:01:08. > :01:12.The Olympic flame watching over the stadium, day 12 is almost done.
:01:12. > :01:19.Almost three-quarters over, the Olympics. 16 gold medals awarded
:01:20. > :01:29.today, but the sport continues and the Olympic city. Men's basketball
:01:29. > :01:39.quarter-final, USA against We've had another fabulous day and
:01:39. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:55.we have a fabulous line-up on the Denise Lewis is the Olympic
:01:55. > :01:58.
:01:58. > :02:04.Johnson by yards! Johnson wins his second gold medal and the world
:02:04. > :02:13.record has gone! Denys and Michael are back, surviving the pace?
:02:13. > :02:16.on! It is a marathon not a sprint. A sprint marathon. A great
:02:16. > :02:21.conversation we were having about whether Michael had actually tasted
:02:21. > :02:28.lactic acid in his mouth. He trained that hard. Denise was
:02:28. > :02:32.horrified. I felt it in plenty of paces. I didn't need to taste it.
:02:32. > :02:36.We had this conversation with Laura Trott. Not often, that is what
:02:36. > :02:41.bothered me. Because of the brilliance of my coach. We've got
:02:42. > :02:51.loads to come from these two. This is how we will spend the next 80
:02:52. > :02:53.
:02:53. > :02:57.Hot to trot, could GD continue their gold medal horseplay? -- GB.
:02:57. > :03:03.The sprinters were in action on the track. The women's 200 and the
:03:03. > :03:09.men's 110-metre hurdles. The night- time is the right time for beach
:03:09. > :03:15.volleyball. We've got the women's final. Boxer Nicola Adams was
:03:15. > :03:19.aiming for a place in the flyweight final. We got her fight later. And
:03:19. > :03:27.it is X-rated stuff. We have the start of the BMX competition and it
:03:27. > :03:32.is not for the faint-hearted. Underdog of the day as well coming
:03:32. > :03:39.up. Let's start with horse power of the purest kind. It has already
:03:39. > :03:42.been a games to remember in the Team GB. Today was the individual
:03:42. > :03:52.jumping and Great Britain had high hopes. Michael Vaughan has the
:03:52. > :03:56.At the start of the Olympic Games, no one expected to march from Great
:03:56. > :04:00.Britain's equestrian team, but already they have delivered two
:04:00. > :04:03.gold medals and a silver and they are expecting more in the
:04:03. > :04:13.individual Cho -- showjumping. I'm excited, I may even considering
:04:13. > :04:22.
:04:22. > :04:26.buying a horse! It looks a damn What is going to happen today?
:04:26. > :04:32.think the most talented horse, the most adaptable horse, the one that
:04:32. > :04:38.has jumped the cleanest is Nick Herbert -- Nick Skelton's course.
:04:38. > :04:42.He said it was like being a kid again. I can do anything with this
:04:42. > :04:47.horse. I think we can win an individual gold. I think Ben Maher
:04:47. > :04:57.is capable as well. Cian O'Connor were the first clean round. Irish
:04:57. > :05:04.
:05:04. > :05:14.What a round. A clear round for Steve Guerdat. Absolutely
:05:14. > :05:17.
:05:17. > :05:22.brilliant! This man is magic. Another clear round. Brilliant ride.
:05:22. > :05:28.Clear round number five. British crowd holding their breath,
:05:28. > :05:34.he got a bit forward. We should see Ben Maher in the second round.
:05:34. > :05:41.the one fault, ranked tenth out of 34 riders. Still in with a chance.
:05:41. > :05:49.Nick Skelton. One left to become the clear round... He has done it!
:05:49. > :05:54.Yes! Clear round! Big star still hasn't had a fence over this week.
:05:54. > :06:00.The elimination round has been completed and all three of the GB
:06:00. > :06:07.team boss Dyldin. And Carver court has been changed for the final
:06:07. > :06:13.round. We are now down to 25 riders jumping for gold. He has got it all
:06:13. > :06:18.wrong! It is no individual for Britain's Ben Maher. Just one
:06:18. > :06:25.mistake and that is his chances of any kind of metal gone. He has had
:06:25. > :06:35.a nightmare. Gerco Schroder is on a score of one. He has certainly
:06:35. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:42.given himself a chance. Gillian O'Connor... -- Cian O'Connor. He
:06:42. > :06:46.joins Gerco Schroder on a score of one. He has jumped the first double
:06:46. > :06:52.clear in the individual. Brilliantly ridden all the way by
:06:52. > :06:58.Steve Guerdat. No penalties for him, perfect with his time. Scott Brash.
:06:58. > :07:05.Desperately unlucky. Just the one down. Out of 20 riders, he is in
:07:05. > :07:12.5th position. No medal for him. last man to jump in the showjumping
:07:12. > :07:22.discipline of London 2012 is Nick Skelton. You will see this man dig
:07:22. > :07:30.
:07:30. > :07:37.There it goes. He ends up in 5th place out of 22. The first fence
:07:37. > :07:47.his horse has knocked down all week and it was right there. Look at the
:07:47. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :07:53.ovation he is getting. That is just a dance shame. Here we go again.
:07:53. > :08:00.heard the PA telling people to be quiet. I never heard it. One of
:08:00. > :08:06.those things. He jumped great. I don't know. It is one of those
:08:06. > :08:13.things. He hadn't touched a jump all week. The worst time to hear
:08:13. > :08:18.one. But like I say, I've been there before. Same thing again. Rio
:08:18. > :08:23.will keep going. Her the drama has unfinished. GB might not be able to
:08:23. > :08:31.get a medal, but Ireland can. Can Ireland get the silver medal in a
:08:31. > :08:34.jump-off? What an afternoon and it is not finished. Jump-off for
:08:34. > :08:44.silver and bronze. Gerco Schroder are going for an individual medal
:08:44. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:49.for the Netherlands. Off great effort! There's only one thing
:08:49. > :08:57.clear know, can do now and that is go for it. -- Je Cian O'Connor.
:08:57. > :09:05.Just going wide enough to make sure. He has galloped over... This looks
:09:05. > :09:11.like a silver medal for Ireland. is down! He gave it everything. But
:09:11. > :09:18.it is bronze for Ireland. Silver for the Dutchman, Gerco Schroder.
:09:18. > :09:22.It is gold for Steve Gyurta for Switzerland. My day at the show
:09:22. > :09:27.jumping has come to an end. No joy for GB today, there Mughal rush
:09:27. > :09:33.comes to an end, but delight for Ireland who trot up for the bronze.
:09:33. > :09:38.-- medal rush. Another fabulous day at Greenwich.
:09:38. > :09:42.Nick Skelton, team gold medal winner in the showjumping, 5th
:09:42. > :09:46.individual -- 5th in the individual today. The gold medal is sitting
:09:46. > :09:52.proudly. You were desperately disappointed today and it felt like
:09:52. > :09:55.it could be your day. When you were approaching the final round, did
:09:55. > :10:02.your horse feel relaxed and comfortable? At yes. I had every
:10:02. > :10:09.confidence in him. When you're at that level, you get a little bit of
:10:09. > :10:13.nerves, but I had more nerves on Monday because I had other people
:10:13. > :10:20.not to let down. Today I had every confidence in him and he has been
:10:20. > :10:26.jumping great all week. He is a fantastic horse. I didn't think he
:10:26. > :10:31.would have one down. Just before he knocked the fence down, he looked
:10:31. > :10:35.slightly more uncomfortable. You said you felt him pulling a bit.
:10:35. > :10:41.did. When I jumped out of the combination, I knew the time was
:10:41. > :10:46.pretty tight. You don't want to have a time fault otherwise you end
:10:46. > :10:49.up in the jump-off for the other medals. I thought maybe I might be
:10:49. > :10:55.medals. I thought maybe I might be a little bit slow. He just took his
:10:55. > :11:01.eye off it and he fell in the eye off it and he fell in the
:11:01. > :11:07.corner. I say it was unlucky, but if I did it again, I probably would
:11:07. > :11:12.not do a lot different. What about what Clare Balding said afterwards?
:11:12. > :11:17.Apparently the announcer told the crowd to be quiet. I don't think it
:11:17. > :11:21.affected him. He is the youngest horse at the Games. The reception
:11:21. > :11:30.we got when we went in was unbelievable, I've never heard
:11:30. > :11:36.anything like it. The crowd were ecstatic. It didn't wind him up.
:11:37. > :11:41.You never hear anything when you're riding. The one thing I did hear
:11:41. > :11:47.all the time was the cameras, the shutters on the cameras. They are
:11:47. > :11:51.really noisy. You've said a lot what a special horse this is. He
:11:51. > :11:56.can do anything. What makes him so special and when did you first get
:11:56. > :12:03.a feeling this would be the horse of a lifetime? We bought him as a
:12:03. > :12:08.five-year-old and he had a power. There's nothing he can't jump.
:12:08. > :12:15.However big or wide, he has got the scope to jump anything. He is very,
:12:15. > :12:19.very intelligent. He always eyes up defences himself. If you are a
:12:19. > :12:23.little bit long body, he can compensate for that. It gives you
:12:23. > :12:30.great confidence when you ride a horse like that. We decided that
:12:30. > :12:40.not enough tribute has been paid to the horses in the team events.
:12:40. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:11.We're going to pay tribute ourself. It is the only event where you
:13:11. > :13:15.don't have to rely on yourself. You can have an animal. We have
:13:16. > :13:21.discussed this before, how difficult it is to control are
:13:21. > :13:24.being that you can't talk to. We were all wondering last year --
:13:24. > :13:28.night what differences has made being at home, when you haven't had
:13:28. > :13:31.to transport the horses around the world. The success has been
:13:32. > :13:35.incredible, has it made a difference? I think so. People said
:13:35. > :13:41.to me before the Games there must be added pressure being on your
:13:41. > :13:45.home ground and I don't think so. That has been a big asset. The
:13:45. > :13:49.crowd have been unbelievable. They've really got behind
:13:49. > :13:54.everything. For the whole sport, athletics, everything in the
:13:54. > :13:59.Olympics, the crowds have been magnificent. Not everybody can take
:13:59. > :14:05.that pressure and soak it up and use it positively. Some people we
:14:05. > :14:09.expected more of wilt under that pressure. We were talking about it
:14:09. > :14:16.earlier in terms of an event where it is not just you, it is also the
:14:16. > :14:20.horse. How do you get a horse to not feel pressure? Can a horse
:14:20. > :14:25.sense it is a big event? Can you sense when a horse is a little bit
:14:25. > :14:31.tight or feeling pressure? You can, but you generate the pressure
:14:31. > :14:39.through you to the horse. If you are nervous or a bit tense, that
:14:39. > :14:43.generates through your body to the horse. With a horse, you don't know
:14:43. > :14:51.when they feel a little bit off. You have a general idea, but it
:14:51. > :14:56.might be one-off day. When there's just last, we are to blame. We have
:14:56. > :15:01.seen you at so many Olympic Games and enjoy due over the years. We
:15:02. > :15:06.thought we would take a trip down memory lane. This is Apollo in 1988.
:15:06. > :15:10.When you looked back at the campaign's you have been through,
:15:10. > :15:14.all of the injuries you have picked up as well, it has been a
:15:15. > :15:19.magnificent career. I've been very, very lucky. I've had a great career.
:15:19. > :15:24.I've had some great horses. It is good to look back on these games
:15:24. > :15:34.from years ago, how the sport has changed and how over fences have
:15:34. > :15:38.changed and the horses have changed. I think for horses have got better.
:15:38. > :15:48.Nowadays it is very intense and very technical. You are not the man
:15:48. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:54.you used to be, you have a new hip. There might be another operation on
:15:54. > :15:58.the horizon? Yes, I have another one. Is that the time you take
:15:58. > :16:05.stock and decide whether you have another Olympic cam ain in you?
:16:05. > :16:11.I have another one. I was walk out the venue and I saw Ian who is 65.
:16:11. > :16:15.I walked past him and he said... know it is dressage but the
:16:15. > :16:22.Japanese rider there. There is hope! You two, get on your horse,
:16:22. > :16:27.you need to get on your horse. See you in Rio, perhaps. Are you going
:16:27. > :16:32.for Rio? For sure he will only be 13, Big Star. Any way Ian Millar
:16:33. > :16:37.said looks like we have to keep going lad. Big Star has a big star
:16:37. > :16:41.and I am glad you have that gold medal. I know you would have loved
:16:41. > :16:47.another one, but it was fantastic watching you and the team so thank
:16:47. > :16:51.you for all the pleasure you given us. Let us take in some athletics
:16:51. > :16:55.and another great night in the stadium. First up the women's 200
:16:55. > :17:05.metre final T fastest woman in the world and the battle between
:17:05. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:39.Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce using her 100 metre speed out of blocks.
:17:39. > :17:46.Crown has ran a good bend. She has a slight advantage. Felix easing
:17:46. > :17:53.away. Here she come, speed an endurance. Jeter is powering away.
:17:53. > :17:59.Veronica Campbell-Brown wins it. Gold and silver has been won by the
:17:59. > :18:05.same athletes in the last Olympics. Veronica Campbell-Brown, Felix
:18:05. > :18:15.Felix. It's the American's destiny to take gold this time or can
:18:15. > :18:17.
:18:17. > :18:21.is underaway and Shelly-Ann Fraser- Pryce got off to a good start. But
:18:21. > :18:25.Veronica Campbell-Brown running down. And Allyson Felix, really
:18:25. > :18:31.striding down the home straight. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce going for a
:18:31. > :18:37.unique double here. But it is Allyson Felix all the way, Shelly-
:18:37. > :18:42.Ann Fraser-Pryce gets the silver. And Carmelita Jeter gets a bronze.
:18:42. > :18:49.Wow. I thought the Jamaicans were going to come back to Allyson Felix.
:18:49. > :18:53.going to come back to Allyson Felix. A cracking time, 21.88 seconds.
:18:53. > :18:57.There was such determination on your face, you weren't going lose
:18:57. > :19:04.this one. I was just about to get it done. I wanted to execute and
:19:04. > :19:08.never give it up. When do you think it is sink in? Some time tonight,
:19:08. > :19:12.maybe. Congratulations. Allyson Felix, two silvers in the last two
:19:12. > :19:17.Olympic Games. Getting her gold. I wonder, how much, what has changed
:19:17. > :19:23.for her, how much is technique? How can you work on, what can you work
:19:24. > :19:27.on in a cycle to improve? What she has done is nothing dramatic, she
:19:27. > :19:31.has been a fantastic athlete. You remember in between the silver she
:19:31. > :19:36.is has won this event, she has won the gold at the World Championships,
:19:37. > :19:40.competing against the same people. It has been her and Veronica
:19:40. > :19:44.Campbell-Brown. She has taken gold and all of the wham ships and
:19:44. > :19:47.between there Allyson Felix has taken gold, so it is just the small
:19:47. > :19:53.things and small details that you can, you know, work on, so it could
:19:53. > :19:57.be anything from work on her start, she was, she doubled in the 400 and
:19:57. > :20:03.the 2 hundred. That strength played into things this year. Do you think
:20:03. > :20:07.the big difference? Not necessarily a big difference. It could be not
:20:07. > :20:11.anything in training, it could be execute the race better next time.
:20:11. > :20:15.Those are the things that make the difference that the level.
:20:15. > :20:21.keeping the mental appetite there as well.. Yes, be she came off a
:20:21. > :20:24.great US trials. She left those girls in her wake. Carmelita Jeter,
:20:24. > :20:29.there was daylight between both of them. That builds kfrbgsd and like
:20:29. > :20:35.Michael say, the ability to execute your race, time and time again,
:20:35. > :20:41.work on it, tweak it and confidence. I mean she is such a beautiful
:20:41. > :20:47.runner. It is almost faultless, Michael might correct me, but from
:20:47. > :20:53.my eyes I can see she... Anything Michael that you would tweak?? Not
:20:53. > :20:57.at all. Her first pilgrimages was town 4. So she has worked out the
:20:57. > :21:01.little flaw, there are little things she would see, I would
:21:01. > :21:05.guarantee she would say I should have done this and those are the
:21:05. > :21:10.kinds of things that got to her this level. What make hers unique
:21:10. > :21:16.is the fact she is a 100 metre as well. She made the team and ran in
:21:16. > :21:24.the 100 and got fourth, and she can move up to 400. She tried to double
:21:24. > :21:29.last year, 2 hundred, 400 unsuccessfully but won medals. It
:21:29. > :21:33.is what has had her running fantastic times. It was the means 2
:21:33. > :21:42.hundred metres semi-final, Usain Bolt looks to repeat his Beijing
:21:42. > :21:46.double. He has tough competition. Yohan Blake and Christophe Lemaitre.
:21:46. > :21:51.The semi-finals are mouth-watering. Yohan Blake is in lane four.
:21:51. > :21:53.Christophe Lemaitre, the best Europe can offer here, from France.
:21:53. > :22:01.Speerm the best the US has to offer Speerm the best the US has to offer
:22:01. > :22:06.in seven. -- Wallace Spearmon. Away safely. Blake not the best start I
:22:06. > :22:09.have seen him get. It is OK. Christophe Lemaitre going round the
:22:09. > :22:13.bend well. Spearmon, Christophe Lemaitre is going to get into this.
:22:13. > :22:17.Blake away. Spearmon, in second, and here comes the Frenchman, is he
:22:17. > :22:22.going to run the American down? I don't think he has enough time.
:22:22. > :22:27.Blake almost stops. Goodness me, that was risky. That will go in the
:22:27. > :22:32.record books as one of the closest semi-finals in Olympic history. 2
:22:32. > :22:42.hundredth of a second between first and third. The second semi-final of
:22:42. > :22:50.
:22:50. > :22:54.the 200 metres. This one features before he put them into the set
:22:54. > :23:04.position. The young South African is going well and Usain Bolt just
:23:04. > :23:06.
:23:06. > :23:10.has a little look inside him. A glance outside. Usain Bolt wins it.
:23:10. > :23:18.Jobodwana in second. From that run, question gather there is a lot more
:23:19. > :23:24.to come. The same -- Usain Bolt wins it. Jont wanna, a new lifetime
:23:24. > :23:28.wins it. Jont wanna, a new lifetime -- Jobodwana, a new lifetime best..
:23:28. > :23:30.I did pretty well, so I am happy. This is my favourite vent. I know
:23:30. > :23:35.This is my favourite vent. I know what I can do so I never doubt
:23:35. > :23:39.myself. The last of the semi-finals, top two to go through. A cracking
:23:39. > :23:44.start. Takes half a yard out of the Jamaican and finds Mitchell the
:23:44. > :23:48.American up on him as well. Christian has to really work here,
:23:48. > :23:53.Mitchell. Christian Malcolm in the middle. Christian running out of
:23:53. > :24:03.gas a bit. It is going to be the two we thought. Christian Malcolm
:24:03. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:12.gets third. Winning time 20.17. 20.51 won't be quick enough to
:24:12. > :24:15.advance into the final. I think it is between the big men, Blake, Bolt.
:24:15. > :24:17.Spearmon and Christophe Lemaitre Spearmon and Christophe Lemaitre
:24:17. > :24:22.fighting for bronze. It was an impressive series of semi-finals.
:24:22. > :24:26.Let us look at Yohan Blake bs first. What did you see from him tonight.
:24:26. > :24:29.He is very relaxed in the round as I thought he would be, got a very
:24:29. > :24:33.good start. He ran the bend accidentally, but, I mean in terms
:24:33. > :24:37.of speed he didn't have to push very hard, and still came off as
:24:37. > :24:41.you see with a couple of metres on everyone else. He can relax, he
:24:41. > :24:46.will turn it on. This race gave him a lot of confidence. Running as
:24:46. > :24:52.fast as he did, shutting down with about 40, 50 meeters to go. He
:24:52. > :24:56.didn't have to shut down that hard. But, you know, he has got, what we
:24:56. > :25:02.didn't see there whizz interview after, which was very interesting:.
:25:02. > :25:07.He said he thinks the result might be different the one hundred.
:25:07. > :25:12.don't think so. Well, it is hard to think so when he is competing
:25:12. > :25:17.against Usain Bolt. Let us remind ourselves how it is hard to think
:25:17. > :25:22.so. He looks so relax and easy. looks relaxed in a different way.
:25:22. > :25:27.He will shut it down, he is slowing down, and so he takes a look over
:25:27. > :25:32.to the left, another look over, now, I mean he is jogging at this point,
:25:32. > :25:36.I mean, and look, look at Bolt and everyone behind. Look how hard they
:25:36. > :25:40.are working. It is embarrassing.! But, you know, that is how good he
:25:41. > :25:44.is, so, I think, the interesting thing here, with this semi-final,
:25:44. > :25:50.is that, you know, Blake is in a great position, because he doesn't,
:25:50. > :25:56.he doesn't have to win gold to be successful. And he feels that, you
:25:56. > :26:01.know this is a, they will have a better chance and Bolt he is saying
:26:01. > :26:05.that is not going to happen. If I am going to let one go it is not
:26:05. > :26:09.going to be this one. They will battle for the gold. You run the
:26:09. > :26:14.200 in the heptathlon. Is it the bend the main thing you have to
:26:14. > :26:19.master, once you have your speed sorted? I wasn't great at 200, but
:26:19. > :26:22.you know, what it is, you need to start well, you need to be driving
:26:22. > :26:27.yourt blocks and holding your form on the bend. I think the key I have
:26:27. > :26:31.learned, the transition from that bend, into the straight, that you
:26:31. > :26:34.can't afford to be deaccelerating, you have to maintain the
:26:34. > :26:39.acceleration round the curve, and there is a slight adjustment in
:26:39. > :26:44.technique at that point. And that is when you can see one metre, two
:26:44. > :26:48.metre, really unfold, if you don't get that right. Who is better at
:26:48. > :26:53.that, Blake or Bolt? Bolt is better. He has been better. Blake hasn't
:26:53. > :26:59.run a lot of 2 hundreds, and I haven't seen him run a lot but he
:26:59. > :27:02.has run fast when he has. You know, but that is, that is the keep key
:27:02. > :27:07.for some people. If you get it right you sling shot yourself off
:27:07. > :27:11.that curve and make up some ground there, if you get it wrong it goes
:27:11. > :27:14.horribly bad. Bolt never gets its wrong. When you have incredible
:27:14. > :27:21.speed it demeernt, you can get it wrong and it will be the same, it
:27:21. > :27:26.is going to be a fast time. We are looking forward to it. It was the
:27:26. > :27:33.men's 110 hurdles. Lawrence Clark was in lane two. A defending
:27:33. > :27:37.champion Dayron Robles was in five champion Dayron Robles was in five
:27:37. > :27:42.and Aries Merritt. The 110 metre hurdle. And a very good start from
:27:42. > :27:45.Dayron Robles. He just had a lead. But here komedmvingsr rit. He is
:27:45. > :27:53.forging ahead. Merit is going away. Richardson is in second and it is
:27:53. > :27:57.going to be Parchment. Gold for Merritt. 12.94. That is the mark of
:27:57. > :28:02.a man who knew all he had to do was to bring his best form at the right
:28:02. > :28:07.time and he did it again. It's a shame to see the champion go out
:28:07. > :28:11.like that and Clarke did get fourth. It was close on the line. Well done
:28:11. > :28:16.Lawrence Clark, that is a real coming of age. I can't believe I
:28:17. > :28:21.came fourth in the Olympic Games. I came fourth in the Olympic Games. I
:28:21. > :28:28.didn't expect to make the final. The South African was a big Guy. He
:28:28. > :28:34.looks like a American football. was a dream come true. The crowd
:28:34. > :28:38.was amazing. The USA hasn't had a gold medal since 1996. So to have
:28:38. > :28:42.the gold is a bless, it is phenomenal. A phenomenal
:28:42. > :28:46.performance by you. Well done. Thank you. USA having a good night
:28:46. > :28:50.tonight on the track. A very good night. With Carmelita Jeter,
:28:51. > :28:56.Allyson Felix, and then, the hurdles two medals there, gold and
:28:56. > :29:00.silver. Those are the Guys, Merritt and Richards,, they have been
:29:00. > :29:04.incredible so year. And Jason Richards came into this with a lot
:29:04. > :29:10.of confidence, being the World Champion but Merritt has been
:29:10. > :29:16.consistently running 12.9 all over the place, so good performance from
:29:16. > :29:20.those Guys. Good to bring that to the US. And tweeted after his
:29:20. > :29:24.disappointment saying he was sorry, rubbish season from start to finish.
:29:24. > :29:28.He is desperately disappointed but Lawrence Clark, what a race, what a
:29:28. > :29:32.run, what a prospect. Indeed. He has a great start, and what he knew,
:29:32. > :29:37.is that all the pressure was off, he has done himself justice, you
:29:38. > :29:43.know, getting into this final, but he was there battling it out
:29:43. > :29:46.holding his form. Tidy race and drove for the line. You know, we
:29:46. > :29:50.saw say in championships anything can happen. It is about taking your
:29:50. > :29:56.opportunity whence they arise and he did that tonight. It was a great
:29:56. > :30:01.run. He has a great training squad, under the guidance of Malcolm
:30:01. > :30:05.Arnold who coaches Andrew Pozzi, Jack Green, Dai Greene, and so that
:30:05. > :30:09.squad has gelled and they push each other on. It is that competition in
:30:09. > :30:19.the training environment and I think it is producing these kind of
:30:19. > :30:32.
:30:32. > :30:40.times. Well it was the women's 4 attack card, but so is Lashinda
:30:40. > :30:45.Demus, who has stormed early. The two of them are taking it to the
:30:45. > :30:55.field. Kaliese Spencer on the arts side has also started quickly. --
:30:55. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:12.250. Antyukh, this strong, tall Russian. Demos has to try to hang
:31:12. > :31:13.
:31:13. > :31:21.onto her. Antyukh is clear. Demos comes off the last hurdle the
:31:21. > :31:31.better. Antyukh wins the gold! A great rest, but gold goes to Russia.
:31:31. > :31:33.
:31:33. > :31:39.A very, very good bronze for Zuzana Hejnova. A quick race, USA just
:31:39. > :31:43.missing out. Yes, Lashinda Demus will be very disappointed at her
:31:43. > :31:50.execution. She went out really hard, but it is always tough having your
:31:50. > :31:55.main competitor behind you. Antyukh was two lanes behind. It was almost
:31:55. > :31:58.as if she said, I want to make sure I'm not going up too hard. That
:31:58. > :32:08.causes you to tighten up and it looks like she made quite a few
:32:08. > :32:10.
:32:10. > :32:14.adjustments in that race. That was a lot of adjustments. I want to
:32:14. > :32:19.talk about the prospects for Jessica Ennis, possibly going into
:32:19. > :32:24.the hurdles as an individual event. Colin Jackson said to me that he
:32:24. > :32:29.has been trying to persuade her for a long time that she is obviously
:32:29. > :32:34.good at the 100m hurdles, but he thinks 400m hurdles with her
:32:34. > :32:39.endurance abilities. Do you disagree? I will put my neck on the
:32:39. > :32:43.line. I don't think she would enjoy 400m hurdles as much as she would
:32:43. > :32:46.relish the opportunity to concentrate on the 100. She could
:32:46. > :32:52.have easily finish third the other night in the women's hurdles race.
:32:52. > :32:59.I think she has so much untapped potential in that event. But she is
:32:59. > :33:03.not finished with heptathlon yet. That 7,000 points... It is tough on
:33:03. > :33:08.the body. Has she got another Olympics in her? I don't know about
:33:08. > :33:12.that. It doesn't get better than what she has done in London. Maybe
:33:12. > :33:16.the Commonwealth. Absolutely. She would love a Commonwealth gold
:33:17. > :33:25.title. Don't you think she would certainly want to go with hurdles
:33:25. > :33:27.in the Commonwealth? She could do both. Why would she want and win a
:33:27. > :33:35.gold medal at heptathlon in the Commonwealth? I don't think she has
:33:35. > :33:43.won. She wants the full set. didn't run in Delhi in 2010. She
:33:43. > :33:48.finished bronze in 2006. OK. She should go to the Commonwealth them.
:33:48. > :33:56.Discussing her future! She might have a say herself. She is coming
:33:56. > :33:59.on tomorrow night. This is what we decided. She is on tomorrow so we
:33:59. > :34:05.will ask her. Basketball is still going on, the men's quarter-final
:34:05. > :34:09.between the USA and Australia. That is available on the red button and
:34:09. > :34:18.online. More athletics later, but now we're going to concentrate on
:34:18. > :34:24.Approaching the boxing room -- ring is the woman widely regarded as the
:34:24. > :34:29.best boxer in the world. Katie Taylor. Car mafia hour, cometh the
:34:29. > :34:39.woman, Shanaze Reade. -- cometh the hour. Representing Great Britain is
:34:39. > :34:43.
:34:43. > :34:47.Nicola Adams. Very, very nice work. Katie Taylor... Nicola Adams points
:34:47. > :34:51.proudly to the lie and above the Olympic rings. Here come the girls,
:34:51. > :34:55.women's boxing and Shanaze Reade later, but first it is beach
:34:55. > :34:58.volleyball and it has been a massive hit with the crowds.
:34:58. > :35:01.Brilliant entertainment and in the midst of that, great Olympic sport.
:35:01. > :35:11.Tonight was the women's final and the double defending champions
:35:11. > :35:33.
:35:33. > :35:37.Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh- Jennings are aiming to make it
:35:37. > :35:41.three in a row. They were up against fellow Americans April Ross
:35:41. > :35:45.and Jennifer Kessy and it was a mouth-watering match up at the
:35:45. > :35:49.fabulous Horse Guards Parade. In the highly contested opening
:35:49. > :35:59.exchanges, the double golden girls found their form and won the First
:35:59. > :36:00.
:36:00. > :36:04.Sec 21-16. We will join it in the An all-American final. It will be
:36:04. > :36:14.gold and silver for the USA. At the moment, the favourites for the gold
:36:14. > :36:20.medal of the defending champions. They lead 1-0. It will be Casey and
:36:20. > :36:30.Ross to surf after the technical time-out. Kerri Walsh-Jennings has
:36:30. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :36:49.Walsh and May are two points clear. April Ross, Jennifer Kessy. Behind
:36:49. > :37:06.
:37:06. > :37:16.Encouraging signs from Casey and Two in front again, keeping it
:37:16. > :37:26.simple. Sticking to the game plan. Eight points away from their third
:37:26. > :37:41.
:37:41. > :37:51.A bit of a soft point for May and Walsh. She picked up the attempted
:37:51. > :38:23.
:38:23. > :38:29.dig first and played that into the Nothing they could do about that.
:38:29. > :38:36.Jennifer Kessy almost piled into our cameraman. The gap is three
:38:36. > :38:46.again. It is beginning to get a little desperate for Jennifer Kessy
:38:46. > :38:51.
:38:51. > :38:55.They are playing in their first Olympics. They need some unforced
:38:55. > :39:01.errors from their opponents. And some windows of their own like that.
