won gold after producing a dominant display in the showjumping finale at tokyo equestrian park. display in the showjumping finale the trio of oliver townend, display in the showjumping finale laura collett and tom mcewen led by 17.9 penalties following their outstanding cross country rounds yesterday. it s nearly 50 years since team gb won gold in an olympic three day eventing. 1972, at the munich games. so, it s been a long time coming and our team went over there with huge help. we feel they had a very strong team and they have absolutely delivered. we are so incredibly proud of them. ijust delivered. we are so incredibly proud of them. i just want to say what a massive, massive team effort it is all round in terms of the support crew, the owners, the
welcome to bbc news. team gb have won their eleventh gold at the tokyo olympics. great britain s eventing team did it after producing a dominant display in the showjumping finale at tokyo equestrian park. the showjumpers oliver townend, laura collett and tom mcewen took team gb s first gold in team eventing for 49 years. meanwhile, one of america s greatest olympians the gymnast simone biles has decided she will compete in tomorrow s beam final. that s after she pulled out of several previous finals in tokyo to focus on her mental health. and the belarusian sprinter krystina tsimanouskaya has taken refuge at the polish embassy in tokyo after claiming she was forcibly taken to the airport yesterday after criticising her country s coaches. andy swiss reports. hoping to ride into the record books. nearly half a century after they last won gold in the team event in, britain began the final
day in first place. so, could theyjump to glory? yes! tom mcewen, toledo de kerser. not a foot wrong. well, tom mcewen got them off to the perfect start, with a clear round. and after laura collett, it was down to final rider oliver townend. he set out with a healthy advantage. he held his nerve, and finally britain had done it. yes! 49 years great britain have waited for their eventing gold medal. a brilliant display from three riders, all making their olympic debuts. team gb s long wait for gold in this event has certainly been worth it. it was a frustrating day for britain s sailors, though, because they couldn t actually sail. their medal hopes had to be put on hold, as a lack of wind meant racing was postponed. elsewhere, though, there was no shortage of action. laura kenny beginning her