August 2 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

By Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal and Adam Renton, CNN

Updated 12:01 a.m. ET, August 3, 2021
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11:47 p.m. ET, August 2, 2021

Karsten Warholm smashes world record to win the men's 400 meters hurdles

Norway's Karsten Warholm celebrates after winning the gold medal and breaking a world record in the 400 meter hurdles final on Tuesday.
Norway's Karsten Warholm celebrates after winning the gold medal and breaking a world record in the 400 meter hurdles final on Tuesday. (Martin Meissner/AP)

History was made on the track Tuesday morning in the men's 400 meters hurdles final.

Norway's Karsten Warholm took gold, setting a world record of 45.94 and breaking the 46-second mark for the first time.

American silver medalist Rai Benjamin pushed Warholm all the way, clocking in at 46.17 — easily inside the previous world record of 46.70, set by the Norwegian on July 1. Before that, the 400 meters hurdles world record hadn't been broken since 1992.

According to NBC, three of the four fastest times ever in the event were run in the Tokyo final.

11:28 p.m. ET, August 2, 2021

Germany's Malaika Mihambo wins gold in women's long jump

From CNN's Jill Martin

Germany's Malaika Mihambo competes in the women's long jump final on Tuesday.
Germany's Malaika Mihambo competes in the women's long jump final on Tuesday. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images)

Germany's Malaika Mihambo leapt from third to the top of the leaderboard on her final attempt, winning gold in women’s long jump.

Brittney Reese of the US wins silver. The 34-year-old now has a record three Olympic medals in women's long jump, which equals American Jackie Joyner-Kersee's one gold and two bronze and German Heike Drechsler's two golds and one silver.

Reese won the gold in this event at London 2012 and took silver at Rio 2016. She’s also a four-time world champion.

Nigeria’s Ese Brume won bronze.

11:17 p.m. ET, August 2, 2021

Boxer Samuel Takyi wins Ghana's first Olympic medal in nearly three decades

From CNN's Jill Martin

The United States' Duke Ragan, right, exchanges punches with Ghana's Samuel Takyi during their men's featherweight 57-kg semifinal boxing match on Tuesday.
The United States' Duke Ragan, right, exchanges punches with Ghana's Samuel Takyi during their men's featherweight 57-kg semifinal boxing match on Tuesday. (Themba Hadebe/AP)

Samuel Takyi lost to America's Duke Ragan in the boxing semifinals, but the Ghanaian featherweight will return home with bronze — Ghana's first Olympic medal in 29 years.

The last time Ghana won a medal was in football at Barcelona in 1992, when the team took bronze.

Takyi, 20, is Ghana's first boxing medalist since Prince Amartey won bronze at the Munich Games in 1972.

11:05 p.m. ET, August 2, 2021

Nearly 300 Covid-19 cases have now been linked to the Tokyo Olympics

From CNN's Chandler Thornton

The number of Covid-19 cases linked to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has risen to 299, according to Games organizers Tuesday. 

Of 18 new cases reported Tuesday, one was identified as an athlete, with the remaining infections found in contractors, Games-related personnel and one member of the media.

The athlete that tested positive Monday was a resident of Tokyo's Olympic Village, bringing the total number of cases reported from the village to 29. Organizers identified the athlete as a Greek artistic swimmer.

Tokyo 2020 maintains that the Games are not behind the recent surge in infections in Tokyo and Japan, which have seen multiple days of their highest increase of new cases in the past week.

10:49 p.m. ET, August 2, 2021

Slovenia crushes Germany to advance to men's basketball semifinals

Slovenia's Luka Doncic dribbles past German players in the men's quarter-finals match on Tuesday.
Slovenia's Luka Doncic dribbles past German players in the men's quarter-finals match on Tuesday. (Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images)

Luka Doncic and the Slovenian men's basketball team beat Germany 94-70 to reach the mens' semifinal.

Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks superstar, nearly turned a triple-double with 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Zoran Dragic led all scorers with 27 points.

9:31 p.m. ET, August 2, 2021

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen made history with his badminton gold

From CNN's May Lee

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen waves to the crowd during a medal ceremony on Monday.
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen waves to the crowd during a medal ceremony on Monday. (Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images)

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen made history in Tokyo on Monday, becoming the first player from outside of Asia to win Olympic gold in men's singles badminton in more than 20 years.

Axelsen's fellow Dane Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, who took gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996, was the last non-Asian winner.

Here's who has taken gold in the event since:

  • 2000: Ji Xinpeng, China
  • 2004: Taufik Hidayat, Indonesia
  • 2008: Lin Dan, China
  • 2012: Lin Dan, China
  • 2016: Chen Long, China

Axelsen won bronze in the event at Rio 2016.

6:29 p.m. ET, August 2, 2021

The words you'll need to know to watch these new Olympic sports 

From CNN's Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya

The Tokyo Olympics have marked the return of fan-favorite events like swimming and gymnastics. But viewers also are being treated to a number of sports — such as karate, skateboarding and sport climbing — new to the Games.

And to better understand and enjoy these sports, casual viewers may need to learn some new sports terms.

