Day 16 BBC Four: 16.00-19.00 Olympics

violations. -- for Australia. Nikola Mirotic got over it.

Spain wanting to fast break. Mirotic was down underneath and then Gasol

joins the attack. Mirotic with the offensive rebound. Tries for Gasol,

that will be a backcourt violation. The first turnover is for Spain, it

will go to Australia. It's not quite the explosive start that Serbia made

against Australia and ran out to a massive lead early one. But Spain

are certainly stopping the Australians from playing the game

that they want to play. The outside tuning is not working, they need to

find solutions. Patty Mills has not got into the game. This is again the

test for Australia. How do they recover? Mirotic is out. Waiting for

Rudy Fernandez to take more outside shots. A brilliant move from David

Anderson. He is 36 but still a sensational player. There is Rudy

Fernandez with a foul on Ingles, bending over backwards trying not to

fall. That was brilliant stuff to make Ingles move and get the contact

of him. Rudy Fernandez goes to the line for two.

Spain lead by seven with two minutes to play in the 1st quarter. Reyes

gives a bump in return. Now they have the mismatch. Put it out to

Ingles for two. At least that was better from Australia. They found

the open shot. We shot didn't go down, but at least that was better.

Spain loses the rebound. Ingles picks it up. Broekhoff goes to the

hoop. Bring wanted to -- Gasol had stepped out.

The foul was: Anderson for pushing Reyes from behind. Spain will come

right back down to the other side and will shoot the foul. Hernangomez

comes into the game. Ingles... They're trying to figure out what

was given there. Australia got the basket, but the foul was called

after the basket. I see now. Then the penalty fell situation, that is

to macro shots on the line. It's very confusing. -- penalty foul

situation. -- that is two shots on the line. Even when Australia get

the basket, they get the penalty. Ingles in the corner. Fernandez has

got a hand on it, and there is a foul inside. Hernangomez put his

hand up, but it is an Reyes. I think Hernangomez was taking one for the

team, as it were, protecting Reyes. It's encouraging that Australia are

now moving Spain around offensively and finding more options in passing

game. Claver has come into the game for Spain for Gasol. Gasol gets his

first break with a minute and a half to go. You see this a lot with

starting players, they get a break with a minute or a half less. You

see Rodriguez again with that left-hander grabbing the jersey as

he runs past, dribbling. Offensive foul given.

He seemed to be trying to provide the screen. A relatively soft foul.

Mills froze it up for Baynes. Baynes couldn't control it. The foul is on

Baynes. So interesting, the difference in confidence. Australia

were making those of their often in the group stage. Right now, it's

just not going their way. That's just unfortunate, coming down.

Again, if you fall backwards you have a better chance of drawing

that. Baynes, that was his third. He comes out. Sorry, it's only his

second but he comes out anyway. Brock Motum will come in for the

last minute of the quarter. Felipe Reyes is an excellent foul shooter

for a big man. I'm sorry I even said it! The curse is alive and well.

Even vote Spain are still in the lead, Australia seem to have learned

some lessons from Serbian defeat. -- even though Spain. They're starting

to find the rhythm and the way to the basket. If I had a computer, I

would check the last time Felipe Reyes Mr two shots in a row. Kevin

Lisch is in for Australia. -- Felipe Reyes missed two shots. Lisch comes

down. There is contact, but no follow. Mills with the three. If

they two. 20-17. Brilliant play by Patty Mills. That gives Australia

such a great advantage. They're there from the outside. Australia

can work for the last shot with ten seconds on the clock. Mills splits,

drives, kicks it back out to know one and the ball goes over to Spain

with 4.5 on the clock. I can only been published in that position, but

Lisch was moving as Mills drove through. -- I can only think of

Lisch in that position. Reyes tries to tip. A kind of sloppy 1st quarter

I think overall. Spain settling down and getting the outside shooting

that makes all the difference here in the 1st quarter. Spain 23-17

Australia. Let's take a look at the statistics on the board and the if

that's true. Spain has three three pointers, Australia only one. Spain

are shooting better from the floor. Spain, I'm not sure, I was looking

to say that Spain had thrown away and therefore -- but Spain keep

possession. Hernangomez and Navarro have the mismatch on the smaller

man, he goes up over Lisch and it is captained by Reyes. Well read by

Reyes. He outjumped everyone. Australia basically have their

second unit in, apart from Dellavedova. He sat at a fair bit in

the 1st quarter as well, Dellavedova. Keep his head down for

the drive, stops for the jump and hits it. 25-19. I think you did as

best as he could against Serbia, but he was a key player but didn't

really fight for Australia. You saw the referee's only reaction to that

was to start counting him for seconds Reyes was done on the

ground. The referee was counting three seconds while he lay there in

the paint. Missed by Spain. That they push for a Navarro. A very

unsubtle one right in front of the umpire. Spain has their second unit

out now. It is the second five playing against four of Australia's

second five. I don't even understand that. It almost seemed like out of

frustration. The first-team foul of the quarter. A penalty situation

works quarter by quarter. Now it is Motum who is down in the paint.

Anderson gets the jumper, 25-21. Such a good player. Ex-NBA. He plays

in the Euroleague. He knows how to play these type of games. One of the

-- he won the championship in France last season. Motum steps back for

three. Hernangomez why therefore the rebound and laid it back in. This is

a promising young player. To come in for Gasol. Anderson, the reason he

lost double as he looked in the corner. Rodriguez misses the way up.

Dellavedova comes down and Australia have numbers. Broekhoff into the

corner to Lisch, but he doesn't take the shot and they will be set now.

He runs into Reyes. Anderson for free. Motum with the offensive

rebound. Better stuff on the board from Australia. 27-23. That was a

good lead, I think Spain did well not to take the shot. Is out. Now

they move in. -- Claver is out, now they move in. Rodriguez can race, he

is outside. And yet it is three, it is 30-23. The big men are hitting

the threes for Spain. I think both teams are getting into gear now,

this is really good. A 7-point lead and a 6-point disparity in 3-point

baskets. You can draw your own conclusion. Claver is now a

crosscourt to Navarro for three. He climbs the back door and goes over

to Australia. Merit it looks like he's coming back in. Hernangomez had

a couple of very good minutes. Andrew Bogut is coming in for

Australia as both teams make substitutions. The pace is really

rushing in this deck and quarter. There has already been three and a

half minutes played. -- in this 2nd quarter. Navarro puts Spain up by

nine. Australia want a time-out. Spain 32-23 Australia. 6.24 to play

in the 2nd quarter. The scoreboard updates slower than my brain does.

That is pretty slow right now! Spain have stepped it up. Australia have

improved early on but Spain have been consistent and their bench is

really strong. Watching that replay, Broekhoff was very lucky. There was

a lot of fouls earlier on and it's great that the game has the same

momentum. To be honest, I would rather see fouls not given than the

soft fouls given. -- van CE -- than see soft fouls given.

Just as Australia narrowed the margin to three, Spain come down and

raise it back up to nine. The Spanish fans have had great fun. But

then group has been in the same seats for every Spanish game! --

that same group. They are like the court jesters. That just like them.

-- they are dressed like them. Bogut is in for Australia, as is Mills.

Mills Mrs B three. Rubio is in for Spain. Mirotic is back in for Spain.

Gasol is back in for Spain. Claver and Navarro remain in.

Rubio lost double on his drive. Mills picked it up. Mills going to

the hoop, and has a foul before he can pass it to Broekhoff who takes

the shooting practice. It is so difficult with Rubio. He is such a

talent. You've got to do the basics right. He tries to do the

spectacular. If you're losing on a simple dribble like that and you get

the ball stolen from you, it's just not going to work at the top level.

It wasn't really a steal, he just lost the ball and Mills picked it

up. Ingles is back in for Australia. Broekhoff hits victory. 32-26.

That was a past two Patty Mills. We are at the halfway point of the

second quarter. Patty Mills is getting going now. He struggled

earlier and against Serbia, but he is back to his best. And Gasol hits

the three. If you're going to get the big men, there are going to kill

you. A ten point lead for Spain. He knows when he can he hits it into

Aron Baynes. They have to stop the shooting from

the outside. The story of this half is turnovers

and threes. It is like a wrestling match. Gasol drops it in. Aron

Baynes pulled out to cover Nikola Mirotic.

Two seconds on the shot clock, with a foul. That was on Nikola Mirotic.

That was great stuff, just beating Aron Baynes.

Patty Mills tried to give a foul at the not get it, he wanted to slow

them down. 3.5 to play. The Americans talk about how the

United States NBA players are not used to playing this kind of

basketball, it is a different kind, and the Australians are in the same

position. They have the most NBA players outside the United States. I

wonder if they are not used to playing in this type of game because

the Spanish Serbians have a problem that they have not been able to

solve. Nikola Mirotic picked up his fourth foul. But he stays in. It is

Navarro that goes to the bench. He Nikola Mirotic picked up only his

second, excuse me. But it is the 15th foul for Spain.

So much hope for Australia going into this, and when they got through

to the group stage there was belief that they could go through to the

final, but although Australian basketball has improved

dramatically, they are not maybe at that level of Spain yet, who have

been the real contenders to the United States for the gold medal.

Three minutes to play. Gasol was simply walking backwards, and loses

it when Joe Ingles came. The rebound was cleared by Nikola

Mirotic. Everything leading up to that shot was everything we have

seen from Australia in these games. Joe Ingles tried to take that away,

he will get the foul. Nikola Mirotic diving out, you get

the attention that way. He hit him with the offhand. Not enough to

cause the player to follow her. The shooting has been superb from Spain.

