flora duffy came first in the women's triathlon. bermuda is the smallest nation taking part in these games so, many of those 65,000 would have watched their fellow bermudian cross the finishing line around a minute ahead of second placed briton georgia taylor—brown. tom dean of britain won in swimming. 22 medals to be won today — an increase caused by the rescheduling of the surfing competition because of the weather. here's how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 — japan leads with eight golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. more from tokyo later. in afghanistan — high numbers of civilians — many of them children — have been killed or injured in the first half of this year — according to the united nations. as violence escalates, more than 1,600 civilian deaths have been recorded — a rise of nearly 50% compared with this time last year. government forces have been fighting taliban insurgents — who now control vast areas of rural territory — following the withdrawal of most internati

earlier — there was a first ever gold for bermuda — flora duffy winning the women's triathlon. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. also in the programme: afg hanistan�*s descent into violence continues — with the un saying civilian deaths this year have increased by 50%. and pledging to unite a diverse country — canada's first indigenous governor—general is sworn welcome to tokyo where the first medal of day four has been won the first medals of day four of the tokyo olympics have been won. bermuda — the smallest nation by population — getting their first ever gold. most of the island's 65,000 would have watched their fellow bermudian flora duffy cross the finishing line in the women's triathlon. within the last few minutes, tom dean of britain won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres freestyle and fellow briton duncan scott won silver. here's how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 — japan leads with 8 golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. we can now speak to bill zuill who's the digital editor of the royal gazette, iimagine the i i

flora duffy came first in the women's triathlon. bermuda is the smallest nation taking part in these games — by population. so, many of those 65,000 would have watched their fellow bermudian cross the finishing line around a minute ahead of second placed briton georgia taylor—brown. that's the first of 22 medals to be won today — an increase caused by the rescheduling of the surfing competition because of the weather. here's how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day 4 — japan leads with 8 golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. maybe us will get a gymnastics gold. the german women's gymnastics team opted to wear full—body suits in qualifications in a move they said was designed to promote freedom of choice and encourage women to wear what makes them feel comfortable. so why is it that in 2021 there are still rules dictating what women must wear? katie sveinson is a researcher on sociology of sport, gender, and identity at temple university, philadelphia. lovely to speak to you. why do you feel that

a first olympic gold medal for them as florida duffy won the women's triathlon. —— flora duffy. the tropical storm that hit tokyo was no problem for her. they had a delayed start but once she got in and got through her swim and navigated the slippery roads on the bike around tokyo, she was the one who was able to pull clear on her10 km run to win olympic gold. such a good result for her. she has two world titles already. she had been a dominant force in the sport but she has been struggling with injury, she stepped away from the sport. she didn't quite know whether this olympic dream would happen for her. when she crossed the line and held her hands aloft and celebrated, you could see the joy and the relief etched on her face. meanwhile it has been a brilliant morning in the swimming pool as well. we had fourfinals, a great morning for great britain. tom dean winning gold in the men's 200 metres freestyle and his compatriot duncan scott coming second, just a short margin behind him. duncan scott was the fastest man in the world this year going into the final but it was tom dean,

flora duffy wins the tokyo olympic triathlon. an historic first gold for her nation. but for georgia taylor—brown, a sensational silver was reason to smile. 12 weeks ago, she'd been on crutches. silver medal today. later in the afternoon, once the weather had improved, she told me where this medal ranks in her career. the biggest achievement i've ever got, and it's even more special, because it's something i've dreamed of as a ten—year—old child, and my parents have dreamed of. i just want to get home to everyone now and just share the moment with them. so here we go, the swim is done. britain looked strong coming out of the water, withjess learmonth leading and georgia not far behind. she had stuck with the leaders on the 40k bike ride, but the elements weren't all she was battling. i think georgia taylor—brown has got a flat tyre. _ it's everyone's worst nightmare, really. i did panic at first, but then i thought, "well, there's nothing i can do, i can't really control this right now, i can only do my best." there was nothing she could do about flora duffy's

flora duffy wins the tokyo 0lympic triathlon. a historic first gold for her nation. but for georgia taylor—brown, a sensational silver was reason to smile. 12 weeks ago, she'd been on crutches. silver medal today. later in the afternoon, once the weather had improved, she told me where this medal ranks in her career. the biggest achievement i've ever got, and it's even more special, because it's something i've dreamed of as a ten—year—old child, and my parents have dreaed of. i just want to get home to everyone now and just share the moment with them. so here we go, the swim is done. britain looked strong coming out of the water, withjess learmonth leading and georgia not far behind. she had stuck with the leaders on the 40k bike ride, but the elements weren't all she was battling. i think georgia taylor brown has got a flat— i think georgia taylor brown has got a flat lyre _ it's everyone's worst nightmare, really. i did panic at first, but then i thought, "well, there's nothing i can do, "i can't really control this right now, i can only do my best." there

