Day 15 BBC One: 12.45-17.30

:00:59. > :01:23.MUSIC # You better run...

:01:24. > :01:32.COMMENTATOR: She has the entire home crowd behind her... Oh, a

:01:33. > :01:45.magnificent moment! Da Silva wins gold.

:01:46. > :01:59.Thiago browse the silver is the new Olympic champion. -- Thiago da

:02:00. > :02:00.Silva. Michael Phelps's 23rd gold. Usain Bolt gets it, the Odyssey

:02:01. > :02:10.continues. To get an Olympic medal in front of

:02:11. > :02:26.your home crowd... The boy who grew up on the streets

:02:27. > :02:32.of Salvador has just been crowned Olympic champion. Brazil win their

:02:33. > :02:37.first gold in the Olympic men's volleyball competition. Gold for

:02:38. > :02:59.Brazil! Good afternoon. Last weekend of the

:03:00. > :03:03.Olympics. Last big push for all involved, and indeed for you, after

:03:04. > :03:06.all of these late night you have been polling over the last two

:03:07. > :03:11.weeks. Is it really two weeks since the opening day of this Olympic

:03:12. > :03:15.Games? The city has made a really big impression on all of us. It is

:03:16. > :03:18.perhaps the most that tag you and beautiful than the big stadiums. But

:03:19. > :03:26.what kind of impression have these gains made on Brazil? -- The Miz

:03:27. > :03:29.spectacular. It will officially be their most golden games ever, and

:03:30. > :03:34.everybody in this country is waiting and wondering where all of a sixth

:03:35. > :03:39.historic gold may come. Will it be in the football, the men was like

:03:40. > :03:44.football final this evening. Brazil take on Germany, yes, Germany,

:03:45. > :03:51.trying to banish the ghosts of that 7-1 defeat in their own World Cup

:03:52. > :03:55.here two years ago. Or it might come this afternoon in the canoe. It is

:03:56. > :03:59.at Lagoa that we are going very shortly. It is not just the answer

:04:00. > :04:04.is there for Brazil, but also for Great Britain, -- it is not just

:04:05. > :04:12.jobs us. This is without question our best away games in history.

:04:13. > :04:18.Guildford's Power Pablo Liam Heath was fastest into the kayak single

:04:19. > :04:22.200m Brit final, aiming to follow fellow Briton admitted either as

:04:23. > :04:29.Olympic champion soon. After a 1-2 for the brownie boys in the men's

:04:30. > :04:34.triathlon, three British women are prepared to swim, cycle and run

:04:35. > :04:39.Copacabana today -- the Brownlee boys. The standard to beat is the

:04:40. > :04:46.dominant American. A flat tire in London spoiled her chances then.

:04:47. > :04:52.Fears flat speed is her trademark. Brazil's new era, the only athlete

:04:53. > :05:00.to win to Mike Marvel so far in this games, Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos

:05:01. > :05:03.has a nation backing him today. We are going there in just a few

:05:04. > :05:08.moments for the first of those few finals featuring Liam Heath. The

:05:09. > :05:12.women's triathlon is getting underway at 3pm today. Great racing

:05:13. > :05:17.and great views. So many important moments on this final Saturday, the

:05:18. > :05:21.busiest day of the Games. 30 gold medals to be played. 6pm, Nicola

:05:22. > :05:29.Adams one fight away from retaining her flyweight title. In diving, Tom

:05:30. > :05:32.Daley's medal will come. Get out strong and commit, the words that

:05:33. > :05:39.Lindsay Sharp wrote on her hand, she is now on the Olympic 100m final. We

:05:40. > :05:43.hope you will commit to another late night, because it is gold time for

:05:44. > :05:48.Mo Farah again. He is the man to beat in the 5000 metres as he goes

:05:49. > :05:52.for the Olympic double double. It has been done only once before. If

:05:53. > :05:58.you stayed up last night late into the wee hours, and we gather that

:05:59. > :06:01.millions of you have been doing, excellent, fair play to you. There

:06:02. > :06:05.are only another couple of nice to do that. If you were actually down

:06:06. > :06:09.the pub and enjoying a wee double double, you want to know whether

:06:10. > :06:16.Usain Bolt completed his triple trouble? The answer is yes. --

:06:17. > :06:20.triple triple. They get away first time, but here comes Usain Bolt.

:06:21. > :06:22.Streaking away from the field. It is going to be gold for Jamaica. That

:06:23. > :06:35.is superb. A new world record. Away they go, and Usain Bolt is

:06:36. > :06:41.already going past him as though he wasn't there. Blasting round the top

:06:42. > :06:49.bend. A new world record. I don't believe it. Usain Bolt had it in his

:06:50. > :06:56.hands safely, a way round the top bend. Jamaica, one more change to

:06:57. > :07:02.go. What is the time? It is a new world record. Three Gold muddles,

:07:03. > :07:09.three world records. -- three gold-medal is. Very quickly out of

:07:10. > :07:10.the box. Getting into his stride alongside Gatlin, here comes Usain

:07:11. > :07:25.Bolt. He is going to go for gold. It is a clean start, Boult was out

:07:26. > :07:31.of the blocks really well, already storming round the bend. Look at him

:07:32. > :07:36.go. A three metre lead. Bolt is going to do it again. Gold all the

:07:37. > :07:42.way. You cannot argue. Here he goes. Blocks away, and gone. Jamaica the

:07:43. > :07:49.gold medallists again. It is a new record. He smashes it into pieces.

:07:50. > :07:53.Gatlin gets away. Bolt left just a little bit in the blocks. Gatlin

:07:54. > :07:59.leading up the moment, but Usain Bolt is going to take it. Bolt gets

:08:00. > :08:06.it! What more does he have for us? He gets away well. Andre Pratte is

:08:07. > :08:10.going well round the bend, but it is Usain Bolt, on his own, as he has

:08:11. > :08:17.been throughout his career. Usain Bolt running away from everybody.

:08:18. > :08:27.Running, for immortality as an athlete. It is a gold, his eighth

:08:28. > :08:32.goal. -- his eighth gold. Number one. This is it, Usain Bolt is doing

:08:33. > :08:39.what he always does, bringing it home for Jamaica. It is gold again.

:08:40. > :08:50.The triple triple. He has done it. Usain Bolt, the greatest ever.

:08:51. > :08:55.Joy I'm confined last night. I don't think there is any doubt that he is

:08:56. > :09:00.the greatest ever. He might have the same number of Gold muddles on the

:09:01. > :09:04.track anyway, but he said himself, Steve Cram called me immortal, I

:09:05. > :09:07.like that. It is amazing to think that we in our lifetime have been

:09:08. > :09:12.there to witness this man running. We will never forget him, I'm sure.

:09:13. > :09:17.All right, she has done it, he has got the ninth gold medal. There was

:09:18. > :09:20.a pretty dramatic conclusion in the women's sprint relay as well last

:09:21. > :09:26.night. Great Britain's women in lane five.

:09:27. > :09:33.A lot of noise in the stadium of the pole vault continues, but away they

:09:34. > :09:39.go. The United States in lane one. Jamaica go in lane six, and Great

:09:40. > :09:42.Britain just inside them, looking for the changeover. Strong to

:09:43. > :09:51.Desiree Henry. Great Britain or strong position. -- Great Britain in

:09:52. > :09:54.eight strong position. Dina Asher-Smith has it now. The United

:09:55. > :10:01.States are looking quick. English Gardner handing it on the Tony

:10:02. > :10:05.Barley. The United States lead. Great Britain are further. The

:10:06. > :10:09.United States running for gold. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for silver.

:10:10. > :10:16.Great Britain for bronze. The United States have it. 41.0. Blistering

:10:17. > :10:20.with quick. She is bringing them home the gold. Jamaica took the

:10:21. > :10:29.silver. And Great Britain have the bronze medal. First medal in this

:10:30. > :10:34.event since 1984. But, number one, they say. And they are number one,

:10:35. > :10:37.the United States. But the celebrations from Great Britain and

:10:38. > :10:41.Northern Ireland, it is a new record, a new British record has

:10:42. > :10:46.taken them to that bronze medal. What a run from them. Realistically,

:10:47. > :10:49.they were always going to struggle to keep up with the United States

:10:50. > :10:53.and Jamaica with the strength they have, but that was a wonderful run.

:10:54. > :10:58.The most important thing is that real unity they showed together.

:10:59. > :11:01.They are very familiar with each other, no wall the ins and outs,

:11:02. > :11:05.where they are likely to be, how they are likely to drive out to the

:11:06. > :11:08.start position -- no all the ins and bells. This is crucial to them

:11:09. > :11:13.getting what they have got. The United States did all the damage,

:11:14. > :11:18.really. Allyson Felix Howell Elaine Thompson so well, a great bat and

:11:19. > :11:23.change to English Gardner. -- Allyson Felix held. -- a great baton

:11:24. > :11:27.changeover. It would look at the smile of Dina Asher-Smith. We will

:11:28. > :11:30.have a look at the hallways, we like to look at the baton changes. Is

:11:31. > :11:35.there anywhere that things could have been improved? I'm not sure

:11:36. > :11:38.that there could be for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A

:11:39. > :11:44.national record to get the bronze medal, and that is what they need.

:11:45. > :11:47.-- that is what it means. You're hoping for something, I bronze medal

:11:48. > :11:53.is a great achievement. One of the best achievements about this- the

:11:54. > :11:58.oldest person in their team, Asha Philip, is 25 years old. Apart from

:11:59. > :12:03.that, you're talking about Desiree Henry, who runs very well against

:12:04. > :12:09.Elaine Thompson. She is just 20. She passes the baton on the Dina

:12:10. > :12:14.Asher-Smith, who is 20, who runs a storming run here for Great Britain,

:12:15. > :12:20.she has got an Olympic champion outside her and she is making it

:12:21. > :12:25.look great. Handing the baton on, who is also just 19, she is a

:12:26. > :12:31.teenager. They managed to get an Olympic bronze medal. A brilliant

:12:32. > :12:36.performance by them. On the inside lane, she was never going to let at

:12:37. > :12:41.all. A former Olympic Campion at 100m, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce not

:12:42. > :12:46.making any difference. An important gold medal for the United States.

:12:47. > :12:49.Not too far away from their own world record which they set in

:12:50. > :12:55.London. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce moving away. Those are the one, two,

:12:56. > :13:00.three. The United States take it again. They defend the title. Even

:13:01. > :13:03.with the great strength of Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann

:13:04. > :13:07.Fraser-Pryce, they have the silver, Jamaica. Great Britain and Northern

:13:08. > :13:09.Ireland are bronze, holding off Germany.

:13:10. > :13:15.STUDIO: That brilliant bronze last night was Great Britain's 60th medal

:13:16. > :13:19.of the games. They won 65 in total in the London home games four years

:13:20. > :13:23.ago. There is a very real possibility of beating that record,

:13:24. > :13:27.even today. There could be six medals in the offing today. No host

:13:28. > :13:32.nation in history has ever come back for Mike years later and surpassed

:13:33. > :13:36.their totals from their home games. -- four years later. It could be a

:13:37. > :13:44.history making situation. These are the perspective muddles, potential.

:13:45. > :13:47.Triathlon, boxing, Nicola Adams, Tom Daley going very well, the lead

:13:48. > :13:52.qualifier in the semifinal this afternoon. Mo Farah, could be a

:13:53. > :13:58.second gold for him. These are just potentials. We have got by the --

:13:59. > :14:06.the four by 400 metres women's relay. Bianca Walkden is the world

:14:07. > :14:10.champion in tae kwon do, she is trying to follow her housemate, Jade

:14:11. > :14:14.Jones. Nobody is going to burgle their flat, that's for sure! There

:14:15. > :14:22.is a lot to come over the next few hours.

:14:23. > :14:34.It is potentially history making games also for the hosts.

:14:35. > :14:48.The triple triple, that is what they call it here. Now they have a

:14:49. > :14:55.picture of a picture of Marta, in the final against Canada, which they

:14:56. > :15:00.lost. And then today, potentially against Germany, they're great

:15:01. > :15:05.nemesis from two years ago. But there are medal potential is all

:15:06. > :15:14.over the place for Brazil today. They have got through in the

:15:15. > :15:21.volleyball finals. This is the new hero for the Brazilians. He is the

:15:22. > :15:26.fifth athlete ever to win two medals in an Olympics, but no Brazilian has

:15:27. > :15:34.ever won three, and that is on for them this morning. We will see that

:15:35. > :15:37.in the 1000 metres canoe double. Now there is medal potential for Liam

:15:38. > :15:50.Heath in the 200 metres kayak sprint. Rishi Persad is down there.

:15:51. > :15:55.You certainly get about a bit. You are the litmus test for medals. It

:15:56. > :16:00.has all been building up all week. The hockey over the two week period

:16:01. > :16:05.came to a wonderful climax last night. Also we are hoping today we

:16:06. > :16:12.will have a wonderful climax, at least for Great Britain and Liam

:16:13. > :16:20.Heath. He goes at 1:07pm UK time in the final of the kayak 200 metres

:16:21. > :16:26.finals. When he finished in the silver medal position alongside Jon

:16:27. > :16:31.Schofield, Jon Schofield said how brilliant Liam Heath had been

:16:32. > :16:35.looking in training. Expectations are high for him going into this

:16:36. > :16:41.event. In London, this was the event Ed McKeever one gold medal. Ed

:16:42. > :16:46.McKeever was replaced by Liam Heath because he beat him in the trials to

:16:47. > :16:53.come out here for the Olympics in Rio. All looks good for Liam Heath,

:16:54. > :16:58.but it is a tough race, but he has looked his best so far.

:16:59. > :17:04.In terms of his international experience, in this particular

:17:05. > :17:07.event, he is not really showing much about his form, so it is not a

:17:08. > :17:14.surprise for those who know him, but it might be to everybody else in the

:17:15. > :17:20.sprint canoeing world? It was about two years ago he took up the K1

:17:21. > :17:25.single, he took it up and took it seriously and did it at a senior

:17:26. > :17:30.level. He did win the European Championships in Moscow, won the

:17:31. > :17:35.gold medal. His prospects are good, he's very good at this event, has

:17:36. > :17:40.been very good in the K2, 200. If you look at his physique, he was

:17:41. > :17:45.saying it yesterday, he can lift with one arm, his own body weight

:17:46. > :17:50.plus 90 kilos strapped around his waist. He said he put the 90 kilos

:17:51. > :17:56.around his waist in a belt and then lift yourself. He can do that at

:17:57. > :18:00.least once, but his the seekers impressive, he has the bill,

:18:01. > :18:04.explosive power. He is a man who is made for the K1 200 metres and

:18:05. > :18:11.hopefully Great Britain can defend the title Ed McKeever 14 years ago,

:18:12. > :18:25.this time courtesy of Liam Heath. A quick word about expectation level

:18:26. > :18:32.for the Brazilian? He is without a kidney, since his exploits, he is

:18:33. > :18:37.changing his name to with medals. He may not have a kidney, but he has

:18:38. > :18:44.picked up two medals. He has lit up the lake here with his wonderful

:18:45. > :18:48.attitude. He has got the most wonderful style as well, a crazy

:18:49. > :18:53.haircut, it here in is and he lives the crowd, runs up and down and taps

:18:54. > :18:58.everybody on their hands. They respond to him. He has a great

:18:59. > :19:05.chance because alongside his compatriot, Erlon De Souza Silva,

:19:06. > :19:10.they have won the world title in their 1000 metres. They have a

:19:11. > :19:16.chance of winning a medal. That is up to 22 p.m. UK time. We are not

:19:17. > :19:20.far away from what could be a history making moment from Liam

:19:21. > :19:23.Heath. He stands on the brink of something special in the K1 200

:19:24. > :19:31.metres. We wish him the best of luck and hopefully another gold medal on

:19:32. > :19:37.the way. Good luck, Liam Heath, as he paddles out. This is the place

:19:38. > :19:45.that brought so much success for Britain's Rovers and we hope now in

:19:46. > :19:52.the canoe. Live to Helen Reeves and Patrick Winterton, for the final.

:19:53. > :19:54.COMMENTATOR: thanks, Hazel. Very exciting year down Abdullah Gul in.

:19:55. > :20:09.Starting the first final. Liam Heath denying Ed McKeever in

:20:10. > :20:14.the place in the British broke. He is in sensational form, the

:20:15. > :20:18.favourite for this event. Here is the man he trains with, Stephen

:20:19. > :20:25.Bird, who has moved to the UK to train alongside Liam. Perhaps he is

:20:26. > :20:30.the danger man? Yes, they are drawn next to each other. Stephen Bird

:20:31. > :20:33.getting a lot of benefit with partnering with Liam, but it is

:20:34. > :20:46.important to have that tight competition. Spain's Saul Craviotto,

:20:47. > :20:55.who has already a gold medal. He was the silver medallist behind Ed

:20:56. > :21:03.McKeever in London. Anyone who gets a good start is in with a shout of

:21:04. > :21:09.medals. We are expecting this to be very close. Watch out for Liam

:21:10. > :21:15.Heath, he is in lane five. He sits like the crowd on the hockey last

:21:16. > :21:19.night, on the edge of their sea, slightly bent forward with tension.

:21:20. > :21:25.But the reduction of air resistance may be a factor. The speed he

:21:26. > :21:35.paddles art is sensational. Not the best of starts for Liam Heath. He is

:21:36. > :21:38.looking to repeat Britain's success, but it is Maxime Beaumont of

:21:39. > :21:47.France's has the lead at the moment. Liam Heath come strong, but has work

:21:48. > :21:52.to do. 70 metres to go. Now he starts to edge forward as Maxime

:21:53. > :21:58.Beaumont of France fades. Liam Heath has believed. He has got to stay

:21:59. > :22:05.strong. Saul Craviotto coming in. The gold medal goes to Liam Heath.

:22:06. > :22:10.He will leave Rio as the Olympic champion and the most successful

:22:11. > :22:17.British Olympic paddler of all time. He has a gold, as silver and a

:22:18. > :22:21.bronze to his collection. He leaps from seventh up to first in the

:22:22. > :22:27.tally of British paddlers. Sensational. It took awhile to get

:22:28. > :22:32.into the flow, it was a slow start, as we saw in the semifinals

:22:33. > :22:39.yesterday. Maxime gave it everything? Maxime Beaumont took it

:22:40. > :22:44.from the start, giving Heath a real challenge. But it was fantastic,

:22:45. > :22:50.Heath looked like he knew it from the outset. Doesn't he come through

:22:51. > :22:57.so fast towards the end. Just like Lisa Carrington in the women's, she

:22:58. > :23:02.left it until the last 15 metres. Liam Heath left bitter little bit

:23:03. > :23:07.later than that. Maxime Beaumont of France, who led for so much of the

:23:08. > :23:12.race in silver, and Saul Craviotto of Spain who took the silver in this

:23:13. > :23:18.event four years ago, he has a bronze medal to add to the gold he

:23:19. > :23:24.took in a previous event. Today it was all about Liam Heath. Everyone

:23:25. > :23:28.knew he was on form, when he won the last World Cup, everyone was talking

:23:29. > :23:37.in terms of gold medals for Liam Heath. He has justified the fact he

:23:38. > :23:43.is favoured. Helen, it is not just a physical and technical thing, it is

:23:44. > :23:49.a mental race as well? It is, he has the confidence, the silver medal he

:23:50. > :23:54.got with Jon Schofield in the 200 metres. Liam is dominant, came out

:23:55. > :23:58.of the European Championships with a win. Hasn't been on the start line

:23:59. > :24:03.that much in the K1 200 metres, but he was the man to beat. Maxime

:24:04. > :24:10.Beaumont from France, gave it his all. Really challenged Heath, but he

:24:11. > :24:16.nailed the last part and that is where it is one. It is for how long

:24:17. > :24:30.you can hold on in that 200 metres. That is the photo finish for third.

:24:31. > :24:36.We have Liam Heath out front winning by 1600 other second over Maxime

:24:37. > :24:43.Beaumont who in a big lunge towards the finish, but it wasn't enough.

:24:44. > :24:49.All the attention and the cameras are on Liam Heath. There is the

:24:50. > :24:55.German, he looks disappointed, but the margins are so tight. He has

:24:56. > :25:01.just heard, I can't believe it has taken so long for the German team to

:25:02. > :25:06.pass the message on. That was the initial reading on the scoreboard.

:25:07. > :25:12.They have looked at the photo finish and they cannot separate Germany's

:25:13. > :25:17.Rauge with Spain's Saul Craviotto. We still have three finals to go.

:25:18. > :25:22.What a moment when he realised he had the bronze medal. There is Liam

:25:23. > :25:30.Heath. I cannot imagine how excited he would be coming into this race.

:25:31. > :25:34.The expectation was phenomenal. Switch on your telly, we will have a

:25:35. > :25:44.chance at the gold, and there we have it. Make the move, make the

:25:45. > :25:50.move, he knew what he was doing and he did it. After ten minutes he was

:25:51. > :25:55.in eighth position, but sensational, spinning his arms like a turbine.

:25:56. > :25:59.Liam Heath has come through to take the gold medal so let's hear what he

:26:00. > :26:03.has to say, the Olympic champion, Liam Heath.

:26:04. > :26:10.The Olympic champion, how does that sound to you? Absolutely incredible.

:26:11. > :26:18.It has been in my mind every day for the last four years. I felt like I

:26:19. > :26:27.was switched on to automatic and just went. I just kept going. Bit of

:26:28. > :26:33.a headwind today, unbelievable. You had is worried for a little minute,

:26:34. > :26:39.Maxime Beaumont out in front, but any doubts in your mind? Not really,

:26:40. > :26:45.you never pay attention to anyone around you, focus down your lane and

:26:46. > :26:51.hit the start hard. Judge the conditions, little bit of a

:26:52. > :26:57.headwind. Keep the grip, right down to the line. All the athletes we

:26:58. > :27:01.speak to, the words they mention is the sacrifice they have made,

:27:02. > :27:06.whether it be themselves, the people around them, when they come here and

:27:07. > :27:13.how much it is worth it when you have won the gold medal. How much is

:27:14. > :27:19.it worth it? Every ounce, I want to thank my friends and family who have

:27:20. > :27:24.supported me. Also journey, he finished a couple of days ago, but

:27:25. > :27:31.he has been checking out my sessions for me, amazing man, and my support

:27:32. > :27:35.crew. You have now become the most successful Olympian when it comes to

:27:36. > :27:41.canoe sprint athletes for Great Britain, exceeding Tim Brabham 's.

:27:42. > :27:48.One gold, silver and a bronze, what does that mean to you? I haven't

:27:49. > :27:51.thought about it, I glimpsed it on Facebook yesterday. Might try to

:27:52. > :27:57.keep away from my phone and stop reading stuff, but I still look up

:27:58. > :28:02.to those guys. Tim is one of my idols, I remember watching him when

:28:03. > :28:09.I was little. All of the guys who have competed for Great Britain over

:28:10. > :28:16.the years, I still look up to them. It is an incredible feeling. You are

:28:17. > :28:21.now the standard setter for anyone who wants to paddle,

:28:22. > :28:27.congratulations. Johnny, we will hopefully speak to you. Come back to

:28:28. > :28:32.us after the medal ceremony. Johnny, I think you are a bit emotional, can

:28:33. > :28:37.you turn round slightly. What was your reaction as he crossed the

:28:38. > :28:48.line? Unbelievable. I am overwhelmed. To see him realise that

:28:49. > :28:54.is, a bone fide Olympic champion, it is amazing. To have one of your best

:28:55. > :28:57.friends do that, I know what he has put into it. You have shared this

:28:58. > :29:02.journey with him, even though you weren't in the boat, you were

:29:03. > :29:07.feeling every moment? I am sure he was much more confident than I was,

:29:08. > :29:13.once they got going. He had to stay calm to ease past Maxime Beaumont,

:29:14. > :29:22.he is a flyer. Hearts and mouths watching that. But he just flew by

:29:23. > :29:27.him. We will take a look at the race from the start once again.

:29:28. > :29:34.Liem did what he did in the semifinal, he doesn't get off to the

:29:35. > :29:38.best. But he didn't panic. He never panics. It would be nice to see him

:29:39. > :29:45.get off the bat starts, if you make a mistake on the start, the race is

:29:46. > :29:49.over, but if you are as fast as Liem, you can afford to be a bit,.

:29:50. > :29:54.It is extraordinary to be that much faster than everybody else. Just

:29:55. > :30:00.describe the closing stages? We doing credibly painful training.

:30:01. > :30:06.This technique, he just doesn't falter, he is like a machine. This

:30:07. > :30:12.is the moment, the plunge at the end just to secure. Everybody else is

:30:13. > :30:17.lunging more than him as well. We talk about the type of athlete that

:30:18. > :30:21.he is. I'm talking about what he is now, Liam Heath is the man who was

:30:22. > :30:26.the most successful Olympian when it comes to canoe sprint. As he always

:30:27. > :30:32.does and most people would do, he is very modest at the moment. But as a

:30:33. > :30:36.fellow athlete, can you describe what it means? It means everything

:30:37. > :30:40.for our sport, to be winning medals in crew boats, individual boats,

:30:41. > :30:44.especially such a fantastic race is that where it can really, truly

:30:45. > :30:53.inspire a generation of athletes back home. Ultimately, that is what

:30:54. > :30:55.it comes down to, when we come up to the Olympics in these events and

:30:56. > :30:58.guys like you and Liem win here today, are you fully aware of the

:30:59. > :31:02.impact that you can have with what you do out here? Yes, completely,

:31:03. > :31:07.there is no point to any of this if it is not having a benefit to

:31:08. > :31:10.people's lives. This is a sport that a lot of people will not have tried,

:31:11. > :31:14.but they might love and it might have a great effect on their lives.

:31:15. > :31:17.Absolutely, if it gets people out there, I think that performance

:31:18. > :31:25.really will do it, it's the best. How much better can this get? It can

:31:26. > :31:28.get better, there is lots of events that we haven't won. I would like to

:31:29. > :31:33.see young lads have the opportunity to do what Liem has just done. A

:31:34. > :31:37.word about how you can get into it. Some people come into this quite

:31:38. > :31:40.late, some people coming to canoe sprinting through other means,

:31:41. > :31:43.perhaps they are training for something else and they take it up

:31:44. > :31:47.to develop certain parts of their physique. What is the best way to

:31:48. > :31:52.get into it if you want to do it? There is no one best way. The best

:31:53. > :31:56.way is to try it and see whether you enjoy it. I started quite early, as

:31:57. > :32:01.did Lee, but some of the girls on the team started much later. It is

:32:02. > :32:05.quite a good sport, it doesn't matter too much, there is many, many

:32:06. > :32:10.clubs around the country that can be found on their websites, just look

:32:11. > :32:14.it up and go and give it a go and you will be supported all the way. I

:32:15. > :32:17.was chatting to Hazel about how strong you have to be to do this,

:32:18. > :32:21.and the type of abilities you have. We were talking to Liem yesterday

:32:22. > :32:25.with Hazel and we were mentioning the fact that he can do pull-ups

:32:26. > :32:30.with a 90 kilograms weight around him. Is that standard for you guys?

