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alex yee, silver medallist. i'm 'ust a games. alex yee, silver medallist.. i'm just a normal guy from - games. alex yee, silver medallist. i i'm just a normal guy from southeast london _ i'm just a normal guy from southeast london so _ i'm just a normal guy from southeast london so this is crazy that, yeah, dreams— london so this is crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come true. my mum always— dreams really do come true. my mum always says _ dreams really do come true. my mum always says it takes a village to build _ always says it takes a village to build a — always says it takes a village to build a person and i think it has taken _ build a person and i think it has taken the — build a person and i think it has taken the whole of gb today so i'm over the _ taken the whole of gb today so i'm over the moon stopped byjohnny brownlee — over the moon stopped byjohnny brownlee on the left of your screen and it _ brownlee on the left of your screen and it fit _ brownlee on the left of your screen and it fit in— brownlee on the left of your screen and it fit in hi
alex yee, silver medallist. i'm 'ust a games. alex yee, silver medallist.. i'm just a normal guy from - games. alex yee, silver medallist. i i'm just a normal guy from southeast london _ i'm just a normal guy from southeast london so _ i'm just a normal guy from southeast london so this is crazy that, yeah, dreams— london so this is crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come true. my mum always— dreams really do come true. my mum always says _ dreams really do come true. my mum always says it...
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alex yee is the — of his own. he will win gold. alex yee is the olympic _ of his own.mpion. - of his own. he will win gold. alex i yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee _ yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee has — yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee has his— yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee has his olympic— yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee has his olympic gold - brownlee has his olympic gold and georgia _ brownlee has his olympic gold and georgia taylor— brownlee has his olympic gold and georgia taylor brown _ brownlee has his olympic gold and georgia taylor brown adds - brownlee has his olympic gold and georgia taylor brown adds the - brownlee has his olympic gold and | georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her_ georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her silver— georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her silver from _ georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her silver from the _ georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her silver from the individual. i georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her silver from the individual. [i to her s
alex yee is the — of his own. he will win gold. alex yee is the olympic _ of his own.mpion. - of his own. he will win gold. alex i yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee _ yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee has — yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee has his— yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee has his olympic— yee is the olympic champion. jonny brownlee has his olympic gold - brownlee has his olympic gold and georgia _ brownlee has his olympic gold and...
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alex yee is the olympic champion. and jonny brownlee has his olympic gold _ and georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her silver- from the individual. yeah, i can't believe it, i was slightly nervous being in a team with such... well, olympic medallists and i'm so glad we have a brilliant race and yeah, olympic champions. olympics, completed it. i have been waiting for that one. feels absolutely amazing. third olympics and to walk away olympic gold, did everything we possibly could. four new british olympic champions, a first relay gold. forjonny brownlee, gold at last. an incredible few days in the pool continued as team gb claimed their fourth swimming gold, in the inaugural mixed medley relay. the quartet of kathleen dawson, adam peaty, james guy and anna hopkin also smashed the world record on the way to victory, 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 irrele
alex yee is the olympic champion. and jonny brownlee has his olympic gold _ and georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her silver- from the individual. yeah, i can't believe it, i was slightly nervous being in a team with such... well, olympic medallists and i'm so glad we have a brilliant race and yeah, olympic champions. olympics, completed it. i have been waiting for that one. feels absolutely amazing. third olympics and to walk away olympic gold, did everything we possibly could. four new...
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british success — a gold for tom pidcock in the men's mountain bike cross—country and silver for alex yeemen'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 just crazy. dreams really do come true. we'll bring you all the latest from tokyo as team gb shoots up to fourth place in the medals table. also on the programme... will more key workers in england be given the right to test daily for covid instead of self—isolating? ministers are meeting to decide. flash floods and wildfires — in a year of extreme weather globally, scientists meet to assess the full extent of climate change. and the dutch band which is banned from performing as the netherlands closes nightclubs again because of covid. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a 13—year—old has won the women's skateboarding olympic final. japan's momiji nishiya took gold in the new event at her home games. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it's been a gold rush for team gb at the olympics in tokyo. adam peaty claimed its first gold medal with victory in the 10
british success — a gold for tom pidcock in the men's mountain bike cross—country and silver for alex yeemen'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 just crazy. dreams really do come true. we'll bring you all the latest from tokyo as team gb shoots up to fourth place in the medals table. also on the programme... will more key workers in england be given the right to test daily for covid instead of...
