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Yukako Kawai wins women's 62-kg wrestling gold for Japan

Japanese wrestler Yukako Kawai defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan Wednesday in the women's 62 kilogram freestyle final to capture the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Sakura Yosozumi of Japan wins 1st skateboard park gold

Sakura Yosozumi won the women's park skateboarding gold on Wednesday, leading a Japan 1-2 on the event's Olympic debut.

Belarus runner leaves Japan for refuge in Poland after row with team

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian athlete who was pulled from the Tokyo Olympics over the weekend by her team against her will, left Narita airport near Tokyo on Wednesday for Poland, which has offered her asylum.

 

Japan sets new record of over 14,000 daily COVID infections

Japan's daily total of COVID-19 cases surpassed 14,000 on Wednesday, setting another record just days after hitting the previous high, as concerns grew over the strain on the medical system in Tokyo, where the Olympics are being held.

Tokyo Olympics see 1st cluster of COVID-19 infections

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Wednesday five confirmed COVID-19 cases among the Greek artistic swimming team are the first cluster of infections in the athletes' village.

Olympics: Yamada blast lifts Japan into baseball gold medal game

Tetsuto Yamada's tie-breaking three-run double in the eighth inning lifted Japan into the Tokyo Olympic baseball gold medal game with an intense 5-2 win over archrival South Korea in Wednesday's semifinal.

MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS

• Japan's bid for a second straight appearance in the team table tennis men's final at the Olympics ended Wednesday night after a 3-2 defeat to German in the semifinals at the Tokyo Games.
  
  
• Members of the Australian Olympic men's football and rugby seven's teams are facing investigations into unruly behavior on their flight home from Tokyo, following a written complaint by Japan Airlines Co. to the Australian Olympic Committee.
  
  
• Japan beat Belgium to reach the women's basketball semifinals at the Olympic Games for the first time thanks to a clutch go-ahead three-pointer from Saki Hayashi with 16 seconds left in the game.
  
  
• Fears are mounting that another wave of novel coronavirus infections in China may prevent the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics from being held in a complete form, along with the threat of a games boycott by some nations over human rights issues.
  
  
• Head coach Hajime Moriyasu is determined to see the Japanese men's football team finish the Tokyo Games with a bronze medal, but says they must be more ruthless in front of goal if they are to match their best-ever Olympic result.
  
  
• Sydney McLaughlin set a world record and led an American 1-2 in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
  
  
• A day after winning the men's horizontal bar for his second gold medal on his Olympic debut, Japan's new gymnastics star Daiki Hashimoto said Wednesday his sights are already set on claiming more hardware at the Paris Games in 2024.
  
  
• Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom topped the leaderboard after a bogey-free 5-under 66 as the Olympic women's golf tournament began Wednesday with Japanese players Nasa Hataoka and Mone Inami both shooting opening-round 70s.

GAMES IN PHOTOS

Yukako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning the women's wrestling freestyle 62-kilogram final against Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 4, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo. (Kyodo)(TOPPAGE) ==Kyodo

Italian track cyclists compete en route to winning gold in the Tokyo Olympic men's team pursuit on Aug. 4, 2021, at Izu Velodrome in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sakura Yosozumi of Japan competes en route to winning the women's park skateboarding final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 4, 2021, at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sydney McLaughlin of the United States pose for photos after winning the women's 400-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics with a new world record on Aug. 4, 2021, at the National Stadium. (Kyodo)

 

Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan lifts 237 kilograms in the jerk portion of the men's weightlifting 109-kilogram event at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at Tokyo International Forum in the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes in the men's pole vault final at the Tokyo Olympics en route to winning gold on Aug. 3, 2021, at the National Stadium in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ) ==Kyodo

 

(From L) Silver medalist Christine Mboma of Namibia, gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica and bronze medalist Gabrielle Thomas of the United States pose with their national flags after the women's 200-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at the National Stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Spain players (white) celebrate after a 1-0 men's football semifinal win over Japan in extra time at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at Saitama Stadium near Tokyo. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

Japan's Takefusa Kubo (7) and Spain's Pedri vie for the ball during the first half of a men's football semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at Saitama Stadium near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan performs in the men's horizontal bar final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Hashimoto won his second gold medal of the games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Simone Biles of the United States competes in the women's balance beam final of the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at Ariake Gymnastics Centre. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ayumu Hirano of Japan takes part in a practice session of the men's park skateboarding during the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at Ariake Urban Sports Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

Japan's Tomoa Narasaki competes in the bouldering qualification round of the men's sport climbing combined event at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

Japan's Shohei Yabiku (top) and Iran's Mohammadali Geraei compete in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 77-kilogram bronze medal match of the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

Kevin Durant (7) of the United States shoots over Spain's Alex Abrines in the quarterfinals of the men's basketball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

The Brazilian and Japanese teams compete during a men's 470 class race at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, off Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

 

Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland celebrates after winning gold for the women's hammer throw at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3, 2021, at the National Stadium in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo