to be there. athletes. it is great for the sport to be there- athletes. it is great for the sport to be there. ., ., ., , to be there. how have the athletes tackle this, to be there. how have the athletes tackle this, especially to be there. how have the athletes tackle this, especially in tackle this, especially in coronavirus times? it tackle this, especially in coronavirus times? ., , , coronavirus times? it has definitely been different coronavirus times? it has definitely been different preparation - coronavirus times? it has definitely been different preparation for- coronavirus times? it has definitely been different preparation for the l been different preparation for the athletes, for sure, particularly in athletes, for sure, particularly in a pandemic year. everyone has had an extra year off to prepare. to finally be there, you know, it has been a long road for the athletes to have qualified and everyone is relishing the experience and trying to win medals. haifa rel
kanoa igarashi from japan, he will definitely be a home favourite to take gold. if he does take gold, it will be a really big moment for the sport injapan. will be a really big moment for the sport in japan- will be a really big moment for the sport in japan. what about the sport overall? do sport in japan. what about the sport overall? do think sport in japan. what about the sport overall? do think being sport in japan. what about the sport overall? do think being included - sport in japan. what about the sport overall? do think being included in l overall? do think being included in the olympics will encourage more people to take an interest in the olympics and maybe more people to take up surfing? i olympics and maybe more people to take op surfing? take up surfing? i hope so. i have also been take up surfing? i hope so. i have also been watching take up surfing? i hope so. i have| also been watching skateboarding, take up surfing? i hope so. i have i also been watching
for the island nation of bermuda! a first olympic gold medal for them as florida duffy won the women s triathlon. the tropical storm that hit tokyo was no problem for her. they had a delayed start but once she got in and got through her swim and navigated the slippery roads on the bike around tokyo, she was the one who was able to pull clear on her10 km run to win olympic gold. such a good result for her. she has two world titles already. she had been a dominant force in the sport but she has been struggling with injury, she stepped away from the sport. she didn t quite know whether this olympic dream would happen for her. when she crossed the line and held her hands aloft and celebrated, you could see the joy and the relief etched on her face. meanwhile it has been a brilliant morning in the swimming pool as well. we had fourfinals, a great morning for great britain. tom dean winning gold in the men s 200 metres freestyle and his compatriot duncan scott
and also about re establishing communication lines. a short conversation was had between the person manning the south korean line and the person manning the north korean line. the person in the south said it was good to be talking once again to the person in the north. let s head back to the olympics amd in the next few hours we will find out who the first ever olympic surfing gold medallists are. the sport has made its debut at the games this year. tropical storms close to tokyo have made getting to the final difficult task though. let s speak to jessi miley dyer who is the head of compeition with the world surf league. the league is the governing body for professional surfers. welcome to you. thank you for being with us. how does it feel this taking part in the olympics were surfing about to get its first gold medal? it surfing about to get its first gold medal? , . , surfing about to get its first gold medal? , ., , , ., surfing about to get its first gold medal? , ., , ., ., med