Day 1 BBC One: 22.30-0100 Olympics

Welcome back the Olympic Park here one. With brilliant timing, there is

a man on the loudspeaker shouting over your shoulder. Will he be here

all night? I expect so. We are here with a combination of highlights and

live-action. It is packed Olympic Park. An amazing Olympic Park. It

has been very quiet in the last couple of days. Even before the

opening ceremony, it was very quiet. This is the first time it has been

bustling. And they are all still streaming in because the swimming

finals start very late here. They start at eight o'clock Brazil time,

or even later, maybe ten o'clock. For people back home, you are

looking at two or three in the morning. We also have a late

sessions of tennis behind us, and there is coverage of that on one of

the 24 outlets showing the Olympics. We have the velodrome just over

here. That is rather beautiful. And we have the three big Carioca 's

that have sensing, taekwondo, basketball, wrestling and all sorts.

In the next few weeks, I will be just be trotting around, following

Clare. What would you award me? 30. Coming up this evening, this is what

we have got for you. We will be taking you into the pool to catch up

with the early sessions. Our world champion, Adam Peaty, was in action.

So was Hannah Miley at her third Olympics, try to win a medal for the

first time. Gymnastics was one of the highlights four years ago. Max

Whitlock leads Team GB here in Rio 2016. They are looking for two

medals and individual medals as well. Louis Smith is part of that

team as well. We have three British boxers in action today. We will

catch up with all of them. And Katherine Grainger was amongst

our rowers in action in the rowing. However, the conditions were

horrendous and as you see, a couple of the Serbians fell out of the

boat. We will talk to James Cracknell later. As I say, the wind

caused all sorts of problems for the competitors. One of the first medals

but Team GB could have won... Thank you very much! Go, Brazil! Back to

Team GB. There will be a lot of that over the coming two weeks. One of

the first medals Team GB could have won was in the men's road race.

These medals are handed out individually, but you need to work

as a team if you're going to deliver one of your riders over the line for

glory. Chris Froome was part of Team GB. He was hoping to add an Olympic

medal to the Tour de France yellow jersey. It was a dramatic race that

took place in sweltering conditions. COMMENTATOR: There is Chris Froome,

the winner of the Tour de France, alongside his British team-mates.

Fabio Aru and Vincenzo Nibali are the big riders from Italy. Nibali is

the favourite. And the men's road race at the Rio Olympic Games is

under way. The British riders are at the front of the peloton, alongside

some of the other favourites. Here it is, the racing is a last under

way we have six riders here. Time to start riding at least a bit of tempo

here. The breakaway six are heading into the circuit. This is the

cobbled section. Vincenzo Nibali, in the white jersey. One rider down. It

is about the tactical ability of individuals. It is not about how

much money you have got to buy a fantastic team, let them do the work

and carry one rider to the line. The leading riders have a healthy margin

at the moment. One technical side is that these are custom skin suits,

custom fitted. We are back on the cobbles now. Someone has crashed.

The group has whittled down. We haven't got to the really tough part

of the race. The lead hasn't changed in 20 minutes. We are 137 kilometres

into this race now, just over 100 to go. Chris Froome stops other side of

the road. -- at the side of the road. Cummings has dropped right

off. Disappointing. Everybody is happy to drive the pace here.

Gradkowski continues to push on. A lot can still unfold between now and

the finishing line -- Kwiatkowski. Sergio Henao surges to the front of

the race. Adam Yates, you can see the green helmet as he goes past

Geraint Thomas. What a position for Great Britain to be in and for the

Italians to be in. Zeits is now in acceleration, the Kazakh. A great

ride here by Geraint Thomas, lung busting effort. His legs must be

screaming at this point, but Geraint Thomas is hanging in there. This is

Sergio Henao and Vincenzo Nibali at the front of the race. Nibali is

having a go again. He wants to get rid of these riders. Alaphilippe is

flying up the mountainside. Oh, it's a crash! Sergio Henao is down.

Vincenzo Nibali is down! Another Olympic dream, gone in a flash.

Rafal Majka is out in the front, alone. Geraint Thomas crashes out of

the Olympic Games on the final descent. The chase is very much on.

