the international pa ralympic committee the international paralympic committee has joined the the internationalpic games. the leicester cobras used to play every week, but like many other things, the pandemic put a stop to that. for players sam and ray, off—the—court challenges as disabled people remain. there's still steps everywhere, there's still not enough access or facilities when you get to the place where you need to go. i have been discriminated against — in employment, in general, in going about your daily life. it was hoped that london 2012 would be a turning point for disability awareness in the uk. some who won medals at those games say that, nine years on, despite a higher profile, disability rights is still heavily dependent on access to resources. i would go up and down schools in the uk with the message — it doesn't matter if you have an artificial leg, you can do anything. and about five years into that, i realised, gosh, that's not true. the reality is if you have a disability and a good chunk of money, you can do everything. what we are lacking unfortunately in different part

the international paralympic committee hasjoined the campaign, ahead of next week's delayed tokyo 2020y every week but, like many other things, the pandemic put a stop to that. for players sam and ray, off the court challenges as disabled people remain. there are still steps everywhere, there is still not enough access or facilities when you get to the place where you need to go. i have been discriminated against, in employment, in general, in going about your daily life. it was hoped that london 2012 would be a turning point for disability awareness in the uk. some who won medals at those games say that nine years on, despite a higher profile, disability rights is still heavily dependent on access to resources. i would go up and down schools in the uk with the message, i it doesn't matter if you have an artificial leg, _ you can do anything. and about five years into that, i i realised, gosh, that's not true. the reality is if you have i a disability and a good chunk of money, you can do everything. what we are lacking unfortunately in different parts of the world i is money and inves

reacting to that video — the president of the international paralympic committee says it was hard fordo and tried to achieve in the paralympic games and make a world where everyone is included and of course, we are about diversity and we see it as a strength and not as a weakness and by seeing what is happening in afghanistan in terms of intolerance and shattering the dreams of one of our athletes, and shattering the dreams of one of ourathletes, it and shattering the dreams of one of our athletes, it is really sad. formula one resumes after it's summer break, with the belgian grand prix this weekend, but the ongoing fallout from coronavirus continues to hamper the sport. the japanese grand prix at suzuka has been cancelled after talks between fi and the promoters. a finalised calendar is expected in the coming weeks. our fi reporterjennie gow, said the government was left with no choice, despite hosting the olympics and upcoming paralympics next week. yeah, it's a funny when we think about how many athletes of taken part in what is been a very successful olympics will going to do the

the president of the international paralympic committee gave a powerful speech as the games were officallythe world of the even greater challenges that paralympic atheltes have had to overcome to make it to tokyo. —— declared open. pair olympians, you gave your all to be here. blood, sweat, and tears —— pair olympians. now is your moment to show to the world your skill, your strength, your determination. if the world has ever relieve you, now it's your chance to be relieved. champion, hero, friend, colleague, role model, orjust human. you are the best of humanity, and the only ones who can decide who and what you are. you are the truth. you are amazing. you choose to be the greatest in whatever the plan is. so competition starts tomorrow — but with the athletes still very restricted because of the covid protocols in place, if anything, they will be even stricter than they were around the olympic games that came to a close earlier this month. here's the bbc�*s tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes. the situation for covid has changed dramatically in the last few weeks. infection rates

from the african capital by the australian defense force in the last few days, the international paralympic committee. so they've been taken to an undisclosed location where they are receiving counseling and won't be competing at this year's games. could daddy was to be the 1st female to represent half gunning stone at the paralympics. and there were 24 gold medals up for grabs on day one of the paralympics in tokyo. on wednesday, the 1st went to a straight in cyclists, page greco, who won the 3000 meter pursuits on the vener. jerome track with a word written performance and british cyclist theory, a story who's competing in an age games. 115 gold medal in the c 5 individual proceed. final breaking her own will record in the process. she still got 2 more events to go as well. boxing legend, oscar delaware has been training hard, had become back. find your job for next month. the 48 year old is not fighting for a title, but will be involved in an officially sanctioned fight. that will come to the oval record. delaware is nicknamed, the golden boy will be up against you. f. c champion veto belford the