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alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the gamese and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed four by 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth — they have picked up eight gold medals and 28 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more olympic events — as she deals with mental health issues. on the track, the leading nigerian sprinter, blessing okagbare, has failed a drugs test and is out of the games. she won her heat in the 100 metres on friday and had been due to run in the semi—finals later. let's go live to tokyo, the bbc�*s sarah mulkerrins is there. so we know the line—up for the women's 100m final. some quick times in the semis but no dina asher smith. disappointment for those looking for dina asher smith tobacco perform in recent years, knowing she has performed on the very high stage —— to back up her performance. probably bet
alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the gamese and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed four by 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth — they have picked up eight gold medals and 28 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more olympic...
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alex yee and georgia taylor—brown added to their individual silvers. joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the pool, great britain claimed another gold in the mixed axioom medley. so where does all this leave the medal table? well, great britain remain sixth, with eight gold medals and 27 in total. up at the top is china with 20 golds and 44 overall. meanwhile, the american gymnast simone biles has pulled out of two more olympic events as she deals with mental health issues. on the track, the leading nigerian sprinter blessing okagbare has failed a drugs test and is out of the games. she won her heat in the 100m on friday and had been due to run in the semifinals later. let's take you now live to tokyo and speak to the bbc�*s sarah mulkerins, who is following all the action. a great day for the mixed events. we have the mixed triathlon relay, two men and two women in the team. we know that team gb had a very strong triathlon history and pedigree, the two individual silver medals, as you say. they were highly fancied coming into it but
alex yee and georgia taylor—brown added to their individual silvers. joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the pool, great britain claimed another gold in the mixed axioom medley. so where does all this leave the medal table? well, great britain remain sixth, with eight gold medals and 27 in total. up at the top is china with 20 golds and 44 overall. meanwhile, the american gymnast simone biles has pulled out of two more olympic events as she deals with mental health issues....
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he finished well ahead of great britain's alex yee — who takes silver.is just the beginning — another twenty medals are up for grabs. let's go live now to tokyo and sarah mulkerrins has the latest. sarah, fill us in on the men's triathlon. it has certainly been an entertaining morning here in tokyo because the triathlon took place just below us here in tokyo bay to my left—hand side and that is where the swim started. they had a false start. plenty of drama. half of the triathletes move in but there was another half being blocked by a boat so they could not start. they had to bring those swimmers back. they all got back up and then restarted and then they went through the race. a 1500 metres swim and then a transition area where they hop on their bites and go out on the streets around tokyo for a0 kilometres, they come back in, dump the bikes and have a ten kilometre run. that was 630 in the morning because, we know, heat is a big issue here but those three athletes out in front, kristian blummenfelt is the one who won. three broke away on the run and th
he finished well ahead of great britain's alex yee — who takes silver.is just the beginning — another twenty medals are up for grabs. let's go live now to tokyo and sarah mulkerrins has the latest. sarah, fill us in on the men's triathlon. it has certainly been an entertaining morning here in tokyo because the triathlon took place just below us here in tokyo bay to my left—hand side and that is where the swim started. they had a false start. plenty of drama. half of the triathletes move...
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and when they did, it was norway's blummenfelt who led them home, followed by alex yee.ly do come true. it's amazing. and team gb are also guaranteed another medal in the taekwondo, with lauren williams through to her final later on. an already glittering day for team gb could soon get even better. earlier, my colleague lucy hockings spoke to tonia couch, former team gb olympic diver and childhood friend of tom daley. she said she was on the edge of her seat. my hands on my face, saying, "they have done it, they have done it," as in the chinese. i thought they might have just taken it over, because their last dive was amazing, but itjust wasn't enough, it was incredible. i was up on my feetjumping screaming, crying, all sorts. it was so, so good to watch. you have known tom for so long, what will this mean to him? it will mean the world. i was just saying to my boyfriend that tom has won world championships, world cups, world series, commonwealth games, europeans, but never that olympic gold medal. we all know he is able to do that, but it has never gone his way, so toda
and when they did, it was norway's blummenfelt who led them home, followed by alex yee.ly do come true. it's amazing. and team gb are also guaranteed another medal in the taekwondo, with lauren williams through to her final later on. an already glittering day for team gb could soon get even better. earlier, my colleague lucy hockings spoke to tonia couch, former team gb olympic diver and childhood friend of tom daley. she said she was on the edge of her seat. my hands on my face, saying,...
