:00:31. > :00:36.Here we are again. Welcome Olympic comrades. This show at as a giant
:00:36. > :00:43.jar of Olympic bonbons putting all the sweetness you need in one place,
:00:43. > :00:49.and we have plenty to chew one tonight. Cycling comes to an end
:00:49. > :00:55.with another two golden medals for Great Britain. Away from the
:00:55. > :01:00.Velodrome, the Brownlee had a day to remember, and horse delight in
:01:00. > :01:06.Greenwich. Not much to say about this - terrible technique, you will
:01:06. > :01:10.not be surprised to find out this man won the discus. Of look that
:01:10. > :01:17.and a few tales of British disappointment to come. You can
:01:17. > :01:21.join in on Twitter, the address is on the screen. We will put your
:01:21. > :01:25.comments to a man who has covered 10 Olympic Games. Patrick Collins
:01:25. > :01:30.from the Mail on Sunday it is with us once again. The domination of
:01:30. > :01:35.the British cycling team has been one of the stories of the Olympic
:01:35. > :01:42.Games so far. If every sport had managed to win the same percentage
:01:42. > :01:52.of gold medals, Team GB would be lying top-of-the-table. Another two
:01:52. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :02:00.added today, and there were some the end of the Golden Road was in
:02:00. > :02:05.sight. After today, Victoria Pendleton would retire. Fossa Chris
:02:05. > :02:11.Hoy, this would almost certainly be his final show on the Olympic stage,
:02:11. > :02:16.but time for one last go. With six Olympic medals already in the back,
:02:16. > :02:22.Sir Chris Hoy knew that gold in the keirin would make him the greatest
:02:22. > :02:28.British Olympian of all time, equalling the number of medals won
:02:28. > :02:33.by Bradley Wiggins but Chris Hoy would move ahead on gold difference.
:02:33. > :02:38.In the keirin, with a couple of laps to go, victory was far from
:02:38. > :02:48.certain. Perhaps for the last time at the Olympics, he called on his
:02:48. > :02:52.awesome power to show itself one more time. Chris Hoy get the gold
:02:52. > :03:00.medal here in the keirin, that is his sixth gold medal. He becomes
:03:00. > :03:04.the greatest achiever ever. Breaking the record of five set by
:03:04. > :03:10.Sir Steve Redgrave, who was one of the first to offer his
:03:10. > :03:13.congratulations. To me he will always be the greatest. He is an
:03:13. > :03:20.inspiration and his four five consecutive gold medals, different
:03:20. > :03:26.to winning multiple gold medals. They that is great to see. The once
:03:26. > :03:30.again, there would be more British gold coming from the Velodrome, and
:03:31. > :03:35.the second gold medal at these Olympic Games for Laura Trott. She
:03:35. > :03:40.had already enjoyed success in the team pursuit, and her story was one
:03:40. > :03:49.to inspire. She was born with a collapsed lung, but growing up she
:03:49. > :03:54.was inspired by circling royalty. She blew away her main rival, Sarah
:03:54. > :03:59.Hammer, in the final event of the omnium to take the gold medal. I
:03:59. > :04:03.could not believe this is happening. I came into today not feeling as
:04:03. > :04:08.good as yesterday and I was losing my head between events because they
:04:08. > :04:13.were not going the way I wanted to. I can't believe it, I am so happy.
:04:13. > :04:22.It would be a tearful end to the glittering career of Victoria
:04:23. > :04:28.Pendleton. This narrow victory was ruled out, and in the second race
:04:28. > :04:33.her arch rival, the Australian Anna Meares, sealed the gold medal. Not
:04:33. > :04:38.how what was supposed to be as victorious Victoria Pendleton talk
:04:38. > :04:44.about as runner up. I am so overwhelmed with emotion. I would
:04:44. > :04:52.have loved to have won on my final race but I am so glad it is done
:04:52. > :04:56.and I can move on. With Victoria now retiring, and Chris winding-
:04:56. > :05:01.down, a glorious chapter of British cycling is coming to a close, but
:05:01. > :05:05.with Laura Trott at just 20 years of age, the future looks like it is
:05:05. > :05:09.of age, the future looks like it is in safe hands. The future is
:05:09. > :05:14.certainly right. Let's deal with Sir Chris Hoy, he
:05:14. > :05:19.has six gold medals, finished on a high, had a bear hug from so Steve
:05:19. > :05:29.Redgrave. Understandably he was very emotional, and what a servant
:05:29. > :05:30.
