the men's marathon is won by eliud kipchoge of kenya, the defending champion and world record holder.re are other gold medals up for grabs in track cycling and boxing. and thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride festival. hello, and welcome to the programme. thousands of residents and tourists have been evacuated from towns north of athens, as wildfires spread across the country. more than 150 wildfires are burning out of control — some now close to the northern suburbs of the greek capital itself. two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. greece, like many other parts of europe, has been grappling with extreme weather conditions this summer. widespread flooding, and colder than average temperatures in central europe — and now baking hot weather in the south. our europe correspondent, bethany bell, reports from athens. greece is in the grip of an emergency. wildfires have been blazing out of control for days. the extreme heat means these forests near athens are like a tinderbox. helicop

the men's marathon is won by eliud kipchoge of kenya,

i impressive as eliud kipchoge, and in that heat as well.— that heat as well.into our that heat as well. i know you are into your running, _ that heat as well. i know you are into your running, ben, - that heat as well. i know you are into your running, ben, you - that heat as well. i know you are l into your running, ben, you might take inspiration, brilliant win for him, he said fulfilling his legacy after successfully defending his men's marathon olympic title. in the heatin men's marathon olympic title. in the heat in sapporo. he is regarded as the greatest over this distance, the world record holder, unofficially he has run the marathon in under two hours back in 2019. no stopping him today, finishing ahead of the netherlands athlete. he said it is a sign of hope, they marathon taking place, that life is getting back to normal. they faced so much disruption to the training schedule. he takes the gold, what a competitor he is. ., ., , , he is. thoroughly well-deserved. thank you. _ he is. thoroughly well-deserved. thank you, gavin. _ reports from northern a

kenyan legend eliud kipchoge defends his olympic title.ter polo taking the honour of being the last gold of the games. well, britain's last medal of the games came in the boxing ring, and it was gold for lauren price, who beat china's li qian to take the middleweight crown. price's story is a remarkable one — she's a former welsh footballer, winning over 50 caps. a former kickboxing champion, netballer, and taekwondo fighter, and now an olympic champion — as craig templeton reports. lauren price. european, commonwealth and world champion now olympic champion. likely has always done it all whether it was kickboxing, lauren price has always done it all whether it was kickboxing, footballing or even driving a taxi but this was the one she wanted. that variety of sports contains a dangerous fighter, as china's li qian was finding out. there was no doubt who won round one. the second round was tighter, the chinese competitor kept at an arms length, the welsh woman waiting to strike. but soon the waiting would be over. lauren price is - the olym

and in the men's marathon, kenya's eliud kipchoge successfully defended his olympic title.oge, only the third person to win successive olympic marathons, is now widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time. let's head to the bbc sports centre and speak to gavin ramjaun. let's head to the bbc sports centre ——and speak to chetan. we've seen the closing ceremony of the tokyo olympics, what a fortnight it's been, team gb winning a total of 65 medals, with two of the 22 golds added on the final day of the games. the first was won by jason kenny who now has a record seven to his name — nine medals in total — while boxer lauren price won the other in her middleweight final. andy swiss has more... hold the front page! jason kenny at the picture of the night after hurtling into the record books. he took his rivals completely by surprise. took his rivals completely by surrise. , , , ., surprise. kenny sensed an opportunity _ surprise. kenny sensed an opportunity and _ surprise. kenny sensed an opportunity and jason - surprise. kenny sensed an l opportunity and jason ke

situation. 0n the final day of the tokyo olympics, the men's marathon is under way, featuring eliud kipchogekenya, the world record holder and defending champion. more than 100 athletes from a0 nations are taking part in the marathon in sapporo in northern japan. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi meets two sublime young opera stars who are grappling with a new world of opera — south african soprano masabane cecilia rangwanasha and french tenor benjamin bernheim. i have been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you. so i am on a mission to tell you about some of the names in opera who are making it fit for the future. meet south african soprano masabane cecilia rangwanasha, who loves song contests, and is tipped to become a superstar. i was in love with opera from the beginning, but i actually did not know there was opera, ijust thought it was music. and, exciting french tenor benjamin bernheim on the thrill of live performances. what we want is for people to dress up and come to see us, and come to the opera house and the concert hall. what does the future hold for young

security situation. 0n the final day of the tokyo 0lympics, the men's marathon has been won by eliud kipchogekenya, the defending champion and world record holder. more than 100 athletes from a0 nations took part in the marathon in sapporo in northern japan. wales has moved to covid alert level zero, meaning social distancing rules, and most other restrictions, have now come to an end. people can gather indoors, and nightclubs are open once again, but face masks are still required by law in shops and on public transport. here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. it's not quite ripping up the rules but from today, life in wales is far less limited. social distancing is no longer written into law. no need to count how many people meet indoors. facemasks are still mandatory in shops and most indoor spaces, something emma says she can live with. i think it's quite a good idea, really, because there's still quite a lot of vulnerable people. i don't like wearing them but it's just something we've all had to do, really, isn't it? for the manager here, it's about keeping customers confident. th

