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at the olympics.he olympic flame was lit before athletes taking a knee in protest. five teams including the americans knelt on the field before the start of the game. given the states, advocacy, and activism it is likely just the beginning of protests against racial and social injustice no matter what the international olympic committee says. they opened with the ioc relaxing rule 50, which for years barred political, religious, or racial propaganda to allow for demonstrations as long as they're not disruptive. but more is expected to come, especially on the podium where such protests could lead to sanctions by the ioc. some people are already talking about the what should and should not be done when it comes to protest when it comes to the olympics. spectators, stephen miller had a paragraph i want to bring to you about what he thinks about protest in the olympics. here is what miller wrote. once again an event that is meant to bring people together in the name of sport must become a welcome circus o

olympic soccer team from 1989-1991.atest piece for the nation with dave zirin is headlined "the human cost of the pandemic olympics." his "l.a. times" opinion piece this week is headlined "tokyo's olympics have turned nightmarish. l.a., are you watching?" we will talk about the future of games in l.a. what is happening here is truly astounding, jules. you have japan itself, even the leadership, opposed, including the prime minister, to these olympics yet you have what we now understand is this large multinational corporation, the international olympic committee, that actually can control what prime ministers and governments do and allow to happen. they have required these olympic s continue, even if the stadiums are empty. >> that is right. what we are witnessing right now play out in tokyo is unparalleled in the political history of the olympics. you're pointing the finger in the right direction when we think about the international olympic committee. the saga in tokyo has exposed d international olympic committee that

third olympics and to walk away olympic gold, did everything we possibly could.olympic champions, a first relay gold. forjonny brownlee, gold at last. an incredible few days in the pool continued as team gb claimed their fourth swimming gold, in the inaugural mixed medley relay. the quartet of kathleen dawson, adam peaty, james guy and anna hopkin also smashed the world record on the way to victory, with china taking silver and australia bronze. it was a seventh swimming medal overall for britain, equalling their best ever tally, from 1908. i tried not to think about how far ahead because it's irrelevant when you are in the water. when i turned i saw i still had a good bit of water in front of me and i went for it. an amazing feeling, so privileged. what is making the - british swimming team so special? one word has changed the whole team. belief. we have champions who believe we can win, who believe we can get world records, if you have belief you can build everything around that and we have shown it tonight, second under the world record, nearly. and the medals

i have attended all summer olympic games since the barcelona olympic games in 1992. >> reporter: kiyokoikawa is known as miss five rings. she is a massive olympics fan but she understands the need for restrictions and believes the government and the ioc when they say the games can be kept safe. >> it is unfortunate but it is the way it is. it should be. the way it should be. because this is unusual situation in a covid environment. and then don't forget, the enemy is not the government or committee but the enemy is the covid virus. >> reporter: a philosophical view perhaps. but for fans like ishikawa and the athletes she watches olympic glory will prevail no matter what. >> our thanks to james. up next, a plea from the unvaccinated. truthfully, it's frustrating to see how fast dust reappears. but dusting with a cloth is a pain. and dealing with a bulky vacuum.. . is such a hassle. uchhh!!! so now we use our swiffer sweeper and dusters. the fluffy fibers? they pick up dust easily. grabbing it in all those hard-to-reach places. gotcha!!! and for our floors, sweeper's textured cloths lock

she trained at the london olympic venue, now she is an olympic medallist.ry franklin wins silver in another first for team gb. it's one of the most touching moments of the games so far — we speak to matty lee about winning that gold with tom daley. but no fairy tale ending for helen glover and polly swan, as their olympicjourney comes to an end. despite not winning a medal, the mum of three has an incredibly positive message. you can do anything you want to deal, and trying and failing is no problem as long as you try, and that goes out to notjust my children, but anyone out there. so goes out to notjust my children, but anyone out there.— also coming up in the programme... an astonishing outburst from south africa's director of rugby, where he criticises the officiating for an hour! we get reaction from british and irish lion alun wynjones. welcome to the programme. the tokyo games just keep on delivering. this woman has become the first ever british female to win an olympic canoe slalom silver. mallory franklin trained at the lee valley white water centre

