this is bbc news, i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on the closing day of the olympics. tea m team gb cyclist jason kenny defences title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. usa women's basketball team when its seventh consecutive gold medal with 890-75 seventh consecutive gold medal with 890—75 victory over home team japan. i'm ben in london, in other news reports from northern afghanistan say there is heavy fighting in laua where taliban militants are trying to be pushed back. double vaccinated people travelling from france to the

uk will no longer have to isolate. —— heavy fighting in kanduz. grease fighting fire, the country faces its most intense heatwave in years. and the anniversary of amsterdam's first gay pride parade as people take to the streets. hello everyone and a very warm welcome to tokyo on the final day of these olympic games. there has been plenty of action so far with a good final hole for team gb that started with a gold medalforjason kenny.

in the men's kieren cycling event in the veladrome. that now makes kenny britain's most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic gold medals under his belt — a total of nine olympic medals in all. and in the boxing ring a gold for lauren price in the women's boxing middle weight final. she beat china's li qian in a 5—0 points victory. price an amazing athlete who has played international football for wales and is a former kick boxing champion. in the boxing ring irish boxer kellie harrington won gold after defeating brazil's beatriz ferreira in the women's 60kg lightweight final. that win sparking celebrations in her home town in dublin. the usa continued their dominance in the basketball, winning the men's event and also now gold in the women's final defeating hosts japan.

their seventh consecutive women's basketball goal. and a defence of the marathon olympic title, eliud kipchoge. i'm joined by seasoned olympics sports writer and academic adrian warner who has reported from m summer and winter olympic games. there were concerns when we talked before these olympic games, how do you rate it in the final day? i think there was a danger with the problems of the pandemic around the world that athletes would not be able to train properly, be restricted, we can look back and say

that was the olympics with problems and not great performances. that hasn't happened. we have seen amazing performances, including outdoors despite the temperatures. we have had world records, great performances, olympic records in the pool performances, olympic records in the pool. this generation of young athletes have really overcome the problems of the pandemic and come here very fit and really put on an amazing show. the medals have been spread across more countries. we saw an olympic gold medal in athletics for india yesterday. i have never seen that before. that was a welcome moment to see athletics is spreading its wings across the whole world. india's first gold medal in 100 years, certainly celebrated back india. what do you make about the fact some big issues have been discussed here in tokyo, we have

talked about mental health because of simon biles —— simone biles. we have talked about lgbt q. of simon biles -- simone biles. we have talked about lgbt q.— have talked about lgbt q. issues cominu have talked about lgbt q. issues comin: to have talked about lgbt q. issues coming to the _ have talked about lgbt q. issues coming to the fore? _ have talked about lgbt q. issues coming to the fore? these - have talked about lgbt q. issues coming to the fore? these were l have talked about lgbt q. issues i coming to the fore? these were the games of inclusivity, matching our time. there is a new generation not afraid, sportspeople like they were in the past, to talk about their sexuality or about lgbt q in the past, to talk about their sexuality or about lgbt 0 plus issues. they are prepared to put them out into the open, i do not think athletes were so prepared to do that in the past. for me the biggest moment was simone biles talking about mental health, really fitting the zeitgeist. we have a time when people at last are prepared to talk about mental health across all issues, many problems across all issues, many problems

across the world with the pandemic with mental health and i think simone biles actually set a tone that really will last a long time. we will always look back and say, do you remember when she came out and talked about those issues that sportsmen face? we have seen some cases before. this was a landmark moment, i think. cases before. this was a landmark moment, ithink.— cases before. this was a landmark moment, ithink. moment, i think. what was a magic moment, i think. what was a magic moment. can _ moment, i think. what was a magic moment. can you — moment, i think. what was a magic moment, can you narrow _ moment, i think. what was a magic moment, can you narrow it - moment, i think. what was a magic moment, can you narrow it down i moment, i think. what was a magic moment, can you narrow it down to one? . . moment, can you narrow it down to one? ., . ., ~ moment, can you narrow it down to one? . . ., 4' . , one? one magic moment i think, lucy, we often see — one? one magic moment i think, lucy, we often see in — one? one magic moment i think, lucy, we often see in various _ one? one magic moment i think, lucy, we often see in various sports - we often see in various sports cheating, gamesmanship, people pulling shirts, doing everything they can to get an advantage. in a way that is part of sport, in some places it is part of life. but when the italian highjumpers shared

