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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Not being any pressure because you are spearheading the British

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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silver medallist at the World Championships for Great Britain last

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

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final. Stephen Milne of Great Britain in lane one.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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last year. Great Britain having two world champions entering this

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

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

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

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

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

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indeed. My goodness, what a difference to the European

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

:25:26.:25:29.

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

:25:30.:25:32.

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

:25:33.:25:37.

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

:25:38.:25:43.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

:26:44.:26:47.

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

:26:48.:26:51.

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

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

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

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

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

:27:12.:27:13.

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

:27:14.:27:17.

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

:27:18.:27:21.

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

:27:22.:27:24.

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

:27:25.:27:29.

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

:27:30.:27:34.

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

:27:35.:27:37.

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

:27:38.:27:40.

this morning, including Hannah Miley, a double Commonwealth gold

:27:41.:27:44.

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

:27:45.:27:47.

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

:27:48.:27:52.

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

:27:53.:27:55.

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

:27:56.:28:04.

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

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

:28:08.:28:11.

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

:28:12.:28:16.

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

:28:17.:28:19.

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

:28:20.:28:24.

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

:28:25.:28:29.

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

:28:30.:28:32.

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

:28:33.:28:38.

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

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

:28:42.:28:47.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

:29:22.:29:24.

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

:29:25.:29:27.

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

:29:28.:29:30.

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

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

:29:36.:29:38.

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

:29:39.:29:44.

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

:29:45.:29:47.

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

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

:29:56.:29:59.

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

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

:30:05.:30:07.

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

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

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

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

:30:21.:30:24.

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

:30:25.:30:25.

time. I am not getting too wound up by

:30:26.:30:36.

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

:30:37.:30:41.

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

:30:42.:30:44.

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

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

:30:49.:30:54.

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

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

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

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

:31:09.:31:13.

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

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

:31:19.:31:29.

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

:31:30.:31:37.

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

:31:38.:31:42.

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

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

:31:47.:31:52.

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

:31:53.:31:57.

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

:31:58.:32:09.

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

:32:10.:32:14.

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

:32:15.:32:22.

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

:32:23.:32:28.

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

:32:29.:32:40.

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

:32:41.:32:47.

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

:32:48.:32:52.

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

:32:53.:32:56.

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

:32:57.:33:00.

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

:33:01.:33:06.

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

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

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

:33:16.:33:19.

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

:33:20.:33:22.

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

:33:23.:33:26.

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

:33:27.:33:33.

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

:33:34.:33:36.

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

:33:37.:33:41.

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

:33:42.:33:45.

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

:33:46.:33:49.

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

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there is British action. But there are many ways in which you

:33:52.:34:28.

can watch these Olympic Games in Rio.

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To make even more of your Rio 2016 Olympic Games,

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

:35:18.:35:24.

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

:35:25.:35:32.

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

:35:33.:35:36.

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

:35:37.:35:39.

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

:35:40.:35:44.

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

:35:45.:35:49.

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

:35:50.:35:58.

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

:35:59.:36:01.

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

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

:36:07.:36:13.

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

:36:14.:36:18.

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

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

:36:21.:36:33.

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

:36:34.:36:39.

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

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

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

:36:54.:36:58.

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

:36:59.:37:07.

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

:37:08.:37:11.

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

:37:12.:37:18.

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

:37:19.:37:23.

southpaw left has been a really effective shot to begin this

:37:24.:37:26.

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

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

:37:35.:37:37.

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

:37:38.:37:48.

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

:37:49.:37:52.

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

:37:53.:37:57.

mouthpiece has been dislodged, the referee taking the opportunity to

:37:58.:38:02.

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

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

:38:08.:38:13.

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

:38:14.:38:18.

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

:38:19.:38:22.

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

:38:23.:38:27.

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

:38:28.:38:34.

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

:38:35.:38:41.

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

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

:38:48.:38:51.

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

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

:38:56.:39:07.

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

:39:08.:39:11.

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

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

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

:39:25.:39:29.

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

:39:30.:39:32.

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

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

:39:40.:39:42.