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what have ou around his olympic games. what have you made — around his olympic games.is olympic games. what have you made of the _ around his olympic games. what have you made of the ioc- around his olympic games. what have you made of the ioc and their role in these olympic games, and, isuppose, the questions for the future of the olympic games? i questions for the future of the olympic games?— questions for the future of the olympic games? i have been very concerned — olympic games? i have been very concerned with _ olympic games? i have been very concerned with the _ olympic games? i have been very concerned with the way _ olympic games? i have been very concerned with the way the - concerned with the way the international olympic committee has handled the tokyo olympics. if you don't want to take it from this political scientist, take it from the medical scientists who have been jumping up and down for a long time saying that these olympics should be cancelled because they are a risk to global public health. an editorial excoriated the ioc that pointed out a number

but it was the first race of the olympics. it's a good marker for us to step _ olympics.up from. the olympics. it's a good marker for us to step up from-— to step up from. the british pair will have to _ to step up from. the british pair will have to improve _ to step up from. the british pair will have to improve if _ to step up from. the british pair will have to improve if they're i to step up from. the british pairi will have to improve if they're to feature in finals. jim lumsden, bbc news. well, away from the action, team gb's chef de mission, mark england, admits the heat is an ongoing concern for the british athletes in tokyo — but he's confident everyone has prepared correctly to be able to cope with it. the humidity and the heat is already having an impact on certain events, but england insists it's not having an adverse effect on team gb. they've had a great opening ceremony last night, and although numbers were low because of guidelines, i think everybody can appreciate that most from the sailing team, both world champions did fantasticjob. it's very hot, it's

the olympic champions, great britain. after_ olympic champions, great britain. of striving for this moment, the emotions overflowed. to this moment, the emotions overflowed.— this moment, the emotions overflowed. ., ., , ., , overflowed. to finally have this old overflowed. to finally have this gold medal— overflowed. to finally have this gold medal around _ overflowed. to finally have this gold medal around my - overflowed. to finally have this gold medal around my neck, i l overflowed. to finally have this - gold medal around my neck, i have been diving for 20 years. this is my fourth olympic games, and lots of people would have probably counted me out of this olympics, being the older person. but i'm in the best shape, physically, mentally, and then to hear the national anthem play, i was gone. i couldn't even sing. i was blabbering. play, i was gone. i couldn't even sing. iwas blabbering. ijust play, i was gone. i couldn't even sing. i was blabbering. ijust can't believe it. it sing. i was blabbering. i 'ust can't believe it. . , , sing. i was blabbering. i

do you think this olympics will feel a little bit different democrat less of an olympics?lympics?— different democrat less of an ol mics? ., �* ~' olympics? i don't think it will. once the sport _ olympics? i don't think it will. once the sport begins - - olympics? i don't think it will. once the sport begins - we'vej olympics? i don't think it will. - once the sport begins - we've had to once the sport begins — we've had to talk about the pandemic, it's affected us by a year, so it's a subject matter, the crowds are not there. but once the sport starts and as you readjust what you're watching as you readjust what you're watching as a spectator, you'll still see fantastic sport happening at the heart of this. i've spoken to many athletes recently — theyjust want to get out there and compete, they waited five years for this now and i think we will see the most incredible moment.- think we will see the most incredible moment. ~ . ., incredible moment. what about the continuin: incredible moment. what about the continuing threat _ incredible moment. what about the continuing

