a big ask, it was always going to be a big ask, the team sprint was the big focus and they did well with their silver medal against the huge favourites from the netherlands. from day one, i said that the kieren was his best chance because of the fact that there are more variables, the sprint is about the straight—line pace, nobody knows the kieren better than jason he proved it. it is so fitting, it was such a remarkable victory that will stick in the minds of everyone, that marked his seventh gold medal and raised him above me and bradley and sir steve redgrave and his wife and everyone else to finally get a bit more recognition. he does fly under the radar a little bit, of his own choice, but i think he definitely deserves more credit and i am sure he will get more credit off the back of this performance.— credit off the back of this erformance. ., . . ., , ., performance. how much credit do you take? we have _ performance. how much credit do you take? we havejust_ performance. how much credit do you take? we have just left _ performance. how much credit do you take? we have just left the _ take? we have just left the velodrome and i was speaking to some

junior academy cyclists and it seems to be a conveyor belt of talent. how optimistic are you about british cycling? we optimistic are you about british clina ? ~ ., optimistic are you about british clina?~ ., ., , optimistic are you about british clinu? ., ., , ., cycling? we need to capitalise on the inspiration, _ cycling? we need to capitalise on the inspiration, it _ cycling? we need to capitalise on the inspiration, it is _ cycling? we need to capitalise on the inspiration, it is no _ cycling? we need to capitalise on the inspiration, it is no use - cycling? we need to capitalise on | the inspiration, it is no use having a great performance from an athlete and celebrating it, you have to use that on strike while the rn is hot, so many things that can attract younger people, new opportunities, so many things, if you have someone thatis so many things, if you have someone that is young and interested in the sport, you have to get hold of it right now, bring them in, get them on the track and on bikes and show them how much fun it is and make them how much fun it is and make them realise that if you have the desire to do this, you can do it and give them the opportunity. british cycling is great at doing it and the reason we are getting this continued success, we have got the ball rolling, we have the facilities, the coaches and the funding and that is a magic formula. it is not easy and

as jason said, it gets harder and harder, the older you get and the furtherfrom your career harder, the older you get and the further from your career you get, the easier it is to look back and you can see that it is harder now. final question, i heard at victoria pendleton sum it up nicely, what would jason kenny have felt like after that sprint?— would jason kenny have felt like after that sprint? physically, the effort would _ after that sprint? physically, the effort would be, _ after that sprint? physically, the effort would be, he _ after that sprint? physically, the effort would be, he has - after that sprint? physically, the effort would be, he has pushed l after that sprint? physically, the l effort would be, he has pushed his body to the limit and you think how can you do that in three laps, but as a sprinter you can produce these huge amounts of power which causes like take to build in the muscles and blood and it feels like battery acid going through your veins. your muscles start to seize up and he said on the last corner he felt like he was getting all ragged and the technique was starting to go, but he put so much effort into that first lap and a half and his lungs will have been burning but it does not matter, because you have won the olympic gold.

through tonight, some of the southernmost counties of england and wales is in the showers and scotland, northern ireland northern england. it the of the sunshine and are the scotland, parts of wales, central and northern england to begin with and some will stay dry in these areas are tomorrow but the northern half of the country has more showers and thunderstorms developing on the east of scotland and after some early ran across some southern counties in england and wales, it is back to a blustery day with the mixture of sunny skies followed by the stump was. temperatures may be lifting a bit on recent dates will stay dry in these areas are tomorrow but the northern half of the country has more showers and thunderstorms developing on the east of scotland and after some early ran across some southern counties in england and wales, it is back to a blustery day with the mixture of sunny skies followed by the stump was. temperatures may be lifting a bit on recent days. in two.

hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment after more than two weeks of thrilling sporting action — the tokyo olympic games end with a spectacular closing ceremony team gb end the games with 22 gold medals —— as jason kenny's cycling gold makes him the country's most decorated olympian.

another provincial capital in afghanistan falls to the taliban as they continue to make ferocious assaults against key northern cities thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. new analysis suggests up to 14 million people could be on nhs waiting lists in england by next autumn hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentary journalist tony grew, and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. tomorrow's front pages.

