Day 12 BBC Four: 13.00-16.00

:01:09. > :01:24.# Come on baby, let the good times roll...

:01:25. > :01:38.Another bag full of medals yesterday for Britain. Amy Tinkler the gym

:01:39. > :01:43.last coming away with the bronze. But the highlights yesterday, Laura

:01:44. > :01:46.Trott and Jason Kenny. They gave was excitement, drama and tension. It

:01:47. > :01:52.happened in the velodrome behind us, and it was quite sensational.

:01:53. > :01:56.Formidable individuals, together they are even better. Great Britain

:01:57. > :02:04.has never had better cyclists. Pen between them. It was the last day of

:02:05. > :02:14.track cycling in the velodrome. No need to be sad. We have plenty more

:02:15. > :02:19.to come on day 12 here on BBC Four. Great Britain are already gold

:02:20. > :02:26.medallists in the Gulf. What can Katrina Matthew and Charley Hull du?

:02:27. > :02:32.They are on the course today. Disappointment in the Men's Doubles

:02:33. > :02:38.badminton yesterday, Rajiv Ouseph is the last man standing for Team GB,

:02:39. > :02:44.we were featuring the greatest badminton player of all-time,

:02:45. > :02:49.China's Lin Dan. Medals being given out in the team event, unfortunately

:02:50. > :02:55.none for Great Britain. Nick Skelton can still challenge in the

:02:56. > :03:00.individual. Great Britain's women hockey players are closing in on

:03:01. > :03:04.another medal, bronze back in 2012, taking on resuming today in the

:03:05. > :03:10.semifinals. We will see the Olympic champions, the Netherlands, take on

:03:11. > :03:18.Germany. And Brazil end their long wait for an Olympic football bronze

:03:19. > :03:25.medal. They are into the semifinals. They will take on Honduras. Here is

:03:26. > :03:32.how the afternoon of day 12 is looking on BBC Four. Over to the

:03:33. > :03:35.golf soon and the first round of the women's competition. Then the

:03:36. > :03:39.badminton, featuring China's Lin Dan. Then the show-jumping featuring

:03:40. > :03:53.Nick Skelton of Great Britain. I wonder what BBC One are up to this

:03:54. > :03:58.afternoon? Later, they will be down at the Olympic Stadium, another busy

:03:59. > :04:06.day in the athletics. Castor is a menu will be beginning her campaign

:04:07. > :04:11.for 800 metres gold. -- Castor Semenya. We will get things going on

:04:12. > :04:16.BBC Four with a bit of golf. There cannot have been a more historic

:04:17. > :04:22.moment for Team GB in Rio so far than that of Justin Rose. You wait

:04:23. > :04:25.112 years for an Olympic golf tournament, and there had been

:04:26. > :04:28.people within the game had questioned its credibility, but the

:04:29. > :04:33.Justin Rose championed it from the beginning. He came here for a gold

:04:34. > :04:42.medal and he got it, and he spoke to Dan Walker. We got you a sofa, and

:04:43. > :04:49.everything. Come and join us. It's in the shade and everything. Justin

:04:50. > :04:55.Rose takes Olympic gold. Have you taken the medal off yet? Briefly

:04:56. > :04:59.took it off to sleep but it was not far, it was on the bedside table.

:05:00. > :05:03.Looking back at all the talk about the Zika virus and whether golf

:05:04. > :05:07.should be at the Olympic, you are sitting here as an Olympic champion

:05:08. > :05:13.and everyone was desperate to watch the golf yesterday. It could not

:05:14. > :05:17.have been a better story, for me. The way that the golf felt on

:05:18. > :05:22.Sunday, it was a packed out crowd. They were selling extra tickets. It

:05:23. > :05:26.seemed to be a popular event. A great show dined with myself and

:05:27. > :05:34.Henrik going toe to toe, write to the last hole. -- a great showdown.

:05:35. > :05:38.What makes these guys great is that they are fierce competitors. They

:05:39. > :05:42.will have been sitting watching us in front of a big crowd and TV

:05:43. > :05:50.audience, and that is what they love to do. They will be thinking, that

:05:51. > :05:54.is an experience I would have loved to be part of. There's lots of money

:05:55. > :05:58.involved in golf. It was not about the million-dollar check all the win

:05:59. > :06:01.bonus but about the prize of finishing first. And that is

:06:02. > :06:05.essentially what the Olympics and sport is all about. It takes you

:06:06. > :06:14.back to your junior days, playing for love of the game and nothing on

:06:15. > :06:21.the line, other than winning. My caddie has been playing that Spandau

:06:22. > :06:31.Ballet song, Gold, ever since we walked off the course! I hope Rory

:06:32. > :06:36.McIlroy doesn't mind me saying so, he texted me to say he was surprised

:06:37. > :06:41.to see how big the crowds were and how enthusiastic everyone was. Don't

:06:42. > :06:44.take this the wrong way. Nine days ago, my ninth old daughter would not

:06:45. > :06:49.have a clue who you are, then she texted me to say, are you watching

:06:50. > :06:53.Justin Rose, he is going to win? That is the essence of it. You have

:06:54. > :06:58.captured that next generation by doing what you have done this week.

:06:59. > :07:02.It is important, golf being in the Olympics. If we are looking at

:07:03. > :07:05.growing the game, those nine-year-old children are the

:07:06. > :07:09.demographic we want to appeal to. It makes me hopeful for golf in the

:07:10. > :07:14.future. The significance of the major winner or the Olympic

:07:15. > :07:18.gold-medal? It was kind of Timmy representing the country that made

:07:19. > :07:25.this so much different to a major championship -- kind of, to me. It

:07:26. > :07:30.was like a major championship and a Ryder Cup linked into one event,

:07:31. > :07:35.which made it so unique. It has been a pleasure to talk to you. You have

:07:36. > :07:39.embraced the Olympic Games and embodied the Olympic spirit and now

:07:40. > :07:46.you are an Olympic champion. Thank you, that means a lot. Cheers. Dan

:07:47. > :07:52.is not the only one that would want to shake hands with the Olympic

:07:53. > :07:55.Games gold medal winner. There is at the top of his achievements are the

:07:56. > :08:00.last two years. He has already achieved so much. Where does it

:08:01. > :08:06.rank? A couple of Ryder Cup win series name and the US Masters.

:08:07. > :08:14.Justin Rose has done all of it and then some. It's time for the women's

:08:15. > :08:16.competition to get underway and representing Great Britain are two

:08:17. > :08:20.women from different ends of their career. Former British Open winner

:08:21. > :08:27.Katrina Matthew and 20-year-old Charley Hull. Only a few months ago

:08:28. > :08:31.she was a teenager. She can't even drive a car, yet. Over the last ten

:08:32. > :08:38.years she has been a great British hope, and in Rio, she's definitely

:08:39. > :08:44.ready. We decided to take on around. We are at the 12th. We are going to

:08:45. > :09:01.get going. Haven't picked the best of days. Let's do it. I don't need

:09:02. > :09:06.to be nervous about being in the body with you? Know, I am positive.

:09:07. > :09:12.I haven't had an accident so far. That was a very good shot. How many

:09:13. > :09:22.times a week do you play? Four, five? Four more than me. Ranked

:09:23. > :09:27.amongst the top 30 in the world, and yet still only 20 years old, Charley

:09:28. > :09:30.Hull has a chance of winning a medal for Great Britain in the women's

:09:31. > :09:34.golf competition. How are you looking forward to the Olympics? I'm

:09:35. > :09:39.really looking forward to it. It is just going to be a great experience.

:09:40. > :09:43.I'm going to stay in the Olympic Village so it is going to be fun

:09:44. > :09:49.meeting all the athletes, and stuff, from other sports as well. I think

:09:50. > :09:57.she might hit it in the water. My prediction is right. Splash! You

:09:58. > :10:01.skimmed it, as well. I am worried that we will not have enough golf

:10:02. > :10:06.balls for today. Golf hasn't been played at the Olympics for more than

:10:07. > :10:09.100 years. Whilst there's been controversy surrounding the male

:10:10. > :10:14.golfers, it has not put off the women. I have never been to South

:10:15. > :10:26.America before so it should be interesting. Good shot. She said,

:10:27. > :10:42.from between gritted teeth! Don't you dare! I told you! That's a half.

:10:43. > :10:46.To stand up on that podium with a gold medal, can you imagine the

:10:47. > :10:51.atmosphere? I think it will be brilliant. I will not think too far

:10:52. > :10:57.ahead, but it is very exciting. You just take everything in your stride,

:10:58. > :11:04.don't you? Yes, I do. I just play golf, I love golf. I don't want to

:11:05. > :11:10.see any of that at the Olympics. If the Greens there are a lot faster...

:11:11. > :11:25.I will half it with you. There is my half. Thank you. She has got skills

:11:26. > :11:28.herself, Naga. It is the course in Rio that Charley Hull is going to

:11:29. > :11:35.have to get to grips with. She has made waves in golf since she was

:11:36. > :11:39.nine years old. Have a look at her achievements. She was the youngest

:11:40. > :11:44.person to play in the Solheim Cup, just 17 years old, a few years ago.

:11:45. > :11:49.So lots expected of Charley Hull, here in Rio. Let's have a look at

:11:50. > :11:59.some of the TV Times to keep an eye on. Charlie will be getting going at

:12:00. > :12:05.about 3:10pm. Katrina Matthew is underway at around 20 to 12. And

:12:06. > :12:12.keep an eye out for the wonder kid, Brooke Henderson from Canada. Let's

:12:13. > :12:24.see how Katrina Matthew of Great Britain got things underway down on

:12:25. > :12:28.the course. -- Catriona Matthew. What would it mean for her to win a

:12:29. > :12:33.gold medal at an Olympic golf tournament? We shall see. Catriona

:12:34. > :12:46.Matthew is underway, down at the course.

:12:47. > :12:56.And a few moments later, Leona Maguire of Ireland became the first

:12:57. > :13:00.woman player to record a birdie. But it is Nicole Larsen of Denmark is

:13:01. > :13:12.the early leader, three under par after just four calls. Let's get

:13:13. > :13:18.down to the course. We can enjoy Kat Downes on the course. What is it

:13:19. > :13:22.looking like down there? I predict some pretty good scores today on

:13:23. > :13:26.round one. The conditions are perfect. The sun is beating down.

:13:27. > :13:31.There is a very light breeze. It should be pretty easy going for the

:13:32. > :13:35.players out there. Not only is the weather hot, the competition is

:13:36. > :13:40.going to be what. The Koreans are the ones to watch with five of the

:13:41. > :13:43.top ten players in the world, four of them here to compete including

:13:44. > :13:48.the seven time major winner who has just set off on the course behind

:13:49. > :13:52.me. You mentioned Lydia Ko, the world number one, she was the

:13:53. > :13:56.world's youngest number one in the female game. She was the youngest

:13:57. > :14:01.major winner in the female game. She would love to add another record

:14:02. > :14:05.third CB and become the first female golf Olympic champion for 116 years.

:14:06. > :14:10.She is going out with Charley Hull in what is going to be something of

:14:11. > :14:14.a marquee group. Catriona Matthew and Charley Hull have their work cut

:14:15. > :14:18.out if they want to compete with the best in the world here. Five of the

:14:19. > :14:22.best top ten men in the world did not turn up because of the Zika

:14:23. > :14:29.virus, but it is a full strength field for the women. Let's go over

:14:30. > :14:34.to tee one. Brook Henderson, aged just 18, is one of the ones to

:14:35. > :14:35.watch. I will hand you over to the commentary team Brandon Telfer and

:14:36. > :14:55.Alan Wilkins. She gives it a fair while up as

:14:56. > :15:08.well. -- wallop. She has got to read it through those fairway bunkers. --

:15:09. > :15:18.thread it. And she has failed to do that. Just took a little bounce to

:15:19. > :15:24.the right. And the latest to finish up in that right-hand bunker, 260

:15:25. > :15:48.metres or so from the green. Four victories to her credit on the

:15:49. > :16:02.USL GPA tour. Major championship winners, all three of this group.

