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Arena. it's been ages. especially back to manchester, _ arena. it's been ages. especially back to manchester, coming i arena. it's been ages. especially| back to manchester, coming back arena. it's been ages. especially i back to manchester, coming back for 17 years having a big fight here is going to be amazing. despite being a world karate champion, jordan thomas missed out on qualification for last year's tokyo olympics. now, with karate's future as an olympic sport in doubt, he has crossed over to join the likes of lutalo muhammad and jadejones in team gb taekwondo to try and make his olym...

Andy swiss reports. the journey to olympic gold has rarely been bumpier. just two months ago, tom pidcock broke his collarbone in a training accident, but as he charged to the front in the mountain bike cross country, you would hardly have guessed it. the 21—year—old finished so far ahead, he had time to celebrate in style. tom pidcock, the finest young mountain bike around, he takes gold in tokyo. pidcock trained for tokyo's temperatures in a specially heated tent at his home in leeds. and how those preparations paid off. yeah, it's incredible. everyone works so hard for the olympics, and...

Tent at his home in leeds. and how those preparations paid off. yeah, it's incredible. i think everyone works so hard for the olympics, and now, yeah, i'm here. i'm olympic champion. it's unbelievable, really. lauren williams! another gold, meanwhile, proved agonisingly out of reach. lauren williams took up taekwondo after watching jadejones win in 2012. now, jones was watching her, and, with just ten seconds to go, williams led the final, but then, heartbreak. tries the head shot, over the shoulder. she gets it. a late comeback from croatia's matea jelic, and, in a flash, it was all over. so ...

Eaton in third place. skateboarding one of the new sports hoping to attract a younger audience but with no crowds being that we do not know if that would be the case. it will be viewing figures to look. surfing, another of the new sports, eliminations begin in the second round and the middle win is will be determined when winners reach the semi—final. they are being held about 60 miles from tokyo. it's not been a good session for team gb though has it. jadejones, merrily, jade jones, merrily, with jadejones, merrily, with a chance to become the first british woman to win a medal in three suc...

You're watching bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the world, i'm lucy hockings live in tokyo. austria's anna kiesenhofer causes one of the biggest shocks in olympic road racing history with an audacious victory in the women's cycling race, beating the dutch favourite. africa wins its first gold medal, as a tunisian teenager stuns the field to win the men's 400 metre freestyle. two huge disappointments for team gb as double olympic champion andy murray is forced out of the tennis singles with injury, while jadejones is beaten in the taekwondo. there are still lots of medals up for gra...