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Great Britain was at a loss for words to describe its gold medal rush on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in 2021.
There were golds in the pool for Adam Peaty, Tom Daley and Matty Lee and on the mountain bike Tom Pidcock put on a display of dominance to clinch his Olympic title.
After a sombre Sunday that saw double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones crash out early in her bid to make history, and Andy Murray forcibly withdraw from the men’s singles tennis event through injury, and so relinquish his chance to defend his gold, the medal mania came at an apt time.
Gold was also not the flavour on the menu either.
Alex Yee, managed to shake off the drama of a false start in the men’s triathlon to secure silver in the event. For much of the race Yee led the way, but Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt surged past the Briton with two kilometres remaining to take the title.
Lauren Williams also came away with a silver in her Olympic debut after giving it everything in the women’s 67kg taekwondo final. At the conclusion of the second, the score on the board was 10-10; no one fighter able assert their dominance over the other.
But Williams – a fearsome attacker – found herself well matched by the Matea Jelić of Croatia who displayed her strength on the counter. In the final seconds of the fight, Jelić was able to switch the momentum in her favour and take the title.
It was an Olympic day reminiscent of London 2012’s Super Saturday, when Team GB superstars Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah all won gold within 44 momentous minutes.
Here’s how it all went down for Team GB’s medal winners.
