tokyo 2020 champions laura collett and tom mcewan, joined by world number one ros canter sealed victory host nation france took the silver with japan the bronze, while collett also went on to win a bronze in the individual event. german michaeljung won his fourth olympic gold medal in the three—day competition combining dressage, cross—country and showjumping. jung, riding on chipmunk, finished ahead of australia's christopher burton and laura collett of britain, who added a bronze to her team gold. it wasjung's third individual 0lympics win after london 2012 and rio four years later. ukraine have their first medal of the games — an emotional one for 0lga kharlan in the fencing and courtesy of a big fightback against her opponent. the sabre event was dominated by french fencers, while despite that there might have been a more popular winner in the canoeing. nicolas gestin was another home favourite who certainly delivered the most convincing victory of the day. the single canoe slalom is often won by hundredths of a second, but gestin beat his rivals by more than five seconds, 0bliterat

laura collett in this most iconic of settings.ck came collett to clinch individual bronze. brilliant athleticism. after a damaging week for the perception of equestrian sport, these riders wanted to showcase the stars they were sitting on. those horses wouldn�*t perform if they weren�*t happy horses. what they go through and what they do for us is second to none, and they�*re the real heroes here. with back—to—back golds, these record—breakers are riding the crest of a wave. laura scott, bbc news, in versailles. and this morning, the diving duo tom daley and noah williams secured silver in the men�*s ten—metre synchronised event. my colleague maryam moshiri spoke to them off the back of their medal win. we�*re both over the moon. it�*s been really special to be able to dive in front of a crowd again, because tokyo was such a different 0lympics. and, you know, for me to be able to dive in front of my kids and to be able to dive in front of my husband and my whole family, all my friends... it was actually really emotional for me to

laura collett in this most iconic of settings.ame collett to clinch individual bronze. brilliant athleticism. after a damaging week for the perception of equestrian sport, these riders wanted to showcase the stars they were sitting on. those horses wouldn�*t perform if they weren�*t happy horses. what they go through and what they do for us is second to none, and they�*re the real heroes here. with back—to—back golds, these record—breakers are riding the crest of a wave. laura scott, bbc news in versailles. and now natalie pirks looks at the rest of the medal action. tom daley has peered over this precipice before — the last dive of an olympic final, the reigning champ alongside new partner noah williams on the very edge of a medal. yes, yes! it meant silver, daley�*s fifth medal at his fifth games, but the first watched by his sons, being looked after by his husband while papa, as they call him, went to work. to come back not knowing whether i would make the synchro team, let alone qualify in a spot for the olympics and now to be

laura collett knows exactly what is riding on this round. laura collett. ..es," and back came collett to clinch individual bronze. after a damaging week for the perception of equestrian sport, these riders wanted to showcase the stars they were sitting on. you just have to look and realise that those horses wouldn't perform if they weren't happy horses. it's a real challenge, and the horses, what they go through and what they do for us is second—to—none. and they're the real heroes here. with back—to—back golds, these record—breakers are riding the crest of a wave. laura scott, bbc news, in versailles. earlier, tom daley and noah williams took silver in the 10—metre synchronised diving. the duo finished ahead of canada, with china winning the gold medal. katie gornall was watching. tom daley had said just being here was enough — that competing at an olympics in front of his family was his gold medal. two years ago, he was effectively retired. here he was back on the big stage. his dive partner, noah williams, watched daley on tv as a child. now, they were sid

laura collett won team gold in tokyo and she desperately wanted to retain their crown.he arena, patted her horse and dismounted and i managed to catch a few words with her. i to catch a few words with her. i don't think i have the right words to give _ don't think i have the right words to give it — don't think i have the right words to give itjustice. it was a phenomenal experience from start to finish _ phenomenal experience from start to finish i_ phenomenal experience from start to finish. i thought to give a special, but riding — finish. i thought to give a special, but riding into that atmosphere was spine _ but riding into that atmosphere was spine tingling. can but riding into that atmosphere was spine tingling-— spine tingling. can you describe the ressure spine tingling. can you describe the pressure you _ spine tingling. can you describe the pressure you felt _ spine tingling. can you describe the pressure you felt going _ spine tingling. can you describe the pressure you felt going into - spine tingling. can you describe the pressure you felt going into the

