Day 12 Olympics Tonight

The Olympic flame watching over the stadium, day 12 is almost done.

Almost three-quarters over, the Olympics. 16 gold medals awarded

today, but the sport continues and the Olympic city. Men's basketball

quarter-final, USA against We've had another fabulous day and

we have a fabulous line-up on the Denise Lewis is the Olympic

Johnson by yards! Johnson wins his second gold medal and the world

record has gone! Denys and Michael are back, surviving the pace?

on! It is a marathon not a sprint. A sprint marathon. A great

conversation we were having about whether Michael had actually tasted

lactic acid in his mouth. He trained that hard. Denise was

horrified. I felt it in plenty of paces. I didn't need to taste it.

We had this conversation with Laura Trott. Not often, that is what

bothered me. Because of the brilliance of my coach. We've got

loads to come from these two. This is how we will spend the next 80

Hot to trot, could GD continue their gold medal horseplay? -- GB.

The sprinters were in action on the track. The women's 200 and the

men's 110-metre hurdles. The night- time is the right time for beach

volleyball. We've got the women's final. Boxer Nicola Adams was

aiming for a place in the flyweight final. We got her fight later. And

it is X-rated stuff. We have the start of the BMX competition and it

is not for the faint-hearted. Underdog of the day as well coming

up. Let's start with horse power of the purest kind. It has already

been a games to remember in the Team GB. Today was the individual

jumping and Great Britain had high hopes. Michael Vaughan has the

At the start of the Olympic Games, no one expected to march from Great

Britain's equestrian team, but already they have delivered two

gold medals and a silver and they are expecting more in the

individual Cho -- showjumping. I'm excited, I may even considering

buying a horse! It looks a damn What is going to happen today?

think the most talented horse, the most adaptable horse, the one that

has jumped the cleanest is Nick Herbert -- Nick Skelton's course.

He said it was like being a kid again. I can do anything with this

horse. I think we can win an individual gold. I think Ben Maher

is capable as well. Cian O'Connor were the first clean round. Irish

What a round. A clear round for Steve Guerdat. Absolutely

brilliant! This man is magic. Another clear round. Brilliant ride.

Clear round number five. British crowd holding their breath,

he got a bit forward. We should see Ben Maher in the second round.

the one fault, ranked tenth out of 34 riders. Still in with a chance.

Nick Skelton. One left to become the clear round... He has done it!

Yes! Clear round! Big star still hasn't had a fence over this week.

The elimination round has been completed and all three of the GB

team boss Dyldin. And Carver court has been changed for the final

round. We are now down to 25 riders jumping for gold. He has got it all

wrong! It is no individual for Britain's Ben Maher. Just one

mistake and that is his chances of any kind of metal gone. He has had

a nightmare. Gerco Schroder is on a score of one. He has certainly

given himself a chance. Gillian O'Connor... -- Cian O'Connor. He

joins Gerco Schroder on a score of one. He has jumped the first double

clear in the individual. Brilliantly ridden all the way by

Steve Guerdat. No penalties for him, perfect with his time. Scott Brash.

Desperately unlucky. Just the one down. Out of 20 riders, he is in

5th position. No medal for him. last man to jump in the showjumping

discipline of London 2012 is Nick Skelton. You will see this man dig

There it goes. He ends up in 5th place out of 22. The first fence

his horse has knocked down all week and it was right there. Look at the

ovation he is getting. That is just a dance shame. Here we go again.

heard the PA telling people to be quiet. I never heard it. One of

those things. He jumped great. I don't know. It is one of those

things. He hadn't touched a jump all week. The worst time to hear

one. But like I say, I've been there before. Same thing again. Rio

will keep going. Her the drama has unfinished. GB might not be able to

get a medal, but Ireland can. Can Ireland get the silver medal in a

jump-off? What an afternoon and it is not finished. Jump-off for

silver and bronze. Gerco Schroder are going for an individual medal

for the Netherlands. Off great effort! There's only one thing

clear know, can do now and that is go for it. -- Je Cian O'Connor.

Just going wide enough to make sure. He has galloped over... This looks

like a silver medal for Ireland. is down! He gave it everything. But

it is bronze for Ireland. Silver for the Dutchman, Gerco Schroder.

It is gold for Steve Gyurta for Switzerland. My day at the show

jumping has come to an end. No joy for GB today, there Mughal rush

comes to an end, but delight for Ireland who trot up for the bronze.

-- medal rush. Another fabulous day at Greenwich.

Nick Skelton, team gold medal winner in the showjumping, 5th

individual -- 5th in the individual today. The gold medal is sitting

proudly. You were desperately disappointed today and it felt like

it could be your day. When you were approaching the final round, did

your horse feel relaxed and comfortable? At yes. I had every

confidence in him. When you're at that level, you get a little bit of

nerves, but I had more nerves on Monday because I had other people

not to let down. Today I had every confidence in him and he has been

jumping great all week. He is a fantastic horse. I didn't think he

would have one down. Just before he knocked the fence down, he looked

slightly more uncomfortable. You said you felt him pulling a bit.

did. When I jumped out of the combination, I knew the time was

pretty tight. You don't want to have a time fault otherwise you end

up in the jump-off for the other medals. I thought maybe I might be

medals. I thought maybe I might be a little bit slow. He just took his

eye off it and he fell in the eye off it and he fell in the

corner. I say it was unlucky, but if I did it again, I probably would

not do a lot different. What about what Clare Balding said afterwards?

