thank you very much, - mariko oi. we will come back to mariko 0i. tanya dendrinos. we will take a look at the sport now. tanya, there's plenty to look forward to — including the final day of action in the pool. exactly right, a big finale for swimming tokyo 2020, the action of course getting under way in a few minutes' time but who do we look out for? us hotshot caeleb dressel backed a world record yesterday in the 100m butterfly event, looking to add another two medals to his start, already he has one three gold at tokyo, but can he make it five? we will have to wait duncan scott is searching for success in the man's relay. 0ne success in the man's relay. one of the main events, the men's 100 metres sprint. it of the main events, the men's 100 metres sprint.— 100 metres sprint. it is the blue ribbon _ 100 metres sprint. it is the blue ribbon event, - 100 metres sprint. it is the blue ribbon event, we - 100 metres sprint. it is the blue ribbon event, we all l 100 metres sprint. it is the - blue ribbon event, we all think of athletics and we think of

mariko, lookin: the covid numbers. mariko, looking forward, _ the covid numbers.bers. mariko, looking forward, do you - the covid numbers. mariko,| looking forward, do you have the covid numbers. mariko, i looking forward, do you have a sense of what the legacy for these games will be for the city of tokyo and forjapan? everything that they were supposed to be about a regeneration of sorts, you know, putting this face forward globally, that was taken away. indeed, one thing that will be interesting to watch as the financial impact. this was by far the most expensive summer games for tokyo to host. the official number is about $15 billion that they spend, but lots of experts say they probably spent about $25 billion, and of course they are not going to see any financial benefit because they didn't have any foreign visitors, and also, inaudible the stadiums, so what will happen to all the money that was spent, basically inaudible... printing more inaudible. .. printing more money. inaudible... printing more money. so what is going to be the impact on the economy wil

mariko there from to 0, athletes. mariko there from tokyo. and _ athletes.o there from tokyo. and we _ athletes. mariko there from tokyo, and we will- athletes. mariko there from tokyo, and we will return i athletes. mariko there from i tokyo, and we will return to the olympics shortly. let's bring you this news. meanwhile, the head of an organisation helping belarusians who've fled abroad has gone missing in ukraine. vitaly shishov, who ran the belarusian house in ukraine, was reported missing after failing to return from a jog. friends of mr shishov reported that he had been followed recently. many belarusians have left the country since the violent suppression of anti—government protests there. much of the political opposition to president alexander lukashenko is now based abroad. more details on that story online. well let's take a look at the olympic sporting action now, i'mjoined by sarah mulkerrins in tokyo. sarah there have already been some medals today. fill us in! absolutely. i have barely caught my breath from the action we have seen in the last

mariko, thanks very much. our reporter _ games will be, too. mariko, thanks very much. little bit later and no doubt it will be weeks and months down the line where we see the full impact and legacy of these olympic games here in tokyo and japan. sarah mccarron is there on the final day of the tokyo olympics. —— mull mulkerrins. we're used to seeing spectacular pictures of world class athletes at the olympics, but what we don't see is how much work it takes to capture world class photos. bbc news has spoken to three sports photographers about their favourite shots from the games so far. what makes a great sports photograph? it's got to be impactful, in—your—face action shots, celebrations, emotion, dejection. subtleties, details. artistic compositions. the beauty about sports photography is it can take on so many different forms. i name's lawrence griffiths. i'm chief photographer in the uk of sport with getty images and this is my third summer games. i look at life as a photographer. you know, as soon as i'm looking into a place i'm analysing what i've got, the way the

mariko oi with the _ very soon here at tokyo. mariko oi with the latest _ very soon here at tokyo. with the latest there - very soon here at tokyo. mariko oi with the latest there on - very soon here at tokyo. mariko oi with the latest there on all i oi with the latest there on all of the action in tokyo, you can find much more about what she was talking about right at the beginning of our conversation, about the belarusian athlete on our website as well as more detail about what life is like in belarus these days. just log onto our website or download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. fighting in a major city of 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 is said to have been seized by the taliban and thousands of people have been fleeing rural areas. the uk and us say the taliban may have commited war crimes. translation: we have now a very clear vision. _ translation: we have now a very clear vision. a _ translat

mariko oi, for the moment. _ public. mariko oi, for the moment, thank- public.oment, thank you very | public. mariko oi, for the - moment, thank you very much. russia is banned from the tokyo olympics because of massive doping violations in the past. but more than 300 athletes are competing under the banner of the russian olympic committee, and they're winning a string of medals. and in russia itself, many feel their athletes have been unfairly treated. sarah rainsford reports from moscow. these are russia's next generation of olympic hopefuls. their minds on perfecting complex moves, not criticism that their country is not being punished enough for doping. the girls told me theyjumped for m girls told me theyjumped for joy when russian gymnasts took gold in tokyo, inspired even though the team that has to compete without the national anthem and flag stop translation: anthem and flag stop tuna/mom- anthem and flag stop translation: ., .,~ anthem and flag stop translation: ., ., translation: you can take away our flat translation: you can take away our flag and _

mariko oi, treat to viral on social media. mariko oi, great to see _ viral on social media. to see you, thanks - viral on social media. mariko oi, great to see you, thanks for - viral on social media. mariko oi, i great to see you, thanks forjoining us from ginza there in central tokyo. ben, just out of the corner of my eye and i am keeping a close eye on the showjumping team event final. team gb have five medals already in the question, can they get a sixth? but a lot of people looking out for team usa, the most successful team in this event, over the course of the olympics, and of course one of their members is jessica springsteen, the daughter of bruce, so we will be watching her as well and will bring you more updates throughout the evening. it's back to you in london. many thanks, lucy, there is a tom daley knit on order for you and back to the olympics. the uk government has urged all british nationals in afghanistan to leave the country because of worsening violence. taliban fighters have made significant gains in recent weeks, including the capture of one of the coun

mariko in tokyo with the latest _ numbers. mariko in tokyo with the latest on — numbers.the major concerns for authorities as they try to host the olympics which, of course, had a huge controversy around it being held injapan in the very first case. that is all we have time for on newsday. thank you forjoining us. for most parts of the uk, sunday got august off to a relatively quiet start weatherwise. i say most parts of the uk but for some there were vicious downpours and thunderstorms in the afternoon. a similar story into monday. a relatively dry start to the new week vertical start as well and then wet windy weather set to develop later in the week. high—pressure trying to control things at the moment but it is a weak ridge of high pressure, not strong enough to fend off all the showers. most places are having a largely dry day on monday was sunshine but a lot of cloud clinging on across north—east scotland, certainly across the northern isles. this area now brings rain to much of northern ireland and then showers are breaking out across parts of england and wales as

mariko oi in to 0 difficult for them. mariko oi in tokyo for— difficult for them.lt for them. mariko oi in tokyo for us there. - with me is our reporter, tanya dendrinos. in the last few minutes, another gold for team gb? an another gold for team gb? in incredible run in the bmx freestyle by charlotte worthington. the tricks on display there, they make me busyjust display there, they make me busy just watching those flips rich. i don't know how she manages to pull it off she has claimed gold and for anyone watching i would highly encourage them to check out the highlights of the men's final is about to get under way for the event as well. tanya, it's the final day of action in the pool. it certainly is, we have had some phenomenal swims in the 50 metres freestyle event, was there any doubt in us superstar caleb dressel? i think not. he posted a wonderful swim in the 50 metre freestyle final —— caeleb. just outside of world record pace, he claimed an olympic record with a time of 0lympic record with a time of 21 - 07 0lympic record with a time of 21 — 07 and also an

i mariko imariko oi i mariko oi live in tokyo where we will be talking about this intense heat and thetate of emergency. the first in a convoy of humanitarian aid trucks reaches the capital of ethiopia's war—torn tigray region. and as the uk's latest satellite goes into orbit, can it maintain its world—beating leadership in the sector? hello and welcome to bbc news. afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between government forces and the taliban. the militants are trying to seize three major cities in the south and west of the country. they've made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and lashkar gah — the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. the fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis and there are concerns about how long government forces will be able to hold out. this update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. well, this is now the most serious fighting

mariko oi therefore is with the latest on this story and tokyo.time on tuesday. time to concentrate on what's been happening in the sport at the games, live to tokyo and sarah mulkerrins, sarah, on tuesday we had some history on the track and talk us through the emotional return to competition of simone biles. absolutely, we had two really big stories here yesterday evening and tokyo. simone biles, as you say, a really emotional return for her after what she has been through over the last week. a case of the twisties in gymnastics, and stepping away to protect her mental health. she ended up doing the beam, she was able to take part and won a bronze medal in that. there was much delight and support for her in the arena. she has been there supporting her teammates over the last week or so. simone biles saying she was really proud of herself for that moment, and then on the track a short time later we had elaine thompson—herah ofjamaica thompson—herah of jamaica making history thompson—herah ofjamaica making history because she did the sprint double

ok, thank you, mariko. viewers if they are justjoining us, this is the scene at narita airport. the plane that you can just see, i think you should be able to see it in a moment, taxiing, is a plane bound for vienna. this is the plane that this printer krystsina tsimanouskaya from belarus has boarded. —— sprinter. there was a confusing sequence of events. we saw her arrive at the airport. it was thought that she was going to be boarding a flight to warsaw, after poland gave her a humanitarian visa, after she voiced concerns. this is the scene when she arrived at narita airport within the last few hours. we thought she was heading to poland because the polish government had offered her a humanitarian visa. she spent the night at the polish embassy injapan. she had police protection there as well. then, she went to the airport. then there was a sudden flurry of activity. an official came out, addressed many photographers, many camera crews, journalists who had gathered reflecting a great deal of interest in t

