BBC One: Day 9: 09:00-12:00 Commonwealth Games

Gold in Glasgow. Superb riding from start to finish by Emma Pooley.

Rebecca Downie is Commonwealth champion. There is your golden boy,

Daniel Keatings. Breathtaking gymnastics. Three English gold

medals and in the hunt for silver and bronze.

Another evening of stunning performances here in Glasgow, with

the packed crowd at Hampden Park again spurring on athletes from

Scotland and all the Home Nations. With just three days of action left

at the Games, the medals will be coming thick and fast today as well.

We?ll begin Day Nine at Kelvingrove where the English pair of

Natalie Melmore and Jamie-Lea Winch are in the gold medal match.

15-year-old Tin-Tin Ho of England is in action

at the table tennis again today, this time in the women?s doubles

where she partners Karina Le Fevre. Then another young star,

England?s Jack Law goes for his second gold of the Games.

He partners Chris Mears in the three metre synchronised

springboard final. And this evening we?ll have

the moment athletics fans have been waiting for -

Usain Bolt in action on the track. So the timetable

for the next few hours on BBC One. In just a moment,

Scotland?s Eilidh Child will be here to talk about the terrific run that

got her a silver in the women's 400m hurdles last night.

Then, at around 9.15, we?ll take you to watch the early

action in that women?s pairs gold medal match at Kelvingrove.

Natalie Melmore and Jamie-Lea Winch of England take on South Africa?s

Tracey Lee Botha and Colleen Piketh. We?ll return to that regularly

during the course of the morning. At 9.30, we're live

at the table tennis, where England?s doubles pair of Karina Le Fevre and

Tin Tin Ho play the Australians, Jian Lay and Miao Miao.

And just before 11:30am we?ll head over to the diving

in Edinburgh where England?s emerging star Jack Law partners

Chris Mears in the Men?s synchronised three metre springboard

final which we'll show you live. Already live

and available via the Red Button that lawn bowls gold medal match in

the women?s pairs from Kelvingrove. you can watch every single bit of

The Games. You can see exactly what is on at any given moment and take

your pick. What a night it was at Hampden

Park, despite the challenging weather. And one particularly

memorable moments, courtesy of Eilidh Child.

Roar of Hampden Park hoping to carry Eilidh Child to a medal. She has

started well. Spencer, watching for her. Can she produce the sort of

performance she normally does. Eilidh Child running a great race.

In second place at the moment. Spencer leading it. Spencer

attacking it. Eilidh Child clear at the moment. Spencer almost climbing

over that one. The last barrier for Spencer of Jamaica. She will take

the gold medal and Eilidh Child of Scotland takes the silver. Russell

of Jamaica, the bronze medal. 54.12, the winning time. What a moment for

Eilidh Child. A huge roar from the crowd.

And here she is. Congratulations. As you stood on the medal podium, did

moment? I tried to take a deep breath and embrace it and take it

on. Thinking back, it does feel a bit of a blur. So much was going

on, I did my lap of honour and saw my family. It was a bit of a dream.

Go back to the evening began, did you have a good feeling going into

the race? I knew I had been in good shape. I have been working on my

stride pattern. I just had to go out there and execute the perfect race.

I just thinking in my head, running your own race. Thankfully that is

what I did. I think we can see you running it again. Stride pattern is

important because you have got to be in exactly the right position for

the hurdles. It is important you don't lose any momentum off the

hurdle. As soon as you back off, it gives another athlete the chance to

get away. Do you know all the steps, are you counting as you go along?

From which ever like I take the hurdle with, I know how many strides

I have done. Then I felt my legs going and I was trying to get to the

finish line as soon as possible. I did not know what was going on

around me. I wanted to make sure that if I wasn't going to get the

gold medal, I was definitely going to get the silver. And you did. It

has been fantastic for all of the athletes at Hampden Park. But you

are different, because it is your face on all of the posters across

the city? When I ran face on all of the posters across

different in the final, it went up a notch, and I did not expect

different in the final, it went up a that allowed. Was it unnerving

different in the final, it went up a because it goes Wyatt at the start?

Yes, a couple of times when you have gone in there, they are shouting

your name. There you are afterwards, supporters and your

your name. There you are afterwards, family. My family, they were in

different parts of the stadium. Every 20 metres I was meeting

somebody I knew, either a friend or a member of my money. It was lovely

to share that moment with them. How did you deal with the pressure? It

is a privilege to be on the posters, but it means the expectation is

immense? I have had a really good support network around me and my

coach has kept me grounded. I did some work with a sport psychologist,

and he has gone through things with me and help me deal with the

pressure and expectation. What I have been trying to do is think

about it as another race. I had done so many 400 metres in my career...

Not easy to do that, to think about it as just another race? Fantastic

profile for your event, but it does have its challengers? It really

does. The last couple of days has been hard. I have been going through

mixed emotions. Gone from feeling really nervous, to being calm. Then

going back to being really, really nervous. When I went on to the

starting line I was calm and it was about executing the race and making

sure it went to plan. What happens next, you will carry on to compete?

The 400 by 400 relay. I will not be running the heats, but I think the

girls we have put in the heats will do enough to make the final and I

will come in tomorrow so hope the Lee I can rest today. So hopefully

you can experience Hampden Park again tomorrow and you will be doing

more competition soon? We have the European competition soon, so just

over a week before we leave for them. I will go back to my base in

Bath and get back into training and refocus. This will help? It will

give you a fantastic boost? Yes, I will go to the European

Championships knowing it will not be as much expectation on me, but I

will enjoy that. I don't know how much you will be able to enjoy the

game is beyond your own sports, but how do you feel it has gone? It has

gone so well, the Scottish report that has been shown to all of the

athletes has been amazing. -- Scottish support. All the athletics

team watched Hannah Miley on the first day, and it kick-started

everything else. Such a good feeling in team Scotland at the moment. We

have put on such a good show and a lot of other athletes have compared

this to the London Olympics. It is a huge compliment to Scotland and to

Glasgow. You have played your part in delivering 14 Scotland and your

home country. Enjoy wearing your medal and good luck for the next

stage of Tom petition. Thank you very much indeed.

