let's get the latest from andy richardson who is live for us from a tokyo. and andy, what more can you tell us about simone biles pulling out yeah, i think it's important at this stage to, to stick with what we do, you know, then speculate about what may have happened. we've got a statement from yours to nasty saying my boss is withdrawn from the same final competition due to a medical issue. she will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions. i'm, as you mentioned she, she took part in one discipline in the final, the volts, recorded her lowest ever school in her olympic career. left the arena with the same doctor. she did return later on to support that saying they went on when that silver metal. now when the building this final things haven't gone absolutely perfectly for bile, she's made some uncharacteristic mistakes during qualifying she posted on instagram in the build up to this final that i truly do feel like i have the weight of the world on my shoulders at times so which expectation for biles coming in to these olympi

it is okay to talk about mental lows as well as sporting highs. balance go back to andy richardson, who joined says once again from tokyo and andy, what's been the response from athletes competing in tokyo? i think it's been really challenging. i think in the past, it's not plated. pulled out 7 of unlike this. she may have expected for saved a lot of criticism, the overwhelming sentiment towards simone balls as being one of support from athletes around the world. and also from within the u. s. l m pick chain. let's have a listen to some of her pixie mates of how to cite. i really hope that she continues to do what's best for her and the people around her. her coaches, her teammates continue to support her. i know that the team you say some are certainly support her and the u. s. genetics team and, and all of our teammates, you know, and mental health is so important at the end of the day. so many little people understand the struggles of an elite athlete let alone and athlete simone vile to that the top of her training range. and she is the curve. he's literally her own bar, and i don't

i get more from andy richardson who joined sized, once again from tokyo. and there is a lot to talk about this. should russia even be competing api's games at all? it's a question. a lot of athletes are asking here in 2019 the world anti doping agency band, russia from all major sporting events for 4 years due to an investigation that uncovered evidence of systematic state sponsored doug thing. now that bob was reduced on a pale, but it still stands for these games. but we have more than 300 russian athletes here in so. okay, so, so go figure, they don't compete for russia. they compete though, for the russian olympic committee. the only sports that have imposed extra doping checks and limited the number of russian competitors, our truck and failed, and weight lifting. we spoke recently to the man in charge of the doping program, the young he talking program full truck and failed and he said time and time again . russia has failed to cooperate with what they're trying to do. so it's an example of one athletes who was given a ban for continually missing dop

well let's 1st live to correspond at andy richardson in tokyo, andy and other big day in the pool and creating a world record and the new mixed relay. yeah, this is a bit of a mouthful. it was paid for by $100.00, mixed medley. really fine. i've been practicing that old i finished with the sort of extraordinary scene of caleb dressel. he obviously won the 3 gold medals previously desperately trying and failing to win a metal for the united states. he was the only male submit to go out in the final leg. every other country chose a female swimmer to finish the rice off for them. and it just shows that in these mixed events, race, management and tactics, all still evolving. there's being 5 mix the events in total today. we also saw the triumph loan. there's been events in shooting judo and later on in truck and field, we'll see the fun of the 4 by 400 meter mix the relief fund on that as well. and it's all part of the seas big push for gender equality. if we think of some of the other sports that's being included in these games, the 1st time we think about things skateboarding sport clim

compete 3 days ago after failing to meet min and testing requirements go live to correspond an andy richardson and turkey. how big of a deal is this becoming andy? yeah, we got so used to talking about positive coverage. 19 tests is bit of a change to talk about test band substances, but it hints to an underlying problem in nigeria. as you mentioned, 10 athletes that already arrived in tokyo and the build up to these games with hold with very short notice that they wouldn't be allowed to take part in elim fixed because the national federation just hadn't done the required pre competition drug testing. it's a huge blow finance area. 13 of the 25 metals they've ever wanted to know lympics with track and field. so not having b 's athletes and not having a cabal. right? taking part is a massive blow fit for their chances of winning any metals. hey, in tokyo test is saying they're going to conduct around $5000.00 tests during the games here in japan. perhaps more importantly in the build up $25000.00 test had taken place in countries all around the world, targeting not just truck and failed, but al

