:00:09. > :00:14.This is the Olympic Park in East London. This place is hugely
:00:14. > :00:17.impressive. Just imagine what it will be like in July. Over the next
:00:17. > :00:22.half an hour we will be meeting some of the people from the West
:00:22. > :00:27.hoping to make it on to the podium just like Heather did four years.
:00:27. > :00:30.It is an amazing feeling having that medal around your neck and I
:00:30. > :00:40.am really excite for everyone that's going to be competing here
:00:40. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:50.The road to London 2012 is long and challenging and only the most
:00:50. > :00:55.dedicated will make it. If you want to know what hard work is like,
:00:55. > :00:59.Pete Reid is your man. He is the current Olympic champion in the
:00:59. > :01:07.men's coxless four. David Passmore has set his alarm for an early
:01:07. > :01:13.start. Hour after hour, day after day,
:01:13. > :01:20.countless thousands of lake miles. The physical demands on Britain's
:01:20. > :01:25.top rower, a greater -- are rate are greater than in almost any
:01:25. > :01:28.other sport. We can do up to 20 kilometres on
:01:28. > :01:31.the water. It is not just one session. You have to do that time
:01:32. > :01:36.after time and refuel and get ready for the next session.
:01:36. > :01:39.On the water before before 8am and the physical demand are matched by
:01:39. > :01:44.the mental pressure to remain at the top of his game.
:01:44. > :01:50.There is no sneaky short cut or way around what I am trying to achieve.
:01:50. > :01:54.It is coming down to Caversham and training three times a day side by
:01:54. > :02:00.side with the guy that is are trying to unsettle me. I have
:02:00. > :02:03.stayed on the top spot. I know what to to expect and you need to to
:02:03. > :02:08.fight off one guy and fight off another. It is ruthless and that's
:02:08. > :02:15.why I enjoy sport. There is life away from the lake at
:02:15. > :02:20.home with his partner. Spaghetti bolognaise is his
:02:20. > :02:24.speciality. I I do a good bolognaise.
:02:24. > :02:30.Even if he eats three times she does.
:02:30. > :02:34.Most people have wine racks, we have water bottle racks.
:02:34. > :02:41.A life dominated by another gold and sleep.
:02:41. > :02:46.If I can possibly get nine hours sleep and get 6,000 calories in as
:02:46. > :02:50.well, I am well fuelled and well rested and I can tackle the
:02:50. > :02:54.training properly. As soon as those things start to slip, I start to
:02:54. > :03:02.fall off the pace a little bit. When that happens, I get irritable.
:03:02. > :03:08.Yes! Gold medal, Great Britain.
:03:08. > :03:16.Peter Reid won gold at the Beijing Olympics. Not only does that now
:03:16. > :03:20.count for nothing in the world of GB rowing, since then Peter Reid
:03:20. > :03:27.competed in the pairs. The problem with that, they have yet to beat
:03:27. > :03:33.the New Zealand pair. So, the dilemma, does the coach stick with
:03:33. > :03:38.Reid and TrigHodge or put Peter Reid in the fours to ensure a gold
:03:38. > :03:44.there? Selection is always the hardest bit.
:03:44. > :03:50.We are operating with more athletes than we have we have seats and we
:03:50. > :03:54.have to look very carefully at how we use our potential and our best
:03:54. > :03:57.athletes. Until the line-up is announced, the
:03:57. > :04:02.daily grind, being the best he can be and trusting the coach to make
:04:02. > :04:07.the right call to ensure the greatest number of gold medals for
:04:07. > :04:10.rowing and the overall Team GB tally.
:04:10. > :04:15.The opportunity to be winning in London, that's something to come
:04:15. > :04:19.down and train for and to not give up because it is a life changing,
:04:19. > :04:24.it would be a life changing six minutes for us. It maybe hard, it
:04:24. > :04:32.maybe boring, but there is that ultimate goal that drives him on
:04:32. > :04:36.through the wind and the rain, that dream of Olympic success.
