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Good Afternoon - welcome to Glasgow and Day 10 of the Commonwealth Games

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England's Liam Pitchford has a crack at a gold medal

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in the men's singles semi final of the table tennis - but he's up

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against Singapore's highest ranked player in the tournament Gao Ning.

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And Nicola Adams goes for gold in the final of the

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Women's Flyweight - but standing in her way is the tough Michaela

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The men's ten metre platform featuring Tom Daley over on BBC

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Three. In the men's hockey second semi

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final NZ take on India - that's starting now and Danny

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Kerry's England go for gold in the Women's hockey v Australia tonight -

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all the sports live on the BBC Some great boxing to come later

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in the programme - but first for us this lunchtime - it's table tennis

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and did you know that no British man has won the table tennis singles

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title at a Commonwealth Games? Get ready

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for some powerful ping pong. Table tennis is a quick and skilful

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sport requiring power and delicacy. The bats are made of wood covered by

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rubber, giving players different control of speed and spin. Each

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rally begins with a serve which must be hit from behind the table, the

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ball must cross the service side. In doubles they must go from right-hand

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corner to the other. Each players must strike the return in order.

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Those who hit out of turn lose the point. After every two points the

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service is changed. Matches are the best of five sets, with the first to

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11 taking the set. There are men's and women's singles" and mixed

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doubles. So we're heading for the

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Scotston Sports Campus - scene of some amazing squash matches this

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week and it could be a golden day this is the sport that's known

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as Chess played at 100 miles per hour - with the ball hit three times

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a second during rallies. In the Men's singles semi-finals --

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England's Liam Pitchford takes on the highest-ranked player

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in the field in Singapore's Gao Ning the silver medallist

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in this event in Delhi. Pitchford, who beat Gao Ning

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at the end of last year, could win two medals today as he will compete

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in the mixed doubles final later. We join Pitchford v Ning

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at 2 games all. Liam Pitchford is serving

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and your commentator is Paul Hand. According to the pattern of this

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match, Downing is due to win this one, the first and the third game.

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This is the start of the fifth. All eyes glued to this match in this

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house. Who, sheer brilliance. Pitchford

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through the kitchen sink at him. -- oh, sheer brilliance. Finishing with

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a ball off the edge. A run of four points stemmed by

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Pitchford. It has been a match of high-quality,

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very few aren't forced errors, a lot of winning points. Both men

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demonstrating masterful control of the ball, precision heating. --

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heating. -- hits. The last Englishman standing in the

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Men's Singles event, trying to stay with Gao Ning.

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Doing his utmost, Pitchford, to reduce the deficit.

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Just missing the end of the table, almost kissing it.

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Gallon in -- Gao Ning closing in on a 3-2 lead.

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A valiant effort from Pitchford. Is there another momentum swing in this

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game? It is a point of this quality,

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redline intensity. Almost back level, just trailing by one point,

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Pitchford. A time-out called by the coach from Singapore. So tough to

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sustain this level of momentum. Fascinating to see what changes will

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be made now. Pitchford clawing back momentum, trying to stay with the

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top seed. What does he have up his sleeve?

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It was a good forehand from Gao Ning, Pitchford dismissing it

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nonchalantly. He has found the edge! How did that

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find the edge of the table? Remarkable defence by Liam

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Pitchford. He has the lead in this game. That brought the house down.

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He is one point away from a 3-2 lead in the semifinal, in his quest for

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the final. Brilliant from the top seed.

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Straight at Pitchford's body. As a consequence, the English coach calls

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a time-out. A poignant moment. One point for a 3-2 lead.

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The crowd's volume has doubled over the last minute or so. As we

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anxiously await the next point after the time-out. Liam Pitchford with

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game point for a 3-2 lead. Only serve of Gao Ning. -- on the serve.

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event, with his performance against India, back-to-back victories. Is he

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on the way to doing the same hair? -- the same here? He says, has a 3-2

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lead in this semifinal match. Pitchford leading three games to

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two. JASON MOHAMMAD: A fantastic fightback from Liam.

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But Ning came back in the second game to set up a final, crucial

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game. That's where we pick it up. COMMENTATOR: The start of the

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seventh game, Pitchford serving, 3-3.

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A brilliant running backhand that did the damage from Gao Ning. A

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great recovery. Whatever happens here, this has to

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go down as the match of the men's singles event. Every point so

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closely contested. He's brought his best when it's

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counted the most, Gao Ning. Is he going to draw away from

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Pitchford here? It's been a sparkling performance from him, the

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man in the yellow shirt. Just when you think the top seed is

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going to accelerate away, he's pegged back by the valiant

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Pitchford. Every point now greeted by a roar of

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applause. Well, he sensed a small lapse in

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focus as Pitchford bounced back. " Hold on," says Gao Ning, "I'm not

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ready". A roar from the Singaporean fans

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around the campus as the top seed accelerates away again. It is the

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final and deciding game here. The Princess of Paddington on

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looking. She's up in a few matches' time, in

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the gold-medal match, with Pitchford against the Drinkhalls. But here,

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Gao Ning has match point. He's played quite simply brilliantly at

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the back end of this game. Its Gao Ning, the top seed, who has

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earned his place in the final of the men's singles with a quite brilliant

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win over Liam Pitchford, 4-3. That must be really tough, given it

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went all the way. It was a great match. I played well. I had the lead

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and I think I had some chances in the next two sets that he played

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well and it was a good game. I'm just disappointed to not get

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through. You do still have just disappointed to not get

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through. You do still a chance for a bronze medal later in the singles

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but you are going for gold in the mixed doubles. What do you do

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between now and then? Just go and try and relax and pick myself up.

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I've got two more big match to play and it is difficult to lose a close

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game but I've still got everyone to play for. Has that redoubled your

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efforts to get the gold this afternoon? Yeah, I want the gold

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medal and that's what I'm here to get and hopefully, in the mixed, we

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can do that. Thank you very much. JASON MOHAMMAD: The other men's

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singles semifinal was between the Melbourne 2006 gold medallist and a

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Singaporean opponent. The Singaporean took it in straight

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games which means that he goes through. More table tennis to come

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with the mixed doubles gold-medal match later and, of course, some

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brilliant boxing finals to look forward to. But before we go back to

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the men's hockey and the table tennis and boxing, it has been a

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wonderful ten days here in Glasgow at the Commonwealth Games. There

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have been medals for England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, which

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means we should be in a very good place for future world Championships

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and the Rio Olympics in 2016. A man who knows who it takes -- what it

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takes to win Olympic gold has been investigating.

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In a few days' time we will cross over an Olympic threshold and

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officially be closer to reality 2016 than we are to London 2012. Glasgow

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has been a wonderful reminder of what we as a nation can do, both

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hosting and competing at, a multisport event. What I start for

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the Commonwealth Games! But Ely sport is a hard business. -- elite

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sport. Assessors will be judging where we are on the road to Rio. So

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how much information can we really clean from the results in Glasgow?

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Daniel Keatings, swaying straight, swinging clean and keeping his

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rhythm. Gymnastics is definitely stronger than it was in London. The

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all-round gymnasts are aiming for the 90s. It is a very exclusive

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club. Max Whitlock is over 90 consistently so that means, without

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question, he is top three in the world from an all-around point of

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view. Team England win the final race. We've never won the men's

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4x600 meter relay. Australia have always won it. To beat them by such

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a margin was unbelievably impressive. That has only come from

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the belief, the pool of talent and the training we've got. There are

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some sports fans who, as -- some sports that, as good as the results

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have been, will not be contested in the Olympics will top so it is

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thanks from Glasgow but no thanks from Rio for bowls, netball and

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squash. The gold-medal goes to the world's number two. The sport that

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do cross over both Commonwealth and Olympics have shown up varying

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degrees of success and concern. Sir Bradley Wiggins and England have to

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settle for the silver. They're always watershed moment and London

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was going to be at. They've lost leadership and some big talents and

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it will take time to rebuild. It isn't certain that will happen in

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time for Rio. A coming of age for the 20-year-old. We have a whole new

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crop of people coming through, which is really encouraging, new names of

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19, 20 and 21 years of age. Come Rio, what those who have been here

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have learned will stand them in good stead. I think all our Olympic

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sports are shaping up really well. UK sport are confident that we

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benchmarking at least as well at this point as we were at this point

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in London. While Glasgow has offered healthy competition, not all events

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are world-class. Due to the absence of some superpower none Commonwealth

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nations. That isn't to say some performers is wouldn't stand up when

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the world comes calling. This is the Commonwealth Games, not the world

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Championships. All we can do is look at the swimmers are and they are

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world-class. We had four swimmers that are number one ranked in the

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world. The competition within the British team is so strong that not

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only are they fighting for places amongst themselves to go to the

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world Championships and the Olympics but they are so dominant, and the

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whole world is looking at our home nations and saying, "how are they

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getting these results and producing performances with not only such

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difficulty but such fine execution? " One thing is for sure - in sport

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you can't stand still so for all the success and disappointments, there

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is always room for improvement or a medal, of any colour, could be

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further away than ever. I think it's very good to have ambition and I

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hope we come back with a sack full of medals from Rio but it will be

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tougher. We shouldn't be coy or naive about it. Athletics is never

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going to bring you 12 medals - it's not like that - but I could still

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see two or three gold medals and four or five others and maybe even

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slightly improving on what we did in London. So many people have just

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stepped up to the plate at 18, 19, 20 years of age. There are a lot of

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swimmers who, in two years' time, will be in their prime, and if not,

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will be for the Olympics afterwards. He beats the world record. Wow! From

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2007 to 2012, it can't be the same again. It needs to be something new

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and they are still trying to work out what that is. They've got some

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of the right ingredients but they haven't got the strong leader in

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place to make the decisive decisions. Gold in Glasgow for this

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rider. Now we are getting a lot more specialist and we have. You have

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names like Louis Smith who you would always associate with polo horse and

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now we have Louis Smith on six pieces of upper rotters. We've got a

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shout on every piece. -- of apparatus. So, where does that leave

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us? UK Sport have been very public about their goal to be the first

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country to win more Olympic medals at the games after hosting and that,

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by any measure, comes under the heading of ambitious.

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Some wonderful moments from Glasgow 2014 but that surely is the big test

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- it's all very well saying we're successful right now right across

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the board and all the sports, but the big test must surely be Rio

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2016. One of the sports in which we're doing very well at, as Matt

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pointed out, is diving. They are Commonwealth gold medallists Jack

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Laugher and Chris Mears. They are rising to the occasion. Yes, come

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on! I think that's going to be good enough. Good diving, Oliver Dingley.

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Definitely a silver for Jack. Yes, come on! That is definitely good

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enough. A diving masterclass from this young English man. There is

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your Commonwealth champion. They've absolutely smashed it.

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Tom Daley already has a silver in the bag in

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the men's 10m synchronised platform and is the defending champion

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All 11 divers will progress to the final.

