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      Team GB boxing hero Lauren Price reveals she is in talks with Eddie Hearn about turning pro after winning Olympic gold

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      TEAM GB’S Olympic boxing hero Lauren Price has revealed she is set for talks with Eddie Hearn over turning professional.The 27-year-old Welsh wonder won middleweight gold in Tokyo last week and has now been contacted by Anthony Joshua’s Matchroom promoter.
      Eddie Hearn wants talks with one of Team GB’s gold medal heroes from the Tokyo GamesCredit: Getty
      Olympic middleweight champion Lauren Price revealed she plans to have talks with him over turning proCredit: PA
      Price claims she wants to ‘keep her options open’ but reiterated her intention to defend her title at the 2024 Paris Games and admitted her heart is still in the amateur ranks.
      She told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast: “I’m sure as an athlete three years is nothing.
      “I’m still young and for me Paris is only three years away so I could be a double Olympian.
      “There’s a lot of opportunities there, but for now I’m just enjoying the moment. I’ll take a few weeks off and chill out and then go from there.
      “But for me, I love what I do – I’ve got a great life training in Sheffield, training with world class coaches in a world class programme.
      “I can’t thank GB Boxing enough so for me there’s everything that’s coming up as well.”
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      Speaking about Hearn, she continued: “He’s asked to have a chat with me and stuff like that.
      “He’s obviously the main man and I don’t know; it’s opened my options up, but for now I’m just going to take some rest and enjoy the moment.
      “When you win an Olympic medal and that it changes your life doesn’t it, and starting off as a pro, if you’ve got that type of background, you’ve reached the top in the amateur game… then the price, as you say, will be pretty interesting.”
      Price also added: “For now my heart is obviously staying on with Team GB and doing another Olympics.
      “You look at the likes of Nicola Adams and Katie Taylor. They both did two cycles and Katie Taylor at the minute she is smashing it up in the pros as well.
      “Being a man, it’s different. In the women’s game it’s big, it’s getting bigger and bigger all the time so another three years it will be bigger again and (I can) just go from there then.”
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      Team GB Olympic hero Galal Yafai bought PlayStation 5 by big brother Kal after winning Tokyo gold medal

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      GALAL YAFAI was not only rewarded with a gold medal for his Olympics heroics – but also a PlayStation 5.Victory in the flyweight division at Tokyo 2020 was just the latest step in the 28-year-old’s rise, which includes a Commonwealth Games gold.
      Galal Yafai has enjoyed a hero’s welcome after winning goldCredit: Getty
      And Yafai had a special gift waiting for him when he returned home to Birmingham after his victory over Carlo Paalam.
      The boxer revealed on GMB: “Kal bought me a Playstation 5.
      “You know what, before the final.
      “It’s kind of a present, I’ve been wanting one for ages now and thankfully Kal was able to get one.”
      Older brother Kal, 32, held the WBA super-flyweight title for over three years until his defeat to Ramon Gonzalez in February 2020.
      But getting hold of a PS5 is still a tall order, given the rapid manner in which they sell out across the country.
      GMB host Ben Shephard joked that the Olympic triumph was worth it for the games console, to which Yafai laughed and replied: “Definitely.”
      Team GB finished fourth in the medal table for Tokyo 2020, thanks to 22 gold medals.
      It’s overwhelming, I’m just so grateful for everyone to show me that love.Galal Yafai

      Yafai, who has another fighter brother in former Commonwealth super-bantamweight champ Gamal, was one of six British boxing medallists.
      Speaking after claiming his crown, he said: “I’m Olympic champion now and I’m over the moon.
      “I’ve worked hard, I took up boxing and thank god it worked out for me. I trained hard, gave it everything, and it just shows that if you work hard, you can get the rewards.
      “My friends, family, brothers will be over the moon. Everyone back in Birmingham, the support I’ve had has been ridiculous.
      “I just want to say a big thanks to everyone who has supported me. It’s overwhelming, I’m just so grateful for everyone to show me that love.”
      Yafai also held a video call with Kal live on television after the win, when he was told of the present.
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      An emotional Kal said: “Unreal, unreal. You’ve been brilliant the whole time.”
      He then added: “Galal, last thing I’ve gotta tell you, I’ve got your PS5 out there, waiting for you.”
      Galal said: “I can’t wait to get home and play on it, can’t wait.”
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      Tokyo 2020 medal table: USA beat China to top spot after landing three golds on final day of Olympics

