Lydia Ko with her bronze medal to go with the silver she won at Rio in 2016. Photo: Getty ImagesLydia Ko has created a slice of Olympic history, claiming a brilliant bronze medal in Tokyo. Lydia Ko (in black) embraces Mone Inami after the tense playoff for silver in Tokyo. It never looked like missing – and after she half-jokingly wiped the sweat away from her brow, it was off to a playoff with Inami to decide the silver and bronze medals. It didn't matter though – Inami tapped in for par, and Ko couldn't match her, taking home the bronze to add to the silver already in her collection.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 07, 2021 05:26 UTC