earlier, my colleague lucy hockings spoke to mandy young who set up adrenaline alley skate park in corbytte worthington and declan brooks both trained. she said she never expected this success. we've known all along they've got the potential but to get the gold and, obviously, the bronze the way they did was phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal. so, paint us a picture of you watching the event and your reaction. myself and my husband were obviously keeping our eyes open and we just watched charlotte's first run and we were like, "what's going to happen here?" but obviously when she pulled off that well first and finished her run we were just ecstatic, running around, crying, tears running down my husband's face. we just couldn't believe it. we knew charlotte had the potential for a medal but to get it the way she did blew us all away. it was so emotional. what did you think it will mean to charlotte to win gold? oh, sky's the limit for charlotte. she's such wonderful person and she's worked so hard for this. the future is so bright for her and she's just going to go onwards and upwards. it'

with some of today's other stories from the olympics, here's lucy hockings.se olympics. kenya's faith kipyegon has retained the olympic women's 1500—metre title to put an end to dutch athlete sifan hassan�*s bid for an unprecedented track treble. kipyegon broke the 33—year—old olympic record set by romanian paula ivan at the seoul games as she clocked three minutes 53.11 seconds. joshua cheptegei has made up for his silver in the 10,000—metres to win the 5000—metre olympic title, succeeding two—time champion mo farah. the 24—year—old ugandan world record—holder in the distance timed 12 minutes 58.15 seconds. and in the women's 400 final, shaunae miller—uibo of the bahamas took gold. that's back—to—back olympic titles for the 27—year—old after her victory in rio five years ago. to cycling, and laura kenny has become team gb�*s most decorated female olympian as she and team—mate katie archibald won a cycling gold in the women's madison final. and in the women's hockey, the netherlands have beaten argentina 3—1 in the final to take the gold medal. you'll remembe

i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on day 15 of the olympics.tler in the boxing in the flow rates. tom daley taking the bronze in the ten metre platform diving, his second medal of the games. chinese athlete took the gold. in the last hour, two british men took the last hour, two british men took the silver for team the last hour, two british men took the silverfor team gb, with denmark taking the gold. i am ben, back in london with the other main news... gunfire. the

this is bbc news — i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on the closing day of the olympics.fends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. lauren price wins the women's middleweight final becoming the first welsh boxer to claim olympic gold. the us women's basketball team win its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90—75 victory over home team japan. in other news: 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.

this is bbc news — i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on the closing day of the olympics.eam gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. lauren price wins the women's middleweight final becoming the first welsh boxer to claim olympic gold. the us women's basketball team win its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90—75 victory over home team japan. in other news: 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. and, thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. a warm welcome to tokyo where the olympics has and there's been plenty of a

i'm lucy hockings in tokyo with our main olympic headlines. worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. there was a record eighth medal in the pool for team gb — silver in the men's ax100m medley relay. and a seventh olympic medalfor emma mckeown, as australia won the women's race. and i'm lukwesa burak in london with the rest of the day's headlines. young people in england are to be offered covid jab incentives, such as discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys, in a bid to boost vaccine uptake. the taliban ramp up their offensive on afghan citiies, with reports of heavy fighting in lashkar gah in helmand province.

galal yafai took the the men's flyweight title — and earlier my colleague lucy hockings caught up withpeak to him just after the bout. how was that? it was crazy. i got the message and then all of a sudden i said, "sure, let's do it on zoom," it clicked the link straightaway and i was chatting to him. it was brilliant. what about that moment in the very first round when your brother, so many people sitting in their seat, he knocked down his opponent very quickly in the first round. what was your reaction? it was a dream start. from that moment it gave me even more confidence than what i already had. i was just over the moon that not only did he win the olympic gold but the performances he has had throughout have been unreal. and you particularly know what the journey is like to get to an olympics. five or six years ago galal was working in a car factory. tell us what he had to do to get where he is today. he was working at land rover, he wasn't even boxing properly, he was just doing bits. but he got into gb, qualified in six months, went to rio, unfortunately he lost to the cuban but

