Day 16 BBC One: 18.30-21.00

:00:11. > :00:18.It is the 16th and final day of the Olympics in Rio for 2016. It has

:00:19. > :00:22.amazed us, delighted us and surprised us. Team GB is guaranteed

:00:23. > :00:24.to finish second in the medals table, and there is the chance of

:00:25. > :01:22.one more gold to come. They have done it! They have done

:01:23. > :01:35.it. They have won the Olympic gold medal! She has absolutely nailed it!

:01:36. > :01:38.Cruising to another gold medal let's blah gold for Great Britain!

:01:39. > :02:00.History, history, history! It will be a glorious golden victory

:02:01. > :02:09.for Alistair Brownlee. Mo Farah wins the gold!

:02:10. > :02:17.Oh, it has been a Games to remember, welcome to a grey Sunday in Rio de

:02:18. > :02:22.Janeiro, the fifth consecutive Summer Games of improvement for the

:02:23. > :02:26.British team, the first time a host country from a previous Games has

:02:27. > :02:31.improved its medals tally. Many came out with medium or low expectations,

:02:32. > :02:35.there were fears of Zika, water pollution, but it has ended with

:02:36. > :02:41.glory for Brazil in the football and a record-breaking performance from

:02:42. > :02:46.team Dunne Team GB, guaranteed to finish second in the medal table. We

:02:47. > :02:50.are in the studio, hopefully a golden night ahead, an awful lot of

:02:51. > :02:53.live sport to bring you on the final day of competition. And we are going

:02:54. > :02:58.to be rounding up what has happened over the last 15 and a half days,

:02:59. > :03:01.bringing you some of the best moments, the best images, the things

:03:02. > :03:07.that will live forever in our minds. Here is an idea of how the timings

:03:08. > :03:11.will work tonight. Next, we are heading back to the boxing, building

:03:12. > :03:17.up to the superheavyweight gold medal bout, Joe Joyce of Great

:03:18. > :03:21.Britain against Tony Yoka, they have met a couple of times before, John

:03:22. > :03:26.Inverdale and Anthony Joshua will have all the news. Volleyball at

:03:27. > :03:31.seven Brazil trying to win their seventh gold medal, we will be

:03:32. > :03:37.joining the action, the gold medal match against Italy. Our review

:03:38. > :03:42.starts at eight o'clock, and we will also be following things on the Red

:03:43. > :03:46.Button. On BBC Four right now, the handball final, live handball,

:03:47. > :03:47.Denmark against France, France hoping to win their third title in a

:03:48. > :03:59.row. So if you have been watching sport

:04:00. > :04:01.already, there a few things left to be completed, the headlines so far

:04:02. > :04:12.today. Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge won the men's

:04:13. > :04:16.marathon, dominating the race to add Olympic gold to track silver and

:04:17. > :04:17.bronze from previous Games, Britain's Callum Hawkins finished an

:04:18. > :04:33.impressive ninth. Schurter struck Olympic gold in the

:04:34. > :04:39.mountain biking competition in Rio, the world champion is now the

:04:40. > :04:42.Olympic champion. American boxer Claressa Shields

:04:43. > :04:47.retained her middleweight title, the 21-year-old dominated the final to

:04:48. > :04:52.earn a 44th gold for the United States of America, their best away

:04:53. > :04:58.Games, the T-rex coming out triumphant. And Shakhobidin Zoirov

:04:59. > :05:03.of Uzbekistan has been confirmed the winner of the men's flyweight,

:05:04. > :05:12.beating Misha Aloian of Russia in the final just a few moments ago.

:05:13. > :05:19.So let's have a look at the medal table with only a few events left to

:05:20. > :05:28.be completed. USA could win one more gold...

:05:29. > :05:39.Great Britain confirmed in second head of China and Russia. So this is

:05:40. > :05:44.how the performance in Rio compares with London and indeed with Beijing,

:05:45. > :05:50.the best ever in terms of total medals, 66 in total against 65 in

:05:51. > :05:55.London. Just 47, which we thought was pretty brilliant in Beijing, to

:05:56. > :05:58.be honest. Could Joe Joyce add to that tally? He is going to be up

:05:59. > :06:17.very shortly in the superheavyweight final.

:06:18. > :06:41.Joe Joyce believes, he cannot wait to get into the ring, and there is a

:06:42. > :06:46.huge crowd waiting to cheer him on, can he follow the example of Nicola

:06:47. > :06:51.Adams, who defended her title in style? She cited Mo Farah's

:06:52. > :06:55.performance in the 10,000 metres, when he fell down, got up again and

:06:56. > :07:06.still won gold. Last night he had half the distance but twice the

:07:07. > :07:11.challenge in the 5000 metres. Mo going for the double-double, Mo

:07:12. > :07:15.Farah trying to do something which so many greats could not do, that

:07:16. > :07:25.severe and did. Haile Gebrselassie could not, though. -- loss of. You

:07:26. > :07:30.could go through all the great names of the past, and he has an

:07:31. > :07:37.opportunity here to hopefully take this fourth gold medal and the

:07:38. > :07:46.double again would be his. That is pretty quick, isn't it? 2.37, the

:07:47. > :07:53.quickest first kilometre in an Olympic 5000, is this an attempt to

:07:54. > :07:57.take Mo on or get rid of as many people as possible? These guys have

:07:58. > :08:03.run against him, they have seen him dominate the sport at a world level,

:08:04. > :08:07.five World Championship is, three Olympic medals, they have seen him

:08:08. > :08:12.do a fast last lap, I think this is clever on their behalf, they are

:08:13. > :08:16.saying, we cannot beat him in a slow race, let's try to make it faster.