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he finished ahead of great britain's alex yee who took silver.fires are burning across several states. the tamarack fire has burned more than 70,000 acres along the california—nevada border. scientists are warning the fires are creating their own weather systems with lighting storms sparking even more blazes. the president of tunisia, kais saied, has sacked his prime minister and suspended parliament following a day of nationwide protests against the government's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. mr saied, a former law professor with no previous political experience, said the measures were aimed at saving the state.
he finished ahead of great britain's alex yee who took silver.fires are burning across several states. the tamarack fire has burned more than 70,000 acres along the california—nevada border. scientists are warning the fires are creating their own weather systems with lighting storms sparking even more blazes. the president of tunisia, kais saied, has sacked his prime minister and suspended parliament following a day of nationwide protests against the government's mishandling of the...
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alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the games byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed 4 x 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth — they have picked up eight gold medals and 27 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile, the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more 0lympic events — as she deals with mental health issues. 0n the track, the leading nigerian sprinter, blessing 0kagbare, has failed a drugs test and is out of the games. she won her heat in the 100 metres on friday and had been due to run in the semi—finals later. let's take you now live to tokyo and speak to the bbc�*s sarah mulkerrins who's following all the action. sarah — a strong start from team gb today — in these new mixed events... good evening from tokyo. this morning was really successful for team gb, as you say, in these new mixed events, which combines the very best of male athlet
alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the games byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed 4 x 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth — they have picked up eight gold medals and 27 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile, the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two...
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we have all been hearing about alex yee and he has just and he hasjust tweeted and he has just tweetedd, this is my home referring to a tweet of congratulations coming from his home town of brockley. congratulations to our local gold medallist olympian alex at the of course he's won gold in that mix triathlon but also silver in the triathlon as well so it's wonderful to see these messages of congratulations and also pride in their own achievements. fighting has been raging around three major cities in southern and western afghanistan as the taliban try to seize them from government forces. let's speak to our correspondent, secunder kermani, in the afghan capital kabul. plenty going on. what's the latest at the moment? this plenty going on. what's the latest at the moment?— plenty going on. what's the latest at the moment? this has certainly been serious _ at the moment? this has certainly been serious moment, _ at the moment? this has certainly been serious moment, i _ at the moment? this has certainly been serious moment, i would - at the moment? this has certainlyl been serious momen
we have all been hearing about alex yee and he has just and he hasjust tweeted and he has just tweetedd, this is my home referring to a tweet of congratulations coming from his home town of brockley. congratulations to our local gold medallist olympian alex at the of course he's won gold in that mix triathlon but also silver in the triathlon as well so it's wonderful to see these messages of congratulations and also pride in their own achievements. fighting has been raging around three major...
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the first medal of day three came in the men's triathlon with great britain's alex yee taking the silverof the hockey. earlier today gb men won 3—1 against canada, gb women, the defending champions, came from behind to beat south africa 4—1. despite conceding in the 31st minute, great britain went on to score four in reply with a much stronger performance in the second half. the fourth goal came from ellie rayer to seal the win. so that's one win and one defeat so far and they play india next. and there's been more to celebrate for the hosts on day three with their second gold of the games in the skateboarding. and this one went to a 13—year—old — momiji nishiya winning the women's street event. so that's two golds from two forjapan in the skateboarding — one of the new sports at these games. and it was a youthful podium too — the average agejust 14, with japan taking bronze too. the british men's gymnasts have taken to the floor for the team final — you can keep up to date with max whitlock and the rest of team gb on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. we will give you
the first medal of day three came in the men's triathlon with great britain's alex yee taking the silverof the hockey. earlier today gb men won 3—1 against canada, gb women, the defending champions, came from behind to beat south africa 4—1. despite conceding in the 31st minute, great britain went on to score four in reply with a much stronger performance in the second half. the fourth goal came from ellie rayer to seal the win. so that's one win and one defeat so far and they play india...
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there were silver medals too for alex yees in the men's triathlon, and lauren williams in taekwondo.up of the action at the olympics today, let's cross to gavin ramjaun at the bbc sports centre. as you say, what a day to celebrate for team gb. three goals they've managed and they could have been more. becoming the first british swimmer to defend the olympic title. peaty finished in a time of 57.37 seconds, six tenths clear of the field. speaking afterwards, he admitted he'd gone through a tough time, but it'd all been worth it. haven't felt this good since 2016! it means the world to me. have the best preparation of my life. that's really what it takes to be an athlete. well, tom daley, who after 13 years of trying, finally has an olympic gold medal around his neck. he won the men's synchronised 10 meter platform competition, with his partner, matty lee. the pair dived impeccably throughout, moving top of the leaderboard afterfour dives, before going on to expertly handle all the nerves and pressure in their final two routines. in a nail—biting finale, the british pair watched on as
there were silver medals too for alex yees in the men's triathlon, and lauren williams in taekwondo.up of the action at the olympics today, let's cross to gavin ramjaun at the bbc sports centre. as you say, what a day to celebrate for team gb. three goals they've managed and they could have been more. becoming the first british swimmer to defend the olympic title. peaty finished in a time of 57.37 seconds, six tenths clear of the field. speaking afterwards, he admitted he'd gone through a tough...