Time to get the first of the live action. Yesterday we had some

terrific in the men's para bowls. We can go to Kelvingrove now, and see

what is in store. It is a very big day at the Kelvingrove Centre. It

has just started raining, which will affect the bowlers. We have the

final of the men's four, England taking on Scotland. Later at about

5:30pm we have the men's singles final. Darren Burnett of Scotland, a

policeman who had to get special permission to be playing today and

he plays the Canadian. But this morning it is the final of the

women's pair. England won the gold medal in Delhi and they are

represented by Natalie Melmore and Jamie-Lea Winch. They have made a

good start, but since then it has all been South Africa. They have

taken control of the match and lead 7-1 after four ends. It is the

higher score aggregate after 18 ends that wins. Let's go to our

commentators. Hopefully it will not get any

heavier than this. Needed to drop down a little bit more. Very good

effort. Lovely weight. Very well matched. South Africa have done very

well in bowls over the last few years. Winning a lot of medals.

Looking good. The country must be very proud of their bowlers.

Just needs to break back. There it goes. Not bad and it gives the skip

chance to push into things knowing there is a lack bowl in position. --

back bowls. not want to be too tight. But it is

a little too tight. She has pushed the England bowl in.

No real damage done. But it will make it very attractive now for

Natalie Melmore to reach this. She could sit it out, take the Jack

back. Got one waiting for it.

She is playing with controlled weight. Hooks await a little bit but

it is holding, that will do. Goodness me. That through ball is

now starting to look very lonely indeed.

A very wide shot she was trying to play but she has lost her bowl, it

was too heavy. Trying to bring the Jack back and disturb their head.

It has gone. A great shot. A certainty.

A not to smile about yesterday, she was brilliant. -- a lot. Making sure

with a second, some extra weight. They have now only one bowl in the

head so this is not easy. I am not sure if it will make too

much difference, with four down. You are always conscious of not

attacking too much. That is a horrible result. Totally

horrible result. She came away from her own bowl. She has actually

It was looking good all the way. forced her way through a

It was looking good all the way. Going through the gap.

She won't be happy with that one but Going through the gap.

got nothing for that. The opportunity was always going to

present itself, just a taking it.

A freebie on offer, but she has missed it.

Indicating a four to England. That cataracts the four they lost in

the seventh end. -- second end. They will be feeling a lot happier. They

haven't been getting the results. It has changed now. I would expect this

game to be tight from now on. They have had the initial jousting

against each other in the first few ends to get into some sort of

pattern of play. The players seem to have found their

line quite well. Switching a little bit in the first couple of ends.

A much shorter name jack. -- length. It is an art in itself, casting the

jack, one that is often forgotten. It is important when you have a

weight change, that you can put it the length that the team wants.

It makes the case for specialist leads, players who are used to

casting the jack day in, day out, in batches. Bringing players in who

skips. I always believe the lead in particular is a specialist position.

I would certainly agree with that. It has got the weight, it looks

good. Once a bowl gets in front of the

jack, it is very difficult to get it away.

I think that may have been heading towards her own bowl.

We have now moved on. None of those are a long way from

the jack, they are all short, making it a little difficult for the skips

from the mat. The advantage of being down there is seeing the shots

required. The players are generally staying

away from playing heavy shots. Goodness me, that was an adventurous

weight. It looked like it was tracking well.

The edge helped. That gives Natalie a start. That

would have been good. She might have been tempted with a forehand because

it was her own bowl coming in, but a stain on the hand that is the most

consistent. You can see from the line they have

been taking, doing very well, all players.

That has opened the door a little bit. Pushed the short one out of the

way. And given Natalie a chance to come through.

Just under it. She will be close to the jack. A super shot. The door was

open just slightly by South Africa. And Natalie thought, I will have a

piece of that, thank you very much. It trundled through. Taking all the

danger away. Tracking well, it didn't have the

weight. It has stopped short, second short. Not a lot of damage done.

More importantly for England, after picking up a four, they have got a

single. You always want to do that when you score.

Look at that, picking up the jack. She knew it was there but it was

hidden from the mat. She played down the length hoping for an edge.

Jamie Lee bowling the jack a little further than Natalie would have

liked. They are getting good bowls in there

all the time. I have played with the odd lead way you are not sure where

the jack will go. -- where. Just thinking back to recent matches I

have played. Just play it wherever you want to!

A better line. It has a chance. A little tap. Kept the bowl in.

Finishing in a good position, it would have picked up the jack.

lady was supporting. Good line as well. Starting to build up a little

bit against South Africa. Caught the front bowl, but it has

opened it up. Should be able to get through now. Down on a good line.

Needs to miss the blue. That has closed it again! There was a gap.

Just makes it a little bit more difficult in terms of judging the

wait. Have two allowed the bowl to bend on the bias. This is all about

contact. It was a good effort. Lovely weight to get to the jack.

If Natalie can find a way just underneath that or give it a good

push. Put the another shot. It is difficult to tell.

Colleen Piketh is coming to look at this. Bowls have been catching and

edging on everything. Best one has been round the front. That is not

easy. It is not easy. They might be a shaft up on the other hand. --

shot up. If you get caught on the front one with the draw, the bowl

will stop dead. It is not easy to get out of. You have to play this

with confidence. Got to be looking to draw four seconds on this

occasion. -- for second. I am surprised she is going up to

the management. She obviously has her ideas. Just wants to run it past

him, I suppose. Three options. Take your choice. Draw the shot, hit it

or play it through. It really isn't any more complicated than that.

Might be just a bit of affirmation about what she wants to play. She

certainly has a chance. Did not want that front one. Needed to be under

that. Did not fancy that shot on the backhand. But she would have stayed

on the forehand. -- thought she would have.

STUDIO: A very tight match. This is the gold medal match. England facing

South Africa. We are going to leave this for a moment but coverage

continues on the red button if you want to carry on watching this

match. The bronze medal match in the lawn bowls pairs is available to

watch now and that is live on BBC Three. We will be going to the table

tennis with the competition entering its final stages. Let's go out to

the Scots screened SportsCenter. Tin-Tin Ho, who was in the mixed

doubles. Today she is in the women's doubles and they are taking

on Jian Lay and Miao Miao. The commentator is Paul Hand.

She has another to consolidate and stretch the lead, Miao Miao.

Splendid points. Fierce hitting from both teams. Caroline is studying

law. She is a member of the Teeside University elite athlete's team.