during this global health crisis live now to al jazeera andy richardson, who's in tokyo for us. so andy, just looking at the initial scene from the opening ceremony, it just looked so different. it really did sort of scale down socially spaced and subdued. so what i mean opening ceremony is you can take them or leave them to an extent. some people would question the wisdom of the best of times of spending upwards of $100000000.00 on a enlarged firework display. but they do often set the tone for the games, often shift public opinion back behind the games in these organizers really do have a huge job to do if the majority of the people of japan are going to turn around that preconceptions about what's happening here in tokyo and get fully behind the games worth noticing. actually you were talking about the parade of nations. countries to g, q stand, and curtis done directly answering the national stadium. almost none of their fleets were wearing facial masks. now ahead of the games, media athletes were handed something called the olympic playbook. effectively list of rules and reg

more with andy richardson, i sports correspondent in tokyo. so the 1st patrol andy was from the teams event, is this now some involves withdrawing from an individual event? that's right, i mean i think time and time again. so my involves is showing her brilliance and her determination. and we've really seen another aspect of her character over the last 24 hours speaking so openly to the media after her withdrawal from that seem events last nights and the fact that she had so much support. so i think for her decision to say that i just wasn't immensely in the right place and that i needed to focus on myself. and she got some support from c mates, from the us olympic committee and from athletes all over the world. and i think that definitely show that some attitudes, many attitudes towards mental health in sports, all beginning to change. and i think if we look at the source of pressure that these athletes came into these games under that already been delayed by year, throwing out their preparations. they're facing unprecedented levels of scruti

andy richardson, algy serra tokyo soviet talk a bit of a step closer. 3 1st olympic main singles, title. the will, number one is into the semi way he'll face alexander that if you got a by beating home play kaneisha, korean straight fits brockovich, also into the mixed double semi finals. american city for li has won the women's all around gymnastics gold medal, the 18 year old is the 5th american in a row to win the title in the category competition with missing some and violence with you due to mental health issues, well buys were not competing she was again affording, as he lay china, some both astray and the united states in the olympic food on food they. they won the women's food by 200 meter fees. so really fitting a new will record the window of the philippines very 1st and then big gold medal has returned home triumphantly weightlifter high dylan d as one a long way to go on monday. as an organ reports from manella, she bore the weight to her cuz she's expectations and lifted the spirits of embattled weary filipinos. i believe d, as is the 1st filipino to ever win an olympic gol

andy richardson, algae, sarah, tokyo, ah, kimbell, and, oh, how the headlines on al jazeera to new z as president is accusing politicians of corruption and demanding the return of billions of dollars. he says was stolen from the public purse chi psi. it has also dismissed the head of the national st. television. the west african nation of senegal is struggling with the 3rd wave of covered 19 infections. hospitals are operating at full capacity. vaccines are in short supply. the delta variance is behind the recent spike in cases pakistan is about to introduce sweeping corona virus restrictions, which will been on vaccination people from most venues. from the 1st of august, i'll be back from government offices, schools, restaurants, and travel and shopping malls. a recent surgeon, cases busy being blamed on more infectious delta various pakistan reported nearly 4 and a half 1000 new cases on thursday. the us media report, se ask can interpret this, who helped us forces are on their way to america along with their family members. the thousands more still waiting, and i've gone to start

andy richardson, al jazeera tokyo, the head of the world health organization is in tokyo, and he says the games after the world's hope and unity. the world needs now more than ever a celebration of hope. the celebrations may be more muted this year. but the message of hope is all the more important may this games be the moment that unites the world and ignite the solely daddy t teramy nation. we need to end the pandemic together by vaccinating 70 percent of the population of every country by the middle of next year. may the message of hope. we sound the sound from tokyo around the world in every nation, every village and every heart. the international olympic committee has announced the house city for the 20 of 32 summer olympics. brisbin will now be the 3rd australian city to host again. melvin 1st had it in 1956 and sydney played host in 2000. the i see gave brisbin exclusive bidding rights in an effort to reduce the cost of campaigns and to minimize the risk of the buying and the milwaukee box would be in the phoenix funds when they're 1st n b a championship in 50 years. buck saria

next year the finals incatel ah, andy richardson, l g 0 arsenal, and matched united have head out against the races. abuse suffered by their players while representing england, 19 year old gunner because you soccer and united markers. marcus rochefort, along with jayden sanchez, who's expected to move to old trafford, were targeted after missing their penalties. both english really clubs vented their anger online clubs in england's top light had been protesting against racism by taking indeed before every match. something the england team has also been doing earlier re spoke to daily mirror assistant editor darren lewis, and he says he wasn't at all surprised by the abuse suffered by the 3 players. we are black and brown. people have come to be used to the abuse that we suffer in situations like this in situations out of this. we go in circles, i can't sit here and say the social companies need to be more because you know, that the viewers know that i know that they know that. and yet here we are. the players will continue to take in the the players will continue to do what they feel . th

