The Irish women’s four crew have rowed themselves into Irish sporting history in Tokyo, winning a magnificent bronze medal on the Sea Forest Waterway. The crew finished ahead of Team GB while Australia held off the Netherlands to take gold.
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Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau have both been ruled out of the Tokyo Olympic Games after testing positive for coronavirus. DeChambeau will be replaced on Team USA by former Masters winner Patrick Reed.
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Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It was the sole candidate to host the 2032 Games after being chosen as the preferred city by the IOC in February; Australia will become only second country to host summer Olympics in three different cities
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Russia has been banned from using its name, flag, and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world
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Next year’s Tokyo Olympics will now officially open on 23 July 2021 – 364 days later than planned – in order to give organisers the time needed to prepare after the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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