this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughan—jones. our top stories: gunfire. the taliban seizes a provincial capital in southern afghanistan, as the un's envoy demands the militants end their offensive. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities but the taliban attacks, and what brutality would await them. —— that the. nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert, as the worst wildfires in decades rage across the country. on the penultimate day of action at the tokyo olympics — kenya's peresjepchirchir has won the women's marathon. there are 33 other golds up for grabs. and from the charts to the stage — pop star lily allen makes her acting debut in the west end.

people say, you've been on a stage before, but it is a completely different experience. it's kind of like much scarierfor me, anyway. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in afghanistan, with a couple of significant developments. all british nationals in afghanistan are being urged to leave the country, as violence intensifies between government forces and taliban fighters. the militant group has captured its first regional capital in five years, and is making gains in other areas, as western forces withdraw from the country. the united nations�* special envoy has warned that afghanistan is facing a possible catastrophe. our world affairs correspondent richard galpin has more.

in the heart of the afghan capital, another assassination — taliban gunmen opening fire on this car, killing the head of the government's media information centre, dawa khan menapal. they'd warned officials would be targeted in response to air strikes by afghan and us forces, the war now increasingly spilling into the capital. but the taliban are also now targeting other key cities in this, their latest offensive. they claim to have captured the city of zaranj in the south—west of the country. gunfire. officials say, if true, it would be the first provincial capital to fall into their hands in this, the latest upsurge in fighting, and the taliban claim more will follow. at the united nations in new york, there are now calls for action.

the council must act and prevent a catastrophic situation. we are alarmed by reports of incidences of gross human rights violations by the taliban and their foreign terrorist associates in almost half of our country, and we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality would await them. the question now, though, is what action can be taken given the taliban advances have been precipitated by the withdrawal of foreign troops from afghanistan. the futures of millions of afghans are at stake. i think the region should very clearly tell the taliban that a taliban coming to power through force and continuing the violence is unacceptable. they need to see that their government will not be accepted and recognised. but for now, at least, it seems unlikely the taliban will stop their offensive. they seem determined to seize as much ground as they can. richard galpin, bbc news. lynne o'donnell is the former

kabul bureau chief for the associated press and current writer for foregin policy magazine, shejoins us from the afghan capital. thank you so much for coming on the programme. thank you so much for coming on the programme-— thank you so much for coming on the programme-_ we - thank you so much for coming on the programme._ we will- thank you so much for coming on the programme._ we will get i thank you so much for coming on the l programme._ we will get to programme. thank you. we will get to the broader state _ programme. thank you. we will get to the broader state of _ programme. thank you. we will get to the broader state of the _ programme. thank you. we will get to the broader state of the country - programme. thank you. we will get to the broader state of the country in - the broader state of the country in the broader state of the country in the moment, but i believe you have just come back from herat and i wanted to ask you how you found it there, the situation on the ground? yes, herat is probably the third biggest city in afghanistan and it is the capital of herat province, which borders iran. it is a very important, wealthy province, lots of trade goes through the border with iran. the teller manner inside the city, lewis, and they have been for quite some time. —— the taliban are inside the city. there has been fighting on the edges. i spent time with military forces who are fighting alongside what is being called uprising forces, that is, citizens who are being armed, and in the case of herat, being had —— led

by a warlord named ishmael khan. these militias are important to the fight across the country because the afghan security forces have been badly let down by their leadership and by the government. they are struggling to logistical resupply and other support. and so, as the caliban�*s —— taliban's assault and advance across the country has really frightened the afghan people, citizens have been taking up arms, joining these militias and fighting on the front line, and that is what i saw. i also saw a city that is incredibly tense, there are lots of people who are leaving, extra flights were put on yesterday when i came back to kabul. the road to the airport into the city is intermittently taken over by the caliban, and then again by the security forces. —— taliban. so flights either go or they don't go, some days they are cancelled. yesterday there were more flights, people bringing everything they possibly can with them, including

extended family, to kabul, to get away from what they fear will be a serious assault on the city.- serious assault on the city. well, that is a really _ serious assault on the city. well, that is a really sobering - that is a really sobering assessment. thank you very much fulfilling us in, because that kind of detail from what is happening fulfilling us in, because that kind of detailfrom what is happening on the ground is obviously for the wider context. there caliban will generally, we've got these peace talks going on at the same time as this military offensive. —— the taliban more generally. many in the international community now doubt the sincerity of the taliban when it comes to peace talks. in your assessment, what is the aim of the taliban now?— taliban now? control. they want military control, _ taliban now? control. they want military control, a _ taliban now? control. they want military control, a takeover - taliban now? control. they want military control, a takeover of i taliban now? control. they want. military control, a takeover of the country. it is very clear. the deal that was done by former president trump of the united states directly, bilaterally, with the taliban in february last year, totally marginalised and left out of the afghan government and the afghan people. so they had no say in doubt. but people here remember what it was like under a taliban regime, from

1996 until 2001, and they know that the taliban are not changed. so the spin that came from the trump administration, his envoy from the united nations, from nato, from people who wanted the deal done, and who wanted to pull their troops out of afghanistan, but the taliban had changed, was totally ingenuous. they haven't changed, and really probably worse. we are hearing of atrocities going on on the battlefield, we hear of the way they treat people in places like kandahar, in the districts of herat, i met a woman yesterday who had been to seven of the districts held by the taliban in herat province. women are confined to their homes, the girls schools are closed, anybody who is suspected of working with the government is treated very badly. 20 taliban at a time, she said, will turn up at people's homes and demand to be fed. this is not a good situation. and

anybody who thought that the taliban had changed was just burying their head in the sand. it is very obvious they haven't changed and they are probably even worse.— they haven't changed and they are probably even worse. thank you for cominu on probably even worse. thank you for coming on and _ probably even worse. thank you for coming on and talking _ probably even worse. thank you for coming on and talking us _ probably even worse. thank you for coming on and talking us through i coming on and talking us through that, we really appreciate it. let's get some of the day's other news. most coronavirus restrictions have been lifted in wales, with no more limits on meeting indoors and an end to rules on social distancing. face masks are still required in shops, healthcare settings and on public transport. police have arrested two burmese citizens accused of plotting to kill, or injure, myanmar�*s ambassador to the united nations. chaw moe tun has been a vocal critic of myanmar�*s military rulers. he earlier thanked the us government and un for their protection. the us military�*s central command has announced the results of an investigation into last week's fatal drone attack on a merchant tanker off oman. its experts concluded the drone was made in iran. a british security guard and the ship's romanian captain were killed.

tehran had already denied orchestrating the attack. lawyers for the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, have called into question the results of an independent investigation that found mr cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women while in office. the governor has denied the allegations. earlier, one of mr cuomo's accusers, a former aide, filed a criminal complaint against him. families of the victims of the september 11 attacks in america are among those calling on president biden not to attend this year's memorial events unless he declassifies files that they contend will show saudi leaders supported the atrocity. this year marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks in new york, virginia and pennsylvania, which killed nearly 3,000 people. our north america correspondent barbara plett—usher explained exactly what the group is asking of the president. there's around 1,700 people who have

signed this letter — it includes survivors and first responders — and they have long been asking for access to classified government documents on whether the saudi arabian government was implicated in the al-qaeda plot — so whether saudi officials assisted or aided orfunded these hijackers in any way. the saudi government has always said it was not involved and previous us administrations have refused to declassify the documents, saying that it's a national security issue. now, this letter is saying, look, it's 20 years since this happened. there's just no reason why this information has to be kept secret. and furthermore, joe biden made a campaign pledge to try to resolve this issue, and if he doesn't do so then the people who signed this letter say �*we will feel obliged to publicly stand against him participating in any of the memorial services come september'. so they're basically drawing a line in the sand, and the white house has responded.

