Key Stage 1 3, 2, 1, Go!

Sportspeople must be fast, strong and deadly accurate.

But did you know they wouldn't be able to compete without maths?

Timekeeping, scoring,

speed, shape, distance...

it's all mathematics.

A tenth of a second or just a few millimetres can transform

an ordinary person into a World Champion.

This is...

-3, 2, 1...

-Go

We take teams to a secret location...

This really is a special place!

This is fabulous!

..to be given a behind the scenes tour...

LAUGHTER

..and meet their sporting heroes..

Hi, nice to meet you.

..who will give them a maths challenge.

3, 2, ,1 go!

-Go!

-Go!

If they get it right...

17!

1, 2, 3, 4...

Probability suggests he'll dive to the bottom right corner.

..they win a gold medal.

This challenge is all about rugby.

Rugby Union is played on a grass field up to 100m long and 70m wide.

Two teams of 15-a-side, try to get an oval shaped ball

to either end of the pitch.

The ball can be kicked forwards,

but only passed sideways or backwards.

Five points are scored for a try and a further

two for converting it. And tackling IS allowed. So, are you ready?

3, 2, 1, go!

Today, rugby fans Finnley and Dylan are being taken to a secret location

in Cardiff in Wales to complete their 3, 2, 1 Go! challenge.

They have no idea where they're going.

BOTH: Ummm...

I don't know.

Finnley 'The Flea' is a genius at tag rugby.

He is six-years-old and plays for St Peter's Rugby club

where he loves to score the winning try of the match

Ah, it looks like Dylan has spotted the secret location.

Welcome to the Millennium stadium.

Dylan likes to defend.

He is seven-years-old and also plays for St Peter's Rugby club

where he has won man of the match.

Millennium Stadium.

I call it the smelly bum stadium.

Cos his brother can't pronounce millennium.

Neither can you.

The Millennium Stadium is home to the Wales National Rugby Union team.

Every year it hosts the Six Nations home games in front of 74,500 fans.

It even has it's own retractable roof to keep everyone nice and dry.

This is where the boys are going to be given

their 3, 2, 1 Go! challenge.

This really is a special place.

Hi, boys, welcome to the Millennium Stadium. Let's go!

This is the special entrance where the players

arrive for their matches at the stadium.

And the boys are being given a back stage tour.

It's the Welsh home dressing room.

If you look over here you'll see all the shirts the players wear.

Um, where's the number 11, Shane?

Oh, see if you can see Shane's shirt.

-Put your arms out, look how big it is.

-It's huge!

It wouldn't fit you, I'm afraid.

I think you'll have to grow a bit before you make the team, lads.

This is where every Welsh rugby player dreams of walking out.

And Dylan and Finnley get it all to themselves.

What's it like, lads?

It looks absolutely huge.

When you look up it looks like you're actually going to

drift off into space. It's that big.

Today, two of the Wales national team

have taken a break in their training...

-Hello, boys.

-..to give the boys their 3, 2, 1 Go! maths challenge.

-How's it going?

-Fine.

-You having fun?

Lloyd Williams plays for the Cardiff Blues.

He plays scrum half, so he makes many of the tactical decisions.

He has earned six international caps,

and represents Wales in the Six Nations.

Harry Robinson loves playing at the Millennium stadium.

He plays on the wing. His team is also the Cardiff Blues.

And at only 18, he's been selected

as the youngest player of the Wales squad.

Do you play Rugby?

-Yes, we play for our school.

-We play tag.

Who is your favourite player, boys?

Warburton.

-He's pretty good, isn't he?

-Can't choose.

Are you backs, boys, or forwards?

I'm a full back, that's my favourite place.

Now Harry's got their 3, 2, 1 Go challenge. Listen up, lads.

In a match we need to pass the ball quickly to each other

across the field to score in the open spaces.

What is the furthest you can pass the ball to your partner

with them catching it?

You have five attempts. Measure the length of each completed pass

and decide which is the furthest. 3,2,1 go!

So the boys have been given a measuring challenge.

They need to see how far they can throw and catch the rugby ball.

The have five attempts.

Each time Finnley catches the ball,

Dylan needs to mark how far it went with a cone.

But how are you going to measure it, boys?

Ah, a tape measure.

Hold that.

Now they just need to get it straight

before they can take their first measurement.

Go back to yours, go back to yours.

