Day 12 BBC One: 13.45-18.00

:00:49. > :00:55.Good afternoon. If you are turning into an Olympic zombie, we salute

:00:56. > :01:01.you because it is dedication to the cause, watching day and night at the

:01:02. > :01:04.Olympic Games, but it is hard to tear yourself away, so much is

:01:05. > :01:11.happening and so much history being made. Great Britain's athletes have

:01:12. > :01:14.smashed the medal target of 48, sitting at 50, with the promise of a

:01:15. > :01:24.gold medal and possibly more coming today. Maybe there is a cast-iron

:01:25. > :01:29.chance on the track very shortly. That is because Mo Farah is back in

:01:30. > :01:41.action. It is the heats, men's 5000 metres. Goldman Harutyun -- Goldman

:01:42. > :01:46.Mo Farah is back. And Caster Semenya is likely to get gold in the 800

:01:47. > :01:53.metres. She was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Charley Hull

:01:54. > :02:02.and Catriona Matthew get under way in their ambition to follow Justin

:02:03. > :02:05.Rose as a golf champion. And Rajeev Youssef has already achieved his

:02:06. > :02:13.ambition of reaching the quarterfinals. We will see if he can

:02:14. > :02:17.go one step further -- Rajiv Ouseph. If you are watching on the other

:02:18. > :02:21.side, you know this is the schedule and it is dominated by the athletics

:02:22. > :02:27.over the next couple of hours. Lynsey Sharp in the 800 metres. An

:02:28. > :02:33.early track final to enjoy. A safe bet to assume Kenyans will be in the

:02:34. > :02:39.mix in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Rajiv Ouseph is playing a Danish

:02:40. > :02:45.seed in the badminton and boxing at 6pm. No Katie Taylor this time, I am

:02:46. > :02:50.afraid. Marking your card about the key moments. There are quite a few

:02:51. > :02:58.for the Brazilian friends, not least in the beach volleyball final act

:02:59. > :03:05.10pm here. They like it here -- 10pm here, 2am your time. If you are

:03:06. > :03:10.staying up, the 200 metres women's final. Dina Asher-Smith, the first

:03:11. > :03:17.British woman through in years. Followed at 2:30am by the women's

:03:18. > :03:21.sprint hurdles. And Brazil in the semifinals of the men's football

:03:22. > :03:25.against Honduras. The country is on tenterhooks after their women went

:03:26. > :03:29.out on penalties to Sweden last night.

:03:30. > :03:35.There is a moment Brazil will never forget. Certainly the tension of the

:03:36. > :03:42.moment in the boxing arena when the boxer who grew up on the streets of

:03:43. > :03:47.Salvador, who has had a tough life, came in trying to become Brazil's

:03:48. > :03:51.first boxing gold medallist in the ring. He was up against his French

:03:52. > :03:55.opponent in the final of the lightweight and having watched it

:03:56. > :04:08.last night, Brazilian television were going absolutely bonkers.

:04:09. > :04:14.Into the second round we go and the man wearing red, the fifth ranked

:04:15. > :04:28.boxer in the world, the tournament number four seed. Beginning his

:04:29. > :04:31.second round, Robson Conceicao. Good tactics from Robson Conceicao. Not

:04:32. > :04:46.giving ground, Sharp. Started quickly. Oumiha trying to land the

:04:47. > :04:54.left hook. Robson Conceicao is working better with the jab and the

:04:55. > :05:01.right hook. Oumiha had a terrific run to the semifinal stage with a

:05:02. > :05:12.series of performances, by the man in blue, eliminating Alberts.

:05:13. > :05:27.He produced a fantastic display against the tournament number three

:05:28. > :05:32.seed. Coping with the occasion, Oumiha, but struggling to find the

:05:33. > :05:39.range consistently. Robson Conceicao appearing calm in the boxing ring,

:05:40. > :05:44.helping himself to a good 1-2. Two quality performers. With this cat

:05:45. > :05:54.and mouse boxing... Robson Conceicao is on the ball, 100% concentration,

:05:55. > :05:58.beating Oumiha to the punch. The concentration levels are very high

:05:59. > :06:07.from the man in red. Oumiha is in it. The better quality is coming

:06:08. > :06:12.from the Brazilian. Oumiha with a sneaking glances to his corner.

:06:13. > :06:20.Evidence of the eye injury Robson Conceicao picked up in his contest

:06:21. > :06:31.against Alvarez. Both boxers working hard. I look at that left hand from

:06:32. > :06:41.Robson Conceicao. The left jab causes Oumiha to touch down. Again,

:06:42. > :06:48.a dominant display by the Brazilian. Straight punches. A sick work from

:06:49. > :06:55.the Brazilian. It is working effectively for him. -- basic work

:06:56. > :07:12.from the Brazilian. Concentration absolute throughout.

:07:13. > :07:17.These men know their boxer is surely just three minutes away in terms of

:07:18. > :07:23.action in the ring from being crowned Olympic gold medallist at

:07:24. > :07:28.this home Olympics. Concentration is the name of the game in a contest

:07:29. > :07:37.like this. It has been demonstrated in a bond and -- in abundance by

:07:38. > :07:41.Robson Conceicao. Using the basic punches, the straight punches much

:07:42. > :07:47.better. The jab, the straight right hand. Oumiha is having success. Look

:07:48. > :07:57.at that longer left hook. I think he is being beaten to the punch. Again,

:07:58. > :08:06.it is the judges who matter. Robson Conceicao has swept the board for

:08:07. > :08:11.the second successive round. Into the third and final round we go. The

:08:12. > :08:29.boxer wearing red, Robson Conceicao on the Brazilian team. An incredible

:08:30. > :08:33.atmosphere here. His concentration has been absolute. He has

:08:34. > :08:41.demonstrated a laser like focus to repel the advances of Oumiha, who is

:08:42. > :08:46.having moments of success himself. The man in blue has a mountain to

:08:47. > :08:52.climb because he has two overturned the two point deficit. He would need

:08:53. > :08:57.a 10-8 round to get to parity. Oumiha needs the round of his life.

:08:58. > :09:03.He has got to put his opponent on the floor and cause a 10-8 round.

:09:04. > :09:09.Oumiha will have to take risks to land the power shot. He will have to

:09:10. > :09:14.be in that zone, may be short range, to land the shot that could cause an

:09:15. > :09:20.upset, but by doing that, he is in the zone there and in an area where

:09:21. > :09:28.he can get caught, so he needs the round of his life. Facing an

:09:29. > :09:37.educated and intelligent boxer in the former Robson Conceicao. This

:09:38. > :09:45.man was a street vendor on the streets of Salvador as a charred.

:09:46. > :09:49.Calls himself a survivor. Used to sell vegetables, knocking on car

:09:50. > :09:58.windows at traffic lights. He said he was a quarrelsome child. He was a

:09:59. > :10:04.fighter by personality. And he talked about someone he wanted to be

:10:05. > :10:09.like, Robson Conceicao. He went to the gym and watched the older

:10:10. > :10:15.fighters. He would fake injury, get treatment from a hospital, take the

:10:16. > :10:19.same bandages the hospital would treat his fake injuries with and

:10:20. > :10:25.turn them into hand wraps, and that is how much this young man from

:10:26. > :10:30.Brazil wanted to grow up to be a boxer and now he is on the cusp of

:10:31. > :10:35.being crowned Olympic champion, which would be historic in Brazil

:10:36. > :10:38.because up to this point, no Brazilian had ever occupied top spot

:10:39. > :10:45.on the medal podium in the boxing ring.

:10:46. > :10:51.The hard work for Robson Conceicao has been done in the two rounds. He

:10:52. > :10:57.is protecting the lead now, which is why he has taken the foot off the

:10:58. > :11:08.gas. Watch this place erupted when this spell goes. The crowd are

:11:09. > :11:12.counting down the final seconds. Robson Conceicao raises his arms as

:11:13. > :11:17.he wanders back wearily to his corner because the crowd know and he

:11:18. > :11:23.knows, he knows he is just about to be crowned Olympic gold medallist in

:11:24. > :11:31.the 60 kilograms lightweight division. What an intelligent

:11:32. > :11:38.display, to keep the talented Oumiha out of punching range. The French

:11:39. > :11:45.know it will not be their night. The 21-year-old representing France

:11:46. > :11:49.played his part in a terrific contest but Robson Conceicao would

:11:50. > :11:55.not be denied. Terrific from Robson Conceicao. The first two rounds were

:11:56. > :11:59.his best, he concentrated well. He started well. That was important.

:12:00. > :12:05.The straight punches and speed were there. A real Rocky story you have

:12:06. > :12:11.explained and tremendous for this young man. Ladies and gentlemen, the

:12:12. > :12:41.winner by unanimous decision... Robson Conceicao!

:12:42. > :12:46.A cacophony of noise and a carnival of colour. They have erupted into

:12:47. > :12:50.celebration in an acknowledgement of the fact that Robson Conceicao, the

:12:51. > :12:58.boy who grew up poor on the streets of Salvador has just been crowned

:12:59. > :13:03.Olympic champion in the 60 kilograms lightweight division. He becomes

:13:04. > :13:08.Brazil's first-ever Olympic champion in the boxing ring. He dealt with

:13:09. > :13:12.the pressure of expectation and dealt with the reputation and talent

:13:13. > :13:18.of the boxes in front of him. Never more so than in the final, when he

:13:19. > :13:22.eliminated the talented young Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha. He is

:13:23. > :13:28.drinking in the applause from the crowd, who are in rapture at what

:13:29. > :13:34.this man has just accomplished. 27-year-old Robson Conceicao is the

:13:35. > :13:38.Olympic champion of the 60 kilograms lightweight division. Usually it is

:13:39. > :13:44.the Brazilian footballers who take the headlines in this neck of the

:13:45. > :13:51.woods, as we say. But now they have a national hero, a boxer and Olympic

:13:52. > :13:56.champion at 60 kilograms. That is something special and this crowd

:13:57. > :14:02.will say, in years to come, I was there. For the first time in this

:14:03. > :14:06.tournament, probably, it is a full arena and every Brazilian in this

:14:07. > :14:11.arena today will feel very proud of that young man. He is now a national

:14:12. > :14:19.hero. People are crying all-around us. Tremendous staff from this young

:14:20. > :14:22.fella. It was electrifying, fantastic to

:14:23. > :14:27.watch. The papers have gone ballistic about it. Brazil's third

:14:28. > :14:33.gold medal and the first ever in a boxing ring. This is how they deal

:14:34. > :14:53.with this. An interesting headline. This is the Brazilian word for boo.

:14:54. > :14:56.This is the athlete who was booed, after his comments about being

:14:57. > :15:05.inappropriately booed in the competition. He is represented on

:15:06. > :15:11.the front page here and this one, the first one in the boxing ring.

:15:12. > :15:17.Eyes closed and the utter adulation of everybody involved in that.

:15:18. > :15:21.Once again, in this country, you will see sporting adulation is

:15:22. > :15:26.tinged with political intrigue and despair because the supreme court

:15:27. > :15:31.authorises an enquiry at last against President Dilma Rousseff. So

:15:32. > :15:38.many contrast innovations in this country right now. Hard to

:15:39. > :15:44.understate the presence of Usain Bolt. He will be in the semifinals

:15:45. > :15:49.of the men's 200 metres. Gabby, it struck me the other night he might

:15:50. > :15:54.pull it off in the 200, part two after three, much pressure will

:15:55. > :15:55.there be on his Jamaican team-mates to get round if it happens on the

:15:56. > :16:00.final night? Kumari Mao you'd think so, wouldn't

:16:01. > :16:03.you, but the thing about Usain Bolt, I can't imagine the type of

:16:04. > :16:07.personality we've seen would say to his team-mates, don't screw this up

:16:08. > :16:11.for me, because he creates an aura of being very relaxed and confident.

:16:12. > :16:18.You can imagine it would spread to his team. Omar McLeod won the first

:16:19. > :16:21.110 meter hurdles last night. The first time America hadn't been on

:16:22. > :16:26.the rostrum in 110 meter hurdles in Olympic history. They are really

:16:27. > :16:31.doing well to make it here in the sprints. Let's hope that confidence

:16:32. > :16:34.spreads for his sake if he wins 200. He is then nailed on favourite for

:16:35. > :16:39.that. We've got a long way to go before we get to the 200 metres

:16:40. > :16:45.semifinals tonight. At the moment the early stages of the decathlon

:16:46. > :16:48.has happened, the sprint. And we're building up to the appearance of Mo

:16:49. > :16:55.Farah on the track for the first of two 5000 metre heats. 25 runners and

:16:56. > :16:58.riders, it'll be bumpy. It's going to be very bumpy, you kind of

:16:59. > :17:03.question, could they have made it three heats to go through to the

:17:04. > :17:08.final. It'll be a lot of pushing and shoving but we saw it in the ten K,

:17:09. > :17:17.we saw how even when he goes down... We don't want that again. He's come

:17:18. > :17:21.out of that unscathed. He did have to respond very quickly and come

:17:22. > :17:26.back from that. Next day he was a little bit sore, I think, but OK. 30

:17:27. > :17:30.degrees heat out there. He's more than capable, the field that

:17:31. > :17:34.surround him, to come through. We should never take for granted easy

:17:35. > :17:39.passage. No one is going to make it easy for him. Mo has to stay out of

:17:40. > :17:44.trouble. I think you can afford to do that. He's got to watch his

:17:45. > :17:49.opposition, keep to his tactics, which we see so well, he runs his

:17:50. > :17:52.own race. Don't be surprised if we see him loitering in the back.

:17:53. > :17:58.Absolutely, should be comfortable for him the qualifying conditions.

:17:59. > :18:02.The first five and the next five fastest will qualify. You'll be in

:18:03. > :18:06.the first five if they jog around and it is a last lap sprint. He's

:18:07. > :18:14.comfortable with that. He's got Lagat, he's got Gebrhiwet, and he's

:18:15. > :18:23.got Caleb Ndiku, who can finish last. It's a lot of running, 10,000

:18:24. > :18:25.metres, come back, do another... Is looking to do an unprecedented

:18:26. > :18:31.double double, this would be the final part of that. Bernard Lagat,

:18:32. > :18:35.41 years old, I feel it's necessary to mention the plus 40-year-olds in

:18:36. > :18:42.the games. 41 very youngest competitor in this field is 15,

:18:43. > :18:46.Jacob. Could be his grandson, never mind his son. Let's had to our

:18:47. > :18:52.youthful commentary team of Steve Cram and Brendan Foster.

:18:53. > :18:57.COMMENTATOR: Here we go again with Mo, we want to make sure he gets

:18:58. > :19:02.through here and he's got some familiar figures in this. In this

:19:03. > :19:10.heat with him. Caleb Ndiku the Commonwealth champion. Rop who is

:19:11. > :19:15.often there or thereabouts. Top five will go through and the five fastest

:19:16. > :19:20.losers. Mo won't leave this one unless he wants a bit of fun. He

:19:21. > :19:24.doesn't need to. Ring out can finish pretty quickly, former 1500 metre

:19:25. > :19:37.runner. Hassan Mead running for the USA with Bernard Lagat.

:19:38. > :19:44.Cheptegei ran a good race in the 10,000 metres. A few of these guys

:19:45. > :19:50.ran in the ten K as well. There is his training partner, Abdi, next to

:19:51. > :19:57.Bernard Lagat. 41, as the guys were saying. Gebrhiwet is a medallist at

:19:58. > :20:07.the last two World Championships. Behind Mo Farah, of course. There

:20:08. > :20:25.will be a big cheer from British fans when Mo is introduced. CHEERING

:20:26. > :20:29.Great support in the stadium. Fifa of Spain. They are standing in the

:20:30. > :20:37.shade. You can see in the sunshine it's pretty warm already. Just after

:20:38. > :20:42.10pm here in Rio. It's already over 30 degrees down on the track.

:20:43. > :20:49.Nobody's going to want to go to hard here, but it gives all the big cake

:20:50. > :20:54.is a chance. Caleb Ndiku, Gebrhiwet, Mo Farah and others. Interesting to

:20:55. > :20:56.see if anybody gives themselves a chance of advancing by ticking along

:20:57. > :21:02.at a reasonable pace. I would have lost this bet, Mo Farah leading

:21:03. > :21:08.after a couple of hundred metres. In the heat of the 5000 metres. This is

:21:09. > :21:11.a hard-won commune open he's run ten, he's had the glory of a

:21:12. > :21:16.fabulous 10,000 metres, he has to come back a couple of days later and

:21:17. > :21:18.every step of this race is a reluctant step you don't really want

:21:19. > :21:22.to be doing this, you just want to be getting ready to concentrate on

:21:23. > :21:25.the final. But as we saw in the final of the 10,000 metres you have

:21:26. > :21:29.to stay on your feet because if you fall over in the heats you get

:21:30. > :21:37.knocked out, you can't be reinstated unless somebody pushes you over. Mo

:21:38. > :21:42.Farah and wringer of Germany. Trying to run as easily as he possibly can.

:21:43. > :21:49.Having been in this situation, I can tell you, in the heats of the 5000

:21:50. > :21:54.metres, Mo will be tired. 30 degrees temperature is not conducive to good

:21:55. > :21:58.distance running. I think I can remember you winning an Olympic

:21:59. > :22:05.record in the heats, 13, 20, something like that. Ringer, if he

:22:06. > :22:10.could run 13.20 this morning, he might definitely have a chance. He's

:22:11. > :22:19.set out with real intent. Early stages. Of this 5000 metres. Still

:22:20. > :22:23.got 11 laps to go. Mo Farah will be trying to make sure he stays out of

:22:24. > :22:33.trouble. Another busy morning in the field. From one Brit to another, in

:22:34. > :22:38.men's hammer qualification, automatic qualification for Friday's

:22:39. > :22:47.final. A big screen from the Scotsman, just over 70 metres. His

:22:48. > :22:51.best this year. That was 76.2 six. He can wind up harder on that, he's

:22:52. > :22:58.pulling away, seemed to lean away. It means he can attack it harder,

:22:59. > :23:05.get more force. It is a valid throw in the first round, over 70 metres,

:23:06. > :23:08.just to set a marker. Free throws in qualification in the competition.

:23:09. > :23:16.You'll need more than that open to progress to Friday's final.

:23:17. > :23:23.Already reasonably well stretched out in this 5000 metre heat.

:23:24. > :23:28.Murayama has taken over from Ringer. These two leading. Mo Farah happy to

:23:29. > :23:36.stay where the big names are. Lagat in there. Gebrhiwet. Hassan Mead,

:23:37. > :23:47.the tall American. Caleb Ndiku as well, the Commonwealth champion. The

:23:48. > :23:49.5000 metres, Brendan, it's only the heats, we'll be concentrating on

:23:50. > :23:53.people getting through, but they will be thinking ahead to the final

:23:54. > :24:00.some of them. When you look at what's available, couldn't beat him

:24:01. > :24:04.in the ten. Would anyone have got any encouragement from the 10,000

:24:05. > :24:10.metres, the last lap of 55 not as fast as before for Mo. Anything to

:24:11. > :24:15.give them a glimmer of hope? You would have to look at his last lap.

:24:16. > :24:20.You could see he was tired, working hard, he was a bit shocked after the

:24:21. > :24:23.fall, that's why afterwards he was emotional, he realised his dreams,

:24:24. > :24:27.all of his efforts, were pointing towards an Olympic gold medal in the

:24:28. > :24:31.10,000 metres. That fraction of the second he was down on the track, if

:24:32. > :24:35.he'd fallen badly it could have been a different story but he fell in a

:24:36. > :24:38.way he was able to get up very quickly, didn't damage himself too

:24:39. > :24:46.much. I'm going to be looking today very closely at Caleb Ndiku. The

:24:47. > :24:50.Kenyan athlete who hasn't had a great season. Looked good last year,

:24:51. > :24:57.was very close to Mo Farah last year. He's just there tracking Mo

:24:58. > :25:01.Farah. I know Mo is conscious of him, it was a close-run race in that

:25:02. > :25:07.5000 in the World Championships. He would be one I'm wondering if he is

:25:08. > :25:11.as fit as he should be, could be. Running next to Mo, you would be

:25:12. > :25:15.thinking, is he going to be a danger to Mo in the final? We are looking

:25:16. > :25:17.for clues on the assumption that both he and Mo Farah progressed

:25:18. > :25:29.through to the final. Also in that group, Brendan, you can

:25:30. > :25:42.see wearing the yellow, not Cheptegei who ran in the 10,000, but

:25:43. > :25:48.behind him, the 15-year-old. He's run 13.19, apparently. Not bad for a

:25:49. > :25:53.15-year-old. Third in the 10,000 metres. He wasn't born when Lagat

:25:54. > :26:04.was winning medals. He was third in the 1500 metres in

:26:05. > :26:09.Sydney. The experienced Bernard Lagat, 41, running on the outside,

:26:10. > :26:13.from the USA. He was third in Sydney, second in the 1500 metres

:26:14. > :26:21.running for Kenny. In Athens. There he is, eighth in the 5000 metres in

:26:22. > :26:25.Beijing. Fourth in 2012 in the 5000 metres. Could have been a bit

:26:26. > :26:32.closer. It's great to see him here, in his fifth Olympics. He's running

:26:33. > :26:36.well at his age. He's a true inspiration in distance running and

:26:37. > :26:40.a very good friend of Mo Farah. Real decent guy, a guy who spread the

:26:41. > :26:46.word about distance running for older people all around the world.

:26:47. > :26:50.Bernard Lagat, we expect him to progress. Mo has found himself

:26:51. > :26:53.towards the back but he's got company, the runner-up in the World

:26:54. > :26:58.Championship last year right next to him, Mo is just relaxing through

:26:59. > :27:02.there, but I know for a fact this is a hard run, a very psychologically

:27:03. > :27:07.difficult run. He is not geared up, you just want to go through the

:27:08. > :27:10.motions, hope nobody will want to quickly, and there we are an example

:27:11. > :27:15.of an athlete who really wants to go after it. The whole pack, there is

:27:16. > :27:18.comfort in the pack, as long as Mo keeps clear of trouble, he'll be

:27:19. > :27:25.getting ready to show what he can do. Still, there they go, 6:45 point

:27:26. > :27:42.zero. They come into the home straight. Six laps to go. Well, Mo

:27:43. > :27:51.Farah happy at the moment. He has just picked it up, Kiple. Winger and

:27:52. > :27:56.Murayama started running at the front. Then it started to slow. --

:27:57. > :28:03.wringer This seat in a morning, this kind of

:28:04. > :28:07.pay is normally wouldn't bother them that much, but this is a bit quicker

:28:08. > :28:10.perhaps. The up and down surging doesn't help, you would prefer a

:28:11. > :28:15.nice smooth race, little bit of a pick-up on the last two laps. Mo

:28:16. > :28:20.realising Gebrhiwet has gone to the front, he needs to get up there.

:28:21. > :28:25.Just say, by the way, I know you have run faster than me in 5000

:28:26. > :28:27.metres, and he has had medals in the championships, but I tell you what,

:28:28. > :28:32.I'll let you know I'm here, I've been relaxing at the back, I'm here

:28:33. > :28:37.for the 5000 metres qualifying, I'm pretty determined to do that and go

:28:38. > :28:42.through, just in case you get any ideas, I'm fit, well, ready. I fell

:28:43. > :28:46.down but it wasn't too much of a problem, and Gebrhiwet glanced over

:28:47. > :28:49.his shoulder, noticed Mo Farah. Well, you wouldn't expect any

:28:50. > :28:54.different. He was second behind Mo Farah in the championships. He's

:28:55. > :28:58.quicker than Mo Farah. The only athlete in the field who has run

:28:59. > :29:03.faster than Mo Farah. Interestingly, two medals in the last two World

:29:04. > :29:08.Championships. He's here, his intention is clear, he didn't run

:29:09. > :29:12.the 10,000, he's here to run the 5000. He's going to be a factor in

:29:13. > :29:18.the 5000 metres, but we hope not too much of a factor as Mo Farah now

:29:19. > :29:21.does his bit in the front. Another 65 second lap, it just settled down

:29:22. > :29:34.to a decent pace. It's decent, certainly for a heat

:29:35. > :29:37.it's decent. Mo happy to be in front. Had a few cuts and bruises

:29:38. > :29:40.from his fall the other night, they are just going to lap somebody can

:29:41. > :29:48.he could do with moving out. He's not going to move, to be fair. Here

:29:49. > :29:54.we go. No coming round now into the last mile. Four laps to go. They are

:29:55. > :30:02.all gathering. Gebrhiwet looking to watch Mo Farah. Kiple just upped on

:30:03. > :30:12.the inside. Lagat is in the group. Caleb Ndiku much closer. Hassan

:30:13. > :30:17.Mead, the tall figure in the blue of the USA. Cheptegei is also there.

:30:18. > :30:20.The youngster is still there, the 15-year-old, Jacob Kiplimo?. They

:30:21. > :30:26.are altogether. Looking over his shoulder there. I can tell you,

:30:27. > :30:31.there is Gebrhiwet now, decides to pick up the pace. He didn't run the

:30:32. > :30:37.10,000 metres. Mo sensibly giving him a push. Be careful here, Mo,

:30:38. > :30:41.there are athletes around you, a bit too close, the pace going steadily

:30:42. > :30:45.rather than quick. Mo Farah doing everything right. Psychologically,

:30:46. > :30:51.the 5000 metre heats is a hard-won. Your body doesn't really wants to

:30:52. > :30:55.work too hard, your body tells you I've already done 10,000 metres,

:30:56. > :30:59.this is not an important race, this is a qualifying race. You always

:31:00. > :31:03.have to dig deep and work hard. Three laps to go, just a few too

:31:04. > :31:07.many for comfort, a few too many with speed, I'm looking at Caleb

:31:08. > :31:11.Ndiku working his way. They are getting poised, getting ready,

:31:12. > :31:15.someone's going to make a move pretty soon. Mo in a good place,

:31:16. > :31:19.he's right there. Confidence oozing from Mo Farah. When Mo Farah comes

:31:20. > :31:22.to the track he normally wins. He will be worried about winning today

:31:23. > :31:27.but he will want to be the first five, first fight is enough. First

:31:28. > :31:28.five in 30 degrees temperature in a race you don't really want to run

:31:29. > :31:59.makes it tough. Ndiku is still reasonably happy to

:32:00. > :32:09.be at the back of the group. Is he struggling a little bit? He does not

:32:10. > :32:13.look too good to me. There is Ndiku, who is happy to be at the back of

:32:14. > :32:18.the grid. It has too many people in it at Mo Farah realises that,

:32:19. > :32:23.realises the danger. I almost get nervous when he does this, he moves

:32:24. > :32:28.and he slows and that is when you can be clipped from behind. I know

:32:29. > :32:35.he wants to control it. This is where I get nervous. He is conscious

:32:36. > :32:39.of that. He has to be more conscious as Gebrhiwet goes. Mo Farah does not

:32:40. > :32:46.have to respond because he does not have to win this. He has to finish

:32:47. > :32:50.in the first five. Ndiku is boxed on the inside. He will now control

:32:51. > :32:55.himself but there are four athletes ahead and he does not want any more

:32:56. > :33:01.than that. He has to be in the first five. Mo has to dig himself out of

:33:02. > :33:09.that boxed in position. He has a little bit of space. There is the

:33:10. > :33:14.bell and he responds. Five athletes to go through and Mo is going the

:33:15. > :33:20.long way around. He will get a bit closer. He has Ndiku in his sights

:33:21. > :33:25.and he has Gebrhiwet in his sights. Down the back straight. No more

:33:26. > :33:30.looking over his shoulder as Campbell drifts off the group. Now

:33:31. > :33:34.it has to be a move and a move to finish in the first five. Once

:33:35. > :33:43.again, Mo Farah is in trouble. That was an accident. Be careful, Mo.

:33:44. > :33:47.Just get on the outside. All you have to do is run. You do not need

:33:48. > :33:53.to worry about it any more. You did not fall, you were lucky. Go

:33:54. > :34:09.forward, never mind looking over. Gebrhiwet will win it. Then Rop.

:34:10. > :34:18.Ndiku and Hayle Ibrahimov and one or two others will have an anxious wait

:34:19. > :34:23.until the next heat. Hassan Mead was the fall. I was getting nervous

:34:24. > :34:28.about what was happening. Mo gave up the position he normally holds. He

:34:29. > :34:34.looks a little tired. As ever, a lot of pushing and shoving, which meant

:34:35. > :34:38.he had to go. At this point he should be OK. He went past Hassan

:34:39. > :34:45.Mead. As the group gathers around him again, watch what happens. He

:34:46. > :34:51.has a look around. The lap runner had stepped on the inside. The tall

:34:52. > :34:56.figure behind him, the American. Joshua Cheptegei on the outside. It

:34:57. > :35:02.might have been further than this. There he goes. Just caught from

:35:03. > :35:07.behind. Mo was slowing. When he slows in the group, that will

:35:08. > :35:13.happen. That is what he did, got himself in a position and instead of

:35:14. > :35:17.driving forward, he relaxed, slowed down and got kicked from behind.

:35:18. > :35:21.That is dangerous. You cannot do anything about it but he needs to be

:35:22. > :35:29.more careful. He felt in the final of the 10,000, tripped with a lap to

:35:30. > :35:33.go and if he had fallen there, his double dream would have been over

:35:34. > :35:40.completely. I was worried, you were worried. There he is on the back

:35:41. > :35:44.straight. He did so well to stay up. Stumbling forward, looking over his

:35:45. > :35:49.shoulder to see what has happened behind. It does not matter, you did

:35:50. > :35:53.well. His strength and balance served him well. He has qualified.

:35:54. > :36:01.He has done it the hard way and given us shocks and scares. He has

:36:02. > :36:04.done it in 30 degrees temperature. Now go away and think about the

:36:05. > :36:08.incidents that have occurred. Have you been part of them? Have you got

:36:09. > :36:16.to stay clear of. Well done, Mo. While done, safely

:36:17. > :36:21.through in the end, but it shows how precarious the race can be when you

:36:22. > :36:27.got clipped. Yes, I got clipped. I had to stay on my feet, stay strong.

:36:28. > :36:33.I have to recover now. It is hard work, it is hot. I have to rest now.

:36:34. > :36:38.Brendan Foster said in these races every step is a reluctant step, you

:36:39. > :36:42.want to be in the final, but you have to run this round. That is what

:36:43. > :36:47.I mean, you have to get through it and see how it goes. How well do you

:36:48. > :36:52.feel you have recovered after the ten? Not as well as I wanted but I

:36:53. > :36:58.have to have more rest, put my feet up, chill in my room. That is all I

:36:59. > :37:03.have to do. Your place in history is assured, but you will take it up

:37:04. > :37:07.another notch to win gold in the 5000. Have you thought about that

:37:08. > :37:14.achievement? Not at all. Thanks for the support. I have been sent great

:37:15. > :37:20.messages and thank you everybody back home, I love you all. Getting

:37:21. > :37:25.great support from the team. You have been an inspiration to them. I

:37:26. > :37:29.enjoy what I do. I was a little emotional after my final but now I

:37:30. > :37:35.have recovered. I am taking it in, just enjoying it, just get through

:37:36. > :37:41.it. We wish you well for the final. Thanks. STUDIO: An honest assessment

:37:42. > :37:47.when he said he had not recovered as he would like. He wants to win the

:37:48. > :37:52.5000 and he knows it is a tough race. He needs to recover as well as

:37:53. > :37:57.possible. I think he is playing it a little bit. He knows he has

:37:58. > :38:02.recovered OK. He reacted well. He just has too stay out of trouble. It

:38:03. > :38:07.makes you nervous, the trips and stumbles when the pack is together.

:38:08. > :38:12.We will have a look at it. This is coming up to the bell on the last

:38:13. > :38:16.lap. He got himself a little bit boxed but he does not need to panic

:38:17. > :38:22.because he has so much speed over the closing 100 metres that he can

:38:23. > :38:27.get himself out of trouble. He is out of trouble there. I don't think

:38:28. > :38:31.he got himself into trouble it is just he has a long stride, as does

:38:32. > :38:38.Hassan Mead on his inside and Hassan Mead is blocked. Tries to step aside

:38:39. > :38:42.and steps on again but at least he got himself out of the way as they

:38:43. > :38:50.came through. Mo checks back because he does not want to go yet, he does

:38:51. > :38:53.not need to go yet. He still owes a little and the stumble by Hassan

:38:54. > :39:01.Mead. He probably was going to progress. But that is him out of it.

:39:02. > :39:05.We will see through appeals he can get himself put through to the

:39:06. > :39:09.final. They have been generous! All he is thinking is he needs to

:39:10. > :39:18.conserve as much energy as possible. As he said, it is another 12.5 laps,

:39:19. > :39:23.in the heat, taking a lot out of you. Ndiku, here, the fastest loser

:39:24. > :39:30.at the moment. He will probably go through. Mo is very good at staying

:39:31. > :39:34.on his feet. Trips forward that keeps the forward momentum going and

:39:35. > :39:39.he managed to save himself. Another shot of adrenaline would not have

:39:40. > :39:44.done him harm coming into the home straight. It is about keeping out on

:39:45. > :39:51.trouble and let's hope he has not been spiked, or tweaked anything

:39:52. > :39:56.because that is the danger, going forward and tweaking your hamstring.

:39:57. > :40:01.Having to take that extended step. I imagine the adrenaline coming from

:40:02. > :40:05.it, it takes up energy. It takes energy and you can suddenly burn

:40:06. > :40:11.that energy quickly and find in the last 30 metres when you needed it,

:40:12. > :40:15.it is not their will stop he is so experienced. It does not rattle him.

:40:16. > :40:19.Even in the 10,000 metres, it did not rattle him in the race. It was

:40:20. > :40:25.after was the emotion of it hitting but during the race he keeps his

:40:26. > :40:30.cool. We have come to expect so much from him and we cannot imagine the

:40:31. > :40:36.final without him so it was a nervy moment for all of us. These are

:40:37. > :40:43.difficult heats to navigate as Tom Farrell will find out in a moment,

:40:44. > :40:47.Paula. Paula is going to go down to the studio and commentate on this

:40:48. > :40:56.one as well. She will do that alongside Andrew Cotter.

:40:57. > :41:05.Two British athletes going here. The Border Harrier from just outside

:41:06. > :41:12.Carlisle. But he trains in Oregon. A formal -- former steeplechaser and

:41:13. > :41:16.Andrew Butchart, the man from Dunblane, who has been scattering of

:41:17. > :41:25.old Scottish records that have stood for decades this season. Those two

:41:26. > :41:26.have a tough task, which was probably not helped by the first

:41:27. > :41:46.heat being won in 13.20 four. They will have to be under 13.30 to

:41:47. > :41:52.have a chance if they are not in the top five. 31 degrees. Tom Farrell

:41:53. > :41:58.and Andrew Butchart, tricky, even though they have done work in hot

:41:59. > :42:02.conditions, such as Arizona. In the heat of competition it is very

:42:03. > :42:09.different. Border Harrier is represented. Tom Farrell was running

:42:10. > :42:16.quick times last season. Perhaps just off that pace this year. And

:42:17. > :42:21.stiff competition. Steve is mentioning the fastest losers

:42:22. > :42:27.because it will be difficult for the British athletes to get into the top

:42:28. > :42:36.five. Ellroy Galant has a new South African record this season. The

:42:37. > :42:44.Spaniard also is very quick. And Isiah Koech, 12.48 he has run.

:42:45. > :42:53.Quicker than Mo Farah has ever run for the 5000. Muktar Edris, one of

:42:54. > :42:54.the strong contingent of Ethiopians, leading the Diamond League

:42:55. > :43:20.standings. Gebremeskel. And the Eritrean,

:43:21. > :43:27.Osman. They all have times that of fast. Andrew Butchart, we talk about

:43:28. > :43:32.him running so well and taking the old Scottish record, 13.13. It gives

:43:33. > :43:38.you an idea. Tom Farrell was 13.10 last year but has not managed that

:43:39. > :43:44.this year. An idea of the task that faces them. They have a huge task

:43:45. > :43:53.ahead of them. Hopefully they get away OK with no bump and barges. Tom

:43:54. > :43:58.Farrell, I think, he has been struggling a little to find his form

:43:59. > :44:03.in racing. It has been there in training but not coming out in

:44:04. > :44:07.racing. Andrew Butchart has taken huge steps forward this year and it

:44:08. > :44:13.has been exciting to see will stop he made the decision to put his job

:44:14. > :44:21.aside and concentrate on training. Came out and ran Matt 13.13. He lost

:44:22. > :44:25.his shoe and managed to run the Scottish record, but what was

:44:26. > :44:30.impressive was the run in London. He did not realise how good he can be

:44:31. > :44:33.and he took a huge step forward psychologically as well as

:44:34. > :44:41.physically. His last lap was the fastest of the race and to go past

:44:42. > :44:45.the likes of Bernard Lagat, and he is no slouch, Andrew Butchart was

:44:46. > :44:51.right there going past him and I think that did a lot for his

:44:52. > :44:54.confidence. Strangely for someone from Scotland he loves the heat and

:44:55. > :45:02.he will not be too uncomfortable running in these temperatures. We

:45:03. > :45:06.are used to seeing him in cross country in the cold. But he is

:45:07. > :45:12.adapting to the track and beginning to get the confidence. A couple of

:45:13. > :45:16.years ago was still working as a lifeguard in the swimming pool at

:45:17. > :45:21.Gleneagles, not too far from done blame, where he is from. He was

:45:22. > :45:25.chatting to that other son of Dunblane, Andy Murray after his gold

:45:26. > :45:29.medal performance and he does have contact with Andy Murray. He feels

:45:30. > :45:35.he belongs here. He does not mind the heat. He bounces along on his

:45:36. > :45:40.tiptoes. It can get dangerous. We saw what can happen in the first

:45:41. > :45:43.heat. Everybody wants to avoid the falls and clips.

:45:44. > :45:50.The he runs with a maturity and experience that's good to see. Is

:45:51. > :45:55.only 24, his first major championship final, he's acquitted

:45:56. > :45:58.himself well. He's keeping his base. He's like, that's where I'm putting

:45:59. > :46:07.my foot, you are not going to put your foot there, stay out of my way.

:46:08. > :46:11.Andrew Butchart has a much quicker cadence, and takes up much less

:46:12. > :46:15.space, which openly means he gets into a little bit less trouble when

:46:16. > :46:19.there's a pack around. He's also putting himself in the right

:46:20. > :46:22.position. This is stringing out, we'll get an idea of the pace they

:46:23. > :46:28.are moving out in comparison to the first heat when they go through the

:46:29. > :46:34.first thousand metres, the first heat went through in 2:30 seven.

:46:35. > :46:40.They are ahead of that. If the first ten run faster than the six person

:46:41. > :46:47.Caleb Ndiku, in the first race, they will go through to the final. Gelant

:46:48. > :47:01.the South African out in front at the moment with the young Ugandan as

:47:02. > :47:06.well. Kipyeko. Tucked in behind the Australian Patrick Tiernan. As we

:47:07. > :47:09.mentioned Tom Farrell again, he has a quicker time historically than

:47:10. > :47:13.Andrew Butchart. Perhaps this season not quite finding that pace. The

:47:14. > :47:16.suspicion of overtraining, you work so hard for something and it doesn't

:47:17. > :47:20.quite pay off, it's counter-productive. How often does

:47:21. > :47:23.it happen in an Olympic year when you want to come here, give your

:47:24. > :47:30.best, keep pushing in training? What was impressive from Tom Farrell, he

:47:31. > :47:33.went back from the London Diamond League anniversary games, realised

:47:34. > :47:38.that's what it was, rested up, came back, his training did turn around.

:47:39. > :47:41.What he needs to do here is concentrate on staying out of

:47:42. > :47:43.trouble and moving up in the pack, watching as breaks open up, making

:47:44. > :47:52.sure to cover those. The pace continues to move along

:47:53. > :47:59.fairly briskly, just ahead of the pace of the first heat. And we'll

:48:00. > :48:09.keep an eye on this but also keep an eye on the hammer which is underway.

:48:10. > :48:19.It is Pavel Fadek, hasn't had a great start to this qualification.

:48:20. > :48:25.-- Pawel Fajdek. He's going to need to improve on this. Three fouls four

:48:26. > :48:29.years ago in London 2012, he went out there. Twice world champion,

:48:30. > :48:35.he's under pressure here. It's a bit better. Not a lot better, though.

:48:36. > :48:40.And Pawel Fajdek might be gone. This would be a massive upset. He's one

:48:41. > :48:52.of the resounding favourites to take gold here. And Fajdek... He was

:48:53. > :48:57.strongly favoured for gold. 72 metres exactly he has thrown in this

:48:58. > :49:04.last round. He's seventh place. To remind you, 12 athletes progress to

:49:05. > :49:10.the final tomorrow. Mark Dry also up in a couple of throws time, we'll

:49:11. > :49:12.need to improve on his mark. Fajdek at the moment possibly not going

:49:13. > :49:18.into the final. A big surprise there.

:49:19. > :49:22.There is a little bit of bother for Tom Farrell, beginning to lose

:49:23. > :49:29.contact with the group as it stretches out. Just four or five

:49:30. > :49:33.paces from the back of it. Still being led out by Elroy Gelant, the

:49:34. > :49:40.South African. At the back Gelant and Kipyeko out in front. And the

:49:41. > :49:46.Eritrean athlete as well. Behind this pack we can just see Tom

:49:47. > :49:51.Farrell. Just off the back. Andrew Butchart in the middle of it.

:49:52. > :49:55.Farrell hanging off the back a little bit. Only a couple of metres

:49:56. > :50:04.at this stage, but it's a big pack and they are moving along well.

:50:05. > :50:10.We're looking at ten, possibly, progressing through to the final.

:50:11. > :50:13.That daylight is growing unfortunately through Tom Farrell.

:50:14. > :50:24.Once he's running in no man's land, it's really tough. Farrell of the

:50:25. > :50:28.back. We'll head to Mark Dry. His last throw to make this final, you

:50:29. > :50:35.can see the number nine, that it is buzzing in this pool of 16 athletes.

:50:36. > :50:38.32 in total. Mark Dry 70 metres and 26 in the first round, he's going to

:50:39. > :50:52.need somewhere out towards 75 metres. It's not. He knows it.

:50:53. > :50:59.Gustafson out of his feet to see how far it was going. He leaned on it

:51:00. > :51:05.again, didn't he, the Scotsman, one of three hammer throwers competing

:51:06. > :51:12.in qualification here. Two Scots and Mark Dry from the Borders. Part of

:51:13. > :51:18.the legacy of Alan Bertram. In ninth place, unlikely to be enough. We'll

:51:19. > :51:22.have to wait and see. The pace continues to move along fairly

:51:23. > :51:26.swiftly. Tom Farrell is sadly out of shot at the moment, he's really lost

:51:27. > :51:31.contact. Andrew Butchart at the heart of things, though, as they

:51:32. > :51:40.come round. Elroy Gelant still taking them out. Tom Farrell is

:51:41. > :51:46.about 30 minutes or so of the back. -- 30 metres. Butchart in sixth

:51:47. > :51:51.position. It really is a hard graft for Farrell at the moment. Yeah,

:51:52. > :51:56.it's going to be a tough run here for Tom. He said, we said he was

:51:57. > :51:59.feeling tired, he was feeling fatigued, we thought he had turned

:52:00. > :52:02.it around, but he also struggles when it's really hot, and it's

:52:03. > :52:07.really hot out there. He's now detached, running on his own, it's

:52:08. > :52:11.going to be hard work for him to finish of this race. Andrew Butchart

:52:12. > :52:15.acquitting himself really well so far, keeping himself up there in the

:52:16. > :52:20.top ten, out of trouble, on the inside. He is reacting to the surges

:52:21. > :52:24.without overreacting, he's not panicking. He gets himself out of

:52:25. > :52:33.trouble again. Got a little bit clipped. By the Eritrean runner on

:52:34. > :52:40.his outside. He's kept his cool. It's bunching up again. The pace is

:52:41. > :52:44.surging. Gelant pushing the pace on. Andrew Butchart decides it enough on

:52:45. > :52:48.the inside them are getting into difficult positions, I'm going to

:52:49. > :52:57.stretch out and keep this moving along. Four laps to go, Andrew

:52:58. > :53:00.Butchart alongside the young Ugandan Kipyeko. The American, Osman. The

:53:01. > :53:14.Eritrean athlete is there. Just a little bit of... Chelimo

:53:15. > :53:19.having to steady himself, couple of elbows and a bit of jostling goes

:53:20. > :53:23.on. Andrew Butchart is in a good position here. A very good position,

:53:24. > :53:28.he is running at a very good pace as well, not too far off his personal

:53:29. > :53:32.best. He's running within himself, it seems, controlling the race a

:53:33. > :53:35.little bit, making sure he is in a position to react because a surge is

:53:36. > :53:39.going to come, people are going to start testing each other out,

:53:40. > :53:44.winding the pace up. He needs to keep his nerve and be able to react

:53:45. > :53:48.to that. He does look good. Brett Robinson in that pack as well, the

:53:49. > :53:53.Australian. Patrick Tiernan just behind. Two Australians involved.

:53:54. > :53:56.Andrew Butchart, just a little look around to see where he stands, three

:53:57. > :54:03.laps to go, five to go through automatically, the fastest losers

:54:04. > :54:10.will go through as well. Pace wise it's good, I'm watching the danger

:54:11. > :54:13.as they go through the first of those lap runners, danger can occur

:54:14. > :54:17.when those lap runners get caught up and cause confusion in the pack.

:54:18. > :54:21.There are too many people in that group for my liking, especially at

:54:22. > :54:27.this pace, it's going to turn into a test of nerves and a gradual wind

:54:28. > :54:36.up, I think, over the next two laps. It really is clustered at the

:54:37. > :54:40.moment. Patrick Tiernan comes round, that all Australian to the front.

:54:41. > :54:44.Butchart in third or fourth at the moment. Look how bunched it is with

:54:45. > :54:48.just the latter stages of the race to go and only five to go through

:54:49. > :54:54.automatically. Robinson the Australian coming around the outside

:54:55. > :55:00.as well. Gebremeskel... Some high-quality athletes around Andrew

:55:01. > :55:04.Butchart here. I think Robinson realised they lost four seconds of

:55:05. > :55:09.their buffer that they had over the first heat in that kilometre because

:55:10. > :55:12.people started to look around and look for each other. Now Andrew

:55:13. > :55:18.Butchart sensibly decides, I'm going to keep this pace going, five

:55:19. > :55:21.fastest losers is... Fired first qualifying, Surrey, is very tough,

:55:22. > :55:28.and there are lots of guys in the pack behind that can also go first.

