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The Olympics are are under way. 12 gold medals have already been won.

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Over the next 90 minutes, we will have the best of the action. London

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2012 is under way, this is Olympics Tonight.

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

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The Games are awarded to the city The Olympic flame burns brightly,

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the Games are well under way. What an amazing image that is. Across

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London, it is a hive of activity, with live sport still being played.

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Competition began at 8:15am this morning. On the BBC, you can see

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every event. It is all available to watch online via the BBC website.

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So, at just after 10:30pm, what do we have left? Well, right now, the

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British women are in action against Australia in the basketball. Boxing

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is on at the ExCel Arena. And at Earls court, the volleyball is

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going on. And this is the image at Horse Guards Parade, where the

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beach volleyball is live, and we will be going there later in the

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show. And this is the Olympic Park, our home for the whole of the 16

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days. And here on Olympics Tonight, we will be on air every night until

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midnight. We will be reviewing all the day's big stories. Each night

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we will be joined by medalists, as they celebrate success, and also by

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some of the biggest names in sport. Tonight, it is a real pleasure to

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be in the company of three sporting Yes, four-time Olympic winner

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Michael Johnson, double winner Dame Kelly Holmes, and tennis champion

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John McEnroe. If tennis had gold medals, I think you would have nine.

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First impressions, I guess, from the last 24 hours, Michael? It was

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a fantastic Opening Ceremony, London did a great job of putting

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its own stamp on the ceremony. The first thing people say is, how are

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you going to try to top Beijing? It is important that they did not try

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to do that. At times, I was a little lost, and I was concerned

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that some of the viewers who are not British might have been a bit

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lost. Time to guide them towards a history book! Yes! But there were

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some fantastic moments. I think what most people will remember is

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the lighting of the cauldron - that was fantastic. 1992 was the best

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one I saw, with the archer, with the arrow. When that happened, it

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was amazing. It was a similar moment last night. Is there

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anything from today, the first day of sport, which has captured your

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imagination? Taverner... Without giving away any results...! From a

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British perspective, I think when you look at the road cycling, the

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crowds were brilliant. It is difficult to measure, but

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apparently, that road cycling is the most watched Olympic event ever.

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To me, it is total chaos. Over woke up this morning and turned on the

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BBC, there is so much to turn to, I do not know what to do with myself.

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I am used to covering the tennis, and now I have got about 50

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different options. This is my first Olympics, so I am very excited. It

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is going to take a couple of days to figure it all out. We will go

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easy on you! I think the audience wants to know what channel the BBC

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is on! Thanks for the moment, guys. There's lots in store on the

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programme tonight. Here's what's coming up... In a moment, Mark

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Cavendish, six days after crossing the line first on the Champs-

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Elysees, goes looking for gold on the streets of London. We're live

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at Horse Guards Parade for the beach volleyball. The most

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successful gold-medallist in Olympic history, Michael Phelps,

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will be going in the swimming pool. And we have got the best of the

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rest of the superb sport from the opening day, including boxing, and

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a few other surprises along the way. But let's begin with that cycling,

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the men's road race. Mark Cavendish, straight from the Tour de France,

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was targeting another great achievement. The Sports Personality

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of the Year was the hot favourite, and he had the weight of

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expectation upon him. But the Olympics it is all about taking

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that one chance. Could he do it? Matthew Pinsent has the story.

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Turning up at a hugely unpredictable event, and with just

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one card to play - is it really wise? Well, it depends on the card.

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And here it is. Mark Cavendish, surrounded by four huge engines.

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Those include two stage winners from the Tour de France, and the

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winner of the Yellow Jersey. Go well, gents. One French newspaper

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called Mark Cavendish the greatest sprinter in the history of the Tour

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de France. He returned from Beijing the only member of the team not to

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win a medal. Since then, he has become king of the road. The

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tactics are quite simple - protect Mark Cavendish from nine climes of

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Box Hill, chased down every break away for six and was, and then it

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if Cavendish is in contention as they come up here, then he will be

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a very hard man to beat. Three, two, one... So, the British

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team led off the start. They might have even jumped the start. But to

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be honest, stealing a march on your opponents might be part of the plan.

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HUGH PORTER: We have got a bit of an attack on here. You can always

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an attack on here. You can always tell, out of the saddle. This group

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at the moment have established a slight advantage.

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CHRIS BOARDMAN: A lot of conversation going on between the

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British team, trying to decide on tactics. They have said for some

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time now that it is all-or-nothing for Mark Cavendish. The attacks

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came early, as expected, so the British quartet were hard at work

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immediately. The Obviously, they are people that have been together

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for a long term, they have known each other. A lot of them ride on

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the same team commercially anyway. But, yes, they are together, they

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know what they have got to do. You have got some of the best bike

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riders in the world, and they know riders in the world, and they know

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what they have got to do. I started racing at 12, and although I do not

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ride any more, apart from social riding, it is brilliant to be here

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today, absolutely fantastic. We are in foreign exciting finish. Fingers

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crossed, the boy will win. But if he doesn't, he is still magnificent,

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HUGH PORTER: this is the Pillaton, which is being led by Chris Froome.

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They are trailing a leading group which is now almost six minutes

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ahead. Italy are having a crack at the front. They are putting the

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rest under pressure. There is a real chase on now. Great Britain

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are applying the pressure, to try to limit the Games of that group

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which has given the peloton the slip. The whole thing has been

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condensed into the space of two minutes. It really is an impressive

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thing, to have just four guys controlling the peloton. If they

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can pull this off, it will be one of the most extraordinary things I

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have seen in sport. But those early attacks were beginning to take

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their toll. The gap was not closing. We have got about 24 miles of

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racing left, that is less than an hour before we are crowning the

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Olympic gold-medallist in London. Bradley Wiggins at the front, he

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has got to work, they wanted to save their effort for the Sprint,

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but this group further up the road is just way too dangerous, they

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need to get on top of it as quickly as possible. Alarm bells are

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ringing, and they are ringing because this is very, very

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dangerous for Great Britain. They know it, they could do with some

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allies to come and help with the workload. Mark Cavendish's gold

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medal chances are slipping away here. Oh, there's a crash! They

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have gone into the barriers! Well, one of the big favourites has gone

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out. Fabien Cancellara has gone out, one of the best bike riders in the

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world. That's really going to change the course of the race. 56

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seconds to the leading group, and if that is correct, this race is

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over. The winner will come from that front group. A downhill

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attack! Bradley Wiggins has worked incredibly hard for his team, he is

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spent. He looks across to Vinokourov, Uran Uran looks over

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his shoulder, and Vinokourov has caught him napping! He comes up the

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line, to take the gold medal! He is the Olympic champion!