:39:01. > :39:11.That is a good way to close the gap to two. That is the shot from our
:39:11. > :39:16.
:39:16. > :39:26.hot-air balloon. Anchored in St That is the scoreline. 13-15. Ross
:39:26. > :39:36.
:39:36. > :39:41.to serve from the Downing Street The gap is now a single point. Will
:39:41. > :39:51.the red Americans take a time out? No. They are staying put at the
:39:51. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:08.moment. Encouragement for the rust Well, April Ross, absolutely have
:40:08. > :40:22.
:40:22. > :40:28.to book may be in trouble. Mr by a That is an ace! 17-14. The London
:40:28. > :40:38.Olympics beach volleyball title is getting closer for Ms de Mai and
:40:38. > :40:40.
:40:40. > :40:50.Kerry Walsh. They need four 0.4 Walsh then sit behind Jennifer
:40:50. > :40:52.
:40:52. > :40:55.Kessy. -- friends bit. A wonderful disguised hit. A great pick up from
:40:55. > :41:01.misty May. Walsh sending them scurrying towards the bench and
:41:01. > :41:11.they have continued along that path. Jennifer Kessy and Ross have taken
:41:11. > :41:34.
:41:34. > :41:38.a time-out. It is getting close for This could be the final stage of
:41:38. > :41:44.the gold medal match in the Olympic beach volleyball tournament at
:41:44. > :41:52.Horse Guards Parade. It is going to be an American gold and silver. At
:41:52. > :41:58.the moment, May and Walsh, the defending champions, lead the way.
:41:58. > :42:05.A missed served from Kerri Walsh- Jennings. A gift for Ross and
:42:05. > :42:15.Jennifer Kessy. Can they build on this? They need a couple of big
:42:15. > :42:18.
:42:18. > :42:28.serves, they need more unforced They don't need that. Wonderful
:42:28. > :42:52.
:42:52. > :43:02.control. Nerves of steel. Two It is blocked! Match. Has arrived.
:43:02. > :43:03.
:43:03. > :43:09.After 35 minutes of play. -- match point has arrived. The champions in
:43:09. > :43:18.2004, the gold medallists in Beijing in 2008, surely about to
:43:18. > :43:27.become the champions of London in 2012. Jennifer Kessy gives a little
:43:27. > :43:37.bit of breathing space to her and Ross. Walsh is waiting. The second
:43:37. > :43:42.
:43:42. > :43:46.The service long! They have done it again. Three times the Olympic
:43:46. > :43:56.beach volleyball champions. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-
:43:56. > :43:58.
:43:58. > :44:03.An incredible three Olympic titles in a row. The United States, a
:44:03. > :44:06.magnificent achievement, totally dominant in their sport. Michael,
:44:06. > :44:14.even though you're slightly miffed that it should be allowed that
:44:14. > :44:22.there would be two US teams in the final... Two American teams, see
:44:22. > :44:26.how objective I am? Would you guys do that? I was really happy to see
:44:26. > :44:31.misty. I was with her the other day and she was talking about how much
:44:31. > :44:36.she wanted this one. Three in a row and that his history-making.
:44:36. > :44:41.They've been incredible together, unbeatable. Did she mention playing
:44:41. > :44:44.at Horse Guards Parade and what it was like? She said it was a great
:44:44. > :44:51.atmosphere, they've got a DJ, music, it is a call at the fair. Neither
:44:51. > :44:58.of you have got down there. Kind of busy. If you were -- if you
:44:58. > :45:02.were to have an ideal partner, who would it be? Denise! You two, a
:45:02. > :45:12.good-looking duo. From a fitness point of view, you could be quite a
:45:12. > :45:14.
:45:14. > :45:23.I don't know about the bikini top on Michael! OK, time for more
:45:23. > :45:28.boxing action from our remaining girls. Now there is only one,
:45:28. > :45:36.Nicola Adams, who is flying the flag in the flyweight semi-finals.
:45:36. > :45:41.Adams was taking on the Indian boxing icon. She suffered defeat to
:45:41. > :45:51.Nicola this year. Adams started well. She took the first two rounds,
:45:51. > :45:57.
:45:57. > :46:07.3-1 and 2-1. She had a 5-2 lead. We Both ready for work round number
:46:07. > :46:12.
:46:12. > :46:22.three. It is scheduled for four two minutes rounds. Adams takes
:46:22. > :46:30.
:46:30. > :46:36.Adams is really using her advantage in height and reach. Her opponent
:46:36. > :46:41.is often at a considerable size disadvantage near the flyweight
:46:41. > :46:45.division, but in her opening two bout she is used speed to
:46:45. > :46:51.tremendous effect. She gets caught bay left-right combination and is
:46:51. > :46:54.pinned to the ropes by Adams who is scoring with the left and right
:46:54. > :47:00.hand. Thvingsfrpblgts is fantastic. She is landing with stronger and
:47:00. > :47:10.stronger shots now as she grows in confidence. Catching her on the
:47:10. > :47:35.
:47:35. > :47:41.ropes. Forcing her to dive in. It She switchs to the southpaw stance.
:47:41. > :47:46.She boxes out of either stance. She does switch feet on a regular basis
:47:46. > :47:49.causing further confusion to her opponent who will have seen it
:47:49. > :47:53.before, but giving her a different look. She will have seen it before,
:47:53. > :48:00.but she won't have had the problems with very many boxers in the past.
:48:00. > :48:06.She seems a bit baffled. She has to change her tactics now. She needs
:48:06. > :48:15.to push forwards towards Adam, put her back to the ropes. With one
:48:15. > :48:25.round of boxing to go, Nicola Adams has extend her advantage to four.
:48:25. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :48:50.It stands at eight points to four The winner will progress through to
:48:50. > :48:55.And it is Adams who has been in complete control throughout this
:48:55. > :48:59.contest, against the iconic Indian boxer. A five time World
:48:59. > :49:04.Championship gold list but she has struggled to cope with the speed
:49:04. > :49:08.and movement and superior size that Nicola possesses. Adams is
:49:08. > :49:17.continuing to exert her authority, scoring with straight shots, simple
:49:17. > :49:23.botioning, that is all you need, just simple boxing, she was caught
:49:23. > :49:33.but Adams, attacks with combinations. A round of up a
:49:33. > :49:35.
:49:35. > :49:39.applause from the crowd.. Good left-right and Nicola Adams cannot
:49:39. > :49:44.afford to switch off. Concentration is going to be crucial in this
:49:44. > :49:52.final 40 seconds of the bout. She is being encouraged by the crowd.
:49:52. > :49:58.The referee is allowing them to work away on the inside. Adams did
:49:58. > :50:07.well to get out of the clinch. Sneeds to be careful not to become
:50:07. > :50:13.lackadaisical. Good left hand. Adams was struck on the back of the
:50:13. > :50:18.head. It is an illegal blow. But it is also an infringement to turn
:50:18. > :50:28.your back on your opponent. -- Adams scores with a jab, is moment
:50:28. > :50:29.
:50:29. > :50:33.grace a place in the gold medal A brief glimpse of the Ali shuffle
:50:33. > :50:39.from Adam, but that is in recognition she has done enough to
:50:39. > :50:43.book her place in the Olympic gold medal bout, here at London 2012.
:50:43. > :50:49.And even though her opponent competed in spirited fashion, one
:50:49. > :50:53.suspects she hasn't done enough to overturn a significant advantage in
:50:53. > :50:57.favour of Adams. Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by a score of
:50:57. > :51:03.11 points to six, in the blue corner, representing Great Britain,
:51:03. > :51:09.Nicola Adams. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Nicola Adams points proudly to the
:51:09. > :51:15.Lion above the Olympic rings on her left breast as sh moves into the
:51:15. > :51:21.gold medal bout in the women's 51 kilogram flyweight final. Raise I
:51:21. > :51:25.am in the final now. All I want do is make my mum proud, the fans, my
:51:25. > :51:28.friends and family, and I think I have done that today by getting in
:51:29. > :51:32.have done that today by getting in the final. Your opponent is a
:51:32. > :51:36.lighter flyweight, you weren't going to take her lightly were you?