Apparently the announcer told the crowd to be quiet. I don't think it

affected him. He is the youngest horse at the Games. The reception

we got when we went in was unbelievable, I've never heard

anything like it. The crowd were ecstatic. It didn't wind him up.

You never hear anything when you're riding. The one thing I did hear

all the time was the cameras, the shutters on the cameras. They are

really noisy. You've said a lot what a special horse this is. He

can do anything. What makes him so special and when did you first get

a feeling this would be the horse of a lifetime? We bought him as a

five-year-old and he had a power. There's nothing he can't jump.

However big or wide, he has got the scope to jump anything. He is very,

very intelligent. He always eyes up defences himself. If you are a

little bit long body, he can compensate for that. It gives you

great confidence when you ride a horse like that. We decided that

not enough tribute has been paid to the horses in the team events.

We're going to pay tribute ourself. It is the only event where you

don't have to rely on yourself. You can have an animal. We have

discussed this before, how difficult it is to control are

being that you can't talk to. We were all wondering last year --

night what differences has made being at home, when you haven't had

to transport the horses around the world. The success has been

incredible, has it made a difference? I think so. People said

to me before the Games there must be added pressure being on your

home ground and I don't think so. That has been a big asset. The

crowd have been unbelievable. They've really got behind

everything. For the whole sport, athletics, everything in the

Olympics, the crowds have been magnificent. Not everybody can take

that pressure and soak it up and use it positively. Some people we

expected more of wilt under that pressure. We were talking about it

earlier in terms of an event where it is not just you, it is also the

horse. How do you get a horse to not feel pressure? Can a horse

sense it is a big event? Can you sense when a horse is a little bit

tight or feeling pressure? You can, but you generate the pressure

through you to the horse. If you are nervous or a bit tense, that

generates through your body to the horse. With a horse, you don't know

when they feel a little bit off. You have a general idea, but it

might be one-off day. When there's just last, we are to blame. We have

seen you at so many Olympic Games and enjoy due over the years. We

thought we would take a trip down memory lane. This is Apollo in 1988.

When you looked back at the campaign's you have been through,

all of the injuries you have picked up as well, it has been a

magnificent career. I've been very, very lucky. I've had a great career.

I've had some great horses. It is good to look back on these games

from years ago, how the sport has changed and how over fences have

changed and the horses have changed. I think for horses have got better.

Nowadays it is very intense and very technical. You are not the man

you used to be, you have a new hip. There might be another operation on

the horizon? Yes, I have another one. Is that the time you take

stock and decide whether you have another Olympic cam ain in you?

I have another one. I was walk out the venue and I saw Ian who is 65.

I walked past him and he said... know it is dressage but the

Japanese rider there. There is hope! You two, get on your horse,

you need to get on your horse. See you in Rio, perhaps. Are you going

for Rio? For sure he will only be 13, Big Star. Any way Ian Millar

said looks like we have to keep going lad. Big Star has a big star

and I am glad you have that gold medal. I know you would have loved

another one, but it was fantastic watching you and the team so thank

you for all the pleasure you given us. Let us take in some athletics

and another great night in the stadium. First up the women's 200

metre final T fastest woman in the world and the battle between

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce using her 100 metre speed out of blocks.

Crown has ran a good bend. She has a slight advantage. Felix easing

away. Here she come, speed an endurance. Jeter is powering away.

Veronica Campbell-Brown wins it. Gold and silver has been won by the

same athletes in the last Olympics. Veronica Campbell-Brown, Felix

Felix. It's the American's destiny to take gold this time or can

is underaway and Shelly-Ann Fraser- Pryce got off to a good start. But

Veronica Campbell-Brown running down. And Allyson Felix, really

striding down the home straight. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce going for a

unique double here. But it is Allyson Felix all the way, Shelly-

Ann Fraser-Pryce gets the silver. And Carmelita Jeter gets a bronze.

Wow. I thought the Jamaicans were going to come back to Allyson Felix.

going to come back to Allyson Felix. A cracking time, 21.88 seconds.

There was such determination on your face, you weren't going lose

this one. I was just about to get it done. I wanted to execute and

never give it up. When do you think it is sink in? Some time tonight,

maybe. Congratulations. Allyson Felix, two silvers in the last two

Olympic Games. Getting her gold. I wonder, how much, what has changed

for her, how much is technique? How can you work on, what can you work

on in a cycle to improve? What she has done is nothing dramatic, she

has been a fantastic athlete. You remember in between the silver she

is has won this event, she has won the gold at the World Championships,

competing against the same people. It has been her and Veronica

Campbell-Brown. She has taken gold and all of the wham ships and

between there Allyson Felix has taken gold, so it is just the small

things and small details that you can, you know, work on, so it could

be anything from work on her start, she was, she doubled in the 400 and

the 2 hundred. That strength played into things this year. Do you think

the big difference? Not necessarily a big difference. It could be not

anything in training, it could be execute the race better next time.

