Britain has won a bronze medal in the women’s team gymnastics at the Olympics for the first time since 1928.

Team GB leap-frogged Italy late on to secure third place in the all-around event.

The Russian Olympic Committee took gold over the United States after Simon Biles exited the competition due to a “medical issue”.

The Russian gymnasts posted a team score of 169.528, ahead of the US in second place at 166.096.

The gold is the first for the Russians since the Unified Team triumphed in Barcelona in 1992.

It is a sweet victory for Russia’s women, who finished a distant second to the American team at the 2019 World Championships.

The withdrawal of Biles, one of the biggest names in gymnastics and winner of four golds and a bronze in Rio, was confirmed in a statement by the USA Gymnastics team.

“Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions.”

Biles had qualified for the individual finals in every discipline, but it’s unclear if she’ll be able to compete for more medals in Tokyo.

Its been another successful day for Britain’s athletes in Tokyo, with Tom Dean powering to gold in the men’s 200 metres freestyle.

Seven months ago, Dean, 21, contracted COVID-19 for a second time and couldn’t walk up the stairs “without coughing and wheezing.”

Fellow Brit Duncan Scott took silver.

Bianca Walkden finished third in the over 67kg taekwondo, beating Poland’s Aleksandra Kowalczuk to secure the second Olympic bronze of her career.

The 29-year-old from Liverpool missed out on a place in the gold medal fight after her semi-final opponent outscored her in the last second.

Walkden was ahead, but ended up losing the bout with seconds to go after taking a head kick from South Korea’s Lee Da-Bin.

Georgia Taylor-Brown grabbed a silver medal in the triathlon despite suffering a puncture.

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