adam peaty is the double olympic champion. aty dominated the men's 100m breaststroke to win his second olympic gold. this victory wasn't mine. it was the british swimming team, it was my family, it was my friends. and those people i had to put to the sideline for a moment, because i knew it was going to take absolutely every bit of energy to get to this point. look at that, look at the way... where are the scores? just! look at that, look at the way... where are the scores? just! yes, es! and jubilation for diver tom daley with his new partner matty lee — four olympic games and he's finally won gold. all day today, it's like everything is falling into place. we found that sense of flow. we didn't really say anything to each other. we just knew what we had to do to get the job done. and more british success — a gold for tom pidcock in the men's mountain bike cross—country and silver for alex yee in the men's triathlon a bit bizarre, really. that it's me that's doing this. i'm just a normal guy from south—east london. so it's jus

so he's got to hit the start here, adam peaty in the centre in the red hat. ststroke for seven years, peaty began as the firmest of favourites, and, after a good start, it never really seemed in doubt. well, this is very good, this is where he needs to be at the 50. it's a lovely first 50 metres, one tenth of a second outside his own world record. by the turn, his lead was established, the only question, whether he'd break his own world record. that proved beyond him, but peaty was in a class of his own. adam peaty is going to win a second gold medal at consecutive olympic games. look at this, utterly brilliant! adam peaty is the double olympic champion! fantastic swim! after so much expectation, a roar of relief. come on! minutes later, the 26—year—old telling me just how much it meant. the amount of blood, sweat and tears that have gone into this, the amount of preparation, the investment, time and energy, love — because we've been through a tough time. covid or not, vaccine or not, it doesn't matter. everyone has been through a tough time. the world's chang

so he's got to hit the start here, adam peaty in the centre in the red hat. of favourites, and, after a good start, it never really seemed in doubt. well, this is very good, this is where he needs to be at the 50. it's a lovely first 50 metres, one tenth of a second outside his own world record. by the turn, his lead was established, the only question, whether he'd break his own world record. that proved beyond him, but peaty was in a class of his own. adam peaty is going to win a second gold medal at consecutive olympic games. look at this, utterly brilliant! adam peaty is the double olympic champion! fantastic swim! after so much expectation, a roar of relief. come on! minutes later, the 26—year—old telling me just how much it meant. the amount of blood, sweat and tears that have gone into this, the amount of preparation, the investment, time and energy, love — because we've been through a tough time. covid or not, vaccine or not, it doesn't matter. everyone has been through a tough time. the world's changed, and hopefully with this race, and the sport, and

adam peaty! at the age of 21, adam peaty became olympic champion.e is back in the water preparing to defend his gold medal. he will swim like he is being chased, and that is because he is. you have let us into your home. you have been filming for us for months and we are at the point now where we are ready to wave you off. i have just said to myself, treasure these moments because we will never get this back. it has been a very, very enduring and hard two years, because there has been highs, obviously there has been lows, there has been times when i ask why i even do this, because it is so demanding. when yourjob requires you to be extremely disciplined and extremely focused 365 days of the year, that is not normal. so i have just had to completely sweep the whole drive sunday night, training on a monday morning. i'm not used to this really, because in january, for about six weeks, i go to australia and it is normally about 35 degrees, a0 degrees on the gold coast and now it is about —3 and we have got about a good two foot, three foot of snow. this

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up adam peaty.ing daily covid tests instead. staff working in the food supply chain, frontline emergency services, and transport and freight are already included and other workers such as council refuse collectors could also be added to the list. the department for environment, food and rural affairs says 500 sites have been identified for daily testing, which will be carried out by employers within the workplace. we represent distributors of food and drink to hospitals, to schools, to care homes, to prisons, to restaurants, cafes and shops. so, knowing that we are in scope as well is really, really great, because it means that businesses that have been affected by the pandemic can actually plan for any colleagues that go off. whereas previously if somebody had been pinged, they might have had a whole team of people wiped out, which was going to be really, really difficult to plan for the supply of food and drink over the next three weeks. senior doctors in england are being asked today whether they

