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A total of 18 gold medals were up for grabs on Day 2 of Olympics 2021, with Chase Kalisz and Yuto Horigome being the prominent names to come out on top. While the former's underwater heroics gave the USA its first gold, the latter will go down in history as the first-ever skateboarding gold medallist in the Olympics.
The Australian women's swimming team broke their own world record en route to winning gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay finals. Li Fabin, William Shaner, Chen Lijun, and Vitalina Batsarashkina, on the other hand, created Olympic records at their respective events.
India failed to win any medals on Day 2 as none of their participants qualified for the finals of the medal events.
Men's 400m individual medley - Chase Kalisz continues the legacy of Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte at Tokyo Olympics 2020
The men's 400m individual medley gold medal has been a staple for the USA at the Olympics and Chase Kalisz continued the tradition. It all started with Tom Dolan's heroics in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.
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Michael Phelps continued on his path in 2004 and 2008, and Ryan Lochte picked up the top brass in 2012. The country missed out on gold in 2016 but Kalisz ensured that was a one-time blip.
Gold medal: Chase Kalisz - 4:09.42 (USA)
Silver medal: Jay Literland - 4:10.28 (USA)
Bronze medal: Brendon Smith - 4:10.38 (Australia)
Men's 400m freestyle - 18-year-old Ahmed Hafnaoui wins the gold medal in his first major competition
After qualifying into the finals of the men's 400m freestyle by the barest of margins, Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui won gold in the finals. Australia's Jack McLoughlin headed into the contest as the favorite but had to be content with silver.
Gold medal: Ahmed Hafnaoui - 3:43.62 (Tunisia)
Silver medal: Jack McLoughlin - 3:43.52 (Australia)
Bronze medal: Kieran Smith - 3:43.94 (USA)
Women's 400m individual medley - Yui Ohashi pips Americans to take the gold medal
With two Americans qualifying for the finals of the women's 400m individual medley, and Emma Weyant recording the best time of the qualifiers, USA looked set to take home the gold. However, Japan's Yui Ohashi made the most of her home advantage to submit the Americans to silver and bronze.
Gold medal: Yui Ohashi - 4:32.08 (Japan)
Silver medal: Emma Wayant - 4:32.76 (USA)
Bronze medal: Hali Flickinger - 4:34.90 (USA)
Women's 4x100 metre freestyle swimming relay - Australia shatters its own World Record
The Australian women's swimming team - Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, and Cate Campbell - bettered their own World Record by 36 milliseconds to take home the women's 4x100m freestyle gold. This was a neck-to-neck contest until the third leg but Emma McKeon's 100 metre lap of 51.35 seconds sealed the tie for them.
Cate Campbell didn't disappoint in the anchor leg, finishing her lap in 52.24 seconds.
Previous World Record: Australia - 3:30.05 minutes at 2018 Commonwealth Games
Gold medal: Australia - 3:29.69 (WR, OR, OC, NR)
Silver medal: Canada - 3:32.78
Bronze medal: USA - 3:32.81
Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard - China wins their fifth gold medal in the event
China has dominated the women's synchronized 3 metre springboard diving event over the years. They haven't dropped their guards since Athens 2004 and continued on their winning path in Tokyo.
Shi Tingmao and Wang Han posted a cumulative score of 326.40 after five dives, with the former winning her second Olympic gold.
Gold Medal: China - 326.40
Silver Medal: Canada - 300.78
Bronze Medal: Germany - 284.97
Women's Archery Team - South Korea continues on their rampaging path
After winning gold in the mixed archery team event, South Korea took home the top honors in the women's team event as well. The trio of An San, Jang Min-hee, and Kang Chae-young beat ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) in the finals.
Gold medal: South Korea
Silver medal: ROC
Bronze medal: Germany
Women's Road Race - Anna Kiesenhofer wins first gold medal for Austria
Passing through the outskirts of the Tokyo Metropolitan area, 67 female cyclists took part in the women's road race finals. They traversed a distance of 137 kilometers and an elevation of 2692 meters, from Musashinonomori Park to Fuji Speedway circuit.
Anna Kiesenhofer opened Austria's medal tally at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 by taking home the gold medal.
Gold medal: Anna Kiesenhofer (Austria) - 3:52:45
Silver medal: Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) - 3:54:00
Bronze medal: Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) - 3:54:14
Men's Street Skateboarding - Japan's Yuto Horigome wins the first ever gold medal in skateboarding in Olympics
Japan's Yuto Horigome etched his name in the history books as he became the first-ever Olympic gold medalist in skateboarding. He posted four 9+ scores in the finals of the men's street event.
Gold medal: Yuto Horigome (Japan) - 37.18
Silver medal: Kelvin Hoefler (Brazil) - 36.15
Bronze medal: Jagger Eaton (USA) - 35.35
Men's 61kg weightlifting - Reigning World Champion Li Fabin wins China their second gold in weightlifting
The reigning World Champion in weightlifting Li Fabin didn't drop his guard en route to winning the gold medal. He also created an Olympic record in the Clean & Jerk when he lifted 172kg to win China's second gold in weightlifting.
