Sunday, August 1 Olympic Roundup

TOKYO OLYMPICS:

-- A largely-unknown Italian was the surprise winner of the 100-meter sprint, one of the Olympics’ marquee events, with Lamont marcell Jacobs inheriting the unofficial title of “world’s fastest man.” Jacobs was born in Texas to an American father and Italian mother, but after his parents split when he was a baby, his mother  returned to Italy with him. Fred Kerlsey of the U.S. won silver and Canada’s Andre De Grasse bronze.

-- American Sunisa Lee, who won gold in the gymnastics all-around, was expected to be in a battle for gold in the uneven bars with Belgium’s Nina Derwael. But she had to settle for bronze after making mistakes. Derwael won gold and Anastasiia Iliankova of the ROC took silver.

-- Mykayla Skinner won silver in the women’s gymnastics vault, after she hadn’t even qualified for any event finals and was set to go home, ending her gymnastics career. While she came in fourth in the qualifying round, there is a two-athlete per country rule, and Simone Biles and Jade Carey qualified ahead of her. But with Biles’ withdrawal, Skinner took the open spot. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil won the gold.

-- The U.S. women’s basketball team beat France 93-82, having won all three of their games so far.

-- American Keni Harrison won silver in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, coming in second to gold medal-winner Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico. Harrison, the world record-holder in the event, had been favored to win gold. 

-- Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy and Mutaz Barshim of Qatar agreed to split the gold medal in the high jump after they were tied. Track officials gave them the opportunity for a jump-off, but Barshim asked if they could split the gold. The officials said yes, Tamberi agreed, and they were co-gold medalists.

-- Dutch runner Sifan Hassan won her heat in the 1,500-meters after tripping over another runner and falling at the start of the final lap. The world champion crossed the finish line first, qualifying for the semifinals.

-- Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was under the protection of Japanese authorities Monday, the day after she refused to get on a plane for home, claiming she was being forced to leave after she publicly criticized her  coaches at the Olympics. The 24-year-old has already been offered asylum by Poland and the Czech Republic, and the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation, a dissident athletic organization, said she may seek asylum in Germany or Austria.

Medal Count: (As of 3:30 a.m. ET) - The U.S. is in first place  with 60 medals, followed by China with 53 and the Russian Olympic Committee with 44. In the gold medal count, China leads with 24, the U.S. is second with 20, and Japan is third with 17.