Tokyo Olympics:Emma first female swimmer to medal in 7 events

Australia's Emma McKeon made hostory in Toyo Olympics. She became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games on Sunday after completing the sprint double with victory in the 50m freestyle and then winning another gold in the women's 4x100 medley relay. Their team of Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges, McKeon, and Cate Campbell touched in a new Olympic record 3mins 51.60secs ahead of the US in 3:51.73 and Canada in 3:52.60. It was McKeon's seventh medal in Tokyo, a feat no other female swimmer has ever achieved at a single Olympics. 

It was 27-year-old McKeon's fourth gold in Tokyo to go with her three bronze, overtaking East German Kristin Otto's six medal-haul in 1952 which was matched by American Natalie Coughlin in 2008. That saw McKeon join Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi as the only swimmers to win seven medals at a Games. Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya, in 1952, is the only woman to have won seven in any other sport.

American Caeleb Dressel confirmed his dominance in men's sprint swimming, powering to victory in the 50 free to go with his 100 gold and clinching a fifth medal of the Games as Team USA triumphed in the men's medley relay. There was more gold joy for the United States with Robert Finke completing the distance double, producing another late push to win the 1,500 freestyle to add to his 800 gold. Dressel, the 100m free and butterfly champion, completed his sprint double with a huge margin of 0.48 seconds over France's Florent Manaudou, the London gold medal winner and silver medallist in Rio. Bruno Fratus of Brazil took the bronze medal.The United States ended what has been an enthralling swimming competition in Tokyo with 11 gold medals, five less than in Rio and London.

Meanwhile, in another event, French boxer, Mourad Aliev on Sunday sat at the ringside for almost an hour following his disqualification in his super heavyweight bout at the Tokyo Olympics against Britain's, Frazer Clarke. He seemed to be in control of the bout before a string of head clashes led judges to disqualify him. Mourad wildly protested with kicks in the air and offensive hand gestures. When the referee stopped the bout, the Frenchman flew into fury, spat out his mouth guard, kicked it and punched at a TV camera, thereby continuing his poor demeanour and showcasing bad sportsmanship. He refused to leave the ring for more than 20 minutes post-fight, in an attempt to express his protest against the judges' decision. His rough stance during the game caused Clarke cuts above both his eyes in what the referee appeared to deem an intentional head butt by Aliev.