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 year s
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 men s 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 britain s adam yates missed out on medal, while geraint thomas was out after earlier crash. Japanese spectators have defied coronavirus restrictions to watch the race. It s 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 today s events. 21 year old yang qian took the first gold of the games
Be eliminated entirely. If people came to the event with infection then it s obviously a very strong possibility of them transmitting it in that setting. From a public health point of view, i am concerned. We know mass gathering events are high risk for the spread of infection. I guess, if people adhere to some simple measures, they can probably keep the risk manageable. It won t be zero risk but there will be a degree of risk there. For many people here, in the crowd and on the stage, it is a joyful return. And it s certainly a milestone organisers say it s the biggest festival in europe since the reopening. The outcome of this and other events will be watched closely. Corinne wheatley, bbc news. Festivals weren t the only thing returning this weekend as park run got under way again right across england. The free 5k events were due to resume onjune 5th, but were postponed by the delay of coronavirus restrictions easing. Events in northern ireland are already back up and running, w
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. Let s cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to our sports reporter mike bushell, who s 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 interestin