and in the men's marathon kenya's eliud kipchoge successfully defends his olympic title. only the third person to win successive olympic marathons and is now widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time. let's reflect now and how these games have been forjapan. good to see you. how can likely do you think japanese people feel on this closing day? you have done so well in the sporting arena, third the medals table, but the country is of course in the grip of the pandemic with infections rising every day? fix, in the grip of the pandemic with infections rising every day? a, lot infections rising every day? a lot of --eole infections rising every day? a lot of peeple here — infections rising every day? a lot of people here think— infections rising every day? a lot of people here think that - infections rising every day? irvt of people here think that the olympics should have been cancelled or postponed. a lot of people here are excitedly cheering on their teams and athletes, often is the same people. no doubt team japan teams and athletes, often is the same peo

on the final day of the tokyo olympics, the men's marathon has been won by eliud kipchoge of kenya, the defending champion and world record holder. more than one hundred athletes from forty nations took part in the marathon in sapporo in northern japan. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme that brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week: one virus, three countries — the contrasting covid fortunes of china, the united states and the uk. afghanistan's president says it'll take six months to rout the taliban — but does he have six weeks? joining me this week are henry chu, uk bureau chief of the american paper, the la times, ned temko, who is with the christian science monitor, and bbc uk political correspondent, damian grammaticas, is with me in the studio. welcome, lovely to have you with us this week. and at home, thank you for watching. it's been a week of contrating fortunes in the global pandemic. here in the uk, wales is lifting

and in the men's marathon, kenya's eliud kipchoge successfully defends his olympic title.e is only the third person to win successive olympic marathons and is now widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time. let's cross live to the bbc sport centre and speak to gavin. what a great day to round off a great two weeks? a, great day to round off a great two weeks? �* , , , ., great day to round off a great two weeks? , , , ., weeks? a superb two weeks it has been. weeks? a superb two weeks it has been- britain _ weeks? a superb two weeks it has been. britain winning _ weeks? a superb two weeks it has been. britain winning two - weeks? a superb two weeks it has been. britain winning two is - weeks? a superb two weeks it has been. britain winning two is on - weeks? a superb two weeks it has| been. britain winning two is on the final day of the tokyo games, taking their tally to 22. it final day of the tokyo games, taking their tally to 22.— their tally to 22. it matches their achievement _ their tally to 22. it matches their achievement in _ their tally to 22. it

eliud kipchoge defended his title, to filling his legacy, he said.he said he was really glad the olympics had taken place this year, a sign of life getting back on track, he said. from an athletics perspective and anyone competing at the olympics, to be able to finish the olympics, to be able to finish the game time seal a legacy like thatis the game time seal a legacy like that is fantastic for him and a sign that is fantastic for him and a sign that things perhaps would be getting back to normal in terms of the sporting world. so much uncertainty and disruption on the whole. es, and disruption on the whole. marathon under two hours is extraordinary. it defies belief. don't ask me my time! with temperatures in the high 40s advancing wildfires on the greek island of evia have forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents. thousands of locals and tourists have also been evacuated from athens' northern suburbs — and others have had to abandon their homes elsewhere. the greek army has been deployed to help fight the blazes — and several countries inclu

kenya's eliud kipchoge has defended his marathon title on the last day of the tokyo olympics. meanwhile team gb's jason kenny won the men's keirin — becoming his country's most decorated olympian, with a total of seven gold medals. now on bbc news — global questions. hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from barbados. i'm in the capital, bridgetown, outside parliament overlooking independent square. in november this year barbados marks its 55th anniversary by becoming a republic. queen elizabeth will no longer be head of state. what does this tell us about the identity and future of barbados and the rest of the region? the caribbean has been very badly affected by the economic fallout of covid and people are looking to their political leaders for solutions. that is global questions: lessons from barbados. i'm now here at the 18th—century george washington house, one of the finest historic buildings in barbados, and i am joined by a local audience who are going to be putting their questions to their prime minister, the honourable mia mottley. and mia, i

on the final day of the tokyo olympics, the men's marathon has been won by eliud kipchoge of kenya, the