The rebound for Felipe Reyes, for Spain. They have let some

opportunities call. Victor Clark there was open, and he misses this

one. I do not know what Gasol is complaining about, he was the one

over Joe Ingles's back. 33-40! That is one of the stranger

sequences we have seen. In the end, good assistance from Australia.

Just looking down quickly, there are four Australians who have played in

Spain. At various times. Including Joe Ingles, who had four years in

Barcelona. Some of the players did not get the International -- NBA

experience, which may be affecting them. It should not be an excuse.

Australia is starting to get back into it. You would argue that there

has not been any consistency in the Australian game in the first half.

Gasol and marrow titch -- Nikola Mirotic with the most points between

them. Girl-macro isn't that sweet! Isn't

-- isn't that sweet! Everyone is enjoying themselves. Andrew Bogut

has not dominated as he did in the past. I think Matthew Dellavedova is

getting a bit tired. The Australians have not been as

effective as they were earlier. Joe Ingles was waiting. Patty Mills will

start it again for Australia. David Andersen hit three. The Australian

big man gets back. It could well be David Andersen's last game at the

Olympics, sold he is putting on a show. And it is a foul for the ball.

-- off the ball. Bogut is always in the thick of the action. The whistle

had already gone by the time he rugby tackled. The foul is on Bogut,

that is his third. Felipe Reyes will move to the line.

And think Sergio Llull is clutching his face. There is booing from the

Spanish section. That is a pretty good shot. David

Andersen was a little lucky. I do not think that was unintentional at

all. You can see why the Spanish crowd are booing. You're not allowed

to swing your elbows at other players. You can see the frustration

creeping in for David Andersen. Australia are back within four

points. David Andersen misses the three. The

foul was called late. I think David Andersen will go to the line. He was

knocked over after the shot. He may have hurt his elbowing elbow! That

was the same one he used earlier! There is body contact. You can see

Gasol's reaction. There was contact, which is the point. If you contact

wild they are in the air, that will be a foul most times.

Spain were cruising there, but David Andersen is having a good game, 12

points now for him. He could reduce this deficit to one. You should not

have said that. This commentary position has a certain power over

foul shooting! We get contradicted any time we dear. It is a 2-point

game. Three seconds to go. Spain taking time out. What a comeback

from Australia. They are shooting Spain 21-17 in this second quarter.

It has not been consistently great, but they are getting into a rhythm.

At the risk of doing my half-time wrap-up, I would say Spain have to

be frustrated. They outplayed them, but only have a 2-point lead at the

moment. Australia have to be satisfied. They did not come out

playing well, but they are still in the game.

Get into it, wrestle him, get under his likes, whatever!

LAUGHTER There is nothing much we can add to that!

They are very casual people, they do not mind speaking their mind! This

could be the last Olympic Games match for Gasol as well. David

Andersen with the three. He missed the second three. Look at the

contact. People do not realise how much of a contact sport Basketball

Arena is. Gasol has a massive scratch on his back. In the men and

women it has really physical. Aggressive basketball.

That is how the first half will end. I just summarised it, Australia

outplayed for most of the first half, and I think they would admit

it. They are only two points behind Spain, who are frustrated that they

do not have a big advantage on what was for most part I did half.

Australia will be pleased going into the locker room because they have

come back well, kept up the fight, and they have a real shot. Let us

take another look. The shooting has balanced out a

little bit. Spain has a two point lead. Australia have grabbed more

rebound, partly because they missed so many shots early. At the half,

the Kangaroo has punched its way back into the game. It is Spain

40-38 Australia. STUDIO: world and to Spain. -- well

done to Spain. Australia are still in with a big shout. We are at the

Olympic Park. It is positively brightening up. Just behind me is

the lake. Around me people are now beginning to flood the Olympic Park.

It is quite a nice scene as we build up to the last day of sporting

events. Basketball made its Olympic debut back in 1904. This year, golf

returned after a century's absence. And Rugby sevens made its Olympic

debut. In four years' time, another sport will be appearing for the

first time. It's not one of Britain is particularly associated with, but

here in Brazil they love their surfing.

On a weekday morning around 8am, I would usually be on a train, nose

buried in a newspaper trying to avoid eye contact. But if I was

Brazilian, I would be here! Do you surf every day? Every day.

Surfing is my life. Every morning I take my board and come to surf. It

is very good. This place is very beautiful, too.

How much do cariocas love to surf? All the people love to surf. Old,

young, everybody. When you're on your surfboard and

you're on the wave and it's pushing you along, how do you feel? For me,

it's the best sensation in the world. Because you are free, you're

thinking nothing, just to have fun. Every time somebody says I would

love to know how to surf I say, just go and do it because it's awesome.

When you ride a good wave, man, you just put a smile on your own face.

Do you think it's a sport? Yes, I've thought this for a long time.

Surfing belongs in the Olympics. I think it is something awesome for

the sport. We expanding. -- where expanding the border of the sport.

We are not doing it in a very good way today. He thinks that surfing in

the Olympics is going to catch everybody's attention. How do you

think Brazil will do in the Olympics in four years' time?

I think Brazil will be one of the better.

I'd love to be able to serve, but unfortunately I can't. But it does

look gorgeous. Here in Brazil it's not just all about sand, sea and

surfing. There are rather more troubled areas. Darren Campbell has

been to visit one of the favelas. Today I've come to a safe area in

the favela. Welcome. This is 11 different communities. The kids that

we work with are facing issues of poverty, family breakdown. They're

really on job opportunities for their families. It is a very poor

part of town and also one of the most dangerous parts of town. This

is an area that is classified which means there are police here. They

fight with the local drug traffickers. Because you are on the

hill, you can hear the gunfire. There can be automatic gunfire and

the kids just continue to play. We needed a place where the police and

traffickers agreed not to fight, so we created a safe space for kids to

come and play football. This is one of our coaches at the

Safe Space programme. Have you seen a change in the people who come

here? They're not on the street, fighting. The reality is that these

are the brothers and sisters of the traffickers. The traffickers grow up

in the community. Working with them is important so that they are not

trafficking drugs or picking up a gun. Today we have a very special

guest. His name is Darren Campbell. People told me that kids like me do

not win Olympic gold medals. For me to win the gold medal, it just... It

proved a lot of people wrong. That's why I believe in these guys.

Why do you enjoy coming here, Eric? I like to come here because it's a

really nice place to play. If anything happens it is near my

house. I can just go home really quickly.

Do you feel safe when you hear? Yes. How do these guys feel about the

Olympics being just that? I don't really like the Olympics very much

because in Brazil we are in the middle of a crisis. But I do like to

support the athletes because it is their dream. I think the Gulf and

judo with happy. Not just because she won the medal for Brazil but

because she showed that someone from the favela can please Brazil. -- the

girl who won the judo. We are about setting these kids on their right

path. The Olympics is fantastic for that, it gives them a goal and a

dream. Sport really does have the power to change lives. You can see

how this safe area really does give these kids the opportunity to feel a

part of something, respect something, but the values that sport

gives. For me, that is what Olympic legacy should be about.

Never underestimate the power of sport to insert via. Hopefully some

of those young children will be inspired by what they've seen at the

Rio Olympics. A reminder of what is happening on BBC One. The final

discipline in the sport of cycling, the men's mountain biking is

currently taking place at the moment. Rapid descent, steep climbs.

An adrenaline rush to say the least. But we are heading back to the

basketball for the bronze medal match. Australia and Spain are

currently locked in battle at the moment. Spain, silver medallist last

time in London, currently leading 40-38 as we rejoin the action in the

3rd quarter. COMMENTATOR: Dellavedova is back on

for the Australians. A typical starting five, the all NBA team.

Mirotic has just stepped out there. The Australian coach had a problem

to solve against Serbia, now he has got it a game against Spain. But

they seem to be working their way out. The passing game has not been

quite as effective as it was in the group stages of the early matches

for the Australians. But some of the shooting from David Anderson is now

starting to work. Gasol getting the first points of the 3rd quarter to

extend Spain's lead. 15.4 Pau Gasol. That could be his last match in the

Olympic Games. -- 15 points for Pau Gasol. Mills for three, and gets it

to go down. Australia are now up by one point. Patty Mills has really

stepped it up. Gasol missing. That's a turnover for

Spain. That is a turnover at both ends! Ingles up top.

Dellavedova with the runner. It is and Australia are in the lead,

43-42. Almost two minutes gone in the 1st quarter. What a turnaround

for Australia. They were behind in the first half. It is going

Australia's we now. Gasol lost that one. It came to Rubio. That'll be a

foul on Bogut. What a break for Spain. That is what Ricky Rubio is

capable of. That was a very difficult attempts to make. As the

colder on, who has been for much -- has been reduced from much of this

match to the lead cheerleader on the bench. -- Calderon has been reduced.

What a blow for Australia, Bogart has been fouled. Danes 's house to

play more and Anderson who is better outside than inside has really got

to step up the game. -- Baynes, who hast to play more.

Ricky Rubio trying to get through Baynes. We saw that arms locked.

They both turned around to the officials for a foul. There is a

great pass. Tied at 45. Good timing for mills to avoid the outstretched

Gasol. 15 points now for Patty Mills, having good game.

