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jason kenny makes a move early here... put the hammer down and left his rivals eating dust. and we are watching british olympic history as jason kenny takes the title! his team—mates enjoyed that one. the most understated of champions had delivered gold across four olympic games. a triumph of endurance. it's funny, when you look back on the ones you've already got, it seems really easy. and then when you try to get more, you remember how hard it was. ijust kept telling myself, "it's a medal, it's a medal — even if one comes, it's still a medal." and then when i crossed the line i was like, "it's the bloody gold medal!" but it's notjustjason kenny making waves here. there have been some spectacular olympic debuts, some remarkable personal achievements and many records broken. but this is it — the final medal of the tokyo games for team gb. but what colour will it be for lauren price? well, there is lauren price making herfamiliar march towards the boxing ring. the life of this champion from the valleys is a script straight

but not before jason kenny makes history, becoming the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals.aura kenny can't add to her record haul though after crashing in the omnium. but there is gold in the ring again as lauren price becomes the first welsh fighter to win an olympic boxing gold. also coming up tonight away from the olympics... rain ruins the final day at trent bridge. the first test between england and india is abandoned, ending in a draw. and the end of an era. lionel messi gives a tearful final press conference, as he leaves barcelona after 21 years. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. so the tokyo olympics have drawn to a close. the games that were delayed by a year and held amid the worldwide pandemic are over. it's been a very different olympics and was marked by a very different closing ceremony in the olympic stadium. no spectators as has been the case for all the events but it was still spectacular. the games' official sign—off featured music, football freestylers, break dancers and bmx riders. the traditional athletes parade was much more downbeat — tight restri

jason kenny a picture of delight after hurtling into the record books.ally a slow burner of a race before a frantic late dash — but with three laps still to go kenny took his rivals completely by surprise. he sensed an opportunity and jason kenny will go for it for great britain... in a flash he was out of sight, charging clear and heading where no british athlete had ever been before. and they are not going to catch him. kenny comes to the finish here and we are watching british olympic history as jason kenny takes the title. his seventh gold, the most by any british olympian, a remarkable feat achieved and in remarkable fashion. i couldn't believe that no one came past. i felt like i was standing still at that last corner and i kept attacking way and i kept telling myself it is a medal even if one comes it isjust the middle. and even went across the gold line, it is the gold medal. i couldn't believe it butjust bizarre, amazing. but while there was history for one kenny, there was frustrated edition for another. laura could only finish the sixth in the

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another golden moment for teamgb cyclist jason kenny, headlines. consecutive gold medal with a victory over home team japan. reports from afghanistan say there is heavy fighting where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk's covid restrictions come into force from today. thousands flee their homes

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kenny sensed an opportunity, and jason kenny is going to go for it here for great britain. inish here, and we're watching british olympic history as jason kenny takes the title. his seventh gold, the most by any british olympian, a remarkable feat achieved in utterly remarkable fashion. i can't believe that no—one came past. i felt like i was standing still ran that last corner. i was hacking away. but ijust kept telling myself, it's a medal, it's a medal, even if one comes, it's still a medal. and then when i crossed the line, i was like, it's a bloody gold medal! so, yeah. i couldn't believe it. it's just bizarre, amazing. and while there was history for one kenny, there was frustration for another. there is a big crash! laura could only finish sixth in the omnium after an early crash. but disappointment was outweighed by pride for her husband. the amount of people who have come i up to me afterwards and was like, i "i'd have counted him out of this." and to be honest, so had i! just speaking to him i last night, he was like, "i just want to go home." and then obviously. w

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jason. gold again for kenny and his first of these games. on himself of this when considering his form in tokyo so far. disappointment for his wife, laura. they are recycling power couple and she came sixth but she had already taken gold this week in the being the first british woman to win three gold at three 0lympics. the being the first british woman to win three gold at three olympics. in win three gold at three olympics. in the corner of my eye on the corner of yours on the feed we have lauren prius. she is something, isn't she? a kick oxo, footballer and now contending for a gold in the boxing. we are into the second round. the women's we are into the second round. tue women's middleweight we are into the second round. tte women's middleweight division. lauren prius, heavily fancied content of the team gb here in the gold medal match against the chinese competitor and at the moment, like you say, it is not quite at the end of that one yet, just keeping across it now and this has been an incredible match. if she wins she will be the sec