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      AMERICA once again claimed top spot in the medal table as they pipped China on the final day thanks to three golds.The USA scooped gold medals in the women’s basketball and women’s volleyball, while Jennifer Valente won in her omnium event in track cycling.
      Team USA finish the Tokyo 2020 Games at the top of the medal table thanks to three golds on the final day
      Track cyclist Jennifer Valente poses with her gold medal after winning the women’s omniumCredit: EPA
      The US Olympic team also won the most medals at Tokyo 2020 with a whopping 113 in total.
      They won an incredible 39 golds – one more than China – while also taking home 41 silvers and 33 bronze medals.
      It is the third Games in a row that America have finished top of the pile and sixth out of the last seven Olympics.
      The only Games they have failed to come top in the table since Atlanta 1996 is Beijing 2008 where hosts China finished in first place.
      Incredibly, Team USA have won the most medals at every Games since hosting the global tournament in 1996.
      Another astonishing achievement is that America have never finished outside of the top three in either the medal table or medals won since the very first Athens 1896 Games.
      And they could have had two more gold medals on the final day at Tokyo, but boxers Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr lost in their respective lightweight and super-heavyweight bouts.
      Swimmer Caeleb Dressel won the most medals in the 2020 Games, having claimed five golds to bring his total Olympic medal count to seven.
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      Team GB finished fourth in the medal table after winning 22 golds
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      It was another memorable games for Team GB, who finished in fourth spot with a fantastic 22 gold medals.
      Two more golds were won on the final day, with boxer Lauren Price beating China’s Li Qian in the middleweight event.
      And Jason Kenny created British history by becoming the first Olympian to win seven gold medals after he defended his keirin title.
      Great Britain have now finished in the top four for the fourth consecutive Games, having finished fourth in Beijing, third in London and second in Rio.
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      Brilliant Galal Yafai wins boxing gold for Team GB with dominant win over Filipino rival in Tokyo 2020 final

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      GALAL YAFAI, a former car factory worker from Solihull, delivered Team GB’s first boxing gold of the Tokyo Olympics.The flyweight fighter overcame former Filipino street vendor Carlo Paalam over three three-minute rounds at the Kokugikan Arena – the spiritual home of sumo.
      Galal Yafai won gold in boxing for Team GB on SaturdayCredit: PA
      Yafai floored Carlo Paalam in the first roundCredit: EPA
      The 28-year-old – who quit work at the Land Rover firm in the Midlands to pursue the noble art – was ahead on four of the five judges’ scorecards and has now joined the showroom of British boxing champions.
      The lucrative professional route will be his next target even though the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 12 months’ time would normally have been an appealing proposition, especially as he won gold at light flyweight on the Gold Coast in 2018.
      Paalam started quickly and connected well with his early punches but was caught and knocked down by a brilliant left-hander from Yafai halfway through the first round.
      In the second round, Paalam was warned by the referee for the use of his head and from there on it was Yafai’s fight to lose.
      All Yafai had to do was stay out of trouble in the final round and remain on his feet for the 180 seconds.
      And Yafai, whose family have a British-Yemen heritage, did just that to secure finally a boxing medal for his family after 13 years of trying.
      Yalai is the first Brit to win in the flyweight division since Terry Spinks at the 1956 Melbourne Games.
      The Brit, who was well beaten in his first bout of the Rio 2016 Games, watched on TV as sibling Kal lost to a difficult Cuban in the Last 16 of the flyweight competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
      Kal has since become the WBA super flyweight world champion, and he tweeted his delight at his brother’s victory, saying: “Alhumdililah!!! My brother Galal Olympic champion!!! I’m lost for words!!! Olympic champion!!!! Olympic champion!!!!”
      And speaking after securing gold Yafai told the BBC: “It’s something I’ve always want to do, to be Olympic champion. Now I’m Olympic champion and I’m over the moon.
      “I’ve worked hard, took up boxing and thank God it’s worked out for me.
      “I bet they’re over the moon all my friends and family. The support I’ve had from back home has been ridiculous.
      “It’s overwhelming I’m so grateful for the support I’ve got.
      “I’m so determined to win, I’ve got that heart and desire to win and it’s worked out for me today.”
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      This result means Britain have won at least one gold medal at four successive Olympics, a credit to head coach Rob McCracken who took over 11 years ago.
      Lauren Price, a former South Wales taxi driver, should double that tally when she faces China’s Li Qian tomorrow on the final day of the competition.
      The middleweight boxer has been tipped to win gold even before she set foot in the Far East.
      Whatever happens from now on, the British boxing camp will return to the UK shores in the next 48 hours with six medals – a record for an overseas Games, and one that eclipses the five won at the London 2012 Games.
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      Galal Yafai boxed brilliantly to win gold in TokyoCredit: AFP
      The fighters embrace after their gold medal boutCredit: AP
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      Team GB star puts Tokyo 2020 merchandise up for sale on eBay in bid to raise funds to continue career

