Olympic Swimming Begins with Grueling 400 Im

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C2 Antelope Valley Press, Sunday, July 25, 2021 An athlete exercises during a swimming training session at the To- kyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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3x3 BASKETBALL...... 8 a.m. NBC — Women’s: U.S. vs. Taiwan.11 p.m. USA — Men/Women Prelims.....4:55 a.m. (Monday) NBCSN — Men/Women Prelims ARCHER...... 3 a.m. CNBC — Women’s Archery (Finals).... 2:30 a.m. (Monday) CNBC — Men’s Team Archery BASKETBALL (MEN’S)...... 8 a.m. BRING THE PAIN: OLYMPIC SWIMMING NBC — U.S. vs. France...... 12:30 a.m. (Monday) CNBC — Argentina vs. Slovenia BEGINS WITH GRUELING 400 IM BEACH VOLLEYBALL (MEN’S)....5 a.m. USA — Qatar vs. Switzerland...... 8 p.m. By BETH HARRIS USA — U.S. vs. Latvia AP Sports Writer ....8 a.m. hase Kalisz knows what’s BEACH VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) coming: Pain, and lots of NBC — Qualifying...... 11 p.m. it in the 400-meter indi- USA — Canada vs. Germany Cvidual medley that gets swimming ...... 4 a.m. (Monday) CANOEING underway at the Tokyo Olympics. USA — Men’s Canoeing (Whitewater The eight-lap race requires en- Slalom Final) durance, technique and strategy CYCLING (WOMEN’S)...... 8 a.m. while fighting off weary legs and NBC — Road Race arms churning through all four ...... 2:10 a.m. (Monday) strokes — butterfly, backstroke, DIVING breaststroke and freestyle — not USA — Men’s Diving (Synchronized Platform) to mention negotiating the many turns. FENCING...... 12 a.m. (Monday) “I’ve had races where I was CNBC — Men’s Fencing never really nervous for the race most of our time in isolation by medal in the women’s 400 IM. The Americans won 33 med- (Foil, Round Of 32)...... 3 a.m. (Monday) but I was more so nervous for the ourselves. I don’t think it’s going The 32-year-old could become als, including 16 gold, in Rio. USA — Fencing (Men’s Foil, Women’s Sabre Quarterfinals)...6:30 a.m. (Monday) pain that was about to come and to be a big factor.” the second-oldest woman to win Australia claimed 10, and three how I was going to feel the next Five years ago in Rio, Kalisz a swimming gold medal at the golds. Japan earned seven med- NBCSN — Men’s Foil, Women’s Sabre Finals day,” Kalisz said. “That’s really was leading the 400 IM when Olympics if she can defend her als — two golds — five years ago, GYMNASTICS (WOMEN’S)...... 7 p.m. what the culmination of this year Japan’s Kosuke Hagino caught title. but should get a boost as the host NBC — Team Competition up on the freestyle leg and pulled Elijah Winnington of Australia nation. for me has been, embracing that, MOUNTAIN BIKING....4 a.m. (Monday) looking forward to that.” away over the final 25 meters. comes into the men’s 400 freestyle The Americans have topped CNBC — Men’s Mountain Biking The nine-day competition The grueling event made its with the fastest qualifying time. the medals table in swimming at begins Saturday night with pre- Olympic debut at the 1964 To- He’ll be challenged by Gabriele every Olympics since Seoul in ROWING...... 8 a.m. liminary heats in six events. Four kyo Games. American swimmers Detti of Italy, who’ll try to end the 1988. The Aussies moved their NBC — Qualifying Heats and Repechages finals will be contested on Sun- have claimed gold eight times in Aussies’ dominance in the event. trials to six weeks before the RUGBY...... 8 p.m. day morning, the first time finals the previous 14 editions. They’ve won it six times. Games, roughly at the same time CNBC — Men’s Rugby (Group Play) are held in the morning since the Kalisz and Daiya Seto will be The women’s 4x100 free re- as the U.S., rather than the previ- 5 a.m. (Monday) 2008 Beijing Games so they can seeking to upgrade the medals lay shapes up as Australia vs. the ous six-month gap. USA — Men’s Rugby (Group Play) be shown live in prime time in the they earned in Rio. Kalisz settled U.S. The Aussies have won it in “The Americans have his- SHOOTING...... 2:30 a.m. (Monday) U.S. for silver and Seto took bronze. three of the past four Olympics; torically proved at the Olympic CNBC — Men’s & Women’s Skeet Shooting Besides the early start, they’ll Seto is a three-time world cham- the Americans haven’t won since Games that they perform, so for walk to the starting blocks without pion in the event. 2000. us they are the standard we are SKATEBOARDING (WOMEN’S).....8 p.m. fans in the 15,000 seats at the To- “There’s not too many left of U.S. stars Caeleb Dressel and striving for,” Australian coach CNBC — Street...... 11:30 p.m. kyo Aquatics Centre because of those for me,” Kalisz said, “so I’m Katie Ledecky and an Australian Rohan Taylor said. “We haven’t CNBC — Street Final.12 a.m. (Monday) the coronavirus pandemic. going to make every single one of team led by Kaylee McKeown, performed to our potential (at the NBC — Street Final “I love the crowd, I love the them hurt as much as I can. I’m Ariarne Titmus and Kyle Chalm- last two Games) and our decision ...... 