Day 7 Olympics Tonight

The Olympic flame burning brightly, and stays seven of the Olympic

Games 2012 ends. A great day in the athletics today. We will be looking

at that later. But this Olympic city never sleeps and sport is

still go went on. There is live basketball and live beach

volleyball at Horse Guards Parade, and boxing at the XL arena, and you

can watch all of the live sport on the red button and online. There

were 22 gold medals at stake today and on the say so with me tonight,

two men won plenty of that heavy The Olympic champion for the triple

jump Exmouth I am delighted to welcome Ian Thorpe, the Aussies

swimming sensation with five Olympic gold medals to his name,

and Jonathan Edwards, still the world record-holder for the triple

Multi-sport events, there will always be a disparity. If they

could award one for the hop, skip and jump, it would be OK. I heard

you were complaining about the so far! I just said it was not as

comfortable as it was. It is to keep you on your toes. Loads of

: Great Britain went for more glory on the water at Eton Dorney.

As the action at the Aquatics Centre Nears its climax, our golden

girls are looking to make history. Jessica Ennis set off on the track

in the form of her life. Victoria Pendleton was aiming to put

yesterday's huge disappointment behind her.

And the men's team pursuit were aiming to defend the title they won

in Beijing. Let's start with events in a

swimming pool and the return of our golden goal.

# It is asked against the world #. Rebecca Adlington was aiming to

become the first British swimmer to successfully defend an Olympic

title. On Sunday she picked up bronze, tonight it was the 800m,

her strongest event, and the cheers that rang out in the Aquatics

Centre were deafening. Rebecca qualified fastest. She

lined up in Seger, just slightly faster than Denmark's Lotte Friis

in lane five. Katie Ledecky de went in lane three. The young American,

Katie Ledecky, took off and left Katie Ledecky it was on for world

record pace, the commentators will to -- talk you through the final

stages. The world record line is on her head! Becky is starting to move

back in the field, I am starting to a bit sluggish on that 100m. Katie

Ledecky is still holding the gap. 1.5. She's going quicker, every 100.

The pace she is swimming at is quicker than Lotte Friis and

Rebecca Adlington. There is an American coach screaming his head

off! Four have to go. The final of the women's 800m and Katie Ledecky

is still at the world record pace. Bill Monty has already one the 200m

butterfly silver medal. She is already 50m in front of Lotte Friis.

This is dangerous. If we are not careful, Becky could slip into a

different medal colour. Katie Ledecky, I am afraid degree might

be over for us here. -- the dream it might be over. Becky is now

scrapping fossil. -- for a silver medal. This race may not be over.

The pace at which lane six is going is absolutely extraordinary. 100m

Come on, Becky! Don't give it up! I think they are going to finish in

this position. The question is whether Katie Ledecky can hold on

and break the world record. You have to take your hat off to her.

This 15-year-old has done what a number of teenagers have done. I

think she will hold the world record. Becky Adlington came back

very fast when she set the world record but Katie Ledecky is kicking

hard and on it at the moment. Becky Adlington is coming back a little

bit on the second place, but I think it will be bronze for Rebecca

Adlington of Great Britain. Her second bronze, let's not forget.

And big shock, Katie Ledecky will win gold in the women's 800m

freestyle. It isn't a world record Rebecca Adlington's second bronze.

She worked very hard. I gave it my absolute everything. I am sorry I

did not get the gold medal like everybody was expecting. I hate it

when people say silver and bronze is losing because you have not done

my sport. It is one of the hardest Swart -- sports. It is so difficult

and I hope the public realise it and are proud of me for getting the

bronze medal. Two bronze medals, Becky, the sweet heart of the

swimming pool. She should be and she is rightly proud of her

achievements. We salute you, Becky. The greatest ever British Olympic

swimmer. I am delighted to say she has made it here. That is the

biggest crowd we have had outside the studio. Do you want to give

them a wave? It is so nice. They are all going mental. There are

thousands of them. That was such an impassioned post-race interview. It

is a tough sport. Nobody gets medals for doing nothing. If there

was disappointment, it was for you, not in a bronze medal, because we

know what a champion you are. Obviously, so many mixed emotions.

