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:01:28. > :01:31.the opening day of the 20th Commonwealth Games. More than 1

:01:32. > :01:40.million tickets have been sold for the 17 sports. 4500 athletes are

:01:41. > :01:45.here to compete. Here are some of the venues, Hampden Park will be

:01:46. > :01:52.home to the athletics. And action that new venues such as the Sir

:01:53. > :01:58.Chris Hoy Velodrome, and venues right next to our studios on the

:01:59. > :02:02.banks of the River Clyde. Glasgow is ready to go round we will bring you

:02:03. > :02:19.the best of it every morning from 9am until closed to midnight. What a

:02:20. > :02:34.vantage point we have. Two of the venues on our doorstep, the

:02:35. > :02:40.Armadillo and the Hydro, and we have a Glasgow landmark on our doorstep,

:02:41. > :02:50.the Finnieston Crane, a reminder of this city's rich shipbuilding

:02:51. > :02:57.heritage. This is what we have lined up today.

:02:58. > :03:07.The action begins in the swimming as a Scottish favourite Hannah Miley

:03:08. > :03:17.looks to defend her crown. Then we are off to Strathclyde country Park

:03:18. > :03:20.to see the women's triathlon. That is followed by the men that this

:03:21. > :03:30.afternoon as the Brownie brothers look to repeat the drama of 2012 --

:03:31. > :03:41.Brownlee. Bradley Wiggins will look for gold in the men's team pursuit

:03:42. > :03:48.final. A few highlights for you to look out for. In a moment we will

:03:49. > :03:55.look ahead with one of the games ambassadors and look back at the

:03:56. > :04:00.opening ceremony. Then one of the early group matches from the

:04:01. > :04:04.badminton takes place. We look ahead to the opening day of the cycling at

:04:05. > :04:11.the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, with the man himself. Then we are the

:04:12. > :04:19.Tollcross International Swimming Centre were Hannah Miley looks to

:04:20. > :04:22.defend the 400 metres crown. After those heat we travelled to

:04:23. > :04:25.Strathclyde country Park to see the first medal of the games in the

:04:26. > :04:34.women's triathlon, Jodie Stimpson is one of the favourites. Then it is

:04:35. > :04:43.the turn of the men as they Brownlee brothers take centre stage. Bradley

:04:44. > :04:50.Wiggins will look for gold in the men's team pursuit final. Lots to

:04:51. > :05:01.look forward to and plenty to get stuck into. You can watch in a

:05:02. > :05:07.number of different ways. BBC Three starts today at the lawn bowls and

:05:08. > :05:18.on the red button, live badminton already underway, Scotland versus

:05:19. > :05:24.the Seychelles. Live right now on the red button. If you then press

:05:25. > :05:32.blue and some digital platforms you will get even more options. If that

:05:33. > :05:38.is not enough you can head to the website where every individual sport

:05:39. > :05:53.will be streamed live. There is currently long -- lawn bowls on.

:05:54. > :05:57.Just go to our website for all the details. This is the day that the

:05:58. > :06:09.sporting action gets underway and it would be easy. In a minute we speak

:06:10. > :06:19.to a Games ambassador about the hopes and expectations of the next

:06:20. > :06:26.in the days. -- 11. First, let's look back on the opening ceremony.

:06:27. > :07:16.# You can't stop me now. # My turn to stand out from the crowd.

:07:17. > :08:26.It gives me the greatest pleasure to declare the 20th, will --

:08:27. > :09:06.Commonwealth Games open. What a great night it was. Welcome

:09:07. > :09:11.to David Carry, games ambassador. I was struck by the variety of the

:09:12. > :09:18.performance. Like a West End musical in the East End of Glasgow.

:09:19. > :09:25.Did you think it was authentic to the spirit that has brought the

:09:26. > :09:29.Games two Glasgow? I did. The variety of colours, the

:09:30. > :09:36.reference to the history of Glasgow, they covered every single aspect.

:09:37. > :09:41.And they did it with respect and humour as well.

:09:42. > :09:48.As an ambassador you have been part of the process, how does it feel to

:09:49. > :09:51.see it underway? It was 12 years ago that there was a

:09:52. > :10:02.discussion around the breakfast table with Jack McConnell, and the

:10:03. > :10:08.idea was that after 2002 in Manchester, what if Scotland could

:10:09. > :10:14.take the Games north of the border? It was audacious.

:10:15. > :10:18.Did you believe it? It was a little bit of a pipe dream

:10:19. > :10:24.because we were not used to having major events up here but now we have

:10:25. > :10:28.the Ryder Cup as well. It was a great ambition and I'm just

:10:29. > :10:32.delighted it is here. Particularly when we saw the home

:10:33. > :10:39.nations come out, there was a big cheer, for the England team. That's

:10:40. > :10:43.not everybody expect that. Absolutely. It reassures me that the

:10:44. > :10:50.Commonwealth Games is about a friendly atmosphere. It was very

:10:51. > :10:55.exciting to see you in Burton with his arms straight out, parading

:10:56. > :10:59.around with the team. The noise from the crowd was deafening.

:11:00. > :11:04.Did you look at the athletes parading and wish you well among

:11:05. > :11:12.them? It is a tough question. I happen so

:11:13. > :11:18.involved in the Games that I haven't missed it, I have been a separate

:11:19. > :11:24.games and never once paraded because I was always competing on the first

:11:25. > :11:29.day. Wearing that kit, the Scottish team,

:11:30. > :11:36.which had a bit of a bad press, but it looked great, I thought.

:11:37. > :11:42.It is a parade uniform. Not every day for wearing to the shops.

:11:43. > :11:45.Warriors stand out from the crowd and we're ready for battle. I

:11:46. > :11:53.thought that was wonderful quote which summed up the whole team.

:11:54. > :12:07.It all seemed to go fantastically well apart from the untoward moment

:12:08. > :12:15.with the baton at the end. It seemed to get a bit fiddly.

:12:16. > :12:20.There is a very complicated, genius locking device. The prince had a

:12:21. > :12:27.couple of practices earlier in the day and struggled where as well. He

:12:28. > :12:33.managed to get the hang of it but unfortunately in the heat, under the

:12:34. > :12:46.gaze... Fortunately we had a knighthood came to the rescue!

:12:47. > :12:53.But it was a very human moment which showcased the city.

:12:54. > :13:00.There was no panic, no gasps, just laughter and calmness.

:13:01. > :13:05.Your own memories of the Commonwealth Games?

:13:06. > :13:12.Three separate times, all very different. Obviously standing on the

:13:13. > :13:16.podium and see my own flag being raised in singing the national

:13:17. > :13:21.anthem, that was a huge moment for me, but it is about the friendships

:13:22. > :13:27.I have made. They really are the friendly games.

:13:28. > :13:34.They really are. Until the starting gun goes!

:13:35. > :13:41.Stay with us, more to talk about, we will hear lots more from you. All

:13:42. > :13:47.the athletes here in Glasgow need housing and looking after. We spent

:13:48. > :13:55.Kathleen Grainger, no stranger to an athlete Village, to check out the

:13:56. > :14:02.facilities. What do you think?

:14:03. > :14:17.It is amazing. It is actually like a village. A nail salon and

:14:18. > :14:21.everything. You hear about the Commonwealth Village, and you

:14:22. > :14:32.arrive, and you are like, oh, it is a village!

:14:33. > :14:40.What is your role here? Managing the lions den as we like to call it.

:14:41. > :14:50.Just 14 England. -- just for team England. Have you been out playing

:14:51. > :14:58.on the pictures? Yes we trained, and we won 3-0.

:14:59. > :15:05.Are you being gentle? Yes, like half pace!

:15:06. > :15:11.It is nice to walk the streets, you always get a special mode when you

:15:12. > :15:26.are in this jersey. This is the Welsh side. There is the

:15:27. > :15:32.bridge. Look at that! Is it true, if you win a gold medal,

:15:33. > :15:38.you will change it again? If somebody is going to buy the die

:15:39. > :15:44.for me, yes. I will have to accept any offer.

:15:45. > :16:01.What did do the nerves happen?

:16:02. > :16:06.What did village itself is wonderful. The

:16:07. > :16:12.whole design was done in a way from an athlete's point of view, from

:16:13. > :16:17.getting off the bus, to the village, picking up accreditation, the dining

:16:18. > :16:21.hall. What does an athlete want? Great food, great bed, easy

:16:22. > :16:28.transport. In and out as easy as possible. And

:16:29. > :16:34.not to have to worry. What has the atmosphere been like?

:16:35. > :16:37.Some competitors do not go to the village until they have finished

:16:38. > :16:42.competing? It is a busy place right now. 7000

:16:43. > :16:49.athletes and officials in the village itself. I was fortunate

:16:50. > :16:58.enough to be the village chieftain! I did all the official welcoming.

:16:59. > :17:01.Quite a job. It was! A huge production, the National youth

:17:02. > :17:08.Theatre came along to welcome them all. Taking elements of Glasgow,

:17:09. > :17:18.Scotland, to welcome them in a traditional way. And behaviour in

:17:19. > :17:26.the village? It is early days yet, it is the kind of thing you hear

:17:27. > :17:30.about. Certainly, the first three quarters of the Games is about

:17:31. > :17:33.preparation, these athletes have been preparing for at least four

:17:34. > :17:40.years. Just for this one moment to compete

:17:41. > :17:46.in their national colours. What do you make of the venues?

:17:47. > :17:52.Glasgow has a mixture of some newly built, some refurbished, some used

:17:53. > :17:59.temporarily, like Hampden Park? It was one of the biggest draws of

:18:00. > :18:04.these, Web games, the reason why we got the bid, because of the

:18:05. > :18:10.long-term sustainability of all of these venues. Tollcross, I have

:18:11. > :18:13.known it very well over the years. It had quite a face-lift.

:18:14. > :18:20.The same with the velodrome, one of the most used in the whole world

:18:21. > :18:25.already. But you think the chances of

:18:26. > :18:31.delivering a decent legacy and being well used afterwards good?

:18:32. > :18:33.They are used already. They were open for a year before the Games

:18:34. > :18:40.started. That is legacy already. David will have a keen eye

:18:41. > :18:42.on this morning's swimming, which starts off with what promises to be

:18:43. > :18:46.a very strong morning for Scotland. Hannah Miley,

:18:47. > :18:48.who won gold in Delhi four years ago, in the women's 400m individual

:18:49. > :18:51.medley, starts the defence of her We'll be at Tollcross

:18:52. > :18:58.in just over an hour for that. Then, the swimming coverage switches

:18:59. > :19:01.to BBC Three for Robbie Renwick, He's the reigning Commonwealth

:19:02. > :19:04.200m freestyle champion. it's the heats of the men's 200m

:19:05. > :19:12.breaststroke, which will see the Olympic silver medallist

:19:13. > :19:33.Michael Jamieson swim in the pool he Glasgow. This city is my hometown.

:19:34. > :19:41.And this is a home Games. To compete here will be the realisation of a

:19:42. > :19:48.lifelong goal. I was a kid here. In Glasgow, I decided I wanted to

:19:49. > :19:52.become this. It is more than a gold medal but striving for your best.

:19:53. > :19:58.Here, at home, that is exactly what I have got to do.

:19:59. > :20:03.It has obviously been a long time in the making, a lot of preparation

:20:04. > :20:10.going into performing at a major competition like this. In the last

:20:11. > :20:15.few days, everything is done. Nothing will change physically. It

:20:16. > :20:18.is all psychological. Just trying to stay as relaxed as possible and

:20:19. > :20:25.remember I am here because I love swimming, and competition should be

:20:26. > :20:30.the easiest part of the training. The hard graft has been done. I want

:20:31. > :20:34.to enjoy myself and before my best. This is the biggest race of my

:20:35. > :20:40.career without a doubt. My nerves are starting to build. One

:20:41. > :20:46.day I will feel relaxed, one day I will be getting really stressed

:20:47. > :20:51.about it. COMMENTATOR: What a brilliant swim

:20:52. > :20:56.that was. Now that London is done and dusted,

:20:57. > :21:05.a full two years ago. I have great memories of that. But, given it is

:21:06. > :21:12.at home when things started, the incredible support for myself and

:21:13. > :21:18.the rest of the team in the build-up to the Games. I feel like this is

:21:19. > :21:23.the only me but for everyone, the support which has had a hand in my

:21:24. > :21:27.progress as an athlete. I can't wait for it, I am looking forward to the

:21:28. > :21:32.challenge. COMMENTATOR: He really is coming

:21:33. > :21:39.back fast. Jamieson gets the silver. I feel a

:21:40. > :21:45.sense of responsibility, being one of the older guys. Racing in front

:21:46. > :21:49.of a big crowd can be daunting. The older guys have two show the younger

:21:50. > :21:55.athletes this is just another competition. One you need to enjoy,

:21:56. > :21:58.don't be scared of competing against anyone. Everyone on this team has

:21:59. > :22:05.earned their place. COMMENTATOR: He's won the race of

:22:06. > :22:10.his life. A terrific achievement for Michael Jamieson.

:22:11. > :22:14.It is only natural to change your targets when you achieve something.

:22:15. > :22:23.For me, London was a huge step forward. It was also a point where I

:22:24. > :22:32.had to think, what next? This year, I had the world record time that I

:22:33. > :22:37.see every morning in training. I want to go for it, it is a target. I

:22:38. > :22:40.hope I get there this week. If I don't, there is nothing else I could

:22:41. > :22:42.have done in my preparation. Psychologically, that is what I am

:22:43. > :22:46.aiming for. So, all eyes on Michael Jamieson in

:22:47. > :22:50.the 200m breaststroke later, and who better to talk to about that than a

:22:51. > :22:53.man who won that event last time it Adrian Moorhouse,

:22:54. > :22:57.who will be one of our commentators Is that still fresh in the mind,

:22:58. > :23:06.Adrian? They are now! It is such a long time

:23:07. > :23:15.ago. A fantastic experience. They are now! It is such a long time

:23:16. > :23:20.expected to win the 100 but I lost at first. Then I got revenge in the

:23:21. > :23:28.200. I am looking forward to Michael Jamieson. For him, in the swimming

:23:29. > :23:33.pool he trained in, in front of family, friends, the whole nation

:23:34. > :23:41.will be supporting him. Do you think his chances are good?

:23:42. > :23:48.Yes, you would think so. The Australian who used to old the world

:23:49. > :23:57.record five years ago, Christian Sprenger, he may be less of a

:23:58. > :24:03.threat. It is not a shoo-in. What will happen is the crowd will push

:24:04. > :24:06.him on to a fast time. Myself and Andy Jamieson in the commentary box

:24:07. > :24:13.are looking forward to see if he can get the world record.

:24:14. > :24:18.It will be interesting, home crowd, fantastic. But David, it has its

:24:19. > :24:25.pressures. No question about it. A lot of

:24:26. > :24:29.people felt going into London 2012, the crowd were shouting at them

:24:30. > :24:40.instead of for them. There is a big psychological difference. People can

:24:41. > :24:46.lend a sense of well-being. It can also crush people. Let us look back

:24:47. > :24:51.to 2012 and watch Michael Jamieson in action in London.