:05:30. > :05:35.he has been to British sport. the most dependable story in town.
:05:35. > :05:42.The dignity of the man, the way he has handled the fame, relatively
:05:42. > :05:48.sudden fame. No praise too high for him really, and six gold medals is
:05:48. > :05:56.just absurd. Interesting to see the contrast between his parents'
:05:56. > :06:03.emotions. His dad has always been able to watch, and his mum almost
:06:03. > :06:07.permanently turns away. You forget what they go through, don't you?
:06:07. > :06:13.course, and the great thing about these Olympic Games, the interviews
:06:13. > :06:19.done to the media, they have meticulously mentioned their
:06:19. > :06:24.parents and their coaches and the people they owe debt to and it is
:06:24. > :06:31.encouraging. You don't hear too many sports people talking like
:06:31. > :06:36.that. Goodness me, how many mothers do I know like that? It is a lovely
:06:36. > :06:42.image. As I say, they have all been really good about remembering where
:06:42. > :06:47.they came from and who they should thank. It is partly what has made
:06:47. > :06:51.them so impressive. For a fantastic achievement for Laura Trott but I
:06:51. > :06:56.wanted to mention Victoria Pendleton. There are a lot of
:06:56. > :07:03.people on Twitter saying don't you dare say her silver medal is a
:07:03. > :07:09.disappointment. It is almost a cliche to say you were in tears. I
:07:09. > :07:13.have been in tears for the last 10 days, I can't believe it. I looked
:07:13. > :07:21.around the press box the other day and people were openly weeping.
:07:21. > :07:29.Just amazing. She is one of those who get the tears flowing. I felt
:07:29. > :07:36.for her today. She has had a couple of rough deals in the course of
:07:36. > :07:41.these Olympic Games. Some people have made the point that the
:07:41. > :07:46.strength and breadth in cycling, more people are coming through to
:07:46. > :07:53.fill the gap of Victoria and Chris Hoy. Someone is doing something
:07:53. > :07:59.right. I looked at the coach today, so understated. The way they have
:07:59. > :08:05.handled themselves at the cycling organisation has been an object
:08:05. > :08:07.lesson for British sport. Until the athletics, and the best hope for a
:08:07. > :08:16.medal this evening was the high jumper Robbie Grabarz.
:08:16. > :08:26.He became the first British European champion for 50 years, and
:08:26. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :08:57.any medal would have taken Team GB very good for Robbie Grabarz and
:08:57. > :09:04.his right in the mix for this high- jump competition. If he can clear
:09:04. > :09:12.this, he really is in a medal winning position. It was close. You
:09:13. > :09:22.can't see the ring is coming down. He will have two more attempts.
:09:22. > :09:32.Just his heels, so close. Massive crowd noise. They will ratchet up a
:09:32. > :09:37.
:09:37. > :09:41.few notches for his third and final attempt. Oh, no! Hugely frustrating.
:09:41. > :09:47.He sits in third place at the moment. He will have to see what
:09:47. > :09:54.Jamie does in his third and final attempt. If he fails, we have a
:09:54. > :10:00.bronze medal in the high jump to match Steve Smith's back in 1996 in
:10:00. > :10:04.Atalanta. It is bronze for Britain, and bronze for Robbie Grabarz.
:10:04. > :10:10.What a performance. The biggest night of your life and you have
:10:10. > :10:15.delivered a medal. I am over the moon. I am kind of disappointed it
:10:15. > :10:23.is a bronze, but it is a medal. If somebody had said I would get this
:10:23. > :10:27.at any point in my life, I would have bitten there hand-off. A word
:10:27. > :10:32.on Robbie Grabarz, it was surprising medal. He was clearly
:10:32. > :10:37.delighted but there was not much reaction from the crowd tonight.
