Tokyo Olympics LIVE RESULTS: Closing Ceremony ends Games, Price WINS boxing gold after Kenny makes history – latest
TEAM GB have added another two gold medals on the final day of the Tokyo Olympics to EQUAL their 65 medals from the London 2012 Games.
Cycling sensation Jason Kenny created history by winning the men's keirin for his SEVENTH Olympic gold, one more than Sir Chris Hoy.
While boxer Lauren Price produced a masterclass to win gold in the middleweight division by beating China's Li Qian.
It means Team GB have equalled their medal haul from the London Games on 65, and finished two short of their record total of 67 from Rio in 2016.
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GOOD GAMES!
They may be sport’s best of the best - but Olympic athletes are still human.
The Tokyo Games ended yesterday after 17 action-packed days, with plenty of moments to make us both laugh and cry.
Yes, it was strange without crowds because of Covid but in the end the Games offered no less drama.
From painful injuries to sweet celebrations and tantrums to tears of joy, we remember the agony and the ecstasy of the 32nd Olympiad.
Click here to read The Sun's review of the Tokyo Games
TOKYO HIGHLIGHTS
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GOLD HAUL
Here’s a rundown of the 22 gold medals won by Team GB at Tokyo 2020:
- Lauren Price – Boxing, Women’s middleweight
- Jason Kenny – Track Cycling, men’s keirin
- Joe Choong – Men’s modern pentathlon
- Galal Yafai – Boxing, men’s flyweight
- Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald – Track cycling, women’s Madison
- Kate French – Women’s modern pentathlon.
- Matt Walls – Track cycling, men’s omnium
- Ben Maher – Equestrian, showjumping individual
- Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre – Sailing, women’s 470
- Giles Scott, sailing, men’s Finn
- Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell – Sailing, men’s 49er
- Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Oliver Townend – Equestrian, team eventing
- Max Whitlock – Artistic gymnastics, men’s pommel horse.
- Charlotte Worthington – Cycling, women’s BMX freestyle
- Adam Peaty, James Guy, Anna Hopkin, Kathleen Dawson – Swimming, 4x100m mixed medley
- Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Alex Yee – Triathlon, mixed team relay
- Beth Shriever – Cycling, women’s BMX race
- Duncan Scott, Tom Dean, Matthew Richards, James Guy – Swimming, men’s 4x200m freestyle
- Tom Dean – Swimming, men’s 200m freestyle
- Adam Peaty – Swimming, men’s 100m breaststroke
- Tom Pidcock – Men’s mountain bike race
- Tom Daley & Matty Lee – Diving, men’s 10m synchro platform
'THANKS MUM'
Chris Hoy has revealed what Jason Kenny said to him before the latter cyclist won the Keirin event in Tokyo.
This is worth a listen...
STUNNING SCENES
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FLAME GOES OUT
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are officially over!
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GOLDEN GAMES
Laura Kenny carried Team GB's flag at the Olympics closing ceremony.
Kenny won her fifth Olympic title in the Madison alongside Katie Archibald, becoming the first British woman to win gold at three successive Games.
And she was the star of the show for her nation at a spectacular closing ceremony that saw Tokyo 2020 sign off with a stunning light show.
On being selected to be Team GB's flagbearer, Kenny said: "An absolute honour to be selected as the Team GB flagbearer for the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony, and it rounds off my Games experience.
"The past 18 months have been tough for everyone, and I really hope me and my Team GB teammates have given the nation something to celebrate.
"It hasn’t quite sunk in that I am now Britain’s most successful female athlete, all I know is that I’ve worked so hard to be here and I couldn’t have done it without the support of my family, friends and everyone at British Cycling."
SALFORD CALLING
The BBC'S Tokyo Olympics coverage has taken viewers across the Games from inside a treehouse perched atop the Japanese capital - or so it seems.
The impressive scenery sat behind pundits as they analyse the Games is actually the work of a high-tech graphics production.
And the broadcasts are actually taking place in front of a virtual reality green screen in Salford.
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THE SUN SAYS
We could not be prouder of our Olympians.
They have been a knockout, and it was fitting that Lauren Price’s boxing masterclass should earn Team GB’s final gold medal of the Tokyo Games.
Great Britain have once again punched above their weight.
Our fourth position on the medal table is all the more amazing when you consider the comparative populations of the USA, China and Japan.
That really is battling against the odds.
There is something truly remarkable about the British sporting spirit.
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FINAL OLYMPICS ROUND-UP
Team GB will fly home from Tokyo 2020 on a high - after "the greatest achievement in British Olympic history".
The Brits matched their London 2012 haul of 65 medals and were just two short of their best-ever 67 at Rio five years ago.
Track cyclist Jason Kenny and middleweight boxer Lauren Price earned last-day golds.
That completed a total of 22 golds, 21 silvers and 22 bronzes - putting Team GB fourth in the final table, behind the USA, China and Japan.
