TOKYO: US stars Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel are in action on Monday as swimming takes centre stage at the Tokyo Olympics while judo’s Shohei Ono aims to keep the golds rolling in for Japan.
American great Ledecky goes head to head with Australia’s Ariarne Titmus in the women’s 400m freestyle final while Dressel launches his bid for a Michael Phelps-style medal haul.
Britain’s Adam Peaty is the hot favourite to win the first gold medal for his nation, which has started slowly in Tokyo after finishing an impressive second in the medals table at Rio 2016.
China top the early medals table with six golds but Japan are just one behind and the United States have four.
Ledecky edged arch-rival Titmus, who stunned the Olympic champion at the 2019…
