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Tokyo Olympics LIVE: Max Whitlock wins historic gymnastic gold for Team GB as Belarus athlete requests asylum

<p>Great Britain’s Max Whitlock celebrates with his gold medal after winning the men’s pommel horse final in Tokyo (Mike Egerton/PA)</p>

Great Britain’s Max Whitlock celebrates with his gold medal after winning the men’s pommel horse final in Tokyo (Mike Egerton/PA)

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Day 10 in Tokyo is underway and we have another full schedule of Olympics action coming up, beginning with the final of the men’s long jump including Team USA’s JuVaughn Harrison. We’ll also have the women’s 100m hurdles finals to kick off the schedule on the track, where American athlete Kendra Harrison is in the mix.

The gold medal events for women’s doubles in badminton and men’s singles will take place in the afternoon. And New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard is set to make history today as she competes in the +87 kg women’s weightlifting.

There will be big hopes for more GB success in the velodrome as the track cycling begins, with Jason and Laura Kenny chasing history in Tokyo. Laura Kenny takes part in the women’s team sprint and will be aiming to win her fifth gold medal.

Sailors Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell go for gold in the final race of the men’s 49er category, while further medals could be won on Tuesday.

Yesterday, Max Whitlock won gold on the men’s pommel horse to retain his Olympic title, continuing a stunning day for Team GB in Tokyo which had already produced a stunning BMX freestyle gold for Charlotte Worthington and history in the pool for Duncan Scott.

And the new fastest man in the world is Lamont Marcell Jacobs. The Italian athlete won gold in the Tokyo Olympics 100m final, posting a time of 9.80 seconds. Fred Kerley of United States took silver, 0.04s behind, with Andre De Grasse claiming bronze for Canada, on a dramatic evening at the Olympic Stadium which saw Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes disqualified for a false start.

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Tokyo Olympics: Camacho-Quinn wins gold in 100m hurdles

Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn powered ahead of Team USA’s Keni Harrison in the 100m hurdles today as she netted the first medal for her country in Tokyo 2020.

“It’s been a rollercoaster since I’ve became a professional,” she said in the post-race chat. “So just to be able to come here and win a gold medal, I’m so happy.”

Read more about her historic win in this report by Vithushan Ehantharajah:

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Day 9 recap: Team GB’s Max Whitlock retains his Olympics title

Max Whitlock won his third Olympic gold on Sunday, becoming the first person in 30 years to successfully defend an Olympic pommel horse crown. He triumphed in the eight-man final with a score of 15.583.

Here’s more about the 28-year-old’s victory from Vithushan Ehantharajah in Tokyo:

Namita Singh2 August 2021 05:02

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Day 9 Recap: Former Italian long jumper Marcell Jacobs wins men’s 100m final

The highlight of Sunday’s action in Tokyo was Lamont Marcell Jacobs taking a surprise gold in the men’s 100m race, beating America’s Fred Kerley and Canada’s Andre de Grasse who came second and third respectively.

Until last year, the 26-year-old Jacobs was listed as a long jumper first and sprinter second. But that is expected to change after his impressive win in 9.80 seconds.

Read more about him and that performance in this from Lawrence Ostlere in the Olympic Stadium:

Namita Singh2 August 2021 04:41

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Tokyo Olympics: Puerto Rico win hurdles gold

Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn has won a historic gold in the women’s 100m hurdles, finishing the race in 12.37 seconds.

It is only Puerto Rico’s second medal of all time, after Monica Puig’s tennis gold from 2016.

Team USA’s Kendra Harrison trailed her by 0.15 seconds to win silver, while Jamaica’s Megan Tapper won bronze after finishing the race in 12.55 seconds.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Team Puerto Rico celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women’s 100m Hurdles Final on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on 02 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan

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Namita Singh2 August 2021 04:14

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Tokyo Olympics: Greece win gold in men’s long jump

Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece has won the gold medal in the men’s long jump in dramatic fashion, after jumping 8.41m in his sixth and final attempt.

Second and third positions were secured by Cuba’s Juan Miguel Echevarria and Maykel Masso. Echevarria matched Tentoglou’s 8.41m in his third jump – but a count-back of their other attempts gave the Greek athlete the lead by the narrowest of margins.

Team USA’s JuVaughn Harrison, who was chasing history after qualifying for both long jump and high jump finals, could only manage fifth place.

Silver medalist Juan Miguel Echevarria (L) of Team Cuba and gold medalist Miltiadis Tentoglou of Team Greece react after competing in the Men’s Long Jump Final on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on 02 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan

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Namita Singh2 August 2021 04:01

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Argentina reach semi-finals in Women’s hockey

Argentina have reached the semi-finals of the women’s Olympic hockey tournament for the first time since 2012 on Monday following their 3-0 win over Germany.

The country will now face either Australia or India in the semi-final on Wednesday depending on who wins the quarter-final knockout match between those two later today.

Earlier, on Saturday, India’s women’s hockey team reached the quarter-finals for the first time in 41 years after defeating South Africa 4-3.

Namita Singh2 August 2021 03:33

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Welcome to The Independent’s live blog of Day 10 in Tokyo, and the action is already underway from another full schedule of events, beginning with the final of the men’s long jump including Team USA’s JuVaughn Harrison. We’ll also have the women’s 100m hurdles finals to kick off the schedule on the track, where American athlete Kendra Harrison is in the mix.

The gold medal events for women’s doubles in badminton and men’s singles will take place in the afternoon. And New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard is set to make history today as she competes in the +87 kg women’s weightlifting.

There will be big hopes for more GB success in the velodrome as the track cycling begins, with Jason and Laura Kenny chasing history in Tokyo. Laura Kenny takes part in the women’s team sprint and will be aiming to win her fifth gold medal.

And attention will turn back to the athletics later in the day, with the women’s discus throw finals and the men’s 3000m steeplechase finals coming in the evening, scheduled between 1900-2200 JST.

Namita Singh2 August 2021 03:24