:32:31. > :32:34.It is not standard, because he's the best in the world. But that is a

:32:35. > :32:37.good benchmark, we are both up around those kind of weights. But,

:32:38. > :32:43.yeah, we were going for the world record fully in the gym. We googled

:32:44. > :32:46.it and found the Guinness Book of Records of 93.5 kilos. It was never

:32:47. > :32:51.quite a good time to attempt it, but I think he has got it in him. It is

:32:52. > :32:59.incredible, the explosive power that you guys have. When you so good over

:33:00. > :33:03.200m, how hard it is to stretch out? It is pretty hard, but there are a

:33:04. > :33:10.few guys doing it here. A French guy paddling K2 with Maxime just there.

:33:11. > :33:15.And a German guy has done it from K2. They are heroes, in my mind.

:33:16. > :33:20.Fantastic athletes. I wouldn't be able to do it at the moment. But I

:33:21. > :33:24.think that the secret of their success would be very specific, not

:33:25. > :33:27.doing anything that doesn't impact out there. Gradually you will see

:33:28. > :33:31.the two disciplines get further away from each other. The other thing

:33:32. > :33:34.that has been the secret to the success of the Great Britain team

:33:35. > :33:38.has been the strong bond between you all. Lots of support for each other,

:33:39. > :33:43.as last night was talking about the fact that you were hoping here -- as

:33:44. > :33:49.Liam. You have another role in supporting Rachel as part of the K

:33:50. > :33:55.for 500 team. Absolutely. So will the K for 500 team. I'm going up to

:33:56. > :34:00.watch them in their preparations, they are looking very strong. Have

:34:01. > :34:05.used meant a lot of time chatting to her since the silver medal about her

:34:06. > :34:11.own prospects? No, we don't need to go into it into much detail. She

:34:12. > :34:15.knows what she needs to do. We try and keep it chilled between races. I

:34:16. > :34:19.give bits of advice when I can, but they are really well looked after

:34:20. > :34:23.with their coach. When you are in a format, you have got good supports,

:34:24. > :34:28.she is in a good play. Liam was saying that he is avoiding social

:34:29. > :34:33.media, but he looks on Facebook about the team's details. Has there

:34:34. > :34:37.been much reactions as the silver medal? Have you looked at it and

:34:38. > :34:41.messages from back home? It has been great. I managed to get through them

:34:42. > :34:45.all. I'm so grateful to everyone who has gone out there and expressed

:34:46. > :34:52.kind wishes, both before the race and after. It is really cool. I just

:34:53. > :34:58.hope to share the medal. Add Liam have the medal with many people at

:34:59. > :35:02.home. We are very proud of both you and Liam, thank you so much for

:35:03. > :35:06.coming to talk to us. Well done on the silver medal. Hopefully there is

:35:07. > :35:12.more to come for you both. We are not far away from the final of the

:35:13. > :35:17.sea to 1000 metres. Brazilian is the kiosk Eros De Santis is hoping for

:35:18. > :35:26.the third middle of his games. Germany lane four in this final.

:35:27. > :35:31.Hungary, Uzbekistan, Ukraine on their left. Brazil are the

:35:32. > :35:39.favourites. Here they are. The front man is the Sousa Silva. Behind him,

:35:40. > :35:45.Quiros. Santos. The Germans on their left weighing in at 180, giving away

:35:46. > :35:52.seven kilos. That could be significant in this headwind. The

:35:53. > :35:55.Cubans have a habit of finishing seventh in major finals, we will see

:35:56. > :36:03.if they can do better. The Czech Republic in seven. And then Russia,

:36:04. > :36:12.Stockwell of an Pervukhin, five World Championships. Shtokalov has

:36:13. > :36:18.taken bronze in the sea 1000, looking to double up on his medals.

:36:19. > :36:26.We now have 17 nations who have shared the 27 medals of our. France

:36:27. > :36:31.joining the 16 who already medal before today. 1000 metres is the

:36:32. > :36:36.distance. It is the seed to, one of the hardest boats to paddle. Keep an

:36:37. > :36:41.eye on Lane five, the Brazilians. Money has it that they will lead at

:36:42. > :36:45.the 500 metres stage. It is then a question of whether they can hang

:36:46. > :36:50.on. In the World Championships, they led from start to finish. But

:36:51. > :36:55.Hungary, down in ninth position at the halfway stage, missed out by

:36:56. > :37:00.just .3 of a second. It is a -- really a question of whether the

:37:01. > :37:05.Brazilians can get far enough ahead to make everybody else's job to tar.

:37:06. > :37:09.I'm not sure they will allow them to get that lead. You can see the

:37:10. > :37:14.Uzbekistan crew in lane number two, trying to keep up with them. It will

:37:15. > :37:18.be interesting to see how one the Brazilian pair can stay out of the

:37:19. > :37:25.lead. It is quite tight. We are coming into the first 15, 15 still

:37:26. > :37:28.to go. The Brazilians, Uzbekistan, followed by Germany. I expect the

:37:29. > :37:32.Germans have a strong finish towards the end. The 1000 metres is all

:37:33. > :37:38.about having a really good plan. You have to have a plan and react the

:37:39. > :37:42.things that are happening around you, but you don't want to chase the

:37:43. > :37:46.crew out in the front, as long as you don't let them go too far. Still

:37:47. > :37:55.Brazil leading, coming up towards the 500 metres stage. At 500 metres,

:37:56. > :38:00.they were around 147 yesterday. I think they might be slower than

:38:01. > :38:06.that. Only 15 kph on the clock. I say only, but that is still very,

:38:07. > :38:13.very quick. But compare that to 21 in the 400 metres, and the 24 that

:38:14. > :38:16.the K fors not top. The only team dropping back other Hungarians on

:38:17. > :38:20.the far side but they do tend to come good in the second half of the

:38:21. > :38:24.race. Now was the time for them to prove that. On the near side,

:38:25. > :38:28.Shtokalov an Pervukhin of Russia, trying to level up with the

:38:29. > :38:33.Brazilians. This shot showing that Brazil still have a slightly longer

:38:34. > :38:38.lead, maybe 2.5 or three metres is the margin at the moment. They still

:38:39. > :38:41.look easy, Helen. They still look comfortable, this part of the course

:38:42. > :38:45.is where they settle down, their strike rate has gone down a bit.

:38:46. > :38:52.Russians are beginning to make a move in lane number eight, as well

:38:53. > :38:59.as the crew from Uzbekistan. If there is a master of the comeback in

:39:00. > :39:05.the race, it is the front position in the German boat, Brendel. He is a

:39:06. > :39:10.huge man. But he has power in the last 250 like nobody else on this

:39:11. > :39:15.planet. Expect to see Germany comeback. Their move will start any

:39:16. > :39:20.time now. With 250 to go, Brazil are leading, the Russians are looking

:39:21. > :39:25.good in lane eight, just .47 is the margin. But don't expect Brazil to

:39:26. > :39:30.give this one up easily. It is a question of when they go. Still

:39:31. > :39:34.Russia fighting, they started with about 350 to go. Germany are edging

:39:35. > :39:38.up alongside the Brazilians. Brazil still in the lead at the moment, but

:39:39. > :39:42.Germany coming up in the other side in lane number four. The Russians

:39:43. > :39:46.looking much stronger in eight. The slight advantage of being in eight,

:39:47. > :39:50.the Brazilians might not be fully aware of that, but they are

:39:51. > :39:53.certainly aware of the Germans edging up alongside. Germany looking

:39:54. > :39:58.for their third gold medal in these championships. Now the Brazilians

:39:59. > :40:05.have got a race again. They have got to work. The last 100m. 60 metres to

:40:06. > :40:10.go now. Germany broken clear, Excel and rating into the closing stages.

:40:11. > :40:14.It is Germany with Brendel and Vandrey who take gold. And Isaquias

:40:15. > :40:20.Queiroz dos Santos has got himself a third model, but it is another

:40:21. > :40:23.silver. He got a silver in the sea one 1000th. He desperately wanted

:40:24. > :40:29.the gold here, and he will be disappointed. When he looks back in

:40:30. > :40:32.a day's time, a week's time, a month's time and the year's time,

:40:33. > :40:36.you will realise what an incredible achievement he has made at these

:40:37. > :40:43.Games. He is the first canoe paddle to win three medals in one Olympic

:40:44. > :40:46.Games. Across three disciplines, first time he has done it, they are

:40:47. > :40:49.happy with that. They always knew that they would have a big challenge

:40:50. > :40:53.on their hands with the German crew. But they did what they do, they know

:40:54. > :40:57.their race plan, they have done it every single time. Isaquias Queiroz

:40:58. > :41:01.dos Santos, what an absolute star. He is going to be a absolute hero,

:41:02. > :41:09.that is for sure. Three medals, two silvers and won bronze for Isaquias

:41:10. > :41:15.Queiroz dos Santos. Brendel is going home with two golds. Germany were

:41:16. > :41:20.seventh in the World Championships. But that was with a completely

:41:21. > :41:28.different crew. He will be back in the crowd in about five minutes'

:41:29. > :41:32.time. Having led the 965 metres, he will be disappointed. They just

:41:33. > :41:35.couldn't hang on. What do you do when you have got Brendel on your

:41:36. > :41:40.left hand side? We mentioned in the sea one 1000, Brendel showed Dos

:41:41. > :41:46.Santos a lot of respect by not letting him get away, which is

:41:47. > :41:54.usually how the men's final pans out will win you in the C1. Isaquias

:41:55. > :41:58.Queiroz dos Santos knew how he races. They know what each other are

:41:59. > :42:02.going to do. They do the same in the crew races, it is a strategy that

:42:03. > :42:05.they have. 1000 metres is about having your own race, but you have

:42:06. > :42:09.got to make sure that you are playing to who is around you and you

:42:10. > :42:13.know where you fit within that. Absolute delight, they knew what

:42:14. > :42:16.they were doing, they were very much in control, they didn't let the

:42:17. > :42:25.Brazilian pair get away too far. It was a really good 1000 metre sea to

:42:26. > :42:31.final. Do you think if it had been a tale with a body weight advantage,

:42:32. > :42:35.the Germans were 17 or 18 kilograms heavier than the Brazilians, the

:42:36. > :42:40.headwind could have been a factor. It could have been, but who knows?

:42:41. > :42:44.Everybody should be adaptable. Pablo is at Olympic level should be

:42:45. > :42:50.adaptable. They need to complete at all levels -- paddlers need to be

:42:51. > :42:59.adaptable. They need to compete. There are your champions. Brendel

:43:00. > :43:03.and Vandrey. Defending the title they won in 2012, four years ago.

:43:04. > :43:09.And there are your silver medallists. What a fantastic job

:43:10. > :43:14.they have done for Brazilian paddling. It is always a concern

:43:15. > :43:17.when you come to venues like this one, and of course the slalom

:43:18. > :43:22.course. You just wonder what it is going to look like in four years'

:43:23. > :43:25.time, will it continue? Will there be any enthusiasm for that

:43:26. > :43:29.particular sport over the next Olympiad? I think flat wood canoeing

:43:30. > :43:33.is going through the roof. I imagine it is. They have already started

:43:34. > :43:37.national programme, having other nations coming and supporting them

:43:38. > :43:41.and paddling with them. Fingers crossed it will make quite a big

:43:42. > :43:46.difference. Flat water paddling, it is a bit easier, you need a flat

:43:47. > :43:49.water paddle on. Certainly they will be inspired from Isaquias Queiroz

:43:50. > :43:55.dos Santos's performances. What a morning so far. Liam Heath with the

:43:56. > :44:00.gold, and Brendel and Vandrey taking golf Germany. Well done to Sebastian

:44:01. > :44:05.Brendel, who won C1 with gold earlier this week. A great week for

:44:06. > :44:11.him. Looking forward to what's coming up at 147 the your time. It

:44:12. > :44:17.is the final of K for 500 metres for women. John Cho Field was hoping

:44:18. > :44:22.that his girlfriend Rachel Cawthorn can do herself and her country proud

:44:23. > :44:26.once again. She was part of the team that finished fifth in London. There

:44:27. > :44:28.is Liam Heath early on. Wonderful shots of his gold medal, which

:44:29. > :44:46.hopefully will be inspiring. That is coming up. It is a tough

:44:47. > :44:51.task, up against Hungary, Belarus and Germany. But the medal ceremony

:44:52. > :45:02.for Liam Heath and his gold medal in the men's's kayak single 200 metres

:45:03. > :45:09.is imminent. Here they come for the presentation of the medals but

:45:10. > :45:16.became one, 200 metres. Liam Heath is no stranger to the walk towards

:45:17. > :45:22.the podium. He did it in London. He did it just two days ago in the K2

:45:23. > :45:30.200 here with Jon Schofield. This time, he is his own. He has won what

:45:31. > :45:37.is rapidly becoming the blue ribbon event at the sprint meeting. It is a

:45:38. > :45:43.spectacle, it all happens in front of the crowd, it is dynamic and fast

:45:44. > :45:49.and one of the most explosive events on the course. No doubt, there won't

:45:50. > :45:55.be a handy man around, for the fact they brought this into the Olympic

:45:56. > :46:06.programme in 2012. It saved his career. Frank Garner, presenting the

:46:07. > :46:24.gifts. It is ashamed they haven't got Ed

:46:25. > :46:31.McKeever to come out and hand out the gold medal, that would have been

:46:32. > :46:36.a nice touch I bet he has been glued to the screen this morning to see

:46:37. > :46:40.what his ex-teammate was going to do. Liam Heath winning the selection

:46:41. > :46:44.for the British crew, with his victory at the European

:46:45. > :46:51.Championships. He started to look very sharp. World Championships, Ed

:46:52. > :46:57.McKeever racing for Great Britain on that occasion. Only one boat from

:46:58. > :47:03.each nation in each discipline. So getting to the Olympics, the hardest

:47:04. > :47:10.part. The bronze medal going to Saul Craviotto of Spain. He adds it to

:47:11. > :47:12.the gold he tugged in the K2 200 metres. The Spaniards have had a

:47:13. > :47:28.good meet. The two bronze medals to be awarded.

:47:29. > :47:43.Slightly surprised they didn't step up together.

:47:44. > :47:51.Rauge, Germany. This is bizarre, when they recorded exactly the same

:47:52. > :47:55.time. I wonder who they decide who comes first. It goes down to 1000th

:47:56. > :48:16.of a second. He is a big man, 34-year-old from

:48:17. > :48:26.Burling. Germany have now had medals with Sebastian Brendel, they got the

:48:27. > :48:32.gold in the K2 500 metres. Rauge gets himself a bronze medal. His

:48:33. > :48:39.last chance, he has grabbed it. Great to see such a veteran enjoying

:48:40. > :48:44.his moment. When we caught him on camera, he didn't know he was joint

:48:45. > :48:49.bronze medal position, and when we were watching, it came to his

:48:50. > :48:57.realisation that is what he got. His face, it was jubilation. A man who

:48:58. > :49:02.has already got one gold medal to his name from the K2 200 metres. He

:49:03. > :49:18.will keep Liam Heath under pressure over the next few seasons. Saul

:49:19. > :49:26.Craviotto, six feet four. Maxime Beaumont, the first French medal,

:49:27. > :49:33.which is great news for them. They would be very disappointed. They got

:49:34. > :49:40.a gold in the canoe slalom. They will be delighted to get back on the

:49:41. > :49:46.podium. This is the moment we have been waiting for. Britain's first

:49:47. > :50:01.gold medal at the canoe sprint. Liam Heath. From Guildford, move to

:50:02. > :50:06.Maidenhead. Britain's number one star now and the most successful

:50:07. > :50:17.Olympic paddler Great Britain have ever had. What a moment for him. He

:50:18. > :50:23.moves ahead of Ed McKeever and Tim Brabham 's. Multiple murder list as

:50:24. > :50:28.well, with a gold and two bronze medals. Liam Heath has a gold,

:50:29. > :50:37.silver and a bronze. What a bronze. Water collection. A tearful moment

:50:38. > :50:41.coming up, Helen? I am sure there will be, in the crowd, his mum and

:50:42. > :50:53.dad, his wife will be there with tears in their eyes. Rauge and

:50:54. > :51:02.Craviotto sharing the bronze, Maxime Beaumont with the silver for France.

:51:03. > :51:45.Gold medal number 25 for Great Britain. They have in excess of 60

:51:46. > :51:53.medals at these games, closing in on the tally of 65 they had from London

:51:54. > :51:57.2012. An ambition taking 70 from Rio, maybe that was a bit too much,

:51:58. > :52:02.but they have done fabulously well and after the women's hockey last

:52:03. > :52:07.night, great to see Liam Heath notching up another gold medal. It

:52:08. > :52:13.is amazing. Everybody thought he could do it. But there is such a

:52:14. > :52:17.good thing in believing someone can do it, even believing yourself if

:52:18. > :52:22.you can do it, then going out there and doing it. His paddling has been

:52:23. > :52:32.phenomenal, all season, he has been a great form, he has got better and

:52:33. > :52:40.better. All credit to the coach, he came in and did such fantastic time.

:52:41. > :52:43.Great Britain moving on to two gold and two silver for great British

:52:44. > :52:49.paddling. It looks good for the future of British paddling. Liam

:52:50. > :52:55.Heath will be just as excited as we are. Without question, it has been

:52:56. > :52:59.the most wonderful 24-hour period. I have really enjoyed myself in Rio,

:53:00. > :53:03.thanks to the hockey team last night and now Liam Heath this morning.

:53:04. > :53:08.Chatting to Liam Heath earlier in the week, after his silver medal, it

:53:09. > :53:13.was his birthday earlier this week. He had no recollection it was his

:53:14. > :53:19.birthday, he was so focused on what he was here for. After winning the

:53:20. > :53:25.silver medal he wanted to focus on the K1 200 metres. And he did.

:53:26. > :53:30.Speaking to the team and Helen and Patrick, there was always an air of

:53:31. > :53:35.confidence and his chances. Even in the lead up, we were talking about

:53:36. > :53:40.how confident everyone was. He had that air of confidence all the way

:53:41. > :53:47.through. What was lovely to see, a British athlete in new sprint, just

:53:48. > :53:52.being in control of everything. He struggled a little bit at the start,

:53:53. > :53:55.as we thought he might have done, but he was always seemingly in

:53:56. > :54:02.control as he brought it back and took the gold today. The next event

:54:03. > :54:13.of course is the women's K for 500 metres. The B final is up first. The

:54:14. > :54:23.Great Britain team of Jess Walker and Rachel Cawthorn, Rebii Simon and

:54:24. > :54:28.Louisa Gurski, they will be lining up. But the final is imminent, I

:54:29. > :54:33.will chat to you a bit after that as we look ahead to the last British

:54:34. > :54:39.representation here on the water. It is back to Helen and Patrick.

:54:40. > :54:58.Thanks, we have just been going down the pictures of the boats involved.

:54:59. > :55:10.Argentina didn't quite scrape through to the A final. The K4,

:55:11. > :55:15.difficult boat to paddle. You have to get it up to speed. That is

:55:16. > :55:21.generally the job of those at the front. Then maintaining the speed

:55:22. > :55:29.all the way through to the finish. A 500 metres, looking for a time of

:55:30. > :55:35.around 135 with this headwind. A bad start could cost you any chance.

:55:36. > :55:41.Kazakhstan dropping away in the early stages. It is France on the

:55:42. > :55:45.far side of your picture. Argentina looking good, a few fans have turned

:55:46. > :55:52.up today, but not as many as yesterday. France looking good at

:55:53. > :55:56.the moment as well as Poland. Poland were disappointing yesterday, would

:55:57. > :56:04.have expected to see them in that A final. They are working together,

:56:05. > :56:11.crucial the timing is spot on, otherwise they are working against

:56:12. > :56:15.each other. I have in my notes that France don't have any medal so far,

:56:16. > :56:19.but I had to correct that after Maxime Beaumont took the silver

:56:20. > :56:28.medal a few moments ago. But this is for positions nine and onwards. The

:56:29. > :56:47.polis should have been in the A final, they have so much talent.

:56:48. > :56:53.No surprise to see them pulling clear. This is the form they should

:56:54. > :56:58.have shown yesterday. They finished fourth in their semifinal. Only

:56:59. > :57:04.three tenths of a second outside qualifying. Disappointing,

:57:05. > :57:12.considering they were finishing in the top three of the World Cup this

:57:13. > :57:20.season. We have Kazakhstan and China. They won't get out of the

:57:21. > :57:26.boat, they will move towards the stands to support their fellow

:57:27. > :57:33.paddlers in the A final. Great Britain go in lane eight in around

:57:34. > :57:38.four minutes time. I have a Liam Heath with the gold medal, John

:57:39. > :57:41.Anderson, the performance director for British canoeing, what does it

:57:42. > :57:50.feel like to have that around your neck? Absolutely amazing. I am on

:57:51. > :57:54.top of the world. Been having a really good competition, we came in

:57:55. > :57:59.strong and we have been keeping form throughout the whole thing so we

:58:00. > :58:03.have had to keep a level head and executing everything we have done in

:58:04. > :58:10.training. Whatever the emotions like on the podium with the national

:58:11. > :58:14.anthem? It is something you dream about the so long, and then when you

:58:15. > :58:20.are living it for real, it is a surreal moment. Got to savour it as

:58:21. > :58:24.much as you can. You had no idea about your birth date when I

:58:25. > :58:28.mentioned it to you early this week, will you celebrate it tonight? I

:58:29. > :58:34.might have a little celebration at the GB house. I suspect it will be

:58:35. > :58:39.bigger than little. I'll let you go, you have more people to talk to.

:58:40. > :58:47.Well done. I will talk to John, and hear him wax lyrical. Well done. He

:58:48. > :58:54.has led the team brilliantly, and the whole team has dazzled?

:58:55. > :58:57.Congratulations, Olympic champion and an amazing performance. He was

:58:58. > :59:05.the fastest in the heat and the semifinal but he still had to

:59:06. > :59:13.executed. It was a high-class field, for athlete on the podium. A great

:59:14. > :59:18.athlete to work with. The women's K4 final coming up, can they live

:59:19. > :59:23.themselves, given the strength of opposition, to do something better

:59:24. > :59:29.than we think they can? There is a lot of belief. Olympic Games, they

:59:30. > :59:34.are tough races. High-class field. The girls were fifth at the World

:59:35. > :59:37.Championships last year. Second from the medals. We have a headwind

:59:38. > :59:43.today, which will suit them a bit better in the second half of the

:59:44. > :59:49.race. Accelerating across the line is something they do. They will give

:59:50. > :59:55.100%, no doubt about that, everyone in the team has over these past 17

:59:56. > :00:00.days. We have had a fantastic games, still one event to go and until the

:00:01. > :00:03.last boat crosses the line, we are not done. Feet are firmly on the

:00:04. > :00:08.ground. It has been a great experience and I wish them all the

:00:09. > :00:16.best, like I do for all of our athletes. We hand to the

:00:17. > :00:19.commentators for the last British representation here, the women's

:00:20. > :00:25.team from Great Britain going in the final of the K4 500 metres.

:00:26. > :00:31.COMMENTATOR: once this is complete there is just two races to go. We

:00:32. > :00:38.can see the British crew, Walker at the front, Crowthorne, Simon and

:00:39. > :00:48.Gurski in fourth. -- Cawthorn. Representation from three different

:00:49. > :00:51.clubs. Exciting times for them. Can they prove the commentator is wrong

:00:52. > :00:58.and get into the medals? It's going to be tough. Hungry and Germany have

:00:59. > :01:02.led this event for the last seven Olympics. Hungry are the reigning

:01:03. > :01:05.champions, Germany won three in succession before that. We are

:01:06. > :01:08.expecting to see them having major battle. Belarus showed yesterday

:01:09. > :01:14.that they could be in the running for a top to position. The battle

:01:15. > :01:17.for third, New Zealand, Belarus, Ukraine and hopefully the British

:01:18. > :01:23.crew and the near side. Pelling, they have got to get a good start.

:01:24. > :01:30.500 metres only, them away. Ukraine look good. Germany in the pink vote

:01:31. > :01:36.in Lane six should get away well. Certainly a much more dynamic start

:01:37. > :01:39.from the British crew. They're looking ahead. They just need to

:01:40. > :01:44.pick up the pace. They need to look at bringing it up a bit harder

:01:45. > :01:52.between 100 and 200. At the moment, Germany in the pink out take the

:01:53. > :01:58.lead. We expect the three leaders to be very, very tight. New Zealand,

:01:59. > :02:09.the dedicated 31 -- dedicated K4 team. You can see the New Zealand

:02:10. > :02:13.boat just dropping back. The British crew find themselves a quarter of a

:02:14. > :02:18.length down, a second and a half off the pace. The second half of the

:02:19. > :02:22.races where they came good in the semifinal yesterday. They've got to

:02:23. > :02:25.do even better this time round. Walker, Cawthorn, Simon and Gurski

:02:26. > :02:29.are desperate to make it into the top three but it is a big ask with

:02:30. > :02:34.Germany and Hungary in a class of their own. It is Germany versus

:02:35. > :02:39.Hungary. Hungry the Olympic champions in the white boat, just

:02:40. > :02:44.ahead of Germany in the pink. The Hungarians are taking out very hard

:02:45. > :02:47.at the moment. Germany in second. In the bronze medal position is where

:02:48. > :02:50.Great Britain starts to come through hard in this last part, but I can't

:02:51. > :02:57.see them coming through at the moment. It is Germany who comes

:02:58. > :03:02.through when they take the title for the second time in succession. We

:03:03. > :03:07.have Belarus with the bronze. Great Britain, as predicted by some, down

:03:08. > :03:13.in sixth or seventh position. But a masterclass of pacing and paddling

:03:14. > :03:23.from the Hungarians, is about in the front seat. Kozak notches up a third

:03:24. > :03:28.Olympic gold medal at the paddling canoes sprint. No other female canoe

:03:29. > :03:36.sprinter has done that. Two have done it on the men's side in

:03:37. > :03:40.Ferguson from New Zealand. What a performance. Germany lead at

:03:41. > :03:45.the halfway stage. They lead at 300 but then the Hungarians started to

:03:46. > :03:48.turn it up. They did. They really wanted to retain the title. I was

:03:49. > :03:53.speaking to one Hungarians earlier and he literally said to me, I asked

:03:54. > :03:57.him how his boat went, and he said he would cry if they didn't win.

:03:58. > :04:01.They had a lot of confidence coming into it. Germany let it out hard but

:04:02. > :04:10.Hungary certainly had it from about 250 to go. Belarus get the bronze.

:04:11. > :04:15.Ukraine four. New Zealand finished in fifth place, they were really

:04:16. > :04:21.thinking in terms of medals. Denmark in six, Great Britain down in

:04:22. > :04:26.seventh. A 5.561, a much bigger margin than we were expecting.

