Day 13 BBC Two: 13.00-13.45 Olympics

Good afternoon. The Brownlee boys are back in town today. We will see

the triathlon getting underway. The Brownlee boys, they swam, cycled and

run by way to the Olympic podium four years ago, and they could do

the same within the next few hours. Not only will we have some wonderful

racing, but some fabulous views of Copacabana Beach. And in this area,

all thrown in for free. Will be fantastic this afternoon. Alistair

Brownlee is one of 21 returning British athletes. 12 of the 18 have

already retained their Olympic titles and that is extraordinary. Of

the other six, three of those have made it to the podium. We will see

the remaining defending her gaze he rose today. She helped put tae kwon

do and her home town, Flint on the map when Jade Jones won the gold.

She is back. I wouldn't mess with her either. It is an old Yorkshire

line-up with the brothers, supported by Gordon Benson. It is a good bet

there will be a Brownlee Brothers in the shake-up. Another defending

Olympic champion, Nicola Adams. She is guaranteed bronze, but that is

not what she here for. And Heath and Schofield would love to upgrade

their bronze in the canoeing. They are in the 200 metres final this

morning. And John and Liam, they were the fastest in their qualifying

heat. Not long to wait. We are going to live. If Jade Jones is going to

defend her title, she has poor fights throughout the day, the first

at 2:30pm coming at about 2am in your morning. Nicola Adams taking on

the Chinese fighter. There is a lot to get through today. Not just in

this programme but through the day until you are crawling into your bed

at three a.m., having promised yourself to try and have an early

night. No chance. The climax of the decathlon, part two of Usain Bolt's

possible trouble. Add to the mix, the women's 400 metres hurdles. We

will be cheering on a leader oil. The men's Beach Volleyball Arena

business start local time here until midnight in Brazil. It is 4am in

your morning. Given our hotel is a few streets away from the venue, the

noise carries all the way from the stadium to the Hotel. We will not be

getting much sleep either. Welcome to the zombie Olympics. It is always

an interesting transition in the middle of the second week because we

have had the swimming, the end of the cycling and so many more events

to take place. We said goodbye to the sailing but we say hello to some

fascinating new sports. We have tae kwon do, triathlon, modern

pentathlon, and a two of the BMX. If you were one of those who stayed up

last night and let's be honest, most of Brazil bid to watch the women's

beach volleyball final, their hopes were pinned on Agatha and Barbara,

those were the great golden hopes last night and they were taking on

the massive Beach Volleyball Arena Germany. They have never had a sniff

in the medal in the women's event, but they got a sniff last night. It

was Charlie Broome and his mates who went down to the party to take a

look at it all. They have waited a long time for a

Beach Volleyball Arena. It comes down to this. Who will be the

champions of the Beach Volleyball Arena. Great work on both sides of

the net, staying calm and patient. That is an important spike.

Walkenhorst pounces, to bring up a three set points. They take the

first set. Walkenhorst, bounced up again to make another block. That is

six in a match. Another excellent rally and another point to Germany.

Right now, they are looking pretty unstoppable. You have to got to keep

believing in Brazil. Yes, good work. They are back to within three. You

are kidding me! They kept it alive, but they couldn't and it is seven

gold medal points for Germany. They will have to wait a little longer.

It is all over! Germany are the Olympic champions. They have taken

the gold medal match by 2-0 sets. 21 bash 18, 21 Bash 14.

There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth in Brazil after that. But

their play, they played well and be joint the German pair in the men's

Abba Horse Guards Parade. It is all about Bruno and Alison in the men's.

Britain's women in hockey have 12 medal since 1992. Both bronze and

they have never managed to get to an Olympic final. That was the quest

when they took on New Zealand last night. This was a British quad that

have played beautifully. Unbeaten in six matches going into this one.

Backhand goal from Alex Danson, an absolute beauty. Great Britain have

got their Olympic tournament off to the dream start. Bundle through into

the goal by Alex Danson. That will be that. This tournament really

starting to hot up. Great Britain have won it. There remain unbeaten

in the Olympic tournament so far. Great Britain versus Japan. The

score, finished off beautifully from height by Nichola White. Great

Britain have notched another win. Whoever wins this goes into the

quarterfinals having one pool B. It is a goal for Alex Danson. Maximum

points, five wins out of five, Great Britain at the moment, the top team

in the Olympic tournament. Radcliffe, scores! Great Britain are

in front. It is an easy finish. What an easy finish. They are heading for

the Olympic semifinal. Next stop, the Black sticks, New Zealand.

Claims she was obstructed and she was. Penalty corner giving. Using

her pace really well. Is an absolute nightmare. As you can see, blatantly

blocked. Puts the shoulder across the body. Georgie Twigg preparing to

inject. Nichola White could potentially get involved. Let's see

if Crista Cullen can put Great Britain on the scoresheet. Alex

Danson gets the first goal of the match for Great Britain. So often

you see it on penalty corner rebound. It is anticipate the

rebound off the goalkeeper. Sally Rutherford does well to make the

initial save, but Alex Danson, quickest to it and flicks the ball

over Rutherford's kicker. Alex Danson will be credited with the

goal. It will be her fourth of The Games. Alex Danson is Great

Britain's top scorer. New Zealand, restarting from outside their

circle. Good tackle from Townsend. Townsend takes it up towards the New

Zealand circle. Townsend, looking for the backhand cross. Runs out of

turn. has got Georgie Twigg in the face.

She is back on her feet and is helped away from the field of play

to warm applause from both sets of supporters. Has been a hugely

physical encounter, but you don't want to see any injuries, especially

at this stage of The Games. Alex Danson! Has found Helen Richardson

Walsh. Can she score? Penalty. Helen Richardson Walsh upended by the

goalkeeper, Rutherford. Great Britain are 1-0 up. Helen Richardson

Walsh will take the penalty stroke. And scores! She has picked up a

knock, Helen Richardson Walsh, who limped away after the penalty.

Surrounded by her team-mates. She will have to go off the field of

play, another injury, another worrying casualty. But, they lead

New Zealand, 2-0. This is promising. Lily Owsley's turn. Penalty again.

Lily Owsley, absolutely flattened. She is in a bit of trouble as well.

She has got it! Alex Danson scores has second. Great Britain lead New

Zealand 3-0, with under nine minutes left to play. The last ten seconds

of this match and Great Britain are guaranteed at least the silver

medal. We hope, the gold. They will do battle with the Dutch on Friday.

There is the final hooter! Great Britain are in the Olympic final. A

fantastic performance. What a tournament they've had. Yet to lose

and match and they have won the most important one so far, comfortably.

