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from france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the tokyo olympics have ended, with a closing ceremony in the national stadium of empty fans. moments after the flame was extinguished in the olympic stadium a volley of multi coloured fireworks lit up the night sky around the olympic stadium where athletes were already heading for the exits. the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, thanked the people of japan and described the sixteen day event as unprecedented because of the pandemic. the olympic flag was handed over to the mayor of paris where the games will be held in three years time. team gb have matched their medal total from london 2012 with 22 golds, and 65 medals in total. jason kenny won a gold medal in the men s kieren cycling event in the veladrome. that makes him britain s most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic gold medals under his belt a ....
in all the fireworks and all the razzmatazz. but i was particularly pleased with this as the cauldron opened and naomi osaka turned round, she s just got this, like, little cheeky look on her face and she s looking up at the torch and it was just a really, sort of, nice moment. this one s actually probably one of my favourites. see both the little gb flags on the blades, and both the same kind of distance from the water, and i feel like everything just kind of comes together. i mean, simone biles is right up there with the greatest athletes of all time. you know, i ve photographed her a lot through previous olympics and world championships and when she is in full flow, she is a sporting perfection, absolutely incredible to photograph as well. perhaps these games have, you know, we re seeing a different side to her. she s holding the chalk, you know, the chalk for the rest of the team and she s pulling her mask off and looking a bit sad and vulnerable, and i think that ....
one of my favourites. see both the little gb flags on the blades, and both the same kind of distance from the water, and i feel like everything just kind of comes together. i mean, simone biles is right up there with the greatest athletes of all time. you know, i ve photographed her a lot through previous olympics and world championships and when she is in full flow, she is a sporting perfection, absolutely incredible to photograph as well. perhaps these games have, you know, we re seeing a different side to her. she s holding the chalk, you know, the chalk for the rest of the team and she s pulling her mask off and looking a bit sad and vulnerable, and i think that picture really tells that story of that day for me. historically down the years when people look back- on the tokyo games, | that was in the middle of that pandemic and there were no spectators there. i as sport photographers, we want to turn around and say look, you know, the picture that sits in history ....
the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. new changes to the uk s covid travel restrictions come into force. double vaccinated people travelling from france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. the argentine football star lionel messi is emotional as he confirms that he is leaving barcelona after twenty years at the club. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the tokyo olympics have ended, with a closing ceremony in the national stadium devoid of fans. moments after the flame was extinguished, a volley of multi coloured fireworks lit up the night sky above the stadium where athletes were already heading for the exits. the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, thanked the people of japan and described the sixteen day event as unprecedented because of the pandemic. the olympic flag was handed over to the mayor of paris where the games will be held in three years time. team gb have matched ....
lionel messi says goodbye to barcelona we look at what his next move might be it s six in the morning in singapore, and 2:30 in the morning in afghanistan where the taliban are gaining ground at shocking speed. three northern afghan cities appear to have largely fallen to the islamist militants within hours of each other. the biggest is kunduz, a city of more than a quarter of a million. the provincial capitals sar e pul and talo qan are also largely in militant hands; in the latter they ve been freeing prisoners. this adds to zaranj and sheberghan captured on friday and saturday. government forces in kunduz appear only to hold their own base and the airport, though the interior ministry spokesman insists they re already retaking strategic sites and will drive the insurgents out. fire and confusion in the centre of kunduz. taliban pictures appear to show yet another city falling under their control. this is their biggest prize so far a large city, economically and s ....