andy richardson, reports, roger cetera, turns 40 next month. the may not be many more chances for the wimbledon crowds watch. one of the games all time great veterans taking on italy's lorenzo said you go in this full throne match that he has barely played over the last year after coming through to neo opperation for the a time wimbledon winner. once again, starting to look like a realistic title contender federal has 20 grand slam titles to his name, a record who he shares with rafael and the dal to add one more at this stage of his career, which surely be his greatest achievement. for now, he has to content himself with becoming the oldest man to reach a wimbledon quarter final. when you're young, you don't ask yourself the question, but when you're me with the year that i had, it's all question marks all over the place and you have to prove it again to yourself that you can actually do it. never joke of it is the seemingly immovable object standing in the way all federer the world. number one was a straight sets winner against chillies, chri

andy richardson, al jazeera tokyo then we'll host the 2032 summer and then big games. the announcement was made on wednesday by the international olympic committee. you can see here that local, we're pretty happy with that decision. he gave prison exclusive bidding rights in an effort to reduce the cost of campaign and to minimize the risk of vote. buying was and will become the 3rd street in city to host against the melbourne in 1956 and sidney in 2000. the milwaukee bucks have beaten the phoenix suns to when they 1st in the a championship in the years back forward. ja janice and peter combo delivered at one of the faith performances of korea. the leading team with the points and 14 rebound will be winning game 6 of the final $1598.00 in the title drops that last off at century. and he company was named the most valuable player of the championship theory. this is off to that game. $65000.00 fans packed together outside the arena and movie to celebrate the 31st term. but when, since 1971, the revelers mostly on most celebrated late into been on the bus to find a game t

well, let's go live to the stadium and join a correspondent, andy richardson and the games of finally getting underway. but koby 19 continues to have an impact. how concerned will be athletes be about attending the ceremony? i mean there's so many concerns and as you mentioned that it's just one aspect of it. it's worth mentioning that 3 more athletes have tested positive co, good 19 today and a report from the national broadcast and h k here in japan saying there's been a shortage of testing kids at the athletes. finished the organizing committee, haven't met with the bank some problems, but more so it's coming in and they are behind schedule and they will catch up with texting. i can read but run some constant brain that these are the safe and secure games and no expense will be making sure the athletes and the japanese public. they stayed from covered 19 to the ceremony. in rio, we have 12000 back plates and fullness coming into the stadium. to be down on this time around. and understandably, a lot of athletes concerned that if they come into the national stadium and rounded by one

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo ah, i'm now with the headlines on al jazeera, at least $25.00 people have died in severe flooding and china essential, non province of the heaviest rainfall since wrinkled began. 200000 people have been moved to safety and as concerns that a dam could collapse. the senior most u. s. general says taliban 5 has no control. nearly half of the countries, $400.00 plus the districts. mock mitty says the group has strategic momentum, as it takes of a new areas. or this is us troops pull out. i would tell you that as of today, more or less, i guess it's about $212.00 to $13.00 in that range. 2 hundreds of the district centers are in taliban control. it's about half of the $419.00 that are out there. you've got 34 provincial capitols in afghanistan. none of them have been seized as of today by the taliban. although the taliban is putting pressure on the outskirts of probably a half of them. 17 of them in fact. and what they're trying to do is isolate the major population centers. townsend, he has main opposition. party is demanding to know whether chairman is a

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, and you can find that a lot more about the olympics on our website. very days al jazeera dot com. also, of course, the latest on the main story that we're following. the developments in ah and now the top stories on al jazeera tunisia is facing its biggest political crisis institute, $1011.00 jasmine revolution, which brought democracy to the country. there have been clashes between supporters and opponents of community of president have to re ousted the prime minister and froze parliament on sunday. govern buildings have also been blockaded by the army or president case said has.

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, plenty of limpid coverage. online al jazeera dot com as well. if you go to the more menu, you'll find all the sports news there with plenty of olympic news on their front page, but also at the top keeping up to date with world cup qualifying matches. for football, you can hit any of those and see what's coming up in the near future. ah right now that will look at the headlines of these 25 people have died in severe flooding in china's hand on province. the region seen the heaviest grain fall in generations. katrina, you corresponded with more from beijing while we've just spoken to a local in john jo city. and he's told us that the rain has subsided for at least 30 minutes. but the warning is that more showers and rain are expected over the next 2 days, at least. so the government emergency response level remains on red alert, which is the highest level. and currently in the region, a rescue teams have been sent to help rescue people in danger or help with the clean up process. you know, the news, the french president, my new microns, ordered a