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A rather subdued atmosphere on the Mall. It is fair to say that there

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could have been a more popular winner than Alexander Vinokourov,

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who has been largely unrepentant since his ban for doping in 2007.

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At the finish, it was confirmed that the man who crashed may well

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have seen his Olympic Games come to an end. Let's be honest, it is not

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often in the last six weeks, after a day's cycle racing, but you have

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been able to say, that has been a really bad race for Great Britain.

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It is disappointing. But we did everything. It is one of those

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things, you cannot make excuses. The guys did everything, what they

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did was incredible, to see the colour but they have got, riding

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like that for me... The Olympics, and Mark Cavendish, it is just not

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a Dream Team, is it? Obviously not. You just feel for him, because this

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was the gaping hole on his CV. feel for him, but I think watching

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the race, they let these guys so far ahead. I guess they are not

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allowed to be told in the Olympics how far behind they are? No, they

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are not. But they must have had some kind of sense that they were

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five or six minutes behind. It was the tactics employed during the

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whole race. I guess when you have that reputation, everybody else

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wants to beat you. But if you know that's going to happen, isn't that

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all the more reason to make sure you do not let people get away from

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you? I guess they thought that they were unable to catch them. Yes,

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they are a fantastic team, and you would expect that to be something

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that they would already know. But I feel so sorry for somebody like

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Mark Cavendish. He missed out in Beijing, the only cyclist not to

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get a medal. Gold medal was expected this time. He has got to

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take that now. He has said that he will probably not be racing in Rio,

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because it will be too hilly for him. So, this is it. I am not a

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cyclist, so I do not understand the tactics, but clearly, they did not

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get it as right as they could of. Before the race, didn't they say

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that on every climb, they were going to make sure that they stayed

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close to them, and that didn't happen? I think there were quite a

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few breaks which were unexpected. And after the Tour de France, when

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you have had that communication, it is a different set of tactics, but

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what about Vinokourov, who has served his time for doping, and he

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is allowed to compete again - does You can't say it is tarnished. He

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won it. The fact that he has been unrepentant about it makes it a

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muddle that I am not happy to see a guy like that winning, but rules

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are rules. He is allowed, as long as he comes up King. David Millar

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served his time as well, with a lot of repentance. We have the best

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testing system there has ever been at these Games. Anyone hoping would

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be caught. What about finishing your career with that niggling

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doubt that there is something you should have won? You did not win a

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French, John. "facts, Gabby"(!). Her you knew the French were coming.

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I was actually up 2-0, so I was the one that got caught, which is even

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worse. I know how it feels that I should have won. That is a tough

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one to swallow. That is the one I think about all the time. Next

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subject. No joy for Cavendish, but the wheels keep turning tomorrow.

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Remember this four years ago? challenge is coming. Is she going

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to run out of power? Cooke takes it! Nicole Cooke is the Olympic

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champion. Nicole Cooke, storming to glory in

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Still to come tonight: we will be taking a dip in the pool for four

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swimming finals. We are run parade for the beach

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volleyball. And we are boxing clever as battle

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commences in the ring. Live-action continues on the red

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button and online. That is the place to be for volleyball,

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badminton and boxing. Swimming now. One of the iconic

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Olympic sports that has produced Being able to have the opportunity

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to go over to London and swim in the Stars and Stripes. Michael

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Phelps is great. It is something that would be absolutely amazing.

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Six golds, six world records in six days. The guy is invincible.

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will be very emotional. It is an honour. Eight straight gold medals.

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Michael Phelps is the greatest. is quite awesome, but he has a

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pretender to the throne. I imagine that in the States, he has been on

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the cover of Vogue magazine, Ryan Lochte, so Michael Phelps must feel

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under pressure. That is part of what is inspiring him. There was a

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question over whether he should even come back to near Olympics.

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How do you top what he did? You have won eight golds. To try and do

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it against a guy who is hungrier and has changed his game and is

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trying to get inside his head, Phelps admitted he had not trained

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hard for two or three years, so it is a tall order. He may not have it

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all his own way in London, as he faces a battle for supremacy with

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one of his own team-mates. Phelps is going toe-to-toe and head

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to head with fellow American Ryan Lochte, and this should prove to be

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one of the battles of the Games. It he their Olympic trophy cabinet,

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Lochte has three gold medals. Phelps has an incredible 14. In

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London, they will race each other twice, but both expect to swim in

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seven events. At the world championships last year, Lochte won

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five goals. The question is, who will be king of the swim?

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Tonight, the lean, mean swimming machine was determined to start off

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in style and win the 400m individual medley cry record-

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breaking third time. But Phelps only just qualified. He went in

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lane eight. World champion Lochte, who took bronze in Beijing, was

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third fastest and was in lane three. But Kosuke Hagino of Japan was the

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fastest qualifiers and was in lane four. The commentators are Andy

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in the final of the men's 400m individual medley. A decent start

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Lochte got a fantastic start as well. He is taking it by the scruff

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of the neck. Not much separating them, 0.1 of a second. Lochte has

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got the best of the kicks under water. Lochte taking the lead would

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be very interesting. The backstroke is Lochte's best race. He is the

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200 backstroke world champion. The first to turn was Ryan Lochte of

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the USA, followed by Michael Phelps of the USA. As expected, it has

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started already. It is a head to head. This is where Ryan Lochte

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will try and make a move. His breaststroke is also better than

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Phelps'. At the moment, you would think Lochte looks the strongest.

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Phelps will not like this. He is a big racer, and he will not like

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being away from Lochte. Lochte will try and make a move on this

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backstroke. He has to take advantage. What a great turn from

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Lochte. Are we seeing a new king? Ryan Lochte is looking pretty

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dominant. Phelps looks a bit ropey at the bottom. Lochte is the world

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champion on this event. A beautiful backstroke. He does have that

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little wriggle, but very smooth. He has worked hard. So, the halfway

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mark in this men's 400 final. Ryan Lochte has a big league now. Phelps

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is in third place. He looks in trouble here. Kisik Lee Aquino, the

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17-year-old, is battling it out for that silver medal -- Kosuke Hagino.

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Ryan Lochte is having the swim of his life it. He has just taken six

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tenths of a second of the world record. He is really working. He

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has a great freestyle, two. This is going to be fascinating. Could we

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see Michael Phelps lose the world record? Is he going to lose the 400

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to this guy? He is leading by miles. Ryan Lochte in lane three. Second

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is the Brazilian. Michael Phelps is only 4th. Lochte is absolutely

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superb. A maestro here, on world- record pace. They are the same age.

