BBC Two: Day 1: 18:00 - 19:00 Commonwealth Games

Good evening, we are nine hours into the opening day of the Commonwealth

Games here in Glasgow, and it has been a golden day for England so

far, three gold medal so far, two of them have come at Strathclyde part

in the men's and women's triathlon and there has been another ad the

Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. That is where we are going very shortly. We

have a plethora of champions both Olympic and Paralympic. In fact, if

they all brought along they are hardware, the presentation podium

would probably collapse because Jonathan Edwards is there alongside

Dame Sarah Storey anther Chris Hoy himself. We have been enjoying the

action from the fastest venue of these Commonwealth Games. Reaction

first of all, Jonathan, to Sir Bradley Wiggins my fourth silver or

of his career. We have not heard from him yet, hopefully we will

speak to them soon, but I guess it is a step forward for the team, they

struggled in the World Championships as a British team.

They have got back on track with Bradley given them some leadership.

Definitely, I think the important thing is to get a -- and get a medal

and rebuild the team and look to the future.

This is clearly a master plan for Sir Bradley.

He is talking about going on to Rio and perhaps going for a fifth

gold-medal now. I think that is right, he has his eyes on the total

number of gold-medal scum of the record held by this man next to me

he wants to go from seven to eight Olympic medals.

He has not given up on the road just yet, he is focusing on Parry Ruby,

as well. Yes, that is one of the iconic races in the cycling

calendar, one that he would love to win.

In the next couple of years that would be a massive target.

Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are waiting for the men's team sprint, I

will leave it with you. Thanks very much, Hazel, back to you

soon, but it is the team sprint that features triple Olympic champion

team Kent -- Jason Kenny. He struggled this morning, almost

like a second chance saloon, wasn't it? Yes, he ended up against the

fastest qualifiers would was always going to be tough.

Unfortunately he was knocked out but he came back in and now he is up

against it tomorrow. I think the English team are very happy to be in

the final edit will be a big channel -- challenge. The New Zealand team

exceptionally strong at the moment. Sarah, in terms of the team and what

they have had to do, obviously Philip Hinds leads it now, and it is

keeping it on the wheel of those two guys who are more experienced than

him. Yes, we saw Kian this morning

alluded to the back of Jason Kenny's deal. It is exactly the same

things Kris Hughes to do. -- glued to the back. -- Sir Chris used to

do. But we have seen the great British

team raise their game? They did, a lot of criticism was levelled at

them after the World Championships this year, disappointing not to make

the last four but they should be proud of themselves.

It was a great ground this morning, technically good, quick, everyone

did their job, it was not just one superstar, it was at team effort.

There is a big gap to the New Zealanders but anything can happen

and I think they will prove a little bit. They may take a 10th author of

that time. Let's go to Simon and Rob now, first

of all it is the bronze medal race. We're looking at Canada, Hugo

Barrette, the national champion. Joey the sprint record holder.

-- Joey Vilas. They are up against Australia.

Matthew plates are -- Matthew Glaetzer. Nathan Hart and Shane

Perkins, and old campaigner in the Commonwealth Games over the years.

He has been struggling with a back injury but has a chance of claiming

a bronze medal. He was the winner of the sprint in Delhi four years ago.

And away they go. Look at the power from those two as they get out of

the blocks. The rider for Australia is Nathan Hart, Hugo Barrette for

calendar -- Canada, who just launched himself out of the starting

gate. A good opening lap by both squads,

both teams qualifying well this morning. 44.027 for Australia, what

could they do if Shane Perkins was at full fitness? That is the

question. It is Matthew Glaetzer now for

Australia. Australia leading the way It is Matthew Glaetzer now for

here, and at the moment heading to the bronze medal. Glaetzer is a man

in form. There becomes, 43.709 and they win by over one second, 1.3

seconds clear of Canada, and a decisive claiming of the bronze

medal by the Australian trio. That was quick, a good ride by the

Australians. Having Shane Perkins slightly out of form, what could

they do? What could they pull out? It is so critical it is such a short

event over this distance that any small changes can have a dramatic

effect on the outcome. There is the morbid -- the moment Perkins leads

Glaetzer through. Australia had been in a winning

position long before that, right from that opening lap from Nathan

Hart. This final went to form perfectly

for the Australians, don't think we were expecting any other outcome,

they went out there and delivered their ride. What an absolute

monster. We will see a lot more of Matthew

Glaetzer, the 21-year-old, tomorrow, as we head into the latter stages of

the match sprint. He is through to the quarterfinals and he was the

fastest qualifier today. There will be some battle in the front end

probably between the Australian riders and those from New Zealand,

Jason Kenny getting through into the quarterfinals. There are the English

trio, waiting for the final against New Zealand. Philip Hinds on the

left-hand side, Kian Emadi in the centre, and the Olympic champion.

