it's andy richardson in tokyo, and andy were into the final few days of competition that there is still a lot to be decided. what's coming up later today? i think the, the fun of the women is 1500 meters. there's the obvious highlights on the track lights wrong featuring, as it does to find her son the dutch runner going to this unprecedented treble hearing. so i kept trying to in the 150-5000 been 10000. something that's never been done before. she's already won the 5000. her heat for 1500 have been eventful . she took a tumble enough 1st hate on the final lapse, still managed to get up and qualified with relative ease. she's got a big rival in this filing case. faith keep egon who is the reigning olympic champion book has sounded beecher at the 2019 world championships in doha. and then a bit later on the also coming up the final, the women's football between sweden and canada, which, which raises a couple of ongoing control seems about going on here, namely tv money. and the hate. this game is due to kick off mid morning when the weather would have been incredibly oppressive. primari

andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, now a herd of elephants in china, approaching their natural habitats. after wandering for months, they've traveled 500 kilometers since leaving their natural habitat last year. now they're heading back south after reaching the city of cuming in june. drones have been following the group along with millions of years online. ah, this is algebra, these your top stories. the un security council has been warned that i've got this done is heading for catastrophe. b, u and envoy says the conflicts has entered a more destructive phase off to the taliban sees the provincial capital of the arms and is the 1st that he fall to the group since the us began pulling out the law forces. same face has moved from couple.

the limbic stadium in tokyo joint corresponded andy richardson and elaine thompson has really cemented herself. is one of the olympic great, doesn't she? she really has. we may not have the same bold say that we do have elaine thompson, her and who knows, form and finish committing. she's now 21 years old. she should well be back for the parents 2024 games, and that will give it a chance to do both style 3 page. and when the 10200 meet the titles that 3 consecutive ellen games, let's have a look at who finished 2nd. that was christina boma of namibia. quite an interesting case that g to her naturally occurring 2 stops thrown levels. in recent weeks she's not been allowed to compete on the world athletics rules and preferred distance of the 400 meters. she switched to the say would you me to just a few weeks ago and now here she is as a silver medalist. so quite an incredible story for her. we've also had the heat. so the mens 200 meters tonight area in kingston. absolutely. outstanding to 17 years of old. 17 years of age, super impressive in the semi final, the big favorite is no elile

did in rio 5 years ago, christine and both of namibia took silva ahead of gabby thomas in said andy richardson was in the stadium watching. well, we may not have you sign both in park here, but we do have another jamaican sprint. superstore. elaine thompson, her winning the 200 meters, adding that to the 100, meet the title she wants to few days ago. so doubling up on the 10200, just as she did rio in 2060 in silver metal position. christina bama of the maybe a really interesting case with her due to her naturally occurring testosterone levels. she's not allowed to compete in the 400 meters. he switched to the 200 meters just a few weeks ago. now hey, she is as an island pick silver medalist as to thompson, hara well forward fitness permitting. she will be going again at the paris 2024 games, adding for both style 3 pete winning, the $1200.00 at 3 consecutive olympic games. harris is like, yes it is in the book, but take it year by year, which i'm looking forward for our championship kaiser before paris. now on wednesday, she found her son will continue with her unprecedented tokyo asset. the

andy richardson, reports from tokyo, karate means empty hands in japanese. it began hundreds of years ago as a form of self defense in a region where weapons were banned. after a decades long campaigned for its inclusion, the japanese martial arts is making a burst olympic appearance in tokyo. i believe there is a lot to, to be learned in the spirit of competition, friendly competition. and that's how we evolve as human beings, we evolve play ourselves individually through self reflection. we also evolve through interaction with others al jazeera, 1st film. hey, corey gp, in 2016, 5 years on karate remains central to his life. horrible, visible, the heart is everything. no matter what the situation is, how hard it is or who your opponent is. you can't fight without a strong heart. it is the most important thing about karate says childhood. i have always been focused on this sport, karate has ever thing to me. 2 types of karate will feature at the linux committee, which involves sparring with an opponents and cutter, which is a solo discipline. the venue that

it's andy richardson has more on this from tokyo, according to olympic regulations, all podium protests, all band that didn't stop. american shots at raven saunders, the silver medal winner, forming an x with her wrists. she said it was to represent where the oppressed meat now soon as often wore a superhero mask during her competition thing. she identifies with the incredible hulk quest to control his strength and power. i may not open up everything, but i do feel lot that people say from the fact that like, you know, my hair, you know, the fact that i wear girls or whatever it is. because my big thing is use, you know, always being me, games organizes say that rules are aimed at keeping support neutral and away from politics. and so the regulations reflect the views of the majority of athletes. we created possibility before. sport begins for people to make protests, but one thing we have noted in the, the survey that we did with 3005 and athletes, including, by the way, athletes from united states in all of the people we asked in that extensive survey. they all want to protect, feel t