It was a fantastic piece of play by Lily down the side. Very fast, very

quick. It was a case of doing my job, keep cool and when it did go

in, I was delighted. You are one of the senior players, been through so

much and it has been such an up-and-down journey, but it is

firmly on the up? What this team has over the years, is belief. We

believe we have to come out here and deliver. We have one game at the

time and just one more to play. I spoke to Simon a few minutes ago,

talking about the significance of this for the sport, for what you

girls have done, the women have done for the sporting Great Britain. Can

you sum that up? I hope what everybody sees is the

tightest group of women out there. We have all had belief in this, we

believe in our programme, we work hard, the spirit, the players, the

team, that has got us to this point and hopefully it will get as one

more. I remember in 1988 when the men's team won that and what a huge

impact that had on the men's hockey. The girls are up against the Dutch

at nine o'clock tomorrow evening and the Dutch are the number one side

and they are going for a third Olympic title in a row. It will be a

cracking match and it will be like nine o'clock tomorrow your time. We

are building up to the start of the men's triathlon. It is taking place

along the beach from here and we have got Jonny Brownlee and Alistair

Brownlee, the brothers who took podium places, gold and bronze, four

years ago. They are sibling rivals today as they always have been

growing up. We are a pair, we both know we would not be where we are

today without each other. We are not just talking about brothers, we are

talking about the best triathletes in the sport. The first time I met

Alistair Brownlee, this gentleman came walking across the track with

these two brothers and he pointed to the tallest and he said, this is

Alistair, he is good at cross country running, but he wants some

speed and I was wondering if anyone here could help him out? And then

there was Johnny and he said, forget him, he was a footballer. I dream of

playing for Leeds United and I enjoyed playing rugby and I enjoyed

other sports, but triathlon had that extra element that added a bit more

interest and for a nine-year-old it made it a bit more exciting. What

were they like at those ages? Getting Johnny inside, I would be

banging on the window. He would be standing at the window going, no,

not yet. I would be like, now! Alistair said, in ten years I want

to be at the Olympics. He said, I need to get out feeling fresh and I

need a training programme. I know what I want in ten years, so I want

to do it now, so I am ahead. It clicked really quickly. In my first

championships as a junior in 2005 I thought it was not that great, but I

had one of the quickest runs. I went away from that and thought I can be

a lot better next year. I am going to go away and be better. The word

determination is synonymous with Alistair, he is a racing machine. He

not only ran for the school, but he was in the Harriers at the same

time. I would not say it is a myth, but it is the tough Yorkshire man,

it is there with them. I love this, I thrive off pushing myself, not

only in a competitive situation, but just on my own, being able to push

myself and hurt. I have got no idea where that has come from. It is

years and years of doing it and enjoying doing it, but my dad will

tell you even the first time he saw me doing cross-country as a

six-year-old I won't read in the face and looked like I was about to

die. When he came back to compete in the national championships I

thought, I can do that as well. I am probably the personality who is

going to go out and do it with somebody showing me the way before

and Alistair did that. It is good having somebody with a strong

personality because when you do something, you have to believe in it

and I think that is important for the sport. Three o'clock is when

they will be on the start line with Gordon Benson, a fellow Yorkshire

man. He is no mean athlete himself, although he is being employed more

on domestic role to help the brothers get back on the podium

today. It will be worth watching. But also worth watching is the

Sprint canoeing, a frenzy of power and athleticism. Rishi Persad

exemplifies all of those qualities. How are you? Really well. It has

turned out to be a lovely morning. When I see all the canoeists

drifting past, I shiver at the size of their muscles compared to my

little arms. I was not casting aspersions. It is a fantastic site

this sport, particularly in the shorter distances. There is a real

with them in the kayak events and in the canoeing events with the single

bladed paddle. It is mesmerising to watch. It is, the strength and power

these athletes show is quite incredible. People talk about the

build-up of lactic acid and how tired they get. I can only imagine

what it is like for these athletes. 200 metres and they have to use so

much strength and power. There is another distance of 1000 metres and

a final took place earlier today with Germany winning the gold

indicate two. But it has been wonderful watching these athletes

and hopefully the British athletes later on can give us some success,

Lee Heath and Hugh Schofield. That is coming up in the kayak double.

They were on the podium in London with a bronze, fastest qualifying

through the semifinals to get in there and that will give them a huge

amount of optimism. Yes, and I spoke to them yesterday after the

semifinal and they are so focused on the final that they saved a little

bit in the semifinal. They said they were not hard-pressed to win the

semifinal, which bodes well for today. Liam celebrated his 22nd

birthday yesterday and when I mentioned it, he had completely

forgotten it was his birthday, that is how focused they are. There is a

huge moment for Brazil and it is a gentleman who has become a hero. He

has got a silver medal from the 1000 metres in the canoe event and there

is quite a story here. He is missing a kidney and that is his nickname in

Portuguese. At the age of ten he fell out of a tree and had to have a

kidney removed. He was looking at a snake in the tree, dicing with

danger, and he fell from the tree. The doctors had poor diagnosis about

his ability to compete in sport. But he has defied them. But at the age

of three he had a pot of boiling water fall on his head. The

prognosis for him then was not very good. Doctors told his mother to

prepare for the worst. At the age of five he was kidnapped, but got away

from that unharmed. Here he is, aged 22, he won the first ever canoeing

medal for Brazil when he won silver on Tuesday. He is lining up in the

final of the men's canoe single, 200 metres, we hope he does OK. Helen

Reeves and Patrick Winterton are in our commentary box.

All eyes are on lane five, will Brazil get better than the silver

they got in the 1000 metres? It is the same man, he is looking for the

gold medal. This is all about being able to hang on in the last 50

metres. Dos Santos is trailing badly. He won

to pick it up quite fast. He is giving away an awful lot. Lane eight

is looking good at the moment. The Azerbaijan athlete is coming strong.

Dos Santos is not getting into this one. He retains the title he won in

2012. The capsize does not matter. He is not the only one to find

himself in the drink at the end of the run. He was beaten in the

semifinals and there was a change late last night in the start orders

when they re-read the rules. He got a reprieve and into the Olympic

final and he produces the best time ever. That is an Olympic best time.

He is now the double Olympic champion in the 200. Who saw that

coming? He really got out of the start very well and he was the man

to beat. The men in the middle could not quite see where he was because

he was in lane eight. That goodness somebody read those rules and got

him that place in the final. Well, that crowd had just risen because

Dos Santos has been put into the bronze medal position. They had a

long debate over the photo finish. He has got himself a silver and a

bronze from his home games. What a moment for Dos Santos. He took the

silver medal in the 1000 and he got the bronze in the championships over

200 metres, so he was always in the running for a medal. I think he was

the slowest out of the blocks, so unbelievable to come back in the

last 50. Absolutely. In the thousand metres he was the one who took it

out hard, but here he dropped back and was a bit slow out of the gates.