the white house spokesperson jen psaki said that mr biden was still committed to that pledge. she also said that white house officials had met family members a number of times. but the issue is not — it's not clear how this is going to play out. it's 20 years since the attacks. a volunteer firefighter has died as wildfires spread across greece. the 38—year—old was hit by a falling electricity pole in a suburb of athens. thousands of people have been moved from their homes in the northern suburbs of athens — those who remain have been urged to stay indoors. anthee careassava is a freelance journalist. she's in ekali, a suburb just north of athens. we can speak to her now. thank you so much for coming on the programme. i thank you so much for coming on the programme-— programme. i am actually where the fire actually — programme. i am actually where the

fire actually started, _ programme. i am actually where the fire actually started, we _ programme. i am actually where the fire actually started, we are - programme. i am actually where the fire actually started, we are day - fire actually started, we are day four into this inferno, which shows no sign of actually letting up. you can see some of the smoke behind me, this is actually one of the locations where several of these fires are raging, as i said, it was the start of this inferno, this is where it was sparked, initially, and it is back into dislocation again, with fresh flareups, kind of leaping to life, even when people thought that this situation had been brought under some kind of control. this is along a main motorway, which is acting as a kind of stop between this nature reserve and main residential districts, and the scramble for the authorities is to block flames that are coming down these slopes from sweeping in and tearing into these residential

districts, that would spell complete and utter catastrophe for the capital of greece, athens. now, altogether we have seen 98 new fires sparked in the last 2a hours, 154 blazing sparked in the last 24 hours, 154 blazing altogether across this country that is under siege by these blazes, and 64 of them actually active as we speak. athens alone is not under siege, there are other majorfronts on the not under siege, there are other major fronts on the islands of evia, for example, 1500 people were evacuated by boat yesterday, many of them handicap people, carrying their personal belongings, their parents, their cats, anything they could find that was very important for them, and other fronts also that was very important for them, and otherfronts also in that was very important for them, and other fronts also in the southern peloponnese. i

and other fronts also in the southern peloponnese. i 'ust wanted to touch on — southern peloponnese. i 'ust wanted to touch on something _ southern peloponnese. ijust wanted to touch on something you _ southern peloponnese. ijust wanted to touch on something you just - to touch on something you just mentioned, people evacuating their homes. i suppose lots of people are now effectively on standby, having to make this decision. what is the level of concern, our people getting out, are people listening to the authorities? i out, are people listening to the authorities?— out, are people listening to the authorities? ,, ., ., , ., _ authorities? i myself am on standby alert. i authorities? i myself am on standby alert- i have — authorities? i myself am on standby alert- i have my _ authorities? i myself am on standby alert. i have my bag _ authorities? i myself am on standby alert. i have my bag packed, - authorities? i myself am on standby alert. i have my bag packed, i- authorities? i myself am on standby alert. i have my bag packed, i am i alert. i have my bag packed, i am following all the directives until that area sign and notice comes in on my phone, telling me to move out. so, there have in thousands of people who have been facing the same predicament, but many, especially olderfolks, are predicament, but many, especially older folks, are staying predicament, but many, especially olderfolks, are staying put, because it is just impossible for them. they say that to leave their houses, and i, from a personal account, i can say that up until now i was seeing this and i was saying, why can't they just get i was seeing this and i was saying, why can't theyjust get out i was seeing this and i was saying, why can't they just get out and i was seeing this and i was saying, why can't theyjust get out and save their lives, but when your own home

is at stake, i found myself making a very difficult decision as to whether i am going to stay or move out. ., , whether i am going to stay or move out. . , ., ., , whether i am going to stay or move out. . ., , ., out. that is a really important reference. — out. that is a really important reference, isn't _ out. that is a really important reference, isn't it. _ out. that is a really important reference, isn't it. thank - out. that is a really important reference, isn't it. thank you | out. that is a really important l reference, isn't it. thank you so much for bringing that up and sharing your personal experience as well as bringing us up to date. thank you. you are watching bbc world news. our main headlines: the taliban have seized a provincial capital in southern afghanistan — as the un's envoy demands the militants end their offensive. nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert — as the worst wildfires in decades, rage across the country. tens of thousands of health workers in bangladesh are leading a major drive to increase the number of people being vaccinated against covid—19. the country hopes to vaccinate 3.2 million people in a just week, as it battles the latest surge in cases. bangladesh's national lockdown has been extended until august 10.

