Day 14 BBC Four: 13.00-16.00

:00:53. > :01:13.. Persistent. Lending. Waiting for no one. It is the past. The present.

:01:14. > :01:23.The future. Time. Time is everything.

:01:24. > :01:30.Usain Bolt, with these performances you are spoiling us. He now has

:01:31. > :01:35.eight gold medals for the Jamaican legend, two of them won in that

:01:36. > :01:40.Olympic Arena at the Maracana. Tonight, he could win at the ninth.

:01:41. > :01:46.The triple trouble or the treble treble, whatever you want to call

:01:47. > :01:51.it, it is still on. The man is on the cusp of sporting immortality.

:01:52. > :01:57.Usain Bolt, once again, we salute you. As far as Great Britain is

:01:58. > :02:02.concerned, after the drought, the medals came been again on day 13.

:02:03. > :02:08.Six of them were one, six bronze, two silver medals and three gold.

:02:09. > :02:13.The three tes left ago, he would not bet against them beating the tally

:02:14. > :02:16.65 medals from London 2012. Great Britain are adorable. What is on

:02:17. > :02:30.stored on BBC four? Is it a bird, visitor playmaker, it

:02:31. > :02:32.is Super Dan. China's Lin Dan going for the novel gold medal in the

:02:33. > :02:41.men's singles. Charley Hull is very well-placed in

:02:42. > :02:45.the women's golf. She is two shots off the lead and can she do what

:02:46. > :02:51.Justin Rose did a of days ago? If you were not up late last night,

:02:52. > :03:01.Jade Jones got another stunning gold medal. It is the turn of Lutalo

:03:02. > :03:05.Mohammed in the tae kwon do. And Joe Joyce is in the ring in the

:03:06. > :03:09.superheavyweight category for Great Britain. It is the medal that

:03:10. > :03:17.Anthony Joshua one back in 2012. It is now time for Joe Joyce. Day 14

:03:18. > :03:21.looks like this on BBC four. We will be over to the badminton very

:03:22. > :03:25.shortly to see how Lin Dan can get on for China. And then to the

:03:26. > :03:29.women's golf and see how Charley Hull and Catriona Matthew are

:03:30. > :03:36.getting on. We will have tae kwon do and also boxing.

:03:37. > :03:44.This is what is on ABC one. Liam Heath time to add to the Silver

:03:45. > :03:52.Medal he won with Jon Schofield yesterday. And later it is a chance

:03:53. > :03:56.for Great Britain to go for show-jumping gold, Nick Skelton

:03:57. > :04:05.leading the individual charge. We will be over to the Deodoro Stadium

:04:06. > :04:10.later on. Let us checking on the golf. Charley Hull from Great

:04:11. > :04:15.Britain is two shots of the lead and well placed at the halfway stage for

:04:16. > :04:24.what would be a great British golden goal pink double after what Justin

:04:25. > :04:30.Rose dead. The round of the day was Stacy Lewis from America who

:04:31. > :04:32.rocketed up the leaderboard. They have had nature to deal with as

:04:33. > :04:44.well. Danger lurks on the Rio Olympic Golf

:04:45. > :04:50.Course, stay out of the undergrowth if you can. Ariya Jutanugarn was

:04:51. > :05:00.forced to face the snakes on the second. And then took a splash with

:05:01. > :05:07.the alligators. She has found the water. That is a big mistake. She

:05:08. > :05:13.finished the day six under, no better or worse than the one. She is

:05:14. > :05:17.not in the zone. Arrivals were queueing up to overtake and the

:05:18. > :05:22.Brits were on the rampage. A birdie at the first and Charley Hull was on

:05:23. > :05:27.the chase. Charley Hull of Great Britain is off to a birdie start.

:05:28. > :05:31.Three back-to-back birdies on the last three holes allowed to charge

:05:32. > :05:37.up the leaderboard and finished eight under. It is different being

:05:38. > :05:45.on the Olympic leaderboard. It is cool. I felt I hit it pretty good. I

:05:46. > :05:49.started with a birdie and finished with the Burdisso I am happy.

:05:50. > :05:52.Catriona Matthew was on the move. Level par after the first eight mark

:05:53. > :05:58.and then something seemed to click for her. Another nightspot. Birdie.

:05:59. > :06:09.Six more of those including this at the last. That is a round of 66 from

:06:10. > :06:14.Catriona Matthew. Delighted. I had to come out with a good score to

:06:15. > :06:19.keep myself in it so I am pleased. They will have to get past Stacy

:06:20. > :06:24.Lewis first. The part was on fire. I have not known how many birdies I

:06:25. > :06:28.mean, I was just focused on the next shot and was trying to make birdies.

:06:29. > :06:31.The scores were low and the girls were shooting good number so I was

:06:32. > :06:37.trying to keep up. The Americans bombed into the lead on nine under

:06:38. > :06:41.par with a remarkable round that consisted of 11 birdies, four in a

:06:42. > :06:50.row to finish. This is for a round of 63. And what a round of golf that

:06:51. > :06:55.has been. Forget the snakes and the alligators, the real danger came

:06:56. > :07:01.from Inbee Park from South Korea, the seven time major champion broke

:07:02. > :07:06.from the pack to hunt down the lead for a 66 round without a bogey. Good

:07:07. > :07:18.shot. Ten under par is the target now. Let the chase began. ODE: It

:07:19. > :07:23.was a wildlife watch yesterday inbound two of the Olympic got and.

:07:24. > :07:33.What about today? What are we expecting at the way smack Bismarck

:07:34. > :07:36.-- Reserva de Marapendi. We were expecting wind and rain. It is

:07:37. > :07:42.turned out nice again. Charley Hull was hoping for some bad weather. She

:07:43. > :07:47.said as a British golf or it might have played 200 baggage going into

:07:48. > :07:50.this penultimate round. The conditions are hot, the sun is out

:07:51. > :07:57.and that will crank up the heat in this competition once again. Expect

:07:58. > :08:04.more low scores later on. We have six players with an three shots of

:08:05. > :08:08.the lead, Inbee Park. Inbee Park, seven time major champion, right at

:08:09. > :08:14.the top. Stacy Lewis after that remarkable round yesterday that had

:08:15. > :08:18.11 birdies. Four in a row to finish on nine under. Charley Hull is tied

:08:19. > :08:23.for third place with the 18-year-old world number three, Brooke Henderson

:08:24. > :08:26.from Canada. Ariya Jutanugarn who was the leader going into the deep

:08:27. > :08:34.two is at the bottom of that scoreboard. Catriona Matthew has a

:08:35. > :08:35.job at Headford later today. You can head out onto the course to watch

:08:36. > :08:46.the gap -- like golf. You can press the Red Button you can

:08:47. > :08:55.follow the action on the BBC sport at and on the website. The early

:08:56. > :08:58.players about. Let us look ahead to the marquee groups going out. There

:08:59. > :09:07.are some Billy Bingham names to watch all grouped together. The last

:09:08. > :09:11.one of the day, Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis and Charley Hull. The other

:09:12. > :09:15.leaders and go out last. World number three, Brooke Henderson from

:09:16. > :09:20.Canada, she is world -- as with some of the players who led through the

:09:21. > :09:25.early stages. Marianne Skarpnord of Norway and Nicole Broch Larsen from

:09:26. > :09:33.Denmark. And Pacino Matthew starts at 2:25pm. -- Catriona Matthew.

:09:34. > :09:39.Plenty of action going on down here at the Reserva de Marapendi over the

:09:40. > :09:46.course of the next few hours. Jamie Spence of Whitney, the golf manager

:09:47. > :09:50.for Team GB, he saw the group with Stacy Lewis and Charley Hull and

:09:51. > :09:53.Inbee Park. Is Charley Hull the type of player who will feed of the

:09:54. > :10:01.success of the big players or she and own zone? She is one of a kind.

:10:02. > :10:05.She played with Lydia Ko, the world number one for the first two days

:10:06. > :10:10.and it did not faze her. Nothing phases hard. She is 27 and the world

:10:11. > :10:14.and she should be higher than that, she should be top five. More

:10:15. > :10:19.experience and more application, she is raw and parts per game, she is a

:10:20. > :10:23.great talent. She will not be frightened and will be taking the

:10:24. > :10:28.course on. She will be looking forward to. Her motto is headed hard

:10:29. > :10:33.and then hit it again. She likes the Olympics. We had a good laugh last

:10:34. > :10:36.night. We sat together and watched the athletics and she told us some

:10:37. > :10:42.salt and cup stories. She made us laugh when I made her laugh, I think

:10:43. > :10:47.she finds I am her grandad. She is a great character. She has hardly

:10:48. > :10:50.missed a shot a first two days, she strikes the ball beautifully. The

:10:51. > :10:56.same with Catriona Matthew. She is five shots back. If she is five

:10:57. > :11:00.shots back starting tomorrow, she could still be on the podium. On

:11:01. > :11:04.this course, anything can happen. Katrina has played some lovely golf.

:11:05. > :11:09.Things are beginning to click. She was level at the D1 and then five

:11:10. > :11:20.wondered yesterday. I think this window will kick up today. -- this

:11:21. > :11:24.window. The pins are an easy positions yesterday. More difficult

:11:25. > :11:28.today with the flag positions. And you get close to the medal ceremony,

:11:29. > :11:32.that brings in the nose. I do not think you will see such low scoring

:11:33. > :11:37.today. I am hoping that both of the girls can break par and they will be

:11:38. > :11:43.happy with that. Medal prospects, do we have a couple in the bag? Charley

:11:44. > :11:53.Hull 's 27th and Katrina is 46, get it into perspective. They have got a

:11:54. > :11:56.good chance. You heard it here. Good chance for British ladies going and

:11:57. > :12:00.today three of the women's Olympic got a moment. In conditions like

:12:01. > :12:08.this, anything can happen and we saw that yesterday. Jedinak good chance.

:12:09. > :12:13.I look for to see how Catriona Matthew and Charley Hull continue on

:12:14. > :12:18.this Olympic adventure. Let us go for a walk. It is the morning of day

:12:19. > :12:23.14. Can you believe any couple of days' time, this thing that has

:12:24. > :12:28.become home, it'll go away and we do not see it any more. All of the fans

:12:29. > :12:31.coming in on the Friday morning, enjoying a last bit of Olympic

:12:32. > :12:40.action before the weekend is upon us. I told you a couple of days ago

:12:41. > :12:47.you can buy some food here. It is lunchtime for you. Because it is

:12:48. > :12:53.Saturday tomorrow, I might consider that. We are professionals. While

:12:54. > :13:00.the trickle of people make the weight behind us and beauty Benite

:13:01. > :13:04.on the beer baba find us, let us look -- top badminton. China are the

:13:05. > :13:09.superpower and one of five medals in 2012. They do not have any so far

:13:10. > :13:16.here in Rio. There is no guarantee that they will come in the men's

:13:17. > :13:21.singles final. This is the line-up at the semifinal stage. Viktor

:13:22. > :13:26.Axelsen who beat Rajeev boosted in the quarterfinals will take on Chen

:13:27. > :13:32.Long. And the other semifinal will have a repeat of the 2012 final. It

:13:33. > :13:37.went to Lin Dan that time, just as adept in 2008. The Malaysian has

:13:38. > :13:41.gone twice into the final and came out as the loser. This is what

:13:42. > :13:51.happened as Lin Dan one another Olympic gold medal. He is taking all

:13:52. > :13:58.the applause. Enjoy the moment with your team. And as Super Dan, as the

:13:59. > :14:06.Cole Hammer in China, did his usual salute to all four corners, he did

:14:07. > :14:16.his -- he collected his medal. -- as they call him in China. Let us see

:14:17. > :14:18.what happens at the arena for the badminton. It is setup for thrilling

:14:19. > :14:48.semifinal. COMMENTATOR: The Olympic semifinal,

:14:49. > :14:52.the reigning champion, the two-time champion, the left-hander, Lin Dan.

