Into office. Welcome to tokyo where the first medal of day four has been won by bermuda their first ever gold medal. Flora duffy came first in the women s triathlon. Bermuda is the smallest nation taking part in these games by population. So, many of those 65,000 would have watched their fellow bermudian cross the finishing line around a minute ahead of second placed briton georgia taylor brown. That s the first of 22 medals to be won today an increase caused by the rescheduling of the surfing competition because of the weather. Here s how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 japan leads with 8 golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. Maybe us will get a gymnastics gold. The german women s gymnastics team opted to wear full body suits in qualifications in a move they said was designed to promote freedom of choice and encourage women to wear what makes them feel comfortable. So why is it that in 2021 there are still rules dictating what women must wear?
Governor general is sworn welcome to tokyo where the first medal of day four has been won the first medals of day four of the tokyo olympics have been won. Bermuda the smallest nation by population getting their first ever gold. Most of the island s 65,000 would have watched their fellow bermudian flora duffy cross the finishing line in the women s triathlon. Within the last few minutes, tom dean of britain won the gold medal in the men s 200 metres freestyle and fellow briton duncan scott won silver. Here s how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 japan leads with 8 golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. We can now speak to bill zuill who s the digital editor of the royal gazette, iimagine the i imagine the celebrations are pretty busy and frantic in bermuda. Pretty busy and frantic in bermuda pretty busy and frantic in bermuda. , , , , bermuda. Definitely, but it is. Uite bermuda. Definitely, but it is quite late bermuda. Definitely, but it is qui
Canada s first indigenous governor general is sworn into office. Hello and welcome. Tea m team gb is celebrating after winning an olympic gold and silver in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. Tom dean and duncan scott. It is the first time since 1908 that two british swimmers have shared the podium. A bermuda athlete has won the island s first olympic gold medal. That s cross over to sarah mulkerrins live and cocoa. Some more success in the pool for team gb? it is going so well for team gb and the pool. We had that gold medal yesterday for adam peaty, and what a phenomenal performance from the duo of tom dean and duncan scott today. A wonderful results for them. As you mentioned, tom dean won gold. He was a surprise winner in that, because he finished. He was second to duncan scott for most of the season because duncan scott came and as the favourite. He has been the fastest man over the distance, however it was his teammate, tom dean, whojust got him a fraction early to win the
To be a critical worker? are you not exempt and think that you should be? let me know this morning. Tweet me @vicderbyshire or by emailing me on victoria@bbc. Co. Uk. A new study suggests that daily lateral flow testing for pupils could be equally as effective as closing class bubbles to control transmission in schools. Calls to create a ring of steel around australia s biggest city, sydney, as cases of the virus remain high despite four weeks in lockdown. Campaigners call for new rules on e scooters after a teenager was killed on one and a toddler was seriously injured. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. The 2020 tokyo olympic games will officially start today a year later than expected. 11,000 athletes from over 200 countries will compete over the next few weeks, but spectators have been banned from almost all events, as japan deals with its highest surge in coronavirus infections for six months. Let s go now to lucy hockings in tokyo. Hi, lucy. H
More than 120m. A very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. We are just hours away from the opening ceremony for the much troubled tokyo 2020 olympics. They were postponed last year because of the pandemic but now, the wait is almost overfor more than 11,300 athletes trying to get their hands on an olympic medal. Despite being postponed, the games are not clear despite being postponed, the games are not clear of covid there have already been more than 90 confirmed coronavirus cases in tokyo directly linked to the games. Celebrations at the opening ceremony will be the most subdued of any olympics in history. But our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has still managed to track down some excited fans. Finding olympic fans in tokyo these days isn t so easy. But on this rooftop at least, it s a different story. Skateboarding is in the olympics for the first time in the hope of attracting young new fans, and it seems to be working. Translation: i