Major Music Festival gets under way in the north of england. Hello, and a very warm welcome to bbc news. The first Gold Medal of the Tokyo Olympics has been awarded to the chinese Air Rifle Shooter yang chean. Ten others are being contested on the first day in action, including fencing, judo and weightlifting. Organisers hope that the Sporting And Drama will spark enthusiasm among the japanese public and dispel some of the anxiety about holding the games in the midst of the pandemic stop. The first champion of the Olympic Games, winning arrival. It was a dramatic finish as the russian Anastasio Geller Sheena was ahead, but she has Scuppered Herfinal shot and Geller Sheena was ahead, but she has scuppered her final shot and that allowed the chinese athlete to take advantage to win the first gold of the games. The action as well and truly under way this saturday. We have the Mens Road Race going, that started at Mount Fuji and is winding its way around the streets of tokyo and beyond. In
Is facing a Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated as the Delta Variant of Coronavirus Spreads. And pandemic what pandemic . A major Music Festival gets underway in the north of england. A warm welcome to tokyo, where the first Gold Medals of the olympics have been awarded. 11 medals are up for grabs on the first full day of action, including in fencing, judo and weightlifting. But perhaps the most eagerly awaited event of The Day was the Mens Road Cycling race. Ecuador s Richard Carapaz has just won that, with a thrilling race on the outskirts of tokyo. Carapaz started out strong, with a a0 second lead. Great Britains Adam yates missed out on medal, while Geraint Thomas was out after earlier crash. Japanese spectators have defied coronavirus restrictions to watch the race. Its one of the few events during which they can see the competitors in action. China has gone straight to the top of the Medals Table winning two of todays events. 21 year old Yang Qian took the first gold of the games in the
Were live in budapest. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. Its the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 Gold Medals have been up for grabs on Day One, including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. But it was in the judo where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. Mariko oi has the details. Well, japan winning its first Gold Medal and Naohisa Takato in judo giving a very emotional interviewjust now, following funa tonaki, also ofjudo, winning silver and according to the Japanese Olympic Committee her Silver Medal was the 500th medal for Team Japan in olympic history, so quite an exciting moment for her as well. A bit of disappointment in gymnastics with Kohei Uchimura not qualifying for the finals, but a lot of people will be watching Rikako Ikee in swimming. Of course, she was diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago. She inspired many by qualifying for this years olympic games. And lets not forget japans womens Football Team, nades
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