Day 9 Olympics Tonight

Dame nine, the Olympic flame burning brightly and 22 golds were

decided today. Sport goes on in the Olympic city and you can see live

beach volleyball, and boxing, right now. I hope you had a wonderful day.

I know what you are thinking. Which sporting icons have made it here

You cannot be serious! That was on Always welcome around these parts,

good to see you, and Allan Wells, Olympic 100m gold medallist from

1980. The athletics has been great and the atmosphere is phenomenal.

Thank you for joining us. Another incredible day. Here is what is

Usain Bolt was looking to blow them away again in the men's 100m final.

Big Ben was going for historic gold number four.

Andy Murray had a busy day, he was hunting for a double gold in the

singles and mixed doubles. Christine Ohuruogu was looking to

defend her 400m title on home turf. Gymnastic fantastic. Louis Smith

was hoping to upgrade his Beijing bronze in the pommel horse final.

Cycling, and men and women's boxing on the way, but we will start in

Weymouth, where this afternoon a triple gold medal-winning sailor

set out to make history. It was Big Ben's date with destiny. Matthew

Pinsent watched it unsold. Ben Ainslie is often written as the

best small boat sailor in the world but winning gold in 2012 could

prove it. By his recent Olympic standards, the first three days of

racing were close to disastrous. Six races, then Ainslie beat by a

Jonas Hogh-Christensen in every single one. But one of his main

opponents had made a crucial error. From where I was sailing, it looked

like Ben Ainslie hit the mark. Ainslie is doing a penalty turn.

had no choice because if BT's going to a protest, why would lose -- if

it is going. Big mistake because I am angry, those guys had better

watch out. Car on! Ben Ainslie, you can see it, he believes it!

Essentially, Sunday 5th August boils down to a man on man race for

gold, and if anyone can take this in his stride, it is the veteran,

Ben Ainslie. It will be a huge battle on Sunday but I am up for it

and I enjoyed those occasions. races of the regatta are completed

and today's race is the last one, the medal race. The points

situation it is delicate for Ainsley. He is two points behind

Jonas Hogh-Christensen, so he must beat him to win gold. The only

other contender is Pieter-Jan Postma. This is going to be tight.

There is the man who can spoil line, three seconds to go, and that

is the start. Perhaps we would have expected to see more confrontation.

Not Ainsley's best start but by the first mark, the Briton was in

charge. Ben Ainslie has got around the top mark in gold medal-winning

position, and Denmark have a big job to do now. Ainslie seems to

have a Jonas Hogh-Christensen under control but he wasn't the only

threat. Denmark will not overtake Ainslie, but Pieter-Jan Postma from

the Netherlands is under attack. Vitally, he stays behind the Kiwi.

The Kiwis looking comfortable... He has just hit the Kiwi, a penalty

turns all Pieter-Jan Postma. Things are looking good for the British

sailor. Ben Ainslie wins his fourth Olympic gold medals. The battle

between Ben Ainslie and the great Dane is over, and for the first

time at London 2012, the moment that Ben Ainslie was in a gold

medal position at the end of the race, is right now! Jonas Hogh-

Christensen had given his all but Ainslie's ability on home water, in

front of a home crowd, was just too much. History made. Ainslie is the

best sailor the Olympics has ever Have you ever had to work harder

for an Olympic gold medal? No, that was the toughest. The wage-earner

sailed this week, it has been a long time since I had seen somebody

sale that world -- the way Jonas Hogh-Christensen sailed this week.

I was a worried man today and something had to change, and

thankfully it did. I got myself back into a chance position and I

took it. I feel I should have a special card to say, four

consecutive gold medals. It is a special club. Welcome. We need a

couple. Well done, mate! Well done! I appreciate that. A fantastic

result for Ben Ainslie but there was another race this afternoon

that showed just how easily gold medals can slip away. In the Star

class, Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson were in gold medal position.

position all week. Right at the end, everything faded away. You can see

The most stunning start to the sailing regattas the Great Britain,

and who better to kick it off than Ben Ainslie? It has got to be so

Ben Ainslie, hasn't it? We shall wait and see. The

interesting thing this week has been the way he has raced, his

tactics. He got angry and said, you don't want to make me angry,

because two of his competitors grassed him up. The next time I

come on, could you put something where I have won, and secondly, I

like this guy, Big Ben, because he talks trash. He needed to do that

to come back, it was school. It was good for him to have that

protagonist, he was going for the record of school golds, the Danish

competitor was trying to stop that -- four golds. That is why he is a

four-time Olympic gold medallist, because he expects to be able to

win every time, he expects a lot of himself. Sometimes, if you are so

much better than your competition, you need something to fire you up

to give you that motivation that you need to win a gold medal.

