Day 5 Olympics Tonight

Good evening, Mr Bond her. Good The Olympic flame burns brightly as

day five flickers to a close. That stadium in two nights will be busy.

What a day it has been. The sport continues into the night,

basketball, volleyball, beach volleyball and boxing are all going

strong. It has been a wonderful day and a golden day for Team GB. These

three legends on my sofa tonight Great Britain are on the line.

Great Britain get the gold medal! Denise Lewis is the Olympic

champion. One last time. Just! Matthew Pinsent, looking happy this

evening. James Cracknell and Denise Lewis. It has occurred to me you

were all at Sydney together. This is better than Sydney. We are on

our marks, ready to go. Here is what is coming up tonight. The

women lead the way as Helen Glover and Heather Stanning make history

at it Eton Dorney. Bradley Wiggins had his sights set

on becoming Britain's most decorated it Olympian in the

cycling time trial. We are swimming when Great Britain

have the chance of a gold medal in the men's 200-metre breaststroke.

We have like boxing what the super- heavyweight featuring Great

Britain's Anthony Joshua. Let's head to Eton Dorney were a

piece of sporting history was in the making.

In 18 minutes, Helen Glover and Heather Stanning could beat booking

a place on the front page of every a place on the front page of every

single newspaper. It is now, it is not going to be any other time, we

have to do it now. The final chapter of what has been a

remarkable story is under way. Great Britain have absolutely

jumped out of the starting gate. It is game on. Great Britain settling

into their rhythm. It is an exceptional start from Helen Glover

and Heather Stanning, they are storming away. A couple of years

ago they were the Spurs in the British team. Now they are on track

to crown a fairy-tale story. 1,200 metres to go. We are right on the

edge of our seats. It is stunning from Helen Glover and Heather

Stanning. They move away with such power. Everybody now across the

water in the stadium and the Grandstand are on their feet. They

are the first Olympic gold medal for Team GB. No they are making

history at Eton Dorney. Great Britain into the record books.

Great Britain are the Olympic champions. Helen Glover, Heather

Stanning, we stand up and we salute to, for the British rowing team and

for the country as a whole. I am shattered but ecstatic at the same

time. I want to collapse, but I am so overjoyed. I am probably talking

rubbish now as well. If you can do it, in anything. If you try your

best, absolutely anyone can do anything. What a triumph for them.

It is great Britain's first gold medal of the Olympics. -- Great

# Long to reign over us. # God save the Queen.

What a way to get the day going. It was brilliant. The way they Road. I

know it is their style to go all out and lead from the front. They

did it in the World Championships and it did not come off, but they

are brave? What has impressed us is the way they have matured, they

have dominated this season. They have put themselves in a position

where the opposition started ignoring them from quite early in

the race. They took the nice lead and the opposition were fighting

for the silver medal and left them to it. If you can get into that

situation in a rowing race is fantastic. Helen Glover had not

even been in a boat about four years ago. Are you saying it is not

very hard to do? She responded to the sporting giants advertising

campaign. Physiologically she is perfect and predispose to be a good

rower. It is amazing that somebody could step into a boat and be such

a natural? If you have the right coaching and right physiology to

start with, it is a massive step up. They have developed the flexibility

to adapt it been a race, because they have not road together for too

long, which is something that comes over time. The New Zealand has

caught them in the last few hundred metres in the World Championships.

This year they have developed the flexibility to respond. And then

they decided, we were just go and leads you of. Heather Stanning is

in the army and she could end up in Afghanistan. Would that be the end

of them? She is on leave at the moment? She took time away from the

army to concentrate on her training. I spoke to have 48 hours ago and

she said she was going back to work in September. I said, weight, this

could be it, it could be your first and last Olympic final. She said I

made a commitment to the army and I am going back in September. Just

tell me there is nobody in Whitehall who would say that would

be great PR for the army? They will continue and say, we will pay you

your captain's salary, you don't have to go to Afghanistan, just

carry on what you were doing. She said she did not want to think

about that. Maybe she has the gold medal round her neck now, things

will be different. You think how women's sport has changed in the

last couple of years. In Atlanta we only had one medal across all of

the sport. This is the first women's gold in rowing? Although

rowing has been in the Olympics since 1896. The women were only in

the rowing programme in 1976. It wasn't until 1988 that they were

deemed capable of rowing the same distance. At least in tennis they

don't play as many sets. The women's marathon is the same as if

the men's marathon. It is the heritage of the men's rowing been

such an Olympic sport the Great Britain. Katherine Grainger, are

hoping to turn the silver medal into a gold medal this time. Before

Steve won his first gold medal in 1984, the previous gold medal was

in 1948. It is not as though we had always won the gold medal, it is

only from 1984 we had that record, we went 40 years without one.

has taken a while, but finally we have the gold medal. I have been

waiting to use the cheesy music. Matthew Pinsent, you will put the

Golden Arrow on Big Ben. You can go over and christened Big Ben. Words

you have always wanted to hear. Matthew Pinsent will put the arrow

over at Landzaat. -- Atlanta. Let's hope the total goes up every day

from now on and maybe we cancer past Beijing false start now to

cycling and the time trial hit the streets of London and Britain have

high expectations in the men's and women's events.