so he's got to hit— the start here, adam peaty, in the centre in the red hat. ry good, this _ is where he needs to be at the 50. it's a lovely first 50 metres. one tenth of a second - outside his own world record. by the turn, his lead was established. the only question, whether he would break his own world record. that proved beyond him, but peaty was in a class of his own. and adam peaty is going to win the second gold medal- at consecutive olympic games! look at this, utterly brilliant. adam peaty is the double olympic champion. - fantastic swim. after so much expectation, a roar of relief. come on! minutes later, the 26—year—old telling me just how much it meant. the amount of blood, sweat and tears that have gone into this. the amount of preparation, the investment, time, energy, love, because we've been through a tough time. covid or not, vaccine or not, doesn't matter. everyone's been through a tough time. the world's changed, and hopefully this race and this sport and hopefully the gold medals that are about to follow with team gb, we can give everyone h

adam peaty talking _ adapting. looking good for tomorrow. adam peaty talking about _ adapting.pting. looking good for tomorrow. adam peaty talking about the lack - adapting. looking good for tomorrow. adam peaty talking about the lack ofl adam peaty talking about the lack of crowds at all events in tokyo. the semifinals of the 100 metres breaststroke will take place on sunday morning, at around half past three in the morning. that meant cycling road race was one of the main events of saturday. some of the pictures from the race, geraint thomas, was that major hope for britain. but he crashed out. his fellow brit taking him down, just like you did in rio dejaneiro five years ago. geraint thomas out of the cycling road race. ecuador�*s cyclist one gold. andy murray is in tokyo. because of operations and in this —— because of injuries and operation sea is down injuries and operation sea is down in the rankings. but the pairing of andy murray and joel salsbury managed to knock out second seeds. british and irish lions will play at five o'clock. a player has been ruled out. the coac

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tea m team gb have picked up their first gold through adam peaty.ut, they are not the only country celebrating. it was a great day at the pool, let's cross over to sarah. yes, welcome to tokyo bay, a brilliant monday morning in the pool for some great drama. let's start with adam peaty, unbeaten in that breaststroke and seven years. there was so much pressure on him coming into this. he was the defending champion from rio five years ago, and he started really well. usually, the start is where he can be slower but he got a very good start, and once he touched the wall he really moved on, ramped up, turned the gears for his final 15. he was roaring withjoy and gears for his final 15. he was roaring with joy and happiness. you could almost see the weight of pressure lifting off hemmant, so a brilliant win for adam peaty, as expected, in the pool adam peaty, as expected, in the pool, but there was another great showdown and the women's 1100 great showdown and the women's 400 metres freestyle. that had been built up as the one to watch. us swimmer katie

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i think adam peaty the work— together. i think adam peaty the work he — together.he way he speaks, he speaks so — in terms of the way he speaks, he speaks so well in the swim team have been superb— speaks so well in the swim team have been superb at this in the pics so far and _ been superb at this in the pics so far and i— been superb at this in the pics so farand i remember olympics gone by when team _ farand i remember olympics gone by when team gb didn't do well in the pool and _ when team gb didn't do well in the pool and the things they're now are fantastic _ pool and the things they're now are fantastic. really great to see. let's — fantastic. really great to see. let's look _ fantastic. really great to see. let's look at the final paper, the independent which has the headline fastest woman on the planet. a picture of the woman from jamaica smashing through the finishing line to the slight distaste of the silver medal winner, to the slight distaste of the silver medalwinner, her to the slight distaste of the silver medal winner, her rifle show and frazier pr

let's start with that star adam peaty, defending his olympic title. so dominant in the 100 metres breaststroke, he is undefeated in seven years, he had so much pressure coming out on him, coming into this to try and, you know, backup the win and, you know, backup the win and become the first writ went back to back olympic titles in the pool but he looked as cool and as calm as he swung his way to victory and he had a very good start and he extended his lead, he has lions tattooed on his arms and roared in celebration as he touched while victory —— first brit. huge celebrations for him and a brilliant showdown in the women's 400 metres freestyle with everybody talking about this meet up 20 american katie ledecky and the australian ariarne titmus in the build up to these games and it did not disappoint. katie ledecky is stronger at the longer distances, ariarne titmus better at the shorter so this was the two of the meeting in the middle of the 400 metres and katie ledecky went out hard and katie ledecky went out hard and fast, trying to pull the sting