:14:53. > :15:25.Against the man he beat in the last two finals from Malaysia.

:15:26. > :15:35.A length away is addressed and the shuttle flying a little bit faster

:15:36. > :15:37.to Lee Chong Wei's side of the court, there is a sideways drift

:15:38. > :16:04.from left to right. It is not often that the head coach,

:16:05. > :16:17.and those chairs at the back of the court, and that, an indication of

:16:18. > :16:22.the importance of this match. The last couple of times that I have

:16:23. > :16:28.watched Lee Chong Wei playing against Lin Dan, he has been winning

:16:29. > :16:40.with an aggressive, attacking style. He looks very, very nervous, to me,

:16:41. > :18:14.Lee Chong Wei. That has gone along of the backline.

:18:15. > :18:21.Another grimace on his face. I don't think we have seen Lee Chong Wei it

:18:22. > :18:26.a smash yet, have we? I'd think either of them have. -- I don't

:18:27. > :18:47.think. There we go. That is what I was

:18:48. > :18:57.expecting from Lee Chong Wei. Wonderful smash. Down the left-hand

:18:58. > :19:12.side. Now, what is the delay? Lin Dan, holding his hand up, for

:19:13. > :19:36.some inexplicable reason. He followed up but he looked a

:19:37. > :19:44.little tentative, Lee Chong Wei. That is the sort of thing that I

:19:45. > :19:53.think, in his previous matches, the last two matches against Lin Dan,

:19:54. > :19:59.and aggressive style, and a quick follow-up. Again, a nervous looking

:20:00. > :20:32.shot. That has gone wide. Two of the three

:20:33. > :20:43.rallies where he has used his big smash, Lee Chong Wei has won so far.

:20:44. > :21:24.Three out of four. My goodness, what good defence.

:21:25. > :21:28.Well, it was the right idea. But Lin Dan's defensive qualities, they are

:21:29. > :21:32.absolutely superb. Look at that. How on earth did he not just get that

:21:33. > :21:59.back, but get it back with interest? Well, perhaps the drift is not as

:22:00. > :22:04.pronounced as it has been in earlier days of the competition. I am

:22:05. > :22:29.surprised he has hit a couple long of the backline.

:22:30. > :22:40.If you are a Malaysian fan you will be very concerned about how nervous

:22:41. > :22:44.Lee Chong Wei looks at the moment. He must have gifted his opponent

:22:45. > :23:06.four point with unforced errors. In all singles disciplines players

:23:07. > :23:12.try to outmanoeuvre the other. Play to the back then play to the front.

:23:13. > :23:19.Wait until your opponent is a very slightly out of position. Net play

:23:20. > :23:24.is a vital in Men's Singles. The opportunity to tumble the shuttle on

:23:25. > :23:38.the net play then force your opponent to lift shot. That is a

:23:39. > :23:43.great defence. Could rally. -- good. Having it a couple long of the

:23:44. > :23:50.backline I think that a couple of Lee Chong Wei's lifts were... Yes,

:23:51. > :23:56.look at his feet for the attacking shot. Again, inside the double

:23:57. > :24:01.service line. Always an indication of how good the lift was, when you

:24:02. > :24:02.look at the player playing the overhead, where their feet are when

:24:03. > :24:28.they land. That was quick. So well read by Lee

:24:29. > :24:34.Chong Wei. He knew the straight drop was coming. There is the hold and

:24:35. > :24:38.flick first of all. Looking so quick, forward to receive that drop

:24:39. > :24:39.shot, but look at his defensive league earlier on, that is

:24:40. > :25:06.remarkable. There is the tight spinning net shot

:25:07. > :25:17.I was talking about. It the top of the tape and went over. -- hit. Look

:25:18. > :25:23.at this. The shuttle, upside down as it crosses over the net. The

:25:24. > :25:32.tumble... Well, that is perfection. Brilliant play from Lin Dan. A

:25:33. > :26:21.5-point advantage. Mid-game interval.

:26:22. > :26:28.So, the defending champion, Lin Dan, looking the more relaxed of the two

:26:29. > :26:53.players. Net. The battle at the net this time

:26:54. > :27:00.is won by the left-hander. It is all a question of getting to the net

:27:01. > :27:04.first. Look how Lee Chong Wei takes it early. Then the shuttle is

:27:05. > :27:08.tumbling and spinning and it is very, very difficult to control the

:27:09. > :27:20.reply, either back to the net, or the left. Shows the importance of

:27:21. > :27:46.that tight spinning net shot. Gone wide. Taken with the drift.

:27:47. > :28:02.Yes. Moved quickly to that, around the head position, Lin Dan, just

:28:03. > :28:41.clipping the shuttle down. A bit more explosive movement and

:28:42. > :28:49.injection of pace from Lee Chong Wei will serve him well. And that is the

:28:50. > :29:00.intrigue, because I think the defence of Lin Dan its magnificent,

:29:01. > :29:03.if you have one player with the dynamic of attack and the other,

:29:04. > :29:05.incredible defence, although they had both got great defence,

:29:06. > :29:29.obviously... A challenge. The first challenge of

:29:30. > :29:35.the semifinal. The instant review judge will be called in to

:29:36. > :29:44.adjudicate for us. Cameras down that backline. I thought that got the

:29:45. > :29:51.line. It was called out. I suspect that is going to be a very good

:29:52. > :30:18.challenge from Lin Dan. Here we go. Yes. It did catch the line.

:30:19. > :30:24.Seven-point advantage for Lin Dan and it is very important that Lee

:30:25. > :30:28.Chong Wei plays himself into the match. I think a couple of harder

:30:29. > :30:31.smashes will help release the tension. He is obviously very

:30:32. > :31:27.nervous. When you are nervous it is the touch

:31:28. > :31:41.shots that go first. That is where you start making the errors.

:31:42. > :31:58.The battle of the net play was won by Lee Chong Wei.

:31:59. > :32:59.Another one taking with the sideways drift.

:33:00. > :33:07.Good smash. I think Lin Dan was waiting for the crosscourt smash. He

:33:08. > :33:37.seemed to be slow to react to that one.

:33:38. > :33:48.Incredible net play. I was saying it is difficult to control the lift off

:33:49. > :34:23.the tape spinning shot. That was a delicate little block.

:34:24. > :34:47.Good decision from Lin Dan. It was pressure play with the drop shot.

:34:48. > :35:07.Great backhand. Good aggression. That was from Lin Dan.

:35:08. > :35:12.Two points away from this opening game. For the two time defending

:35:13. > :35:27.champion. That was a nice variation, wasn't

:35:28. > :35:31.it? The last time was the splash around they had possession, the next

:35:32. > :36:36.was the smash down the line. Across the court.

:36:37. > :36:50.Fabulous! Patient play from Lin Dan. And given the right opportunity, he

:36:51. > :37:14.pounced. Look at that. Magnificent. Five game point opportunities. For

:37:15. > :37:22.Lin Dan. The court is being mopped by the court attendant. It is an

:37:23. > :37:43.opportunity to calm down, use the towel and take on some Likud.

:37:44. > :37:52.Lin Dan is not happy with the job the court attendant has done.

:37:53. > :38:19.Five game point opportunities for the five-time world champion.

:38:20. > :38:36.He only needed one. A fantastic opening game. From the reigning

:38:37. > :38:46.champion, Lin Dan, of China. 21-15, the opening game. 24 fascinating

:38:47. > :38:52.minutes. He waits and waits during the rallies, Lin Dan, for the right

:38:53. > :39:03.opportunity and that when he unleashes his attacking play, it is

:39:04. > :39:13.lethal. The opening game to Lin Dan, 21-15. One game to do good for the

:39:14. > :39:18.defending champion, Lin Dan, of China. Against the man he defeated

:39:19. > :39:28.in the last two Olympic finals, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysian. That was

:39:29. > :40:09.nice aggression. We will see more attacking play from the Malaysian.

:40:10. > :40:32.There has been questions about Lin Dan's explores a style of play that

:40:33. > :40:37.we have seen in the past. He is 32 years of age and he plays a more

:40:38. > :40:45.conservative style nowadays and sometimes he struggles with the

:40:46. > :40:51.speed and agility that we have so admired in the past. That is not to

:40:52. > :40:56.say he can not still do it but it does not do it as often as they used

:40:57. > :41:36.to. That was off the top of the tape from Lee Chong Wei.

:41:37. > :41:55.The pace is being dictated at the moment by the Malaysian.

:41:56. > :42:06.The lift was a little short. And that goes down as a bad miss from

:42:07. > :42:16.Lin Dan. Watch where his feet when he plays this. Near the back of the

:42:17. > :42:54.court but that clearly was white. -- out wide.

:42:55. > :43:23.That was an opportunity missed by Lee Chong Wei. He had read the

:43:24. > :43:26.crosscourt shot and all he had to do was a little straight block and Lin

:43:27. > :43:40.Dan would have struggled to get there in time.

:43:41. > :44:07.That is an opportunity missed from Lin Dan. That is unlike Lin Dan.

:44:08. > :44:17.That is brilliant, absolutely brilliant. The keywords are reading

:44:18. > :44:23.the drop shot and taking the shuttlecock early. Watch the racket

:44:24. > :44:27.preparation from Lin Dan. That is delightful, that at the back

:44:28. > :44:43.shuttlecock, it is upside down and spinning ferociously.

:44:44. > :45:25.That was almost a great defensive shot from Lin Dan.

:45:26. > :45:43.I thought that was going wide. Goodness gracious me! How on earth

:45:44. > :45:49.did he make contact with that? That was an extraordinary attempt at a

:45:50. > :45:52.shot. Here we go. Look at that. That is not behind the back, it is a full

:45:53. > :46:18.pirouette as well. That is well wide. What a turnaround

:46:19. > :46:27.in this second game, from the opening game, where Lin Dan, he

:46:28. > :46:43.raced into a 9-4 lead. Lee Chong Wei, here in the second, 9-2 lead.

:46:44. > :47:27.I thought she had got it back. -- he. It is a transformation, isn't

:47:28. > :47:31.it? Now Lee Chong Wei is dictating the pace and controlling the

:47:32. > :47:36.rallies, now that he has settled his nerves a bit. In fact, did that come

:47:37. > :48:34.off the chest before making control of the racquet? He did get it back.

:48:35. > :48:44.Lee Chong Wei, playing well now in the second game. With that nine

:48:45. > :49:18.point advantage. Really demonstrating that the net

:49:19. > :49:22.play is so important, another one that cannot be controlled and hit

:49:23. > :49:36.long of the backline after good net play.

