Day 10: Full Round-Up Olympic Sportsday

Good evening, the Olympians. Welcome to the programme that acts

as a televisual shoehorn, wedging everything you need to know into 45

minutes. We have a lot to get through tonight. On the show

tonight, another day, another two gold medals for Team GB. There was

also a double disappointment when Dai Greene and Holly Bleasdale

failed to produce their best when it really mattered. Look at this -

how it can all go wrong even on the biggest of occasions. As ever, it

is your chance to get involved as well. Matthew Syed of the times is

here, tackling your questions. We will start with Dai Greene - he

came into the Olympics as the world 400m champion but only squeezed

into the final as the fastest loser. The crowd trying to play their part.

Coulson down the back straight, and Sanchez has started incredibly

quickly. Dai Greene has a lot of ground to make-up, the others have

started so fast. Dai Greene has got some room to make up just to get

into the medals. Sanchez is in this, Gordon is in this. Here comes Dai

Greene trying to get amongst the medals. Taylor trying to get back

involved, but Sanchez takes the gold medal. Taylor, Culsun, then

Dai Greene. He dominated the world for a while, and then years of

barren performances almost. Then he is back, takes the gold medal. They

can hardly believe it. So Sanchez crosses the line first. He ran a

phenomenal race. Dai Greene is just questioning if anything went wrong,

if he could do anything better. He will be bitterly disappointed he

has not got a medal Porth got I just feel a bit tired tonight.

couple of days ago it was a bit of a shocker, I gave it more tonight

but I was too tired in the end and narrowly missed out. Do you think

what happened to you earlier in the year, the injury problems you had,

the knee problem, has in any way affected your build up?

certainly affected my build up because I could not start until

October time. I ran my personal best a few weeks ago. I just think

the endurance was not there for the rounds, which shows how I missed

out on the winter work. You can't tell until you get to the majors. I

tell until you get to the majors. I could not have given it anything

else tonight. Matthew, some may have seen a fascinating piece you

made about the psychology of sport. What is your take on what happened

to Dai Greene? Firstly, I think psychology, nerve, being able to

hold it together on the biggest stage is crucial for the Olympic

Games. In his case, his post-match interview gave away the hint that

this may be physiological. He is running well but he didn't know if

he had the stamina to cope with the succession of races. It highlights

something else which is important - you need some good luck. I think he

was extremely unlucky. We have had loads of questions for you tonight.

Mike asks a bow at the contrasting emotion between Sanchez who was

shouting uncontrollably afterwards, and then when you see him on the

podium he is crying his eyes out. His grandmother died in the build-

up to these Olympics and he was running with a picture of her

inside his vest. Isn't that strange to see the contrasting emotions?

is. This is one of the great joys of the Olympics. It is like a

wonderful opportunity to experience emotional a tense and -- emotional

intensity. What they have gone through to get to this stage - the

sacrifice, the hard work - you can understand why the experience it as

a massive vindication. When you think about the neurosis bound up

in that moment, you can understand why it sometimes gets too much for

them. That was a wonderful moment. Holly Bleasdale, the British record

holder in the pole vault, was expected to challenge but she never

looked right from the opening round. After two attempts and facing early

elimination from the competition, she clear at this at the third time

of asking and the crowd went wild. It was a similar story on the next

height, and with that disappeared her Olympic dream. No disgrace

finishing in sixth place but she would have expected a lot better.

On Saturday, we saw six Olympians, six gold medals, and people

reducing their best when it really mattered. Tonight we saw Dai Greene

fail, we think it might have been something to do with his body, but

do you think the others might be negatively affected by the crowd?

It is easy for that happen. Anyone who has ever given the best man's

speech, or going to live Defining job interview will know the

phenomenon of having the knowledge, but blanking. This happens in sport

as well. It is like a sliding Doors moment. You win, you will of glory,

if you lose you are destined for anonymity. She looked nervous at

the beginning and I have experienced that, I have fallen

apart under pressure. I experienced it in Sydney. My coat was trying to

motivate me but it compounded the extraordinary pressure. The one

silver lining, think of Rory McIlroy who fell apart terribly and

we wondered if the psychological scar tissue would heal. He learned

techniques and won the next major title. He has dealt with his demons.

