Japan’s 13-year-old Nishiya wins Olympics skateboarding gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Japan’s 13-year-old Nishiya wins Olympics skateboarding gold

Al Jazeera  

Momiji Nishiya has become the country’s youngest gold medal winner at 13. Japanese Momiji Nishiya, 13, has clinched the Olympic title in the women’s street skateboarding competition, shedding tears of happiness after nailing her final trick and becoming the country’s youngest gold medal winner. The silver went to Rayssa Leal – Brazil’s second silver in skateboarding after Kelvin Hoefler finished second on Sunday in the men’s event – with Funa Nakayama of Japan taking bronze. Though Nishiya said she was “stressed out” after initially stumbling and missing key landings on her first two tricks, she landed her final three, earning 4.66 on her fourth, bringing her total above Brazilian prodigy Leal. Bronze medalist Nakayama, who used to take the overnight bus to Tokyo from Toyama in central Japan just to practice skateboarding, said she hoped the Japanese skateboarders’ successes would encourage more young women to take up the sport.

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Cui goes close to podium in Olympic skateboard debut
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cui goes close to podium in Olympic skateboard debut

China Daily  

China's teen skateboarder Cui Chenxi finishes fourth with a total 241.56 points in the street discipline final at the Paris Olympic Games on Sunday. Young and fearless, China's teen skateboarder Cui Chenxi has enjoyed every bit of her dream Olympic journey, with a near-miss from the podium leaving her motivated for more breakthroughs. Boasting two clean executions out of five …

14-year-old Jinan girl skateboards closer to her Paris Olympic dream
7 months ago

14-year-old Jinan girl skateboards closer to her Paris Olympic dream

China Daily  

Jinan girl Cui Chenxi placed fifth in the skateboarding women's street final at the Olympic Qualifying Series in Shanghai on May 19, earning her 127,466 valuable points, boosting her world ranking to eighth and increasing her chances of qualifying for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. Cui, who started skateboarding at the age of 10, won the gold medal in the …

14-year-old Jinan girl skateboards closer to her Paris Olympic dream
7 months ago

14-year-old Jinan girl skateboards closer to her Paris Olympic dream

China Daily  

Jinan girl Cui Chenxi placed fifth in the skateboarding women's street final at the Olympic Qualifying Series in Shanghai on May 19, earning her 127,466 valuable points, boosting her world ranking to eighth and increasing her chances of qualifying for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. Cui, who started skateboarding at the age of 10, won the gold medal in the …

13-year-old girl is China's youngest Asiad champ
1 year, 2 months ago

13-year-old girl is China's youngest Asiad champ

China Daily  

Cui Chenxi competes in the final of the women's street skateboarding event during the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sept 27. Hector RETAMAL/AFP Cui Chenxi became China's youngest ever Asian Games gold medalist on Sept 27 after the spunky 13-year-old skateboarder won the women's street event at the Qiantang Roller Sports Centre in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Until Sept …

13-year-old Chinese skateboarder wins gold at the Asian Games and now eyes the Paris Olympics
1 year, 2 months ago

13-year-old Chinese skateboarder wins gold at the Asian Games and now eyes the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

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Who is Neha Thakur? Indian sailor who won Silver medal in Asian Games 2023?
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is Neha Thakur? Indian sailor who won Silver medal in Asian Games 2023?

India TV News  

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Nita Ambani Hails Jyothi Yarraji for Scripting History At Asian Athletics Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Nita Ambani Hails Jyothi Yarraji for Scripting History At Asian Athletics Championships

News 18  

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Asian Wrestling Championships: Nisha Dahiya to fight for gold; Neelam and Priya in contention for bronze
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Asian Wrestling Championships: Nisha Dahiya to fight for gold; Neelam and Priya in contention for bronze

Firstpost  

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Asian Wrestling Championships: Nisha Dahiya bags silver; bronze for Priya
1 year, 8 months ago

Asian Wrestling Championships: Nisha Dahiya bags silver; bronze for Priya

The Hindu  

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Silver for Ankush; Vikas, Nitesh Win Bronze in India's Best Show at U23 Worlds in Greco Roman style
2 years, 2 months ago

