Summary
Let the games begin… As the Tokyo Olympics are set to go ahead, double Olympic champion Lord Coe gives us the latest on how the games will happen under restrictions, and why the mental health of our future sports stars is important. And Adam finds out from Justin Rowlatt and Client Earth lawyer Katie Nield how the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will work in Birmingham and why they are needed in other cities, too.
Today’s Newscast was made by Emma Close with Ben Cooper and Georgia Coan. The Studio Director is Emma Crowe. Sam Bonham is Assistant Editor. Dino Sofos is the Editor.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, one of the great joys of this podcast |
| 0:07.4 | is that I can get advice about all my hobbies. |
| 0:10.1 | So last week it was me taking up cycling |
| 0:12.3 | and loads of you emailed in to give me advice about cycling. |
| 0:15.0 | Today my issue is going for a run in the intense sun and heat. |
| 0:21.0 | You know what I mean? Things like when your sun cream starts melting in your eyes |
| 0:25.4 | so who could I ask for some tips about that how about seab co hello hello how are you |
| 0:31.6 | good thank well quite hot after my run this afternoon. |
| 0:34.2 | Have you got any tips for me for actually |
| 0:36.1 | how to run safely and well when it is this hot and sunny? |
| 0:40.0 | I would suggest probably a cap. Yeah. |
| 0:43.2 | Sometimes actually, I heard you mention sun cream |
| 0:47.9 | running into your eyes as you sweat. |
| 0:51.2 | Actually, sometimes if it's not a peat cap, you could also wear a headband of some sort that would just sort of prevent the sweat from dropping down. |
| 1:00.0 | You'd look a bit sort of 70s and David Bedford is not about... |
| 1:04.0 | Or maybe you've had 80s talking to you. |
| 1:06.0 | Thank you, yeah. |
| 1:08.0 | You're going to tell me next to your parents let you stay up late to watch my races. |
| 1:12.0 | I think that was probably heading my way. But no that and |
| 1:15.3 | hydrating. You just need to consume water. When you get thirsty it's too late, |
| 1:21.5 | there's no there's no amount of |
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