think he is number four in the all- time most decorated British

Olympians. There has been a lot of shaking and moving going on in that

The temptation for him to go to Rio must be quite great. It sounds like

he has got the aggression to do it. If it is the metal Leicester that

he wants to do well in, that is what he will do -- the Medal list.

He has been a fantastic competitor and he will now contribute to the

first gold medal at of the night. Music, maestro.

# Gold #. Johnny Mac is feeling below par

this evening, so I will not physically is certain to much --

physically exert him. With seven days to go, we are four gold medals

from passing over Beijing's. I know you spoke to Percy and Simpson,

their agent, and he said, there is no way they could lose this. Yes,

he said they were set to win but this is the Olympics. My other

nature is a big factor in that as well. I know nothing about sailing.

Mother Nature, as you say, it is a force to fight against. To date

make it was too much. We may well speak to Ben Ainslie later.

today it was too much. Four weeks ago today, Andy Murray lost his

first ever Wimbledon final against Roger Federer. Today, he was back a

Centre court, with a chance of A fabulous first Wimbledon final

Title number seven for Roger Federer! I am going to try this and

They played in three grand-slam finals. The US Open in 2008, the

Australian Open in 2010, and When they had gone toted does so

far either the opening 21 minutes of this tennis final, Murray has

looked the most potent. -- when He had it. Something over the net

A good, deep return from Murray. It keeps in in this game. Pressure

Heavy hitting from Murray. The first break is greeted by the

Watching both of these players throughout their careers, at the

moment, there is only one person out there engaging in this match.

That is Andy Murray. He wants to keep the momentum, keep the

I have never seen this before. This Someone is looking after him! Maybe

You have to say, this is looking That ball is called long, no sign

of a challenge from Federer, he is Every time the Federer throws some

heat down to Murray, Murray has just returned it, again and again

It is a gold medal for Andy Murray! And he finished off, like the

There you go! Came first. Then mum. This proud son of Dunblane. He has

been through so much, this is such Where do you put that in your

victories? That is number one for me. The biggest one of my life.

This week has been incredible so far, I have had a lot of fund, the

supporters been amazing, I have one That is long, and Great Britain

take the opening set. It only takes After exactly one hour's play,

Azarenka and Mirnyi take the second Max Mirnyi, on serve for the gold

That is it, it will be a silver medal for Robson and Murray, and

gold to Azarenka and Mirnyi. Andy Murray, will the Olympics open

the door for many majors to come? After that draining experience four

be to go, that emotional defeat on Centre Court, how impressed are you

with the way he has attacked this tournament? It started a bit in

Australia, he lost a five-hour match against Djokovic, in

Wimbledon, it was a great effort, even against Roger, he almost went

two sets to love her up, this time I think it helped Murray. Straight

sets, but Federer had played six matches in eight days, I think he

was feeling it added. Murray was the fresher, younger guys. Roger

didn't really know what to do want his legs were not there. I have it

will springboard into many majors. This success, feeling what it is

like to be Roger Federer in a final, in terms of the psychological

benefits, that has to be beneficial, hasn't it? The reason he hired a

van Lindor is because -- Ivan Lendl is because he was one of the great

tennis players of all time, with eight Crown Slams. He is starting

to play the way people have paid 10 to play, to be more aggressive, to

take it to somebody like even Roger Federer. That is the question we

were all wondering. Believe it or not, if Andy Murray were to win the

US Open and windy pick Masters event at the O2 Serena, he could

still be the number one player out this year. So this could be an

unbelievable year. For tennis in the Olympics, this is huge. Because

Wimbledon is our greatest event. To have it there, we were to have it

at the same level as the Grand Slams -- we want to have read.

looks so proud to be representing Great Britain can he almost had a

go at it Save the Queen! I wouldn't like to hear him singing, but he

has done a lot for himself, as John system aid can only help his

confidence in the future. If he believes in himself that much from

this, he could do really well. what I'm hearing, I understand that

Andy Murray has just arrived at Team GB House. There they are!