:16:03. > :16:11.22 professional victories for the Norwegian. The last of the two major

:16:12. > :16:16.wins, the Evian championship, which she won from Lydia Ko, three days

:16:17. > :16:18.ago. This is the shot I have been waiting for today, Lexi Thompson,

:16:19. > :16:27.the longest hitter on the tour. Her average stats, 280, 280 five

:16:28. > :17:08.yards. No sound insight! A tremendous blow.

:17:09. > :17:12.She is up and running, Lexi Thompson, one of the favourites, of

:17:13. > :17:21.which there are quite a few. He is another. Coming in from just under

:17:22. > :17:28.100 metres. A wedge shot for Inbee Park. That is what she will have

:17:29. > :17:47.2"Olympic campaign with a birdie. And even better shot. Just peppering

:17:48. > :18:06.this whole. She would not be entirely satisfied

:18:07. > :18:10.with that. She will have that for her birdie. All three of them with

:18:11. > :18:26.birdie putts from that group. Nice looking putt. She bogeyed the

:18:27. > :18:40.first, but getting into more of a rhythm now.

:18:41. > :18:48.She is staring this down the barrel. It is fine, it is a par-5, she is on

:18:49. > :19:06.in three. A seven iron here. She put her tee shot into the

:19:07. > :19:57.fairway bunker. She will feel she has dropped one,

:19:58. > :20:09.if not two shots. It is not over yet either.

:20:10. > :20:21.She just clapped on with her second. That is a bit off. A serious

:20:22. > :20:27.misread. The Greens have idiosyncrasies. There is a

:20:28. > :20:37.roller-coaster look and feel about a lot of them. The Mexican. Second to

:20:38. > :20:53.the second, brilliant shot, well done. That is a certain birdie.

:20:54. > :21:02.Not the first one to leave it out to the right.

:21:03. > :21:08.She must have believed there was a break in that, but they have all

:21:09. > :21:29.been dead straight from there. After the lovely half wedge shot

:21:30. > :21:40.into the green a couple of feet from the hole... Just sneaked in on the

:21:41. > :21:53.left edge. She gets a four. That is all that matters now.

:21:54. > :21:59.Just the little deviation in front of the hole. She has to settle for

:22:00. > :22:07.par. She will not be happy with that.

:22:08. > :22:19.The sixth hole is the second of the par-3 holes.

:22:20. > :22:29.The ball tracker for the first time today. A fine shot. Lovely shot. A

:22:30. > :22:38.birdie chance on six for Catriona Matthew.

:22:39. > :22:48.The other two have already played, Lexi Thompson is furthest away from

:22:49. > :22:55.the tee box. She has a hybrid in her hand.

:22:56. > :23:20.That is the longest drive we have seen today. A hybrid in her hand.

:23:21. > :23:27.Just handing out to the left a little. She will be disappointed

:23:28. > :23:37.with that, but she will have that up and down for birdie.

:23:38. > :23:49.Fantastic, Catriona Matthew, a birdie at six. She pulls one back.

:23:50. > :23:56.The South African on six. A bit of draw. She stays on the putting

:23:57. > :24:07.surface. She also has a birdie chance.

:24:08. > :24:16.She started her round with three birdies. She cannot make it four, a

:24:17. > :25:02.bit short. Here is the leader. It looks like it has just come on.

:25:03. > :25:32.It is OK. 31 yards back from the front. 11 in

:25:33. > :25:36.from the left hand side. It is tucked in that little area, it

:25:37. > :25:58.requires accuracy to fly it in. It looks like a free metal. She must

:25:59. > :26:06.have had trouble getting out of the bunker. She is struggling on this

:26:07. > :26:19.first hole, where many have made birdie today.

:26:20. > :26:28.It is a wonderful field we have assembled for the women's Olympic

:26:29. > :26:32.individual stroke play. 11 major winners, with 20 major titles in the

:26:33. > :26:38.field. Here is one of them, Suzann Pettersen.

:26:39. > :26:44.She has been such a store what in the ladies' European Tour and LPGA

:26:45. > :27:43.for such a long time. The next three off the tee here at

:27:44. > :27:47.9:30am here, on Wednesday morning. Born in Chinese Taipei, she now

:27:48. > :28:03.lives in Santa Fe, California. Nine victories on the LPGA of Japan tour.

:28:04. > :28:15.Sixth in the women's British open last year. Currently the highest

:28:16. > :28:23.ranked Chinese Taipei. That is handy! I imagine it will roll into

:28:24. > :28:33.the bunker. But they will have to replace it. The amateur from

:28:34. > :28:38.Switzerland. Born in New York. She lives in Switzerland. Her father is

:28:39. > :28:46.Mexican, her mother is French. They met at a golf tournament in France.

:28:47. > :28:56.She has made the cut at two majors this year. She is only 18. She is

:28:57. > :29:07.fluent in four languages. Nicely away.

:29:08. > :29:15.Three victories on the Ladies European Tour. The last of the 2013

:29:16. > :29:21.South African Women's Open. She won the 2003 British girls'

:29:22. > :29:32.championship. A Junior Solheim Cup winner that year as well.

:29:33. > :29:40.The second representative alongside Suzann Pettersen. There is the ball

:29:41. > :29:49.resting alongside the handle of the rake. A debate has been debating in

:29:50. > :29:57.Australia, should the rake be placed inside or outside the bunkers?

:29:58. > :30:06.Lexi Thompson did not really release. She will have that for her

:30:07. > :30:19.birdie. She has virtually been putting in

:30:20. > :30:37.for birdie on every hole today. Brooke Henderson with a long birdie

:30:38. > :31:07.putt. She will be a bit disappointed not

:31:08. > :31:15.to have made birdie here. This is a birdie putt here as well for the

:31:16. > :31:24.South African. Just didn't quite get there on the right line. Now Suzanne

:31:25. > :31:38.Pedersen with a makeable birdie putt here on one.

:31:39. > :31:41.She has actually played this hole better than her more illustrious

:31:42. > :32:04.compatriots. It had to be sent cup. Up to the 5th

:32:05. > :32:08.hole, and this is can become, in what they call the native hole

:32:09. > :32:16.areas. The hole course was on what was a sandy wasteland. That is why

:32:17. > :32:32.the grass chosen to build it has been very tolerant to sort. -- salt.

:32:33. > :32:36.She needs to make a very solid swing knowing that the club is going to

:32:37. > :32:43.hit it before it gets under the ball. Back to the first, Brooke

:32:44. > :32:55.Henderson of Canada. Currently the world number three. This is for par,

:32:56. > :33:03.just to tidy up on the first. Nice putting. It is a far to start on a

:33:04. > :33:18.hole that has yielded a number of birdies. Larsen of Denmark with a

:33:19. > :33:21.birdie on the first. Brooke Henderson has 71 holes left so she

:33:22. > :33:23.doesn't need to get too down on herself for missing out on a birdie

:33:24. > :34:08.in this 1st hole. Both Henderson and Thompson

:34:09. > :34:09.struggling on this 1st hole. A big deep breath, then, to mask her

:34:10. > :34:40.disappointment. Back up to the sixth. The co-leader,

:34:41. > :34:45.Nicole Larsen for par on the par-3, which she does nicely. The

:34:46. > :35:07.co-leader, Larsen and Candy Kong, from Chinese Taipei. 160- old meters

:35:08. > :35:12.from the hole here. -- 160-odd. That has been a popular landing area for

:35:13. > :35:18.many today, about 20 metres short of the green. And now the second shot

:35:19. > :35:53.on the par-5. The second, a 424 yard hole. Just

:35:54. > :36:14.finished ahead of the ball of Indy Park. Another long par-4, 400 nine

:36:15. > :36:20.yards. -- 409 yards. Four par fours over 400 yards. 376 metres. In these

:36:21. > :36:38.conditions today, not too many problems.

:36:39. > :37:01.Please welcome to the tee, the players in group 12. From Spain,

:37:02. > :37:18.Carlota Ciganda. From Russian Federation Maria vitch another. --

:37:19. > :37:23.VErchenova. And from India, Aditi Ashok. Spain, Russia and India,

:37:24. > :37:31.where our next three golfers are from. Aditi Ashok, the 18-year-old

:37:32. > :37:42.from Bangalore plays her golf at the Bangalore golf club. And the

:37:43. > :37:51.Spaniard, Carlota Ciganda, her uncle Angel is a soccer player who played

:37:52. > :37:55.two caps for Spain. She has had a wonderful amateur career, Carlota

:37:56. > :38:00.Ciganda, and the ladies European rookie pro of the year when she was

:38:01. > :38:14.the players Player of the Year in 2012. But a Mac wins on the LET. --

:38:15. > :38:18.four wins on the LET. Former winner of the British ladies amateur

:38:19. > :38:25.Championship and the European ladies amateur Championship. That is nicely

:38:26. > :38:42.away for the Spanish player. Now it is going to be Mariya Verchenova,

:38:43. > :38:47.the Russian amateur champion and Austrian amateur champion. She is

:38:48. > :38:50.splendidly dressed today. She is well protected from the Sun that

:38:51. > :38:57.will be bearing down on these golfers for the next five hours. The

:38:58. > :39:09.first Russian golfer to be a full-time member of the ladies

:39:10. > :39:13.European Tour. Her daughter Mariya was born in September 2000 and 12.

:39:14. > :39:24.She might be watching at home, who knows? The 20-year-old is from

:39:25. > :39:32.Moscow. This is a Aditi Ashok, 3- Time National Junior champion of

:39:33. > :39:33.India and 2- time national amateur champion, she turned professional in

:39:34. > :39:51.January this year. Nice swing. She has already had the lowest

:39:52. > :39:58.winning score on the ladies European Tour with a score of 23-under par,

:39:59. > :40:03.in December 2013. She has two professional wins in India so far as

:40:04. > :40:11.an amateur player, so Aditi Ashok of India is away.

:40:12. > :40:23.Park is away here on this par-4 second. Beautiful shot from Park. It

:40:24. > :40:38.looked like it was heading for the cup. She has got a bit of work to do

:40:39. > :40:43.for the putt for par. That is a situation at the top of the

:40:44. > :41:00.leaderboard, with Larsen and Kung at 3-under. Now, Larsen. On the par-4

:41:01. > :41:15.7th hole. 147 metres left. It is a long drive, of about 240 metres.

:41:16. > :41:24.She hasn't put a foot wrong today, Larsen, with three pass, and three

:41:25. > :41:28.birdies. Making the most of this front nine, which is the key to

:41:29. > :41:44.scoring on this course. You have got to get off to a fast start.

:41:45. > :41:51.It was absolutely on line. Another long putt for birdie, but she has

:41:52. > :42:10.made a couple of those today. Teresa Liu. It is early in the day,

:42:11. > :42:16.but if you focus on the ball when these putts are rolling, you will

:42:17. > :42:29.see that is absolutely no bobble on any of these greens. Kung, a la

:42:30. > :42:49.joint leader. -- a la joint leader. Absolute perfection.

:42:50. > :43:01.Valenzuela playing her 1st hole, and has this for a four.

:43:02. > :43:09.Not the first golfer to go down that left edge of the hole, but there is

:43:10. > :43:20.no break in it at all. She has to also settle for five.

:43:21. > :43:36.Par on the second. Stay at the 2nd were in the park is to putt. She has

:43:37. > :43:50.a little bit of work to do after coming up short at the 2nd -- In Bee

:43:51. > :43:59.Park. A very positive putt from Park, a very pillar member of the

:44:00. > :44:04.LPGA Tour. Good luck, Suzanne Pettersen, good luck. She will just

:44:05. > :44:09.have to take this on the chin, and see going back down into the bunker.

:44:10. > :44:13.I can't see any way she can advance this. Let's see how she goes. Take

:44:14. > :44:21.the club straight back up in the air. And that is about as best as

:44:22. > :44:27.she could do from here. She didn't have enough angle. Yes, and if she

:44:28. > :44:34.had gone back facing the other way, she had some scrubland to face. This

:44:35. > :44:52.is her third shot. I'm not sure that she is happy with

:44:53. > :45:05.that, either, the way that she turned her head, as soon as she hit

:45:06. > :45:11.the ball. She is playing with Lexi Thompson, from the US. This is the

:45:12. > :45:26.second shot for Lexi Thompson, at the 2nd. 176 yards to the hole. That

:45:27. > :45:31.is a powerful golf swing. Certainly got a good, clean contact, and she

:45:32. > :45:49.has the length to get here in two. She is there in two, 424 yards.