who could bet against eliud kipchoge.he said after successfully defending his men's mouth on title in sapporo. it had been moved from tokyo to be a bit cooler but still hot and humid conditions. he is regarded as the greatest over this distance. the world record holder and unofficially run a marathon in under two hours back in 2019 so is very good this discipline. no catching him today, fishing well ahead of his opposition. he said he was glad the olympics had taken place here because it was a sign of hope of life getting back on track after what has been an incredibly tough year for all, especially the athletes because they have had to cope with so much disruption and uncertainty in their schedule. a positive note in the games for him there. . ~' ,, , . positive note in the games for him there. . ~ i. , . , ., there. thank you very much. keep an e e on the there. thank you very much. keep an eye on the boxing — there. thank you very much. keep an eye on the boxing as _ there. thank you very much. keep an eye on the boxin

and a defence of the marathon olympic title, eliud kipchoge.d by seasoned olympics sports writer and academic adrian warner who has reported from m summer and winter olympic games. there were concerns when we talked before these olympic games, how do you rate it in the final day? i think there was a danger with the problems of the pandemic around the world that athletes would not be able to train properly, be restricted, we can look back and say that was the olympics with problems and not great performances. that hasn't happened. we have seen amazing performances, including outdoors despite the temperatures. we have had world records, great performances, olympic records in the pool performances, olympic records in the pool. this generation of young athletes have really overcome the problems of the pandemic and come here very fit and really put on an amazing show. the medals have been spread across more countries. we saw an olympic gold medal in athletics for india yesterday. i have never seen that before. that was a welcome moment to see athlet

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kenya's eliud kipchoge has defended his marathon title on the last day of the tokyo olympics.

and one man who's a hero in kenya is eliud kipchoge — he says he's fulfilled his legacy — after successfullytitle. regarded as the greatest over this distance... he's the world record holder, and unofficially ran the marathon in less than 2 hours in 2019. kip—chogee said he was really glad the olympics had gone ahead, as it was a sign of hope that life's getting back on track, after what's been an incredibly tough year for all. so lets have a look at the medal table on after the final events on the final day of competition... and confirmation then — the usa pipping china on the last day — after golds in basketball, track cycling and volleyball. two more golds for britain — equals their medal haulfrom london 2012. the team gb performance in tokyo has exceeded pre—games predictions of 52 medals and ia golds... this team delivered 65 medals and thatis this team delivered 65 medals and that is extraordinary and i would say that not only has the team made history but it has probably made history but it has probably made history on the back of the most complex and challenging difficult of environm

and in the men's marathon kenya's eliud kipchoge successfully defends his olympic title.nly the third person to win successive olympic marathons and is now widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time. an incredible achievement and an amazing way to celebrate this final day here at the olympics. let's speak to our reporter mariko oi who is outside the tokyo olympic stadium. she has been covering the olympics for years now. firstly, the closing ceremony is under way. what can we expect over the next few hours? we “ust expect over the next few hours? - just miss the fireworks that went just miss the fireworks that went just behind me. we don't know too much about what the closing ceremony will involve. i was talking to my cameraman earlier today about what we can expect. back in rio, 2016, the then prime minister shinzo abe dressed up as mario, remember that? one thing i know is that on the 6th of august, the ioc came under quite a lot of criticism for not listening to the request of hiroshima mayor to hold a minute's silence to mark the bombing of hiroshima.

eliud kipchoge is the defending olympic marathon champion and world record holder.price is going for gold, one of four titles to be decided. the medal matches get under way from six o'clock in the morning. and we could have more gold in the velodrome, laura and jason kenny could add to their collection in the omnium and keirin. jack carlin and katy marchant could also contend for team gb. the action starts at two in the morning. looks like you'll have to set your alarm early. before i go, the british and irish lions are losing 16-13 in british and irish lions are losing 16—13 in the third test against south africa. we will have more sport for you through the evening. it is that classic mixed bag today. it is that classic mixed bag today. it changes from hour to hour. even minute to minute across some parts of the country. sunny spells to heavy downpours stop cracks of thunder in the last few hours as well. and all brought by this low pressure, sitting on top of us. it is here today, it will be here tomorrow and it will be influencing our weather on monday as well. y

security situation. 0n the final day of the tokyo 0lympics, the men's marathon has been won by eliud kipchoge of kenya, the defending champion and world record holder. more than 100 athletes from a0 nations took part in the marathon in sapporo in northern japan. now on bbc news, �*being intersex in russia'. low pressure brought a very unsettled day on saturday. we saw lots of showers around, some torrential downpours in places, but there was some good spells of sunshine, too. and sunday is a repeat performance — some of the showers will be heavy and thundery once again and slow moving across the north of the uk. that's because in the centre of the low, the winds will be lighter but you'll notice across its southern flank for southern england through wales, quite a squeeze in the isobars there. so, it's going to be breezy. so, we'll start off with maybe some sunshine across eastern areas but the showers will get going. they'll rattle through fairly quickly across southern areas because of the breeze but they'll hang around across the northern half of the country — slow—moving torrential downpo