she couldn't quite catch flora duffy, who clinched a first ever olympic gold for bermuda. but taylor—brown followed her home for silver and after overcoming a puncture — and, she revealed, a serious leg injury in may — it was some feat. i had two weeks on crutches. no load through the bone at all. then i had another four weeks of no running and then i managed to basically cram my training in for the past six weeks. you just want to make everyone proud and give everyone a reason to be happy and lift everyone up. but in the taekwondo, what heartbreak. britain's bianca walkden fighting for a place in the final against south korea's lee da—bin. and as the clock ticked down she edged into the lead. victory beckoned, but then with just one second remaining, guess what? shot to the head. lee da—bin, in the last seconds, can you believe it? well, walkden couldn't. her pain all too plain after the ultimate last—gasp defeat. she'll fight for bronze later, but her hopes of gold are over in the most agonising fashion. andy murray's hopes, though, are still very much alive

she couldn't quite catch flora duffy, who pledged a first ever 0lympic duffy, who pledged a first ever olympic gold for bermuda. at tyler brown followed her home for silver and after overcoming a puncture, and and after overcoming a puncture, and a serious leg injury in may, it was some feat. i a serious leg in'ury in may, it was some feat.— some feat. i had two weeks on crutches- _ some feat. i had two weeks on crutches. no _ some feat. i had two weeks on crutches. no load _ some feat. i had two weeks on crutches. no load through - some feat. i had two weeks on crutches. no load through the | some feat. i had two weeks on - crutches. no load through the bone at all. then another four weeks of no running and then i managed to basically cram my training in the past six weeks. you just want to make everyone proud and give everyone a reason to be happy to let everyone a reason to be happy to let everyone up. but everyone a reason to be happy to let everyone oo— everyone a reason to be happy to let everyone no— everyone up. but in tae kwon do, what heartbreak. _ everyone up. but in t

she was beaten by bermuda's flora duffy, who made history by winning the island nation's first gold at an olympics, and a first medal of any kind since a bronze in boxing at the montreal games in �*76. for taylor—brown, second was a great achievement, too, revealing afterwards she was on crutches just 12 weeks ago and spent part of the bike stage of the race with a flat tyre but powered on regardless to finish second. much more to come over the course of the next few minutes as competition continues in tokyo. we will have more on that at 2:30pm. here is tom dean's family as he comes through to win the gold—medal. that is how to celebrate a gold medal. that is how to celebrate a gold medal. let's go live to maidenhead now to speak to tom's sister, connie dean. a fantastic celebration! you must have loved every minute of that. you had a big screen where you are watching it. had a big screen where you are watching it— had a big screen where you are watchin: it. , . ., h, watching it. yes, we had a neighbour brina over watching it. yes, we had a neighbour bring over a — watching

she was beaten into gold by more than a minute by bermuda's flora duffy. who made history here — winning the island nation's first gold at an olympics and first medal of any kind since a bronze in boxing at the montreal games in 1976. for taylor—brown second was a great achievement too, she revealed afterwards she was on crutches just 12 weeks ago, and spent part of the bike stage of the race with a flat tyre. still, powering through to finish second. there's been a shock in the tennis on day four — the home favourite and face of the games naomi osaka has been knocked out in the fourth round by the world number a2 and former french open finalist marketa vondrousova. osaka made history by becoming the first tennis player to light the olympic cauldron at an opening ceremony, she'd won 25 of her previous 26 matches on a hard court but was beaten in straight sets in little over an hour. but andy murray goes on in the men's double, he and his partnerjoe salisbury are through to the quarterfinals of the men's doubles in tokyo. they backed up their impressi

she was beaten by bermuda's flora duffy, who made history by winning the island nation's first gold at an 0lympics. for taylor—brown, second was a great achievement, too — she revealed afterwards she was on crutches just 12 weeks ago and spent part of the bike stage of the race with a flat tyre, but powered on regardless to finish second. that's all the sport for now. day four has been packed full of action. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. we look forward to it, thank you very much, hugh. more burglars will have to wear electronic tags on release from prison, under a government plan to cut crime in england and wales. borisjohnson launched the programme on his first day out of covid isolation. it includes removing rules introduced by the former prime minister, theresa may, which made it harderfor police to stop and search suspects — and having a named officer for each local area. but the police federation said these were old ideas presented as new. i'm joined now byjohn apter, national chair of the police federation. good af

triathlete, flora duffy, said she felt overwhelmed to have fulfilled her childhood dream and bring in the nation's first—ever gold medal medal. the premier of bermuda, which has a population of about 65,000, said she'd made the entire island proud. let's go straight to lucy in tokyo. a warm welcome to day four at the tokyo olympics. that clip of tom's family and friends going viral everywhere, such emotional scenes, that is what the olympics does but there is shock mere injapan. the whole nation has been basking in the glory of the golds they have won. eight for the hosts japan so far but many expected their superstar player naomi osaka would get another medal for the country. she had the privilege of lighting the cauldron but it wasn't to be. japanese superstar naomi osaka has suffered a surprise exit in her home olympics as czech marketa vondrousova earned a straight—set win in tokyo. mere in japan. the mere injapan. the whole nation has been basking in the glory of the golds they have won. eight for the hosts japan so far but many expected their superstar player naomi osaka wou