:01:06. > :01:11.The Olympic flame burns brightly in the stadium, as the second day of
:01:11. > :01:19.the 30th Olympiad enters its final hours. And yet the live action
:01:19. > :01:24.continues. There is basketball right now on BBC Three. Boxing,
:01:24. > :01:30.beach volleyball and volleyball are all still going on. Tonight's show
:01:31. > :01:40.is packed full of action. On my sofa this evening are two very
:01:41. > :02:02.
:02:02. > :02:09.I am delighted to welcome five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe, and
:02:09. > :02:13.nine-times Olympic champion Carl Lewis. Great to have you guys here.
:02:13. > :02:19.You have hot-footed it over from the basketball. Yes, I was watching
:02:19. > :02:26.the game, it was a pretty good game. Could it are wondering how it ended.
:02:26. > :02:32.We will let you know. And Ian Thorpe, you're putting in a big
:02:32. > :02:41.shift today. I lost my past, and I cannot get out. Tonight, on the
:02:41. > :02:46.show, we have got all of this... The women hit the road today, with
:02:46. > :02:53.defending champion Nicole Cooke amongst the hopefuls. Beijing's
:02:53. > :03:03.Golden girl, Rebecca Adlington, was defending her title in the Women's
:03:03. > :03:04.
:03:04. > :03:07.400m Freestyle. Life is a beach, for some at least, here in London.
:03:07. > :03:14.We will be catching up with the beach volleyball, a month other
:03:14. > :03:20.things. We will start with the cycling. It was the men who started
:03:20. > :03:25.and finished on the Mall yesterday. Today, it is the turn of the women,
:03:25. > :03:31.themselves facing a long day. Nicole Cooke got our first gold in
:03:31. > :03:37.Beijing in this race. Matthew Pinsent has the story. Yesterday,
:03:37. > :03:42.in the men's road race, Britain expected. Perhaps too much. The
:03:43. > :03:48.gold rush that was meant to begin with a Mark Cavendish victory down
:03:48. > :03:52.the Mall never materialised, as Team GB were derailed. But today,
:03:52. > :03:57.there was a chance for British cycling to put that behind them, as
:03:57. > :04:03.the women took to the roads. Beijing gold-medallist Nicole Cooke
:04:03. > :04:08.was joined on the team by Emma Pooley, Lucy Martin and the inform
:04:08. > :04:15.Lizzie Armitstead. Reports that a? And Cook might not be the best of
:04:15. > :04:18.friends seemed off the mark before the race. But there was even more
:04:18. > :04:24.pressure to open Team GB's medal account following yesterday's
:04:24. > :04:29.events. Not at all, we have done our preparation, and we are ready.
:04:29. > :04:34.Everybody wants a medal, and hopefully we can do it.
:04:34. > :04:39.HUGH PORTER: And they start the Olympic road race. They are getting
:04:39. > :04:44.stuck into it straightaway. Here's the first attack, it looks like the
:04:44. > :04:49.Ryder from Brazil going away. Emma Pooley, how she got a problem?
:04:49. > :04:53.think she has got a puncture. were no early breakaways today, as
:04:53. > :04:56.the peloton set a good pace. Nobody was prepared to make the decisive
:04:56. > :05:01.was prepared to make the decisive burst to the front. It was far from
:05:01. > :05:07.easy going. Heavy rain, crashes, punctures and other obstacles made
:05:07. > :05:12.conditions tough. Even so, the riders began to take risks.
:05:12. > :05:20.HUGH PORTER: We have got an attack, and it is the rider from Holland,
:05:20. > :05:25.Vandyke, having a go. CHRIS BOARDMAN: Well, this race
:05:25. > :05:30.seems to be getting animated now. Italy are in trouble as well. The
:05:30. > :05:38.world champion is having to change a wheel. The world champion, and
:05:38. > :05:44.one of the big favourites, has got some work to do. The British team
:05:44. > :05:52.had managed to steer clear of trouble so far. The aggressive
:05:52. > :05:56.approach was paying off, so far. HUGH PORTER: We can see another GB
:05:56. > :06:00.Jersey coming up behind her, and it is Lizzie Armitstead. So, a brace
:06:00. > :06:04.of riders from Great Britain are just showing that they are in
:06:04. > :06:10.really good form, and anything that the course offers, they can handle
:06:10. > :06:15.it. Nicole Cooke, the defending champion, has come right through
:06:15. > :06:20.them here, to the sharp end of the contest. So, it is Cooke right at
:06:20. > :06:26.the front. Look at the crowd, absolutely astonishing. There are
:06:26. > :06:35.thousands here! It is Pooley that is attacking now, she is the one
:06:35. > :06:45.that's trying to keep this strung out. Vos is having a go, clearly
:06:45. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :06:58.the best woman sprinter on the Zabelinskaya made good her escape,
:06:58. > :06:59.but Lizzie Armitstead managed to bridge the gap with two others.
:06:59. > :07:04.They were heading back towards the They were heading back towards the
:07:04. > :07:14.capital. Just to confirm that leading group, it is Olga
:07:14. > :07:15.
:07:15. > :07:20.Zabelinskaya, Lizzie Armitstead, Shelly Olds of the USA, and then
:07:20. > :07:27.the hot favourite, Marianne Vos, of the Netherlands. We have lost a
:07:27. > :07:32.rider, and it looks like Shelly Olds has gone, she has lost contact.
:07:32. > :07:36.The gap is now 40 seconds. If that is the case, I don't think these
:07:36. > :07:43.three are going to get caught. the closing stages, it is touch and
:07:43. > :07:50.go. It is a nail-biter. And then there were three. Lizzie
:07:50. > :07:56.Armitstead and Marianne Vos seemed the most likely of the trio. Lizzie
:07:56. > :08:03.Armitstead is gesticulating, saying, come on! About 12 minutes remaining
:08:03. > :08:08.in this Olympic road race. And we have a British rider who are poised,
:08:09. > :08:16.possibly, to take a gold medal. Each of the trio were guaranteed a
:08:16. > :08:22.medal. The only question was, which colour? They made their final
:08:22. > :08:29.sprint towards the finish line. On the Mall, it is still Zabelinskaya
:08:29. > :08:36.at the front. Boss is leading this out! Can Lizzie Armitstead
:08:36. > :08:41.challenge? Both riders looking for the line! Boss takes gold, and
:08:41. > :08:47.Lizzie Armitstead takes silver. Many congratulations, how does it
:08:47. > :08:52.feel to come up the Mall like that? It is a wall of noise, then it is
:08:52. > :08:58.just a sprint to the line. Lizzie did a really good job. It was a
:08:58. > :09:03.good sprint. I am really happy. Lizzie, huge congratulations, such
:09:03. > :09:12.a thrill for everybody to see you taking the silver medal - how good
:09:13. > :09:18.does it feel? I don't know, it is just really strange. I don't know,
:09:18. > :09:23.I am a bit shocked. An awesome performance from your teammates as
:09:23. > :09:29.well, early on in the race. Yes, Emma Pooley did exactly as was
:09:29. > :09:35.asked on Box Hill. I committed to that break. I wasn't sure whether I
:09:35. > :09:39.should go with it, I should have just jumped her earlier, but never
:09:39. > :09:45.mind. You could see that she was focused and determined, there was
:09:45. > :09:51.no way she was going to let that gap open up. To finish second
:09:51. > :09:55.behind Marianne Vos is incredible. Marianne Vos deserves it, but we're
:09:55. > :10:01.so proud of Lizzie, the way she has stuck in there.
:10:01. > :10:04.So, it may have come a day later than many had expected, but a
:10:04. > :10:11.cyclist succeeded in delivering the first British medal. Lizzie
:10:11. > :10:16.Armitstead proved once again that, as in 2008, the women's road race
:10:16. > :10:20.seems to be a very British speciality. I am delighted to say
:10:20. > :10:25.that Team GB performance director Dave Brailsford has also joined us.
:10:25. > :10:29.It was a better day today, the plan was executed perfectly? Yes, it was
:10:29. > :10:33.a fantastic day. It really was. Lizzie showed absolute
:10:33. > :10:38.determination. She took the initiative, it was a big gamble,
:10:38. > :10:42.there was an hour's worth of racing to go when she made that move, and
:10:42. > :10:47.it was all-or-nothing after that. But she committed, and what a
:10:47. > :10:52.brilliant, gutsy ride. She still berated herself, thinking she could
:10:52. > :10:57.have jumped Marianne Vos on the Mall. Marianne Vos is a worthy
:10:57. > :11:04.champion, she has been a dominant force for a while now. She deserved
:11:04. > :11:08.the gold medal. Sometimes you lose gold or you win silver, but today,
:11:08. > :11:12.Lizzie definitely won the silver. She showed incredible competitive
:11:13. > :11:17.spirit. She is a really interesting product of your talent
:11:17. > :11:21.identification. She was spotted in a school playground in Otley, if I
:11:21. > :11:29.am not mistaken. How do you know when you see a kid like that that
:11:29. > :11:34.they could do this? Well, we did some tests, we went round schools,
:11:34. > :11:38.but really, the acid test is whether somebody wants it or not.