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

:39:43.:39:47.

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

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

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

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

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

:40:12.:40:16.

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

:40:17.:40:22.

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

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

:40:28.:40:31.

conceding the opening round unanimously, when Yafai boxed very

:40:32.:40:37.

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

:40:38.:40:42.

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

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

:40:53.:40:57.

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

:40:58.:40:59.

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

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

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

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

:41:26.:41:28.

European qualifications tournament against Spain's Samuel Carmona and

:41:29.:41:33.

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

:41:34.:41:36.

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

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

:41:43.:41:46.

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

:41:47.:41:52.

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

:41:53.:42:02.

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

:42:03.:42:07.

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

:42:08.:42:12.

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

:42:13.:42:18.

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

:42:19.:42:23.

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

:42:24.:42:27.

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

:42:28.:42:33.

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

:42:34.:42:36.

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

:42:37.:42:44.

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

:42:45.:42:48.

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

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

:42:53.:42:55.

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

:42:56.:43:00.

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

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

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

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advantage if they are under pressure. That is just terrible

:43:12.:43:15.

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

:43:16.:43:22.

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

:43:23.:43:29.

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

:43:30.:43:33.

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

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

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mouthpiece coming out four times during the round, two warnings

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

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

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official announcement, which should see Galal Yafai through to the

:43:57.:44:03.

second round. By unanimous decision...

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

:44:15.:44:23.

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

:44:24.:44:29.

boxed effectively in the opening round. Then the warnings were

:44:30.:44:33.

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

:44:34.:44:37.

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

:44:38.:44:41.

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

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

:44:47.:44:50.

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

:44:51.:44:55.

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

:44:56.:45:00.

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

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

:45:06.:45:15.

part of me that says this is your time.

:45:16.:45:20.

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

:45:21.:45:26.

came third in the European Championships and again, the final

:45:27.:45:30.

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

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

:45:40.:45:46.

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

:45:47.:45:49.

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

:45:50.:45:53.

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

:45:54.:45:57.

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

:45:58.:46:00.

criticise any boxer but sometimes Joe Cordina's concentration and

:46:01.:46:04.

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

:46:05.:46:08.

contests. Vital he keeps his concentration and were great at

:46:09.:46:11.

optimal level throughout the opening bout in the lightweight tournament.

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

:46:18.:46:20.

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

:46:21.:46:23.

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

:46:24.:46:27.

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

:46:28.:46:30.

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

:46:31.:46:35.

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

:46:36.:46:39.

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

:46:40.:46:42.

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

:46:43.:46:46.

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

:46:47.:46:52.

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

:46:53.:46:58.

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

:46:59.:47:01.

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

:47:02.:47:06.

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

:47:07.:47:10.

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

:47:11.:47:17.

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

:47:18.:47:24.

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

:47:25.:47:28.

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

:47:29.:47:32.

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

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

:47:39.:47:43.

when his bootlace was adjusted, Suarez turning momentarily to the

:47:44.:47:47.

southpaw stance, coming from the Philippines, it is perhaps

:47:48.:47:49.

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

:47:50.:47:53.

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

:47:54.:47:56.

Philippines, perhaps unsurprising that his idol is Manny Pacquiao.

:47:57.:48:02.

Also admires George Foreman and Evander Holyfield and they had

:48:03.:48:05.

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

:48:06.:48:09.

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

:48:10.:48:15.

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

:48:16.:48:19.

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

:48:20.:48:25.

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

:48:26.:48:30.

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

:48:31.:48:34.

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

:48:35.:48:39.

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

:48:40.:48:42.

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

:48:43.:48:45.

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

:48:46.:48:49.

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

:48:50.:48:54.

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

:48:55.:48:58.

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

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some adjustments made by Charly Suarez during the course of the

:49:04.:49:12.

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

:49:13.:49:17.

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

:49:18.:49:20.

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

:49:21.:49:27.

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

:49:28.:49:32.

but their lightweight representative Joe Cordina is in with a really

:49:33.:49:36.

experienced and at talented operator in Charly Suarez, switching his

:49:37.:49:42.