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The preliminary round is used simply to determine ranking and therefore

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This is Tom's final dive. He scored an overall personal best

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of 577.20 in June and outscored the Chinese in their own backyard on

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And this is now live on BBC Three - James Denny and Matthew Dixon

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The final Tonight - can Tom Daley retain the title he won in Delhi.

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I still get terrified every single time. Ten metres is a long way down.

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You know you are going to get the water at 34 mph. You cannot think

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about the things that can happen, all about confronting fear. Peak

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physical condition is not enough. You have to gain mental strength,

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you only game that when things go wrong. You keep pushing through, you

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don't hear any noise, you hear your feet on the board, nothing else.

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In life, sometimes you need fear, so that you can face it.

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Every single time I'd dive, I feel completely alive.

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Good luck to Tom tonight in the individual platform final at 7:35

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p.m.. Let's go to Glasgow Green, exciting in the hockey, Australia's

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men have never failed to win the Commonwealth title, scoring 22 goals

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in the pool stages. England boasting the top scorer, Ashley Jackson. It

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is New Zealand against India in the other semifinal. Let's show you the

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best of the action from England and Australia.

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The first penalty corner of the game, Australia getting ready to

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pounce. Finding the back. What a start for Australia, Tristan White

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putting Australia 1-0 in front. George Pinner looking sorry for

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himself. Fox. Letting go. Reverse shot, it is in, 2-0. Ashley Jackson

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on the left for England, the leading scorer in the tournament with seven,

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can he add to his tally, England looked strong, it is in. England

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have a goal, back in the match. Condon's goal. Goal, 3-1 Australia.

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England are checking this one. They want to use their referral. They

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think the runner blocks him out. It is an umpire's referral. Definitely

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stopping outside the circle? Did not look like it. Nothing blocking that

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all or the target of the ball. I don't

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this has bounced kindly for Australia, open goal, scored.

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Australia finish it off, 4-1 in front. The simplest of finishes.

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Australia have demolished England. 4-1.

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Australia have been terrific. That means England have lost, competing

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for the bronze medal starting at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. On our

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website right now, it is live men's hockey, the second semifinal, New

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Zealand taking on India. Dean cousins saying -- Dean Cousins

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saying they are in a good place. I want to take you to the live

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netball, on the red button, Jamaica against Australia, Jamaica looking

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in imperious form so far. They have lost the bronze medal match in the

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last two games, they are within eight points New Zealand. What we

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are going to do right now, take you back to the table tennis. We have

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already seen one terrific match. It is the Mixed Doubles bronze medal

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match. That is happening right now, getting ready. Kelly Sibley and

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Danny Reed facing the favourites, who suffered a shock defeat to Liam

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Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho. As you have seen earlier Zhan Jian only

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just finishing his match, they have let them have a few more minutes

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preparation time. Over to your commentator, Kevin Marshall.

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Danny Reed is 23 years of age, two silver medals, the team event here a

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pew days ago, and also in Delhi. -- a few days ago. Here is how they

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have come through, a couple of tough matches coming through. 3-2 against

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the Indian team. Losing to their team-mates in a tight one. The gold

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medallist already in the singles Zhan Jian. That was a big upset,

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when they lost to Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho. I am Karen Pratt, Ian

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Marshall alongside me. The rankings does not count for a lot out here.

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Tin-Tin Ho and Liam Pitchford proving that. Quite incredible, that

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semifinal. That was against all possible odds. If you had said to me

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before that semifinal, they have been 100-1, they created a

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sensation. For Danny Reed and Kelly Sibley, have they picked the worst

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time possible to play Feng Tianwei and Zhan Jian. Feng Tianwei winning

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the women's event since, and Xan Sheeran getting through to the

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final. -- Zhan Jian. They have won so much over so many events, both

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players from Singapore having an incredibly heavy schedule.

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When you are talking about the heavy schedule, there must be some

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fatigue. They were mentioning that yesterday. San Zhan Jian said he is

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so tired, he got through in a very close one yesterday, he is bouncing

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around like a young man out there today. 32 years of age. Danny Reed

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developed quite late, 17-20. As a younger player, not that strong, but

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coming through rather later. Danny is a psychology student at

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Sheffield Hallam University. It is quite noticeable that if you look to

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the European Youth Championship, those players winning the cadet

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category, over 50% don't go one to be in good seniors. The Singapore

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team take the opening game. Some good play.

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The coach giving the advice, no doubt he will be in courage in both

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of them to spin the fast ball in the rally. Feng Tianwei has a very

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powerful forehand, and Zhan Jian puts the ball over very fast on a

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lower trajectory. They may encourage him to take the serve on the back

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and so he can spin it. Continuing the point about young players in

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Europe, Danny Reed coming through rather later, if you go back to the

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European Youth Championship, the juniors, many go want to senior

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level, but the under 15s, many don't. The England coach play for

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England as a senior before he did as a junior.

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against them much higher ranked opponents. For Kelly Sibley, the

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quest for a medal. She just missed out at the last Commonwealth Games

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in Delhi. They played off for the bronze medal and she lost the

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decisive singles match. Absolutely top-class play from Gao

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Ning. Sorry, Gao Ning has gone home! We'll try Zhan Jian.

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A bit of luck for Kelly Sibley, the national champion here in England.

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One of her favourite quotes is one of Martina Navratilova's. "Whoever

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said it isn't whether you win or lose that counts probably lost". She

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wants to win today. She wants to get a Commonwealth Games medal. Two

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opportunities in this match and then the women's double runs play-offs

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later. -- bronze play-offs. Very quick, Danny Reed.

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A very clever return of serve and in doubles, as in any table tennis

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match, the serve is vital and that was the difference yesterday in the

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semifinal when Tin-Tin Ho especially was quite incredible alongside Liam

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Pitchford. Sibley gets it on the table. Almost

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hit the roof before it landed! The crowd like that one! I think that

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Feng Tianwei was just so surprised. A very awkward shot for her in the

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end. She needed a step ladder! A good return from Kelly Sibley.

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It's good to see, from an English point of view, that she's looking to

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try to attack the service, try to top spin the service.

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A good service. Kept it short, lots of backspin. Easier said than done.

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You will tell the player to keep the service short but when it gets

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close, it's very, very difficult to do.

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A good first top spin there from Zhan Jian.

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A time-out has been called. This is very much a trademark, to call this

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time-out early and not leave it to another game. I think it's a very

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shrewd move indeed. That's advice from Nicky Jarvis, former England

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number one - and maybe you will know his son Matthew Jarvis who plays for

:50:53.:50:56.

West Ham United - but Nicky Jarvis had to stop playing and gave me one

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of the worst moments of my life when he was practising before a match and

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slipped with his right foot and hurt his back. We had to lie him down.

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This was in Reading and his wife had to come from near Middlesbrough,

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Guisborough, a four hour journey, lay him down in an estate car and

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take him phone. -- home. I will never forget that as long as I. It's

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great to see him now working as a coach. Very knowledgeable man, very

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caring man, very wise. The England pair have two game

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points. There we are. Kelly Sibley's family

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have followed her around the They take the second game. Kelly

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Sibley and Danny Reed are coming through. Something like eight times

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the Leamington spa women's single champion she has one and she hoped

:52:29.:52:32.

maybe one day her daughter would play one match for England. Of

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course she's played many more but I know that more than anything, her

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parents want her to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games. She's never

:52:42.:52:47.

won one yet but has never done it. The colour doesn't matter - just one

:52:48.:52:50.

medal from the Commonwealth Games is all the family wants. And you can

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see they're how much it means. if there is justice in this world,

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is to deserve a medal of some colour. They are the most honest way

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as you could ever meet. The lights still go out in training, they will

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still be practising. I take my hat off to Danny Reed and Kelly Sibley.

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One game ball, playing for the bronze medal in the mixed doubles.

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A good service but from both players, the attitude is right.

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Short service. From the receiver, try to top spin the service if you

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can. Another excellent return from Danny

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Reed. Winning that close second game will certainly give the English pair

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an injection of self belief. I think the self belief and

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confidence has been evident from all the members of the England team.

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Certainly in this tournament, speaking to the coaches and members

:55:48.:55:51.

of the England team, I've detected the best spirit I've seen for a long

:55:52.:55:58.

long time. All for one and one for all, was it? Certainly seems that

:55:59.:56:06.

way. That's why it was so tough for them to play the Drinkhalls. That is

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a great rhythm. Showing a lot of passion and converting it into

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points. A very, clever return from Zhan

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Jian, playing beforehand thick across the diagonal. It takes great

:56:47.:56:51.

skill. A tremendous return. That's the

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modern day technique, the forearm vertical and excessive use of the

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rest and, of course, the target must be at the peak of the bounce. --

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excessive use of the wrist. That is the head coach of the

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women's team in Singapore. Determined play. Sanding solid,

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Danny Reed and Kelly Sibley. That is the wife of the chair of the

:58:23.:58:27.

Commonwealth table tennis Federation. Four game points for the

:58:28.:58:28.

English team. And there it is, the third game

:58:29.:58:54.

going the way of Danny Reed and Kelly Sibley, 11-7. The English pair

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go to a 2-1 lead in terms of games. There was a case in point. Feng

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Tianwei is number four in the world, one of the best players on

:59:10.:59:13.

planet Earth, and when the pressure mounted she could not keep the

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service short. Kelly Sibley could top spin the service and it won the

:59:18.:59:21.

point. That just shows how pressure tells. We said at the start that on

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paper the rankings favoured the Singaporeans ridiculously but you

:59:36.:59:38.

can tear the paper up when it comes to situations like this. You wonder,

:59:39.:59:47.

do doubts come in the mind of Zhan Jian and Feng Tianwei? Are they

:59:48.:59:50.

thinking back to yesterday, to a loss to England? The Singaporeans

:59:51.:59:55.

have been saying all tournament that they have practised mixed doubles

:59:56.:59:59.

but the English outfit and for me, that is a strange comment. The mixed

:00:00.:00:04.

doubles is one medal, the men's singles is one medal, so they're

:00:05.:00:05.

both valuable. Top seeds down 2-1. This matches for

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the bronze medal. the serve short, it needs to bounce

:00:11.:00:54.

near the net on your side of the table.

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Interesting point about the Singapore coaches saying they are

:01:03.:01:13.

not practising Mixed Doubles. They are saying the English are good at

:01:14.:01:16.

this because they have worked on the combinations. It is evident

:01:17.:01:23.

this because they have worked on the they have. When you look at the

:01:24.:01:30.

rankings at the players out there, San Jan -- Zang Jan is third in the

:01:31.:01:42.

world, Feng Tianwei is fourth. The English players are outside the top

:01:43.:01:50.

50. The numbers game is 100% in the favour of Singapore. You have three

:01:51.:02:03.

doubles events, and two singles, so practised the doubles. If England

:02:04.:02:25.

have done that, well done to them. England with the 2-1 lead in this

:02:26.:02:37.

best-of-5 contest. Nice touch. A clever return, Feng Tianwei making

:02:38.:02:45.

the odd mistake on the top-spin forehand, that is her strength. If

:02:46.:02:50.

that starts to flow, the balance will go back in the favour of

:02:51.:02:52.

