let's get more on neeraj chopra's gold medal for the javelin. means for india. this is a huge development as far as indian sport is concerned. for india, you know, it has always been the case of we are caught between all these decades. we have had athletes who came close to winning medals, individual medals, particularly in track and field events. and several instances where indian sportsmen just missed the podium by a whisker. so in that context this particular win, a gold medal and a track and field event, the first for india. remember india only has one gold to its kitty before this. that was an athlete to got a gold in the 2008 beijing olympics. that was in shooting. but, yes, in track and field events this is the first gold medal for india and, yes, it is a big deal. presumably, because of the time zone these olympics are taking place in tokyo, it could not be a better year for it to happen because people in india are able to follow the events. how much interest has there been in the olympic games? the how much interest has there been in th

meanwhile, india gets its first ever athletics gold medal at the olympics — neeraj chopra winning theelin to end the country's 100—year wait for glory. gold medal number 20 for team gb at the tokyo olympics — asjoe choong takes top spot in the men's modern pentathlon hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. more than 200 taliban fighters have been killed in strikes by us long—range bombers, according to afghanistan's defence ministry. the ministry says it's called in american b—52 aircraft in the battle against the militants in the city of sheberghan. earlier, the taliban said they had taken control of the city. shebhergan — in northern afghanistan — is the stronghold of former afghan vice president abdul rashid dostum whose supporters fight against the taliban. the militants had earlier captured zaranj in nimroz, close to the border with iran, in a major escalation of their offensive. they've made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. the us and the uk have asked their citizens in afghanistan to leave the country immediat

neeraj chopra winning india's first ever gold in athletics. usa. and with each player getting a 10 million yen bonus, the wait has certainly been worth it. andy swiss, bbc news. well, great britain are now 5th in the medals table. tomorrow, the final day of the games, there are 13 golds up for grabs. let's ta ke let's take a look at the latest government coronavirus figures. there were more than 28,500 new infections, in the latest 24—hour period, that makes an average of nearly 27,000 new cases per day over the last seven days. so the longer term trend is slightly down. 103 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, that's an average of 90 a day in the past week. nearly 89% of adults in the uk have had theirfirstjab, and over 74% are now fully vaccinated. wales has moved to covid alert level zero, meaning social distancing rules and most other restrictions, have now come to an end. people can gather indoors and nightclubs can re—open. but face masks will still be required by law in shops and on public transport. here's our wales correspondent

india's neeraj chopra has more humble beginnings.rs, by india's prime minister. sifan hassan chased down her own piece of history. she had two medals already and in the 10,000 metres won gold again. just the second woman to do the long—distance double. over 5000 and 10,000 metres she is dominant. the united states are out in front in the medal table, in both the four by 400 relays they were so far ahead. they call their female quartet the dream team and then it is alison felix who won her 11th games medal, won more than carl lewis. britain finished in athletics with no gold medals of their own. at six now have made the podium. and likejosh kerr, they are young, he isjust 23. likejosh kerr, they are young, he is just 23. they will go to paris in three years time with a platform. joe lynskey, bbc news. jenny meadows is a former gb olympian and has been commentating on the athletics for the bbc. she saysjosh kerr surprised her by getting a medal in the 1500 metres. joshis josh is very confident and sat all year that he wanted to go to t

neeraj chopra winning india's first ever gold in athletics. achievement would be remembered forever. but the day's biggest celebrations belonged to japan. for this baseball—mad nation, a first ever gold in the sport after beating the usa. and with each player getting a 10 million yen bonus, the wait has certainly been worth it. andy swiss, bbc news. well, all that leaves great britain 5th in the medals table. tomorrow, the final day of the games, there are 13 golds up for grabs. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are nigel nelson, political editor for the sunday mirror, and katy balls, deputy political editor for the spectator. wales has moved to covid alert level �*zero,’ meaning social distancing rules and most other restrictions, have now come to an end. people can gather indoors, and nightclubs can re—open. but facemasks will still be required by law, in shops and on public transport. here's our wales corres

neeraj chopra winning the javelin to end the country's 100—year wait for glory.

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meanwhile, india gets its first ever athletics gold medal at the olympics — neeraj chopra winning themedal number 20 for team gb at the tokyo 0lympics — asjoe choong takes top spot in the men's modern pentathlon

neeraj chopra winning india's first ever gold in athletics.ould be remembered forever. but the day's biggest celebrations belonged to japan. for this baseball—mad nation a first ever gold in the sport after beating the usa. and with each player getting a 10 million yen bonus, the wait has certainly been worth it. andy swiss, bbc news. and great britain is now fifth in the medals table. tomorrow, the final day of the games, there are 13 golds up for grabs. in afghanistan, another provincial capital has fallen to the taliban, the second in as many days. the militants have quickly captured more than half the country from government forces, as us and otherforeign troops withdraw. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, is here. the speed of the taliban advance is astonishing! it the speed of the taliban advance is astonishing!— astonishing! it really is. it's amazin: astonishing! it really is. it's amazing to _ astonishing! it really is. it's amazing to think— astonishing! it really is. it's amazing to think it's - astonishing! it really is. it'

meanwhile, india gets its first ever athletics gold medal at the olympics — neeraj chopra winning theelin to end the country's 100—year wait for glory. gold medal number 20 for team gb at the tokyo olympics — asjoe choong takes top spot in the men's modern pentathlon. i'm mariko oi in tokyo. we are 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

modern pentathlon meanwhile, india gets its first ever athletics gold medal at the olympics — neeraj choprang the javelin to end the country's 100—year wait for glory. the situation in afghanistan is becoming increasingly perilous, after the taliban seized a second provincial capital within 2a hours. the deputy governor of sheberghan injawzjan province says government forces have retreated to the airport on the outskirts of the city, where they're preparing to defend themselves. shebhergan — in northern afghanistan — is the stronghold of former afghan vice president abdul rashid dostum whose supporters fight against the taliban. the militants had earlier captured zaranj in nimroz, close to the border with iran, in a major escalation of their offensive. they've made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. in both cities, the taliban freed hundreds of inmates from prisons they'd captured. the us and the uk have asked their citizens in afghanistan to leave the country immediately because of the worsening security situation in the country. the caliban are now c

meanwhile, india gets its first ever athletics gold medal at the olympics — neeraj chopra winning the

india's first ever track and field gold medal at the olympics — neeraj chopra wins the javelin and ends00—year wait for glory. and it's gold medal number 20 for team gb — asjoe choong takes top spot in the men's modern pentathlon. now on bbc news... being intersex in russia— the united nations estimates up to 1.7% of the world's population is intersex: born with sex characteristics that don't fit typical definitions of male and female. hello. well, the uk currently is experiencing a spell of unsettled weather. let's see how long it's going to last. and the unsettled weather is thanks to the position of the jet stream. you can see a very big dip here across western parts of europe and within this dip is the unsettled weather — a lot of cloud, there's a low pressure lurking here, it's been bringing breezy conditions and frequent showers and you can see that low pressure is slow—moving sitting on top of the uk during the course of the weekend. so, in the short term, not much is going to change. we can expect heavy showers, some of them thundery and downpours in places as well. the forecast