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Lochte is still 27. He has dominated from start to finish.

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Nobody will catch him now. It is all about the world record. I hope

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the crowd lifts the roof of this. The crowd is going nuts, not only

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because this gentleman is going to become the new Olympic champion on

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the 400 medley. This is brilliant to see. Michelle Obama is cheering

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on Ryan Lochte. Look at this gold medal. Who would have thought it?

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Ryan Lochte wins the 400 medley. Second was the Brazilian. Third

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from Japan, and look at that - Michael Phelps is fourth! I think

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we knew Phelps was in trouble. It was only going to go one way on the

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backstroke. But I didn't expect him to go that slow. He did look crabby

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on the backstroke. And what an Four years, what a long time. I put

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the work in. I know it is my time, and I am ready. Is this the start

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of a serious quest? It was the Michael four -- the Michael showed

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four years ago. Is it going to be the Ryan show? I sure hope so. I am

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just having fun and doing what I do best.

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He annihilated the field. It is first blood to Ryan Lochte on his

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quest to become the King of the pool in 2012. And he's so cool as

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well, so affable. I do remember Phelps jumping out of the pool and

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offering himself up for interviews four years ago. He does some

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unusual things, but it is good for the sport, because you don't see a

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lot of them in the pool. It was awesome to be there. That was my

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first official event that I was that other than the opening

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ceremony. The intensity was there. It was the first race of the

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evening. The First Lady was there as well. She was close by. I did a

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piece for NBC with Ryan, and there was an intensity to him and a look

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in his eye that this time, it was going to be his time. But I am more

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surprised at Phelps than about why and when it. There were rumours

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that his training had not been quite up to it. I wonder how he

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could train after his wins in Beijing. What motivation do you

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have? What about having a new nemesis? Isn't that motivation?

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necessarily. You have to establish some new goals, and it can't be

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just to do the same thing you did before. You have to establish new

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goals that will prompt you to get out there every day and train as

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hard as you can. I heard him say the other side were better prepared,

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but why? As John said, his training was not what it should have been,

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and that was because of a light -- lack of motivation, have probably.

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It is difficult. You have to establish new goals, whether it is

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breaking records or making history again. But once you get to that

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level, it is much more difficult. And Lochte has got that mountain to

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climb. He has been inspired by what is possible. That is how we change

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sport. Someone is inspired by someone else's achievement, and

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they then have the hunger to replicate it or do it better.

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was also the race where fault was not sure he was going to be in it.

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They will go again in the 200m individual medley next. The since

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the toughest of the swimming races. You will really see how great at

0:29:250:29:29

these guys are Athletics Cliff. But he was not sure. I think he got a

0:29:290:29:35

bit like "I will show this Ryan Lochte", and all of a sudden, he

0:29:350:29:44

didn't have it. It is not his most loved event. Watching his

0:29:440:29:49

interviews going into this race, I did not feel the "I will show that

0:29:490:29:55

Lochte". I did not get that sense from him. How useful was your

0:29:550:30:01

nemesis, John? You had a great rivalries over the years. A, as is

0:30:010:30:08

a great example of where I worked hard to do better than him. And I

0:30:080:30:14

think Lochte saw that in Beijing. He was happy-go-lucky and eating in

0:30:140:30:17

McDonald's and maybe he would skateboard and fall off and had

0:30:170:30:20

himself, and then he realised he had to be more serious about his

0:30:200:30:30
0:30:300:30:34

It changed every race, my main rival. There was always someone.

0:30:340:30:44
0:30:440:30:49

They just kept coming. I think I was my own biggest rival. It is 11

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o'clock, and the day is far from over. This is the scene in Olympic

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Park. Here's what's still to come tonight. We will be catching up

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with Team GB's men's gymnasts, who had an emotional day. We will be

0:31:090:31:18

saluting the will sell heroes. -- saluting the unsung heroes. And we

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0:31:280:31:31

will be back at the pool for some more action. But before all of that,

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let's goal-kicking to Horse Guards Parade for some beach volleyball.

0:31:330:31:41

Colin Jackson is common in one of the more historic venues of these

0:31:410:31:46

Games. You have had a great day, I believe - how is it going? It is

0:31:460:31:51

absolutely wonderful down here. Horse Guards Parade is a beautiful

0:31:520:31:57

location for a very exciting sport, and I urge you, if you have got a

0:31:570:32:01

spare sub-in the day, get yourself a ticket and get down here, because

0:32:010:32:11
0:32:110:32:30

you will be in for a real treat. The crowds are starting to build up,

0:32:310:32:37

but I am looking for the DJ right now. That guide chooses all the

0:32:370:32:43

music, to get everybody enthusiastic. Whatever happens out

0:32:430:32:53
0:32:530:32:56

there, this guy chooses the music to react to the action. Can you

0:32:560:33:02

imagine this between the heats in the 100m? I don't think so. This is

0:33:020:33:07

amazing. Beach volleyball has a really big history of being

0:33:070:33:11

entertaining. Obviously, we want to show that it is not just about

0:33:110:33:15

beautiful girls. We want to show that the dancers are as athletic as

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0:33:250:33:27

the accretes. And guess what? That's Team GB! The atmosphere in

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the crowd is just amazing. They are loving it, they are getting behind

0:33:310:33:41

it, the music, the dancing and the fanfares, it works a treat.

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Canadians on your right... Looped over the top of Reader, their first

0:33:490:33:59
0:33:590:34:03

point. And when we get a point, the crowd goes wild. Grotowski sets it

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up... Great deflection from Grotowski. That counts as a touch.

