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moscow officials deny those claims. the kremlin says the plane suffered a malfunction and crashed into a deserted part of southern russia. kremlin forces conducted aerial attacks overnight killing at least 8 people. injuring 22348 central ukraine. voters in india begin heading to the polling locations as the first phase of the world's largest elections begins. prime minister nor renda modi is seeking a third term, a five year term nearly 970 million voters or at least 10% of the world's population are expected to participate in the six week election. the votes will be counted june 4th. and this is a live look at london. one of the big stories there tonight. olympic organizers at an tanks launch event in london unveil a officials say the technologyts. could be used to help identify athletes, personalize training methods and improve judging. >> the committee is also planning to use ai powered
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games to be remembered for — sustainable venues. 95% of the infrastructure, in fact, for these games will either be using existing buildings and venues or temporary ones like this. the only really new venue that's been built to host sport is the aquatic centre in the area known as saint—denis. that is also where the athletes�* village is, and of course the olympic stadium itself. but organisers are saying this they want to be a very green and sustainable games for the good of the olympic movement going forward. and it's venues like this, they say, that are a good example of that. our sports editor dan roan there. lebronjames is going back to the olympics for the first time in 12 years. steph curry is headed to the games for the first time, while kevin durant will go there with his eyes on history. and they're just part of a star—studded roster the americans have assembled for the paris games. usa basketball announced its men's olympic team for paris on wednesday. the americans have won the last
going to make but i definitely have to make something because i have that souvenir from tokyo, and i to make something because i have that souvenirfrom tokyo, and i made the olympic card again, maybe i will make something during these games, so any inspiration out there, send it my way and we will figure out what we can make. tt it my way and we will figure out what we can make.— it my way and we will figure out what we can make. if only knitting was an olympic— what we can make. if only knitting was an olympic sport. _ what we can make. if only knitting was an olympic sport. it's - what we can make. if only knitting was an olympic sport. it's too- i what we can make. if only knitting was an olympic sport. it's too- allj was an olympic sport. it's too— all on aggregates for them, and for the other two teams tonight, the europa league, a lot of hard work to do, follow it on the radio and online. that is it from sportsday. goodbye for now. good evening. bit of a weather cliche, i know, but a north—south divide with the weather story today. we had some beautiful sunshine, and with lighter winds across central and southern england, it felt a little warmer as well. this was londonjust a few hours ago. different story further north. it was cloudy and wet at times,
even here. now there will be seating for 13,000 people. at the historic plaster de la concorde, they are now building venues for things like break dancing and skateboarding. team usa will be there. >> i am just ready to be there in the jersey competing. >> reporter: equestrian athletes will go for gold while writing golden horses. the olympic flag. a massive police operation underway and 45,000 volunteers chosen. >> i found out there was 165,000 applicants and i was picked out of that. i am so excited. >> reporter: paris has never seen anything like it. and in 100 days, we will all get to share in the celebration. keir simmons, nbc news, paris. >> our friend keir simmons and the city of light to take us
saffron championship. is more competitors should find out what they're wearing. one of those revealing their olympic kit. hello again. manchester city and arsenal are the latest to fall. the story of english clubs in europe this season will only be told beyond tonight if liverpool or west ham perform an escape act or aston villa return unscathed from northern france. to the europa league first, and with a 3—0 deficit against atalanta in their quarter final, liverpool's task is a mighty one. but not one without precedent. istanbul was unforgettable, winning the champions league from 3—0 down in the final.
incredibly, this summer he's heading to his fifth games. but putting on the team gb uniform never gets old. but it's got like this soft bit at the bottomm as well as the tracksuit material. so it's, like, smart, yet comfy and casual, which is nice. his diving cv starts atjust aged seven and... ..a three time winner of young sports personality of the year, he's now 29 and may be the ideal teammate for a gb squad brimming with talent — the likes of noah williams and andrea spendolini—sirieix. being part of team gb is something that is so special. it is something that every single athlete works so hard for. previous 0lympics, i kind of used to torture myself through the whole experience. because you want to do well so badly that you put everything on the line. and i think that's the difference this time round, i've not been diving for two years. so i think, for me, it's all excitement right now. famously, to keep calm during competitions, knitting is the olympic champion�*s go—to.
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and we willjust see where we go from there. but i think for me, the biggest achievement and my goal is to have my kids come and watch. my kids will get to watch me dive at olympic games, and i think that is something that i will treasure forever. ~ ., , , something that i will treasure forever. ~ ., , ., forever. when tom daly gets to the to of the forever. when tom daly gets to the top of the diving — forever. when tom daly gets to the top of the diving board, _ forever. when tom daly gets to the top of the diving board, what i forever. when tom daly gets to the top of the diving board, what is i top of the diving board, what is your process? does your mind ever wander? , , . , , your process? does your mind ever wander? , wander? the olympics is probably one ofthe wander? the olympics is probably one of the most pressurised _ wander? the olympics is probably one of the most pressurised environments| of the most pressurised environments that you can imagine because you get one chance every four years to do it one chance every four years to do it on that one day, and however you perform on that single day, well, for me it's perform on that single day, well, for me its 1.6 perform on that single day, well, for me it's1.6 second dives, so no matter how many thousands of dives i've done commit will come down to that one moment. it's a high—pressure situation, but for me to be able to get rid of that pressure is about trying to be as present as possible and knitting, that helps me. present as possible and knitting, that helps me-— that helps me. nice segue. still auoin that helps me. nice segue. still going strong- — that helps me. nice segue. still going strong. plans _ that helps me. nice segue. still going strong. plans to - that helps me. nice segue. still going strong. plans to do i that helps me. nice segue. still i going strong. plans to do something. may be. that could be. i do want to make something again during the olympics. i don't know what i'm
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