Both of those are all in the champions in the team sprint. But

they are up against a really good team here, the world champions.

Eddie Dawkins, Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster. These were the riders

who claimed that the gold-medal back in February in Colombia.

Half a second separates these two squads from qualification. 43.2 for

New Zealand, 43.7 for the English squad. The English team here have

got work to do. Off the back of their qualification from the

individual sprint this morning with Hindes and Kenny, I was pleasantly

surprised with their performance to get into this final. It has been a

busy day for a lot of these sprinters. It is not just about

qualification for the individual and team sprints, it is the warm-ups and

the warm down, also, it compounds everything. The psychological

effects that has on you, the stresses and strains.

The 52nd countdown has started ahead of this gold medal race in the men's

team sprint, the final race at the velodrome in the East End of

Glasgow. That macro the 50 -- the 50 second countdown.

Final adjustments made. We are almost ready to go. The race for

gold, ten seconds away. We have a bit of a problem. Hindes

in the starting gate, not quite sure what is going on, whether it is the

bike or the gate itself. Late adjustments, it has to be

millimetre perfect here. The bike held in the starters gate, there is

clearly a slight issue here for Philip Hindes. He will let everyone

else sought that out and retain his focus and not be distracted by what

is going on around him. You have to be mentally strong than something

like this happens, just concentrate on your own effort.

Iain Dyer, the coach on the side of the track, obviously was not happy

with the way that bike was set. They are just asking the commissaires to

rejig it. It is so important the start, so if the bike is not held

quite right, it is not solid on the back wheel, then when you launch

yourself out, the bike can move underneath you and it can have an

effect on that opening half lap. There is an incredible mode of power

that goes through the bike, particularly as it leaves the

starters gate. I certainly would not want to be a link in Philip

Hindes's chain, that is for sure. Now we are ready to go. Philip

Hindes on the opening lap for England. The final of the men's team

sprint. World champions in black. England in

the back straight in the red and white.

And away they go. Philip Hindes the Olympic champion,

leading off for England. At the front, Ethan Mitchell four New

Zealand in leading off on their first lap.

England slightly down by a 10th of a second. Good start by both squads.

There is not much in it, less than a 10th of a second in this. This is a

tremendous final. The world champions being put under pressure

there as they come up towards the line again.

England had just under three tenths of a second down, leading the way is

Dawkins for the world champions, New Zealand. He is up against Kian

Emadi. Into the finishing straight, towards the line, gold four New

Zealand, 43.181, the Commonwealth Games and record has gone and it is

called to the world champions from New Zealand and England settle for

silver. -- it is gold. I think on paper that went to form

but that was a great opening lap thereby Philip Hinds.

Superb ride from the world champions, blisteringly fast, but

they had to be because they were pushed by England, and put it

together at another decent ride. But Eddie Dawkins, Ethan Mitchell

and Sam Webster came into this competition as the trio to beat and

in the end nobody could. It was left up to Kian Emadi in that

third lap lead to try and bring England home. Just had a small

deficit, a couple of attempts to try and bring back, unfortunately for

him he did not have the legs. It was New Zealand who powered their way

around these three laps. What can you say? When you get beaten by a

squad like this, reigning world champions, yet again beating the

Commonwealth record, you have to come up with an awful lot to have an

answer for that and unfortunately the England squad were not quite up

to it. It was a very, very close race after

the first lap, then New Zealand has just started to pull away, and, it

was they who claimed the gold, 43.181, a new Commonwealth record,

43.706 for England. Gold four New Zealand, silver for

England and the bronze claimed by Australia.

