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The latest news on the Tokyo Olympics, which are being held under heavy restrictions after a year of delay due to the coronavirus pandemic:
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Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for COVID-19 before leaving the United States for Tokyo and will miss the Olympics. He will be replaced by Patrick Reed.
DeChambeau, US Open champion last year, becomes the most prominent athlete to test positive for the virus. He says he is “deeply disappointed not to be able to compete in the US team’s Olympics.”
Reed was scheduled to undergo tests on Sunday and Monday to qualify for competition in Tokyo. The first round at Kasumigaseki Country Club is scheduled for Thursday. Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, is now the only two-time Olympian in the sport, which was reintroduced to the program in 2016.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT TOKYO GAMES:
– Katie Ledecky makes her first Tokyo Games appearance in the 400-meter freestyle
– Simone Biles makes her first appearance for Team USA
– Surfing and skateboarding, two of the four new Olympic sports, take off
– An Iranian refugee defector will face an Iranian in taekwondo
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MEDAL ALERT
Yui Ohashi presented Japan with its first swimming gold medal at the Tokyo Aquatic Center.
With a dazzling breaststroke leg, Ohashi claimed victory in the women’s 400-meter individual medley, touching first place in 4 minutes, 32.08 seconds.
His performance made up for the disappointment the night before, when gold medal favorite Daiya Seto failed to advance to the men’s 400 IM final.
The United States continued to rack up medals, with Emma Weyant taking silver and Hali Flickinger taking bronze. The Americans won five of nine possible medals in the first three swimming finals, including a gold medal by Chase Kalisz in the men’s 400 IM.
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MEDAL ALERT
Swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui of Tunisia was the surprise winner of the men’s 400-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Games.
Australia’s Jack McLoughlin settled for silver after leading much of the race, and Kieran Smith clinched another Olympic medal for the Americans.
This is the third swimming medal for the United States after Chase Kalisz won the first American medal at the Tokyo Games, winning gold on Sunday in the men’s 400-meter individual medley.
Jay Litherland won the silver medal in the same race, rallying in the free stage to claim the silver medal.
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MEDAL ALERT
Chase Kalisz won America’s first medal at the Tokyo Games, winning gold on Sunday in the men’s 400-meter individual medley.
Jay Litherland scored twice for the powerful USA team, rallying in the free stage to claim the silver medal. Brendon Smith of Australia won bronze.
Kalisz, a protégé and former training partner of great Olympian Michael Phelps, hit the first in 4 minutes, 9.42 seconds.
Litherland was next in 4: 10,28, just ahead of Smith (4: 10,38).
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Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman claimed a straight-set victory over China in their Olympic beach volleyball opener.
Ross is making his third Summer Games appearance with his third different partner. She has already won a silver and a bronze medal. Klineman makes his Olympic debut. They are among the favorites for the gold medal in Tokyo.
The Americans won the first set 21-17 and went on to win the second 21-19 over Xue Chen and Wang Xinxin.
Ross and Klineman face Spain on Tuesday.
Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne’s US men’s team will play their first game on Sunday night. Bourne was a late replacement after Gibb’s original partner Taylor Crabb tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Japan. They will face Italy.
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– More AP: https://apnews.com/hub/olympic-games and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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