engage in the local communities of the sports as cross live to take you out to join our correspond andy richardson and i'm really hoping that you do actually have a skateboard or you can actually scapegoat these new sports, bringing new life into the we gave it a go and it was causing a few problems to the camera man. otherwise, i would have happily done not on a skateboard, no problem. steven brown. yes sir. and skateboarding one to 5 new sports at these games, other also known you mixed gender events as well. and that's, that's one of the big reasons that the sports got included. not just the fact that the younger people in urban as the i c rather quickly, some them, but also they appeal to both sexes. and that's one of the big pushes they have to make these agenda balance games. 49 percent of all last week. taking part of these games are women. by the time we get to parents 2024 at the target is to have an exact $5050.00 split. i think one of the rail tragedies, if you like, that's not so strong a word of these games is that the urban skate part for sample is built in the, in the middle of the

let's go back to andy richardson, who joins us once again from tokyo. and andy, what does this all mean for saturdays, pole vault competition? can it really go ahead now? i mean, it will go ahead because that's the way sport is organized. now, in this world of carpet 19, unfortunately, cases like some kendricks are somewhat inevitable, but it shows that the high y rocks that everybody is walking, hey, let's drilling the data a little bit as to what happened. he was training in the last day or 2 effects, not just him when he test positive, recovered 19 the fact that of the athletes from other countries when they met the entire australian track and field teen at one point today was in isolation. 3 of their athletes identified themselves as close contacts, kendricks, they've had subsequent. pcl says now even though that negative, because they were close contacts, that means a lot to be allowed to train. now in subsequent days, they will be isolating in between time, the rest of australia's track and field seen on are allowed to move out round the athletes v

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo american. if lee has won the women's all around gymnastics, gold medal, 18 year old is the 5th american and wrote when the title and the category, the competition was missing, smoke biles, who withdrew due to mental health issues. while bows wasn't completing, she was there again supporting her. china's fun. both are really in the united states and the want to cool on thursday. the one the women's 4 by 200 meter freestyle relays setting a new world record favorites. australia, new zealand in ireland had both won their 1st gold medals of the games in rowing. the new zealand women's pair who set a world best time in the semi final fish finishing ahead of the russian olympic committee and canada. the irish running their 1st ever rowing gold metal with the men's lightweight double skulls. figure at the metal table now in japan is back on top. thanks to double success in judo. aid of the house nation. golds coming from not sports, but gymnastics gold. news team usa up to 2nd. china is 3rd. the winne

andy richardson is in tokyo and he has been taking a look at why these olympics are still going ahead. athletes will have to get used to the sound of their own efforts in tokyo. these olympic have already cost the host nation, at least $15000000000.00. much of the money spent on venue that fans and now banned from attending you to rise in cases of cobit $19.00. the cost, you know, being shouldered for the great part by the people and not review by the government . and so people are really getting sick and tired of having to make so much awkward 5. so you really do have, you know, very well divided society. and maybe i honestly, you know, united in opposition against the olympics. this is about as close to the sporting action as tokyo residents will get in a city where co 19 infection levels hitting heights. not seen since january, dan, animal, united, nickel, monday. he don't have it. i don't know what to say considering how much the virus is fraud. athletes have been training so hard for this. i would feel sorry for them if it doesn't happen any minute. i wouldn't who wanted to take

andy richardson have more from yes and bad news. the home athlete co mora rated is one of the best mail gymnasts of old time. he was looking to win his full olympic title finish his career on a high, but he didn't even make it through to the final of his event and organized the desperate some good news involving hung limp as they try and shift the narrative away from that other story line that won't go away. whether or not it really is a good idea to be hosting a games in the middle of a car with 19 demik japanese tennis supersonic soccer, who we saw a long thing the colon at the opening ceremony on friday. she played in her 1st match on sunday. there will be a huge amount of attention on her throughout these games. all could be the biggest event today was mens wrote citing rice that finished i just over a 100 kilometers away from here. it's ok. what covered 19 restrictions are different, and that man is a good number of people out there supporting the cyclists and supporting these olympics. and that is really reflected in what we s

