whether or not the olympics or paralympics should oi’ the olympics or paralympics should or should notpinion on that, and my aim and opinion is that i am going to continue to do everything that i can to make sure that i deliver my best performance regardless of what's going on around me. claire taggart, we wish you well in the next few weeks and yourself isolation and in any attempts that you may be able to make in reaching those paralympics. you may be able to make in reaching those pa ralympics. claire you may be able to make in reaching those paralympics. claire taggart, thank you very much forjoining us. in tennis, the us open has said it has also not ruled out the possibility of switching to a later date. the tournament is due to begin in new york on august the 31st. that's because the french open, which would normally begin in late may, will now take place in september. in a pointed statement, the us tennis association criticised the french federation's decision to move the date of roland garros, stating... "at a time when the world is coming together, we recognise that such a de

the olympic and paralympic committees of canada and australia say if the games go as scheduled, they will not send athletes. their u.s. counterparts have not made the same call saying they appreciate the ioioc is w workio address their concerns. earlier ai uchida spoke with our sports correspondent for more analysis. >> so yuki, the prime minister is weighing in on a potential delay for the games. why is the ioc considering a possible postponement now? >> it seems to be rooted in the goal of maintaining an even playing field. fairness is the foundation o of spsports and the coronavirus ha disrupted that. many olympic qualifiers have been postponed or canceled. more than 40% of the expected 11,000 athletes haven't secured their spot yet. then there are logistical challenges of training. fa facilities are closed. pools are closed and some athletes are self-quarantining. pressure has been building on the ioc to do something with people calling for the postponement and criticizing the response so far. this athlete has said he will boycott the games. his announcement carries weight becaus

from paralympic champion to strictly star, will bayley wowed on the dance floor during his time on thehis strictly come dancing journey came to an abrupt end when he injured his knee during a dress rehearsal. hello, you all right? now all the glitz and glam has settled, i wanted to find out more about what happened. when i landed, ijust felt excruciating pain. i kind of likejust laid there and screamed a little bit and then went up to the physio room. we just went for a scan and then the next day said what had happened and it was just a bit shocking. it still hasn't really sunk in because when you get an injury like that, it's not good. i don't regret it because it was such a great experience and that is such a massive show. i didn't realise how big it was, i don't think, until i came out of it and i went into the shopping centres and everything, and i had so much support from everyone, it was just amazing. so with just six months to go until the start of the paralympic games, time is running out for will who is yet to be in training with his british team—mates at the moment as he is g

but now the table tennis champion has his sights on his fourth paralympic games in tokyo this summer.will bailey and jeanette... will bailey and jeanette. .. wheel wild on the dance floor last year, but his dancing journey came to an end when he injured his knee during a dress rehearsal. now all the glitz and glam has settled, i wanted to found out more about what happened. i felt excruciating pain when i landed. ijust i felt excruciating pain when i landed. i just kind i felt excruciating pain when i landed. ijust kind of lay down and scream a little bit, and then the next day it said what happened. —— the scan said what happened. it hasn't really sunk in because when you get injured like that, it's not good. i don't regret it, it was such a great experience in such a massive show. i didn't realise how big it was. i went into the shopping centre that everything and got so much support from everyone, it was amazing. just six months ago to the start of the paralympic games, time is running out for will who is yet to be in training with his team—mates at at the moment. he's still a very

abe also indicated the leaders back his plan to stage the tokyo olympics and paralympics as scheduled. the coronavirus outbreak has stranded foreign athletes training in japan ahead of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games. their home countries are imposing travel restrictions to contain the virus, leaving them unable to return. eight runners and coaches from the mongolian national marathon team have been training in the western city since early february. the team was due to go home on tuesday, but cannot because mongolia has suspended all international regular flights to prevent further cases. >> translator: i i don't know wn i can return to my country. my biggest concern is if the olympics will be held as scheduled. >> he added he wanted to see his young daughter and wife in mongolia. a city official says the situation is totally unexpected, but the local government will support the team. and the coronavirus pandemic is also spurring speculation the olympics and paralympics will be postponed or cancelled. but athletes are s staying focud on training for the big event, believing the

