the headlined belonged to letsile tebogo who won gold.t was a first in botswana's history as tebogo came home with a winning time of 19.46 seconds ahead of americans kenneth bednarek with liles having to settle for bronze. ., ., ., ., bronze. for me, i am not an arrogant— bronze. for me, i am not an arrogant or— bronze. for me, i am not an arrogant or a _ bronze. for me, i am not an arrogant or a loud _ bronze. for me, i am not an arrogant or a loud person i bronze. for me, i am not an l arrogant or a loud person like no other, so i believe in athletics.— no other, so i believe in athletics. . . �*, �* ., athletics. france's ben'amin thomas athletics. france's ben'amin rhomas at i athletics. france's ben'amin thomas lit up i athletics. france's ben'amin thomas lit up the h athletics. france's benjamin| thomas lit up the velodrome athletics. france's benjamin - thomas lit up the velodrome and delighted fans in winning gold despite coming off his bike. the 28—year—old was fourth in tokyo previously but finished 11 points clear of portugal w

the race was won by letsile tebogo who claimed botswana's first ever olympic gold after which their presidentimmediately needed treatement at the side of the track before being taken away in a wheelchair. he has asthma and battled to catch his breath, later saying he'd been coughing through the night before and had taken as much medication as legally could. lyles posted on social media that despite his 100 metres title it wasn't the olympics he'd dreamed of, and he believes it's come to an end. he didn't appear in the relay heats on friday morning. i hope everyone enjoyed the show, he went on. "whether you were rooting for me or against me, you have to admit you watched, didn't you?" before signing off "sincerely, your world's fastest man for the next 4 years!" despite that disappointment, the usa continue to reign supreme on the track at the stade de france. no athlete has been more dominant than sydney mclaughlin—levrone who broke the world record in winning gold in the 400 metres hurdles. her new mark of 50.37 seconds is the sixth time she's lowered the world best since 2021. this is an

the headlines belong to botswana's letsile tebogo though, who won gold.ympic gold in botswana's history — as tebogo came home in a winning time of 19.46 seconds, ahead of the americans�* kenny bednarek, who took silver, with lyles having to settle for bronze. for me, i can be the face because i'm not an arrogant or loud person like noah, so i believe noah is the face of athletics. france's benjamin thomas lit up the olympic velodrome. and delighted the home fans by winning gold in the men's omnium despite coming off his bike. the 28—year—old was fourth in tokyo three years ago, but finished 11 points clear of portugal's iuri leitao with belgium's fabio van den bossche taking bronze. the omnium is made up of four different endurance races — the scratch, tempo, elimination and points — with riders scoring points in each for an overall total. team usa basketball survived a scare against serbia in the semifinals on thursday. the united states trailed by as much as 17 points in the second half, but outscored serbia 32—15 in the final period to narrowly escape

the centre of attraction on the open—top bus was letsile tebogo, who won the country's first ever olympicrt of the botswana team that won silver in the men's four by four — hundred metres relay. still to come on newsday — we'll look at what effect the social media chat between elon musk and donald trump might have had on the race for the white house. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. a bbc investigation has found that a priest in blackburn, who was assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, was given a six—figure pay—off by the church of england. canon andrew hindley, was subject to five police investigations, including — into allegations of sexual assault, but was never charged. he's always strongly denied any wrongdoing. aleem maqbool, has this exclusive report. and welcome to blackburn cathedral... for more than 30 years, canon andrew hindley worked for the church in and around blackburn. over that time, he faced allegations of abuse. it led to five police investigations, including two involving sexual assault, though he was never charged and has alw

lyles outrun by botswana's letsile tebogo and his own teammate, kenny bednarek. there? >> what's your message to all the fans out there? >> stay tuned. tomorrow is going to be fire. i'm not finished. >> reporter: immediately after the race, lyles appeared winded, laying on his back and looking as though he was having trouble breathing, then he went to get medical attention, taken off the track in a wheelchair. lyles, in a mask, later revealing why. >> i woke up early, about 5:00 a.m. on tuesday morning, and i was feeling really horrible. i knew it was more than just being sore from the 100. you know, woke up the doctors, and we reporter: qus swirling tested, and, unfortunately, they came up that i was positive for covid. >> reporter: questions swirling whether lyles should have been allowed to compete with covid. u.s. track and field saying they followed all olympic guidelines, releasing a statement saying in part, after a thorough medical evaluation, noah chose to compete tonight. we respect his decision and will continue to monitor his condition closely. in all, team

more than 30,000 people have filled botswa na's national stadium to welcome home the sprinter letsile tebogomedal at the paris games. tebogo was also part of the botswana team that won silver in the men's four by 4 x 100 metres relay. all the athletes who represented the country at the games were taken round the stadium in an open top bus as spectators including the president mokgweetsi masisi cheered and waved flags. around the world and across the uk, this is bdc news. —— bbc news. you are alive with bbc news. the huge wildfires in greece that have been threatening the capital of athens have been brought under control. at least one person has died while dozens have been injured and thousands have had to leave their homes. but the authorities remain on high alert for potential flareups amid soaring temperatures. our correspondent is in greece and she sent us this update from one of the worst affected suburbs of athens. if you were here with me, you'd be able to smell the ash around me, the smell of charred ground. and there's still this dry heat here in athens. which is why you can see some