adam peaty successfully defended his 100m breaststroke olympic title, becoming the first british swimmerife but then in the finals, it goes out the window. that's really what it takes to be an athlete, not who is the best all year round, it's the best on the day, best person on the day who is the most adaptable. and the third gold medal came from an unexpected source, team gb's tom pidcock convincingly won the cross country mountain biking. in hot and humid conditions, the 21—year—old domminated, leading the race from halfway onwards. the 21—year—old from leeds finished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of the field to take great britain's third gold medal. it comes two months after pidcock broke his collarbone in a collision with a car while out training. he says he never expected this. it hasn't been a dream that long but it hasn't been a dream that long but i have worked so hard for it and it has been the end of the path for such a long time. yeah, i can't imagine how it would feel to build up imagine how it would feel to build up four years for this event because it was bloody stress

the headlines: at the tokyo olympics, the defending champion team gb's adam peaty is through to the semifinal of the 100 metres breaststroke, while max whitlock advanced to the final of the pommel horse — the event in which he won gold four years ago. a daily testing scheme allowing key workers to avoid covid self—isolation in england has been expanded. essential services have been disrupted after hundreds of thousands of people have come into contact with infected people. a 11—year—old girl who sparked a nationwide search when she went missing in england has been found safe and well. fatuma kadir left her home in bolton, greater manchester, on thursday. a night—time curfew has come into force across almost all of afghanistan in an attempt to stop taliban infiltration into urban areas. the government said no—one is allowed to move around between ten at night and four in the morning. army explosives experts have safely detonated a second world war bomb which was found during the construction of a new housing estate in east yorkshire. part of the m62 had to be shut near goole for a controlled e

let's start in the pool with adam peaty, what an achievement. e don't run out of words. what makes them so good?— makes them so good? the thing is with adam as _ makes them so good? the thing is with adam as he _ makes them so good? the thing is with adam as he is _ makes them so good? the thing is with adam as he isjust _ makes them so good? the thing is with adam as he isjust as - with adam as he is just as full package of an athlete, notjust physically but mentally, the way he attacks a race, he is a born true racer. he thrives off that pressure, that environment. he likes being the one that everyone is targeting, and he has just defended one that everyone is targeting, and he hasjust defended his one that everyone is targeting, and he has just defended his title for so long, he has reinvented breaststroke, almost glides across the water like a speedboat. but i just cannot put into words how incredible he is, and how much emotion there was from him last night. and still more to come up with the relays as well. absolutely. you touched _ with th

the 100 metres breast stroke has been won by adam peaty of team gb.of the nation address of his term of office, after leading one of the most controversial administrations in the history of the philippines. his stunning election victory five years ago, following a campaign in which he mixed crudejokes, our south east asia correspondentjonathan head reports. he was an entirely new kind of leader, and millions of filipinos loved him for it. unscripted, informal, his speeches peppered with vulgar jokes and threats of violence. do not destroy my city, i will kill you. try to analyse that — what is wrong when i say i will kill you because you are destroying my country? rodrigo duterte promised to be a tough law—and—order president, and he meant it. within weeks of taking office, the killing of alleged drug users and dealers began — thousands of them shot by the police or by unnamed vigilantes. the war on drugs is really bloody and messy, and we all know that. it shocked the rest of the world, but five years on, president duterte's popularity at home has he

an historic victory for adam peaty — he becomes the first ever british swimmer to successfully defendn olympic title. and more gold for team gb on a magic monday, as cyclist tom pidcock rides to victory in the mountain biking event, just two months after breaking his collarbone. two school boys are found guilty of murdering 13—year—old olly stephens in a park in reading injanuary. a jury has found that teenager bernadette walker, who disappeared in peterborough one year ago, was murdered by the man she called �*dad'. as new rules on covid tracing alerts come in, giving some key workers in england the option of daily testing — instead of self—isolating, ministers meet to discuss how it's going. and coming up — could canterbury cathedral be home to some of the oldest stained glass in the world? new research suggests it dates back nearly 900 years. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there's been a gold rush for team gb at the olympics in tokyo. adam peaty won the men's 100 metres breaststroke, becoming the first british swimmer ever to retain an olympic title. tom daley and matty le