the olympics and paralympics the biggest casualty of the pandemic.f team gb‘s gold medal winning hockey team in 2016. it is the right decision but it is still pretty devastating as an athlete to train for that long and then potentially to not go. i am 30 yea rs then potentially to not go. i am 30 years old. i was most certainly going to retire after the olympics. like anyone with anything, you have a goal. that sort of gets taken away from you a little bit. it has sort of made me think ok, i have to dig a hell of a lot deeper to get the olympics next year. talk to me about what you are doing at the minute. for those athletes who can train individually, it is much easier but ina team individually, it is much easier but in a team sport, it's a very different dynamic, so what have you been doing? you miss your mates, it's pretty awful training by yourself. i have actually learned to appreciate being around people so much more, in terms of having training buddies and people dragging you over the line. now, to be honest, i need to step down and process th

abe also touched on the tokyo olympics and paralympics, which have been postponed by a year. tedros expressed support for the decision, saying the w.h.o. is ready to help japan with the preparations to make the games a success. >>> tokyo's governor has again called on cititizens to stay ho at nightht, saying evening dini could be the source of recent infection clusters. >> translator: i once again urge people not to go out for eating or drinking, especially for the young people to go to karaoke and music venues, and i want older people to think twice before going to bars or nightclubs. >> koike was speaking at a news conference after the capital reported more than 130 new infections over the weekend. the total for march has now exceeded 400. health authorities have been unable to trace the root of infection for 40% of those cases. she also said she'll call on the central government to take swift measures to help workers who have financial difficulties. >>> an iconic japanese comedian has died after contracting the new coronavirus. shimura ken was being treated for pneumonia a

there's doubts over the summer olympics and paralympics in tokyo.the 24th ofjuly and japan's prime minister insists his country will not postpone the event. the country has recorded more than moo cases of the virus. translation: going forward, we will continue to coordinate well with the ioc and, of course, the ioc will coordinate with the world health organization. forjapan, we have to overcome the spread of the infection and we want to hold the olympics and paralympics as planned. a number of olympic qualifying events have been cancelled, some are still going ahead. britain's caroline dubois won her first bout in the ring at the european olympic qualifying tournament at the copper box, beating ana staradub of belarus. with six qualifying spots up for grabs in the lightweight division, it is the first of three bouts she will have to win to book her spot to tokyo. she next faces the number—one seed mira potkonen of finland, who, at 39, is more than twice her age. she's obviously the number—one seed, but at the end of the day, she's only got two hand

tokyo will start on time — the prime minister of japan insists the olympics and paralympics won't beland's alison hewson who wins the south african open title in her maiden tour event. growing up as a kid, all i could ever dream of was playing on the ladies european tour, and for my first event, to come and win, the feeling is indescribable. hello and welcome along to the programme. now, as you know, normally at this time on a saturday we round up all the twists and turns from the days football. but with the widespread cancellation of matches due to the coronavirus until next month, many clubs are now coming to terms with the devastating impact this will have on them. one of those clubs is league one side tranmere rovers, who should have been hosting lincoln city at prenton park this afternoon. owner and former fa chief executive, mark palios has been telling mike bushell the postponement of fixtures was no surprise. to me, it was the next logical step, and as soon as players started to fall away and squads started to fall away, you then get into destroying the sporting integrity of

they now august, at the end of the paralympics. those contracts to when the olympics will take place now and 2021. a massive financial implications for the olympic games which is estimated to cost maybe £10 billion in total. and if you have a ticket, where do you stand? there is no official line yet from the ioc about ticket refunds but we do expect that people who have purchased tickets already will be entitled to refunds. there are a number of issues that the ioc and need to work through over the coming days and weeks as they deal with the announcement of postponement but it is my understanding that fans were purchased tickets already will be offered refunds and i think there is another wave of tickets you to go on sale in the next week and that has been com pletely the next week and that has been completely scrapped now stop it is my understanding that fans may be able to get a refund in due course. briefly, i gather even though they will be held next year they will still be known as the 2020 games? that is correct. even though

the decision also means that the paralympics will be postponed.ime gold medalist, hannah cockroft who understands the decision and is looking at the positives. obviously i'm pretty gutted. we have a way for years for us to come around commits this pinnacle of every athlete plus my career and the positive is it has not been cancelled, just postponed and eve ryo ne cancelled, just postponed and everyone possibly health and safety is paramount to some sport. obviously receptor keep training and try to see the positives. and little bits that it will be coming around this year. there's plenty more reaction and anaylsis on the olympics and paralympics being moved to next year. just go to the bbc sport website and app. bye for now. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me are andy silvester, deputy editor of city am and caroline wheeler, the deputy political editor of the sunday times. welcome to you both. thank you very much for being with us. let's just run you through the front pages, the ones

