Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Friday, August 6
TOKYO — A roundup of gold medals from Friday, August 6, at the Tokyo Games:
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Sumo wrestler removed from equestrain course for team event
TOKYO — A sumo wrestler that may have spooked the horses has been knocked out of the Olympic equestrian ring.
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American Taylor beats Iran’s Yazdani for wrestling gold
CHIBA, Japan — David Taylor seized the most important moment of his wrestling life.
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Camara wrestles after Guinea nearly pulled out of Olympics
CHIBA, Japan — Fatoumata Yarie Camara of Guinea is thankful she got to wrestle at the Olympics after the opportunity was nearly snatched away.
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Helen Maroulis loses to Risako Kawai in 57kg semifinals
CHIBA, Japan — Helen Maroulis wishes she had a do-over.
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Sumo scare? Riders say horses might be spooked by statue
KAMIYOGA, Japan — Equestrian jumpers aren't keen on surprises. Neither are the horses, and it takes years of training to keep them from getting...
Mensah-Stock 1st first Black U.S. woman wrestler to win gold
CHIBA, Japan — As Tamyra Mensah-Stock celebrated winning her Olympic gold medal, she hoped her victory would encourage Black girls in the United States...
Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe
TOKYO — Holding each other tighter than lovers, the wrestlers smear each other with sweat, spittle and — when they inadvertently cut each other...
USA’s Gray loses 76kg final to Germany’s Rotter-Focken
CHIBA, Japan — American wrestler Adeline Gray fell short of the career-defining moment she sought for so long.
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USA’s Gray reaches 76 kg final after disappointment in Rio
CHIBA, Japan — Adeline Gray knows she at least will claim that elusive Olympic medal.
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