:24:52. > :24:59.Here he is, in that race. Agent, talk us through? Jamieson was

:25:00. > :25:05.in a good position. He knew the reigning champion would be a real

:25:06. > :25:12.threat to him. He kept his own pace. But he ran out, actually. He is in

:25:13. > :25:20.the prime of his career, Jamieson. 2012, as he said in that interview,

:25:21. > :25:24.was a stepping stone. He knows he is one of the best in the world. His

:25:25. > :25:31.age is perfect, his training is good. At home. There are not a lot

:25:32. > :25:41.of people around him, a lot of Europeans, Americans. It is for the

:25:42. > :25:44.taking. The crowd is with him. If he is relaxed, at the peak of his

:25:45. > :25:52.fitness, that could push him to a fast time.

:25:53. > :26:00.Not just a gold medal. Fantastically strong showing

:26:01. > :26:05.of the line-up today. Hannah Miley? She is the king in

:26:06. > :26:11.really good shape. I met her as she walked into the village, the smile

:26:12. > :26:17.on her face. I have said it already, really, the confidence,

:26:18. > :26:19.body language, tells so much. If you watch them at poolside,

:26:20. > :26:23.body language, tells so much. If you their shoulders back, I would say

:26:24. > :26:26.will perform better. How have things been for Hannah

:26:27. > :26:31.Miley and other How have things been for Hannah

:26:32. > :26:36.Scottish squad since London? Hannah Miley was disappointed with

:26:37. > :26:42.London, no question, she was expected to win a medal. She swam a

:26:43. > :26:49.quick time, but the rest of the world swam quicker. It is difficult

:26:50. > :26:55.to deal with that. But she knows that she has an excellent

:26:56. > :27:02.opportunity to defend her title, so she is in good shape and will have

:27:03. > :27:04.great rivalry with Aileen Wilmot, the English girl.

:27:05. > :27:09.Adrian, Robbie Renwick is the other Scottish swimmer will be looking out

:27:10. > :27:13.for? Defending champion in his event. He

:27:14. > :27:17.will find it quite tough, he knows that. He upset if you people for

:27:18. > :27:21.years ago. I am looking for him to show that

:27:22. > :27:30.determination. It is a Scottish night. Aimee

:27:31. > :27:35.Willmott is close to Hannah Miley. It may be that the pressure will

:27:36. > :27:40.sort them out. They are six seconds ahead of the rest of the field, both

:27:41. > :27:44.of them. Nerves will win out on that one.

:27:45. > :27:51.A couple of good Australians against Robbie Renwick. Good racing tonight.

:27:52. > :28:10.Scottish is written all over this. Here's how you can watch Glasgow

:28:11. > :28:30.2014. Where do you think the first medal

:28:31. > :28:37.will come for Scotland? In the first race!

:28:38. > :28:43.You are right. There will be a few good races. That

:28:44. > :28:54.is what we have to look forward to. There are some good South Africans,

:28:55. > :29:00.the Campbell sisters. A couple of siblings who could be on

:29:01. > :29:08.the podium. We are looking forward to some really good racing. There

:29:09. > :29:16.are some strong nations. It means you have a chance to race. Talking

:29:17. > :29:27.about Jamieson and records, at the end of the day, these competitions,

:29:28. > :29:31.they will win the medals. We will see the first showing of the South

:29:32. > :29:47.African as well. Some good names out there and some good racing.

:29:48. > :29:53.David, one of the striking things which is different compared with

:29:54. > :29:59.London is the Americans are not her, but it would railings everyone's

:30:00. > :30:06.looking at. -- it will be the Australians.

:30:07. > :30:13.We will see some truly world-class racing. Michael Jamieson will not

:30:14. > :30:18.have it all his own way, but I expect him to do something pretty

:30:19. > :30:25.special tonight. You will be over there?

:30:26. > :30:31.I will be watching the freestyle, the medal I want. Interesting to see

:30:32. > :30:37.that level of competition in the East End of Glasgow, I'm hugely

:30:38. > :30:43.excited. You must know exactly what they are

:30:44. > :30:47.going through. It is terrifying. You have no

:30:48. > :30:50.control over it. Everything about your preparation has been thought

:30:51. > :30:56.of, as soon as you sit in the stands, you have no control over it,

:30:57. > :31:10.and you see people you care about and want to do well. I remember

:31:11. > :31:14.watching Carrie and and thinking, this is what my parents must have

:31:15. > :31:21.gone through. Thank you, and in your role as an

:31:22. > :31:25.ambassador, congratulations on getting off to a great start.

:31:26. > :31:34.Glasgow is certainly looking forward to it all.

:31:35. > :31:42.I'm going to say... Warm, giving, generous.

:31:43. > :31:48.Fiery. Fine, proud, happy.

:31:49. > :31:55.They are audiences are always very enthusiastic.

:31:56. > :32:01.Romantic and handsome. Fine.

:32:02. > :32:08.It is all about that statue with the coding on its head!

:32:09. > :32:15.Lunatics, and I mean that in a nice way!

:32:16. > :32:32.It has a five like no other place. Maybe Brazil! Vibe.

:32:33. > :32:40.Here's how you can watch Glasgow 2014.

:32:41. > :32:44.Follow all the action as it unfolds. Share every moment with up to 17

:32:45. > :32:53.streams on your mobile, desktop, tablet, and connected television.

:32:54. > :33:05.Keep up with live medal updates. Join the conversation using

:33:06. > :33:11.#Glasgow2014. Be part of it on the BBC.

:33:12. > :33:20.BBC Three is showing the morning bowls between England and Canada.

:33:21. > :33:24.And Scotland versus the Seychelles in the badminton is alive right now

:33:25. > :33:32.on the red button, then the blue button for even more options. And on

:33:33. > :33:45.the website, just go to BBC .co .uk/ Glasgow 2014. You can also

:33:46. > :33:55.watch and BBC Three on their if you are out and about.

:33:56. > :33:59.We will be using the hash tag #Glasgow2014 throughout the Games.

:34:00. > :34:10.One man who will be using it a lot as all you Williams. -- Ollie. What

:34:11. > :34:17.were the athletes saying after the opening ceremony?

:34:18. > :34:26.Well, one of the headline acts aside from the athletes was Rod Stewart.

:34:27. > :34:33.If you look at this picture you can also see England Squash players in

:34:34. > :34:38.that photo. You can just about make out what Stewart in the background!

:34:39. > :34:44.They had some of the best seats in the house. Nicola Adams in the

:34:45. > :34:53.flyweight boxing category, here she is. All smiles. And nobody happier

:34:54. > :34:59.than this Tongan boxer who won the hearts of Celtic fans all over the

:35:00. > :35:01.than this Tongan boxer who won the world by getting his own jersey and

:35:02. > :35:11.wearing it into the opening ceremony. He said

:35:12. > :35:14.wearing it into the opening you got 100 retweets, he

:35:15. > :35:18.wearing it into the opening with thousands, a proud Celtic fan

:35:19. > :35:25.from the other side of the world. And this is one way of

:35:26. > :35:28.from the other side of the world. approach! The Scottish team for last

:35:29. > :35:36.night was amazing. One hockey player saying, without a doubt the most

:35:37. > :35:36.special moment of my life. Morag McClelland

:35:37. > :35:44.special moment of my life. Morag so proud.

:35:45. > :35:56.You have not mentioned the dogs! They had trouble tweeting!

:35:57. > :36:07.They did go down well. It was a genius idea.

:36:08. > :36:22.You can really go wrong with them. Australian wheelchair racer, Kirk

:36:23. > :36:29.Fernley, this is his impersonation of the mascot. Cameron Brody and

:36:30. > :36:40.other swimmers, they had to watch from the village. Michael Jamieson,

:36:41. > :36:45.so much of the build-up has fallen on his shoulders, he treated to say

:36:46. > :36:55.he appreciates good luck messages and keep them coming. -- tweeted.

:36:56. > :37:05.And you can share your views using the hash tag #Glasgow2014.

:37:06. > :37:13.My own mission is to find one athlete from each of the 71 nations

:37:14. > :37:19.for an interview. You will see that each night on BBC One, and on the

:37:20. > :37:23.BBC sport website. Some will be easier than others to

:37:24. > :37:33.track down! Brunei will be difficult, just one

:37:34. > :37:38.competing, he can run, but he cannot hide!

:37:39. > :37:45.He definitely cannot leave Glasgow without speaking to you!

:37:46. > :37:52.If you see him at an airport, please stop him!

:37:53. > :38:02.There is a track cyclist from Ghana, and another from Malaysia, that I

:38:03. > :38:08.must find. It is such an incredible global

:38:09. > :38:14.reach, some teams are better funded than others, how many nations and

:38:15. > :38:20.territories have those very small teams?

:38:21. > :38:34.Just the one team was one athlete, that is Brunei. It really depends

:38:35. > :38:40.where you are from. Pakistan only sent one woman to the last games,

:38:41. > :38:48.they have upped that and now a bigger female contingent. So it

:38:49. > :38:52.depends. But at least one of them, from everywhere, I must try and

:38:53. > :39:06.find. Gridlock with that. -- good luck.

:39:07. > :39:13.Posted by Clare Balding and Mark Chapman, tonight at the Games will

:39:14. > :39:19.have the best of the action plus a live band and special guests. A

:39:20. > :39:26.reminder of what is coming up this morning, we start the build-up to

:39:27. > :39:34.the triathlon. Then some badminton, Scotland versus the Seychelles.

:39:35. > :39:36.Later, we go to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome to talk to the man

:39:37. > :39:42.himself, and look forward to the heats featuring Radley Wiggins. But

:39:43. > :39:49.we start with a challenging course at Strathclyde Country Park. The

:39:50. > :39:55.winner will be the first medallist of the Games, and the men's race is

:39:56. > :40:01.this afternoon. The park is just south of Glasgow between Motherwell

:40:02. > :40:09.and Hamilton. Very popular with families, now it is a venue for the

:40:10. > :40:14.Games of course. Created in the early 1970s when an old mining

:40:15. > :40:19.village was flooded. If it looks familiar, you may remember the 1986

:40:20. > :40:28.Commonwealth Games when it was used for the roaming. The triathlon is

:40:29. > :40:33.sure to provide a drama. -- rowing. The Brownlee brothers stole the show

:40:34. > :40:51.at London 2012. The Commonwealth Games have been a

:40:52. > :40:59.target since London. When our sport becomes part of major games like

:41:00. > :41:03.this, it comes more important. You need to set goals. Things that

:41:04. > :41:07.motivate you and that you want to go out and achieve. The World

:41:08. > :41:12.Championships are every year, not necessarily that exciting, the

:41:13. > :41:16.Commonwealth is different, you might not get to do it in another four

:41:17. > :41:32.years time, so each time it is really important. 2014 has been hit

:41:33. > :41:40.and miss for me. It started well. But I had a couple of dodgy races in

:41:41. > :41:43.Yokohama and London. Fortunately I had some good training and the

:41:44. > :41:53.European Championships went and has to quit. Then to Hamburg, then

:41:54. > :42:03.here. -- the European Championships went fantastic. He glances over his

:42:04. > :42:16.shoulder and injects one final burst! He takes the win in Hamburg!

:42:17. > :42:22.I took some time to get going in 2014. Did something is wrong and

:42:23. > :42:29.began to question myself. Do I need to change anything? That is a

:42:30. > :42:34.default for endurance athletes, when things do not go well, you train

:42:35. > :42:42.hard, and so sometimes you over train. I need coaches who will make

:42:43. > :42:48.me back off, do the hard stuff at the right time, rather than all the

:42:49. > :42:53.time. It is important to have him around

:42:54. > :43:00.when I race. Training is the obvious one. To get you out the door on the

:43:01. > :43:06.days when you are not motivated. It has been quite valuable for both of

:43:07. > :43:11.us. Then we run the start line, stood next to shove a cracking

:43:12. > :43:18.jokes, but for the race itself, we tactically try to push each other,

:43:19. > :43:21.it is a big advantage as well. All the Team England members have

:43:22. > :43:27.been told not to race against each other, that is real important, but

:43:28. > :43:32.me and Alistair will definitely work as a team.

:43:33. > :43:36.There will be tactics between us, but when it comes down to the run

:43:37. > :43:47.especially, then we crack on, just have a good race.

:43:48. > :43:55.Watching the triathlon today will be current world champion Non Stanford

:43:56. > :44:02.who would have been a medal favourite here were it not for

:44:03. > :44:05.injury. How does it look? It looks lovely, it is a tough

:44:06. > :44:13.course, it will be a hard day for everyone. The Brownlee brothers

:44:14. > :44:18.described it as an honest course. What does that mean the triathlon

:44:19. > :44:23.world? That it will be really tough and

:44:24. > :44:28.there will be no hiding. It will sort the men from the boys.

:44:29. > :44:34.The Brownlee brothers are getting a huge amount of attention, what is

:44:35. > :44:39.your gut feeling, will this be Alistair or Johnny's moment?

:44:40. > :44:47.They are definitely the clear favourites. My money is on Alistair.

:44:48. > :44:54.Who can challenge him? Johnny, or other people?

:44:55. > :44:59.Johnny will be his biggest threat. The third spot on the podium will be

:45:00. > :45:15.hotly contested between Tony Dodds, air and Royal, -- and Aaron Royal.

:45:16. > :45:16.People are strong in all different areas.

:45:17. > :45:20.air and Royal, -- and Aaron Royal. People are strong It is quite

:45:21. > :45:25.unpredictable but that is what makes it exciting.

:45:26. > :45:35.You would have been a real favourite for the women's race. It must be a

:45:36. > :45:41.blow personally, and for Wales? Definitely. It is really

:45:42. > :45:45.unfortunate. Both me and Helen were excited to get out and race for

:45:46. > :45:50.Wales which we don't get to do very often. Wales is actually more

:45:51. > :45:53.successful than England at the Commonwealth Games, so we are really

:45:54. > :45:58.upset that we cannot go out and carry on the tradition. But we have

:45:59. > :46:04.the team relay on Saturday with a decent team, hopefully with an

:46:05. > :46:10.outside chance of a medal. When did you know for sure that it would not

:46:11. > :46:15.happen for you? Six weeks ago, when I was diagnosed with a stress

:46:16. > :46:20.fracture in my ankle. The recovery period would not allow it to happen.

:46:21. > :46:25.I have come to terms with it and I am just excited to be part of the

:46:26. > :46:29.Games. Great to have you talking about the triathlon for the BBC.

:46:30. > :46:32.England's Jodie Stimpson is now one of the favourites,

:46:33. > :46:34.as is her training partner Northern Ireland's Aileen Reid.

:46:35. > :46:40.Here's what she's been saying in the build-up.

:46:41. > :46:49.COMMENTATOR: What a star that is. Aileen Reid takes it away. To

:46:50. > :46:53.represent Northern Ireland, it is special for me. We are a small

:46:54. > :46:58.nation. There are not many people who get to say they represented

:46:59. > :47:07.Northern Ireland, I am really proud. COMMENTATOR: Aileen Reid is flying.

:47:08. > :47:11.I might be an older model, but I have not come from a background of

:47:12. > :47:15.having lots of stress fractures, that sort of thing that some of the

:47:16. > :47:22.younger athletes who have trained really hard in their teens. I had a

:47:23. > :47:26.life at one stage, a job. COMMENTATOR: Her first visit to the

:47:27. > :47:34.podium for Aileen Reid. I plan to swim well, as hard as I

:47:35. > :47:41.can, to make the front pack. And to get rid of any weaker swimmers. It

:47:42. > :47:45.will be game on to stay away from the stronger, faster runners.