let's speak to our south asia correspondent danjohnson in delhi. . tell us a bit more about the plans. . tell us a bit more about the lans. , , . tell us a bit more about the lans, , , ., plans. this is a huge drive right across bangladesh _ plans. this is a huge drive right across bangladesh to _ plans. this is a huge drive right across bangladesh to try - plans. this is a huge drive right across bangladesh to try to - plans. this is a huge drive right i across bangladesh to try to tackle the wave of infection that is sweeping the country. bangladesh seems to be feeling a delayed effect of the delta variant but things have got worse and worse through of the delta variant but things have got worse and worse throuthune and july. to give you some perspective, one quarter of all bangladesh's over death, about 21,000 now, 22,000, a quarter of those have been in the last month so authorities really making moves now to try to get a grip. there are 15,000 vaccination centres opening across the country from today, available to everyone over 25. and also targeting older rohingya refugees as well. trying to get through millions of people in the next week. the common's original

aim was to try to vaccinate 10 million more people in the next week and they have scaled it back to something more realistically. they are hoping to get about 3 million extra people vaccinated, but to give you some perspective on the challenge there, there are about 4 million people in the country fully vaccinated already. bangladesh's population is over 160 million. so a huge effort, a huge challenge in that country. ibig huge effort, a huge challenge in that country-— huge effort, a huge challenge in that country. big “ob ahead. what about the role — that country. big 'ob ahead. what about the role of— that country. big job ahead. what about the role of the _ that country. big job ahead. what| about the role of the international community, dan? we have heard over the last months, criticism of the uneven distribution of vaccinations. what is a situation of the uneven distribution other vaccinations. what is the situation there? yeah, thins what is the situation there? yeah, things have _ what is the situation there? yeah, things have been _ what is the situation there? yeah, things have been difficult, - what is the situation there? yeah, things have been difficult, getting| things have been difficult, getting vaccinations into bangladesh is difficult. importing vaccinations from different countries but can't get enough at the minute. the committee is hoping to establish its own vaccination production facilities and hopes to do that in the next two months but there is work to do on that front as well. they have logistical challenges of getting vaccinations out to remote villages especially in such

difficult weather conditions at the moment with monsoon hitting the country. the health services have been under real pressure. hospitals, intensive care units, are filling up. ambulances have been in short supply. 30 ambulances have been donated by india in the last few days to try to ease the pressure, so bangladesh is really facing the crunch at the moment, hoping for international assistance, hoping that its own vaccination drive this week can start to get the numbers down because at the moment, things are seemingly out of control. and they are notjust battling covid. there is the dengue fever outbreak that has hit the country as well in the last few weeks. tqm. that has hit the country as well in the last few weeks.— that has hit the country as well in the last few weeks. 0k, we will keep across the challenges _ the last few weeks. 0k, we will keep across the challenges of _ the last few weeks. 0k, we will keep across the challenges of that - across the challenges of that rollout. for now, thanks, dan. now let's get an update from the olympics. day 15 of the games is well underway in tokyo. here's how the medals table stands at the moment, china is on top with 37 gold medals with usa in second place

and the host nationjapan in third. our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo, she told us about some of the medals on the penultimate day of the games. it has been quite the golden morning for team usa here at the olympics this saturday. firstly we will start with team usa in the basketball. the dream team. they were able to collect their fourth consecutive gold medal. they beat france by 87 points to 82 in the final. they had been so much hype and pressure in this american team in the buildup to the games. they lost two of their warm—ups, they lost to france well in the warmer, background they weigh in the warmer, background they weigh in this tournament, full of star players from the nba, and it was the likes of kevin gerrard that was able to power their way through the victory. —— nelly korda from the usa, she has one that women's golf event here. there was loads of drama

and disruption throughout the final round. she started the day with a three shot lead, however, she dropped a couple of shots in the front nine but was able to gather it back and then with two holes to play, play was suspended because of bad weather so they had to go back in, waitaround bad weather so they had to go back in, wait around for half—an—hour or so and then they reemerged and she was able to win it on the 18th hole a 1—shot. nelly korda won her first major earlier on this year and now she has an olympic gold medal to go alongside that. of course from a great sporting family, her sister jessica also plays golf and their brother sebastian is a tennis player and their parents were also tennis players. their dad petr korda winning an australian open title. the first middle of the day went to cannula in the women's marathon, that taking place in sapporo in northern japan and that went to peresjepchirchir. thanks to sarah there. plenty more