:04:27. > :04:30.Canada in eighth position. But at least the British crew made the

:04:31. > :04:34.final, that was the first step. They were delighted when they achieved

:04:35. > :04:38.that yesterday with a good semifinal. There is no taking that

:04:39. > :04:42.away from them. I don't think we can blame it on the lanes. Where has the

:04:43. > :04:47.word got to be done to get them back on level terms with the Larousse,

:04:48. > :04:54.Ukraine New Zealand? They still seem to lose a bit of pace in the first

:04:55. > :04:58.part. We know they're good in the second 250. We know that is their

:04:59. > :05:01.plan and their tactics through the heat. Then they came out and they

:05:02. > :05:06.were a very different crew, as they said they were going to be, into the

:05:07. > :05:09.semifinals. I guess this would demonstrate you just can't leave

:05:10. > :05:14.that gap. You've got to look at how you can get the time between that

:05:15. > :05:19.100 and 200, and making sure when you go through the 250 mark you're

:05:20. > :05:22.not giving away too much. All credit to the Hungarians. A sizeable fish

:05:23. > :05:28.jumping level with the front of their boat, it did not affect their

:05:29. > :05:33.stroke rate or power output. Hungry coming through in the closing stages

:05:34. > :05:40.to secure their second successive Olympic title in the women's K4 500

:05:41. > :05:44.metres. Germany, once again, pushed down into second position. The

:05:45. > :05:50.medals exactly as they were in London four years ago. Hungary,

:05:51. > :05:54.Germany and Belarus. STUDIO: indeed, hungry defending

:05:55. > :06:01.their Olympic title that they won in London. An excellent result for

:06:02. > :06:06.Kozak who has created a record here at Lagoa. We have seen the K4, the

:06:07. > :06:12.Great Britain team. It was a tough race in this sort of company. Have

:06:13. > :06:16.they showing you the potential for even better? I would congratulate

:06:17. > :06:21.the athletes in the K4. They came seventh in their Olympic final, a

:06:22. > :06:25.really high quality field. I believe they have prepared exceptionally

:06:26. > :06:31.well and they have given 100% to put down a performance. I congratulate

:06:32. > :06:37.them. They are all relatively young, the athletes in the boat. It's their

:06:38. > :06:41.decision now, are they going to go again in Tokyo? If they are, it

:06:42. > :06:45.would be great to support them. One of the things I read that you said

:06:46. > :06:49.coming out here is that you don't ask anything other than the athletes

:06:50. > :06:53.other than they give 100%. I think it is fair to say that what you got.

:06:54. > :06:56.Now you go away and have two perhaps look at other things of how to

:06:57. > :07:01.improve. The commentators were talking about the areas in which you

:07:02. > :07:08.can look to improve for the future. When did you start to identify those

:07:09. > :07:12.things? Probably tomorrow morning! We will enjoy a celebration in the

:07:13. > :07:17.British house tonight. Our slalom athletes are coming over from the

:07:18. > :07:22.village. We will enjoy a celebration, and so we should. It's

:07:23. > :07:26.been our best ever games or British canoeing with two gold and two

:07:27. > :07:32.Microsoft medals. A lot of finalists, like the K4. -- two

:07:33. > :07:38.silver medals. We have done a step up from London. To have the success

:07:39. > :07:42.that we did in London, to improve upon it out here, is something that

:07:43. > :07:47.a lot of people would have been surprised about because it is a

:07:48. > :07:54.tough ask to travel and do as well. Was that something you expected

:07:55. > :07:59.coming out here? Outcomes and the podiums, we don't focus on that.

:08:00. > :08:03.What we focus on is having a world-class process. Preparation has

:08:04. > :08:09.been absolutely the best. We've been in Brazil every year since London

:08:10. > :08:14.preparing and training. I think the two gold and silver is a measure of

:08:15. > :08:20.that preparation. You can't stand still, though. The world is going to

:08:21. > :08:28.move on. Canoeing will move on. We will be looking for those gains for

:08:29. > :08:37.Tokyo. The girls are here. Jeff, Louisa. Well done, come in. -- Jess.

:08:38. > :08:41.Mitchell, do you want to come over for a second? I think Jeff is

:08:42. > :08:47.understandably a little bit emotional. -- Rachel. -- Jess.

:08:48. > :08:52.You've been in a final full of really tough competition. How proud

:08:53. > :08:55.you of your achievement? I'm proud of the crew for giving it

:08:56. > :09:01.everything. It wasn't quite where we wanted it to be but we really fought

:09:02. > :09:05.for it for the whole way. Talking to you the other day, you were full of

:09:06. > :09:08.joy about being in the final. Now you have the experience in such a

:09:09. > :09:15.tough final. What are you thinking at the moment? We are part of the

:09:16. > :09:25.world putts best. We did all we could. We would like to be higher in

:09:26. > :09:30.the field but we gave what we gave. Sometimes someone's face paints 1000

:09:31. > :09:33.words. I can think of 1000 to describe yours, but I would prefer

:09:34. > :09:38.it if you told me what's going through your mind. I'm disappointed,

:09:39. > :09:46.but relieved. Relieved that we got into the final. I think I'm

:09:47. > :09:51.disappointed because we were on our way from last year to a medal. The

:09:52. > :09:58.disappointing part is that we didn't quite get there. But I'm proud as

:09:59. > :10:03.well. Absolutely. That is the message that you want people to no,

:10:04. > :10:11.that you are proud because you have done well. You have got something to

:10:12. > :10:15.be proud of. Exactly. All you can do is give your best, and that's what

:10:16. > :10:18.we did. Sometimes you don't get a medal but you can't do more than

:10:19. > :10:25.your best. That's what we did and I'm really happy with these girls

:10:26. > :10:30.and grateful to be in the team. That is what John said a few minutes ago.

:10:31. > :10:33.He only asked for you to give 100% which is exactly what evil given. He

:10:34. > :10:38.also mentioned that you are all young enough to give it another go,

:10:39. > :10:41.so don't feel bad now. You've got to look ahead. He said from tomorrow

:10:42. > :10:45.morning you can think about things getting better. Do you all fancy

:10:46. > :10:51.doing this again? Who's going to answer? Definitely, we've had fun

:10:52. > :10:54.and enjoy the journey. It has only been one year with the four of us

:10:55. > :11:02.and I think we've enjoyed every bit of it. Thank you so much to everyone

:11:03. > :11:08.at home that has supported us. The support from British Canoeing. Team

:11:09. > :11:12.GB are fantastic. We've all enjoyed being witness to what Team GB have

:11:13. > :11:18.banality at Lagoa, the canoe slalom as well. It has been wonderful

:11:19. > :11:24.watching your performance. -- have achieved out here at Lagoa. You can

:11:25. > :11:30.cry, it's OK. Thank you for coming over to talk to us and hopefully we

:11:31. > :11:33.will see you in Tokyo. John, a last word? You can understand why some of

:11:34. > :11:38.them are feeling a little disappointed. Like you were saying,

:11:39. > :11:46.they given 100%. They have. They've put their whole lives into it. Its

:11:47. > :11:51.365 days a year complete commitment. As was said, there is a bit of

:11:52. > :11:56.relief as well. This is the end of the Rio campaign for British

:11:57. > :12:00.Canoeing. Tomorrow we will start thinking about Tokyo. We've got some

:12:01. > :12:03.fantastic athletes. They're really talented, they're great people to

:12:04. > :12:11.work with. Good coaches, wonderful support. Wonderful support from the

:12:12. > :12:18.country, the National Lottery. And you as well. A lot to look forward

:12:19. > :12:24.to. It's great to be British, isn't it? Absolutely. What a wonderful

:12:25. > :12:34.time. That wraps up the action here. Pride for the women's K4 500, and a

:12:35. > :12:38.gold medal for Liam Heath. STUDIO: Liam Heath is Britain's

:12:39. > :12:42.paddler supreme. The greatest paddler we've ever had at an

:12:43. > :12:48.Olympics. It has been a real landmark. We saw the first Brazilian

:12:49. > :12:52.ever to win three medals in a single games. There will be massive

:12:53. > :12:58.celebrations, he is a national hero. But also Kovac in the kayak that we

:12:59. > :13:02.just saw, she has effectively become the Laura Trott of Hungary. She is

:13:03. > :13:06.their greatest ever female Olympian because that is a fifth gold medal

:13:07. > :13:10.for her. There is history being made all over the place, not just for

:13:11. > :13:15.Great Britain. It is an absolute privilege to watch it all going on.

:13:16. > :13:20.As we saw from that women's K4, sometimes it's not all about the

:13:21. > :13:24.winning, it is the taking part. The man who was the founder of the

:13:25. > :13:28.modern Olympic movement said the important thing in the Olympic Games

:13:29. > :13:32.is not to win, but to take part. The important thing is life is not to

:13:33. > :13:40.triumph, but to struggle. Not to have conquered, but to have fought

:13:41. > :13:43.well. There are few competitors who exemplify that more than Fabienne St

:13:44. > :13:46.Louis. She is a triathlete from Saint Lewis and we will see her at

:13:47. > :14:11.Copacabana in about one hour's time. In December some doctors found that

:14:12. > :14:16.I had cancer. I have been fighting it since April. I'm here and I'm so

:14:17. > :14:30.happy to be here. When they told me, it was so

:14:31. > :14:33.shocking for me and for my family. We had to be strong to survive this.

:14:34. > :14:51.I think now, I'm stronger. I had a paralysis in my face, it

:14:52. > :14:55.lasted three months, I couldn't do anything.

:14:56. > :15:01.I smiled but it was only this part of my face. I was quite ashamed. I

:15:02. > :15:06.had the support of my family, my friends, my boyfriend, my coach.

:15:07. > :15:10.I was very well supported and that is the reason I survived this.

:15:11. > :15:18.After listening to all that, why are you here Emma White aren't you at

:15:19. > :15:21.home resting? I will cry, I am sorry.

:15:22. > :15:28.You have nothing to be sorry about whatsoever.

:15:29. > :15:37.What was the question again? I am here because I love my sport.

:15:38. > :15:41.I sacrificed four years of my life. Maybe it is the message I want to

:15:42. > :15:43.pass on. It is not because we are sick, we

:15:44. > :16:00.have two fight until it is finished. She has won an army of fans and we

:16:01. > :16:05.will be cheering her on in the triathlon.

:16:06. > :16:09.I am sure that has brought tears to your eyes.

:16:10. > :16:15.So many moving moments in an Olympic Games not just for our athletes, but

:16:16. > :16:19.you have to turn your attention to what UK sport and everyone involved

:16:20. > :16:23.in the running of British sport has done, and please give us your

:16:24. > :16:28.reaction to an extraordinary fortnight.

:16:29. > :16:34.It has been outstanding. We knew we had potentially up to 79th medal

:16:35. > :16:41.shots, high to medium potential. You would be worth our target being

:16:42. > :16:46.at least 48, our best ever awake Games.

:16:47. > :16:52.We were aiming for 66, won more than London, to show we are building on

:16:53. > :16:56.the fantastic success we saw and felt in London, and creating a

:16:57. > :17:02.system that sustains that success on to Tokyo.

:17:03. > :17:10.Today, 61 medals, 25 gold medals, second in the medal table it shows

:17:11. > :17:15.the system is working. Those of us involved know there is a huge amount

:17:16. > :17:19.that can be improved, more potential to come.

:17:20. > :17:24.As we look on to Tokyo it is looking really exciting.

:17:25. > :17:30.What is the significance of 66? One better than London. In performs

:17:31. > :17:36.sport you are striving to be better. We agreed early on in London if we

:17:37. > :17:44.wanted to stick together as a system and get behind a shared goal that

:17:45. > :17:49.was really ambitious, that would be our best approach to ensuring every

:17:50. > :17:53.ounce of energy and resource and focus was targeted in the One

:17:54. > :18:00.Direction towards an extraordinary outcome. One of the strengths of the

:18:01. > :18:05.UK performance system is we are united, we work incredibly together,

:18:06. > :18:10.the institutes, the British Olympic Association, the British Paralympic

:18:11. > :18:15.Association. The strength of our system is the resources we have had,

:18:16. > :18:24.consistency of national Lottery resources, and the Government, on

:18:25. > :18:27.the journey through London on to Rio and Tokyo.

:18:28. > :18:32.You talk about Exchequer funding which is key, it was at the same

:18:33. > :18:38.level from 2012 as you had good news about the way forward.

:18:39. > :18:43.Yes. That is worth its weight in gold, to have surety of funding to

:18:44. > :18:49.enable us to strategically plan for the next Games even before this one

:18:50. > :18:54.has started, to make sure we don't lose any time, we maintain the

:18:55. > :18:58.momentum of success and support every athlete in every sport with

:18:59. > :19:01.medal potential through to the next Games.

:19:02. > :19:06.We don't know what we will get from the Lottery so there are some risks

:19:07. > :19:11.but if it continues with the support of the British public we know we can

:19:12. > :19:13.make the nation proud again in Tokyo.

:19:14. > :19:18.Why does sporting success actually matter and what does it say about

:19:19. > :19:23.Great Britain and the UK on the world stage?

:19:24. > :19:29.A good question, we have talked more about that in the past few years. We

:19:30. > :19:34.saw it in London and felt proud to be British, it united the nation,

:19:35. > :19:39.everyone was talking about British success.

:19:40. > :19:43.Since London, the athletes have been committing volunteer time to take

:19:44. > :19:49.their experience into their local communities and inspire the next

:19:50. > :19:55.generation. They have been proactive in delivering 70,000 volunteer days.

:19:56. > :19:57.It is about playing our part in creating a proud, active, healthy

:19:58. > :20:05.nation. I am sure this is exciting everyone.

:20:06. > :20:10.Areas were watching the women's hockey.

:20:11. > :20:15.There is a wonderful Aussie editorial saying, remembered the

:20:16. > :20:20.good old days teasing the Brits in the medal count, but those days have

:20:21. > :20:30.gone. They have smashed us in the hot cup, rowing -- smashed us in the

:20:31. > :20:35.hockey, and the rowing. It seems like they have at least one

:20:36. > :20:42.TV in our office playing God save the Queen at any given time.

:20:43. > :20:49.Katherine Grainger made a good point in this studio about the new normal.

:20:50. > :20:53.This shouldn't be perceived as miraculous and an anomaly. Should we

:20:54. > :20:59.be expecting this? We know we have the talent in this

:21:00. > :21:04.country. We know we can recruit and retain the best expertise, some

:21:05. > :21:09.fantastic pictures, sports scientists and medics, a system

:21:10. > :21:19.providing the best to that talent. 120 medallists now, 121 as of today,

:21:20. > :21:27.that have seen and felt success. If you have that many, a third of Team

:21:28. > :21:32.GB, that confidence will spread. It is possible, no longer something

:21:33. > :21:36.people think is out of our reach in the UK.

:21:37. > :21:40.It has been done. What has struck me is the number of athletes who have

:21:41. > :21:45.immediately paid tribute to people buying Lottery tickets, the funding

:21:46. > :21:52.from national level, and also in the same breath, paying tribute to their

:21:53. > :21:56.coach, the entire support staff. You get a real feeling they are not

:21:57. > :21:59.maverick athletes on their own, there is a huge structure behind

:22:00. > :22:04.them. They are massively engaged. Many

:22:05. > :22:09.sports have centralised programmes. Jon Anderson speaking about canoeing

:22:10. > :22:14.and the commitment training at a centralised training base doing the

:22:15. > :22:27.basics right every day with the best support and advice. It is a huge

:22:28. > :22:31.operation behind this success. It is no exaggeration without

:22:32. > :22:36.sparing your blushes in terms of coaching, our system is probably the

:22:37. > :22:39.envy of the world. You compare that with 20 years ago, what percentage

:22:40. > :22:45.increase in improvement have we achieved?

:22:46. > :22:50.I can't put a percentage on that. I can say we do a lot in terms of

:22:51. > :22:54.people development. We are conscious when individuals

:22:55. > :22:58.are recruited to key positions as a coach they are not necessarily the

:22:59. > :23:03.finished article in their broader skills, they are technically, but

:23:04. > :23:09.coaching leadership, we provide programmes of support with ten

:23:10. > :23:13.coaches at a time across the sport which means they network and learn

:23:14. > :23:18.from each other. That improves their knowledge and

:23:19. > :23:24.expertise. And the support systems they have. It can be a lonely life

:23:25. > :23:29.with responsibility to do their best in supporting athletes.

:23:30. > :23:34.What next is always the question. Clearly you are on tenterhooks to

:23:35. > :23:39.see whether this record of 66, no host nation has done beyond what

:23:40. > :23:45.they did after their home Games. What is next for British sport and

:23:46. > :23:50.what do you hope this says to the UK, and to the young people there?

:23:51. > :23:54.Masters are important, more important is the number of athletes

:23:55. > :23:58.going home to inspire the next generation.

:23:59. > :24:04.This nation values elite and medal success. Those involved in positions

:24:05. > :24:09.of its possibility must make sure the medallists can engage with the

:24:10. > :24:14.local communities and inspire more youngsters to get active and achieve

:24:15. > :24:17.in life. Stories of individual athletes are

:24:18. > :24:21.all unique and fascinating in terms of what they have gone through to

:24:22. > :24:27.get to this moment where they feel incredibly proud. Next is planning

:24:28. > :24:32.for Tokyo. We are further ahead, every sport here today and sport is

:24:33. > :24:38.not here have already prepared their plans for Tokyo, we have assessed

:24:39. > :24:42.them. We are nearly ready to go. The big funding decisions will be made

:24:43. > :24:48.in December but we coughed and we are on our journey to Tokyo.

:24:49. > :24:52.Honestly, is this more of a thrill than London because it is an away

:24:53. > :24:58.success? Absolutely. We knew we had the medal

:24:59. > :25:03.potential within the athletes selected the Team GB, we were not

:25:04. > :25:06.necessarily as sure about the environment within which the

:25:07. > :25:10.athletes would compete. I must give credit to the British

:25:11. > :25:15.Olympic Association. Every athlete has got to the start but comfortable

:25:16. > :25:22.and confident in their preparation and ability to perform at their

:25:23. > :25:27.best. This partnership between the POA and sports has worked incredibly

:25:28. > :25:30.well here in Rio. Congratulations, the medals are

:25:31. > :25:35.ticking by, these are wonderful moment for all the athletes

:25:36. > :25:40.involved. It brings together a collective effort you are very much

:25:41. > :25:42.a key part in. On behalf of everyone watching, thanked you for your

:25:43. > :25:49.efforts. Thank you. Badminton now, we had

:25:50. > :25:54.been keenly following efforts in the last few days. The bronze medal

:25:55. > :26:01.play-off for the singles, the two-time defending champion from

:26:02. > :26:19.China. He has taken the gold in London and Beijing. But didn't get

:26:20. > :26:28.to the final this time. Aiming for bronze today against Viktor Axelsen.

:26:29. > :26:34.The Chinese player has taken the first. Into Game three we go.

:26:35. > :27:06.The third and deciding game. The third and fourth seeds.

:27:07. > :27:23.A good opening rally to this deciding game.

:27:24. > :27:36.Brilliant angle from Viktor Axelsen. In that Japan open final last year

:27:37. > :27:42.when these players met, Viktor Axelsen, in the third game at the

:27:43. > :27:49.change of ends, Long Chen somehow got back and won it. I say he is a

:27:50. > :27:56.man who finds a way to win. I guess, though, Pete, part of that

:27:57. > :28:01.result in Tokyo a year ago, Viktor Axelsen, he has been in six super

:28:02. > :28:05.series tournament finals. He has yet to win a title. I wonder in finals

:28:06. > :28:11.whether he has a psychological block. This is a bronze medal

:28:12. > :28:16.play-off. A huge prize at the end of the day, an Olympic medal. But the

:28:17. > :28:24.psychology of it not being a final, whether that might help Axelsen.

:28:25. > :28:29.It really depends on his mind set. So, you know, it would play on your

:28:30. > :28:33.mind if you are getting to finals and the -- and not getting across

:28:34. > :28:40.the line. You need to block that out. You need to reset.

:28:41. > :28:47.They are playing for a bronze medal. To me, it is a mini final.

:28:48. > :28:55.They are in a match where the umpire will come out with a bronze medal.

:28:56. > :28:56.It is a huge stage. Axelsen has been working with a

:28:57. > :29:11.sports psychologist. That is a shocking server game, but

:29:12. > :29:16.he got away with it. But low self-worth far too loose. Oh, it's

:29:17. > :29:20.wide! Viktor Axelsen just didn't get there in time. He was trying to play

:29:21. > :29:25.it but the shuttle landed wide of the court. Look at this. Look, he

:29:26. > :29:32.tries to play, misses it and it lands out.

:29:33. > :30:21.that's going wide. Oh, goodness me. Great defence. Axelsen, I'm not sure

:30:22. > :30:27.he needed to play the final shot. But if you can play a winner from

:30:28. > :30:34.it, why not? Why not, but he did look like it was going wide with the

:30:35. > :30:40.drift. Look where Axelsen's feet were when he played it. Almost

:30:41. > :30:49.certainly, you can always tell where the shuttle would land. We outside

:30:50. > :31:04.the court. Not a good start by the number four seed. A 4-0 advantage.

:31:05. > :31:24.The Danish fans at the moment are in fine voice.

:31:25. > :31:48.Good judgment on that occasion by Dan Lin.

:31:49. > :31:57.Just letting that shot drop too low. Yes, that's lazy. I wonder if that

:31:58. > :32:00.semifinal against Lee Chong Wei has physically taken its toll on the

:32:01. > :32:13.32-year-old, Lin Dan. You would have to say it was quite a

:32:14. > :32:28.physically and mentally draining match yesterday.

:32:29. > :32:45.Oh, my goodness! Well, the indecision bar from the Lin Dan

:32:46. > :32:49.costing him dear. -- from the Dane costing him dear. He has a look. Oh,

:32:50. > :33:46.my goodness. Beautiful. He hadn't really got Lin

:33:47. > :33:51.Dan out of position when he went for that crosscourt shot, Axelsen. He

:33:52. > :33:54.got punished because of it. He just has to be very careful with the

:33:55. > :33:57.crosscourt. He just moved the full diagonal, the full stretch. Lovely

:33:58. > :34:38.control by Lin Dan. Just missed. That is Lin Dan's

:34:39. > :34:42.favourite shot, that crosscourt angle from his deep forehand corner.

:34:43. > :34:52.He doesn't miss with many of them, but I was convinced that dismissed.

:34:53. > :34:54.-- that missed. He's challenged. It did look like he was just wide of

:34:55. > :35:31.the line. Indeed, it was. Magnificent. Did he get the line?

:35:32. > :36:02.No. A bright idea. Another challenge here. If he's

:36:03. > :36:15.wrong on this, he's got no challengers left. Oh, my goodness.

:36:16. > :36:20.Oh, that is out. That is out, surely. Mind you, we were convinced

:36:21. > :36:24.one was out earlier and we got it wrong. We should save our judgment

:36:25. > :37:18.until Hawk-Eye confirms. Axelsen has got to do more with the

:37:19. > :37:36.return of serve. He's becoming a little bit predictable.

:37:37. > :37:49.Superb. Axelsen over committing to look for the drop shot. Now there's

:37:50. > :37:55.just two point in it. You can just feel that momentum is going out with

:37:56. > :38:35.Lin Dan. He's picked up quite a few points. Great smash down the line.

:38:36. > :39:09.And the 5-point deficit has been closed. It all level. We are seconds

:39:10. > :39:22.shy of the hour mark, and it 1-1 in the decider.

:39:23. > :39:32.That's gone wide. My goodness, the Dane needed to stop the run of

:39:33. > :39:40.points. That is just remarkable to me, the way this man, Lin Dan, time

:39:41. > :39:45.and time again. He was 9-4 down. You think he is struggling, but he finds

:39:46. > :39:50.a way. He finds an extra gear. He is a superb match player. There's no

:39:51. > :39:55.doubting his skills, but his mental toughness as well is incredible.

:39:56. > :40:35.That's nice. It's wide, but there's no challenges

:40:36. > :40:39.left. He has used up all of his challenges in this final game. I

:40:40. > :40:43.think you needed a challenge there. It was called out, but I think it

:40:44. > :40:50.probably landed in. Let's have another look. It looked very close

:40:51. > :40:59.to the line. Well, now I'm not so sure. 50-50, that one. I wouldn't

:41:00. > :41:06.want to be a line judge. Well, the harsh realities. A 2-point deficit

:41:07. > :41:09.as far as Lin Dan is concerned. Viktor Axelsen has changed ends.

:41:10. > :42:06.11-9 up in this final decider. So, Viktor Axelsen just ten points

:42:07. > :42:10.the way, only becoming the third non-Asian player in history to win a

:42:11. > :42:14.men's medal in the Olympic singles. But when you're up against Lin Dan,

:42:15. > :42:25.those ten points can seem like a marathon away.

:42:26. > :42:31.You can certainly never relax with Lin Dan. The way he just gets a run

:42:32. > :42:35.of points and get himself back into a game when he's in trouble. It's

:42:36. > :42:46.amazing, the movement and balance he has on court.

:42:47. > :42:55.Alert to that push down his forehand side. He's definitely got to take

:42:56. > :42:59.those opportunities, doesn't it? As soon as he sees the shuttle up and

:43:00. > :43:11.hide, use of these angles, use of the height. Take the shuttle early.

:43:12. > :43:17.-- sees the shuttle up and high. Now, that's not a nervous shot to

:43:18. > :43:27.me. It almost looks as if he was in two minds. Do I keep it long, do I

:43:28. > :43:31.block to the net? You've got to think clearly. And you've got to

:43:32. > :44:06.have a clear game plan at this stage of the match.

:44:07. > :44:15.Oh, it's gone along. It was a super idea from Viktor Axelsen. Because

:44:16. > :44:20.Lin Dan was coming forward to take the Dane on at the net. Once again,

:44:21. > :45:00.Lin Dan draws back level. A big, high lift. That was a high

:45:01. > :45:04.clear. I wonder what the thought process on that was.

:45:05. > :45:12.I know he can't afford to punch through the shots with the drift,

:45:13. > :45:14.but given, giving Lin Dan that much time, I'm not sure that is a wise

:45:15. > :45:29.idea. That is a wonderful slice across

:45:30. > :45:35.court. A terrific angle on that shuttle,

:45:36. > :46:09.getting up hide behind it. A great position.

:46:10. > :46:25.The court will need to be mocked, hands put on the court surface from

:46:26. > :46:31.Lin Dan. -- mopped. Danish fans will believe that is an opportunity

:46:32. > :46:37.missed. He certainly had Lin Dan off

:46:38. > :46:38.balance, and struggling to get movement forward.

:46:39. > :47:07.Definitely an opportunity lost. Well, is that an indication of the

:47:08. > :47:14.state of mind, not the resolve because he is still determined,

:47:15. > :47:21.Viktor Axelsen, but is there just a sign of fragility?

:47:22. > :47:33.This is where you have to be strong mentally. Toughness, they talk about

:47:34. > :47:43.it in sport all the time. Yes, he read that one.

:47:44. > :47:50.He touched the net, Lin Dan. That should have been a fault called but

:47:51. > :47:58.Viktor Axelsen won the point anyway. Take a look at that, Lin Dan...

:47:59. > :48:02.I know the shuttle hit the top of the tape as well. I felt there was

:48:03. > :48:06.movement at the bottom of the net as well.

:48:07. > :48:11.But the right player wins the point anyway.

:48:12. > :48:14.Lovely play. Looking to move forward, take that front court

:48:15. > :48:19.position. He has done it in the last two

:48:20. > :48:21.rallies, stepping in nicely there. He couldn't play it any tighter. A

:48:22. > :48:41.great finish. Oh, that is incredible. Well, the

:48:42. > :48:47.courage from both of them to play a net shot from your opponent's net

:48:48. > :48:53.shot, they didn't do it once but twice to each other.