I obviously wanted to do better. It is more the time I was disappointed

with. I have been going faster than that all years. It wasn't my night,

I don't know what happened. I was so emotional. The home crowd was

unbelievable. A how much did you know about Katie Ledecky? She went

off like a train. It is the Olympic Games. Anything can happen,

especially with swimming. We have seen that all week. I saw what she

did at the trials. I think she qualified in 8.19. She was

unbelievable. This is just the start for her career and she will

go on to have an amazing career. Did you decide when she went so

quickly, I will go with my own game plan, I will not tried to keep up

with her? Yeah. You never know what is going to happen. 800 is a

distance event, anything can happen. She went out for it, I tried to go

with her as much as I could. I just didn't have anything left. I gave

it 110%. It was so painful! I was so pleased to get on the podium. It

was very tough. I am pleased to get on the podium. What has it been

like, that at misfit, inside the Aquatics Centre? The noise is

incredible. -- that atmosphere. is absolutely amazing. It is so

different for us, a completely different. For the Australians, the

Americans, they are used to having publicity and having everything

because swimming is a lot bigger there, but for us swimming is only

starting to grow. It is brilliant but we still have a long way to go,

and we have never experienced anything like us. I have only ever

experienced being in front of 3,000, so this is fantastic. No matter

what country, the crowd has got behind every one. Not partisan.

They have just been excited to see some swimming and see how much

effort every athlete is putting in I found it difficult defending my

Olympic title and I found it tough competing at home games. You had

the double whammy, both of those combined comedy you feel the

expectations that were poignant hold you back? I don't think they

held me back, I think it was something I wasn't used to. For me,

it was -- I was an unknown swimmer before Beijing, I was training in

the same small club by always trained in, I never wanted the

faint or anything, so after Beijing, the support was there. But most

people who achieve a two golds normally go on to retire, so for me,

it was different, being a home games, and the M23 this time.

am 23. To go into this games as double champion has put huge

pressure on you, and to combine that with being in front of these

kinds of crowd, you just don't know what impact that will have, I think

you have done amazing. I don't think you can prepare for something

that you don't know what it is going to be like, what it is like

to defend your title, so we think you have done a tremendous job. I

know, watching you and the reaction, everyone is really proud of what

you have at -- accomplished. Hopes are! It is a bit close to the event

to imagine another cycle of training? I don't know, I expected

a different result coming into this, so it is completely different now.

There are so many young guys that have come through, which is amazing

to see, I think it is incredible for the sport, it encourages other

people as well. I know that when I was younger, I could do a hard

session after a hard session, whereas I haven't been able to in

the last few years, I have had to have a lot more recovery, so it for

me it might be one of those things where I have to move down an event.

I think I have a charity bike ride to do next in Zambia! I remember

talking to you after Beijing, you were toying with the idea of doing

Strictly Come Dancing... I would love to, I would be so rubbish! IM

awful, I cannot do anything but swimming. That will be on your

answer machine! We will look for a few more races, it is the women's

200 metres backstroke next. Lizzie Symons was going next. Miss T

she is still there. -- Simmons. She has got to dig deep. Lizzie, now in

third place, she has had a decent turn it there, but it looks like in

lane six, the Russian is getting into the silver medal position. But

it is all about Franklin, the 17- year-old from a Colorado, I'm sure

she's going to break the world record. The world record belonged

to Kirsty Coventry, now it belongs to me see Franklin! She has won the

gold medal. The Russian against the silver. Lizzie Symmonds, just in

4th, what a great swing from out You mentioned are the teenage

sensations coming through, Franklin is one of those as well. Is it

exciting having these young kids coming through? It does make me

feel old, and I am at 23, and that is bad to say! At the same time, it

is so great to see, it is amazing. It has been unpredictable, these

Olympics are more than ever have been unpredictable, it has been

great to see the younger guys coming through. When you're younger,

you don't have any fear, whereas when you are older, it is a lot

more intense. Maybe we all need to go back to feeling young and having

no fear or, it is amazing to see all the races. So many dramatic

races. I get so emotional, the other night I was like, calm down,

I am racing tomorrow night! It was the men's 100 metres butterfly. Mr

Phelps, aiming for his third straight gold in this event. The

South Africans Chad le Clos was in quick off the blocks. He looks

pretty good down this first 50. The Serbian has gone off like a shot in

six. Phelps is a bit behind, he doesn't need to be too far behind.

He and le Clos are very strong finishes. He is going to come

through now. Michael Phelps, coming back very strongly. He needs to,

because he is not winning at the moment. Michael Dobbs in Lane four,

still has a lot of work to do -- Michael Phelps. Phelps has got it!

The gold but all goes to him, the Silver Ghost to Le class. Michael

Dobbs wins the Gold, and a tie for He just got his own back on and the

class. It is not -- he is not quite ready to hand over his mantle yet.

Maybe not, it is great to see him like this, quite relaxed, feeling

as though it is his last one, and really appreciating each of these

performances. His reaction has been a great as well. He has been

Gracias, in his response to his success -- he has been gracious.

