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Six years after Owen Wright had to learn to walk again, the Australian has stung two-time world champion Gabriel Medina to claim surfing s first Olympic bronze medal.
An emotional Wright celebrated on the beach with the rest of the Australian team, who christened themselves the Irukandji after the venomous jelly fish.
With Wright in the middle of their victory circle, he faked stinging his teammates and they dropped to the beach as he roared in triumph.
But it was a mixed day for the Australians at Tsurigasaki Beach, with Sally Fitzgibbons in tears and lamenting her surprise quarter-final loss as the toughest blow of her career.
It s Day 4 of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Games and once again there is plenty of action to keep you enthralled.
After Kaylee McKeown claimed Australia s third gold in the pool, attention now turns to kayak star Jessica Fox and mountain biker Bec McConnell and their individual quests for gold.
Later tonight the Opals start their Olympic campaign, while the Matildas face the might of the USA in the women s football. Speaking of tough assignments, having scraped through to the quarterfinals despite a narrow loss to New Zealand, Australia s men s sevens team face Fiji also on Tuesday night.
Australia s Sam Kerr receives a pass during their Group G Olympics match against the USA
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