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Than the olympics, where practically 50% of the participants now are women, where it is the largest global sports brand in the world, the ratings are at an all—time high, again that is driven by notjust male athletes, it is driven by men and women. look at the success of the olympics and the business of the olympics, it sets the stage for what 0lympics, it sets the stage for what to expect across all sports. it might take a few decades but i think we are trending in the right direction. we are trending in the right direction-— we are trending in the right direction. , ., ., ., direction. i...

0lympics, you were at the commonwealth... 0lympics, commonwealth, i mean! what was the atlas —— atmosphere like? we was the atlas -- atmosphere like? we were in was the atlas —— atmosphere like? - were in victoria square where mike is this morning. the geography of this is, mike will explain more, slap bang in the centre of birmingham, this will be a focus for community events and people will be invited down to get involved in things. it was a really good atmosphere and you got a sense just chatting with people, it is easy to bit misty eyed about this, but you did get a sense, i don't ...

England's alex yee won the first gold of the games in the men's triathlon. he trailed by 16 seconds after the bike ride, but made that up in the running race to catch his rival, hayden wilde, of new zealand. yee won silver at last year's 0lympics, but went one better here. he produced a stunning 5k run to chase down wilde and claim his place at the top of the podium. it's bizzarre to me, doing this. i always feel extremely grateful to be in this situation. i'm proud to be a triathlete today, to see all different nations here i've never raced against before, doing a triathlon for the first time...

Dominique. that has a population of around 70000 and he said there were just be no way that he could ever qualify for a worlds or an 0lympics. so it was a huge opportunity for him to compete in the commonwealth games, to be able to represent his country and to take a pride in that as well. and that is one of the biggest reasons that the commonwealth games are so relevant at the moment. that many, many athletes from across the globe deal relevant and feel that their nation can be represented in a way that it might not otherwise be able to be. prince charles is representing the queen tonight and...

Law by the end of the year. with the first head—to—head debate on monday the next few days of campaigning could prove crucial not least for winning support from conservative party members who can start voting this week when their ballot papers begin to arrive. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. matt hudson—smith revealed that he tried to take his own life last year after a career plagued with injuries, but the 27—year—old had his best result on the global stage overnight, bronze in the 400 metres at the world championships, great brita...