:48:54. > :48:56.That is a remarkable shot by the Dane.

:48:57. > :48:59.Outstanding play. It is that mental toughness you were talking about

:49:00. > :49:11.before, playing with confidence, backing yourself at the front court.

:49:12. > :49:25.He missed it. Well, with all the experience that

:49:26. > :49:30.Lin Dan has, five world titles, two gold medals at the last two Olympic

:49:31. > :49:35.Games, you would have two say that, if it comes down to character and

:49:36. > :49:47.nerve, you would have two back Lin Dan.

:49:48. > :50:03.He has got it back, didn't believe it.

:50:04. > :50:11.And he has won the rally. Viktor Axelsen and his Danish supporters

:50:12. > :50:17.absolutely delighted. It gave him the reward, keeping him

:50:18. > :50:21.in that rally. Quality returns when he was at full stretch.

:50:22. > :50:26.I suppose the psychology I was talking about, in contrast alongside

:50:27. > :50:32.Lin Dan who has so much experience to Viktor Axelsen, he will feel he

:50:33. > :50:38.is the underdog and therefore all the pressure is on Lin Dan. Indeed,

:50:39. > :50:42.Lin Dan, who was expected and suddenly himself hoped to win a

:50:43. > :50:49.third Olympic gold medal, if he comes away with nothing by losing

:50:50. > :50:52.this bronze medal match, that, psychologically, could be playing on

:50:53. > :50:54.his mind. A shocking south again, how did he

:50:55. > :51:32.get away with that? Just not enough pressure on the

:51:33. > :51:38.clear. Look at that movement from Lin Dan, isn't that just beautiful?

:51:39. > :51:54.He is in a great position. Wonderful smash down the line.

:51:55. > :52:05.He has got no challenges left, that one was called out. Lin Dan

:52:06. > :52:09.attempting to raise his arm to say, challenge, but immediately realised

:52:10. > :52:20.no challenges. Three points away, the Dane, from a bronze medal.

:52:21. > :52:26.Shortlist. Yes. And a good smash. Just two points needed.

:52:27. > :52:28.Superb play at the front of the court, keeping control, directing

:52:29. > :52:36.the rally. Very nice tight play.

:52:37. > :52:58.The players allowed to towel down. Recompose in their thoughts. --

:52:59. > :53:05.Recomposing. So, serving short again? A better

:53:06. > :53:12.serve. The error was on the block from Lin Dan. And there are three

:53:13. > :53:30.bronze medal points from -- For Viktor Axelsen from Denmark.

:53:31. > :53:47.He has done it! The tears begin to flow.

:53:48. > :53:52.STUDIO: The Danish dragon they call him in China, he can speak fluent

:53:53. > :53:55.Mandarin, it gives him the edge when he can hear the instructions from

:53:56. > :54:01.the Chinese coaches. The first European winner of a

:54:02. > :54:06.badminton singles medal in 20 years, a hugely significant moment for

:54:07. > :54:13.Denmark, a badminton crazy nation, well played, Viktor Axelsen!

:54:14. > :54:23.The gold medal match is on the go right now. This is a huge day for

:54:24. > :54:31.Malaysia, they have never won an Olympic gold medal. Their newspapers

:54:32. > :54:36.are full of it, the hopes and dreams of the nation. You can see it live

:54:37. > :54:42.on BBC Four right now. Currently going on. It is Chen long already

:54:43. > :54:47.one game up. Very tense in that gold medal final.

:54:48. > :54:56.The other day we saw the Brownlee brothers achieve goals and medal on

:54:57. > :55:00.Thursday in blistering conditions around Copacabana, that is the

:55:01. > :55:05.circuit the women will be undertaking very shortly, June at

:55:06. > :55:13.3pm your time. Three British women going in that. Not related this

:55:14. > :55:18.time! And we have a three-time British triathlon Champlin down

:55:19. > :55:27.there. Alongside her is Jonathan Edwards. Different kinds of

:55:28. > :55:32.conditions for these women today. Good afternoon, very exciting. The

:55:33. > :55:37.Brownlee brothers taking gold and silver. We have a strong female

:55:38. > :55:43.British team here. We have an excellent team, it is so

:55:44. > :55:51.exciting. All three girls you could can consider medal prospects.

:55:52. > :55:59.We have been speaking to Keri-Anne Payne who did the open-water swim

:56:00. > :56:05.and she was talking about those different currents. We saw with the

:56:06. > :56:09.men the way they split. She said there is definitely a

:56:10. > :56:14.current coming in towards the athletes. When they swim out they

:56:15. > :56:19.will find it tricky and conditions different today, more wind around.

:56:20. > :56:26.We have two talk about one name, in the last two years, Gwen Jorgensen

:56:27. > :56:31.has dominated from the USA, two world titles, seemingly unbeatable.

:56:32. > :56:37.The key to her success has been the run.

:56:38. > :56:41.Absolutely. No one comes close, other than Non Stanford her nearest

:56:42. > :56:47.rival on the run. Over the last couple of years she

:56:48. > :56:53.has improved her bike and swim massively, a complete athlete since.

:56:54. > :56:58.In terms of tactics, we saw with the Brownlee brothers, they went hard on

:56:59. > :57:03.the swim and the bike. Whoever it might be, we will see them trying to

:57:04. > :57:08.break Gwen Jorgensen to give a big enough gap on the 10K run.

:57:09. > :57:17.It is a tough race for her, everyone is against her. Tactically, a few

:57:18. > :57:24.will be working together. An interesting year, unbeaten coming

:57:25. > :57:28.into 2016. Back in April, the Gold Coast, the British selection race

:57:29. > :57:29.between Jodie Stimpson and Helen Jenkins, Helen Jenkins actually beat

:57:30. > :57:44.her. Let us hear from Helen. COMMENTATOR: Jenkins takes the

:57:45. > :57:50.victory and seals her Olympic selection.

:57:51. > :57:55.The race couldn't have gone better better than in years. It meant

:57:56. > :58:00.qualifying the Olympics. And getting that out meant it has been worth

:58:01. > :58:03.sticking with the sport for the last few years.

:58:04. > :58:10.I am not thinking about medals. I would love a medal. It is not my

:58:11. > :58:18.focus. My focus was that the London. It set me up for such pressure.

:58:19. > :58:28.COMMENTATOR: Helen Jenkins is champion of the world.

:58:29. > :58:33.I had one of my best races ever, made 2012. Everything fell apart

:58:34. > :58:38.after May. I got a massive injury. The most chefs will period I have

:58:39. > :58:41.had from many leading through to August.

:58:42. > :58:46.How hard was it going into the race in London knowing you were not at

:58:47. > :58:52.your best -- the most stressful period.

:58:53. > :58:54.I shouldn't have come fifth that day, I barely ran.

:58:55. > :59:00.When I first injured myself in May, I couldn't walk.

:59:01. > :59:05.Post-London you would hope to have recovered from injury and go on to

:59:06. > :59:12.challenge the world titles and build-up towards Rio. But it didn't

:59:13. > :59:15.quite work out that way? No! Every time we make a plan now, it has to

:59:16. > :59:20.be flexible and allow time for injury. It took a long time to

:59:21. > :59:27.diagnose what my injury was so I didn't wrestle all of 2013. That is

:59:28. > :59:32.why the British Triathlon staff were great. -- I didn't race all of 2013.

:59:33. > :59:36.My problem is a hereditary back problem. There is nothing I can do

:59:37. > :59:40.except strings on it. It will cause injuries and problems. It's

:59:41. > :59:48.something that's not my fault and I really struggle with that. I try my

:59:49. > :59:55.best but I think, if only I had that straight back! After all that

:59:56. > :59:59.pressure of London and hopes and expectations for that, are you going

:00:00. > :00:04.to take a step back from this? I think so. What is the hardest thing

:00:05. > :00:10.of the Olympics? Is it failing? I suppose, in a way, I failed at

:00:11. > :00:14.London because I didn't win a medal as a favourite. Going to Rio, the

:00:15. > :00:18.worst that can happen is that I don't win a medal. But already

:00:19. > :00:22.happened. I know that it's not the end of the world. For all that

:00:23. > :00:25.you've been through, I can understand why you want to keep a

:00:26. > :00:28.lid on things and be philosophical. Have you allowed yourself to dream a

:00:29. > :00:34.little bit about what might happen in Rio? You do allow yourself,

:00:35. > :00:39.because it is exciting. To come away with an Olympic medal after all the

:00:40. > :00:43.turbulent few years that we've had would mean that it was worth it.

:00:44. > :00:49.There is definitely not that X rotation on myself. I'm not

:00:50. > :00:52.expecting myself. -- not that expectation on myself. I want to

:00:53. > :00:59.stand on the start line fit and healthy ready to do a hard race. And

:01:00. > :01:02.if she was going to win a medal here it would be an incredible story and

:01:03. > :01:06.come back. When you hear what she's come

:01:07. > :01:10.through as an athlete, it would be an incredible comeback, absolutely.

:01:11. > :01:13.Looking back over the last couple of years she could never have dreamt

:01:14. > :01:17.she would be here and be as strong as she is. After the Gold Coast we

:01:18. > :01:30.saw what incredible shape she can get herself into. Non Stanford just

:01:31. > :01:35.going to go through. Good luck! Vicky and Helen, very tense moments.

:01:36. > :01:39.For triathletes you have the World Series and World Championships. But

:01:40. > :01:44.every four years is what really matters, and that is what they know

:01:45. > :01:48.now. I feel nervous for them. My heart is beating for them thinking

:01:49. > :01:56.about what they're going through. We will hear from Non and Vicki later

:01:57. > :02:02.on. They have had their injury problems. Both have. It's not an

:02:03. > :02:07.easy road. I don't think it is for that many people in a sport like

:02:08. > :02:11.triathlon, it's incredibly hard on the body. Most athletes at some

:02:12. > :02:15.point have to deal with injury. Let's go back to this Gold Coast

:02:16. > :02:19.race where Helen Jenkins built Gwen Jorgensen. The key to it was going

:02:20. > :02:23.out and getting a big lead on the bike. That is going to be the story

:02:24. > :02:27.of the race today, trying to build up the gap to distance Gwen

:02:28. > :02:32.Jorgensen. It's the only way that she will be broken. We saw the

:02:33. > :02:39.Brownies doing it. They put together a tactical race and it will be

:02:40. > :02:43.important. Everyone has to go really hard if they are going to drop Gwen.

:02:44. > :02:47.I don't think there is any sport where you can be so close to the

:02:48. > :02:50.athletes just moments before an Olympic triathlon. I'm not looking

:02:51. > :02:54.at you and listening to you, I'm looking at Helen closing her eyes,

:02:55. > :03:02.going through her mental preparation. You can see the stress,

:03:03. > :03:06.you can sense the stress. Vicky is smiling and laughing with some

:03:07. > :03:09.competitors from Canada. Some athletes will deal with it better

:03:10. > :03:13.than others. There is a lot of experience here in terms of

:03:14. > :03:17.Olympics, 30 girls waiting today were in London and 13 were in

:03:18. > :03:25.Beijing. We have Gwen Jorgensen just standing behind Non, Helen and Vicky

:03:26. > :03:32.When is smiling, but she knows what those British girls are going to do.

:03:33. > :03:36.They will go out on that bike and try to smash it to pieces. Non, Gwen

:03:37. > :03:42.and Helen showing a word before the competition. Before the gun goes

:03:43. > :03:46.they are all friends and chilled. But once the ban goes, it is a free

:03:47. > :03:51.for all out there. When has been under a spotlight. -- Gwen Jorgensen

:03:52. > :04:06.has been under a spotlight. These are just incredible moments.

:04:07. > :04:13.Flora Duffy is going through with Katie 's of areas. Flora Duffy, she

:04:14. > :04:16.has been really strong this year. She leads the world rankings and she

:04:17. > :04:27.will be driving this race from the front. I think the different things

:04:28. > :04:30.that Flora has is she's pretty much guaranteed a front pack swim. We've

:04:31. > :04:34.seen her so strong this year in the film. We know she will be out in

:04:35. > :04:39.front. Then if she can get out on the bike and hit that first hill and

:04:40. > :04:45.dissent, let's not forget Flora Duffy is incredibly strong

:04:46. > :04:47.technically as well. -- dissent. We will calm down, let's hear from Non

:04:48. > :05:02.and Vicky. COMMENTATOR: Holland takes the win

:05:03. > :05:06.in Edmonton! Stanford is the champion of the world!

:05:07. > :05:12.Nothing too strenuous because I've heard by knee. We will do some

:05:13. > :05:24.walk-throughs. Knees up two right angles.

:05:25. > :05:31.COMMENTATOR: Non Stanford will be on the plane for Great Britain next

:05:32. > :05:37.year, and so too for Vicky Holland. The weather is always like this for

:05:38. > :05:42.the U in Leeds for your training. Six days a week seven days a week?

:05:43. > :05:49.Seven days a week. We don't get that Friday feeling. Which bit do you

:05:50. > :05:53.enjoy most? I think both of us enjoy the running most. We were runners

:05:54. > :06:01.growing up as teenagers. It is the easiest one to do. It's the least

:06:02. > :06:06.time-consuming. I like swimming. Oh, really? That is unusual. It's

:06:07. > :06:10.difficult for me because I do really well in the swim, pretty good at my

:06:11. > :06:14.age group, and then I just get overtaken. People take these races

:06:15. > :06:21.and they see you all get in that swim. What are your thoughts when

:06:22. > :06:27.you're getting in? Why on earth am I doing this! When your stomach start

:06:28. > :06:31.light you're like, just be brave. It can be daunting. There are 70 girls

:06:32. > :06:35.heading for one point. You get knocked to be had, you get pushed

:06:36. > :06:41.under. It's just a matter of keeping your line, trying to move forward.

:06:42. > :06:45.We are excited about you going to Rio. From where we're sitting, we

:06:46. > :06:50.are hoping medals, obviously. That is a lot of pressure. It could be

:06:51. > :06:54.perceived as pressure, but more than anything I look at it as a great

:06:55. > :06:58.opportunity to be at this stage in my life where I'm in great shape,

:06:59. > :07:02.getting the best results I've ever had. I'm going into an Olympic Games

:07:03. > :07:09.without injury and that is a fantastic opportunity. I'm really

:07:10. > :07:13.lucky because both Helen and Vicky our Olympic veterans. Especially

:07:14. > :07:18.Helling, it is her third game. We are not an inexperienced team in

:07:19. > :07:23.that regard. That will be beneficial for me. We will hopefully quash any

:07:24. > :07:28.rumours that you can't meddle in your first Olympics. Johnny and

:07:29. > :07:33.Alistair Brownlee have done fantastic things. This seems to be

:07:34. > :07:38.the mantle being passed over to the women. What makes Britons are good

:07:39. > :07:42.at triathlon? At the minute there is a very good atmosphere within the

:07:43. > :07:46.team and a very good ethos and mentality. I do believe in success

:07:47. > :07:51.breeds success. Alistair and Johnny have set this bar and standard and

:07:52. > :07:54.showing us how it's done. We have stepped up and followed in their

:07:55. > :08:03.footsteps and thankfully brought four really strong women through.

:08:04. > :08:09.They're not sisters, but they could be. There is that kind of Brownlee

:08:10. > :08:14.dynamic. It must get tricky at times. I wonder if both were

:08:15. > :08:17.sprinting for a medal, how easy it would be afterwards? Their

:08:18. > :08:21.relationship has helped them in their sport and our success. We

:08:22. > :08:26.talked about how this race might pan out. A group of athletes trying to

:08:27. > :08:29.break when Jorgensen on the swim and the bike. Do you think there will be

:08:30. > :08:36.team tactics between the British athletes? That's a tricky one. All

:08:37. > :08:40.three have medal potential. Just the fact that they will be in the same

:08:41. > :08:44.pack and can help one another will mentally make it easier. You

:08:45. > :08:51.mentioned Non Stanford was perhaps the one athlete you could run with

:08:52. > :08:56.Gwen Jorgensen in the ten K. Her first race, she struggled on the

:08:57. > :09:01.swim. She has, but there have been reasons. I think, touch wood, we

:09:02. > :09:04.will see a better swim today. It has been tough for her mentally but

:09:05. > :09:09.preparation has gone phenomenally well. She has to remember what she

:09:10. > :09:13.did in the Testament, she came second. If she keeps focused,

:09:14. > :09:18.hopefully it will all go well. -- what she did in the test event. We

:09:19. > :09:26.have a look at what the course looks like.

:09:27. > :09:32.The 2016 Olympic triathlon is set in a truly stunning location. But don't

:09:33. > :09:38.be fooled by the sandy beaches and palm trees because the athletes will

:09:39. > :09:43.be made to work extremely hard. The race starts right here on Copacabana

:09:44. > :09:48.beach with a sprint into the waves. It is an ocean swim of 1500 metres.

:09:49. > :09:58.The water temperature is pretty mild and we not expecting see wet suits.

:09:59. > :10:10.The athletes exit transition one and head south towards the big Ford that

:10:11. > :10:14.separates the two beaches. Athletes will cover 40 kilometres on the

:10:15. > :10:19.bike. But after only 100 metres they will reach this tricky junction on

:10:20. > :10:23.the course. It is a 180 degrees turn which will see the athletes heading

:10:24. > :10:30.back down Copacabana Beach. The athletes turn off, and this is where

:10:31. > :10:33.the course gets really tough. It is incredibly steep and the athletes

:10:34. > :10:39.will have to negotiate it eight times during the cycle. Before they

:10:40. > :10:46.have a chance to recover, they're faced with a fast descent. This is

:10:47. > :10:50.what is a reminder of just how tricky this course is. It was at

:10:51. > :10:54.last year's test event when Ryan Bailey overshot the corner and flew

:10:55. > :11:02.into the crowds. Thankfully, escaping unscathed. Having left

:11:03. > :11:06.their bikes in transition, the final discipline involves a scenic ten

:11:07. > :11:13.kilometre run made up of four lab along the Copacabana, overlooked by

:11:14. > :11:18.the Sugarloaf Mountain. Ordinarily, this would be an idyllic location

:11:19. > :11:21.for a spot of jogging. The athletes' legs will feel like jelly after the

:11:22. > :11:26.bike. In warm weather, this will be a real test of strength. Alistair

:11:27. > :11:30.Brownlee described as a good cause that promotes exciting racing. But

:11:31. > :11:36.one thing is for sure, the gold medal winner will certainly averted.

:11:37. > :11:45.A beautiful day and as you said in the video, in idyllic conditions.

:11:46. > :11:52.The course is brutal. It's really, really tough. Going up that Hill

:11:53. > :11:57.eight times is really tough. That will also be in the athletes' mind.

:11:58. > :12:01.It would have been mined, I going to get an eight times safely? We saw

:12:02. > :12:06.the men negotiate it really well. Gordon Benson crushed out one of the

:12:07. > :12:10.corners, not on the main defence. It is as tough as they come on the

:12:11. > :12:15.World Triathlon Series which is what the athletes race week in, week out.

:12:16. > :12:21.Which, of course, makes for exciting racing as they get ready to go

:12:22. > :12:25.towards the water. This swim is all-important. Certainly for Gwen

:12:26. > :12:29.Jorgensen to keep in contact. If she loses contact, it is an uphill

:12:30. > :12:33.struggle. It is absolutely vital here today because if Duffy gets a

:12:34. > :12:39.sniff and is ahead of when coming out of the water, her run has

:12:40. > :12:43.improved. She will need less time on the bike in front of when Jorgensen.

:12:44. > :12:50.All round, the swim is incredibly important. It's not something that

:12:51. > :12:56.in used to doing, they are used to diving off a pontoon. But everyone

:12:57. > :13:02.will have practised it. One athlete we haven't mentioned is the

:13:03. > :13:08.defending champion, Nicola Spring. She is quiet on the World Triathlon

:13:09. > :13:12.Series. She runs marathons, she does no events, winter events. She has

:13:13. > :13:18.raced a couple of times. She had a bad crash in Abu Dhabi when she was

:13:19. > :13:24.brought down. She has an half an Ironman distance. Talking to her

:13:25. > :13:30.coach, she is an incredibly good shape. Not a dark horse but one to

:13:31. > :13:33.watch out for. Coming back to the British girls, an amazing Olympics

:13:34. > :13:37.for Team GB. You wonder how that will work for them. They've been

:13:38. > :13:41.watching this, the penultimate day of the games. All of the pressure

:13:42. > :13:48.building up. Hopefully they can feed off that energy. What an Olympics

:13:49. > :13:52.this has been. Success breeds success, there are no more truer

:13:53. > :13:55.words is what when you see your team-mates do well, that really

:13:56. > :13:59.drives you on. But let's not forget it does add a little bit of

:14:00. > :14:06.pressure. You need to get to the commentary box where Matt is

:14:07. > :14:10.standing by. COMMENTATOR: good afternoon,

:14:11. > :14:18.everybody. Still the morning here in leg. Just coming up to 11am. -- in

:14:19. > :14:24.Rio. Triathletes are taking their predetermined places on the pontoon.

:14:25. > :14:27.There was a team captain meeting earlier in the week. The higher the

:14:28. > :14:29.ranking of the triathlete, the earlier the choice of position on

:14:30. > :14:43.the carpet. Interesting choice from the sum of

:14:44. > :14:50.the athletes to go at the opposite end of the carpet to wear the medals

:14:51. > :14:55.came from in the men's condition. The Brownlee brothers were alongside

:14:56. > :15:01.each other at the opposite end to this side of the beach --

:15:02. > :15:05.competition. Duffy and Angela Hewitt have chosen to move to the other

:15:06. > :15:09.side. It will become apparent who has made the right choice as the

:15:10. > :15:15.Olympic women's triathlon gets underway.

:15:16. > :15:23.The red flag is being raised just behind the 55 competitors.

:15:24. > :15:28.1,500 metres swim, followed by a 40 K cycle and 810 K run.

:15:29. > :15:41.As we know, that cycle contains a brutal climb and a dangerous descent

:15:42. > :15:48.-- 10K.. They get underway, running down the

:15:49. > :15:52.sand at Copacabana, the Atlantique waves much larger than they were for

:15:53. > :15:59.the men's race on Thursday. They have to battle through these waves

:16:00. > :16:04.coming in, on their way out to the course which turns progressively to

:16:05. > :16:11.complete the 1,500 metres swim, almost a mile in the water, we will

:16:12. > :16:16.see who emerges. Normally, Carolina Routier will be the one forcing her

:16:17. > :16:20.way to the front. We had a worried this morning the boats carrying the

:16:21. > :16:25.TV cameras could not edition themselves close enough to the

:16:26. > :16:30.action because of the waves. They are out there now but I am not

:16:31. > :16:35.sure how close we can get to the swimmers in the first stage.

:16:36. > :16:42.As we try to figure out who is well, the numbers to look out for, Vicky

:16:43. > :16:51.Holland is 14, Helen Jenkins is 15, Non Stanford is 16. Those numbers on

:16:52. > :16:53.their swim caps and on their upper arm as well.

:16:54. > :16:57.Annie Emmerson has joined me in commentary as we get a site of Emma

:16:58. > :17:04.Moffatt, Olympic bronze medallist eight years ago in Beijing.

:17:05. > :17:10.Good morning. Conditions looking relatively benign but they are not

:17:11. > :17:14.as easy as they look, having spoken to Keri-Anne Payne, there is a

:17:15. > :17:19.definite current the girls will be swimming against as they make their

:17:20. > :17:22.way to the far point before they turn.

:17:23. > :17:28.This will save the stronger swimmers.

:17:29. > :17:35.Two distinct groups have formed. When we see from the helicopter

:17:36. > :17:40.shot, the group from the left will contain Holland, Jenkins and

:17:41. > :17:41.Stanford. Containing the three British

:17:42. > :17:51.contenders. Britain could have, if it had had a

:17:52. > :17:54.sufficient number in the quota, sent four world-class triathletes to Rio.

:17:55. > :18:00.Jodie Stimpson was the unfortunate one who got left behind, she won the

:18:01. > :18:05.first race on the world triathlon series in March in Abu Dhabi. During

:18:06. > :18:10.that race, there was a big bike crash and the defending Olympic

:18:11. > :18:15.champion Nicola Spirig broke her hand. She has made a remarkable

:18:16. > :18:21.recovery to compete here. Carolina Routier is expecting

:18:22. > :18:28.forcing the pace at the start of this Olympic women's triathlon. A

:18:29. > :18:34.single lap in the water. Lots of laps on the bike, eight in total,

:18:35. > :18:39.making that climb up the hill. It was during the bike leg that the

:18:40. > :18:49.Brownlee brothers got the job done. What an impossible job, they

:18:50. > :18:54.executed it perfectly. -- job. The girls are facing some hot

:18:55. > :18:58.temperatures when they get out onto the run.

:18:59. > :19:14.The athletes we can expect to see, Carolina Routier, Pamella Oliveira

:19:15. > :19:27.from Brazil. We expect Vicky Holland and the American as well.

:19:28. > :19:35.The Copacabana studio contains many broadcasters. And at the far end the

:19:36. > :19:46.Folly Beach -- the beach volleyball Stadium.

:19:47. > :20:00.Her boyfriend Marion Bartoli, he didn't get to feature in the men's

:20:01. > :20:04.race -- Mario Mola. Palomar -- Pamella Oliveira, the

:20:05. > :20:09.Brazilian, keeping close to Carolina Routier. They need to get their line

:20:10. > :20:16.right as they make this first turn. A kayaker in case any problems

:20:17. > :20:21.arise, sometimes when swimmers get too close to each other they can

:20:22. > :20:26.head-butt that inflatable, it doesn't hurt, they can get stopped

:20:27. > :20:31.in their tracks. If swimmers are not aware of the trouble the swimmer in

:20:32. > :20:37.front is in, there can be a pile-up. They have kept clear of trouble.

:20:38. > :20:43.We can see the swim is separating early on, everyone is spread out in

:20:44. > :20:49.the early stages. Carolina Routier is taking the swim

:20:50. > :20:54.out hard. She is not a bad biker but does not have the run legs. So this

:20:55. > :21:04.is in her interest. Gwen Jorgensen, best in the world,

:21:05. > :21:08.she wears number 20 today, starting towards the far end of the beach

:21:09. > :21:13.from where we are situated, her choice to go to that far end.

:21:14. > :21:18.You can see Vicky Holland on the extreme right.

:21:19. > :21:26.One fall on the way to the sound. Aileen Reid.

:21:27. > :21:32.Representing Ireland. A good all-rounder. We hope to see

:21:33. > :21:37.something decent from her today. A pretty different swim to what the

:21:38. > :21:42.athletes normally face in the world triathlon series, they normally do

:21:43. > :21:50.two laps, then come out of the water. This is a straight 1,500

:21:51. > :21:55.metres loop. It can help them if they get a

:21:56. > :21:59.break. We can see them crashing around

:22:00. > :22:02.where it gets really messy, swimming on top of one another, not

:22:03. > :22:09.deliberately. A tough part of the course.

:22:10. > :22:18.It can be violent as that Whirlpool forms on the left turn.