:51:36. > :51:39.I wasn't taking any chances. I didn't want to take her lightly.
:51:39. > :51:45.You have to be special to be a five time World Champion but that shows
:51:45. > :51:49.my class today, on beating her again, and straight into the final.
:51:49. > :51:53.Having picked up three world Silver Medal, how motivated are you to
:51:53. > :51:56.make that silver a gold? Nobody will remember the three Silver
:51:56. > :52:02.Medals I got in the world if I get that gold. To get that for Great
:52:02. > :52:11.Britain, that would mean the world to me. She has a killer smile,
:52:11. > :52:18.hasn't she. She fight Ren Cancan tomorrow. She beat Nicola. Can it
:52:18. > :52:28.be third time lucky? If anyone can, Nicola condition. -- can. Sorry. It
:52:28. > :52:28.
:52:28. > :52:35.is late. If I was pronouncing it properly it would be different.
:52:35. > :52:39.That was good. Are you patronising me? No, I wouldn't try I We were
:52:39. > :52:43.chatting about women's sports and I think boxing has been a huge
:52:43. > :52:48.success, and all the commentators have been impressed with the
:52:48. > :52:52.standard. We were talking about 1984 the first winner of the
:52:52. > :52:58.marathon, the first time it was in the Olympics, and you were saying
:52:58. > :53:04.walking a late inclusion. Yes. Steeplechase. Triple jump only came
:53:04. > :53:11.in, I think, in the early 90s, so, some sports are still in its
:53:11. > :53:15.infancy, and there is so much more potential, and I just, I love
:53:15. > :53:18.Nicola, I think he is a credit to her sport. The discipline, you can
:53:18. > :53:22.see obvious skill, which is the first thing they question, have
:53:22. > :53:26.women got the skill factor to compete. I just think it is
:53:26. > :53:31.brilliant to see what she is doing. I think the question is usually,
:53:31. > :53:36.not so much, to some degree where skill, but are people going to find
:53:36. > :53:43.it entertaining, that is the big question. Do people care enough to
:53:43. > :53:48.watch. Absolutely. In America women's boxing has been anticipated,
:53:48. > :53:53.and it has been phenomenally successful from I understand. It is
:53:53. > :54:01.very quick. I am hoping to get to the final. If I can, please give me
:54:01. > :54:04.some time off. All of Ireland are absolutely elated with the success
:54:04. > :54:12.of lightweight datey Taylor. She is up next. The four time World
:54:12. > :54:18.Champion, knocked out Great Britain's Natasha Jonas. Natasha
:54:18. > :54:22.said she threw eeeverything at her but The Kitchen sink. Taylor won
:54:23. > :54:27.the first round 3-1. The second 4-2. She found herself ahead. We are
:54:27. > :54:37.going to join this at the start of the third. It is Ron and Lucy on
:54:37. > :54:41.
:54:41. > :54:50.More support from the crowd as we move into this third two minute
:54:50. > :54:54.round. Kaith Tay -- Katie Taylor of Ireland wearing the red. The four
:54:54. > :55:04.time World Championship medallist, leading by a score line of 7 points
:55:04. > :55:06.
:55:06. > :55:13.to three after two completed rounds. Her opponent 19. Sole women
:55:13. > :55:23.representative on her country's team. As is Katie Taylor for
:55:23. > :55:35.
:55:35. > :55:45.Ireland. Cheers of "Ireland, Taylor's opponent just being warned.
:55:45. > :55:56.
:55:56. > :56:00.Of it. Kate Tay Taylor who is coached by her father Peter, as she
:56:00. > :56:10.good success once more. He was a light heavyweight champion of
:56:10. > :56:19.
:56:19. > :56:29.island in the 80s. That is another Taylor takes good shots in reply
:56:29. > :56:36.from her opponent. Her opponent said her father wanted a son and so
:56:36. > :56:44.she was brought up as a son. She has an immense talent for it. 19
:56:44. > :56:48.years of age and she is competing in the semi-final. The referee is
:56:48. > :56:52.not happy. The crowd love it. At the end of that Third Round, the
:56:52. > :57:00.crowd stand and wave their -- raise their volume level again, but it's
:57:00. > :57:06.a 13 point to 6 advantage in favour of the number one seed Katie Taylor.
:57:06. > :57:16.We move into the final, fourth two minute round in this women's 60
:57:16. > :57:24.
:57:24. > :57:28.Look at the change in tactics being employed by Taylor's opponent. She
:57:28. > :57:38.knows she faces a significant deficit. She is doing her utmost to
:57:38. > :57:42.close and try to overturn it. She takes a beautiful right hand, but
:57:42. > :57:48.she spent three weeks in Cardiff as part of the governing bodies road
:57:48. > :57:52.to London programme. One of 44 qualified boxers competing here who
:57:52. > :57:57.benefited from the expertise in coaching, medical back up and
:57:57. > :58:01.nutrition provided at the training centre in Cardiff. Colin Jones ran
:58:01. > :58:07.the first one before the qualification stages of the World
:58:07. > :58:11.Championships. A good exchange takes play and the final road to
:58:11. > :58:21.London camp was head once again in Cardiff and conducted by the US
:58:21. > :58:27.former Olympic coach Tom Corta. Anything to try and take Katie
:58:27. > :58:33.Taylor's mind off the job. Look how focused she have mains. A bit late
:58:33. > :58:37.for that showmanship now. She is a hatful of points down. She needs to
:58:37. > :58:41.concentrate more on the tactics. Katie is too professional and
:58:41. > :58:46.experienced to be falling for these games. The atmosphere that is
:58:46. > :58:51.generated by these fans is remarkable. Katie Taylor, such a
:58:51. > :58:54.revered figure in Ireland. She was the flag bear forethe team at the
:58:54. > :58:58.opening ceremony and reports in Ireland suggest that employers are
:58:58. > :59:02.making special arrangement for staff so they can watch this very
:59:02. > :59:07.bout that is taking place in the middle of the afternoon here in
:59:07. > :59:13.London, special dispensation being given to staff to watch Katie
:59:13. > :59:17.Taylor book her place in the gold medal bout after another master you
:59:17. > :59:23.feel performance, she know shaes done enough. She blows a kiss to
:59:24. > :59:28.all her fans who are encircling her here at this wonderful theatre for
:59:28. > :59:35.boxing. A spirited effort by her opponent but Taylor's experience,
:59:35. > :59:41.her strength, speed shone through in that bout. Ladies and gentlemen,
:59:41. > :59:47.the winner by a score of 17 points to 9 in the red corner representing
:59:47. > :59:53.to 9 in the red corner representing Ireland Katie Taylor. Katie Taylor
:59:53. > :59:55.gives thanks at having secured a place in the gold medal bout in the
:59:55. > :00:01.women's 60 kilogram lightweight bout and look at the reception she
:00:01. > :00:05.is receiving. Thvingsfrpblgts is a dream come true for me to be boxing
:00:05. > :00:09.in the Olympics. There are so many Irish people here. It is better
:00:09. > :00:13.than I thought it could be. Now I have made the final, boxing for a
:00:13. > :00:18.gold, I feel like I am in heaven. It is amazing. You bagged a silver
:00:18. > :00:21.medal but the job is only half done, isn't it. Yes, I have to go back
:00:21. > :00:26.and refocus for tomorrow. I would love to bring a gold medal home for
:00:26. > :00:33.my country and all these people who came to support me, it is an
:00:33. > :00:43.amazing feeling. Fantastic win for her. And her opponent tomorrow will
:00:43. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:51.It should be quite a fight. Quite a day for Ireland. We talk about
:00:51. > :00:56.pressure and expectation, they are going to give people time off from
:00:56. > :01:05.work tomorrow to watch this fight. There is not going to be a Dubliner
:01:05. > :01:09.Olympics. I wouldn't think so! It is unlikely. But if you like. But
:01:09. > :01:15.for Ireland, this is massive pressure on Katie. That will be a
:01:15. > :01:20.tremendous amount of pressure. They love their boxing. Good luck to her.