olympic trials.out being a stanford student is you can hide a little bit, you can be just one of many. my favorite katie ledecky picture is you with the saxophone, playing with the band, during a football game. did you actually play? >> so i'd never played the saxophone before that week. but i had always thought it would be fun to join the band for a week. so they said, katie, just as long as you're trying, you're going to be good. but i wanted to go all-in on it. >> reporter: all-in a katie hallmark. that willingness to learn helped her cope during lockdown. >> you took a class on the pandemic? >> i did, first quarter, that was super interesting. just to learn and hear from experts about what was going on. school got me through it. family, teammates, coaches. the first three months, i was training in a backyard pool with a super-nice family that lets emanuel and me come to the pool every day and swim. >> reporter: now the most versatile female swimmer in the world is back where she belongs, in olymp

back to the olympics.ames when he takes part in the final of the inaugural 4x100 metres mixed medley relay along with teammates kathleen dawson, james guy and freya anderson. dina asher—smith will be hoping to line up for britain in the final of the women's 100m, an event in which she won world silver behind jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce in 2019. and the first sailing medals of tokyo 2020 are decided tomorrow in the rs:x windsurfing class. 22—year—old emma wilson is guaranteed a medal whilst tom squires is racing for gb in the men's event. you can follow all of a on our website. from me and the team, the night. —— good night. evening. —— afew —— a few storms rumbling as of yet, but they should fade away overnight. there's always going to be some further rainfall, a lot of cloud. the showers tend to become few and further depleting. ten to 13 degrees. notable for scotland and northern ireland, where there will be a few showers around, but few are generally speaking. most will be for eastern scotland, ea

they are representing the olympics and the pink robot for the para olympics.put on quite the show for staff at one of the nbc work spaces in tokyo. their dances are preprogrammed but everything else is controlled when someone moves. they react. so when you wave at one of the robots, she waves back! she blows you kisses. >> nice. >>> speaking of which, let's get back to tokyo right now. it's a live picture. northern tokyo bay. looking good. trouble may be on the way. an approaching tropical storm is forcing changes to the athlete's schedules. organizers moved up rowing be i a day. everything has been moved up to sunday instead of monday. organizers said they're looking at tuesday's schedules. this is the first time for events in the games to be rescheduled because of weather. which is kind of surprising. the games have been going on for so long. but here we are. >> yeah. and this time of year the west pacific typical of what we see this time of year. similar to the atlantic. around tokyo it feels like miami or new orleans this time of year. you can see the mari

the unos serious olympic fans.ver £3000 on olympic tickets, so you can imagine the mixed emotions they are feeling tonight. yes, we think about, you know, the kids. it's the very first time to hold their olympics injapan, so we were excited. "i am very disappointed," masato uno says. "if they were not going to have spectators, they should have postponed again until next year, then we could have welcomed people from abroad properly. chanting. those who think the whole show should've been scrapped long ago were out on the streets again this evening. cheering. but they were vastly outnumbered by the crowds that have turned out to try and get a glimpse of the action. this was shinjuku park at lunchtime as japan's air force display team painted the olympic rings across the sky. the olympics is very... it's a once—in—a—lifetime kind of event, right? so, ijust wanted to have my kids have experience to see those athletes at least. but, i mean, due to this covid—19, i guess things have got to be the way it is. for months, w

i wish the olympics would succeed without any problems. you looking forward to seeing some athletes and some olympic events? yes. i love sports. i was a pe teacher. so this is your dream job? yes. my dream job. of course, a modern olympic games is not just about sport. there is usually a whole host of marketing opportunities, corporate events and collectables associated with each games. daniel, tell me about these pins. every national olympic committee likes to have their own pin and athletes, it gives them an opportunity to give them, a gift from their country to somebody from another country that they may not necessarily interact with. this rwanda versus godzilla... what is? we have the rwanda team mascot against godzilla. it is an epic pin. this is a mega mecha. moving parts pin. that is great. there is an entire network of collectors from all over the world. it is known as the unofficial olympic sport, collecting pins and trading pins. so, unfortunately, there are many collectors who would normally come to the games just to go pin trad