STUDIO: The world champions take the medal and that was the result we

expected, wasn't it? It was, but to be fair England were

right in it. Philip had a fantastic first lap,

around four hundredths of a second down. Then Webster came through the

second lap. Jason does not seem to be quite at his best committee lost

a couple of tenths and the momentum was lost, and Kian Emadi did the

best he could. Still a great ride, 43.170. That is a fraction of a

second quicker than the Aussies went.

You wonder, Sarah, whether the British riders are turning a bit of

a corner after four World Championships and no medals. Perhaps

people watching at home were surprised because going back to the

Olympics it was gold medals all the way for Britain, wasn't it? We will

talk about that in a second but I think we have the New Zealand team

now. The English team, sorry, they are with Jill.

Well, Jason, a Commonwealth silver medal. I know you would prefer to be

on the top step but given qualifying this morning in the individual

sprint, that felt like a team with something to prove today.

Yes, it did. Well, just to get a ride out, yeah. Not shown ourselves

very well recently, it was a massive step today to get to the final.

Looking back at this morning and that individual sprint qualifying,

what does that say about your form having put down that marker today?

I think so, the 200 is one event, obviously, but as we proved on the

black line in the team sprint, were up there with the best of them.

Although not great this morning, me particularly, feeling a bit better

but we were all pretty average this morning. That is not the full story,

you know, we are still going fairly well.

It was a big step to get into that, everyone was predicting it would be

an Australia- New Zealand final, but two great starts from you today.

Yes, I am happy with my starts are really happy with that.

Yes. I think you lost your train of thought, we will not get a chance to

speak to Kian Emadi, you are being taken for your medal ceremony.

There is, Philip was a little bit lost for words there! Yes, they were

struggling to breathe. He obviously put a lot of effort

into that last lap. I think they are pleased to be on the body and to

beat Australia, I think everyone would be expecting a Kiwi -Aussie

final, so they did very well today. Jill asked Jason and he agreed, this

idea of them turning a corner, and it has been for the British men's

track team that has been so dominant, then you retired and left

a little bit of a void, and they have kind of lost their way little

bit. They have in terms of results but

that does not always tell you the bigger picture.

That sounds like a politician! Well, the fractions are so small,

little things can make a fortune go on your side or against you.

Confidence, more men these things, and this could be the start of more

confidence for the guys, getting belief back again and little

fractions, little things that can weigh against you or afford you can

dictate whether you get a medal or not.

That confidence, it is a nod thing to say, because you would think you

would come from the Olympic Games full of confidence, yet it has not

quite been like that. Every personality from the games has

a different schedule for a year, maybe, ie around half, depending,

some riders retire and some others go and do other things.

When you come back together it is finding out what have left from that

amazing success and rebuilding it. We've talked about rebuilding a lot

in the past two years respecting the track team, and hopefully those

jigsaw puzzles are coming together. Fortune come -- as Chris says, it

starts to come your way. The men's team pursuit as the return

of Sir Bradley Wiggins. He will hope to get a gold medal to complete his

set. He has another silver one. Now over to the medal ceremony.

COMMENTATOR: In the end it was a final which went to form. New

Zealand with a stunning raid in the race for bronze, catching Canada

halfway through the race to bring it to a conclusion. Shane Archbold,

Pieter Bulling, Dylan Kennett and Marc Ryan. Always there or

thereabouts in the team pursuit, bronze-medallists in the World

Championships earlier this year and it is the same colour here in

Glasgow. Just under 14 seconds the advantage going into that ride for

bronze. After early expected conclusion, just about making it to

half distance before the New Zealanders overtook the Canadian

quartet. Slightly different story in the ride off for gold and silver.

Still cannot quite get onto the top step of the podium in the team

pursuit. It has been bronze and silver in the last three

Commonwealth Games now for New Zealand. Silver for England, our

fourth silver of his career for Bradley Wiggins. Third time in the

team pursuit, the other coming in the individual pursuit in

Manchester. Steven Burke, part of the Olympic team pursuit winning

team of 2-mac years ago, Andy Tennant the former world champion in

this event as well, and Ed Clancy, a two-time and current Olympic

champion who like Sir Bradley Wiggins is still to win a gold medal

from the Commonwealth Games to complete the set. Not a lot missing

from either of the metal cabinets, but gold in the Commonwealth is. --

medal cabinets. I would offer to lender then mine, but they should

earn it by right. Now we will move on to the winners. As England take

the applause of the crowd. We are looking at a world-class World

Championship winning quartet who are now the Commonwealth champions as

well. Blisteringly fast, world-class, worthy winners. Jack

Bobridge back into the team, the road rider, who won this event and

the individual pursuit in Delhi 4-mac years ago. And with him Luke

Davison, Alex Edmondson, third from the left, just 20 years old. World

champion in the individual pursuit as well. And Glenn O'Shea. And you

Commonwealth Games record-tying, 354 point 851 seconds.