Look where he is at this stage, quite far down in lane five. He had

a lot to do. But he kept it going. He has got quite a long stroke. It

was hard to see him coming. Good lunch. It was between him and Lopez

from Spain. He has been practising this lunch all week long, every

single heat, even when he did not need it. We thought it was a bit of

showmanship. Is that a problem hitting the market? Not at all. He

absolutely smashes a panel of his boat. He thought he had not done

enough. That is why there was delight when it came up on the

board. He had not done enough to win the gold and I think he thought that

was a possibility after the semifinals yesterday. Chaban looked

so strong. This race is extremely tight. You have not got any chance

to do anything but to go out hard. But when you have got people either

side of you who are leading the race, it has to be a benefit and

that is why the other side of the race, the Georgian, did not quite

get into the competition. He won the title in London and he has won it

again in Rio. But the headlines will be about Dos Santos, one kidney. I

knew national hero in Brazil. He says, I joke with friends every

day that they must have put a third long in me during my kidney

operation back then. There was a fantastically dramatic 200 metres on

the track last night for the women. Thomson going well around the band.

The yellow of Jamaica is flashing away. Thomson has got two metres the

line is coming very quickly. Thomson is the double gold medallist.

Elaine Thompson is the new star of world spending.

Diane skippers did everything she could. It is almost as though she

has just realise it. I think it was already one on the band. She blasted

around the town with a lot of control. She has got a lovely rangy

stride. She is easing herself away from Daphne skippers. But she knows

from last year, Daphne, that if she gets close to her, she can do it.

But this time around she could not quite getting there. She is

straining for the line and she wants it to come because she has the

memory from last year. She leans and she takes the title.

That is a familiar thing now, someone ending up on the floor,

diving for the line. Elaine Thomson, the Olympic gold medallist. Daphne

Schippers, gets the silver medal in the Netherlands. Dina Asher-Smith,

very well done, fifth place. She is with Phil. When you see the

list, 200 metres, you are fifth on it. I am really happy. Especially

after the shaky qualification. I was glad I could put in a performance. I

still think I could have done better, but it is closer to where I

want to be. I cannot be too disappointed. I tensed up a little

and costly few places, it is a learning curve and hopefully I will

have more World Championships and Olympic Games to learn. From last

year to this, was it a big leap or not? Not really, I have had a few

injury problems, so it affected my training, it was start, stop for a

bit. I am happy to be here in one piece, healthy and running close to

my personal best. In doing this at the age of 20, so many more years

ahead of you. Going forward, what goals do you set yourself, what

personal targets and be got, London's won championships for

example? That will be the example. The team is buzzing. Sophie, in the

hammer was incredible. I would like to see myself higher up the

placings. Fifth in the world, 19 and 20, I cannot complain. Just to be an

Olympic finalist and be in the mix is great. You are in a real way --

relay, we wish you the best for that.

It shows an awful lot of promise over the next three years. Tonight

is the man's 200 metre final and it could show Usain Bolt. He had to get

through the semifinals last night first.

Cleanly away. Danny Talbot get a good start.

Look at this, there is a surprise. 19.95 and the Frenchman gets through

but the rest were a bit distant. Where did you get that from? Good

performance from the Frenchman. Look what that means to him. 19.94 set

down a marker. Danny Talbot did what I said he had to do and has just got

third spot and a new personal best. He has got a chance. Worked hard

around the turn. He wasn't intimidated by anybody in this field

and that is why he produced a good performance. Bouncing down the

track, full of energy. Look how Christoffel Matra is holding

himself. Usain Bolt away well. Jamelia

looking good at the moment. Usain Bolt moving clearly. Jamelia in a

good position. Trying to hang on... 19.79 for Usain Bolt. Cook is time

for him this season in the 200 metres. There was more to come. --

quickest time. He feels he has had more there as well. He has been

given third place so the two fastest losers go through. Adam Jamelia

still in a good position with one semifinal to go. -- Adam Gemili. Out

of the blocks, watching what Usain Bolt was going to do. They come to

the home straight, Adam is just behind. He is easing away from Adam.