i now about tokyo hosting these olympic games?— olympic games? i guess it is 'ust olympic games?ympic games? i guess it is just about what _ olympic games? i guess it is just about what can - olympic games? i guess it is just about what can i - olympic games? i guess it is just about what can i show. olympic games? i guess it is| just about what can i show my viewers about the tokyo games? i was just down at the olympic village trying to scope out what it feels like, it looks like a present to me, there wasn't any kind of story i could tell, it seems like i will not be able to go to any of the events or the venues to show my viewers, so not much i can do. i canjust try and look at the bright side and maybe interview some of the athletes from afar through resume and some of the other social media platforms. i'm not really sure, but this is a huge letdown for me as someone who has been looking forward to the game since 2007 when i ran the tokyo marathon on and i got to meet with the governor who was trying to plan the games for 2012, we finally got it in 2020, and not much i can do

sarah, we keep comparing this olympics with the 1964 games, 'ust olympics with the 1964 games, just asmes, just as i did, in the report. but — just as i did, in the report. but a _ just as i did, in the report. but a stark difference is that later — but a stark difference is that later today in the opening ceremony, as you mentioned, we will ceremony, as you mentioned, we wiii ail— ceremony, as you mentioned, we will all have — ceremony, as you mentioned, we will all have two flag bearers, one male _ will all have two flag bearers, one male and female athlete, but representing japan is louis had to— but representing japan is louis had to mirror, his father is from — had to mirror, his father is from bennion and it's fair to say— from bennion and it's fair to say that— from bennion and it's fair to say that 60 years ago, it will be unimaginable to have a biraciai— be unimaginable to have a biracialjapanese athletes biracial japanese athletes representing the biracialjapanese athletes representing the country so slowly _ representing the country so slowly but surely we are seeing some _

, i think she would be here, going for another olympics, i could not say— for another olympics, i couldould not say i was thinking about that— not say i was thinking about that at— not say i was thinking about that at that point.— not say i was thinking about that at that point. what made her stand out _ that at that point. what made her stand out from _ that at that point. what made her stand out from the - that at that point. what made her stand out from the rest? l her stand out from the rest? tremendous amount of energy. she was— tremendous amount of energy. she was so fun at the gym, wilting _ she was so fun at the gym, willing to _ she was so fun at the gym, willing to tryjust about everything. she has some fears about— everything. she has some fears about her— everything. she has some fears about her fears, they cannot compare _ about her fears, they cannot compare to yours or mine. she was _ compare to yours or mine. she wasjust— compare to yours or mine. she wasjust happy and compare to yours or mine. she was just happy and wanted to try any— was just happy and wanted to try an

i think everyone works so hard for the olympics, and now, yeah, i'm here. i'm olympic champion.old, meanwhile, proved agonisingly out of reach. lauren williams took up taekwondo after watching jadejones win in 2012. now, jones was watching her, and, with just ten seconds to go, williams led the final, but then, heartbreak. tries the head shot, over the shoulder. she gets it. a late comeback from croatia's matea jelic, and, in a flash, it was all over. so close for williams, and while silver was still some feat, she was left thinking of the gold that got away. it's not enough. i know it's not enough. i had her. i am very happy with how i performed all day. it's just a shame she got it in the last ten, but olympic silver medal, it's not bad, is it? there was also british success in the triathlon, albeit after a dramatic start. a boat blocking about half the athletes. they all had to go again. but come the finish, there was delight for alex yee, the 23—year—old taking a superb silver. a bit bizarre, really. there's me that's doing this, i'm just a normal guy from south—east london,

