sports

July 27, 2021

Japanese teen, Britain’s Daley strike Olympic gold

TOKYO: A 13-year-old skateboarder struck gold for Japan and British diver Tom Daley was finally crowned an Olympic champion as the duel in the pool between the United States and Australia heated up at the Tokyo Games on Monday.After a day of upsets on Sunday, day three of the Games saw a number of first-time champions plundering gold across the sporting spectrum. Heading the charge was Japanese skateboarder Momiji Nishiya, who won the street discipline at the age of 13 years and 330 days.Her...