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Dozens of fans, family and friends, are on hand inside Rome's Fiumicino airport to greet Italy's returning athletes, erupting into cheers at the sight of Lamont Marcell Jacobs -- undoubtedly Italy's man of the past two weeks after racing to a surprise win in the men's 100 metres. IMAGES
The leader of the Italy's "Five Star Movement" (M5S) and former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte votes in Rome in the parliamentary elections, which, according to the polls, are likely be won by the far right. While it was Italy's largest party four years ago with 32% of the vote, the M5S is now only predicted to take 10 to 13% of the vote. IMAGES
The leader of Italy's 'Five Star Movement' and former Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, casts his vote in Rome during the country's legislative elections. Polls show the far-right 'Brothers of Italy' party, led by Giorgia Meloni, leading and looking set to form a coalition government with Matteo Salvini's anti-immigration 'League' and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's 'Forza Italia'. IMAGES
Hundreds of thousands of fans flock to Leopold Sedar Senghor airport in the Senegalese capital Dakar, as the African Cup of Nations' winning team lands after defeating Egypt to claim Senegal's first ever AFCON title. IMAGES
Three-time International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) Champions, Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) and Hyundai Motor North America, announced they have signed international racing star, Robert Wickens to co-drive the #33 Elantra N TCR racecar. Wickens will drive with fellow Canadian champion Mark Wilkins in the 2022 IMPC.
Quito, Aug 4 (EFE) .- Ecuador welcomed back in style its first female medalists in history, Neisi Dajomes and Tamara Salazar.Dajomes became Ecuador's first woman to win an Olympic medal when she claimed gold in the women's 76 kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Games on Sunday. Salazar won Silver medal for Ecuador in women's 87 kg weightlifting on Monday. She is Ecuador’s second ever female medalist. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHAVEZ) SHOT LIST: GOLD MEDALIST IN THE WOMEN'S 76KG CATEGORY WEIGHTLIFTING NEISI DAJOMES AND SILVER MEDALIST IN THE WOMEN'S 87KG TAMARA SALAZAR TRAVEL ON AN OPEN TOP BUS, DURING A CARAVAN THAT LEFT FROM THE QUITO AIRPORT; AND DAJOMES AND SALAZAR DURING AN EVENT TO HONOR THEM FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE IN THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES AT THE ATAHUALPA OLYMPIC STADIUM FOR IN QUITO, ECUADOR.