Jiří Prskavec of the Czech Republic delivered a masterful display to clinch the Olympic men's K1 crown by more than three seconds at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here.

Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre in Tokyo, but it turned out to be a stiflingly hot afternoon.Boris Neveu of France

A new metro line supposed to connect key sites for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will not be ready in time, the operator of the Grand Paris Express project has confirmed.

run from Saint-Denis on the northern edge of Paris, the site of the Athletes Village and the Stade de France

The team representing the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) defeated France 45-34 here tonight to claim

Earlier in the evening the Italian team - beaten 45-43 by France in the semi-finals - earned bronze with

A disappointed Thibus added that France "proved in the semi-finals that nothing is impossible and that

Fencers Larisa Korobeynikova, Adelina Zagidullina, Inna Deriglazova and Marta Martyanova won the gold medal in the women's team foil contest at Tokyo 2020.

The top seeds defeated third-seeded France 45-34 in the final, following a 45-42 semi-final win over

keeping her place for the final.Despite sustaining a foot injury in her first bout of the final against France

Aaron Wolf and Shori Hamada added their names to a long list of Japanese Olympic judo champions after delivering more home success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here.

the latest to top the podium.Hamada produced a convincing performance to beat Madeleine Malonga of France

World champion Magnus Carlsen and Sam Shankland each took a major step towards the Chess World Cup semi-finals today in Sochi, winning their opening last-eight games.

Norway's Carlsen, who at one stage sacrificed his queen for a rook and a bishop, beat Etienne Bacrot from France

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Olympic individual time trial champion at the Izu International Speedway, bouncing back from Tour de France

The United States women overpowered the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to secure the first Olympic Games 3x3 basketball gold medal, before Latvia fought back to beat the ROC in the men's final at Tokyo 2020 here tonight.

China had earlier taken the honour of becoming the first Olympic 3x3 medallists after they edged out France

trial champion at the Izu International Speedway as the Slovenian responded impressively to his Tour de France

Roglič had harboured hopes of winning the Tour de France last month after ending as the runner-up in

Australia ended Britain’s 20-year grip on the Olympic men’s four title here this morning as the first six finals of the Tokyo 2020 regatta produced four Olympic best times and two world bests, with four further world bests being produced on an astonishing day of racing.

worldrowing #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/LHKRxXJ8XK— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) July 28, 2021Earlier, France

World champion Magnus Carlsen was taken to a third tiebreak in the fifth round of the Chess World Cup in Sochi, but survived the scare to beat Andrey Esipenko.

3 win.Five other matches were in tiebreaks today, and Carlsen's next opponent - Etienne Bacrot from France

It is unusual for the Winter Games to be diverting attention when the Summer Olympics are in full swing.

hosts of the next five summer and winter Olympic Games after that, stretching through until 2032 are France

Sam Shankland and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi are both through to the quarter-finals of the Chess World Cup in Sochi, but the remaining six fifth-round matches will all need to be decided via tiebreaks tomorrow.

Jan-Krzysztof Duda next, while Shankland will play one of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - the seventh seed from France

Cheung Ka Long has won Hong Kong's first fencing gold, defeating 2016 Rio Olympic champion Daniele Garozzo of Italy 15-11 in the foil at Tokyo 2020.

The bronze went to Manon Brunet of France, who beat Anna Marton of Hungary.

Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito won a fantastic mixed doubles final to be crowned as the first table tennis champions of Tokyo 2020.

Cheng won bronze.They triumphed 4-0 in straight games against Emmanuel Lebesson and Jia Nan Yuan of France