:47:46. > :47:55.If I come away doing everything as best I can, I will be happy. I don't

:47:56. > :47:59.know what will happen. Do you think Aileen Reid has a real

:48:00. > :48:04.chance today? Definitely. Aileen is a real

:48:05. > :48:07.performer, she pulled it out of the bag in London when she finished

:48:08. > :48:14.second. A massive breakthrough that year. People haven't talked about

:48:15. > :48:19.Aileen in the build-up but I would not be surprised to see her on the

:48:20. > :48:22.podium today. Jodie Stimpson, someone you beat in

:48:23. > :48:27.the World Series last year, where are her strengths?

:48:28. > :48:36.Jodie is an all-round, strong athlete, she swims well, does well

:48:37. > :48:44.on the bike. This will suit her today. She is a strong runner. I

:48:45. > :48:48.think she is another who will be on the podium. Explain how the

:48:49. > :48:51.triathlon works in terms of the water temperature.

:48:52. > :49:04.A decision is made ahead of the race whether it will be a suit swim.

:49:05. > :49:09.It is often quite deceiving. They will measure the water temperature.

:49:10. > :49:15.If it is above 20 degrees, it will not be wet suit. If it is below, the

:49:16. > :49:20.wet suits normally go on. The outside air temperature plays a

:49:21. > :49:24.factor, if it is boiling, the athletes can't be hanging around in

:49:25. > :49:29.a wet suit for half an hour. At the moment, it is leaning towards a

:49:30. > :49:33.non-wet suit swim. What would you have preferred when

:49:34. > :49:37.you were competing? It doesn't make too much of a

:49:38. > :49:42.difference. I come out in the same position whether I am in a wet suit

:49:43. > :49:47.or not. Some of the smaller goals, being in a wet suit will help them,

:49:48. > :49:57.it increases your buoyancy, it closes the gaps in the field.

:49:58. > :50:03.More competition the people like Jodie and Aileen? Definitely. They

:50:04. > :50:13.would prefer a non-wet suit swim. That decision will be made shortly.

:50:14. > :50:26.Plenty of live action already taking place this morning.

:50:27. > :50:38.A lovely setting therefore the lawn bowls.

:50:39. > :51:17.And you can see all the other sport on other platforms as well.

:51:18. > :51:19.Time to get to some action, and badminton is one of those

:51:20. > :51:27.The badminton is being held on six courts at the Emirates Arena, which

:51:28. > :51:30.is further east from our studio, along the banks of the Clyde, right

:51:31. > :51:57.Here's your guide to how it's all going to work.

:51:58. > :52:03.Badminton is a fast moving racket sport which requires great agility,

:52:04. > :52:07.dexterity and stamina, with players covering up to four miles in a

:52:08. > :52:16.standard match. It entails striking the shuttlecock, over the 1.5 metre

:52:17. > :52:23.high net. They consist of 16 overlapping goose feathers

:52:24. > :52:27.embedded. The aerodynamic properties mean it has a significantly higher

:52:28. > :52:32.top speed of up to 200 miles an hour and a quicker deceleration than

:52:33. > :52:38.other balls in other racket sports. The game is decided when a player or

:52:39. > :52:43.pair reach 21 points by a margin of at least two points. Matches are the

:52:44. > :52:48.best of three. There are six gold medals up for grabs in Glasgow with

:52:49. > :52:50.men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles and a

:52:51. > :52:56.combined mixed team event. Underway this morning is a match

:52:57. > :52:58.in Group C. The group winner

:52:59. > :53:00.and the two best runners-up go And the first game on court is

:53:01. > :53:11.Scotland against the Seychelles. Five matches between

:53:12. > :53:29.the two teams in this session to On court, the mixed doubles. We join

:53:30. > :53:41.the match at the start of the second set, after the Scots took the first.

:53:42. > :54:04.It is so vital, this is the problem. You know it is of such importance if

:54:05. > :54:09.the lows serve is loose over the net, you know it will be punished.

:54:10. > :54:20.You literally try to make the shuttle skim over the net. So

:54:21. > :54:25.accurate. It is a skill they have spent years

:54:26. > :54:26.honing. They seem to be putting themselves down a little bit in this

:54:27. > :54:43.second game. That will improve her confidence. A

:54:44. > :54:50.classic mixed doubles rallied well worked by the Scots. A channel

:54:51. > :54:56.attack from Martin Campbell, a smashed down the centre of the

:54:57. > :55:05.court, narrowing the angle of reply. Jillie Cooper, able to intercept.

:55:06. > :55:18.That was nice. It is deceptive, his shots, who Mario Cordoni. -- Georgie

:55:19. > :55:22.Cupidon. Watch his racquet head, he slices across the shuttle, across

:55:23. > :55:27.the feathers. The racquet head as to come through so quickly, it is a

:55:28. > :55:33.glancing blow across the feathers of the shuttle. You think it will be a

:55:34. > :55:34.power play. With the extra spin created, the shuttle dies very

:55:35. > :55:53.quickly. They won that point by a clash of

:55:54. > :55:54.rackets. They have been calling very well,

:55:55. > :56:08.the Scottish pair, to leave shots. The Seychelles pair need to do

:56:09. > :56:35.something different here. Oh, good rally, my goodness me.

:56:36. > :56:43.Flat, fast exchanges. Look at that! Very well

:56:44. > :56:51.We see Cooper doing that again, dominating.

:56:52. > :56:57.She is so sharp, technically very good. Very little movement of the

:56:58. > :57:02.racquet head. But always ready, even while her partner is serving. She is

:57:03. > :57:07.so eager, anticipating things. It is not just a question of serving, she

:57:08. > :57:09.is thinking worth the third shot will be, where the return will be,

:57:10. > :57:20.she needs to be ready. Scotland, with that advantage, and a

:57:21. > :57:29.one-game advantage, against the Seychelles.

:57:30. > :57:37.I think Campbell's confidence seems to be rising now they have this big

:57:38. > :57:42.advantage. Yes, look at that beautiful skill,

:57:43. > :57:48.you don't do that unless you are full of confidence. Checking the

:57:49. > :57:59.shot at the rise moment -- last moment. Seychelles, not able to use

:58:00. > :58:06.the explicit power to get that one. -- explosive power.

:58:07. > :58:09.Jilly Campbell and Martin Campbell playing in the Commonwealth Games.

:58:10. > :58:18.Cooper reached the quarterfinals before. He has played in the youth

:58:19. > :58:27.version of this previously in 2008 when he won a bronze medal.

:58:28. > :58:31.A lot of competition for the Scottish team.

:58:32. > :59:04.And a home Commonwealth Games. Youth Commonwealth Games, in India, 2008.

:59:05. > :59:09.He won't be happy with Martin Campbell, having worked the

:59:10. > :59:20.rally so well. A good touch from Cooper, not quite

:59:21. > :59:56.going off. Cooper. Really launching herself

:59:57. > :00:05.towards the net. Look at the movement, excellent. A lot of talk,

:00:06. > :00:12.chart, calling from the Scottish pair. Not the same from the

:00:13. > :00:23.Seychelles per, but they have played together a long time. More good

:00:24. > :00:37.deception. Campbell is becoming more and more creative. Confidence is

:00:38. > :00:40.growing, he is over the nerves and an absolute delight to watch,

:00:41. > :00:49.certainly if you are a Scottish supporter. The crowd are certainly

:00:50. > :00:52.enjoying this. It will probably be making a bit of a difference to

:00:53. > :01:01.Campbell and Cooper, having the home crowd around.

:01:02. > :01:10.Points now going the Scottish way. Yes, there we are, down the centre

:01:11. > :01:24.again from Campbell. Here comes the smash. There it is.

:01:25. > :01:50.They are starting to run away with this, Scotland. Three points away.

:01:51. > :01:55.21 minutes of play so far in this match between Scotland and the

:01:56. > :02:16.Seychelles. A mixed team event. Nicely done, proving that she too

:02:17. > :02:25.can hit winners from the back of the court. Nice play from Cooper.

:02:26. > :02:36.Match point opportunities, they only needed the one. They did on the

:02:37. > :02:40.first. The crowd cheering them on. 21-11, 21-5, two M straight games,

:02:41. > :02:58.just under 22 minutes. More of the badminton elsewhere on

:02:59. > :03:02.the BBC, we will leave it for a moment to bring you news from Team

:03:03. > :03:09.England. Very bad news for Team England, and Mo Farah, who has had

:03:10. > :03:18.to announce he is withdrawing, he will not be competing. Team England

:03:19. > :03:23.confirming it. He says, my body is telling me it is not ready to race

:03:24. > :03:30.yet. Very disappointing news for those hoping to see him race. One of

:03:31. > :03:38.the most popular figures in sport in the UK. Sadly, his statement

:03:39. > :03:43.saying, my body is telling me I am not ready yet. He is not ready to

:03:44. > :03:51.compete in Glasgow and we won't see him here. Bad news for him

:03:52. > :03:55.personally, and Team England. We showed you the badminton a minute

:03:56. > :04:04.ago. Another sport that are starting today is judo. Right on our

:04:05. > :04:10.doorstep, the venue is just behind me inside the Scottish exhibition

:04:11. > :04:11.and conference Centre. Ashley McKenzie has used this sport to

:04:12. > :04:26.change his life. Judo is my life. Without it, I would

:04:27. > :04:35.be in bad places. If I didn't have it, I would be dumped.

:04:36. > :04:43.Tell us what life was like before judo. I would not say I have had a

:04:44. > :04:50.bad life, but I have had an interesting one. I had a heart

:04:51. > :04:59.problem when I was growing up. ADHD also. I felt I was not good enough.

:05:00. > :05:07.Everybody's start in sport is quite interesting, tells about yours.

:05:08. > :05:14.I was quite rough when I was young. I wanted to hit somebody, but he

:05:15. > :05:21.threw me. I was like, with that come from? I just typed it into the

:05:22. > :05:26.Internet. Judo. Went to the nearest sports centre. I soon became

:05:27. > :05:31.national champion, European champion, went to the Olympics, now

:05:32. > :05:36.I am here. What would life be like if you had

:05:37. > :05:41.not got into that fight and discover judo?

:05:42. > :05:46.I'd either be in prison, or doing something bad. Not because I would

:05:47. > :05:51.want to, I just think it would be the only way I would have known by

:05:52. > :05:59.now. How did it help with your ADHD?

:06:00. > :06:03.It's just wears me out! After training I am proper tired. I just

:06:04. > :06:12.want to go to bed, sleep, eat chicken. But you are the self-styled

:06:13. > :06:21.bad boy of judo. I am ex-commissioner Mark I don't

:06:22. > :06:25.mind! It is quite a cool name! How do you feel about going into

:06:26. > :06:31.these Commonwealth Games, in terms of where you are?

:06:32. > :06:38.It has come along perfectly. It will be really good for my judo.

:06:39. > :06:43.What is your target? I am not settling for anything less

:06:44. > :06:52.than gold. I would love a Commonwealth medal. But I wanted to

:06:53. > :06:58.be gold. Three days of competition in the

:06:59. > :07:05.judo, the action is well underway. Ashley is competing in the 60

:07:06. > :07:11.kilograms category later today. You can watch this session alive on our

:07:12. > :07:15.website. One of the sports which will command attention today is

:07:16. > :07:22.swimming. No less than six gold medals up for grabs. Let's hear the

:07:23. > :07:31.story of one of Scotland's most famous swimmers, David Wilkie.

:07:32. > :07:38.My father was working in Sri Lanka. He went after World War II. My uncle

:07:39. > :07:42.was there at the time. He thought it was such a great place that he

:07:43. > :07:47.brought my mother over, and I was born there in 1954. It is where I

:07:48. > :07:55.grew up and learned to swim, spent many a year. I was swimming from a

:07:56. > :08:01.young age. We spent so much time at the club I could not help but become

:08:02. > :08:08.a good swimmer. If it was up to me I would have stayed in Sri Lanka. But

:08:09. > :08:12.my parents being Scottish, it had to be a Scottish education for my

:08:13. > :08:20.sister and I. We were sent home. I would go swimming in the school

:08:21. > :08:28.pool. The attendant would look at this little lad called Wilkie, and

:08:29. > :08:38.he said to the coach, we have a good swimmer, you should come look at

:08:39. > :08:48.him. I became a member of the club. I have done a few thousand laps of

:08:49. > :08:54.the pool. There were so many swimmers that it was like being in a

:08:55. > :09:02.harbour, it was that rough. Some good memories, but of memories. It

:09:03. > :09:09.was freezing cold. -- tough memories. But we can handle that! I

:09:10. > :09:17.would train harder, push myself more, then I was selected for the

:09:18. > :09:26.1970 Commonwealth Games, and took a medal. I should have been more

:09:27. > :09:33.nervous than I was. My coach said I look I was sitting reading a comic

:09:34. > :09:43.-- looked like, but I don't think that was true! You can imagine the

:09:44. > :09:46.atmosphere in this huge building, a young guy in his first major

:09:47. > :09:54.international competition. Had it not been in Edinburgh, I don't think

:09:55. > :10:05.I could have taken the bronze medal. I suppose it was the catalyst for

:10:06. > :10:14.the rest of my career. The Games in 1974, it was an important stepping

:10:15. > :10:21.stone. I had an Olympic silver in 1972 and was determined to get at

:10:22. > :10:28.least one gold medal. My main event was the breaststroke. I trained so

:10:29. > :10:41.hard. It was a joy to win. He is absolutely superb! Look at him go! A

:10:42. > :10:50.new world record! What a swim! The gold medal in Montr?al 1976, the

:10:51. > :10:59.winner, David Wilkie. You must be a very happy man! I am glad that my

:11:00. > :11:06.hard work has paid off and I can be a proud winner of the medal.

:11:07. > :11:12.When I got to Aberdeen, the traffic stopped. I could not quite believe

:11:13. > :11:17.it, winning the medal was so special.

:11:18. > :11:21.It is not long until they swimming heats begin. Let's visit the

:11:22. > :11:26.Tollcross International Swimming Centre, located three miles from the

:11:27. > :11:34.city centre, extensively refurbished for the Games. Helen Skelton is our

:11:35. > :11:46.guide to the swimming. It is about to get off to a start with a bang.

:11:47. > :11:54.Absolutely. One woman summed up the atmosphere, saying to me, I have

:11:55. > :11:58.waited seven years for this. It is quite residential outside in

:11:59. > :12:04.Tollcross, the people are excited and looking forward to it. As you

:12:05. > :12:10.say, it will start with a bang. Three Scottish medal hopes in the

:12:11. > :12:18.pool this morning. I enjoy by Rebecca Adlington, and Mark Foster.

:12:19. > :12:21.-- I am joined by. We had a discussion about how many

:12:22. > :12:30.Commonwealth medals you had, and we underestimated by forgetting about

:12:31. > :12:37.your first. Tell us about it. I am an old man! I went to six

:12:38. > :12:48.Commonwealth Games. I won this in 1986, before Rebecca was born! It

:12:49. > :12:56.was not too far away, in Edinburgh. Then I went to Auckland, Victoria,

:12:57. > :13:07.while poor, Manchester, and New Delhi. It is a treasured possession.

