14/08/2016

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:00:13. > :00:16.Wales has claimed its second gold medal of the Olympics -

:00:17. > :00:20.with cyclist Elinor Barker riding to victory in the team pursuit.

:00:21. > :00:23.Meanwhile, Abergavenny's Becky James has taken silver in the keerin,

:00:24. > :00:36.Another day, another Olympic gold medal for a Welsh cyclist.

:00:37. > :00:43.In the team pursuit Elinor Barker from Cardiff sped to

:00:44. > :00:48.victory setting another world record emulating family friend Owain Doull

:00:49. > :00:52.in the men's team less than 24 hours earlier.

:00:53. > :00:56.All that was going through my head in the last lap is I'm going to

:00:57. > :01:01.Then I crossed the line and looked up and saw

:01:02. > :01:02.the Americans in front of

:01:03. > :01:05.us and I thought, we've won, it's actually happened.

:01:06. > :01:07.Welsh cyclists have now won five gold medals in the

:01:08. > :01:10.I wonder if Elinor Barker's life will

:01:11. > :01:16.I hope really that she keeps her feet on the ground.

:01:17. > :01:18.That's really important for us as a family.

:01:19. > :01:22.And we'll work hard to make sure she does keep her feet on

:01:23. > :01:26.the ground so any time she comes home she will be washing the dishes!

:01:27. > :01:31.And there was further velodrome success with Abergavenny's Becky

:01:32. > :01:34.James snatching silver with a late surge.

:01:35. > :01:37.She missed the London games and then spent the best part of two

:01:38. > :01:40.years out with injury and a cancer scare.

:01:41. > :01:45.Maybe a little bit too late but I don't know where that speed

:01:46. > :01:49.I think I wanted it so much first I came

:01:50. > :01:52.I just wanted to come away with a medal.

:01:53. > :01:56.Boyfriend the Wales rugby winger George North

:01:57. > :02:01.I got a bit nervous in the semifinal.

:02:02. > :02:08.I don't agree with you at all, David.

:02:09. > :02:12.Disappointment for Chloe Tutton and Georgia Davies.

:02:13. > :02:16.Great Britain finishing seventh in the

:02:17. > :02:23.So, Welsh athletes already have seven medals, equalling their total

:02:24. > :02:27.With Becky James back on the track in sprint

:02:28. > :02:31.qualifying today and the likes of reigning tae kwon do champion Jade

:02:32. > :02:40.Jones yet to compete, records could fall in Rio.

:02:41. > :02:42.A second body washed ashore in Gwynedd has

:02:43. > :02:46.been identified as 15- year-old Waseem Almuf Leehey.

:02:47. > :02:49.Waseem and 14-year-old Yahere Mohamed,

:02:50. > :02:50.both from Birmingham, disappeared in the water

:02:51. > :02:57.Yahere's body was found on Friday morning.

:02:58. > :02:59.Natural Resources Wales is appealing for information after 500 dead fish

:03:00. > :03:05.The fish were discovered in the river Cain near

:03:06. > :03:11.Llansantffraid-ym Mechan on Friday after a pollution incident.

:03:12. > :03:17.Juvenile salmon and a large number of adult

:03:18. > :03:21.That's going to take a few years for the

:03:22. > :03:29.Now, we return to our commemorations of the Centenary

:03:30. > :03:31.of the First World War and those who refused to fight

:03:32. > :03:35.Walter Roberts, from Flintshire, was the first conscientious objector

:03:36. > :03:41.Now his name is one of 900 from Wales who are included

:03:42. > :03:51.And hundreds of thousands did sign up.

:03:52. > :03:54.Up by 1916 there simply weren't enough volunteers.

:03:55. > :04:00.Where did that leave those with strong beliefs

:04:01. > :04:19.feathers, got abuse in the street, all that sort of thing.

:04:20. > :04:25.Then this week pacifist is believed to have been the first to go before

:04:26. > :04:30.eight conscientious objectors tribunal. His niece told me he was

:04:31. > :04:36.the first to die for his principles after being imprisoned. He was sent

:04:37. > :04:39.to a work down in Scotland where conditions were so bad he felt

:04:40. > :04:47.fatally ill. At the time they were thought to be Coward 's. This poster

:04:48. > :04:56.told women to prove their love for their country by persuading their

:04:57. > :05:01.menfolk to go. Now the stand is different. It took a lot of courage

:05:02. > :05:05.to stand up for your belief not to kill. Now there is a database

:05:06. > :05:09.detailing those who made the stand to oppose the First World War. Some

:05:10. > :05:16.on religious grounds, others political. Robert's graveyard was

:05:17. > :05:23.paid for opponents of prescription. One football result

:05:24. > :05:24.for you this evening. And it was a disappointing start

:05:25. > :05:27.to the season for Cardiff City. They were defeated 2-0 at home

:05:28. > :05:32.against Queens Park Rangers. Overnight it will be cooler

:05:33. > :05:37.as clouds clear with perhaps the odd Tomorrow will be a dry,

:05:38. > :05:41.fine and warm day with good spells I'll be back with our next update

:05:42. > :05:47.after the ten o'clock news. From everyone on the weekend team,

:05:48. > :06:15.thanks for watching. It is hotting up in Rio and here at

:06:16. > :06:20.home it will be warming up in the next few days with high-pressure

:06:21. > :06:21.building, little if any rain to speak of, and with more sunshine