Price is the number one seed, having won gold at the 2018 commonwealth games, and the World Championships the following year. It was my dream since i was eight years of age to reach an olympic games and id never think of even getting here, let alone medaling, but i know im not finished yet. Im going to go on now and change colour and im just over the moon. I cant really put into words what it means to me. Weve got a great team behind us, gb boxing. Everyone is doing amazingly well. I think that is the fourth medal now as well for us. Finally a special part of any olympicjourney, is when you finally arrive home to be greeted by your loved ones. And if there were gold medals for hugs, theyd surely go to Helen Glovers three little ones. The two time Olympic Champion was rowing at her final olympics and although she narrowly missed out on a medal, her remarkable comeback to get to tokyo has been inspirational and, at The End of it all, theres no place like home. Thats all the sport for now
Massive Cyber Attack earlier in the year. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. After eight year long delay the Olympic Games are nowjust three days away. Welcome to Tokyo Bay in the south of the japanese capital. We will be here to bring you the very latest on What is arguably the most controversial olympics for a generation with tokyo hosting the games in the middle of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Olympic Village that hosts the athletes has been hit by an fourth coronavirus case. Two South African footballers were the first to test positive there followed by a czech Beach Volleyball Player and now an american gymnast. 62 cases in total have been reported among the athletes media and other personnel. The City Of Tokyo has entered its fourth State Of Emergency as cases continue to arise however the International Olympic Committee insist that these positive cases do not pose a wider threat to the population. Lets speak to our Reporter Mariko oi, close to the Ol
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers wIll be brIngIng us tomorrow. WIth me are tom newton dunn, whos the chIef polItIcal commentator at tImes radIo, and sonIa sodha, the chIef Leader WrIter for the observer. Hello to you both. Tomorrows Front Pages, startIng wIth. The ft leads wIth reports of the prIme MInIsters Emergency plans to make some Key Workers exempt from rules to avoId socIal and economIc dIsruptIon. And People PartyIng agaIn the front of the metro focuses on the reopenIng of clubs In england, alongsIde the pms warnIngs to be cautIous and to prepare for VaccIne Passports. The telegraph says the polIcy Is part of a push to drIve Upjab Uptake among the young. The maIl suggests other crowded venues could also soon requIre VaccIne Passports the paper says the plans have been crItIcIsed by hospItalIty chIefs. The I says the measure could also Include MusIc GIgs and sports events. The guardIan leads wIth more revelatIons about the use of SpyIng Tools allegedly
Hello. After the torrent of racial abuse that englands footballers suffered after that penalty shoot out, you might wonder why theyd want to be on Social Media at all. Do the benefits of direct access to the fans and being able to tell their own unedited story outweigh the really horrifying negatives . And what about the platforms themselves . Why cant they quash the abuse more effectively . It is an example of much broader issues around the Power And Accountability of Social Media giants, and that is the subject of a behind the Scenes Book written by two New York times journalists about facebook. So, let me introduce you to our guests. Firstly, to New York and to sheera frenkel. Sheera, youve called your book the ugly truth, which means, i guess, that youre not secretary of the Mark Zuckerberg Fan club. I wonder what facebook makes of you. Have they been in touch with you directly about what they think of the book . In the weeks leading up to the publication of the book, facebook was