Day 1 BBC One: 22.30-0100

:00:52. > :00:58.Welcome back the Olympic Park here one. With brilliant timing, there is

:00:59. > :01:04.a man on the loudspeaker shouting over your shoulder. Will he be here

:01:05. > :01:09.all night? I expect so. We are here with a combination of highlights and

:01:10. > :01:15.live-action. It is packed Olympic Park. An amazing Olympic Park. It

:01:16. > :01:20.has been very quiet in the last couple of days. Even before the

:01:21. > :01:25.opening ceremony, it was very quiet. This is the first time it has been

:01:26. > :01:29.bustling. And they are all still streaming in because the swimming

:01:30. > :01:34.finals start very late here. They start at eight o'clock Brazil time,

:01:35. > :01:38.or even later, maybe ten o'clock. For people back home, you are

:01:39. > :01:41.looking at two or three in the morning. We also have a late

:01:42. > :01:46.sessions of tennis behind us, and there is coverage of that on one of

:01:47. > :01:52.the 24 outlets showing the Olympics. We have the velodrome just over

:01:53. > :01:58.here. That is rather beautiful. And we have the three big Carioca 's

:01:59. > :02:04.that have sensing, taekwondo, basketball, wrestling and all sorts.

:02:05. > :02:10.In the next few weeks, I will be just be trotting around, following

:02:11. > :02:18.Clare. What would you award me? 30. Coming up this evening, this is what

:02:19. > :02:24.we have got for you. We will be taking you into the pool to catch up

:02:25. > :02:28.with the early sessions. Our world champion, Adam Peaty, was in action.

:02:29. > :02:35.So was Hannah Miley at her third Olympics, try to win a medal for the

:02:36. > :02:41.first time. Gymnastics was one of the highlights four years ago. Max

:02:42. > :02:45.Whitlock leads Team GB here in Rio 2016. They are looking for two

:02:46. > :02:51.medals and individual medals as well. Louis Smith is part of that

:02:52. > :02:58.team as well. We have three British boxers in action today. We will

:02:59. > :03:05.catch up with all of them. And Katherine Grainger was amongst

:03:06. > :03:09.our rowers in action in the rowing. However, the conditions were

:03:10. > :03:14.horrendous and as you see, a couple of the Serbians fell out of the

:03:15. > :03:18.boat. We will talk to James Cracknell later. As I say, the wind

:03:19. > :03:25.caused all sorts of problems for the competitors. One of the first medals

:03:26. > :03:32.but Team GB could have won... Thank you very much! Go, Brazil! Back to

:03:33. > :03:36.Team GB. There will be a lot of that over the coming two weeks. One of

:03:37. > :03:40.the first medals Team GB could have won was in the men's road race.

:03:41. > :03:44.These medals are handed out individually, but you need to work

:03:45. > :03:48.as a team if you're going to deliver one of your riders over the line for

:03:49. > :03:52.glory. Chris Froome was part of Team GB. He was hoping to add an Olympic

:03:53. > :03:55.medal to the Tour de France yellow jersey. It was a dramatic race that

:03:56. > :04:16.took place in sweltering conditions. COMMENTATOR: There is Chris Froome,

:04:17. > :04:22.the winner of the Tour de France, alongside his British team-mates.

:04:23. > :04:26.Fabio Aru and Vincenzo Nibali are the big riders from Italy. Nibali is

:04:27. > :04:33.the favourite. And the men's road race at the Rio Olympic Games is

:04:34. > :04:39.under way. The British riders are at the front of the peloton, alongside

:04:40. > :05:00.some of the other favourites. Here it is, the racing is a last under

:05:01. > :05:07.way we have six riders here. Time to start riding at least a bit of tempo

:05:08. > :05:15.here. The breakaway six are heading into the circuit. This is the

:05:16. > :05:26.cobbled section. Vincenzo Nibali, in the white jersey. One rider down. It

:05:27. > :05:29.is about the tactical ability of individuals. It is not about how

:05:30. > :05:36.much money you have got to buy a fantastic team, let them do the work

:05:37. > :05:45.and carry one rider to the line. The leading riders have a healthy margin

:05:46. > :05:54.at the moment. One technical side is that these are custom skin suits,

:05:55. > :06:02.custom fitted. We are back on the cobbles now. Someone has crashed.

:06:03. > :06:09.The group has whittled down. We haven't got to the really tough part

:06:10. > :06:23.of the race. The lead hasn't changed in 20 minutes. We are 137 kilometres

:06:24. > :06:30.into this race now, just over 100 to go. Chris Froome stops other side of

:06:31. > :06:40.the road. -- at the side of the road. Cummings has dropped right

:06:41. > :06:46.off. Disappointing. Everybody is happy to drive the pace here.

:06:47. > :06:54.Gradkowski continues to push on. A lot can still unfold between now and

:06:55. > :07:00.the finishing line -- Kwiatkowski. Sergio Henao surges to the front of

:07:01. > :07:03.the race. Adam Yates, you can see the green helmet as he goes past

:07:04. > :07:10.Geraint Thomas. What a position for Great Britain to be in and for the

:07:11. > :07:16.Italians to be in. Zeits is now in acceleration, the Kazakh. A great

:07:17. > :07:22.ride here by Geraint Thomas, lung busting effort. His legs must be

:07:23. > :07:28.screaming at this point, but Geraint Thomas is hanging in there. This is

:07:29. > :07:32.Sergio Henao and Vincenzo Nibali at the front of the race. Nibali is

:07:33. > :07:41.having a go again. He wants to get rid of these riders. Alaphilippe is

:07:42. > :07:49.flying up the mountainside. Oh, it's a crash! Sergio Henao is down.

:07:50. > :07:58.Vincenzo Nibali is down! Another Olympic dream, gone in a flash.

:07:59. > :08:03.Rafal Majka is out in the front, alone. Geraint Thomas crashes out of

:08:04. > :08:12.the Olympic Games on the final descent. The chase is very much on.

:08:13. > :08:25.Denmark and Belgian after him. It would come down to a sprint for the

:08:26. > :08:29.three. Majka is a wily rider. The race is rapidly approaching the

:08:30. > :08:36.beach at Copacabana. Here we go, into the finishing straight. Greg

:08:37. > :08:41.Van Avermaet goes for it. Greg Van Avermaet is going to take the

:08:42. > :08:44.victory for Belgium! Van Avermaet is the Olympic champion! Yacoub

:08:45. > :08:46.Fuglsang of Denmark six the silver and Rafal Majka has to settle for

:08:47. > :09:09.bronze. For me, it was really hard. I was

:09:10. > :09:16.not the favourite, but I had a really great day. The last 15K went

:09:17. > :09:21.perfect. The other guys crashed because they took a risk. I just

:09:22. > :09:27.kept it safe and stayed focused. I know I am a good sprinter, so

:09:28. > :09:32.everything went perfect in the informing. I caught Majka and I was

:09:33. > :09:38.the fastest guy of the two, so an incredible moment. Simon Brotherton

:09:39. > :09:44.was your commentator, alongside this man, Chris Boardman. How punishing

:09:45. > :09:48.was that race? It was tough for us. Six hours of commentating! I think

:09:49. > :09:54.it is the toughest Olympic road race I have ever seen. I went back to the

:09:55. > :09:58.60s, looking for a cause of similar severity, couldn't find one. It is

:09:59. > :10:02.about as hard as it gets. It was a fantastic race. We had a bit of

:10:03. > :10:07.everything. We had crosswinds off the sea, cobbles, fantastic climbing

:10:08. > :10:10.and the sinuous descent, which we said before the show was likely to

:10:11. > :10:16.be more pivotal than the climb. And that proved to be the case. Why do

:10:17. > :10:19.you think it was so perilous for them? Partly because an Olympic gold

:10:20. > :10:29.was on the line as they were going down. That is a big factor. The road

:10:30. > :10:33.drops off and then there is concrete and immovable trees so if you make a

:10:34. > :10:38.mistake, there is no recovering. You're going down. And at the end of

:10:39. > :10:43.it, a few minutes later is an Olympic gold medal. So they are

:10:44. > :10:46.right on the edge. I was surprised when Nibali went down, he is one of

:10:47. > :10:50.the best descenders in the world. They already had his group of three

:10:51. > :10:56.away, but he was trying to split them up, went too fast and lost

:10:57. > :11:01.everything. When you look at Van Avermaet is a winner, would you say

:11:02. > :11:07.it is the best team that delivers it. It is not the best one that wins

:11:08. > :11:12.the gold medal. I don't mean that disparagingly. It is a different

:11:13. > :11:15.kind of race when you have about 30 guys who could possibly get over the

:11:16. > :11:22.top, and then it comes down to who can win a sprint from a group. You

:11:23. > :11:26.can't control the race, so everybody is riding it for themselves. As far

:11:27. > :11:32.as Geraint Thomas is concerned, we saw his crash at the end and Team GB

:11:33. > :11:36.as a whole, how will they be feeling? I think they can be proud

:11:37. > :11:40.of themselves. I don't like it when you have a poor performance and you

:11:41. > :11:44.try to find the good points, but they did ride a fantastic race, much

:11:45. > :11:48.better than London. They played to their strengths by not riding for

:11:49. > :11:54.one individual. They used everybody wisely. They were not defending, and

:11:55. > :11:57.at the end of the day, they didn't quite have the legs. Geraint Thomas

:11:58. > :12:02.had a possibility to get back on terms but then he got caught in a

:12:03. > :12:07.crash as well. Of course, the priority for Chris Froome going into

:12:08. > :12:12.these Olympics was the time trial, which is on Wednesday. It is a good

:12:13. > :12:20.one for him, because it is hilly. I was surprised he was off the pace

:12:21. > :12:23.today. Hopefully, he has still got something there. He has certainly

:12:24. > :12:29.got an Olympic medal to go after. I would be surprised if he was not at

:12:30. > :12:32.least on the podium. How difficult will it be for Lizzie Armistead

:12:33. > :12:38.tomorrow in the women's road race? Or do you think she is at her most

:12:39. > :12:42.comfortable on the bike? We will not see to she gets there. The distress

:12:43. > :12:46.she has had over the last couple of weeks will have an impact, but what

:12:47. > :12:50.that will be, whether it motivates her to get out and prove a point, or

:12:51. > :12:54.you could be drained by everything, we don't know. But she has got the

:12:55. > :12:59.form and she is a fighter. Let's hope that comes out tomorrow. Chris

:13:00. > :13:03.will be part of the commentary team again with Simon Brotherton for the

:13:04. > :13:04.women's road race tomorrow. As well as Lizzie Armistead, we have Emma