:01:20. > :01:25.It will be tough. It depends on the athlete, it might give her
:01:25. > :01:28.confidence, it depends how she handles it. Talking about the
:01:28. > :01:34.inclusion of boxing in the programme, if you're a naughty
:01:34. > :01:38.world champion and boxing wasn't on the Olympic programme, -- boxing
:01:38. > :01:44.world champion. You would feel aggrieved. At the Luke Hartley, you
:01:44. > :01:48.want to compete at the highest level. F -- absolutely. If you know
:01:48. > :01:53.there's a chance to compete at the Olympics, why wouldn't you take it?
:01:53. > :02:02.By large how the Irish idolise their champions. It is something to
:02:02. > :02:07.really admire. Will you be backing the Dublin bid? More boxing later
:02:07. > :02:11.with Britain's Tom Stalker. Cycling now and BMX cyclist Shanaze Reade
:02:11. > :02:16.went to Beijing as the overwhelming favourite only to crash
:02:16. > :02:26.spectacularly in the final. She is a silver medallist from the 2012
:02:26. > :02:29.
:02:29. > :02:39.world time-trial, looking to put to To win the Olympic Games is
:02:39. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :02:52.everything to me. I want to be Reade in the silver medal position.
:02:52. > :02:56.She has crashed! Beijing made me part of what I am. I have a
:02:56. > :03:02.fantastic support team around me. My coach has pulled me back from
:03:02. > :03:06.the bottom from the Olympics. I was in a bad place. It is about getting
:03:06. > :03:11.the right people around you to bring you out of that situation.
:03:11. > :03:18.That has been the biggest key of how I have got over Beijing and
:03:18. > :03:23.learned from it. Beijing was a stop off along the way to the London
:03:23. > :03:26.Olympics. Now London is here, it just feels right. Some other
:03:27. > :03:32.athletes might be feeling the pressure, but I'm really excited to
:03:32. > :03:37.represent my country. I think it is a really good course. It suits
:03:37. > :03:42.everyone. It has a little bit of everything, technical and speed. It
:03:43. > :03:49.will be great racing. He you've got to be so relaxed and so calm at the
:03:49. > :03:53.start. If you are not, things go wrong. You have to be wanting to
:03:53. > :04:00.get out there in front, but at the same time be as calm as possible.
:04:00. > :04:08.It can be hard, especially in the final and everybody is lined up.
:04:08. > :04:14.You have to learn to control your mind. For a long time, I didn't
:04:14. > :04:17.think I was capable of being Olympic champion. It was a dream. I
:04:17. > :04:22.thought I am a fast BMX rider, but I don't know if I can put it
:04:22. > :04:27.together. Now I think about it quite a few times a day. Even if I
:04:27. > :04:31.am watching TV, especially with so much sport at the moment, I relate
:04:31. > :04:35.to the Olympic champions. I think I can definitely do this and I
:04:35. > :04:39.believe I can be Olympic champion. Today she started her journey to
:04:39. > :04:44.retention as the women and men retention as the women and men
:04:44. > :04:50.began with the seeding runs. -- redemption. The BMX track, one of
:04:50. > :04:58.the most stunning venues of the 2012 Games. Cometh the hour, cometh
:04:58. > :05:04.the woman, Shanaze Reade. She has come out with absolute confidence.
:05:04. > :05:09.She just let the back wheel dropped nicely, floating across the double.
:05:09. > :05:17.She used that cascade in the middle of the rhythm section really nicely,
:05:17. > :05:24.created a lot of speed. First rider to go under 40, very nice work.
:05:24. > :05:34.Sarah Walker from New Zealand has a broken collarbone. A looking very
:05:34. > :05:34.
:05:34. > :05:42.smooth and confident. 38.64. Caroline Buchanan from Australia.
:05:42. > :05:49.She is so powerful. Athletic ability, confidence, strength, very,
:05:49. > :05:59.very smooth. She takes first place. Two tenth of the second, but she
:05:59. > :06:02.
:06:02. > :06:06.did not look like she really got Bad crash. The back wheel caught
:06:06. > :06:14.the step up. Not a pleasant feeling. Good to see him get up and walk
:06:14. > :06:20.away. Liam Phillips of the UK is a fantastic time trial rider. Low and
:06:20. > :06:29.fast. Looking very good in the rhythm section. The crowd going
:06:29. > :06:30.nuts. Smashes it! 38.719 for Liam Phillips.
:06:30. > :06:36.Phillips. Shanaze Reade has won world titles
:06:36. > :06:40.on the track, she went to Beijing as our great hope on the BMX. Would
:06:40. > :06:45.you be delighted if she could get some kind of Olympic medal and some
:06:45. > :06:49.sort of closure? Yes. I was at the track when she crashed out in
:06:49. > :06:54.Beijing and I could not believe what I was seeing. Not once but
:06:54. > :06:59.twice. Yes, it would be fantastic if she won here. I was talking to
:06:59. > :07:04.David Brailsford earlier and he was saying she gets very nervous. She
:07:04. > :07:09.gets very uptight. She has been through the coarse and maybe that
:07:09. > :07:14.will calm her down. She is such a good girl, a sweet girl. She gets
:07:14. > :07:18.very nervous. Last week she was really, really nervous about the
:07:18. > :07:23.Olympics. But she is in a good place right now. I think things
:07:23. > :07:27.will go really well for her. I certainly hope so. Gerat Britain's
:07:27. > :07:30.women were in action tonight in the hockey semi-final against Argentina.
:07:30. > :07:38.But sadly they will not be contesting the final against the
:07:38. > :07:42.Netherlands. They were beaten 2-1. There was not enough time to get an
:07:42. > :07:48.equaliser after pulling one back five minutes from time.
:07:48. > :07:53.Heartbreaking for the girls. The scenes when the final whistle blew
:07:53. > :07:57.and they knew their big chance was over were just devastating. They
:07:57. > :08:00.can be very proud, though. They have played very, very well and
:08:01. > :08:07.they will face New Zealand on Friday for the bronze. Let's go
:08:07. > :08:16.back to the track and the women's 1,500m semi-final. Lisa Dobriskey
:08:16. > :08:21.has made it through. It was a good run. She ran really well. She put
:08:21. > :08:24.herself in the right position throughout the race. A very
:08:24. > :08:28.experienced championship performer. She knew what she had to do and
:08:28. > :08:32.delivered the goods. A great race from her, she looked comfortable.
:08:32. > :08:37.We have got high hopes for her in the final. Hannah England did not
:08:37. > :08:41.make it. It has been tough for her. She was in great shape earlier in
:08:41. > :08:46.the year, but had a freak accident where a spike went through her
:08:46. > :08:53.Achilles. She has not been able to get sharp for the Olympics. That is
:08:53. > :08:57.unfortunate. Paul Laura Weightman, who is coached by our very own
:08:57. > :09:02.Steve Cram, he sat out of the commentary. She had a spectacular
:09:02. > :09:06.finish to what he said last night that this is what they wanted, a
:09:07. > :09:10.semi-final, but they got a bit more. He has been in this position
:09:10. > :09:15.numerous times. He could give her the best advice on how to tackle
:09:15. > :09:25.this race. She ran through the line, one of his final words was make
:09:25. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:38.sure you get through the line. He was so nervous. He then had a
:09:38. > :09:43.chat with her. It was wonderful to see his joy as a coach. I chatted
:09:43. > :09:47.with him last night, about how we got involved with coaching her, he
:09:47. > :09:51.did not want to commit to being a coach, and ended up quite enjoying
:09:51. > :09:56.the experience. She is such an independent athlete. She trains on
:09:56. > :10:03.her own, she gets on with the sessions he gives her. She listens.