:13:08. > :13:17.We hope you Commonwealth medals rank? -- where do?

:13:18. > :13:27.I do not quite have a stash like Mark, but it is a meet you are

:13:28. > :13:32.focused on. Yes, the USA and others are not here. But it does not

:13:33. > :13:44.matter. They will look at the results and think, these guys are

:13:45. > :13:47.really quick, the ones to beat now. With England, Scotland, Wales,

:13:48. > :13:54.Northern Ireland, you can have more swimmers. Normally there is only

:13:55. > :13:59.room for a few places. So it gives an opportunity for those who would

:14:00. > :14:02.not make the British team normally. And sometimes when people comment

:14:03. > :14:07.get that experience, they go back to their programme, with that little

:14:08. > :14:14.bit more impetus for the big championships.

:14:15. > :14:19.This might be a one big chance for many of them to come to a huge

:14:20. > :14:28.international meet. But people talk about it like it is a holiday camp!

:14:29. > :14:32.The village is really nice, rather than just a hotel, but it is a great

:14:33. > :14:39.experience. To see other athletes, other sports, it is so interesting,

:14:40. > :14:47.you see how the cyclists prepare, you tick up hints and tips, I could

:14:48. > :15:04.do that. I have text of some of the swimmers who have said to me, it is

:15:05. > :15:11.so relaxed and chilled out -- texted.

:15:12. > :15:23.At the European Championships we have the divers and synchronised

:15:24. > :15:34.swimmers with us. I remember in 1994 - just after you were born! - seeing

:15:35. > :15:39.the boxers sparring. When you watch on television you don't see it up

:15:40. > :15:42.close and personal. It gives you the opportunity to speak to those

:15:43. > :15:51.people. How do you train? What do you eat? Surrounding yourself with

:15:52. > :15:57.other like-minded people within the Games environment, you very much get

:15:58. > :16:05.a feel for the other sports. I was at the youth Olympics. Because

:16:06. > :16:16.like you say there were flying with eagles, they think, do you know

:16:17. > :16:21.what? I can do this. We touched on it, a huge day for Scotland, in our

:16:22. > :16:32.first race we have Hannah Miley, huge expectations. She is an

:16:33. > :16:40.experienced athlete. She has been to London, she has had the home crowd.

:16:41. > :16:49.There are only two of them this morning, it is more separated. She

:16:50. > :16:52.will be hungry for success tonight. It is a case of England versus

:16:53. > :17:03.Scotland. Yes. It could go either way. As

:17:04. > :17:08.Rebecca said. Hannah Miley has all the experience. Talking to her this

:17:09. > :17:16.morning. I was 38 when I retired. She is only 24, and she has done all

:17:17. > :17:23.these championships. Ten years ago, myself, Steve Parry, it is

:17:24. > :17:32.interesting now that the team has gone back to being so young.

:17:33. > :17:48.With due respect, you are wise, not old!

:17:49. > :17:58.A really exciting morning. Hannah Miley leads things off for Scotland.

:17:59. > :18:10.Robbie Renwick. The women's 203. Jazz Carlin. --

:18:11. > :18:17.200m freestyle. I am looking forward to see what speed she has.

:18:18. > :18:28.Then, 11:30am, the programme continues with the butterfly heats.

:18:29. > :18:33.With Chad le Clos. Bert will be here. You will hear

:18:34. > :18:54.him! We will have him up here, I am sure.

:18:55. > :19:08.Then proud also -- Ben Proud. I would say he is the favourite.

:19:09. > :19:13.The poster boy of the games, a lot has been said about how he will be

:19:14. > :19:18.filling, but can he enjoy it? He has a job to do this morning.

:19:19. > :19:23.That is the beauty of Michael, he wants to be in this position. He has

:19:24. > :19:29.said all along, the opportunity is right now. He is a Glasgow boy. This

:19:30. > :19:36.is his hometown where he learned to swim. Michael will put that pressure

:19:37. > :19:41.on himself. Only he will be disappointed if he comes out with a

:19:42. > :19:46.result he did not want. No one else. This place will still be electric

:19:47. > :19:51.for him. His quest for a gold medal starts

:19:52. > :19:58.this morning, we will be back in 15 minutes for the first heat.

:19:59. > :20:03.A little more information on the news we had about Mo Farah not being

:20:04. > :20:10.able to compete in Glasgow after all. The Olympic and world champion

:20:11. > :20:14.was due to start in the 5000 metres and 10,000m. He said the sickness he

:20:15. > :20:17.had two weeks ago was a big setback. He said he needed another

:20:18. > :20:22.few weeks to get back to the level setback. He said he needed another

:20:23. > :20:28.he was that 2012. He says he really wanted to add the Commonwealth title

:20:29. > :20:36.but the event is a few weeks too soon for him. Bad news for Mo Farah.

:20:37. > :20:38.We are just about to take you along to our first visit at the Sir Chris

:20:39. > :20:43.Hoy Velodrome. Representing England here will be

:20:44. > :20:45.the four-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins who actually won

:20:46. > :20:48.his first senior medal at the 1998 He's back on the track here,

:20:49. > :20:54.competing in the team pursuit, an event he hopes could take him

:20:55. > :21:12.to the Rio Olympics. My first memories of being a baby

:21:13. > :21:19.were being in a velodrome. I felt like I was born to be on the track,

:21:20. > :21:25.it is in my genes. It all started for me in Kuala

:21:26. > :21:31.Lumpur at the Commonwealth Games. It took me back 15 years. I have

:21:32. > :21:37.been coming here for 20 years. It is starting to feel like we are

:21:38. > :21:43.getting closer. You end up getting the star logic. 16 years ago I went

:21:44. > :21:48.to Kuala Lumpur, I was 18. It was a big deal at that time, going away

:21:49. > :21:58.with all of these senior riders you look up to. The village, seeing

:21:59. > :22:03.great Olympians who came and did it. It made a massive impression on me

:22:04. > :22:07.at 18. Seeing some of the guys, their first Commonwealth Games, the

:22:08. > :22:11.same feelings. COMMENTATOR: A great talent,

:22:12. > :22:15.Wiggins, he could be a serious medal contender.

:22:16. > :22:20.I never imagined I would achieve all of this. I remember my first medal

:22:21. > :22:26.in Sydney, we got a bronze medal. I was 19. I walked away thinking, if I

:22:27. > :22:29.never do anything else again, I always have an Olympic medal.

:22:30. > :22:36.Everything else is a bonus. I am enjoying what I am doing. After

:22:37. > :22:42.London and the Tour de France, there was a period when I wasn't enjoying

:22:43. > :22:46.cycling. People would, saying I had changed their life. From that point

:22:47. > :22:51.of view, it was a positive thing. From a personal point of view, there

:22:52. > :22:57.have been times I wished I had never done that. I left the Tour de France

:22:58. > :23:02.relatively unknown left for the Tour France. And then I was the most

:23:03. > :23:07.famous man in the country. The BBC sports personality of the

:23:08. > :23:14.2012 is Bradley Wiggins. Don't get me wrong, a week or two

:23:15. > :23:19.after the Olympics, we milked it. Some of the best nights. I never

:23:20. > :23:24.forget going to a Stone Roses concert and meeting people who knew

:23:25. > :23:31.where you -- knew who you were. All of those things. All of those perks.

:23:32. > :23:37.COMMENTATOR: The Olympic champion and gold medal winner representing

:23:38. > :23:41.Great Britain, Bradley Wiggins. If I am to compete with this team in

:23:42. > :23:45.Rio which is what I want, I won't take it for granted you come back in

:23:46. > :23:52.with a couple of weeks of preparation. Thinking two years

:23:53. > :23:56.ahead, my focus is on the track with the team.

:23:57. > :24:00.I have never won a Commonwealth Games gold medal. One thing missing

:24:01. > :24:05.from my medal collection. Kuala Lumpur, I was 18, it was just

:24:06. > :24:10.starting. It text me back to that a little

:24:11. > :24:26.bit. I think, perhaps the last 16 years gone?

:24:27. > :24:33.Our man at the cycling is Jonathan Edwards with a special guest. Good

:24:34. > :24:40.morning, we are going to talk about Bradley Wiggins in a minute.

:24:41. > :24:47.First of all, yesterday evening, the Opening Ceremony, you had a major

:24:48. > :24:53.part to play. With the benefit of a night of sleep, how do you reflect?

:24:54. > :24:57.An amazing event, everyone had a great time. The spectators loved

:24:58. > :25:03.it, the athletes had a great time. Personally, a great experience, I

:25:04. > :25:10.got to carry the batting in at the end, and give Prince Imran little

:25:11. > :25:23.help to get message out McCutcheon the Queen's baton. -- the Queen's

:25:24. > :25:31.baton. Here, I pass it over to Prince

:25:32. > :25:37.Imran, it was all going well until here. I had no idea how he opened it

:25:38. > :25:44.to get the message out. It became clear he was struggling to get the

:25:45. > :25:56.top of. I wasn't sure if we had to run it under a hot tap!

:25:57. > :26:04.Do you push or twist? I have no idea. You can see it popping up at

:26:05. > :26:09.that point. It went on longer than I thought.

:26:10. > :26:16.You had a lovely cartoon on, there has been a dispute about the

:26:17. > :26:24.marching tartan for the team. That was my wedding tartan.

:26:25. > :26:30.An immense sense of pride for you as a Scot, through and through, to be

:26:31. > :26:35.there at the Opening Ceremony. An emotional night. People wanted to

:26:36. > :26:39.see Scotland, to see us represent ourselves, different parts of our

:26:40. > :26:46.culture brought together. A wonderful night. An amazing

:26:47. > :26:52.evening, a summer's evening. In all aspects it went incredibly well.

:26:53. > :26:58.Sir Bradley Wiggins, riding on the track, we were not expecting to see

:26:59. > :27:04.him six months ago. What do you think his state of mind is? There

:27:05. > :27:08.have been ups and downs, he talked about struggling after 2012 and

:27:09. > :27:13.winning the Tour de France. I think he is in a good place,

:27:14. > :27:18.enjoying being back on the track, feeling at home. This is where it

:27:19. > :27:26.started for him. He said his first memories are in a velodrome. He

:27:27. > :27:29.enjoys playing a team role. He has an eye on the Olympics in two years

:27:30. > :27:36.hoping to finish his career with a gold medal.

:27:37. > :27:39.He hasn't got a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. But it won't be

:27:40. > :27:43.easy. It will be tough. People are

:27:44. > :27:50.expecting a lot from him but it will not be a formality. The Kiwis are a

:27:51. > :27:56.strong pursuit team as well. I have heard they are confident in

:27:57. > :27:59.training, looking to bounce back after the World Championships in

:28:00. > :28:05.Colombia earlier in the year. His introduction into the team

:28:06. > :28:10.pursuit setup has probably given them the kit they needed, they had

:28:11. > :28:14.maybe lost their way little bit after 2012.

:28:15. > :28:20.It is almost as hard after success as failure. When you have had big

:28:21. > :28:25.success. Motivating yourself it is not an easy task. Beijing and London

:28:26. > :28:29.were so big for the British team. Maybe it took a defeat at the World

:28:30. > :28:35.Championships to shake them up to realise it is not long until the

:28:36. > :28:40.next Olympics. To have this event virtually on home soil is a big

:28:41. > :28:45.opportunity to make amends. He has set his sights on getting a

:28:46. > :28:49.gold medal in Rio, equalling Sir Steve Redgrave, and one more medal

:28:50. > :28:56.than you in total. You are in his sights.

:28:57. > :29:00.It is interesting. I always think I have six medals, not seven, I forget

:29:01. > :29:10.about the silver medal. He will have eight medals. If anybody can do it,

:29:11. > :29:14.Bradley can. It won't be easy. He will have to fight for his position

:29:15. > :29:18.in the team. He is the most incredible athlete and if he sets

:29:19. > :29:30.his mind on something, I don't think I have never not seen him achieve.

:29:31. > :29:32.And he started the campaign to get a Sir Chris Hoy statue outside the

:29:33. > :29:39.velodrome! And that track cycling will be live

:29:40. > :29:43.on the Red Button from 11am, with Mr Wiggins and the rest of the team

:29:44. > :29:46.pursuiters taking part in qualifying Let's head over to the

:29:47. > :29:55.Tollcross International Swimming Mark, you have competed in Scotland

:29:56. > :30:08.taking place shortly. Mark, you have competed in Scotland

:30:09. > :30:13.before, what does the Scottish crowd of? They will go crazy this evening.

:30:14. > :30:14.They will hopefully lead not just the Scottish athletes, but all the

:30:15. > :30:21.other nations. the Scottish athletes, but all the

:30:22. > :30:24.There is a lot of passion. Having a home Games for

:30:25. > :30:32.There is a lot of passion. Having a I say British, Scotland is part of

:30:33. > :30:33.return, they will feel relaxed. They will feel comfortable in this

:30:34. > :30:57.environment. Hannah Miley and then an English

:30:58. > :31:08.swimmer, Amy Wilmot. Could any -- Amy rain on the Hannah's parade?

:31:09. > :31:13.It is the first swim. They just want to be ready for tonight. But I

:31:14. > :31:17.definitely think it will be a big showdown between them.

:31:18. > :31:24.The swimmers and never normally get to enjoy the opening ceremony.

:31:25. > :31:33.We are always on first. Last night was my first ever opening ceremony.

:31:34. > :31:37.It was amazing, the atmosphere. But watching on TV you still feel part

:31:38. > :31:41.of it, even though you're not there. They

:31:42. > :31:42.of it, even though you're not there. sure they know what time they are

:31:43. > :31:53.having breakfast, the little details, that is what they want to

:31:54. > :31:56.go through. They look chilled out. And the one

:31:57. > :32:04.hand you have the excitement of the atmosphere, but it rings tension

:32:05. > :32:11.expectation. It is pressure you put on yourself.

:32:12. > :32:21.For Michael Jamieson, anybody else, it is not the public, it is the

:32:22. > :32:25.expectation you put on yourself. These guys, getting ready for any

:32:26. > :32:32.competition, you are in your own zone.

:32:33. > :32:39.People forget that the families are all here. When it is around the

:32:40. > :32:44.world it is hard for families to fly out. But many of them will be here

:32:45. > :32:51.supporting, and that means so much to the athletes.

:32:52. > :33:01.And not just their family and extended family. At the eyes of the

:33:02. > :33:03.nation. There are lots of children. Interesting to hear Michael Jamieson

:33:04. > :33:11.Sadie has a responsibility to excite people. -- say that he. Hats off to

:33:12. > :33:19.him. He is a role model. We are trying to

:33:20. > :33:23.inspire the next generation. So that hopefully some of the children here

:33:24. > :33:34.this evening will look up and try to be the next Michael Jamieson.

:33:35. > :33:37.I have goose bumps. Time to hand over to your commentators, Adrian

:33:38. > :33:52.Moorhouse and Andrew Jamieson. What a great way to start, this

:33:53. > :33:59.first heat, 13 swimmers, but right in the centre, defending champion in

:34:00. > :34:01.the 400 metres individual medley, the British record-holder,

:34:02. > :34:07.Commonwealth Games record holder, Hannah Miley of Scotland. Hodgson of

:34:08. > :34:33.Canada in five. A good start for Hannah Miley of

:34:34. > :34:53.Scotland. Coached by her father, Patrick.