:13:05. > :13:54.Pooley and Nikki Harris. Make no mistake, Adam Peaty is a

:13:55. > :13:58.phenomenal swimmer. He is competing here at his first Olympic Games at

:13:59. > :14:05.the age of 21 but already, he is the world record-holder, the European

:14:06. > :14:08.champion. The Aquatics Centre, just over my shoulder, people are pouring

:14:09. > :14:12.in. Because of the timings in Brazil, the finals will happen very

:14:13. > :14:17.late for you at home, well past midnight, around two a.m.. But for

:14:18. > :14:20.the crowds here, it's a fantastic late-night treat. Let's tell you a

:14:21. > :14:23.bit more about Adam Peaty. As I said, he is the world champion and

:14:24. > :14:28.world record-holder, the first man to swim the 100 metre breaststroke

:14:29. > :14:33.in under 58 seconds. He comes here with the pressure of expectation on

:14:34. > :14:44.him, but he was up in a hit this morning alongside team-mate Ross

:14:45. > :14:46.Murdoch. Adam was in lane four. Ross Murdoch is the world bronze

:14:47. > :14:47.medallist at this event. Adrian Moorhouse was in the commentary box

:14:48. > :14:58.alongside Andy Jameson. COMMENTATOR: It's not been so fast

:14:59. > :15:03.so far, but what can they do. They are in a great position next to each

:15:04. > :15:07.other. There is Ross Murdoch and Adam Peaty, great shot, the two

:15:08. > :15:09.British boys, and there is the world champion and the world record

:15:10. > :15:14.holder, the world number one, the favourite to win the Olympic title,

:15:15. > :15:22.Adam Peaty. Ross Murdoch will give him a run for his money, I think.

:15:23. > :15:30.The final heat of the men's 100 metres breaststroke and Great

:15:31. > :15:32.Britain's world champion, world record-holder, European champion,

:15:33. > :15:37.Commonwealth champion, has started very well indeed. Adam Peaty in four

:15:38. > :15:41.in the Red Hat with Ross Murdoch of Great Britain also going well in

:15:42. > :15:45.three. Great start from Adam Peaty, that stroke is so strong. I can't

:15:46. > :15:49.wait to see the 50 metres split, could be an world record and it

:15:50. > :15:55.would not surprise me if he went for it right now. Underworld record,

:15:56. > :15:58.26.69, huge, 0.35 under the world record, he looks fantastic, he is

:15:59. > :16:03.holding the water really well, let's see what he's got left and asked 15

:16:04. > :16:06.metres. He's really going well, pushing his stroke, his turnover is

:16:07. > :16:10.extremely fast and this could be a massive world record if he can hold

:16:11. > :16:17.onto it. It is his world record, he is swimming away from the field,

:16:18. > :16:24.57.92, we are looking for, from Adam Peaty, 57.9 two. This is going to be

:16:25. > :16:29.outstanding, 57.5, my goodness me! 57.5, half a second underneath the

:16:30. > :16:34.world record, a massive heat from Adam Peaty. He did not need to do it

:16:35. > :16:38.but he certainly did it, blew the field away. Massive world record.

:16:39. > :16:43.Confirmation of the result of the last heat of the men's 100 metres

:16:44. > :16:47.breast, a new world record for Adam Peaty who looks tremendous. Ross

:16:48. > :16:50.Murdoch in third and he will be in the semifinals. Adam, what possessed

:16:51. > :16:55.you to go in there and swim like that? Laying down your cards I

:16:56. > :17:02.guess. I mean, showing a bit of a hand. What was it? 26.6 nine. I've

:17:03. > :17:06.been practising the front end for while now, and to come back, I heard

:17:07. > :17:09.the crowd screaming more and more as I got towards the wall and I realise

:17:10. > :17:14.there was something dodgy going on! I just enjoyed my first Olympic

:17:15. > :17:17.Games. Officially and Olympia now, it's great to get out here and enjoy

:17:18. > :17:21.the atmosphere. It does not matter what country they are from, they are

:17:22. > :17:26.all cheering me and saying well done which is what the Olympics is about.

:17:27. > :17:29.Not being any pressure because you are spearheading the British

:17:30. > :17:33.swimming team. Hopefully tonight, get a better performance in the

:17:34. > :17:36.final, see what we have got. Hopefully I will get the confidence

:17:37. > :17:40.of the other swimmers, don't be afraid of this, it is just swimming,

:17:41. > :17:43.two lengths at the end of the day, what you have done all your life and

:17:44. > :17:46.hopefully that will translate to the kids back home watching and anyone

:17:47. > :17:51.who wants to get involved with swimming and hopefully, you come to

:17:52. > :17:54.this arena, you will feel a bit scared, yeah, it is Gary but once

:17:55. > :17:58.you are in the lane, it is absolutely amazing. It is one of the

:17:59. > :18:00.things you are bringing two bridges swimming and you must be pleased

:18:01. > :18:05.with everyone else because the whole squad did well today, everyone in a

:18:06. > :18:08.final. It's really great to be able to push the rest of the swimming

:18:09. > :18:11.team but the job is not done until we have the medals around our necks.

:18:12. > :18:15.We are looking to get the best performance now, get my head down

:18:16. > :18:22.and see what happens. Great start, so good to see you. Well done.

:18:23. > :18:26.Adam Peaty so relaxed until despite the fact he broke the world record

:18:27. > :18:31.by more than half a second, Adrian Moorhouse was the last British male

:18:32. > :18:35.swimming champion in 1988. Are we looking at the next in Adam Peaty? I

:18:36. > :18:40.think we probably are! It would be hard to bet against him. He is so

:18:41. > :18:42.dominant, he has been dominant since 2014, winning the World

:18:43. > :18:45.Championships, world record-holder coming into this and he smashed the

:18:46. > :18:59.world record and is way ahead of anyone else. It is very exciting.

:19:00. > :19:01.Semifinals tonight and his final is tomorrow night, no danger of him

:19:02. > :19:04.beating too soon? I'm suddenly worried! He's got at least three

:19:05. > :19:06.swims in him, he knows how to do this, the heats, semifinals and

:19:07. > :19:09.final and he normally gets quicker as he goes through the competition.

:19:10. > :19:12.He's always said, 3am UK time, I think by the time zone suits him

:19:13. > :19:17.better tonight, the evening, so I expected to get quicker. There's no

:19:18. > :19:20.reason to worry. That is hugely confident, it is a very short list

:19:21. > :19:25.of Olympics mean champions as far as the men is concerned, there's you,

:19:26. > :19:29.Duncan Goodhew and David Wilkie was the first. How much of an

:19:30. > :19:34.inspiration to you was David Wilkie? He was huge, I was 12 when he won

:19:35. > :19:38.his gold medal so I was inspired by that. Adam was not born when I won

:19:39. > :19:42.mine so he was not inspired by me! This is David in Montreal, when he

:19:43. > :19:46.smashed the world record by three seconds. I remember watching this on

:19:47. > :19:58.a black-and-white TV upstairs at my mum and dad's house and I was a

:19:59. > :20:01.member of the city of Bradford swimming club and I met him not long

:20:02. > :20:03.after. This is done good in Moscow. It's amazing how the three of you

:20:04. > :20:06.became such well-known faces. It is because it was so rare I suppose.

:20:07. > :20:10.Exactly, this is you in 1988. Can you remember much about it? I have

:20:11. > :20:15.got hair which is interesting! I remember quite a lot about it but it

:20:16. > :20:19.was a long time ago, 28 years. I think Adam was not even born when I

:20:20. > :20:23.won mine. He's been inspired by London, actually, talking about

:20:24. > :20:26.inspiring a nation, he was on the junior team, 16, 17, and he said he

:20:27. > :20:32.wanted to be at the next Games and what a rapid rise. Fantastic. I

:20:33. > :20:34.think he knows the legacy of breaststroke swimming but he's not

:20:35. > :20:38.beholden to it, he's doing his own thing. Mel Marshall, his coach,

:20:39. > :20:42.knows international swimming. We all know her and she was swimming when

:20:43. > :20:45.we were. They are a great unit and they have every chance of getting

:20:46. > :20:49.the gold medal and what a great addition to the Games. Tremendously

:20:50. > :20:52.exciting for him and bridges swimming, even more exciting is the

:20:53. > :20:56.fact he may not be the only one because James Guy's strongest event

:20:57. > :21:00.is the 200 metres free which is coming up for him on Monday, he is

:21:01. > :21:08.the world champion in that. Today he was in action in the 400 freestyle.

:21:09. > :21:12.His seat was not the most impressive thing in the world but we will have

:21:13. > :21:16.a look and see what happened. COMMENTATOR: The final heat of the

:21:17. > :21:22.men's 400 metres freestyle and this is wide open now, Mack Horton of

:21:23. > :21:29.Australia in four, James Guy of Great Britain in five. Well, we have

:21:30. > :21:33.just seen an average second last heat, various Mack Horton, by far

:21:34. > :21:37.the fastest in the world this year, 3.41 but surely, there is James Guy,

:21:38. > :21:40.silver medallist at the World Championships for Great Britain last

:21:41. > :21:47.year, very clean shaven and he's got a cracking chance of making this

:21:48. > :21:53.final. Stephen Milne of Great Britain in lane one.

