・Kitajima won the second straight Olympic title. "I swam with the most joyful feeling"

・Kohei Uchimura grab the silver medal in the men's all-around competition, giving his country the first medal in the event in 24 years.

・Keiji Suzuki lost his first competition in Judo (100kg level).

・The baseball team won the first competition by defeating Chinese Taipei with the result of 6-1.