it has still not sunk in. i i ve got a another round, well, i we ve got another round tojump, i so focus on that, but there ll bei a big celebration and i don t think it will be with a cup| of tea and a biscuit! emily campbell becomes the first british female weightlifter to win an olympic medal taking silver in the over 87 kilogramme category. 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.
just 12 hours earlier, she won another race, her 1500 metre heats, that was despite falling over because of a collision and a last lap and then she came at the very back of that field to win the race. it was amazing to watch. in the women s football, canada has stunned the four times champions, the usa, beating them 1 0. it wasjessie fleming who scored a second half penalty which bought canada its first win over the us since 2001. canada will now play its first olympic final, taking on sweden. jasmine camacho-quinn won porto rico s first ever olympic track and field gold as she cruised to victory in the women s 100 metre hurdles here in tokyo. the 24 year old is only the second athlete from the us territory to win an olympic medal, after monica puig in the women s tennis singles in 2016.
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.
we have also been covering the story of the belarus sprinter who was trying to be forcibly removed from the olympics by her own officials, she was entering the polish embassy in tokyo, she is arriving there at the moment. poland, one of the two countries of the eu who had offered her sanctuary, the other being the czech republic, there she is entering the polish embassy in tokyo. temperatures are forecast to exceed a0 degrees celcius this week in southern turkey, which is battling a series of wildfires. eight people have died in the worst blazes the country has seen in a decade. the authorities say most fires are now under control, but as simonjones reports, the huge firefighting operation is continuing. the fires continue to rage, fanned by strong winds, fuelled by soaring temperatures.
that s after she pulled out of several previous finals in tokyo to focus on her mental health. and the belarusian sprinter krystina tsimanouskaya has taken refuge at the polish embassy in tokyo after claiming officials tried to forcibly return her home after she criticised her country s coaches. for a full round up of all the action in tokyo, let s cross to gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport centre. these medals just keep these medalsjust keep pouring in. these medalsjust keep pouring in. the equestrian was great today, they were hoping for that gold medal in team eventing for nearly 50 years, and another medal followed in the individuals. we will get more on that any moment. britain also got their campaign under way in the track as well. track cycling. tom mcewen is the leader,