:04:36. > :04:42.Pete Reid's medal was one of 47 for the Great Britain team in Beijing,
:04:42. > :04:48.so quite a target to aim for in London. One genuine prospect is Dai
:04:48. > :04:54.Greene, the current world champion over the 400 meters hurdles. He
:04:55. > :05:01.credits much success to his coach, Malcolm Arnold. He guided his and
:05:01. > :05:08.the leeths to over -- athletes to over 65 medals in a coaching career
:05:08. > :05:13.spanning four decades. In 1968, Bristol was getting ready
:05:13. > :05:18.to launch the iconic aeroplane. That year, the career of a PE
:05:18. > :05:25.teacher was about to take off. Medal after medal, would follow.
:05:25. > :05:29.Who is the man behind the success? Somebody said he is a combination
:05:29. > :05:35.between Victor Meldrew. That's the best way to describe him. That's
:05:35. > :05:42.him down to a T. I'm ready.
:05:42. > :05:49.He is old school. He is the same as Alex Ferguson. He had the same
:05:49. > :05:53.amount of success. He is not one to lavish praise!
:05:53. > :05:59.Straight after the race, all I got from him was a well done and a
:05:59. > :06:04.handshake., ""halfs all right. -- that was all right." I want him to
:06:04. > :06:10.be proud of of me and these the biggest compliment you can get from
:06:10. > :06:14.him is a well done. But he gets the best results.
:06:14. > :06:19.He is just magical and I think I was really blessed to have him as
:06:19. > :06:25.my coach. You sit down at the beginning of
:06:25. > :06:29.the winter and we plan our following season, and then he would
:06:29. > :06:38.work backwards and say say these are the key races. I have got them.
:06:38. > :06:44.All these handwritten A4 notes. Jason Gardner got off brilliantly.
:06:44. > :06:47.He will give you 100%, but you have got to give back 100%. He has taken
:06:47. > :06:53.many athletes through the journey time and time again. It is not by
:06:53. > :06:58.luck or by chance that he can take people on top of the rostrum.
:06:58. > :07:06.For Great Britain it has gone up on the scoreboard. He finds himself a
:07:06. > :07:09.meter or two in the lead. I am not his best athlete. He will
:07:09. > :07:15.take me under his wing and look after me and hopefully we can come
:07:15. > :07:20.away with the right result. He made it on to the podium himself.
:07:20. > :07:25.The winner is Malcolm Arnold. I think everybody likes to be part
:07:25. > :07:30.of a successful organisation and some of the athletes who have I
:07:30. > :07:35.have coached in the past are here tonight and I shall go back to the
:07:35. > :07:42.restaurant at the University of Bath and they will be pleased
:07:42. > :07:47.because they have done well this year. I am sharing in their success.
:07:47. > :07:51.Heading to his 12th Olympics, there is no sign of Malcolm reaching his
:07:51. > :07:56.finishing linepm. Even at 71, he is willing to change things and I
:07:56. > :08:00.think that's what makes him a star because the same thing doesn't work
:08:01. > :08:05.for every athlete and when you know your coach cares about your success,
:08:05. > :08:10.it makes you more inspired to show up every day.
:08:10. > :08:15.We have got so much to learn from him as well. UK athletics have and
:08:15. > :08:19.the coaching set-up have that you need him to stick around.
:08:19. > :08:24.Malcolm and his handlers will be focused on the athletic stadium
:08:24. > :08:30.here in the Olympic Park. Let's look at the West's brightest hopes
:08:30. > :08:35.to make the podium in the other venues.
:08:35. > :08:41.Here is one of our favourites to win gold.
:08:41. > :08:51.Laura helped Great Britain to European team gold. There is our
:08:51. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :08:53.Royal rider, Zara Phillips. Purchase won gold in Beijing. He
:08:53. > :08:58.has been world champion for two years.
:08:58. > :09:03.I won't forget you, Heather. A silver in Beijing and who knows,
:09:03. > :09:07.maybe a gold in London? That's the aim. I mean, I am quite
:09:07. > :09:13.proud of this one, but don't forget, I am yet to qualify for London.