Denmark and Belgian after him. It would come down to a sprint for the

three. Majka is a wily rider. The race is rapidly approaching the

beach at Copacabana. Here we go, into the finishing straight. Greg

Van Avermaet goes for it. Greg Van Avermaet is going to take the

victory for Belgium! Van Avermaet is the Olympic champion! Yacoub

Fuglsang of Denmark six the silver and Rafal Majka has to settle for

bronze. For me, it was really hard. I was

not the favourite, but I had a really great day. The last 15K went

perfect. The other guys crashed because they took a risk. I just

kept it safe and stayed focused. I know I am a good sprinter, so

everything went perfect in the informing. I caught Majka and I was

the fastest guy of the two, so an incredible moment. Simon Brotherton

was your commentator, alongside this man, Chris Boardman. How punishing

was that race? It was tough for us. Six hours of commentating! I think

it is the toughest Olympic road race I have ever seen. I went back to the

60s, looking for a cause of similar severity, couldn't find one. It is

about as hard as it gets. It was a fantastic race. We had a bit of

everything. We had crosswinds off the sea, cobbles, fantastic climbing

and the sinuous descent, which we said before the show was likely to

be more pivotal than the climb. And that proved to be the case. Why do

you think it was so perilous for them? Partly because an Olympic gold

was on the line as they were going down. That is a big factor. The road

drops off and then there is concrete and immovable trees so if you make a

mistake, there is no recovering. You're going down. And at the end of

it, a few minutes later is an Olympic gold medal. So they are

right on the edge. I was surprised when Nibali went down, he is one of

the best descenders in the world. They already had his group of three

away, but he was trying to split them up, went too fast and lost

everything. When you look at Van Avermaet is a winner, would you say

it is the best team that delivers it. It is not the best one that wins

the gold medal. I don't mean that disparagingly. It is a different

kind of race when you have about 30 guys who could possibly get over the

top, and then it comes down to who can win a sprint from a group. You

can't control the race, so everybody is riding it for themselves. As far

as Geraint Thomas is concerned, we saw his crash at the end and Team GB

as a whole, how will they be feeling? I think they can be proud

of themselves. I don't like it when you have a poor performance and you

try to find the good points, but they did ride a fantastic race, much

better than London. They played to their strengths by not riding for

one individual. They used everybody wisely. They were not defending, and

at the end of the day, they didn't quite have the legs. Geraint Thomas

had a possibility to get back on terms but then he got caught in a

crash as well. Of course, the priority for Chris Froome going into

these Olympics was the time trial, which is on Wednesday. It is a good

one for him, because it is hilly. I was surprised he was off the pace

today. Hopefully, he has still got something there. He has certainly

got an Olympic medal to go after. I would be surprised if he was not at

least on the podium. How difficult will it be for Lizzie Armistead

tomorrow in the women's road race? Or do you think she is at her most

comfortable on the bike? We will not see to she gets there. The distress

she has had over the last couple of weeks will have an impact, but what

that will be, whether it motivates her to get out and prove a point, or

you could be drained by everything, we don't know. But she has got the

form and she is a fighter. Let's hope that comes out tomorrow. Chris

will be part of the commentary team again with Simon Brotherton for the

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

Pooley and Nikki Harris. Make no mistake, Adam Peaty is a

phenomenal swimmer. He is competing here at his first Olympic Games at

the age of 21 but already, he is the world record-holder, the European

champion. The Aquatics Centre, just over my shoulder, people are pouring

in. Because of the timings in Brazil, the finals will happen very

late for you at home, well past midnight, around two a.m.. But for

the crowds here, it's a fantastic late-night treat. Let's tell you a

bit more about Adam Peaty. As I said, he is the world champion and

world record-holder, the first man to swim the 100 metre breaststroke

in under 58 seconds. He comes here with the pressure of expectation on

him, but he was up in a hit this morning alongside team-mate Ross

Murdoch. Adam was in lane four. Ross Murdoch is the world bronze

medallist at this event. Adrian Moorhouse was in the commentary box

alongside Andy Jameson. COMMENTATOR: It's not been so fast

so far, but what can they do. They are in a great position next to each

other. There is Ross Murdoch and Adam Peaty, great shot, the two

British boys, and there is the world champion and the world record

holder, the world number one, the favourite to win the Olympic title,

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

The final heat of the men's 100 metres breaststroke and Great

Britain's world champion, world record-holder, European champion,

Commonwealth champion, has started very well indeed. Adam Peaty in four

in the Red Hat with Ross Murdoch of Great Britain also going well in

three. Great start from Adam Peaty, that stroke is so strong. I can't

wait to see the 50 metres split, could be an world record and it

would not surprise me if he went for it right now. Underworld record,

26.69, huge, 0.35 under the world record, he looks fantastic, he is

holding the water really well, let's see what he's got left and asked 15

metres. He's really going well, pushing his stroke, his turnover is

extremely fast and this could be a massive world record if he can hold

onto it. It is his world record, he is swimming away from the field,

57.92, we are looking for, from Adam Peaty, 57.9 two. This is going to be

outstanding, 57.5, my goodness me! 57.5, half a second underneath the

world record, a massive heat from Adam Peaty. He did not need to do it

but he certainly did it, blew the field away. Massive world record.

Confirmation of the result of the last heat of the men's 100 metres

breast, a new world record for Adam Peaty who looks tremendous. Ross

Murdoch in third and he will be in the semifinals. Adam, what possessed

you to go in there and swim like that? Laying down your cards I

guess. I mean, showing a bit of a hand. What was it? 26.6 nine. I've

been practising the front end for while now, and to come back, I heard

the crowd screaming more and more as I got towards the wall and I realise

there was something dodgy going on! I just enjoyed my first Olympic

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

the atmosphere. It does not matter what country they are from, they are

all cheering me and saying well done which is what the Olympics is about.

Not being any pressure because you are spearheading the British

swimming team. Hopefully tonight, get a better performance in the

final, see what we have got. Hopefully I will get the confidence

of the other swimmers, don't be afraid of this, it is just swimming,

two lengths at the end of the day, what you have done all your life and

hopefully that will translate to the kids back home watching and anyone

who wants to get involved with swimming and hopefully, you come to

this arena, you will feel a bit scared, yeah, it is Gary but once

you are in the lane, it is absolutely amazing. It is one of the

things you are bringing two bridges swimming and you must be pleased

with everyone else because the whole squad did well today, everyone in a

final. It's really great to be able to push the rest of the swimming

team but the job is not done until we have the medals around our necks.

We are looking to get the best performance now, get my head down

and see what happens. Great start, so good to see you. Well done.

Adam Peaty so relaxed until despite the fact he broke the world record

by more than half a second, Adrian Moorhouse was the last British male

swimming champion in 1988. Are we looking at the next in Adam Peaty? I

think we probably are! It would be hard to bet against him. He is so

dominant, he has been dominant since 2014, winning the World

Championships, world record-holder coming into this and he smashed the

world record and is way ahead of anyone else. It is very exciting.

Semifinals tonight and his final is tomorrow night, no danger of him

beating too soon? I'm suddenly worried! He's got at least three

swims in him, he knows how to do this, the heats, semifinals and

final and he normally gets quicker as he goes through the competition.

He's always said, 3am UK time, I think by the time zone suits him

better tonight, the evening, so I expected to get quicker. There's no

reason to worry. That is hugely confident, it is a very short list

of Olympics mean champions as far as the men is concerned, there's you,

Duncan Goodhew and David Wilkie was the first. How much of an

inspiration to you was David Wilkie? He was huge, I was 12 when he won

his gold medal so I was inspired by that. Adam was not born when I won

mine so he was not inspired by me! This is David in Montreal, when he

smashed the world record by three seconds. I remember watching this on

a black-and-white TV upstairs at my mum and dad's house and I was a

member of the city of Bradford swimming club and I met him not long

after. This is done good in Moscow. It's amazing how the three of you

became such well-known faces. It is because it was so rare I suppose.

Exactly, this is you in 1988. Can you remember much about it? I have

got hair which is interesting! I remember quite a lot about it but it

was a long time ago, 28 years. I think Adam was not even born when I

won mine. He's been inspired by London, actually, talking about

inspiring a nation, he was on the junior team, 16, 17, and he said he

wanted to be at the next Games and what a rapid rise. Fantastic. I

think he knows the legacy of breaststroke swimming but he's not

beholden to it, he's doing his own thing. Mel Marshall, his coach,

knows international swimming. We all know her and she was swimming when

we were. They are a great unit and they have every chance of getting

the gold medal and what a great addition to the Games. Tremendously

exciting for him and bridges swimming, even more exciting is the

fact he may not be the only one because James Guy's strongest event

is the 200 metres free which is coming up for him on Monday, he is

the world champion in that. Today he was in action in the 400 freestyle.

His seat was not the most impressive thing in the world but we will have

a look and see what happened. COMMENTATOR: The final heat of the

men's 400 metres freestyle and this is wide open now, Mack Horton of

Australia in four, James Guy of Great Britain in five. Well, we have

just seen an average second last heat, various Mack Horton, by far

the fastest in the world this year, 3.41 but surely, there is James Guy,

silver medallist at the World Championships for Great Britain last

year, very clean shaven and he's got a cracking chance of making this

final. Stephen Milne of Great Britain in lane one.