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gets under way. coverage starts on bbc one at 25—past ten this evening — withjonny brownlee and alex yee rio, his brother alistair isn't there this time so can he go one better. 10:30 uk time that race starts. and then at 3am — it's the peaty time, he goes in the final of the men's 100 meter breastroke as he looks to become the first brit to successfully defend a swimming title at an olympics. and then another olympic veteran tom daley is in action in the men's synchronised, ten—metre platform with his diving partner matty lee. set your alarm for seven o'clock in the morning for that one. all of that to come on day three, but that's all from sportsday. have a very good night. hello. some of us have seen big changes in the weather through the weekend with the heat replaced by thunderstorms and we'll all see something different in the week ahead as we turn to something much cooler. there'll be plenty of showers around as well and some of them heavy and thundery but also some spells of sunshine, especially later in the week. and this is what's happening at the moment. the jet stream, the wi
gets under way. coverage starts on bbc one at 25—past ten this evening — withjonny brownlee and alex yee rio, his brother alistair isn't there this time so can he go one better. 10:30 uk time that race starts. and then at 3am — it's the peaty time, he goes in the final of the men's 100 meter breastroke as he looks to become the first brit to successfully defend a swimming title at an olympics. and then another olympic veteran tom daley is in action in the men's synchronised, ten—metre...
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georgia taylor—brown had given britain a 21—second advantage, and although alex yee was dramaticallyass of their own. he will win the gold. four new british olympic champions before breakfast. forjonny brownlee, gold at last. the olympics, i've completed it! i've been waiting for that one. yeah, it feels absolutely amazing. third olympics, and to finally walk away with olympic gold, and we did everything we possibly could. whilst over in the pool, team gb have surpassed expectations. now a moment for the team's finest to come together. the mixed medley relay, another new olympic event. in the company of the finest swimmers on earth, britain have already proved they can excel. here, they were doing it again. kathleen dawson gave way to the peerless adam peaty. he did what he always seems to do, before james guy powered britain into 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 wh
georgia taylor—brown had given britain a 21—second advantage, and although alex yee was dramaticallyass of their own. he will win the gold. four new british olympic champions before breakfast. forjonny brownlee, gold at last. the olympics, i've completed it! i've been waiting for that one. yeah, it feels absolutely amazing. third olympics, and to finally walk away with olympic gold, and we did everything we possibly could. whilst over in the pool, team gb have surpassed expectations. now a...
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more medals on day three for team gb in taekwondo, lauren williams taking silver, while britain's alex yeee looks after day three in tokyo. hosts japan have made a great start and sit top of the shop with eight golds, 13 medals in total. the usa second with seven golds, and then team gb up into fifth after a fantastic day today. well, gold for a 13—year—old in the skateboarding is one of the reasons the hosts top that table. momiji nishiya winning the women's street event to make it two from two in the skateboarding events so farfor the hosts, one of the new sports at these games. the average age on the podium wasjust14, with japan taking bronze, too. coming up, one of the best celebrations of the games so far after a thrilling race in the women's 400—metres freestyle final. australia's ariarne titmus beat the defending champion and five—time olympic gold medallist katie ledecky to win herfirst—ever gold medal. titmus swam the best time of her career to clinch victory. just look what it means! this is dean boxall, titmus' coach, going absolutely nuts. and now he's gone viral for this celeb
more medals on day three for team gb in taekwondo, lauren williams taking silver, while britain's alex yeee looks after day three in tokyo. hosts japan have made a great start and sit top of the shop with eight golds, 13 medals in total. the usa second with seven golds, and then team gb up into fifth after a fantastic day today. well, gold for a 13—year—old in the skateboarding is one of the reasons the hosts top that table. momiji nishiya winning the women's street event to make it two...