:55:29. > :55:33.This is going to be tough for Andrew Butchart, look at them lining up,

:55:34. > :55:36.six abreast, as they come down the back straight, another lap to run

:55:37. > :55:41.about to cause a roadblock as well. How will they get round? Andrew

:55:42. > :55:45.Butchart should... Sorry, the lap runner should move out, instead they

:55:46. > :55:48.will creep around him. Andrew Butchart in good position at the

:55:49. > :55:55.moment. You can send he's beginning to feel the pace because it is

:55:56. > :56:00.quick. Butchart 13:13 this season, but this is hard, this is fast, he

:56:01. > :56:03.tries to lift it again. Giving himself is best shot, staying out of

:56:04. > :56:07.trouble, you can see how hard he's working, the sweat is dripping off

:56:08. > :56:12.him. He's got a little bit of a gap there. He raises the pace again,

:56:13. > :56:15.suddenly there are gaps starting to open up. He's starting to string

:56:16. > :56:21.this out, give himself a very good fighting chance of qualifying out

:56:22. > :56:25.right. He has a chance but look at the effort. Gebremeskel, silver

:56:26. > :56:28.behind Mo Farah in the 5000 in London, look at the pace.

:56:29. > :56:35.Gebremeskel can matching, alongside Tim Muktar Edris. Butchart with the

:56:36. > :56:40.best in the world. Five to go through automatically, he's

:56:41. > :56:46.stretching them out, looking around. Butchart, five places, and six

:56:47. > :56:50.athletes still fighting in here. Butchart in a fine position coming

:56:51. > :56:55.into the closing straight. Chelimo the American round. Butchart able to

:56:56. > :56:59.do some arithmetic, counting. Butchart hanging on. A group of

:57:00. > :57:02.five, they'll all go through. A great run from Andrew Butchart.

:57:03. > :57:07.Chelimo takes the win but Andrew Butchart is safely through. He was

:57:08. > :57:11.the pacemaker for the rest. He still had enough to respond and take his

:57:12. > :57:15.place. He raises his arms. He is through to the final. What a run

:57:16. > :57:20.from Andrew Butchart. We talked about what a great season he's had.

:57:21. > :57:23.Very different conditions, different to racing in the Olympic Games here

:57:24. > :57:28.in the heat in Rio. That was wonderful stuff. Very impressive

:57:29. > :57:33.from him, that will have done his confidence the world of good. It was

:57:34. > :57:38.working hard. Tom Farrell now coming into the home straight, it's been a

:57:39. > :57:44.hard run from him. That's not the Tom Carroll we're used to seeing, he

:57:45. > :57:47.needs to go away now, have a good rest, put everything back in the

:57:48. > :57:53.tank, he took far too much out of it in training coming into this race.

:57:54. > :57:59.It's been hard for him. That's 14:11 for Tom Farrell, about a minute

:58:00. > :58:06.outside his best. Their's the contrast of sport between Farrell

:58:07. > :58:10.and Butchart, on the day Butchart had more. As the elation of

:58:11. > :58:16.qualifying. In such fine style as well. From the bell, a great run. He

:58:17. > :58:21.was able to lift the pace again. It was the maturity he ran with, and

:58:22. > :58:24.the confidence, it came from the race in London, he knows he can

:58:25. > :58:27.finish hard on the last lap and knows he doesn't really want to do

:58:28. > :58:31.that because he wants to come back and perform in the final in a couple

:58:32. > :58:35.of days. He's running hard down the back straight, I was looking to see,

:58:36. > :58:40.would he glanced at the screen and see he didn't need to keep pushing

:58:41. > :58:45.quite so hard? He ran very hard over the middle 200 metres of the last

:58:46. > :58:48.lap, 300 metres to go to 100 metres to go. Coming into the home

:58:49. > :58:57.straight, he does look up, he looks back, checks, and he doesn't need to

:58:58. > :59:00.get into a battle. He looks around, realises he's got to stop putting

:59:01. > :59:05.his foot on the pedal, you won't save much energy in the last 50

:59:06. > :59:08.metres, is looking around, he can just not push and qualify outright.

:59:09. > :59:12.And walked off the track knowing he's in the shape of his life and he

:59:13. > :59:18.really can live with these guys in an Olympic final. He is dragged a

:59:19. > :59:21.few men around decent time, the fastest qualifiers will come from

:59:22. > :59:27.this heat, doesn't look good for Caleb Ndiku. Both British athletes

:59:28. > :59:32.are with Phil. Good news for Andrew Butchart, not for Tom Farrell.

:59:33. > :59:40.Tom, how did you find it out there today? Tough. There wasn't anything

:59:41. > :59:43.I didn't expect. Not happy with my performance but I've had a fairly

:59:44. > :59:49.tough year, hasn't been clicking for me. I knew it was going to be a

:59:50. > :59:52.fairly big ask to make the final. But I came in positive, gave

:59:53. > :59:58.everything I had. I just didn't have it today. I know you've been putting

:59:59. > :00:01.the work in, it goes without saying, having to step back from training

:00:02. > :00:06.coming into the Olympics, is it fair to say? You probably had the nail on

:00:07. > :00:10.the head, it's an Olympic year, everybody tries to get more out.

:00:11. > :00:15.It's one of those things will have to go back and assess with my coach.

:00:16. > :00:19.An urge to make the Olympics, it's a huge deal, but this is sport and I

:00:20. > :00:25.want more out of what happened out there today. It was... Not my best

:00:26. > :00:28.day, but at the end of the day it's an Olympics, it's invaluable

:00:29. > :00:36.experience. We wish you well, one down. -- warm down.

:00:37. > :00:48.Andrew, everything went to plan, a fantastic performance. I ran really

:00:49. > :00:52.well. I am working hard and it is definitely working for me. Tell me

:00:53. > :00:56.about your tactics today. It seems you were in supreme control, mixing

:00:57. > :01:01.with the best. You have to make yourself known to these guys.

:01:02. > :01:08.Hopefully after today, they will keep their eye on the final! I think

:01:09. > :01:12.they might! We know the connection with Dunblane and Andy Murray. He

:01:13. > :01:17.had a chat with you. I spoke to him after the final. He wished me good

:01:18. > :01:23.luck. He is off to play in Cincinnati, so good luck, Andy. Some

:01:24. > :01:30.recovery is needed before the final. What do you think you are capable

:01:31. > :01:33.of? I don't know. I have never been in this situation. My aim was to

:01:34. > :01:37.make the final, I have done that, I will see what I can do. Have you

:01:38. > :01:42.surprised yourself this year? Definitely. I have been training

:01:43. > :01:47.hard and if you put the work in it shows you can get the benefits. Well

:01:48. > :01:56.done and we wish you well for the final. Thanks. That was a grand run.

:01:57. > :02:01.Seconds outside his personal best, but he had the change of gear to go

:02:02. > :02:10.through. Look at the names he is surrounded by. Chelimo, Gebremeskel,

:02:11. > :02:22.names of the highest quality. And he will be in that final. That must be

:02:23. > :02:28.hot. At the end of that race, it was 33 degrees. The man in front has the

:02:29. > :02:34.right idea. Yes, but he is cool! Or he thinks he is! That puts it into

:02:35. > :02:42.perspective, how good the run was from Andrew Butchart. But he likes

:02:43. > :02:56.the heat. And he is from Dublin. Chelimo, Muktar Edris, Gebremeskel

:02:57. > :03:06.also going through. Ndiku was the fastest loser from the first heat,

:03:07. > :03:13.not going through. These are the men through to the final...

:03:14. > :03:17.STUDIO: I think it is clear to say from Andrew Butchart's interview he

:03:18. > :03:22.has tried very hard! I like him a lot. He has a lot of enthusiasm and

:03:23. > :03:26.great energy considering what he has been through. Conditions here are

:03:27. > :03:30.hot and to stay with that high-quality field the way he did

:03:31. > :03:37.shows not just great promise but who knows, in a championship final what

:03:38. > :03:41.can happen. This morning, early, not that early, but quite early

:03:42. > :03:54.considering they have ten events to get through, the decathlon started.

:03:55. > :04:00.Ashton aiming in to emulate Daley Thompson. He went into the event

:04:01. > :04:26.that kicks things off. Some of the times have been a little

:04:27. > :04:32.bit down. One or two contenders for medals have not put in particularly

:04:33. > :04:42.fast races for the 100 metres. When you run a 10.15, do you think, but

:04:43. > :04:48.it was not to be. What about Eaton? He got out not so flash. Warner

:04:49. > :05:03.putting daylight between himself and the raiding champion Eaton. He will

:05:04. > :05:08.be pleased with the victory. Great shot of Eaton. Great chance to see

:05:09. > :05:13.what shape he is in. He went to a world record when he took the title

:05:14. > :05:19.in Beijing. He ran 10.34 to take the US trials early this year. He is

:05:20. > :05:27.outside of that. No wind to speak of in the stadium. It is very warm.

:05:28. > :05:42.That is a new Olympic decathlon best. Eaton have the previous

:05:43. > :05:47.quickest time. 1023 points, Warner. No surprise he got the win because

:05:48. > :05:54.that is his strongest event. We can head back out because it's long jump

:05:55. > :06:06.time. We can see how Ashton eaten gets on there. Steve Backley. A

:06:07. > :06:15.beautiful day here. Great day to spend time in the sand. Ashton

:06:16. > :06:23.eaten, reasonable over the 100 metres. Long jump is decent this

:06:24. > :06:31.year. That was close to eight metres. He almost took the official

:06:32. > :06:35.out! 100 metres, it was not blisteringly quick. He ran 10.23

:06:36. > :06:43.last year when he set the world record. Today, two tenths down. A

:06:44. > :06:48.couple of metres down in that 100 metres. That is the basic insight of

:06:49. > :06:56.the speed he is carrying into the decathlon final. But that is better

:06:57. > :07:03.than he did last year in the World Championships. Good start for Eaton.

:07:04. > :07:10.STUDIO: There is already a medal in their household as Brianne

:07:11. > :07:16.Theisen-Eaton won a medal at the other day. An incredible family.

:07:17. > :07:25.Ashton eaten out here with nobody pushing him massively. It is up to

:07:26. > :07:29.him to get his A game together. There was talk he was carrying a

:07:30. > :07:36.slight niggle in the US trials and it was a case of managing his body

:07:37. > :07:42.through those days to qualify but still 150 points better, even at his

:07:43. > :07:44.worst, than anybody else in the world and that is the measure of the

:07:45. > :07:54.man, he is fantastic. Does he have any weaknesses? Tough to find one.

:07:55. > :07:58.His throwing is not that strong. You can see fragility in his high jump.

:07:59. > :08:07.He can be inconsistent when he is jumping. But he is so devastatingly

:08:08. > :08:13.quick stop 100 metres, 400 metres, 8.23 metres long jump at best. His

:08:14. > :08:20.400 would have got him close to the title last year in Beijing.

:08:21. > :08:25.Incredible speed. 45 flat is sensational. Should he be in the

:08:26. > :08:31.lead after the first day? It will be tough for anyone to catch him. We

:08:32. > :08:37.are heading into an abundance of 800 metres heats eight I think in total.

:08:38. > :08:42.Lynsey Sharp of Great Britain is going in the first of those. And we

:08:43. > :08:48.said it before with the 1500 metres and middle distances, these are

:08:49. > :08:55.tough. To get it right. Very tough. First two in each heat to qualify

:08:56. > :08:59.and eight fastest losers. That is probably a heads up in that they

:09:00. > :09:02.have not done a brilliant job in seeding the heats and there are

:09:03. > :09:10.tough heats. Lynsey Sharp goes first. As is not too bad. Shelayna

:09:11. > :09:15.Oskan-Clarke has Caster Semenya and Wilson in her heat, which is tough.

:09:16. > :09:19.But there are three who can run under two minutes, or who have this

:09:20. > :09:24.year, but in the whole field there are five, six of them who can run

:09:25. > :09:30.under two minutes. That is like a Diamond League race. The benchmark,

:09:31. > :09:34.the qualifying time to get here, there will be a lot of within

:09:35. > :09:37.running together and when you have qualifying competitions it is an

:09:38. > :09:43.incentive to go out and run hard. You cannot afford you can just come

:09:44. > :09:50.past in the last hundred metres unless you are very good. You expect

:09:51. > :09:57.her to navigate this OK? I think so. She has taken a big step

:09:58. > :10:01.up in maturity and tactics in racing as well. Let's see if she can do it

:10:02. > :10:05.as well as her fellow Scot Andrew Butchart.

:10:06. > :10:16.Andrew Cotter. Thanks. I would like to take an overview. Behind Caster

:10:17. > :10:20.Semenya it is quite evenly matched. Plenty in contention for medals and

:10:21. > :10:26.Lynsey Sharp might be one of those. To get to the final would be a great

:10:27. > :10:37.achievement. Up against Sahily Diago of Cuba. And just Tina Fey Tronic of

:10:38. > :10:45.France. Just two go through automatically soap Lynsey Sharp well

:10:46. > :10:54.have her work cut out. -- Fedronic. We can look at the start list in the

:10:55. > :11:09.first of these eight heats. Everard also going for island. -- for

:11:10. > :11:14.Ireland. The first heat under way. Lynsey Sharp is the fastest Brit

:11:15. > :11:22.although she lost the UK title to Shelayna Oskan-Clarke who goes in

:11:23. > :11:33.the next heat. Eight fastest losers. Angela Petty on the outside.

:11:34. > :11:40.Lyakhova, the Ukrainian athlete as well. Taking the pace. Lynsey Sharp

:11:41. > :11:47.opened quickly over the first 50 metres but relaxed around the bend

:11:48. > :11:52.and down the back straight so she is gauging her effort sensibly. She

:11:53. > :11:56.looked relaxed before the race. She has a great chance of running

:11:57. > :12:00.through but she has to be the first two. Coming through the home

:12:01. > :12:06.straight, Lynsey Sharp, looking powerful and strong. This is day six

:12:07. > :12:09.of the athletics and it has all been happening and Lynsey Sharp, one of

:12:10. > :12:14.the athletes looking forward to having a journey to the final, she

:12:15. > :12:19.is keen to get on with the action and running perfectly. Pierdevara of

:12:20. > :12:25.Romania in front and Lynsey Sharp in second. And then the Cuban, Sahily

:12:26. > :12:30.Diago. Angela Petty is in fourth place. Lynsey Sharp is well-placed

:12:31. > :12:35.but here comes the French athlete Fedronic. Lynsey Sharp on the

:12:36. > :12:44.shoulder of the Romania now, who is starting to wilt. The Cuban athlete

:12:45. > :12:53.Sahily Diago. And Fedronic. Lynsey Sharp is in a good position. Angela

:12:54. > :12:59.Petty is trying to get back. Lynsey Sharp looking at the screen and to

:13:00. > :13:02.her right. Sahily Diago is there. These two beginning to separate

:13:03. > :13:17.themselves. Lynsey Sharp will not be caught. A good finish. Terzic takes

:13:18. > :13:21.place. A good run by Lynsey Sharp. She did control it. She gauged her

:13:22. > :13:27.effort, judged it so well. Right from the start, the whole race, she

:13:28. > :13:31.was in the right place. She had good competition around her. She was

:13:32. > :13:35.always doing enough to be in the right place. Coming around the bend,

:13:36. > :13:41.Lynsey Sharp finds herself in the lead way she wants to be. Sahily

:13:42. > :13:45.Diago is a threat from Cuba. Terzic coming back. If you look at the

:13:46. > :13:51.speed and acceleration. She kicks into the straight, pulling away

:13:52. > :13:55.immediately from Sahily Diago. Terzic closing down but doesn't

:13:56. > :13:59.Lynsey Sharp look fantastic in full flow? She has been keen to get on

:14:00. > :14:03.with the action and that was an impressive start from Lynsey Sharp.

:14:04. > :14:08.The race plan was carried out. Looking up the screen as well as

:14:09. > :14:11.controlling the running will stop Sahily Diago fading and Terzic

:14:12. > :14:17.coming through. An accomplished piece of running. Looking up at the

:14:18. > :14:23.screen and now she is down with Phil Jones.

:14:24. > :14:31.STUDIO: That was a competent and confident run. It was really

:14:32. > :14:34.impressive. She basically controlled the race and got herself in the

:14:35. > :14:43.right position and held it and held it and then she had the extra gear

:14:44. > :14:47.and probably had more. Terzic of Serbia finished strongly. She is a

:14:48. > :14:52.1500 metres runner and has the strength to come stronger in the

:14:53. > :14:55.closing stages but at this stage it looked like Sahily Diago of Cuba

:14:56. > :15:01.would be qualifying behind Lynsey Sharp. Lynsey Sharp never really

:15:02. > :15:05.troubled. She was able to control it. That is what I talked about, she

:15:06. > :15:10.has taken a step forward in maturity in the race as she puts herself in

:15:11. > :15:13.the correct position. What is impressive is how patient she was in

:15:14. > :15:21.the race because she could have kicked earlier at 200, which would

:15:22. > :15:30.have been a mistake. She was waiting for her time to strike. Not exerting

:15:31. > :15:34.too much energy at this stage, so disappointed last year in Beijing,

:15:35. > :15:40.did not race as smart. I am sure she wanted to learn from that. She has

:15:41. > :15:44.worked on it and will have sat down with her coach, who coaches Chris

:15:45. > :15:48.O'Hare, another person who gets it right tactically, and they would

:15:49. > :15:52.have looked at that, what should we have done differently in order to be

:15:53. > :15:55.able to be in the final, because she belongs in the final and she has to

:15:56. > :16:00.hold it together through the rounds. in the next heat, the second of

:16:01. > :16:06.eight, Caster Semenya is back. After a period of time she was away from

:16:07. > :16:08.the sport, while her hyperandrogenism was under

:16:09. > :16:12.investigation, really, in terms of working out whether or not she had

:16:13. > :16:17.to take hormones to balance hormones. She's back in the doing

:16:18. > :16:22.very well. She stayed in the sport the whole time, the difference was

:16:23. > :16:25.she was, allegedly, forced to take hormones to suppress her

:16:26. > :16:29.testosterone levels, which put her at a disadvantage to the other

:16:30. > :16:35.women. That wasn't fair either. It's unfair we talk about it because it's

:16:36. > :16:40.not just Semenya, it's the issue of the elevated testosterone levels,

:16:41. > :16:44.how much of a difference it makes in female athletics, particularly 800

:16:45. > :16:50.metres. She's back winning races, back at the forefront of the sport,

:16:51. > :16:54.absolutely expected here to win and dominate the whole event. Let's see

:16:55. > :16:59.how she gets on in this heat. Steve Cram and Brendan Foster will

:17:00. > :17:03.commentate. COMMENTATOR: It's a debate obviously raging through the

:17:04. > :17:09.sport and in a wider context throughout sport. The Court of

:17:10. > :17:16.arbitration decision, which has impacted on the IAAF, the policy,

:17:17. > :17:20.which was trying to create a level playing field, it's a performance

:17:21. > :17:24.issue for the IAAF versus a human rights issue. Those two things

:17:25. > :17:32.haven't yet been reconciled, it'll continue through to next year. For

:17:33. > :17:36.now, Semenya will be hoping to negotiate safely through. I'm sure

:17:37. > :17:45.she will. Shelayna Oskan-Clarke had a brilliant year last year in a

:17:46. > :17:52.tough semifinal. Won the Monaco Diamond League, Semenya, in a quick

:17:53. > :17:57.time. A lot of people think she can go much quicker. Not only medication

:17:58. > :18:07.that was suppressing her testosterone levels, not able to run

:18:08. > :18:11.freely in that sense. For Oskan-Clark, what a great year she

:18:12. > :18:17.had last year. Sadly, her former coach is no longer with us. He did a

:18:18. > :18:21.great job of turning this young lady into a real championship contender.

:18:22. > :18:25.She's shown again in the UK trials... Lets hope she can show

:18:26. > :18:28.again here at the Olympic Games. She had a great year last year, got

:18:29. > :18:33.quicker and quicker through the rounds. It'll be tough for her here.

:18:34. > :18:37.Wilson has gone to the front. Caster Semenya happy to sit. Oskan-Clark

:18:38. > :18:42.will hopefully be able to get through here, top two. It is a

:18:43. > :18:46.qualifying quite difficult with the athletes in there. AJ Wilson is a

:18:47. > :18:51.good athlete from the United States but Oskan-Clark is gauged her

:18:52. > :18:56.effort. As we look at them together. Semenya's going to pick her time.

:18:57. > :19:02.Looking at qualification here, first two, then eight fastest losers, so

:19:03. > :19:06.Oskan-Clark needs to see, 58 for the opening lap for the leader.

:19:07. > :19:11.Oskan-Clark in a much cleverer position, a much better place.

:19:12. > :19:15.Semenya coming wide on the outside. Every inch is going to count here.

:19:16. > :19:18.Semenya getting ready to move past the two of them. She knows what

:19:19. > :19:22.she's got to do. Oskan-Clark is running well there. These are the

:19:23. > :19:30.three you would have said were contending. Mukasheva really took it

:19:31. > :19:35.to them, I'm sure she's going to pay for it in the last lap. The Chinese

:19:36. > :19:38.athlete, Wang, still in contention, she's run very close to two minutes

:19:39. > :19:48.and looks stronger there. Oskan-Clark needs to be careful.

:19:49. > :19:54.Wilson isn't running as well as she ran in 2015. Oskan-Clark needs to

:19:55. > :19:59.get ahead of Wilson. She's not able to do it. They will have to be very

:20:00. > :20:06.helpful in terms of fastest losers bots here. Just outside, perhaps.

:20:07. > :20:10.Just inside two minutes for Oskan-Clark. It might be good

:20:11. > :20:15.enough. With eight fastest losers bots, we've got eight heats. If you

:20:16. > :20:21.come third, conferred fast. She's done that. It was a hard race. Some

:20:22. > :20:25.of the heat aren't as tough as this one. That is a pretty good

:20:26. > :20:29.performance. Knew it would be hard, that may be quick enough. She'll

:20:30. > :20:36.have to be patient and wait and see. I think it was a hard run, a hard

:20:37. > :20:41.race. Mukasheva of Kazakhstan, going so quickly, too quickly, then Caster

:20:42. > :20:44.Semenya striding past them. Oskan-Clark running stronger,

:20:45. > :20:48.looking good. Working so hard, but she knows she's got to stick to the

:20:49. > :20:53.task. There she is doing so. Wilson running better than we've seen

:20:54. > :20:58.recently. It's a battle here, a real work-out. Fast time for the winner.

:20:59. > :21:07.A good time for Oskan-Clark. I'm sure she's in the mix now. Two to

:21:08. > :21:13.qualify. Third for Oskan-Clark, close to two minutes. That was a

:21:14. > :21:17.good run, impressive as we expected from Caster Semenya. Better from

:21:18. > :21:21.Wilson. And a seriously good run from Oskan-Clark.

:21:22. > :21:28.This result is going to be crucial from her. A much better performance

:21:29. > :21:41.than we might have expected from Ajee Wilson. A season best for the

:21:42. > :21:46.Ajee Wilson. -- for American Ajee Wilson. STUDIO: Would you say that

:21:47. > :21:51.would be good enough for her, that time? I'm also hoping that as well.