Bradley Wiggins and Lizzie Armistead were among the hopefuls.

The country has been going mad. But do we go for the model, or do we go

for the sideburns? For Bradley Wiggins -- Bradley Wiggins it is

about ending up on the throne. The time trial is called the race

of truth. As well as badly, we had Chris Froome who finished second in

the Tour de France and in the women's race Emma Pooley was within

a shout of a medal and during her was Lizzie Armistead. -- joining

something in the closing stages if she wants to get on the podium.

Emma Pooley lines up for the run to Marianne Vos. It looks as though

Kristin Armstrong, the 38-year-old mother will maintain her title and

retain the crown as Olympic champion and win her second Olympic

gold medal. She is at the 50-metre mark. Coming up to the line.

Armstrong of the USA wins the gold medal, taking 15 seconds off the

time of the German, Judith Arndt he finishes in silver medal for Mr --

position. Emma Pooley completes the course. Disappointment there Emma

Pooley. Now all eyes turned to the men's race.

It is the Olympic men's cycling time trial. Can Team GB get gold?

# He wakes up in the morning. # It takes him time to adjust.

# Getting sick and tired of the money...

Bradley Wiggins gets under way. Unbeaten in a time trial this year.

What an opportunity be him. A Londoner, but living in the North

West now. Chris Froome, six seconds ahead of last and at the moment.

Tony Martin, the 27-year-old who knows how to write a time trial.

This is Bradley Wiggins. Here comes Chris Froome. 20 bars seconds

faster than Rogers. Looking at the split time. 12 seconds quicker than

Chris Froome, Tony Martin. Bradley Wiggins is going to go into the

lead. 11 seconds faster than Tony Martin. He is the leader. It is

only Bradley Wiggins now who can pressurise Tony Martin. This is

impressive, Chris? 22 seconds between Bradley Wiggins and Tony

Martin. Bradley Wiggins is leading the world champion, Tony Martin by

22 seconds. Chris Froome taking left-hander and the crowd are

cheering him at am. Chris Froome, the run up in the Tour de France

goes into the lead. Bradley Wiggins is looking good as

well. The man who has not lost any

fluidity is Bradley Wiggins. He is poetry in motion. Tony Martin

driving for the line. Tony Martin finishes. 51.21, gold medal

winner of the Tour de France. He has six medals in the Olympics and

it looks like court today. Have a look at the time. -- it looks like

gold today. Bradley Wiggins is the Olympic champion. It is Bradley

Wiggins' 4th gold medal and the 7th medal he has won in the Olympic

Games. Ladies and gentlemen, your most decorated British Olympian.

Just going through Kingston at the end, the noise was amazing. I don't

think my sporting career will ever top that. What a month it has been.

I won the Tour de France and the time trial at the London Olympic

Games, it is never going to get any better. Incredibly, so many of

these people are wearing sideburns. It is bad. We haven't seen this

many it sideburns since Noddy Holder! It had to be gold today,

what is the point in having seven medals if they are not the right

colour? The main one is four, I have to carry on to Rio now and get

number five. To be mentioned in the same breath as Steve Redgrave, it

is an absolute honour. Sir Chris Hoy, to be up there with those guys

as a British Olympian, it is very We're just about running out of

superlatives. No man has ever won the Tour de France and Olympic gold

in the same year. Indurain did it in separate years. It puts into

context what he has achieved and what he has done to his body. From

Beijing until now. I think you need a bit more power but he was 82

kilos in Beijing. This race, 67 kilos. That is muscle and fat that

he has lost. He is 4.5% body fat. He will be limited calories. He has

lost 15 kilos, imagine strapping that to your bike and taking that

up the Alps. And you will certainly about it. He had to do that in

order to win. He did so well to keep the power that he needed today,

Cancellara is a phenomenal time trialist. And Tony Martin, the

world champion, and he showed them a clean pair of wheels. This puts

him as the Olympic medallist with the most medals. It depends how you

judge your Olympic success. I know that those from the rowing

fraternity will say that the gold medals will add up some more. Could

he set himself, he has to go for five -- he said himself. He is in

such exalted company. Absolutely. I don't like these comparisons. He is

a fantastic cyclist in his own right. Steve did what he did in

Rome. We should just celebrate that we have great athletes, and these

are role-models for people to emulate. Just great scenes, people

watching him today, the crowd lining the route and his reaction.