Just taking it all in? I think the ability to be able to enjoy being

in and an Olympic arena is something very few people achieve.

I don't know how much you have enjoyed being a home games, talking

about athletics, Usain Bolt enjoys what he has got, and Phelps seems

to have got it this time. He has been incredible, even when a good

second at the other day, he was walking Chadha through ever think

of it was so nice to see. I have loved the crowd, there is an

element where you have got to focus, remember why you're here, but you

have to remember why it -- enjoy it as well. Can you explain what the

crowd sounds like? Buzzer, noise, and was there, everything. The

level of noise is just insane. There was plenty tonight, because

it was the men's 50 metres don't know what you do there, he is

not meant to bang the gun until everyone is still. Foreign manager

of France is in the lead, -- Florent Manaudou. He has got there!

In his first ever senior final of the for -- 50 metres freestyle, he

If we had looked at the top nations, the USA are still top of the table,

we weren't going to Australia's predicament at the moment...

want to save it for later! China doing well as well. Continuing the

programme they put in place for their own Olympics four years ago.

Definitely. We have all said, maybe we will have an amazing game in --

games in Rio. The bigger countries always do well, they have more

facilities, more people, everything. I'm just so pleased that Britain

are doing well, we up there on the medal table. One more wave to the

crowd before you leave her. I can't believe they are still here!

think you are going to find it difficult getting out of here

tonight. High drama last night in the cycling as P&G were trying to

build another city of gold in the Great Britain are the fastest of

Gold medal for Great Britain, a new So what would tonight bring?

Britain had high hopes. The women's keirin shortly, but first, thought

The team up of a GB quartet Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Edgar Wright

Thomas and Peter Kennaugh are faced Denmark in the final. -- in the

semi-final. They set up the gold medal race against their old foes,

world record schedule here. What a here! The Great Britain four are

inspired. But Australia haven't panicked and are trying to peg back

kilometre or, still looking very and they are they in 2.54, and

Australia are buckling! Half a lap to go for the British team. The

world record is 3.52, the gold medal to his Great Britain's! Look

at the time! It is a new world record, and Great Britain have won

the gold medal! A faultless display there. Australia, beaten

champions are the team of Great Britain. Ed Clancy, Steven Burke,

Geraint Thomas and Peter Kennaugh. So Great Britain conquer the

opposition in a riveting contest. They personified the ultimate class

throughout all three rounds. I They took almost a second off their

own world record, and when Great Britain were so dominant in Beijing,

the pressure was really on here, because the rest of the world wants

to beat Great Britain. The performance director has moved it

up another notch. It is the normal what they have done. They had a

massive target on their back after Beijing. We talked about the

pressure with Becky and how that can play in your mind, but they

have reinvented themselves. Chris Woolley is the king in fantastic

shape. Just to discipline, the attention to detail they have is

almost un-British, actually! We are going to win at all costs! We were

saying this about the changing attitude within Team GB, the mental

side of winning and not being afraid to win. That is what they

have done. They have set the standard for the whole of British

sport and those of his huge amount of praise. Without further ado I am

delighted to say that we are going # Gold #

we are now level with Melbourne! Fantastic work! Can I come back

now? Yeah, you don't have to stay there. It is that Peter Kay walked

to the dance floor. Let's move on to the women's keirin. Queen Vic

had a rare fall from grace yesterday. Her first shot at goal

yesterday was gone. Today, could she make amends? She was up against

fierce rival Anna Meares from Australia. She cruised to victory,

giving herself a confidence boost in an event which is not one of her

strongest. In the second semi-final, she was equally impressive, first

at the field. So could she get the victory? Rejoin the race when it

end! The crowd are waiting for the first strike and it comes from

Meares, the world champion! She has won its the last two years. It is

the first time the keirin has been in the Olympic Games for the women.

Here is Pendleton! Meares looking for that challenge! Victoria

medal! She is the Olympic keirin champion! It looks like the Hong

Kong Li it took the bronze. Meares was completely washed away.

Pendleton's jump to the front was absolutely incredible. I thought

that Guo Shuang might challenge around the outside but no, Victoria

Pendleton held her off. She has got a gold medal with which to finish

her career. What a way to go out. And what a bonus to her morale for

the sprint competition that is still to come. She has got one in

the bag, she has got what she worked so hard to get. The judges

are just checking. But Victoria Pendleton, on this occasion, no

infringements for her. She is celebrating with the Union Jack in

her hand. That is her second Olympic gold medal. She won the

gold for the sprint in Beijing, and now she has the gold for the keirin.