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

:49:43.:49:46.

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

:49:47.:49:50.

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

:49:51.:49:54.

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

:49:55.:49:57.

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

:49:58.:50:01.

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

:50:02.:50:05.

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

:50:06.:50:10.

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

:50:11.:50:16.

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

:50:17.:50:21.

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

:50:22.:50:25.

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

:50:26.:50:29.

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

:50:30.:50:39.

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

:50:40.:50:43.

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

:50:44.:50:45.

grandstand finish from either boxer could be very significant in

:50:46.:50:50.

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

:50:51.:50:54.

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

:50:55.:50:58.

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

:50:59.:51:03.

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

:51:04.:51:07.

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

:51:08.:51:10.

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

:51:11.:51:18.

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

:51:19.:51:22.

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

:51:23.:51:25.

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

:51:26.:51:29.

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

:51:30.:51:35.

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

:51:36.:51:38.

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

:51:39.:51:45.

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

:51:46.:51:49.

quality work from Joe Cordina, pushing the opponent back

:51:50.:51:51.

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

:51:52.:51:59.

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

:52:00.:52:03.

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

:52:04.:52:06.

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

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conclude what has been a really high quality 60 kilograms lightweight

:52:14.:52:16.

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

:52:17.:52:20.

right fist to the crowd in attendance at Pavilion six in

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Riocentro. Remember, it was an intriguingly poised contest coming

:52:26.:52:30.

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

:52:31.:52:35.

team, one of the best light heavyweights -- best

:52:36.:52:38.

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

:52:39.:52:43.

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

:52:44.:52:47.

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

:52:48.:52:51.

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

:52:52.:52:56.

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

:52:57.:52:59.

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

:53:00.:53:06.

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

:53:07.:53:09.

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

:53:10.:53:15.

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

:53:16.:53:20.

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

:53:21.:53:28.

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

:53:29.:53:30.

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

:53:31.:53:49.

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

:53:50.:53:53.

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

:53:54.:54:02.

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

:54:03.:54:06.

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

:54:07.:54:10.

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

:54:11.:54:14.

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

:54:15.:54:17.

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

:54:18.:54:21.

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

:54:22.:54:26.

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

:54:27.:54:34.

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

:54:35.:54:37.

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

:54:38.:54:41.

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

:54:42.:54:43.

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

:54:44.:54:46.

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

:54:47.:54:49.

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

:54:50.:54:54.

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

:54:55.:55:00.

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

:55:01.:55:05.

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

:55:06.:55:10.

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

:55:11.:55:15.

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

:55:16.:55:22.

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

:55:23.:55:25.

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

:55:26.:55:30.

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

:55:31.:55:39.

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

:55:40.:55:45.

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

:55:46.:55:50.

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

:55:51.:55:55.

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

:55:56.:56:01.

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

:56:02.:56:05.

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

:56:06.:56:11.

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

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

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

:56:27.:56:29.

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

:56:30.:56:32.

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

:56:33.:56:38.

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

:56:39.:56:42.

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

:56:43.:56:44.

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

:56:45.:56:49.

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

:56:50.:56:53.

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

:56:54.:56:57.

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

:56:58.:57:00.

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

:57:01.:57:06.

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

:57:07.:57:13.

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

:57:14.:57:17.

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

:57:18.:57:21.

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

:57:22.:57:26.

kilograms and that is when he discovered his fantastic talent in

:57:27.:57:30.

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

:57:31.:57:37.

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

:57:38.:57:42.

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

:57:43.:57:47.

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

:57:48.:57:51.

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

:57:52.:57:55.

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

:57:56.:58:00.

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

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

:58:05.:58:09.

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

:58:10.:58:12.

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

:58:13.:58:16.

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

:58:17.:58:23.

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

:58:24.:58:28.

hoping for. The reigning European Championship silver medallist, Igor

:58:29.:58:32.

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

:58:33.:58:37.

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

:58:38.:58:41.

credentials. A nine time national championship gold medallist between

:58:42.:58:48.

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

:58:49.:58:52.

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

:58:53.:58:58.