imagine if you then look a year ahead and the likelihood that the olympics and paralympics will be together . in the summer are of 2021 so in the same kind of position that it was before people will then say well what about the knock on effect on other sports events how does out of some of the world that it's championships in oregon take place it will with a 2021 well you could alter the grid is i really doesn't matter does it people hundreds of fight karrar is everywhere surely a sports event that's much more of the leading picks in the region if you didn't take place in the run up to the olympics they will make it work and then actually we can start talking about a celebration as the japanese prime minister is pretty and how differently of course and you'd expect the world to be a far different place in 2021 that it is at the moment well i mean as we are saying it will be a very different place how is this all going to pay out for athletes i imagine athletes who've been training their whole lives for this moment and how will they be taking this. would there be no decisions that are split

international l olympic committee president thomas bach had agreed to postpone the tokyo olympic and paralympic games until summer of next year by the latest. abe said he is committed to holding the games as a way of showing how humanity has overcome the pandemic. >>> the number of people infected globally with the coronavirus has topped 460,000. the surge of infections in the united states and some european countries is creating a serious shortage of beds to treat patients. the italian government said on thursday that it had confirmed 6,153 new cases, for a total of 80,539. italy is the second country after china to exceed the 80,000 mark. the government added that the death toll grew by 662, to 8,165, the highest in the world. atillio fontana, president of italy's hardest-hit region of lombardy, appealed for international supporort. >> translator: we need doctors and nurses. please s support us. we would like to ask for support from all countries. >> spain's death toll rose to 4,089, surpassing that of china. a large exhibition complex in madrid has been converted into a makeshift hospital. f

forjapan, we have to overcome the spread of the infection and we want to hold the olympics and paralympicser, in cape town, the south african open has just finished, and what a week it has been for england‘s alice hewson, in herfirst event it has been for england‘s alice hewson, in her first event on the ladies‘ european tour. she one by one shot and my colleague caught up with her earlier. it feels absolutely incredible. it really is absolutely incredible. it really is a dream come true. growing up as a kid, all i could ever dream of was playing on the ladies' european tour and for my first event, to come and win, the feeling is indescribable. you turned pro last year. has this happened quicker than you thought? it definitely has happened quicker thanl it definitely has happened quicker than i thought! i was hoping to get off to a nice steady start but this is definitely a good thing. golf has followed most major sports by being in shutdown now. what is your reaction to that? i think it is the right decision. the health of all of the players, over here and on the tour, that ultimately com

the olympics are scheduled to take place in tokyo from the 24th ofjuly, the paralympics from august thetive has told the bbc that premier league matches could be televised every day while people are still confined to their homes because of the coronavirus outbreak. all football is currently suspended until the end of april, but martin semmens believes football returning could be "good thing" for the country if it was safe to do so. semmens says teams are hopeful of completing the league by the end ofjune but doesn't yet know when play could resume. my understanding, having spent a reasonable amount of time with the government, is that in the right situation and the right time, when everybody is safe and we are not using up resources, the government would like us to get back to playing. they would like us to get back to playing because we are an entertainment, and we would be a sign that the country is coming back to normal. and if people are home for another month and there is a premier league football game on tv, that can only be a good thing. the former real madrid president lorenzo s

the paralympics will start on the 24th of august and run until the 5th of september.r a number of reasons. to give them the maximum time to deal with the developments surrounding coronavirus and the disruption it has caused, to protect the health of athletes. but also, with such a jam—packed sporting calendar every year, and next year, it was deemed that moving it by a year was the best possible option. in light of the decision just made world athletics championships is likely to be moved to 2022, while athletics —— world athletics have already said they are looking at dates in 2022. a big decision has been made but this will now enable people to plan knowing they have these dates in mind. the idea of a spring olympics and paralympics has been shelved and they are going for the summer months, much like it was meant to be this summer. so certainty for people now. is this thou going to mean there are certain athletes who can't compete? we have heard from some athletes in the last week following the postponement decision, who said they may not be able to make the new dat