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a wonderful race, team gb claiming the gold they are, it was alex yee bringing it home in the final legnes, this time more fast placed in a teams event, two men and two women taking part, they each had to complete a 300 metre swim, a 6.8 kilometres bike ride and then finish off with a two kilometre run. just wonderful to see another event making its olympic debut, rounding out the medals with the us in silver and france in bronze. and we've just had news, us gymnast simone biles has withdrawn from further events? she has, it is really sad, we think of all the preparation and lead up that goes into this but there is just part and parcel of sport. she has become the face of gymnastics and definitely would have carried the weight of the world and expectation on her shoulders going into this games, we have had a statement from the us gymnastics squad and it says today: she certainly has, and we definitely wish her all the best. the bbc proms season has got under way. it's the world's biggest classical music festival. it has a full audience — but restrictions are in place to make it as secur
a wonderful race, team gb claiming the gold they are, it was alex yee bringing it home in the final legnes, this time more fast placed in a teams event, two men and two women taking part, they each had to complete a 300 metre swim, a 6.8 kilometres bike ride and then finish off with a two kilometre run. just wonderful to see another event making its olympic debut, rounding out the medals with the us in silver and france in bronze. and we've just had news, us gymnast simone biles has withdrawn...
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alex yee bring it home for team gb and making history as the first eventin and making history as then ultimate test of individual endurance, three different divisions, this time it was a teams event, two men and two women making up the team, they had to do a 300 metre swim, 6.8 kilometre bike ride and finish up with a two kilometre run. incredibly proud to watch the brits crossed the line first in that. and of course the mainstay of the second week of the games is the athletics, and the action is heating up on the track? we have some heat is currently under way and will be continuing throughout the day but all eyes are going to be on the 100 metres sprint final in the 100 metres sprint final in the women's events a little bit later on today. we are expecting an incredibly fast race based on the times clocked in the heats, and also another historic event potentially on the line, jamaica's shelley—ann fraser—pryce is hoping to be the first woman to win three athletics events. she is looking to make it a third, will she come away she, there are plenty vying to take the title from her in
alex yee bring it home for team gb and making history as the first eventin and making history as then ultimate test of individual endurance, three different divisions, this time it was a teams event, two men and two women making up the team, they had to do a 300 metre swim, 6.8 kilometre bike ride and finish up with a two kilometre run. incredibly proud to watch the brits crossed the line first in that. and of course the mainstay of the second week of the games is the athletics, and the action...
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make its debut and it was a gold medalfor team gb, that race finishing up just a little earlier, alex yeehis ultimate test of individual endurance, you have three disciplines to master, this was a little more fast—paced than usual because it was a teams event so two men, two women lining up in the race and each member was doing a 300 metres swim, a 6.8 kilometre run —— ride and finishing off with a two kilometre run, i am tired just watching them, i don't quite understand how they do it, but team gb making history there in that inaugural event for the olympics. rounding out the medals were the usa in silver and france in bronze. incredible endurance, but the athletics are the mainstay of the weekend, aren't they? the heats are _ the weekend, aren't they? the heats are under _ the weekend, aren't they? tue: heats are under way, the weekend, aren't they? tte: heats are under way, plenty of action throughout the day. later, all eyes will be on the women's100 metres sprint final which is a classic event of the olympic games, we have the semifinals to watch first, we are expecting some incredi
make its debut and it was a gold medalfor team gb, that race finishing up just a little earlier, alex yeehis ultimate test of individual endurance, you have three disciplines to master, this was a little more fast—paced than usual because it was a teams event so two men, two women lining up in the race and each member was doing a 300 metres swim, a 6.8 kilometre run —— ride and finishing off with a two kilometre run, i am tired just watching them, i don't quite understand how they do it,...
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but come the finish, there was delight for alex yee, the 23—year—old taking a superb silver.just a normal guy from south—east london, so, it's just crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come true. it's just amazing. in the skateboarding, meanwhile, teenage flicks are proving hard to beat... oh, there we go! victory forjapan's 13—year—old momiji nishiya. indeed, it was the youngest podium in olympic history. average age of the medallists, a mere 1a and a half. but the happiest person in tokyo today wasn't actually an athlete. after australia's ariarne titmus won the 400 m freestyle, her coach dean boxall produced an even more remarkable display. if there was a gold medal for celebrating, it would surely be his! andy swiss, bbc news. it has been a remarkable day especially for team gb. we can talk to our sports editor dan roan in tokyo. what are your impressions now? it seems that monday mornings are not so bad after all. that was a performance by team gb that reminds everyone how special the olympics can be despite all the challenges the tokyo games have faced. very little in spo
but come the finish, there was delight for alex yee, the 23—year—old taking a superb silver.just a normal guy from south—east london, so, it's just crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come true. it's just amazing. in the skateboarding, meanwhile, teenage flicks are proving hard to beat... oh, there we go! victory forjapan's 13—year—old momiji nishiya. indeed, it was the youngest podium in olympic history. average age of the medallists, a mere 1a and a half. but the happiest person in...
