good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there s been more triumph for team gb at the olympics in tokyo, with gold and silver medals in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean touched home in one minute a422 seconds, securing a british record on his debut games, with duncan scottjust 0.04 seconds behind his teammate. it s the first time in more than 100 years that two british male swimmers have shared the podium. tom dean described it as a dream come true after contracting covid twice in the past year. and there there was more success with georgia taylor brown winnning silver in the women s triathlon. let s go over now to natalie pirks, who s been watching all the action in tokyo for us. natalie. welcoming resort glorious
good morning. team gb is celebrating after winning olympic gold and silver in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean, who had covid last september and again in the new year, won the final, with duncan scott just 0.04 seconds behind his teammate. it s the first time in more than 100 years that two british male swimmers have shared the podium. there was more success in the triathlon, as team gb s georgia taylor brown won silver. shock though for the host nation with naomi osaka out of the women s singles tennis. and a bermudan athlete has made history in tokyo winning the tiny island s first ever olympic gold. for a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning let s cross to chetan at the bbc sports centre.
an independent review into child sexual exploitation in bradford says some children in the city remain unprotected and are still being abused damning criticism of a london council for allowing the decades long abuse of more than 700 children in 5 children s homes. and a woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a car at a festival says her two year old daughter was saved by her husband throwing her out of the way. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there s been more triumph for team gb at the olympics in tokyo, with gold and silver medals in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean touched home in one minute 44.22 seconds,
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s been another busy day at the tokyo olympics but this one, a mix of delight and disappointment. team gb is celebrating, after winning olympic gold and silver in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean, who contracted covid 19 twice, won the final, with duncan scott completing the one two. and of course, an emotional win for the friends and family at home. let s have a listen. screaming and cheering.