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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Kenya’s Jepchirchir wins marathon, plus diving, boxing and more – live!

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Want some lovely photos featuring athletes’ reflections (literal rather than philosophical)? Then here you go:

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Women’s marathon: The Olympic marathon is supposed to be the ultimate test but that’s usually just because of the competition. The heat has been half the battle today. Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir streaks ahead to take gold, her teammate Brigid Kosgei, the world record holder, hangs on for silver. And it’s a brilliant bronze for USA’s Molly Seidel in just her third-ever marathon – she screams in delight as she crosses the line. If I don’t win an Olympic medal in my third marathon, I’m not going to be happy. The winning time is 2hr 27min 20 sec.

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