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Japan settles for silver in inaugural judo mixed team event

Japan lost to France in the final of the inaugural Olympic judo mixed team event Saturday, coming up short with a silver medal on the final day of the weeklong competition at the Tokyo Olympics.

Japan's Takaharu Furukawa wins men's individual archery bronze

Japan's Takaharu Furukawa defeated Taiwan's Tang Chih-chun on Saturday to capture the men's individual archery bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Hideki Matsuyama 1 shot off lead entering men's golf final round

Hideki Matsuyama shot a third-round 67 Saturday and is one shot behind leader Xander Schauffele in the men's golf competition, raising hopes for a first Olympic medal for Japan in the sport.

 

2 Georgian judoka ejected from Olympics for violating COVID protocols

Two male judoka from Georgia have been ejected from the Tokyo Olympics for leaving the athletes village to go sightseeing in violation of COVID-19 protocols, a spokesperson for the country's Olympic committee said Saturday.

Japan logs record new coronavirus cases for 4th day in row

Japan's daily total of COVID-19 cases surpassed 12,000 on Saturday, a record figure for the fourth straight day, triggering concerns about an explosive surge in infections while the Olympics are held in the capital.

MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS

• Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica won the women's 100-meter crown at the Tokyo Games on Saturday, crossing the line in an Olympic record 10.61 seconds to lead a Jamaican podium sweep.
  
  
• Hosts Japan held their nerve to defeat New Zealand 4-2 on penalties on Saturday and advance to the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics men's football competition.
  
  
• Japan's Sena Irie advanced to the Tokyo Olympics featherweight gold medal match in women's boxing on a split decision over Great Britain's Karriss Artingstall on Saturday.
  
  
• Tetsuto Yamada homered and drove in four runs to help move Japan to within two wins of the Tokyo Olympic gold medal game with a 7-4 group stage win over Mexico on Saturday afternoon.
  
  
• Caeleb Dressel of the United States won his third swimming gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday and improved his own world record in the men's 100-meter butterfly.
  
  
• Great Britain made history on Saturday by winning the first-ever Olympic gold in the triathlon mixed relay, with the United States securing silver and France bronze.
  
  
• Behind Japan's record-high gold medal rush in the Tokyo Olympics, some of its athletes have been struggling with online bashing, prompting sports experts to call for strong measures to protect the Olympians' mental health.
  
  
• For Japanese gymnast Hikaru Mori, a performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games could have been another highlight of her up-and-down trampoline career that began on a supermarket rooftop garden 18 years ago.
  
  
• Hideki Matsuyama shot a third-round 67 Saturday and is one shot behind leader Xander Schauffele in the men's golf competition, raising hopes for a first Olympic medal for Japan in the sport.
  
  
• Japan's Takaharu Furukawa defeated Taiwan's Tang Chih-chun on Saturday to capture the men's individual archery bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
  
  
• The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Saturday reported 21 more COVID-19 cases related to the games, none of them athletes, amid surging infections in the capital and some other parts of Japan.
  
  
• Japan decided Friday to expand its COVID-19 state of emergency to Osaka and three prefectures near Tokyo as a recent spike in coronavirus cases to record levels has raised fears that the country's medical system could collapse amid the Tokyo Olympics.

GAMES IN PHOTOS

Sailors compete in the women's 49er FX sailing event at the Tokyo Olympics on July 27, 2021, off Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Masaki Ejima of Japan competes in the men's pole vault qualification round at the Tokyo Olympics on July 31, 2021, at the National Stadium in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Ryomei Tanaka (blue) and China's Hu Jianguan fight in the men's flyweight boxing round of 16 at the Tokyo Olympics on July 31, 2021, at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kaylee Mckeown of Australia competes in the women's 200-meter backstroke final at the Tokyo Olympics on July 31, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in the capital. She won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky competes en route to winning the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics on July 31, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rim Nakamura of Japan competes during the men's cycling BMX freestyle park seeding event of the Tokyo Olympics on July 31, 2021, at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Britain's team members celebrate after winning gold in the triathlon mixed relay at the Tokyo Olympics on July 31, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dalilah Muhammad of the United States competes in the first round of the women's 400-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics on July 31, 2021, at National Stadium in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa poses with her gold medal in the women's 200-meter breaststroke in a world record time at the Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Serbia's Novak Djokovic (R) congratulates Germany's Alexander Zverev for his Tokyo Olympic singles semifinal victory at Ariake Tennis Park on July 30, 2021. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Britain's Ellen White reacts after scoring a goal in the second half of a Tokyo Olympic women's football quarterfinal match against Australia on July 30, 2021, at Kashima Stadium in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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