Congratulations, guys. Thank you. Can we talk about your singles

final first, and the? Just talking about what they can do for you

psychologically, and the effort it took a bounce-back from that

Wimbledon final against Roger Federer four ye -- weeks ago when

you looked emotionally drained, how quickly do you feel you could do

this? Well, it took about five or six days for the Wimbledon final to

kind of... To get it out of my system. I spoke to my coach a few

days after the final, and he said to me that I had played really good

match at there, it was the best I had played in a grand-slam final

beforehand. I had struggled normally when I lost than, --

Wenger, but with the Olympics coming up, it was perfect timing, I

go straight back out on the practice courts after four dazed

and started working hard. I was desperate to do well here. I didn't

expect to do what I did today, but the whole week has been

unbelievable. You beat him in straight sets, if I am not wrong

you only dropped one set in the whole tournament. Today especially,

I played great tennis, I got hold after the match in the third set I

only lost one point on my serve, I didn't lose my serve against

Djokovic in the semis or against Roger in the final. So it was to

serve that really helped me out. The best we could my life. A long

day, though, and I bet Laura was delighted he got rid of Roger

Federer in straight sets, that we keep him fresh for the doubles. The

pair of you were going for the gold, and in the first set it look like

it would be a walk in the park. The second set was more tricky.

played really, really well in the first set, and they are the top

seeds, so obviously, it was always going to be tough. They started

playing really well, and it was a close tie-break in the end, it is

disappointing to lose, but we have -- he has got a gold, anyway.

you have got a silver. I'm sure John McEnroe wanted to say

something. What question to Andy would be, how nice was said to have

that crowd, so behind you, where even at Wimbledon, which obviously

is your stamping grounds, if four were to go it wasn't nearly as one-

sided. That must have helped you. - - four weeks ago. It helped a lot.

Roger get unbelievable support everywhere he goes, it is probably

not something he is used to, having all the crowd supporting who he is

playing. It helped me a lot today. Even though it was straight sets,

there were still some moments in the match when it was tough. The

there were a lot of close games. The crowd were so into it, not just

today, the whole tournament, in all of our mixed doubles matches as

well, they have been a great help. It is a huge asset when you're on

the court, it gives you a great debt of motivation and focus.

crowd, you saw Federer was annoyed, you had to pick up and see he

wasn't too happy about that, how my right or wrong? Normally Roger,

when he is serving, he likes to play very quick in between points.

Because of the noise of the crowd, it was slowing him down a lot. He

cannot start the point until it is fairly quiet. Maybe it through his

rhythm of a little bit. He does normally try and play quick. But he

never looks annoyed on the court, no matter what the score is! I was

trying to pick up on a few little things. We have a ritual around

these parts when we have a gold John McEnroe is going to go over to

the rather large Big Ben, and moved the barrel up another notch. It is

the 16 number match cold. -- 16th gold. That is just an incredible

achievement. We have loved watching you in the last week. Laura, you

are only 18, you have a lot of time! Plenty more action and medals

Max and Luis were in the hunt for medals in the pommel horse final.

Ed Clancy fancied his chances in the omnium.

It was an historic day for women's boxing, they took to the ring for

Sport still going on tonight, Britain's women are facing Brazil

in the basketball, it is the quarter-finals in the beach

volleyball, the match between We are going to go back to Weymouth

and gatecrash the party for the sailors. Ben Ainslie is waiting

outside what looks like a Fish and chip shop! Is that where the party

is? Surrey, it is really hard to hear you, but it has been a

fantastic day here, it was the most amazing race, in front of such AA a

huge crowd. So much at stake. Having all those people cheer you

on makes such a huge difference. It was a tough race but I'm so happy

to have come away with the gold medal. In front of a home crowd, it

was really special. Was this the Sorry, we have got a lot going on

here. Next time I enter the EU I might not do it in a kebab shop. --

I interviewed you. A police to have a lot of racing to go, great

expectations of medals to come. It I will try one more question

because I am not sure that you can hear me at all. This week, when two

of your competitors grassed you up, and you said, you do not want to

make me angry, did that help you to focus? Yeah, for sure. It was a

very tough competition against the Danish guy and they got me angry

and it helped to fire me up. I needed to change something to get

back into this series and that certainly made the difference and I

was able to close the points back. In sport, sometimes you have to get

angry. Are you going to go for five? In Rio? It is a long way off.

