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Be as well—prepared as his competitors. our reporter here. i really do want to be recognised as the best, but i want — recognised as the best, but i want to— recognised as the best, but i want to say he is the best athlete _ want to say he is the best athlete south africa has had. he is— athlete south africa has had. he is working on his legacy, he has multiple commonwealth titles and four olympic medals, one of them goals from the 2012 games when beating michael phelps. in tokyo, he hop...

Pandemic, and whether they were just itching to start competing? there are lots of things _ itching to start competing? there are lots of things to _ itching to start competing? there are lots of things to be _ itching to start competing? there are lots of things to be accessed l are lots of things to be accessed about in the olympic arena, but covid, strangely, even at this point, is not one of them on an athletes worry sheet. you worry about your performance, your competitors perhaps, you worr...

Years ago were brought together in an evocative moment. the struggles of the pandemic again reflected, health care workers alongside athletes carrying the national flag towards a depiction of mount fuji. a moment of remembrance for those that had been lost. the time had come for the competitors, grease the first to appear. as for the athletes, the tonight was not meant to be this way. many staying away from the traditional parade of the teams to avoid the risk of infection. but organisers will n...

Rivals like samsung ? second—quarter rivals like samsung? second—quarter results were very strong for intel and the last thing we saw in the evaluation was really about the future and the fact that as you were reporting, the ceo is still cautioning about 20 two 03 and q4. still cautioning about 20 two 03 and 04. that should bottom q3 and 04. that should bottom out in q3 and q4 q3 and 04. that should bottom out in q3 and 04 should be better. therefore because it is quite conservative so we co...

Was among those who gathered amidst heavy security at cap—haitien. the assassination has plunged haiti into political turmoil. it is not known who ordered the killing, but the united states has offered help with the investigation. a new prime minister was sworn in on tuesday. hes expected to oversee elections for a new president in september. the major league baseball team in cleveland, ohio is changing its name from the indians to the guardians after criticism that the old term was disparagin...

Practice meant getting rid of the death penalty. the major league baseball team in cleveland, ohio is changing its name from the indian" to the guardians after criticism that the old term was disparaging towards native americans. the new name is a reference to the famous statues that "guard traffic" on one of the citys bridges. several local indigenous leaders have praised the move. back now to our top story, as the olympics begins its first full day in tokyo. one new sport for this games is ska...

A source of national pride, but instead the pandemic now hangs over what has become essentially a made—for—tv event. the hosts have spent billions and billions of pounds on these games, but covid has forced them to take place without fans. these stands will remain empty and the competitors also have to deal with some of the hottest temperatures on record at any games. gold medallist and olympic champion, andy murray! having won gold at the last two games, sir andy murray loves being part of ...

These are among a growing number of athletes who have tested positive since arriving, ending a dream they have spent years training for. i dont think it is putting it too mildly to say this is the biggest test that the summer 0lympics has ever had. if it does go wrong in a really significant way, i think the image of the games will be altered. if that is changed after tokyo, then it wont have been worth doing it. so let us now go to tokyo... the first to be broadcast in colour and by satellite, ...

Shes excited to be at the olympics. i was on the british olympic association for how many years like six or seven years including, i remember going to beijing, i remember going to beijing, i remember being one of those who voted to support a london bed where not everybody was in favour of it. and london won. and that fantastic atmosphere that it brought. the olympics ultimately about the competitors, the people who work for four years and in this case five years to reach the peak of their sport....

Case with the keystone pipeline? >> i guess the folks who are funding the keystone pipeline opposition were supporting joe biden and maybe the folks who are supporting noid stream who were supporting his campaign, as well. it is purely about money and political power. it has nothing to do with the causes they said. jennifer granholm, president biden secretary of energy, she herself is on record saying pipelines are the safest and cleanest way to transport fossil fuels. so they are allowing it fo...