His health issues continued to plague him in the build-up to Saturday's final however, and Tamberi provided multiple updates on his condition on social media.
Great Britain's men's quartet have won bronze in the 4x400m relay, finishing an excellent race behind gold-winning Team USA and Botswana.
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The 21-year-old lost to Iran's Arian Salimi in a hotly-contested bout, which went the full three rounds, to as Team GB still waits for their first ever gold in men's taekwondo.
Jordan Chiles has been stripped of the Olympic bronze medal she won in the women's floor final after a bombshell ruling from arbitrators.
SHEKHAR BHATIA AND NICK FAGGE IN PARIS: Lin reigned supreme and punched her way towards an Olympic gold medal to become the second woman here to hit her critics where it hurts.
Team USA men's basketball squad have won a fifth straight Olympic gold medal after holding off France 98-87 in Saturday's gold medal match.
Emma Hayes' USA beat Brazil 1-0 to win the medal in the Olympic women's football tournament.
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Taekwondo star Rebecca McGowan narrowly missed out on a bronze medal in Paris.
Lin Yu-ting was convincing in her gold medal victory over Julia Szeremeta.
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