2016. We'll see. But right now, it won't get any better than this. It

is such a fantastic opportunity to race in front of my home crowd. To

see into the future that far ahead, right now, this is as good as it

gets. By will let you carry on with your evening. Good night. -- I will

let you. I wanted to ask him if it was annoying that it takes him so

long to win a gold medal when the guys in the 100m do it in 10

seconds. If and you just get the The Olympics covers all shapes and

sizes, and this is Live TV, as you have probably gathered! Last night,

you might have remembered, Great Britain did all right in the

# Happiness, happiness #. Happiness the greatest gift that I

possess #. # I have got more than my share of

happiness #. The pride of Great Britain. It is a

perfect day! Michael Johnson looks completely bemused by that songs.

have to download that. I love that. I bet it is on your iPods. Ken Dodd.

OK... Ken Dodd and the Olympics, a match made in heaven. Could we add

to the three gold medals on the track? We will see. First up, the

men's 100m, the night when the This stadium has just come to life.

I wonder why. It citing times. Olympic semi-final. -- exciting

word! He was looking at them to say, keep up, come on!

Chambers is fading. 9.874 Usain Bolt. Clowning around a little bit.

Their third semi-final. Athletes third, well done to the youngster,

finished very strongly. 9.85. came third in the semi-final of the

Olympics. That is great, it really the four fastest men of all time

block, Asafa Powell was the champion becomes a legend! Why did

we ever, ever, ever doubt the I was worried about my start, I did

not want to do a false start. I don't think it was the best

reaction in the world. My coach said, stop worrying about the start,

the best part of your race is at the end. So I stopped worrying

about the start and I executed and it worked. What do you say to the

doubters? It is all right on the track. All people can do is talk.

When it comes to the championships, it is all about business to me, and

I brought it. A fantastic final. One of the best? Yes. Normally you

he people speak about the best-ever but this had nothing to do with the

times. It was incredible stories coming into this championship. We

didn't have to sit here and try to make a story out of something and

debate whether Usain Bolt was going to break the world record and have

that be the only story, because he wasn't actually at his best. We

were able to talk about who would win the race and he would contend

for the other medals. What makes the race so great is all of the

stories, and all of these guys, 60m into the race, could possibly get a

The other three guys outside Bolt, Tyson Gay, Yohan Blake and Justin

Gatlin, altogether. Justin Gatlin was in there, no doubt. Usain Bolt

knew he would be able to do this after his semi-final, separate from

the rest of the field at any time, and he was able to do that tonight.

He had a month to work on his race from the last competition, when he

lost to Blake. He retains the title, something only Carl Lewis has done,

and Carl Lewis only did it as a default, if you like, because of

Ben Johnson. That pressure, living up to the competition. This almost

seemed sweeter than Beijing for him. Possibly. Having done what he did

in the world championships, I think he had a lot to come back and prove.

He accepted it in the world championships, that he did a false

start. In the heats, ice or something. You have to consider the

way he ran in his heats, and a wind that was there, you take all of

that into consideration, the formula. I felt he was there to win.

For me, he showed the confidence in that first round. He was very sure

of himself. He was very focused on what he was going to do today.

is a superstar. Athletics really needs characters. Can I say, as a

fan, I think I have seen every 100m guide around the BBC in the last 30

years -- 100m man. The it is a basin of the race, I got nervous. -

- the anticipation of the race, I got nervous. The only thing I can

compare it to, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearne, I am dating myself,

where you come out and you feel, in that first punch, somebody will be

lying face down. It is awesome. You can hear a pin drop. There is

nothing like it. The quickest thing, apart from perhaps the diving at

the Olympics, and everybody wants to be around the TV to look at it

or stop we have a split screen of the gold medals on 2008, and

He rushed his head getting up today. pressure today. Sometimes you don't

run faster when you are under pressure. In 2008, he ran 60m and

walked the last 40 metres. Today he had to run it all. He had to dip.

It made it more entertaining for us. We managed to get a little clip

from Jamaican television. This is quickly, and assets up a will.

Usain Bolt turns up the big engine! Usain Bolt! Olympic record! The big

man shows to his boss! The Americans are beaten! Usain Bolt!