:49:37. > :49:44.I was saying that I thought that Lee Chong Wei needed to play with more

:49:45. > :49:50.aggression, now I think that this man, Lin Dan, needs to counteract it

:49:51. > :50:04.himself with a few more attacking shots. Good net play. Yes, no

:50:05. > :50:09.mistake this time. The early stages of this second game. He tried

:50:10. > :50:14.smashing it straight down-the-line and missed it. Look, his feet are we

:50:15. > :50:44.inside the double service line. Just wide. There is a challenge. A

:50:45. > :50:50.challenge from Lin Dan, he challenged in the first game and he

:50:51. > :50:55.was correct. Two challenges per game, so if we go to three games

:50:56. > :51:00.that will be six challengers... But that is out. You cannot keep your

:51:01. > :51:03.challenges from earlier games. So the high-speed cameras, looking down

:51:04. > :51:15.the line, then the instant review judge. Confirming on this occasion

:51:16. > :51:19.that the line judge was correct. They look at it frame by frame to

:51:20. > :51:24.determine whether the shuttle was in or out. This is just totally one-way

:51:25. > :51:55.traffic, isn't it? It is going to make for a very

:51:56. > :52:04.interesting deciding game, isn't it? All of us neutrals were hoping for

:52:05. > :52:05.three games. Well Lin Dan strangely seems off the pace in this second

:52:06. > :52:24.game. The Chinese coaches bench looking a

:52:25. > :52:48.little concerned. William -- brilliant. Apart from

:52:49. > :52:54.being a lovely winner that will send a message to Lee Chong Wei, you are

:52:55. > :53:10.not having the net all to yourself. That is brilliant control.

:53:11. > :53:18.My goodness me. What on earth was Lee Chong Wei thinking? I wonder, is

:53:19. > :53:29.that a sign of nerves creeping back into the Malaysian's game?

:53:30. > :53:41.Lovely. Terrific angle. Sacrificing power for placement. It was not the

:53:42. > :54:10.hardest smash but it was inch perfect.

:54:11. > :54:22.That has landed in. Three points away, Lee Chong Wei, from forcing a

:54:23. > :55:10.third and deciding game. A good rally. All four corners of

:55:11. > :55:25.the court involved in the rally. That was an ambitious shot to try,

:55:26. > :55:29.from Lee Chong Wei, wasn't it? Not normally in a match with a scoreline

:55:30. > :55:32.like this, ten points adrift, you would say there is no way back. But

:55:33. > :56:10.you never, ever write off Lin Dan. Two points required, for the

:56:11. > :56:37.Malaysian to take this second game. My goodness me! Where on earth did

:56:38. > :56:39.that come from? It is not often you see Lee Chong Wei completely

:56:40. > :57:03.stranded. He had to guess one side or the

:57:04. > :57:13.other, Lin Dan, because he knew that it was so shot, so game point

:57:14. > :57:30.opportunities to level the semifinal at 1-1.

:57:31. > :57:42.Again he is guessing, and he guessed incorrectly. 1-1 in the men's

:57:43. > :57:59.singles semifinal. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, it's back and takes the

:58:00. > :58:08.second game. 21-11. -- hits back. So, it all comes down to this third

:58:09. > :58:18.and deciding game. The semifinal of the 2016 Olympics men's singles.

:58:19. > :58:24.This repeat of the last two finals, played out here at semifinal stage.

:58:25. > :58:34.Who has got the nerve? There is no questioning the ability or the

:58:35. > :58:40.desire. Lee Chong Wei, he started and finished that point with a

:58:41. > :58:49.mouthful of banana! It was the back-end guided shot across court

:58:50. > :58:57.which did the damage, but he still need to finish it off.

:58:58. > :59:09.Yes, Lin Dan, found wanting on his defence.

:59:10. > :59:14.He was off-balance, wasn't he? Late on to that defensive shot, back on

:59:15. > :59:54.his heels. I suspect there is going to be a

:59:55. > :00:11.real battle for control of the frontcourt area.

:00:12. > :01:34.It did not miss by much, did it? The margins between success and failure

:01:35. > :01:35.at this level are absolutely tiny. Sometimes they can head to the net

:01:36. > :02:16.and trickle over. Look at that. That is why it is so

:02:17. > :02:21.difficult to control the lifts. Chopping underneath the ball of the

:02:22. > :02:45.shuttlecock. Creating the tumble. That was a misjudgement from Lin Dan

:02:46. > :03:09.because it landed in. He could have played it.

:03:10. > :03:12.He put his hands on the court suffers and the person with the mob

:03:13. > :04:04.will come on. It can become slippy. That was courageous from Lee Chong

:04:05. > :04:10.Wei. He played a net shot off the tape spinning matchup. He had to let

:04:11. > :04:13.it come out of the tumble before he tried to plate and he pleaded

:04:14. > :04:41.magnificently well. It was so tight and he went on for the kill.

:04:42. > :04:50.That is the injection of pace and a brilliantly laid by the defending

:04:51. > :04:52.champion. That is the sort of style that took him to two gold medals at

:04:53. > :05:57.the last two Olympic Games. Lin Dan getting the better of the

:05:58. > :06:02.net, forcing that chocolate and it happens times again. It was a tape

:06:03. > :06:06.spinning their chart, short lift, feet in the half-court area when he

:06:07. > :06:27.played that smash. Nowhere near the back of the court.

:06:28. > :06:55.At the net again and another short lift.

:06:56. > :07:14.Time and time again that the rallies are set up with the net play.

:07:15. > :07:42.Together, slicing across the feathers. That glancing blow across

:07:43. > :07:46.the line, the flight the shuttle. It had extra spin and extra resistance

:07:47. > :07:55.to the ear so the next elevation was quicker. -- the deceleration. The

:07:56. > :08:23.shuttle just seemed to die. Four straight points.

:08:24. > :08:30.That is about the first body smash we have seen all match, isn't it? It

:08:31. > :08:36.is a nice abbreviation. In singles, you want to move your opponent out

:08:37. > :08:43.wide, they can get downloads from you smash down the tramlines. And

:08:44. > :09:07.occasionally using the body smash is an excellent idea.

:09:08. > :09:20.Crosscourt aggression from Lee Chong Wei. Lin Dan has bound the forehand

:09:21. > :09:23.side of his opponent in the hope that the Malaysian will pay it

:09:24. > :09:30.straight because it comes to the forehand side of Lin Dan, being the

:09:31. > :09:32.left-hander. It is a standard set play for the left-hander to play

:09:33. > :10:46.down the forehand side. It is the longest rally of this

:10:47. > :10:59.deciding game, I'm sure. That is the body smash once again.

:11:00. > :11:28.As the match clock ticks over the one hour mark, the Malaysian has the

:11:29. > :11:39.one-point advantage. More banana. Keep the energy levels up. That was

:11:40. > :11:57.the longest rally of this deciding game, 50 shots.

:11:58. > :12:10.He was ready to pounce, was Lin Dan. I think his physical presence... He

:12:11. > :12:15.stays where he has, he does not go back to the base position. He was

:12:16. > :12:19.waiting for the second net shot in reply. His physical presence forcing

:12:20. > :12:40.his opponent into an error. My goodness. He is frustrated with

:12:41. > :13:28.that. It look to me like there was hesitation.

:13:29. > :13:34.It is the half smash from Lin Dan around the hip position that is

:13:35. > :13:40.doing the damage. He is talking to his coaches, need to get that angle.

:13:41. > :13:44.No pace on the shuttlecock for Lee Chong Wei to feed off what his

:13:45. > :14:30.defensive shot. There playing its loosely.

:14:31. > :14:44.He wasn't ready. Lin Dan will have to serve again. He played to the

:14:45. > :14:45.pace of the receiver in the sport of badminton because the receiver must

:14:46. > :14:59.be stationary and ready to receive. This is the first challenge from Lee

:15:00. > :15:02.Chong Wei in the match. He felt that was long of the back line. The line

:15:03. > :15:25.judge was tentative with his call. That looked as if it caught the

:15:26. > :15:35.line, to me. Yes indeed, it did. The line judge was correct.

:15:36. > :15:42.So, just one challenge remaining. For Lee Chong Wei, in this deciding

:15:43. > :16:17.game. Absolutely took that rally to his

:16:18. > :16:23.opponent, Lee Chong Wei, pushed him and pulled him, waited until he was

:16:24. > :16:33.out of position, then went for the crosscourt winner. We could not have

:16:34. > :16:43.scripted this any better, could we? 1-1, 10-10. Look at that. And even a

:16:44. > :16:50.diving Lin Dan, the man who really made the diving defensive shot his

:16:51. > :16:58.own, all the top players do it now. He is really not happy with the

:16:59. > :17:32.court attendant, the amount of mopping that is being done.

:17:33. > :17:38.Delightful. Absolutely delightful. And it is the defending champion who

:17:39. > :17:51.will have the advantage at the change of ends in this third and

:17:52. > :18:01.deciding game. Lee Chong Wei, backing off, thinking it is going to

:18:02. > :18:05.be a lift. It could not be closer. One point in it at the change of

:18:06. > :18:20.ends in the decider, and that is all there is.

:18:21. > :18:31.I think he is worried about the drift. He played better from this

:18:32. > :18:32.end, Lee Chong Wei, in the second game, so should not be worried about

:18:33. > :19:26.that. May want to get some more liquid to

:19:27. > :19:28.their man. The tournament referee must bring on any fresh bottles of

:19:29. > :20:01.water. Ready to pounce. The psychological

:20:02. > :20:05.games continue, because the last point of the first half of this

:20:06. > :20:11.deciding game, he was left stranded at the net. That is sending a clear

:20:12. > :20:13.message to say, you won't do that to me again, I am ready to pounce this

:20:14. > :20:31.time. That is brilliant, from Lin Dan. The

:20:32. > :20:39.push deep into the forehand corner of Lee Chong Wei. And it is a

:20:40. > :20:42.dangerous thing to try, across court. Call us that straight smash

:20:43. > :21:08.of his. -- because of. Well, they look to his coaches, what

:21:09. > :21:19.was he expecting on the return of serve there? Most of the time it is

:21:20. > :21:32.likely it will be played back to the net, like that one. Yes, good angle.

:21:33. > :21:35.The tighter it is the more one favours the mental strength of Lin

:21:36. > :22:00.Dan. First service fault of the match.

:22:01. > :22:08.Mike Wright from Great Britain called the service fault for a

:22:09. > :22:21.double action. I didn't see it there.

:22:22. > :22:53.It's all coming down to character and nerve. Yes,

:22:54. > :23:48.nerves one hour and 12 minutes this match has been in progress.

:23:49. > :24:10.It has gone wide. All level once more.

:24:11. > :24:24.My goodness. An unforced error from Lin Dan. Is he feeling the nerves

:24:25. > :24:30.also? He is a man on a mission to create history, no badminton player

:24:31. > :24:37.has ever won a gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games. To give

:24:38. > :24:45.himself a chance to do that he has got to come through this semifinal.

:24:46. > :24:57.The nerves are jangling with both players.

:24:58. > :25:16.There is never been more than two points in it, this deciding game.

:25:17. > :25:43.You could have heard a pin drop during that rally. Silence. The fans

:25:44. > :26:47.holding their breath. A real physical effort from Lee

:26:48. > :26:52.Chong Wei to move to what we call the round the head position. The

:26:53. > :26:55.backhand corner. But the physical effort was worth it because he was

:26:56. > :27:00.able to play with a normal overhead action. Another very, very good wadi

:27:01. > :27:25.smash. -- body. Two points away, the first time

:27:26. > :27:30.there has been a 3-point difference between these great players. He is

:27:31. > :27:31.two points away from a third consecutive Olympic Men's Singles

:27:32. > :28:04.final. My goodness. We said it might come

:28:05. > :28:39.down to nerves. This next rally is a huge point, the

:28:40. > :28:47.psychological difference between 18-19 or 20-17 is huge. And it is

:28:48. > :28:54.20-17. Because Lin Dan has made an error on his net shot. Match point

:28:55. > :29:10.opportunities for Lee Chong Wei Malaysia.

