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norway's karsten warholm beats his own world record to win gold in the men's 400 metre hurdles.stry in the uk has welcomed the government's decision to abandon plans for a further change to its traffic—light system for international travel. it had been considering an amber watch list of countries at risk of being put onto the red list, which requires hotel quarantine on return to the uk. simonjones reports. getting away from it all, but safely. the british government, like administrations around the world, has been grappling with how to allow international travel in an age of covid. people want to go abroad, i understand how much people plan, prepare for the summer holidays, but we've also got to remember that this is still a dangerous virus and that we must try and stop variants coming in and must stop importing variants from the broad so we must have a balanced approach. fin broad so we must have a balanced approach. on monday britain opened _ balanced approach. on monday britain opened its _ balanced approach. on monday britain opened its borders - balanced approach. on monday

the olympics have seen some remarkable feats over the years, but nothing like karsten warholm's. win the 400 metres hurdles, but something extraordinary was happening. world records are supposed to get beaten by fractions. this was on a different planet. commentator: warholm is going to go away to take the win! _ it's gold for norway. 45.94! a shirt—shredding, jaw—dropping moment. he had smashed his old record by the best part of a second. if the world was in wonder, well, so was he. i can't believe the time. a lot of times i've been asked about the perfect race, i said it didn't exist. but this is the closest thing i've ever come. commentators, meanwhile, were left reaching for the superlatives. that performance by karsten warholm is possibly the best i've ever seen. for many, usain bolt�*s blistering 100 metres record of 9.58 had been the pinnacle of athletics, but now that famous landmark has a rival. we always felt there was a potential opportunity for usain to go a bit quicker. this world record ijust think has been taken so far out of the norm, the normal realms, and that i

the olympics have seen some remarkable feats over the years, but nothing like karsten warholm. to win the 400 metres hurdles, but something extraordinary was happening. world records are supposed to get beaten by fractions. this was on a different planet. commentator: warholm is going to go away to take the win! it's gold for norway. 45.94! a shirt—shredding, jaw—dropping moment. he had smashed his old records by the best part of a second. if the world was in wonder, well, so was he. i can't believe the time. a lot of times i've been asked about the perfect race, i said it didn't exist. but this is the closest thing i've ever come. commentators, meanwhile, were left reaching for the superlatives. that performance by karsten warholm is possibly the best i've ever seen. for many, usain bolt�*s blistering 100 metres record of 9.58 had been the pinnacle of athletics but now that famous landmark has our a rival. we always felt there was a potential opportunity for usain to go a bit quicker. this world record i think has been taken so far out of the norm, the normal realms, and that i

were treated to, it was the perfect place for us to get a chance to watch, with benjamin and karsten warholmarholm both going for the world record, under the world record. an incredible race, we knew the 400 metre hurdles on the men's side would be one of the most impressive and entertaining races of the games. not to take the focus off those guys but we are not done, the women's 400 metre hurdles could see another world record as well, as that has been traded back and forth. these are not soft world records, ones that are broken every couple of years, these have not been broken for 20 or 30 years and now the athletes in those events are inspired by one another and we are seeing those world records come down. it seeing those world records come down. . , ., ., ., , down. it it was entertaining today, art of it down. it it was entertaining today, part of it was _ down. it it was entertaining today, part of it was the _ down. it it was entertaining today, part of it was the superman - part of it was the superman celebration by karsten warholm, is he going to be the next big superstar in orthoti

on the track, norway's karsten warholm smashes the world record for the men's aoon hurdles.re was bronze for gb diverjack laugher in the three—metre springboard event in other news: the head of an organisation helping belarusians who have fled abroad has been found dead in the ukrainian capital kyiv. vitaly shishov ran the belarusian house in ukraine. criticism from labour as the government abandons plans for an �*amber watchlist�* of countries for international travel — amid warnings the system was becoming too complex. what impact have the changes to the traffic light system had on your travel plans this summer? let me know — you can get in touch at @vfritznews using #bbcyourquestions gunfire. fighting is raging in helmand province between taliban militants and afghan government forces for control of the southern city of lashka ga. after a drop in rural thefts during coronavirus lockdowns last year — insurers have now issued a warning that gangs are using e—scooters to go to uk farms and steal high—value gps technology. and mowing a meadow in historic style — shire horses

