hello, welcome to a packed sportsday, after day one of the tokyo olympics. i m austin halewood. here s what s coming up in the programme. they re under way, and it s been a solid start for some of team gb s biggest medal hopes on day one in tokyo. two from two team gb are through to the knockout stage of the women s football competition after a win overjapan. but the hosts are up and running, their first gold of the games coming in thejudo. also coming up in the programme, away from the olympics. time for the talking to stop. the first lions test match against south africa is under way in cape town. and hope for hull charlie shoots a brilliant round on day three of golf s evian championship. good evening, welcome to sportsday. well, we are under way. after a year long delay, the tokyo olympics are now in full swing, and we ve had an action packed first day from japan. 11 gold medals were up for grabs. the first of them went to china, in the women s ten metre air rifle sho
and around the world. tackling britain s pingdemic hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self isolation 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 qualifyi
self isolation and keep working. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s the first day of action in the tokyo olympics. 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 olympic games. and let s not forget japan s women s football team, na