Singapore. A time-out called, with the English

:02:53.:03:12.

pair leading 2-1, and 5-4 in the fourth.

:03:13.:04:00.

Difficult times for Zhan Jian and Feng Tianwei. Team Singapore and

:04:01.:04:10.

looking on, looking a bit gloomy. Looking a little bit tense. A good

:04:11.:04:39.

return by Danny Reed, a good riposte, credit to Singapore.

:04:40.:04:49.

These are very tense times, particularly for the players from

:04:50.:04:58.

Singapore. They are tense times, in the words of one of England's

:04:59.:05:03.

greatest players, Desmond Douglas, the policy from England must be to

:05:04.:05:10.

try and get the Singaporeans quiet. That means not letting them play

:05:11.:05:21.

those forehands. You will be keeping him quiet! Hey, Mr Tambourine Man.

:05:22.:05:37.

So far the call has proved fruitful. That is brilliant from Sibley. That

:05:38.:05:57.

is when she is at her best. Meeting the board early. Coming back to

:05:58.:06:07.

within one point of Zhan Jian and Feng Tianwei.

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These service drifting long. Great credit to Kelly Sibley, the strength

:06:16.:06:28.

of hers, spinning the ball on the forehand, she did that perfectly.

:06:29.:06:38.

And again terrific play Danny Reed and Kelly Sibley, they are within

:06:39.:06:45.

two points of the bronze medal. They just have to keep that

:06:46.:07:05.

adrenaline under control. Very excited on that point. Back to 9-9.

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From both players point of view, they have two look to win the

:07:14.:07:18.

point, the pair that is the first to attack will win this crucial game.

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Danny Reed taking that advice. Match points, bronze medal points for

:07:30.:07:32.

Danny Reed and Kelly Sibley. points, bronze medal points for

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Danny Reed and Kelly Two point margin to win it. What a

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shot from Sibley! This is what she has worked for, trained for. These

:08:15.:08:16.

moments. Second match point. Sibley does it! Brilliant finish

:08:17.:08:53.

from Sibley and Danny Reed. They were fearless. Kelly Sibley, the

:08:54.:09:03.

tears coming into arise. Finally she has a Commonwealth Games medal, the

:09:04.:09:11.

bronze alongside Danny Reed. -- into her eyes. It will be a clean sweep

:09:12.:09:21.

for England in the Mixed Doubles. Absolutely fantastic to see that, it

:09:22.:09:26.

could not happen to two better young people. For their parents, what a

:09:27.:09:34.

fantastic moment. Unbelievable. They have beaten the top seeds, first of

:09:35.:09:41.

all beaten by Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho, now Danny Reed and Kelly

:09:42.:09:48.

Sibley. Maybe they will go home and work on the Mixed Doubles. It is one

:09:49.:09:54.

medal. It is three! Whatever, it's all counts. That time-out in the

:09:55.:10:02.

second game, that could have swung the match. Tears of joy out here.

:10:03.:10:12.

Exciting times. For all being this team. Danny Reed and Kelly Sibley

:10:13.:10:19.

playing above themselves out there, combining superbly, how playing

:10:20.:10:27.

their higher ranked opponents. Great that they can share that moment with

:10:28.:10:33.

family and friends. What an achievement for the English table

:10:34.:10:38.

tennis team. It will be gold silver and bronze in the Mixed Doubles for

:10:39.:10:43.

England. Just a matter of which are being used teams will take the gold.

:10:44.:10:53.

-- which of the English teams. This is Kelly Sibley and Danny Reed's

:10:54.:11:01.

moment. The arena is rocking. Everybody is on their feet, a moment

:11:02.:11:07.

of tremendous emotion. Fantastic, Danny Reed and Kelly Sibley will

:11:08.:11:12.

never forget the moment they beat the top seeds, Feng Tianwei and Zhan

:11:13.:11:22.

Jian, a world-class pair. She could have won a medal for the high jump.

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Kelly, you have your Commonwealth medal at the third attempt, how do

:11:32.:11:39.

you feel? Absolutely fantastic, cannot quite put it into words. All

:11:40.:11:44.

credit to us, I thought we played fantastic. Cannot believe it, bronze

:11:45.:11:51.

medal. Another medal to add to your collection, fantastic victory? A

:11:52.:11:55.

dream come true, to come back from losing the semifinal, to give

:11:56.:12:01.

England a one, two, three, great for England, fantastic to play for

:12:02.:12:06.

England. Some great shots from Kelly Eddie N. They were the top seeds,

:12:07.:12:12.

did you go there with no pressure, nothing to lose apart from the

:12:13.:12:17.

match? We had nothing to lose. We decided we did really well to get to

:12:18.:12:23.

the bronze medal play-off. We knew that the pressure was on them, we

:12:24.:12:27.

would have the crowd behind us. We thought we would stand a chance.

:12:28.:12:33.

Will you now settle in to watch the final? Whoever wins, great, we have

:12:34.:12:39.

a few more matches. Great for English table tennis, thanks for

:12:40.:12:44.

everyone at home. I will not ask you who you think will win!

:12:45.:12:51.

Many congratulations, especially to Kelly, her first Commonwealth medal.

:12:52.:12:56.

We will bring you the gold match later on. We will switch to boxing.

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13 gold medals to be won today in a new venue.

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The ring has been moved from the SECC to the Hydro.

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And there's a very special guest alongside John Inverdale.

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We are in this fantastic arena, instead of Beth Weddle, there is me

:13:28.:13:44.

and an air Khan. -- and Amir Khan. This is amazing venue, it would be

:13:45.:13:48.

great for a professional fight. It will be electric out here. We have a

:13:49.:13:54.

couple of Scottish fighters, the place will go wild. When you look at

:13:55.:13:58.

the running order, what fights catch your eye? We have Kes Ashfaq, a good

:13:59.:14:07.

friend of mine, one of the favourites. Josh Taylor, the

:14:08.:14:14.

Scottish kid, looking really good in his last fight, beating Sam Maxwell.

:14:15.:14:19.

We have four Northern Ireland fighters, a lot of attention on

:14:20.:14:26.

Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlon, winning that disputed contests on a

:14:27.:14:31.

cut. His face was a real mess. How worried will he be? It was a very

:14:32.:14:40.

deep cut. He will have a team making sure it has healed. Has he had the

:14:41.:14:49.

time? We don't know. He will have to keep that guard up. I'm sure he will

:14:50.:14:55.

be fine, he knows he has one more fight, then he will have a break. It

:14:56.:14:59.

is the final of the Commonwealth Games. We start with Nicola Adams,

:15:00.:15:08.

box office with a B. Everyone loves Nicola, a great fighter. With the

:15:09.:15:14.

Olympic medal, being the first ever British Olympian in women's boxing.

:15:15.:15:22.

Chic" medals with the Commonwealth Games. She has the experience, I

:15:23.:15:28.

have seen her in the training camp in Sheffield, looking really good.

:15:29.:15:32.

She has been performing really well, it always looks like she's in

:15:33.:15:38.

second year in their fights. I lean towards her in this fight. We are

:15:39.:15:44.

back for that Nicola Adams against Michaela Walsh, at two o'clock, we

:15:45.:15:48.

have some outstanding entertainment in a wonderful arena for boxing.

:15:49.:15:55.

You're right, John. An Khan very sharp! Olympic champion Nicola Adams

:15:56.:16:01.

fights Michaela Walsh of Northern Ireland for the right to become the

:16:02.:16:04.

first female Commonwealth boxing champ in, followed by the men's

:16:05.:16:09.

light flyweight final. Can Paddy Barnes of Northern Ireland do it? He

:16:10.:16:14.

defends his title against event Rola Shrum. That's followed by Mohammed

:16:15.:16:22.

Kassim facing Andrew Moloney. Michael Conlon of Northern Ireland

:16:23.:16:30.

had a semifinal clash with a Welsh opponent and he faces cage at that.

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-- Wace Later this evening, Savannah

:16:35.:17:00.

Marshall takes on Ariane Fortin in the middleweight final. Scott

:17:01.:17:08.

Fitzgerald has only been on the squad since January and it is his

:17:09.:17:11.

first real competition so he says being here is unreal, never mind

:17:12.:17:19.

being in the final. Back now to the men's hockey and,

:17:20.:17:23.

sadly, England were beaten by Australia 4-1 at Glasgow Green

:17:24.:17:27.

earlier so it's now a bronze medal match for them at ten o'clock at the

:17:28.:17:32.

national hockey centre tomorrow. New Zealand and India are currently

:17:33.:17:37.

playing a cracking game at Glasgow Green. New Zealand Word 2-0 up. It's

:17:38.:17:42.

now three high and two to India. That's available on the website. --

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is re-2 to India. Men's and women's singles action

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already today in the badminton. If you fancy a bit of netball, this is

:18:00.:18:06.

a terrific game. What drama inside the SEC earlier today. England

:18:07.:18:11.

suffering a defeat but England at like they are heading for the final

:18:12.:18:18.

at the moment. Heartbreaking in the dying seconds for New Zealand. They

:18:19.:18:25.

remain in the hunch of a hat-trick of Commonwealth golds. England need

:18:26.:18:38.

to bounce back. In the diving, the preliminaries of the men's tenm

:18:39.:18:44.

platform. Tom Daley, the defending champion, topped the standings again

:18:45.:18:50.

this lunch time. This is his fourth dive and his best. Very impressive

:18:51.:18:55.

from Tom Daley of England. He is finishing top of the tree. Nobody is

:18:56.:19:00.

eliminated at this stage. It is just a case of deciding the diving order

:19:01.:19:02.

for later this evening. Great stuff from Tom Daley and just

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to remind you, around 7:35pm tonight is the final and we will bring you

:19:16.:19:19.

all the live coverage from the Royal Commonwealth Pool. It's the mixed

:19:20.:19:23.

doubles gold medal match. We've just seen a cracking bronze medal match

:19:24.:19:28.

Mas will this match live up to the height? -- the hype. David McDaid

:19:29.:19:35.

has been talking to the Chief Executive of Table Tennis England.

:19:36.:19:43.

Put into context how big a day for English table ten of this is. To

:19:44.:19:47.

have so many players laying in the mixed doubles is fantastic. --

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English table tennis. Where are England in terms of the global game?

:19:55.:19:58.