from the african capital by the australian defense force in the last few days, the international paralympic committee say they've been taken to an undisclosed location where they are receiving counseling and won't be competing at the fuse games. could daddy was to be the 1st female to represent that chemist on the paralympics. it was $24.00 gold medals up for grabs on day one of the paralympics in tokyo. on wednesday, the 1st went through a study and cyclist page greco one the 3000 metre, pursuits on the railroad track with a wood wrinkled performance and british cycles. sara story use competing in a 8 games one of the beans, gold metal in the fi, 5 individual proceed. final breaking her own will record in the process. and she still got 2 more events to go. boxing legend, oscar de la jolla has been training all day a come back flight scheduled for next month. the 48 year old is not fighting for a title, but will be involved in an officially sanctioned fight. it will come towards these overall record fella who is nicknamed, the golden boy will be up against you if the champion veto bow 4th, the 6 weig

the international paralympic committee president says his heart broken over the african athletes, tramps, and cobble. but there is no safe way of bringing them to compete at the games in tokyo, 23 year old ticonda fighters. could a daddy was to be the 1st female to represent afghanistan that the games but she and track athlete has seen, recently did not make their flight to the japanese capital monday, following the suspension of commercial flights good at the pleaded for help to get her out of the country in this video sent from cobble saw the video message and of course it was devastating. it broke my heart. you know what we tried to do what we, what we tried to achieve the problem. the games is a doug, bring people together is 5 pressure. this is make a world where everyone is included and by seeing what is happening in afghanistan in terms of intolerance, and this is shattering the dreams of one of our athletes. you know, it's really sad and really break my heart. and finally, a silver med list from the tokyo olympics has auctioned off her medal to fund the young boy's heart surgery

the state of shock and they don't fear other, any discussions taking place with the international paralympic committee or any other organizations to help them get out of cobble now that the airport has opened to some flights i wasn't aware of the airport is opened today. i don't know how many commercial flights so going in and out of again, it's done today. but we haven't had any contact from any agencies to our help to get him out of the country to allow them to compete. because this is the wish of that. she left the media message this morning. i'm waiting to translate it and hopefully share on social media as to for people to hear because everybody was waiting to hear from her side. yes, certainly waiting to hear that message to when we spoke earlier, you had a very specific message for the international community. would you like to share that with us now? yes, absolutely. i mean, we are, you know, reporting the new different news agency, the new that. but unfortunately we haven't had any agency to come forward to offer help. i wasn't aware that they're interested. then she came to participate. she

yep, the international paralympic committee president says he's heart broken over the afghan athletes, trumpeting cobble. but there is no safe way of bringing them to compete at the games and took care. 23 year old taiwanda fighters i care with daddy was to be the 1st female to represent afghanistan that the games but she and track athlete has seen resolutely did not make their flights. the japanese capsule monday following the suspension of commercial flights. who did that? he pleaded for help to get her out of the country. in this video sent from cobble saw the video message and of course it was devastating. it broke my heart while we tried to do what we worked, we tried to achieve the problem. the games is a dog brain, people to get a fight pressure. this is make a world where everyone is included and my see what is happening in afghanistan, in terms of intolerance. and this is shattering the dreams of one of our athletes. you know, it's really sad and really breaks my heart. i mean, it is secure there 1st trophy of the season, the german super cups there. when came on a night, whi

(the international paralympic committee said taekwondo fighter zakia khudadadi and sprinter hossain rasoulition unable to attend, the afghan national flag was carried by a paralympic volunteer at tuesday's opening ceremony. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ lucy e grey. good evening. things are staying dry and settled for at least the next 2a hours or so it is remaining large the drive for much of the uk. more sunny spells on sunday but we will have a little bit more cloud drifting in because of their we have high pressure and charge the winter rotating around that high pressure and it come from a northerly direction, dragging in cloud. still a bit of brightness breaking through here particularly anywhere west of higher ground and further south you are more likely to see longer spells of sunshine on sunday. still quite a breeze across east anglia and the south—east, taking the edge of the temperatures here. 15—18 or around that east coast but by the west were likely to see highs of 22 degrees or so. into the evening hours most of us and the day dry land. 0ne the evening hours most of us a

