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Your support makes all the difference. Close Read more Great Britain are enjoying a glittering Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Duncan Scott became the first British athlete to win four medals at a single Games with a fourth medal in the pool.
The Scot won one gold and three silver medals in a hugely successful meet for Team GB ’s swimmers.
Charlotte Dujardin is the most decorated British female in history after securing a sixth medal of her career in dressage. She won bronze in both the team and individual events in Japan.
Elsewhere, Jason Kenny became Team GB’s most successful ever Olympian after earning his eighth medal in the velodrome.
Here’s how Team GB have fared in Tokyo:
Gold Day 15, Joseph Choong, men’s modern pentathlon
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Joseph Choong celebrates after winning Olympic gold (Getty Images) Day 15, Galal Yafai, men’s flyweight boxing
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Galal Yafai won Great Britain’s first boxing gold of the Tokyo Olympics (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day 14, Kate French, women’s modern pentathlon
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(REUTERS) Day 14, Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald, cycling madison
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(REUTERS) Day 13, Matt Walls, cycling omnium
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(AFP via Getty Images) Day 12, Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre, women’s 470
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(Getty Images) Day 12, Ben Maher, men’s individual showjumping
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(Getty Images) Day 11, Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell, men’s 49er
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Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell secured gold (Bernat Armangue/AP) (AP) Day 11, Giles Scott, men’s Finn
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Giles Scott won the gold medal in the men’s Finn class at the Tokyo Olympics (PA) (PA Wire) Day 10, Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Oliver Townend, eventing team
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Laura Collett helped Great Britain to gold (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire) Day nine, Max Whitlock , men’s pommel
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Max Whitlock retained his pommel title (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day nine, Charlotte Worthington, women’s BMX freestyle
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Charlotte Worthington won the first BMX freestyle event at the Games (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day eight, 4×100 metres mixed medley relay
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Adam Peaty, James Guy, Anna Hopkin and Kathleen Dawson delivered in the pool (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire) Day eight, mixed team triathlon relay
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Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee won the first Olympic mixed team relay (Danny Lawson/PA) (PA Wire) Day seven, Beth Shriever, women’s BMX racing
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Beth Shriever won Great Britain’s first BMX racing gold (Danny Lawson/PA) (PA Wire) Day five, men’s 4×200 metres freestyle relay
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Duncan Scott, Tom Dean, Matthew Richards and James Guy secured relay gold (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire) Day four, Tom Dean, men’s 200 metres freestyle
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Tom Dean was a surprise winner of the men’s 200m freestyle (PA Wire) Day three, Adam Peaty , men’s 100 metres breaststroke
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Adam Peaty retained his 100m breaststroke title (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire) Day three, Tom Pidcock, men’s mountain bike race
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Tom Pidcock raced to mountain bike gold in Tokyo (Thibault Camus/AP) (AP) Day three, Tom Daley and Matty Lee, men’s 10 metres platform diving
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Tom Daley ended his long wait for Olympic gold with partner Matty Lee (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)
Silver Day 15, Ethan Hayter and Matt Walls, cycling madison
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Ethan Hayter and Matt Walls won madison silver (Danny Lawson/PA) (PA Wire) Day 14, men’s 4x100 metres relay
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Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake of GB is beaten at the line (Getty Images) Day 14, Laura Muir, women’s 1,500 metres
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Laura Muir celebrates her silver medal-winning run (PA) Day 12, Ben Whittaker, light-heavyweight boxing
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Ben Whittaker apologised after refusing to wear his silver medal on the podium (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day 11, Katie Archibald, Laura Kenny, Neah Evans, Josie Knight and Elinor Barker, women’s team pursuit
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Katie Archibald, Laura Kenny, Neah Evans, Josie Knight and Elinor Barker had to settle for silver (Danny Lawson/PA) (PA Wire) Day 11, Jack Carlin, Jason Kenny and Ryan Owens, men’s team pursuit
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Jack Carlin, Ryan Owens and Jason Kenny lost to Holland in the final (Danny Lawson/PA) (PA Wire) Day 11, Keely Hodgkinson, women’s 800 metres
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Keely Hodgkinson reacts after the 800m final (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire) Day 11, Pat McCormack, men’s welterweight boxing
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Pat McCormack won silver in the ring (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire) Day 10, Emily Campbell, weightlifting, women’s +87kg
