i want to bring in patrick snell here on set with me. delighted to say.et's talk a little bit about the sports side of things. the first two gold medals to the same country. tell me more. >> yes. it's a great day so far for china. it's the first proper official day of competition. earlier this day, yang qian winning gold in the women's ten meter air rifle. a tally of 251.8 points is actually an olympic record for a final too. a terrific achievement for a competitor who at just 21 years of age is really excelling now in her field. russia taking silver and the bronze going to switzerland. and how about this? within the last few minutes, we can tell you china now with a second gold, michael, on this day in the tokyo games, winning the women's weightlifting 49 kilogram final with an olympic record as well. a total of 210 kilograms. she holds the world record she actually set back in april. this day saturday, she set the olympic record in the snatch round. that was at 94 kilos. the clean and jerk, she set another olympic record with 116 kilograms. a really spe

patrick snell of "cnn world sport" is standing by in atlanta with the latest on the competition. but let's begin with cnn's blake essig in tokyo. let's talk about that weather. hot and humid right now, we understand? >> yeah, alison, hot and humid. it's an understatement. it is really at times unbearable for long stretches when you're outside. before covid-19 turned the world upside down, it really was the weather that was supposed to have been dominating headlines around these olympic games. while cases in tokyo are surging and olympic-related cases continue to climb, it's the weather that could cause problems for organizers in the coming days. a tropical storm is approaching japan and could make landfall, hitting the tokyo area on tuesday. japan's meteorological agency says that the storm is unlikely to strengthen into a typhoon but could still bring heavy rains, strong winds, and high waves. as a result, rowing events have been canceled on tuesday and pushed back to wednesday or thursday. while the surfers have avoided the tropical storm for now, other athletes have those high

we'll get more on this patrick snell in atlanta. blake essig joining us live in tokyo. been a historic achievement in the skateboarding, patrick. >> yeah. it's just incredible! wow. it's day three of competition. official competition. another day to savor for japan. once again the current leaders in the skateboarding making the debut at the games. in the women's competition, in fact, it's incredible. all three competitors on the podium are teenagers! at 13 one of the youngest gold medal winners in olympics history. and brazil is winning silver medal. her age is 13, a s well! and the men's competition is rounding out a super couple of days. >> fantastic to see. i mean, it makes me feel like an underachiever. i've said it before. we are seeing incredible story lines and plenty to talk about this morning when i woke up. in the aquatics center one british competitor. >> it's great story lines all the way! we had many of them over the weekend carrying on into monday. adam peaty winning gold in the men's 100 meter. the 26-year-old from england not just the defending champ, ei

patrick snell there. you can follow the games on cnn's instant coverage on cnn.com/olympics. >>> turning now to the coronavirus pandemic and experts are saying delta is the most prevalent there and in the u.s. right now, which i think pretty much everyone knew. cases continuing to spike at an alarming rate. the majority of the u.s. saw a more than 50% increase in new covid infections last week represented on that map there in a sea of dark red. but vaccinations, well they've hardly moved in the same time period with less than half of all americans fully vaccinated so far. top health expert dr. anthony fauci says the most pressing need now is to get shots in arms. >> if you look historically at the modeling that has been done over the last 18 months for the most part it's been pretty accurate, so i'm not so sure it would be the worst-case scenario, but it's not going to be good. we're going in the wrong direction. since we have 50% of the country is not fully vaccinated, that's a problem. particularly when

patrick snell that has that and more. >> reporter: thank you so much.american golf star colin morikawa celebrating the fact he's champion golfer of the year. calling it, by far, one of the best moments of his life. last year the californian winning the pga championship on his debut and now wins the coveted claret jug at the first time of asking to. finishing two spots clear of jordan spieth. >>> the british grand prix over the weekend after hamilton and verstappen collided. the young dutchman went spinning into the wall. he was released in hospital. they called the move on the track dangerous. >>> ahead of the tokyo olympics, six british athletes and two staff members now self-isolating after being identified as close contacts of an individual who tested positive for coronavirus on their flight into japan. another tour de france on sunday. a second straight title for the slovenian star. congratulations to him. with that, back to you. >> thank you very much, patrick snell. >>> on tuesday amazon founder jeff bezos hoping to join the ranks of billionaire a