:11:38. > :11:42.It is the drive inside them, do they really want it? If that is
:11:42. > :11:50.there, you can work on the rest, and Lizzie has always had that.
:11:50. > :11:54.Very hungry, very determined, absolutely professional. It was a
:11:54. > :11:59.team effort - Emma Pooley did fantastic work as well. Yes, she
:11:59. > :12:02.did a brilliant job. Emma Pooley kept attacking, which forced the
:12:02. > :12:07.other competitors to keep chasing her down because they knew she was
:12:07. > :12:11.a threat. Then just when Vos attacked, Lizzie went with her, and
:12:11. > :12:15.they did not see them again. Yesterday was the complete opposite,
:12:15. > :12:20.wasn't it? We were desperately hoping that the chasing pack would
:12:20. > :12:23.not catch up today, but yesterday was the opposite. An American
:12:23. > :12:27.commentators said the only way Team GB were going to win yesterday
:12:27. > :12:30.would have been if they had not one the Tour de France. Because
:12:30. > :12:34.basically, everybody wants to beat you. Was there anything you could
:12:34. > :12:39.have done differently? I don't think so. The only way we could
:12:39. > :12:42.have won that race, or the best chance, was to try to get it to be
:12:42. > :12:47.a sprint finish for Mark Cavendish, and that is what the guys tried to
:12:47. > :12:50.do, to control the race. It was a big ask. When they got to the top
:12:50. > :12:55.of the final climb only a minute behind the breakaway group, we
:12:55. > :13:00.thought it was game on, but it was not to be, it did not come back. We
:13:00. > :13:03.saw that again today, the breakaway group did not come back. So if we
:13:03. > :13:09.went back and started again tomorrow, we would use the same
:13:09. > :13:14.tactics and see whether it worked. No regrets. How are Bradley
:13:14. > :13:18.Wiggins' legs? They went really deep yesterday, they gave it their
:13:18. > :13:21.all, Chris Froome as well. But I think they will be fine. They have
:13:21. > :13:24.just got back from the Tour de France. They have got a couple of
:13:24. > :13:28.days to take it easy now. They will be giving it everything on
:13:28. > :13:32.Wednesday. You both know what it is like to go into a major tournament
:13:32. > :13:38.in your home country - the expectation of a nation is on you,
:13:38. > :13:44.so you can appreciate, everyone wants to beat you? Yes, basically,
:13:44. > :13:48.you have to be a moving target, that is what I always thought. I
:13:48. > :13:52.always told people that my competitors were excellent, so I
:13:52. > :13:57.was always trying to be excellent. When the race was over, I would go
:13:57. > :14:01.back and evaluate it. So, when your competitors get to you, you're
:14:01. > :14:07.already in the next place. It is a different kind of pressure, I
:14:07. > :14:11.imagine. If we're talking about the expectations of their home Olympic
:14:11. > :14:17.Games, it is significant. It is the heightened anticipation of what the
:14:17. > :14:21.nation wants. When you look at the competitors that you're up against,
:14:21. > :14:24.the world continues to move forward. This is why the Olympic Games
:14:24. > :14:29.continues to be relevant, that we are pushing the limits of human
:14:29. > :14:35.performance. As a coach, is it almost a different challenge for
:14:35. > :14:40.you, this Olympic Games, because it might be said that you over
:14:40. > :14:50.achieved in Beijing, and you had massive target coming into this
:14:50. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :14:54.While we have done a lot of Olympic Games in the past and been
:14:54. > :14:58.successful, none of us in Team GB has had a home games and
:14:58. > :15:03.experienced what we are experiencing now. It is special and
:15:03. > :15:08.very different. It has given us all a boost. We now want to thrive off
:15:08. > :15:13.the back of that. We will take the challenge on and support the riders
:15:13. > :15:19.to be the best they can be. And hopefully, bring back some great
:15:19. > :15:24.performances. We saw tonight in the pool, the support Rebecca Adlington
:15:24. > :15:31.had was incredible. Having done a home games, what is it a golden
:15:31. > :15:36.nugget of advice you could give? I had two at times, Los Angeles and
:15:36. > :15:41.Atlanta. I thought it was great to embrace it. Walking down the street,
:15:41. > :15:45.someone was always saying good luck. There was no language barrier. It
:15:45. > :15:50.is tough with the weight of expectation, but if you can embrace
:15:50. > :15:58.it and say while, what a wonderful opportunity, you can enjoy it.
:15:58. > :16:03.you enjoy it? I was the opposite. There are contrasting opinions here.
:16:03. > :16:08.For me, going through all of this when people were saying to me
:16:08. > :16:12."can't wait to see you win an Olympic gold medal", I don't know
:16:12. > :16:18.what to say. I was like, thanks, I am just trying to do my grocery
:16:18. > :16:24.shopping here. There was a point when I was nervous before my first
:16:24. > :16:30.Olympic final, the 400 freestyle. It was the first race for Australia
:16:30. > :16:36.to win a gold medal. I am usually really cool, calm and collected.
:16:37. > :16:43.And then, when the crowd roared, I just couldn't believe it. In that
:16:43. > :16:49.instant, I was like, OK, I am ready to race. And I could use that
:16:49. > :16:58.energy. Then there is more than one way to skin a cat. It just took him
:16:58. > :17:03.longer to figure it out. You had two goes at it. We will do the
:17:03. > :17:09.which is the more difficult sport debate soon. Thank you for that
:17:09. > :17:13.fantastic in sight. Dave, thank you for coming in. Please pass on our
:17:13. > :17:18.best to the team. We hope to have you back, talking
:17:18. > :17:23.about more goals later. On Wednesday, Bradley Wiggins, Emma
:17:23. > :17:31.Pooley and Chris Frome are going in the time-trials. Now, we herald the
:17:31. > :17:38.return of Team GB's golden girl from Beijing. Adlington is a gold
:17:38. > :17:41.medallist! Great Britain have won a gold in the swimming pool! Are I am
:17:41. > :17:48.standing up to salute Great Britain's new heroine of the
:17:48. > :17:52.Olympic Games, Rebecca Adlington. Two gold medals. Rebecca Adlington,
:17:52. > :17:55.you are absolutely brilliant. Double gold medallist Rebecca
:17:55. > :18:00.Adlington was the star attraction in the pool tonight. She was going
:18:00. > :18:04.for gold and glory and aiming to defend the 400m freestyle title she
:18:04. > :18:10.won in China four years ago. Earlier in the day, Chemmy
:18:10. > :18:14.qualified 8th fastest for the final and lined up in lane eight as a
:18:14. > :18:20.result, a tough place from which to defend an Olympic title. One of her
:18:20. > :18:30.main rivals was in lane one, Federica Pellegrini of Italy. The
:18:30. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:51.French swimmer qualified in lane Centre in London for the start of
:18:51. > :18:55.the women's 400m freestyle final. Got off very fast indeed, slightly
:18:55. > :18:59.scarily, Camille Muffat of France. She has been working on her pacing
:18:59. > :19:09.all year. I expected Schmitt to lead out the charge in lane five,
:19:09. > :19:09.
:19:09. > :19:13.but Moffatt has been the fastest by about two seconds this year. Muffat
:19:13. > :19:17.has been practising to come back very strongly. We did not expect
:19:17. > :19:23.her to start out the strongest, so I think she has been waiting all
:19:23. > :19:29.year for this moment. There could be a couple of for a friend --
:19:29. > :19:36.French swimmers on the podium. Schmitt is doing what we thought
:19:36. > :19:40.she would do. This is a dominant swim from Muffat. I can't see
:19:40. > :19:46.anything else happening here. It is an interesting way to do it,
:19:46. > :19:51.because if she has a strong back end, why go so fast at the start?
:19:51. > :19:59.Also, Allison Schmitt... Becky is in lane eight. She looks OK at the
:19:59. > :20:05.moment. She is maybe in third, 4th or 5th. But the two in the centre
:20:05. > :20:15.are very fast indeed. Pellegrini is also very good in the back end. She
:20:15. > :20:20.is lying in third place. Her world record of was the slowest first 200
:20:20. > :20:26.and a very fast second 200. These girls are going to beyond that time.
