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Britain has won gold in the two-person dinghy sailing event.
Hannah Mills becomes the first British woman to win at least three Olympic medals in sailing. She and Eilidh McIntyre won at Enoshima Yacht Harbor. Britain also won in Rio in 2016.
Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar of Poland won silver. Ogar, 39, becomes the oldest woman to win an Olympic medal in sailing.
Camille Lecointre and Aloise Retornaz of France won bronze.
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Italy has broken its own world record to win the gold medal in menâs team pursuit cycling at the Tokyo Olympics.
The team of Simone Consonni, Filippo Ganna, Francesco Lamon and Jonathan Milan stopped the clock in 3:42.032 to edge world champion Denmark in a dramatic final at the Izu Velodrome. Denmark finished in 3:42.203.
Olympics Latest: France s Mawem out of climbing with injury
Team Italy competes during the track cycling men s team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) August 04, 2021 - 3:31 AM
TOKYO (AP) â The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a yearâs delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:
Franceâs Bassa Mawem has pulled out of the sport climbing final at the Tokyo Olympics after rupturing a tendon in his left biceps during qualifying.
Mawem was injured during the final of three disciplines while reaching up with his left arm near the bottom of the lead wall. He immediately fell off the wall and stood at the bottom holding his biceps as an official untied his rope.
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France’s Bassa Mawem has pulled out of the sport climbing final at the Tokyo Olympics after rupturing a tendon in his left biceps during qualifying.
Mawem was injured during the final of three disciplines while reaching up with his left arm near the bottom of the lead wall. He immediately fell off the wall and stood at the bottom holding his biceps as an official untied his rope.
Mawem still managed to join his brother in qualifying for the finals after finishing first in boulder and 18th in speed.
The French Olympic Committee said Mawem is returning home to have surgery.