of ben whittaker-— a nice chain, courtesy of ben whittaker. . g , ., whittaker.ttle. andy swiss, bbc— whittaker. excited? just a little. andy swiss, bbc news. - after their outstanding performances, i had the chance to speak to britain's new bmx heroes, bethany shriever and kye whyte. i began by asking kye what victory meant to him. it's phenomenal. yeah, it was exciting, it was thrilling. yeah, it has been a dream come true obviously since i was a kid. and to even get to the olympics, to be selected on the team, to be called an olympian is great, but to be called a medallist is even better. it's been a crazy experience. and bmx is something that's in yourfamily, isn't it? yeah. from when i even first started, my two brothers, my older sister, then my younger sister got into it. my dad is a senior coach at peckham bmx club. that club is just a great club. and they're doing very well with their riders, obviously. clearly, they are! that's very modest of you. so you won your medal and you were watching on the sidelines as beth got that gold medal, how did that feel

. - meanwhile, britain has two guaranteed medals in the boxing, after pat mccormack and ben whittakerjust victory. i want to go back with a gold medal and i want to become the mayor of wolverhampton. i want one of those nice chains on my neck, and i'll be calling all the shots. everybody in wolverhampton will have a nice ice grill, and a nice big chain, courtesy of ben whittaker. on the first day of athletics dina asher—smith confirmed her status as a contender in the 100 metres, as she eased into the semifinals. other british hopes, though, are over. in a matter of minutes for lawrence okoye, three no—throws and his discus dream was dashed. the women's football team are also out. after missing a penalty in extra time, they lost their quarterfinal 11—3 to australia. and there was a big shock in the tennis. and he's done it! alexander zverev knocking out wimbledon champion novak djokovic. and for those who wonder whether the olympics mean as much to tennis's millionaires, well, his tears till the answer. andy swiss, bbc news. great britain remain sixth in the medal table with six golds

and in the boxing, pat mccormack and ben whittaker are both guaranteed medals, although whittaker hasiss, bbc news. team gb's medal haul won't be added to by the women's football team. they're out of the olympics after losing a roller coaster quarter—final 4—3 to australia after extra time. ellen white scored all three of team gb's goals and her second looked like the winner. but sam kerr equalised for australia in the 89th minute to force extra time, in which caroline weir saw her penalty saved. it changed the momentum of the game, with two quick goals just after, including a second from kerr made it 4—2. white made it 4—3 with six minutes left to complete her hat—trick, but team gb couldn't find an equaliser, and australia through to the last four. the dream of a �*golden slam' is over for novak djokovic — he has been beaten by germany's alexander zverev in their olympic semi—final. the serbian number one took the the first set 6—1, but zverev held his nerve to win over three sets to reach the olympic final, where he will meet karen khachanov from the russian olympic committee. djok

whittaker will step down from the role next year. now a special edition of your questions answered with professorjonathan van—tam, responding to questions from newsbeat listeners and people watching bbc news. hello, i'm benhe reason, be that age, vulnerability, etc. however, i'm young, i'm only 25, i would say relatively fit, and i recently had covid. and we were told that the vaccine would reduce the serious illness and hospitalization amongst the old or that it affects the older generation more and it's pretty rare to see young people, you could say, hospitalized or suffering. so, i was wondering why would i or any other young person be inclined to get the vaccine for individual reasons? yeah, thanks for the question. let me begin by saying that, yesterday, i was out and about in the hospitals in lincolnshire and speaking to some of the respiratory consultants who are looking after these patients who are very poorly with covid. and they were telling me they've got several people already in their 20s in this third wave who are on the intensive care unit, some barely in their 20s, and some sadly who are not going to survive at that age. so the idea that covid is less serious to the young is right, but th