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Olympics highlights: Teenage skateboarders warm hearts worldwide, Australian sailing duo take gold

5 August 2021

Catch up on all the best (and most wholesome) highlights from the Tokyo Olympics today.

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Japanese skaters dominate, Sky Brown takes bronze and Aussies Poppy Olsen fifth in Olympic park final
	4 Aug: Young skaters from Japan have soared to victory in the women's park competition, with hometown heroes Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki clinching gold and silver.... more

South Korean badminton association to make formal complaint against Chinese Olympian for swearing
	4 Aug: South Korea's badminton association is lodging a formal complaint after a Chinese player appears to repeatedly and loudly swear in Mandarin during a match at the Tokyo Games.... more

Could Lisa Carrington do it again?
	4 Aug: Could Lisa Carrington do it again?... more

IOC launches investigation into treatment of Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
	3 Aug: The International Olympic Committee has launched a formal investigation into allegations Belarus attempted to force Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who has sought refuge at the Polish embassy, to return home from the Tokyo Games.... more

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard out of competition after being unsuccessful on all lift attempts
	3 Aug: New Zealand's transgender weightlifter is knocked out of her competition without completing a lift in Tokyo.... more

Lisa Carrington has qualified impressively for two semi finals on the opening day of her Canoe Sprint campaign at the Tokyo Olympics
	2 Aug: Lisa Carrington has qualified impressively for two semi finals on the opening day of her Canoe Sprint campaign at the Tokyo Olympics... more

Canoe Racing New Zealand boss Tom Ashley is backing Lisa Carrington to cope with the unprecedented demands of her Tokyo campaign over the next few days
	2 Aug: Canoe Racing New Zealand boss Tom Ashley is backing Lisa Carrington to cope with the unprecedented demands of her Tokyo campaign over the next few days... more

US gymnast Simone Biles pulls out of individual floor exercise final at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
	1 Aug: The US gymnast will not defend her Olympic gold medal in the floor exercise, with USA Gymnastics announcing she is withdrawing from the event final at Tokyo 2020.... more

Valerie Adams has become New Zealand's most successful female Olympian
	1 Aug: Valerie Adams has become New Zealand's most successful female Olympian... more

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