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

:58:59.:59:03.

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

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

:59:12.:59:16.

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

:59:17.:59:21.

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

:59:22.:59:24.

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

:59:25.:59:33.

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

:59:34.:59:39.

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

:59:40.:59:45.

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

:59:46.:59:49.

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

:59:50.:59:54.

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

:59:55.:59:55.

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

:59:56.:00:07.

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

:00:08.:00:13.

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

:00:14.:00:23.

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

:00:24.:00:28.

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

:00:29.:00:33.

finds himself in a commanding position, having taken the opening

:00:34.:00:36.

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

:00:37.:00:41.

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

:00:42.:00:47.

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

:00:48.:00:54.

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

:00:55.:00:58.

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

:00:59.:01:02.

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

:01:03.:01:08.

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

:01:09.:01:12.

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

:01:13.:01:16.

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

:01:17.:01:24.

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

:01:25.:01:28.

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

:01:29.:01:33.

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

:01:34.:01:37.

concentration levels high and boxed sensibly and keep the distance and

:01:38.:01:44.

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

:01:45.:01:48.

winning the global Olympic qualification event in Baku,

:01:49.:01:51.

Azerbaijan, against Houllier Castillo of Ecuador. That was a

:01:52.:01:56.

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

:01:57.:02:03.

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

:02:04.:02:07.

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

:02:08.:02:11.

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

:02:12.:02:21.

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

:02:22.:02:28.

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

:02:29.:02:32.

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

:02:33.:02:37.

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

:02:38.:02:42.

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

:02:43.:02:51.

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

:02:52.:02:58.

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

:02:59.:03:00.

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

:03:01.:03:05.

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

:03:06.:03:14.

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

:03:15.:03:19.

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

:03:20.:03:27.

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

:03:28.:03:30.

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

:03:31.:03:35.

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

:03:36.:03:44.

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

:03:45.:03:48.

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

:03:49.:03:54.

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

:03:55.:04:00.

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

:04:01.:04:04.

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

:04:05.:04:11.

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

:04:12.:04:15.

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

:04:16.:04:20.

without the vast, well boxers compete for their respective

:04:21.:04:25.

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

:04:26.:04:31.

Jakubowski embrace. Let's get the official announcement.

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Ladies and gentlemen, by unanimous decision... Lawrence

:04:49.:05:03.

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

:05:04.:05:10.

heavyweight Olympic tournament here in Rio 2016, acknowledging the

:05:11.:05:14.

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

:05:15.:05:18.

meet the tournament number two seed, the reigning World Championship

:05:19.:05:21.

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

:05:22.:05:28.

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

:05:29.:05:42.

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

:05:43.:05:50.

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

:05:51.:05:54.

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

:05:55.:06:03.

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

:06:04.:06:09.

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

:06:10.:06:12.

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

:06:13.:06:16.

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

:06:17.:06:23.

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

:06:24.:06:26.

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

:06:27.:06:34.

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

:06:35.:06:39.

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

:06:40.:06:44.

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

:06:45.:06:48.

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

:06:49.:06:51.

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

:06:52.:06:56.

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

:06:57.:06:59.

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

:07:00.:07:06.

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

:07:07.:07:09.

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

:07:10.:07:13.

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

:07:14.:07:19.

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

:07:20.:07:23.

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

:07:24.:07:27.

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

:07:28.:07:37.

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

:07:38.:07:41.

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

:07:42.:07:45.

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

:07:46.:07:51.

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

:07:52.:07:57.

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

:07:58.:08:05.

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

:08:06.:08:10.

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

:08:11.:08:15.

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

:08:16.:08:19.

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

:08:20.:08:24.

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

:08:25.:08:30.

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

:08:31.:08:33.

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

:08:34.:08:38.

individual and team competitions running simultaneously. A good

:08:39.:08:41.

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

:08:42.:08:50.

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

:08:51.:08:54.

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

:08:55.:08:58.

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

:08:59.:09:02.

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

:09:03.:09:10.

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

:09:11.:09:14.

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

:09:15.:09:20.

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

:09:21.:09:25.

