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Usain Bolt is the fastest man on Earth, as he takes gold in the 100 | :00:13. | :00:17. | |
metres. He's not the first out of the | :00:17. | :00:27. | |
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blocks, but he powers his way past Sweet revenge for Andy Murray with | :00:37. | :00:44. | |
an Olympic gold, as he beats Roger Federer in straight sets. This | :00:44. | :00:54. | |
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week's been incredible. Ben Ainslie wins his fourth Olympic | :00:54. | :00:58. | |
gold. Gold for Ben Ainslie, as The Records tumble again. | :00:58. | :01:03. | |
The other news tonight: Torrential rain brings flash | :01:03. | :01:09. | |
flooding across England, Wales and Scotland, with warnings there could | :01:09. | :01:19. | |
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Good evening. It's been one of the most eagerly anticipated races of | :01:30. | :01:34. | |
the entire Olympic Games. Usain Bolt has not disappointed in the | :01:34. | :01:38. | |
men's 100 metres. He powered to gold n a race that featured the | :01:38. | :01:44. | |
four fastest men in the world. He had not been the quickest qualifier, | :01:44. | :01:49. | |
but he saved the best till last to thrill the crowds in the Olympic | :01:49. | :01:56. | |
Stadium behind me. The grand setting for the 10-second | :01:56. | :01:59. | |
drama. Its prologue came two hours before with the semi-finals. The | :01:59. | :02:05. | |
winner of the first, a former Olympic champion, banned twice for | :02:05. | :02:10. | |
drugs, Justin Gatlin and a cool 9.82. Should you miss the point | :02:10. | :02:16. | |
these are the alpha males of athletics! Usain Bolt has not been | :02:16. | :02:22. | |
on top form recently. Well this might silence the doubters. He all | :02:22. | :02:28. | |
but yawned as he came over the line in 9.87. Right now Bolt is not even | :02:28. | :02:36. | |
jam ma ka's number one runner - this man is, Yohan Blake, nicknamed | :02:36. | :02:43. | |
"the beast." So, tense, nervous? We might have | :02:43. | :02:53. | |
been. One man wasn't. THE COMMENTATOR: Bolt not out quickly. | :02:53. | :02:58. | |
Bolt getting alongside Gatlin. He's pulling away. He's going to win the | :02:58. | :03:06. | |
gold. 9.64. The champion becomes a legend! | :03:06. | :03:10. | |
More remarkable still, Bolt started with all the nimbleness of a | :03:10. | :03:13. | |
wardrobe. Once that big frame started striding, nothing could | :03:13. | :03:18. | |
catch him. So, I think I sat in the blocks a | :03:18. | :03:23. | |
little bit. I don't think it's the best reaction in the world. That | :03:23. | :03:27. | |
was the key - remember my coach said, stop worrying about the start, | :03:27. | :03:32. | |
the best part of the race is at the end. That is where you rule. So, I | :03:32. | :03:37. | |
stopped worrying about the start and I executed. It worked. Last | :03:37. | :03:40. | |
night this stadium held Britain agog. Tonight, this man left the | :03:40. | :03:46. | |
world in wonder. Our sports editor is in the Olympic | :03:47. | :03:51. | |
Stadium. David, it was quite a race. Do you think it lived up to its | :03:51. | :03:55. | |
billing? It was billed as "the greatest race possibly in history." | :03:55. | :04:05. | |
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It must be up there. Seven of the eight finalists managing to run. | :04:08. | :04:13. | |
Usain Bolt had to dig really, really deep to beat Yohan Blake. It | :04:13. | :04:18. | |
is worth remembering that coming into this race Usain Bolt said he | :04:18. | :04:23. | |
was only 95% fit. There was just an air of vulnerability of him. He was | :04:24. | :04:28. | |
talking about his injuries. One wonders now if that was all | :04:28. | :04:36. | |
kidology. No other runner has managed to defend his 100 metres | :04:36. | :04:43. | |
title apart from Carl Lewis in 1994 and 1998. This is the second | :04:43. | :04:49. | |
fastest time in Olympic history. Of course this is the only person who | :04:49. | :04:56. | |
Bolt. He has delivered tonight. Of course, he's sop important to this | :04:56. | :04:59. | |
