The Olympic Games Review

this year. There were many memories. Whitaker looked back at the highs,

lows and big surprises of London It is the flag of Uganda and draped

across his shoulders. The Olympic Come on. Absolutely brilliant.

The crowd are going ballistic. Have you ever seen anything like

that? The aim was glorious and wondrous

couple of weeks in British sporting history. -- the most glorious.

Before it started, questions were asked. Could Britain afford this?

Could the British athletes deliver? The questions had to stop. The

contrary to go deep breath and hoped. -- the country took a deep

breath. Hopes were dashed at the beginning. Mark Cavendish trying to

slip away. Most teams are happy not to win as long as we don't win.

Lizzie Armitstead get silver. celebrated relief at being off the

mark. There was a first medal in men's gymnastics for 100 years. A

team on another kind of horse won Silva, too. -- silver. There was a

slight feeling of anti-climax. Bronze for Rebecca Adlington was OK.

It was hard. Four days had gone by and no gold medals. It came on the

50 a. Rowing to the rescue. Ever- reliable. - reliable. -. They are just

storming away. Great Britain is into the record books. Fabulously

well done. Olympic champions. We stand up and solitude. They were

about to hit the road out of hand and caught. Britain's favourite

pair of sideburns. Worn by the Tour de France. It looks like it is

going to be gold today. Bradley Wiggins is the Olympic champion. It

had to be gold today are nothing. What is the point in adding seven

medals if they are not the right colour? I have got to carry on to

Rio now. Bible were to number five. It was gathering pace. Another

bronze medal for Greg Searle. A to her mother. The medal rush had

begun. One after the other. Two in the same event. The fastest time we

have seen. Oh my goodness. They have got the silver medal as well.

Not just one, two. The last of this rapid-fire medal burst... He does

the s and the space of 47 minutes. Back at

the late, one of the finishes of the Games. Great Britain get the

silver for. Sir Steve Redgrave had been passed by Bradley Wiggins as

Britain's most decorated Olympians. Another cyclist was about to try to

equal him as the winner of the most gold medals. Into the Velodrome for

the King of the track. That is the 5th gold medal. Sir Chris Hoy. What

and Jess Varnish were disqualified in the women's team sprint. The

Olympic stadium was opened for business. Early in the morning, the

head athletes were greeted by this. -- the competitors in the

heptathlon. Jessica Ennis can set the stadium alight. This is a

tremendous run by Jessica Ennis. Oh my goodness. The fastest time ever.

And the first day of athletics. The last off judo. A bronze medal for

Great Britain. Staying with the theme of last days, would there be

a gold or silver for Catherine danger? Her last chance of a gold

medal at the age of 36. Dreams do come true. Gold at last. 15 year-

competitor did not have to wait so long. She showed no respect for her

elders, beating Rebecca Adlington. The pressure and the expectation

has been a lot. It has been a battle. I gave it my all but I am

sorry I did not get the gold that you expected. After earlier

disappointment, Victoria Pendleton took more care. She was not to be

denied agai denied agaiit. Thank you so much. The crowd has

been fantastic. In the men's team pursued, Ed Clancy's team could not

be stopped. World records fell before them. The gold medal is

Great Britain's. Look at the time. It is a new world record. Great

Britain have won the gold medal. Saturday August 4th was the middle

Saturday of the Games. Had they not to be forgotten. The emotion would

flow. Not here. It was out on the lake. One gold medal. We have done

it in style. The Olympic champions. In the next race... Just rowing up

to the line to the linepic champions. champions. ible,

incredible race. Four golds, two Maxwell was a three bronze in the

Rohan for Great Britain. The work was not done at the Velodrome. --

rowing. rowing. The Olympic champions. As

darkness fell, all eyes fell to the Olympic Stadium. The last episode

of a seven-part drama. She is going to be the Olympic champion.

Everybody is on their feet. The pride of Sheffield, the pride of

Great Britain. Jessica Ennis is the Olympic champion.

All of this hard work. The disappointment of Beijing. Everyone

pulled me on so much. Gregor the third set off down the runway next.

-- Greg lover for it. It is big. Can you believe what is happening

in this stadium at the moment? The Olympic long jump champion.

