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They were at home in front of the tv? ., , . they were at home in front of the tv? yeah, it is cutting for them because imagine tv? yeah, it is cutting for them because imagine the tv? yeah, it is cutting for them because imagine the crowd - tv? yeah, it is cutting for them l because imagine the crowd when tv? yeah, it is cutting for them - because imagine the crowd when they won that, i wish i was there. they were watching from home. i m sure they had a nice glass of per cycle cheering for them. i wish i was a fly on their wall, that s for sure. a wonderful moment. so lovely to talk to you. thank you forjoining us. let s get more now from our correspondent mariko oi, who is in shimbashi, tokyo. we have a fantastic new star in the skateboarding. she is so talented, adorable. so many words to describe ....
On the streets of tokyo, lots of locals out lining the streets to watch. they have been discouraged from doing that because we are within the coronavirus pandemic however there were people watching. an there were people watching. an eventful start already. what else is expected on day three? the action is coming thick and fast now. all eyes will be on the swimming pool shortly. the finals are in the morning here in tokyo to coincide with tv rights and deals in the usa so it is interesting to see how swimmers are going there. this morning we are looking at people like adam pt for great britain, not beaten in the 100 metres breaststroke in seven years. a dominant force. one a little closerfor years. a dominant force. one a little closer for the women is the usa superstar katie lee dickie against the australian titmus and the a00 metres. katie lee dickie is normally ....
A big lack boat covering one half of them so they were blocked from entering into the bay here and they had to pull the swimmers already in the water back onto the pontoon and then they finally got under way. they had a 1500 metres swim around the bay here and then on their bikes for a0 kilometres cycle around the streets of tokyo and then they transitioned into that ten kilometre run. and then it became a 3 man race where you had kristian blummenfelt from norway. a former track runner in his youth and that is where his strength paid off as he sprinted clear of alex yee from great britain and hayden wilde from new zealand. he collapsed over the line. heat is a thing here but they have been dealing with it. he was taken away in a wheelchair but he was ok to receive his medal. interestingly as well this was ....
And that means some events like marathon and race walking have been moved to sapporo where it is cooler, while others take place during the morning or early evening. recently, it is notjust early evening. recently, it is not just a early evening. recently, it is notjust a battle early evening. recently, it is not just a battle for the medals, it is a battle against the heat. from one extreme to another, we are expecting a typhoon to hit tokyo tomorrow, as well as the north east of the country. we were hoping to get there tomorrow to show you the football matches with spectators one of very few, but we are not sure if it actually can take place. we will keep you updated. mariko, thank you so much. it certainly has been a big talking point here. we may have to change our studio. we are quite high above tokyo bay, but in the middle of a typhoon we would see plenty of rain stop we may have to duck indoors notjust we may have to duck indoors not just the we may have to duck indoors ....
Can t be avoided. dangerous situations that ust can t be avoidedi can t be avoided. ok, we will leave it there can t be avoided. ok, we will leave it there but can t be avoided. ok, we will leave it there but thank - can t be avoided. ok, we will leave it there but thank you i leave it there but thank you very much for coming on and explaining exactly what your role is left and indeed sending us those pictures ebbing as an extraordinary insight into exactly the danger that everyone who is working for you is under so we really appreciate your time. let s return to the olympic games in tokyo where we ve been taking a deeper look at the host city. to give us some insight into the creative side of tokyo, we met yinka oshiletu a british nigerian dancer who s part of a growing afrobeat dance scene in japan s capital. afrobeat in japan afrobeat injapan is getting more popular but i think the scene is really small still. right now there isn t any kind of famous afrobeat dancers coming u ....