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Pictures, actually standing in many ways is safer because access is quicker and it is much easierfor emergency services to get in and out. it feels like it is something that fans want and something that the government wants, and now we are all on the same page we can start making real progress. so hopefully we will start to see some early trials in controlled environments, as early as next season, and hopefully a season or two after that it can be rolled out to everybody else. its the newest spo...

Chance of winning a medal. hauna coxsey has today been confirmed as their first olympic athlete in the sport, and shell head out to tokyo to fulfil a dream that she never knew could actually become a reality. stuart pollitt reports. she spent years taking her sport to new heights. today shauna coxsey meets the pinnacle. it is such an incredible privilege to be this first gb climber to go to the olympics, its so strange to say that out loud and amazing! growing up the olympics were always out of ...

In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at eight, now its got the go—ahead, well examine what hs2 can actually deliver to the north of england. at eight forty, we take a look at this evenings contemporary act auction, where this painting from british artist, david hockney, is estimated to fetch between twenty and thirty million pounds. and at ten forty and half past eleven, well take a first look at tomorrows front pages �...

Of h52 stands at over £100 billion. also tonight: the british businessman linked to 11 coronavirus cases says hes now fully recovered but still in quarantine. in syria, thousands more people flee their homes in idlib province under fire from forces loyal to president bashar al—assad. and we meet the first member of team gbs sport climbing squad, a new olympic event for tokyo later this year. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, a third premier league club makes the move toward safe standin...

This is one further step in the process. clubs like wolves and spurs are now allowed to put in those seats but what they not allowed to do yet it operates those areas as formal standing areas. it is a bit ofa formal standing areas. it is a bit of a show about at the moment and we would like to see that swept away and say yes, i have been told by my experts that the cells of seats makes spectators safer and therefore i will allow the club to use the seats as formal standing areas. afterjust 10 we...

Around places like this. some people say, "what are you doing on the weekend?" and i say, "im climbing" and theyre like, "what?" the adrenaline when youre up there feels amazing. you get stronger and healthy. and its fun. for shauna coxsey, this summer is notjust about scaling a wall, but lifting her sport to new heights and winning over a whole new set of fans in the process. katie gornall, bbc news. thats it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and we...

Hopes are in the fingertips of shauna coxsey. shes the countrys most successful competitive climber and today she became the first ever sport climber selected for team gb. i started climbing when i was four. i would watch the olympic games and it was so inspiring, but also, i felt quite disconnected because my sport wasnt part of that. so now to be here talking about the games and im going to be there too, its just so crazy. im really, really excited. climbing is a sport on the rise. it will mak...

New heights. today shauna coxsey meets the pinnacle. it is such an incredible privilege to be this first gb climber to go to the olympics, its so strange to say that out loud and amazing! growing up that out loud and amazing! growing up the olympics were always out of reach for shawna. i started climbing when i was full so i would watch the olympic games. it was so inspiring but i also felt disconnected because my sport was not part of that, so to be here talking about the games in my sport whic...

But as bowler mark wood explains — sri lanka will provide plenty of new challenges. it is not just it is notjust the it is not just the fact that your skill level comes in, it is physical as well and mental, how long can you stick at it? i think for a place thatis stick at it? i think for a place that is obviously the last tour we went there is conducive to spin. even as a fast bowler you have to be on for that short, sharp burst. i would expect three or four of my spells would be about right ...

Win in south africa, but as bowler mark wood explains, sri lanka will provide plenty of new challenges. it is not just it is notjust the it is not just the fact your skill level comes in, it is physical and mental. how long can you stick at it? for place, the last tour was conducive to spin, as a fast bowler, when you are on you have to have short, sharp bursts and try to make something happen. for someone like myself i think three or four spells would be right because it does take a lot out of ...