Off Topic Tokyo Olympics

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Great Britain won the Olympic team eventing title for the first time in 49 years to clinch an 11th gold in Tokyo, with silver medals in the individual event and weightlifting following on Monday.

World number one Oliver Townend, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen sealed victory in the final show jumping stage before McEwen later earned a solo silver.

Emily Campbell then became the first British woman to win an Olympic weightlifting medal when she took silver in the +87kg category.

The 27-year-old finished with a total combined weight of 283kg to place behind China's Li Wenwen, who made 320kg, and win Team GB's 35th medal of the Games.
 
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Great Britain won two golds and a silver as Giles Scott successfully defended his Finn title on a thrilling day in sailing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell won the men's 49er before Scott's triumph, while John Gimson and Anna Burnet secured silver in the mixed Nacra 17 class.
 
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Jason Kenny now all time most GB Olympic medals
 
Summary
  1. GB win two golds, two silvers and three bronzes on day 14 - 18 golds and 58 medals in total
  2. Athletics: GB men win 4x100m silver and women bronze
  3. Laura Muir wins 1500m silver behind Faith Kipyegon
  4. Cycling: Historic win as GB's Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald claim madison gold
  5. Kenny first British woman to triumph at three Olympic Games - her fifth gold
  6. Modern pentathlon: Kate French wins GB's 18th gold
  7. Cycling: GB's Carlin wins bronze in men's sprint
  8. Hockey: GB women win bronze after thrilling 4-3 victory over India
  9. Diving: Tom Daley qualifies for 10m individual platform final
  10. Boxing: GB's Lauren Price to fight for middleweight gold on Sunday after beating Nouchka Fontijn

Another great day for GB today
 
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Final medal table.
I really enjoyed the games.
New stars coming through, some of the old guard coming to the end of their careers.
Roll on Paris 2024.
Might even get a chance to go.
 
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We have done really well since the Beijing games, lottery funding started 9 years before that games, so there was a lag time (as expected) but it has been really effective since then!
 
No golds in athletics for the first time in forever. But overall excellent games. Being in the same time zone was able to follow closely.
 
Golden Eadie 2 said:
No golds in athletics for the first time in forever. But overall excellent games. Being in the same time zone was able to follow closely.
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I agree, being in the same or similar time zone is a big help. Paris, not so much for me. Well done though Tokyo. Excellent effort given the circumstances. I'm looking forward to the Winter Olympics now and of course a World Cup next year too.
 
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