Well, it must be an advantage to be in the final heat because the second

last heat was not great. They must have taken great heart, all eight of

these guys. You are right, and the because Yang probably spotted the

pace was off and made the move towards the end, to just do enough

to get into maybe the outside lane, you know, you are right. Really

looking forward to see how Mack Horton swims in four and James Guy

in five. James Guy, the world champion, 200 metres freestyle from

last year. Great Britain having two world champions entering this

Olympic Games. Red Cap, looking good in the middle of the lane. Mack

Horton, similar age, 20 years old. As you said, Andy, an awesome

3:41.50 five. That was the Australian trial this year, fastest

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

was fifth at the 50, first at the hundred, 53.8 and he looks good

indeed. My goodness, what a difference to the European

Championships he swam where he was not really ready, training through

it in London earlier and I think got a bit of a wake-up call. But he

looks beautiful here, lovely, long and strong and leading it out for

Great Britain. That is what he's got to do. 3.45 low and he is in, 3.45

high and he's out. Not a great turn. Interesting, as you said, there's a

number of swimmers here that are capable of making the final. Some of

them won't and they are pretty much in line, the first five. Lane two,

Connor Dwyer, very experienced 27-year-old. Just having the edge

but James Guy, very strong. At the trials, you are right, he did not

shake down, he went in a smallish suit but did not swim well. That is

the halfway turning this last heat of the men's 400 metres freestyle

and James Guy of Great Britain turns first that the hundred, second at

the 200 metres down, 1:50.7 and he's in a good place but now the big guys

go and Mack Horton is starting to go to his legs a bit, in the yellow

hat, one lane up from the Red Hat James Guy and one lane closer to us,

the other Australian, David McKeon. They both look very good. Mack

Horton and Connor Dwyer second, Gabriel Betty third and we did not

talk about them. James Guy, don't let Mack Horton go, he's definitely

made a move. Absolutely, very strong, powerful shoulders were Mack

Horton and James Guy is in the right place, he is where he needs to be.

He's the world champion at 200. This is his favourite event. Connor Dwyer

in lane two, taking lead. 100 metres to go and Connor Dwyer, 0.35 ahead

and he has made a massive move up there in lane two and James Guy has

work to do to make the final. He is currently lying in about fifth place

and the other guys have gone very, very hard, pretty early. He has

still got plenty in the tank, I'm sure but work to do, James Guy, in

the Red Hat in the centre. This is the last heat and he is going to

have to go, 3.45 low to make it in and he's looking a bit tired, fifth,

3.47, he's got to come back in 28 flat, not looking good in the

centre, got some work to do, starting to, but a lot today. He's

got a good kick but he is still in fifth, this is dangerous. Connor

Dwyer having a race of his life and James Guy, if he can get into

fourth, he's got a chance but this is not good. Good for the other

guys. Mack Horton coming through strongly as well. Connor Dwyer wins

it, a much faster heat and James Guy still has half a chance. Mack Horton

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

think he's in, you know. You know what? He is, he is in the final.

He's made it by 0.18 seconds. Five of the last heat making it in.

Connor Dwyer, Mack Horton, Gabriel Betty, David McKeon and James Guy,

Andy Goode swim from Stephen Mill, lifetime best, 3.46 flat. Well done

to him. Just missed the final. A bit closer than you would like? Yes,

lots of good guys in that heat. Glad to be through to the finals tonight.

Did you think before you went in, low 45 will make it, high 45 words?

I knew it would be quite a fast time to get through but I knew mid to

high 45 would not make it and is nothing which was quite nice.

Unusual swimming, you went out hard and it looks like your legs are

hurting a bit? Bit, trying to take it out and hold on. I knew Mack

Horton and David McKeon would come back faster than what the plan. Got

a plan for this evening? Root I think so. Going to tell us? No. I

wouldn't either. Thank you and thank you to the guys home. James Guy a

bit defensive but possibly because he was not very pleased with the

swim but he has got through to the final which is tonight at 2:30am UK

time. Can you suddenly pick yourself up, after something goes wrong in

the heat and you can put it right in the final in the evening? Sometimes

it is as much about the body waking up. You should be able to pull off

two really good swims and Adam Peaty has done a great one and will do

another tonight. You would hope James Guy has something left in him.

Maybe this morning, the time zone, waking up, but I would like to have

seen him be a bit faster. He looks a bit tired but he might have

something in the tank. Let's chat about a few of the others in action

this morning, including Hannah Miley, a double Commonwealth gold

medallist in the 400 individual medley, she's never won an Olympic

medal in her third Olympics. Does he have a chance? A great job Tom

Herron Aimee Willmott, fourth and fifth qualified, so they are right

in the middle of it. The top three are stronger, they are the three

very strong summers. Hannah has beaten a couple of them before. On

the day, the night, she's got a great chance. I think she will find

it hard because you, you will probably get the gold but you never

know. To be honest, the way she is improving with age, it is very

unusual for swim is to get that much better later in life. She is

self-styled, the iron Lady, every meet in the last two or three years,

she has entered lots and lots of races, Hosszu, summing tough,

getting tired and then doing race after race. She's got, for an older

swimmer, she is doing pretty well but she trained in the state, she

has been at USC for a long time, she married her coach, her husband is an

American summing coach. She works hard. This is how dominant Hosszu is

because she is miles out in front but Hannah Miley is doing well and

the main thing for her is a medal of any colour would be a triumph

because to be honest, Hosszu is untouchable. Here, you see the

woman... The world record line is the green line and she is head of it

but the record set in 2012 was an amazing last 100 metres freestyle

and Hosszu could not repeat it, just misses the world record but this is

how far ahead she is the rest of the field. Everyone else is going for

silver and bronze and there's no reason why Hannah Miley, if she

believes in herself if she has the confidence to swim her own race but

raise the two goals for the silver or bronze. That is going to be quite

important, not to feel like she can't get it but Hosszu, the

world-record slips away towards the end. Just a reminder, when the world

record was set, the last length was quicker than Ryan Lochte did in the

men's equivalent. But Hannah Miley did go through and spoke to Sharron

Davies afterwards. To be honest, Hosszu smoking, but silver and

bronze is up for grabs. Evenly gold because can she back it up? It is

game tonight. It is going to be who can get the most recovered and come

back faster and more fighting fit. And you know, we can go for it and

if we can come away with one or two medals or no medals, it is really

happy to get through to the final. That was the first stage. Now I've

got to work on the second stage. You are so experienced now and also,

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

time. I am not getting too wound up by

emotions, but I guess experience has helped me to come into this a lot

but in my head. Physically, I have always been prepared, but the last

part has been in my head. I can't control what everybody else does. As

long as I can try and go faster than this morning, that is always a

bonus. Good luck tonight. What we love about Hannah Miley is that

whatever happens, she smiles. It is widely call her Smiley Miley. But

the swimming team and the genetics team and tennis are a good example

of, if you get a couple of people who are really good, they bring

people along with them. Aimee Willmott has also qualified for the

final. Absolutely, and the two of them swam well today. And Aimee

deserves that final. This was her heat. She swam a great breaststroke

leg and couldn't quite hold off the American on the last length mother

she goes interest, one place behind Miley. It is a great chance for

either of the two Brits to get among the medals. I was pleased with this.