That includes funding, physio care and she speaks about making the game

more aggressive now. quick, assertive doubles to conserve

her energy for her up and coming semifinal. After this match we have

men's singles third round. The Australians, two points from the

opening game here in this best of five-game match. Bidding for a place

in the quarterfinals. Game point, Miao Miao serving. What an emphatic

put away from the 41-year-old. I haven't told the pen holder grip

is sufficient close to the net. They can get good angles. As you see with

the wrist manipulation and the grip they have. Real forte of Jian Lay,

and Tin-Tin Ho, of course. Miao Miao on the Australian team, she is very

much the killer on the team, as is Karina Le Fevre for the English

team. Some say it is the slight chink in

the armour of Jian Lay, her forehand can be a bit flat at times.

Testament to what I was saying. Great forehand flick return.

Testament to what I was saying. return winners. On it like a flash.

Testament to what I was saying. Poised, full of intent. Picture of

focus. While! Miao Miao on that as well. Great pounds. -- pounds. Three

consecutive winners from the Australian team - make up for. What

a run of points for the Australians. Getting all

She is an aggressive player and she moves well but did not get her body

around that one. The team that started as strong

favourites, starting to race away with this a little. Just pegged back

a bit there, Karina Le Fevre. They need to stem the tide of

errors, the English duo in this race to three games. Tin-Tin Ho, with the

second of the service. You can see the dexterity of Jian Lay's wrist.

Hammering that return down the line. So versatile and tough to

read. An expressionless. You don't get to know her emotions. Very

difficult to play against in that regard. Two points away in the

second game. That will put them two thirds on their way to the wind. --

win. Experience telling. The green and gold are in the ascendancy. Two

thirds of the way there. Solid start to this match. The youngsters with

plenty to ponder against Jian Lay and Miao Miao of Australia.

The coach is particularly animated. He understands the gravitas of the

situation. Things running away too quickly from an English. The

Australians have only conceded nine points. Karina Le Fevre to serve.

Beginning of the third game. Incredible turnaround. How did she

get that smash back? Going to look at it again. What a reflex from Jian

Lay. Incredible turnaround. Time-out has been called by Alan Cooke 14

England. They are delighted at the way they are seeing the bowl.

over this match already. They were favourites from the start. The

fifth-seeded duo. Really imposing themselves out there now.

Ever the aggressors, the Australians. The youngsters are very

much up against it now, trailing four points in the third game.

The school board is strangling and stifling their creativity and

imagination reaction matched -- the score board is strangling their

creativity and imagination. Two points away from the match, the

Australian duo. Jian Fang Lay will be delighted. She has conserved her

energy. They have played a really efficient, brilliant match, frankly.

They got on the front foot from the start.

There it is, then, in no time at all, the Australian duo when. --

win. They are now assured a place in the semifinals. They will probably

run into the second seeds. -- quarterfinals.

Tin-Tin Ho and Karina Le Fevre having a hard time against

Australia, playing for a four -- for a place in the quarterfinals.

Tin-Tin Ho is still in the mixed doubles. We saw her play in that

yesterday. Her next match is a semifinal with her partner Liam

Pitchford, later today. We will still see her compete in the table

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I am excited about being in the tent.

Nothing has changed here, it is incredibly tight. England got off to

a good start. South Africa were leading 7-1 at one stage, but

England got a big score. They took the lead briefly. Now, South Africa

are level again. Nine ends. Natalie Melmore and Jamie-Lea Winch trying

to win a medal for England. They are up against a very good South African

pair in Tracy-Lee Botha and Collen Piketh. Let us rejoin our

commentators Sharyn at David Gauke. Piketh. Let us rejoin our

-- and A very good effort. A lot better,

moving the jack towards the back bowl.

Jamie-Lea has a chance, another touch of the jack.

Collen Piketh. A very experienced player, from Johannesburg. She has

been playing the game for a considerable time at the highest

level. She may well have got a shot out of

it. Her hobbies, reading, scrap

booking. That is unusual. She will have something after this event for

her scrapbook. A good effort.

Natalie, not needing to change too much from her last.

Colleen, coming down to have a look. Probably a good idea on this

occasion, it has changed quite a lot since she delivered her first.

Nothing from the marker at the moment to indicate the line.

It could well be two for South Africa. If that is the case, there

will be serious thoughts about the back position, dropping just

slightly in the line. She has gone quite wide, so she may

be looking to be around the back, for cover.

That is a handy ball. Probably very wise. In that situation you either

go deep or try to drop one in short. The blocker has to be

absolutely perfect. The only problem is not playing the

blog is you are leaving it wide open for Natalie Melmore to get into it.

She is in the area. That is a help.

It certainly got one. It could be a measure. Only getting one.

Tracy-Lee, she has better eyesight than most of us! That is what our

ring says as well. The last delivery sadly producing

this one. It almost took the front bowl out as well.

A nice little run for South Africa. Three ends in a row, picking four

shots. A lovely opening bowl from

Tracy-Lee. That is what you want to do. Get one

closer. That is the way it works. In a bronze medal play-off. Northern

Ireland have picked up a four, to level the scores.

Very good bowling here. A heavy bowl.

You get an idea how wide a line it is, it is coming down night, the big

sweep. That is a good bowl.

Giving it a chance. Just a slight edge. Too far. Unlucky. It is hard

to criticise. I don't want to criticise, she had to draw in

another shot. Could not afford to leave it. She wasn't a long way over

with the weight. It was only just reaching. It is easy to criticise,

but this is not a particularly easy rink. Needed to be under that. Her

bowling behind, it just did not go her way that time. A lot of

reaction. If you look at the mat and voles in the head, it is not easy

the way it is sitting. -- bowls. Latterly moving onto the backhand.