:21:52. > :21:56.She did everything she could, she thought she was going to get second

:21:57. > :21:59.place, she was battling with Ajee Wilson down the home straight,

:22:00. > :22:03.didn't overreact when Mukasheva took it out so fast on the first lap.

:22:04. > :22:08.When Semenya came round she was always going to do that, the girls

:22:09. > :22:11.have to be ready for that this year, the last 150 metres. Caster Semenya

:22:12. > :22:18.takes off, they can't compete with that. It was a battle between

:22:19. > :22:23.Oskan-Clark and Ajee Wilson for second qualifying position. It

:22:24. > :22:31.looked like maybe thrown went too fast in the home straight. -- it

:22:32. > :22:35.looked like Oskan-Clark went too fast. Fingers crossed it should be

:22:36. > :22:39.enough to qualify, there are eight fastest losers bots. She took 20

:22:40. > :22:43.seconds off her PB, made the final in Beijing where she ran really

:22:44. > :22:46.smart, she's a big tournament performer, a big competition

:22:47. > :22:52.performer. It was new territory for her last year. She hadn't been two

:22:53. > :23:00.major championships before. This is really a maturity that we're finding

:23:01. > :23:04.from Shelayna that she can deal with these situations, she has had

:23:05. > :23:09.Diamond League experience, to get used to running with these girls. I

:23:10. > :23:12.have hope for her but these 800 metres are really tough. She has a

:23:13. > :23:17.strong mind. We had an interesting night last night with Amy Doyle and

:23:18. > :23:21.Dina Asher-Smith getting through as fastest losers in their races. It

:23:22. > :23:29.doesn't matter how you get there, just get there. Shelayna would have

:23:30. > :23:33.known she would have to do that, that is why Mukasheva took it out in

:23:34. > :23:36.the first lap, look at that heat, it's really tough, it looks more

:23:37. > :23:41.like a semifinal than first-round heat, she knew she would have to run

:23:42. > :23:45.fast, she did that, she put herself up there, leading the fastest

:23:46. > :23:49.losers, she can't do any more. We'll have our eye on the time, Steve

:23:50. > :23:53.Cram, as we approach the third heat featuring Melissa Bishop.

:23:54. > :24:05.More importantly, one bully of Kenya is one of the most important

:24:06. > :24:12.contenders for the medals. -- Wambui. A moth attacked a moment

:24:13. > :24:16.ago. I think the moth is getting the better of her. She has poured water

:24:17. > :24:24.over herself. She was devastated, finished fifth in the 1500. She is a

:24:25. > :24:33.very good 800 runner, a good bit of pace. But this woman, Margaret

:24:34. > :24:37.Wambui, just 20. Behind Semenya and the Frenchwoman, Margaret Wambui has

:24:38. > :24:45.been most impressive this season. Nataliya Pryshchepa, surprise in

:24:46. > :24:56.Amsterdam when she won the 803 weeks ago. Hassan ran sub two minutes

:24:57. > :25:00.within the 1800 last night. -- 800 last night. It shows the pace she

:25:01. > :25:04.has, but shows how fatigued you must be.

:25:05. > :25:19.The Indian record goes in three. Two to go through automatically. The

:25:20. > :25:28.last team was pretty tough. Wambui the tall, powerful Kenyan. She ran

:25:29. > :25:29.made 1:56s in Monaco. She was disqualified for a lane

:25:30. > :25:40.infringement. The Indian really going out hard

:25:41. > :25:46.here. Wambui moves on to the outside in third place. Hassan's going to

:25:47. > :25:50.find this tough after last night. Run hard, run into fifth place,

:25:51. > :25:55.which we expected higher from her. Giving herself a bit to do here. I'm

:25:56. > :26:05.not surprised, this is going to be really difficult. Buchel following

:26:06. > :26:09.the leader. Buchel in just behind. The European indoor champion last

:26:10. > :26:15.year, the Swiss athlete. Wambui hunting them down alongside the

:26:16. > :26:19.Ethiopian. It would be remarkable if she could go through as one of the

:26:20. > :26:28.two fastest losers, looking for the time as Buchel tries to take it on.

:26:29. > :26:34.Wambui getting close and close alongside Tsegay and the Ukrainian

:26:35. > :26:39.athlete Nataliya Pryshchepa. A good run by the Swiss athlete. The

:26:40. > :26:47.Ethiopian trying to keep pace. A in there but has to produce something

:26:48. > :26:52.special in the last 100. Hassan is finishing quickly. Wambui now on the

:26:53. > :26:57.shoulder of Buchel. It should be these two to go through. Hassan just

:26:58. > :27:03.looking for fastest loser. Buchel, very good run by Selina Buchel.

:27:04. > :27:10.Wambui slowing down, taking her foot of the accelerator. Very quick from

:27:11. > :27:15.Selina Buchel. The first time she's been below two minutes this year.

:27:16. > :27:19.And Hassan, a race to far and too soon after her efforts in the 1500.

:27:20. > :27:24.Both those things, you are absolutely right. She found that

:27:25. > :27:28.hard. It really was hard. Wambui looked impressive, powerful and

:27:29. > :27:33.strong, did absolutely everything she needed to do. They are all going

:27:34. > :27:38.to be running around two minutes. We'll be waiting for Oskan-Clark to

:27:39. > :27:42.compare that. There they come, Buchel of Switzerland. Running one

:27:43. > :27:46.of the finer races I've seen her do so far. Wambui looks in control,

:27:47. > :27:54.good, powerful, ready to run faster if she needs to. In the chasing

:27:55. > :27:58.group, Lukka of India fading away. Wambui has done enough, looks over

:27:59. > :28:04.her shoulder. Here comes Hassan working hard in fifth place. Her

:28:05. > :28:06.legs tiring, she's running out of steam, looks as though she's going

:28:07. > :28:12.to find it very difficult to qualify from that position. Buchel looked

:28:13. > :28:16.good, Wambui looks threatening. We're going to look at the lower

:28:17. > :28:22.places to see how they progress. Those two through automatically.

:28:23. > :28:29.Selina Buchel and Margaret Wambui. The time of Pryshchepa isn't quicker

:28:30. > :28:33.than Oskan-Clark. She's still in one of the fastest loser positions. Not

:28:34. > :28:36.a factor to bother Lynsey Sharp as she went through as winner of the

:28:37. > :28:39.first heat, safely through to the semifinal tomorrow. She gave her

:28:40. > :28:47.thoughts to fill. An accomplished performance, so

:28:48. > :28:52.difficult to negotiate the heat, but you did it in style. It was all a

:28:53. > :28:56.bit difficult because I've not run against any of those girls before. I

:28:57. > :29:01.didn't know how they ran, I didn't know how to go, I was really happy.

:29:02. > :29:05.When you think back to your first Olympic experience four years ago,

:29:06. > :29:09.all you've been through, the medals you've won, must be great to bring

:29:10. > :29:13.that experience to bear in a heat like this today. Absolutely, I'm

:29:14. > :29:19.really grateful to British athletics for selecting me for 2012. It

:29:20. > :29:27.definitely helped in 2014, to hear, I'm feeling in a much better place.

:29:28. > :29:31.Is it almost... With the likes of Caster Semenya... You feel their

:29:32. > :29:37.medals up for grabs? You are in there contending? Absolutely. I feel

:29:38. > :29:41.in the shape of my life and it'll take that to get in amongst the

:29:42. > :29:45.medals, but I'm confident I can get close to the times the girls are

:29:46. > :29:53.running. Looking forward to the next few runs. Well done, Lynsey Thank

:29:54. > :29:56.you. Back to the decathlon, hot conditions, test of logistics, of

:29:57. > :30:01.energy, cross two days. Ashton Eaton, second attempt in the second

:30:02. > :30:14.event. The long jump. Bang on the board. 7.90 in the first round.

:30:15. > :30:18.They've improved slightly. He is behind by just 38 points going into

:30:19. > :30:27.this second event. Expect to see him improve that. His lifetime best

:30:28. > :30:30.8.23. 7.84 he jumped earlier this year at the US trials. Not quite in

:30:31. > :30:44.the shape he was last year. It was almost a foul, wasn't it?

:30:45. > :30:54.Zero adds nothing to spare. A white flag is given as he waits. Slight

:30:55. > :31:03.improvement. I mentioned Damian Warner. He led in the opening round.

:31:04. > :31:10.Silver-medallist last year. Behind Eaton in the World Championships.

:31:11. > :31:18.That's look close -- looking close to a foul. Warner, the Commonwealth

:31:19. > :31:23.champion in the past. He has to keep the pressure on Eaton if he is going

:31:24. > :31:28.to give him something to think about. Eaton expected to run away

:31:29. > :31:39.with it, Warner is expected to be the closest challenger. He is in the

:31:40. > :31:44.lead after the first event. A slight improvement at 7.67, but down on

:31:45. > :31:56.Eaton. STUDIO: This time, Steve Cram,

:31:57. > :32:04.Arzamasava in there as well. Medallists in the same heat.

:32:05. > :32:11.They look at the season's best times and because Arzamasava has not run

:32:12. > :32:14.that quick and Melissa Bishop ran the fastest in the world this year,

:32:15. > :32:22.that is probably why that has happened. It is what you have done

:32:23. > :32:26.in the year in terms of qualifying our macro the Olympics. It is an

:32:27. > :32:34.objective way of seeding these heats and then you get anomalies, such as

:32:35. > :32:39.having those two in the same heat. Arzamasava and Bishop of the gold

:32:40. > :32:47.and silver from last year. Christina Hering is on the inside. The

:32:48. > :33:00.21-year-old Nakaayi. Alemu Will be a danger here. And we

:33:01. > :33:06.have a front running Anita Hinriksdottir. People will recognise

:33:07. > :33:15.her action. In her young career, she was a talent. Melissa Bishop is in

:33:16. > :33:32.great shape. Really running well at the right time. I think if you look

:33:33. > :33:35.at who people are saying will be medallists, I think that Melissa

:33:36. > :33:42.Bishop has a great chance. Arzamasava started quickly. And the

:33:43. > :33:52.youngster from Ethiopia. Watching the previous heat, the Ethiopian

:33:53. > :34:04.struggle with this event. They put Tsegay, who are thinkers gone out in

:34:05. > :34:15.the previous race. Alemu is a better runner. It tells you the Ethiopian

:34:16. > :34:23.selectors do that very thing, putting people in the wrong events,

:34:24. > :34:27.and costing their medals. Arzamasava?, the world champion,

:34:28. > :34:33.settling on the shoulder. A quick opening lap. 57. They will run fast

:34:34. > :34:39.times on this one. Melissa Bishop on the inside is in a good place. You

:34:40. > :34:43.have to to respond to the pace around. The champion and runner-up

:34:44. > :34:47.in the same heat, it makes it even more difficult for everyone else

:34:48. > :34:52.because we expect those two to qualify. The front running Anita

:34:53. > :35:02.Hinriksdottir is running at the back and is trying to get involved.

:35:03. > :35:05.Melissa Bishop looks so comfortable to me. I think she is in the shape

:35:06. > :35:24.of her life coming into these games. Halima Nakaayi is rallying again.

:35:25. > :35:35.The other is treading water. Melissa Bishop wins. There are a couple of

:35:36. > :35:48.fastest losers spots. That might have sneaked in oxen Clark's time.

:35:49. > :35:54.We will -- Oskan-Clarke's time. Third and fourth here might have an

:35:55. > :36:01.impact. A fast opening lap helped and they did not slow down. The ship

:36:02. > :36:06.moving sweetly on the outside. Arzamasava running strongly, as we

:36:07. > :36:11.expect her to do but I think you are right, she has come here in great

:36:12. > :36:13.shape. She realises they are qualifying comfortably and are

:36:14. > :36:20.beginning to slow down. When she crosses the line, I bet she has

:36:21. > :36:26.never found 1.58 as easy as that. An impressive performance by Melissa

:36:27. > :36:31.Bishop. Arzamasava doing the same. Alemu coming through and I would not

:36:32. > :36:36.be surprised if she qualified as a fastest loser but Arzamasava the

:36:37. > :36:41.champion, Melissa Bishop the runner-up progressing to the

:36:42. > :37:01.semifinal. That is the official results.

:37:02. > :37:14.1.58... Just checking, 1.67, Shelayna Oskan-Clarke is in a

:37:15. > :37:19.fastest loser spot at the moment. A tremendous run. We know what you

:37:20. > :37:24.are capable of. You feel at home on this stage? Yes. I am not sure what

:37:25. > :37:31.I did wrong. I wanted to be in the top two. I like it on the big stage.

:37:32. > :37:37.So I can get more into my zone. I hope I have qualified in one of the

:37:38. > :37:42.fastest losers spots. Finishing third in a decent time, we are

:37:43. > :37:49.hopeful of that. It was a tough draw. Wilson, Caster Semenya is the

:37:50. > :37:55.world leader. I thought I was capable of getting in the top two.

:37:56. > :38:00.It is a class field. I hope I made it. As for the Olympic experience so

:38:01. > :38:10.far, how does it compare to the World Championships last year? A

:38:11. > :38:14.different atmosphere? It is more heightened, not the expectation, it

:38:15. > :38:20.is just the big deal. But I treat it like any other race and try to block

:38:21. > :38:24.out everything and I am really enjoying it. Round 3

:38:25. > :38:38.of the long jump. Ashton eaten. He accelerated nicely into that but did

:38:39. > :38:49.not cut the sand cleanly. I am not sure what happened on his landing.

:38:50. > :38:55.-- Eaton. He is well on his way. Looking to defend his title. Look at

:38:56. > :39:01.the gap between him and the plasticine looking to defend his

:39:02. > :39:13.title and emulate what the great man Daley Thompson did defending his

:39:14. > :39:19.title. The best of the long jumpers. Ashton eaten looking good.

:39:20. > :39:47.Eunice Sum, a former world champion and winner in Moscow. She goes here.

:39:48. > :39:55.Kate Grace, the US champion Lupu has made it to the final of the last two

:39:56. > :39:59.World Championships. Eunice Sum, fourth fastest in the world this

:40:00. > :40:03.year but in the Diamond League circuit she has been a little bit

:40:04. > :40:13.disappointing. Everybody taking the chance of the last bit of water.

:40:14. > :40:25.Scorchio. Two go through automatically. Here,

:40:26. > :40:32.certainly Eunice Sum. And the aforementioned Nataliia Lupu?. Kate

:40:33. > :40:36.Grace. That last heat through up a few fastest losers. You have to to

:40:37. > :40:41.run below two minutes to have a chance of making it through as a

:40:42. > :40:53.loser. Kate Grace. Beat Ajee Wilson at the US trials.

:40:54. > :41:00.Eunice Sum was the Diamond League winner in 2013 and 2014. A little

:41:01. > :41:09.bit disappointing on the circuit this season. But still fourth

:41:10. > :41:13.quickest in the world. Nataliia Lupu?. Has finished sixth and

:41:14. > :41:18.seventh in World Championships and another who tested positive for

:41:19. > :41:29.drugs of late and she served a nine-month suspension. The fifth of

:41:30. > :41:34.eight heats. Keep an eye on the pace and look out for Eunice Sum and see

:41:35. > :41:39.what shape she is in, also Kate Grace. There are great performances

:41:40. > :41:47.at US trials that do not quite translate to the major

:41:48. > :41:52.championships. Kate Grace has run personal-bests over pretty much

:41:53. > :41:57.every distance. She did miss 2014 and 2015 with a toe injury but has

:41:58. > :42:00.come back. Winning the competitive US trials when the biggest channel

:42:01. > :42:07.was staying on your feet and out of trouble in that race. A good idea

:42:08. > :42:12.this shape she is in. She has talked about she is in the shape of her

:42:13. > :42:22.life, Eunice Sum. She has hat to juggle a few things. Her coaches in

:42:23. > :42:41.prison in Kenya at the moment. Look out for quinine Anyon -- for Winnie

:42:42. > :42:46.Nanyondo. Lupu moving up ahead of Kate Grace, the American. Winnie

:42:47. > :42:50.Nanyondo struggling. Kate Grace trying to make a move on the inside.

:42:51. > :43:13.Ready Eakins holds -- Renee Eykens. Kate Grace

:43:14. > :43:20.has a lot of work to do. Eunice Sum and Winnie Nanyondo. Eunice Sum

:43:21. > :43:24.holding the mob. Here comes Kate Grace with a late charge. Two go

:43:25. > :43:32.through automatically. Kate Grace cannot quite get them. Lupu got

:43:33. > :43:37.second place. Not as quick as previous heats and it will only be

:43:38. > :43:42.the top two automatic qualifiers. Kate Grace, US champion, will not go

:43:43. > :43:46.through to the semifinals. She did not put herself in the right

:43:47. > :43:50.positions in that race, Kate Grace and I think when she looks back at

:43:51. > :43:55.it she will kick herself. She got badly boxed down the back straight

:43:56. > :44:02.and tried to follow Renee Eykens, but did not swing out wide enough.

:44:03. > :44:07.We will have another look. She tries to follow Renee Eykens. She needed

:44:08. > :44:12.to get up on the shoulder of Assefa at that point and was not really

:44:13. > :44:17.able to do that. Eunice Sum looked very good controlling that race.

:44:18. > :44:21.Lupu again trying to come through on the inside and at this point they

:44:22. > :44:25.were pretty much in a line and if Kate Grace had a little bit more she

:44:26. > :44:31.could've got up into the positions. Eunice Sum, away and qualified. The

:44:32. > :44:35.next will come from that batch and the others will have to cross their

:44:36. > :44:43.fingers to go through as qualifying fastest losers. 1.5996, Kate Grace's

:44:44. > :44:54.time. She finished third but behind oxen -- Oskan-Clarke.

:44:55. > :45:06.Three heats to go it will be touch and go. We will tie that up. I said

:45:07. > :45:08.he had to be inside two minutes to make it as a fastest loser. She is

:45:09. > :45:17.just there. The second group of hammer throwers

:45:18. > :45:23.are out and Britain's Chris Bennett takes to the hammock age in his

:45:24. > :45:27.first attempt in his bid to make the final. He tipped the cage slightly

:45:28. > :45:33.with a handle. The wire just clipping would have taken distance

:45:34. > :45:37.of that and it is down on 70 metres. He will definitely need more than

:45:38. > :45:48.that to progress to Friday's final. Pawel Fajdek in that first pool. 12

:45:49. > :45:57.in total overall will make the final. Chris Bennett at the moment

:45:58. > :46:04.in 19th. The Nick Miller Fanclub from the Borders from Carlisle.

:46:05. > :46:11.Looking on as one of two Brits, Bennett below 70, and Nick Miller

:46:12. > :46:19.will need to go over 70, over 73.5 metres, we suspect, it is what is

:46:20. > :46:27.needed to progress to the final. It is on 70 metres. If you go outside

:46:28. > :46:31.that circle, shake of the head. Have a look at this. Can't touch the edge

:46:32. > :46:41.of that circle. Completely stepped out in the end. Nerves, maybe. Tense

:46:42. > :46:50.stuff, this Olympics, as ever, Miller's first time here. Kevin

:46:51. > :46:54.Meyer of France, silver medallist in the European Championships, ran a PB

:46:55. > :47:01.in the 100 metres, can he transferred the speed to the

:47:02. > :47:06.Longchamp? -- Mayer. Decent jump. He likes it a lot. I was asking who is

:47:07. > :47:13.going to be the Nafi Thiam, the champion, in the deck heptathlon for

:47:14. > :47:19.the women, who will jump out of the pack and surprise us all? Ashton

:47:20. > :47:23.Eaton is the favourite. Maybe it's this man, Kevin Mayer of France.

:47:24. > :47:38.Personal best in the first event, long jump. 7.60 is best of the three

:47:39. > :47:44.jumps. In fifth place. We move onto heat six in the 800 metres. Shelayna

:47:45. > :47:48.Oskan-Clarke still third fastest of the losers. Eight spots available.

:47:49. > :47:54.With just three heats to go she'll be hoping they don't go too quick.

:47:55. > :47:57.The previous one was right on the mark. They've all been reasonably

:47:58. > :48:16.quick. Because qualification is tough.

:48:17. > :48:23.Almanza is an 800 metres specialist. Cichocka Poland having another go,

:48:24. > :48:34.didn't make the final in the 1500, having a go at 800. Akkaoui another

:48:35. > :48:39.1500 metre runner. Then we've got Campbell of Jamaica in yellow.

:48:40. > :48:43.Santiusti of Italy on the inside. This is perhaps one of the easier

:48:44. > :48:48.heat on paper, it's a case of whether anybody tries to take

:48:49. > :49:00.advantage. The Norwegian in there, header Hynne, looks laboured off the

:49:01. > :49:04.start line. -- Hedda. If you run a PB, you have a chance. They set off

:49:05. > :49:08.quickly, Campbell setting a good pace through the first 200. I think

:49:09. > :49:11.when your personal best is around two minutes and you look at the

:49:12. > :49:18.qualifying conditions of these heats, you have to go out hard and

:49:19. > :49:21.try to get close to your PB. The Polish girl, Cichocka, looked so

:49:22. > :49:25.good at the start of the season, winning the 1500 metre title at the

:49:26. > :49:29.Europeans, but to me looked tired and flat in the semifinal of the

:49:30. > :49:33.1500 metres here. To turn it around and come back... She's had more race

:49:34. > :49:39.than the girls who raced the final last night, but she's got to get

:49:40. > :49:43.things turned around quickly. She checked inside just that the bell,

:49:44. > :49:49.really slow second 200. They started quickly, slowed it down from the

:49:50. > :49:54.front, Campbell. Almanza on her shoulder, Santiusti on the inside.

:49:55. > :49:58.Cichocka looking for room on the outside, finding it. The Norwegians

:49:59. > :50:02.terribly boxed. In a bad position in sixth place, looking to get out of

:50:03. > :50:06.there. This isn't going to be quick, they've slowed down considerably

:50:07. > :50:10.through 600. Unless they have a big negative split to the last 600 and

:50:11. > :50:19.it'll be better for Shelayna Oskan-Clarke. Almanza with Cichocka

:50:20. > :50:26.on the inside. Akkaoui trying to get into this. The Norwegian has dropped

:50:27. > :50:31.the pace. Cichocka looking for room. Akkaoui on the outside. Look at

:50:32. > :50:38.Almanza treading water. This will be tight, four in contention. Watch the

:50:39. > :50:43.clock. Cichocka finds room, somehow. To be fair to her, think back to the

:50:44. > :50:47.1500 metres, the young Norwegian, when he was coming strong, he pushed

:50:48. > :50:52.people out of the way. She kind of eased her way through the smallest

:50:53. > :51:00.of gaps, came away with the win. She was 45 metres out, then won. Very

:51:01. > :51:05.tight. Santiusti getting second. So close. Just watch her. They are all

:51:06. > :51:10.looking at because they know fastest losers are not going to advance.

:51:11. > :51:14.Cichocka when she came into the home straight, a little grimace, as if

:51:15. > :51:18.she thought, I don't have enough to come through, then the tiniest of

:51:19. > :51:22.gaps opened up. She didn't impede anyone, she just did kind of shimmy

:51:23. > :51:27.through, but one shoulder through, then the other, and ended up winning

:51:28. > :51:31.it. It will have given her confidence a huge boost going

:51:32. > :51:37.through into the semifinal. She's been struggling to find form. She

:51:38. > :51:40.was lucky. It was only because Almanza was tidying up, she sensed

:51:41. > :51:47.that, was able to squeeze through the gap. Santiusti would have been

:51:48. > :51:55.relaxing. She was probably as surprised as Almanza to see Cichocka

:51:56. > :51:58.squeezed through the gap. Akkaoui is working hard but she couldn't find

:51:59. > :52:03.enough to get herself a crossed the line quick enough.