:29:11. > :29:29.Problems controlling the spinning net shot. One opportunity, and gone.

:29:30. > :29:37.One match point saved by Lin Dan. Shot. Yes, a second match point is

:29:38. > :29:43.saved by the two time and reigning Olympic champion.

:29:44. > :30:16.Third -- will it be third time lucky for Lee Chong Wei?

:30:17. > :30:59.Three match points saved by Lin Dan. The Chinese fans on their feet. He

:31:00. > :31:05.was so out of position in that rally early on, was Lin Dan. How on earth

:31:06. > :31:12.he got himself back into that I do not know. You regrow. How did he get

:31:13. > :31:19.that? How on earth did he keep that rally going?

:31:20. > :31:28.Both of them at full stretch. 20-20 and we will require extra points

:31:29. > :31:35.until there is a clear two point winning margin.

:31:36. > :31:46.What an incredible match. Is Lin Dan going to deny the Malaysian once

:31:47. > :32:20.again? It is going wide. A fourth match

:32:21. > :32:52.point opportunity for Lee Chong Wei, the world number one.

:32:53. > :33:13.done it Lee Chong Wei has beaten his nemesis, Lin Dan from China. He has

:33:14. > :33:18.beaten him in the semifinal, he reversed the result of the last two

:33:19. > :33:31.Olympic finals. He held his nerve, Lee Chong Wei. There will be no

:33:32. > :33:35.third gold medal for Lin Dan. The men embraced. They are very good

:33:36. > :33:50.friends off the court. They will exchange shirts. What wonderful

:33:51. > :34:01.sportsmanship. What wonderful sport. Simply magnificent Men's Singles

:34:02. > :34:16.semifinal. One hour and 22 minutes. Delightful play. Malaysian former

:34:17. > :34:20.players, supporters and team-mates. Lin Dan seemingly invincible in the

:34:21. > :34:34.Olympic Games has been beaten by the Malaysian, Lee Chong Wei. 1521,

:34:35. > :34:38.21-11, 20 2-20 in the deciding game. ODE: We need to take a breather

:34:39. > :34:46.after that. What a sensational game from both players. Lee Chong Wei

:34:47. > :34:50.into the final and has the chance to go for gold, changes the record

:34:51. > :34:56.after being twice in the last Olympics beaten by Lin Dan. I

:34:57. > :35:01.enjoyed that sweaty embrace, I do not know about you, that was

:35:02. > :35:04.something. We are going to get to the golf in a moment and see how

:35:05. > :35:10.Charley Hull and Catriona Matthew are getting on. We have a

:35:11. > :35:15.demonstration coming up. After Rio, as they are coming towards the end

:35:16. > :35:23.of these games, we go to Tokyo, here is something of what is in store in

:35:24. > :35:36.Japan in four years' time, courtesy of the...

:35:37. > :35:49.This is for the people watching the BBC.

:35:50. > :36:04.Let's go, to Tokyo. Let us go, to Tokyo.

:36:05. > :36:20.Thank you so much. My goodness me. The Olympics just peaked on day 14,

:36:21. > :36:24.round of applause for these guys. Just a little window into what we

:36:25. > :36:38.can look forward to in four years' time. Thank you, gentlemen.

:36:39. > :36:43.Origato.. Let us top golf. If we can recover our composure. Charley Hull

:36:44. > :36:51.at the start of the day was two shots behind the leaders. How is she

:36:52. > :36:54.getting on? Do you have any dancers with you? I do not have any damsels

:36:55. > :36:59.and feel like I am missing out. Where are my dancers when I need

:37:00. > :37:04.them? We have got codes appearing here on the ultimate day of the

:37:05. > :37:08.golf. 12,000 spectators came down to watch Justin Rose win the gold medal

:37:09. > :37:13.a couple of days ago. The expectation was very low for Olympic

:37:14. > :37:18.golf and into these games. The women are following suit. This is the

:37:19. > :37:23.first key behind me and the galleries are filling up as we get

:37:24. > :37:27.towards the business end. Huge cheers every time a Korean player

:37:28. > :37:32.heads off, five of the world's top ten and four of them are competing.

:37:33. > :37:38.Let us look at the leaderboard and see why the Koreans are out in

:37:39. > :37:42.force. Inbee Park, seven times major champion leads the way. Stacy Lewis

:37:43. > :37:47.from the USA, she had 11 birdies yesterday. Look at that from Great

:37:48. > :37:53.Britain, Charley Hull is tied for third place will stop and for the

:37:54. > :37:56.first time in a years in women's golf, that means bronze medal

:37:57. > :38:03.position and into a play-off with Brooke Henderson, the world number

:38:04. > :38:06.three and is only 18 from Canada. Charley Hull is just a couple of

:38:07. > :38:11.shots of the lead going into the penultimate round at the women's

:38:12. > :38:16.golf. Catriona Matthew, just a few minutes ago, she teed off and is

:38:17. > :38:24.5-under par. She has got some work to do if she wants to piggyback

:38:25. > :38:28.Inbee Park on 10-under. This is the 46 children from Edinburgh. Steady

:38:29. > :38:33.back -- steady from her. She went 5-under yesterday. Let us hope

:38:34. > :38:39.Katrina Matthew can continue to improve. A couple of minutes before

:38:40. > :38:44.she teed off, take a look at this, the first hole in one in the

:38:45. > :38:53.competition. When CU of China, on the eighth hole. -- CU Lynn.

:38:54. > :39:03.Fantastic stuff from China. We had two holes in one any men's

:39:04. > :39:08.competition. You can follow the golf right the way across the BBC. Let us

:39:09. > :39:38.go to the live commentary and into the sunshine.

:39:39. > :39:45.This was for the eagle putt. She could've went into the water and

:39:46. > :39:56.made par, she was still so close to the green. It did occur to me that

:39:57. > :40:10.she was so close to the green that she could take a drop. Great shot

:40:11. > :40:16.from Anna Nordqvist. We did see Lexi Thompson marking the ball close to

:40:17. > :40:22.the hole. This is Catriona Matthew from Great Britain for a birdie to

:40:23. > :40:24.get to 6-under par. At the start of the third round. I did that not

:40:25. > :40:43.drop? It stayed out. After that fine shot from Miriam

:40:44. > :40:55.Nall, this is fully birdie. That stays it plus 14 sadly.

:40:56. > :41:08.It has been a feast of birdies against. I did not want to see that.

:41:09. > :41:15.Like her father Bob has spun out of the hole. It has a Rick O'Shea out

:41:16. > :41:29.of the hole. The ball was afraid of the dark. Sometimes a golf ball that

:41:30. > :41:34.that -- defies all logic. Half the ball has went down the hole. And

:41:35. > :41:41.then it claimed out. That is what the revolutions do on the ball. This

:41:42. > :41:45.is Simon, the South African. The tee shot on the Plaid Cymru eighth hole.

:41:46. > :42:02.140 yards today. -- par three. We had the hole in one here of

:42:03. > :42:04.course. The scoring average will be two point something at the end of

:42:05. > :42:13.the day. The first of the leading group to

:42:14. > :42:47.tee off. Just about 25 minutes away. This is In Gee Chun. She made lots

:42:48. > :42:54.of ground on the field through the back nine yesterday. The first

:42:55. > :43:04.victory for her on the LPGA to was a major Championship, the US Open last

:43:05. > :43:08.year. She's only 22 years of age. Look at this. It's got a lovely role

:43:09. > :43:15.of that little mound to the left of the screen. She will also have an

:43:16. > :43:21.eagle parts that is free- for we have in the last 30 minutes. How far

:43:22. > :43:26.has this blog on down here? We will find out. It is somewhere down the

:43:27. > :43:36.distance that Lexi Thompson head on hard drive that was 220 odd metres.

:43:37. > :43:56.252. 230 metres. Lexi Thompson was not sure which iron to use. She put

:43:57. > :43:57.the five iron back in the bag. Possibly going with something

:43:58. > :44:16.similar. You can see the flag fluttering just

:44:17. > :44:30.on the left of the television tower. She has got a clear view of her

:44:31. > :44:34.second shot. It sounded good. He/she also going to be short? It will bowl

:44:35. > :44:42.on and she will get that kicked off the slope. Putting from an awkward

:44:43. > :44:48.position. If she gets that par she is only three shots off the lead.

:44:49. > :44:57.Birdie chance to get to 6-under. That is not going to move from

:44:58. > :45:07.there. That was a bad read. But it is for par. She went into the bunker

:45:08. > :45:09.off the tee with the free iron, chipped out and has this for her

:45:10. > :45:30.third. Running all night and adjust through

:45:31. > :45:42.the green. -- running on, just through. Could make par here unless

:45:43. > :45:55.she pulls off a very fine putt for a birdie. Anna Nordqvist, on the par

:45:56. > :46:08.36. It might have been sneaking just beyond the hole but no. -- par-3

:46:09. > :46:18.6th. Yes. She needed that. She has gone to plus two and get back to

:46:19. > :46:22.within one shot of par. Please welcome group 18. From

:46:23. > :46:55.Chinese Taipei, Candie Kung. From India, Aditi Ashok. From Australia,

:46:56. > :47:03.Minjee Lee. Tied for eighth place, Minjee Lee, and Candie Kung, first

:47:04. > :47:11.to go, tied for fifth place at the moment, just off the lead. Candie

:47:12. > :47:16.Kung, two professional 15 years ago, has the phenomenal record of making

:47:17. > :47:20.23 cups consecutively in major Championships from the 2003 British

:47:21. > :47:27.Open Championship to the 2009 US Open. Four times she played in the

:47:28. > :47:33.Lexus cup event, a wonderful event. She played for Asia against an

:47:34. > :47:50.international team. Starting at 7-under par. And... Sand. Next to go

:47:51. > :48:04.we have a young lady from Bangalore in India. Aditi Ashok, three times

:48:05. > :48:08.national junior champion of India, 2012-2014, and a national amateur

:48:09. > :48:18.champion. She has fired consecutive rounds of 68 and 68.

:48:19. > :48:28.And she is well away. Two professional wins as well, both as

:48:29. > :48:32.an amateur player. She turned professional on January one this

:48:33. > :48:46.year. Stay there, stay there are... Goodness.

:48:47. > :48:56.Minjee Lee, and the users golf balls with number one, she puts on them.

:48:57. > :49:05.-- only uses. The 20-year-old from Western Australia.

:49:06. > :49:11.Getting the advantage of the wind but need to make a right-hand

:49:12. > :49:16.turn... Or a left-hand turn. It is not going to. That is the next best

:49:17. > :49:23.thing, if it stops, just that little lip that kills up. I don't know how

:49:24. > :49:30.good her stance will be, the left foot could be very difficult with

:49:31. > :49:38.that. This was the eagle putt after a big drive down the left-hand side.

:49:39. > :49:54.She will be understandably disappointed with that. A birdie

:49:55. > :50:04.chance, I am not sure... Yes, it is. Two pots for a par after she landed

:50:05. > :50:11.in the bunker off DT. Put an end to any realistic hopes of a birdie.

:50:12. > :50:18.Now, Simon, I had on the eighth. What are we as soon as she hit it.