Dominating London! The king of sprinting, undisputed, best in the

world, Usain Bolt wins in majestic style! 9.63. Olympic record. The

big man, back in business!! would be great if we could now play

LAUGHTER. As an American, I don't want to admit this, but I was

pulling for Bolt because I just think... Was that anything to do

with Justin Gatlin's drug suspension? No of stock I am asked

a lot -- no no. I am asked a lot about my global view, and you just

love Bolt, you just want to see him when. And a lot of people in this

country with Jamaican Heritage wanted to see him win. Moscow 1980,

how this man at one the greatest -- this man one macro the greatest

is a photo finish. Wells. Did he get it or not? It is very close.

Wells! Takes the gold medal. A magnificent victory. Concerned as

You wanted that finish line to come and that second! This is making me

feel old. You are looking good. was good. They re memorable. A -- a

very memorable. A white guy in the final, that was it, and one I won

the final as well. You got in an exclusive club. The as we know, the

Americans were not there. You did not have to say that! I took them

on two weeks later. And I won, by the way. The thing is, we did not

know who had won. I went on the lap of honour, thinking I had one

Macros. And then I thought, what if I have not won? This would be the

most embarrassing thing. It was a great experience. A great time for

British athletics. I regret that we have not got the clip of your

lovely wife screaming in the background. We all know what it

looks like! Give her our love. She is still training people to be fast,

it isn't she. Absolutely. Christine Ohuruogu grew up less than a mile

away from here and has been unforgettable since the night at

the birds nests stadium, but if we know anything about her, it is that

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 68 seconds

she loves the big occasion. Could are five, six of them here. Trotter,

coming through. Sanya Richards Ross, and Christine Ohuruogu is coming

again. Sanya Richards-Ross is strong, but Christine Ohuruogu is

coming! Sanya Richards-Ross takes the gold, Christine Ohuruogu and,

as sterling, sterling effort to get this silver. For a moment I thought

it was going to happen all over again, just like four years ago.

But Sanya Richards-Ross is a worthy champion. And the silver to

Christine Ohuruogu it, what can you say? Every time, she saves the best

and for the Olympics, for the World Championships. Forget all the other

races, this is the one that matters to her. She gets the best out of

herself again. Hats off to Sanya Christine Ohuruogu. Perhaps a

I was stunned, I was stunned. I was heartbroken, actually. I really was.

To lose your title like that... It was tough. But she is a worthy

competitor, and she ran a good race. So why have to be happy with what I

have got, it could have been worse. It is really great that the whole

country has got behind the London 2012 Games, they have all helped to

make the games it is. They did it. We're just here to perform, but the

crowd turn up and supporters, even when it is raining and cold, they

She times her peaks to perfection, doesn't she? A brilliant piece of

analysis that Colin had done, the Times counting down to major

tournaments, there was nothing to say a year ago she would be on that

rostrum. At the beginning of this season, not until Crystal Palace, a

month ago, did she really start to show herself to be a contender for

even for any metal, or even the final. So she really does time her

training just right. Christine doesn't like to race anywhere

except Championships. She does and one a lot of races in preparation.

-- doesn't run a lot of races in preparation. Sanya Richards-Ross

started to falter a little bit. look where Christine is! She has

given it away in the past, and Christine is always there when the

favourites Poulter, to just a step ride in. She almost pulled it up

again. Her perspective was not, great, I one the silver, she

actually felt, I came here to win this! She was disappointed she

wasn't able to defend her title, which is amazing. Thirtysomething

all sports people have to contend with when you lose a crown -- that

is something. That is true, but in our sport, even if you're the

Olympic champion, the next year there is a world champion, so the

current best is the weather is world champion or who is number one

in the world that year. You're only as good as your last race in

athletics. I think it is just amazing, the reason she one silver

tonight, she didn't lose the gold, the reason she won Silva is because

she was trying to go for gold. idiosyncrasy that she has come she

just wants to peak in a major championship, it is like a tennis

player only wanting to play in a slam, not on the Tour. That may

keep them in the sport for four more years, the Williams sisters!

So I think is a smart play. Michael is right, it looked like she really

felt like she was going to win this. I think a couple more steps, she

would have won. Allen, the emotion that came out of her as well, she

is from Stratford, a mile away from here, this is her home turf.