Silver for Ankush; Vikas, Nitesh Win Bronze in India's Best Show at U23 Worlds in Greco Roman style

News 18  

Ankush settled for a silver after being overpowered by formidable Yui Susaki but Vikas and Nitesh won their bronze medal play-offs with ease as India’s Greco Roman wrestlers cherished their best ever show at a global event by winning three medals at the U-23 world championship, here. Vikas and Nitesh added to India’s tally on Wednesday night, a day after …

Japan Open: Kenta Nishimoto, Akane Yamaguchi win men’s and women’s singles titles
2 years, 3 months ago

Japan Open: Kenta Nishimoto, Akane Yamaguchi win men’s and women’s singles titles

The Hindu  

Home favourites Kenta Nishimoto and Akane Yamaguchi thrilled the crowd at the Japan Open badminton tournament in Osaka on Sunday, winning the men's and women's singles titles for the host country. 21 Nishimoto stunned Taiwan's number four seed Chou Tien-Chen 21-19, 21-23, 21-17 to finally claim his first international title, having lost in his previous six final appearances. Nishimoto's win …

World Athletics Championships: Spotlight on Neeraj Chopra, Murali Sreeshankar Too Eyes Glory
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Spotlight on Neeraj Chopra, Murali Sreeshankar Too Eyes Glory

News 18  

Neeraj Chopra will carry a billion hopes into the World Championship for yet another landmark result and it won’t be a surprise if long jumper Murali Sreeshankar also grabs a slice of history at the showpiece, starting here Friday. National record holder long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will be a dark horse as he sits at joint second place among season …

Asian Wrestling Championship: Sarita wins bronze in 59 kg; Sushma bags 55 kg bronze
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Wrestling Championship: Sarita wins bronze in 59 kg; Sushma bags 55 kg bronze

The Hindu  

Women wrestlers Sushma Shokeen and Sarita Mor collected two bronze medals in depleted fields at the Asian wrestling championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Thursday. Sushma lost to Japanese Umi Imai 10-0 before defeating Kazakhstan's Altyn Shagayeva 5-0 and Uzbek Sarbinaz Jienbaeva ‘by fall’ to ensure a medal in the 55kg category, in which only five athletes competed. Two-time defending champion …

Who me? Japan’s Sena Tomita wins a Winter X Games gold
2 years, 11 months ago

Who me? Japan’s Sena Tomita wins a Winter X Games gold

Associated Press  

ASPEN, Colo. — Japan’s Sena Tomita thought it was a mistake when they placed the gold medal around her neck. The 22-year-old halfpipe rider won her first Winter X Games title Saturday — the victory secured when the favorite, Maddie Mastro, decided not to take a fourth and final run to try for the win. While Tomita stood at the …

Wrestling World Championships: Anshu Malik brings home silver; Sarita Mor bags bronze medal
3 years, 2 months ago

Wrestling World Championships: Anshu Malik brings home silver; Sarita Mor bags bronze medal

Firstpost  

With her silver medal at Oslo, Anshu Malik became only the sixth Indian woman to win a World Championships medal. Oslo: India will have to wait for its first woman world champion in wrestling as Anshu Malik settled for a silver medal after losing her 57kg final to 2016 Olympic champion Helen Maroulis on Thursday. Meanwhile, Sarita Mor grabbed her …

Wrestling World Championships: Anshu Malik Takes Silver After Losing in Final
3 years, 2 months ago

Wrestling World Championships: Anshu Malik Takes Silver After Losing in Final

News 18  

India will have to wait for its first woman world champion in wrestling as Anshu Malik settled for a silver medal after losing her 57kg final to 2016 Olympic champion Helen Lousie Maroulis but Sarita Mor grabbed her maiden medal at the big stage by winning the 59kg bronze in Oslo on Thursday. Coming into the match after becoming India’s …

