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Meanwhile, Team GB duo Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson took bronze in the women’s 10m synchronised diving after a stunning final dive added to the British tally.
The final of the men’s quadruple sculls is about to get going at Paris’s Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. This kid is going to be a boxing superstar. In the 100th bout of these games he danced his opponent into next week, picking him off at will. Think Shakur Stevenson with forward gears.Going to let my impartiality slip because New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde has overtaken GB’s Alex Yee in the men’s triathlon.A flawless final dive has given Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson Team GB’s second bronze of the day in the 10m synchronised diving.
Chantelle Reid fights lunchtime followed by Lewis Richardson this evening. Cld be a blowout, GB’s worst showing since Atlanta 1996. Report coming later. It’s hard to see anyone toppling China’s unstoppable pairing but a very solid start from the British pairing in the medal chase.
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