Basketball 3x3 - Women - Quarterfinal - Japan v France - Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Japan - July 27, 2021. Marie-Eve Paget of France in action with Stephanie Mawuli of Japan during the match. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers
Each day, TKN will give you a roundup of key Olympic moments from the day’s events in Tokyo, happening 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time. After a 12-month delay, the unprecedented 2020 Summer Olympics is taking place without fans or spectators and under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Katie Ledecky takes gold in 1st-ever women’s 1500 freestyle
U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball wins gold in inaugural year
Team USA’s Damian Lillard erupts for 21 points against Iran
Best photos from today’s action:
Georgia’s Lasha Bekauri (white) and Germany’s Eduard Trippel compete in the judo men’s -90kg gold medal bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 28, 2021. (ANTONIN THUILLIER / AFP via Getty Images)Photographers react as Venezuela’s Jose Carrasco Angulo falls in the men’s preliminary round pool A volleyball match between Poland and Venezuela during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on July 28, 2021. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)Nikita Nagornyy of Team ROC competes in the floor exercise during the Men’s All-Around Final on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 28, 2021. (David Ramos / Getty Images)Team Spain gathers during a men’s field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (John Locher / AP)USA’s Maggie Shea, left, and Stephanie Roble finish their first 49er FX skiff race of the day, July 28, 2021, off Enoshima Yacht Harbor during the Tokyo Olympics. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)