‘Hope my Olympic bronze will inspire youngsters of Manipur to take up hockey’: Nilakanta
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Hope my Olympic bronze will inspire youngsters of Manipur to take up hockey’: Nilakanta

Hindustan Times  

Indian men's hockey team midfielder Nilakanta Sharma hopes his contribution to the country's bronze medal-winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics will inspire a generation of youngsters from his home state Manipur to take up the sport professionally. India's Nilakanta Sharma Nilakanta was a vital cog in India's midfield in Tokyo, where the country ended a 41-year-old Olympic medal drought. I …

Priority is to win gold in Asian Games and directly qualify for Paris Olympics: Lalremsiami
3 years, 3 months ago

Priority is to win gold in Asian Games and directly qualify for Paris Olympics: Lalremsiami

India TV News  

Young striker Lalremsiami says it's time to move forward from the Indian women's hockey team's historic performance at the Tokyo Games and focus on qualifying for the Paris Olympics by winning the gold at next year's Asian Games. The Rani Rampal-led side made history when it defeated the three-time Olympic gold medallists Australia 1-0 in the quarterfinal and played in …

Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall
3 years, 4 months ago

Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find a sweet spot for the Tokyo Olympics, the way it did for the storied 1964 Games. Japan had its best Olympic production in every category: the most gold medals, the most overall, and a third-place finish in gold medals behind two much …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra wins historic gold as India's campaign ends with best-ever Olympic medal haul
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra wins historic gold as India's campaign ends with best-ever Olympic medal haul

Firstpost  

With the addition of Chopra’s gold on the last day of their competitive schedule, India signed off with seven medals in all, including two silver and four bronze, the last of which was delivered by superstar wrestler Bajrang Punia on the day. Tokyo: They called it the Olympics like no other and India would agree as debutant javelin thrower Neeraj …

In land of rising sun, India basks in Neeraj Chopra's golden glow; records best ever Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

In land of rising sun, India basks in Neeraj Chopra's golden glow; records best ever Olympics

India TV News  

India couldn't have asked for a better end to their journey at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On the penultimate day of the Games, debutant javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra hurled a record throw of 87.58m, in just his second attempt in the final, to hand India a historic gold medal, the one the nation has been waiting for over a century …

Tokyo 2020: Neeraj Chopra Creates History; Becomes 2nd Indian to Win an Individual Olympic Gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Neeraj Chopra Creates History; Becomes 2nd Indian to Win an Individual Olympic Gold

News 18  

History has been made. Neeraj Chopra has become the first ever Indian to win an Olympic gold in the track and field events at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Games. Neeraj, with a best throw of 87.58 in the men’s javelin throw final on Saturday to finish at the top and thus became the second ever athlete from his country after …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India women’s hockey team miss bronze by a whisker as Aditi Ashok stays in hunt for historic medal
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India women’s hockey team miss bronze by a whisker as Aditi Ashok stays in hunt for historic medal

Firstpost  

Up against 2016 Games gold-medallists Great Britain in the bronze play-off, India ended 3-4 but managed to give the more fancied team quite a run for its money and in the process earning some more appreciation from the country as well as their opponents. Tokyo: The medal proved elusive but the Indian women’s hockey team earned plenty of respect with …

Teenage diver keeps national team on top
3 years, 4 months ago

Teenage diver keeps national team on top

China Daily  

Chinese diver Quan Hongchan celebrates winning the women's 10-meter platform event at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday with teammate and runner-up Chen Yuxi. Teenage diver Quan Hongchan set the women's 10-meter platform final alight on Thursday when she scored perfect 10s in three of her five dives to win the gold medal. In a high-profile women's team final in table …

Tokyo Olympics | Spain’s Sanchez Jaime creates karate history
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Spain’s Sanchez Jaime creates karate history

The Hindu  

Spain’s Sandra Sanchez Jaime won the first-ever Olympic Games karate gold medal in Tokyo on Thursday, becoming her country’s oldest ever Olympian at 39 years and 323 days. Sanchez Jaime, 39, took the historic title with a higher athletic score than the home favourite and two-time former world champion Shimizu after the two karatekas were all square on 19.60 on …

