21 year old bethany shriever, a teaching assistant who had to crowdfund her way to tokyo, made history as she won gold in the women s race just moments after her team mate kye whyte won silver in the men s event. our sports correspondent natalie pirks was watching. we re no stranger to british cyclists flying the flag at an olympics, but this time, for the first time, bmx provided the pedal power. beautiful technique! it s a sport of thrills and spills. 0h! the peckham projectile ready to launch himself onto this course. for britain s kye whyte in his first olympics, this race was a study in composure. nailed the start. it s a great start for kye whyte! ..hammer the finish. yes, it s a silver! at the bmx club where his dad was coach, mum was secretary, and older brother a world bronze medallist, the party was in full flow. it means the world. it changed my life,
but on the verge of history. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. elsewhere at the games, bryony page picked up a bronze for team gb in the gymnastic trampolining final, but shock for the women s football team who have been knocked out at the quarter final stage. here s our sports correspondent, andy swiss. when it comes to the art of bouncing back, well, bryony page is an expert. after winning silver at the last games she spent two years out with an ankle injury, but once again she rose to the occassion. whoa, well done, bryony! a bronze medal, a brilliant result after such a difficult build up. i woke up this morning - thinking something was off, and had a little cry with my coach, so i m really, really happy. - i had really low confidence - at the start of the day so to get a medal, just absolutely over the moon. - meanwhile, britain has two guaranteed medals in the boxing, after pat mccormack and ben whittaker roared into the semis. whittaker, it seems, though, once more than just victory.
more than 1,300 people died of drug related causes last year alone it s the worst drug figures in europe. why is this still happening? why is this being allowed to continue? why are these numbers up, death figures up again? will be asking why the number of deaths keeps on rising. also tonight. we will be asking. cheering gold for beth shriever, silver for kye whyte, as together they make history winning britain s first ever medals in bmx. i gave it absolutely everything i had then, and i was rewarded. oh, my god, it s amazing. pregnant women are urged to have the covid vaccine as the number of mothers to be in hospital with the virus rises hundreds of thousands remain unvaccinated. england s cricket star ben stokes is taking an immediate breakfrom the sport to prioritise his mental