Going for the back position. It is hard to get it perfect but that is a

good bowl. Colleen Piketh is going to have to play the same sort of

all. I'll go bowls, by its very nature, quite complex because of the

weather conditions. These greens have been immaculately prepared, but

nothing is perfect. The margins are slightly different in terms of the

out door game. Similar bowl. Has to trust the swing

without putting extra weight on. Just put that extra bit of weight

on. Little bit of a gift for England and they will not play their last

bowl. We'll be happy to take the single. One shot. Always good to

have a single in concrete. You like that statue don't you? It took me a

long time to find out where that statue was. Then you discovered it

was in Glasgow. Studio-macro we will be leaving this

match for a little while on BBC One. There is about an hour to go. Very

evenly matched they are. You can continue watching this I pressing

the red button. There is another match in lawn bowls live on BBC

Three now. Ron 's medal match, jersey taking on the Northern

Ireland pair. Right now, the score is 9-9. Jersey are chasing their

first medal of The Games. Only three days of competition left

in Glasgow but many sports will be looking at their performance here is

the focus shifts to the 2016 Olympics. Matthew Pinsent has been

assessing their relative health with the opening ceremony in Rio 735 days

away. In a few days, we will cross over an

Olympic threshold and officially be closer to Rio 2016 than we are to

London 2012. Glasgow has been a wonderful reminder of what we as a

nation can do, both hosting and competing at a multisport events. It

will be an English triathlon double. But elite sport is hard. Far from

the medals and the cheering crowds, performance director 's will be

assessing where we are on the road to Rio. How much information can we

really get from the results in Glasgow? Daniel Keatings, swinging

straight, swinging clean and keeping his rhythm. Gymnastics is definitely

stronger than it was in London. It is a very exclusive club. Max

Whitlock is over 90 consistently. So he is top three in the world. What a

wonderful swim that is an team England win the final race. We have

never won the men's 400 x 400 relay, the Australians have always

wanted. There are some sports, that is good as the results have been,

will not a contested in the Olympics. It is thank you from

Glasgow but no thank you in Rio for netball, bowls and squash. The gold

medal goes to Nick Matthew. The sports but do crossover, both

Commonwealth and Olympics have shown up varying degrees of success and is

concerned. Sir Bradley Wiggins and England have to settle for the

silver. Always watershed moments, London was going to be it. Lost

leadership, big talent and it will take time to rebuild and it is not

certain it will happen in time for Rio. Coming of age for the

20-year-old. We have a whole new crop of people coming through, which

is encouraging. New names, 19, 20 years of age and at Rio, what they

have learned here will stand them in good stead in two years. Olympic

sport is shaping up. They are confident we are benchmarking at

least as well at this point as we were out of London. It is a good

sign. Well Glasgow has offered healthy competition, not all events

are world-class, banks to the absence of some superpower,

non-Commonwealth nations. That is not to say some performances would

not stand up when the world comes calling. This is the Commonwealth

Games and not the world Championships. All we can look at

the times swimmers are doing. They are world-class. We had four

swimmers ranked number one in the world. The competition within the

British team is so strong, not only are they

British team is so strong, not fighting for places to get on the

team to go to places like the world Championships and the Olympics, but

they are so dominant and the whole world is looking at our home nations

and asking how are they getting those results and producing these

performances, not only with such difficulty but such good execution.

One thing is for sure in sport, you cannot stand still. So for all of

the success and disappointments, there is always room for improvement

or a medal of any colour could be further away than ever. It is good

to have ambition and I hope we come back with medals from Rio. But it

will be tougher and we should not be naive about it. It is a tall order.

Athletics will never bring you 12 medals. But I can see is winning two

or three gold medals and five or six other medals and improve what we did

in London. Jodie Williams gets the silver medal. Bianca Williams, the

bronze medal. Lots of swimmers have stepped up to the plate. They will

be in their prime in two years time, if not, they have another four years

until the next Olympics. What it was from 2007 through to two -- 2012,

cannot be the same again. They are trying to find out what that is.

They don't have the strongest leadership in place to make the

right decisions. He has pulled it out of the bag. Now, we are getting

more specialists. You have Louis Smith, who you will always associate

with the pommel horse. Now we have Louis Smith on six pieces of

apparatus, so it means we have a shout on every piece. Where does

that leave us? UK Sport have been public to be the first nation to win

more Olympic medals at The Games after hosting. That, by any measure

comes under the heading of ambitious.

I am delighted Dame Kelly Holmes, ambitious.

president of team England is here. How many positive lessons can we

take from Rio because this is not a fully global competition? You are

right. I think what we can take from the experience of Glasgow is that

each of the teams for me seem better prepared. In a cycle of four years

from Olympics to Olympics, there are a lot of changes. There are those

who retire and it opens up doors for new blood. When you have a

Commonwealth Games, which is the only other multisport event outside

of the Olympics, the nations are split. We have seven nations and the

Great Britain athletes are split across but it allows the sport to

add extra athletes into the teams to see how they do. So more people get

the chance to compete at a Commonwealth Games than they do at

the Olympics. The conclusion Matthew Pinsent came to, gymnastics and

swimming have been the ones who have taken people by surprise?

Gymnastics, swimming and judo, I would add into that. That has been

really good for the teams across the board. Gymnastics is an amazing

event where people are so in awe of the capabilities of these young

people and what they have done. We have seen across the nations,

especially England and Scotland, some good, good talents. Because

they are young, it bodes really well the Rio, because this is a big

platform to move forward. Also fantastic experience of competing

under this spotlight? Absolutely. It is the only other multisport event

outside of the Olympic Games. It allows you to have experience of the

Olympics and a sense of the village. It is an amazing experience that can

blow it or make it for an athlete. Anything about the Commonwealth

Games is a replica of the Olympics, but on a smaller stage. It enables

them to have the atmosphere to work with other people from sports who

are established, so they have been to these major championships. You

have young blood in with champions. You are all part of a team. It was

like that or you because you had a major breakthrough at a Commonwealth

Games in 1994? You have made me feel old now, but 20 years ago...

Experience. I was 24 years old but new to the senior scene because I

was a full-time soldier as well. When I went to the Commonwealth

Games, it Lumia way. That opportunity to be part of a team.

One of my abiding memories was not just winning gold medals, but

sharing an apartment with Sally Gunnell. She was Olympic champion

from 1992, world Championships and world record-holder from 1993 and I

was in the same apartment. I remember thinking, I cannot believe

I am in the team let alone sharing with Sally Gunnell. What happens on

the sidelines, does it feed into performance? We did not have eyes

that's back then, but she used to have a cold shower. I don't do cold

or cold water, but on this occasion she went and won her gold medal. I

was going out for my 1500 metres so I had a cold shower before and I

won. And I thought, I have learned something from somebody. Now, all

these athletes have a wheelie bin three quarters full of ice. That is

a simple one now. Now sports have become so professionalised, you have

hot and cold baths, hot and cold therapy. What you don't not see is

behind-the-scenes preparation -- do not see. All of the in-depth

preparation that goes on right until we see them form here. Everything

from reassessments with the physiotherapists, nutrition, making

sure their warm up is perfected. It is much more professionalised.

