britain s riders make history, clinching a gold medal in the team eventing. it s still not sunk in. we have another round to jump so we will focus on that, but there will be a big celebration and i don t think it will be with a cuppa tea and a biscuit. 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. as we ve been hearing, great britain s eventing team have
on instagram on sunday. translation: i ask 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 ask the ioc to intervene. the international olympic committee is now deciding what action to take. the ioc and tokyo 2020 will continue their conversations with her, and the japanese authorities to determine the next step in the upcoming days. the belarus olympic committee released a statement in response. they claim that coaches decided to withdraw her from the games on doctors advice about her emotional and psychological state. this is ms timanovskaya filmed entering the polish embassy earlier today after arriving in an unmarked silver van. she s likely to leave for poland in the coming days. here s our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes outside the polish embassy in tokyo.
and school. i said the 5 word! school and shopping are now within sight for katie and many other older children most at risk from covid. katie hunter, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. team gb strike gold again at the tokyo olympics. britain s riders make history, clinching a gold medal in the team eventing and silver in the individual. american gymnast simone biles will compete in an olympic final tomorrow after missing several others to focus on her mental health. the belarusian sprinter who s taken refuge in a tokyo embassy after claiming her country tried to force her onto a plane back home. now on bbc news it s time to take a look some of the stories from our colleagues
quarantine for us and eu citizens rather than this. helen, thank you very much rather than this. helen, thank you very much indeed. rather than this. helen, thank you very much indeed. helen - rather than this. helen, thank you very much indeed. helen catt - very much indeed. helen catt reporting. the time is 12:17pm. our top story this lunchtime: commentator: yes! a9 years great britain have waited for their eventing gold medal. team for their eventing gold medal. gb strike gold again it team gb strike gold again in tokyo. it has still not sunk in. we have another round tojump. so it has still not sunk in. we have another round to jump. so focus on that. but there will be a big celebration and i don t think it will be with a cup of tea and a biscuit! coming up on the bbc news channel: the gadirova twins have finished in sixth and seventh place in the gymnastics floor final after both 16 year olds gave impressive performances. jessica was in silver position momentarily before being
she then moved to a hotel, escorted by airport security staff. the international olympic committee is now deciding what to do. the ioc and tokyo 2020 will continue their conversations with her and japanese authorities to determine the next step in the upcoming days. meanwhile, the belarus olympic committee has made a statement saying the coaches had decided to withdraw her from the games on doctors advice about her emotional and psychological state. she said officials had come to her hotel room and given her an hour to pack her bags before being escorted to tokyo s airport. it was then that she asked for help. belarus is seen as one of the most repressive countries in europe, the government cracking down on any dissent. krystsina tsimanouskaya has little choice but to settle in