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      TEAM GB hammer thrower Taylor Campbell has listed his Tokyo 2020 merchandise on eBay in a desperate bid to raise funds.Campbell, 25, finished 14th in his heat but said he will not receive any extra money for reaching the Games.
      Taylor Campbell revealed his UK Sport funding is not enough to live off
      Campbell showed off his goods in the eBay auction
      And he says the funding from UK Sport is not enough for him to train and live off – he even had to dip into his savings to go to the Tokyo Olympics.
      Every Olympic athlete received some Samsung goods from the Games’ sponsors.
      They include a Samsung Galaxy S21 bearing the design of the Olympic rings.
      As well as the phone, Campbell has put his wireless earbuds up for sale.
      The current bid stands at £3,230 but is constantly growing, with the public keen to get their hands on a piece of Olympic history.
      Campbell is currently looking for a job so hopes his memorabilia sells for a good price, with his earnings set to go towards his training for the Commonwealth Games, which take place in Birmingham next year.
      He told Sky News: “I get some funding from UK Sport but it’s not enough to live off.
      “It has blown up a bit and there has been an overwhelming amount of support.
      “Unfortunately making it to the Olympics doesn’t get you any more money, you do it for the pride.
      “I am an iPhone guy and the Samsung will have just sat in a box as memorabilia, so I put it on eBay.”
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      Some fans on Twitter were disheartened at Campbell’s need to sell the goods, and suggested other ways to raise money.
      One wrote: “Just set up a go fund me man. The Athletics community will donate more than what you’re selling all that for.”
      Another added: “Set up a go fund me – I don’t play the lottery but really want to support athletes directly – would actually be really chuffed to know I’ve helped in a small way!”
      Since the outpour of support after auctioning the items Campbell tweeted: “Overwhelmed by the messages of support I have received since posting this. So many kind individuals out there. I will keep you all posted over the next day or so for those that have reached out offering support!”
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      Team GB high jump coach Caan is under investigation about conduct and is banned from travelling to Tokyo Olympics

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      A BRITISH high jump coach has been suspended pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation.It is understood Fuzz Caan was unable to travel to Tokyo due to the British Athletics probe following a complaint about his conduct.
      Brtish high jump coach Fuzz Caan has not travelled to Tokyo as an investigation into his conduct goes on
      In a statement, UK Athletics said: “We can confirm that an employed coach has been suspended pending an internal investigation.
      “As such, no further comment is available at this time.”
      Had he travelled, Caan would have been involved with Brits Morgan Lake and Emily Borthwick ahead of this morning’s high jump contest in Tokyo.
      The pair had mixed emotions following their appearance at the Olympic Stadium on Day 13 of the Games.
      Milton Keynes’ Lake, 24, was fifth in qualification group B after clearing a height of 1.95m.
      She finished tenth at the Rio 2016 Olympics and will be aiming to improve considerably on that performance in Saturday’s final.
      Borthwick, 23, from Loughborough, was eighth in the qualification group with a personal best of 1.93m but that was not enough to progress further.

      In a separate issue, Toni Minichiello – the man who guided Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill to Olympic heptathlon glory at London 2012 – remains provisionally suspended from coaching.
      According to UK Athletics, the 55-year-old is the subject of complaints from female athletes and his coaching licence has been revoked pending an investigation.
      Minichiello is not a member of the BBC athletics team, which has been covering the events from studios in Salford.
      Morgan Lake booked her place in Saturday’s high jump finalCredit: PA
      Emily Borthwick went over a new PB of 1.93m but could not progress in TokyoCredit: PA
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      Amazing moment Keely Hodgkinson discovers she’s broken Kelly Holmes’ 800m record as she storms to Olympics silver medal