:20:26. > :20:33.Becky is down the bottom. Decent place, the bronze medal at the
:20:33. > :20:40.moment is up for grabs. These two front swimmers may have gone a bit
:20:40. > :20:50.too quick. We saw it in 2008 in Beijing, when one swimmer went much
:20:50. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:59.too fast in the third 100. If you go too early, that can be what
:20:59. > :21:09.happens. Becky is still looking good. Becky Adlington is not out of
:21:09. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:17.it. Muffat is leading in the centre. Schmitt second. And Becky Adlington
:21:17. > :21:26.is moving up slowly. Schmitt is not giving in. She is training with
:21:26. > :21:33.Phelps' coach. Very strong, tough swimmer. Muffat stretching out,
:21:33. > :21:42.very casual stroke. The second part of this 400 is absolutely awesome.
:21:42. > :21:50.It is between these two are now. Adlington in a good a third place.
:21:50. > :21:58.80 metres to go in the final of the women's 400m freestyle. Leading at
:21:58. > :22:01.the moment is Camille Muffat of France. But coming back very
:22:01. > :22:06.strongly, Allison Schmitt. Adlington is down at the bottom,
:22:06. > :22:10.starting to move into the bronze medal position. It was not far-off
:22:11. > :22:17.this position that she won the gold four years ago. Come on, Becky
:22:17. > :22:21.Adlington! About 40 metres to go. Camille Muffat of France is leading,
:22:21. > :22:27.Allison Schmitt second and Becky Adlington in the bronze-medal
:22:27. > :22:31.position. Come on, Becky! This is not over. Muffat of France has led
:22:31. > :22:38.from the start, but Schmitt is still coming. It is going to be so
:22:38. > :22:42.close for the last 50m. Schmitt will just get the silver. Dr Muffat,
:22:42. > :22:48.silver at Schmitt and a fantastic bronze medal for Becky Adlington.
:22:48. > :22:52.Isn't that marvellous for the 800 as well? Well done, Becky Adlington,
:22:53. > :22:58.from lane eight. Excellent, I am really pleased. Look at those guys
:22:58. > :23:05.in her home town, supporting Becky. Really good. We did not expect her
:23:05. > :23:10.to defend the title. All year, Muffat's name was on the gold medal,
:23:10. > :23:14.and she swam a master forest. Adlington could probably not see
:23:14. > :23:20.the rest of the swimmers so much. She showed a lot of grit and
:23:20. > :23:30.determination. That bodes well for the 800. It was an easy win for
:23:30. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:44.Muffat, Andy! Very impressive swim. Camille Muffat of France. Great
:23:44. > :23:51.
:23:51. > :23:57.swim for Becky, though. Adlington Becky, there is relief there, isn't
:23:57. > :24:04.there? So much! It was so overwhelming, the crowd. 12 years
:24:04. > :24:10.of hard work went into that. It was hard. It is always the 400 that
:24:10. > :24:14.feels tougher for me. I am so pleased. They were so far ahead. I
:24:14. > :24:23.did not know where I was coming. I am so glad I got a medal at their
:24:23. > :24:29.home games. Not many can say that. Wonderful cheer for Becky Adlington.
:24:29. > :24:34.There are her parents. She came in as defending champion and swam
:24:34. > :24:43.faster than she did in Beijing four years ago. And she has added a
:24:43. > :24:47.bronze medal to those two golds. She gets a kiss from the Prince.
:24:47. > :24:52.Standing ovation from the majority of the crowd.
:24:52. > :24:56.Fitting that she should be the first Brit on the podium at their
:24:56. > :25:02.Aquatics Centre. Hopefully, she will go higher later in the week. A
:25:02. > :25:07.brave, gutsy and emotional swim. This was a great swim. The key put
:25:07. > :25:11.herself on the line from the beginning of that race. There are
:25:11. > :25:16.different strategies she could have put in place to get the result, and
:25:16. > :25:22.this was the one that was the most painful, so hats off to her. She
:25:22. > :25:25.swam a brilliant race. Everyone should be really proud of their key
:25:25. > :25:29.to secure a that bronze medal, because a lot of people were
:25:29. > :25:34.starting to doubt whether we would pick up medals here. It looks
:25:34. > :25:39.fantastic for their 800. When she said, that really hurt, you said, I
:25:39. > :25:44.know what she means. We all know what that means. That is what you
:25:44. > :25:50.feel when you first cross the line. But after you reflect on it at, you
:25:50. > :25:54.say wow, it was worth it. A she swam faster than four years ago,
:25:54. > :25:59.when she got her gold medal. It shows you how the sport moves on
:25:59. > :26:04.and evolves. Do you think if she had been in lane four or five, it
:26:04. > :26:08.would have made a difference? feel as though it was perfect for
:26:08. > :26:13.Becky in lane eight. It meant she needed a strategy for how she was
:26:13. > :26:19.going to perform. She did not get caught up in the wash of the French
:26:19. > :26:23.woman and the American. They went out really fast, and Becky would
:26:23. > :26:29.have been sitting right at their feet and getting a lot of waves off
:26:29. > :26:32.them. Talking of the expectation of a nation when you come back from
:26:32. > :26:38.four years ago, at that time she was not expected to get a double
:26:38. > :26:41.gold medal haul. That relief, you could almost see that in the post-
:26:41. > :26:46.race interview. No question, but the most impressive part was that
:26:46. > :26:51.she improved on her time. She really did step up. The other
:26:51. > :26:56.ladies perform well, but she did exactly what she was supposed to do.
:26:56. > :27:06.Is it possible to describe the pain you are in when you are hurting so
:27:06. > :27:14.
:27:14. > :27:19.badly? I remember. It was really difficult. It is a numbing pain.
:27:19. > :27:24.There is a part of you wear your mind is telling your body to stop,
:27:24. > :27:30.and your heart is saying to go, and it is this battle between your
:27:30. > :27:34.thought process and how you are feeling. It is the same when you go
:27:34. > :27:41.bungee-jumping. You walk to the edge, and everything tells you you
:27:41. > :27:45.are going to die, step back. This is how your body responds. This is
:27:45. > :27:55.how you feel. It is painful that you have to force your way through
:27:55. > :28:00.it. Do you kind of enjoy it, the pain? Do you have to? I feel like
:28:00. > :28:05.you do. It is funny, but when you look back on your career, you don't
:28:05. > :28:12.talk about the easy races, you look at the hard ones. Remember that
:28:12. > :28:19.tough day, that tough finish? That is what stands out to you. This is
:28:19. > :28:24.why you train hard. When I heard myself in training, on race day, I
:28:24. > :28:30.am prepared and I know what that pain feels like. I have been
:28:30. > :28:36.through it and got past it. And you are still doing it. Do you miss it?
:28:36. > :28:42.You know what? Might time came, and that was it. No more pain. We will
:28:42. > :28:48.talk about your time later. I could fill your motion there. About pain?
:28:48. > :28:54.Yeah. I was feeling you're paying. Thank you for that in sight.
:28:54. > :29:04.Well, the Olympic Park where we are now, the sport is continuing. The
:29:04. > :29:14.
:29:14. > :29:24.crowds are milling behind and The beach volleyball is one of the
:29:24. > :29:26.
:29:26. > :29:34.hottest tickets in town. Beauty, power and graced - could do GB
:29:35. > :29:41.women's gymnastics team follow what was achieved yesterday? And our
:29:41. > :29:51.boxers aiming to get through their first fights. But it is now time to
:29:51. > :29:54.
:29:54. > :29:57.catch up with one of Britain's greatest ever Olympians. Yes,
:29:57. > :30:00.three-time gold-medallist Ben Ainslie began his bid for a number
:30:00. > :30:05.four today, as the sailing competition started. Shortly, we
:30:05. > :30:08.will be going live to Shirley Robertson. But before that, here's
:30:09. > :30:13.Rob Walker with all the news of the day from Weymouth. There has been
:30:13. > :30:20.such huge expectation ahead of the start of this Olympic regatta.
:30:20. > :30:28.Great Britain have three returning defending champions - Ben Ainslie,
:30:28. > :30:32.Iain Percy and Simpson. We can give you an indication, it is almost
:30:32. > :30:36.sold out every single day here. There is a big screen for all the
:30:36. > :30:40.supporters to view the action, and to give the men a big cheer when
:30:40. > :30:44.they come round the mark. And we have got 50 square kilometres, that
:30:44. > :30:47.is the size of the field of play for these British Olympic sailors.
