The host nation’s first gold is often one of the loudest spectator highlights at the Olympic Games. On Saturday, Japan won its first Tokyo2020 gold medal in the men's 60 kg judo in front of a few press and athletic staff. Here's what you need to know
First lady Jill Biden cheered her countrywomen to an upset victory over the French in the debut of 3x3 basketball at the Olympics as President Emmanuel Macron watched on from the sidelines.The French president sat in the third row courtside, wearing a tie but no jacket on a steamy evening. Both Macron and Biden wore face masks and, after a brief greeting, the first lady sat one row behind him in accordance with social distancing norms.
Bach's speech, which drew on familiar themes of peace, solidarity and gratitude for overcoming the coronavirus hardships, earned him a trending Japanese hashtag on Twitter that translated means "Chairman Bach micro Bikini club." "From tomorrow, we'll give Bach the nickname 'the guy who gives long speeches'," said user @Riko_Murai in a tweet reposted 7,730 times and liked by more than 20,000 people.
User @SatoHaruhiko said, "The length of the speeches: Seiko Hashimoto - 6.5 minutes; Bach - 13 minutes; the Emperor - 13 seconds.""Yesterday I asked my daughter, 'Do you know your mother is playing against someone two years older than you?' Her first response was, 'Then you better not lose!' -- Austrian table tennis player Liu Jia, 39, after defeating the youngest Olympian of the Games, 12-year-old Syrian Hend Zaza.
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