sport of track and field -- so important to this sport of track | :04:59. | :05:05. | |
and field. I think he has become a legend tonight. Thank you. Andy | :05:05. | :05:09. | |
Murray has won his first Olympic gold medal, beating Roger Federer | :05:09. | :05:17. | |
in straight sets. History um of comes a month after defeat at the | :05:17. | :05:20. | |
hands of Federer at Wimbledon. Today Murray said today's win was | :05:20. | :05:27. | |
the biggest of his life. So, what did this mean to Andy | :05:27. | :05:31. | |
Murray? Redemption, to re-visit the scene of his most heart-defeating | :05:31. | :05:38. | |
event, to take on the man who laid him so low four weeks ago? Andy | :05:38. | :05:42. | |
Murray excelled. It's not just the kit that's changed. | :05:42. | :05:47. | |
Since he lost that Wimbledon final, maybe he has lost his inhibitions | :05:47. | :05:52. | |
too. First set to Murray, six sets to two. | :05:52. | :05:58. | |
So, the first set won in impressive style. I think everyone here | :05:58. | :06:02. | |
realises this is now or never. Grand Slams will come and go. Andy | :06:02. | :06:05. | |
Murray will never again have the chance to win the Olympics here on | :06:05. | :06:10. | |
Centre Court. Second set, Federer threw himself | :06:10. | :06:18. | |
into it. Still Murray was better. 6-1. Now it was his match. His gold | :06:18. | :06:23. | |
medal to lose. Well, really not a hint of a mistake in the third set. | :06:23. | :06:28. | |
6-4. Victory in straight sets. Simple. | :06:28. | :06:34. | |
It's a golden triumph of for Andy Murray. Andy Murray went directly | :06:34. | :06:39. | |
to those who support him through thick and thin. He said his | :06:39. | :06:45. | |
inspiration came from watching Mo Farah. He was caught up in Olympic | :06:45. | :06:53. | |
momentum. The biggest win of my life. This week's been incredible | :06:53. | :06:58. | |
so far. The support's been amazing. He was not finished. There was one | :06:58. | :07:03. | |
more job to do. Mixed doubles final with Laura Robson. They took the | :07:03. | :07:11. | |
first set, but eventually lost. Still a silver few had foreseen. | :07:11. | :07:14. | |
Now Olympic champions have fresh demands on their time. Centre Court | :07:14. | :07:19. | |
has enjoyed seeing Andy Murray's sensitive side this summer. Now, | :07:19. | :07:28. | |
that young man can say he's met a true winner. | :07:28. | :07:33. | |
Ben Ainslie has become the most successful sailor in the history of | :07:33. | :07:38. | |
the Games. He came first in the Finn class in Weymouth. | :07:38. | :07:43. | |
The biggest race of his life, with his status as a sailing legend | :07:43. | :07:47. | |
already assured. Now it was time to apply some gloss and become the | :07:47. | :07:52. | |
most decorated Olympian in the sport's history. The Danish leader, | :07:52. | :07:56. | |
Jonas Hogh-Christensen, stood in his way. Ainslie was ready to | :07:56. | :08:02. | |
launch his bid for glory. Before the Finn class contest began, Team | :08:02. | :08:05. | |
GB had other medal prospects, Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson were | :08:05. | :08:10. | |
expected to defend their title. The favourites could only get silver | :08:10. | :08:14. | |
after luedsing out to Sweden. The British pair in the star class | :08:14. | :08:20. | |
could not manage gold, now it is time for Ben Ainslie. Can he | :08:20. | :08:25. | |
deliver? With thousands of supporters crammed on to the | :08:25. | :08:35. | |
peninsula Ainslie knew he had to finish ahead of Jonas Hogh- | :08:35. | :08:38. | |
Christensen. While the pair tussled at the back of the fleet, the only | :08:39. | :08:43. | |
other contender claimed to second and on course for gold. Ainslie was | :08:43. | :08:49. | |
sailing close to the wind. It could not be more tense. At the last turn | :08:49. | :08:54. | |
came the final twist. The Dutchman slipped back and Ainslie took his | :08:54. | :08:58. | |
chance. The crowds are about to cheer now because Ben Ainslie wins | :08:58. | :09:03. | |
his fourth Olympic gold. He is the greatest sailing Olympian in the | :09:03. | :09:07. | |