He has been really laid-back about it, almost like he really can't

take it in. It is almost too good to be true, but fantastic. He did

say, I was wandering, he said he took it in as he rode through

Kingston and he had the crowds and he felt it and absorb it, which

shows what presence of mind he has got, he made it look so easy.

one of the things that we never had, competing in front of a home crowd.

We have seen it at Eton Dorney, I am sure it will be true in the

stadium when the athletics gets going. The British population are

mad for the Olympics and so passionate about it. They are

knowledgeable. I was talking to some of the foreign rowing fans and

they said what is lovely about the crowd at Eton Dorney, they go crazy

for the Brits but also really support everyone. They are really

generous and a think I would have been true of the cycling today and

all the events. It must be special, being a member of Team GB at the

moment. Let's look at the odds for Sports Personality of the Year. He

was already away with it after the Tour de France. There is really not

much point putting any money on him at the moment. That is Jessica

Ennis, without having performed. Don't you think it is some we have

a separate category for women? -- it is time we had a separate

category. To showcase more women sport, there should be more cut to

Greece, to say that we have this array of women, and let us fight it

out for -- there should be more categories. With someone like

Bradley Wiggins, no one else is going to get a look-in. But no one

has done what he has done, ever. am passionate about this, I think

we could do with a separate category for women athletes.

doesn't it make it more special when women do win the award?

think in this Olympic year, there will be an array of medals, we

could maybe get three gold medals on the track. I think it would be

nice to have a showcase. What it does mean today is that we have won

a second gold! James, would you do me the honour?

We are heading way up the chart to number two. Can you move it to two,

please. It is one below London from We will have a look at the medal

table later on, don't spoil that. We have moved up a lot from

yesterday. We haven't shown the other possible models we may have

won today. Plenty more still to Michael Johnson spent a day at Eton

Dorney, observing an emotional comeback for a Barcelona gold

medallist. We are live at the ExCel for super have the wait and see

Joshua's debut. -- super- heavyweight. And we will give the

The boxing is going on late into the night, Amir Khan is they're

taking it in. Good evening. Good evening. It is a big night for

Anthony Joshua. It is a big category. It is one of the best

divisions out there, it is like the heavyweight division. You have had

the greatest fighters in there, Muhammad Ali. The big names have

won a gold medal in this division. Anthony Joshua is looking one of

the favourites in this division. He is up against another good fighter

so it will be a good test for him. What kind of advice would you give

him? It is unlike any other kind of experience. The advice I can give

him is to stay calm and collected, listen to instructions from his

corner, to be focused more than anything. The stadium here is full

of Brits. It is easy to lose concentration. It is all about

staying focused and doing what he does best. Getting through this

first fight against a Cuban with huge family heritage. His uncle was

a three-time gold medal-winner in a different weight category. The

Cubans, are they always the danger country? Qiu Bo are one of the best

nations, especially in amateur boxing -- Cuba are one of the best

nations. Today Anthony will be fighting a Cuban. He isn't the best

Cuban out there but I think Anthony is a better fighter. He has to be

focused and stay behind his jab and be one step ahead of him. He has

the whole nation supporting him, I think he has a good chance. A good

atmosphere? It is great, it is sold out, I can barely hear you. So many

Brits, the flag is flying, it is a great venue. It will be a great

fight and a great atmosphere for Anthony, it is his first Olympic

fight, he will be nervous but I think it will be brilliant. Thank

you very much, we will be back live later for that fight. An emotional

and dramatic day so far. The drama and emotion continued again in the

pool following last night's great scenes. Britain were in with a

great shout of winning their first gold in the men's 200 metres

breaststroke. Glaswegian Michael Jamieson, a finalist in last year's

World Championships, had a fantastic feat. He qualified in the

black ash as the fastest. His training partner, Andrew Wallace, -

- he qualified as the artist. To hats. Her who the final of the

men's 200 metres breaststroke. There are some very good starts

indeed. In lane three, Andrew Willis from Bath. Also from Bath,

Michael Jamieson in four. They are cruising down the first 25 metres.

Kitajima looks like he is going very early. Yes, with intent. The

defending champion. He is a legend in breaststroke. He has done what

Kelley Holmes did twice, two gold medals at two Olympic Games. This

is good, Kitajima is not on form at these Olympics. If they can stay

with him, they will be in good shape. Gyurta in four. A bit

ominous. Sorry, five. He has a very good second hundredth. -- second

hundred. The first two terms, it is Kitajima, the double Olympic

champion in this event -- the first to turn. Gyurta is leading and the

Brits are going with him. It looks like it is Gyurta with the black

cat in the centre, and Kitajima is still going. -- with the black hat.

