・The canoe rower Yuriko Takeshita (19 years old) won the fourth place in her Olympic debut.

・Japanese cyclist Kiyofumi Nagai won the first bronze for Japan in cycling events. In baseball, Japan fell to South Korea for 2nd loss.

・Japan's women team beat Chinese Hong Kong and made team bronze medal match in table tennis.

・Usain Bolt won 100-meter gold in world record. Tsukahara was eliminated in semifinals.