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BBC OS Conversations: Olympic golden moments

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Olympic golden moments

07/08/2021 GMT

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We speak to athletes who won gold at the Tokyo Games

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were always going to be different. They took place a year later than planned and were the first to be held during a pandemic, with fans banned. So as the Games come to an end, host James Reynolds hears the experiences of three gold medallists: Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus; triathlete Flora Duffy, who won Bermuda’s first ever gold medal; and Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim. He delighted the world when he shared that coveted top spot with Italian counterpart Gianmarco Tamberi. 

Italy enjoyed an incredible few hours in Japan’s National Stadium and Viviana Masini reveals her son’s challenging childhood that ultimately put him on a path to become the fastest man on the planet, Lamont Marcell Jacobs was also the first Italian to claim the men’s 100 metres Olympic gold. 

We also hear from residents in Tokyo. Two of them explain their change of heart about holding the Games in the capital. Meanwhile, the pandemic remains an emergency and two doctors in the city discuss the latest rise in Covid rates.

(Photo: Gold medallists, Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy and Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar wearing protective face masks celebrate on the podium. Credit: Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

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