:34:54. > :35:07.It is interesting, the 16-year-old in lane three, getting there first.

:35:08. > :35:19.The 16-year-old Canadian, from Vancouver, leading this first heat.

:35:20. > :35:26.Don't worry just yet, Hannah Miley should come back with the real

:35:27. > :35:37.strength of the backstroke. Let's see what she does her. It is about

:35:38. > :35:41.where she should be. But the backstroke, and certainly the

:35:42. > :35:47.breaststroke, is where she will pick it up. But the 16-year-old of Canada

:35:48. > :35:58.on the left-hand side still leading, to the right is Hannah Miley. She

:35:59. > :36:04.was world junior representative for Canada, this is one of her strong

:36:05. > :36:17.suits, and playing it to maximum effect. Now trying to hold on.

:36:18. > :36:25.Hannah Miley coming back on her. Still a body length ahead. The

:36:26. > :36:28.16-year-old having a great race. Very interesting, she is only two

:36:29. > :36:48.seconds outside of the British record pace. Very fast indeed. This

:36:49. > :37:00.place is hot. Hannah Miley pretty well placed at the moment. Does not

:37:01. > :37:05.need to work too hard in the heats. The 24-year-old, Hannah Miley,

:37:06. > :37:14.looking pretty good at the moment. I would expect this gap to be reduced,

:37:15. > :37:20.maybe even broken down. Hannah Miley, all three of the girls coming

:37:21. > :37:31.back in line now, Miley caught up with hole in the first length pretty

:37:32. > :37:37.much. -- Holt. I think she will assert a little bit more before

:37:38. > :37:44.tooling for the front crawl. She will want to win this heat.

:37:45. > :37:49.She is working the breaststroke and. Also coming back is the Canadian in

:37:50. > :38:00.the lane five. But Hannah Miley is starting to take over now. 100

:38:01. > :38:05.metres to go, the freestyle length. She is over first

:38:06. > :38:16.metres to go, the freestyle length. to go. Also swimming very well is

:38:17. > :38:21.Overholt, the 16-year-old from Canada. But Hannah looking

:38:22. > :38:41.particularly comfortable now, not pushing it to -- too hard.

:38:42. > :38:49.Overholt, a fantastic swim from the youngster.

:38:50. > :38:59.Maybe a 38 here. Anything under 40 is fine. When you're a great swimmer

:39:00. > :39:06.it is actually difficult to swim at medium or slow, your rhythm is off.

:39:07. > :39:12.But Hannah Miley wins the first race. A good time as well. A new

:39:13. > :39:19.Commonwealth Games record, isn't that interesting? A faster time than

:39:20. > :39:29.she set to win the gold medal in New Delhi, and yet that looked

:39:30. > :39:36.relatively comfortable. Those three should go through to the final.

:39:37. > :39:41.Adrian, that looked pretty comfy to me.

:39:42. > :39:51.If you look at the slow motion finish, and there's only one more

:39:52. > :39:56.heat to go, her rival, Amy Wilmot, will be on that. But she did not

:39:57. > :40:10.look bothered by that race, Andy. Hannah Miley just getting another

:40:11. > :40:14.huge round of applause from the crowd. The results of the first

:40:15. > :40:22.heat: The final tonight will be a cracker.

:40:23. > :41:16.It is just the first heat, she It just looked really smooth.

:41:17. > :41:24.get back to the second heat, Andrew and Adrian.

:41:25. > :41:32.Very interesting, who final, because certainly Amy Wilmot

:41:33. > :41:40.could be faster than Hannah Miley of Scotland. It looks like she is

:41:41. > :41:50.having a go already. We have two Australians in this race, and two

:41:51. > :41:54.English swimmers. Amy Wilmot with Australian swimmers either side of

:41:55. > :42:05.her, Hannah Miley had Canadian swimmers either side of her. Wilmot,

:42:06. > :42:07.we were talking to her coach, Lisa Bates, earlier yesterday, they have

:42:08. > :42:18.been working on Bates, earlier yesterday, they have

:42:19. > :42:23.against Hannah Miley. But not leave everything in the water, as it were,

:42:24. > :42:26.on the first two lengths. That looked really strong.

:42:27. > :42:34.on the first two lengths. That than Hannah Miley on that first

:42:35. > :42:38.hundred. I would not be surprised if she set

:42:39. > :42:44.a quicker time and at the Games record went again in this heat. It

:42:45. > :42:49.is a bit like sparring. She will have seen Hannah set a time, a games

:42:50. > :42:55.record will stop Wilmot is well capable of that. So I will not be

:42:56. > :43:06.surprised if she decides to push it and lay down a marker. Fascinating.

:43:07. > :43:25.Just ahead of the British record pace at that last turn. The black

:43:26. > :43:36.cap up Amy Wilmot in the centre. First to turn, the Australian, very

:43:37. > :43:41.good from her. The time at the halfway, it was quick, right on

:43:42. > :43:56.British record pace. Interesting tactics, looks like they may Wilmot

:43:57. > :44:00.is trying to push. Absolutely. Although Hannah Miley will want to

:44:01. > :44:06.push this league, and we saw her catch the rest of the field. And

:44:07. > :44:13.take over, Wilmot by this point would hope to be a head, have Hannah

:44:14. > :44:18.chasing her. This looks very well paced actually, very impressive.

:44:19. > :44:24.Good-looking breaststroke, nice, long glide. Interesting is the

:44:25. > :44:32.change from breaststroke to freestyle. Breaststroke is slowest,

:44:33. > :44:42.freestyle quickest. Sometimes the cadence change is not an easy thing

:44:43. > :44:50.to do. First to turn with 100 metres to go. Very impressive indeed. She

:44:51. > :44:55.will be about four seconds outside the British record, but there could

:44:56. > :45:06.be another games record if she does push it. McMaster of Australia

:45:07. > :45:15.second. A good way behind in third is the Canadian, Australia in

:45:16. > :45:18.fourth. No question that she will not qualify, the question now is, do

:45:19. > :45:25.you want to set a record of just leave some in the tank? I would ease

:45:26. > :45:49.back a little bit. Do not to the legs on just now. -- turn the legs

:45:50. > :45:56.on. 39.5, a real tactical swim. It is

:45:57. > :46:10.not easy to swim that little bit more slowly. McMaster second, Lowe,

:46:11. > :46:25.third. I think all three will make the final. It is hard to tell what

:46:26. > :46:30.will play out tonight. Both of them still breathing hard. A really fast

:46:31. > :46:36.time. I do not think either of them has shown their hand fully. I am not

:46:37. > :46:51.surprised Willmott did not push that. There is no point. Look at the

:46:52. > :46:58.Clearwater. -- clear water.

:46:59. > :47:04.Showing good control. Here are the results of the second heat.

:47:05. > :47:14.A good time, second fastest in the final.

:47:15. > :47:22.Hopefully, we will see the finalists. Indeed, Danielle Lowe has

:47:23. > :47:27.made it, excellent. And three Canadians. Hannah Miley has a new

:47:28. > :47:41.Commonwealth record. Aimee Willmott into the final. A

:47:42. > :47:43.good start. Are we seeing some tactics at play?

:47:44. > :47:49.Definitely, this morning was about making it through. This is the most

:47:50. > :47:58.tactical race of the whole summing programme. The science behind it,

:47:59. > :48:02.over such great distances, different strokes.

:48:03. > :48:11.A good swim from Danielle Lowe. Making it through to the final. We

:48:12. > :48:20.want a sweep on the podium with the home Nations!

:48:21. > :48:46.I like your optimism! For the first day.

:48:47. > :48:54.A chance to see some of the stars we knew from London 2012 in action.

:48:55. > :49:02.Bradley Wiggins will be in the cycling shortly. But it will not

:49:03. > :49:07.include Mo Farah. Here is the statement he has put out. The

:49:08. > :49:29.sickness I had two weeks ago was a big setback, he says.

:49:30. > :49:37.This is not an injury, this is some kind of illness he has had, we are

:49:38. > :49:42.not quite sure what it is. It is clearly bad enough to prevent him

:49:43. > :49:46.competing here in Glasgow. Instead he will concentrate on getting back

:49:47. > :49:47.to full fitness in time for the European Championships next month in

:49:48. > :49:49.Z?rich. Here on BBC One,

:49:50. > :49:51.we're heading to the women's triathlon, which will see the first

:49:52. > :50:06.medal of the Games awarded. 30 athletes are set to contest the

:50:07. > :50:09.women's race, and then the men's Before we head to

:50:10. > :50:12.Strathclyde Country Park for the start, here's everything you

:50:13. > :50:19.need to know about today's event. Triathlon became a Commonwealth

:50:20. > :50:26.sport in 2002, in Manchester. Triathlon became a Commonwealth

:50:27. > :50:29.combines swimming, cycling and running a continuous basis. First

:50:30. > :50:32.off across the running a continuous basis. First

:50:33. > :50:33.Men and women have running a continuous basis. First

:50:34. > :50:41.distances. The race running a continuous basis. First

:50:42. > :50:50.mass start guide clock does not stop so the speed in

:50:51. > :50:54.the changeover can be crucial. Transition is where the most

:50:55. > :50:58.mistakes can happen and penalties are given. These can be a verbal

:50:59. > :51:03.warning or a stop and go penalty or disqualification. For the first

:51:04. > :51:06.time, a mixed relay will take place in the Commonwealth Games. Two men

:51:07. > :51:10.and two women in each team and the distances are shorter. Each athlete

:51:11. > :51:19.can fix all three disciplines before handing over to their team-mates by

:51:20. > :51:23.tapping them. -- each athlete competes.

:51:24. > :51:26.Just a reminder where that course is, south of Glasgow in

:51:27. > :51:29.Situated between Motherwell and Hamilton, it was the venue for

:51:30. > :51:32.the rowing in the 1986 Commonwealth Games and it's expected to provide

:51:33. > :51:53.Hello, everyone, welcome to Strathclyde Country Park. Some

:51:54. > :51:57.glorious sunshine here today. That sunshine means the water temperature

:51:58. > :52:04.and air temperature is high enough that the swimmers do not need to

:52:05. > :52:11.worth wet suits which means the course is even tougher for the

:52:12. > :52:13.weaker swimmers. The weaker swimmers do like to wear wet suits because it

:52:14. > :52:20.makes them more buoyant. The crowd makes them more buoyant. The crowd

:52:21. > :52:21.has gathered to witness the first medal of the 2014 Commonwealth

:52:22. > :52:23.has gathered to witness the first Games. 40,000 spectators are

:52:24. > :52:29.expected here today, quite a Games. 40,000 spectators are

:52:30. > :52:36.back for triathlon which was left of the schedule in Delhi. The

:52:37. > :52:44.transition area is down there. Some of the bikes. This is the fourth

:52:45. > :52:50.discipline of triathlon, the transition. While you cannot win in

:52:51. > :52:55.transition, you transition. While you cannot win in

:52:56. > :52:58.will be watching the race with world champion Non Stanford who is racing

:52:59. > :53:09.for Wales because she is injured. champion Non Stanford who is racing

:53:10. > :53:13.And Annie Emmerson. Unfortunately no representative for Wales and

:53:14. > :53:18.Scotland, but five home Nations athletes here today, one of them is

:53:19. > :53:23.Jodie Stimpson. I think she is the one to beat?

:53:24. > :53:31.One of the favourites. No Welsh or Scottish athletes. But plenty of

:53:32. > :53:38.home support. Hopefully, one of the first medals will be for England.

:53:39. > :53:51.The only woman on the start line who has already won a Commonwealth medal

:53:52. > :53:56.is the New Zealander. Andrea Hewitt has so much experience, one to watch

:53:57. > :54:04.out for. Emma Jackson from Australia had an outstanding race in hamburg.

:54:05. > :54:13.As did Kirsten Sweetland, coming into form. What tactics will we see?

:54:14. > :54:17.No wet suits. A really tough course. Helen Jenkins has called this an

:54:18. > :54:26.honest triathlon course. She means no one can hide, a really

:54:27. > :54:34.tough course. It will show who is really fit. Expect the swimming to

:54:35. > :54:41.be really fast. They won't be hanging around on the bike. The

:54:42. > :54:44.running will be hard from the start. Those audience members used to

:54:45. > :54:49.seeing the world triathlon series, this will be different. The field

:54:50. > :54:56.does not have that depth in it. You will see different tactics.

:54:57. > :55:01.Very much so, in the world series, swimmers can hang on because there

:55:02. > :55:05.is such a big train of athletes. There are fewer athletes this time.

:55:06. > :55:09.Early on the race will spread out. Who else will we see on the podium?

:55:10. > :55:14.Jodie Stimpson is the clear favourite. Her training partner

:55:15. > :55:21.Aileen Reid could be up there. The main contenders will be Kirsten

:55:22. > :55:29.Sweetland from Canada. The Kiwi girl Andrea Hewitt. And Emma Jackson.

:55:30. > :55:34.That transition is really key, you cannot get that wrong. We have seen

:55:35. > :55:40.mistakes in the world series. Johnny Brownlee at the Olympics, we

:55:41. > :55:47.saw. Even before you arrive at the transition. The athletes have enough

:55:48. > :55:50.experience. It is an important day, eight years waiting for it to be

:55:51. > :55:54.back on the Commonwealth Games schedule.

:55:55. > :56:01.Athletes have been waiting for this. The venue and the course itself, it

:56:02. > :56:07.is perfect. We could chat all day long. You have

:56:08. > :56:14.to get to the commentary box to join Max Chilton. I had better let both

:56:15. > :56:18.of you go. Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for a two hour display of

:56:19. > :56:25.incredible endurance, it is time for the women's triathlon.

:56:26. > :56:32.The sport begins today, when the Commonwealth Games gets going here

:56:33. > :56:40.at the Strathclyde Country Park. Swimming, biking, running, on the

:56:41. > :56:47.agenda. 1500m swim, a 40 kilometre like, ten kilometre run. The Olympic

:56:48. > :56:52.distance being used here at the Commonwealth Games. This is the

:56:53. > :56:57.third time triathlon has been included within the Commonwealth

:56:58. > :57:05.Games. First in Manchester in 2002, then in Melbourne. The water quality

:57:06. > :57:12.was deemed unsafe in Delhi, so no triathlon that. It has returned in

:57:13. > :57:14.front of a capacity crowd on a gorgeous day here.

:57:15. > :57:24.The women's triathlon gold medal will be the first medal of the Games

:57:25. > :57:31.decided. These are the weather conditions

:57:32. > :57:33.today. 22 degrees and rising. Water temperature and air temperature

:57:34. > :57:41.combined to allow a non-wetsuit swim.

:57:42. > :57:51.The athletes are being introduced, and brought back down to the start

:57:52. > :58:01.of the race on the pontoon, one by one. Expecting a total of 29 to

:58:02. > :58:09.compete today. Numbers 1-30, but they did not use the number 13.

:58:10. > :58:14.This is the course. Two laps of swimming. Then they head on the

:58:15. > :58:20.first of 58 kilometre laps taking them to the western end of the

:58:21. > :58:26.Strathclyde Country Park. A climb into the hills behind the park. They

:58:27. > :58:32.dropped back down to lake level before coming back to transition.