fantastic olympics- i'm — olympics for your son? fantastic olympics i'm so _ olympics for your son?s. i'm so pleased for - olympics for your son? fantastic| olympics. i'm so pleased for him olympics for your son? fantastic - olympics. i'm so pleased for him and all the team. he will take the medals back to bath, hope you will put them on the site. what medals back to bath, hope you will put them on the site.— put them on the site. what is it like being _ put them on the site. what is it like being a _ put them on the site. what is it like being a parent _ put them on the site. what is it like being a parent watching - put them on the site. what is it l like being a parent watching their child in the olympics? it is bad enough for the rest of us watching and trying to ease them to the finish line, what is alike as a parent watching that? bill finish line, what is alike as a parent watching that? all sport arents, parent watching that? all sport parents, specialist _ parent watching that? all sport parents, specialist women - parent watching that? all sport . parents, specialist women

you can get much more on the olympics on the bbc- on the olympics on the bbc website.hospital in missouri is hosting an olympics celebration of its own, dressing newborn babies in tiny team usa outfits. they're even awarding medals to the mini �*athletes'. it goes without saying that each is a gold—medal winner, of course with a few perfect 10 scores. can't imagine explaining silver to any parent. certainly my children wouldn't be pleased with getting a silver. that said for this edition of newsday. thanks for watching. the heatwave is coming to an end, it may not feel like it right away because it's been so hot for so long. and in northern ireland on thursday, we beat the all—time high record once again, 31.4 celsius, that's three times in the space of a week that northern ireland has beaten its all—time high temperature record. and the amber warning from the met office of extreme heat is still in force for friday, that's because the temperatures will remain high during the night and during the daytime. you can see clear skies across many through the early hours in so

and you know, we have something in the olympics called the youth olympic games, 14 to 18-year-olds. a strong movement that when they're in senegal next time in 2026, there will be a youth olympic refugee team, as well, to give the youngsters some chance of participating and taking -- and sharing the sport. >> uh-huh. all right. filler barker, glad you're -- phillip barker, glad you're feeling well. thanks for joining us on the show. >> thank you. >>> american adults who had months of opportunities to get vaccinated and yet half the country still has not done it. now both the white house and some republican leaders have sharp words for them. >>> plus, wildfires are raging across the western united states. why some people thousands of miles away are experiencing the effects. (sounds of car doors c) (screaming & laughter) ♪ ♪ (sounds of car doors closing) (crash sound & tires squealing) (phone chimes) this is onstar. we've detected a crash from your phone. is anyone injured? i don't think so. good. help is on the way. is there anyone i can call for you? my dad. okay, i'm calling him no

, and the preparation towards the olympics and during the olympics and post olympics, there should beer these strategies are working, so we currently don't even have enough evidence to conclude, so future olympic host cities should really make use of this is an opportunity to catalyse physical activity in the population. and who in particular is being left behind here? so this series has found two particular populations that have been left behind. a reminder to the audience here the adolescents make up for about one quarter of the world's people, and what we have found is that more than 80% of the world's adolescents are not meeting the who recommendations of one hour of physical activity per day, and this trend is really worrying, and on top of that, what we are seeing is in 97 countries based on the who school survey data, adolescents are spending more than three hours each day outside of their school hours being sedentary, and there is data coming from europe showing that a lot of the time is being spent on screens, so tv, video games, phones, various devices, and that is very conc

bryson dechambeau is out of the olympics. he was supposed to start competing here in tok you on thursday, but that's not going to happen. he announced just a few hours ago that he did test positive for covid-19. here's the deal. he's a major player in golf. he won the u.s. open last year. born in med esto. of those 137 tested positive, 13 are athletes. how about some good news now? you just saw it on our national broadcast. the debut of skateboarding as an olympic sport. this is jagger eaton. he wins bronze. congratulations to him. just cool to see these guys getting the recognition they deserve. the japanese skater, a big story line here in tokyo. a lot of national pride. >> as for our local skater, this was a major surprise and not in a good way. we talk about in decades past the agony of defeat. he's the top ranked skateboarder in the world, but houston could not get it done. three rails off of that rail. he did not medal, but we did speak with him a short while ago. >> yeah. man, sorry, guys. wish i could have landed a co