it is the penultimate day of the olympics — day 15 — and lucy hockings is in tokyo with the latest.ar wait for the athletics gold medal is over. a farmer's san has taken the men's javelin title with a throw of 87.58 metres, launching himself into the history books in the process. we had very quickly from india's prime minister, tweeting him and congratulating him on social media, praising his unparalleled grit. so much reaction to this story on social media. everyone in india seems ecstatic with the result and there is the tweet. congratulations to him, he played with remarkable passion and showed unparalleled grit. the other big sporting news here is joy here grit. the other big sporting news here isjoy here injapan because they won their first olympic gold medal in baseball. they beat the united states 2—0 on saturday. it is a long way to come for their country's most beloved sport, the japanese are passionate about baseball and are ecstatic about the victory. united states has one gold in the relay. the victory means that alison has won an 11th olympic gold medal, becoming the mo

i'm lucy hockings in tokyo with our main olympic headlines. another gold for team gb at the tokyo games. charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. there was a record eighth medal in the pool for team gb in the men's 4x100 metre medley relay. and a seventh olympic medal for emma mckeown as australia win the women's race. american gymnast simone biles has withdrawn from monday's floor final, but has yet to decide whether to compete in the beam final on tuesday. and i'm lukwesa burak in london with the rest of the day's headlines. young people in england are to be offered covid jab incentives — such as discounts from uber and deliveroo — in a bid to boost vaccine uptake. the taliban ramp up their offensive on afghan cities, with reports of heavy fighting in lashkar gah in helmand province. and large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after yea rs of environmental protests. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a warm welcome to day nine of the olympic games. everyone is tal

this is bbc news, i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on the closing day of the olympics. tea m team gb cyclist jason kenny defences title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. usa women's basketball team when its seventh consecutive gold medal with 890-75 seventh consecutive gold medal with 890—75 victory over home team japan. i'm ben in london, in other news reports from northern afghanistan say there is heavy fighting in laua where taliban militants are trying to be pushed back. double vaccinated people travelling from france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. —— heavy fighting in kanduz. grease fighting fire, the country faces its most intense heatwave in years. and the anniversary of amsterdam's first gay pride parade as people take to the streets. hello everyone and a very warm welcome to tokyo on the final day of these olympic games. there has been plenty of action so far with a good final hole for team gb that started with a gold medalforjason kenny. in the men's kieren cycling event in the veladrome. that now makes kenny britain's mos

but first lucy hockings is in tokyo for us and a little earlier i asked what her impressions had beenover the past few weeks. actually, a real roller—coaster. arriving here in tokyo at the beginning of the games none of us knew what to expect. so many restrictions on the media and on the athletes as well, cooped up in their rooms at times, having to do daily testing, difficulties in training for some of them as well. i mean, there's constant concern about the pandemic and then we saw these rising covid numbers every day that we were reporting on. at one point in time the balloon to around 5000 cases a day and it felt at times that that might overshadow these games but, martin, the stories of inspiration came thick and fast. every day it felt like there was a story that would bring people to tears and then the sport really worked its magic and for the host nation, japan, they'd had this incredible record haul, 27 goals, far better than they were expecting in many respects. they've got a brother and sister who both won medals in thejudo, young dynamic skateboarders who were only 12 and

motorway near athens but it has been it is the penultimate day of the olympics — day 15 — and lucy hockingstest. india's more than 100 years wait for an athletics gold medal is over. he is taking the gold with a further 87.4 is taking the gold with a further 87.1; metres, launching himself into the history books in the process. we heard from india's prime minister tweeting him and congratulating him on social media, praising his unparalleled grit. so much reaction to the story on social media. everyone ending we in india seems ecstatic. there is the tweet. the other big sporting news here isjoy injapan other big sporting news here isjoy in japan because other big sporting news here isjoy injapan because they have won their first olympic gold medal in baseball by beating the united states 2—0 on saturday. it is a long waited crown for their country's most beloved sport, the japanese are passionate about baseball and are ecstatic about baseball and are ecstatic about this victory. and the united states has won gold in the 4x4 relay. the us victory in this relay means that allyson felix has wo

i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on day 15 of the olympics. the headlines at 10.003m: the first gold of the day for team gb goes to goes to galal yafai, beating carlo paalam from the philippines in the flyweight boxing. success in the pool, with tom daley taking the bronze in the 10m platform diving — his second medal of the games. china's cao yuan took the gold. i'm ben mundy, back in london, with the day's other main news. the united states and britain urge their remaining citizens in afghanistan to leave immediately because of the worsening security situation. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality would await them. the end of most coronavirus restrictions in wales — no more limits on meeting indoors and an end to rules on social distancing. jackpot — students at the university of sussex are given the chance to win £5,000 if they can prove they've had two doses of a covid vaccine or they are medically exempt. a warm welcome to tokyo, where the olympics has entere