i'm mariko oi in tokyo where the whole ofjapan is looking forward to the closing ceremony of one of theroversial olympics ever. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. thousands of residents and tourists have been evacuated from towns north of the greek capital, athens, as wildfires spread across the country. more than 150 wildfires are burning out of control, some now close to the northern suburbs of athens iteself. two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. greece, like many parts of europe, has been grappling with extreme weather conditions this summer. widespread flooding, and colder than average temperatures in central europe — and now baking hot weather in the south. our europe correspondent, bethany bell, reports from athens. greece is in the grip of an emergency. wildfires have been blazing out of control for days. the extreme heat means these forests near athens are like a tinderbox. helicopters keep returning here to try to put out this fire but it isn't working yet. this is the main north—south motorway near athens but

what a great sport mariko oi is. hello.rope on wednesday — 48.8 celsius recorded in sicily. the exceptional heat shown by the red colours here in this chart transfer a bit westwards across the med into the weekend, with record—breaking heat for spain and portugal. cast your eyes further north, though, across the uk, the blues appearing back on the charts. temperatures dropping below normal once again — so a cooler end to the week across the uk, and it will be blustery at times, mainly because of this area of low pressure — out to the west at the moment, but it will track across the north. through the night and into the morning, though, this weather front will bring some cloud and patchy rain into southern areas, keeping temperatures up in the mid—teens for some. but a much fresher start across many parts in the uk, but a sunny start for the vast majority. and for many, we'll see some good, sunny spells throughout the day, but cloud amounts will increase at times in the south, spreading into wales, the midlands, and through

so, let's head straight to tokyo and talk to mariko 0i. great to see you.y, the women's marathon, and why is it being staged in sapporo? it why is it being staged in sapporo?— why is it being staged in sa oro? .,, ., ., sapporo? it was moved to sapporo — sapporo? it was moved to sapporo in _ sapporo? it was moved to sapporo in the _ sapporo? it was moved to sapporo in the northern i sapporo? it was moved to - sapporo in the northern ireland of hokkaido where it is usually cooler but ironically tokyo has not been to bed this morning but it has been brutal over the last couple of days so we have a couple of typos approaching so not too bad but sapporo has been really hot so the event had removed earlier to start at six a:m.. i'mjust had removed earlier to start at six a:m.. i'm just watching it live now and they are getting to the final bit of the event. japan has three runners. 0ne to the final bit of the event. japan has three runners. one of them currently leading but ninth at the moment overall. we will continue to monitor that for you and we hope the mig

so, let's head straight to tokyo and talk to mariko oi.n of these olympic games and there have been some remarkable offence. tell us about today's main event, the women's marathon and why it is being staged not in tokyo. indeed it was moved to sapporo because usually it is cooler in the northern ireland of hokkaido. ironically here in tokyo it has been brutally hot for the last few days but it is actually quite cool this morning because we have several typhoons approaching the japanese capital while sapporo is actually quite hot and that is why they had to actually move the entire event an hour earlier and start at 6am. locally it was saying that it was a last—minute change made last night so they were concerned that some runners may not have been aware of the last minute change but of course japan has three runners and this is one of the competitions where japanese athletes have managed to win medals in the previous games so we are hoping that they will bring home some metals today. we we are hoping that they will bring home some metals t

mariko 0i in tokyo for us there. with me is our reporter tanya dendrinos. the action in the pool. talk us through some of those final medals? what an emphatic way to finish the olympic games in the pool! huge celebrations for team usa, finishing in the final race, the men's four x one medley relay, not only with a gold but also a world record. certainly, the cherry on the top for them. team gb coming in silver and in the mix for that team usa was superstar kaleb tressel, bringing phenomenal speed in the water, really a thrill to watch and he went into the relay off the back of his 50 metre final and finish that in world record time but declaimed the olympic world record and a gold and a time of 21.07 and finishes 0lympic gold and a time of 21.07 and finishes olympic games with a remarkable five golds —— caeleb dressel. similar celebrations in the australian cement team as well. we had an olympic women record 50 metres final record broken, by australia's emma mckeon, with a time of 23.8 one, making herthe emma mckeon, with a time of 23.8 one, making her the

mariko 0i, bbc news, tokyo.ear. according to the us national golf foundation 40% of new golfers who played during the pandemic were female. in the professional game, the prize money in women's golf is growing, however it still lags significantly behind that in the biggest men's tournaments. will more women entering the sport change the disparity? joining me now is sarah forrest, who's the ceo and founder of golf guru group. good morning. iassume good morning. i assume you play? good morning. i assume you .la 7 ., good morning. i assume you -la ? ., , , good morning. i assume you play? good morning, yes i play. how often _ play? good morning, yes i play. how often do — play? good morning, yes i play. how often do you _ play? good morning, yes i play. how often do you get _ play? good morning, yes i play. how often do you get on - play? good morning, yes i play. how often do you get on the - how often do you get on the golf course, because i think thatis golf course, because i think that is my problem, i hardly ge