:52:04. > :52:11.She eased Almanza out of the way. Almanza was running in lane two, she

:52:12. > :52:13.put her arm out and eased into lame one. I don't think they'll protest

:52:14. > :52:19.that, I think that was fine. The others are too slow. Good news

:52:20. > :52:34.for Oskan-Clark. Fajdek of Poland has confirmed he is

:52:35. > :52:41.not in the final of the hammer. It's a big surprise. He's 14th overall.

:52:42. > :52:48.He threw 72 metres in the first pool. It would be enough. Already

:52:49. > :52:58.we've had 13 go past him and Fajdek, the champion, of the last two World

:52:59. > :53:02.Championships, is out. So Pars, maybe paves the way for him to

:53:03. > :53:09.defend his title. Champion four years ago with over 80 metres. Pars

:53:10. > :53:18.unleashing a decent... One of the better qualification throws. Fajdek

:53:19. > :53:22.going out can only be described as a joke, nothing else. When you throw

:53:23. > :53:26.in ten of your 12 competitions over 80 metres, and threw 72 in an

:53:27. > :53:38.Olympic Games, three fouls four years ago, seems to have some sort

:53:39. > :53:43.of Olympic curse. Pars of Hungary. Thumbs up. 75.4 nine. Comfortably

:53:44. > :53:54.second place. -- 70 5.40 nine. Is going to have to rally everything

:53:55. > :54:01.he has got to make the final, Christopher Bennett. He is capable.

:54:02. > :54:08.The penultimate heat, seven of eight of the women's 800 metres. This is

:54:09. > :54:24.how they line up. Perhaps not the strongest heat. Keep an eye out for

:54:25. > :54:30.Lamote of France. There is the 22-year-old Cuban, ran a new

:54:31. > :54:37.personal best this season. One of three athletes in this heat who has

:54:38. > :54:45.gone below two minutes this season. There is Lamote. Silver earlier in

:54:46. > :54:51.the season. A new personal best for her this season. 1:50 8.0 one. She

:54:52. > :55:07.will come storming through towards the end.

:55:08. > :55:20.Sinclair, the 36-year-old Jamaican in seven. Guerrero from Spain on the

:55:21. > :55:29.outside. Kate Grace the US champion is just inside. We keep an eye on

:55:30. > :55:34.the fastest losers times. The crowd noise grows for the Brazilian. She's

:55:35. > :55:38.only 12 for this season, she'll have to produce something very special to

:55:39. > :55:44.make her way through. Guerrero the Spaniard goes out ahead. A nervous

:55:45. > :55:48.wait for the girls in the fastest loser positions as they stay in the

:55:49. > :55:51.tunnel and watch the races unfold. They'll be glad to see Carrera go to

:55:52. > :55:58.the front and start pushing the pace. They would be glad, they'll be

:55:59. > :56:02.upset to see that! They'll be happy, then sad when they have a think.

:56:03. > :56:10.Guerrero. Had a new personal best this season. Lamote giving herself a

:56:11. > :56:22.chance. Lima will have a huge roar from the crowd here. It's a big lead

:56:23. > :56:29.she has at the moment, Guerrero. Lima beginning to tire out a little

:56:30. > :56:33.bit, moving around the outside. Look at the pane on the face of Guerrero,

:56:34. > :56:38.doing everything she can, but I think she may pay for this in the

:56:39. > :56:41.lass 50 metres or so. Her arms flailing, her head is rocking, but

:56:42. > :56:49.she's digging in, she still has that gap of a few paces. Back to Chebet

:56:50. > :56:51.and Lamote. Two will be going through automatically, not sure

:56:52. > :56:56.there will be fastest losers from this. Jozwik the Polish athlete

:56:57. > :57:02.looks quite comfortable. Guerrero hitting hard again. And the Cuban

:57:03. > :57:07.athlete Veitia. Coming forward. Guerrero, is she going to be one

:57:08. > :57:15.out? Here comes Jozwik. Jozwik and Chebet get it. Then Guerrero. Just

:57:16. > :57:19.two go through from this one. For all her hard work, that's cruel for

:57:20. > :57:29.Guerrero. It's cruel, but her personal best is only to: one 2020.

:57:30. > :57:35.Oche she gave it a go. She knew she was hanging on. Her personal

:57:36. > :57:47.-- her personal best was 02:01:20. Lamote didn't look good at the bell

:57:48. > :57:51.but got herself back into position she could have challenge romcom on

:57:52. > :57:55.the shoulder of Chebet. The actual challenge came from Jozwik of

:57:56. > :58:00.Poland, moving through. She finishes first. She relies on that. She can

:58:01. > :58:05.rely on that because she can do that, grab it at the line from

:58:06. > :58:08.Chebet who probably thought she was comfortable at qualifying as winner

:58:09. > :58:13.of the heat until Jozwik comes through. It shows perfectly the

:58:14. > :58:19.different ways of winning the 800 metres. Guerrero time it badly.

:58:20. > :58:22.Jozwik running a more even pace, decelerating less than the others

:58:23. > :58:28.around her. Chebet thought she had it. Lamote went out, a high-quality

:58:29. > :58:33.athlete gone, paying the price for the race not being quick. Jozwik

:58:34. > :58:39.looked comfortable. Very comfortable. We saw Cichocka

:58:40. > :58:41.squeezing through to qualify, Jozwik qualified with much more ease. So

:58:42. > :58:50.did Chebet. In the second round of the second

:58:51. > :58:59.pool of athlete in the men's hammer qualification. This is Mexico's

:59:00. > :59:10.Diego Del Real. 73.20 in the first round. That is a better throw. It's

:59:11. > :59:16.over 75 metres. That takes him into some of the best qualifiers across

:59:17. > :59:30.the two pools. Fourth overall currently. There is only one

:59:31. > :59:35.automatic qualifier. Four athletes beyond 75 metres. No one setting the

:59:36. > :59:41.world alight. We saw a world record in the women's version of this

:59:42. > :59:49.event. A good start for the Mexican. Right then, Chris Bennett. 68 metres

:59:50. > :59:59.44 in the first round. He knows what the target is. 73 and a half metres

:00:00. > :00:06.or more. Big shout, but only a throw of just over 70 metres. A slight

:00:07. > :00:10.improvement. That's something positive he can take from it. That

:00:11. > :00:15.he's growing through the competition. You'll only have one

:00:16. > :00:19.more throw. There is a gap of around three metres between this throw, his

:00:20. > :00:24.best, and what will take him to the final. Something to that. That next

:00:25. > :00:37.line of the field, that 75 metre line, that's what's needed. 20 First

:00:38. > :00:39.Place overall, so work to do. -- 21st place overall. Jozwik coming

:00:40. > :00:49.through, always finishes so strongly. Taking an autumn -- and

:00:50. > :00:55.automatic qualifying place. The good news is that Shelayna Oskan-Clarke,

:00:56. > :01:02.as third fastest loser, all eight of these women would have to go quicker

:01:03. > :01:12.than 1:59.67 for her to get through. Given that Mandaba, unless she

:01:13. > :01:16.knocks 16 seconds off her personal best, I think Shelayna is through. I

:01:17. > :01:27.think we can say that fairly confidently.

:01:28. > :01:37.Francine Niyonsaba will definitely be in medal contention, the former

:01:38. > :01:43.champion. Natoya Goule of Jamaica. Plenty of people in here, including

:01:44. > :01:51.Chrishuna Williams, Lovisa Lindh of Sweden, Fabienne Kohlmann or think

:01:52. > :01:57.they have a chance. Francine Niyonsaba, coached by Mark Rowland

:01:58. > :02:04.in Oregon, should content for medals in the final and can afford to get

:02:05. > :02:10.herself in a position. Natoya Goule, 1.59, she will have to run close to

:02:11. > :02:18.that if she does not finish in the top two. Taking the decision to lead

:02:19. > :02:22.it out at a reasonable place. The Swede, Lovisa Lindh in fourth place.

:02:23. > :02:34.Chrishuna Williams is trying to move out. Klocova on the inside of the

:02:35. > :02:39.curve. Going through at 1.29 will stop they have a chance of getting

:02:40. > :02:51.under two minutes. It will be a big last 200. It will not affect

:02:52. > :03:02.Oskan-Clarke. She will be in the semifinals. Niyonsaba is coming away

:03:03. > :03:07.with Lovisa Lindh. Natoya Goule will have to hope it's going to be quick

:03:08. > :03:13.enough. Third spot I think, sadly, will probably be not quick enough.

:03:14. > :03:18.Lovisa Lindh might have been rewarded with a personal best. We

:03:19. > :03:24.will wait for that time to come up. It is always good of an 800 metres

:03:25. > :03:29.winner when you come into it with a personal best. Indeed she has run a

:03:30. > :03:33.personal best. She missed going under the magical mark by four

:03:34. > :03:37.hundredths of a second. Natoya Goule, sadly I do not think that

:03:38. > :03:43.will be quick about. Unfortunately I think the Natoya Goule paid the

:03:44. > :03:54.price for making the front running earlier and not then being fast

:03:55. > :04:00.enough and it was about the race behind her. Lovisa Lindh set herself

:04:01. > :04:03.up perfectly, when you run a personal best over a distance

:04:04. > :04:08.slightly longer, it gives you confidence as she used that strength

:04:09. > :04:11.to bring herself through into the second automatic qualifying position

:04:12. > :04:16.and Natoya Goule, did she finished third? She did, I think. She just

:04:17. > :04:28.will not be quick enough to advance. I think it means Kate Grace might go

:04:29. > :04:38.through as a fastest loser. Niyonsaba winning. Lindh with a new

:04:39. > :04:44.personal best. Just missing out on going under two minutes. Paula is

:04:45. > :04:51.right, Kate Grace will go through as one of the fastest losers and so

:04:52. > :04:55.will Shelayna Oskan-Clarke. The British athletes going through to

:04:56. > :05:00.the semifinals, but, my goodness me, they are going to be tough. The

:05:01. > :05:07.semifinals, you're bound to get good athletes. It will be top two there.

:05:08. > :05:13.Two fastest losers. A hugely competitive event this year. The

:05:14. > :05:19.fastest losers spots under two minutes gives an indication of how

:05:20. > :05:20.much quicker they might have to go in the semifinals to make it

:05:21. > :05:35.through. Nick Miller, second round after a

:05:36. > :05:42.foul in the first, he needs to get a throw in to find a rhythm. No. He

:05:43. > :05:47.has hit the left-hand cage, the door that is pulled in for the

:05:48. > :05:53.right-handed throwers. Another foul. A very tight gap they have to guide

:05:54. > :06:00.this seven kilograms hammer through. You could see that heading off left.

:06:01. > :06:04.Miller has put himself under a lot of pressure for the last round. One

:06:05. > :06:16.more throw remaining to get through to the final.

:06:17. > :06:26.The minis of London replaced here by some kind of cheap, I am not quite

:06:27. > :06:29.sure. Some kind of utility vehicle. Doing a good job. 800 metres, we got

:06:30. > :06:38.through eight of them in the end. She Li Na -- Shelayna Oskan-Clarke

:06:39. > :06:42.got through. Pretty comfortably in the end. She would have seen the

:06:43. > :06:47.heat last night and thought I will have to run quick to rely on being a

:06:48. > :06:52.fastest loser because it was tough. In the end qualifying as the third

:06:53. > :06:57.fastest loser. It would be a nervous wait watching the rest of the heats

:06:58. > :07:01.but she gave herself the best chance of advancing. Lynsey Sharp looked

:07:02. > :07:13.great. Really good. Not too many shocks. Hassan, too much to come

:07:14. > :07:18.back. If it had gone were last night, to come back and qualify the

:07:19. > :07:22.next morning in the 800 metres, it would be tough. She was in pieces

:07:23. > :07:29.last night. Crying her eyes out to have not done herself justice in the

:07:30. > :07:35.final. It is tough to double up on the 1500 and 800, to be at your peak

:07:36. > :07:39.in the evening and come back and navigate the tough heats. Dame Kelly

:07:40. > :07:44.Holmes did it, but very few do. It is tough and even more so in these

:07:45. > :07:53.championships because we have very late evening sessions and back again

:07:54. > :07:58.for the morning session. Winning a medal in the hundred metres and

:07:59. > :08:02.qualifying for the 1500 metres, there is juggling and attention has

:08:03. > :08:07.to go to the right recovery strategy to be able to come through it OK.

:08:08. > :08:11.Denise and I have had a chat about the schedule this evening. There are

:08:12. > :08:16.some slight vagaries. Who will feed back on things like that? It cannot

:08:17. > :08:21.read to the benefit of the athletes in moving the schedule forwards for

:08:22. > :08:27.Tokyo to make sure it works better? I am not sure. On athletics we

:08:28. > :08:30.should probably feedback through the commission to be passed through to

:08:31. > :08:36.the competitions department but I am not sure how much say the IAAF has.

:08:37. > :08:42.It should have some in terms of the balance of the programme. The

:08:43. > :08:49.women's hurdles goes off at 10:55pm, which is a long day. It is hard to

:08:50. > :08:54.contain the nerves, to ensure you are hydrated properly, you have had

:08:55. > :09:00.enough rest. What you want is the championships to be led by the

:09:01. > :09:03.athletes, they are concerned that the welfare of the athletes but they

:09:04. > :09:08.might a little bit have overcooked it. The 3000 metres steeplechase is

:09:09. > :09:14.about to go off and Andrew Cotter and Brendan Foster will tell you

:09:15. > :09:18.about that. If you think about the men's 3000 metres steeplechase you

:09:19. > :09:30.think about Kenya. They have dominated. I wonder if Evan Jager

:09:31. > :09:33.can get among them? This is the other man who in recent times has

:09:34. > :09:42.been able to in the last two Olympics. But he is not in as good

:09:43. > :09:51.form. They are the athletes who will dominate. Brimin Kipruto, world

:09:52. > :10:08.champion and Olympic champion in the past. There is the European champion

:10:09. > :10:13.Kowal. Kemboi had he can last year and he has gone for the inverted

:10:14. > :10:18.Mohegan this year. Twice Olympic champion. De Silva, as we skirt past

:10:19. > :10:30.Tim takes the roar of the crowd. Kipruto has been in imperious form

:10:31. > :10:39.and is the man to beat. Mekhissi will challenge them. Kemboi is a

:10:40. > :10:44.contrary character. We will see something special today both during

:10:45. > :10:50.and after the race. An astonishing change of gear if it is in anyway

:10:51. > :11:04.slow. Kipruto will be the man they will try to beat. Jager wants to get

:11:05. > :11:08.involved. He looked so good in qualifying. Immediately, the

:11:09. > :11:13.favourite, Kipruto, has gone to the front. Already the race has begun in

:11:14. > :11:21.earnest. Less than 200 metres and they are coming down there. Seven

:11:22. > :11:28.laps to go. The favourite, Kipruto, World Championship silver-medallist

:11:29. > :11:33.white. Jager moving up towards the lead. When I look at the field, the

:11:34. > :11:40.best runner in the field, if you took the barriers away, the

:11:41. > :11:45.favourite would be EJager. He is better at 1500 metres at 5000. If it

:11:46. > :11:50.came down to pure running, he would be the favourite. But the barriers

:11:51. > :11:59.get in the way, they interrupt the flow. Technique is important and the

:12:00. > :12:05.Kenyans' effort in this event is second to none stop Evan Jager has

:12:06. > :12:22.that long stride and is sitting behind at the moment. If anybody

:12:23. > :12:27.else out in front, they would not be concerned. They have no choice. If

:12:28. > :12:31.you want to beat him, you will have to go alongside him. Evan Jager is

:12:32. > :12:38.getting down to business. Getting close. He would love a gold medal.

:12:39. > :12:50.He cannot get a gold medal. We have seen the Kenyans have a sweep on two

:12:51. > :12:55.occasions, 1-2- three. Kipruto is leading. In this race two other

:12:56. > :12:59.Kenyans who are Olympic champions and world champions. Every time the

:13:00. > :13:02.Kenyans have come to the Olympic Games since 1968 when they first won

:13:03. > :13:09.a gold medal at the steeplechase, they have won a gold medal in this

:13:10. > :13:13.steeplechase and sometimes they have won two and sometimes three. This is

:13:14. > :13:20.a phenomenal domination may have of the event. We expect a Kenyan to

:13:21. > :13:25.win. Evan Jager really, he will say I will challenge that theory, I want

:13:26. > :13:30.to be in amongst it. There is a lot of noise for De Silva, who ran a

:13:31. > :13:42.personal best to make it to the final.

:13:43. > :13:50.-- Da Silva. Mekhissi try to look comfortable in his heat. I think the

:13:51. > :13:56.Ugandan is down. That was a nasty fall. I am not sure he will be

:13:57. > :14:01.getting up and continuing after that. He is still down on the

:14:02. > :14:04.ground. Trying to get up but if he has not had the wind knocked out of

:14:05. > :14:09.him, he might be concussed. That was awful.

:14:10. > :14:15.That was a heavy fall. As the race gets going, Conseslus Kipruto does

:14:16. > :14:19.not touch the barrier when he goes over the water jump, he just clears

:14:20. > :14:27.it. Evan Jager is a competitive animal. He takes over the lead. This

:14:28. > :14:32.is a rare sight in the Olympic Games. To see an American athlete to

:14:33. > :14:34.take over and try to disturb the rhythm of the Kenyans. Kipruto

:14:35. > :14:48.follows. Kim -- Evan Jager follows. This is a

:14:49. > :14:56.renewed enthusiasm and concentration of power the Americans have over

:14:57. > :14:59.distance running. This is an impressive performance by Evan

:15:00. > :15:05.Jager. Can he get a medal? Can he get the big medal? And his team-mate

:15:06. > :15:16.is in there. A couple of Americans in the top four. Brimin Kipruto is

:15:17. > :15:17.moving forward now. Kimboi, look out for his dangerous kick towards the

:15:18. > :15:28.end. He hit his head on the track, he's

:15:29. > :15:32.off to get some treatment. Jager again. A wonderful running style he

:15:33. > :15:38.has, he's making it look so comfortable. He was a 1500 metre

:15:39. > :15:42.runner. He switched to the steeplechase. What success he's

:15:43. > :15:47.having, what success he might have here today. What success he might

:15:48. > :15:53.have today. Starting to get three of them clear. Opening gaps. Kemboi in

:15:54. > :15:59.third place. The twice Olympic champion. Watch him, he's quick,

:16:00. > :16:04.very competitive, he runs with flair, with determination. He's got

:16:05. > :16:09.a fierce sprint over the last lap. Evan Dubai in the lead, the two

:16:10. > :16:14.Kenyans happy to let him lead as Kipruto moves up. It's still quick

:16:15. > :16:25.for 2000 metres, but it's not faster. It's hot out there. I wonder

:16:26. > :16:29.if Jager is struggling now. He doesn't touch the barrier, just

:16:30. > :16:37.jumps straight into the water! Watch Kemboi. Three men separating

:16:38. > :16:42.themselves. Hillary Bor in the chasing group now. I think the

:16:43. > :16:48.medals are between these three. Jager, Conseslus Kipruto and Kemboi.

:16:49. > :16:53.As long as Kemboi is there and in touch is a real danger. Another man

:16:54. > :16:56.down as the barrier. We see the danger of the steeplechase. It

:16:57. > :17:03.happened to a couple of athletes. I think that was a teeny of Morocco

:17:04. > :17:06.that went down. Conseslus Kipruto hasn't really been threatened in the

:17:07. > :17:11.Diamond League this season hasn't had the danger of Ezequiel Kemboi.

:17:12. > :17:15.But he has it now. Behind him, Ezequiel Kemboi, the man who gets

:17:16. > :17:19.ready for the Olympic Games, twice champion, getting ready to make a

:17:20. > :17:27.move. Clear onto the outside, goes past Conseslus Kipruto. That

:17:28. > :17:31.pressure of leading, Ezequiel Kemboi is very happy to follow, as they

:17:32. > :17:35.come into the finishing straight. Jager is continuing his run. It

:17:36. > :17:40.takes something special for the United States to really take notice

:17:41. > :17:44.of distance events and running. Evan Jager might be about to do that

:17:45. > :17:54.today for them. Conseslus Kipruto starts to take it on. And he's

:17:55. > :17:58.starting to struggle. He's run a great race. There is a medal in

:17:59. > :18:03.prospect for Jager. Look now down the back straight, Conseslus

:18:04. > :18:07.Kipruto, the favourite, double Olympic champion on his shoulder.

:18:08. > :18:11.He's got to finish but it's a gap that is growing. Conseslus Kipruto

:18:12. > :18:20.is going to become Olympic champion if he holds it together. Don't

:18:21. > :18:24.forget Brimin Kipruto... Trying to hang on to Ezequiel Kemboi, is

:18:25. > :18:27.looking around to see if safe for bronze. Kipruto through the water.

:18:28. > :18:31.He is safe for bronze. Kipruto through the water. To the crowd.

:18:32. > :18:34.Something of the showman about him. Evan Jager on the shoulder of

:18:35. > :18:38.Ezequiel Kemboi for silver, Kemboi doesn't seem to have anything left.

:18:39. > :18:44.Conseslus Kipruto continues to celebrate his gold medal. Another

:18:45. > :18:49.gold medal in this event for Kenny. Jager finishing so quickly. It's

:18:50. > :18:52.Conseslus Kipruto's goal, a new Olympic record. Jager takes silver

:18:53. > :18:56.and Ezequiel Kemboi who has often danced across the line in

:18:57. > :19:01.celebration has a trudge to bronze. It is Kenya's gold. It goes to

:19:02. > :19:05.Conseslus Kipruto who has dominated this season. He deserves that gold,

:19:06. > :19:10.I suppose he deserved those celebrations, some would frown upon

:19:11. > :19:14.them, but he deserved them. Jager finishing so quickly for silver.

:19:15. > :19:23.Ezequiel Kemboi this time only bronze. Only bronze for the twice

:19:24. > :19:28.champion! And Kipruto ran a very clever race. When Jager came past he

:19:29. > :19:32.was happy to let it happen. The tradition goes on, since 1968, every

:19:33. > :19:36.time the canyons have come to the Olympic Games, there were two

:19:37. > :19:40.boycotts, but every time they come here they win the gold medal. They

:19:41. > :19:44.usually collect at least one, always one, at least two, they got two

:19:45. > :19:49.again today. The familiar Kenyan flag. The one day they make sure

:19:50. > :19:54.they pack the Kenyan flag is steeplechase day. The last two games

:19:55. > :20:02.we mentioned, the Kenyans were split with the silver medal. This time it

:20:03. > :20:08.was Evan Jager. It is gold and bronze. Go back to 1968, it started

:20:09. > :20:13.with Amos. Then there were boycotts in Montreal and Moscow, Swedish and

:20:14. > :20:17.Polish winners. But every time since it has been a Kenyan champion in the

:20:18. > :20:22.men's 3000 metres steeplechase, it's an incredible record for this

:20:23. > :20:28.country. It is an incredible record. In 68, Amos did what Kipruto did, he

:20:29. > :20:34.was the first man ever to jump over the water jump without touching the

:20:35. > :20:40.barrier. There is Jager, fantastic performance by him today. Here they

:20:41. > :20:46.are coming into the water jump. Watch him, over the water, doesn't

:20:47. > :20:50.touch the barrier. Zito Kemboi touches the barrier, here comes

:20:51. > :20:56.Jager. His celebrating, Conseslus Kipruto. Evan Jager coming here.

