Tokyo 2020 round-up: Whitlock pommel victory brings double golden Sunday for Team GB

Published on August 1, 2021 - Duration: 01:07s

Tokyo 2020 round-up: Whitlock pommel victory brings double golden Sunday for Team GB

Max Whitlock rose to the occasion once again to successfully defend his Olympic pommel title at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

Later, Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs admitted he was in dreamland after his shock 100 metres victory.


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2020 Summer Olympics

2021 multi-sport event in Tokyo, Japan
The World Anti-Doping Agency launches an independent review after 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at Tokyo 2020 despite failing drug tests.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 23 hours ago

The World Anti-Doping Agency launches an independent review after 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at Tokyo 2020 despite failing drug tests.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 23 hours ago


Olympic Games

Major international multi-sport event
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he allegedly said on social media he wanted to "die a martyr" at the Olympic Games..
Credit: Sky News - Published 2 days ago

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he said on social media he wanted to "die a martyr" at the Olympic Games in Paris..
Credit: Sky News - Published 2 days ago

Olympic champion Adam Peaty calls for greater anti-doping transparency in sport after it emerged 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance..
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 2 days ago


Team GB

Brand for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team
Marathon swimmer Alice Dearing, the first black woman to represent Team GB at an Olympics, announces retirement from the sport.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 4 days ago

Team GB and ParalympicsGB release the kits their athletes will wear at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 week ago


Tokyo

Capital and most populous city of Japan
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but were cleared to compete after it was found to be caused by contamination.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 6 days ago

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