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Team GB will be hoping Day One of the Paris Olympics is a sign of things to come after picking up two medals. Great Britain have consistently finished high in the medals table at the Olympics dating back to Beijing in 2008 when they finished fourth for the first time since 1924. Their tally of 67 medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics is the benchmark for this year’s athletes with UK Sport director of performance Kate Baker hoping they could break the 70 barrier. There was the possibility of six medals on Day One of the Olympics for Team GB. But there was disappointment in the pool in the evening wit…

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