Yvonne says Andy Murray, we have seen him beat Roger Pedder, win at

Wimbledon, has he passed through a big psychological barrier? I am in

two minds about that. Tennis is one of the few sports in the Olympics

when the Olympics is not that a Nicol of the sport. Most players

would acknowledge the Grand Slams are bigger, and I wonder if that

will give him even more pressure. You have done it in the Olympics,

why can't you deliver in the Grand Slams? To show you that even the

top men and women are interested in this subject, Michael Owen has said

"can you make me think I am 18 Again when I was fearless". I felt

that I was better as well when I was younger. As you get older, you

are more aware of the consequences and that has a particular

psychological significance. The things sports psychologists work

with top athletes on - visualisation, positive affirmation,

and shutting out the enormity of what you are doing, pretending it

doesn't matter that much. Michael Owen was such a fearless performer

and I would love to see him get that back. There has been all sorts

of highs and lows in the stadium throughout the day. These are the

qualified. Local knowledge didn't seem to help in the 400m hurdles,

Perri Shakes-Drayton finished third and will miss the final. The

British competitor made it through to the discus final, and for 100m

hurdles - Tiffany Porter sealed her place for the finals. Andrew Osagie

finished his heat in third place. I've felt very comfortable. I was

in a position when I was outside the qualifying, which is not ideal

but I didn't panic. I was very comfortable and glad to get into

the top three. A Lisa Dobriskey and Hannah England made it through

their heats to the semi-finals of the 1,500m. No joy for Holly

Bleasdale, the honours in the end going to Jennifer Suhr. The Russian

world record holder Isinbaeva, who won gold in 2004, and 2008, could

not watch, instead hiding under a blanket. Russia took gold in the

women's steeplechase, Zaripova finishing to rapturous finish.

Kirani James took the 400m gold. Finally, after those badminton

players were kicked out after trying to lose, tonight we give you

this man. All smiles and patriotism before his heat this morning - he

had already qualified for the 1,500m final and something was

clearly playing on his mind as he left the track with 600 metres to

go. It would lead to him being banned from the rest of the

Olympics but he has now been reinstated and will be in the final.

A lot of questions coming through about young children.

In the swimming we saw a lot of young swimmers, and in the 400m

race of two 19 year-olds, Kirani James getting his first ever

Olympic gold medal - what is it about these youngsters coming

through and producing wonderful scenes in the Olympic Stadium?

is a wider phenomenon than athletics. People are often

starting younger than they used to. In any tennis club, there are eight

year-olds. They put so many hours in from such a young age so they

have already clocked up thousands of ours by the age of 13 so they

have that in the bank. It means they are peaking earlier. That will

be a big advantage for someone who starts young and wants to get the

top. There is a significant danger, the phenomenon of burn-out. If the

young person is pushed into the sport, not doing it for their own

sake, but to please a parent or a coach, that is too big a

psychological contradiction. They spend all this time doing something

they don't want to be doing. If you get these things in sync, the

across the Olympic Park and further. And we have the Lord of rings. This

is the global round up. Another day, another gold for China in the

Olympics. That is number 31 for the sporting super power. They won the

Laser Radial class. Australia haven't had much to shout about. So

Tom Slingsby's gold is a welcome relief. If you wonder why the

Cypriot fans are so pleased, it is because their won the first ever

medal. If you think of Italy, you think of food, romance and bad

driving. Now with can add shooting to the list. Gold in the men's 50

metre rifle three positions. It could have been a double

celebration, without not for the Croatian competitor. The quest to

become the Lord of the Rings was taken by the Brazilian Zanetti.

Shot of the day came in the vault. The athlete from South Korea, his

score was only bettered by the cameraman. There are often fine

margins in sport and this man may have had to lift double his own

body weight, but he was just one kilogram in front of his nearest

rival in silver. How a royal loves equestrianism. Britain has Zara

Phillips and Saudi Arabia's Royal Family have a medal. He can take

that home to his grand-dad the king. And at the Greco-Roman wrestling

the Honor nours went to Cuba and Iran. He had a special gift. There

you go, have some of that. They won't v got their money's worth at

Old Trafford tonight. One goal wins it. Headed goal wards and in. The

United States have smached it. The The United States scoring in injury

time at the end of exdra time -- extra time to beat Canada 4-3. In

the boxing the world number one light weight from Italy was bullied

out of tournament by the Lithuanian. And if a question of sport's

researchers are watching. Here is a classic what happened next. Oh here

you go. The first calamity. Stephan Feck set to become an instant

YouTube sensation - whether he YouTube sensation - whether he

likes it or not. Now music fans the last time Britain won a show

jumping medal, Frankie goes to Hollywood were op Toft charts. Now'

Hollywood were op Toft charts. Now' - were top of the charts. Britain's

equestrian team has already won silver. Today was about jumping.