:30:47. > :30:55.It has been a fascinating start to what we hope will be a fabulous
:30:55. > :31:00.fortnight. This was one of the most eagerly-awaited campaigns in the
:31:00. > :31:03.history of Olympic regattas. After all the attention, Ben Ainslie must
:31:03. > :31:12.have been relieved to return to a familiar setting, on familiar
:31:12. > :31:16.waters. A sluggish start saw him outside the top 10 at the first
:31:16. > :31:22.mark, but showing all his experience, he settled into the
:31:22. > :31:26.race, his trademark downwind speed propelling him to second place.
:31:26. > :31:29.Britain's traditional slow starter had reversed the trend of previous
:31:29. > :31:34.had reversed the trend of previous Games. In the second race, it was a
:31:34. > :31:39.chance to consolidate. But today, we were watching two men with
:31:39. > :31:44.composure. Jonas Hogh-Christensen had the audacity to be Ben Ainslie
:31:44. > :31:49.in the second race, just as he had done in the first. It is far too
:31:49. > :31:54.early to talk about a two-horse race, but these two men are at the
:31:54. > :31:58.very peak of their powers. The next instalment will be fascinating.
:31:58. > :32:03.Britain's other defending champions today were Iain Percy and Andrew
:32:03. > :32:07.Simpson. But the Star class attracts big names and reputations,
:32:07. > :32:15.and the wind and waves can prove tricky mistress for even the most
:32:15. > :32:18.experienced. These two lifelong friends have been here before, and
:32:18. > :32:24.they found their form. The battle with the Brazilians went all the
:32:24. > :32:29.way to the line. Second place, a great end to a tough day. Well, it
:32:29. > :32:33.has been a pretty good first day for the British sailors, Ben
:32:33. > :32:37.Ainslie, Iain Percy and Bart Simpson. But there is an awful long
:32:37. > :32:42.way to go in this Olympic regatta. Our first medal races do not start
:32:42. > :32:47.for another week. Shirley Robertson was on the water all day long, she
:32:47. > :32:54.is on dry land now - good evening, conditions there looked absolutely
:32:54. > :33:00.conditions there looked absolutely fantastic? It was a fantastic day,
:33:00. > :33:07.we had wind and sun, and the crowds came out. You could hear them
:33:07. > :33:12.cheering for Ben Ainslie. It was an absolutely fantastic day. With me
:33:12. > :33:18.now, I have got the coach for the Finn class. What was it like when
:33:18. > :33:22.Ben was going around those marks? It was fantastic. There was Union
:33:22. > :33:27.flags everywhere, the whole area was packed with people. Every time
:33:27. > :33:32.Ben got close, the crowd went mad, the commentators were screaming, it
:33:32. > :33:37.was fantastic. He does not always make the best start in the Olympics,
:33:37. > :33:42.I cannot comment on the endings! But two second places today, he
:33:42. > :33:48.will be happy with that. Yes, he really showed his intentions today.
:33:48. > :33:54.As you said, historically, he does not make the best starts. But he
:33:54. > :34:00.will be really happy. It is the start of quite a long regatta.
:34:00. > :34:04.that first race, he went around the top mark in 11th, but ended up
:34:04. > :34:12.third at the bottom mark, what a great move. Just explain what magic
:34:12. > :34:17.he has got. I'm sure the spectators know as well as I do, but it is
:34:17. > :34:21.years of sailing, and the physical effort that he puts into it. All
:34:21. > :34:26.those training programmes, and also sailing with a bunch of training
:34:26. > :34:29.partners who are second to none. You can take some of that credit.
:34:29. > :34:35.You train those training partners, and we have got such quality in
:34:35. > :34:39.this country, haven't we? Absolutely. We had a training group
:34:39. > :34:43.of five guys in Weymouth for the last six weeks, and that group
:34:43. > :34:47.included three world champions. The other guys are fighting for medals
:34:47. > :34:51.in the top 10 in the world themselves. But in the Olympics in
:34:51. > :34:59.sailing, only one person does, which is a shame. But Ben is doing
:34:59. > :35:02.us proud. Thanks for that. There is lots more action tomorrow,
:35:02. > :35:11.including two more races for Ben Ainslie.
:35:11. > :35:18.Thank you very much. The live sport goes on now, and you can watch it
:35:18. > :35:22.right now on the red button, or on the website. We have just seen one
:35:22. > :35:29.of our Olympic legends, in Ben Ainslie. This man here was all
:35:29. > :35:33.right as well. COMMENTATOR: This great man has
:35:33. > :35:38.accumulated more gold medals in World Championships and Olympic
:35:38. > :35:45.championships than anyone else in history. Carl Lewis, on his way to
:35:45. > :35:51.four gold medals, and that's number one! What a jump! It is another
:35:51. > :35:57.superb jump for Carl Lewis. Lewis is flying. The last few moments in
:35:57. > :36:03.the Olympic Stadium have really been electric. The big man has the
:36:03. > :36:13.baton! He is so elegant on the runway, and he has nailed one! Oh,
:36:13. > :36:17.
:36:17. > :36:21.yes! And look at Carl Lewis go! Carl Lewis has taken them home
:36:21. > :36:27.tuition. Great memories for us, it must be fantastic for you to look
:36:27. > :36:30.back at that. Yes, it was a wonderful time. I look at it more
:36:30. > :36:36.than just the performances, because I had wonderful teammates, my
:36:36. > :36:41.family were there, my parents were coaches, my brothers and sisters,
:36:41. > :36:44.so I regard it as a great time in my life. It is easy to put it into
:36:44. > :36:52.perspective, and say, that was then, because it was such a wonderful
:36:52. > :36:56.time. I loved to train, to compete, to practise, and I loved the meets.
:36:56. > :37:00.What do you make of the effort we are putting in so far? I love the
:37:00. > :37:04.Olympics, because it is one of the few events where everything stops,
:37:04. > :37:08.people want to be a part of it. Where can you get so many people
:37:08. > :37:12.that want to volunteer to be a part of history in their own community?
:37:12. > :37:17.I have been around London here. They talk about the traffic, but
:37:17. > :37:22.the bottom line, the energy of the people, everyone is smiling. They
:37:22. > :37:25.are just proud to have the Games. This Olympic Park is amazing. The
:37:25. > :37:31.fact that you could put these stadiums here, and bring everyone
:37:31. > :37:41.here from all over the world, it is a great time, I am proud to be a
:37:41. > :37:42.
:37:42. > :37:51.part of my eighth Olympics. Can you two actually get around? If it
:37:52. > :37:57.rained a bit, I might be able to swim. I have a buggy, I am one of
:37:57. > :38:02.the spoiled ones. But it seems to be just as slow as walking! But it
:38:02. > :38:07.is a nice hassle. It really is. Because everybody is in the Olympic
:38:07. > :38:13.spirit, it is great. We are at a sporting event. You see athletes,
:38:13. > :38:16.and you expect people to come up as fans and want photographs. I
:38:16. > :38:21.remember being in my first Olympics and wanting to take photographs
:38:21. > :38:27.with every one as well. And of course, the 100m, the event that
:38:27. > :38:30.everybody looks forward to. It has been really building, with Yohan
:38:30. > :38:34.Blake and Usain Bolt. When Usain Bolt came out in the Opening
:38:34. > :38:37.Ceremony, it was one of the biggest cheers of the evening. He has got
:38:37. > :38:42.his huge reputation, and it is building towards a really good
:38:43. > :38:48.final, with that extra spice? it is going to be an amazing final.
:38:48. > :38:54.What is interesting is that he is trying to become the first --
:38:54. > :39:03.second person to do it, but also, Gatland has the chance do the same
:39:03. > :39:07.thing. I think it is going to be an interesting race. Look how cool it
:39:07. > :39:10.is tonight, that change is the dynamic. I think it is going to be
:39:10. > :39:14.an interesting race, and there will be some surprises. Everything else
:39:14. > :39:20.that is going on, do you look forward to the athletics more than
:39:20. > :39:25.anything else? What I love about the Olympics is that it is 32
:39:26. > :39:31.sports, and every single time I come to an Olympics, I Pick two new
:39:31. > :39:34.sports. This year, it is BMX and fencing. So, I do not get to the
:39:34. > :39:41.track too much. When I was competing, I could not go to any
:39:41. > :39:46.other sport, in four Olympics. you been down to the ExCeL? I am
:39:46. > :39:50.going this weekend, I just got tickets. I am going to go. This is
:39:50. > :39:57.the first time I can see every other sport. I respect these
:39:57. > :40:02.athletes so much. A I love the back stories. We think about our sports,
:40:02. > :40:06.but they have the same stories in every other sport. Of course, one
:40:06. > :40:11.of the big stories from the pool is this great big American rivalry
:40:11. > :40:14.between Phelps and Lochte. We had the first instalment of that
:40:14. > :40:20.yesterday - have you seen it building in the American press?