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Emily Campbell secured Great Britain’s first women’s Olympic weightlifting medal (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire) Day 10, Tom McEwen, eventing individual
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Tom McEwen had a fine day in Tokyo (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire) Day nine, men’s 4x100 metres medley relay
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It was silver for Luke Greenbank, Duncan Scott, James Guy and Adam Peaty (Joe Giddens/PA) (PA Wire) Day seven, Kye Whyte, men’s BMX racing
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Kye Whyte won silver on his BMX (Danny Lawson/PA) (PA Wire) Day seven, Duncan Scott, men’s 200 metres individual medley
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Scott took silver in the 200m medley (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire) Day six, Mallory Franklin, canoe slalom, women’s C1
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Mallory Franklin took silver (Joe Giddens/PA) (PA Wire) Day five, rowing, men’s quadruple sculls
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Harry Leask, Angus Groom, Tom Barras and Jack Beaumont celebrate their silver medal (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day four, Duncan Scott, men’s 200 metres freestyle
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Favourite Duncan Scott had to settle for second place in the men’s 200m freestyle (PA Wire) Day four, Georgia Taylor-Brown, women’s triathlon
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Georgia Taylor-Brown overcame a puncture to grab second place in the women’s triathlon (PA Wire) Day three, Alex Yee , men’s triathlon
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Alex Yee maintained Great Britain’s fine triathlon tradition (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire) Day three, Lauren Williams, taekwondo, women’s -67kg
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Lauren Williams, left, had to settle for silver (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire) Day two, Bradly Sinden, taekwondo, men’s -68kg
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Bradly Sinden settled for taekwondo silver (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire)
Bronze Day 15, Tom Daley, men’s individual 10 metres platform
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Bronze medalist Tom Daley of Team Great Britain poses after the medal ceremony (Getty) Day 15, Josh Kerr, men’s 1,500 metres
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Josh Kerr finished third in the men’s 1,500m (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire) Day 14, women’s 4x100 metres relay
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(AFP via Getty Images) Day 14, Jack Carlin, men’s individual sprint
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(Getty Images) Day 14, women’s hockey
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Britain bagged bronze in the women’s hockey at Tokyo 2020 (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire) Day 13, Holly Bradshaw, women’s pole vault
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(REUTERS) Day 13, Liam Heath, K1 200 metres
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(Getty Images) Day 12, Sky Brown, women’s park skateboarding
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(PA) Day 12, Joe Frazer, super-heavyweight boxing
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(AP) Day 11, John Gimson, Anna Burnet, mixed Nacra 17 sailing
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Anna Burnet and John Gimson claimed silver (Gregorio Borgia/AP) (AP) Day 11, Jack Laugher, men’s 3 metres springboard
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Great Britain’s Jack Laugher celebrates winning the bronze medal (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire) Day nine, Declan Brooks, men’s BMX freestyle
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Declan Brooks bagged a bronze (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day eight, Karriss Artingstall, boxing, women’s featherweight
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Karriss Artingstall, left, took gold home (Frank Franklin II/AP) (AP) Day eight, Emma Wilson, women’s windsurfer RS:X
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Emma Wilson won bronze (PA via DPA) (PA Media) Day seven, Bryony Page, women’s trampoline
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Bryony Page added a second Olympic medal of her career (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day seven, Luke Greenbank, men’s 200 metres backstroke
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Luke Greenbank took bronze in the pool (Joe Giddens/PA) (PA Wire) Day seven, men’s eight rowing
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Great Britain men’s eight celebrate on the podium (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day six, Matt Coward-Holley, shooting, men’s trap
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Matt Coward-Holley claimed bronze on day six in the men’s trap (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day five, Charlotte Dujardin, equestrian, individual dressage
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Charlotte Dujardin celebrates winning bronze (Danny Lawson/PA) (PA Wire) Day four, gymnastics, women’s final
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Alice Kinsella, Amelie Morgan, Jennifer Gadirova and Jessica Gadirova won an unlikely medal (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire) Day four, Bianca Walkden , taekwondo, women’s +67kg
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Bianca Walkden finished third (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire) Day four, Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester and Charlotte Fry, team dressage
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Charlotte Dujardin claimed a fifth Olympic medal (Friso Gentsch/PA) (PA Media) Day two, Chelsie Giles, judo, women’s -52kg
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Chelsie Giles won a surprise judo bronze (Danny Lawson/PA) (PA Wire)
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