The fences have elements of British history. There is Charles Darwin

and they have evolved as well. Higher, I'm six foot tall and this

one is close. The points of the course is to test the best. Nick

Skelton defied medical advice to resume his career after breaking

his neck. On Big Star his round was perfect. The combined total of

three riders get the score. Maher had four faults and Skelton could

only watch. Next was Scott Brash. If he could hold his nerve, gold

was in reach. Clear round. Outstanding. The crowd go mad and

Britain on on for gold And then the Dutch with a horse called London.

Another mistake and gold was Britain's. Made it. Both countries

tied and a jump off. It doesn't get better than this. The course

shortened, out came Skelton with a perfect round again. All the

country's riders were involved, was -- but the Dutch were making

mistakes. Now Peter Charles who fought back from broken vertebrae

and shattered ribs could seal it. Their first team gold since the 50s

with two men in their 50s. I must say the crowd have been

unbelievable. Even if they were watching the television for the

whole games, they have been outstanding. Without them, we

couldn't have done it. You get one shot to win a gold on home soil and

you have done it. Thifs is the place the win. I said it, people

said there is so much pressure. I said no, totally the opposite, it

is much to our advantage. And it was. I thank everyone. They're

was. I thank everyone. They're brilliant. A huge support and you

can tell you're having a good Olympics when you pick up medals in

things you didn't expect. And golds as well. Yes and fantastic. I 406

the - o' I love the pressure like a penalty shoot out and we won. It

was terrific sport. I think one of the other joys we learn more and

more about sports that we're not familiar with. One of my colleagues

-- colleagues called it the biodiversity of the world of sport.

Football is one culture. It is the same pattern. Here we have

different sub-culture and different emotions and different fizzologys.

There a broader debate as well. The money that all these sports get

comes from UK Sport and it is divided. Those sports that perform

well may get more and those that str underperformed will get cut.

There ains element of competition between the sports for that cash.

That is a powerful point. The UK Sport authority which distributes

public money to sports and is part of the reason we have done well, we

hire the best coaches in the world and get the best scientists and

they are brutally Darwinian. If a sport does well, the they get more

money. These people are not just competing for their own glory, but

for the next funding round. There is something striking that it is

one team and yet swimming will get shafted by sports that have done

better and their share. And one other thing. A lot of sports that

after the home Olympics that funding will get decimated, because

we're in an age of austerity. I think it will stay and there are

good reasons for that. They will be in trouble if they cuts that.

is competition between sports. Barely a day goes without us

talking about a cycling medal. Normally it is a gold. Four years

ago the men's sprints was won by Chris Hoy and this year the man who

Chris Hoy and this year the man who replace him didn't do too badly.

Gold medal number four. Chris Hoy is the Olympic sprint champion. He

has won three here. This man is unstoppable. When Jason was chosen

ahead of Sir Chris Hoy, many an brie brow was used. Hoy beat Kenny

in Beijing but said Jason deserves this opportunities. There was much

success for Kenny on his way to the final. Now against Gregory Bauge a

man he had never beaten, he phased -- faced his biggest challenge. But

he led before the second run. with one lap to go. Standing

between him and the gold medal. Bauge tries to come up to the wheel

of Kenny. He won't do it. Bauge will not take it. Kenny is the

Olympic sprint champion. He brings the gold medal and he has won it in

style. With fantastic confidence. That was a spectacular piece of

sprinting. You're the champion. How does it feel? It is amazing. I

hadn't thought about it until we were on that last lap. And then I

had the battle to get here with Chris and knowing you have someone

on the sides that couldn't give that second one away. I thought I

had better not mess this up. I was please and did it for team. While

in the female sprint, Victoria Pendleton is on course to replicate

Kenny's achievement and cruised into the semi-finals and looks to

become a gold medallist for the thirds time. And Laura Trott won

the third vent of omnium. She is top of the standsings before the

final day. Representing Great Britain, Jason Kenny. That winning

feeling becoming very familiar in the velodrome and any doubts about

the slerbgs of Jason Kenny have the slerbgs of Jason Kenny have

been extinguished. There may be more medals, but seven vents and GB

have won five gold, one bronze and been disqualified from the other.