:40:20. > :40:24.big time. Michael is just a tremendous athlete, but what is
:40:24. > :40:28.interesting is that they are very similar in age, and they have been
:40:29. > :40:33.around a while. So it is a challenge. We can sit here and say
:40:33. > :40:37.that the challenge is to keep your mind focused in the Olympics, but I
:40:37. > :40:43.think Michael woke up this morning saying, either, you have got to be
:40:43. > :40:48.kidding me, or, I will see you later. And I would say, probably
:40:48. > :40:53.the second. Because he is that kind of champagne. We have all had those
:40:53. > :40:56.kind of races. Thank goodness people forget them. But I think the
:40:56. > :41:02.rivalry and will be tremendous for the rest of the Games. It is a
:41:02. > :41:07.different kind of pressure, coming in as a champion. I think this is
:41:07. > :41:14.one of the things which is unique about sport, the willingness to be
:41:14. > :41:20.able to give up your Mantel, or to be able to maintain it, retain the
:41:20. > :41:28.title. I think Michael Phelps, coming out here, he is swimming in
:41:28. > :41:31.multiple events, and I think we saw his reaction to what he did the
:41:32. > :41:39.night before last, we saw that reaction this evening, when he came
:41:39. > :41:43.into that 4x100m relay, he had a fantastic swim. And I think he is
:41:43. > :41:52.on track now. He will swim will, so will Lochte. But at the end of the
:41:52. > :42:01.day, these to are rivals. But at the end of the meet, we are all
:42:01. > :42:06.friends. Do you need a nemesis? don't think so. I had teammates,
:42:06. > :42:13.Leroy Burrell was my teammate for many years. It see these people
:42:13. > :42:18.were teammates. I think you find that strength in them. It is not
:42:18. > :42:22.really a rival, or a nemesis, it is a competitor. I think they look at
:42:22. > :42:30.each other as competitors, more than rivals. Usain Bolt has said
:42:30. > :42:35.the same thing about Blake. It is very different. You go out to
:42:35. > :42:41.compete, with your game face on, and then you walk off. I was asked
:42:41. > :42:45.earlier about the swimming, do you actually see each other, and do you
:42:45. > :42:50.know where you are in terms of the position? When you turn your head,
:42:50. > :42:54.you can see people. It is the only turn that you can see them. Some
:42:54. > :42:57.swimmers only breathe on one side, which means that someone can slip
:42:57. > :43:03.past on the other side. But sometimes you do not want to see
:43:03. > :43:07.other people, you just want to focus. And it is one of those
:43:07. > :43:13.things, you can feed off your competitors or you can focus on
:43:13. > :43:20.yourself, and make this your own space. You did not eyeball your
:43:20. > :43:25.opposition, did you? What's interesting, the surroundings are
:43:25. > :43:31.there, but I was trying not to be affected by them. Thank you so much,
:43:31. > :43:35.guys. Right now, we're going to Horse Guards Parade, for some beach
:43:35. > :43:42.volleyball. Last night we saw Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh.
:43:42. > :43:49.Tonight, their male character ports took to the court. -- their male
:43:49. > :43:59.counterparts. We are joining this one with the USA having won the
:43:59. > :43:59.
:43:59. > :44:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:44:57. > :45:07.first set. Ed Leigh is the lessen the options, but Shiratori
:45:07. > :45:07.
:45:07. > :45:15.went for the lob. And it was placed perfectly. Rogers receives and then
:45:15. > :45:25.goes to the net. A wonderful big from Shiratori. A sa he just
:45:25. > :46:02.
:46:02. > :46:12.couldn't get the jump to make again. Then you see the second
:46:12. > :46:22.
:46:22. > :46:31.and a real treat for the crowd here. A definite statement of intent for
:46:31. > :46:36.any of the other teams watching. Phil Dalhausser, those huge arms
:46:36. > :46:43.again working in the Americans' favour. A great point for the
:46:43. > :46:53.Japanese. They went hard, and their determination paid off. The never-
:46:53. > :47:06.
:47:06. > :47:13.say-die attitude is Quay in Phil Dalhausser gets back. The
:47:13. > :47:23.crowd are bowing here. The ball comes on to the net. I am not sure
:47:23. > :47:50.
:47:51. > :48:00.there, having the time to take your eye off the ball. Look at where
:48:01. > :48:01.
:48:01. > :48:05.your defence are, and then choose your shot. It is a rare talent.
:48:05. > :48:15.Phil Dalhausser got the block, but it deflected out of the path of
:48:15. > :48:15.
:48:16. > :48:25.Rogers. So the Japanese are not going quietly into this dark night.
:48:26. > :48:26.
:48:26. > :48:36.They are putting up a good fight here. Unforced error on the serve.
:48:36. > :48:46.
:48:46. > :48:56.Not what they need. Phil Dalhausser has done so much damage. Plenty of
:48:56. > :48:56.
:48:56. > :50:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:50:02. > :50:12.involvement by the crowd here. And using a sideways motion on that
:50:12. > :50:27.
:50:27. > :50:32.served to get a lot of spin on it. reaction dig from Shiratori. But
:50:32. > :50:42.that is it. The final point for the Americans, and a very convincing
:50:42. > :50:42.
:50:42. > :50:46.victory for the duo of Dalhausser Earlier today, the British women's
:50:46. > :50:53.pair of Zara Dampney and Shauna Mullin had a great win against
:50:54. > :50:58.Canada's Annie Martin and Marie- Andree Lessard in their opening
:50:58. > :51:01.preliminary. They lost the first set, but came back to win 2-1. Well
:51:01. > :51:07.done, girls. Archery in London is being staged
:51:07. > :51:10.at Lord's. Yesterday was the men's team event. It was the turn of the
:51:10. > :51:15.ladies today. Who knows that they knew better than former England
:51:15. > :51:25.cricket captain Michael Vaughan? It is not cricket, but he is willing
:51:25. > :51:27.
:51:27. > :51:32.You can feel it, you can sense it. There is nothing quite like the
:51:32. > :51:41.buzz and anticipation at the start of a day's play at Lord's.
:51:41. > :51:45.# I don't like cricket. For the next two weeks, Lords is
:51:45. > :51:50.home of the archery. The crowds are going nuts. Cricket doesn't get
:51:50. > :52:00.this kind of noise. GB went forth in Beijing. Can they go one better
:52:00. > :52:06.
:52:06. > :52:16.here and get into the medal slot? Russian Federation 50, Great
:52:16. > :52:22.
:52:22. > :52:32.A really close game, Alison Williamson with a 10 in the second
:52:32. > :52:33.
:52:33. > :52:40.set. It is going to be tight. will be disappointed with that shot.
:52:40. > :52:50.It is her sixth Olympics, her first being back in 1992. What an
:52:50. > :52:55.
:52:55. > :53:02.experience. After three sets, both teams are level. Six arrows left.
:53:02. > :53:06.Naomi Folkard with a four. It is all over. Britain cannot win.
:53:06. > :53:11.disappointment for the crowd here. The GB team have done the same as
:53:11. > :53:17.the men's team yesterday. Out at the first hurdle. Such an expectant
:53:17. > :53:21.crowd, but I guess that is the nature of the halfway stage. The
:53:21. > :53:24.Russians were neck-and-neck at that time, but they did better in the
:53:24. > :53:28.last three sets. Great disappointment for the crowd.
:53:28. > :53:33.Do northern Agnew, you have been here a few days. How has it been?
:53:33. > :53:38.loved it. I came here with some trepidation. I have been coming
:53:38. > :53:44.here a long time now. I first played here in 1976. It is
:53:44. > :53:48.fantastic. To be M archer and to shoot in front of those 5000 people
:53:48. > :53:51.was wonderful. I did see the groundsman out there in his shorts
:53:51. > :53:57.this morning, looking worried, because they are shooting straight
:53:57. > :54:04.over the pitch. It looks fine. It is different. Credit to the MCC for
:54:04. > :54:09.having done it. It looks fabulous. It has been a great event. That
:54:09. > :54:13.Givet joining us, Alison Williamson. What happened this morning? We had
:54:13. > :54:18.a match against the Russians. The Russians shot very well, and
:54:18. > :54:24.unfortunately, we lost. Was there any reason why? We did not score
:54:24. > :54:30.enough points! I am wearing this hat for a reason. Can you teach me
:54:30. > :54:39.how to fire a few? This is your shooting line. So you have one foot
:54:39. > :54:46.over the side. Clever, arrows, armed guard. Put your thumb and
:54:46. > :54:56.finger out of the way. Pull the string back, keep pulling, now let
:54:56. > :54:59.