patrick snell has that and more in our minute in sports. >>> thanks. first time in 50 years. what a performance from giannis who delivered performance for the ages in his team's 105-98 victory. the 26-year-old from athens with 50 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks, the bucks' first title since 1971 and one very emotional giannis reflecting on it all afterward. >> i want to thank milwaukee for believing in me. thank my teammates, man, they played hard every frickin' game. you know, i wanted to do it here in this city and with these guys. so i'm happy that we were able to get it done. >> and the tokyo 2020 summer games don't officially start until friday, but competition now under way, softball making its return to the games amid a plethora of empty seats. japan winning against australia 8-1. >>> meantime another example is very clear and present reminder of the ongoing owing covid situation in japan with the ceo of tokyo 2020 no less not ruling out an 11th hour cancellation amid rising covid cases. and those swimmers september home following an admin erro

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and we start with patrick snell. both these gentlemen have been keeping us up-to-date. patrick, quite a busy morning in the andswimming center. >> and so much focus on dressel. and he has an olympic record. the 24-year-old's first individual olympic gold medal as well. he previously earned three relay golds including the men's 4 x 100 free style relay. that was earlier. and russians winning bronze. and dressel got really emotional afterwards. and the video is very, very powerful, we'll be bringing you that on later thirst ursday edi of "world sport." and bobby fink won gold, another great story, just 21 years of age, still a senior at the university of florida here in the u.s. in his first olympics as well. powering his way to a win in the 800 meter free style. very impressive win for him. and this the first time by the way for a man's 800 meeterolympics. and china a gold medal finish in the women's 200 meter free style relay finishing with 7:40.33. also breaking the world mark today. china with a leading 14th gold medal now, frustrations though for the united states, an

. >>> now, patrick snell of cnn world sport is standing by with me, with the latest on the competition. but let's begin with blake essig, who is in tokyo for us. and, blake, covid is, still, very much a focus of these games. but some people's attention are turning to the weather. >> yeah. you know, michael, look. the legacy of these olympic games will no doubt be defined by the global-health crisis. but before covid-19 turned the world on its head, it was the weather that was supposed to have been dominating headlines around these olympic games. and while cases in tokyo are surging, and olympic-related cases continue to climb. it's the weather that could continue to cause problems, here, for organizers. a tropical storm is approaching japan, and could make landfall hitting the tokyo region on tuesday. japan's meteorological agency says the storm is unlikely to strengthen into a typhoon, but could, still, bring heavy rain, strong winds, and high waves as a result. rowing events have been cancelled, on tuesday, and pushed back to wednesday or thursday. now, while the surfers have avoided

cnn's "world sport" patrick snell in atlanta. let's start with patrick. and patrick, let's start with the current medals table and reflect a bit more if we could on that particular win from the team usa perspective. >> reporter: yeah, thank you so much. the united states winning its first gold medal on sunday to get on the board there in the poll in japan, and since then it's been steady momentum for team usa. that's the snapshot for america. five gold medals, three silver, and five bronze at the moment. that's a total of 12 medals. only china has more total medals. that leads me nicely into u.s. swimming star katey ledecky who was in the 400-meter freestyle action this monday looking to add to her triumph in rio, but up against a formidable rival in the australian competitor ariana titmus. winning gold with a time of 3 minutes, 56 seconds, 69. ledecky she won silver. titmus' win giving australia it's second win of the 2020 games and fifth medal overall. also success for dresal and the u.s. mens relay team. i do want to get onto this story concerning team

patrick snell has our minute in sports. >> we saw it here in the united states, game two of nba finalsns completed back to back wins against giannis and the bucks. devon booker scored 31 and the 36-year-old star chris paul playing in his first final series in 16 seasons. suns winning it 118-108. the series going back to milwaukee next with game three on sunday. >>> to england where on thursday, ash barty booking her spot in her first wimbledon finals with a straight sets victory over angelique kerkerbe. and it will be a busy sporting weekend with the wimbledon finals, euro finals, and the nba finals. and with that, i'll send it right back to you. >>> and in just a few hours from now, the men's semifinals get under way at wimbledon. heavy favorite novak djokovic is seeking his 20th grand slam title which would tie the record set by nadal and federer. djokovic faces the canadian who has never reached the finals of a major tournament. in the other semi final, it is bertini. >>> every year there is the scripps national challenging bee. and this year's contestants boiled down to a 14-year-o