In the ascendancy, certainly in the men's game. They won the second

:19:59.:20:02.

division in them World Championships. They've come here and

:20:03.:20:10.

are performing very well. It really feels like there is momentum now. If

:20:11.:20:16.

you had to put your finger on it, what has brought about this rise in

:20:17.:20:22.

the rankings? There are a lot of changes that have been made in table

:20:23.:20:26.

tennis. We have new management and a new culture. Liam and Paul playing

:20:27.:20:34.

in professional clubs and leagues and having a very high standard of

:20:35.:20:37.

game week in week out makes a difference. The quietly at all in

:20:38.:20:43.

the men's game but Young Tin-Tin Ho is only 50 metres guaranteed a

:20:44.:20:47.

common while silver medal. What type of talented she? A very good talent

:20:48.:20:52.

but also the product of a very good athlete and dedicated. She really

:20:53.:20:58.

put in the hours. She shows her potential. Yesterday she was taken

:20:59.:21:07.

on the world before and matching her point for point. It was fantastic to

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see. Gold and silver guaranteed. How do you support it? You can't cheer

:21:18.:21:21.

for either. When it comes to the final, it is a great problem to

:21:22.:21:26.

have! English table tennis on a real high.

:21:27.:21:31.

We've just seen the mixed doubles bronze medal match with England's

:21:32.:21:33.

Kelly Sibley and Danny Weed willing. -- Danny Read winning.

:21:34.:21:39.

England are guaranteed both gold and silver in this one. The husband and

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wife team of Paul and Joanna Drinkhall and their England

:21:47.:21:50.

team-mate of Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho. Her dad gave her the

:21:51.:22:00.

initials TT for table tennis and her brother is called Ping, as in

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ping-pong. COMMENTATOR: This is maybe the

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biggest injection that English table tennis has had for decades.

:22:15.:22:19.

Looking back to London 2012, it was a magical Saturday in athletics when

:22:20.:22:28.

Great Britain came back and won medal after medal. Two days ago, it

:22:29.:22:36.

was the same scenario for England here in Scotstoun.

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The Drinkhalls with the marginal lead.

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One of the great strengths of the publisher Bob Liam Pitchford and

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home Tintin -- Tin-Tin Ho has been Tin-Tin Ho's return service. Quite

:23:15.:23:20.

remarkable. 15 years old, the Princess from Paddington.

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then. The Drinkhalls taking the first game 11-7. They go to their

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empty respective corners. Of course, there are pros and cons of this.

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Paul Drinkhall is the attacking player, Joanna is the defender, so

:24:07.:24:10.

the plus is that there is a wide pariah tea of shots coming over for

:24:11.:24:16.

Pitchford and Ho to deal with. It could, they can be British or that

:24:17.:24:21.

Joanna will not attack so they can play very safely towards her. --

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they can be pretty sure. Tin-Tin Ho can deal with a variety of spins.

:24:30.:24:36.

It's whether they can take advantage of the offensive skills of Joanna

:24:37.:24:39.

Drinkhall because you can be fairly sure she is not going to be putting

:24:40.:24:44.

in an attack. But she is a very good defender, a very safe, solid

:24:45.:24:48.

defender. Should the ball be high, she can come in and very quickly hit

:24:49.:24:57.

it. That was her wrongdoing against Naomi Owen, losing 4-1 in the

:24:58.:25:03.

women's singles. A little bit same issue.

:25:04.:25:35.

quite unique in modern table tennis. The pen whole group in the

:25:36.:25:43.

women's game has virtually been phased out completely. -- pen hold

:25:44.:25:46.

grip. There is Nicky Jarvis, who must be a

:25:47.:26:04.

delighted coach. The last pen holder to be the women's singles champion

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was in 1993 in Gothenberg. The group that Tin-Tin Ho uses has faded out

:26:11.:26:14.

since then, especially the serve with this back and style. That was

:26:15.:26:18.

once favoured by Japanese players who rotated the body much more to

:26:19.:26:23.

serve. The only other player I see doing this service now is a young

:26:24.:26:27.

man from Chinese Taipei. Our table tennis go to man Ian

:26:28.:26:37.

Marshall alongside Paul hand taking you through this match.

:26:38.:26:57.

A clever serve from John Drinkhall. She knows Tin-Tin Ho is going to try

:26:58.:27:06.

to move out to use the reverse topspin to return service so she

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served a very wide. Alan Cooke must be delighted with

:27:09.:27:14.

the efforts of these young players. And Alan Cooke is a player who

:27:15.:27:30.

played for England as a senior before he ever played as a junior

:27:31.:27:36.

and he came through rather later and became a top-class senior player in

:27:37.:27:44.

1989 before table tennis was in the Commonwealth Games. He won the men's

:27:45.:27:47.

singles in the Commonwealth Championships in Cardiff. Great

:27:48.:27:54.

knowledge. It was an optional sport and started in 2002. This is the

:27:55.:28:04.

fourth edition of it. The Drinkhalls with a .48 2-0 lead in

:28:05.:28:08.

this race against the gold medal match.

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Joe Drinkhall doing so well. -- Jo Drinkhall. She still managed to get

:28:13.:28:19.

a winner. Well watched. Great focus from Joanna Drinkhall.

:28:20.:28:36.

The variety of spin that is coming from Joanna and from Paul is causing

:28:37.:28:44.

the problems and they are certainly looking very well in control. For

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Joanna Drinkhall, the task is to keep defending, tried to encourage

:28:50.:28:57.

either Liam or Tin-Tin Ho to return negatively, then Paul can attack

:28:58.:29:01.

very quickly with his powerful forehand. I suspect now for Liam and

:29:02.:29:05.

Tin-Tin Ho, they have to take some risks. It's so tough for them to

:29:06.:29:11.

play against the players like the Drinkhalls because of the

:29:12.:29:15.

extraordinary heavy stick slide stream from Joe and the heavy top

:29:16.:29:22.

stream from Paul. It's difficult to play those extremities on alternate

:29:23.:29:27.

balls. It would be even worse if they were a left-handed and

:29:28.:29:32.

right-handed combination. Tin-Tin Ho to get us under way in the third

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game, trailing 0-2. Just a mistake from Tin-Tin Ho but from Joanna

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Drinkhall's point of view, she'll be trying to stop Liam Pitchford

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playing a strong first attack. It was canny the way that Gao Ning and

:29:51.:29:56.

Zhan Jian managed to get into the body of the tour players in the

:29:57.:30:02.

men's semifinals. Tied Liam Pitchford up. He couldn't release,

:30:03.:30:04.

it was all just on top of him. Injection of pace. The service was

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too long. They've apparent return from Paul drinkable. -- -- Drinkall.

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Oh, yes, three big forehands. He will wait a little bit, if they get

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to a 3-point gap, I think Pitchford will call the time-out. And it's a

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bit audacious, the running forehand. Carried on running, like Forrest

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Gump. That is a new lap record, Usain Bolt arriving in Scottsdale.

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Pitchford encouraging Tin-Tin Ho to put the ball on the table. Keep it

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on the table, he can take the chance with the top-spin defence. Liam

:32:27.:32:31.

should be looking for forehand top-spin. Well played, these two.

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Tin-Tin Ho just keeps putting the ball back on the table, keeping it

:32:45.:32:48.

in play, I am sure that the tactic they are looking for.

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A terrific turnaround. Liam and Tin-Tin Ho have played very

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patiently. Broken ball, new ball, hence the small knockout. Play will

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continue. A rich vein of form. Back-to-back

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points together, a good run for Pitchford and Ho.

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There has been a gigantic momentum shift in this game. The

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seventh-seeded team gaining a little advantage over the fifth seeds. They

:34:58.:35:07.

are back in it, trailing 1-2 in this race to three in this Mixed Doubles

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final. Of course, the order changes now, Tin-Tin Ho will be playing

:35:20.:35:59.

towards Gia -- -- Joanna Drinkhall. It was a big change. At the start of

:36:00.:36:07.

the game, a two point gap, never getting to three. It was a massive

:36:08.:36:22.

difference. The umpire ready to resume, throwing the ball to Joanna

:36:23.:36:27.

Drinkhall. We will get under way when the music stops. Two thirds of

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the way towards a gold medal. Just the thought of that makes me tense,

:36:50.:36:53.

these guys are going one ball at the time. The first two points, with

:36:54.:37:01.

respect to Tin-Tin Ho, the returns have been weak. Paul Drinkhall

:37:02.:37:02.

capitalising. from Tin-Tin Ho. These two Chertsey

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residents, the Drinkhalls are two points adrift in this fourth game.

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Considering, in my opinion, this is the better order for the

:38:23.:38:30.

Drinkhalls, this is a bit of a surprise.

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I think the Drinkhalls won the first two points. Yes, they did, suddenly

:38:37.:38:45.

a run of six points. Seven. Perhaps it is the tension of

:38:46.:38:59.

the occasion for the Drinkhalls. Combined with some form at the other

:39:00.:39:03.

end of the table. Better from Paul Drinkhall, the man

:39:04.:39:21.

who won the 2014 Spanish Open. The first Englishman in 30 years to win

:39:22.:39:25.

an international title. Again, momentum shifting back into

:39:26.:39:51.

the favour of the Drinkhalls, the fifth seeds. A rare and forced error

:39:52.:40:15.

by Liam. -- unforced. A raking forehand by Pitchford, the telling

:40:16.:40:26.

blow. That is where Tin-Tin Ho is having problems against the backspin

:40:27.:40:41.

play-off Joanna Drinkhall. That one sat up a bit too high from Tin-Tin,

:40:42.:40:51.

dispatched by Drinkhall. I would suggest that Liam should call a

:40:52.:40:58.

time-out now. He has done just that. Ian Marshall delighted beside me

:40:59.:41:01.

with his fists in the air. He pre-empted it. My point would be,

:41:02.:41:09.

call the time-out when you are ahead, do not call it when it is

:41:10.:41:16.

10-7, and it is panic. It is a must win game. Absolutely. If they win

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this game, we will be treated to a fifth and deciding game in this

:41:28.:41:34.

best-of-5 game Mixed Doubles final. All English affair. Indeed, an

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English clean sweep of the medals in this event. The nominal. --

:41:45.:41:49.

phenomenal. Now, in that point Tin-Tin Ho did

:41:50.:42:37.

extremely well against the backspin. She hit with the short

:42:38.:42:44.

pimples on the forehand, that can be effective if you have the skill to

:42:45.:42:46.

do it, she showed high skill levels. Brilliant from Paul Drinkhall. A

:42:47.:43:00.

timely forehand below. Tin-Tin Ho still with game point.

:43:01.:43:23.

Terrific length on the return, just forcing Pitchford's racket against

:43:24.:43:26.

the end of the table, he could not dig it out.

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Well... If Paul Drinkhall does not win this match, he will be wriggling

:43:39.:43:47.

around in his bed tonight about that forehand. We have it, parity, we

:43:48.:43:57.

will go the distance. A deciding and fifth game we will be treated to.

:43:58.:44:04.

Some tense errors from Paul Drinkhall. There we have the score.

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The Drinkhalls came racing out, with the first two games, but they have

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been pegged back. Pitchford is 21, Ho is 15, incredible. They never

:44:29.:44:33.

stop surprising us, semifinal, incredible win. Playing against Paul

:44:34.:44:44.

and Joanna Drinkhall, losing the first two games, coming back to win

:44:45.:44:51.

the next two. Back to that semifinal, changing ends at 5-1, in

:44:52.:44:58.

the fifth game, the order will change when one pair gets to five.

