94: Week 2 at the Tokyo Olympics: A marathon in the heat

Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim share a gold medal in the high jump, skateboarding is dominated by more incredible Japanese teenagers, and it continues to be incredibly hot at these Olympic Games.

Read more:

The Japan Times' coverage of the Olympic Games • Japan's summer heat an Olympic challenge for competing athletes • (The Japan Times)

• The man behind the Olympic 'anti-sex' beds speaks out • (Dan Orlowitz, The Japan Times)

• Japan wins two more medals in skateboarding as Sakura Yosozumi takes gold • (Oscar Boyd, The Japan Times)

• Shot-putter’s gesture renews controversy over podium protests at Tokyo Games • (The Japan Times)

• Belarusian Olympic sprinter receives humanitarian visa from Poland • (Magdalena Osumi, The Japan Times)

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Photo: Daniil Medvedev takes a medical timeout for heat fatigue during an Olympic tennis match on July 28. | KYODO