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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Team GB scooping up more medals in the pool

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Britain's Tom Dean contracted Covid-19 not once but twice in the run-up to the Olympics, leaving him doubting he'd make it to the national trials, never mind Tokyo. He made it to both and much, much more, winning gold in the 200-meter freestyle on Tuesday and leading an historic 1-2 in swimming for Team GB as teammate Duncan Scott took silver. FRANCE 24's Sports Editor Simon Harding tells us more.

Added on the 27/07/2021 12:14:30 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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