Here are some of those sports terms:

Sport climbing: Three types of sport climbing events will take place in Tokyospeed climbing, where two climbers compete to make it to the top of a wall first; lead climbing, where athletes climb as high as they possibly can within a specified time, and bouldering, where climbers follow fixed routes within a specified time. Common phrases you might hear mentioned across the three events include:

  • Problem: A climber's term for a bouldering route.
  • Crux: The crux of a climbing route is considered its most difficult section.
  • Crimp: A small climbing hold, done by wrapping the thumb over the index finger in a kind of pinching motion.
  • Bridging: A climber in a corner might spread their legs so that each foot touches a separate wall. A bridge refers to a climber's legs, and bridging refers to the act of balancing by doing the splits.
  • Dyno: Short for dynamic, it describes a difficult move that involves jumping between holds and breaking contact with the wall completely.
  • Deadpoint: The moment in a dynamic move where the climber grabs a hold while moving between upwards acceleration and falling back down to the ground.
  • Flag: Sticking a leg out against a wall for balance.
  • Smearing: A climbing move that employs the wall, rather than holds, on a route. It involves smearing a foot down a wall to gain momentum in the absence of a foothold.
  • Pumped: A sign that a climber is weakened or in pain. It refers to bulging forearms that are pumped full of blood during a more grueling climb.

Skateboarding: This sport is new to this year's Olympics. The men and women's street events were held last week, with the park events taking place this week. Unlike street skating, where skaters navigate stairs, handrails, benches and other obstacles typically found in urban streetscapes, the park events feature riders tackling a hollowed-out course of curves and bowl-shaped ramps. Here are some key skateboarding terms to keep in mind, according to the San Francisco Exploratorium's skateboard science glossary.

  • Deck: The flat part of the skateboard a rider stands on.
  • Bail: When a skateboarder falls or decides in mid-air to not land a trick.
  • Bank: Any kind of incline used for a trick.
  • Fakie: Skating backwards.
  • Goofy-footed: Riding with the right foot at the front of the board (instead of the left foot, which is more common).
  • Grind: Scraping the board's axles on any kind of railing or curve.
  • Ollie: A jump that starts with the rider tapping the tail of the board on the ground. It's the basis of most tricks in skateboarding.
  • Kickflip: A variation of the Ollie where the skater kicks the board into a spin before landing on it.
  • Noseslide: Sliding the underside of the nose end of the board across the edge or lip of an obstacle.
  • Tailslide: Sliding the underside of the board's tail end across the edge of an obstacle.

Read more sports terms here.

1:57 p.m. ET, August 2, 2021

Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn gushes after Daddy Yankee praises her historic Olympic win

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico celebrates as she finishes first in the 100-meter hurdles final on August 2.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico celebrates as she finishes first in the 100-meter hurdles final on August 2. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico, the country's second woman to win an Olympic medal, has much to celebrate today — not only did she win gold in the 100 meter hurdles, she also got a shoutout from reggaeton star Daddy Yankee.

"Congratulations on that gold medal. Thank you for representing our island so highly. Worthy representation!" Daddy Yankee said in an Instagram post, which was translated from Spanish.

Daddy Yankee's surprising mention stunned Camacho-Quinn, who tweeted, "Do yall understand how that feels?"

Camacho-Quinn won the women's 100 meter hurdles, with a time of 12.37 seconds. 

She claimed Puerto Rico’s first medal of these Olympics. It’s the country’s second-ever Olympic track and field medal, and its first gold medal in a track and field event.  

11:48 a.m. ET, August 2, 2021

China headlines Monday's Olympic gold medal winners

Cuba's Luis Orta Sanchez celebrates winning gold in the Greco-Roman 60-kilogram final on August 2.
Cuba's Luis Orta Sanchez celebrates winning gold in the Greco-Roman 60-kilogram final on August 2. Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Monday saw a blitz of Chinese success as the country won five of 20 gold medals up for grabs, including men's rings, women's team cycling sprint and both weightlifting finals of the day.

Here are the latest winners of gold at this year's Olympics:

Artistic Gymnastics

  • Men's Rings: Liu Yang, China
  • Women's Floor Exercise: Jade Carey, United States
  • Men's Vault: Shin Jea-hwan, South Korea

Track and Field

  • Men's Long Jump: Miltiadis Tentoglou, Greece
  • Women's 100-meter Hurdles: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Puerto Rico
  • Women's Discus Throw: Valarie Allman, United States
  • Men's 3000-meter Steeplechase: Soufiane El Bakkali, Morocco
  • Women's 5000 meters: Sifan Hassan, Netherlands

Badminton

  • Women's Doubles: Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu, Indonesia
  • Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen, Denmark

Cycling

  • Women's Team Sprint: China

Equestrian

  • Eventing Jumping Team: Great Britain
  • Eventing Individual Jumping: Julia Krajewski, Germany

Shooting

  • Men's 25-meter Rapid Fire Pistol: Jean Quiquampoix, France
  • Men's 50-meter Rifle 3 Positions: Zhang Changhong, China 

Weightlifting

  • Women's 87kg: Wang Zhouyu, China
  • Women's +87kg: Li Wenwen, China

Wrestling

  • Men's Greco-Roman 60kg: Luis Orta Sanchez, Cuba
  • Men's Greco-Roman 130kg: Mijain Lopez Nunez, Cuba
  • Women's Freestyle 76kg: Aline Rotter Focken, Germany