Those are the things that make the difference that the level.

keeping the mental appetite there as well.. Yes, be she came off a

great US trials. She left those girls in her wake. Carmelita Jeter,

there was daylight between both of them. That builds kfrbgsd and like

Michael say, the ability to execute your race, time and time again,

work on it, tweak it and confidence. I mean she is such a beautiful

runner. It is almost faultless, Michael might correct me, but from

my eyes I can see she... Anything Michael that you would tweak?? Not

at all. Her first pilgrimages was town 4. So she has worked out the

little flaw, there are little things she would see, I would

guarantee she would say I should have done this and those are the

kinds of things that got to her this level. What make hers unique

is the fact she is a 100 metre as well. She made the team and ran in

the 100 and got fourth, and she can move up to 400. She tried to double

last year, 2 hundred, 400 unsuccessfully but won medals. It

is what has had her running fantastic times. It was the means 2

hundred metres semi-final, Usain Bolt looks to repeat his Beijing

double. He has tough competition. Yohan Blake and Christophe Lemaitre.

The semi-finals are mouth-watering. Yohan Blake is in lane four.

Christophe Lemaitre, the best Europe can offer here, from France.

Speerm the best the US has to offer Speerm the best the US has to offer

in seven. -- Wallace Spearmon. Away safely. Blake not the best start I

have seen him get. It is OK. Christophe Lemaitre going round the

bend well. Spearmon, Christophe Lemaitre is going to get into this.

Blake away. Spearmon, in second, and here comes the Frenchman, is he

going to run the American down? I don't think he has enough time.

Blake almost stops. Goodness me, that was risky. That will go in the

record books as one of the closest semi-finals in Olympic history. 2

hundredth of a second between first and third. The second semi-final of

the 200 metres. This one features before he put them into the set

position. The young South African is going well and Usain Bolt just

has a little look inside him. A glance outside. Usain Bolt wins it.

Jobodwana in second. From that run, question gather there is a lot more

to come. The same -- Usain Bolt wins it. Jont wanna, a new lifetime

wins it. Jont wanna, a new lifetime -- Jobodwana, a new lifetime best..

I did pretty well, so I am happy. This is my favourite vent. I know

This is my favourite vent. I know what I can do so I never doubt

myself. The last of the semi-finals, top two to go through. A cracking

start. Takes half a yard out of the Jamaican and finds Mitchell the

American up on him as well. Christian has to really work here,

Mitchell. Christian Malcolm in the middle. Christian running out of

gas a bit. It is going to be the two we thought. Christian Malcolm

gets third. Winning time 20.17. 20.51 won't be quick enough to

advance into the final. I think it is between the big men, Blake, Bolt.

Spearmon and Christophe Lemaitre Spearmon and Christophe Lemaitre

fighting for bronze. It was an impressive series of semi-finals.

Let us look at Yohan Blake bs first. What did you see from him tonight.

He is very relaxed in the round as I thought he would be, got a very

good start. He ran the bend accidentally, but, I mean in terms

of speed he didn't have to push very hard, and still came off as

you see with a couple of metres on everyone else. He can relax, he

will turn it on. This race gave him a lot of confidence. Running as

fast as he did, shutting down with about 40, 50 meeters to go. He

didn't have to shut down that hard. But, you know, he has got, what we

didn't see there whizz interview after, which was very interesting:.

He said he thinks the result might be different the one hundred.

don't think so. Well, it is hard to think so when he is competing

against Usain Bolt. Let us remind ourselves how it is hard to think

so. He looks so relax and easy. looks relaxed in a different way.