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olympic games. in that context, overcoming the hardship of the coronavirus and to be able to hold the games, i think there's real value in that. >> reporter: japan's prime minister was the first world leader to meet president biden at the white house the two coordinating countermeasures on china. >> translator: i think president biden is a president who tries to build a consensus among allies and like-minded countries in order to advance policies. >> reporter: and that's different from the previous administration >> translator: yes, i think the previous administration advanced issues based on the individual personality of the president, but the biden administration tries to steer allies and like-minded countries towards the same direction. >> reporter: the biden administration's support of japan's olympics another sign of the strengthening relationship how many medals will japan win, more than team usa >> translator: i hadn't thought about that. >> reporter: never gave it a thought? it is the most i

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third 100 metre olympic gold.k stars to look out for is norway's karsten warholm. just last month he broke the 28—year—old world record in the 400 metres hurdles. he is norway's superhero and is sure to light up the track again in tokyo. and it is here at the tokyo aquatics centre where the usa's caeleb dressel will be making a splash. this he already has two olympic gold medals and a number of world records to his name. he could win up to seven medals in tokyo which is why he is one of the standout attractions of the pool. there are also a number of new events taking place in tokyo and we will be welcoming climbing, skateboarding and surfing to the olympic programme. the games this year will be different. while there will be no fans, there will be plenty of sporting drama. a lot of those big names will make their way into the city of tokyo and also into the olympic village that we have heard so much about. and if you just look over there you may be able to see some of the olympic village in the background on my l

his sister sabrina is making her olympic debut. now, this is alexander's third olympics.he begins competing in about two hours and his dad is confident this time around he can reach the top of the podium. >> i think we have a great shot at winning the gold. >> really taking things one day at a time and making sure that you don't stress yourself out of things you can't control. >> tennis, anyone? kanak jha in men's table tennis. born and raised in milpitas he moved to europe at 15. now 21 he is america's best male player winning four straight national titles. he'll be serving it up starting at 6:00 p.m. >>> about two hours later the women will hit the table. lily zhang was born in redwood city and grew up in palo alto. she and her u.s. teammates trained in burlingame. a five-time national champion this will be her third olympics. she's won several international medals but is still looking to make it to the podium for the first time at the olympics. just three of nearly 90 bay area athletes competing in tokyo. you know, last night you asked me, you were concerned after watc

olympics swim team continues to collect medals. despite having one of the youngest rostersn 1 ofhewiero the teenn jam jamie yuccas has their story. >> reporter: they are certainly not swimming like it. one of the most decorated o olympians in american history tells us the inexperience might actually be an advantage. and all these teens, including 17-year-old from alaska, might be helping prove her point. >> lydia jacoby, the 17-year-old. alaska has an olympic gold medallist. >> reporter: here in tokyo -- >> going to win gold for the united states. >> reporter: usa swimming picked up -- >> and the americans can celebrate gold. >> reporter: right where it left off five summers ago. but this team looks a lot different t different than it did in rio. a gold medal has been put around michael ' neck. he retired. ryan lochte failed to qualify. and she retired following a shoulder injury. >> it was just like in shock and no idea what was going on. >> it will be france taking the 16-year-old. >> reporter: that's opened the door for american

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four new british olympic champions before breakfast. forjonny brownlee, gold at last. the olympics?ing we possibly could. whilst over in the pool, team gb have surpassed expectations. now a moment for the team's finest to come together. the mixed medley relay, another new olympic event. in the company of the finest swimmers on earth, britain have already proved they can excel. here they were doing it again. kathleen dawson gave way to the peerless adam peaty. he did what he always seems to do. before james guy powered britain into the narrowest of leads. and here was anna hopkin in the final leg. great britain are going to win their fourth gold in the swimming pool. one word that has changed the whole team is belief. we've got champions who believe we can win, champions who believe we can get world records and if you've got one belief, you build everything around that. two team relays, two olympic team titles, another golden day for team gb. emma wilson has taken windsurfing bronze on her olympic debut. she was already guaranteed a medal going into the final, after winning four of h