:44:59.:45:17.

It is all about who wants it more now, also about controlling your

:45:18.:45:22.

mind, one ball at a time. Great turnaround for Paul

:45:23.:45:58.

Drinkhall, combining nicely now. Both teams bringing their best,

:45:59.:46:04.

seemingly in this final game. In their quest for the

:46:05.:46:16.

Such a fine line between getting over aroused and under. You've just

:46:17.:46:21.

got to tread that line just right. It all comes down to yourself trust

:46:22.:46:36.

at this stage and how well founded your habits are after all those

:46:37.:46:38.

thousands of hours of practice time. Paul Drinkhall being particularly

:46:39.:46:54.

vocal. Using the psychology and the body language of his team's favour.

:46:55.:47:05.

The break has just settled him down. I think he can just start again and

:47:06.:47:15.

the fearful Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho is a tightly.

:47:16.:47:51.

One thing is for sure out here - Paul Drinkhall is never going to die

:47:52.:47:57.

wondering. He is going for this flat out, the all out aggressor at the

:47:58.:47:59.

moment. JASON MOHAMMAD: Gripping stuff

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there. This is where we leave this match and you can switch over to BBC

:48:21.:48:23.

Three for further live coverage of this. BBC Three is where you need to

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go right now if you want to see the rest of that gold medal match. We

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are now going to switch our attention to the Hydro, the boxing.

:48:34.:48:38.

The finals are taking place, having been moved from the SEC C. I'm sure

:48:39.:48:42.

it's going to be terrific stuff over at the Hydro. Annie Khan is

:48:43.:48:46.

alongside John Inverdale. Good afternoon. Gripping stuff at the

:48:47.:48:52.

table tennis but I hope we will have some fantastic entertainment in the

:48:53.:48:53.

next three or four hours. Between 300 and 400 people have been

:48:54.:49:04.

working through the night to transform this from a gymnastics

:49:05.:49:08.

arena yesterday to a boxing arena with the ring as the centrepiece. It

:49:09.:49:13.

looks and feels great. Yes, the vibe is great. We're looking at getting

:49:14.:49:20.

around 17,000 people here. For an amateur fight, I think it's great.

:49:21.:49:24.

Some professionals don't get this. It's a huge event and it shows how

:49:25.:49:32.

popular boxing is. Going back to your amateur days, for some of these

:49:33.:49:35.

people this will be the greatest day of their life and they may never

:49:36.:49:38.

find themselves in this situation again. Tell us about the nerves that

:49:39.:49:45.

the atmosphere in the dressing room. You're going to be nervous,

:49:46.:49:47.

especially fighting in front of 70,000 people. You do get nervous,

:49:48.:49:53.

it's the biggest fight. I take every fight as the biggest fight of my

:49:54.:49:58.

life. You want to put on a great performance and get the gold medal.

:49:59.:50:02.

The finals are today. You are thinking about all the hard work

:50:03.:50:07.

you've done and you are nervous but it's good to be nervous. You can

:50:08.:50:12.

hear the countdown kind is because it is very loud here. Boxing does

:50:13.:50:20.

allow very well. What Glasgow is going to bring on in this first bout

:50:21.:50:25.

is Nicola Adams and if Usain Bolt sprinkled stardust at Hampden Park

:50:26.:50:28.

last night, Nicola Adams has that real X factor. Yeah, I just met her

:50:29.:50:35.

in that changing rooms and she's looking very calm and relaxed. I

:50:36.:50:38.

think she can come out here and win a gold medal. It will be a tough

:50:39.:50:42.

fight but I think she's got the tools to do it. There is Michaela

:50:43.:50:50.

Walsh. Huge moment for her. There are four boxers from Northern

:50:51.:50:53.

Ireland competing this afternoon. There she is, walking into the

:50:54.:51:00.

arena. Here the ovation. She is a very confident, feisty competitor.

:51:01.:51:06.

She will know that she comes into this as an underdog against the

:51:07.:51:11.

Olympic champion and somebody who is very conscious of the need to not

:51:12.:51:16.

just box but to be part of the entertainment world. Watching her

:51:17.:51:23.

fight, she's been put on a great performance and I think that with

:51:24.:51:26.

Michaela, she will be up for it and grab it with both hands. She will

:51:27.:51:31.

showcase their skills. Here is the reception for the Olympic champion.

:51:32.:51:38.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The woman who, not single-handedly,

:51:39.:51:45.

but has made a considerable impact on her own right in giving women's

:51:46.:51:50.

boxing credibility and she is somebody who is probably the biggest

:51:51.:51:55.

single drawcard in this straw, men or women, this afternoon or this

:51:56.:52:00.

evening. Today we've got seven finals and there will be medal

:52:01.:52:03.

presentations after each of those, and we've got six finals tonight.

:52:04.:52:09.

Four boxers fighting tonight of the home nations and they are all from

:52:10.:52:14.

England. This afternoon, we have competitors from Northern Ireland,

:52:15.:52:19.

England and the last two bouts today feature boxers from Scotland and

:52:20.:52:21.

that will in the afternoon session in style. But here we go with the

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first of the finals of the 20 14th Commonwealth Games and Richie

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Woodhall is alongside Ronald McIntosh in the commentary box.

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COMMENTATOR: Let's pause to hear the official introductions ahead of this

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first-ever boxing final for women in the Commonwealth Games. Representing

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Northern Ireland, Michaela Walsh! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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And in the blue corner, representing England, Nicola Adams MBE.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The referee for this contest is from

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Algeria. COMMENTATOR: So the referee brings

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the two boxers together ahead of this first-ever gold medal bout in

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Commonwealth Games history for women in the boxing tournament.

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So here we go. Four two-minute rounds in the 51 kilograms

:53:49.:53:57.

lightweight division. A gold medal at stake and it's being contested

:53:58.:54:01.

between boxers from England and Northern Ireland. The boxer, wearing

:54:02.:54:07.

blue, has got a straight left hand. It's Nicola Adams, the reigning

:54:08.:54:13.

Olympic champion. Her opponent is 20-year-old Michaela Walsh from

:54:14.:54:16.

Northern Ireland, they three-time national Ireland champion. -- a

:54:17.:54:26.

three-time national Irish champion. She is boxing again somebody who has

:54:27.:54:30.

become such an iconic figure in the realm of Olympic style boxing.

:54:31.:54:34.

Michaela Walsh confidently claimed the centre of the ring at the start

:54:35.:54:40.

of the bout. Nicola Adams has caught her a few times on the counter. She

:54:41.:54:44.

just doesn't want to fall over that front foot too much. Nicola is

:54:45.:54:50.

capable of taking that half step back and catching parents she dies

:54:51.:54:51.

in with her head. -- catching her as she dies in. --

:54:52.:54:57.

dives. They are looking for something they

:54:58.:55:20.

can trigger and counter. Using it as a rangefinder at this point in the

:55:21.:55:25.

contest. That final left hand was landed by Adams. On the back foot,

:55:26.:55:31.

her back is skimming the perimeter of the boxing ring.

:55:32.:55:37.

Good use of the jabs by both boxers, both trying to find their range,

:55:38.:55:44.

both happy to counter some good combinations being landed.

:55:45.:55:54.

The bell sounds to bring about the end of the opening round. A

:55:55.:56:02.

competitive affair but perhaps the more eye-catching work coming from

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the boxer in blue. The rear hand landed quite cleanly by Nicola

:56:13.:56:16.

Adams. She's finishing off those combinations and does so once again

:56:17.:56:23.

with that rear hand over the top. I think Adams, although they do

:56:24.:56:25.

exchange, comes of the better in those combinations, though. Five

:56:26.:56:43.

judges are ringside. The first to get ten. The losing boxer anywhere

:56:44.:56:45.

from six up to nine. We move into the second round with a

:56:46.:57:00.

strong left jab and right over the top from the boxer in blue,

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England's Nicola Adams MBE, to give her her full title. She has come out

:57:06.:57:10.

and started the second round in a much more brisk fashion man she did

:57:11.:57:17.

the first. Michaela Walsh just looking to find a range but will

:57:18.:57:20.

bouts be deterred from throwing punches although she did get through

:57:21.:57:27.

a couple of left hands. A better rhythm by Adams. She's finding her

:57:28.:57:30.

way into this bout using her head and leg movement. Just triggering

:57:31.:57:38.

off, moving the head, getting inside the range. Approaching the midpoint

:57:39.:57:47.

of this second half. Walsh got her legs in a bit of a tangle but now

:57:48.:57:51.

beyond halfway, she took a straight shot from Adams whilst just

:57:52.:57:55.

switching her feet, attempting to land her right hand, but nothing

:57:56.:57:59.

came in reply from the Olympic champion. The referee allowing the

:58:00.:58:05.

boxers to work away, Adams trying to do so but Walsh content to hold on.

:58:06.:58:12.

She is given a talking to by the referee about holding. Excessive

:58:13.:58:19.

holding will result in a point deduction. We've seen that during

:58:20.:58:22.

the course of this Commonwealth Games

:58:23.:58:24.

the course of this Commonwealth tournament but I don't think Walsh

:58:25.:58:27.

is anywhere near approaching the referee's tolerance limit for that.

:58:28.:58:35.

In the closing seconds, the boxers are exchanging jabs at centre ring

:58:36.:58:39.

but Adams introduces the cleanest straight left. The ten second

:58:40.:58:45.

clapper has sounded here at the Hydro. Once again, and exchange from

:58:46.:58:53.

both boxers to conclude the second round. Walsh returns to the red

:58:54.:58:57.

corner but I suspect she will be on the losing end of that one, having

:58:58.:59:02.

made a very brisk start to the second round. Adams had the better

:59:03.:59:09.

of the exchanges that ensued. She caught Adams with a couple of nice

:59:10.:59:13.

clean shots just on the bell but as you say, Ronald, Adams with that

:59:14.:59:18.

straight you say, Ronald, Adams with that

:59:19.:59:19.

hand edged the more eye-catching exchanges.

:59:20.:59:26.

We'll be able to bring you the scores after the conclusion of the

:59:27.:59:27.

opening round when we receive them. Just a little bit of a problem

:59:28.:59:40.

bringing you the scores but from my point of view, it is Mikel Adams who

:59:41.:59:45.

has taken the opening two rounds but there are three judges seated at

:59:46.:59:48.

ringside whose scores all count and they all have different viewing

:59:49.:59:57.

points. Nicola Adams, wearing blue, representing England, has Juan Mata

:59:58.:00:03.

or so many medals in competitions around the world. -- has won so many

:00:04.:00:12.

medals. An untidy tumble to the canvas for both boxers. She has got

:00:13.:00:17.

numerous national and British titles. She's 31 years of age now.

:00:18.:00:21.