:22:19. > :22:24.They swim north at this stage, for about 50 metrese before they make

:22:25. > :22:29.another turn. Then they will zigzag around a couple of giant inflatables

:22:30. > :22:33.back towards the beach. Then a short section where they run across the

:22:34. > :22:39.sand before finding the blue carpet and up to the transition area where

:22:40. > :22:43.the bikes are parked in front of our commentary position.

:22:44. > :22:47.As we did on Thursday, we have large numbers of supporters out on the

:22:48. > :22:54.beach of Copacabana and on the streets.

:22:55. > :22:59.Katie Zaferes was winner of the most recent world triathlon race on the

:23:00. > :23:05.16th of July in Hamburg, a half distance, sprint distance race. Gwen

:23:06. > :23:10.Jorgensen finished third on that occasion. Flora Duffy from Bermuda

:23:11. > :23:14.is one to watch, she could team up with Andrea Hewitt, first and second

:23:15. > :23:21.in Stockholm in the full distance race at the beginning of July.

:23:22. > :23:29.Jenkins was third, Vicky Holland was fourth. Being the favourites from

:23:30. > :23:35.their small competing nations, the New Zealander Hewitt and Duffy we

:23:36. > :23:43.think have formed a working party and may get stuck in on two wheels.

:23:44. > :23:48.Don't forget the race in the Gold Coast where Helen Jenkins beat Gwen

:23:49. > :23:54.Jorgensen with that one she had of 13 consecutive victories, breaking

:23:55. > :24:00.that run. Jenkins rode away putting time

:24:01. > :24:04.between herself and Gwen Jorgensen to take the win and getting a place

:24:05. > :24:08.in the rear. All sorts of scenario can play out

:24:09. > :24:12.today. One thing is sure, most of these

:24:13. > :24:16.athletes will be doing what they can to get away from Gwen Jorgensen, by

:24:17. > :24:22.far the strongest runner. We have seen it time and again,

:24:23. > :24:27.Jorgensen can get off her bike, be 1.5 bits down on the leaders and

:24:28. > :24:32.find a way through the field and claim victory. She hasn't done it at

:24:33. > :24:37.the limit level, she fell off in front of Buckingham Palace in 2012.

:24:38. > :24:46.There was a sprint finish in Hyde Park for the gold medal. Nicola

:24:47. > :24:53.Spirig defeated Lisa Norden. Erin Densham from Australia took the

:24:54. > :25:00.bronze. There have been 12 different

:25:01. > :25:06.medallists along the way since then. From an Olympian perspective it is

:25:07. > :25:14.very strong, 30 of the women racing today were in London, 13 were in

:25:15. > :25:20.Beijing. Nicola Spirig, defending champion,

:25:21. > :25:25.this is her fourth Olympics, her run started in Athens where she finished

:25:26. > :25:37.19, six in Beijing, and she won in London.

:25:38. > :25:42.Confirmation of the first three. Moffatt was bronze medallist eight

:25:43. > :25:46.years ago, a reasonable world triathlon series. We are unable to

:25:47. > :25:51.tell from these distant shots where the British triathletes are

:25:52. > :25:59.positioned. We would hope all three will be exiting the swim somewhere

:26:00. > :26:04.in the top 20. The key to the race could be how Gwen Jorgensen has

:26:05. > :26:11.coped with the Atlantic swells. Not a bad swimmer, she fares better when

:26:12. > :26:15.the water is calm and fresh. We are getting information Andrea

:26:16. > :26:23.Hewitt has lost her goggles. We saw an athlete go down on the beach at

:26:24. > :26:29.the start. Andrea Hewitt without goggles will

:26:30. > :26:33.find the swim tough. Gwen Jorgensen's swimming has

:26:34. > :26:41.improved during the course of how world triathlon series career.

:26:42. > :26:46.She began her run on the world series back in 2011. She was

:26:47. > :26:50.generally coming out of the water 35 seconds off the leaders. She has

:26:51. > :26:58.reduced that to an average of about 15 seconds. In the test event here

:26:59. > :27:04.12 months ago, she was 14 seconds down on the swim. A gradual

:27:05. > :27:09.improvement for Gwen Jorgensen. Confirmation of the first three. We

:27:10. > :27:13.think Pamella Oliveira might be up there somewhere as well.

:27:14. > :27:19.She will have had plenty of time to get used to the occurrence that

:27:20. > :27:24.permeates this part of the Atlantic coast in front of Copacabana Beach.

:27:25. > :27:29.A mention of Emma Moffatt, having the swim of her life, known as a

:27:30. > :27:34.good swimmer, although it has dropped off in the last couple of

:27:35. > :27:39.years. There is biz, bronze medallist in Beijing, crashed out in

:27:40. > :27:45.London. She has had a couple of years of quiet rating, not that

:27:46. > :27:50.strong by her standards, in third place in the swim.

:27:51. > :27:58.We can expect to see them coming in at 19.30, a little slower because of

:27:59. > :28:05.the conditions. Carolina Routier of Spain continues

:28:06. > :28:12.to force the pace. Her team-mate, Ainhoa Murua, the oldest in the rate

:28:13. > :28:19.at 38 -- in the race. The youngest triathletes is

:28:20. > :28:28.Casssandre Beaugrand, half the age of Ainhoa Murua, at 19.

:28:29. > :28:34.Murua the oldest, 38. That is how big the swells are, we are losing

:28:35. > :28:39.sight of them as they disappear between the surf.

:28:40. > :28:42.When we drove from our hotel up the coast, down to Copacabana this

:28:43. > :28:55.morning, there were guys out surfing at 7am. Big waves at Baha.

:28:56. > :29:00.40 guys out there surfing, since dawn I imagine.

:29:01. > :29:06.The conditions on our pictures do look relatively calm and nice, but

:29:07. > :29:11.there is definitely a swell out there. This swim is complicated

:29:12. > :29:14.because you have got to do really good fighting and make sure you

:29:15. > :29:17.don't go off course. But it a crisscross the fact and they go over

:29:18. > :29:22.themselves as they come back to shore. These swimmers need to have

:29:23. > :29:27.their wits about themselves and keep an eye on the next boy that they

:29:28. > :29:31.need to aim for. They're making the next turn towards home now. The

:29:32. > :29:38.exit, and the short journey to transition. I know we are only given

:29:39. > :29:44.the top three positions at the moment. Don't worry, when they come

:29:45. > :29:48.out of the water the on-screen timing system will give us all the

:29:49. > :29:51.names and their positions, and the time difference between first out of

:29:52. > :30:02.the water and the rest of the field as they emerge. You can see they

:30:03. > :30:05.have the final stretch to complete. Although there are three or four B

:30:06. > :30:13.back, they are within 60 seconds of each other. -- three or four left at

:30:14. > :30:16.the back. It looks like a big gap between the two packs, but there is

:30:17. > :30:20.not a great deal of difference between the front and the chase

:30:21. > :30:24.pack, as we like to call it. Carolina Routier from Spain has been

:30:25. > :30:33.leading the way, as we've seen for this entire swim. It is surprising

:30:34. > :30:38.not easy Duffy up their anti-home favourite Pamella Oliveira. -- and

:30:39. > :30:43.the home favourite. The best option, if you can, is to sit back and get

:30:44. > :31:05.on some on's feed. You would save plenty of energy.

:31:06. > :31:16.The leader of the swim, the first stage of today's Olympic triathlon,

:31:17. > :31:21.is still Carolina Routier of Spain. We think Emma Moffatt might have

:31:22. > :31:28.lost their place or two. There is a definite surge from behind to try to

:31:29. > :31:33.get close to the feet of Carolina Routier. It's a spectacular sight.

:31:34. > :31:37.The helicopter hovering above, I can see it from the commentary position.

:31:38. > :31:40.Still there is no wind today to speak of at all. Just to be most

:31:41. > :31:48.gentle breezes keeping the Olympic and Brazilian flags aloft. But there

:31:49. > :31:51.is an outside chance of a shower a little later. That could make things

:31:52. > :31:56.quite interesting, especially if it comes during the bike. That dissent

:31:57. > :32:02.and two wheels is pretty tricky. But in the wet, it would be outright

:32:03. > :32:07.dangerous. I certainly would not want to take it on. We saw in the

:32:08. > :32:13.men's race, the thing about it is the intensity. It comes so quickly

:32:14. > :32:17.after the hill. It is very steep. In wet conditions, that would be

:32:18. > :32:21.treacherous. Looking at this guy is, hopefully we are going to have time

:32:22. > :32:25.on our side and we won't see any rain until a little later. What they

:32:26. > :32:28.would like is on the run, a little bit of a cooling effect.

:32:29. > :32:32.Temperatures today here are stiflingly hot, looking at around 30

:32:33. > :32:38.degrees by the time the athletes go out onto the run. Keep your eye on

:32:39. > :32:45.the progress of Fabienne St Louis from Mauritius. She is racing with

:32:46. > :32:51.number 45 today. You may have seen the future that BBC Sport and

:32:52. > :32:54.Fabienne St Louis who has had a battle with cancer recently and was

:32:55. > :32:58.paralysed on one side of her face. She was diagnosed with cancer late

:32:59. > :33:02.last year and has battled chemotherapy and radiotherapy and

:33:03. > :33:05.all sorts of treatments to make it to the start line of the Olympic

:33:06. > :33:11.triathlon. She certainly won't feature in the medals but we will

:33:12. > :33:15.try and get a look at her progress as the race unfolds. That is

:33:16. > :33:20.Fabienne St Louis from Mauritius, number 45. Carolina Routier of

:33:21. > :33:27.Spain, number 35, Leeds Pamella Oliveira Brazil. The favourite will

:33:28. > :33:29.bring a more from the crowd when they see that on the various big

:33:30. > :33:34.screens available to the supporters here. Katie Zaferes here at the

:33:35. > :33:39.moment is the best of the Americans. We will keep our fingers crossed.

:33:40. > :33:43.There is plenty of red, white and blue in the pack behind Routier who

:33:44. > :33:47.has leadership of the swim at the moment. We will hope that some of

:33:48. > :33:53.that red, white and blue belongs to Vicky Holland, possibly to Helen

:33:54. > :33:57.Jenkins and Non Stanford. I've just seen number 16 which is Non Stanford

:33:58. > :34:02.for Great Britain. That's phenomenal swimming for Non because some of her

:34:03. > :34:05.fans have been nervous about her swim, which has been slightly

:34:06. > :34:10.sketchy in the last few races that we've seen her in. They will have

:34:11. > :34:16.two surf the last stage of this swing up the beach to Copacabana.

:34:17. > :34:20.There will be a frantic push towards transition. The Brownlee brothers on

:34:21. > :34:25.Thursday got away in a group of ten and remained there for the entire 40

:34:26. > :34:29.kilometre cycle. Let's see if Routier can lead a big group

:34:30. > :34:34.through, body surfing her way to the sand. Now she high steps her way out

:34:35. > :34:45.of the Atlantic with Pamella Oliveira in hot pursuit. Zaferes,

:34:46. > :34:56.Hewitt, Rivas of Mexico. Mary Rabiot in front. Ben Olivero. Next Hewitt.

:34:57. > :35:01.Moffatt of Australia. Flora Duffy from Bermuda. Vicky Holland, the

:35:02. > :35:05.first of the British trio to emerge. Holland is out of the water and

:35:06. > :35:11.away, all within nine seconds of each other at this stage. Stanford

:35:12. > :35:14.is in this group, and Helen Jenkins. All three British triathletes are in

:35:15. > :35:22.that top group and so is Gwen Jorgensen. Nicola Spirig, the

:35:23. > :35:27.defending Olympic champion, also emerges in the front group as they

:35:28. > :35:30.picked up their bikes and head out. Just passing in front of our

:35:31. > :35:40.commentary position. A good start for the British athletes. Non

:35:41. > :35:44.Stanford right along Flora Duffy. Nicola Spirig also having the swim

:35:45. > :35:49.of her life. We know what her biking skills are like and just how strong

:35:50. > :35:53.she is. We haven't seen her out in a front pack since I can't remember

:35:54. > :35:59.the last time! A phenomenal swim from the defending Olympic champion.

:36:00. > :36:02.All the British athletes in their, but hot on their heels was Gwen

:36:03. > :36:09.Jorgensen from the United date who is the athlete everyone is watching

:36:10. > :36:14.out for. -- from the United States. A huge pack of athletes are now on

:36:15. > :36:23.their bikes and on their way. Just a little bit of white cloud around.

:36:24. > :36:27.The break has come from Mari Rabie from South Africa. She is first to

:36:28. > :36:31.force the pace at the front, clearly with an eye on the climb. She hasn't

:36:32. > :36:36.quite got her left foot settled in the shoe. She has a look behind to

:36:37. > :36:38.see who will join in the front. We could see a group of 20 or more

:36:39. > :36:50.getting away. We are just hearing that Gwen

:36:51. > :36:55.Jorgensen and Nicola left the water together. This will be an

:36:56. > :36:59.interesting race between the defending champion. Gwen Jorgensen

:37:00. > :37:08.has 17 victories to her name. They are head to head. Nicola has one.

:37:09. > :37:15.Their last outing together was in 2012, and Nicola won and when was

:37:16. > :37:19.11. Of course, that was a long time ago. Gwen Jorgensen is a very

:37:20. > :37:24.different athlete here today. I'm counting more than 30 in this front

:37:25. > :37:30.group. Then there are one or two stragglers who might join in before

:37:31. > :37:33.we get to the first significant gap. There are still triathletes coming

:37:34. > :37:40.through transition, picking up their bikes. That includes Annie Howell,

:37:41. > :37:47.the best of the Germans. She is miles off the pace. -- Annie Haug.

:37:48. > :37:55.They will have to negotiate this and eight times -- Chris Hill eight

:37:56. > :38:01.times -- they will have to negotiate this hill eight times. This is where

:38:02. > :38:04.the early damage happened in the men's race on Thursday. It is so

:38:05. > :38:09.important if you want any sort of break that you attack this climb and

:38:10. > :38:15.put everything on the line. It is in these first couple of laps where the

:38:16. > :38:20.brakes really come. Non Stanford in the orange hats just going through.

:38:21. > :38:25.She is in about the position at the top of the hill. Katie Zaferes is

:38:26. > :38:31.not far behind. There is the oldest triathlete in the competition,

:38:32. > :38:36.Murua. Once they get to this white and grey building at the top there

:38:37. > :38:40.is a short flat section. Then in the ground rises again. We picked up the

:38:41. > :38:44.leaders on their first descent. With so many in there they will need to

:38:45. > :38:51.be aware of wheels and bodies around them, avoiding any touches on the

:38:52. > :38:55.fast downhill run. Non Stanford is leading the British trio at the

:38:56. > :38:59.moment. Holland and Jenkins are in this group and very much in

:39:00. > :39:06.contention at the early stages. It's not just on the asset that the

:39:07. > :39:10.athletes can gain time. Some athletes ascend a lot better than

:39:11. > :39:13.others. This course is not for the faint-hearted. We can see the

:39:14. > :39:19.athletes swinging round this band. They will be group, but I imagine we

:39:20. > :39:23.have lost some on the up and down. Surely some from that uphill section

:39:24. > :39:29.a little tough. Murua being one of them. She is now forcing the pace,

:39:30. > :39:33.trying to bridge the gap from the 15 seconds deficit she had coming out

:39:34. > :39:41.of the water. Potentially once they concertina together we could have a

:39:42. > :39:45.band of around 20 bikers together. Stanford of Great Britain is leading

:39:46. > :39:50.them. Vicky Holland is tucked in behind in about fourth position at

:39:51. > :39:53.this stage. I would like to see a little bit more urgency from the

:39:54. > :39:58.girls up front because, I will repeat myself, but what's really

:39:59. > :40:02.important here now, we can just see Gwen Jorgensen going through the

:40:03. > :40:05.back, perhaps having a tough time on the climb, she is experienced at

:40:06. > :40:09.this Olympic Games, six years into the sport. She knows what she's

:40:10. > :40:14.doing, but there have been questions about just how much she would enjoy

:40:15. > :40:19.that course. With Jorgensen in that shape early on, she will be tough to

:40:20. > :40:23.beat. Jorgensen sometimes is let down by her swim. But absolutely

:40:24. > :40:27.nailed it today. The improvement that we've seen over the last five

:40:28. > :40:31.years is very much evidence. Jorgensen is settling in at the back

:40:32. > :40:36.of the pack. She is with the leaders. The front rider is Non

:40:37. > :40:39.Stanford alongside defending champion Nicola Spirig of

:40:40. > :40:44.Switzerland. In other is more pace at the front. This is certainly the

:40:45. > :40:52.Non Stanford we know and remember from 2013. There is the leader,

:40:53. > :41:01.Nicolas Derrick, pushing the pace. -- Nicola Spirig. Nicola Spirig one

:41:02. > :41:07.in 2012 in London in a photo finish. Lisa Norden is in that race today,

:41:08. > :41:12.she left he spoke briefly to have a baby. She was the Swiss 5,000-metre

:41:13. > :41:18.champion in 2012. She is a law graduate, and Olympic medallist, a

:41:19. > :41:23.running gold-medallist. She has everything going on and she is out

:41:24. > :41:29.in front of the Olympic triathlon in 2016 as she sets about the task of

:41:30. > :41:35.defending her title. Just as Alistair Brownlee successfully did

:41:36. > :41:41.on Thursday. I make of that 19 with three others hoping to join in. We

:41:42. > :41:48.could have a group of about 22 forming as the first lap reaches its

:41:49. > :41:51.conclusion. Flora Duffy is a little bit quiet so far in this race.

:41:52. > :41:56.That's not something we have been used to over the last few weeks.

:41:57. > :42:02.That looks like Andrea Hewitt saying, come on, guys. We've got to

:42:03. > :42:07.make wind. Vicky Holland now coming through and taking her turn. We

:42:08. > :42:11.perhaps need a slightly smaller group, as we saw in the men's race.

:42:12. > :42:16.It went down to around ten. We have 19 now, that is a big group on this

:42:17. > :42:20.course. On the next climb of the athletes need to do is hit harder

:42:21. > :42:26.and see if they can drop one or two riders. A group of 19 was my count,

:42:27. > :42:38.but it will be confirmed as they reached the end of the first lap.

:42:39. > :42:41.Vendula Frintova taking her turn at the front, from the Czech Republic.

:42:42. > :42:53.A very consistent athlete who races regularly. Gwen Jorgensen is just

:42:54. > :42:58.happy, content. Keeping herself out of trouble at the back of the pack.

:42:59. > :43:02.Things have started perfectly for Jorgensen who is without doubt the

:43:03. > :43:06.best runner in the field. One thing is for sure, the athletes won't let

:43:07. > :43:09.her have an easy ride. We can see them coming over the blue carpet,

:43:10. > :43:22.and we will get some time references. Duffy, Stanford, spirit.

:43:23. > :43:36.Holland, Moffatt. Sammy Wilson. Yuka Sato from Japan. Zaferes, Hewitt and

:43:37. > :43:40.Jorgensen. No Helen Jenkins, Jenkins is in the group of three which have

:43:41. > :43:45.just passed our commentary position. Jenkins has work to do if she is to

:43:46. > :43:48.get towards the front pack. It's certainly not a disaster for Helen

:43:49. > :43:52.Jenkins because in that little group she can work well. She looked like

:43:53. > :43:56.she was down on her bars and she came across our screen. I'm not sure

:43:57. > :44:00.why she got dropped or how it happened. But she finds herself 19

:44:01. > :44:09.seconds down. By no means is it a disaster at this point.

:44:10. > :44:24.Non Stanford, Nicola Spirig. Stanford, heads down, working hard.

:44:25. > :44:32.Focused, has a little bland around. -- a little glance around. Barbara

:44:33. > :44:40.Riveros Diaz Chile, another one of the veterans from the World

:44:41. > :44:43.Triathlon Series tour. They are in the back streets of Copacabana one

:44:44. > :44:47.more time heading towards their second climb with the two levels of

:44:48. > :45:10.hill to negotiate. All three American triathletes are

:45:11. > :45:15.in this front group, they have had a clean sweep in the past in podium

:45:16. > :45:22.places. Spirig gets up off the saddle.

:45:23. > :45:23.She starts to force the pace. Non Stanford remained seated.

:45:24. > :45:49.Up they go for a second time. Rachel Klamer still there. The 20

:45:50. > :45:55.13th European champion. The second time they will make this

:45:56. > :46:01.climb. It will start to hurt. I imagine it hurts every time they go

:46:02. > :46:06.up, but particularly as they have an eight lap cycle stage. Often the

:46:07. > :46:20.races are on the flat and often half distance. This is a full Olympic

:46:21. > :46:25.distance today, 1500, 14 and ten. All three Olympic medallists from

:46:26. > :46:31.London four years ago, Spirig, Norden and Densham are in this group

:46:32. > :46:36.along with Sarah True who finished in fourth, just missed a medal, four

:46:37. > :46:38.years ago. The leaders are 28 seconds ahead of

:46:39. > :46:51.the Jenkins group. Where the athletes have to work

:46:52. > :46:57.here, not just on the hill which is important, but at the bottom where

:46:58. > :47:01.some of the more technically minded athletes have created a gap. It is

:47:02. > :47:05.at the bottom where they have to work hard.

:47:06. > :47:12.This is our chase pack led by Ashleigh Gentle, a strong athlete

:47:13. > :47:17.struggling on the swim. We can expect to see her pulling back these

:47:18. > :47:24.athletes in the second pack. That is being billed as the chase

:47:25. > :47:27.group. Does that contain Helen Jenkins?

:47:28. > :47:32.There was a group of three... That isn't the chase group. But it is

:47:33. > :47:36.actually the three that includes Helen Jenkins.

:47:37. > :47:45.True looks like she has dropped off the pace.

:47:46. > :47:48.Sweetland from Canada. A medallist at the Commonwealth Games.

:47:49. > :47:56.She hasn't enjoyed the dissent by the looks of things, they have

:47:57. > :48:02.dropped another couple of athletes. Struggling with the pressure of the

:48:03. > :48:08.climb. True going backwards. Out in front,

:48:09. > :48:17.it is the athlete from the Czech Republic, Frintova forcing them

:48:18. > :48:22.through. We have Vicky Holland and Non Stanford in this front group.

:48:23. > :48:30.Helen Jenkins is a little further behind. That might be the Sarah True

:48:31. > :48:35.pair, and a further break to the Helen Jenkins trio.

:48:36. > :48:47.Nicola Spirig seems to be doing all the work. Barbara Riveros had a

:48:48. > :48:54.great swim. Coached by Jamie Turner. Training partners with Gwen

:48:55. > :49:00.Jorgensen. Well-placed. She has had two wins on the World Triathlon

:49:01. > :49:07.Series but some time ago. Having a good Olympics so far.

:49:08. > :49:12.This group were 19 seconds clear of the chase group at the end of the

:49:13. > :49:17.first lap. Let us see if they take any more time by the end of the

:49:18. > :49:21.second lap approaching. On their way back along Copacabana

:49:22. > :49:26.towards the transition area, great to see the spectators out in force.

:49:27. > :49:33.It is a free event but nonetheless good numbers watching, as we enjoyed

:49:34. > :49:39.on Thursday. Gwen Jorgensen hasn't strayed from

:49:40. > :49:44.the back of the pack, kept herself out of trouble.

:49:45. > :49:48.Remembering the fall she had on her bike in London 2012.

:49:49. > :49:52.Jorgensen at this stage is the favourite, you can't deny that.

:49:53. > :49:59.Still plenty of solid runners in the including Nicola Spirig and Non

:50:00. > :50:06.Stanford and Vicky Holland, two of the three British entries giving

:50:07. > :50:17.Jorgensen a run for her money. No doubt Jorgensen is the fastest.

:50:18. > :50:32.Jorgensen just moving further down. She has taken her place mid pack.

:50:33. > :50:52.The pace isn't exactly ferocious. The last time Gwen Jorgensen failed

:50:53. > :51:00.to win a top-class race when she was in the leading bike pack was way

:51:01. > :51:04.back in 2012 in Yokohama. Jorgensen has a fantastic record in the last

:51:05. > :51:10.four years of winning races when she gets off her bike in the lead group.

:51:11. > :51:14.She is in the lead group today. That must send shivers down the spines of

:51:15. > :51:21.her opponents. Flora Duffy of the reader is the world number one in

:51:22. > :51:25.the triathlon series rankings first 2016, Jodie Stimpson is second, Gwen

:51:26. > :51:31.Jorgensen is third. Duffy has had an outstanding season.

:51:32. > :51:36.Finally getting her first win in Stockholm, after so many near

:51:37. > :51:43.misses. And she is without a doubt the best chance of a gold medal for

:51:44. > :51:48.Bermuda. Their only chance of a gold medal at these Games.

:51:49. > :51:54.Vicky Holland has been swallowed up in that second pack. A tricky day

:51:55. > :51:58.for Helen, she wouldn't expect to find herself there so early but she

:51:59. > :52:07.is in good company. Let us see if this chase pack can get working.

:52:08. > :52:12.22 athletes. I would say the pace is not to sedate, they are in single

:52:13. > :52:19.file. Nicola Spirig at the front, she trained a lot on her own, done a

:52:20. > :52:19.lot distance races where she is forced to time trial.

:52:20. > :53:02.Something she is happy to do. Vicky Holland and Non Stanford in

:53:03. > :53:08.the lead group. Now they get to work. Zaferes towards the back.

:53:09. > :53:14.Annen of Switzerland. They know this is key to a medal today, this climb.

:53:15. > :53:18.The shrewd spectators have positioned themselves up where the

:53:19. > :53:23.medals will be won and lost in all likelihood on this climb, inland

:53:24. > :53:29.from the sand at Copacabana. On their way up. Then a moment of

:53:30. > :53:33.respite before they have is to work hard again.

:53:34. > :53:37.Two of the three British triathletes in this race, Vicky Holland and Non

:53:38. > :53:44.Stanford, within this group. Helen Jenkins is further back.

:53:45. > :53:48.55 seconds off the pace we are hearing, Helen Jenkins, nearly a

:53:49. > :53:52.minute down, that was the official time check at the end of the second

:53:53. > :53:57.lap. Picking out Gwen Jorgensen, she is

:53:58. > :54:03.riding her very good race. We saw her at the top of the health in

:54:04. > :54:07.fifth, happy to go down the will of the British athletes. Jorgensen

:54:08. > :54:12.filling more comfortable than many might have thought on this course,

:54:13. > :54:20.tougher than they are used to. If anyone questioned Jorgensen's biking

:54:21. > :54:24.skills, they would be silenced. They are heading to the end of this

:54:25. > :54:29.third lap. Some of the rooftop swimming pool is

:54:30. > :54:32.around the smarter parts of the city.

:54:33. > :54:43.Such a contrast when you drive out past the favelas compare to what you

:54:44. > :54:53.see down in the city. Copacabana Commander is certainly one of those.

:54:54. > :54:59.-- Copacabana. Gwen Jorgensen has certainly made the Olympics the

:55:00. > :55:04.focus of her season. Jorgensen has been selective with

:55:05. > :55:08.her appearances on the World Triathlon Series she has opted out

:55:09. > :55:14.of some, chosen those she thinks will give her a steady platform, a

:55:15. > :55:18.steady race preparation for the games.

:55:19. > :55:22.She looks to be in terrific form. She is out at the front now, letting

:55:23. > :55:29.everyone know she is there, she is the one to beat today.