Gyurta is going to break the world record defeat keeps this going, it

has been a brilliant swim from him, the danger man from the beginning.

The only hope is that he went too early. Jamieson can get Gyurta here.

He is coming back, you know? Sir is Jamieson from Glasgow and Great

Britain is coming back at the world champion, Gyurta, in five. It is

going to be Gyurta, I think. It is a fantastic silver medal for Great

Britain and Michael Jamieson, what a brilliant swim. His time, another

massive British record. My goodness. 2:07 0.4, utterly brilliant. A new

world record for Daniel getter of hungry -- Daniel Gyurta of Hungary.

Jamieson could not have done any more, he deserves a massive round

I planned for this night and I think that helped with the nerves.

I have gone over this in my head for many years, I can't believe it,

I am so delighted. I am delighted to say we can speak to Michael

Jamieson at GB house, it took a world record to be due to light.

Yes, a fantastic race, I think Daniel Gyurta was the overwhelming

favourite. He has been challenging the world record, I knew I had a

bit did give after the semi-final last night. I did think Gyurta was

going to break the world record. I am not quite show short -- so sure

I could swim that time, but I also thought I was capable of swimming a

low eight and that would keep me in the medals. You had such presence

of mind when Sharon interviewed you, you said this is how you saw the

Swimming at the Olympics is the pinnacle of the sport. It is

something I have targeted for so many years. Over the last 18 months

it has become a realistic target to make the podium. Previous to that

it was a bit of a pipe dream, to be honest. So many training sessions I

had gone over, preparing for this final in my head. As I said in my

earlier interview, I was relaxed, excitement was awaiting the nerves.

We could have lost due to football? What age did you make that decision

that swimming was for you? I think I was 13. I wouldn't be so sure I

was a promising footballer. The you made the right choice. Thank fully

it paid off tonight. Fantastic to be involved and I want to say

thanks so much to the crowd, every person in the stand helped bring me

home in the last 50, it is fantastic to be part of the team

and to cap off what has been a great day for Team GB. The emotion

an atmosphere in the aquatic Centre has been tremendous. Tonight and

last night possibly the two greatest nights so far? Did you

have any family there? I had my parents, my younger sister, Lauren

and some friends as well. My family have been there from the beginning.

But my team mates who I trained with day-in and day-out, and

unfortunately not everyone can make the Olympic games. It was important

that they were there, they have been as an important part of this

journey as anyone. Fabulous work, it was amazing. Enjoy it.

It was just the kind of performance you dream of. Going into a final

you have to give every inch of your body and put everything on the line,

Matthew? Absolutely, it is your dream as they sports man or woman

to produce your best when it matters most. It takes a huge

amount of planning, training and when it actually comes to the day,

you need a bit of courage as well. Because, you are so under pressure.

I am amazed watching swimming, they are in the cool room, the race

starts quickly, it is over quite quickly. You are under the cosh and

it seems today, and last night, and hopefully more to come, we had then

doing it right when it matters most. You don't want to leave any last

drop, you want to feel you have given everything? You want to leave

your performance, you don't want to leave the arena thinking I should

have done more, I should have done something different leaf will stop

with Michael, he got better, and better. Just that much away from

victory, it is incredible. And hopefully the lift swimming will

benefit from. We will have to go back to Adrian Moorhouse for the

last gold medal. While the women have been storming ahead, the men

have not been converting their skills into gold medals have they?

Matthew is talking about delivering your best within that time. In the

pool, there is no wind or anything else, they go in knowing what they

can do and what they have to do. He went in there, knowing that one guy

was going to break the world record. He needed to break his personal

best, the world record and he got incredibly close. And that is about

delivering it under pressure. it is about winning a silver and

not losing that gold? That is part of it. You have to recognise when

that is. If the other guy cannot deliver what he set out to do, you

can claim what the other guy lost. Tyne for some boxing and more from

these guys. -- time. These are the magnificent seven, the men fighting

London 2012. It has been a strange competition, three of them have had

byes into the next round. A super heavyweight makes his Olympic debut.

Anthony Joshua, 6 ft 6 is against the Cuban, Cotilla. He shouldn't be

phased because he is fancied for this. Audley Harrison it was the

last Briton to medal in this event and that was in Sydney. It should

be fantastic. It is live at the Anthony Joshua were from Finchley

in North London as he prepares to make his Olympic debut against one

of the most famous names in boxing history for Cuba. The man from red,

wearing -- the man wearing red from Cuba and his opponents, in the blue

corner. Wearing blue globes, vest a rhythm behind his jab. The crowd

will help him, but he does not want to respond to them too much by over

reaching. And has to relax, enjoy it and worked behind his jab. When

you are up against a Cuban, it is a tough contest. But he has to

establish his left jab at this to prominence from Anthony Joshua.

