94: Week 2 at the Tokyo Olympics: A marathon in the heat

<div>Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim share a gold medal in the high jump, skateboarding is dominated by more incredible Japanese teenagers, and it continues to be incredibly hot at these Olympic Games.<br> <br> <strong>Read more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tokyo-summer-olympics/">The Japan Times' coverage of the Olympic Games</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/03/national/japan-summer-heat-olympics/">Japan's summer heat an Olympic challenge for competing athletes</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/airweave-beds/">The man behind the Olympic 'anti-sex' beds speaks out</a> (Dan Orlowitz, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/olympic-skateboarding-park-finals/">Japan wins two more medals in skateboarding as Sakura Yosozumi takes gold</a> (Oscar Boyd, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/political-protest/">Shot-putter’s gesture renews controversy over podium protests at Tokyo Games</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/02/national/belarusian-olympian-airport/">Belarusian Olympic sprinter receives humanitarian visa from Poland</a> (Magdalena Osumi, The Japan Times)</li> </ul> <div> <br> <strong>On this episode:<br> </strong>Patrick St. Michel: <a href="https://twitter.com/mbmelodies">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/patrick-st-michel/">Articles</a><br> Oscar Boyd: <a href="https://twitter.com/omhboyd">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/oscar-boyd/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oscar.boyd/">Instagram</a><br> <br> <strong>Announcements:</strong> </div> <div>Subscribe to the show and sign up to the <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/email-newsletters/">Deep Dive mailing list</a> to be notified when we retu