He will shut it down, he is slowing down, and so he takes a look over

to the left, another look over, now, I mean he is jogging at this point,

I mean, and look, look at Bolt and everyone behind. Look how hard they

are working. It is embarrassing.! But, you know, that is how good he

is, so, I think, the interesting thing here, with this semi-final,

is that, you know, Blake is in a great position, because he doesn't,

he doesn't have to win gold to be successful. And he feels that, you

know this is a, they will have a better chance and Bolt he is saying

that is not going to happen. If I am going to let one go it is not

going to be this one. They will battle for the gold. You run the

200 in the heptathlon. Is it the bend the main thing you have to

master, once you have your speed sorted? I wasn't great at 200, but

you know, what it is, you need to start well, you need to be driving

yourt blocks and holding your form on the bend. I think the key I have

learned, the transition from that bend, into the straight, that you

can't afford to be deaccelerating, you have to maintain the

acceleration round the curve, and there is a slight adjustment in

technique at that point. And that is when you can see one metre, two

metre, really unfold, if you don't get that right. Who is better at

that, Blake or Bolt? Bolt is better. He has been better. Blake hasn't

run a lot of 2 hundreds, and I haven't seen him run a lot but he

has run fast when he has. You know, but that is, that is the keep key

for some people. If you get it right you sling shot yourself off

that curve and make up some ground there, if you get it wrong it goes

horribly bad. Bolt never gets its wrong. When you have incredible

speed it demeernt, you can get it wrong and it will be the same, it

is going to be a fast time. We are looking forward to it. It was the

men's 110 hurdles. Lawrence Clark was in lane two. A defending

champion Dayron Robles was in five champion Dayron Robles was in five

and Aries Merritt. The 110 metre hurdle. And a very good start from

Dayron Robles. He just had a lead. But here komedmvingsr rit. He is

forging ahead. Merit is going away. Richardson is in second and it is

going to be Parchment. Gold for Merritt. 12.94. That is the mark of

a man who knew all he had to do was to bring his best form at the right

time and he did it again. It's a shame to see the champion go out

like that and Clarke did get fourth. It was close on the line. Well done

Lawrence Clark, that is a real coming of age. I can't believe I

came fourth in the Olympic Games. I came fourth in the Olympic Games. I

didn't expect to make the final. The South African was a big Guy. He

looks like a American football. was a dream come true. The crowd

was amazing. The USA hasn't had a gold medal since 1996. So to have

the gold is a bless, it is phenomenal. A phenomenal

performance by you. Well done. Thank you. USA having a good night

tonight on the track. A very good night. With Carmelita Jeter,

Allyson Felix, and then, the hurdles two medals there, gold and

silver. Those are the Guys, Merritt and Richards,, they have been

incredible so year. And Jason Richards came into this with a lot

of confidence, being the World Champion but Merritt has been

consistently running 12.9 all over the place, so good performance from

those Guys. Good to bring that to the US. And tweeted after his

disappointment saying he was sorry, rubbish season from start to finish.

He is desperately disappointed but Lawrence Clark, what a race, what a

run, what a prospect. Indeed. He has a great start, and what he knew,

is that all the pressure was off, he has done himself justice, you

know, getting into this final, but he was there battling it out

holding his form. Tidy race and drove for the line. You know, we

saw say in championships anything can happen. It is about taking your

opportunity whence they arise and he did that tonight. It was a great

run. He has a great training squad, under the guidance of Malcolm

Arnold who coaches Andrew Pozzi, Jack Green, Dai Greene, and so that

squad has gelled and they push each other on. It is that competition in

the training environment and I think it is producing these kind of

times. Well it was the women's 4 attack card, but so is Lashinda

Demus, who has stormed early. The two of them are taking it to the

field. Kaliese Spencer on the arts side has also started quickly. --

250. Antyukh, this strong, tall Russian. Demos has to try to hang

onto her. Antyukh is clear. Demos comes off the last hurdle the

better. Antyukh wins the gold! A great rest, but gold goes to Russia.

A very, very good bronze for Zuzana Hejnova. A quick race, USA just

missing out. Yes, Lashinda Demus will be very disappointed at her

execution. She went out really hard, but it is always tough having your

main competitor behind you. Antyukh was two lanes behind. It was almost

as if she said, I want to make sure I'm not going up too hard. That

causes you to tighten up and it looks like she made quite a few

adjustments in that race. That was a lot of adjustments. I want to

talk about the prospects for Jessica Ennis, possibly going into

the hurdles as an individual event. Colin Jackson said to me that he

has been trying to persuade her for a long time that she is obviously

good at the 100m hurdles, but he thinks 400m hurdles with her

endurance abilities. Do you disagree? I will put my neck on the

line. I don't think she would enjoy 400m hurdles as much as she would

relish the opportunity to concentrate on the 100. She could

have easily finish third the other night in the women's hurdles race.

I think she has so much untapped potential in that event. But she is

not finished with heptathlon yet. That 7,000 points... It is tough on

the body. Has she got another Olympics in her? I don't know about

that. It doesn't get better than what she has done in London. Maybe

the Commonwealth. Absolutely. She would love a Commonwealth gold

title. Don't you think she would certainly want to go with hurdles

in the Commonwealth? She could do both. Why would she want and win a

gold medal at heptathlon in the Commonwealth? I don't think she has

won. She wants the full set. didn't run in Delhi in 2010. She

finished bronze in 2006. OK. She should go to the Commonwealth them.

Discussing her future! She might have a say herself. She is coming

on tomorrow night. This is what we decided. She is on tomorrow so we

will ask her. Basketball is still going on, the men's quarter-final

between the USA and Australia. That is available on the red button and

online. More athletics later, but now we're going to concentrate on

Approaching the boxing room -- ring is the woman widely regarded as the

best boxer in the world. Katie Taylor. Car mafia hour, cometh the

woman, Shanaze Reade. -- cometh the hour. Representing Great Britain is

Nicola Adams. Very, very nice work. Katie Taylor... Nicola Adams points

proudly to the lie and above the Olympic rings. Here come the girls,

women's boxing and Shanaze Reade later, but first it is beach

volleyball and it has been a massive hit with the crowds.

Brilliant entertainment and in the midst of that, great Olympic sport.

Tonight was the women's final and the double defending champions

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh- Jennings are aiming to make it

three in a row. They were up against fellow Americans April Ross

and Jennifer Kessy and it was a mouth-watering match up at the

fabulous Horse Guards Parade. In the highly contested opening

exchanges, the double golden girls found their form and won the First

Sec 21-16. We will join it in the An all-American final. It will be

gold and silver for the USA. At the moment, the favourites for the gold

medal of the defending champions. They lead 1-0. It will be Casey and

Ross to surf after the technical time-out. Kerri Walsh-Jennings has

Walsh and May are two points clear. April Ross, Jennifer Kessy. Behind

Encouraging signs from Casey and Two in front again, keeping it

simple. Sticking to the game plan. Eight points away from their third

A bit of a soft point for May and Walsh. She picked up the attempted

dig first and played that into the Nothing they could do about that.

