Day Six proved a teamed day for Team GB, adding two more medals to the tally but falling painfully short in a number of others. The day began disappointingly in the water. Two-time gold medallist Helen Glover and Polly Swann finished fourth in the women’s pair rowing, while the lightweight...
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Mallory Franklin has won a silver medal in the women’s C1 canoe slalom, adding to Team GB’s medal tally. Franklin was leading the event with a time of 1:08.68 seconds, after a two-second penalty for touching the 15th of the 25 gates, with one competitor to go. That competitor was...
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The USA’s Sunisa Lee has won gold in the gymnastics all-around at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was watched in her triumph by defending champion Simone Biles, who had withdrawn from the event to prioritise her mental health. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade took the silver, while the Russian Olympic Committee’s Angelina...
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Less than a quarter of people support efforts to decolonise the curriculum, according to a new poll.
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Reece Goodall looks into the dangers of excessive heat and how we can keep ourselves safe to avoid heat exhaustion.
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Charlotte Dujardin has become Great Britain’s most decorated female Olympian after winning the bronze medal in the individual dressage event. She was denied a third successive Olympic title in the event by two German athletes – Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, who scored 91.732% on TSF Dalrea, and Isabell Werth, who holds...
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US swimmer Katie Ledecky claimed a sixth Olympic gold, and her first Tokyo gold, in the 1500m freestyle, an hour after the worst performance in her Olympic career. In the women’s 200m freestyle, Ledecky’s weakest format, she finished fifth, with the gold going to Australia’s Ariarne Titmus. Titmus won in...
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On Day Five of the Tokyo Games, Charlotte Dujardin won the dressage bronze to become Britain’s most decorated female Olympian. It was a positive headline to end the day, which began on a high with Team GB’s swimmers securing Britain’s fifth Tokyo gold. 200m champion Tom Dean, silver medallist Duncan...
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Team GB added a fifth gold to their medal tally after a dominant victory in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay. 200m champion Tom Dean, silver medallist Duncan Scott, James Guy and Matthew Richards won in six minutes 58.58 seconds, 0.03 seconds over the world record, setting a new British record,...
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Australia’s Ariarne Titmus has won gold in the women’s 200m freestyle, breaking the Olympic record for the event in the process. In her battle in the pool with the USA’s Katie Ledecky, the Australian came out on top and added a second gold to the 400m freestyle medal she took...
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Team GB men’s rowers won silver in the quadruple sculls, the nation’s first medal in the discipline since its introduction into the Games in 1976. The medal came shortly after the nation’s rowing dominance in the men’s four came to an end – Great Britain had won five successive golds...
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Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles was forced to withdraw from the women’s team finals because of a “medical issue”. She was replaced in the competition by Jordan Chiles and returned to support her teammates, but was only able to watch as the ROC clinched the gold medal. The ROC...
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Bermuda’s Flora Duffy claimed a historic gold medal for her nation after taking control of the women’s triathlon. After her win, Duffy said: “I think the whole [of] Bermuda is going crazy, that’s what makes it so special. Yes, this was my dream, but I also knew it was bigger...
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