:10:37. > :10:45.felt for him because I think in the stadium they were not aware that
:10:45. > :10:51.there was more than one medal. I think he was denied some of the
:10:52. > :10:58.acclaim he might have had. You remember the late run Pickering, a
:10:58. > :11:03.great supporter of athletics, and the funding his wife set up in his
:11:03. > :11:07.memory, rugby has been a beneficiary of that along with many
:11:07. > :11:12.others -- Robbie Grabarz has been a beneficiary of that. It has
:11:12. > :11:17.produced some very successful athlete. Plenty of British
:11:17. > :11:26.interests this evening, but not in any of the four gold medals up for
:11:26. > :11:30.grabs. How the mighty Wallabies have fallen. There had been quite a
:11:30. > :11:37.few travelling in Australia's misery at these Olympic Games.
:11:37. > :11:45.Sally Pearson looked determined not to become the latest green and gold
:11:45. > :11:50.casualty in the 100m hurdles. The two Sally Pearson of Australia.
:11:50. > :11:55.just get sit on the line. waiting for the confirmation of the
:11:55. > :12:01.results must have felt like an eternity for her, but it was so
:12:01. > :12:07.worth it. It is like a dream right now. I don't know what I am feeling,
:12:07. > :12:12.but at the moment it is relief and now shock. It is a matter of going
:12:12. > :12:15.through the motions and emotions, realising what I have done tonight.
:12:15. > :12:20.You have seen me through the diamond leaks, everything else, you
:12:20. > :12:23.know that I really wanted this tonight. My goal was to last year
:12:23. > :12:30.when the world championships and this year when the Olympic Games
:12:31. > :12:36.and I couldn't be happier. 1,500m event glorious memories of
:12:36. > :12:42.races past. I wonder what Sebastian Coe would make of marker Oofy. The
:12:42. > :12:48.Algerian was thrown out of London 2012 for not trying in an 800m heat.
:12:48. > :12:54.He was reinstated because he was given a doctor's note, but no sign
:12:54. > :13:04.of an injury here. Makhloufi of Algeria has destroyed the Olympic
:13:04. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:09.field. Home advantage didn't help this competitor who competed in the
:13:09. > :13:19.discus. Robert Harting of Germany showed him how we should be done,
:13:19. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:31.then went on to reveal he has many with strange mascot so in the past.
:13:31. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:40.And this time, this. We cannot end on a low point. Shara
:13:40. > :13:47.Proctor qualified for the final of the long jump for her adopted
:13:47. > :13:51.country. And this is definitely Team GB's game. And what a reaction
:13:51. > :14:01.for Andrew Osagie. Just imagine what he will do if he wins a medal.
:14:01. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:08.I wanted to ask you about Australia, because they have had a pretty
:14:08. > :14:11.miserable Games. A huge audience at breakfast time for Sally Pearson,
:14:11. > :14:18.and you almost feel she knew that because of the way she reacted when
:14:18. > :14:24.she won the gold? Absolutely. She has worked very hard. Terrific
:14:24. > :14:34.talent. I am pleased for. They have now won almost as many gold medals
:14:34. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:45.as Yorkshire! -- I am pleased for her. And what about this chap on
:14:45. > :14:45.
:14:45. > :14:50.the 1,500 metres? Taoufik Makhloufi. He was excused with a doctor's note
:14:50. > :14:58.and then this. I think he is somebody we will hear a lot more
:14:58. > :15:05.from in the future. Take that as you will. And quickly, Andrew send
:15:05. > :15:15.only message - the best middle- distance runner we have seen. --
:15:15. > :15:16.
:15:16. > :15:20.sent you a message. I think perhaps one of the Africans, the great
:15:20. > :15:26.Africans, might be. It was a dramatic morning session in the
:15:26. > :15:31.stadium, too. There had been a frenzied speculation over Phillips
:15:31. > :15:39.Idowu will come into these Games. The big question was, is he fit?
:15:39. > :15:45.The answer was a resounding no. He had been holding camp in Portugal.