todayis olympic games here in tokyo.ill get under way at apm local time, really scaled back from the usual razzmatazz that we would see at an opening ceremony, a much more subdued and sombre affair in keeping with the pandemic in which these games are happening. that was our sports — these games are happening. that was our sports correspondent in tokyo. tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the central chinese region of henan as officials confirmed that at least 33 people have died. that includes a dozen commuters in the provincial capital zhengzhou who were caught on the city's underground as carriages filled with water. the city had a year's worth of rain in three days — and more is forecast. our correspondent, robin brant, is there, and sent this report. the rain has stopped for now, but some of the roads are still like rivers — evidence of how overwhelming the incessant rainfall was. above ground, they are starting to clear up though. but the true horror of this intersection is what happened undergroun

other olympic sports making their olympic debuts in tokyo include karate and speed climbing.d softball are making their return to the olympics after 13 years away. despite the history being made here in tokyo, the legacy of these olympic games will be defined by the global health crisis. there is no question about that. before covid-19 turned the world on its head it was the weather that was supposed to be the thing dominating headlines around the olympic games. while cases in tokyo are surging and olympic related cases continue to climb, the weather could cause problems for organizers in the coming days because a tropical storm is approaching japan and could hit tokyo on tuesday. the storm could bring heavy rain, strong winds and high waves with it. as a result, rowing events have been canceled on tuesday and pushed back to wednesday or thursday while surfers have avoided the tropical storm for now. other athletes have high temperatures to contend with as the threat will continue to be a problem throughout the games. listen to what people who live here have to say about the

toyota, a top olympic sponsor, is not airing olympic-related tv commercials.ial board of another sponsor, a newspaper, called for cancelation in may. there's little olympic spirit in the host city. tokyo unless a state of emergency and alcohol is banned from restaurants. the ceo suntori, one of japan's biggest beveragemakers, says the economic loss from no spectators will be enormous. >> i'd expected that a lot of the spectators from abroad to visit restaurants, bars, where they sell our products, promote our brands. we had a plan to open more than a couple of the bars and restaurants only for products sponsored by us. but we canceled it. >> do you think that these games could still boost international businesses for japanese companies? >> more and more, i don't think so. i think the olympics have been losing its value. >> do you think the games should have been postponed? >> considering the current rollout of vaccines in this country, two months from now should be the ideal timing. >> reporter: according to robert mayes, a sports marketing executive in japan,

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everyone works so hard for the olympics, and now, yeah, i'm here. i'm olympic champion.auren williams took up taekwondo after watching jadejones winning in 2012. now, jones was watching her, and, with just ten seconds to go, williams led the final, but then, heartbreak. tries to edge it over the shoulder. she gets it. a late comeback from croatia's matea jelic and in a flash it was all over. so close for williams, and while silver was still some feat, she was left thinking of the gold that got away. it's not enough. i know it's not enough. i had her. i am very happy with how i performed all day. it's just a shame she got it in the last ten, but olympic silver medal, it's not bad, is it? there was also british success in the triathlon, albeit after a dramatic start. a boat blocking about half the athletes. they all had to go again. but come the finish, there was delight for alex yee, the 23—year—old taking a superb silver. a bit bizarre, really. there's me, to be honest, i'm just a normal guy from south—east london, so, it's just crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come tr

, . ,~ olympics? very much so. they are lookin: olympics? very much so.forward _ olympics? very much so. they are looking forward to _ olympics? very much so. they are looking forward to it. _ looking forward to it. tell us about sky brown. she is only 13. that is incredibly young to be competing at this level. how 13. that is incredibly young to be competing at this level.- competing at this level. how will she cape? _ competing at this level. how will she cape? she — competing at this level. how will she cope? she will— competing at this level. how will she cope? she will cope - competing at this level. how will she cope? she will cope well. i competing at this level. how will i she cope? she will cope well. last weekend she beat people way her senior. watching her progression has been ridiculous. it is getting to the point where we do not know where she is going to go next. she is getting better every month. it sounds like she is such an exciting talent. what is it about the way she skates that makes her so special? her style. usually when people start