Across all the sports, really. Some sports are struggling still with

funding, shooting, squash, netball, because they are not in the

Olympics. Sports have a different set up, different influence, funding

does make a big difference. It is the finer detail. When you come to a

village like this, we are help -- we can help them prepare better.

I want to ask you particularly about athletics, the fantastic

performances we have seen. Last night, also from the early days of

athletics. Adam Gemili was stunning when we saw him in Hampden Park.

Jodie Williams. Bianca Williams. They were amazing. I was so pleased

for Adam. He is such a nice guy. Such a nice man. But he seems very

professional. He really wants it and he gives it all. It was so nice for

somebody who has everything that it takes to be a champion, actually

feel like they are achieving through that work. Getting a medal gives you

hope for the next one. Your time is crucial. Even if you

finish on the podium, you and your performance directors have to look

at your time and assess your chances in the Olympics.

What is different in the common while James is sports have different

standards. But there will be qualifications for the Olympics. For

some sports, they may not have hit the standard required for the

Olympics even if they got a medal here, which is based on times and

selections. That does not mean they don't have a chance for that. They

have the European Championships, that becomes the next level of

accommodation for some events. Then the World Championships. -- level of

competition. Looking last night at Hampden Park,

people like Jodie Williams, Jazmin Sawyers. There was no expectation

Jazmin Sawyers would get a medal and she was able to enjoy it. It will

never be like that for her again. That is where things change. Some

people are able to deal with the expectation and pressure from being

in the limelight. There are a lot of athletes here who would have

performed out of their skin and put themselves out in the public

domain, being a medallist. It is now them to almost take it to that next

level. In their individual sport will know where they sit within the

global landscape. Is important. Those who have stepped up in

commonwealth status hopefully have ambition to go further.

With the right support. Looking at swimming, we have seen then proud,

Ross Murdoch. -- Ben Proud. What is the key to developing them?

My personal opinion is, when you have achieved something at this

level, you have to know this is your starting point and not your end

point, if you are new to the sport. You have to keep that hunger and

belief you can be better. It is right to look at the

belief you can be better. It is and asked what your ambition is. A

sport like swimming, it has had its ups and downs. It wasn't as

sport like swimming, it has had its successful as it could have been at

the Olympic games. It was a low point. This has been good to them,

the Olympic games. It was a low it has enabled them to look across

the board, to look at all of the nations, there is a mass of swimmers

doing so well. A critical time nations, there is a mass of swimmers

of making that transition nations, there is a mass of swimmers

identifying talent to keeping it and making it better.

There have been so many fantastic spectator moments. How important is

that for the athletes. Clare Balding was seeing if we host more swimming

in this country, you provide platforms for these swimmers which

spurred them on. Yes, recognition and exposure is

vital for sport, across influence on what happens. Funding

comes from success, definitely. But also, when a sport is high-profile,

it allows people to think people are interested with, we should make sure

we have champions come through. Glasgow had put on edge medicine,

Web games. I have competed in three myself. They have pulled it off. The

fans have been fantastic. The venues have been great. The fans have been

cheering for have been great. The fans have been

worried it would be about blue and white, but not at all. The

volunteers making the Games successful. Having performances you

can cheer on. I have been cheering everybody. I love performance,

seeing the expression of joy, seeing talent. I know what detail goes into

performing, the hours, heart ache, the glory, combined. When you do

something well, it makes it worthwhile.

If we look at the medal table, England are at the top.

We are used to seeing Australia at the top.

We are, at this point. I have to be careful what I say. I personally

think that England have done brilliantly. They really have.

Australia, of course, are a nation to be recognised, they are always

number one by a lot more medals. I cannot say it is not going to change

but I can say I think that England have done better than they have done

in this stage of the Games, we are so far ahead, we have a good chance

of winning. Can England get another medal at the

athletics, the 800 metres final? We have Jessica Judd and Jenny

Meadows from England, Lynsey Sharp from Scotland. Watching the heats,

we have the Kenyan who would probably be written down as

favourite. But if Jessica Judd continued running, a young girl with

a mature head, she can win a medal. And the weather does make a

difference. All of them are running in the same

weather. It is about tactical awareness, not getting boxed in,

having confidence. With Jenny Meadows, she is an established

athlete. She has won medals before. I think she won't give up the

fight. If I look at current form, Jessica Judd looks on form. The last

100m for Sharp, it was do or die, and she went storming down. She was

lucky to get a fastest loser place. We will be watching Hampden Park

closely today. Thank you. You are going to the athletes village.

I am going to the dining hall, every food from around the nations. I am

not an athlete anymore so I can have what I want!

Thank you for coming in. Let us go to the Scotstoun Sports Centre and

the men's single, Ryan Jenkins taking on for drink or of England.

Commentating is Paul Hand. Paul Drinkhall the first game. They

are having a time out. We join them as they go into the second.

Simply brilliant from Jenkins! Position hitting -- precision.

Despite the loss of that very first -- close first game. Both men are

demonstrating such mental fortitude.

Fortune favours the brave, they say, none more so than Paul Drinkhall. It

is a real treat. Jenkins not coming out the right

side of the big points at the moment. It is costing him dear. It

is frustrating for him. He knows, you had to admire Paul drink all,

his ability to come through the crunch. I guess that is why his

ranking is 85, and Jenkins is 250. Nicky Jarvis, the coach, there. The

father of Matt Jarvis. A sporting gene which is very strong running

through their family. Drinkhall, in the ascendancy. Both

games have been tightly contested. Has Jenkins got more in the tank?

Not entirely happy with the ball. Noticed something just prior to

serving. We'll have a change and a little

knock up. We will resume, Ryan Jenkins with

his second serve will stop. Little shout of disapproval verse

from Drinkhall. As hard as Ryan Jenkins has tried,

he cannot seem to extend the lead any more than the margin of one

point. Can he build from here? Drinkhall

has done so well to contain him. So far!

than Paul Drinkhall. 35, against the 24-year-old. Plays in Germany. As do

so many players now. Loves spending time with friends and Amberley when

he is away from the table, Drinkhall. -- friends and family.

You have two credit Drinkhall for containing this man. He has played

brilliantly today. Terrific loop backhand from Jenkins.