:08:17. > :08:21.Mo Farah in the middle of the pack, being tested in endurance, talking

:08:22. > :08:27.about who is going to go next, whether they are going to go, seven

:08:28. > :08:31.laps to go in the men's 5000 metres, and so far the Ethiopian plan to

:08:32. > :08:37.stretch him out, he has any weaknesses, he is faster than the

:08:38. > :08:45.fastest, they will find out if he is stronger than the strongest. So

:08:46. > :08:50.Great Britain with two men in the top seven, Ethiopian leading it but

:08:51. > :08:54.slowing, that was the slowest lap, the previous one, and as they come

:08:55. > :09:00.round at this time, I suspect this will be slower, 63.9 last lap, this

:09:01. > :09:05.looks slower than that. Mo Farah is going, OK, guys, that was your

:09:06. > :09:09.opening gambit, I am taking that one, thank you very much, not good

:09:10. > :09:14.enough at this point, I am ready, I am waiting, I am right here, right

:09:15. > :09:23.here where I want to be, I am just letting you know I am going with

:09:24. > :09:26.you. He is already one of the all-time greats, is he about to run

:09:27. > :09:32.himself into the best of the very best we have ever seen? For my

:09:33. > :09:37.money, he is already there, but he is determined, he hates losing, he

:09:38. > :09:42.wants to win again. He has run thousands of miles in training, now

:09:43. > :09:47.he is into his last mile, four laps to go in this Olympic final, a mile

:09:48. > :09:54.which could take him to further Olympic glory, a mile which could

:09:55. > :09:57.take him to his fourth Olympic medal. He has decided he wants to

:09:58. > :10:03.get hold of the race early, he does not want them to control it, the big

:10:04. > :10:09.danger is right there, but Gebhriwet happy to go to the back of the group

:10:10. > :10:17.now. 1000 metres left in the 5000 metres final, that was the slowest

:10:18. > :10:20.Alaalatoa, Mo Farrell leading. -- Mo Farah. You knows all these people

:10:21. > :10:24.have tried to out take him and anon of them have managed to get past

:10:25. > :10:34.him, none of these people are quicker than Mo Farah at his best in

:10:35. > :10:39.the last 400 metres. Farah leading it. It comes down the back straight,

:10:40. > :10:45.three medals in the bag, is it to be an historic board? Farah checking

:10:46. > :10:54.behind, to the left, to the side, looking up at the big screen,

:10:55. > :10:57.Chelimo is on the inside, Gebremeskel and Gebhriwet, Edwards

:10:58. > :11:03.having a push and a shove, Gebhriwet trying to get to the front. There

:11:04. > :11:07.goes Mo Farah at the bell, he has got company, he is accelerating, he

:11:08. > :11:11.is sprinting, he is in the driving seat now, has he got the finish that

:11:12. > :11:16.we have seen him produce over the years? Can the add to the three gold

:11:17. > :11:23.medals he has got? He has a look again, he pushes Chelimo to the

:11:24. > :11:27.outside, Mo Farah knows that he just has to hold the curve, he just has

:11:28. > :11:32.to hold the lead here, they will attack again, but he has got more to

:11:33. > :11:36.give, he has got speed in those legs to spare. He is looking up at the

:11:37. > :11:42.screen, they are trying to catch him, Chelimo looks like the big

:11:43. > :11:46.danger for the USA, and Farah looks to his inside, checks there is no

:11:47. > :11:51.danger, Chelimo is trying but he is not going to get him! Mo Farah has

:11:52. > :11:59.gone, he is away! Mo Farah is going to get gold for Great Britain again!

:12:00. > :12:09.The double-double, four Olympic titles, four Olympic gold medals,

:12:10. > :12:13.incredible from Mo Farah. Mo, congratulations, a fourth gold

:12:14. > :12:16.medal, another piece of history. I cannot believe it, Phil, to be

:12:17. > :12:20.honest with you, after the ten came my legs were tired, I do not know

:12:21. > :12:25.how I recovered, I stayed in my room, people were bringing the food,

:12:26. > :12:30.I cannot believe I did it, I did it. It is every athlete's dream, as I

:12:31. > :12:37.said, and I cannot believe it. It has not sank in yet. Most satisfying

:12:38. > :12:41.one yet? Four years, I did not just do a fluke in London, I did it again

:12:42. > :12:46.here, it has been incredible, I want to go home and see my beautiful

:12:47. > :12:50.kids, I just want to hang the medals around their neck, saying, I got him

:12:51. > :12:59.this medal, that is what has given me. -- Husein. I have to drive,

:13:00. > :13:03.there is something, I don't know, it is just me. I hate losing, even a

:13:04. > :13:07.computer game! If you dream about something and you have ambitions and

:13:08. > :13:12.you are willing to work hard, you can achieve your dreams. I have been

:13:13. > :13:15.working hard for years and years, and sometimes guns disappointment,

:13:16. > :13:19.but you have got to take it and learn from it, each race I try to

:13:20. > :13:23.learn something, if it is good, if it is bad, and that is what gummy

:13:24. > :13:29.there. I don't see my kids, I was not going to miss out, I want to do

:13:30. > :13:32.it for them, that is what try to me. I know I am not going to catch up

:13:33. > :13:37.the time I have missed, but at the same time if I can achieve something

:13:38. > :13:44.in my career, it is something for them, and that is what drives me.

:13:45. > :13:48.And Mo was in the studio saying he will compete in 2017, take a view,

:13:49. > :13:52.and we could yet see him in Tokyo running the marathon, which would be

:13:53. > :13:56.quite extraordinary. He was not the only athletics medal for Team GB

:13:57. > :14:00.last night, Mark Chapman has taken control of the trolley, and I

:14:01. > :14:04.believe he has medallists with him. I think you'll find the trolley has

:14:05. > :14:10.a mind of its own, to be honest, Clare! We have more medallists in

:14:11. > :14:15.the park from last night, the women's four by 400 metres relay

:14:16. > :14:20.team, with their bronze medals. They are all with me, you were in a state

:14:21. > :14:35.of disbelief, has it sank in now? We had a lack of sleep but we were

:14:36. > :14:43.all enjoying it and this experience. Coming away with an Olympic medal is

:14:44. > :14:48.a huge achievement for us. What have you heard from home since you had

:14:49. > :14:53.the medal around your neck? That everybody was screaming at the TV.

:14:54. > :14:59.And that we got the 65th medal for Team GB. And as a Liverpool fan,

:15:00. > :15:08.Liverpool lost again yesterday which was unfortunate for me. LAUGHTER so

:15:09. > :15:12.you redressed the balance? Of course. Now we can get it together,

:15:13. > :15:17.I can come home with the medal for Liverpool. I am playing. There was a

:15:18. > :15:21.huge amount of support from everybody back home. Lots of

:15:22. > :15:27.sleepless nights for people watching us and that the entire of the team.

:15:28. > :15:33.And seeing as achieved greatness is amazing. How tough race was this,

:15:34. > :15:35.Eilidh Doyle? It was really tough. We knew that America and Jamaica

:15:36. > :15:40.where the favourites. They would take it from the start. We need to

:15:41. > :15:44.run our own race and not panic if they went off hard which they did.

