South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker broke a world record to win gold in the women’s 200m breaststroke.Japanese gold and silver medallists Sakura Yosozumi, 19, and Kokona Hiraki, 12, returned the favour. Skateboard bronze-winning Brit Sky Brown, just 13, hugged her rivals after each run.But instead of having a jump-off, the Qatari and the Italian agreed to share gold. High jumpers Mutaz-Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi tied at 2.37m.She had been working full-time as a restaurant chef for three years before the event was added to the Games in 2017 and she could apply for funding.ġ1 Good sports Mutaz-Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi decided to share their gold Credit: Getty She had only taken up the sport seriously when she was 20. IT was the first time Freestyle BMX featured at the Games – and Brit Charlotte Worthington took a breathtaking gold by performing the never-before-seen 360 backflip. But the 24-year-old returned and went on to win bronze on the balance beam. US gymnast Simone Biles momentarily quit the Games “to protect her mental health” after a dangerous landing on the vault.Luckily he had his mouthguard in and I was a bit sweaty.”
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Nyika said afterwards: “He didn’t get a full mouthful. In a heated bout, Moroccan boxer Youness Baalla tried to bite Kiwi David Nyika’s ear.Djokovic, who finished without a medal, said: “It was an emotional outburst and it happens.” Before losing in the tennis semi-finals, Novak Djokovic smashed his racquet on the court and threw another into the stands.On day two, 21-year-old Peruvian skateboarder Angelo Caro Narvaez suffered an eye-watering fall from his board, skidding into a bollard – crotch first.
IT wasn’t all plain sailing for competitors – there were a few bumps in the road too.ġ1 Simone Biles shocked fans when she momentarily quit the Games Credit: Reuters After fixing damage with carbon fibre, the condom then held the repair in place – and Jess went on to win bronze at the canoe slalom K1 event. Aussie Jess Fox showed fans on TikTok how she repaired her kayak with a condom.But Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan showed athletes could still score, posting a video of himself jumping up and down on his bed. The beds in the athlete’s village were made from cardboard, allegedly designed to discourage sex between athletes due to their fragile construction.And the diver posed in his hand-knitted Team GB cardigan for a good cause – to raise money for the Brain Tumour Charity after his father Robert died from the disease. Gold winner Tom Daley watched the rest of the diving while doing his knitting.Swimmers Tom Dean and Matthew Richards stifled laughs after helping the GB team to gold in the 4x200m men’s freestyle when the BBC’s Clare Balding said: “You’re 18 years old, it’s your first Olympics, and you swam – honestly, your third leg was just phenomenal.”.THROUGHOUT the competition, athletes have still managed to keep us laughing – though usually not deliberately.ġ1 Ever the good sport, Tom Daley kept us entertained with his hand-knitted creations Credit: PA
While downpours deluged the women’s 400m hurdles, Danish athlete Sara Slott Petersen slipped and fell at a hurdle before the home straight.