It must be nine.

3 metres 90cm.

Now they need to write down their first result.

Good catch! Bit of a stumble!

Where was it?

Knowing how far you can throw the ball can be

the difference between making the pass and losing possession.

4 metres 79cm.

It looks like the boys are really getting the hang of this.

It's important to know how to measure accurately.

Without knowing how long everything is, they couldn't have built

this enormous stadium!

5m 55cm.

Three down, just two to go.

Oh, good catch, The Flea.

6 metres 12cm.

The throws seem to be getting longer and longer.

Last throw, boys, make it count.

-How long is it?

-7 metres.

So now they've got their five measurements,

they just have to work out which was the longest.

Throw one was 3m 90cm,

Throw two, 4m 79cm.

Throw three was 5m 55cm.

Throw four was 6m 12cm

and their last throw was 7m.

So which was the longest throw?

The biggest is 7 metres.

OK, yep.

Looks like they got it right.

Their fifth throw was definitely the longest.

A mammoth throw and perfect catch.

How long was it again?

BOTH: Seven metres!

The boys have completed their 3, 2, 1 Go! challenge,

and players Lloyd and Harry have got their prizes.

And your medal. Hit me, Dyl. Here you go, mate.

And here's your medal. Well done, mate.

-BOTH:

-Well done, boys.

Great job, boys!

Now your teacher has a challenge for you.

BOTH: 3, 2, 1 Go!

Sportspeople must be fast, strong and deadly accurate.

But did you know, they wouldn't be able to compete with out maths?

Timekeeping, scoring, speed,

shape, distance, it's all mathematics.

A tenth of a second or just a few millimetres

can transform an ordinary person into a world champion.

Great Britain get the gold!

-This is...

-3, 2, 1...

-Go!

We take teams to a secret location...

This really is a special place!

It's fabulous!

..to be given a behind-the-scenes tour...

LAUGHTER

..and meet their sporting heroes...

Hi, nice to meet you.

..who will give them a maths challenge.

3, 2, 1...go!

-Go!

-Go!

And if they get it right...

17!

1, 2, 3, 4...

Probability suggests she'll dive to the bottom right corner.

..they win a gold medal.

This challenge is all about rowing.

All Olympic rowing races are 2,000 metres long with six lanes.

The boats or 'shells' can have one, two, four or eight rowers in them.

And some have a cox to steer them.

The rowers have either one or two oars each.

They paddle together in a straight line

and first to cross the finish line wins. So are you ready?

3, 2, 1 Go!

Today, rowing fans Morgan and Lachlan

are being taken to a secret location near the town of Maidenhead.

They both do quite a few sports.

I do rugby, swimming, tennis, skiing.

Morgan loves going to watch the rowing with his family.

He's six-years-old, goes to the Henley Regatta every year,

and wants to learn how to row.

And it's not just Morgan who's into his sports.

Ah, I do kayaking, tennis, football, rugby.

So Lachlan is has a list of sports as his arm.

He is seven-years-old.

He was born in Australia, where he learned to kayak.

And he loves the water so much he's learning to surf.

But he also likes lots of other sports.

Cricket, swimming, dodge-ball, that's it.

Come on, is that really it?

And I forgot, I play hockey too.

Well, it's a good job they do all those sports,

because where they're heading is home to huge variety of athletes.

Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre,

right on the River Thames, houses the UK's most elite athletes.

All of the British athletes that won gold in the Beijing Olympics

came through here. And it's where the GB Olympic rowing squads train.

But it's not just them, over 100 different British Olympic

and paralympic athletes are training here too,

from hockey to synchronized swimming.

It's usually only the highest level sports people that are allowed in,

but today, Lachlan and Morgan are going to be given special access.

-Hi, Morgan, hi, Lachlan.

-Hello.

Welcome to the English Institute Of Sport at Bisham Abbey.

Come on in and we'll show you around, OK?

Welcome to the gym. This is where the athletes train,

and this is where they earn their gold medals.

To earn those medals, the athletes train

every day lifting enormous weights to build their muscles.

To find out exactly what these athletes are lifting,

the boys get weighed in.

OK, you stand on there. So you're about 23 kilos.

OK, off you get.

-Go on, stand on there.

-I'm a lot.

-He's definitely...

-27 and a half kilos.

That is about how much you weigh.

OK, do you want to see how heavy it is?

