Tokyo Olympics 2020

Tokyo Olympics 2020

'Hurricane Hannah', 'Paralympics Bolt' strike gold

Hannah Cockroft and Nick Mayhugh enjoyed yet more golden success on the athletics track as the successful staging of the Games was lauded as “remarkable” on Saturday's penultimate day of Paralympics action in Tokyo.

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Afghan Paralympians in tears while Brits light up Super Sunday

Afghanistan's athletes were in tears when they finally arrived at the Tokyo Paralympics, officials said, as Britain's wheelchair rugby team won one of 63 golds up for grabs on Super Sunday.

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Samba rhythm to sound of silence: The dark art of goalball

Brazil emerge from their team bus singing, clapping and cheering. The bronze medallists from the Rio Paralympics in 2016 are keyed up and in the mood to make some noise ahead of meeting silver medallists USA in Thursday's big clash.

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Youngest Paralympian swims for change

Teenage Ugandan swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe said she felt like she could “touch the clouds” after making her Paralympic debut Thursday -- and hopes it could change attitudes towards disability in Africa.

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Storey approaches Paralympics history clinching 15th gold

Sarah Storey on Wednesday moved a step closer to becoming Britain's greatest Paralympian, shattering her own world record in the heats before powering to victory in the C5 3,000 metres individual pursuit final at the Izu Velodrome.

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Paralympics begin with high hopes

Paralympics begin with high hopes

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Paralympic flame in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening

The Paralympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday as virus cases hit fresh records nationwide just four days before the Games begin.

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Polish Olympian Maria auctions medal to help save infant

Polish Olympian put her Tokyo silver medal up for sale to save the life of a kid who needs a $250,000 heart operation.

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Rojas jumps 15.67m to break world record

Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela jumped 15.67 metres on Sunday to break the world record in the women’s triple jump, with her last attempt of the

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Five-star Dressel joins elite Olympic club

Caeleb Dressel powered to his fifth swimming gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday as the United States won their duel in the pool with

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McKeon takes place among all-time greats

Emma McKeon was the undisputed sprint queen in Tokyo after completing the sprint double with victory in the 50m freestyle and then winning

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Belarusian sprinter says she was taken to airport against her wishes

A Belarusian sprinter said she was taken to the airport against her wishes on Sunday to board a flight back home after she complained about national coaches at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Italy's Jacobs takes stunning 100 metres gold

Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a stunning upset victory in the Olympic 100 metres final on Sunday, becoming the first Italian to take the most coveted title in athletics and doing it with a huge European record of 9.80 seconds.

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China's Su makes 100m final but Bromell goes out in semis

China's Su Bingtian became the first Asian man to reach the Olympic 100 metres final for 89 years on Sunday, scorching to an Asian record of 9.83 in his semi-final, but pre-race favourite Trayvon Bromell failed to make it.

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Zverev takes tennis gold; Schauffele sizzles at golf course

World number five Alexander Zverev won the biggest title of his career when he crushed Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-1 on Sunday to win the men's singles gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

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McKeon gets record seventh medal, Dressel clinches sprint double

Australia's Emma McKeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games on Sunday after completing the sprint double with victory in the 50m freestyle and then winning another gold in the women's 4x100 medley relay.

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Sprinter Jahir fails to impress in 400m

Bangladesh’s sprinter Jahir Rayhan produced a lackluster performance in the 400m run in Tokyo Olympics, where the 20-year-old athlete ended up registering a timing that was far off from his personal best, at the Olympic Stadium in Japan this morning.

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Bencic claims gold to make Swiss history

World number 12 Belinda Bencic dug deep to overpower Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 on Saturday and win the Tokyo Olympics

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