Tokyo Olympics Live: Laura Muir via Heat; 200 m sprint running; Laurel Hubbard in action

The organizers of Great Britain won a spectacular gold medal in the team competition in Tokyo. The trio of Oliver Townend, Laura Collette and Tom McEwen won the final showjumping round with an unassailable 17.9 penalty lead on the day. Even though it was reduced to 13.9 at the end of the night, it was still enough for glory. McEwen was first in the showjumping, and produced a clear round to get the team off to the right start.

As expected, an American won the women’s floor final – it just wasn’t what we thought it would be. With hot favorite Simone Biles, thanks to ongoing mental health issues, Phoenix’s Jade Carey made the most of her chance, delivering a flawless performance at the Ariake Gymnastics Center. The 21-year-old was a tough act to follow. This was followed by Jessica Gadyrova of Britain. who qualified in fifth place. After stumbling a bit early, she recovered well to score 14.000.

Team GB, after finishing fourth in qualifying, is still with a chance of securing a gold medal in the men’s team pursuit. The quartet of Ed Clancy, Ethan Hayter, Ollie Wood and Ethan Vernon (right) clocked 3:47.507, a British record, but they were two and a half seconds behind world champions Denmark, who finished on top. Time of 3:45.014. With Italy in second place and New Zealand in third, Britain took fourth qualifying place, but were forced to wait for confirmation of their progress. Australia were given the opportunity to race again after Alex Porter (left) dramatically fell off his bike due to a handlebar failure before riding to Britain.

Djokovic has a habit of losing his cool in matches and was dropped from last year’s US Open after inadvertently hitting a line judge with the ball. Nadal admitted that the Serbian, who equaled with him and Roger Federer on 20 Grand Slam victories last month, has an unusual way of dealing with his emotions on the court, but channeled his anger on his competitive nature.

Tom Daly has revealed he was making a dog sweater in a viral photo of him knitting in the stands during the women’s diving final at the Tokyo Olympics. The 27-year-old diver has won her first Olympic gold medal in the men’s synchronized 10m platformer last week, and decided to put out her needles and wool during the women’s 3m springboard final over the weekend.

43-year-old Laurel Hubbard, who underwent a gender change in 2012, is competing in the 87+kg category in Tokyo after the International Olympic Committee changed its rules to allow women to compete if their testosterone levels are low. The level is below a certain threshold (pictured: Hubbard is competing in Australia) in 2018, left; Posing for a portrait session for the New Zealand team, right; and her fellow contestant and favorite, Li Wenwen of China, inset). But his qualifications have been mired in controversy and he has not spoken directly to the media since his place in the New Zealand squad. The bookmaker costs Hubbard 4/9 to decorate his history-making appearance with a medallion, although China’s Li Wenwen is the favorite to take the gold. Whether or not Hubbard stands on the podium will be history, and there are many who feel that her participation has set a precedent that will harm the women’s sport. Roe Edge from Save Women’s Sports Australia said: ‘I think it would be really naive and ignorant to think that people would not take advantage of these rules to gain a competitive advantage. We have many examples of how far athletes and countries around the world will go to achieve Olympic glory.

British swimmer Adam Peaty has been dismayed by some backlash to his announcement that he is ready to spend a month away from the pool to prioritize his mental health. PT won two golds and one silver at Tokyo 2020, including retaining their men’s 100m breaststroke title, as Team GB won a record eight swimming medals at the 1908 Games, eclipsing their previous best of seven. The 26-year-old from Uttoxeter pointed out that the next three years will be an ‘end of war’ with the World and European Championships in Paris 2024 and the upcoming Commonwealth Games in 2022.

Team GB is on track to retain its gold medal by chasing the second fastest women’s cycling team after qualifying for the first round. Germany made a quick start in qualifying, breaking the world record by almost three seconds with a time of 4:07.07. The team of Laura Kenny, Katie Archibald, Elinor Becker and Josie Knight set out on an excellent pace to try to eclipse Germany’s time, but despite a bright start, struggled late before finishing second, four. Teams bid to advance to eight. gold medal.

Pamela Ware was making her Olympic debut in Tokyo when she made the wrong move on her approach to the springboard, falling overboard and hitting the surface with her feet first. Ware was diving to book her place in the three-meter springboard final, but missed the jump with a difficulty of 3.5.

A lack of wind led to the suspension of all sailing events at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Six races were scheduled at Enoshima Yacht Harbor, but all were delayed and then eventually called off for the day, with no prospect of improvement in conditions. The medals were to be decided in the women’s and men’s 49er classes, but those races will now be held on Tuesday, wind permitting.