:15:45. > :15:52.He was where off his personal best and only good enough for 14th. Only
:15:52. > :16:02.the top 12 made the final. -- he was where off. I have been out to
:16:02. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:09.get my -- see my physio and get some treatment. I knew I was going
:16:09. > :16:13.to be a bit rusty because it has been a while since I have competed.
:16:13. > :16:22.The conditions were a bit difficult with the wind, and are expected
:16:22. > :16:29.that. I have watched a few of the guys competing in the horizontal
:16:29. > :16:33.jump. -- I expected that. I cannot remember a time when I have
:16:33. > :16:37.performed that badly. heartbreak for Goldie Sayers. She
:16:37. > :16:45.picked up a shoulder injury at the Grand Prix last month and it ended
:16:45. > :16:50.up ruining the biggest day of her career. Three successive knows rows.
:16:50. > :16:57.And too much for her to take. Can you tell us how you are
:16:57. > :17:02.feeling? I am... I am sure people are criticising me for competing,
:17:02. > :17:08.being injured. I did a throwing session that I was able to do a few
:17:08. > :17:12.days ago and that went really well. I think I caught a nerve in warm up
:17:12. > :17:17.and I can feel my hand. There is their loss of skill involved in
:17:17. > :17:24.throwing a javelin and I could not get there progress going. -- there
:17:24. > :17:29.is a lot of skill involved. I would like to say thank you to everyone
:17:29. > :17:34.here and hopefully, I can do the country proud in Rio. Thank you for
:17:34. > :17:39.talking to us. For we will talk about Goldie Sayers.
:17:39. > :17:45.It is horrid to see that. But first I wanted to talk about Phillips
:17:45. > :17:54.Idowu. A big reaction online today. The fact he was injured, the fact
:17:54. > :18:02.he did not turn up to competition. Are we being harsh? No. He seemed
:18:02. > :18:08.to be under the illusion that it was all about him. The Games. And
:18:08. > :18:16.then the coach got into a pretty stand-off with him. But we don't
:18:17. > :18:19.think he behaved at all well. And with his own coach... From what I
:18:20. > :18:27.understand, his own coach was not terribly aware of what was
:18:27. > :18:34.happening to him. Of course there is sympathy but it will be in short
:18:34. > :18:38.supply. And knowing he was not fit enough to compete in the Games. And
:18:38. > :18:42.now Goldie Sayers. She knows she is young and she will get another
:18:42. > :18:47.chance but this was the moment she wanted to produce her best and do
:18:47. > :18:52.it in front of my home crowd. there is the difference between her
:18:52. > :18:56.and Phillips Idowu. She made no secret last month at Crystal Palace.
:18:56. > :19:01.She was injured and she thought she could get away with it. But she
:19:01. > :19:06.couldn't. At least it was played out in public. She said what was
:19:06. > :19:12.the trouble and took the gamble. The management went along with it.
:19:12. > :19:14.I think Phillips Idowu is very different. As she said, she is
:19:14. > :19:21.nothing the best form of high life and she might have done something
:19:21. > :19:30.wonderful. And she, like Lawrence Okoye, has a very bright future in
:19:30. > :19:36.athletics. Because you want to talk about him? Two years ago, he never
:19:36. > :19:45.completed. Never thrown a discus. And now we have the possibility of
:19:45. > :19:54.him... And he got into and it was sent an amazing achievement by both
:19:54. > :20:00.of them. If he hadn't taken up his law degree, he will be wonderful.
:20:00. > :20:04.Good to know he is only 20. Usain Bolt fresh from his stunning
:20:04. > :20:13.success in the 100 metres, and he started the defence of his 200
:20:13. > :20:18.metres. As we expected, he coasted through, describing it as an easy
:20:18. > :20:25.run. Yohan Blake also safely through, as is Christophe Lemaitre
:20:25. > :20:31.as well. A Christian Malcolm also qualified. He finished second in
:20:31. > :20:39.his heat. James Ellington ran the slowest time of the year for him.