Right, I'll help you, because you won't be able to hold it.

-Aarrggh!

-It's bit heavy, isn't it?

Here you go, do you want to hold this one?

-And see how heavy that is. That's as much as you weigh.

-Uuurgh!

Maybe something a bit smaller, boys.

You need five of those to be the same weight as you.

And you need about four and a half of those

to be the same weight as you.

Not bad, now lets see if they measure up.

Can they pull up their entire body weight?

Up again. Good work. There we go, one more?

There you go.

Good work. Another? There we go. And that is just like the rowers do.

Good strength. Come on then, your turn.

Er, I think that's cheating, Lachlan.

That's easy, that way.

Now, if they keep building their muscles up,

one day they might be able to lift

as much as some of the athletes here.

Just down here, one of the rowers here is the Paralympic champion.

So he's the champion of the world, the best rower in the world,

and he's lifting some very heavy weights,

so he's probably lifting about three of you in each hand.

-One hand?

-With one hand. See how big his muscles are?

He trains all the time to make sure

he has muscles that big so that he can pull himself along

in the rowing boat, and that's how he does it.

As well as lifting extremely heavy weights, the rowing team

also have to practice for a very long time on the rowing machines.

These are some of the rowers that are going to row the Olympics.

OK, so through here, this is the women's squad,

They have to spend lots of time on the rowing machine

so what they've been doing is just a hard session so they're very tired.

But of course, the real rowing doesn't happen on dry land.

Look at that...

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.

Just outside the training centre is the River Thames

where the rowing teams get out on the water...

..and put all of that training in to practice.

Today, one of the British Olympic rowing team

has taken a break in her training to give them their challenge.

-Hello, boys.

-Hello.

-I'm Anna, what are your names?

-Morgan.

-And Lachlan.

Very nice to meet you.

Anna Watkins competes in the women's double scull.

With that event, she has won the World Championship

and also come first in the World Cup, and at the Beijing Olympics

she took home a bronze medal.

When did you start rowing?

I started rowing when I was pretty grown up, when I was 18

Quite a lot of people row at school now,

so people can start when they're children.

Do you have and lucky pants or jumpers?

SHE LAUGHS

I'm really scared of having lucky underpants or jumpers

because if I lost them before a big race then it would worry me,

so I try not to have anything like that.

And after that cheeky question,

Anna has got their 3,2,1, Go! challenge

And the boys look raring to go.

Here is your challenge, boys.

I row with two oars, one on each side of the boat.

Work out how many oars a four-person crew would need

if they had two each.

Then lay them out.

3, 2, 1, Go!

So the boys have been given a multiplication challenge.

They have to work out how many oars the crew of this boat needs.

How many oars to we need in a four person boat?

If one person has two oars...

Right, they know what they're working out.

The boat has four crew members and each one needs two oars.

So what's the sum, boys?

Two times four equals...

Eight.

Yeah.

Right, Lachlan and Morgan think they would need eight oars.

OK, time to put your maths to the test, boys.

Doing multiplication is just repeated addition

But it's a much faster way of getting to the answer.

Looks like the boys have really got the hang of rigging this boat.

Come on, nearly there, boys.

OK, they've laid them all out.

Each of the four seats now has two oars.

Time to count them up and check if they got it right.

BOTH: One...two...

three...four...

Yeah, so far so good, guys.

BOTH: Five...six...seven...

eight.

Eight oars.

Checking your answers is very important,

so you know you haven't gone wrong anywhere

And it looks like they got it right.

Eight.

First, they worked out the correct sum.

There are four rowers in the boat and each need two oars,

so they boys put two times four.

Which is how they got to their answer.

What was it again, lads?

BOTH: Eight oars!

The boys have completed their 3, 2, 1, Go! challenge,

and rower Anna Watkins has got their prizes.

OK, Lachlan very well done on your challenge.

You did a great job. I've got a certificate for you.

Thank you.

And a certificate for you. Congratulations.

Also, I've got this very nice shiny medal

Thank you.

There you go.

Good job.

You've done a great job, boys.

Now your teacher has a challenge for you.

3, 2, 1, Go!

Sports people must be fast, strong and deadly accurate.

But did you know, they wouldn't be able to compete without maths...

timekeeping...

scoring...

speed...

shape...

distance? It's all mathematics.

A tenth of a second or just a few millimetres can transform

an ordinary person into a world champion.