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alex yee of britain took silver with hayden wilde of new zealand taking bronze. strength in his legs to pull clear at the end. he felt the head, though, collapsing afterwards after his celebrations, he was taken away on a wheelchair but he was back and well and happy when he got his medal. i and well and happy when he got his medal. .., and well and happy when he got his medal-— his medal. ican imagine. i understand _ his medal. ican imagine. i understand the _ his medal. ican imagine. i understand the heat - his medal. ican imagine. i understand the heat is - his medal. ican imagine. i understand the heat is an l his medal. ican imagine. i- understand the heat is an issue and we will look at that later in the programme. sarah, what else do we have to look forward to on day three? so much action, isn't there? today we've gone through the swimming and we've had the triathlon and now all of the attention will be focused on the likes of the men's rugby sevens. few will forget fiji's golden moment from five years ago. i was lucky enough to be there to see them win an
alex yee of britain took silver with hayden wilde of new zealand taking bronze. strength in his legs to pull clear at the end. he felt the head, though, collapsing afterwards after his celebrations, he was taken away on a wheelchair but he was back and well and happy when he got his medal. i and well and happy when he got his medal. .., and well and happy when he got his medal-— his medal. ican imagine. i understand _ his medal. ican imagine. i understand the _ his medal. ican imagine. i...
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he finished ahead of great britain's alex yee who took silver.he race was marred by a bizarre false start. in the united states, more than 80 large wildfires are burning across several states. the tamarack fire has burned more than 70,000 acres along the california—nevada border. scientists are warning the fires are creating their own weather systems with lighting storms sparking even more blazes. the president of tunisia, kais saied, has sacked his prime minister and suspended parliament following a day of nationwide protests against the government's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. mr saied, a former law professor with no previous political experience, said the measures were aimed at saving the state. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. this might sound like the plot of a hollywood spy movie, and indeed in the future it might get made into one, but this week, something called the pegasus project is news. a group of news outlets from ten countries has banded together to expose the alleged use of phone hacking to spy on leading journali
he finished ahead of great britain's alex yee who took silver.he race was marred by a bizarre false start. in the united states, more than 80 large wildfires are burning across several states. the tamarack fire has burned more than 70,000 acres along the california—nevada border. scientists are warning the fires are creating their own weather systems with lighting storms sparking even more blazes. the president of tunisia, kais saied, has sacked his prime minister and suspended parliament...
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medallists from the individual events to come — first georgia taylor—brown and, for the final leg, alex yeeal a 1a—second victory. after a bronze and silver in his previous two games, brownlee finally emulating brother alistair and claiming olympic gold. it's something that i've wanted to do for a long time. i've chased that dream for a long time. i've seen my brother, obviously, achieve it twice, and now i've done it and it feels amazing. introduced to try and improve gender balance, the new mixed team events have been one of the features of the games here in tokyo, and britain are certainly enjoying them. team gb swimmers have already had a remarkable 0lympics, but it got even better in the ax100m mixed medley relay. great britain are going| to win their fourth gold in the swimming pool! anna hopkin sealing a stunning win and new world record after kathleen dawson, adam peaty and james guy had established a lead. this 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—
medallists from the individual events to come — first georgia taylor—brown and, for the final leg, alex yeeal a 1a—second victory. after a bronze and silver in his previous two games, brownlee finally emulating brother alistair and claiming olympic gold. it's something that i've wanted to do for a long time. i've chased that dream for a long time. i've seen my brother, obviously, achieve it twice, and now i've done it and it feels amazing. introduced to try and improve gender balance, the...
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alex yee of britain took silver with hayden wilde of new zealand taking bronze.the pool, canada's margaret macneil took gold in the women's hundred—metres butterfly — finishing just ahead of china's yufei zhang. team gb's adam peaty is a red hot favourite to win gold in the men's hundred—metres breaststroke. and the rugby sevens tournament has got under way. defending gold—medallists fiji beat hosts japan in their first group game. we also have skateboarding coming up, sarah mulkerrins in tokyo has more on that. we also know we will have the we also know we will have the women's event of street skateboarding take place. we saw the skateboarding take place. - saw the men's event yesterday with the local winning the men's heat. later on, we will have the final for the women's was not really interesting to see how that new portable progress. i am delighted to say we cannot speak to a skateboarder who joins us now on the programme. bryce, you are competing in the park event. we should clarify there are two events — street and park. how are you feeling at the moment?
alex yee of britain took silver with hayden wilde of new zealand taking bronze.the pool, canada's margaret macneil took gold in the women's hundred—metres butterfly — finishing just ahead of china's yufei zhang. team gb's adam peaty is a red hot favourite to win gold in the men's hundred—metres breaststroke. and the rugby sevens tournament has got under way. defending gold—medallists fiji beat hosts japan in their first group game. we also have skateboarding coming up, sarah mulkerrins...