i am tempted to wonder whether or not if adam peaty i think.s100 metres now usain bolt has gone. this was all about the women.— now usain bolt has gone. this was all about the women. yes, this is a fabulous picture _ all about the women. yes, this is a fabulous picture and _ all about the women. yes, this is a fabulous picture and it _ all about the women. yes, this is a fabulous picture and it is _ all about the women. yes, this is a fabulous picture and it is a - all about the women. yes, this is a fabulous picture and it is a great i fabulous picture and it is a great headline, — fabulous picture and it is a great headline, fastest woman on the planet — headline, fastest woman on the planet. elaine thompson—herah took lold planet. elaine thompson—herah took gold and _ planet. elaine thompson—herah took gold and jamaica took silver and bronze _ gold and jamaica took silver and bronze as— gold and jamaica took silver and bronze as well in that race. it is a brilliant _ bronze as well in that race. it is a brilliant picture, isn't it? she is th

adam peaty has spoken —— first shock. this in the swimming as well, saying it has not felt like the olympics. he said tomorrow in the final he will have tomorrow in the final he will have to try to make his own story. that story, barring a disaster, should be gold. he is unbeaten in that race in seven years and given he holds the 15 fastest times in history, nobody would bet against him. studio: many thanks, natalie pirks. meanwhile plans to require football fans to be fully vaccinated to go to matches are being considered by the government. helen catt has the story. football fans have already been part of testing ways to keep big events going when coronavirus is very much still here. the fa cup final at wembley was a pilot event. and this weekend, the government has also turned to football to try to boost uptake of the vaccine among young people, with a message from the england manager. i know oldies like me have had both jabs, so we can crack on with our lives. but for you young ones, especially with the chance for ever

that means adam peaty has a second goal at these games.i mentioned the other water, that was the water in the triathlon because they claim their first ever medals in the olympics in the mixed relay triathlon, the first time this event has been held. they finished 1a seconds ahead of the united states, while france claimed the bronze medal. that is the first olympic title forjonny brownlee, who had won bronze before, and silver of previous games. after it is set to finally get a gold medal, he was very emotional, it is capped off his olympic career quite brilliantly. finally, he has a gold medal to go the others he got already. she's a four—time olympic champion, but this may be the games simone biles is remembered for most? it has been one of the more emotional stories of this olympic games, hasn't it? the withdrawal of the greatest ever gymnast, simone biles. it is raised important issues over mental health, the importance of being open and getting support. now simone biles has pulled out of the vault and uneven bars. this comes after she

simone biles, ashleigh barty and adam peaty, some of the games' biggest stars were competiting todaymedal of the games. bradley sinden taking it, on a mixed day for british taekwondo, as two—time champion jade jones was knocked out in the first round. our olympics reporter nick hope has more from tokyo.

the latest headlines: adam peaty has one britain's first gold medal in the tokyo 0lympics first goldtunisia as the president sachs has a prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests over the handling of the covid pandemic. the irish government as allowing and/or hospitality to reopen from today. it will be limited to those who are fully vaccinated or have recovered from covid—19. 0utdoor hospitality in the republic has been reopen since the 7th ofjune, with social distancing and restrictions on the number of people who can meet. so will this be enough to give ireland's economy a timely boost? joining me now is adrian cummins, who's the ceo of restaurant association of ireland. welcome to the programme. please describe how your industry is getting ready for the changes today. restaurants, pubs and cafe is were reopened across the republic of ireland for hospitality as of this morning, the first time in nearly 500 days since they have been able to open since march. the economy has been flattened since march 2020. we are now starting the recovery of our industry, o

adam peaty. at the age of 21, adam peaty became olympic champion.k you need to believe in yourself, you need to back yourself because no one else is. you know, when it's quiet and the blocks go, take your marks, go, complete data science, you've got to be right in your mind saying, look, i'm going to beat anyone here. for me, you've got to work on those mindset skills every single day. is that good on the last one, mel? very good. it's not what you're doing but to me, it every single day. is that good on the last one, mel? very good. it's not what you're doing but to me, it is the journey, how you are doing it. how real do the olympics feel? how are near, how close? very close was that we have spent a long time in the dark with covid and all the restrictions will stop starting to get close now, getting excited about going and i've said to the athletes, we need to go and get what we deserve this summer. you've got 25 seconds. the nhs has taken care of health and it is sport because myjob to take care of hope. we need to go and represent this country