:15:45. > :15:48.We knew it would be tough with the rest of them. Everybody was pretty

:15:49. > :15:52.close. We had a good chance to get a medal but we had to fight for it and

:15:53. > :15:59.perform well, thankfully we did. Did you have to take the USA and Jamaica

:16:00. > :16:02.out of the race strategy coach Mark sometimes you do because they have

:16:03. > :16:06.got so much more depth than we do. Not so much more talent but more

:16:07. > :16:11.speed. We are getting close to them. In the last two years we have shown

:16:12. > :16:17.we can get close to them. We just performed at best and the bronze was

:16:18. > :16:24.the best that we died. Emily, your leg was sensational? Thank you. I

:16:25. > :16:28.tried my best. I did not want to go into it and underperform for the

:16:29. > :16:32.girls, knowing we were so close to the bronze medal. I did not want to

:16:33. > :16:38.put in a bad performance. As soon as I got the bat an eye legged it. I

:16:39. > :16:42.wanted to give it to Christine and a good position and hoped she could

:16:43. > :16:50.bring home the bacon. Is legged it a professional term? Is it hard when

:16:51. > :16:54.you are one of the very last events of the entire games. The

:16:55. > :17:00.anticipation must in some ways eat you up inside? We are used in 54 by

:17:01. > :17:06.400 metres. We're one of the last races of the championship. It is

:17:07. > :17:11.tough in the Olympic Games because you want to go out and support other

:17:12. > :17:15.sports. I love watching gymnastics. I would have loved to go and see the

:17:16. > :17:23.gymnasts performing. We are used to it. It is what we know. It is great.

:17:24. > :17:27.It is nice to be able to perform well on the last day of the

:17:28. > :17:33.penultimate day and bring home a medal for Great Britain. We will

:17:34. > :17:38.turn the trolley around so you can see your leg, Christina. Before you

:17:39. > :17:41.get the Batten, the 30 seconds beforehand, what are you thinking

:17:42. > :17:49.and assessing where everyone else is? There's not much thinking. I

:17:50. > :17:55.just run from instinct, that is what I am used to. If you overthink

:17:56. > :18:01.things, you can picture out of sync. I knew it would be tough for the

:18:02. > :18:06.bronze medal. All I knew was that I was not going to let the team down.

:18:07. > :18:15.That was it. I am not letting my team down, we have worked too hard.

:18:16. > :18:19.It is fantastic seeing the joy. This medal means that athletics has

:18:20. > :18:26.reached its target set by UK sport for the Olympic Games. That is

:18:27. > :18:31.affecting the funding, did you know that before going into the race,

:18:32. > :18:35.that the target was on the line? No, we didn't and it is best that we

:18:36. > :18:40.didn't. It is important that we focus strictly on jobs. We cannot

:18:41. > :18:44.take to the track all of the external politics and targets. That

:18:45. > :18:49.is not for us to deal with. What we have to deal with is precisely our

:18:50. > :18:53.job, each person's individual run and doing our best to support the

:18:54. > :19:00.team. It is great that it all Quinn said it nicely and we are very

:19:01. > :19:06.grateful. -- coincided. Ultimately, we are proud of what we done and

:19:07. > :19:11.what we can do for each other. You are the perfect position to give an

:19:12. > :19:18.insight into how Team GB as an entirety, Eddie last eight years, we

:19:19. > :19:23.have gone from Beijing, to London to Rio any special time for British

:19:24. > :19:31.sport and you have been there all the way through it. I wondered how

:19:32. > :19:36.part of being part of Team GB has changed? It is great to watch all

:19:37. > :19:39.the improvement in all of the sport, all of the characters and attitudes

:19:40. > :19:46.of the athletes. In Beijing, interact, we only had one Gold

:19:47. > :19:54.Medal. And now, in London we had a lot more. And now we have even more.

:19:55. > :20:04.We can increase our target every time. They are not pulled out of the

:20:05. > :20:07.air. They are substantial that they believe they are athletes can get.

:20:08. > :20:12.It is good to be in a position where they believe we can come home with

:20:13. > :20:17.them. We are competitors and want to come home of medals. It is a great

:20:18. > :20:22.possession to be. We can showcase their talent in Britain by bringing

:20:23. > :20:27.on lots of medals. Even though some people did not bring home medals, I

:20:28. > :20:31.am sure they are taking home a great experience, taking home personal

:20:32. > :20:34.bests or seasons bests that they can take into next season and the season

:20:35. > :20:42.after that, leading into Tokyo. Argue for coming out. They are all

:20:43. > :20:48.going to leg it over to the closing ceremony. They will get there

:20:49. > :20:54.quicker than anyone else. The team spirit between the really runners

:20:55. > :21:00.and congratulations to both of the women's team, the 100 metres and 400

:21:01. > :21:04.metres. Several medals in track and field for Team GB. Six gold medals

:21:05. > :21:09.for Jamaica and all came on the track, half of them down to the man

:21:10. > :21:13.who was the biggest show in town. Usain Bolt once again to country-mac

:21:14. > :21:22.gold medals as he has done all the way from Brazil back to Beijing.

:21:23. > :21:28.COMMENTATOR: The getaway first time. Usain Bolt streaking away from the

:21:29. > :21:36.field. It will be called for Jamaica. It is a new world record.

:21:37. > :21:43.-- gold. Away they go and Usain Bolt already going past his man city was

:21:44. > :21:48.not there. Plastic around the top end. It is called for Usain Bolt and

:21:49. > :21:56.a new world record. I do not believe it. Usain Bolt hazard in his hands

:21:57. > :22:04.and as a way round the top end. It is Jamaica. Asafa Powell, what is

:22:05. > :22:13.the time? It is a new world record. Three gold medals and three world

:22:14. > :22:18.records. Balde not quick out of the box, Asafa Powell is the quickest.

:22:19. > :22:30.It is Usain Bolt, he is pulling away and will win the gold. It is a clean

:22:31. > :22:35.start. Bolt is out of the blocks really well. He's already storming

:22:36. > :22:46.around the top end. Look at goal. Balde is going to do it again. --

:22:47. > :22:50.Usain Bolt. Here he goes, Usain Bolt away and gone, Jamaica are the gold

:22:51. > :22:58.medallist once again and the new world record. Smashes it to pieces.

:22:59. > :23:04.Justin Gatlin getaway well. Here comes Usain Bolt. Usain Bolt gets

:23:05. > :23:15.it. What more does he have for us? He gets away well. Andre De Gasse is

:23:16. > :23:22.going well around the bill -- bend. Usain Bolt. Running away from

:23:23. > :23:30.everybody. Towards mortality as an athlete.