the tokyo olympic and paralympic games are postponed until 2021.t's the first time the event has ever been delayed during peacetime. the world health organization has warned that the united states could become the global epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. there are now over 53,000 confirmed cases in the country and over 600 people with the infection have died. globally there are now over 400,000 known cases of the virus and over 18,000 people have died. the worst hit countries are italy, with over 6000 deaths, china with over 3000 and spain with 2,800. there are now signs of an emerging global response to the pandemic with leaders from the g20 group of countries agreeing to hold a virtual summit on thursday. new zealand is the latest country to declare a state of emergency. but attention is increasingly focused on the united states — and particularly new york city. the state governor andrew cuomo has pleaded for medical supplies, warning that covid—19 is spreading in his state like "a bullet train". meanwhile, politicians in washington are clos

president that he 100 percent agrees it was agreed that the tokyo lympics and paralympics would be held by the summer of 2021 of the latest. the formal announcement came after multiple countries said they would not send a delegation to tokyo if the games went on as planned on july 24th the olympics have never been rescheduled due to a pandemic with the 196-094-1904 games being cancelled due to world war in rio 2016 summer games they were affected by the years but they continued to go on organizers are eyeing summer 2021 as a potential rescheduling date but the games will still be called the olympic and paralympic tokyo trying to any i.o.c. president thomas bach express that athlete spectator and organizer health was a key point is postponing the games the silver lining the olympic flame will stay on display and live in fukushima as hope until the games opening ceremony next year . and manila it is a good decision i know there's a lot of flip flopping by the i.o.c. it's also a huge moneymaker for the networks that are there on 10 as well so you're seeing now a lot of cars are going to st

now as you can imagine, there's plenty of doubt over whether the olympics and paralympics will go ahead to start on the 24th ofjuly and the prime minister ofjapan insists that his country will not postpone the event. japan has recorded more than 1,400 cases of the virus. translation: going forward, we will continue to coordinate well with the ioc and, of course, the ioc will coordinate with the world health organization. forjapan, we have to overcome the spread of the infection and we want to hold the olympics and paralympics as planned. among the sport going on today is the all england open badminton championships in birmingham, with the semi—finals under way. england's marcus ellis and lauren smith lost in the mixed doubles. the pair took it to a decider, but it was their indonesian opponents that go through to the final. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. co. uk/sport. including all the sport that is still on or off due to the coronavirus. bye for now. we are going to bring the latest from this press conference in madrid. prime minis

president that he 100 percent agrees it was agreed that the tokyo lympics and paralympics would be held by the summer of 2021 at the latest. the formal announcement came after multiple countries said they would not send a delegation to tokyo if the games went on as planned on july 24th olympics have never been rescheduled due to a pandemic with the 91694944 games being cancelled due to world war the rio 2016 summer games were affected by this but they continued on organizer eyeing summer 2021 as a potential rescheduling date but the games will actually still be called the olympic and paralympic games tokyo 2020 i.o.c. president thomas bach expressed that athlete spectator and organizer health was the key point in postponing the games but the one silver lining gives everybody hope the flame will stay on display and stay lit. until the game's opening ceremony next year. it was a dramatic finish at an almost empty shoutin race course as the hong kong derby saw one where us and a local jockey making quite a name for themselves as most famous race saw golden 60 and hometown 8 events and how

we'll have more reaction as the olympics and paralympics are moved to 2021, making it the biggest sportingffected by the coronavirus pandemic. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the death toll in the uk from the coronavirus has risen sharply in the past 2a hours. 87 people have died since yesterday bringing the total to 422 — the biggest one day rise here. next week a field hospital will be opened in east london — with the help of the military. the excel conference centre is being turned into the nightingale hopsital — with two wards for up to 4,000 people. the health secretary matt hancock says 35,000 more staff are being brought into the nhs — from final year medical students to retired doctors and nurses who are returning to help fight the virus. last night strict new measures came into force with people told they could only leave their homes for "very limited purposes". shopping for basic necessities such as food and medicine — these trips should be as infrequent as possible. one form of exercise a day such as a run, walk or cycle — alone or with people you live with. all

japan postpones the tokyo olympics and paralympics to next year after mounting international pressure. pharmacies are appealing to people not to stockpile medicines, as they report a big increase in customers. and hundreds of thousands of british citizens travelling abroad are urged by the foreign office to come home before more air routes are closed. and in sport, european rugby chiefs insist they're committed to completing the campaigns this season, after the semis and final of the champions cup and challenge cup are postponed. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the government has sought to clarify the tough new restrictions introduced last night to curb the spread of coronavirus. the prime minister declared a national emergency and ordered everyone to stay home and follow strict rules. you can only leave your home for very limited purposes, such as shopping for basic necessities like food and medicine. you can go outside for one form of exercise each day, either alone or with members of your household. you can leave home for any medical need or to care for a vulnera

