BBC One: Day 3

:00:55. > :01:09.GUNFIRE. Hang in there.

:01:10. > :01:26.Come on, guys. Come on, let's get him into theatre.

:01:27. > :01:34.The journey into sport is wide and varied, isn't it but often mundane,

:01:35. > :01:38.at school, at the local club, what your mates are doing, what your

:01:39. > :01:42.parents want us to do. Here it is anything but. Good afternoon,

:01:43. > :01:46.welcome back to the coverage at the Invictus Games. A Games that is a

:01:47. > :01:48.huge success by any standards, not least the performance of the British

:01:49. > :01:52.team. This is the medal table. Right

:01:53. > :01:59.up-to-date as it stands after two days. It makes good reading. It

:02:00. > :02:04.emphasises that there is more to the Invictus Games but the British Armed

:02:05. > :02:09.Forces are at the top with 20 Gold Medals.

:02:10. > :02:13.And we expect the story to be about the British Armed Forces and the USA

:02:14. > :02:17.going head-to-head. Let's have a look at what is

:02:18. > :02:22.happening on day three. Our coverage is going to look like this: Rocking

:02:23. > :02:27.and rolling between the wheelchair basketball.

:02:28. > :02:48.Cycling at the park. : We will have Dame Kelly Holmes. And

:02:49. > :02:52.go to the website, where there is a special page dedicated to Invictus

:02:53. > :02:56.Games. Charlie Walker was the star man who plays again today. We sent

:02:57. > :03:03.Ade Adapitan to meet him and his team.

:03:04. > :03:06.Over 25 years, wheelchair basketball has totally transformed my life.

:03:07. > :03:09.Giving me the opportunity to represent my country on some of the

:03:10. > :03:12.biggest sporting stages in the world.

:03:13. > :03:16.COMMENTATOR: He has it. And Great Britain are through to the

:03:17. > :03:22.semi-finals! When I heard about Invictus Games, how it was going to

:03:23. > :03:28.use sports like wheelchair basketball to improve the lives of

:03:29. > :03:32.injured, sick of service men and women, I decided to come to Stoke

:03:33. > :03:38.Mandeville for a piece of the action.

:03:39. > :03:44.You all ready for this? Hey, you all ready, fellas? To be representing

:03:45. > :03:47.the nation in basketball is unbelievable. It is like a dream

:03:48. > :03:51.come true. When I found out I was Shrekkeded, I

:03:52. > :03:58.was over the moon. The competition for the places was high. We see ow

:03:59. > :04:06.ourselves as serious contenders. You train to win. That's what we are

:04:07. > :04:10.going to do. They are properly working hard. They

:04:11. > :04:12.are going for it. So, Adam, the captain of the team?

:04:13. > :04:19.Yes. What is that like? When the team

:04:20. > :04:24.sheet came out, and my name was at a top, my daughter screamed. It sunk

:04:25. > :04:29.in I had gotten the captaincy. It was a shock to the system.

:04:30. > :04:35.Tell me about the team? A great cameraderie. We all have something

:04:36. > :04:40.in common. We have all been injured in one way or the other. We have a

:04:41. > :04:45.great team ethic. You are all physical? We come from

:04:46. > :04:50.physical backgrounds, so it will be physical, yeah.

:04:51. > :04:57.Are you expecting argy-bargy in the Games? Not from us.

:04:58. > :05:02.But we will give as good as we get. Tell me about yourself? I was

:05:03. > :05:07.serving in Iraq. I was blown up by a pipe bomb. I lost both legs. They

:05:08. > :05:13.have fixed one but it has deteriorated. It has left me

:05:14. > :05:17.permanently wheelchair-bound. I left the service in 2008. I have been

:05:18. > :05:26.waiting for something to happen and basketball happened.

:05:27. > :05:30.Adam, give me a run down of the team.

:05:31. > :05:37.Charlie is the big forward on the ball. He is a beast.

:05:38. > :05:42.He is a beast, isn't he? A big lad. I hate losing! Kirsty. A great

:05:43. > :05:46.picker. For people who don't know, the

:05:47. > :05:51.picking is about blocking the other person's chair to create space for

:05:52. > :05:55.the other players in team. I am one of the shortest people on the court,

:05:56. > :06:01.one of the slowest but I have the experience to help control the game

:06:02. > :06:07.and move the ball around. Gareth is a general forward. A great player

:06:08. > :06:10.with the basket. I am a fast player. I have strength which helps with the

:06:11. > :06:17.team. Dave is our granddad. Yeah, does he

:06:18. > :06:22.know you call him a granddad? He doesn't like it but he knows. Lee is

:06:23. > :06:26.a speed demon. He comes down the court like a mad man. It is great.

:06:27. > :06:33.We just have to get him to stop his chair! I would not say I am fastest

:06:34. > :06:39.but I am one of the fastest. Who do you want to beat? Probably

:06:40. > :06:45.the Americans. The Americans. Probably the Americans.

:06:46. > :06:50.So in the games against the USA? It will be high intensity.

:06:51. > :07:06.It is going to be honour! Right, enough of the talking, let's play

:07:07. > :07:10.some ball. Yeah, let's get on. I tell you what, the spirit amongst

:07:11. > :07:13.the guys is fantastic. Getting the opportunity to train with them and

:07:14. > :07:18.to listen to their stories has been a real honour. If they can keep up

:07:19. > :07:24.the attitude, they are in with a real chance of winning a medal.

:07:25. > :07:28.Bring on the Games! Come on, lads! He may be getting on but he still

:07:29. > :07:38.has the skills. He is in the studio... . What are you talking

:07:39. > :07:43.about! I like your hair. I like what you have done with it.

:07:44. > :07:48.I like your's as well. As you were saying, great spirit in

:07:49. > :07:54.the team? Yeah, the Team GB, the spirit. I felt it in the hall. The

:07:55. > :07:59.panter that they were having. The fact that they play as a team. They

:08:00. > :08:03.very mobile and very fit. The experience is clearly important.

:08:04. > :08:07.Now a lot of them have been on the battle field and they have been

:08:08. > :08:13.wounded, that draws you together. Perhaps in a way that an able-body

:08:14. > :08:17.team would not have? Yes, they have this shared sense. It is more of a

:08:18. > :08:21.unity. They know when times are tough. They can look into each

:08:22. > :08:25.other's eyes and know what they have all been through it is a little

:08:26. > :08:30.bond. Something extra. When their backs are up against the wall, that

:08:31. > :08:39.is what takes them over the line. And they all said it, didn't they?

:08:40. > :08:44.USA, USA, USA! That is what the build up is about today.

:08:45. > :08:48.I think that they are the two strongest teams. You don't know what

:08:49. > :08:52.the USA will bring. But assume that for them, this is their sport. They

:08:53. > :08:56.would have played it before the accident. They will be one of the

:08:57. > :09:02.toughest teams. GB will have the home crowd. Denmark will be tough,

:09:03. > :09:08.don't forget, and the Australians, you never know what they can do! One

:09:09. > :09:13.thing that is interesting, last night, everyone in Copper Box Arena

:09:14. > :09:17.for the wheelchair rugby, said had never experienced an atmosphere like

:09:18. > :09:22.it. Given we had London 2012, that was a testament to what it will be

:09:23. > :09:29.like today for the basketball guys? It is extraordinary. For these guy,

:09:30. > :09:32.most of them in their wildest dreams would never have imagined that they

:09:33. > :09:36.are getting to compete not just in front of friends and family but

:09:37. > :09:40.thousands of people on their side. I envy them. I would love to be out

:09:41. > :09:45.there. But that is something else to get over. That expectancy and

:09:46. > :09:49.playing in front of a home crowd. That is another pressure.

:09:50. > :09:53.It is. The basketball is. Coming up

:09:54. > :10:03.shortly. If you have never seen it before, this man has the guide for

:10:04. > :10:09.you. Want to know how the Invictus Games

:10:10. > :10:14.wheelchair basketball works? The rules are simple: Each squad is made

:10:15. > :10:25.up of 12 players. There are five on the court at any one time.

:10:26. > :10:32.The court and the basket are the same size and height as in able-body

:10:33. > :10:38.basketball. Wheelchair basketball is a

:10:39. > :10:43.noncontact sport. Now the wheelchair is considered part of the body. So a

:10:44. > :10:47.player's deemed out of bounds when any part of the body or chair

:10:48. > :10:54.touches the floor or is outside of the lines.

:10:55. > :10:59.You have to bounce the ball once... For every two pushes of the

:11:00. > :11:03.wheelchair. From the moment you get the ball,

:11:04. > :11:12.you have 24 seconds to attempt a shot.

:11:13. > :11:18.Sinking the shot from inside the arc is worth two points. Out of the arc

:11:19. > :11:24.it is a big shot it is three points, from the free throw line, it is

:11:25. > :11:35.worth one point. That's it. So let the Games begin! That was a lie

:11:36. > :11:37.there, wheelchair basketball, a noncontact sport? ! Terrible. There

:11:38. > :11:49.is way too much contact. Here is the The top two going through to the

:11:50. > :11:53.semi-finals. We can join GB in their first match

:11:54. > :12:01.with Australia. Australia are leading 2-1 when we join it.

:12:02. > :12:05.Five minutes gone, five minutes to go. And Great Britain have taken the

:12:06. > :12:12.lead for the first time in this encounter.

:12:13. > :12:20.This from Adam Rickson. A great finish for GB.

:12:21. > :12:25.So, Great Britain take the lead. Great Britain, 3, Australia 2.

:12:26. > :12:29.Four-and-a-half minutes to play. Adam, really a catalyst and then he

:12:30. > :12:46.drains the shot. Terrific play from Great Britain. Great Britain 5,

:12:47. > :12:50.Australia 2. The veteran gunner in the Royal

:12:51. > :12:54.Artillery. Playing in his spare time. Great

:12:55. > :13:00.Britain really upping the energy levels now.

:13:01. > :13:04.Great Britain are making a substitution. They are causing

:13:05. > :13:10.Australia to turn the ball over. We take a look at the shot.

:13:11. > :13:13.This from the man who comes from Hereford.

:13:14. > :13:17.This type of running clock benefits the team that is mobile. That is

:13:18. > :13:28.what Great Britain have got. In abundance.

:13:29. > :13:33.It goes to Mickson once more. And Golightly was unable to score.

:13:34. > :13:48.But it will be Great Britain possession from the end line.

:13:49. > :13:58.Australia take it away. A great steal.

:13:59. > :14:01.Attis cannot convert the shot. That shot is beyond the reach of Damien

:14:02. > :14:06.Thomlinson. You can see in the game that Great

:14:07. > :14:15.Britain have much more mobility and they are lively with their hands. A

:14:16. > :14:19.great steal from Attis. We need to convert the opportunities

:14:20. > :14:25.now. Chris attis, the man who lives in

:14:26. > :14:35.Stockton-on-Tees. The same region as Terry Bywater.

:14:36. > :14:43.Attis made it Great Britain, 7, Australia, 2.

:14:44. > :14:50.For Attis to start shooting like Terry Bywater, Australia could

:14:51. > :14:57.anybody a lot of trouble! So we have a whistle on that play.

:14:58. > :15:08.To the free throw line for Great Britain.

:15:09. > :15:15.Here goes Chris attis. He went on a training exercise in salisbury

:15:16. > :15:21.plain. He was very involved in sport before injury. He is enjoying the

:15:22. > :15:27.camaraderie and hard work. That is such a component of team sport. If

:15:28. > :15:30.you come from a military background, wheelchair basketball is a sport

:15:31. > :15:37.that's perfect for these guys. It's the camaraderie and team play.

:15:38. > :15:42.Unable to make either free throw, Chris Attis on that trip to the

:15:43. > :15:50.free- line. -- free-throw line. Attis takes a

:15:51. > :15:55.seat on the bench and checking in for Great Britain... Ball is with

:15:56. > :16:01.that man, the menace. It's Andrew Roberts. Australia have it.

:16:02. > :16:12.Beautiful pass and a finish. Really good basketball from Australia.

:16:13. > :16:20.He made no mistake with that kiss off the glass, the 33-year-old.

:16:21. > :16:23.He's an Army veteran. One thing can you see from the Australian team,

:16:24. > :16:26.they may not be as mobile as the Great Britain team, but they're more

:16:27. > :16:39.composed. When they get their opportunities they put them away.

:16:40. > :16:46.Count that basket! Terrific touch. STUDIO: After that the British team

:16:47. > :16:58.went into overdrive. That's an impressive start. Yeah, a

:16:59. > :17:02.nervous one, but a win's a win. It was good in the end. I think it was

:17:03. > :17:07.a few minutes before you found your shooting boots really. Very much so.

:17:08. > :17:11.Those few first minutes were nervewracking on this court. It came

:17:12. > :17:15.through in the end. Seemed that you had more speed than the Australians.

:17:16. > :17:19.That will stand you in good stead going forward. Yeah, that's one

:17:20. > :17:22.thing we've pushed on, our fitness, speed and agrelings. That's what we

:17:23. > :17:26.-- aggression. That's what we are going to show. How much were you

:17:27. > :17:30.inspired by what we saw with the Gold Medal for Team GB in the rugby?

:17:31. > :17:34.Very much so. That's one for us to beat. We have to get up there with

:17:35. > :17:38.them. All the best for the later games and going forward. Thanks very

:17:39. > :17:42.much. Good start from the British team.

:17:43. > :17:48.You watched that entire match, commentating on it, what did you

:17:49. > :17:52.make TV? It was a slow start. You can't underestimate the nerves and

:17:53. > :17:56.playing in that type of environment. Once they got themselves together,

:17:57. > :18:00.GB played extremely well. Eight out of their 12 players scored and

:18:01. > :18:04.usually in basketball, you're looking about two or three players

:18:05. > :18:08.doing the main scoring. In terms of team play, I think they are in a

:18:09. > :18:14.fantastic position. Their coach will be Charlie Walker was happy.

:18:15. > :18:19.Dominant in the wheelchair rugby. To what extent will he be in the

:18:20. > :18:23.basketball? He's huge, he's a unit. If GB can get the ball to him, he's

:18:24. > :18:27.going to finish. He could dominate this game. He could be very, very

:18:28. > :18:30.important for GB, especially when they come up against the tougher

:18:31. > :18:34.teams later in the tournament. The second match was against France. We

:18:35. > :18:38.will see that in about 40 minutes. We will reflect on the USA's

:18:39. > :18:41.performance. They have played twice already. First up against Denmark.

:18:42. > :18:46.What did you make of who we think are going to be the biggest

:18:47. > :18:49.competitors to the British team. Yeah, USA, they were clinical in

:18:50. > :18:56.this game. They really put their mark to the sword. I tell you, one

:18:57. > :18:59.of their players a class act is 35-year-old Staff Sergeant from New

:19:00. > :19:03.York, who wears Number Ten. He scored six points. He really

:19:04. > :19:07.controlled the game for them. I think he's going to be the man to

:19:08. > :19:11.stop in this tournament. It's still early days, but in terms of the

:19:12. > :19:18.relative strength and weaknesses of GB and the USA? It will be a classic

:19:19. > :19:25.encounter. USA play big-money basketball. They like to debt --

:19:26. > :19:29.big-man basketball. GB are more mobile. It will be speed against

:19:30. > :19:32.size. That's what we like to see. As you mentioned, the crowd and at fear

:19:33. > :19:37.and how the teams respond to that. It is a bear pit in there. It was

:19:38. > :19:42.noticeable the moment that GB scored, when they got the first

:19:43. > :19:45.basket, the crowd went bonkers. You could see the weight of pressure

:19:46. > :19:49.come off the GB players. That's what they need to do. Whoever they play

:19:50. > :19:52.against, start off quickly and get the crowd on their side. Then I

:19:53. > :19:58.think, they're going to roll teams over. The USA through to the

:19:59. > :20:01.semifinals. We will see if Britain qualify when they play France. We

:20:02. > :20:06.will focus on cycling now. You have done a bit of hand cycling. It's a

:20:07. > :20:11.tight course here, so overtaking will be tough. That takes place at

:20:12. > :20:17.the velodrome or around the velodrome, I should say. It is now

:20:18. > :20:21.developed into a velopark, with a one-mile circuit around it. That's

:20:22. > :20:25.where the time trials take place. Gill has an expert with her to tell

:20:26. > :20:32.us about the cycling competitions here.

:20:33. > :20:36.A bit breezy on the Olympic Park today, perfect conditions for bike

:20:37. > :20:41.racing. Outside the velodrome here, the scene Sov many memorable moments

:20:42. > :20:45.in London 2011, not least the efforts of John Allen Butterworth.

:20:46. > :20:52.How does it feel to be It's great to back? Be back. It's very weird as

:20:53. > :20:57.well. Very weird. Not to be on your bike, but part of our team today.

:20:58. > :21:00.The Invictus Games brand new, but gaining momentum. It wasn't around

:21:01. > :21:03.in 2007 when you were injured, serving with the RAF in Iraq. What

:21:04. > :21:09.do you think of the whole concept of the Games? I think the Invictus

:21:10. > :21:14.Games and the concept is fantastic. It's something I never had. It's a

:21:15. > :21:19.good platform to experience multisport environments and to get

:21:20. > :21:22.experience of media and mixed zones. Just to prepare them for possibly

:21:23. > :21:26.elite sport, fantastic. You'd love to have had the opportunity when you

:21:27. > :21:29.first took up cycling to be involved in something like this? Definitely.

:21:30. > :21:36.It would have prepared me better than it was. First time at the

:21:37. > :21:40.Paralympic Games is very dount daunting -- daunting. What have you

:21:41. > :21:46.made of the course? I have seen the course and it's very tight in

:21:47. > :21:52.places. I think some of the brakes or key moves will happen at these

:21:53. > :21:56.points in the course. There could be potential crashes but it's quite a

:21:57. > :21:59.good course for these new comers and it gives them challenges. We will

:22:00. > :22:04.see the competitors riding three types of bicycle here. Explain the

:22:05. > :22:10.differences. The three different types of bikes is the recumbent,

:22:11. > :22:14.handcycle and upright road bike. Recumbent is for brain injuries or

:22:15. > :22:19.people with issues with balance. Hand cycling category is lower-leg

:22:20. > :22:28.impairments, paralysis or amputations. And upright class which

:22:29. > :22:32.is lower leg and upper limb difficulties, normally amputations.

:22:33. > :22:38.With small modifications that's normally a standard bike. Who are

:22:39. > :22:44.you looking out for? Ex-team-mate Terry Byrne in the upright class. He

:22:45. > :22:56.was kilo Silver Medallist in 2011. He has an amazing sprint. And Joshua

:22:57. > :23:01.UMPIRE: up -- and Joshua will be in there as well. I will let you get to

:23:02. > :23:06.the commentary box, see you later. STUDIO: Gill and John mention the

:23:07. > :23:08.classification system. It's broadly based on the Paralympic

:23:09. > :23:24.classifications. The lower the number, the more the

:23:25. > :23:31.impediment. You get an idea. You will pick it up as we go along. The

:23:32. > :23:42.first event is for recumbent cyclists. There's Jay Chalmers and

:23:43. > :23:46.Paul Vice. It happened so fast. The people say when they're in a car

:23:47. > :23:51.crash, that it felt like things are in slow motion. I totally get that.

:23:52. > :23:57.I could see an oil drum, a rusty drum bearing into the bottom of the

:23:58. > :24:00.wall. In realtime, I saw it, shouted "run" and took one step and bang,

:24:01. > :24:09.that was it. Maybe a second, maybe two. But to me, I looked at it, and

:24:10. > :24:14.I pieced together, that's an IED. There's the trigger point, two guys

:24:15. > :24:18.there, it's on a command wire. So I turned and ran. Got one step and

:24:19. > :24:25.then bang, that was it. I thought, you know, that's it. They've got me,

:24:26. > :24:29.I'm a goner. Our mission was to find out what the compound was used for.

:24:30. > :24:34.We were in there, walking around and then I'm lying on my back staring at

:24:35. > :24:42.the sky and in more pain than I've ever experienced in my life. One guy

:24:43. > :24:47.next to me lost his leg, one guy next to me had a scratch on his

:24:48. > :24:51.head, two guys died and I ended up like this. If I could change one

:24:52. > :25:00.thing, it's the two guys who lost their lives that day.

:25:01. > :25:07.The biggest thing I need to do with my life is just as much as I can to

:25:08. > :25:12.have an incredible life, to realise that I live on borrowed time, time

:25:13. > :25:17.that I've borrowed from other people. I need to do good in the

:25:18. > :25:21.world. If I ever have a bad day or a moment where I feel sorry for

:25:22. > :25:26.myself, snap out of it. Because I'm getting the opportunity to do

:25:27. > :25:33.something that two amazing people are not getting the opportunity to

:25:34. > :25:38.do. Invictus is my goal, at the moment. Just being part of this, so

:25:39. > :25:45.far, is great. It gives you something to get out of bed for and

:25:46. > :25:48.drive on. What colour is that? When I was little I used to look at my

:25:49. > :25:53.dad and think what he did. Same thing for my children. I want them

:25:54. > :26:01.to look at me and say, you know, yeah, my dad does pretty amazing

:26:02. > :26:07.stuff. You fought for your country. I did. When it comes to the day, I

:26:08. > :26:10.need to grit my teeth. This is a mile time trial, three minutes of

:26:11. > :26:20.excruciating pain and it will be over. A 40-minute race, just 40

:26:21. > :26:25.minutes gritting your teeth. If I'm somewhere in amongst it, on the day,

:26:26. > :26:29.and it comes to a sprint finish, I hope I've got it in me to put that

:26:30. > :26:33.pain, push it right to the back of my head and push for the finish

:26:34. > :26:39.line. I'm not here to make up the numbers. I've come here to win.

:26:40. > :26:42.That's the bottom line. That's the standard I've set myself. I don't

:26:43. > :26:45.come to these events or any sport to make up the numbers. I don't think

:26:46. > :26:49.anybody should. I don't think anybody here does either. Catch up

:26:50. > :26:58.first of all with the result of the time trial. Slightly against the

:26:59. > :27:04.form book it was Rob Cromey-Hawke of Britain who took the Gold Medal.

:27:05. > :27:09.Chalmers took the bronze and Paul Vice finished just out of the

:27:10. > :27:14.medals. Good performance there in the recumbent bike one. We look at

:27:15. > :27:32.the start list now for the race in this classification:

:27:33. > :27:52.This is the first race. The recumbent B 1 event. A nine-rider

:27:53. > :27:55.field. Leading the way on the very first lap is Robert Cromey-Hawke

:27:56. > :27:58.from Great Britain. Cromey-Hawke already has a Gold Medal in his

:27:59. > :28:03.pocket from the time trial this morning. JJ Chalmers and Paul Vice

:28:04. > :28:09.are the two riders directly behind him, second and third in line. You

:28:10. > :28:16.may recognise the pair of them from the documentary shown on BBC Two

:28:17. > :28:21.last weekend. Alongside me here is Paralympic medallist John Allen

:28:22. > :28:26.Butterworth. I think we've got a good selection of races this

:28:27. > :28:31.afternoon. Yeah, definitely. The races today will be fun packed,

:28:32. > :28:36.hopefully loads of action and see the team at the moment leading the

:28:37. > :28:43.way. There might be team tactics here, wanting to control the race.

:28:44. > :28:47.This circuit here, the Lee Valley velopark, which has been finished

:28:48. > :28:53.post-Olympic Games. There's the first shot of the velodrome. So many

:28:54. > :28:57.great memories for British cycling and paracycling from the Games in

:28:58. > :29:00.2012. Is this the first time you've been back since Yeah, the first

:29:01. > :29:07.then? Time was just this morning. The last time was on team sprint day

:29:08. > :29:08.on September 2, 2012. Narrowly we missed out on the gold. Fond

:29:09. > :29:16.memories of the place. The Olympic Stadium in the

:29:17. > :29:29.background. It's being revamped and repushish

:29:30. > :29:34.for West Ham United. They will settle in there in the none too

:29:35. > :29:39.distant future. JJ Chalmers riding the front. Vice in second place.

:29:40. > :29:42.There was a bit of earlier today, some discrepancies about the time in

:29:43. > :29:47.that time trial, Paul Vice initially given a time which was almost a

:29:48. > :29:52.minute slower than his compatriot, which left him less than pleased and

:29:53. > :29:56.I think finally it's been sorted out, but left him just outside the

:29:57. > :30:02.medals. Already, we have our breakaway group. That didn't take

:30:03. > :30:07.long. These races expected to last about

:30:08. > :30:17.40 minutes. At some point we will be told that we have five laps to go.

:30:18. > :30:26.This is going to be quite a tough finish, isn't it? The uphill section

:30:27. > :30:36.towards the line? Yes, especially on the incumbent cycles. It is hard.

:30:37. > :30:42.It is, as each lap goes by, going to get harder and harder. But Team GB

:30:43. > :30:48.are already pulling away. In terms of wind resistance is it

:30:49. > :30:55.the same a as riding a bike like this as a regular bike? Definitely.

:30:56. > :30:59.Second and third place, is like following the upright bikes. The

:31:00. > :31:10.easiest is to peddle behind somebody.

:31:11. > :31:13.It is the same. So you can see that they are swapping position, taking

:31:14. > :31:18.turns going in front. Working very well as a team.

:31:19. > :31:23.They are working well. That is Paul Vice on the front at the moment.

:31:24. > :31:26.A couple of the athletes from the United States also are a part of

:31:27. > :31:34.this leading group. But they are beginning to lose contact now.

:31:35. > :31:40.Dangerous times ahead for the USA if they don't get back on.

:31:41. > :31:44.So four laps to go. It is 50 three-way race for gold among the

:31:45. > :31:54.British athletes. They are looking comfortable in the leading position.

:31:55. > :31:59.There is Paul Vice in the front. In second place is Robert Cromey-Hawke,

:32:00. > :32:04.he has a medal in his pocket from this morning. And bringing up the

:32:05. > :32:09.three, JJ Chalmers. You may recognise the athletes in

:32:10. > :32:12.front. They were key players in the BBC documentary that was on last

:32:13. > :32:16.Sunday night. Very soon after the start of the

:32:17. > :32:22.race it was a nine-rider field. They broke away. John Allen Butterworth

:32:23. > :32:26.is alongside me here. These three are getting into a lead and

:32:27. > :32:32.consolidating the lead right from the start it seems? The break away

:32:33. > :32:38.got away on lap one. Ever since they have kept the gap. They were told

:32:39. > :32:42.three laps ago by the GB coaches to attorney it down. That there is no

:32:43. > :32:46.need to press on, to save the energy as they will need it to fight it out

:32:47. > :33:00.for the sprint later on. They look kfrm. Comfortable.

:33:01. > :33:03.It appears to be on the thigh area. Vice is due to have an operation

:33:04. > :33:07.soon. Yes, Paul Vice will have an

:33:08. > :33:11.operation shortly after the Invictus Games. The lead is going up by a few

:33:12. > :33:19.seconds on the last lap. They are well clear of two Americans.

:33:20. > :33:25.Jessie Clark and Dustin Gabehart as well. Originally they were with the

:33:26. > :33:28.three British riders but they were soon left behind. The two Americans

:33:29. > :33:33.are riding together for the most part in fourth and fifth. A little

:33:34. > :33:38.bit of hope for them. Paul Vice appeared to have a problem

:33:39. > :33:58.but now he has settled down back into the rhythm.

:33:59. > :34:05.This is Kdan O UKs sterhouse. -- Dan Ousterhouse.

:34:06. > :34:10.Now back with the leaders. Now at the southern most opportunity

:34:11. > :34:14.of the track. Heading back to the velodrome. It is

:34:15. > :34:19.Cromey-Hawke who is riding on the front at the moment.

:34:20. > :34:30.The captain with the Royal Engineers.

:34:31. > :34:34.It will be fascinating to see how this plays out. How well do the

:34:35. > :34:40.riders know each other? Do they train together? Do they know each

:34:41. > :34:45.other? Their strengths and their weaknesses? These riders all train

:34:46. > :34:50.together in Surrey. They know each other very well. In the next two

:34:51. > :34:55.laps, there will be tactics coming in. Evidence, and stronger sprinters

:34:56. > :35:00.trying to rest. They have been working well to establish the gap.

:35:01. > :35:04.But it will be all hell to leather come the finish.

:35:05. > :35:09.Three laps to go, then. The leading trio have been out at the front

:35:10. > :35:13.throughout the race. It is going to be an all-British one, two, three.

:35:14. > :35:17.That is barring any mishappens. The lead is well over a minute. It is JJ

:35:18. > :35:23.Chalmers from Edinburgh on the front.

:35:24. > :35:29.He has had success in the athletics already. He won a medal in the time

:35:30. > :35:35.trial cycling this morning. A Bronze Medallist in the four by 100 mixed

:35:36. > :35:42.relay on the athletics track and two fifth places in the 100m and the

:35:43. > :35:47.200m in his category. Paul Vice is in the white helmet in second place.

:35:48. > :35:52.Vice is also taking part in the archery. That did not go cording to

:35:53. > :36:03.plan for him. We are hoping he is able to snag a medal here in the

:36:04. > :36:11.cycling event, the recumbent IR B 1. The road bike cyclists with the most

:36:12. > :36:33.severe impairment. It covers the categories C 1 to C 3, for those of

:36:34. > :36:40.you who know your Paralympic sport. Go on, GB! Vice is there, he is

:36:41. > :36:46.acknowledging the crowd. They have been talking a bit on the

:36:47. > :36:52.track but I think that this will stop shortly when they get to the

:36:53. > :36:57.business end of the race. Paul Vice is due to have his left foot

:36:58. > :37:02.amputated after the Games. He has had five or six operations, they

:37:03. > :37:05.have not helped enough. It is a decision he has reached. The

:37:06. > :37:12.operation has been put back until after the Invictus Games.

:37:13. > :37:28.At the furthest point of the track they head back up towards the

:37:29. > :37:32.start/finish area. The weather is improving as the day

:37:33. > :37:37.wears on. A couple of patches of blue from

:37:38. > :37:41.time to time. And the crowd is also growing all the time as we head into

:37:42. > :37:54.the afternoon session. It is hard work. But it looks like it is fun

:37:55. > :38:08.too! These three are set to compete for the medals here with two laps to

:38:09. > :38:12.go in the first race. In the massed start categories.

:38:13. > :38:16.Robert Cromey-Hawke is riding on the front. He is also in action in the

:38:17. > :38:19.swimming tomorrow. A good number of the competitors at the Invictus

:38:20. > :38:31.Games are having a go at more than one sport.

:38:32. > :38:38.That was a little look at Michael Phillips from the United States, I

:38:39. > :38:41.think. It is Michael Phillips from the

:38:42. > :38:52.United States. He is a couple of laps down.

:38:53. > :39:08.Still focussed intently on the job ahead, even though he is well behind

:39:09. > :39:12.and out of the medal hunt. A nice steady rhythm being held by

:39:13. > :39:18.the three British riders at the front. This is Jessie Clark from the

:39:19. > :39:29.United States. He is fourth. He has not been able to make inroads to

:39:30. > :39:35.challenge for a medal here. He's proving to be the best of the

:39:36. > :39:46.rest in this field. A sergeant in the US Marine Corps.

:39:47. > :39:51.Also involved in the archery and the sitting volley ball here.

:39:52. > :39:56.He is a minute-and-a-half down. We are back with the leaders now. Now

:39:57. > :40:02.heading towards the bottom of the course.

:40:03. > :40:09.I wonder what is going through their minds now? Whether there is a chance

:40:10. > :40:13.for anyone to make a break away or whether it will come down to a

:40:14. > :40:18.sprint in over a lap from now. It looks like it is coming down to a

:40:19. > :40:22.sprint. I am watching the monitors, there is nothing going on. It looks

:40:23. > :40:26.like they are good sprinters. Otherwise I would have pressed on

:40:27. > :40:31.sooner than this with one lap to go. It will be interesting to see if one

:40:32. > :40:36.decides that pressing on, going ahead on their own, may be a chance

:40:37. > :40:40.of victory. But it seems as if they are content to ride together and to

:40:41. > :40:44.fight it out at the end. There is a lot of communication between the

:40:45. > :40:50.three of them. They were talking a few laps ago, Paul Vice saying how

:40:51. > :40:55.long was left. It was explained to him that there was a sign on the

:40:56. > :40:59.left-handside. To look for that. It will tell them. But you are

:41:00. > :41:04.certainly given the impression that there is more left in the tank here.

:41:05. > :41:14.As they take the bell, the race will really be on now.

:41:15. > :41:18.Paul Vice there in the white helmet. Robert Cromey-Hawke in behind him.

:41:19. > :41:29.In the black helmet in the back is JJ Chalmers.

:41:30. > :41:35.Chalkers there is free wheeling a little bit. Trying to take an easier

:41:36. > :41:38.ride for a moment or two. This is going to be some scrap,

:41:39. > :41:46.isn't it? Yes, it is interesting what is going on here. Normally,

:41:47. > :41:50.they would be follow each other, using the aerodynamic principle to

:41:51. > :41:56.save energy. But they have just gone three abreast. Are they going to try

:41:57. > :42:03.to sprint flat out? Or is it going to anybody the order of one, two,

:42:04. > :42:09.three? Who knows? I have seen them training. They were not given an

:42:10. > :42:12.inch. But now for all of the smiles and the experience, it is hard work.

:42:13. > :42:17.The competitive spirit will certainly come to the fore, shortly.

:42:18. > :42:22.They have seen off all of the others in the field.

:42:23. > :42:44.But who will emerge now on the top of the podium out of these three? It

:42:45. > :42:57.is almost being treated like a victory lap by Vice.

:42:58. > :43:01.Another rider there is being lapped. And whatever happens here, I get the

:43:02. > :43:05.feeling for these three that all of the hard work has been worthwhile.

:43:06. > :43:10.With them working together as a team, they may not be fighting for

:43:11. > :43:14.one, two, three but fighting more for the other nations for the big

:43:15. > :43:23.prizes. At times this has looked like a team

:43:24. > :43:25.time trial. The camaraderie is clearly there

:43:26. > :43:37.between the three British team-mates. But the competitiveness

:43:38. > :43:42.is never far from the surface. The closing stages now of the first

:43:43. > :43:48.race of the massed starting cyclists in the Invictus Games. They can see

:43:49. > :43:51.the finishing area up ahead to the left of the velodrome. Timing is key

:43:52. > :43:56.here. Timing your sprint. Who is going to

:43:57. > :44:06.go first, I wonder out of these three? A little run down the hill.

:44:07. > :44:09.Then it is uphill to the finish. Finishing towards the right-hand

:44:10. > :44:11.side. Down they go. The sprint is on to the line between the three of

:44:12. > :44:19.them. It is a one, two, three for Great

:44:20. > :44:24.Britain here. This is the recumbent IR B 1 race.

:44:25. > :44:29.The three have decided to come across the line together here! JJ

:44:30. > :44:35.Chalmers on the left-handside of the screen. Paul Vice in the centre and

:44:36. > :44:42.Robert Cromey-Hawke. They decided to attempt to share the

:44:43. > :44:50.glory evenly between the three of them. But it was a their race, was

:44:51. > :44:54.it not, from start to finish? It was from the start. They decided to

:44:55. > :44:58.cross the line together, acknowledging the team effort.

:44:59. > :45:03.Well, let's have a look here. For all that they may wish to be given

:45:04. > :45:11.the same time as each other but as we look, who was the first to cross

:45:12. > :45:19.the line? That is almost impossible to tell it may well have been JJ

:45:20. > :45:25.Chalmers on the near side. So the photo finish equipment will

:45:26. > :45:33.separate the riders out. But a great start to the afternoon

:45:34. > :45:39.for the British armed forces here. A superb demonstration from the three

:45:40. > :45:42.of them. The class of the field, almost from the gun, they broke away

:45:43. > :45:49.and nobody could live with the pace that was set. They rode well

:45:50. > :45:54.together. That was a fantastic team effort.

:45:55. > :45:59.Was that the plan from the outset? We had a bit of an idea, we haven't

:46:00. > :46:03.trained it massively as a team, but we knew we were amongst each other.

:46:04. > :46:06.We thought if we could go out strong from the start we could lose the

:46:07. > :46:10.other lads. At one point we thought we would sprint to the end, come on,

:46:11. > :46:14.this is the spirit of the Invictus Games. We will share the medals

:46:15. > :46:17.throughout the year, whatever, I don't care what happens. Come on,

:46:18. > :46:21.this is the spirit. This is what it is, an honour. It's an honour to

:46:22. > :46:26.ride with It was a them. Tremendous team effort. A bit of a team time

:46:27. > :46:30.trial. You did well this morning as well. Obviously felt good coming

:46:31. > :46:36.into this? Yes, I did. The training has been going really well. As JJ

:46:37. > :46:41.said, having had the opportunity to train together as a theme that much,

:46:42. > :46:45.knowing that we were fairly close on times, we realised early on that

:46:46. > :46:49.working together was going to be the way and as JJ highlighted, the

:46:50. > :46:54.spirit of the Games was not to race it to the very last second and come

:46:55. > :46:57.in as one, dominating the podium. Fantastic. I know you were

:46:58. > :47:01.disappointed with your archery and this morning in the time trial, you

:47:02. > :47:05.came here to win a medal. I mean, fantastic, you were celebrating all

:47:06. > :47:09.the way around the last lap. It's just amazing. That's what this is

:47:10. > :47:16.all about. It's great to get a medal, but we started training as a

:47:17. > :47:23.team and we just, just let them work it out. We're here, it's so great.

:47:24. > :47:28.Look at these lots, amazing. I saw you waving to the family. I saw my

:47:29. > :47:34.niece and nearly caused a massive crash. Amazing, I mean, that's what

:47:35. > :47:42.it's about, just as a team. We started as a team. I'm chuffed for

:47:43. > :47:46.these guys. Thank you very much. STUDIO: Here is the medal ceremony.

:47:47. > :47:50.We're delighted to say that they haven't split them. They could have

:47:51. > :47:54.done. They have chips in the bikes. If this was a Paralympic or Olympic

:47:55. > :47:59.Games... It would have been different. What is good is if

:48:00. > :48:02.athletes decide to cross the line together I don't think the judges

:48:03. > :48:08.should separate them. No, it's all in the spirit of the Games. It's

:48:09. > :48:12.fantastic to see it. It's exactly what it's about. In a couple of

:48:13. > :48:16.years' time in Rio, if it came down to it, it would be a very different

:48:17. > :48:23.thing. There would be a sprint finish. I think you're right. Robert

:48:24. > :48:28.Cromey-Hawke, John James Chalmers and Paul Vice all talking a Gold

:48:29. > :48:34.Medal. JJ and Vicy will be in the studio later on. We were talking

:48:35. > :48:39.about the recumbent cycling, how little air resistance compared to an

:48:40. > :48:43.upright bike. It's frightening. I've been in Richmond Park down one of

:48:44. > :48:48.the main hills called cardiac hill, I've been up to 40mph. I mean, it is

:48:49. > :48:52.scary, frightening when you take the bends because you can feel it going

:48:53. > :48:58.up onto three wheels and onto two weeks. There's nothing like the wind

:48:59. > :49:05.blowing through your dreds. I should remind you the speed limit in

:49:06. > :49:10.Richmond Park is 20mph! OK! There we go. The other thing we should just

:49:11. > :49:14.say, you were talking about how much this place has changed, when we were

:49:15. > :49:18.here for the Olympics, it's a bit different, now it's in legacy mode.

:49:19. > :49:24.You can't believe it. No, I can't. Every time I look at, it I pinch

:49:25. > :49:27.myself. I grew up around here. I used to train in an olds sports

:49:28. > :49:33.centre just around here, with a leaky roof. My mum worked at the bus

:49:34. > :49:36.depot around the corner. The transformation, it's like, this is

:49:37. > :49:40.what's happened to Stratford. You train in the copper box now? Yes.

:49:41. > :49:44.That's where we're going to now. We've seen GB beat Australia in

:49:45. > :49:48.their first pool match. This is the second match against France. They

:49:49. > :49:56.need to win this to guarantee avoiding USA in the semifinals.

:49:57. > :50:02.The opening tip is up and controlled by Great Britain in this pool AA

:50:03. > :50:05.counter against France. Streaking to the basket all alone was at A he

:50:06. > :50:16.couldn't get it to fall -- Attis. 26-year-old Chris Attis from

:50:17. > :50:21.Stockton-on-Tees will want to be able to put away those easy baskets.

:50:22. > :50:23.It could prove costly nor GB if they don't start knocking those down.

:50:24. > :50:37.France in possession now. Chris Walker with the ball beneath

:50:38. > :50:41.the hoop trying to find a team-mate. Struggling find control. They will

:50:42. > :50:44.be penalised for not getting the ball over the halfway line, caught

:50:45. > :50:48.with the ball was Lee Matthews. Have you to get the ball over the halfway

:50:49. > :50:52.line within a permitted time. Yeah, this will be interesting to see how

:50:53. > :50:56.Great Britain deal with this pressing defence from the French.

:50:57. > :50:59.They are used to applying the pressing defence themselves. Now,

:51:00. > :51:02.let's see if they can break this press. This is their first

:51:03. > :51:09.opportunity to try and get the ball over the halfway line.

:51:10. > :51:23.Inbounded. On the side of the rim, rebound

:51:24. > :51:29.hauled in for France. France are off to the races. Look at the effort

:51:30. > :51:31.from Nixon to get back on defence. Collision. Shot put up towards the

:51:32. > :51:50.basket. He goes to the free throw line for

:51:51. > :51:51.two shots. Lee Matthews was just a little bit late arriving for his

:51:52. > :52:16.defence. Unable to convert either of those

:52:17. > :52:30.free throws. It remains scoreless. Nixon has it. Drives and no mistake.

:52:31. > :52:40.He opens the account for Great Britain. Good composure from the

:52:41. > :52:45.32-year-old Adam Nixon and GB captain.

:52:46. > :52:51.Another turnover and uncontested layup opportunity for Nixon. He

:52:52. > :52:57.can't convert that one. Terrific hustle by Attis to pull in the loose

:52:58. > :53:00.ball. It was interesting that Adam Nixon went to the finger roll, which

:53:01. > :53:04.is a tougher shot for the layup there.

:53:05. > :53:08.I don't know what his coach Scott Walker will be thinking of that

:53:09. > :53:10.shot. Attis will inbound from the end

:53:11. > :53:19.line. Beautiful move down the lane and

:53:20. > :53:23.then the finish. Wonderful ball movement. Lee Matthews the

:53:24. > :53:26.beneficiary. STUDIO: A quicker start to this

:53:27. > :53:30.match by the British team. We pick it up now in the second half. It's

:53:31. > :53:50.moved on to 11-1. He swayed it away and looked with

:53:51. > :53:55.bad intention there's. Beautiful ball movement again from Great

:53:56. > :54:01.Britain. Can't convert the shot. All over

:54:02. > :54:07.like a shadow is David Scott. France struggling get it over the halfway

:54:08. > :54:11.line once again. They do so but only so far. The French need to find a

:54:12. > :54:15.way to break this press. The way they're going to break it is by

:54:16. > :54:19.passing. They need to pass the ball. They need to spread the floor. The

:54:20. > :54:22.ball will move faster than the players. They've demonstrated that

:54:23. > :54:27.on a couple of occasions when they have got the ball either in from an

:54:28. > :54:30.in-bound play on the few occasions they have the ball over the halfway

:54:31. > :54:35.line. They've shown good ball movement skills. But the comparative

:54:36. > :54:39.lack of mobility coming to hurt them because they can't get the players

:54:40. > :54:48.into positions to receive the ball. It's also pressure. The press forces

:54:49. > :54:51.you to move quickly. I reckon the French have practised against the

:54:52. > :54:55.press in training. Suddenly, when you're in front of a crowd and

:54:56. > :55:12.you're in a pressure game, it all becomes a lot different.

:55:13. > :55:18.France looking to get over the halfway line. They'll get the ball

:55:19. > :55:25.back because it's a back-court violation. Rick Powel receiving the

:55:26. > :55:29.ball in the French half, going back into the Great Britain half. That's

:55:30. > :55:32.not permitted. France inbound from the halfway line. They have the ball

:55:33. > :55:36.over the half. There will be a sigh of relief here from the French. They

:55:37. > :55:42.will have an opportunity to put some points on the board.

:55:43. > :55:46.A quick shot in the context of that offence. That's what pressure does

:55:47. > :55:50.to you. You don't get an opportunity to score and then as soon as you see

:55:51. > :55:57.the basket you think - I have to throw this up! Some would say, you

:55:58. > :56:05.would use the pressure to touch the ball. It didn't take you long! Shoot

:56:06. > :56:10.on sight, Ade. We get back to this game.

:56:11. > :56:26.It's in the hands of David Scott. He threads a wonderful pass and what a

:56:27. > :56:34.finish. Outstanding basketball, Gareth Golightly. That's how you

:56:35. > :56:40.play it, Ronald. That's what you do! Attis picks up the loose ball. He's

:56:41. > :56:50.got team-mates in front of him and what a finish! Terrific conversion

:56:51. > :56:57.by Gareth Golightly. GB are putting on a clinic on defence and in

:56:58. > :57:03.scoring. It's total domination. So, approaching the final minute of this

:57:04. > :57:10.game now and Great Britain, to this point, have held France without a

:57:11. > :57:13.score from the field. France's lone point is from the free three line,

:57:14. > :57:16.testament to the terrific defence that Great Britain have employed all

:57:17. > :57:20.game long. I tell you what's impressing me

:57:21. > :57:25.about Great Britain is their ruthlessness. You could have a

:57:26. > :57:30.tendency to relax in this situation, but they are continuing to apply the

:57:31. > :57:40.pressure and play in that high level. What a pass! What a finish.

:57:41. > :57:55.Wonderful offence. The man who put the ball through the hoop

:57:56. > :58:04.-- hoop was Geraint Bryson. Will they look for another hoop? Fired in

:58:05. > :58:09.from the perimeter. The final buzzer sounds. It is Great

:58:10. > :58:15.Britain who receive the applause of the crowd in acknowledgement of a

:58:16. > :58:19.dominant display. They have beaten France by 16 points. They have held

:58:20. > :58:23.France to just one score from the free throw line. The final score in

:58:24. > :58:28.this pool A game is Great Britain 17, France 1. Great Britain have

:58:29. > :58:33.booked their place in the semifinals.

:58:34. > :58:37.Well played, Chris. Two emphatic wins so far. After playing so well,

:58:38. > :58:42.like this, are there still things you can improve on? There's always

:58:43. > :58:46.things we can improve on. We don't play 100% all the time. You have to

:58:47. > :58:50.keep going. Every time you come on the court, you give 100%. How

:58:51. > :58:53.impressed are you by the atmosphere and the support you're getting? Yeah

:58:54. > :58:58.it's amazing. Never been to anything like this in my life. It's really

:58:59. > :59:01.good. Does that make you nervous initially and inspire you later,

:59:02. > :59:04.tell me how it works? If you're not nervous, there's something wrong

:59:05. > :59:08.with you. You're bound to be nervous, but it makes you play

:59:09. > :59:11.better. Once the nerves settle, once you've done the first two minutes

:59:12. > :59:15.and settled in, it gets better. Now you have a feel for it and you've

:59:16. > :59:19.played a lot of minutes in the last game especially, that will stand you

:59:20. > :59:22.in good stead. Yeah, it's just now to keep warm until the next match.

:59:23. > :59:26.Just keep warm, that's the main thing for me now. Well played again.

:59:27. > :59:29.See you later, thanks. Cheers, thanks a lot.

:59:30. > :59:36.We certainly will. This is the pool A standings:

:59:37. > :59:44.They will avoid the USA. They have also played two, won two. We will

:59:45. > :59:48.see that live at 4pm. That was a much improved performance

:59:49. > :59:52.from the British armed forces team there from their first game against

:59:53. > :59:56.Australia. Yeah, they didn't do badly in their first game. But

:59:57. > :00:01.there's a saying in basketball - offence wins games and defence wins

:00:02. > :00:05.tournaments. At the moment, GB are playing exceptional defence. It was

:00:06. > :00:08.suffocating against the Australians and against the French. Both of

:00:09. > :00:15.those teams had a torrid times. They're looking good. Momentum is

:00:16. > :00:19.important. It was a step up, wasn't it? Yeah, what you want to do is

:00:20. > :00:23.grow into these tournaments. You don't want to start off on fire. You

:00:24. > :00:29.want to get better at each stage and iron out the creases. They are doing

:00:30. > :00:33.exactly that. Those semifinals will be live later on. There's a great

:00:34. > :00:38.moment in the production earlier They're doing the work and suddenly

:00:39. > :00:42.a group of cyclists swept in, and it was Prince Harry and Prince William,

:00:43. > :00:47.it was amazing. Prince Harry has been everywhere in these Invictus

:00:48. > :00:51.Games. He was at the velodrome sow porting people from all teams. He

:00:52. > :00:55.has done incredibly well. He played in the wheelchair rugby yesterday.

:00:56. > :01:01.He hasn't just been supporting, taking part as well. He was on part

:01:02. > :01:12.of the winning team. I hear he was thrown in the similar He certainly

:01:13. > :01:16.did bin. . What an incredible atmosphere, I

:01:17. > :01:22.don't think you could ever imagine in your wildest dreams that you

:01:23. > :01:27.would have a day like this in the Invictus Games? There are contests

:01:28. > :01:31.like this, individuals like this, the two combined is just fantastic.

:01:32. > :01:36.I always knew it would work but you never know until you see it happen.

:01:37. > :01:44.And the guys are so inspirational tonight. When the winning goal was

:01:45. > :01:49.scored, I don't think have heard a noise like that in any arena? You

:01:50. > :01:54.cannot script it. It is the dream finish. These guys are used to

:01:55. > :01:59.fighting it out on a battlefield, now they are on a court, surrounded

:02:00. > :02:06.by 6,000 screaming people. I have not heard anything like that in all

:02:07. > :02:09.time. This is great, I just want to thank everyone for coming out, for

:02:10. > :02:14.believing in what we want to do. Thank you very much.

:02:15. > :02:20.Thank you to everybody. Thank you to every single person.

:02:21. > :02:25.I think that is a belief relieved Prince.

:02:26. > :02:35.Earlier, it looked like the tickets were not selling but he is very

:02:36. > :02:41.relieved. Lots of action. So, up next, the bass basketball

:02:42. > :02:47.semi-final. That is coming up at 4.00pm. Also on the cycling Joe

:02:48. > :02:54.Townsend on action on the bike at the Velopark. And we also have a

:02:55. > :03:06.fascinating film about the Parra prosthetics. Remarkable. You will

:03:07. > :03:24.not want to miss that film. -- Para prosthetics.

:03:25. > :03:31.I joined the British Army in 2000. I have done two tours of Afghanistan.

:03:32. > :03:46.I have been ambushed, I have been shot at. I have been blown up.

:03:47. > :03:57.But never defeated... I am Invictus! And, I am delighted to say, that

:03:58. > :04:02.joining us in the studio is Derek and Dame Kelly Holmes. And an army

:04:03. > :04:07.veteran? Indeed. That is why I am so honoured to be here.

:04:08. > :04:11.Derek, you competed in the Paralympic Games, describe the

:04:12. > :04:17.different atmosphere here for Invictus Games? Well, it brings back

:04:18. > :04:22.the memory of 2012. I competed in the discus. To be a

:04:23. > :04:26.part now of the Invictus Games for me is an honour. And also to be a

:04:27. > :04:30.part of the British Armed Forces team.

:04:31. > :04:42.Before we talk about it, let's have a little look.

:04:43. > :04:47.Derek, before you go out there, massive good luck. Four events today

:04:48. > :04:52.is that right? Yes. How do you feel now going out to

:04:53. > :04:56.represent Great Britain? I am looking forward to it. The first day

:04:57. > :05:02.of the Invictus Games. I am just looking forward to it.

:05:03. > :05:06.What is really nice is that being an ex-athlete, when I was about to

:05:07. > :05:14.start, I would not talk to anyone. I would eyeball them. They are all

:05:15. > :05:19.chatting! How was your week? How is the training? Good luck! It is a

:05:20. > :05:24.really nice brotherhood. In an ideal situation for Derek, he

:05:25. > :05:30.wants one throw. If it is far enough, he will qualify easily for

:05:31. > :05:34.this afternoon's final. Over 35 metres! Not even 9.00am!

:05:35. > :05:41.That guy is an animal. He is safely through to the final.

:05:42. > :05:47.Thank you, guys. Feeling good? I am. It does not

:05:48. > :05:51.matter what time of the day or the morning. You just have to be

:05:52. > :05:58.focussed. Now you are doing shot put? It is

:05:59. > :06:02.the same thing. The only thing is the technique, so I just need to

:06:03. > :06:09.chill down. You don't see that ever day, an at

:06:10. > :06:15.Leith strapping himself down in the background of a brass band it is

:06:16. > :06:20.surreal. Just before 10.00am, another job done for Derek, another

:06:21. > :06:25.final. A good morning. Two heats out of the way. Two finals later on. A

:06:26. > :06:27.few hours to recover. Get some lunch inside you and a busy afternoon for

:06:28. > :06:36.you. Yes.

:06:37. > :06:41.The first final of the day for Derek. He is making history. He is

:06:42. > :06:47.wearing hinged blades. With a knee joint in them. He is up against it.

:06:48. > :06:56.Lane two. Good luck, Derek. And the best of the start is made in

:06:57. > :07:01.lane three by Philippe Robert of France.

:07:02. > :07:07.And Derek, he made the discus two years ago in the Paralympics.

:07:08. > :07:12.Yes! A Silver Medal! I was not expecting that. Brilliant! You came

:07:13. > :07:18.through so strong at the end. I think so. But I'm not a runner.

:07:19. > :07:23.But you just game along to get a Silver Medal for fun! Exactly.

:07:24. > :07:28.So, one final out of the way, one Silver Medal already! Are we going

:07:29. > :07:35.to see some golds by the end of the day? Hopefully. Fingers crossed.

:07:36. > :07:46.Shot put now. I am actually nervous. I said do what you did in the heats

:07:47. > :07:58.but go further! Two events down, two to go. Two medals in the bag, a gold

:07:59. > :08:11.and a silver-decent! I don't know what he is thinking now, he is in

:08:12. > :08:25.lane five. He must be nervous. Come on, Derek! He's fallen down there.

:08:26. > :08:30.He is still down as well. I don't know... He has never run the event

:08:31. > :08:34.before. I don't know if it is fatigue or lack of technique. I hope

:08:35. > :08:38.he is OK. The that encapsulates the spirit of

:08:39. > :08:46.the games. He fell over. Obviously hurt. Everyone is cheering him. He

:08:47. > :08:50.has a massive smile on his face. It is not about winning or losing. It

:08:51. > :08:53.is about being here and being part of something special.

:08:54. > :08:57.An interesting day. Massive highs and a low.

:08:58. > :09:04.It is all part of the sport. You are going to finish on a high,

:09:05. > :09:16.though? Yes! It is your event! Discus is you! Yes.

:09:17. > :09:27.He's gone and won another gold! What a man! What a day it was. Two golds,

:09:28. > :09:34.a silver. And this is our first bling in the studio. Very proud of

:09:35. > :09:40.your performances, were you? Thank you, yes, I am.

:09:41. > :09:46.In terms of being an athlete, knowing what you wanted. How far you

:09:47. > :09:51.wanted to run, to throw, were you expecting that? I was doing four

:09:52. > :09:55.events. Then into the finals as well.

:09:56. > :10:01.But I was expecting that. It was a long day. As I have said. But you

:10:02. > :10:05.just have to go there and enjoy and do it.

:10:06. > :10:10.We are used to seeing you throw, not so to see you run. The sprinting is

:10:11. > :10:19.a new thing? It is. I have been running for under four months with a

:10:20. > :10:24.knee joint fitted to the leg, the blades. It is something that I enjoy

:10:25. > :10:30.doing, it keeps me going. We have the great film coming up

:10:31. > :10:35.about the prosthetics, we will like at the blades closer there. But

:10:36. > :10:40.Kelly, generally, in the Invictus Games, an amazing spirit, isn't

:10:41. > :10:46.there? Absolutely. I was there in Copper Box Arena. For the final with

:10:47. > :10:49.the wheelchair rugby against the USA it really did blow the roof off.

:10:50. > :10:54.What is nice, you can see the passion that is coming out. They are

:10:55. > :10:58.really proud to be there. To support the Invictus Games, and to support

:10:59. > :11:02.the service men and women that are taking part. It is just absolutely

:11:03. > :11:07.amazing, it really is. Having been military, I was in the

:11:08. > :11:11.services for nearly ten years. I have a great appreciation of service

:11:12. > :11:17.life. But for me it is more the fact, I was saying to Derek, does he

:11:18. > :11:22.feel that having the injured service men and women, it is humbling but it

:11:23. > :11:28.must feel really important to be back in an environment where you are

:11:29. > :11:33.not the only person. People underestimate the impact it has had

:11:34. > :11:38.on so many men and women from a completely different extreme and

:11:39. > :11:44.they are all here together. They are all here, back together, almost,

:11:45. > :11:49.feeling like they are not the only person who has gone through it. But

:11:50. > :11:54.I don't know how you feel but seeing everyone together in that same

:11:55. > :12:01.situation. What it must feel like? I feel the same thing. To see some of

:12:02. > :12:05.the guise before in Headley park. It is just amazing. It inspires me as

:12:06. > :12:08.well. It not only inspires the service men and the women, and the

:12:09. > :12:13.families as well. The support that they give to the men and the women

:12:14. > :12:18.in the forces has been incredible. The other thing that interests me,

:12:19. > :12:22.when you speak about the injuries You are so matter of fact about

:12:23. > :12:26.something that was so traumatic but it has to have been so incredibly

:12:27. > :12:31.difficult to come back from what you have been through? It is very

:12:32. > :12:36.traumatic, to go through not just the physical side but the mental

:12:37. > :12:40.side that is challenging the mental side. But every man and woman is

:12:41. > :12:46.trained in the forces to get strong. But the way that most of them have

:12:47. > :12:52.come through the other end having been injured, have come from the

:12:53. > :12:55.injury and doing well to today, it has been an amazing experience to

:12:56. > :12:59.look back and see. And an environment like this, with

:13:00. > :13:07.competitive sport, in the armed force it is is a competitive

:13:08. > :13:12.environment? It is competitive. Back in the day, we were competitive

:13:13. > :13:17.as a soldier but to be back in London in the Invictus Games, it is

:13:18. > :13:21.very competitive. As you have seen yesterday at the wheelchair rugby.

:13:22. > :13:27.Yes, and the quality. Let's not beat around the bush here. The quality of

:13:28. > :13:32.the sport out there is immense. Like Derek has completed in the

:13:33. > :13:35.Paralympic Games. We are now talking about Rio and hopefully there are

:13:36. > :13:41.some here in the Invictus Games inspired to go on or are in the

:13:42. > :13:46.build-up phase of trying to get in to represent their country in Rio

:13:47. > :13:51.2016. What is great story that would be if some have come from here.

:13:52. > :13:57.It was a great atmosphere in Copper Box Arena. Also for the celebrity

:13:58. > :14:03.match in which Dame Kelly Holmes took part. You got rough treatment.

:14:04. > :14:09.Look at this. Do they know you are a Dame? I know! Tell me about it. We

:14:10. > :14:15.were taking this seriously. Again it was competitive. Look at that. How I

:14:16. > :14:19.stayed on, I do not know! But the hardest thing was waking up this

:14:20. > :14:28.morning. I literally had to peel my head off the pillow! My body is in

:14:29. > :14:34.pain. I am telling you. That is hard work. We only, everyone forgets we

:14:35. > :14:38.had an hour-and-a-half of training. I think you did well. I thought that

:14:39. > :14:44.they would be rubbish. But did you watch it? The standard was OK? It

:14:45. > :14:53.was. There were some big hits. We were

:14:54. > :14:56.OK. Prince Harry, he was after me! He was sent off. And Joint

:14:57. > :15:01.Intelligence Committee leaving the team, that was -- and Johnny wick

:15:02. > :15:06.inson leaving the team, that was special.

:15:07. > :15:13.Yeah, it was really great. Pleased to be a part of it, so special. And

:15:14. > :15:18.when I was watching the final, clearly everybody was excited but

:15:19. > :15:24.the noise in there was so immense. I will absolutely compare that to the

:15:25. > :15:33.Paralympics and the Olympic Games in Copper Box Arena. Amazing.

:15:34. > :15:39.Everybody said that. Now, you got two Silver Medals and two golds. Joe

:15:40. > :15:44.Townsend got four golds. Let's have a look at it.

:15:45. > :15:52.Joe Townsend. He lost both of his legs at age 19. Now he is one of

:15:53. > :15:56.Britain's top Paralympics. So dominant in the 100, the 200 and

:15:57. > :16:08.between them he squeezed in a Gold Medal in the 1500m as well.

:16:09. > :16:17.At the start of the Invictus Games coming down to take his fourth Gold

:16:18. > :16:23.Medal for Great Britain. Well done Joe Townsend. Sam Stocks

:16:24. > :16:27.was the other team captain. Great atmosphere there. Joe Townsend looks

:16:28. > :16:34.like a real star for the future. Definitely. He's a machine. I spent

:16:35. > :16:41.time with him in Headly Court. The way he trains as well, because

:16:42. > :16:45.during our rehab, time in Headly Court, I just knew that he will be

:16:46. > :16:51.an athlete in years to come. What he did on Thursday at Lee Valley, it's

:16:52. > :16:54.Has to focus amazing.' on the triathlon. You have a few

:16:55. > :16:59.competitive aspirations still, haven't you? Jonathan, come on. You

:17:00. > :17:03.have. Tell us about it. No, I haven't. I thought you were going

:17:04. > :17:09.for the world athletes for the veterans. Veterans! Now you've said

:17:10. > :17:13.that! No, at the beginning of the year, I thought, I was celebrating

:17:14. > :17:16.ten years since my Athens wins last week or whenever it was. At the

:17:17. > :17:21.beginning of the year, I thought right I need to do something myself.

:17:22. > :17:32.Because I really haven't done anything that's challenged me. I

:17:33. > :17:37.started doing du-ath oage lon. -- du-athalon. I remember my first race

:17:38. > :17:42.in January I got a puncture RAF way round and I was -- halfway round,

:17:43. > :17:47.and I thought, "Thank God for that." Then I carried on and I started

:17:48. > :17:50.winning the women's age group and then the women's. Everyone was

:17:51. > :17:54.saying oh, you're going to do it. Everyone else is saying I'm going to

:17:55. > :17:58.do it. I will just sit back and say I'll take part and see what happens.

:17:59. > :18:03.I know how competitive you are. I am, but... More athletics now. You

:18:04. > :18:05.featured in this race. We've seen your performance. It wasn't the

:18:06. > :18:09.highlight perhaps of your day on Thursday. Watch out also for Dave

:18:10. > :18:17.Henson in this one. This is the 200m.

:18:18. > :18:28.Look at Henson. He's performed a very, very good bend here. And

:18:29. > :18:32.stretching away from the field. Henson, you may have watched in the

:18:33. > :18:36.lead up to this Invictus Games his story and about how many problems

:18:37. > :18:39.he's been having with those prosthetic limbs. Look how he's

:18:40. > :18:45.going here, smooth as you like. That's a great win.

:18:46. > :18:51.The arm goes aloft. Robert will hang on for second place there. And

:18:52. > :18:57.Reynolds of America takes third. STUDIO: Dave Henson taking the gold.

:18:58. > :19:02.He's the overall Invictus team captain. He comes across as a lovely

:19:03. > :19:08.guy. He is. Gave has been in the Games, last year as well in America.

:19:09. > :19:16.Wound ed Warriors, that's the inspiration. He's a great guy. To be

:19:17. > :19:20.part of the team as well, it's an amazing role model to all injured

:19:21. > :19:25.men and women, in the forces, not only those competing, but to those

:19:26. > :19:29.who are not part of the team as In terms of well. Your race there, you

:19:30. > :19:36.ended up on the deck. Was that a little bit of fatigue creeping in

:19:37. > :19:42.perhaps? It wasn't fatigue. You weren't even moving, were you? The

:19:43. > :19:48.knee just collapsed. I ran with a fitted knee joint and there's no

:19:49. > :19:52.control on the knee joint. It can collapse at any time. But you have

:19:53. > :19:56.to be very careful as well how you position yourself, to be in line

:19:57. > :20:01.with the blades as you run. I chose to go down that road and I tried a

:20:02. > :20:06.fitted knee joint but the help I had from the coaching staff in athletics

:20:07. > :20:11.for the Invictus Games have been amazing, what they did and for me to

:20:12. > :20:16.run with the fitted knee joint in under four months, I think, yeah, I

:20:17. > :20:19.did a great job. You did. We will talk about your prosthetics more in

:20:20. > :20:25.a second of the first, watch this remarkable film.

:20:26. > :20:32.Zblt human body, the most impressive tool we have at our disposal. We use

:20:33. > :20:38.To display power, delicate precision, graceful movements and

:20:39. > :20:45.the deepest of human emotion. When things go wrong, technology must

:20:46. > :20:53.step in. Machine must mimic man. This is the leg room. I've got my

:20:54. > :20:56.day leg. These are the ones I wear day to day, high drollically

:20:57. > :21:00.controlled microprocessor legs. These are my running legs.

:21:01. > :21:05.Regardless of how groovy the attachment looks that goes on the

:21:06. > :21:10.bottom, it's still not real legs. Real legs are awesome. I get

:21:11. > :21:16.frustrated when I see people not using their legs properly. Yeah.

:21:17. > :21:20.They're fantastic. As with many fields of medical science, the

:21:21. > :21:24.prosthetics revolution was powered by both world wars. Increasing

:21:25. > :21:29.numbers of servicemen and women coming back from the frontline and

:21:30. > :21:32.surviving amputation, provided the demand for more sophisticated

:21:33. > :21:39.artificial limbs. Walking well. Thank you very much. Mike Goody and

:21:40. > :21:44.Alan Lee both served their country and both lost a limb on the

:21:45. > :21:48.battlefield. In the 68 years between their injuries, medicine and

:21:49. > :21:53.technology have moved on. I have a couple for different things. This is

:21:54. > :21:58.like my day leg and work leg. Oh, is that right? They have different

:21:59. > :22:03.functions. Is the foot plastic? It's rubber. They make it look like a

:22:04. > :22:07.foot as well. I have the same thing, but it's solid plastic. It was a

:22:08. > :22:14.good thing when they came in, because before that it used to be

:22:15. > :22:20.wood. It would be stuck, if rain got into it, all of it came apart and

:22:21. > :22:23.the foot was all over the place. You haven't started on the blades I have

:22:24. > :22:31.a yet? Running blade. Have you? Brilliant. I love going for runs.

:22:32. > :22:35.Fantastic. In the last two years, the MoD has made a commitment to

:22:36. > :22:39.ensuring our injured soldiers have access to the best prosthetics that

:22:40. > :22:43.science can offer. This is the very latest technology that is on the

:22:44. > :22:47.market. It's a microprocessor knee. It has an awful lot of functions

:22:48. > :22:53.built into it that I would take for granted as a human being. For

:22:54. > :22:58.instance, I could step over an obstacle, land on a bent knee. This

:22:59. > :23:03.is completely knew for amputees. As the person is walking up and down,

:23:04. > :23:08.it's reacting in real time to whatever it is they want to do. We

:23:09. > :23:11.have two very complex valves here which block and hold the leg or

:23:12. > :23:15.release it. We have sensors here talking to sensors here talking to

:23:16. > :23:21.sensors here. That is happening 100 times a second. That type of

:23:22. > :23:28.intuitive technology is a great asset for anybody who has to wear a

:23:29. > :23:32.limb. Modern lower-limb nothing has reached a stage where bionic legs

:23:33. > :23:36.have been successfully incorporate rated into normal life. The Holy

:23:37. > :23:48.Grail of all prosthetics is mimicking a more complex body part.

:23:49. > :23:56.The human hand. In September 2010, corporate rat Andrew Garthwaite lost

:23:57. > :23:59.his right arm whilst serving in affection Afghanistan. -- serving in

:24:00. > :24:04.Afghanistan. He's the first person in the UK to undergo ground breaking

:24:05. > :24:09.treatment. The nerves were rewired to the muscles in his chest. After

:24:10. > :24:12.an intensive period of retraining his brain, Andrew can operate one of

:24:13. > :24:20.the world's most advanced bionic arms with only his thoughts.

:24:21. > :24:24.Words couldn't describe it. It wasn't hooked onto my body itself,

:24:25. > :24:27.it was an arm like, this and it was on the table, all put together. I

:24:28. > :24:31.was hooked up by a cable. They said would you think about raising your

:24:32. > :24:35.elbow and the arm came up as this, I was like oh, my God that's

:24:36. > :24:39.fantastic. Obviously words couldn't complain it because I started to get

:24:40. > :24:43.a working arm back again. So now when I wear this arm, it feels like

:24:44. > :24:47.part of me. We're looking way in the future, but the hope for me for like

:24:48. > :24:51.sensory feed back, to pick up something that's going to be hot or

:24:52. > :24:56.cold and get that feed back through a prosthetic limb to where my chest

:24:57. > :25:01.is in your nerves, I mean, it's going to be something else.

:25:02. > :25:05.Absolutely, for you, yes. To mimic exactly what the human body has is

:25:06. > :25:14.an incredibly difficult thing. But if we can do that, and it becomes

:25:15. > :25:20.easy to use, reliable an effective, I might sit down and think, "That's

:25:21. > :25:24.a pretty good job." That is just absolutely remarkable. We were

:25:25. > :25:27.having a giggle with that your arm controlled by your mind, if you

:25:28. > :25:31.think something and you don't want to do it but you do it any way. You

:25:32. > :25:38.have some amazing legs. You are going to take one off and show us.

:25:39. > :25:44.The legs that I use, it's my everyday leg. This is the valve that

:25:45. > :25:50.locks the socket or the legs. Like a vacuum? Yes. When I take it off, I

:25:51. > :25:58.can pull it off any As simple as time. That. Yes, easy. That's my

:25:59. > :26:04.leg. Wow. The leg is amazing because it's water proof. I can swim with

:26:05. > :26:10.the leg and also it has different settings or modes that you can set

:26:11. > :26:15.your leg to an angle that you can drive a car. You said it has

:26:16. > :26:24.Bluetooth technology. And how much is one of those? I think it's about,

:26:25. > :26:31.ah, quite expensive, ?70,000 each. Goodness. And that's provided by the

:26:32. > :26:38.Ministry of Defence? Yes. In Headly Court. Amazing. How heavy is it? Oh,

:26:39. > :26:42.yeah, that is heavy. It is, yeah. So controlling that must be really -

:26:43. > :26:47.when you first get it, the balance, core, how do you find this? It was

:26:48. > :26:53.very difficult. It's like relearning how to walk with my legs. It's quite

:26:54. > :26:58.difficult. Buff you need to have a very strong core muscle and glutes

:26:59. > :27:06.as well. Going back to the race, which you saw Dave Henson and you

:27:07. > :27:09.think the Richard Whitehead, they run with non-articulated legs. What

:27:10. > :27:14.is the reason for that? They don't have to worry about the knee or, I

:27:15. > :27:19.mean, controlling their posture, to be in line with the blades. So to

:27:20. > :27:25.run with the straight legs it's easier than to run with the blades,

:27:26. > :27:29.with a fitted knee joint. You don't have to worry about falling over.

:27:30. > :27:34.They flick around when they run. It's quite dangerous. You look at

:27:35. > :27:38.them head on, they're into the lanes either side of them. You can catch

:27:39. > :27:42.the leg of someone beside you. When you fell over, you are said the knee

:27:43. > :27:51.failed, did it? Yeah, but not with these legs. It was my blades. You

:27:52. > :27:58.mention this twists. Yes. I can use the leg as a table. If I go to the

:27:59. > :28:06.High Street and have coffee or tee. I can use it as a table. I can put a

:28:07. > :28:12.bowl of water or cup of tea on that, simple as that. That's your party

:28:13. > :28:17.trick. Yes! Fantastic Fantastic. So these are your walking legs. And

:28:18. > :28:23.there's like 140,000 there. How much are your racing legs? They're more,

:28:24. > :28:27.aren't they? No. Not as much as this. They're quite expensive as

:28:28. > :28:31.well. But the running legs are just designed for running. But these are

:28:32. > :28:35.designed for everyday, like you can do anything with these legs. I can

:28:36. > :28:40.even run as well. It has a setting that you can change it and you can

:28:41. > :28:44.run for a normal jog. But the thing is, it's quite heavy to carry

:28:45. > :28:51.around. You got these from Headly Court. How quickly can you put it

:28:52. > :29:02.on? Is it simple to put it on? Not even a minute. This is the liner,

:29:03. > :29:06.silicone socks. Your leg goes to where? It finishes here? Yes, just

:29:07. > :29:15.there. That rubber is to keep them... It's

:29:16. > :29:20.like a cushion as well. 30 seconds and then that's it. That's amazing.

:29:21. > :29:25.Thank you. Derek, thanks very much indeed. That's been amazing. We saw

:29:26. > :29:28.some amazing sports at Lee Valley. We saw very inspirational interviews

:29:29. > :29:34.after. Let's catch up with a couple of them.

:29:35. > :29:39.I'm in pain, I have to live on morphine to get up, go to bed and

:29:40. > :29:42.just to eat. Usually that stops me eating as well. Sport gives me a

:29:43. > :29:46.reason to get up in the morning. It gives me a reason to go to bed at

:29:47. > :29:50.night and to eat, just to live basically. I honestly can't believe

:29:51. > :29:55.people have done this for us, they've put this on. It's just more

:29:56. > :30:02.than you could ever have hoped for, more than I probably deserve. Thank

:30:03. > :30:06.you really. Lovely stuff there. Susan Cook and JJ Chalmers. Just

:30:07. > :30:12.final thoughts from you Derek, perhaps about what you hope will be

:30:13. > :30:16.the legacy of this event. Clearly, Prince Harry's dream is that it

:30:17. > :30:21.might not be every year, but maybe every other year. I agree with what

:30:22. > :30:25.Prince Harry has said. I want this to carry on. There are so many other

:30:26. > :30:30.injured men and women out there in the country. It will help them to

:30:31. > :30:37.come out from wherever they are and just to be part of this, because it

:30:38. > :30:39.helps to getting over the trauma, the traumatic experience they went

:30:40. > :30:44.through in Afghanistan, Iraq or anywhere in the world. Also, just to

:30:45. > :30:50.give them a second chance to live and to aid their recovery as well.

:30:51. > :30:53.I'd like the same idea as Prince Harry has said that it should carry

:30:54. > :31:00.on. I sense you have a special empathy with this as a competitor

:31:01. > :31:07.and as a veteran. Absolutely. It is an amazing event.

:31:08. > :31:12.Congratulations to Prince Harry for this idea. But I love the fact that

:31:13. > :31:17.he has done it, not just been the face of it but driven it, been to

:31:18. > :31:20.every single meeting. Driven the whole process, the reason for doing

:31:21. > :31:25.it. I think it would be better if it is

:31:26. > :31:29.not every year. In major championships, it means more when

:31:30. > :31:33.there is a gap, a goal. So in two years' time, how many more people

:31:34. > :31:37.will think, right, I am going to get ready to be there in two years'

:31:38. > :31:42.time. It will be brilliant if other countries take this on. To go from

:31:43. > :31:44.not just Great Britain but other countries haing it. It will be the

:31:45. > :31:49.legacy. It will be.

:31:50. > :31:55.Kelly, Derek, especially with the medals, congratulations.

:31:56. > :32:00.Thank you very much. So, Joe Townsend is in the cycling

:32:01. > :32:06.now. He is up against Steve Arnold. Let's hear from both of them.

:32:07. > :32:10.With 40 Commando Royal Marines, I was injured in Afghanistan about six

:32:11. > :32:16.years ago. I was on a routine foot patrol. I stepped on an improvised

:32:17. > :32:23.explosive device. It resulted in me losing the best part of both legs. I

:32:24. > :32:27.was three years in rehabilitation. Five months in hospital, over 50

:32:28. > :32:31.surgical operations. So it has been a long process. But I am out of the

:32:32. > :32:36.other side. I have left the military. Integrated into civilian

:32:37. > :32:42.life. I have found sport and found a new way of life. I played sport,

:32:43. > :32:47.rugby as a lad. And in the Royal Marines you have to be fit for the

:32:48. > :32:52.job. But for training specific sports it is not something I had

:32:53. > :32:57.done much before. After I was injured, I was lacking the drive and

:32:58. > :33:01.focus. Somebody suggested to me for charity we should do an iron man. I

:33:02. > :33:07.started to train for that. I dived into the deep end and in 2011, I

:33:08. > :33:13.completed my first iron man. After that, I got picked up for the

:33:14. > :33:17.triathlon for Great Britain. For the past three years I have been

:33:18. > :33:24.focussing on that and competing for Great Britain. I train two to three

:33:25. > :33:28.times a day. It is a full-time job. Over 20 hours of training a week. It

:33:29. > :33:33.is the lifestyle choices that go with it. The healthy diet. The fact

:33:34. > :33:37.you don't go out partying with your mates. But for what you get from the

:33:38. > :33:43.sport it is worth it. It is worth the small sacrifices.

:33:44. > :33:46.Sport is massive, massive in everyone's recovery. It gives you

:33:47. > :33:52.the freedom. It does not matter the sport. It gives you the confidence

:33:53. > :33:59.to get back in the group, to get out, to get in the environment and

:34:00. > :34:05.have fun. I had been 18 years in the Royal Engineers. Injured in

:34:06. > :34:10.Afghanistan. I stepped on an IED carrying out a search operations.

:34:11. > :34:16.After I was injured, I went to Headley Court. I knew some guys from

:34:17. > :34:21.the Regiments who had been injured they were there. They were six

:34:22. > :34:27.months ahead of me. They said they got around it. If they can walk why

:34:28. > :34:33.couldn't I. One of the guys said to try horned cycling. I was putting on

:34:34. > :34:38.weight. I managed to get myself on the GB development squad. I had

:34:39. > :34:43.something to focus on. For me I have changed from one uniform to another

:34:44. > :34:48.but it is not as serious. It will be amazing. Joe has been doing this a

:34:49. > :34:53.couple of more years than me. To be honest, I looked up to him in the

:34:54. > :35:00.beginning. We are the strongest in our classification on the British

:35:01. > :35:03.team. Yeah, we are pushing each other every we come out to race. It

:35:04. > :35:06.will be tough to stick with him on the race but I will not tell you my

:35:07. > :35:10.plans to stick with him. But we will work together as a team, then the

:35:11. > :35:15.last couple of lap, the best man wins. We are going for it. Hopefully

:35:16. > :35:20.it will be me and Joe out in the front. As long as one of us wins the

:35:21. > :35:25.medals we will be happy. I would love to represent my country, in a

:35:26. > :35:32.major event. Weather it is a World Cup or a Paralympics. Maybe Rio is

:35:33. > :35:37.too soon but Japan 2020 is not that men years away.

:35:38. > :35:46.First up it was the hand bike to time trial. It was al-Freddo

:35:47. > :35:56.de-Santos who took the Gold Medal. It was a silver for Townsend.

:35:57. > :36:20.Congratulations to the American. So it was on to the race.

:36:21. > :36:22.Here is the start list. The commentator, is John Allen

:36:23. > :36:27.Butterworth. We have a leading group of three,

:36:28. > :36:34.from what was a fairly small field. The rider in the upright position in

:36:35. > :36:41.the jersey of the United States is de-Santos. He won the Gold Medal in

:36:42. > :36:46.the time trial. On the front is Joe Townsend. He has had considerable

:36:47. > :36:49.success at the Invictus Games with four Gold Medals on the track.

:36:50. > :36:55.Fourth in the time trial this morning. Bringing up the rear of the

:36:56. > :36:59.leading trio is Steve Arnold. Another British competitor who won

:37:00. > :37:05.Bronze Medal earlier. John Allen Butterworth with me for this one.

:37:06. > :37:10.Jon Allen it seems surprising that we have two different events,

:37:11. > :37:17.together in this one field? Yes. I think, I mean that the two events

:37:18. > :37:23.together you see with Anila and the normal two-hand cycling bike, they

:37:24. > :37:28.would not normally be together. They are separates as the kneelers can

:37:29. > :37:38.get the power-outs and they can engage the arms. It really puts the

:37:39. > :37:42.hand cyclists at a disadvantage. So with a group of three if they

:37:43. > :37:46.stay together, the advantage is normally clearly with the rider who

:37:47. > :37:55.is kneeling? Yes, clearly. So there we are, the rider in the

:37:56. > :38:02.middle there is the American de-Santos. 44 years of age. A former

:38:03. > :38:07.Staff Sergeant, also taking part in the sitting volley ball here at the

:38:08. > :38:14.Invictus Games. Joe Townsend has been a star so far. Gold in the 100,

:38:15. > :38:19.200, 400 and 1500m in the athletics. Now looking to add to his tally in

:38:20. > :38:30.the cycling. It is getting tough for Steve Arnold

:38:31. > :38:37.here? Yes, he is either struggling or the other two, are just pressing

:38:38. > :38:50.on. Steve is a member of the GB development squad. His first year on

:38:51. > :38:53.the teem. Steve Arnold first joining the Great Britain development

:38:54. > :39:04.cycling squad a year ago. He makes his way in hand cycling.

:39:05. > :39:11.De-Santos continues to lead the way. Townsend is sticking to him. There

:39:12. > :39:15.is a short gap, then Arnold. Two British riders following the

:39:16. > :39:20.American. Arnold is still in touch... But he will not want the

:39:21. > :39:25.gap to go out. He is starting to feel the pace of the race now.

:39:26. > :39:41.There is still considerable distance remaining. The best part of seven

:39:42. > :39:46.laps. There is Arnold. He is just

:39:47. > :39:53.beginning to lose ground. He is still in a good position for a

:39:54. > :40:02.medal. A big gap among the riders in this

:40:03. > :40:08.field. Joe Townsend is looking confident in

:40:09. > :40:15.the front. Normally a part of GB time triathlons.

:40:16. > :40:19.I don't think he is finding this race too taxing.

:40:20. > :40:26.So the longer and the tougher from his point of view? Joe being an

:40:27. > :40:29.ex-marine, any challenge, long, short, normally, the enduring, and

:40:30. > :40:35.gruelling ones are the ones he likes.

:40:36. > :40:39.He took on one of the world's toughest races, the race across

:40:40. > :40:48.America. With seven other wounded servicemen. He did that a council of

:40:49. > :40:52.years ago. Another box ticked in his sporting endeavours. Here he is in

:40:53. > :41:03.the front. The 26-year-old from Eastbourne it leading the way.

:41:04. > :41:11.De Los Santos is still looking comfortable behind him.

:41:12. > :41:15.At the moment it looks as if the race for gold will be between these

:41:16. > :41:20.two. That is unless Steve Arnold can find

:41:21. > :41:34.a second wind. Here he is. Rejoining the leaders. Now what about the gap,

:41:35. > :41:58.is it opening up? Yes, it is. Slowly but noticeably it is growing.

:41:59. > :42:08.Six laps to go. USA and Great Britain. Townsend

:42:09. > :42:13.looking to add to the four Gold Medals he has already one. On the

:42:14. > :42:20.right of the screen is the BMX track. Modified since the Games of

:42:21. > :42:23.London 2012. But basically the same. The re-development is completed and

:42:24. > :42:28.everything is fully operational here. You can ride on the Olympic

:42:29. > :42:33.velodrome. Race on this track. Train on the track.

:42:34. > :42:38.And also there is the mountain bike course and the BMX track as well. A

:42:39. > :42:44.fantastic facility here on the corner of the Olympic Park. There is

:42:45. > :43:04.the iconic very well dream. 12 seconds, the gap. Back to Steve

:43:05. > :43:12.Arnold. What sort of dense tanses would

:43:13. > :43:17.these guys down in a norm -- distances would these guys do in a

:43:18. > :43:26.normal training session? About 20 to 30 marls upwards. The training

:43:27. > :43:34.cyclists are the same. Normally the road racing is about an hour for

:43:35. > :43:40.road cycling. The hand cycling is an hour, the

:43:41. > :43:45.normal time for uprights is about an hour to two hours.

:43:46. > :43:52.These two are coping best with the undualations of the circuit here.

:43:53. > :43:57.There those little uphill sections look tough. I would not like to do

:43:58. > :44:02.it with my arm, I tell you that. It is not just starting the race but

:44:03. > :44:07.coming up to the finish as well, there is that little uphill rise to

:44:08. > :44:14.the finishing line. That is when the pull on the bars in the sprint can

:44:15. > :44:17.make all the difference. For a sprinter it is probably the

:44:18. > :44:30.worst possible scenario, with the way that the head wind is at moment.

:44:31. > :44:34.With the track being giving the air flow to the DMXors, I don't know but

:44:35. > :44:39.it looks tough to me. You are three time medallist in the

:44:40. > :44:43.Paralympic Games in London a couple of years ago. Had this event

:44:44. > :44:48.happened earlier, is this what you would have been looking at? Yes, the

:44:49. > :44:52.Invictus Games is an amazing stepping stone. If I had the

:44:53. > :44:57.opportunity I would have taken it with both hands. Excuse the pun as I

:44:58. > :45:02.only have one. But it is a great experience to get used to the media.

:45:03. > :45:08.To experience an event with the crowds and the pressures of any kind

:45:09. > :45:13.of event such as this it is amazing. That must have been the difference.

:45:14. > :45:18.Even though you had competed for Great Britain. In Los Angeles a few

:45:19. > :45:21.months before the London games but the difference between the two was

:45:22. > :45:25.extraordinary in terms of atmosphere and everything that comes with it.

:45:26. > :45:31.It must have been a shock to the system? As great as it was? As great

:45:32. > :45:36.as it was, I did not think it was great until after the whole event.

:45:37. > :45:39.You are wrapped in a bubble. You are protected by your governing body.

:45:40. > :45:44.You don't know what is going on in the outside world. You don't read

:45:45. > :45:50.the papers or watch the TV articles. The first time on the track in a

:45:51. > :45:56.full velodrome, compared to friends and family in sparse stands, I was

:45:57. > :46:00.completely overwhelmed. The first event, my strongest, the kilo, I

:46:01. > :46:05.would look back at it now, I narrowly missed out. I think I would

:46:06. > :46:08.have clinched it had I been more relaxed and used to the environment

:46:09. > :46:12.that these guys have the chance to experience.

:46:13. > :46:14.So, in a sense did being closed and shut from it all perhaps not help

:46:15. > :46:24.you? You came from almost nothing, then

:46:25. > :46:31.there was this big noise and fanfare? The noise and fanfare of

:46:32. > :46:39.the velodrome, I cannot describe how loud it was. These little events,

:46:40. > :46:45.you get used to any cycling event in particular. It prepares you for

:46:46. > :46:49.bigger things to come. I distinctly remember it was so loud we had to

:46:50. > :46:55.have special headphones that clamped onto your head, special DJ

:46:56. > :47:05.headphones. They were making my jaw ache. They were the only things in

:47:06. > :47:09.which we can hear our output. Extraordinary noise in the

:47:10. > :47:16.velodrome. You were preparing, shut away from the world, having a

:47:17. > :47:24.fantastic time, a great couple of weeks. A fantastic time here today,

:47:25. > :47:28.Joe Townsend leading the way with Santos, who has been at the front of

:47:29. > :47:34.the race for a lot of the time, 14 laps this lace. As with the other

:47:35. > :47:39.events, there is quite a wide discrepancy in the ability levels

:47:40. > :47:46.between the competitors. Part of that is to do with the various

:47:47. > :47:50.injuries they are dealing with. Also the lack of experience, compared to

:47:51. > :47:56.some. Some of these athletes are looking to compete in Rio, for

:47:57. > :47:58.example, in a couple of years time. Some of these athletes are using it

:47:59. > :48:05.as a stepping stone to bigger things, and some, it is their games,

:48:06. > :48:13.and they are happy with that. They may be more recently injured, going

:48:14. > :48:22.through different parts of rehab. As you see, you have someone competing

:48:23. > :48:34.with an additional hand cyclist, not usually seen. Steve Arnold, he's in

:48:35. > :48:44.third, Clive Smith in fifth. Another British rider.

:48:45. > :49:03.Lapping the field there. No real sign of an juice stress, or slowing

:49:04. > :49:18.down. Both looking really strong. -- and. No real sign of stress.

:49:19. > :49:25.It is a completely different position there. A different kind of

:49:26. > :49:29.hand cycle. It is different, you expecting to be a stronger rider,

:49:30. > :49:38.getting a lot more power using your whole trunk. If you have knees, you

:49:39. > :49:46.can use that position, the best position for hand cycling. Amazing

:49:47. > :49:59.to see Joe Townsend stay in there. He is doing really well here. This

:50:00. > :50:05.is De La Santos, the winner of the time trial. Steve Arnold was the

:50:06. > :50:12.bronze medallist this morning, just over three seconds down from De La

:50:13. > :50:19.Santos. That was over one mile. It is considerably longer. Heading back

:50:20. > :50:34.towards the start and finish area. Almost touching wheels. Going into

:50:35. > :50:45.the dip, then slightly uphill into the finishing line, as the laps

:50:46. > :51:10.begin six countdown there will be three laps to go. There will be no

:51:11. > :51:25.catching these two, clear of the field. This is Steve Arnold. He is

:51:26. > :51:27.third, crossing the line now. Currently finding himself in the

:51:28. > :51:39.same position he was in earlier today. 28 seconds down on the

:51:40. > :51:58.leading duo. They are working it well together, you could say.

:51:59. > :52:09.They will enjoy this bit of the course, sweeping down past the pits.

:52:10. > :52:12.Pass the iconic Olympic velodrome, which will be hosting the World

:52:13. > :52:17.Championships in a couple of years time, track cycling. A couple of

:52:18. > :52:25.track meetings as well. Early in December. Townsend looks better, the

:52:26. > :52:31.longer this race goes on, as you were suggesting. I think it will

:52:32. > :52:39.come down to a sprint. The guy from the USA will have the advantage

:52:40. > :52:44.there, but it looks like Joe, he will want to extend his lead with

:52:45. > :52:51.two laps to go. Joe Townsend looks as if he will fight him all the way.

:52:52. > :52:58.Townsend is a double above the knee amputee, injured in 2008, after

:52:59. > :53:03.standing on an anti-tank mine. Joining the Marines at 17, five

:53:04. > :53:07.months into his first tour of Afghanistan when he suffered the

:53:08. > :53:15.injury is to both his legs. Leading the way here. A real star of these

:53:16. > :53:29.Invictus Games. You can see from the following

:53:30. > :53:39.motorbike, they are not hanging around, these two. No sign of any

:53:40. > :53:46.drop in pace as the laps go by. Across the finishing line to go.

:53:47. > :53:56.Still applying the pressure at the front. The down sections for hounds

:53:57. > :54:02.Daly hand cyclists, their favourite bits of the course, they are far

:54:03. > :54:13.faster in the downhill. I bet you can really get some speed up.

:54:14. > :54:27.Arnold, still in third place, looking good for bronze. Just

:54:28. > :54:40.heading up to the finish. A decent crowd gathered at key points of the

:54:41. > :54:47.circuit. Steve Arnold was a Staff Sergeant with the Royal Engineers,

:54:48. > :54:53.completing tours of Kosovo and Ireland, 3 times, and also Iraq.

:54:54. > :55:01.These two at the front, still locked together. I don't think they will be

:55:02. > :55:07.holding hands crossing the line together this time. Great Britain

:55:08. > :55:15.against USA, at the front of the field. Earlier today three British

:55:16. > :55:16.riders finishing together, all finishing in the same time, winning

:55:17. > :55:53.gold. They are heading down towards the

:55:54. > :55:59.bottom of the course. Fascinating to have a go on one of these, to see

:56:00. > :56:08.how difficult they are to steer. Hand cycles are very hard to steer.

:56:09. > :56:14.They peddle as they steer, very unstable around the corners. You can

:56:15. > :56:19.see Del los Santos leaning into the corners, to counteract the balance

:56:20. > :56:29.of the bike. That is why you see the hand cyclists using that double arm

:56:30. > :56:33.motion, because you cannot stay without motion. They are going to

:56:34. > :56:41.take the bell, this will be a cracking race. Joe Townsend for

:56:42. > :56:48.Great Britain, Alfredo Del los Santos for the USA. The third race

:56:49. > :56:54.of the afternoon, the hand bike. Who has that little bit of strength?

:56:55. > :57:02.That little bit extra left in the tank at the end of this 40 minute

:57:03. > :57:06.race? They certainly have plenty of distance on the rider in third

:57:07. > :57:16.place, Steve Arnold. Definitely between these two.

:57:17. > :57:24.The rider coming into the last corner first, into the dip, will win

:57:25. > :57:29.the race. They will not have the power to win it in a traditional

:57:30. > :57:35.sprint finish. If your noses in front, you will win. This is Steve

:57:36. > :57:41.Arnold, in third place, heading for bronze, second bronze medal of the

:57:42. > :57:49.day for him. Just one lap away. Keeping a nice steady rhythm in the

:57:50. > :57:56.closing stages. Now, the race for gold, past the pits. They will make

:57:57. > :58:01.a left hand turn, shortly. A little loop before coming back down onto

:58:02. > :58:15.the main part of the course. Coming into the right-hander. Townsend

:58:16. > :58:20.happy to ride from the front here. Looking to get past this back marker

:58:21. > :58:24.as soon as possible. Safely negotiated. Down to the most

:58:25. > :58:44.southerly part of the course. As Townsend got the pace to keep Del

:58:45. > :58:52.los Santos at bay? Izzy Jeffs biding his time, the American. -- is the

:58:53. > :58:57.American just biding his time? The sprint coming up shortly. Del los

:58:58. > :59:04.Santos starting to try and open it up. Townsend fighting for all he's

:59:05. > :59:09.worth. He is losing that extra power generated by the American in the

:59:10. > :59:13.upright position. It means he can be more forceful at the end of the

:59:14. > :59:19.race. He can push on, claiming the gold medal. He needs to keep it

:59:20. > :59:25.going, Alfredo Del los Santos wins for the United States, second gold

:59:26. > :59:32.of the day for him. A silver medal for Joe Townsend, to go with the

:59:33. > :59:39.four gold medals he won in the athletics arena. What a great day

:59:40. > :59:44.Del los Santos has had. In the end, it was a conclusive victory in the

:59:45. > :59:49.sprint. Amazing effort from Joe Townsend, but the first one into the

:59:50. > :59:54.dip was the man who was going to win. Del los Santos add the extra

:59:55. > :00:02.power, you can see from the pictures, engaging his whole core of

:00:03. > :00:06.his body. You can see Del los Santos, when he pushed on, in the

:00:07. > :00:13.sprint for the line, he won with room to spare, even having a moment

:00:14. > :00:19.to enjoy crossing the line. A winning smile for Alfredo Del los

:00:20. > :00:24.Santos. A great ride by Joe Townsend. Superb effort from him.

:00:25. > :00:30.Gave everything he had to try and put himself in the best position,

:00:31. > :00:34.going into those final corners. Here is the Arnold, the bronze medallist

:00:35. > :00:42.for Britain. Third in the time trial earlier today, third in the mass

:00:43. > :00:55.started then. -- start even. More British success at the Invictus

:00:56. > :01:08.Games. FORCEDYELLOW yes. FORCEDYELLOW yes.

:01:09. > :01:13.A phenomenal Games for you. Yes, it has been phenomenal. I have

:01:14. > :01:23.known Alfredo De Los Santos a while now. I have ridden against him. He

:01:24. > :01:29.has beaten me on the day. But I had a great race. You must have known

:01:30. > :01:34.his stringths when you knew there was a decent finish in him? Yeah, he

:01:35. > :01:40.was not having any of it. He knew his game plan. I tried to pull in

:01:41. > :01:46.front of him. I know I am a fit guy. I was trying to pass him. But he was

:01:47. > :01:51.not going to let me pass him. Unfortunately, if I had not had the

:01:52. > :01:57.flat up the hill but we will see. You have had some amazing sporting

:01:58. > :02:06.feats over the last few years, put into context what the Invictus Games

:02:07. > :02:10.has given you? It is just amazing. The majority of the guys I know. I

:02:11. > :02:16.have seen them coming into Headley Court. To see them coming in

:02:17. > :02:20.battered and new to injury. To see them coming here how, it has been

:02:21. > :02:24.fairly emotional for me. A few moments where I have had a choke in

:02:25. > :02:29.my throat. But it has been absolutely fantastic. I want to say

:02:30. > :02:36.a massive thank you to Prince Harry, and the sponsors, which have shoved

:02:37. > :02:37.up some dosh for this! Well, congratulations, thank you very

:02:38. > :02:42.much. Thank you.

:02:43. > :02:46.So, a little bit disappointed there but remember the four golds in the

:02:47. > :02:53.athletics. We are going to have another look at

:02:54. > :03:01.the rugby from last night but now a little more cycling. This was a

:03:02. > :03:07.Silver Medal for Adam Clark. And a dominant performance frommed a

:03:08. > :03:11.aim Perrin. He won the gold. Let's see how it

:03:12. > :03:22.went. Zbl Five laps to go roux Perrin

:03:23. > :03:35.has been in the lead for most of the race. Striking out on his own.

:03:36. > :03:45.Number 71 in third is Adam Clark. He tested the legs of everybody on the

:03:46. > :03:52.first lap going on his own for a short distance before being caught.

:03:53. > :03:58.These two are second and third. But Perrin has looked impressive. What

:03:59. > :04:04.do you think of the chances now? The gap has increased to 21. 6.

:04:05. > :04:09.It is staying above the 20 second margins. So he is just four laps to

:04:10. > :04:15.go coming up. I don't think that they will close it.

:04:16. > :04:19.But I may be proven wrong. They are not working that

:04:20. > :04:22.effectively together. The Danish are in the front.

:04:23. > :04:26.They could lap now. It does not look as if they have

:04:27. > :04:32.been combining to work together. A bit of a gap over the finishing line

:04:33. > :04:38.a few moments ago. The British rider riding off the back of the Dane all

:04:39. > :04:45.the way around as they head past the Olympic velodrome. Past the pits and

:04:46. > :04:50.the laps clicking by. A 14-lap race with just under four-and-a-half to

:04:51. > :04:53.go. Little groups of riders around the mile-long circuit. It split up

:04:54. > :04:58.quickly. They are difficult races to read. For us as commentators, we are

:04:59. > :05:05.never sure what is going to happen. Whether there will be a bunch or if

:05:06. > :05:11.it will split up but imagine for the athletes, not knowing what they are

:05:12. > :05:19.up against in some cases? Here now on the front are second placed,

:05:20. > :05:23.Anderson from Denmark. He is 27-year-old. He suffered from

:05:24. > :05:29.post-traumatic stress and severe depression.

:05:30. > :05:34.Here he is enjoying the opportunity at the Invictus Games. Back with the

:05:35. > :05:39.leader now. And it is Andy Perrin from Great

:05:40. > :05:45.Britain. He won gold in the time trial. It was a one-lap time trial.

:05:46. > :05:52.He has four laps against the watch to go here now. Four laps between

:05:53. > :06:01.himself and another Gold Medal. A second of the day.

:06:02. > :06:08.In the previous shot we saw Anderson. He communicates with the

:06:09. > :06:14.GB rider and just telling him to give him a nudge to give him an open

:06:15. > :06:18.hand. Making him work a bit. They both have something to gain

:06:19. > :06:26.from working together. When we look back at the riders behind, the gap

:06:27. > :06:30.is not that great between silver, bronze and those in fourth, fifth

:06:31. > :06:38.and sixth places. 27 seconds, the gap is now going up a little bit.

:06:39. > :06:43.Perrin pushes on a little more. Anderson is ten seconds clear in

:06:44. > :06:48.third place of the rider in fourth. So certainly the rest of the medals

:06:49. > :06:55.are not done and dusted yet. Those in the top three are not home and

:06:56. > :07:00.hosed. These two do need to work together to preserve their place on

:07:01. > :07:06.the podium. The race is between the silver and the bronze for the rest

:07:07. > :07:10.of the field. Adam Clark from Great Britain. A

:07:11. > :07:15.former Lance Corporal with the Royal Marines. This is the second and the

:07:16. > :07:23.final event he is taking part in at the Invictus Games. The Danish rider

:07:24. > :07:31.with him is Jonas Anderson. He has been a podium finisher in a number

:07:32. > :07:42.of Danish adventure races. Also a sergeant in the Danish army.

:07:43. > :07:47.With every lap that passes, the weather is getting better and

:07:48. > :07:52.better. Still quite a breeze on certain

:07:53. > :07:57.portions of the course. That is something for the riders to deal

:07:58. > :08:13.with. But the winds are noticeably lighter than it was earlier today.

:08:14. > :08:17.Perrin still out on his own. Still looking strong. Three laps to go for

:08:18. > :08:42.him. And no sign of giving way here or

:08:43. > :08:52.giving any ground. So, as they come up towards the finish.

:08:53. > :08:58.Waiting for a time check. To see whether or not the Danish and the GB

:08:59. > :09:04.riders can close the gap. It looks a decent advantage that

:09:05. > :09:13.Perrin has at the moment. Another riding better lapped. AdrianTalbot

:09:14. > :09:28.is there. The gap is looking good for Perrin.

:09:29. > :09:32.It is just over half a minute now... What about the advantage held by

:09:33. > :09:37.second and third over the rest of the riders hoping to get in among

:09:38. > :09:47.the medals? Well, that has gone up a little bit as well. 32 seconds back

:09:48. > :09:51.is Clark. And at 46 is Schessler of Germany.

:09:52. > :10:14.So that has gone up. There is a benefit to working together.

:10:15. > :10:19.Anderson is looking like the stronger rider of the two.

:10:20. > :10:26.If he is left to a sprint finish, I think he will probably get that.

:10:27. > :10:29.Anderson has been strong throughout. His team-mate who won the bronze in

:10:30. > :10:37.the time trial did the work early on. There is a strong Danish

:10:38. > :10:43.contingent in the race but Anderson is proving to be the most powerful

:10:44. > :10:48.of them. Perrin was decisive in the race

:10:49. > :10:53.early on. That takes guts. It is the opportunity, the

:10:54. > :10:57.commitment to the move and it stuck. And seeing the pelaton going past

:10:58. > :11:01.now. They are chasing for second, and third place.

:11:02. > :11:09.. The gap is only standing at 14 seconds.

:11:10. > :11:35.So Perrin leads, followed by Anderson, followed by Adam Clark.

:11:36. > :11:44.Perrin continues. He is over half a minute ahead of them on the circuit.

:11:45. > :11:54.This is Schessler going through, the German rider.

:11:55. > :12:13.Clark, the 33-year-old, doing a turn on the front here. He may have his

:12:14. > :12:28.hands full with the Dane. They have to be careful now, the gap

:12:29. > :12:32.between the pelaton and the second and third places are getting

:12:33. > :12:37.shorter. Adam Clark wide on the corner.

:12:38. > :12:43.He is trying to find a shorter way around the corner, he is taking it

:12:44. > :12:47.is bit close there. Luckily, there are no barriers.

:12:48. > :12:52.Anderson is working hard to get rid of the British rider here. Can Clark

:12:53. > :12:56.hang on? They come up towards another back marker on the

:12:57. > :13:01.left-handside of the screen. There goes Anderson. Out to the bottom end

:13:02. > :13:08.of the circuit. The furthest point from us here at the velodrome. He

:13:09. > :13:16.will make a U-turn in a moment. That is him with the leader now,

:13:17. > :13:21.Perrin. He is under the bridge and a lap now, barring any unforeseen

:13:22. > :13:26.problems, it could be a glorious moment for him. One lap to go. To

:13:27. > :13:32.dig in. A few more minutes of pain then it will be all over.

:13:33. > :13:37.Perrin is looking like he will lap the field.

:13:38. > :13:43.Perrin has been superb. He has taken the race by the scruff of the neck.

:13:44. > :13:48.Not only is he going to win it but rub salt into the wounds.

:13:49. > :14:00.Anderson looks like he has blown a gasket. Going so hard in trying to

:14:01. > :14:06.get rid of Clark... Clark is just free wheeling along the course

:14:07. > :14:12.there. They are clearly getting the bell.

:14:13. > :14:16.It clearly says a lap to go. But Adam Clark has, as you can see,

:14:17. > :14:25.he has stopped racing. Whether he has a problem... He was going so

:14:26. > :14:31.well. It looks like it is pandemonium in

:14:32. > :14:37.the pitch with the British coach jumping up and down. Something has

:14:38. > :14:41.gone wrong, the wrong signals but it looked like he stopped racing.

:14:42. > :14:44.I don't think it is due to difficulties. But now here is the

:14:45. > :14:48.man racing to gold for the second time today. He has time to

:14:49. > :14:53.acknowledge the crowd as he heads around on the last lap. A last lap

:14:54. > :14:59.to victory after a thoroughly dominant performance.

:15:00. > :15:05.Many riders still out on the course but they could not live with this

:15:06. > :15:09.man here. Andy Perrin has been superb. He was brilliant in claiming

:15:10. > :15:14.gold against the watch in the time trial. He almost turned this race

:15:15. > :15:20.into a time trial as well. He will be able to see the velodrome if he

:15:21. > :15:23.looks up. As he prepares to head down the dip and under the bridge

:15:24. > :15:36.and up to the finish for a final time.

:15:37. > :15:45.Amazing effort by Perrin, who has led this one from the front. Taking

:15:46. > :15:53.a breather. Up the hill one final time. What a moment for Andrew

:15:54. > :15:58.Perrin. A wonderful moment. Second gold medal of the day. He turned on

:15:59. > :16:04.that one into a chime trial. Nobody could live with him. -- time trial.

:16:05. > :16:17.Anderson pressing on, trying to claim the silver. Accompanied by

:16:18. > :16:22.Adam Clark. Clark stopping on the line, when there was one lap

:16:23. > :16:28.remaining, not sure if he misjudged something. There is the silver

:16:29. > :16:34.medallist. Good arriving by the Dane, claiming the silver. Claiming

:16:35. > :16:41.the silver from the very strong Danish contingent in this 30 strong

:16:42. > :16:50.race. Here is Adam Clark. Finishing third. Clearly looking as if he has

:16:51. > :16:57.problems with his hip. A good, strong ride from him. There was only

:16:58. > :17:06.ever going to be one winner of this race. From the very early laps, and

:17:07. > :17:13.the Perrin. Winning goal for the second time today. Congratulations,

:17:14. > :17:21.you had to do it on your own? That was not the plan. Adam went, we knew

:17:22. > :17:26.who we wanted to tire out. I thought I could not let him do that work,

:17:27. > :17:32.and not go. The lap board was not moving. All the way along, I was

:17:33. > :17:38.going, this is mine, talking to myself, keeping myself going. Paul

:17:39. > :17:43.was giving me the times. Trying to have some easy laps. That was the

:17:44. > :17:48.hardest thing, the longest 40 minutes I had ever done. Your second

:17:49. > :17:54.gold medal of these games, how important is cycling to you? It is

:17:55. > :18:00.massive, when I got injured, I could not do any contact sports. I took up

:18:01. > :18:04.cycling, I am competitive, I have a great team at Finchley, in London,

:18:05. > :18:11.the boys have been helping me all summer, Simon, George, Alex, pushing

:18:12. > :18:17.me hard. It is the only time I feel sane, riding my bike. I love the

:18:18. > :18:25.cycling. This is such a good experience. I did not really want it

:18:26. > :18:31.to be over. A quick name with -- word with your team-mates, what

:18:32. > :18:39.happened on the last lap? I try to lap him, my hip stopped. When you

:18:40. > :18:46.came over, we wondered if you had misjudged it? I was watching the lap

:18:47. > :18:51.counter. I tried to get one over on him, it did not work. Fantastic to

:18:52. > :18:58.see you attacking right from the very start. He was our best shot of

:18:59. > :19:02.gold. It worked for the team. Brilliant. I think you have come

:19:03. > :19:09.back with the bronze medal. That is a plus. Congratulations.

:19:10. > :19:14.Well done to Andrew Perrin, but disappointment for Adam Clark,

:19:15. > :19:19.looked like he was going to get a second silver medal. We are going to

:19:20. > :19:24.reflect on that amazing wheelchair rugby match from last night. Steve

:19:25. > :19:25.Brown was calling the match alongside Eddie Butler last night.

:19:26. > :20:18.Here are the best moments. Invictus! A very appropriate salute

:20:19. > :20:22.from Boris Johnson, both those teams should be celebrated for an

:20:23. > :20:26.incredible match. The whole atmosphere, it was not just in the

:20:27. > :20:31.stadium, outside the stadium, the whole place has been electric.

:20:32. > :20:37.Really reminding me of 2012, sitting there, commentating on some

:20:38. > :20:42.fantastic games, the final, and the other game, with Harry involved.

:20:43. > :20:47.Awesome to be there. So much better than what I expected. Charlie

:20:48. > :20:55.Walker, he was the main man, we talked beforehand about his matchup

:20:56. > :21:01.with Ryan McIntosh, but Charlie really nailed it? I could not

:21:02. > :21:05.believe it. Watching Charlie was fantastic. So different in their

:21:06. > :21:11.attitudes, the way they approached the game. You could see their

:21:12. > :21:18.personalities coming through. Ryan McIntosh, very headstrong, making

:21:19. > :21:24.his own luck. Whereas Charlie Walker was much more composed, watching the

:21:25. > :21:28.game unfold, and reacting to what his team-mates were doing, and

:21:29. > :21:35.ultimately that was the way to do it. Ryan McIntosh was five times in

:21:36. > :21:38.the sin bin. Yes, they were for things that he had a bit more

:21:39. > :21:45.control over than people may have thought. He was reaching, contacting

:21:46. > :21:50.another player. You can have as much contact in wheelchair rugby as you

:21:51. > :21:56.like. But there is zero tolerance for person to person contact. When

:21:57. > :22:01.the scores were level, and USA were slipping away, he was chancing his

:22:02. > :22:07.luck. The other area is crossing the goal line without the ball, the

:22:08. > :22:10.anticipation on receiving that pass, he was just cruising before he got

:22:11. > :22:19.the ball, turning it over to gigabits. Charlie Walker will be in

:22:20. > :22:27.action in the basketball semifinals. -- to Team GB. If you have been

:22:28. > :22:37.inspired by that final, login to the BBC website. What was less

:22:38. > :22:39.inspiring, very fun to watch, entertaining, was the celebrity

:22:40. > :22:47.match. You were commentating on that. They did not do too badly? I

:22:48. > :22:51.was very surprised by the skills, and the togetherness they had.

:22:52. > :22:56.Bearing in mind, the way they were brought together, to be a lot of

:22:57. > :23:01.fun, for people to chair along. There were some real skills. It

:23:02. > :23:16.could not work out better than Harry opening the scoring. -- people to

:23:17. > :23:24.cheer along. Why was he sent off, going behind the line? Absolutely,

:23:25. > :23:27.the Reds were going to score, and his defensive situation meant he was

:23:28. > :23:33.close to the line, he went over before the player with the ball that

:23:34. > :23:37.gets you sent. The referee had a lot of enjoyment sending him to the sin

:23:38. > :23:43.bin. Somebody told me he was trying to bribe someone to get back on

:23:44. > :23:51.quick! In terms of atmosphere, some people have said, even better than

:23:52. > :23:55.2012, what do you say? The one thing I have in common with Prince Harry,

:23:56. > :24:01.he opened the scoring, and so did I at 2012. When you cross that line,

:24:02. > :24:06.carrying the ball at a home games, whether it be the Paralympics will

:24:07. > :24:11.the Invictus Games, the crowd erupts, it takes your breath away.

:24:12. > :24:17.Between me scoring the opening try, and Prince Harry scoring his, I have

:24:18. > :24:21.never had an atmosphere like it. It brought everything back, the spine

:24:22. > :24:26.tingle is, the goose bumps. I have never been in an atmosphere like it

:24:27. > :24:31.until yesterday. What about the British team, looking forward to

:24:32. > :24:42.Rio? Some of those players taking part? I hope so, they will have the

:24:43. > :24:44.right attitude, massive amounts of discipline, the way they were

:24:45. > :24:49.working for each other, if they can transfer those skills, they will be

:24:50. > :24:56.part of the Paralympic team for Rio. Certainly an amazing match. We

:24:57. > :25:09.will go back to cycling, Terry Byrne missed out on London 2012, he will

:25:10. > :25:14.go in the IRB2 race. Sport has always been a big part of my life, I

:25:15. > :25:18.was on the British team for four years, getting a few world records.

:25:19. > :25:29.I have done four Tours, Northern Ireland, Iraq, and Afghanistan,

:25:30. > :25:34.where I got injured. It was an IED, I was a section commander leader, on

:25:35. > :25:42.patrol. The first man stepped over, I stepped straight onto the pressure

:25:43. > :25:50.pad. Lower limb amputations. It was the time of the Beijing Paralympics.

:25:51. > :25:54.To watch people like Sarah Storey, the way they performed,

:25:55. > :26:02.straightaway, with sport being part of life, that is what I wanted to

:26:03. > :26:10.get into, and three Help For Heroes, a took me, and I was

:26:11. > :26:15.fortunately to get spotted. -- and through Help For Heroes, I was

:26:16. > :26:24.fortunate to get spotted. I had a fast ability. -- rehabilitation. The

:26:25. > :26:28.team atmosphere reminds me of the Army, that is what I miss. Laughing

:26:29. > :26:36.all the time, leaving everything on the track. Hopefully getting

:26:37. > :26:59.results. There may be team spirit, but there is also in-house rivalry.

:27:00. > :27:05.Me and Jacko are quite funny, he started his journey in the British

:27:06. > :27:09.cycling team right now. I came into this event to enjoy it, and to

:27:10. > :27:13.represent Great Britain and the Armed Forces. I cannot help being

:27:14. > :27:19.competitive. I am looking for the win. I know physically I have it in

:27:20. > :27:24.me. Mentally I feel is wrong. I want to get gold, there is no point

:27:25. > :27:29.coming for any other medal. I had to leave everything on the track, and I

:27:30. > :27:32.can look back on that and feels wrong about it. If I leave

:27:33. > :27:43.everything on that track I have a good chance. First up was the time

:27:44. > :28:18.trial, IRB2, with Andrew Perrin winning. The winner Jacko van Gas.

:28:19. > :28:25.For. Let's see how the bunch race when. -- went.

:28:26. > :28:39.You can see the gap, at around nine seconds. Terry Byrne waving the

:28:40. > :28:48.Frenchman through. Looks like Team USA are trying to bridge the gap to

:28:49. > :28:55.the breakaway. The gap has not become substantial, just a handful

:28:56. > :28:59.of seconds. They have clearly been riding within themselves. No

:29:00. > :29:11.surprise that someone can bridge that gap, someone from the United

:29:12. > :29:20.States. Four have become five. Carlton Duncan has joined them, as

:29:21. > :29:29.serving Staff Sergeant, as seasoned Warrior Games athlete. Carlton

:29:30. > :30:35.Duncan joining the leading group of four.

:30:36. > :30:39.Interestingly, we are being told that rider there, Carlton Duncan

:30:40. > :30:44.should not be in the top five as he stopped at the pits earlier in the

:30:45. > :30:51.race. Apparently he missed a lap. So he should be back in 15th place.

:30:52. > :30:56.So he is a lap behind. That is what we are being told. But before

:30:57. > :31:12.splitting now... The next time over the line will be eight laps to go.

:31:13. > :31:17.Jack o Van Gas seems to have a bit of tempo here. Oh, there is a crash.

:31:18. > :31:22.We have had a crash here. It is a French rider who has gone down. I

:31:23. > :31:26.think it is David Travadon. It is. David Travadon who won a Silver

:31:27. > :31:34.Medal this morning. He is going down on the right hand.

:31:35. > :31:39.Here it is once again. He fell heavily on the right-hand

:31:40. > :31:44.side. It would seem he is out of

:31:45. > :31:52.contention. David Travadon, now not looking as though he will add to the

:31:53. > :32:03.medal that he won in the time trial. Just there, Van Gas is giving him a

:32:04. > :32:09.flick of the elbow. Brun is not giving him an inch.

:32:10. > :32:14.What a disappointment for the French team captain at the Invictus Games.

:32:15. > :32:26.That is David Travadon. You can see there, the crash once

:32:27. > :32:31.again. I thought he clipped the pedal. But

:32:32. > :32:34.it is like the back wheel washed out.

:32:35. > :32:39.He is left to consider what might have been here. But as I mentioned

:32:40. > :32:54.he does have Silver Medal from the time trial this morning.

:32:55. > :33:00.I say he won a Silver Medal in the cycle but he won gold on the

:33:01. > :33:04.athletics track in the 1500m in his category.

:33:05. > :33:09.So a gold and is a silver from the first Invictus Games is not a bad

:33:10. > :33:13.return. Even though clearly it did not end as he would have liked.

:33:14. > :33:20.Here we are back with the leading duo. Van Gas is looking keen to push

:33:21. > :33:25.on a little bit. It is no surprise. As you suggested, a little

:33:26. > :33:29.bitterlier on, although we had a four rider leading break, they were

:33:30. > :33:47.soft peddling. They were not pressing home the advantage.

:33:48. > :34:17.Van Gass is clearly looking not happy.

:34:18. > 3:46:56Still seven laps to go for the leading riders.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56This is the rider in third place. 33 Henri Rebujent.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Henri Rebujent is 20 seconds or so down on our leaders here.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56The remnants of the pelaton go through.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Yes, 19 seconds is the gap. Well this is the decisive moment in

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the entire race. Jako Van Gass finally decided it is time to go

3:46:57 > 3:46:56alone and leave Terry Burn behind. He was not contributing to the break

3:46:57 > 3:46:56away at all. Now he has to fend for himself. Despite the encouragement

3:46:57 > 3:46:56from Van Gass, who wanted to get him involved he has decided to go it

3:46:57 > 3:46:56alone. I think that Van Gass knows that Terry needed help on the spinto

3:46:57 > 3:46:56sprint. Now he has decided enough is enough. He is going for victory

3:46:57 > 3:46:56solo. Five laps to go and the British

3:46:57 > 3:46:56rider, Van Gass, who won the time trial gold this morning is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56potentially heading for a medal in the IR B category 1 race as well. In

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the last gap he has escaped from Terry Burn. He took the Bronze

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Medal. The pair of them were away but as we mentioned just now, it

3:46:57 > 3:46:56seems as if Burn has the one tactic which is the sprint and he was not

3:46:57 > 3:46:56interested in co-operating as a pair.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56That is right. He had one thing on his mind. He is sticking to that.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Obviously it back fired. If he had contributed then make Van Gass would

3:46:57 > 3:46:56have worked with him for a little longer. Now he will have to fend for

3:46:57 > 3:46:56himself in the wind. This is the hungry pack who will start to try to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56chase him down. 22 in the middle of your picture was Ryan Kgray. He

3:46:57 > 3:46:56served as a private with 2 Para. Now back with the leader, that gap has

3:46:57 > 3:46:56gone up to 22 seconds. This must be the move of the race? Yes. It is.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56This is not going to get closed. With four laps to go, I don't think

3:46:57 > 3:46:56it will be that he gets caught. Two laps to go for the chasers.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56And the effort of the day is etched on a few faces there.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56There is Burn. He has that look on his face, even though he is hurting,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56it is like he is enjoying it. Like he is smiling. I am sure that his

3:46:57 > 3:46:56legs, his body is hurting. But here is the leader.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Van Gass. On his own. Riding effectively a

3:46:57 > 3:46:56time trial for the second time today.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Having won the one-lap effort. That was around this course this

3:46:57 > 3:46:56morning. Now he is managing to get rid of all

3:46:57 > 3:46:56of the others here in the road race as well.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56He used to be a private, Jako Van Gass. As he takes the bell. One more

3:46:57 > 3:46:56lap to go. He is almost there. Almost done it. The second Gold

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Medal very much within reach here. There is still a bit of a breeze on

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the course for the riders. Not as strong as it was earlier into the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56day. Weather it is picking up as the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56afternoon wares on. 26 there, the British rider, that is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Donald McLean. There is Burn, number 16 in the silver helmet. To his left

3:46:57 > 3:46:56is Ryan Grey. He is still up there. Many riders who are still fancying

3:46:57 > 3:46:56their chances here. I am not sure how often these riders

3:46:57 > 3:46:56would have come across each other, if they know who is the faster

3:46:57 > 3:46:56finisher out of this pelaton? Here is our chase group. They will take

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the bell shortly. Jeremy Mendias on the front there.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56And Martin Gibbons from Great Britain. He was awarded an M BE for

3:46:57 > 3:46:56displaying outstanding bravery and courage in Afghanistan. There he is.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Still in with the chance of a Silver Medal today.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56And here's the leader. There has never been any real doubt about it,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56that he could go on and win the race. From very early on he was the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56key animator. He had the strength to ride away

3:46:57 > 3:46:56from Tell burn. That is when he could sense he was not going to get

3:46:57 > 3:46:56assistance from the fellow British rider. Still pressing on, though.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56But here he comes up to the line. This is a superb effort.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Absolutely brilliant ride! A brilliant ride from Jako Van Gass.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Double Gold Medallist here in the cycling at the Invictus Games. He

3:46:57 > 3:46:56was the animator of the race. By far the strongest rider. He just road

3:46:57 > 3:46:56away from everybody else. That last lap must have felt like a victory

3:46:57 > 3:46:56lap for him. He just knew he was not going to be caught.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56For any athlete, what a luxury that is at the end of a race with medals

3:46:57 > 3:46:56on the line. Now this will be fascinating here.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56So the riders are watching each other now. Trying to get a per of

3:46:57 > 3:46:56each other. -- trying to get a per of each

3:46:57 > 3:46:56other. Is Burnt the rider now to come

3:46:57 > 3:46:56forward? I this I with his peg, and the previous World Championships, he

3:46:57 > 3:46:56is the favourite to win this sprint. Everyone knows that. But still being

3:46:57 > 3:46:56cautious up to the line. And Burnt is going for it. Carlton

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Duncan is there too. They will take the dip. But Burnt has hit the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56front. He has hit a gap here. He needs to hang on.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56He is going to take the Silver Medal.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56He takes the Silver Medal. The bronze is taken by Henri Rebujent of

3:46:57 > 3:46:56France. He was involved in the early break away as well. And Burnt having

3:46:57 > 3:46:56been dropped, having to go back to the pelaton, to regroup. But in the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56end he got a Silver Medal. I feel that was probably the medal he would

3:46:57 > 3:46:56have ended up with, given the strength of Jako Van Gass.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Yes. He was putting his hopes on the sprint.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56That was a superb ride from Jako Van Gass. He receives the applause of

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the crowd in the Olympic Park. Congratulations, Jako, a double Gold

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Medallist in the Invictus Games. What a classy ride 50.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It was. Hard work. It was slow in the beginning. I thought, let's take

3:46:57 > 3:46:56it up. But the boys didn't want to work. So become there,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56unfortunately, one of the riders came off. I saw that as an

3:46:57 > 3:46:56opportunity. I went for it. Yeah, I had the legs today. It came out

3:46:57 > 3:46:56well. Two golds, I am happy. I could see your frustration with

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Terry, he was not keen to work with you? Yeah. We never had a set plan.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56I was hoping he would do more. His legs were a bit tired. You cannot do

3:46:57 > 3:46:56anything about it. I wanted to big a gap as I could from the pack incase

3:46:57 > 3:46:56I died down in the end. Yet again I saw an opportunity, I went for it.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It paid off. Terry picked up the Silver Medal

3:46:57 > 3:46:56behind you. I know that this is an important step for you in hoping to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56get to Rio, if not Tokyo. How important has the Invictus Games

3:46:57 > 3:46:56been for you? It has been fantastic. I had a rollercoaster year.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It has been a lot of hard work. There is one person to thank, that

3:46:57 > 3:46:56is Prince Harry for putting this together. For being the driving

3:46:57 > 3:46:56force behind it. We are having a wonderful time. I am so pleased to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56see how the other riders are doing and my friends doing well.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Thank you very much. Grit stuff there.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Did you anticipate being the strongest? From the times in the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56morning, we felt we had three strong riders. We had not worked together

3:46:57 > 3:46:56as a team, but we knew where we were, thinking we would smash this.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Thinking about what we would do at the end later. At one point, you had

3:46:57 > 3:46:56a little chat, you were smiling, around 75-80% flat-out? That is not

3:46:57 > 3:46:56true. You were hanging on? The first of four laps we were going to go for

3:46:57 > 3:46:56it, if they could keep up, Fairplay. We got a bit of a lead going, this

3:46:57 > 3:46:56was our time to change. I got cramp, then you had a problem. We were

3:46:57 > 3:46:56always keeping in contact. There was a point where we decided, should we

3:46:57 > 3:46:56try and lap everyone? We decided it was ours to lose. We were easing

3:46:57 > 3:46:56off, getting ourselves in position where we could all medal, with our

3:46:57 > 3:46:56heads held high. If one had dropped off the back, we would have been

3:46:57 > 3:46:56devastated. Quite a journey to be here, the journey for many of our

3:46:57 > 3:46:56service men and women has been quite something?

3:46:57 > 3:46:56For every service men and women who fight for their country, the chance

3:46:57 > 3:46:56of returning home with life changing injuries is an all too real

3:46:57 > 3:46:56possibility. In 2009, my battalion was sent to Afghanistan. Signed in

3:46:57 > 3:46:56profits -- Sangin province was one of the most dangerous, we were

3:46:57 > 3:46:56caught in a blast, with an IED. Both my heels were smashed in the blast,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56my left heel snapped in half. My team Sergeant got in touch with the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56medical response team. We knew that once you are in the helicopter you

3:46:57 > 3:46:56will be OK, you are going to run the best facilities in the world. After

3:46:57 > 3:46:56being admitted to the hospital in camp Bastian, a surgical team were

3:46:57 > 3:46:56repairing but his arrival at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Birmingham. We receive a signal advising us of the incident, we are

3:46:57 > 3:46:56able to be responsive, if a soldier is injured in Afghanistan, they

3:46:57 > 3:46:56arrive back in Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham within 36

3:46:57 > 3:46:56hours from the time of injury. The speed of treatment is crucial, the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56road to recovery can be a long one. When they first wake up, they don't

3:46:57 > 3:46:56know where they are. Surrounded by strange people. Sometimes they think

3:46:57 > 3:46:56they have been captured. They are being tortured. It may take several

3:46:57 > 3:46:56days before they are sufficiently aware, to understand the magnitude

3:46:57 > 3:46:56of their injuries. They may have lost one, two, three or four limbs.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56The long history of treating military personnel, means there is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the cutting edge in treating complex trauma injuries. If the patient

3:46:57 > 3:46:56survives to get back to Birmingham. They have a phenomenally high chance

3:46:57 > 3:46:56of surviving and recovering. I had eight bolts and a plate in my foot.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Unfortunately infection kicked in. On much the 30th, 2010, we amputated

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the left leg... I say we, I had nothing to do with it. It was

3:46:57 > 3:46:56definitely the right decision. One of the best places for them to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56recover is here, the military rehabilitation complex in Surrey,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56called Hedland court. The service here is different to anywhere else.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56They push themselves harder, they are used to being pushed to their

3:46:57 > 3:46:56limits. I was injured in February, 2013, in Helmand province. We drove

3:46:57 > 3:46:56over and initiated an IED, I suffered a reputation of the lower

3:46:57 > 3:46:56left leg. I returned to Birmingham, Quinn is Hospital, we decided to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56amputate the right one as well. Since I have been here, working with

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the team physio 's, the occupational therapist. -- Queen Elizabeth

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Hospital. He came in with multiple injuries, amputations, fractures,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56soft tissue damage. He has had a huge amount to contentment. When

3:46:57 > 3:46:56they are ready, daring to choose to the world of prostatic. Anything you

3:46:57 > 3:46:56are missing, we can replace. -- they are introduced. If it is part of

3:46:57 > 3:46:56your arm, foot, we can treat it. Being NPT, it helps build

3:46:57 > 3:46:56confidence. -- being in MPT myself. You need to create a left flick with

3:46:57 > 3:46:56your knee. It is a difficult, just to get the need to flick it up to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the next level. It takes a massive effort for someone like Stewart, the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56amount of coordination and control, you have to be potentially more fit

3:46:57 > 3:46:56than before the injury to get to anywhere near the same kind of

3:46:57 > 3:46:56function. What makes Headley Approach unique, it is one big team

3:46:57 > 3:46:56approach. Sport is an integral part of the rehabilitation process,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56proving key in helping injured service men and women in their

3:46:57 > 3:46:56physical and mental recovery. Both Stewart and Tony are representing

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the British team at the Invictus Games. If I do not have that sport,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56that sense of competition is slightly gone. I want to push

3:46:57 > 3:46:56myself, and push others to achieve everything we possibly can achieve.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56I tell you what sums up the no-nonsense approach. Watching that,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the guy in the prostatic thinks he can give you anything. That is your

3:46:57 > 3:46:56story, both of you? Absolutely. Tell us what happened to you? 2011, when

3:46:57 > 3:46:56it all began, we were out in Helmand province. The same sort of

3:46:57 > 3:46:56neighbourhood. Basically, one day on a foot patrol, clearing a compound,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56we suspected it of being a bomb-making factory, 1 of my friends

3:46:57 > 3:46:56stepped on a pressure plate, the IED went off, picking up all the stuff

3:46:57 > 3:46:56on the ground, coming my way, smashing me from head to toe.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Although I have a couple of fingers missing, none of it works the way it

3:46:57 > 3:46:56used to. They rebuilt it. You did the journey, camp Bastian, to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Birmingham? I was blown up, within one hour were, I was in the hospital

3:46:57 > 3:46:56at camp Bastian, put to sleep, stabilising me. Within 48 hours I

3:46:57 > 3:46:56was back in the UK. I woke up about ten days later, we had gone through

3:46:57 > 3:46:56a lot of the building work. The work on my bones, rebuilding the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56structure of me. We had to do the decorating afterwards! They didn't

3:46:57 > 3:46:56do a good job! You suffered 400 significant wounds? I had a shocker

3:46:57 > 3:46:56in Afghanistan. Unlike JJ, mine was not a pressure plate, they build

3:46:57 > 3:46:56different ways of trying to get you. My IED was on the end of wires,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56coming off the wall. Initiated by insurgents. They saw me walking

3:46:57 > 3:46:56past, they initiated the bomb, an oil drum full of nuts and bolts,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56animal carcass, faeces. I caught the brunt of it. Medical evacuation, the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56helicopter was with me within 40 minutes. I lost a lot of blood. They

3:46:57 > 3:46:56were pumping it in me as fast as they could. More from you a little

3:46:57 > 3:46:56bit later. You are going to stay around for the basketball. The

3:46:57 > 3:46:56British boys in action. Let's look at the semifinal draw. USA with a

3:46:57 > 3:46:56comp rented victory over France. -- comprehensive victory. Let's go live

3:46:57 > 3:46:56to the Copper Box. To see if the British boys can make it through to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the final. The teams are out on the court, to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56contest this second semifinal in the wheelchair basketball tournament.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great Britain against Denmark. Denmark don't have a full

3:46:57 > 3:46:56complement. The opening tip, controlled by Great

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Britain. Two ten minute halves of basketball to come, a running clock.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56There was a whistle. We had a Danish player out of his chair. Holm.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Wallace with the shot. The rebound is secured by Charlie Walker. A

3:46:57 > 3:46:56really interesting, intriguing match. Lovely basket by Team GB.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56With less than one minute gone, it is Great Britain with two points on

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the board. He will go to the free throw line to add one more. Unable

3:46:57 > 3:46:56to score. Sneaking into the free throw line too quickly. Promising

3:46:57 > 3:46:56start for GB. They picked up so many rebound is, showing they can get

3:46:57 > 3:46:56whatever kind of scores they want against Denmark. Great Britain

3:46:57 > 3:46:56emerged from the semifinal undefeated, two games, two

3:46:57 > 3:46:56victories. Strong defence by Charlie Walker. They dominated Australia,

3:46:57 > 3:46:5620-4. They completely outclassed France will stop a wonderful

3:46:57 > 3:46:56reception. Heavily congested. They will go to the free throw line for

3:46:57 > 3:46:56another two shots. Team GB setting out their stall. They are going to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56try and punish Denmark. All of Great Britain's points so far have come

3:46:57 > 3:46:56from Chris Attiss. He leads all scorers. He is the sole goal-scorer

3:46:57 > 3:46:56here, 3 points for the 26-year-old. Denmark back on terms. It is their

3:46:57 > 3:46:56best scorer, Maurice Manuel. Definitely the danger man. He is a

3:46:57 > 3:46:56really good movie with the ball, off-the-ball, even better. There you

3:46:57 > 3:46:56see him impacting the game. Great Britain trying to apply a press, to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56slow the progress of Denmark. Beautiful pass. Holm with the point.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56This game is taking some twists and turns. GB have set up their plan,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56putting a two man hustle on Maurice Manuel. They see him as the big

3:46:57 > 3:46:56threat. They want to stop him from getting into offensive scoring

3:46:57 > 3:46:56positions. Nice touch pass. Cannot find a range on the inside. Second

3:46:57 > 3:46:56bite of the cherry is good. Gareth Golightly. Giving Britain a 1-point

3:46:57 > 3:46:56advantage with 3.5 minutes gone in the second semifinal. You can see

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the press immediately. On Maurice Manuel. The offensive foul.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Beautiful positioning by Kirsty Wallace. Got herself there before

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the offensive player, the Denmark player could not put on the brakes,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56clattering into her, earning a brand-new possession for Great

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Britain. That is her speciality, defence. Good basket by Gareth

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Golightly. He held his technique up. Attiss defended by two Danish

3:46:57 > 3:46:56players. I don't think that is a basket, that will not count. No, a

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great Britain ball from the end line. The foul committed before the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56shot was released. Nixon. Rebound to Maurice Manuel. Pushing hard to get

3:46:57 > 3:46:56down the court. Opportunity for Denmark. Terrific hustle from

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Charlie Walker to get back into the defensive end. Nixon comes back on.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Tackle by Maurice Manuel. It will be Great Britain ball from the end

3:46:57 > 3:46:56line. A silly foul by Denmark, they would never get that ball. Better

3:46:57 > 3:46:56off trying to get back into defence. So, Nixon orchestrating things for

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great Britain. Taken away by Manuel. He is using that speed to get to the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56bucket first. That is a great effort by Chris

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Attis to disrupt the shot of Maurice Manuel.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Attis came from five or six feet behind Manuel. He worked really

3:46:57 > 3:46:56hard. He never gave up on the play. He was rewarded with a misshot from

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the Danish player. The ball is picked up and secured by

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Denmark Medina has it. Which way is that whistle going to go? That looks

3:46:57 > 3:46:56like a foul from the GB player there.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56The GB captain. Indeed.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56So Denmark with the ball from the sideline with under four minutes to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56play in the first half. The running clock is in operation. Great Britain

3:46:57 > 3:46:56have a crucial early lead. A terrific touch! A 1 point game.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Yes, Denmark, if they start making shots like that, it could cause

3:46:57 > 3:46:56problems for Great Britain. It stretches the defence and forces you

3:46:57 > 3:46:56to come out further to defend them. That is when it comes out to open up

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the court for easier baskets inside. So, a trip to the free throw line

3:46:57 > 3:46:56for Great Britain. There, a man who has been hot this

3:46:57 > 3:46:56game, Chris Attis will have two shots.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56. He is living on the free throw line at the moment. If he starts

3:46:57 > 3:46:56converting them it could give GB a healthy lead.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Unable to do so. Great Britain breaking up.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It is in the hands of Golightly. A nice catch by Attis. It is another

3:46:57 > 3:46:56trip to the line. He has free throw practise. He is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56getting rewarded with shots at the line every time.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56And you see in the play in the slow motion. That was caused by Gareth

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Golightly's defence. So, Attis with Great Britain, giving

3:46:57 > 3:46:56them a 2-point lead. A terrific rebound. It is Nixon, the captain

3:46:57 > 3:46:56who comes up with the loose ball. So Denmark will not be pleased with

3:46:57 > 3:46:56that. They are looking to secure possession to get a shot for

3:46:57 > 3:46:56themselves. Golightly from around the free throw line. Hustling after

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the loose ball. We don't have the statistics

3:46:57 > 3:46:56available to us but I am sure if we look at the rebounding statistics,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56GB must be dominating this game. In offence, I have seen them pick up at

3:46:57 > 3:46:56least three or four. Denmark getting it over the halfway

3:46:57 > 3:46:56line. You have eight seconds in which to do that.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56But can't handle the pass. Heavy collision.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56He is out of his chair but back up immediately is Maurice Manuel. He

3:46:57 > 3:46:56gets an appreciative round of applause here from the crowd here at

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Copper Box Arena. He stepped on an IED during a joint

3:46:57 > 3:46:56patrol alongside the Afghan national army.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Maurice Manuel has been frustrated by the GB defence. That is why we

3:46:57 > 3:46:56have seen him committing the fouls. The turnover is there as Denmark

3:46:57 > 3:46:56went from Great Britain's half back to their half. That is not per

3:46:57 > 3:46:56missable. They have given Great Britain an opportunity to extend

3:46:57 > 3:46:56their lead further. So Nixon is in possession.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Lots of activity in and around the basket.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Inside to Golightly. Great offence. So much patience. Great ball

3:46:57 > 3:46:56movement. Great Britain extend this by double figures.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56The key to that offence as you said it, it was patience and movement off

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the ball by GB. Manuel has it. The closing seconds.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Denmark can't get the shot away. After the first ten minute it is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great Britain who lead Denmark by four in the second semi-final. Great

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Britain, 10, Denmark, 6. Ten minutes of wheelchair basketball still to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56come. A really competitive opening 10

3:46:57 > 3:46:56minutes. Back and fourth both ways. You get the sense that the defence

3:46:57 > 3:46:56employed by Scot Wallis' team is frustrating Denmark in general and

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Maurice Manuel in particular. The thing with the press, that is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the defence GB are employing, they are putting pressure up the court.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It has an effect. Mentally it takes its toll an you as a player.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Let's have a look at the highlights. The off load from Nixon. He found

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Golightly. That was all a result of patience and movement away from the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56basketball. That is why Golightly was in a great position.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Exactly. Players are attracted to the ball if you make the play way

3:46:57 > 3:46:56way from the ball, the de-Secretary of Defense at its weakest. That is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56when you can score. There is the Danish spark plug.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Maurice Manuel. Look out for him. He is a trough ying competitor, the

3:46:57 > 3:46:5633-year-old. He has designs on making it to the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Games in Rio. A wonderful atmosphere here at

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Copper Box Arena. These players, many of whom play

3:46:57 > 3:46:56rerecessionally but some who are new to the game and are inspired by it.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56What an intimidating and inspiring performance? I am so impressed with

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the way that the teams are playing. They are lacking up the atmosphere.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It is amazing, the roar that the GB team got it felt like the roof was

3:46:57 > 3:46:56going to come off. It is incredible. They are all having a terrific time.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Being treated to competitive basketball. So, 10 minutes to go.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great Britain, 10, Denmark, 6 in the second semi-final.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Larson has it for the visiting team. He keep it is himself. He fires...

3:46:57 > 3:46:56That's beyond all of his team-mates. It is unable to be reeling that one

3:46:57 > 3:46:56in. Great Britain have it now.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Away from the basketball a foul has been called. That is attributed to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Alexander... No, it is the other way around.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Golightly is trying to escape the attentions of Tarnberg.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56There it goes to Manuel. It is turned, not too far away but the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56rewound is held in by Great Britain. The positive thing for GB, it was a

3:46:57 > 3:46:56shot from distance. A nice catch on the inside. It will

3:46:57 > 3:46:56be a trip to the free throw line for Gareth Golightly. So Denmark will be

3:46:57 > 3:46:56disappointed with the start. They had the first inbound possession.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Got another possession. Getting the looks but yet to find the bottom of

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the basketball. You say good looks. But I think that

3:46:57 > 3:46:56they are tougher looks. GB are employing a really good zoned

3:46:57 > 3:46:56defence. This are defending the painted area. So Denmark are

3:46:57 > 3:46:56restricted to shots outside of the paint. Low percentage shots.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Denmark's ball from the sideline. They get it in quickly. It is in the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56hands of Tarnberg. It is congested. A fire there.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great Britain will take that type of offence from Denmark all day long.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56At this level it is a low-percentage shot.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Larson trying to wrestle the ball away from Great Britain. He got his

3:46:57 > 3:46:56hands on it. No foul. Scot checking into the game for

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great Britain. Gareth Golightly take as seat on the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56bench. Scott has been a spark plug off the bench for Great Britain in

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the two games to this point. Violation as Denmark up their energy

3:46:57 > 3:46:56and intensity on the defensive end. There was a poor offence from GB.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Manuel, can he get there. Clatters into and almost over the advertising

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Toblerone on the baseline. But he corrects himself and he is back in

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the frame. We like a bit of acrobatics when it

3:46:57 > 3:46:56comes to wheelchair basketball. Flying out of the chair is what it

3:46:57 > 3:46:56is all about. That is a travelling vile ration.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56That gives the ball to Denmark. Too many pushes on the wheels without

3:46:57 > 3:46:56bouncing the basketball. Yes, two pushes and you have to bounce the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56basketball. Or if you turn the chair p 60, you have to bounce the ball as

3:46:57 > 3:46:56well. So, Scott employing the man-on-man

3:46:57 > 3:46:56defence. A low percentage shot from Denmark. And a rebound from Major

3:46:57 > 3:46:56David Scott. So, three on three right now.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Patience being demonstrated by Roberts.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It remains in his hands. Look at that in the lane.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Going back to Denmark. That in the context of the game

3:46:57 > 3:46:56could be a huge call. Both teams looking for the first

3:46:57 > 3:46:56basketball in the second half. And we have had four minutes of play.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It shows you how keenly contested this game is.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It is interesting how Denmark are settling for the shot. A 15, 16-foot

3:46:57 > 3:46:56shot. For production they have to work hard tore get the shots closer

3:46:57 > 3:46:56to the basket. Medina fighting for it.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Matthews positioning and this will favour Denmark. Larson has it. Off

3:46:57 > 3:46:56loading to find Manuel. Manuel into the lane. He is knocked

3:46:57 > 3:46:56away, again, we talked about the energy and the activity that the

3:46:57 > 3:46:5652-year-old major David Scott brings to the Great Britain team. Another

3:46:57 > 3:46:56example of it. He is a mean, wiley looking

3:46:57 > 3:46:56character. You don't want to Maes with David Scott, you always get a

3:46:57 > 3:46:56good quality performance from him on the court. Denmark are looking

3:46:57 > 3:46:56discombobulated here. They are not finding rhythm or show when they try

3:46:57 > 3:46:56to get a shot at the hoop. I think that Denmark have to move

3:46:57 > 3:46:56off the ball. To make back door cuts to create space. Cuts at the back of

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the basket. So, Nixon from the wing.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Larson has it. He has Manuel up ahead of him.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Walker with a terrific defence to come from behind and break up the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56dribble of the Danish ball handler. With less than three-and-a-half

3:46:57 > 3:46:56minutes to play we are still looking for the first basket of the second

3:46:57 > 3:46:56half. Denmark are still very much in the game. But it is Great Britain

3:46:57 > 3:46:56right now. And finally, the drought has come to an end. Great Britain

3:46:57 > 3:46:56try to hype up the crowd as they make it a six-point lead with three

3:46:57 > 3:46:56minutes to play. In the context of the game, a

3:46:57 > 3:46:56six-point lead is huge with three minutes to go.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It was Andrew Roberts who got the first score of the second half. The

3:46:57 > 3:46:5626-year-old from Wolverhampton. Beautiful catch by Manuel. Look at

3:46:57 > 3:46:56that for chair skills and speed. Keeping it himself. He takes the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56contact. But he will go to the free throw line.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Manuel is definitely one of the most gifted players in the tournament.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great ball skills and chair control. He attempted that shot at

3:46:57 > 3:46:56high-speed. But the reception before that, the way he adjusted the chair

3:46:57 > 3:46:56to cut to the lane. That is impressive.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56That is core strength, the abdominals, the hips. Being an

3:46:57 > 3:46:56amputee, he is able to move his chair. Unlike some of the more

3:46:57 > 3:46:56disabled athletes, who may be paraplegics.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56He won a Gold Medal at the Gothenburg Basketball Festival last

3:46:57 > 3:46:56year. He got the MVP award this year. That gives an idea of the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56quality and the capping better of player that he is.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56And all of a sudden, Denmark are right back in this game. They trail

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great Britain by three. Manuel Medina having impact at the end.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Excuse me, Maurice Manuel! What impressing me about him is the fact

3:46:57 > 3:46:56he does not stop. Working hard all throughout the game.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56We mentioned when he was coming out for the second half, if necessary he

3:46:57 > 3:46:56will put the team on his shoulders, in an effort to overturn... What

3:46:57 > 3:46:56about that for a big shot, Charlie Walker! He had a terrific game in

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the rugby yesterday, now going towards the group, Denmark. No

3:46:57 > 3:46:56mistake. What a finish on the inside from Pieters. Team GB will be

3:46:57 > 3:46:56disappointed after that the basket from Charlie Walker, to give away

3:46:57 > 3:46:56that basket. A double amputee, perhaps not possessing some of the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56strength in his call -- core. Denmark having it in the hands of

3:46:57 > 3:46:56their danger man. Blocking foul is the call. Remember the clock is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56still running. Really difficult, Manuel will go to the line. Some

3:46:57 > 3:46:56miscommunication. That is how cruel the running clock can be, he gets no

3:46:57 > 3:46:56opportunity to get back on terms. Manuel zero -to zero for two.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Britain have prevailed there to do the light -- to the delight of the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Copper Box. Going on to play USA in the final. It will be a wonderfully

3:46:57 > 3:46:56competitive final, and it has been a wonderfully competitive semifinal.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56You expect nothing less. In the end the better team won. Team GB had

3:46:57 > 3:46:56great defence, and scoring at crucial times. Celebrations abound

3:46:57 > 3:46:56amongst the team and spectators. The job is still not complete. They are

3:46:57 > 3:46:56on a mission for gold, Great Britain, they have the formidable

3:46:57 > 3:46:56opposition of the USA to overcome if they hope to occupy top spot on the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56rostrum at the 2014 Invictus Games. It will be a great final. Britain

3:46:57 > 3:46:56had been astonishing with the performance, the leading scorers,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56scoring 50 points. They are very offensive. I am nothing forward to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56that final. I think it will be a real humdinger. That is what is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56still to come. The crowd have just witnessed the second semifinal, just

3:46:57 > 3:46:56taking in a Great Britain victory. A very keenly contested affair. The

3:46:57 > 3:46:56final score after two halves of really tight wheelchair basketball

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Great Britain 14-11 Denmark. Here is a man who knows all about

3:46:57 > 3:46:56this incredible atmosphere, leading the wheelchair rugby team to gold?

3:46:57 > 3:46:56You got it again today, Charlie? Great to get to the final, hopefully

3:46:57 > 3:46:56we can replicate last night. This afternoon crowd have been

3:46:57 > 3:46:56fantastic, the night crowd will be the same. How much does it help you,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56inspire you in a close game? It takes a bit of getting used to. But

3:46:57 > 3:46:56it got rid of the nerves. When the crowd is roaring, it pushes you. I

3:46:57 > 3:46:56sense when you came at this morning, a few nerves, was that a factor

3:46:57 > 3:46:56initially? We were trying to play at 1 million mph, a bit too much

3:46:57 > 3:46:56adrenaline, when we sorted it out, it was a bit better. How will this

3:46:57 > 3:46:56help you, this competitive game going on to play the Americans? That

3:46:57 > 3:46:56is what you want, to get your edge back. Hopefully we can do it in the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56final. All the best. Thank you very much.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56A tight match. 14-11 to the British team. They are through to the final.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56This is the line-up for the medal matches. The Invictus Games

3:46:57 > 3:46:56supported by Jaguar Land Rover. I am delighted to say we have been

3:46:57 > 3:46:56joined by Dame Kelly Holmes. The boys are very pleased. Yes! You have

3:46:57 > 3:46:56been outdone. We have the same language, when you have been in the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56military, a great connection. Before we talk about you, a bit about that

3:46:57 > 3:46:56wheelchair basketball, a lot of pressure on the guys after what

3:46:57 > 3:46:56happened in the rugby, taking gold? Absolutely. They are legends, having

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the time of their life. There is been a lot of pressure on us hosting

3:46:57 > 3:46:56this thing. We have put on a great show, up to us to get as many medals

3:46:57 > 3:46:56as we can. You can tell we're having a great time. They had to buckle

3:46:57 > 3:46:56down and get it. Did they have a competitive match, that will get

3:46:57 > 3:46:56them fired up. You are going to stick around to cheer them on? If

3:46:57 > 3:46:56you have Charlie Walker on your side, what more could you want? He's

3:46:57 > 3:46:56a great guy. Getting back to your rehab, your road to recovery. You

3:46:57 > 3:46:56said you woke up ten days later, what was going through your head? I

3:46:57 > 3:46:56had the idea I was going to wake up in hospital. I remember being on the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56ground and being blown up. I knew something happens on me. I did not

3:46:57 > 3:46:56know what damage had been done. I remember waking up, thinking where

3:46:57 > 3:46:56am I? I did not realise the time that passed, and I had flown 2500

3:46:57 > 3:46:56miles to Birmingham. You just want to see your family and your wife. I

3:46:57 > 3:46:56remember them coming around, you can tell that they had been stressing.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56It had been really hard for them. I tried to make it seem it was not a

3:46:57 > 3:46:56big deal. Making small talk. They were like, shut up, how are you

3:46:57 > 3:46:56doing? I remember waking up in hospital, going, all right, this is

3:46:57 > 3:46:56new, this is life. You better get on with it. You are rough, tough in the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Army. I have not been in the Army! Sorry, the Marines! You said you had

3:46:57 > 3:46:56been in the army together! It is your fault, Kelly. They got me in

3:46:57 > 3:46:56off the street. In the Armed Forces. You have to rely on people. Recovery

3:46:57 > 3:46:56is a long road, not a straight line. You need a good support network.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56When I was blown up in Afghanistan, I was with the lads, in hospital

3:46:57 > 3:46:56with the lads, and that Headley Court. We were kicking about

3:46:57 > 3:46:56together the whole time. You need another support were not -- support

3:46:57 > 3:46:56network, your wife, boyfriend, whatever. You need that around you.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56I have one of the best support networks going. This guy, my wife,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Tessa. You cannot do it on your own. The other hard thing, when you

3:46:57 > 3:46:56are retired, you come out of a very regimented environment? The

3:46:57 > 3:46:56similarities coming out, the Armed Forces. Absolutely. We have it in

3:46:57 > 3:46:56sport. In the Armed Forces, don't take this in any other way, other

3:46:57 > 3:46:56than a massive inspiration. I don't know what I would do if I had got

3:46:57 > 3:46:56injuries like you guys? How I would have come out on the other side.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56That is why it is so special, everybody has the admiration, we see

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the physical element, but we don't see those dealing with the poster

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Matic stress. -- post traumatic stress. You are coming at it where

3:46:57 > 3:46:56the, Rodri is something you cannot explain. Having to deal with it

3:46:57 > 3:46:56later on. -- the camaraderie. You both have operations coming up?

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Yours in October? At Hospital, in October, I may work in progress.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56These doctors are coming up with amazing new techniques. Every

3:46:57 > 3:46:56surgery, you get knocked back. The journey is not a straight line, you

3:46:57 > 3:46:56don't always walk the same direction. It is about coming back

3:46:57 > 3:46:56stronger, getting a better end result. There is no point in rushing

3:46:57 > 3:46:56it, pushing it too hard. Ultimately you can do yourself damage. These

3:46:57 > 3:46:56injuries are the life, we have to get as good as we can. We saw the

3:46:57 > 3:46:56documentary, having a decision made, to have the legs off. Just

3:46:57 > 3:46:56below the knee, 15 centimetres, just a scratch! People say, what the hell

3:46:57 > 3:46:56are you doing? Cutting your leg off. The environment I live in, my

3:46:57 > 3:46:56children's godfather has one leg, it is not a big deal. The care we get

3:46:57 > 3:46:56given, it is second to none. It is the quality-of-life that I deserve.

3:46:57 > 3:46:56Why should I suffer any more if there is a viable option to get it

3:46:57 > 3:46:56fixed. I have had surgery is the last three years to fix the leg,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56unfortunately... I would love to keep it! I quite like it! It has to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56go. I'm not forward to Christmas time, I will be able to walk

3:46:57 > 3:46:56pain-free. To get on with the rest of my life. We have to tell

3:46:57 > 3:46:56everybody what time we are backed a night. 9pm for the wheelchair

3:46:57 > 3:46:56basketball final, the British Armed Forces against the USA. Back again

3:46:57 > 3:46:56tomorrow, 1:15 p.m.. We have swimming, sitting volleyball. There

3:46:57 > 3:46:56will also be the closing ceremony. It has been an absolute pleasure to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56sit and chat to you, an inspiration to everybody at home. Dame Kelly,

3:46:57 > 3:46:56you always are. These guys are starting a motivational company, I

3:46:57 > 3:46:56can't say that! We are going to carry on talking, to say goodbye to

3:46:57 > 3:46:56you, we will see you at 9pm for the wheelchair basketball final.

3:46:57 > 3:46:57Goodbye.