the gold, mutaz barshim and italy's gianmarco tamberi. i am a cynical old journalist, gianmarco tamberi. i am a cynical oldjournalist, i gianmarco tamberi. i am a cynical old journalist, i wonder, gianmarco tamberi. i am a cynical oldjournalist, iwonder, is gianmarco tamberi. i am a cynical old journalist, iwonder, is it really celebrating humanity, but for me that moment celebrated what the olympics is about. how it celebrates itself from other major sports events. —— separates itself. i interviewed the highjumpers, they talked about the camaraderie and support they have given each other and that felt fitting given they have worked so hard that they share the gold medal together, it really was a magical moment. another one, jason kenny. let's get reaction from the national cycling centre, the manchester velodrome. the medals are

being won in tokyo but this is really hard work starts, the velodrome in manchester where most if not all of team gb practice. whilst the seniors are in tokyo the juniors have been whizzing around the track all day. i have millie and noah, two of them. good morning, those results, laura and jason, matt, charlotte worthington, how inspiring to see british cycling doing so well, and so many medals? really inspiring, seeing where they have come from, they were where we are now a couple of years ago. it gives us hope that we can be there in the next one soon.— in the next one soon. nearly, you have been — in the next one soon. nearly, you have been on _ in the next one soon. nearly, you have been on the _ in the next one soon. nearly, you have been on the track— in the next one soon. nearly, you have been on the track at - in the next one soon. nearly, you have been on the track at the - in the next one soon. nearly, you i have been on the track at the same time as laura kenny, what was that experience like?— experience like? really cool, they are still training _ experience like? really cool, they are still training at _ experience like? really cool, they are still training at the _ experience like? really cool, they are still training at the same - experience like? really cool, they are still training at the same time | are still training at the same time as us _

are still training at the same time as us some — are still training at the same time as us. some sessions with laura and katie, _ as us. some sessions with laura and katie, really— as us. some sessions with laura and katie, really hard!— katie, really hard! those guys are what ou katie, really hard! those guys are what you are _ katie, really hard! those guys are what you are aiming _ katie, really hard! those guys are what you are aiming to _ katie, really hard! those guys are what you are aiming to delight, i katie, really hard! those guys are l what you are aiming to delight, how much work? fit, what you are aiming to delight, how much work?— what you are aiming to delight, how much work? �* ., ., ., ~ , ., much work? a lot of work, seeing how hard they train. _ much work? a lot of work, seeing how hard they train, seeing _ much work? a lot of work, seeing how hard they train, seeing them - much work? a lot of work, seeing how hard they train, seeing them every - hard they train, seeing them every so often you see how much they wanted and they deserve it. you guys are both 17. — wanted and they deserve it. you guys are both 17. so _ wanted and they deserve it. you guys are both 17, so paris _ wanted and they deserve it. you guys are both 17, so paris is _ wanted and they deserve it. you guys are both 17, so paris is three - wanted and they deserve it. you guys are both 17, so paris is three as - are both 17, so paris is three as away, you will be 20, in your primer of racing almost. what is your specialist event, lily, and who would you be displacing from the current team? i would you be displacing from the current team?— would you be displacing from the current team? i am not really sure at the moment _ current team? i am not really sure at the moment because _ current team? i am not really sure at the moment because i - current team? i am not really sure at the moment because i do - current team? i am not really surej at the moment because i do track, road _ at the moment because i do track, road and _ at the moment because i do track, road and a — at the moment because i do track, road and a little bit of mountain biking — road and a little bit of mountain biking i— road and a little bit of mountain biking. i have not really decided which _ biking. i have not really decided which way— biking. i have not really decided which way i want to go yet, i have three _ which way i want to go yet, i have three years — which way i want to go yet, i have three years to decide! no, which way i want to go yet, i have three years to decide!— which way i want to go yet, i have three years to decide! no, when you see someone _ three years to decide! no, when you see someone like _ three years to decide! no, when you see someone like jason _ three years to decide! no, when you see someone like jason kenny, - three years to decide! no, when you | see someone like jason kenny, seven gold medals, most decorated man ever, does that scare you because you have to be that good or does it