from all 206 national 0lympic committees, from the ioc refugee olympic team, most likely for the paralympic, officials, training partners, friends and family. cancellation would not solve any problem and would help nobody. therefore it is not on ouragenda.... this comes after more athletes from the around the world, added their voices to calls for the olympics and paralympics to be postponed. global athlete, fronted by the british olympic cycling champion, callum skinner, says that the games should be pushed back. if they're not, he thinks that athletes could be forced into boycotting the olympics... i think they are concerned about having that decision less on their judgement. i think what we prefer to see would be the ioc and ipc to take leadership in this example and say that they don't consider it to be safe. i don't know if all of the members of the 2016 real 0lympic games there was a lot of worry about the zika virus come out of the net that now seems fellow comparison to the cobit but we did see a number of athletes choose not to attend because of their concern about that virus. —— b

could be a good pretext for us to go forward and we can prepare for an even better olympic and paralympic games and what we plan for this year. 3 of the pick games have been canceled before because of the world wars but it's the 1st time in the games 124 yet modern history that a competitions being delayed during peace time japan's prime minister says when the event does go on it will be proof that the world has overcome the virus while the international olympic committee says it will leave the flame burning until then as a symbol of commitment and hope brian al-jazeera. let's go to our sports correspondent leigh wellington joins us live from the united kingdom and we were talking about this earlier well you know this is a long time coming but ultimately it was the only decision really where something was difficult and finally and doesn't want to script is the situation the actual decision. with respect to all of the difficulty 6 involved isn't the most difficult you can imagine big this actually what was difficult was getting closer and closer to july and people have a huge sense of unce

the tokyo olympic and paralympic games are postponed until 2021. it is the first time the event has ever been delayed during peacetime. there are signs of an emerging global response with leaders of the 620 agreeing to hold a virtual summit on thursday. more than 18,000 people have died in total. the worst hit countries are italy, with over 6000 deaths, china with over 3000, and spain with 2800. the world health organization has warned that the united states could become the global epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. there are now over 55,000 confirmed cases in the country, and nearly 800 people with the infection have died. the state 6overnor, andrew cuomo, has pleaded for medical supplies, warning that covid—19 is spreading in his words like a bullet train. meanwhile, politicians in washington are close to reaching a deal on a rescue plan for america's workers and companies, as laura trevelyan reports. the iconic landmarks of new york city are eerily empty, the usually bustling subway and streets shadows of their former selves. the city is shu

will the olympics and paralympics be postponed?organisers to push back the games, following canada's withdrawal. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, has for the first time acknowledged that the tokyo olympics and paralympics may have to be postponed. overnight, australia and canada both said they would not be sending athletes to tokyo if the games went ahead this summer as planned. the head of world athletics, lord coe, has also called for a delay, saying holding the event in 2020 was "neither feasible nor desirable". katie gornall has the latest. for weeks, japan had been carrying on almost as normal. huge crowds defied fears over coronavirus to see the olympic flame in the country. japanese officials continued to insist the games will take place as planned but then the international olympic committee revealed it had stepped up its contingency planning for tokyo 2020 — which included a possible postponement and, today, for the first time, japan's prime minister admitted that their plans might have to change. translation: such a de

just yesterday, team canada and the paralympic team made the tough decision not to send athletes to olympic and peer of the big games this summer. i know this is heartbreaking for 70 people -- athletes, coaches, staff and fans. this was absolutely the right call and everyone should follow their lead. no matter who you are, if you are doing your part, i want to say thank you. you are saving lives. and when it gets hard, know that your government is right there with you. an $82esday, we unveiled billion plan for people and businesses affected by the virus. if you are worried about making ends meet, we are putting more money in your pocket. if you own a small business, we are helping you bridge to better times. tomorrow, the house of commons will reconvene to pass emergency legislation and put this plan in motion. for farmers and people across the agro we are opening up $5 billion in additional lending capacity. applys and producers can for the support they need to keep food growing and get it onto our tables. i want to say thank you to people across the entire food sector. you grow, transport

