joe choong made history, in the men's modern pentathlon.ish man to become the individual olympic champion in this multi format competition. he had a healthy lead going into the final event, the laser run, in which you shoot lasers at targets — and run 800 metres in laps. choong said he was in shock as he crossed the line, holding off a late challenge by his nearest competitor. it adds to team gb's succes in modern pentathlon — with kate french, taking gold in the women's yesterday. ever since i can remember, watching the olympics in sydney, i have always wanted to be the best in the world at something, i have been world number one, but this is the 0lympics, it is a dream come true. what a journey it's been for british boxer galal yafai. from being told off by his mum forfighting with his brothers, at home while growing up, in birmingham, to olympic gold in tokyo. it's team gb's first gold medal in the boxing at these games, and yafai, came flying out of the traps to dominate the final, from the start before beating carlo paalam, of the phil

joe choong won gold in the men's modern pentathlon, giving britain a clean sweep of top honours in tokyoate french's gold in the women's event on friday. in the last hour, britain have won a sixth medal on the track with a bronze forjosh kerr in the men's 1,500 metres. it's britain's first medal in the event since the 1988 olympics in seoul. galal yafai won gold in the flyweight division — britain's first in the weight class since 1956. he beat carlo paalam of the philippines. and tom daley has won a second medal in the diving, taking bronze in the men's ten metre platform to add to his gold from earlier in the games. with four medals, the 27—year—old becomes britain's most successful olympic diver. so, 20 golds and 63 medals so far in tokyo for team gb — making it their second best performance at an overseas olympics. here's our sport correspondent andy swiss. olympic gold has rarely tasted sweeter. british boxing hadn't had a champion at these games. but galal yafai soon saw to that. oh, and he's down! oh, there you go! it took him barely a minute to put his opponent on the canvas. and

now the latest from joe choong in the men's modern pentathlon.e�*s parents beverley and michael about their son's success. it has been a roller—coaster. a fabulous roller—coaster. that is pentathlon. asjoseph said two days ago, after a good fence, that is only one sport down. you do well in one sport, you are on a high, but then you can see what can happen, unfortunately yesterday, suddenly you are right at the bottom. we have done this roller—coaster many times now. this one, we came through. we knew he had it in him because he had been performing so well. talk us through the different challenges joe has faced. as your wife has said, these are five different events, some of them are totally different. absolutely. lots of nerves. we knowjoseph can do it. as a family we want to thank and praise god for all his blessings. the glory is all his. anything can happen in pentathlon. luckily— anything can happen in pentathlon. luckily today everything went well. what event did he get into first? you do notjust become a modern pentathlete? he always liked

joe choong created history by becoming the first british man to win modern pentathlon gold.h various covid restrictions over the last few months, he was looking forward to the simple things. oh, it feels absolutely amazing. i haven't seen my family in nearly four months now, so i'm just really looking forward to getting home, getting my mum to cook something and just sitting in front of the tv and relaxing. i didn't expect there to be such a huge reception. obviously, i was looking forward to seeing my family, but i don't think i understood how much it would mean to me seeing them again after so long. so, ijust don't think i could be happier right now. following on from his success in tokyo, tom pidcock has been selected to race at the vuelta a espana for ineos grenadiers. the 22—year—old won gold in the men's cross—country mountain bike at the olympics, but the all—terrain rider will now switch his focus to the road and feature in the the first grand tour of his career, which starts on saturday. the youngest and oldest player in the men's hundred combined to sensational eff

and joe choong won the men's modern pentathlon. andy swiss has this report. olympic gold has rarely tasted sweeter. british boxing hadn't had a champion at these games. but galal yafai soon sorted that. oh, and he's down! oh, there you go! it took him barely a minute to put his opponent on the canvas. and, from there, victory was gloriously inevitable. before the last games, yafai was working in a car factory. now the 28—year—old, whose two brothers are also boxers, had achieved the ultimate. and so has this man — after swimming, fencing, and shooting, joe choong sprinted to gold in the modern pentathlon. and there is the new olympic champion for great britain. delight for the 26—year—old from kent. and, after kate french's victory in the women's event yesterday, a dazzling double for team gb. there was more british success in the cycling. matt walls and ethan hayter are housemates back in manchester, and they teamed up to take silver in the madison. and there was another medalfor tom daley. oh, tom daley, you superhero! a bronze in the individual event to go

today, joe choong was determined not to be outdone.om the very start of the fencing, and with only two fences down on the show jumping, the world number one took a 12 second lead into the final run and shoot. in a high—stakes game of laser tag, and shoot. in a high—stakes game of lasertag, he and shoot. in a high—stakes game of laser tag, he showed composure, endurance and speed. he beat the egyptian in the last 200 metres and completed a glorious double for team gb. this was written's first male gold in history. i gb. this was written's first male gold in history-— gold in history. i always said i wanted to _ gold in history. i always said i wanted to be _ gold in history. i always said i wanted to be the _ gold in history. i always said i wanted to be the best - gold in history. i always said i wanted to be the best in - gold in history. i always said i wanted to be the best in the l gold in history. i always said i- wanted to be the best in the world at something. i've been world number one, but is not the same as winning the world

today, joe choong was determined not to be outdone.ng showed composure, endurance and speed to beat egyptian ahmed elgendy in the last 200 metres and complete a glorious double for team gb. this was britain's first male gold in history. new olympic champion for great britain! i've always said i wanted to be the best in the world at something and i've been world number one but it's not the same as winning a world champs or an olympics. this is literally a dream come true. in the olympic final for great britain's tom daley... after the joy of synchronised gold, today tom daley was flying solo. as his son robbie watched on from home with his husband, there was no knitting to alleviate the nerves this time, just six dives between him and the individual gold he so craved. yes, get in! he got off to a cracking start but his remarkable chinese rivals soon turned the screw. 0h! cao yuan became the first man in history to win olympic gold in three different disciplines. his compatriot, yang jian, took the silver. for daley, bronze and a little