A fleeting moment during the final when Australia went down to three

and you just wondered if they were going to come under pressure but it

was not the case at all. It was a half distance, they went down to

three and the third rider started to lose the wheel, they were down to

two and a half men but they pulled it back and that is the sign of a

true champion ride. AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS.

STUDIO: The Australian team pursuit team retain the Commonwealth title.

The battle lines very much drawn for Brazil? Yes, you can see the

disappointment on the faces they are in contrast to the men's team

sprint, these guys were really hoping they could still a march over

the Aussies. This ongoing rivalry is fantastic as a spectator, now I am

out of it I can enjoy it, but when you are in it it is a tough

challenge. Looking at the disappointment, do you think there

was a slight element of an realism that Bradley Wiggins would drag them

to a gold medal and pummelled the Australians into the ground? I think

they were gaining confidence from having Bradley around. They did not

necessarily know the former Australia would have. They will go

away and be disappointed but there are positives they can take away

from this. This is the start of the final countdown now towards Brazil.

In terms of the leadership that Sir Bradley will bring, on the men's

side you think perhaps the retirement of Chris, may have lacked

leadership and maybe they will bring that? He is an inspiration when he

walks into the room, winning the Tour de France, doing incredible

things on the road and such a hastily with the track, so it goes

without saying that when he walks into the velodrome it left everyone

-- such a history. Should we call it a reverence on the podium, what have

they given me? When he is on form, in terms of his mood he is one of

the best guys to have in the team, he cracks jokes, he raises morale. I

think if he can bring something back into the team aside from his iconic

status it is his personality, this could be a really important thing

for the team to have him back. We will head back to gel who has got

the team pursuit team. I have, I know you like to be on the top step,

but that was a very good Australian side, they went out very hard? Yes,

it is easy to see this as a failure, of course we want to win,

Commonwealth Games and all that and being Olympic champions. But

compared to where we were in Colombia, the World Championships at

the start of the year, it is a giant leap forward. It is not a black and

white world, there are shades of grey. We can look at this as partial

success. It is great having Brad back in the team and he has been a

part of this, it is not just his horsepower but we are excited to

have him back. Looking forward to the journey to Rio now. How have you

enjoyed the experience? I have said this is like being on holiday, I

have to go back to work on Monday morning. It has been a nice break

from everything, from the road. It is a good starting point for us, for

the next two years, you cannot win all the time, I think four weeks ago

we sat in a room for the first time and we all said what do you think,

we do you think we are at and what can we do in Glasgow? We all said

about 57 if we trained hard, that is the reality, limited preparation. We

will look back on this in two years hopefully with gold medals around

are neck and see this was the starting point. There is that

element of disappointment that you were unable to get the gold here,

that drives you on, you personally are you committed towards Rio? Yes,

I said all on the track is what I was going to go back to. The event

has moved on so much. When I left the squad about six years ago this

sort of times we were producing today, you would have won gold with

those, apart from the Olympics. I think it is a starting point, I am

not going to underestimate the event, it will take a lot and I need

to put on muscle and get stronger so I can still do two and a half lap

turns. It will be two years of graft now, it is so difficult to the road,

I cannot underestimate how much work it will take. Congratulations.

