And were led home by ShacarrI RIchardson to wIn gold ahead of second place Great BrItaIn In a tIme of 41. 78 seconds. Germany took the bronze. MeanwhIle, MarIleIdy PaulIno broke the olympIc record as she won gold In the Womens Aoo metres. The domInIcan Raced to vIctory In 48. 17 seconds In front of a packed Stade De France crowd, ComIng Home ahead of Salwa EId Naser of bahraIn, who won sIlver, and polands natalIa kaczmarek, who took bronze. SpaIn are the olympIc Football ChampIons after beatIng the hosts france 5 3 In a thrIllIng fInal whIch went to extra tIme. SpaIn looked to be the comfortable wInners when they led 3 1 after alex baenas Free KIck before half tIme, but the french scored twIce late on In normal tIme, IncludIng a 93rd mInute penalty, whIch meant extra tIme. However, It was spaIn who fInIshed stronger, wIth a goal In each half of extra tIme to take the Gold Medal. ChIna Is stIll on for a dIvIng Gold Medal clean sweep after Chen YI Wen won the womens three metre sprIngboa
that was a huge upset in the women s 400m. the olympian champ 0lympic champion came in here is the athlete to beat. she was the fastest in the world this year. but she liked the crowd was stunned by a brilliant performance by salwa eid naser of bahrain, who clocked the third fastest time in history and the fastest time in history and the fastest time in history and the fastest time since 1985. miller weaver, who had to settle for silver, also set a national record. an equally good performance by katarina johnson thompson of britain in the heptathlon. 0ver katarina johnson thompson of britain in the heptathlon. over the course of the two days she has had four lifetime bests. she launched javelin a metre further than she had done and in 800m clocked the personal best to dethrone a formidable champion to win her first global senior outdoor title, and in the process she beatjessica ennis hill s british record and also amassed the sixth highest point in history and heptathlon.
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well, here on the bench, players will 60 metres apart. and out on the pitch, there will be water breaks midway through each half, where players will drink from their own bottles, and balls and cornerflags can also be disinfected. it was initially proposed that neutral venues should be used, mainly to stop fans congregating. but brighton and others felt strongly they should be allowed to play at home. now it seems they have largely won the argument. i think the most important thing is, please stay away from the stadium. you know, we have been given the opportunity to play out our remaining games in our own venues, notjust brighton fans but all football fans. the games are live on tv. you ve got an opportunity to watch them. please stay away and give us the best chance of finishing the season on the field and safely. the government initially said players should take wage cuts. then they were called upon to lift the nation s spirits. many players voiced concerns, particularly th
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