to come from tokyo. sticking on the theme, roughly. we've seen skateboarding, rockclimbing and surfing introduced to the olympics this year but could this sport be next? dog triathlon. known as canicross — it's when owners compete in the challenge to run, bike and swim — but with their dogs tagging along. the bbc�*s carol malia has been along to one canicross training club near ashington in northumberland in the north of england — to see how it's done. tension mounts at the lineup for the first discipline and it was never going to be a quiet entry into the waterfor the going to be a quiet entry into the water for the 100 going to be a quiet entry into the waterfor the 100 metre going to be a quiet entry into the water for the 100 metre swim. going to be a quiet entry into the waterfor the 100 metre swim. dogs bark. weeks and months of training had come to this, the odd illegal assist, but the contenders generally were happy. you assist, but the contenders generally were happy-— were happy. you tire your dog out, it kee -s were happy. you tire your dog out, it keeps us — were happy. you tire your dog out, it keeps us fit _ were happy. you tire your dog out, it keeps us fit and _ were happy. you tire your dog out, it keeps us fit and active. - were happy. you tire your dog out, it keeps us fit and active. it - were happy. you tire your dog out, it keeps us fit and active. it does i it keeps us fit and active. it does build a special bond between you and the dog which for me, i find is the

most important thing.— the dog which for me, i find is the most important thing. there is a 2.5 k bike, swim — most important thing. there is a 2.5 k bike, swim and _ most important thing. there is a 2.5 k bike, swim and run. _ most important thing. there is a 2.5 k bike, swim and run. quickly- most important thing. there is a 2.5 k bike, swim and run. quickly geti most important thing. there is a 2.5j k bike, swim and run. quickly get to the transition _ k bike, swim and run. quickly get to the transition area, _ k bike, swim and run. quickly get to the transition area, jump _ k bike, swim and run. quickly get to the transition area, jump on - k bike, swim and run. quickly get to the transition area, jump on your. the transition area, jump on your bike the dogs love it, they love the speed and then quickly into the run so yeah, it is really fast! 50. speed and then quickly into the run so yeah, it is really fast!— so yeah, it is really fast! go, go, no! the so yeah, it is really fast! go, go, go! the dogs _ so yeah, it is really fast! go, go, go! the dogs where _ so yeah, it is really fast! go, go, go! the dogs where the - so yeah, it is really fast! go, go, | go! the dogs where the lifejacket go! the dogs where the life'acket and then onto fl go! the dogs where the life'acket and then onto the d go! the dogs where the life'acket and then onto the bike h go! the dogs where the lifejacket and then onto the bike they - go! the dogs where the lifejacket and then onto the bike they have| go! the dogs where the lifejacket i and then onto the bike they have to wear the harness. and then specialist canicross harnesses and then we have the arm on the bike to hold the line out from the wheel and we wear a belt for the actual running part. we wear a belt for the actual running part-— we wear a belt for the actual running part. we wear a belt for the actual runnina art. , . , running part. sometimes the pace is too much for — running part. sometimes the pace is too much for those _ running part. sometimes the pace is too much for those on _ running part. sometimes the pace is too much for those on two _ running part. sometimes the pace is too much for those on two legs. - running part. sometimes the pace is too much for those on two legs. a i too much for those on two legs. a trip hazard all part of the sport. in the last word from the coach... dogs enjoying it, you know? you

in the last word from the coach... dogs enjoying it, you know? dogs en'oying it, you know? you must to dogs enjoying it, you know? you must to home dogs enjoying it, you know? you must go home with — dogs enjoying it, you know? you must go home with a headache. _ dogs enjoying it, you know? you must go home with a headache. yes, - dogs enjoying it, you know? you must go home with a headache. yes, you i dogs enjoying it, you know? you must| go home with a headache. yes, you go barkin: go home with a headache. yes, you go barking mad. — go home with a headache. yes, you go barking mad, really— go home with a headache. yes, you go barking mad, really laughs. - go home with a headache. yes, you go barking mad, really laughs. carol- barking mad, really laughs. carol malia, bbc look _ barking mad, really laughs. carol malia, ssc look north, _ barking mad, really laughs. carol malia, bbc look north, ashington. just before we go... the british singer lily allen has made her acting debut in london's west end — and she's revealed she finds the theatre experience much scarier than performing a music concert. afterjust five weeks of rehearsals, the 36—year—old is starring in 2:22, a supernatural thriller about four friends caught up in a night of high tension. mark lobel reports. the multi—award winner has performed in front of tens of thousands on glastonbury�*s famous pyramid stage. # because i'm being taken over by the fear. now in her new incarnation as an actress, following five weeks of rehearsals, she says

