lamont marcelljacobs' shock victory the first by a european in this event since 1992.crowned. well, what a moment this is. in a sport dominated by one man for so long, track and field tonight finally has a new star. jacobs' remarkable victory representing a tearing up of the established order in olympic sprinting. it's amazing, fantastic. it's a gold medal, it's forever. a gold medal is forever in my home and i'm very happy. a devastated hughes, meanwhile, telling me what happened. my left calf cramped up on me. when i went in my set position, itjust cramped and i couldn't hold back. ijust ended up moving. i know for a fact if i was in that race, i would have got a medal, there's no doubt about it. as recently as three years ago, jacobs was a long jumper. his switch proving to be one of the most inspired in sporting history. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. in other news from the games, a belarusian sprinter has accused her country of trying to forcibly repatriate her for criticising her coaches. krystsina tsimanouskaya says she was taken to the airport in tokyo against her

in the last few minutes the italian sprinter lamont marcelljacobs has won the men's 100—metres finaln tokyo. earlier there was gold for team gb's max whitlock — the gymnast retains the olympic pommel horse title. i can't even describe the feeling. i feel completely overwhelmed and it feels very, very surreal. another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. employers who still have staff on furlough will have to start contibuting 20 per cent of workers�* wages from today. and coming up later this hour, witness history. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo olympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. and in the last few minutes, italy's lamont marcelljacobs has taken gold in the 100m final. it means a new olympic champion for the first time since 2008. but heartb

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lamont marcelljacobs shocks the world to wins italy's first 100 the world to win italy's first 100 metres programme... a chaotic start to the hungarian grand prix cost the big names dear and results in a surprise winner. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. max whitlock has been hailed as britain's greatest ever gymnast after he retained his olympic title with a sublime performance in tokyo to win gold in the men's pommel horse. it's a victory that sees the 28 year old become just the sixth briton to win at least six olympic medals. john watson was at the ariake gymnastics centre to witness whitlock�*s wonderful world class win. max whitlock defending his title he won in 2016. it was a nerd nerveless display. which be toppled. he has been the man to beat. he's had i had targets on his back but he couldn't be overhauled. he was naturally delighted to have won a third olympic gold. i delighted to have won a third olympic gold-— delighted to have won a third olm-uicold. �* ,. , olympic gold. i can't even describe the feeling- — olympic gold. i can't even describe the feeling- i _ ol

and in the last hour, italy's lamont marcelljacobs has taken an unexpected gold in the 100m final.ere's a new 0lympic champion for the first time since 2008 but heartbreak for britain's zharnel hughes who was disqualified after a false start. in the gymnastics, max whitlock retained his 0lympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. the 28—year—old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event. in the bmx freestyle — charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and becomes the first woman to complete a 360 degree backflip in competition. duncan brooks took bronze in the men's event — britain have now won a medal in all four bmx events. and, there was further success in the swimming with silver in the men's medley relay. britain have now won a record eight medals in the pool. with four medals, duncan scott becomes britain's most decorated athlete at an olympic games. let's find out more about today's action from marc edwards at bbc sport centre. good afternoon. as we've been hearing max whitlock retained his 0lympic pomme

onto a dramatic day on the track, and lamont marcelljacobs is the fastest man on earth. clear to win in 9.80 seconds. american fred kerley took silver ahead of canada's andre de grasse, who won a second successive olympic bronze in third. you might have noticed that lane three was empty in that race. that's because britain's zharnel hughes was disqualified for a false start. ifi if i was in that finals, i would've definitely walked away with a medal. no doubt about it._ definitely walked away with a medal. no doubt about it.— no doubt about it. people watching at home tonight _ no doubt about it. people watching at home tonight might _ no doubt about it. people watching at home tonight might not - no doubt about it. people watching i at home tonight might not understand why in that moment that happened, and the way your body reacted. i just need you to explain why or how one of the biggest moments of your life... it one of the biggest moments of your life... ., , ., one of the biggest moments of your life... .,, ., ., one of the biggest moments of your life... ., ., y on

onto a dramatic day on the track and lamont marcelljacobs the history maker.ive italy its first ever medal in the event. jacobs, who only switched away from long jump in 2018 and had never gone under ten seconds until this year.... until this year, streaked clear to win in 9.80 seconds. american fred kerley took silver ahead of canada's andre de grasse who won a second successive olympic bronze in third. you might have noticed that lane three was empty in that race. that's because britain's zharnel hughes was disqualified for a false start. i would've definitely walked away with a medal. it was out of my control. i can't describe it. second time again. just disappointed. italy also made history in the men's highjump as gianmarco tamberi shared gold with qatar's mutaz essa barshim. they couldn't be split having recorded best clearances of 2.37 metres. they were offered a jump—off, but in a moment of sportsmanship agreed to share the title. it's the firstjoint olympic podium in athletics since 1912. venezuela's two—time world champion yulimar rojas set a new wor

the headlines: the italian sprinter lamont marcelljacobs has won the men's 100—metres final in tokyo.for team gb gymnast max whitlock — who retained his 0lympic title in the pommel horse final. another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — such as discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. now, on bbc news... ahead of the paralympics injapan, the bbc�*s disability correspondent introduces us to five people who have experienced important moments in the history of disability. hello, i'm nikki fox. thanks forjoining me at the queen elizabeth olympic park here in london ahead of the summer 2020 paralympic games. in this special edition of witness history, we're looking back at some important moments in the recent history of disability and sport. coming up: a medallist who competed at the first paralympic games. we'll hear about the special olympics for those with learning disabilities. away from sport, we'll find out why students at america's deaf only univer

in the last few minutes the italian sprinter lamont marcelljacobs has won the men's100—metres final ingymnast retains the olympic pommel horse title. i can't even describe the feeling. i feel completely overwhelmed and it feels very, very surreal. another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys.

italy have won a men's hundred metres medal for the first time and it was gold thanks to lamont marcelljacobshing in nine point eight seconds as he claimed gold. american fred kerley took silver ahead of canada's andre de grasse who won a second successive 0lympic bronze in third. you might have noticed that lane three was empty in that race. that's because britain's zharnel hughes was disqualified for a false start. ifi if i was in the final i would definitely have walked away with a medal. no doubt about it. it was out of my control. unfortunately my calf cramps when i went up on set and i moved. i can't describe it. it hurts a lot. second time again. i'm just disappointed. swimmer duncan scott has become the first british athlete to win four medals at a single games. he now has a gold and three silvers, after the men's 4x100 metres medley relay team finished second behind the united states. the americans broke the world record to win it, caleb dressel ending his 0lympics with five gold medals. team gb can celebrate their best swimming haul at a games — they've won eight medals in all. you

lamont marcelljacobs is the fastest man on earth.the men's 100m final to give italy its first ever medal in the event. jacobs, who only switched away from long jump in 2018 and had never gone under 10 seconds until this year, streaked clear to win in 9.80 seconds. american fred kerley took silver ahead of canada's andre de grasse who won a second successive olympic bronze in third. you might have noticed that lane three was empty in that race. that's because britain's zharnel hughes was disqualified for a false start. if i was in the finals i would definitely have walked away with the meadow, no doubt about it. the thing as it was out of my control. unfortunately my calf cramped when i went up and i moved. i can't describe it. it hurts a lot. second time again. i'm just disappointed. swimmer duncan scott has become the first british athlete to win four medals at a single games. he now has a gold and three silvers, after the men's axioo metres medley relay team finished second behind the united states. the americans broke the world re

also in tokyo, a shock in the men's 100 metres — a gold medalfor italy's lamont marcelljacobs. parts of some tourist towns have had to be evacuated.