., , .,, ., , olympics? we have seen a steady increase and _ olympics?een a steady increase and then during the - increase and then during the pandemic, we saw numbers shoot up because it was one of the activities you didn't need to have a facility to pay to go in, it was free to access and you are able to do it in access and you are able to do it in a smooth piece of ground or your garden if you have the space. we definitely saw shops saying they were experiencing lots of people buying set ups and helmets and pads. it's been great already. let's talk about sky brown, she is 13. we understand you were instrumental in persuading her to be part of team gb because she could have gone and represented other nations, couldn't she? tell us about how that happened. she? tell us about how that happened-— she? tell us about how that hauened. , ., happened. her mum is japanese and her dad is british, _ happened. her mum is japanese and her dad is british, she _ happened. her mum is japanese and her dad is british, she has _ happened. her mum is japanese and her dad

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i wont be able to make it to the olympics. this year. gave me goosebumps saying that it's been a tough decision on training injury from april may is just not allowing me to go without any risk of bigger injury issues of health issues for the future. so much looking forward to so much more in the sport. i love so much. 40 days before the mens olympic javelin event begins on august 7th. thomas lula has already lost, defeated by his own body bass, a moment for the defending olympic champion from 2016 or so. injury is a part and parcel of competitive sport. i can look back on 10 or even 15, really helping you. if you include my youth career, we've got to be grateful for that. so now this difficult situation is something i have to accept as feeling as it doesn't have to you wants to tokyo games were postponed. he withdrew from the 2020 season using the time out to prepare and work on his technique. and those preparations went well over winter and spring this year, both back home and the east and german city of yanna, and at a train

surfing and skateboarding are both making their olympic debuts today at the games. their olympic debutsion, japan, picked up its first medals, winning gold and silver injudo. i'm lewis vaughan jones, in london. the rest of the day's headlines: wildfires in northern california force thousands into evacuation centres, while a covid outbreak in oregon puts firefighters into quarantine. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against a new anti—lgbt law. and the uk army safely detonates a world war ii bomb on the site of a new housing estate.

the international olympic committee as international olympic committee more athletes ari are as more athletes arrive there are more positive tests. we will also take you through the athletes to keep your eye on and some of the new sports you will be able to watch during the tokyo olympics. and i am david in london. in other news the british prime minister �*s former chief adviser dominic cummings accuses borisjohnson of putting politics ahead of people's lives during the pandemic. also president biden and dozens of western allies accused china of overseeing a massive cyber attack earlier in the year. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. after eight year long delay the olympic games are nowjust three days away. welcome to tokyo bay in the south of the japanese capital. we will be here to bring you the very latest on what is arguably the most controversial olympics for a generation with tokyo hosting the games in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. the olympic village that hosts the athletes has been hit by an fourth coronavirus case. two south african foo

our olympics reporter nick hope has more from tokyo.of drama we've had, and that tae kwon do we have here in tokyo. we are expecting and hoping it would be another success forjade jones, unfortunately, the loss that we will hear more about later meant she wasn't up on the olympic podium, but there was still success of our british fighter today in the form of bradley who took home olympic silver in his debut. after powering for his first two fights, he became a reigning on the champion in the semi finals coming into the final as the favourite. the 19—year—old fighter from his back was considered a rank outside at the start of the day, but then defeated the world number one. it was a phenomenal battle between the pair, he was the one who took victory 34—29. send an pretty hard on himself afterwards when i spoke to and following the final. i on himself afterwards when i spoke to and following the final.— to and following the final. i think i was lucky _ to and following the final. i think i was lucky with _ to and following the final. i th