This is his third Olympic gold medal, tying him with American Carmelo Anthony for the record in the men’s tournament.
The final night of athletics: It’s a busy Saturday night at the Olympic Stadium.
Medal tally: China leads with 37 gold medals, followed by the United States with 31 and Japan with 24.
While heat and humidity in Japan in July are common, these levels were above average.
When the relative humidity is high, the rate of evaporation from the body decreases, according to the National Weather Service.
Due to rain in the forecast, Tokyo’s high temperature Saturday will be 88, and Sapporo’s will be 93.
For comparison’s sake, let’s say you’re a runner who tries to beat the heat with an early workout in Atlanta, where sunrise is around 6:50 a.m.
Watching the game from London, a British commentator kept calling an American forward by the wrong name.