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo. well, if you've been watching the many st. skateboarding on sunday, you would have noticed that one of the boarders had a pods in as he competed us. a bronze medalist jacket eats and says without a crowd of the venue he needed music to help motivate him to win a metal. the music i was listening to was a mix of new wrap and old country music. if that makes any sense. it says it's a weird play us i got and i mean, really, the only reason i was listening to music was because there wasn't a crowd and you know, skateboarders especially we, we thrive off a good crowd. and it was, you know, it was hard not to see that out there, but again, you know, just gives you more motivation for paris. japanese women's gymnastics team has chosen to wear the full body seats to push back against the sexualization of female athletes that competed in unit todds. instead of the traditional, more revealing leotard, one by other teams, they want freedom of choice and encourage women to wear what makes them fee

andy richardson, al jazeera sophia, for the 1st time since 2000. he said bolt will not feature at the olympics, but the time gold medalist is encouraging athletes to express the personal views during the games. political demonstrations are not allowed on the middle podium, but the se allows competitors to make gestures on the field, provided they don't disrupt or disrespect, fellow athletes are. you know, i mean to determine what they want. and they see something that you want to change is necessary. and i mean, because as we know what we need or what we need to be better for me to feel comfortable by the fact that they've given us knock to anything out to speak to explain to them what we want to make us more much more variables. in the strange city of brisbin, we'll host the 2032 summer limping games. the announcement was made on wednesday by the international olympic committee. you can see here the locals were pretty happy with the decision. the c gave has been exclusive bidding rights in an effort to reduce the cost of campaigns and to minimize

will will soon be turning their focus to a similar success at next year's finals. incatel ah, andy richardson, l g 0. well that's not true to adam rainy. he joins us live from the italian capital, rome, adam, i can see the huge crowd set behind you. i imagine the italians thrilled to have something to celebrate today, but how's the social business going? the well, the so so this into, to, to be other earlier we were in and enclose there with no more than 2510. that number has increased greatly here. and in the center of rome, there's been a rupture of unbridled joy. people of course, are letting their precautions fall by the wayside that worries planners here who have done a pretty good job overall during the turn of having these fan areas where people can gather in much smaller numbers. and what we saw wimbley, which was over 60000 here in rome, there were 2 places with them. 2500 fans. milan had similar big screen tv, but there's really no stopping there's. there's dozens that police around thousands of people dancing. the 3, breaking out soccer, football chance, chance to get a chance, bri

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, ah, this is eleanor. they were, these are the top stories flooding in china's head on problems with kimberly 16 people. and it's after the heavy rainfall in generations or downpours are forecast and authorities. a warning, a den, a dam could get collapse. katrina, you as more from aging while we've just spoken to a local in jung, joe city and he's told us that the rain has subsided for at least 30 minutes. but the warning is that more showers and rain are expected over the next 2 days, at least. so the government emergency response level remains on red alert, which is the highest level. and currently in the region, a rescue teams have been sent to help rescue people in danger or help with the clean up process. the headlines and the leader of 10th. and he is main opposition. parties been arrested freeman and boy and 10 other team a party members were detained over night in the city of wonder. they were planning to or they were planning a conference to demand constitutional reforms. authority say they were

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, the palestinian authority has shut down a media organization in the occupied westbank thing. the office don't have a license. it's comes amidst a recent crack down on a wave of protest that sol journalists being assaulted. i'm a senior national called it a deliberate campaign of repression to instill a climate of fear. the abraham reports from ramallah palestinian activist pincers and her husband obey aren't sure how to tell their children about their arrest by the palestinian police. early in july, obey was detained, had a protest against the palestinian authority. the police said that gathering didn't have a permit. when he told us that his detention she or soap was faulted and detained as he entered my 5 year old boy had always wanted to be a policeman. on his 6th birthday, he asked me for a costume after he saw the police assault me and release me at 3 am. he told me the police are scary, don't get me. that caused him took 14 a wave of protest against the palestinian authority that were broken up using excessive force. some journalists were banned

andy richardson there in tokyo took, he says 2 of its soldiers have been killed and 2 others wounded in northern syria. the vehicle was attacks in the bab area. the defense ministry says turkish forces immediately fog back. turkey launched across the border operation in 2016 to drive out iceland. kurdish wifi g finances. turkey continues to maintain the heavy military presence in northwest syria. saudi arabia says it's intercepted and destroyed drones, launched by evans healthy rebels towards the southern region of the kingdom. the saudi coalition has shut down dozens of drones in recent weeks. yemen has been engulfed by civil war since 2014. saudi arabia supports the exiled government. the war has killed more than 130000 people and created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. french president, manuel my call is in tahiti for his 1st official trip to the overseas territory of french polynesia. he visited health cast off and praised them for their work during the pandemic day that he's expected to discuss the legacy of french nuclear tests carried out in the region from the $196900.