give you more drive? lots you have to be that good or does it give you more drive?— give you more drive? lots of pressure _ give you more drive? lots of pressure on _ give you more drive? lots of pressure on us _ give you more drive? lots of pressure on us to _ give you more drive? lots of pressure on us to do - give you more drive? lots of pressure on us to do as - give you more drive? lots of pressure on us to do as well| give you more drive? lots of i pressure on us to do as well as give you more drive? lots of - pressure on us to do as well as him but also it helps us, it kind of helps us get to his point, we want to be inspired to be him which makes us try harder. you to be inspired to be him which makes us try harder-— us try harder. you guys mentioned ou do us try harder. you guys mentioned you do not — us try harder. you guys mentioned you do not have — us try harder. you guys mentioned you do not have a _ us try harder. you guys mentioned you do not have a specialist - us try harder. you guys mentioned j you do not have a specialist event, you do not have a specialist event, you do not have a specialist event, you do a bit of everything, let's talk about what jason kenny did in the keirin. breaking off with three laps to go? incredible. it sounds like the future of team gb is in good hands, or maybe just good thigh muscles.

thank you. these games have been a huge success in the sporting arena for team huge success in the sporting arena forteamjapan, huge success in the sporting arena for team japan, currently third in the medals table. an incredible performance from the athletes, 58 medals, 27 gold. let's speak to our reporter mariko oi who is in ginza, tokyo. pretty much following all of those meadows, how difficult for some of the athletes to be celebrating at a time where there are so many challenges injapan, including the pandemic? i’pe challenges in japan, including the andemic? �* ., . challenges in japan, including the andemic? �* . . ., ., ., pandemic? i've watched a lot of post-match _ pandemic? i've watched a lot of post-match interviews. - pandemic? i've watched a lot of post-match interviews. not - pandemic? i've watched a lot ofj post-match interviews. notjust pandemic? i've watched a lot of- post-match interviews. not just the post—match interviews. notjust the ones who managed to win a medal, but also those disappointed with their own performance. some of their answers were very really reflecting the strong anti—olympics sentiment that japan had the strong anti—olympics sentiment thatjapan had before the the strong anti—olympics sentiment that japan had before the games started. many of them thanked the

staff and volunteers but also to an extent the japanese public for letting them live their own olympic dream. i thought that was very japanese. the sentiment started to shift as we saw the gold rush but we are seeing the surging covid numbers and the opinions are starting to shift again. and the opinions are starting to shift again-— shift again. there are lots of souvenir— shift again. there are lots of souvenir stalls _ shift again. there are lots of souvenir stalls that - shift again. there are lots of souvenir stalls that have - shift again. there are lots of - souvenir stalls that have popped up around town. people dressed in olympic colours, we see the mascot around. you have taken it to a whole other level, you have to show our viewers your nails. mr; other level, you have to show our viewers your nails.— other level, you have to show our viewers your nails. my first set was actually the — viewers your nails. my first set was actually the five _ viewers your nails. my first set was actually the five olympic _ viewers your nails. my first set was actually the five olympic colours i actually the five olympic colours and then come on my only day off, i to the nail salon and get them redone, now i have the two mascots,

miraitowa and someity, the mascots of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games. . ~ of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games. . ,, ., ., , of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games. . ,, . ., , ., of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games. . ,, ., ., , ., ., _ of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games. . ,, ., ., , ., ., games. talk already of the legacy of these games. _ games. talk already of the legacy of these games, what _ games. talk already of the legacy of these games, what is _ games. talk already of the legacy of these games, what is to _ games. talk already of the legacy of these games, what is to come, - these games, what is to come, whether this has encouraged more young people to take up sport? we have seen incredible success in things like skateboarding from team japan. things like skateboarding from team ja an. ~ japan. indeed, ithink the popularity _ japan. indeed, ithink the popularity of _ japan. indeed, i think the i popularity of skateboarding definitely got the boost after we saw those many medals that japanese athletes managed to win. as for the legacy, i think it really depends on how the pandemic is going to pan out after this. of course, we have been talking about the record numbers of new infections almost every single day. of course prime minister has to hold an election by the end of october and his popularity hasn't

exactly recovered, yoshihide suga, he was hoping going ahead with the games despite strong public opposition, at 1.80% of the japanese public were against the games. then they started reluctantly accepting they started reluctantly accepting the fact it was going to go ahead. people are still not really that happy it went ahead. i do not think people really blame foreign athletes, for the virus by the very fact the games have been taking place in this city, as you can see around me, people are out and about, they do not feel the need to stay—at—home to control the pandemic. how this pandemic will pan out, that is going to be the legacy of the olympics, i think. goad out, that is going to be the legacy of the olympics, i think.— of the olympics, i think. good to see ou of the olympics, i think. good to see you as _ of the olympics, i think. good to see you as always. _ incredible nails. how many hours today take?—