Jennifer Kessy almost piled into our cameraman. The gap is three

again. It is beginning to get a little desperate for Jennifer Kessy

They are playing in their first Olympics. They need some unforced

errors from their opponents. And some windows of their own like that.

That is a good way to close the gap to two. That is the shot from our

hot-air balloon. Anchored in St That is the scoreline. 13-15. Ross

to serve from the Downing Street The gap is now a single point. Will

the red Americans take a time out? No. They are staying put at the

moment. Encouragement for the rust Well, April Ross, absolutely have

to book may be in trouble. Mr by a That is an ace! 17-14. The London

Olympics beach volleyball title is getting closer for Ms de Mai and

Kerry Walsh. They need four 0.4 Walsh then sit behind Jennifer

Kessy. -- friends bit. A wonderful disguised hit. A great pick up from

misty May. Walsh sending them scurrying towards the bench and

they have continued along that path. Jennifer Kessy and Ross have taken

a time-out. It is getting close for This could be the final stage of

the gold medal match in the Olympic beach volleyball tournament at

Horse Guards Parade. It is going to be an American gold and silver. At

the moment, May and Walsh, the defending champions, lead the way.

A missed served from Kerri Walsh- Jennings. A gift for Ross and

Jennifer Kessy. Can they build on this? They need a couple of big

serves, they need more unforced They don't need that. Wonderful

control. Nerves of steel. Two It is blocked! Match. Has arrived.

After 35 minutes of play. -- match point has arrived. The champions in

2004, the gold medallists in Beijing in 2008, surely about to

become the champions of London in 2012. Jennifer Kessy gives a little

bit of breathing space to her and Ross. Walsh is waiting. The second

The service long! They have done it again. Three times the Olympic

beach volleyball champions. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-

An incredible three Olympic titles in a row. The United States, a

magnificent achievement, totally dominant in their sport. Michael,

even though you're slightly miffed that it should be allowed that

there would be two US teams in the final... Two American teams, see

how objective I am? Would you guys do that? I was really happy to see

misty. I was with her the other day and she was talking about how much

she wanted this one. Three in a row and that his history-making.

They've been incredible together, unbeatable. Did she mention playing

at Horse Guards Parade and what it was like? She said it was a great

atmosphere, they've got a DJ, music, it is a call at the fair. Neither

of you have got down there. Kind of busy. If you were -- if you

were to have an ideal partner, who would it be? Denise! You two, a

good-looking duo. From a fitness point of view, you could be quite a

I don't know about the bikini top on Michael! OK, time for more

boxing action from our remaining girls. Now there is only one,

Nicola Adams, who is flying the flag in the flyweight semi-finals.

Adams was taking on the Indian boxing icon. She suffered defeat to

Nicola this year. Adams started well. She took the first two rounds,

3-1 and 2-1. She had a 5-2 lead. We Both ready for work round number

three. It is scheduled for four two minutes rounds. Adams takes

Adams is really using her advantage in height and reach. Her opponent

is often at a considerable size disadvantage near the flyweight

division, but in her opening two bout she is used speed to

tremendous effect. She gets caught bay left-right combination and is

pinned to the ropes by Adams who is scoring with the left and right

hand. Thvingsfrpblgts is fantastic. She is landing with stronger and

stronger shots now as she grows in confidence. Catching her on the

ropes. Forcing her to dive in. It She switchs to the southpaw stance.

She boxes out of either stance. She does switch feet on a regular basis

causing further confusion to her opponent who will have seen it

before, but giving her a different look. She will have seen it before,

but she won't have had the problems with very many boxers in the past.

She seems a bit baffled. She has to change her tactics now. She needs

to push forwards towards Adam, put her back to the ropes. With one

round of boxing to go, Nicola Adams has extend her advantage to four.

It stands at eight points to four The winner will progress through to

And it is Adams who has been in complete control throughout this

contest, against the iconic Indian boxer. A five time World

Championship gold list but she has struggled to cope with the speed

and movement and superior size that Nicola possesses. Adams is

continuing to exert her authority, scoring with straight shots, simple

botioning, that is all you need, just simple boxing, she was caught

but Adams, attacks with combinations. A round of up a

applause from the crowd.. Good left-right and Nicola Adams cannot

afford to switch off. Concentration is going to be crucial in this

final 40 seconds of the bout. She is being encouraged by the crowd.

The referee is allowing them to work away on the inside. Adams did

well to get out of the clinch. Sneeds to be careful not to become

lackadaisical. Good left hand. Adams was struck on the back of the

head. It is an illegal blow. But it is also an infringement to turn

your back on your opponent. -- Adams scores with a jab, is moment

grace a place in the gold medal A brief glimpse of the Ali shuffle

from Adam, but that is in recognition she has done enough to

book her place in the Olympic gold medal bout, here at London 2012.

And even though her opponent competed in spirited fashion, one

suspects she hasn't done enough to overturn a significant advantage in

favour of Adams. Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by a score of

11 points to six, in the blue corner, representing Great Britain,

Nicola Adams. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Nicola Adams points proudly to the

Lion above the Olympic rings on her left breast as sh moves into the

gold medal bout in the women's 51 kilogram flyweight final. Raise I

am in the final now. All I want do is make my mum proud, the fans, my

friends and family, and I think I have done that today by getting in

have done that today by getting in the final. Your opponent is a

lighter flyweight, you weren't going to take her lightly were you?

