Chasing Gold: Allyson Felix cements spot in Olympics history as Tokyo Games wind down

The Tokyo Olympics are winding down – literally just a couple days left in Japan – but the competition is far from over.

On Day 15 alone, American athletes are going for gold in men’s basketball, women’s water polo, baseball, and a bunch of track and field events. But you can read all about that in tomorrow’s newsletters too. We’re here to catch you up on everything you missed in the past 24 hours.

For starters, Allyson Felix is still the amazing athlete she was before she became a mother. Felix won bronze in the 400-meters, becoming the most-decorated female track and field athlete with 10 career medals. There really is no slowing her down.

A huge moment for inclusion: Canadian midfielder Quinn became the first openly transgender athlete to win a gold medal. And they weren’t the only one making history on the field, because the Canadian women’s soccer team took Sweden to sudden-death penalty kicks before winning its first Olympic gold.

Weird and wacky: What do a phone call, worn underwear and a sharpie all have in common? The answer is Ariel Torres, the first American to win an Olympic medal in karate. You’ll just have to take a look at this article if you want to know more.

Athletic Alvarez: Olympians are the crème de la crème of athletes. But USA Baseball infielder Eddy Alvarez is just showing off. The U.S. baseball team will walk away from these Games with at least a silver medal, and Alvarez can add that to his 2014 Sochi Olympics silver medal in…speed skating!  The gold-medal game against Japan is scheduled for 6 a.m. ET on Saturday.

Ross gets her gold: April Ross already had two medals coming into Tokyo – a silver in 2012 with Jennifer Kessy and a bronze in 2016 with Kerri Walsh Jennings. She’s now completed her collection after winning gold in beach volleyball alongside Alix Klineman.

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