The man who does so well, into the ninth of ten days and has been

watching 80% of his compatriots matches. To do that and take care of

a performance like this is Admiral. Still cannot put a run of more than

two points together consecutive league against Paul Drinkhall. --

consecutively. Frustration beginning to show with Jenkins. Furious

missing that, which leaves Drinkhall two points away from a quarterfinal

place in this meant's singles events.

Brilliant redirection up the line from Jenkins. Look at that.

Margins in this game are so minimal, it is frightening. Just a

millimetre here, you miss the target or find the net. A laps in

concentration, a moment of luck and the whole game can just swivel on

its axis. 9-9 here. Brilliant from Jenkins.

Game point to Jenkins, only for the second time in the match. He could

not convert the last one, can he do so here?

Opportunity snuffed out by Drinkhall again. He has played the big moments

admirably. Brilliant point from Drinkhall. Got

on the front foot early in the rally. Took the Welshman's time and

space away. Match point, Drinkhall. Beg your pardon, it is not it is the

best of seven. So it is game point. Brilliant from Paul Drinkhall.

Demonstrating such mental strength to the delight of Joanne in the

stands. Studio-macro Paul Drinkhall in

control. This is the third round of the men's singles in the table

tennis. We will bring you back to this later on. Let's go back to

Kelvingrove because we have been watching the gold medal match in the

women's pairs of the lawn bowls and it was proving impossible to call

it. How is it looking now? It is still very tight. England leading

16-14 after 15 ends, but there is not much between these talented

teams. Jamie-Lea Winch and Natalie Melmore trying to win the gold medal

like they did in Delhi four years ago but up against them Colleen

Piketh and Tracy-Lee Botha. Not much to choose between them. Let's join

our commentators to see how this unfolds. Sharyn Renshaw and David

Caulker. Two plays with input from the management. I think she must

play a forehand now and try and get the ball through the gap. More

chance of the ball going on to the jack on the backhand. But the

backhand offers a more reliable shot. This is not easy.

She got it absolutely perfect. She could not have got the edge of this

better. Good bowl, good results. Get a lot of credit from me for even

attempting it on the forehand. This will be pushing in with weight, I

would expect. They have good back bowls. They are well protected from

behind. Last role of the end. Got to be in

the area but does not want to be too wide. What a result! I thought she

was on the high side but pushed the front bowl in.

Just clipping the front bowl. The jack was always going back. It did

not bounce off it. She knew it. She knew as soon as she got the angle

right that it was coming in. Two great bowls from the skips. Big

turnaround on that one. Massive turnaround. Getting some really good

shots towards the end of each end. It is all to do with bowls in their

head again? They are creating the opportunities.

Playing a better line this time. Chance for a connection, it pushed

the ball through, opens up the jack. A very good bowl.

Good leading. It has given her skip every opportunity to win this match.

Looking good. Just pulling up a little short.

South Africa need to get this one in.

Taking it may be too far through. Certainly, the shot to play. We will

have to wait and see who lies. It is indicating two to South Africa.

Natalie is playing down on the back and, rather difficult. -- backhand.

I'm not quite sure if she could see. This is going to be a very

interesting last hand. The difficulty for clean is that the

backhand is safer, but if she moves the jack, she could possibly give it

away -- Colleen. The forehand is more reliable and more likely to

sweep into the jack. The percentage is on the forehand shot.

You would have to think they could be more reliable. You are going into

the last end one down, which is great. Give yourself every chance.

If you are going to play the forehand on the sweep, you have to

be careful of your weight. You do not want to be anything above jack

hi. You can afford to be below it. -- jack high.

She is down on that side. A very safe line. No change.

I don't think there is any change, anyway.

They are going to measure it. Taking one out. It was indicated it

was two to South Africa very quickly and early. It really hasn't changed.

I can understand them wanting to be sure. Yes! So can I. You don't want

that hanging over your head going into the last end.

I don't think that was much of a measure. More wishful thinking. A

psychological thing. Let us play absolutely safe.

Two to South Africa. This is going absolutely safe.

Two to South Africa. This is going to be a very interesting last end.

Yes. A little team conference needed. To

discuss the length. The length they feel they want to play. Maybe a bit

of encouragement to each other. They haven't scored in this

direction for some considerable time. You have to go back to that

little run they got in the eighth, ninth, 10th end. After that it has

been going in other direction. I can understand why they are having this

chat. A little bit on the shorter side, the jack. So, England are in

front 17-16. And this is the last end of the match.

Of course, if South Africa can score a single, it will be a tide end, and

a one and shoot out effectively. -- tied.

That is a lovely opening bowl from Tracy-Lee.

Jamie-Lea, behind the jack, as normal. Sophie

her team to another gold medal. Definitely the women's

her team to another gold medal. England squad is doing very

Bobby Donnelly, from South Africa. Also a gold medallist here. Didn't

go well in the singles. One of the few that Jamie-Lea has

played short of the jack. Neither of the Leeds have played too

many short. I think this has been a very good

game, good leading, good skipping, no weaknesses.

Colleen Piketh will be saying, well done, lead, you have done your job.

It got the wrong bowl. There really only one shot

It got the wrong bowl. There Colleen, to get behind the jack. It

is not Colleen, to get behind the jack. It

while! I know you were happier with the last end. You have played

while! I know you were happier with position. One of the best in the

world at the moment. They really

this one. The only danger is that the back of it. She is white. She

doesn't want to be short. -- wide. Natalie will have a chance.

Just to let you know, the last end of the bronze play-off is level at

14 - 14. So, two really good matches. Just dropping inside. I am

not sure if I would go near that. The second shot is definitely

beatable. You don't want to make it easy for Natalie Melmore. She has a

good weight shot on her. She is more than capable of coming into it.

The last thing you want to do is sit one level with the jack or slightly

short, which could be used. Trying to encourage that one around.

It is protected. This is a big bowl. Needs a second shot with this.

She has gone through. Colleen, don't go near it. It is a big bowl for

Natalie to draw that. Just go deep. Anything short would be bad news.

That is a very wise decision. She did not need to go to the manager to

discuss that one. Keep it deep. The last thing you want to do is drop

one short. It would make it easier. -- easier for them.

I would try to draw for second. She has had two attempts already.