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, ah, and now the top stories on al jazeera, at least $25.00 people have died in to be of flooding in china, is a central who and province after the heaviest rainfall in generations rescue teams work through the night to help subway passengers get to safety and downtown doing jo, that's when a subway line. they are flooded. 200000 people have been evacuated in more range are forecast in the space of just 3 days.

andy richardson joins us live now from tokyo. and it does seem extraordinary that given all these setbacks, these games are even getting ahead. but what can we expect from the opening ceremony late to them? i think it was a ceremony that most of us thought may never happen. and indeed, this week we've had by the composer in the creative direct dismissed from that positions or resigning from that is just positions for the various reasons the people left in charge of the south may. there are a few still, a promising a sober ceremony that will be in sync for the sentiments of, of the reality of what japan and the wide world is going through really since $896.00. when we had the modern lympics beginning, some sort of opening ceremony has always been integral to the olympics. but i don't think ever before is a host city. have to try and pull off a balancing act quite like this. for example, we've got a $1400000000.00 stadium that was built for these lympics intended to how's $70000.00 fans. it will of course, have no funds in it for t

the virus is spreading at an unprecedented speed again because of the delta variance, more with andy richardson in tokyo. in a moment. first, this report from rob mcbride, with cases spiking tokyo, it seems, has no choice, but to extend it state of emergency through to the end of august. japan is struggling with competing trends. the increasing spread of the more transmissible delta variant accounting. now for nearly 3 quarters of all new cases in tokyo versus growing pandemic fatigue. with noticeably more people failing to stay off the streets than they did off the state of emergency announcements in the past. like the state of emergency being enforced so many times i think people are start to not to take it so seriously. and because of that, there have been more cases at this point. i think there's not much you can do, even if you get the corona virus, i don't want to get infected, but there are a lot of people who can't avoid it. states of emergency are expected to be extended to 3 more prefecture as neighboring, tokyo, as well as o sucka, which was badly hit by an earlier wave of the pandem

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo prosecutors in germany have towards the theory and doctor with crimes against humanity allow mussa is accused of torturing people in military hospitals. from the cane has bought from berlin. it is alleged that this individual, this defendant, as we can there, call him, was responsible for one murder and numerous cancer, torture against numerous individuals during his time. as i say, working in those hospital specifically in the last few months of 2011. in the 1st few months of 2012, what makes this case particularly interesting is that this individual went on in 2015 to come to germany. as many syrian states, no more than a 1000000 syrians came to this country as refugees. and indeed, the defendant concerned claim refugee status and underwent procedures to certify himself as a doctor who could work in this country. and indeed was working here as a doctor in germany until the middle of last year when he was arrested. and the allegations were put to him, mouth is worth making the point that the individual concerned this defendant has the right to be presu

next year's finals, incatel ah, andy richardson, al jazeera luke, a prime minister, boris johnson, has condemned the online racist abuse of england's black players. marcus rash, jayden sancho, and bouquet or cycle were amongst those targeted after missing those. bob kicks the metropolitan police, say that they've also opened an investigation entity. these. the football association is issued a statement condemning races to view all social media. the f. a strong condemns all forms of discrimination and is a told by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our england players that settled social media without to say that we could not be clearer than any one behind such disgusting behavior is not welcome. in the following, following the team, we will do all we can to support the players affected while urging the toughest punishments possible for anyone responsible. adam writing choices live now while for an update from rome. and before we talk about italy, the winners fif of us, national associations and clubs of all been at pains over the years to try and make sure fans know that

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo american cities and lee has won the women's all around gymnastics gold metal, the 18 year old. if the 5th american in a row to win the title in the category, the competition was missing, some and biles, who were to do some mental health issues above, wasn't competing. she was again voting a teammate, trying to thunder strangely in the united states. the meal of the who on thursday, the, when the women's fall by 200 means a freestyle relay setting. and you will record new zealand and ireland have both, when they 1st gold medals of the games in rowing, the new zealand women's pe. he said it will best time in the semi final finished head of the russian olympic committee and canada, the irish winning there 1st, they were rowing gold medal, with the maidens, lightweight double scolds the will of the philippines, very 1st olympic gold medal as attend him triumphantly weightlifter high dylan d as one long awaited gold on monday, but it didn't come with them political struggles as jamila. and in dugan reports from manila, she bore the weight to her coaches

