. >> reporter: now 24, one gold in the event at the rio olympics in 2016 and made a golden debut in london in 2012 and only 15 years old, the same age as grimes. >> she's been so welcoming. she's so incredibly kind. and with me being the same age that she was when she made it, i think that she can really relate to me on a lot of things that i'm probably going through and she's such an awesome person. i feel glad to be her teammate and go through this with her. >> reporter: women support women. katie grimes and katie ledecky will race this week in the prelims for the 800 free style. they will be racing in the same heat only two lanes apart from one another. the final will come on saturday. as for that other usa swimming we've been talking to you about, caleb drexel, he already has one medal and is hoping to reach the finals in in both the 50 and 100 free events he is favored in. >>> jamie yuccas at the games in tokyo. >>> half a world away, a small town in england is being credited with inspiring the modern olympic movement 170 years ago. this will town in england has a big sporting history

robert andrews is a mental training expert who worked with simone biles leading up to the 2016 rio olympicsains athletes currently competing in the tokyo games. and what is the lasting message of that epic move that she just made? >> that the well-being of the athlete is more important than a gold medal. >> reporter: biles' withdrawal trusting athletes' mental health once again into the headlines. coming on the heels of star athletes like basketball player kevin love, tennis champion naomi osaka, opening up about their struggles. >> so the bell's been ringing louder and louder and louder. then simone just cracked the bell. >> what kind of message do you think this sends to little ones across the room? >> i think they should look up to simone and see what she did, pulling out of that competition. it took a lot of courage. >> reporter: the young gymnasts here still in awe of their idol. >> i think it was smart. because i think she needs to focus on her mental health more than the sport. >> it's not about the medal, it's all about the process and the journey. >> it's more important to feel saf

alexander massialas at top the of the sport won silver and bronze medals in the rio olympics. is dad greg is a fencing legend. he is also a team u.s.a. coach. 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

cal alum ryan murphy, he still lives in berkeley and is the defending gold medallist from the rio olympics. today he gets bronze in the 100 backstroke. two russian swimmers win silver and gold, the first time since 1992 that the u.s. has not won gold in the backstroke. katie zaferes wince the bronze medal as well. she lived in santa cruz until recently. the 32-year-old now lives in south carolina. she is a two-time olympian and today wins her first olympic medal. let's talk family now. could you imagine as a parent, all those years of little league or practicing and all that training, and now you can't go to the olympics to watch your son or daughter? that's the sad reality for many of the olympic families, including the courtney family in marin county, but they are cheering on their daughter kate courtney who goes for gold tonight. here in tokyo, we're not missing the love. we're missing the families. those embraces of joy. the hugs for mom and cheek to cheek. so now. it's face time to get time with your loved oning. >> this is brutal. not being able to be there, and we've had such little

, but after a back—to—back all olympic medals in rio, but afterajaw—dropping back—to—back all ropping series of somersaults, which was amazing to watch, he couldn't hold on. itjust went out of his fingertips to the horizontal bar, which meant he fell into the pit and so the reigning olympic champion had failed to qualify for a gymnastics apparatus final, ending the storied olympic career and he has already said he will retire after these games, but we must remember what he has done in the sport up until this moment. absolutely, mike, and of course we follow some of the individual performances very closely here at the games. one of them is the youngest competitor here, the young syrian girl, hend zaza. she was in the table tennis today, how did she do? ., , ., ., do? there were tears at the end, not 'ust from do? there were tears at the end, not just from the — do? there were tears at the end, not just from the youngest _ do? there were tears at the end, not just from the youngest athlete - do? there were tears at the end, not just from the youngest athlete at - just from the yo

and the swedes eliminated the americans in the 2016 rio olympics. team usa still has a chance, however, to win the gold. they play new zealand on saturday. >> now, there is something to cheer about here. the flag-bearers for team usa have been announced. this year the ioc, they're recommending each country have two flag-bearers and one should be a woman. for team usa basketball legend sue bird and baseball player eddie alvarez. alvarez also an olympic speed skater winning silver in 2014. >>> unfortunate news for you, for team usa volleyball player taylor cobb. he tested positive for covid-19 and he is in isolation. his brother said he is feeling fine right now. and raj mathai will host "from the bay area to tokyo." >> so much to look forward to there. >>> happening today, you may have a little trouble getting uber in san francisco. that's because rideshares across the street are taking to the foot on strike. drivers will protest outside uber headquarters to demand the right tocafornia today. that rally starts at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> as this year

