its covid lockdown. hello and welcome to the programme. i am live in tokyo for day 10 of the olympic games. we start our coverage today with news that the czech republic and poland have offered to help a belarusian sprinter who was ordered home from the games by her country s olympic officials. krystsina tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women s 200m event on monday. but after posting a video complaining about being entered into another race at short notice, she says she was told to pack and taken to the airport. she then contacted police, and uploaded a video on social media, appealing for help, and the flight took off without her on board. ramzan karmali reports. surrounded by police and safe. that is what belarusian athlete krystsina tsimanouskaya believes for now. the sprinter was due to be honest darting blocks later today but says she was forced to pack before being taken to the airport in tokyo against her will. translation: i asked the international olympic comm
its covid lockdown. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 9am in tokyo where the czech republic and poland have offered to help a belarusian sprinter who was ordered home from the games by her country s 0lympic officials. this is her krystsina tsimanouskaya. she had been due to compete in the women s 200m event on monday. but after posting a video complaining about being entered into another race at short notice, she says she was told to pack and taken to the airport. she then contacted police, and uploaded this video on social media, appealing for help. the flight took off without her on board. tsimanouskaya has said she believes she s now safe i m joined now by sarah mulkerrins in tokyo. the international olympic committee says it has asked the belarus authorities to clarify what happened. it comes of course against a backdrop of ongoing protests against president lukashenko of belarus who the opposition accuse of stealing the election, and repressing any dissent
the streets of sydney as australia ramps up its covid lockdown. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and eight o clock in tokyo, where we begin with news from the olympics that an athlete from belarus has been taken into police protection injapan after claiming that officials from her team were trying to force her to fly home against her will. this is her krystsina tsimanouskaya from belarus. she had been due to compete in the women s 200m event on monday. but after posting a video complaining about being entered into another race at short notice, she says she was told to pack and taken to the airport. she then contacted police, and uploaded this video on social media, appealing for help. the flight took off without her on board. i m joined now by sarah mulkerrins in tokyo. great to have you on the programme. what s the latest on
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tropical storm elsa ames were cities along the states west coast and it could complicate the search for those survivors in the condo collapse in surfside. hello, everyone. this is america reports on a tuesday afternoon. i m sandra smith. i m benjamin hall in for john roberts. already dropping heavy rain in the florida keys is that storm moves north, forecasters warning it could be done might bring potentially life-threatening storm surges and tornadoes to most of the peninsula. sandra: we are watching all of it coming as tropical storm conditions continue over parts of cuba after making landfall there. tearing through the caribbean. benjamin: steve harrigan is on the ground in clearwater beach, florida, with all the latest. families are trying to squeeze in one day before that storm hits, approaching 60 miles an hour, heavy rain as well, the storm is heading this way, could threaten the entire western coast of florida, could strengthen into hurricane force wind, there