All posts tagged "swimming"
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Naohide Yamaguchi Captures 100-Meter Breaststroke Gold
Swimmer Naohide Yamaguchi broke his own world record and claimed Japan’s third gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics when he won...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Jordan’s Omar Qarada Secures His First Powerlifting Gold
The 40-year-old from Amman who owns a pair of silver medals from 2008 and 2016, raises his profile with victory in...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Cyclist Paige Greco Becomes First Gold Medalist of Tokyo Games
Fond of competition, Greco told Paralympics Australia in 2019 that her favorite quote is the following: “You don’t know what you’re...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Memories From the Tokyo Olympics Are Special, Varied and Abundant
The Olympic flame is no longer flickering in the nation’s capital, but so many memories remain vivid and meaningful.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoJapan’s Medal Tally Establishes New Benchmark for Nation’s Athletes
With 58 medals, including 27 gold, at the Tokyo Games, Japan’s Olympians collected 17 more medals than the nation’s previous record....
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years ago[OLYMPIC IMPRESSIONS] Emma McKeon Emerges as One of the Greatest Swimmers of All Time
The Australian superstar now owns more Olympic medals (11) than any athlete from her nation.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 1
Kazuma Kaya captures the bronze medal in the men’s pommel horse.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 31
Hideki Matsuyama is one stroke off the pace entering the final round of the men’s golf tournament at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 30
Japan wins the men’s fencing team epee competition for the first time to collect its 17th gold medal at the ongoing...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSWIMMING | American Caeleb Dressel Breaks Olympic Record in 100-Meter Freestyle Final
The decorated pool star earned his second gold medal of the Tokyo Games, the first coming in the men’s 4x100 freestyle...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSWIMMING | Yui Ohashi Completes Double Individual Medley Gold-Medal Haul with Victory in 200-Meter Final
Shiga Prefecture’s aquatic sensation won the down-to-the-wire race, while Tomoru Honda claimed the silver medal in the men’s 200-meter butterfly.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 27
Takanori Nagase won the under-81-kg division title in judo, becoming the first Japanese to do so since Makoto Takimoto at the...
