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Sunday, August 8, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Jason Kenny becomes most successful GB Olympian, boxing gold for Lauren Price – live!

* Live updates from the final day before closing ceremony * Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage * Get in touch! Email Daniel, tweet or comment below 8.54am BST THAT BUZZ-HARSHING I MENTIONED: have more! Related: Tokyo diary: so much for the ‘good news Games’ It was a rough week for Britain’s Tom Bosworth, who came 25th in the 20km race-walk. He called it his “worst performance in a British vest”. He also became a target on Japanese social media after complaining about being fed “cold slop” in the Sapporo athletes’ village, which felt like “a prison”. This didn’t go down well with locals who have had to cancel plans because rising Covid cases mean the local government is advising against travel in and out of the city. Comments on Twitter included: “We’re not going to be lectured by a Brit about shit food.” 8.50am BST WATER POLO: At the end of the first quarter, Serbia lead Greece 6-3 and off we go again! Continue reading...


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