i'm mariko oi in tokyo.hit by a time if you buy will bring _ we are hit by a time if you buy will bring all_ we are hit by a time if you buy will bring all the latest on what to expect— bring all the latest on what to expect at the final day of the tokyo olympics — hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. more than 150 wildfires are burning across the country, some close to the northern suburbs of athens. two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. greece, like many parts of europe, has been grappling with extreme weather this summer. widespread flooding and colder than average temperatures in central europe and now baking hot weather in the south. our europe correspondent, bethany bell, reports from athens... greece is in the grip of an greece is in the grip of an emergency. wildfires have been blazing out of control for days. the extreme heat means these forests near athens are like a tinderbox. helicopters keep returning here to try and put out t

let's speak to our reporter mariko oi who is in ginza, tokyo.he athletes to be celebrating at a time where there are so many challenges injapan, including the pandemic? i’pe challenges in japan, including the andemic? �* ., . challenges in japan, including the andemic? �* . . ., ., ., pandemic? i've watched a lot of post-match _ pandemic? i've watched a lot of post-match interviews. - pandemic? i've watched a lot of post-match interviews. not - pandemic? i've watched a lot ofj post-match interviews. notjust pandemic? i've watched a lot of- post-match interviews. not just the post—match interviews. notjust the ones who managed to win a medal, but also those disappointed with their own performance. some of their answers were very really reflecting the strong anti—olympics sentiment that japan had the strong anti—olympics sentiment thatjapan had before the the strong anti—olympics sentiment that japan had before the games started. many of them thanked the staff and volunteers but also to an extent the japanese public for letting them live their own

and, mariko, have you ever been a skateboarder?o is your answer. , , ., bicycle or a scooter, so, no is your answer. , ., answer. just not skateboarding. thank you _ answer. just not skateboarding. thank you very _ answer. just not skateboarding. thank you very much _ answer. just not skateboarding. thank you very much for - answer. just not skateboarding. thank you very much for their . answer. just not skateboarding. | thank you very much for their us in tokyo. it turns out it is notjust humans who want a day out at the ball game. our feline friends while a day out as well. this was the moment that a cat interrupted play at the new york yankee stadium. the cat has yet to be identified definitely weaved its way across the field most of the amusement of the crowd and the players. staff had a tough time catching the animal, who seemed to enjoy playing its own game of cat and mouse. you can see there that the cat is having a wonderful time at that ball game. certainly giving the audience a lot of entertainment and the players a bit o

let's speak to our reporter mariko oi who is outside the tokyo olympic stadium.covering the olympics for years now. firstly, the closing ceremony is under way. what can we expect over the next few hours? we “ust expect over the next few hours? - just miss the fireworks that went just miss the fireworks that went just behind me. we don't know too much about what the closing ceremony will involve. i was talking to my cameraman earlier today about what we can expect. back in rio, 2016, the then prime minister shinzo abe dressed up as mario, remember that? one thing i know is that on the 6th of august, the ioc came under quite a lot of criticism for not listening to the request of hiroshima mayor to hold a minute's silence to mark the bombing of hiroshima. the ioc said they then would make mention of hiroshima and nagasaki during the closing ceremony, so that is one thing we can probably expect. flan thing we can probably expect. can ou cive thing we can probably expect. can you give us _ thing we can probably expect. can you give us a sense of how conflicted japanes

let's go to tokyo now and speak to our reporter mariko oi. it has actually started. we - baseball later? well, it has actually started. we are i baseball later? well, it has i actually started. we are glued to television. it is between the united states and japan. japan currently leading by one point and if you remember earlier in the weekjapan has actually managed to beat the united state, so a lot of fans now hoping they can do the same. if japan manages to win this this will be the country's first ever gold in the sport, while the united states would be taking its second gold in the olympics, but i was talking to my colleagues here earlier and everyone is excited about baseball in olympics. mike paramount disagrees and is excited about the swimming at the moment. my parents were having a party at their house, they're excited about the japanese triumph, winning a silver... very strong viewership there at the moment. , ., , ., , ,. moment. the beauty of the olympic games! having _ moment. the beauty of the olympic games! having lots _ moment

i'm mariko oi in tokyo, where host nationjapan is hoping to bring home some medals in the women's endurance

mariko, thank ou to withdraw the policy. mariko, thank you for— to withdraw the policy.or the update. - team gb�*s sailors have claimed another gold medal at the olympics. hannah mills and eilidh (pron: ay—lee mcintyre won the women's 470 class. their victory takes the overall gold tally for great britain to 14. 3secs)hannah mills' parents, chris and fiona were watching on , this was their reaction when the duo won gold. there have also been two medals in the boxing for team gb. ben whittaker won a silver in the light heavyweight division while frazer clarke took bronze in the super heavyweight this was a reaction when they won gold. lovely to see the celebrations there as they took gold. two medals as well in the boxing for team gb. ben whittaker won a silver in the light heavyweight division while frazer clarke took bronze in the super heavyweight competition. in the women's hockey, defending champions team gb were beaten 5—1 by the netherlands in the semi—final. and greece have withdrawn from the tokyo 0lympics artistic swimming competitions after five members of the