some history to celebrate for britain today — joe choong won gold in the men's modern pentathlon. olympic champion — in this multi format competition. he held off a late challenge in the final 800m as part of the laser leg, to win gold. two golds then for gb in this event, after kate french won the individual women's modern pentathlon on friday. meanwhile britain's galal yafai claimed the first gold for britain in boxing in tokyo. yafai beat carlo paalam, of the philippines, 4—1 in the points decision — to become the flyweight olympic champion. paalam was aiming to become the first filipino to win 0lympic boxing gold but it's redemption of sorts for yafai — he qualified for rio 2016, but lost in the last 16. in tokyo, it's gold. and he says he has big goals for the future. it is something i have drained off since i was young, it is overwhelming and it will live with me forever. i’m overwhelming and it will live with me forever-— me forever. i'm not really looking to the future _ me forever. i'm not really looking to the future but _ me forever. i'm not really looking to the future

and joe choong won the men's modern pentathlon. andy swiss has this report.

. —— and have you on. joe choong won gold for team gb in the men's modern pentathlon.ndividual olympic champion in this multi format competition, he had a healthy lead going into the final event, the laser run, in which you shoot lasers at targets and run 800 metres in laps. choong was chased down on the final lap, by egypt's ahmed elgendy, but the british athlete opened up a gap around the final bend. he said he was in shock as he crossed the line. and remember team gb won the women's modern pentathlon yesterday with kate french, taking gold in that one. ever since i can remember, watching the olympics in sydney when i was five, athens, kelly holmes, i have always said i wanted to be the best in the world at something. i have been world number one, but it's not the same as winning the world champion ship so the olympics. this is literally a dream come true. sara heath helps run modern pentathlon in britain. she says there are a lot of talented athletes in the sport. today has been an amazing day, the last 24— today has been an amazing day, the last 24 hours with two g

. —— joe choong. and we also have the british acid as well.eally good to see and i feel so proud. medals is really good to see and i feel so proud-— feel so proud. thanks very much indeed. still no gold for great britain at the athletics, but they came so close. the 4x100 mens relay team pushed into silver by 100th of a second by the italians. the women took bronze in their relay and laura muir secured herfirst global outdoor medal with silver in the 1500 metres. lydia campbell reports. this is the face of determination and then elation. laura muir crossing the line, finally on a podium position. she has been on a quest for a global medal for nearly a decade. this was the race of her life, and approaching the final 200 metres, it was no longer a question of whether she would medal, it was a question of which one. past sifan hassan and in the second, but unable to chase down kenya's faith kipyegon, muir crossed the line with the silver medal.— the silver medal. laura muir, smashing _ the silver medal. laura muir, smashing her _ the silver medal

joe choong created history by becoming the first british man to win a modern pentathlon gold.d just sitting in front of the tv and relaxing. i didn't expect there to be such a huge reception. obviously, i was looking forward to seeing my family, but i don't think i understood how much it would mean to me seeing them again after so long. so, ijust don't think i could be happier right now. following on from his success in tokyo, tom pidcock has been selected to race at the vuelta a espana for ineos grenadiers. the 22—year—old won gold in the men's cross—country mountain bike at the olympics, but the all—terrain rider will now switch his focus to the road and feature in the the first switch his focus to the road and feature in the first grand tour of his career, which starts on saturday. the youngest and oldest player in the men's hundred combined to sensational effect as birmingham phoenix went top of the table courtesy of an emphatic 93—run victory over welsh fire at edgbaston. moeen ali made a blistering 28—ball 59, which included three successive sixes. but even the captain w

we have also gotjoe choong, joe was of course won gold in the modern pentathlon, they are being sprayed on bbc news during course of the weekend at their delight. and possibly that is grandma. not sure. and then we have also got frazer clark the bronze superheavyweight boxer, who has also arrived, with somebody who has really missed him. lots more arrivals, we will bring you the best of those here on bbc news. let us look at the weather that will greet them back home. here is darren. we are seeing more ever i have thundery showers, particularly in parts of scotland, northern ireland, southern england too. some showers elsewhere, developing, some sunshine around as well and the winds are not as strong today but temperatures aren't as high as they would normally be at this time of the year. so we still have the heavy thundery drown pours into this evening, they will gradually fade away overnight. we will see clearer spells developing. and temperatures are likely to remain in double figures overnight so typically 12 or 13 in towns and cities. tomorrow looks like it will be a drier day for

joe choong created history, becoming the first british man to win modern pentathlon gold. think i understood how much it would mean to me seeing them again after so long. so ijust don't me seeing them again after so long. so i just don't think me seeing them again after so long. so ijust don't think i could be happier right now. also, lauren price won britain's 22nd and final gold of the games yesterday morning. she's already looking ahead to paris in three years time. looking at the likes of obviously nicola _ looking at the likes of obviously nicola adams and katie taylor, they inspired _ nicola adams and katie taylor, they inspired a _ nicola adams and katie taylor, they inspired a lot of people after london _ inspired a lot of people after london 2012, when women's boxing was introduced. _ london 2012, when women's boxing was introduced, and from there i think it has— introduced, and from there i think it has come — introduced, and from there i think it has come on leaps and bounds, so 'ust it has come on leaps and bounds, so just keeps— it has come on leaps and bounds