They changed the rule and they will have to change them again, because

they're so dominant. It is extraordinary. It is so incredibly

striking. They will have to make it you're only allowed one British

athlete. Otherwise we will dominate again. In this sense success breeds

success. What happens I think is that you get a great deal of

success in a particular games and you have expectation that are high

and you have the internal competition between riders trying

to get into the Olympics. That is something which is powerful. We saw

that between Kenny and hoy and you have everyone wanting to be part of

team. But a lot of scientists and people wanting to be associated

with the wing ethos. You get people who you may well forget. Sam said

we know hoir, Cavendish and Wiggins and this man has won three Olympic

gold and he is the quiet one. don't know if that is something he

would feel bad about. But perhaps he enjoys the anonymity. But

success means some people do very well and get left to one side.

time for chunk one of our GB rounds up. We have split in. Into land-

based and water based acty. First the aqua action. Tim Brabant is

through to the final of single Cai yafpblgt he spent 18 months

recovering from a tendon injury. He scraped through. He said he will

need something special to make the podium. Richard Jefferies failed to

make it. Raichal Cawthorn and Angela Hannah are through to kayak

final. Despite the home crowd putting them off. They were so loud,

the crusade they couldn't hear their instructions. And Chris Mears

is through to the final of the three metre spring board. He

finished 18th in the end. But the other Brit, jack laufer - jack

laufer did not qualify. Enyou have lost four out of four, you can

expect the worst. The men's water polo ended with defeat today.

General Haran Dahl and Olivia Federici have qualifyed for the

final of the synchronised swimming. It is the first time in 20 years

there will be British representation in the final. That

is great news. Time for some gymnastics. Team GB have broken

some barrier and today the women were searching for the first

individual Olympic medal. Leading individual Olympic medal. Leading

the charge was Beth Tweddle. At 27 Beth tpwedle -- Tweddle is a jam is

in tick geriatric. -- gymnastic geriatric. She is outside into

fourlt. Tkwedle has fought injure toy put that rate. But she was in a

tough final. The standard was tough. The Chinese competitor is the

challenge to everyone else. Tweddle accepted it and Herr career and

some energy for the dismount. A big step back. Such was the standard

cover everything else she had done, perhaps she was just a step from

gold. Soon her bronze was looking unsteady. The Russian competitor

glided past everyone into first place. Beth Tweddle's medalled

could have been snatched by a flying squirrel. She gets this name

for flying so high from the bars. Beth Tweddle got the leaving

present she wanted. A lot of people asked me if I am disappointed, but

I just wanted any medal to finish this championship with and I am so

pleased to get one. A fantastic journey can be defined by one

single step, but for Beth Tweddle, We expected a medal haul from

sports like cycling and rowing, but Beth Tweddle has said on Twitter

tonight "well done, Great Britain" because it has really put us on the

mark. When Beth Tweddle got involved in gymnastics there was no

tradition, no expectation, no hope of winning a medal. She is a

pioneer. She finishes with an Olympic medal as well, which is

beautiful for her career. To end in this way it is beautiful. As a

wonderful way to finish, a great culmination of her career. She can

also take pride from creating a British gymnastics legacy. Other

people will dare to believe and people will start... When we get

success in the future, which I'm pretty sure we will, they will look

back and drove a time line from Beth Tweddle. Let's tidy up some of

the other gymnastic news. Kristian Thomas was one of those who got

team bronze last week. His first effort was excellent in the vault,

and he ended up finishing in a birthplace. The gold medal

performance was nearly faultless. The boxing tournament is reaching

an interesting phase where the medals are about to be given out.

Nicola Adams is guaranteed a bronze after coming through her quarter-

final. She dished out quite to beating to the Bulgarian, wobbling

her on several occasions, and she won by a big margin in the end. Her

semi-final should be a cracker, taking on an Indian sensation.

really happy with that. Over the moon. I was enjoying every minute

of it basically. What were the emotions like as you stepped out

into the ring? I was loving every minute of it, especially the song I

went out to as well, which was really great. I was quite nervous

but I thought I have a job to do, just getting there and do it.