:09:13. > :09:17.That's a fair point. Well, this is the Aquatics Centre, where Heather,
:09:17. > :09:22.you are hopefully going to be doing your swim. The challenge is,
:09:22. > :09:29.hitting your peak on all five of them on the same day. So here is my
:09:29. > :09:34.guide to modern pentathlon. The modern pentathlon was invented
:09:34. > :09:38.by the founder of the modern Olympics. It tells the story of a
:09:38. > :09:43.liaison officer whose horse is brought down in enemy territory. He
:09:43. > :09:47.defends himself with pistol and sword and swims across a river
:09:47. > :09:52.before delivering his message on foot. Scores are awarded for each
:09:52. > :09:59.of the five sports. The highest overall wins. The first up is
:09:59. > :10:04.fencing. In the fencing, we use a tough
:10:04. > :10:09.blade. You have got to to put a force down through the tip. To
:10:09. > :10:14.score a hit, you can basically hit anywhere on the body from the wrist
:10:14. > :10:22.to the foot, mask, torso, anywhere and you have just a minute in which
:10:22. > :10:26.to score your hit. It is into the pool for a 200 meter freestyle swim.
:10:26. > :10:30.That's four lengths. The top scoring women will be looking for a
:10:30. > :10:34.time under two minutes ten. Then There is a quick change to be ready
:10:34. > :10:39.for showjumping. The horse you ride is allocated in a draw. You have 20
:10:39. > :10:43.minutes to get used them and then the competition, jumping 12 fences
:10:43. > :10:47.all one meter 20 in height. After that, it is on to the climax of the
:10:47. > :10:52.competition. The run and shoot. Your hult so far
:10:52. > :10:57.de-- result so far decide where you start. Highest points go first. It
:10:57. > :11:00.takes a steady hand to hit five targets as quick as possible,
:11:00. > :11:04.especially when combined with running a kilometre. You do both
:11:04. > :11:07.three times. The first person across the finish line is Olympic
:11:07. > :11:10.champion. This is the only thing I could find
:11:10. > :11:14.to wear! I am not saying anything you can do,
:11:14. > :11:23.I can do better, but I would like to kind of earn this tracksuit.
:11:23. > :11:28.What can I have a go at? Well, how about the horse riding? Or we could
:11:28. > :11:35.try swimming. I would like to keep my hair dry.
:11:35. > :11:40.How about a spot of shooting? You have got to do shooting and
:11:40. > :11:47.running as well? Let's do more shooting.
:11:47. > :11:53.This is what we are going to be using today. Had is your gun?
:11:53. > :12:00.this my gun. You still have to kind of cock it. You don't put anything
:12:00. > :12:03.So basically it is loaded and ready to go. Look at your sights and line
:12:03. > :12:10.them up so they are level and line up with the black.
:12:11. > :12:15.Wow, look at how unsteady my arm is. Is that a hit? That's a hit.
:12:15. > :12:21.You have got to keep moving because you have got 70 second.
:12:21. > :12:25.I have got to do five in 70 seconds. You need to do it in less than that.
:12:25. > :12:32.OK, so the maximum time you are going to be there is 70 seconds.
:12:32. > :12:35.Someone has done it in ten seconds. Hit five? From When the first shot
:12:35. > :12:40.goes. Wow!
:12:40. > :12:45.You have got your GB tracksuit on, you have got to be serious. You
:12:45. > :12:49.have got to run. Off you go! Come on. You have got a lot of
:12:49. > :12:53.catching up to do! A lot of hard work, but worth it
:12:53. > :12:58.when you step out into an Olympic venue like this. I remember that
:12:58. > :13:01.feeling in Beijing and competing in London in front of an enormous
:13:01. > :13:06.crowd will be amazing. Here is a run through of some of the athletes
:13:06. > :13:12.from the West hoping to make it it first time lucky.
:13:12. > :13:22.Another one to watch out for Jamie Cook from Cheltenham. Last year, he
:13:22. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:30.won the world junior championships. Abbey Burton won silver at the the
:13:30. > :13:34.Commonwealth Games. Another future star from Bath is former European
:13:34. > :13:42.junior champion, Lawrence Clarke. The hurdler was Commonwealth bronze
:13:42. > :13:49.in 2010. Katie Dorkins is part of the
:13:49. > :13:55.Synchronised swimming squad. Swindon born, Jazz Carlin has hopes
:13:55. > :14:00.of making it to the Aquatic Centre. One skill our first timers will
:14:00. > :14:04.need is their ability to hold hold their nerve.