who has been working as a bbc pundit during the games has been speaking to nesta mcgregor about jason kenny'sody including myself expected lover kenny to be the banker for the gold medal and jason had an outside chance and it was the complete opposite. laura had a bit of a nightmare in the first race of the omnium with a class tarmac crash that wasn't her fault and a small mistake and she was out of the running. she was expecting well, we were expecting more but i think it was made up by the truly spectacular performance from jason kenny. absolutely incredible. i have never seen a keirin final like it at any level, particularly at world level. doesn't he like jason to be able to launch off the front and have no reaction from the rest of the guys, we were standing open—mouthed watching the action and he just destroyed them and became bitton's most successful olympian ever in the process. most successful olympian ever in the rocess. ., , ., ., process. people have put it down to experience- — process. people have put it down to experience. they _ process. people have put it down to experience.

another golden moment for teamgb cyclist jason kenny, headlines. another golden moment for teamgb cyclistjason kenny, making him the country's most decorated olympian. the us women's basketball team when their consecutive gold medal with a victory over home team japan. reports from afghanistan say there is heavy fighting where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk's covid restrictions come into force from today. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave for more than 30 years. and thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city celebrates the 20 anniversary of its gay pride parade. now, gina badawi meets two opera stars who are grappling with the new world of opera. —— zine app by dalloway. —— zine app by dalloway. 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 ma

jason kenny won a gold medal in the men's keirin cycling event in the veladrome.makes him britain's most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic gold medals under his belt — and a total of nine olympic medals in all. in the boxing ring, there was gold for lauren price in the women's boxing middle weight final. she beat china's li qian in a 5—0 victory. let's head to the bbc sports centre and speak to chetan. it was the final day but still those medals kept coming! absolutely. what a great day to finish for great britain. great britain won two more gold medals on the final day of competition in tokyo, bringing their tally to 22 — 65 medals in all — and that matches their achievement at london 2012. and what a finish forjason kenny — he's now the first british man to win seven olympic golds, overtaking sir chris hoy. it was an extraordinary ride from kenny in the keirin. he stunned the field, sprinting clear with three laps remaining to retain his title. he'd already taken silver in the team sprint but he lost his individual sprint title, and although

jason kenny, straining every sinew in pursuit of the medal but it is gold for the netherlands. do your first olympics and you get caught up in the momentum and to repeat it and then having to do it again and again, it does get harder, to be fair. earlier there was another medal for laura kenny as she took silver in the team pursuit alongside katie archibald and josie knight, her fifth olympic medal as the family tally continues to grow. there was another british medal in the box and, although not the colour pat mccormack was hoping for. the 26—year—old from sunderland is the current commonwealth champion but after being edged out in the welterweight final by his cuban competitor he had to settle for olympic silver. in the diving, meanwhile, there was success for jack laugher after winning bronze in the springboard he revealed he had considered retiring because of mental health issues. this means so much, he said. simone biles is back. in the gymnastics, the return of a sporting superstar, one week after withdrawing from competition to focus on her mental health, simone biles wa

team gb end the games with 22 gold medals, as jason kenny's cycling gold makes him the country's mostut of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years.

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and in the olympics team gb's jason kenny makes history, with a stunning win in the cycling, on the final of the games. and thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. hello and welcome to the programme. 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 including britain and germany have sent emergency aid teams to help. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is grace's second august ireland, evia. are devastating. wildfires are continuing to break out on this island. dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. i residents have had to leave their homes. . .,, residents have had to leave their homes. . ., ., , , homes. i closed all the windows but the ut homes. i closed all the windows but they put their _ ho

someone we are used to seeing winning all the time, jason kenny.y in the keirin. now the first man to win a seventh olympic gold for britain so was an achievement on the final day of the olympics. look at the pictures here from the velodrome. lots of pressure to win this one, defending his title from rio afterfailing to this one, defending his title from rio after failing to win gold in the team and individual sprint. it is a flagship cycling event injapan, a motorised bike leads them out. kenny took advantage, getting clear early on, the malaise and athlete second and the netherlands in bronze. kenny gets the gold again. his first gold of the games in tokyo. he will be delighted, would not have even backed himself going into these games so looking at his form so far in tokyo. but warren kenny fell ill but she will be the flag bearer in the closing ceremony.— but she will be the flag bearer in the closing ceremony. hopefully a bit cooler in _ the closing ceremony. hopefully a bit cooler in the _ the closing ceremony. hopefully a bit cooler in the v

