Good afternoon. The Cyclist Laura Kenny has become britains most decorated female olympic athlete, after she and Team Mate Katie archibald won the Womens Madison Event in the velodrome. The pair dominated the 120 lap race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints. It means kenny has won gold in three consecutive Olympic Games, and archibald in two. Elsewhere after their gold in rio, britains Hockey Women have taken bronze in tokyo, with a narrow victory over india. And Team Gb s 18th Gold Medal of the games came from Kate French in the womens moden pentathlon. And in the last few minutes, Team Gb s Laura Muir has won silver in the 1500m final. Sport and for a full Round Up, from the bbc sport centre. Two more golds on Day 1a of tokyo 2020 have taken Team Gb up to fourth in the overall medals table. The first of the two was a historic one for Laura Kenny. She has become the most decorated female olympian in british history. She and Katie Archibald were crowned the inaugral Womens Madison champions
And keep working. President biden warns that the us is facing a Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated as the Delta Variant of Coronavirus Spreads. A warm welcome to tokyo, where the first Gold Medals of the Tokyo Olympics have been awarded. 11 medals are 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 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 olymp
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
The first Gold Medal of the Tokyo Olympics has been awarded to the chinese Air Rifle Shooter Yang Qian. Ten others are being contested on the first full day of action including in fencing, judo and weightlifting. Organisers are hoping that the Sporting Drama will spark enthusiasm among the japanese public and dispel some of the anxiety about holding the games in the midst of the pandemic. Lets cross to the bbc Sports Centre and speak to our Sports Reporter mike bushell, whos there and has been watching the action in tokyo. So, the first metals after this long wait, they are finally on the board . Yes, indeed, a pretty prestigious moment, a bit of history if you can get the first Gold Medal of any olympic games. It was a real honour for yang olympic games. It was a real honour forYang Qian, who olympic games. It was a real honour for Yang Qian, who got the first Gold Medal, as you were saying, for china. This was for the 10 Metre Rifle into shooting competition. It was quite interesting
Sporting crowd since the start of the pandemic this afternoon. 140,000 Fans Head to the track for the british Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton looks to keep his title hopes alive the man hoping to circumnavigate Mainland Britain on a Paddle Board reaches the halfway point. Well catch up with him as he rounds the top of scotland. And the uk makes the most of The Sunny weather, as the hotTest temperatures of the year are recorded. And there is more hot weather on the way for today. Sunshine is expected to last a few more Days yet. Good Morning To you. Its sunday the 18th ofjuly. Our top story senior Government Ministers are waiting to hear if they will have to quarantine after the Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, confirmed he has Tested positive for coronavirus. Mrjavid held a meeting with the Prime Minister On Friday, shortly before experiencing symptoms. It comes ahead of most legal covid restrictions being lifted in england tomorrow. 0ur political correspondent, Nick Eardley has this repor