0:34:120:34:16

Reader unleashes, but Garcia- Thompson is there. Fantastic work

0:34:160:34:21

by the British team! Back again to the Canadians. Binstock just

0:34:210:34:28

warming himself up... Great block! Garcia-Thompson could not direct

0:34:280:34:35

that. Bad luck that time, but the boys are doing all right. We're

0:34:350:34:45
0:34:450:34:51

having a bit of a technical Grotowski has a very powerful jump

0:34:510:35:00

serve. Reader gets under it... And he finds space! The Canadians have

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won against Great Britain. A can feel a sense of disappointment, but

0:35:060:35:10

the atmosphere is totally incredible. Tell us, how does it

0:35:100:35:16

feel? It was a wonderful atmosphere, you can really feel it. It is one

0:35:160:35:21

of the most exciting moments in my sporting life. I would like to say

0:35:210:35:31
0:35:310:35:32

thank you to everybody. No, they were right behind us. The whole

0:35:320:35:38

crowd was getting into it. There was nothing we wanted more than to

0:35:390:35:42

win that match, but we have two more, so, we have got a lot of work

0:35:420:35:50

to do. You can do it. I'm sure our British boys can do it. What chance

0:35:500:35:57

have they got? I took a lot of positives from today. They had some

0:35:570:36:00

fantastic points which they were battling for. In their group, they

0:36:000:36:05

have got a Brazilian team, also, the Norwegians. I think if they get

0:36:050:36:08

a result against the Norwegians, they have got a chance of taking

0:36:080:36:14

that third spot, which could get them into the knockout. You're

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warned other commentators, so you know some things about this game. I

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have been watching some of the hand signals, what is it all about?

0:36:230:36:28

of the key strategies that you can control, as a player, is the

0:36:280:36:32

blocking at the net. One player sits at the net, the other one sits

0:36:320:36:42
0:36:420:36:46

back. Two fingers like that means, a line block. This means you're

0:36:460:36:52

going to block the shot across. They have been showing the signals

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on the big screen, and the players have been up in arms about it. So,

0:36:560:37:01

there is a bit of work to be done on that. But it is a fantastically

0:37:010:37:06

tactical game. You say that, there have been lots of stories about the

0:37:060:37:11

fact that it is not really an Olympic sport, it seems like

0:37:110:37:15

something that's done for pleasure - tell us about the background to

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the sport. Think about it, they are playing on sand, which is like a

0:37:210:37:26

massive sponge, it takes so much energy to jump like they are doing,

0:37:260:37:30

to change direction. They have got to have perfect footwork, that's

0:37:300:37:36

the real key to this. Changing direction, making sure that your

0:37:360:37:40

feet are moving. You have to be able to explode upwards at the net.

0:37:400:37:44

You see the way these guys are breeding when they come off the

0:37:440:37:48

court, and I dare you to say it is not physical. There is a lot of

0:37:480:37:54

noise, who are the favourites? reigning Olympic champions from

0:37:540:37:59

Beijing, the United States, up against Australia, it is a

0:37:590:38:04

fantastic game, and this lot are going crazy. Let's and send you

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straight over to our commentator in Gary Walsh and Misty May -- Kerri

0:38:290:38:35

Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, they became the first team ever to

0:38:350:38:38

successfully defend the Olympic title, and this year, they are

0:38:380:38:43

going for the hat-trick. They are up against the Australians, who, as

0:38:430:38:49

you can see, are fully committed to this. Nat Cook, on the right, has

0:38:490:38:59
0:38:590:39:02

become the first player ever to play in five Olympic Games. Her

0:39:020:39:06

second one was Bondi Beach, that was truly beach volleyball, right

0:39:060:39:13

on the beach. This is her new partner. It really is rocking

0:39:130:39:18

tonight at Horse Guards Parade. It is the hottest ticket in town.

0:39:180:39:28
0:39:280:39:38

Kerri Walsh drills it down into the sand. The service from Misty May-

0:39:380:39:48
0:39:480:39:53

Treanor was perfect, allowing Kerri Cook a loads with that, a beautiful

0:39:530:40:03
0:40:030:40:06

spike. They are all in their 30s, these players. Kerri Walsh is 33,

0:40:060:40:16
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Nothing between them in the first set. Nat Cook has done well. This

0:40:300:40:34

is a good opportunity. Can Misty May-Treanor finish it? She can

0:40:340:40:44
0:40:440:40:52

indeed. Wonderful positional play Just too a hot to handle for Nat

0:40:520:41:00

Cook. Time-out called by the Australians. That was a good

0:41:000:41:04

decision, because you could just sense that Kerri Walsh was on a bit

0:41:040:41:08

of a roll, eager to go. They waited until the last possible minute, and

0:41:080:41:18
0:41:180:41:25

There is all sorts going on around the stadium. The Benny Hill music

0:41:250:41:32

comes on, and a place goes wild. On the top of the museum is an artist,

0:41:320:41:37

who has been commissioned by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, to

0:41:370:41:47
0:41:470:41:53

paint the scene. He has been busy The Americans, the defending

0:41:530:42:03

champions. Cook decides to take the serve, it might have dropped out.

0:42:030:42:12

Kerri Walsh goes over the top, but Cook was ready for it. Kerri Walsh

0:42:120:42:17

decided to go solo and play the point in two hits, when three are

0:42:170:42:27

permitted. That, after seeing that her partner was down in the dust.

0:42:270:42:37
0:42:370:42:46

Great dive from Nat Cook! Here we go again... Kerri Walsh, over the

0:42:460:42:56
0:42:560:43:01

top, perfect placement. And the The last match of the day in Horse

0:43:010:43:11
0:43:110:43:16

Tamsin Hinchley cleverly guides the ball across the angle, to draw

0:43:160:43:26
0:43:260:43:34

The signal goes out to the server. Misty May-Treanor now scurries

0:43:340:43:42

forward, and drifts the ball over the head of Nat Cook. That was a

0:43:420:43:52
0:43:520:44:03

perfect play by the Americans, who Nat Cook, slightly out of -- out of

0:44:030:44:11

position, but no manner, -- no matter, she managed to improvise.

0:44:110:44:17

The Australians are here in force as well. They have got their

0:44:170:44:27
0:44:270:44:35

That was simply too hot to handle for Nat Cook. She got her body in

0:44:350:44:45
0:44:450:44:46

the way but could not direct the ball towards her partner. Kerri

0:44:460:44:53

Walsh checks the signals with Misty May-Treanor. Cook has missed the

0:44:530:45:03
0:45:030:45:04

target. And a two-point advantage has opened up for Misty May-Treanor

0:45:040:45:14
0:45:140:45:20

All Misty May could do was get a hand to the ball. The gap has

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0:45:300:45:32

closed. This match is being played in a pool C. Four teams in each

0:45:320:45:38

pool. Each of the 24 teams will play three preliminary matches.

0:45:380:45:48
0:45:480:46:02

This is good for the Americans. That could be a key block. 17-17.

0:46:020:46:11

Good ploy. Excellent tactic to take the Australians by surprise and re-

0:46:110:46:21
0:46:210:46:25

establish the lead. A change of ends. Kerri Walsh with the serving

0:46:250:46:35
0:46:350:46:36

duties. Natalie Cook drilled that one down into the sand. There

0:46:360:46:46
0:46:460:46:47

earlier enjoyed it as well. A finger waved towards her opponent.