Michaela Walsh an athlete at the opposite end of the experience

:00:22.:00:27.

spectrum, just 20 years of age, and she has experienced international

:00:28.:00:31.

success at the youth level. She won youth bronze in 2010. Walsh is not

:00:32.:00:38.

making it easy for Adams in this round. She's leading off very well,

:00:39.:00:42.

causing Adams to miss, and has caught her on the counter a few

:00:43.:00:47.

times. A good performance by Walsh. She falls in slightly. both boxers

:00:48.:01:02.

operating over that logo in the centre of the ring, pretty untidy.

:01:03.:01:08.

Another left hand. Adams switching momentarily to southpaw. Walsh using

:01:09.:01:15.

her legs to get away from that onslaught from Adams. At distance.

:01:16.:01:24.

Exchange of jabs. If it is an exchange of more than one shot, she

:01:25.:01:30.

is generally going first and third, Adams. Usually stepping in with a

:01:31.:01:40.

long left. That forward foray was evaded neatly by Adams. A lot of

:01:41.:01:49.

flailing shots. The boxers exchanging misses to end the third

:01:50.:01:56.

round. Again, Nicola Adams catching the eye with her work. Walsh had

:01:57.:02:06.

some success as a European junior silver medallist back in 2008.

:02:07.:02:15.

Adams' coach was coach of the year in 2012-13. Catching her with the

:02:16.:02:23.

right, one of the only clean shots in that round. A lot of clenching.

:02:24.:02:32.

Not a lot of work on the inside. Both of these boxers are counter

:02:33.:02:36.

boxers, waiting to find the gaps on the counter. One expects that the

:02:37.:02:43.

sense of urgency will be greater in that red corner as they rise in

:02:44.:02:49.

expectation of the fourth and final round. Into round four of the 51

:02:50.:02:59.

kilograms flyweight final. Nicola Adams wearing blue, up on her toes.

:03:00.:03:08.

On the back foot. Nicola Walsh hammering away with shots to the

:03:09.:03:12.

body. As they work at" is. 30 seconds gone, Walsh on the front

:03:13.:03:20.

foot. Nicola Adams comfortably in head, happy to keep beyond range.

:03:21.:03:28.

Away from the aggressive intent of Michaela Walsh. Walsh commanding the

:03:29.:03:37.

centre of the ring, right-hand attempt going over Walsh's shoulder.

:03:38.:03:42.

Adams operating out of the orthodox stance. Walsh up on her toes,

:03:43.:03:48.

looking for something through the middle, good shots. Adams tying her

:03:49.:03:56.

opponent up. Giving her a couple of left hands, referee giving her a

:03:57.:03:58.

couple of left-handers, referee giving him a talking to. Inside the

:03:59.:04:04.

final minute. Walsh has two up the tempo to make any impression on the

:04:05.:04:09.

judges. Just standing in the centre and countering will not do it. Needs

:04:10.:04:15.

to work inside, but Adams making it very difficult to do so. Inside the

:04:16.:04:22.

final 30 seconds. Walsh back on the front foot, Adams keeping a range.

:04:23.:04:31.

The boxers trading blows. Adams remaining patient. Walsh needs one

:04:32.:04:39.

shot to bring a finish, not a very common occurrence in women's Olympic

:04:40.:04:45.

boxing. Walsh back onto the front foot. In hot pursuit. Both boxers

:04:46.:04:55.

raising thereon is. Wonderful accomplishment for Michaela Walsh,

:04:56.:04:59.

but I suspect it is Nicola Adams. Despite the warm embraces Michaela

:05:00.:05:06.

Walsh is receiving, that may be for just making it to this final. In my

:05:07.:05:11.

view Nicola Adams has secured Commonwealth gold. A rather untidy

:05:12.:05:16.

fourth and final round. That may have been the pick of Walsh's

:05:17.:05:25.

punches, landing flush on Adams. Michaela Walsh said it would be a

:05:26.:05:29.

dream come true meeting Nicola Adams, she was not starstruck, I

:05:30.:05:33.

think she gave her a good run for her money. I think it will be close.

:05:34.:05:42.

Nicola Adams the world number one, Michaela Walsh the 14th ranked boxer

:05:43.:05:49.

in the world. We go into the ring with the judges' scorecards. We have

:05:50.:05:56.

a split decision. In favour of the winner, now gold medallist and

:05:57.:06:01.

Commonwealth women's flyweight champion, in the blue corner,

:06:02.:06:07.

representing England, Nicola Adams, MBE. Unconfined joy from Nicola

:06:08.:06:18.

Adams, the boxer from Leeds completing a stirring double at the

:06:19.:06:27.

Hydro. Batt completing an historic double. -- competing an historic

:06:28.:06:37.

double. She's acknowledging all sides of the arena on the banks of

:06:38.:06:41.

the River Clyde. Nicola Adams, the world number one, taking

:06:42.:06:47.

Commonwealth Games gold. It is what it means to her. This is a boxer who

:06:48.:06:53.

loves occupying top spot. Heartbreak for Michaela Walsh, she cannot

:06:54.:06:58.

believe it. How well she has acquitted herself, just 20 years of

:06:59.:07:05.

age. She comes away with a Commonwealth silver medal, having

:07:06.:07:09.

the privilege of competing in the first ever bout of Commonwealth

:07:10.:07:15.

Games female boxing history. She has made it through to the first ever

:07:16.:07:21.

final, she has been vanquished and outpointed, coming away with a

:07:22.:07:24.

Commonwealth Games silver. It is Nicola Adams MBE who continues to

:07:25.:07:30.

foster her reputation on the international stage. She adds

:07:31.:07:35.

Commonwealth gold to Olympic gold from 2012, now posing for selfies

:07:36.:07:42.

with the fans. Interacting with them in this circular arena. She will

:07:43.:07:47.

stand and occupied top spot. Look how close it was. Two judges having

:07:48.:07:57.

it even. The judge from Kazakhstan have the final round in favour of

:07:58.:08:04.

Adams. A very tight contest, not the cleanest, hugely competitive, you

:08:05.:08:10.

would expect nothing less when Commonwealth Games gold is at stake.

:08:11.:08:23.

Nicola Adams continuing to etch in -- her name in boxing history. You

:08:24.:08:32.

are the first woman ever to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal. I am

:08:33.:08:36.

absolutely over the moon, cannot believe the support I have add. I

:08:37.:08:41.

would like to say thank you to everybody who has come up to support

:08:42.:08:46.

me, and on the TV. It was a tough fight, what did you think when you

:08:47.:08:52.

heard split decision? I thought it was tight, I thought I had done

:08:53.:08:59.

well, doing enough to take it. The crowd has been amazing, I cannot

:09:00.:09:04.

believe the cheering. It has been a Scottish rumble in the jungle. Where

:09:05.:09:09.

will you put the medal? I have a nice, safe place for it. I would

:09:10.:09:13.

like to say thank you to my coach, happy birthday, I have got you a

:09:14.:09:20.

present. Michaela, what a fantastic fight? We can see how disappointed

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you are, you thought you had a? -- had it? It was a close fight, she is

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Olympic champion, one judge added in favour. Know in my heart, I Anzhi

:09:42.:09:47.

Makhachkala the fight. I would like to say King graduations to Nicola

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Adams, a great ambassador for women's boxing. You have 11 years on

:09:52.:09:57.

her, plenty more years, plenty more championships? It is the first

:09:58.:10:05.

competition at 51 kilos, I feel like I have been cheated of the gold

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medal, not her fault. It was a close fight. They were going to give it to

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the limbic champion. I know that I won the fight. What did you expect,

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you put a good performance on, did you think it was the way it went? I

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knew it would be close, she is dealing the champion, I went to bed

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last night, I saw my hand being raised, I had a dream. I felt it

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when the bell went, that I had it. A split decision. It is a silver

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medal, I'm sure there will be goals in the future. Thank you bray much.

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-- golds. We have the boxers in the ring for the second fight, let's go

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back to the commentators. Shelley Watts has been introduced to

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the crowd. Representing India. A touch of gloves ahead of the 60

:11:02.:11:44.

kilograms lightweight final. The opening bell sounds to begin the

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first of the scheduled four two minute rounds. It is the gold-medal

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bout, the boxer on the front foot, Devi, 32 years of age, back from

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maternity leave, a former World Championship gold medallist. Shelley

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Watts, 22 years of age, in eye-catching form. This promises to

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be a hugely skilful and competitive encounter. A good start by Devi.

:12:18.:12:24.

Shelley Watts has a leaky guard, quite wide hands. One of her best

:12:25.:12:31.

charts, Devi, the rear hand over the top. Shelley Watts would be clever

:12:32.:12:43.

if she tightened the guard up a bit. A left hand to end of that exchange

:12:44.:12:51.

from Devi. So much skill and accomplishment from Devi. Gave birth

:12:52.:12:59.

to a son recently, now back in the boxing ring.

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to a son recently, now back in the Had success in the Asian

:13:03.:13:07.

championships, gold medal. Good left-hand from Shelley Watts,

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two-time Australian champion. The gloves of Devi will be wiped clean.

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This is the fourth contest for both of these boxers. Some shoeshine

:13:26.:13:32.

shots to the body from Shelley Watts. She eliminated Natasha Jonas

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in the first round, a tight decision. It has been a tough run to

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the final. Devi has been far more control, a stoppage over the

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Nigerian boxer when she dislocated her shoulder. Beating the Welsh girl

:14:03.:14:12.

and the Mozambique boxer. Clusters of punches. I think Devi has edged

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that round. Still not able to bring you the

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score totals from the judges. We are preparing to move into the

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second round. Straightaway onto the front foot, the boxer wearing blue,

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Devi of India. Driven backwards by Shelley Watts. Some straight shots

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sneaking in between Shelley Watts. Some straight shots

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jolting her head backwards. Neither boxer willing to concede ground. Now

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back to distance, approaching 30 seconds gone in round two. All three

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judges gave it to the Indian after the third round. A right hook from

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Watts. Very capable of boxing forwards or backwards. Wonderful

:15:28.:15:34.

natural mover. Not adverse to biting down on her gumshield, standing her

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ground, exchanging shots. Watts, on the front foot. We pass the midpoint

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of the second round. Watts has two box a bit more cleverly, pushing

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Devi towards the ropes. She comes off the better in that little

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exchange. Nice, sharp, clean punches. Fencing the jab, Watts

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going to work with muscular body shots, taking some back. A furious

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exchange in the ring. Both boxers testing the punch resistance and

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resolve. Not really paying much attention to slipping the shots. Now

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it is Devi driven backwards, keen to hold on. That was better by Watts,

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getting much more success thriving more than one punch. Just pushing

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Devi to the canvas, no count. A sweet left hand from Shelley Watts.