Stephen, back in the team, you left it all out on the track, giving

qualifying this morning there did not seem to be a lot left to

deliver? Yes, that is true, and it is an improvement on the World

Championships saw things are on the up but we have got a lot of work to

do and we know that for sure. I am confident we can improve and set the

record straight in two years time. Tough transitions on this track as

we saw in the World Cup, but a safe couple of rides and progress being

made? Yes, I can only reiterate what they have been saying, start of the

journey and I did not crash so that was nice for my self exclusion Mark

disappointed not to get gold, the estuary is where a fantastic team,

-- VS trillions were a fantastic team. -- the Australians where our

fantastic team. Thank you. STUDIO: Bradley called it like being on

holiday! He has said that before, because he is not training for seven

hours a day he feels like he is not doing anything, but for the rest of

us mere mortals it is still work. I am pleased to see the guys a bit

more up than I expected. This is clearly a step forward from Colombia

and the World Championships. They are realistic about how much work it

will take and will not underestimate the challenge but it is a good

start. Thank you for now, Bradley Wiggins has another Silver

Commonwealth medal, and Scotland has its first with Hayley McGlynn.

STUDIO: I am joined by Steve Cram, we have had an extraordinary sponsor

from all of you today, thank you for your suggestions for the word of the

day. We will shear one or two with you, the first suggestion is from

Charles who points to the big yellow ball in the sky and suggests a word

which means it is not raining. That is what we had at Strathclyde Park

today for the triathlon. Also described as Taps Aff weather. That

is when men take all their clothes off.

The Geordies are not far off. You have all those told me it is always

like this. Because of these temperatures Ross

McGeachie Donald suggests at the very difficult conditions at

Strathclyde Park, wabbit, meaning tired and a little wobbly. Alistair

Brownlee and his brother, Jonny Brownlee, will be feeling wabbit

after that race today. Keep them coming, and it is at Weegie word to

send in more. Mo Farah has had to pull out because

he has been suffering from an illness in the last few weeks. What

is your reaction, first of all, to that news.

To be fair, I was surprised this morning, years over the illness, per

se, but it is obviously a race against time to get himself as fit

as he would like to be. Unusually this time round, in 2012, normally

the 10,000 is first, the 5000 can be a bonus. Here, the 5000 is on

Sunday. Last weekend the noise is where he would not be here for the

5000, not quite ready, but we were hoping and expecting he would be

here for the 10,000 at the end of the week. That is a bit of a

surprise. He has obviously made that decision based on him being Mo

Farah, he wants to win. The Commonwealth Games on the track is

tough, particularly in the distance events. The Kenyans are very strong

in particular and he knew that if he was a little bit of then, you know,

he does not want to come here and get beat, obviously. It is a

disappointment for the games, for all the people that have wanted to

come and see him and all the other big names, as well. I hope it is a

disappointment for him, as well. The Commonwealth Games is an important

event. I know he said he was training for the Europeans, but

there are not many British athletes who have won Olympic, world,

European and Commonwealth titles. He would have joined a very select club

and I do not think that chance will come again.

It would be triple, double, in effect.

Absolutely. I know sometimes people say it is a real world-class event.

It is. In track and field, it is. It has great history. Lots of our top

distance theory from -- heroes from history have done it. I hope he is

disappointed. From a UK Athletics standpoint is it

more important to them that he competes at the Europeans in Z?rich

pressure Mark that is a good question.

-- insulated? -- in this unit? Winning championships is what the

funding programmes are about and obviously there is an emphasis on

getting athletes prepared for the championships and the European

Championships slots into that, as well. It is always difficult when we

have the Commonwealth Games in the UK. We had it in 1986, then we had

to go to Stuttgart ten days later for the European Championships.

Everyone had the same in Manchester, straight to Munich straight after.

It is difficult to get the balance right, but plenty have done it,

Paula Radcliffe did that in 2002. Then we come back to Mo Farah's

scenario, combine that with the move up to the marathon at the same time.

More as had his problems. -- he has had his problems. It is a decision

he has taken, they have left it as late as they could and I am pretty

sure we will see him hopefully racing well in Z?rich. Obviously the

Commonwealth Games organisers are disappointed but there are some

wonderful stars remaining. Katarina Johnson-Thompson has had to

pull out because of injury, as well, but intent of the star names left

who are you most looking forward to seeing? -- in terms.

There are some genuine, really top-class world stars here, probably

the men's 800 metres is the big one for me. In 2012, David Rudisha at

the height of his career and I don't know if everyone saw that wonderful

documentary on BBC Four the other night, he comes here having had a

year out, he has in getting better incremental way, he is not the 2012

David Rudisha and the young man who finished second to him in 2012, all

of those national records where -- were beaten. The almost beat him

last weekend. He did carry the flag last night,

and he is a massive talent. I think the two of them for the next two or

three years can dominate that event. These are the two best in the world

at the moment. In the 400 metres, as well.

There is lots to look forward to come it all starts on Sunday.

We are going to head right across to the SECC, because it is time for the

Jude Law now. We have five finals and we have home nations

representation in everyone of them. Timber Lee Rennick 's Scotland is

younger of two sisters. Her older sister, Louise come is also thanking

tonight. Camberley is in the 48 kilograms, the light of the

weights, she is up against an Indian born it and trying to win

Scotland's first gold of these games.

Aside this place is going to erupt. Look at that face! She is there a!

She is in it to win it. Not taking the pressure of her home crowd,

using that energy around the stadium. It is absolutely spiralling

right over her head. Well, Kimberley Renicks, I think, it is safe to say,

has really got her work cut out there. Her opponent has been an

absolutely unbelievable form all day. Every scar she has done has

been ippon. Kimberley Renicks really has to play the tactics here.

Kimberley Renicks is representing Scotland in blue, or opponent is

invite. You can just see blue and white flags everywhere. Lots of

Scottish finalists in this tournament this evening in this

stadium. My goodness me, we can hardly see you -- hardly hear

ourselves commented. I have heard from various sources that Likmabam

is absolutely a firestarter. She will be looking for the big

technique. There it is! She is trying to back

her up. She has to be careful of that because she will disappear

underneath her if she is not careful. That is what she wants, you

can see it setting up every time. Renicks is a fighter!

Welcome action, reaction, she will get a penalty straight off the bat,

Likmabam. Likmabam gets the penalty, but Renicks, if that is a, has just

got to be a little bit careful. Likmabam, second penalty coming.

That is the tactic then. That is not the way she wants to

win, she wants to be a crowd pleaser, she wants the big boom.

Well, she once the ippon. -- she doesn't want the ippon.

The crowd are absolutely on top of this match, what an atmosphere. You

could cut it with a knife. Likmabam has to change her tactics.

I think one of the problems is she has probably had it a little too

easy through the day. It is not going as planned.

She has done it! Renicks does it. Renicks on the edge

and ippon goes over. Standing ovation from the crowd,

they have their first gold medal in Scotland. She took her apart piece

by piece, fantastic. Her tactics there were absolutely

superb, because that was the way to do it. She closed her down, never

gave her a target, and she just put her under pressure. Likmabam will

feel more butter. I am almost sure of it, because really her tactics

were very poor coming into that match. Technically probably better,

but tactically absolutely miles away. Kimberley Renicks was superb.

She did everything right and that is the first gold medal. Like you said,

standing ovation for Renicks. Here it is on the H, look at that,

drivers are backwards. That Sir cleanly onto the back. Beautiful

ippon there. Kimberley Renicks... Well, can they do the double? Her

and her sister? That is the double. Kimberley Renicks wins the gold

medal for Scotland. She is the under 48 kilos Commonwealth Games gold

medallist. Kimberley Renicks, Commonwealth

champion, how does that sound? It is absolutely great, I am so happy.

I was the first one to go out there and I wanted to get the team off to

a great start. Not only a first on the mat here, but also Scotland's

first gold medal. It is a great achievement to get

that first gold, unbelievable. Of course you have to go and cheered

on your sister. Yes, hopefully she can do the same and we can make it a

sister double. How did it feel to be on the mat in

front of such a great crowd supporting you?

The crowds are phenomenal, they are so good. The minute they cheer you

on it gives you that list, you want to do it better for them.

Did nerves come into play pressure might my stomach has been sick all

day, but when the crowd cheers you it makes you go, I can do this.

What does it mean to you to be standing at the top of the potty

with the Scottish flag? It will be great, it will be

wonderful. Many congratulations, done.

Yes, 26-year-old Kimberley Renicks gets the host nation off and running

with first gold medal the game. She is from the Coatbridge area and is

coached by her dad Thomas and her older sister will be going for gold,

as welcome in a short. We will keep you up-to-date with what is going on

in the ECC -- SECC. Timber lead's compatriot, John

Buchanan come is going for bronze here.

John Buchanan, halfway through the contest, still in there, still

looking fresh. Needs to move it. That was very close. John Buchanan

this time on the edge. They are both looking for the Yoko

Sutemi Waza, I would like to see them with a little bit more moment.

A little bit more positive... There it is!

He has got the ippon. I don't think that was ippon. I am going to make a

call, I think them video referee may overrule that. I think it was!

It would be a very brave decision. It is continuing!

The referee again called the flight, did not call the landing. John

Buchanan has been given Waza Ari for sure on that.

That is the problem, it looks dynamic flying through the air, but

you how to score the landing. We are back! Everyone is back up standing.

John Buchanan! 38 years old.

38 years old, John Buchanan. Not only is he a star, but he is a

38-year-old star. Fantastic stuff. Careful!

There it is! And backward somersault before his barrel of. Your class.

That probably should have happened after the barrel, but never mind. --

after the bow. Let's have a look, John Buchanan.

You have to land with both points of the shoulder on the deck. It does

not matter, John Buchanan has been given ippon. He is the bronze

medallist here at the Commonwealth Games in under 60 kilograms, and of

the crowd absolutely love it. They love our hero, John Buchanan is a

hero. He did not want to go home

empty-handed. He certainly did not.

What a profitable half-hour for Scotland. In the SECC in the

medals, they keep coming. Many will hope that will continue to be the

case this evening when we go to Tollcross for the swimming. We have

five finals there this evening and they will start just after 7pm. In

the first of those finals will be Scotland's Hannah Miley, the

defending 400 metres individual medley champion. She broke her own

Commonwealth record this morning and looks very good indeed.

Will she be smiley Hannah Miley? I have got to remind myself that it

is just another swimming competition, I am there to enjoy it,

I have done all the hard work and training I just have to go in and

race the race that I have done hundreds of thousands of times

before, it just is that there will be a few more people watching!

Having more than just more than one swimmer on day one who has medal

potential is quite nice, pressure will only get to you if you let it,

so we have to make sure we stay strong and are not affected by it.

Hannah Miley coming through now. Up to about fourth position. The lead

is quite clear. Experiencing London set me up quite well because that

was a huge amount of pressure, Mark Cavendish does not get the gold

medal so we are all looking at you. It was very strange. Hannah Miley

finishes in fifth position. As disappointing as it was I think it

was a positive thing for me because it allowed me to sit back and

reflect, getting into the final, one of the hardest events to make the

final four. My dad 's passion and love for swimming goes way back

before I was born. His passion is what has driven myself and my

younger brothers to be part of the sport and taken it to where it is. I

don't think he ever expected us to get to the level that we are at. He

has always coached me and for me I have a huge amount of respect for

him. He just has such a huge passion for it, you cannot help but feel

drawn to it just because of the vast knowledge that he has. It is a

strange environment, a lot of people probably don't understand it but for

us it is how we work and how we run and I would not have it any other

way. I have made a lot of changes to both my diet and my regime.

Physically I do feel a lot better. It is kind of all starting to fall

into place. It is just a matter of maintaining it, keeping up the

training and hard work. It will be a good race. I know my competitors are

very strong at the moment. They have put in a lot of hard work as well,

but I know that the hard work I have put in has just been as tough and

consistent and solid so it is a matter of making sure I produce the

result I know that I can do on the day. Hopefully the guys will get

excited, get behind the Scottish swimmers and support them. Good luck

to Hannah Miley, she is off at seven minutes past seven this evening.

There is great news again from the SEC see because there is news of a

fourth gold medal for England, Ashley McKenzie in the 60 kilograms

category in the judo. If you would like to see the remaining judo

finals they are live on BBC Three. Wonderful news for him and England,

a fourth gold medal for England today. We are going to Tollcross

Park, it is about a mile and a half from here, Clare Balding is there

width Becky Adlington and Mark Foster. It is hot everywhere and I

guess it is extra hot inside the? It is quite warm, I cannot lie. The

noise will be incredible, it is a very low roof which condenses the

sound and builds it up. Huge chances for Scotland tonight, alongside me

are double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington and the wonderful Mark

Foster, unfortunately we did not consult before we dressed so

consequently we look a little similar. How big danger is Aimee

Willmott to Hannah Miley? I think she is definitely a danger, I think

she might get the goal tonight. She is so in control. And she has got

the extra gear, she can turn it up a speed which Hannah does not quite

have the same level to turn on and off, but I think it will definitely

be then head to head. They have both got different strengths. Hannah is a

bit weak on the butterfly winners Aimee Willmott is very strong. She

will start strong and it is about if Hannah Miley can hang with her and

come back? We have watched Hannah in the breaststroke and she seems to

come towards the end but I think Aimee Willmott has just as strong a

breaststroke so I think it will be down to the wire, but I think Aimee

Willmott is on the up at the moment. Hannah is consistent, she

will perform, but it is whether she has got enough tonight and I think

Aimee Willmott is still improving and will edge it. Do you think the

Scottish swimmers, this is the thing they have been training for, this is

what they are keyed up for, this is the main event in their heads, ever?

Yes, this is the major meat. Yes they have Europeans after it but

this is what they have been focusing on this year, especially for the

Scottish guys, it means so much, you can hear the noise already. That

will push them on the last 25 metres. What is your feeling about

Michael Jamieson, he is the poster boy for the Scottish team and he

says he has lived for this pressure? He does have the pressure and I

don't think what has anything to lose, after this morning Ross is in

the spotlight, it is one thing being in the spotlight. If Michael

Jamieson is on form Murdoch knows he has got a tough race on his hand.

Michael Jamieson did not need to react to it, but I thought he would

have shown more this morning. Michael looked to come up very quick

from his stroke. I know nothing, but tell me what to think. You are

correct, the first 50 metres Michael looked like he was trying too hard.

Normally he looks at ease. The first race you have to blow away the

cobwebs. This giddy thing is that when Sharron Davies interviewed Ross

afterwards Ross said it was a comfortable heat and that was the

scary moment for me, what more does Ross have to give tonight? The

interesting thing will be, Ross will go back to the Olympic Village, did

he sleep and relax? Commonwealth Village. Commonwealth Village. But

he has never been in that position before. That will be interesting,

did he relax, was he nervous this afternoon? I don't know him that

well but it has a lot to play this evening. What do they do, would you

sleep between the sheets and the finals? Every single athlete is

different. They have to go and do the drugs tests, it seems like quite

a long process, but hopefully they have managed to get back, it is

about refuelling, making sure you are eating enough, that you have got

everything that you need. I always tell every athlete to have a really

good docs set of DVDs because you need to switch off and relax. It is

about what is good for you. I never used to sleep but other guys always

did. I did one session a day. What did we learn about the swimming pool

this morning? I know it sounds odd to say this, is it fast? I

definitely thought that it was. Especially for the women's 400-metre

medley this morning there were only two Mac heats, there were a number

of Commonwealth Games records gone, quite a number of personal bests.

Five second drops, three seconds drops all over the place from people

's personal best times. They know the pool now, they feel at ease at

it. We have got a hugely exciting evening of swimming coming up, gold

medals to be awarded, it gets underway just after seven o'clock,

Hannah Miley will be in the pool up against Aimee Willmott for the

400-metre individual medley. STUDIO: Thank you, before we go because we

are approaching 7pm we will remind you of the chief headlines. It is

Kimberley Renicks who has won Scotland's first gold-medal of the

games after victory in the under 48 kilograms judo finals. The first

gold of Glasgow 's games went to England in the women's triathlon,

victory for Jodie Stimpson and a hard-fought bronze for team-mate

Vicky Holland. Alistair Brownlee has added the Commonwealth title to his

Olympic crown in the men's triathlon, with his younger brother

Johnny taking silver. Sir Bradley Wiggins missed out on his first

Commonwealth gold medal as England came second in the team final

pursuit with Australia taking the honours in that one. Our fourth

silver medal of but he says that is a start for him because he is going

to go for real on the track in a couple of years time. Four goals for

England, one for Scotland so far, -- golds. This son is smiling on as

here as we look across the River Clyde. The big question tonight,

we'll Michael Jamieson, Scotland's golden boy, deliver in the pool?

Join Gary and Clare Balding and the rest of the team very shortly. For

now, goodbye. Glasgow, this city is my hometown and this is our home

games. To compete here will be the realisation of a lifelong goal. I

was a child who was cleared of water yet here in Glasgow I decided I

wanted to become an Olympian. -- was scared of water. But it is about

more than gold, it is about striving for your absolute best. And here it

home that is what I will do.