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Record-breaker Sarah Storey prepared for ‘all eventualities’ at Paris Paralympics

The 46-year-old made her Paralympic debut as a 14-year-old swimmer at Barcelona in 1992.

The Independent UK

Boccia champion David Smith ‘raring to go’ as he bids to complete Paralympic three-peat

Smith is hoping to secure a hat-trick of Olympic titles as he heads to Paris 2024

The Independent UK

Sarah Storey, Hannah Cockcroft and 10 of Britain’s big medal hopes at the Paris Paralympics

ParalympicsGB finished second in the medal table at Tokyo 2020

The Independent UK

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Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits review – Czech Spider-Man climbs all the way to Olympics

Jan Šimánek and Petr Záruba’s intimate documentary reveals the vulnerabilities behind sporting success as rock climber Ondra trains for Tokyo 2020

The Guardian - UK

Owner of 7-Eleven stores receives buyout offer from Canadian rival

Proposal to Tokyo-based Seven & i by ACT could become biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm

The Guardian - UK

Watch Bring Me The Horizon play songs with alt-pop star Aurora and kawaii metal sensations Babymetal at Japanese concert

The UK pop-metal favourites brought out some heavyweight talent when they performed in Tokyo over the weekend

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Japanese shrine that honors war dead, including convicted war criminals, is vandalized again

Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, including convicted World War II war criminals, has again been vandalized

The Independent UK

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Typhoon Ampil moves away from Japan as train services resume and no major damage is reported

A powerful typhoon that slammed the Tokyo area with heavy rains and brought mudslide warnings in northern Japan is heading eastward in the Pacific Ocean away from the coast

The Independent UK

Thousands ordered to evacuate in northern Japan as powerful typhoon looms

Typhoon Ampil is expected to reach waters near Tokyo on Friday evening

Evening Standard

Olympic medallist Emily Campbell to take time over Los Angeles 2028 decision

Campbell won bronze in Paris three years after earning a silver in Tokyo.

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: Puerto Rico battered by Hurricane Ernesto as it strengthens and heads for Bermuda

In the western Pacific flights and trains cancelled in Japan after predictions that Typhoon Ampil will pass close to Tokyo

The Guardian - UK

'Very Strong' Typhoon Buffets Japan's Pacific Coast

A "very strong" typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power.

International Business Times

Flights and trains canceled in Tokyo area as a strong typhoon swerves nearby

Flights and trains in the Tokyo area have been canceled, and people were warned of strong winds, heavy rains and potential flooding and mudslides as a typhoon swerved near Japan on its way further north in the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Typhoon Ampil: Thousands evacuated and hundreds of flights cancelled as storm nears Tokyo

Country braces for seventh typhoon of the year

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NBCU: Paris Olympics Viewing up 82% from Tokyo

Paris Olympics delivers 30.6M viewers across NBCU, Peacock and key NBCU platforms; a record 23.5B minutes was streamed on NBCU platforms

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“Paris Looks Like A Cheap Version Of Tokyo,” People Say After Olympian Compares Two Gold Medals

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Asian Shares Mixed As Tokyo Rebounds From Last Week's Plunge

Asian shares show mixed performance, Tokyo rebounds. Yen stabilizes, U.S. dollar strengthens. Wall Street subdued. Fed maintains high rates. Energy markets...

The Independent UK

Asian shares trade mixed as Japan and other markets calm from a previous week of crazy swings

Asian shares are trading mixed as the Tokyo benchmark bounced back and calmed from last week’s plunge

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Samba TV: Nearly 60M U.S. Homes Watched the Olympics

Household viewing of the Paris games was up 11% compared to the Tokyo games, Samba TV reported

The Independent UK

‘Work to do’ on Team GB’s gold medal haul admits UK Sport chair

A return of just 14 gold medals was Team GB’s worst result in 20 years despite an overall medal tally surpassing Tokyo 2020

The Independent UK

Tom Daley announces retirement after taking Olympic medal tally to five in Paris

Daley won one gold, a silver and three bronzes during his career.

The Guardian - UK

UK Sport chair happy with Team GB medals but ‘work to do’ on gold count

British athletes took 65 medals, meeting a key target, but their total of 14 golds was still the worst return since Athens in 2004

The Independent UK

Five-time Olympic medallist Tom Daley announces retirement from diving

The Briton, who won gold at Tokyo in 2021, announced the decision to walk away from the sport during an interview with British Vogue.

Evening Standard

Olympics 2024: How Team GB performed across every sport at Paris Games

British athletes finish seventh in medal table - but match haul of London 2012

Dynamite News

Manu Bhaker to Neeraj Chopra - India's records and milestones at Paris Olympics

India's campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 ended with six medals, a tally one short of the record total from Tokyo 2020. It is, however, India's third-best outing at the Summer Games after Tokyo 2020 and London 2012. Read further on Dynamite News:

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