that is how much money was made in broadcasting revenues from the rio olympic games. and if i zoom in just a little bit here, hopefully we get an idea here. if we look from, let's say, here, below sidney, 2000, where into the 1000000000, they're 1300000000, but look at how much it keeps increasing and increasing through athens, beijing, london. andrea, this money is just so important. and we got more on this with andrew symbol as to his neck nomics professor at smith college explaining how important the games are for the international olympic committee to actually remain viable the aisle. she needs this money, then they need the money from television. primarily. they also get corporate sponsorship money in their top sponsorship program, and they take that money, some of that is yours for their own operating expenses, which are, are high and luxurious, but they need that money to, to help finance the international sport. federations were called i s, and also the national lympics committees around the world. those, those committees are the guts of the international olym

spoke to latan mohammed is a taekwondo world champion, a silver medalist for great britain at the rio olympics. the last one's in 2016. he says not having spectators will have an impact on some athletes. it's impossible to overlook the impact, but having a war in crowd it lives. you and i think the historic great performances that were used to us in the lympics, the crowd has a major role to play, especially for sports like mine, take window, which on traditional big sports, like all in tennis. so you have to understand that this is really the only time once every 4 years that most of these ask this gets compete in a packed house arena, with the crowd cheer and pull them. so it's going to be strange. it will be probably like the moscow $980.00 or l. a. 900. 84 games where there were boy caught, there will be the mention o struction sauce actually wasn't there. it's unfortunate, but i still think it is happening so that the athletes do get an opportunity to go and compete with a nation and compete for themselves. what's that gold medal london? was this absolutely epic james bond flying in the q

at the 2016 rio olympics. a broad metal bronze medalist at london 2012. great to have you with us what's well i guess you know 1st hand the importance of having a crowd there having especially a home crowd as it was for you in london. what do you think this is going to be light for athletes in empty stadiums is going to be different. come off and i think the very best athletes at the olympics. they're very focused individuals and they'll still be able to get the best out of themselves. but it's impossible to overlook the impact, but having a war in crowd it lives. you and i think the historic great performances that were used to us in the lympics, the crowd has a major role to play, especially for sports like mine, tape quando, which on traditional big sports all in tennis. so you have to understand that this is really the only time once every 4 years that most of these gets competes in a packed house arena with a crowd cheering for them. so it's going to be strange. it's going to be different . but like everybody, i'm still glad that the olympics is happ

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rio. they got the defence of their title underway in the early hours of this morning in tokyo, but, asjium lumsden reports, it wasnt the ideal start. the night they won her first ever olympicelayed. that evening seems a long time ago with british fortune since waning will stop several big names now departed. today, the defence of their title began with a match against germany. britain promptly tore into them and very nearly went ahead at after less than a minute. the pressure continued and told with two minutes left in the first quarter of penalty corner, finished off by sarahjones. quarter of penalty corner, finished off by sarah jones.— off by sarah jones. she's been the busiest player— off by sarah jones. she's been the busiest player on _ off by sarah jones. she's been the busiest player on the _ off by sarah jones. she's been the busiest player on the field, - off by sarah jones. she's been the busiest player on the field, as i off by sarah jones. she's been the busiest player on the field, as she j busiest player on the field, as she gets her first busiest player on the field, as she gets herfirst olympic busiest player on the field, as she gets her first olympic goa

firm friends for over a decade and have come to rely on each other for child support. 2016, the rio olympics they have not always been totally honest with each other. i asked eunice, "have you really stopped breast—feeding?" and she told me yes, and it was a lie. with such a huge price to pay for becoming a mother, perhaps it's no surprise that only two female athletes have ever successfully defended an olympic title after giving birth in between games. one of those is the cameroonian triple jumper francoise mbango. kenya's faith kipyegon is aiming to emulate her by winning the 1500m title in tokyo. it means a lot to me, going to tokyo as a mum. i am going there with a strong mind, carrying the flag of kenya and also carrying a flag of my daughter behind me. kipyegon is drawing inspiration from the 2019 world championships, where she watched mothers shelly—ann fraser—pryce of jamaica and american allyson felix making their way into the gold. shelly—ann had a son on the track, but i left my daughter at home. for me, i can't concentrate too much when the baby is there, so it's better when she