I have seen some of the British swimmers not be as tough in the

heats, but they are doing a lot better already. London was

disappointing. Exactly, one silver and one bronze in London. More is

expected here. There is a new name, Max Lichfield. How did he get on? He

swam well this morning. Most of the British team is swimming well. The

Japanese was the favourite coming into it. Lichfield modified in fifth

or sixth. Really impressive for the guy from Sheffield. Good Yorkshire

boy. Was there a decent crowd in that? It seats about 14000 and there

were about 8000 in there. So there were gaps, but it filled up as the

event went on. I have heard about the queues outside. We drove past

them on the way in and I thought, that will be interesting. I think

there was an issue. But it was a knowledgeable crowd. They were all

cheering in the right places. They knew what was going on. And the

biggest star was Michael Phelps, who carried the flag for the opening

ceremony for team USA. He will be in action tomorrow. He was whisked away

straightaway after the opening ceremony. I think he will find it

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

gold should be within his grasp. He has got 18 of them so far, so he

could let someone else have a chance! He has double what anybody

else has ever got it is extraordinary. And he could get a 20

by virtue of the relays. Adrian is heading off now because the finals

tonight are very late, your time, but worth staying up for because

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There is still plenty to come this evening. Beth Tweddle will join us

to talk gymnastics. As you can hear behind the scenes, James Cracknell

is hard work over there on bench! That is the first time I have got a

smile out of him since he arrived. We will get his thoughts on the

rowing on what was a really difficult day at the Lagoa a bit

later. But now we are going to show you some boxing action. It takes

case about a mile away from here in pavilion six, it's called, about a

mile away. We have 12 Team GB boxes here as they go over the next

fortnight. Three of them have been in action today, so we will show you

that, starting with the lightest my Galal Yafai. Both his brothers are

professional boxers and they have been advising him. We will show you

the last two micrograms of his bout. He is taking on Fotsala from Cameron

-- the last two rounds of his bout. COMMENTATOR: Defy out onto the front

foot immediately and helping himself to a good combination to bring this

second round, Fotsala trying to re-establish himself. A cracking

southpaw from Yafai, who started the second round very brightly. He has

upped the tempo a bit. Fotsala has a problem. When he delivers that

backhand of his, occasionally his relay comes around and he becomes

square on. Then you are open to attack because your target area is

full on. So Fotsala has to watch that. He has to keep his back leg in

that weird position. A good left hand once again from Yafai. That

southpaw left has been a really effective shot to begin this

contest. A good ride left combination from Fotsala, though. --

right left combination. Terrific mid-range punches from Yafai,

jolting the head back of the man in red. A good right hook over the top

from Fotsala. Very aggressive, competitive boxer and Yafai is happy

to engage in the trade, but that brings Fotsala into the contest. His

mouthpiece has been dislodged, the referee taking the opportunity to

intervene immediately rather than waiting for a break. Just a lapse in

concentration from Yafai. He started the round very well, but again

decided to hold his feet and trade and you don't want to do that

against Fotsala. He is strong and flat-footed. He needs you in front

of him to deliver those powerful shots. Yafai made the wrong decision

to stand and trade. You must keep hitting and moving the way he boxed

in that opening round. He appears to be in a different realm to Fotsala.

Fotsala is having success at drawing him into a brawl at times. And

Yafai, being a competitive bidding, is sometimes happy to stand and

accommodate him in a trade, but that brings Fotsala into the contest,

that is where he enjoys most of his success. Yafai should take a step

back occasionally, bring him on. If you hold your feet, it allows him to

lump the shots. But the quality work is coming from Yafai. But you have

to give credit to Fotsala. He is trading well, the Cameron boxer.

National champion at light flyweight in 2012, Fotsala. Comes here as part

of a four strong Cameron Ian boxing team. That single right that he

landed brings a round of applause from the crowd here in attendance at

Rio central pavilion six. Here is the fault that Richard pointed out.

Look how his right foot ended up in front of his left leg, turning into

the southpaw stance momentarily. A good start by Galal Yafai. But

Fotsala was allowed to come into it by forcing trades. Into the third

and final round. If I took the opening round across the board for

the three scoring judges, Fotsala getting a share from one judge of

the second round. A cracking southpaw again from Yafai, but look

at the aggression being exhibited by Fotsala, a good right hand to the

body. A very aggressive start to this third and final round by

Fotsala as he looks to extend his stay in the Olympic tournament after

conceding the opening round unanimously, when Yafai boxed very

effectively. A good white left combination from Yafai. A fast start

from Fotsala. He has been given a boost in that second round. Again,

if I is coming forward, mainly because his hands have dropped a

bit. He is relaxing, but occasionally he has relaxed too

much. But Yafai has better boxing skills. Good right hand by Fotsala

once again, and a cracking left foot. Again, the mouthpiece of

Fotsala has been dislodged as he ran to a punch delivered by Yafai. The

nature of this contest is similar to when he won the semifinal in the

European qualifications tournament against Spain's Samuel Carmona and

I'll boxed him with ease in the course of the first round, but then

allowed the compact Spaniard to get back into the contest. We are seeing

a similar display here, where Fotsala has had moments of success

by virtue of his aggression. Good left hand once again from Fotsala.

Yafai is occasionally holding his feet. When he boxes and moves, he is

the governor inside the ring. If Fotsala comes forward, you have to

switch to a left uppercut right hook. But the priority for Yafai has

got to be long-range work, keep him at a distance. And the mouthpiece

comes out again from Fotsala. The referee might have a word with the

corner. They might even take a point off for that. That is the thing,

because if the mouthpiece is repeatedly dislodged... And there it

is. Because it can be used as a tactic to gain an advantage if a

boxer is under pressure or feeling fatigued. So Fotsala is in real

trouble now. That warning will mean one point off his points score in

random number three. If he gets another one, it is already a

difficult position and now it is an impossible mountain to climb.

Fotsala is going to have to knock his man out and put him on the

canvas for the count of ten or more because he has been given two

warnings in the course of the third round because of the mouthpiece

being dislodged four times. And that can be used by boxers to gain an

advantage if they are under pressure. That is just terrible

preparation. You should have a mouthpiece that fits and does not

fall out when you open your mouth. Remember, it was a feature of one of

the contests of the legendary bouts between the late Diego Corollas and

Castillo, and the mouthpiece kept coming out. Fighters can use it to

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

mouthpiece coming out four times during the round, two warnings

issued, Galal Yafai has surely booked his place through to the

second round of the light flyweight tournament here. We just await the

official announcement, which should see Galal Yafai through to the

second round. By unanimous decision...

Galal Yafai opens his Olympics in Rio 2016 with a unanimous points

decision victory over his Cameron Ian opponent, Simplice Fotsala. He

boxed effectively in the opening round. Then the warnings were

accumulated by Fotsala in the third and final run for the mouthpiece

repeatedly been dislodged, and sealed his fate. But that is of no

concern to Yafai. He goes through to the second round of the tournament.

The problem with the boxing is that you are at the mercy of the draw,

and it is tough next for Yafai because he will take on the

19-year-old Cuban wonder kid, who is also the world champion. So his

second round is particularly tough. Let's move on to the second Brit who

is in action in the boxing today. That is Joe Cordina.

part of me that says this is your time.

quaver he's 24, becoming the third Welshman to win gold, hopefully,

came third in the European Championships and again, the final

round of -- two rounds of his bout against Charly Suarez. COMMENTATOR:

Into the second round we go. The man wearing red, Charly Suarez of the

Philippines, took the opening round 10-9 for Judge A, whereas judges B

and C favour the more eye-catching work of the man in blue but make no

mistake it was a competitive opening round, sneaky right hand once again

from Suarez and if there is a criticism, and I'm loathe to

criticise any boxer but sometimes Joe Cordina's concentration and

workrate can dip and that is when he can bring opponents back into

contests. Vital he keeps his concentration and were great at

optimal level throughout the opening bout in the lightweight tournament.

