August 2021

From 12 to 66: who are Tokyo’s youngest and oldest Olympians?

The Olympics may be thought mostly to be the preserve of the young, but there are some sports where experience brings an advantage. The Australian equestrian Mary Hanna is 66 – the oldest competitor atTokyo, her sixth Games. Her teammate, Andrew Hoy, became Australia’s oldest Olympics medallist at 62, winning an individual bronze in the […]

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Tokyo Olympics: Dina Asher-Smith returns as GB qualify for 4x100m relay final

Watch Dina Asher-Smith return to action as she helped GB qualify for the 4x100m relay final after being forced to withdraw from the individual 200m because of injury. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics on BBC TV, radio

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Tokyo Olympics: Australia’s Kieran Woolley crashes into cameraman in men’s park preliminaries

Australia’s Kieran Woolley crashes into a cameraman during the skateboarding men’s park preliminaries at the Tokyo Olympics. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics on BBC TV, radio and online

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Tokyo Olympics: GB’s Galal Yafai beats Saken Bibossinov in the men’s flyweight semi-final

Watch highlights from the flyweight men’s semi-final as Great Britain’s Galal Yafai beats Saken Bibossinov to go through to the Tokyo Olympic final. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics on BBC TV, radio and online

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Tokyo Olympics: Steven Gardiner wins 400m final to give Bahamas first medal of Tokyo 2020

Watch as Steven Gardiner becomes the 400m Olympic champion with a time of 43.85 seconds to give the Bahamas their first medal of Tokyo 2020. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics on BBC TV, radio and online

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Tokyo Olympics: Michael Johnson reacts to USA’s relay failure to reach final in 4x100m

Michael Johnson describes the USA’s failure to qualify for the final of the 4x100m men’s relay for the time since Sydney 2000 as “embarrassing and ridiculous”. Watch live coverage of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics on BBC TV, radio and online

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