you were at the rio olympics. compare all of it to what we're looking at right now. >> yeah, well there some similarities, poppy. the last winter olympics in pyeongchang had its issues and in 2016 rio there were the algae filled green swimming pools and mosquitos an zika to think about and worry about. but those two olympic games still have the energy and atmosphere of an olympics that came in like a tidal wave once the games actually got underway. it was a carnival atmosphere in rio. people from all over the world coming together to celebrate the athletes and watching them compete. and that finally now we're getting to that point here in tokyo. and with covid, this is been just creating an olympics like never before. u.s. track star allyson felix told me she had at one point to run down her neighborhood street to train, swimming sensation katie ledecky was swimming in a backyard pool just to make it here. and now that they are here, in those empty venues, even their families who have sacrificed so much along with

she was the star of the rio olympics and is trying to defend those titles, freestyle 200, 400, and the the first time women will be able to swim the mile. it is well past time to do it. she's favored to win the 800. it's going to be tough for her in the 200 and the 400, her signature events because australia has got a couple strong competitors, and on the men's side, caleb dressel. he's not going to win seven or eight olympic gold medals, but i think he is favored to win several individual goals. dressel is a name to watch for the americans. judy: then there is track and field. there's probably more being said about who is not going to be running. that is shikari richardson who was taken off the u.s. team, but it does appear to be starting a conversation that was not had before about the role of marijuana in these games. christine: it's an important conversation. richardson was destined for greatness. was going to be the favorite and would have also been on the relay team. because she said she ingested marijuana not long after ■findin out her biological mother died, she went into an em

the pair — who were bronze medalists at the 2016 rio olympic games — were in second place when they tippedsimone biles has pulled out of a second event at the tokyo olympics. she will now miss tomorrow's individual all—around final, in which she's the defending champion, after saying she needs to focus on her mental health. yesterday, she pulled out of the team event. the international olympic committee says it has "huge respect and support" for her decision. here's our sports correspondent, laura scott. the correspondent, laura scott. smile says it all. she the corresondent, laura scott. smile sa s it all. . perform. the smile says it all. she loves to perform. simone _ the smile says it all. she loves to perform. simone biles _ the smile says it all. she loves to perform. simone biles rewrote i the smile says it all. she loves to l perform. simone biles rewrote the record books _ perform. simone biles rewrote the record books in _ perform. simone biles rewrote the record books in rio. _ perform. simone biles rewrote the record books in rio. she _ perform. simone biles rewrote the record

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four-time gold medal winner from the real olympics simone biles -- the rio olympics simone biles outam finals due to an injury. this is out just minutes ago. tom: "the new york times" with a wonderful feed minute by minute of this close competition of china and russia and the united states, and what they discern is that she was working on some of her weaker things when she really failed in one of the warm-ups. there's no other way to put it. jonathan: one of the few, in fact maybe the only athlete i can actually name at these olympic games this year. lisa: i'm right there with you. she has won the most gold medals. she's a spit fire, four foot eight. her story is just tremendous. i've watched biopics about her because her story is just so interesting, and the people fostering her just saw her flipping off of things and saying, ok, this girl needs to be in gymnastics, she's got a lot of skill and a lot of energy, and fortunately she did. jonathan: simone biles is out of the team final in tokyo. some reports suggesting that to be true in the last five or 10 minutes. coming up, congress

and you also -- before every olympics there is often chaos. before rio, zika was the dominant story and then once the games started, people got into the spirit a lot more. but unfortunately, i don't know if that will happen this time around. it seems as though people also in the community in japan are not embracing the games. and you have 11,000 athletes descending on a place where you have some who have had mixed access to vaccines and some that are vaccinated and still testing positive. >> and you mentioned there are other athletes including some in the village who have tested positive. the games were already unpopular with folks in japan according to the polls. you won't have crowds in the stands. so how are these games looking to you and what will you be watching for in the days and weeks ahead? >> it is funny because you mentioned watching. the time zone particularly for the united states is also definitely a challenge. i'll be watching to see -- i think that there is so much money and momentum in making sure that the games get staged. and if you sa

the 26-year-old almost quit swimming after not making rio olympics.in the cal athletic department. her family celebrated the win back in michigan. l lazor's father passed away but was her ardent cheerleader. >>> finally, scary moment here during a semi final bmx racing. connor fields of the u.s. crashing to the ground in turn one and two other riders falling over help. the 28-year-old taken off the course on a stretcher. left in an ambulance. dangerous sports. had a crash in 2018 that gave him a seizure and he woke up in an ambulance on the way to a hospital. we have heard that he is awake and stable and awaiting further medical evaluation. of course we here all whifishin fields a quick recovery. >> thanks, coy. still ahead, a scare aboard the eninternational space station. ok everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. whoo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, now introducing ensure complete! with 30 grams of protein. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love

