Tokyo 2020 round-up: Galal Yafai and Joe Choong land GB golds on day 15
Galal Yafai and Joe Choong grabbed golds for Great Britain on day 15 of the Tokyo Olympics.Yafai beat Carlo Paalam of the Philippines after a split decision to give Team GB their best boxing medals haul for over a century.Choong became the first British man to take gold in modern pentathlon, 24 hours after Kate French had won the women’s title.Matt Walls and Ethan Hayter secured track cycling silver in the Madison and Tom Daley took bronze in the men’s 10 metres platform diving final, to add to his synchro gold earlier in the Games with Matty Lee.There was also a bronze medal for Josh Kerr at the Olympic Stadium in the men’s 1500m.That took Team GB on to 63 medals – two short of their London 2012 tally – with 20 golds, edging them past their 19-gold haul at Beijing 2008.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines announced on Thursday that the country would enact countermeasures against what he described as "illegal, coercive, aggressive, and dangerous attacks" by China's coastguard in the South China Sea. The tensions have escalated as the Philippines expresses outrage over repeated hostilities by Chinese vessels within Manila's 200-mile exclusive economic zone. The United States has voiced support for its former colony and military ally.
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Standing shoulder to shoulder with Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo in Manila, India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S Jaishankar reaffirmed New Delhi's steadfast backing of the Philippines in safeguarding its national sovereignty. This commitment emerges against the backdrop of mounting tensions in the South China Sea, following incidents involving the China Coast Guard's aggressive manoeuvres near a Philippines vessel close to Ayungin Shoal on March 23, eliciting widespread international apprehension.
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United States Takes Home, Most Overall and Most Gold Medals, at Tokyo Olympics.
United States Takes Home, Most Overall and Most Gold Medals, at Tokyo Olympics.
The United States finished the Tokyo..
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A look at how Team GB's medal haul has tallied up at Tokyo compared to the previous two summer Olympics. Two medals on the final day means Team GB match London's total of 65, two behind Rio's tally of..
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Joe Choong says he doesn't know how life can get any better after achieving his 'dream' of winning gold in the modern pentathlon in Tokyo.Men's pentathlon has been in the Olympic programme since 1912..
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