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Manika Batra and G Sathiyan make history and enter top 10 in mixed doubles world rankings
The table tennis ace tandem of Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran have made history by becoming the highest ranked Indian mixed doubles duo at world No.10 in the recently announced ITTF World Rankings. The duo became the first Indian duo to reach No. 10 in the world in mixed doubles. Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran …
China wins first home Olympics gold in short-track relay
BEIJING (AP) — Dashing through traffic, weaving around tight corners, avoiding potential disasters with every relay exchange. China won its first gold medal at the Beijing Games by winning the Olympic debut in the mixed team relay in short track speed skating. Asia is a hotbed of the sport known as ice roller derby, although …
China wins first home Olympics gold in short track speed skating relay
BEIJING — Rushing through traffic, weaving around tight corners, avoiding potential disasters with every stint exchange. China won its first gold medal at the Beijing Games by winning the Olympic debut in the mixed team relay in short track speed skating. Asia is a hotbed of the sport known as ice roller derby, although Saturday …
Sports news | Olympic and Paralympic heroes highlight importance of fitness
New Delhi, January 12 (PTI) Indian Olympic and Paralympic heroes, including men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh and para table tennis player Bhavina Patel, believe there should be increased attention to the fitness and mental health of young people given the lifestyle changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Manpreet and Bhavina were speaking at the …
Manav Thakkar redefines his game in new phase of his career
Although a top competitor, Manav Thakkar was unable to win the national table tennis ranking championships in 2021. Last month, after losing a final to Sanil Shetty in Dehradun, the Indian No.5 lost to Arjun Ghosh during the last 16 in Pondicherry. It turns out that Thakkar tried to add new elements to his game …
Qatar consolidates its position as a global sports hub
Mutaz Barshim shows off the gold medal in the high jump at the Tokyo Olympics during a welcome ceremony in Doha. Doha: In 2021, Qatar maintained its leading position in sport in the Middle East. It has established itself as the capital of Arab and international sport by hosting numerous tournaments and events which confirm …
Lily Zhang, Former Table Tennis America Student, Wins America’s First Table Tennis Medal Since 1959 | national news
FREMONT, California, December 13, 2021 / PRNewswire / – In Historic Landmark for the Country, Table Tennis America’s Own Lily zhang won in the United States a bronze medal in the mixed doubles category of the finals of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships held in Houston. Zhang, 25, has the distinction of being the …
Young Indian table tennis stars win historic 4 medals at World Junior Table Tennis Championships
Closing a brilliant run at the 2021 World Junior Table Tennis Championships, Indian table tennis stars led by U-15 World No.3 Suhana Saini and U-17 World No.2 Payas Jain outdid themselves in the prestigious Portuguese event. While Rohtak’s Suhana Saini took home a treble by winning three bronze medals in the women’s team, doubles and …
Sarthak and Avisha emerge victorious in age group categories
Delhi table tennis player Sarthak Arya took just 25 minutes to send Gujarat paddler Arya Kataria to win the U-13 boys’ final at the UTT National Ranking Championships in Dehradun on Thursday. The U-13 boys’ final proved to be a one-sided affair, with Sarthak establishing a sizable lead in all four games with little response …
Table tennis: Izaac Quek de S’pore and Ser Lin Qian win 3 bronzes at the World Youth Championships, Sport News & Top Stories
SINGAPORE – National junior paddlers Izaac Quek and Ser Lin Qian won three bronze medals at the ITTF World Junior Championships from December 2-8. Wednesday, December 8, Izaac, world number 3 under 15 for boys, lost 4-0 (11-8, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8) against the Japanese Sora Matsushima in singles at boys under 15. semi-final in Portugal …
Lily Zhang makes history with America’s first table tennis medal since 1959
(LR) Lin Gaoyuan (China) and Lily Zhang take on Emmanuel Lebesson and Jia Nan Yuan (France) in the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the 2021 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships on November 27, 2021 in Houston. Fifty years after the United States and China embarked on what has become “ping-pong diplomacy,” table tennis players from the …