:21:54. > :21:58.Well, it must be an advantage to be in the final heat because the second

:21:59. > :22:04.last heat was not great. They must have taken great heart, all eight of

:22:05. > :22:06.these guys. You are right, and the because Yang probably spotted the

:22:07. > :22:10.pace was off and made the move towards the end, to just do enough

:22:11. > :22:15.to get into maybe the outside lane, you know, you are right. Really

:22:16. > :22:22.looking forward to see how Mack Horton swims in four and James Guy

:22:23. > :22:27.in five. James Guy, the world champion, 200 metres freestyle from

:22:28. > :22:30.last year. Great Britain having two world champions entering this

:22:31. > :22:35.Olympic Games. Red Cap, looking good in the middle of the lane. Mack

:22:36. > :22:41.Horton, similar age, 20 years old. As you said, Andy, an awesome

:22:42. > :22:47.3:41.50 five. That was the Australian trial this year, fastest

:22:48. > :22:54.by a long way. -- 3:41.6 five. But James Guy was really good. James Guy

:22:55. > :22:58.was fifth at the 50, first at the hundred, 53.8 and he looks good

:22:59. > :23:00.indeed. My goodness, what a difference to the European

:23:01. > :23:05.Championships he swam where he was not really ready, training through

:23:06. > :23:09.it in London earlier and I think got a bit of a wake-up call. But he

:23:10. > :23:12.looks beautiful here, lovely, long and strong and leading it out for

:23:13. > :23:21.Great Britain. That is what he's got to do. 3.45 low and he is in, 3.45

:23:22. > :23:25.high and he's out. Not a great turn. Interesting, as you said, there's a

:23:26. > :23:28.number of swimmers here that are capable of making the final. Some of

:23:29. > :23:34.them won't and they are pretty much in line, the first five. Lane two,

:23:35. > :23:40.Connor Dwyer, very experienced 27-year-old. Just having the edge

:23:41. > :23:43.but James Guy, very strong. At the trials, you are right, he did not

:23:44. > :23:49.shake down, he went in a smallish suit but did not swim well. That is

:23:50. > :23:53.the halfway turning this last heat of the men's 400 metres freestyle

:23:54. > :23:58.and James Guy of Great Britain turns first that the hundred, second at

:23:59. > :24:02.the 200 metres down, 1:50.7 and he's in a good place but now the big guys

:24:03. > :24:06.go and Mack Horton is starting to go to his legs a bit, in the yellow

:24:07. > :24:10.hat, one lane up from the Red Hat James Guy and one lane closer to us,

:24:11. > :24:16.the other Australian, David McKeon. They both look very good. Mack

:24:17. > :24:20.Horton and Connor Dwyer second, Gabriel Betty third and we did not

:24:21. > :24:25.talk about them. James Guy, don't let Mack Horton go, he's definitely

:24:26. > :24:28.made a move. Absolutely, very strong, powerful shoulders were Mack

:24:29. > :24:35.Horton and James Guy is in the right place, he is where he needs to be.

:24:36. > :24:41.He's the world champion at 200. This is his favourite event. Connor Dwyer

:24:42. > :24:47.in lane two, taking lead. 100 metres to go and Connor Dwyer, 0.35 ahead

:24:48. > :24:51.and he has made a massive move up there in lane two and James Guy has

:24:52. > :24:54.work to do to make the final. He is currently lying in about fifth place

:24:55. > :24:58.and the other guys have gone very, very hard, pretty early. He has

:24:59. > :25:02.still got plenty in the tank, I'm sure but work to do, James Guy, in

:25:03. > :25:08.the Red Hat in the centre. This is the last heat and he is going to

:25:09. > :25:14.have to go, 3.45 low to make it in and he's looking a bit tired, fifth,

:25:15. > :25:17.3.47, he's got to come back in 28 flat, not looking good in the

:25:18. > :25:22.centre, got some work to do, starting to, but a lot today. He's

:25:23. > :25:25.got a good kick but he is still in fifth, this is dangerous. Connor

:25:26. > :25:29.Dwyer having a race of his life and James Guy, if he can get into

:25:30. > :25:32.fourth, he's got a chance but this is not good. Good for the other

:25:33. > :25:37.guys. Mack Horton coming through strongly as well. Connor Dwyer wins

:25:38. > :25:43.it, a much faster heat and James Guy still has half a chance. Mack Horton

:25:44. > :25:51.second, Gabriel Betty third and James Guy is fifth, with 3:45.3. I

:25:52. > :26:00.think he's in, you know. You know what? He is, he is in the final.

:26:01. > :26:04.He's made it by 0.18 seconds. Five of the last heat making it in.

:26:05. > :26:08.Connor Dwyer, Mack Horton, Gabriel Betty, David McKeon and James Guy,

:26:09. > :26:15.Andy Goode swim from Stephen Mill, lifetime best, 3.46 flat. Well done

:26:16. > :26:22.to him. Just missed the final. A bit closer than you would like? Yes,

:26:23. > :26:26.lots of good guys in that heat. Glad to be through to the finals tonight.

:26:27. > :26:32.Did you think before you went in, low 45 will make it, high 45 words?

:26:33. > :26:35.I knew it would be quite a fast time to get through but I knew mid to

:26:36. > :26:40.high 45 would not make it and is nothing which was quite nice.

:26:41. > :26:43.Unusual swimming, you went out hard and it looks like your legs are

:26:44. > :26:47.hurting a bit? Bit, trying to take it out and hold on. I knew Mack

:26:48. > :26:51.Horton and David McKeon would come back faster than what the plan. Got

:26:52. > :26:58.a plan for this evening? Root I think so. Going to tell us? No. I

:26:59. > :27:03.wouldn't either. Thank you and thank you to the guys home. James Guy a

:27:04. > :27:06.bit defensive but possibly because he was not very pleased with the

:27:07. > :27:11.swim but he has got through to the final which is tonight at 2:30am UK

:27:12. > :27:13.time. Can you suddenly pick yourself up, after something goes wrong in

:27:14. > :27:17.the heat and you can put it right in the final in the evening? Sometimes

:27:18. > :27:21.it is as much about the body waking up. You should be able to pull off

:27:22. > :27:24.two really good swims and Adam Peaty has done a great one and will do

:27:25. > :27:29.another tonight. You would hope James Guy has something left in him.

:27:30. > :27:34.Maybe this morning, the time zone, waking up, but I would like to have

:27:35. > :27:37.seen him be a bit faster. He looks a bit tired but he might have

:27:38. > :27:40.something in the tank. Let's chat about a few of the others in action

:27:41. > :27:44.this morning, including Hannah Miley, a double Commonwealth gold

:27:45. > :27:47.medallist in the 400 individual medley, she's never won an Olympic

:27:48. > :27:52.medal in her third Olympics. Does he have a chance? A great job Tom

:27:53. > :27:55.Herron Aimee Willmott, fourth and fifth qualified, so they are right

:27:56. > :28:04.in the middle of it. The top three are stronger, they are the three

:28:05. > :28:07.very strong summers. Hannah has beaten a couple of them before. On

:28:08. > :28:11.the day, the night, she's got a great chance. I think she will find

:28:12. > :28:16.it hard because you, you will probably get the gold but you never

:28:17. > :28:19.know. To be honest, the way she is improving with age, it is very

:28:20. > :28:24.unusual for swim is to get that much better later in life. She is

:28:25. > :28:29.self-styled, the iron Lady, every meet in the last two or three years,

:28:30. > :28:32.she has entered lots and lots of races, Hosszu, summing tough,

:28:33. > :28:38.getting tired and then doing race after race. She's got, for an older

:28:39. > :28:41.swimmer, she is doing pretty well but she trained in the state, she

:28:42. > :28:47.has been at USC for a long time, she married her coach, her husband is an

:28:48. > :28:53.American summing coach. She works hard. This is how dominant Hosszu is

:28:54. > :28:57.because she is miles out in front but Hannah Miley is doing well and

:28:58. > :29:02.the main thing for her is a medal of any colour would be a triumph

:29:03. > :29:08.because to be honest, Hosszu is untouchable. Here, you see the

:29:09. > :29:13.woman... The world record line is the green line and she is head of it

:29:14. > :29:17.but the record set in 2012 was an amazing last 100 metres freestyle

:29:18. > :29:21.and Hosszu could not repeat it, just misses the world record but this is

:29:22. > :29:24.how far ahead she is the rest of the field. Everyone else is going for

:29:25. > :29:27.silver and bronze and there's no reason why Hannah Miley, if she

:29:28. > :29:30.believes in herself if she has the confidence to swim her own race but

:29:31. > :29:35.raise the two goals for the silver or bronze. That is going to be quite

:29:36. > :29:38.important, not to feel like she can't get it but Hosszu, the

:29:39. > :29:44.world-record slips away towards the end. Just a reminder, when the world

:29:45. > :29:47.record was set, the last length was quicker than Ryan Lochte did in the

:29:48. > :29:55.men's equivalent. But Hannah Miley did go through and spoke to Sharron

:29:56. > :29:59.Davies afterwards. To be honest, Hosszu smoking, but silver and

:30:00. > :30:04.bronze is up for grabs. Evenly gold because can she back it up? It is

:30:05. > :30:07.game tonight. It is going to be who can get the most recovered and come

:30:08. > :30:12.back faster and more fighting fit. And you know, we can go for it and

:30:13. > :30:15.if we can come away with one or two medals or no medals, it is really

:30:16. > :30:20.happy to get through to the final. That was the first stage. Now I've

:30:21. > :30:24.got to work on the second stage. You are so experienced now and also,

:30:25. > :30:25.just been a bit unlucky. There's a part of me that says this is your

:30:26. > :30:36.time. I am not getting too wound up by

:30:37. > :30:41.emotions, but I guess experience has helped me to come into this a lot

:30:42. > :30:44.but in my head. Physically, I have always been prepared, but the last

:30:45. > :30:48.part has been in my head. I can't control what everybody else does. As

:30:49. > :30:54.long as I can try and go faster than this morning, that is always a

:30:55. > :30:58.bonus. Good luck tonight. What we love about Hannah Miley is that

:30:59. > :31:03.whatever happens, she smiles. It is widely call her Smiley Miley. But

:31:04. > :31:08.the swimming team and the genetics team and tennis are a good example

:31:09. > :31:13.of, if you get a couple of people who are really good, they bring

:31:14. > :31:18.people along with them. Aimee Willmott has also qualified for the

:31:19. > :31:29.final. Absolutely, and the two of them swam well today. And Aimee

:31:30. > :31:37.deserves that final. This was her heat. She swam a great breaststroke

:31:38. > :31:42.leg and couldn't quite hold off the American on the last length mother

:31:43. > :31:46.she goes interest, one place behind Miley. It is a great chance for

:31:47. > :31:52.either of the two Brits to get among the medals. I was pleased with this.

:31:53. > :31:57.I have seen some of the British swimmers not be as tough in the

:31:58. > :32:09.heats, but they are doing a lot better already. London was

:32:10. > :32:14.disappointing. Exactly, one silver and one bronze in London. More is

:32:15. > :32:22.expected here. There is a new name, Max Lichfield. How did he get on? He

:32:23. > :32:28.swam well this morning. Most of the British team is swimming well. The

:32:29. > :32:40.Japanese was the favourite coming into it. Lichfield modified in fifth

:32:41. > :32:47.or sixth. Really impressive for the guy from Sheffield. Good Yorkshire

:32:48. > :32:52.boy. Was there a decent crowd in that? It seats about 14000 and there

:32:53. > :32:56.were about 8000 in there. So there were gaps, but it filled up as the

:32:57. > :33:00.event went on. I have heard about the queues outside. We drove past

:33:01. > :33:06.them on the way in and I thought, that will be interesting. I think

:33:07. > :33:09.there was an issue. But it was a knowledgeable crowd. They were all

:33:10. > :33:15.cheering in the right places. They knew what was going on. And the

:33:16. > :33:19.biggest star was Michael Phelps, who carried the flag for the opening

:33:20. > :33:22.ceremony for team USA. He will be in action tomorrow. He was whisked away

:33:23. > :33:26.straightaway after the opening ceremony. I think he will find it

:33:27. > :33:33.tough, as he gets a bit older. To get an individual gold. But a relay

:33:34. > :33:36.gold should be within his grasp. He has got 18 of them so far, so he

:33:37. > :33:41.could let someone else have a chance! He has double what anybody

:33:42. > :33:45.else has ever got it is extraordinary. And he could get a 20

:33:46. > :33:49.by virtue of the relays. Adrian is heading off now because the finals

:33:50. > :33:51.tonight are very late, your time, but worth staying up for because

:33:52. > :34:28.there is British action. But there are many ways in which you

:34:29. > :34:34.can watch these Olympic Games in Rio.