:45:50. > :45:59.One of the co-leaders. She has a birdie putt. There are lots of

:46:00. > :46:06.birdie opportunities, especially on the first ten holes. In a quiet way,

:46:07. > :46:11.with 79 bunkers and other features, the course has a way of snapping at

:46:12. > :46:18.your heels, eating away at you, as Suzann Pettersen has found. It's so

:46:19. > :46:24.lovely balance. It really is. A superb course design.

:46:25. > :46:39.He worked in collaboration with Amy Alcott to produce this wonderful

:46:40. > :46:49.design. The same course of the men used, but the holes play shorter.

:46:50. > :47:04.Part 71. A birdie opportunity to go to for under. Not her best putt. It

:47:05. > :47:10.is not bad! I thought of -- it was going to die. She knew the pace

:47:11. > :47:44.well. Please welcome the players in group 13.

:47:45. > :47:50.The Danish player tied for the lead on three under par with the Chinese

:47:51. > :48:01.Taipei player. They lead through seven holes. Catriona Matthew, a

:48:02. > :48:06.mixed start, she double bogeyed the third, she has picked one back, so

:48:07. > :48:10.she is now one over, four shots off the lead, as she makes her way

:48:11. > :48:16.around. Charley Hull the other member of the British team, it is a

:48:17. > :48:23.mixture of youth and experience, Catriona Matthew is 46, Charley Hull

:48:24. > :48:31.20. She tees off last, at 1109 AM, which is 3:10pm back home in the UK.

:48:32. > :48:36.All eyes will be on her last group of the day, alongside Lydia Ko, the

:48:37. > :48:41.19-year-old world number one, part of a prodigious new wave of young

:48:42. > :48:47.female golfers, and Anna Nordqvist, a major champion herself. A big task

:48:48. > :48:51.for Charley Hull as she goes with some of the biggest names. Catriona

:48:52. > :48:58.Matthew has her work cut out, but they do have a secret weapon in

:48:59. > :49:03.their back, because Justin Rose left his yardage book and course notes

:49:04. > :49:08.for them to study, full of tips on how to tackle the course. Perhaps

:49:09. > :49:13.that will give them the edge over the field over the coming days.

:49:14. > :49:17.A gold medallist and a very generous man! I am sure we will be down with

:49:18. > :49:23.you later. The competition continues. We are looking forward to

:49:24. > :49:28.seeing Charley Hull. If you want to see the golf, the Red Button is the

:49:29. > :49:36.place to go. It will also be on the website and at. The river of funds

:49:37. > :49:40.is running past us, they all come in here, they catch their ice creams,

:49:41. > :49:49.they are getting beer, what time is it? 9:50am! It does not stop them! A

:49:50. > :49:52.couple over here... Do you want to get a quick picture? We don't mind

:49:53. > :49:58.stopping the broadcast to get a quick picture. Do you want to get

:49:59. > :50:12.the picture? Take the picture, quickly, while we can. And K. Thank

:50:13. > :50:17.you. All right! Sorry about that, it was a bit awkward, but they got

:50:18. > :50:22.their picture, everybody is happy. We will move onto Badminton, the

:50:23. > :50:27.other side this Olympic course. Looking to upset the world order for

:50:28. > :50:34.Great Britain, Rajeev Youssef. Yes, Brazil, bring it on! He is going in

:50:35. > :50:41.the men's singles, but a man who has made a habit of winning gold is Lin

:50:42. > :50:45.Dan, a double Olympic gold medallist. He got his first in

:50:46. > :50:56.Beijing, before he retained his title at London 2012. He beat Lee

:50:57. > :51:04.Chong Wei to take the gold. He just went, and why wouldn't you? It is

:51:05. > :51:08.one of China's favourite sports. He enjoyed the crowd and saluted to all

:51:09. > :51:16.four corners, as is his trademark. Well done, Lin Dan. A lot of people

:51:17. > :51:17.think he is the greatest player that Badminton has ever seen. Here is

:51:18. > :51:31.why. We could put more on that graphic,

:51:32. > :51:37.but we don't have room. We have already seen 1/4-final. The man who

:51:38. > :51:49.he beat in 2012, Lee Chong Wei, he is through, after beating Chou

:51:50. > :51:56.Tien-chan, the world number six. Coming through 2-0 in games. The

:51:57. > :52:04.Malaysian through to another Olympic semifinal, and it is he who Lin Dan

:52:05. > :52:07.would play in the semifinals if he were to get there. Lin Dan has

:52:08. > :52:25.business to do. We shall see the Rajiv Ouseph much

:52:26. > :52:34.later on BBC Four. We will watch the second quarterfinal between Lin Dan

:52:35. > :52:39.and Srikanth Kidambi of India, who beat the Danish player in the last

:52:40. > :52:43.16. He knows his way around a badminton court as well. We will

:52:44. > :52:52.join it with the match already under way.

:52:53. > :52:59.The Olympic quarterfinal, Srikanth Kidambi, the number nine seed,

:53:00. > :53:01.against the two-time defending champion, the left-handed Lin Dan of

:53:02. > :53:20.China. This is the fourth meeting between

:53:21. > :53:28.these players. Lin Dan won the first two. Last time, in the final of the

:53:29. > :53:36.2014 China Premier super series, Srikanth Kidambi beat Lin Dan on

:53:37. > :53:43.home soil in two straight games. 21-19, 20 1-17. He knows he has more

:53:44. > :54:07.than a chance here. An error on the net plate. He has to

:54:08. > :54:14.get his net shots really tight, so he has to go for that. He does, he

:54:15. > :54:19.is coming up against one of the best in the world. It is about the

:54:20. > :54:26.ability to play with control, but also with accuracy, to be able to

:54:27. > :54:29.put Lin Dan under pressure. Coming tight to the net. It is not coming

:54:30. > :55:12.off for him, though. Taken with the sideways drift. I

:55:13. > :55:19.think it is essential that Srikanth Kidambi get a good start. Singles

:55:20. > :55:24.players usually prefer to play against the drift. In this scenario,

:55:25. > :55:29.Srikanth Kidambi is starting the better end of the court, cost them

:55:30. > :55:34.they can punch it through and make sure they get the shuttle to the

:55:35. > :55:42.back. Lin Dan on the near side has to be very careful about his lifts.

:55:43. > :55:55.He looks nervous, Srikanth Kidambi. He is trying to overplay his shots.

:55:56. > :55:59.He needs to keep the control. Lin Dan relies on his accuracy and

:56:00. > :56:02.technical skills around the court. He is so efficient with his movement

:56:03. > :56:05.and placement of the shuttle, so accurate. That makes it hard for the

:56:06. > :57:00.opponent to combat it. Such disguise and deception from Lin

:57:01. > :57:21.Dan. Wonderful racket skills. Just held the shuttle.

:57:22. > :57:34.He has pushed it wide. No male player from India has ever contested

:57:35. > :57:40.an Olympic badminton semifinal. Four years ago they had a bronze

:57:41. > :57:49.medallist in the women's singles. They have a player in the women's

:57:50. > :58:08.singles semifinals here. How did he get that back?

:58:09. > :58:16.It looked like he would challenge. Just asking for the court to be

:58:17. > :58:27.white. The control that he got on it. Unbelievable. Ten straight

:58:28. > :58:58.points now. Yes, inside the line. I thought it was.

:58:59. > :59:13.He is vastly experienced, Lin Dan. Only seven minutes of play, the

:59:14. > :59:27.mid-game interval. Not much from the coaches,

:59:28. > :59:37.understandably. Just keep doing what you are doing. On the other hand,

:59:38. > :59:47.Srikanth Kidambi's coach more than anything needs to calm him down.

:59:48. > :00:26.It has got to be pure nerves, hasn't it?

:00:27. > :00:48.Always dangerous to live to the Lin Dan forehand side. Cross called from

:00:49. > :00:54.his forehand. How do you get rid of the nerves, then? The trick at the

:00:55. > :01:04.moment, this is the worst possible start from his standpoint. I couple

:01:05. > :01:15.of hard smashes? What to do? Get a couple of hard smashes out and drive

:01:16. > :01:19.the shop a little bit. As we said earlier, in Dan he playing against

:01:20. > :01:24.the best so he has got the ability to wish a little harder and play to

:01:25. > :01:26.the back of the court. Has to try to play to the back of the court, and

:01:27. > :01:59.get some of those nerves out. That is wonderful control from Lin

:02:00. > :02:04.Dan. He has struggled to control this length of shots from this

:02:05. > :02:30.nearside of the court. No such problems at the moment.

:02:31. > :03:15.Hit the net cord. Seems to have stepped up the pace a bit since the

:03:16. > :03:18.interval. He's pressing a little bit more, and playing, and getting a bit

:03:19. > :03:50.more depth about his shots. That is going wide. He has taken

:03:51. > :04:00.another one. That was going out. Got out of the road of the shovel, too.

:04:01. > :04:07.-- shuttle. Srikanth seems to have just settled his nerves a little

:04:08. > :04:29.bit. Which is why he's in the running little more.

:04:30. > :04:47.Lin Dan is a man on a mission to create history. That's brilliant,

:04:48. > :04:57.absolutely brilliant. Another player who has won medals at three

:04:58. > :05:27.consecutive Olympics. In fact, we have had two players doing that.

:05:28. > :06:05.Very nervous looking shop, still, from Srikanth Kidambi. -- shot.

:06:06. > :06:32.That will help to give Srikanth confidence.

:06:33. > :06:48.That has dropped in, inside the line. Misjudgement from Lin Dan,

:06:49. > :06:49.now. Srikanth is getting in the rallies more, pressing more to the

:06:50. > :07:43.back of the court. Missed it. That was an opportunity.

:07:44. > :07:51.Just that little bit of tension in the arm, dragging the shuttle wide.

:07:52. > :08:01.And the 2- time Olympic champion is just to point away from this opening

:08:02. > :08:20.game. -- two points away. Make that one point away.

:08:21. > :08:36.And the opening game to the reigning Olympic champion, Lin Dan China.

:08:37. > :08:44.21-6, in just 16 minutes. Srikkanth did he has got to think, right,

:08:45. > :08:53.start again. -- Srikanth Kidambi. At the start of the second game. That

:08:54. > :09:00.is not what he had planned. It is absolutely vital that Srikanth

:09:01. > :09:02.Kidambi gets a better start to this second game, because Lin Dan is a

:09:03. > :09:33.terrific frontrunner. My goodness me! I think when the

:09:34. > :09:44.draw came out and people looked at it, and looked at the seeding, and

:09:45. > :09:53.then not been that wonderful match by Srikanth Kidambi in the round of

:09:54. > :09:57.16, we would be seeing Jorgensen against Lin Dan, and the Danish

:09:58. > :10:03.player has a terrific record against Lin Dan. And some people had thought

:10:04. > :10:07.that Lin Dan wouldn't even make the semifinal stage. It is amazing how

:10:08. > :10:12.different styles of different opponents suit other players,

:10:13. > :10:18.because Srikanth Kidambi deserved his win over Jorgensen, but he's

:10:19. > :10:28.been totally outclassed at the moment by Lin Dan.

:10:29. > :10:37.That is better from him, isn't it? It's being able to put pressure on

:10:38. > :10:46.Lin Dan, you have to take control of some points. That is what Kidambi

:10:47. > :10:52.needs to do. And that is very difficult when Europe and is so

:10:53. > :10:54.sharp and so accurate with his strokes, and replacement of the

:10:55. > :11:30.shot, but he took his there. Lin Dan has said that if he wins the

:11:31. > :11:41.Olympics again, he's going to add to his body art. He has got to win for

:11:42. > :11:52.us. That's right. -- got to win first.