The crowd w The crowd wng the 29 year-old from Somali up

again to Britain when he was eight. He set up for 25 metres -- 25 laps

of the track. It is under way. Into the home straight. 100 metres to go.

for it. It is gold! That meant so much Jinny. Seeing my daughter, so

emotional. Three golds in 45 minutes. The gymnasts were inspired.

Last to go was Louis Smith. That is superb. For my money, what the gold

medal. It is a tie. Because the execution score was law, he will

get the silver. -- lower. Down at the ceiling, it had been fraught

for Ben Ainslie but he found a way, as he always seems to do. Four Gold

Zone won silver in five Games. greatest Olympic sailor in history.

From Weymouth to Wimbledon. Cent record was about to witness a

Scotsman quashing the doubters. -- Centre Court. Andy Murray had

beaten Novak Djokovic and that now face the player of the defeated him

in the Wimbledon final 28 days earlier. A golden triumph for Andy

Murray. Number one for me. The biggest win of my life. This week

has been incredible. I have had a lot of fun. It has been amazing.

could not repeat the trick in the mixed doubles final straight

afterwards with Laura Robson. Silver this time. Jason Jenny had

been picked ahead of Kris Boyd for the men's sprint. That isn't any. -

- Sir Chris Hoy. He has done it. The Olympic champion. He brings the

gold medal. He won it in style. Just to get in. Kris Boyd was

watching on the sideline. -- Sir Chris Hoy. Beth Tweddle had led the

revival in British gymnastics. Three-times world champion but

never an Olympic medallist. She kept going just for London. She got

her reward. Bronze. The show jumping team had not been fancied.

The last time they had won a medal in this event was in the 1950s.

This could be the first gold medal for Great Britain since the 1950s.

Britain have got gold. But Ms everything to win this. It is

especially true for our country. Time for the king and queen of

cycling to see their fur Wells. Queen Victoria left the silver. --

there Wells. -- fare well Plummer you have been incredible. A leap

into the record books for Sir Chris becomes the greatest British

Olympian. I am in shock. Trying to It is not real. That is what I

always wanted, to win the gold in front of my home crowd. Who would

win the next gold medal? An all- rounder in the on the arm. The gold

medal is there. Out of the 10 available gold medals on the track,

Britain had won seven of them. Such a tally was impossible to replicate

medal. Past the 47 medal Mark won It included more horses dancing

their way to the top of the podium. The A are a fabulous team. They

bowled in dressage. One of the stories of be Games in one of the

toughest events. The Brownlee brothers. Alistair Brownlee is the

triathlon champion. They will both be on the Olympic podium.

At the dressage, the individual competition once again showcased

Britain's best. She has done it. She has got the gold. Charlotte

Dujardin has eyes to the Tate in style. Britain win gold and bronze.

-- iced the cake. From the exquisite to the explicit. Women's

boxing was new to the Olympics. Under the lights, Nicola Adams

looked a right at home. She has just made history. It is a dream

come true for me. I had been dreaming of this since I was 12

years old. I have got my gold medal for Great Britain. Fast hands and

feet are Jade Jones also brought success. -- of Jade Jones.

teenage kicking superstar from North Wales is the Olympic champion.

In a late flurry of arms, more for Ed McKeever. End the quiet man

lets out a roar. In the sport of four in beautifully, Tom Daley had

been struggling. These had been difficult times, losing his father

to cancer, and not quite at his best in London until now. This was

a bronze celebrate it like it was gold. In the art of pugilism, late

medals came. A bronze for Anthony Ogogo, and Luke Campbell was in the

champion. champion. There was a silver for

Freddie Evans, and what a rousing finale. Anthony Josh Taylor is the

Olympic silver wait -- champion. Samantha Murray got silver. Last

night at the track, Mo Farah once again made it a very special

Saturday. The arms have got to pump, the knees have got to come apart,

he has got to keep on. Come on Mo Farah. I think he is going to get

there. The question of Team GB delivering had been answered

emphatically. Athletes from all eitherint

either. Usain Bolt was top billing in London. But there was a lurking

danger for the superstar, Yohan Blake, his training partner, had

beaten him twice at the Jamaican trials, but in the race that the

world watches, it was only going to be one winner. My coach said, stop

worrying about the start. The best part of your race is at the end.

