i m doing it for my whole family now. so the outlook changes, but the goal and the process remains the same. it s about winning medals. as with any elite athlete, he spends a great deal of time travelling and competing overseas not always easy for the family back home. even thoughjoe hasn t been here, he does still really support me when he s away, just face timing and things like that. so, yeah, it s been tough, but it s been fine, really. yeah. it s nice to have him home. it s really nice to have him home. he wasn t actually sleeping that great and thenjoe s come home and got him to sleep through, so, yeah, superman, actually. so i m very grateful. joe won this gold medal when he was 23 relatively young to reach the pinnacle of his sport. so he approaches paris, next year, older and, partly due to the disappointment of missing out on tokyo, much wiser. the upset of tokyo has kind
and got him to sleep through, so, yeah, superman, actually. so i m very grateful. joe won this gold medal when he was 23 relatively young to reach the pinnacle of his sport. so he approaches paris, next year, older and, partly due to the disappointment of missing out on tokyo, much wiser. the upset of tokyo has kind of really lit the afterburner5 and relit that fire and, sometimes, you need a setback or disappointment to push on and reach your best. so the kind of redemption story for me is a massive one and things are going great and, yeah, just very much excited to get to that world championships, push on and hopefully get that paris spot confirmed. and there ll be something else different next summer. following success in snow sports and bmx, there ll be a cross event where four kayakers at the same time battle it out down the slalom course. it s boisterous, its bold, it s bedlam.
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and it has massively helped me. it s just been a really big help in boosting my confidence. and for those who run the community centre, that s what it s all about allowing the young people the chance to grow, have fun and be free from the stresses of life on the estate. bek homer, bbc news, scarborough. more trouble for the tokyo 0lympics, which has its opening ceremony tomorrow. the director has been sacked over comments about the holocaust made over 20 years ago. it s another blow for the games, which have been dogged by controversy as well as delay. recent surveys suggest that most people injapan don t want them to go ahead, with tokyo recording its highest number of new covid infections for six months. our sports editor dan roan has been gauging the national mood. tokyo s chance to shine is approaching, a final dress rehearsal for an opening ceremony that was meant to be a celebration. instead, with the audience restricted atjust 1,000 vips, tomorrow s curtain raiser will mark th
champion, andy murray! having won gold at the last two games, sir andy murray loves being part of team gb, but even he says tokyo will be testing. how tough will this be? how bigger factor do you think these conditions will be? yeah, i think it will be a factor, and also i ve always felt like having a crowd there as well when you are struggling or. it can help, it can give you a lift and stuff so, you know, it s going to be hard for all the athletes if you play in the middle of the day, you know, 12, 1pm, two o clock, it s really difficult. these will be the first summer games since the retirement of legendary usain bolt. but from us gymnastic great simone biles to home favourite naomi 0saka, there is no shortage of stars to light up these 0lympics. never have a games needed magical moments more. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. time for a look at the weather here s ben rich.