in 2016, he became the first man in 44 years to win back—to—back olympic all—around golds in rio. as ended his olympic career. a moment of sadness for fans of his. let's get a sense of that incredible race. i'm joined by triple olympic medallist and former double world champion rob hayles. it was a remarkable race. what did you make of it? it it was a remarkable race. what did you make of it?— you make of it? it was incredible, it was absolutely _ you make of it? it was incredible, it was absolutely brutal. - you make of it? it was incredible, | it was absolutely brutal. conditions really did start to play a part. in the final, there were ten separate nations crossing the line. it wasn't so much about tactics and team tactics, it was just about who had the legs left. in terms of going to paper, there were eight out of the top ten who are all favourites, riders listed to be up there. in that terms, it went to form. but for richard carapaz, just a third in the tour de france, finishing last week. he took the gold, and only the second gold for ecuador. and i think only the third olymp

he was in the rio olympics but came out as transgender in september.e skateboarder nomigi became the second youngest ever, the 13-year-old, just 62 days shy of the american diver marjorie record set in berlin in 1936 as the record books get rewritten, covid remains a major problem. 16 people linked to the games tested positive. that brings the total to at least 153. and to make matters more complicated, a tropical storm is heading towards japan. nbc's tom llamas live for us early this tuesday morning in tokyo. tom, how is that storm impacting the games? >> well, shep, to be honest with you, it is completely sloppy out here we're getting patches of rain, heavy wind and at times even sunshine we saw a rainbow about ten minutes ago. it's all over the map. listen, this is bad for every outdoor event except one, surfing, this is actually perfect for surfing because it's creating big waves what they have done is moved up some of the heats, including the medal ceremony we're going to see our first ever olympic medals in surfing a day earlier. that will happen

was amazing is that defeat was her first for a whole decade, some 31 races spanning both those olympics and rio and london 2012.— races spanning both those olympics and rio and london 2012. thanks for that round up up there, mike. now it's time for a look at the weather with owain wyn evans. hello, everyone. i hope you're doing all right. we're turning a page weather—wise at present. but it's also turning cooler, so if the hot weather isn't for you, we will get a relief as far as that is concerned. through this morning we have seen heavy downpours across south—western parts, across towards the south—east as well. they are likely to continue as we progress through this afternoon, generating a lot of rainfall within a short space of time and frequent lightning and hail in the mix as well, whereas further north, drier, brighterwith some centre and feeling one. top temperatures, 2a, 25 celsius. misty and murky across some eastern coast of the fringes and turning cooler further south. further heavy, thundery downpours as we head through this evening. so no moving, again a lot of rainfall in a short

sweden was the team that eliminated the americans in the 2016 rio olympics.s time they beat them again. here's the glass is half full theory. it's a nice wake-up call actually for team usa. they can still win gold. they play new zealand this saturday. so the opening ceremony is still friday and we already have a lot of drama here with these early events. that's going to do it for now. see you later on in this news cast. we're going to talk about spitting and some other things about our covid regulations as we maintain the 14- guys. i want to experience it. right now we can just look from the inside looking out. we can't look or -- can't touch. we can look for a couple more weeks. >> you're kind of in a bubble. you have certain regulations and thing you have to do and not roam about. >> yeah. we can do our job like this. we can go to all the venues and chat with the athletes, but we cannot interact with the japanese public. that is so frustrating because so many people, it's my first time in tokyo, saying the restaurants are world class, they're the best in th

olympic pedigree. her brother alex won silver in rio, and his dad is the coach. and this is her first olympics competing. >> they're olympic family. >> they totally, totally are. thanks for being with us, abbey, abbey is posting a lot of olympic content. you can watch right now on nbcbayarea.com/rajtracker. watch it after the show. >>> still to come, preventing future fires. pg&e unveiling a new plan to make 100,000 miles of its power lines safer. and then carding for covid. hundreds of bars in the bay area weighing whether to make vaccines a requirement for you to get the drink. we'll talk to a bar owner already doing it. ♪♪ come on, get your motor running ♪♪ you just head out on the highway ♪♪ looking for some tchotchkes ♪♪ and whatever comes our way ♪♪ yeah darlin, go make it happen mí amor, take the world in a love embrace ride all of your love at once and explode into space... ♪ born to be wild ♪ start your california road trip and visitcalifornia.com here are the two battling to the line and allyson felix... simone manuel's above her trying to fight on, and