0:46:470:46:57
0:46:570:46:58

It is 18 points each in the first set. A despairing dive from Natalie

0:46:580:47:04

Cook was not enough to pick it up after Misty May took the

0:47:040:47:10

opportunity to go solo. The Americans need two points for the

0:47:100:47:20
0:47:200:47:24

opening set. It is a scramble for the Australians. And they die of it

0:47:240:47:33

from Misty May sends the ball into an open court. Spotted the

0:47:330:47:39

opportunity, and had no hesitation in finishing off this point in

0:47:390:47:49
0:47:490:48:00

spectacular style. Can the Australians keep the set alive? The

0:48:000:48:06

defending champions, the USA com are on top, taking the first set by

0:48:060:48:13

21-18. First blood to the US. You can

0:48:130:48:17

carry on watching that very tight game live online or on the red

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button. It truly is spectacular there. You can't quite believe that

0:48:210:48:28

is being played in this country. You can't. It is normally probably

0:48:280:48:38
0:48:380:48:38

played in some lovely, hot days In Beijing, it was a great match,

0:48:380:48:47

but it was raining. Imagine rain! What a great setting. They are

0:48:470:48:54

going for their straight -- third straight gold, Kerri Walsh and

0:48:540:48:57

Misty May. Spectacular scenes last night of course at the opening

0:48:570:49:01

ceremony. We were discussing it earlier. You alluded to the fact

0:49:010:49:08

that the torch was lit in such a beautiful, simple way, passing the

0:49:080:49:12

torch on to the next generation. Tell us about the girl you chose.

0:49:120:49:19

Adelle Tracey is one of the people on my camp before I won my two

0:49:190:49:28

dolts. She is up and coming. She has won various championships. The

0:49:280:49:32

day I told her was after the diamond lead at Crystal Palace. I

0:49:320:49:36

said, I can't tell you anything other than that you will get a call

0:49:360:49:43

the 2012. Keep your diary free. And when she got the call...! It was so

0:49:430:49:47

nice. I love that we can pass things on to the next generation.

0:49:470:49:51

It is something I have always done, my whole career, and I feel

0:49:510:49:55

passionate about it. This moment, look at that cauldron. For those

0:49:550:50:00

young people to be part of this really get the message of what the

0:50:000:50:06

games were about. This is beautiful. I assume it came over on telly, but

0:50:060:50:16
0:50:160:50:18

each of these pieces were carried in by the team. It was a beautiful

0:50:180:50:24

cauldron, no doubt about it. Let me express mild disappointment that it

0:50:240:50:28

was not Sir Steve Redgrave, because he seems to be the greatest of all

0:50:280:50:32

Olympians. Hold your fire, we will have a greatest of all Olympians

0:50:320:50:38

chat later. But it was like they did not want him to decide who that

0:50:380:50:42

was. The Olympics from the beginning has been different. It is

0:50:420:50:48

about legacy. That is always the big thing - who will light the

0:50:480:50:51

torch? There is betting on it, and I thought it was great that London

0:50:520:51:01
0:51:020:51:03

stayed true to the idea of legacy. Steve did health -- have a big role.

0:51:030:51:09

What was so good was the twist. No one knew. You add all the Olympians.

0:51:090:51:13

They did not know we were part of this whole process. Then Steve

0:51:130:51:21

Redgrave comes in, everyone thinking he is going to get it.

0:51:210:51:25

Roger Bannister was up on the betting list. I thought it was such

0:51:250:51:29

a great twist. Did you have a moment, either of you, that really

0:51:290:51:39
0:51:390:51:40

stood out? It was that moment, and the Queen. Mr Bean. Rowan Atkinson

0:51:400:51:46

hitting that one note. That was pretty solid. I think it was

0:51:460:51:50

universally appreciated. We have loads more to come. Here is a quick

0:51:500:51:58

check on some of the news from day one.

0:51:580:52:03

It was a good day for Great Britain down at Dorney in the rowing. The

0:52:030:52:07

highlight of the morning's action was carried Glover and Heather

0:52:070:52:11

Stanning making it through to the final with a new Olympic record.

0:52:110:52:14

The final is on Wednesday and history could be made, as Britain

0:52:150:52:19

has never won a gold in women's rowing before.

0:52:190:52:22

The of football, the women put in another impressive performance,

0:52:220:52:29

this time beating Cameroon. Goals came from Casey Stoney and just got,

0:52:290:52:34

and Steph Houghton got her second. They go to the quarter-finals with

0:52:340:52:38

a game to spare. They face Brazil at Wembley.

0:52:380:52:45

The first gold for the Games went to China's Yi Siling. The

0:52:450:52:55

sharpshooter lived up to her favourites tag.

0:52:550:52:58

Keeping the girl power theme going, judo will's first gold went to

0:52:580:53:03

Sarah Menezes of Brazil in the 48 kg class. There were amazing scenes

0:53:030:53:09

down at the ExCel, because this 22- year-old grew up in one of the

0:53:090:53:12

poorest estates in North Brazil. She lied to their parents about

0:53:120:53:16

taking judo classes at school because they did not approve. And

0:53:160:53:21

just look - this is what it is about. This is the Olympic dream.

0:53:210:53:26

This girl will be huge in four years' time. She is only the second

0:53:260:53:30

Brazilian girl about to win an individual gold. She will be huge

0:53:300:53:34

and she could be in for a lot of pressure, but also a lot of support

0:53:340:53:39

over the next four years. That is an incredible story. When you hear

0:53:390:53:42

that type of story and then come through and win it, with the

0:53:430:53:46

Olympics coming to Rio at the next Games, it will be phenomenal for

0:53:460:53:49

her. It was great to see the emotion and her reaction after

0:53:490:53:55

winning. We can all become a bit cynical, John, in life. The way

0:53:550:54:04

these questions are being presented...! I think she was

0:54:040:54:10

saying, I told you so. To her parents. And she has moved right up

0:54:100:54:17

from Beijing. She was way down the field. Well done, Sarah.