the guardian leads with a warning from environmental scientists, who say time is running out on our chances of tackling climate change. they say the risks to the global climate system are �*imminent�* and �*dire'. britain's �*greatest ever olympian', jason kenny, makes the front page of the metro as the olympics draws to a close. he won his seventh olympic gold medal this morning. the i says private health firms will profit form the nhs waiting list backlog, whilst more than half a million patients could face delays for heart care. american and swiss businesses battle it out for the takeover of uk inhaler maker vectura, with a one billion pound bid on the table. that's the lead story on the financial times.

the telegraph leads with an interview with sir peter lampl, founder and chairman of the sutton trust, who says too many kids are going to university and amassing huge debts. and a cabinet minister tells the daily mail that civil servants should have their pay cut if they continue to work from home, after the government recommends a gradual return to the office for its employees. so, let's begin. a little flavour of the front pages. hello there. caroline, will have to start off with the olympics and then the front page of the metro. what start off with the olympics and then the front page of the metro.- the front page of the metro. what a da to the front page of the metro. what a day to finish — the front page of the metro. what a day to finish the _ the front page of the metro. what a day to finish the olympics. fairy - day to finish the olympics. fairy tales and cynics are leaping to say that of course, cyclists could win more metals than athletes and other sports. because they have so many events they can participate in. but i do not think that you take away

from the great fairy tale aspect of jason kenny saving the best for last and emerging from tokyo as, he called him the worlds best every athlete. perhaps he'll be some debate about that across the land in pubs, but our greatest olympian. what a way to go stop why did you watch the race, caroline? no, i've been saving it because i been travelling but i have to say, it has caused much chat in the various areas, that will become cycling experts for one night only. but it will be very special.— experts for one night only. but it will be very special. have you seen the race back? _ will be very special. have you seen the race back? what _ will be very special. have you seen the race back? what did _ will be very special. have you seen the race back? what did you - will be very special. have you seen the race back? what did you make| will be very special. have you seen l the race back? what did you make of it? i the race back? what did you make of it? ., �* , ~ it? i haven't seen it. i think the olympics _ it? i haven't seen it. i think the olympics have _ it? i haven't seen it. i think the olympics have been _ it? i haven't seen it. i think the olympics have been really - olympics have been really interesting _ olympics have been really interesting period - olympics have been really interesting period of- olympics have been really interesting period of a - olympics have been really i interesting period of a couple olympics have been really - interesting period of a couple weeks where _ interesting period of a couple weeks where everyone becomes extremely interested _ where everyone becomes extremely interested in has opinions on sports they've _ interested in has opinions on sports they've never heard of before and certainly — they've never heard of before and certainly sports we usually watch

that is _ certainly sports we usually watch that is the — certainly sports we usually watch that is the tree of the olympics, the one — that is the tree of the olympics, the one that's press a surprise for me was— the one that's press a surprise for me was the — the one that's press a surprise for me was the bmx. it was very exciting. so, it was an interesting couple _ exciting. so, it was an interesting couple of— exciting. so, it was an interesting couple of weeks that comes around every— couple of weeks that comes around every four— couple of weeks that comes around every four years. couple of weeks that comes around every fouryears. i couple of weeks that comes around every four years. i want to say one thing — every four years. i want to say one thing about— every four years. i want to say one thing about the metal which is in something that is say often. this is a triumph _ something that is say often. this is a triumph for this government. the thing _ a triumph for this government. the thing to— a triumph for this government. the thing to put— a triumph for this government. the thing to put national lottery in the 1986 olympics, the only 11 gold—medal in 1997 with lottery funding, — gold—medal in 1997 with lottery funding, ourfortunes gold—medal in 1997 with lottery funding, our fortunes have significantly improved. well done. as you _ significantly improved. well done. as you said tony with new sports and it was that wall climbing that really got me. but i don't know what you guys made for. let's discuss this because we are going with 65 metal miracle clean gb. but the climbing, iwas metal miracle clean gb. but the climbing, i was gob smacked. share metal miracle clean gb. but the climbing, i was gob smacked. are you aroin to