karsten warholm's achievement puts him up there, among the greatest of track athletes.rston�*s been on fire all season. he broke the world record which had stood since 1992, at the barcelona olympics. he broke that at his first race of the season which was pretty unprecedented. we knew then that would be in for great things in tokyo because benjamin came very close to that world record also at the us olympic trials. and karston actually said after he broke the world record in may it's gonna take another world record to win the tokyo gold. and of course, it did. to put it in perspective, he broke that world record by seven tenths of a second, seven tenths. that's unheard of. world records are typically broken by hundreds of a second. so it was an impressive, impressive performance. in the womens�* competition, jamaican sprinter elaine thompson—herah also sealed her place among the immortals, winning the 200m. it's her second gold, she also won the 100m. she peformed the same feat five year ago in rio which makes it a double—double. elaine thompson—herah is the first woma

norway�*s karsten warholm beats his own world record to win gold in the men�*s 400 metre hurdles. include fiat, chrysler and peugeot, is reporting today, as is bmw. then we�*ve got general motors, toyota and honda on wednesday. so we should get a real sense of how the car making sector is doing as we start to exit the pandemic. it�*s widely reported the biggest issue is a shortage of the semi—conductor chips, but this is seen as a temporary problem. the main challenge is the electrification of the industry as governments set limits for the end of petrol and diesel cars. jim holderjoins us editorial director, what car? and autocar. good morning to you. nice to see you again. which will be the standout, do you think? i think you are probably looking to the premium brands, brands like the megawatts, for the merely standout figures. but i think overall we are seeing a positive trend despite the massive headwinds they have been facing into. 0bviously they have had 18 months to forget and the chip crisis is actually another low in the perfect storm but they seem to be managing their sto

morning's athletics is set for a aoo—metres hurdles battle between norway's world record holder karsten warholm the usa's rai benjamin. as the delta variant leads to higher covid infection rates across the world, rich countries are urged to share their excess vaccine doses. vaccines are critical. they are inequitably being rolled out. africa, in the last month according to who, has had an 80% spike in deaths. this is completely unacceptable and unethical. and scaling the heights of physical endurance — we meet the teenager championing the new olympic event of sport climbing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and 8am in tokyo, where a sprinter from belarus who refused her team's order to fly home early from the olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. krystsina tsimanouskaya sought refuge in the polish embassy in tokyo after claiming she was taken to the airport against her will. she had criticised her coaches on social media. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this was the moment earlier this evening when krystsi

karsten warholm smashed the men's world record.urs. the hurdles, it seems, are proving no prayerier to brilliance. andy swiss, bbc news. after a ll after all that, a look at the medals table shows that great britain are in fourth place. our top story this evening. all 16 and 17s in the uk will be offered a covid vaccine. the prime minister starts a two day visit to scotland — but won't meet the country's first minister for talks. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: we'll have the best of the action from japan, including the long wait for gold for andre de grasse. the canadian wins the men's 200 metres in style, in the olympic stadium. the price of timber has risen sharply and the construction industry is struggling to get supplies. the huge boost in demand as more building projects is the main cause of the shortage. at the same time, climate change is increasing the pressure on supplies, with wildfires damaging vast areas of woodland in parts of the world. the uk imports around 80% of its timber and many are calling for

that performance by karsten warholm is possibly the best i have ever seen. andy swiss, bbc news. let's get some reaction to team gb's performance in the cycling from the former olympic champion, sir chris hoy. my colleague ben brown asked him whether there was disappointment that it was silver, not gold, for the team today. i think there are mixed emotions today. the men's team sprint will be delighted with the silver medal, the dutch team were the hot favourites for that event, but for the women team pursuit, laura kenny, katie archibald and their team—mates they were hoping for the gold medal and they were the hot favourites but the german team broke the world record and were in a different class today. jason kenny equals the total medal haul of sir bradley wiggins to become britain's most decorated olympian, how impressive is that? it is hugely impressive and i think that jason does not get enough credit. he has shown longevity, he has shown the ability to cope with pressure and i think he has isjust an understated guy who does not seek any limelight but

