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BBC OS: 2021/08/02 16:06 GMT: Italy at the Olympics

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Italy at the Olympics

2021/08/02 16:06 GMT

2021/08/02 16:06 GMT: Italy at the Olympics

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We get reaction from Italians to their country's sporting success

As the Tokyo Olympics enter their final week, we speak to Italian sports fans about the success the country has achieved recently. Lamont Marcell Jacobs became the first Italian to win the Olympics 100m final on Sunday. It comes weeks after the Italian football team won the Euros. What does this success mean for a country that was so badly hit at the start of the coronavirus pandemic?

Also, we get the latest on the case of Krystina Timanovskaya, the Belarusian sprinter who refused to fly home early from the Olympics. The 24-year-old said she was forcibly taken to the airport for criticising coaches, and that she feared for her safety. She is now at the Polish embassy in Tokyo after being granted a humanitarian visa by Poland.

And our our health expert of the day, Professor Manfred Green, helps answer some of the questions emerging from the latest headlines. If you have a question you would like to ask, send us a message on WhatsApp on +447730 751925.

(Photo: Gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy celebrates with his medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Credit: Reuters/Phil Noble)

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