:34:35. > :34:36.To make even more of your Rio 2016 Olympic Games,

:34:37. > :34:38.from boxing to badminton, hockey to handball, you've got it

:34:39. > :34:43.Alongside coverage on BBC One, BBC Four and Radio 5 Live,

:34:44. > :34:47.you can access up to 24 live sports on the BBC Sport website

:34:48. > :34:52.or via the BBC Sport app, on mobile, connected TVs and games consoles.

:34:53. > :34:55.The very best of these will be available on the Red Button,

:34:56. > :34:58.via satellite, cable or Freeview, depending on your set-top box

:34:59. > :35:08.If that's not enough, you can download the BBC Sport app

:35:09. > :35:11.where you can set up news and medal alerts and live event reminders

:35:12. > :35:17.so you can follow all your favourite sports.

:35:18. > :35:24.There is still plenty to come this evening. Beth Tweddle will join us

:35:25. > :35:32.to talk gymnastics. As you can hear behind the scenes, James Cracknell

:35:33. > :35:36.is hard work over there on bench! That is the first time I have got a

:35:37. > :35:39.smile out of him since he arrived. We will get his thoughts on the

:35:40. > :35:44.rowing on what was a really difficult day at the Lagoa a bit

:35:45. > :35:49.later. But now we are going to show you some boxing action. It takes

:35:50. > :35:58.case about a mile away from here in pavilion six, it's called, about a

:35:59. > :36:01.mile away. We have 12 Team GB boxes here as they go over the next

:36:02. > :36:06.fortnight. Three of them have been in action today, so we will show you

:36:07. > :36:13.that, starting with the lightest my Galal Yafai. Both his brothers are

:36:14. > :36:18.professional boxers and they have been advising him. We will show you

:36:19. > :36:20.the last two micrograms of his bout. He is taking on Fotsala from Cameron

:36:21. > :36:33.-- the last two rounds of his bout. COMMENTATOR: Defy out onto the front

:36:34. > :36:39.foot immediately and helping himself to a good combination to bring this

:36:40. > :36:45.second round, Fotsala trying to re-establish himself. A cracking

:36:46. > :36:53.southpaw from Yafai, who started the second round very brightly. He has

:36:54. > :36:58.upped the tempo a bit. Fotsala has a problem. When he delivers that

:36:59. > :37:07.backhand of his, occasionally his relay comes around and he becomes

:37:08. > :37:11.square on. Then you are open to attack because your target area is

:37:12. > :37:18.full on. So Fotsala has to watch that. He has to keep his back leg in

:37:19. > :37:23.that weird position. A good left hand once again from Yafai. That

:37:24. > :37:26.southpaw left has been a really effective shot to begin this

:37:27. > :37:34.contest. A good ride left combination from Fotsala, though. --

:37:35. > :37:37.right left combination. Terrific mid-range punches from Yafai,

:37:38. > :37:48.jolting the head back of the man in red. A good right hook over the top

:37:49. > :37:52.from Fotsala. Very aggressive, competitive boxer and Yafai is happy

:37:53. > :37:57.to engage in the trade, but that brings Fotsala into the contest. His

:37:58. > :38:02.mouthpiece has been dislodged, the referee taking the opportunity to

:38:03. > :38:07.intervene immediately rather than waiting for a break. Just a lapse in

:38:08. > :38:13.concentration from Yafai. He started the round very well, but again

:38:14. > :38:18.decided to hold his feet and trade and you don't want to do that

:38:19. > :38:22.against Fotsala. He is strong and flat-footed. He needs you in front

:38:23. > :38:27.of him to deliver those powerful shots. Yafai made the wrong decision

:38:28. > :38:34.to stand and trade. You must keep hitting and moving the way he boxed

:38:35. > :38:41.in that opening round. He appears to be in a different realm to Fotsala.

:38:42. > :38:47.Fotsala is having success at drawing him into a brawl at times. And

:38:48. > :38:51.Yafai, being a competitive bidding, is sometimes happy to stand and

:38:52. > :38:55.accommodate him in a trade, but that brings Fotsala into the contest,

:38:56. > :39:07.that is where he enjoys most of his success. Yafai should take a step

:39:08. > :39:11.back occasionally, bring him on. If you hold your feet, it allows him to

:39:12. > :39:17.lump the shots. But the quality work is coming from Yafai. But you have

:39:18. > :39:24.to give credit to Fotsala. He is trading well, the Cameron boxer.

:39:25. > :39:29.National champion at light flyweight in 2012, Fotsala. Comes here as part

:39:30. > :39:32.of a four strong Cameron Ian boxing team. That single right that he

:39:33. > :39:39.landed brings a round of applause from the crowd here in attendance at

:39:40. > :39:42.Rio central pavilion six. Here is the fault that Richard pointed out.

:39:43. > :39:47.Look how his right foot ended up in front of his left leg, turning into

:39:48. > :39:53.the southpaw stance momentarily. A good start by Galal Yafai. But

:39:54. > :40:00.Fotsala was allowed to come into it by forcing trades. Into the third

:40:01. > :40:06.and final round. If I took the opening round across the board for

:40:07. > :40:11.the three scoring judges, Fotsala getting a share from one judge of

:40:12. > :40:16.the second round. A cracking southpaw again from Yafai, but look

:40:17. > :40:22.at the aggression being exhibited by Fotsala, a good right hand to the

:40:23. > :40:27.body. A very aggressive start to this third and final round by

:40:28. > :40:31.Fotsala as he looks to extend his stay in the Olympic tournament after

:40:32. > :40:37.conceding the opening round unanimously, when Yafai boxed very

:40:38. > :40:42.effectively. A good white left combination from Yafai. A fast start

:40:43. > :40:52.from Fotsala. He has been given a boost in that second round. Again,

:40:53. > :40:57.if I is coming forward, mainly because his hands have dropped a

:40:58. > :40:59.bit. He is relaxing, but occasionally he has relaxed too

:41:00. > :41:14.much. But Yafai has better boxing skills. Good right hand by Fotsala

:41:15. > :41:19.once again, and a cracking left foot. Again, the mouthpiece of

:41:20. > :41:25.Fotsala has been dislodged as he ran to a punch delivered by Yafai. The

:41:26. > :41:28.nature of this contest is similar to when he won the semifinal in the

:41:29. > :41:33.European qualifications tournament against Spain's Samuel Carmona and

:41:34. > :41:36.I'll boxed him with ease in the course of the first round, but then

:41:37. > :41:42.allowed the compact Spaniard to get back into the contest. We are seeing

:41:43. > :41:46.a similar display here, where Fotsala has had moments of success

:41:47. > :41:52.by virtue of his aggression. Good left hand once again from Fotsala.

:41:53. > :42:02.Yafai is occasionally holding his feet. When he boxes and moves, he is

:42:03. > :42:07.the governor inside the ring. If Fotsala comes forward, you have to

:42:08. > :42:12.switch to a left uppercut right hook. But the priority for Yafai has

:42:13. > :42:18.got to be long-range work, keep him at a distance. And the mouthpiece

:42:19. > :42:23.comes out again from Fotsala. The referee might have a word with the

:42:24. > :42:27.corner. They might even take a point off for that. That is the thing,

:42:28. > :42:33.because if the mouthpiece is repeatedly dislodged... And there it

:42:34. > :42:36.is. Because it can be used as a tactic to gain an advantage if a

:42:37. > :42:44.boxer is under pressure or feeling fatigued. So Fotsala is in real

:42:45. > :42:48.trouble now. That warning will mean one point off his points score in

:42:49. > :42:52.random number three. If he gets another one, it is already a

:42:53. > :42:55.difficult position and now it is an impossible mountain to climb.

:42:56. > :43:00.Fotsala is going to have to knock his man out and put him on the

:43:01. > :43:03.canvas for the count of ten or more because he has been given two

:43:04. > :43:07.warnings in the course of the third round because of the mouthpiece

:43:08. > :43:11.being dislodged four times. And that can be used by boxers to gain an

:43:12. > :43:15.advantage if they are under pressure. That is just terrible

:43:16. > :43:22.preparation. You should have a mouthpiece that fits and does not

:43:23. > :43:29.fall out when you open your mouth. Remember, it was a feature of one of

:43:30. > :43:33.the contests of the legendary bouts between the late Diego Corollas and

:43:34. > :43:37.Castillo, and the mouthpiece kept coming out. Fighters can use it to

:43:38. > :43:43.buy time. I don't think Fotsala was doing that here, but an ill fitting

:43:44. > :43:47.mouthpiece coming out four times during the round, two warnings

:43:48. > :43:50.issued, Galal Yafai has surely booked his place through to the

:43:51. > :43:56.second round of the light flyweight tournament here. We just await the

:43:57. > :44:03.official announcement, which should see Galal Yafai through to the

:44:04. > :44:14.second round. By unanimous decision...

:44:15. > :44:23.Galal Yafai opens his Olympics in Rio 2016 with a unanimous points

:44:24. > :44:29.decision victory over his Cameron Ian opponent, Simplice Fotsala. He

:44:30. > :44:33.boxed effectively in the opening round. Then the warnings were

:44:34. > :44:37.accumulated by Fotsala in the third and final run for the mouthpiece

:44:38. > :44:41.repeatedly been dislodged, and sealed his fate. But that is of no

:44:42. > :44:46.concern to Yafai. He goes through to the second round of the tournament.

:44:47. > :44:50.The problem with the boxing is that you are at the mercy of the draw,

:44:51. > :44:55.and it is tough next for Yafai because he will take on the

:44:56. > :45:00.19-year-old Cuban wonder kid, who is also the world champion. So his

:45:01. > :45:05.second round is particularly tough. Let's move on to the second Brit who

:45:06. > :45:15.is in action in the boxing today. That is Joe Cordina.

:45:16. > :45:20.part of me that says this is your time.