:10:03. > :10:09.That is what -- one of the key elements. It is fantastic. You
:10:09. > :10:15.think, where could she go? I just think she shows a lot of grit and
:10:15. > :10:22.determination. Clearly ability as well. In abundance. Is it making
:10:22. > :10:26.you want to but a duck you represent athletes, you don't coach.
:10:26. > :10:33.I came into the representation business by accident, I was helping
:10:33. > :10:38.out a friend, Jeremy Warner. I picked up a couple of others, but
:10:38. > :10:42.it is tough. Coaching is tough, managing athletes is tough. It is
:10:42. > :10:45.really difficult. People think it is automatic and natural, but it's
:10:45. > :10:51.not. My Mo Farah was in action again
:10:51. > :10:54.this morning. Two heats in the 5,000m. He was lapping up a
:10:54. > :10:59.fantastic reception he got in the stadium. He did exactly what he had
:10:59. > :11:05.to do. The reception want -- when he was announced as Olympic
:11:05. > :11:10.he was announced as Olympic champion, it was immense. It was a
:11:10. > :11:18.good race, it wasn't easy, but he qualified comfortably, which was
:11:18. > :11:22.always the objective. He had a tough 10,000m race. The emotional
:11:22. > :11:26.roller-coaster you have to go through before the race and
:11:26. > :11:28.especially afterwards, to then refocus, regroup and get yourself
:11:28. > :11:33.refocus, regroup and get yourself in a position where you can deliver
:11:33. > :11:37.further 5,000m. Britney Rhys won the long jump, Shara Proctor did
:11:37. > :11:42.not have the best day. -- Brittney Reese. She doesn't get enough
:11:42. > :11:47.credit. She came in here as overwhelming favourite and won it
:11:47. > :11:52.by far. Phenomenal long jumper. Clefts have enough of track-and-
:11:52. > :12:02.field for now. It is the inspiration for tonight's you know
:12:02. > :12:08.
:12:08. > :12:12.All right, hands up, it is a cliche, it is Hannah time for the hammer.
:12:12. > :12:19.Today looked we salute Sophie Hitchon, who qualified for Friday's
:12:19. > :12:23.hammer final with a P D of 71.98. - - personal best. She is a former
:12:23. > :12:29.ballet dancer and said she was dancing for joy after this. Well
:12:29. > :12:33.done and good luck. We have to do better with underdogs. We did
:12:33. > :12:38.really well at the beginning with people going out of their lanes.
:12:38. > :12:42.You don't have to be crawl! It is time for more boxing and the return
:12:42. > :12:45.of the magnificent seven. The seven is down to fight. Tonight Tom
:12:45. > :12:54.Stalker was in quarter-final action and a win away from a guaranteed
:12:54. > :12:56.medal. His opponent was from Mongolia. He fancied his chances.
:12:56. > :13:00.Mongolia. He fancied his chances. The first two rounds were very
:13:00. > :13:05.tight, both boxers trading punches and looking impressive. In the
:13:05. > :13:10.first round, the judges could not split them, it was 6-6. But in the
:13:10. > :13:20.second round, it was 87 in the Mongolians favour. In the second
:13:20. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:28.If ever a captain's performance was needed, it will have to come from
:13:28. > :13:32.the man in red. The British team captain, Tom Stalker, a single
:13:32. > :13:42.point behind the vastly experienced man in blue from Mongolia. His
:13:42. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:55.The Mongolian is leading by a single point. Those southpaws have
:13:55. > :14:04.
:14:04. > :14:08.cancelled each other out. Not a bad The Mongolian has a granite chin.
:14:08. > :14:14.Better from Tom Stalker. He may have levelled it. How close is this
:14:14. > :14:18.going to be? Stalker can't afford to take anything by chance, he has
:14:18. > :14:23.to win the last round. He has to find two extra points from
:14:23. > :14:28.somewhere to get into the semi- final. Better from Stalker!
:14:28. > :14:37.Important that he keeps his Digard knife and high. Go on the front
:14:37. > :14:43.foot and push your man back. He is trying to counterpunch.
:14:43. > :14:53.counterpunches with great effect. We thought he won the last round,
:14:53. > :14:53.
:14:54. > :15:03.but he lost it 8-7. 6-6 in the first round. He is maybe easing
:15:04. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:13.ahead. The Mongolian is standing That was a lovely shot. That was a
:15:13. > :15:19.good punch. She couldn'ter punching well. He must then step on the gas
:15:19. > :15:28.and dudge that attack, and score again. Stalker retreats almost to
:15:28. > :15:35.his own corner. Hands up. Here he comes. Everything Stalker throws
:15:35. > :15:40.they cheer him to the rafters. Will those those impress the judges, I
:15:40. > :15:44.think he has turned this round. There is not much in it. Into the
:15:44. > :15:49.last minute. Is it going to be another bronze in boxing for
:15:49. > :15:54.Britain here in London, courtesy of the Liverpool Stalker and he is
:15:54. > :16:00.working his man hard. I think he is turning this round. The pressure is
:16:00. > :16:04.telling now. The strength of Stalker. It is coming through. That
:16:05. > :16:12.one-two. That is what he has to do. Keep it going. Create the room and
:16:12. > :16:17.space. Lovely work from Stalker. Last 30 seconds. Uranchimeg is
:16:17. > :16:22.tiring. Caught staubg we are a decent shot. I think Stalker has
:16:22. > :16:26.done enough. -- Stalker. How will the ringside see it. Four men and a
:16:26. > :16:31.woman. Better by Stalker. A good exchange. Needs another couple of
:16:31. > :16:37.insurance points. What a bat this will has been. Two of the oldest
:16:37. > :16:41.men in the stkrition. Stalker is 28. Uranchimeg is 30. Stalker coming
:16:41. > :16:48.forward. Has he turned it round? We think he has. Uranchimeg moves. No
:16:48. > :16:52.time for a shot. Has Stalker done enough? How close is this going to
:16:52. > :16:58.be. Really close fight. A point either way, but Stalker did enough
:16:58. > :17:04.there, to win that contest. It is very close. I wouldn't be surprised
:17:04. > :17:11.if it a point either way. Stalker did enough for me in that last
:17:11. > :17:20.round to win it. The winner by a score of 23-22 in the blue
:17:20. > :17:24.corner,... Oh, he has lost it. 23- 22, it has gone to the veteran
:17:24. > :17:31.Mongolian, in his third Olympic Games, and Thomas Stalker can't
:17:31. > :17:33.believe it. He is distraught. He is going out of the arena in double
:17:33. > :17:38.quick time. He will be very disappointed because he is the
:17:38. > :17:42.British team captain. You haven't let anybody down, you gave it
:17:42. > :17:46.everything you had. This fellow got the decision it could so easily
:17:46. > :17:50.have gone either way. We understand an appeal has been launched. We
:17:50. > :18:00.an appeal has been launched. We will hear more about that tomorrow.
:18:00. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:05.Better news for Irish light flyweight Paddy Barnes, he will
:18:05. > :18:09.fight Zou. What we normally do is put faces on the board. You will
:18:09. > :18:14.notice there aren't any. On the way we will look at the medal table.
:18:14. > :18:19.Britain were the perfect hosts. They allowed the others to enjoy
:18:19. > :18:24.themselves today. No medals today. Third place and China and the USA
:18:24. > :18:29.continuing to hold top spot. So we have a nice relaxed medal period
:18:29. > :18:32.here. That is the face we are hoping will be one of the faces we
:18:32. > :18:37.get tomorrow. Keri-Anne Payne is going in the open swim, of course,
:18:37. > :18:43.and we did wiant any golds in the pool, so all our hopes on her. She
:18:43. > :18:49.got silver in Beijing, remember, so Guys, thank you. Good day for USA
:18:49. > :18:55.Michael. We will be generous. you. That is it for today,
:18:55. > :19:02.Wednesday is almost over. A good day for Nicola Adams, she is