second half that helped turn a tied game into a more comfy win for team usa, and on the track karsten warholmf norway winning gold in the men's 400-meter hurdles breaking his own world record. right behind him, american rai benjamin taking silver. let's get a closer look at that gold medal reaction. the internet jumping for joy over these photos. karsten saying after the race, quote, i've spent thousands of hours thinking about this adding that he's been training like a maniac, so a well-deserved win there. and then in women's gymnastics, american jade carey bouncing back after a stumble in the vault finals, but this morning jade is a gold medalist winning the women's floor routine earning the 21-year-old her first gold medal, and finally american allyson felix won her first round heat of the women's 400 meters as she began her quest for a tenth olympic medal. she's now one step away from becoming the most winning women's track and field athlete of all time. and in terms of the medal count, the u.s. held first place overnight, but china has the most gold medals, mona. >> all right, thank you

we had a world record yesterday with norway's karsten warholm.the 400 meters hurdles, everyone had been looking into him because he was in such good form. he's two-time world champion. you can see the shock on his face when he raced past the line and looked up on the clock. he saw the time and he ripped his shirt open like superman. he says it's a bit down to the track and the competition. he had some people running him close. there's also some new shoe technology which is helping, but it doesn't take away from that great performance. laura: incredible. sarah in tokyo, thank you so much. now we turn to the fate of chimpanzees in sierra leone, under threat across africa because the trees where they live are disappearing due to deforestation and other human activity. now sierra leone has become the first country to give the chimpanzee the status of a national amal, the emblem of the country, as it tries to reverse the trend. reporter: a race against extinction. baby chimps left motherless by poachers. if they are unlucky, -- if they are lucky, they

norway's karsten warholm holding off team usa's rai benjamin for gold in the team's 400 hurdles warholmshattering his own world record >> we have just witnessed something truly special. >> reporter: and making her olympic debut. >> felix has taken care of that, no problem >> reporter: u.s. sprinting legend allyson felix cruising into the 400 semifinals, come piecing in her fifth games and first as a mom felix attempting to take another medal home to her husband and daughter >> they're just proud of me. >> a quick update in the basketball world, the men's team knocking out spain kevin durant had 29 points they now advance to the semifinals the women's team remains undefeated they head into the quarterfinals. hoda, back to you. >> thank you so much and, again, the gymnastics squad is on the way over here in a car and we hope they get here quickly. mike tirico is here to fill us in on what is going on mike, this is one of those moments where you could feel the tension. >> what was it like? you were there >> i was just thinking about simone pulling that off under these circumstances. how do

the winner of that event karsten warholm said of his competitor.r on the track, the us sprinter michaeljohnson. if we ever get to a point where the shoes are now allowing the athletes to be superhuman, they're allowing them to do something that not naturally capable of, then that would be a problem. i don't think we're there yet. i think we are allowing the athletes to be as good as they are and the tracks may be actually, this should be a new, this is designed specifically to reduce the frictions when the athlete step on the track, that's making a lot of these times faster as well. jonathan taylor is a sports science expert from teesside university he the science behind this? that technology _ he the science behind this? that technology -- — he the science behind this? that technology -- explain. _ he the science behind this? tngt technology —— explain. the rolling shoes and there's been a lot of research carried out on it. it's all to do the components of the shoes and as you stated earlier on, the form of the shoe and the carbon plate and all of

