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Tokyo Olympics live updates: Aussie Olyroos rocked by late 'heartbreak'

Australia's Olyroos defied the odds to keep powerhouse team Spain scoreless for 80 minutes, but sadly it just wasn't enough.

The Aussie golden girls blew the world away.
The Aussie golden girls blew the world away.

Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics is a day that will be remembered for our golden girls of the pool claiming our first gold medal.

The red-hot favourites broke through in a history-making swim in the women’s 4x100m relay, just minutes after Brendon Smith and Jack McLoughlin picked up our first medals - a bronze and a silver respectively.

The Boomers also got off to a winning start as Patty Mills lit up Nigeria, but the Olyroos suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to powerhouse team Spain.

It was a contrasting story for Ash Barty as she was bundled out of the singles, before a Dutch cyclist suffered the most awkward of celebrations.

Later in the swimming heats, Australian young gun Kaylee McKeown broke the Olympic record for the women's 100m backstroke.

You can follow all the action as it happened below.

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