:20:39. > :20:45.21.23 was only enough for six. He went out. And then Bleasdale in the
:20:45. > :20:50.heats this morning of the 5,000. Barbara Parker's best was not
:20:50. > :20:56.enough to see her through to that final. Lawrence Clarke made it to
:20:56. > :21:03.the semi-finals of the 110-metre hurdles but Andrew Pozzi's debut
:21:03. > :21:12.lasted just a few seconds. A recent hamstring injury flared up again.
:21:12. > :21:22.In a later he'd, new Shang's Olympic occurs shut -- struck again.
:21:22. > :21:23.
:21:23. > :21:30.-- in a later he'd, new Shang's Olympic curves. A Andy Turner went
:21:30. > :21:36.on to win the heat. Somebody called Paul approach to me today in the
:21:36. > :21:43.Olympic Park and said, I love the global round-up you do. We have so
:21:43. > :21:46.much to tell you about, so, Paul, this is for you.
:21:46. > :21:50.84 years had passed without the Netherlands winning a gymnastic
:21:50. > :21:55.gold. It seemed they had spent their time developing this man.
:21:55. > :22:01.Much of what the Flying Dutchman was doing seemed an illusion. He
:22:01. > :22:11.was not the favourite beforehand. He was everybody's favourite after.
:22:11. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:16.Orange gold on the horizontal bars. And then the Chinese ruled supreme
:22:16. > :22:22.on the bars and the beam. This is a piece of apparatus that punishes
:22:22. > :22:29.the slightest slip. Gabby Douglas is the greatest all-round gymnast
:22:29. > :22:35.in the world but got no special treatment. No further discussion
:22:35. > :22:39.was needed after this performance on the floor. The second gold of
:22:40. > :22:45.the Games. All through the Games, China had been plunging to new
:22:45. > :22:51.highs and the diving. They had been supposed to bring back the latest
:22:51. > :22:59.gold. His final dive looked good to continue the Chinese clean sweep.
:22:59. > :23:05.But then the Russian took to the board. He has done it! So, they are
:23:05. > :23:10.beatable! Out in the English Channel, a piece day at sea for the
:23:10. > :23:18.Dutchman. His gold medal was a cure as long as you stayed on his board.
:23:18. > :23:25.He duly completed a windsurfing lap of honour. And then Spain won the
:23:25. > :23:30.final race for the women. 100 million people watched China's
:23:30. > :23:35.female table-tennis team beat Japan. The Chinese completely dominate the
:23:35. > :23:42.sport but there are clearly not board of winning. The Iranians seem
:23:42. > :23:45.to feel the same about the Greco- Roman wrestling. They won their
:23:45. > :23:50.third medal in the discipline. A big improvement because they had
:23:50. > :23:57.not won any before this Games. Another strong man from Iran. He
:23:57. > :24:03.picked up the gold expected of him in the 105 kilo division. At the
:24:03. > :24:06.other end of the Olympic spectrum lies synchronised swimming. The
:24:06. > :24:10.Russians won the title with a routine apparently inspired by a
:24:10. > :24:16.horror movies, and just when you thought it was safe to go back into
:24:16. > :24:23.the water! Back on dry land, Brazil will play Mexico in the football
:24:23. > :24:31.final. The Brazilians beat South Korea. It was a bit closer in the
:24:31. > :24:37.handball. All level between Montenegro and France, until this!
:24:37. > :24:41.One shock for them to knock out the French. They will play Spain in the
:24:41. > :24:47.semi-finals. The French women took defeat rather better than their
:24:47. > :24:54.countrymen. In the boxing, the Frenchman thought he had done
:24:54. > :24:59.enough to beat his opponent. He had not. His emotions when through rage,
:24:59. > :25:04.then to sorrow, finally before his exit stage left.