history of the Games. Having beaten the distraught Jonas Hogh- | :09:07. | :09:11. | |
Christensen that was good enough for the latest and probably the | :09:11. | :09:14. | |
last gold medal of an astonishing career. I will be very surprised if | :09:15. | :09:19. | |
you see me in Rio. This is the best way to leave on top. At home | :09:19. | :09:22. | |
Olympics you never get any better than that. British sailing has | :09:22. | :09:26. | |
never seen anything like this before. Ainslie's historic | :09:26. | :09:31. | |
achievement, ensuring he takes his place among those rarest of | :09:31. | :09:35. | |
Olympians who transcend the sport that mastered. | :09:35. | :09:41. | |
So, where does today's sporting action leave the medal table? Team | :09:41. | :09:51. | |
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GB remain in third place, with 16 Now, the rest of the news. | :09:51. | :09:55. | |
Torrential rain has led to flash floods in southern Scotland, | :09:55. | :09:59. | |
Newcastle, Wales and North Somerset, with forecasters warning there may | :10:00. | :10:04. | |
be more to come. Dozens of homes were flooded in Jedburgh n the | :10:04. | :10:09. | |
Scottish Borders. Shoppers on this Scottish high | :10:09. | :10:12. | |
street this morning stopping to watch the water pouring past. The | :10:12. | :10:18. | |
scale of the flooding filmed by a passer-by. Many businesses in the | :10:18. | :10:22. | |
market town of Jedburgh had used sandbags to protect their shops. | :10:22. | :10:27. | |
Still the water found its way inside. | :10:27. | :10:32. | |
Fire and Rescue teams in Somerset had more than 80 emergency calls | :10:32. | :10:37. | |
from people in the town of Nailsea along. Residents lying down lines | :10:37. | :10:41. | |
of defences. It was torrential rain, like you have never seen. The | :10:41. | :10:46. | |
drains could not cope with it. They overflowed. In Wales, the heavy | :10:46. | :10:51. | |
rain closed roads and railway lines this morning. In Newcastle this | :10:51. | :10:56. | |
afternoon drivers were caught out by flash flooding. | :10:56. | :11:01. | |
Most were told to drive carefully, as many smaller roads have flooded. | :11:01. | :11:05. | |
In London, the women's marathon kicked off in the wet. The downpour | :11:05. | :11:13. | |
though not putting off spectators or spops Gelena from setting a new | :11:13. | :11:18. | |
-- stopping Gelena from setting a new record. This is Bradford in | :11:18. | :11:25. | |
August. They were hail stones they came rushing down the road. It left | :11:25. | :11:30. | |
alleyways and pavements iced over. Annual ber warnings for rain are in | :11:30. | :11:35. | |
place across -- amber warnings for rain are still in place. The public | :11:35. | :11:39. | |
have been warned to be on goord for the possibility of more localised | :11:39. | :11:44. | |
flooding. Police say they are becoming | :11:44. | :11:47. | |
increasingly concerned about a 12- year-old girl who has gone missing | :11:47. | :11:53. | |
in South London. Tia Sharp was last seen two days ago when she left her | :11:53. | :11:56. | |
grandmother's in Croydon. Detectives say it is out of | :11:56. | :12:03. | |
character for her to go missing. She is white, has a slim build. | :12:03. | :12:08. | |
Four foot five inches tall and was wearing glasses. When she left her | :12:08. | :12:15. | |
grandmother's house she was wearing a yellow tube type top, faded, grey | :12:15. | :12:22. | |
skinny jeans, like leggings and boot trainers with a pink Nike tick | :12:22. | :12:32. | |
on them. 20,000 soldiers in and around Aleppo are preparing for an | :12:32. | :12:36. | |
assault against rebel fighters N the capital, Damascus, Government | :12:36. | :12:41. | |
officials claim the Army has retaken the last rebel stronghold. | :12:41. | :12:45. | |
At least seven people have been killed in a shooting at a Sikh | :12:45. | :12:48. | |
temple according to police in Wisconsin. A man suspected of | :12:48. | :12:52. | |
carrying out the attack was shot dead by officers at the scene. | :12:52. | :12:57. | |
Three people are in a critical condition in a local hospital. | :12:57. | :13:01. | |
