hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. team gb have two more gold medals on day 9 the tokyo olympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. in the past hour, max whitlock has retained his olympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. he now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event and it brings his overall tally of olympic medals to three golds and three bronze. well, in the bmx freestyle charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and she becomes the first woman to complete a 360 degree backflip in competition. duncan brooks took bronze in the men s event britain have now won a medal
who was disqualified after a false start. in the gymnastics, max whitlock retained his 0lympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. the 28 year old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event. in the bmx freestyle charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and becomes the first woman to complete a 360 degree backflip in competition. duncan brooks took bronze in the men s event britain have now won a medal in all four bmx events. and, there was further success in the swimming with silver in the men s medley relay. britain have now won a record eight medals in the pool. with four medals, duncan scott becomes britain s most decorated athlete at an olympic games. let s find out more about today s action from marc edwards at bbc sport centre. good afternoon.
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gb in the tokyo olympics with a gold and a world record in the four by 100 metres mixed medley final. teamwork makes dream work. another gold, in the triathlon mixed relay event and finally a first gold medal forjonny brownlee at his third olympic games. victory for elaine thompson herah of jamaica in the women s100 metres final in tokyo. but before that there was heartbreakfor team gb sprinter, dina asher smith, who had to withdraw from the games through injury. afghan security forces have bben battling to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban. reports say militants have breached front lines in herat medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called a pulse oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. and borisjohnson and his wife carrie have announced they re expecting a second child. their son wilfred was born in april last year. now on bbc news it s
so can team gb add a few more to that talley on sunday? well, day nine in tokyo gets under way in just a few hours time. and max whitlock will be looking to defend his olympic title in the pommel horse final. the five time olympic medallist is also the reinging world champion in the event. frazer clarke s bid to win super heavyweight gold continues tomorrow. he fights in the quarterfinals, knowing that a victory will guarantee him a medal and continue great britain s proud record in the division. and there are 3 golds up for grabs at the ariake tennis park. alexander zverev, who ended novak djokovic s title hopes, takes on russian karen khachanov in the men s singles final. the winners of the women s and mixed