18/08/2016

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:00:12. > :00:14.Good morning - I'm Jenny with all the top stories this Thursday.

:00:15. > :00:17.Let's go straight to the Olympic games in Rio -

:00:18. > :00:20.here's a round-up of what you missed last night...

:00:21. > :00:22.Great Britain are guaranteed another Olympic medal

:00:23. > :00:24.after the women's hockey team reached their very first final.

:00:25. > :00:32.It's now seven wins out of seven for the team and they're guaranteed

:00:33. > :00:37.at least a silver in Friday's final against the Netherlands.

:00:38. > :00:39.Usain Bolt cruised to victory in the 200 metres semi-finals

:00:40. > :00:42.to qualify for his eighth Olympic final with his fastest

:00:43. > :00:47.The Jamaican is aiming for an historic 'triple triple',

:00:48. > :00:51.to win gold in the 100 metre, 200 metre and 4 by 100 metre relays

:00:52. > :00:53.after doing so at the last two Olympics.

:00:54. > :01:00.Britain's Adam Gemili also qualified for the final.

:01:01. > :01:04.And Mo Farah has made a good start at defending his titles in the 5000

:01:05. > :01:10.There was a scary moment on the final lap of his 5k

:01:11. > :01:13.heat as he was clipped by the American Hassan Mead.

:01:14. > :01:16.But Farah survived the stumble to stride through in the closing

:01:17. > :01:18.stages and finish third, booking himself a place

:01:19. > :01:21.Bolt's team mate Elaine Thompson completed the women's sprint double,

:01:22. > :01:23.after winning the 200 metres last night.

:01:24. > :01:28.Team GB's Dina Asher-Smith finished fifth.

:01:29. > :01:31.But of course the big stars this week are the cyclists -

:01:32. > :01:34.every single member of the track team has won a medal.

:01:35. > :01:39.Ricky's been catching up with them in Rio.

:01:40. > :01:48.Team GB have done us proud, winning 50 medals so far.

:01:49. > :01:54.Lots of them coming from inside the velodrome.

:01:55. > :01:57.More than 24 hours after Laura Trott made history here, she made sure

:01:58. > :02:02.So, Laura, can you take yourself back to that seven-year-old girl,

:02:03. > :02:11.I still kind of feel like that little girl who rode her bike just

:02:12. > :02:24.It seems weird I have four gold medals now.

:02:25. > :02:27.If I can inspire that next generation and the medals do that,

:02:28. > :02:30.that is what I want to do and so be it.

:02:31. > :02:32.that is what I want to do and so be it, brilliant.

:02:33. > :02:35.Becky James and Katy Marchant won silver and bronze and still can't

:02:36. > :02:37.believe they got to share the podium together.

:02:38. > :02:46.We have worked so hard together over the last months

:02:47. > :02:49.wanted to be on it so, yeah, it is great.

:02:50. > :02:52.We have worked so hard together over the last months and both

:02:53. > :02:54.wanted to be on it so, yeah, it is great.

:02:55. > :02:56.Now the competition is over they can kick back and relax

:02:57. > :02:58.at the Athletes' Village here in Rio.

:02:59. > :03:12.The accomodation is spacious, we are sharing a room.

:03:13. > :03:14.They have a pool table, giant Jenga and stuff.

:03:15. > :03:18.Callum Skinner told us cycling was not his thing

:03:19. > :03:25.Fencing, kayaking, anything I could give go.

:03:26. > :03:27.It is just that sensation, the corners in the velodrome

:03:28. > :03:29.are really tight because the banking is steep.

:03:30. > :03:35.If you have a need for speed it is the perfect place to get it.

:03:36. > :03:39.You get really big G-force going down that corner really fast.

:03:40. > :03:42.For Laura the most important thing after her race was to spend time

:03:43. > :03:46.Me and Jason went back to the Athletes' Village and people

:03:47. > :03:49.asked if we celebrated but we were just so tired we wanted

:03:50. > :03:53.But my family were so supportive - they have been there

:03:54. > :03:57.through thick and thin, and they see the two sides of me,

:03:58. > :04:04.the one determined out on the track and the one with the little wobbles

:04:05. > :04:06.in the background that nobody else sees.

:04:07. > :04:10.If they were did not there I do not know what I would do without them.

:04:11. > :04:14.Doctors and dentists say they aren't happy with the Government's plan

:04:15. > :04:16.to do something about how many children are obese.

:04:17. > :04:19.One in ten five-years-olds are now unheathily overweight.

:04:20. > :04:22.The plan, announced today, includes an extra tax for companies

:04:23. > :04:24.that make sugary drinks but it doesn't stop offers

:04:25. > :04:27.There is also an extra boost for sport in schools.

:04:28. > :04:31.Well, this week is the first week back at school for some of you -

:04:32. > :04:34.online, we asked for your comments about going back to class,

:04:35. > :04:38.Elizabeth from Fife, in Scotland, says she's starting secondary school

:04:39. > :04:40.this week and she's so excited to meet new people

:04:41. > :04:44.Cameron from Aberdeenshire has a new teacher when he heads back

:04:45. > :04:48.and he's looking forward to meeting her!

:04:49. > :04:51.And Georgia from Edinburgh says she's looking forward to returning

:04:52. > :04:52.because her new playground is getting built.

:04:53. > :04:55.Thank you so much for all your comments, and good luck to everyone

:04:56. > :05:04.Now, what do you get if you cross a plane

:05:05. > :05:08.The answer is the world's longest aircraft, the Airlander 10,

:05:09. > :05:10.which took off in Bedfordshire last night.

:05:11. > :05:13.It's as long as a football pitch and as tall as six

:05:14. > :05:19.It doesn't even need an airport - it can take off and land vertically.

:05:20. > :05:23.Some people are calling it a 'giant flying bottom'.

:05:24. > :05:36.This is the "passinho", the latest Brazilian dance

:05:37. > :05:38.craze that's massive with young people there.

:05:39. > :05:40.With all the focus on Rio because of the Olympics,

:05:41. > :05:42.the moves have attracted millions of views online.

:05:43. > :05:45.It's even drawn the attention of big stars like Beyonce -

:05:46. > :05:47.expect to see it in music videos soon.

:05:48. > :05:50.No, don't worry, I won't put you through that!

:05:51. > :05:53.That's all from me - Newsround's back this afternoon.

:05:54. > :05:56.Don't forget to check out the website for all the rest