townend said it was a team effort.t these two guys had made it very easy for me, jumping such amazing rounds. tom went in and obviously nailed the clear round. and laura's horse had a spook, but she gave him a brilliant ride as always, so just surrounded by class horses and very classy people. there'll be a big celebration, and i don't think it'll be with a cup of tea and a biscuit! and tom mcewen won as well a silver in the individual eventing final later. it was a near—perfect performance from mcewen on his horse toledo de kerser. but a superb final round from germany'sjulia krajewski was enough to take the gold. a couple of errors by team—mate oliver townend pushed him out of the medal positions, so australia's andrew hoy secured bronze at the age of 62. olympic history was also made today by laurel hubbard. she became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at a games in a different gender category to the one in which they were born. ultimately, hubbard failed to record a successful lift in the women's over

townend is in the silver medal position. laura collett is in fifth.ra special for her, in 2013 she suffered a horrific fall in cross—country, her horse fell on top of her. she had to be resuscitated five times in the ambulance, she had an emergency tracheotomy and was in an induced coma for a0 days. she literally and metaphorically got back in the saddle and is now olympic champion. here is andy swiss with how the team did it and a round—up of the rest of the story so far today. hoping to ride into the record books. nearly half a century after they last won gold in the team event in, britain began the final day in first place. so, could theyjump to glory? yes! tom mcewen, toledo de kerser. not a foot wrong. well, tom mcewen got them off to the perfect start, with a clear round. and after laura collett, it was down to final rider oliver townend. he set out with a healthy advantage. he held his nerve, and finally britain had done it. yes! a9 years, great britain have waited for their eventing gold medal. a brilliant display from three riders, all making

townend said it was a team effort.ple. there will be a huge celebration and i don't think it will be with a cup of tea and biscuit! and — tom mcewen won a silver in the individual eventing final later. . .. it was a near perfect performance from mcewen on his horse toledo de kerser. but a superb final round from germany'sjulia krajewski was enough to take the gold. a couple of errors by team—mate oliver townend pushed him out of the medal positions so australia's andrew hoy secured bronze at the age of 62. emily campbell has become the first british female weightlifter to win an olympic medal — taking silver in the over 87kg category. campbell was making her olympic debut and lifted a total of 283kg — setting new british and commonwealth records and also claimed great britain's first olympic weightlifting medal since 1984. china's li wenwen won gold and american sarah robles won bronze. great britain are through to the women's hockey semi—finals, after a dramatic shootout win over spain. the match finished 2—2 in norma

but oliver townend's individual hopes were dashed by fence two. 0h!oman to ever win eventing individual gold, but mcewen's silver capped an eventful night for britain. i think it's the same with all of us, sort of, we've put in many, many hours from children to where we are now and, actually, it's all paying off, all the work we've put in. gold and silver tonight, then. that's four medals already for britain's riders. how's that for horse power? natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. history was made today at the games. 43—year—old laurel hubbard — who was born biologically male and came out as a trans woman in her 30s — has represented new zealand in the women's super—heavyweight weightlifting competition. hubbard's participation is viewed by some as a landmark moment for inclusivity, but others argue she has an unfair physical advantage. our sports editor, dan roan, reports. it was an appearance that made olympic history — laurel hubbard today becoming the first openly transgender athlete at the games to compete in a different gender category to that which

but 0liver townend's individual hopes were dashed by fence two. 0h! night for britain. i think it's the same with all of us, sort of, we've put in many, many hours from children to where we are now and, actually, it's all paying off, all the work we've put in. gold and silver tonight, then. that's four medals already for britain's riders. how's that for horse power? natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. history was made today at the games. 43—year—old laurel hubbard, who was born biologically male and came out as a trans woman in her 30s, has represented new zealand in the women's super—heavyweight weightlifting competition. hubbard's participation is viewed by some as a landmark moment for inclusivity — but others argue she has an unfair physical advantage. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. it was an appearance that made 0lympic history — laurel hubbard today becoming the first openly transgender athlete at the games to compete in a different gender category to that which they were born. having lived as a man for more than three decades, and being a prom

but oliver townend's individual hopes were dashed by fence two. 0h!, of germany, saw her become the first woman to ever win eventing individual gold, but mcewen's silver capped an eventful night for britain. i think it's the same with all of us, sort of, we've put in many, many hours from children to where we are now and, actually, it's all paying off, all the work we've put in. gold and silver tonight, then. that's four medals already for britain's riders. how's that for horse power? natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. history has been made at the games as 43 year—old laurel hubbard, who was born biologically male and came out as a trans woman in her 30s, represented new zealand in the women's super—heavyweight weightlifting competition. hubbard's participation is viewed by some as a landmark moment for inclusivity, but others argue she has an unfair physical advantage, as our sports editor dan roan reports. it was an appearance that made olympic history — laurel hubbard today becoming the first openly transgender athlete at the games to compete in a dif