:11:53. > :12:14.Yes, another look from Kidambi towards the sidelines. His backhand

:12:15. > :12:16.side, he wondered whether he needed to play the shot earlier in the

:12:17. > :12:34.rally. That one, perhaps. It is certainly a much better start

:12:35. > :12:41.my Kidambi. He has been in the rallies more in his second game. I

:12:42. > :12:47.was lucky enough to be in China when Srikanth Kidambi beat China in that

:12:48. > :12:51.final of the super series, and I thought he just played such a

:12:52. > :12:57.wonderfully attacking game. He was very positive throughout. Because he

:12:58. > :13:01.was the underdog. He is the underdog here as well, so in theory he

:13:02. > :13:05.doesn't have the pressure, but the pressure of playing in your first

:13:06. > :13:11.ever Olympic Games, in a quarterfinal, when you are so

:13:12. > :13:15.desperately close to medal matches, it builds up, with the Olympic

:13:16. > :13:22.Games. It is a lot of pressure in that situation. And also, Kidambi

:13:23. > :13:29.has taken a couple of matches from Lin Dan. He has got belief, but the

:13:30. > :13:33.expectation builds that he will play well and he will challenge, and if

:13:34. > :13:39.he doesn't get a good start then the nerves start to take over, but the

:13:40. > :13:49.second game, he has played a lot more definite shots, with that and a

:13:50. > :14:36.lot more attacking style. He is pumped up now.

:14:37. > :14:45.What a transformation from the opening game. So much for my theory

:14:46. > :14:50.that the singles players prefer playing from that side of the court.

:14:51. > :14:56.That has blown that. It is usually the case, to have the confidence to

:14:57. > :15:00.be able to play through the shuttle, when you are playing against the

:15:01. > :15:09.wind, and it didn't happen in the first set before him, but he has now

:15:10. > :15:14.upped the ante and is playing with more aggression in the second game,

:15:15. > :15:18.and as his nerves go away, he has done well to build up a good lead on

:15:19. > :15:26.Lin Dan, three points, but he needs to be so wary, because Lin Dan can

:15:27. > :15:33.pick up quick points even there, because he's so efficient with play.

:15:34. > :15:43.That goes down as a missed opportunity. Such efficiency in his

:15:44. > :15:50.play, with Lin Dan, and he has the ability to suddenly inject intensity

:15:51. > :15:55.and pace for four or five rallies, then backs off a bit, then does the

:15:56. > :16:00.same thing again so he builds up a three or four point lead every time

:16:01. > :16:05.he injects pace. At that is how he wins matches. It is not all

:16:06. > :16:12.intensity all the way through. It is pretty hard to be able to do that to

:16:13. > :16:16.keep that high standard, because you get tired, and you get errors

:16:17. > :16:20.coming, but you control the rallies and you bring that pace in, when you

:16:21. > :16:59.feel the time is right, makes him a very dangerous player.

:17:00. > :17:12.In my opinion he was forced into an error there. He knew Lin Dan was

:17:13. > :17:21.ready to pounce, he had to make it a perfect net shop.

:17:22. > :17:34.That is sensational. What a wonderful defensive shot from

:17:35. > :17:56.Srikanth Kidambi. Magnificent control on the shuttle.

:17:57. > :18:09.Good, fast movement to get into position. When you get into position

:18:10. > :18:10.at the back of the court, you have options, you can hit it straight or

:18:11. > :18:18.across. Well, well, well. This is becoming

:18:19. > :19:24.very interesting. Srikanth Kidambi with a 6-point

:19:25. > :19:25.advantage going into the interval. What a transformation from the

:19:26. > :20:10.opening game. We will have to have a word with

:20:11. > :20:16.him, he is a softly spoken man, we want to hear what he is saying!

:20:17. > :20:21.Could not quite catch that! I should think it is, keep doing what you are

:20:22. > :20:29.doing. Keep playing the way you are playing, keep the confidence up. He

:20:30. > :20:46.is playing some quality shots. Cannot afford those errors, though.

:20:47. > :20:58.He disguise on the return of serve. What shot is he expecting him to

:20:59. > :20:59.reply with? Surely a straight net shop is obvious, he was nowhere near

:21:00. > :21:20.it. That was great. He is really

:21:21. > :21:21.starting to be able to play with confidence, spread the shuttle from

:21:22. > :21:44.one corner to the other. That is short. Clever play from Lin

:21:45. > :21:49.Dan. You have got to expect the smash. You are vulnerable to the

:21:50. > :23:01.drop shot. Working Lin Dan at the back of the

:23:02. > :23:04.court before going for the winner. Much more patient play from Srikanth

:23:05. > :23:21.Kidambi. They are getting very animated.

:23:22. > :23:28.Spreading from one side to the other. You can see what he is

:23:29. > :23:47.expressing. It is right into the corner, that

:23:48. > :24:09.was casually left by Lin Dan. A complete error in judgment.

:24:10. > :24:34.I thought it was worth a challenge. I think the line judge made the

:24:35. > :25:11.right call. The instant review in operation.

:25:12. > :25:24.The Indian fans here are getting more and more animated. More and

:25:25. > :26:25.more vocal. There is no doubt he has had a

:26:26. > :26:30.remarkable career, Lin Dan. At least one final every year for 16

:26:31. > :26:31.consecutive years. At least one title every year for 15 consecutive

:26:32. > :26:45.years. But he is in trouble here. We are almost certainly going to be

:26:46. > :26:52.treated to a third and deciding game.

:26:53. > :27:11.Game point opportunities for Srikanth Kidambi.

:27:12. > :27:16.He was not far away. There was a big gap down the backhand side of Lin

:27:17. > :27:35.Dan. Second game point opportunity, and

:27:36. > :27:44.the second game goes to Srikanth Kidambi.

:27:45. > :27:56.21-11 confirms the Indonesian. 1-1 in games. We will be treated to a

:27:57. > :28:23.third and deciding game. I suspect the start to this deciding

:28:24. > :28:31.game is crucial. It will be, for both players to get their confidence

:28:32. > :28:37.leading in. Srikanth Kidambi playing a lot more effective with his

:28:38. > :28:41.placement around the court. Interesting to see if the change of

:28:42. > :28:49.ends will have an effect again, but both players are right into their

:28:50. > :28:58.stride. Lin Dan with the first two points. It will give him some

:28:59. > :29:05.confidence. We did not really see the injection of pace from Lin Dan

:29:06. > :29:07.in that second game. The little burst for three or four rallies at a

:29:08. > :29:27.time. Just a half smash. That's clever

:29:28. > :30:10.from Lin Dan. He did well to dig himself out of

:30:11. > :30:15.trouble there, Srikanth Kidambi. He looked down at the line before

:30:16. > :30:16.hitting the shuttle, wasn't sure whether he should be playing it, or

:30:17. > :30:29.not. Listen to the fans. What an

:30:30. > :31:16.atmosphere. That has pulled just wide. There is

:31:17. > :31:28.a challenge here from Lin Dan. It's his first challenge of the match. It

:31:29. > :31:34.was desperately close. When you look at it from there, it was out,

:31:35. > :32:31.surely. It is where the shuttle first lands.

:32:32. > :34:03.In my opinion, I think Lin Dan is being more aggressive in his style,

:34:04. > :34:06.not necessarily when he half smash as part when the shot is going down

:34:07. > :34:36.in a downward direction. That has counteracted the attacking

:34:37. > :34:40.angle from Kidambi. He is playing some superb strokes. He's getting in

:34:41. > :34:43.a good position now, and playing confidently to the corners of the

:34:44. > :34:53.court, and really stretching Lin Dan. Lovely, that, crosscourt. And

:34:54. > :35:35.he goes back to the same side more than once. The double backhand.

:35:36. > :35:50.CHEERING In years gone by, I think from that

:35:51. > :35:58.shot from Lin Dan there would have been a big leap in the air, and an

:35:59. > :36:09.explosive sort of smash. It is still an efficient move, but I still don't

:36:10. > :36:15.think he has got quite the... Of course, now, the tension is now

:36:16. > :36:24.starting to build for both players. They are being definite about their

:36:25. > :36:30.play. That is a great lift. Great skills, wonderful control around the

:36:31. > :36:49.front court from Kidambi. He has done well. He's back level.

:36:50. > :36:55.Is the difficulty, isn't it, of playing at such intensity for such a

:36:56. > :37:21.long time, keeping your concentration.

:37:22. > :37:30.Unbelievable, that shot! My goodness me, didn't Srikanth Kidambi deserved

:37:31. > :37:37.the rally? Because he was dictating the pace throughout, and Lin Dan was

:37:38. > :37:52.sent the wrong direction couple of times. Look at that. Just having to

:37:53. > :38:11.play reactive badminton. Great shot biker Danby. -- by Kidambi.

:38:12. > :38:18.Kidambi is certainly playing some sharp net play, getting in early,

:38:19. > :38:22.playing it nice and tight. That last one was a little bit lucky because

:38:23. > :38:32.it hit the top of the tape and went over. One of his favourite shots,

:38:33. > :39:02.Lin Dan. He wasn't missing any of those in

:39:03. > :39:14.the opening game, Lin Dan. Now, a little bit wary of playing back to

:39:15. > :39:26.the net. One game all, 8-8. Going with the drift. He was 1-0 up in the

:39:27. > :39:30.opening game, Srikanth Kidambi and that was, until now, the only time

:39:31. > :39:39.he has been in the lead in this match.

:39:40. > :40:04.Yeah, Lin Dan, more and more looking to me like a worried man. Just don't

:40:05. > :40:10.think he has the physical capabilities that he used to have,

:40:11. > :40:18.of taking the shuttle early, the explosive movement. Extraordinary

:40:19. > :40:25.crosscourt smash. This is what Kidambi is doing well, just placing

:40:26. > :40:29.the shot to the corners effectively. Yes, and that wonderful smash means

:40:30. > :40:38.that he changes ends in this third and deciding game with the

:40:39. > :40:51.advantage, a 3-point advantage, the number nine seed, Srikanth Kidambi.

:40:52. > :41:02.And what has Lin Dan got left? He didn't seem to like what his coach

:41:03. > :41:05.said there, did he?! A fair bit of attention out there. He's under a

:41:06. > :41:13.lot of pressure. -- tension out there. It was a great start he had

:41:14. > :41:24.in the opening game. He rushed into that 12-1 lead, and then Kidambi in

:41:25. > :41:29.that second game, he got those nerves out, a play to the four

:41:30. > :41:33.corners of the court, started to direct the play, and now he's in a

:41:34. > :41:44.great position. Still lots of work to do.

:41:45. > :41:50.Does Srikanth Kidambi have the nerves to see this through? The

:41:51. > :42:05.closer he gets to the finish line, the more he may start realising the

:42:06. > :42:33.enormity of what he could achieve. Just brilliant defence from Lin Dan.

:42:34. > :42:47.Just indicating to the umpire that this hasn't been mopped up properly.

:42:48. > :43:44.The last thing you want is players slipping over and being injured.

:43:45. > :43:54.Well, he bided his time, Lin Dan, until the opportunity to attack. He

:43:55. > :44:06.was under severe pressure in the early stages of that rally. The

:44:07. > :44:11.danger, playing to the Lin Dan forehand corner. He is challenging

:44:12. > :44:17.the front court, he is playing some very tight-knit shots and returning

:44:18. > :44:22.again and again with some very high quality shots to the front court.

:44:23. > :44:29.He's playing with a lot of confidence. Let's see if he can hold

:44:30. > :44:58.his nerve. Good flick serve. Well, this man has grown in

:44:59. > :44:59.confidence on his net play, and in contrast, Lin Dan is looking more

:45:00. > :45:37.and more tentative. Well played. There is a good reason

:45:38. > :45:42.why Lin Dan has one to Olympic medals and five goal puddles at

:45:43. > :45:49.World Championships. He is a class act. He knows that it is coming to

:45:50. > :46:18.crunch time. Look at the movement of the racket

:46:19. > :46:26.before he played the shop. Good net play. Even better lift.

:46:27. > :47:10.Just long. Is there a challenge here from Srikanth Kidambi? Yes indeed.

:47:11. > :47:15.I think that might have caught the line. I think you might be right, so

:47:16. > :47:43.close. This is crucial. Just one challenge remaining for

:47:44. > :47:59.both players in this third and deciding game.

