one of the joys about running the british olympic- running the british olympic association as we tryedals as possible, and make the nation proud. we have done that for the last three orfour we have done that for the last three or four olympics, we have done that for the last three orfour olympics, lets hope we do it again in paris. or four olympics, lets hope we do it again in paris-— again in paris. absolutely. thank ou ve again in paris. absolutely. thank you very much — again in paris. absolutely. thank you very much indeed _ again in paris. absolutely. thank you very much indeed for - again in paris. absolutely. thank you very much indeed for that, i you very much indeed for that, lovely to speak to you. you are watching bbc news. i am live in paris for the rest of the day. stay with us on the bbc. hello. our weather is set to get quite a lot warmer and sunnier as we go through this weekend and into next week, as we'll see injust a moment. mind you, today is not a bad day for most of england and wales. it's dry with lots of sunshine around, just an odd isolated shower for wales a

british athletes, meanwhile, have refused to eat in the olympic village, complaining about food shortages and poor quality. according to the head of the british olympic associationk eggs, chicken certain carbohydrates. the olympic village restaurant also serves raw meat. athletes prefer to eat at the british association's house in the cleshy area, so another chef has been brought in as demand far exceeds the original supply. and that’s the biggest problem,” anson said. beverley priestman, head coach of the canadian women's soccer team , has been suspended from the olympics after being accused of espionage. the scandal erupted after the headquarters of the canadian team with help. drone was watching training rivals from new zealand. priestman's assistant and team canada analyst were previously suspended for this. note that drone surveillance apparently helped. the canadians beat new zealand 2-1. this match took place before the official start of the olympics. the players, coaching staff and management of moscow spartak laid flowers at the grave of the legendary football player fedor cherenkov at the troekkurovskoye cemetery in moscow. the event was dedicated to t

british athletes refused to eat in the olympic village. they complain about the shortage of products and their low quality. according to the head of the british olympic associationchicken and certain carbohydrates. the olympic village restaurant also serves raw meat. athletes prefer to eat at the british association house in the clichy area, so another chef was invited there, since demand far exceeds the original supply, and that’s the biggest problem,” anson said. moscow spartak officially announced the transfer of argentine striker esiquel barca from riverplate. the contract with the twenty-five-year-old player was concluded until 2027, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. according to. in which he scored two goals and seven assists, and also became the seventh football player in the world over 23 years old in terms of the number of successful dribbles. players, coaching staff, management of the capital spartak laid flowers at the grave of the legendary football player fedor cherenkov on troekurov. since the birth of the famous soviet and russian player, who holds the record for the number of matches played for spartak. he played for the club fr

british athletes refused to eat in the olympic village. they complain about the shortage of products and their low quality. according to the head of the british olympic associationack eggs, chicken and certain carbohydrates. the olympic village restaurant also serves raw meat. athletes prefer. to eat at the british association house in the clichy area, so they brought in another chef because demand far exceeds the original supply, and that is the biggest problem, anson said. spartak moscow officially announced the transfer of argentine striker ezequel barca from riverplate. the contract with the twenty-five-year-old player was concluded until 2027 , the financial terms of the deal are not are disclosed, but according to the portal. the transfer moscow club paid riverplate 14 million euros for the football player. last season , barco played 28 matches for riverplay in all tournaments, in which he scored two goals and seven assists. he also became the seventh most successful dribble player in the world over 23 years of age. the players , coaching staff and management of the capital's spartak laid flowers at the grave of the legendary football player fedor. since t

british athletes, meanwhile, refused to eat in the olympic village. they complain about the shortage of products and their poor quality. according to the head of the british olympic associations do not get enough eggs, chicken, and certain carbohydrates. in the olympic village restaurant, she said, they serve raw meat, which is the biggest problem,” anson said. athletes prefer to eat at the british association house in the clichy area, therefore, another chef was invited there, since the demand far exceeds the original supply. moscow spartak officially announced the transfer of argentine striker esiquel barca from river play. the contract with the twenty-five-year-old player was concluded until 2027 , the terms of the deal were not disclosed. according to the transfermarket portal, the moscow club paid river plate 14 million euros for the footballer. last season, barca played 28 matches for river play in all tournaments, in which he scored two goals and seven assists. he also became the seventh footballer in the world over 23 years old in terms of the number of successful dribbles. the players, coaching staff and management of the capital's spartak laid flowers at the taykur