our reporter mariko oi caught up with one of the gold medallists, and tried the sport for herself for — i'm @lvaughanjones. hello. we provisionally saw a new temperature record in europe on wednesday — 48.8 celsius recorded in sicily. the exceptional heat shown by the red colours here in this chart transfer a bit westwards across the med into the weekend, with record—breaking heat for spain and portugal. cast your eyes further north, though, across the uk, the blues appearing back on the charts. temperatures dropping below normal once again — so a cooler end to the week across the uk, and it will be blustery at times, mainly because of this area of low pressure — out to the west at the moment, but it will track across the north. through the night and into the morning, though, this weather front will bring some cloud and patchy rain into southern areas, keeping temperatures up in the mid—teens for some. but a much fresher start across many parts in the uk, but a sunny start for the vast majority. and for many, we'll see good, sunny spells throughout the day, but cloud will increase at

popular injapan after its teenage athletes achieved a sweeping victory at tokyo 2020. 0ur reporter marikoand tried the sport for herself for the first time. bye— bye! a reminder of our top story.... the head of the afghan army has been sacked following a rapid offensive by the taliban — who've taken over nine provincial capitals. tens of thousands of civilians have fled their homes — and hundreds have died in recent weeks. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello. we provisionally saw a new temperature record in europe on wednesday — 48.8 celsius recorded in sicily. the exceptional heat shown by the red colours here in this chart transfer a bit westwards across the med into the weekend, with record—breaking heat for spain and portugal. cast your eyes further north, though, across the uk, the blues appearing back on the charts. temperatures dropping below normal once again — so a cooler end to the week across the uk, and it will be blustery at times, mainly because of this area of low pressure — out to the west at the moment, but it will track across the no

you may remember, i told our reporter mariko oi we should try it out when she gets back to singapore medallist. she's going to have to teach me when she gets back. this may sound like the begining of a joke; "a grizzly bear walks into a supermarket." but in this case it's not a joke, it actually happened. a bear decided to do a little brousing of their own at the store in the porter ranch neibourhood of los angeles. several people snapped photos and recorded videos as the animal roamed the aisles. luckily nobody was hurt in the insident and the animal was safely returned to the wild. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. the weather story for many over recent days has been a bit wishy—washy, and that's the theme as we head into the weekend. that said, there has been some lovely sunshine and some warmth today. take a look at brixham, devon earlier on. but the vast majority saw quite a lot of cloud into the afternoon and some rain, some of it quite heavy pushing its way through scotland and north west england. brightening up, though, into the afternoon for norther

. —— mariko oi. i asked her how the games have been perceived injapan.n. the closin: have been perceived injapan. tue: closing ceremony have been perceived injapan. tte: closing ceremony taking have been perceived injapan. tt2 closing ceremony taking place just closing ceremony taking placejust behind me, no spectators aloud. we can't exactly find out what is happening from here but we are expecting the ioc to mark the atomic bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki. the ioc came under quite a lot of criticism here injapan for not marking the event at 8:15am local time on august 6, two days ago. of course nagasaki was bombed on august 9, the ioc said they will make a mention of them during the ceremony. it has been an incredible three weeks here injapan, a lot of controversies in the lead up to the games. we had an overwhelming majority of the japanese public, who were opposing the games. they wanted to be either cancelled or postponed, but once of the game started, we sought the opinions shift slightly because of all the gold rush, the medal is the japanese te

our reporter mariko oi caught up with one of the gold medallists and tried the sport for herself fories. stay tuned. hello. we provisionally saw a new temperature record in europe on wednesday — 48.8 celsius recorded in sicily. the exceptional heat shown by the red colours here in this chart transfer a bit westwards across the med into the weekend, with record—breaking heat for spain and portugal. cast your eyes further north, though, across the uk, the blues appearing back on the charts. temperatures dropping below normal once again — so a cooler end to the week across the uk, and it will be blustery at times, mainly because of this area of low pressure — out to the west at the moment, but it will track across the north. through the night and into the morning, though, this weather front will bring some cloud and patchy rain into southern areas, keeping temperatures up in the mid—teens for some. but a much fresher start across many parts in the uk, but a sunny start for the vast majority. and for many, we'll see some good, sunny spells throughout the day, but cloud amounts will incre

