seeing their positive energy, their uplifting attitude. they said other people train just as fast but we believe, we have that faith they re going to do it. clearly that s all they needed. absolutely. so many great stories there. coy wire in tokyo. thanks for bringing them to us. we appreciate it. we re seeing some extraordinary moments of sportsmanship and kindness from the sharing of gold medals to runners helping their rivals. will ripley has more on the feel good games. the legacy of tokyo 2020 may not be measured in medals and covid cases. but acts of kindness. moments of grace. olympians choosing humility over humans. american gymnast simone biles cheering on her teammates even as she was struggling to compete. american swimmer annie laser
italy take the gold! lamont marcelljacobs shock victory the first by a european in this event since 1992. the most unlikely of successors to bolt had been crowned. well, what a moment this is. in a sport dominated by one man for so long, track and field tonight finally has a new star. jacobs remarkable victory representing a tearing up of the established order in olympic sprinting. it s amazing, fantastic. it s a gold medal, it s forever. a gold medal is forever in my home and i m very happy. a devastated hughes, meanwhile, telling me what happened. my left calf cramped up on me. when i went in my set position, itjust cramped and i couldn t hold back. ijust ended up moving. i know for a fact if i was in that race, i would have got a medal, there s no doubt about it. as recently as three years ago, jacobs was a long jumper. his switch proving to be one of the most inspired in sporting history. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.
representing a tearing up of the established order in olympic sprinting. it s amazing, fantastic. it s a gold medal, it s forever. a gold medal is forever in my home and i m very happy. a devastated hughes, meanwhile, telling me what happened. my left calf cramped up on me. when i went in my set position, itjust cramped and i couldn t hold back. ijust ended up moving. i know for a fact if i was in that race, i would have got a medal, there s no doubt about it. as recently as three years ago, jacobs was a long jumper. his switch proving to be one of the most inspired in sporting history. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. in other news from the games, a belarusian sprinter has accused her country of trying to forcibly repatriate her for criticising her coaches. krystsina tsimanouskaya says she was taken to the airport in tokyo against her will and asked the international olympic committee for help. she subsequently said she was safe
of the established order in olympic sprinting. it s amazing, fantastic. it s a gold medal, it s forever. a gold medal is forever in my home and i m very happy. a devastated hughes, meanwhile, telling me what happened. my left calf cramped up on me. when i went in my set position, itjust cramped and i couldn t hold back. ijust ended up moving. i know for a fact if i was in that race, i would have got a medal, there s no doubt about it. as recently as three years ago, jacobs was a long jumper. his switch proving to be one of the most inspired in sporting history. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. sports officials from belarus have tried to forcibly repatriate one of their olympic athletes, after she criticised her team managers. the sprinter kristina timanovskaya told police at the airport that she was afraid to fly home to belarus, and she appealed to the international olympic committee, for help. in afghanistan, taliban militants are threatening
but it s jacobs over on the far side, this could well be italy s gold medal. it is! italy take the gold! lamont marcelljacobs shock victory the first by a european in this event since 1992. the most unlikely of successors to bolt had been crowned. well, what a moment this is. in a sport dominated by one man for so long, track and field tonight finally has a new star. jacobs remarkable victory representing a tearing up of the established order in olympic sprinting. it s amazing, fantastic. it s a gold medal, it s forever. a gold medal is forever in my home and i m very happy. a devastated hughes, meanwhile, telling me what happened. my left calf cramped up on me. when i went in my set position, itjust cramped and i couldn t hold back. ijust ended up moving. i know for a fact if i was in that race, i would have got a medal, there s no doubt about it. as recently as three years ago, jacobs was a long jumper. his switch proving to be one of the most inspired in sporting history. dan roan