:14:04. > :14:09.Laura Gallagher had to take a year off as she battled a crisis of
:14:09. > :14:13.confidence. She is patron for the mental health charity charity MIND
:14:13. > :14:21.and she recorded a video diary for us at the World Championships in
:14:21. > :14:26.It is a bit scary and it looks so professional and knowing there is
:14:26. > :14:31.going to be a lot of people coming to watch us and cheer us on and
:14:31. > :14:37.when you go to any competition, especially something as massive as
:14:37. > :14:42.this, I always find that I get little doubts. I think it is just
:14:42. > :14:47.natural to feel, "Can I do this?" You know question yourself. We need
:14:47. > :14:53.to get two girls in the top eight to get our place in the Olympics.
:14:53. > :14:58.I am here with Emma, Kat and Amanda and we just finished our first
:14:58. > :15:04.training session in the competition hall in Birmingham. We think it
:15:04. > :15:09.went well. Very nervous. I just want it to go really well. My
:15:09. > :15:19.training has been good. I have done everything I can possibly do. I
:15:19. > :15:24.
:15:24. > :15:29.have got to do it on the day. So, with two Olympic places up for
:15:29. > :15:34.grabs, the GB team needed two goals to make the final by finishing in
:15:34. > :15:38.the top eight. The competitors must complete two routines. The first of
:15:38. > :15:42.these is set. The judges are looking for a straight controlled
:15:42. > :15:47.body, staying on the cross and keeping a consistent height. It's
:15:47. > :15:57.not a bad routine for Laura. She loses it a bit, landing off centre,
:15:57. > :16:01.but Paul sit back and finishes strongly. -- pools it back. As it
:16:01. > :16:06.stands, Laura is qualified. The second routine is voluntary, so she
:16:06. > :16:16.can make all the difference here. She has chosen a more difficult
:16:16. > :16:17.
:16:17. > :16:20.routine in order to maximise her Again, she starts strongly, but
:16:20. > :16:24.unfortunately, the nerves are starting to get to her, and she
:16:24. > :16:31.loses control, almost falling off the trumpery altogether, which
:16:31. > :16:36.results in a heavy penalty. It's not been one of her best
:16:36. > :16:40.performances. A lot of pressure out there, and overall I am
:16:40. > :16:47.disappointed because I could have done so much better. Just relief
:16:47. > :16:54.that it is over. Probably more disappointment coming to me. He
:16:54. > :17:00.missed opportunity. She is in third in we have calculated that there is
:17:00. > :17:07.a possible seven more in front, so it is whether their nerves hold or
:17:07. > :17:14.not. So we have to sit here and tell eight o'clock. -- until eight
:17:14. > :17:20.o'clock. I ended up missing the final by just one place, so I'm
:17:20. > :17:28.absolutely gutted. Fortunately, Catt Driscoll did qualify, giving
:17:28. > :17:31.Britain won Olympic place. Now, it's between five goals to -- goals
:17:31. > :17:37.to compete for that one place, and it will be hard because we are all
:17:37. > :17:46.at a similar standard. Laura did get to jump again, and fared much
:17:46. > :17:51.better in the team event. Standing on the podium was amazing. I want
:17:51. > :17:59.to be doing that again. It makes all the hard work and all the hours
:17:59. > :18:02.training just really worthwhile. Such a sensational feeling.
:18:02. > :18:07.Olympics is not just about London. Hundreds of athletes will be
:18:07. > :18:10.descending on our doorstep for training camps ahead of the Games.
:18:10. > :18:14.The entire Great Britain Paralympics squad is going to be
:18:14. > :18:17.based here, at the University of Bath, before going to the Olympics
:18:17. > :18:24.village. They will be taking advantage of these incredible
:18:24. > :18:34.facilities. In Beijing, our Paris Olympians came home with 102 medals.
:18:34. > :18:39.