:23:31. > :23:42.Number one. Usain Bolt is doing what he always does. Bringing it home for

:23:43. > :23:47.Jamaica. It is gold again. The triple triple, he has done it. Usain

:23:48. > :23:59.Bolt, the greatest ever. Today, he celebrates his 30th

:24:00. > :24:02.birthday by attending the closing ceremony for the last time before

:24:03. > :24:07.heading home with all of those gold medals. Is he the greatest ever? He

:24:08. > :24:17.is the greatest and a big star since one man who boxed his way into our

:24:18. > :24:18.hearts 56 usable. -- years ago. An 18-year-old Light Heavyweight of the

:24:19. > :24:40.1960 Olympics in Rome. Afraid of flying with the same name

:24:41. > :24:43.as his father who was named after a Kentucky plantation owner who fought

:24:44. > :24:50.for the abolition of slavery at the time of the Civil War. Cassius Clay.

:24:51. > :24:53.He came home ready to turn

:24:54. > :25:22.professional. To change the slave name.

:25:23. > :25:33.Because he boxed like no other, the world not to. He refused to go to

:25:34. > :25:38.war in Vietnam but when he did fight, he was briefly itself. A

:25:39. > :25:45.beautiful man in a despairing sport. Exposed to extreme danger and adored

:25:46. > :25:56.every step. Every shuffle of the way. I am the greatest heavyweight

:25:57. > :26:01.onto McPhee today. The teenager from the 1960s turned into Muhammad Ali.

:26:02. > :26:10.When he danced and when the head went through the fog with clarity,

:26:11. > :26:14.he's soared. There is a postscript. When the teenager returned from

:26:15. > :26:18.Rome, he tried to dine out in a segregated restaurant for whites

:26:19. > :26:28.only in Louisville, Kentucky. He was turned away. They said we do not

:26:29. > :26:33.sell black people, he -- I said, I do not eat them either. The Gold

:26:34. > :26:39.Medal was lost and he did not care. Not at least 436 years until the

:26:40. > :26:41.day, the faltering champion was given a new one. He inspired the

:26:42. > :26:54.world all over again. As we know, his personality as

:26:55. > :27:02.powerful as a sponge. An amazing star, Muhammad Ali was the first of

:27:03. > :27:07.any great names. -- as a punch. Could Joe Joyce at his name to that

:27:08. > :27:19.list? We went to his gym to meet him.

:27:20. > :27:28.We're with it all began for you? How does it feel? It feels like home.

:27:29. > :27:35.Back we feel comfortable and with it all began. And how did it all begin?

:27:36. > :27:39.I was 22-23, cycling around tried to find a boxing gym around here. I

:27:40. > :27:45.wanted to hit a bike and do some sparring. And then said copy to come

:27:46. > :27:51.to the boxing session. I could the progression. I was enjoying myself

:27:52. > :27:57.and had my first fight. They get into the ring. The referee comes

:27:58. > :28:01.over and checks that you can box, ejection gloves, your gumshield and

:28:02. > :28:05.brings you together. We touch gloves, look at your opponent and

:28:06. > :28:15.you walk back to your corner. The Bella Twins. What have you got? --

:28:16. > :28:22.the bell rings. He is a lovely kid, a gentle giant. He looks menacing

:28:23. > :28:27.but he is not at all. He is eating to work with which is important. The

:28:28. > :28:32.best kids in the world, if they do not listen, you cannot work with

:28:33. > :28:38.them. Part of the reason why you started boxing at 22, which is quite

:28:39. > :28:43.old to start boxing, is because you used to do rugby, athletics,

:28:44. > :28:51.karate... Kung fu, karate, kick boxing... Swimming and diving. It is

:28:52. > :28:56.an amazing CD of different sports that you have done and you have

:28:57. > :29:00.found one that has stuck. It got to a point when I was doing other

:29:01. > :29:06.sports that I got bored of it. I would like to try this. It is good

:29:07. > :29:12.that iPhone boxing soul mate. It meant that if I had started earlier

:29:13. > :29:13.I could've got bored of that. -- it is good that I found the boxing is

:29:14. > :29:27.so late. Thank you for letting us having a

:29:28. > :29:33.look around. We're here to talk about some of this. That you do

:29:34. > :29:37.outside of boxing. You're handy with a paintbrush? I am. How did you get

:29:38. > :29:43.into this? I have always been good at art school and then I went into

:29:44. > :29:48.Middlesex to do a bachelor of arts in fine art. I then got to do an

:29:49. > :29:54.exchange in Sacramento State. In my last year. I picked up more skills

:29:55. > :29:59.along the way. Many strings to my bow. You name it, I have done it. I

:30:00. > :30:05.did cheerleading in the States at university.

:30:06. > :30:13.I reckon you were one of the guys who threw people in the app.

:30:14. > :30:21.You throw them, catch them by their feet. Hold them with one hand. You

:30:22. > :30:27.have to be really strong. You have now qualified for Rio, you

:30:28. > :30:30.will be at the Olympic Games, how does that feel?

:30:31. > :30:35.It is great. You set targets. And this is one of my targets from a

:30:36. > :30:39.long time ago, when I was doing athletics, I wanted to get to the

:30:40. > :30:43.Olympics. It is finally here. How much do you

:30:44. > :30:50.the gold? As long as he performs at his best

:30:51. > :30:53.and performs on the day, there is no reason why Joe Joyce can't win a

:30:54. > :30:57.gold medal. You experiment with loads of

:30:58. > :31:08.different sports, you paint and U box. No wonder on the back of your

:31:09. > :31:13.top, it says, no ordinary Joe. And my head is getting a bit heavy

:31:14. > :31:15.which is why I do all these exercises!

:31:16. > :31:22.It will be heavier with a gold medal around your neck.

:31:23. > :31:29.It would be a 28th gold medal should he be successful, the last chance of

:31:30. > :31:34.the Games for a British athlete. Kate Richardson-Walsh, the hockey

:31:35. > :31:39.captain, she will carry the flag at the closing ceremony, her fourth and

:31:40. > :31:42.final Olympics. She is going to Holland to play league hockey after

:31:43. > :31:50.this. Let us head over for two more

:31:51. > :32:00.fights. Anthony Joshua is alongside John Inverdale.

:32:01. > :32:09.I am feeling sorry for Zoirov whose medal ceremony is going on, overcome

:32:10. > :32:14.with sand the sound -- Overcome with the sound that Brazil have won the

:32:15. > :32:18.volleyball. 90% of the crowd are Brazilian and euphoric about the

:32:19. > :32:22.news from the volleyball arena. Talking about Joe Joyce, one fight

:32:23. > :32:32.before. We were talking about what state he

:32:33. > :32:37.was in, an hour and a half ago. Was he relaxed? We are so close. 15

:32:38. > :32:40.minutes at most away from him being in the ring. It is really getting

:32:41. > :32:45.serious. He has warmed up, wobbly doing some

:32:46. > :32:52.pad work, technique with the coaches. As a heavyweight, we have

:32:53. > :32:57.so much muscle mass. He needs to warm up. The hard work is done. Just

:32:58. > :33:03.get in the ring. How many people around him, 15

:33:04. > :33:07.minutes away? Only about two people, the main

:33:08. > :33:16.characters in the ring giving him instructions. It is doing what he

:33:17. > :33:22.has been doing for so long -- the main coaches in the ring.