:54:59. > :55:05.go. That is a nine! That is all right, isn't it?
:55:05. > :55:09.It is the final, Korea versus China. Korea have all the support, and
:55:09. > :55:19.they are attempting to make it seven gold medals. They have six
:55:19. > :55:26.
:55:26. > :55:32.already. Can they make it seven on the trot? It is a nine! And Korea
:55:32. > :55:36.have done it again. Korea take the gold medal. No surprises there,
:55:36. > :55:39.they were favourites from the start. I have rarely had my eyes opened
:55:39. > :55:44.today. Lord's has never seen anything like it. A three-hour
:55:44. > :55:50.lunch break, they play are made in the rain. It is not cricket, but I
:55:50. > :55:55.like it. I think he had a good day. It is a
:55:55. > :56:00.sport you definitely need to hold your nerve. You have not been to it
:56:00. > :56:05.yet? You do two new sports every day. May be in Rio. I Alison
:56:05. > :56:10.Williams from the GB team, it was her sixth Olympics, incredible
:56:10. > :56:16.longevity. She has obviously got the bug and can't put it down, but
:56:16. > :56:21.Olympic dream. I always tell people, retire when you are ready. You know
:56:21. > :56:26.when you are ready. Sometimes you want to come back, and that is fine.
:56:26. > :56:34.Just make sure you are ready when you finally stopped. I knew I was
:56:34. > :56:39.ready when I stopped swimming. I never thought I was won again. And
:56:39. > :56:46.in a moment's time, I just went, you know what? This is probably the
:56:46. > :56:53.last opportunity are will have in my life where I can do this. I was
:56:53. > :56:58.at a different stage in my life and in a different had space. I really
:56:58. > :57:05.wanted this back in my life, which was great. I have loved being back
:57:05. > :57:14.in the sport. Where do you want it to go? Commonwealth Games? I could
:57:14. > :57:22.not say when I stopped that I loved being in my sport. My targets are a
:57:22. > :57:28.long way away. We are working in 12 month blocks. And then we might see
:57:28. > :57:34.you in Glasgow. But you will not commit now, I understand. I think
:57:34. > :57:41.he said yes. There are a couple of Olympians I would like to draw your
:57:41. > :57:47.attention to. A Ian Millar is doing his tenth. He is an equestrian.
:57:47. > :57:53.Under Japanese equestrian team member Hiroshi Hoketsu is 71 years
:57:53. > :58:03.old. He is the oldest and Olympian and debut in 1964. I hope they have
:58:03. > :58:05.
:58:05. > :58:15.new horses! So you never know, that bug might keep biting. Imagine
:58:15. > :58:16.
:58:16. > :58:22.pulling your shorts on... Keep going as long as you can. Talking
:58:22. > :58:25.of carrying on, back in the bill tonight, Japan's Kosuke Kitajima
:58:25. > :58:31.was attempting to become the first man to win gold in a swimming event
:58:31. > :58:35.at three consecutive Olympics. It is the 100m breaststroke final.
:58:35. > :58:38.Kitajima made the final as 6th fastest, so he lined up in lane
:58:38. > :58:48.seven, but Cameron van der Burgh from South Africa qualified fastest
:58:48. > :58:54.
:58:55. > :59:01.breaststroke. There is a lot of noise around the pool, but a good,
:59:01. > :59:07.clean start. Kitajima in seven does not normally get the fastest 50m.
:59:07. > :59:13.Look at the world record holder going so fast down this first 25.
:59:13. > :59:18.He was nearly a second ahead of Kitajima in the semis. He did a few
:59:18. > :59:22.fly kicks as he entered the water, which is not allowed, actually. But
:59:22. > :59:31.the judges won't have picked that up, you can only see it on the
:59:31. > :59:37.camera. Kitajima is in the black cap closest to us, struggling with
:59:37. > :59:41.the pace. He is going out very well. Cameron van der Burgh is in very
:59:41. > :59:47.good shape indeed. They are starting to come back. The
:59:47. > :59:51.Australian retired from the 200m because he had had enough. Cameron
:59:51. > :00:01.van der Burgh from South Africa in lane four gets the gold. I think
:00:01. > :00:01.
:00:01. > :00:10.the silver has gone to Sprenger of. Amazing. He went out so fast and
:00:10. > :00:20.hung on. He held back a bit from his semi-final. It was a great swim.
:00:20. > :00:22.
:00:22. > :00:29.Some pretty excited people behind Van der Burgh wins the gold, for
:00:29. > :00:34.South Africa. So, another world record. I love
:00:34. > :00:41.the conservation -- conversation which has just taken place here.
:00:41. > :00:46.Carl Lewis said, is it a first pool? And the reply was, there is
:00:46. > :00:51.no such thing. And Carl Lewis said, there is no such thing as a fast
:00:52. > :00:57.track, either. There are so many variables, but they are all the
:00:57. > :01:03.same, and the same company makes them for each venue, usually. The
:01:03. > :01:11.atmosphere can be different, I have to admit that. Kitajima did not
:01:11. > :01:21.make it to another gold. You do that by not realising it until you
:01:21. > :01:25.get to the fourth. I took it one the Olympics at a time. The third
:01:25. > :01:31.time around, my friend had just set the world record, so I was trying
:01:31. > :01:35.to win the gold medal back. Each time, I was distracted, until I got
:01:35. > :01:40.to Atlanta, and they said, this could be the fourth in a row..
:01:40. > :01:45.did not put you off, obviously. didn't, it was amazing to go back
:01:45. > :01:49.to Atlanta. Honestly, if it was not in Atlanta, I might not have gone
:01:49. > :01:57.to the Olympics. It made that much of a difference for me, to be at
:01:57. > :02:03.home. I had been around the Olympics for so long, the first
:02:03. > :02:09.ceremony, I was in it, the last one, I was in the show. It was such a
:02:09. > :02:14.long time! I knew that being the oldest person there, but I was in
:02:14. > :02:24.everyone's head. Once it happened, everyone just freaked out. Amazing
:02:24. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:47.achievement. Let's taking the final of the women's 100m butterfly now.
:02:47. > :03:03.
:03:03. > :03:10.Let's handover to Andrew Jameson final of the women's macro 100m
:03:10. > :03:20.Butterfly. The world champion on the 100m Freestyle goes in lane
:03:20. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:03.three. Lane two, the American, is a finish that was! Vollmer Has done
:04:03. > :04:13.it, with a terrible finish as well! It is the second women's world
:04:13. > :04:23.record here. The 400 medley went, and now, to 100 Fly. It was a
:04:23. > :04:24.
:04:24. > :04:31.wonderful swim from Vollmer. The world record-holder finished fourth,
:04:31. > :04:36.Ellen Gandy finished eighth. It was a very consistent swim. The yes, I
:04:36. > :04:38.would have liked to have gone faster, but it is a great to be a
:04:38. > :04:42.part of this. part of this.
:04:42. > :04:52.It looks such a beautiful stroke when it is done properly, but it is
:04:52. > :04:52.
:04:53. > :04:59.brutal, isn't it? Not really. It is a struggle to become quite good at
:04:59. > :05:04.it, and there's two speeds in Butterfly, slow and fast, and there
:05:04. > :05:08.is nothing in between. Slow hurts more than fast, so you want to get
:05:08. > :05:13.to fast as quickly as you can. It is all about efficiency, it is very
:05:14. > :05:17.rhythmical. You want to sit really high on top of the water. If you
:05:17. > :05:24.start to drop your hips, you then have to pull yourself out each
:05:24. > :05:29.stroke. The freestylers course is quick. The final race that we have
:05:29. > :05:33.not seen yet tonight is the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Australia
:05:34. > :05:43.and USA were renewing their old rivalries. But everybody knew that
:05:44. > :05:50.