climbing, i was gob smacked. are you rroin to be climbing, i was gob smacked. are you going to be my— climbing, i was gob smacked. are you going to be my the — climbing, i was gob smacked. are you going to be my the many _ climbing, i was gob smacked. are you | going to be my the many thousands of people finds the new sport? and we will become these armchair experts and i think tae kwon do is going to be the way to go. but what we do not see is the fact that yes, 2021, starting this in 2008, 13 years of getting out of bed at 5am every day and probably doing this and the hard training videos. they are not for the faint hearted and i don't think we should forget the glory and glamour of it in through discrete heroes and heroines, just the amount of effort and personal sacrifice thatis of effort and personal sacrifice that is involved day in, day out when the glamour is long since behind that area. they would have to give this some more years ago, someone shooed me of a thing about doing this again. take us to the front page of the guardian. we've been hearing about this morning and 48 hours, fair to

say. from a previous hearing this for 48 years. say. from a previous hearing this for 48 years-— say. from a previous hearing this for 48 years. effective have to take dramatic action _ for 48 years. effective have to take dramatic action has _ for 48 years. effective have to take dramatic action has been _ for 48 years. effective have to take | dramatic action has been current for 25 years _ dramatic action has been current for 25 years maybe 30. and we've been talk about _ 25 years maybe 30. and we've been talk about climate change in the 1990s — talk about climate change in the 19905. but talk about climate change in the 1990s. but western countries are going — 1990s. but western countries are going to _ 1990s. but western countries are going to have to take the lead in industrialised countries are more involved — industrialised countries are more involved and their going to have to take a _ involved and their going to have to take a lead — involved and their going to have to take a lead and in terms of domestic policy, _ take a lead and in terms of domestic policy, it's— take a lead and in terms of domestic policy, it's probably going to mean chances _ policy, it's probably going to mean chances that will head home and chances — chances that will head home and chances that will head home and chances that we leave around the country — chances that we leave around the country. and my concern is that the government— country. and my concern is that the government is not preparing the wilderness for the cost of that and the seriousness of it. and now they're — the seriousness of it. and now they're going to ban the sale of cars by— they're going to ban the sale of cars by 2030, that is less than nine years— cars by 2030, that is less than nine years away — cars by 2030, that is less than nine years away. forest infrastructure. where _ years away. forest infrastructure. where the — years away. forest infrastructure. where the huge amount of investment in buiiding _ where the huge amount of investment in building the electric infrastructure we need to switch to

eiectric— infrastructure we need to switch to electric cars. i think were all aware — electric cars. i think were all aware of— electric cars. i think were all aware of the problem and some noises are being _ aware of the problem and some noises are being made, but i don't think enough _ are being made, but i don't think enough is — are being made, but i don't think enough is being done to make the voters _ enough is being done to make the voters aware of the urgency of it, which _ voters aware of the urgency of it, which people may not be more aware of but _ which people may not be more aware of but also _ which people may not be more aware of but also the cost of it which the government seems to not want to talk about— government seems to not want to talk about too— government seems to not want to talk about too much. caroline, please take us to the front page of the telegraph. but we will have hopefully more in the next edition. too many teenagers are going to university? eager edition. too many teenagers are going to university?— going to university? ever since 1999, tony _ going to university? ever since 1999, tony blair, _ going to university? ever since 1999, tony blair, one - going to university? ever since 1999, tony blair, one of- going to university? ever since 1999, tony blair, one of the i going to university? ever since - 1999, tony blair, one of the scrape policies and they want as many students and as possible and here we are now and the great debt that is incurred by people who are coming out and getting jobs that pay sufficient and justifying the time in study and also they have to come up in study and also they have to come up with this alternative degree