Yes it is, and he is experienced enough now to anticipate a tempo

change from his opponent. That is what the Philippine corner would

have said to their man, he's lost the first round, you have to do the

workrate and for the first 30 seconds or so, Suarez came out and

has done some better work so Joe Cordina has to up the tempo and

bring his opponent onto the shots but not hold the feet, hit him as he

is coming and then go off to the side and then go again and keep the

movement. There you go, he adjusted his feet as he landed to macro

shots, better from Joe Cordina but you are right, Ronald, he can't

afford to switch. -- landed two shots. Joe Cordina, 24 years old, a

good right hand from the man in blue, already participated in three

World Championships, Joe Cordina. At 60 kilograms, always tends to be on

the receiving end of very difficult draws, coming up against top boys

from around the world. But he's acquired heaps of experience. Some

attention needed. Is that to the bootstrap of his right foot, Joe

Cordina? -- Ryad Boudebouz to Peter Wright character, Joe Cordina, the

clown as we say of the group. He is a great impersonator, he can take of

anyone, he really can. Really talented, makes everyone laugh. --

he's quite a character. Caught by a right hand as the action resumed

when his bootlace was adjusted, Suarez turning momentarily to the

southpaw stance, coming from the Philippines, it is perhaps

unsurprising as Joe Cordina got through with a good right hand, a

little bit of an Ali shuffle from Charly Suarez, coming from the

Philippines, perhaps unsurprising that his idol is Manny Pacquiao.

Also admires George Foreman and Evander Holyfield and they had

glittering Olympic careers as well, Evander Holyfield from LA 84, the

first Olympic Games when head guards were introduced, George former in

Mexico 68, where he rocked his way to heavyweight gold. -- George

Foreman in Mexico 68. He celebrated by pulling out a tiny American flag.

A another good one-two combination from Suarez. I guess he's just

waiting on the outside. Joe Cordina has got to watch out for, when he

has landed his shots come on the way out occasionally, he gets caught so

he has to keep the guard of a bit higher and then probably move off to

the side. If he goes back in a straight line from he's going to get

caught against this fella. Keep in Suarez to the ropes a few minutes

ago and then scored with a wonderful right hand, did Cordina. The two of

them boxing with their hands down, tempting, fainting, trying to draw a

lead of which they can counter but a very good second round of boxing and

some adjustments made by Charly Suarez during the course of the

around. Into the third and final round we go and Joe Cordina,

representing Great Britain, part of a 12 strong Great Britain boxing

team, larger than the one they had in London. All ten men's weight

classes are filled with boxes, the largest team since Los Angeles, 94

but their lightweight representative Joe Cordina is in with a really

experienced and at talented operator in Charly Suarez, switching his

feet, bustling, busy boxer. And this contest is intriguingly poised and

on a knife edge coming into this third and final round. That was a

super shot from Joe Cordina, that little right uppercut on the inside,

a cracking punch. Now he's got to concentrate. You know your man is

coming for you. He's got the bit between his teeth, Suarez, so you've

got to get your concentration levels high, hit him as he comes and then

move off to the side. That is the order of the day for Joe Cordina in

this contest now. Some great Welsh Olympians down the years, most

recently Andrew Selby and Fred Evans in London 2012, who came away with

welterweight silver, remember, Ralph Evans in Munich, 1972, he got a

bronze so that is who Joe Cordina is trying to emulate in his efforts to

make the medal podium. Ralph Evans and Fred Evans. From London 2012 but

it is a tightly, closely contested contest, this one, beyond the

halfway point of the third and final round. One suspects that a

grandstand finish from either boxer could be very significant in

determining the outcome of this bout. The better quality work is

definitely coming from Joe Cordina but he's probably got to do a bit

more of it to satisfy the judges. He is not just trying to mix this

contest, he's got to do a bit more now, Joe, in and out, step on the

gas a little bit. He is against an opponent who is not as talented but

is determined. That is always dangerous. The Philippines came here

with only one boxing coach for their two man team. They will be drafting

in Kevin Smith, the former consultant to the Philippines, the

man from Merseyside, the four time coach of Australia but don't be

surprised to see him helping out with the Philippines boxing team if

they progress. Joe Cordina, focused and really firing sharply with the

right hand. Wonderful left hand from the man in blue. Simple shot, wasn't

it? Simple jab, two them, right uppercut on the inside so the

quality work from Joe Cordina, pushing the opponent back

occasionally with those kind of shots. Keep the judges happy.

There's the ten second flapper, good right hand of the solar plexus from

Joe Cordina, right hand cocked, switches to southpaw momentarily and

the two men continuing to faint and fidget as the bell sounds to

conclude what has been a really high quality 60 kilograms lightweight

contest, both men think they have done enough, Joe Cordina pumps his

right fist to the crowd in attendance at Pavilion six in

Riocentro. Remember, it was an intriguingly poised contest coming

into the third and final round. Big Fraser Clark here supporting the

team, one of the best light heavyweights -- best

superheavyweight in the world but Joe Joyce has got the birth in Rio

2016. I thought the better quality work came from Joe Cordina, there. I

would be surprised if this has gone against him. I think he's done

enough to win it. Switched off in the second round but definitely won

the third, for me, and he should it. Nervous moments for both of these

boxers now but we have just witnessed a wonderful bout. This one

taking a while to make its way up to the public address announcer which

means it could well be heading for a split decision. The boxes will be

replaying the contest in their minds now, "When did I did he catch me?

Good high have done more? Have I done enough? -- when did I catch

him? When did he catch me?" Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by split

decision,... Joe Cordina! It is Joe Cordina! He

has his hand raised on a split decision victory over the 14th

ranked boxer in the world, Charly Suarez. Your first win at your first

Olympics, done. How did you find the experience? It was amazing, in front

of all these people. It's only going to get bigger, the crowd. I can't

wait to fight again. What did you make of your performance? Orange

Mackreth I thought I performed well, executed the game plan perfect,

exactly what I thought he would do, come swinging, on the front foot,

and for me, it was to step back and hit him as he comes in and put on

the front foot pressure. I thought I executed it perfectly. You seemed

calm but it was a spread decision and looked really tight. The judges

saw it that way, I thought I won all three rounds. It is what it is, they

are there to judge and I'm there to box and I got the win and that's the

main thing. You said before the tournament, the gold medal was your

rain but after that are you still confident? Of course, every

tournament I go in, always my first fight is shaky and I look to improve

everything about. Gold is there for the taking. -- every single bout.

Your next opponent is the Uzbekistan fifth seed. How do you go about

preparing for him? Same as anyone else, I just books to my advantages.

I will see the video of him when I box on Monday or Tuesday. I will

look over the video and see what we can do to beat him and move on. It

is a tough bout but I'm more than capable of beating him. Brilliant

fight and good luck for the next round. Jessica Crichton asking the

questions to Joe Cordina and as she said his next opponent comes from

Uzbekistan. So two out of two, could the British boxes make it a clean

sweep? Let's focus on the third one, out of the 12 competing, and this is

our heavyweight Lawrence Okolie and there is a real story behind him.