let's go live to tokyo and speak to our correspondent mariko oi.have you on the programme. as rupert was saying, there has been some relief in tokyo that this matter seems to have been resolved. has there been much press coverage injapan? what is the reaction to this story injapan? well, i have seen the story being covered on local news programmes, and so it's definitely not the top story. i have grabbed some newspapers for you, and it's still very much the surge that we are seeing in covid—i9 cases but also have the government is now asked people to stay at home unless their symptoms are really serious, indicating that hospitals are getting somewhat overwhelmed. but still a lot of articles about those medals won by japanese athletes yesterday in a wrestling as well as in gymnastics. also when it comes to sport newspapers, a lot of excitement about japan winning against the us, two more victories until the gold medal it says. but i thought it was interesting when it comes to that belarusian athlete that there have been some comparisons made also me

our correspondent in tokyo mariko oi has more. as you said, we continue to see the surge. saw 3000 orjust above 3000 and what's concerning is that usually, over the weekend, we expect these numbers to be slightly lower because of the number of tests that can be carried out, and also alarming is that the proportion of those tests coming back positive is hitting almost 20%, according to the tokyo government. when you ask the japanese public, lots of people feel the state of emergency isn't doing enough. of course, it's been expanded and extended as of today, but despite its serious name, it's not exactly a strict lockdown. there is no penalty. as you can see around me, lots of people are still out and about. i was listening to a radio program this morning on the way here and about 60% of people say the government needs to do something even stricter. whether or not the government can do so remains to be seen, because the japanese constitution does not give the right to the japanese government to impose a strict lockdown. its critics argue they should have started changing the

let's speak now to mariko oi, who is also in tokyo.ers, notjust in tokyo but right around the country. b5 numbers, notjust in tokyo but right around the country.— numbers, notjust in tokyo but right around the country. as you said, the number coming _ around the country. as you said, the number coming in _ around the country. as you said, the number coming in at _ around the country. as you said, the number coming in at just _ around the country. as you said, the number coming in atjust over - around the country. as you said, the| number coming in atjust over 3000, so slightly lower compared to yesterday's record high of over 5000, but it is still very alarming because usually over the weekend we tend to get lower numbers because of the number of tests that can be carried out, but even at more worrying is the fact the proportion of those tests coming back positive hitting almost 20% according to the tokyo government, and the number continues to rise across japan as well. the state of emergency has been extended and expanded in tokyo an

the tokyo olympics is entering its last week — or should we say �*lap' — so let's check in with marikothese athletes are choosing to go out and about the city, even though they're not allowed. yes, that's right. we heard over the weekend that two athletes from georgia who won a silver medal injudah have been stripped of olympic accreditation —— judo, and returned home. there are other officials treated the same. outside, a drinking party within the olympic village is now under investigation. the organising committee had to take a very tough approach because they know the public sentiment towards the games have been rather negative into respiration, and nowi have been rather negative into respiration, and now i don't think many people blame those athletes —— in preparation. still, the very fact the games are taking place is sending the wrong message, and we saw the number of new infections in tokyo at record high are hitting above 4000 for the very first time on saturday. yesterday, we saw the number just about 3000, and what's concerning is that usually over the weekend, we expect thes

let's check in with mariko oi who is there for us. there have been reports in the japanese media aboutor the spike in cases? not really. the fact that those athletes were having a drinking party inside the olympic village but outside of their rooms, that is now being investigated, and that did make the news headlines, but i don't think people exactly blame those fine athletes or officials were spreading the virus, as you said, we continue to see the search. on saturday we saw the record high of over 4000 in tokyo and on sunday we saw 3000 orjust 4000 in tokyo and on sunday we saw 3000 or just above 4000 in tokyo and on sunday we saw 3000 orjust above 3000 and what is concerning is that usually, over the weekend, we expect these numbers to be slightly lower because of the number of tests that can be carried out, and also alarming is that the proportion of those tests coming back positive is sitting almost 20%, according to the tokyo government. —— hitting. when you ask the japanese public, lots of people feel the state of emergency isn't doing enough. of course, it has been expanded and

as mariko oi explains. the ioc has started an official investigation into the matter.take some time. of course, the ioc has banned the country's president and his son from attending the games here. for failing to protect those athletes who attended the demonstrations against the administration. kristina timanovskaya has been criticised by some who are still within the belrussian sporting establishment. fellow olympian and bronze medallist, maxim nedosekov, said... the reaction of the state controlled media in the country has also been scathing. this headline in belarus today says "escape from belarus — the fastest sprint in the career of kristina timanovskaya." and this one says, "hundred metres of shame". but stay in belarus now but turned to the trial in minsk. it's a latest move by the countries autocratic government to try to suppress its opponents. maria is the most prominent opposition leader in the country. you could see her hair addressing reporters last year. she has spent the last ten months in custody awaiting trial along with a lawyer from the opposition. y