More on the action at the Olympics now and East end girl Christine | :13:01. | :13:06. | |
Ohuruogu narrowly missed out on defending her 400 metre title. She | :13:06. | :13:12. | |
powered through the field, but just lost out to her American rival to | :13:12. | :13:18. | |
gain silver. It was gold in Beijing, but would | :13:18. | :13:24. | |
it be gold in London? Christine Ohuruogu has often struggled since | :13:24. | :13:29. | |
her Olympic triumph of four years ago. From lane eight, she produced | :13:29. | :13:39. | |
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a late surge in a thrilling finish. Silver this time for Ohuruogu. | :13:40. | :13:47. | |
Despite the best of runs there was only disappointment. No, I was | :13:47. | :13:57. | |
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heart broken, actually. I was heart broken. I really was to have... To | :13:58. | :14:07. | |
lose your title like that. biggest cheer had been for Mo Farah. | :14:07. | :14:13. | |
Hopes of more British success tonight didn't materialise, with | :14:13. | :14:21. | |
our triple jumper finishing fifth. In the men's 400 metres Pistorius | :14:21. | :14:26. | |
bowed out at the semi-final stage, finishing last in his race. | :14:26. | :14:31. | |
Meanwhile, there was more success for Britain's gymnasts, Louis Smith, | :14:31. | :14:36. | |
last to go in the Pommel Horse final w a superb routine. He was | :14:36. | :14:42. | |
given the same score as the Hungarian, but Smith's inferior | :14:42. | :14:48. | |
marks for execution meant he had to settle for silver. Bronze went to | :14:48. | :14:51. | |
Max Whitlock. There was another cycling medal. This time in the | :14:51. | :14:57. | |
omnium, an event made up of six races. Ed Clancy winning the last | :14:57. | :15:06. | |
of them to secure bronze. Well, for London 2012, the scale of Team GB's | :15:06. | :15:12. | |
success has surpassed many people's expectations. Today people have | :15:12. | :15:16. | |
been celebrating yesterday's six medals. This report from Hyde Park | :15:16. | :15:23. | |
in central London. This is what Sebastian Coe's dreams | :15:23. | :15:29. | |
have looked like for the last seven years. | :15:29. | :15:36. | |
In central London, another gold, and the sunshine to match. | :15:36. | :15:41. | |
How good is it to be British right now? Awesome. Go on Murray! | :15:41. | :15:46. | |
Fabulous! Not just this weekend, it's the | :15:46. | :15:54. | |
whole of the Olympics. From Andy Murray's home of Dunblane to the | :15:54. | :15:58. | |
Cornish sailing club where Ben Ainslie started out. | :15:58. | :16:08. | |
The golds just keep coming. It's just awesome! Wow! The Royal Mail | :16:08. | :16:16. | |
is painting postboxs gold near the winner's homes, like this one. Mo | :16:16. | :16:20. | |
Farah's win, last night, was another remarkable moment. | :16:20. | :16:25. | |
In the BBC commentary box, impartiality was momentarily swept | :16:25. | :16:30. | |
aside. In East London, where Farah grew up, | :16:30. | :16:37. | |
they had an extra spring in their step this morning, after the man | :16:37. | :16:41. | |
they see training won gold on his own doorstep. Amazing. I lost my | :16:41. | :16:47. | |
voice. I was screaming like a luen tick. I couldn't help myself. | :16:47. | :16:52. | |
pass everyone on the road. Everyone is saying "Good morning." Everyone | :16:52. | :16:58. | |
is in the spirit. It's a wonderful feeling. Milton Keynes where Greg | :16:58. | :17:03. | |
Rutherford trains. They are hoping to follow in his footsteps. The | :17:03. | :17:08. | |
debate has begun about how to fund future success. Let's use the | :17:08. | :17:13. | |
momentum which has created so much inspiration in this country to | :17:13. | :17:16. | |
create practical opportunities, in schools, clubs, local communities, | :17:16. | :17:20. | |
for kids to get into sport and stay in sport. | :17:20. | :17:25. | |
Jessica Ennis! The Government says it is committed | :17:25. | :17:31. | |
to creating a lasting sporting legacy out of moments like this. | :17:31. | :17:35. | |
Getting us out of our armchairs, not watching it, but actually doing | :17:35. | :17:42. |