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China’s Deng, 18, wows her way to BMX park gold

Chinese BMX rider Deng Yawen saw off the competition in the Paris sunshine to seal a surprise Olympic gold in the women’s park final on Wednesday.

The 18-year-old’s second of two runs of 92.60 points secured victory at the spectacular setting of Plac…

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Japan’s Nagase repeats trick with 81kg judo gold

Japanese judoka Takanori Nagase overpowered Georgian Tato Grigalashvili to win the Olympic men’s 81 kilogram gold for the second successive Games on Tuesday.

Nagase, who also picked up a bronze in the event in 2016, continued Japan’s strong start to …