:45:21. > :45:26.quaver he's 24, becoming the third Welshman to win gold, hopefully,

:45:27. > :45:30.came third in the European Championships and again, the final

:45:31. > :45:39.round of -- two rounds of his bout against Charly Suarez. COMMENTATOR:

:45:40. > :45:46.Into the second round we go. The man wearing red, Charly Suarez of the

:45:47. > :45:49.Philippines, took the opening round 10-9 for Judge A, whereas judges B

:45:50. > :45:53.and C favour the more eye-catching work of the man in blue but make no

:45:54. > :45:57.mistake it was a competitive opening round, sneaky right hand once again

:45:58. > :46:00.from Suarez and if there is a criticism, and I'm loathe to

:46:01. > :46:04.criticise any boxer but sometimes Joe Cordina's concentration and

:46:05. > :46:08.workrate can dip and that is when he can bring opponents back into

:46:09. > :46:11.contests. Vital he keeps his concentration and were great at

:46:12. > :46:17.optimal level throughout the opening bout in the lightweight tournament.

:46:18. > :46:20.Yes it is, and he is experienced enough now to anticipate a tempo

:46:21. > :46:23.change from his opponent. That is what the Philippine corner would

:46:24. > :46:27.have said to their man, he's lost the first round, you have to do the

:46:28. > :46:30.workrate and for the first 30 seconds or so, Suarez came out and

:46:31. > :46:35.has done some better work so Joe Cordina has to up the tempo and

:46:36. > :46:39.bring his opponent onto the shots but not hold the feet, hit him as he

:46:40. > :46:42.is coming and then go off to the side and then go again and keep the

:46:43. > :46:46.movement. There you go, he adjusted his feet as he landed to macro

:46:47. > :46:52.shots, better from Joe Cordina but you are right, Ronald, he can't

:46:53. > :46:58.afford to switch. -- landed two shots. Joe Cordina, 24 years old, a

:46:59. > :47:01.good right hand from the man in blue, already participated in three

:47:02. > :47:06.World Championships, Joe Cordina. At 60 kilograms, always tends to be on

:47:07. > :47:10.the receiving end of very difficult draws, coming up against top boys

:47:11. > :47:17.from around the world. But he's acquired heaps of experience. Some

:47:18. > :47:24.attention needed. Is that to the bootstrap of his right foot, Joe

:47:25. > :47:28.Cordina? -- Ryad Boudebouz to Peter Wright character, Joe Cordina, the

:47:29. > :47:32.clown as we say of the group. He is a great impersonator, he can take of

:47:33. > :47:38.anyone, he really can. Really talented, makes everyone laugh. --

:47:39. > :47:43.he's quite a character. Caught by a right hand as the action resumed

:47:44. > :47:47.when his bootlace was adjusted, Suarez turning momentarily to the

:47:48. > :47:49.southpaw stance, coming from the Philippines, it is perhaps

:47:50. > :47:53.unsurprising as Joe Cordina got through with a good right hand, a

:47:54. > :47:56.little bit of an Ali shuffle from Charly Suarez, coming from the

:47:57. > :48:02.Philippines, perhaps unsurprising that his idol is Manny Pacquiao.

:48:03. > :48:05.Also admires George Foreman and Evander Holyfield and they had

:48:06. > :48:09.glittering Olympic careers as well, Evander Holyfield from LA 84, the

:48:10. > :48:15.first Olympic Games when head guards were introduced, George former in

:48:16. > :48:19.Mexico 68, where he rocked his way to heavyweight gold. -- George

:48:20. > :48:25.Foreman in Mexico 68. He celebrated by pulling out a tiny American flag.

:48:26. > :48:30.A another good one-two combination from Suarez. I guess he's just

:48:31. > :48:34.waiting on the outside. Joe Cordina has got to watch out for, when he

:48:35. > :48:39.has landed his shots come on the way out occasionally, he gets caught so

:48:40. > :48:42.he has to keep the guard of a bit higher and then probably move off to

:48:43. > :48:45.the side. If he goes back in a straight line from he's going to get

:48:46. > :48:49.caught against this fella. Keep in Suarez to the ropes a few minutes

:48:50. > :48:54.ago and then scored with a wonderful right hand, did Cordina. The two of

:48:55. > :48:58.them boxing with their hands down, tempting, fainting, trying to draw a

:48:59. > :49:03.lead of which they can counter but a very good second round of boxing and

:49:04. > :49:12.some adjustments made by Charly Suarez during the course of the

:49:13. > :49:17.around. Into the third and final round we go and Joe Cordina,

:49:18. > :49:20.representing Great Britain, part of a 12 strong Great Britain boxing

:49:21. > :49:27.team, larger than the one they had in London. All ten men's weight

:49:28. > :49:32.classes are filled with boxes, the largest team since Los Angeles, 94

:49:33. > :49:36.but their lightweight representative Joe Cordina is in with a really

:49:37. > :49:42.experienced and at talented operator in Charly Suarez, switching his

:49:43. > :49:46.feet, bustling, busy boxer. And this contest is intriguingly poised and

:49:47. > :49:50.on a knife edge coming into this third and final round. That was a

:49:51. > :49:54.super shot from Joe Cordina, that little right uppercut on the inside,

:49:55. > :49:57.a cracking punch. Now he's got to concentrate. You know your man is

:49:58. > :50:01.coming for you. He's got the bit between his teeth, Suarez, so you've

:50:02. > :50:05.got to get your concentration levels high, hit him as he comes and then

:50:06. > :50:10.move off to the side. That is the order of the day for Joe Cordina in

:50:11. > :50:16.this contest now. Some great Welsh Olympians down the years, most

:50:17. > :50:21.recently Andrew Selby and Fred Evans in London 2012, who came away with

:50:22. > :50:25.welterweight silver, remember, Ralph Evans in Munich, 1972, he got a

:50:26. > :50:29.bronze so that is who Joe Cordina is trying to emulate in his efforts to

:50:30. > :50:39.make the medal podium. Ralph Evans and Fred Evans. From London 2012 but

:50:40. > :50:43.it is a tightly, closely contested contest, this one, beyond the

:50:44. > :50:45.halfway point of the third and final round. One suspects that a

:50:46. > :50:50.grandstand finish from either boxer could be very significant in

:50:51. > :50:54.determining the outcome of this bout. The better quality work is

:50:55. > :50:58.definitely coming from Joe Cordina but he's probably got to do a bit

:50:59. > :51:03.more of it to satisfy the judges. He is not just trying to mix this

:51:04. > :51:07.contest, he's got to do a bit more now, Joe, in and out, step on the

:51:08. > :51:10.gas a little bit. He is against an opponent who is not as talented but

:51:11. > :51:18.is determined. That is always dangerous. The Philippines came here

:51:19. > :51:22.with only one boxing coach for their two man team. They will be drafting

:51:23. > :51:25.in Kevin Smith, the former consultant to the Philippines, the

:51:26. > :51:29.man from Merseyside, the four time coach of Australia but don't be

:51:30. > :51:35.surprised to see him helping out with the Philippines boxing team if

:51:36. > :51:38.they progress. Joe Cordina, focused and really firing sharply with the

:51:39. > :51:45.right hand. Wonderful left hand from the man in blue. Simple shot, wasn't

:51:46. > :51:49.it? Simple jab, two them, right uppercut on the inside so the

:51:50. > :51:51.quality work from Joe Cordina, pushing the opponent back

:51:52. > :51:59.occasionally with those kind of shots. Keep the judges happy.

:52:00. > :52:03.There's the ten second flapper, good right hand of the solar plexus from

:52:04. > :52:06.Joe Cordina, right hand cocked, switches to southpaw momentarily and

:52:07. > :52:13.the two men continuing to faint and fidget as the bell sounds to

:52:14. > :52:16.conclude what has been a really high quality 60 kilograms lightweight

:52:17. > :52:20.contest, both men think they have done enough, Joe Cordina pumps his

:52:21. > :52:25.right fist to the crowd in attendance at Pavilion six in

:52:26. > :52:30.Riocentro. Remember, it was an intriguingly poised contest coming

:52:31. > :52:35.into the third and final round. Big Fraser Clark here supporting the

:52:36. > :52:38.team, one of the best light heavyweights -- best

:52:39. > :52:43.superheavyweight in the world but Joe Joyce has got the birth in Rio

:52:44. > :52:47.2016. I thought the better quality work came from Joe Cordina, there. I

:52:48. > :52:51.would be surprised if this has gone against him. I think he's done

:52:52. > :52:56.enough to win it. Switched off in the second round but definitely won

:52:57. > :52:59.the third, for me, and he should it. Nervous moments for both of these

:53:00. > :53:06.boxers now but we have just witnessed a wonderful bout. This one

:53:07. > :53:09.taking a while to make its way up to the public address announcer which

:53:10. > :53:15.means it could well be heading for a split decision. The boxes will be

:53:16. > :53:20.replaying the contest in their minds now, "When did I did he catch me?

:53:21. > :53:28.Good high have done more? Have I done enough? -- when did I catch

:53:29. > :53:30.him? When did he catch me?" Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by split

:53:31. > :53:49.decision,... Joe Cordina! It is Joe Cordina! He

:53:50. > :53:53.has his hand raised on a split decision victory over the 14th

:53:54. > :54:02.ranked boxer in the world, Charly Suarez. Your first win at your first

:54:03. > :54:06.Olympics, done. How did you find the experience? It was amazing, in front

:54:07. > :54:10.of all these people. It's only going to get bigger, the crowd. I can't

:54:11. > :54:14.wait to fight again. What did you make of your performance? Orange

:54:15. > :54:17.Mackreth I thought I performed well, executed the game plan perfect,

:54:18. > :54:21.exactly what I thought he would do, come swinging, on the front foot,

:54:22. > :54:26.and for me, it was to step back and hit him as he comes in and put on

:54:27. > :54:34.the front foot pressure. I thought I executed it perfectly. You seemed

:54:35. > :54:37.calm but it was a spread decision and looked really tight. The judges

:54:38. > :54:41.saw it that way, I thought I won all three rounds. It is what it is, they

:54:42. > :54:43.are there to judge and I'm there to box and I got the win and that's the

:54:44. > :54:46.main thing. You said before the tournament, the gold medal was your

:54:47. > :54:49.rain but after that are you still confident? Of course, every

:54:50. > :54:54.tournament I go in, always my first fight is shaky and I look to improve

:54:55. > :55:00.everything about. Gold is there for the taking. -- every single bout.

:55:01. > :55:05.Your next opponent is the Uzbekistan fifth seed. How do you go about

:55:06. > :55:10.preparing for him? Same as anyone else, I just books to my advantages.