:55:30. > :55:34.Not a site we really expected early in this race, she was happy to sit

:55:35. > :55:38.in. Perhaps she was getting her race after the swim. Gwen Jorgensen

:55:39. > :55:44.pushing this pace. Non Stanford tucked in behind as is

:55:45. > :55:49.Nicola Spirig, defending champion. The only triathletes to have beaten

:55:50. > :55:53.Gwen Jorgensen over the Olympic distance this season is Helen

:55:54. > :56:00.Jenkins. Sadly, from a British point of view, Jenkins is in that group.

:56:01. > :56:07.The chase group is working hard to try and close the gap. The leaders

:56:08. > :56:13.are 28 seconds ahead, and a further that it is second to the next pack.

:56:14. > :56:17.Nicola Spirig, a burst of acceleration from the defending

:56:18. > :56:21.champion at the front of the field. She will be getting some orders from

:56:22. > :56:26.her coach Brett Sutton supporting her here.

:56:27. > :56:33.Gwen Jorgensen went with her. They know the importance of dropping Gwen

:56:34. > :56:39.Jorgensen or making her work hard so she goes into the run tired.

:56:40. > :56:45.Looking at the statistics, there is no athlete that can run... I would

:56:46. > :56:48.put Non Stanford as the next strongest runner. At the test event

:56:49. > :56:54.she managed to stay within 20 seconds. No athlete has run faster

:56:55. > :56:59.than Gwen Jorgensen in the last couple of years.

:57:00. > :57:04.Now they have taken that right hand and get back wall of noise.

:57:05. > :57:10.They ride on the flat just into the gentle breeze at this stage.

:57:11. > :57:15.Time for a conversation between Nicola Spirig and Gwen Jorgensen.

:57:16. > :57:20.The defending champion and the best in the world.

:57:21. > :57:25.The time for conversation as they approach the end of Lap 3.

:57:26. > :57:30.Something new for them. They haven't worked together in a World Triathlon

:57:31. > :57:36.Series sixth 2012. Gwen and Nicola looked like they are

:57:37. > :57:40.having the discussion. Non sensing danger. Nicola is interested in

:57:41. > :57:44.finding some sort of break, breaking this pack can still relatively

:57:45. > :57:49.large. Maybe there is a plan being hatched

:57:50. > :57:56.between Jorgensen and Spirig about taking some time out all the rest of

:57:57. > :58:02.these riders on the next climb. All descending. Maybe they were

:58:03. > :58:07.discussing a breakaway tactic. Holland and Stanford and Flora Duffy

:58:08. > :58:12.as well will be keeping tabs on that. Duffy is one of the best

:58:13. > :58:17.riders in the field, she won't get broken. Holland and Stanford more

:58:18. > :58:20.than capable of matching anything Jorgensen and Spirig can throw at

:58:21. > :58:36.them. At the end of the third lap.

:58:37. > :58:43.It is a who's who of world triathlon with the exception of Helen Jenkins,

:58:44. > :58:53.she is the one missing athlete from this group who would normally expect

:58:54. > :58:57.to be there. Spirig having another go, Gwen

:58:58. > :59:02.Jorgensen tried to jump on her wheel. Duffy has been quite, I would

:59:03. > :59:10.expect her to be out there, perhaps not having the best day. We have

:59:11. > :59:15.seen her race so well this season. Flora Duffy is an experienced

:59:16. > :59:20.athlete, her third Olympics. She might have liked to get together

:59:21. > :59:22.more with Spirig to do something to break Gwen Jorgensen but Gwen

:59:23. > :59:35.Jorgensen looking comfortable. 42 minutes and seven seconds of the

:59:36. > :59:42.time that has elapsed since they served their way into the waters of

:59:43. > :59:48.the Atlantic. We would expect the finishing time to be around the

:59:49. > :59:54.two-hour mark, especially if the winners and form over the 10,000

:59:55. > :59:59.metre run. The leaders are heading west once again to begin their

:00:00. > :00:03.fourth lap of eight. At the end of this lap they will be halfway

:00:04. > :00:10.through the two wheel like of this Olympic triathlon. Once again, much

:00:11. > :00:16.support on the roads of Rio. -- V two wheel leg. The climb is once

:00:17. > :00:19.again approaching. Will there be an attempted assault on the leader of

:00:20. > :00:24.this race from those who are strongest on the way up the hill?

:00:25. > :00:29.Nicola Spirig is certainly looking relaxed at the front. She glances

:00:30. > :00:33.over. Gwen Jorgensen hasn't even moved from her seat at this stage.

:00:34. > :00:41.Vicky Holland is right and the rear wheel of the Non Stanford. Lisa

:00:42. > :00:46.Norden, the Olympic silver-medallist last year. All three London

:00:47. > :00:50.medallists are in this front group. Lisa Norden has been very quiet up

:00:51. > :00:56.until this point, playing it very sensibly. She had a phenomenal swim

:00:57. > :01:02.because by her standards she is quite average on the swim, but she

:01:03. > :01:07.is now playing at clever and sitting by quietly. She took up triathlon

:01:08. > :01:11.after her horse got injured. She was an event. She needed something to

:01:12. > :01:15.burn up energy. She took up triathlon and never looked back.

:01:16. > :01:20.Emma Moffatt is also an Olympic medallist. We have four in this

:01:21. > :01:27.front group. Three from London, and Moffatt was on the podium when

:01:28. > :01:30.Australia got gold and bronze in Beijing in 2008. Emma Snowden was

:01:31. > :01:39.the dominant character, she has now retired. Moffatt claimed bronze and

:01:40. > :01:43.is now thinking about another medal eight years on as they get to the

:01:44. > :01:48.bottom and begin their run out two wards the opposite end of the beach

:01:49. > :01:55.from where the transition area lies. That is Katie Zaferes just off the

:01:56. > :02:00.back. Let's not forget she had a phenomenal year last year. She was a

:02:01. > :02:04.little bit rusty, then won the last race in the World Triathlon Series

:02:05. > :02:08.in Hamburg. She is a relatively inexperienced athlete. Only three

:02:09. > :02:12.years in the sport, Katie Zaferes. Sometimes it shows a little bit on

:02:13. > :02:14.the bike. Technically, she is not as strong as some of the other

:02:15. > :02:31.athletes. Mari Rabie and Lisa Norden in this

:02:32. > :02:41.group. Lisa Norden in second position at this stage. She and Mari

:02:42. > :02:45.Rabie train with Darren Smith team. Oh, Sarah True is down! She has

:02:46. > :02:52.clearly done some damage. True's race is over. Sarah True, one of the

:02:53. > :02:58.most likeable characters on the track from the World Series tour.

:02:59. > :03:02.She has had a stacked. She's rubbing that right knee, let's hope it's

:03:03. > :03:07.nothing serious. She narrowly missed a medal in London four years ago.

:03:08. > :03:15.Sarah True bravely trying to get back on her bike, but no luck today

:03:16. > :03:19.for the American. A husband is a good athlete as well. Failed to

:03:20. > :03:24.qualify for the men's 5,000-metre team this year. Sarah will not be

:03:25. > :03:29.finishing the Olympic triathlon. She is the first casualty as far as I

:03:30. > :03:33.can tell. Disappointment for Sarah True. 34 years of age, you can't

:03:34. > :03:39.help but think this is her last Olympics. She says she finishes

:03:40. > :03:43.fourth way too often. This is going to be very difficult to get up here

:03:44. > :03:47.now. She is in the wrong gear getting up this climb. She looks

:03:48. > :03:54.determined to finish, but a tough day for Sarah True. That is

:03:55. > :03:58.courageous from Sarah True. We know she is in pain. She spent a long

:03:59. > :04:04.time on the tarmac rubbing the knee. She is bravely back on her bike and

:04:05. > :04:10.continuing. Just two Americans left in the hunt for medals now, Gwen

:04:11. > :04:19.Jorgensen and Katie Zaferes. We can see frustration now. She has decided

:04:20. > :04:25.she can't do it. She has officially, we think, abandoned. Very, very sad

:04:26. > :04:31.to see an athlete who has put so much work into competing in an

:04:32. > :04:37.event. She is obviously in some pain. A little bit of cloud cover

:04:38. > :04:43.coming in. The forecast did suggest the chance of rain. We some way

:04:44. > :04:47.beyond that at the moment as the leading group, minus Sarah True,

:04:48. > :04:53.head back along the beach ready for the completion of lap four. What a

:04:54. > :04:59.race so far from the reigning champion, Nicolas Gehrig. Vicky

:05:00. > :05:00.Holland watching her every step of the way. -- reigning champion,

:05:01. > :05:16.Nicola spirit. Andrea Hewitt has that distinctive

:05:17. > :05:26.not of her head. True is still determined to carry on.

:05:27. > :05:34.Sarah True has all her friends and family. She has a big, big support

:05:35. > :05:39.team that have come out here to Rio. Very sadly for them, it looks as

:05:40. > :05:46.though Sarah True's race is over. I can't really see her continuing. We

:05:47. > :05:52.can't see what injury is, but she looked to be in some pain. Nicola

:05:53. > :05:58.Spirig expects athletes to work very hard. At the moment, athletes are

:05:59. > :06:03.happy to sit in on her wheel. Andrea Hewitt coming up beside her, that

:06:04. > :06:11.could be interesting. Lap four of eight is done. The group has been

:06:12. > :06:15.reduced in numbers. Two British triathlete in there, Vicky Holland

:06:16. > :06:20.and Non Stanford. Two Americans. There were three, but then Sarah

:06:21. > :06:25.True had her fall. This leading group has been reduced in number and

:06:26. > :06:30.I think it's just 18 now. Charlotte Bonin, the last of them to break the

:06:31. > :06:35.timing. 18 at the front, now the clock will take through and we will

:06:36. > :06:42.get an idea of what the gap is to the chase pack. It's hard to suggest

:06:43. > :06:47.anything other than the fact that the three medals will come from this

:06:48. > :06:50.group of 18. I can't see anybody else running down the group to get a

:06:51. > :07:00.medal, that's just not going to happen. We've got some great runners

:07:01. > :07:05.and we don't want to talk to soon. Barbara Riveros Diaz from Chile, a

:07:06. > :07:11.very strong athlete. Rachel Klamer from the Netherlands. Let's not

:07:12. > :07:19.forget on paper, Non Stanford is the fastest runner in this group. The

:07:20. > :07:23.ever consistent Andrea Hewitt, we would love to see her do something

:07:24. > :07:27.here today. The time difference is getting on for one minute and a half

:07:28. > :07:32.before the next group of riders patted our commentary position. Just

:07:33. > :07:36.right over the finishing line, we couldn't be any closer to the

:07:37. > :07:45.finishing line today. The next three coming past.

:07:46. > :07:54.Duffy now leading the way, pushing these corners really fast. I really

:07:55. > :07:57.hope that the stronger cyclists would do something now because if

:07:58. > :08:02.they just sit in it comes down to a running race and it really is game

:08:03. > :08:06.over for that running race if they are weaker runners. Athletes like

:08:07. > :08:10.Spirig and British athletes need to do something in this bike race if

:08:11. > :08:18.they are going to get rid of Gwen Jorgensen. The official time between

:08:19. > :08:24.the lead group and Helen Jenkins is 1.45. An awful lot of time. Jenkins,

:08:25. > :08:28.at this stage, appears to be out of the Olympic medals in 2016 as the

:08:29. > :08:34.lead group make the climb for the fifth time of asking. You can see

:08:35. > :08:38.how the athletes move their bikes from side to side, all out of the

:08:39. > :08:45.saddle. It demonstrates just how tough this climb is. It is short,

:08:46. > :08:51.but tough. Barbara Riveros Diaz, from Chile, the first one up the

:08:52. > :08:55.climb. It is a short stretch of road on the flat before they then drop

:08:56. > :09:05.down fast, swing round one burned and then out of another. Very little

:09:06. > :09:12.time before they hit the descent. The two Australians, Erin Densham

:09:13. > :09:16.and Emma Moffatt, are currently at the back of the pack. This could be

:09:17. > :09:20.a tactic the Australians have decided to adopt, stay out of

:09:21. > :09:24.trouble, do a little less work than the leaders and save some energy for

:09:25. > :09:28.the ten kilometre run. Both are Olympic medallists themselves. They

:09:29. > :09:33.are very experienced, they know exactly what they're doing. Erin

:09:34. > :09:37.Densham, the last time she was on the podium was at the London

:09:38. > :09:42.Olympics where she won that bronze medal. She had a phenomenal run,

:09:43. > :09:47.taking many victories on the World Triathlon Series. In the last four

:09:48. > :09:51.years she has been struck down with various injuries and illnesses.

:09:52. > :09:54.Today we are seeing some form from when she took that medal in London.

:09:55. > :10:02.Moffatt just at the back of the pack. Was it a bit of a surprise to

:10:03. > :10:08.you, Annie, that the Australian selectors Erin Densham? Going on her

:10:09. > :10:15.form, her current form from when she was selected, I think it was a bit

:10:16. > :10:19.of a surprise to a lot of people. I guess they were going based on the

:10:20. > :10:23.fact that she is a big-time performer. She gets results in the

:10:24. > :10:27.big race. She has just dropped off a little bit, but she will get back

:10:28. > :10:33.on. The other option was Emma Jackson, who did race in London but

:10:34. > :10:37.has been out injured. Ashleigh Gentle, who we haven't seen here yet

:10:38. > :10:41.today, a very strong bike but didn't have a great swim. A surprise for

:10:42. > :10:49.some most definitely, but I think she's holding her Rome today. --

:10:50. > :10:53.holding her own. Just over halfway through the bike stage of the

:10:54. > :10:59.Olympic women's triathlon. Mixed fortunes for the British three.

:11:00. > :11:05.Helen Jenkins is 1.45 off the pace. But Non Stanford and Vicky Holland,

:11:06. > :11:11.two great friends and training partners, both residents of Swansea,

:11:12. > :11:17.are in the hunt for medals. They are in this friend pack, but they have

:11:18. > :11:21.some of the greatest triathlete in the world and the best triathlete in

:11:22. > :11:25.the world for company. -- this friend pack. There is the Olympic

:11:26. > :11:36.champion, Nicola Spirig from Switzerland. Andrea Hewitt and Gwen

:11:37. > :11:39.Jorgensen, who knows everything about Olympic races, are in this

:11:40. > :11:45.pack as well. Jorgensen started well, looking at this pack. She is

:11:46. > :11:50.favourite to take gold but she had to finish the cycle and eventually

:11:51. > :11:57.house to take on the rest over 10,000 metres on the streets of Rio

:11:58. > :12:02.de Janeiro down at Copacabana. Nicola Spirig having another little

:12:03. > :12:06.dig, trying to urge this race on. Picking up the pace, seeing if

:12:07. > :12:10.anyone wants to come with her. Unfortunately I don't think they are

:12:11. > :12:13.strong enough to do the work. They are strong enough to get back on the

:12:14. > :12:19.wheel but not to take the turns. That is why we not doing a break.

:12:20. > :12:23.Gwen Jorgensen is on the back in fifth position with Non Stanford in

:12:24. > :12:29.second. Flora Duffy is in third and Andrea Hewitt in fourth. They will

:12:30. > :12:33.have to try harder if they want to drop Gwen Jorgensen. Have Nicola

:12:34. > :12:40.Spirig spent too much time at the front? That is the way she likes it.

:12:41. > :12:44.She spent a lot of time training on her own. She races a lots of long

:12:45. > :12:48.distance events which doubled the Olympic distance events. I think

:12:49. > :12:56.she's got the strength to do it, but how much she will pay for it on the

:12:57. > :13:03.one we will have two C. Sadly one athlete can lead the way and then

:13:04. > :13:07.run well, it would be Nicola. Nicola Spirig is clear of the pack. Not by

:13:08. > :13:10.much, but if she stays that she will finish two or three seconds ahead of

:13:11. > :13:17.this group at the end of lap five which is approaching now. Mari Rabie

:13:18. > :13:22.of South Africa is remaining tucked in that group. Silver-medallist Lisa

:13:23. > :13:27.Norden is also minding her own business in the centre. She hasn't

:13:28. > :13:31.been nearly fund, she hasn't been at the back. Whereas Spirig has been

:13:32. > :13:36.pushing the pace and dictating this race. It has been run on her terms

:13:37. > :13:41.so far. You have to take your hat off to Spirig because she is making

:13:42. > :13:44.something of this bike. She really senses the importance of getting

:13:45. > :13:51.away from Gwen Jorgensen. She is the best run in the field. Clear of the

:13:52. > :13:57.rest of the lead group. Nobody has been over concerned by Spirig's mini

:13:58. > :14:03.break. Stanford looks pretty relaxed, as does Vicky Holland. The

:14:04. > :14:07.one thing to bear in mind is that Nicola Spirig, she can certainly

:14:08. > :14:13.ride a bike and she can run. I know she went out and did a 3,000-metre

:14:14. > :14:17.race on the track, thrown in with a lead of heavy training she was

:14:18. > :14:24.doing. She trained in the morning, she went out in the evening and run

:14:25. > :14:29.3000 metres in 9.07. That is just over a three minute kilometre pace.

:14:30. > :14:35.We know she can run. It looks like now, possibly Flora Duffy thinking,

:14:36. > :14:38.we can't let Nicola Spirig get away. I wish that Flora Duffy had done

:14:39. > :14:43.something earlier because now all she is doing is bringing the pack

:14:44. > :14:44.back up to Nicola. To make this race exciting we need a few athletes to

:14:45. > :14:59.go off the front to gather. Jorgensen seems unconcerned by it

:15:00. > :15:04.all. Spirig's break has been reeled in by Duffy and one or two others.

:15:05. > :15:09.They are more spread than they were ten minutes ago. Now there is extra

:15:10. > :15:16.urgency about the middle part of this race with Spirig's break being

:15:17. > :15:20.counted and exploited, and the British pair of Stanford and Holland

:15:21. > :15:29.have responded in kind and they are right up there.

:15:30. > :15:40.Katie Zaferes at the back, just two Americans left in the race.

:15:41. > :15:45.It is the best place to be, Annie Emmerson, in terms of conserving

:15:46. > :15:48.energy, obviously not at the front, in about middle, where would you

:15:49. > :15:54.prefer to be? You want to be on somebody's wheel

:15:55. > :15:59.to get that draft, but you also really need to think about being up

:16:00. > :16:04.near the front because if something happens, an accident, a crush on a

:16:05. > :16:07.corner and you get around, that is trouble.

:16:08. > :16:10.The best place is to be at the front, choose a wheel you are safe

:16:11. > :16:18.on, someone who is technically strong on this kind of course.

:16:19. > :16:22.Climbing for the sixth time, Lap 6, and the exertion that has gone into

:16:23. > :16:27.the race starting to become more apparent.

:16:28. > :16:32.Out in front, it is dealt with with relative ease by Spirig and Duffy.

:16:33. > :16:39.No one has been dropped on that climb but we need to keep an eye on

:16:40. > :16:46.the back markers, on Moffatt, Densham and Jorgensen just in front.

:16:47. > :16:49.Brakes being applied gently on the descent.

:16:50. > :16:54.The athlete looking strong on the climb is Barbara Rivera asked,

:16:55. > :17:00.coming around there, looking incredibly strong. Cruising up those

:17:01. > :17:06.hills nicely. A former world sprint champion, winning back in Lausanne

:17:07. > :17:10.in 2011, she has won the world triathlon Series, and in a good

:17:11. > :17:17.position here. The other athletes have to be

:17:18. > :17:21.looking at her as a contender. Emma Moffatt seems to be feeling the

:17:22. > :17:28.heat at the back. Someone has been lapped, from a previous group, not

:17:29. > :17:34.often you see cyclists lapped, it happens to runners. Laura Lindemann,

:17:35. > :17:40.we are on board with her at the moment. She is not involved in the

:17:41. > :17:45.hunt the levels. Laura Lindemann, her team have

:17:46. > :17:51.brought her here for the experience, a young athlete, the current junior

:17:52. > :17:55.world champion, brought here for the experience.

:17:56. > :18:00.Jorgensen on the wheel, Hewitt and Stanford.

:18:01. > :18:04.A little group of six who have made their way -- Made their way clear of

:18:05. > :18:09.the rest. Sarah True being escorted away from

:18:10. > :18:14.the track. She needs to be clear of the course so she doesn't pose a

:18:15. > :18:15.hazard to the rest of the triathletes, she has found a safe

:18:16. > :18:36.haven at last. Lapped triathletes on the left.

:18:37. > :18:41.Every time an athlete gets away, they are pulled back again by

:18:42. > :18:47.someone in the pack. Non Stanford, Barbara Rivera, Nicola Spirig, all

:18:48. > :18:53.working hard but the brakes aren't coming.

:18:54. > :18:59.They are tightly bunched together at the moment.

:19:00. > :19:08.Soon to finish Lap 6. That fearsome climb had to come

:19:09. > :19:16.twice more for the Olympic triathletes here at Copacabana.

:19:17. > :19:22.The temperatures are much cooler than they were for the men's race on

:19:23. > :19:29.Thursday. We saw so many of the leaders showering themselves to keep

:19:30. > :19:36.cool. And throughout the 10,000m. It is probably 8 degrees cooler

:19:37. > :19:39.today on this Saturday that it was on Thursday.

:19:40. > :19:43.The temperature changes here fast, it can drop from morning to

:19:44. > :19:49.afternoon. The weather cooling down nicely before the run. As the

:19:50. > :19:55.athletes start to look towards the penultimate lap on the bike.

:19:56. > :20:01.Nicola Spirig once again on the front, Barbara Riveros sitting on

:20:02. > :20:07.the wheel, probably strongest on the climb.

:20:08. > :20:14.Frustration from the Swiss athlete who really wants to see some action.

:20:15. > :20:26.With two laps to go. And with Gwen Jorgensen in the pack.

:20:27. > :20:29.The leaders now have an advantage of 2.20 over the chase group.

:20:30. > :20:37.18 triathletes in contention for medals. This is the chase group, way

:20:38. > :20:42.back down the field now, Aileen Reid from Ireland, Gillian Sanders from

:20:43. > :20:47.South Africa who lives in Richmond, in Surrey, not Richmond in North

:20:48. > :20:52.Yorkshire. Another lawyer, they are clever

:20:53. > :20:58.people, the triathletes. Nicola Spirig also a lawyer.

:20:59. > :21:05.Good all-rounders. This chase group going through the motions now.

:21:06. > :21:10.The medals will come from elsewhere. Helen Jenkins from a British

:21:11. > :21:15.perspective hasn't had the race she dreams of, deciding to avoid the

:21:16. > :21:19.training camp at the Brazilian Air Force Base which was on offer to all

:21:20. > :21:24.the British triathletes. Non Stanford went to that training camp

:21:25. > :21:28.with the Brownlee brothers, and with Gordon Benson and stayed there after

:21:29. > :21:33.they came to Rio. She got more training in. The three

:21:34. > :21:39.British trustees with different approaches. Vicky Holland was in San

:21:40. > :21:41.Moritz at altitude, then went back to Leeds.

:21:42. > :21:47.Helen Jenkins was at home in Wales, then spent her final preparation in

:21:48. > :21:51.Portugal. Latics is done and dusted, the

:21:52. > :21:54.penultimate lap, the next time they come past this point they will take

:21:55. > :21:59.the bell. Will we see a decisive break this

:22:00. > :22:05.time around as they make their way through the back streets of

:22:06. > :22:07.Copacabana and up that hill for the penultimate time?

:22:08. > :22:12.It is difficult to see it happening, it hasn't happened in six laps. With

:22:13. > :22:17.two laps to go you can't leave it any longer.

:22:18. > :22:21.You will just tire your legs out. If we see anything happen it will

:22:22. > :22:27.happen now but I'm not sure it will. Every time Nicola Spirig tries to go

:22:28. > :22:34.off, and Laura Duffy, they ride back down and jump on her wheel.

:22:35. > :22:39.-- Flora Duffy. We considered spread out along the road, Nicola Spirig

:22:40. > :22:47.pushing the pace will stop Non on her wheel, the same for the last

:22:48. > :22:53.couple of laps. Andrea Hewitt there, Non Stanford and Gwen Jorgensen,

:22:54. > :22:57.staying out of trouble. In this pack, you need to be close

:22:58. > :23:02.to the front because you don't want to get dropped if something happens.

:23:03. > :23:07.Gwen Jorgensen in this group with the leaders, the only athlete to win

:23:08. > :23:14.the world series title with a perfect season's School, 5200

:23:15. > :23:21.maximum points. A dozen successive wins starting in May 2014 until

:23:22. > :23:26.April 2016, the longest winning streak in World Triathlon Series

:23:27. > :23:32.history. And she became the first female triathlete to win five

:23:33. > :23:40.successive World Triathlon Series says, that came in 2014.

:23:41. > :23:44.30 years of age, born in Wisconsin. She lives in Milwaukee. The one to

:23:45. > :23:48.watch. Certainly the one to beat this afternoon.

:23:49. > :23:54.As they climb for the penultimate time.

:23:55. > :24:01.Meanwhile, the chase group are coming through towards transition,

:24:02. > :24:11.to complete their sixth lap. The gap has extended further, 2.42

:24:12. > :24:17.minutes between the Holland and Stanford group, and the Jenkins

:24:18. > :24:24.group. We talked about Gwen but being --

:24:25. > :24:30.about being a good banner but we shouldn't forget Non who has come

:24:31. > :24:35.closest to Jorgensen. That was last year at this event when she ran

:24:36. > :24:40.around 20 seconds slower over the ten kilometres, the closest any

:24:41. > :24:45.athlete has been to Gwen Jorgensen. Barbara Riveros hammering down the

:24:46. > :24:51.descent, happy to take it on. But I really can't see an opportunity

:24:52. > :24:56.coming, it has been this way for a good few laps. The athletes prepared

:24:57. > :25:01.to hang on as they head out towards the flat section of this bike course

:25:02. > :25:07.and start thinking about the last lap.

:25:08. > :25:19.Densham near the back, she has Bonin ahead of her. And Yuka Sato from

:25:20. > :25:24.Japan not far off the pace. Densham has been happy to sit there,

:25:25. > :25:33.Bonin as well, a few athletes prepared to take that risk and sit

:25:34. > :25:39.back, not worry about any breaks coming. A few of these athletes have

:25:40. > :25:43.not done an awful lot of the work on the bike. You can't escape working

:25:44. > :25:48.hard because of the eight lap course. But certainly by my

:25:49. > :25:54.reckoning some of the athletes have worked harder than others.

:25:55. > :25:58.Another site of Yuka Sato, a gold medallist at the first ever youth

:25:59. > :26:06.Olympic Games held in 2010 in Singapore.

:26:07. > :26:13.The chase group, 2.46 seconds -- Minutes down.

:26:14. > :26:15.An insurmountable lead over that chase pack, the medals will

:26:16. > :26:24.definitely come from this group of 18 athletes.