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in the 400 metres hurdles final, karsten warholm ripped up the record books. ime i've been asked about the perfect race, i said it didn't exist, but this is the closest thing i've ever done. a time and a talent to go down in olympic history. andy swiss, bbc news. team gb won two golds in the sailing within the space of an hour this morning. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell got first place in the men's 49er, after a nail—biting race to the finish line with germany. it's the first time great britain have won a gold medal in that classification. and shortly after giles scott defended his gold medal in the men's finn. that's six consecutive gold medals in for gb in this class. and there was a silver to add to the tally on the water with anna burnet and john gimson getting second place in the mixed nacra 17 class. and that's all the sport for now. of course, there's plenty more from the olympics on the bbc sport website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. nicola sturgeon has confirmed the scottish government will go ahead with plans to end most remaining covid restrictions o

after karsten warholm smashed the men�*s world record, america�*s sydney mclaughlin did the same to theews. that�*s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello there. so far this week, many places have escaped the heavy, thundery showers and stayed dry with some good spells of warm august sunshine. but the end of the week is looking decidedly unsettled with low pressure slap bang on top of us. that�*s going to bring showers or longer spells of rain. it will also turn windy as well. it�*ll feel cooler than what we expect this time of year. so, here it is, this new area of low pressure pushing into western areas as we head through the course of the night, eventually bringing stronger winds, cloud and rain to northern ireland, perhaps into western scotland as well. but for much of the country, after those heavy, thundery showers fade away, it�*s going to be dry for most of us. temperatures lifting, as well, across southern and western areas as the winds pick up. around 1a—15 degrees here, but a few cooler spots further north and east. but it does mean

400 metres hurdles finals, but with the big norwegian name coming up, the world record holder, karsten warholm the eyes of the world will be on simone biles later today, she missed some of her events here, she pulled out of the team event after she had done her initial vault, citing those mental health issues she has been battling, and also a case of "the twisties,", where she wasn't quite sure her mind and body were connecting and doing what she wanted them to do. but she is going to be back, her final opportunity for a metal here will come later in the beam final. let's get the view of somebody who knows the spot well, knows simone biles well. jessica o'byrne is a former gymnast and gymnastics coach. she is here in tokyo. she is also the host of the gymcastic podcaster. i wonder if you are surprised by simone biles deciding to compete in the event, in the beam? i compete in the event, in the beam? . , compete in the event, in the beam? ., ., ., , compete in the event, in the beam? ., ., . , . ~' , beam? i was. it normally takes a while, like, _ beam? i was. it normally takes a while, like, w

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the new women's best follows norway's karsten warholm breaking his own world record in the men's aoom 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| skateboard. absolutely. these l olympics are not over yet but all eyes are on paris for 2024 and sky brown is the youngest ever medallist for britain as 30 years of age —— my 13 years of age and hoping to follow in her footsteps are 213—year—olds who are highly rated. they finished second and third in the uk nationals and there will be looking to make it to paris in a few years. miriam, you stayed up all night to watch her performance. how tired are you and what did you make the

we'll start the morning session with the men's aoom hurdles final which will feature norway's karsten warholm medals will be handed out today, with the men's welterweight division and the women's featherweight coming up. in the velodrome, it could be a good day for britain. both laura and jason kenny will be in action as the women's team pursuit and men's team sprint medals are decided. laura kenny has won the team pursuit at two olympics in a row. and jason kenny has won the team sprint at every games since beijing 2008. and today we will also see the debut of sport climbing at the olympics. with a combination 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 w

yesterday, we had karsten warholm in the hurdles.as such a phenomenal race. we had sidney maclachlan from the usa. she was coming and as the world record holder. she has this battle up against another fellow american. muhammad is the olympic champion. they went head—to—head at the trials. when mclaughlin won and set the record. she won again today, getting to the line just in 51.46 seconds. phenomenal time. really good effort for the second bouncy and springy. some people are saying that he is helping the performances, and we also have shoe technology that many are using. we are seeing that impacting the times that we are getting. below me this morning about 6:30am local time we had the open water swimming as well. ten kilometre swim. american. about two hours in total it takes place in tough conditions as well. it was about 30 degrees in the water. about 85% humidity. it was the brilliant, anna marcel acuna who won the middle and that. thank you very much for that. a festival continues today. public works of art are added to the wal

starts soon with the men's aoom hurdles final which will feature norway's world record holder, karsten warholmth the men's welter—weight division and the women's feather—weight coming up. in the velodrome, it could be a good day for britain's golden couple laura and jason kenny — laura kenny has won the team pursuit at two olympics in a row. and jason kenny has won the team sprint at every games since beijing 2008. and for the first time, we have the new sport climbing event debut today, for the first time at an olympics. fighting in a major 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 t