incredible nails. how many hours today take?- on _ incredible nails. how many hours today take?- on your- incredible nails. how many hours today take?- on your only | incredible nails. how many hours i today take?- on your only day today take? three! on your only day off. mariko oi. we have seen rain and wind but hopefully it will stay away from the closing ceremony. reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. a taliban spokesman said their fighters had already captured some districts and were inching towards the centre of the city. on saturday us central command said it had intensified air strikes in support of the afghan government. earlier, the taliban said they had taken control of sheberghaan — the second provincial capital to have fallen in two days. richard galpin reports. in this fast—moving offensive the taliban now claiming a second provincial capital, sheberghaan, is in their hands. here video film for

the fighters appears to show them releasing inmates from the local prison. the afghan authorities admit some parts of the city have been taken. in response, the afghan defence ministry says it has called in american b—52 long—range bombers to try to halt the taliban offensive in sheberghaan. air strikes, it claims, have already hit the insurgents, killing many of them. there is a risk, though, of civilian casualties. already many civilians have been killed or injured including children. the hospitals filling up. the taliban have been specifically targeting government officials, such as the head of the government's information centre. he was shot dead on friday.

dawa khan menapal. his funeral has now taken place in the capital. kabul. a killing designed to intimidate those working for the government in kabul. as the situation deteriorates, many afghans outside of the country in pakistan are now trying to get back in. but one of the key border crossings has been closed by the taliban, leaving many stranded. translation: we came - here to attend a funeral three days ago, now the border is closed, we are sitting here with no food and no money, we cannot go to a hotel to sleep for the night. i appeal to the taliban leaders to find some solution for us. and now while afghans are trying to get back home, the british and american governments are calling on their citizens to leave the country. richard galpin, bbc news. our correspondent in delhi, anbarasan ethirajan, is following developments in afghanistan and how the taliban is driving the situation. yes, the taliban have

scored quite a few military victories in recent months, capturing vast rural areas in the south and west. after capturing the countryside they are focused on the provincial capitals, sending out a very clear message to the government and international community they will not keep quiet with what they have. it is suggested they have nearly half the country's districts. kunduz city, heavy clashes inside the city, even though earlier reports suggested the taliban could have captured more parts of the capital. they are fighting the militants inside the city, reports are saying. intense clashes. a taliban spokesman told me a short while ago they have captured most parts

of the city but no confirmation. the ground report is changing even before the authorities in kabul could realise. this will have a big impact in the whole region. interesting developments in the last few weeks, the taliban starting to capture cities whereas traditionally their strongholds have been outside of the cities, the more rural areas. they have changed their strategies. it will be a big propaganda victory if they can capture some provincial capitals. next time they go to doha for any peace talks they can talk from a position of strength. also showing increasing military capability, the number of fighters fighting all across the country, not only across the south, the traditional stronghold. they are getting enough resources, fighters and weapons, that is why they were able to launch major attacks on different cities.

there is a domino effect, if you capture effect, if you capture for example a city in the south you get access to four or five provinces, you do not have to go step—by—step. in kunduz, if it falls it will have an impact on other cities in the northern region, denting the confidence of the government. the taliban are very clever in playing a very psychological game, taking out key cities, sending messages to the rival commanders asking them to surrender. it will be a huge challenge for the afghan government and also the international players who are bringing them to the peace talks. anbarasan ethirajan. people fully vaccinated against coronavirus can now visit france without quarantining on their return to the uk. it's one of several changes to the government's travel list that have come into effect this morning.

