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After being pushed back by a year due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the Tokyo Olympics is finally here.  

The Games will be like none other seen in the past, with fans prohibited from the venues with Tokyo under a fourth state of emergency.  

With fans absent it's the athletes that will take centre stage. And the action is now officially underway, with a jam-packed schedule to complete until the closing ceremony brings an end to the Games on August 8.

With the Olympics taking place in Japan, a large proportion of the action will take place between midnight and 3pm BST for UK viewers. 

But not to worry, as Sportsmail will keep you up-to-date with all the latest news and updates right through until the closing ceremony on August 8.  

Britain's Zharnel Hughes makes it into men's 100m Olympic final by winning semi with sub-10 but Reece Prescod is DISQUALIFIED after false start and Chijindu Ujah fails to make the cut

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European champion Hughes won the semi-final with a time of 9.98 seconds, his fastest time of the season and his first sub-10 time of the year. Nigeria's Enoch Adegoke came second behind Hughes in exactly 10secs, pipping the highly fancied American Trayvon Bromell. Bromell, who was tipped as one of the favourites to become the first Olympic 100m champion since Usain Bolt, missed out on the final in a shock result.

Alexander Zverev crowned Olympic men's tennis singles champion after straight-sets win over Russia's Karen Khachanov - as German backs up his shock semi-final triumph over world No 1 Novak Djokovic to claim gold

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Zverev has been trying to break the dominance of Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer at the grand slams, but here he has been a cut above and he eased to victory over Khachanov, Zverev collapsed to his knees on the court at the end as he celebrated the biggest moment of his career so far.

It's another GOLD for Team GB! Max Whitlock retains his 2016 pommel horse title with a stunning final routine in Tokyo to earn his SIXTH Olympic gymnastics medal

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Max Whitlock has successfully defended his Olympic gymnastics title by winning gold in the men's individual pommel horse. Whitlock, the lead gymnast for Team GB's men, was up first and performed a stunning routine to kick off the men's pommel horse final. Having only qualified fifth, Team GB's defending Olympic champion threw down the gauntlet to his challengers with a routine packed with difficulty and top execution.

'It's got nothing to do with her upbringing!' Digby Jones hits back after his dig at Alex Scott's pronunciation unleashed a wave of criticism and abuse on social media  

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The former Government minister had suggested the presenter needed 'elocution lessons' after speaking with her London accent during the BBC's coverage of the Olympics. Lord Digby (right) has since revealed he was met with a barrage of abuse online, telling LBC: 'I do wish people could criticise in a free democracy and understand that I have a point of view that doesn't mean I should be cancelled. It doesn't mean that people have to be incredibly rude.' He went on to state that he 'objects strongly' to Ms Scott 'playing the class card' in her response after the broadcaster retorted she was from 'a working class family... and proud.' She appeared on the BBC show last night missing her 'gs' on purpose in an apparent act of defiance (left).

New 'cold war' with Russia breaks out at Olympics: Athletes claim they are losing out to Russian rivals who are not 'clean' amid fury over decision to allow them to compete despite country serving ban over doping scandals

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After losing the second of his 2016 Rio Olympic backstroke titles to Russian Evgeny Rylov on Friday, an unhappy Ryan Murphy hinted doping had played a part in his demise. Mr Murphy later walked back his comments saying they were not directed specifically at his Russian rivals but at the sport which he said still has a big doping problem. But the Russian Olympic Committee hit back on Twitter, labelling American complaints as nothing more than sour grapes. This prompted a fiery response from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief Travis Tygart (right), who came to the defence of American swimmer Mr Murphy for suggesting some of his rivals were drug cheats. 'The Russian state and sport officials put the dark cloud over themselves and in the process, tragically, pushed their athletes out in the storm,' Mr Tygart wrote in an email. Russia is competing in Tokyo as representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) because the country was stripped of its flag and anthem for doping offences, a punishment that Tygart has decried as a joke. Pictured left: Gold medalist Evgeny Rylov and silver medalist Ryan Murphy.

Up to her eyes in it! Disaster strikes for Team USA in 4x100m swimming medley as Olympic breaststroke champion Lydia Jacoby's goggles slip from her face mid-race, preventing her seeing the wall and losing vital time as Team GB win gold 

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Jacoby's goggles fell from her eyes just after she dived into the pool for the second leg breast stroke with her team tied in first place and the mishap proved costly as they finished in fifth, three seconds behind winners Great Britain. The US had got off to a good start after Ryan Murphy's backstroke leg left them tied in the lead with Italy but when Jacoby dived in, wearing only one cap rather than the usual two, her googles slipped down to her mouth.

Team GB hero Adam Peaty reveals plan to take break from swimming after 'very tiring' Olympics and with packed three-year calendar ahead... as breaststroke champion references struggles of Simone Biles and Ben Stokes and insists 'mental health matters'

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DAVID COVERDALE IN TOKYO: Adam Peaty has revealed he will take a short break from swimming after the Olympics to refresh and protect his mental health - referencing the struggles of Simone Biles and Ben Stokes. The British swimmer, who has won two gold medals and one silver in Tokyo, had already said he was likely to skip the International Swimming League season, which starts at the end of this month. But following life in the Olympic bubble, Peaty plans to relax with his family and take time out before beginning his preparations for next year's World Championships and then Paris 2024.

Hundreds of Japanese fans huddle together to watch the Olympics from from a bridge after being BANNED from stadiums under Covid rules

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Seiko Hashimoto, Tokyo2020 President, said she regretted that the Japanese public were not allowed to attend the popular event held on Sunday but urged them to try to understand the reasons why. Hundreds of supporters gathered as close as they could to the Ariake Sports Park stadium to cheer on Japanese BMX free-style stars Rim Nakamura and Minato Oike.

Xander Schauffele wins Olympic golf gold, while CT Pan takes bronze in an extraordinary SEVEN-WAY play-off ahead of Team GB's Paul Casey as well as Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa

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American Xander Schauffele took the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics golf while Chinese Taipei's Pan Cheng Tsung took bronze after a thrilling seven-way play-off. The sudden death knock-out for third included Team Ireland's Rory McIlroy, Team GB's Paul Casey and home favourite and recent Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. Slovakian Rory Sabbatini took silver. It was agony for the other six golfers in the play-off, who effectively all tie for fourth place at the Olympics and go home without medals.

Team GB gymnast Max Whitlock takes GOLD in pommel horse final after Charlotte Worthington won BMX freestyle and swimmer Duncan Scott became first Briton to win FOUR medals at single Games 

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Max Whitlock (left) has successfully defended his Olympic gymnastic title by winning gold in the men's individual pommel horse as Team GB made history in the pool and the BMX freestyle events. Swimmer Duncan Scott became the first British athlete to win four medals at a single Olympics as Team GB celebrated their best swimming haul at a Games. Scott and his fellow Team GB swimmers took home silver in the 4x100 metres medley relay final just hours after Team GB made history as Charlotte Worthington (right) and Declan Brooks took gold and bronze in the first ever Olympic BMX freestyle event.

'It's important to support someone when they say they're not coping': Former world 400m champion Roger Black backs Ben Stokes and Simone Biles for putting mental health first

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Biles pulled out of two events at Tokyo 2020, saying she needed to put her mental health first, while Stokes has announced he will play no part in the forthcoming series against India 'to prioritise his mental wellbeing.' Fomer world champion Roger Black said elite athletes can be in 'dark places' due to constantly being exposed and under constant pressure.

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