the quartet of kathleen dawson, adam peaty, james guy and anna hopkin won the inaugural ax100m mixedtime. earlier, i spoke to mark skimming, who coached anna hopkin at bath university, and stayed up to watch her race. i was trying, actually, to be really quiet and not wake up other people in the house... so i was cheering loudly in my head but not so much in the actual room. it's a mixed event, this. we've been talking about that a lot today. that meant that, if i've got this right, anna hopkin on the final leg was up against the fastest male swimmer in the world. what must that have been like for her? and she won! yeah, she won. i don't think they take into account what they're doing. they get in and do theirjob. each country races in a different order. i mean, we swam female, then two men, then a female, whereas the americans swam in a male, two females and then a male. so it's about getting in and doing the bestjob you can. but, yeah, i'm pretty sure if he was a little bit closer, he would have maybe caused them a few worries. and when you coached anna, did you suspect that she ha

this is bbc news, the headlines: adam peaty has become the first to defend his title, claiming gold in the 100 metres breaststroke, the fifth fastest time in history. the 26—year—old power to the line and 57 point 30 37 seconds. there have been celebrations on the streets of tunisia after the streets of tunisia after the president kais saied sacked as prime minister and suspended parliament following protesting against the government's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. he said the measures were aimed at saving the state. the president of the cop26 climate summit in glasgow in november, alok sharma, has told the bbc the impact of global warming can be seen around the world and there is now an urgent need to prevent temperatures rising now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme bringing together leading uk commentators, bbc specialists, and the correspondents who write, blog, and broadcast for audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week, will england pay a price for borisjohnson�*s freedom day? and a trifecta of global worry — afghanistan, iran

while adam peaty is nowjust hours away from the race which he hopes will bring him olympic gold againthe best racer in the world, i think. so i'm looking forward to it. good evening. the health secretary sajid javid has apologised for saying that people shouldn't "cower" from the coronavirus, after being criticised by opposition parties and families bereaved during the pandemic. he had used the word in a tweet posted after recovering from covid himself and was accused of insensitivity and causing hurt. meanwhile, it's emerged that ministers are considering whether double vaccination should be required of football fans attending premier league matches. here's our political correspondent ben wright. good morning. he has been health secretary forjust a month. nice to meet you. my first visit to a hospital on thejob. but in a tweet announcing his own recovery from coronavirus yesterday, sajid javid said people should get vaccinated and learn to live with covid rather than cower from the virus. the rebuke from opposition parties and bereaved families was swift. we're very disappointed at y

anna hopkin sealing a stunning win and new world record after kathleen dawson, adam peaty and james guyhis a seventh medal for the team here — one more tomorrow and it will be british swimming's best ever games. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. britain's fastest—ever woman, dina asher—smith, has spoken of her devastation after failing to reach the final of the women's 100m because of an injury. her team mate, daryll neita, finished eighth in the race. asher—smith has now pulled out of the 200m race. this report from our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. obviously, the competitors... this is for the start, we'll let it go. we'll let the start go and let me cry! the customary smile replaced with tears. the fastest woman in british history had been hiding a secret. dina asher—smith! just five weeks ago, she'd been told there was only a 2% chance she would make it to the start line after a torn hamstring. elaine thompson—herah there is going to win it. | it's going to be del ponte who takes second place. i and dina...she'sjust not finishing. she gets out well - and couldn't hang on. out of the

adam peaty. at the ace of 21, of the opponent. adam peaty. the morning. training. tick. how do you feel? physically normal? and physically normal? interference and that an one physically normal? interference and that anyone in — physically normal? interference and that anyone in your— physically normal? interference and that anyone in your household, - physically normal? interference and that anyone in your household, do i that anyone in your household, do they have covid—19 symptoms? if you have any of them. .. interference you submit it. take the _ have any of them. .. interference you submit it. take the thermometer. in i submit it. take the thermometer. in sport, i think you need to believe in yourself, you need to back yourself because no one else is. you know, when it's quiet and the blocks 90, know, when it's quiet and the blocks go, take your marks, go, complete data science, you've got to be right in your mind saying, look, i'm going to beat anyone here. for me, you've got to work on those mindset skills every single day. is that goo