next year's finals incatel ah, andy richardson, al jazeera stella had here on out of their now richard branson, rocket plain reaches the edge of space and a step towards commercial space tourism on the silver screen goes green, will tell you what this can film festival is doing. help the environment ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored by kettle airways. hello there, let start in east asia and torrential rain has caused severe studying in china's southwest. people have been forced from their homes in such a province and the authorities. they are saying that there is more wet weather to come, but for now, the east and the south of china looking a lot dryer. it's up in the north. we are seeing that. what, whether, if we take a closer look at bay shing, they're expecting the heaviest rain fall in 3 years, we could see flash, flooding and landslides were expecting up to a 100 millimeters of rain to fall between sunday evening and choose day morning. and as we go into to say that system is going to edge its way up to the north east, taking with it the wet and windy weather,

well, let's live to correspondent andy richardson at the olympic stadium in take care and you were in the stadium for that race. what a performance that was it really was, and so this school for the athletes normally in the bill to $100.00 means the final is a huge amounts of noise. very mine, this stadium should have been full of 68000 fans. and normally there's the huge noise, the silence just before the star, then the gun goes. and the huge noise then follows in spots to run it down the track and none of this time. but it didn't seem to affect elaine, something running 2nd fast. this time in history still not quite beating the marks that via florence get his riches joiner more than 3 decades ago and spare a thought for marie joyce, a tale of ivory coast in full just missing out on the metal. again, she finished full in both the 10200, make the finals in re are as well just for that final we saw the 4 by 400 mixed final, one of many events today, fog events today involving mix teens of men and women. we also sort in swimming triumph, long shooting and judo. all part of the olympic g

the evaluation analysis is being conducted on more with andy richardson now sports corresponded in tokyo and he lets festival talk about this scary for the trailing team day. our rollout of isolation now, but it just shows that very, very fast domino effect doesn't it it really does, is it, there's a high wire act being performed by just about everyone involved in these olympics. i just drill into some of the detail here, some kendricks, the american po volts. he's not just another athlete, making up the numbers. he's a 2 time world champion. i want a bronze medal at the real games you have in a strong contender. when a gold medal here in tokyo and the fact that he's tested positive curve at 19, and obviously he was training with other polls, is the same song from other countries. that's what happened with the australian team. 3 members of the australian team immediately identified themselves as having had relatively close contact with kendricks. they then got a follow up p, c r test. in the meantime, the whole track and field seen from australia went into isolation in the rooms. now, th

last i'm andy richardson at the tokyo olympics. find out why we decided to turn a shoe that looks like this into issue. looks like this. ah hello there. we've seen some very unsettled weather across central and western parts of europe in particular. northern italy, so severe storms cause flash, flooding and landslides. this is the scene in lake como, where the clean up operation is now underway. but there is more wet weather on the way. if we take a closer look, it's not just northern parts of italy that are going to be affected. those storms are going to rumble across southern parts of france into switzerland and we're going to get some heavy downpours in austria and into hungry. we could see some more flooding where those rains for heaviest, but to the south. so this, it is a very hot picture. we've got heat warnings out across serbia as well as for bosnia and herzegovina as well as the southern part of italy, as those temperatures just continue to climb for the iberian peninsula. the heat is also one, but temperatures aren't as

next year's finals incatel ah, andy richardson, al jazeera, the u. k prime minister bowers johnson has condemned the online racist abuse of england, blank players, marcus rash for jaden santo and bouquet is psycho amongst those talk that after missing those bought cakes, now the metropolitan police say they have also open that investigation into the beef. the football association is issued a statement condemning races to be song, social media, strongly condense, all forms of discrimination and the pulled by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our england players on social media. we could not be clearer than any one behind such disgusting behavior is not welcome in the following team, and we'll do all we can to support the plays affected while urging the toughest punishments possible for anyone responsible. adam rainy is following the results for us from reg, because very happy country where you are. but before we talk about italy itself, adam, i mean, fee for you way for national associations and clubs of all being pains really having a

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo ah, i'm now with the headlines on al jazeera, at least $25.00 people have died in severe flooding and china essential, non province of the heaviest rainfall since wrinkled began. 200000 people have been moved to safety and as concerns that a dam could collapse.