and in cycling, jason kenny won his eighth medal, to match the all—time record for british olympians.ou do your first olympics, and i think you just catch up in the momentum, and to repeat it and then having to do it again and again, itjust gets... and again, itjust gets harder, to be fair. and a remarkable comeback for the best us gymnast of all time. simone biles takes bronze, despite her struggle with mental health. we'll have all the day's news from tokyo, with just five days of competition left. also today. in scotland, the first minister confirms that almost all remaining covid restrictions willl end from next monday. the olympic sprinter from belarus tells the bbc why she's scared to return home, and the fears for her family's safety. and we talk to britain's youngest—ever summer olympian, on the eve of her quest for gold. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a stunning silver for keely hogkinson. the 800 metre runner breaks a long—standing british record in team gb�*s first medal on the track. good evening. we start with yet another outstanding day for team gb, at the olympi

and jason kenny has won the team sprint at every games since beijing 2008.ation of lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering, the new olympic sport of sport climbing will be one of the toughest gold medals to win in tokyo. usually athletes focus on one or two of the disciplines, so being an all—rounder is a big advantage. australian teenager oceana mackenzie will be challenging the world's best at the aomi sports park, as the sport aims to gain millions more fans around the world. i'm oceana mackenzie, i do sport climbing and i'm from australia. so, i started when i was about eight, and, yeah, my mum, she actually took my sisters to our local climbing gym, but i would go with them and hang out at the gym and start traversing around the walls. and, yeah, i pretty muchjust loved it straightaway. climbing has this great challenge where you're actually trying to find a way to get up the climb. i loved having that challenge of trying to figure it out and challenge my mind as well as my body. the good thing about climbing is it's always really great to find you

spectacular closing ceremony it's been an impressive haul of medals for team gb which saw cyclist jason kennyuccessfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. the taliban in afghanistan say they have captured the northern cities of kunduz and sar—e—pul, as they continue to make sweeping territorial gains. new changes to the uk's covid travel restrictions come into force. now on bbc news: prime minister of barbados, mia mottley answers questions from a local audience on a range of issues that affect them and what they want their government to deliver. 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 le

and jason kenny has won the team sprint at every games since beijing 2008.mpic debut — sports climbing, which promises to be one of the toughest gold medals to win in tokyo so, lots to look forward to today, rich. let's ta ke let's take a look at the metal table. this is how it is shaping up early on day 11. you will be able to see that the united states has the most overall medals, with 64 all up, but it is china that has more gold medals, with a whopping 29 of those. interesting to know, one interesting note as we look ahead to sport climbing, we have seen other sports with surfing and skateboarding here at the olympics, the ioc have actually said that five of the most viewed events, five out of the most top ten, have been those new sports. it shows the ioc have wanted to show sports like this to bring younger audiences into protect the future of the olympic games, and it is certainly working with the interest proving to be there. ., , with the interest proving to be there. . , , , ., there. certainly plenty to look forward to _ there. certainly plenty to

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jason kenny's nine year reign as olympic sprint champion is over, as he was beaten in the quarterfinals chances, as her hopes of victory came crashing down. meanwhile time for some paddle power. in the kayak final, britain's liam heath, the defending champion, could he do it again? after a sluggish start heath came roaring back and third from the top, it was agonisingly close. hungary take the gold. but behind him, heath took bronze in the tightest of photo finishes. his fourth olympic medal confirming his status as britain's most successful canoeist. in the boxing, gold within his reach. after a stunning victory in his flyweight semifinal. delight for the 28—year—old, whose two older brothers are also boxers. we talk about it at home, me and my brothers, and now i am fighting for everyone in front of them, my mum, my family and friends, the whole team, the whole world watching me now in the olympic final and i've just got to deliver the goods and take that gold medal backroom. on the track, dina asher—smith was back, after pulling out of the 200 metres, she returned with the relay heat

