let s see how the medals table is looking. china are leading the way with 2a gold medals with the united states close behind on 20. great britain are sixth in the medal table with ten golds and 32 medals overall. a belarussian sprinter is under police protection in tokyo, after claiming sports officials from her country were forcibly repatriating herfor criticising her team managers. the international olympic committee and tokyo game organisers say they have spoken to christina simanuskaya directly. they said she has told them that she is safe and with the authorities at haneda airport. here s our correspondent, matt graveling, with the latest. the important thing to say is tomorrow morning was meant to be the dream for christina simanuskaya, she was racing 3am uk time
let s see how the medals table is looking. china are leading the way with 23 gold medals, with the united states close behind on 20. great britain are sixth in the medal table with ten golds, and 32 medals overall. a belarusian sprinter is under police protection in tokyo, after claiming sports officials from her country were forcibly repatriating herfor criticising her team managers. the international olympic committee and tokyo game organisers say they have spoken her directly. they said she has told them that she is safe and with the authorities at haneda airport. i m joined by our reporter matt graveling. still unfolding, what do we know has happened so far in the background? every time i come here i have another sheet of paper with more information. the important thing to
bronze medal is likely or does it make it harder to then achieve that because the pressure is on? well. make it harder to then achieve that because the pressure is on? well, i would like to because the pressure is on? well, i would like to think because the pressure is on? well, i would like to think it because the pressure is on? well, i would like to think it makes - because the pressure is on? well, i would like to think it makes it - because the pressure is on? well, ij would like to think it makes it more likely because people will feed off that brilliant start that gb has had, to think that anything is possible. is it possible for meare extraordinary athletes in the swimming pool, but very ordinary people. any athlete competing for great britain must think now i have a chance. and it should feed their motivation. a chance. and it should feed their motivation- a chance. and it should feed their motivation. . , . ~ motivation. fascinating stuff, thank ou for motivation. fa
0lympic dream, so she came back put all her effort into getting gold here and she finally did it. in a tweet from new zealand without gold medal. greece won the men s event met men s single sculls, and canada one that women s eight boats and then new zealand again, a good day for them. they won the men s eights and that s the first time they ve won an olympic medal in that event since 1976. let s take a moment to reflect on how team gb have been performing at the games and we can speak to sally munday, who is ceo of uk sport. thank you forjoining us. we are hovering around sixth place in the medals table is. how do you rank teen s performance so far? we are havin: a teen s performance so far? we are having a fantastic teen s performance so far? we are having a fantastic games. - teen s performance so far? we are having a fantastic games. what. teen s performance so far? we are having a fantastic games. what a i having a fantastic games. what a load of extraordinary moments we have
and officials from the australian 0lympic athletics team briefly went into isolation in tokyo over coronavirus fears. they were confined to their rooms for two hours after several came into contact with the us pole vaulter sam kendricks, a two time world champion who s tested positive and is now out of the games. so at the end of day six of the games, team gb remains sixth in the medals table, with five golds and 18 medals in total. the time is coming up to 20 past six. 0urtop the time is coming up to 20 past six. our top story this evening. scientists say climate change is already having an impact in the uk with the prospect of more flooding and higher temperatures. coming up. double gold medallist tom dean tells us his 0lympic achievements have yet to sink in. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel. good news in the gymnastics, with team gb sjessica gadirova recording the best ever result by a british woman in