:33:23. > :33:25.15 minutes away, do you listen to what anybody is saying or is it

:33:26. > :33:30.White Noise? It is a balance. I notice when

:33:31. > :33:35.boxers are coming out of the tunnel, the coach is whispering in their

:33:36. > :33:40.ear, but they are locked in. The coaches always fit team --

:33:41. > :33:45.Feeding in instructions. I am sure they are giving the best

:33:46. > :33:52.instruction is possible. Do you listen between the rounds?

:33:53. > :33:59.Yes, most definitely, that is your bird's I. Inspiring and training

:34:00. > :34:02.camp, they see things you cannot. It is so important to follow your

:34:03. > :34:05.corner. Talk us through the mechanics of

:34:06. > :34:10.this fight in terms of his opponent from France who has beaten him, but

:34:11. > :34:16.he has beaten him as well, a 50-50 fight. What would you advise Joe

:34:17. > :34:20.Joyce to do? Check here is loose and relaxed. He

:34:21. > :34:24.has been in some tough fights. From the get go in the Olympics, you

:34:25. > :34:31.are ready. But your body gets bruised. Make

:34:32. > :34:34.sure you are fresh, loose, warmed up properly. Nothing jarring,

:34:35. > :34:40.everything firing properly. In the ring, you have someone who

:34:41. > :34:46.can move, light on their feet. When I have watched Tony Yoka, he is

:34:47. > :34:50.a counterpuncher. So, there is nothing wrong being aggressive but

:34:51. > :34:55.lead behind the long jab and follow up with that big right hand. Keep

:34:56. > :34:59.shutting him down but in a where where he cannot lean back and

:35:00. > :35:04.counterpunch. Be wary what is coming back when you put pressure on him.

:35:05. > :35:09.From the French point of view, he will know Joe Joyce is a steam

:35:10. > :35:22.chain, keep on coming relentlessly. How do you counteract that either, I

:35:23. > :35:27.would stand toe to toe with Joe and make sure I am the general of the

:35:28. > :35:31.ring, he cannot break me down. If that doesn't work, I will get on

:35:32. > :35:38.my bike and run the dear life because it is hard to get out of the

:35:39. > :35:42.way of Joe. Stand up to him, or dance around, stick a move. You have

:35:43. > :35:48.to be so good to display against someone like Joe Joyce.

:35:49. > :35:52.We are running behind schedule. A couple of moments to talk about the

:35:53. > :35:59.overall quality here, what have you made of the next generation from U

:36:00. > :36:03.of amateur boxers, many of whom you suspect will go professional.

:36:04. > :36:11.They are just my professionals. The way they have shown so much skill

:36:12. > :36:14.and craft, I am gobsmacked. I can't wait to use the inspiration here to

:36:15. > :36:19.improve myself. The way it has been set up, the way

:36:20. > :36:22.they have represented their countries have been good.

:36:23. > :36:29.I have known them from years ago, in training camp.

:36:30. > :36:32.That respect is there between us. With the professionals, there is a

:36:33. > :36:36.lot of disrespect. The amateurs represent their country. They are

:36:37. > :36:41.mindful of what they say and how they represent themselves. A good

:36:42. > :36:46.opportunity for me to reconnect with my old friends.

:36:47. > :36:50.Four years ago when you won a gold medal, you could have stayed in the

:36:51. > :36:54.amateur ranks. People winning here, some who

:36:55. > :37:00.aren't, will have cheque-books flashed in front of them saying,

:37:01. > :37:03.turned pro, there is big money. What are the pitfalls, why should

:37:04. > :37:08.some be apprehensive about doing that?

:37:09. > :37:14.It is so important. Turning pro isn't just getting a big cheque and

:37:15. > :37:17.anything falls into place. Experience is so important. It took

:37:18. > :37:22.me 18 months to turn professional Jews to the fact I was thinking to

:37:23. > :37:28.myself, I have only been boxing three years. To get from Amytal to

:37:29. > :37:31.Olympics wasn't a long time. It took a lot of discipline and toughness

:37:32. > :37:36.and I needed to build. I hope these guys have a good team.

:37:37. > :37:42.Once you sign a pro contract, you are left to your own devices, to

:37:43. > :37:49.find your own gym, nutritionist, physios. It is not just buy yourself

:37:50. > :37:52.a car and enjoy your life, it is a lot deeper to progress as a

:37:53. > :37:58.professional. We will talk more in a moment.

:37:59. > :38:04.We saw Claressa Shields in action earlier on and her gold medal

:38:05. > :38:09.presentation. And then, she produced from her pocket her gold medal from

:38:10. > :38:12.London. A fantastic piece of showmanship.

:38:13. > :38:18.She came to talk to us afterwards. She is way bigger than boxing.

:38:19. > :38:24.You left no one in any doubt that you have two of those.

:38:25. > :38:30.Yes, yes. When you box for the Olympics, you can only win one in

:38:31. > :38:34.these Olympics. Not like gymnastics where you win 45.

:38:35. > :38:39.At what stage did you decide today, when I win my second, I will produce

:38:40. > :38:43.the other one on the podium? I thought that last night, way

:38:44. > :38:48.before I got here. I told my coach at home, I will have a surprise, I

:38:49. > :38:57.will have my gold medal in my pocket. I will put both of them on

:38:58. > :39:03.so everyone knows. The first person from America to do it. That was my

:39:04. > :39:08.game from last night. I have to say, I have been to lots

:39:09. > :39:12.of Olympics, I have never seen the American anthem sung with such pride

:39:13. > :39:17.and forth like you, you were loving it.

:39:18. > :39:22.It means a lot to me to be here for the second time. The first time, it

:39:23. > :39:28.came too fast, I was 15, going into the open division.

:39:29. > :39:34.In the Olympics three months later. Now, it has been four years. I

:39:35. > :39:40.didn't even know if I would be boxing at 19. Now I am 21 and I have

:39:41. > :39:46.two Olympic gold medals. It is crazy.

:39:47. > :39:58.I told myself to keep thanking God. He will do what he can for me. I

:39:59. > :40:02.prayed hard before I got here. I knew I had to go out there and do

:40:03. > :40:08.what I had got to do. Thank you for talking to us.