:05:50. > :05:54.France could be dangerous, the silver-medallists from Beijing. He
:05:54. > :05:58.is the fastest 100m Freestyle swimmer in the world, from
:05:58. > :06:02.Australia. Australia was looking for a lead here, we were expecting
:06:02. > :06:05.half a body length here, going into half a body length here, going into
:06:05. > :06:12.the next leg. And it did not materialise? It didn't. James
:06:12. > :06:18.actually comes in in second place. This was unexpected. This was the
:06:18. > :06:21.unexpected start which upset the order that we had, and it gave the
:06:21. > :06:28.French and the Americans the opportunity to start dictating the
:06:28. > :06:30.race. Disappointing for Australia? Australia had huge expectations for
:06:30. > :06:38.Australia had huge expectations for this one, and Australians will be
:06:38. > :06:42.very disappointed. Great scenes at the end, the French
:06:42. > :06:46.were magnificent. They were, and they were really unlucky not to win
:06:46. > :06:52.this one in Beijing. The French team was good. It was also the
:06:52. > :06:55.start of the diving programme today. You do not need to understand every
:06:55. > :07:02.nuance of the sport to appreciate that timing, grace and precision
:07:02. > :07:06.are everything. COMMENTATOR: Five dives completed
:07:06. > :07:09.by eight different pairings from around the world. It would be safe
:07:09. > :07:15.to say that the gold-medal favourites, by quite some way, are
:07:15. > :07:24.the Chinese. But anything can happen, it is a straight final,
:07:24. > :07:32.every single one of the five dives counts. Alesha blag and Rebecca
:07:32. > :07:36.Gallantree, going for Great Britain. That might let them down, letting
:07:36. > :07:41.go of the shape just a bit too early. It is a shame, because the
:07:41. > :07:51.synchronisation was good. Tom Daley, showing you with his expression,
:07:51. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :07:58.what I am telling you with my words. Now, Wu Minxia and He Zi. Pick the
:07:58. > :08:04.bones out of that one! My goodness me. That's got nines written all
:08:04. > :08:14.over it for me. That is the dive of over it for me. That is the dive of
:08:14. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:31.the contest thus far. Now, the dive. The Chinese, looking to get a
:08:31. > :08:38.clean sweep, as they did last year. I would say that's one gold in the
:08:39. > :08:46.bag. They have done it! I think that's going to be the US on the
:08:46. > :08:53.podium. I did not predict that one. The Canadians' final dive of this
:08:53. > :09:03.competition. They have just got into third place, and put the
:09:03. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:15.Italians down to fourth. Third gold medal in the 3m springboard, with
:09:15. > :09:19.
:09:19. > :09:25.different partners, for Wu. China, the dominant force in world diving.
:09:25. > :09:30.There are eight golds to be won in total, and China have won 24 of the
:09:31. > :09:40.last 32. Tomorrow, the men's 10m platforms starts, which means the
:09:41. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:04.We will see if Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield can rise to the occasion.
:10:04. > :10:13.They are diving at 3 o'clock tomorrow. They are certainly no
:10:13. > :10:23.underdogs, but this lot are. This was the athlete from Tony Denis Ten,
:10:23. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:54.in the women's 400m Freestyle. -- he was at it again, in the single
:10:54. > :11:04.scull.# because of a technicality, and an disqualification, he can at
:11:04. > :11:14.least say that he was not last. Is this a peculiarly British thing,
:11:14. > :11:17.the love of the underdog? What's that music? That's Benny Hill, the
:11:17. > :11:23.Americans love Benny Hill, don't they? We loved Benny Hill,
:11:23. > :11:31.absolutely. And now, some more headline makers from today. Stuart
:11:31. > :11:39.Pearce... Stuart Pearce's Team GB were in action again, getting their
:11:39. > :11:43.first victory of the competition, beating United Arab Emirates. Great
:11:43. > :11:53.Britain's women got off to a flying start in their opening hockey match,
:11:53. > :11:57.beating Japan by a four goals. Eventing, and Zara Phillips was in
:11:57. > :12:05.action on the second day of the dressage. The team are currently
:12:05. > :12:08.lying in third. It is is the highest placed Briton at the moment.
:12:08. > :12:14.Paula Radcliffe confirm today she will not be competing in the
:12:14. > :12:24.Marathon, due to injury. So, the world Marathon record holder looks
:12:24. > :12:30.like ending her glorious career like ending her glorious career
:12:30. > :12:33.without an Olympic medal. The volleyball is still going on at
:12:33. > :12:38.Earls court, and the beach volleyball is also still going on,
:12:38. > :12:43.long into the night. The volleyball, down at Horse Guards Parade, looks
:12:43. > :12:47.absolutely spectacular. Great Britain's men's gymnasts were
:12:47. > :12:57.magnificent yesterday, qualifying in third place. Today, it was the
:12:57. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :13:22.It is quite nerve-racking starting out on this first piece. Oh, and
:13:22. > :13:27.out on this first piece. Oh, and that very unfortunate. It is
:13:27. > :13:37.important that she finishes off strongly. It is a new dismount for
:13:37. > :13:37.
:13:37. > :14:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:14:38. > :14:48.She will get the crowd right behind judge, I dare you to take something
:14:48. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :16:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:16:01. > :16:06.away. Here is the youngest member combination. Winds up for the big
:16:06. > :16:16.dismount. It is there! What about that? The double world champion has
:16:16. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:31.the chance now to go for Olympic Well done to GB's women, joining
:16:31. > :16:34.the men in the team final. Can we doff our caps also to the German
:16:34. > :16:40.gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, who qualified for the vault final today
:16:40. > :16:45.at the age of 37, which is about 58 in gymnastic years! Her story has
:16:45. > :16:50.more to it. In 1992, she won gold with the Soviet Union team in
:16:50. > :16:55.Barcelona. A few years later, she married and had a son called
:16:55. > :16:59.Alisher. He contracted leukaemia in 2002, so she accepted an offer to
:16:59. > :17:03.train and earn money in Germany to raise money to help treat her
:17:03. > :17:07.little boy, which is how she ended up competing for Germany are all
:17:07. > :17:13.those Olympics ago. 37 years old and to be competing in the Olympic
:17:13. > :17:18.Games at as a gymnast, that is a different level. And it was over
:17:18. > :17:23.for me at 35. It is the human spirit, that is what it is down to.
:17:23. > :17:28.She waited until she was ready. It is a wonderful story for anyone to
:17:28. > :17:34.know. She had to divert herself for a while, but she was not finished
:17:34. > :17:38.yet. And it was the love of her child that led her to get treatment.
:17:38. > :17:43.This is the extraordinary part, that the motivation was for the
:17:43. > :17:49.child. We see the performances at the Olympics, but we also see
:17:49. > :17:59.humanity. This is why we celebrate. These are the stories which give
:17:59. > :18:03.the yay Olympics that unique spirit. Time now for this.
:18:03. > :18:08.This is the magnificent seven men fighting here in London for Team GB.
:18:08. > :18:14.Anthony Ogogo went through yesterday. Today, welterweight Fred
:18:14. > :18:24.Evans was first in action. He was up against Airbus a baddie of
:18:24. > :18:37.
:18:37. > :18:40.Algeria. We join the back at the Britain in the red. ILEA so badly
:18:40. > :18:49.boxed in last year's world championships. He lost to a
:18:49. > :18:54.Georgian -- Ilyas Abbadi. With that one-two combination, Evans has
:18:54. > :18:59.finished on the right hook. Make it a three Punch combo, right, left,
:18:59. > :19:05.right. He lands a one-two, but he stays there as he is breaking away
:19:05. > :19:11.and gets caught now and again. think the Algerian corner have said
:19:11. > :19:16.to their man, this British boxer is a counter-puncher, so let him come
:19:16. > :19:20.to you. He is not taking all the steps forward that he did in the
:19:20. > :19:27.opening round. He is waiting for Evans to come to him, which changes
:19:28. > :19:33.the dynamic of the contest. A bit wild from Evans. He has got to hold
:19:33. > :19:38.it together now. When the draw was made, I was quite pleased. But this
:19:38. > :19:48.Algerian is a decent boxer. So Evans has to find their way. Lovely
:19:48. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :19:59.shot by Evans. Well-timed punch. Come on, Aref. I did not agree with
:19:59. > :20:03.that. It is the second time there has been an admonition. It is just
:20:03. > :20:09.a caution, don't do it again. If he does, he could find himself in
:20:09. > :20:18.trouble. I have not seen a warning so far in any of the other contests.
:20:18. > :20:21.Good defence by Evans. Watertight stuff from the Welshman. He is a
:20:21. > :20:27.counter-puncher, Sophie has to trigger off his opponent. Maybe a
:20:27. > :20:37.little fainter to make the opponent lead, and then go back at him with
:20:37. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:46.a fast, crisp, sharp counters. Another close round. Ilyas Abbadi
:20:46. > :20:54.had his moments. Evans is slipping back into old ways and waiting a
:20:54. > :21:04.little too long. They have tried to correct this in Team GB. Lovely
:21:04. > :21:14.
:21:14. > :21:18.shot there by Evans. But he took a What a good contest this has been.