:18:39. > :18:49.Will a top this? Stephanie Mail would took three golds. For the men,
:18:49. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :19:00.Anthony see Vince took bronze at the Euros. Last year, Lucy won
:19:00. > :19:08.back-to-back women's doubles titles. And on horseback, look out that an
:19:08. > :19:14.act done them who won three goals in Athens. Despite that vast array
:19:14. > :19:20.of talent, very few of our Paris Olympians are household names. Then
:19:20. > :19:25.rush Grove is looking to change that. He sprinted to the silver
:19:25. > :19:31.medal, despite having a broken foot. He has been telling me about his
:19:31. > :19:37.hopes for raising the profile of disability sport. In Sport and in
:19:37. > :19:42.life, really, it is about being the best you can be. I want people to
:19:42. > :19:49.see sport, disability sport, in a different way. That is slowly being
:19:49. > :19:56.achieved through the examples that I and others are setting. Paris
:19:56. > :20:03.Olympian, public speaker, and now a movie-star - since winning in
:20:03. > :20:07.Beijing, Benn has become more than just an athlete. An independent
:20:07. > :20:15.film-maker has spent the last three years following him, and tonight
:20:15. > :20:25.his movie is getting its premier. It's quite a personal film. A lot
:20:25. > :20:28.
:20:28. > :20:35.of people don't know this side of His friends and family are
:20:35. > :20:44.gathering in his. As we head to meet them, there is a chance to ask
:20:44. > :20:48.him what he thinks his film will say. The Paralympics are not the
:20:48. > :20:55.younger brother of the Olympics any more. They are at the same level,
:20:55. > :21:03.and that is important. Are you know this? No, not really. You're famous
:21:03. > :21:08.now! Look, really all I want to say is thank you for turning up.
:21:08. > :21:14.Obviously, you will see a lot of me in this film. I just hope you enjoy
:21:14. > :21:18.it. His story is compelling subject matter. Born with cerebral palsy
:21:18. > :21:23.and virtually death, his childhood was a challenge. They moved to a
:21:23. > :21:29.special boarding school transformed his education and unearthed his
:21:29. > :21:32.hidden talent. He would run everywhere. Once asked him to go
:21:32. > :21:37.collect something from the laundry what was right on the other side of
:21:37. > :21:40.quite a big school. When we went, I thought I would bring them up to
:21:40. > :21:46.let them know he was on his way. By the time I rang them, he was
:21:46. > :21:52.already there! What made him stand out? We have reunited him with a
:21:52. > :21:57.talent scout who spotted him eight years ago. How did you choose me
:21:57. > :22:04.over other people? It was that determination and that
:22:04. > :22:08.wholeheartedness with which she threw yourself into the process. We
:22:08. > :22:15.stood in awe of you. We thought, if we can't make something of that one,
:22:15. > :22:19.I don't know what we need! great thing about being disabled is
:22:19. > :22:25.that you have an opportunity to educate everybody else who is not
:22:26. > :22:30.disabled. You almost, I feel, have a responsibility to do that. He is
:22:30. > :22:37.I regular speaker in schools. Today, it is 6th formers. This is what I
:22:37. > :22:42.really enjoy doing. This is my hobby on the side. Paralympic
:22:42. > :22:46.competitors have the ability to inspire people even more because of
:22:46. > :22:53.where they have got to and what they have gone through. I think he
:22:53. > :22:57.is an absolute delight. I am driven by the idea that I want to get to a
:22:57. > :23:02.point where society accepts disability in the same way that it
:23:02. > :23:08.accepts ability. It's not just on about the medals for him, it's
:23:08. > :23:12.about getting a message across as the bulk -- as well. The movie
:23:12. > :23:16.premier has been a success. I was feeling the tension just like you
:23:16. > :23:21.guys, even though I knew what was going to happen! His message has
:23:21. > :23:26.been powerful. I kept wiping away tears from her eyes and hoping
:23:26. > :23:31.nobody saw me. To hear your child talking as openly as he did there
:23:31. > :23:36.is quite revealing, and make you feel very proud. It touched on
:23:36. > :23:41.everything you could think of, and that is such a strong basis to work
:23:41. > :23:44.from when you are making a film. Passionate off the track and
:23:44. > :23:53.determined on it, this star of the silver screen it might also end up
:23:53. > :23:57.with gold later this year. Getting to the top of your sport
:23:57. > :24:03.can be tough, so it is rare to find more than one sporting superstar in
:24:03. > :24:06.the same family. Martin Sinclair is the eldest of three brothers. His
:24:06. > :24:10.siblings are professionals at Southampton and Swansea City.