:40:09. > :40:10.Claressa Shields, remember the name. She is a star already and will be an

:40:11. > :40:19.even bigger one. This is the penultimate fight of the

:40:20. > :40:26.Olympic boxing condition in Rio. It features the nephew of the world

:40:27. > :40:31.high jump champion who finds himself today fighting for Azerbaijan. Ron

:40:32. > :40:40.and Richie can tell you all about it.

:40:41. > :40:56.The number for right boxer in the world.

:40:57. > :41:03.Here is the man born in Havana, representing Abbas and Sian. Six

:41:04. > :42:05.feet and one inches tall. The boxer in blue is the Renzo

:42:06. > :42:06.Sotomayor, ranked number six in the world, the tournament number seven

:42:07. > :42:27.seed. His opponent is Gaibnazarov. The

:42:28. > :42:33.tactics obvious, the shorter man in red has defined a way to get inside

:42:34. > :42:40.tentacle like arms. Sotomayor has thrown that right

:42:41. > :42:44.uppercut. He has two sets that punch up behind his left jab. Occasionally

:42:45. > :42:49.he has missed the target a couple of times which will be a problem.

:42:50. > :42:56.Gaibnazarov is a fast counterpuncher. It is that right

:42:57. > :43:01.uppercut which will be the danger shot. Gaibnazarov need to move his

:43:02. > :43:11.head on the inside. And draw the lead of his opponent. And go back at

:43:12. > :43:19.him. He had to rely on good movement with the head. Make his opponent

:43:20. > :43:24.miss and go back with a counter. Gaibnazarov goes in as the reigning

:43:25. > :43:31.silver medallist. He is trying for an upgrade here. To

:43:32. > :43:37.claim that precious Olympic gold. Irrespective of who he is against,

:43:38. > :43:42.the man wearing blue always presents a really difficult proposition

:43:43. > :43:52.because he has a high school level. Plenty of ring skill. There is that

:43:53. > :43:58.right uppercut again. But Fazliddin Gaibnazarov just avoiding. A

:43:59. > :44:02.cracking right hand from Sotomayor. The man in red has to take if your

:44:03. > :44:18.risks to get inside the long lead of his opponent.

:44:19. > :44:25.And, as he is moving in, he gets caught with a couple of shots. He

:44:26. > :44:28.has to work faster on the inside. Occasionally you get forward and

:44:29. > :44:32.it's tied up, he has got to create space on the inside, it is

:44:33. > :44:42.important, he has to work it short to meet. At close quarters he has

:44:43. > :44:47.got to find the room. A little bit untidy in the closing stages.

:44:48. > :44:56.Gaibnazarov, looking to get in close and roughed up Sotomayor.

:44:57. > :45:01.We have pictures during the break of Joe Joyce preparing for his moment

:45:02. > :45:09.of destiny in the super heavyweight against Tony Yoka. He never put on a

:45:10. > :45:14.boxing glove in his life until the age of 22, he is now in the Olympic

:45:15. > :45:16.final. Meanwhile there is a gold medal to be one in the ring before

:45:17. > :45:29.we see him in action. Gaibnazarov, coming forward, a nice

:45:30. > :45:36.right hand from Sotomayor, but it was a scrappy round. Sotomayor,

:45:37. > :45:38.probably just edged it. The man in red has got to be more effective on

:45:39. > :45:49.the inside. The second round and both boxers

:45:50. > :45:55.sprinting out to the centre of the ring. Gaibnazarov Doing what he

:45:56. > :46:01.needs to do in terms of getting up close and working away at the long,

:46:02. > :46:05.slender torso of Sotomayor. He is best when he was boxing on his own

:46:06. > :46:11.terms against an opponent of his own height. Gaibnazarov, quick feet and

:46:12. > :46:15.hands but he is throwing caution to the wind in pursuit of Olympic gold,

:46:16. > :46:21.trying to get inside and roughed up the tall and rangy boxer. When you

:46:22. > :46:26.look at his physique sometimes you think he could do with a good steak.

:46:27. > :46:31.But he soon produces power shots, great leveraged. Especially on this

:46:32. > :46:39.occasion. He is a difficult man to get to. Gaibnazarov, caught him with

:46:40. > :46:46.a shot, and the referee... A standing count. It must have been a

:46:47. > :46:50.good punch. In Olympic style boxing a standing count or a knockdown does

:46:51. > :46:57.not necessarily result in a 10-8 round. Referee, closest to the

:46:58. > :47:01.action, feels that Sotomayor was shaken up, but he does possess a

:47:02. > :47:07.deceiving footwork, sometimes he sways around like a scarecrow in the

:47:08. > :47:12.wind. His balance is not always the best but I have seldom seen him put

:47:13. > :47:16.in a contest. He is fighting fire with fire and holding his feet a

:47:17. > :47:20.little too long, for me, trying to catch his opponent as he comes in.

:47:21. > :47:28.He should be trying to adjust his feet. That was better work from the

:47:29. > :47:32.man in blue. Gaibnazarov's tactics are good, but he has got to find a

:47:33. > :47:36.quality shots and hit the target more often. But he is starting to

:47:37. > :47:44.get through now. Another untidy tangle. Sotomayor, to the canvas. He

:47:45. > :47:51.promised before the contest that he would dance like Ali in pursuit of

:47:52. > :47:58.gold. That right hand over the top was a good shot. In Cuban boxing,

:47:59. > :48:01.where he learned of the noble art, Sotomayor, he said he grew up in a

:48:02. > :48:04.tough place where he had to learn how to fight but when hearing into

:48:05. > :48:10.the boxing gym everything was focused on movement of the feet. He

:48:11. > :48:25.won a national title in Cuba back in 2009 before switching to Asha --

:48:26. > :48:28.Azerbaijan. On the back foot he is drawing the lead of his opponent,

:48:29. > :48:33.then coming back with a fast counter. This is a close round. The

:48:34. > :48:40.man in red has done better. The accuracy has just gone from

:48:41. > :48:47.Sotomayor slightly. So how will the judges see this one? From the man in

:48:48. > :48:50.red, the better performance. He got closer as the round progressed and

:48:51. > :48:56.landed hurtful punches to both body and head.