9 p.m. noise, I love having packed are- looking forward to it.” ers figure to help their countries to shift the timing of our trials was SOFTBALL nas,” Kalisz said, “but swimming Katinka Hosszu of Hungary pile up the most medals at the to find a better way to cover our USA — U.S. vs. Latvia is a pretty solo sport. We spend goes for a second straight gold pool. performances at the Olympics.” SOCCER (MEN’S)...... 4:30 a.m. NBCSN — Brazil vs. Ivory Coast....6:30 a.m. NBCSN — Australia vs. Spain AND Japan A LIST OF OLYMPIANS TO FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA vs. Mexico SWIMMING...... 6 a.m. ith the Olympics starting Friday, athletes BASKETBALL ed’s Sportsperson of the Year in 2019. USA — Session 3, Heats...... 8 a.m. from around the world are in Tokyo, Luka Dončić, Slovenia: Dallas Mavericks All- Takefusa Kubo, Japan: Midfielder for Real Ma- NBC — Qualifying Heats...... 7 p.m. most of them restricted to training and Star guard. drid. NBC — Finals...... 6 a.m. (Monday) Wtheir hotels because of virus protocols. Still, they are Rui Hachimura, Japan: Washington Wizards SOFTBALL USA — Session 5, Heats posting photos and videos of their travel and prepa- forward who played collegiately at Gonzaga. Monica Abbott, United States: Named MVP of TRIATHLON...... 5:30 p.m. rations for the Games. BOXING the Japan Women’s Softball League five times. A list of 50 Olympic athletes, sorted by sport, to USA — Men’s Triathlon...... 7 p.m. Bakhodir Jalolov, Uzbekistan: Carried the coun- SURFING follow on social media, with links to their Instagram try’s flag at the 2016 Olympics. NBC — Men’s Triathlon Stephanie Gilmore, Australia: Seven-time World accounts. VOLLEYBALL (MEN’S)...... 12 a.m. EQUESTRIAN Surfing League World Tour champion. (Monday) 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL Jessica Springsteen, United States: Daughter of SWIMMING NBC — U.S. vs. Russia Rae Lin D’Alie, Italy: Wisconsin native and for- rock star Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa. mer University of Wisconsin player who plays pro Federica Pellegrini, Italy: Holds the 200-meter WATER POLO (MEN’S)...... 8 a.m. FENCING basketball in Italy. freestyle world record. NBC — U.S. vs. Japan C.A. Bhavani Devi, India: Became India’s first Katie Ledecky, United States: Five-time Olym- ARCHERY ...... 1 a.m. Olympic fencer in sabre. pic gold medalist. WATER POLO (WOMEN’S) Brady Ellison, United States: Three-time Olym- (Monday) GOLF pic medalist nicknamed “The Arizona Cowboy.” TRACK AND FIELD USA — U.S. vs. China --- Ana Paula Vázquez, Mexico: Young archer who Collin Morikawa, United States: Won the British Sydney McLaughlin, United States: Holds the began her career using the compound bow, but who Open last week. He is an American of Chinese and women’s 400-meter hurdled world record. Symbol of unity has since switched to the recurve bow. Japanese descent. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica: Two-time The Pyeonchang Olympic Xander Schauffele, United States: Finished in torch, lit in Olympia, Greece Mete Gazoz, Turkey: Named the 2018 Male Re- Olympic gold medalist. on Oct. 24, 2017, will third at the Masters in April. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway: Pacemaker for Eli- culminate with the lighting curve Athlete of the Year and Breakthrough Ath- of the cauldron during the lete of the Year by World Archery. HANDBALL ud Kipchoge’s sub-2 hour marathon. Opening Ceremony on Feb. 9. ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS Yahia Omar, Egypt: His father also played on Dina Asher-Smith, Britain: Won a gold medal in the women’s 200 meters at the 2019 world cham- Simone Biles, United States: Gymnastics super- the Egyptian national team. star and gold medalist. JUDO pionships. Rebeca Andrade, Brazil: Gymnast whose career Shohei Ono, Japan: Gold medalist at the 2016 Noah Lyles, United States: Won gold medal in the 200 meters at the 2019 world championships. 700mm since the 2016 Olympics has been defined by a Olympics. in length, streak of injuries. Naohisa Takato, Japan: Ranked first in the ex- Johannes Vetter, Germany: Won gold medal in representing Five-pronged the javelin at the 2017 world championships. the altitude of shape is tra-lightweight division. PyeongChang, based on BADMINTON Mutaz Essa Barshim, Qatar: High jumper which is 700 the Korean Viktor Axelsen, Denmark: Bronze medalist at Noël van ‘t End, Netherlands: Won a gold medal meters above symbol for at the world championships in 2019. named the 2017 IAAF Male Athlete of the Year. sea level PyeongChang the 2016 Olympics. Katerina Stefanidi, Greece: Pole vaulter who SHOOTING 7,500 BASEBALL won Olympic gold medal in 2016. torch- Seonaid McIntosh, Britain: Continued her fam- bearers Masahiro Tanaka, Japan: Former New York Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, France: Three-time will have Designed Yankees pitcher who returned to Japan in early ily’s tradition of competing in shooting, despite suf- medalist in the 60-meter hurdles at the World In- carried by Korean fering from arthritis. the torch designer 2021. doors. during Young Se Kim Julio Rodríguez, Dominican Republic: Plays in SOCCER Malaika Mihambo, Germany: German-Tanza- the relay the Seattle Mariners minor league system. Megan Rapinoe, United States: Sports Illustrat- nian long jumper and sprinter. SOURCE: IOC AP

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