firm friends for over a decade and have come to rely on each other for child support. 2016, the rio olympics—feeding?" and she told me yes, and it was a lie. with such a huge price to pay for becoming a mother, perhaps it's no surprise that only two female athletes have ever successfully defended an olympic title after giving birth in between games. one of those is the cameroonian triple jumper francoise mbango. kenya's faith kipyegon is aiming to emulate her by winning the 1500m title in tokyo. it means a lot to me, going to tokyo as a mum. i am going there with a strong mind, carrying the flag of kenya and also carrying a flag of my daughter behind me. kipyegon is drawing inspiration from the 2019 world championships, where she watched mothers shelly—ann fraser—pryce of jamaica and american allyson felix making their way into the gold. shelly—ann had a son on the track, but i left my daughter at home. for me, i can't concentrate too much when the baby is there, so it's better when she is at home. despite having the support of her family, the 27—year—old agrees the idea of an informal mums

rio. —— last olympics. mike, thank you very much.orrespondent mariko oi is on the streets of tokyo to gauge the atmosphere in the city where so many would rather the spectacle wasn't happening. well, samantha, last night when we were here for the opening ceremony, this place was jampacked with not much social distancing taking place. as you say, lots of people still queueing up to take a picture with the olympic rings. i think it is fair to say that some people are getting excited. of course, we had those protests as well last night, but here outside the stadium, people were very excited when they saw that roving globe created by 2000 drones during the opening ceremony, which we could see from here as well. i also managed to get some newspapers to show you some of the reaction here injapan. this one says "delayed by a year, no cheers, but let's hope the power of sport will bring some joy". let's hope the power of sport will bring somejoy". the paper wishes the athletes the best of luck but also hopes that they stay healthy and safe.

i covered the rio olympics in 2016 and there is not a ton of people around, not very celebratory, butgetting breakfast served in my room which the american breakfasts are very interesting here, what they think americans eat, and then pictures of the van from what i'm seeing around town. >> jamie, listen, i know your mom watches you all the time, and she wants you to be safe. we want you and everybody else to be safe. we thank you so much. you look great. thanks. >> thank you, guys. >> you can hear more from jamie on her podcast. >>> ahead, the little boy who has become an online sensation, you could say, because of his big pipes. we'll introduce you to the two-year-old who is giving everyone from lizzo a run for their money. you're watching "cbs this morning." so cute! [baby crying] i got it. i got it. ♪ ♪ getting some help with the little one, from her biggest fan. some real face time. just an amtrak away. california! all of our homes share power. but heat waves can stretch our supply to its limits. flex alerts remind us when to use less energy from 4-9pm. so we can all stay up and r

the water first then the turn ofjonny brownlee, individual bronze in london and silver in rio, this his final olympicance to complete the set. into the water, they run, they fly, they swim. - by the time georgia taylor brown finished her leg, britain had a 21—second advantage. would it be enough? this was drama to the end. the lead wiped out as alex yee was caught by the french team but on foot, yee is in a class of his own. he will win gold. alex yee is the olympic champion. jessica learmonth and jonny brownlee has his olympic gold _ and georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her silver- from the individual. yeah, i can't believe it, i was slightly nervous being in a team with such... well, olympic medallists and i'm so glad we have a brilliant race and yeah, olympic champions. olympics, completed it. i have been waiting for that one. feels absolutely amazing. third olympics and to walk away olympic gold, did everything we possibly could. four new british olympic champions, a first relay gold. forjonny brownlee, gold at last. an incredible few days in the pool continued as team gb claimed their fourt

ledecky. >> she's only 19 years of age -- >> reporter: ledecky, now 24, won gold in the vent at the rio olympicsoming. she's so incredibly kind. and with me being the same age that she was when she made it, i think that she can really relate on a lot of things that i'm probably going through. she's such an awesome person. i'm so glad to be her teammate and go through this with her. >> reporter: don't we love when women support women? katie grimes and katie ledecky will race later in the prelims for the 800 freestyle. they will be racing in the same heat, only two lanes apart from one another. the final will come on saturday, and as for that other big name in usa swimming we've been talking about, caeleb dressel, he has one gold medal and is hoping to reach the finals later this week in the 50 and 100 free events he is favored in. anthony? >> wow. jamie, it's so cool. i mean, this team -- it never disappoint, and there are always surprises. i thought what dara torres said was interesting about this idea that because they haven't been there before they don't feel the pressure in quite the same way

