The men’s semifinal is a rematch after the U.S. stumbled last month in an exhibition game. The U.S. women’s soccer team faces Australia in the bronze medal game.
Current time in Tokyo: Aug.5,8:35 a.m. The men’s semifinal is a rematch after the U.S. stumbled last month in an exhibition game. The U.S. women’s soccer team faces Australia in the bronze medal game. U.S. men’s basketball seeks redemption against Australia, and women’s soccer vies for a bronze. Here’s what happened in Tokyo on Wednesday. Elaine Thompson-Herah temporarily blocked from posting to Instagram after sharing videos of her races. The U.S. broadcast schedule for Wednesday evening includes track and field, basketball and skateboarding. Japan’s big hope in karate is from the home of the sport. After earning a bronze medal, Noah Lyles opens up about mental health and the challenges of the past year. A comprehensive victory over Spain seems to have righted the ship for the American men’s basketball team. The United States advanced to a semifinal at 1:15 p.m. Tokyo time,12:15 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, against Australia, a team that beat the Americans in an exhibition game last month. The U.S. women’s soccer team can’t be happy to have lost its own semifinal, but a consolation bronze is still available if the Americans can beat Australia in a match that begins at 5 p.m. in Tokyo,4 a.m. Eastern. In track and field, several Americans are in the mix for medals in the men’s shot-put, and Grant Holloway could bring home triple jump gold in the morning session (Wednesday night U.S. time). At night, the men’s 400 meters is the highlight. Nevin Harrison of the U.S. carries the country’s canoe/kayak hopes in the 200-meter canoe race, where she is the reigning world champion. April Ross and Alix Klineman have advanced again in beach volleyball and will now play in the semifinal. Also on Thursday, the first golds in climbing and karate will be awarded. — Victor Mather TOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin needed a world record of 51.46 seconds to beat her fellow American and rival Dalilah Muhammad in the 400 hurdles. Andre de Grasse of Canada raced to the men’s 200-meter gold, with Americans placing 2-3-4 behind him, and Emmanuel Korir of Kenya won the men’s 800. Sakura Yosozumi,19, of Japan won the park skateboarding event, defeating two of the youngest competitors at the Games, Kokona Hiraki,12, of Japan and Sky Brown,13, of Britain. The U.S. women’s basketball team had no problem in its semifinal, cruising past Australia,79-55. Breanna Stewart led the team with 23 points. The U.S. baseball team defeated the Dominican Republic,3-1, and is two wins away from a gold medal. Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the women’s marathon open-water swimming competition. And Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia lifted the most weight in the men’s super heavyweight division and set a couple of world records in the process — 491 pounds in the snatch and a massive 584 pounds in the clean and jerk. — Victor Mather Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah, who made history in Tokyo by becoming the first woman to win gold in the 100 and 200 meters in consecutive Games, was temporarily blocked from posting to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon after sharing a video of her Olympic races. “I was blocked on Instagram for posting the races of the Olympic because I did not own the right to do so. So see y’all in 2 days,” she said on Twitter on Tuesday. I was blocked on Instagram for posting the races of the Olympic because I did not own the right to do so. So see y’all in 2 days However, she regained permission to post hours after her tweet. “My block is cleared,” she posted on an Instagram story on Tuesday night, along with two hugging face emoji. The International Olympic Committee owns the intellectual property associated with the Olympic Games, restricting what athletes and other credentialed personnel can share to their social media accounts, including some images or videos from the Games. A spokesperson for Facebook, Instagram’s parent company, confirmed that it removed a video but that Thompson-Herah’s access was mistakenly suspended. Instagram removes content when it is reported by the person or organization who owns the rights, the spokesperson said. Thompson-Herah set a Jamaican record for the women’s 200 meters with a time of 21.53 seconds and an Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters with a time of 10.61 seconds, breaking American Florence Griffith Joyner’s mark of 10.62 from 1988. Her next race will be Thursday when she competes in the women’s 4×100-meter relay. — Alexandra E. Petri Here are some highlights of U.S. broadcast coverage on Wednesday evening and overnight.