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran trains with Lin Yun-ju ahead of 2021 World Table Tennis Championships
Workouts in full swing for Indian ace paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran ahead of the 2021 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships. Gnanasekaran recently traded hits with Olympic medalist and world number 6 Lin Yun-ju in Düsseldorf, Germany. Gnanasekaran has been on a roll in recent months and hopes to build on that momentum in the upcoming finals …
Neeraj Chopra, 11 others get Khel Ratna
New Delhi: Tokyo Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, silver medalist wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya, boxer Lovlina Borgohain and Paralympic medalists Avani Lekhara, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Sumit Antil and Manish Narwal were doing part of a dozen winners of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Prize awarded by the government on Tuesday. Hockey …
Tokyo 2020: takeaways from parasport shooting
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games saw seasoned stars mark their greatness even as new champions rose up with their sharp shooting skills during seven days of thrilling action at the Asaka Shooting Range. LEKHARA REACHES HISTORIC GOLD It was a story of ‘rough’ and ‘hard work’ as teenage Avani Lekhara won the historic gold medal …
An amazing teenage girl who took Africa by storm
Winner the bronze medal at the 2021 ITTF Africa Championships in Yaoundé, Cameroon is certainly the best moment for 17-year-old Samuel Boboye, who made his international debut at the event. Although a rookie, Boboye has taken the entire continent by storm, beating Algeria’s Larbi Bouriah in his first-ever senior international match. Boboye earned a flawless …
Memorable moments in Nigerian sport since independence
In this piece, by Completesports.com AUGUSTIN AKHILOMEN highlights 31 such moments that Nigerians will never forget in a hurry. 1. 1952: Nigeria makes its first appearance at the Olympic Games Nigeria first competed in the 1952 Olympics and the country has not missed the games since then, with the exception of the boycotted 1976 edition …
Tight affairs in ping pong final :: Mmegi Online
The Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) grand final will culminate during the Independence Day holiday, with some tantalizing matches. The final will be played Thursday and Friday at the BUAN Hall in Sebele. The ping-pong season has been strongly affected by recurring bans on competitive sporting competitions. But now paddlers will be motivated by the …
Table tennis: Singapore men’s team co-champion with Kazakhstan in Asian second division championships, Sport News & Top Stories
SINGAPORE – The men’s national table tennis team has been crowned co-champion with Kazakhstan in the second tier of the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Qatar, Doha. Both teams were scheduled to play in the final on Friday (October 1), but the match was called off because the two teams met the day before in …
Asian TT Championships: Go for gold, it’s our best chance to beat Korea, Sharath urges teammates
India made history by winning a medal for the first time at the 25th Asian Table Tennis Championships at Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar, when their men’s team entered the semi-finals on Wednesday. The Indians, seeded fourth in the absence of defending champions China, went straight to the quarter-finals and beat Iran 3-1. Three-time …
Table tennis: S’pore’s women’s team retain bronze at Asian Championships, Sport News & Top Stories
SINGAPORE – With a new team flying the flag at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar, the Singapore women had a decent fight against a higher-ranked South Korea in the semi-finals on Thursday (September 30) ahead to bow to 3-0. The result saw the National Women’s Team retain their bronze medal from the …
Asian TT Championships: mixed luck for Indian paddlers at Doha meeting
Indian paddlers have never been so good in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and are ready to finish their best in the team events for the first time. On Wednesday, the male paddlers led by Sharath Kamal passed Iran 4-1 in the quarter-finals at Lusail Multipurpose Hall, Doha in Qatar on Wednesday evening. On Friday, …
How table tennis continued to grow in Nigeria under one man’s watch.
The recently concluded Summer Olympics in Tokyo had Funke Oshonaike who was competing in his seventh event, a record for most table tennis appearances at the Summer Games. There was also Africa’s greatest actor in Aruna Quadri, making another appearance to the delight of table tennis enthusiasts across the country and beyond. All of these …
Minus Manika Batra, Can Indian Table Tennis Players Shine At Asian Table Tennis Championships?