:58:33. > :58:39.They will compete each lap five times up to eight as all of 40

:58:40. > :58:46.kilometres. Then a ten kilometre run, three laps, close to the

:58:47. > :58:48.transition area. Here is the full line-up for the

:58:49. > :59:14.women's triathlon. Also some less familiar names for

:59:15. > :59:38.those of you who follow us during the triathlon season.

:59:39. > :59:44.ready dive in. She could do well today. She had a really good race in

:59:45. > :59:48.hamburg, over a shorter sprint distance, just before the

:59:49. > :59:54.Commonwealth Games. Jackson will be hoping to spoil the challenge of

:59:55. > :00:09.Jodie Stimpson. Potentially, Stimson, the best of the home nation

:00:10. > :00:10.athletes today. -- Stimpson. Both Welsh triathletes sadly out with

:00:11. > :00:31.injury. triathlon about to get underway. The

:00:32. > :00:40.first gold medal of the Games will go to one of these athletes. Silence

:00:41. > :00:46.falls around the lakeside. A helicopter circles above to bring us

:00:47. > :00:53.aerial pictures. The camera phone is trained on the athletes as they line

:00:54. > :01:04.up, ready to dive into the water. And in the 2014 Commonwealth Games

:01:05. > :01:10.women's triathlon is underway. Into the water of the Strathclyde Country

:01:11. > :01:15.Park. We follow them from above. The strong swimmers immediately surging

:01:16. > :01:18.to the front. We will keep an eye on the numbers painted on their

:01:19. > :01:28.shoulders and swim caps and try to eat out exactly who is setting the

:01:29. > :01:32.pace. -- picked out. There are some less experienced athletes in the

:01:33. > :01:36.pace. -- picked out. There are some field today. They may struggle with

:01:37. > :01:47.the pace. Sharkey of Northern Ireland is number 28. We will see

:01:48. > :01:54.two distinct groups form early on. Most definitely. There are less

:01:55. > :01:59.numbers than we would normally see and that will hurt some of the less

:02:00. > :02:04.strong swimmers, they cannot get into the big train we so often see

:02:05. > :02:10.in the world triathlon series. MR Sharkey forcing the pace. The

:02:11. > :02:17.triathlete from Belfast. She started at Leeds University. We expect a

:02:18. > :02:25.strong showing in the early stages from Jodie Stimpson. Andrea Hewitt,

:02:26. > :02:31.bronze medal in Melbourne. Look out for her. Aileen Reid is another one,

:02:32. > :02:41.a regular on the world triathlon series tour. Expected to go well

:02:42. > :02:48.today. A good swim is crucial to the prospects. The stronger swimmers

:02:49. > :02:51.will do well. Those who are best on two wheels will need to do well in

:02:52. > :03:01.the water and keep up with the leaders. They swim in an

:03:02. > :03:09.anticlockwise loop. They will exit the water, dive back in, always one

:03:10. > :03:22.of the most spectacular triathlon elements, the excellent and -- exit

:03:23. > :03:30.and re-entry. There are six buoys which is really

:03:31. > :04:03.important and Aileen Reid, near the front. Lucy

:04:04. > :04:09.Hall alongside. There she is, number 15. Keep an eye out for number one,

:04:10. > :04:16.Jodie Stimpson from the West Midlands. Lucy Hall is known as the

:04:17. > :04:22.mermaid when she races on the French Grand Prix circuit. That is because

:04:23. > :04:29.she is an outstanding swimmer. But she has dropped off slightly in the

:04:30. > :04:36.last year or so. But she has been working very hard on her cycling.

:04:37. > :04:40.This is where trouble can start. If they get tightly bunched on the

:04:41. > :04:50.turns, and can hit heads, docking can follow, but it seems to be going

:04:51. > :04:55.off peacefully at the moment. The friendly games living up to their

:04:56. > :05:01.name. Just to remind you, this is a full Olympic distance. Some of the

:05:02. > :05:05.sprint races on the world triathlon series are not, this is the rule

:05:06. > :05:14.Olympic distance, a 1500 metres swim, 40 kilometres on cycles, then

:05:15. > :05:23.a ten kilometres run. Helena Jenkins said this is a really

:05:24. > :05:28.tough course. Made tougher by the fact that some of the poorer

:05:29. > :05:36.swimmers cannot wear wet suits. A very challenging all-round course.

:05:37. > :05:43.They can is for safety, hoping to keep out of the way. -- the kayak.

:05:44. > :05:53.Making the turn before heading back to the pontoon. Mickey Holden from

:05:54. > :05:58.England. Determined to do well today, she was part of the team that

:05:59. > :06:02.won the gold medal in British colours at the relay World

:06:03. > :06:06.Championships in Hamburg just prior to the start of these Commonwealth

:06:07. > :06:11.Games. Keen to make the team for the Saturday relay. It makes its

:06:12. > :06:16.Commonwealth Games debut at the weekend. She will need to perform

:06:17. > :06:25.well in the individual competition today. Another slow motion look at

:06:26. > :06:29.the dive. Just going back to her, she is one of the athletes who, for

:06:30. > :06:36.me, I would put money on her being in with a shout of the medals. She

:06:37. > :06:44.looks to be in the shape of her life. She won silver at the

:06:45. > :06:48.Europeans last year. I have a sneaky suspicion this would be a

:06:49. > :06:54.breakthrough race for her. But hours to go yet, let's wait and see.

:06:55. > :06:59.It is flat at the start of the cycle course, then one very demanding

:07:00. > :07:06.climb and they must negotiate, heading deep into the woods. The

:07:07. > :07:16.lining at the side of the lake. It has caught a few of them out in

:07:17. > :07:22.training. The second phase of this triathlon. They now start to force

:07:23. > :07:28.the pace heading back. Three quarters through the first lap.

:07:29. > :07:34.Beautiful, calm conditions. Reminiscent of Hyde Park, 2012. They

:07:35. > :07:43.swam in the Serpentine, similarly calm waters here in the artificial

:07:44. > :07:54.loch of Strathclyde Country Park, between Hamilton and Motherwell. To

:07:55. > :08:00.the west, the River Clyde, nearby, the M74 motorway.

:08:01. > :08:06.Just a couple of minutes to go before the athletes exit of the

:08:07. > :08:12.water. A short little run before they dive back in. Interesting to

:08:13. > :08:16.see where the likes of Emma Jackson are, she had a great race in

:08:17. > :08:24.Hamburg. She will love this cycle course, or perhaps not one of the

:08:25. > :08:29.stronger swimmers. After seven and a half minutes, they

:08:30. > :08:36.approach the end of the first lap. The turning conditions have been

:08:37. > :08:39.monitored very carefully. They have had problems in the past win the

:08:40. > :08:45.open district swimming Championships were held here. More than 50

:08:46. > :08:51.competitors picked up a vomiting virus. There was a problem with

:08:52. > :08:55.algae growth. The organisers were keen to get it right and make sure

:08:56. > :09:01.the water posed no algae problems for the swimmers. Already the New

:09:02. > :09:04.Zealand swimmers have commented on how clear it was, you can see the

:09:05. > :09:12.bottom of the lake, it is clear, clean, cool, calm. The health and

:09:13. > :09:17.safety of the athletes is the most important thing and the organisers

:09:18. > :09:29.have done their absolute but most to guarantee conditions and perfect

:09:30. > :09:38.water quality. -- absolute but -- utmost.

:09:39. > :09:44.I can already see a couple of swimmers who are as far behind as

:09:45. > :09:50.500 metres. Half a lap. I wonder if they may struggle to complete the

:09:51. > :10:00.course today. The best in the field are heading for the final turn.

:10:01. > :10:06.Another medical official in his kayak ready to respond if there are

:10:07. > :10:12.any problems. They head back towards the exit ramp, a straight up and

:10:13. > :10:19.down, they will sprint across the pontoon and dive straight back into

:10:20. > :10:24.begin the second lap. A full check on exactly who is where with an eye

:10:25. > :10:37.on Jodie Stimpson, Eileen Reid,, Lucy Hall and Emma Sharkey. Here

:10:38. > :10:46.they come, out of the water, the end of lap one. Lucy Hall, followed by

:10:47. > :10:53.Holland, then Stimpson, an English one, two, three. Andrea Hewitt

:10:54. > :11:03.following. Samuels. Robertson, Sweetland. Duffy from Bermuda is

:11:04. > :11:22.10th. Then Emma Jackson, 11th. The front you live in separated by just

:11:23. > :11:26.13 seconds. -- the front the 11. That little exit of the water and

:11:27. > :11:34.the dive back in is a very difficult on the athletes. Suddenly using a

:11:35. > :11:43.different engine. It really brakes up your refund. -- rhythm. Perhaps

:11:44. > :11:56.now a little brake just creating with the top three swimmers. They

:11:57. > :12:03.are well on their way on the second lap. Lucy Hall, looking relaxed and

:12:04. > :12:21.smooth. The tallest racer in the field. Effortless to /through the

:12:22. > :12:37.water. -- stroke through. The safety boat out in numbers today. They are

:12:38. > :12:45.used to major watersports. Steve Redgrave won three gold medals here

:12:46. > :12:47.in the 1986 event. He then teamed up with Andy Holmes to win gold in the

:12:48. > :13:08.coxless pairs. Aileen Reid, of Northern Ireland, in

:13:09. > :13:11.fourth position at the moment. Aileen Reid in the form of her life,

:13:12. > :13:20.according to her coach, Darren Smith. That camp has produced some

:13:21. > :13:26.incredible athletes over the years, especially on the women's side.

:13:27. > :13:36.Aileen blows hot and cold, but when she is hot, we have seen her do

:13:37. > :13:45.amazing use, -- things, like in the world triathlon tour event in London

:13:46. > :13:50.last summer. The leading group starting to get a little further

:13:51. > :13:57.spread now. You can see the gap to the chase group. It is still Lucy

:13:58. > :14:07.Hall England, 15, cutting a fresh track through the water. So

:14:08. > :14:15.relaxed, it looks so easy for her. She is probably only going at 75%,

:14:16. > :14:23.conserving energy for the cycling. Swim and easy, go the not too tired.

:14:24. > :14:29.The crowd camped on the bank of the Swim and easy, go the not too tired.

:14:30. > :14:37.loch art on their feet, warmly applauding. So reminiscent of

:14:38. > :14:41.loch art on their feet, warmly London. The revolt is point taken.

:14:42. > :14:49.-- every vantage point. London. The revolt is point taken.

:14:50. > :14:55.gold medal of the Games will come from this group of athletes. The

:14:56. > :14:57.Kenyon is struggling with the pace. But still getting plenty of support

:14:58. > :15:37.along the way. that her to have no spray to deal

:15:38. > :15:43.with. Plenty of other sport this morning. England against Wales is

:15:44. > :15:53.underway on the women's hockey. That is available online now on the BBC

:15:54. > :16:02.Sport website. Just noticing there is a bit of a break happening.

:16:03. > :16:07.Around about six athletes, perhaps five athletes and a gap of about ten

:16:08. > :16:15.meters. That is significant at this stage in the race. This was the

:16:16. > :16:23.start and this was a dive demonstrated by Lucy Hall. Swim

:16:24. > :16:32.specialist. Hot on their heels, Vicky Holland. England one, two and

:16:33. > :16:38.three at the end of the first lap. Clean sweep of the medals is not out

:16:39. > :16:44.of the question for the English triathletes, but they will be pushed

:16:45. > :16:46.all of the way by New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Australia and

:16:47. > :16:59.maybe one of the South Africans will get involved. Hewitt is a Bronze

:17:00. > :17:04.Commonwealth medallist in Melbourne in 2006. The only athlete in this

:17:05. > :17:08.field that has a medal. She will love this course. She loves a tough

:17:09. > :17:13.course and that is exactly what she has got. The crowds arrived early

:17:14. > :17:25.and the weather forecast was spot on. Early cloud cover as the sun

:17:26. > :17:34.burns away. They have arrived with their picnic boxes, and deckchairs

:17:35. > :17:41.arrived ready for the first day of the Commonwealth Games. Reduced to

:17:42. > :17:49.about ten now. One or two being removed. One of the swimmers going

:17:50. > :17:58.wide. You don't want to do that, you will lose time. You could lose the

:17:59. > :18:03.feet of the front slimmer. Lucy has perhaps injected some pays as she

:18:04. > :18:11.swings round left for the last time. -- pace. Lucy Hall will not last

:18:12. > :18:20.long if she is out on her own on the bike. She is kicking hard and trying

:18:21. > :18:24.to force the pace at the front of the field. Maybe hoping to do some

:18:25. > :18:38.damage to the slower bikers and runners. As they head towards the

:18:39. > :18:45.final boy. The swimmers now just separating out. You need to be close

:18:46. > :18:52.to the wheel in front of you if you have any chance. Lucy Hall is so

:18:53. > :18:57.relaxed, flipping over and doing a bit of backstroke to have a look at

:18:58. > :19:05.what is going on behind. She has total control over this swim at the

:19:06. > :19:12.moment. At the end of lap one, it was England, England, England out of

:19:13. > :19:20.the water. At the end of the second, it might be the same. Somebody came

:19:21. > :19:26.out of the water and dived back in for the start of the second lap.

:19:27. > :19:37.Very tired/. Officials will have to keep an eye on that athlete. Elite

:19:38. > :19:42.pack of Europeans. Antipodean 's and Canadians have finished their second

:19:43. > :19:51.lap of two. Very difficult to the weaker triathlons. If they do get

:19:52. > :19:57.lapped, they do have two step down and leave the race. It is a shame

:19:58. > :20:03.because they have come so far, but those are the rules. For those of

:20:04. > :20:10.you who watched the men's Olympic triathlon in high Park, Jonathan

:20:11. > :20:16.Brownlee incurred a 12 second penalty because of an illegal

:20:17. > :20:20.dismount on the bike. We will be keeping an eye on the rules. They

:20:21. > :20:28.have certain laws they have to abide with here. They have to get the

:20:29. > :20:31.equipment in the right place, putting the bike back in the right

:20:32. > :20:38.place at the end of the ride. Lucy Hall, Vicky Holland and Jodie

:20:39. > :20:57.Stimpson lead them out of the water. Followed closely by Aileen Reid. The

:20:58. > :21:03.first 11 separated, the first 12 separated by 24 seconds. Those who

:21:04. > :21:08.we expected to be in the front group, are there. They come to the

:21:09. > :21:19.transition area, pick up their bikes. The English trio are leading

:21:20. > :21:28.the way. Just noticing Emma Jackson in transition, it she will be a

:21:29. > :21:36.danger in the run. She will have two work hard but has a good chance of

:21:37. > :21:44.making the elite pack. Remains to be seen if some damage can be done by

:21:45. > :21:49.the stronger cyclists on the climb. Nicky Samuels from New Zealand. Look

:21:50. > :21:56.at the crowds. Fantastic in the Strathclyde country Park. Brilliant.

:21:57. > :21:58.Five laps and they get so much opportunity to see the athletes.

