A 400m hurdles world record was smashed for the second day running at Tokyo 2020. American Sydney McLaughlin shaved 0.44sec off her own world record in a thrilling final ©Getty Images

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Second-place Dalilah Muhammad of the United States, left, and Dutchwoman Femke Bol, right, completed the podium and both ran times which until this year would have been world record-worthy ©Getty Images
Second-place Dalilah Muhammad of the United States, left, and Dutchwoman Femke Bol, right, completed the podium and both ran times which until this year would have been world record-worthy ©Getty Images


Lasha Talakhadze from Georgia ended the Tokyo 2020 weightlifting programme in stunning fashion, breaking all three of his own super-heavyweight world records en route to a gold medal ©Getty Images
Lasha Talakhadze from Georgia ended the Tokyo 2020 weightlifting programme in stunning fashion, breaking all three of his own super-heavyweight world records en route to a gold medal ©Getty Images


And another world record fell in the men’s team pursuit final, with Italy emerging victorious ©Getty Images
And another world record fell in the men’s team pursuit final, with Italy emerging victorious ©Getty Images



Japan's Kokona Hiraki - 12 years and 343 days old - won women's park skateboarding silver, becoming the youngest Olympic medallist since 1936 ©Getty Images
Japan's Kokona Hiraki - 12 years and 343 days old - won women's park skateboarding silver, becoming the youngest Olympic medallist since 1936 ©Getty Images


Briton Sky Brown, right, is just 13 and won bronze to join a youthful podium topped by 19-year-old home skater Sakura Yosozumi, centre ©Getty Images
Briton Sky Brown, right, is just 13 and won bronze to join a youthful podium topped by 19-year-old home skater Sakura Yosozumi, centre ©Getty Images


Felice Albers scored twice as the Dutch world champions brushed aside Britain 5-1, setting up a women's hockey final against Argentina - a rematch of the London 2012 gold-medal game ©Getty Images
Felice Albers scored twice as the Dutch world champions brushed aside Britain 5-1, setting up a women's hockey final against Argentina - a rematch of the London 2012 gold-medal game ©Getty Images


Japan's baseball side also reached a final today, seeing off South Korea thanks in large part to Tesuto Yamada's three runs batted in ©Getty Images
Japan's baseball side also reached a final today, seeing off South Korea thanks in large part to Tesuto Yamada's three runs batted in ©Getty Images


Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of the ROC's spider-inspired free routine helped them clinch the duet gold medal in artistic swimming ©Getty Images
Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of the ROC's spider-inspired free routine helped them clinch the duet gold medal in artistic swimming ©Getty Images




Britain's Hannah Mills became the most decorated female sailor in Olympic history as she won her second gold medal in the 470 class alongside Eilidh McIntyre. Mills earned a gold medal at Rio 2016 and a silver in the same event at London 2012 ©Getty Images
Britain's Hannah Mills became the most decorated female sailor in Olympic history as she won her second gold medal in the 470 class alongside Eilidh McIntyre. Mills earned a gold medal at Rio 2016 and a silver in the same event at London 2012 ©Getty Images



Five-time world champion Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the first medal of the day, finally adding Olympic silverware to her collection by finishing first in the women's 10km swim ©Getty Images
Five-time world champion Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the first medal of the day, finally adding Olympic silverware to her collection by finishing first in the women's 10km swim ©Getty Images


And Canada's Andre De Grasse, right, won the last gold medal of the day, winning the men's 200m ahead of American Kenny Bednarek, second right, by 0.06sec ©Getty Images
And Canada's Andre De Grasse, right, won the last gold medal of the day, winning the men's 200m ahead of American Kenny Bednarek, second right, by 0.06sec ©Getty Images