:25:04. > :25:12.Lots of people like that global round-up. Another couple of
:25:12. > :25:16.brothers have said, can you mention us we also like the round but. On
:25:16. > :25:21.to Nick Dempsey, and he secured a solid win. He agonisingly missed
:25:21. > :25:26.out on a medal in Beijing. This would assure him of second place
:25:26. > :25:30.and there was never any drama. He finished third. The Netherlands
:25:30. > :25:36.took the gold. This will be the last race at the Olympics as the
:25:36. > :25:41.sport has been dropped in favour of kite boarding for 2016. It has been
:25:41. > :25:48.a pretty difficult four years but I always believed I could come here
:25:48. > :25:57.and do well and just massively relieved, I think, more than
:25:57. > :26:02.anything. I had always said it would be a disaster. I don't know
:26:03. > :26:08.what we would have done had I got for the. But massively happy. Just
:26:08. > :26:14.glad I could do it for the people who have helped me.
:26:14. > :26:18.And Team GB will have another sailing medal on Thursday. We are
:26:18. > :26:22.mathematically assured of at least a silver after amassing enough
:26:22. > :26:28.points in today's races. They are ahead of Argentina. It is now a
:26:28. > :26:31.straight fight with the Aussies for the gold.
:26:31. > :26:38.In your first Olympic regatta, you are guaranteed at least a silver
:26:38. > :26:44.medal. Absolutely. We will take that going into the middle race. To
:26:44. > :26:49.be fair, they did a better race than us. But we are just a few
:26:49. > :26:57.points behind going into the middle race in Thursday and they have got
:26:57. > :27:03.it all to lose. We are in a win-win situation. If for there has been
:27:03. > :27:08.much excitement over the last few days. Today, two Leeds lads were
:27:08. > :27:17.hoping to add to the medal haul of Yorkshire. There were strong
:27:17. > :27:24.favourites when the field jumped London, is city of great landmarks,
:27:24. > :27:30.but could history be made in the Olympic triathlon? -- a city.
:27:30. > :27:34.Alistair Brownlee and Jonathan Brownlee. Either or both? Could
:27:34. > :27:38.they become medal-winners for Britain? They splashed their way
:27:38. > :27:43.through 15 metres of Hyde Park serpentine hot on the heels of the
:27:43. > :27:53.leaders. But in the cycling, the Brown thes and Javier Gomez began
:27:53. > :28:00.to assert their right authority. -- the Brownlee brothers. But the
:28:00. > :28:10.triathlon is full of dangers twists and turns. Oh, my word! I hope they
:28:10. > :28:12.
:28:12. > :28:17.are both OK. At a 15 -- a 15 second penalty was added to Jonathan
:28:17. > :28:22.Brownlee, but for Alistair, no such problems. He broke away from Gomez
:28:22. > :28:32.midway through the run and sealed victory in a manner befitting such
:28:32. > :28:33.
:28:33. > :28:38.We are seeing the first British Olympic her blonde champion in
:28:38. > :28:43.Alistair Brownlee. He knows he has got it now, and it has been a
:28:43. > :28:49.fabulous performance. This is effectively a matter of honour for
:28:49. > :28:54.Alistair Brownlee. He has the Union Jack across his shoulders and he
:28:54. > :28:59.can walk over the line. exhaustion was understandable, but
:28:59. > :29:04.bronze for his brother meant this day, despite the fatigue, could not
:29:04. > :29:11.have gone much better. Massively prowled. It has been talked about
:29:11. > :29:17.so much that Great Britain have not won a gold medal in triathlon. So
:29:17. > :29:22.much folklore has been put to bed today and that is great. To get two
:29:22. > :29:28.brothers on the podium is absolutely... You could not ask for
:29:28. > :29:32.any more. Great Britain could not have asked for any more from the
:29:32. > :29:37.Brownlee brothers. They kept their end in the bargain and made history.
:29:37. > :29:43.A few people mentioning this today - only 13 people who ran in the
:29:43. > :29:49.10,000m on the track the other day run faster than Alistair Brownlee
:29:49. > :29:54.after he had already done the swimming and the cycling. After all
:29:54. > :29:59.you have gone through, you are then required to run 10,000m, it is
:29:59. > :30:06.extraordinary. I liked at the end Jonny Brownlee was lying on the
:30:06. > :30:11.floor. King needed treatment, didn't he? He did, he was quite ill.
