Current time in Tokyo: July 28, 1:16 p.m.Live Olympics Live Updates: Baseball Returns, and the U.S. Basketball Team Faces Iran Katie Ledecky becomes the first woman to win a 1,500-meter swimming gold. Katie Ledecky won the inaugural women’s Olympic 1,500-meter freestyle by a margin of more than four seconds. The Washington Wizards star Rui Hachimura, who is of Japanese and Beninese descent, also featured prominently as a flag-bearer for the Japanese Olympic team. BASKETBALL The men’s team will take on Iran at 12:40 a.m. on NBC Sports Network. WATER POLO The women’s team plays Hungary at 1 a.m., airing on NBC.

Source: International New York Times July 27, 2021 22:21 UTC