:55:11. > :55:15.I will see the video of him when I box on Monday or Tuesday. I will

:55:16. > :55:22.look over the video and see what we can do to beat him and move on. It

:55:23. > :55:25.is a tough bout but I'm more than capable of beating him. Brilliant

:55:26. > :55:30.fight and good luck for the next round. Jessica Crichton asking the

:55:31. > :55:39.questions to Joe Cordina and as she said his next opponent comes from

:55:40. > :55:45.Uzbekistan. So two out of two, could the British boxes make it a clean

:55:46. > :55:50.sweep? Let's focus on the third one, out of the 12 competing, and this is

:55:51. > :55:55.our heavyweight Lawrence Okolie and there is a real story behind him.

:55:56. > :56:01.He's from London, fighting in the heavyweights, six foot five, took up

:56:02. > :56:05.boxing in 2010, he was working in a branch of a fast food outlet in

:56:06. > :56:11.2012, watched Anthony Joshua and was inspired to get himself fit. Again,

:56:12. > :56:16.the final two rounds of his fight with Richie and Ron.

:56:17. > :56:26.COMMENTATOR: So to the second round we go and a left hook which followed

:56:27. > :56:29.a right hand, forcing Igor Jakubowski to touch down and the

:56:30. > :56:32.referee said it was a slip and he may well have lost his footing but

:56:33. > :56:38.he took a couple of shots as well from the man in red and Okolie on

:56:39. > :56:42.the rampage once more. He's got to steady himself, Okolie, landing some

:56:43. > :56:44.big shots, it was a slip because he got caught with the right hand, it

:56:45. > :56:49.was a definite punch that calls that bit of a knockdown but Okolie has

:56:50. > :56:53.two steady himself. He does not need Jakubowski to close that distance

:56:54. > :56:57.down. That will give Jakubowski a chance to work on the inside. But

:56:58. > :57:00.good work from Okolie but he's got to keep it going and maintain the

:57:01. > :57:06.gap between himself and his opponent. Four years ago, Lawrence

:57:07. > :57:13.Okolie was working at a well-known fast food burger chain, he saw

:57:14. > :57:17.Anthony Joshua win Olympic gold and then he took himself down to the

:57:18. > :57:21.boxing gym in an effort to shift some of the weight. He said he was

:57:22. > :57:26.diagnosed as clinically obese, that his weight had ballooned up to 120

:57:27. > :57:30.kilograms and that is when he discovered his fantastic talent in

:57:31. > :57:37.the boxing ring. After just 23 bouts in a vest, 25 bouts before Rio now

:57:38. > :57:42.because he competed in World Series boxing as well, he finds himself in

:57:43. > :57:47.the opening round of the Olympic boxing tournament and he is boxing

:57:48. > :57:51.very effectively indeed against the experienced Igor Jakubowski. He's

:57:52. > :57:55.boxing very well but he's making the odd mistake here and there, allowing

:57:56. > :58:00.Jakubowski to get a bit closer, so Jakubowski now, what he is doing is

:58:01. > :58:04.taking all the shots on the elbows. He knows he cannot break the gap and

:58:05. > :58:09.the distance down so he is edging up and looking for a single shot, maybe

:58:10. > :58:12.over the top. If Lawrence Okolie fall short with the jab or misses

:58:13. > :58:16.the target, that is what he is hoping for, Jakubowski, to land one

:58:17. > :58:23.big shot. He is still dangerous, and powerful. He's just going to want to

:58:24. > :58:28.look for one shop that may stop or knock Okolie out. That is what he is

:58:29. > :58:32.hoping for. The reigning European Championship silver medallist, Igor

:58:33. > :58:37.Jakubowski, the year before that, in 2014, he won the EU European title,

:58:38. > :58:41.good left hand from the man in blue. He comes in with a glittering set of

:58:42. > :58:48.credentials. A nine time national championship gold medallist between

:58:49. > :58:52.2008-2014. Participated twice in the World Championships as well. Heaps

:58:53. > :58:58.of experience impaired to the still novice Lawrence Okolie. But Okolie's

:58:59. > :59:03.talent is such, and his desire and confidence that he has been able to

:59:04. > :59:11.make it through to the Olympic tournament after just 25 contests.

:59:12. > :59:16.Just feeling the pace slightly here, Okolie, started quickly, remember.

:59:17. > :59:21.But his fitness is good. I have helped coach the team. They are very

:59:22. > :59:24.fit indeed. Another good round I think for Okolie. He allowed

:59:25. > :59:33.Jakubowski to come back into it slightly. Took the opening round of

:59:34. > :59:39.the ten point system, for all three of the judges, did Okolie. He falls

:59:40. > :59:45.Jakubowski to touch down but it was not ruled as they count. Can we

:59:46. > :59:49.listening? That right hand, that was a tremendous shot from Okolie at the

:59:50. > :59:54.start of the round. Look at the distance and 11 Ritchie gets on his

:59:55. > :59:55.shots, Okolie, that is his strength, when he's boxing at distance behind

:59:56. > :00:07.the left and straight right. Dave and Gary in the corner. Let's

:00:08. > :00:13.look at the scores. Again, Okolie has got it so he is fairly

:00:14. > :00:23.comfortable, is to see it out now. -- is to see it out.

:00:24. > :00:28.Into the third and final round we go. The man in red is Lawrence

:00:29. > :00:33.Okolie of Great Britain, the 23-year-old from East London man who

:00:34. > :00:36.finds himself in a commanding position, having taken the opening

:00:37. > :00:41.two rounds across the board for all three scoring judges. As Richie has

:00:42. > :00:47.been pointing out throughout this opening day of competition, if you

:00:48. > :00:54.hope to be crowned Olympic champion, you have to go five times during the

:00:55. > :00:58.tournament. So Okolie would do well to pace himself and ensure that he

:00:59. > :01:02.doesn't walk into anything silly or picked up an injury that could

:01:03. > :01:08.curtail his progress. He is on the cusp of progressing to the second

:01:09. > :01:12.round, having built up a 20-18 point lead for all three scoring judges.

:01:13. > :01:16.We couldn't hear what was said in the corner of Lawrence Okolie, but I

:01:17. > :01:24.think they said, get back to your boxing, keep your distance. See the

:01:25. > :01:28.contest out. Any Polish boxer, they are dangerous. They have produced

:01:29. > :01:33.some great champions over the years, Poland. So this fellow will be

:01:34. > :01:37.dangerous right of the last second. That is where Okolie house to keep

:01:38. > :01:44.concentration levels high and boxed sensibly and keep the distance and

:01:45. > :01:48.the gap. Jakubowski came through a tough route of qualification,

:01:49. > :01:51.winning the global Olympic qualification event in Baku,

:01:52. > :01:56.Azerbaijan, against Houllier Castillo of Ecuador. That was a

:01:57. > :02:03.hard-fought affair -- Giulio Castillo. So he will continue to

:02:04. > :02:07.fight, but he perhaps knows he is trailing in this contest and will be

:02:08. > :02:11.looking to land something big and explosive to put Okolie on the

:02:12. > :02:21.canvas and out of the contest. Good right hand from Okolie. Perhaps

:02:22. > :02:28.beginning to feel the pace now, Lawrence Okolie. The most important

:02:29. > :02:32.punch for Okolie now is the jab, to keep the gap. He doesn't need to

:02:33. > :02:37.overreach with the right hand. That is what Jakubowski will want. His

:02:38. > :02:42.most important shot is definitely the right hand over the top, but he

:02:43. > :02:51.has to get his feet into position to land that shot. Kohli is a difficult

:02:52. > :02:58.man to get to, because he uses his range well. -- Okolie. Inside the

:02:59. > :03:00.final 30 seconds now. Concentration will be key for Lawrence Okolie to

:03:01. > :03:05.make sure he doesn't walk into anything silly from his point of

:03:06. > :03:14.view. But Jakubowski is having more success closing the distance. There

:03:15. > :03:19.is the ten second clapper, and surely we will hear the final bell

:03:20. > :03:27.which should see Lawrence Okolie get through to the second round. It is a

:03:28. > :03:30.strong finish by Jakubowski, but the performance built up in rounds one

:03:31. > :03:35.and two should surely be enough to see him declared the victor and go

:03:36. > :03:44.through to the second round of the 91 kilograms heavyweight tournament.

:03:45. > :03:48.A good performance from Okolie. He was feeling the pace a bit, but

:03:49. > :03:54.nevertheless, a great start to the contest. He has seen how to boxed

:03:55. > :04:00.sensibly and he will have learned a lot from that. He has won well. Once

:04:01. > :04:04.we get the announcement, which we assume will declare Okolie as the

:04:05. > :04:11.winner in the second round of the tournament, a silver medallist

:04:12. > :04:15.awaits. The two men met earlier this summer, and savannah prevailed on a

:04:16. > :04:20.first-round stoppage in World Series boxing at the five round competition

:04:21. > :04:25.without the vast, well boxers compete for their respective

:04:26. > :04:31.nations. That is the man who awaits in random number two. Okolie and

:04:32. > :04:48.Jakubowski embrace. Let's get the official announcement.

:04:49. > :05:03.Ladies and gentlemen, by unanimous decision... Lawrence

:05:04. > :05:10.Okolie! Lawrence Okolie is through to the second round of the

:05:11. > :05:14.heavyweight Olympic tournament here in Rio 2016, acknowledging the

:05:15. > :05:18.support he is receiving from the crowd. In that second round, he will

:05:19. > :05:21.meet the tournament number two seed, the reigning World Championship

:05:22. > :05:28.silver medallist and Olympian from 2012, the immensely talented Cuban.

:05:29. > :05:42.You can't ask for more than that, three Team GB boxers in action,

:05:43. > :05:50.three through to the next round. Steve Bunce 's for the 3G beatboxers

:05:51. > :05:54.is that six of the 12, if they get through, will have very difficult

:05:55. > :06:03.second round draw is if everything pans out that way. Is he very

:06:04. > :06:09.negative, Steve? A little bit. They won, they are doing well. Let's stay

:06:10. > :06:12.on the positive. Speaking of people who look a bit low at the moment, I

:06:13. > :06:16.am going to join James Cracknell over there, because he is still sat

:06:17. > :06:23.on the bench on his own. I will try and cheer him up ahead of the rowing

:06:24. > :06:26.chat later. So Chappers is off to meet James Cracknell. They will

:06:27. > :06:34.review the rowing in a moment or two. Let's take you through some of

:06:35. > :06:39.the headlines of the day. First, one of the big stories of the Games is

:06:40. > :06:44.the return of William Fox-Pitt, a really serious injury in October

:06:45. > :06:48.left him in a coma. He was struggling to talk and walk, let

:06:49. > :06:51.alone ride again, but he was selected to be part of Great

:06:52. > :06:56.Britain's team along with Gemma Tattersall, Pippa Funnell and Kitty

:06:57. > :06:59.King. The first two of them were in dressage action today. Let's find

:07:00. > :07:06.out what happened with Lee McKenzie and Ian Stark. It has been a

:07:07. > :07:09.scorcher here for the first day of eventing dressage not only in terms

:07:10. > :07:13.of temperature, but also in terms of performance. The temperatures have

:07:14. > :07:19.been in the low 30s, but in terms of performance, William Fox-Pitt stood

:07:20. > :07:23.out today. Ian Stark, it has been an incredible ten months. He was in a

:07:24. > :07:27.coma after a fall in France. For him to be leading here tonight, what

:07:28. > :07:37.does that say about him? Well, he is an incredible guy, as we all know.