He arrived as an unknown. He was that two time ABA champion. He went

on a marvellous run, including victory over the reigning Olympic

champion, and Roberto camp are from Joshua. Just got to react a

little bit quicker to his Cuban opponent. Cannot allow the Cuban on

the inside. Lovely stuff from strength that Joshua possesses. It

is sticking and moving from the Cuban who got a hit with a stiff,

left jab from Joshua as they approached the closing bell. It is

a tight contest. It is Joshua who leads by one point. A not a lot in

that round. Joshua starting to get caught at the end. This was a good

attack from him. This Cuban is very good at it reacting and countering.

Lovely short right hand and then gets his guard up. Continues with

the attack. The crowd react to it. Super punch. But what he has got to

do more is in and out with the jab. Joshua in that blue corner. This

fight is scheduled for three, three-minute rounds false start he

expect. He needs to relax a bit more, Anthony Joshua. The Cuban is

very flexible. He needs to establish the jab and in and out.

He has to target the right hand. That was a good left hand from the

On the back for it, dancing hook. That is better! That it was a

torrid exchange as we approach the halfway mark of the second round.

This contest is really beginning to warm up. Straight one, two is the

key. He has to quicken his feet up a little bit more has Anthony

Joshua. Maybe a double jab, right hand. This Cuban has very good

movement. He has a very low left hand, this Cubans so it is open to

Baku last year, Anthony Joshua was caused just sure to lose his

balance momentarily. It is the Cubans scoring with clean punches

as we approach the close of this second round. Joshua is trying to

fight back but is being picked off by effective, single shot by the

man in red. The bell sounds to bring about an end to Round 2.

Joshua with a couple of good shots. Joshua replies, but just falling

short with that and walking on to the left hand. There was the

shocking right hand after the left, but then was caught. He needs to

get his guard up when he's coming forward. That was a great punch

from the Cuban. They will be pleased in the corner. He is in

front, that is it. What should the tactics be in this final round? It

is not a huge margin, how should he approach it? The Cuban well up the

tempo and he may come forward even more, which will suit Anthony

Joshua. It will bring him on to his punches. Joshua has to keep a cool

head, keeps his guard up and make no mistakes. He needs to keep

popping be jab out with a straight medallist from Baku last year, that

is how he booked his place in London 2012. Savon finished in 5th

place, losing to the eventual gold medallist when he was stopped.

Quick feet from Joshua, he surprised his opponent. Selvan

switched off momentarily -- Savon switched off. Joshua took advantage.

Just 22 years old. Joshua gets on the front foot and continues to

stalk his man. Inside the final two minutes. Just four years ago,

Anthony Joshua, by his own admission, didn't know anything

about boxing. At that point, James de Gale was on route to winning

Olympic gold. It was following that moment, when he followed his car a

son and into the gym at Finchley Amateur Boxing Club -- his cousin

into the gym. Here he is competing in the Olympic Games in front of

in the Olympic Games in front of his home town, four years after

taking up the sport. Savon is providing Josh Sole with many

opportunities. Joshua has got to move in with a double jab --

providing Joshua with many opportunities. We are inside the

final minute. Now the two men, Inside the final minute, now. It is

going to be a crucial time, it is a closely contested affair. The right

hand was an effective shot from Savon, and another one towards the

back of the head, which is an illegal blow. These two boxers will

have to concentrate until the final bell. It is a good combination from

the gloves of Savon. Joshua needs to hold on inside the final 30

seconds, will this be enough time for his head to clear? The decibel

level is continuing to rise, to try to encourage Joshua. He was on the

end of a powerful combination from Savon. We are left with the sense

that it could be decided in these final moments. A good left-right

from Savon once more. He is finishing around in brighter

fashion. As the closing bell sounds, the verdict will be decided by the

five judges seated ringside. Savon and his corner feel they have done

enough. Joshua went into the final round with a two point advantage.

In the Great Britain corner, they feel their man will have done

enough. The verdict will be announced shortly. He got caught

with a few towards the end, he switched off, he got caught with a

great shot from Savon, right at the end of the round. The left hook

mist, the right hook got through. - Has Anthony Joshua done enough to

win it? Both boxers, bouncing in anticipation of the verdicts that

will be announced to this capacity crowd at the ExCel arena

momentarily. Here is the official The winner by a score of 17-16, in

the blue corner... Anthony Joshua progresses to the

quarter-final so of the men's super heavyweight division. He prevails

heavyweight division. He prevails with a one point decision. Over the

talented Erislandy Savon from Cuba. Here is the final analysis. The

Cuban won the final round 4-3. But it wasn't enough to overturn the

two point deficit he faced at the conclusion of two rounds of boxing.