I wasn't taking any chances. I didn't want to take her lightly.

You have to be special to be a five time World Champion but that shows

my class today, on beating her again, and straight into the final.

Having picked up three world Silver Medal, how motivated are you to

make that silver a gold? Nobody will remember the three Silver

Medals I got in the world if I get that gold. To get that for Great

Britain, that would mean the world to me. She has a killer smile,

hasn't she. She fight Ren Cancan tomorrow. She beat Nicola. Can it

be third time lucky? If anyone can, Nicola condition. -- can. Sorry. It

is late. If I was pronouncing it properly it would be different.

That was good. Are you patronising me? No, I wouldn't try I We were

chatting about women's sports and I think boxing has been a huge

success, and all the commentators have been impressed with the

standard. We were talking about 1984 the first winner of the

marathon, the first time it was in the Olympics, and you were saying

walking a late inclusion. Yes. Steeplechase. Triple jump only came

in, I think, in the early 90s, so, some sports are still in its

infancy, and there is so much more potential, and I just, I love

Nicola, I think he is a credit to her sport. The discipline, you can

see obvious skill, which is the first thing they question, have

women got the skill factor to compete. I just think it is

brilliant to see what she is doing. I think the question is usually,

not so much, to some degree where skill, but are people going to find

it entertaining, that is the big question. Do people care enough to

watch. Absolutely. In America women's boxing has been anticipated,

and it has been phenomenally successful from I understand. It is

very quick. I am hoping to get to the final. If I can, please give me

some time off. All of Ireland are absolutely elated with the success

of lightweight datey Taylor. She is up next. The four time World

Champion, knocked out Great Britain's Natasha Jonas. Natasha

said she threw eeeverything at her but The Kitchen sink. Taylor won

the first round 3-1. The second 4-2. She found herself ahead. We are

going to join this at the start of the third. It is Ron and Lucy on

More support from the crowd as we move into this third two minute

round. Kaith Tay -- Katie Taylor of Ireland wearing the red. The four

time World Championship medallist, leading by a score line of 7 points

to three after two completed rounds. Her opponent 19. Sole women

representative on her country's team. As is Katie Taylor for

Ireland. Cheers of "Ireland, Taylor's opponent just being warned.

Of it. Kate Tay Taylor who is coached by her father Peter, as she

good success once more. He was a light heavyweight champion of

island in the 80s. That is another Taylor takes good shots in reply

from her opponent. Her opponent said her father wanted a son and so

she was brought up as a son. She has an immense talent for it. 19

years of age and she is competing in the semi-final. The referee is

not happy. The crowd love it. At the end of that Third Round, the

crowd stand and wave their -- raise their volume level again, but it's

a 13 point to 6 advantage in favour of the number one seed Katie Taylor.

We move into the final, fourth two minute round in this women's 60

Look at the change in tactics being employed by Taylor's opponent. She

knows she faces a significant deficit. She is doing her utmost to

close and try to overturn it. She takes a beautiful right hand, but

she spent three weeks in Cardiff as part of the governing bodies road

to London programme. One of 44 qualified boxers competing here who

benefited from the expertise in coaching, medical back up and

nutrition provided at the training centre in Cardiff. Colin Jones ran

the first one before the qualification stages of the World

Championships. A good exchange takes play and the final road to

London camp was head once again in Cardiff and conducted by the US

former Olympic coach Tom Corta. Anything to try and take Katie

Taylor's mind off the job. Look how focused she have mains. A bit late

for that showmanship now. She is a hatful of points down. She needs to

concentrate more on the tactics. Katie is too professional and

experienced to be falling for these games. The atmosphere that is

generated by these fans is remarkable. Katie Taylor, such a

revered figure in Ireland. She was the flag bear forethe team at the

opening ceremony and reports in Ireland suggest that employers are

making special arrangement for staff so they can watch this very

bout that is taking place in the middle of the afternoon here in

London, special dispensation being given to staff to watch Katie

Taylor book her place in the gold medal bout after another master you

feel performance, she know shaes done enough. She blows a kiss to

all her fans who are encircling her here at this wonderful theatre for

boxing. A spirited effort by her opponent but Taylor's experience,

her strength, speed shone through in that bout. Ladies and gentlemen,

the winner by a score of 17 points to 9 in the red corner representing

to 9 in the red corner representing Ireland Katie Taylor. Katie Taylor

gives thanks at having secured a place in the gold medal bout in the

women's 60 kilogram lightweight bout and look at the reception she

is receiving. Thvingsfrpblgts is a dream come true for me to be boxing

in the Olympics. There are so many Irish people here. It is better

than I thought it could be. Now I have made the final, boxing for a

gold, I feel like I am in heaven. It is amazing. You bagged a silver

medal but the job is only half done, isn't it. Yes, I have to go back

and refocus for tomorrow. I would love to bring a gold medal home for

my country and all these people who came to support me, it is an

amazing feeling. Fantastic win for her. And her opponent tomorrow will

It should be quite a fight. Quite a day for Ireland. We talk about

pressure and expectation, they are going to give people time off from

work tomorrow to watch this fight. There is not going to be a Dubliner

Olympics. I wouldn't think so! It is unlikely. But if you like. But

for Ireland, this is massive pressure on Katie. That will be a

tremendous amount of pressure. They love their boxing. Good luck to her.