Natasha Jonas was always going to get bashed about by Katie Taylor,

and despite the sterling effort she was beaten in the end. Arguably it

was the fight of the tournament and Taylor took it 26-15. Jonas said I

could have thrown the kitchen sink at her, I could have driven a bus

at her, it wouldn't have worked. A shock for Savannah Marshall as well,

Britain's reigning world champion, she was beaten by her opponent from

Kazakhstan. She couldn't shake off her opponent, who led by two points

going into the final round. On to the men, and Anthony Joshua won is

late-night court of final bout against Zhilei Zhang of China,

nicknamed the iron fist Prince. There is a bronze medal in store

for Anthony Ogogo, but he will hope to do better than that after

winning the quarter-final match tonight. He beat his man 15-tend to

make the semi-finals. That was hard work. I had a walk the other night,

and this man hit hard, but it Viki putting those wins out, I am not

going to stop until I get the gold medal. What does it mean to be

here? The two so hard. Anyone who has come here and done it for Great

Britain, represented this lion on my chest, they have earned it. I

have had it so tough, not just injury Wise, but mentally, problems

at home. I have had it so hard, and just coming home, bringing a medal

to my mum, that is just... I don't want to cry so I am going to tough

it out but it means the world to me. Great Britain's women's hockey team

knew before tonight's game against the Netherlands they were already

assured of a place in the next round, but despite that victory

would leave them with a better draw in the last four. The commentator

touch? She went for the shot. The corner by Christa Cullen. She can

use her entire body weight to get it behind the ball and slam it home.

kicked over the line. Left somebody on the post, and she tries the

on the post, and she tries the score. It is a well-worked penalty

corner. They have done their were five defenders there, and she

started and finished it. She gets that turn on Kate Walsh. What has

been in good team tournament for the Dutch. They have been top-

quality tonight, and that would have been a big psychological boost

for the Dutch, that victory. They deserve to be top of the group.

I finishing second, Great Britain I finishing second, Great Britain

play Argentina. That is on Wednesday. Let's hear from Team

GB's captain. We approach did exactly the same. We are here to

win the tournament and it is just another game in the pool stages.

Unfortunately we came away slightly disappointed but we got to the

semi-final because we did the hard work early. We will be fighting for

the gold medal. Kate, you pushed the defending Olympic champions for

the way tonight and that must give you great heart going into the

semi-finals? Yes, in the last couple of years we have proven we

can compete against them. We didn't quite have the game tonight but if

we played them again we would have the game definitely.

Can out of the second part of the round-up - earlier we brought you

water-based athletes, now we return to dry inland and the men's

basketball team. They beat China 90-58. Luol Deng and company end on

a high after not finishing at the bottom of the table. The men's

handball team had a standing ovation. The final loss of the day

ended against Iceland. They depart as heroes, but the coach is set to

depart and several key players will be calling it a day as well. The

men's volleyball team also went into their final game without a win.

They lost to Argentina 3-0. Let's have a look at the medal table

Before we go, our traditional look at the newspapers. This is the

times - a horse based theme. Blazing saddles, that was on the

back of... Was that the Mirror? The Mirror Has Gone For Jason Kenny.

The front page of the Independent has gone for golden oldies,

mentioning the names of those who won the show jumping. That terrible

headline of the day about Usain Bolt, a reference to the 200m. We

are going to rattle through some questions for you. I know you would

like to talk about stereotyping at these Olympics and power it has

changed. You yes, I think the Olympics has subverted some gender

stereotypes this time around. The founder didn't like women getting

involved in the marathon, thought it was not feminine, and I think it

is great they are punching their weight. Having women boxers, that

was the last bastion of masculine dominated sport. We also have the

first ever so deep female athlete competing in the judo, and in a

nation where women can't drive, can one vote, can't stand for an

election, in this case it could catalyse genuine change. If you can

do these questions quickly that would be great. What about the

psychological effects on the nation, how long would it last? I think the

jury is out on that. We will either look back and say there was a

genuine change in our national consciousness in 2012, and we will

trace other things to it as we do about 1966, this could be a

defining moment but the jury is out. A living in front of a home crowd

is more fulfilling - is failing in front of a home crowd even more

crushing than normal? Yes, the sliding doors are more severe.

are you looking forward to anything in particular from the rest of the

Olympic Games? I am looking forward to seeing who will be the iconic

athletes. It could be Jessica Ennis, it could be Usain Bolt. Mo Farah?

person have come to associate with this Olympic Games more than any

other... I think the jury is out on that as well. Her many gold medals

will Team GB win? We have a team at the moment. You said be quick. I

will say 22. That is it for another Olympic Sportsday. Pleasure as