0:54:170:54:20

Gymnastics now. In London, the British team assembled its

0:54:200:54:24

strongest ever live up to compete in an Olympics, so hopes of home

0:54:240:54:27

success are high. Today the men's team were in action, as not only

0:54:270:54:31

were they aiming to qualify for the team final, but also for the

0:54:310:54:41
0:54:410:54:41

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

0:54:410:55:24

That really was classy work. That Control, good, low position of the

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

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the vault runway and nailed his battling performance, but he never

0:56:200:56:30
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds

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just got Great Britain into the What a team performance this is

0:57:510:57:56

proving to be. The last time Great Britain got into the top eight was

0:57:560:58:06

in 1924. Here we go, ladies and gentlemen,

0:58:060:58:12

this is Great Britain's Louis Smith. Come on. There are no medals in

0:58:120:58:22
0:58:220:58:24

this round, but this is where it can all be lost. Very smooth. And

0:58:240:58:34
0:58:340:59:05

consummate performance from Louis Smith. That well deserves a final

0:59:050:59:15

place. Louis Smith is in the Olympic Podmore Horse Final.

0:59:150:59:25
0:59:250:59:27

Greg Britain's men qualified an excellent third for Monday's final.

0:59:270:59:32

The USA and Russia are in front of them. They have not qualified for a

0:59:320:59:36

final since 1924. To qualify in third place shows you how brilliant

0:59:360:59:40

the performance coaching has been. They have moved write-up the world

0:59:400:59:45

rankings. It has made a huge difference for the whole of Team GB,

0:59:450:59:48

with the investment in sport and the structures they have put in

0:59:480:59:53

place. More of the team have been able to train full-time. When they

0:59:530:59:57

come into a team event like that, it is important for each of them to

0:59:571:00:02

do their best under pressure. Smith, who got that bronze medal in

1:00:021:00:07

Beijing, is looking for gold. This was just the qualifying, but look

1:00:071:00:11

at their reaction. The poor man was on the podium for five minutes

1:00:111:00:16

beforehand, chalking his hands. Is that pure relief? Seeing Andy

1:00:161:00:20

Murray at Wimbledon, I assume the same thing will take place at the

1:00:201:00:23

Olympics. The pressure has to be unbelievable on athletes in their

1:00:231:00:30

home country. You have got to get past that relief, though, and start

1:00:301:00:35

to focus. Now he is in the final, and there is a great opportunity.

1:00:351:00:43

He has to focus on that. That is the great advantage. The advantage

1:00:431:00:46

is the investment in homes bought leading up to the Games. You would

1:00:471:00:51

hope that, talking about a legacy, the investment will come to new.

1:00:511:01:00

The hero for me today was this man, Kieran Behan from Ireland. He was

1:01:001:01:03

twice told he would never walk again. He suffered complications

1:01:031:01:08

after a tumour was removed. -- from his leg when he was 10. He was in a

1:01:081:01:12

wheelchair. Then he had an accident that left him with brain damage. He

1:01:121:01:16

fought his way back into the gym, battled with knee injuries. He has

1:01:161:01:20

finance issues as well. He was holding raffles and washing cars,

1:01:201:01:30
1:01:301:01:35

but he made the games and he is I think only the second gymnast

1:01:351:01:40

from Ireland. This is the stuff of dreams. Absolutely. This is what

1:01:401:01:44

the Olympics is all about. The emotion that goes into it, the

1:01:441:01:49

journey that it takes. These stories are what makes the drama of

1:01:491:01:54

the Olympic Games. I really hope he can do well, because this will in

1:01:541:02:00

the world to him. Just to be here. Briefly, your all-time Olympic

1:02:001:02:05

heroes? Jesse Owens, without a doubt. Unbelievable, the greatest

1:02:051:02:10

sprinter of all time, to compete in Hitler's Olympics, under that kind

1:02:101:02:14

of pressure, and wing four gold medals, it was an incredible

1:02:141:02:20

performance. A great, great athlete. I would say Sebastian Coe, first of

1:02:201:02:25

all, he was my hero when I was young. But keeping it up for the

1:02:251:02:29

Brits, I would have to say Sir Steve Redgrave, with his five gold

1:02:291:02:36

medals, and he is a such a great guy as well. I have an obvious

1:02:361:02:43

choice, Mohamed Ali, just for what he represented, but for me, besides

1:02:431:02:48

these two, of course, Nadia Comaneci, she got me much more into

1:02:481:02:54

the Olympics, and when we saw those highlights of the gymnastics, it

1:02:541:02:58

reminded me of her. There was a brilliant documentary a few weeks

1:02:581:03:03

ago, and shared -- she said she did not think her perfect 10 was

1:03:031:03:13
1:03:131:03:15

perfect. We're going to go back to the pool now. There were three more

1:03:151:03:22

finals tonight. Hannah Miley was the big hope for Great Britain in

1:03:221:03:25

the Women's 400m Individual Medley. She qualified sixth quickest. She

1:03:251:03:31

was going with the favourite Elizabeth Beisel in lane for. We

1:03:311:03:41
1:03:411:03:42

join the race with just over 200 This could be very interesting.

1:03:421:03:52

Steph Rice in second place, in the yellow cap, a very good backstroke.

1:03:521:04:02

Hannah, this could have played into her hands. It certainly could. You

1:04:021:04:09

can see the Hungarian athlete, Katinka Hosszu, in the pink. Going

1:04:091:04:14

pretty well at the moment is Hannah Miley. You can see her at the

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bottom. Big kick under water, and she is in sixth position, but this

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she is in sixth position, but this leg should be very good for her.

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Come on, Hannah Miley. At the moment, Elizabeth Beisel is leading,

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with Katinka Hosszu going with her. In third place at the moment, the

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16-year-old Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen. Elizabeth Beisel, after a

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very sluggish butterfly, it is almost as if she decided to play

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around with the first hundred, save some energy and then push it

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through. She is checking on the Chinese, and also seeing where

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Hannah was. Elizabeth Beisel has got this one sewn up, if the rest

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of the field are not careful. is starting to look really good. It

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has been a decent freestylers well. But the Chinese also have very good

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freestylers. But really, the League is quite clear. 100 metres to go in

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this final of the Women's 400m Individual Medley. Hannah Miley

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turns in fifth position. There is a bronze medal in here somewhere, I

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think. It is very, very close. Well, this is interesting. Elizabeth

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Beisel is now being challenged. Look at that Freestyle from Ye

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Shiwen. She has been killed on that first 50. Oh, my goodness, what

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happened? She did that in about 15 metres, utterly extraordinary! Look

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how she is swimming away! Utterly extraordinary. She is still

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swimming away. This is absolutely amazing. The 16-year-old Chinese

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woman, Ye Shiwen. It is Stephanie Rice's world record which is under

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threat. Utterly extraordinary! Unbelievable! The second race of

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the Women's 400m Individual Medley hero at the Olympic Games, and it