Josh were kept his composure. With this being a home Olympics --

Joshua kept his composure. The weight of expectation on this man's

shoulders is considerable. He dealt with the situation and the

reputation and ability of a very good opponent. There is the

confirmation of victory. That right fist, raised in celebration and

acknowledgement of the victory, and in acknowledgement of the support

that is cheering him to the rafters, as he leaves the arena after

securing a victory. The Cuban exits the tournament at the first round.

Well done, Anthony Joshua. He is one more win away from a guaranteed

Many congratulations. It was close. 17-16, final score. Good boxing,

the Cubans have got plenty of pedigree but GB is on the rise as

well. You really whacked him with a good right in the first. We're both

working each other with shots, some were taken on the gloves, some

ricocheted off the tune. We keep fighting until the last bell and

let the judges do the scoring. was some context. Bit warp put me

in good stead. -- a good contest. It will put me in good stead.

have never heard shouting like it. It is unbelievable. I have got to

give them great respect. Thank you for tuning into these Olympics, it

is great. Many congratulations, well done. Thank you.

It was the tightest of margins but a fabulous victory, he will face a

silver medallist from Beijing four years ago in the next round. Four

years ago he went into a gym, laced his gloves, the right body type in

the right sport. If you meet bills bought at the right time, anything

is possible. I would never have made a marathon runner, strange as

that might seem. It is that, there are certain sports that need

certain ingredients. If you could hand-pick from all the population

at a certain age and say, don't bother with those sports, head of

in that direction, you can make huge strides. You have to have the

right physiology but also the right mentality. That is where the

pyramid comes in. There are lots of people who are the right size but

it is the other factor... You may be the perfect physique but getting

in the ring is something completely different. You have got to want to

do it. It has to be something you are passionate about. I don't think

anyone can do anything unless they have that drive and determination,

plus the rest of the ingredients. feel sorry for the Cuban guy having

to explain to his uncle what happened. He will not get sympathy

from the three-times heavyweight world champion! Bantamweight Luke

Campbell was in action. He is a European champion and a world

championship silver medallist. He is fancied to go well in London. He

was in action earlier this evening. He is now just one win away from a

medal after beating Parrinello 11-9. It was a tight and nervous about.

The fighters were locked at 3-3. Campbell shaded the second round

and in AKG third, he managed to tie and goes through. He will face a

Bulgarian fighter who he faced four years ago to win the European title.

It has been a triumph and competition for the men's gymnasts.

They won a memorable bronze on Monday. Today, one of the great

Olympic titles was decided, the men's all-around gymnastics

champion. Great Britain had Daniel Purvis and Kristian Thomas, they

were pushing the best in the world but could they break into the top

Welcome back to the North Greenwich Arena, the men's individual all-

around final. Consistency is the That will do very nicely indeed,

Kristian Thomas. Daniel Purvis, his first piece. Well done, massive

not a step wrong, I think he means business. This is nice. He has made

the dismount, that was really nice work. He squeezed everything

possible out of that. Kristian Thomas, 14.6, it is a good score.

This is where it will start to get exciting. You shimmery leads Tanaka

will set a big challenge, it will be a -- could be a Japan one and

two. Daniel Purvis with his first piece of apparatus, he will go all

out for difficulty. The full term, he just let his legs go. -- full

turn. But what a shame for Daniel Purvis. It is incredible, the

number of mistakes that have occurred. There is that pencil

sharp shape we have come to love. Dull-double and he is up on his

feet, what a cracker. Look at the smile -- double-double. Leyva, so

much was expected of him. This is his real strong peace. 15.833, he

piece of apparatus. -- that is the same as a fall. The British

gymnasts are proving that they are That is a champion's performance,

if ever I have seen one. Kazuhito Tanaka, what is in store?

goodness me! Easy to let a medal slip away. Uchimura. For Olympic

gold. In this all-around final. is a triple twist and I half back,

and that is solid gold, and he knows it. Beautiful work. Mr Leyva,

you have shown you can cope with some pressure. He is up in second.

That was a big challenge for a medal! Lovely from Nguyen. Nguyen

has gone into second! He gives Germany a silver medal. He thought

for a moment of that Leyva had silver but he is down in bronze.