the international paralympic committee said taekwondo fighter zakia khudadadi and sprinter hossain rasouliy a paralympic volunteer hello. the weather hasn�*t been changing in a hurry over recent days because we�*ve got a big area of slow—moving high pressure in control at the moment. this was the scene as the sun set on saturday evening in norfolk. some clear skies around, bit of patchy cloud here and there, and as we head through the next 2a hours or so, it is remaining largely dry for much of the uk. more sunny spells on sunday, but we will have a little bit more cloud drifting in, and that�*s because although we�*ve got the high pressure in charge, the winds are rotating around that high pressure. they�*ll start to come in from more of a northerly direction, dragging a bit more cloud across parts of scotland, north east england, into northern ireland at times, too. still a bit of brightness breaking through here, particularly anywhere west of higher ground. further south across england and wales, you�*re more likely to see longer spells of sunshine on sunday. still quite a breeze across

the international paralympic committee said taekwondo fighter, zakia khudadadi, and sprinter, hossain to paris last weekend from the afghan capital. with the country's delegation unable to attend, the afghan national flag was carried by a paralympic volunteer at tuesday's opening ceremony. hurricane ida has intensified over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, as it heads for the us coast. tens of thousands of people in louisiana have fled to safety. some roads are at a virtual standstill. the us national hurricane centre says ida is likely to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane when it makes landfall in louisiana. the storm has hit western cuba, with heavy rain and high winds, but it's expected to strengthen as it approaches the gulf coast of the united states. a short time ago president biden asked the people of louisiana to be ready for the storm. weave pre—positioned food, water, generators and other supplies in the area. —— we have. mobile communication sports teams are also are en route. to restore power as soon as possible and support your response and recovery efforts.

the work that has gone on from the japanese government, the organising community, the international paralympic committee is all for me right now. police have released an image of a man wanted in connection with a suspected double murder in central london. a 45—year—old woman and a 59—year—old man, were found dead, having sustained knife injuries. detectives told the public "not to approach" lee peacock, 49, who officers want to question — after they discovered two bodies at separate addresses, half a mile apart in westminster. at this early stage we are retaining an open mind concerning motive, but we are treating these crimes as linked. i know this will cause concern amongst the community, but i would like to reassure the public that we have a dedicated

but i think that the, the athletes, the teams, the delegations, the international paralympic committee, the japan organizing committee have all taken great measures, great pains, great steps to ensure the safety of the athletes and the coaches, and the staff and the japanese public as well. and you know, i don't, i don't know that there's a perfect solution, but i think the games to me are, they're so important and i think we need them right now. we need some thing of this magnitude that can uplift us. and remind us that we can achieve great things that we can transcend. yeah, yes, i go ahead. you know, i think us, all right. we needed these games and you know, why we need these games because the pandemic has just shown, you know, that big gap between the december people and then december, people become even wider and wider. so i think these games i just on time, you know, to remind the while that we are here, we can do our best. but also to remind the wife that what happens after the game. you know, what is going to happen to the, what's happening to those other disabled people who ar

however, they arrived here in tokyo yesterday with the help of human rights for all, the international paralympic committeee kwon do and athletics on the second and 3rd of september. the chief said through the paralympic movement we can deliver the positive message that peaceful because existence is best for humanity. it's notjust a celebration today of the paralympics but also for the world.— but also for the world. thank you very much- _ the ban on fans standing in english premier league and championship football grounds looks set to be lifted. the bbc has learned that the government is planning to announce the move as early as next month, with a handful of clubs selected as �*early adopters' of safe standing before the current season ends in may. after a year—and—a—half away from the stands, it's hard to keep your emotions in check. but doing this, standing during a premier league football match, is still officially banned. by the end of the season in may, though, it's expected that, for some fans at least, it will be legally permitted. that is as long it's in designated safe standing areas, like here a

little earlier my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to andrew parsons, president of the international paralympic committeeave been really tough on the organisers, and the international olympic committee, but mainly on the athletes trying to prepare for these games in an environment of uncertainty and not knowing if these games were going to take place or not. but we are here, first day of competition, so far we are very happy where we are. and what�*s it like hosting the games in a city in a state of emergency? of course, due to the state of emergency, we don�*t have spectators. we know that the situation outside of the paralympics specific bubble, it is really serious here injapan, and in tokyo the number of cases is rising, here injapan. but we have our playbooks, our guidelines and restrictions in place to make sure that we do not represent the threat to the japanese population, as well as we can protect our athletes and officials. there�*s been one covid case in an athlete in the village. there have been other covid cases with people linked to the games, but not living in the village. are you confiden