Great Britain gets the gold!

This is...

-3,2,1...

-Go!

We take teams to a secret location...

This really is a special place!

Fabulous.

..to be given a behind-the-scenes tour...

Argh!

..and meet their sporting heroes...

Hello, Jack, nice to meet you.

...who will give them a maths challenge.

3, 2, 1, Go!

-Go!

-Go!

And if they get it right...

17!

One, two, three, four.

Probability suggests that she'll dive to the bottom right corner.

..they win a gold medal.

This challenge is all about gymnastics.

Gymnastics is a sport that involves the performance

of exercises demonstrating strength, agility, and balance.

Floor exercises take place on a mat measuring 12 metres by 12 metres.

A performance must contain forward,

backwards and sideways acrobatic elements and a balance move.

It must not exceed 70 seconds

and they must not step outside the lines. So are you ready?

Today, gymnastics fans Megan and Konor are being taken

to a secret location near Heathrow Airport,

to complete their 3, 2, 1, Go! challenge.

When it comes to gymnastics, Megan's a bit of a daredevil.

My favourite is the balancing, cos you get to balance on high stuff.

Megan would like to be a gymnast in the future.

She is seven-years-old

and gymnastics is definitely her favourite sport.

She's been a member of her school gym club for a year.

It sounds like they have quite a bit of kit there.

they have a high beam and they have...

Trampolines.

Konor also loves gymnastics.

He's six years old

and also goes to their school gym club.

He and Megan are the longest-serving members.

And he's just spotted where they're going.

Heathrow Gymnastics Club.

The Heathrow Gymnastics Club is the UK's only official

Olympic Association training gymnasium.

It is the largest gymnastics facility in England

and is the most successful British club across all disciplines.

And it's where Megan and Konor are going to be given

their 3, 2, 1 Go! challenge.

-Welcome to the gym, are you excited?

-Yes.

Have you done any gymnastics before?

BOTH: Yes.

-What have you done?

-We do a club at school.

Oh, you do a club at school, do you? What do you do at the gym at school?

We do like high beam stuff and...

jumping.

But this gym is a little different to their gym at school.

Now, even though they've come for a maths challenge,

you can't pass up a chance to train

where some of the British Olympic team practise their stuff.

Megan, see if you can catch Konor.

Never!

And now for a bit of floor work.

Push, push!

Good.

Now this may look like they're washing their hands,

but in fact, it's chalk, it will help them grip the bar.

Much better! Well done!

Keep going and drop.

Looks like you've got some strong arms there, guys!

This is the tricky one. The balance beam. Only ten centimetres wide.

so they have to concentrate.

Keep your arms out like an aeroplane.

Keep your arms out, Konor.

Are you ready?

Steady, go!

Bend legs. Good.

Some careful footwork there, Megan...

Good. Well done.

..and a perfect landing.

Good, well done.

And the roly-poly is even trickier.

Looks like we could have two future champions here.

But today's not just about exercises,

they're here to do some maths.

And one of the British Olympic gymnastics team has taken a break

in his training to give them their 3, 2, 1, Go! challenge.

And he likes to make an entrance.

Hi, guys. How you doing?

-What's your name?

-Konor.

Hi, Konor, you all right? Daniel. Hi, what's your name?

-Megan.

-Hi, I'm Daniel.

Daniel Purvis became the world number one Men's Artistic Gymnast in 2011.

He's been the British All-round Gymnastics Champion twice.

He won gold in the World Cup.

And also got gold in the 2012 Test Event.

So do you guys do gymnastics?

-Yes.

-Yeah? What's your favourite piece?

The high beam.

The high beam, yeah? What about yourself, Megan?

-The high beam.

-High beam, yeah?

-What's your favourite?

-My favourite? The high bar.

Because it's quite exciting.

It's quite high off the ground so it's definitely my favourite.

Yes, yes, I know you like being up high, Daniel,

but can you come down now, please, and give them their challenge?

This is your challenge for today, guys.

The clean shapes and lines my body makes

are how I score points in gymnastics.

Take pictures of my routines and see what shapes you can see.

OK? Three, two, one, go!

So, Megan and Konor have been given a shape-finding challenge.

They must take pictures of Daniel's routine,

and see what shapes and lines his body makes.

Is that in focus, Konor? Oh, yeah, nice shot.

CAMERA CLICKS

Hold it, Daniel.