apprenticeships that involve studying and this is something they are opposing as it's something that they're hoping to push as many people in that direction as possible. people in that direction as possible-— people in that direction as rossible. ., ., ., ., possible. you are nodding your head a lot, so possible. you are nodding your head a lot. so you — possible. you are nodding your head a lot, so you have _ possible. you are nodding your head a lot, so you have something - possible. you are nodding your head a lot, so you have something to - possible. you are nodding your head a lot, so you have something to say| a lot, so you have something to say on the subject. i a lot, so you have something to say on the subject-— on the sub'ect. i 'ust think this is a much on the subject. i 'ust think this is a much more — on the subject. i just think this is a much more fundamental- on the subject. i just think this is i a much more fundamental question about— a much more fundamental question about what is university for. i studied — about what is university for. i studied english literature at university. i'm not sure i would've taken _ university. i'm not sure i would've taken nry— university. i'm not sure i would've taken my pounds to do that. and it's hugeiy— taken my pounds to do that. and it's hugely important experience for me. the reality— hugely important experience for me. the reality is, we have some universities that are substandard and people leave it with a vast amount— and people leave it with a vast amount of debt and the idea of a graduate — amount of debt and the idea of a graduate tax and other countries, this is— graduate tax and other countries, this isiust — graduate tax and other countries, this isjust an example of a commodification of the university of education _ commodification of the university of education alex very sad to be honest — education alex very sad to be honest. ~ ., ., . .,

honest. will end on the financial times and _ honest. will end on the financial times and really _ honest. will end on the financial times and really quickly, - honest. will end on the financial times and really quickly, if- honest. will end on the financial times and really quickly, if you | honest. will end on the financial. times and really quickly, if you can see it briefly. his career ending of barcelona. the reason that — his career ending of barcelona. tue: reason that we've been given is because they can no longer afford him and i've looked at his net worth and it's an astonishing 309 million. you can pay for that. end of an error in here we go, it'll never be the same without him. i error in here we go, it'll never be the same without him.— error in here we go, it'll never be the same without him. i take that knowledre the same without him. i take that knowledge is _ the same without him. i take that knowledge is in _ the same without him. i take that knowledge is in agreement. - the same without him. i take that| knowledge is in agreement. we've got a longer addition to 1130 and thank you very much. thank you and think you very much. thank you and think you of course for following us with the papers here on bbc news. next on bbc news, mental health and elite sport has been at the forefront of the tokyo olympics after high

profile athletes including simone biles chose to speak publicly about the issue. james reynolds talks to a gold medal winning olympian, a sport psychologist and a mental health charity about whether the stigma surrounding mental health is finally receding. the mental health of elite athletes is been at the olympic the mental health of elite athletes has been thrown into sharp focus by the actions of sportsmen and women at the tokyo games and other recent high profile tournaments. simone biles — the poster girl of team usa — pulled out of the majority of her gymnastic events — citing her mental health. she said, "we have to protect our minds and our bodies and notjust go out and do what the world wants us to do." away from the games, ahead of the test against india, the england and wales cricket board

announced that ben stokes would take a break from cricket indefinitely to focus on his mental wellbeing. and the japanese tennis player naomi osaka said she would not do news conferences, withdrew from the french open and did not play at wimbledon, admitting she had experienced long bouts of depression since winning her first grand slam title in 2018. the decision by high profile athletes to talk openly about their mental health at the tokyo games and other events has sparked a new conversation, and prompted both support but also cynicism. some have questioned whether handling pressure is simply a pre—requisite of playing elite sport. but the us swimmer michael phelps is one of many who says this has given us the oportunity to blow this mental health thing even more wide open. it is so much bigger than we could even ever imagine. joining me now is helen richardson—walsh, former team gb hockey gold medallist, now coach and performance psychologist.