as president park that there will be no consolation at the tokyo olympics or paralympics furthermore i was the host of the take your lympics. taking into consideration the current situation for the athletes for the athletes of the world for them to be able to compete in the best environment and also for the games to be one in which it is safe and worry free for spectators i asked if it would be possible to consider perspire only games for approximately one year time done in the. i'm sorry about it and i regret it but in a way it's also a sigh of relief prime minister and president barak had a call on short notice and it gave us a sense of direction so that's a relief but it doesn't solve everything and this could be a good pretext for us to go forward and we can prepare for an even better olympic and paralympic games than what we planned for this year well our sports correspondent me welling's joins us now live only we've been seeing international pressure mounting over the last few weeks so why this decision now what finally pushed so i bear the line. well the international olympic

the decision also means that the paralympics will be postponed.g to five time gold medalist, hannah cockroft who understands the decision and is looking at the positives. 0bviously pretty gutted. we've been waiting for years for this year to come around, it is the pinnacle of any athlete's career but the positive is its not cancelled, just postpone. ultimately we know everyone's health and safety is paramount to some sport, but obviously we need to keep training and we got another year to get fitter and stronger stop got a look at the positives but sad it won't be coming around this year. there's plenty more reaction and anaylsis on the olympics and paralympics being moved to next year. just go to the bbc sport website and app. bye for now. hello. tuesday brought us the warmest day of the year so far. for rhyl in north wales, the thermometer got above 19 celsius. another mild day to come across the uk again today too because we are pulling our air infrom today too because we are pulling our air in from the south and around this western front of th

could be a good pretext for us to go forward and we can prepare for an even better olympic and paralympic games and what we plan for this year. 3 of the pick games have been cancelled before because of the world wars but it's the 1st time in the games 124 yet modern history that a competition has been delayed during peace time japan's prime minister says when the event does go on it will be proof that the world has overcome the virus while the international olympic committee says it will leave the flame burning until then as a symbol of commitment and hope brian al-jazeera. where the world health organization has warned that the pandemic is still in a nascent stage with infections expected to rise considerably it says about 85 percent of new cases all from the united states and europe spains or its highest daily increase in deaths with another 514 people dead and that brings the death toll to 2700 more than 40000 people there are infected 5000 of them health workers fighting to contain the pandemic europe was declared the epicenter of the pandemic 2 weeks ago but the w.h.o. now warns well

at this time we are not thinking about canceling or postponing the tokyo olympics and paralympics at all so there is no truth in suggestions that we are considering measures if that happens i'm not considering such a thing at all. this insistence from japan that they are not even discussing back up or contingency plans comes as events around the world have been canceled or postponed greece barred fans from attending the lighting of the olympic torch later this week if they push through the 2020 tokyo summer olympic games are set to open in 4 months. does something different recycle paper used to be good business prices continue to drop china no longer wants to be the world's rubbish tip experts say certain companies. will have to pay to get rid of it. once a month a truck comes to empty the blue containers papers sorted carefully something germans are great at elon is a small community in western germany. has been driving sanitation trucks through the neighborhoods here for 10 years he tells it like it is. we live in a throwaway society and it's getting worse since people started buy

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health needs and everybody involved in the olympic games that we have to postpone the olympic and paralympic games so talk you were 2022 the year of 2020 year one with the aim to her feet there or at the latest in summertime $21.00 it's a decision that was not taken lightly or willingly but pressure had been mounting from athletes and sports federations it's it's a power moment that i will give the be no limits this year but not yet that you have to understand the situation understand that things are a little bigger than organ and we will have a next year it's important that they. exist because so many athletes are not. i'm not been able to. prepare you know they haven't been able to do their qualification. on the station olympic trials and so on and a lot of our folks also don't have access to the training venue. and it's not fair if everyone. prepared the best way this is the 1st time the olympic games have been perspire and and it's a mammoth logistical task contracts need to be renegotiated tickets for sold out venues transferred all returned and post-game sales of apartments in the olym

at this time we are not thinking about canceling or postponing the tokyo olympics and paralympics at all so there is no truth in suggestions that we are considering measures if that happens i'm not considering such a thing at all. this insistence from japan that they are not even discussing back up or contingency plans comes as events around the world have been canceled or postponed greece barred fans from attending the lighting of the olympic torch later this week if they push through the 2020 tokyo summer olympic games are set to open in 4 months. i'm skill that the more that hard and in the end is a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. when the smugglers were alliance of the what's your story 'd. i mean when i was a women especially in victims of violence and. take part and send us your story we are trained all waited to understand this new culture. you are not a very little. you want to become a citizen. in for migrants your platform for a while information. and welcome to news from the world of arts culture let's look at w

