:00:50. > :01:00.Out of the night that covers me, black as a pit, from pole-to-pole. I
:01:01. > :01:05.thank whatever Gods may be. For my unconquerable soul. In the clutch of
:01:06. > :01:09.circumstance. I have not whinced, nor cried allowed. Joop under the
:01:10. > :01:18.bludgeonings of chance. My head is bloody. But unbowed. Beyond this
:01:19. > :01:25.place. Of graft and tears. Looms but the horror of the shade. And yet the
:01:26. > :01:34.menace of the years. Find and shall find. Me and afraid. It matters not
:01:35. > :01:41.how straight the game. How charred the punishments the scrum. I am the
:01:42. > :01:51.master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. I am Invictus. The
:01:52. > :01:55.Invictus poem written in 1875 by William earnest Henley, himself an
:01:56. > :02:01.amputee from 12. I am the mass ter of my fate, which,
:02:02. > :02:07.in a sporting context, isn't strictly true, is it? You have to
:02:08. > :02:10.deal with the opposition. In the Copper Box tonight, the opposition
:02:11. > :02:14.for the British Armed Forces is once again America. Cast your mind back
:02:15. > :02:20.to the amazing wheelchair rugby match P a narrow win for the British
:02:21. > :02:23.team. But this time a re-run but basketball. Charlie Walker was the
:02:24. > :02:27.big star for the British team. He is back in action once again. The
:02:28. > :02:32.atmosphere will be electric, we will have the entire match in about 20
:02:33. > :02:39.minutes' time. First, we'll catch up with the cycling that took place at
:02:40. > :02:43.the Velo Park today. One man we were looking forward to seeing was the
:02:44. > :02:47.man who took four golds in the at athletics on Thursday.
:02:48. > :02:51.Joe Townsend joined the Marines aged 17. On his first tour of
:02:52. > :03:00.Afghanistan, he lost both his legs. Now he is one of Britain's top
:03:01. > :03:05.Paralympic triathletes. He has been so demoonlt the 100, the 200 N
:03:06. > :03:12.between those, he squeezed in a gold medal in the 1500m as well. With
:03:13. > :03:23.#r50m to go, he has lapped every one of his rivals. It is all about
:03:24. > :03:28.Townsend here. He is about to come down and take his fourth gold medal
:03:29. > :03:32.for Great Britain. It is, of course, Joe Townsend, welcome. Thank you
:03:33. > :03:38.very much. With your bling I have it here. It has been quite a few days.
:03:39. > :03:43.If has been a great, fantastic few days, really. I had the opportunity
:03:44. > :03:47.it compete for my country, once again, obviously after injury, you
:03:48. > :03:51.don't often expect to be able to represent your country again and the
:03:52. > :03:55.Invictus Games has given me the opportunity to do that. We were
:03:56. > :03:59.chatting beforehand and before your injury in 2008, you were saying you
:04:00. > :04:04.enjoyed sport but you weren't particularly a Sportsman, were you?
:04:05. > :04:10.Definitely not. I played for my local Eastbourne rugby team as a
:04:11. > :04:15.lad. Ied a spired to join the Royal Marines and started to train for
:04:16. > :04:19.that. Aspired to. But never trained for a sport, so fairly novice. In
:04:20. > :04:25.terms of your journey from your injury to where you are now where
:04:26. > :04:28.did it all start? It started back in Headley court after my injury. I
:04:29. > :04:34.spent five-and-a-half months in hospital in Birmingham and then
:04:35. > :04:37.after getting down to Headley court was presented with lots of new
:04:38. > :04:41.opportunities to try different adaptive sports. I went in with the
:04:42. > :04:46.idea of - try everything and pick up the sports you like and stick with
:04:47. > :04:50.the ones you like. I was a kind of a bit of a yes man, every opportunity
:04:51. > :04:54.that was thrown at me I would give it a G from me I managed to find
:04:55. > :04:59.hand cycling and wheelchair racing. -- give it a go. You have settled on
:05:00. > :05:03.the triathlon. One thing that fascinated me is transition. You see
:05:04. > :05:08.the Brownlee brothers they come out, jump on their bike and run. How does
:05:09. > :05:15.transition work for you, with no legs? The 1 category you can liken
:05:16. > :05:19.it to a Formula One pit stop. We will have two helpers, designated to
:05:20. > :05:28.each of the athletes. We will train with these helpers, so we know
:05:29. > :05:33.exactly what - the helpers know what we want them to do. They will lift
:05:34. > :05:37.us up, out of our day chairs, to swim, fasten our helmets. We will
:05:38. > :05:40.practice this ruthlessly to get the time down as minimal as possible.
:05:41. > :05:43.Obviously transition is basically time down as minimal as possible.
:05:44. > :05:49.the fourth discipline in triathlon where you can make or lose time and
:05:50. > :05:54.win or lose races. Your first love, the bunched race today as well as
:05:55. > :05:59.time trial. Bons in the time trial and silver in the bunched. --
:06:00. > :06:07.bronze. Different styles between the you two
:06:08. > :06:11.here. You can see Alfeedo is in a kneeler bike I'm in the recome bant.
:06:12. > :06:15.In a traditional race we would never be racing against each other. He
:06:16. > :06:19.would be in the race above me, he would be racing with other kneelers,
:06:20. > :06:24.I would be racing with other income brants. He is using all of his core
:06:25. > :06:32.and arms, pulling away up the hills. When you are in the recumbant, you
:06:33. > :06:36.isolate your trunk Ian have the power of your arms. Tanni
:06:37. > :06:41.Grey-Thompson was commentating on your races. She wants you to focus
:06:42. > :06:46.on the track and forget the triathlon. What do you say to her? I
:06:47. > :06:51.British e think British triathlon tweeted her. My coach may have
:06:52. > :06:57.something to say about that. I think I'm definitely going into having a
:06:58. > :07:01.look to doing more track racing. She said it would compliment my
:07:02. > :07:05.triathlon, I was tweeting David Weir early yesterday. I'm at university
:07:06. > :07:09.at St Mary's at Richmond which is his neck of the woods. So hopefully
:07:10. > :07:16.try to gel up with him in the future and take a few trips from the pro.
:07:17. > :07:21.It wasn't in 2012, the triathlon but is in 2016. The last time you were
:07:22. > :07:26.here, you were saying you zip wired down for the opening ceremony of the
:07:27. > :07:30.Paralympic Games. Yes, the last time I saw the orbit lit up was the night
:07:31. > :07:35.of the Paralympic opening ceremony, where I was dangling from quite a
:07:36. > :07:39.high height. A little nervous, I'm not going to lie. I'm not the
:07:40. > :07:42.biggest fan of heights but if someone says -- do you want to fly
:07:43. > :07:46.the Paralympic flame into the stadium, you are not going to say
:07:47. > :07:49.no, are you? You are not. More from you later. If you were with us
:07:50. > :07:52.earlier you would have seen extended highlights of the cycling, if you
:07:53. > :08:01.didn't, this is what you missed. It was, in the recumbant bike, three
:08:02. > :08:05.gold headers. Chairmaners, Vice and chromely hawk crossing the line
:08:06. > :08:11.together and all awarded gold medals T wasn't as competitive in the road
:08:12. > :08:20.back 2 classification. Vase began won both. Two gold for him. It was a
:08:21. > :08:24.similar story in the road bike 3 with Andrew Perrin again winning the
:08:25. > :08:29.time trial and bunch race. OK. Well, it certainly has been a very
:08:30. > :08:33.successful time, hasn't t for the Brits in the velo park. That success
:08:34. > :08:39.continued. We can look now at the time trial. In road bike 1
:08:40. > :08:44.classification. This was Craig Preece taking the gold. Adom Nant
:08:45. > :08:54.performance. -- a dominant performance. We can join the
:08:55. > :08:58.commentators now. Here comes Craig Preece of Great Britain to take the
:08:59. > :09:02.bell here at the end of this 12-lap circuit race.
:09:03. > :09:14.Preece has ridden away for the rest of the six-rider field. He will win
:09:15. > :09:19.this with room to spare. He is over a win clear of British rider Kelsey
:09:20. > :09:22.in the silver position. And here is Reynolds of the United States who is
:09:23. > :09:30.in third, with five laps still to go. John Allan Butterworth alongside
:09:31. > :09:33.me here. This rider, despite the advantage he has got, has shown no
:09:34. > :09:38.inclination to ease off the pressure at all. That's right. He has led
:09:39. > :09:43.pretty much from the gun. It has been a one man show. It doesn't look
:09:44. > :09:47.like he has been in anyway, looked like he was going to get caught at
:09:48. > :09:54.all and still pushing to the line. I think it just shows how our Armed
:09:55. > :09:58.Forces and how every Armed Forces, are using sheer grant determination
:09:59. > :10:01.to the line, to make sure the result counts. And Preece served with the
:10:02. > :10:06.Royal Engineers. Unable to return to his favourite sport of running after
:10:07. > :10:13.injury. Here is the race for second and third. Andy Kelsey. He has
:10:14. > :10:26.lapped the rider who is right behind him, we are being told. Kelsey
:10:27. > :10:30.certainly heading for silver. As you can see, over a minute, the gap
:10:31. > :10:36.going up all the time, bit by bit, and this is a lap that he can
:10:37. > :10:45.savour, should he choose to. Nobody will overhaul him now. Preece, who
:10:46. > :10:49.won the gold in the time trial Estreating this race like another
:10:50. > :10:53.time trail. It has been another time trail. Longer than the first one. It
:10:54. > :10:57.was one lap this morning. But the outcome is going to be exactly the
:10:58. > :11:02.same. Preece actually used to be a runner. That was his favourite
:11:03. > :11:07.sport. He can not return to that now, but I think he might have a new
:11:08. > :11:10.favourite with success here in the Invictus Games, double gold
:11:11. > :11:23.medallist at this inaugural Invictus Games. This race the IRB 1 road bike
:11:24. > :11:34.category, race number 6 of the afternoon. And winning with room to
:11:35. > :11:38.spare, in style, leading all the way. Pretty much from gun to taking
:11:39. > :11:42.the gold, his second of the day, Craig Preece for great win.
:11:43. > :11:47.Congratulations. Almost like another time trial for you there, out on
:11:48. > :11:52.your own? We had already got a tactic we would go away on the first
:11:53. > :11:56.lap. We have said we would do two or three laps out at the front and see
:11:57. > :12:01.whoever can break it and then after that it was just a time trial, a
:12:02. > :12:04.case - because we didn't have any garments on, riding into the pain
:12:05. > :12:12.and obviously getting the time gap. Yeah, it was good. You put so much
:12:13. > :12:17.time into the rest of the field, you could just about use that last lap
:12:18. > :12:23.as a lap of honour It is not about that. You push my hardest. Miyaichi,
:12:24. > :12:26.I race able-bodied and when it comes to doing the disability stuff, you
:12:27. > :12:31.get a slight advantage. I know you are a keen runner before your
:12:32. > :12:35.injury. How important has tyingling been to you in your rehabilitation?
:12:36. > :12:40.When I first got injured he was non-weight bearing. I got into the
:12:41. > :12:44.swimming. I set myself a goal the first year of doing the ironman swim
:12:45. > :12:49.and I had the leg off a year later and ended up doing the full iron
:12:50. > :12:53.man. I enjoyed the cycling and I carried it on since I got discharged
:12:54. > :12:58.out of the army. I think the big plan for you is to make it to Rio in
:12:59. > :13:02.a couple of years time? Think maybe Rio might be too soon. Hopefully get
:13:03. > :13:08.established in the GB team and maybe look beyond that, Tokyo. You enjoyed
:13:09. > :13:12.this experience? It has been phenomenal. People have come out.
:13:13. > :13:17.Ever since 20 #12, the Paralympics, it has put disability sport on the
:13:18. > :13:19.map and people have come out and supported it phenomenally today. Not
:13:20. > :13:25.just the cycling but the whole event. And two golds. Yes, couldn't
:13:26. > :13:29.ask for more. Two events, two gold medals. I'm happy. One for each of
:13:30. > :13:33.my kids. I'm sure they are very proud. Well done. Thank you. I'm
:13:34. > :13:37.sure they loved watching this moment when their dad got the gold medal.
:13:38. > :13:41.Joe, you were particularly impressed by Craig's performance there.
:13:42. > :13:46.Definitely. I feel really lucky. I saw him when I first came into
:13:47. > :13:51.Headley court. He still had his leg, hobbling around on two sticks,
:13:52. > :13:54.moving at a snail's pace. So see him up there today, destroying the
:13:55. > :13:58.field, it is a really good feeling and it has been great these Games,
:13:59. > :14:02.especially to follow the lads that I have known for quite a few years
:14:03. > :14:05.now, seeing them coming into Headley court with really life-changing
:14:06. > :14:09.injuries and basically turning their lives around, especially a lot of
:14:10. > :14:12.them turning to sport and achieving really great things. You are the
:14:13. > :14:17.joint team captain in at athletics. A great atmosphere there. 14 golds
:14:18. > :14:21.in total N terms of the cycling team, not as dominant but again very
:14:22. > :14:26.strovenlingt Obviously, hand cycling is part of the triathlon. I was
:14:27. > :14:32.never going to be the fastest in the time trial, as I said before I'm not
:14:33. > :14:37.a sprint athlete. And my close friend was there. He pipped me on
:14:38. > :14:40.the GB front today. He has been training with British cycling's
:14:41. > :14:45.Development Squad. He is another great one. We did a race across
:14:46. > :14:49.America a couple of years back. He had just got into hand cycling,
:14:50. > :14:52.still carrying weight. Watching him over the last couple of years,
:14:53. > :14:54.slimmed down. His cycling has improved. It is great to see him
:14:55. > :15:09.doing really well. Rehab is the most -- perhaps the
:15:10. > :15:15.most exciting race of the day now. It is the sprint up to the line, it
:15:16. > :15:29.could not be closer. The Frenchman second place. Robbain takes him on
:15:30. > :15:35.the line, finding that bit extra. He was caught on the final lap, he digs
:15:36. > :15:39.that bid either. Finding that bit extra in a desperate sprint to the
:15:40. > :15:44.line to make sure he claimed the gold, which was so long looked as if
:15:45. > :15:54.it was going to be his. What a fight from the two Americans. Here is the
:15:55. > :15:59.margin of victory. Just over one hand bike. The bronze medal going to
:16:00. > :16:15.Geoff Hopkins of the United States. Nice race, couple more results to
:16:16. > :16:26.round off the cycling. We can bring you up to date with everything that
:16:27. > :16:32.has happened. In the women's recumbent race, Erin Stewart of
:16:33. > :16:43.America, Kelly Robinson in second. In the road bake Sterling bite two,
:16:44. > :16:51.Patsy Collins won the race, in a more impaired class, winning the
:16:52. > :16:57.race ahead of other athletes. That wraps up the cycling.
:16:58. > :17:05.I have heard a vicious rumour, interesting treble, you are going to
:17:06. > :17:12.para -- power lifts tomorrow. How much do you lift? We will see, I
:17:13. > :17:20.have not been lifting for a few weeks. I will go in at around 75 -
:17:21. > :17:26.80 kilos, and progress. Do not injure yourself? Where is it taking
:17:27. > :17:31.place? Here is Matthew Pinsent with that, and a lot more.
:17:32. > :17:37.One of the great things about Invictus, how it is using the park
:17:38. > :17:43.and then use leftover from London 2012. This will be home to
:17:44. > :17:49.powerlifting, and revving, today it is archery. Doesn't that much from
:17:50. > :18:01.the outside, but just wait until we go in. Does a -- doesn't look much.
:18:02. > :18:18.The first Bowman up on the day is Gary Prout, who served in the Royal
:18:19. > :18:24.artillery. Afghanistan was a beautiful place, the sun was rising,
:18:25. > :18:30.everything was quiet. If we advanced in front of a line, the enemy would
:18:31. > :18:36.attack us. On that day we decided to get in first, giving them a bloody
:18:37. > :18:40.nose. We slipped into five buildings that we believe the enemy were
:18:41. > :18:46.coming up to, engaging us. At the forward building, a large explosion
:18:47. > :18:52.went off. It killed my friend, Chris. The call came over the
:18:53. > :18:59.radio, saying casualty, man down, man down. I had always agreed with
:19:00. > :19:06.my boss, if we took any casualties, I would push forward, I needed to be
:19:07. > :19:11.with the forward troops, to calling artillery, treating who was injured.
:19:12. > :19:17.I pushed up to the forward building, expecting him to be up
:19:18. > :19:24.there, and extraction. He was on the open ground. I took it upon myself
:19:25. > :19:28.to run out, getting a hold of him. The nearest place to safety was
:19:29. > :19:36.further into the contact, as we call it. One of the other lads came
:19:37. > :19:42.across, getting a hold of him, between the two of him we got in
:19:43. > :19:50.behind a little wall, getting cover. Surely every fibre in your body is
:19:51. > :19:59.thinking, I want to go back, I want to get my head down? It is hard to
:20:00. > :20:07.explain. You just get the feeling inside you, you need to do
:20:08. > :20:14.everything you can to get to them. Since that, he died in that contact.
:20:15. > :20:26.The Army gave you a medal for that. Does that set come equipment -- does
:20:27. > :20:31.that sit comfortably? The family find comfort in it. They say they
:20:32. > :20:39.were glad someone was with him. Your tour continued after that? That was
:20:40. > :20:46.the second week. We were basically out on patrol three hours later.
:20:47. > :20:53.Pretty tough, isn't it? You can say that again.
:20:54. > :20:58.Gary was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross from the Queen in
:20:59. > :21:05.2010, after he risked his life three times fighting the Taliban. An
:21:06. > :21:11.unrelated leg fracture which had serious, locations has led him to
:21:12. > :21:15.the Invictus Games. I did and have much to look forward to, it spurred
:21:16. > :21:21.me on, getting me out of the house. Getting me with like-minded people.
:21:22. > :21:29.It was absolutely phenomenal. This is the first bout inside this
:21:30. > :21:38.amazing venue, for the archery. An all British semifinal, Trout against
:21:39. > :21:52.Gill. I've never done anything like this. It is called A1 arrows shoot.
:21:53. > :22:01.It could be closed today. -- it is called a 1 arrows shoot. Gary Prout
:22:02. > :22:07.goes through to the gold medal match. In archery, you get given
:22:08. > :22:19.your target? It is nice to see where you have been shooting, I will try
:22:20. > :22:26.to cover these ones up. Gill bounced back, securing bronze. Leaving a
:22:27. > :22:37.gold match between David Hubber and Gary. If you want to see what
:22:38. > :22:40.Invictus means, the get the parents. Gary's mother, Heather, she is
:22:41. > :23:05.shaking. David Hubber has taken the gold
:23:06. > :23:08.medal. How does it feel having an Invictus gold medal around your
:23:09. > :23:19.neck? You cannot stop fiddling with it? It is absolutely amazing. I was
:23:20. > :23:24.content with silver. Gold, wow! British medals kept on coming in the
:23:25. > :23:38.individual categories, Michael Ball shooting in is way -- shooting his
:23:39. > :23:43.way to go. -- gold. In this venue, there is the contrasts, the darkness
:23:44. > :23:50.on the sides, with the light on the target. Then it goes into complete
:23:51. > :24:08.silence as the archer is about to shoot. Silver for the British man.
:24:09. > :24:17.It was the team events which filled the afternoon, drama, tension,
:24:18. > :24:25.emotion, even dancing. Bronze in the novice open team for Britain. Gary
:24:26. > :24:38.got his gold in a team event, an epic team open compound final saw
:24:39. > :24:46.Michael ball ad goal -- Michael Ball add a gold-medal. Really emotional.
:24:47. > :24:57.Just a girl. I am chuffed to bits, two goal. You can stop stressing,
:24:58. > :25:05.let your hair down. A two can rule. Not more than two cans. A simple
:25:06. > :25:12.rule. The Invictus Games, great sport, moving stories, a good sense
:25:13. > :25:17.of humour. That is where you will be tomorrow, for the powerlifting,
:25:18. > :25:21.joke, I will let you rest. Time to focus on wheelchair
:25:22. > :25:26.basketball. Big final coming up, Team GB against the USA.
:25:27. > :25:32.First, the story of the day so far with Phil Jones.
:25:33. > :25:37.Basketball and the USA, a bread-and-butter type of union. It
:25:38. > :25:42.is what they do. The American team here do it rather well as
:25:43. > :25:47.demonstrated in the opening game against Denmark in group B. The
:25:48. > :25:53.finish was put away terrific lead. Outstanding game. The Americans
:25:54. > :25:59.would run out 18-12 winners. Britain opened up against Australia, the
:26:00. > :26:07.hosts struggling to find their range initially, Australia scoring first.
:26:08. > :26:12.What a stroke. Dennis Ramsey with a long-range two. A serious shot. Once
:26:13. > :26:22.the British game clicked, it click the big time. Beautiful ball
:26:23. > :26:30.movement by Britain, Nixon. Rebound, put in by Charlie Walker. Britain
:26:31. > :26:39.off to a winning start. The USA booking top spot in their group, a
:26:40. > :26:43.romp over New Zealand. The American momentum and team spirit was
:26:44. > :26:50.building. Prince Harry brought his Invictus magic to an expectant crowd
:26:51. > :26:59.for Britain's game against France. What a finish, Gareth Golightly.
:27:00. > :27:08.What a pass. Great finish. Wonderful offence. A dominant Britain into the
:27:09. > :27:15.last four as winners of group A. In the first semifinal, France
:27:16. > :27:21.providing the opposition to the USA. The quality gap was apparent as the
:27:22. > :27:25.Americans cruised into the gold-medal match. My goodness
:27:26. > :27:33.everything going in the USA's favour. Just revelling out the
:27:34. > :27:41.clock. That is a 3-pointer. Just to put the icing on what was a
:27:42. > :27:45.competitive victory. The USA through to face Britain or Denmark. The
:27:46. > :28:07.second semifinal was a much closer affair. Beautiful pass. Holm.
:28:08. > :28:13.Beautiful pass, Charlie Walker, who was key yesterday. Another great
:28:14. > :28:19.game by Walker, another Team GB versus USA encounter. Will this help
:28:20. > :28:24.you, this kind of competitive game giving on to play the Americans?
:28:25. > :28:29.Yes, we need hard, competitive games to get our edge back. Hopefully we
:28:30. > :28:32.can bring it to the final. First up the bronze medal match,
:28:33. > :28:38.Denmark have look strong all the way through, they beat France 16-7.
:28:39. > :28:44.Afterwards Phil Jones spoke to Maurice Manuel will stop the whole
:28:45. > :28:46.team are delighted, you have delighted this ground with your
:28:47. > :28:53.performances in rugby and now wheelchair basketball? The crowd in
:28:54. > :28:56.the Copper Box is unbelievable. The most amazing thing I have
:28:57. > :29:03.experienced in my life. I cannot describe it properly. How these
:29:04. > :29:11.people have backed us up. He loved it.
:29:12. > :29:19.GB against the USA, at the Copper Box.
:29:20. > :29:23.We are just moments away from the gold-medal game in the wheelchair
:29:24. > :29:45.basketball tournament. Great Britain taking on the USA. Here
:29:46. > :29:58.two high-powered teams, arriving undefeated at the gold-medal game.
:29:59. > :30:06.Both having 2-Zebre records. Contrasting victories in the
:30:07. > :30:17.semifinals. -- having 2-0 records. The USA steam-rolling France. GB
:30:18. > :30:21.with a tough game ever Denmark. They will contest two ten minute halves
:30:22. > :30:25.of basketball for the gold medal at the Invictus Games. This is the
:30:26. > :30:30.final that everybody has been wanting. Did you hear the noise and
:30:31. > :30:43.he? The place was absolutely rocking. -- in the hair? GB have
:30:44. > :30:46.shown they can win a number of ways, scoring, if it comes to a close
:30:47. > :30:53.game, like in the rugby, anything can happen. To that, the USA team
:30:54. > :30:59.would say touche. They can show they can win in a number of ways. In
:31:00. > :31:04.their group games they had a tight opener against Denmark, 18-12. More
:31:05. > :31:10.comfortable against New Zealand, 14-5. Offensive foul. Juridical
:31:11. > :31:22.offensive positioning. The USA cannot believe it. -- terrific. . !
:31:23. > :31:28.He has called for T there is the off-load. I'm not sure. I don't
:31:29. > :31:33.think Andy McErlean had defencesive position but who am I to argue
:31:34. > :31:36.against the referee? What do I know, eh?
:31:37. > :31:40.That basket that went through the hoop from Rodriguez will not count.
:31:41. > :31:49.Great Britain looking to take the lead. He fires, boom. Chris Attis
:31:50. > :31:55.opens the scoring for Great Britain. Listen to the response from the
:31:56. > :32:03.crowd at the Copper Box, this place is rocking. I'm glad I have my
:32:04. > :32:06.headphones on. It is roaring. It was 12 decibels yesterday. We will beat
:32:07. > :32:10.that today. He is picked up the offensive foul on his first trip
:32:11. > :32:14.down the court. We are tied at 2 with just over a minute-and-a-half
:32:15. > :32:18.gone in the gold medal game We have all the signs of a good game here
:32:19. > :32:23.already. Both teams have come out to play, come out firing. So, it is
:32:24. > :32:30.over the half-way line. Off-loaded now. It is the hands of Go litly to
:32:31. > :32:36.keeps it himself. Drives to the bucket. The USA off and running.
:32:37. > :32:44.Gareth Golightly had it in the basket but it was taken away from
:32:45. > :32:47.him by Hector Varela. That's good basketball by the USA. Maston has
:32:48. > :32:54.scored heavily throughout the tournament. When he gets in that
:32:55. > :33:02.type of range and locks in hissing sights, he finds the bottom of the
:33:03. > :33:05.net -- locks in his sights He has been scoring baskets. Six in the
:33:06. > :33:13.opening four games and followed with four - joint top scorer in both of
:33:14. > :33:17.the USA's four wins. The The shot is short from Great Britain. Maston
:33:18. > :33:22.comes away with it for the USA. GB have to be careful now when Maston
:33:23. > :33:27.is on the ball. He recrates things. Straight away I noticed the most
:33:28. > :33:31.experience player in the GB team, Charlie Walker went to defend him.
:33:32. > :33:36.He knows that Dell VIP Maston is the catalyst for everything in the USA
:33:37. > :33:40.team. -- Delvin. When he has the ball in his hands, generally good
:33:41. > :33:45.stuff happens. Rebound secured by Great Britain and we have a player
:33:46. > :33:55.out of his chair down here on the hardwood.
:33:56. > :33:59.Finally back into playing position. Scott Palomino. He required
:34:00. > :34:03.assistant from his team-mate. You see Great Britain did that in a
:34:04. > :34:07.hurry. It is a rolling clock. Two ten-minute halves with a rolling
:34:08. > :34:12.clock. The only time it'll stop is when... Great hoop. Great hoop.
:34:13. > :34:18.Attis with his fourth point of the game. He has been a bright spark for
:34:19. > :34:26.Great Britain. Attis again. Can't continue, can't find it. Gets the
:34:27. > :34:31.foul. So, we are tired at 4 and all action and a flurry of play. Chris
:34:32. > :34:36.Attis will go to the line for two shots. That's one of the things that
:34:37. > :34:41.symbolised Chris Attis' game in the semifinal. The amount of times he
:34:42. > :34:45.got to line. What a pass to McErlean. He turned the wrong way
:34:46. > :34:53.and handed it to Attis. Makes the first. He really has had a number of
:34:54. > :34:57.trips to the free throw line and he makes both. All six points from
:34:58. > :35:01.Great Britain have come from the red hot hand of Chris Attis. The
:35:02. > :35:06.26-year-old who lives in Stockton on Tees. Leading the way for Great
:35:07. > :35:12.Britain as they take the lead against the USA in this gold medal
:35:13. > :35:17.game. Maston, from the baseline. Short on the shot. It is still
:35:18. > :35:25.anybody's ball. Finally in the hands of Charlie Walker. Great Britain
:35:26. > :35:30.have possession. So Nixon, the Great Britain captain, controlling the
:35:31. > :35:34.play for the home team. Look at the moment away from the basketball now.
:35:35. > :35:41.Walker streaking down towards the hoop. Nixon sees the lane. He weaves
:35:42. > :35:46.there with the shot ticking down. Can't find the range. Last touched
:35:47. > :35:48.by the USA and Great Britain will inbounder from the end line.
:35:49. > :35:52.Probably not the best decision by Nixon. He had the wide open shot
:35:53. > :35:58.from outside and he went into traffic and gave himself an even
:35:59. > :36:04.more difficult shot. Attis fires again and finds the range. He is red
:36:05. > :36:09.hot from the field. Great Britain have the lead and all of them have
:36:10. > :36:15.come from Chris Attis He is on fire right now. He has come to play in
:36:16. > :36:20.this game. A big game player making big time moves. Maston. Cold from
:36:21. > :36:24.the field. Great Britain looking to extend their lead further as they
:36:25. > :36:28.bring it over the line in the hands of Charlie Walker, over the half-way
:36:29. > :36:32.line. There are eight seconds in which you have to emerge from your
:36:33. > :36:38.own half that you are defending into the opposition half. Bullet pass on
:36:39. > :36:43.the inside, a nice catch by Nixon, taken away. Nixon gets it back. The
:36:44. > :36:47.shot blocked. Clock ticking down. No recognition there. Golightly kept
:36:48. > :36:51.the ball in his hands. Thought about the shot but didn't pull the
:36:52. > :36:55.trigger. Good defensive presence from the such A Good hustling
:36:56. > :36:59.defence. They know right now it is a key moment. They have to play with
:37:00. > :37:03.desperation because if GB get a six or eight point lead, it is going fob
:37:04. > :37:12.a very difficult game for them to come back in. Can't convert the --
:37:13. > :37:16.going to be a very difficult game. Can't convert the finish. He was
:37:17. > :37:21.disrupted there by defence from Chris Attis. He is playing all court
:37:22. > :37:26.basketball on both ends at the moment. Nixon, keeps it in his
:37:27. > :37:31.hands. Dumps it off, finds Charlie Walker. Gets the shot away. Fouled
:37:32. > :37:36.while he was slooting. He will go to the free throw line for two. Nixon
:37:37. > :37:41.with a good pass. Good inception and shot from Walker. Right now. USA are
:37:42. > :37:45.reeling. GB have them in the position they want them there. But
:37:46. > :37:51.from these type of positions they have to capitalise. Walker does just
:37:52. > :37:57.that, making the first, to make it a five-point lead for Great Britain.
:37:58. > :38:03.Charlie Walker, the 34-year-old veteran private from the Royal
:38:04. > :38:09.Logistics Corpse he keeps the ball alive. Off-loads to Nixon, fires
:38:10. > :38:14.from the baseline. And we are inside three minutes to play in this first
:38:15. > :38:21.half. Great Britain extending the defence. The USA break it easily.
:38:22. > :38:24.Now that's the risk. Account USA convert? Terrific positioning by
:38:25. > :38:31.Golightly they break up the shot at him. Great Britain are playing with
:38:32. > :38:35.serious hunger. Even when they make mistakes they are chasing back to
:38:36. > :38:42.force the USA into tough shots. A nice find. And he converts it.
:38:43. > :38:49.Celebrations in the crowd. The fans up on their feet. Those who are able
:38:50. > :38:55.to stand making all the noise they can to support their team. But USA
:38:56. > :39:02.back to get their first basket in some considerable time. But with
:39:03. > :39:10.just over two minutes to play, Great Britain have a five-point lead.
:39:11. > :39:21.Great-Britain 11, USA 6. Well Javier ro Rodriguez scoring that basket for
:39:22. > :39:25.the USA He has got all six goals, Rodriguez. He is a one man offensive
:39:26. > :39:29.output at the moment. He needs some help from his friends. So, inside
:39:30. > :39:32.two minutes to play in this gold medal game and Great Britain in a
:39:33. > :39:38.commanding position but they will want to capitalise further. Faking
:39:39. > :39:44.the shot under pressure. Can't get the roll on that occasion. Rebound
:39:45. > :39:49.pulled in. But then a fast break attempt broken up by Great Britain.
:39:50. > :39:55.At the moment, the USA are totally out of control. Making bad
:39:56. > :40:00.decisions. Charlie Walker hits from the baseline and Great Britain now
:40:01. > :40:05.lead by a score of 13-6, approaching one minute to go in this first half
:40:06. > :40:12.of play. Full court play going employed by Great Britain. Nixon
:40:13. > :40:17.takes away the outlet pass attempt. Can't control it, know. Perhaps a
:40:18. > :40:22.new position for the USA in the context of this turn A they haven't
:40:23. > :40:25.been down. Facing an unfamiliar scenario. And right now they are not
:40:26. > :40:29.dealing with it very well at all. You know what, GB having a tough
:40:30. > :40:34.game in the semifinal probably helped them. It meant they came into
:40:35. > :40:38.this final at a high level. Whereas USA their game was pretty much done
:40:39. > :40:43.after the first couple of minutes. They are going to have to find their
:40:44. > :40:47.groove now, if they hope to occupy top spot on the podium here at the
:40:48. > :40:52.Invictus Games. We are inside the final 20 seconds. The shot clock had
:40:53. > :40:58.been turned off. Great Britain, trying to get back to defending.
:40:59. > :41:02.Great. A wonderful job by Charlie Walker to break up that pass
:41:03. > :41:08.attempt. Britain have another turnover. In the hands of Nixon.
:41:09. > :41:13.Launches a three. Hits the window. Can't find it. Listen to the round
:41:14. > :41:17.of applause that greets Great Britain at half-time because in the
:41:18. > :41:23.gold medal game here at the Copper Box they are leading the USA by a
:41:24. > :41:28.score of 13-6 with ten minutes of basketball still to come.
:41:29. > :41:33.Well, they have made a brilliant start. The USA, they are still in
:41:34. > :41:37.this game. They are hanging around. They are trailing by seven but they
:41:38. > :41:40.will be looking to get their momentum and something in their
:41:41. > :41:46.favour now as they inbound from the sideline to begin the second half of
:41:47. > :41:51.this gold medal encounter. Great Britain 13, USA six. It is in the
:41:52. > :41:54.hands of their star man, Maston. In and out, but he is getting closer,
:41:55. > :42:03.after being stone cold in the opening happen. -- opening half.
:42:04. > :42:12.Attis can't control, in hot pursuit was Aguilera. Attis turns it over
:42:13. > :42:16.for GP. -- GB When I speak to Attis next time, I'll going to teach him
:42:17. > :42:21.to bounce that ball on his left hand. If he had, it wouldn't have
:42:22. > :42:25.been turned over. Aguilera takes it over the halfline. With Rodriguez.
:42:26. > :42:31.And Maston Lovely fake. Continuing to look for his first basket but the
:42:32. > :42:36.chair skills to make that move and get baseline was a beauty An amazing
:42:37. > :42:42.head fake. Came down the court. Faked right and went left. Straight
:42:43. > :42:47.pass. There you go. You can see him, comes n head faked to the right and
:42:48. > :42:54.goes left. Got the eyes involved as well to sell the fake harder. Yes.
:42:55. > :42:59.So, Nixon takes it over the half-way line for Great Britain. The team
:43:00. > :43:02.captain. He has done a wonderful job since he has entered the fray.
:43:03. > :43:07.Trying to find his team-mate but it is only in the hands of Rodriguez.
:43:08. > :43:12.Maston has it now for the USA. Attis hassling him. USA have to get it
:43:13. > :43:18.over the half way line. They do so, within the permitted eight seconds.
:43:19. > :43:23.Weaving his way into the lane, Rodriguez finds Maston. He continues
:43:24. > :43:27.to be stone cold from the field. Stone cold. I don't know whether it
:43:28. > :43:33.is the pressure of the final or whether he is just - he is just
:43:34. > :43:39.struggling but Delvin Maston can't get into this game offencively.
:43:40. > :43:43.Joint top scorer in both of the four games for the USA was Maston. Six
:43:44. > :43:51.points in the opener, four points in the second pool match. The shot
:43:52. > :43:57.clock continuing to kick. Nixon was aware of that but no way he was
:43:58. > :44:01.aware of that. Shot point of violation. That, if the USA aren't
:44:02. > :44:09.in any rhythm. Maybe that hustle play will be the spark that ignites
:44:10. > :44:14.some offensive play. Rodriguez off-load to Maston. Well, we have a
:44:15. > :44:20.whistle on the play, that shot was fired up from Aguilera. Right now,
:44:21. > :44:24.I'm detecting panic from the USA. Right now I'm detecting panic. I
:44:25. > :44:28.feel the USA are taking shots that they shouldn't be taking, that they
:44:29. > :44:33.are totally out of their rhythm. This has been caused by the pressure
:44:34. > :44:37.defence of GB and also by the score. They are looking at the score and
:44:38. > :44:43.thinking - we have to get back into this game. Charlie Walker with a
:44:44. > :44:48.beautiful interception. Rebound by the USA. Rodriguez has it now but
:44:49. > :44:51.again met by an extended Great Britain defence. Great Britain in
:44:52. > :44:55.terrific condition. Both of these teams have a full compliment of 12
:44:56. > :45:01.players. Look how the USA are setting up. Only eight seconds left.
:45:02. > :45:04.Terrific defensive effort from Great Britain, reaping dividends. Mass
:45:05. > :45:10.continue is going to have to fire from way out. What a defensive
:45:11. > :45:15.effort from Great Britain. Has ailing Harrying the USA until the
:45:16. > :45:20.force a clock shot violation. Textbook defence. It started from
:45:21. > :45:26.the USA's half where GB played a line defence and by the time 9 the
:45:27. > :45:31.UUSA got into defensive decision, there was five seconds on the clock,
:45:32. > :45:34.so GB made the shot clock an extra defender. Time not on the USA's side
:45:35. > :45:53.as Nixon fires from the top. Lee Matthews for Great Britain. USA
:45:54. > :46:01.want to get the ball out of the official's Hans, as soon as
:46:02. > :46:09.possible, it is a running clock. We have two emphasise that. -- ands. To
:46:10. > :46:16.underline the trouble that Maston is having, 1 of the best handlers in
:46:17. > :46:22.the team, out of his chair. The basket will not count. Not quite
:46:23. > :46:34.sure why. They feel like there is any infringement. Massed in --
:46:35. > :46:47.Maston tumbled out of his chair. He was out of play. In the hands of
:46:48. > :46:56.Attis. Back to Walker. A pass for Maston, three defenders in pursuit.
:46:57. > :47:00.Still continues to find the basket covered up. He cannot find the
:47:01. > :47:08.bottom of it. Some days it feels like it has a lid on it. Like it is
:47:09. > :47:14.two centimetres diameter. Maston has that problem, tight, struggling. No
:47:15. > :47:20.such problems for Great Britain. Attis with the field goal. He scored
:47:21. > :47:26.a Great Britain's first six points, there is another one, moving his
:47:27. > :47:35.total to eight, and Great Britain's total to 15. Attis once again. He
:47:36. > :47:40.moves to double figures. What a performance from the 26-year-old
:47:41. > :47:49.from Cornwall. He lives in Stockton on Tees. Waiting the outcome of a
:47:50. > :47:55.medical after knee and nerve damage on a training exercise on Salisbury
:47:56. > :48:00.plain. A hard road to recovery. He was so active before his injuries.
:48:01. > :48:09.The Invictus Games helping him back to his joyful self, the camaraderie
:48:10. > :48:13.has been a Philip for his spirits. -- a boost for his spirits. He is
:48:14. > :48:18.entertaining this crowd, the kind of basketball he is playing. Wallace
:48:19. > :48:37.entering the game. The first time in this final. Shot fired from the
:48:38. > :48:42.perimeter. Secured by Borrell O. -- Vasrelo. Nixon pursuing it, cannot
:48:43. > :48:50.keep it in bound. This game is getting beyond the USA. GB employing
:48:51. > :48:55.this pressure defence. Something they have been working on, and
:48:56. > :48:58.training at. I saw the guys at Stoke Mandeville, you can see it was
:48:59. > :49:08.something they really wanted to employ. They wanted to make a
:49:09. > :49:14.difference. It is paying dividends. USA, that has been ineffective
:49:15. > :49:20.pass, in the hands of Rodriguez. I think he has got all six of their
:49:21. > :49:32.points. Attis, he has been a heavy scorer. Maston cannot buy a basket.
:49:33. > :49:46.Again, the noise level here in the Copper Box, it is positively this
:49:47. > :49:54.rule. It is is split. -- visceral. It is ear-splitting. That is one way
:49:55. > :50:01.the USA could get back into the game, to get to the free throw line.
:50:02. > :50:08.It stops the clock. Continuing to take down. I am surprised the coach
:50:09. > :50:13.did not have a go to get it stopped. The problem with the USA, they are
:50:14. > :50:23.creating those, the game clock is still going.
:50:24. > :50:40.There is some confusion. The clock was ticking. Substitutions being
:50:41. > :50:48.called for. It is a ten point game. Great Britain 17-7 USA. In this
:50:49. > :50:53.Invictus Games gold-medal match. The atmosphere is really incredible. The
:50:54. > :50:59.Great Britain team have embraced it, they have been inspired by it, using
:51:00. > :51:09.it as fuel and motivation. They get ever closer to having the gold
:51:10. > :51:16.medal. Lee Matthews at close range. The noise level, it continues to
:51:17. > :51:23.rise, when you think it could not get any louder. There dare I say
:51:24. > :51:30.this, this is looking like an absolute shellacking. Great Britain
:51:31. > :51:37.seemingly everywhere, they only have five players on the court, but the
:51:38. > :51:43.USA must feel surrounded. Maston, finally he gets a bucket. Less than
:51:44. > :51:47.30 seconds to go. He will go to the free throw line for one more. They
:51:48. > :51:53.needed that type of finishing from the opening. Too little, too late.
:51:54. > :51:56.He has had one of those days, things not working out. That free throw
:51:57. > :52:14.encapsulates the game. Maston unable to complete the
:52:15. > :52:20.3-point play. The USA reducing it to ten. The crowd are beginning their
:52:21. > :52:29.celebrations early. They know that in a few moments time, the final
:52:30. > :52:34.hooter will sound. The USA will have another possession. In a few
:52:35. > :52:41.moments's time, the final hooter will sound, the game clock starts.
:52:42. > :52:49.It confirms Great Britain as the Invictus Games champions. The crowd
:52:50. > :52:56.counting down. There you go. A moment of confirmation. Delightful
:52:57. > :53:01.Great Britain on the wheelchair basketball court. Jubilation in the
:53:02. > :53:05.stands at the Copper Box, the home team, the Great Britain wheelchair
:53:06. > :53:08.basketball team have secured themselves a brilliant wheelchair
:53:09. > :53:12.basketball gold with a brilliant display at the Copper Box,
:53:13. > :53:22.steam-rollering the USA by a ten point margin. The British Armed
:53:23. > :53:27.Forces 19-9 USA. Great Britain are the Invictus Games champions. This
:53:28. > :53:31.appointment for the American team, the light for the Great Britain
:53:32. > :53:36.team, what has it likely been part of it? Taking all this in, getting
:53:37. > :53:44.to compete on this kind of stage, with these people watching, all the
:53:45. > :53:50.support. Sad that we lost, that we got second place, but I had an
:53:51. > :53:56.amazing time. Your country has been really nice to us, we thank
:53:57. > :54:03.everybody for the opportunity. You came out so quick, scoring the first
:54:04. > :54:08.eight points getting the team off to a flying start? I don't know what
:54:09. > :54:13.happened, I just did my best. Tell me the team spirit within the camp,
:54:14. > :54:18.that allows you to display that form in front of a crowd like this,
:54:19. > :54:23.high-pressure? It is high-pressure, but we bonded from day one, taking
:54:24. > :54:29.the Mick out of each other, but we bonded well. That is how we got
:54:30. > :54:34.through it. Congratulations on a tremendous performance. Let's speak
:54:35. > :54:40.to your captain. Tony, you were the playmaker supreme. Some up what this
:54:41. > :54:46.means as an individual, and the team as a whole? For me, it means
:54:47. > :54:53.everything. A loss of effort, a lot of hard work from everybody. Onwards
:54:54. > :54:57.and upwards, let's hope it does not end there. What a game, what a way
:54:58. > :55:03.to finish. Could you have imagined when he came in you were part of a
:55:04. > :55:11.team playing in Invictus Games, the captain, playing in front of a like
:55:12. > :55:16.this. At first it was nerve wracking, but now I am loving it.
:55:17. > :55:28.How do you plan to celebrate? A few cheeky sherbet. -- sherbets.
:55:29. > :55:34.Congratulations, well done. Enjoy the moment, they will.
:55:35. > :55:40.Receiving their gold medals, Adam Nixon, the captain. Some night,
:55:41. > :55:47.again in the Copper Box. It was incredible, ridiculous. The sound
:55:48. > :55:52.was 112 decibels yesterday, I am not sure what it was today. It must've
:55:53. > :56:00.been up there. I never felt atmosphere... I was blown away GB is
:56:01. > :56:06.stepping up to the plate. The very first Invictus Games, that British
:56:07. > :56:11.team have come together as a scratch team, the Americans have played
:56:12. > :56:14.together more, but they played together in an atmosphere that very
:56:15. > :56:19.few wheelchair basketball players will ever experience. I was so
:56:20. > :56:25.impressed that their composure, the way they came together, stepping up
:56:26. > :56:29.to the plate. The catalyst was Chris Attis, he came in, hitting the first
:56:30. > :56:36.six points, the rest of the team followed on. His first shot, a bit
:56:37. > :56:44.lucky. You have to take your luck. He was dead eyed. The basket was
:56:45. > :56:49.looking huge. It really knocked the USA for six, they could not respond
:56:50. > :56:57.to his offensive performance. I spoke to Ryan McIntosh, he was
:56:58. > :57:04.alongside you, I said who do you fancy? EZ, do you know what? I think
:57:05. > :57:09.the USA have too much. He said Britain are making the chances, not
:57:10. > :57:15.taking them? I totally agree with him. Up until that stage, USA that
:57:16. > :57:20.blight the class act. This man, Maston was the star player, today he
:57:21. > :57:28.could not buy a basket. One of those days. A bad day at the office. What
:57:29. > :57:33.I would have liked to see, is share the love around, passing the ball
:57:34. > :57:36.around to other players, he was not having the game he normally has,
:57:37. > :57:47.they needed to look for someone else. Maybe that was affected by
:57:48. > :57:52.gigabits's defence. -- affected by Great Britain's defence. It was
:57:53. > :57:58.effective aggression, denying them space, punishing them. A great
:57:59. > :58:05.example of pressure, one side rising on the other side shrinking a bit. I
:58:06. > :58:13.also think, the semifinals played a huge part. GB's semifinal was
:58:14. > :58:20.tight, against Denmark, they were already up there, playing to a high
:58:21. > :58:26.level. The USA's match was over in a few minutes, they were to relax. It
:58:27. > :58:31.certainly was incredible. Thanks a lot. Just time to tell you when we
:58:32. > :58:38.are back tomorrow, the last day of the Invictus Games, can you believe
:58:39. > :58:46.it? It has come about so quickly. 1:15 p.m., swimming. Also in the
:58:47. > :58:54.Copper Box. At eight p.m., the closing ceremony concert. Once
:58:55. > :59:01.again, the Copper Box was a cool drink, wasn't it? GB against the
:59:02. > :59:08.USA, once again, GB winning, not just winning, they gave them a
:59:09. > :59:12.shellacking, in your words! See tomorrow.