Tokyo coronavirus cases hit new high

TOKYO — Japan’s capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged people to avoid non-essential outings but said there was no need to consider suspending the Games.

Tokyo reported 2,848 new cases, exceeding its record of 2,520 on Jan. 7. That brings its total to more than 200,000 since the pandemic began.

Tokyo is under its fourth coronavirus state of emergency, which is to continue through the Olympics until just before the Paralympics start in late August.

Asked whether he is considering suspending the Games, Suga replied, “There is no worry about that,” adding that people have been moving about less since the Games started.

Beach volleyball

New U.S. partners Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne will have some more time to get to know one another.

The Americans had never played together before their first match in Tokyo on Sunday. They beat Switzerland 21-19, 23-21 on Wednesday to improve to 2-0 in the round robin.

Gibb qualified for the Tokyo Games with Taylor Crabb as his partner. But Crabb tested positive for the coronavirus and withdrew.

Diving

Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell of the U.S. took silver in the women’s 10-meter synchronized platform in just their second competition as a pair. They finished behind Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi of China.

Rowing

The Netherlands set a world record in men’s quadruple sculls with a sprint over the final 500 meters to win the gold medal. Their time of 5 minutes 32.03 seconds beat the previous mark of 5:32.26 set by Ukraine at the 2014 world championships.

China smashed the world record in women’s quadruple sculls to win gold. The Chinese finished in 6 minutes 0.13 seconds and shaved nearly two seconds off the previous mark set by the Netherlands in 2014.