TOKYO OLYMPICS:
Olympic update:
Simone Biles made a rousing return to the Olympics, on the balance beam that garnered her a bronze medal, her record-tying seventh medal.
China’s 16-year-old sensation Guan Chenchen (14.633) won gold and teammate Tang Xijing Tag (14.233) took silver. They were the two highest qualifiers and thus the favorites to win the event.
Meanwhile, her U.S. teammate, Jade Carey, won the gold medal in the floor exercise final, one day after a missed vault ruined her chances in that event.
Norway’s Karsten Warholm won gold and American Rai Benjamin took silver in the 400-meter hurdles, in an epic race that was one of the most anticipated of the Tokyo Olympics.
Warholm broke his own world record by an amazing .76 seconds.
Alison dos Santos of Brazil finished third.
The U.S. men’s basketball team beat Spain 95-81 in their quarterfinal match to advance to the semifinals.
The U.S. women’s soccer team was upset by Canada 1-0, the second straight Olympics in which they’ve failed to reach the gold medal game after the U.S. program won gold in four Olympics. The U.S. will now play for the bronze medal against Australia. Canada will play for gold against Sweden.
American Valarie Allman won gold in the women’s discus with a 68.98-meter throw. It was the first gold for the U.S. so far in Tokyo in track and field.
American Brittney Reese won silver in the women’s long jump, after also winning silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics and gold in the 2012 London Games.
Malaika Mihambo of Germany won gold, and Ese Brume of Nigeria took bronze.
The U.S. baseball team lost to Japan 7-6, blowing a three-run lead for their first loss in the three games they’ve played in Tokyo. The U.S. is now within one loss of elimination.
MEDAL COUNT: (As of 3:30 a.m. ET) – The U.S. is in first place with 66 medals, followed by China with 63 and the Russian Olympic Committee with 50. In the gold medal count, China leads with 29, the U.S. is second with 22, and Japan is third with 18.