:21:59. > :22:10.Jodie Stimpson going round the first bend. This is tough, they have come

:22:11. > :22:23.out of the swim, 500 metres and they are straight up the hill. They need

:22:24. > :22:25.to wake until they are in a good position and tell they can get their

:22:26. > :22:32.feet in the pedals. We have a group of five at the front. Helicopter

:22:33. > :22:38.overhead, as they head of for the first of five, eight alarm at laps

:22:39. > :22:45.in and out of the woodland. Welcome shade at times to get out of the

:22:46. > :22:51.rising heat of the mid morning sunshine. Jodie Stimpson leads the

:22:52. > :22:56.way at this stage. She was joined coming out of the swim by fellow

:22:57. > :23:04.English athletes, Lucy Hall and Vicky Holland. The second group

:23:05. > :23:09.English athletes, Lucy Hall and hope to close the gap and joined

:23:10. > :23:18.these five. They might do that with some hard work the front. They might

:23:19. > :23:20.close down and it might not be long before we have a group of ten.

:23:21. > :23:29.Important the athletes take their time at the front. People who are

:23:30. > :23:35.not familiar, will see the athlete put out their elbow and that is a

:23:36. > :23:43.signal for the rider behind to come and take the lead. Moffat making her

:23:44. > :23:52.way, trying to make her way. Flora Duffy from Bermuda. Moffat is such a

:23:53. > :23:59.strong athlete but not in the form we are used to seeing her in. Flora

:24:00. > :24:00.Duffy of Bermuda is riding with Emma Moffatt of Australia. They can see

:24:01. > :24:13.the leaders and they are Moffatt of Australia. They can see

:24:14. > :24:17.catch them. Lucy Hall doing the hard work in the water but

:24:18. > :24:20.catch them. Lucy Hall doing the hard for herself today. She wants a medal

:24:21. > :24:25.and inclusion in Saturday's team event. She raced well at the team

:24:26. > :24:28.championship in hamburger couple of event. She raced well at the team

:24:29. > :24:42.weeks ago where great Britain won a gold medal. -- in hamburg. For the

:24:43. > :24:44.weeks ago where great Britain won a first time in the Commonwealth Games

:24:45. > :24:46.we have a group of five and then a group of two. Flora Duffy and

:24:47. > :24:55.Moffat. And then another group of Moffat. And then another group of

:24:56. > :25:04.another five behind. They all come together shortly. Flora Duffy is

:25:05. > :25:08.putting her shoes on. She has got to help Moffat if she has any chance of

:25:09. > :25:11.making the front pack. This is the third pack. Containing Kirsten

:25:12. > :25:18.Sweetland. Emma Jackson on the back. third pack. Containing Kirsten

:25:19. > :25:22.Hewitt as well and she will be working

:25:23. > :25:25.Hewitt as well and she will be let this front pack make any more

:25:26. > :25:31.time. Working hard as a group of five, inject ding pace now. I

:25:32. > :25:35.time. Working hard as a group of believe Flora Duffy and Moffat have

:25:36. > :25:43.caught leaders. It has grown to seven. They are up with the front

:25:44. > :25:49.group of five now. Five become seven. Cosmopolitan group of

:25:50. > :25:56.triathletes as they come past the theme park at the noisy end of the

:25:57. > :26:07.Strathclyde country Park. Duffy of you do, Moffat of Australia. Aileen

:26:08. > :26:12.Reid, living in Northern Ireland at the moment. 32 years of age now.

:26:13. > :26:18.This is a tricky hairpin bend. Pretty tricky in the West. Goodness

:26:19. > :26:31.me, we have one down, followed by another. It is Ellen Pennock of

:26:32. > :26:40.Canada. She has taken Kate Roberts with her. Hopefully we will get a

:26:41. > :26:50.replay but I can only imagine their wheels have touched. Kate Roberts in

:26:51. > :26:54.a lot of trouble. Ellen Pennock went first and Kate Roberts had no option

:26:55. > :26:58.but to collide with her. She is bravely picking up her bike and

:26:59. > :27:08.attempting to continue. I assume there is no mechanical problem.

:27:09. > :27:13.There is a problem, there is no cadence on the bike. She is trying

:27:14. > :27:19.to get the chain back into position and this is losing valuable time. I

:27:20. > :27:22.think the front pack will capitalise a little bit on the crash. Here it

:27:23. > :27:29.think the front pack will capitalise is. It was Ellen Pennock behind

:27:30. > :27:38.Roberts. We have is to blame Ellen Pennock for that, she was behind,

:27:39. > :27:42.she had to avoid the wheel in front. Normally the front rider will not go

:27:43. > :27:46.down. When you get hit from behind it is a lot easier than if you lose

:27:47. > :27:52.your front wheel. I will say that is Ellen Pennock's false, she looked

:27:53. > :27:56.like she rode into the back of Kate Roberts from South Africa.

:27:57. > :28:03.like she rode into the back of Kate excuse for that. They had just

:28:04. > :28:08.negotiated the first of the hairpins. Visibility is perfect.

:28:09. > :28:12.Difficult to find any excuses. She may have a mechanical issue that

:28:13. > :28:18.forced her to veer off to the right. I am happy to say we think both

:28:19. > :28:23.riders are back in the race. Looking like the front pack, and it looks

:28:24. > :28:28.like the second pack containing Emma Jackson has joined the front. Also

:28:29. > :28:35.containing Andrea Hewitt and Kirsten Sweetland. In that pack are some

:28:36. > :28:41.very good runners. We can spot the lead group through the trees.

:28:42. > :28:47.very good runners. We can spot the They start to make the end of the

:28:48. > :28:49.climb and will descend back towards the lake before returning to the

:28:50. > :28:56.transition area at the end of the first lap. Can see them on the big

:28:57. > :29:04.screens. Apart from Ellen Pennock and Kate Roberts, who went down, we

:29:05. > :29:10.have the main contenders out on the ride. Looks like the Mediterranean

:29:11. > :29:14.today. Stunning. 90 degrees turn they come around. Jodie Stimpson

:29:15. > :29:17.said it was the part of the cause that could tricky and a

:29:18. > :29:25.said it was the part of the cause the hill at quite a pace. At the

:29:26. > :29:30.front of the field, Vicky Holland, Lucy Hall, Jodie Stimpson, the three

:29:31. > :29:37.English triathletes. Plenty of torque between them, lots of bossing

:29:38. > :29:42.of tactics from Lucy Hall in particular. This is the map. Climb

:29:43. > :29:43.into the woods and then back down to lakeside level and then back towards

:29:44. > :29:46.transition. into the woods and then back down to

:29:47. > :29:51.lakeside level and then back Massive cheer has just gone up in transition

:29:52. > :29:57.because the last of the swimmers has just arrived to pick up her bike. I

:29:58. > :29:58.am not sure if they will make one lap before they are caught by this

:29:59. > :30:03.fast pace. Lucy Hall in front. lap before they are caught by this

:30:04. > :30:06.fast pace. Lucy Hall The English athletes have got to think about

:30:07. > :30:19.what they are doing because they don't want Andrea Hewitt, Jackson as

:30:20. > :30:29.we have seen, it is a crafty race, there are no rules to say you have

:30:30. > :30:39.to take your time at the front. Emma Moffatt on the front has managed to

:30:40. > :30:52.join the front pack. Very experienced athlete, in her 30s now.

:30:53. > :30:55.Emma Moffatt, her father grew up in the north of England before moving

:30:56. > :30:59.to Australia in his 20s. She lives on the Gold Coast now, where the

:31:00. > :31:05.next Commonwealth Games will take place, in 2018. I am not sure if

:31:06. > :31:13.Emma Moffatt will still be around. You never know, we have had some

:31:14. > :31:18.thirtysomethings. The eldest competitor today is the Jamaican,

:31:19. > :31:23.who turns 35 tomorrow. It is not like the old days, where you used to

:31:24. > :31:26.see a lot of ex-swimmers and ex-runners dumb attorney to

:31:27. > :31:32.triathlon after they had finished their specialist sport. These days,

:31:33. > :31:47.you see pure triathletes, and the age is going down on average. Leanda

:31:48. > :31:54.Cave from Wales was a silver medallist. As yet, England have not

:31:55. > :32:01.won a medal in the Commonwealth Games in the women's race. Just

:32:02. > :32:06.having a look at the front athlete, I think it is a Canadian athlete,

:32:07. > :32:09.trying to get the girls to work a little bit, but in all fairness,

:32:10. > :32:12.Matt, there is not a lot of point, because, other than somewhere making

:32:13. > :32:17.a break, you are better because, other than somewhere making

:32:18. > :32:22.in and saving your legs. And Emma Jackson is at the back of the pack,

:32:23. > :32:31.where she likes to be. Never seen at the front on the bike, saving her

:32:32. > :32:36.legs until the run. She finished in second position behind Gwen

:32:37. > :32:44.Jorgensen recently in the World Triathlon Series. That was Kirsten

:32:45. > :32:50.Sweetland from Canada, with the black helmet on. Kirsten Sweetland

:32:51. > :32:51.was on the podium in hamburg as well, socially could also be one to

:32:52. > :32:56.watch. Jackson and well, socially could also be one to

:32:57. > :33:00.done better over the shorter well, socially could also be one to

:33:01. > :33:07.distances this season. So we will have to see, up against those who

:33:08. > :33:14.are used to the full Olympic distance, 1500m in the water, 40k on

:33:15. > :33:24.two wheels, and run. Yes, the distance quite

:33:25. > :33:32.obviously changes things. It will be interesting to CF Kirsten Sweetland

:33:33. > :33:36.can go the full 10k. World junior champion in 2006, and then she was

:33:37. > :33:40.plagued by injury for so long, and really, just coming back into

:33:41. > :33:46.plagued by injury for so long, and form. I would say she is a bit of a

:33:47. > :33:50.threat in this race today. Now, coming back in front of the

:33:51. > :33:58.spectators here at the Strathclyde Country Park. Thousands of them,

:33:59. > :34:06.what a roar! And we get a check on exactly who is in the front group. A

:34:07. > :34:12.total of ten triathletes bunched together, separated by a second or

:34:13. > :34:17.so at the end of the first lap of five. I did not notice Kate McIlroy

:34:18. > :34:21.in the pack, a former Steeplechase athlete, who qualified for the

:34:22. > :34:27.Olympics in 2008 but unfortunately did not make it because of injury.

:34:28. > :34:29.But a very strong athlete, I am surprised not to see her in the

:34:30. > :34:38.front pack. ANNIE EMMERSON: As they make their

:34:39. > :34:49.way up the hill. ANNIE EMMERSON: As they make their

:34:50. > :34:53.on the course where I think a break really could happen. But this time

:34:54. > :34:57.around, nobody prepared to put themselves on the line. As we see

:34:58. > :35:00.the second pack coming through, with Kate McIlroy, a little bit of

:35:01. > :35:02.controversy over herself action for New Zealand. She will

:35:03. > :35:10.controversy over herself action for really hard if she is going to prove

:35:11. > :35:16.the select is right to bring her. Aileen Reid tucked in behind Jodie

:35:17. > :35:21.Stimpson from England. Aileen Reid, from Northern Ireland. We know she

:35:22. > :35:27.can run. Second place in the World Triathlon Series race last year.

:35:28. > :35:33.MATT CHILTON: Well, this was the end of the first lap, coming through to

:35:34. > :35:40.a cacophony of noise around the Strathclyde Country Park, just

:35:41. > :35:51.outside Lascelles. -- just outside Glasgow.

:35:52. > :35:57.If you want to sprint at the Sir Chris Hoy

:35:58. > :36:08.Velodrome, then press your red button now. Now, they are passing

:36:09. > :36:13.the section where all the non-ticket holding spectators have gathered.

:36:14. > :36:19.And another warm welcome for some of the stragglers coming through, and

:36:20. > :36:25.that includes two who are battered and bruised, having had a major

:36:26. > :36:26.that includes two who are battered collision. Gillian Saunders from

:36:27. > :36:30.South Africa collision. Gillian Saunders from

:36:31. > :36:34.in London, trained as a lawyer, but now a full-time athletes. She can

:36:35. > :36:42.run well, but this time, she has been a bit below par. Now, we follow

:36:43. > :36:50.the front group. Just making sure they are all present and correct.

:36:51. > :36:55.Still ten, single file now. And you can be absolutely sure that Emma

:36:56. > :37:02.Jackson, in the green and gold of Australia, will be at the back. Yes,

:37:03. > :37:07.I am surprised that the athletes at the front do not give her a hard

:37:08. > :37:11.time. I would! But as I said, there are no rules, she does not have to

:37:12. > :37:18.take her turn at the front, but if it gets noticed by the other

:37:19. > :37:20.athletes, they will not be happy. Coming through transition, Kirsten

:37:21. > :37:35.Sweetland of Canada. There is no number 13, that number

:37:36. > :37:42.is not used in triathlon. The British trio, Lucy Hall, Vicky

:37:43. > :37:51.Holland and Jodie Stimpson, in the front group. Nicky Samuels came

:37:52. > :37:57.through the ranks as an age-group athlete, taking a silver medal in

:37:58. > :38:02.the 2003 World Championships, and you do not see that very often, an

:38:03. > :38:11.age-group athlete turning pro. She is doing a good job. So, after 37

:38:12. > :38:16.minutes, we have a group of ten. Yes, you can see the green and gold,

:38:17. > :38:23.Emma Jackson, at the back, easy to spot, keeping out of trouble. We see

:38:24. > :38:30.Gwen Jorgensen do it sometimes as well. Some of the athletes will sit

:38:31. > :38:34.back. They do not want to risk falling down and bringing other

:38:35. > :38:40.people down. So it can be the safest place to be, if you are not sure

:38:41. > :38:43.technically. But speaking to some of the athletes from Australia and New

:38:44. > :38:48.Zealand today, this course will ease suits her. She is a mountain goat,

:38:49. > :38:54.she loves the hills. But knowing that her running is strong, she is

:38:55. > :39:01.conserving her legs on the bike. So, they have made the 180 degrees turn

:39:02. > :39:05.in front of the theme park. This chicane takes them back onto another

:39:06. > :39:10.flat stretch of road past a crazy golf course, back in the direction

:39:11. > :39:17.of the transition. The climb is still to come. Yes, it will be

:39:18. > :39:23.interesting to see the tactics from the England team. Still up the

:39:24. > :39:26.front, still working. I do not know at which point, but there are

:39:27. > :39:30.certainly some points on the course where it will be worth giving it a

:39:31. > :39:38.go. There are three little climbs, and that is where the triathletes

:39:39. > :39:44.will normally try to make a break. So, a good start for the English

:39:45. > :39:50.trio. Jodie Stimpson, the highest ranked triathlete in the race

:39:51. > :39:54.today. A really good start to the season, winning in Auckland in

:39:55. > :39:57.April, following that up with victory in the World Triathlon

:39:58. > :40:03.Series in Cape Town, later in the same month. Had a bit of a stumble,

:40:04. > :40:08.and an injury in Yokohama, tripped up over her bike in transition, and

:40:09. > :40:15.managed to finish in ninth position. Her form since that incident has not

:40:16. > :40:19.been great. But this course for the whole nation triathletes is the

:40:20. > :40:25.focus of the season. And there is Lucy Hall, pushing hard, looking

:40:26. > :40:29.around to see that Emma Moffatt is shadowing her, as they make the

:40:30. > :40:38.climb for the second time. And of course, this venue has hosted the

:40:39. > :40:44.World Triathlon SUPER series. It is always nice to race on a course

:40:45. > :40:52.which you are familiar with. Back in 2011, Helen Jenkins from Wales, who

:40:53. > :40:55.sadly is not racing today, she won, Lucy Hall was second and Jodie

:40:56. > :41:00.Stimpson was third, so they do know this course very well. So, we are

:41:01. > :41:14.realistically about a third of the way through the race.