and jason kenny has won the team sprint at every games since beijing 2008.r city in afghanistan has been intensifying. there are fears lashkar gah in the southern helmand province could be the first provincial capital to fall to the taliban. a tv station there is reported to have been seized by the militants, and thousands of people have been fleeing rural areas. the uk and us say the taliban may have committed war crimes. the taliban say those accusations are baseless. ramzan karmali has the details. firing on the city of herat, one of the capitals coming underfire by the one of the capitals coming under fire by the taliban. in the south, thousands have been forced to flee and in lashkar gah in helmand province, the taliban reports to have seized a local tv station. over the last few months, the taliban have taken over large parts of the countryside but in recent days fighting has been taking place on the outskirts of the capital couple. the insurgents' main focus has been on the three provincial cities with the cities under the heaviest assault being lashk

lauren price took gold in the boxing on the final day, and cyclist jason kenny's gold makes him the country'sted olympian. gunfire another provincial capital in afghanistan falls to the taliban as they continue to make ferocious assaults against key northern cities. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. now it's time for this week edition of click. this week: a special programme. can artificial intelligence make healthcare better for all of us, and save the nhs? here in the uk the national health service has been in crisis for many years, looking after an increasingly ageing population with complex needs. fighting for resources, it has been at breaking point. and then the pandemic hit. there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope. and indeed, many countries' health systems have struggled with the sheer number of covid patients. even those which didn't have people spilling out onto the streets had to put all other treatments on hold. the nhs is an old healt

golden couple jason and laura kenny both added to their already impressive tallies.adley wiggins on eight medals, as britain's most decorated olympian. going into the final against the netherlands, team gb had far too much work to do in the final lap. kenny, along with ryan owens and jack carlin, battled but had to settle for silver — beaten comprehensively by the dutch team who set a new olympic record. and laura kenny was denied a fifth olympic title — her team were beaten by germany, who broke the world record on their way to gold, in the women's team pursuit. kenny does have the chance of two more golds though in the omnium and the madison later in the week. the day got off to the perfect start with two golds in the space of an hour on the water in the sailing. the brits having a great regatta so far and dylan fletcher and stuart bithall made it even better, finishing in first in the men's 49er. and it was a nail—biting race to the finish line with germany. but in the end gb coming out on top for a first gold in the classification. and shortly after that, giles s

team gb end the games with 22 gold medals, as jason kenny's cycling gold makes him the country's mostecorated olympian. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. the argentine football star lionel messi is emotional as he confirms that he is leaving barcelona after twenty years at the club and has reportedly received an offer worth 25 million from paris st germain hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the taliban say they have taken more provincial capitals in afghanistan kunduz, sar—e pul and taluqan on sunday. a taliban spokesman said theirfighters in kundoos were inching towards the city centre, while the afghan government says its forces are trying to push back the militants there. kunduz is one of the largest cities in the country. us central command says it had intensified air strikes in support of the afghan government. earlier i spoke to a local journalist... earlier i spoke to localjournalist ali latifi from kabul. he told me how at threat the capit

and in the last couple of minutes, jason kenny, who's the defending champion, has also made it throughprocess. the defending champion, fellow american dalilah muhammad got away fastest but mclaughlin powered down the home straight to win gold in 51.46 seconds, and take almost half a second off the world record, muhamed getting silver. the new women's best follows norway's karsten warholm breaking his own world record in the men's aoom hurdles on tuesday. more details of those stories on the bbc sport website. lets talk more about the skateboarding. what a performance in tokyo. the question is how much that is going to inspire the sport of skateboarding. nesta mcgregor is at the xc skateboarding park in hemel hempstead. with some young aspiring olympic skateboard. ~ , ,., , , skateboard. absolutely. these ol m - ics skateboard. absolutely. these olympics are _ skateboard. absolutely. these olympics are not _ skateboard. absolutely. these olympics are not over- skateboard. absolutely. these olympics are not over yet - skateboard. absolutely. these olympics are not over yet but| skateboar

