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Olympic swimming ends with a historic win: All you need to know

Australia's Emma McKeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games, while American Caeleb Dressel powered to victory

Tokyo Olympics, Olympic swimming
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Punishing heat greeted athletes in the Olympic Stadium on Sunday as tempers boiled over in the boxing ring when a disqualified Frenchman staged a sit in.
 
Sun beating down on a fan-free Olympic stadium produced sweltering conditions . A trackside thermometer placed about 50 metres from the finish line touched 40 degrees Celsius.
 
Games organisers said 30 people, including volunteers and contractors, have suffered heat-stroke. All had mild symptoms.
 
A dramatic day of action before the gold medal boxing bouts featured a knock-out that won one happy Filipino a medal and a disqualification that resulted in a

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