It will be tough. It depends on the athlete, it might give her

confidence, it depends how she handles it. Talking about the

inclusion of boxing in the programme, if you're a naughty

world champion and boxing wasn't on the Olympic programme, -- boxing

world champion. You would feel aggrieved. At the Luke Hartley, you

want to compete at the highest level. F -- absolutely. If you know

there's a chance to compete at the Olympics, why wouldn't you take it?

By large how the Irish idolise their champions. It is something to

really admire. Will you be backing the Dublin bid? More boxing later

with Britain's Tom Stalker. Cycling now and BMX cyclist Shanaze Reade

went to Beijing as the overwhelming favourite only to crash

spectacularly in the final. She is a silver medallist from the 2012

world time-trial, looking to put to To win the Olympic Games is

everything to me. I want to be Reade in the silver medal position.

She has crashed! Beijing made me part of what I am. I have a

fantastic support team around me. My coach has pulled me back from

the bottom from the Olympics. I was in a bad place. It is about getting

the right people around you to bring you out of that situation.

That has been the biggest key of how I have got over Beijing and

learned from it. Beijing was a stop off along the way to the London

Olympics. Now London is here, it just feels right. Some other

athletes might be feeling the pressure, but I'm really excited to

represent my country. I think it is a really good course. It suits

everyone. It has a little bit of everything, technical and speed. It

will be great racing. He you've got to be so relaxed and so calm at the

start. If you are not, things go wrong. You have to be wanting to

get out there in front, but at the same time be as calm as possible.

It can be hard, especially in the final and everybody is lined up.

You have to learn to control your mind. For a long time, I didn't

think I was capable of being Olympic champion. It was a dream. I

thought I am a fast BMX rider, but I don't know if I can put it

together. Now I think about it quite a few times a day. Even if I

am watching TV, especially with so much sport at the moment, I relate

to the Olympic champions. I think I can definitely do this and I

believe I can be Olympic champion. Today she started her journey to

retention as the women and men retention as the women and men

began with the seeding runs. -- redemption. The BMX track, one of

the most stunning venues of the 2012 Games. Cometh the hour, cometh

the woman, Shanaze Reade. She has come out with absolute confidence.

She just let the back wheel dropped nicely, floating across the double.

She used that cascade in the middle of the rhythm section really nicely,

created a lot of speed. First rider to go under 40, very nice work.

Sarah Walker from New Zealand has a broken collarbone. A looking very

smooth and confident. 38.64. Caroline Buchanan from Australia.

She is so powerful. Athletic ability, confidence, strength, very,

very smooth. She takes first place. Two tenth of the second, but she

did not look like she really got Bad crash. The back wheel caught

the step up. Not a pleasant feeling. Good to see him get up and walk

away. Liam Phillips of the UK is a fantastic time trial rider. Low and

fast. Looking very good in the rhythm section. The crowd going

nuts. Smashes it! 38.719 for Liam Phillips.

Phillips. Shanaze Reade has won world titles

on the track, she went to Beijing as our great hope on the BMX. Would

you be delighted if she could get some kind of Olympic medal and some

sort of closure? Yes. I was at the track when she crashed out in

Beijing and I could not believe what I was seeing. Not once but

twice. Yes, it would be fantastic if she won here. I was talking to

David Brailsford earlier and he was saying she gets very nervous. She

gets very uptight. She has been through the coarse and maybe that

will calm her down. She is such a good girl, a sweet girl. She gets

very nervous. Last week she was really, really nervous about the

Olympics. But she is in a good place right now. I think things

will go really well for her. I certainly hope so. Gerat Britain's

women were in action tonight in the hockey semi-final against Argentina.

But sadly they will not be contesting the final against the

Netherlands. They were beaten 2-1. There was not enough time to get an

equaliser after pulling one back five minutes from time.

Heartbreaking for the girls. The scenes when the final whistle blew

and they knew their big chance was over were just devastating. They

can be very proud, though. They have played very, very well and

they will face New Zealand on Friday for the bronze. Let's go

back to the track and the women's 1,500m semi-final. Lisa Dobriskey

has made it through. It was a good run. She ran really well. She put

herself in the right position throughout the race. A very

experienced championship performer. She knew what she had to do and

delivered the goods. A great race from her, she looked comfortable.

We have got high hopes for her in the final. Hannah England did not

make it. It has been tough for her. She was in great shape earlier in

the year, but had a freak accident where a spike went through her

Achilles. She has not been able to get sharp for the Olympics. That is

unfortunate. Paul Laura Weightman, who is coached by our very own

Steve Cram, he sat out of the commentary. She had a spectacular

finish to what he said last night that this is what they wanted, a

semi-final, but they got a bit more. He has been in this position

numerous times. He could give her the best advice on how to tackle

this race. She ran through the line, one of his final words was make

sure you get through the line. He was so nervous. He then had a

chat with her. It was wonderful to see his joy as a coach. I chatted

with him last night, about how we got involved with coaching her, he

did not want to commit to being a coach, and ended up quite enjoying

the experience. She is such an independent athlete. She trains on

her own, she gets on with the sessions he gives her. She listens.