:21:18. > :21:22.What a good start to his Olympic boxing career by a Freddie Evans,
:21:22. > :21:29.mud but there is still a lot of work for him to do. It is by no
:21:29. > :21:37.means in the back. He is a teasing, saying come forward, let me have a
:21:37. > :21:47.crack at you. Another good round by Evans. He has opened up a five
:21:47. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :21:53.point gap. Some of his work was better and more accurate. Freddie
:21:53. > :21:58.Evans is three minutes away from earning himself a place at the
:21:58. > :22:02.second round of the Olympic boxing tournament. It is a very
:22:02. > :22:08.competitive division, the welterweight division. The world No.
:22:08. > :22:18.2, the reigning European champion, the twin pride of Welsh boxing at
:22:18. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:30.the moment. He is less than three minutes away now from taking a step
:22:30. > :22:38.further towards an Olympic medal that many have been tipped to win.
:22:38. > :22:43.Just got to tighten up a bit as he is moving away. That is better with
:22:43. > :22:49.the tight guard, but as he is throwing punches, he is a bit open.
:22:49. > :22:54.He does not get back to be on guard position. This fellow, Ilyas Abbadi,
:22:54. > :23:01.is really working overtime. He has a problem with his club, it seems.
:23:02. > :23:06.It was the gumshield that has come out. That is an old trick. If you
:23:06. > :23:16.do lose your gumshield and the referee reckons you spat it out
:23:16. > :23:18.
:23:18. > :23:23.deliberately, you can get penalised. The discipline in London 2012 has
:23:23. > :23:32.been fantastic. More importantly, Freddie Evans is doing just enough
:23:32. > :23:38.to win this. Lovely combination again. What a solid right hand from
:23:38. > :23:45.Evans. He is loving this. He has just got to get his timing right as
:23:45. > :23:55.his opponent comes in, and then pick him up as he comes forward.
:23:55. > :23:58.
:23:58. > :24:06.Good footwork by Evans. Lovely change of tactic. Great screw shot
:24:06. > :24:16.from Evans. Just found the right angle. He whipped the elbow
:24:16. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:31.underneath the guard. Evans was 12- 7 up at the start of this round.
:24:31. > :24:36.Took a decent shot to the midriff. Evans has just got to get the
:24:36. > :24:41.timing right now. The Algerian is piling on the pressure. He has
:24:41. > :24:45.upped the tempo a bit because he knows he is behind. We will see
:24:45. > :24:55.more of Ilyas Abbadi, the youngest member of the very good Algerian
:24:55. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :25:01.squad. 19 years old. Good footwork by Evans. He is keeping himself out
:25:01. > :25:08.of trouble, losing with confidence. That is what amateur boxing is
:25:08. > :25:13.about - hit, and don't get hit. Lovely footwork, moving out of the
:25:13. > :25:21.way of his opponent. Just teasing, trying to draw the lid. I think
:25:21. > :25:31.Evans thinks he is winning. crowd know he is winning. What a
:25:31. > :25:33.
:25:33. > :25:40.great start by Freddie Evans. the white corner, representing
:25:40. > :25:46.Great Britain, Freddie Evans! Congratulations. How do you feel?
:25:46. > :25:51.For feeling good. I am always a bit rusty in my first fight competition.
:25:51. > :26:01.Next time, hopefully you will see me step up. Was it tougher than you
:26:01. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:12.thought it would be? Not really. I Next up is - Taylor from Scotland.
:26:12. > :26:22.The lightweight Commonwealth silver medallist this evening faced Robson
:26:22. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:34.Conceicao from Brazil in his first- Britain in Bloom. His boxing out of
:26:34. > :26:39.the southpaw stance with a 1 point lead after the first round of
:26:40. > :26:46.boxing against Robson Conceicao, wearing red. There is a furious
:26:46. > :26:53.exchange in that red corner. Robson Conceicao was warned for punching
:26:53. > :27:01.incorrectly with the wrong part of the club. You have got to get close
:27:01. > :27:05.to this man. This may suit Taylor. He has just got to stay nice and
:27:05. > :27:15.tight after he has delivered his blows and get those hands back to
:27:15. > :27:19.the guard position. Scored with a good left hand to the mid-section
:27:19. > :27:25.of the Brazilian. But the compliment was returned. These two
:27:25. > :27:29.men are really waging war in the trenches and trading body shots.
:27:29. > :27:35.Beautiful combination from Josh Taylor, came forward with a
:27:35. > :27:41.combination of hooks to put Robson Conceicao on the back foot. Nice
:27:41. > :27:44.stuff from Taylor. He works with a straight left to the body. The
:27:44. > :27:50.right hook is probably his favourite shot. It is delivered
:27:50. > :27:57.with a lot of speed and power. Finishes on a right hook. That is
:27:57. > :28:06.not a bad combination to throw at this Brazilian. Three-time national
:28:06. > :28:13.champion at three different weights, Robson Conceicao. Hugely
:28:13. > :28:17.experienced at 23 years of age. Again, beautiful, tight guard being
:28:17. > :28:24.demonstrated by Taylor. That has been one of the hallmarks of his
:28:24. > :28:27.boxing. He has an almost watertight defence. He demonstrated that when
:28:27. > :28:31.we first saw him in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi two
:28:31. > :28:36.years ago. He keeps getting caught with the odd shot downstairs,
:28:36. > :28:41.though. Taylor keeps going back to the ropes. He is moving well, but
:28:41. > :28:45.he has to stay in the spaces of the ring and keep off the ropes,
:28:45. > :28:49.because that is a bad position to be in. But he is not boxing too
:28:49. > :28:59.badly. Just get the timing right and bring the Brazilian on to his
:28:59. > :29:01.
:29:01. > :29:11.punches, that is what he has to concentrate on. Taylor is up on his
:29:11. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:15.toes. Good footwork to get himself out of the way. Terrific boxing.
:29:15. > :29:25.Good use of the hands and terrific use of the legs and feet to stay
:29:25. > :29:30.
:29:30. > :29:34.demonstrated by Taylor. Yes, it is nice, neat boxing by Taylor. That's
:29:34. > :29:40.a great round for Taylor. Just got to hold it together now for the
:29:40. > :29:44.last round. GABBY LOGAN: Well, that impressive
:29:44. > :29:48.second-round put Joshua Taylor fully in control. He ran out the
:29:48. > :29:53.winner against a highly rated opponent. So, great victories for
:29:53. > :30:01.our boxers today. As the day comes to an end, that is the scene at
:30:01. > :30:11.Olympic Park. The cry Aids -- the crowds are filing out. This is how
:30:11. > :30:13.
:30:13. > :30:18.the medal table looks. Great Britain getting off the mark today,
:30:18. > :30:24.in 16th place at the moment. We will be moving up, I'm sure. Don't
:30:24. > :30:28.forget, coming up in just a few moments time, Olympic Sportsday.
:30:28. > :30:33.Right, I have been wanting to do this, but obviously we had not won
:30:33. > :30:37.any medals until today. We have got a little prop which we have had
:30:37. > :30:44.specially commissioned, which is just next door. Guys, would you
:30:44. > :30:49.come with me, and put the faces on, so that we can build it up? You
:30:49. > :30:58.both look slightly scared. Do not worry, I will explain all. The guys
:30:58. > :31:02.are happy about the fact that -- unhappy about the fact that they
:31:02. > :31:06.cannot see the Olympic torch, but it is going to get moved! I know
:31:06. > :31:11.that is the one gripe that you have got. Now, do you see what I was
:31:11. > :31:19.talking about? Obviously, we have not done this before. You can stand
:31:19. > :31:24.up on the stage. I am guessing this is the gold. This is the silver,
:31:24. > :31:29.and this is the bronze. So, we will go in reverse order. Would you like
:31:29. > :31:39.to do the bronze? I will do the bronze. Congratulations. Rebecca
:31:39. > :31:45.Adlington, bronze medal for her today. Congratulations. And Lizzie
:31:45. > :31:49.Armitstead, with the silver medal, she is going to go up here. I like
:31:49. > :31:55.that position, because that says optimism and to me, it says you
:31:55. > :31:57.think we're going to get more medals. We are 16th in the table at
:31:57. > :32:06.medals. We are 16th in the table at the moment. The gold medals will
:32:06. > :32:11.come. We have that slight paranoia that we have not got our gold yet.
:32:11. > :32:19.It will come. Rebecca Adlington, that was an encouraging performance
:32:19. > :32:24.today. I could say with confidence that Rebecca is definitely up there.
:32:24. > :32:34.On the track, if you had to name one Brit, who would it be?
:32:34. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:39.Christine, although... Really? Although, one of the Americans is a
:32:39. > :32:44.great friend of mine, so that could be a really interesting race.
:32:44. > :32:51.Wonderful having two legends with us tonight. That's it for today, as