for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s mike bushell. after a ll after all your songs, i can tell you it has edged great britain for a jewel in the medals table, just ahead of australia. they are in fourth now, laura kenny becoming the first british woman to win gold medals at three olympic games. she and katie archibald is are now the madison champions, becoming the most decorated female athletes. they dominated the race to finish on 78 points. and there seems to mean more
laura kenny wins a fifth gold medal and becomes the first british woman to win gold at three consecutive olympic games as she and katie archibald win the madison in the velodrome. energy bills for millions of households across the uk are to go up this winter. the energy watchdog says the increase is needed because of rising wholesale prices. most remaining coronavirus restrictions in wales will be scrapped from tomorrow limits on the number of people that can meet indoors will end, social distancing rules will ease and nightclubs can reopen. most of wales remaining covid rules will be scrapped from tomorrow social distancing rules and limits on indoor meetings will no longer apply but facemasks will still be required in shops and on public transport.
names laura kenny alongside katie archibald delivered to date when it mattered most. hurtling into the history books, a day when laura kenny went were no british woman has gone before, a fifth olympic title as she and katie archibald produced a sporting masterclass. the medicine is cycling s version of the relay and there were no shortages of thrills and spills the madison. this is the first time there has been a women s race at that games and the british team showed the rest how it is done. commentator: they ve dominated from start to finish. the commentator: they ve dominated from start to finish. ,., , start to finish. the light partly due but especially start to finish. the light partly due but especially for - start to finish. the light partly due but especially for kenny, | start to finish. the light partly - due but especially for kenny, note the most decorated british olympic women in history but she said missing her three year old son was the toughest part. i missing her
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the cyclist laura kenny has become britain s most decorated female olympic athlete, after she and teammate katie archibald won the women s madison event in the velodrome. the pair dominated the 120 lap race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints. it means kenny has won gold in three consecutive olympic games, and archibald in two. elsewhere, after their gold in rio, britain s hockey women have taken bronze in tokyo, with a narrow victory over india. our sports editor dan roan is in tokyo where i believe we ve just won another gold medal.
festivals in the world, the edinburgh fringe, finally gets underway today after its cancellation last summer because of the pandemic. sport now, and for a full round up of all the olympic action, here s hugh. good afternoon. in the last few minutes, in the women s 4x100metre relay. two more golds on day 1a of tokyo 2020 have taken team gb up to fourth in the overall medals table. the first of the two was a historic one for laura kenny, who has become the most decorated female olympian. she and katie archibald were crowned the inaugral women s madison champions in the velodrome. kenny is also the first british woman to win golds at three consecutive games. and this one is her fifth overall.