That was genius, a masterclass by Pendleton. We know she is in the

form of her life and that reflected so strongly. She hit the front and

nobody was going to deny her. Second gold medal for her in the

Olympic Games. Her first was four years ago in Beijing, when she won

the gold for the Sprint. And now with that sensational display, she

wins the first ever women's keirin What a huge day for Victoria after

the disappointment of yesterday. It takes mental strength of some

degree to put that to one side. She was in incredible form. The pace

she had at the end of that penultimate lap was remarkable.

From crisis to gold medal to crisis, she wears her heart on her sleeve,

it is soap opera stuff! It was not a great day for Australia. Anna

Meares may be went a bit air LEA. guess she did. -- a bit too early.

I am not an expert in the keirin, I must admit. That is why we got you

on! Meares went too early and was not in good form obviously! The

finish is really interesting in the keirin and Victoria Pendleton was

well down on her bike. The Chinese was up quite high and it did not

come down on photo-finish. Victoria went out of the sprinter's lane and

we had a heart in mouth moment because the adjudicators were

looking at their computer screens and we thought, he we go again! But

it is in their discretion. -- here we go again! Had she impeded the

Chinese right enough, but obviously it wasn't a problem. There was no

problem, but don't try to start mixing It, Meares will not get

gold! She said yesterday, the silver lining was that she was so

quick and all the British cyclists have got what records in their

events. They have gone to another level, when you did not think they

could get any better. It has been remarkable. A great Olympian, let's

salute her. Another gold medals. It is time for...

# Gold #. Up to seven. We are just two below

Athens. Come back and rejoin the fold. I said to him earlier,

Jonathan, we will be doing the Totalisator night, he said, yes, I

saw it in the corner. But look! can get to 35? We will talk about

Australia later! It has been an incredible day. Let's go to the

water now at Eton Dorney. This was a day to savour. Olympic spirit was

there in bucket loads. Katherine Grainger, three-time silver

medallist, chasing dreams of a first Olympic gold. All eyes were

on her and her partner, Anna Watkins, and we focus on their

story. At the age of 36, most people in sport are only looking

one way, back on the days of promise, when a silver medal was

but a start, when a second silver was still satisfactory, when a

third sell-by was a sign that this Korea were stuck on silver -- when

a third silver was a sign that your career was stuck on a silver.

would dearly love an Olympic gold medal. If you could pick up one

person out of the hall GB regatta who would win... What's if it all

goes wrong. Katherine Grainger is not like most people in sport and

at 36, she was looking not backwards but forwards, to one last

adventure. Alive to be defined in the next six-and-a-half minutes --

a life of. It is a steely look of determination. The British crew in

Surely now we are down to two in this final chasing the gold medal.

We cannot allow ourselves to discount Australia. We are through

the halfway mark now in the final half of their women's double sculls.

If they can break three -- break free now, they are a way! The

adrenalin must be coming through their bodies now! Let's do this,

guys! Let's finish the story! The crowd opposite are going absolutely

wild! Perhaps the most important final of this whole Olympic

It has taken 12 long years, a ton of support, and the crowds are on

their feet, a cacophony of noise around, the whole of the media

stand on their feet, we are a Claudy new Katherine Grainger and

Anna Watkins! Ladies and gentlemen, what you are seeing right now is

that dream coming true! -- we are applauding you! At long, long last,

Katherine Grainger is the Olympic champion! Katherine Grainger, at

the age of 36, looking in whichever direction she likes. Steve promised

me there would be tears of joy this time and they are. Looking great.

I am delighted to say Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins are