Three super gymnasts, wonderful to see Uchimura on the top of the pile

where he deserves to be. No medals for Britain's men's gymnast but the

highest finish Dover in modern times by -- finish ever. A

remarkable achievement, Kristian Thomas finished 7th, they have

penetrated the world's best. He went for a very difficult vault. If

he scored what he scored the other day, he possibly would have been in

silver or bronze. It didn't go silver or bronze. It didn't go

quite to plan today, but you can quite to plan today, but you can

never begrudge anybody for absolutely putting their bodies and

going for it in this position. question is, if he hadn't, he would

have done a safer vault, it would have been a lower difficulty, lower

marks, and ended up with a minor medal, would he always be asking

himself, if only I had done the braver vault. At least he will know

he had given everything to win, even at the expense of a place or

two. I guess that has got to be some consolation. Denise, it is

some consolation. Denise, it is fantastic but gymnastics has

managed to claw its way into those positions. The Eastern European

countries were once so dominant, Great Britain tops all of those

countries, only China and Japan ahead. It is not about recruiting

gymnasts for the sake of gymnastics, so many athletes started off in

One of Bob pole vault has came from gymnastics. -- one of our pole

vaulters came from gymnastics. Funding has helped them to get the

most out of performances from the athletes. Also, losing funding has

helped them. Galvanised, think about what they had to do, conduct

themselves more professionally. Beth Tweddle and Louis Smith had

given them the confidence to know they can perform at the highest

level. Ability, agility, come ordination. All the things you

would have liked. All our talent is on the inside. Leads taking a few

In hockey, Great Britain's men drew 2-2 with South Africa. They have

been 1-0 up, but the South Africans pulled it back. Amy Oliver seeded

57 marked it Yorkshire day with the best win of her career to beat the

world number one from India. She won 6-2 before sadly losing in the

next round. Britain's footballers beat Uruguay 1-0. And they play

South Korea on Saturday in the quarter-finals.

Andy Murray lost the first set a in his match against Marcos Baghdatis.

In the next round he will play Nicholas on macro of Spain.

At the ExCel there was a ding-dong in the ping-pong. The Italian

umpire deducted three penalty points from the world number one in

the singles final against her Chinese opponent. She was warned

for her serve the not being vertical. Then given a penalty

point for not getting on with its and then the red card for taking

her towel too early. Luciano Jean broke two world

records to win the 77 kg class. It is not always about the athletes on

the top of the rostrum. The silver went to his team mates who injured

his arm earlier in the competition. You could see the pain on his face.

Putting your body on the line, you have got to do it. Sad news this

evening, a cyclist has been killed near the Olympic Park after being

hit by what Scotland Yard described as an Olympic bus. The man, who is

believed to be around 30 years old was struck by the bus in Hackney at

around 7:40pm. A police spokesman said he was pronounced dead at the

scene. Back to the water and two Eton

Dorney and the story of a British rower who could not give up on his

Olympic dream as Michael Johnson discovered.

Almost 20 years ago, Greg sol won an Olympic gold medal in Barcelona.

Today he is back on the water competing again. I said, don't do

it, you won't be selected, you have got kids now. He ignored me, and

here he is. Fantastic, to get to the stage of an Olympic games, they

are fighting for the gold medal. Matthew Pinsent told him not to do

it, it is a good job and he did not listen to him? Nobody listens to

him, wise words. He has a shot at a Olympic glory. Physically he is in

good shape. It is not like running in Rugby or in football, the impact

is less, but it is the amount of training. The fact he has two kids,

and is a way half of the year. he said he wanted to make a

comeback, what did you say? Really?! We talked through the

practicality of it. I could see the passion was there. He had it from

the minute he was talking about it. And I knew what ever I said, it

COMMENTATOR: great Britain into the record books. First gold medal for

women's GB rowing. The crowd is women's GB rowing. The crowd is

going crazy. They will race in order to win. We don't want to go

home with a silver again. But you have to risk a lot in order to win

again. Who are you cheering for? I am cheering for USA and Great

Britain to come across the line at the same time.

The next five 1/2 minutes at well defined the rest of their lives.

They are second at the moment. are moving towards the line. Great

Britain are up there. This is the Olympic final and there is nothing

in it. Great reactions from this crowd. They are holding on to the

bronze medal. It is Germany who will be the Olympic champions.

Canada coming through in silver and Great Britain into bronze-medal

position. It was very tight at the end. I guess the commitment and the

Not bad for 40-year-old. I saw a thing from you in the paper, 10

things to do, to think of for an Olympian. There so we went through

them and tick them off. It is going to happen at the end, you will have

to ask yourself but did we do everything we could possibly do?

ticked all those boxes. It is a great a medal. When are you going

to retire? I think my wife says I It beats getting a real job.

might have to do that now. 1992 he won his gold, 20 years later he has

taken a bronze. In the context of the boats and aspirations, was that

a success today? The success for me came, as Matthew said at the start,

they sacrificed, they could have won silver if they had gone after

the silver. But they went after the gold medal. For that reason they

didn't win silver and they just hung on to the bronze. In a month,

that will feel like the right thing to have done. You could see on the

podium, the Canadian is celebrating silver. Commentators was saying,

they won bronze. But for them, they lost gold. Could you come out of

retirement six or seven years later? It would be impossible what

is it? It depends what your incentive is. I think London was a

great one. Has he maintained? only had four years away, he did

America's Cup sailing for a few years. He kept Club growing. --

club rowing. Physically, we rode together at the under 18 World

Championships. Physically he was a phenomenal athlete when he was

young that. He won his first gold medal when Matthew when his.

