gold medals and one silver. in the pool, tom daley took gold when he and his partner matty lee won the men s 10 metre synchronised diving. it was third time lucky for 27 year old tom, after he had to settle for bronze at the last two olympics. in the last half an hour, team gb have claimed their third gold medal tom pidcock has just won the men s mountain bike cross country event. earlier, the swimmer adam peaty won team gb s first gold medal in tokyo, with victory in the 100 metres breast stroke. the 26 year old finished in just under 58 seconds, the fifth fastest time in the event s history. he s become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title. overnight, team gb also secured another silver medal, thanks to alex yee in the men s triathlon. but britain isn t the only country celebrating a good day at the pool.
in the men s 10 metre synchronised diving. it was third time lucky for 27 year old tom, after bronze at the last two olympics. there was another gold medal in the men s mountain bike cross country event. tom pidcock with the victory, just two months after breaking his collarbone. earlier, the swimmer adam peaty won team gb s first gold medal in tokyo, with victory in the 100 metres breast stroke. the 26 year old finished in just under 57.4 seconds, the fifth fastest time in the event s history. he s become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title. overnight, team gb also secured another silver medal, thanks to alex yee in the men s triathlon. and in the last few minutes, lauren williams was just pipped for the gold in her taekwondo final. but britain isn t the only country celebrating a good day at the games. momiji nishiya made history at the age ofjust 13, as she became the first women s olympic street skateboarding champion. let s get a round up of all the action from an
andy swiss reports. the journey to olympic gold has rarely been bumpier. just two months ago, tom pidcock broke his collarbone in a training accident, but as he charged to the front in the mountain bike cross country, you would hardly have guessed it. the 21 year old finished so far ahead, he had time to celebrate in style. tom pidcock, the finest young mountain bike around, he takes gold in tokyo. pidcock trained for tokyo s temperatures in a specially heated tent at his home in leeds. and how those preparations paid off. yeah, it s incredible. everyone works so hard for the olympics, and now, yeah, i m here. i m olympic champion. it s unbelievable, really. lauren williams! another gold, meanwhile, proved agonisingly out of reach. lauren williams took up taekwondo after watching jadejones winning in 2012. now, jones was watching her, and, with just ten seconds to go, williams led the final, but then, heartbreak. tries to edge it over the shoulder.
an olympic title. we ll have full details of team gb s impressive day and we ll be looking at their prospects for the days ahead. also tonight. another fall in the daily number of covid cases in the uk they ve more than halved in the past nine days. the afghan army tries to contain the taliban, but high numbers of civilians have been killed or injured since the start of the year. and canterbury cathedral discovers that some of its magnificent stained glass is among the oldest in the world. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. tom pidcock wins great britain s third olympic gold at the tokyo games with a dominant performance in the men s mountain bike cross country. good evening. it s already being called magic monday thanks
look at that, look at the way. where are the scores? just! yes, es! and jubilation for diver tom daley with his new partner matty lee four olympic games and he s finally won gold. all day today, it s like everything is falling into place. we found that sense of flow. we didn t really say anything to each other. we just knew what we had to do to get the job done. and more british success a gold for tom pidcock in the men s mountain bike cross country and silver for alex yee in the men s triathlon a bit bizarre, really. that it s me that s doing this. i m just a normal guy from south east london. so it s just crazy. dreams really do come true. we ll bring you all the latest from tokyo as team gb shoots up to fourth place in the medals table. also on the programme. will more key workers in england be given the right to test daily for covid instead of self isolating? ministers are meeting to decide. flash floods and wildfires in a year of extreme weather