after omission from the international paralympic committee, they out of afghanistan and have arrivedgian grand prix that lasted two laps behind the safety car. heavy rain prevented any competitive racing at the track, so everyone getting half points based on qualifying. first app points based on qualifying. first app and therefore cuts lewis hamilton's read.— app and therefore cuts lewis hamilton's read. , ~ :, hamilton's read. they knew that the track wasn't — hamilton's read. they knew that the track wasn't any _ hamilton's read. they knew that the track wasn't any good _ hamilton's read. they knew that the track wasn't any good and _ hamilton's read. they knew that the track wasn't any good and we - hamilton's read. they knew that the | track wasn't any good and we started to laps behind the safety car which is the minimum requirement for a race. i hope the fans get their money back today.— race. i hope the fans get their money back today. that is all the sort for money back today. that is all the sport for now- — sport for now. thank you, mark. let's return to our top story and t

however, they arrived here in tokyo yesterday with the help of human rights for all, the international paralympic committeehey will both be going in the taekwondo and the athletics on the 2nd and 3rd of september. now, the chef de mission of the afghan team said that through the power of movement we can deliver the positive message that peaceful coexistence is best for humanity. so it is notjust a celebration today for the paralympics but also for the world. let's return to our main story now and the kabul airlift with prime minister borisjohnson saying this morning that more than 15,000 people have been flown out by britain. in total, the us says over 112,000 people have been evacuated from afghanistan. but many others who are facing threat are left behind. among them a journalist who worked for an online media outlet set up by the german military in the northern city of mazar e sharif. he is now in kabul. for security reasons we are calling him �*rashid'. he told me about his fears. i don't feel safe right now. but unfortunately, it's a surprise to all of us. so, it is really difficult. sometimes, it is

the work that has gone on from the japanese government, the organising community, the international paralympic committee to ensure that these games are held for the athletes. just a reminder that you can watch the cricket on the bbc two at the moment. that is all for me right now. police have released an image of a man wanted in connection with a suspected double murder in central london. a 45—year—old woman and a 59—year—old man, were found dead, having sustained knife injuries. detectives told the public "not to approach" lee peacock, a9, who officers want to question — after they discovered two bodies at separate addresses, half a mile apart in westminster. at this early stage we are retaining an open mind concerning motive, but we are treating these crimes as linked. i know this will cause concern amongst the community, but i would like to reassure the public that we have a dedicated team of officers who are tasked with finding lee, and i would once again appeal to anybody that sees him to call 999. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: chaos and panic outside kabul airport — as the us advises it

the international pa ralympic committee joined the international paralympic committeejoined a campaignas disabled people remain. there are still steps everywhere, there is still not enough access or facilities when you get to the place where you need to go. i have been discriminated against, in employment, in general, in going about your daily life. it was hoped that london 2012 would be a turning point for disability awareness in the uk. some who won medals at those games say that nine years on, despite a higher profile, disability rights is still heavily dependent on access to resources. i would go up and down schools in the uk with the message, it doesn't matter if you have an artificial leg, you can do anything. and about five years into that, i realised, gosh, that's not true. the reality is if you have a disability and a good chunk of money, you can do everything. what we are lacking unfortunately in different parts of the world is money and investment and a commitment that everybody should be able to fulfil their potential. you are superheroes. really? a new campaign led by the

international paralympic - others? so, the argument for the i international paralympic committee was the _ international paralympic committeeng was introduced in london 2012. that includes a sports specific— london 2012. that includes a sports specific element and so for each sport— specific element and so for each sport you — specific element and so for each sport you want to reintroduce they have to _ sport you want to reintroduce they have to establish less sports— specific — have to establish less sports— specific part of the testing. and that is— specific part of the testing. and that is taking time. to include more events, _ that is taking time. to include more events, they— that is taking time. to include more events, they would have to exclude others _ events, they would have to exclude others because they can't just expahd — others because they can't just expand the games. so that's their perspective on it. you expand the games. so that's their perspective on it.— perspective on it. you have to sread perspective on it. you have to spread the — perspective on it. you have to spread the impact _ perspective on it. yo