A bit longer.

-CAMERA CLICKS

-Perfect, Megan.

Whoops.

They're like the mini paparazzi.

Right, they've got their pictures and somewhere amongst them

are some shapes to be found.

They've got their pens and now the detective work starts.

Can you see any shapes, Konor?

I can see a triangle.

Well spotted, his arms make a triangle with the floor.

How about you, Megan?

I can see a circle.

Gymnasts have to make perfect shapes with their body to win points...

-I can see a semi-circle.

-..so knowing all the shapes is very important.

I can see a triangle.

Ah, another triangle hiding in the pictures.

It looks like they're really getting the hang of this.

I can see a rectangle.

When you start looking for shapes

it's surprising how many you can find.

-Can you see any circles?

-Yeah.

And Megan has also found a straight line.

It looks like they've found all the shapes they can see.

So what did you find, guys?

Three triangles.

Two circles.

One rectangle.

One semi-circle.

One line.

I think we've finished our challenge.

They did brilliantly. Who would have thought

they could have seen all those shapes in Daniel's routine?

In his first handstand, they found two triangles.

In his tuck, two circles.

In his second handstand, a triangle, a rectangle and a straight line.

And in his last, a more unusual shape - a semi-circle.

Konor and Megan have completed their Three, Two, One, Go challenge.

And Daniel Purvis has got their prizes.

Well done today, guys. Great job.

Here you go, Konor, here's your certificate. Well done.

-Thank you.

-And well done, Megan. Great job.

-Thank you.

And we've got medals as well.

-Congratulations, Konor.

-Thank you.

-Congratulations, Megan.

-Thank you.

Great job, guys.

Now your teacher has a challenge for you. Three, two, one, go!

Right, so far we saw that distance is important in rugby

because knowing how far you can throw the ball

can mean the difference between making the pass

and losing possession.

And when you're measuring a distance,

you need to keep the tape measure straight.

Three metres, 90 centimetres.

Nice one, lads.

And the boys were great at comparing the distances of their five throws

to work out which was the longest.

-So the biggest is seven metres.

-OK, yep.

So they completed their challenge with flying colours.

There you go, mate. There's your certificate and medal.

We've also seen that knowing how many oars you're supposed to have

is very important in rowing.

Well, I suppose that's obvious.

But working it out by multiplication in super-speedy time

was no problem for Lauchlan and Morgan.

2 x 4 = 8

And they made sure they checked their answer...

..to win their gold medals

There we go. Good job.

Then gymnastics fans Megan and Konor found out that you need strength,

coordination and balance for gymnastics.

But also that a floor routine

contains all sorts of different shapes.

And they were brilliant at spotting them.

I can see a triangle.

Congratulations, Konor.

Congratulations, Megan.

Coming up, two cycling fans get to see where some cyclists

are preparing for this year's Olympics...

-Ah, cool.

-Is that where they cycle?

-Yeah, and this is the track.

..and get to work out which of the athletes

goes the fastest round the track.

-Stop!

-12.

And two Arsenal fans get to meet their heroes.

-Hi.

-Hello.

-I'm Tomas.

..before stepping up to the penalty spot for a scoring challenge.

So, are you ready?

Sports people must be fast, strong and deadly accurate.

But did you know they wouldn't be able to compete without maths?

Timekeeping,

scoring,

speed,

shape,

distance - it's all mathematics.

A tenth of a second or just a few millimetres

can transform an ordinary person into a world champion.

Great Britain gets the gold.

-This is...

-..Three, Two, One...

-..Go.

We take teams to a secret location...

This really is a special place.

This is fabulous.

..to be given a behind-the-scenes tour...

..and meet their sporting heroes...

-Hi, Jack, nice to meet you.

-..who'll give them a maths challenge.

Three, two, one, go!

-Go!

-Go!

And if they get it right...

17!

One, two, three, four...

Probability suggests that he'll dive to the bottom-right corner.

..they win a gold medal.

This challenge is all about cycling.

Track cycling takes place in specially built velodromes.

They are made up of two 180-degree circular bends

connected by two straights.

Cyclists race at speeds of up to 80kmph

on specially designed bikes with no brakes.

So, are you ready?

Today, cycling fans Angel and Mabel

are being taken to a secret location in the city of Manchester

to complete their Three, Two, One, Go challenge.

And they both love one thing...

