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Georgia Taylor-Brown wins silver in the women s triathlon
As Bermuda celebrated its first ever Olympic title, Britainâs Georgia Taylor-Brown was left to wonder what might have been after heroically clawing her way back from a puncture to win triathlon silver.
Taylor-Brown, the reigning world champion, was perfectly poised in a lead group of five when disaster struck in the closing stages of the cycle and she was forced to watch her rivals pedal into the distance while she rolled her way to the transition zone.
For some it might have signalled the end of their medal hopes. For Taylor-Brown, it was just another challenge to overcome after a tumultuous build-up to a race that had been delayed by 15 minutes due to a tropical storm hitting the Japanese capital.
Tom Dean and Duncan Scott claim historic one-two finish for Team GB in men s 200m freestyle final
Plus, how Dean twice recovered from severe Covid to join Phelps, Spitz and Thorpe as Olympic 200m freestyle champion
27 July 2021 • 5:19am
Team GB have secured their first ever one-two finish in an Olympic swimming event for 113 years, with Tom Dean beating Tokyo flat-mate Duncan Scott to gold by 0.04 sec in a dramatic finale to the men’s 200m freestyle.
After the excitement of Magic Monday, the gold rush continued early on Tuesday morning with the swimmers adding their second gold medal of the Games to take Team GB’s tally to four after only four days of Olympic competition. It makes it the best ever start to a summer Olympics.