:20:57. > :21:00.Brilliant performance by the American. He's the best run of the

:21:01. > :21:04.field but he couldn't steeplechase better than the canyon. A real

:21:05. > :21:09.celebration as he crosses the line. On the track there today was first,

:21:10. > :21:13.three Kenyan Olympic champions. Now you've got a new one. The other two

:21:14. > :21:19.were already Olympic champions, they've done they normally do, a

:21:20. > :21:22.celebratory way. Fantastic run by Conseslus Kipruto. Another

:21:23. > :21:29.gold-medal for Kenny. Steeplechase day. Honorary mention as we watch

:21:30. > :21:32.once more the celebrations of Conseslus Kipruto, he could have

:21:33. > :21:39.gone close to eight minutes if you'd really wanted to. I'm sure he will

:21:40. > :21:46.go below eight in future. Honourable mention for the runner who was

:21:47. > :21:49.silver at the last Olympics, Mekhissi-Benabbad. Conseslus

:21:50. > :21:54.Kipruto, a man simply better than the rest. He had that gap. Jager

:21:55. > :22:02.finishing so quickly behind for silver. This time it is bronze

:22:03. > :22:12.medal. Kenny dominated the men's steeplechase. Been coming all

:22:13. > :22:18.season. He has won in the Diamond League in Doha, Birmingham,

:22:19. > :22:25.Monaco... Now in Rio de Janeiro, a prize worth more than all those

:22:26. > :22:28.Diamond League wins put together. Kenya's gold once again from

:22:29. > :22:32.Conseslus Kipruto, Evan Jager silver medal, there should be a special

:22:33. > :22:37.category for non-Kenyan runners in the steeplechase. A great run from

:22:38. > :22:44.Jager. Ezequiel Kemboi, bronze medal.

:22:45. > :22:51.Final round, final chance for the British record-holder in Hama, Nick

:22:52. > :23:01.Miller, to progress to the final. Two crosses, two fouls, he needs a

:23:02. > :23:10.throw of 73 and 63 centimetres or more, that is the 12th placed Mark.

:23:11. > :23:14.It's not enough. He put himself under too much pressure, two fouls.

:23:15. > :23:19.He did get into his rhythm. Quite tall in his position. Didn't get

:23:20. > :23:28.deep into his legs, that is where the power's from. Bennett went out a

:23:29. > :23:32.few throws ago. With a throw of 71.30 two. That was the best of the

:23:33. > :23:39.three Brits in the hammer, none make the final.

:23:40. > :23:45.What an incredible finish to that steeplechase, Paula Radcliffe is in

:23:46. > :23:50.the studio with us. She made a good point, while we are going on about

:23:51. > :23:55.it being 36 degrees, heat sapping, actually, they just disproved that,

:23:56. > :23:58.running that kind of race, as with the women's ten kilometres in the

:23:59. > :24:01.morning in similar conditions. We made the decision we would have to

:24:02. > :24:05.have finals in the morning at these Olympic Games for the first time. At

:24:06. > :24:10.the 10,000 metre final we had a world record. And close to world

:24:11. > :24:16.record in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase. To run eight: 03 in

:24:17. > :24:21.those conditions, that time is thanks to Evan Jager and the work he

:24:22. > :24:25.put in. As he crosses the line you can see what it meant to him, he was

:24:26. > :24:29.gutted last year after Beijing, he was run out of it in the closing

:24:30. > :24:32.stages, he knew he was in shape, he had that from where he could have

:24:33. > :24:36.run under eight minutes in the season going into the championships,

:24:37. > :24:40.but here in these championships he got it right, he got it right in

:24:41. > :24:45.tough, tough conditions. He laid it all on the line. Steeplechase is an

:24:46. > :24:50.event where you can't hang on on the last lap because you have to clear

:24:51. > :24:53.those barriers, you have to conserve enough energy and judge it

:24:54. > :24:57.perfectly. He judged to perfection. He worked hard to get three clear,

:24:58. > :25:06.to get a medal, then it was about seeing how good a medal he could

:25:07. > :25:10.get. Conseslus Kipruto was a class apart. Hurdled the last two really

:25:11. > :25:16.well, put himself right up there for a silver medal, which he can be so

:25:17. > :25:21.proud. And may well be the first steeplechase medal, Olympic medal,

:25:22. > :25:25.for the US. Making up for them not getting a medal in the 110 metres

:25:26. > :25:29.hurdles. Swings and roundabouts, generations come through in various

:25:30. > :25:35.events, he'll inspire more American steeplechasers. We were discussing

:25:36. > :25:40.the agenda, how things might move on, looking towards Tokyo. Morning

:25:41. > :25:44.finals generally, we in approval? Judging by the performances solely,

:25:45. > :25:52.I'd say it's worked. It hasn't helped put bums on seats. That could

:25:53. > :25:56.be a wider problem beyond this, these championships. I quite liked

:25:57. > :26:02.it, even though I've had to get my head around it. The athletes have

:26:03. > :26:07.been fine. In fairness, you have to look at which events you will put as

:26:08. > :26:11.morning finals. Make sure the athletes are warned in advance.

:26:12. > :26:15.These steeplechasers, 10,000 metres girls, they are used to racing in

:26:16. > :26:21.the morning because a lot of them will race on the road anyway. At

:26:22. > :26:25.3000 metres, they have had time to do their workouts late morning, when

:26:26. > :26:29.they will be racing. You can't have it sprung on you in the last week

:26:30. > :26:36.before the championship. They did learn in advance. Well in advance.

:26:37. > :26:39.The timetable is set a year in advance, so there is a lot of time.

:26:40. > :26:45.A lot of these things are dictated because of American TV. I don't know

:26:46. > :26:49.if I'm speaking out of turn. 12 hours ahead in Tokyo, we won't see a

:26:50. > :26:58.hundred metre final at eight o'clock in the morning. Never say never! If

:26:59. > :27:02.they did come back and do the final the next morning... We'll be here

:27:03. > :27:09.later for the evening session which finishes, the very last event of the

:27:10. > :27:15.night, the women's hurdles. Great Britain is represented by sisters.

:27:16. > :27:19.At the beginning of the session. Plenty more to enjoy on the way.

:27:20. > :27:23.Including the return of Usain Bolt on the track tonight. Because...

:27:24. > :27:29.Actually, no, not at all, it's not Usain Bolt bug it is, semifinal

:27:30. > :27:33.night, yeah. I was thinking women's semifinal night, and we have Dina

:27:34. > :27:37.Asher-Smith as well. Lots for you to enjoy this evening. I'm sure you

:27:38. > :27:41.enjoyed Usain yesterday as well, we're getting an abundance of Usain,

:27:42. > :27:49.the more the merrier. I agree with you, we enjoy him any

:27:50. > :27:54.time of the day. Who knows, it it might be a reflection on the success

:27:55. > :27:57.of the morning heats in London's Olympic Stadium. Isn't it great to

:27:58. > :28:02.feel if you've bought a morning ticket you will see a final, not

:28:03. > :28:05.just heats. Perhaps it's something they will carry on to Tokyo because

:28:06. > :28:09.if I was a paying punter at the games I would want to see gold

:28:10. > :28:15.medals won in the morning as well. Let's hear from the morning fans.

:28:16. > :28:26.Cooling breezes by Copacabana Beach. And at Dubai where we are entrenched

:28:27. > :28:30.in Sprint can bring. We've got Liam Heath and John Scofield going in

:28:31. > :28:34.this. On the last day of the meet in London they took bronze in the 200

:28:35. > :28:42.metres in the double kayak event. Just an hour after Eddie McKeever

:28:43. > :28:46.won gold in majestic fashion in the single kayak. They are back again.

:28:47. > :28:50.Liam, who used to be a bartender before he received his lottery

:28:51. > :28:55.funding, is a very handy man to know because he can apparently mix 150

:28:56. > :28:57.cocktails. But theirs is a more sober assessment for the time being.

:28:58. > :29:08.On their ambitions here in Rio. The key is making the most of both

:29:09. > :29:15.athletes in the boat, you need to get 100% out of both guys to have

:29:16. > :29:20.any chance. Both guys need to be in the condition of their lives. And

:29:21. > :29:26.they need to execute it in perfect synchronicity.

:29:27. > :29:35.The race itself is just a blow. -- blur. Crossing the line, desperately

:29:36. > :29:43.trying to figure out where we've come. I didn't have a clue. Then

:29:44. > :29:52.when we got told we'd got the bronze in a fit of relief and joy, I

:29:53. > :29:56.snapped the paddles across my legs. Representing Great Britain! Stepping

:29:57. > :30:02.up on that podium was absolutely incredible. It was almost dreamlike,

:30:03. > :30:06.you remember it, because you are on cloud nine. Liam Heath and John

:30:07. > :30:11.Scofield, bronze medallists, their smiles really say it. We did pretty

:30:12. > :30:17.well there, but I think coming this time we can be much more ruthless

:30:18. > :30:18.about how we prepare and how we execute, hopefully it'll give us a

:30:19. > :30:31.little bit more of an edge. we are more mature as athletes and

:30:32. > :30:34.as competitors. And we attack each race in the same style, but with a

:30:35. > :30:42.bit more knowledge and experience behind it. We have been together as

:30:43. > :30:47.a crew since 2010. I don't think there are any of the crews we raced

:30:48. > :30:52.them who are still together now and certainly none that sustained the

:30:53. > :30:56.same performance level throughout. I've pretty much won medal in the

:30:57. > :31:01.200 in every single World Cup we have been to in the last Olympic

:31:02. > :31:06.cycle, which is probably one of the most consistent crews out there. The

:31:07. > :31:12.consistency comes of wanting to be in the boat together and wanting to

:31:13. > :31:17.improve in the sport. We have done a lot since London 2012. Even though

:31:18. > :31:22.we are faster now than in 2012, it is probably harder to win medals at

:31:23. > :31:25.the moment. You always want to do better and see how far you can push

:31:26. > :31:32.as athletes. You cannot do any better than Olympic gold, can you?

:31:33. > :31:37.That is what we are looking towards. Having unfinished business from

:31:38. > :31:42.London, we are racing to win, as we always do.

:31:43. > :31:46.That unfinished business as you heard was being pipped on the line

:31:47. > :31:50.for the silver medal in this event in London in that final. The boys

:31:51. > :32:01.are back and in heat number one in the men's K2 double. COMMENTATOR:

:32:02. > :32:06.They will build the boat speed. Good start from Germany in late number

:32:07. > :32:11.six. The British boat, not looking too comfortable at the moment. Only

:32:12. > :32:16.the first going through to the finals. A good response from the

:32:17. > :32:21.Hungarians. The British crew trying to get back into this. Spain on the

:32:22. > :32:26.far side are pulling clear. They have a one metre lead with 30 metres

:32:27. > :32:31.to go. Still the Hungarians are fighting. The Spaniards take the win

:32:32. > :32:36.and they go straight through to the final. Everybody else has to race

:32:37. > :32:41.again today. Nobody going out at this stage but it is the Spaniards,

:32:42. > :32:46.the 31-year-old policeman in the front of his boat with the

:32:47. > :32:53.24-year-old from Madrid, safely through to the final. Job done. What

:32:54. > :33:00.was so impressive was at 150 they picked it up. They just came

:33:01. > :33:04.through. The silver-medallist at the back in 2012, sorry, not in the

:33:05. > :33:11.back, in the front of the boat. He was ahead of the pairing of Heath

:33:12. > :33:23.and Schofield. William's birthday. Looking forward to coming out and

:33:24. > :33:27.making a present to himself of a place in the semifinals. What the

:33:28. > :33:32.Spanish crew did well, they came through the pace, which is what we

:33:33. > :33:37.saw yesterday with Lisa Carrington, who was slightly behind. And then it

:33:38. > :33:45.is the paddlers who can come through and hold on in the last 20, ten

:33:46. > :33:50.metres towards the line, where it can be truly lost. They pick up to

:33:51. > :33:55.maximum speed in the first 35 metres. Then it is a question of

:33:56. > :34:01.preventing deceleration. It is not that the boats are getting faster,

:34:02. > :34:05.it is the opponents around you are slowing down, which happened with

:34:06. > :34:10.Carrington yesterday. What can the British boat to do? They must be a

:34:11. > :34:17.little bit concerned. Left behind a touch off the start. They were in it

:34:18. > :34:24.at halfway. There is only one going through. They were in the race. They

:34:25. > :34:29.were in a good position. I do not think they will be too concerned.

:34:30. > :34:33.Good times. All extremely tight. I am sure there is a little bit in the

:34:34. > :34:39.start. They have been in this position before. They will be aware

:34:40. > :34:44.that is what happens with the Spanish. In 200 metres racing there

:34:45. > :34:48.is not a lot of reacting to what goes on around you, it is getting

:34:49. > :34:53.out quick and keeping the cadence and drive at the same time. Trying

:34:54. > :35:04.to keep the tension out of the main muscle groups. The legs and

:35:05. > :35:12.abdominals doing so much work. Liam Heath and Schofield down in third

:35:13. > :35:14.position. Just a reminder, first going through and the rest going

:35:15. > :35:37.through to the semifinals. The second heat. Serbia in Lane 5.

:35:38. > :35:48.The crew to watch out for. Lithuania have had the best start. Going very

:35:49. > :35:52.well over the opening stages. Lithuania still driving well. A

:35:53. > :35:58.beautiful rhythm for them, but will they stay strong? Here come Serbia

:35:59. > :36:06.with a response, trying to beat the French. Only the first go through.

:36:07. > :36:13.Serbia are challenging the French. I think in the end, Lithuania, after

:36:14. > :36:17.looking shaky, they came through to take the win fractions of a second

:36:18. > :36:22.in it. That is the way it will be in the final tomorrow. A missed stroke

:36:23. > :36:24.and you are out the race. The Serbians will not be with their

:36:25. > :36:52.start. Those are quick conditions we have

:36:53. > :36:55.at the moment. This is only the second time this event has been in

:36:56. > :37:01.the Olympic Games. I believe these times will now be the new Olympic

:37:02. > :37:07.bests. Those are the crews going through to the semifinals. Everyone

:37:08. > :37:12.who took part in the heats is through to the semifinals. Only two

:37:13. > :37:17.crews making it through to the final. Lithuania a couple of minutes

:37:18. > :37:23.ago. STUDIO: Heath and Schofield hat to

:37:24. > :37:25.do it again. Only the fastest in each semifinal will join the winners

:37:26. > :37:33.of the heats. Let's see it. COMMENTATOR: Nobody

:37:34. > :37:40.beating 31 seconds in the heats. Great Britain in Lane 5. Heath and

:37:41. > :37:44.Schofield. Bronze-medallists from four years ago. They have to finish

:37:45. > :37:50.in the first three if they want to improve on that. It is a good start

:37:51. > :37:53.from Heath and Schofield and now they have to stay strong throughout.

:37:54. > :38:02.Brazil going hard in lane number six. Schofield and Heath looking

:38:03. > :38:08.good. This is more like it. On the far side, Germany have moved up into

:38:09. > :38:15.second position as the Serbians drop away. Great Britain, Germany,

:38:16. > :38:20.Serbia. There will be no change, Great Britain take the win and a

:38:21. > :38:27.good run from Germany. Serbia faded in the last half of the race. No

:38:28. > :38:30.doubt about the form of Heath and Schofield. They warmed up in the

:38:31. > :38:37.heats and produced something special in the semifinals. They have won

:38:38. > :38:45.themselves a place in a final and they will win themselves a decent

:38:46. > :38:49.lane, as well. That was a fantastic performance, commanding. They were

:38:50. > :38:55.off to a good start, which is something they aren't good at. It is

:38:56. > :39:00.about the last metres before the finishing line, making sure they can

:39:01. > :39:05.hold onto it. It showed they were in good form, that performance. A

:39:06. > :39:09.lovely way for Liam Heath to enjoy his birthday. They can recover and

:39:10. > :39:14.come out again tomorrow. The most important thing is they will be in

:39:15. > :39:24.the middle lane draw. Great win in the semifinal. Liam Heath, a former

:39:25. > :39:27.student from Loughborough University. There are plenty of

:39:28. > :39:33.Loughborough University students here working or competing. Their

:39:34. > :39:39.record goes on and on. Liam Heath in the front doing such good work early

:39:40. > :39:46.on to get the boat up to speed and spend the timing is perfect.

:39:47. > :39:55.Schofield supplanting the blade fractionally earlier than Liam

:39:56. > :39:59.Heath. -- planting. They have mastered the K2 discipline. A good

:40:00. > :40:05.result. They will analyse this result. They will look at it this

:40:06. > :40:14.evening, decide if tweaking is required. In terms of recovery? The

:40:15. > :40:22.first thing, they will refuel, get back on, flush out the system. Rest,

:40:23. > :40:23.get out of the heat. Eat and drink plenty, and start getting ready for

:40:24. > :40:48.tomorrow. That is confirmation. 31.8 99. 31.16

:40:49. > :40:55.the fastest times this morning. The wind conditions making a slight

:40:56. > :40:59.change. The wind has eased off. It is in good thing it is not about

:41:00. > :41:08.lucky losers, which was unfortunate for those going in the third

:41:09. > :41:13.semifinal of the last event. Well done today. You made a quick start,

:41:14. > :41:18.Liam, which seems to be what you are best. We got a solid start out of

:41:19. > :41:23.the gates, which is all you think about before going into the blocks.

:41:24. > :41:28.A solid connection with the water and the race unfolded from that.

:41:29. > :41:33.Winning means you get a good lane in the final. Absolutely. Any name in

:41:34. > :41:39.the final is a good lane! We race again tomorrow for medals and we are

:41:40. > :41:42.looking forward to. London was a fantastic performance but it set of

:41:43. > :41:48.expectations here. What will yours when you arrived? We just expected

:41:49. > :41:54.to go out and give it everything we've got. That was a pretty good

:41:55. > :41:59.run we just did. 200 metres, especially K2, has developed so much

:42:00. > :42:02.since four years ago with the times dropping every year. It is a

:42:03. > :42:07.competitive field and it is great to be in a final. How easy is it to

:42:08. > :42:13.turn around for the final tomorrow? It is not a problem will stop you

:42:14. > :42:18.could not ask for more motivation. We did two good performances and did

:42:19. > :42:21.not fully stretch ourselves in the semifinal. We have a good team at

:42:22. > :42:27.the hotel to sources out and turn around the tomorrow. Is it your

:42:28. > :42:32.birthday? It is, I am 32 today. What a way to spend it. Not really in the

:42:33. > :42:38.forefront of my mind, other things are in my mind at the moment. Set

:42:39. > :42:39.yourself up and you can celebrate tomorrow one way or another.

:42:40. > :42:53.Well done. Good luck. Congratulations and happy birthday.

:42:54. > :42:57.Perhaps Liam could mix the cocktails tomorrow after their final, which

:42:58. > :43:02.will be live at 1:50pm and we will see it live on this programme in

:43:03. > :43:12.your afternoon stop we are going live now to see how our badminton

:43:13. > :43:16.player Rajiv Ouseph gets on. Traditionally British success in

:43:17. > :43:19.badminton tends to come in partnerships but it is the first

:43:20. > :43:25.time he has got through to the quarterfinals, up against the

:43:26. > :43:31.reigning European champion, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. 21 points the

:43:32. > :43:35.tight-knit in each set. The Dane has the advantage in the opening game

:43:36. > :43:45.and we can go live to Simon Reade. Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

:43:46. > :43:51.Tricky, this is, for Ouseph. The Dane imposed himself early on. A

:43:52. > :43:58.giant of a man. Six foot four. By far the best non-Asian player in the

:43:59. > :44:02.world. Ranked number four here, number four seed here.

:44:03. > :44:10.And a great start. He drags that wide. He is six foot four, and

:44:11. > :44:15.Ouseph is six foot three and it is his first quarterfinal in the

:44:16. > :44:29.Olympics. Knocked out in the group stage in 2012 in London.

:44:30. > :44:43.Ouseph did struggle in his last 16 match. Lost the first game 21-13. It

:44:44. > :44:47.really did look as if he was in a league above his own but he came

:44:48. > :44:52.back strongly and kept his composure. There is a serenity about

:44:53. > :45:02.him. But at the moment, it is virtually all Viktor Axelsen.

:45:03. > :45:10.Two big guys. Axelsen six foot four. Rusev only an inch shorter. From

:45:11. > :45:19.Hounslow. Eight time national champion. -- Ouseph. Representing

:45:20. > :45:47.Great Britain in the Olympics for the second time.

:45:48. > :45:58.How good did Ouseph look there? Similar to his round of 16 match a

:45:59. > :46:02.couple of days ago, where he was just being outplayed but never

:46:03. > :46:06.really lost his composure. He seems to be getting into the match now for

:46:07. > :46:14.the first time. His best rally so far.

:46:15. > :46:42.There's danger, anything short that high, then Axelsen buries it.

:46:43. > :47:06.It's in. And the lead goes to six in the mid-game break.

:47:07. > :47:13.Kenneth Unison is to be in charge of the English national team. Now in

:47:14. > :47:19.charge of Axelsen here. He'll be very happy with what he's achieved.

:47:20. > :47:25.-- Kenneth Jonasson. Axelsen, of course, very marketable, and speaks

:47:26. > :47:34.fluent Mandarin, which makes him even more marketable in China, where

:47:35. > :47:49.of course the major market is. Ouseph with Jacob Hoi, his coach.

:47:50. > :48:20.Yes. Again he is being careful not to give him too many opportunities.

:48:21. > :48:22.The first one was buried by Axelsen. He's made an outstanding start, look

:48:23. > :49:25.at the power and the legs At last, Ouseph gets an opportunity

:49:26. > :49:33.to bury a smash. He is often underestimated. He has terrific

:49:34. > :49:39.talent. Perhaps he has underachieved. Being in the first

:49:40. > :49:45.round of the worlds four times, and group stages at the Olympics. At his

:49:46. > :50:16.as he showed in his last match, he is a shining talent.

:50:17. > :50:22.No, hasn't found the rhythm. Only sporadically here. The lead as big

:50:23. > :51:07.as it's been, eight points. Super rally. His power is his

:51:08. > :51:13.calling card, of course, Axelsen, lovely deft touch, and his

:51:14. > :51:37.manoeuvring to or four corners of the court. Exquisite touch.

:51:38. > :51:47.4-1 is the head-to-head. It favours the Dane. Axelsen is one of the last

:51:48. > :52:00.four that hasn't dropped a game in the last three.

:52:01. > :52:09.CHEERING He's just too strong for the Brit at

:52:10. > :52:13.the moment. Needs a run here. He's not going to win this opening game,

:52:14. > :52:18.but he needs something going to stop the overwhelming momentum, and make

:52:19. > :52:38.him feel he has a chance in the second game.

:52:39. > :52:53.Axelsen going from strength to strength.

:52:54. > :53:14.Brilliant. Perfect direction. 13 game points for the Dane.

