twisties which basically means for a gymnast they are losing their sense of space and dimension when they re in the airwhich of space and dimension when they re in the air which must be terrifying content considering the manoeuvres they are pulling off. find manoeuvres they are pulling off. and what other highlights can we look forward to today? what other highlights can we look forward to today? super saturday, lots of action forward to today? super saturday, lots of action and forward to today? super saturday, lots of action and we forward to today? super saturday, lots of action and we have - forward to today? super saturday, lots of action and we have had - forward to today? super saturday, j lots of action and we have had lots of heat sydney athletics but all eyes will be trackside for the semis and finals of the women s100 metres sprint. jamaica s shelly ann fraser pryce is trying to become the first woman in history to win an olympic athletics event for the third time
there has been criticism for a lockdown that has come into light, people say it should have come in sooner and harder. the lockdown in sydney and surrounding areas has been extended for another four weeks. we heard from the prime minister, who changed his tune about lockdowns. a few weeks ago he said they should be the last resort but now he is staying given the high transmissibility of delta, this is the way forward until vaccination rates go up. you have the combination of a highly infectious variant and low vaccination rates, which makes it challenging for health authorities, especially in new south wales, to contain the outbreak. ,, . . new south wales, to contain the outbreak. ,, ., ., ., new south wales, to contain the outbreak. ,, . . ., ., ~ outbreak. shaima khalil, thank you very much- a covid outbreak first discovered in the chinese city of nanjing has spread to eight provinces and to the capital beijing. state media say it s the most extensive outbreak since wuhan. almost
kilometres from their homes and students and teachers in high school will have to wear facemasks. this has been described as the strictest lockdown for brisbane. we heard from the state deputy premier, who said that we have been here before but this time it is different, citing the transmissibility of delta. what is worrying medical officials is the high number of exposure sites, which is likely to increase, which means the contact traces and also. will also turn up. what is really clear from this picture, as you say it is another blow, but also the fact that lockdown is the way forward. in victoria and south australia, they had lockdown s recently and they said we have to go hard, which is what queensland is saying. in new south wales, in sydney, where i am,