whitlock said qualification was the hardest and most nerve racking stage, because everything rides on it. he also reached the team final alongsidejoe fraser, james hall, and giarnni regini moran. ellen white scored her third goal in two games, as great britain beat japan to make it through to the knock out stage of the women s football competition. hers was the only goal of the game against the hosts in the sapporo dome. gb are top of their group with a game against canada to come. and sam ward made a dream return to olympic action in the men s hockey, scoring their opening goal in a 3 1 win over south africa. ward suffered a career threatening injury 20 months ago when he was hit in the face by a ball. he was left with impaired vision when he suffered a shattered eye socket, torn retina, and numerous other facial injuries which required 31 screws, and he now plays in a mask. so a jam packed first day
also ofjudo, winning silver and according to the japanese olympic committee, her silver medal was the 500th medal for team japan in olympic history, so quite an exciting moment for her as well. a bit of disappointment in gymnastics with kohei uchimura not qualifying for the finals, but a lot of people will be watching rikako ikee in swimming. of course, she was diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago. she inspired many by qualifying for this year s olympic games. and let s not forget japan s women s football team, nadeshiko, up against team gb as well. and i think it is fair to say that the japanese government officials have been hoping that once the games are under way and once japanese athletes start winning medals, as we saw this evening, the public opinion may start to change. of course, we have been reporting strong public opposition, even last night during the opening ceremony, with a lot of protests going on, but at the same time,
for team japan in olympic history, so quite an exciting moment for her as well. a bit of disappointment in gymnastics with kohei uchimura not qualifying for the finals, but a lot of people will be watching rikako ikee in swimming. of course, she was diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago. she inspired many by qualifying for this year s olympic games. and let s not forget japan s women s football team, nadeshiko, up against team gb as well. and i think it is fair to say that the japanese government officials have been hoping that once the games are under way and once japanese athletes start winning medals, as we saw this evening, the public opinion may start to change. of course, we have been reporting strong public opposition, even last night during the opening ceremony, with a lot of protests going on, but at the same time i was outside the olympic stadium earlier and there was a long queue of people waiting for their turn to take a picture with the olympic rings, so some people are d
in an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. saturday saw the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals have been up for grabs on day one, including in cycling, weightlifting, and fencing. but it was in thejudo competition where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. mariko oi has the details. well, japan winning its first gold medal and naohisa takato injudo giving a very emotional interview just now, following funa tonaki,
i was outside the olympic stadium earlier, and there was a long queue of people waiting for their turn to take a picture with the olympic rings, so some people are definitely getting excited that the games are finally under way. let s cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to chetan pathak, who s been watching the action in tokyo. hi there, cycling has really taken the eyes on day one proper? it really has, this was an eventful men s road race, and you heard what it means to win a gold medal for a host nation like japan, the importance of that to get the support, but also for richard carra pass, who s made his history for ecuador, winning only their second gold medal in history. he won by one minute, seven seconds from belgium s competitor. we saw the 2018. he