outside their hotel somewhere in Windsor. Good evening and

congratulations. There is a slight delay but never mind. You have

waited 12 years for this. How does it feel in comparison to their

three previous of the medals you have had a round your neck? Now I

can talk about them being silver, it is OK! From four years ago, it

is chalk and cheese. It is everything I hoped it would be and

more. It is the most incredible feeling. The embrace that you had

with Steve Redgrave on the riverbank was just so emotional and

there was obviously a real connection. Has he been a source of

inspiration and guidance? Yeah. Without a shadow of a doubt. He is

an absolute rock of support. He has been so generous with his time and

advice. He has wanted this almost as much as I have. He speaks with

such authority, he has experienced so much and is willing to share it

with us, and he has been there for us every step. That moment at the

end was a moment we had to get. grandstand, the nation winning the

gold medal on. Anna Watkins, did you feel, crikey, my goodness, I am

in the boat with her? Oh I will be there for the glory but I am also

the person they will be looking at?! Yeah, the whole team is close

and we are all very aware of Katherine Grainger's story. The

whole team wanted it for each other and we have worked hard, but most

of all we wanted it to prove to ourselves what a special boat this

is and what a good journey we have had together and it has got a bit

of magic and we wanted to show a bit of that magic. And you two

obviously have a special partnership. This isn't the end, is

it? LAUGHTER. Everyone is asking that! We only ever wanted to look

as far as August 3rd and it was all about the result today and what we

could deliver when it really matter the most. We have not dared to look

beyond this. We are just soaking it up. What is it like to be part of

this incredible team? The success has been incredible so far, another

day to go. Do you feed off each other? Yeah, there is a good

momentum. Because we trained together, we are all aware of how

good the others are in the team and once the first medal came in,

especially Helene and have a's gold, you think, the team is on track now

-- Have there. We can't wait till tomorrow Tucci everybody on. It was

just the most emotional, wonderful, wonderful race. The nation wanted

it for you and it is wonderful when things come off in sport that

people have worked hard for, so huge congratulations. Stick around

if you will for a couple of minutes because we will go to our

Totalisator in the studio. Spandau Ballet, please, director!

# Gold #. Jonathan, if you could move the

Totalisator up. The ladies can't see it. Just imagine Jonathan

Edwards stars in towards Big Ben in the studio, and he he's moving and

arrow up one place where their next gold medal is. Have you got that

image in your mind? Yeah! LAUGHTER. He is very talented and he did that

beautifully. There was more emotion, agony and ecstasy this morning at

Eton Dorney and in the men's, more Herculean performances were on

display. Overwhelming favourites, the New Zealand pair of Eric Murray

and Hamish Bond were unstoppable, but George Nash and Will Satch were

there for Britain, and here are the This is it, the push for the line!

Great Britain are doing beautifully in third place... The Olympic

champions, making it a clean sweep. New Zealand. This is the fight for

the silver medal. Right on the line. Great Britain, a well deserved

bronze medal! They put their whole life on the line. But it was the

experience of the French that was able to hold on. But we salute New

Zealand and we should do, they came out of the fall back in Beijing,

and look at that. A wonderful Six months ago with this pairing

had doubts about making the Olympics come at a winter away,

trained at altitude and put every ounce of sweat they had into it. In

the men's singles sculls, the loneliest event, the New Zealand

man mountain took bronze four years ago and he was the man to beat. He

went out asked. We joined it with he is out there, he has got the

crowd with him. He must know that is a job well done, the Czech

Republic mounting a final challenge, but Great Britain and Alan Campbell

in lane three, it is going to be a so desperate... The Czech Republic

will get the silver medal, and the fight now, right to the line, it is

going to the wire, and it is going to be Alan Campbell on the line,

getting the bronze medal! That will Alan Campbell, exhausted beyond

belief, but you're a bronze medallist. I am very proud. I

trained for 10 years, Bill has coached me from day one, he has

taken me to three Olympics. It was disappointing last time what

happened, it was hard coming away from those games for nothing, no

medals, and two guys were quicker than me today, I did everything I

could, but ultimately, I wasn't able to match them today. I'm just

A highly emotional, exhausted Campbell upgrades are 5th in

Beijing to a bronze now. It has been a good couple of days for

Coleraine. I know you can see those pictures, Catherine and and are,

and you... I don't know if they are stuck in traffic, or maybe Alan has

gone to sleep! He just gave every last drop in his body, didn't he?

Yes, we hadn't seen those pictures, we haven't seen Alan in that state

before, it was obviously an emotional day for him. That event

is absolutely nails. All those athletes, they are hugely respected

within the rowing world. For him to come up with a medal in that event,

he has the respect of the whole team. Will and George, that was

some race, some Olympic Games they have had. They were not so much the

least fancied but the least expected from them. It is quite a

new pairing, it wasn't really an expectation of a medal. What talent

we have for the future there? Absolutely. They were put together,

they haven't had a lot of time together, they came into a very

competitive event which the Kiwis have been winning by miles to stop

so they have done fantastically well, they have raced incredibly

maturely for the whole contest. I do know they are out celebrity

already tonight! And absolutely deserved, because it does medals

mean so much to the people who earn them. Tell them why won't take

offence, maybe we will catch up with them some other time! Any tips

for tomorrow? I will pass that on. Tricky one. The lightweight women's

doubles, around lunchtime. We have got three finals, and all three

Agbos will be good ones, we have at the men's and mixed doubles also

and the lightweight doubles, we will be out there cheering. It has

been fantastic, I am glad you have enjoyed it, I hold -- hope you can

enjoy the evening. Gold suits you! It was just amazing, that race.

you going to hold it against them a? For boys's you know how long I

can hold a grudge. Out partying, or talking to you...? We might get

them on the sofa. Some athletics shortly, but now, judo. Yesterday

we got a silver, today, Karina Bryant was in action in the

heavyweight category, aiming to Yesterday was a great day for

British judo. Karina Bryant is hoping today will be an even better

one. Can she go one better? We are about to find out. In the first

elimination round she took on an Algerian opponent, it was a crowd-

pleasing winner saw her through to the last 16. A victory against the

Slovenian and that she went to the quarter-finals, uncharted territory

for the 33-year-old in her 4th and Olympics. Once again, she pulled

off a massive move, and she was Olympic medal, and brand is the

judo fighter ready to deliver it! - - Bryant.

