a man has died during an attempt to swim the english channel as part of a gruelling triathlon. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 0rganisers of the world athletics championships at the london stadium are trying to limit the spread of the norovirus which has already affected dozens of competitors and staff. one of the highest profile casualties is botswana s isaac makwala, a favourite in the 200 and 400 metre races. athletes from germany, canada and ireland who ve been staying at the same hotel have also been affected but officials from public health england say it is not the source of the outbreak. here s our sports editor dan roan. actually, nick, it is me live at the london stadium. there are five gold medals to be one here tonight at the world athletics championships which is about to get under way. isaac ma kwa la is about to get under way. isaac makwala from botswana really wanted to be in the hunt for one of those gold medals, the main event on the track here, the la
good evening, and welcome to bbc news. 0rganisers of the world athletics championships at the london stadium are trying to limit an outbreak of norovirus which has affected dozens of competitors and staff. one of the highest profile casualties is botswa na s isaac makwala, a favourite in the 200m, and a00m races. athletes from germany, canada and ireland, who ve been staying at the same hotel, have been affected, but officials from public health england say it is not the source of the outbreak. here s our sports editor 0lly foster. yes, day five here at the world athletics championships and the action is underway. we are at the halfway stage but all the talk is about the norovirus which has swept through one of the official hotels. it broke out on thursday night, on the eve of these championships. you mentioned that isaac makwala yesterday in the 200 metres he was spotted vomiting, which is why the medical officials here pulled him out of that against his wishes. he said he w
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