tokyo 2020 champions laura collett and tom mcewan joined by world number one ros canter sealed victorymping stage at versailles. host nation france took the silver with japan claiming bronze. german michaeljung won his fourth olympic gold medal in the three—day competition combining dressage, cross—country and showjumping. jung, riding on chipmunk, finished ahead of australia's christopher burton and laura collett of britain. it wasjung's third individual 0lympics win after london 2012 and rio 2016. the most popular winner of the day could well have been by frenchman nicolas gestin, who was certainly the most convincing one. the single canoe slalom is often won by hundredths of a second, but gestin beat his rivals by more than five seconds, obliterating the field to claim his first 0lympic title. adam burgess of britain was second, winning silver after finishing fourth in tokyo. away from the olympics, manchester united hope to make a final decision on a new stadium by the end of the calendar year. united co—owner sirjim ratcliffe wants to build a wembley of the north and has put toget

tokyo 2020 champions laura collett and tom mcewen, joined by world number one ros cantor, sealed victoryshowjumping stage at versailles. host nation france took the silver with japan the bronze, while collett also went on to win a bronze in the individual showjumping event. that was won by german michaeljung, his fourth olympic gold medal in the three—day competition combining dressage, cross country and then the showjumping he rides on chipmunk, they finished ahead of australia's christopher burton and collett. it wasjung's third individual olympics win after london 2012 and rio four years later. ukraine have their first medal of the games, an emotional one for olga kharlan in the fencing and courtesy of a big fight back against her opponent, the sabre event dominated by french fencers. well, despite that, there might have been an even more popular winner in the canoeing. nicolas gaston was another home favourite who certainly delivered the most convincing victory of the day. the single canoe slalom often won by hundredths of a second, but he beat his rivals by more than five seconds, o

tokyo 2020 champions laura collett and tom mcewen, joined by world number one ros cantor, sealed victoryshowjumping stage at versailles. host nation france took the silver with japan the bronze, while collett also went on to win a bronze in the individual showjumping event. that was won by german michaeljung, his fourth olympic gold medal in the three—day competition combining dressage, cross country and then the showjumping. jung rides on chipmunk, they finished ahead of australia's christopher burton and collett. it wasjung's third individual olympics win after london 2012 and rio four years later. ukraine have their first medal of the games, an emotional one for olga kharlan in the fencing and courtesy of a big fight back against her opponent, the sabre event dominated by french fencers. well, despite that, there might have been an even more popular winner in the canoeing. nicolas gestin was another home favourite who certainly delivered the most convincing victory of the day. the single canoe slalom's often won by hundredths of a second, but he beat his rivals by more than five secon

ros canter, tom mcewen and laura collett crowned team eventing champions at the chateau de versaillesr second—placed nation france. mcewen jumping clear this afternoon on his horsejl dublin. brilliant team effort over several days from them. and in mountain biking what an extroardinary ride by tom pidcock who defended his 0lympic title, despite a puncture, which at one point relegated him to eighth place, nearly 40 seconds behind the leader. truly astonishing recovery from him. iam i am enjoying that this afternoon and i don't watch it lot of mountain biking. what is been your favourite 0lympic movement so far, we are only on day three, is there something to pick out? it on day three, is there something to ick out? . , on day three, is there something to ick out? .,, .,. ., , on day three, is there something to ick out? .,, .. ., , .,. pick out? it was actually the race ou 'ust pick out? it was actually the race you just mentioned, _ pick out? it was actually the race you just mentioned, mountain i pick out? it was actually the race - youjust mentioned, mountain biking, you just menti