The Olympic heavyweight semi-final. She has got to get the attacks in.

She has conceded, she may well still have some things you didn't -

- something significant. She knows that if she wins this,

she will get a bronze medal. If she here. She has to force the pressure

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

on and try and get the Ukrainian to Congratulations, you must be

ecstatic. I am a bit lost the words are for once. I just wanted to go

out there and do myself justice. This already feels like a gold

medal. Amazing work, you wait 12 years for

a judo medal and then you get two at once. Well done to Karina Bryant,

a fantastic result. Well done to the judo team as well. In that same

category we saw the first Saudi Arabian women to compete at the

Olympics. She is 16 years old, she didn't last very long, but a

landmark occasion none the less. Staying with judo now, actually, we

are not. That was a pretty impressive bronze. Yes, as you say,

she doubled the medals, not expected, and there at its huge

amount of pressure on the sports, some of them had funding because it

is a London 2012. If they don't perform, the funding goes and the

landscape changes. I was added kennelling, -- at the canoeing,

quite a small sport, but they produced the goods, and they will

continue to get funding and Gotham strength to strength. When you see

a medal come in the judo, it shows people that they're all the sport,

it is not just the traditional sports, do want to associate -- the

ones you associate with the great in this country, but other wants

you can try out. Now we will stay Would you like to meet this at 34

stone man? Night there with his opponent, who was 13 stone lighter

than him. As underdogs go, he had it all to do. Not surprisingly, he

was beaten in round one. But the bigger they come, the harder they

fall. In round two, he came a cropper, and was beaten by a Cuban.

Incredibly, he is almost half his blade. -- weight. He is 10 stone

heavier than any other athlete at the Olympics! And six stone heavier

than any -- or of the Japanese female gymnastics team! Lot

happening elsewhere across the Andy Murray had an incredible

straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, tears of joy

for the Scot today, he is going to face Roger Federer, ball weeks to

the day after he lost the Wimbledon GB's women footballers were

savagely beaten in the quarter- final by Canada in Coventry, 2-0.

Do they want a lot of fans along the way, but a semi-final was not

to be. In the dressage, Britain moved into the team gold medal

position. They will go for Britain's first Olympic medal on

News of a sensational basketball match involving Team GB women, they

had a fantastic chance to win their first ever Olympic match. With the

scores locked against France, they missed a free throw, with 10

and sank a three-pointer. Oil second, GB scored a three-pointer

themselves, but sadly, the buzzer had already sounded. Huge drama

It was the start of the track and field, the start of the heptathlon

and the start for you-know-who. Seven events, cracked thumb, and

glory is yours to stop -- cracked set the stadium alight. So much

expectation. Her Olympic adventure starts here. She is a one-woman

athletics team, and this is one of Jessica Ennis is being closed down,

but she is beginning to pull away on the inside. This is a tremendous

run by Jessica Ennis! I'll, my goodness! The fastest time ever by

a heptathlete! A new British record. The power of the crowd at carried

I knew it was a fast track, so I still cannot believe I ran that

goodness! Within a split second the whole crowd thought she had cleared

it. And then a massive crime. -- groan. If anybody wants this

Olympic title, they are going to have to produce something

remarkable. Jessica Ennis leads the Olympic heptathlon competition by

25 points from the American, Hyleas Fountain. She looks determined. She

has thrown a couple of lifetime bests this year sushi should be

confident of repeating that performance. -- so she should be.