Absolutely. She was going out there to win, I think she felt she had a

good chance to win this, but when you look back, she was the Olympic

champion, to come back and try and defend the title, it is a lot to do,

and to do it under this public pressure is phenomenal. She has

done exceptionally well. Thanks for the moment. All eyes were on the

streets of central London this morning to see the women's marathon.

The rain didn't stop the fans lining the route. It was a bit

cooler, a bit damp, but not great for Britain's Mara Yamauchi, she

pulled out after six miles. The race was eventually one in a sprint

finish by a Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia. Freya Murray finished 34th for

Mo Farah received a rapturous applause and Greg Rutherford as

well, before the athletics programme got into full swing, when

they got their gold medals, in front of a packed house. I guess it

is nice to savour the moment a bit longer. Yesterday was a great day

tour British athletics. It has been a long time coming, because there

has been this mediocrity for so very long. And now to see these

athletes coming through with three gold medals, it is a great day in

the sport. The sport of track and field needs Great Britain to be a

good country when it comes to athletics. Now we are going to go

to gymnastics. Louis Smith one a medal in Beijing, today he wanted

to improve on that pommel horse bronze. Max Whitlock made it two

There was a time when gymnastics was beyond the British. For 80

years, nothing. Suddenly, there is not just one gymnast Bart 18, and

here in London, 18 our Lord Step forward to receive a bronze

medal! At the heart of the men's team, Louis Smith. No stranger to

this medal business. At Beijing he was the chin as to broker that

drought. -- he was the gymnast who broke that drought. Now he set out

again, a pioneer, to become the first Briton to win an individual

gold in his discipline, the pommel horse. Smith was last to go. It

meant he knew everyone else's scores, including his team made,

when he starts travelling the length of the horse that sometimes

the form goes. This is very impressive. Spindle, excellent.

looking very good. The wu ji has gone well. Now, then! Into the

handstand sequence, a beautiful routine! He is challenging for a

He also knew with a double world champion of Hungary, Berki, had

beautiful lakes separation. Lovely in the handstand. Picking up into

Night in depression. This is really, where from that spend all, there

was a criticism of him. -- Square from that spindle. He is keeping

style very well indeed. He really is building. A small hesitation,

but Krisztian Berki, you have really risen to this challenge.

Smith chose to perform a more difficult routine, not his most

difficult, but rewarded with a hired difficulty score. It was all

crucial point of the exercise there is the spindle. So far, this

is going extremely well. Hit the wu ji, into the trouble Russian. --

triple to stop keep your head, keep this winger. Keep the focus.

Beautifully controlled. Super! That is worth a gold medal. Yes! Louis

Smith delivered under pressure! All eyes were on him, and goodness me,

he didn't let anybody down there. His it gold or is it silver? It is

The scores were level, and in the event of tides cause, to the

deciding factor is the execution score. Krisztian Berki was the

champion, with Louis Smith taking silver and Max Whitlock the bronze.

Whitlock, the symbol of continuity that this will go on. It remains a

fact that Britain have never one an individual gold in gymnastics. But

is equally clear that it is no longer beyond the British, far from

He really couldn't have been any closer. Despite the fact that

gymnastics now has two sets of scores, and an element of

subjectivity, you just have to feel for him today, he did everything.

The scenario you had, when you were wondering if you have winds or not,

it couldn't be tighter. -- if you had won or not. In 1982, myself and

Mike McFarlane had drawn, I was asked if I wanted to look after a

photo-finish, I decided not to. Maybe it was a mistake. You didn't

want to look at it encase you were going to be second. But to be so

close, it is just unbelievable. And how they can split it, for me, it

should be two gold medals. Should be just go to the host country?

next asked -- it makes us look fast. I love the pommel horse. To see

those routines is very cool. Be it was much tougher than it looked.

Beth Tweddle good on the a symmetric Bosc tomorrow. -- goes on

This is a 37-year-old, we talked about her, at the 37-year-old super

mum. She moved to Germany to get treatment for her son who get --

had leukaemia. She one a gold in Barcelona in 1992, and she is there

today. Usually you are over the hill at 16. That is like the 71-

year-old showjumper. I think gymnastics is a bit difficult, more

than sitting on a horse! Wigan have Great Britain is well placed for a

first Olympic team showjumping medal since 1984, lying second with

Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden, three penalties behind the leaders,

Saudi Arabia. Nick Skelton is in the mix as well for the individual

title, which is decided on Wednesday. And he is 56.

