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And its notjust a good night sleep that the olympic competitors need. nutrition plays a vital role in their performance so the kitchens here have had to adjust their menus accordingly. they want at least eight different salad bars, so it can be from carrot, cucumber, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, you know? they prefer to have it rather than cooked. i have designed a menu, here i have added three carbs, i have three protein and i have five different vegetable. the nutritionist and the chef look ...

Sleep that the olympic competitors need. nutrition plays a vital role in their performance so the kitchens here have had to adjust their menus accordingly. they want at least eight different salad bars, celery, cucumberand broccoli, you know? i have designed a menu, here i have added three carbs, five different vegetables. the nutritionist and the chef look at it and they come back to us and see if it is ok or not. so it all has to go back to their nutritionist? yes. so i see we have salad, grai...

Games. some competitors will unfortunately not be. and again it is covid. indeed. _ unfortunately not be. and again it is covid. indeed. any _ unfortunately not be. and again it is covid. indeed. any golf- is covid. indeed. any golf tournament, the mens golf, two of the favourites from golf, the big hitting dechambeau and the world number onejon rahm. it is the second time thatjon rahm has tested positive within a few months. he was forced to pull out of ohio after being told he had tested posit...

Ceremony, with a lot of protests going on, but at the same time, i was outside the olympic stadium earlier, and there was a long queue of people waiting for their turn to take a picture with the olympic rings, so some people are definitely getting excited that the games are finally under way. japanese spectators have defied coronavirus advice to watch the mens cycling road race, one of the few events where they could see the competitors in action. it was won by richard carapaz, who timed to perf...

Sometimes eerily quiet stadium. much different atmosphere than past years. but still an exciting time for the worlds greatest athletes. however, some asian-american competitors are navigating these olympic games after a year in which hate attacks against the aapi community rose significantly. but as our investigative correspondent shows us these athletes turn the experience of discrimination in musgrove >> good morning. the games are intended to bring the world. a chance for the host country to ...

Of people — when covid—19 happened, i had a chance to stay off and reflect — and like many people, i decided that i wanted to make career changes. back now to our top story: as the olympics starts its first full day in tokyo, chinas qian yang has won the gold medal in the womens 10—metre air rifle. one new sport for this games is skateboarding. one of the oldest debutantes will be the american alexis sablone. at 34 years old, this street skater is a role model for many of the younger com...

Race is under way, with crowds lining the street in contradiction of official coronavirus advice. japanese spectators have defied coronavirus advise to watch the mens cycling road race, one of the few events during which they can see the competitors in action. but the international tennis stars had to play before empty stands in a cavernous arena. hello, everyone. i hope youre doing all right. were turning a page weather—wise at present. some of us are seeing much less settled conditions with ...

Extension. very neat. and it is notjust a good night _ extension. very neat. and it is notjust a good night sleep - notjust a good night sleep that the olympic competitors need. nutrition plays a vital role in their performance so the kitchens here have had to adjust their menus accordingly. they want at least eight different salad bars, celery, cucumber and broccoli, you know? i have designed a menu here i have added three carbs, five different vegetables. the nutritionist and the chef look at ...

Some of the leading tennis players are calling on the organisers to delay the start times of the matches, after a number of competitors struggled in the tokyo heat and humidity — on the opening day of the tournament. world number one, novak djokovic, eased through his first round in straight sets — but said the playing conditions were particularly demanding. lets cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to chetan pathak, whos been watching the action in tokyo. so lets just start off with the...

Stadium ahead of the opening ceremony and for people today it meant sitting in an auditorium for seven hours to watch the road race and experience that as a community. while they werent allowed to vocalize their excitement they did use these wood clappers to create a festival-like atmosphere and cheer on competitors. at the same time at the public viewing was going on outside spectators lined the race course and about 10,000 people had tickets to watch the finish in person. with covid-19 cases s...