two more british metals came and the track cycling with golden couple jason and laura kenny.r in the team spread forjason, he draws level with bradley wiggins on eight metals as britain's most decorated olympian. going into the final against the netherlands team gb had far too much to do in this final lap. kenny along with ryan owens and jack carlin battle but they did have to settle for silver. beating comprehensively by the dutch in the end who set a new olympic record in the process. i end who set a new olympic record in the process-— the process. i think we poured into the second — the process. i think we poured into the second round _ the process. i think we poured into the second round to _ the process. i think we poured into the second round to get _ the process. i think we poured into the second round to get to - the process. i think we poured into the second round to get to the - the second round to get to the final — the second round to get to the final and _ the second round to get to the final. and thenjust roll the dice in the _ final. and thenjust roll the dice

we will leave you with the picture from the daily mirror, jason kenny and laura kenny, tangled mess between of both the london and rio olympics. two of them came in the track cycling. golden couple jason and laura kenny both added to their already impressive tallies. a silver in the team sprint forjason means he draws level with bradley wiggins on eight medals, as britain's most decorated olympian. going into the final against the netherlands, team gb had far too much work to do in the final lap. kenny, along with ryan owens and jack carlin, battled but had to settle for silver — beaten comprehensively by the dutch team who set a new olympic record. and laura kenny was denied a fifth olympic title — her team were beaten by germany, who broke the world record on their way to gold, in the women's team pursuit. kenny does have the chance of two more golds though in the omnium and the madison later in the week. the day got off to the perfect start with two golds in the space of an hour on the water in the sailing. the brits having a great regatta so far and dylan fletcher and stuart bithall mad

and in the olympics team gb's jason kenny makes history, with a stunning win in the cycling, on the final of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade.

it's been an impressive haul of medals for team gb which saw cyclist jason kenny successfully defendsrin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. another provincial capital in afghanistan falls to the taliban as they continue to make ferocious assaults against key northern cities. new changes to the uk's covid travel restrictions come into force. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. the argentine football star lionel messi is emotional as he confirms that he is leaving barcelona after 20 years at the club. 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 conte

gb cyclist jason kenny wins silver — his eighth medal — in the velodrome — with a silver for laura kennyng is raging in helmand province as taliban militants and afghan government forces battle for control of the southern city of lashka gah. criticism from labour but praise from the travel industry as the government abandons plans for an 'amber watchlist�* of countries for international travel. after a drop in rural thefts during coronavirus lockdowns last year — insurers have now issued a warning that gangs are using e—scooters to enter uk farms and steal high—value gps technology. and mowing a meadow in historic style — shire horses are being used to harvest a wildflower meadow it's been another bumper morning of action in tokyo — on day 11 of the olympic games — and team gb have had the wind in their sails this morning with two golds and a silver medal in the sailing. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell picked up a dramatic gold in the men's 49er medal race. and there was more drama in the finn class as giles scott recovered from an earlier error in the medal race to retain his olympic

laura trott became laura kenny when she married jason shortly after rio.ter, their son albie was born. through the beautiful chaos of becoming a mother to delivering a master class in composure today, britain's most successful female olympian isn't going anywhere yet. she has a long... i think a long career ahead of her still. this isn't, you know, we're talking as if this is the end of her career, her last games — it's not. you know, she'll be in paris, she could even be in two or three games beyond now. jack carlin claims the bronze medal! bronze forjack carlin in the men's sprint made this a successful day for britain in the velodrome and after 120 laps of biking bedlam, this now familiar step to the top of the podium became a coronation. natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. there were successes for team gb�*s athletes on the track too. laura muir won silver in the 1500 metres and there were medals for both the men's and women's ax100m relay teams. our sports editor dan roan watched all the action, begining with team gb�*s kate french, who took gold in the m

thrilling sporting action — the tokyo olympic games end with a spectacular closing ceremony cyclist jason kennydals — an impressive medal haul overall for team gb. another provincial capital in afghanistan falls to the taliban as they continue to make ferocious assaults against three key northern cities. new changes to the uk's covid travel restrictions come into force. double—vaccinated people travelling from france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control.

team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win sevenht final becoming the first welsh boxer to claim olympic gold. i cannot believe no one can pass, i felt like i was standing still and that last corner. i was just tell myself it's a medal, and then when i cross the line i was like the bloody gold medal. reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy heavy fighting fighting in the city of kunduz,

record breakers laura and jason kenny are amongst the final athletes due home from tokyo today. us what it's like to be a three—time olympic champion. and there has been an olympic sized boot for business. i and there has been an olympic sized boot for business.— boot for business. i look at how sky brown's branch _ boot for business. i look at how sky brown's branch has _ boot for business. i look at how sky brown's branch has given _ brown's branch has given skateboarding a massive boon, a sport that they say anyone can try,

sporting action — the tokyo olympic games end with a spectacular closing ceremony team gb cyclist jason kenny first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk's covid travel restrictions come into force. double vaccinated people travelling from france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years.

