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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
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Saturday saw the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals have been up for grabs on day one including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. But it was in thejudo competition, where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. Earlier, japanese spectators defied coronavirus advice to watch the men s cycling road race, one of the few events where they could see the competitors in action. It was won by richard carapaz, who timed to perfection a tactical final descent after a tough 234 kilometre course to give ecuador only its second ever gold medal in an olympics. Some of the leading tennis players are calling on the organisers to delay the start times of the matches, after a number of competitors struggled in the tokyo heat and humidity on the opening day of the tournament. World number one, novak djokovic, eased through his first round in straight sets, but said the playing conditions were particularly demanding. Our sports pr
Hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. Saturday saw the first full day of action in the tokyo 0lympics. Eleven gold medals have been up for grabs on day one, including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. But, it was in thejudo competition, where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. Earlier, japanese spectators defied coronavirus advice to watch the men s cycling road race one of the few events where they could see the competitors in action. It was won by richard carapaz, who timed to perfection a tactical final descent after a tough 234 kilometre course to give ecuador only its second ever gold medal in an olympics. Some of the leading tennis players are calling on the organisers to delay the start times of the matches, after a number of competitors struggled in the tokyo heat and humidity on the opening day of the tournament. World number one, novak djokovic, eased through his first round in straight sets but said the playing conditi
In an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities. Hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. Saturday saw the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals have been up for grabs on day one, including in cycling, weightlifting, and fencing. But it was in thejudo competition where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. Mariko oi has the details. Well, japan winning its first gold medal and naohisa takato injudo giving a very emotional interview just 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