Team GB 2021: Who are the British athletes to watch at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games?
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Who are Team GB s athletes to watch
Team GB is represented by its largest ever delegation for an Olympic Games on foreign soil, with 376 athletes and a further 22 reserve athletes competing across 26 sports at the Tokyo 2020 Games. It is second only to the 541 athletes selected for the London Olympics in 2012.
For the first time in its 125-year history, Team GB has also taken more women than men to a summer Olympic Games.
Of the 376 athletes selected, Team GB took 201 female (53.5%) and 175 male athletes (46.5%) to Tokyo thanks to impressive qualification performances from British female athletes across sports and an increased number of female events at the Games.
Team GB claimed a third Olympic gold medal in the swimming pool at a single Games for the first time in 113 years as the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team’s victory topped the action on day five at Tokyo 2020. Here s what happened across Japan.
Freestyle relay team take gold after British 1-2 in individual race
Charlotte Dujardin becomes Britain’s most decorated female Olympian
Team GB win first ever sculling medal with silver in men’s quad
British sailors impress with Scott at the double
Best of the rest: Sevens miss out on bronze, Gymnastics and Tennis
Coming up on day six: Rowing, hockey, gymnastics and canoeing