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Australian swimming phenom Ariarne Titmus has won gold and placed first in the 400m freestyle final. Titmus snatched victory away from her US rival and five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky after recording 3:56.69 minutes. Ledecky followed in second place with less than a second difference after finishing in 3:57.36 minutes. Buzz had been generated ahead of the … Read more
Olympic triathlon held up by shocking false start with a BOAT in the way of athletes ready to jump into the water when the gun went to start in Tokyo – with the BBC commentator branding the scene ‘insane’ By Richard Martin For Mailonline and Reuters Published: 18:46 EDT, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 21:27 … Read more
IOC vice president John Coates has hit back at allegations he was ‘mansplaining’ when he ordered Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. Coates has insisted he is not ‘anti-women’ after making the awkward demand of Ms Palaszczuk during a press conference last Wednesday. The Queensland premier had declared … Read more
Norway’s triathlon hero Kristian Blummenfelt raises eyebrows after his all-white uniform became see-through following the swimming leg in Tokyo… with viewers joking the designers should be ‘SACKED’ and comparing him to Superman By Daniel Davis For Mailonline Published: 20:26 EDT, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 20:29 EDT, 25 July 2021 Norway’s men’s triathlon hero Kristian … Read more
The BBC has been blasted by angry viewers for tweeting spoilers of British Olympians winning their first medals after not showing their events lives. Olympics fans were left furious after the broadcaster tweeted Chelsie Giles had won a bronze medal in judo before their delayed coverage had finished on BBC One. Similarly, the semi-final win … Read more
‘There’s no way that’s an Olympic sport’: Karl Stefanovic says skateboarding shouldn’t be at the Tokyo Games – as Hayley Wilson prepares to represent Australia By D. Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia Published: 19:57 EDT, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 20:06 EDT, 25 July 2021 Hayley Wilson is set to represent Australia in the women’s … Read more
Simone Biles has entered these Olympics as Tokyo’s defining athlete; an individual creating a new lexicon and limits. Her supremacy had seemed beyond question. The sight of her marching stony-faced out of the gymnastics arena yesterday, fastidiously avoiding eye contact with those looking to ask questions about her performance, was a salutary reminder that no-one … Read more
Great Britain claim their first medal of the Tokyo Olympics as Chelsie Giles takes bronze in the judo after seeing off Switzerland’s Fabienne Kocher By Kieran Lynch For Mailonline Published: 06:02 EDT, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 06:26 EDT, 25 July 2021 Chelsie Giles claimed Team GB’s first medal of the Tokyo Olympics after she took bronze … Read more
Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui produces priceless reaction after winning stunning gold medal in men’s 400m freestyle – having not realised he had finished first by the tiniest of margins! There was a major shock in the Aquatics centre for the men’s 400m freestyle Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui stunned the field to win by 0.16 seconds … Read more
Japanese sports fans are defying government calls to watch Tokyo 2020 Games at home by lining the streets to cheer on the athletes and posing with Olympic symbols. Hundreds of cycling enthusiasts came out to watch the Men’s and Women’s Road Race event around the Japanese capital – creating the first crowd atmosphere of the … Read more