Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medal in the women's 55-kilogram division ©Getty Images

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The host nation added three more golds today, with Momiji Nishiya getting Japan started with a women's street skateboarding triumph ©Getty Images
The host nation added three more golds today, with Momiji Nishiya getting Japan started with a women's street skateboarding triumph ©Getty Images


Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito won the seven-game mixed doubles table tennis final - Japan's first-ever Olympic gold medal in the sport ©Getty Images
Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito won the seven-game mixed doubles table tennis final - Japan's first-ever Olympic gold medal in the sport ©Getty Images
Judoka Shohei Ono won the third, successfully defending the men's under-73kg judo title  ©Getty Images
Judoka Shohei Ono won the third, successfully defending the men's under-73kg judo title ©Getty Images
The first gymnastic gold medal of Tokyo 2020 went the way of ROC, with a points total of 262.500 narrowly enough to win a high-quality men's team final ©Getty Images
The first gymnastic gold medal of Tokyo 2020 went the way of ROC, with a points total of 262.500 narrowly enough to win a high-quality men's team final ©Getty Images


Defending Olympic champions Japan place second - 0.103 points behind ROC ©Getty Images
Defending Olympic champions Japan place second - 0.103 points behind ROC ©Getty Images


Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, right, came from behind to snatch victory from five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky of the United States in a women’s 400m freestyle final for the ages ©Getty Images
Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, right, came from behind to snatch victory from five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky of the United States in a women’s 400m freestyle final for the ages ©Getty Images


Also at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tom Daley and Matty Lee of Britain took advantage of a rare Chinese error to win men's 10m platform synchronised gold ©Getty Images
Also at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tom Daley and Matty Lee of Britain took advantage of a rare Chinese error to win men's 10m platform synchronised gold ©Getty Images


Amber English, left, and Vincent Hancock won skeet gold medals for the United States - each setting an Olympic record in doing so ©Getty Images
Amber English, left, and Vincent Hancock won skeet gold medals for the United States - each setting an Olympic record in doing so ©Getty Images
Croatia's Matea Jelić, right, snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the women's under-67kg taekwondo final, overcoming a three-point deficit with 10 seconds remaining to win Croatia's first gold medal of the Games ©Getty Images
Croatia's Matea Jelić, right, snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the women's under-67kg taekwondo final, overcoming a three-point deficit with 10 seconds remaining to win Croatia's first gold medal of the Games ©Getty Images




South Korea's archery dominance continued - they won the men's team event, with Chinese Taipei second and Japan third  ©Getty Images
South Korea's archery dominance continued - they won the men's team event, with Chinese Taipei second and Japan third ©Getty Images


The men's triathlon - the first medal event of the day - began with an embarrassing false start but ended with Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt victorious  ©Getty Images
The men's triathlon - the first medal event of the day - began with an embarrassing false start but ended with Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt victorious ©Getty Images