also i'm joined by professor steve peters, sports psychiatrist to elite athletes and author of the chimp paradox and finally, paul farmer chief executive of mental health charity, mind is also with us. thank you to all three of you forjoining us. helen, i'd like to start with you. tell us about your experiences as a player — were there some days where you thought you might be physically fit, but mentally you just could not go on? yes, i was an athlete who has experienced struggles with my own mental health. i've also been quite vocal about those experiences only, i must say, after the event, not during like some of these athletes are doing, which i think it's very commendable. as athletes, we live in a world that is just a constant stress — in some ways, and lots

of ways it's deliberate. we are put under stress in our daily training environment because when it comes to olympic games, there will be stress. so we need to be put under that stress to learn how to cope with it and practice, and develop the necessary mental skills in order to cope with that pressure. and so, yeah, you know, it's something that we accept is necessary. however, i think there is a balance that needs to be struck — or not necessarily a balance, but the mental health of us as human beings is the most important thing. and, yeah, i think that what is coming out of this olympic games right now, along with the amazing successes of these athletes and the medals that everyone is winning — this is massive, and i think this will have a really good effect on mental health discussions not

just in sport, but in society which i think is fantastic. professor, i'm interested by something helen said there, "there will be stress." historically, as you'll know better than me, managing extreme stress has been a highlight, a bedrock of sport — i can think of cathy freeman in the 2000 olympics having the weight of a nation on her shoulders as she ran the 400 metres, pele opening up in a documentary about the pressures on him in the 1970 world cup. if we took all that away, wouldn't we also take away most of the sporting events of the past? i think it's very important, as helen was alluding to there, that we distinguish between what's mental illness and psychological distress or performance issues. because i think the performance issues are what's being highlighted at the moment, and they can lead to mental illness. that's the danger, trying to model the two things together instead

of delineating them. if we look at psychological distress, as helen said, we've trained athletes to deal with this — but the word she used is it's a skill. so when athletes get into the performance arena, that psychological distress they are experiencing, they lose that skill at that point. that's something that can happen all of us in any time, then they go into a semi—melt down and pull back from competition. so i think there's a lot going on that needs to be teased out so we don'tjust keep saying that this athlete is mentally weak or making these sweeping statements, rather than looking at the uniqueness of the athletes and what they are trying to achieve. paul farmer, is this conversation we are having about sports stars, simone biles, ben stokes, naomi osaka reflective of conversations outside of sport as well? if so, what can society and sport teach each other? yes, well i think this _

is a tipping point in many ways, not just for mental health in sport, but also for the conversations - about mental health more broadly. in many ways, what we are seeing in the last couple of weeks - is a reflection of a growing change in the way that we are thinking - about stigma around mental ill- health and mental health in general. so ten or more years ago, people really wouldn't - be comfortable talking. about in society, and they definitely wouldn't feel comfortable talking about in sport. _ now more people are comfortable talking about their mental healthl in society, so sportspeople| are also more comfortable. but this is a parallel— relationship that is influenced, these incredible sports stars- speaking openly about their mental health, we know inspires others to do the same. l and crucially, for many people, it gives them confidence - in the ability to go seek help for themselves, looking up i to their heroes who they see

as very much heroes, - and recognising they have a very similar condition to one - they are expanding at the moment. and for these incredible i athletes, as helen said, the stress they are under has been particularly significant. i but in individual ways, - people in our society are also facing a similar kind of level of stress as we come - out of the pandemic. i'm fascinated by the fact that several of you have talked about what might�*ve been different ten or so years ago. looking back to 1998, there's one particular example — the brazilian footballer ronaldo, you might remember before the world cup final, would suffer convulsions before the match, a team—mate said the pressure got to him and he couldn't stop crying — yet he still went out onto the pitch and didn't perform that well. you've had been in that situation before. a team final for the most important event. would that situation with ronaldo in 1998 be different now? i do remember that, i remember everyone watching

on and going, "what's going on? it's so strange." i remember the late 90s, early to thousands and how we looked at psychology and athletes, thinking what are you doing here? and i'm going, stop watching me. that developed and has changed so much, and psychologists are part and parcel of an athlete's life. now we are starting to introduce the well—being and mental health element, as well. i don't think that would've happened, that would not happen now. we saw that with simone biles, the fact that her team—mates and, thankfully, the coaching staff and the association rallied around, and they knew what they needed to do in that moment, which was to support simone and allow her to do what she knew she needed to do. so thankfully that is starting to change — i don't think that'll be the case in every team, don't get me wrong, we are not there yet,