Gasol slams it in, 47-45 for Spain. Baynes is now inside. He covers for

Australia, that is what they need. James misses with the left-handed

hook. Mirotic took the rebound to Rubio. Mills takes the baseline,

kick it out. Anderson with the rebound. We haven't seen Rubio do

enough but at the Olympic Games. That really adds something to the

Spanish offence. He swung around Llull. Ingles had to put that it

went desperately close angle. That is using the board. I think he

touched every part of it before it went in. Anderson wants the court

white. -- wiped. Watch this, Ingles got himself weigh in. He still had a

left-hander outside the rim and was able to put it out off the top of

the glass. He gets the dead fall. Great fingers for Ingles. Two

spectacular layouts, Rubio at one end, Ingles at the other. Tied at

47. 6.5 minutes to play in the 3rd quarter. Baynes lying on the ground

as he went up with Gasol. Gasol just was higher. Gasol has done it all.

He has won it all, but he still wants this bronze medal. Look how

fired up he was. He was so excited. Look at slam dunk. Mills hits 49.

You are here to win, that is why you keep score. Absolutely, Patty Mills

did a great job. Ingles with the rebound. Baynes misses the lay-up.

Now there will be a technical and Baynes. We saw a game when there was

about five technicals for six or something. Many of them were for the

referee. You know the rules, that's the way it goes. You can't let your

frustration get the better of you. There is the second to Paul Gasol.

Yelling as it hits in. You don't put the ball over the BAFTA,

necessarily. You put it where the player can get a bit, and that's

exactly what he did. -- over the basket. Those two can combine so

well. Spain have had enough of that, did Billy against the United States.

-- particularly against the United States.

Rudy Fernandez lays it on. Joe Ingles comes up for Australia.

Patty Mills gets the foul. Tied at 51. Patty Mills will go to the free

throw line. He has had a pretty good Olympic Games. It was tough for him

against Serbia, but he has bounced back superbly. Brilliant stuff.

And before Rudy Fernandez came off the ground, he was already looking

to the referee. Brock Motum is being recalled for the foul.

Unsportsmanlike foul. He and Gasol had their arms wrapped up. Just a

foul. No, they gave a technical foul, you are absolutely right. And

Gasol Mrs. They have had two and missed them both. It is

unsportsmanlike, that is why it is two shots at the line. That is a

difficult one. But he made the third. Australia were in the lead

less than a second. That was called as soon as they got the shot. Given

how often players have interlinked arms, it is difficult to tell who is

doing what. Giving an unsportsmanlike in a situation like

that is a tough call. Brock Motum Mrs. A great pass by him

before. Brock Motum blocked it twice. Then

it was tipped in. What brilliant defence.

Brock Motum again. Tied again. Brock Motum is deputising brilliantly. A

couple of block shots. Australia are right in this. It looked such for

this early, but they are now matching Spain.

This is top stuff from both teams. What basketball being played at both

ends of the court. Rudy Fernandez with the triple. A foul might have

been called again. It is another technical. This may be a make up.

Rudy Fernandez with the shot. He is claiming he got contact. If that was

the technical for complaining... They have got the same. They are

applying it as they saw it. That is how it went. Part of the logic is...

Look at them lining up! You can sort of complaint quickly at the referee

at the time, but if you make a point of it, that is why you get the

technical foul, you're calling attention to it. Patty Mills puts it

in the net. We're tied again. 23 points for Patty Mills. What a game.

We're not even into the fourth quarter. Nikola Mirotic for three.

He is -- that is his game. Australia down by one.

Watch his left arm as he moves past Kevin Lisch. He doesn't move past,

so we didn't see it. Tipped away by Brock Motum. Was that

a pass? It I think you lobbed it. -- he lobbed it. David Andersen missed.

Sergio Llull. Spain lead by three, with two minutes 22 play.

This is sensational. Great stuff. Joe Ingles misses the three. He goes

down, the foul will be on David Andersen. What a contest, intense,

quick, great shooting and offending, passing is fantastic. These are two

really great sides. 15th foul for Australia. I think Gasol will go to

the line. Once again it is the locked arms that bring the foul.

Great stuff from Sergio Llull. That is the Michael Jordan pulls in the

still photographs. -- pose. Brock Motum put it in. 1.5 play. He

has been fantastic. He has filled the big shoes of Bogut, and has done

a good job of it. Sergio Rodrigeuz holding back David

Andersen. One minute to play. They are passing up threes. Sergio

Rodrigeuz lost the ball, and Brock Motum got it away. Sergio Rodrigeuz

missed as well. He was almost fighting with Matthew Dellavedova to

get the rebound. Patty Mills was held by Navarro. A frantic

third-quarter. Both teams have had the best quarters so far, scoring

wise. Gasol still contributing from inside. Patty Mills is having a

great game. Brock Motum has done everything they have asked.

Australia are down by one. 625-64. Almost enough time for the last

shot. Nikola Mirotic laid it in. Patty

Mills lost the ball on the dribble. That is how the third quarter ends.

Spain are ahead by three. 67-64. STUDIO:

COMMENTATOR: that is how it looks. Things have even themselves out. And

right now, they lead by three over Australia. Bogut has fouled out of

the game for Australia which could be a factor, not least because Gasol

already has 25 points and nine rebounds in this game. Gasol inside

remains a great option for Spain. This is the last ten minutes of this

penultimate game of the Olympic competition. The bronze medal is at

stake. Australia have worked hard to get

back into the contest after being down early in the first quarter.

Data assists have not been as strong, about 13 the moment,

compared to 19 from Spain. Their passing game is maybe not as strong,

but they are still doing enough to stay in the game, the Australians.

There have been some great moments, particularly from Patty Mills. Patty

Mills has fouled. He could not get the follow-up shot.

Victor Claver picks up his second foul. -- of the quarter, he now has

to be. There were a lot of fouls early on, and we see Bogut has

already got in trouble. Aron Baynes hits Nikola Mirotic. The

referee will blow the whistle to check on him. They collided going

for the loose ball. It may have been a clash of their knees. It was not a

foul of any type. Hopefully it was a clash of knees, and not worse. Clash

hurts for a bit, but a twist would be really worrying. It is a twist.

Key pivoted from Aron Baynes's Westlake. The players know when

they're in trouble. -- he pivoted. No, it was a clash. Usually that is

just a shock, and you can slowly get back to your feet and walk it off.

If it is ligament damage it is troublesome. The fact he is getting

up might be a good sign for Spain. So important to their chances.

At least he is walking. He will join Gasol for the upcoming NBA season.

Brock Motum stuff sit through the hoop! Gasol came out for the block,

and Brock Motum went past him! That was extraordinary stuff! The whole

bench stood up, and then he just goes straight back into defensive.

The shot clock expired before Felipe Reyes could get his shot. Two

minutes have gone, and we're tied at 70. Spain have called the time-out.

Look at this again. Gasol goes up, and Brock Motum goes past. If he had

tried to stop to make a jumper, he would not have made it. That has

fired up the Australians! Australia, the momentum might be

going fairway. -- going fairway. Anderson and Motum are off the bench

for Australia. Felipe Reyes -- Rudy Fernandez is the third highest

scorer for Spain. Dellavedova to Motum. I think there

are only wear because Bogut found out. He has provided extraordinary

stuff from the bench. To be honest, there was enough contact from Pau

Gasol. Brilliant stuff from Motum. I don't think anyone expected him to

have the impact that she has had. Maybe people that know him well. But

he has got some blocked shots. He is getting rebounds, going through,

taking on Pau Gasol for the slam dunk. What a performance from Brock

Motum. Another guy who played at Washington State, he's also played

for Bologna, Adelaide in the Australian league. Motum tries to

save it. He has played the last season in Lithuania. Top teams. He

has a lot of experience at the top level. 70-70, just under eight

minutes to play in this game. I block off on Claver from Spain.

Dellavedova is calling for a foul. He could quite easily argue that he

was pushed by the man setting the screen into the attack. Now there is

an attacker as well. Either that is why he was upset. I thought for a

second that it might be his fifth personal, it is his third. Navarro

stands calmly. He shoots that it is one point up for Spain. What

happened was he was being screened and it was Reyes, I think, who

simply pushed him. Then he went into the player with the ball and I think

that's why he thought it was a harsh call. But better not to say

anything. Rodriguez, and it is a 3-point lead a game for Spain. As

soon as they come down, they get three every time.

Baynes, they leave him alone outside. Ingles wants to drive. Kick

it out. Hits for three, we are tied again. 73-73 with three minutes --

seven minutes to play. That is exactly the Australian way.

Rodriguez drives the baseline. Mirotic is back in. He just walked

off that new class. At the pass from Gasol inside. Ingles for Australia.

Ingles wants to drive. Back to Baynes. Over two Patty Mills. It's

taken away by Mirotic. He comes down and holds off. Rodriguez wants it on

the other side. He waits for Pau Gasol to take his position. Uses the

left and to hold off Motum. She V3. It misses. Mirotic chimes Broekhoff

work tied up. -- shoots the three. That will be a foul on Claver and it

is a similar situation. He is tied up with Baynes and as he gets away

from Baynes he runs into the man with the ball. But the foul is

called. Australia are really finishing strongly. Maybe physically

looking stronger at the moment. They're really playing at a high

pace was whether there was a mistake from Baynes, they're still good

offensively. Anderson has come in. Mirotic a garden. Anderson drives

the ball. Broekhoff picked off the ball and it drops through for

Australia and now they have the lead! 75-73. The women's team who

couldn't get past the quarterfinals are supporting the man for

Australia, looking for their first-ever medal in the men's

basketball. Gasol, isolated on Baynes. Tries to take the lead. A

high arc three. Approaching the halfway point in this 4th quarter.