Laughing and joking with Usain Bolt as he approaches the line. A new

Canadian record. Johann Blake makes a cracking start in six. Is going

well. All of those men, all six have a chance. Going to be Edward in the

middle. Here comes Martina. Justin Gatlin is out of it, not in the

final. I will say it again, Justin Gatlin is not in the final, even. He

is storming off and he knows it already. Adam Gemili will make it

through. Mitchell Blake, did his best. It was a tough semi. Maybe

Mitchell Blake was the only one not with a chance with 50 to go. It was

an exciting semifinal. This is what we like, a race with big names,

competitive. People you just forget sneak through. Alonzo Edwards

commonly has been an medallist in major championships before. Kept a

cool head with all the big names around him. Managed to ease himself

through to the final with a time of 20.0 seven. Justin Gatlin, working

hard and trying to stick with him. Johann Blake, again, someone else

struggling. Semifinals of the Olympic Games! Let's look at the

qualifiers. Usain Bolt will have them up, as ever.

Adam Gemili and rammel Bewley, the two fastest losers.

Martina, his third Olympic final. Congratulations to Adam Gemili, into

his first Olympic final. That final is 2:30am tomorrow morning your

time. I'm sure you will be staying up late, it should be a good one. We

are back into 200 metres underwater and it features Liam Heath and Jon

Schofield, they took the bronze four years ago and would love to upgrade

that. Very promising form to make that final. Let's reintroduce them

to you now. The key is making the most of the

athletes and the boat. Need to get 100% out both to have any chance.

Both guys need to be in the condition of their lives. And ready

to execute perfect synchronicity. The race itself is just a blur.

Crossing the line, desperate to figure out where we have come. I

didn't have a clue and then we were told we had got the bronze and in a

fit of joy and relief, I slapped the paddles across my legs. Stepping up

on the podium was incredible. It was almost dreamlike. You are on cloud

nine. Liam Heath and Jon Schofield, bronze medallists. Their smiles

really say it. We did really well, but this time we can be more

ruthless in how we prepare and how we execute. Hopefully it will give

us more of an edge. We are a lot more mature as athletes and as

competitors. And we attack each race in the same style with more

knowledge and experience behind it. We have been together as a crude

since 2010. I don't think there are many other crews that are still

together now or have sustained the same performance level throughout.

We have pretty much won a medal in the 200 in every single World Cup we

have been to in the last Olympic cycle, which is one of the most

consistent teams out there. The consistency comes with still wanting

to be in the boat together and both wanting to improve. We have done

quite a lot since London and even though we are faster now than we

were in 2012, it is probably even harder to win medals at the moment.

You always want to do better and see how far you can push yourself as

athletes. You can't do any better than an Olympic gold, can you? That

is what we are looking towards. Having unfinished business from

London, we are racing to win, as we always do. That final is due off at

1:47pm precisely your time. We will be on BBC One to see it. This is the

culmination of a fantastic sprint canoeing programme over the last few

years. I know Canoe slalom and canoe Sprint is lumped together in terms

of their funding be have had a positive return on the investment

over the last few years? Yes, the women who have taken part so far

have just been a bit below par. We are hoping Liam Heath and Jon

Schofield, and also Liam Heath later on in the week. We're hoping they

step up to the plate. They carry a lot of expectation after London. And

we have had the gold medal success of Ed McKeever. They have given the

sport a boost and we are hoping they can follow up on what they did in

London. They say they have unfinished business and they

narrowly missed out on the silver in London. We get the feeling, the only

thing that will fulfil the appetite is the gold medal. It is not just a

big day but Great Britain's paddlers, but everybody. Lisa

Carrington trying to create history for the Kiwis? Yes, she is hoping to

become the first New Zealand athlete to win two gold medals at the same

games. She defended her title last week in the 200 metres. She has

been, what most people describe as the Queen of canoe Sprint. Four-time

world champion and outstanding. Even in her final, it did look for a

minute she might be in trouble, she had a bit of ground to make up. But

she has the extra game at separate her from the rest. But she has a bit

of work to do in this 500. But the final is not far away. Let's head

back to Hazel. We're looking forward to it, not just from a kiwi

perspective, but a British one. We will share the action on the other

side. So you know the drill, pick up the remote and head there shortly.

It is not just the canoe Sprint, we have the start of the men's

triathlon at three o'clock with the Brownlee Brothers hoping for another

excellent performance, just as they have in London. We will see