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Taiwanese badminton duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin beat the Chinese team by 21-18 and 21-12, clinching the second gold medal for the self-governing island at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Taiwan’s flag anthem was played in front of Chinese athletes for the first time in the history of the Olympics on Saturday, when the Taiwanese team beat China in the badminton men's doubles final. Taiwan's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin pose with their men's doubles badminton gold medals next to China's Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui with their silver medals, and Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik with their bronze medals at a ceremony on Saturday. It was something I found out I was really passionate about, and I really enjoyed it, so I’ll never look back at the days of working in a kitchen.” “So at the time I was just taking a lot of really cool opportunities that I enjoyed doing, and it just kind of snowballed from there.

"In 2018 I went to a couple of events and contests and got speaking to people and found out about BMX being in the Olympics and British cycling putting together a team," Worthington told reporters after winning her first Olympics gold medal. On Sunday, the 25-year-old recovered from a fall on her first run to win a gold medal in the women's BMX park freestyle Olympic final with a score of 97.50 on her second run to finish first. In 2018, Worthington was working full-time as a chef in a restaurant before she decided to commit 100% to her dream of becoming a BMX rider. It's been quite a ride for Team GB BMX rider Charlotte Worthington over the last three years. "I'm a little speechless right now, quite honestly."īritain's Charlotte Worthington competes in the cycling BMX freestyle park final on August 1. I was feeling the love from San Diego and Las Vegas this whole time. I am sure they are back home, everyone is back home watching. "First up, you are trying to represent your country to the best of your ability and then you add family stuff on top of that and, you know, I'm probably going to have a nice call with my grandparents tonight. I kind of wanted this one more than any other. I am sure he is crying somewhere right now. "For me, I really wanted to win for my dad. When asked whether it is the biggest victory of his career, Schauffele agreed. However, he claimed a famous gold medal for Team USA, etching himself into golfing history with some steady golf interspersed with some brilliant play. Schauffele has come close to claiming a breakthrough victory before in his career, finishing tied second at both the Masters and the Open, as well as tied for third at the US Open. The 27-year-old, one of four American golfers in the field, carded a final-round 67 to finish 18-under for the tournament, a shot ahead of Slovakian Rory Sabbatini who claimed the silver medal. Team USA golfer Xander Schauffele won a thrilling gold medal in the men's golf on Sunday. Xander Schauffele plays his shot from the 14th tee during the final round of the Individual Stroke Play on August 1.