:26:25. > :26:31.Back to the leaders now. Still, Nicola Spirig doing the lion's share

:26:32. > :26:39.of the pace setting at the front. An irresistible form so far. Shadowed

:26:40. > :26:44.for much of the ride by Gwen Jorgensen. We rarely see them go

:26:45. > :26:50.head to head. I think we will get to see that, the

:26:51. > :26:54.defending champion up against the athlete who has dominated the sport

:26:55. > :27:00.since Nicola Spirig won her gold medal in London in 2012. Jorgensen

:27:01. > :27:07.has been pretty much unbeatable when she is leading, with the leading

:27:08. > :27:15.pack, as she gets off her bike. It is difficult to say, she does

:27:16. > :27:20.deserve it, it is not the World Triathlon Series but the Olympics.

:27:21. > :27:24.17 victories, 13 consecutive. A phenomenal athlete and you could say

:27:25. > :27:31.no one deserves it more than she does in this pack. She has played it

:27:32. > :27:35.perfectly. Swinging around the bend, back down to the blue carpet, coming

:27:36. > :27:42.past us one more time and heading up. I'm sure some of the athletes

:27:43. > :27:48.will be relieved, not least because of the stress, making sure you stay

:27:49. > :27:55.on, and don't have any mishaps. We said we would bring you news of

:27:56. > :27:58.Fabienne St Louis, from Mauritius, who had been battling cancer. Sadly

:27:59. > :28:06.she has not finished, she has abandoned the race before reaching

:28:07. > :28:10.the end of Olympic triathlon. Sad news for Fabienne. A big ask for

:28:11. > :28:17.her but incredibly brave to start it.

:28:18. > :28:21.A familiar sight. Nicola hasn't been off the front in the entire 40

:28:22. > :28:28.kilometres. Jorgensen looks absolutely relaxed,

:28:29. > :28:32.as they head down what will be the finishing straight after the ten

:28:33. > :28:36.kilometre run past where they picked up their bikes awhile ago.

:28:37. > :28:43.They will take the bell shortly. That will send them on their final

:28:44. > :28:49.loop of Copacabana. Stanford, and Holland, very much in

:28:50. > :28:51.the mix at this stage. Lisa Norden, the last silver

:28:52. > :29:03.medallist there. Rachel Klamer of the Netherlands is

:29:04. > :29:07.a very good triathlete. She was born in Zimbabwe where her parents worked

:29:08. > :29:13.as doctors. She races for the Netherlands. She could be in for a

:29:14. > :29:19.top five finish. A medal is possibly out of the question, but a top five

:29:20. > :29:24.is absolutely possible. There goes the Olympic Bell. Pretty much

:29:25. > :29:32.unchanged since Sarah True ended her Olympic challenge. It was a group of

:29:33. > :29:36.19. Since True dropped away it's become a group of 18. Spirig at the

:29:37. > :29:41.front, Charlotte Bonin regularly at the back as they tackle this 4.8

:29:42. > :29:52.kilometre bike clap for the final time. -- bike lap. Vicky Holland has

:29:53. > :29:55.been reasonably quiet. She has ridden a sensible race. We haven't

:29:56. > :30:00.mentioned her that much, she has been quiet in this pack. But Vicky

:30:01. > :30:04.Holland is a very strong runner and finished in the bronze medal

:30:05. > :30:12.position in the Commonwealth Games. She won a world title series race

:30:13. > :30:16.last year. Another attack between a Nicola Spirig and Gwen Jorgensen.

:30:17. > :30:24.Non Stanford jumping on the wheel of the American. Spirig once again

:30:25. > :30:28.keeping her body aerodynamic. It's much easier for Jorgensen behind her

:30:29. > :30:35.because she is in that slipstream, backdraught that has been by Nicola

:30:36. > :30:39.Spirig. It's difficult not to think Nicola has done too much work, but I

:30:40. > :30:42.think a preparation has been such that she thought she might end up

:30:43. > :30:46.doing a lot of bike on her own so she has practised and gone out there

:30:47. > :30:52.in all other training sessions, ridden alone, done time trialling.

:30:53. > :30:56.Hopefully the defending Olympic champion's legs won't be too tired

:30:57. > :30:59.after this tremendous effort. The early days of Olympic distance

:31:00. > :31:06.triathlon when the ITU were trying to force the sport onto the Olympic

:31:07. > :31:10.programme, encouraging the IOC to take notice, drafting was illegal in

:31:11. > :31:16.some races. Cyclists had to spread themselves out 1.5 metres. About 1.5

:31:17. > :31:21.metres next to, but ten metres behind so you didn't get the draft

:31:22. > :31:26.effect. People out there were showing yellow and red cards to be

:31:27. > :31:29.triathlete when they strayed from the correct drafting position. It

:31:30. > :31:34.was all a bit peculiar, it would never become an Olympic sport in

:31:35. > :31:37.that state. Some people would say it was very honest racing because you

:31:38. > :31:43.had to go out there and ride very, very hard on your own. But possibly

:31:44. > :31:46.is Carolina Routier eight, about to be lapped. She will have two hop out

:31:47. > :31:55.of the way so that this leaves pack can come through. -- this lead pack.

:31:56. > :32:00.We have them climbing for the final time. Charlotte Bonin, the Italian,

:32:01. > :32:11.finding these climbs relatively straightforward. She lives and

:32:12. > :32:20.climbs in the Alps. Altitude training as part of her daily

:32:21. > :32:24.routine. But Chase pack way down, they come down nearly three minutes

:32:25. > :32:28.down on the Chase pack. They really haven't got their act together. The

:32:29. > :32:34.chase pack does contain Helen Jenkins. A very unusual sight to see

:32:35. > :32:37.her that far back. Gwen Jorgensen just leading the way down the last

:32:38. > :32:43.dissent they will face on this bike course. I wonder if Jorgensen's

:32:44. > :32:48.tactic is to finish first, dismount first and lead the transition first?

:32:49. > :32:52.It could be. She normally takes it easy into the transition, doesn't

:32:53. > :32:55.rush, because she has such incredible running qualities. I

:32:56. > :32:59.wonder if today, being the biggest race of her life, she will try to

:33:00. > :33:04.take it out and win gold from the front. What we've got to look at...

:33:05. > :33:08.Another athlete stopping and pulling over. Watches got to think about is

:33:09. > :33:16.that she is in a comfortable position. But the likes of Nicola

:33:17. > :33:24.Spirig, Non Stanford, Vicky Mariah Holland and Barbara Riveros Diaz

:33:25. > :33:30.will be on her tail so she may not be able to be quite so relaxed. --

:33:31. > :33:35.Vicky Holland. Approaching the summit for the last time. Their

:33:36. > :33:38.minds will fast forward. The athletes will be starting to think

:33:39. > :33:43.about the arrival in transition and getting a clean dismount. That's

:33:44. > :33:46.where the chase group have just disappeared at the back streets to

:33:47. > :33:51.begin their final climb. We are with the chase group now. The difference

:33:52. > :33:57.between the leaders has grown even further. It's nearly three minutes

:33:58. > :34:05.from this group of 18 to this chase group.

:34:06. > :34:10.Very, very demoralising in the Olympics to find yourself that far

:34:11. > :34:14.back. It's a surprise. What happens is you get some athletes who just

:34:15. > :34:18.aren't prepared to work. That is disappointing when it's the

:34:19. > :34:22.Olympics. Athletes just aren't able to. Back with our leaders now.

:34:23. > :34:31.Nicholas Derrick, still on the front. -- Nicola Spirig. Non

:34:32. > :34:35.Stanford is having a fantastic race. Thankfully having the swim of this

:34:36. > :34:40.season so far, that's for sure. Some of her fans were a bit nervous.

:34:41. > :34:44.Today she was well up there and out on the bike with the lead group.

:34:45. > :34:50.Nicolas Berwick taking on some water. -- Nicola Spirig. Gwen

:34:51. > :34:57.Jorgensen taking some water on board. Interesting to see what the

:34:58. > :35:03.tactics of the last couple of kilometres will be on this final lap

:35:04. > :35:07.for Spirig and Jorgensen. They've got such a lead over the chase

:35:08. > :35:11.group, there is no real need to try and force the pace. They might just

:35:12. > :35:22.cruise it through to the conclusion of this bike stage.

:35:23. > :35:32.Just from our positioning commentary we can see Jamie Turner, the coach

:35:33. > :35:36.of Gwen Jorgensen. He will be very happy with the way this race is

:35:37. > :35:42.panning out so far. He doesn't just have one athlete, he has two.

:35:43. > :35:45.Barbara Riveros Diaz is the training partner of Gwen Jorgensen. A good

:35:46. > :35:53.race so far for Jamie Turner's group. We have four helicopters

:35:54. > :35:58.hovering above the triathlon site now, bringing us pictures of this

:35:59. > :36:03.race. Normally we have one. Very occasionally two. But I've never

:36:04. > :36:07.seen four, such as the interest that the Olympic triathlon has generated

:36:08. > :36:15.today. We promised at the end that there will be a fly-past by the

:36:16. > :36:22.smoke squadron of the Brazilian air force during the medal ceremony.

:36:23. > :36:26.So, the final stages of the bike. The athletes begin to reach down and

:36:27. > :36:34.remove feet from shoes. Shoes will remain attached to pedals. There is

:36:35. > :36:38.a dismount line just before the bike Station in transition. You have two

:36:39. > :36:43.hit the dismount line, preferably right on it or just before it. If

:36:44. > :36:48.you go over the dismount line there is a chance you will have a top go

:36:49. > :36:55.penalty in the penalty box which is situated near transition. -- a stop

:36:56. > :36:58.go penalty. We didn't have a single penalty in the men's race on

:36:59. > :37:04.Thursday. Let's hope it is clean for the women today. The final stages,

:37:05. > :37:08.past the grandstand. The last lap of eight is done for the cyclists in

:37:09. > :37:12.the women's Olympic triathlon. Now they arrive and make their way to

:37:13. > :37:17.their stands. We can see who is quick and who's not so quick in and

:37:18. > :37:23.out of transition. We keep an eye on Holland and Stanford. Gwen Jorgensen

:37:24. > :37:29.has arrived. Running shoes going on. She will need to leave her cycle

:37:30. > :37:34.helmet in that white box. Good transition for Jorgensen. She is on

:37:35. > :37:41.her way and is already alongside Vicky Holland. We goes Flora Duffy.

:37:42. > :37:46.Mari Rabie, the first to strike out of transition. She nailed that with

:37:47. > :37:53.an excellent exchange. They rig, the defending champion from Switzerland,

:37:54. > :37:58.on her way. -- Spirig. Emma Moffatt on her way. Now we will watch what

:37:59. > :38:06.Gwen Jorgensen does over this first lap of four. Four loops of 2.5

:38:07. > :38:11.kilometres. Back in transition, Rachel Klamer from the Netherlands

:38:12. > :38:16.had a terrible transition. Left way back in lust which is disappointing

:38:17. > :38:19.from her. When the level gets to the standard we are seeing here, you

:38:20. > :38:24.can't afford to lose any seconds out of transition by making mistakes.

:38:25. > :38:30.Mari Rabie has decided to take this on early. Nicola Derrick settling in

:38:31. > :38:37.behind. There is the ominous figure of Gwen Jorgensen -- Nicola Spirig.

:38:38. > :38:41.Normally Jorgensen starts from behind and slices her way up through

:38:42. > :38:48.the field. Today she is with the front pack and is already in third

:38:49. > :38:53.position. She now takes up the overall lead of the race. Jorgensen

:38:54. > :38:58.has been joined by Spirig at the front. So far, no response from

:38:59. > :39:03.Vicky Holland or Non Stanford, but they're not too far behind. We can

:39:04. > :39:08.see the British pair are working to gather. The two of them, shoulder to

:39:09. > :39:12.shoulder, Holland and Stanford, hoping to get near the front, to

:39:13. > :39:19.give Jorgensen a run for her money over this 10,000 metre race. Well,

:39:20. > :39:26.we can see Vicky Holland and Non Stanford in the back. Third and

:39:27. > :39:31.fourth place. Gwen Jorgensen and Spirig deciding to take this run

:39:32. > :39:35.pretty fast. It is unfamiliar sites for us to see Gwen Jorgensen not

:39:36. > :39:40.making her way steadily through the pack. To go out in the lead after

:39:41. > :39:47.transition is a scary prospect for the other athletes. Her time last

:39:48. > :39:51.year was around 33.57 over the ten kilometres. We will be certainly

:39:52. > :40:05.expecting under 34 minutes for her today. Nicola is 30 to 59, well over

:40:06. > :40:12.a minute between the two PB is. -- Nicola is 32.5 nine. Non Stanford is

:40:13. > :40:17.now pushing the pace with Vicky Holland behind her in fourth place.

:40:18. > :40:21.We can really figure of Barbara Riberio steals, the Chilean athlete,

:40:22. > :40:28.hanging on to the British athletes. -- Barbara Riveros Diaz. The chase

:40:29. > :40:37.group has arrived in transition. It is a large pack. Three minutes or

:40:38. > :40:45.more off the pace. A further time deficit accrued during that final

:40:46. > :40:51.lap. The Canadians have got their bike station is right next to each

:40:52. > :40:54.other. The task is for them to try and close the gap and maybe earn a

:40:55. > :41:05.few places up through the finishing order.

:41:06. > :41:13.Vendula Frintova of the Czech Republic was with the lead group for

:41:14. > :41:17.a while. They are way down, over three minutes. It is disappointing

:41:18. > :41:23.for Helen Jenkins, a very unusual sight. Let's take a look at Gwen

:41:24. > :41:27.Jorgensen. She still has the defending champion, Nicola Spirig,

:41:28. > :41:35.on her shoulder. But it is very early stages. Stanford and Holland

:41:36. > :41:40.are now edging past Barbara Riveros Diaz. Gwen Jorgensen is in a battle

:41:41. > :41:45.now, potentially, with defending champion Nicola Spirig of

:41:46. > :41:48.Switzerland. This is a mouthwatering prospect. The best triathlete in the

:41:49. > :41:52.world, according to recent results and form, against the defending

:41:53. > :41:57.champion who has spent much time away from the sport over this

:41:58. > :42:01.distance since she won the Olympic gold in London four years ago.

:42:02. > :42:09.Moffatt from Australia sitting in sixth place. Barbara Riveros Diaz

:42:10. > :42:16.sitting on the shoulders of Non Stanford and Vicky Holland, the

:42:17. > :42:21.British athletes. It's all over for I know a mirror, the oldest

:42:22. > :42:29.triathlete in the field at the age of 38. -- it's all over for Ainhoa

:42:30. > :42:34.Murua. She has had a lot of injuries. A stress fracture in her

:42:35. > :42:41.leg. She knows her Olympic days are over. Gwen Jorgensen looks like she

:42:42. > :42:44.is trying to edge ahead. Nicola Spirig is so strong. With glasses

:42:45. > :42:52.on, you can't really see what is going on. With Gwen Jorgensen, you

:42:53. > :42:58.can see the eyes. Nicola Spirig doesn't give anything away. Third

:42:59. > :43:00.place currently is shared by the two British triathlete left in the

:43:01. > :43:07.competition who have a medal prospect. Vicky Holland and Non

:43:08. > :43:15.Stanford. The best of friends. Housemates. They could end up in a

:43:16. > :43:20.race for a medal here this afternoon, depending on how the

:43:21. > :43:25.remainder of this race unfolds. Emma Moffatt of Australia,

:43:26. > :43:30.bronze-medallist at the Olympics in Beijing eight years ago. She is

:43:31. > :43:34.closing the gap ahead. That would be a tough one for the British goals.

:43:35. > :43:39.They are best friends, training partners, they lived together. When

:43:40. > :43:42.it comes to fighting it out for an Olympic medal they will not be

:43:43. > :43:46.friends for all because it is a free for all and they will all want the

:43:47. > :43:50.medal just as much as one another. At the moment it looks as though our

:43:51. > :43:55.two medals, gold and silver, could be going to Gwen Jorgensen and

:43:56. > :43:58.Nicola Spirig. They broken away from the rest of the field, but still

:43:59. > :44:05.around eight kilometres of running to go. The gap to Holland and

:44:06. > :44:09.Stanford is about ten seconds at this stage but we will get an

:44:10. > :44:13.official time check when they've completed their first lap of 2.5

:44:14. > :44:18.kilometres. I'm a little surprise that Non Stanford hasn't gone with

:44:19. > :44:27.Gwen Jorgensen and Spirig. I would have thought that if anyone could

:44:28. > :44:35.have gone, Non could have gone. I'm surprised. It just goes to show that

:44:36. > :44:38.the pace is two athletes are putting Larry moment. We will get some time

:44:39. > :44:51.checks at the end of this lap. -- are putting on at the moment.

:44:52. > :45:00.Jorgensen yet to race the pace, it looks like standard Jorgensen speed

:45:01. > :45:06.to me. Spirig seems to be reasonably comfortable, happy to draft in

:45:07. > :45:12.behind. Jorgensen drafted in behind Spirig for most of the cycle.

:45:13. > :45:19.So it is fair Spirig can sit behind Jorgensen for the first lap of the

:45:20. > :45:24.run. Approaching its conclusion now. Barbara Riveros from Chile, lives in

:45:25. > :45:30.Australia, the first athlete from Chile to win an ITU championship

:45:31. > :45:36.race. She is with the quartet that includes Vicky Holland and Non

:45:37. > :45:41.Stanford. One lap of the run about to be completed. We will then get an

:45:42. > :45:43.official time checked between the leading pair and the chasing four.

:45:44. > :46:04.One point 30 hours so far. The gap to Moffatt, Stanford and Holland

:46:05. > :46:10.is now 16 seconds. Pretty big over 2.5 kilometres,

:46:11. > :46:18.seven seconds per kilometre showing the pace of Jorgensen and Spirig are

:46:19. > :46:23.setting. Interesting to see Moffatt has joined them, feeling very good.

:46:24. > :46:28.We have seen her being up there on the run, then drop back. She started

:46:29. > :46:39.conservatively than ran her way back up to the bronze medal position. Who

:46:40. > :46:46.is the strongest? My money would be on Non but the Chilean athlete is a

:46:47. > :46:54.danger. Spirig managing to match Jorgensen stride for stride.

:46:55. > :46:58.Moffatt, lives on the Gold Coast where the next triathlon at the

:46:59. > :47:05.Commonwealth Games will take place in 2018. April, the month when the

:47:06. > :47:13.Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast will happen. In this Olympic

:47:14. > :47:17.triathlon, the world's best is taking on the defending champion. A

:47:18. > :47:23.battle potentially to savour, we have a sprint finish between Spirig

:47:24. > :47:32.and Norden four years ago. Hackers will baby this year. -- how close

:47:33. > :47:37.will baby this year? STUDIO: Tom Daley qualified in first

:47:38. > :47:44.place for the semifinals in the men's 10m individual platform

:47:45. > :47:50.diving, he is in trouble. 18 divers find the 12 spots, Tom is in 18th

:47:51. > :47:58.place. He has two dives to go. Coverage on BBC Four right now. Back

:47:59. > :48:06.we go to the triathlon. No change, Gwen Jorgensen and Nicola

:48:07. > :48:12.Spirig from the United States and Switzerland respectively. Swiss TV

:48:13. > :48:18.journalists decide me sensing a possible medal here today.

:48:19. > :48:24.Phenomenal running by Spirig. Jorgensen we know is the greatest

:48:25. > :48:30.run up on the triathlon running circuit. Taking on some water.

:48:31. > :48:38.Jorgensen tipping the water over her head. She is focused on getting to

:48:39. > :48:42.that finish line first. In unusual territory for her because she is

:48:43. > :48:49.being matched at the moment. Three kilometres into this ten kilometre

:48:50. > :48:54.run. Matched by Nicola Spirig. She may be slightly mentally put out,

:48:55. > :49:00.not used to being in that position. She knows what Nicola Spirig is

:49:01. > :49:12.capable of. Spirig not showing any weakness on this one.

:49:13. > :49:16.-- run. Lots of noise on Copacabana. Much

:49:17. > :49:25.can change, only the second lap out of four. Jorgensen, the best

:49:26. > :49:30.triathletes of the last four years forces the pace. Emma Moffatt, 31

:49:31. > :49:37.years of age, one of the older triathletes in the field at this

:49:38. > :49:41.stage unable to stay with Hewitt, Riveros and Stanford, she has been

:49:42. > :49:51.dropped down to sixth position, having been in a battle for third

:49:52. > :49:55.for a while. No sign of any weakness from either

:49:56. > :50:02.of them. Both athletes looking comfortable at the moment. There is

:50:03. > :50:07.the Copacabana studio on the left, the blue box.

:50:08. > :50:11.There could be a mini break happening, Non Stanford turning it

:50:12. > :50:17.up a notch, Vicky Holland going with her. Riveros from Chile, a couple of

:50:18. > :50:26.strides behind, looks like she is getting dropped.

:50:27. > :50:35.1.34 minutes since the Olympic triathlon began.

:50:36. > :50:41.-- one .34 hours. Jorgensen not normally the best swimmer kept it

:50:42. > :50:46.together in the Atlantic swim. Pointing to the feeding station, she

:50:47. > :50:50.wants a bottle of water. Jorgensen swam beautifully, rode

:50:51. > :50:55.sensibly, sometime at the front and back, kept out of trouble.

:50:56. > :51:02.Gave herself every opportunity to win a gold medal.

:51:03. > :51:08.The fight for the bronze medal continues. Between Non Stanford and

:51:09. > :51:15.Vicky Holland by the looks of things. They appear to have dropped

:51:16. > :51:19.the Chilean athlete. At the moment, the race is at the front with Gwen

:51:20. > :51:22.Jorgensen and Nicola Spirig, I thought she would get dropped them

:51:23. > :51:29.but she has hopped back on her shoulder. It will come down to how

:51:30. > :51:32.much that bike ride has hurt their legs.

:51:33. > :51:40.Spirig is the strongest artist but Jorgensen is the stronger runner.

:51:41. > :51:45.So far, the USA have won 38 gold medals in the Rio 2016 Presdient it

:51:46. > :51:52.is, topping the medals table. Great Britain not far behind.

:51:53. > :51:58.Swiss loans have won just two. The gold medal will go in all likelihood

:51:59. > :52:04.to one of these two, it will either be the USA's 39th or Switzerland's

:52:05. > :52:08.third. Unless Holland or Stanford have something up their sleeve.

:52:09. > :52:15.Temperatures are dropping rapidly, the breeze is taking the sting out

:52:16. > :52:22.of the afternoon sun. I can see a few people putting extra tops on.

:52:23. > :52:28.These two will appreciate the corners of the afternoon.

:52:29. > :52:37.Jorgensen had to take some water to help keep herself cool for the final

:52:38. > :52:45.stage of this Olympic challenge. Interesting to think Gwen Jorgensen

:52:46. > :52:49.has been in this sport for six years.

:52:50. > :52:57.Nicola Spirig has been in the sport for well over 20 years, I remember

:52:58. > :53:04.her racing in 1995. Nicola Spirig, a phenomenally strong athlete, really

:53:05. > :53:09.perhaps one of the greatest short course distance athletes we have

:53:10. > :53:15.seen. Coming back here to defend her Olympic gold medal and doing very

:53:16. > :53:21.well. As we go back to the British athletes running stride for stride

:53:22. > :53:25.at the moment. We can safely say the bronze medal

:53:26. > :53:29.is going to come from one of the British athletes, they will find it

:53:30. > :53:32.hard to work their way back up to Gwen Jorgensen and Spirig.

:53:33. > :53:38.Fighting it out for the bronze medal. Nicola Spirig looking

:53:39. > :53:46.comfortable, a slightly shaky shoulder movement in her run, not so

:53:47. > :53:51.relaxed as Gwen Jorgensen on the top part of her body, but very effective

:53:52. > :53:53.from the hips down. Possibly the most significant

:53:54. > :53:59.Olympic distance race Nicola Spirig has entered since winning in 2012,

:54:00. > :54:09.the inaugural European games, it took place in Azerbaijan in 2015. A

:54:10. > :54:16.lot of the top triathletes with the big body swerve but Nicola Spirig

:54:17. > :54:21.felt it was a chance to win a race. She took the title and also won the

:54:22. > :54:28.European Championships in the same year. And a couple of World Cup

:54:29. > :54:33.races as well including some races that involves steep climbs. She has

:54:34. > :54:39.obviously prepared herself well for the defence of her title. At the end

:54:40. > :54:44.of the second lap, Nicola Spirig of Switzerland is leading the Olympic

:54:45. > :54:49.triathlon in 2016. With Gwen Jorgensen taking a turn to hold

:54:50. > :54:54.second position. This part of the race will get

:54:55. > :54:59.interesting because Gwen Jorgensen is known for her negative split

:55:00. > :55:02.running, running the first five kilometres slightly slower than the

:55:03. > :55:08.second part of her race. Whether that will be the case is yet to be

:55:09. > :55:11.seen. Nicola Spirig feeling comfortable as she moves into first

:55:12. > :55:15.position. We look back at Non Stanford,

:55:16. > :55:23.looking relaxed. Vicky Holland on her shoulder. At

:55:24. > :55:29.the end of the first lap, Holland and Stanford were 16 seconds from

:55:30. > :55:33.the pace, it has grown to 23, with Riveros a further two seconds

:55:34. > :55:40.behind, and another three seconds to Moffatt.

:55:41. > :55:45.They have either picked up the pace or the front two runners have

:55:46. > :55:48.dropped off a little. But Vicky and Non looking strong as they head out

:55:49. > :56:03.to the third lap. Back with our two leaders in the

:56:04. > :56:06.quest to win Olympic gold, for the second time for Spirig it would be.

:56:07. > :56:15.It would be the first time Gwen Jorgensen would take an Olympic

:56:16. > :56:20.medal. Jorgensen is in a battle here, halfway through the run, just

:56:21. > :56:26.over halfway, as Holland and Stanford battle it out for bronze

:56:27. > :56:34.with a 23 seconds gap ahead of them and a three second gap to Riveros

:56:35. > :56:39.behind them. We certainly know what Spirig's

:56:40. > :56:45.skills alike, she sprinted to that gold medal in 2012, one of the

:56:46. > :56:49.closest finishes seen in triathlon, the same time, just ahead of Lisa

:56:50. > :56:53.Norden. We know her sprinting skills are

:56:54. > :56:59.pretty good. An interesting site for the chaff

:57:00. > :57:04.leaked fans, Gwen Jorgensen, just behind Spirig. These two running

:57:05. > :57:08.stride for stride. Difficult to call this one. We talk

:57:09. > :57:12.about it often but mental strength at this part of the race plays a big

:57:13. > :57:20.part of who is prepared to go that much deeper than the other.

:57:21. > :57:31.No fee mile triathlete has 12 triathlon medals -- female.

:57:32. > :57:34.Nicola Spirig, she will be the first to win two. The Swiss have an

:57:35. > :57:48.excellent record in the Olympic triathlon. Winning the first in

:57:49. > :57:53.Sydney in 2000. Spirig one four years ago. Of the 12 Olympic

:57:54. > :57:56.triathlon medals awarded, Switzerland the greatest

:57:57. > :58:05.shareholders with three of those 12. They have a phenomenal record. The

:58:06. > :58:20.men's bronze medallist. Nicola Spirig, 34 years

:58:21. > :58:27.of age, difficult to imagine she will be back for another Olympics.

:58:28. > :58:30.She had a child just after 2012. I wonder what her plans are for the

:58:31. > :58:32.future. At the moment, fighting her way into another gold medal place.

