Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Day two of the olympics saw some high drama, most notably in the Swimming Pool but also in cycling and tennis. Theere was an unexpected Gold Medal Fortunisia in swimming and the first medals for team gb, with a silver in taekwondo and a bronze injudo. The Womens Road Race resulted in a huge Shock And Ash Barty Couldnt Replicate her wimbledon success. Lucy hockings is in tokyo for us. Day two here in tokyo has produced some extraordinary performances and some real upsets as well. The day started with a big upset in the Womens Road Cycling race the austrian Mathematician Anna Kiesenhofer took gold, she has not had a professional contract since 2017, she raced ahead of the peloton with more than a0 kilometres still remaining, it was an amazing race, and in fact she has a phd in maths from cambridge so very clearly made the right calculations in todays race, a great victory for austria and for anna kiesenhofer. And then we
The first medals in tokyo for Team Gb on day two of olympic action. It was Chelsie Giles who kicked off the Medals Table with a bronze injudo. To come away with a medal, and it to be the first for Team Gb, is really special. In taekwondo, Bradly Sinden came Agonisingly Close To Olympic Glory but ended his final with a silver. Itjust got me that i didnt win gold where i think it was there for me to take. Well have all the latest from tokyo, including Andy Murray having to pull out of the singles tennis. Also on the programme. Police warn of the dangers of Open Water after three people including a nine year old drown in Loch Lomond. And Sajid Javid apologises after facing criticism for saying people shouldnt cower from coronavirus. Good evening. Team gb have won their first medals of the tokyo olympics, a silver for Bradly Sinden in taekwondo, and earlier, a bronze for Chelsie Giles injudo. There was disappointment howeverforjadejones, twice an olympic champion, when she failed to progre
Coming up in sport, more than one of the bigger shocks of the olympics so far as austrias Ana Kiesenhofer upsets the odds to win the womens cycling Road Race. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Its day two of the olympics, and the Sporting Action has brought us just the sort of Unpredictability And Excitement only these games can bring. An unexpected Gold Medalfor Tunisia in the pool and the first medals for Team Gb with a silver in taekwondo for Bradly Sinden and a Judo Bronze for chelsie giles. The womens Road Race resulted in a huge shock earlier in the day. Lucy hockings is in tokyo for us. Day two has produced some extraordinary performances and some real upsets as well. The day started with a big upset in the Womens Road Cycling race the austrian Mathematician Anna Kiesenhofer took gold, she has not had a professional contract since 2017, she raced ahead with more than a0 kilometres remaining, it was an amazing race, and in fact she has a phd in ma
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Will bring him olympic gold again. Im the best racer in the world, i think. So im looking forward to it. Good evening. The Health Secretary Sajid Javid has apologised for saying that people shouldnt cower from the coronavirus, after being criticised by Opposition Parties and families bereaved during the pandemic. He had used the word in a tweet posted after recovering from covid himself and was accused of insensitivity and causing hurt. Meanwhile, its emerged that ministers are considering whether double vaccination should be required of Football Fans attending Premier League matches. Heres our political correspondent ben wright. Good morning. He has been Health Secretary forjust a month. Nice to meet you. My first visit to a hospital on thejob. But in a tweet announcing his own recovery from coronavirus yesterday, Sajid Javid said people should get vaccinated and learn to live with covid rather than cower from the virus. The rebuke from Opposition Parties and bereaved families was swi