laura collett completing the final round of showjumping to wind that gold, back to back 0lympic titlesagainst france, he takes over, while japan claimed the bronze. we will get more on that when we are back in paris a little later. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. in northern nigeria 4.4 million children under the age of five are acutely malnourished. the world food programme says that's more than double last year's figure. families are grappling with high food inflation and security concerns and many can no longer afford to feed their children. the bbc�*s madina maishanu has been to the main city of katsina state to find out more. this seven—month—old waiting line in this my nutrition clinic in katsina. it is run by doctors without borders. she lost her mother a few months ago. now her aunt will took her in, she is struggling to make enough on her own baby. on days that i find food, the babies can eat but on days i don't get to eat, they will keep sucking on my nipples and cry because of hunger. once a notice there is no milk. it hurts me to see other kids looking

laura collett is in the silver individual position on london 52. beat. in one sport impacted by the heavy rain on saturday was the men's skateboarding. the final was due to take place at the weekend, but has been delayed until today. japan is expected to dominate that event which is relatively new to the olympics. so just a small taste of what we can expect from today. a brilliant weekend of sport already. very excited about what is in store later. stay with us for more here on bbc news. hello there. sunday was a very warm day. we had the sunshine far and wide, and we've got a few more days of dry weather and sunshine to come, but the heat is going to continue to build across england and wales. and, really, across the whole of western europe, temperatures are rising, the heat is pushing up from spain into france and for the olympics. that's the temperature anomaly chart. you can see for eastern europe, things may be a little cooler than normal. here at home, though, the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure. there is a weak weather

laura collett is in the silver individual position on london 52.o beat. and one sport impacted by the heavy rain on saturday was the men's skateboarding. the final was due to take place at the weekend, but has been delayed until today. japan is expected to dominate that event which is relatively new to the olympics. so just a small taste of what we can expect from today. it's been a brilliant weekend of sport already. we're all very excited about what is in store later. before we go we want to bring you the latest from the election in venezuela. we are hearing from the leader i'd of argentina "and the dictatorship of nicolas maduro." i am carl nasman in washington. thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. sunday was a very warm day. we had the sunshine far and wide, and we've got a few more days of dry weather and sunshine to come, but the heat is going to continue to build across england and wales. and, really, across the whole of western europe, temperatures are rising, the heat is pushing up from spain into france and for the olympics. that

laura collett is in the silver individual position in london 52. the ones to beat. in one spot impacted by the heavy rain on saturday was the heavy rain on saturday was the men's skateboarding —— and one sport. the final was due to take place at the weekend, but has been delayed until today. japan is expected to dominate that event which is relatively new to the olympics. so just a small taste of what we can expect from today. i brilliant weekend of sport already. very excited about what is in store later. —— a brilliant weekend. and as the games play out, there'll of course be political issues discussed too. john hoberman is an olympic sports historian. he told me a little bit about what we can expect. political expression is built into olympic history in a way that media actually pay very little attention to. the current president of the ioc thomas back claims repeatedly that sports and politics have nothing to do with each other —— thomas bach. yet the neglected perspective is the fact that ever since the nazi olympics of 1936, the ioc has serve

laura collett is in the silver individual position on london 52. china and japan very much the ones to beat. in one sport impacted by the heavy rain on saturday was the men's skateboarding. the final was due to take place at the weekend, but has been delayed until today. japan is expected to dominate that event which is relatively new to the olympics. so just a small taste of what we can expect from today. i brilliant weekend of sport already. very excited about what is in store later. —— a brilliant weekend. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. the united states is to give the commanders of its military forces injapan more operational control. the announcement follows talks between us secretary of state antony blinken and his japanese counterpart, who identified china as a growing risk. let's get more from frank, joining us. thank you for your time on newsday. just for started, how significant is the announcement of that and the timing? announcement of that and the timinu? . announcement of that and the

