Welcome back. on day for of the tokyo 0lympics, a first gold medalfor bermuda, flora duffy celebrates after the women s triathlon. afghanistan s triathlon. afg hanistan s descent into triathlon. afghanistan s descent into violence continues, the un saying civilian deaths this year has increased by 50%. there ve been international calls for calm in tunisia, after the country s president sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament following widespread protests about the govenrment s handling of the covid outbreak. after parliament was suspended, supporters of president kais saied clashed with those who oppose his action and accuse him of staging a coup. the president insists that he acted in line with the nation s constitution. we re joined by steven cook who is senior fellow for middle east studies at the council on foreign relations, and also a columnist for the magazine foreign policy.
This is bbc news. i m sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo day four of the olympics has got underway. a first ever gold for bermuda as flora duffy is celebrating after wininng the women s triathlon. heavy rain, wind and high waves expected injapan, prompting organisers to bring the surfing finals forward by 2a hours. i m lewis vaughan jones in london. also in the programme: afghanistan s descent into violence continues with the un saying civilian deaths this year have increased by 50%. and pledging to unite a diverse country canada s first indigenous governor general is sworn
The overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 japan leads with 8 golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. maybe us will get a gymnastics gold. the german women s gymnastics team opted to wear full body suits in qualifications in a move they said was designed to promote freedom of choice and encourage women to wear what makes them feel comfortable. so why is it that in 2021 there are still rules dictating what women must wear? katie sveinson is a researcher on sociology of sport, gender, and identity at temple university, philadelphia.