and that s bbc news at six. huw edwards will be here at ten o clock but now it is time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m lizzie greenwood hughes here s a sneaky peak of some of today s line up for you. we re live at the home for golf st andrews where the 150th open championship is undeway. out but not down northern ireland want to end their euros with a good the first briton to win a stage at this year s tour de france. out but not down northern ireland want to end their euros with a good show against england. 0n the eve of the world athletics championships, we will hear from the new dish team captain from their training pant that can t the neck camp in oregon. the training pant that can t the neck camp in oregon- training pant that can t the neck camp in oregon. training pant that can t the neck cam in oreuon. , .,, ., camp in oregon. the people who look like me and camp in oregon
having looked at the body of evidence and some of the really worrying cases involving sports coaches and faith leaders, where you ve got a position of power, if you like, and authority that can be and is sometimes, sadly abused, i thought the time for action was now. a freedom of information request by the bbc last year found that there had been more than 160 reported cases of sports coaches engaging in sexual activity with a 16 or 17 year old in their care in 2016. for some of those who ve been pushing for change, the government s plan is overdue but nonetheless welcome. i think we all would have liked it sooner, but actually i think we are relieved it s going to be put forward now, because the danger always ways that it could be kicked off into the long grass again. to those people who say it is not needed, it is to fundamentally misunderstand the relationship a coach has with an athlete. they spend a huge amount of time together, depending on sport, that coach is the o
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