:48:57. > :49:02.This is a good fight, a great aperitif to what we hope will be a

:49:03. > :49:09.great main course, Joe Joyce versus Tony Yoka in the super heavyweight

:49:10. > :49:13.division. He could have been terrorising defences in the third

:49:14. > :49:17.tier of English rugby, he toyed with the idea of American football and

:49:18. > :49:23.going to university in the states, then he put on boxing clubs at the

:49:24. > :49:28.age of 22 and suddenly found his place. He is an extraordinary man

:49:29. > :49:33.with a coat of many colours, and artist with a degree in fine art,

:49:34. > :49:37.but today is the day when he can carve his own special niche in terms

:49:38. > :49:45.of British Olympic boxing history. That is to come after one more

:49:46. > :49:50.round, but where is this one going? Coming into the third and final

:49:51. > :49:57.round it is tied up, 19-19 with two judges after Gaibnazarov had a good

:49:58. > :50:02.Round 2, but judged to be still favoured the work of the man in blue

:50:03. > :50:09.and has a two point five to four that server. And at the beginning of

:50:10. > :50:15.this third-round, terrific leveraged from the man in blue. Gaibnazarov,

:50:16. > :50:19.looking to engage in a firefight. Terrific action at the beginning of

:50:20. > :50:27.the third and final Sotomayor round. He knew he had a bad round,

:50:28. > :50:33.Sotomayor, so he has come out all blazing. But he has got to improve

:50:34. > :50:38.his accuracy as his going forward. Gaibnazarov, drawing him in and

:50:39. > :50:44.bringing him on two shots like that, which will impress the judges.

:50:45. > :50:48.Scoring blows, remember. But Sotomayor is back on the front foot

:50:49. > :50:54.with more urgency in his work. This is a close one now. It certainly is,

:50:55. > :51:02.a minute: the third and final round with both men in pursuit of the same

:51:03. > :51:08.thing, Gaibnazarov, hoping to emulate a countryman who won gold in

:51:09. > :51:13.Sydney 2000, Sotomayor, hoping to become the first gold medallist for

:51:14. > :51:16.Azerbaijan in the boxing ring. And the tall boxer has quickened the

:51:17. > :51:25.tempo, launching fusilade is punches as he comes into range. The left

:51:26. > :51:31.hand from Gaibnazarov is not a bad shot, he throws it is his opponent

:51:32. > :51:35.comes forward. But Sotomayor is starting to find the target and the

:51:36. > :51:40.range. There is the shot again from Gaibnazarov, hoping to hit the

:51:41. > :51:46.target, occasionally he has done it. Again, inaccurate and that occasion.

:51:47. > :51:53.But it was close, it really is. Deep into the third and final round,

:51:54. > :51:57.Sotomayor appears slightly fresher, with that deceptive style he has.

:51:58. > :52:00.Sometimes rocks and rolls around the ring but comes back with sharp

:52:01. > :52:07.punches. A good left hand was partially blocked. Sotomayor, tries

:52:08. > :52:10.a long right hand. Becoming increasingly untidy now. Who can

:52:11. > :52:19.produce some quality in the closing 40 seconds? Sotomayor, he has got to

:52:20. > :52:25.start throwing the left hook is Gaibnazarov means to write. His lead

:52:26. > :52:36.hand very low. What Sotomayor is a left hook. -- what Sotomayor needs.

:52:37. > :52:41.On that front foot. Gaibnazarov, he is tired. This could be a crucial

:52:42. > :52:47.last ten or 15 seconds. The referee is struggling to extricate both men

:52:48. > :52:51.from the fringe. Sotomayor, landing a cracking right hand. Beating his

:52:52. > :52:58.chest defiantly before they tangle up. Close to the ropes once again. A

:52:59. > :53:06.terrific third and final round, both men feel they have done enough.

:53:07. > :53:12.Sotomayor, pounding his chest with defiance. He receives a warm embrace

:53:13. > :53:17.from his corner. Gaibnazarov, overcome with emotion, he feels he

:53:18. > :53:22.has done enough to take gold. Whose hand will be raised? It was 19-19

:53:23. > :53:27.going into the third and final round from two judges, the third judge

:53:28. > :53:32.heard it two points in favour of Sotomayor, so if we hear the word,

:53:33. > :53:38.unanimous, anticipate the hand of the man in blue being raised.

:53:39. > :53:43.Sotomayor, the more urgent boxer in the final round. There is nothing in

:53:44. > :53:44.it, very close indeed, but going forward on occasions like that,

:53:45. > :53:49.scoring with short but the Uzbekistan: are very

:53:50. > :54:00.confident their man has done enough. I am not so sure. Maybe just blue.

:54:01. > :54:04.But there is nothing in it. Ladies and gentlemen, the winner, by split

:54:05. > :54:39.decision, and Olympic champion... Fazliddin Gaibnazarov! A contrasting

:54:40. > :54:44.scene of these two boxers. Fazliddin Gaibnazarov, overcome with emotion,

:54:45. > :54:50.letting out a triumphant roar. Overcome with emotion. His opponent,

:54:51. > :54:55.Lorenzo Sotomayor, utterly distraught. He gave it everything

:54:56. > :54:58.but it is Fazliddin Gaibnazarov securing the Uzbekistan's second

:54:59. > :55:05.Olympic title in the light welterweight division. Sotomayor,

:55:06. > :55:09.leaves Azerbaijan still searching for their first title in the Olympic

:55:10. > :55:13.boxing ring, but this man is absolutely elated. He takes the

:55:14. > :55:16.third gold medal of this Olympic Games for Uzbekistan. They have had

:55:17. > :55:26.a terrific tournament. As the tears flow and his fans

:55:27. > :55:30.celebrate we are moments away from the final, and 67th British medal in

:55:31. > :55:34.Brazil. It will be one in the boxing ring and the man eyeing up the

:55:35. > :56:05.golden prize is ready stock is it time for Joe to rejoice?

:56:06. > :56:25.He comes out like a freight train on a mission...

:56:26. > :56:37.Joe Joyce, Great Britain's outstanding superheavyweight,

:56:38. > :56:54.walking down his man. Joe Joyce, unrelenting in his forward march.

:56:55. > :57:03.Joe Joyce of Great Britain versus Tony Yoka France. The men's

:57:04. > :57:05.superheavyweight final, the last event of the boxing. At ringside,

:57:06. > :57:14.Anthony Joshua and John Inverdale. The noise you can hear is the

:57:15. > :57:18.reception for the Uzbekistan fighter in that last astonishing contest.

