Cook Islands athletes Adrianna Skurosz and Rupeni Mataitoga have completed their course at the World Athletics Cross Country Championship in Belgrade, Serbia.
Commentator he has got the bronze. he has picked up the bronze. sir neu he has picked up the bronze. 5 nell is looking fantastic. we spoke to him yesterday in the studio and he is beaming. he is so elated to be able to take an individual medal at the world championships. he has the 200. leckie said, it s his baby. he has performed well throughout the whole of this year and is now delivering in the world championships. i am delighted to see what he can produce in the 200 metres. yesterday, the sport s governing body world athletics took the unusual step of using the games to raise awareness of the environmental impacts of climate change within sport and beyond. in particular, issues faced by pacific island nations in relation to rising sea levels, which threaten their very existence and are already starting to impact lives and sport in these communities. here s simone fe ao, who is president of athletics of the cook islands. i think there is enough influence now to say that they can t
Against wales at twickenham. the pair risk bans and could miss the start of the world cup with england s preparations in disarray. the world athletics championships are continuing in budapest, you can follow all the action on a bbc sport website. meanwhile, soaring temperatures in budapest have pushed back the women s 5 thousand meters heats from wednesday morning to wednesday evening. the temperature in in the hungarian capital is expected to reach 32 degrees. world athletics have been highlighting issues faced by pacific island nations in relation to rising sea levels due to climate change. here s simone fe ao who s president of athletics cook islands. i think there is enough influence now to say that they can t ignore it any longer and they need to look at ways to change the habits of not just our grassroots, but at our elite level of sport to make it more sustainable going forward, otherwise you re