Baynes again comes up to the screen for Mills. Knowles wants it from the

foul line. He hits. Australia lead by one, 70 7-76 will stop --

Australia lead by one. 77-76. Under five minutes to play in this game.

Again Rodriguez has been fantastic. A couple of scores for him. Mills

and Rodriguez commence. Rodriguez may be getting a rest now. Both

teams are playing at a really high level. It's been a fantastic game of

basketball. What a fantastic game Patty Mills has had. Four and a half

to play. Spain leading by one. It was tipped out by Baynes, but only

as far as Navarra. Rodriguez set things up for Spain now.

Navarro, the captain. Mirotic stops for two. It's the rim. Dellavedova

had to pry himself loose from Ricky Rubio before he could get the

rebound. He hits, Australia lead by one with four minutes to play. I

think that is the old Australian women's basketball team uniform in

the stands. The tatties and part of the uniform. Navarro, his three goes

in and out. Mirotic hit it and Mirotic is fouled by Anderson. He

will go to the line. A grandstand finish here. Before you wondered

whether Australia can match it after dominating so many of their games.

They were really pushed hard by Serbia and were easily defeated in

the end. But here they have shown they are a top-level basketball team

because they are matching it with Spain. They have taken it all away

and they are hunting for the bronze medal. Anderson has been fantastic.

The bench contribution has been huge from Australia. Brock Motum, what a

performance for him. You can't come in too deep of

Fernandez. Aron, lived on that.

Pretty basic stuff. No complicated plays, nothing like that. Just "Man

up". Look how relaxed they are! I love to see that in coaches. Rudy

Fernandez has such great form. It is a shame that Calderon hasn't got on.

He has got of fallen out of the rotation and it is a shame. He's

such a great player. Spain have put in a great performance but they have

been matched by Australia. In this 4th quarter Spain have outshot them

15-11 so far. Some fantastic basketball played. Patty Mills has

been at the absolute forefront of that. Nicola Mirotic signed with Ray

Madrid when he was 14 years old. -- signed with Real Madrid. He is now a

Spanish citizen. He had 38 starts for the Bulls last season. Strong

statistics. What isn't strong for him right now is he has missed the

first. Mirotic ties the game yet again. It is 79-79 with three

minutes and 42 seconds to play. Fernandez is on Mills. Mills is

reaching and reaching before the foul is drawn of Fernandez. It will

be two shots of the line for Patty Mills. The one player you want at

the line for Australia in this situation is Patty Mills. Look at

how hard he's working. Fernandez, there is the contact. Mills working

and working. Anderson saying, you were pushing with the body. He could

be him giving the motion that Fernandez did. -- see him. He did

it. The reality of the game is that there is so much physical contact.

It's a case of trying to keep it under control. Mills makes the

second. Australia lead by one with three minutes to play in the game.

Rubio leaves it up for Spain. Navarro tries to take Mills. Rubio

is open for three. He misses. Baynes with the rebound for Australia. He

just hands it to Dellavedova. Under three minutes to play now. Australia

lead by one and with possession. Dominating the board. In Glasgow be

for the -- Ingles will be called for the offensive foul. Spain will get

the ball. He is moving, he's not even set. Before Rubio with that

3-point shot, he had enough time to set himself. If he wants to be the

top player that we all know he can be, he has two hippos. At this time

in the game, Spain will get the ball back. That would make up call for

make up call. Australia will get the penalty on the next foul. Rodriguez

is back in the game. And Gasol, backing in on Baynes, backing in

some more. Shoot the fadeaway and hips. Spain lead by one with two

minutes to play. This is brilliant from Pau Gasol. I don't know how you

can stop it. This is Pau Gasol's last game as an Olympian. It's a

fantastic one. Dellavedova. Baynes with the short jumper. Australia

leading by one with two minutes to play. Every basket is met by a

massive cheer from both sides. It is a game is no room for error. Mirotic

is outside. There is Rodriguez. Gasol finishes it off. Where did he

come from? You heard the coach telling him to keep Gasol off the

boards. Gasol without the 3-point line. Rodriguez started his drive.

Spain lead by one. Dellavedova dishes to Mills. Mills puts it

through. Shot right over the big man. 84-83, Australia lead by one.

This is so tight. Incredible stuff from both teams. They're going blow

for blow. But what mistake might take the advantage or give the

advantage to the other team. Rodriguez pulled up for the floater.

He hips. Spain win by one. 1.28 on the clock. Dellavedova brings it up

for Australia. Slapped away by Rudy Fernandez. I cannot believe he's

having to ask who it hit. Rudy Fernandez, of course, starts

lobbying. I thought Dellavedova was saying he might have been hit. He

won the foul as well. One person you didn't expect to make a mistake was

going to be Dellavedova. They're going to look for it. If there's any

doubt, you have to know for sure. This is such a crucial now. He stops

to tell. You can see, if you look to the left of the screen you can see

what they see. He's going to check it once again to make sure. It does

look like it is Fernandez's like. That's pretty clear. -- Fernandez's

leg. Do you think he will lecture Fernandez on giving an impassioned

plea for the ball when the ball rent office leg? Watch, "Didn't hit me!"

He put his hand on his face straightaway. I don't know why he

thought it was going to go his way. Did you ever see Tom Stoppard play

professional ball? There was a whole philosophical discussion on how a

player who knows the ball will Ofcom... Mills can't get the ball.

Baynes couldn't get the rebound. This is a huge defensive moment for

Australia. Spain put it into Gasol's hands.

Four on the clock. What a defensive display from

Australia, when they needed it most. The pile of bodies that went for the

rebound, four players going for it. They knew that they had to get

possession or they were up against it. Patty Mills to make an error,

after the game he has had. It was not an error, it was a tough shot.

That is what it comes down to, if the shot is too difficult, he still

has to make it. 41 seconds left, so no matter what Australia do, if they

make a basket, Spain will get the ball back with a chance to win.

Unless there is a foul. A technical foul would be different.

Gasol has 29 points, 11 rebound is, in this game. If this is his last

game for Spain, he has put the team on his shoulders. The San Antonio

sports coach is delighted with them. He knows how to give him just enough

minutes to get the best out of him. He is a perfect fit.

Silver medallists wise in a row, to the United States, but will they get

a bronze medal? Australia have never had a medal in basketball.

David Andersen with the rebound, and he is fouled by Nikola Mirotic.

Patty Mills needs to put that away. But luckily, David Andersen got to

the offensive rebound and collected the foul. 16th file for Spain. To be

honest the foul should be on Gasol. There was contact with Nikola

Mirotic. But Gasol thought he was being called for the fable, and

didn't like it. -- for the foul. David Andersen at the line.

Excruciating for the Australians, it took and eternity.

Australia ahead by one. 35 seconds remaining. Another time-out taken.

Spain might want to take it quickly so they get another chance. It is a

tough one. If they are going to take it quickly, it needs to be a good

shot. Exactly. You have the outside shooters to take advantage of that.

The thing you prefer is getting the lead. You can only deal with what

you get. You cannot try to be too clever.

You would rather be in the lead and have them have to make a shot to tie

or a win, than not. If you need to get the ball back you are in

trouble. Sergio Rodrigeuz is the master of pulling the shirt. He has

not been called for it in this game. Patty Mills makes the shot. It has

been a spectacular play for him. He has been marvellous for the

Australians. Gasol has had a fantastic game for the Spanish. It

is going to go down to the wire. Both teams deserved a medal. Like

boxing. And this has been a boxing match for sure. If you think

basketball is a game played only by Giants, Patty Mills is the shortest

man, just under six feet. Sergio Llull is back in the game, at

the top. That is a foul on Aron Baynes. Australia had won to give.

That was the fifth for the team. It flip-flops the dynamic we spoke

about on the last foul shot. With 28, Australia could work for almost

the last shot. UC David Andersen's I has been patched up. -- you can see

that he has been patched up above his eye.

Gasol switches on both. Spain lead by one. Bidders for second

difference between the game clock and the shot clock.

Aron Baynes gets the role. Nine seconds left. Australia one ahead.

The bench cannot contain themselves. They are ten seconds away from their

first-ever medal of the men's basketball. But Spain will be coming

at them. Aron Baynes, the pressure is enormous. It is his basket. Joe

Ingles was there. Watch Victor Claver's hand as he

pulls it trying to help the ball. It is like pinball, and moving the

table. Spain have ten seconds, again inbound half-court. Australia have a

time-out. They may have a second or two, depending on what Spain do.

This is where you have got to not give the fable. That is the hard

thing. -- the foul. You want to front Gasol, but you want to stop

the past to him. You do not want to give the foul. That is very tough in

these situations. I think the ball will go to Gasol. If it goes to him,

he will kick it out, that is my guess.

Patty Mills is called for it after the basket does not go through. It

was a late blow of the whistle, for sure. David Andersen looked at the

ball and then blew the whistle. Watch again. It is hard. Patty Mills

is moving so perhaps they felt he did not set himself. Australia

cannot believe it. This is so hard. It is tough on them. It is down to

the free throws no. Sergio Rodrigeuz will put Spain up

by one if he makes the shot. Australia take their time-out with

5.5 seconds left in the game. 89-88 to Spain. I don't have statistics on

how many changes there have been, but it has been nip and tuck the

hallway. If you get into this situation and want a medal, it is

time to step up. Patty Mills will be a candidate to step up here.

