China’s women broke their own team sprint world record with a time of 31.804 seconds to beat Lithuania in the first round at the Olympics
American Jade Carey produced a series of high-flying tumbling combinations to win gold on the floor exercise, while Mai Murakami became the first Japanese woman to win an individual Olympic gymnastics medal
New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games
The United States defeated Italy in an exciting see-saw five-set battle at the Ariake Arena on Monday to finish on top in Pool B of the women’s volleyball preliminaries