the international paralympic committee are leading the campaign, which is launching ahead of the tokyoe disability alliance. we want to start from something positive, which is the paralympic games, but of course to change something that is very negative, that is the lack of inclusion. we do believe that the paralympics brings this visibility, that's why we are taking the opportunity of the games, but it's beyond sport. we want to tackle employment, we want to tackle home mobility, changing legislation in nations but at an international level. some who have competed in previous games that were seen as a watershed moment for disability awareness don't believe that the pace of change has been fast enough. let's face it, being disabled in the uk is tough, and i think the paralympics does a greatjob of showcasing what disabled people can do, but i think it's so important for people like me to highlight that we still face it left on a train, not being able to go to my corner shop because there is a step into the shop. with 125 landmarks around the world being lit up purple, a colour long ass

the president of the international paralympic committee gave a powerful speech as the games were officallyt paralympic athletes have had to overcome to make it to tokyo. paraympians, you gave your all to be here. blood, sweat, and tears. now is your moment to show to the world your skill, your strength, your determination. if the world has ever relieve you, now it's your chance to be relieved. champion, hero, friend, colleague, role model, orjust human. you are the best of humanity, and the only ones who can decide who and what you are. you are the truth. you are amazing. you choose to be the greatest in whatever the plan is. the premier league says its clubs have "reluctantly but unanimously" decided not to release players for matches in red—list countries during september's international break. it comes after liverpool said yesterday that they were'nt not going to let mo salah travel to egypt for next month's world cup qualifier. the 10—day quarantine rules would apply to nearly 60 players from 19 clubs who are due to travel to 26 red—list countries. a club—versus—country row could now d

global population who live with a disability. joining me now is craig spence from the international paralympic committeempaign, to i people. that's the first ob'ective of the campaign, to get i people. that's the first objective of the campaign, to get the i people. that's the first objective l of the campaign, to get the global understanding that actually 15%, one in every seven person in the world, has a disability. i think many people don't realise that it is 15% because many persons with disabilities are hidden from society. what this campaign aims to do is to make the invisible visible and create opportunities for 1.2 billion people.— billion people. what would the concrete hopes _ billion people. what would the concrete hopes to _ billion people. what would the concrete hopes to be - billion people. what would the concrete hopes to be for i billion people. what would the concrete hopes to be for you i billion people. what would the i concrete hopes to be for you from this? . ., . ., , , concrete hopes to be for you from this? _, . .,, , , concrete hopes to be for you from this? . , , ,., this? the

support staff and coaches, but we had andrew parsons, the president of the international paralympic the international pa ralympic committeessible, they are in the athletes, they are in a controlled environment, they are testing every day, we are here on the ground, and we do feel safe, we are doing tests ourselves and we are not coming into any interaction with the public. not coming into any interaction with the ublic. _, ., not coming into any interaction with the ublic. ., ., not coming into any interaction with the ublic. ., . ., ~ the public. good to hear, thank you very much. — the public. good to hear, thank you very much, rachel, _ the public. good to hear, thank you very much, rachel, thank - the public. good to hear, thank you very much, rachel, thank you - the public. good to hear, thank you very much, rachel, thank you for. very much, rachel, thank you for talking to us. the headlines on bbc news... the threat is severe and imminent. the uk, the united states and australia tell in afghanistan to stay away from kabul airport because of concerns that militants could launch a terror attack. it comes as the evacua

but then the page will turn to the paralympics as the international olympic committee and the city of tokyo try to balance once again competition and coronavirus. i have been a very late convert to be convinced that this is all going to take what looks like. was going or was tram like it was going to blake hacks and is set to leave for tokyo in 2 weeks as he prepares for a second paralympics. >> like many. he's closely watching the olympics. you know, as the guy watching on tv. i think it's been great. you know, got some competitions. it seems like everything's going off fairly follow along with some of our friends on the olympic team. things are definitely weird. and that has blake also watching the covid case numbers which hit record highs. both inside and outside of the olympic village this week. it is the most tested community anywhere in the world. >> and i think that the japanese people can take a great deal of confidence in that the ioc maintains the positivity rate is low among games-related personnel. meanwhile, the numbers in tokyo are surging. >> and the number of hospital

