Credit... James Hill for The New York Times – Japan Softball Gold Medal Game – United States YOKOHAMA, Japan — After a 13-year wait, it comes down to this: the United States and Japan, the world’s softball powers, facing off for the gold medal on Tuesday night here. Women’s 100-Meter Breaststroke PLAY x x x x x x Swimming has delivered surprises at the Tokyo Games, and Jacoby’s gold medal performance ranked among the most shocking so far. Credit... Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Men’s 100-Meter Backstroke PLAY x x x x x x In a stunning upset, Ryan Murphy of the United States settled for bronze in the men’s 100-meter backstroke. Men’s 200-Meter Freestyle PLAY Length 0 of 4 x x x x x x British swimmers dominated the men’s 200-meter freestyle as Tom Dean won gold and Duncan Scott won silver. Women’s 100-Meter Backstroke PLAY x x x x x x The women’s 100-meter backstroke was a scorcher.

Source: New York Times July 27, 2021 01:37 UTC