laura collett put in a stunning dressage test to break the olympic record, with a score ofjust 17.5 penaltiesir as she finished. so she sits in individual gold and the team are in gold as they head into tomorrow's very influential crosscountry day. they will hope the rain stops so they can put the best hooves forward tomorrow in versailles. the weather has been impacting some sport, laura? absolutely. you heard earlier that it caused havoc on the streets for the cycling time trial. that is not the only impact the rain has had today. first thing this morning, we heard the men's street skateboarding had been postponed because of the rain. it simply wasn't safe for the athletes to take to that venue. so they have postponed that until monday. it's also caused havoc with the schedule on the tennis because only the two main courts have rooves. so only six matches today have been completed. none of the brits have been able to play their matches. and it will also undoubtedly have had an impact on the river quality in the seine. that is being closely monitored for the triathlon. tomorrow is important,

laura collett is in the silver individual position on london 52.y rain on saturday was the men's skateboarding. the final was due to take place at the weekend, but has been delayed until today. japan is expected to dominate that event which is relatively new to the olympics. so just a small taste of what we can expect from today. a brilliant weekend of sport already. very excited about what is in store later. more soon. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. sunday was a very warm day. we had the sunshine far and wide, and we've got a few more days of dry weather and sunshine to come, but the heat is going to continue to build across england and wales. and, really, across the whole of western europe, temperatures are rising, the heat is pushing up from spain into france and for the olympics. that's the temperature anomaly chart. you can see for eastern europe, things may be a little cooler than normal. here at home, though, the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure. there is a weak weather front approaching from the north—west

laura collett put in a stunning dressage test to break the olympic record with a score ofjust 17.5 penalties head into tomorrow's very influential crosscountry day. they will hope the rain stops so they can put the best hooves forward to marry in versailles. —— the team gold. the weather has been impacting some sport, laura? absolutely. you heard earlier that it caused havoc on the streets for the cycling time trial. that is not the cycling time trial. that is not the only impact the rain has had today. first thing this morning, we heard the men's street skateboarding had been postponed because of the rain. it simply wasn't safe for the athletes to take to that venue. so they have postponed that until monday. it has also caused havoc with the schedule on the tennis because only the two main courts have rooves. so only six matches today have been completed. none of the brits have been able to play their matches. and it will also undoubtedly have had an impact on the river quality in the seine. that is being closely monitored for the triathlon. tomorrow is important, a familiarisation day for

tokyo 2020 champions laura collett and tom mcewan, joined by world number one ros canter, sealed victoryal has come in the men�*s canoe single — a silver for adam burgess. this event also brought success for kimberley woods yesterday, with burgess going one better than her bronze. going fourth from last, he held on to the gold medal position until the final competitor, home favourite nicolas gestin, whose time blew everyone else�*s away. a bit of redemption for burgess who finished fourth in tokyo. a silver too for great britain�*s tom daley and noah williams in the men�*s synchronised ten metre platform diving final. it is a first silver for daley to go with his three bronze and one gold. for williams, a first ever olympic medal in his second games appearance. the china pair hao yang and junjie lian were the clear winners, canada taking the bronze. now, it could have been theirfinal meeting in a singles match after 60 during their careers, but novak djokovic knocked rafael nadal out of the olympic tennis tournament. nadal says he�*ll decide on his future plans after the games after losi

laura collett had room for error, but didn't need much of it.ympic title. collett later won an individual bronze too. sometimes, though, small margins matter. in the froth and fury of the final stages of the men's 200 metre freestyle, great britain's matt richards, on the top of your screen, had the edge, but one of the sport's new sensations, romania's david popovici, was with him. commentary: there's the touch. oh, i think has gone to popovici. i nothing between gold and silver but two 100ths of a second and an athlete's respect. those fractions can be powerful. adam burgess was denied a medal by a sliver of a second in tokyo, a frustration that helped drive him along the turbulent waters of the canoe slalom course in a breathtaking time. commentary: adam burgess cannot believe it! _ it took him to silver and closure. motivation is especially important to a diver. it pushes you over the edge. a force that brought tom daley back to the sport with a new partner, noah williams, preparing for the last dive of the ten metres synchro olympic final.