thank you, mariko oi on the streets of tokyo. well let's take a look at the sporting action now.d by sarah mulkerrins in tokyo. sarah, simone biles is back after a breakfrom competing last week, tell us about that. absolutely, i think a lot of gymnastic fans all around the world will be excited by the news that broke yesterday evening here in tokyo. we had known that simone biles last week pulled out of the team event and had missed some of the other final she was due to take part in. this was the final event she could have taken our and final event she could have taken ourand in final event she could have taken our and in tokyo. she has announced she will be there, the beam final a little bit later, so lots of people are interested. there will be attention on her to see how she goes. let's get a little bit more on the story and speak to gina pongetti, a former gymnast and now physiotherapist. she is reporting on the games, gymnastics. why do you think simone feels like this is one that she can compete in, bearing in mind all we have heard about she had as battling the thing call

who better to ask than mariko oi. how popular is the sport injapan?s but the podium was so a ball —— adorable, a gold medal won by the 19—year—old but they were both becoming the youngest medallist for their own countries, but her mother is japanese so even though she represented team gb, we feel like she is part of team japan as well. in the youngest ever gold—medallist forjapan as gold—medallist for japan as well. gold—medallist forjapan as well. an amazing performance by those girls. i have to say, what i've enjoyed the most is the post match interviews. the 12—year—old was saying she did not feel the pressure as well despite the enormous achievement but also 19—year—old sakura saying she had fun and wants to have a nice meal but also the 12—year—old was talking this morning on a local tv show, she doesn't actually consider her competitors as her rivals, all friends, having fun, and it's quite incredible to see. absolutely, that's olympics. shining through. i certainly wasn't doing that at age 12. how much do you think that success might inspire a

the tokyo olympics is entering its last week — or should we say �*lap' — so let's check in with mariko like some of these athletes after competing are reportedly choosing to go out and about in the city, even though that's not allowed. ., �* , , city, even though that's not allowed. . �* , , ., ~ allowed. indeed. that's been making uuite a bit allowed. indeed. that's been making quite a bit of — allowed. indeed. that's been making quite a bit of headlines _ allowed. indeed. that's been making quite a bit of headlines over - allowed. indeed. that's been making quite a bit of headlines over the - quite a bit of headlines over the weekend. we saw two athletes from georgia who won silver medals in judo. they have since flown home. there was also an outside drinking party apparently inside the olympic village that is now being investigated. i don't think many people injapan are exactly blaming those foreign athletes or officials for spreading the virus any more, as we can send you to see these chords —— surge in co—vacations. it was just above 3000, but what concerning is that usually over

mariko oi is in tokyo. bring us up—to—date on developments.aving the polish embassy this morning, she has arrived at narita airport, she is on the plane about to depart, there is a direct flight from tokyo to warsaw that leaves at 1020 local time in about 15 minutes�* time, in poland, she's been granted a humanitarian visa and can continue her training as an athlete if she chooses. her husband has also fled belarus, he is now in ukraine although she has expressed concerns for the rest of her family back home. meanwhile the ioc has started an official investigation into the matter, and it's asked the belarus national olympic committee to submit its report by the end of yesterday and they say she was about to get sent home because of her emotional state which she denies, and was about to submit a report yesterday and the investigation begins, the ioc emphasising this kind of investigation will take some time but on monday the ioc has also confirmed it had to burn some of its officials from the national and public committee of belarus, including

mariko oi is in tokyo.s may very quickly in the last couple of hours, talking through how these events unfolded?— unfolded? originally, we thou . ht unfolded? originally, we thought that _ unfolded? originally, we thought that she - unfolded? originally, we thought that she would l unfolded? originally, we. thought that she would be unfolded? originally, we - thought that she would be on a direct flight from tokyo to warsaw and there was a flight at 1020 in the morning so everyone is expecting her to board the plane. according to reports, has aborted to purchase a ticket to be on that plane but then they were told that their work security concerns so diplomats have decided to put her on another flight, to vienna, austria, instead, which is now left tokyo. of course, she is now on her way to austria and she will probably then go to poland which has granted her a humanitarian visa and her husband meanwhile has also fled belarus and is now in the ukraine although she has expressed concern about the rest of her

welljoining me now is our reporter mariko oi, who�*s near the olympic stadium.the athletes, what did the japanese public feel now? we have had so much talk in the buildup to these games about whether they were in support of it or not. we had the games happening. where do you get the sense of what the feeling is now? the debate was _ what the feeling is now? the debate was very _ what the feeling is now? the debate was very emotional before _ debate was very emotional before the game started, there was a _ before the game started, there was a very strong anti— olympic sentiment. _ was a very strong anti— olympic sentiment, and i remember some japanese — sentiment, and i remember some japanese athletes even were asked — japanese athletes even were asked to withdraw or boycott the games, and what i have noticed _ the games, and what i have noticed in— the games, and what i have noticed in their postmatch interviews was very emotional, that they— interviews was very emotional, that they were very grateful the games went ahead but they also thanked and almost apologi