there is plenty more reaction to the olympics and paralympics being moved to next year over on the bbcello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. joining me tonight are laura hughes of the financial times and harriet line from the press association. tomorrow's front pages starting with the daily mirror. the daily mirror leads with the huge response the nhs got when asking for volunteers to help deal with the crisis. the express goes with the same story, saying over half a million people have signed up. the mail also leads with the volunteers, along with the news that the prince of wales has contracted the virus. the financial times reports calls to speed up the rollout of testing for nhs staff. the times says the government has ordered three and a half million testing kits which could be ready to use "within weeks" if they are shown to work. the telegraph also goes with that story, claiming these tests could allow the economy to get back on its feet quickly. and the guardian reports that the government will announce measures to help self—empl

the olympics and paralympics say that they are going ahead.events would matter so much and they still do as a sport brings much joy but this decision has shown that might now sport is just a small part of what is happening globally. once again the bbc has been flooded with questions from you about the virus and the new government restrictions on social contact. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, has been finding some answers. i'm about to do some shopping for my at risk self and my 90 plus mother—in—law, do i have to sanitise each item? it is believed the virus can live on some services for 72 hours so if you want to make sure your shopping is not contaminated your shopping is not contaminated you have to wash it with soap and water. should i go to a wedding this weekend? the water. should i go to a wedding this weekend ? the answer sadly water. should i go to a wedding this weekend? the answer sadly is no, you should not go to weddings or had contact with others unless it is essential. there is no penalty if you do but the danger is

we are nowjoined by five time paralympic champion, hannah cockroft.nderstands the decision, it is looking at the positives. obviously, i'm pretty good, we have been waiting for years for this year to come around. so it is the pinnacle of every athlete's career, but the positive is it hasn't been cancelled, it's just postponed. positive is it hasn't been cancelled, it'sjust postponed. you know, ultimately, we know everyone's health, and everyone's safety is paramount to some sport. but, obviously, we just need to keep training, and we've got a few more yea rs training, and we've got a few more years to get stronger, just trying to see the positives really, but understandably a little bit sad that it want to be this year. plenty more reaction and analysis on the olympics and parent pics be moved next year. just go to the website and the opera. goodbye for now. “— website and the opera. goodbye for now. —— and the app. hello, this is bbc news. as the number of coronavirus cases passes 400,000 globally, let's spend the next little while answering some of

and the paralympics will follow them and begin on the 24th august.nt thomas bach — says he hopes the games can be the light at the end of this tunnel. we are all human kind. we are in a very dark tunnel at this moment in time. and we do not know how long this tunnel will be. but we are confident that with these olympic games and these new dates, then we can bea games and these new dates, then we can be a late at the end of this dark tunnel and weekend therefore, give hope to the athletes of the world and also to the wider public. well the british and irish lions say there will be no "direct clashes" with the games next summer. the rearranged olympics overlaps with the test series against the world champions south africa, but the games against the springboks will kick—off at 6 o'clock local time — that's 1am in tokyo. the series starts on the 24th ofjuly in johannesburg. just to some rugby news from the united states within the last hour — as the board of usa rugby — the sports governing body there — has voted to file for bankruptcy as a result of wha

the future of this summer's olympic and paralympic games, has been thrown into further doubt today. member dick pound, has told us media, the games will be postponed, probably until the summer of next year. it comes after australian and canada announced they won't be sending any athletes, if they do go ahead injuly. the ioc have said they will make a decision in the next four weeks. the canadian sprinter, andre de graase said it was the right call. it's going to affect me a lot. i mean, not to be able to go to the olympic games, you know, we base our lives around the olympic games. you know, it's just going to be really, really tough to be able to adjust to that. so, you know, we arejust hoping that, you know, that things... right now, it's a waiting game. so we are just hoping that things turn around and, you know, and hope for the best for the future. the british three—time olympian martyn rooney says postponing the games by more than a year could force him into retirement. the 400 metre runner won bronze in the relay as an 18 year old at the beijing olympics in 2008. my plan this

looking ahead, what of the olympics and paralympics? presented a video of its mascots happily touring the world, japan's unlimited minister announced there was no intention of cancelling or postponing the summer games. well, one thing we learned today is how quickly everything can change. joe wilson, bbc news. as we heard there, these are unprecedented times. more questions than answers at this stage winsport will resume. —— winsport will resume. there are more questions than answers at this stage about when sport will resume. in terms of the premier league its supposed to be april the 11th but that could easily change. liverpool are desperately close to sealing their first league title in 30 years, they could have won it next week but that's no longer the case. tonight managerjurgen klopp has released a statement saying: well, we know the financial situation changes dramatically in football — the further down the tier you go. like the premier league, the football league says games are suspended games until early april and the ramificat