Port-of-Spain foul, Australia have the chance to take the lead. -- but

if Spain foul. He steps backwards. Yes, I think

that is what the referee saw. Sergio Rodrigeuz was heading to the ground

after he releases -- as he releases the shot. That was very lucky for

Spain to get that. That did not miss by much, but Spain

have won the Olympic bronze medal by one point. 89-88, and it was won by

Sergio Rodrigeuz at the foul line, but the game was kept alive by Pau

Gasol. STUDIO: congratulations to Spain,

they have won the bronze medal. Heartbreak for Australia, searching

for their first Olympic medal in basketball. They have been denied by

one point. The look on their faces paints a picture and a thousand

words. Unlucky for them but Spain follow-up the two silver medals with

a June Joyce takes on Franz's Yoka. It

could be a good contest. We look forward to that. Now, time for the

final discipline in cycling, the cross-country in the men's mountain

bike, and as we join it there at about the halfway stage. Grant

Ferguson is the only British man competing, but the thought the

French rider would be one to watch. The Olympic champion and Londoners

ahead, with the five-time world champion from Switzerland. They seem

to be dominating from each. We will join the commentators.

Different lines here. A very steep section. This does not do it

justice. You have to bend your neck really high to see to the top of it.

This is an intense climb, and it will set the energy

Coloma looks quite good. You went through a rough section where he

lost contact with the two leaders. He looks like he is into a rhythm

now. These two have a higher speed through all of these sections. Just

extending their lead slowly but surely. A really steep drop off

there. Again, for these Riders that is something they will do day in,

day out. But at the sixth or seventh lap of an Olympic race it can be a

downfall. Beautiful and smooth through this rocky, slippery

section. The big shake-up of the day is Marotte not being here. Absalon

just losing. Not a good day for Peter Sagan have to be puncture. I'm

not sure if it was this or another puncture for Peter Sagan. A

desperate day for the Slovakian who decided to take on this course. Once

he came up in Rio to ride the road race course in January and realise

that it would be for him in terms of his ambitions to win a gold medal

here. He said to his federation, what are the options of getting a

mountain bike slot? You raced a couple of races in April. He crashed

in one and finished in fourth place in the Czech Republic. He went on to

perform brilliantly, as ever, in the Tour de France. He went to the

states to prepare there. Unfortunately, his race has come

apart because of that puncture. Here are your two leaders. From the Czech

Republic we have the reigning 2012 London Olympic gold medallist, and

behind him Schurter from Switzerland who is the World Championship. First

and second in London, but an second at the 2016 World Championships,

these two. Just behind them we are seeing the French man, Schurter, he

has had a fantastic ride. Now they are racing in bronze medal

contention, these two. Schurter was left out of medal contention in

London. He is back four years later and now in bronze medal contention.

He will be hoping for a good second half of the race here. That will be

brilliant for the French. As we said, they have and have the best

Olympic Games on two wheels in the cycling discipline. This is their

big chance. Absolutely. And really desperate for Julian Sagan as well

as he tries to put himself back into the picture here. It is not looking

any better, that picture, for Julian Absalon. Kulhavy and Schurter are

the two men he would least want to be on the front. If they can keep

this race going the way they are then they are unlikely to see

Absalon. Colombian Botero is currently in sixth place. This is

the lead. Kulhavy breathing deeply. We just saw Kulhavy put his hand on

his stomach and pull a face. Does that mean he is having stomach

problems? Absalon is at the bottom of the climb to like mountain. He

will fight for all his work here, Schurter one. There is no -- he will

fight for his work, Absalon. There is no doubt about that. He will not

retire after the games. As we said, he was losing time at each time

check. He will hold nothing back, there is no question. Where does

this leave us? We just come back through the time we met. Kulhavy and

Schurter looking more and more likely that they will fight it out

for the gold medal. Chasing them is the Frenchman and the Spaniard.

Schurter has had this final big gold. He is still leading the World

Cup standings at the moment. Only just ahead of Schurter. They have

been involved in a tussle all year long at every round of the World Cup

so far. When they go to Andorra for the final, in fact, in two weeks'

time, it will be the final showdown between those two. This is the

showdown for gold medal. We just saw a showdown for the bronze medal at

the moment. The Spaniard Coloma is looking good. We saw some

expressions on the face that Marotte is having trouble staying with the

Spaniard. Sad news, James Reid of South Africa, the South African

champion, desperate times for young James Reid. He is carrying the scars

of perhaps they fall. The 24-year-old will be absolutely

devastated. He was focused so intently on getting to Rio. Very

sad, indeed. South Africa have another young rider in this field,

but James Reid is out of the field sadly. Meanwhile, it is Kulhavy and

Schurter. We talk about when will Schurter go? Maybe it is Kulhavy who

says he will start dictating terms in this case and see how he deals

with it. There is nothing to choose between the two. We haven't seen any

weakness in showing by either one of these. Both have been very composed.

Both have been placed -- neither has been placed under extreme pressure

by one or the other, they are looking very relaxed. Kulhavy and --

Coloma and Morotte. We are about 35 seconds back on this group, the lead

group of two riders, Kulhavy and Schurter. They have done pretty much

everything there is to win in the sport between them. There is gold,

silver and bronze. The significance is that the man on the front,

Kulhavy, one that gold medal at London. Schurter wants to complete

the set. He has got a bronze and a silver. He looks over his shoulder.

Still looking to see what the gap is behind him. As we said, they have no

radio communication. They need to pick those points on the course. The

course designer does have to take that into consideration when he

builds the course. He has got a whole set of regulations. One thing

that is great about mountain biking is they do have a regulation that

the course has to be spectator and television friendly. It also has

have points where you can see competitors from a distance behind.

The athletes will know where the best places to have a look to see if

they can see anyone behind. They couldn't see this pair because they

are a fair distance behind. Their gap is opening all the time, around

35 seconds. Kulhavy and Schurter are now on lap five of seven.

The Colombian moves to the front. This is positions five and six. The

man behind them should be Julien Absalon making a concerted effort to

get himself within range, perhaps of the medals. It will be a phenomenal

achievement and great viewing if he does. Very consistent laps by these

two. A little bit faster on lap five than they were previously on lap

two. They went out hard, now they have settled in and are applying the

pressure. We might see a faster lap on this one. It looks like the gold

medal will be contested between these two. An exciting race on for

the bronze medal between Marotte and Coloma. Schurter has been very

successful in marathon riding. -- Marotte has been very successful in

marathon riding. When you get out there there is a mental game to stay

composed and look more comfortable than the person that you're

competing against. This is interesting because the Italian was

ahead -- Absalon was ahead of the Italian. Now the gap has opened up.

Is Absalon reaching the end of his efforts here? The Frenchman rolls

over the line. He is well over two minutes down on the race for the

gold medal. That will really hurt. Has at someone -- has Schurter given

it up? Not the best day for Schurter. It was such a talked about

event him in Rio that we would see the final showdown. Have the two-man

race, but it hasn't panned out like that. Schurter is not having the

best race. The Belgian champion goes through.

The brilliant former 2010 World Champion, one of the great

characters of the sport, one who without his fifth Olympic Games.

Check out this fight in this section. We've seen that Schurter

likes to take the lead through here. They attack that little bit of

section. Into downtown, the Rock garden. Schurter likes to lead in

this section. Absolutely masterful. Most of the technical sections, we

have seen Schurter accelerate to the front. He is able to take the lead

when he wants to. This is getting a little bit more fatigued and less

composed in the technical sections. Schurter just flying up these step

ups. Two distinct lines, one either side of the rocks. Well practised,

keeping it together. This is the deep end of the race. Lap five of

seven. Fatigued and aspirations start combining to create all sorts

of difficulties for the riders. Coloma in fourth place will be

thinking, "There goes my bronze medal!" He has to do something as

Kulhavy and Schurter climb up that right. Begin with my athletes who

competed in Rio, the different things that go into their mind.

Being at the Olympic Games are significantly so much different and

higher pressure, simply because it comes around every four years and

you need to get that preparation smack bang for the day. In a World

Cup, there is another one next week. It is not as higher pressure. You

don't spend their four years with it in the back of your mind. Every

single day these Olympic athletes about the Olympic Games. That is the

reason why things get out there -- why things happen when they get out

there. They just don't have everything in control because it is

such high pressure. One off, the other half two. They run here. Once

you get traction and come off, it is very difficult to get on. Marotte

has been -- Coloma has been very tactical, trying not to put too much

pressure on himself. It is just amazing how much the media can have

an influence on so many different things. If Schurter explains to the

media, this is my type of course, I love it, that message gets out there

and plays the mind of the competition. Look at the gap. Oh,

Schurter nearly loses it at the bottom. Keeping it together. On the

other side, Kulhavy is off the back. Did he have a problem? Schurter just

accelerated it. That was so scary for the Swiss leader as we look back

at Marotte and Coloma. These are the men racing in bronze medal

contention right now. Marotte just stepped off the map as does Coloma.

Whilst this is going on up front for the gold medal fight, we see

Schurter just applying pressure through the technical section. Just

there, as he applies the pressure, nearly came unstuck. I don't think

Kulhavy saw that. He really is putting a search here. Schurter is

on fire. -- a surge. He has decided he will win this race from the front

and leave nothing to chance. Kulhavy is a good 8-10 seconds off the

leader now. This is what we expected. This man, Schurter, he has

looked powerful. He has had good acceleration when he wants to move

to the front. He really wants to finish with Kulhavy who -- he really

doesn't want to lose to Kulhavy who outsprinted him in the final stages

of the race in London 2012. He wants to play it a little bit more safe,

put the effort in. He won't be easing off the pedals until he

crosses the line. Ferreira is a significant moment as

Nino Schurter applies the pressure. -- this is a significant moment.

