The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have officially closed!
01.08.2021 - 14:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Karriss Artingstall wears odd socks to stand out in the ring but the Macclesfield boxer’s unlikely run to an Olympic medal has put her name up in lights.
The Macclesfield fighter lost her featherweight semi-final to Japan's Sena Irie on a marginal split decision, but she leaves her first Games with bronze.
Had one of the five judges awarded her one more point, it would be 26-year-old Artingstall in the gold medal
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have officially closed!
another knitting project! The 27-year-old British Olympian took to Instagram Thursday to show off his latest creation, which is dedicated to his time at the Tokyo Olympics. The gold medal-winning diver knit a cream cardigan, embroidered with the British flag, the Olympic rings and the word, Tokyo, in Japanese.«When I got to Tokyo, I wanted to make something that would remind me of the Olympics to look back on in the future.
Olympic debut on Tuesday. The 29-year-old daughter of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa competed with her 12-year-old stallion named Don Juan van de Donkhoeve in the equestrian individual jumping event at the 2021 Summer Games held in Tokyo, Japan. However, her bid for a medal fell short when she failed to qualify for the final.
Simone Biles has made another big decision with her future in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
2021 Summer Olympics are here, and the competition will look a little different this year.
Naomi Osaka is out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing to Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic in the third round. Osaka’s surprising and early exit comes after being selected to light the torch during the Olympics opening ceremony.
It wasn’t the ending that Naomi Osaka — nor her multitudes of fans across Japan and worldwide — had expected.
Naomi Osaka is out of the Tokyo Olympics after a shocking loss in the third round of the tennis tournament.
2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he also took home his first gold medal on Monday.
The summer and winter Olympic games usually have two years in between as a break, however, this year is different.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are taking place in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but thanks to live streaming, there are more ways to watch than ever before. The two-week event kicks off on Wednesday, July 21 and runs through Aug. 8 in its host city of Tokyo, Japan, who will commemorate the Games with the opening ceremony on Friday, July 23.Among the stars expected to compete for Team USA include Megan Rapinoe, along with the dominant U.S.
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, 70, is out in full force at the Tokyo Olympics, showing her support for Team USA! The wife of President Joe Biden, 70, attended the first day of the 3×3 basketball and the swimming, after hosting a watch party at the United States Embassy in Japan for the Team USA vs Mexico softball game.
As the world’s athletes gather in Japan for the Summer Olympics the country is experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. Country-wide, case numbers have risen 20% in the past week, with 4,204 new infections reported on Friday.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are taking place in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but thanks to live streaming, there are more ways to watch than ever before. The two-week event kicks off on Wednesday, July 21 and runs through Aug. 8 in its host city of Tokyo, Japan, who will commemorate the Games with the opening ceremony on Friday, July 23.Among the stars expected to compete for Team USA include Megan Rapinoe, along with the dominant U.S.
Pita Taufatofua became a viral sensation at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics when he put his shirtless and oiled-up body on display during the opening ceremony.
As someone who was born in Japan, grew up in America and plays tennis for Japan, Naomi Osaka‘s nationality can seem complicated to some. Naomi—whose mother is from Hokkaido, Japan, and whose father is from Jacmel, Haiti—was born in Chūō-ku, Osaka in Japan on October 16, 1997.
Naomi Osaka had the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo games!
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