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Japan enjoy golden day, Tunisian swimmer stuns superpowers

Sports · 2:24 PM UTC

The Tokyo Olympics delivered a day of high drama on Sunday with a stunning surprise in the pool, one of the great David v Goliath cycling victories and double sibling judo gold as Japan continued their golden start.

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Europe

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Asia Pacific

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