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Some really hard punching, competitive. Devi taking the first

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round unanimously. How will they see round number two? That is better,

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driving her towards the ropes. Devi countering well, a three shot,

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nation from Watts, all three judges favouring Watts. Tied up, one round

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of peace at the midway point. This 61 kilograms lightweight final. This

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is how Shelley 61 kilograms lightweight final. This

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Natasha Jonas, conceding the first round, coming on strong in round

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two, and three. Four national titles under her belt. It really is making

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her a pioneering trailblazer. What's is standing her ground.

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The action resumes. Shelley Watts competed in the World

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Championships. That was back in 2012. She didn't make it through to

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the Olympic Games on the strength of a performance so this is the biggest

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multisport extravaganza she has taken part in. She guaranteed

:18:59.:19:04.

Australia that she would bring gold home. She is in her quest to fulfil

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her promise. Excellent work to both body and head from Shelley Watts.

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What I round this is. What's is coming back at life from Debbie.

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-- Laishram Devi. A good left hook and then a right-hand follow-up from

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Watts. Her ponytail had come out of her head God. She's had trouble with

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that throughout the competition but the action remains true to joke,

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chest to chest, shoulder to shoulder on the logo beneath the Ring light

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in the boxing ring. What's comes forward with another clean left hand

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and another one almost got through. What an all action round.

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Devi was put under serious pressure during the course of that round,

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being driven backwards by an unrelenting Shelley Watts. A great

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finish to that round. She needs to push Devi. Devi isn't great on her

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feet and tends to stay on the ropes. Where Watts gets the best effect is

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when she does that. All three judges have David Watts in that round.

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Laishram Devi of India taking every conceivable second of respite on her

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stool in the blue corner prior to coming out for the fourth round and

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Shelley Watts came out and got on the front foot immediately but look

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at Devi planting her feet and firing back a furious exchange to begin the

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fourth and final round. Better angles by the Australian. She

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stepped off the side to avoid the counter. Very static when she avoids

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the ropes. What needs to put pressure on and stepped off to the

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side to avoid straight shots back by Devi. Both of these boxers part of

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maximum strength boxing teams, both composed of eight women and three

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men. They both continue to have moments of success but it is what's

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he was continuing to take the contest to Devi, driving the Indian

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boxer backwards, but now boxers are looking to trigger off a response

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from which they can counter. What is drawing a lead from Devi. A

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thunderous left hook crashes home with Devi becoming a bit

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disorganised now and taking longer. Look at the determination from Watts

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as she bears the green and gold mouth shield. The greater volume of

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punches and perhaps the cleaner work is coming from the Australian. Devi

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has just got to stand there. What needs to give herself a bit of room

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but she's certainly looking the dominant boxer. Approaching the

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final 20 seconds of this final and what a left hand from Watts. She

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moved her feet and whipped a left hook over the top. Devi continuing

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to compete. She knows no other way. She is fighting for this title with

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all she's worth. But the boxer who appears fresher and stronger and the

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one who came out blazing in that fourth and final round and got the

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better of what was a competitive and furious exchange appeared to be

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Shelley Watts. We're going to the judges' scorecards. What's led to

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high from one coming in for the fourth and final round. -- Shelley

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Watts led 2-1. Complete group and determination. Both Ox is dug deep,

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occasionally standing and trading punch for punch. -- both boxers. But

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Shelley Watts landed the cleaner shots in the final round. Well done

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to both boxers but an excellent performance by Shelley Watts of

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Australia. Ladies and gentlemen, we go to our

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judges' score results, where we have a unanimous decision in favour of

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the winner. She is now gold medallist and Commonwealth women's

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lightweight champion. In the red corner, representing Australia,

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Shelley Watts! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Australia's Shelley Watts jumps for joy in the boxing ring. She has just

:24:18.:24:23.

been crowned as the first ever women's champion here at the

:24:24.:24:29.

Commonwealth Games. Arms outstretched in celebration. I love

:24:30.:24:35.

you! A warm embrace for Kevin Smith. She has just been crowned as

:24:36.:24:47.

the first ever lightweight champion in the 20 edition history of the

:24:48.:24:52.

Commonwealth Games boxing tournament. Delighted, she leaves

:24:53.:24:58.

the boxing ring. This was the moment of confirmation. She made a promise

:24:59.:25:02.

earlier in the tournament, a public declaration, and she made good on

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it. It's come at the expense of Laishram Devi but what a glittering

:25:09.:25:10.

career she continues to have in women's boxing. World champion in

:25:11.:25:15.

2006, five successive Asia championship gold medals and here

:25:16.:25:19.

she comes away with a common wealth games silver but that is the woman

:25:20.:25:23.

who will occupy top spot on the medal rostrum here in Glasgow 2014,

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still with energy to burn as she shadow-box spuriously within the

:25:30.:25:36.

ring. She prevailed in a really competitive, hard-fought encounter.

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What a run to Commonwealth gold it was with victories over England's

:25:42.:25:45.

Natasha Jonas, Isabel Rafer stopped and it was a winner over Northern

:25:46.:25:53.

Ireland opponent. She overcame Laishram Devi in the final round

:25:54.:25:59.

bout and she came from behind after one bout but claimed every

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subsequent round to produce a dominant display.

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You promised to take the gold and green and gold and you have. I have

:26:07.:26:12.

and I can't tell you how excited I am. The best feeling of my life. The

:26:13.:26:15.

first round didn't go according to plan. No, she came out lazy and just

:26:16.:26:20.

kept punching. I was a little bit shocked by it. Credit to her, she

:26:21.:26:28.

did an amazing job, came forward and kept coming forward. World champion

:26:29.:26:33.

and now Commonwealth champion - how do you feel? It's fantastic. It's my

:26:34.:26:36.

biggest achievement to date so I can't beat this feeling. As an

:26:37.:26:42.

Australian, what has been your impression of the Commonwealth Games

:26:43.:26:47.

because in four years, will you beat them in Brisbane? After watching the

:26:48.:26:50.

opening ceremony and listening to the Scots in the crowd and knowing

:26:51.:26:55.

all the boys who box, I want to experience that on the Gold Coast

:26:56.:26:59.

for sure. I can't think of anything better than walking out in front of

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a home crowd so bring on four years time! We're just waiting for the

:27:05.:27:08.

medal ceremony which is going to happen in a few minutes. Not sure

:27:09.:27:12.

what the protocol is about that so when it starts, we'll go to it. We

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had two fights so far. Really competitive, high-quality and great

:27:19.:27:21.

adverts for the women's game. Definitely. We had our English

:27:22.:27:27.

champion and she boxed really well and put on a great performance. She

:27:28.:27:31.

will be there in a while picking her gold medal up, Nicola Adams, but

:27:32.:27:36.

overall, the girl struck a loss of skills stop great footwork, great

:27:37.:27:39.

movement and the last few fights have been amazing. Your first title

:27:40.:27:44.

fight was in 1997 and you turned pro in 2005. The first gym that you went

:27:45.:27:50.

to in 2007 - were there any women boxers? No. I think people like

:27:51.:27:56.

Nicola Adams are going to promote boxing for the women but when I was

:27:57.:28:01.

boxing and I started, there was hardly any. You're going to see the

:28:02.:28:10.

gyms full I bet. There is the piper in the ring, playing the

:28:11.:28:13.

Commonwealth Games theme that we've got to know and love over the last

:28:14.:28:18.

ten days or so and here is the presentation party and there is

:28:19.:28:23.

Michaela Walsh, still saying that she won. She really, really does

:28:24.:28:25.

feel that she got a rough deal she won. She really, really does

:28:26.:28:32.

this contest but nonetheless, "I won, I won," she is telling us, but

:28:33.:28:37.

she will receive the silver medal because that's the lady who will get

:28:38.:28:41.

the gold medal at the Olympic gold she won in London two years ago and

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Ronald will talk us through the ceremony.

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COMMENTATOR: Nicola Adams returning to top spot on a medal podium, which

:28:49.:28:57.

is what she experienced in London 2012 and during the most recent

:28:58.:29:00.

European Championships she was eliminated that the quarterfinals

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stage and finished in fifth place in Bucharest. She promised when I spoke

:29:05.:29:08.

to her head of the tournament that this Commonwealth Games would bear

:29:09.:29:13.

witness to a fitter, faster, sharper, better Nicola Adams.

:29:14.:29:20.

Regardless of whether she fulfilled that particular promise, she has

:29:21.:29:24.

been good enough to secure Commonwealth Games gold. A run to

:29:25.:29:35.

that gold medal which had four victories, culminating in a gold

:29:36.:29:39.

medal bout with over Michaela Walsh of Northern Ireland. Since London

:29:40.:29:45.

2012, she's been boxing all over the world, Nicola Adams, but for the

:29:46.:29:50.

first time since that Olympic Games, the first female boxing champion in

:29:51.:29:55.

Olympic history has returned to the full glare of a multisport event and

:29:56.:30:01.

the global spotlight. Now she's about to be crowned as the

:30:02.:30:07.

first-ever women's boxing champion in the history of the Commonwealth

:30:08.:30:15.

Games. The medals will be presented by the chairman of the Commonwealth

:30:16.:30:21.

Games Association England, Sir Andrew Foster, accompanied by the

:30:22.:30:29.

chair of the women's commission of the international boxing

:30:30.:30:30.

association. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:30:31.:30:42.

The winner of the bronze medal, representing Canada, Mandy Bujold. A

:30:43.:30:53.

hugely experienced individual, made it all the way through to the

:30:54.:30:58.

quarterfinals. She comes away with a Commonwealth Games bronze. She was

:30:59.:31:03.

eliminated by Nicola Adams at the semifinals stage.

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representing India, Pinki Rani. She and knowledge is the applause of the

:31:14.:31:48.

crowd in anticipation of receiving her bronze medal. -- she

:31:49.:31:57.

acknowledges. An outstanding boxer. She stepped up to 51, and prevented

:31:58.:32:09.

an iconic boxer from India taking part in the Commonwealth Games by

:32:10.:32:17.

eliminating her. She boxed brilliantly before succumbing to

:32:18.:32:20.

Michaela Walsh. Representing Northern Ireland, for the silver

:32:21.:32:27.

medal, Michaela Walsh. Bittersweet moment perhaps for Michaela Walsh.

:32:28.:32:34.

She feels passionately that she did enough to earn the victory during

:32:35.:32:40.

that final bout against Nicola Adams. I am sure when the

:32:41.:32:45.

20-year-old looks back on this accomplishment she will have reason

:32:46.:32:48.

and right to feel immensely proud of what she has just accomplished. The

:32:49.:32:53.

woman who stepped forward to compete in the first-ever bout for women in

:32:54.:32:56.

the history of the Commonwealth Games has boxed her way all the way

:32:57.:33:04.

through to the final and claims a proud place on the silver medal

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rostrum. Gold medallist and Commonwealth champion, representing

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England, Nicola Adams! CROWD CHEERS

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Nicola Adams that knowledge is all of the crowd here in this circular

:33:27.:33:38.

amphitheatre at the S E -- SSE Hydro. The first women's boxing

:33:39.:33:43.

champion in the Commonwealth Games. She occupies the top spot of the 51

:33:44.:33:53.

kilo flyweight medal podium after her hard-fought victory over

:33:54.:33:53.