as andy richardson reports from tokyo, the sport is a national obsession, and hopes are high for a home gold medal. when elliptic organizes asked japan if there were any sports, they'd like to add for the tokyo games, baseball was an immediate and obvious answer. it's the most played and watched game here. and it's back in the olympics for the 1st time since 2008. tell them about the moya hardy. kids can watch the olympics and then dream about becoming a pro player 10 years on from these games. i think there will be more kids. you want to compete in the lympics off major events like this is so important for boosting the number of children playing baseball. well, it's been difficult to keep playing because the pandemic, but i'm very happy didn't fix went ahead. i can't go and watch the baseball, but least i can see it on t. v. an american teacher 1st introduce baseball to students in tokyo in the late 19th century. japan's own professional teams and lead soon followed a morning trip to the batting cage. it's a way of life for many in japan, the country now with some of the world's best p

thank you, andy. richardson in tokyo. now hiram's new president has pledged his country's nuclear program, will always be peaceful and went produce weapons shortly after his integration. but he said he would take steps to lift sanctions, which have devastated the economy. and the hash and reports now from tetra. this was a brilliant right, you see the final step to becoming the new president of iran, the ceremony, and early indication of what his foreign policy might look like. there was only one delegation representing to us from the european union. what many leaders and officials from south america and africa, and more significant countries out on the wrong racy says that's a priority. you're going to be gone and i've got a man, teddy much jenny horn interference in the region weren't resolved any problems. it's a problem itself. i extend the hand of friendship and brotherhood own regional country and especially our neighbors. how many lazy criticized us sanctions on his country up to former us president donald trump pu

let's get over now to take care to join a correspondent and richardson. andy with only a bronze for biles, but still one of the stand out moments. these games really tell you what you would want to be doing the balance, pay me a pay. it's now it's, it's, it's for all the windy we're filming from an incredible come back story. and she put in a pretty flawless performance worth remembering. this is one of her best discipline, genuine problems. i only want to problems in 2016 in radio. when she was up the absolute peak of her powers and after pulling out about seem events to focus on mental health. she has still been as active as possible around so came active on social media, talking about her struggles with fans about how she's trying to get so mind and body back in think she's been very visible at the gymnast. explain you supporting her other teammates. and now thankfully, we've seen a back in competition in what could well be the final olympic performance of her career. and andy at the national stadium, we so perhaps the greatest races in the history tell us

and i think the graph kind of tells the story pass, pass, anti richardson correspondent in tokyo. it was not long ago, andy that olympics organizes was saying that the games had nothing to do with the rise in cases across japan. it would be hard to argue that now they all going to try and i'll give you though i can, i can assure you, come on, i mean, you are putting nice figures into some sort of concepts. i was standing here last week saying figures and type of hit 3000 for the 1st time that was a new record. then in the front we've hit 5000. that shows just how quickly the situation is escalating the state of emergency just a few days ago was extended here in hope care. and so at least the end of the month, from a, from a sporting perspective, thought really matters not was going to have an impact on the paralympic games. because the had been hope the spectators and fans could be allowed in for the starts off the paralympics. there's still a chance that that could be the situation for the last few days of that event, but it all looks increasingly unlikely. now, i think there is a growing sense of frustra

now in japan and richardson, what's in perspective for us there from tokyo? thank you, andy. there has been chaos and confusion at vaccination centers in the philippines that have tough new restrictions to lockdown. and the capital manila has begun following a search in cases, but earlier thousands of people lined up for their jobs, fearing they wouldn't be allowed to leave home for work. for example, if they weren't fully vaccinated, officials that have since clarified that, that is not the case. i know that the president said we cannot go out and we cannot go to our jobs if we don't get vaccinated. so what happens now, they should add more doses, so everyone here can get vaccinated. i don't know, like what our president has said if we are not vaccinated, we cannot go out. of course we are afraid because of the upcoming enhance community warranty. and if they keep extending the lockdown, who would provide our meals, if we can go out and see it from gabriel's scholarly visiting professor of public health at the university of bristol, in the united kingdom, who says there is a