:07:38. > :07:41.And he is a winner. There has been a lot said at the past about whether

:07:42. > :07:45.he will be fit enough to do this. He has just proved all the doubters

:07:46. > :07:51.wrong. He had an incredible test out there. He came on like Mr cool,

:07:52. > :07:57.anti-media horse looked almost a bit too quiet. But he got there and

:07:58. > :08:05.perform to the test of his life -- to me, the horse looked too quiet.

:08:06. > :08:10.He has shown that he is back as the William that we know. A big debut

:08:11. > :08:15.for Gemma Tattersall. She finishes 15. How will she be feeling?

:08:16. > :08:19.Probably a little frustrated with a couple of mistakes. The horse is

:08:20. > :08:24.capable of doing much better and getting close to William, in fact.

:08:25. > :08:30.She went out as number one for the team. It is a tricky spot to be in.

:08:31. > :08:33.She came back with a good mark. It might not be threatening individual

:08:34. > :08:38.mark the moment, but cross-country might change that. We have the

:08:39. > :08:41.individual and team competitions running simultaneously. A good

:08:42. > :08:50.performance by Australia today, but really strong from Germany. Yeah,

:08:51. > :08:54.what do you expect? Two world champions and an Olympic champion in

:08:55. > :08:58.their first two riders. But they are not that far ahead. They are as

:08:59. > :09:02.close to everywhere else as I have ever seen them at this stage. There

:09:03. > :09:10.are only a few marks between the top four teams, so it is all to play

:09:11. > :09:14.for. When we walked the cross-country course, it looks like

:09:15. > :09:20.it will not be defined by dressage, because -- which it almost has been

:09:21. > :09:25.in previous Games. I love it. It is not a dressage competition, it is a

:09:26. > :09:30.good course out there. The course owner has done a fantastic job. He

:09:31. > :09:36.has probably given it the highest level since May be Sydney in 2000 at

:09:37. > :09:40.an Olympic Games. It is a proper competition, with tricky lines and

:09:41. > :09:45.sharp angles. Even the top riders have a lot of respect for it.

:09:46. > :09:48.Everyone is liking it. The footing of the ground is perfect. The

:09:49. > :09:54.organisation have done an amazing job. I am looking forward to the

:09:55. > :09:58.cross-country. I can tell! That starts on Monday. Tomorrow, we have

:09:59. > :10:03.another 32 dressage tests that will be going on in that arena. From a

:10:04. > :10:08.British point of view, we have Pippa Funnell, who has three medals to her

:10:09. > :10:11.name, and Kitty King, who will be making her Olympic debut.

:10:12. > :10:16.So effectively, it is half-time in that dressage section of the

:10:17. > :10:20.three-day event. But William Fox-Pitt is in front, a terrific

:10:21. > :10:24.start for him and Chilli Morning. It will be their last competition

:10:25. > :10:27.together. The horse will retire after these Olympic Games. Let's

:10:28. > :10:35.bring you up-to-date on some of the other headlines from day one.

:10:36. > :10:50.Russia have their first gold medal of these Games. That was in the

:10:51. > :10:53.men's 60 kilograms judo competition. Argentina's Paolo Barreto, a

:10:54. > :11:01.qualified doctor, claimed the second judo gold of the day, winning the

:11:02. > :11:17.women's 48 kilograms category. Now to fencing, and the Hungarian won

:11:18. > :11:20.the women's FA total. The very first gold medal of these games came in

:11:21. > :11:26.the women's ten metres air rifle. America took it, Ginny Thrasher

:11:27. > :11:32.securing a debut major international victory on the biggest stage of all.

:11:33. > :11:36.Great Britain's men's hockey team had a tough start to these Games.

:11:37. > :11:45.They lost 4-1 to Belgium in their opening pool match.

:11:46. > :11:52.But in tennis, Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund both had fabulous starts

:11:53. > :11:53.to the Olympics. They won their opening-round matches of their

:11:54. > :12:30.tennis campaigns. Well, I couldn't leave him sitting

:12:31. > :12:34.on the bench lonely any longer. I felt sorry for him, so I have come

:12:35. > :12:38.to join James Cracknell to talk about what had taken place in the

:12:39. > :12:42.rowing today. Before we look at what happened, going into this Olympics,

:12:43. > :12:45.how much pressure do you think the sport of rowing is under given how

:12:46. > :12:51.successful it was four years ago and the funding it received? The week

:12:52. > :12:55.before the Games started, it came out that rowing is the best funded

:12:56. > :12:59.sport alongside cycling. Your funding is based on the medals you

:13:00. > :13:03.get here, so we predicted between eight and six medals, and that will

:13:04. > :13:07.determine our funding for the next four years. So they have to deliver

:13:08. > :13:12.not only for the money they have received, but also to ensure funding

:13:13. > :13:16.for the next four years. They are running for the good of their sport.

:13:17. > :13:21.Exactly, and for the next generation. It is a hugely

:13:22. > :13:24.pressurised situation for the coach as well because the more medals you

:13:25. > :13:30.predict, the more funding you get. But if you don't get them, it is

:13:31. > :13:34.like a game of poker. We will talk about the conditions at Lagoa a bit

:13:35. > :13:40.later. Let's start by talking about Katherine Grainger, gold medal in

:13:41. > :13:44.modern. Superstar of those games. Retard, worked with myself and Clare

:13:45. > :13:50.on our Commonwealth Games show -- she retired, but then decide to go

:13:51. > :13:53.back to bring. Huge pressure on her as well with Vicky Thornley. They

:13:54. > :14:02.rode today because they haven't been in great form, is that fair? Yeah.

:14:03. > :14:05.Katherine Grainger is two years older than Steve Redgrave was in

:14:06. > :14:10.Sydney. The danger is that if you take to matter years out, you lose

:14:11. > :14:18.the top dynamic end and it is a struggle to come back. It has not

:14:19. > :14:21.been the smoothest ride, but Kath was clear from the start that it was

:14:22. > :14:25.about coming back and seeing what she could deliver rather than

:14:26. > :14:32.saying, I am going to win gold. They were now be a case of readjusting

:14:33. > :14:35.her goal set. And Vicky Thornley, yet another rower who was identified

:14:36. > :14:45.through the sporting Giants programme. She has won all the

:14:46. > :14:50.trials this year. Sculling is where she was. But if cat and her don't

:14:51. > :14:54.medal and the women's eight do she had the option at the start of the

:14:55. > :14:58.year to do either and it would be a sad situation for her because it is

:14:59. > :15:02.not as though there is another Olympics next year. It is another

:15:03. > :15:11.four years to put your growing up life on hold. Like Campbell, the

:15:12. > :15:15.bronze medallist from 2012, he said this feels like a second home games

:15:16. > :15:20.for him because his father-in-law is from Rio de Janeiro and he is safely

:15:21. > :15:24.through. He is safely through and the singles is the biggest number.

:15:25. > :15:37.So he got into the quarterfinal. But it is also the event where you are

:15:38. > :15:40.the only person to have a good team. Whereas in the singles, they are

:15:41. > :15:44.from all over the world. Being the best in Britain is not good enough.

:15:45. > :15:49.You have a lot of countries to race against.

:15:50. > :15:57.Would you be surprised if it gets on the programme -- on the podium? Yes.

:15:58. > :16:01.The men's pair finished second in their heat but the men's in the

:16:02. > :16:04.double sculls, and the men's quadruple sculls will have to

:16:05. > :16:09.navigate the repechage, both finishing fourth. The doubles is a

:16:10. > :16:13.tough event with the Croatian brothers RA phenomenon, dominated

:16:14. > :16:17.the ways in New Zealand guys doing the pair and the men's quad, it is

:16:18. > :16:21.an event we have never got a medal in at an Olympic Games and we had

:16:22. > :16:28.not at the World Championships until this group did in 2013-14 but they

:16:29. > :16:32.have had a change this week. You don't want to lose 25% of your crew

:16:33. > :16:36.the week before and now they have to not think about, they have a

:16:37. > :16:39.substitute, not the first choice on board therefore this result is now

:16:40. > :16:45.acceptable, they have to stick to their goal, a person has changed but

:16:46. > :16:47.the goal has not. We've had conversations about the conditions

:16:48. > :16:51.in the build-up, about the wind and you have told me that because rowing

:16:52. > :16:54.and sailing next to each other, that is never good for the Rovers because

:16:55. > :16:58.it implies there is wind around and it is not a man-made course, there

:16:59. > :17:01.are beautiful natural elements around Rio. The real choppy waters

:17:02. > :17:08.happened midway through the course. It caught out a lot of boats. The

:17:09. > :17:11.difficulty is, a rowing lake is like a big swimming pool and the outside

:17:12. > :17:15.lane is only five or ten metres from the side whereas in the middle of

:17:16. > :17:18.the course, it opens right outcome here, and the wind comes across a

:17:19. > :17:22.huge expanse of water and today it was hitting you from the side so you

:17:23. > :17:28.are getting sideswiped and once you are racing flat out, things like

:17:29. > :17:31.that can happen. You are not only tired and frustrated at falling

:17:32. > :17:36.income it is a very polluted lake. It is a double whammy! It is all

:17:37. > :17:39.right for us sitting here in front of some lovely flora and fauna,

:17:40. > :17:45.laughing a bit at the Serbians falling out of their boat and yet...