Michaela Walsh of Northern Ireland. Ladies and gentleman, the national

:33:54.:34:03.

anthem of England. The megawatt smile of Nicola Adams

:34:04.:35:32.

illuminating the SSE Hydro arena, as she has done with her star quality

:35:33.:35:35.

and boxing skill throughout the course of the tournament. There are

:35:36.:35:41.

your Commonwealth Games boxing medallists in the 51 kilo flyweight

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division. Both women making history. Nicola Adams the first female

:35:49.:35:52.

Commonwealth boxing champion but spare a thought for Michaela Walsh.

:35:53.:35:57.

We saw her interview with John Inverdale a moment ago, heartbroken,

:35:58.:36:01.

but she has made history as well, the first female boxer to box at the

:36:02.:36:06.

Commonwealth Games. Wonderful scenes at the Hydro and I am going to take

:36:07.:36:10.

you back to Scotstown to bring you the latest from the mixed doubles

:36:11.:36:14.

table tennis that we left just before the boxing. It is an all

:36:15.:36:22.

England affair. England guaranteed both gold and silver with Paul and

:36:23.:36:26.

Joanna Drinkhall taking on Liam Pitchford and 15-year-old Tin-Tin

:36:27.:36:30.

Ho. It went all the way but it was the husband and wife team who took

:36:31.:36:34.

it in five thrilling games 11-5 in the last. Commonwealth champion, how

:36:35.:36:46.

does that sound? Amazing! If you had told us at the beginning of the

:36:47.:36:50.

tournament we would be playing our own team-mates in the final... It

:36:51.:36:54.

has been such a great event for English table tennis and we are so

:36:55.:36:59.

happy to win. Celebrations at the end were muted. Was that because of

:37:00.:37:04.

the way it finished? They were robbed because of the net, but we

:37:05.:37:09.

were robbed of our proper celebration because it was an

:37:10.:37:13.

unlucky point to finish on. But it was great for us to be the winners

:37:14.:37:17.

and great for England table tennis to have gold, silver and bronze in

:37:18.:37:23.

the mixed and to have challenged Singapore which has not been done

:37:24.:37:27.

for a long time. After Delhi, you had unfinished business for not

:37:28.:37:32.

getting the gold medal. Yes, it is amazing. I came per four medals and

:37:33.:37:38.

I only got two but one of them is gold. To win it with my wife is

:37:39.:37:42.

extra special and amazing. The way they came back, were you worried? We

:37:43.:37:46.

knew they were tough opponents, really good players. But you still

:37:47.:37:53.

have another set to win. We can't finish there and we are experienced

:37:54.:37:59.

enough to know that. They fought back to two sets all and made us

:38:00.:38:02.

fight for the title but I am happy to say that we took it. How do you

:38:03.:38:09.

celebrate a gold medal? Bottle of champagne, or several bottles! I

:38:10.:38:15.

have to play the bronze medal match in the women's doubles first. I will

:38:16.:38:18.

win that with Kelly and then join him afterwards. Congratulations and

:38:19.:38:23.

I hope you get all the champagne you want. STUDIO: Great result for that

:38:24.:38:31.

couple. All underwent hip surgery last year was of the international

:38:32.:38:36.

circuit for a year. And on crutches he and Joanna married. She is the

:38:37.:38:39.

current national champion and actually plays her club table tennis

:38:40.:38:46.

in France. Many congratulations to Paul and Joanna Drinkhall. Brilliant

:38:47.:38:50.

stuff. That is a table tennis sorted. Let's go back to John

:38:51.:38:54.

Inverdale at the boxing. This is Nicola Adams with a gold medal round

:38:55.:38:59.

her neck. That looks pretty cool, doesn't it? Very cool. It makes the

:39:00.:39:03.

hard work in the gym worth it when you get this round your neck. We

:39:04.:39:08.

spoke about the fight itself in the aftermath. What do you think has

:39:09.:39:13.

happened to women's boxing since you have won? I definitely think it has

:39:14.:39:17.

excelled. The competition has improved. The girls are getting more

:39:18.:39:22.

and more talented all the time. It has definitely increased the number

:39:23.:39:27.

of participants as well. What do you feel your responsibility is now? I

:39:28.:39:31.

don't know how many years you intend to fight for. Rio? Definitely. I

:39:32.:39:36.

would love to do that. I would like to inspire the next generation,

:39:37.:39:40.

which I have started there already. It is nice to get girls and boys

:39:41.:39:47.

involved in boxing. It makes me happy. And I are you going to take a

:39:48.:39:54.

break? Yes, little holiday, relax, then back in the gym. It never ends.

:39:55.:39:59.

You know that! Congratulations and lovely to see you again. And in the

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ring imminently will be Paddy Barnes. Amir Khan is having a selfie

:40:06.:40:16.

with Nicola Adams! Shameful. Paddy Barnes, one of the greatest Northern

:40:17.:40:21.

Ireland hopes for a gold medal. Bronze medallist in Beijing and

:40:22.:40:24.

London and he is somebody who has put his professional career on hold

:40:25.:40:28.

to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, so this is the moment, isn't

:40:29.:40:34.

it? Yes, I am sure he will turn professional with another medal one

:40:35.:40:42.

day. And he is up against the Indian agenda. -- Vijender Vijender. He

:40:43.:40:53.

knows what to do. Go out and be smart. If anybody has been watching

:40:54.:40:57.

Paddy Barnes over the last week, he never takes a backward step. He is

:40:58.:41:01.

constantly going forward. You are reading risks when you do that. For

:41:02.:41:09.

his opponent that is relentless. Yes. Two pressure fighters will make

:41:10.:41:18.

this a very competitive fight. Let's hand to the commentators.

:41:19.:41:25.

It is wonderful to see Amir Khan, ten years since he thrilled us all

:41:26.:41:32.

in Athens. But now there is a little man here, not this one, but the man

:41:33.:41:38.

across the rink, who has two bronze medals. No seeded draw in the

:41:39.:41:44.

tournament in Glasgow but this final has brought together not just the

:41:45.:41:49.

two best men in this light flyweight division but two of the best men in

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this division in the entire world. Paddy Barnes won in Delhi four years

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ago. And it is an old foe, a man he met at the Olympic Games just two

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years ago. The referee is from Azerbaijan. Five judges at ringside.

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Three are chosen randomly and their scores are the ones that matter. Now

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it is the wee fellers, the 49 kilograms division, the light

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flyweight. Paddy Barnes the defending champion. Double Olympic

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bronze medallist, former European champion. Looking to become the

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first boxer from Northern Ireland looking to defend his Commonwealth

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title. Paddy Barnes in blue. And the fast punching, quick moving little

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soldier from India, Devendro Laishram. He has put together some

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sequences. He boxes well within himself. These little fellas have

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less than 24 hours to prepare for this. They are both very experienced

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guys. Devendro looked really good in his semifinal against the Welsh

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man, Williams, but so was Paddy Barnes. Each round he has got better

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and better. He is so efficient. He works to the body, fast

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combinations. Although Devendro is a big puncher, when he is throwing

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right hooks, he is open down the middle. I expect Paddy Barnes to

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target some straight shots also. Third round stoppages in that

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semifinal against the promising Ugandan. Devendro came up against

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the Sri Lankan, a Scot and the Welsh man. That is the trademark shot of

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Paddy Barnes. They get underneath the right elbow of every opponent

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but he is pretty good to the head. Laishram is rated number three in

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the world. If you watch the way Barnes boxes, he is a bit open and

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his guard is a bit suspect. Barnes has a very tight guard. It is very

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difficult to penetrate it. It is worth noting that these two men met

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a couple of years ago in London. Barnes came through on the computer

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scoring system by 23 points to 18. A high scoring contest and nothing

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much in it. Laishram is having some success. For the first time Paddy

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Barnes has met an opponent worthy of his mettle. We pointed this out in

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the semifinal. He will take a backward step now and again to

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create room. That is when you have to watch the powerful shot that go

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in. This is a close round. Barnes has had it all his own way before

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now and he is not in this round. I would hate to call this. Very close

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indeed. Nip and tuck. Barnes with more on the inside. Close to call.

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All three judges have given them to Paddy Barnes. They are not putting

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the scores up on the screens for us at the end of the round but I would

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say Paddy Barnes has just nicked it. Nothing in it at all. That was a

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lovely right hand over the top from Barnes. When Laishram takes that

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backward step, that is when Barnes has to quicken. This lad is a clever

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Indian boxer. Plenty of support for the 22-year-old from Delhi. What an

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outstanding Commonwealth Games the Northern Irish boxing team have had.

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Four years ago they came away with pool goals and three silvers. This

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year they only have three in the finals. J Fitzgerald still to come.

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This is what Barnes does best. A right hand snaking out from the

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Belfast boxer. The referee just steps in. Barnes moves away

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carefully. Laishram is coming forward and Barnes is denying him

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any chance to learn anything meaningful. Laishram is still

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dangerous, obviously. When he takes that backward step is when he is

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looking to land bigger shots, but he goes wide and that is why he is

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slightly open. And you can't make those mistakes against Barnes. He

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finds openings and ways through the guard. But it is toted toe stuff

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again. Laishram coming through. Trying to pick him off and Barnes

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not obliging. The referee called break and stop but it is hard to

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hear. This is a lofty commentary position. Laishram has slowed down a

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bit. That will suit Barnes. He has a hook off that role and movement but

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this is a clever little man in blue. Sharp punches, accurate work from

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Paddy Barnes. Lovely left hand by Paddy Barnes. Occasionally he can be

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just as sharp as his punches. He has got into bother with straightforward

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criticism of things that don't believe him but he is pleasing the

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crowd here. Laishram is tiring very slightly. Barnes has a great engine.

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Now the effects of five contests throughout these ten days will have

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an effect on the boxing. Laishram is slowing down but Barnes isn't. We

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have said how efficient he is with his right hand in the other

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contests. have said how efficient he is with

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his right hand in the other Doing what he has been doing all the way

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through. Little body shots. They are punishing. They are taking this team

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out of the Indian. We have said in previous contests how he saved

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himself for this moment. He is bringing it all out and this is what

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you have to do. He was just a teenager eight years ago in

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Melbourne. He is leaving nothing to chance here. All three judges have

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given it to Paddy Barnes and all three judges have given him the

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second round as well so he is on his way. Good performance from Barnes.

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Four, five punches, in combinations, working the body well. He stood toe

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to toe. He is slowing down and the gaps are peering so Barnes is

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putting it together and getting the Judges' scores. -- gaps are peering.

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Stuff being applied to the eyebrows but the heads have been kept out of

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the way, I am pleased to say. First Commonwealth Games without head

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guards, remember. Northern Ireland's team boxing captain, Paddy

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Barnes, the most decorated man in Northern Ireland boxing history,

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