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      TEENAGER Keely Hodgkinson was seen shouting “what the f***?” after winning Team GB’s first Olympic 800m medal for 17 years and shattering Kelly Holmes’ British record.The 19-year-old from Leigh, who is studying criminology at Leeds Beckett University, finished second behind American star Athing Mu – also aged 19 – in a new GB mark of 1:55.88.
      Keely Hodgkinson broke the British record to win silver in the 800-metre finalCredit: Reuters
      The teenager was in tears as she reacted to the stunning performanceCredit: BBC
      And the Brit broke down in tears on TV while thanking her coaches and family for their support after being caught on camera mouthing her shock after crossing the finish line in a brilliant second place.
      It is a fast track here in Japan and Mu ran the quickest time by an American woman over two laps in 1:55.21.
      It was a stunning display by Lancashire lass Hodgkinson, coached by Trevor Painter and former athlete Jenny Meadows, and she came into position down the back straight.
      This is the same site where Ann Packer won 800m gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
      And it is the first medal won in this event by a Brit since Kelly Holmes did the middle-distance double at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
      Hodgkinson was in tears as she said after the race: “I wanted to leave it all out there and I did that.
      “It’s going to take a couple of days to sink in but I’m so happy.
      “I’m speechless, obviously Kelly Holmes is a legend. I’ve looked up to her and even spoken to her in the past couple of days, she’s a lovely person and I have no words for that.
      My friends will be like, ‘What’s she crying for?!’, but it means so much.Keely Hodgkinson
      “I want to thank my amazing team, my family that made so many sacrifices for me, Trevor and Jenny, they’ve put so much belief in me.”
      Though she won the indoor title at the Europeans in Poland in March, it is fair to say that few outside of athletics circles were aware of Hodgkinson’s talents or her potential.
      The fact she has done it so quickly and achieved a medal at this level shows she has an incredibly bright future.
      To put this into context, it is the first medal in this event since Kelly Holmes at Athens 2004 and time of 1:55.88 beats Holmes’s British record which had stood since 1995.
      When asked what the medal meant to her, she pointed to her tears and replied: “This, because I don’t cry!
      “My friends will be like, ‘What’s she crying for?!’, but it means so much and thank you to everyone who’s sent messages and supported me from home.
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      “I can’t believe it. If the Olympics were last year, I wouldn’t be here. But it’s definitely given me a year to grow and compete with these girls.”
      Scot Jemma Reekie, nicknamed the Sloth by team-mates, tried desperately to hold onto the bronze and even produced a personal best of 1:56.90.
      But she was pipped in the closing metres by American Raevyn Rogers in a personal best of 1:56.81, and Team GB’s Alex Bell came home seventh.
      Hodgkinson paid tribute to her family and coaches after the raceCredit: Reuters
      Kelly Holmes won gold in the 800m 17 years ago at Athens 2004Credit: Getty Hulton
      American star Athing Mu dominated the race to take goldCredit: Reuters
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      Team GB’s Pat McCormack wins Olympic silver after being outclassed by Cuban Roniel Iglesias in Tokyo final

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      PAT McCORMACK suffered a convincing defeat in his Olympic welterweight final – to take the shine off a record-breaking day for Britain’s boxers.The Sunderland slugger had been the top seed but he was outclassed by Cuban Roniel Iglesias, the London 2012 gold medallist, who won by unanimous decision.
      Pat McCormack was well beaten in his welterweight boxing final against Roniel IglesiasCredit: Sportsfile
      The classy Cuban won by unanimous decisionCredit: EPA
      McCormack, 26, was floored by a left hook in the second round – which was harshly ruled a slip – and had to settle for a silver medal to end his amateur career.
      The Brit – whose twin brother Luke had been defeated by another Cuban at these Tokyo Games – had been gifted a walkover in the semi-final after Irishman Aidan Walsh withdrew through injury.
      But Galal Yafai secured an historic sixth British Olympic boxing medal of the Tokyo Games with a frenetic display to defeat Cuban former world champion Yosbany Veitia in the flyweight quarter-finals.
      The 28-year-old Birmingham fighter pummeled the Cuban relentlessly from start to finish to earn the decisions of four out of five judges.
      With losing semi-finalists guaranteed a bronze medal, Yafai ensured the best medals tally for a British Olympic boxing team in more than a century.
      Yafai said: “It feels nice to get a medal, the sixth one for GB.
      “I’m rooming with (super-heavyweight) Frazer Clarke who is in the semi-final and (light-heavyweight) Ben Whittaker who’s in the final.
      “I didn’t want to go home with nothing, I had to make sure I got a medal.”
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      Yafai – the brother of former WBA world super-flyweight champion Kal – had scored a shock victory over the canny Veitia at the 2019 World Championships.
      And the tough little Brummie repeated the trick in Tokyo with a tireless display, never allowing Veitia to settle and unfortunate not to secure a unanimous decision.
      Earlier Caroline Dubois – the 20-year-old sister of heavyweight pro Daniel – missed out on a women’s lightweight medal with an agonising 3-2 defeat against experienced Thai Sudaporn Seesondee.
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