It certainly is longer. The crowd really packs a punch on that four a

kg shot. Come on, we want more did not get the balance right, and

the rhythm. Brilliant in the hurdles, pretty good in the high

jump, average in the shot put. So we have a new leader in the

heptathlon, or Austra Skujyte of Lithuania. Jessica Ennis is now in

second place, for the very first time on this first day of the

heptathlon. The heptathlon 200m. Can she finished off in the same

benevolence is flying! Jess Ennis is closing head down! -- Dafne

Schippers of the Netherlands! Jessica Ennis may have just taken

it on the line! It is a personal best for Jess Ennis, more points

than she has ever had in this event, a good end to a pretty good first

day for Jessica Ennis and it put set in the number one spot. That is

way you want to be after day it one. That is how it looks after four

events. That is her highest first- day total. She broke the British

record a few months ago and she did better today. Highs and lows for

her today. We watched in the stadium the hurdles and were like,

where did that come from? It equalled the 110 metres hurdles in

Beijing! This track is fast. The women today, in the second round,

That is really exciting. She did OK in the high jump, not so good in a

shot put, and then came back in the 200. She was disappointed with the

high jump. Yes because she is equal British record holder. She has had

a problem with her leg. That is why she missed Beijing. This is her

first Olympics. To take that pressure is remarkable. Tomorrow is

the day. The long jump and javelin could be nemesis events for her.

That is the agenda for tomorrow. It will all end at around 8:35pm

tomorrow evening. She has had to change her technique for the long

jump. She had to change her take- off leg because of the stress

fracture. She can jump very well and she can loss -- jump very badly.

She lost the indoor title to Dobrynska in Istanbul because of

hardcore long jump. She also lost another one on a very broad javelin.

So it his fingers crossed. She has the pressure of being the face of

the Games. You know all about that, you and Cathy Freeman in Sydney.

Watching the way she has been able to perform this far, she has

performed extremely well. The three other parts of this event tomorrow,

hopefully she has a good night's league and can get on with it, but

the pressure has rolled off her shoulders, and rolled off her ADS!

-- her abs! Christine Ohuruogu has got herself a difficult semi-final

line-up. Sanya Richards is there. She has got a difficult line up. I

don't know why Carl Lewis said he would put his money on her, that is

not right. She has Sanya Richards, probably the favourite. Two good

Russians as well. The thing about Christine, she won in Beijing, has

actually done nothing in three years, beats the world champion in

the final race. It is her manner. wouldn't be surprised if she won. I

am not sure I would put my money on it but she has a chance for.

Greene looked comfortable today. had a stinking draw, he got the

inside lane. He has never or run the inside lane, certainly in

hurdles. You might do it in training. You have got to hit you

with them in hurdles -- hit your rhythm in huddles of stock he

looked quite comfortable. I think he will be in the mix but he will

have to run really, really well. Long jump today. Chris Tomlinson

and Greg Rutherford, both of them did OK. Colin knows more about that

and he does the women's 400m! disappointed generally with long

jump that it has not moved on. is rubbish this year. The Olympic

champion fouled. Both the Brits got through. Only six or seven went

over eight metres and only two got the automatic qualification.

Carl Lewis saying he would be surprised if they jumped over

eight? Nine. He said the coaching has not moved on in long jump, that

is what he was saying. Possibly. Some good athletes have struggled

with injury. Dwight Phillips is the reigning world champion, he is

injured, but there is nobody of the calibre of Carl Lewis. He is my

favourite Olympian of all time, to be honest, even though Keane knows

nothing about the final of the women's 400m -- even though he

knows nothing! And that 10,000m, Dibaba was incredible. Tirunesh

Dibaba, we said Jess Ennis was small, she is absolutely tiny! But

what a runner! Brendan and Steve said it in commentary, the greatest

female distance runner of all time. They said we were looking at

something very special. Julie Ian Bleasdale and Jo Pavey were 7th and

8. They both ran a personal bests. Jo did not get selected for the

marathon and went back to the track and has done this, so very good.

Let's go back to the water now and our latest instalment of our *

sailor. Ben Ainslie's defence of his title has gathered momentum.

Here is Rob walk up with the latest Basically, they ganged up on me! I

have no choice because if it goes to a protest it is two against one.

They made a big mistake because I am angry, those guys had better

watch out. Yesterday Ben Ainslie found his fire. And accusations

from his two the nearest rivals led to what he believed was an

unnecessary penalty. Today was about reading a point and

positioning full Sunday's showdown. -- proving a point. The Danish man

has got the best start. Christensen is producing the regatta of his

life and he wasn't about Rover with one day remaining. There is 150

metres to go now. Ben Ainslie is just one boat behind. He will lose

another point to the Danish sailor. Ben Ainslie has only beaten him

twice out here so far and this is the end of race nine. Ben Ainslie

is blessed with the rare quality of being able to find something

special, something surprising, at just the right time, and in the

last race of the day, he did. are seeing pictures of Ben Ainslie,

it looks like he was slowing down. I think he is starting to play with

the Danish sailor. This is significant. I have never seen a

moment like this outside of a medal race in the Olympic Games. Ben

Ainslie was fought out in front but he is given to go for the Danish

sailor and try to push him down the fleet. He wanted to get in front of

the Danish sailor and get in front of his clean wind, to slow him down

and allow the Dutchman to overtake, costing Hull Christenson and

valuable place. It was British crucial that the Dutch sailor

managed to overtake Jonas Hogh- Christensen and get the point in

between. To all intents and purposes, that puts us equal going

into the major races. So the stage is set and a nation expects.

