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Japan beats U.S. for 1st Olympic baseball gold medal

Japan's team of professional all-stars won the nation's first Olympic baseball gold medal, beating the United States 2-0 in Saturday's Tokyo Games final.

Otoguro, Susaki extend Japan's wrestling freestyle gold rush

Takuto Otoguro and Yui Susaki continued Japan's wrestling gold rush Saturday at the Tokyo Olympics with victory in the men's 65-kilogram freestyle and women's 50-kg divisions, respectively.

Inami claims 1st golf medal for Japan as Korda takes title

Mone Inami won Japan's first Olympic golf medal when she emerged from a playoff against New Zealand's Lydia Ko on Saturday, both players finishing one shot behind gold medalist Nelly Korda of the United States.

Japan's Araga wins karate bronze in kumite over-75kg division

Ryutaro Araga claimed Japan's first and only medal in karate's kumite discipline at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday with a bronze in the men's over-75-kilogram division.

Jepchirchir leads Kenyan one-two finish in women's marathon

Peres Jepchirchir won gold in the women's marathon to lead a Kenyan one-two finish on Saturday, the penultimate day of the Tokyo Olympics, while the top Japanese finisher was Mao Ichiyama in eighth.

MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS

• As an iconic figure in a nation historically mesmerized by the Olympics and mad about baseball, Japan's greatest home run hitter, Sadaharu Oh, was overjoyed Saturday with his country's first Olympic baseball gold medal.
  
  
• Allyson Felix captured the 11th Olympic medal of her career at the Tokyo Games on Saturday as the United States won the women's 4x400-meter relay for the seventh straight games.
  
  
• A typhoon is expected to approach Tokyo and its neighboring areas in the morning on Sunday, the final day of the Tokyo Olympics, the weather agency said Saturday, warning of strong winds, high waves and heavy rain.
  
  
• The Tokyo Olympics have proven that it is possible to "keep the pandemic at bay" and lessons learned from the games held under unusual settings will be shared with the world, a leading health adviser to the sporting event said Saturday.
• Mima Ito and Jun Mizutani's epic gold-medal win in the mixed doubles table tennis final at the Tokyo Games exposed cracks in the wall of dominant China and has also provided a perfect end to Mizutani's career.
  
  
• Mone Inami's participation in the women's golf competition at the Tokyo Olympics was something few could have predicted at the start of the year when she sat 63rd in the world rankings.
  
  
• The international modern pentathlon federation on Saturday banned a Germany team coach from the Olympics for punching a horse on the rump during competition.
  
  
• After winning Japan's first gold medal in karate, Ryo Kiyuna said Saturday the sport's debut at the Tokyo Olympics was a big step forward in introducing its attractions to the world and believes one day it will return to the sports program at the major global event.
  
  
• Japan women's basketball head coach Tom Hovasse has dreamt for years his team could make a historic run to the Tokyo Olympics gold medal game and an epic showdown with his native United States.
  
  
• Japanese sport climber Akiyo Noguchi's Tokyo Games were to be her Olympic debut and finale, and teammate Miho Nonaka helped make it an ending to remember.

GAMES IN PHOTOS

Brazil's Malcom scores the winner in the second half of extra time against Spain in the Tokyo Olympic men's football final on Aug. 7, 2021, at International Stadium Yokohama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's artistic swimming team competes in the team free routine at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Linoy Ashram of Israel competes during the individual all-around final in rhythmic gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, at Ariake Gymnastics Centre. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Members of the German team celebrate after winning the men's kayak four 500 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rikuto Tamai of Japan competes in the men's 10-meter platform diving final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Norway's Anders Berntsen Mol (R) and Christian Sandlie Sorum celebrate after defeating Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy of the Russian Olympic Committee in the men's beach volleyball gold medal match at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Mao Ichiyama (red) falls away from the leading pack during the women's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, in Sapporo, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

The U.S. men's basketball team celebrates after winning the Tokyo Olympic gold medal game against France on Aug. 7, 2021, at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mone Inami of Japan hits off the second tee during the final round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 7, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

A volleyball player and the Olympic rings are pictured during the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 6, 2021, at Ariake Arena. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir runs en route to winning the women's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, in Sapporo, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Runners compete in the women's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, in Sapporo, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Zaurbek Sidakov of the Russian Olympic Committee (top) and Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau of Belarus compete in the men's 74-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 6, 2021, at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, near Tokyo. Sidakov won gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo