BBC One: Day 3 Invictus Games

GUNFIRE. Hang in there.

Come on, guys. Come on, let's get him into theatre.

The journey into sport is wide and varied, isn't it but often mundane,

at school, at the local club, what your mates are doing, what your

parents want us to do. Here it is anything but. Good afternoon,

welcome back to the coverage at the Invictus Games. A Games that is a

huge success by any standards, not least the performance of the British

team. This is the medal table. Right

up-to-date as it stands after two days. It makes good reading. It

emphasises that there is more to the Invictus Games but the British Armed

Forces are at the top with 20 Gold Medals.

And we expect the story to be about the British Armed Forces and the USA

going head-to-head. Let's have a look at what is

happening on day three. Our coverage is going to look like this: Rocking

and rolling between the wheelchair basketball.

Cycling at the park. : We will have Dame Kelly Holmes. And

go to the website, where there is a special page dedicated to Invictus

Games. Charlie Walker was the star man who plays again today. We sent

Ade Adapitan to meet him and his team.

Over 25 years, wheelchair basketball has totally transformed my life.

Giving me the opportunity to represent my country on some of the

biggest sporting stages in the world.

COMMENTATOR: He has it. And Great Britain are through to the

semi-finals! When I heard about Invictus Games, how it was going to

use sports like wheelchair basketball to improve the lives of

injured, sick of service men and women, I decided to come to Stoke

Mandeville for a piece of the action.

You all ready for this? Hey, you all ready, fellas? To be representing

the nation in basketball is unbelievable. It is like a dream

come true. When I found out I was Shrekkeded, I

was over the moon. The competition for the places was high. We see ow

ourselves as serious contenders. You train to win. That's what we are

going to do. They are properly working hard. They

are going for it. So, Adam, the captain of the team?

Yes. What is that like? When the team

sheet came out, and my name was at a top, my daughter screamed. It sunk

in I had gotten the captaincy. It was a shock to the system.

Tell me about the team? A great cameraderie. We all have something

in common. We have all been injured in one way or the other. We have a

great team ethic. You are all physical? We come from

physical backgrounds, so it will be physical, yeah.

Are you expecting argy-bargy in the Games? Not from us.

But we will give as good as we get. Tell me about yourself? I was

serving in Iraq. I was blown up by a pipe bomb. I lost both legs. They

have fixed one but it has deteriorated. It has left me

permanently wheelchair-bound. I left the service in 2008. I have been

waiting for something to happen and basketball happened.

Adam, give me a run down of the team.

Charlie is the big forward on the ball. He is a beast.

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

picker. For people who don't know, the

picking is about blocking the other person's chair to create space for

the other players in team. I am one of the shortest people on the court,

one of the slowest but I have the experience to help control the game

and move the ball around. Gareth is a general forward. A great player

with the basket. I am a fast player. I have strength which helps with the

team. Dave is our granddad. Yeah, does he

know you call him a granddad? He doesn't like it but he knows. Lee is

a speed demon. He comes down the court like a mad man. It is great.

We just have to get him to stop his chair! I would not say I am fastest

but I am one of the fastest. Who do you want to beat? Probably

the Americans. The Americans. Probably the Americans.

So in the games against the USA? It will be high intensity.

It is going to be honour! Right, enough of the talking, let's play

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

the guys is fantastic. Getting the opportunity to train with them and

to listen to their stories has been a real honour. If they can keep up

the attitude, they are in with a real chance of winning a medal.

Bring on the Games! Come on, lads! He may be getting on but he still

has the skills. He is in the studio... . What are you talking

about! I like your hair. I like what you have done with it.

I like your's as well. As you were saying, great spirit in

the team? Yeah, the Team GB, the spirit. I felt it in the hall. The

panter that they were having. The fact that they play as a team. They

very mobile and very fit. The experience is clearly important.

Now a lot of them have been on the battle field and they have been

wounded, that draws you together. Perhaps in a way that an able-body

team would not have? Yes, they have this shared sense. It is more of a

unity. They know when times are tough. They can look into each

other's eyes and know what they have all been through it is a little

bond. Something extra. When their backs are up against the wall, that

is what takes them over the line. And they all said it, didn't they?

USA, USA, USA! That is what the build up is about today.

I think that they are the two strongest teams. You don't know what

the USA will bring. But assume that for them, this is their sport. They

would have played it before the accident. They will be one of the

toughest teams. GB will have the home crowd. Denmark will be tough,

don't forget, and the Australians, you never know what they can do! One

thing that is interesting, last night, everyone in Copper Box Arena

for the wheelchair rugby, said had never experienced an atmosphere like

it. Given we had London 2012, that was a testament to what it will be

like today for the basketball guys? It is extraordinary. For these guy,

most of them in their wildest dreams would never have imagined that they

are getting to compete not just in front of friends and family but

thousands of people on their side. I envy them. I would love to be out

there. But that is something else to get over. That expectancy and

playing in front of a home crowd. That is another pressure.

It is. The basketball is. Coming up

shortly. If you have never seen it before, this man has the guide for

you. Want to know how the Invictus Games

wheelchair basketball works? The rules are simple: Each squad is made

up of 12 players. There are five on the court at any one time.

The court and the basket are the same size and height as in able-body

basketball. Wheelchair basketball is a

noncontact sport. Now the wheelchair is considered part of the body. So a

player's deemed out of bounds when any part of the body or chair

touches the floor or is outside of the lines.

You have to bounce the ball once... For every two pushes of the

wheelchair. From the moment you get the ball,

you have 24 seconds to attempt a shot.

Sinking the shot from inside the arc is worth two points. Out of the arc

it is a big shot it is three points, from the free throw line, it is

worth one point. That's it. So let the Games begin! That was a lie

there, wheelchair basketball, a noncontact sport? ! Terrible. There

is way too much contact. Here is the The top two going through to the

semi-finals. We can join GB in their first match

with Australia. Australia are leading 2-1 when we join it.

Five minutes gone, five minutes to go. And Great Britain have taken the

lead for the first time in this encounter.

This from Adam Rickson. A great finish for GB.

So, Great Britain take the lead. Great Britain, 3, Australia 2.

Four-and-a-half minutes to play. Adam, really a catalyst and then he

drains the shot. Terrific play from Great Britain. Great Britain 5,

Australia 2. The veteran gunner in the Royal

Artillery. Playing in his spare time. Great

Britain really upping the energy levels now.

Great Britain are making a substitution. They are causing

Australia to turn the ball over. We take a look at the shot.

This from the man who comes from Hereford.

This type of running clock benefits the team that is mobile. That is

what Great Britain have got. In abundance.

It goes to Mickson once more. And Golightly was unable to score.

But it will be Great Britain possession from the end line.

Australia take it away. A great steal.

Attis cannot convert the shot. That shot is beyond the reach of Damien

Thomlinson. You can see in the game that Great

Britain have much more mobility and they are lively with their hands. A

great steal from Attis. We need to convert the opportunities

now. Chris attis, the man who lives in

Stockton-on-Tees. The same region as Terry Bywater.

Attis made it Great Britain, 7, Australia, 2.

For Attis to start shooting like Terry Bywater, Australia could

anybody a lot of trouble! So we have a whistle on that play.

To the free throw line for Great Britain.

Here goes Chris attis. He went on a training exercise in salisbury

plain. He was very involved in sport before injury. He is enjoying the

camaraderie and hard work. That is such a component of team sport. If

you come from a military background, wheelchair basketball is a sport

that's perfect for these guys. It's the camaraderie and team play.

Unable to make either free throw, Chris Attis on that trip to the

free- line. -- free-throw line. Attis takes a

seat on the bench and checking in for Great Britain... Ball is with

that man, the menace. It's Andrew Roberts. Australia have it.

Beautiful pass and a finish. Really good basketball from Australia.

He made no mistake with that kiss off the glass, the 33-year-old.

He's an Army veteran. One thing can you see from the Australian team,

they may not be as mobile as the Great Britain team, but they're more

composed. When they get their opportunities they put them away.

Count that basket! Terrific touch. STUDIO: After that the British team

went into overdrive. That's an impressive start. Yeah, a

nervous one, but a win's a win. It was good in the end. I think it was

a few minutes before you found your shooting boots really. Very much so.

Those few first minutes were nervewracking on this court. It came

through in the end. Seemed that you had more speed than the Australians.

That will stand you in good stead going forward. Yeah, that's one

thing we've pushed on, our fitness, speed and agrelings. That's what we

-- aggression. That's what we are going to show. How much were you

inspired by what we saw with the Gold Medal for Team GB in the rugby?

Very much so. That's one for us to beat. We have to get up there with

them. All the best for the later games and going forward. Thanks very

much. Good start from the British team.

You watched that entire match, commentating on it, what did you

make TV? It was a slow start. You can't underestimate the nerves and

playing in that type of environment. Once they got themselves together,

GB played extremely well. Eight out of their 12 players scored and

usually in basketball, you're looking about two or three players

doing the main scoring. In terms of team play, I think they are in a

fantastic position. Their coach will be Charlie Walker was happy.

Dominant in the wheelchair rugby. To what extent will he be in the

basketball? He's huge, he's a unit. If GB can get the ball to him, he's

going to finish. He could dominate this game. He could be very, very

important for GB, especially when they come up against the tougher

teams later in the tournament. The second match was against France. We

will see that in about 40 minutes. We will reflect on the USA's

performance. They have played twice already. First up against Denmark.

What did you make of who we think are going to be the biggest

competitors to the British team. Yeah, USA, they were clinical in

this game. They really put their mark to the sword. I tell you, one

of their players a class act is 35-year-old Staff Sergeant from New

York, who wears Number Ten. He scored six points. He really

controlled the game for them. I think he's going to be the man to

stop in this tournament. It's still early days, but in terms of the

relative strength and weaknesses of GB and the USA? It will be a classic

encounter. USA play big-money basketball. They like to debt --

big-man basketball. GB are more mobile. It will be speed against

size. That's what we like to see. As you mentioned, the crowd and at fear

and how the teams respond to that. It is a bear pit in there. It was

noticeable the moment that GB scored, when they got the first

basket, the crowd went bonkers. You could see the weight of pressure

come off the GB players. That's what they need to do. Whoever they play

against, start off quickly and get the crowd on their side. Then I

think, they're going to roll teams over. The USA through to the

semifinals. We will see if Britain qualify when they play France. We

will focus on cycling now. You have done a bit of hand cycling. It's a

tight course here, so overtaking will be tough. That takes place at

the velodrome or around the velodrome, I should say. It is now

developed into a velopark, with a one-mile circuit around it. That's

where the time trials take place. Gill has an expert with her to tell

us about the cycling competitions here.

A bit breezy on the Olympic Park today, perfect conditions for bike

racing. Outside the velodrome here, the scene Sov many memorable moments

in London 2011, not least the efforts of John Allen Butterworth.

How does it feel to be It's great to back? Be back. It's very weird as

well. Very weird. Not to be on your bike, but part of our team today.

The Invictus Games brand new, but gaining momentum. It wasn't around

in 2007 when you were injured, serving with the RAF in Iraq. What

do you think of the whole concept of the Games? I think the Invictus

Games and the concept is fantastic. It's something I never had. It's a

good platform to experience multisport environments and to get

experience of media and mixed zones. Just to prepare them for possibly

elite sport, fantastic. You'd love to have had the opportunity when you

first took up cycling to be involved in something like this? Definitely.

It would have prepared me better than it was. First time at the

Paralympic Games is very dount daunting -- daunting. What have you

made of the course? I have seen the course and it's very tight in

places. I think some of the brakes or key moves will happen at these

points in the course. There could be potential crashes but it's quite a

good course for these new comers and it gives them challenges. We will

see the competitors riding three types of bicycle here. Explain the

differences. The three different types of bikes is the recumbent,

handcycle and upright road bike. Recumbent is for brain injuries or

people with issues with balance. Hand cycling category is lower-leg

impairments, paralysis or amputations. And upright class which

is lower leg and upper limb difficulties, normally amputations.

With small modifications that's normally a standard bike. Who are

you looking out for? Ex-team-mate Terry Byrne in the upright class. He

was kilo Silver Medallist in 2011. He has an amazing sprint. And Joshua

UMPIRE: up -- and Joshua will be in there as well. I will let you get to

the commentary box, see you later. STUDIO: Gill and John mention the

classification system. It's broadly based on the Paralympic

classifications. The lower the number, the more the

impediment. You get an idea. You will pick it up as we go along. The

first event is for recumbent cyclists. There's Jay Chalmers and

Paul Vice. It happened so fast. The people say when they're in a car

crash, that it felt like things are in slow motion. I totally get that.

I could see an oil drum, a rusty drum bearing into the bottom of the

wall. In realtime, I saw it, shouted "run" and took one step and bang,

that was it. Maybe a second, maybe two. But to me, I looked at it, and

I pieced together, that's an IED. There's the trigger point, two guys

there, it's on a command wire. So I turned and ran. Got one step and

then bang, that was it. I thought, you know, that's it. They've got me,

I'm a goner. Our mission was to find out what the compound was used for.

We were in there, walking around and then I'm lying on my back staring at

the sky and in more pain than I've ever experienced in my life. One guy

next to me lost his leg, one guy next to me had a scratch on his

head, two guys died and I ended up like this. If I could change one

thing, it's the two guys who lost their lives that day.

The biggest thing I need to do with my life is just as much as I can to

have an incredible life, to realise that I live on borrowed time, time

that I've borrowed from other people. I need to do good in the

world. If I ever have a bad day or a moment where I feel sorry for

myself, snap out of it. Because I'm getting the opportunity to do

something that two amazing people are not getting the opportunity to

do. Invictus is my goal, at the moment. Just being part of this, so

far, is great. It gives you something to get out of bed for and

drive on. What colour is that? When I was little I used to look at my

dad and think what he did. Same thing for my children. I want them

to look at me and say, you know, yeah, my dad does pretty amazing

stuff. You fought for your country. I did. When it comes to the day, I

need to grit my teeth. This is a mile time trial, three minutes of

excruciating pain and it will be over. A 40-minute race, just 40

minutes gritting your teeth. If I'm somewhere in amongst it, on the day,

and it comes to a sprint finish, I hope I've got it in me to put that

pain, push it right to the back of my head and push for the finish

line. I'm not here to make up the numbers. I've come here to win.

That's the bottom line. That's the standard I've set myself. I don't

come to these events or any sport to make up the numbers. I don't think

anybody should. I don't think anybody here does either. Catch up

first of all with the result of the time trial. Slightly against the

form book it was Rob Cromey-Hawke of Britain who took the Gold Medal.

Chalmers took the bronze and Paul Vice finished just out of the

medals. Good performance there in the recumbent bike one. We look at

the start list now for the race in this classification:

This is the first race. The recumbent B 1 event. A nine-rider

field. Leading the way on the very first lap is Robert Cromey-Hawke

from Great Britain. Cromey-Hawke already has a Gold Medal in his

pocket from the time trial this morning. JJ Chalmers and Paul Vice

are the two riders directly behind him, second and third in line. You

may recognise the pair of them from the documentary shown on BBC Two

last weekend. Alongside me here is Paralympic medallist John Allen

Butterworth. I think we've got a good selection of races this

afternoon. Yeah, definitely. The races today will be fun packed,

hopefully loads of action and see the team at the moment leading the

way. There might be team tactics here, wanting to control the race.

This circuit here, the Lee Valley velopark, which has been finished

post-Olympic Games. There's the first shot of the velodrome. So many

great memories for British cycling and paracycling from the Games in

2012. Is this the first time you've been back since Yeah, the first

then? Time was just this morning. The last time was on team sprint day

on September 2, 2012. Narrowly we missed out on the gold. Fond

memories of the place. The Olympic Stadium in the

background. It's being revamped and repushish

for West Ham United. They will settle in there in the none too

distant future. JJ Chalmers riding the front. Vice in second place.

There was a bit of earlier today, some discrepancies about the time in

that time trial, Paul Vice initially given a time which was almost a

minute slower than his compatriot, which left him less than pleased and

I think finally it's been sorted out, but left him just outside the

medals. Already, we have our breakaway group. That didn't take

long. These races expected to last about

40 minutes. At some point we will be told that we have five laps to go.

This is going to be quite a tough finish, isn't it? The uphill section

towards the line? Yes, especially on the incumbent cycles. It is hard.

It is, as each lap goes by, going to get harder and harder. But Team GB

are already pulling away. In terms of wind resistance is it

the same a as riding a bike like this as a regular bike? Definitely.

Second and third place, is like following the upright bikes. The

easiest is to peddle behind somebody.

It is the same. So you can see that they are swapping position, taking

turns going in front. Working very well as a team.

They are working well. That is Paul Vice on the front at the moment.

A couple of the athletes from the United States also are a part of

this leading group. But they are beginning to lose contact now.

Dangerous times ahead for the USA if they don't get back on.

So four laps to go. It is 50 three-way race for gold among the

British athletes. They are looking comfortable in the leading position.

There is Paul Vice in the front. In second place is Robert Cromey-Hawke,

he has a medal in his pocket from this morning. And bringing up the

three, JJ Chalmers. You may recognise the athletes in

front. They were key players in the BBC documentary that was on last

Sunday night. Very soon after the start of the

race it was a nine-rider field. They broke away. John Allen Butterworth

is alongside me here. These three are getting into a lead and

consolidating the lead right from the start it seems? The break away

got away on lap one. Ever since they have kept the gap. They were told

three laps ago by the GB coaches to attorney it down. That there is no

need to press on, to save the energy as they will need it to fight it out

for the sprint later on. They look kfrm. Comfortable.

It appears to be on the thigh area. Vice is due to have an operation

soon. Yes, Paul Vice will have an

operation shortly after the Invictus Games. The lead is going up by a few

seconds on the last lap. They are well clear of two Americans.

Jessie Clark and Dustin Gabehart as well. Originally they were with the

three British riders but they were soon left behind. The two Americans

are riding together for the most part in fourth and fifth. A little

bit of hope for them. Paul Vice appeared to have a problem

but now he has settled down back into the rhythm.

This is Kdan O UKs sterhouse. -- Dan Ousterhouse.

Now back with the leaders. Now at the southern most opportunity

of the track. Heading back to the velodrome. It is

Cromey-Hawke who is riding on the front at the moment.

The captain with the Royal Engineers.

It will be fascinating to see how this plays out. How well do the

riders know each other? Do they train together? Do they know each

other? Their strengths and their weaknesses? These riders all train

together in Surrey. They know each other very well. In the next two

laps, there will be tactics coming in. Evidence, and stronger sprinters

trying to rest. They have been working well to establish the gap.

But it will be all hell to leather come the finish.

Three laps to go, then. The leading trio have been out at the front

throughout the race. It is going to be an all-British one, two, three.

That is barring any mishappens. The lead is well over a minute. It is JJ

Chalmers from Edinburgh on the front.

He has had success in the athletics already. He won a medal in the time

trial cycling this morning. A Bronze Medallist in the four by 100 mixed

relay on the athletics track and two fifth places in the 100m and the

200m in his category. Paul Vice is in the white helmet in second place.

Vice is also taking part in the archery. That did not go cording to

plan for him. We are hoping he is able to snag a medal here in the

cycling event, the recumbent IR B 1. The road bike cyclists with the most

severe impairment. It covers the categories C 1 to C 3, for those of

you who know your Paralympic sport. Go on, GB! Vice is there, he is

acknowledging the crowd. They have been talking a bit on the

track but I think that this will stop shortly when they get to the

business end of the race. Paul Vice is due to have his left foot

amputated after the Games. He has had five or six operations, they

have not helped enough. It is a decision he has reached. The

operation has been put back until after the Invictus Games.

At the furthest point of the track they head back up towards the

start/finish area. The weather is improving as the day

wears on. A couple of patches of blue from

time to time. And the crowd is also growing all the time as we head into

the afternoon session. It is hard work. But it looks like it is fun

too! These three are set to compete for the medals here with two laps to

go in the first race. In the massed start categories.

Robert Cromey-Hawke is riding on the front. He is also in action in the

swimming tomorrow. A good number of the competitors at the Invictus

Games are having a go at more than one sport.

That was a little look at Michael Phillips from the United States, I

think. It is Michael Phillips from the

United States. He is a couple of laps down.

Still focussed intently on the job ahead, even though he is well behind

and out of the medal hunt. A nice steady rhythm being held by

the three British riders at the front. This is Jessie Clark from the

United States. He is fourth. He has not been able to make inroads to

challenge for a medal here. He's proving to be the best of the

rest in this field. A sergeant in the US Marine Corps.

Also involved in the archery and the sitting volley ball here.

He is a minute-and-a-half down. We are back with the leaders now. Now

heading towards the bottom of the course.

I wonder what is going through their minds now? Whether there is a chance

for anyone to make a break away or whether it will come down to a

sprint in over a lap from now. It looks like it is coming down to a

sprint. I am watching the monitors, there is nothing going on. It looks

like they are good sprinters. Otherwise I would have pressed on

sooner than this with one lap to go. It will be interesting to see if one

decides that pressing on, going ahead on their own, may be a chance

of victory. But it seems as if they are content to ride together and to

fight it out at the end. There is a lot of communication between the

three of them. They were talking a few laps ago, Paul Vice saying how

long was left. It was explained to him that there was a sign on the

left-handside. To look for that. It will tell them. But you are

certainly given the impression that there is more left in the tank here.

As they take the bell, the race will really be on now.

Paul Vice there in the white helmet. Robert Cromey-Hawke in behind him.

In the black helmet in the back is JJ Chalmers.

Chalkers there is free wheeling a little bit. Trying to take an easier

ride for a moment or two. This is going to be some scrap,

isn't it? Yes, it is interesting what is going on here. Normally,

they would be follow each other, using the aerodynamic principle to

save energy. But they have just gone three abreast. Are they going to try

to sprint flat out? Or is it going to anybody the order of one, two,

three? Who knows? I have seen them training. They were not given an

inch. But now for all of the smiles and the experience, it is hard work.

The competitive spirit will certainly come to the fore, shortly.

They have seen off all of the others in the field.

But who will emerge now on the top of the podium out of these three? It

is almost being treated like a victory lap by Vice.

Another rider there is being lapped. And whatever happens here, I get the

feeling for these three that all of the hard work has been worthwhile.

With them working together as a team, they may not be fighting for

one, two, three but fighting more for the other nations for the big

prizes. At times this has looked like a team

time trial. The camaraderie is clearly there

between the three British team-mates. But the competitiveness

is never far from the surface. The closing stages now of the first

race of the massed starting cyclists in the Invictus Games. They can see

the finishing area up ahead to the left of the velodrome. Timing is key

here. Timing your sprint. Who is going to

go first, I wonder out of these three? A little run down the hill.

Then it is uphill to the finish. Finishing towards the right-hand

side. Down they go. The sprint is on to the line between the three of

them. It is a one, two, three for Great

Britain here. This is the recumbent IR B 1 race.

The three have decided to come across the line together here! JJ

Chalmers on the left-handside of the screen. Paul Vice in the centre and

Robert Cromey-Hawke. They decided to attempt to share the

glory evenly between the three of them. But it was a their race, was

it not, from start to finish? It was from the start. They decided to

cross the line together, acknowledging the team effort.

Well, let's have a look here. For all that they may wish to be given

the same time as each other but as we look, who was the first to cross

the line? That is almost impossible to tell it may well have been JJ

Chalmers on the near side. So the photo finish equipment will

separate the riders out. But a great start to the afternoon

for the British armed forces here. A superb demonstration from the three

of them. The class of the field, almost from the gun, they broke away

and nobody could live with the pace that was set. They rode well

together. That was a fantastic team effort.

Was that the plan from the outset? We had a bit of an idea, we haven't

trained it massively as a team, but we knew we were amongst each other.

We thought if we could go out strong from the start we could lose the

other lads. At one point we thought we would sprint to the end, come on,

this is the spirit of the Invictus Games. We will share the medals

throughout the year, whatever, I don't care what happens. Come on,

this is the spirit. This is what it is, an honour. It's an honour to

ride with It was a them. Tremendous team effort. A bit of a team time

trial. You did well this morning as well. Obviously felt good coming

into this? Yes, I did. The training has been going really well. As JJ

said, having had the opportunity to train together as a theme that much,

knowing that we were fairly close on times, we realised early on that

working together was going to be the way and as JJ highlighted, the

spirit of the Games was not to race it to the very last second and come

in as one, dominating the podium. Fantastic. I know you were

disappointed with your archery and this morning in the time trial, you

came here to win a medal. I mean, fantastic, you were celebrating all

the way around the last lap. It's just amazing. That's what this is

all about. It's great to get a medal, but we started training as a

team and we just, just let them work it out. We're here, it's so great.

Look at these lots, amazing. I saw you waving to the family. I saw my

niece and nearly caused a massive crash. Amazing, I mean, that's what

it's about, just as a team. We started as a team. I'm chuffed for

these guys. Thank you very much. STUDIO: Here is the medal ceremony.

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

done. They have chips in the bikes. If this was a Paralympic or Olympic

Games... It would have been different. What is good is if

athletes decide to cross the line together I don't think the judges

should separate them. No, it's all in the spirit of the Games. It's

fantastic to see it. It's exactly what it's about. In a couple of

years' time in Rio, if it came down to it, it would be a very different

thing. There would be a sprint finish. I think you're right. Robert

Cromey-Hawke, John James Chalmers and Paul Vice all talking a Gold

Medal. JJ and Vicy will be in the studio later on. We were talking

about the recumbent cycling, how little air resistance compared to an

upright bike. It's frightening. I've been in Richmond Park down one of

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

scary, frightening when you take the bends because you can feel it going

up onto three wheels and onto two weeks. There's nothing like the wind

blowing through your dreds. I should remind you the speed limit in

Richmond Park is 20mph! OK! There we go. The other thing we should just

say, you were talking about how much this place has changed, when we were

here for the Olympics, it's a bit different, now it's in legacy mode.

You can't believe it. No, I can't. Every time I look at, it I pinch

myself. I grew up around here. I used to train in an olds sports

centre just around here, with a leaky roof. My mum worked at the bus

depot around the corner. The transformation, it's like, this is

what's happened to Stratford. You train in the copper box now? Yes.

That's where we're going to now. We've seen GB beat Australia in

their first pool match. This is the second match against France. They

need to win this to guarantee avoiding USA in the semifinals.

The opening tip is up and controlled by Great Britain in this pool AA

counter against France. Streaking to the basket all alone was at A he

couldn't get it to fall -- Attis. 26-year-old Chris Attis from

Stockton-on-Tees will want to be able to put away those easy baskets.

It could prove costly nor GB if they don't start knocking those down.

France in possession now. Chris Walker with the ball beneath

the hoop trying to find a team-mate. Struggling find control. They will

be penalised for not getting the ball over the halfway line, caught

with the ball was Lee Matthews. Have you to get the ball over the halfway

line within a permitted time. Yeah, this will be interesting to see how

Great Britain deal with this pressing defence from the French.

They are used to applying the pressing defence themselves. Now,

let's see if they can break this press. This is their first

opportunity to try and get the ball over the halfway line.

Inbounded. On the side of the rim, rebound

hauled in for France. France are off to the races. Look at the effort

from Nixon to get back on defence. Collision. Shot put up towards the

basket. He goes to the free throw line for

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

defence. Unable to convert either of those

free throws. It remains scoreless. Nixon has it. Drives and no mistake.

He opens the account for Great Britain. Good composure from the

32-year-old Adam Nixon and GB captain.

Another turnover and uncontested layup opportunity for Nixon. He

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

ball. It was interesting that Adam Nixon went to the finger roll, which

is a tougher shot for the layup there.

I don't know what his coach Scott Walker will be thinking of that

shot. Attis will inbound from the end

line. Beautiful move down the lane and

then the finish. Wonderful ball movement. Lee Matthews the

beneficiary. STUDIO: A quicker start to this

match by the British team. We pick it up now in the second half. It's

moved on to 11-1. He swayed it away and looked with

bad intention there's. Beautiful ball movement again from Great

Britain. Can't convert the shot. All over

like a shadow is David Scott. France struggling get it over the halfway

line once again. They do so but only so far. The French need to find a

way to break this press. The way they're going to break it is by

passing. They need to pass the ball. They need to spread the floor. The

ball will move faster than the players. They've demonstrated that

on a couple of occasions when they have got the ball either in from an

in-bound play on the few occasions they have the ball over the halfway

line. They've shown good ball movement skills. But the comparative

lack of mobility coming to hurt them because they can't get the players

into positions to receive the ball. It's also pressure. The press forces

you to move quickly. I reckon the French have practised against the

press in training. Suddenly, when you're in front of a crowd and

you're in a pressure game, it all becomes a lot different.

France looking to get over the halfway line. They'll get the ball

back because it's a back-court violation. Rick Powel receiving the

ball in the French half, going back into the Great Britain half. That's

not permitted. France inbound from the halfway line. They have the ball

over the half. There will be a sigh of relief here from the French. They

will have an opportunity to put some points on the board.

A quick shot in the context of that offence. That's what pressure does

to you. You don't get an opportunity to score and then as soon as you see

the basket you think - I have to throw this up! Some would say, you

would use the pressure to touch the ball. It didn't take you long! Shoot

on sight, Ade. We get back to this game.

It's in the hands of David Scott. He threads a wonderful pass and what a

finish. Outstanding basketball, Gareth Golightly. That's how you

play it, Ronald. That's what you do! Attis picks up the loose ball. He's

got team-mates in front of him and what a finish! Terrific conversion

by Gareth Golightly. GB are putting on a clinic on defence and in

scoring. It's total domination. So, approaching the final minute of this

game now and Great Britain, to this point, have held France without a

score from the field. France's lone point is from the free three line,

testament to the terrific defence that Great Britain have employed all

game long. I tell you what's impressing me

about Great Britain is their ruthlessness. You could have a

tendency to relax in this situation, but they are continuing to apply the

pressure and play in that high level. What a pass! What a finish.

Wonderful offence. The man who put the ball through the hoop

-- hoop was Geraint Bryson. Will they look for another hoop? Fired in

from the perimeter. The final buzzer sounds. It is Great

Britain who receive the applause of the crowd in acknowledgement of a

dominant display. They have beaten France by 16 points. They have held

France to just one score from the free throw line. The final score in

this pool A game is Great Britain 17, France 1. Great Britain have

booked their place in the semifinals.

Well played, Chris. Two emphatic wins so far. After playing so well,

like this, are there still things you can improve on? There's always

things we can improve on. We don't play 100% all the time. You have to

keep going. Every time you come on the court, you give 100%. How

impressed are you by the atmosphere and the support you're getting? Yeah

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

good. Does that make you nervous initially and inspire you later,

tell me how it works? If you're not nervous, there's something wrong

with you. You're bound to be nervous, but it makes you play

better. Once the nerves settle, once you've done the first two minutes

and settled in, it gets better. Now you have a feel for it and you've

played a lot of minutes in the last game especially, that will stand you

in good stead. Yeah, it's just now to keep warm until the next match.

Just keep warm, that's the main thing for me now. Well played again.

See you later, thanks. Cheers, thanks a lot.

We certainly will. This is the pool A standings:

They will avoid the USA. They have also played two, won two. We will

see that live at 4pm. That was a much improved performance

from the British armed forces team there from their first game against

Australia. Yeah, they didn't do badly in their first game. But

there's a saying in basketball - offence wins games and defence wins

tournaments. At the moment, GB are playing exceptional defence. It was

suffocating against the Australians and against the French. Both of

those teams had a torrid times. They're looking good. Momentum is

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

grow into these tournaments. You don't want to start off on fire. You

want to get better at each stage and iron out the creases. They are doing

exactly that. Those semifinals will be live later on. There's a great

moment in the production earlier They're doing the work and suddenly

a group of cyclists swept in, and it was Prince Harry and Prince William,

it was amazing. Prince Harry has been everywhere in these Invictus

Games. He was at the velodrome sow porting people from all teams. He

has done incredibly well. He played in the wheelchair rugby yesterday.

He hasn't just been supporting, taking part as well. He was on part

of the winning team. I hear he was thrown in the similar He certainly

did bin. . What an incredible atmosphere, I

don't think you could ever imagine in your wildest dreams that you

would have a day like this in the Invictus Games? There are contests

like this, individuals like this, the two combined is just fantastic.

I always knew it would work but you never know until you see it happen.

And the guys are so inspirational tonight. When the winning goal was

scored, I don't think have heard a noise like that in any arena? You

cannot script it. It is the dream finish. These guys are used to

fighting it out on a battlefield, now they are on a court, surrounded

by 6,000 screaming people. I have not heard anything like that in all

time. This is great, I just want to thank everyone for coming out, for

believing in what we want to do. Thank you very much.

Thank you to everybody. Thank you to every single person.

I think that is a belief relieved Prince.

Earlier, it looked like the tickets were not selling but he is very

relieved. Lots of action. So, up next, the bass basketball

semi-final. That is coming up at 4.00pm. Also on the cycling Joe

Townsend on action on the bike at the Velopark. And we also have a

fascinating film about the Parra prosthetics. Remarkable. You will

not want to miss that film. -- Para prosthetics.

I joined the British Army in 2000. I have done two tours of Afghanistan.

I have been ambushed, I have been shot at. I have been blown up.

But never defeated... I am Invictus! And, I am delighted to say, that

joining us in the studio is Derek and Dame Kelly Holmes. And an army

veteran? Indeed. That is why I am so honoured to be here.

Derek, you competed in the Paralympic Games, describe the

different atmosphere here for Invictus Games? Well, it brings back

the memory of 2012. I competed in the discus. To be a

part now of the Invictus Games for me is an honour. And also to be a

part of the British Armed Forces team.

Before we talk about it, let's have a little look.

Derek, before you go out there, massive good luck. Four events today

is that right? Yes. How do you feel now going out to

represent Great Britain? I am looking forward to it. The first day

of the Invictus Games. I am just looking forward to it.

What is really nice is that being an ex-athlete, when I was about to

start, I would not talk to anyone. I would eyeball them. They are all

chatting! How was your week? How is the training? Good luck! It is a

really nice brotherhood. In an ideal situation for Derek, he

wants one throw. If it is far enough, he will qualify easily for

this afternoon's final. Over 35 metres! Not even 9.00am!

That guy is an animal. He is safely through to the final.

Thank you, guys. Feeling good? I am. It does not

matter what time of the day or the morning. You just have to be

focussed. Now you are doing shot put? It is

the same thing. The only thing is the technique, so I just need to

chill down. You don't see that ever day, an at

Leith strapping himself down in the background of a brass band it is

surreal. Just before 10.00am, another job done for Derek, another

final. A good morning. Two heats out of the way. Two finals later on. A

few hours to recover. Get some lunch inside you and a busy afternoon for

you. Yes.

The first final of the day for Derek. He is making history. He is

wearing hinged blades. With a knee joint in them. He is up against it.

Lane two. Good luck, Derek. And the best of the start is made in

lane three by Philippe Robert of France.

And Derek, he made the discus two years ago in the Paralympics.

Yes! A Silver Medal! I was not expecting that. Brilliant! You came

through so strong at the end. I think so. But I'm not a runner.

But you just game along to get a Silver Medal for fun! Exactly.

So, one final out of the way, one Silver Medal already! Are we going

to see some golds by the end of the day? Hopefully. Fingers crossed.

Shot put now. I am actually nervous. I said do what you did in the heats

but go further! Two events down, two to go. Two medals in the bag, a gold

and a silver-decent! I don't know what he is thinking now, he is in

lane five. He must be nervous. Come on, Derek! He's fallen down there.

He is still down as well. I don't know... He has never run the event

before. I don't know if it is fatigue or lack of technique. I hope

he is OK. The that encapsulates the spirit of

the games. He fell over. Obviously hurt. Everyone is cheering him. He

has a massive smile on his face. It is not about winning or losing. It

is about being here and being part of something special.

An interesting day. Massive highs and a low.

It is all part of the sport. You are going to finish on a high,

though? Yes! It is your event! Discus is you! Yes.

He's gone and won another gold! What a man! What a day it was. Two golds,

a silver. And this is our first bling in the studio. Very proud of

your performances, were you? Thank you, yes, I am.

In terms of being an athlete, knowing what you wanted. How far you

wanted to run, to throw, were you expecting that? I was doing four

events. Then into the finals as well.

But I was expecting that. It was a long day. As I have said. But you

just have to go there and enjoy and do it.

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

a new thing? It is. I have been running for under four months with a

knee joint fitted to the leg, the blades. It is something that I enjoy

doing, it keeps me going. We have the great film coming up

about the prosthetics, we will like at the blades closer there. But

Kelly, generally, in the Invictus Games, an amazing spirit, isn't

there? Absolutely. I was there in Copper Box Arena. For the final with

the wheelchair rugby against the USA it really did blow the roof off.

What is nice, you can see the passion that is coming out. They are

really proud to be there. To support the Invictus Games, and to support

the service men and women that are taking part. It is just absolutely

amazing, it really is. Having been military, I was in the

services for nearly ten years. I have a great appreciation of service

life. But for me it is more the fact, I was saying to Derek, does he

feel that having the injured service men and women, it is humbling but it

must feel really important to be back in an environment where you are

not the only person. People underestimate the impact it has had

on so many men and women from a completely different extreme and

they are all here together. They are all here, back together, almost,

feeling like they are not the only person who has gone through it. But

I don't know how you feel but seeing everyone together in that same

situation. What it must feel like? I feel the same thing. To see some of

the guise before in Headley park. It is just amazing. It inspires me as

well. It not only inspires the service men and the women, and the

families as well. The support that they give to the men and the women

in the forces has been incredible. The other thing that interests me,

when you speak about the injuries You are so matter of fact about

something that was so traumatic but it has to have been so incredibly

difficult to come back from what you have been through? It is very

traumatic, to go through not just the physical side but the mental

side that is challenging the mental side. But every man and woman is

trained in the forces to get strong. But the way that most of them have

come through the other end having been injured, have come from the

injury and doing well to today, it has been an amazing experience to

look back and see. And an environment like this, with

competitive sport, in the armed force it is is a competitive

environment? It is competitive. Back in the day, we were competitive

as a soldier but to be back in London in the Invictus Games, it is

very competitive. As you have seen yesterday at the wheelchair rugby.

Yes, and the quality. Let's not beat around the bush here. The quality of

the sport out there is immense. Like Derek has completed in the

Paralympic Games. We are now talking about Rio and hopefully there are

some here in the Invictus Games inspired to go on or are in the

build-up phase of trying to get in to represent their country in Rio

2016. What is great story that would be if some have come from here.

It was a great atmosphere in Copper Box Arena. Also for the celebrity

match in which Dame Kelly Holmes took part. You got rough treatment.

Look at this. Do they know you are a Dame? I know! Tell me about it. We

were taking this seriously. Again it was competitive. Look at that. How I

stayed on, I do not know! But the hardest thing was waking up this

morning. I literally had to peel my head off the pillow! My body is in

pain. I am telling you. That is hard work. We only, everyone forgets we

had an hour-and-a-half of training. I think you did well. I thought that

they would be rubbish. But did you watch it? The standard was OK? It

was. There were some big hits. We were

OK. Prince Harry, he was after me! He was sent off. And Joint

Intelligence Committee leaving the team, that was -- and Johnny wick

inson leaving the team, that was special.

Yeah, it was really great. Pleased to be a part of it, so special. And

when I was watching the final, clearly everybody was excited but

the noise in there was so immense. I will absolutely compare that to the

Paralympics and the Olympic Games in Copper Box Arena. Amazing.

Everybody said that. Now, you got two Silver Medals and two golds. Joe

Townsend got four golds. Let's have a look at it.

Joe Townsend. He lost both of his legs at age 19. Now he is one of

Britain's top Paralympics. So dominant in the 100, the 200 and

between them he squeezed in a Gold Medal in the 1500m as well.

At the start of the Invictus Games coming down to take his fourth Gold

Medal for Great Britain. Well done Joe Townsend. Sam Stocks

was the other team captain. Great atmosphere there. Joe Townsend looks

like a real star for the future. Definitely. He's a machine. I spent

time with him in Headly Court. The way he trains as well, because

during our rehab, time in Headly Court, I just knew that he will be

an athlete in years to come. What he did on Thursday at Lee Valley, it's

Has to focus amazing.' on the triathlon. You have a few

competitive aspirations still, haven't you? Jonathan, come on. You

have. Tell us about it. No, I haven't. I thought you were going

for the world athletes for the veterans. Veterans! Now you've said

that! No, at the beginning of the year, I thought, I was celebrating

ten years since my Athens wins last week or whenever it was. At the

beginning of the year, I thought right I need to do something myself.

Because I really haven't done anything that's challenged me. I

started doing du-ath oage lon. -- du-athalon. I remember my first race

in January I got a puncture RAF way round and I was -- halfway round,

and I thought, "Thank God for that." Then I carried on and I started

winning the women's age group and then the women's. Everyone was

saying oh, you're going to do it. Everyone else is saying I'm going to

do it. I will just sit back and say I'll take part and see what happens.

I know how competitive you are. I am, but... More athletics now. You

featured in this race. We've seen your performance. It wasn't the

highlight perhaps of your day on Thursday. Watch out also for Dave

Henson in this one. This is the 200m.

Look at Henson. He's performed a very, very good bend here. And

stretching away from the field. Henson, you may have watched in the

lead up to this Invictus Games his story and about how many problems

he's been having with those prosthetic limbs. Look how he's

going here, smooth as you like. That's a great win.

The arm goes aloft. Robert will hang on for second place there. And

Reynolds of America takes third. STUDIO: Dave Henson taking the gold.

He's the overall Invictus team captain. He comes across as a lovely

guy. He is. Gave has been in the Games, last year as well in America.

Wound ed Warriors, that's the inspiration. He's a great guy. To be

part of the team as well, it's an amazing role model to all injured

men and women, in the forces, not only those competing, but to those

who are not part of the team as In terms of well. Your race there, you

ended up on the deck. Was that a little bit of fatigue creeping in

perhaps? It wasn't fatigue. You weren't even moving, were you? The

knee just collapsed. I ran with a fitted knee joint and there's no

control on the knee joint. It can collapse at any time. But you have

to be very careful as well how you position yourself, to be in line

with the blades as you run. I chose to go down that road and I tried a

fitted knee joint but the help I had from the coaching staff in athletics

for the Invictus Games have been amazing, what they did and for me to

run with the fitted knee joint in under four months, I think, yeah, I

did a great job. You did. We will talk about your prosthetics more in

a second of the first, watch this remarkable film.

Zblt human body, the most impressive tool we have at our disposal. We use

To display power, delicate precision, graceful movements and

the deepest of human emotion. When things go wrong, technology must

step in. Machine must mimic man. This is the leg room. I've got my

day leg. These are the ones I wear day to day, high drollically

controlled microprocessor legs. These are my running legs.

Regardless of how groovy the attachment looks that goes on the

bottom, it's still not real legs. Real legs are awesome. I get

frustrated when I see people not using their legs properly. Yeah.

They're fantastic. As with many fields of medical science, the

prosthetics revolution was powered by both world wars. Increasing

numbers of servicemen and women coming back from the frontline and

surviving amputation, provided the demand for more sophisticated

artificial limbs. Walking well. Thank you very much. Mike Goody and

Alan Lee both served their country and both lost a limb on the

battlefield. In the 68 years between their injuries, medicine and

technology have moved on. I have a couple for different things. This is

like my day leg and work leg. Oh, is that right? They have different

functions. Is the foot plastic? It's rubber. They make it look like a

foot as well. I have the same thing, but it's solid plastic. It was a

good thing when they came in, because before that it used to be

wood. It would be stuck, if rain got into it, all of it came apart and

the foot was all over the place. You haven't started on the blades I have

a yet? Running blade. Have you? Brilliant. I love going for runs.

Fantastic. In the last two years, the MoD has made a commitment to

ensuring our injured soldiers have access to the best prosthetics that

science can offer. This is the very latest technology that is on the

market. It's a microprocessor knee. It has an awful lot of functions

built into it that I would take for granted as a human being. For

instance, I could step over an obstacle, land on a bent knee. This

is completely knew for amputees. As the person is walking up and down,

it's reacting in real time to whatever it is they want to do. We

have two very complex valves here which block and hold the leg or

release it. We have sensors here talking to sensors here talking to

sensors here. That is happening 100 times a second. That type of

intuitive technology is a great asset for anybody who has to wear a

limb. Modern lower-limb nothing has reached a stage where bionic legs

have been successfully incorporate rated into normal life. The Holy

Grail of all prosthetics is mimicking a more complex body part.

The human hand. In September 2010, corporate rat Andrew Garthwaite lost

his right arm whilst serving in affection Afghanistan. -- serving in

Afghanistan. He's the first person in the UK to undergo ground breaking

treatment. The nerves were rewired to the muscles in his chest. After

an intensive period of retraining his brain, Andrew can operate one of

the world's most advanced bionic arms with only his thoughts.

Words couldn't describe it. It wasn't hooked onto my body itself,

it was an arm like, this and it was on the table, all put together. I

was hooked up by a cable. They said would you think about raising your

elbow and the arm came up as this, I was like oh, my God that's

fantastic. Obviously words couldn't complain it because I started to get

a working arm back again. So now when I wear this arm, it feels like

part of me. We're looking way in the future, but the hope for me for like

sensory feed back, to pick up something that's going to be hot or

cold and get that feed back through a prosthetic limb to where my chest

is in your nerves, I mean, it's going to be something else.

Absolutely, for you, yes. To mimic exactly what the human body has is

an incredibly difficult thing. But if we can do that, and it becomes

easy to use, reliable an effective, I might sit down and think, "That's

a pretty good job." That is just absolutely remarkable. We were

having a giggle with that your arm controlled by your mind, if you

think something and you don't want to do it but you do it any way. You

have some amazing legs. You are going to take one off and show us.

The legs that I use, it's my everyday leg. This is the valve that

locks the socket or the legs. Like a vacuum? Yes. When I take it off, I

can pull it off any As simple as time. That. Yes, easy. That's my

leg. Wow. The leg is amazing because it's water proof. I can swim with

the leg and also it has different settings or modes that you can set

your leg to an angle that you can drive a car. You said it has

Bluetooth technology. And how much is one of those? I think it's about,

ah, quite expensive, ?70,000 each. Goodness. And that's provided by the

Ministry of Defence? Yes. In Headly Court. Amazing. How heavy is it? Oh,

yeah, that is heavy. It is, yeah. So controlling that must be really -

when you first get it, the balance, core, how do you find this? It was

very difficult. It's like relearning how to walk with my legs. It's quite

difficult. Buff you need to have a very strong core muscle and glutes

as well. Going back to the race, which you saw Dave Henson and you

think the Richard Whitehead, they run with non-articulated legs. What

is the reason for that? They don't have to worry about the knee or, I

mean, controlling their posture, to be in line with the blades. So to

run with the straight legs it's easier than to run with the blades,

with a fitted knee joint. You don't have to worry about falling over.

They flick around when they run. It's quite dangerous. You look at

them head on, they're into the lanes either side of them. You can catch

the leg of someone beside you. When you fell over, you are said the knee

failed, did it? Yeah, but not with these legs. It was my blades. You

mention this twists. Yes. I can use the leg as a table. If I go to the

High Street and have coffee or tee. I can use it as a table. I can put a

bowl of water or cup of tea on that, simple as that. That's your party

trick. Yes! Fantastic Fantastic. So these are your walking legs. And

there's like 140,000 there. How much are your racing legs? They're more,

aren't they? No. Not as much as this. They're quite expensive as

well. But the running legs are just designed for running. But these are

designed for everyday, like you can do anything with these legs. I can

even run as well. It has a setting that you can change it and you can

run for a normal jog. But the thing is, it's quite heavy to carry

around. You got these from Headly Court. How quickly can you put it

on? Is it simple to put it on? Not even a minute. This is the liner,

silicone socks. Your leg goes to where? It finishes here? Yes, just

there. That rubber is to keep them... It's

like a cushion as well. 30 seconds and then that's it. That's amazing.

Thank you. Derek, thanks very much indeed. That's been amazing. We saw

some amazing sports at Lee Valley. We saw very inspirational interviews

after. Let's catch up with a couple of them.

I'm in pain, I have to live on morphine to get up, go to bed and

just to eat. Usually that stops me eating as well. Sport gives me a

reason to get up in the morning. It gives me a reason to go to bed at

night and to eat, just to live basically. I honestly can't believe

people have done this for us, they've put this on. It's just more

than you could ever have hoped for, more than I probably deserve. Thank

you really. Lovely stuff there. Susan Cook and JJ Chalmers. Just

final thoughts from you Derek, perhaps about what you hope will be

the legacy of this event. Clearly, Prince Harry's dream is that it

might not be every year, but maybe every other year. I agree with what

Prince Harry has said. I want this to carry on. There are so many other

injured men and women out there in the country. It will help them to

come out from wherever they are and just to be part of this, because it

helps to getting over the trauma, the traumatic experience they went

through in Afghanistan, Iraq or anywhere in the world. Also, just to

give them a second chance to live and to aid their recovery as well.

I'd like the same idea as Prince Harry has said that it should carry

on. I sense you have a special empathy with this as a competitor

and as a veteran. Absolutely. It is an amazing event.

Congratulations to Prince Harry for this idea. But I love the fact that

he has done it, not just been the face of it but driven it, been to

every single meeting. Driven the whole process, the reason for doing

it. I think it would be better if it is

not every year. In major championships, it means more when

there is a gap, a goal. So in two years' time, how many more people

will think, right, I am going to get ready to be there in two years'

time. It will be brilliant if other countries take this on. To go from

not just Great Britain but other countries haing it. It will be the

legacy. It will be.

Kelly, Derek, especially with the medals, congratulations.

Thank you very much. So, Joe Townsend is in the cycling

now. He is up against Steve Arnold. Let's hear from both of them.

With 40 Commando Royal Marines, I was injured in Afghanistan about six

years ago. I was on a routine foot patrol. I stepped on an improvised

explosive device. It resulted in me losing the best part of both legs. I

was three years in rehabilitation. Five months in hospital, over 50

surgical operations. So it has been a long process. But I am out of the

other side. I have left the military. Integrated into civilian

life. I have found sport and found a new way of life. I played sport,

rugby as a lad. And in the Royal Marines you have to be fit for the

job. But for training specific sports it is not something I had

done much before. After I was injured, I was lacking the drive and

focus. Somebody suggested to me for charity we should do an iron man. I

started to train for that. I dived into the deep end and in 2011, I

completed my first iron man. After that, I got picked up for the

triathlon for Great Britain. For the past three years I have been

focussing on that and competing for Great Britain. I train two to three

times a day. It is a full-time job. Over 20 hours of training a week. It

is the lifestyle choices that go with it. The healthy diet. The fact

you don't go out partying with your mates. But for what you get from the

sport it is worth it. It is worth the small sacrifices.

Sport is massive, massive in everyone's recovery. It gives you

the freedom. It does not matter the sport. It gives you the confidence

to get back in the group, to get out, to get in the environment and

have fun. I had been 18 years in the Royal Engineers. Injured in

Afghanistan. I stepped on an IED carrying out a search operations.

After I was injured, I went to Headley Court. I knew some guys from

the Regiments who had been injured they were there. They were six

months ahead of me. They said they got around it. If they can walk why

couldn't I. One of the guys said to try horned cycling. I was putting on

weight. I managed to get myself on the GB development squad. I had

something to focus on. For me I have changed from one uniform to another

but it is not as serious. It will be amazing. Joe has been doing this a

couple of more years than me. To be honest, I looked up to him in the

beginning. We are the strongest in our classification on the British

team. Yeah, we are pushing each other every we come out to race. It

will be tough to stick with him on the race but I will not tell you my

plans to stick with him. But we will work together as a team, then the

last couple of lap, the best man wins. We are going for it. Hopefully

it will be me and Joe out in the front. As long as one of us wins the

medals we will be happy. I would love to represent my country, in a

major event. Weather it is a World Cup or a Paralympics. Maybe Rio is

too soon but Japan 2020 is not that men years away.

First up it was the hand bike to time trial. It was al-Freddo

de-Santos who took the Gold Medal. It was a silver for Townsend.

Congratulations to the American. So it was on to the race.

Here is the start list. The commentator, is John Allen

Butterworth. We have a leading group of three,

from what was a fairly small field. The rider in the upright position in

the jersey of the United States is de-Santos. He won the Gold Medal in

the time trial. On the front is Joe Townsend. He has had considerable

success at the Invictus Games with four Gold Medals on the track.

Fourth in the time trial this morning. Bringing up the rear of the

leading trio is Steve Arnold. Another British competitor who won

Bronze Medal earlier. John Allen Butterworth with me for this one.

Jon Allen it seems surprising that we have two different events,

together in this one field? Yes. I think, I mean that the two events

together you see with Anila and the normal two-hand cycling bike, they

would not normally be together. They are separates as the kneelers can

get the power-outs and they can engage the arms. It really puts the

hand cyclists at a disadvantage. So with a group of three if they

stay together, the advantage is normally clearly with the rider who

is kneeling? Yes, clearly. So there we are, the rider in the

middle there is the American de-Santos. 44 years of age. A former

Staff Sergeant, also taking part in the sitting volley ball here at the

Invictus Games. Joe Townsend has been a star so far. Gold in the 100,

200, 400 and 1500m in the athletics. Now looking to add to his tally in

the cycling. It is getting tough for Steve Arnold

here? Yes, he is either struggling or the other two, are just pressing

on. Steve is a member of the GB development squad. His first year on

the teem. Steve Arnold first joining the Great Britain development

cycling squad a year ago. He makes his way in hand cycling.

De-Santos continues to lead the way. Townsend is sticking to him. There

is a short gap, then Arnold. Two British riders following the

American. Arnold is still in touch... But he will not want the

gap to go out. He is starting to feel the pace of the race now.

There is still considerable distance remaining. The best part of seven

laps. There is Arnold. He is just

beginning to lose ground. He is still in a good position for a

medal. A big gap among the riders in this

field. Joe Townsend is looking confident in

the front. Normally a part of GB time triathlons.

I don't think he is finding this race too taxing.

So the longer and the tougher from his point of view? Joe being an

ex-marine, any challenge, long, short, normally, the enduring, and

gruelling ones are the ones he likes.

He took on one of the world's toughest races, the race across

America. With seven other wounded servicemen. He did that a council of

years ago. Another box ticked in his sporting endeavours. Here he is in

the front. The 26-year-old from Eastbourne it leading the way.

De Los Santos is still looking comfortable behind him.

At the moment it looks as if the race for gold will be between these

two. That is unless Steve Arnold can find

a second wind. Here he is. Rejoining the leaders. Now what about the gap,

is it opening up? Yes, it is. Slowly but noticeably it is growing.

Six laps to go. USA and Great Britain. Townsend

looking to add to the four Gold Medals he has already one. On the

right of the screen is the BMX track. Modified since the Games of

London 2012. But basically the same. The re-development is completed and

everything is fully operational here. You can ride on the Olympic

velodrome. Race on this track. Train on the track.

And also there is the mountain bike course and the BMX track as well. A

fantastic facility here on the corner of the Olympic Park. There is

the iconic very well dream. 12 seconds, the gap. Back to Steve

Arnold. What sort of dense tanses would

these guys down in a norm -- distances would these guys do in a

normal training session? About 20 to 30 marls upwards. The training

cyclists are the same. Normally the road racing is about an hour for

road cycling. The hand cycling is an hour, the

normal time for uprights is about an hour to two hours.

These two are coping best with the undualations of the circuit here.

There those little uphill sections look tough. I would not like to do

it with my arm, I tell you that. It is not just starting the race but

coming up to the finish as well, there is that little uphill rise to

the finishing line. That is when the pull on the bars in the sprint can

make all the difference. For a sprinter it is probably the

worst possible scenario, with the way that the head wind is at moment.

With the track being giving the air flow to the DMXors, I don't know but

it looks tough to me. You are three time medallist in the

Paralympic Games in London a couple of years ago. Had this event

happened earlier, is this what you would have been looking at? Yes, the

Invictus Games is an amazing stepping stone. If I had the

opportunity I would have taken it with both hands. Excuse the pun as I

only have one. But it is a great experience to get used to the media.

To experience an event with the crowds and the pressures of any kind

of event such as this it is amazing. That must have been the difference.

Even though you had competed for Great Britain. In Los Angeles a few

months before the London games but the difference between the two was

extraordinary in terms of atmosphere and everything that comes with it.

It must have been a shock to the system? As great as it was? As great

as it was, I did not think it was great until after the whole event.

You are wrapped in a bubble. You are protected by your governing body.

You don't know what is going on in the outside world. You don't read

the papers or watch the TV articles. The first time on the track in a

full velodrome, compared to friends and family in sparse stands, I was

completely overwhelmed. The first event, my strongest, the kilo, I

would look back at it now, I narrowly missed out. I think I would

have clinched it had I been more relaxed and used to the environment

that these guys have the chance to experience.

So, in a sense did being closed and shut from it all perhaps not help

you? You came from almost nothing, then

there was this big noise and fanfare? The noise and fanfare of

the velodrome, I cannot describe how loud it was. These little events,

you get used to any cycling event in particular. It prepares you for

bigger things to come. I distinctly remember it was so loud we had to

have special headphones that clamped onto your head, special DJ

headphones. They were making my jaw ache. They were the only things in

which we can hear our output. Extraordinary noise in the

velodrome. You were preparing, shut away from the world, having a

fantastic time, a great couple of weeks. A fantastic time here today,

Joe Townsend leading the way with Santos, who has been at the front of

the race for a lot of the time, 14 laps this lace. As with the other

events, there is quite a wide discrepancy in the ability levels

between the competitors. Part of that is to do with the various

injuries they are dealing with. Also the lack of experience, compared to

some. Some of these athletes are looking to compete in Rio, for

example, in a couple of years time. Some of these athletes are using it

as a stepping stone to bigger things, and some, it is their games,

and they are happy with that. They may be more recently injured, going

through different parts of rehab. As you see, you have someone competing

with an additional hand cyclist, not usually seen. Steve Arnold, he's in

third, Clive Smith in fifth. Another British rider.

Lapping the field there. No real sign of an juice stress, or slowing

down. Both looking really strong. -- and. No real sign of stress.

It is a completely different position there. A different kind of

hand cycle. It is different, you expecting to be a stronger rider,

getting a lot more power using your whole trunk. If you have knees, you

can use that position, the best position for hand cycling. Amazing

to see Joe Townsend stay in there. He is doing really well here. This

is De La Santos, the winner of the time trial. Steve Arnold was the

bronze medallist this morning, just over three seconds down from De La

Santos. That was over one mile. It is considerably longer. Heading back

towards the start and finish area. Almost touching wheels. Going into

the dip, then slightly uphill into the finishing line, as the laps

begin six countdown there will be three laps to go. There will be no

catching these two, clear of the field. This is Steve Arnold. He is

third, crossing the line now. Currently finding himself in the

same position he was in earlier today. 28 seconds down on the

leading duo. They are working it well together, you could say.

They will enjoy this bit of the course, sweeping down past the pits.

Pass the iconic Olympic velodrome, which will be hosting the World

Championships in a couple of years time, track cycling. A couple of

track meetings as well. Early in December. Townsend looks better, the

longer this race goes on, as you were suggesting. I think it will

come down to a sprint. The guy from the USA will have the advantage

there, but it looks like Joe, he will want to extend his lead with

two laps to go. Joe Townsend looks as if he will fight him all the way.

Townsend is a double above the knee amputee, injured in 2008, after

standing on an anti-tank mine. Joining the Marines at 17, five

months into his first tour of Afghanistan when he suffered the

injury is to both his legs. Leading the way here. A real star of these

Invictus Games. You can see from the following

motorbike, they are not hanging around, these two. No sign of any

drop in pace as the laps go by. Across the finishing line to go.

Still applying the pressure at the front. The down sections for hounds

Daly hand cyclists, their favourite bits of the course, they are far

faster in the downhill. I bet you can really get some speed up.

Arnold, still in third place, looking good for bronze. Just

heading up to the finish. A decent crowd gathered at key points of the

circuit. Steve Arnold was a Staff Sergeant with the Royal Engineers,

completing tours of Kosovo and Ireland, 3 times, and also Iraq.