So may look for a different option. I think you are right. There is no

guarantee of getting the front bowl on. If you get the wrong age of it,

you are only going to promote it. I think she needs to draw the second

one. For me, she has been one of the best players in this event with her

last bowl, in the singles as well. Initial bit of destruction from the

other end, she will regroup. -- distraction. A good idea to take her

time. Movement from one area catching her eye. She is going for

it. Playing weight. She is good at this shot, looking for a percentage

on it. Oh! The bowl followed, but she saved the match. It is one to

South Africa. That was a gutsy shot. She played the weight shot. Well...

The marker has already indicated it is one to South Africa.

It is close. Even having the camera at the top, I

wouldn't like to discuss this too much, let them get on with it.

What a gutsy shot. She is so good with that last bowl. I thought she

was coming off the front edge. But, jack movement. You have two

attempts to draw. Drop one well short, one behind, look for another

option. There were three in it, taking one

way wasn't good enough, she had to get movement on the jack. It was a

speculative shot. It had to be hit perfectly.

in by so much. I cannot blame them measuring, it is for gold medal.

There it is. Absolutely perfectly onto that. Great contact. Solid

bowl, no edges. She thought she had it. But she saved the game and that

this stage that is what she wanted to do. That was her first target,

save the game. 17-17. England, for the first time in the match have

brought the mat up the rink. Have not seen this so far. Has been up a

little bit before but not as much as this. So a definite change for the

tight It shows the quality of Natalie

being able to do something. She does it in the singles, so many times

with the last bowl. Scratching out something. Northern Ireland in the

bronze medal position of one bowl away from lifting the bronze medal.

Good opener from Tracy-Lee Botha. There is cheering in the background.

It is the girls from Northern Ireland who have won the bronze in

the pairs. They are absolutely delighted, and so they should be.

Too much weight, but giving it a chance to take the jack will stop.

It is under. That is an massive bonus to get the edge of the jack.

Reaching up and giving it a chance. Now she is in a good position.

Here is the last role from Tracy-Lee Botha. Just edging the jack out and

Here is the last role from Tracy-Lee putting it in a very good

Holding. She has opened it and she has the back position. Won't be easy

to beat that back position if she ditches the jack. I would not bet

against Natalie Melmore to do that. This bowl has to be behind. It is

going under. You have got three shots, you don't need one in there.

Wasted. This jack is going to end up in the ditch. So strong with the

running role and it is on the favourite hands, the forehand. Just

holding off. South Africa have got a choice. They either block it, which

I would not do because the backhand is available. Or go as deep as you

possibly can. The worst thing they is available. Or go as deep as you

could do is get one around it. Surely that is just going in amongst

all the rest. They only need one, not five. Has to go again. She will

adjust for this one. Half jack or better. Almost certainly will ditch

it and hold onto it for the gold medal. Just missed it. South Africa

will take the gold medal. What a fantastic match. Brilliant game. All

the way down to the last end. Congratulations Tracy-Lee Botha and

Colleen Piketh. They played really good bowls. So did England.

Jamie-Lea Winch and Natalie Melmore both played extremely well. It came

down to that site end. So little in it. A brilliant performance by South

Africa to win this match. They just keep doing it at major events. They

really do. Come to the Commonwealth Games and take gold medals.

Commiserations but I think it should also be congratulations to the

England team. Wonderfully played match. Scoreboard just coming up.

South Africa have beaten England 20-17.

STUDIO: South Africa take the gold medal in the women's pairs at

Kelvingrove. An absolutely gripping match. These two teams were so

finely matched all the way through. It was just in those last stages

with an extra end South Africa managed to take the gold medal. I

know as a fan of them, you have been following this the sometime, but

some of us will be thinking that lawn bowls could be so dramatic? I

hate to say I told you so, but I have told you how exciting the sport

is. Disappointing for England in the end, it was a fabulous match to

watch. The England team had their opportunities and led with one end

to go. We have to give credit to sell Africa, a tremendous fightback

to claw their way back into the match. They have one their fifth

gold medal at these games in lawn bowls. And the combination of Tracey

both and Colleen Piketh have produced some tremendous stuff.

Natalie Melmore was also beaten in the final of the singles. She will

be disappointed, but she has won a couple of silver medals. Jamie-Lea

Winch was part of the fours team that lost to South Africa in the

quarterfinals earlier in the week. She will also be a bit crestfallen.

Hope leet we will be able to speak to them. Descartes being

commiserated right now. But there was the bronze medal match going on

as well between Northern Ireland and jersey. Everyone from jersey hoping

for a first medal of The Games. Unfortunately they came up short

because Northern Ireland have won the bronze medal. Another tight

match, 14-14 going into the final end. Northern Ireland are merged on

top so the quest for a first medal for jersey continues.

Congratulations to Barbara Cameron and Mandy Cunningham of Northern

Ireland. Another tight, dramatic match. We think the players are

coming to is very shortly. We will be able to interview them, but back

to Michelle. Final day of the lawn bowls competition at Kelvingrove.

Let's talk to our Lee Williams who has been our social media guide to

The Games. How was the reaction to last night at Hampden Park, the

weather was dismal but stunning performances? Eilidh Child ripped

everybody, online as well as TV. Judy Murray leading the tribute

saying, she is a typically understated Scottish superstar.

Jessica Ennis-Hill said, brilliant run, lots of pressure. Jessica

Ennis-Hill dealt with the most pressure at London 2012 knew what

Eilidh Child was facing. Dai Greene said they should have changed the

timetable so Eilidh Child could have had an hour of singing the

proclaimers. It was a fantastic atmosphere. She might be still

competing so we might see more of her. How is the 71 club going?

Incredibly well. We have managed to get hold of two athletes at the

village. It is the challenge to interview at least one athlete from

each of the 71 nations competing here. We have done the Seychelles,

Bangladesh, New Zealand, British Virgin Islands, and Scotland, I

think they are called. Scotland are the last? You would think you would

be able to find somebody to talk to. Where are you going to go to find

the more elusive ones? Bangladesh have a gymnast which we will be

watching this afternoon. New Zealand, we have not figured which

one we will speak to. The British Virgin Islands, we are hoping to

tempt into the studio tonight. We will get an update later as usual.

