>> reporter: barshim asking if they could share first place, instead of continuing with a jumpoff. the official saying that it was possible. and the longtime friends then overcome with emotion. >> just an incredible moment there. james longman joining us from tokyo now. and james, there's also news tonight about an olympic sprinter from belarus who feared for her own safety if she were to return to her home country. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, whit. she says bell russia olympic officials tried to force her back to belarus after she had criticized them publicly. she managed to reach out at the airport for help, she was taken into the kind of custody of tokyo 2020 officials and she's now managed to get a humanitarian visa for poland. whit? >> a dramatic development there in tokyo. james, thank you. >>> next here tonight, five miami beach police officers facing battery charges in connection with the rough arrest of two men. newly released body camera video showing the officers repeatedly striking one of the men, even though he was handcuffed. abc's victor oquendo with the vid yoe

the qatar's barshim and italy etamberi, both on a perfect streak of clean jumps, but after they bothm together and offers a jump-off. >> a jump-off. >> can we have two golds. >> barshim asks could we both have gold and before the official could answer a handshake, a hug and celebration. the. >> and the friends decide they will share the celebration. >> both had bounced back from potentially career-ending injuries and both overcome with emotion. two elote athletes showing what it really means to be the best. >> oh, it's amazing man, to share it with my friends, gianmarco, an amazing feel. >> that's what it's all about here. that's nbc "nightly news" for our sunday. hope you'll stay tuned for our nbc primetime olympics coverage beginning just moments from now. i'll be back here tomorrow night from tokyo. i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyone. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. welcome to this world. you have some big shoes to fill. people will tell you what to eat. everyone will have an opinion. and, yes, there will be tears. lots of new introductions.

they were going to go to a jump off and mutaz essa barshim asked the official if they could share thet is possible and then they suddenly realised and they had i°y suddenly realised and they had joy and delight and jumping all over the place. a wonderful moment and a couple of minutes later, gianmarco tamberi congratulated his compatriot and teammate in the 100 metre as he won the 100 metre final, lamont marceljacobs winning that. a surprise winner in the 100 metres, everyone looking for the new star of athletics in men sprinting after usain bolt and it was an italian went on that. it has been an exciting day all around in the action here in tokyo. one thing i particularly enjoyed watching was the bmx. let's speak to jason richards. a former competitor who joins jason richards. a former competitor whojoins us jason richards. a former competitor who joins us now. jason richards. a former competitor whojoins us now. he can talk a little about the action yesterday. we saw the thrills and spills. gymnastics on a bike. what did you make of the showing yesterday and the excitement and joy i

also made history in the men's highjump as gianmarco tamberi shared gold with qatar's mutaz essa barshimrances of 2.37 metres. they were offered a jump—off, but in a moment of sportsmanship agreed to share the title. it's the firstjoint olympic podium in athletics since 1912. venezuela's two—time world champion yulimar rojas set a new world record as she won olympic gold in the women's triple jump. it measured 15.67 metres, smashing the previous best of 15.50m set by ukraine's inessa kravets in 1995. it's the south american country's first gold of this games and just the fourth in its history. swimmer duncan scott has become the first british athlete to win four medals at a single games. he now has a gold and three silvers, after the men's 4x100 metres medley relay team finished second behind the united states. the americans broke the world record to win it. doesn't quite feel real yet. four olympic— doesn't quite feel real yet. four olympic medals. i came in with a great _ olympic medals. i came in with a great opportunity in four events, and to— great opportunity in four events, and to

tamburi even went to barshim's wedding in 2018. >>> that wasn't our only moment of great sportsmanship. just when it happens on this stage it's so magnified. the third heat of the men's 800. team usa gets tied up with the runner from botswana. both hit the track. instead of getting upset the two help each other up. amos said i'm sorry. he said it's okay, man. the two continued side by side to ultimately finish the race together. >>> now, this next story also involves a fall but wait until you see how it ends up. this is the first round of the heat for the 1500 meters. less than one lap to go and runners in front of hassan stumble and she falls down. again, less than a lap to go, she's way behind. watch this. an incredible sprint, she not only catches up to the pack but wins. literally on the ground in last place to winning in a single lap. >> like literally, it almost looked real. i know you sped it up. >> we had to speed it up to get it in. >> even more amazing, she's an incredible athlete. this was the 1,500. one of the reasons she was back of the pack because she was conserving ener

qatar's mutaz essa barshim and italy's gianmarco tamberi couldn't be separated after completing their have a jump—off. and team gb is currently sixth in the medal table with 32 medals — 10 of them gold. let's return to tokyo. dan roan�*s there. we are at the halfway stage, how would you sum up how they have been going? would you sum up how they have been auoin ? would you sum up how they have been oiiin ? ., , , would you sum up how they have been auoin ? ., , , ., going? clive, it has been a fascinating _ going? clive, it has been a fascinating weekend. - going? clive, it has been a l fascinating weekend. packed going? clive, it has been a - fascinating weekend. packed full of sporting drama and no little controversy. coming into these olympics organisers would have hoped and expected perhaps for established household names like simone biles and naomi osaka and maybe even dina asher—smith as well to provide some of the key performances. for a variety of reasons, they have been prevented from doing so, but instead you have new stars, stars like lamont marcelljacobs, new names like cha