Tokyo Olympics: 'This bronze is gold for us,' say mothers of Indian hockey stars after the historic medal
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: 'This bronze is gold for us,' say mothers of Indian hockey stars after the historic medal

India Today  

The Indian men's hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating a plucky Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games in Tokyo on Thursday. The mothers of men’s hockey stars have also celebrated the historic bronze medal and said it is equal to gold. Today Manpreet’s …

Japan dominated in Olympic skateboarding. Will it bring acceptance on Tokyo’s streets?
3 years, 4 months ago

Japan dominated in Olympic skateboarding. Will it bring acceptance on Tokyo’s streets?

LA Times  

Sakura Yosozumi of Japan competes in the women’s park skateboarding final at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. “I hope we’ll see many more parks to practice in Japan,” 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya said after winning the gold medal in women’s street skateboarding. “We want to be the first ones who conquer that particular handrail or whatever,” said Hiroki Hamada, an employee …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sukara Yosozumi wins another skateboarding gold medal for Japan
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sukara Yosozumi wins another skateboarding gold medal for Japan

Firstpost  

Making it three gold medals from three events, with just one more left to go, Sakura Yosozumi led a Japanese 1-2 in the women’s park event on Wednesday, solidifying the host country’s dominance in the sport’s Olympic debut. Kokona Hiraki took silver and, at 12 years old, became Japan’s youngest ever Olympic medalist. Sky Brown, already a skating superstar at …

Tokyo Olympics: 13-year-old Sky Brown wins Olympic skateboarding bronze
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: 13-year-old Sky Brown wins Olympic skateboarding bronze

The Hindu  

Teen skaters from Japan and Britain soared to victory in the women's park competition on Wednesday, with hometown heroes Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki cinching gold and silver, while Sky Brown of Great Britain took bronze. Hiraki, 12, consistently showed smooth runs throughout Wednesday's competition and took second place with her best score of 59.04. Far from the empty swimming …

Japan’s Yosozumi wins battle of teens for Olympic skateboarding
3 years, 4 months ago

Japan’s Yosozumi wins battle of teens for Olympic skateboarding

Al Jazeera  

Young skaters from Japan and Britain have soared to victory in the women’s park competition, with hometown heroes Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki clinching gold and silver, while Britain’s Sky Brown took bronze. Now I want to go back home and eat some delicious food.” Fellow Japanese skater Hiraki, 12, also showed smooth runs throughout the day’s competition, beating Britain’s …

Sky Brown: How 13-year-old British skateboarder was urged on to bronze by gold medal winner Sakura Yosozumi
3 years, 4 months ago

Sky Brown: How 13-year-old British skateboarder was urged on to bronze by gold medal winner Sakura Yosozumi

CNN  

Ariake Urban Sports Park, Tokyo CNN — With three gold medals from three events, Tokyo’s Ariake Urban Sports Park has been a home from home for Japanese skateboarders at the Tokyo Olympics. “After the decision was made for skateboarding to be included in Tokyo 2020, I think all the skaters strived to learn good tricks,” was Yosozumi’s explanation for her …

Japan Is Golden Again In Tokyo Olympic Skateboarding Competition
3 years, 4 months ago

Japan Is Golden Again In Tokyo Olympic Skateboarding Competition

NPR  

Japan Is Golden Again In Tokyo Olympic Skateboarding Competition Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP Ben Curtis/AP TOKYO — Young athletes from Japan are dominating in the skateboarding competitions at the Tokyo Olympics. So far, they've won all three gold medals in the skateboarding competitions that debuted during these Games. She said her family built one at her home, …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: American teen Athing Mu wins gold medal in 800m category
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: American teen Athing Mu wins gold medal in 800m category

India Today  

Athing Mu of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women's 800 metres final on Tuesday and became the first American woman to do so since 1968. The absence of South Africa's double champion Caster Semenya, ruled ineligible due to heightened testosterone levels, opened up the field to a new winner and the 19-year-old Mu took full …

