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The Russian women's national artistic gymnastics team won the team competition at the Olympics for the first time in its history.

Taekwondo fighter Maxim Khramtsov became the champion of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in the weight category up to 80 kg and won the first Olympic gold in the history of Russian taekwondo.

Russian saber fencers guaranteed gold and silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent.

Russian divers Alexander Bondar and Viktor Minibaev won bronze medals at the Olympic Games - 2020 in Tokyo in a synchronous 10m platform.

Russian archer Svetlana Gomboeva, who fainted during qualification for the Tokyo Olympics, is doing well and will be ready to compete.

During the ceremony to welcome the Olympic flame, a rally was held at the Tokyo City Hall against the holding of the 2020 Games.

The athlete wanted to stay in Japan and not return to Uganda.

The director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, Kentaro Kobayashi, has been fired, although the event itself will take place tomorrow - Friday, July 23rd.

Nevertheless, the tennis player said that he feels great and will be in good shape for the start of the competition.

The Olympic Games in the capital of Japan have not yet officially opened, and the list of their participants includes the first one suspended from the competition due to a diagnosis of COVID-19.

Olympic athletes from Russia continue to experience psychological pressure from the World Anti-Doping Agency which seeks to prevent potential anti-doping rule violators from speaking at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

State Duma Deputy Dmitry Svishchev spoke about the recommendations of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) on answers to provocative questions during the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

In the capital of Japan, by a special order of the Prime Minister of the country, Yoshihide Sugi, an emergency regime was introduced.

The composition of the Russian national athletics team for the Olympic Games in Tokyo has been announced.