this is bbc news — i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on the closing day of the olympics.'m mariko outside the stadium. we will be looking back at what the games have meant forjapan. team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. lauren price wins the women's middleweight final becoming the us women's basketball team win its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90—75 victory over home teamjapan. in other news: reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. 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. an emotional lionel messi as he confirms he's leaving fc barcelona. a warm welcome to tokyo where the olympics has entered its closing day. the closing ceremony has just started. it's been such a memorable games inside and outside of the arena, all set with the backdrop of the pandemic. in a moment,

i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on day 15 of the olympics. china's cao yuan took the gold. i'm ben mundy, back in london, with the day's other main news. the united states and britain urge their remaining citizens in afghanistan to leave immediately because of the worsening security situation. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality

this is bbc news, i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on the closing day of the olympics.ing in laua where taliban militants are trying to be pushed back. double vaccinated people travelling from france to the uk will no longer have

i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on day 15 of the olympics. the headlines at 11.003m: they are beating the fill opinion wrestler in the boxing in the flow rates. tom daley taking the bronze in the ten metre platform diving, his second medal of the games. chinese athlete took the gold. in the last hour, two british men took the last hour, two british men took the silver for team the last hour, two british men took the silverfor team gb, with denmark taking the gold. i am ben, back in london with the other main news... gunfire. the united states and britain urge the remaining forces in afghanistan to leave the area immediately, because of the worsening security situation. we are extremely concerned _ worsening security situation. we are extremely concerned about - worsening security situation. we are extremely concerned about the - worsening security situation. we are. extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in the cities for the taliban attacks and what brutalities will await them. the end of coronavirus _ brutalities will a

i'm lucy hockings in tokyo with our main olympic headlines.oor final, but has yet to decide whether to compete in the beam final on tuesday. and i'm lukwesa burak in london with the rest of the day's headlines. young people in england are to be offered covid jab incentives —

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and i'm lucy hockings, in tokyo, where it's been a day of world record smashes and upsets.he latest in a moment. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to quarantine on arrivalfrom france —— as part of a shake—up of coronavirus travel rules in england, scotland and northern ireland. seven more european countries have been added to the green list, while spain will remain amber despite concerns about covid variants there. other changes include —— india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates, switching from red to amber meaning arrivals from those countries will no longer have to quarantine in government—approved accommodation. while austria, germany, slovenia, slovakia, latvia, romania and norway will be moved onto the green list. but georgia and mexico have been now be added to the red list — the highest level of restrictions. this report from our transport correspondent, caroline davies. a near empty swimming pool, few tents pitched and no—one propping up the bar. this would normally be the

let's get more from lucy hockings, who's in tokyo for us. a warm welcome to tokyo.amas and he has won gold in the men's 400 metres. grabbing bronze... another gold for the us as well and it was quite dramatic in the pole vault. katie of the us taking that title, you can see her looking absolutely thrilled. tears for her as she powered to her victory. an incredible performance in the pool by 14—year—old. .. incredible performance in the pool by 14—year—old... in the ten metre diving. what is remarkable here is all sevenjudges diving. what is remarkable here is all seven judges awarded her perfect hands for her second and fourth dives and the gold medal. dramatic shoot—out win over australia in the men's final as well. happening just a few hours ago. let's speak to helen richerson walsh, who played in the rio olympics as well, winning gold. she is now a psychologist and joins me now. it came down to a shoot—out in the men's final. what did you make of it? it shoot-out in the men's final. what did you make of it?— shoot-out in the men's final. what did you make of it?

