Olympic champions Hannah Mills and Mohamed Sbihi were unveiled as Team GB’s first ever joint flag bearers for Friday’s opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games. The duo will share the honour following a directive by the International Olympic Committee in March and were selected by a Team GB panel following nominations from their respective sports. Elsewhere, Andy Murray learned who he would face in the first round as he defends his men’s singles tennis title while, just a day out from the opening ceremony, the show director has been dismissed. Meanwhile, Everton striker Richarlison’s first-half hat-trick inspired Brazil to a 4-2 victory over Germany as the men’s football competition got under way. The Serbian, seeking to become the first man in history to win a Golden Slam of all four grand slam titles and Olympic singles gold in the same year, will take on Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien first up.

Source: Express July 22, 2021 14:15 UTC