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.
Caleb Dressel claimed the first individual Olympic gold medal of his career
Katie Ledecky leads USA to Silver
China set a world record to win the women’s 4×200 free relay, shocking an Australian team that was expected to win but finished third. The U.S., anchored by Katie Ledecky, won silver. Watch how Ledecky charged ahead and secured the silver for the U.S. https://t.co/CUrgmD33XIpic.twitter.com/rLUHdApxXn
Heat continues to be a factor, tennis matches moved to later afternoon
iroto Sekiguchi/AP Photo Daniil Medvedev of ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) gets medical treatment during men’s singles third round against Fabio Fognini of Italy at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 28, 2021.
More Photos from today’s action:
Team USA’s Nicole Ross (L) competes against Russian Marta Martyanova in the women’s Olympic foil team semifinal at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, on July 29. Photo: Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty ImagesAzerbaijan’s Zelym Kotsoiev (white) and France’s Alexandre Iddir compete in the judo men’s -100kg elimination round at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 29. Photo: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty ImagesMadelynn Ann Bernau of Team USA during the trap women’s qualification at Asaka Shooting Range on July 29 in Asaka, Saitama. Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesLuka Doncic, #77 of Team Slovenia and the Dallas Mavericks, in the men’s preliminary round group C basketball match between Slovenia and Japan at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on July 29. Photo: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty ImagesThe start of the record-setting women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final at the Tokyo Games July 29. Photo: Ina Fried/AxiosItaly’s fencing team warms up before their match against France in the Tokyo Games women’s foil team semifinal at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, on July 29. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty ImagesTeam USA’s Connor Fields (L) cycles ahead in the Olympic BMX racing men’s quarter-finals at the Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo on July 29. Photo: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty ImagesJapan’s Mima Ito serves to China’s Sun Yingsha during their women’s singles semifinals table tennis game at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July 29. Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty ImagesArgentina’s Nicolas Capogrosso (L) blocks a shot by USA’s Nicholas Lucena in their men’s preliminary beach volleyball game at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo on July 29. Photo: Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty ImagesAbbie Brown of Team Great Britain scoring a try in the Rugby Seven match against the Russian Olympic Committee at Tokyo Stadium on July 29. Photo: Dan Mullan/Getty Images
