2020 tokyo olympics
B sample confirms British Olympic silver medallist Ujah's doping positive
If Team GB are disqualified, Canada would take silver with China promoted to bronze-medal position.
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Tokyo Olympic and Paralympics winners rewarded by Toyota
Car manufacturer Toyota has rewarded South Africa’s Olympic and Paralympic medallists after the Tokyo Games 2020. #Tokyo2020
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SA's Olympic & Paralympic medallists honoured by Toyota for Tokyo performances
On Friday, sponsors Toyota gifted seven athletes with cash at a ceremony in Johannesburg.
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Biles says mental health problems began before Olympics
The US gymnastics superstar caused a sensation at the Olympics last month after pulling out of the team final competition before later withdrawing from the individual all-around competition.
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Medal incentives announced for Team SA's Para and Olympic athletes
Gold medallists will receive R450,000, and an additional R180,000 for breaking a world record.
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Botswana rewards its Olympic 4x400m relay bronze medalists with a house each
Botswana's Sports Minister, Tumiso Rakgare, said that while the country was exceptionally proud of all its athletes, this achievement was the icing on the cake.
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Indian wrestler Phogat suspended for Olympics misconduct
Phogat refused to share an athletes' village room with India's other women wrestlers, would not wear the team's official shirt in competition and would not train with the rest of the team, Tomar said.
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Bonus amounts for Olympic, Paralympic medallists still to be finalised - Sascoc
Sascoc president Barry Hendricks has clarified that the country's two athletes who won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and those who may pick up medals at the Paralympics would receive financial incentives.
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Sascoc clarifies position on incentives for Olympic, Paralympic medallists
In a statement on Tuesday morning, Sascoc president, Barry Hendriks, said that reports that the governing body would not be rewarding Tatjana Schoenmaker and Bianca Buitendag were wide of the mark.
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Sascoc negotiating with partners to pay Olympic bonuses for medallists
Sascoc on Monday confirmed that Tatjana Schoenmaker and Bianca Buitendag, South Africa’s only two medallists at the Games, would not be getting bonuses.
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Star of Italy's medal-winning Olympic squad returns to hero's welcome
Italians have delighted in the exploits of their athletes in Japan, who have provided some of the iconic moments of this year's Games and won gold in events in which they are traditionally also-rans.
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Belarus Olympic athlete 'happy to be in safety' in Poland
The 24-year-old athlete has been at the centre of a diplomatic drama in the middle of the Games since seeking the protection of Tokyo 2020 staff on Sunday, saying her team was trying to bundle her onto a plane after she publicly criticised her coaches.
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SA crashes out of men's 4x100m relay, Blignaut finishes 6th in shot put
Team SA’s 4x100m men's relay team crashed out of the Tokyo Games after a baton exchange failure.
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USA stars fail to earn stripes in more athletics woe
The United States underwhelming athletics campaign suffered further blows on Thursday with favourite Grant Holloway beaten in the 110 metres hurdles and their men's 4x100m relay team failing to qualify for the final.
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Biles says she will 'forever cherish' her challenging Tokyo Olympics
Biles withdrew during last week's team competition, suffering from an inability to orientate herself in mid-air.
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Namibian medallist reopens athletics 'intersex' debate
Fellow Namibian, 18-year-old Beatrice Masilingi, who finished sixth, also impressed by reaching the 200m final in her first major championships. But the presence of both women in Tuesday's race has reopened debate about track and field's complex rules regarding women born with elevated testosterone.
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Schoenmaker happy to put a smile on SA faces after winning Olympic gold
Olympic gold medallist Tatjana Schoenmaker is now back in South Africa and said that it was all still sinking in.
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Hang tough: SA teen Erin Sterkenburg in action in Olympic climbing event
Overnight, swimmer Michelle Weber finished in 21st place in the women’s 10km swimming marathon. In the javelin qualifiers, Rocco van Rooyen couldn’t make the men’s javelin final.
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McLaughlin storms to Olympic hurdles gold and world record
Sydney McLaughlin's world record on Wednesday is just the latest in a slew of records that have tumbled on the Olympic Stadium track, which athletes at the Games have said is conducive to fast times.
