Olympic outsider teams celebrate rare gold medals in Tokyo
Posted : 2021-07-28 09:58
Updated : 2021-07-28 09:58 The Tokyo Olympics have brought some unexpected gold medals for countries and teams which rarely, if ever, see their athletes on the podium. Here s a look at some of the teams which have won events despite having little history of Olympic success.
Flora Duffy of Team Bermuda celebrates as she approaches the finish line to win the gold medal during the women s individual triathlon competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 27, in Tokyo. AP-Yonhap
Bermuda
The Atlantic island of only 65,000 people ― they could all fit into the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo ― has its first gold medalist after Flora Duffy won the women s triathlon on Tuesday. She is one of only two athletes representing the self-governing British territory at the Tokyo Games. Duffy had to put up with wind and driving rain to win her gold as a storm moved up the Japanese coast. I was Bermuda s first
Malaysia
Japan
Tokyo
Philippine
Benguet
Philippines
Hong-kong
United-kingdom
China
Kosovo
Bermuda
Tunisia