let's wrap this all together with andy richardson in tokyo. but at least we now know why no, i me, i suckers 1st tennis. much of these olympics was pushed back from saturday to sunday. the japanese stall, given the honor of lighting, the olympic colder and to get these tokyo games underway during the opening ceremony. we also heard from the international olympic committee president thomas back, he said, amongst other things, this feeling of togetherness, this is the light at the end of the dark tunnel of this pandemic has to be said. that sense that may not be shared entirely by the rest of the japanese population who perhaps remain to be convinced about the wisdom of these games going ahead. the athletes parade, while it was scaled down socially distanced, somewhat subdued. several athletes from the countries of kurdistan. pakistan and said jacob on entering the stadium without wearing a facial mask, clear contravention of the strict rules and regulations of these games athlete were warned that if they didn't follow all the safety protocols,

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, ah, this is eleanor. they are, these are the top stories flooding in china's head on provinces. kimberly 16 people that is after the heavy rainfall in generations or downpours are for constant authorities. a warning a den, a dam could get collapse. katrina, you as more from aging while we've just.

couple of seconds before the game to just reflect on where we've been. journey once again is andy richardson who is live from tokyo. these acts of protests seem to be causing quite a stir already among c i o c yeah, the whole thing has been tying the i see up in knots for the last couple of years. he's actually change the rules and all of this 3 times during that period. it's to do with article 50 of the pic charts and she'll just read out to you now. sports is neutral and must be separate politics, not one point any sort of protest by athletes was banned by tracts on that somewhat to allow, for example, taking a need before games. but podium protests still very much against the rules. and if something of a, of an already in a contradiction, a, when you consider that the most famous all give him a arguably the most famous bit of athlete activism, middle lympics came in 1968 when told me smith and john carlos raised their face. the blank power salutes at those games at the time that would kicks out of the games. they will ostracized by the us olympic committee. subsequently, their efforts hav

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo ah, can valid doha with the headlines on al jazeera, the senior most u. s. general.

will, will soon be turning their focus to a similar success at next year's finals. incatel ah, andy richardson, al jazeera adam rainy is live for us in rome. adam, it's been a tough year for everyone in italy, particularly hit hard by the pandemic. what does this when mean for the italian people? well, exactly. we've been speaking to people last night after the when and even throughout the day. and they seem to see this in much larger terms than soccer and football. they. they actually said this isn't just a football victory to victory for the whole country. one man told us it's because we've been through such an awful time with the panoramic and he said he hopes this is some kind of rebirth for italy like many countries that suffered a huge economic low. but we have times that italy with a recovery fund is on the way back up economically, and also people feel certain buoyancy. now, with the month of this tournament now and taking the trophy back to rome and be everyone we speak to see to talk about this in terms you don't hear often of course everyone who supports for national team see that s

even worse, i'm andy richardson at the tokyo olympics. find out why we decided to turn a shoe that looks like this into issue. looks like this. ah, well, heavy fighting is continuing and southern parts of a dentist on this se, taking place around kandahar city with 20 people have been injured. while the strikes have been reported in neighboring hellman province as well. also, us secretary of state antony blink and we saw him before. he was also discussing canister on his trip to kuwait. he says they're negotiating with the gulf states and other countries could host afghans who supported the american war effort. as international troops completes their withdrawal, the binding ministration is under pressure to evacuate interpreters and others who at risk of taliban retribution. alan fisher at the white house for this thursday. hi ellen. any update on what's happening with those interpretive? well, the understanding is that the 1st flights of actually left from off campus time, one on its way to london. the other one heading here to washingto

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, ah, and now the top stories on al jazeera, at least 25 people have died in severe flooding in china as a central who and province after the heaviest rainfall in generations rescue. teams worked through the night to help subway passengers get the 60 in downtown john joe, when a subway line flooded 200000 people have been evacuated in more range or.

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories, at least 16 people have died in severe flooding in china's hand on province. whether experts say is the result of the heaviest rainfall in generations. katrina you is in beijing while we've just spoken to a local in jungle city. and he's told us that the rain has subsided for at least 30 minutes. but the warning is at.

andy richardson, al jazeera, all adam rainy has worn out from the streets of the italian capital. i tell you, here in the center room celebrating this victory the 1st time italy as one european tucked in 1968. italy has posted 343 matches on the beaded incredible run, especially considering that they weren't even able to qualify for the 2018 world cup final people here been following the agreement in turn him in, in a way that showed you about much more than football, italy was the 1st western country to be so hard hit by the hand and want to turn a got away the how it's how and other supporters from other countries rallied around the team because it was, it was an outlet there, joy coming back together now that the worst day, the theme of the panoramic behind they were coming out here to watch on screen like sharon is unbridled joy. and they'll be watching to see what the team under the leadership media and what it might mean for the next world. well, you may have heard earlier that england fans repeat that the road tournament is coming home, but some fear that with crowds about