the international paralympic committee are leading the campaign, which is launching ahead of the tokyoe want to start from something positive, which is the paralympic games, but of course to change something that is very negative, that is the lack of inclusion. we do believe that the paralympics brings this visibility, that's why we are taking the opportunity of the games, but it's beyond sport. we want to tackle employment, we want to tackle home mobility, changing legislation in nations but at an international level. some who have competed in previous games that were seen as a watershed moment for disability awareness don't believe that the pace of change has been fast enough. let's face it, being disabled in the uk is tough, and i think the paralympics does a greatjob of showcasing what disabled people can do, but i think it's so important for people like me to highlight that we still face being left on a train, not being able to go to my corner shop because there's a step into the shop. with 125 landmarks around the world being lit up purple, a colour long associated with the disab

the international paralympic committee president andrew parsons admits preparations haven't been easying drawn the first match in the series. the third test takes place at headingley, starting on wednesday. you can't put any fault on mark for how things turned out there, a bit of a freak injury. i think it is frustrating because he is bowling so well. frustration more for him than anyone else. he is bowling really well, bowling at great pace, and he seems to be managing his body a lot better, and it is not through bowling or anything other than a freak incident that found himself missing this test match. and the team for europe's solheim cup has been announced, and there are three english players selected for their defence of the title against the united states next month. georgia hall and charley hull made the team automatically, while mel reid is one of six picks — from captain catriona matthew. georgia hall makes the team after finishing second in the women's open, and will be making her third appearance in the competition. charley hull meanwhile will be playing the event for the f

the work that has gone on from the japanese government, the organising committee, the international paralympic committeeill hear is roaring from here. we send you all our support and we are looking forward to much more. we our support and we are looking forward to much more.- our support and we are looking forward to much more. we will be roarin: forward to much more. we will be roaring about _ forward to much more. we will be roaring about the _ forward to much more. we will be roaring about the weather, - forward to much more. we will be i roaring about the weather, maybe? |forward to much more. we will be | roaring about the weather, maybe? there is something brighter on the horizon that we are not there yet. for many editors miserable and we have heavy thundery downpours as well. this is happening because of what we're seeing here, we have this front which will continue to wriggle around the uk today and weather fronts tend to bring cloud and rain. and as you can see, that is as ackley what this one is doing. some brightness ahead of it and behind it. aberdeenshire and north of scotland seeing brigh

reacting to that video — the president of the international paralympic committee says it was hard to people disability, but we are about diversity. we see that as a strength not a weakness. and by seeing what is happening afghanistan in terms of intolerance and this is shattering the dreams of one of our athletes, it is really sad. formula 0ne's japanese grand prix, due to take place in october, has been cancelled because of a rise of covid cases in the country. f1 says the decision to cancel the grand prix was taken by the japanese government. the revised calendar for the season will be revealed in the coming weeks. harry kane won't play for tottenham in thursday's europa conference league play—off first leg in portugal. the england striker, who reportedly wants to leave the club, wasn't part of the group who flew out today for the game against pacos de ferreira. it's thought kane's still working on his fitness but could face wolves in the premier league on sunday. arsenal are working on a deal to sign real madrid midfielder martin 0degaard on a permanent transfer. the 22—year—old sp

she has been working with the international paralympic committee as part of their three—year review ofiewing it. thanks for the invitation. it _ you have been reviewing it. thanks for the invitation. it is _ you have been reviewing it. thanks for the invitation. it is a _ for the invitation. it is a complicated field business. there are three main impairment groups, visual impairment, physical impairmentand visual impairment, physical impairment and intellectual impairment. my specialty is intellectual impairment, so i have been working with that group previously in terms of developing the classification system. the last time the ipc classification system was reviewed was back in 2013 which came out in 2015. this is a culmination of a number of changes that people wanted to be made over the last number of years. how we are approaching it is to have a series of consultations. the current consultation is open to ask those people involved, stakeholders, athletes, organisations, what sort of changes need to be made. and then we will go through to more consultations as we refine the code, a