:17:46. > :17:50.I mean, they are so unlucky. You prepare for this for four years and

:17:51. > :17:56.yet the elements get you like that. You don't want it, it's an outdoor

:17:57. > :18:01.sport. It is not their error, is it? Partly in that, that the new or

:18:02. > :18:05.rests in is called the gate and you need to shut the gate and they did

:18:06. > :18:10.not do it uptight enough because the box open. There was an open gate

:18:11. > :18:13.whenever boat was upside down and it does not open on its own. You are

:18:14. > :18:16.thinking about racing and other things you go on autopilot of

:18:17. > :18:19.putting it in, you've done it a million times and maybe they

:18:20. > :18:22.tightened it up but it was not quite shot and then when the boat is

:18:23. > :18:27.wobbling around like that, it pops out and you are going summing. Thank

:18:28. > :18:30.you to James Cracknell and I ought to emphasise James Cracknell because

:18:31. > :18:35.when you flew out here you were mistaken for...? A bad check-in

:18:36. > :18:39.experience because Chris Hoy was ahead of me and I thought it was my

:18:40. > :18:42.chance and then the lady at the desk was being really nice to me and I

:18:43. > :18:47.thought brilliant, gave my passport and she said she thought I was

:18:48. > :18:51.Gordon Ramsay! We will see you James, or is it Gordon, for the next

:18:52. > :18:55.few nights as we round up everything that has gone on. We are now going

:18:56. > :18:56.to the gymnastics, just like the rowing, a sport you have to be very

:18:57. > :19:31.fit for. Max Whitlock, who last year in

:19:32. > :19:35.Glasgow, became the very first British man to win a World

:19:36. > :19:39.Championship as a gymnast, beating his team-mate Louis Smith in the

:19:40. > :19:42.pommel horse. Both of them are part of the very strong British team that

:19:43. > :19:46.includes Kristian Thomas and also Brinn Bevan and Nile Wilson. They

:19:47. > :19:53.were in preliminary action today and this is how they got on.

:19:54. > :19:59.COMMENTATOR: Next up on the floor, Kristian Thomas. Brinn Bevan for

:20:00. > :20:02.Britain. Here comes Louis Smith of Great Britain. Nile Wilson leads.

:20:03. > :20:19.Max Whitlock. Big, beautiful triple, what a first

:20:20. > :20:24.routine from Max Whitlock. Up into the dismount, double Arabian, what a

:20:25. > :20:35.routine from Kristian Thomas. Now is your moment, Louis. Fantastic stuff

:20:36. > :20:38.from Louis Smith! Top scorer so far. The world champion, Max Whitlock,

:20:39. > :20:44.moves to the pommel horse. What about that! What a routine, two of

:20:45. > :20:47.the most fantastic routines you will see from the British guys. The one

:20:48. > :21:04.and only. Mighty Max onto the rings. Wow, what

:21:05. > :21:09.a routine from Max, under pressure. What a job by Nile Wilson. Really

:21:10. > :21:14.nice routine from him, he's becoming a very powerful gymnast. The first

:21:15. > :21:22.of the Brits on the vault, Max Whitlock. Oh, and a fall at the end

:21:23. > :21:48.of it. Well done, Max. Great routine from

:21:49. > :21:58.Max. Just one apparatus to go. You can see the focus in their eyes.

:21:59. > :22:03.Great routine from Brinn Bevan. Very nice. So, the USA on the rings,

:22:04. > :22:11.Jacob Dalton. Very efficient routine. The USA team that very

:22:12. > :22:21.happy with the situation they are in. -- look very. Nile Wilson. Keep

:22:22. > :22:24.focused. Beautiful dismount! Well done, we really needed a performance

:22:25. > :22:30.like that at the end of the competition. It wasn't without

:22:31. > :22:34.faults, this performance from the British team, but it was certainly

:22:35. > :22:40.full of excitement and full of promise.

:22:41. > :22:45.Beth Tweddle is alongside me and you is impossible when you are in the

:22:46. > :22:47.then to know what on earth is going outside so you are quite enjoying

:22:48. > :22:52.catching up on the other sports but tell everyone at home how strong

:22:53. > :22:56.British men look today. They looked to have had a great start to their

:22:57. > :22:59.competition. We have qualified for the team final. We're waiting for

:23:00. > :23:03.the last round to finish but that should confirm we have two in the

:23:04. > :23:07.all-around, two in the pommel final, maybe one in the floor and hopefully

:23:08. > :23:12.one in the high bar. They've had a good day. There were mistakes they

:23:13. > :23:15.can iron out for the team final. I was quite impressed with Nile Wilson

:23:16. > :23:20.on the high bar, you look so pumped and by that stage, he knew he needed

:23:21. > :23:23.a good performance. Yes, it was the last piece that it could go either

:23:24. > :23:27.way, you could be a bit tired but he had settled into the competition and

:23:28. > :23:33.seem to get better throughout. He posted a huge score, 15.5. Nile

:23:34. > :23:36.Wilson, we were talking about them but Max Whitlock and Louis Smith

:23:37. > :23:40.look almost certainly between them, that one of them will win a gold

:23:41. > :23:45.medal in the pommel. At the moment, does it look as though Max has the

:23:46. > :23:49.advantage? It is difficult, the aim was to get them both through to the

:23:50. > :23:54.final, which we have done. We would hope that one of them could take the

:23:55. > :23:57.title. But you know what? Gymnastics is one of those things that anything

:23:58. > :24:02.can happen on the day. We will have to wait and see for the final. At

:24:03. > :24:07.the moment, Max has been beating Louis all season. I talk to Louis a

:24:08. > :24:10.couple of weeks ago, went to see him at the gym in Huntingdon and I think

:24:11. > :24:14.he is still so sore that he did not win the gold medal in London but Max

:24:15. > :24:18.is full of confidence because his experiences have all been positive,

:24:19. > :24:22.you know, he's the guy who is the world champion, who comes in knowing

:24:23. > :24:25.he can beat everyone. Max went to London as the youngster of the team

:24:26. > :24:29.and was not necessarily expecting a medal and he came out with a bronze.

:24:30. > :24:33.I don't think he really understood what he had achieved and then

:24:34. > :24:37.throughout this cycle, he has progressed massively and grown in

:24:38. > :24:41.confidence and then it was a real battle at the World Championships.

:24:42. > :24:44.Louis came out and posted a huge score and Max was in the back gym,

:24:45. > :24:48.did not know anything and then when he came through, it was like,

:24:49. > :24:52."Right, I've got to pull out the routine of my life", and beat him by

:24:53. > :24:56.a tenth but we have the two best pommel workers in the world going

:24:57. > :24:58.head-to-head. Would you say that's a guaranteed gold medal or let's just

:24:59. > :25:18.enjoy it? It is a case of enjoyed it. They have their

:25:19. > :25:20.foot in the door, they've got to the final. They have obviously got the

:25:21. > :25:23.team final ahead of that. Let's take it one step at a time. We were

:25:24. > :25:26.talking about Nile Wilson on the high bar and we can look at him in

:25:27. > :25:28.action, talk through what he's got and the upper body strength required

:25:29. > :25:32.for this. He has progressed really well, sometimes it can be quite a

:25:33. > :25:34.big jump but he has taken it in his stride. He was European champion

:25:35. > :25:36.earlier this year and the first skill that he does, the straight

:25:37. > :25:39.double somersault with a full twist is one of the most difficult

:25:40. > :25:42.elements you will see on the high bar. And then he does it again in

:25:43. > :25:45.the tuck position. This routine is full of difficulty, both turning and

:25:46. > :25:49.also lots and lots of releases. And at the end, he does some more

:25:50. > :25:54.releases which you can connect. There are things... There was a

:25:55. > :26:00.slight wobble and he can improve the final. To post 15.5 is a huge

:26:01. > :26:05.qualification score. He's got a few days now to go back in the gym and

:26:06. > :26:08.work on it. Was their big support in the arena? Were people very

:26:09. > :26:12.knowledgeable and knew how good what they were watching was? Yes,

:26:13. > :26:16.throughout the day the crowds have grown massively and the noise is

:26:17. > :26:20.incredible. This morning, we had the Brazilian team in and as soon as

:26:21. > :26:24.they stepped onto the podium, it went mental. They have got the

:26:25. > :26:27.current Olympic champion as well. Their team did unbelievable today. I

:26:28. > :26:31.think the crowds will get better in that arena and they are very

:26:32. > :26:35.knowledgeable. Gymnastics is quite big in Brazil. In terms of the team

:26:36. > :26:40.competition, what are you expecting from the men of Team GB? The team we

:26:41. > :26:44.have brought out is the strongest we've ever had. They have gone with

:26:45. > :26:49.some of the big hitters. We have got risk their and with risk, with the

:26:50. > :26:54.strong routines, there is a risk but without that, we weren't going to

:26:55. > :27:00.win medals. They have gone all out. We won a bronze in London and they

:27:01. > :27:03.wanted to replicate that, they came second in the World Championships

:27:04. > :27:07.last year which was a historic moment. We will see what happens.

:27:08. > :27:13.Two massive names in gymnastic, well, more than two but Kohei Uchima

:27:14. > :27:18.has already made headlines because he has run up a massive bill on his

:27:19. > :27:24.mobile phone by playing Pokemon and the quotes range from ?3000, to

:27:25. > :27:30.?24,000 but his Games has not been any better. What happened here? He

:27:31. > :27:34.had a shaky start on the high bar, he just was not quite on and fell

:27:35. > :27:37.off but he is such an experienced competitor. He came back from that,

:27:38. > :27:41.went straight to the floor and did a fantastic routine and is in the

:27:42. > :27:48.floor final. He's got plenty of time. He has won every major title

:27:49. > :27:51.since 2008. He's got so much experience. Tomorrow, the women and

:27:52. > :27:56.teen USA, we have been hearing aid you vocal fans going by, they don't

:27:57. > :28:03.just rely on this goal, they idolise Simone Biles. How many different

:28:04. > :28:07.events could she win? So, she could win five gold medals at this

:28:08. > :28:12.Championships. Has it ever been done before? I think it might have been

:28:13. > :28:16.but I'd have to. She's in a league of her own. Team USA for the

:28:17. > :28:21.gymnastics but I watched them in podium training the other day and

:28:22. > :28:24.they are just way above everyone else. They could have a couple of

:28:25. > :28:28.mistakes and still come out with the team gold medal and then Simone,

:28:29. > :28:34.last year and the World Championships, we saw a slight

:28:35. > :28:37.wobble but I mean, I don't think she will be beaten. Even when she

:28:38. > :28:42.wobbles, she is very good. Thank you for coming to donors, Beth, I hope

:28:43. > :28:45.you will join us tomorrow when we reflect on the women's preliminary

:28:46. > :28:48.round and see how the British women get on. Thanks to better than

:28:49. > :28:51.everyone else on the programme. Jason Mohammad is coming up next

:28:52. > :28:54.with a fabulous night of action including the first night of

:28:55. > :28:57.swimming finals. For now, from me, goodbye.