:50:19. > :50:20.-- walked away. Back to the first, another eagle attempt, this time

:50:21. > :50:40.from Candie Kung. Sorry, In Gee Chun, and she also

:50:41. > :50:48.will have two settle for birdie. Pleased to start with a four on her

:50:49. > :51:01.card, she is now 7-under, three short behind the leader, Inbee Park,

:51:02. > :51:10.20 minutes away. Two groups left, and then we were the golfers in the

:51:11. > :51:17.field playing their third round. The major champion of the nastier's

:51:18. > :51:26.US Open. Pilar, she left her eagle attempt very short. -- last year's

:51:27. > :51:42.US Open. This is about nine or ten feet for the birdie.

:51:43. > :51:57.Pilar, having married a professional golfer, Martin Pilar, she was

:51:58. > :52:02.previously known as Mendoza. What a nice putt. OK, it is not an eagle,

:52:03. > :52:08.but it is a birdie start. She will take that. She was disappointed with

:52:09. > :52:22.her attempt for eagle but compensated, made a 2-part, got a

:52:23. > :52:29.birdie. -- made a two-putt. This, to get to 1-under. That'll do. Proving

:52:30. > :52:34.fertile that hole, for most of the golfers today. This, to remain for

:52:35. > :52:42.shots off the lead. Not the most convincing but it got

:52:43. > :52:59.there. Up ahead, to the fifth green. This

:53:00. > :53:19.is the par-5. Also yielding plenty of birdies today. And there is

:53:20. > :53:33.another. Now Candie Kung. With her second. About 244 metres. She first

:53:34. > :53:39.of all has to settle on a club that will get her out of the bunker and

:53:40. > :53:42.not interfere with that lip. Classic situation where you have to

:53:43. > :53:53.sacrifice length to play the right shot. Plenty of fairway in front of

:53:54. > :53:55.her down the left-hand side. She is not in any real trouble of dropping

:53:56. > :54:22.a shot. Good, safe shot. Down and threw the ball. Making sure

:54:23. > :54:29.it will fly well clear of the lip. As we mentioned, the issue here is

:54:30. > :54:37.the stance, but Minjee Lee is teetering on the edge. Teetering on

:54:38. > :54:41.the brink, you are right. She has a shot, but how will she will be able

:54:42. > :55:00.to retain her balance is... Oh, that is not too bad, in the end.

:55:01. > :55:21.You are comfortable with your stance? This is OK. Yes, yes.

:55:22. > :55:33.Maybe have a couple of practice swings, just to get the balance, the

:55:34. > :55:40.reaction... Her caddy is a professional golfer himself on the

:55:41. > :55:47.PGA Tour of Australia. He would be perfect in situations like this.

:55:48. > :55:54.Good player, he has played a lot in Korea and dropped into Japan now and

:55:55. > :56:00.again. Second shot for Minjee Lee on one. You see the position of her

:56:01. > :56:13.feet? She said, I am not sure how much I can get down the fairway. But

:56:14. > :56:18.she has done well. Lexi Thompson has been in the water again... Well, I

:56:19. > :56:25.don't think she went into the water and three, she might have, but she

:56:26. > :56:33.has been in the water on five. She hits the ball prodigious distances

:56:34. > :56:43.but that is her third shot. She is safely on, that is for a birdie on

:56:44. > :56:52.the fifth. A wet birdie. Amazing. The longest driver on the course

:56:53. > :56:58.yesterday. Second at the 2nd hole, good stuff. I think you might be

:56:59. > :57:07.right, if she went into water on the third she could have dropped that. I

:57:08. > :57:11.did see, at the end of the Lydia Ko putt, when the camera moved across,

:57:12. > :57:19.she was very close. As humanly might have been her fourth shot. Please

:57:20. > :57:32.welcome the players of group 19. From Canada, Brooke Henderson. 18

:57:33. > :57:48.years of age, from Canada. From Norway, Marianne Skarpnord. From

:57:49. > :57:54.Denmark, Nicole Broch Larsen. This group is all about the Northern

:57:55. > :57:58.lights, Canada, Norway, Denmark. And all of them were on fire yesterday.

:57:59. > :58:06.Brooke Henderson came home in 31 on the back nine. Yes, 18 years of age,

:58:07. > :58:25.Henderson, the winner of the KPMG woman's PGA Championship in June.

:58:26. > :58:46.Her sister, Ellen Brittany, with her, on the bag.

:58:47. > :58:53.A wonderful 64 in round two. She starts 8-under par. Two from the

:58:54. > :59:30.lead. Marianne Skarpnord, rounds of 69 and

:59:31. > :59:35.66. Seven professional wins, three of those on the ladies European

:59:36. > :59:37.Tour. The last of them, the 2013 South African women's open. Starting

:59:38. > :00:23.7-under par. Denmark's Nicole Broch Larsen, just

:00:24. > :00:56.23 years of age. One victory on the LTT in Sweden last year.

:00:57. > :01:12.Third shot, India's Aditi Ashok, to the first. Just 66 yards to the

:01:13. > :01:21.hole. That will check so that is for a birdie, round about 14 feet. Up

:01:22. > :01:46.ahead on five, Lydia Ko on the par-5 5th hole. Third shot.

:01:47. > :02:00.Candie Kung has been on a bit of a tourist route here, that is her

:02:01. > :02:05.fourth from the first so she has her work to do for her par. The wind is

:02:06. > :02:17.starting to pick up on this corner of the golf course, on the first.

:02:18. > :02:35.Gwladys Nocera is 3-over par, she needs this. Well done.

:02:36. > :02:46.One more group to go, the final group will be Inbee Park, Stacy

:02:47. > :03:37.Lewis, Charley Hull. This is now the Australian, Minjee Lee.

:03:38. > :03:46.Minjee Lee for birdie, looks very good. What a great putt to start,

:03:47. > :03:50.hence the smile. That really sets you in good stead and good fettle

:03:51. > :04:00.for the rest of the round, when you sync putt like this. Minjee Lee.

:04:01. > :04:10.Up on the fifth, Lexi Thompson. She has been in the water so her third

:04:11. > :04:16.shot, she had a penalty drop. This is a birdie putt and what a bonus

:04:17. > :04:21.this would be if she could make this putt. It is a right to left but she

:04:22. > :04:29.gave it a little bit too much borrow. A tap in for her par and she

:04:30. > :04:38.has escaped there. Back on the first, Candie Kung for par.

:04:39. > :04:50.The little dance around the hole but that is a safe par in the end.

:04:51. > :05:03.7-under. The golf ball can do many, many things.

:05:04. > :05:15.India's Aditi Ashok for birdie. This is at the 1st but it is not to be. I

:05:16. > :05:20.noticed when the draw was first made, the 60 golfers, she was ranked

:05:21. > :05:25.58 of the 60 in world rankings and she is in about fourth or fifth

:05:26. > :05:29.place. Birdie putt for Lydia Ko on the fifth to get to 5-under par.

:05:30. > :05:39.That is a couple of birdies now on the card for the world number one.

:05:40. > :05:49.19 years of age. This is Marianne Skarpnord. She has got about 249

:05:50. > :05:53.yards, 227 metres to the hole. She has been out for a bit of fresh air

:05:54. > :05:57.and now a very useful gust of wind blowing down the first fairway which

:05:58. > :06:04.is why we are seeing so many balls in the last hour get onto the green.

:06:05. > :06:09.And close. I thought maybe with the wind out there and a hybrid, it

:06:10. > :06:15.could be a bit too much club but... Is she going to stay on? She has. If

:06:16. > :06:23.it stays like this, it means the wind will be in the 17 and 18. And

:06:24. > :06:29.two. Correct. Played as the most difficult hole on the course because

:06:30. > :06:37.of the wind. Second shot for Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark. She is a

:06:38. > :06:44.big hitter. She might have too much club here. We will see. I don't

:06:45. > :06:52.think... Even if you get to the back of the green... No damage done, is

:06:53. > :07:02.there? No. That wind has really picked up and it is helping. Look at

:07:03. > :07:08.the flag flapping with the wind directly over their shoulders. There

:07:09. > :07:14.is the LPGA Hall of Fame, seven time major champion chip winner, Inbee

:07:15. > :07:25.Park. She is leading the tournament at 10-under par. Brooke Henderson,

:07:26. > :07:29.what do she go with here? She is going with a hybrid. I presume she

:07:30. > :07:37.has seen where those two preview shots went. That looks like a three

:07:38. > :07:42.or maybe a 5-wood. She is 18 years old. She is from Smith falls,

:07:43. > :08:16.Ontario. Plenty of length, didn't quite get

:08:17. > :08:27.it right. They bit of work there for a birdie. Now back with Sue 04

:08:28. > :08:31.birdie. Australian golfer. Thank you very much. We have had a number of

:08:32. > :08:47.birdies on the ninth today. ANNOUNCER: Please welcome to the tee

:08:48. > :08:53.the players in group 20. From career, Inbee Park. APPLAUSE

:08:54. > :09:04.From the United States, Stacy Lewis. CHEERING

:09:05. > :09:21.From Great Britain, Charley Hull. CHEERING

:09:22. > :09:29.All set for the final group here at the Olympic women's individual

:09:30. > :09:34.stroke play event for Round 3 and you can already see those flags, a

:09:35. > :09:36.lot of Korean flags and they are fluttering in the strong wind that

:09:37. > :09:46.has now picked up to a significant factor. And here we have the LPGA

:09:47. > :09:50.Hall of Famer, Inbee Park. Seven major Championships, youngest player

:09:51. > :10:09.to win the US women's Open. She has had injury problems, injury

:10:10. > :10:16.concerns in the last year or so and she is now at number five in the

:10:17. > :10:30.world but she leads this tournament after rounds of 66 and 66. And Stacy

:10:31. > :10:41.Lewis, two time Major champion. She won the 2011 tournament and the 2013

:10:42. > :10:45.women's British Open at St Andrews. Yesterday, she shot the most

:10:46. > :10:53.incredible round of golf, a 63 with 11 birdies.

:10:54. > :11:06.Stacy Lewis begins this third round at 9-under par, one back from Inbee

:11:07. > :11:22.Park. Around the bunker and safe. The final player to go... Britain's

:11:23. > :11:26.Charley Hull, 20 years of age. She was home-schooled, she left school

:11:27. > :11:33.at 13 and home-schooled so that she could further her prospects in golf.

:11:34. > :11:38.Wonderful commitment by her and her parents and family. She is tied for

:11:39. > :11:48.second this year in the first Major, the a and a inspiration. Charley

:11:49. > :11:59.Hull of Great Britain is off with United States' Stacy Lewis and Inbee

:12:00. > :12:10.Park of Korea. What a thrilling day of golf we have here at the Olympic

:12:11. > :12:14.Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro. Up ahead on the green, this is Marianne

:12:15. > :12:19.Skarpnord of Norway and this is the eagle. Her second helped by the

:12:20. > :12:24.strong wind, it helped her to the back of the green. We haven't seen

:12:25. > :12:29.many putts from here today. The early starters did not have the

:12:30. > :12:34.advantage of the strong wind. That will work nicely. What a very, very

:12:35. > :12:42.good putt from Marianne Skarpnord. You can give her that for a birdie

:12:43. > :12:48.start. Up ahead on seven, Suzann Pettersen, this is for birdie for

:12:49. > :12:53.her fifth birdie of the round. She makes it. She is on fire. She has

:12:54. > :12:55.that putter working, that is how she's making her move today, through

:12:56. > :13:19.the club she has in her hand today. That will do the confidence of Ariya

:13:20. > :13:24.Jutanugarn in the world of good. Two putts for eagle from the back of the

:13:25. > :13:30.green, this is Nicole Broch Larsen. She would've had a bit of a read

:13:31. > :13:39.from Skarpnord's putt, Marianne Skarpnord's putt. Expect this to be

:13:40. > :13:48.close. It has got a bit of a tail on it.