the british olympic association would not have allowed steven van de velde to compete in team gb duetaff member had that conviction, they wouldn't be allowed to be a member of our team. and given that international view, it's surprising how few dutch people are talking about it. it's actually been hard to find anyone here in amsterdam who's even heard about this story. itjust hasn't generated the same amount of media attention in the netherlands. that's partly because some dutch journalists feel as though it's too sensational, and others have decided to just focus on the sport. but when we tell people about it... 12. 12, yeah, it's crazy. i think theyjust want to win, and that's why they send him. and they are not talking about this, about the whole crime and stuff because they want to see their country win. yeah, my country. yeah, yeah, it's crazy to me. i feel a little bit ashamed for that. and there are deeper concerns about the message it sends to survivors of sexual assault. it's absolutely being retraumatised, seeing somebody who is capable of doing these kinds of things and th

sky brown, lola tambling and andy macdonald have been officially announced by the british olympic associationt yesterday emerging talent rebecca mcgowan was revealed as britain's heavyweight fighter for the games. cook had requested a fight—off against her rival, but selectors decided against that option. she has spoken exclusively to nick hope. commentator: bianca walton wins the lold, commentator: bianca walton wins the gold. the _ commentator: bianca walton wins the gold, the three—time _ commentator: bianca walton wins the gold, the three—time world _ commentator: bianca walton wins the gold, the three—time world champion. . gold, the three—time world champion. under— gold, the three—time world champion. under her_ gold, the three—time world champion. under her maiden— gold, the three—time world champion. under her maiden name _ gold, the three—time world champion. under her maiden name she _ gold, the three—time world champion. under her maiden name she became i gold, the three—time world champion. . under her maiden name she became the most successful heavyweight tae kwon do fighter in

so i was only two days ago, the british olympic association. absolutely phenomenal.t my 40th anniversary card and it said once an olympian, always an olympian signed by. and you know , olympian signed by. and you know, okay, it's probably automated. clearly. yeah. someone signs it might be an administrator, but the very fact that you're association marks your experience of climbing mount olympus, where the air is fresh and clean, that rarefied air where you're one of a specific group of guys that actually go and do battle in the olympic mountains because it's phenomenal, it's great. and you're going to have people like that who for the very first time got their note from hrh saying, you've been selected to represent your country. they've gone down to the hotel and they've seen streams of other olympians and they've got their gean olympians and they've got their gear, they've got their gear, they've got their tracksuit, they've got their tracksuit, they've got their uniform, and all of a sudden you're on the plane or in this case, the eurotunnel and you're going there

there are fears that some players at the summer olympics in paris will be hit by the sun. the british sustainable sport associationn published a report in rings of fire. they warn that the july-august heat can lead to a breakdown of athletes or their death. british scientists, who are not experiencing a decline in research strength, promise one undoubted world record at this olympiad, heat, and the imminent renaming of the summer games to spring or autumn due to global warming. i was surprised by the wetsuit of the french minister of sports, in which she plopped into the hay. at a water temperature of 20° it is not needed. the suit probably served as bacterial protection. great, amazing. displaced persons. displaced people can be seen right on the streets of paris; on the eve of the olympics , the authorities evicted thousands of homeless emigrants in the first 100 kilometers. the olympic village and stadium are located in the elde france district, where two out of three residents are migrants. in 2015, there was a terrorist attack at this stadium. three suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entrance. then, as

