Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates Smith McLoughlin win medals as swimmers chase first gold Boomers open against Nigeria
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Newly-crowed Wimbledon champion Ash Barty made a shaky start to her first Olympics singles campaign, dropping two early breaks to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Barty trails 4-1 in the first set against Sorribes Tormo, who is ranked number 48 in the world and has never before crossed paths with the Australia.
Ash Barty is struggling to work her way into the match.Credit:Getty
The world number one has struggled to find her rhythm on serve in front of an empty centre court in Tokyo and was broken twice in a row by the Spaniard.
Barty has also made 15 unforced errors to five and is now facing an uphill battle against Sorribes Tormo, who is now on serve.
Yui Ohashi has claimed Japan’s first swimming gold medal of the Games.
Ohashi (4:32.08) beat Americans Emma Weyant (4:32.76) and Hali Flickinger (4:34.90) into first.
Yui Ohashi, of Japan, swims in the final of the women’s 400m Individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics.Credit:AP
It’s the host nation’s second gold medal.
Australia’s quad sculls women have dominated their cut throat repechage to win confidently and go through to the final most likely on Tuesday.
The Australians asserted themselves on the field leading from start to finish to win in 6:36.67 from the Italians and New Zealanders.
Monday’s program has been cleared out with all racing brought into Saturday and Sunday’s schedule in anticipation of the impact of a typhoon off Japan.
There remains a chance that the schedule could yet be changed once more with racing pushed back again into Tuesday due to expected wild weather.
Of course that won’t really trouble the crowds with tickets to attend - there aren’t any.
They can pretty much fiddle around with the schedule all they like without worrying about spectators.
The athletes on the other hand now potentially have two days to train and wait before racing again.
It’s scorcher down here at Tsurigasaki beach where surfers are hitting the waves for the first time at an Olympics.
The temperature says 29 but the dark sand is driving the feels like into the mid 30s.
Sally Fitzgibbon is about to start her quest for surfing gold.Credit:Getty
Australians Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons, both genuine medal chances, are about to get into the water for their first heats after 12pm AEST.
They are facing 1.5 metre short right handlers and a field of small wave specialists.
They will be scored out of 20 on their best two waves.
This Olympic women’s hockey opener has sprung to life with Australia now leading 3-1 after a furious start to the second half.
The Hockeyroos are on the board against Spain.Credit:Getty Images
Grace Stewart scored the latest goal producing a diving backstick finish from close range after a penalty corner was saved by the Spanish keeper.
Earlier, Ambrosia Malone and Emily Chalker scored for the Australians.
Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui has produced a seismic upset.
Ahmed Hafnaoui, of Tunisia, reacts after winning the 400m freestyle. Credit:AP
He beat Australian Jack McLoughlin (3:43.52) into second with a time of 3:43.36.
Unfortunately, race favourite Elijah Winnington (3:45.20) did not finish on the podium. He wilted badly in the final 200m to finish 7th.
And the two Australians are in the top three.
Jack McLoughlin turned in first, Elijah Winnington in third.
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