:13:49. > :14:03.To the sixth and Lydia Ko for birdie. This is the par-3, 170 three

:14:04. > :14:07.yards. Two birdies today for Lydia. -- 173 yards. That was a big putt

:14:08. > :14:16.for Lydia Ko and it will give her a huge jolt of confidence. Consecutive

:14:17. > :14:19.birdies for Lydia Ko. Brooke Henderson of Canada, didn't quite

:14:20. > :14:26.get to the back of the green with his second. That is all right, she

:14:27. > :14:33.still has this. It is his third shot, the flag is really fluttering

:14:34. > :14:36.strongly. This wind has picked up and it will make the 17th and 18th

:14:37. > :14:52.more difficult prospects. Well, might have done a bit better.

:14:53. > :14:59.She read this as a right to left from where she was standing. You can

:15:00. > :15:02.see the problem there, that mound. That is the problem, didn't give it

:15:03. > :15:13.enough, it was never high enough coming over that mound.

:15:14. > :15:32.And Eagle putt here on five. Kim Sei-young. We have seen a number of

:15:33. > :15:40.Eagle putts here, probably getting up to half a dozen at the 5th hole.

:15:41. > :15:47.They slightly downhill lie here for Inbee Park on the first. This is her

:15:48. > :15:53.second shot. What she does so well is keep the ball in play. She plots

:15:54. > :16:03.her way around the golf course so well.

:16:04. > :16:14.Li Ping putter head. -- the pink putter head. Very distinctive full

:16:15. > :16:21.Brooke Henderson. She is in a run of birdies. Four yesterday, this is for

:16:22. > :16:31.five in a row. In theory! It's a bit like a hat-trick. She will have to

:16:32. > :16:38.settle for par, she finished sixth. Birdies at 15, 16, 17 and 18

:16:39. > :16:52.yesterday. She is within two shots of the lead. Marriage over Ribery --

:16:53. > :17:00.Marajo Uribe. Nice putt, plenty of speed on it as well.

:17:01. > :17:08.Now Nicole Broch Larsen for birdie, who yesterday had a round of 68.

:17:09. > :17:11.Ended with a par yesterday, but better today. Just quietly going

:17:12. > :17:17.about her work, the Scandinavian woman.

:17:18. > :17:27.Now Stacy Lewis, who was the star of the second round and the style so

:17:28. > :17:35.far this Olympic women's golf Championship. 11 birdies. Bogey,

:17:36. > :17:40.double bogey and a few pars just to keep everybody happy. At the end of

:17:41. > :17:46.it all, 63. I guess that stands as the women's course record here. 220

:17:47. > :17:58.metres from the pin. Just try to cut that in. I think

:17:59. > :18:03.she's done a good job. I have a feeling that the wind down there at

:18:04. > :18:05.the hole is more of a crosswind. These balls are being held up in the

:18:06. > :18:33.wind as they get near that mound. That is the drill from her caddy.

:18:34. > :19:04.Going with an iron here. That is rather good. She, too, is

:19:05. > :19:12.through the back with an iron. That tells you how strong this wind has

:19:13. > :19:21.got up. And on, and on, and on. She's got some work left from there.

:19:22. > :19:26.The thing is, you probably do need a birdie here because you're back into

:19:27. > :19:33.the wind on this very long par-4, 396 metres. We are at the 3rd now,

:19:34. > :20:04.302 metres. This long par-4, into the wind

:20:05. > :20:20.today. Going back to ward the clubhouse. It catches that fairway

:20:21. > :20:34.bunker. Just look at that flag. The wind has picked up in the last 40

:20:35. > :20:37.minutes. Second shot. Ariya doesn't have a driver so she probably went

:20:38. > :20:44.with a 3-wood over 200 metres. I think if this wind persists and get

:20:45. > :20:50.a little stronger it is about how these goals can keep the ball in

:20:51. > :20:58.play and improper positions. -- how these girls. -- and in proper

:20:59. > :21:19.positions. Nicole Broch Larsen. Rounds of 69

:21:20. > :21:28.and a very, very decent 66 yesterday. Her golf swing was in

:21:29. > :21:51.good sink yesterday. We go to the second hole, 398 metres.

:21:52. > :21:57.I have no doubt there will be days here when the winds in the city are

:21:58. > :22:01.fierce and this would be a monster of a course to play. The wind is

:22:02. > :22:08.coming straight off the Atlantic Ocean. The first piece of land that

:22:09. > :22:13.they hit is this golf course. This is why Inbee Park plays such

:22:14. > :22:15.strategic golf, such successful golf. She's always playing from the

:22:16. > :22:28.right place. You very rarely see Inbee Park in

:22:29. > :22:33.areas of the golf course that she shouldn't be. That's an area she

:22:34. > :22:40.wants to be in with about a 15 inch putt for birdie at the 1st. It's

:22:41. > :22:56.just a metronomic process by which you see Inbee Park.

:22:57. > :23:02.Stacy Lewis would have benefited from seeing that ball of Inbee Park,

:23:03. > :23:10.how she played it, where it landed and how it finished. Stacy Lewis,

:23:11. > :23:23.third to the first. Didn't get the nip or check that we

:23:24. > :23:30.saw from Inbee Park. The difference is one is a ten foot putt, one is

:23:31. > :23:37.less than two feet. Oh, dear. Problems here for Aditi Ashok of

:23:38. > :23:43.India. This is her fourth shot because she hit her second into the

:23:44. > :23:47.hazard, into the water. Oh, well done. That's a good recovery. She

:23:48. > :23:57.needs that for a bogey five. She's got to drop at least one here. An

:23:58. > :24:04.interested spectator is not even watching at the back there, is he?

:24:05. > :24:13.It's lunchtime. He probably didn't want to watch that putt drop,

:24:14. > :24:18.either. At the back of the green here on the first, Charley Hull of

:24:19. > :24:24.Great Britain. We've seen very few shots from here, haven't we, from

:24:25. > :24:29.the first three days until the last half an hour. It is becoming a

:24:30. > :24:37.popular landing place, trying to get up and down here to get your birdie.

:24:38. > :24:45.The green is pretty straight up there, isn't it? A pretty

:24:46. > :24:50.straightforward shot there, according to her caddy.

:24:51. > :24:56.The green is pretty straight. It is, and yet we saw the putts, the two

:24:57. > :25:05.previous putts go dramatically left at the tail getting up to ward the

:25:06. > :25:14.hole. Can you see that? It just started to go. That is a putt.

:25:15. > :25:19.Charley Hull will have. I like the pace with which Charley please. The

:25:20. > :25:24.hottest player on the golf course, or one of them. Suzann Pettersen,

:25:25. > :25:37.second to nine. She is 6-under par, five birdies on the card.

:25:38. > :25:50.We've seen some really hot scoring on this front nine. The Australian

:25:51. > :26:03.golfer Oh has had six on the front nine.

:26:04. > :26:10.11 birdies in a round of golf from Stacy Lewis yesterday. She may never

:26:11. > :26:15.have another round like that with 11 birdies. To do it at an Olympic

:26:16. > :26:19.Games, and it means so much to her to be competing here at the

:26:20. > :26:25.Olympics. She was asked at a press conference before the game started,

:26:26. > :26:30.how do you compare a Gold Medal at the Olympic Games with a major

:26:31. > :26:36.Championship? Her answer was very simple. "There Is no comparison."

:26:37. > :26:40.For her, this is it. An Olympic gold. I think it's fair to say that

:26:41. > :26:44.the women probably put more value on an Olympic Gold Medal than the men,

:26:45. > :26:55.which is one of the reasons why none of the top 30 women here have pulled

:26:56. > :27:05.out. Charley Hull, this will birdie at the 1st.

:27:06. > :27:15.There is a major Championship look about this leaderboard. Right in the

:27:16. > :27:20.thick of it is young Charley. Starting at 8-under par, this to get

:27:21. > :27:29.to 9-under. Oh, a good putt. A right to left. A good, solid,

:27:30. > :27:38.authoritative putt. Charley Hull starts with birdie.

:27:39. > :27:47.Inbee Park, this is inside two feet. It will be just a real study today

:27:48. > :27:55.to watch how Inbee Park plots her way around this golf course. Just

:27:56. > :27:59.the most wonderfully phlegmatic character. Nothing seems to ruffle

:28:00. > :28:05.her. She plays at concert pace and tempo. -- constant pace. How will

:28:06. > :28:12.she cope with the wind if it gets stronger and stronger?

:28:13. > :28:15.STUDIO: this is a birdie for our leader Inbee Park. She needs to

:28:16. > :28:19.11-under par and is clear the field. A birdie as well for Charley Hull,

:28:20. > :28:26.the early nerves settled. The wind has picked up. We saw Charley go

:28:27. > :28:29.right through the back. Perhaps she is learning how to cope with the

:28:30. > :28:34.conditions as she heads over to the second. She did say to me yesterday

:28:35. > :28:37.that she hoped the wind picked up because she plays well in the wind

:28:38. > :28:42.and rain and that would give her an advantage. Charley Hull setting out

:28:43. > :28:47.with intent. Two shots off the lead. A little bit tricky going for

:28:48. > :28:51.Catriona Matthew, her team-mate. She bogeyed the second so she is now six

:28:52. > :29:00.shots back. We will keep you up to date with how Charley and Katrina

:29:01. > :29:07.get on. You can head out back to the live action or follow it with the

:29:08. > :29:12.BBC sport up or online. For now, back to you, Ore.

:29:13. > :29:17.We will see how Catriona Matthew gets on. What about Charley Hull? 22

:29:18. > :29:23.years old and experienced beyond her years. She might need all of that

:29:24. > :29:30.experience if she is to come away with a Gold Medal. Things are

:29:31. > :29:38.warming up, time to get some water. In the K1 200 metres we have Heath.

:29:39. > :29:42.Liam Heath is riding a crest of a wave right now in the flat water of

:29:43. > :29:46.the Lagoa Stadium lake after the sensational silver that he won

:29:47. > :29:53.alongside Graham Schofield yesterday afternoon.

:29:54. > :30:04.Away they go. Olympic glory is just some 30 seconds away. Lithuania

:30:05. > :30:09.start very strongly indeed. Peter Schofield left a little bit behind

:30:10. > :30:14.of the start. Germany are trailing at the moment. Looking very good

:30:15. > :30:19.Spain and Lithuania. Spain starting to come strong in the closing

:30:20. > :30:23.stages. The British are in third position. Now they start to

:30:24. > :30:30.accelerate. He's an Schofield level up. Still be Spaniards who lead. The

:30:31. > :30:34.gold goes to Spain. A slow start for Heath and Schofield but they believe

:30:35. > :30:43.where others might not have done. They've got the Silver Medal.

:30:44. > :30:50.What was the feeling when you cross the line? So fast and furious, you

:30:51. > :30:55.just keep your head down and go for it. How satisfying is it now to grab

:30:56. > :31:00.that medal? It is a much nicer colour than last time! This guy is

:31:01. > :31:05.absolutely on fire, he has been killing me in training. I just don't

:31:06. > :31:11.want to let him down because he is the best guy out there. He has

:31:12. > :31:16.already had a sensational week, it was his birthday a few days ago. Now

:31:17. > :31:22.on the Lagoa Stadium late, he has to do it all on his own. It is time for

:31:23. > :31:24.the heat in the K1 200 metres. Let's see if he can get an even better

:31:25. > :31:36.than he did yesterday. COMMENTATOR: Ten seconds to go until

:31:37. > :31:42.the third heat of the K1 200 metres. 34 seconds, that is all it is going

:31:43. > :31:48.to take. Some 90 strokes from start to finish and Liam Heath in Lane 7.