. >> and two survivors there, tom mcewan and laura collett . from mcewan and laura collett.adition in this event. going back a long time, 68 and 72, the gold medals for the team there, then a big gap, but now back to back gold medals for the eventing team. great equestrian tradition and the best thing about it, martin, was that there was a massive french crowd watching this event. france were the opposition. it was nip and tuck between the brits and the french, and boy did they go quiet when the brits showed them a thing or two in the final. showjumping section of the eventing. so a fantastic day, well done to tom pidcock. you know his story in the, he had covid during the tour de france and in the mountain biking. he had a puncture today. he was the favourite to retain his title . he was coming. he his title. he was coming. he was. you probably seen that the mountain biking spectacular stuff, coming down he, he was leading had a puncture, had to get off, lost 40s again. there was a frenchman in front and it looked as though his hopes had gone, but he caught him up. and then

laura collett put in an outstanding performance, smashing the olympic record for the lowest dressageting to start their olympics, but underneath the roof on court, philippe chatrier in the doubles — the first—time pairing of rafa nadal and carlos alcaraz didn't disappoint in the red of spain. they beat argentina's sixth seeds maximo gonzalez and andres molten in straight sets in the opening round. nadal was one of alcaraz�*s heroes growing up, they're calling this partnership �*nadalcaraz�* or �*rafaraz�*. hugely popular with the crowd, as you'd expect, this the court where nadal won 14 french open titles. he says he's not sure if he'll play the singles later today after picking up a thigh injury in training. away from the action, and the italian highjumper gianmarco tamberi issued a poetic and heartfelt apology to his wife after losing his wedding ring during the opening ceremony on friday. tamberi was a flag—bearer for italy, and it was while he was waving his flag on the river seine that it flew off his finger, he says: "i heard it slip away, i saw it fly. "i followed it with my e

. >> yes, well, we should say that ross canter, laura collett and tom mcewen have each got their goldm eventing at the paris olympics. >> there's a bit of nominative determinism there. >> oh. >> oh. >> very good. absolutely. well, i think that that takes us up into the top ten, even though the medal table means very, very little at this early stage in the games. i'm always obsessed by the medal table. just seeing seeing the uk sort of or team gb tick up and up and up because last time round we came fourth overall in the world and the time before that in rio we came second. >> so you hate to be one of those people who, you know, watches the footballs only when we get into the finals of the euros. but this has made me maybe want to watch the olympics. >> yes, absolutely. and my goodness me, i mean, if you think about a country with a population, the size of the uk, i mean, coming fourth in the world, competing against china and the united states of america and the united states of america and vast countries like like brazil or russia, well, not that russia can officially compete, but bu

all all right, next question today, laura collett and her team—mate, london 52 smashed the record . for the lowest ever dressage score. in. what sport was it a showjumping b eventing or c modern pentathlon? lizzie cundy , c modern pentathlon. >> it was b eventing, it was eventing. >> let's see if the answer aj two one. >> no . how did he manage it? >> no. how did he manage it? that's a hat trick. three in a row is a hat trick. >> i'll be back. yeah. don't you worry. >> so , eventing. despite the >> so, eventing. despite the heavy rain, team gb eventer collett smashed the olympic record for the lowest ever dressage score with an astounding 17.5 penalties. well done matthew. >> well done matthew i'll let you get a chocolate gold medal. no, nothing like that. >> i've got. i've actually got chocolate, coins though that you can have that i bought from nick hewer. very generous, very happy with that. so listen, on today's show, we've been asking lots of questions, one of them was. is an attack on christianity fair ? an attack on christianity fair? according to our twitter poll, 9% of you