olympic and paralympic committee has said it is ok. international committee might say something different. we might see them at loggerheads if the international committee disagrees with the u.s. saying it was ok. we will see how that plays out. >> a lot of games behind us already and a lot of competition ahead. thank you so much for making the time. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> on the newshour online, high-profile decisions by black women like simone biles, mammy osaka and nicole hannah jones have opened up conversations about advocating for one's mental health as well as the difficult work conditions faced by black women in many industries. find with others who are grappling with these same issues say what this moment means for them. that is on our website, pbs.org/newshour. that is the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. drawing is online and here for tomorrow evening. please days safe and we will see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. >> architect. beekeeper. mentor. the raymond james financial advisor tai

but then the page will turn to the paralympics as the international olympic committee and the city of tokyo try to balance once again competition and coronavirus. i have been a very late convert to being convinced that this is all going to take what looks like. was either going or was tram like it was going to blake hacks and is set to leave for tokyo in 2 weeks as he prepares for a second paralympics. >> like many. he's closely watching the olympics. you know, as the guy watching on tv. i think it's been great. and, you know, got some competitions. it seems like everything's going off fairly follow along with some of our friends on the olympic team. things are definitely weird. and that has blake also watching the covid case numbers which hit record highs. both inside and outside of the olympic village this week. it is the most tested community anywhere in the world. >> and i think that the japanese people can take a great deal of confidence in that the ioc maintains the positivity rate is low among games-related personnel. meanwhile, the numbers in tokyo are surging and the number o

heater declared the cams open to the president of the international olympic committee addressed the arena. >> when the games postponed last year, paralympicthletes were victims of hope. when the shadow of uncertainty was upon us, they never stopped training. they never stopped pursuing their dreams. they never stopped believing they would be here in the stadium tonight. >> the next 13 days, we will see around 4400 athletes take part in 22 sports. they will try to keep the paralympic flame alive spike the worsening pandemic in japan. brent: there is a reminder of the top story we are following. the white house has announced the u.s. will stick to the august 31 deadline to remove all troops from afghanistan. an emergency g7 meeting today, president biden and other leaders failed to agree on seeking an extension. leaders say they are united in -- in securing aid for afghanistan and upholding human rights. after a short break, i will be back to take you for the day. stick around. we will be right back. ♪ ç■ç?ç? anchor: welcome. these are the headlines. the taliban closed access to kabul airport for afghan citizens to stop there and back you w

andrew parsons, president of the international paralympic this committee, is in tokyo. how challengingn the last meeting months but mainly on the athletes trying to prepare for these games in an environment of uncertainty and not knowing if these games are going to take place or not but we are here, the first day of competition and so far we are very happy. iloathed and so far we are very happy. what is it like hosting _ and so far we are very happy. what is it like hosting the _ and so far we are very happy. what is it like hosting the games in a city, in a state of emergency? well, of course. — city, in a state of emergency? well, of course. due _ city, in a state of emergency? well, of course, due to _ city, in a state of emergency? well, of course, due to the _ city, in a state of emergency? well, of course, due to the state - city, in a state of emergency? well, of course, due to the state of i of course, due to the state of emergency, we don�*t have spectators. we know that the situation outside of the paralympics bubble, it is really serious here injapan and in tokyo, the number

international paralympic comittee president andrew parsons admits preparations haven't been easy. it's been really difficult, but we believe working together with health experts, the ioc and the japanese government and the organising committee good set of countermeasures which prove to be efficient during the olympics, some were encouraged by that, but still something we have only seen in practice and we need to make sure that the things that are working are in place and at the same time we can still have the same atmosphere in the games. even without spectators. the team for the solheim cup has been announced, and there are three english players selected for europe's defence of the title against the united states next month. georgia hall and charley hull made the team automatically, while mel reid is one of six picks from captain catriona matthew. georgia hall makes the team after finishing second in the women's open, and will be making her third appearance in the competition. charley hull meanwhile will be playing the event for the fifth time. but it's especially significant for mel reid, who was picked after missing out on the selection in 2019. it was a tough phone call two years ago, to say you hadn't quite made it and