The South Carolina-born hurdler, who ran at Kentucky like Keni Harrison, broke the event's Olympic record in the semifinal round.

Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan hit the deck during her heat at 1500 meters Monday at Olympic Stadium, but she provided the type of moment the Olympics frequently provide when she got up, started running again, and caught everyone who'd passed her on the way to an emotional victory.

Greece dominated the United States in Group A's final preliminary match, 14-5.

With a suffocating defensive effort Monday at Oi Hockey Stadium, Argentina's women's field hockey team moved on to the semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics with a 3-0 humbling of Germany, which saw its hopes of topping the silver medal it won at Rio 2016 dashed in defeat.

"Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong are two of our 206 national Olympic Committees. Fact," said IOC spokesperson Mark Adams.

In a match between the only Pool A women's volleyball squads other than Brazil with legitimate hopes of claiming gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Serbia swept its way past South Korea 25-18, 25-17, 25-15.on Monday at Ariake Arena.

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is seeking protection from her home country, after she was removed from the Olympic Games due to her public criticism of the coaching staff.

April Ross and Alix Klineman's victory brings Team USA into the beach volleyball quarterfinals.

USA shot putter Raven Saunders raised her hands in an "X" in a podium demonstration, after the winner's anthem finished playing.

Foul-ball watchdogs play a valiant role in reminding fans to dodge potentially lethal projectiles brawny hitters club their way.

Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn captured women's 100m hurdles gold at the Tokyo Olympics, beating world record-holder Keni Harrison of the U.S. in 12.37 for her nation's second track and field medal in Games history.

Defending Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica, who successfully repeated gold in the Tokyo Olympic 100m, placed third in her 200m heat in 22.86 to advance.

Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou, fourth in the Tokyo Olympic women's 100m final, won her first-round 200m heat in 22.30 over defending Olympic 400m champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas; both advanced.

American Gabby Thomas, the No. 2 all-time women's 200m sprinter, took second in the fastest heat of the event's first round behind Namibia's Christine Mboma, who equaled Allyson Felix's world under-20 record in 22.11.

Canada's Pavan and Humana-Paredes were never really challenged by Spain in their Round of 16 match. The pair won in straight sets 21-13, 21-13. The Canadian duo seem on course to face Ross/Klineman down the road.

Defending Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya, the fourth-fastest women's 1500m runner of all time, won heat three of the event's prelims in 4:01.40 to make the semifinals as the top qualifier.

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the Tokyo Olympic 100m silver medalist, commanded her first-round women's 200m heat to win in 22.22, advancing to the semifinals.

Billy Mills is a Native America, a U.S. Marine, and an Olympic gold medalist. Mills is now able to look back on his performance in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as a message of perseverance and global unity.

April Ross and Alix Klineman showed no signs of slowing down over Cuba. The duo said their mindset wasn't changing now that they've reached the knock out stages of the tournament.

After winning a silver medal on the vault, MyKayla Skinner is surpised by a call from her family and thanks them for their love and support.