Cycling.

OK, it feels...

it feels like you're going to fall off that bike,

but, suddenly you don't fall off it.

Angel is mad about cycling.

She is six years old

and was given her first bike by her uncle when she was three.

She likes to go out on her bike with her dad and her sister.

So, do you watch the Olympics, girls?

Yeah.

-I don't get tickets, I just watch it on TV.

-Me too.

Let me guess which events you like.

-Ooh!

-Cycling!

-Me too. Cycling.

Mabel is crazy about cycling too.

She is five years old. Her dad taught her to ride two years ago

and there is no stopping her now

because she cycles to school most days.

Ah, it looks like they might have seen where they're heading.

This is the National Cycling Centre in Manchester

and it was Britain's first indoor Olympic cycling track.

A cycle arena is called a velodrome.

And this one is where members of the Great Britain Olympic team

are training.

This is where the girls are going to be given

their Three, Two, One, Go challenge.

It looks a little different to what I was thinking.

Hi, guys, do you want to come in,

have a look around the National Cycling Centre?

The girls are being given a special tour of the velodrome.

And they've noticed some bikes parked in some strange places.

-How do get them bikes up there?

-Yeah...how did you?

We had to get a ladder and put it up there.

And they're just about to see the track for the first time.

-Ah, cool.

-Is that where they cycle?

-Yeah, and this is the track.

-Can we watch?

Yeah, you can go and have a look.

And these bikes have something different about them.

You see these bikes? They've got no brakes on them.

-Do they have to stop it with their foot?

-Yeah.

No brakes! Are you joking?

Got no brakes!

-What do you think of the track?

-Cool!

The track is where the Olympic athletes practise

but right next to it are some rather unusual bikes.

-Are they exercise bikes?

-Yeah.

-Can we try them?

Yeah, you can sit on them and have a go.

This is where the athletes can practise without moving an inch.

That's it, and then jump up onto that.

-I can't reach the other foot.

-Me too.

Come on, pedal hard, girls!

Go on, let's see your legs. That's it.

I'm going to fall off.

The Manchester Velodrome

is where some of the best cyclists in the world train.

And finally the girls get right to the centre of the action.

And today, a world champion has taken a break in her training

to give the girls their challenge.

Hello, good morning! My name's Sarah, what's your name?

-Angel.

-Hello, Angel, and your name?

-Mabel.

-So are you into your cycling?

Sarah Storey is World Champion in Para-Cycling.

She has competed at no less than five Paralympic games

where she has won 18 Medals and she has an incredible 71 world records.

And Sarah has brought a few of her World Championship medals

to show them.

Shall I show you what I won last weekend?

Wow.

There's two gold medals and a silver medal there.

Want to have a feel? There you go.

So this one was for doing 12 laps of the track.

This one was for doing two laps of the track.

And this one was for riding in the team sprint.

And I had to ride with two boys

cos some of the other boys weren't quick enough.

Beat them. Do you like that?

Have you beaten any of the boys when you've been riding on your bike?

I have. I beat my cousin.

Now, Sarah's got their Three, Two, One, Go challenge.

OK, girls, I've got your challenge here.

Are you ready? Listen very carefully.

Winning a cycling race depends on speed.

Time how fast four of my team-mates can complete a lap

and work out who was the fastest. Three, two, one, go!

So the girls have been given a timing challenge.

They need to measure how quickly

four cyclists make it round the track.

Today the team are training behind their coach on a motorbike.

They've got to be fast to keep up with that!

But how are you going to time them, girls?

So, Mabel, you're going to get the timer,

I'm going to get the pen.

Good idea, Angel.

A stopwatch is a good way of measuring time.

They have to start the stopwatch

when the first cyclist crosses the white line.

So...

Ready?

Yep! We need to wait for a second.

-Aaaaaand...go!

-Time!

Aaaaand...stop!

How many seconds was that, Mabel?

-17!

-Now they need to write down their first result.

And now for the second cyclist.

Go!

Timing is very important in cycling.

When they're training, it helps to know if they're getting faster.

26.

That's two down, just two to go.

Here comes the third rider, he looks pretty fast.

In a race, just one second could be the difference between winning...

12!

..and losing.

And the fourth and final cyclist...

-Stop!

-19!

Good effort, girls. So now they've got their four measurements,

some of them were pretty fast.

The first cyclist completed their lap in 17 seconds.

