TOKYO OLYMPICS: What you need to know right now

The first host nation gold is often one of the loudest spectator highlights of an Olympic Games. On Saturday, Japan won its first Tokyo 2020 gold medal in the men's 60kg judo in front of a few press and athletic staff.

What had been a routine start to the gymnastics competition turned into an emotion-packed afternoon when the curtain was brought down on a brilliant Games career in the quiet of an empty arena. -Javad Foroughi comfortably beat an elite field to win Iran's first shooting gold with a Games record total of 244.8 in the final.-Ecuador's Richard Carapaz took the gold in the men's road race, narrowly defeating Begium's Wout van Aert and Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar, from Slovenia.

-Chances for a gold for the Aussie and Mexican softballers grew slim after they both stumbled with losses due to fielding errors and bungled opportunities to score.First lady Jill Biden cheered her countrywomen to an upset victory over the French in the debut of 3x3 basketball at the Olympics as President Emmanuel Macron watched on from the sidelines.The French president sat in the third row courtside, wearing a tie but no jacket on a steamy evening.

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