After a half-hearted outing of Indian table tennis players at the WTT Star Contender in Doha where mainly Archana Kamath and Sreeja Akula shone, Indian paddlers will set their sights on the biennial continental event – the 2021 Asian Table Tennis Championships which will also take place in the same city. Beginning on September 28 …
Harlandale Middle School student ranked among nation’s best in table tennis
Lia Morales crouched down with her paddle ready for a match with Jenson Van Emburgh at the San Antonio Table Tennis Club on the northeast side. The 11-year-old girl, her eyes fixed on the small white ball, stood with her feet apart in an attacking position. The blows in both directions were relentless. Lia’s parents …
Veteran paddler praised for beating top players at National Games
Hou Yingchao in action during the men’s group table tennis bronze medal match at the 14th National Games in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China on September 21, 2021. / CFP Hou Yingchao in action during the men’s group table tennis bronze medal match at the 14th National Games in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China on September 21, …
Payas Jain triumphs at Tunis WTT Contender, young people shine
Future Indian table tennis player Payas Jain is in the shape of his life. After winning gold at the WTT Youth Contender in Slovenia last week, the Delhi-based table tennis player took home his second gold medal in trotting, beating Belgium’s Tom Closset 3-1 (7-11 , 11-4, 11 -4, 15-13) in the final category U-17 …
Weekly Digest (September 13-19): Kohli quits T20 captain, India loses to Finland in Davis Cup
Last week, Virat Kohli announced he would step down as India captain of the T20 Internationals following the T20 World Cup, citing a heavy workload. He was successful as India’s T20 captain, leading the team to 27 wins in 45 matches at the time of his announcement. A T20 World Cup crown can add a …
4 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze medals: list of Indian medalists at the Tokyo Paralympic Games | Olympic Games
4 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze medals. That’s how well the Indian contingent has performed at the current Tokyo Paralympic Games, winning 17 medals to record their best run in the mega event. Paddler Bhavinaben Patel got India off the ground on Day 3 of the Paralympic Games by winning a silver medal in …
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Day 9: Road Cycling and Table Tennis Medals, Taekwondo Debut and More – Live! | sport
12:30 a.m. EDT 00:30 Road bike : There was a terrible collision in the women’s T1-2 road race among the leaders. The conditions are incredibly slippery on the speedway track. At the bend of a bend, Canada Shelley gautier abruptly turned and descended. australia Carol cooke, the defending champion, could not avoid Gautier and hit …
Medal ceremony for Thais at the Paralympic Games
PARALYMPICS: Wheelchair racers Pongsakorn Paeyo and Athiwat Paeng-Nuea achieved a gold double for Thailand at the Tokyo Paralympics yesterday (September 1). Pongsakorn Paeyo poses with her gold medal in the 100m T53 on the podium. Photo: Bangkok Post Boccia stars Watcharaphon Vongsa and Pornchok Larpyen took home silver medals while the men’s table tennis team …
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Day 5: Nishad Kumar wins silver in high jump; Bhavinaben Patel wins silver in table tennis, Vinod Kumar takes bronze in discus throw
welcome to Sports starLIVE coverage of Indian athletes in action and all major events on Day 5 of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. HOW INDIA IS DOING TODAY: Table tennis: Bhavinaben Patel won silver after losing in the final to China’s Zhou Ying in category 4 in women’s singles. She is the first Indian table tennis …
Bhavina one step away from Paralympic TT gold
As Bhavina Patel prepared to leave for the airport to board her flight from Ahmedabad to Delhi to Tokyo, her longtime trainer, Lalan Doshi, told her: “iss bar kuch alag hone wala hai (some something different will happen this time). “ Singles success at major international events had largely escaped the 34-year-old table tennis player …
PARALYMPIC GATHERING | Retired U.S. Naval Officer Brad Snyder triumphs in paratriathlon debut
~~ ~ Afghanistan war veteran Brad Snyder fulfilled his desire to take on new challenges by winning the gold medal on his paratriathlon debut at the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Saturday August 28. Snyder, a retired US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer, was blinded after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in September …
Tokyo Paralympic Games: Taiwan wins first medal at Tokyo Games
