the international olympic committee for help. i was put under pressure and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the country without my consent. i asked the ioc to intervene. yesterday she said she had been taken into the airport forcibly after criticising the team s coaches. she then moved to a hotel, escorted by airport security staff. the international olympic committee is now deciding what to do. the ioc and tokyo 2020 will continue their conversations with her and japanese authorities to determine the next step in the upcoming days. meanwhile, the belarus olympic committee has made a statement saying the coaches had decided to withdraw her from the games on doctors advice about her emotional and psychological state. she said officials had come to her hotel room and given her an hour to pack her bags before being escorted to tokyo s airport. it was then that she asked for help. belarus is seen as one
on her mental health. a belarusian sprinter has taken refuge in the polish embassy in tokyo, after claiming her country tried to force her onto a plane back home. the first passengers arrive at heathrow after the change in rules which means people coming in from the us and eu no longer have to quarantine. the british doctor killed in syria who inspired this young medical student to follow in his footsteps. also coming up this hour with three months until the un climate change conference in glasgow, the world wildlife fund joins forces with leading international artists to inspire global action. team gb have won their eleventh gold at the tokyo olympics. great britain s eventing team did it
terms of travel, communications with these various lists, watch lists and we can simplify that process in any way then that is for the good. thank ou so way then that is for the good. thank you so much- 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 s equestrian park. the showjumpers oliver townend, laura collett and tom mcewen took team gb s first gold in team eventing for 49 years. tom mcewen has also won the silver medal in the eventing individual competition. there was more success in the women s weighlifting with emily campbell becoming the first british female weightlifter to win an olympic medal with silver in the super heavyweight competition. and this is what all that does to the medals table, team gb now have 11 gold,
speak to her- our best wishes to laura when you speak to her. a sprinter from belarus is said to be seeking asylum in poland after claiming she was being forced to return home from the olympics by her country s officials. krystina tsimanouskaya has taken refuge at the polish embassy in tokyo; the un refugee agency is now involved in the case. richard galpin reports. this is the moment the sprinter krystsina tsimanouskaya decided to abandon her country belarus and to seek asylum in the polish embassy in tokyo. after refusing orders from belarus officials to fly back early to her home country. translation: | asked i the international olympic committee for help. i was put under pressure and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the country without my consent. i asked the ioc to intervene. yesterday she said she had been taken into the airport forcibly after criticising the team s coaches.
britain s riders make history, clinching a gold medal in the team eventing. it s still not sunk in. we have another round to jump so we will focus on that, but there will be a big celebration and i don t think it will be with a cuppa tea and a biscuit. american gymnast simone biles will compete in an olympic final tomorrow after missing several others to focus on her mental health. a belarusian sprinter has taken refuge in the polish embassy in tokyo after claiming her country tried to force her onto a plane back home. the first passengers arrive at heathrow after the change in rules which means people coming in from the us and eu no longer have to quarantine. the british doctor, killed in syria, who inspired this young medical student to follow in his footsteps. as we ve been hearing, great britain s eventing team have