SWIMMING
A routine day of early heats was shaken up when Japanese swimmer Seto Daiya, the defending world champion in the men’s 400m individual medley, did not qualify to the final.
ARCHERY
The second-seeded U.S. team fell in a tiebreaking shootout to Indonesia in the first round of the mixed team event. South Korea later claimed the gold medal in the first edition of mixed team archery in Olympic history, defeating the Netherlands in the final.
Medal results
Gold: KOR
Silver: NED
Bronze: MEX
SHOOTING
After Yang's win in the women's air rifle, Iranian Javad Foroughi comfortably won the men's 10-meter air pistol.
Medal results, women’s air rifle
Gold: Yang Qian (CHN)
Silver: Anastasiia Galashina (ROC)
Bronze: Nina Christen (SUI)
Medal results, men’s air pistol
Gold: Javad Foroughi (IRI)
Silver: Damir Mikec (SRB)
Bronze: Pang Wei (CHN)
WEIGHTLIFTING
China's Hou Zhihui set an Olympic record to win the women's 49 kg class. American Jourdan Delacruz was unable to complete a lift in the clean and jerk.
Medal results
Gold: Hou Zhihui (CHN)
Silver: Mirabai Chanu Saikhom (IND)
Bronze: Aisah Windy Cantika (INA)
FENCING
Hungary’s Aron Szilaghi became the second fencer in Olympic history to win three gold medals in the same individual event with his triumph in the men’s sabre.
U.S. hopeful Eli Dershwitz lost to the eventual bronze medalist in the men’s sabre round of 16. The only other U.S. fencer to get that far in the two events running on Saturday was Kelley Hurley, who lost 12-11 in her bout.
Medal results, women’s epee
Gold: Sun Yiwen (CHN)
Silver: Ana Maria Popescu (ROM)
Bronze: Katrina Lehis (EST)
Medal results, men’s sabre
Gold: Aron Szilaghi (HUN)
Silver: Luigi Samele (ITA)
Bronze: Kim Jung-Hwan (KOR)
TAEKWONDO
Young athletes ruled the mat on Day 1. Adriana Cerezo Iglesias, born in 2004, upset two time Olympic gold medalist Wu Jingyu of China on her way to the final. South Korea’s Jang Jun, who took bronze in men’s flyweight, was born in 2000.
Medal results, women’s flyweight (49 kg)
Gold: Panipak Wongpattanakit (THA)
Silver: Adriana Cerezo Iglesias (ESP)
Bronze: Abishag Semberg (ISR)
Bronze: Tijiana Bogdanovic (SRB)
Medal results, men’s flyweight (58 kg)
Gold: Vito Dell’Aquila (ITA)
Silver: Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi (TUN)
Bronze: Jang Jun (KOR)
Bronze: Mikhail Artamonov (ROC)
ROWING
The powerhouse U.S. women’s eight and the U.S. men’s four won their heats to advance to the finals. The U.S. men finished second to world champion Germany and must work its way through the repechage.
VOLLEYBALL
The U.S. men had to wait a while and finished their opener after midnight Japan time, but their straight-set win over France was worth the wait.
Final scores
Italy 3, Canada 2
Brazil 3, Tunisia 0
ROC 3, Argentina 1
Japan 3, Venezuela 0
Iran 3, Poland 2
USA 3, France 0
BOXING
U.S. boxers Duke Ragan and Delante Johnson advanced with split-decision wins, while Yarisel Ramirez bowed out on a unanimous decision despite winning the second round.
HANDBALL
Spain scored two late goals and made a last-second defensive stop to beat European rival Germany, while Sweden shook off an upset bid from Bahrain.
EQUESTRIAN
U.S. dressage rider Sabine Schut-Kury advanced.
TABLE TENNIS
U.S. players Liu Juan (women’s singles) and Nikhil Kumar (men’s singles) each won twice to advance through the bracket.
BADMINTON
The host country enjoyed a successful day with all of its single players and doubles teams winning their openers.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Americans Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena, taking one more shot at a medal at age 41 (each), lost a pool-play match to the Netherlands.
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