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Belgium wins second gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Women's Heptathlon 800m - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 13/08/2016.   Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) of Belgium celebrates winning the gold medal.  REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach  FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

On Saturday, Belgian heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam has won the second gold medal for Belgium at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She has got 142 points, which equated to around nine seconds.
Nafissatou Thiam is a 21-year-old Belgian student who has beaten out Britain’s defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill
Thiam has delivered Belgium its fourth medal at Rio2016, and its second gold.
Nafissatou said she even didn’t expect to get the gold medal and so still can’t believe she is the winner.

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