Great Britain's hockey men were in action against Australia. They were

at a three-match croaked -- 3 down but staged a magnificent comeback,

it finished 3-3. Weightlifting. The world's

strongest woman from China had a titanic battle but lifted the total

of 333 kilos, more than any other Ever left that? No are. No.

didn't mean a woman, I meant that amount! Horrendous! What was that?

Nothing! Cycling now. There was one dolled up for grabs at the

Velodrome. Ed Clancy was representing Great Britain are --

there was one gold medal up for The omnium. It is like the

decathlon on wheels, except with six events. Ed Clancy is our best

all-rounder. He kicked off with one of his best events, the flying lap,

and he won. The next was the points race, that Ed Clancy endures rather

than enjoys. 11th place, Lasse Hansen in top spot. The first day

ended with the elimination race will stop the last rider over the

line it is eliminated until there is only one left. Ed Clancy got to

the final five. France's Bryan Coquard topped the standings. This

morning started with the four kilometre individual pursuit,

another of the Yorkshireman's strong cards. His time was four

seconds than all of the others, apart from the Danish man, Lasse

Hansen. Still with me? Good. The penultimate event was the 15

kilometres race, which is a normal Bice race. Glenn O'Shea finished

14th, Ed Clancy 11th. Bryan Coquard was third. Just that time trial to

go. Bryan Coquard, and Lasse Hansen were tied in first place. Ed Clancy

was 5th. He had to post a fast time and hope those ahead of him but

the back foot already. He is the quickest man on the field. Let's

look at the 500 split. Fantastic by Ed Clancy. 18.9 seconds. By far the

quickest. That is what we would expect. 1 lap to go! Is this going

to get a medal for Ed Clancy? He has less than half a lap to go!

Glenn O'Shea, the world champion, has washed away but is still riding

Wells. Look at that winning time! That would have one Ed Clancy a

world kilometre title in the past! -- won. In the next heat, Bryan

Coquard did enough to stay ahead of Ed Clancy in the final reckoning,

meaning that two rounds left, Ed Clancy was guaranteed at least

fourth place. Lasse Hansen going for gold, the Italian trying to

has gone to Lasse Hansen of Denmark. The silver medal has gone to Bryan

Coquard of France. And the bronze Jason Kenny goes in the spring

tomorrow. Now the men's Sprint, you are only allowed to enter one

person. Chris Hoy is not able to defend. Can you imagine in the 100m

if Jamaica and the USA could only enter one athlete. That kind of

choice. It is an issue in gymnastics and tennis. In

gymnastics, that has dominated... for Jamaica, it would not make any

difference! Let's move on and have Napoleao May have finished 44

minutes behind the winner of the marathon, Tiki Gelana, but she and

her fellow countryman are the only two representing Timor-Leste day.

They have had barely any funding. A new personal best. A massive,

Women's boxing it was on the Olympic agenda for the very first

There were 12 boxers in three different weight divisions. The

women box of four rounds of two minutes and Great Britain have high

hopes of winning a medal. Here they are, at the Three Amigos. Nicola

Adams, Natasha Jonas and Savannah Marshall, flyweight, lightweight

and middleweight. Natasha Jonas was the first British boxer to qualify

for the Olympics and began her bid against five time American national

champion, Queen Underwood. We would join them at the start of the third

division. Natasha Jonas, representing Great Britain, in the

blue. Her opponent from the USA is she is giving herself all of that

space, or working from the centre of the ring so that when Underwood

attacks, she has all of that room to move us to the side, behind that

that doesn't hurt, but it doesn't matter. They will have moved to

school or in Natasha Jonas's favour. Underwood is an aggressive mode --

they will have moved the score on. Underwood knows she needs to make

up these points. Natasha Jonas is the product of a famous boxing

production-line indeed in Liverpool, the Rotunda. Terrific boxer has,

outstanding amateurs, now winning medals all around the world, they

came from that club. At the end of the third round, Natasha Jonas's

lead has increased from one just between Natasha Jonas and a place

in the quarter-finals of the women's lightweight division,

because she is leading by a 13-9. That has brought about a few is

beginning to this fourth and final round by Queen Underwood of the

United States of America. -- her punches up by the referee. -- R

Underwood, who is getting through to both body and head. This is a

furious start to the run from Queen Underwood. She is scoring

effectively. Natasha Jonas needs to keep our discipline, she is

dropping her hands which is giving Underwood the opportunity to score.