Tonight at The Games, every night on BBC One at 10:40pm with Clare

Balding and Mark Chapman. Now, so far this morning we have had a very

morning, table tennis, dramatic times at the lawn bowls. Now we will

go to diving. It has some of the high-quality fields. We will see

jack Law in action in the three-metre springboard final when

he is partnered with Chris Mears. At first a reminder of what you need to

watch out for. Individual and synchronised event

take place on the three-metre springboard and the ten-metre

platform. Individual athletes contest the one metre springboard

competition. The synchronised springboard diving,

competition. The synchronised adjacent boards are used. They

measure 4.8 metres long and 50 centimetres wide.

adjacent boards are used. They measure 4.8 metres From the diving

tower, competitors will dive side-by-side from the same ten-metre

platform. This surface is six metres long and three metres wide. There

are six different types, forward, backwards, reverse, inward, twisting

and arm stand. So now you now how it work,

impressive to watch, sometimes terrifying. Helen Skelton is over at

the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh where the diving action is

happening. Terrifying it certainly is. It is a

goosebump inducing place to be, today we have three finals on day

three of the diving. Plenty of opportunities for Team England to

add to their medal stash, so far we have two gold, two silver and one

bronze, we have had a preliminary round already, we are getting ready

to see a synchro three metre final that involves Jack Laugher and Chris

Mears, he said to me after last night "I am going to rip it up

today." We will see if he can do that. Tonight we have the women's

Springboard final. All three English girls and Scottish girl are through

to the final. At 19 minutes past seven, we have the men's

synchronised ten metre platform final which will include Tom Daley.

Olympic bronze medal list at London 2012. Tonight he will be diving with

James Denny. It is the first time we will have seen them in competition.

But Tom Daley, he is a global star and what a time he has had similar

since the Olympics in London, 2012. Here is a reminder.

Oh, yes, it is a good one, we can't do any more than that. The crowd are

on their feet. Tom Daley has done absolutely everything he can. Tom

Daley, you would not have done any more. It is out of your hands now.

2013 was a rough year for me, riddles with injury, 2000 is has

come with a lot of changes, I have moved to London, I have a new coach,

I am doing lots of exercises, I have changed my techniques, the

competitions are going well. I have a personal best in Mexico, and came

away with a silver medal. Like, gradually, making the step between

being good, to try and get into the excellent category.

You mentioned that personal best, what has been the difference to get

that extra special score? To break a personal best is something you

strive for. The littlest things make a massive difference, if I don't

point any toe, if I go slightly over from vertical. The smallest mistake

can cost you a personal best. -- my toe. There you go, Tom Daley.

He goes into the water, hardly any splash, give him some tens. Well,

get in! What was special about the Commonwealth gold? The Commonwealth

Games is something that has been a massive event on the diving

calendar, to be able to compete in his first one in Delhi and come away

with two gold medal, I was over the moon, I couldn't wait for another

four year tos get the chance to do another one.

-- to get the chance to do another one.

It is not so good. He lost it on the take off. Running out of room there.

Maybe the flashes put him off. That was about the demon dive, the

twister. Everyone has a dive they are scared of. For me it is the back

twister. But I have done a lot of work on it. I have been doing

everything I can, to get me to a stage where I with do it as well as

I can. I am optimistic about the Commonwealth Games I will be able to

nail that divement Am I right in saying you have seen a therapist and

psychologist There is so many things to talk about, whether it is diving,

outside of diving. It a crucial part of being able to be at the top of

your game, you have to be able to mentally be in the position, to

think that you can win, and also be in the position where you don't have

any worries about the sport you do. To get another Commonwealth gold

medal would mean so much. It only happens once every four year, it is

not like an event you can do it one year and think OK, I can try next

year to see if I can win. You do all those years of training, four years

and you get six dives to make it count. If you mess up one dive, you

are out. There is still a lot of work to be done, by the time the

Commonwealth Games actually happens, I am on the end of the board,

hopefullily be in with a chance. -- hopefully I will be in with a

chance. So Tom Daley defends his title tonight, with new partner

James Denny. The reason I am saying in that dramatic way, they have

never dived together before, they don't, they don't train together

very much. Why have they been put together? Tom has been focussing on

his individual, that is where his computer focus has been, the synchro

they have been trying to match him with a suitable partner. James Denny

and Tom were in together in the dry land and they were matched

effectively together, so the somersaults they do. They were OK,

James has the degree of difficulty, which is the same as Tom, so there

is the potential there. They did work on the lower level boards and

it was noted these two are potential, so we need to trial them

at some stage. Tom was on the word series stage, James Denny wasn't, he

was concentrating on Springboard. They didn't have the chance to get

together now. It was deemed by the powers that be and the boy, we want

to give this a go. Let us see how it goes. They have been put themselves

together on the ten metre and they look good. I was talking to Tom's

new coach, who said for them it is all about the Olympics, she has come

over, she has left Houston after 24 years to build up to the Olympics,

am I right in saying this partnership is a practise for that

as well? Yes, you have to explore the option, Tom, as you know, hasn't

been matched with the synchro partner, we have been testing his

British diving to try and find someone suitable 6789 James Denny is

suitable. But obviously focussing on the individual as well, in Tom's

case. But he is in Leeds, James Denny, Tom

is in London. James Denny good mates with Jack Laugher and Chris mere,

they have the best bromance ever, don't they. Chris Mears and Jack

Laugher, they are always hanging out. They might be buying a house

together! Jack Laugher and Chris Mears, diving today, in this final,

three metre, let us talk about Jack Laugher, he blew the field away.

Didn't go to plan for him last night. A real shame. He was the man

to beat and he did five good dives but made a mistakes on one, it is

interesting, his performance was exceptional but he made one mistake,

that dive was pretty good. The reverse one-and-a-half,

two-and-a-half twists, he is still in it on that one, it went wrong on

the next one, his fifth round dive. The four Ward four-and-a-half, which

is 3.8 difficulty. As he comes into the end, he doesn't get the good

hurdle step and the dive gets away from him. -- forward. That is a

disastrous mistake, it cost him the gold medal. He will be looking for a

gold today with Chris Mears. For people who are new to diving, the

hurdle step is the last step at the end You need to be in perfect

balance with your feet on the end of the board. It is o common for divers

to be hanging ten, all ten toes over the end of board which makes it more

difficult. He said I am looking forward to be being back out with

Chris, tomorrow I am going to rip it up. They have competition from the

English boys, haven't they, how is this going to shape up? The

Australian pair of Mitcham and Nel will be strong. It will be a tough

contest. All six Dais can't make any error, let us wait and see. This is

Chris earlier in the week in his individual competition. Just missed

out on a medal. He will be keen to get on the podium Absolutely, they

said