that we will stay in close contact to make sure that the elim pick and paralympic games will be able to take place eventually then we can send a message that humanity has overcome coronavirus because of the situation of the day. this is the 1st time the olympic games have been postponed and it's a mammoth logistical task contracts need to be renegotiated tickets for sold out venues transferred all returned and post-game sales of apartments in the olympic village will have to be put on hold no new date has been set for the tokyo olympics . and for more i'm joined here for example now by my colleague chris harrison from our sports desk me chris the decision really everyone expected it was just a matter of time yes it was a matter of time on sunday the i.o.c. said it would take 4 weeks to decide whether or not to postpone the elim picks well that turned into 48 hours and it all makes sense because you have to look at the teams that already notified the public they would withdraw canada australia even usa track and field on sunday also shared that sentiment and britain i think were expec

the paralympic games are still scheduled to start on the 25th of august.onavirus continues to decimate the sporting calendar. in the last few hours, i can tell you that one of the most famous horse races in the world — the grand national at aintree in the north—west of england — has been cancelled. over $180 million is bet on the race annually, which attracts an audience worldwide of 500 million. thejockey club says "it's no longer appropriate to stage the event" after the uk government advised against mass gatherings. whether it's horse racing, orthe nba, tennis, rugby coronavirus has impacted almost all of sport in some way. while some are wondering if tournament's will be cancelled or completed — others are fighting for their very existence. our reporter austin halewood has more. once again monday brought another day of cancellations and postponements across the sporting world. we know events in mainland europe have been stopped for a few weeks now but it's only in the last few days the uk sporting scene has really ground to a halt. well, rugby union's

if the paralympics and olympics do go ahead, there will be potential medalists that won't be winningfected. i don‘t think there‘s enough to go to the games come out whether that‘s athlete profiles or the team allowing people to qualify who can qualify and celebrate an olympic games in an olympic year as it should be, and i think all involved ina slight should be, and i think all involved in a slight delay is probably the best option. but make some of the athletes preparing for an olympic games that may not happen. that's your sport for now. more on the bbc sport centre throughout the evening. you, thank you very much, now it‘s time for your questions answered, tonight, we are putting questions to our experts. well, lots and lots of questions again coming in and from viewers coming in very good questions they are to come as usual. an epidemiologist at the london school of medicine, also a gp within the nhs, thank you very much forjoining us nhs, thank you very much forjoining us to answer these questions. but first one is for mentors from the nhs who worked on the front line and she‘s

we look forward to next year's olympics and paralympics, which we hope will be an even bigger celebration of our shared humanity, and look forward to join. we have overcome many pandemics and crises before. we will overcome this one, too. the question is, how large a price will we pay? already, we have lost more than 16,000 lives. we nkow we -- we know we will lose more. how many more will be determined by the decisions we make and the actions we take now. slow the spread of covid-19, many countries have contributed or introduced unprecedented measures, significant -- at a significant social and economic cost. closing schools and businesses, canceling sporting events, and asking people to stay home and stay safe. we understand that these countries are now trying to assess when and how they will be able to ease these measure. -- measures. answer depends on what these countries do while these measures are in place. asking people to stay-at-home and shutting down population movement is buying time and reducing the pressure on health systems, but on their own, these measures will not extingui

the olympics and paralympics will not take place in tokyo this summer.fter mounting pressure, the decision has been made to postpone the games until next year. good morning. yesterday was the warmest day so far. north wales reached 19.4. could be 17 or 18 in wales today as england and wales enjoy another dry and sunny day. more clout and patchy rain for scotla nd more clout and patchy rain for scotland and northern ireland. more details coming up. —— more cloud. it's wednesday march 25th. our top story: the efforts to fight coronavirus are ramping up as the death toll increases and more people test positive for the disease. the government is opening a huge new makeshift hospital in london and has appealed for a quarter of a million volunteers to help the nhs. the number of uk deaths rose to 422 on tuesday, a rise of 87 in one day. charlotte rose reports. we have all of these people who are incredibly critically unwell and people are dying alone, people have no company. a stark warning from those on the frontline. threejunior doctors from a london hospita