but when the italian highjumpers shared the gold, mutaz barshim and italy's gianmarco tamberi.nalist, gianmarco tamberi. i am a cynical oldjournalist, i gianmarco tamberi. i am a cynical old journalist, i wonder, gianmarco tamberi. i am a cynical oldjournalist, iwonder, is gianmarco tamberi. i am a cynical old journalist, iwonder, is it really celebrating humanity, but for me that moment celebrated what the olympics is about. how it celebrates itself from other major sports events. —— separates itself. i interviewed the highjumpers, they talked about the camaraderie and support they have given each other and that felt fitting given they have worked so hard that they share the gold medal together, it really was a magical moment. another one, jason kenny. let's get reaction from the national cycling centre, the manchester velodrome. the medals are being won in tokyo but this is really hard work starts, the velodrome in manchester where most if not all of team gb practice. whilst the seniors are in tokyo the juniors have been whizzing around the track all day. i have millie and no

after an exhausting two—hour competition qatar's mutaz essa barshim and italy's gianmarco tamberi couldn'tfered an opportunity to take part in a jump off, but in a moment of sportsmanship decided to share the title, sparking huge celebrations. it's the firstjoint olympic podium in athletics since 1912. and venezuela's yulimar rojas set a new world record — the first time that's happened at these games in athletics — as she won olympic gold in the triplejump. a silver medallist in rio five years ago, rojasjumped 15.67 metres, smashing the previous record of 15 and a half metres. the four—time olympic champion simone biles has withdrawn from monday's floor final at the olympics, but is yet to make a decision on whether she'll compete in the beam final on tuesday. she's withrdrawn from all previous events to focus on her mental health. max whitlock has won gold again on the pommel horse for great britain, retaining one of the titles he won in rio. he was first to go in the eight—man pommel horse final and he produced a stunning routine which proved unbeatable. this was the most nervous i have

qatar's mutaz essa barshim, and italy's gianmarco tamberi couldn't be separated after theirjumps, and to share gold, rather than have a jump off. italy has won its first ever gold medal in the 100m, with victory for marcelljacobs. but there was frustration for team gb�*s zharnel hughes, the first british man to reach a 100m final since sydney in 2000. he was disqualifed, after a false start. here's our sports editor, dan roan. empty seats but one of the most watched events in world sport. the men's 100 metre final remains among the biggest moments of any olympics. for the last three games, one man dominated. the champion becomes a legend! but after usain bolt�*s retirement, who would now follow in the fastest of footsteps? zharnel hughes... britain had theirfirst finalist since sydney 2000. starter gun oh, no, zharnel hughes, no... 0h! but zharnel hughes�* race was over before it began, disqualified for a false start. at the second attempt, however, the most open men's final in years could begin. starter gun kerley gets a very good start. su bingtian gets left in the blocks this time

incredible moment of olympic spirit yesterday, as the high jump final ended with both qatar's mutaz essa barshimbut incredibly agreed to be joing champions. here they are putting their gold medals on each other today — making history with the first joint olympic podium in athletics since 1912. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. hello. last month's heatwave took us to our warmestjuly on record. wells, northern ireland and scotland according to the met office were drier than average in another dreaded day across much of scotland, england was wetter than average last month but many have stayed trade today but there have been some torrential downpour is around in courts of the hundred millimetres on the isle of wight with some flooding and the thundering downpours have developed after rumbling around to the evening will die away as we get into the night and by morning, most places are dry with clear spells and away from the town city centres, down into single figures and so fresh feeling start and there will be plenty of sunshine around and there is a ridge of high pr

italy's gianmarco tamberi and mutaz barshim tied in the men's high jump.but barshim had a better idea. look at this. [ cheers ] >> they've agreed to share the gold medal. and that is what it means. >> they could have had a jump-off but said could we both get gold? they did. they became cleanse. they said sharing the gold with a friend was magic. >> i love it. >> sportsmanship. >>> ahead, a visit from comedian sebastian maniscalco on tour for the first time since the pandemic began. at toyota's national sales event, we don't just help you get the perfect vehicle... ♪ ...we'rere here to o open nenew doors..... ♪ ...t.that lead t to your rod to g greatness.. ♪ your jouourney startrts... ...at toyoyota's natioional sasales event.t. ♪ toyoyota. let't's go placeces. my plaque psoriasis... ...thehe itching . ...the burn. the stininging. my skin wawas no longeger mi. my p psoriatic a arthritis, made m my joints stiff, swollen... painful. emergege tremfyantnt™. with tremfmfya®, adadults with h moderate to sevevere plaqueue psoriasi. ...canan uncover c clearer skid

incredible moment of olympic spirit yesterday, as the high jump final ended with both qatar's mutaz essa barshim both sharing the gold medals. after two—hours, the pair couldn't be split, having recorded best clearances of 2.37 metres. they had the option of a jump—off — but amazingly agreed to share the title. here they are putting their gold medals on each other today — making history with the first joint olympic podium in athletics since 1912. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. including news of another medal — this one in weightlifting, with emily cambell getting silver. thank you, gavin. a sprinter from belarus is said to be seeking asylum in poland after claiming she was being forced to return home from the olympics by her country's officials. krystina tsimanouskaya has taken refuge at the polish embassy in tokyo, the un refugee agency is now involved in the case. richard galpin reports. this is the moment the sprinter krystsina tsimanouskaya decided to abandon her country belarus and to seek asylum in the polish embassy in tokyo.