:53:15. > :53:47.His best points back-to-back, maybe relaxing now, the pressure of this

:53:48. > :53:52.opening game is over. It's a foregone conclusion, but if he can

:53:53. > :54:04.get some feel, he can win the game, too. Just what was needed. His best

:54:05. > :54:19.run in this opening game. Three successive points.

:54:20. > :54:35.Make that four. Getting some composure back now. Memories of the

:54:36. > :54:45.match against Sugiarto a couple of days ago may be returning.

:54:46. > :54:52.If he'd found this rhythm early in the game it might have been a

:54:53. > :55:11.different story. Five-game points saved. So, fault called. The first

:55:12. > :55:16.game to Axelsen 21-12, but there was something to bite on at the end of

:55:17. > :55:25.that first game for Ouseph. I am sure that Jakob Hoi will be pointing

:55:26. > :55:42.that out. Let's see if we can pick up some of this. INAUDIBLE

:55:43. > :55:51.Just failing to do it, I think. But he, too, is a calming influence. And

:55:52. > :55:56.he was a great asset after that opening game. It was the same sort

:55:57. > :56:03.of pattern first game he lost against Sugiarto of Indonesia year

:56:04. > :56:07.21-13. Yet it was 21-12. But he was drawing on something at the end of

:56:08. > :56:19.the game. Played a lot better in the second. Hopefully that's in the bag.

:56:20. > :56:23.And there is Kenneth Jonassen. Denmark having a wonderful time, the

:56:24. > :56:30.strongest nation in Europe in badminton. Christina Pedersen and

:56:31. > :56:36.her partner in the women's doubles final tomorrow. The number one seeds

:56:37. > :56:48.from Japan they will face. A few Brits have made the trip here

:56:49. > :56:50.and will be hoping for more success for Rajiv Ouseph at the start of

:56:51. > :57:20.game two. Let's see if Ouseph can get inside

:57:21. > :57:22.the head of Axelsen. His confidence must have been sky-high for most of

:57:23. > :58:08.that opening game. Good clear from Ouseph. Axelsen not

:58:09. > :58:36.quite so devastating up top as he has been.

:58:37. > :58:55.Signs of change here. Two smashes missed by Axelsen.

:58:56. > :59:52.Excellent quickness from Ouseph. Second Olympics. The first Olympics

:59:53. > :59:54.for Axelsen. Just 22 years of age. Semifinalist in the World

:59:55. > :00:24.Championships three years ago. They have been making quite a

:00:25. > :00:27.racket. This is a cavernous place, a 10,000 seater. They are making a lot

:00:28. > :01:06.of noise. Plenty to cheer about. Just outstanding from Viktor

:01:07. > :01:15.Axelsen. He was under the cosh from Rajiv Ouseph. He was provoking him

:01:16. > :01:24.into defence right around the court. Then he finds a way to unleash. It

:01:25. > :01:27.was a really good rally from Rajiv Ouseph. A couple of times he must

:01:28. > :02:01.have thought he had won it. A special stretching exercise, he is

:02:02. > :02:45.so tall for a badminton player. But the line. A very different feel

:02:46. > :02:50.to this game. Even though the Danish player is winning it. That is more

:02:51. > :02:52.of a contest. Rajiv Ouseph has settled them, can he take it into a

:02:53. > :03:04.decider? So sharp, so quick to see the

:03:05. > :03:54.opportunity. Terrific defence. The lift not quite

:03:55. > :03:59.good enough. Viktor Axelsen, the reigning European champion, he won

:04:00. > :04:08.gold in France earlier this year. He has been the linchpin of Denmark's

:04:09. > :04:15.first ever Thomas cup title. That is the World Cup in team turns in

:04:16. > :04:19.badminton. Like the Davis Cup in Dennis -- tennis. It was in China,

:04:20. > :04:43.and Viktor Axelsen very strong. The power starting to tell a game.

:04:44. > :04:52.The lead is as big as it has been in the second game.

:04:53. > :05:07.It stretches further. Rajiv Ouseph has got to avoid that if he can.

:05:08. > :05:22.Unless it is pinpoint accurate, you can sense what the result will be.

:05:23. > :05:41.It is in. Misjudgement from the Danish player.

:05:42. > :06:20.A wonderful communicator, he looks him straight in the eye, he keeps it

:06:21. > :06:31.simple, positive. He is a great help in turning it around. Those of you

:06:32. > :06:34.who are new to the badminton here, Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis

:06:35. > :06:41.play in their bronze medal match tomorrow against the Chinese team.

:06:42. > :06:45.Great Britain looking for its third ever medal in the Olympics in

:06:46. > :07:06.badminton. He was convinced it was going out,

:07:07. > :07:15.and suddenly he realised it wasn't. There is a slight drift from this

:07:16. > :07:18.end, the main camera end. A little deceiving. It is not too pronounced,

:07:19. > :07:44.but there is a little. He is turning it on now, Viktor

:07:45. > :07:49.Axelsen. Constantly wrong footing Rajiv Ouseph, keeping him guessing

:07:50. > :08:44.and stretching. The lead has stretched to six.

:08:45. > :09:00.Just out. The longest rally of the match, 42 strokes. Rajiv Ouseph

:09:01. > :09:38.digging in, but he needs a big run of points. And soon.

:09:39. > :09:52.Just long. Just out of distance at the moment. If he can keep nagging

:09:53. > :09:54.away, you never know, he might be able to put sufficient pressure on

:09:55. > :10:09.Rajiv Ouseph pushback Viktor Axelsen.

:10:10. > :10:16.Power telling in the end, but he is so deft at the net as well. It is a

:10:17. > :10:27.heady cocktail. The first smash hits of the job, the

:10:28. > :11:02.second finished it. A new shuttles, this is the third

:11:03. > :11:13.they have used in this game. Six in the first.

:11:14. > :11:42.He has just kept the lead comfortable enough, Viktor Axelsen.

:11:43. > :11:46.Quickly seeing the opportunity there, Rajiv Ouseph. Nothing Viktor

:11:47. > :12:06.Axelsen could do about that. Rajiv Ouseph has won just one point

:12:07. > :12:51.in this game on serve. He doubles it there. An error from

:12:52. > :13:02.the Dane. The lead starts to dwindle.

:13:03. > :13:55.I think he's going to challenge that. It looked like it got the

:13:56. > :14:00.line. Viktor Axelsen quick to ask for a review, they are allowed to

:14:01. > :14:10.macro in each game. It looked like it got the line, but we shall see.

:14:11. > :14:54.The first challenge of the match. Yes. One gone, one left.

:14:55. > :15:02.Tricky short to try and Taulafo. Axelsen, three points for a place in

:15:03. > :15:15.the semifinal. No, not to be. Good defence from

:15:16. > :16:03.Ouseph. Asking a lot, there. Very acute, the

:16:04. > :16:11.angle. That's a gorgeous shot. A couple of more points for Ouseph and

:16:12. > :17:02.the pressure really will be on the Dane.

:17:03. > :17:14.Ouseph doing so well, to stay with the power. Just rolled over the net.

:17:15. > :17:49.And here are five match points for Viktor Axelsen from Denmark.

:17:50. > :18:46.He's made it through. In his first Olympics, he's through to the

:18:47. > :18:53.semifinal. Much closer in the second game. Ouseph played well but he

:18:54. > :19:03.could never get command, and Axelsen moves into the semifinal, the only

:19:04. > :19:08.non-Asian free. He will be a threat. -- through. And what a competition

:19:09. > :19:14.this is proving for them now. Through to the women's doubles final

:19:15. > :19:20.tomorrow, and now this fellow, the 22-year-old Viktor Axelsen makes it

:19:21. > :19:26.through to the semifinal. He will play the double world champion, Chen

:19:27. > :19:30.Long, in the semifinal. He has so much he can take away from this

:19:31. > :19:35.Olympics, Ouseph. You have to feel for him. Through to the quarterfinal

:19:36. > :19:44.for first time. And he really played above himself in the last round with

:19:45. > :19:53.a super win. He made a much better fist of it in the second game, but

:19:54. > :19:57.Axelsen was too strong. So it is Viktor Axelsen from Denmark goes

:19:58. > :20:11.through in straight games, 21-12, 20 1-16. Very impressive performance

:20:12. > :20:20.from the Dane. Well played to Ouseph getting to the quarterfinals. Rajeev

:20:21. > :20:22.Ouseph said before he got here, his progress in badminton, which has

:20:23. > :20:27.traditionally been strongest in pairs and Mixed Doubles for Great

:20:28. > :20:30.Britain over the years, if his involvement encourages just one

:20:31. > :20:35.singles player to get into the game, he will be happy. It is not all

:20:36. > :20:41.about just these athletes. They have got the bigger picture in mind as

:20:42. > :20:49.well. News of a serious nature, a judge in Brazil has issued an order

:20:50. > :20:53.preventing James Craigen and Ryan Lochte from leaving the country

:20:54. > :20:59.after a judge queried their evidence in a robbery case. They said they

:21:00. > :21:02.had been robbed at gunpoint in a taxi in Rio, but their account of

:21:03. > :21:09.the incident does not score with CCTV recordings, say police. The

:21:10. > :21:11.police did come to the other victims to meet the swimmers in question,

:21:12. > :21:15.but in a statement they said that the swim team moved out of the

:21:16. > :21:19.competition after they events ended so they were not able to make the

:21:20. > :21:22.app was available. As part of the standard security protocol we do not

:21:23. > :21:26.make travel plans public and we cannot confirm the athletes' current

:21:27. > :21:35.location. That one has got a bit of mileage. And the AIBA boxing

:21:36. > :21:40.Federation has dropped a number of judges after a review of the

:21:41. > :21:43.decisions. After 239 Olympic bouts the federation said fewer than a

:21:44. > :21:48.handful of the decisions were not at the level expected. The concerned

:21:49. > :21:52.referees and judges will not any longer officiate at the Olympic

:21:53. > :21:56.Games and all of the bouts in question would stand. You might

:21:57. > :22:00.remember Michael Conlon yesterday found himself on the wrong end of a

:22:01. > :22:05.controversial unanimous points decision against a Russian fighter

:22:06. > :22:08.and he really let rep in his post fight press conference about that.

:22:09. > :22:13.There are changes of a serious nature at the boxing. We will be

:22:14. > :22:23.reflecting on that in the boxing at about six o'clock your time. We will

:22:24. > :22:30.go sailing, to catch the last of the 470s. I can see that you are

:22:31. > :22:34.becalmed, Shirley Robertson. There is hope here. The wind has swung

:22:35. > :22:40.round into the sea breeze direction. It is gently coming in. Their race

:22:41. > :22:44.is due to start at one o'clock but it should not be long before we see

:22:45. > :22:47.them heading out of the harbour and doing the final lap of honour. They

:22:48. > :22:51.have not technically won it yet, they have to do the race and stay

:22:52. > :22:56.out of trouble. They can't be disqualified for anything. They have

:22:57. > :23:01.not really been celebrating. I spoke to them earlier and they said they

:23:02. > :23:04.went to bed at ten o'clock with a cup of tea. When they finally

:23:05. > :23:09.crossed that line and it sinks in, there will be massive celebrations.

:23:10. > :23:14.I remember the silver Medal three years ago, waiting for the medal

:23:15. > :23:17.race against the Kiwis, and it was reported that there would be a

:23:18. > :23:24.dogfight for the gold, and it didn't materialise. A lot of them were

:23:25. > :23:29.disappointed four years ago. Yes, it was a duel right to the bitter end.

:23:30. > :23:33.Hannah was so angry with herself after that. That has been at the

:23:34. > :23:37.back of her mind for the last four years. They did not want a rematch.

:23:38. > :23:42.They have sailed their socks off this week. They have made no errors,

:23:43. > :23:45.they have stayed strong. And all around them, even if favourites from

:23:46. > :23:50.New Zealand have been making daft decisions. They have been in the

:23:51. > :23:58.coaches' rooms, they have had bad races. And they are the perfect

:23:59. > :24:03.couple, one of them is from Essex, one is from Wales, they are a

:24:04. > :24:06.genuine Gavin and Stacey! And they have been rock solid and it has been

:24:07. > :24:10.lovely to watch them put it all together in Rio. It was a big

:24:11. > :24:17.decision for them to stay together for the four years. They were going

:24:18. > :24:21.to try and get gold in four years' time. And to try and keep the energy

:24:22. > :24:25.from that campaign four years ago, how tight a partnership have you got

:24:26. > :24:32.to be to stick together for four years? Hannah is young and will

:24:33. > :24:37.carry on, but her team-mate has done quite a few lengthy campaigns. She

:24:38. > :24:42.has had a few injuries and had some surgery. I think it is the bond

:24:43. > :24:48.between them that kept them together. Before they came here, I

:24:49. > :24:53.asked Hannah what she would be happy with when she got back on the plane

:24:54. > :25:02.home. She burst into tears and said, when it is all over, I want to see

:25:03. > :25:05.Sas every single day. That illustrates how tight they are, how

:25:06. > :25:09.much they trust each other. But to get on the plane with a gold medal

:25:10. > :25:15.around their neck, it is going to be special. And they join an

:25:16. > :25:23.illustrious list of names of female British sailors, including yourself.

:25:24. > :25:33.You won it on your own in 2000, in 2004 it was with the girls in the

:25:34. > :25:37.Yngling. It was that ground-breaking moment that you managed to fashion

:25:38. > :25:44.and so many other sailors have come beyond thereafter. It is an

:25:45. > :25:47.incredible legacy. One of our commentators has two silver medals,

:25:48. > :25:54.one from Atlanta. He was remembering that he walked away from Atlanta

:25:55. > :25:58.with one gold in rowing and his silver and another silver. I

:25:59. > :26:03.remember being part of that campaign coming home and feeling that it was

:26:04. > :26:09.sort of pointless. And now, look, second in the medal table. And that

:26:10. > :26:13.all kicked off after Atalanta. It is lovely to watch how important

:26:14. > :26:17.British sport now is, and how much the public really views it and

:26:18. > :26:23.admires it. Even my own children, they are so excited and cervix -- so

:26:24. > :26:32.inspired by it. It is an incredible legacy. It is, but from Sarah Aitken

:26:33. > :26:36.and Sarah Webb. And now the girls in the 470s. I am sure that you will

:26:37. > :26:42.enjoy the lap of honour when it happens. Enjoy that one, surely.

:26:43. > :26:48.Thanks very much, once again. We have got to nip away. We're going to

:26:49. > :26:52.the football. I know that Brazil are excited about it. Having won the

:26:53. > :26:57.World Cup five times, neither older men's or women's football teams has

:26:58. > :27:01.landed gold at the Olympics. They have five silver medals over the

:27:02. > :27:07.years. Could it be this time, after the heartbreak of seeing their merry

:27:08. > :27:11.band of women going out and a penalty shoot out last night against

:27:12. > :27:17.Sweden in their semifinal. It is semi-final time for the men, they

:27:18. > :27:20.are underway at the Maracana Stadium against Honduras, the team they

:27:21. > :27:29.played in the quarterfinal stages three years ago. Brazil had a

:27:30. > :27:35.fantastic start to this match just a few moments ago. Just straight from

:27:36. > :27:54.kick-off, Wilson Palacios made a mistake. And name are picking up, 15

:27:55. > :27:58.seconds, straight in. -- Neymar. Can you imagine the celebrations that

:27:59. > :28:05.sparked up and down the country? Honduras are under the cosh, right

:28:06. > :28:12.away, 1-0 down, and we join Alastair man for continued coverage of this

:28:13. > :28:19.first semifinal. The free kick, Neymar up ended. Has already gone

:28:20. > :28:26.off injured with a bruised rib, but he is back out the again. Looks like

:28:27. > :28:34.he has shrugged it off, just winded, in fact. It has been 12 minutes of

:28:35. > :28:50.complete Brazilian control. It would not be a surprise if they went two

:28:51. > :28:53.up here. There is a hush of expectation, as if to not distract

:28:54. > :29:12.that little star. Here it comes. It might have been on target, but

:29:13. > :29:19.the wall did what it was set to do. I have noticed how good Brazil look

:29:20. > :29:23.without the ball. You associate them with how creative and flamboyant

:29:24. > :29:26.they can beam in the final third, but they are pressing high, and when

:29:27. > :29:35.they win the ball back they send bodies forward very quickly. And

:29:36. > :29:41.Honduras can't compete with that. The overwhelming favourites to win

:29:42. > :29:48.the game. One up within 15 seconds. And they could have doubled it soon

:29:49. > :29:58.after. Brazil asking so many questions. Honduras, in truth,

:29:59. > :30:06.fumbling around for the answers. It is worth noting that no side yet has

:30:07. > :30:12.even scored against Brazil. Only 30 minutes in, but the body language

:30:13. > :30:16.doesn't look great. Honduras, every time you see a close-up of one of

:30:17. > :30:20.their players is waving their arms and asking questions of a team-mate

:30:21. > :30:28.and asking who's doing what, and that's why they are so bad in

:30:29. > :30:35.possession. Viacom Brazil once more. -- here come Brazil once more.

:30:36. > :30:37.Neymar orchestrating, touching the ball within seconds of any team-mate

:30:38. > :30:57.having it in their possession. It was a poor end to a promising

:30:58. > :31:03.move. It was the Honduras captain giving the ball away. Brazil sending

:31:04. > :31:07.bodies forward quickly, difficult to filter back into position. They

:31:08. > :31:16.could have picked an earlier pass, the chance would have been created.

:31:17. > :31:24.Everything they are doing seems to be in a hurry, Honduras. As Kevin

:31:25. > :31:31.says, out of possession, the signs are very good for Brazil. Another

:31:32. > :31:35.squandered moment of possession. They need to start to be

:31:36. > :31:39.constructive, Honduras. That is a bit more well intended. The lone

:31:40. > :31:53.striker. He is isolated for long periods in

:31:54. > :31:57.the game, he cannot get into the match, but when they win the ball

:31:58. > :32:01.back, when they have a couple of bodies forward in support of Anthony

:32:02. > :32:10.Lozano, that is when they have to try to strike quickly, when the

:32:11. > :32:19.Brazilians are out of position. Again, it is a desperate last-minute

:32:20. > :32:23.block. They may have a nine or ten man barrier in front of them but it

:32:24. > :32:30.is not causing them to many problems in breaking them down. They are

:32:31. > :32:40.opening them up at will. Lovely play from Gabriel Jesus on the wing.

:32:41. > :32:50.Three silver medals, including 2012, for Brazil, two bronze medals,

:32:51. > :32:59.including 2008. But never have they won a gold medal. This would be the

:33:00. > :33:04.perfect time to do it. The final is here at the Maracana on Saturday.

:33:05. > :33:11.The first ever Olympic Games held in their country. Two years after that

:33:12. > :33:18.tremendous does appointment in their own World Cup. The signs are good.

:33:19. > :33:26.They might well progress through the semifinal at least. The signs are

:33:27. > :33:37.very good, dynamic, that my name are in order -- on fire. The other

:33:38. > :33:47.players are alongside him, Luan?, Gabriel Jesus, outstanding. Honduras

:33:48. > :33:51.struggling to compete with them. It has been noticeable how the deep

:33:52. > :33:53.lying midfielders have done most of their work in the attacking end of

:33:54. > :34:09.the field. How many times has Neymar drawn a

:34:10. > :34:16.free kicks? He had his hand for the mum. It was a knee in the back of

:34:17. > :34:27.his head as well. A bit of frustration from Honduras. The best

:34:28. > :34:33.defenders in Spain have struggled to cope with Neymar, never mind what is

:34:34. > :34:36.basically a Honduras -based first 11 here. Ten of them play their club

:34:37. > :34:40.football in Honduras. The only man that does not place in the second

:34:41. > :35:01.division of the Spanish game at Tenerife.

:35:02. > :35:11.It is a thankless task on a baking hot day.

:35:12. > :35:20.It is a thankless task, but you have got to try and be effective when you

:35:21. > :35:26.have the ball. Anthony Lozano can cause problems, so he has got to try

:35:27. > :35:31.to get on the ball, hold it up, until his team-mates can support

:35:32. > :35:36.him. They have got to do it quickly, because they are so deep at times,

:35:37. > :35:43.and he becomes an isolated figure. The captain of Honduras has asked

:35:44. > :35:46.the referee whether or not one or two decisions might be going in

:35:47. > :35:59.favour of the hosts and not to them. It is just a reflection of how

:36:00. > :36:28.dominant Brazil have been. Hondurans qualified from their group

:36:29. > :36:43.second to Portugal. They qualified for the Olympics with Mexico from

:36:44. > :36:49.Central America. Brazil are here as hosts. They have topped their group,

:36:50. > :36:55.despite beginning with two goalless draws, which drew enormous

:36:56. > :37:01.criticism, as you would expect from a nation who expects expressive

:37:02. > :37:05.football and goals. The last two matches everything appears to have

:37:06. > :37:07.clicked beautifully. They have scored six unanswered goals against

:37:08. > :37:20.Denmark and Colombia. The referee has a gain seen an

:37:21. > :37:26.offence, and I think a card is coming out. He has threatened it,

:37:27. > :37:35.now he is delivering it, and it is to the skipper. It was the

:37:36. > :37:39.challenge, he skipped away from Bryan Acosta, he was late when he

:37:40. > :37:44.laid the ball off. My poor challenge. There have been one or

:37:45. > :37:46.two of those in the early stages of this match, the referee has decided

:37:47. > :38:01.to clamp down on it. He had allowed the advantage, and

:38:02. > :38:07.then Neymar was clipped. He has been mentioned many a time in dispatches

:38:08. > :38:18.as being a Premier League bound player. Manchester United have been

:38:19. > :38:26.linked with him. It will be the first opportunity for many viewers

:38:27. > :38:31.in England to have a look at him, Gabriel, and the man who Manchester

:38:32. > :38:40.City have bought, Gabriel Jesus?, wearing number 11.

:38:41. > :38:52.The Honduras skipper is the first man in the book.

:38:53. > :39:06.Could not quite bring it under control, Zeca. Marcelo Espinal

:39:07. > :39:11.brought in to try to stop the advancing runs of the right

:39:12. > :39:16.full-back. They have the luxury of being able to do that at times, the

:39:17. > :39:25.Brazilians, very little threat for Honduras going forward. We spoke

:39:26. > :39:26.about them, Anthony Lozano is isolated, so they can push the

:39:27. > :39:43.fullbacks forward very quickly. Again, Neymar is appended. He cannot

:39:44. > :39:52.allow it to go on, and Allans Vargas goes in the book. It is cumulative.

:39:53. > :39:56.It has continuously happened. It has always been one or two seconds after

:39:57. > :40:05.the ball has gone. Allans Vargas is late. He shoves him over. It is a

:40:06. > :40:11.ridiculous challenge. He has had his shirt pulled, he has been pushed,

:40:12. > :40:16.barged, stood on, he has had a blow to the ribs from the goalkeeper in

:40:17. > :40:23.scoring. But he is not wilting. Anything but. He has been pumped up

:40:24. > :40:28.to make sure that he is leading by example. I think psychologically the

:40:29. > :40:33.fact that he missed the semifinal when they were beaten by Germany,

:40:34. > :40:37.through no fault of his own, it still feels like it is unfinished

:40:38. > :40:42.business for him. He would have been desperate to play. Leading the team

:40:43. > :40:50.as well, it makes a big difference to him personally. It was a sad end

:40:51. > :40:54.to the World Cup. Unfinished business, I am sure, it is in the

:40:55. > :40:57.back of his mind, he wants redemption for the way it went for

:40:58. > :41:07.Brazil in the latter stages of that tournament, and for him personally.