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he was in a trio including alex yee from great britain and hayden wilde from new zealand.ng them on the streets, we know that because of the coronavirus pandemic — they would be no spectators at the ticketed events — however in some events on the streets we are seeing people out to watch them, despite being asked not to. amazing drama in the triathlon, drama in the pool, what else is coming up? iam not coming up? i am not sure we can cope with much more drama! but, the action is coming thick and fast. it always happens like this in the olympics. it is great when the sports get up and running. afew great when the sports get up and running. a few other things we have been keeping an eye on is the rugby sevens, which was a new sport back in 2016. fiji — how can you forget those scenes down in rio watching them win gold? it was so special for their team and the country. theirfirst special for their team and the country. their first ever olympic gold. they were scared a little bit byjapan, their opponents in the first half, however they stretch their legs and ran in a couple of
he was in a trio including alex yee from great britain and hayden wilde from new zealand.ng them on the streets, we know that because of the coronavirus pandemic — they would be no spectators at the ticketed events — however in some events on the streets we are seeing people out to watch them, despite being asked not to. amazing drama in the triathlon, drama in the pool, what else is coming up? iam not coming up? i am not sure we can cope with much more drama! but, the action is coming...
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great britain's alex yee won silver in a difficult men's triathlon as kristian blummenfelt of norway south—east london so it's just crazy that dreams really do come true, it's amazing. in training i think my time i did in that race, i knew i could go that little extra bit and unfortunately he was better on the day but i felt as prepared as i could have been and to come second is the best result i could have got on the day. one of the new olympic sports skateboarding held it's finals earlier with a remarkable home win for 13 year old momiji nishiya from japan. the average age on the women's podium was 14. a gold and a bronze forjapan, 13 year old momiji nishiya with her impressive win and brazil's rayssa leal, also just 13 years old, getting the silver. third place to funa nakayama who's 16. in olympic tennis, japan's naomi osaka cruised into the third round of the women's singles with a win that only took 65—minutes over viktorija golubic. osaka is the second seed, but also favourite for the gold medal now that ashleigh barty has been knocked out, in the first—round. osaka beat golub
great britain's alex yee won silver in a difficult men's triathlon as kristian blummenfelt of norway south—east london so it's just crazy that dreams really do come true, it's amazing. in training i think my time i did in that race, i knew i could go that little extra bit and unfortunately he was better on the day but i felt as prepared as i could have been and to come second is the best result i could have got on the day. one of the new olympic sports skateboarding held it's finals earlier...
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overnight, team gb also secured another silver medal, thanks to alex yee in the men's triathlon.lebrating a good day at the pool. momiji nishiya made history at the age ofjust 13 as she became the first women's olympic street skateboarding champion. for a full round—up of the action at the olympics this morning, let's cross to jane dougall at the bbc sports centre. what at the bbc sports centre. a day so far for team gb behind what a day so far for team gb. behind the team story, great personal stories as well leading up to these competitions. there have been a few tears but plenty of smiles in tokyo. there's been emotional scenes in tokyo as team gb�*s tom daley and his partner, matty lee, have taken gold in the diving. it's daley�*s fourth olympics and, after 13 years, he's got his first olympic gold medal in the syncronised io—metre platform. there was a win in the pool earlier too with great britain's adam peaty taking the 100m breaststroke convincingly. it means he's the first british swimmer to defend an olympic title as jim lumsden reports. tom daley and matty lee were tra
overnight, team gb also secured another silver medal, thanks to alex yee in the men's triathlon.lebrating a good day at the pool. momiji nishiya made history at the age ofjust 13 as she became the first women's olympic street skateboarding champion. for a full round—up of the action at the olympics this morning, let's cross to jane dougall at the bbc sports centre. what at the bbc sports centre. a day so far for team gb behind what a day so far for team gb. behind the team story, great...