:48:00. > :48:15.There was a 3-point advantage at the change of ends, then your opponent

:48:16. > :48:20.comes back, there is a tendency to have a panic, that he was calm in

:48:21. > :48:27.that rally. Controlling the tension. He backed himself. He kept it tight.

:48:28. > :48:40.He hung in there, waiting for the opportunity.

:48:41. > :48:48.The shuttle bouncing off the top of the tape, landing wide. I suspect

:48:49. > :48:57.the smash would have gone wide anyway. This is where experience

:48:58. > :49:06.will have its distinct advantages. A tight situation like this. This

:49:07. > :49:37.match poised. In exactly one hour of play.

:49:38. > :49:45.It is difficult now, the cost Lin Dan has come back, he has more

:49:46. > :49:51.confidence. You can feel the momentum has gone his way. It is how

:49:52. > :50:02.Srikanth Kidambi can counter that situation. Everything is going

:50:03. > :50:04.against him now with the momentum. This man has won seven of the last

:50:05. > :50:27.nine points, Lin Dan. Srikanth Kidambi's delight quite

:50:28. > :51:16.obvious. He knows each and every point is so precious.

:51:17. > :51:22.Superb anticipation, taking it nice and high. Stepping into the shuttle.

:51:23. > :51:44.Well disguised. Look at the reaction the point from

:51:45. > :52:48.Srikanth Kidambi. Urging himself on. Problems starting for Srikanth

:52:49. > :52:51.Kidambi with the short list, but he was forced into it because of the

:52:52. > :52:58.quality of the net shot from this man. The short list. He was always

:52:59. > :53:49.in trouble after that. It has gone wide. Two points away

:53:50. > :54:05.for the two-time defending champion. From the semifinal.

:54:06. > :54:12.Defiance from Srikanth Kidambi. A clear message that he is not done

:54:13. > :54:56.yet. Who has got the nerve? Who can make

:54:57. > :55:22.it count? He just rushed it, Srikanth Kidambi.

:55:23. > :55:23.It means that the reigning champion Lin Dan has three match point of

:55:24. > :56:38.that unity is. He has done it. The delightful the

:56:39. > :56:46.defending champion Lin Dan of China. He was made to fight all the way.

:56:47. > :56:53.After a nervous opening game from Srikanth Kidambi, he found his form,

:56:54. > :57:02.he settled, and he pushed the two-time Olympic champion all the

:57:03. > :57:10.way. 21-18 in the deciding game, coming from a 3-point deficit at the

:57:11. > :57:14.change of ends. As I said earlier, there is a reason why Lin Dan has

:57:15. > :57:20.one to Olympic got medals and five Olympic championship old models. He

:57:21. > :57:22.is a class act and he showed it again today. This was the final

:57:23. > :57:34.rally. It landed well inside the backline.

:57:35. > :57:39.The Chinese coaches celebrate, because they know that was a real

:57:40. > :57:50.test for Lin Dan. That was a scare for the twice

:57:51. > :57:56.Olympic champion Lin Dan. But he is safely through to the semifinals of

:57:57. > :58:03.the men's singles. It will be a rerun of the 20th of final against

:58:04. > :58:18.Lee Chong Wei in a couple of days. We will keep you abreast of Rajiv

:58:19. > :58:23.Ouseph's match this afternoon. We will go to the golf shortly, Charley

:58:24. > :58:28.Hull is going for Great Britain. We have had some news on the course, it

:58:29. > :58:33.is not just the players who are causing based, we will have some

:58:34. > :58:38.wildlife news. But before we have had a rousing welcome. I told you

:58:39. > :58:43.about the fact that the fans come in from down there, they were in here

:58:44. > :58:50.from 8am, but they have arranged a party. The volunteers are welcoming

:58:51. > :58:56.everybody, so it is only right we get involved. Here is my window,

:58:57. > :59:09.after this lady goes through. I will see you on the other side, let's go!

:59:10. > :59:17.They just make you feel good, they know how to make you feel good. That

:59:18. > :59:22.was special. Everybody gets a flavour of that when they come in.

:59:23. > :59:27.Thank you, volunteers, they are doing a great job. In five days we

:59:28. > :59:37.will say goodbye. Wipe away the tears. Some equestrian to be dealt

:59:38. > :59:41.with. The Great Britain team there, the team honours may have come and

:59:42. > :59:47.gone, but there are still some individual medals to be decided,

:59:48. > :59:52.Edgar did use today? Yes, today is when the team medals are decided and

:59:53. > :59:55.handed out, but after yesterday Great Britain are not in the

:59:56. > :00:00.competition. We have a couple of riders going today. We were supposed

:00:01. > :00:04.to have three hoping to get individual medals, but Michael

:00:05. > :00:11.Whitaker's force had to be taken to the vet last night, it was showing

:00:12. > :00:15.signs of colic. We do have Nick Skelton and Ben Maher competing

:00:16. > :00:20.today for individual honours whilst everybody else is competing for team

:00:21. > :00:25.honours. This course is absolutely huge, there is no fence, which is

:00:26. > :00:31.under one metre 60, and no offence under one metres 60 wide as well. It

:00:32. > :00:36.goes up to two metres. They are big fences and the distances are tight,

:00:37. > :00:43.it is very technical. Nick Skelton was first, let's see how he got on.

:00:44. > :00:50.Nick Skelton, so I'm lucky not to win an individual to add to that

:00:51. > :00:56.team medal in London. Took a long time to come back after injury. He

:00:57. > :00:59.has jumped brilliantly, such an unlucky four faults which they

:01:00. > :01:04.appealed in the team round yesterday and when they look back on the

:01:05. > :01:12.plaster seemed they can just see the heels of the actual shoe, so they

:01:13. > :01:18.didn't change the four faults. He wants a clear round now. Can they

:01:19. > :01:20.come to their real best and put Britain still in with a chance of an

:01:21. > :01:41.individual? Nick just having an extra stride but

:01:42. > :01:53.safely clear over the double planks. He was desperately unlucky with the

:01:54. > :01:56.water yesterday. No water today. I don't think it will be the end of

:01:57. > :02:00.the world. The other horses have not been jumping them. He has cleared

:02:01. > :02:18.that one. Difficult line! Just caught the middle part. Just

:02:19. > :02:19.got to jump this last fence. He's going to get a time faults, I'm

:02:20. > :02:32.sure. He gets that time fault, it is five

:02:33. > :02:41.to add and Nick Skelton goes on to a score of 13. The other on a score of

:02:42. > :02:48.13 at the moment is Luciano and Fit for Fund. Nick Skelton jumped a

:02:49. > :02:52.brilliant round here, just couldn't quite release the back-end of the

:02:53. > :02:56.combination. The way this is going, he has every chance of getting into

:02:57. > :03:01.the individual final. We've seen so many big scores, the five faults he

:03:02. > :03:04.had today might be OK. The horse is jumping brilliantly but as we've

:03:05. > :03:08.seen, there is such a fine line between a clear round and something

:03:09. > :03:17.that becomes much more costly. He jumped great, I'm happy with the way

:03:18. > :03:22.he jumped. He may be caught the combination a bit deeper but he came

:03:23. > :03:28.off that so well. Fingers crossed, if I get in then we start on zero

:03:29. > :03:36.which is a different ball game. It's a good course today, it's decent.

:03:37. > :03:39.But he's jumping great. I don't feel like he's not jumping well, he's

:03:40. > :03:46.jumping amazingly well, so good luck. The time is tight. I don't

:03:47. > :03:52.think anyone has been missing it so far, do you think they will take a

:03:53. > :04:00.look at that? They have to do it within three horses. Vydra accent

:04:01. > :04:07.the situation? Yes, five millimetres on it, that was close. But then

:04:08. > :04:09.again, it was in, so... . -- did you accept the situation.

:04:10. > :04:24.Ben Maher, the second and final individual for Great Britain, Tic

:04:25. > :04:34.Tac, owned by Jane Clarke, very good owner for Ben and then inexact to

:04:35. > :04:39.the same position as Nick Skelton. It is a clear round that I would

:04:40. > :04:41.suggest would guarantee them an individual place, anything more than

:04:42. > :04:45.that and they will have to keep their fingers crossed, fight their

:04:46. > :04:50.fingernails to see whether they make it. If they do, Britain still in

:04:51. > :04:51.with a chance of medals. Their scores back to zero on that final

:04:52. > :05:02.day. Ben has had two fences down so far

:05:03. > :05:11.this week and they have both just been back rails of oxers.

:05:12. > :05:24.Ben has come out fighting today, he means business. I don't think the

:05:25. > :05:31.time is too much to worry about. If he can just get round, leaving the

:05:32. > :05:39.fences up. He's got that very wide oxer to finish with, 180 wide. That

:05:40. > :05:50.back rail out of the way. This combination coming up.

:05:51. > :06:02.He adds a stride to this last fence. It's a really big oxer. He's done

:06:03. > :06:06.it! What a round. It is the one time penalty. No one has got inside the

:06:07. > :06:12.time and it is our first clear round. Ben Maher and Tic-Tac move on

:06:13. > :06:19.to the best individual score so far, of nine. That will get him through.

:06:20. > :06:23.Terrific riding, there. You see him coming out the top of the planks,

:06:24. > :06:28.Ben using all his strength and experience. He had to sit up and

:06:29. > :06:32.hold Tic-Tac together. The time fault is irrelevant, there are no

:06:33. > :06:35.horses jumping this track easily. That will almost certainly guarantee

:06:36. > :06:43.him. That was a lovely round, just one

:06:44. > :06:47.time penalty, but no one has been within the time. You must be

:06:48. > :06:51.delighted with Tic-Tac? Yes coming he was fantastic. We had a few

:06:52. > :06:55.changes between yesterday and today and studied the videos and yesterday

:06:56. > :06:58.was an unfortunate mistake but he rode a little different today and

:06:59. > :07:04.these are big jumps and we're very happy with how today has finished

:07:05. > :07:09.up. I was just saying to Nick we're hoping you do things in the opposite

:07:10. > :07:13.way, you seem to be getting better as the competition goes on and some

:07:14. > :07:18.people are making hard work of this and you must be reasonably confident

:07:19. > :07:23.that tomorrow is game on again. Absolutely, we came here for the

:07:24. > :07:27.team primarily and today Michael wouldn't have been able to jump and

:07:28. > :07:31.John had a problem, things just haven't gone our way but I think

:07:32. > :07:36.Nick should make it and I'm hopeful I should make it for Friday now. We

:07:37. > :07:41.have a 24, 48 hour period to recover and get the horses feeling good and

:07:42. > :07:47.if Tic-Tac jumps like you did today, I'm pretty confident we can try and

:07:48. > :07:52.redeem ourselves on Friday. Why Nick and then don't quite know at this

:07:53. > :07:57.stage is because the competition continues, as you can see behind me.

:07:58. > :08:01.We really have to keep our fingers crossed for both of our riders.