History is waiting to be written. What a competitor he is. He said

yesterday, don't make me angry. I am not sure if you had that.

Everybody has felt like that. seems to bring the best out of him,

when his back is against the wall. If you are going to get your money

out and back a British medallist, it would be Ben Ainslie. In the

first few days, we thought it would go horribly wrong. I think he will

get more recognition for having done it this way. What a cool

customer for what he did to the Danish sailor. And he is back on

course for a magnificent fourth gold medal. Talking of magnificent,

it is time now for this. The magnificent seven, though sadly

now only six. Freddie Evans was in action today, facing a Lithuanian

bronze medallist. Freddie is the The fight in the first two round!

Was scrappy. It was low-scoring. Going into the third and final

round, the boxers were tied. We as well to wait context between

Fred Evans, representing Great Britain, and his opponent, the two-

time Olympian from Lithuania, having represented his country in

Beijing. These two met in the quarter-final stage of the world

championship in Azerbaijan. It was a keenly contested affair. But the

Lithuanian ended matters with a and final round in bright fashion.

That was a better left hand from Fred. He actually heard his

opponent there. -- hurt his opponent. He went back a little bit.

His opponent is starting to come undone. Beautiful a right jab.

Evans will be warned for punching composed, using his feet to

left combination, and repeated it the pace and he looks a bit tired.

He is making more mistakes. Fred has got to take advantage. But the

British boxer is definitely in front. Beautiful combination

finishing from events. -- Fred Evans. Warned it from the referee

about using his right hand as a measuring device. The final 20

be absolutely crucial. It was tired after two rounds of boxing at five

apiece, but Fred Evans has produced a really strong final round, and

the body language tells the story. He feels he has done enough after

producing a really good performance Great Britain's Fred Evans. Great

Britain's REFEREE: In the 69 kilogram weight clash as it booked

his place in the quarter-finals. He is through to the last eight.

One place away from a guaranteed So that 11-7 victory puts him in

the quarter-finals, he will face a Canadian a opponent. Andrew Selby

was the second of the boxing team in action today, up against a tough

opponents. It was very close and a very tight about. The first round

was, 6-5. The second, again still be won it, 6-3. In the third and

final, the scores were 7-7, so he went through. He will fight Ramirez

of Cuba, the world youth champion, in the next round. It should be

some fight. Going pretty well, how boxers. We said we would have a

chat about Australia and your performance so far in Nepal, and

you will be delighted to note we have time to do that! We had a

comparison between your success in Sydney, primarily in their pool,

and would you have achieved so far, there is a chance of medals

tomorrow call obviously. The Australian swimming medals in

Sydney and here, you are up to... I do believe you achieved 22 in

Sydney. The thing that is hard about it is I don't feel like it is

reflective of how could the team is. That is the disappointing part. I'm

still proud of what the team has done, but it hasn't been a good

result for us, simple as that. And they will be asking questions, why

haven't we want these? What is it like at home, is the pressure on?

assume so. But when we look at the programme, what we have been doing,

we have done everything right. We just haven't swum as well as we

would have expected. It is that time of night. Putting the faces on

the board. Come with me! This is It has been a fantastic day, they

climb up to 4th in the medal table. The USA have edged ahead of China,

it has been a magnificent day for Team GB. Compared to where we were

in Beijing at this time, we are on credit to metals, we were on seven

in Beijing. I remember what use of the first will, it was wishful

thinking pursing her face on the outside. -- putting a face on the

outside. Let's put Karina Bryant on the top here. And then it is

Rebecca Adlington. Isn't she already on somewhere? Do you can

put her anywhere you like. And then of course, it is Alan Campbell.

Lead us time for the golds. In your own time! You can do those.

Victoria Pendleton burst. -- first. And then there, how are sprinters.

And there you go. Catherine and Anna, going on the board. I know

you would say a quick word about Becky. I think she had so much of

the expectation, the British public and the expectations all fell on

her shoulders, think she has done a marvellous job. She is a heroine,

we love her. Thanks so much, that is it, the End of Days seven. The

opening ceremony was a week ago, can you believe it. Three gold

medals today, it has been a fantastic day. We have witnessed