Taiwanese table tennis player Tien Shiau-wen yesterday won the first national medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games: a bronze medal in the women’s class 10 singles event. The 21-year-old first-time Paralympic started the day with a 3-1 victory over Turkey’s Merve Cansu Demir in the quarter-finals. In the semifinals, she met the bronze medalist at …
Tokyo Paralympic Games updates: Steelers miss third consecutive wheelchair rugby gold, Australia claim five more swimming medals
Australia won five more medals in the pool, as well as track and field and table tennis equipment in a successful night at the Tokyo Paralympics. In swimming, Rowan Crothers, Ahmed Kelly and the S14 4x100m mixed relay team took silver, while Matt Levy and Grant Patterson took bronze. On the track, Evan O’Hanlon added …
Food or no food, sleep or no sleep but table tennis at all times: Bhavinaben’s mantra for the success of the Paralympic Games
A robot with advanced features was at hand when longtime trainer “Lallan ji” (Lalan Doshi) was not. But a Paralympic medal (could be gold) probably would have gone a long way without the initial interest of Bhavinaben Patel giving way to passion, and passion giving way to obsession with table tennis. Diagnosed with polio at …
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games LIVE: David Weir eliminated from T54 5000m after swimming gold for Great Britain
Athletics started on the third day (PA) Briton Kadeena Cox won gold with a superb world record in Tokyo. She then defended her title in the C4-5 500m time trial. Jaco van Gass clinched his second Games medal with bronze in the C1-3 1000m time trial and both sprinter Maria Lyle and power lifter Olivia …
Sharath Kamal backs India to kill at Asian table tennis championship
Top paddler Sharath Kamal believes India has a good chance of winning a medal, for the first time, at the Asian Table Tennis Championship in Doha from September 28. Table tennis powerhouse China have pulled out of the tournament as they face their National Games. Chinese paddlers will not have time to quarantine themselves in …
Bhavina Patel, Paralympian who makes the country proud at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games!
Bhavina Patel Paralympian: Table tennis player Bhavina Patel is now in the quarterfinals of the current Tokyo Paralympic Games. She beat Brazilian paddler Joyce de Oliveira. Previously, she had beaten Briton Megan Shackleton to advance to the knockout stages. 34-year-old Indian player Bhavinaben Patel is currently the 12th player in the world and the first …
Tokyo Paralympic Games: India seeks to shine in table tennis, powerlifting and taekwondo
The Gujarat duo of Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel will lead India’s charge in table tennis at the Tokyo Paralympic Games which begin on August 25. While Bhavina will compete in wheelchair category 4, Sonalben will compete in wheelchair category 3 in women’s singles. They will also be paired for the women’s doubles event. Bhavina …
Team USA Paralympians lead the way
Jessica Long celebrates on the podium during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on September 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lots and lots of medals The good news for Trischa Zorn? The 55-figure swimmer’s incredible Paralympic Games medal record is pretty sure for a while. Swimmer Jessica Long tackles it slowly but surely. After …
Sathiyan and Manika will team up
G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra have decided to meet in mixed doubles with the aim of bringing laurels to Indian table tennis at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. The duo will begin their second stint with the Hungarian Open of the week next, the first World Tour event in the new Olympic cycle. …
First Time for Everything: The Many Ways History Was Written at Tokyo 2020
Many world records were broken at the Tokyo Games (in part thanks to a very fast track) and a number of new sports and variations were introduced. But beyond the more obvious first (yes, the pandemic Olympics), there was a dizzying array of other achievements and milestones. Japanese premieres Team Japan had high hopes for …
Egyptian Olympians return home after making history
Egyptian Olympians return home after making history Composition of medalists, from left to right: Seif Eissa, Mohammed Ibrahim El-Sayed, Hedaya Malak, Giana Farouk, Ahmed Elgendy, Feryal Abdelaziz As the final bells and whistles ring for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, the long-awaited games draw to a close. From high dives to handball, the athletes have …
These athletes made history at the Tokyo Olympics
Ddelayed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics were unlike any other. With its strict protocols, it is the first modern Olympic Games to be held without spectators. But these Games will also be known for many other firsts. In addition to the many world records broken so far, the Tokyo …
