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The Year In Review 2021 – July – Tokyo 2020 Olympic fever and Europe’s deadliest floods! The month was defined by sport and climate tragedies – including Europe flooding.

Saudi Arabian Olympic champion and Karate player Tarek Hamedi was welcomed with a grand celebration at Jeddah airport following his silver medal win at the Tokyo Games, videos shared on social media showed on Monday.

VOA says the Tokyo Olympics have officially come to an end. During closing ceremonies, IOC President Thomas Bach declared the Games closed. The next Summer Games will be held in Paris in 2024.

Jason Kenny has become Britain’s most decorated Olympian after winning gold in the men’s keirin at Tokyo 2020, a victory that has put on hold talk of an end to his glittering career on the track.

Team GB has matched their medal count from London 2012 on the final day of the Tokyo Games – with 65 medals won. 

The 33-year-old British cycling legend, husband to fellow cyclist Laura Kenny, is now the most decorated British Olympian of all time

Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald have added another gold to Team GB’s medal table as they were crowned madison champions at the Tokyo Olympics. 

BBC News says two Belarusian coaches have lost their Olympic accreditations after allegedly attempting to force an athlete to leave the Games in Tokyo.

Team GB’s Matt Walls has won track cycling gold in the men’s omnium at the Olympics. Its Team GB’s first title in the velodrome of these Games – and the 50th medal overall.

TEAM GB have broken an athletic milestone in the 4x100m women’s relay heat.