:08:02. > :08:05.Don't be disillusioned with the fact that Team GB are not in the team

:08:06. > :08:13.competition because we still have a great day of sport here at the

:08:14. > :08:17.Deodoro. There are currently four teams on zero, Germany, Brazil, the

:08:18. > :08:21.Netherlands and the USA. Three of those teams only have three riders,

:08:22. > :08:23.so the pressure is really on. You can see all that on the BBC button

:08:24. > :08:30.or the BBC Sport app. So many ways to keep across it. The

:08:31. > :08:35.British riders seemingly determined to come away from here with a

:08:36. > :08:40.jumping medal. It's so lovely to see the horses and their riders in

:08:41. > :08:43.harmony. Living beasts that come together to make wonderful motion

:08:44. > :08:50.and movement. Down at the golf we have seen a different kind of

:08:51. > :08:53.wildlife. We told you about the women's tournament, the first one in

:08:54. > :09:00.100 years. I don't think they plan this but down at the course, we have

:09:01. > :09:07.a crocodile and a capybara going head-to-head! Who wins? We were let

:09:08. > :09:10.you know, in that face off. Sometimes you just don't want to get

:09:11. > :09:15.involved with nature. It's not just that conditions and the course that

:09:16. > :09:20.the golfers have to content with, they have got wildlife as well. Yes,

:09:21. > :09:25.danger lurks out on this course and it's not just the bunkers to content

:09:26. > :09:30.with, there are alligators, as we've just seen, in the water. Charley

:09:31. > :09:33.Hull just about to set off on her first round of these Olympic Games,

:09:34. > :09:38.there she is on the tea, just being introduced to the crowd. That is

:09:39. > :09:43.Lydia Ko, the world number one, 19 years old, the youngest world number

:09:44. > :09:50.one in the women's game and the youngest major winner in the women's

:09:51. > :09:56.game. Anna Nordqvist also up there, a stole what of the Solheim Cup. A

:09:57. > :09:59.major winner herself. There is Charley Hull. She walked past me,

:10:00. > :10:05.smiling and looking incredibly relaxed. This is the last group of

:10:06. > :10:09.the data go down here at the Maribor in the reserve and all eyes will be

:10:10. > :10:14.on Charley Hull and Lydia Ko and Alan Nordqvist as they go out in the

:10:15. > :10:21.last round of the day. Charley Hull pushed Lydia Ko, the world number

:10:22. > :10:26.one, all the way around the AMA Inspiration, one of the majors in

:10:27. > :10:30.the women's game, in May, so if Charley Hull finds her game today we

:10:31. > :10:35.could be in for an interesting battle in this final group. The

:10:36. > :10:40.leaders at the moment well into the back nine, Denmark's Nicole Broch

:10:41. > :10:46.Larsen and Candy Kung of Chinese Taipei. She is also on four under.

:10:47. > :10:50.Charley Hull's Great Britain team-mate Catriona Matthew is also

:10:51. > :10:54.into her back nine and she is on the 13th at the moment. She double

:10:55. > :10:57.bogeyed the third budgie has gradually been pegging back those

:10:58. > :11:03.drop shots, she is now three shots off the lead on one under par going

:11:04. > :11:06.through 12 and under 13. Catriona Matthew actually going pretty well

:11:07. > :11:10.in the conditions here but the Koreans are the one to watch over

:11:11. > :11:16.the course of the next few days. They have five players in the top

:11:17. > :11:21.ten of the women's game. For example here competing to win this first

:11:22. > :11:27.women's golf Olympic title in the 116 years since golf was last at the

:11:28. > :11:31.Olympics. The Koreans are really the ones to watch. Watch out for the

:11:32. > :11:35.Americans as well, great depth of experience in their team. Also the

:11:36. > :11:40.Chinese coming through as well, as Anna Nordqvist knocks off her drive

:11:41. > :11:44.down the first. She seems pretty pleased with that, but Charley Hull

:11:45. > :11:49.and Catriona Matthew both have their work cut out, both of them way down

:11:50. > :11:53.the world standings, Charley Hull at 27 and Catriona Matthew at 46. There

:11:54. > :11:56.is really great form in the women's game coming into this. The top

:11:57. > :12:02.players in the world are here were five of the world's top ten men

:12:03. > :12:07.decided to stay away over concerns over the Zika virus, all of the best

:12:08. > :12:08.women in the world, barring a couple of absentees, are here. Here is

:12:09. > :12:24.Charley Hull. Charley Hull looking pretty pleased

:12:25. > :12:28.with that. She picks up her tee Wigley and she will be heading off

:12:29. > :12:33.down the fairway, avoiding the bunker down the right. Charley

:12:34. > :12:38.Hull's Olympic challenges under way. Cable and satellite viewers press

:12:39. > :12:42.your red button now. For the rest of the UK it is on the BBC Sport app.

:12:43. > :12:57.Thank you very much, Kat. We have some handball for you now because

:12:58. > :13:01.Brazil, the host nation, are taking on the world and Olympic champions

:13:02. > :13:05.France, here at the Lindegaard. Brazil have done all right in

:13:06. > :13:09.getting to the quarterfinals, they beat the bronze medallists from the

:13:10. > :13:16.Worlds last year, Poland, in the group stages. Here is how the

:13:17. > :13:20.quarterfinals are looking. It was -- did going to be aptly packed in the

:13:21. > :13:24.Future Arena, so much so that we got to get down there. We've got

:13:25. > :13:34.ourselves a mobility scooter... I'm not sure if these ladies will have

:13:35. > :13:40.room for a wide derriere like mine! We're a little bit heavy now but

:13:41. > :13:44.your commentators down at the Future Arena are Aaron Murphy and Jack

:13:45. > :13:48.Nicklaus. Not sure what the Portuguese for drive is, but I think

:13:49. > :13:50.we're on our way. Over to the Future Arena. Quicker, quicker! We've

:13:51. > :14:02.stopped! Here's the handball. WHISTLE

:14:03. > :14:06.COMMENTATOR: They are under way. In the next 15 minutes hopefully we

:14:07. > :14:11.will find out who's going to progress through to the Olympic

:14:12. > :14:13.semifinal. Brazil in the green, playing from right-to-left, France

:14:14. > :14:20.in the white and playing from left to right. We could go into extra

:14:21. > :14:28.time for a penalty shoot out. As we have to have a winner today. A very

:14:29. > :14:36.even first half. It is Brazil who take the Vantage in the second half,

:14:37. > :14:41.a goal from Toledo. Goodspeed. A little flat-footed from France to

:14:42. > :14:42.come out in the second half. He has been magnificent, absolutely

:14:43. > :14:55.sublime. That is his fourth goal of the

:14:56. > :15:06.contest after Toledo gave the Brazilians out one goal lead. Never

:15:07. > :15:15.14, the Santos, the captain. Most Brazilian players play in Spain for

:15:16. > :15:26.their clubs. The silver. Trying to fight his way through. Santos took

:15:27. > :15:32.four goals in the first half. Combining for ten, the catalyst for

:15:33. > :15:39.dream Brazil in the first 30 minutes -- 14.

:15:40. > :15:44.Powered into the bottom left from Dos Santos. Brazil to extend their

:15:45. > :15:52.margin to one again. They are on the front foot just now

:15:53. > :15:56.in the scoring pattern in the second half.

:15:57. > :16:15.A change of goalkeeper as Gerard comes in.

:16:16. > :16:21.Blazed over by Da Silva but that will give the full -- the just

:16:22. > :16:26.France and will give them the opportunity to move in front. Gerard

:16:27. > :16:32.comes into play in the French net on his first Olympics, place from

:16:33. > :16:35.Montpelier. Probably to shake the team up after a sluggish start,

:16:36. > :16:44.there's nothing he has done wrong in the French net. Taking the

:16:45. > :16:52.opportunity for Franz -- note taking the opportunity. -- note taking.

:16:53. > :16:57.Probably one of the most dangerous place for France on this six metre

:16:58. > :17:01.line. You can see he had enough after Arsenal -- slow start for team

:17:02. > :17:17.France, powering back, he is a wrecking ball. 220 L BS -- 220lbs of

:17:18. > :17:24.muscle. Da Silva trying to figure out where to go.

:17:25. > :17:38.Dos Santos trying to turn, but stopped by Louvre Carol Battut --

:17:39. > :17:42.Karabatic. You'd be done by dust down to us, waiting until he was

:17:43. > :17:50.lower to release the ball. This is no mean feat for Dos Santos,

:17:51. > :17:54.shooting over the Karabatic brothers, 6-foot six and six foot

:17:55. > :17:58.eight, two big players suffering to get the shot away he did well. Free

:17:59. > :18:14.throw to Brazil. Immediately wrestled. The legal finds the back

:18:15. > :18:17.of the net. Those Brazil level. They're trying to get this arena

:18:18. > :18:30.rocking and trying to carry them through, France are dangerous side.

:18:31. > :18:42.We go a little bit of the hind Karabatic but gets his arm to it. In

:18:43. > :18:50.off the post. Santos unable to stop it, from a one goal up again. -- and

:18:51. > :18:59.France are. A dummy and sidestep away. Fifth goal for Narcisse, he

:19:00. > :19:02.has been magnificent. Looks like we have a goal-tending change for

:19:03. > :19:14.Brazil as well. Almeida will come in.

:19:15. > :19:18.A nice attempt on the turn from Da Silva but blocked as he gets to the

:19:19. > :19:32.six metre line. Da Silva, the Lidl looking to get

:19:33. > :19:39.the low shot. Both around and it is two minutes for Carol Battut. The

:19:40. > :19:42.Carol Battut -- for Karabatic. Karabatic was really trying to put

:19:43. > :19:46.pressure on the shooters and that was a dummy on the Lido but

:19:47. > :19:58.Karabatic, he is a big man and when he drags you down like that it will

:19:59. > :20:04.sting. The Lido -- Toledo appears to be OK. For the next two minutes

:20:05. > :20:07.France ten to six players. They want to make everything very difficult

:20:08. > :20:14.for Brazil and they feel they have the deeper bent and it is a tough

:20:15. > :20:23.they can run away from Brazil a bit. It is through the legs of Gerard.

:20:24. > :20:29.And Brazil are level again from Dos Santos. If you're going to make an

:20:30. > :20:33.update of the two-time Olympic champions you need your captain to

:20:34. > :20:38.play well and Dos Santos with his sixth goal of the game is absolutely

:20:39. > :20:46.leading from the front and exploiting. It is saved by Almeida.

:20:47. > :21:00.And Almeida is down and potentially winded. It is so high door again --

:21:01. > :21:06.back to the Santos and the captain exploiting, he knows they have a man

:21:07. > :21:13.advantage with the big man on the penalty seat, situation all again,

:21:14. > :21:21.Almeida came off the bench and that is an enormous save to keep this at

:21:22. > :21:25.20-20. Almeida is back on his feet. That swings the impetus back to

:21:26. > :21:31.Brazil. If they can score next and take the lead and keep on the

:21:32. > :21:46.positive side of the goals. A little dummy and into the back of

:21:47. > :21:53.the net. Another goal from the captain. Cheering crowd on. Again,

:21:54. > :22:01.dummy here, takes out two French players who crash into each other.

:22:02. > :22:09.That is the first time we've seen him look like he couldn't be by the

:22:10. > :22:15.dummy, the captain putting in and using all of the tools to catch him

:22:16. > :22:21.out. Levelling it up for the French, who have 20 seconds remaining before

:22:22. > :22:26.they can come back to fill the ring. -- back to full strength.

:22:27. > :22:49.Intercepted. They are taking their time as they

:22:50. > :22:58.get ready with nurses coming on -- Narcisse. Now the pace builds.

:22:59. > :23:04.Karabatic Knox is in. France are one up. David is a megabits disappointed

:23:05. > :23:05.on the defensive acts back to but Dos Santos comes back and put a

:23:06. > :23:34.dagger in. Eight minutes gone in this second

:23:35. > :23:39.half. Brazil 21, France 22. Dos Santos decides there is better

:23:40. > :23:47.options. And they scored again, Brazil back level. When they were

:23:48. > :23:50.down in the first half as he rattled off three straight goals to get them

:23:51. > :23:55.back, here he keeps them in touch again. Surprise we spoke about

:23:56. > :24:02.trying to get their top goal-scorer into the game but it has been taken

:24:03. > :24:07.on by Brazil and the captain keeping them in this quarterfinal number

:24:08. > :24:17.one. Given the Guptill or try to get a handle on the ball. France still

:24:18. > :24:21.in possession. He has two gold medals in his trophy cabinet and

:24:22. > :24:24.that is the experience and difference on that sub spends four

:24:25. > :24:36.fronts. It could be a factor with five minutes to go. Karabatic on his

:24:37. > :24:40.face inside the diva. A little flick up and Dos Santos tried to bring it

:24:41. > :24:47.down and got him in the legs. Still found the back of the net. A nice

:24:48. > :24:51.flick pass by Narcisse. He goes down hard and has a black Guy underneath

:24:52. > :24:55.his right eye, he is made tough stuff, very imposing figures for

:24:56. > :25:00.team France, even hitting the court at high speeds does not seem to faze

:25:01. > :25:06.the big man. He had the referee's feet as well. Nine minutes gone, the

:25:07. > :25:10.clock stopped so they can clear up the mess.