Looking back on his record, Matthew got for gold, turn world golds.

Matt got one gold, are among world, won gold at the Olympics. And with

his kids being old enough to understand and be old enough to

watch him, make sense for him now. Might son knows I was at the

Olympics. He asks me and says, that what did you do? And he said I was

typing. Do you think he will stay in the sport? Definitely. He will

stay connected with the sport, but that it is it for him. Adam Jim

Neilly is of the young generation and he comes to this the Olympics

as an exciting prospect. He arrived from the training camp in Portugal.

But then he got his accreditation. It would seem he is that a new and

fresh on the block, the Petr Cech - - picture did not match up to the

image. He showed a picture he had been given on his accreditation.

Mistakes happen, and he took it in good spirits. That it must be of

massive benefits if he gets into trouble, he can say it wasn't me.

excited the athletics? Can't wait. A lot of medal prospects, Jessica

Ennis, Dai Greene, so... Christine? Christine Ohuruogu could surprise a

few people. It was the 4th day at Weymouth and Rob Walker rounds up

Weymouth and Portland Beach is fabulous on any sunny day, but

especially when there is an Olympic regatta on. This is one of two

places where members of the public can get in the sailing mood. This

is were 9,000 people turned out last Friday night to give the

British Olympic sailing team based send off to remember. A fantastic

spot. The other place you can come to watch his here, they are calling

this Ben's Nevis. You can get an indication why. 4,500 people here

every day throughout the Olympic regatta. It is the first time in an

Olympic regatta they have sold tickets. You can get a glimpse of

the atmosphere. It is a cracking spot and it is the one to match

Wimbledon - it Ben's Nevis - how about that? On the water, you get a

feeling as to how hard they have to work. Not just on medal race day,

but all the way through the regatta. And British sailors have been at

the heart of the actions. Dempsey is neck and neck sued the finish.

Between the two boats to the finish. Nick Dempsey got the verdict and

that took into third place overnight. In the Laser radial,

Alison young lies 4th after a mix day on the walk up. It was a tough

afternoon for the match racing girls, with defeats to Russia.

There was better news for Paul Goodison, recovering from his back

injury was up to six. Steve Morison and Ben Rhodes came home in second

and are closing in on the medal positions. Even off the water, they

still have to run the gauntlet of answering questions from

journalists around the world. After all that, they pack away and

prepare to do it all again tomorrow. Ben Ainslie had a day off, but

going for his 4th gold, you know what it is like? A lot of pressure.

If anyone can handle it, it is Ben Ainslie. We have talked about

producing your best when it matters most, you will always back him in a

tight spot. It is fair to say he is It is time for this. This is

Venezuela, a country of nearly 30 million people. But not one with

great Olympic pedigree, until today. They had only ever won won Olympic

gold, in 1968 with the light- flyweight title. Today they won

fencing gold against Norway. He is the world number 13, an underdog on

its own. The number was lucky for him today. Well done, Venezuela.

Your job is nearly over tonight, I have one little task for you. Would

you come through to the other you come through to the other

studio. China are still setting the pace with 17 gold medals, USA are

second. Britain, no need to panic, look what a difference a day makes.

We are moving close to the top 10 and I am sure it is going to change

in the next few days. Let me introduce you to the silver, or the

gold and the bronze behind you. Shall we do Chris Froome at's

bronze, you are now on the board. This pile is the men's eight. Would

you like to give them some name tracks? It is going to get very

The first Scot to appear on the silver. He did amazingly well,

three British records. Next, we move on to the golds. This is a

really big moment. I know you think it is slightly futile, but Helen

and heather. Well done. I think we should let the lady do Bradley

Wiggins, are there any more superlatives left? Of course, the

action begins in the Velodrome tomorrow, the track cycling will

hopefully be another gold Ross for Great Britain. The word pressure,

that is where it comes -- gold rush. Absolutely but the atmosphere is

going to be electric. If anyone will perform in there, our boys

will. Thank you so much for your company. We have some more rowing

days to come, some space here. Where is the next rowing gold,?

Tomorrow, light men's four. Make some space down here. Unfortunately,

there is a lot of space there. will fill it. We have had a great

day, more to come tomorrow. The Velodrome will be busy, so is

Dorney in the morning. It was a first ever women's gold and a

record-breaking ball for one special athlete. Seconds out on day

five, day six is a few moments away. This has been Olympics tonight, you

can enjoy the scenes of London, sleep well and get yourself ready