GB's chef de mission Mark England hailed the success for an inexperienced team who prepared amid the coronavirus pandemic and competed in empty stadiums.
He said: “Against all odds, it is, I think, the greatest achievement in British Olympic history.
“It has been the miracle of Tokyo.”
And Simon Gleave, head of sports analysis at Nielsen Gracenote, told the BBC: "At Rio 2016, Great Britain became the first country to improve on its medal tally in the Olympics after being the host - and Team GB have now become the first to equal or win more medals at each of the next two Games."
TEAM GB'S 'MIRACLE OF TOKYO'
Team GB's Olympic chief has hailed their 65-medal haul as "the miracle of Tokyo".
The Brits matched their London 2012 haul and were just two off their best-ever 67 at Rio five years ago.
Chef de mission Mark England claimed it still amounted to Britain’s finest hour given the problems caused by the Covid pandemic and the inexperience of the team.
He said: “Against all odds, it is, I think, the greatest achievement in British Olympic history.
“It has been the miracle of Tokyo.”
HOLDING ON FOR THE RIGHT PRICE
Here is that last gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Games, won by Lauren Price in the Women’s middleweight division.
She defeated Li Qian of China by unanimous decision, with all five of the judges scoring the bout in her favour.
Price becomes the first Welsh fighter to win a Boxing gold medal after having previously played international football for Wales and being a world kickboxing champion.
That’s not a bad sporting CV.
ARIGATO
Team GB bid farewell to the Tokyo Olympics following a series of impressive performances by British athletes.
A statement read: "Dear Tokyo.
"An Olympics like no other, made possible by your great city and its people.
"Thank you for having us"
"THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN BRITISH OLYMPIC HISTORY"
Team GB chef de mission Mark England thinks Team GB's achievements this summer are the greatest in British Olympic history.
He said: "Not only has the team made history but it has probably made history on the back of the most complex and most challenging and difficult environment that we will face certainly in my lifetime.
"It has been against all the odds and I think it is the greatest achievement in British Olympic history.
"It has been the miracle of Tokyo."
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
Here is that last gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Games, won by Lauren Price in the Women’s middleweight division.
She defeated Li Qian of China by unanimous decision, with all five of the judges scoring the bout in her favour.
Price becomes the first Welsh fighter to win a Boxing gold medal after having previously played international football for Wales and being a world kickboxing champion.
That's not a bad sporting CV.
PARALYMPIC PREVIEW
The action in Tokyo is far from over.
From August 24 - September 5 you'll be able to enjoy the Paralympic Games as they follow the Olympics.
GOLD HAUL
Here's a rundown of the 22 gold medals won by Team GB at Tokyo 2020:
- Lauren Price - Boxing, Women’s middleweight
- Jason Kenny - Track Cycling, men’s keirin
- Joe Choong - Men’s modern pentathlon
- Galal Yafai - Boxing, men’s flyweight
- Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald - Track cycling, women’s Madison
- Kate French - Women’s modern pentathlon.
- Matt Walls - Track cycling, men’s omnium
- Ben Maher - Equestrian, showjumping individual
- Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre - Sailing, women’s 470
- Giles Scott, sailing, men’s Finn
- Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell - Sailing, men’s 49er
- Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Oliver Townend - Equestrian, team eventing
- Max Whitlock - Artistic gymnastics, men’s pommel horse.
- Charlotte Worthington - Cycling, women’s BMX freestyle
- Adam Peaty, James Guy, Anna Hopkin, Kathleen Dawson - Swimming, 4x100m mixed medley
- Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Alex Yee - Triathlon, mixed team relay
- Beth Shriever - Cycling, women’s BMX race
- Duncan Scott, Tom Dean, Matthew Richards, James Guy - Swimming, men’s 4x200m freestyle
- Tom Dean - Swimming, men’s 200m freestyle
- Adam Peaty - Swimming, men’s 100m breaststroke
- Tom Pidcock - Men’s mountain bike race
- Tom Daley & Matty Lee - Diving, men’s 10m synchro platform
MEDAL HAUL
Here's a look at Team GB's medal haul from Tokyo 2020, in order from the first one to the last.
FLAG BEARER
Laura Kenny carried Team GB's Union flag at the Olympics closing ceremony, JOSHUA MBU reports.
Kenny won her fifth Olympic title on Friday in the women’s madison alongside Katie Archibald, becoming the first British woman to win gold at three successive Games.
On being selected to be Team GB's flagbearer, Kenny said: "An absolute honour to be selected as the Team GB flagbearer for the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony, and it rounds off my Games experience.
"The past 18 months have been tough for everyone, and I really hope me and my Team GB teammates have given the nation something to celebrate.
"It hasn’t quite sunk in that I am now Britain’s most successful female athlete, all I know is that I’ve worked so hard to be here and I couldn’t have done it without the support of my family, friends and everyone at British Cycling."