:25:11. > :25:38.Porte finds the gap between the Brazilian defenders. 22-22. --

:25:39. > :25:53.23-22. Some changes of personnel for the Brazilians. The Lido in at right

:25:54. > :26:00.back. -- Toledo. Lang Gara at left back.

:26:01. > :26:14.Lasered into Toledo. Toledo tumbled towards the six metre line. I'm more

:26:15. > :26:18.surprised to see another 24 fronts, if you want to get the six metre

:26:19. > :26:26.line you've got to go through the Karabatic brothers, no easy task.

:26:27. > :26:32.Still goes, but Brazil need to get this game quickly. They've got that

:26:33. > :26:44.many passes before they shoot and they do and it is saved. Now France

:26:45. > :26:54.can come away with it. Karabatic same calm down, slow it down. Suarez

:26:55. > :27:00.once again in the face of Karabatic. A lovely ball inside. It is of the

:27:01. > :27:06.bar, beautiful passing play by the French. Carlo Canna converted. Now

:27:07. > :27:14.Brazil come forward to try and draw level.

:27:15. > :27:20.We need another clean-up operation on the court that they will be

:27:21. > :27:26.frustrated with that one. How can we proceed on the first step? Trying to

:27:27. > :27:30.get the six metre area and the only thing stopping them was the woodwork

:27:31. > :27:35.but a magnificent sequence. Interesting you mentioned Karabatic

:27:36. > :27:37.said Condie because if they are burning like that, Brazil with the

:27:38. > :27:43.fist pump and crowd behind them, it gives them that catch France on the

:27:44. > :27:47.flatfoot is they did start the second half. Karabatic wants to

:27:48. > :27:55.settle down and get back to the French game plan.

:27:56. > :28:02.The Lido -- Toledo on the wing and it is given against him for the

:28:03. > :28:12.French come forward. The whistle goes before the shot is

:28:13. > :28:40.taken, it will be a free throw. Another goal and France with a

:28:41. > :28:48.2-goal advantage for the first time in the half. Luckily he got hit in

:28:49. > :28:52.the face by an offering from the right arm of the sovereign and

:28:53. > :28:54.Almeida will looks OK, nothing he could do for that fifth goal of the

:28:55. > :29:09.game by Salhi no. Toledo feeds it in. Broke down as he

:29:10. > :29:17.tried to turn. -- brought down. Bit of attention from Karabatic. It is

:29:18. > :29:22.amazing the way he defence, he is such a big man. No way around him

:29:23. > :29:26.and when he wrapped his arms around you, battling on the line he will

:29:27. > :29:31.have bumps on the bruises, they will be ice packs and physiotherapy after

:29:32. > :29:36.this game but he has been brave for Brazil and a big reason why they are

:29:37. > :29:45.in this contest against the two-time defending Olympic gold-medal lists,

:29:46. > :29:56.France. Takes it into the silver. -- da Silva.

:29:57. > :30:04.It was already gone. Did well to wriggle through the French defence.

:30:05. > :30:18.It is so compact and tight back there. The shirt being pulled by

:30:19. > :30:28.Karabatic. Brazil still with possession. There is Toledo. A

:30:29. > :30:34.little fumble. He will just about hold onto it but they must get on

:30:35. > :30:44.with it soon. France intercept it and France can break. The gap

:30:45. > :30:59.extends to three goals, a couple of opportunities gone for Brazil.

:31:00. > :31:18.A yellow card here. He sat down, not really doing anything by the looks

:31:19. > :31:29.of things. Must have had some sort of this agreement. No, it is

:31:30. > :31:35.Sebastien who has been given the yellow card, which is the doctor.

:31:36. > :31:39.Not sure what that was all about. Oh! Brazil lose possession again,

:31:40. > :31:44.France don't feel the need to go forward too quickly, but now they've

:31:45. > :31:49.started to pick up the pace. A goal here would give them their biggest

:31:50. > :32:05.margin of the match so far. Oh! It is off the bar. Dealt with by

:32:06. > :32:09.Brazil, it was Adrien Dipanda coming in. They did everything right, just

:32:10. > :32:20.unlike you do hit the woodwork. France win possession back. Brazil

:32:21. > :32:38.give it away. Qarabag -- Karabatic... The French change

:32:39. > :32:43.some players around. That in unit even that Brazil had is just

:32:44. > :32:48.starting to slip away, quite a few errors on turnovers in the opening

:32:49. > :32:55.15 minutes of this second half. WHISTLE

:32:56. > :33:04.'S third penalty in two minutes. I think it is Pozzer who has been

:33:05. > :33:10.given the two minutes. I think some of the Brazilian players are running

:33:11. > :33:16.on empty. Pozzer has been huge for Brazil but here he is just running

:33:17. > :33:20.out of ideas against Karabatic. For Brazil some of the guys have been

:33:21. > :33:30.heavily leaned upon, maybe they're running out of gas a bit. To extend

:33:31. > :33:34.the lead... Tax it into the bottom left and with 15 minutes to go,

:33:35. > :33:43.France have managed to extend their advantage up to four goals. 26-22

:33:44. > :33:50.they lead the Brazilians now. He is three from four from the seven metre

:33:51. > :33:55.line. You can't give him a sniff like that and Pozzer knows it. It's

:33:56. > :34:05.just the fine margins against the Olympic gold medal defending

:34:06. > :34:12.champions. Teixeira turns and scores! Down to three goals now.

:34:13. > :34:23.Coverage from the Karabatic brothers. Teixeira wild but he beats

:34:24. > :34:35.Gerard Lowe and away. Brazil down to six players at the moment as well.

:34:36. > :34:37.Space, into... Narcisse did very well to get on the end of that but

:34:38. > :35:01.the foul was already given. Dipanda! 27-23. There is an eerie

:35:02. > :35:04.silence when the opposition score. Just over the top of our made. The

:35:05. > :35:19.ball in from Karabatic. First Olympics for Dipanda. He does

:35:20. > :35:23.not look out of place by any means. Magnificent finish, trying to

:35:24. > :35:31.restore -- to restore the four goldfish cushion for France. -- the

:35:32. > :35:37.four goal cushion. He's here in his first major tournament for France.

:35:38. > :35:46.Toledo, dos Santos rises and he comes off the bar. You just wonder

:35:47. > :35:50.now if everything Brazil are trying just isn't quite coming off all of a

:35:51. > :36:03.sudden. A fourth kiss off the woodwork as well for Brazil.

:36:04. > :36:20.Dipanda... Narcisse. He plays for PSG. Back to Dipanda. Narcisse to

:36:21. > :36:26.Dipanda again. Karabatic off-loads it and France really getting into

:36:27. > :36:29.their rhythm now. Some of their passing really nice, the way they

:36:30. > :36:37.create the space, running Brazil ragged. It is the movement out past

:36:38. > :36:44.the nine metre line, it absolutely had Brazil running this way and that

:36:45. > :36:48.way when it comes to Sorhaindo. This is why France have won two Olympic

:36:49. > :36:52.gold medals in a row. They will outwork Duke on the stretch. They

:36:53. > :36:55.will move the ball around and wait for an opportunity to work the ball

:36:56. > :37:00.down Lohan a mismatch against the Brazilian defenders. It comes to

:37:01. > :37:11.Sorhaindo, who no one has had an answer for. Brazil given the ball

:37:12. > :37:15.away, they want the fast break but Dipanda doesn't go for it. France

:37:16. > :37:23.take their time, leading 28 goals to 23. It is this impressive rotation

:37:24. > :37:28.now. Really fresh legs, Dipanda, didn't play much in the first half.

:37:29. > :37:33.The rotation and the footwork from France. Narcisse fouled and he is

:37:34. > :37:38.clutching his knee, there. He clutched it pretty instantly. He

:37:39. > :37:47.went up to shoot and he land is on it just a little awkwardly. His knee

:37:48. > :37:56.buckles as he is challenging their against Pozzer and you can see he is

:37:57. > :38:02.reaching for that left knee. Absolutely magnificent, the

:38:03. > :38:12.four-time Olympian and his 204th appearance for France. He might have

:38:13. > :38:17.a knee injury to deal with. The good news is he is leaving under his own

:38:18. > :38:22.power. If he had torn a ligament he would not be walking off like that.

:38:23. > :38:28.With that 5-point lead, better safe than sorry for team France, as they

:38:29. > :38:29.hope to go through to the semifinals. Against either Germany

:38:30. > :38:47.or Qatar. So, France leading by 28 goals to

:38:48. > :38:52.23. Foul given, as Lucas Karabatic tried to turn and that may well be a

:38:53. > :39:04.concern if Daniel Narcisse cannot continue in this tournament. -- Luka

:39:05. > :39:11.Karabatic. Still plenty of time though, ten minutes left in the

:39:12. > :39:17.half. If France are up 55 with five minutes to go, there could be some

:39:18. > :39:23.fatigue or heavy legs from some of the Brazilian stars like Pozzer.

:39:24. > :39:45.Brazil come forward now. Out to the wing. Oh! Tried to tuck it under but

:39:46. > :39:52.really well read by Gerard. As Lucas Candido went for goal. You look at

:39:53. > :39:59.some of these players, like Dipanda, who has come on and looked

:40:00. > :40:05.dangerous, only played ten minutes, whereas Karabatic has played 46,

:40:06. > :40:09.pretty much all of the game. The Brazilian coaching staff bringing in

:40:10. > :40:15.Candido. He hasn't played much. They will start to use their bench even

:40:16. > :40:23.if it's guys who they don't think are as good as the likes of Pozzer.

:40:24. > :40:29.But Candido trying to give some of the stars a break. The back of the

:40:30. > :40:36.net found and that is a six goal margin with nine and a half minutes

:40:37. > :40:39.left. Brazil have to do something now because they are trailing by six

:40:40. > :40:46.goals, with nine minutes and 20 seconds left on the clock in this

:40:47. > :40:49.quarterfinal. The winner goes through to the semis and at the

:40:50. > :40:54.moment it is France who looks set to go through. Still got time left. De

:40:55. > :41:12.Silva off-loads it to Toledo. De Silva with the bounce, Toledo,

:41:13. > :41:17.really tight angle there. To go with that from that site and angle with

:41:18. > :41:30.your left hand, it's always going to be tough. It is a nice play by Porte

:41:31. > :41:35.here. The good news for Brazil is that Joao da Silva is out there

:41:36. > :41:46.after may be losing his wind, he is OK and with a nice pass for his

:41:47. > :41:59.team-mate. Dipanda again, one little bounce, rattles the bar! Now Brazil

:42:00. > :42:07.try and come forward. Fires it in! Good finish. Eight minutes left and

:42:08. > :42:13.the gap is down to five goals. This is exactly what Brazil needed, some

:42:14. > :42:22.scoring from someone other than Pozzer or dos Santos. He provides a

:42:23. > :42:31.lifeline for Brazil. Narcisse takes that lifeline and pulls it back. The

:42:32. > :42:38.good news, we talk about Joao da Silva back in after a nasty spill

:42:39. > :42:46.and Narcisse seems to have no problem at all after landing on his

:42:47. > :42:58.knee. That is very good news for the French. Goes for it again from long

:42:59. > :43:08.range! We saw Pozzer score three straight goals in the first half and

:43:09. > :43:20.now Langaro with a laser beam to the top corner, magnificent goal by

:43:21. > :43:35.Langaro. Dipanda tries to go through the legs but Brazil intercept. Al --

:43:36. > :43:39.Almeida, da Silva. Suarez, to the left wing. Toledo has come on,

:43:40. > :44:00.Pozzer has come on. Langaro lays it off to da Silva.

:44:01. > :44:11.Couldn't quite get it out with a chance to shoot. The whistle goes,

:44:12. > :44:15.six minutes left. It's going to take a pretty special five minutes and 40

:44:16. > :44:21.seconds for the Brazilians to rescue this one. We have seen dramatic

:44:22. > :44:28.comebacks in the tournament so far, dramatic late goals. It has been a

:44:29. > :44:36.dramatic match of handball at the Future Arena. Narcisse finds the

:44:37. > :44:42.back of the net to make their task just a little bit more difficult.