patrick snell has that. >> reporter: as italy's footballers celebrate, one of the players is coming toe in losing to top ranked novack djokovic, who won in four sets to make it a 20th slam crown and he's now level with rafa nadal and roger federer. here in the united states, the bucks have breathed new life into the nba finals after winning sunday night's game three. giannis, 41 points for him. the suns lead the series 2-1. >>> arjen teen's footballers are back in home, they return to the delight of their fans after saturday night's 1-nil victory over brazil. the first piece of silverware that lionel messi has won with the team. congrats to them. >>> summer blockbuster movies are back. >> at some point we all have to choose. who the world wants you to be who you are. >>> marvel studio's "black widow" rocked the box office this weekend, bringing in more than $215 million globally. "black widows" estimated 80 million north america take was a record for films opening in theatres and online, it is the biggest opening weekend since 2019. thank you for watching. i'm rose mary church. "early

patrick snell has our minute in sports. >>> and we start with brazil booking their spot in the finalthe first half, wonderful skill and vision. and argentina is later tonight. >>> and the semifinal is taking place between italy and spain who meet at wembley in front of a 60,000 fan crowd. and wednesday denmark and england meeting for a place in the final. >>> to wimbledon, we witnessed emotional scenes where 18-year-old forced to retire from her match for what organizers called medical reasons. and on the men's side of things, roger federer is the oldest man in wimbledon history to reach the quarter finals. the eight time champ sweeping past the italian in straights. and he is just weeks away from turning 40. >>> and canadiens beat the lightning in game four on monday, winning 3-2 thanks to josh anderson's dramatic game winner in overtime. tampa still lead 3-1. game five is wednesday. and on that note, rosemary, it is back to you. >> patrick, appreciate it. >>> and some disappointing news for race fans. the formula one scheduled for later this year are being canceled for the second y

here is patrick snell with our minute in sports. >>> yeah, we'll start with the nba finals as giannis and with just over a minute left, how about this, outstanding crucial block and bucks go on to win it, sear i raries level at two a pi. >>> and in the aftermath of the country's euro 2020 final defeat, sancho saying that hate will never win and to all the young people hold your heads up and keep chasing the dream. >>> and hero for italy in that final heading to paris with a five year deal agreed. >>> and in cape town, it was a thrilling contest, the host 17 points to 13 winners. lions series starting july 24th. and with that, it is right back to you. >> thank you, patrick. >>> and thank you for your company. i'm rosemary church. be sur to ce to connect with me twitter. "early start" is next. because of the research that i've started to do on ancestry, with documents, with photographs, i get to define myself through the scores of people who lead to me. bring your family history to life like never before. get started for free at ancestry.com i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm

here is patrick snell with a minute in sports. >> and we start with the continuing fallout from the despicableal abuse suffered by a trio of footballers following the defeat in the euro 2020 final against italy. one of the three learning monday that mural honoring him had been defaced, this after his penalty miss that decided the final. police investigating the matter. but then later that same day an outpouring of love and support displayed on that very same mural, the 23-year-old tweeting i can take critique of my performance all day long beut i will never apologize for who i am and where i came from. meantime, tournament win ners italy enjoyed a scaled down parade. thousands getting out to cheer on their heros who are celebrating their second euro title. and the men's basketball team losing again following defeat to nigeria. the americans beaten this time by australia. the u.s. play argentina tonight hoping to avoid a third straight loss. and that is the latest this tuesday. pack to you. >> thanks. and fans of osaka can now have their own barbie doll modeled after her. in a tweet about the n

patrick snell has the highlights. >>> a victory celebration 55 years in the making, england's mens national to their first major competition final since 1966, beating denmark in wednesday's euro 2020 semi final in london with a score at 1-all. harry cain seeing his penalty save. and they will face italy in sunday's final at wembley. >>> and at wimbledon, two women semifinals on the slate for today as roger federer now coming to terms with a very painful defeat. he was beaten in straight sets by the young polish player. >>> and meantime there will be a semifinal clash with novak djokovic. >>> and in the u.s., the lightning celebrating back to back stanley cup titles after beating the canadiens to seal the series. they are first to repeat as ch champions since the penguins. back to you. >>> thousands of health care and essential workers were honored on the streets of new york wednesday. ♪ the city threw a ticker tape parade for the hometown heros who worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic. it was led by the nurse who became the first person in the u.s. to receive a covid vaccine. while new