botswana's letsile tebogo took gold, with america's kenneth bednarek finishing second.sational 0lympic iioom hurdles gold. team gb�*s ellie aldridge took gold in the women's kite surfing. this is the first time the sport has been included in the olympics. there has been a show of unity between the us and china as san diego zoo officially opened its new panda enclosure to the public. yun chuan is a five—year—old male while xin bao is a four—year—old female. the pair are the first pandas to enter the united states in 21 years. the zoo's president says their new residents will bring joy to their visitors and symbolise the power of international conservation efforts. that's some good news out of san diego. stay with us here on bbc news. thanks so much for watching. you can get the latest on our website bbc.com/news. we have analysis and headlines from all of our correspondence there and also you can find the latest on our bbc news app. you can watch us live there and get headlines from around the world at every hour of the day. stay with us. hello there. we did have a lot o

let's start on the track and what run from botswana's letsile tebogo — who claimed a surprise olympicinning time, 19.46 seconds, ahead of the american's kenny bednarek, who took silver, with lyles having to settle for bronze. it emerged after the race that lyles had tested positive for covid and had to be helped off the track in a wheelchair. france's benjamin thomas lit up the olympic velodrome and delighted the home fans by winning gold in the men's omnium despite coming off his bike. the 28—year—old was fourth in tokyo three years ago, but finished 11 points clear of portugal's iuri leitao, with belgium's fabio van den bossche taking bronze. the omnium is made up of four different endurance races —

let's start on the track and what run from botswana's letsile tebogo — who claimed a surprise olympic—metres gold medal, denying noah lyles a sprint double at paris 202a. it's a first olympic gold of all time for botswana. tebogo's winning time, 19.46 seconds, ahead of the american's kenny bednarek, who took silver, with lyles having to settle for bronze. it emerged after the race that lyles had tested positive for covid and had to be helped off the track in a wheelchair. france's benjamin thomas lit up the olympic velodrome and delighted the home fans by winning gold in the men's omnium despite coming off his bike. the 28—year—old was fourth in tokyo three years ago, but finished 11 points clear of portugal's iuri leitao, with belgium's fabio van den bossche taking bronze. the omnium is made up of four different endurance races — the scratch, tempo, elimination and points — with riders scoring points in each for an overall total. china won its sixth gold medal in diving on thursday as it stays on track for an unprecedented sweep of all eight at the games. china has dominated diving f

instead, it was swan as letsile tebogo, who took the goal, the 21-year-old with a really special night, he dedicated the win to his mom who passed away in may, talking and africa can records. he finished ahead of kenneth bednarek, who took silver. he actually had his mom's birthday written on his spikes. i did get to witness though, a 12 23 of golds, the stats of france for team usa, there was a massive victory for the team co-captain sydney mclaughlin-levrone is smashing her own world record to successfully defend her tokyo crown. in the women's 400 meters hurdles. she admitted she was 1,000% nervous ahead of a start of the race, billed as a head together heads against femke bol. but you'd never have known it was a class apart as she became three-time olympic gold medal winner with a big silver medal for anna cockrell we'll as well, there was a massively emotional gold for tara davis-woodall in the women's long jump. she admitted she nearly gave it all off after tokyo, but battled back from depression to put herself on the top step of that podium and that is exactly why grant holloway

let's start on the track, and what a run from botswana's letsile tebogo, who claimed a surprise 0lympiced off the track in a wheelchair. katarina johnson—thompson leads the olympic heptathlon after the first day of competition at the stade de france. johnson—thompson regained her advantage after clocking 21.41; seconds in the 200—metres. her main rival is belgium's nafi thiam, and the pair briefly swapped places following the evening's shot put session. but it's kjt who leads with a combined 4055 points, 48 more than thiam and 99 ahead of the united states' anna hall. to a stunning performance now from sydney mclaughlin—levrone in the women's aoo—metres hurdles, which saw her win gold in a new world record time of 50.37 seconds. mclaughlin—levrone was uncatchable on the final straight, the defending champion improving on her own record time set earlier this year, and was far ahead of compatriot anna cockrell, who won silver in a personal—best time of 51.87, and the netherlands' femke bol, who won bronze in 52.15. a gold for team gb in the sailing earlier thanks to ellie aldridge to brin

letsile tebogo won it. lyles had to leave with assistance.he had covid. in marseille, a first look at the sprinters with the sail. kite boarders reach up to 40 mph, then risk it all around the bends. nolot is in the water! ellie aldridge taking the lead. that fall came in the final and changed the race for the briton. ellie aldridge clear for gold in this sport's olympic debut. could you have believed you would be standing here with a kiting gold medal? no! it's crazy. incredible. we haven't had the easiest conditions. it's been really tricky. but yeah, it's been really cool. i hope everyone watches it on tv and thinks the same thing. emma finucane took bronze in the kirin. she called her second medal of these games surreal. a feeling perhaps too for cindy ngamba, in the ring representing the refugee olympic team, and fighting for its first medal. for the last 15 years she has lived in bolton. she trains with british boxers, but still awaits a uk passport. in blue, from panama... she lost this semifinal by split decision, but she had done wha

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