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

:09:26.:09:30.

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

:09:31.:09:36.

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

:09:37.:09:40.

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

:09:41.:09:45.

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

:09:46.:09:48.

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

:09:49.:09:54.

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

:09:55.:09:58.

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

:09:59.:10:03.

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

:10:04.:10:08.

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

:10:09.:10:11.

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

:10:12.:10:16.

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

:10:17.:10:20.

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

:10:21.:10:24.

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

:10:25.:10:27.

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

:10:28.:10:35.

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

:10:36.:10:50.

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

:10:51.:10:53.

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

:10:54.:11:01.

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

:11:02.:11:17.

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

:11:18.:11:20.

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

:11:21.:11:26.

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

:11:27.:11:32.

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

:11:33.:11:36.

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

:11:37.:11:45.

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

:11:46.:11:52.

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

:11:53.:11:53.

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

:11:54.:12:30.

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

:12:31.:12:34.

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

:12:35.:12:38.

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

:12:39.:12:42.

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

:12:43.:12:45.

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

:12:46.:12:51.

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

:12:52.:12:55.

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

:12:56.:12:59.

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

:13:00.:13:03.

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

:13:04.:13:07.

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

:13:08.:13:12.

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

:13:13.:13:16.

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

:13:17.:13:21.

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

:13:22.:13:24.

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

:13:25.:13:30.

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

:13:31.:13:34.

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

:13:35.:13:40.

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

:13:41.:13:44.

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

:13:45.:13:50.

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

:13:51.:13:53.

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

:13:54.:14:02.

Katherine Grainger is two years older than Steve Redgrave was in

:14:03.:14:05.

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

:14:06.:14:10.

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

:14:11.:14:18.

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

:14:19.:14:21.

about coming back and seeing what she could deliver rather than

:14:22.:14:25.

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

:14:26.:14:32.

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

:14:33.:14:35.

through the sporting Giants programme. She has won all the

:14:36.:14:45.

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

:14:46.:14:50.

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

:14:51.:14:54.

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

:14:55.:14:58.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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You have a lot of countries to race against.

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

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

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

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

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tough event with the Croatian brothers RA phenomenon, dominated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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in the build-up, about the wind and you have told me that because rowing

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and sailing next to each other, that is never good for the Rovers because

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it implies there is wind around and it is not a man-made course, there

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are beautiful natural elements around Rio. The real choppy waters

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happened midway through the course. It caught out a lot of boats. The

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difficulty is, a rowing lake is like a big swimming pool and the outside

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lane is only five or ten metres from the side whereas in the middle of

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the course, it opens right outcome here, and the wind comes across a

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huge expanse of water and today it was hitting you from the side so you

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are getting sideswiped and once you are racing flat out, things like

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that can happen. You are not only tired and frustrated at falling

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income it is a very polluted lake. It is a double whammy! It is all

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right for us sitting here in front of some lovely flora and fauna,

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laughing a bit at the Serbians falling out of their boat and yet...

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I mean, they are so unlucky. You prepare for this for four years and

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yet the elements get you like that. You don't want it, it's an outdoor

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sport. It is not their error, is it? Partly in that, that the new or

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rests in is called the gate and you need to shut the gate and they did

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not do it uptight enough because the box open. There was an open gate

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whenever boat was upside down and it does not open on its own. You are

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thinking about racing and other things you go on autopilot of

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putting it in, you've done it a million times and maybe they

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tightened it up but it was not quite shot and then when the boat is

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wobbling around like that, it pops out and you are going summing. Thank

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you to James Cracknell and I ought to emphasise James Cracknell because

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when you flew out here you were mistaken for...? A bad check-in

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experience because Chris Hoy was ahead of me and I thought it was my

:18:36.:18:39.

chance and then the lady at the desk was being really nice to me and I

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thought brilliant, gave my passport and she said she thought I was

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Gordon Ramsay! We will see you James, or is it Gordon, for the next

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few nights as we round up everything that has gone on. We are now going

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to the gymnastics, just like the rowing, a sport you have to be very

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fit for. Max Whitlock, who last year in

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Glasgow, became the very first British man to win a World

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Championship as a gymnast, beating his team-mate Louis Smith in the

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pommel horse. Both of them are part of the very strong British team that

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includes Kristian Thomas and also Brinn Bevan and Nile Wilson. They

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were in preliminary action today and this is how they got on.