The second took 26 seconds.

The third cyclist took 12 seconds.

And the fourth took 19 seconds.

They now have to work out which was the fastest.

So, which one was it, girls?

-12, Mabel.

-Right!

Looks like they've got it right.

The third lap was a super-speedy 12 seconds. Incredible!

How fast was it again?

12 seconds!

The girls have completed their 3, 2, 1, Go challenge,

And world champion cyclist Sarah Storey has got their prizes.

Well done, Angel and Mabel, you were amazing!

I didn't realise how clever you were.

So I want to shake your hand.

Congratulations, there's your certificate.

And yours, congratulations, there's your certificate as well.

And don't go away because I've got two medals for you as well.

And these are a little bit bigger than mine,

so I want you to hang them on your wall,

then you'll remember all about today that you spent at the velodrome, OK?

Congratulations!

You're not going to forget today are you?

There we go. Give yourselves a round of applause.

Brilliant job, girls!

OK. Now your teacher has a challenge for you.

3, 2, 1, go!

Sportspeople must be fast...

strong...

and deadly accurate.

But did you know they wouldn't be able to compete without maths?

Time-keeping.

Scoring.

Speed.

Shape.

Distance.

It's all mathematics.

A 10th of a second, or just a few millimetres can transform

an ordinary person into a world champion.

'Great Britain get the gold.'

This is...

-3, 2, 1...

-Go!

We take teams to a secret location...

This really is a special place.

Fabulous.

..to be given a behind-the-scenes tour.

SCREAMING

..and meet their sporting heroes...

Hi, Jack, nice to meet you.

..who'll give them a maths challenge.

3, 2, 1, go!

Go!

Go!

And if they get it right...

17!

One, two, three, four.

Former ability suggests...

he'll dive to the bottom-right corner.

..they win a gold medal.

This challenge is all about football.

Football is played on a rectangular grass pitch,

up to 120 metres long and 90 metres wide.

Two teams of 11-a-side kick a round ball

into a goal on the opposite team's half.

Only one player from each team can handle the ball,

but only in the penalty box.

The games last for 90 minutes

and the team with the most goals wins.

So, are you ready?

3, 2, 1, Go!

Today, football fans Orla and Mia are being taken to a secret location

to complete their 3, 2, 1, Go challenge.

They've both just started playing football

but Mia's is still waiting for her first win.

The other team had ten matches,

so we lost because that was our first match.

Mia Plays football every week.

She is seven years old.

There isn't a girls' club near her,

so she plays for Garston Boys,

where she goes to train every Saturday.

And both girls are die-hard supporters of one club.

-Arsenal.

-Yes.

Orla plays football every day. She is six years old.

She specialises in penalty shootouts and has a mean left foot.

And although her dad supports Tottenham, she supports Arsenal.

Because...they're a good team.

They ARE a good team, Orla.

In fact, they're one of the most successful British clubs,

winning 13 First Division and Premier League titles,

two League Cups

and no less than ten FA cups!

The girls have just spotted where they're going.

It looks like an Arsenal stadium.

You're not too wrong, Mia.

Oh, hee-hee!

This is where Premier League side Arsenal train.

With ten full-size pitches,

each to the exact specification of their home stadium,

they come here to prepare for all their major matches.

But today the pitches are covered in snow, so they're training indoors.

Well, sort of...

It's a top-secret location

and usually only the players are allowed in.

Hi, girls, welcome to Arsenal. These are for you.

Come this way.

But today, Mia and Orla are going to be given special access.

(An Arsenal player!)

I've just seen an Arsenal player.

This place is full of Arsenal players!

Training today are Thierry Henry and Johan Djourou.

And there's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain playing table tennis.

And one of the top players has taken a break

to come to give them their 3, 2, 1, Go challenge.

-Hi.

-Hello.

-Hi, I'm Tomas.

How are you doing?

Tomas Rosicky has played for Arsenal since 2006.

He's a midfielder and he has also captained the Czech national team.

He's been nicknamed "Little Mozart"

for his amazing orchestration on the pitch.

And it's rumoured that he was bought by Arsenal for £7 million.

-Hello. What's your name?

-Orla.

-And you?

-Mia.

-Perfect.

What's your favourite subject at school?

My favourite subject?

You know, I was, er...

It sounds maybe weird, but I like to learn German, you know?

