#TeamGB are enjoying their best start to an Olympics in modern history.
Overcoming the adversity of:
🦠Strict Covid protocols
👏No spectators
🌡️30C-plus heat
The team have struck gold on back-to-back days at #Tokyo2020
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🔟A British swimming one-two in the 200m freestyle and a silver in the women's triathlon take Britain to 10 medals - eclipsing the previous record of just six by day four.
🥇Four golds are also more than the squad has ever achieved so early
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#Gold WINNERS
🥇Adam Peaty
🥇Tom Daley and Matty Lee
🥇Tom Pidcock
🥇Tom Dean
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#Silver WINNERS
🥈Lauren Williams
🥈Alex Yee
🥈Georgia Taylor-Brown
🥈Duncan Scott
🥈Bradley Sinden
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#Bronze WINNERS
🥉Chelsie Giles
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⬆️With 10 medals in total so far at this stage on day four, this start by Team GB dwarfs previous hauls of six set in 2016, 2000 and 2008.
UK Sport set a medal target of 45 - 70 and has repeatedly emphasised a "holistic" approach after ruthless regimes in previous Games
Team GB are currently fifth in the medal table.
🇧🇷In 2016, Britain came second, with 67 medals.
🇬🇧A haul of 65 was secured at London 2012.
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