:30:11. > :30:19.Somebody said to Alistair Brownlee, what is the diagnosis? And he said,
:30:19. > :30:23.he is knackered. Well done, very brotherly. Also the way that Jonny
:30:23. > :30:30.Brownlee decided to run and take his penalty once he had helped his
:30:30. > :30:36.brother as best he could. It was a special moment. You actually forgot
:30:36. > :30:46.the level they were competing out, you forgot it was the Olympics. Two
:30:46. > :30:48.
:30:48. > :30:57.Brothers, it doesn't happen. person here saying they had been to
:30:57. > :31:02.two events, but it was amazing to see such a crowd. It has grown,
:31:02. > :31:07.hasn't it? In the heavy ring of the women's marathon, they were out by
:31:07. > :31:14.the tens of thousands. It was wonderful. The way London has taken
:31:14. > :31:19.to these Olympic Games is like no other city has.
:31:19. > :31:27.Boxing, and Great Britain now enjoying a successful Olympic Games
:31:28. > :31:37.in the ring so far. Four fighters have already got through to the
:31:38. > :31:49.
:31:49. > :31:59.final rounds. Andrew Selby was fighting against his -- this Cuban
:31:59. > :32:04.
:32:04. > :32:08.opponent, but failed to get to countback, but the Canadians have
:32:08. > :32:18.launched an appeal. Cast your mind back a few days to Greenwich Park
:32:18. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:26.when Great Britain show jumpers took gold against the nervy
:32:26. > :32:32.Netherlands. We dispatched Joe Wilson to see if home advantage
:32:32. > :32:38.could bring home another slice of British bacon. The dancing hooves
:32:38. > :32:43.and perfect boys of dressage. It is a discipline of great subtlety and
:32:43. > :32:47.mystery, even for those who come to watch. We now know nothing about
:32:47. > :32:53.dressage, we thought we would come to see the horses. We didn't
:32:53. > :32:58.understand it but we are getting it, I think. The technicalities may be
:32:58. > :33:02.hard to grass, but there is one thing that everyone understands -
:33:02. > :33:06.the first time There is an outstanding British dressage team
:33:06. > :33:14.in the Olympics. Carl Hester grow up in the Channel Islands where it
:33:14. > :33:19.helps to learn how to ride - there are no cars. No horse has to
:33:19. > :33:25.complete a series of technical movements, and he was judged at 80%,
:33:25. > :33:30.that is excellent and the crowd new. Germany have had seven consecutive
:33:30. > :33:38.gold medals before London. The kind of thing that is not supposed to
:33:38. > :33:42.happen here. Charlotte Dujardin may sound French, but she was born in
:33:42. > :33:51.England and choose the world record holder. She knew the solid score
:33:51. > :33:57.would be enough, and this was the best of the day. Laura
:33:57. > :34:01.Bechtolsheimer played a strong part as well. We have been riding three
:34:01. > :34:07.great horses when London decided to host the Olympics, and here we are
:34:07. > :34:11.winning gold. It is unbelievable timing. There is still time for
:34:11. > :34:19.more - two further days of the more - two further days of the
:34:19. > :34:24.equestrian. Dressage was live on BBC One today, and sailing was live
:34:24. > :34:28.on BBC Three at the same time, and millions of people were watching.
:34:28. > :34:38.Down at the other end of the Parc is the hockey arena. Great Britain
:34:38. > :35:04.
:35:04. > :35:14.were taking on Spain for a place in career. A penalty corner has been
:35:14. > :35:34.
:35:34. > :35:41.strong, strong protests. referral left. It was raised, it
:35:41. > :35:50.was dangerous, but if it was inside he could shoot. Between the umpires,
:35:50. > :35:57.they sorted that out. It needn't have been moved up to the other end,
:35:57. > :36:05.surely? Another penalty corner has been given, and penalty corners
:36:05. > :36:12.have to be taken to their conclusion. He hit it into his own
:36:13. > :36:21.fought according to the other umpire. He did indeed. They got it
:36:21. > :36:27.right in the end. The final seconds being counted down. And Great
:36:27. > :36:31.Britain have made it through to the semi-final. My goodness me, the
:36:31. > :36:38.struggle to get there, and the Spanish are still not happy about
:36:38. > :36:46.it. That is for sure. Great Britain through to the last four for the
:36:46. > :36:54.first time since 1988, and Spain were not very happy. Their coaches
:36:55. > :36:58.accused the officials of bias towards the host nation. You can
:36:58. > :37:02.tell we are getting towards the end of the Olympic Games when we are
:37:02. > :37:07.able to wed the Great Britain round-up in to one section,
:37:07. > :37:12.nevertheless we shall plough one. Rachel Cawthorn came through her
:37:12. > :37:22.heat of the single kayak today. She will compete for gold in Thursdays
:37:22. > :37:24.