adam peaty is one of the best hopes for gold. time sheets, easing his way into the semifinals of the 100m breaststroke. peaty�*s looking to become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title, and he said it was strange competing in an empty arena. it's a bit weird, it's very weird. one of the weirdest competitions i've been to going to be honest. but you know, it doesn't really matter. for me, it'sjust you know, it doesn't really matter. for me, it's just getting out there, seeing where my body's at. but we've got things to build on, we are quite delayed to that, but it's looking good for tomorrow. one of the day's main events was the men's cycling road race. it was won by ecuador�*s richard carapaz, just days after he finished third in the tour de france. carapaz broke away from a group that included tour champion tadej pogacar with six kilometres to go and stayed clear all the way to the finish line. it's only the second olympic gold that ecuador have won, their last coming in 1996. pogacar took the bronze medal behind

at the tokyo olympics, the defending champion, team gb's adam peaty, is through to the semifinal of the 100—metres breaststroke, while max whitlock advanced to the final of the pommel horse — the event in which he won gold four years ago. a daily testing scheme allowing key workers to avoid covid self—isolation in england has been expanded. essential services have been disrupted after hundreds of thousands of people have come into contact with infected people. a 11—year—old girl who sparked a nationwide search when she went missing in england has been found safe and well. fatuma kadir left her home in bolton, greater manchester, on thursday. afghanistan has declared a night—time curfew in almost the entire country in an attempt to stop taliban infiltration into urban areas. the government said no—one is allowed to move around between ten at night and four in the morning. army explosives experts are preparing to detonate a second world war bomb which was found during the construction of a new housing estate in east yorkshire. part of the m62 has had to be shut near goole for a controlled

the quartet of kathleen dawson, adam peaty, james guy and anna hopkin also smashed the world record ony, with china taking silver and australia bronze. it was a seventh swimming medal overall for britain, equalling their best ever tally, from 1908. i tried not to think about how far ahead because it's irrelevant when you are in the water. when i turned i saw i still had a good bit of water in front of me and i went for it. an amazing feeling, so privileged. what is making the - british swimming team so special? one word has changed the whole team. belief. we have champions who believe we can win, who believe we can get world records, if you have belief you can build everything around that and we have shown it tonight, second under the world record, nearly. and the medals didn't stop there. emma wilson took windsurfing bronze on her olympic debut, 25 years after her mum just missed out, in herfinal olympic regatta. wilson was already guaranteed a medal going into the final, after winning four of her 12 races and she crossed the finish line in second place but with cumulative scores coun

adam peaty started it all off and they haven't been able to stop winning metal stents.astic run with a world record in the mixed medley, where you caterfor different strokes, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly. two men and two women again. really nice to see the teams being able to do that. a lot of tactical matchups, who you put on each leg, and it was really interesting on the final leg with anna hopkin on freestyle, we knew that caeleb dressel was on that for the usa and he has been setting world records at this meet. she was able to hold him off to wind the gold medal. you can see with the chairs and celebrations after what short amount to the four of them to be able to weather together. what mixed events are bringing to the olympic games, as well, is shown. let's switch elsewhere. she's a four—time olympic champion, but this may be the games simone biles is remembered for most? absolutely. over the last week she has opened up a big conversation in sport around how athletes cope with mental health, the pressures they are under. you country in olympic gam

cyclist geraint thomas crashed in the men's road race, but there was a great performance from swimmer adam peaty he began the defence of his title. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more from tokyo. this road race was described as a war of attrition long, hot and hilly with an early crash. just like in rio, history repeated itself. thomas was determined to leave it on its road, but he was starting to flag. mount fuji beckoned it's all its brutish —— brutal beauty, but thomas was out in likely his last olympics. adam yates was the highest place britain, but richard carol has claimed ecuador�*s second goal —— richard carapaz. more big names today beginning their quest. peaty is as close to a medal as you can get. he's unbeaten in seven years of the 100 metre breaststroke. helen glover has won back—to—back gold and the women's pairs, but since rio, had three children. her partner is an nhs doctor and on the day of glover's sons�*s birthday, the pair came third. double olympic champion max whitlock was in action, through to the final. it’s max whitlock was in action, through to the final. �

adam peaty winning gold in the men's 100 meter. 26-year-old from england not just the defending champ, either, by the way but the world record holder in the event. his time? 57 seconds! peaty's third career olympic medal overall. why is it so special for the brit? peaty now the first british swimmer to successfully defend an olympic title. you can see the full range of emotions he's going through there. a special moment there for adam peaty. all right. >>> let me set the scene. this is a big one ahead of this one. u.s. swimming sensation katie w led ledecky looking to add to her triumph in rio. the world record holder up against a formidable rival wit h australia's -- that's the fourth fastest time win ever. and before we go, i want to check it out. it's an incredible story. norway celebrating a gold medal in the men's triathlon. only after a bizarre false start. look at the video. confusion abounding. about half the competitors there actually diving in the water to try to start their swim thinking they were underway. a boat, yes,