The Japanese Public Begins To Embrace The Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

The Japanese Public Begins To Embrace The Tokyo Olympics

NPR  

The Japanese Public Begins To Embrace The Tokyo Olympics Enlarge this image toggle caption Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images TOKYO — In the year leading up to the delayed Summer Olympics, public opinion polls in Japan showed people overwhelmingly against holding the Games in the country. University student Wakanda Ito says she's been tuning in …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's Daiki Hashimoto, 19, becomes youngest ever men's all-around gymnastics champion
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's Daiki Hashimoto, 19, becomes youngest ever men's all-around gymnastics champion

Firstpost  

The nerveless 19-year-old edged out China’s Xiao Ruoteng with Russian world champion Nikita Nagornyy taking bronze, and kept dry-eyed on the podium despite the enormity of his accomplishment. Tokyo: Japanese teenager Daiki Hashimoto had no time for tears as he became the youngest ever men’s all-around Olympic gymnastics champion with a superb final horizontal bars routine at the Tokyo Games …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kei Nishikori hopes Japan's gold rush can inspire him to overcome Novak Djokovic
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kei Nishikori hopes Japan's gold rush can inspire him to overcome Novak Djokovic

Firstpost  

Nishikori, who earned bronze five years ago in Rio, is aiming to wreck Djokovic’s pursuit of a Golden Slam in Tokyo and keep alive his dream of becoming Japan’s first Olympic tennis champion. Tokyo: Japan’s Kei Nishikori will look to draw inspiration from his Olympic gold-medal winning compatriots when he plays world number one Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals of …

USA’s Gray seeks Olympic gold to go with her 5 world titles
3 years, 4 months ago

USA’s Gray seeks Olympic gold to go with her 5 world titles

Associated Press  

CHIBA, Japan — American wrestler Adeline Gray has done everything except win an Olympic gold medal during her outstanding career. “I don’t want to blame it solely on the injuries because it really does just kind of feel like a loss, and losses are part of wrestling,” Gray said. “But I also know that there were some contributing factors physically …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's Kei Nishikori 'sad and surprised' by Naomi Osaka's third-round exit
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's Kei Nishikori 'sad and surprised' by Naomi Osaka's third-round exit

Firstpost  

Nishikori said he had not reached out to Osaka following her defeat, but planned to message her to show his support. Tokyo: Japan’s Kei Nishikori said he was saddened by Naomi Osaka’s third-round exit at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday and sympathised with her over the huge expectations to win gold. Former US Open runner-up Nishikori beat American Marcos Giron …

A Look at The Youngest Prodigies of Tokyo Olympics 2020
3 years, 4 months ago

A Look at The Youngest Prodigies of Tokyo Olympics 2020

News 18  

What precisely were you doing at the age of 13? Probably not participating in the Olympics, let alone winning gold, as 13-year-old Japanese skateboarder Nishiya Momiji did on Monday in the women’s street event, as the sport made its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. Hend Zaza, 12- Table tennis- Syria While Nishiya took gold, Zaza takes home the title of …

13-Year-Old Olympic Skateboarder Becomes One Of The Youngest Gold Medalists Ever
3 years, 4 months ago

13-Year-Old Olympic Skateboarder Becomes One Of The Youngest Gold Medalists Ever

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The three athletes who won spots on the Olympic podium for the women’s street skateboarding competiton at the Tokyo Olympics Monday had a combined age of 42. Skateboarder Momiji Nishiya of Japan, 13, became one of the youngest gold medal winners ever at the Olympic Games. Japan's Momiji Nishiya poses with her gold medal for the skateboarding …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 4: List of Gold medallists
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 4: List of Gold medallists

The Hindu  

The fourth day of the Tokyo Olympics saw the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medallist, as weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the 55kg category with a total of 224 kgs. Japan's 13-year-old skateboarder Nishiya Momji scripted history by winning the first women's skateboarding gold medal and became the second-youngest gold medal winner, at 13 years 330 days. The record for the youngest …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anastasija Zolotic wins US its first gold medal in women's taekwondo
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anastasija Zolotic wins US its first gold medal in women's taekwondo

