Dragon

And yesterday the first ever official mixed team relay. Gold (what a shock...) Silver Bronze

In eventing I doubt if any of the boycotting countries would have finished in the top 15.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/dipa-karmakar-handed-21-month-doping-ban-101675446704882.html Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar handed 21 month doping ban

https://olympics.com/ioc/news/national-olympic-committee-of-iran-visit-to-ioc-headquarters Another IOC statement today

https://olympics.com/ioc/news/q-a-on-solidarity-with-ukraine-sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-and-the-status-of-athletes-from-these-countries IOC statement

I think Samaranch Jr will get the job

#Rugby

Translation Chairman of the Latvian Olympic Committee Georges Tikmers said that Latvia would not go to the Olympic Games if athletes from Russia and Belarus were allowed to participate in them. “The position of Latvia is that if these Olympic Games were held now and it was expected that athletes from Russia and Belarus would take part in them, I think that the Latvian team would not go to these Games,” Tikmers said on the air of Latvian television.

Sad news of the oldest ever Olympian

I think that if France finish in the top 4 of the World Series then the 5th place team gets an automatic place at the Olympics

Women's skeleton 2018 And before that 3 times when figure skating was part of the Summer Olympics

I don't think it's been decided yet

WORLD RECORD (although technically a World Best time rather than a proper world record) Women's 600m 1:23.41 Keely Hodgkinson Manchester

2 GB indoor records tonight. W 60m Dina Asher-Smith 7.04 Karlsruhe, GER M 3000m Sam Atkin 7:31.97 Boston, USA

Yep, her grandfather was British so her father could automatically claim British citizenship and, since Zola was under 18, when her father got citizenship Zola got it too. It was definitely rushed through thanks to the help of one specific newspaper who had strong ties with the UK government. Of course, even though everything was done absolutely legally, the South African government still portrayed it as a victory for them over the rest of the world.

It's embarrassing to remember now but there were some very strong supporters of South Africa even when there were banned. Particularly when the USA and the UK had right wing governments.

Day 1 men