simone biles, ashleigh barty and adam peaty, some of the games�* biggest stars were competiting todayey won two medals on day two. chelsea giles winning a bronze in thejudo, before bradley sinden took silver in the taekwondo. but as natalie pirks reports, team gb didn't have everything their own way. the britton�*s tae kwon do players are chasing their place in the record books. he is the reigning champion at 68 kilos, he was desperate to become the first olympic titleholder of british descent. but the opponent from his pakistan wasn't here to play. the match swung back and forth, but sending was leading with just seconds of the match remaining. the trunk cake meant he had to go for it, and had his last spin failed to connect, he knew the game and gold was up. mi; connect, he knew the game and gold was u, ~y connect, he knew the game and gold wasu. �*, connect, he knew the game and gold wasu. was up. my coach said, it's always the first loser, _ was up. my coach said, it's always the first loser, may _ was up. my coach said, it's always the first loser, may be _ was up. my coach said,

kathleen dawson gave way to the peerless adam peaty. he did what he always seems to do.imming pool. one word that has changed the whole team is belief. we've got champions who believe we can win, champions who believe we can get world records and if you've got one belief, you build everything around that. two team relays, two olympic team titles, another golden day for team gb. emma wilson has taken windsurfing bronze on her olympic debut. she was already guaranteed a medal going into the final, after winning four of her 12 races — and she crossed the finish line in second place — but with cumulative, scores counting, that gave her bronze behind china's lu yunxiu and the rio champion, charline picon of france. that's all the sport for now. more than a00,000 covid—19 vaccines are due to arrive in kenya as part of a surplus the uk government is donating to poorer nations. the british foreign secretary, has called on other countries to also donate vaccines to assist "vulnerable" nations dealing with fresh waves of coronavirus. rhoda odhiambo in nairobi has more on covid vac

kathleen dawson gave way to the peerless adam peaty.o the narrowest of leads, and here was anna hopkin on the final leg. great britain are going| to win their fourth gold in the swimming pool! one word that has changed the whole team is belief. we've got champions who believe we can win, we've got champions who believe we can get world records, and if you've got one belief, you can build everything around that. two team relays, two olympic team titles — another golden day for team gb. karriss artingstall claimed another boxing medalfor team gb in tokyo. she was guaranteed a medal on tuesday by reaching the women's featherweight semi—finals. but she was denied the chance to fight for gold, narrowly losing to japan's sena irie, by a 3—2 split—decision. lewis hamilton will start on pole position as he chases a record ninth victory at the hungarian grand prix. he set the fastest time, on his first, flying lap — in the final part of qualifying, with his main championship rival max verstappen in third. hamilton trails the dutchman by 8 points

adam peaty is safely through to the final of the men's 100 meter breastroke.o become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title. but the headlines on day two in the pool were saved for 18—year—old ahmed hafnaoui. the tunisian was the slowest qualifier for the men's 400 meter freestyle final, so that meant he was in the outside lane. but a brilliant swim saw him take a shock gold — tunisia's fifth ever gold at the games. and there was a shock winner in the women's road race, too. austria's anna kiesenhofer taken the gold after breaking away from the pack within the first kilometer of the race. she lead for almost every meter of the 137k — she was so far in front of the rest of the pack, that second—placed annemiek van vleute thought she had won the gold, only to be told on the line. but it was kiesenhofer who won austria's first cycling medalfor 125 years. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. great, austen, wonderful to see the reaction. now on bbc news the travel show�*

the gold rush started in the early hours of this morning with adam peaty becoming the first british swimmerlly blew away the competition in a perfectly executed swim, six tenths clear of the field. i haven't felt this good since 2016. itjust means the world to me. i didn't have the... i thought i had the best preparation of my life but then the morning finals, it goes out the window. that's really what it takes to be an athlete, not who's the best all year round, it's the best on the day, best person on the day who is the most adaptable. the third gold came from an unexpected source, tom pidcock winning the men's cross country mountain biking. the ineos grenadiers riderfinished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of the field. the win today came just two months after pidcock broke his collarbone in a collision with a car while out training. it hasn't been a dream that long, but i have worked so hard for it and it has been the end of the path for such a long time. yeah, i can't imagine how it would feel to build up four years for this event because it was bloody stressful enough with less than