Halfway through the sixth lap of seven. It was unusual to see

Schurter come unstuck as he was applying the pressure, but the

mental energy that goes into this. Seda focused faces of them in front.

Not a moment to relax. Schurter had a little bit on this lap. Get the

feeling he is suffering. They look over their shoulders to see who is

behind. The gap is growing all the time. Nearly one minute to Maxime

Marotte. Schurter has looked impeccable throughout. He came into

the competition as favourite, he has won four out of the last five World

Championships. He is looking great. This is Kulhavy now. He is relaxed,

he knows he has been beaten. He is not digging deep and panicking that

Schurter has a bit of a gap on him. He is the Olympic gold medallist

from London. The gap has opened up quickly. Schurter is on fire. All he

has to hope for is that it stays together for him mechanically and

physically. You feel he has the condition. So much attention to

detail preparing for the Olympic Games with his equipment. He has

been raiding this bike with great success, he has won World Cups with

that. But having this course,... Let us take a look at them coming down.

And Asti crash. And another. Such a hard crash on those rocks. He has

taken a lot of impact on his chest. Cracked ribs so often happen as you

get more fatigued on these technical sections. But look at Schurter, look

at the gap he has put on Kulhavy. He will get some confidence an

incredible ride by Schurter. He will get some confidence with that. The

man in Gold medal position is really applying the pressure. He has been

so consistent over the years. He likes to ride really will. He has

27.5 inch bay, which suited him perfectly, but the 29 did not. --

bicycle. He sits really low down over the front end of it. And it is

all paying for Nino Schurter. No locks Raphael Gagne, the Canadian.

National luck -- no luck. And he'd is that all Portuguese rider, a

marathon champion this year as well. But Schurter, the cross-country

World Champion, is leaving nothing to chance as he chases down an

Olympic gold medal. He's not interested in taking on anything at

the moment, he is just on a mission, riding to the Olympic Games that

such a consistent manner over the years. He came to the competition

very ambitious, he really wants the gold medal, and he is well on his

way. Kulhavy comes to the tech zone. She shakes his head that he shakes

his head. That one will do. Often the first man has something in it,

so they will have a choice whether they want plain water or what they

want in it. That is why he will have shaken his head to the first one.

Depending on what he wanted to consume coming up to the last lap.

He is on a mission, he's in rhythm. Kulhavy looks a little less

aggressive. There is no shortage from aggression here for Nino

Schurter. The World Champion, silver and bronze medallist twice in the

Olympic Games in London and Beijing. He wants a gold medal and he has one

lap to complete. He took on the race break from the start, going out hard

and getting in the first few possessions, riding at the front

from the start, which has paid dividends. He has also appeared to

be the strongest man in the race. Kulhavy is looking at his tyres. Has

he got a mechanical? His pace has dropped dramatically, but his body

language and expressions, there was nearly a look of this man being too

good for him. It has been a great read from Kulhavy defending his gold

medal. A battle with Schurter, but that six lap when Schurter decided

to put it all to bed with an incredible attack, that has left

Kulhavy over half a minute back as he heads into the final lap.

Schurter will not want to hold anything back. He will be mindful of

the pitfalls that can happen on the last lap. We saw Schurter going

through the startling, with his fastest lap. He has the endurance

and power, and he is now putting it down. What about this battle for

bronze? These two have been at it almost the length of the race. For a

while it looked as if the Spaniard was off the back, but he has

rejoined. Here's a real character. They have been fighting it out the

whole time. Maxime Marotte looks so good, then the Spaniard fights back.

Looking at Kulhavy going up, he was almost taking off, such as his

effort. We know that he has immense power. If he harnesses it on the

final lap, he might give Nino Schurter afraid. But half a minute

is a lot to make up on this 4.5 kilometre circuit.

Look at them hammering it. They are going to go at each other. Who is

going to win this battle for the bronze medal? It is not a little

battle, it is a big battle, with so much at stake. Some mental games

going between them. Fighting and attacking, really exciting race for

the bronze medal. This is the gold medal man at the moment, Nino

Schurter. He is in a class of his own. He had one little mishap on the

previous lap, where that could have come unstuck, but he controlled it

so well with so much experience. He will play it safe on these technical

sessions. This is a beautiful section of the course. Schurter

attacks it. He's getting tired legs on the final lap, but he still looks

strong. An incredible effort. As he opens the gap on Kulhavy. Kulhavy

has given his best here in defence of the gold-medal. -- his gold

medal. But it is slipping away from him. Looks like this will be the

transition that we had been expecting to happen and mountain

biking for a while. Julien Absalon has been the king for so long. Last

two years Schurter has been the World Champion, chipping away at the

Crown that Julien Absalon has. Surely this will be the new

champion. The new king of cross-country mountain biking.

Julien Absalon is in ninth place. About 3.5 minutes down. With Julien

Absalon retiring after this Olympic Games, it looks like it is all

Schurter because he has been consistent. Kulhavy, he is second in

the World Championships, the reigning champion from London 2012.

But it is now all about this man. He loves that section, he has done very

well through the in every lap. That is not much that Schurter cannot do.

A lot of discussion about this course being well suited to his

strengths. This is an exciting race, all the way through between those

riders for the bronze medal. But Kulhavy is between Schurter and the

two chasers fighting for the bronze medal. He will not be able to relax

too much. It looks like he has accepted, this is Kulhavy, that

Schurter is too strong today. Just trying to get to the finish. He will

be pleased with a silver medal. He wanted a gold medal but he is

fighting to keep the distance between the two fighting it out for

the bronze medal. Schurter is so smooth. He is very low over the

front of the bike. Kulhavy is a bigger man, but Schurter is so

smooth as he rolls down into the rock garden. This is where he had a

scary moment on the last lap. Taking it a bit easier after the mishap he

had. He wants to get through there safely. You see them struggling at

different times. Yes, just when you think one of them is done, he is

back, then the other slips away. It is a brilliant battle for the bronze

medal. Schurter is getting closer and

closer to the gold-medal. Kulhavy, on the well worn track. The

pathway has been carved through the rock garden. He knows exactly what

can happen in a mountain bike race. He won't have given up hope just

yet. You never know what might happen to the man in the lead. He

would not be wishing it on him, but he has to keep himself ahead of

these two, the battle for bronze. At the moment it is Coloma and bronze

medal position. Maxime Marotte is the man chasing him.

What a special moment it would be for Schurter, he already has a

bronze medal from Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, the Swiss man.

Will he make it here? He will take confidence from the gap. Nino

Schurter has not put a foot wrong. We have seen many other contenders

suffered mechanical problems. A few people have suffered puncture

is. So we have seen others crashing, but it has been smooth riding for

Schurter and Kulhavy. We must not forget what Kulhavy dead at the 2012

London Olympics when he sprinted home to take the gold medal from

Schurter in the last couple of hundred metres. He is also looking

behind them, maybe thinking that the gold medal is out of reach. Schurter

will not take the pressure off the pedals until he crosses the line.

Third time lucky, we hope, for him because he has displayed so much

strength and pure class out there today.

He makes this course looks so easy. The gap is 44 seconds. This is half

way through the last lap, the bronze medal battled. Coloma and Maxime

Marotte. They have been locked in battle for the last 4.5 laps.

Perhaps one of them will walk away without an Olympic medal. One of the

worst places to finish in an Olympic Games. Coming into the Olympic

Games, you would have put Maxime Marotte as a medal chance, but

Coloma has done really well, probably not one of them that we

would have listed as a medal chance. He has been fighting in this

position for the entire race. Maxime Marotte is comfortable on the feel.

Coloma has applied pressure. Interesting to see the Frenchman, to

see if he has anything in the legs. It has been a fantastic battle.

He made his way to the front, starting from the back line and it

all fell apart so early in the race. Did not get his chance to see what

he was capable of. It would have been a wonderful battle, a little

side story I would think, more than a side story, here's the champion.

Whether he finished in the medals or not, just how he went here. He is

the 2008 junior champion and last road in a World Cup in 2009, he does

not have the race craft experience of these riders. There are few

better than this man, 46 Micro, he looks down as he comes down and

heads towards the back -- Nino Schurter. He is not putting pressure

on the pedals, there must be something seriously wrong, this is

not what we have seen from 13 macro. -- Jaroslav Kulhavy. This is

devastating for him, maybe that is why he has dropped off. Two riders

battling it out for the bronze medal behind him. It does not look as

though he has a flat. It is possible that he is really trying to play it

safe. So 13 macro, he will be feeling the heat. -- Jaroslav

Kulhavy. This will be impressive if he has. He has been so calm and

cool, he has been choosing his moment. Jaroslav Kulhavy here.