He's from London, fighting in the heavyweights, six foot five, took up

boxing in 2010, he was working in a branch of a fast food outlet in

2012, watched Anthony Joshua and was inspired to get himself fit. Again,

the final two rounds of his fight with Richie and Ron.

COMMENTATOR: So to the second round we go and a left hook which followed

a right hand, forcing Igor Jakubowski to touch down and the

referee said it was a slip and he may well have lost his footing but

he took a couple of shots as well from the man in red and Okolie on

the rampage once more. He's got to steady himself, Okolie, landing some

big shots, it was a slip because he got caught with the right hand, it

was a definite punch that calls that bit of a knockdown but Okolie has

two steady himself. He does not need Jakubowski to close that distance

down. That will give Jakubowski a chance to work on the inside. But

good work from Okolie but he's got to keep it going and maintain the

gap between himself and his opponent. Four years ago, Lawrence

Okolie was working at a well-known fast food burger chain, he saw

Anthony Joshua win Olympic gold and then he took himself down to the

boxing gym in an effort to shift some of the weight. He said he was

diagnosed as clinically obese, that his weight had ballooned up to 120

kilograms and that is when he discovered his fantastic talent in

the boxing ring. After just 23 bouts in a vest, 25 bouts before Rio now

because he competed in World Series boxing as well, he finds himself in

the opening round of the Olympic boxing tournament and he is boxing

very effectively indeed against the experienced Igor Jakubowski. He's

boxing very well but he's making the odd mistake here and there, allowing

Jakubowski to get a bit closer, so Jakubowski now, what he is doing is

taking all the shots on the elbows. He knows he cannot break the gap and

the distance down so he is edging up and looking for a single shot, maybe

over the top. If Lawrence Okolie fall short with the jab or misses

the target, that is what he is hoping for, Jakubowski, to land one

big shot. He is still dangerous, and powerful. He's just going to want to

look for one shop that may stop or knock Okolie out. That is what he is

hoping for. The reigning European Championship silver medallist, Igor

Jakubowski, the year before that, in 2014, he won the EU European title,

good left hand from the man in blue. He comes in with a glittering set of

credentials. A nine time national championship gold medallist between

2008-2014. Participated twice in the World Championships as well. Heaps

of experience impaired to the still novice Lawrence Okolie. But Okolie's

talent is such, and his desire and confidence that he has been able to

make it through to the Olympic tournament after just 25 contests.

Just feeling the pace slightly here, Okolie, started quickly, remember.

But his fitness is good. I have helped coach the team. They are very

fit indeed. Another good round I think for Okolie. He allowed

Jakubowski to come back into it slightly. Took the opening round of

the ten point system, for all three of the judges, did Okolie. He falls

Jakubowski to touch down but it was not ruled as they count. Can we

listening? That right hand, that was a tremendous shot from Okolie at the

start of the round. Look at the distance and 11 Ritchie gets on his

shots, Okolie, that is his strength, when he's boxing at distance behind

the left and straight right. Dave and Gary in the corner. Let's

look at the scores. Again, Okolie has got it so he is fairly

comfortable, is to see it out now. -- is to see it out.

Into the third and final round we go. The man in red is Lawrence

Okolie of Great Britain, the 23-year-old from East London man who

finds himself in a commanding position, having taken the opening

two rounds across the board for all three scoring judges. As Richie has

been pointing out throughout this opening day of competition, if you

hope to be crowned Olympic champion, you have to go five times during the

tournament. So Okolie would do well to pace himself and ensure that he

doesn't walk into anything silly or picked up an injury that could

curtail his progress. He is on the cusp of progressing to the second

round, having built up a 20-18 point lead for all three scoring judges.

We couldn't hear what was said in the corner of Lawrence Okolie, but I

think they said, get back to your boxing, keep your distance. See the

contest out. Any Polish boxer, they are dangerous. They have produced

some great champions over the years, Poland. So this fellow will be

dangerous right of the last second. That is where Okolie house to keep

concentration levels high and boxed sensibly and keep the distance and

the gap. Jakubowski came through a tough route of qualification,

winning the global Olympic qualification event in Baku,

Azerbaijan, against Houllier Castillo of Ecuador. That was a

hard-fought affair -- Giulio Castillo. So he will continue to

fight, but he perhaps knows he is trailing in this contest and will be

looking to land something big and explosive to put Okolie on the

canvas and out of the contest. Good right hand from Okolie. Perhaps

beginning to feel the pace now, Lawrence Okolie. The most important

punch for Okolie now is the jab, to keep the gap. He doesn't need to

overreach with the right hand. That is what Jakubowski will want. His

most important shot is definitely the right hand over the top, but he

has to get his feet into position to land that shot. Kohli is a difficult

man to get to, because he uses his range well. -- Okolie. Inside the

final 30 seconds now. Concentration will be key for Lawrence Okolie to

make sure he doesn't walk into anything silly from his point of

view. But Jakubowski is having more success closing the distance. There

is the ten second clapper, and surely we will hear the final bell

which should see Lawrence Okolie get through to the second round. It is a

strong finish by Jakubowski, but the performance built up in rounds one

and two should surely be enough to see him declared the victor and go

through to the second round of the 91 kilograms heavyweight tournament.

A good performance from Okolie. He was feeling the pace a bit, but

nevertheless, a great start to the contest. He has seen how to boxed

sensibly and he will have learned a lot from that. He has won well. Once

we get the announcement, which we assume will declare Okolie as the

winner in the second round of the tournament, a silver medallist

awaits. The two men met earlier this summer, and savannah prevailed on a

first-round stoppage in World Series boxing at the five round competition

without the vast, well boxers compete for their respective

nations. That is the man who awaits in random number two. Okolie and

Jakubowski embrace. Let's get the official announcement.

Ladies and gentlemen, by unanimous decision... Lawrence

Okolie! Lawrence Okolie is through to the second round of the

heavyweight Olympic tournament here in Rio 2016, acknowledging the

support he is receiving from the crowd. In that second round, he will

meet the tournament number two seed, the reigning World Championship

silver medallist and Olympian from 2012, the immensely talented Cuban.

You can't ask for more than that, three Team GB boxers in action,

three through to the next round. Steve Bunce 's for the 3G beatboxers

is that six of the 12, if they get through, will have very difficult

second round draw is if everything pans out that way. Is he very

negative, Steve? A little bit. They won, they are doing well. Let's stay

on the positive. Speaking of people who look a bit low at the moment, I

am going to join James Cracknell over there, because he is still sat

on the bench on his own. I will try and cheer him up ahead of the rowing

chat later. So Chappers is off to meet James Cracknell. They will

review the rowing in a moment or two. Let's take you through some of

the headlines of the day. First, one of the big stories of the Games is

the return of William Fox-Pitt, a really serious injury in October

left him in a coma. He was struggling to talk and walk, let

alone ride again, but he was selected to be part of Great

Britain's team along with Gemma Tattersall, Pippa Funnell and Kitty

King. The first two of them were in dressage action today. Let's find

out what happened with Lee McKenzie and Ian Stark. It has been a

scorcher here for the first day of eventing dressage not only in terms

of temperature, but also in terms of performance. The temperatures have

been in the low 30s, but in terms of performance, William Fox-Pitt stood

out today. Ian Stark, it has been an incredible ten months. He was in a

coma after a fall in France. For him to be leading here tonight, what

does that say about him? Well, he is an incredible guy, as we all know.