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pulling out of the individual competition means she won't defend the title she earned in the rio olympics. she said she had felt the weight of the world on her shoulders. pressure being the super gymnast. it became too much. during her vault performance yesterday she appears to have gotten lost in the air missing a planned rotation. she received criticism from some but also seeing overwhelming support from all corners of the world. reggie jackson tweeting his support good for you, symone. 100% behind you. it takes the strength, power and bravery of a champion to put your health first. >> it has been stressful. just as a whole not having an audience, there are a lot of variables going into it. it has been a long week, a long olympic process and a long year. so just a lot of different variables. i think we're just a little bit too stressed out but we should be out here having fun and sometimes that's not the case. >> the mental health is increasingly becoming an issue for elite athletes. a therapist who worked with biles in the past says she's been through a lot. >> if we look back to what

pulling out she will not defend the title she earned at rio olympics.to the withdrawal of competition, biles said she felt the weight of the world on her shoulders. pressure of being superstar gymnast trying to lead team usa to the gold medal. she appeared to get loss in the air, missing a full planned rotation. afterwards she decided to call it quits. biden has received criticism from some but received overwhelming praise from all over the world. reggie jackson, tweeting his support. good you simone. behind you. kerry washington said it takes the bravery of a champion to put your health first. >> this has been stressful this olympic games as a whole, not having a audience. there are a lot of variables going into it. it has been a long week. it has been a long olympic process. it has been a long year. so just a lot of different variables and i think we're just a little bit too stressed out but we should be out here having fun and sometimes that's not the case. reporter: mental health is increasingly becoming a issue for elite athletes. a therapist who w

olympic champions in this, the inaugural triathlon relay. jessica learmonth led the way for britain. then the turn ofjonny brownlee. individual bronze in london, silver in rioet. georgia taylor—brown had given britain a 21 seconds advantage and, although alex yee was dramatically caught for a moment, when he came to the finish, he and gb were in a class of their own. he will win the gold. four new british olympic champions before breakfast. forjonny brownlee, gold at last. the olympics? i've completed it. i've been waiting for that one. yeah, it feels absolutely amazing. third olympics and to finally walk away with olympic gold, and we did everything 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

murphy, who won gold in the 100 and 200 meter backstroke in rio, lost both olympic titles to eyvgeny rylov from russia. >> rylov gets the gold! kolehnikov gets the silver. and murphy gets the bronze.r: r are banned from competing under their own flag but some think that's enough. after a massive state-sponsored doping program was discovered and drug testing enforcement was loosened during the pandemic. >> tweeting, seeing a drew who shouldn't be here walking away a silver is a nasty feeling. murphy saying he wasn't accusing his competitor who's denied doping. >> my intent is not to make any allegations here. congratulations to evgeny. i do believe there is doping in swimming. >> reporter: meanwhile, the biggest question of the games -- will simone biles vie for an individual medal. the superstar whose exit from the team and all-around competitions shocked the world, revealing on instagram today she is still experiencing a phenomenon that gymnasts call the twisties. writing "for anyone saying i quit, i didn't quit. my mind and body are simply not in sync." thisor twver on the uneven c

the-year-old who was an alternate in rio thought her olympics were over after the qualifying round. >> obviously, to make an individual event would be icing on the cake. >> reporter: consider the cake iced. skinner posting on instagram today, looks like i get to put a competition leo on just one more time. doing this for us, simone biles. it's go time, baby. the news about biles, not that surprising, after she posted and later removed this video. writing on friday, literally, can't tell up from down. biles, still, could compete in the floor and beam finals, next week. while the lineup shakes out in gymnastics. >> announcer: it's all katie ledecky. >> reporter: team usa was swimming on a goldr for katie ledecky. >> reporter: katie ledecky won the 800 meter ending her run in tokyo with two silvers and two golds. >> gold medal number seven. congratulations. did it feel any different than, say, gold medal number six? >> yeah. i mean, each one has a special story behind it, i think. and um, you know, this one. i won that event three olympics in a row now and that is a pretty special story.