:41:15. > :41:18.McIlroy is in a pack of three, attempting to bridge the gap to the

:41:19. > :41:22.leading group of attempting to bridge the gap to the

:41:23. > :41:28.approaching the top of the climb, before they turn and freewheel down

:41:29. > :41:32.towards the lakeside. Perhaps a bit of an opportunity at this point for

:41:33. > :41:35.the second pack to have a look and see what they have got to do if they

:41:36. > :41:38.want to have a chance of catching up. Jackson there, in her favourite

:41:39. > :41:41.spot at the back of the pack. We up. Jackson there, in her favourite

:41:42. > :41:47.just saw some of the other athletes rowing down the hill, and I think

:41:48. > :41:51.their day will shortly be over. Flora Duffy of Bermuda is in this

:41:52. > :42:01.group as well Jesse lives in Colorado. Wearing number 18. She

:42:02. > :42:07.finished eighth in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006, Flora

:42:08. > :42:12.Duffy, a regular Commonwealth Games competitor. Competing for Bermuda,

:42:13. > :42:18.one of the smaller nations, the island of Bermuda, just 26 miles

:42:19. > :42:24.long. As Lucy Hall once again stands and pushes and climbs. Just noticing

:42:25. > :42:30.Emma Moffatt at a front, pushing the pace. I wonder whether she will be

:42:31. > :42:34.waiting for Emma Jackson. Moffitt of course, racing for Australia. Emma

:42:35. > :42:46.Jackson with a good chance of a medal. This is the chase group, and

:42:47. > :42:51.it is Pennock and Gentle. Pennock, who was down on the tarmac for a

:42:52. > :42:55.while, in the chase group. I believe we have lost Kate Robinson, who was

:42:56. > :43:01.having some mechanical problems, after the crash. Yes, such a shame,

:43:02. > :43:05.you come all this way and you come off so early in the race. Ashleigh

:43:06. > :43:11.Gentle, junior world champion in 2010, from Australia, a very strong

:43:12. > :43:15.athlete. She has been a multiple World Cup winner. But her swimming

:43:16. > :43:25.was letting her down today. She has not made that front pack. As we see

:43:26. > :43:29.Gentle and McIlroy. McIlroy looking very disappointed not to have made

:43:30. > :43:41.that front pack. As I said, a former steeplechase runner. She decided to

:43:42. > :43:52.come over to triathlon because she had so many injuries as a track

:43:53. > :43:56.runner. There is a new breed of triathletes, and it is not very

:43:57. > :44:00.often now that you will hear of an athlete that has come from swimming

:44:01. > :44:06.or running. They may have had a bit of pedigree at school in running or

:44:07. > :44:09.swimming, but pure, individual athletes from one particular sport,

:44:10. > :44:13.not so much these days. Not like they used to do in the old days,

:44:14. > :44:21.with former Olympic swimmers and things like that. Those who come

:44:22. > :44:26.into the sport specifically from swimming always do well in the first

:44:27. > :44:29.stage, but then they drift away. We have yet to see anybody really

:44:30. > :44:38.coming through from swimming and making a significant mark on the

:44:39. > :44:42.sport. Yes, I think they have very big, slow heart Waits, which is not

:44:43. > :44:49.conducive for fast running, without getting too technical.

:44:50. > :44:56.The men's race is also taking place today, three o'clock, same course,

:44:57. > :45:00.but expect even bigger crowds to watch the Brownlee brothers in

:45:01. > :45:02.action. Favourites for gold and silver, you would not bet against

:45:03. > :45:23.them, if they stay out of trouble. watch. Not a deep field at the

:45:24. > :45:28.Brownlee Brothers will put on a fantastic show or others. It will

:45:29. > :45:35.Brownlee Brothers will put on a something not to be missed at 3pm.

:45:36. > :45:40.Front pack still staying together. Nobody risking it and wanting to

:45:41. > :45:43.make a break. I will be surprised if we see this group as one by the end

:45:44. > :45:53.of the race. Opportunities to make a break and really make a difference.

:45:54. > :46:01.Now they come towards the conclusion of the second lap of five where they

:46:02. > :46:07.will meet behind the sports complex here, all of the various media and

:46:08. > :46:16.then across the blue carpet of transition. Here they come. The end

:46:17. > :46:31.of lap two. Still ten riders forcing the pace. Kirsten Sweetland,

:46:32. > :46:38.Stimpson, Hall, Hewitt and Jackson. Decent runners. Jodie Stimpson,

:46:39. > :46:47.Vicky Holland and Lucy Hall, all involved for England. Jodie Stimpson

:46:48. > :46:52.does train with Aileen Reid and Darren Smith. I think in this race,

:46:53. > :46:57.they are not training mates any longer. They

:46:58. > :47:00.they are not training mates any another but I would not be surprised

:47:01. > :47:06.if they helped each other out in the occasion arose. I think if Jodie

:47:07. > :47:15.Stimpson was to make a break she would say to Aileen Reid, come on I

:47:16. > :47:21.am going. Perhaps this right course is a bit tough, but they been

:47:22. > :47:26.training in the Alps. Jodie Stimpson said she thought it would be a major

:47:27. > :47:29.factor in her performance, the fact she has been able to train in the

:47:30. > :47:38.mountains. Chasing group of three still trying to bridge the gap

:47:39. > :47:42.towards the leaders. Approaching the end of the second lap. Two down,

:47:43. > :47:55.three to go on two wheels for the 10,000 metre distance. The distance

:47:56. > :48:00.you are likely to see Mo Farah run. We have just heard an Mo Farah has

:48:01. > :48:04.withdrawn and will not be competing. Jonathan Edwards had said this

:48:05. > :48:15.stomach bug he has had the sometime has really set him back. Leading

:48:16. > :48:23.group of ten, followed by a trio who are having to share the workload.

:48:24. > :48:28.Quite a workload it is in their attempt to close the gap to the

:48:29. > :48:36.first group of ten. Out of the saddle in the left of your screen,

:48:37. > :48:45.is the highest ranked triathlete, Jodie Stimpson of England, 25 years

:48:46. > :48:57.of age. Comes from the West Midlands. No change at the back,

:48:58. > :49:03.Emma Jackson. Number 18 is Flora Duffy of you do. She is having a

:49:04. > :49:07.little go here, forcing the pace slightly. She has opened up a couple

:49:08. > :49:12.of metres ahead of the remaining nine. Whether it is significant, I

:49:13. > :49:22.guess we will find out in how they respond. I don't think they will be

:49:23. > :49:26.too worried about Flora Duffy, not known to be the strongest runner. I

:49:27. > :49:31.think there will be a bit of confusion as to what they should do

:49:32. > :49:38.next. All of the main contenders are there, strong runners. Jodie

:49:39. > :49:42.Stimpson has two Roger out for Emma Jackson and Kirsten Sweetland who

:49:43. > :49:53.beat her in hamburg a couple of weeks ago. -- watch out. Duffy's

:49:54. > :49:58.lead is unofficially for seconds. That is the break. I saw Emma

:49:59. > :50:02.Moffatt looking around and asking the question of her fellow riders.

:50:03. > :50:07.Moffatt looking around and asking Do we deal with this, close this

:50:08. > :50:12.down? I am not sure what they decide, but we will find out by the

:50:13. > :50:21.end of the third lap. I don't know if you noticed, but Sarah Ann

:50:22. > :50:28.Brown, who has raised so well this year, ranked in the top ten in the

:50:29. > :50:40.world, amazing results but I have not seen her in this race.

:50:41. > :50:45.world, amazing results but I have Sarah-Anne Brault. Yes, no sign of

:50:46. > :50:50.her. Deep in the third lap now. Blazing sunshine on this lovely day.

:50:51. > :50:58.Day one proper of the Commonwealth Games. Not even midday, the first

:50:59. > :51:03.gold medal will come from this group. Aileen Reid of Northern

:51:04. > :51:13.Ireland in the group. The three English triathletes, Stimpson, Hall

:51:14. > :51:19.and Vicky Holland. Hewitt, Moffat and Jackson are having a chinwag at

:51:20. > :51:25.the back of the field. I don't know if they are deciding to make a break

:51:26. > :51:31.pace. I don't think Emma Jackson will move from birth. We know she

:51:32. > :51:39.can write hills, she did well in Austria last year. It is known as

:51:40. > :51:41.the toughest course of the circuit, she finished in second place. She

:51:42. > :51:47.also knows she can run. she finished in second place. She

:51:48. > :51:51.thinking, I will save my legs. Not a bad decision. Just getting some time

:51:52. > :51:58.checks. Lucy Hall was out of the swim first in 19 point bit V3, a

:51:59. > :52:15.good time. It is a very honest course. -- 19 .33. In last place, we

:52:16. > :52:24.had the swimmer from Papa New Guinea in 28 minutes. They don't have the

:52:25. > :52:32.conditions to train the front athletes do. Andrea Hewitt of New

:52:33. > :52:37.Zealand, Flora Duffy of Bermuda. Aileen Reid from Northern Ireland.

:52:38. > :52:46.Vicky Holland, Lucy Hall and Jodie Stimpson, out of the saddle again. I

:52:47. > :52:55.wonder if Jackson will try and find her way to the front? Maybe the chat

:52:56. > :53:01.with Moffat was about pushing hard on the hill and trying to do some

:53:02. > :53:09.damage? Flora Duffy's breakaway which amounted to four seconds at

:53:10. > :53:18.one stage has been clawed back. Emma Jackson doesn't seem to be going

:53:19. > :53:28.anywhere, apart from the back of the pack. This is a late-breaking

:53:29. > :53:32.course. Not a lot of flat or opportunity to rest. The pace does

:53:33. > :53:34.not look like it is on, but you are constantly up and down. This is

:53:35. > :53:35.turning out to be a magnificent venue for a world-class triathlon.

:53:36. > :53:40.The first day of the Commonwealth games sporting programme, first gold

:53:41. > :53:48.medal to be decided within the women's triathlon. Conditions

:53:49. > :53:55.perfect. Millpond swim in the clear waters of the Strathclyde Country

:53:56. > :54:00.Park. Demanding ride. So many of the World Triathlon Series we watch over

:54:01. > :54:06.the course of the season, in Cape Town, Japan, London and Chicago.

:54:07. > :54:20.Spectacular but no hillclimbing. That is why Alistair Browning --

:54:21. > :54:24.Alistair Brownlee went to the Alps to give themselves a chance to

:54:25. > :54:32.sample a hill climb. We have got them here. It is not particularly

:54:33. > :54:36.vicious but it is a leg breaker. I meant a leg breaker in the sense

:54:37. > :54:42.your will feel battered when you come to running. This course has got

:54:43. > :54:51.everything. The 10,000 metre run is pretty flat and it will be very

:54:52. > :54:55.spectator friendly as they run 3.333 kilometre lapse in and around the

:54:56. > :54:57.transition area. Giving everybody a chance to watch and film the

:54:58. > :55:06.action. The chance to watch and film the

:55:07. > :55:08.main contenders all there. This race not panning out as I thought.

:55:09. > :55:15.main contenders all there. This race thought we would seem, more gaps in

:55:16. > :55:19.the swim. These athletes, most of them are used to racing one another

:55:20. > :55:23.and they know how they race. They would have known what to expect

:55:24. > :55:33.coming into this Commonwealth Games. Vicky Holland in this group. Vicky

:55:34. > :55:46.Holland, wearing number ten. Born in Gloucester and lives in Leeds. 28

:55:47. > :55:53.years of age. Team-mate and roommates Arben Non Stanford. Welsh

:55:54. > :56:00.triathlete out of the competition. Huge load to the Welsh contingent

:56:01. > :56:08.losing a top athlete. They were certainties for the top five finish.

:56:09. > :56:12.But it wasn't to be. Injuries striking for Helen Jenkins and quite

:56:13. > :56:20.some time ago for Non Stanford, who will be back in racing in 2015. Real

:56:21. > :56:25.some time ago for Non Stanford, who disappointment by Helen and also Non

:56:26. > :56:30.Stanford. Helen having the problem going into the Olympic Games. She

:56:31. > :56:37.was such a big favourite. It is a risky game. If the race at the top

:56:38. > :56:39.you have two train your guts out everyday and that comes with risk of

:56:40. > :56:46.injury, and everyday and that comes with risk of

:56:47. > :56:49.Samuels, the second of the New Zealanders with a chance today.

:56:50. > :56:52.Samuels, the second of the New Samuels wearing number nine. Andrea

:56:53. > :56:58.Samuels, the second of the New Hewitt up with the front pack. Nicky

:56:59. > :57:01.Samuels, the second of the New experienced, 31 years of age.

:57:02. > :57:06.Samuels, the second of the New had some solid results over the

:57:07. > :57:12.years. Very strong athlete. Not sure if she will be at the front of the

:57:13. > :57:18.run. Has done incredibly well. Still needs to work on the run. It is a

:57:19. > :57:22.tough course and it is one where you don't know how the athletes will

:57:23. > :57:33.cope. What don't know how the athletes will

:57:34. > :57:37.course, it is more obvious. -- price they will pay. Jodie Stimpson

:57:38. > :57:42.leading them through. It they will pay. Jodie Stimpson

:57:43. > :58:06.pattern you get Athletes making their way in. You

:58:07. > :58:11.can see the transition on the other side. We will be coming across the

:58:12. > :58:18.blue carpet for the third time. Two laps to go now this 40 colour

:58:19. > :58:29.motorbike course. 16 colour matters left to go. -- kilometres. Bit of

:58:30. > :58:36.extra pace towards the end of lap three. Everybody trying to respond.

:58:37. > :58:41.We see some movement from Emma Jackson. Spotted a little break

:58:42. > :58:47.towards the end of lap three. I think it is Jodie Stimpson who has

:58:48. > :58:54.moved away from them. It is Flora Duffy again, who has made the move.

:58:55. > :59:07.Likes to cross the line first. Followed by Stimpson, read. I will

:59:08. > :59:15.be surprised if we don't see a break. It is one of the toughest

:59:16. > :59:21.races. We did seek Stimpson making a big break. She broke away and put a

:59:22. > :59:28.huge amount of time in and went home with the victory. But the hills are

:59:29. > :59:40.shorter, so it gives the athletes, if they have dropped off a bit,

:59:41. > :59:47.chance to get back on. Flora Duffy nude up with the leaders. They are

:59:48. > :59:49.out of the saddle and climbing again. Chasing group heading in the

:59:50. > :00:00.opposite direction. Not doing any damage to this lead. Flora Duffy

:00:01. > :00:13.still pushing hard. We are approaching a one-hour mark. Much

:00:14. > :00:15.expected of the English triathletes with Vicky Holland, Lucy Hall and

:00:16. > :00:18.the best of them on paper, Jodie Stimpson. She is a favourite for

:00:19. > :00:25.many people, but some from Australia, New Zealand, Northern

:00:26. > :00:26.Ireland and Canada opposition in this group,