Big upsets, new sports: why Tokyo Olympics are constantly trending

Jul 26, 2021 at 05:17 PM CDT

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What’s been trending in your social media feed since the weekend? More than likely, it’s been competition from the Tokyo Olympic Games. From the latest heartbreaking upsets to incredible golden moments, the one thing dominating social media is the Summer Games.

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TAYLOR KNIGHT:

THE TOKYO SUMMER GAMES ARE UNDERWAY, WITH SOME EVENTS DOMINATING SOCIAL MEDIA BUT NONE INVOLVING USA WINS.

HERE’S WHAT’S TRENDING.

FIRST UP OR MORE LIKE FIRST OUT AUSTRALIA’S WIMBLEDON CHAMPION ASH BARTY WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE OLYMPICS IN THE WOMEN’S SINGLES FIRST ROUND AFTER LOSING TO SPANIARD SARA SORRIBES.

OLYMPIC FAN BEN TWEETED THIS WAS A CONSIDERABLE SURPRISE SINCE BARTY IS RANKED NUMBER ONE VERSUS SORRIBES WHO IS RANKED FORTY EIGHT.

ALSO TRENDING, JAPAN’S YUTO HORIGOME MAKES HISTORY CLAIMING THE FIRST OLYMPIC SKATEBOARDING GOLD MEDAL.

THIS IS SKATEBOARDING’S DEBUT IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

LISA TWEETED YUTO WANTED TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE CULTURAL VIEW OF SKATEBOARDING BETWEEN JAPAN AND OVERSEAS. AND HE DID JUST THAT.

BRAZIL’S KEVIN HOEFLER WON SILVER AND TEAM USA’S JAGGER EATON WON BRONZE.

AND AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS OF WINNING OLYMPIC BASKETBALL GAMES-TEAM USA TAKES A MAJOR LOSS AGAINST FRANCE.

THE GAME ENDED EIGHTY THREE TO SEVENTY SIX IN ITS FIRST GAME OF GROUP PLAY.

TWITTER SHARED REACTIONS AFTER THE LOST, WITH THE MAJORITY SHOWING DISAPPOINTMENT.

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT’S TRENDING, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE TOKYO GAMES?

LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.

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