And he is a winner. There has been a lot said at the past about whether

he will be fit enough to do this. He has just proved all the doubters

wrong. He had an incredible test out there. He came on like Mr cool,

anti-media horse looked almost a bit too quiet. But he got there and

perform to the test of his life -- to me, the horse looked too quiet.

He has shown that he is back as the William that we know. A big debut

for Gemma Tattersall. She finishes 15. How will she be feeling?

Probably a little frustrated with a couple of mistakes. The horse is

capable of doing much better and getting close to William, in fact.

She went out as number one for the team. It is a tricky spot to be in.

She came back with a good mark. It might not be threatening individual

mark the moment, but cross-country might change that. We have the

individual and team competitions running simultaneously. A good

performance by Australia today, but really strong from Germany. Yeah,

what do you expect? Two world champions and an Olympic champion in

their first two riders. But they are not that far ahead. They are as

close to everywhere else as I have ever seen them at this stage. There

are only a few marks between the top four teams, so it is all to play

for. When we walked the cross-country course, it looks like

it will not be defined by dressage, because -- which it almost has been

in previous Games. I love it. It is not a dressage competition, it is a

good course out there. The course owner has done a fantastic job. He

has probably given it the highest level since May be Sydney in 2000 at

an Olympic Games. It is a proper competition, with tricky lines and

sharp angles. Even the top riders have a lot of respect for it.

Everyone is liking it. The footing of the ground is perfect. The

organisation have done an amazing job. I am looking forward to the

cross-country. I can tell! That starts on Monday. Tomorrow, we have

another 32 dressage tests that will be going on in that arena. From a

British point of view, we have Pippa Funnell, who has three medals to her

name, and Kitty King, who will be making her Olympic debut.

So effectively, it is half-time in that dressage section of the

three-day event. But William Fox-Pitt is in front, a terrific

start for him and Chilli Morning. It will be their last competition

together. The horse will retire after these Olympic Games. Let's

bring you up-to-date on some of the other headlines from day one.

Russia have their first gold medal of these Games. That was in the

men's 60 kilograms judo competition. Argentina's Paolo Barreto, a

qualified doctor, claimed the second judo gold of the day, winning the

women's 48 kilograms category. Now to fencing, and the Hungarian won

the women's FA total. The very first gold medal of these games came in

the women's ten metres air rifle. America took it, Ginny Thrasher

securing a debut major international victory on the biggest stage of all.

Great Britain's men's hockey team had a tough start to these Games.

They lost 4-1 to Belgium in their opening pool match.

But in tennis, Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund both had fabulous starts

to the Olympics. They won their opening-round matches of their

tennis campaigns. Well, I couldn't leave him sitting

on the bench lonely any longer. I felt sorry for him, so I have come

to join James Cracknell to talk about what had taken place in the

rowing today. Before we look at what happened, going into this Olympics,

how much pressure do you think the sport of rowing is under given how

successful it was four years ago and the funding it received? The week

before the Games started, it came out that rowing is the best funded

sport alongside cycling. Your funding is based on the medals you

get here, so we predicted between eight and six medals, and that will

determine our funding for the next four years. So they have to deliver

not only for the money they have received, but also to ensure funding

for the next four years. They are running for the good of their sport.

Exactly, and for the next generation. It is a hugely

pressurised situation for the coach as well because the more medals you

predict, the more funding you get. But if you don't get them, it is

like a game of poker. We will talk about the conditions at Lagoa a bit

later. Let's start by talking about Katherine Grainger, gold medal in

modern. Superstar of those games. Retard, worked with myself and Clare

on our Commonwealth Games show -- she retired, but then decide to go

back to bring. Huge pressure on her as well with Vicky Thornley. They

rode today because they haven't been in great form, is that fair? Yeah.

Katherine Grainger is two years older than Steve Redgrave was in

Sydney. The danger is that if you take to matter years out, you lose

the top dynamic end and it is a struggle to come back. It has not

been the smoothest ride, but Kath was clear from the start that it was

about coming back and seeing what she could deliver rather than

saying, I am going to win gold. They were now be a case of readjusting

her goal set. And Vicky Thornley, yet another rower who was identified

through the sporting Giants programme. She has won all the

trials this year. Sculling is where she was. But if cat and her don't

medal and the women's eight do she had the option at the start of the

year to do either and it would be a sad situation for her because it is

not as though there is another Olympics next year. It is another

four years to put your growing up life on hold. Like Campbell, the

bronze medallist from 2012, he said this feels like a second home games

for him because his father-in-law is from Rio de Janeiro and he is safely

through. He is safely through and the singles is the biggest number.

So he got into the quarterfinal. But it is also the event where you are

the only person to have a good team. Whereas in the singles, they are

from all over the world. Being the best in Britain is not good enough.

You have a lot of countries to race against.

Would you be surprised if it gets on the programme -- on the podium? Yes.

The men's pair finished second in their heat but the men's in the

double sculls, and the men's quadruple sculls will have to

navigate the repechage, both finishing fourth. The doubles is a

tough event with the Croatian brothers RA phenomenon, dominated

the ways in New Zealand guys doing the pair and the men's quad, it is

an event we have never got a medal in at an Olympic Games and we had

not at the World Championships until this group did in 2013-14 but they

have had a change this week. You don't want to lose 25% of your crew

the week before and now they have to not think about, they have a

substitute, not the first choice on board therefore this result is now

acceptable, they have to stick to their goal, a person has changed but

the goal has not. We've had conversations about the conditions

in the build-up, about the wind and you have told me that because rowing

and sailing next to each other, that is never good for the Rovers because

it implies there is wind around and it is not a man-made course, there

are beautiful natural elements around Rio. The real choppy waters

happened midway through the course. It caught out a lot of boats. The

difficulty is, a rowing lake is like a big swimming pool and the outside

lane is only five or ten metres from the side whereas in the middle of

the course, it opens right outcome here, and the wind comes across a

huge expanse of water and today it was hitting you from the side so you

are getting sideswiped and once you are racing flat out, things like

that can happen. You are not only tired and frustrated at falling

income it is a very polluted lake. It is a double whammy! It is all

right for us sitting here in front of some lovely flora and fauna,

laughing a bit at the Serbians falling out of their boat and yet...

