Australian surfer Owen Wright has beaten two-time Brazilian world champion Gabriel Medina for the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Naomi Osaka’s bid to become the first Japanese player ever to win Olympic gold came to a abrupt halt as she was beaten in straight sets by Marketa Vondrousova in the last-16.
Taiwan then delivered their best performance of the day in the fourth set to push the match to a shoot-off, reeling off five consecutive 10s for a stunning 58-52 scoreline.
NICK FAGGE IN TOKYO: British swimming sensation Adam Peaty made Olympic history in Tokyo this morning by winning gold for the second time in the 100m breast stroke.
Team GB has received its first silver medal after British Taekwondo star Bradly Sinden, from Doncaster, lost out in the final seconds of the men’s 68kg gold medal match.
Australian swimmer Brendon Smith has finished third in the 400m Individual medley.
Mark Davies, the Chair of British Rowing, questioned the lack of his sport’s live coverage on the BBC, saying he spent 25 minutes ‘looking on every coloured button and web page’.
After a year’s delay, the Tokyo Olympics are finally under way and there’s already been plenty of action involving Team GB in Japan.
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There’s nothing like sibling rivarly. Imagine then, what it must have been like over the years for a group of parents whose offspring are gearing up for the Tokyo Olympics.