laura trott became laura kenny when she married jason, shortly after rio.eir son albee was born. through the beautiful chaos of becoming a mother, to delivering a masterclass in composure today. britain's most successful female olympian isn't going anywhere yet. she has a long, i think, long career ahead her still. you know, we are talking as if this is the end of her career, her last games. it's not, you know, she'll be in paris, she could even be in two or three games beyond now. jack carlin claims the bronze medal... bronze forjack carlin in the men's sprint made this a successful day for britain in the velodrome. and after 120 laps of biking bedlam, this now familiar step to the top of the podium became a coronation. the madison�*s first female olympic champions, and perhaps ourfirst sight of dame laura kenny. natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. team gb�*s athletes on the track have had a good day. laura muir won silver in the 1500 metres, and there a silver in the men's 4x100 metre relay, with britian losing out in a photo finish to italy. and there was a

for silver in both the women's team pursuit and the men's team sprint but that outcome means that jason kennyatched the record of the great sir bradley wiggins as the most decorated british olympian of all time. there were other medal—winning performances during the day as our correspondent natalie pirks reports from tokyo. nautical perfection, sailing dominance. britain were riding the crest of a wave. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell were in a great place in the men's 49er and just needed to beat the germans in their final race. they literally put it all on the line. right on the line, great britain. with it, the gold medal in tokyo 2020. but not to be outdone, giles scott was doing in the finn class where britain is superb. they have won gold at the last five games. but with just seconds remaining, scott was cutting it fine. and giles scott holds on to the gold medal, in the dying moments of that race. talk about skin of your teeth! a quick plunge to celebrate, as back home there was delight. cheering. she never ever watches his racing, and so for her to put herself through that is awesom

she's not done yet and shall go for her sixth on sunday to match sir chris hoy and her husband, jason kenny. it was hard to believe she was born six weeks early with a collapsed lung. laura became laura kinney when she married jason shortly after rio. a year later, their son was born. through the beautiful chaos of becoming a mother to delivering a master class in composure today, britain's most successful female olympian isn't going anywhere yet. she successful female olympian isn't going anywhere yet.— successful female olympian isn't going anywhere yet. she has a long career ahead _ going anywhere yet. she has a long career ahead of _ going anywhere yet. she has a long career ahead of her— going anywhere yet. she has a long career ahead of her still. _ going anywhere yet. she has a long career ahead of her still. we're - career ahead of her still. we're talking as if it's the end of her career. it's not. she can be in two or three games beyond. jack claims the bronze medal! _ or three games beyond. jack claims the bronze medal! after _ or three games beyond. jack claims the bronze medal!

meanwhile team gb's jason kenny won the men's keirin — becoming his country's most decorated olympianwith 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 should say that you are also the minister of finance, economic affairs and investment in barbados, so a

team gb end the games with 22 gold medals as jason kenny's cycling gold makes him the country's mosts against key northern cities. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentary journalist tony grew, and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. lovely to see you both back. a

jason kenny's nine—year reign as 0lympic sprint champion over, as he was beaten in the quarterfinals.rashing down. but at the national stadium, holly bradshaw was trying to secure her first medal in this, her third 0lympics. this clearance securing a place on the podium. yes! so far, these have been a frustrating games for britain's athletics team, but holly bradshaw is now guaranteed a medal — the question is, what colour will it be? ..the pole vault final. bradshaw... 0h! having failed to match her british record of 4.90 metres, bronze it was, but the 29—year—old still able to celebrate britain's first—ever 0lympic pole vault medal. i don't know what emotion this is that i'm feeling. it's relief, pure, like, enjoyment and just excited and just proud of myself for sticking with it. 0n the track, someone else sticking with it was dina asher—smith. after pulling out of the 200 metres due to injury, she returned for the relay heats, and helped the british team into the final with a new national record. after asher—smith's tears at the weekend, it was all smiles. in the boxing, britain's