we'll talk about the sport itself in a moment and what we can expect in the coming hours, but first marikou, rich. well, the number of new covid—i9 cases here in tokyo surpassed 4000 for the very first time yesterday, which is quite concerning because usually, we expect these numbers to be quite low over the weekend because of the number of tests that can be carried out. but even more alarming is the proportion of those tests coming back positive, hitting almost 20%, according to the tokyo government. across japan as well, we saw yet another record — way above 12,000. though i have to say that is not the top news headline on this newspaper. this is the article about those numbers, while the silver medal won by the team judo is getting a lot more prominence. meanwhile, all the sport newspapers are very excited about japan's men's football team getting closer to winning a medal. but as we heard those new infection numbers, we also learned that two athletes from georgia have been stripped of their 0lympic accreditation because they broke the rules and went out sightseeing. now they have gone

here's mariko oi in central tokyo, outside the olympic stadium.t is still alarming because over the weekend we tend to get lower numbers because of the number of tests that can be carried out an even more worrying is the fact that the proportion of those tests coming back positive is hitting almost 20% according to the tokyo government and, she said, the number continues to rise across japan as well. of course, the state of emergency has been expanded and extended in tokyo and the surrounding perfect as well but if you rememberjust over a week ago this is exactly where we were for the opening ceremony and it was jam packed and still quite busy but a lot of people are watching the opening ceremony from just outside the olympic stadium that's just next to me in that kind of gathering could be causing the spike so, if anything, we should really be watching out for the numbers in the coming days. i'm not sure a week ago that anyone here injapan could have imagined the stunning success that the country would have with so many golds right across the boa

let's go back to the olympics now and talk to mariko oi, who's in tokyo for us. ioc not allowing a minute silence? indeed. it happened at 8:15am local time exactly 76 years ago and thomas bock actually visited hiroshima before — bock actually visited hiroshima before the games started and lawmakers and residents asking whether— lawmakers and residents asking whether the ioc could cause a competition for one minute of silence — competition for one minute of silence to _ competition for one minute of silence to pay respect to those who died because of that bomb. now the ioc died because of that bomb. now the ioc has— died because of that bomb. now the ioc has decided to decline that request, — ioc has decided to decline that request, which has prompted an online _ request, which has prompted an online petition which has been gathering tens of thousands of integers, but as far as i can tell the ioc— integers, but as far as i can tell the ioc will continue the games without— the ioc will continue the games without that move —— moment of silence _ without that move ——

let's go live to tokyo and speak to our correspondent mariko oi.een much press coverage injapan? what is the reaction to this story injapan? i saw it being covered by several news programmes this morning but it is definitely not the top story. i grabbed it some newspapers for you this morning and it is still very much about that surgeon covid—i9 cases and also how the government is now asking people to stay at home unless your symptoms are really severe, indicating maybe that hospitals are getting somewhat overwhelmed. but also still a lot of coverage as you can see here on the metals being won by japanese athletes yesterday in wrestling as well as gymnastics. as for sport papers, a lot of excitement about japanese baseball team beating the united states in this article saying two more victories to the gold medal. but when it comes to the belarusian athlete, i thought it was interesting on social media that some were comparing about how she, a white athlete, was treated compared to the ugandan athlete who tried to escape earlier in the games. of co

mariko oi is in tokyo. we were just watching their the pictures of the flurry at the airport. and the press tried to figure out where she was headed?— press tried to figure out where she was headed? indeed, sally, there was a _ she was headed? indeed, sally, there was a bit _ she was headed? indeed, sally, there was a bit of— she was headed? indeed, sally, there was a bit of confusion... l there was a bit of confusion... as you said, she is currently on a flight to vienna, austria. originally, she was scheduled to board a direct flight from tokyo to warsaw, leaving at 10:20 a.m., localtime tokyo to warsaw, leaving at 10:20 a.m., local time but because of security concerns, they had decided to change a flight and now she is on her way to vienna. a few months ago that was an opposition journalist and her girlfriend forced down... and now they are taking a cautious approach to herjourney until she lands in poland... technical difficulties. they are offering her a humanitarian visa which you can change to as an athlete and a husband has also left belarus and currently in ukraine.

the bbc�*s mariko oi is in tokyo and i asked her what the media reaction has been injapan.g covered on several news programmes that i saw this morning but it is definitely not the top headline here. as you can see on this newspaper it is still very much about the covid situation but also the prime minister now asking people who have tested positive for covid—19 to stay at home unless your symptoms are really severe, indicating maybe the hospitals are getting somewhat overwhelmed. but still a lot of coverage on the medals being won by japanese athletes, yesterday in wrestling as well as gymnastics. all the sport's papers are very excited about the baseball team, japan beating the united states, this article says that two more victories to the gold medal, so quite a lot of excitement there, but when it comes to the belarusian athlete, i thought it was quite interesting on social media that some people were actually comparing how she, a white athlete, was treated compared to the ugandan athlete who tried to run away from his hotel room. —— the other sort help —— the other sort