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the 800 metres runner max burgin had to pull out of his heat because of a calf injury.metres. he was a big british medal hope so that's a huge shame for him and for the british team. only two gold medals were decided. kazakhstan's norahjeruto won the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase. aimee pratt finished second in a new british record. there was a big shock in the women's discus. china's feng bin beat her personal best by more than three metres. we'll find out the second euro �*22 semifinalist later as germany take on austria in brentford. the winner willjoin england in the last four after the lionesses produced a late comeback to beat spain in brighton last night. after a goalless first half, it was the spaniards who deservedly took the lead 10 minutes into the second half. esther gonzalez with the goal. with hope and time running out, ella toone levelled matters in the final 10 minutes. but the goal of the game was in extra time — georgia stanway with this belter, sealing her team's place in the last four, where they'll face belgium or sweden who meet tomorrow. a pea

last month, max burgin ran the quickest 800 metres by anyone this year.the world title — not bad for a 20—year—old coached by his dad, and before that, by his grandfather, at his local club, halifax harriers. my parents were concerned i wasn't really doing enough exercise when i was young, so theyjust, i suppose the natural thing to do was to ship me off to grandad and do a bit of training down at the harriers, and found i was good at it so ijust pursued it from there. burgin says he was inspired by watching keely hodgkinson win silver in the 800 at last year's olympics. now the pair are britain's biggest hopes of gold. i've actually grown up with max. he's been breaking world records since, god knows, he was 12 years old, so he's definitely a big potential for the title at the world champs, so it's good to share that with him and be on thisjourney and hopefully we can both return with something nice and shiny. and those hopes will be decided here, in the leafy town of eugene, in oregon. the birthplace of the nike brand, it's become the spiritual home of

the 800 metre runner max burgin had to pull out of his heat because of a calf injury.r 800 metres. he was a big british medal hope so that is a huge shame for him in the british team. only two gold medals were decided. kazakhstan won the 3000 metres steeplechase. there was a big shock in the women discuss. china's consistent beat her personal best by more than three metres. the last high—altitude test of the tour de france takes place in the pyrenees later today with denmark'sjonas vingegaard still favourite to win the race with four stages to go. defending champion tadej pogacar gained four seconds by winning stage 17 but vingegaard is 2 minutes 18 seconds ahead in the standings. britain's geraint thomas is still third — he lost over two minutes on the leading pair, but is nearly three minutes clear of fourth place. that's all the sport for now. we will have more to you later, but now back to you, ben. dozens of families are dealing with the aftermath of losing their homes in wildfires that started during the record—breaking heatwave. 15 areas around the uk declared a

and coming up on the bbc news channel — disappointment for britain's max burgin at the world athleticsjury. temperatures may have dropped, but families across the uk are counting the cost and dealing with the aftermath of losing their homes in wildfires. 15 areas around the uk declared major incidents when the record—breaking heatwave caused fires to break out. laura tra nt reports. what looks like scenes from a hollywood movie are real—life horror stories. across the country, communities, including here in dagenham, are coming to terms with the destruction of the wild fires. gutted. totally gutted. my daughter was born there. i've been there for nearly 27 years. it's first house i actually sat down and settled in. i'm just totally gob smacked. i'm gutted. i don't know what i'm going to do now. you don't expect this to happen. you see it on tv, but you don't expect it to happen in real life. down the road in wennington on the eastern edge of london, families are having to cope with the fire damage and having to explain to children about losing their homes. i waited until i got to my mu

the 800 metre runner max burgin had to pull out of his heat because of a calf injury.organisers say they'll respect the us government's rules, which require non—citizens to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus in order to enter the country, meaning the three—time winner at flushing meadows would be denied entry into the us. the serb is a 21—time grand slam champion and isjust one behind rafael nadal. the last high—altitude test of the tour de france takes place in the pyrenees later today with denmark'sjonas vingegaard still favourite to win the race with four stages to go. defending champion tadej pogacar gained four seconds by winning stage 17 but vingegaard is 2 minutes 18 seconds ahead in the standings. britain's geraint thomas is still third — he lost over two minutes on the leading pair, but is nearly three minutes clear of fourth place. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. let's return to the conservative leadership contest. the final two have been decided. the former chancellor

medal hope max burgin was forced to withdraw from the men's 800m with injury, but alish mccolgan andm matthew hudson smith. he qualified second fastest for the final of the men's 400 metres. hudson smith broke the long—standing record on this very track earlier this summer. he has beenin track earlier this summer. he has been in great form so will certainly eyeing a middle later in the final. there was disappointment for another british runner, the 800 metre max burgin had to pull out because of a calf injury. bergin is the fastest man in the world over 800 metres and was a big medal hopes that is a huge shame for him in the british team. 0nly shame for him in the british team. only two gold medals where nora of kazakhstan won the women's 3000 metres steeplechase and amy pratt finished second in a new british record and there was a big shock in the women's discus where china's feng bing beat her previous personal best by more than ten metres to take gold. ——eilish mccolganand jessica judd we'll find out the second euro �*22 semi—finalist a bit later, as germany take on austria in bre