olympics in paris. in sunny. the british sustainable sport association and the organization are warning that the july-august heat russian delegation was in paris while this war was going on. what if under a neutral flag? to suffer a complete defeat in the elections, our idalga invited the athletes to compete in the refugee team. obviously i don't want it to actually not exist. sometimes there are dissident athletes who compete under a special flag, under the flag of refugees. the olympic village and stadium are located in the ilde franz area. in 2015 , there was a terrorist attack at this stadium. three suicide bombers blew themselves up. at the entrance. then, as a result of coordinated terrorist attacks in different areas of paris, 130 people were killed. and now the threat of terrorist attacks remains relevant due to the fear of a drone attack. number of viewers per the opening ceremony of the games has been halved. instead of 600 thousand free seats along the seine, 3000 by invitation, if the holiday is not moved at the last moment from the embankments to an indoor stadium. 20 thousand soldiers and 4,000 pol

there is concern that some players at the summer olympics in paris they will be in sunny weather. the british sustainable sport associationished a report in rings of fire. they warn that it is july. stovo heat can lead to loss of strength of athletes or their death. british scientists, who are not experiencing a decline in research strength, promise one undoubted world record at this olympiad - thermal. and the imminent renaming of the summer games to spring or autumn due to global warming. i was surprised by the wetsuit of the french minister of sports, in which she plopped into hay. at a water temperature of 20° it is not needed. the suit probably fell out. great, amazing , good, excellent, complete happiness, promises fulfilled, but emmanuel macron should have been wearing this swimming cap, he was the one who promised a synchronized swimming session with the mayor of paris anne hidalga and the president of the international olympic committee thomas bach to prove that water in the hay is not as dirty as it looks, and as laboratory tests showed in the spring, that one and a half billion dollars worth... i was worried th

. _ we talked to the president of the british duejoe association him about what it means to take part in the olympicing, what's been dubbed "the greatest show on earth" gets under way on the river seine in the heart of paris in just over an hour's time. a flotilla will carry more than 10,000 athletes along the six—kilometre route with 30,000 spectators lining the banks. our sports news correspondent laura scott reports now on the build—up to this evening's opening ceremony. paris is promising a party. paris is promising a party, and they've invited quite the guest list. but with leaders from the world of sport, entertainment and politics converging, security is tight — with 45,000 police and 10,000 soldiers. to get the tickets for the opening ceremonies, you have to pay a lot of money, or you're lucky. with megastars come megafans, like this family from dublin. we tried again and again, and it took me six hours until finally, we had four tickets in our basket. then we could basically check out, and now we will go to the opening ceremony, the four of us. how excited are you to have this ticket in you

olympics in paris will be on fire. in solnechny. british sustainability association. in rings of fire. they warn that the july-august heat can lead to a breakdown of athletes or their death. british scientists, who are not experiencing a decline in research forces, promise one undoubted world record at this olympiad - heat, and a quick renaming of the summer games into spring or autumn due to global warming. the minister was surprised by the wetsuit. obviously i don't want russian the delegation was in paris while this war was going on. what if under a neutral flag? in fact , it does not exist; sometimes there are dissident athletes who compete under a special flag, under the flag of refugees. the refugee team at the paris olympics will include 36 people, representing 100 million displaced people. displaced people can be seen right on the streets of paris; on the eve of the olympics, authorities evicted them 101 km away. thousands of homeless immigrants. the olympic village and stadium are located in the helde france district, where two of the three residents are migr

british judo association. you must�*ve heard that story. absolutely incredible that someone would go to that length to be able to take part in the olympics.u're doing support of that level, you get a lot of injuries, and some of them are longer—term injuries, they can be. and to go to the olympic games is very special. it only happens every four years, or three years since the last one cos of covid, and so if you think that the rest of everything's ready, this could be your big day and also your chance to be part of that world stage of multi—sportspeople from all round the world, all competing, all sharing the dream, it is something very special that lives with you for the rest of your life. so i do kind of get it, but that's quite an extreme example. now there are 10,500 athletes who will be taking part in the olympics over the next couple of weeks. let's go back to the panel because of those people, there are so many different stories. so let's listen to some of them with time for the panel. so i want to start with you, julie, because there is somebody you want to talk about who is already a legend at the olympics but is also somebody t