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COMMENTATOR: Next up on the floor, Kristian Thomas. Brinn Bevan for

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Britain. Here comes Louis Smith of Great Britain. Nile Wilson leads.

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Max Whitlock. Big, beautiful triple, what a first

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routine from Max Whitlock. Up into the dismount, double Arabian, what a

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routine from Kristian Thomas. Now is your moment, Louis. Fantastic stuff

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from Louis Smith! Top scorer so far. The world champion, Max Whitlock,

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moves to the pommel horse. What about that! What a routine, two of

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the most fantastic routines you will see from the British guys. The one

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and only. Mighty Max onto the rings. Wow, what

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a routine from Max, under pressure. What a job by Nile Wilson. Really

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nice routine from him, he's becoming a very powerful gymnast. The first

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of the Brits on the vault, Max Whitlock. Oh, and a fall at the end

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of it. Well done, Max. Great routine from

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Max. Just one apparatus to go. You can see the focus in their eyes.

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Great routine from Brinn Bevan. Very nice. So, the USA on the rings,

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Jacob Dalton. Very efficient routine. The USA team that very

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happy with the situation they are in. -- look very. Nile Wilson. Keep

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focused. Beautiful dismount! Well done, we really needed a performance

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like that at the end of the competition. It wasn't without

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faults, this performance from the British team, but it was certainly

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full of excitement and full of promise.

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Beth Tweddle is alongside me and you is impossible when you are in the

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then to know what on earth is going outside so you are quite enjoying

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catching up on the other sports but tell everyone at home how strong

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British men look today. They looked to have had a great start to their

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competition. We have qualified for the team final. We're waiting for

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the last round to finish but that should confirm we have two in the

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all-around, two in the pommel final, maybe one in the floor and hopefully

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one in the high bar. They've had a good day. There were mistakes they

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can iron out for the team final. I was quite impressed with Nile Wilson

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on the high bar, you look so pumped and by that stage, he knew he needed

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a good performance. Yes, it was the last piece that it could go either

:23:21.:23:23.

way, you could be a bit tired but he had settled into the competition and

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seem to get better throughout. He posted a huge score, 15.5. Nile

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Wilson, we were talking about them but Max Whitlock and Louis Smith

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look almost certainly between them, that one of them will win a gold

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medal in the pommel. At the moment, does it look as though Max has the

:23:41.:23:45.

advantage? It is difficult, the aim was to get them both through to the

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final, which we have done. We would hope that one of them could take the

:23:50.:23:54.

title. But you know what? Gymnastics is one of those things that anything

:23:55.:23:57.

can happen on the day. We will have to wait and see for the final. At

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the moment, Max has been beating Louis all season. I talk to Louis a

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couple of weeks ago, went to see him at the gym in Huntingdon and I think

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he is still so sore that he did not win the gold medal in London but Max

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is full of confidence because his experiences have all been positive,

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you know, he's the guy who is the world champion, who comes in knowing

:24:19.:24:22.

he can beat everyone. Max went to London as the youngster of the team

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and was not necessarily expecting a medal and he came out with a bronze.

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I don't think he really understood what he had achieved and then

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throughout this cycle, he has progressed massively and grown in

:24:34.:24:37.

confidence and then it was a real battle at the World Championships.

:24:38.:24:41.