rio. and just look at this — their team ireland team mates gave them a very special welcome back to the olympic course none of the athletes have been able to have any of their friends of family out in tokyo to support them — so walkdens' family wasted no time, in welcoming her home. she tweeted that �*the love is unreal�* and �*family is everything.�* elsewhere the day has been dominated, by covid 19, just a day before the start of the track and field events starting, sam kendricks, the world pole vault champion, has withdrawn from the games, having tested postive for covid. he had been expected to contend for a medal in tokyo. and the argentinian pole vaulter german chiaraviglio has also tested positive — he tweeted that the games are over for him. but better news for the australian track and field team. they have resumed training, having earlier had to isolate, but their pole vaulter, kurtis marschall, and close associaties have returned negative tests. the track and field starts tomorrow. that�*s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. rules ar

you have covered the olympics in rio. how does it compare?they are poles apart in terms of two events. and real, -- in rio, we had a real celebration. everybody mixing from all over the world. that is the biggest thing we have come up against. it is so restrictive because we are in the global pandemic, of what you can and cannot do. you can only go to certain venues and you have to keep your distance from everybody else. it is very hard to get a sense of what these games mean for the athletes, what they mean for the locals and what they mean for everody who is going to be watching over the next couple of weeks. because of the opinions and the beliefs of the japanese public who are overwhelmingly not in favor of these games going ahead, there is a sense of anxiety. they have seen an influx of people arriving as cases rise. there is a heightened sense of anxiety around these games. maybe perhaps that will have everybody breathe out because i think everybody is holding their breath getting through this moment. finally, with this opening ceremony

murphy, who won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke in rio, lost both olympic titles to eyvgeny rylov from russia. >> rylov is going to go to the wall with another gold. >> reporter: russian athletes are banned from competing under their own flag. and their team is called russian olympic committee. but some don't feel that's enough after a massive state-sponsored doping program was discovered after the 2014 games and drug testing enforcement was loosened during the pandemic. it's not just a concern in swimming. american rower megan and her partner tweeting, seeing a crew who shouldn't even be here walk away with a silver is a nasty feeling. murphy later saying he wasn't accusing his competitor, who has adamantly denied doping. >> my intention is not to make any allegations here. congratulations to evgeny. i do believe there's doping in swimming. >> reporter: meanwhile, the biggest question of this games is, will simone biles vie for an individual medal? the sperstar whose exit from the team and all-around competitions shocked the world, revealing on instagram today she is still

that was his intention, and after a five—year wait from the olympics in rio, he has to wait a littlefinal next week. he was doing his bit for the team. impressive performance on the parallel bars, just as there was for joe frazier, who qualifies for the final of the parallel bars. a former world champion. he set himself coming into this olympics, he wanted to try and contest a metal in both the all—around and individual and a team medal, and they certainly done that so far. into the team final and joe frazier will stand every chance once again of contending an olympic medal this time in that final of the parallel bars next week. it was a brilliant �*s performance and shows the strength and depth in the squad when you consider that all three of those team gb gymnasts were in contention heading in that final rotation to make the all—around final. he's been in the squad seven years, a senior now. they all did their bit to put gb into the team final. a good start for the men's gymnasts. so, relief for max whitlock. here's what he had to say. it's been a long time, and that's why i feel s

dominance in the men's 100 metres breastroke by successfully defending the title he won at the rio olympicso. we've just heard from his girlfriend in england. i can't even find the words to describe it because i don't think i have felt this kind of pride before. obviously, with george there is a lot of pride, but it's so different, isn't it? he recognises the swimming now, as well, because we all get so excited when it comes on. so he sees the lanes and the blue water and he starts to get excited. then he sees his daddy. not necessarily when he's swimming does he recognise him, but when he's celebrating he definitely saw him, didn't you? if he was here with you now, what would you say to him? first of all i would give him a huge hug, because that is just what i'm dying to do. and then i would tell him that we are so proud of him and we love him so much and that i didn't expect anything less from him. but britain isn't the only country celebrating. let's cross to the bbc sport centre and speakjane dougall, who has been watching the action. we are calling it magic monday for team gb. let's go

would and in terms of the larry nassar scandal, this is her first olympic games since that scandal broke, it broke right after the riounfathomable to think that there is some post-traumatic stress going on here and she is not allowed to have the support system in japan as she would be because of covid. again, this is an incredible woman. all around on thursday, let's hope she's competing in that. we are all rooting for you, simone biles. >> geraldo: i've got five kids, three girls and they compete in little tiny things over their lives and each one is so -- stomach churning. you know, do you cut slack to someone who has that kind of pressure? >> greg: this is why i don't participate in the olympics. it's very hard on your spirit. this is a national global disgrace. >> geraldo: what is? >> greg: i am kidding. her decisions have no effect on my life, this has been a rough period for everybody, i'm not surprised these outlets are having a hard time, this is the weirdest olympics ever, perhaps the worst olympics ever. so whatever she wanted to do, she probably did the best thing. i can't pretend to care, i could be like