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as a gold medal to China and a new Olympic record. A new world record

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as well. The bronze medal has gone to Li Xuanxu, and Hannah Miley

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to Li Xuanxu, and Hannah Miley finishes in fifth position. I gave

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it absolutely everything I had. It was a real bun fight just trying to

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get into the final. It was who was able to recover the quickest. I am

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gutted that I did not get a medal, but I could not have given it any

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more. That was everything I had. At the end of the day, it is one place

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better than what they did in Beijing. Well, they said the

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Chinese were coming in the pool, and Ye Shiwen proving that that

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could just be right. Well done to Hannah Miley. There were two more

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finals in the pool tonight. This was another Olympic record, just

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missing out on the world record. Britain's David Carry was seventh

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in this one. It was won by Yang Sun. And the women's 4x100m bidet was

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won by Australia. -- relay. Do not worry, we did not get any medals on

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the first day in Beijing, either. Four years ago, a girl from

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Mansfield lit up the pool in Beijing, and made history, by

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winning a first gold for Britain in half a century. Tomorrow, all eyes

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will be on Rebecca Adlington once COMMENTATOR: Great Britain have won

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a gold medal in the swimming pool! I am standing up to salute Rebecca

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Adlington! Rebecca Adlington, you are absolutely brilliant.

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She goes just after 12 o'clock tomorrow. That's the 400m. If there

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was a weaker of and for her, that would be it. But the pressure is

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totally different to Beijing. -- a weaker event. You could see the

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naivety back in Beijing, the whole thing was just magical. Absolutely.

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To have somebody that was under the radar, who came out completely on

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top, this is a different story, of course, being on home turf, with

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high expectations. But I think the 400m will be a really close race.

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She can definitely get a medal, I would say. I would say the 800m

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would be an even better bet for her. It takes you into new territory,

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doesn't it, when you come with that reputation, with the gold medals?

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We were talking about it earlier on with Phelps. I interviewed Rebecca

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for my book, and we talk about the pressure of expectation, and how

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you can duplicate it, and she said that basic the, she trains at the

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same club she has always trained at, with all the amateur swimmers, and

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she gets her kicks from motivating those other athletes, and then

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looking up to her. She sees herself as a true role model, and she says

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that is what really drives her. For an athlete like her, not as well

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known around the world as Phelps, there is that sufficient motivation,

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I would say. And certainly, on home soil. And as a champion, you like

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winning, I guess. I would certainly hope so. It is all about the

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intensity of the moment, it is every four years. It felt like the

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athletes were barely breathing, I can only imagine what it must be

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like. The other possibility is that you get the adrenalin which

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actually inspires you, and Rebecca could be even better than she was

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four years ago. Remember this man from the Sydney Games? Here we have

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this swimmer from equatorial Guinea. I have never seen anything like

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this at the Olympic Games before. Adrian, I'm not sure he is going to

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make it. No, he is, this is the Olympics, he has got 17,000 people

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cheering for him. Well, I thought I had seen everything in the Olympic

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swimming pool. Well, there were rumours that Eric

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was in town as coach of the equatorial Guinea's winning team,

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but we have discovered that they do not have any swimmers this time

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around. But he inspired for us, we think, one of the greatest underdog

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First up tonight, the men's 400m individual medley. Hats off to the

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man from Qatar. He kept going in this brutal event, but eventually

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finished a minute behind the winner. This was the single men's scull. He

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got rapturous applause. During the men's road race, his dog wanted a

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piece of the action. -- of this dog. All in good spirits, of course.

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thought you were going to show some footage of me swimming! Legs

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everywhere! It has been a glorious night at the Olympics. The capital

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has been buzzing, the Games has finally begun. Reggie Yates has

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been experiencing the atmosphere down in Hyde Park. For the whole

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day, people have been coming down, putting their feet up, having the

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time of their lives. In the evening, it all kicks off over there on a

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1:13:431:13:44

huge stage. And there is plenty of sport on the big screens. You not

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seem to have the right idea, with your picnic blanket. Are you

1:13:511:13:56

actually taking in some of the sport? I am going to go and see the

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beach volleyball tomorrow. It will be awesome. How many beers have we

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had so far tonight? Too many! enough! You're not getting in the

1:14:111:14:16

spirit. You have got to, haven't you? Did you wear this to work

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today? I did not go to work today. We were here last night as well.

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it going to be Will Young for you tonight, or is it all about the

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1:14:391:14:40

sport? It feels as if London is in an amazing mood at the moment,

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everybody coming together to watch the Games - the do you see the

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Opening Ceremony? I saw it down in Cornwall. It is interesting to come

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back into London after that event, and there is a tangible difference.

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Everyone is far more unified. I think it was needed. What's

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brilliant about being British is that we are quite sarcastic. We are

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not easy to impress, but when we are impressed, we get together and

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become really patriotic. Our sense of you were as well. The Queen, Mr

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Bean, and I thought Emily Sande sang like a dream, it was so moving.

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There was real intimacy. It was a massive event, but it was very,

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very moving. I felt like a big kid watching it. One of my favourite

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things about the Olympics is getting into a sport which I knew

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absolutely nothing about before - is that anything which you are

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planning on becoming a massive Fan of? It has to be judo. Or table

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It is a bit early for the athletes to be thinking about partying. In

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the village, notoriously, the swimmers finished first. So they

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aggravate other athletes because their partying goes on quite late.

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I stay away from the village altogether until after I have

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finished it competing. It is not a nice place to focus. The married

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brothers will not be putting tonight, of course. -- the Murray

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brothers were knocked out. Jamie can go out tonight. But Andy has

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got the singles tomorrow. He starts with the Austrians -- they were

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knocked out of the doubles today by Austria. The they were not big

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favourites, to be honest. It was a tall order. I was surprised that he

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entered the doubles, given that the singles are so important and his

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brother could have gone with somebody else. Believe it or not,

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there was a British player, Jonathan Marray, who did well at

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Wimbledon. Demotion was so well when Andy lost that final, we

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surprised that he would be ready to Her that was the toughest loss of

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his career. It was arguably the best that she played, and he still

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did not win. But the good news is that this is a shorter format. You

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are playing best-of-three instead of best-of-five, so that could help

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him. Let's move on to boxing. The games have always unearthed some

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fantastic stars. Let's see how many In London, Britain has 10 boxers in

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action, with women making history by entering Olympic competition for

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the first time. But they begin on day nine, so until then, we will

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focus on the seven men who will be aiming to be king of the men. So,

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cue the cliche. Yes, these are the magnificent

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seven men who are all aiming to strike gold. The competition is

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fierce and a winning any medal will be a huge achievement. Just one

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Brit was in action today, Anthony Ogogo. The 23-year-old will be

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trying to emulate the feat of James DeGale, who won gold for Britain in

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Beijing. He won goal that the Youth Olympics eight years ago and won a

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silver at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Today in the first round, he

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faced Junior Castillo of the Dominican Republic. He made a good

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start and had a strong first round. We join the action at the start of

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the third round. Commentary comes from Richie Woodhall and run

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lifting his hands, getting the crowd behind him. How the crowd

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have responded in this opening bout. Anthony Ogogo of Great Britain is

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in the red kit. He is leading by five after two completed rounds.