townend said it was a team effort.ant ride as always, so just surrounded by class horses and very classy people. there'll be a big celebration, and i don't think it'll be with a cup of tea and a biscuit! and tom mcewen won as well a silver in the individual eventing final later. it was a near—perfect performance from mcewen on his horse toledo de kerser. but a superb final round from germany'sjulia krajewski was enough to take the gold. a couple of errors by team—mate oliver townend pushed him out of the medal positions, so australia's andrew hoy secured bronze at the age of 62. olympic history was also made today by laurel hubbard. she became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at a games in a different gender category to the one in which they were born. ultimately, hubbard failed to record a successful lift in the women's over 87kg weightlifting. but in that same category today, emily campbell made history of her own, becoming the first british woman weightlifter to win an olympic medal as she finished wi

got them off to the perfect start, and after laura collett it was down to the final rider oliver townendenting gold medal. a brilliant display from three riders all making their olympic debuts, team gb�*s long wait for a gold in this event has certainly been worth it. it was a frustrating day for britain's sailors because they could not actually sail, their medal hopes were put on hold as a lack of wind meant racing was postponed. elsewhere there was no shortage of action. laura kenny began her quest for another gold alongside katie archibald, elinor barker and josie knight. with the help of a radical new bike design they came second in qualifying for the pursuit. room for improvement but a solid first ride. a lot more solid than one australian cyclist�*s bike, alex porter's handlebars disintegrating mid—race. thankfully no major harm done. meanwhile one of britain's biggest hopes on the track got her olympics under way. laura muir going in the 1500 metres, it was the smoothest of starts. second in her heat to ease into the semifinal. so excited to get started. i was itching to get going

world number one oliver townend was last to go on ballaghmor class. but a fantastic performance from jennifer as well in her first olympics. and usa gymnastics have confirmed that gymnast simone biles is on the start—list for tomorrow�*s beam final. the four—time olympic champion had already withdrawn from five events to focus on her mental health and wellbeing, including the women�*s team competition last tuesday — after she struggled with the "twisties" — which is losing your sense of direction whilst mid—air — when completeing her vault routine. a world record has been broken in the women�*s team pursuit qualifying, but not by team gb. it had looked as though katie archibald, elinor barker, josie knight and laura kenny were going to beat the record set by germany earlier, they were half a second faster early on in the race. but it just fell apart at the end for britain. they held out to finish second in qualifying. they will race against the usa in the first round. and the british men qualified fourth fastest in their team pursuit. it means ed clan

world number one oliver townend set the tone, jumping clear five seconds inside the optimum time aboardwen followed suit, to give them the lead in both contests, going into the showjumping tomorrow. four—time olympic gymnastics champion simone biles has withdrawn from tomorrow's floor final, leaving her in just one event, and she's yet to make a decison on whether she'll compete in the beam on tuesday. after struggling in the vault, biles pulled out of the team and all—around finals to focus on her mental health, and went on to withdraw from the vault and uneven bars events. great britain'sjennifer gadirova will take her place in the floor final. away from the games, the british and irish lions' series with south africa will go to a decider after the springboks won a fiery second test 27—9 in cape town. they're level at one—all, with match three to come on saturday. our sports correspondent katie gornall was watching. pride and pressure is what alliance lions tour is all about. with the cds on the line it was the question of which team could defeats last week left the springboks wounded

the first time in nearly 50 years, great britain have won the olympic team eventing title. 0liver townendand tom mcewen sealed victory in the final showjumping stage, before mcewan then won a second medal — this time a silver — in the individual competition. jess softley reports: gold medallist in olympic champions. 1972. the last time britain won a gold medal. this time with three on debutantes. laura struggled with the london 52 but a near perfect run kept them on track.— london 52 but a near perfect run kept them on track. yes! not a foot wronu. it kept them on track. yes! not a foot wrong- it was _ kept them on track. yes! not a foot wrong. it was left _ kept them on track. yes! not a foot wrong. it was left with _ kept them on track. yes! not a footj wrong. it was left with road number one to bring — wrong. it was left with road number one to bring it— wrong. it was left with road number one to bring it home. _ wrong. it was left with road number one to bring it home. with - wrong. it was left with road number one to bring it home. with that - one to bring it home. with that incredib

world number one oliver townend impressed, along with laura collett and tom mcewen, to give them thealey�*s talents? already with a gold medal to his name, he was doing some casual knitting as he watched the women's three metre springboard final in leisurely style. the moment came ahead of the third round of dives, shortly after china's shi tingmao completed her second dive to cement her lead. this is what he was enjoying lost knitting at the same time. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. bye— bye. hello there. it's a quiet start to the month of august, but nothing i suspect most of you want some settled summer sunshine for the beginning of august — why not? unfortunately, today, it was a slightly disappointing story. there was more cloud around than there was sunshine, as you can see by this weather watcher picture. there were also some nuisance showers yet again, drifting their way steadily south by a cold front. it may well enhance some thundery showers over the next few hours. the best of the breaks in the cloud, well, that was further west and we k