2021 Olympics: Live Updates, News, Medal Count, Schedule As Allyson Felix Wins 10th Medal, US Women’s Basketball Rolls
Kevin Durant and the United States men’s basketball team are looking to end their losing streak against Australia at the best possible time as they aim for a berth in the gold medal game. Elsewhere, there’s plenty of hope for U.S. track and field gold tonight, April Ross and Alix Klineman continue their quest for …
What is the minimum age for the Olympic Games? What you need to know about the Olympic age limits – NBC Chicago
With a number of mind-blowing, medal-winning performances by young athletes at the Tokyo Olympics, many are wondering: How old do you have to be to compete in the Olympics? Technically, the answer is that there is no such requirement. According to the International Olympic Committee, “there is no specific age limit for participating in the …
2021 Olympics: Live Updates, News, Medal Count, Schedule As USWNT Wins Bronze, US Men To Play For Gold In Basketball
Kevin Durant and the United States men’s basketball team are looking to end their losing streak against Australia at the best possible time as they aim for a berth in the gold medal game. Elsewhere, there’s plenty of hope for U.S. gold in track and field tonight, April Ross and Alix Klineman continue their quest …
Tokyo Olympics: two bronzes for Hong Kong in one day as athletes hope their victories can inspire city youth – YP
The Hong Kong Olympians won two bronze medals in the Tokyo Olympics Thursday, making history, as they hope their success can inspire the city’s teens to become full-time athletes. With the addition of these two bronzes, the Hong Kong athletes this year won a total of five Olympic medals: one gold in fencing, two silver …
They are the youngest and oldest Olympic athletes of all time
Going to the Olympics can seem like a very young person’s pursuit. In fact, the Olympics are a wide range of churches in terms of age, and there is no other example of a larger age group participating in the Olympics than skateboarding. Momiji Nishitani, 13, won the gold medal in the women’s street sport …
Live updates from USA at Tokyo 2021 Olympics: 110m hurdles final, triple jump final, medal count, athletes and results, today August 4
Upcoming / Ongoing (Hourly ET) Baseball semi-final: South Korea vs USA – 6h Basketball semi-final: USA vs Australia – 00:15 Featherweight Boxing Final: Duke Ragan vs Albert Batyrgaziev – 02:35 Football: USWNT and Australia in bronze medal match – 4 a.m. Athletics medals: Men’s triple jump, men’s shot put, women’s pole vault, men’s 400m – …
[Tokyo Olympics] Diver seeking to make more history
South Korean Woo Haram competes in the men’s 3m springboard diving final at the Tokyo Olympics at the Tokyo Aquatic Center in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Yonhap) TOKYO – Woo Haram achieved the best Olympic performance for a South Korean diver when he placed fourth in the 3m springboard final on Tuesday. Could an Olympic medal …
Tokyo Olympics TV schedule for Thursday August 5 – San Bernardino Sun
Here is the Tokyo Olympics TV schedule for Thursday, August 5. Highlights for Thursday include the US men’s basketball game against Australia in the semi-finals (10 a.m. replay on NBC, 3 p.m. on USA). NBC’s evening time will feature live athletics, including Allyson Felix in the 400-meters, making his final Olympic appearance. At 7:30 p.m., …
Olympics Updates: Andre De Grasse of Canada Wins the Men’s 200 Meters
Here’s what you need to know: TOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin needed a world record of 51.46 seconds to beat her fellow American and rival Dalilah Muhammad in the 400 hurdles. Andre de Grasse of Canada raced to the men’s 200-meter gold, with Americans placing 2-3-4 behind him, and Emmanuel Korir of Kenya won the men’s …
What is the minimum age for the Olympic Games? Tokyo rules explained as 13-year-old Sky Brown wins bronze in skateboarding
Sky Brown made history by winning bronze in skateboarding as the 13-year-old became Team GB’s youngest medalist at the Olympics. The talented skater fell on her first two runs in the women’s skateboarding final before posting a score of 56.47 to step onto the podium. In doing so, she replaced Sarah Hardcastle as Britain’s youngest …
Tokyo Olympics: the good, the bad and a little rain too | New
All Allman had to do was wait for five more laps and the rain delay. She won by 2.12 meters over Germany’s Kristin Pudenz, who clocked a personal best of 66.86 on her penultimate attempt. Reigning gold medalist Katerina Stefanidi broke through the first two heights of the pole vault preliminary round and had not …
Last Tokyo Olympics: August 3, 2021