The Hindu  

Anastasija Zolotic won the United States’ first gold medal in women’s taekwondo by beating Russian athlete Tatiana Minina 25-17 on Sunday to claim the featherweight division title. It really hasn’t sunk in yet.” READ : Tokyo 2020: U.S. men's basketball team falls to France in first Olympics loss since 2004 Zolotic and Minina had a high-scoring first round and a …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's 13-year-old wins gold in women's skateboarding for a teenage blitz
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's 13-year-old wins gold in women's skateboarding for a teenage blitz

Firstpost  

It’s anyone’s guess how many young girls tuned in to watch Momiji Nishiya of Japan win the debut Olympic skateboarding event for women, giving the host nation a sweep of golds in the street event after Yuto Horigome won the men’s event. Tokyo: On the Olympic podium, three teenage girls — 13, 13 and 16 — with weighty gold, silver …

Tokyo Olympics: Three teenage girls pick up inaugural street skateboarding medals
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Three teenage girls pick up inaugural street skateboarding medals

ABC  

Three teenage girls, aged 13, 13 and 16, are sporting gold, silver and bronze medals around their young necks — rewards for having landed tricks on their skateboards that most could not perform at any age. Key points: All three winners on the podium of the female street skateboarding event were teenagers One of the competitors had told of her …

Teenagers Win All 3 Medals In Women's Street Skateboarding Event
3 years, 4 months ago

Teenagers Win All 3 Medals In Women's Street Skateboarding Event

NPR  

Teenagers Win All 3 Medals In Women's Street Skateboarding Event Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Smith/Getty Images Patrick Smith/Getty Images TOKYO — Thirteen-year-old Momiji Nishiya dazzled during the Olympic women's skateboarding street competition. When she finished, she became Japan's youngest-ever gold medal winner and one of the youngest Olympic champions of all time. Sponsor Message YouTube Nishiya's win also …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 3: List of Gold medallists
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 3: List of Gold medallists

The Hindu  

The second day of the Tokyo Olympics saw the first-ever gold medallist in skateboarding. READ| Japan's Uta Abe and her brother Hifumi Abe made history as the first siblings to win gold medals on the same day. Judoka Uta triumphed in the women’s 52kg category on Sunday, hours before her brother Hifumi took gold in the men’s 66kg final. READ| …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japanese sibling duo of Hifumi, Uta Abe win gold medals in judo
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japanese sibling duo of Hifumi, Uta Abe win gold medals in judo

Firstpost  

Uta Abe was first to strike gold in the women’s under-52kg category, beating Amandine Buchard in the final. Tokyo: Japan’s brother-and-sister judokas Hifumi and Uta Abe won gold medals within an hour of each other at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, on a day of success for the host nation. It made them unique in Olympic history as the first …

Japan's Own Wins First Skateboarding Medal At Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Japan's Own Wins First Skateboarding Medal At Tokyo Olympics

NPR  

Japan's Own Wins First Skateboarding Medal At Tokyo Olympics Enlarge this image toggle caption Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Ezra Shaw/Getty Images TOKYO — In the neighborhood where he grew up skateboarding, 22-year-old Yuto Horigome won the first ever Olympic Gold medal for skateboarding. There are signs around Tokyo posted that read "No skateboarding." "Yeah, man, I feel blessed to skate with …

First gold for Japan at Tokyo Olympics 2020; gold medals for Kosovo, Thailand, Italy, China and Iran
3 years, 5 months ago

First gold for Japan at Tokyo Olympics 2020; gold medals for Kosovo, Thailand, Italy, China and Iran

India TV News  

Olympic action continued in Tokyo on Saturday, as world number one Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo overwhelmed Japan's Funa Tonaki to claim gold in the under-48kg judo final. Italy's Vito Dell'Aquila beat 19-year-old Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi of Tunisia 16-12 to win gold in the men's 58kg taekwondo final. Naohisa Takato had the special honour of being Japan's first gold medallist at …

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