cnn's patrick snell has that and more in our minute in sports. >> rosemary, thanks so much.art right here in the u.s. where japanese superstar shohay otani has made history again as becoming both a position player and a pitcher. great way to celebrate his 27th birthday, on sunday a solo home run for his team, the 31rd homer of the year for otani who's now tied the record for homers. what a wonderful achievement. huge week ahead on the global football calender. we're also down to the last four at the copper, taking on peru later tonight in the tournament's first semifinal, argentina, columbia on tuesday. redbull star to cement his place. world champ louis hamilton having to settle for fourth. and a busy monday ahead in the round of 16 at the wimbledon tennis championships where we now know they'll be at full crowd capacity from the quart finals onwards there. and with that, it's back to you, rosemary. >> thank you so much, patrick. >>> well, fireworks lit up the night sky from coast to coast as the u.s. celebrated its 245th birthday on sunday. and you are looking at a spectac

patrick snell has that in our minute in sports. >> thank you.on from the nba finals with the milwaukee bucks and phoenix suns going head to head. giannis was fit to start on this one, 20 points for him. and suns secured their first win in the nba finals since 1993. >>> joy for italian football this wednesday as they booked their spot in sunday's final against either denmark or england. just under 58,000 inside of wembley for this one. italians would win it on penalties. england have never won the european championships, but they are in fine spirits after their big win over the ukraine as they prepare to take on the danes later today. >>> to wimbledon, the women's semifinals are set. four men's quarter finals will be taking place today. hurkacz was a surprise winner over medvedev. back to you. >>> and thank you so much for your company. i'm rosemary church. be sure to connect with me on twitter. "early start" is next. -hey. -hi. whoa, nice car. thanks, yeah. i actually got a great deal on it too, although my interest rate is awful. have you check

here is patrick snell with a minute in sports. >> we've told you about a whole spate of high profile the tokyo olympics, but now we're learning that novak djokovic will be traveling saying i've booked my flight and will proudly be joining team serbia for the olympics. and the yuckoung australia play has tested positive for covid-19 and won't be competing. and to the latest on the fallout for the abuse in the aftermath of the euro 2020 defeat to italy, saka saying by being kind to win another, we will win, love always wins. >>> and louis oosthuizen the leader after round one by one shot over jordan spieth at royal st. george's. he shot a 64 on thursday with six birdies along the way. and with that, it thright back you. >>> blue origin says that its first paying customer will also be the youngest astronaut to go to space. 18-year-old oliver damon will be traveling with jeff bezos aboard blue origin's first manned flight on july 20th. he graduated from high school just last year. joining them will be the oldest astronaut, 82-year-old wally funk. the trip will mark the first ever crewed

patrick snell has that and more in our minute in sports. >> thanks so much. tennis players who won't compete in tokyo, the swiss legend roger federer citing injury, the 39 saying a knee set back led to the decision. >>> and fallout after england football received. hundreds of people gathering for an anti racism demonstration at a mural dedicated to one of those players. the very same mural defaced earlier in the week. >>> at the all-star game, much attention on shohei ohtani who was credited with victory. first ever named as both a position player and a pitcher. >>> meantime his teammate got mvp honors. and with that, it is right back to you this wednesday. >>> thank you, patrick. thanks for your company. be sure to connect with me on twitter @rosemary cnn. "early start" is next. -hey. -hi. whoa, nice car. thanks, yeah. i actually got a great deal on it too, although my interest rate is awful. have you checked your credit? i got like a free score from some app or something like that. but lenders don't even use that score. creditrepair.com has a free credit sn

patrick snell has our minute in sports. >> we start right here in the u.s.h with the clippers knowing that they were just one win away from the nba finals. a very special night indeed for chris paul and his team who do advance to the finals for the first time seince 1993 and firs time ever for the 36-year-old paul, paul with a game high 41 points. phoenix will face either the hawks or bucks who meet later on tonight. they are at two a piece in the east. meantime giannis listed as doubtful after he suffered a hyperextended knee injury in game four. >>> want to get to the stanley cup final now. another win for the tampa bay lightning. blake coleman scoring the all-important goal right at the end of the second period. lightning now with a commanding 2-0 series lead. s >>> and day four at wimbledon, tournament organizers are saying that they have been happy with conditions on both monday and tuesday. on wednesday, novak djokovic advancing in straight sets against kevin isanderson. >>> britney spears' father will remain in charge of the pop star's multimillion-do

