Tokyo Olympics: Charlotte Dujardin sets British record and Tom Dean & Duncan Scott win GB’s fifth gold

Charlotte Dujardin won dressage bronze and GB’s 4x200m freestyle relay team won gold on day five
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8
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Charlotte Dujardin won dressage bronze to become the most decorated British female Olympian, as Team GB’s swimmers secured gold to take Britain’s medal tally to 16 on day five in Tokyo.

“It is mind blowing,” Dujardin, who hopes to compete at Paris 2024, told BBC Sport. “To think I have achieved all of that. It’s just so surreal.”

In the pool, Tom Dean and Duncan Scott, who had won gold and silver respectively on Tuesday, combined to help GB win the 4x200m freestyle relay and the team’s fifth Tokyo 2020 gold.

The quartet finished just 0.03 seconds outside the world record after a stellar swim from James Guy on the second leg moved them up from third into a lead they never…

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