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Olympics-Tennis-Djokovic, Medvedev lead calls for delayed start due to heat
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev - the world's top two men's tennis players - led calls to Tokyo Olympic organisers on Saturday to move matches to the late after...
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Olympics-Swimming-Japan gold medal hope Seto misses 400 medley final
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's gold medal hope Daiya Seto failed to qualify for the men's 400 metres medley final after finishing ninth in the heats. The 27-year-old Seto, the world champion and top ranked ...
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Olympics-Judo-Takato wins Japan’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Naohisa Takato won the final of the men's -60kg judo to give host nation Japan its first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Takato defeated Yang Yung-wei of Taiwan in the ...
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Olympics-Soccer-China’s Wang scores four to deny Zambia in eight-goal thriller
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Wang Shuang scored four goals including a late penalty as the Asian side grabbed a 4-4 draw with Zambia in the Olympics women's soccer tournament at Rifu's Miyagi Stadium on ...
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Olympics-Volleyball-Japan dominate Venezuela, Italy claim comeback win v Canada
By Toshiki Hashimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Hosts Japan began their men's volleyball campaign with a straight sets win over Venezuela while Italy fought back from two sets down to seal a remarkable victory...
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Olympics-Judo-Kosovo’s Krasniqi wins first judo gold medal at Tokyo 2020
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kosovo's judoka Distria Krasniqi won the gold medal in the women's -48kg category at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, beating Japanese rival Funa Tonaki in the final. Bronze medals we...
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Two arrests made in Wednesday morning juvenile death
PEORIA, Ill. — Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the death of a juvenile male Wednesday morning. Detectives arrested Karon M. Schuch on four counts of endangering the health ...
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Olympics-Reinstate Russian weightlifting chief’s Tokyo pass now, CAS tells IOC
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has been told to give back Russian weightlifting chief Maxim Agapitov's accreditation for the Tokyo Olympics, days after it st...
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Olympics-Tennis-Kiki Bertens bids farewell to singles career after first-round loss
By Rozanna Latiff and Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Former world number four Kiki Bertens bid farewell to her career as a singles tennis player on Saturday after a tough three-set defeat to Market...
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Olympics-Cycling-Road race a rare chance for fans at spectatorless Games
By Shiho Tanaka OYAMA TOWN, Japan (Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympics will go down in history as a Games almost devoid of spectators, but cycling fans on Saturday got the rare chance to see the athletes in...
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