Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates Titmus-Ledecky showdown looms McKeon swims for gold rugby sevens begin
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Overnight, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned Typhoon Nepartak was moving north as of noon Sunday.
The agency said the weather system will likely hit east and northeastern parts of the country on Tuesday to bring heavy rain, storms and large waves.
The typhoon should create ideal conditions for surfing.Credit:AP
Olympic organisers already shuffled rowing events over the weekend to avoid any disruption.
The typhoon is starting to bring ideal conditions for Olympic surfers, but threatens to disrupt the events ahead of the final event on Wednesday.
President of the International Surfing Association Fernando Aguerre said the storm was being watched closely.
âThe waves are very powerful,â he said.
Remember weâre talking about the 40 best surfers in the world. These people can surf any waves.â
Dane Bird-Smith, the Australian who won bronze in the 20km race walk in Rio, wonât compete in Tokyo because of âfamily medical reasonsâ, the AOC said.
Dane Bird-Smith wonât compete in Tokyo.Credit:AP
âUnfortunately, there have been twists and turns over the last year that all Olympians have had to face. For me that includes family health challenges that have become a priority,â Bird-Smith said.
âCouple these challenges with difficult travel restrictions around the Covid pandemic, I have made the decision to stay in Australia with my family and withdraw myself from the Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo.â
The Kookaburrasâ first match of the Olympics, against Japan, was hardly the start they were after.
That match is now a distant memory after the Australians dismantled India last night.
Blake Govers celebrates a goal with his Kookaburras teammates.Credit:Getty Images
The 7-1 win was much more like a performance from a gold medal favourite.
Michael Gleeson was at the match in Tokyo and filed this report from the ground.
There has been a drama at the start of the menâs individual triathlon.
The starting gun fired but swimmers were called back for a false start after half of the swimmers were impeded by a boat in the water. After the bizarre start, the athletes are now off for a second time.
The menâs triathlon is underway.Credit:AP
Australians Jacob Birtwhistle, Matthew Hauser and Aaron Royle are competing in the event. Australia has never won a medal in the menâs triathlon.
We may have seen the upset of the Games on Sunday night.
France beat the United States 83-76 in the menâs basketball, ending the proud basketball nationâs 25-game winning streak at the Olympics.
Kevin Durant and Team USA lost their Olympic opener.Credit:Getty
The current Team USA side is hardly the 1992 Dream Team as several superstars decided to skip the Games but they still started the tournament as strong favourites.
The writing may have been on the wall when they lost to Australia and Nigeria in warm-up matches.
Those two nations faced one another last night and while the match was scrappy, the Boomers nabbed the result they were after.
The headlines were all for Australiaâs victorious womenâs 4x100m freestyle relay gold but Brendon Smith was the first Australian to step on the podium in Tokyo.
He claimed bronze in the menâs 400m individual medley.
Brendon Smith won bronze.Credit:AP
Itâs been quite the journey for Smith, who was a surprise medallist. Chip Le Grand is in Tokyo and he filed this piece on Smithâs lonely journey to Olympic glory.
Sunday started with a gold, silver and bronze medal in the womenâs 4x100m freestyle relay, the menâs 400m freestyle and the menâs 400m individual medley respectively.
It was a solid haul for Australia. The star womenâs 4x100m freestyle quartet - Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell - delivered on the only race a gold was truly expected in.
Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus.Credit:Getty
Last night, Kaylee McKeown put the world on notice as she set an Olympic record in her 100m backstroke heat. She will swim her semi-final this morning.
McKeon will be swimming for her second gold medal of the Games when she takes on the world record-holder Sarah Sjoestroem, of Sweden, in the 100m butterfly final this morning.
Phil Lutton was poolside and filed this report, previewing this morningâs finals and semi-finals.
Whatever you do today, make sure you are free at 12.20pm. Thatâs when Australiaâs world champion Ariarne Titmus and Americaâs five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky will square off in the womenâs 400m freestyle final.
Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia competes in the Womenâs 400m Freestyle heats on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.Credit:Getty Images
Better swimming judges than me have been talking about this race as the best of the Games for years now.
One of those judges - Phil Lutton - has been poolside for Titmusâ rise to stardom.
He previewed the clash here.
Swimming: Emma McKeon, a gold medallist yesterday in the 4x100m freestyle relay, will race first in the 100m butterfly final (11.30am AEST).
Ariarne Titmus, the Australian and world champion, takes on the American Katie Ledecky, a five-time Olympic champion, in the 400m freestyle final (12.20pm).
Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky square off in arguably the match race of the Games on Monday.Credit:Getty
And the men will try to emulate the women when they race in the 4x100m freestyle relay, though may find the competition much tougher (1.05pm).
There are also semi-finals in the menâs 200m freestyle (Tommy Neill, 11.37am) and the womenâs 100m breaststroke (Chelsea Hodges, 11.50am), the menâs 100m backstroke (Mitch Larkin, Isaac Cooper from 12.31pm) and womenâs 100m backstroke (Kaylee McKeown, Emily Seebohm 12.59pm).
Triathlon: The menâs event is due to begin at 7.30am. Aaron Royle, Jake Birtwhistle and Matt Hauser are the Aussies to watch.
Surfing: Stephanie Gilmore hits the waves again from 8am and Sally Fitzgibbons at 12.12pm. The men compete in the afternoon.
Steph Gilmore is back in action today.Credit:Getty
Skateboarding: Itâs the womenâs turn today, with Hayley Wilson contesting the street skating from 9.30am.
Table tennis: Jian Fang Lay is up in the second round at 11am and David Powell at noon.
Rugby Sevens: Australia play Argentina at 11.30am and Korea at 7pm.
Taekwondo: Australian Jack Marton takes on Egyptâs Seif Eissa at 11.45am in the 80kg round of 16.
Tennis: John Millman, Mark Purcell and Ajla Tomljanovic play their second round matches from noon; as well as doubles pair Ash Barty and Storm Sanders.
Hockey: The Hockeyroos will look to capitalise on yesterdayâs success when they take on China at 1.15pm.
Canoe slalom: Dan Watkinsâ semi begins at 3pm.
Water polo: Australia take on the Netherlands in the womenâs tournament at 7.20pm.
Boxing: At 6pm Alex Winwood takes on Zambiaâs Patrick Chinyemba and Skye Nicholson begins her Games against Korean Aeji Im at 8.54pm.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of day three of the Tokyo Olympics.
I am Sam Phillips and Iâll be joined by Michael Chammas shortly.
Can Australia win a second gold medal on Monday?Credit:Getty
Australiaâs swimmers continue their quest for gold today but theyâre far from the only medal hopes in action.
Stay tuned to this page to find out when to watch the best Australian action, coverage of every medal across the Games, breaking news and analysis, and more.
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