That is what -- one of the key elements. It is fantastic. You

think, where could she go? I just think she shows a lot of grit and

determination. Clearly ability as well. In abundance. Is it making

you want to but a duck you represent athletes, you don't coach.

I came into the representation business by accident, I was helping

out a friend, Jeremy Warner. I picked up a couple of others, but

it is tough. Coaching is tough, managing athletes is tough. It is

really difficult. People think it is automatic and natural, but it's

not. My Mo Farah was in action again

this morning. Two heats in the 5,000m. He was lapping up a

fantastic reception he got in the stadium. He did exactly what he had

to do. The reception want -- when he was announced as Olympic

he was announced as Olympic champion, it was immense. It was a

good race, it wasn't easy, but he qualified comfortably, which was

always the objective. He had a tough 10,000m race. The emotional

roller-coaster you have to go through before the race and

especially afterwards, to then refocus, regroup and get yourself

refocus, regroup and get yourself in a position where you can deliver

further 5,000m. Britney Rhys won the long jump, Shara Proctor did

not have the best day. -- Brittney Reese. She doesn't get enough

credit. She came in here as overwhelming favourite and won it

by far. Phenomenal long jumper. Clefts have enough of track-and-

field for now. It is the inspiration for tonight's you know

All right, hands up, it is a cliche, it is Hannah time for the hammer.

Today looked we salute Sophie Hitchon, who qualified for Friday's

hammer final with a P D of 71.98. - - personal best. She is a former

ballet dancer and said she was dancing for joy after this. Well

done and good luck. We have to do better with underdogs. We did

really well at the beginning with people going out of their lanes.

You don't have to be crawl! It is time for more boxing and the return

of the magnificent seven. The seven is down to fight. Tonight Tom

Stalker was in quarter-final action and a win away from a guaranteed

medal. His opponent was from Mongolia. He fancied his chances.

Mongolia. He fancied his chances. The first two rounds were very

tight, both boxers trading punches and looking impressive. In the

first round, the judges could not split them, it was 6-6. But in the

second round, it was 87 in the Mongolians favour. In the second

If ever a captain's performance was needed, it will have to come from

the man in red. The British team captain, Tom Stalker, a single

point behind the vastly experienced man in blue from Mongolia. His

The Mongolian is leading by a single point. Those southpaws have

cancelled each other out. Not a bad The Mongolian has a granite chin.

Better from Tom Stalker. He may have levelled it. How close is this

going to be? Stalker can't afford to take anything by chance, he has

to win the last round. He has to find two extra points from

somewhere to get into the semi- final. Better from Stalker!

Important that he keeps his Digard knife and high. Go on the front

foot and push your man back. He is trying to counterpunch.

counterpunches with great effect. We thought he won the last round,

but he lost it 8-7. 6-6 in the first round. He is maybe easing

ahead. The Mongolian is standing That was a lovely shot. That was a

good punch. She couldn'ter punching well. He must then step on the gas

and dudge that attack, and score again. Stalker retreats almost to

his own corner. Hands up. Here he comes. Everything Stalker throws

they cheer him to the rafters. Will those those impress the judges, I

think he has turned this round. There is not much in it. Into the

last minute. Is it going to be another bronze in boxing for

Britain here in London, courtesy of the Liverpool Stalker and he is

working his man hard. I think he is turning this round. The pressure is

telling now. The strength of Stalker. It is coming through. That

one-two. That is what he has to do. Keep it going. Create the room and

space. Lovely work from Stalker. Last 30 seconds. Uranchimeg is

tiring. Caught staubg we are a decent shot. I think Stalker has

done enough. -- Stalker. How will the ringside see it. Four men and a

woman. Better by Stalker. A good exchange. Needs another couple of

insurance points. What a bat this will has been. Two of the oldest

men in the stkrition. Stalker is 28. Uranchimeg is 30. Stalker coming

forward. Has he turned it round? We think he has. Uranchimeg moves. No

time for a shot. Has Stalker done enough? How close is this going to

be. Really close fight. A point either way, but Stalker did enough

there, to win that contest. It is very close. I wouldn't be surprised

if it a point either way. Stalker did enough for me in that last

round to win it. The winner by a score of 23-22 in the blue

corner,... Oh, he has lost it. 23- 22, it has gone to the veteran

Mongolian, in his third Olympic Games, and Thomas Stalker can't

believe it. He is distraught. He is going out of the arena in double

quick time. He will be very disappointed because he is the

British team captain. You haven't let anybody down, you gave it

everything you had. This fellow got the decision it could so easily

have gone either way. We understand an appeal has been launched. We

an appeal has been launched. We will hear more about that tomorrow.

Better news for Irish light flyweight Paddy Barnes, he will

fight Zou. What we normally do is put faces on the board. You will

notice there aren't any. On the way we will look at the medal table.

Britain were the perfect hosts. They allowed the others to enjoy

themselves today. No medals today. Third place and China and the USA

continuing to hold top spot. So we have a nice relaxed medal period

here. That is the face we are hoping will be one of the faces we

get tomorrow. Keri-Anne Payne is going in the open swim, of course,

and we did wiant any golds in the pool, so all our hopes on her. She

got silver in Beijing, remember, so Guys, thank you. Good day for USA

Michael. We will be generous. you. That is it for today,

Wednesday is almost over. A good day for Nicola Adams, she is