Louis came out and posted a huge score and Max was in the back gym,

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did not know anything and then when he came through, it was like,

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"Right, I've got to pull out the routine of my life", and beat him by

:24:49.:24:52.

a tenth but we have the two best pommel workers in the world going

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head-to-head. Would you say that's a guaranteed gold medal or let's just

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enjoy it? It is a case of enjoyed it. They have their

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foot in the door, they've got to the final. They have obviously got the

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team final ahead of that. Let's take it one step at a time. We were

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talking about Nile Wilson on the high bar and we can look at him in

:25:24.:25:26.

action, talk through what he's got and the upper body strength required

:25:27.:25:28.

for this. He has progressed really well, sometimes it can be quite a

:25:29.:25:32.

big jump but he has taken it in his stride. He was European champion

:25:33.:25:34.

earlier this year and the first skill that he does, the straight

:25:35.:25:36.

double somersault with a full twist is one of the most difficult

:25:37.:25:39.

elements you will see on the high bar. And then he does it again in

:25:40.:25:42.

the tuck position. This routine is full of difficulty, both turning and

:25:43.:25:45.

also lots and lots of releases. And at the end, he does some more

:25:46.:25:49.

releases which you can connect. There are things... There was a

:25:50.:25:54.

slight wobble and he can improve the final. To post 15.5 is a huge

:25:55.:26:00.

qualification score. He's got a few days now to go back in the gym and

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work on it. Was their big support in the arena? Were people very

:26:06.:26:08.

knowledgeable and knew how good what they were watching was? Yes,

:26:09.:26:12.

throughout the day the crowds have grown massively and the noise is

:26:13.:26:16.

incredible. This morning, we had the Brazilian team in and as soon as

:26:17.:26:20.

they stepped onto the podium, it went mental. They have got the

:26:21.:26:24.

current Olympic champion as well. Their team did unbelievable today. I

:26:25.:26:27.

think the crowds will get better in that arena and they are very

:26:28.:26:31.

knowledgeable. Gymnastics is quite big in Brazil. In terms of the team

:26:32.:26:35.

competition, what are you expecting from the men of Team GB? The team we

:26:36.:26:40.

have brought out is the strongest we've ever had. They have gone with

:26:41.:26:44.

some of the big hitters. We have got risk their and with risk, with the

:26:45.:26:49.

strong routines, there is a risk but without that, we weren't going to

:26:50.:26:54.

win medals. They have gone all out. We won a bronze in London and they

:26:55.:27:00.

wanted to replicate that, they came second in the World Championships

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last year which was a historic moment. We will see what happens.

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Two massive names in gymnastic, well, more than two but Kohei Uchima

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has already made headlines because he has run up a massive bill on his

:27:14.:27:18.

mobile phone by playing Pokemon and the quotes range from ?3000, to

:27:19.:27:24.

?24,000 but his Games has not been any better. What happened here? He

:27:25.:27:30.

had a shaky start on the high bar, he just was not quite on and fell

:27:31.:27:34.

off but he is such an experienced competitor. He came back from that,

:27:35.:27:37.

went straight to the floor and did a fantastic routine and is in the

:27:38.:27:41.

floor final. He's got plenty of time. He has won every major title

:27:42.:27:48.

since 2008. He's got so much experience. Tomorrow, the women and

:27:49.:27:51.

teen USA, we have been hearing aid you vocal fans going by, they don't

:27:52.:27:56.

just rely on this goal, they idolise Simone Biles. How many different

:27:57.:28:03.

events could she win? So, she could win five gold medals at this

:28:04.:28:07.

Championships. Has it ever been done before? I think it might have been

:28:08.:28:12.

but I'd have to. She's in a league of her own. Team USA for the

:28:13.:28:16.

gymnastics but I watched them in podium training the other day and

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they are just way above everyone else. They could have a couple of

:28:22.:28:24.

mistakes and still come out with the team gold medal and then Simone,

:28:25.:28:28.

last year and the World Championships, we saw a slight

:28:29.:28:34.

wobble but I mean, I don't think she will be beaten. Even when she

:28:35.:28:37.

wobbles, she is very good. Thank you for coming to donors, Beth, I hope

:28:38.:28:42.

you will join us tomorrow when we reflect on the women's preliminary

:28:43.:28:45.

round and see how the British women get on. Thanks to better than

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everyone else on the programme. Jason Mohammad is coming up next

:28:49.:28:51.

with a fabulous night of action including the first night of

:28:52.:28:54.

swimming finals. For now, from me, goodbye.

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