seven countries including germany have been added to the green list — but mexico is now on the red list, meaning a mandatory ten—day stay in a hotel for visitors coming back to britain. katy austin reports. kyle cannot wait to drive down to the south of france with his dog indy. if he'd gone in the past three weeks he would have had to self—isolate for ten days upon return, while fully vaccinated travellers coming from other amber list countries did not. the announcement the stricter rule would end today gave him the confidence to finally make a plan. it would have been great to book from before but everything has been changing so rapidly it is hard to really understand when it will actually be safe to travel. so i'm trying to go now while i can. i need to get straight back to work when i return to london which is great. brittany ferries have seen a surge in bookings but still only hopes to carry half a million passengers this year, less than a quarter of pre—pandemic numbers. the season �*21 will be worse than season �*20 for brittany ferries so i guess it is more than welcome,

it is good news but it comes in a year when at the end of the day for us it is about �*22 and making �*22 a real normal year, hopefully. also from today, india and a handful of other places have moved to the amber list. however, mexico is among those joining the red list. that means paying for hotel quarantine. to avoid it, lotus and her husband, celebrating their anniversary after a tough year, scrambled to fly back to england one week early. i would be lying to you if i told you i was not incredibly upset when it happened. i know people say it can change quickly but three days notice quickly but three days' notice to travel from halfway across the world. struggling tourism and aviation businesses saw this season as crucial. one travel agent told me testing requirements were still putting many british people off booking foreign trips on the latest change had only made a small difference. it's far too late

to save the summer. for a lot of consumers, they already made their plans and while we have seen an increase, literally, from the next day we have seen an increase, it is marginal, and when you think most businesses are trading 80% down you need a huge amount of volume to make up anywhere near the shortfall that they're experiencing. those who do now want to book a getaway will still need to check what the rules are for holiday—makers arriving at their destination. katy austin, bbc news. with temperatures in the high 40s advancing wildfires on the greek island of evia have forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents. thousands of locals and tourists have also been evacuated from athens' northern suburbs — and others have had to abandon their homes elsewhere. the greek army has been deployed to help fight the blazes — and several countries including britain and germany have sent emergency aid teams to help. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is greece's second biggest island, evia. the scenes are devastating.

wildfires are continuing to break out on this island. dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. i closed all the windows but they put the water around it. firefighters are doing all they can under extreme conditions. but strong scorching winds have made the situation worse. flames have ripped through vast areas destroying homes and burning forest. more than 2000 people from the island had to be carried to safety after they fled to the beaches. one man filmed the inferno once he was safe on a ferry. ten ships remained on standby ready to evacuate more people if needed. the greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis has called this a nightmarish summer. he said the government's priority

was to protect human life. people scream. help, help they scream in athens as the flames grow closer. people are trying to put out the fires in any way they can. thousands of people have been evacuated. a big national tragedy. i don't live here, my sister lives here but it is horrible for the whole of greece. greece is experiencing its worst heat wave in more than 30 years and authorities have warned that the risk of further fires remains high in many parts of the country. helena wilkinson, bbc news. in california, officials say three firefighters have been injured amsterdam has marked the 25th anniversary of its first pride parade. around 10,000 people

carried rainbow flags and banners through the city, capping off a month of events. with heavy showers and some sunny spells, you might catch a rainbow out there. that sounds quite nice but some of those showers will not be. heavy, thundery downpours, we are seeing these because of this area of low pressure. very slowly this is moving towards the north. in doing so i think southern parts of the uk should see something brighter and drier today. the south east sees sunshine initially, far north of scotland as well, then the showers

swirling around the low i think will reach most parts. as with yesterday, some sunny spells in between these, quite windy at times especially across southern parts, the low again, and today double top temperatures not dazzling, 18—20 c. the low pressure still with us this evening, slow—moving, heavy showers, some punching into longer, more prolonged spells of rain. through today and this evening some could lead to localised flooding. more drier weather starting to creep in, temperatures tonight down to 13-14 c. temperatures tonight down to 13—14 c. tomorrow the low pressure is still nearby is still likely to introduce more showers. some the front straight across the uk there in turn bringing spells of rain across southern parts. you can see one here draped across northern ireland, the north of england into southern parts of scotland. these will bring some showers, more of

them will tend to build throughout them will tend to build throughout the day. many of us especially across parts of england and wales will see sunshine and brightness tomorrow. the top temperatures as you can see in a similar sort of place, 19—20 c at best probably. casting an eye upon tuesday, the low slowly creeping away from us and a ridge of high pressure trying to build. another area of low pressure swinging a weather front towards us heading towards whence introducing rain into northern ireland, western scotland at first. it looks as though it will move across more eastern parts of the uk again introducing cloud and some rain. temperatures potentially climbing a touch as we head through the middle of this week but it looks like things turning less settled once more towards the end of the week. that is the focus, stay safe, see you soon.

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