Natasha Jonas is happy to hold on at close-quarters, as we are inside

the final minute of this fourth and final round. Underwood is giving it

solar plexus, which the referee saw. Natasha Jonas can work at high pace.

One of the best runners on the squad. Good endurance. Underwood

at the end of the round, there is no doubt in the mind a Natasha

Jonas that she has done enough to book a place in the quarter-finals.

She led by four at going into the final round, and Queen Underwood,

her body language betrays what she It Underwood gave it her everything.

A classic boxer. She put the pressure on throughout. But on this

occasion, Natasha Jonas kept her head. She showed the greater

experience between them. This is the moment, the official verdict.

In the blue corner, Ladies and Gentlemen, representing Great

Britain, Natasha Jonas! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Natasha Jonas

boxed absolutely brilliantly, and despite the pressure she faced in

the fourth round, she controlled She will now contest the quarter-

finals with the four times world champion and No. 1 seed, Katie

After all the build up, ever since he qualified, how nervous or you

stepping out into the ring? -- how nervous were you? It is great to be

here. We tried to downplay it by saying, it is just another

tournament, and it is. We are always expected to do well, and

that is what I am here to do. If you want to be the Olympic champion,

you have to beat the best. And she will have to do that. Fantastic,

but she does Grace the overwhelming favourite, Katie Taylor from

Ireland -- she does face. Now, our magnificence seven. Amazingly,

there are still six left. Tonight, Luke Campbell was in action. World

silver medallist is only one win away from a medal. He faced a tough

opponent tonight, at 2009 world champion from Bulgaria. The fight

was going to be difficult. He lost the first round. The second was a

tie. At the start of the third round, Luke Campbell was down,

last round will be crucial. Can man in blue. The 29-year-old from

Bulgaria, the number succeed. -- the No. 6 seed. He is leading by a

single point in this third and last round. His Campbell going to be

denied an Olympic medal by the veteran from Bulgaria? Needless to

say, everything Campbell throws it clever. That is better from

Campbell. He should move back now. He doesn't want to be falling in on

his opponent, he should punched in combinations, then move back.

to be first with the punch, Campbell, which means getting the

feat in the right place. His -- told him not to do that. I think

you might be tiring, can Campbell this final round. -- the need away

round is just a point. He is working well, Campbell, that is

moving backward, because Campbell had his right foot on his left. He

overbalanced. He is exhausted, though. He is holding again.

referee is going to have a good look at it, but he let it go.

Surely Campbell has turned this one round. It has been Campbell from me.

It is Campbell again! You have got energy, good counter-punching from

Campbell. He is just relying on the single shot now, the Bulgarian. He

is really, really tired. Campbell has just go to up the tempo and go

through the combinations. referee split them up, will it be

for the last time? This is very close again. We felt Campbell had

one the opening two rounds, wrongly, it turned out. -- had won the

enough, Campbell thinks he has done enough. The Bulgarian tics he has

done enough. The people that matter are the five in the white shirts at

ringside. It is whether the parties have been registered by the judges

here. -- punches. A good last round from Campbell. I thought he one the

round. -- won the round. The winner by a score of 16-15, in the red

corner... He has got it! He had to win the last round by two clear

points, and he did! He got the last round 8-6. And they will be in

ecstasy. Luke Campbell has got Britain's first Olympic boxing

You are guaranteeing a Britain's first Olympic boxing medal this

year, congratulations. Thank you. I am overwhelmed, you know. Something

I have worked all my life for. I have got a medal. That was just

about -- now it is just about moving on.

A fantastic win, he has got a guaranteed medal. A semi-final now.

Good news as well for Ireland's bantamweight Nevin, who one his

quarter-final. -- won his quarter- final. Let's look at the medal

leapfrogged the USA. They now have 30 gold medals. But a long way to

Let's start with the bronzes. Let's put Max Whitlock on the table. And

Ed Clancy, can you do that, please? I want to put the sailors on.

about the women's boxing? Would you do the golds for us? Louis Smith

here, Kristin our rigour here, and Laura Robson and Andy Murray. Look