Interestingly, he has just dropped the pace, he lost time to Nino

Schurter. He would like to have caught sight of Jaroslav Kulhavy and

fancy a shot at the Silver medal. He is going over the rocks now. Super

impressive ride from the Spaniard and we see the Frenchman in the

background. He has broken away. This is the man in the lead, Nino

Schurter. He needs to play it safe to take the gold medal. What an

impressive ride, a man who would have felt the pressure coming into

Rio. Bronze medallist in Beijing and a medallist in London. He wants this

medal. Fantastic race by Nino Schurter. -- a gold medallist. Nino

Schurter has done everything perfectly. He is going to put the

finishing touches to a remarkable ride. He has stayed at the front of

the race from early on. Timed his attack perfectly on the penultimate

lap to get away from Jaroslav Kulhavy. He will punch the air, Nino

Schurter is the Olympic champion in 2016. He has got the full set, gold,

silver and bronze and this will taste very sweet for the world

champion. Very deserving champion, from start to finish, what a

fabulous race. That is the class of a man who is at the top of mountain

biking. Here comes the silver medallist, Jaroslav Kulhavy. A

fantastic effort by Jaroslav Kulhavy to go in defence of the gold medal

he won in London. He fought a hard battle with Nino Schurter but could

not stay with him. He managed to hold onto second place, suffering on

this final lap, but a silver medal for Jaroslav Kulhavy from the Czech

Republic, to go with his gold medal from London four years ago. He will

be delighted. He had stomach problems. He got through for the

silver medal, for a true champion, it is great to see his delight. What

a ride from this man, he had a fabulous ride, but he comes off

better here. The bronze medal for Spain. 11 mackerel. An amazing ride.

He is loving it -- 11 mackerel. -- Carlos Coloma Nicolas. It is so

beautiful to see how excited they are. Delighted. He is ecstatic with

his results. More disappointment for the Frenchman who lost out in the

end. That is the top three, and what a ride by 32-macro.

-- Jhonnatan Botero Villegas?. He started way back on the fourth row

of the grid and the 24-year-old from Columbia comes over in fifth place.

The gold medallist is Nino Schurter. His Swiss countrymen, Matthias

Fluckiger comes in in fifth place. 34 will want to have a in that in

the World Cup still to come -- Julien Absalon. The Italian finishes

in seventh place. He gave everything, as every one of these

riders has done here. This man put his attack down in lap six where he

had his fastest lap. A fabulous ride. Rolling across the line is

Julien Absalon, two time Olympic medallist, it was not to be this

time around for the French legend. The bat on has passed to Nino

Schurter. David Valero from Spain is the next man ends. They have

predicted they would do laps around, but difficult conditions out there

today, an average speed of 22.1 kilometres per hour for the race

from Nino Schurter, so tougher conditions than expected. That is

the man who can respond to all conditions, Nino Schurter. This is

Victor Koretzky, the young French rider, we will see more from him I

am sure to come. Top ten finish at the Olympic Games. There is the

German, 39-macro. He wanted at least a top ten position. -- Manuel Fumic.

A world-class display from Nino Schurter. This is Jose Antonio

Hermida. Fifth Olympic Games for Jose Antonio

Hermida and a very respectable 15th place for the former world champion.

Great to see team-mates they are congratulating each other. Nino

Schurter, 30 years of age, many more bike races for that man to. Here is

21-macro. The Australian who has put in a brave and solid right -- Daniel

McConnell. Excellent ride by Grant Ferguson from Great Britain. This is

a young man with great talent. The British champion crosses the line in

17th place. Great to see Grant Ferguson coming back in 17th, but

what a commanding performance from Nino Schurter, he has five world

titles to his name, a silver medal from Beijing, a bronze medal from

London. Well, welcome to BBC Four and thank you for your company, it

is starting to rain again, let us look because we can see for the last

day of the Olympics, a busy Olympic Park, trees six era where fans and

at the start of today, 12 gold medals on offer and there are still

plenty of gold medals to come. Lots of action here, starting with

handballs. Denmark take on France who are aiming to be the first side

to win three Olympic handball medals coming up next. We have the

basketball final where Serbia hoped to steal the headlines, the

Americans have not been beaten as a national side since 2006, though.

And there are gold medals up for grabs in boxing here on BBC Four and

we have the women's middleweight final. So, what do you know about

handball? It might not be one of our national sports but it is hugely

popular around the world. It is fast and furious, let us find out more.

Olympic handball is a fast blowing, high-scoring, body contact game that

is played over two halves of 30 minutes. It is played by two teams

of seven players, six outfield players at a goalkeeper. Each goal

is surrounded by a semi-circular area indicated by a line six metres

from the goal and only the defending goalkeeper is allowed in this area.

Players can move with this ball by dribbling and passing in the same

way that basketball player would. They can block the ball with their

head, chest, five knees but players cannot

stand still with the ball for more than three seconds at a time. If a

player commits a foul, the referee can award a free throw or a shot

which is taken from the seven metre line and is given when the referee

rules that there is a goal-scoring opportunity. A free throw is like a

free kick in football and is generally taken from the spot with a

foul occurred and it is taken from the free throw line if that happens

in this area. Overtime is only played during the knockout phase it

scores are tied at the end of regulation time. When this happens,

teams play five minutes extra and only play another five minutes of

the score is still tied. If the teams are still tied at the end of

this period, the result is decided by a shoot out. The French have won

back-to-back gold medals at the current world champions. They are

taking on Denmark and aiming to be the first side to win three Olympic

handball medals. Let us join our commentators.

Make that four! Who are penalty shot. -- bad penalty shot. Expecting

him to bring both arms down and he only brought one down, clever play

by the goalkeeper. They go to crowd the attack. 12 minutes played, a

penalty for each side, Dan -- Denmark scored there is an France

missed theirs. It is six all. Their best finish previously was losing

out in the bronze medal match in Los Angeles in 1984. Out on the

weighing. Mortensen finds the back of the net. Denmark move into the

lead. I think that is the first time in the match that they have been in

front. It is 7-6 to Denmark. Mortensen with the gold. The World

Championships went to extra time. A European Championship at home, a

final they would rather forget when France destroyed them in front of

the home crowd. Will it be third time lucky for Denmark against

France here today? He manages to release the ball. Huge angle. Makes

up for the penalty miss. A second goal for Guigou. Good play from the

French, really quick and low. 60 six was left completely stranded. It was

an open door -- Svan Hansen?. Right on the goal-line. They have managed

to overlap on the wing quite few times. It is all going sideways at

the moment. They desperately try and open up the wing. That is what he is

good at, Olsen, he is not the tallest of players but he is so

fast. Nothing given. He has to race back, he thought he was fouled.

Morten Olsen is making his Olympic debut in his first senior

tournament. Hansen with the goal! Denmark now have an advantage of

two, and for one of the best goalkeepers in the business... Oh!

It got a deflection. Just as he released the shop, it took it

through Omeyer's legs. Number 19 comes in, a hugely entertaining

player if he can get himself going, another one of the PSG contingent.

Hansen sporting a nice bandage over his left eye. He sustained the cut

against France earlier. Narcisse keeps the line. He's got a huge

shot! Daniel Narcisse, third goal. Back to within one as we go midway

through the first half in the Olympic final. What a good quality

final this has been. This is exactly what we hoped it would be from the

start. Just got to sustain it. They've played a lot of handball,

these two teams, over the past couple of weeks. No doubt that

fatigue will become a factor towards the end of the match, as Noddesbo

comes on, towards the line. Straightaway he is in the frame and

again a save off the right foot of the Maher -- of Omeyer. He plays for

Barcelona... His club team-mate has not come on, also player at

Barcelona. Karabatic seems to have caught Olsen's foot. He apologises,

as Olsen walks around rather gingerly. Another fantastic save!

And there is the quick break goal! Denmark 9-9 France. Once again, as

it has been since 1999, Thierry Omeyer making the stop for France.

Unbelievable! You think that long-range shot is easy, it's an

open goal, trust me, when you're standing on the court it looks like

a postage stamp at the other end. You got to get a straight line onto

it and that was nicely done. The UQ making a good start here. The last

ten minutes of the semifinal against Germany, they lost their way but

somehow they just pulled it back in the last second. He's been loitering

upfront and he doesn't have to go to far! A third goal into an empty goal

for France and suddenly the tactic is beginning to backfire on Denmark.

Another goal for Mikel do you view -- Michael do you -- Guigou. Denmark

nine - ten France. Part of the problem is no turnovers for France

in the opening ten minutes. Three goals in quick succession to

overturn what was in danger of becoming dominance by the Danes.

Brilliant shot! Hansen, you just can't give him an inch. Allowed to

come back inside Olsson, took out Dipanda. Nikola Karabatic coming out

a bit late but he was still deep, nine metres is. Ten goals all the

twin Denmark and France, very high-scoring match. Mortensen, out

on the wing. Little by me back inside and now Denmark will slow it

down again. -- a little dummy. France very quick to cover what was

going to be a fast break goal otherwise, because both teams like

to play quick handball. As the substitution is make a Fabregas

hangs in the middle, hoping that Hansen might not be looking when he

tries to make a pass to the oncoming to players. So far there is nothing

in it between these two teams. 10-10, 18 and a half minutes played.

Denmark leaving the goalkeeper in for the first time, ten minutes

played. The shock came in from quite long-range, probably saw it from

quite a long way. Incomes Narcisse. The whistle had already gone, he was

fouled as he tried to break through the defence. The French fans

chancing on the back of that save for the Thierry Omeyer, using his

nickname. It's beginning to resemble a bit of a 3- to- one. Narcisse

nearly left the door open, as Karabatic goes through. He's got a

huge jump on him. They waited patiently and surely and Panda

finishes off the job with his second goal. Nicely played. Here goes

Hansen, goes for it, saved by Omeyer! Another stop by the French

goalkeeper. Omeyer still having to make the stop. Listen to that, the

chance is coming from the French fans for him. We've got just ten

minutes left now in this first half. Denmark 10-11 France. Denmark

thought they had the ball, but Dipanda was sent flying. It may have

been for the foul on the two players trying to put the block on. It was a

shot on the back of Karabatic and that was a handoff as a result. It

goes in on the line. Karabatic, swings! Oh! He wants to be changed,

has he taken a knock, I wonder, Nikola Karabatic? He turns and fires

past the goalkeeper. Larsson gets a bit of a talking to from

Gudmundsson. Now it is France who have the 2-goal margin. Look how

quickly, who was bad, Fabregas, came out to try and cover Olsen.