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Now there will be a change of tactics, especially from Junior

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Castillo. That may suit Anthony better. He now has to sit back and

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get the timing right. As his opponent comes to him, he has to

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land those shots. He will look to maintain the tight guard he has

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demonstrated throughout this opening bout at the ExCel Arena.

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Ogogo looks more relaxed now, keeping those hands around his

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waist band. He is out of range at the moment, so no harm have

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anything coming back. Ogogo tasted world success before in 2005. How

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he would love to replicate that success in the biggest amateur

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boxing tournament of them all, the Olympic Games. Does he need to be

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taking any risks here? Nothing is getting through those shops. Just

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needs to stay on the outside and wait for his opponent to come in.

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He has five points ahead, doesn't need to do anything silly. Don't

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take any risks. Just box sensibly and wait for your man to come.

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crowd are really beginning to rouse. Fantastic account a left hook as

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Junior Castillo looked to land his own shot. That was a well-timed

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shot from Anthony Ogogo. Waiting for his opponent to come in. Just

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Junior Castillo's work now. We are approaching the final 30 seconds of

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hand, leaving him open for a left hook. That is why Ogogo has caught

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him a couple of times. Anthony Ogogo really warming to his task

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now. Junior Castillo knows he has to chase this contest. The openings

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are being exploited ruthlessly by Ogogo. Ogogo clearly has secured

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his passage through to the second round. We await confirmation, but

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he has boxed beautifully in this contest against the man from the

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Dominican Republic, Junior Castillo. Andy Bell has sanded to bring about

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an end to that contest. Junior Castillo raised his arms, but I

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suspect it was hope rather than expectation, because the man in red,

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Anthony Ogogo, breaks out into a smile, because he and his coaching

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team feel he has done enough to earn his first win at the London

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2012 Olympics. Ladies and gentlemen, the winner, by a score of 13 points

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to six, in the red corner, representing Great Britain, Anthony

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And watching were three of his sisters and his girlfriend. It has

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been a tough week for his family. His mum had a brain aneurysm six

1:23:311:23:35

weeks ago and has been recovering in hospital after surgery. And this

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morning at 5am, one of Anthony's sisters went into hospital after

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going into early labour. After all you have been through,

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what was it like to be the first British boxer out here today?

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was great. I took the pressure of the whole team on myself and I am a

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bit of a showman. It was exactly what I was hoping it would be, and

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better. Do you fill extra responsibility, being the first box

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of them are old team? A bit. But I thrive under pressure, and I really

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enjoyed it. If I could have chosen it anyway, it would have been that

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way. And what about the support from family and friends? My family

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are going through the mill at the minute. My sister -- my mother is

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recovering from a serious injury in hospital. My sister is having a

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baby. But I had support from the rest of my friends, family and

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girlfriend. We are proud. How far can you go in this competition?

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have a tough draw. I have got the world champion next. If I will do

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my best to beat him. If I can get him, I can go all the way.

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In the men's bantamweight, Ireland's John Joe Nevin impressed

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and won easily, beating Denmark's Dennis Ceyland 21-6. Fellow

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countryman Darren O'Dea deal won pretty easily also in the men's 75

1:25:101:25:14

kg middle-class, her head against the Nigerian.

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Almost 24 hours since half the world and 26 million of us in the

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UK witnessed the lighting of the Olympic flame, it burns brightly

1:25:221:25:26

and looks magnificent. The scenes at Tower Bridge are pretty

1:25:261:25:29

impressive, too. David Beckham was sailing along there yesterday,

1:25:291:25:35

happily. And it still looks fantastic now, with the city in the

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background. I am the volleyball finished with a

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victory to the reigning Olympic champions, USA. That will please at

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least two of the icons on the sofa. You are on your way to another gold,

1:25:481:25:56

guys. I did two features for NBC, Ryan Lochte and those two. So this

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is an awesome day. You need to work more. Go do some more interviews.

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Was that one of your moments of the day? It was, but the biggest one -

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a, you mean Ryan and Michael Phelps. That was the moment, because I was

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right there and the anticipation was awesome. It was your first time

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at Olympic swimming? Its was my first time at any event. Each day,

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I am going to a different one. Aren't you back at the swimming

1:26:281:26:36

tomorrow? Just watching. Because you love it so much. My daughter

1:26:361:26:40

loves equestrian. Rather hot tickets in town. You could go and

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see Mitt Romney's horse. For me, it was Lochte. He wants this to be his

1:26:461:26:52

moment. It was great to see him. It was a phenomenal race. He destroyed

1:26:521:27:01

the field. Don't say the same race? It was the men's gymnastics. The

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British team have done themselves proud. Not to put a dampener on

1:27:051:27:09

things, but there is a bit of disappointing news for UK Athletics,

1:27:091:27:13

because this speculation growing about Paula Radcliffe's Olympic

1:27:131:27:16

jinx and whether that will continue. A national newspapers reporting

1:27:161:27:19

that she is going to pull out and that an announcement will be made

1:27:191:27:24

that she will pull out if the marathon due to an old injury that

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has flared up again with her foot. The head of Team GB said he could

1:27:301:27:35

not confirm that, but it would be disappointing. Let's look at the

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medal table. Don't worry, we didn't get a medal at the end of the first

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Guys, it has been wonderful having you here. Will you come again?

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Absolutely. See you next time. Safe journey home. Enjoy that hotel with

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all those channels. That if your company and thank you at home for

1:28:231:28:27

watching. Join us tomorrow. London has witnessed the wonder of the

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Olympics today dashed off gold medallists go to bed with a huge

1:28:301:28:34

smile on their face. Others will wonder and wish for what could have

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been one moment, one time, one chance. That is the Olympic Games.

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A new sporting star in Brazil is born. A wonderful moment for Great

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