adam peaty wins britain's first gold medal of the tokyo 0lympics as he successfully defends his 100mcal false start in the men's triathlon, kristian blummenfelt picks up a gold medalfor norway. i'm sally bundock in london. the rest of the day's headlines: celebrations in tunisia as the president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests against the government's handling of the covid pandemic. as more extreme weather is recorded around the world, scientists warn of the urgent need for action on climate change.

while adam peaty is nowjust hours away from the race which he hopes will bring him olympic gold again

and today, more big names were beginning their quest to bring home more hardware, including adam peatyn seven years at the 100 metre breaststroke. helen glover has won back—to—back golds in the women's pairs, but since rio she's had three children. her partner polly swan is an nhs doctor, and on the day of clever�*s son's third birthday, the pair came third in the heats. room for improvement in the semis. come on, come on! double olympic champion max whitlock was in action in gymnastics qualifying, safely through to the pommel horse final. with a pirouette. well done, max! it's been a long time waiting, and that's why it feels surreal being here, you know, at the tokyo olympic games. at one point, a year and a half ago, we didn't know if it was going ahead or not. we are here, we are so relieved to be here. and how's this for a cracking start? sir andy murray and doubles partner joe salisbury had been handed a very tough opener against the french number two seeds, but in the sweltering heat the french had gone right off the boil and the britons knocked them straight out of the olympics

i have been teaching the same classroom for many years and i will often say that's where adam peaty usedthem because it's like anyone of them there. anything is possible, it's a good demonstration. forfamilies, coaches and athletes it has been the longest and most difficult build—up to any olympic games and over the last 18 months, we have followed some of team gb's of team gb's top stars through all the uncertainty and with the games cancelled last summer and right up until today continuing speculation and some doubts. all those hours training in empty gyms at times and at home, new ways of staying in condition during lockdowns. it takes a whole team effort we're going to need and you play a little part in that _ too, don't you? going behind—the—scenes as theyjuggle preparations with the issues so many of us have faced. but i will still show we haven't done all the competitions we normally do, but i will still show fury. i think the olympics will be won and lost with whoever he has i is it not? will it happen? i don't think we have still quite adjusted to the idea of it going ahead. bec

we had that gold medal yesterday for adam peaty, and what a phenomenal performance from the duo of tomncan scott today. a wonderful results for them. as you mentioned, tom dean won gold. he was a surprise winner in that, because he finished. he was second to duncan scott for most of the season because duncan scott came and as the favourite. he has been the fastest man over the distance, however it was his teammate, tom dean, whojust got him a fraction early to win the gold. you can see his face afterwards, he couldn't believe it when he saw his name on the board in first place. imagine the struggles he has come through in the last year. he caught covid 19 twice in the buildup to the games. he didn't know whether he would be able to perform at the level he felt he could. at times, he struggled to walk up the stairs so he physically felt the impact of the virus. today, grateful great britain to have two gold—medallists on the podium, as you said, the first since 1908. there were three other medals awarded. there was an olympic record in the women's 100 an olympic record in the women's100

double champion at the last games, max whitlock through to the pommel horse final while adam peaty lookedes breaststroke. but the games�* first shot at glory belonged to china. yang qian winning the opening gold in the air rifle. because of covid, it is up to athletes to put their own medals on, not quite the usual ceremony. but while the presentation may be different, the elation is just the same. andy swiss, bbc news. in budapest in hungary it is the annual pride march taking place. it is a very interesting time because the government has just passed legislation in parliament which has got it into some hot water with the european commission, this is over the ban on what it calls, promoting, teaching or talking about, either homosexuality, or transgender issues, to those under the age of 18, in any context, including sex education. what is interesting is the prime minister has responded by saying he will have a referendum on the subject. our correspondent was saying during the course of this week that is a suspicion in hungary that supporters of lgbt rights and the transgender community

adam peaty hopes to become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title in the men's 100 metress dozens of deadly wildfires burn across the western united states, scientists warn they are creating their own weather systems. tunisia's president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament after a day of protests against the government's handling of the covid pandemic.