Schoenmaker Sets World Record in 200m Breaststroke at Tokyo
Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa wins the women's 200-meter breaststroke in 2:18.95, breaking the 2013 world mark held by Rikke Moller Pedersen. Lilly King and Annie Lazor earn silver and bronze as U S swimmers claim medals. Track events see Elaine Thompson Herah and Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce win heats in fast times.
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Marie-Josée Ta Lou
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Medals table highlights top finishes across events
The Associated Press lists medals by sport with leading performers. Highlights include archery, athletics, badminton, canoe slalom, fencing, trampoline gymnastics, judo, rowing, swimming, shooters, tennis, and table tennis with winners from Japan, ROC, Britain, New Zealand, Canada, and several European and Asian nations.
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Tom Murray
Michael Brake
Daniel Williamson
Phillip Wilson
Shaun Kirkham
Matt Macdonald
Sam Bosworth
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Laurits Follert
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Torben Johannesen
Jakob Schneider
Malte Jakschik
Richard Schmidt
Hannes Ocik
Martin Sauer
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Ella Greenslade
Emma Dyke
Lucy Spoors
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Beth Ross
Jackie Gowler
Caleb Shepherd
China
Zifeng Wang
Yuwei Wang
Fei Xu
Tian Miao
Min Zhang
Rui Ju
Jingjing Li
Linlin Guo
Yechang Zhang
Final night in Tokyo pool and track spotlight
Caeleb Dressel aims for two more golds in the 50m free and 4x100 medley relay as Simone Manuel competes in a sole individual event. Allyson Felix seeks to pass Merlene Ottey as the most decorated female track athlete in the mixed 4x400 and U S. men eye group play win over the Czech Republic in basketball.
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Djokovic's Golden Slam bid ends as Zverev defeats him in Tokyo
Novak Djokovic loses 1-6 6-3 6-1 to Alexander Zverev in the Tokyo Olympics semi finals ending his bid for the Golden Slam this year. Zverev credits him as the greatest of all time while Khachanov advances to the gold medal match. Djokovic plans two bronze matches and mixed doubles later.
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Miedema's Olympic record sinks Netherlands in shootout loss
Miedema scored twice in regulation to reach 10 goals in the tournament but the Netherlands fell 4-2 on penalties to the United States after a 2-2 draw at the Intercontinental Stadium. Naeher saved Lieke Martens's spot kick as the U S advances to face Canada in Kashima.
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Christen Press
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Biles Withdraws From Vault And Uneven Bars Finals
Simone Biles withdraws from the Olympic vault and uneven bars finals as USA Gymnastics says she is evaluated daily. She already left the team event after one rotation citing mental health, with Sunisa Lee winning all around gold and the U S women taking silver.
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USA Gymnastics
Biles
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