but it's starting to change which is good to see. professor, you heard it there — resistance to people like you 20 odd years ago, has that changed? i think massively. i remember when i first came into this about 20 years ago, people saw it as being like you go to see steve if you've got something seriously wrong with you. thankfully when some of the top stars came to me, saying they were working to understand their mind and accelerate the performance, it turned around completely. people are now very open about working with me. but i think that's really great. i think the key with this again, we put our athletes through a lot by having very high expectations. one of the combinations with athletes is this perfectionist attitude, which can be brilliant for focusing and striving to do really well — but come competition, that can turn on you, particularly if you link it with your identity and self—esteem. because then they become unforgiving on themselves and they go

into the arena with this attitude of not being able to let people or themselves down, and it becomes untenable to deal with. final question to helen — how would you advise the olympians about to realise that the games are coming to an end, five years of their lives, win or lose, it's about to be over? what should they do at that point? yeah, i mean, i really hope they've all kind of done some preparation, because if not — basically expect a bit of a downer. notjust the olympics, but after every tournament, you know, being away for 2—4 weeks sometimes, i'd come home and feel down and a bit sad, and i would cry for a reason i did not know why. it was because i've been in this intense environment, you know, living out my goal and my purpose, and my dream — and suddenly it stops, and i'm not surrounded by all my team—mates any more. i'm at home by myself — and that's just the way it is.

and i think the message that i've tried to think about for myself when i retired after the rio olympic games was, it's ok to not be ok. you don't have to be happy all the time. if you're having ups and downs, that's ok, that's normal, that's life. so almost expect it to not be ok, and if you are feeling great, just crack on and be happy that you are. but i think this olympic games has stood out for so many reasons, and we aren'tjust talking about the sport and the performances that they are doing, we are talking about much bigger things that i think will really help society move forward. for the younger ones, as bogart said, "there always be paris." thank you all so much.

good evening. once again, there's been some pretty intense showers and thunderstorms around today. but there is some slightly better news in the forecast for the week ahead. fewer showers around, a little bit more sunshine and for some of you, after a rather cool spell, it will start to turn a bit warmer too. to get there, we need to get rid of this area of low pressure and it's still with us into the night and into tomorrow. still some showers around, a little weather system pushing across southern counties of england and south wales. so, some wetter weather here to take us through the night and the showers keep going across parts of scotland, england and northern ireland and also into orkney and shetland. in between those areas with clear skies, temperatures could drop into the single figures for one or two spots, particularly across the highlands. but most double figures, if not early teen temperatures to start monday morning. a bit of a damp start to east anglia and the southeast and those

outbreaks of rain will clear away but showers get going across the south. and once again, cluster of low pressure further north. showers and thunderstorms will blossom and become more numerous through the day and the worst of those most likely to be across the eastern half of scotland, temperatures though in the sunshine should actually start to feel a bit more pleasant. a few more places above 20 degrees. monday evening sees the showers nd thunderstorms continue for a time and they do start to fade and that's because low pressures is on the move, pushing towards scandinavia and allowing this little ridge of high pressure to build in. don't get too excited, it doesn't mean it will be blue skies across the board and there will still be one or two showers around on tuesday. but, more places will be dry and your greatest chance of some heavy showers, thunderstorms likely across parts of central and northern scotland. notice with more dry weather around, light winds and temperatures start to climb close to where you want for this time of year. as you go into the midweek, the high pressure starts to build in across the southeast and a low pressure pushing in from the west and as this weather front pushes in, it brings some rain across northern ireland and western scotland, it does help to induce a subtle airflow bringing in slightly more warmth across the eastern half of the country in particular.

where we have got the best of the sunshine on wednesday, east anglia with central and eastern areas, sunshine turning hazy from the west, outbreaks of rain for northern ireland and spreading into western scotland, we really do need the rain in the highlands and islands, so it is on the way here. that could be welcome news for you. but in the sunshine, the south and east, we could hit 24 or 25 degrees. some of that warmth will continue across the south and east through the rest of the week into the weekend, also rain at times in the north and west but overall drier than now.

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