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| Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 |
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Two-time defending Olympic champion Jade Jones fell to a shock defeat in the opening round of the taekwondo, just moments after fellow Briton Andy Murray withdrew from the tennis singles on day two of Tokyo 2020.
It came after Murray, also a two-time Olympic champion, pulled out of defending his title with a minor thigh strain.
He will still continue in the men’s doubles, alongside Joe Salisbury, after they won their opener on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Adam Peaty won his 100m breaststroke semi-final in 57.63 seconds as he looks to win a second successive gold in the event.
Temperatures reached 32C in Tokyo on Sunday, leading the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to activate its extreme weather policy.
Players were given a 10-minute break between the second and third…
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