BEST STORIES Japanese wrestler Fumita wins 60kg Greco-Roman silver in Tokyo Japanese wrestler Kenichiro Fumita won a silver medal after losing to Cuban Luis Orta Sanchez in the Greco-Roman men’s 60 kilogram final in Tokyo Japan’s Murakami makes history with bronze in floor exercise Japan’s Mai Murakami won the bronze medal in the women’s floor …
Tokyo 2021 Olympics Live Updates: India Women’s Team Make History By Reaching First Olympics Hockey Semifinals
On Day 11, India’s women’s hockey team made history by defeating world number 2 Australia 1-0 to advance to the Olympic Games semifinals for the first time in the story. Later today, India is also basing its hopes of a first Olympic track and field medal on Kamalpreet Kaur who will be in action in …
Olympics: S’pore’s women’s table tennis team defeat France 3-0, next face China in final, Sport News & Top Stories
TOKYO – Singapore will adopt a ‘nothing to lose’ mentality when it takes on mighty China in the women’s Olympic table tennis team quarter-finals on Tuesday (August 3rd). The Republic swept France 3-0 in the round of 16 on Monday, but with a wide array of top talent – world number 4 Wang Manyu dropped …
“My heart is full of gratitude for being here”: Yu Mengyu reflects on his outstanding performance at the Tokyo Olympics
SINGAPORE: Yu Mengyu is still unaware of his new popularity. “Did I (become a household name?) I don’t think so. I haven’t really paid too much attention to what’s being said online, ”she told CNA in an interview on Saturday July 31st. Publicity Publicity “What I do know is that I had a lot more …
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics (August 2): New Zealand athletes and events in action, how to watch New Zealand, live broadcast
sport August 1, 2021 5:00 PM4 minutes to read Cheree Kinnear of the NZ Herald Focus Sport wraps up all the news for Day 10 as the Black Ferns Sevens claim Olympic glory and Dylan Schmidt makes history. Video / NZ Herald / Sky Sport After Valerie Adams’ bronze medal, several of New Zealand’s biggest …
The Taiwanese team at the Tokyo Olympics on August 1
Taiwan won three medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, including silver in badminton, silver on pommel horse and bronze in golf. After her unsuccessful campaign at the London 2012 Games and the Rio 2016 Olympics, world No. 1 badminton player Tai Tzu-ying (戴 資 穎) finally won her first Olympic medal in Tokyo, a …
Mixed doubles tennis has its time at the Olympics
TOKYO (AP) – Novak Djokovic let out a cry as if he had just won one of his 20 Grand Slam singles titles. Turning to the somewhat less glamorous mixed doubles competition at the Tokyo Olympics, Serbian partner Nina Stojanovic burst out laughing at Djokovic’s overreaction after serving a first round victory over Brazilian pair …
US women’s volleyball reaches quarterfinals
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ The U.S. women’s volleyball team won its third straight match at the Olympics and is assured of a spot in the quarterfinals. The Americans beat Turkey 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, …
Tokyo Day 7: USWNT Wins, Novak Djokovic Loses, BMX Crashes
Here’s what you need to know: Megan Rapinoe stood in triumph after her winning kick in the penalty shootout.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times YOKOHAMA, Japan — The United States women’s soccer team beat the Netherlands in a penalty shootout on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics, leaning on its veterans to …
Tokyo Olympics daily TV schedule: Times, channels, dates, what’s on today, how to watch new sports
The Tokyo Olympics are underway and NBC Sports has you covered with the daily schedule including TV channel information, event highlights, start times, dates, new sports at the Tokyo Games and more. For a full streaming schedule and to see what Olympic events are live now, check out the NBC Olympics live schedule page. RELATED: Learn …
China’s Ma Long wins fourth gold at third Olympics by repeating title of men’s table tennis champion
TOKYO – Olympic and world champion Ma Long celebrated with exuberance retaining his men’s table tennis title at the Tokyo Games on Friday, beating compatriot Fan Zhendong 4-2. The 32-year-old clinched his fourth gold at his third Olympics winning 11-4 10-12 11-8 11-9 3-11 11-7. Ma made a heart symbol with his arms by becoming …
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Table tennis-China Ma retains crown in men’s singles
TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) – Olympic and world champion Ma Long exuberantly celebrated his men’s table tennis title at the Tokyo Games on Friday, beating compatriot Fan Zhendong 4-2. The 32-year-old clinched his fourth gold at his third Olympics winning 11-4 10-12 11-8 11-9 3-11 11-7. Ma made a heart symbol with his arms by …
Ma Long wins 2nd Olympic gold in men’s table tennis