i'm lucy hockings in tokyo — where it's day fourteen of the olympics — the headlines: in the velodrome prices. because we have seen a record increase in fossil fuel prices, not just gas and electricity but also petrol and diesel we have fed that

lucy hockings in tokyo rounds up the action. hi, everyone, a well morgan back to tokyo.ch to talk about, tokyo. there's so much to talk about. but _ tokyo. there's so much to talk about, but let's _ tokyo. there's so much to talk about, but let's start _ tokyo. there's so much to talk about, but let's start with - tokyo. there's so much to talk l about, but let's start with what's been happening on the track, a massive triumph for the jamaican sprinter elaine thompson her own. five years ago in rio, she became the first woman in 28 years to achieve the 100 metre, 200 metre sprint double. now she's gone on to the double double. two golds in rio, two golds in tokyo, and look at her here crossing the finish line. looking happy but also making it look so easy. injune, she was barred by world athletics from running in the 400 metres because of her raised levels of testosterone. let's talk now about what's being described here in tokyo around the world as one of the greatest race in olympic history. norway's castro 0lympic history. norway's castro home winning gold in the men'

i'm lucy hockings in tokyo — today's headlines from the olympics.allists — taking gold and bronze in the skateboarding experts are set to recommend all 16 and 17—year—olds in the uk should be offered a covid vaccine — with the aim of driving down infections.

here's lucy hockings in tokyo.rst openly transgender athlete to compete in a different gender category to which she was born. she failed to stay in the running, though, and after three failed lifts crashed out of the final. hubbard's entry in the olympics is being seen as many, though, as a landmark moment for inclusion and for diversity. others have argued, though, that she has an unfair physiological advantage and that her presence undermines the struggle for women to be treated equally in sport. dutch runner sifan hassan is on course for an historic olympic treble. ethiopian born hassan put on a masterclass in distance running to claim gold in the 5000 metres, surging clear of the field with around 250 metres to go. just 12 hours earlier, she won another race, her 1500 metre heats, that was despite falling over because of a collision and a last lap and then she came at the very back of that field to win the race. it was amazing to watch. in the women's football, canada has stunned the four times champions, the u

i'm lucy hockings in tokyo — today's headlines from the olympics.eam usa's sydney mclaughlin smashes her own world record and gets gold in the 400 metre hurdles. and a gold medalfor team gb's hannah mills and eilidh mcintyre in the women's a70 sailing class, making hannah mills the most successful female sailing olympian of all time. japan's kokona hiraki and great britain's sky brown become their countries youngest ever medallists — taking gold and bronze in the skateboarding experts are set to recommend all 16 and 17—year—olds in the uk should be offered a covid vaccine — with the aim of driving down infections. anything we can do to improve vaccination rates, including going to below the age of18, 16, 17—year—olds, clearly will be a good thing, to get as many people vaccinated as possible, with both doses of the vaccine. if you want to get in touch with your views on any of today's stories — including the idea of giving vaccines to children — i'm... lebanon is holding a day of national mourning to mark the first anniversary of a massive warehouse

i'm lucy hockings in tokyo — where it's day fourteen of the olympics — the headlines: in the velodromeura kenny could become the first british woman to win gold at three olympic games and a third successive hockey medal for great brtain�*s women — as they beat india 4—3. argentina will play the netherlands in the final. and in today's other news...... energy bills for millions of households across the uk are to go up this winter. the energy watchdog says the increase is needed because of rising wholesale prices. because we have seen a record increase in fossil fuel prices, not just gas and electricity but also petrol and diesel we have fed that through to the calculation. most remaining coronavirus restrictions in wales will be scrapped from tomorrow — limits on the number of people that can meet indoors will end, social distancing rules will ease — and nightclubs can reopen. a fifth of all the uk's covid, hospital patients are aged between 18 and 3a — doctors warn of the dangers facing the young and unvaccinated — we've a special report. firefighters in greece continue to battle wildf

more now on the olympic games — we can cross to my colleague lucy hockings in tokyo.s track, jamaican elaine thompson—herah has achieved the incredible also. five years ago in rio, she became the first woman for 28 years to achieve the 100m—200m sprint double. now she's gone on to do the double double — two golds in rio, two golds in tokyo. look at her crossing the finish line. she makes it look so easy! christine mboma came second, taking silver for namibia. injune, she was barred by world athletics from running in the 400 metres because of her raised levels of testosterone. and in what's been described as one of the greatest races in olympics history... norway's karston warholm won gold in the men's 400 metre hurdle in a world—record time of 45.94 seconds. it's the first time anyone has run the event in less than 46 seconds. he has tweeted that now he is an olympic champion and has a world record, his biggest dream has now become reality. as we've been hearing — the jamaican elaine thompson—herah has achieved the incredible — she became the first woman for 28 years