. >> reporter: he had a stop in rio at the 2016 olympics.there when he was eliminated. >> that's what i came here to do. i can't wait for tokyo went 20. >> and here we are. his time is now. >> reporter: within the past hour, unfortunately, colton brown's run has come to an end in tokyo. earlier he beat his opponent in the round of 32. but a short while ago, in the last 60 minutes, lost in the round of 16 to his opponent from turkey. it's such an honor and accomplishment to get to this level. a few house keeping notes before we send it back to you. i've been waking up every morning since i've been here for a week. this morning though, i slept through the alarm and woke up at noon. >> oh, my goodness. >> it's hard to adjust to the time change. >> you need a buddy to wake you up. >> reporter: it is 16 hours. i did have had a buddy wake me up next door, one of our colleagues. and it's so darn hot out here. so, we use this umbrella. it gets so hot and steamy, this is a huge help. >> 74 dew point. you're like in the highest humidity value you can

olympic trials in 23016 and went on to the rheoolympics where he took on the -- the rio olympics where he took home the gold medal. then you probably do remember sam kendricks. he is the pole vaulter who stopped midrun to stand and salute for his national anthem. that's sam kendricks, olympian champion from the state of mississippi. he's made his school, his state, and his nation very proud, and by all accounts he was expected to be a contender for the gold medal this year. but after testing negative for the covid virus three times, sam received a positive test result earlier today. the time frame is different in tokyo, but it was on thursday. and under international olympic committee rules, he was immediately disqualified from competition, even though he had previously tested negative three times, even though he has already had the coronavirus, and even though a follow-up test administered to u.s. olympic standards came up negative. the rules are you got to wait six days. well, guess what? his competition is friday. and adherence to high-bound rules like that will bar him from it the

he will not 1st ever olympic gold medal in 2016 in rio when the 7th game was brought into the olympics for the 1st time. and they retained their title incidentally, argentina, winning the bronze medal in that competition. and again, this event, a reminder of what these olympics could have been this venue where so many games were played at the rugby world cup in 2019 such a massively popular event in japan. but for that final also was, was a few members of the media, a few officials and some pipes in crowd noise coming in through the loudspeakers. but that, of course, is the reality of hosting and olympics in the middle of a panoramic. ok, we're going to leave a bit from now. lauren, it's back to you and linda, good to thank you very much indeed. and a quick reminder you can always catch up anytime on our website address that is our 0 dot com. that's it for me and tell me if this new though i'll be back in a member for another full random day, things like sure. sure, sure. ah me news news coveted beyond the taken without hesitation, fulton died for carla. finds out a lot of new babies,

and the richardson has more from the stadium in tokyo feet, he will not 1st ever olympic gold medal in 2016 in rio when the 7th game was brought into the olympics for the 1st time. and they retained their title incidentally, argentina, winning the bronze medal in that competition. and again, this event, a reminder of what these olympics could have been. this venue where so many games were played at the rugby world cup in 2019 such a massively popular event in japan. but for that final also was, was a few members of the media, a few officials and some pipes in crowd noise coming in through the loudspeakers. but that, of course, is the reality of hosting and olympics in the middle of a pandemic. again, let's go back to the top story now where 20 athletes from african countries. several african countries including a kenya and ethiopia, will not be allowed to take part in the track and field events. that's because they missed doping or n t doping tests. michelle broken is out, gave the former director of ethics and anti doping at u. k. sport. michelle. thank you tom. how surprising is this given that

remarkably that taste of defeat was her first in a decade, and some 51 races, spanning both those olympics in rio and at london 2012. but she lives to fight another day on tuesday. {lila 2012. but she lives to fight another day on tuesday-— 2012. but she lives to fight another day on tuesday. 0k, mike, thank you very much- — day on tuesday. 0k, mike, thank you very much- mike _ busheu bushell there. hot and humid in tokyo! what is the weather doing here? time for a look with owen evans. hello, everyone. i hope you're doing all right. we have seen some thundery dampers across southern parts. a turning colour as we move through the next 24 colour as we move through the next 2a hours, but where we see those dampers, we will see the rainfall and a short space of time in a short area —— downpours. this and a short space of time in a short area -- downpours.— and a short space of time in a short area -- downpours. this is the area of concern. — area -- downpours. this is the area of concern, parts _ area -- downpours. this is the area of concern, parts of _ area -- downpours. this is the area of concer