Four days later, Usain Bolt was black, -- was back. Yohan Blake was

back. The 200 metres. Look at Usain Bolt go. It is a three-metre lead.

Yohan Blake is running him down. But he is not going to catch him.

Usain Bolt is going to do it again. Gold all the way. A Jamaican clean

sweep. For every Jamaican man, there was a Jamaican woman. There

was a 100 metres title to defend as well. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

really blasted it. The Caribbean were loving these games. It is

Grenada's turn in the longer sprint. Kirani Jame Kirani Jameg to take

Olympic gold, his nation's first ever. The Dominican Republic.

Sanchez tak Sanchez takThe Bahamas. The Bahamas are

challenging the US. Champions for islands but a mere speck compared

to America, and they wanted to flex their considerable muscle. Out came

the greater swimmer of all time in his fourth and final Games. Six

golds in Athens, eight in Beijing, and going for seven in London. Not

in the first final. A number swimmer. Ryan Lochte wins the 400

metres medley. Looked at Michael Phelps, he is fourth. Nor the

second. A French revolution in the pool. France got a record seven

medals. I think the French may win this. This is amazing swim from

Yannick Agnel. After so many years of coming second and third, they

have done i have done ithird. Michael Phelps was being upstaged by a

South African and his father. a beautiful boy at. Was there to be

a grand exi a grand exiwas. He won the 100 metres butterfly,

the 200 metres individual medley, as well as taking the title in the

4 x 200 metres freestyle and the medley relay. I dreamt of being the

greatest. Looking back at my career, up, retiring, and looking back and

wanted. At the age of 27, Michael Phelps was done, weighed down by 22

Olympic medals, 18 of them gold. The greatest Olympian of all time.

His performance helped the USA claw back some ground on China, for the

battle for battle for erall medal table. The Chinese port in 88

medals, only bettered by America's 104. Three times the Olympic beach

volleyball champions. The US are still top dogs, but China I get in

close-up. One thing on the wish- list that had not been ticked off

was a world record to fall on the track. Up stepped a Kenyan to put

that right. David Rudisha, already the world record holder, also the

world champion, striding away to become the Olympic champion. How

quick will it be? That is the world record! Simply unbelievable. How do

you put that into words? Team America I decided to go for it the

next night. The US is coming away. The clock is guide to stop at a

marvellous time. It is a new world record. America is still the

dominant force in track and field. But it was Jamaica who had the

final say. It is a new world record, smashing it to pieces. One small

London 2012 was great, but it had its faults. There were positive

drugs test. Sometimes it paid not to win, they are serving fault

after a fault. Depressing. Who wants to sit through something like

that? It is unacceptable. It is wrong to enter one r

mind is on another. In the 800 metres... and for not trying, he

was reinstated after a doctor's metres. The has completely

destroyed this Olympic field. Judging also proved difficult. When

a boxer is knocked out six times, you would t you would t he loses, but

not here. The winner in the blue corner... he only won on appeal.

The referee was expelled from the Games. She thought she had won,

only for the clock to reset to one sector and lose in that second. It

led to this lonely protest. We are going to be here for some time. It

was in vain. Nervous but happy was lowest rate Archer, who had to play

Ki Bo Bae, the number one. It did not last long but she still had

found. In contrast, Ki Bo Bae it won gold but apologise to her

nation for. Korea is a serious blaze and they had a seriously good

games, especially when they had a very good at lifting heavy things

and people. Pavlos Kontides won a first medal first medalus in sailing,

a 15-year-old swimming' -- Ruta Meilutyte at one and Lithuania's

first gold medal in swimming. For Phillips IDO were, it turned into a

difficult time from start to finish. -- Phillips Idowu work. He finally

a right and left just as quickly. He will not make it through to the

final. Remember the seats that went empty. Those venues are humming.

And they are full. But 16 days of amazing smiles and sport make it

easy to misplace the few bad memories. From the moment the torch

reached the shores and started to were banished, dreams were realised,