Gold medal: Li Fabin (China) - 313 kg
Silver medal: Eko Yuli Irawan (Indonesia) - 302 kg
Bronze medal: Igor Son (Kazakhstan) - 294 kg
Men's 10 metre air rifle - William Shaner wins first gold medal for the USA in shooting at Tokyo Olympics
After qualifying for the finals in third place, William Shaner posted a score of 251.6 to post an Olympic record. His compatriot Lucas Kozeniesky, who came second in the qualifiers, finished sixth in the finals.
Gold medal: William Shaner (USA)
Silver medal: Lihao Sheng (China)
Bronze medal: Haoran Yang (China)
Women's 10 metre air pistol - ROC's Vitalina Batsarashkina creates an Olympic Record
ROC's Vitalina Batsarashkina posted a score of 240.3 in the finals of the women's 10 metre air pistol to win the gold medal alongside posting an Olympic record. China's Jiang Ranxin, who created an Olympic record in the qualifiers, settled for a bronze.
Gold medal: Vitalina Batsarashkina (ROC)
Silver medal: Antoaneta Kostadinova (Bulgaria)
Bronze medal: Jiang Ranxin (China)
Men's judo half-lightweight - Hifumi Abe continues Japan's domination in men's judo in Tokyo Olympics
After Naohisa Takato won the gold medal in the men's extra-lightweight category, Hifumi Abe carried forward Japan's momentum by grabbing the top honors in the half-lightweight category. He beat Georgia's Vazha Margvelashvii in the finals.
Gold medal: Hifumi Abe (Japan)
Silver medal: Vazha Margvelashvili (Georgia)
Bronze medal: An Baul (South Korea), Daniel Cargnin (Brazil)
Women's judo half-lightweight - Uta Abe wins second gold medal for Abe family
Before Hifumi took gold in the men's category, it was Uta who hogged the limelight courtesy of her performance in the women's judo half-lightweight category. She beat France's Amandine Buchard in the final.
Gold medal: Uta Abe (Japan)
Silver medal: Amandine Buchard (France)
Bronze medal: Odetta Giuffrida (Italy), Chelsie Giles (Great Britain)
Women's 57kg taekwondo - Anastasija Zolotic becomes first American woman to win gold in taekwondo
Anastasija Zolotic became the first ever American woman to win a gold medal in taekwondo in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The 18-year-old beat ROC's 5th seed Tatiana Minina in the finals of the women's featherweight division with a score of 25-17.
Gold medal: Anastasija Zolotic (USA)
Silver medal: Tatiana Minina (ROC)
Bronze medal: Lo Chia-Ling (Chinese Taipei), Hatice Kubra Ilgun (Turkey)
Men's 68kg taekwondo - Ulugbek Rashitov opens Uzbekistan's account with a gold at Tokyo Olympics 2020
The 2019 World Military Games champion Ulugbek Rashitov beat second seed Bradly Sinden in the finals to take home the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He created an upset when he defeated first seed Lee Dae-hoon in Round 16 and continued taking out big names, proving that his victory was no fluke.
Gold medal: Ulugbek Rashitov (Uzbekistan)
Silver medal: Bradly Sinden (Great Britain)
Bronze medal: Hakan Rucber (Turkey), Zhao Shuai (China)
Fencing Individual Women's Foil - Experienced Lee Kiefer wins her first gold medal in Olympics
Lee Kiefer has been active in the international fencing circuit for over 11 years but had to wait till 2021 to win an Olympic gold medal. In her third Olympics, the right-handed foil fencer won the finals after beating ROC's Inna Deriglazova with a score of 15-13.
Gold medal: Lee Kiefer (USA)
Silver medal: Inna Deriglazova (ROC)
Bronze medal: Larisa Korobeynikova (ROC)
Fencing Men's Individual Epee - Replacement athlete Romain Cannone wins gold
After Daniel Jerent was suspended due to doping in the month of June, France nominated Romain Cannone to participate in the men's individual epee at the Tokyo Olympics. The move turned out to be a blessing in disguise as he beat reigning World Champion Gergely Siklosi in the finals.
Gold medal: Romain Cannone (France)
Silver medal: Gergely Siklosi (Hungary)
Bronze medal: Ihor Reizlin (Ukraine)
Men's 67kg weightlifting - Chen Lijun helps China keep their clean sweep record in weightlifting
Chen Lijun won the third available gold medal in the men's 67kg category after lifting an Olympic Record total of 332 kg over snatch and clean & jerk. So far, three weight categories of weightlifting have been completed and China has taken home all the golds.
Gold medal: Chen Lijun (China) - 332kg
Silver medal: Luis Javier Mosquera (Colombia) - 331kg
Bronze medal: Mirko Zanni (Italy) - 321 kg