TOKYO (AP) – For the fourth consecutive Olympics, the Chinese won gold and silver in table tennis singles. Ma Long defended his Olympic title on Friday by beating his teammate and highest ranked player Fan Zhendong 11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7. The match was filled with extraordinary rallies that often grew in intensity as …
Lin Yun-ju’s bid for historic table tennis bronze falls narrow
Tokyo, July 30 (ANC) History repeated itself at the Tokyo Summer Games on Friday when Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov once again denied Taiwan its first Olympic table tennis medal in men’s singles. Taiwan’s 19-year-old table tennis sensation Lin Yun-ju (æž— 昀 å„’) had his chances in the best-of-seven bronze medal match, collecting four match points in …
Table tennis Olympics final: China’s Ma Long retains Olympic gold, defeats Fan Zhendong
Ma Long lived up to his reputation as the greatest paddler of the modern era by becoming the first man to win two Olympic singles gold medals. Second-seeded Long defended his Olympic title at Rio 2016 by beating seed Fan Zhendong in a 100% Chinese final at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Friday night. The …
Odds and choice of Olympic table tennis
China’s Ma Long faces Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov in the men’s table tennis singles semi-final at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo / David Goldman) China’s Zhendong Fan is the -215 favorite against compatriot Long Ma in the Olympic table tennis men’s singles gold medal match on Friday, July …
Chen wins as China dominates table tennis | Islander
Chen Meng beat compatriot Sun Yingsha 4-2 to win gold in the women’s singles, extending China’s familiar dominance in the Olympic table tennis events. World No.1 Chen defeated her opponent 9-11 11-6 11-4 5-11 11-4 11-9 on Thursday as China continued their incredible streak of women’s singles gold in Olympic history . Chen ignited with …
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Table tennis-China Chen wins gold in women’s singles
TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) – China’s Chen Meng beat compatriot Sun Yingsha 4-2 to win Olympic table tennis women’s singles gold on Thursday. World number one Chen defeated her opponent 9-11 11-6 11-4 5-11 11-4 11-9 as China continued their incredible run of winning all women’s singles gold medals in history Olympic. Chen ignited with …
Edghill of Guyana bursts with pride after historic Olympic table tennis feat
Sunisa Lee came out on top in Simone Biles’ absence to win gold and maintain Team USA’s dominance in the women’s all-around gymnastics. The 18-year-old became the sixth American to win the title – and the fifth in a row – after beating Brazilians Rebeca Andrade and Angelina Melnikova for gold. Although she stepped out …
Olympics: Latest News from Tokyo, Medal Count and Schedule
Current time in Tokyo: July 29, 9:00 p.m. Here’s what you need to know: Sam Kendricks is the sixth U.S. athlete to test positive for the coronavirus.Credit…Christine Olsson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images TOKYO — Sam Kendricks, the reigning world champion in the men’s pole vault, was ruled out of the Tokyo Games after he tested …
Mima Ito defeated in ladies’ table tennis singles semi-final
Recently crowned Olympic table tennis champion in mixed doubles, Mima Ito saw her gold medal hopes in women’s singles shattered Thursday when she was beaten by China’s Sun Yingsha in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Games. The third seed Ito was dominated in all departments in the second semi-final of the day at the Tokyo …
Spain vs Argentina LIVE: Tokyo 2020 result, final score and reaction
Spain face Argentina in men’s football at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, with both nations needing a positive result to ensure their trip to Japan continues. The Europeans have so far won and drawn, but despite dominating long stretches of their games, they couldn’t click in attack, having only scored once so far – they …
Olympics Live: Medals, Schedule and News Tracker
Current time in Tokyo: July 28, 4:56 a.m. Here’s what you need to know: Russia finished more than 3 points ahead of the United States. Britain secured bronze.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times In the biggest upset for the United States at the Tokyo Games, Simone Biles withdrew from the gymnastics team competition after it had …
Welcomes Japan to top of medal table after superb table tennis triumph
At the head of the Japanese charge was 13-year-old skateboarder Momiji Nishiya who won gold a day after the host country also won the men’s title. “I’m so happy to be the youngest (Japanese gold medalist) at my first Olympics … tears came to my eyes,” Nishiya said. Shohei Ono, one of Japan’s biggest stars …