The younger Karabatic brother has moved to the central position. Oh!

That is so cheeky, his second goal, Toft. The goalkeeper comes out he

runs it off his fingertips and over the keeper. Denmark back to within a

goal. Eight and a half minutes left in the first half. Dipanda, back

inside. N'Guessan has come back into that position, N'Guessan shoots and

it's blocked by Toft and will be a corner throw to France. He has come

on for the charismatic Nikola Karabatic. Plays for is a French

team but he has been signed up by Barcelona for next season. He goes

out to the far side, the carpeted area, picks up all kinds of debris

and fluff and changes over. Two relative newcomers to the French

team. Dipanda on the right side and N'Guessan on the left. What a moment

for him to come in. He played in the World Championships in 2013 but that

is his only appearance for France in a media event. Dipanda has never

played in a major competition for France, making his debut here. Good

save, although the shot fairly central for Landin, couldn't quite

get it in the corner. It went straight into Landin.

Denmark 11-12 France. Seven and a half minutes left. There is

Narcisse, sat down. Luka Karabatic on in the centre, and Fabregas.

Denmark now try and come forward. Three of the four defenders for

France are relative newcomers. I'm not sure we've seen this too often

in the Olympics, as the more experienced players look for a bit

of a break. Can they hold their own and stem the tide while the experts

are resting? Team time-out called by Denmark. Quick instructions needed

from Gudmundsson. A lot of the talking done by the

assistant coach, Diider Dinard. Some of the experienced players pitching

in, but also Dipanda, he has his words to say. A very democratic

approach here, they really entertaining first

half so far. Denmark now having to work really hard, intercepted, away

goes Guigou and he scores! Nothing that Landin could do about that one.

13-11. Even if you got a goalkeeper income if you give the ball away in

positions like this, you're going to get punished. Well, the odds are

against you. Easy goal for him. 2-goal lead restored for France.

Mortensen has gone in. Nice follow-up, Mortensen following up.

Attacking foul, that's exactly what Hansen was looking for. It looked

like a harsh call, I thought he had managed to roll off him. Still

complaints from Dipanda to the referee. He says forget it, you're

not allowed to charge into the defenders as you try and get past

them. The defenders stood still. Then the foul will go against you.

Denmark with four turnovers, France have had a couple recently. Hansen,

lays it off to Olsen. Tries to get it to Toft, and they do! What is a

reaction that is from Henrik Toft. Very impressive. That certainly was

a cracking goal. They can out of nowhere. As long as the ball leaves

your hand in the area, you're allowed. He started on the wing but

has now been moved to the right back position. He has already won a

European and world title with France, but still one of the

relatively new players in the team. Tries to get away from Hansen.

Nothing given, as Landin saves. Still on court 21 for the Danes, he

will go off in a second, the defence specialist. And now a chance to make

the substitutions, Hansen goes off. We have less than five-minute 's

remaining in the first half. France looking to maintain a winning run

against Denmark in major competitions, but this match evenly

poised, as we knew it would be. That came off the head of Fabregas, but

he was holding him in place. The World Championships, European

Championships, they are being played in January. This is at the end of

the season. Six passes for the Danes. That is two, three... A free

throw, and the count is still going. They try to put a ball up for a

shot... Oh! Classic! Hansen, they teed him up and he delivered. First

goal for him. Denmark bought it back level, 13 goals all. They knew what

was coming. It definitely did go over the line, as it bounced down.

So good from nine metres, Mikkel Hansen. He wrong-footed, yeah -- he

wrong-footed by Maher Omeyer. France with the chance to come

forward and take the initiative again, and how they would clearly

love to be in front at half-time. Nikola Karabatic coming back on

court. In goal for France, Thierry Omeyer

still doing well with his 38. I saw the goalkeeper at the side of the

court, they have not gone for all seven players up. There is a yellow

card for that challenge from Fabregas.

Hansen. You just cannot stop those, into the top right and Denmark now

are ahead again, 14-13, two minutes on the clock in the first half. No

problem for him either. Fires it in with his left hand and the

25-year-old from mursigh draws that level again for France. He looks

very relaxed. 90 seconds left of the first half.

All square here. The Danes, I gain, Hansen, unstoppable, having a

brilliant spell here. They are in front. Six goals from nine metres

now for Mikkel Hansen. What can they do to stop it? There is less

mobility in the defence, they cannot afford to individually mark him.

Olsen is a big threat. He shoots wide, does Porte. Denmark with one

last chance in the half and they would love to go in with a two goal

advantage over at the champions. It will just take their time, not too

much or the referee will call for passive play and then they will have

six passes to get the shot away. They are going to take as long as

they possibly can to give France as little time to come back. 20 seconds

on the clock. Hansen, out to Sondergaard. Denmark are two goal is

clear and ten seconds less daft -- left. Time-out is called. There was

a sprint Didier Dinart to stop the clock. We will listen in.

The chest pump between two old team-mates in the French side. Worst

case scenario, Denmark for Denmark as they go when leading by one goal.

They have eight seconds left, one chance for France. 5- to attack from

France for the first time in the game. Turnover. Didn't he do well?

The ball carried away as he tried to throw it down the court. The French

are asking, what did we do? There was the sound from the bench, throw

the ball down the court, still trying to work out what the foul

was. He moved like a devil down the court. Fantastic save for him. The

end result is at half-time in the men's handball, France's desire for

three gold medals in a row will be tested in the second half. At the

end of 30 minutes, it is 16-14 to Denmark. France really have

dominated the men's handball game, but Denmark have never won an

Olympic medal in this sport and they are running the favourites close. We

will be back for the second half later on, but there have been a lot

of other headlines today and let us bring you up to date. The Kenyan has

won the last two London marathons and today got an Olympic gold in the

final athletic events of these games. Hawkins finished a very

credible ninth. In mountain biking, Nino shirt made it a full set of

Olympic medals in the mountain biking. He gets gold here in Rio.

Grant Ferguson came home in 17th place for Team GB. And in

volleyball, men's volleyball, it was a thrilling bronze medal match

earlier and it was won by the USA in a dramatic fifth set decider against

Russia. We will bring you the best action from Brazil against Italy in

the gold medal match later. But first let us turn our attention to

the real central because boxing reaches its crescendo today and we

have got the women's middleweight final for you, the USA contender,

Claressa Maria Shields is the favourite. Let us catch up with our

commentators. The first offer scheduled four two rounds in this

final. This contest between boxers who know each other very well, the

taller boxer wearing blue is Nouchka Fontijn. The Boxer in red is the

ranked boxer in the world and that is Claressa Maria Shields from the

USA. Crucial for Nouchka Fontijn to box at range, she knows that. She

knows her opponent, they have boxed before. Nouchka Fontijn is boxing

the right tactics, she is boxing Midgley -- main -- mainly mid to

long range. She will go back to the thinking distance. Remember,

Claressa Maria Shields has the speed, she has quality on the inside

and if Nouchka Fontijn holds her feet too long, Claressa Maria

Shields will come back with defensive shots on the inside. She

is one of the fastest middleweight women that I have seen, probably the

fastest. Very impressive up until now. Very fast with her hands and

feet. Nouchka Fontijn gets through with another good right hand but

uses her feet to close the distance. Nouchka Fontijn doing a good job of

maintaining the distance but took a big overhand right there from

Claressa Maria Shields. Nouchka Fontijn, the reigning European

Championship gold medallist adding to the silver medal that she won

back in 2011, also the rear -- reigning European games champion.

Very good opening round. Nouchka Fontijn opening well, boxing well at

range, but as it went on, Claressa Maria Shields getting better with

some accurate shot picking. You have to start working, all right? Jab,

Java, Java, keep jabbing. Billy Walsh asking her to keep jabbing.

Nouchka Fontijn had a good round, particularly in the first half, she

was in control, slight change in tactics from Claressa Maria Shields

towards the end, she started to get in the -- on the front foot. We

might see a change from Claressa Maria Shields, but the judges have

gone for a Claressa Maria Shields. Nouchka Fontijn was unlucky there

are not to get at least one score. Into the second round we go,

Claressa Maria Shields looking to become the first American boxer to

win back-to-back Olympic gold medals and when you think about that story,

as Claressa Maria Shields starts the round, carrying out Billy Walsh's

instructions and targeting the body, but when you think about the calibre

of boxer that represented the Star Spangled Banner, none of them have

stuck around to defend their Olympic titles. Claressa Maria Shields

aiming to become the first American boxer to do so. Slight change, for

most of this tournament, Claressa Maria Shields has sat back and

waited for the counterpunches. She has got fast reactions and fast

hands. If she gets caught with a couple more long-range shots, she

will start going on the third, taking the contest to her opponent.

It is important that Nouchka Fontijn headset long range. She cannot

afford to hold her feet, she needs to maintain that gap. Right-hand

success during the course of that exchange for Nouchka Fontijn.

Time-out for just beyond the midpoint. She needs her boot lace

adjusted, Claressa Maria Shields. Long looping right to the body from

Claressa Maria Shields. Nouchka Fontijn working within range, just

missing the target, she has to get closer. She gets caught with a

faster shot. Claressa Maria Shields across her body with those hoax,

very dangerous, very powerful, that is where her strength is, at mid

range. Great salvo to body and head from Claressa Maria Shields who has