:58:33. > :58:39.Great Britain with two Olympic medals from the triathlon programme

:58:40. > :58:42.so far, gold to Alistair Brownlee in the men's condition. I always

:58:43. > :58:47.thought the British team had a realistic prospect of winning three

:58:48. > :58:54.or four medals at the Games. Three is looking increasingly likely. With

:58:55. > :58:58.the prospect of a battle for the bronze between Stanford and Holland.

:58:59. > :59:04.The race for the gold medal continues in front, the leaders

:59:05. > :59:08.remain 23 seconds clear of Stanford and Holland. Spirig takes and

:59:09. > :59:31.continues her turn at the front. She is racing the defending champion

:59:32. > :59:45.and Nicholas B league is a very tough athlete. Dash-mac one.

:59:46. > :59:59.Stanford and Holland matching each other pace puppies. -- pace for

:00:00. > :00:03.pace. The next time we will see Spirig and Jorgensen come through

:00:04. > :00:09.transition, they will take the bell to signify their last 2.5 kilometre

:00:10. > :00:18.lap around the roads of Rio in Copacabana. Little shuffle sideways

:00:19. > :00:25.from Spirig. That was ignored by Jorgensen. There is some cat and

:00:26. > :00:32.mouse. Jorgensen looked over her shoulder. What is going on? Spirig

:00:33. > :00:37.almost moved away from her. What a peculiar little game of cat and

:00:38. > :00:44.mouse. You can see it on the bicycle quite often. I was wondering if

:00:45. > :00:49.Jorgensen clipped her keel and Nicola was seeing, watch out. They

:00:50. > :00:55.seem to be having some words. It has settled back down again with Nicola

:00:56. > :01:03.continuing to lead the race. Interesting tactics. Who is going to

:01:04. > :01:11.be the first to have a break? Or will they stay together? Spirig does

:01:12. > :01:19.that little sidestep to her left. There is now a row going on between

:01:20. > :01:27.the two of them. I am presuming it is a discussion. Jorgensen raise the

:01:28. > :01:38.pace. Spirig is able to match. Sudden kick from Gwen Jorgensen.

:01:39. > :01:43.Nicola Spirig able to it. Spirig not letting go of Gwen Jorgensen. Matter

:01:44. > :01:48.what -- Jorgensen not happy to find herself in the position she is and

:01:49. > :01:53.at the moment, very unfamiliar for the triathlon fans. By this stage

:01:54. > :01:57.she is about 400 metres down the road but she still has Spirig on her

:01:58. > :02:03.shoulders as they start to approach the last lap. And no Jorgensen is

:02:04. > :02:13.talking to Spirig, come past if you want to. I think Jorgensen is not

:02:14. > :02:17.used to it. She is normally... She is normally out in front on her own

:02:18. > :02:22.and cruising to victory with no company at all. She does not like

:02:23. > :02:27.anybody breathing down her neck and that is exactly what is happening.

:02:28. > :02:33.Spirig is shadowing her every step of the way. There is no sign of any

:02:34. > :02:42.weakness from either triathlete. They both need to settle down. They

:02:43. > :02:46.are sprinting then they go down to a jog and they are having a

:02:47. > :02:50.conversation. I hope they do not stop and have a punch-up. That would

:02:51. > :02:57.not be good. They both need to get their heads down. It looks like

:02:58. > :03:03.there's a sarcastic look on the face of Jorgensen. I am presuming that.

:03:04. > :03:11.Both athletes need to settle down and focus on the fight for the

:03:12. > :03:16.Olympic gold medal. That has been the most peculiar turn of events

:03:17. > :03:24.that I can member in top level triathlon.

:03:25. > :03:35.The fact that Jorgensen has not marched off down the road means that

:03:36. > :03:38.she's not ready to do so. Otherwise, history has shown us she would've

:03:39. > :03:47.gone by now and she hasn't. She cannot break Nicola Spirig. They are

:03:48. > :03:53.about to take the bell. Three collapse of gone, one lap to go. 2.5

:03:54. > :03:59.kilometres. There has been conversation and heated discussion

:04:00. > :04:05.between the two. Cat and mouse, ebb and flow. They are now on the way

:04:06. > :04:08.for the final lap. Nicola Spirig was in a similar situation four years

:04:09. > :04:14.ago with Lisa Norden and it came down to a sprint for the finishing

:04:15. > :04:20.line which concluded in us being absolutely moneywise as to who had

:04:21. > :04:27.been victorious. We had to wait for the photo finish from the Judy. They

:04:28. > :04:32.awarded Spirig and Lisa Norden the exact same time but gave Spirig the

:04:33. > :04:39.Gold Medal and Lisa Norden the Silver Medal. We did not get to see

:04:40. > :04:46.the photograph till 2-3 days later. Lisa Norden felt she had it. It came

:04:47. > :04:50.down to Spirig will stop the Lisa Norden go to the court for

:04:51. > :04:56.arbitration for sport to review it? That was then and this is now. It is

:04:57. > :05:03.another battle for the gold medal in the Olympic triathlon. The American

:05:04. > :05:07.Gwen Jorgensen, up against the Swiss, Nicola Spirig, who is tucked

:05:08. > :05:13.in behind and right on the shoulder of Jorgensen who is not enjoying

:05:14. > :05:19.this close attention. She will be finding it stressful. If she had

:05:20. > :05:24.been pushed by dust over recent years she would've be more relaxed

:05:25. > :05:27.but I think she is nervous and shaken the fact that she has not got

:05:28. > :05:32.rid of Nicola Spirig yet. When it comes down to the line, a

:05:33. > :05:37.50-year-old against the 34-year-old, you have to put your money on Gwen

:05:38. > :05:43.Jorgensen. We have got two kilometres to go. The Swiss has not

:05:44. > :05:48.been broken yet. Jorgensen has raised the pace one more time. I

:05:49. > :05:55.cannot remember the last time that I saw a sprint finish with Jorgensen.

:05:56. > :06:02.She might well have won on our hands today. There is no sign of fragility

:06:03. > :06:07.from either of the two Gold Medal contenders. Back in the battle of

:06:08. > :06:13.the British triathletes, the battle of the best friends, Non Stanford

:06:14. > :06:19.leads Vicky Holland, only by the matter of half a metre. As bad as I

:06:20. > :06:25.can tell, and from what we have seen from these two, there has been no

:06:26. > :06:31.discussion. This time, the break by Jorgensen could be decisive. Spirig

:06:32. > :06:36.has been unable to respond. And Gwen Jorgensen has moved fractionally

:06:37. > :06:48.clear of Spirig Judy and this final lap. Will this be the decisive kick?

:06:49. > :06:53.Everybody felt it would happen. When Jorgensen has demonstrated what a

:06:54. > :06:57.phenomenal run she is. Nicola Spirig is dropping off the pace as

:06:58. > :07:03.Jorgensen goes into the familiar pace when she strides out long legs

:07:04. > :07:05.in front of her. Spirig needs to hang her because the British

:07:06. > :07:11.athletes are not 1 million miles away of all the art coming down to

:07:12. > :07:21.just under two kilometres to go industries. Jorgensen will be more

:07:22. > :07:25.comfortable. She has injected some acceleration which was too much for

:07:26. > :07:33.Nicola Spirig who finds herself in the Silver Medal position at this

:07:34. > :07:39.stage. It all looks reasonably comfortable, as comfortable as a

:07:40. > :07:47.after what has gone before in the one hour and 52 minutes that have

:07:48. > :07:50.passed already. That gap now has grown massively. I am hoping that

:07:51. > :07:55.Spirig has something left in our legs and she has not worked too hard

:07:56. > :07:57.at the beginning, in the early part of this one, she was running out of

:07:58. > :08:12.her skin to stay with Jorgensen. HAZEL IRVINE: the closing stages of

:08:13. > :08:16.this triathlon. Tom Daley is in trouble in the ten-metre platform

:08:17. > :08:20.diving. He needs the dive of his life right now on BBC format, right

:08:21. > :08:23.now, in order to book his place in the final tonight. -- the Beefy

:08:24. > :08:37.four. COMMENTATOR: The previous favourite

:08:38. > :08:42.is living up to expectations. There is a British medal on the line, it

:08:43. > :08:50.looks like the bronze medal will be won by either Vicky Holland or Non

:08:51. > :08:55.Stanford. The athlete from Chile is in fifth position at this stage,

:08:56. > :09:01.Barbara Riveros. She is the best of the South Americans. That is why we

:09:02. > :09:06.are getting focus on her. Out in front, Gwen Jorgensen has eased

:09:07. > :09:13.clear of Nicola Spirig. Beware matching each other stride for

:09:14. > :09:20.stride for the first three lapse of this run. There was even some words

:09:21. > :09:25.exchanged between them. It seems to get heated at some point. I am sure

:09:26. > :09:30.it will end and handshakes and hugs at the end. Right now, Gwen

:09:31. > :09:34.Jorgensen is on her way to a richly deserved Olympic medal, it will be a

:09:35. > :09:38.fitting victory for Jorgensen because she is the best triathlete

:09:39. > :09:49.in the world right now. She has got her head down and she means

:09:50. > :09:57.business. 1:58.56, that is a time she will be easily. She has down

:09:58. > :10:00.towards the finish. Spirig is an Silver Medal position but the

:10:01. > :10:04.British athletes are fighting it out. That is the big race at the

:10:05. > :10:08.moment, Holland and Stanford fighting it out for the bronze

:10:09. > :10:14.medal. Jorgensen has found extra pace and wants to finish with a

:10:15. > :10:19.flourish. She is moving away and opening up a huge advantage.

:10:20. > :10:23.Jorgensen wants to have time to enjoy the run-in to the line, just

:10:24. > :10:28.like Alistair Brownlee on Thursday when he was able to stop and collect

:10:29. > :10:32.the flag, have a look behind and enjoy the moment, and cruised home

:10:33. > :10:37.comfortably enough. Nicola Spirig will become the first female

:10:38. > :10:43.triathlete ever to win two Olympic medals. The gold in 2012 looks like

:10:44. > :10:48.being followed by the silver in 2016. And where will the bronze

:10:49. > :10:53.medal go? Will it be Stanford or Holland? They are still in separable

:10:54. > :10:56.as they chase down third position. We could have the sprint for

:10:57. > :11:04.problems like we had the sprint from gold four years ago. -- for bronze.

:11:05. > :11:11.Jorgensen is deep in her final lap now. We will be able to see her from

:11:12. > :11:17.her -- from our commentary position shortly, approaching the final

:11:18. > :11:21.straight. Instead of passing the bicycles, she will take a little she

:11:22. > :11:26.came to the right and head up the finishing straight and finish her

:11:27. > :11:31.Olympic quest, to win Olympic gold, right in front of our commentary

:11:32. > :11:36.position here. It is an appropriate Gold Medal for Gwen Jorgensen. And

:11:37. > :11:41.at last, she can enjoy the moment. It has been a long time coming. She

:11:42. > :11:48.finished in 30 Eighth Place in London disappointingly but she will

:11:49. > :11:51.finish with gold in the Rio 2016. She smiles, raises her sunglasses

:11:52. > :11:59.and cruises home comfortably to win the United States the 39th Gold

:12:00. > :12:02.Medal of the Olympic Games. Gwen Jorgensen is the Olympic triathlon

:12:03. > :12:09.champion and she has done it in style. Moving clear of Nicola Spirig

:12:10. > :12:12.during that fourth and final lap. Spirig, the gold-medallist four

:12:13. > :12:19.years ago in London, has had to hold on and has had to really move clear

:12:20. > :12:25.because she was getting closed down by the British pair who were chasing

:12:26. > :12:30.bronze. Spirig will hold on for silver. The battle continues between

:12:31. > :12:39.Stanford and Holland for the bronze medal. It is Vicky Holland, Vicky

:12:40. > :12:44.Holland has moved clear. The Silver Medal to Spirig, the bronze medal to

:12:45. > :12:47.Vicky Holland of Great Britain. And Non Stanford comes home in fourth

:12:48. > :12:55.position. What a race in the women's triathlon. All sorts of incident and

:12:56. > :13:00.drama. And the bronze medal has gone to Vicky Holland, the Silver Medal

:13:01. > :13:07.to Nicola Spirig, and the gold to Gwen Jorgensen. She is the Olympic

:13:08. > :13:11.champion. Barbara Riveros finishing in fifth position. Stanford and

:13:12. > :13:16.Holland, the two best friends and housemates, they can hug and

:13:17. > :13:19.celebrate. It is only really Holland and that will be doing the

:13:20. > :13:27.celebrating. She has that Olympic medal. They are finishing steadily

:13:28. > :13:34.now. Nicola Spirig is shattered in front of us. Emma Moffat comes home,

:13:35. > :13:41.the bronze-medallist eight years ago. She finishes in sixth place.

:13:42. > :13:45.Andrea Hewitt will be next across the line, so consistent for the last

:13:46. > :13:52.6-7 years on the world triathlon series. The New Zealander was never

:13:53. > :13:56.in the running today. Andrea Hewitt crosses the line, nearly two minutes

:13:57. > :14:04.down in seventh position for New Zealand. The world number one in the

:14:05. > :14:09.world triathlon series rankings, Flora Duffy, she is a distant eighth

:14:10. > :14:25.today. Two minutes and nine seconds down. That is our champion. Join all

:14:26. > :14:28.the signs of a battle really triathlete, struggling to keep

:14:29. > :14:31.herself in a straight line to finish. Rachel Claymore finishes for

:14:32. > :14:43.the Netherlands. There is concern for Rivas of

:14:44. > :14:50.Mexico, the medics are being summoned. The South African crosses

:14:51. > :14:58.the line next. And they are really worried about Rivas of Mexico.

:14:59. > :15:03.Claudia Rivas still flat on her back just in front of our commentary

:15:04. > :15:07.position here. The battles for the minor places continue, the bronze

:15:08. > :15:13.medallist four years ago, she has come home 12 in 2016. But we know

:15:14. > :15:18.where the medals have gone now, the gold has gone too when Jorgensen,

:15:19. > :15:27.the silver to Nicola Spirig, with a bronze for Great Britain's Vicky

:15:28. > :15:32.Holland. Like my goodness me, what a race that was, and in the end not

:15:33. > :15:36.the kind of race we expected, when Jorgensen was all the way up through

:15:37. > :15:39.the bike ride, then that head to head with Nicola Spirig, then Non

:15:40. > :15:46.Stanford and Vicky Holland going for the bronze. We thought Vicky

:15:47. > :15:51.Holland... We have got Vicky Holland with us, Olympic bronze medallist, I

:15:52. > :15:55.want to cry! How do you feel? I can't describe it right now, I have

:15:56. > :15:59.had a roller-coaster 24-hour is, I have been a bit sick, and I just did

:16:00. > :16:04.not know how I was going to field today, I was really nervous, because

:16:05. > :16:14.I thought I might be flat and empty. But I got into it, especially on the

:16:15. > :16:17.run, and I knew it would come down to me or Non, which is the worst

:16:18. > :16:20.possible scenario, because I wanted to be us together, we have done the

:16:21. > :16:27.whole process together, we train together, we live together, but that

:16:28. > :16:31.is not an excuse not to sprint for the bronze medal. Did you say

:16:32. > :16:36.anything to her when you crossed the line? The first thing I said was, I

:16:37. > :16:41.am so sorry! She was brilliant about it and congratulated me and, I said,

:16:42. > :16:44.I wished it could have been us two together, but there were two better

:16:45. > :16:49.girls on the day, Gwen was stronger on the bike than we thought she

:16:50. > :16:55.would be, Nicola Watts punching all day, surging off the front of the

:16:56. > :17:00.bike all day. -- Nicola was. She was strong enough to hold on for the

:17:01. > :17:04.silver. If you go back 18 months, I remember you when your first World

:17:05. > :17:08.Series race, almost that disbelief that you have got to that level,

:17:09. > :17:13.then taken it through to this. It has been a hell of a two seasons, I

:17:14. > :17:18.did not expect last season to be as good as it was, every race that

:17:19. > :17:26.ticked by, I was still good. We always planned to peak for this

:17:27. > :17:30.race, so the early races I was not at my best, but I knew I had to keep

:17:31. > :17:35.the faith and confidence that I would be at my best for this one,

:17:36. > :17:40.and it has paid off. Non Stanford has joined us, can you describe your

:17:41. > :17:45.emotions? A bit mixed, I am delighted that Vicky got the medal,

:17:46. > :17:49.we have walked away with one medal, and yesterday we asked Jonny for

:17:50. > :17:54.some advice about the race, and he just kept saying it was really hard!

:17:55. > :17:58.And it was really hard, I suffered from the start of the bike to the

:17:59. > :18:03.end of the run, but I gave it everything, I could not have asked

:18:04. > :18:08.much more of myself. Maybe I did not play it tactically right, but

:18:09. > :18:12.delighted for Vicky, fourth in the Olympic Games is the worst place to

:18:13. > :18:17.come, but it is still forth. Better than seventh, you need to be really

:18:18. > :18:21.proud of that. We have got one medal in the house now, we can put it on

:18:22. > :18:26.display! What was going through your mind as you are coming up on the

:18:27. > :18:29.last lap and you knew it would be a sprint between best friends for the

:18:30. > :18:33.medal? I just kept thinking, it is going to be one of us. We had

:18:34. > :18:38.managed to drop Barbra, and I thought, it was going to be one of

:18:39. > :18:42.us, I have to put out of my mind the fact that we are best mates and

:18:43. > :18:46.housemates, because that is not the way you race. We have always said,

:18:47. > :18:52.when it comes to the run, it is fair game. Absolutely, I was not as

:18:53. > :18:56.confident about dropping Barbara, and away she came storming past me

:18:57. > :19:01.and Leeds, that is why I kept pushing. I wanted to keep the pace

:19:02. > :19:06.highs so that we didn't lose out, and she played it tactically better

:19:07. > :19:10.than me, so what can I say? World champion 2013, a horrible time with

:19:11. > :19:17.injury, you must be proud of the way you have fought back to this stage.

:19:18. > :19:20.Absolutely, I found the last month of training pretty tough, just in

:19:21. > :19:25.terms of the big build-up to the games, we qualified over a year ago,

:19:26. > :19:30.waiting for it to come around, it is finally here, and I am just pleased

:19:31. > :19:36.I got through it, and I get to hold my head high, even though I did not

:19:37. > :19:39.fulfil the ambitions that I had. You can absolutely hold your head high,

:19:40. > :19:45.just a shame one of you had to missed out. At least it was one of

:19:46. > :19:48.us. Well done, Non, and commiserations as well. Helen

:19:49. > :19:59.Jenkins, would you like to come in as well? Hey, Hel. Helen, first of

:20:00. > :20:04.all, your reaction to the race, a tough race. I did not have any top

:20:05. > :20:08.end power, I just felt a little bit off the last couple of days, and I

:20:09. > :20:13.did not have it today. But it is the Olympics, and I gave it everything,

:20:14. > :20:17.that was the best I could do today. You looks quite emotional before the

:20:18. > :20:20.race, you are standing away from our position as we were doing the

:20:21. > :20:27.build-up, you looked full of emotion. I was really up for this

:20:28. > :20:32.today, it is my third Games, I am so proud of Vicky and Non, they have

:20:33. > :20:35.fought for it. We have such a good team atmosphere and spirit, and I

:20:36. > :20:40.gave it everything, but it was not my day to day. Given what happened

:20:41. > :20:44.with disappointment in 2012, to be able to come and not perform at your

:20:45. > :20:50.best but nonetheless make the team has been a huge achievement. I am so

:20:51. > :20:53.proud to represent my country in a third Games, I feel bad for the

:20:54. > :20:58.people who have put so much effort in for me, it means so much. They

:20:59. > :21:03.will be incredibly proud, tell me about Mark, go husband and coach, he

:21:04. > :21:08.was so nervous he could not watch the race. It has been a

:21:09. > :21:12.roller-coaster, we have put so much into this four years, it is hard

:21:13. > :21:17.when something does not go right on the day. Oh, yeah, I am happy to

:21:18. > :21:22.have got here and been in Rio. This time last year, I did not think I

:21:23. > :21:27.would be here, and I am so happy that one of us got a medal, that has

:21:28. > :21:32.made my day. Thanks for speaking to us.

:21:33. > :21:40.Well, very emotional, incredible team atmosphere. Annie, it broke my

:21:41. > :21:44.heart, speaking to Non. All of them, really, what a difficult situation

:21:45. > :21:49.to be in. We are never going to get to speak, we have got the

:21:50. > :21:55.performance director of British Triathlon, Brendan, a bronze medal,

:21:56. > :22:01.it must be bittersweet... Can they not give us two Bronzes?! Side by

:22:02. > :22:09.side Elway, training partners, for it to come down to that sprint, I

:22:10. > :22:15.know the girls must be elated but also gutted that they could not both

:22:16. > :22:20.get on the podium. Vicky was ecstatic, but even in that moment of

:22:21. > :22:25.winning the bronze, she was thinking of Non. As soon as Non crossed the

:22:26. > :22:31.line, she went down on her knees, exhaustion but also disappointment,

:22:32. > :22:37.but Vicky went straight on to hug her and say well done. It is hard to

:22:38. > :22:41.put into words, you are torn, but what a race, what an event.

:22:42. > :22:45.Incredible for women's triathlon, because when Gwen came off the bike,

:22:46. > :22:49.we thought it was done and dusted, then the antics with Nicola Spirig.

:22:50. > :22:55.That was like a prize fight, wasn't it? It was like a round of boxing,

:22:56. > :23:00.and the Olympic champion, Nicola, has not raised a lot of WGS races,

:23:01. > :23:07.and she stuck to her like glue and said, you are going to have to do me

:23:08. > :23:13.over. Awesome. Gwen Jorgensen showed us how good she is. I went straight

:23:14. > :23:18.over to JT, her coach, and all I could say was, outstanding, what a

:23:19. > :23:21.performance, great swim, she covered everything on the bike, the one area

:23:22. > :23:28.where you thought maybe, but we all saw the run. Bronze for the team,

:23:29. > :23:32.you could not have asked for too much more for the team. No, these

:23:33. > :23:39.guys, you know what they go through, you know what they want to achieve,

:23:40. > :23:46.and we want them to fulfil their dreams, but three medals out of the

:23:47. > :23:51.six available in the racers, I mean, like some of the other sports said,

:23:52. > :23:55.we will top the tally for triathlon this weekend. You talked about the

:23:56. > :24:06.backroom staff when Jonny and Alistair won, a lot of credit to

:24:07. > :24:10.them. Full credit to Ben, his coaching nose has really brought

:24:11. > :24:17.everyone together as a team, and you saw that with the girls. He works

:24:18. > :24:24.with Malcolm Brown, Rhys Davies, training partner, boyfriend and

:24:25. > :24:29.coach for an or. Emma Deacon, Owen Piper, they all do a great job. I am

:24:30. > :24:33.proud to be associated with them, we have come along way in the four

:24:34. > :24:39.years I have been involved. Mate, you have done well, great to share

:24:40. > :24:43.the journey with you. Brilliant. I will let you go, go and enjoy the

:24:44. > :24:48.medals ceremony. We might finally get a chance to chat, we will keep

:24:49. > :24:53.our eye out for anybody coming through! Gwen Jorgensen, the Olympic

:24:54. > :24:57.champion, she came here with a big target on her back, and as we have

:24:58. > :25:02.just been saying, she delivered. Well, she put a huge vat of

:25:03. > :25:06.pressure, you know, on herself. She had been very vocal and put it out

:25:07. > :25:10.there that this was the only race that counted, and that showed a

:25:11. > :25:14.little bit in the days running up to the race, but she delivered in the

:25:15. > :25:19.end. She had a bit of a scare with Nicola, that is for sure, that is

:25:20. > :25:23.not something she is used to. When she runs, no-one can stay with her.

:25:24. > :25:28.There was uncertainty, in her mind she would have thought, as we said,

:25:29. > :25:34.when she got off the bike with no-one in front of her, she could

:25:35. > :25:38.win anyway she likes, but Spirig was in her face. I do not think she

:25:39. > :25:42.liked that, that was half of the battle. You do not want to mix with

:25:43. > :25:46.Nicola Spirig, she is eighth at Goody, but it made for interesting

:25:47. > :25:51.commentary. At the end of the day, 17 victories in the World Triathlon

:25:52. > :25:56.Series, 13 consecutive, she deserves the win. It was not just about the

:25:57. > :26:01.run and the way she dealt with Nicola Spirig, it was the way she

:26:02. > :26:05.rode the bike, she was at the front at certain points, and that, I

:26:06. > :26:10.think, was a testament to how hard she has worked, to be ready for the

:26:11. > :26:14.race. Definitely, she still does not look comfortable on a bike to me,

:26:15. > :26:19.but boy, can she ride it now! A lot of the athletes would say, probably

:26:20. > :26:28.a bit surprised how well she wrote, not hanging off the back, she was on

:26:29. > :26:31.the front, pushing the pace on the hills, and she held her own on the

:26:32. > :26:34.descents. I wonder if there was a case of wanting to make a statement,

:26:35. > :26:37.at the final climb for the eighth time on the bike, what money would

:26:38. > :26:41.you have got on Gwen being at the front at that stage? I don't think

:26:42. > :26:44.anyone would have done, in races over the last couple of years, we

:26:45. > :26:49.have seen her hanging off the back, not sure what to do, but she

:26:50. > :26:54.definitely show the world that she is a complete athletes, basically,

:26:55. > :26:58.no weaknesses. Let's talk about Nicola Spirig, I have been covering

:26:59. > :27:10.the sport of a couple of years, I have hardly seen her on the circuit,

:27:11. > :27:13.then she does bad. It is amazing, I raced in 1995! That is how long she

:27:14. > :27:17.has been around, I am old now. She has been around. Long. She has been

:27:18. > :27:25.doing winter sports, she has had a child, she has done a marathon, I do

:27:26. > :27:29.not know if we will see her at another Olympics, budget has a very

:27:30. > :27:34.relaxed way about it until she gets to the race. We will head back to

:27:35. > :27:40.Hazel, but we will return for the medal ceremony. Back to you.

:27:41. > :27:43.Thanks, guys, great stuff at the triathlon, wonderful win for Gwen

:27:44. > :27:48.Jorgensen, two time world champion, the first Olympic medal is gold, for

:27:49. > :27:53.the 30-year-old from Wisconsin. Great Britain with one and two in

:27:54. > :27:58.the men's triathlon, three and four in the women's, the 62nd medal, I am

:27:59. > :28:03.losing count, for Great Britain of these Games in the quest for 66, a

:28:04. > :28:08.record. Now, I was updating you any final stages of that race on Tom

:28:09. > :28:13.Daley's progress in the ten metres platform diving semifinal. This was

:28:14. > :28:17.the event at which he took bronze in London four years ago and looked

:28:18. > :28:20.very good in the opening heat to get into the semifinal, the top

:28:21. > :28:26.qualifier. But in major trouble in the fourth of six dives, he is in

:28:27. > :28:30.18th and last place with only 12 divers certain to go through to

:28:31. > :28:39.tonight's final. Bob Ballard and Leon Taylor are describing this.

:28:40. > :28:48.This man has had absolutely no problems whatsoever from dive 12