I mean, they are so unlucky. You prepare for this for four years and

yet the elements get you like that. You don't want it, it's an outdoor

sport. It is not their error, is it? Partly in that, that the new or

rests in is called the gate and you need to shut the gate and they did

not do it uptight enough because the box open. There was an open gate

whenever boat was upside down and it does not open on its own. You are

thinking about racing and other things you go on autopilot of

putting it in, you've done it a million times and maybe they

tightened it up but it was not quite shot and then when the boat is

wobbling around like that, it pops out and you are going summing. Thank

you to James Cracknell and I ought to emphasise James Cracknell because

when you flew out here you were mistaken for...? A bad check-in

experience because Chris Hoy was ahead of me and I thought it was my

chance and then the lady at the desk was being really nice to me and I

thought brilliant, gave my passport and she said she thought I was

Gordon Ramsay! We will see you James, or is it Gordon, for the next

few nights as we round up everything that has gone on. We are now going

to the gymnastics, just like the rowing, a sport you have to be very

fit for. Max Whitlock, who last year in

Glasgow, became the very first British man to win a World

Championship as a gymnast, beating his team-mate Louis Smith in the

pommel horse. Both of them are part of the very strong British team that

includes Kristian Thomas and also Brinn Bevan and Nile Wilson. They

were in preliminary action today and this is how they got on.

COMMENTATOR: Next up on the floor, Kristian Thomas. Brinn Bevan for

Britain. Here comes Louis Smith of Great Britain. Nile Wilson leads.

Max Whitlock. Big, beautiful triple, what a first

routine from Max Whitlock. Up into the dismount, double Arabian, what a

routine from Kristian Thomas. Now is your moment, Louis. Fantastic stuff

from Louis Smith! Top scorer so far. The world champion, Max Whitlock,

moves to the pommel horse. What about that! What a routine, two of

the most fantastic routines you will see from the British guys. The one

and only. Mighty Max onto the rings. Wow, what

a routine from Max, under pressure. What a job by Nile Wilson. Really

nice routine from him, he's becoming a very powerful gymnast. The first

of the Brits on the vault, Max Whitlock. Oh, and a fall at the end

of it. Well done, Max. Great routine from

Max. Just one apparatus to go. You can see the focus in their eyes.

Great routine from Brinn Bevan. Very nice. So, the USA on the rings,

Jacob Dalton. Very efficient routine. The USA team that very

happy with the situation they are in. -- look very. Nile Wilson. Keep

focused. Beautiful dismount! Well done, we really needed a performance

like that at the end of the competition. It wasn't without

faults, this performance from the British team, but it was certainly

full of excitement and full of promise.

Beth Tweddle is alongside me and you is impossible when you are in the

then to know what on earth is going outside so you are quite enjoying

catching up on the other sports but tell everyone at home how strong

British men look today. They looked to have had a great start to their

competition. We have qualified for the team final. We're waiting for

the last round to finish but that should confirm we have two in the

all-around, two in the pommel final, maybe one in the floor and hopefully

one in the high bar. They've had a good day. There were mistakes they

can iron out for the team final. I was quite impressed with Nile Wilson

on the high bar, you look so pumped and by that stage, he knew he needed

a good performance. Yes, it was the last piece that it could go either

way, you could be a bit tired but he had settled into the competition and

seem to get better throughout. He posted a huge score, 15.5. Nile

Wilson, we were talking about them but Max Whitlock and Louis Smith

look almost certainly between them, that one of them will win a gold

medal in the pommel. At the moment, does it look as though Max has the

advantage? It is difficult, the aim was to get them both through to the

final, which we have done. We would hope that one of them could take the

title. But you know what? Gymnastics is one of those things that anything

can happen on the day. We will have to wait and see for the final. At

the moment, Max has been beating Louis all season. I talk to Louis a

couple of weeks ago, went to see him at the gym in Huntingdon and I think

he is still so sore that he did not win the gold medal in London but Max

is full of confidence because his experiences have all been positive,

you know, he's the guy who is the world champion, who comes in knowing

he can beat everyone. Max went to London as the youngster of the team

and was not necessarily expecting a medal and he came out with a bronze.

I don't think he really understood what he had achieved and then

throughout this cycle, he has progressed massively and grown in

confidence and then it was a real battle at the World Championships.

Louis came out and posted a huge score and Max was in the back gym,

did not know anything and then when he came through, it was like,

"Right, I've got to pull out the routine of my life", and beat him by

a tenth but we have the two best pommel workers in the world going

head-to-head. Would you say that's a guaranteed gold medal or let's just

enjoy it? It is a case of enjoyed it. They have their

foot in the door, they've got to the final. They have obviously got the

team final ahead of that. Let's take it one step at a time. We were

talking about Nile Wilson on the high bar and we can look at him in

action, talk through what he's got and the upper body strength required

for this. He has progressed really well, sometimes it can be quite a

big jump but he has taken it in his stride. He was European champion

earlier this year and the first skill that he does, the straight

double somersault with a full twist is one of the most difficult

elements you will see on the high bar. And then he does it again in

the tuck position. This routine is full of difficulty, both turning and

also lots and lots of releases. And at the end, he does some more

releases which you can connect. There are things... There was a

slight wobble and he can improve the final. To post 15.5 is a huge

qualification score. He's got a few days now to go back in the gym and

work on it. Was their big support in the arena? Were people very

knowledgeable and knew how good what they were watching was? Yes,

throughout the day the crowds have grown massively and the noise is

incredible. This morning, we had the Brazilian team in and as soon as

they stepped onto the podium, it went mental. They have got the

current Olympic champion as well. Their team did unbelievable today. I

think the crowds will get better in that arena and they are very

knowledgeable. Gymnastics is quite big in Brazil. In terms of the team

competition, what are you expecting from the men of Team GB? The team we

have brought out is the strongest we've ever had. They have gone with

some of the big hitters. We have got risk their and with risk, with the

strong routines, there is a risk but without that, we weren't going to

win medals. They have gone all out. We won a bronze in London and they

wanted to replicate that, they came second in the World Championships

last year which was a historic moment. We will see what happens.

Two massive names in gymnastic, well, more than two but Kohei Uchima

has already made headlines because he has run up a massive bill on his

mobile phone by playing Pokemon and the quotes range from ?3000, to

?24,000 but his Games has not been any better. What happened here? He

had a shaky start on the high bar, he just was not quite on and fell

off but he is such an experienced competitor. He came back from that,

went straight to the floor and did a fantastic routine and is in the

floor final. He's got plenty of time. He has won every major title

since 2008. He's got so much experience. Tomorrow, the women and

teen USA, we have been hearing aid you vocal fans going by, they don't

just rely on this goal, they idolise Simone Biles. How many different

events could she win? So, she could win five gold medals at this

Championships. Has it ever been done before? I think it might have been

but I'd have to. She's in a league of her own. Team USA for the

gymnastics but I watched them in podium training the other day and

they are just way above everyone else. They could have a couple of

mistakes and still come out with the team gold medal and then Simone,

last year and the World Championships, we saw a slight

wobble but I mean, I don't think she will be beaten. Even when she

wobbles, she is very good. Thank you for coming to donors, Beth, I hope

you will join us tomorrow when we reflect on the women's preliminary

round and see how the British women get on. Thanks to better than

everyone else on the programme. Jason Mohammad is coming up next

with a fabulous night of action including the first night of

swimming finals. For now, from me, goodbye.