:44:43. > :44:45.The last time these teams met was back in 2013. A five goal winning

:44:46. > :44:51.margin Denver France. Nothing wrong with that left knee right there from

:44:52. > :44:58.Narcisse. He gets up and throws the ball into the net, absolutely

:44:59. > :45:10.magnificent handball from Narcisse. He was in that puddle 14 Brazil. --

:45:11. > :45:12.the Hubble for team Brazil. -- the huddle.

:45:13. > :45:20.AA won't be easy for them to come back.

:45:21. > :45:30.Langaro goes through from distance again. Good time for Langaro to

:45:31. > :45:37.spring to life. Three straight goals. Getting away from Gerard in

:45:38. > :45:47.the goal. He likes to go across the body and into the high corner.

:45:48. > :46:02.Keeping Gerard moving out. It is kept out on the wing. Karabatic

:46:03. > :46:06.again. Two-minute suspension for the sharer -- Teixeira. They've had a

:46:07. > :46:11.platter going and Teixeira was maybe a little frustrated, you can see the

:46:12. > :46:17.left arm and gets the other arm around, you cannot argue that at all

:46:18. > :46:24.and to bring down some of the size of the Karabatic is quite obvious.

:46:25. > :46:32.Teixeira, two minutes on the penalty chair. Four minutes on the clock.

:46:33. > :46:38.And for half of this final four minutes Brazil will be down to six

:46:39. > :46:55.players. It is blocked and Suarez gets it. No

:46:56. > :47:10.sandals goes straight forward and loses the ball. It is given away.

:47:11. > :47:22.French taking their time, watch out for passive play.

:47:23. > :47:30.They will pass it between and fired in by Karabatic. The gap up to six

:47:31. > :47:37.with three minutes left. In the last sequence Karabatic was torn out by

:47:38. > :47:41.the sandals with the big rock, he goes over him and magnificent read

:47:42. > :47:43.and react by Karabatic, will play the same way twice against Santos

:47:44. > :48:02.and nothing he could do there. It is over. These missed

:48:03. > :48:06.opportunities for Brazil or make -- are making it look more likely that

:48:07. > :48:13.they will not progress to the semifinals. Still a great

:48:14. > :48:14.achievement to get the quarters. Considering they did not even

:48:15. > :48:31.qualify for London. Karabatic blaze at. Narcisse, saved.

:48:32. > :48:39.Stop by Almeida. Huge situational saved by Almeida. Keeping that

:48:40. > :48:45.somewhat close. He has been good. Brazil back to the full complement

:48:46. > :48:51.of seven. Dos Santos driving in down to the wing and Suarez forces the

:48:52. > :48:58.save. Another missed opportunity for the Brazil team. Delighted with his

:48:59. > :49:09.stop. He was named best goalkeeper in French league in 2011, 2013,

:49:10. > :49:14.2014. At shop from Suarez straight at him. There is the conversion for

:49:15. > :49:25.both sides, pretty weak. Neither have exploded the wing that much.

:49:26. > :49:36.Karabatic a lovely quick interchange of play. Karabatic is the man that

:49:37. > :49:38.scored but in the end, France are pulling away in the closing stages.

:49:39. > :49:59.Less than one minute to go. The Brazil fans still singing. Nice

:50:00. > :50:04.way to finish the match for Pozzer, he has been very impressive today.

:50:05. > :50:08.He has been their best player at times and for him to have his eighth

:50:09. > :50:13.goal, he hasn't scored since the first three minutes of the second

:50:14. > :50:16.half, and that has been the big difference, not that they've gone

:50:17. > :50:19.cold but he is both ankles maybe ran out of steam and France have

:50:20. > :50:33.adjusted to the threat of Dos Santos and Pozzer. Out on the wing and

:50:34. > :50:36.tucked away. There is the shot but there is the final whistle, it is

:50:37. > :50:42.the French who will progress through to the Olympic semifinal. A

:50:43. > :50:46.commanding victory, they were pushed hard by Brazil in the first half and

:50:47. > :50:54.finished 16-16. The second-half score, 18-11 to France. They win by

:50:55. > :50:59.a margin of seven. Gold medallists in Beijing and London four years

:51:00. > :51:07.ago. They will get the chance to defend that gold medal as they head

:51:08. > :51:12.towards the semifinals. A valiant attempt by the home nation.

:51:13. > :51:14.Fortunately despite making their mark on quarterfinal is the world

:51:15. > :51:19.and Olympic champions that go through to the semifinals. They

:51:20. > :51:23.might meet the team they beat at the World Championships, Qatar, but they

:51:24. > :51:29.need to get past Germany later this afternoon. France are still in with

:51:30. > :51:32.a shout of defending their Olympic title. Evidently I did not make it

:51:33. > :51:38.to the fusion arena, still looking for the Portuguese word for goal.

:51:39. > :51:42.Lots of the cars cannot go anywhere. Our volunteers are still making

:51:43. > :51:47.their mark on the Olympic Park. Spreading joy right the way around.

:51:48. > :51:57.Again, I'm not sure what they're saying. But they're having a great

:51:58. > :52:02.time. I cannot even get involved in the chance. Maybe I will. I've been

:52:03. > :52:04.asked to get in the photo. For the first time the Ashley want me in the

:52:05. > :52:23.picture. I will step away because I'm getting

:52:24. > :52:25.myself into something here. They could be chancing anything,

:52:26. > :52:33.hopefully they're on our side. Having a good time? We've been here

:52:34. > :52:37.for 12 days and the language barrier has not got any better. I think it

:52:38. > :52:40.is a good time to check in on the athletics. There has been movement

:52:41. > :52:48.at the Olympic Stadium, including Mo Farah.

:52:49. > :52:56.Despite a scare on the last lap, he was almost tripped, but 10,000 metre

:52:57. > :53:03.gold medallist is through to the final of the 5000 metres. He will be

:53:04. > :53:07.joined in the final by team-mate Andrew Birch aren't, the Scots

:53:08. > :53:11.qualifying from this second heat. Importantly the third member of the

:53:12. > :53:16.team, Tom Farrell, failed to make it through. The women's eight metres,

:53:17. > :53:28.Lynsey Sharp is through to the next after an impressive effort in her

:53:29. > :53:32.heat. Great Britain well placed in the athletics this afternoon. The

:53:33. > :53:36.crowd has disbursed, I can hear what the people in my ear or a sane. I

:53:37. > :53:40.had no idea what we were doing next but thankfully it worked out. Will

:53:41. > :53:44.head to the canoe spread because the medals have already been started to

:53:45. > :53:49.get handed out. William Heath and John Scofield are going in the K-2

:53:50. > :53:53.200 metres. Bronze medallists in 2011. Pitched the silver on the line

:53:54. > :54:05.and they say they've got some unfinished business. The key is to

:54:06. > :54:17.make the most of the athletes. We need to get 100% of both guys to

:54:18. > :54:30.have any chance. They need to have the perfect time of their lives and

:54:31. > :54:35.exclude in perfect synchronicity. We desperately tried to figure out

:54:36. > :54:38.where we come across the line. We eat and Johnny Scurfield. I didn't

:54:39. > :54:45.have a clue and women got told we had bronze it was relief and joy I

:54:46. > :54:55.threw the panels across my legs and snapped them. -- paddles. Stepping

:54:56. > :54:59.up on the podium was incredible. It was almost dreamlike and you

:55:00. > :55:02.remember it because you are on cloud nine. William Heath and John

:55:03. > :55:09.Scofield, bronze medallists and the smiles say it. We did pretty well

:55:10. > :55:13.but I think this time we can be much more ruthless about how we prepare

:55:14. > :55:19.and execute. Hopefully that will give us more of an edge.

:55:20. > :55:29.We are a lot more mature as athletes and competitors. And we attack each

:55:30. > :55:34.race in the same style with a bit more knowledge and experience behind

:55:35. > :55:39.it. We've been together as a group since 2010. I don't think there's

:55:40. > :55:43.any other cruiser that we raced then those are still together now. I've

:55:44. > :55:49.definitely none of that has said that Alexa stayed the same

:55:50. > :55:54.performance level throughout. I think we must have won a medal in

:55:55. > :55:58.the 200 in every single World Cup would be doing a lot less excited,

:55:59. > :56:01.which is one of the most consistent crews. That comes with just wanting

:56:02. > :56:08.to be in the boat together and both of you still wanting to improve. The

:56:09. > :56:13.sport has moved on a lot since 2012, so hopefully even though we were

:56:14. > :56:18.just probably even harder to win medals just now. You always want to

:56:19. > :56:22.do better and see how far you can push yourself as athletes. You

:56:23. > :56:28.cannot do any better than Olympic gold. That is what we are looking

:56:29. > :56:30.towards. Having unfinished business from London we know what we're going

:56:31. > :56:40.to do, we are racing to win. They are determined to do well this

:56:41. > :56:44.time around. The heat is also competing in the K-1 200 metres but

:56:45. > :56:49.because it is his birthday today they will be keen to do very well

:56:50. > :56:53.this afternoon. They are actually 12 gold medal to be awarded in the

:56:54. > :57:02.canoe spread, here's how they might be one.

:57:03. > :57:08.Canoe Sprint is a sport where athletes race canoes or kayaks on

:57:09. > :57:13.calm water. It became an Olympics Porte for men in Berlin in 1936 plus

:57:14. > :57:22.women's canoe sprint was added in London in 1948. The boats in canoe

:57:23. > :57:27.sprint other kayak and the canoe. Women only compete in kayaks and

:57:28. > :57:32.have four events while men have events in both, three canoe and five

:57:33. > :57:38.kayak. In kayak races the athlete is seated with a double bladed paddle

:57:39. > :57:43.used to propel the book forward from the insights and have a foot

:57:44. > :57:47.operated rodders two Roger to steer. In canoe they have a single bladed

:57:48. > :57:50.paddle and use or operate position, kneeling on one knee, the other leg

:57:51. > :57:54.forward with the foot flat on the floor inside the boat. This gives

:57:55. > :57:59.stability and help the competitor to power the ball forward. All races

:58:00. > :58:05.are over 200, 500 or 1000 metres. There are individual, pears and team

:58:06. > :58:09.events. Races take place on a straight course and each bold lines

:58:10. > :58:13.up in one of the lanes. The first ballot or the boat crossed the

:58:14. > :58:17.finish line is the winner. The most accessible canoe sprint Olympian of

:58:18. > :58:22.all time is Birgit Fischer of Germany. In her 24 year Olympic

:58:23. > :58:27.career she took eight gold medals and is both the youngest and oldest

:58:28. > :58:35.competitor to win canoe in gold. She finished her career in Athens in

:58:36. > :58:39.2004 at age of 42. There are canoe Salomon Kalou have already come away

:58:40. > :58:44.with gold and silver here and Rio 2016. It's a different setting and a

:58:45. > :58:52.beautiful setting, the Lagoa Stadium lake. What can John Heath and --

:58:53. > :58:53.Liam Neale and John Scofield du? Helen Reeves and Patrick Winterton

:58:54. > :59:03.can tell us. COMMENTATOR:

:59:04. > :59:06.Away they go, they will build the boat speed over the first 15

:59:07. > :59:09.seconds, good start from Germany. Looking for the British boat, not

:59:10. > :59:14.looking comfortable just now. Only the first going through to the

:59:15. > :59:17.finals as they go through the 100 metre mark, they are over halfway.

:59:18. > :59:23.There is a good response from Calgarians. The British crew trying

:59:24. > :59:27.to get back into this but Spain on the far side are pulling clear. They

:59:28. > :59:32.must have a major lead with 30 metres to go. Still the hunt areas

:59:33. > :59:36.are fighting. The Spaniards take the win, they go straight through to the

:59:37. > :59:43.final, everyone else has to race again today. No one going out at

:59:44. > :59:46.this stage, but it is the Spaniards, the 31-year-old policeman in the

:59:47. > :59:53.front of his boat with Kristian Tolo, 24-year-old from Madrid,

:59:54. > :59:58.safely through to the final. Job done, and what was so impressive was

:59:59. > :00:02.the way that at 150 they picked it up. They certainly did, they came

:00:03. > :00:08.through. So the medallist in 2012 in this category in the front of the

:00:09. > :00:10.boat. He was just ahead