in the dressage team final, britain s double olympic gold medallist charlotte dujardin was last to go on newcomer gio, affectionately known as pumpkin. but his performance wasn t a patch on germany s, who danced to gold again, with usa snatching silver at the last, bronze for britain. and if these 0lypics have taught us anything, it s that tae kwon do can be cruel. bianca walkden was denied a place in the final with a kick to the head in the last second of her semi. but in the bronze medal match, a flurry of punches, a two point kick, and a composed ending meant she matched her efforts in rio. and it will be great britain s bianca walkden taking home the olympic bronze medal. not the medal she wanted, but paris is just three years away. natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. there were some major upsets at the olympics, with simone biles, the most successful us gymnast of all time, pulling out of the women s team final,
withjess learmonth leading and georgia not far behind. she had stuck with the leaders on the 40k bike ride, but the elements weren t all she was battling. i think georgia taylor brown has got a flat tyre. it s everyone s worst nightmare, really. i did panic at first, but then i thought, well, there s nothing i can do, i can t really control this right now, i can only do my best. there was nothing she could do about flora duffy s commanding 10k, but it soon dawned on her she was going to come second. there was a lot of emotion coming down that finishing chute, and i cried, and ifinished on the floor, and it took a lot out of me mentally and physically. now it s, i guess, on to paris. so an early start, then, here in 0daiba bay, but elsewhere was still a packed day of sport forteam gb, including plenty of medal chances. in the dressage team final, britain s double olympic gold medallist charlotte dujardin was last to go on newcomer gio, affectionately known as pumpkin. but his perfor