:31:49. > :31:52.A very good start from him, now he has to settle in. Looked like a tiny

:31:53. > :32:04.loss of balance from him but still going well. Good start from the

:32:05. > :32:09.Lithuanian. Liam Heath safely in the lead at the moment, it is all about

:32:10. > :32:18.the top five position. Keep an eye on the clock. He is going to be a

:32:19. > :32:35.very similar time to the faster so far, 34.2 two -- 30 4.22.

:32:36. > :32:41.Just a couple of hundreds outside the time set by the Hungarian

:32:42. > :32:58.paddler in the second heat. Liam Heath safely through to the

:32:59. > :33:06.semifinals. Ecuador, Russia, Serbia, represented. Germany in Lane 4. Liam

:33:07. > :33:11.Heath in Lane 5. Mark de Jonge, the current world champion from Canada,

:33:12. > :33:18.will he make it through to the finals?

:33:19. > :33:25.It is essentially about making it through to the final. Not a good

:33:26. > :33:33.start from Liam Heath. He is left behind is certainly by Spain and

:33:34. > :33:38.Germany. A much better start and now we start to see Liam Heath wind it

:33:39. > :33:42.up. He gets into that forward position, the baseball cap in

:33:43. > :33:47.reverse, I don't know whether that adds anything to his performance.

:33:48. > :33:54.There is nothing between those two. It is all about the first four

:33:55. > :34:01.positions going. Liam Heath just easing up, lunges to try to get top

:34:02. > :34:05.spot. Liam Heath would have had a little scare at the start, he

:34:06. > :34:10.must've been in eighth position out of eight but he showed what he can

:34:11. > :34:16.do between 50 and 100. Certainly, didn't have a great start but he

:34:17. > :34:22.picked it up. Not a bad time but he certainly will be looking to sort

:34:23. > :34:26.out that start. That was a quicker time than he did in the heats

:34:27. > :34:35.earlier on. He had to work very hard for it. A good time from him,

:34:36. > :34:44.certainly, without getting that good start. He had to work extremely

:34:45. > :34:49.hard. We saw another kick in. He really accelerated in the last 20

:34:50. > :34:54.metres out. But you don't win Olympic finals with a bad start, is

:34:55. > :34:57.that going to just disrupt his confidence a little before tomorrow?

:34:58. > :35:08.I don't think so because it showed how dominant he was. Craviotto was

:35:09. > :35:13.the one on gold in the K2 ahead of him yesterday and so it just showed

:35:14. > :35:17.how dominating he is. Yes, you will want a better start but what it

:35:18. > :35:20.shows is that mental strength as well as physically, that it didn't

:35:21. > :35:24.bother him and he just got involved in the race and took it all the way

:35:25. > :35:29.to the finish line. That slow motion showing what strength he has, the

:35:30. > :35:34.forearms and the shoulders and so much of the power comes an seen as

:35:35. > :35:38.far as we see it but it is coming from the abs and the legs that are

:35:39. > :35:41.doing just as much work and it is the connection between the lower and

:35:42. > :35:47.upper body that Liam Heath has mastered. Many paddle the year after

:35:48. > :35:53.year and they never get the feel that these top athletes have got.

:35:54. > :35:59.The job is half done. He has got a silver medal from the K2 yesterday

:36:00. > :36:04.and now he is into the H final of the K1 200 metres, a title Britain

:36:05. > :36:09.took with Ed McKeever four years ago. You have to feel sorry for him

:36:10. > :36:12.that he didn't even qualify for the Olympics this time, but we have seen

:36:13. > :36:21.why, because Liam Heath is the number one.

:36:22. > :36:28.I think the excitement will build over the next 24 hours as we wait to

:36:29. > :36:30.see whether he can add another metal and I believe Liam is now with

:36:31. > :36:37.Richie. The first heat looked very

:36:38. > :36:45.comfortable, how much tougher was the semi? The first heat was very

:36:46. > :36:52.controlled, the semi was also comfortable and controlled. The wind

:36:53. > :36:57.picks the water up quite a lot in such a big lake so it makes it quite

:36:58. > :37:00.choppy and you just have to keep controlled and calm and try to grip

:37:01. > :37:06.the water as best you can and get to the finish line, basically. We look

:37:07. > :37:13.at how important the start is in these short distances, is the start

:37:14. > :37:18.so critical for you, if you miss a beat, how hard is it to claw that

:37:19. > :37:23.back? Races are won in thousands of a second so you really have to be on

:37:24. > :37:26.the buzzer when the gate drops but it is more important, I think, to

:37:27. > :37:29.have a solid, consistent start, to have a solid, consistent start, the

:37:30. > :37:33.separates up, because it isn't just the start the finish, but also the

:37:34. > :37:38.bit in the middle where you get the fast times and gain ground. We hope

:37:39. > :37:44.you recover 100% and are ready to go tomorrow.

:37:45. > :37:52.Liam Heath is on fire, incredible stuff powering into the final of the

:37:53. > :37:57.men's K1 200 metres and he has laid down the gauntlet for the women.

:37:58. > :38:05.Going in the K for 500 metres is Jessica Walker, Rachel Cawthorn,

:38:06. > :38:16.Louisa Gurski and ready Simon let's go back down to the lake.

:38:17. > :38:24.Away we go, 1000 metres, it is fast and furious, just over the three

:38:25. > :38:31.minute mark expected for the time. Kazakhstan, France and Poland in the

:38:32. > :38:36.far lanes. Belarus in five, next door to Poland and then Great

:38:37. > :38:39.Britain in six, with New Zealand in seven and Argentina in eight and

:38:40. > :38:45.Great Britain once again getting a dreadful start. They got out, the

:38:46. > :38:50.initial start was OK but they seem to have lost ground already. Belarus

:38:51. > :38:57.getting out very fast. New Zealand crew really benefited from the extra

:38:58. > :39:06.bonding that has come from Carrington's success. Through their

:39:07. > :39:12.go and it is Belarus, New Zealand, Poland, the leading three teams in

:39:13. > :39:16.the early stages. New Zealand now starting to turn it on. They look

:39:17. > :39:24.great in that black hulk but still trailing. You can relax because

:39:25. > :39:28.everyone is going through to the semi, unless you win, and then you

:39:29. > :39:33.are going straight through to the final. Belarus starting to find

:39:34. > :39:39.their rhythm and looking very smooth indeed. The Belarussians now taking

:39:40. > :39:43.it out, the crew of New Zealand have decided they are not going to get

:39:44. > :39:47.through. Their strike rate has really gone down, they want to make

:39:48. > :39:52.sure they have enough in debt tanks for the semifinals. A sensible

:39:53. > :39:56.tactic, they knew they would have to push too hard and maybe they could

:39:57. > :40:00.have one like it but the risk was too high. You don't want to be

:40:01. > :40:04.pumping any muscles in the body with lactate at this stage when you only

:40:05. > :40:11.have 55 minutes before you race again in the semifinals. Let's hope

:40:12. > :40:16.Great Britain were playing it tactically as well. I'm not sure

:40:17. > :40:21.they are. Rachel Cawthorn in her races, unable to stay the pace over

:40:22. > :40:26.the first 250 and then you are struggling from their morning.

:40:27. > :40:30.Fingers crossed that the British four can raise their levels in the

:40:31. > :40:55.semifinals in an hour's time. And here is the line-up for the

:40:56. > :41:00.second semi. And we have six crews involved, one of which is from Great

:41:01. > :41:07.Britain. Jessica Walker, Rachel Cawthorn, Revie Simon, Louisa

:41:08. > :41:09.Gurski, trying to salvage something from what has been a disappointing

:41:10. > :41:54.regatta from them. So, just a few moments before the

:41:55. > :41:59.moment of truth for the women's K4. Germany are in this semifinal, as

:42:00. > :42:05.our Poland, as are Serbia and Canada. It is an incredibly tough

:42:06. > :42:10.semifinal and Great Britain in Lane 6. Walker at the front of the boat,

:42:11. > :42:14.Cawthorn, then Simon and Louisa Gurski, the power at the back of the

:42:15. > :42:17.boat. They have to get a better start than they got in the heat if

:42:18. > :42:23.they want to qualify in the top three. But they benefit from being

:42:24. > :42:30.in the second semi because they have more rest.

:42:31. > :42:35.They have a much tougher semifinal in this one. They will know what the

:42:36. > :42:41.drawing in and they know they have to be in the top three but it is

:42:42. > :42:45.going to be very tight. You talked about the New Zealand K4 benefiting

:42:46. > :42:50.from the success of Carrington, will be British female paddlers and a

:42:51. > :42:55.threat from the success of the men? The whole squad will, but they need

:42:56. > :43:04.to get their own success within their group. This is their last

:43:05. > :43:09.chance, the semifinal of the Olympic K4 500 metres. They have to get it

:43:10. > :43:15.right off the start. They are in Lane 6, in the black hulled boat,

:43:16. > :43:22.second from this side. Rachel Cawthorn, who has already raised in

:43:23. > :43:28.the K1. Top three essential if they want a place in the capital a final

:43:29. > :43:33.tomorrow. Watch the start, that looks a little better from the

:43:34. > :43:42.British four. Still, Germany edge ahead. Germany streaming away down

:43:43. > :43:46.the course. Germany looking good, Serbia on the inside of Great

:43:47. > :43:52.Britain in Lane 7. Also looking not too bad. Poland looking strong as

:43:53. > :43:58.well as Canada. It will be very tight, Great Britain up there at the

:43:59. > :44:02.moment. Germany leading the way. Serbia have gone well. Great Britain

:44:03. > :44:06.sandwiched between two team is performing well. Poland in Lane 4,

:44:07. > :44:10.just on the far side of Germany, they would certainly expect to go

:44:11. > :44:15.through in the top three. The French are already out of this, Canada

:44:16. > :44:20.certainly are not, they are moving up into second position, head of

:44:21. > :44:25.Poland. Germany still lead. Great Britain in fourth. Remember only the

:44:26. > :44:29.top three go through. Serbia starting to drop away and it will be

:44:30. > :44:35.between Great Britain and Poland for the final qualifying place. Germany

:44:36. > :44:40.are going through, no doubt. Now Britain start to raise their game.

:44:41. > :44:44.This is the first sign of what they can do, looking good as they come

:44:45. > :44:48.into the last 100 metres. It is between Great Britain and Poland.

:44:49. > :44:52.Germany are secure and a last gasp from the Canadian team on the far

:44:53. > :44:58.side, they look strong. Nothing between third and fourth at the

:44:59. > :45:01.moment. Great Britain have an advantage of six inches. Germany

:45:02. > :45:09.take the victory and Great Britain are through. They have an A final

:45:10. > :45:13.position. That was the goal today and now they can start to focus on

:45:14. > :45:18.the capital a final. That will give them a massive boost. They may not

:45:19. > :45:22.be in for the gold medal but if they can race against Poland and Canada,

:45:23. > :45:27.who knows, a bronze medal might be a possibility.