she really is being taken over by the fear. i know people say you've been on a stage before, but it is a completely different experience, it's kind of like, much scarierfor me. on stage, lilly's character examines the supernatural late into the night. as the witching hour approaches, she argues ghosts are like random memories. you mostly ignore them, but every so often one sticks out because it sets off some emotional response, so you share it again. the choice of london's noel coward theatre for lily allen's west end debut comes with a hint of irony, with her character convinced her home is haunted. apparently the theatre is haunted as well. the guy that built the theatre, charles windham, he walks across the stage and goes into the dressing room by the stage, which is lily allen's dressing room. as long as he stays

in there, that's fine. it's lily allen's problem. as long as he stays in there, that's fine. haunted or not, the outspoken number one selling singer's fully aware that the surprising move to the dressing room after being approached by a casting director out of the blue comes with the risk of, well, a premature exit stage left. the fact that i do live in new york kind of meant there's a very clear exit strategy if it all goes terribly wrong. if i was living in london, i probably wouldn't have taken the job �*cause i'd have to live with the consequences, but yeah, no, everything's great, it's all working out fine. indeed, after rave reviews from fans and previews before next week's official opening, it looks like the 36—year—old can believe in herself once more, as well as the ghosts they're all staying up to see. mark lobel, bbc news.

that is it from me. get me online on twitter. this is bbc news, i buy. —— bye—bye. hello there. the very unsettled august weather continues into this weekend. low pressure nearby will generate further showers, and again, like friday, we could see some thunderstorms which could lead to some localised flooding in places. but there will be some good spells of sunshine in between, particularly across more southern areas. so, here it is, this area of low pressure, which is going to stick around both saturday, sunday and indeed even into monday. lots of isobars on the charts, so it'll be quite breezy again, particularly across southern, south—western areas, and across the northern isles, gusts of 30—40 mph. we'll have showers pretty much from the word go anywhere, but most of them will be across scotland, northern ireland, western england and wales. they will drift their way further eastwards into the afternoon, and again there'll be some torrential downpours in places.

but some good spells of sunshine, particularly across the south—east. another breezy day, these are the mean wind speeds. temperatures will be a bit disappointing for august, particularly when the showers come along, it'll feel quite cool. but in the sunny spells, we could make 20 degrees or so across the south—east. otherwise, generally the mid to high teens celsius. as we head through saturday night, we continue with the breeze, further showers. again, some of them will be quite heavy, particularly across central, northern and western areas. perhaps turning a little bit quieter across the south east quadrant of the country. and again nowhere particularly cold, with overnight lows 12—14 degrees. so, into sunday, ourarea of low pressure still with us, drifting a little bit further northwards and weakening a little bit. there's fewer isobars on the charts, but there's still enough energy in the low pressure system to generate further showers, which again could be quite heavy in places throughout sunday. mainly across central and northern parts of the country, because i think as

we head on into the afternoon, there may be a greater chance of seeing some sunnier, drier weather for wales, central and southern england. so, that mayjust bump up temperatures to 21 degrees, slightly lighter winds. again, for most, though, the high teens celsius. into next week, then, for monday, our area of low pressure's still with us, so it's going to be another day of sunshine and showers. but the winds will turn light, and the system continues to weaken. and as we head on into tuesday, we've got this bump of high pressure which will build in, and that should settle things down. this but low pressure always close by to the north and the west of the uk. so, we'll have most of the showers through the new week across northern and western areas. greater chance of seeing some drier, sunnier and warmer weather in the south and east.

this is bbc news, the headlines: afghan officials say the taliban have seized the south—western city of zaranj, the first provincial capital to fall to the militants for five years. during a un emergency meeting to discuss the worsening violence, its envoy to the region demanded the militants end their offensive. the greek government has put almost half of the country's regions on high alert as wildfires continue to spread. huge clouds of smoke are billowing over the outskirts of athens. a man's been killed in a village north of the city after being hit by a falling electricity pole. the penultimate day of action at the olympics is underway in tokyo. kenya's peresjepchirchir won the women's marathon, claiming the country's second consecutive gold medal in the event.

later, medals will be up for grabs in diving,