:41:08. > :41:14.The thing with Neymar, he will not just stay in one area, he will keep

:41:15. > :41:23.searching. He will be the pivot for everything. You can see it with

:41:24. > :41:35.Luan, they interchange positions. Jesus likes to get the ball wide.

:41:36. > :41:39.They have so much movement. It was Jesus appended, and another free

:41:40. > :41:48.kick to Brazil. The contrasting emotions of the coaches. Pinto

:41:49. > :41:54.suggesting that too many decisions have gone against his side. But they

:41:55. > :41:59.have been robust, they have tried to stop Brazil in any way they can, and

:42:00. > :42:11.it is not working. Again, the offside flag stays down, and it is

:42:12. > :42:19.2-0. Gabriel Jesus gives reserve the kind of lead they have merited, and

:42:20. > :42:30.surely it is a chasm for Honduras to fill.

:42:31. > :42:41.It is that interchange of position. Excellent play centrally from Neymar

:42:42. > :42:49.and Luan. Excellent movement from Gabriel Jesus. Gabriel Jesus knows

:42:50. > :42:58.there is so much space to Lopez' side. Hondurans cannot cope with the

:42:59. > :43:03.movement. A lovely through ball, an excellent finish, no more than

:43:04. > :43:06.Brazil have deserved. There you go, Manchester City supporters, that is

:43:07. > :43:18.what you are getting, that kind of instinctive finish, that kind of the

:43:19. > :43:26.Jew brings. -- exuberance. The noise around the Maracana is the kind of

:43:27. > :43:30.atmosphere, the kind of reception, that they were hoping they would be

:43:31. > :43:36.giving to the Brazil national team in the World Cup final two years

:43:37. > :43:38.ago. There will be back again on Saturday evening, hoping that they

:43:39. > :43:46.will see Brazil in the gold medal final. We spoke prior to the game

:43:47. > :43:50.about Hondurans not being under pressure, we know how they will

:43:51. > :43:53.play, a huge mistake at the start of the game has put them under more

:43:54. > :44:03.pressure, and Rozelle have thrived on it. The crowd behind them.

:44:04. > :44:12.One-way traffic. Another crunching challenge on Neymar. It is a man who

:44:13. > :44:18.already has been booked, Allans Vargas. Because he was only booked a

:44:19. > :44:20.couple of minutes ago... It is a heavy challenge, he does not get too

:44:21. > :44:37.much of the ball. Quite fortunate. It's no exaggeration to say that

:44:38. > :44:44.every single challenge Neymar has been on the end of could have been

:44:45. > :44:49.deemed a foul. He's very lucky, Vargas, not to have to leave the

:44:50. > :44:56.pitch. Particularly with what the referee has already been dishing out

:44:57. > :45:01.cards for. Neymar is coming away, showing all the tricks, and he keeps

:45:02. > :45:07.on going. One too many. Straight back into possession again with

:45:08. > :45:14.Walace. And he was upended again. Another free kick to Brazil. It is

:45:15. > :45:21.not one second after the ball was gone, it is continuous fouling from

:45:22. > :45:29.Honduras. That is a poor challenge. Neymar has run 34 challenges, all

:45:30. > :45:33.late, Neymar stayed on his feet, credit to him, but some poor

:45:34. > :45:46.challenge is going in at the moment. You can't see this game ending with

:45:47. > :45:50.11 against 11, can you? The way that Honduras are going, you would not

:45:51. > :45:57.bet against them going down to ten men. They have been outclassed,

:45:58. > :46:05.let's be honest. They are doing whatever they can to try and stop

:46:06. > :46:09.Brazil. Its agricultural at times. Brazil, rampant, and they are just

:46:10. > :46:16.trying to stem the flow. One or two fouls can sometimes do that in

:46:17. > :46:22.games. Neymar scored from a free kick to open his account in the

:46:23. > :46:27.quarterfinal. It is a kind of range that players like him are fair, just

:46:28. > :46:35.far enough out to get it up and down and over the goalkeeper. -- players

:46:36. > :46:49.like him prefer. For the second time, straight into the wall.

:46:50. > :46:58.Wyness could have been sent off, to be honest. He was let off because

:46:59. > :47:07.the referee realised how soon it was after the previous pal. Neymar, at

:47:08. > :47:14.the heart of everything. -- the previous foul.

:47:15. > :47:23.In the last game Honduras played, they literally allowed South Korea

:47:24. > :47:28.to come at them over and over again and then nicked a goal on the

:47:29. > :47:32.counterattack, then continue to do what they had been doing prior to

:47:33. > :47:38.scoring it, and South Korea couldn't let them down. And Lopez in the

:47:39. > :47:45.Honduras goal was inspired. How are they going to change that philosophy

:47:46. > :47:49.and turn it on its head and break Brazil down, twice? That is the

:47:50. > :47:54.question that only their coach can answer. They need to try and get a

:47:55. > :47:59.first goal, and certainly not let it become three Gos if that's the case

:48:00. > :48:07.then you will see a relaxed Brazil side and frustration will creep in

:48:08. > :48:11.four Honduras. Try to get a half-time, but in the early stages

:48:12. > :48:16.of the second half, you have got to try and get that goal back, throw a

:48:17. > :48:29.few bodies forward, try to get yourself back in the match. Again, a

:48:30. > :48:36.late challenge on Neymar. The patience of the referee wearing

:48:37. > :48:43.thin. This time, it is Marcelo SB now getting a final warning. Neymar

:48:44. > :48:51.looks and asks how long can you let this go on, referee? He's going to

:48:52. > :48:57.have to be careful, Neymar. He might be the recipient of a yellow card

:48:58. > :49:03.himself, if he continues to deliver those hand gestures. I can totally

:49:04. > :49:09.understand it. He does not want to vent his frustration to the referee

:49:10. > :49:14.and get himself booked or sent off for something silly. Again, a

:49:15. > :49:29.chance, and Gabriel Barbosa drags it wide. That was a really poor touch.

:49:30. > :49:34.It was a lack of awareness from Paz. Trying to digest it down for

:49:35. > :49:45.Palacios, who was inside him, and Gabriel Barbosa nearly punished him.

:49:46. > :49:51.The quarterfinal of the London Olympics was nothing like this

:49:52. > :49:56.particular game. It was 3-2, Honduras led twice, the game, up at

:49:57. > :50:06.St James' Park. It was far from a one-sided affair. But this is the

:50:07. > :50:10.Maracana, and Brazil are at home. Incidentally, talking about

:50:11. > :50:25.indiscipline, Honduras had a man sent off in that match.

:50:26. > :50:30.One of the scorers on the occasion that they met in 2012 was a very

:50:31. > :50:58.young Neymar. What the crowd watching them would

:50:59. > :51:06.have wished for would be exactly what we are witnessing, game over.

:51:07. > :51:10.Gabriel Jesus with his second, and the third for Brazil. We are not

:51:11. > :51:15.even at 35 minutes and it is a procession for Brazil, and it is

:51:16. > :51:28.almost time for the celebrations to break out. 3- Nell, Brazil -- 3-0,

:51:29. > :51:35.Brazil. He was fully aware of his position on the pitch. Once he gets

:51:36. > :51:40.done, he spots the run of Jesus, and Jesus, once he gets through on goal

:51:41. > :51:45.like that, he's fully composed, puts it high into the net, giving Lopez

:51:46. > :51:51.no chance. Superb play from Brazil. It is just too easy. The warning

:51:52. > :51:58.signs have been there since the first minute of the game. Playing

:51:59. > :52:02.such a flat defensive line, Honduras, it just takes a well timed

:52:03. > :52:07.run to beat the offside flag and get behind that back line. And time and

:52:08. > :52:13.time again, Honduras are getting it all wrong, leaving their goalkeeper

:52:14. > :52:24.exposed, and twice through Gabriel Jesus, they have been breached, and

:52:25. > :52:28.the mistake that led to the opening goal, you knew that it was going to

:52:29. > :52:33.be a bad day at the office, and so it has put forward US. But none of

:52:34. > :52:38.that is to concern the home nation. Of all the gold medals they would

:52:39. > :52:43.want their side to win, they are inching closer to the one they would

:52:44. > :52:49.have coveted most, the gold medal match on Sunday. The yellow card,

:52:50. > :53:00.the only blemish thus far, for the challenge on Marcelo Pereira.

:53:01. > :53:08.It was the pass into Neymar that sent them forward for that third

:53:09. > :53:12.goal. We spoke about Neymar's position on the pitch. He's playing

:53:13. > :53:19.as a striker. Because he is coming so deep and interchanging his

:53:20. > :53:24.position with Luan, the Honduran players don't know whether to go

:53:25. > :53:30.with him drop deep. As soon as he got on that half turn, it was a

:53:31. > :53:34.superb pass. And that was almost game over. Such a difficult

:53:35. > :53:45.position, or duress, to claw their way back into the game from. -- four

:53:46. > :53:49.Honduras. Game management is all they need from now to the 90th

:53:50. > :53:55.minute, they don't need to do much more. Just keep possession. But a

:53:56. > :54:01.number of talented players and attacking options, Brazil have, you

:54:02. > :54:11.don't anticipate that being the end of the scoring. Free kick four

:54:12. > :54:22.Honduras. Gabriel Jesus penalised for the challenge on Elis. It will

:54:23. > :54:28.be Bryan Acosta who takes the free kick. He has got quality. Put it

:54:29. > :54:39.into a decent area and the Brazilians struggle defensively,

:54:40. > :54:43.particularly from these situations. Brazil, not particularly conclusive

:54:44. > :54:57.in their defending. Neymar stays up, Brazil kept three up. Gabriel Jesus,

:54:58. > :55:05.on a hat-trick, now Brazil's top scorer in the competition with

:55:06. > :55:23.three. Neymar with two and Luan with two. Precise ball from Renato

:55:24. > :55:31.Augusto. Luan, nice play. It breaks again for him. It is time to start

:55:32. > :55:44.exhibiting all the party pieces. You enjoy that, didn't you? Superb,

:55:45. > :56:00.wasn't it? He didn't see the run from a cost on the outside. Lovely

:56:01. > :56:15.little flick. They are enjoying it now, aren't they? Even the defensive

:56:16. > :56:19.midfield duo, Renato Augusto and Walace are having so much time that

:56:20. > :56:23.they can measure the pass and look for the right option. They know that

:56:24. > :56:31.they are our runners in front of them to pick out. There is no

:56:32. > :56:37.pressure on them. It is comfortable for them to pick the pass out. And

:56:38. > :56:41.when they do decide to press Honduras, then they can go over the

:56:42. > :56:47.top of them. They have got so many different ways to open up this

:56:48. > :56:57.Honduras defence and midfield up, it is so easy for them, Brazil. I guess

:56:58. > :56:59.one thing that the coach might be considering is protecting the likes

:57:00. > :57:07.of Neymar for the inevitable gold medal final. Not just yet, of

:57:08. > :57:14.course. But maybe on the 60 minute mark or thereabouts, if Brazil

:57:15. > :57:21.continue in the manner in which they are relentlessly pursuing victory

:57:22. > :57:26.today. Some players have not had game time. There is a chance for the

:57:27. > :57:29.coach to put those players into the game as well, so it will have

:57:30. > :57:38.different dynamics, this game, in the second half. One of those

:57:39. > :57:45.options is Rafinha Barcelona, Felipe glacier. Two that can light up any

:57:46. > :58:01.pitch. An indication of the depth that Brazil have available to them.

:58:02. > :58:05.-- of Lazio. I'm not sure about the options are available to Honduras.

:58:06. > :58:13.They are struggling to find Game Changers, I have to say. The game

:58:14. > :58:15.has been built on a defensive plan. It is a defensive plan that keeps

:58:16. > :58:23.unravelling in front of your eyes. Here is Neymar. He overdid it and he

:58:24. > :58:29.can be forgiven with his side, 3-0 up before half-time. So many times

:58:30. > :58:44.they get themselves into position, Brazil, it is almost four against

:58:45. > :58:50.three at times. That could be... The referee completely unmoved. The

:58:51. > :58:56.Honduras players did not look like they were necessarily baying for a

:58:57. > :59:01.penalty that might have got them back into the hunt. He was the wrong

:59:02. > :59:05.side, Walace. When you get the wrong side like that in the penalty area

:59:06. > :59:08.and you try to stick a leg out to get the ball, there's always a

:59:09. > :59:25.chance that the referee will give a penalty. Renato Augusto. Starting to

:59:26. > :59:32.feel sorry for Anthony Lozano, the number 94 Honduras. It is a baking

:59:33. > :59:45.hot day, and he has got three or four players to chase around. The

:59:46. > :59:51.chance of -- the shouts of Ole! Are breaking out. And everything that

:59:52. > :00:02.the Sunni final against Germany four years ago was not, this is. -- the

:00:03. > :00:07.semifinal. You would not back against 7-4, Brazil, in this one. To

:00:08. > :00:13.be fair, the quality of the opposition very different. They were

:00:14. > :00:20.out of sight at half-time, Germany, in that match.

:00:21. > :00:27.If the script writers get their way, it will be a Brazil against Germany

:00:28. > :00:35.final on Saturday. The word revenge will keep popping up over and over

:00:36. > :00:42.again, albeit the squads are vastly different from the squad available

:00:43. > :00:48.to the seniors two years ago. There are still 46 minutes of this game

:00:49. > :00:55.and 90 minutes of Germany against Nigeria before that final may or may

:00:56. > :01:01.not take base. I am sure Nigeria will have a say in stopping that

:01:02. > :01:10.from being the gold medal final on Saturday evening. Honduras look very

:01:11. > :01:17.unlikely to be able to stop Brazil. It was not a shoulder charge. He was

:01:18. > :01:21.the wrong side, and as soon as he had got the wrong side of him,

:01:22. > :01:30.driving towards the byline, he is in trouble. There was a shot there, I

:01:31. > :01:38.think it is a foul. He got away with it, Walace. A little early with his

:01:39. > :01:42.run. Found that sort of movement, the diagonal run, straight ball,

:01:43. > :01:55.very easy to break open the Honduras defence.

:01:56. > :02:16.Hondurans are going to have a lot of thinking to do at half-time.

:02:17. > :02:29.Get ready for a standing ovation. And a war that will herald the

:02:30. > :02:39.perfect opening 45 minutes of this semifinal of the men's Olympics

:02:40. > :02:49.football competition. The women beating yesterday on penalties in a

:02:50. > :02:52.very tight affair -- beaten. The men look as though they are going to

:02:53. > :02:59.fulfil their expectation and reach the final. Barring something quite

:03:00. > :03:14.extraordinary and unexpected. It is a better ball from Anthony

:03:15. > :03:20.Lozano. He is almost saying, that is the path I am looking for. He was

:03:21. > :03:28.trying to run off the set -- of the shoulder. But the defender tracked

:03:29. > :03:33.the run. He has got pace, Anthony Lozano, he has just found himself a

:03:34. > :03:41.very isolated figure. No quality played into him. He has been a

:03:42. > :03:47.passenger throughout. The referee brings to an end the most perfect

:03:48. > :03:59.first half as far as the hosts are concerned. Brazil ahead within 25

:04:00. > :04:06.seconds through the bravery of Neymar and the errors made by

:04:07. > :04:10.Hondurans. Two goals by Gabriel Jesus have taken them three clear.

:04:11. > :04:16.Honduras have been outclassed times. Brazil have not conceded a goal in

:04:17. > :04:20.this tournament, will they be breached three times by Honduras?

:04:21. > :04:25.Join us on the Red Button to find out in the second half. 3-0.

:04:26. > :04:32.It is on the sport at as well, but I have my doubts if they will be

:04:33. > :04:37.beaten. Brazil looking certainties for the Saturday final, they will

:04:38. > :04:42.play Germany or Nigeria, who played the other semifinal in Sao Paulo

:04:43. > :04:47.this evening. It could throw up an intriguing exercise in exercising

:04:48. > :04:53.the ghost of two years ago, remember 7-1? That has haunted Brazilian

:04:54. > :04:59.football ever since. We might be heading for a showdown. I am sure

:05:00. > :05:05.Nigeria will have a lot to say. We have been up and down for the sprint

:05:06. > :05:10.canoeing, always a fascinating power event, and we have seen Liam Heath

:05:11. > :05:14.and Jon Schofield getting through in their 200 metres final tomorrow, we

:05:15. > :05:22.will see that live at 1:50pm your time, but now a Pat Lam from New

:05:23. > :05:30.Zealand. There is a Kiwi paddler who is a rock star in New Zealand. She

:05:31. > :05:37.came back the day after winning the 500 metres, sorry, 200 metres. She

:05:38. > :05:39.is 27, from the west Coast of the North Island, she retained the title

:05:40. > :05:48.yesterday. This was a brilliant event for her.

:05:49. > :05:54.Only 80 hours later, she is back for the middle-distance, having won the

:05:55. > :06:00.200, she is back for the 500. Also in this heat, Guildford's Rachel

:06:01. > :06:12.Cawthorn, who was sixth four years ago. Shall we have a look at that?

:06:13. > :06:21.Rachel Cawthorn will be raising later, but she will look at Lisa

:06:22. > :06:31.Carrington -- Danuta Kozak will be racing later. The black and white

:06:32. > :06:37.hole is Lisa Carrington's. Already establishing herself. She has a lead

:06:38. > :06:39.over those on the near side. Emma Jorgensen of Denmark not looking too

:06:40. > :06:52.bad. A very solid start, but will she be

:06:53. > :06:57.able to hold this pace? Look for the fluency of Lisa Carrington.

:06:58. > :07:03.Rhythmical, it looks so easy, the blade going into the water clean.

:07:04. > :07:09.They come to the halfway stage, it is between New Zealand and Denmark.

:07:10. > :07:15.No opportunity to make it straight through to tomorrow's final. Because

:07:16. > :07:20.of that, Lisa Carrington will take it nice and easy. Anything we should

:07:21. > :07:25.be looking at with the technique? It is all about making sure that you

:07:26. > :07:30.pull your body passed the blade, rather than the other way round.

:07:31. > :07:35.That is when you get the connection and the power comes. Lisa

:07:36. > :07:40.Carrington, a nice stretch, we are looking for the reach, and a nice

:07:41. > :07:48.catch. You want the blade going in. Lisa Carrington extending her

:07:49. > :07:54.strokes and her lead. This showing the Lake Drive and the rotation of

:07:55. > :07:58.her hips, that is so important. It increases the torso and shoulder

:07:59. > :08:05.rotation. Generating power with other parts of the body. Here comes

:08:06. > :08:10.Lisa Carrington. The first to sixth go through to the semifinals. Emma

:08:11. > :08:16.Jorgensen finished OK. Great Britain safely through. Portugal in a photo

:08:17. > :08:21.finish with Great Britain, but that will not make too much difference.

:08:22. > :08:24.Rachel Cawthorn can be reasonably satisfied, but she has a taste of

:08:25. > :08:28.what she needs to compete with. Lisa Carrington silky smooth off the

:08:29. > :08:33.start line. She settled into a rhythm. I would not think her pulse

:08:34. > :08:39.has gone over 120. She looks comfortable. She has already had two

:08:40. > :08:43.days of competition and looked comfortable on the water. She is the

:08:44. > :08:55.goal to beat. She will come up against tough opposition from Danuta

:08:56. > :08:58.Kozak in the next heat. It will be interesting when you see them

:08:59. > :09:06.side-by-side, the contrast in styles. Lisa Carrington is upright,

:09:07. > :09:11.the big muscles. It is all about the good connection. Over these

:09:12. > :09:15.endurance events you have to have the endurance in the arms. The

:09:16. > :09:24.training would be different from the 1000 metres.

:09:25. > :09:32.Looking at the contrast between the Dane and Lisa Carrington, you can

:09:33. > :09:40.see how much more pelvic rotation there was from Lisa Carrington. An

:09:41. > :09:46.absolute superstar in New Zealand. Totally dominated the 200 metres at

:09:47. > :09:57.the World Championships and Olympics.

:09:58. > :10:11.Rachel Cawthorn has to get a good start. Four years' preparation. Can

:10:12. > :10:19.she take it one step further and make the Olympic A final? Lane five

:10:20. > :10:27.expected to produce the fastest time. That is Inna

:10:28. > :10:38.Osypenko-Radomska. A very good start in deed. Also going well, Teresa

:10:39. > :10:47.Portela. A good start also from Rachel Cawthorn, she has pulled

:10:48. > :10:47.clear of Bridgitte Hartley. Inna Osypenko-Radomska stamping her

:10:48. > :11:03.authority on this one. Inna Osypenko-Radomska taking it out

:11:04. > :11:11.very strong, it will be about what is happening behind. Emilie Fournel

:11:12. > :11:18.looked strong in her feet. Rachel Cawthorn in lane two, keeping

:11:19. > :11:28.herself in the heat. Watch the times. The top three separated by

:11:29. > :11:33.1.6 three. A lot of what to do in the last 250 metres of. Dutifully

:11:34. > :11:44.smooth boat from Inna Osypenko-Radomska. Rachel Cawthorn

:11:45. > :11:53.coming into bed, -- into it, as is Franziska Weber. Inna

:11:54. > :11:59.Osypenko-Radomska will go through. Rachel Cawthorn putting in a

:12:00. > :12:02.last-minute bid. She needs to gain one place and get automatic

:12:03. > :12:07.convocation into the final. She has faded away again. Franziska Weber

:12:08. > :12:14.once the gold medal after the disappointment of yesterday, missing

:12:15. > :12:19.out by such a small margin. It looks as though she will take this one.

:12:20. > :12:27.Inna Osypenko-Radomska secure second. And Spela Ponomarenko Janic

:12:28. > :12:32.finishes in third. Disappointment for the British women here. Inna

:12:33. > :12:38.Osypenko-Radomska get the victory. We are looking to see whether

:12:39. > :12:42.Franziska Weber has gone through. Franziska Weber got the victory,

:12:43. > :12:44.Inna Osypenko-Radomska was second. I did not know if it was Spela

:12:45. > :12:55.Ponomarenko Janic or Teresa Portela. Rachel Cawthorn has not made it

:12:56. > :12:59.through. Lisa Carrington has the chance to make history for New

:13:00. > :13:03.Zealand as the first Kiwi woman to win two gold medals in a single

:13:04. > :13:09.Olympic Games. They will be up into the wee hours to watch that Indy 500

:13:10. > :13:16.final. We will have the sprint canoeing live in our afternoon

:13:17. > :13:20.programme tomorrow, we are looking forward to seeing Liam Heath and Jon

:13:21. > :13:25.Schofield, who took the bronze in the 200 metres in 2012. A web hit on

:13:26. > :13:31.the line by Belarus. They mean business tomorrow. You can see that

:13:32. > :13:39.at 1:50pm. We have a channel change now. We are hopping over to BBC Two.

:13:40. > :13:44.We have some dramatic events in the women's's hockey semifinals, we will

:13:45. > :13:49.reflect on the next sailing gold medal for Great Britain, in the 470,

:13:50. > :13:53.Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills, the family are waiting for the medal to

:13:54. > :13:58.be confirmed, they just have to turn up and crossed the line and it is

:13:59. > :14:01.theirs. You will share with us on the other side, catch you there.