:45:28. > :45:34.That is certainly where they expect to be. They got their stuff

:45:35. > :45:37.together, a fantastic performance from the four of them. That will

:45:38. > :45:43.give them great strength going into tomorrow's final. There are the

:45:44. > :45:46.winners, Germany go through as the favourites. New Zealand might argue

:45:47. > :45:54.with that having won the first semifinal. But Great Britain with

:45:55. > :45:57.walk and Crowthorne didn't look good in the heat. Finally we seen some

:45:58. > :46:03.potential from them. I think they're going to be an excited crew tonight

:46:04. > :46:12.as they prepare for the Olympic A final.

:46:13. > :46:20.Second in that heat with the Canadians. Poland are the team that

:46:21. > :46:25.have missed out, 1.2 behind. A margin of 1.3 seconds between third

:46:26. > :46:29.and fourth. That doesn't sound like too much, but it is comfortable in

:46:30. > :46:39.an event like this. Germany were dominant. Looking at the time,

:46:40. > :46:42.1:34.7. That is going to be a tremendous battle. New Zealand will

:46:43. > :46:47.be the outsiders, I think Germany have more to give. They will be

:46:48. > :46:52.really pushing it against the Hungarian crew. They will be looking

:46:53. > :46:58.to try and get that title back again that they have won previously. Great

:46:59. > :47:04.Britain finishing on an exact tie with Canada. It will be very much a

:47:05. > :47:08.race for the bronze medal. Hungary were looking strong, Germany looking

:47:09. > :47:13.strong. But Great Britain have shown what they can do. As we've been

:47:14. > :47:17.hearing and talking about here, that photo finish, a dead straight line

:47:18. > :47:21.between Great Britain and Canada. They need to practice the lunch

:47:22. > :47:25.between now and Canada because that can make the difference between

:47:26. > :47:30.fourth and third, third and second and of course, second and third. But

:47:31. > :47:34.I think the gold is going to be fought between New Zealand and

:47:35. > :47:41.Germany. The two best cruise we've seen so far today. Ukraine maybe

:47:42. > :47:45.have something extra to give. Congratulations, through to the

:47:46. > :47:51.final. Just, let's start with you. What a fantastic effort. It looked a

:47:52. > :47:57.bit dodgy at times because it was a real battle for the third spot. We

:47:58. > :48:00.were working on our finish. We all believe in each other and we had a

:48:01. > :48:04.brief before saying if we haven't got to the finish line and we have

:48:05. > :48:09.regrets and we haven't done what we need to do. We put it out on the

:48:10. > :48:14.line did what we needed to do. Welcome to the four, how fantastic

:48:15. > :48:20.was that? My dream was to make the Olympic final. I'm an Olympian now,

:48:21. > :48:27.officially! That was just amazing. I knew these girls would do everything

:48:28. > :48:32.to get us into the final. Rachel, I spoke to you yesterday. You talked

:48:33. > :48:38.about how a lot of focus is on this event and to date. There you go. It

:48:39. > :48:42.worked out all right. The wind swung around just in time for our racing.

:48:43. > :48:46.It was a nice tailwind in the morning which turned into a

:48:47. > :48:54.crosswind, the hardest to control in the K4. When we went through 200 we

:48:55. > :49:01.picked up and flew on through. I was so confident that we had such strong

:49:02. > :49:05.finish. It was a handy weapon. Just, when we spoke earlier you mentioned

:49:06. > :49:10.your fun event that you had fun in earlier in the event. This is the

:49:11. > :49:14.serious one. This is the one where the pressure is on, but I think

:49:15. > :49:19.we'll perform well under pressure. The other girls that there was a

:49:20. > :49:23.crosswind. I was worried about that, but we managed to keep it strong. I

:49:24. > :49:28.guess we were better than the others. It's been a good couple of

:49:29. > :49:32.days now for Team GB at Lagoa. Homage and separation did you glean

:49:33. > :49:40.from yesterday? It was really exciting. I think the whole team,

:49:41. > :49:44.you could just feel positive energy. We didn't want to look into it too

:49:45. > :49:48.much. We didn't want to look at the medal and think about that. We

:49:49. > :49:53.celebrated a little bit and then we refocused on what we had to do. What

:49:54. > :50:00.were the expectations going into the final tomorrow? To do our best race,

:50:01. > :50:04.simply. No regrets. We just want to put it out on the line, head down,

:50:05. > :50:09.go through it and just believe in ourselves. Brilliant, we wish you

:50:10. > :50:14.the very best of luck. Well done today.

:50:15. > :50:18.STUDIO: absolutely nothing to lose in that final. A great result from

:50:19. > :50:22.those goals going into it. Let's talk about some equestrian stuff

:50:23. > :50:26.because it seems like a long time ago when we saw Charlotte Dujardin

:50:27. > :50:32.win knight gold medal in the equestrian. Let's go down to the

:50:33. > :50:37.Deodoro because individual medals will be won in the show-jumping.

:50:38. > :50:42.What can Nick Skelton do? The good news for these guys is that

:50:43. > :50:47.today everybody starts from scratch. It is theirs to win and as to lose.

:50:48. > :50:56.This is a relief because Nick was failing to mean throughout the whole

:50:57. > :50:58.that he has been getting better as this competition improves. This

:50:59. > :51:04.fosters so well at London 2012, narrowly missed out. The horse has

:51:05. > :51:08.been out on injury for the last couple of years but Nick has really

:51:09. > :51:10.taken his time, used a lots of patience and really come back

:51:11. > :51:15.fighting at the right time. Let's see how he got on today.

:51:16. > :51:19.COMMENTATOR: the moment of truth for the 58-year-old he was absolutely

:51:20. > :51:31.key in Britain's team gold medal four years ago. With the lovely

:51:32. > :51:38.horse, now 13 years old. What huge supporters the horse's owner has

:51:39. > :51:43.been to anti-British show-jumping. -- and two British show-jumping.

:51:44. > :52:06.What is this next 90 seconds going to be?

:52:07. > :52:18.Nick here just starting off. A huge leap over the water.

:52:19. > :52:59.Just the last fence to go. He's jumped it! He's inside the time,

:53:00. > :53:08.he's done it. What a round from Nick Skelton. They have given us the

:53:09. > :53:15.first clear round and British hopes, could they rise on this final day to

:53:16. > :53:19.a medal? That was a brilliant round. Absolutely masterly display of

:53:20. > :53:25.riding from Nick. A big star, tremendous form. He has brought Big

:53:26. > :53:31.Star here, totally fit, totally sound, everything perfect today.

:53:32. > :53:36.It's all about management. Nick has waited four years for this round and

:53:37. > :53:44.he has nailed it. But it is only part of the story. A long way to go.

:53:45. > :53:48.Nick, you kept saying the horse had that in him. What a fantastic

:53:49. > :53:54.ground. He jumped unbelievable. About time, wasn't it? Of course, I

:53:55. > :53:58.looked at it last night and I thought it was big. Then I walked in

:53:59. > :54:03.and didn't think it was that big. Riding it, it was much bigger than

:54:04. > :54:10.what it looks. Big and wide out there. He's done great, amazing. A

:54:11. > :54:14.lot of riders still to come. I think there will be a few clears, to be

:54:15. > :54:19.honest. It depends what he builds on the next round. At least I am one

:54:20. > :54:22.third of the way there. Maybe listen to you on the advice of the water

:54:23. > :54:27.tray because it's a little bit different. I wasn't messing with

:54:28. > :54:30.that today. I was a little bit close the other day and probably a bit

:54:31. > :54:34.week off the ground. I was still steady today but I was more

:54:35. > :54:39.positive. Great, we will speak to you after the next one.

:54:40. > :54:43.Nick certainly wasn't going to make that mistake twice. Hugely over the

:54:44. > :54:49.water tray. He is delighted to be still in contention. We have had 13

:54:50. > :54:53.clear rounds. Sadly for Ben Maher it wasn't a clear round. He had faults

:54:54. > :54:57.at the combination, but he is through to the next round as well.

:54:58. > :55:02.It might be more tricky with 13 clears for him to be in medal

:55:03. > :55:06.contention. But great news but he got through. If you look over my

:55:07. > :55:10.shoulder that having to build the next course which starts in about an

:55:11. > :55:15.hour and a half. It'll be interesting to see what they because

:55:16. > :55:19.13 clears out of 35 is quite a lot more than we thought at the start of

:55:20. > :55:26.this competition. It will be bigger, bolder and more technical. A, I hope

:55:27. > :55:31.you can join us again in about an hour and a half.

:55:32. > :56:20.They can relate plenty to the sport of taekwondo here in Brazil. It has

:56:21. > :56:24.been taking place in the Carioca Arena 3. Great Britain has some of

:56:25. > :56:27.the best tae kwon do fighters in the world. Very soon we will see less

:56:28. > :56:36.tolerant Muhammad trying to better the bronze that he went back at

:56:37. > :56:44.London 2012. -- Lutalo Muhammad. Our 23rd gold medal of the gains came

:56:45. > :56:54.from Jade Jones from Flint. COMMENTATOR: lovely block, Jade

:56:55. > :57:01.Jones from Great Britain is going through. An excellent win. Jade

:57:02. > :57:11.Jones of Great Britain had to the semifinal. Can she defend her title?

:57:12. > :57:27.She is in the final. Three times two minutes to decide

:57:28. > :57:33.the destination of the Olympic gold. The dome is open. She sneaks in,

:57:34. > :57:38.takes the headshot and plans another. Enormous tension and

:57:39. > :57:45.rivalry between these two. There is the headshot that puts Gomez back

:57:46. > :57:51.into this one. This is the battle for gold or silver. Jones picks up

:57:52. > :58:01.the medal, flicking boot kicked to the bottle. Cancelled out by Calvo

:58:02. > :58:08.Gomez. A 1-point game. What a match. It is, it's a fantastic match. Great

:58:09. > :58:12.stuff here, Calvo Gomez absolutely taking the fight to Jones. Jones has

:58:13. > :58:17.two fightback but it's an open match, and open final and that is

:58:18. > :58:22.why it's so close. Jones goes for the headshot. An absolute picture

:58:23. > :58:29.perfect shot. Calvo Gomez rocking. She has to find a way to compose.

:58:30. > :58:38.This is a real battle. Time for Calvo Gomez to try and do something.

:58:39. > :58:42.Has it gone? Ten seconds left. Jones takes another. Calvo Gomez on the

:58:43. > :58:55.back foot. Can she do it one more time? The Welsh wonder strikes gold

:58:56. > :59:01.again! Double Olympic champion. I'm still young. I'm only 23. To be

:59:02. > :59:06.double Olympic champion is amazing. I didn't realise how much better I

:59:07. > :59:15.would feel coming into this. To pull it off, my coach is a psycho! She

:59:16. > :59:16.has done it again. She is the most successful British athlete in

:59:17. > :59:24.taekwondo. She could barely believe what she

:59:25. > :59:29.did last night. A double Olympic champion at such a young age. At the

:59:30. > :59:34.games, she has been a two of them, she has beaten all before her. Talk

:59:35. > :59:38.of Tokyo can wait for a moment. Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad did

:59:39. > :59:44.well back at London, only one defeat on his way to a bronze medal. He has

:59:45. > :59:50.fond memories of London. Going into your first Olympic Games

:59:51. > :59:55.in your hometown, you just wanted to be smooth sailing and enjoy it. I

:59:56. > :59:59.was under a tremendous amount of pressure.

:00:00. > :00:03.COMMENTATOR: Lutalo Muhammad who was making headlines in the build-up to

:00:04. > :00:08.his games over his selection ahead of Aaron Cook.

:00:09. > :00:13.To have the political situation, how tough was it? There was a lot of

:00:14. > :00:15.stuff on social media,