Tokyo Olympics: Nishiya Momiji, a 13-year-old Japanese skateboarder, becomes one of youngest gold medal winners ever
But has the spirit of the Olympics proven contagious? Japan faired particularly well during the first weekend of competition, netting five gold medals — includingSome people have taken to turning up outside events, even though they can’t get in. And more than 70 million people in the country tuned in to watch the opening ceremony, according to Yiannis Exarchos, the CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services.
"Interest in the Games is booming," he said."Until today, I think more than 80% of all Japanese have watched some part of the Games."It's only been a few days, and already the Olympics have given us the feel-good stories of triumph and human achievement they're known for.to eclipse a field of big names and win the women's road race. She only started the sport in 2014 and does not have a professional contract at the moment.
Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui shocked the swimming world by winning gold in the 400m freestyle. During the preliminary round, he qualified in 8th place with the slowest qualifying time of all finalists. The US men's basketball team, flush with NBA stars, lost its first game to France Sunday night. The French used the size of three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and a magnificent performance from fellow NBAer Evan Fournier to shock the Americans, who could not capitalize on multiple attempts to close out the game.Anastasija Zolotic became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in Taekwondo and Fencer Lee Kiefer is the first US woman to win gold in individual foil.
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