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the new women's best follows norway's karsten warholm breaking his own world record in the men's 400m mills and eilidh mcintyre won the women's 470 class sailing. hannah's family were watching as the duo brought home the gold. let's hear what hannah's mum, fiona had to say a little earlier this morning. i think everybody breathed a sigh of relief. i was just so relieved for them both. they have worked so hard, they have tried every different approach to tactics, communication and anything else they possibly could to give them that extra little edge and it was just amazing. absolutely amazing. so pleased for them. it is lovely to have had family and friends and members of the yacht club here supporting the girls and doing their bit. i miss not being able to hug her, i so enjoyed that. i should have taken copyright out, i think, on that bit of video footage, but hey, it was just different and i cannot wait to have her home so i can give her a hug. we will of course keep you updated with all of the olympic action over the course of the morning. in the meantime, on to other news now. the

that new women's best follows norway's karsten warholm breaking the men's record as well.the high jump as she hurdles. she has not done quite well in the highjump as she might have hoped, clearing 1.86 metres, she sits third overall after two events. sky brown, 13 years old, what is that all about? bud sky brown, 13 years old, what is that all about?— sky brown, 13 years old, what is that all about? and an olympian. this is one _ that all about? and an olympian. this is one of _ that all about? and an olympian. this is one of the _ that all about? and an olympian. this is one of the new— that all about? and an olympian. this is one of the new olympic i this is one of the new olympic sports, park skateboarding. one lovely thing about this is that all the competitors are so young. maybe this is why the msm much support between the competitors, they have been hugging each other and crying in between performances. the use of the competitors and people competing on the podium has taken everyone by surprise. is sky brown, who is 13 by representing great britain. she took bronze.

rai benjamin taking the silver in the men's 400 meter hurdles right behind norway's karsten warholm whosenew world record. allyson felix in her final appearceft bomg ioin t w00 meters preliminary race, moving one step closer to becoming the most decorated of all time with nine medals already under her belt, and sprinter noah in the final of the men's 200. track and field already seeing two new world records and five new olympic records. off the track brittney reese snagging the silver medal in the long jump in her fourth and final olympics appearance. former dancer valarie allman winning for discus becoming the first from the u.s. to medal in that since 2008 while on the beach, alix klineman and april ross beating out germany for a spot in the semifinals. and on the court, the u.s. men's basketball team overcoming a slow start against spain, superstar kevin durant leading the squad to a win and a place in the semifinals. and tonight, team usa going for two more golds. gabrielle thomas in the 200 meter finals. george? >> okay, james, thanks. >>> now to the pandemic. the u.s. has reached pr

after karsten warholm smashed and's world record yesterday, america's cindy mclauchlan did the same ton's. it is her title, a new world record. _ women's. it is her title, a new world record. two _ women's. it is her title, a new world record. two new - women's. it is her title, a new| world record. two new records women's. it is her title, a new. world record. two new records in “ust 24 world record. two new records in just 24 hours- — world record. two new records in just 24 hours. the _ world record. two new records in just 24 hours. the hurdles, - world record. two new records in just 24 hours. the hurdles, it - just 24 hours. the hurdles, it seems, are proving no barrier to brilliance. in the last hour or so, ben maher has won gold in the individual showjumping event on his horse �*explosion w�* — after a dramatic six—horse jump—off. maher completed his run in 37.85 to pip sweden's peder fredricson by 17 hundredths of a second and claim the gold — the netherlands�* maikel van der vleuten finished in third. it is a second olympic title for maher — after winning gold in the team jum