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but come the finish, there was delight for alex yee, the 23—year—old taking a superb silver.t crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come true. it's just amazing. in the skateboarding, meanwhile, while teenage flicks are proving hard to beat... oh, there we go! victory forjapan's 13—year—old momiji nishiya. indeed, it was the youngest podium in olympic history. average age of the medallists, a mere 1a and a half. but the happiest person in tokyo today wasn't actually an athlete. after australia's ariarne titmus won the 400 m freestyle, her coach dean boxall produced an even more remarkable display. if there was a gold medal for celebrating, it would surely be his! andy swiss, bbc news. the rest of the news now. there's been another fall in the daily number of coronavirus cases in the uk, for the sixth day in a row. new infections have now more than halved since the recent peak nine days ago. among the possible explanations, schools breaking up for the holidays, the end of the euros football tournament and the warmer weather. what's not clear yet is the impact of lifting england's
but come the finish, there was delight for alex yee, the 23—year—old taking a superb silver.t crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come true. it's just amazing. in the skateboarding, meanwhile, while teenage flicks are proving hard to beat... oh, there we go! victory forjapan's 13—year—old momiji nishiya. indeed, it was the youngest podium in olympic history. average age of the medallists, a mere 1a and a half. but the happiest person in tokyo today wasn't actually an athlete. after...
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gets under way, coverage starts on bbc one at 25—past ten this evening — withjonny brownlee and alex yee starts. and then at 3am — it's the peaty time, he goes in the final of the men's 100 metre breastroke, as he looks to become the first brit to successfully defend a swimming title at an olympics. and then another olympic veteran tom daley is in action in the men's synchronised, ten—metre platform with his diving partner matty lee. set your alarm for seven o'clock in the morning for that one. but if you cant wait for that and want more from day two today at the games is on bbc one, at 7:30. and of course the bbc sport website will have even more for you, but that's all from sportsday after another busy day from tokyo — have a very good night. hello. like yesterday, some of us are seeing blue skies and sunshine today but, for others, we've got torrential rain and thunderstorms. it's all down to this area of low pressure. it's going to be with us for much of the week ahead, and it's been generating frequent showers and thunderstorms through parts of east anglia, south—east england, centr
gets under way, coverage starts on bbc one at 25—past ten this evening — withjonny brownlee and alex yee starts. and then at 3am — it's the peaty time, he goes in the final of the men's 100 metre breastroke, as he looks to become the first brit to successfully defend a swimming title at an olympics. and then another olympic veteran tom daley is in action in the men's synchronised, ten—metre platform with his diving partner matty lee. set your alarm for seven o'clock in the morning for...
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more medals on day three for team gb in taekwondo, lauren williams taking silver, while britain's alex yee well, gold for a 13—year—old in the skateboarding is one of the reasons the hosts top that table. momiji nishiya winning the women's street event to make it two from two in the skateboarding events so far for the hosts, one of the new sports at these games. the average age on the podium wasjust 14, with japan taking bronze, too. coming up, one of the best celebrations of the games so far after a thrilling race in the women's 400—metres freestyle final. australia's ariarne titmus beat the defending champion and five—time olympic gold medallist katie ledecky to win herfirst—ever gold medal. titmus swam the best time of her career to clinch victory. just look what it means! this is dean boxall, titmus' coach, going absolutely nuts. and now he's gone viral for this celebration following titmus's thrilling 400—metres freestyle gold. onto the tennis now, and disappointment for british doubles pairjamie murray and neal skupski. they were knocked out in the second round in tokyo, losing 6—3,
more medals on day three for team gb in taekwondo, lauren williams taking silver, while britain's alex yee well, gold for a 13—year—old in the skateboarding is one of the reasons the hosts top that table. momiji nishiya winning the women's street event to make it two from two in the skateboarding events so far for the hosts, one of the new sports at these games. the average age on the podium wasjust 14, with japan taking bronze, too. coming up, one of the best celebrations of the games so...
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silver medals for alex yee in the triathlon and lauren williams in taekwondo.e saying they have done it, they have done it! figs hands on my face saying they have done it, they have done it! b5 in done it, they have done it! as in the chinese. _ done it, they have done it! as in the chinese, i _ done it, they have done it! as in the chinese, i thought _ done it, they have done it! as in the chinese, i thought they - done it, they have done it! is “i the chinese, i thought theyjust might have taken it over because their last dive was amazing. but it just was not enough so it was incredible. i was on my feet jumping, screaming, crying all sorts. it was so so good to watch. this is a huge win for him, one that he had his eye on for quite some time. with go her again. it he had his eye on for quite some time. with go her again. it mean the world, of saint _ time. with go her again. it mean the world, of saint my _ time. with go her again. it mean the world, of saint my boyfriend - time. with go her again. it mean the world, of saint my boyfriend that - world, of sai
silver medals for alex yee in the triathlon and lauren williams in taekwondo.e saying they have done it, they have done it! figs hands on my face saying they have done it, they have done it! b5 in done it, they have done it! as in the chinese. _ done it, they have done it! as in the chinese, i _ done it, they have done it! as in the chinese, i thought _ done it, they have done it! as in the chinese, i thought they - done it, they have done it! is “i the chinese, i thought theyjust might have...