These two at the front, still locked together. I don't think they will be

holding hands crossing the line together this time. Great Britain

against USA, at the front of the field. Earlier today three British

riders finishing together, all finishing in the same time, winning

gold. They are heading down towards the

bottom of the course. Fascinating to have a go on one of these, to see

how difficult they are to steer. Hand cycles are very hard to steer.

They peddle as they steer, very unstable around the corners. You can

see Del los Santos leaning into the corners, to counteract the balance

of the bike. That is why you see the hand cyclists using that double arm

motion, because you cannot stay without motion. They are going to

take the bell, this will be a cracking race. Joe Townsend for

Great Britain, Alfredo Del los Santos for the USA. The third race

of the afternoon, the hand bike. Who has that little bit of strength?

That little bit extra left in the tank at the end of this 40 minute

race? They certainly have plenty of distance on the rider in third

place, Steve Arnold. Definitely between these two.

The rider coming into the last corner first, into the dip, will win

the race. They will not have the power to win it in a traditional

sprint finish. If your noses in front, you will win. This is Steve

Arnold, in third place, heading for bronze, second bronze medal of the

day for him. Just one lap away. Keeping a nice steady rhythm in the

closing stages. Now, the race for gold, past the pits. They will make

a left hand turn, shortly. A little loop before coming back down onto

the main part of the course. Coming into the right-hander. Townsend

happy to ride from the front here. Looking to get past this back marker

as soon as possible. Safely negotiated. Down to the most

southerly part of the course. As Townsend got the pace to keep Del

los Santos at bay? Izzy Jeffs biding his time, the American. -- is the

American just biding his time? The sprint coming up shortly. Del los

Santos starting to try and open it up. Townsend fighting for all he's

worth. He is losing that extra power generated by the American in the

upright position. It means he can be more forceful at the end of the

race. He can push on, claiming the gold medal. He needs to keep it

going, Alfredo Del los Santos wins for the United States, second gold

of the day for him. A silver medal for Joe Townsend, to go with the

four gold medals he won in the athletics arena. What a great day

Del los Santos has had. In the end, it was a conclusive victory in the

sprint. Amazing effort from Joe Townsend, but the first one into the

dip was the man who was going to win. Del los Santos add the extra

power, you can see from the pictures, engaging his whole core of

his body. You can see Del los Santos, when he pushed on, in the

sprint for the line, he won with room to spare, even having a moment

to enjoy crossing the line. A winning smile for Alfredo Del los

Santos. A great ride by Joe Townsend. Superb effort from him.

Gave everything he had to try and put himself in the best position,

going into those final corners. Here is the Arnold, the bronze medallist

for Britain. Third in the time trial earlier today, third in the mass

started then. -- start even. More British success at the Invictus

Games. FORCEDYELLOW yes. FORCEDYELLOW yes.

A phenomenal Games for you. Yes, it has been phenomenal. I have

known Alfredo De Los Santos a while now. I have ridden against him. He

has beaten me on the day. But I had a great race. You must have known

his stringths when you knew there was a decent finish in him? Yeah, he

was not having any of it. He knew his game plan. I tried to pull in

front of him. I know I am a fit guy. I was trying to pass him. But he was

not going to let me pass him. Unfortunately, if I had not had the

flat up the hill but we will see. You have had some amazing sporting

feats over the last few years, put into context what the Invictus Games

has given you? It is just amazing. The majority of the guys I know. I

have seen them coming into Headley Court. To see them coming in

battered and new to injury. To see them coming here how, it has been

fairly emotional for me. A few moments where I have had a choke in

my throat. But it has been absolutely fantastic. I want to say

a massive thank you to Prince Harry, and the sponsors, which have shoved

up some dosh for this! Well, congratulations, thank you very

much. Thank you.

So, a little bit disappointed there but remember the four golds in the

athletics. We are going to have another look at

the rugby from last night but now a little more cycling. This was a

Silver Medal for Adam Clark. And a dominant performance frommed a

aim Perrin. He won the gold. Let's see how it

went. Zbl Five laps to go roux Perrin

has been in the lead for most of the race. Striking out on his own.

Number 71 in third is Adam Clark. He tested the legs of everybody on the

first lap going on his own for a short distance before being caught.

These two are second and third. But Perrin has looked impressive. What

do you think of the chances now? The gap has increased to 21. 6.

It is staying above the 20 second margins. So he is just four laps to

go coming up. I don't think that they will close it.

But I may be proven wrong. They are not working that

effectively together. The Danish are in the front.

They could lap now. It does not look as if they have

been combining to work together. A bit of a gap over the finishing line

a few moments ago. The British rider riding off the back of the Dane all

the way around as they head past the Olympic velodrome. Past the pits and

the laps clicking by. A 14-lap race with just under four-and-a-half to

go. Little groups of riders around the mile-long circuit. It split up

quickly. They are difficult races to read. For us as commentators, we are

never sure what is going to happen. Whether there will be a bunch or if

it will split up but imagine for the athletes, not knowing what they are

up against in some cases? Here now on the front are second placed,

Anderson from Denmark. He is 27-year-old. He suffered from

post-traumatic stress and severe depression.

Here he is enjoying the opportunity at the Invictus Games. Back with the

leader now. And it is Andy Perrin from Great

Britain. He won gold in the time trial. It was a one-lap time trial.

He has four laps against the watch to go here now. Four laps between

himself and another Gold Medal. A second of the day.

In the previous shot we saw Anderson. He communicates with the

GB rider and just telling him to give him a nudge to give him an open

hand. Making him work a bit. They both have something to gain

from working together. When we look back at the riders behind, the gap

is not that great between silver, bronze and those in fourth, fifth

and sixth places. 27 seconds, the gap is now going up a little bit.

Perrin pushes on a little more. Anderson is ten seconds clear in

third place of the rider in fourth. So certainly the rest of the medals

are not done and dusted yet. Those in the top three are not home and

hosed. These two do need to work together to preserve their place on

the podium. The race is between the silver and the bronze for the rest

of the field. Adam Clark from Great Britain. A

former Lance Corporal with the Royal Marines. This is the second and the

final event he is taking part in at the Invictus Games. The Danish rider

with him is Jonas Anderson. He has been a podium finisher in a number

of Danish adventure races. Also a sergeant in the Danish army.

With every lap that passes, the weather is getting better and

better. Still quite a breeze on certain

portions of the course. That is something for the riders to deal

with. But the winds are noticeably lighter than it was earlier today.

Perrin still out on his own. Still looking strong. Three laps to go for

him. And no sign of giving way here or

giving any ground. So, as they come up towards the finish.

Waiting for a time check. To see whether or not the Danish and the GB

riders can close the gap. It looks a decent advantage that

Perrin has at the moment. Another riding better lapped. AdrianTalbot

is there. The gap is looking good for Perrin.

It is just over half a minute now... What about the advantage held by

second and third over the rest of the riders hoping to get in among

the medals? Well, that has gone up a little bit as well. 32 seconds back

is Clark. And at 46 is Schessler of Germany.

So that has gone up. There is a benefit to working together.

Anderson is looking like the stronger rider of the two.

If he is left to a sprint finish, I think he will probably get that.

Anderson has been strong throughout. His team-mate who won the bronze in

the time trial did the work early on. There is a strong Danish

contingent in the race but Anderson is proving to be the most powerful

of them. Perrin was decisive in the race

early on. That takes guts. It is the opportunity, the

commitment to the move and it stuck. And seeing the pelaton going past

now. They are chasing for second, and third place.

. The gap is only standing at 14 seconds.

So Perrin leads, followed by Anderson, followed by Adam Clark.

Perrin continues. He is over half a minute ahead of them on the circuit.

This is Schessler going through, the German rider.

Clark, the 33-year-old, doing a turn on the front here. He may have his

hands full with the Dane. They have to be careful now, the gap

between the pelaton and the second and third places are getting

shorter. Adam Clark wide on the corner.

He is trying to find a shorter way around the corner, he is taking it

is bit close there. Luckily, there are no barriers.

Anderson is working hard to get rid of the British rider here. Can Clark

hang on? They come up towards another back marker on the

left-handside of the screen. There goes Anderson. Out to the bottom end

of the circuit. The furthest point from us here at the velodrome. He

will make a U-turn in a moment. That is him with the leader now,

Perrin. He is under the bridge and a lap now, barring any unforeseen

problems, it could be a glorious moment for him. One lap to go. To

dig in. A few more minutes of pain then it will be all over.

Perrin is looking like he will lap the field.

Perrin has been superb. He has taken the race by the scruff of the neck.

Not only is he going to win it but rub salt into the wounds.

Anderson looks like he has blown a gasket. Going so hard in trying to