:37:24. > :37:34.final. Not so good for the women's pair. Their Olympics is not over
:37:34. > :37:36.
:37:36. > :37:41.yet, they're part of the K4 team. This is the first British duo to
:37:41. > :37:46.make the synchronised swimming final in 40 years. They managed
:37:46. > :37:53.14th place. Great Britain's women suffered a further defeat in the
:37:53. > :38:03.water polo today. They lost 11-9. They are yet to win at the Olympic
:38:03. > :38:05.
:38:05. > :38:14.Games. An admirable performance from Chris Meares, and a brilliant
:38:14. > :38:21.last dive was rewarded with one of only two scores over 100. Five
:38:21. > :38:27.years ago he was given only 5% chance of survival after rupturing
:38:27. > :38:37.his spleen. The medals table continues to look great for Great
:38:37. > :38:37.
:38:37. > :38:43.Britain, third behind the powerhouses of China and the USA.
:38:43. > :38:53.Let's finish with a little look at the newspapers. The Daily Mail have
:38:53. > :39:07.
:39:07. > :39:15.gone for the greatest, Chris Hoy on Redgrave in a passionate embrace.
:39:15. > :39:21.What have we got here? The times have gone for Laura Trott becoming
:39:21. > :39:28.the cycling Queen. The Daily Express - he might be able to spot
:39:28. > :39:34.they have got Brownlee and Laura Trott, but that is actually the
:39:34. > :39:39.Dutch team who finished in bronze position in the equestrian. They
:39:39. > :39:44.have a question - have we seen a defining moment of the Games yet,
:39:44. > :39:48.Patrick? What is the iconic image that will some little? The my
:39:48. > :39:55.goodness, almost anything from Saturday night. That night was
:39:55. > :40:00.perfection, I have never seen anything like it. For you to say
:40:01. > :40:07.you have never seen anything like that, your first Olympic Games was
:40:07. > :40:12.in Munich, that is saying something. It was the best British night in
:40:12. > :40:16.sport, I would put it ahead of the World Cup. I know it sounds
:40:16. > :40:26.sweeping, but six gold medals in one single day was immense.
:40:26. > :40:35.
:40:35. > :40:39.needed a break in the middle of the Games has been magnificent, and
:40:39. > :40:46.they have just gathered pace. What we will do when they are Rover, I
:40:46. > :40:49.don't know. Some negative comments out there - people saying money has
:40:49. > :40:55.bought the success. Look at the money they have ploughed into
:40:55. > :41:02.cycling, should we be worried about that? No, the great thing was the
:41:02. > :41:10.lottery, way back when that happened. To be successful in sport,
:41:10. > :41:15.you need investment. Training camps need funding, coaches, and we have
:41:15. > :41:24.done all of those things. Your best Olympic moment ever, what would it
:41:24. > :41:31.be? Other than Saturday-night me be. He in 1984, Los Angeles, seeing
:41:31. > :41:35.Carl Lewis running in a near empty stadium and he ran something like
:41:35. > :41:41.19.8 teach in the 200m and he was the most beautiful runner I ever
:41:41. > :41:46.saw. I remember seeing him by trackside and thinking you can't
:41:46. > :41:52.get better than this. The run in the heats, there are 80,000 people
:41:52. > :41:59.in the Olympic Park here. Yes, 80,000 people watching the discus,
:41:59. > :42:04.it was fantastic yesterday. Thank you for your time and for watching,
:42:04. > :42:09.and Patrick, we appreciate your insight as ever. It has been