Gym?

-German!

-LAUGHS

What's your favourite part in football?

Favourite part? Just the game itself,

I think it's a lot of fun to play football.

Are you playing sometimes?

Yes? Are you enjoying that?

OK, that's good.

OK, enough idle chit-chat. Time for their 3, 2, 1, Go challenge.

The match is won by the team that scores most goals.

You have 10 shots at goal.

Add up how many you score. 3, 2, 1, go!

So the girls have been given their scoring challenge.

But first, the outside pitch has to be cleared of snow.

Keep warm, girls.

Now, the girls are up against the 3, 2, 1, Go goalie.

Nicknamed "Two gloves", because he has...two gloves.

And he doesn't like to be beaten. Feeling lucky, girls?

Right, we'd better score some penalties.

Now, they have 10 shots at goal.

3, 2, 1, go!

Looks like Orla is up first.

Here she comes, with her strong left foot...

And it's a goal! She's got one past the goalie already.

When you've finished celebrating, Orla, there's work to be done.

Now she has to mark whether it was a goal or a save on the board,

so they can add up how many they scored at the end.

Next up is Mia.

Which way is she going?

She goes to her left.

And Two Gloves has saved it!

Oh, he got it.

Oh, man!

Keep your cool, Mia.

Cool heads. Don't forget to mark it on the table.

Orla for the third shot.

Go on, girl.

Two out of two! Another goal! She's on fire!

It's important to keep track of how many goals have been scored

so you know who is winning the match.

Here comes Mia again, shot number four.

And Two Gloves has saved it again!

Let's go back to the board

and it's evening up.

Organising their results like this

will help them remember how many penalties they've taken,

and how many of those they scored.

Here's the fifth shot.

Back of the net. And Two Gloves is NOT happy.

The girls are edging ahead.

Here's Mia with the next shot, she goes to her right.

Two Gloves got his whole body behind that one.

Bad luck, Mia.

The results have evened up. This could go either way.

Orla's up again for the seventh penalty.

Oh! Two Gloves is on a roll. He's saved another one.

Look how happy he is! He's ahead now.

Come on, Mia! The girls need this one. She shoots and she scores!

And a great celebration too. Good effort, Mia.

And we're all even again, just two shots left.

Can the girls hold their nerve?

Oh, yes, they can. Straight past Two Gloves.

The girls are now in front.

One penalty left. This is the final penalty.

The pressure's on for Mia.

Miss this, and Two Gloves evens the score,

but if she scores, the girls win.

Here we go.

Oh! Take that, Two Gloves.

Not much power, but right in the bottom corner.

The girls both go home heroes.

Now they've taken all their penalties, they have to work out

how many they missed and how many they scored.

The first shot was a goal.

The second was a save.

The third was a goal

and the fourth was a save.

The fifth was another goal and the sixth was another save,

evening things up.

Then the seventh was a save,

but the eighth was a goal, making things even again.

Then the ninth was a goal and so was the tenth.

So, how many of the ten shots were saved, girls?

One, two, three, four.

That's right, four were saved.

And how many did you score?

One, two, three, four, five, six.

We scored six goals.

Looks like they got it right.

They managed to find the back of the net with six deadly strikes.

And how miserable does Two Gloves look!

-How many did you score again, girls?

-We scored six goals!

They have completed their 3, 2, 1, Go challenge.

And Arsenal player Tomas Rosicky has got their prizes.

Congratulations, here's your certificate.

And I give you a medal as well.

Well done.

The same for you, your certificate.

-Great work, Orla.

-Great work, Mia.

Great job, girls.

Now your teacher has a challenge for you. 3, 2, 1, Go!

So, now we've seen that measuring time in cycling

helps the athletes know if they're getting faster in their training.

Because in a race, just one second could be the difference

between winning and losing.

And as Mabel and Angel proved,

to measure them accurately,

you need a stopwatch...

And go!

And lightning-fast reactions.

Stop!

12.

Congratulations.

You're not going to forget today, are you?

Give yourselves a round of applause.

And finally, we saw that in football

it's important to keep track of the score...

..so you know which team is winning!

And Mia and Orla stepped up to the penalty spot

to undertake their challenge.

Right, we'd better score some penalties.

And scored their way to victory.

So congratulations.

Here's your certificate.

Now, let's see how YOU do in your challenges.

3, 2, 1, Go!

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