:24:10. > :24:20.Martin is hoping to make it a hat- trick, going for gold with the
:24:20. > :24:27.
:24:27. > :24:31.Anne Sinclair, a hat-trick at Wembley! That's what it looks like.
:24:31. > :24:37.The trappings of success that come with being a Premier League
:24:37. > :24:42.footballer. Contrast this with Scott's older brother, Martin,
:24:42. > :24:47.whose day starts helping pupils at a school. This is my dream, I
:24:47. > :24:51.really wanted to do this when I was younger, help kids who are the same
:24:52. > :24:57.as me. It's not really a job, to be honest. Martin was born with
:24:57. > :25:05.cerebral palsy. He broke his hip at 15, meaning he also had used a
:25:05. > :25:09.wheelchair. Do you want a ticket it forward? But football runs in the
:25:09. > :25:13.family. His dad was semi- professional and both his brothers
:25:13. > :25:17.are professionals. Scott is enjoying the high life with Swansea
:25:17. > :25:23.City. There is no place they envy, though, and now Martin is getting
:25:23. > :25:27.his term with the British Cerebral palsy team. We are to a different
:25:27. > :25:30.people in different situations at the end of the day. -- we are two
:25:30. > :25:35.different people. He is living his dream and I will hopefully be
:25:35. > :25:39.living mind when I get picked for the 2012 Olympics. Martin has made
:25:39. > :25:43.the last cut before the final selection for London. It is a tense
:25:43. > :25:53.time, but that doesn't stop the banter about Martin's famous
:25:53. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:01.brother. Here years. -- here he is. I think he thinks he is Scott! When
:26:01. > :26:08.he's playing the game, he goes, Scott, pass it! What are you
:26:08. > :26:16.doing?! Ever since he got that haircut, it's like, is that Scott?
:26:16. > :26:21.Is that Scott? No, it's Martin! the family home, Scott and his mum
:26:21. > :26:28.know the battle Martin has faced to get this far. He wears special
:26:28. > :26:32.boots, which is a hard because we couldn't get the ball beats for him.
:26:32. > :26:42.-- football boots for him. So we would buy different sizes and fill
:26:42. > :26:46.
:26:46. > :26:49.them up with insults to make his left leg a bit longer. -- in soles.
:26:49. > :26:59.He is an inspiration and he's been through a helluva lot, so hopefully
:26:59. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:08.he can kick on now and get a place. To me, it's really no different at
:27:08. > :27:14.all. GB qualified as host nation. Now, they face sides to train full-
:27:14. > :27:24.time. But there is only one goal for Martin. It's cold, it's always
:27:24. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:28.gold. Hopefully, the lads will get behind us, the fans, and make a
:27:28. > :27:34.gold medal. After years spent following his brother's Careers,
:27:34. > :27:38.Martin wants them to be cheering him on in September. Hopefully they
:27:38. > :27:42.will be watching me if they are not training and supporting me like I
:27:42. > :27:48.usually do for them! But they will, they are great brothers and
:27:48. > :27:53.hopefully I can go out there and have a proud moment for the family.
:27:53. > :27:57.Well, not that long before Martin, Laura, Pete and all of the West
:27:57. > :28:01.Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls are right here, competing hard and
:28:01. > :28:07.hoping for the experience of their lives. You can be with us every
:28:07. > :28:13.step of the way by tuning into your local radio station. We are back on
:28:13. > :28:17.Saturday with a winter youth games special. That BBC One at 1pm.
:28:17. > :28:27.leave you with a reminder of just what the Olympics means far as.
:28:27. > :28:39.
:28:40. > :28:49.It's every athlete's dream to run Were going to get it, we going to
:28:50. > :28:50.
:28:50. > :49:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 4851 seconds
:49:41. > :49:43.get it! Called the Great Britain! Good evening.
:49:43. > :49:46.The luxury cruise firm Cunard has confirmed police are investigating
:49:46. > :49:54.a former employee from Wiltshire over allegations of historic child