Simone Biles returns to Olympics

After Simone Biles’ emotional return to the Olympics gymnastics competition, and her bronze medal in the beam final, we hear a conversation with other gymnasts around the world. We'll discuss mental health in the sport as well as the performances in the competition today.

We'll hear from our reporter in Kabul as fighting continues in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, between Taliban militants and Afghan forces.

And, Dr Swapneil Parikh is an infectious disease researcher at the Kasturba Hospital of infectious diseases in Mumbai and author of The Coronavirus: What you Need to Know about the Global Pandemic. He will answer listeners' questions about the global coronavirus pandemic.

Picture: Simone Biles at Tokyo 2020 Olympics before the Gymnastics Beam Final Credit: REUTERS/Mike Blake