blake essig is standing by live in tokyo, but we'll start with world sport anchor patrick snell here in atlanta. a lot action to talk about. >> 21 gold megd medals came up grab this is friday. let's start where south african star with a day to remember. not only winning gold in the 200 meter breast stroke, but also breaking the world mark with a time of 2:18.95. just overcome with emotion upon realizing what she had 34 accomplished there. and lilly king led until the 150 meter turn but then the south african powered away to that famous victory but king with the silver medal. >>> and the 24-year-old not representing the united states to win gold, this in the 200 meter backstroke. get this, since 1992. his winning time, 1:53.27. ryan murphy taking silver. >>> and in the bmx bike racing, we've been following this closely. connor fields was involved in a crash earlier today. failing to finish during the third round of the men's semis. fields taken away in an ambulance. we've learned that the 28-year-old is now awake thankfully and awaiting further medical evaluation. the final for the re

as patrick snell reports, the danes feel they're on a roll. >> reporter: the finals of this year's europeanment how england swept aside the ukraine to book their spot in the last four. another magnificent achievement for danish pofootball in 2020. this team gives its all for christian ericsson who continues his recovery after suffering a cardiac arrest during the national team's first match against finland. they've responded superbly and they got a dream start in the 5th minute, delaney heading home the opener just before halftime. it would be 2-0. casper dalberg continuing fine form at this competition with a great strike of his own. their opponents, czech republic giving themselves hope when patrick cheek netting his fifth of the euros but too little too late. denmark celebrating. look at these scenes, another famous and emotional victory for players and fans alike. >>> many fans may not have been born the last time denmark made it this far in the tournament. shocked the football world by famously coming off the beach to win the '92 euros, the country's capital city of copenhagen hosting

patrick snell with cnn world sport is standing by in atlanta with all of the latest competition. pat, let's start with another reminder about the clear and present reality of covid-19 at these games including how it's impacted one huge american star from the world of golf. >> yes, that's right, alison. one huge american name and one huge name from spain as well, the top ranked men's golfer in the world, jon rahm within the last few minutes the reigning u.s. open champ testing positive for covid-19 for a second time in recent months, out of the games as a result. rahm testing positive on his third covid-19 test prior to departing for tokyo according to the spanish golf federation. in june of this year rahm was withdrawn from the memorial tournament after testing positive for covid-19. he won't be replaced for the games given the lack of time. this coming on the heels of american golfing superstar bryson decechambeau out of the olympics. the 27-year-old from california testing positive for covid as a part of the final testing protocol before he left the u.s. for japan. patrick reed

patrick snell has more now in our minute in sports. >> and tokyo 2020 already delayed a year, remembergymnast kara eakers had tested positive and her test result confirmed by her father, despite no symptoms and being vaccinated. and katie lou samuel son a membr of the basketball team is also out due to a covid die knagnosi. >>> and softball will start on wednesday and in women's football, they meet in tokyo. sgl . >>> and lewis hamilton was the target of online racist abuse after his win and his team and sports governing body all condemning the abuse. >>> and later tonight here in the u.s., game six of the nba finals as the bucks look to close out the series against the suns and seal their first title since 1971. and so right back to you. >>> thank you very much. and in just over four hours, sk jeff bezos is set to fulfill his date with destiny. he and three others are scheduled to launch into space for 11 glorious minutes before returning to earth on a spacecraft his company built. and while few have the means to afford these flights, others see it as anopportunity to expand space tra

but we begin with patrick snell in atlanta. good morning to you. major upset for anyone waking up this morning in the tennis courts. >> indeed. big story dominating from tokyo this day, japanese superstar naomi osaka eliminated from the women's singles tournament, this in the round of 16. really a huge shock for the four time grand slam champion who likely never saw this one coming. we lit the olympic caldron on friday. osaka losing to ranked 42 in the world from the czech republic, osaka going down in straight sets 1-6, 4-6 having been a breakup in the second set as well. osaka has been in the news a lot in recent months having pulled out of the french open and then wimbledon citing mental health issues but elected to play in tokyo. but a major upset there. no question at all. so much more has been going on this tuesday away from tennis. the olympics have seen teens rising to new heights. women's skate boarding competition monday, three teams on the podium. earlier today, more teenage exploits. lydia was the first ever american olympic swimmer fro