:57:19. > :57:24.Like a scene from rocket at the end with one inhalation and the other in

:57:25. > :57:27.despair. Just one fight to complete in the Olympic boxing competition

:57:28. > :57:31.and as you were saying it features Joe Joyce. Four years ago you were

:57:32. > :57:36.in exactly the situation, one minute from being called out into the

:57:37. > :57:41.arena, what are those seconds like? It is time now, we have in building

:57:42. > :57:45.up to this, here for an hour and a half, the walking will obviously be

:57:46. > :57:49.nervous, you feel the energy of the crowd, of course, but then it is

:57:50. > :57:56.more about, once the bell goes, I have got to cancel the noise, break

:57:57. > :58:03.down your opponent, be they bully in that ring. He has to let Tony Yoka

:58:04. > :58:08.now he is coming to take the medal back to Great Britain. Is he

:58:09. > :58:11.visualising the first 30 seconds? I don't think so. Right now he is just

:58:12. > :58:15.focusing on the instructions from his coach. The hind the scenes,

:58:16. > :58:19.problem with getting a load of instructions. He is walking in now.

:58:20. > :58:23.You take in all the energy from the Crown. You see a few familiar faces

:58:24. > :58:30.and here are a few familiar voices, take that in, but then sewn in. Once

:58:31. > :58:36.the bill goes in the ring, that is when he zones in. You can see his

:58:37. > :58:40.French opponent in the ring. He and his fiancee are getting married

:58:41. > :58:48.straight out the games. And there is our first sight of Joe Joyce.

:58:49. > :58:54.A huge ovation, Anthony was talking about the energy from the crowd,

:58:55. > :58:59.great to have a full house here. There is a big British contingent.

:59:00. > :59:03.Especially away on the far side were there must be 20 or 30 union flags

:59:04. > :59:13.flying at the moment. Last word, Anthony? Can he, Willie, should he?

:59:14. > :59:20.He can, he will, he should. Here we go. He has been a removal man,

:59:21. > :59:23.lifeguard, diving instructor, student, artist, painter, boxer. And

:59:24. > :59:27.now he could win the last British gold medal of these truly

:59:28. > :59:43.extraordinary Olympic Games. Richie and Rob.

:59:44. > :59:48.There is the reigning World Championship gold medallist. The

:59:49. > :59:51.tournament number one seed and number one ranked boxer in the

:59:52. > :59:59.world. And the reigning Olympic champion at lightweight.

:00:00. > :00:09.Due to be married here in Rio right after these Games.

:00:10. > :00:16.And here is Joe Joyce, the reigning World Championship bronze medallist.

:00:17. > :00:29.Number three Brandt boxer in the world, tournament number three seed.

:00:30. > :00:35.-- ranked. This is the superheavyweight gold

:00:36. > :00:40.medal bout. We are underway, the first of a

:00:41. > :00:44.scheduled three three-minute rounds to determine the outcome in the

:00:45. > :00:49.superheavyweight division, featuring familiar rivals who have shared the

:00:50. > :00:55.boxing ring twice before. The man wearing blue on the front foot is

:00:56. > :00:58.Joe Joyce, the reigning European games gold medallist, reigning

:00:59. > :01:03.Commonwealth Games gold medallist, immediately targeting the torso of

:01:04. > :01:15.the man in bed, the reigning world champion.

:01:16. > :01:22.Tactics simple. -- man in red. He had to move his head occasionally

:01:23. > :01:29.to avoid the jab of Yoka. He will target that punch as Joice comes

:01:30. > :01:34.forward. Yoka went over on his ankle in the last contest. He is not on

:01:35. > :01:35.that back foot, he is having to stand and trade which will suit

:01:36. > :02:07.Joyce. Really important working behind the

:02:08. > :02:24.jab. Move the head then switch the attack.

:02:25. > :02:38.Tony Yoka, and incredibly tight split decision in his previous

:02:39. > :02:45.match. Is he unsteady? A good left hook

:02:46. > :02:50.from Joyce. He may be unsteady but that was a good shot.

:02:51. > :02:56.He is definitely hurt. A brilliant start from Joe Joyce in

:02:57. > :03:01.this opening round. Look at the legs of Yoka, not steady, usually one of

:03:02. > :03:08.his primary attributes. Being punched to a standstill in this

:03:09. > :03:17.opening round. Yoka, all in his chest.

:03:18. > :03:21.Continuing to take it to his man. Yoka is a tough kid, we have seen

:03:22. > :03:29.him many times in tournaments. He takes a good shot but he comes back.

:03:30. > :03:34.Trying to establish those long, straight shots, Tony Yoka. A good by

:03:35. > :03:41.hand from the man in red. Good conclusion to the round from Yoka.

:03:42. > :03:43.That right ankle was rolled in the previous contest.

:03:44. > :03:46.What an opening. Joe Joyce targeting head and body

:03:47. > :04:00.effectively. Saying this is a great start but

:04:01. > :04:04.don't give him any free shots. For a good two minutes, it was Joe

:04:05. > :04:11.Joyce on the front foot catching his opponent. An excellent start,

:04:12. > :04:25.tactics spot on. Yoka came back towards the end but he was rattled.

:04:26. > :04:29.Let us look at the schools. Two for Yoka, I disagree with that, I

:04:30. > :04:41.thought Joe did the better work. A close one.

:04:42. > :04:47.Immediately Joe Joyce springs out of the corner and let spongers go to

:04:48. > :04:51.body and head, Yoka unable to respond, too busy covering up to

:04:52. > :04:57.weather the storm being unleashed by the man in blue.

:04:58. > :05:03.Terrific start to the second round once again by Joe Joyce. We talked

:05:04. > :05:08.about the movement and straight punching being his primary

:05:09. > :05:12.attributes, Tony Yoka. Joe Joyce sets the pace many superheavyweight

:05:13. > :05:17.find difficult to live with. The volume is coming from the

:05:18. > :05:21.British boxer. The French man is blocking him, give him credit for

:05:22. > :05:23.blocking the shops. But there are punch is getting

:05:24. > :05:40.through. Yoka trying to establish the left

:05:41. > :05:45.jab. In the two contest so far, it is one bout apiece.

:05:46. > :05:50.Joe Joyce took European games gold last year.

:05:51. > :05:54.That is a clubbing right hand from Joyce.

:05:55. > :06:00.We spoke about this, he has two move his head and block that first shot

:06:01. > :06:06.from Yoka as he comes forward. It is all Joyce throwing the shots,

:06:07. > :06:13.setting the tempo, the work rate. He can't afford to give him any space.

:06:14. > :06:17.Joyce has to work harder. He has allowed Yoka that space for the

:06:18. > :06:24.Frenchman to work at mid and long range. Joe has two close it down,

:06:25. > :06:30.Sustain the pressure. Anthony Joshua spoke of the respect

:06:31. > :06:36.that exists between Olympic boxers. In media exchanges, I don't know if

:06:37. > :06:42.it was lost in translation... He has hurt him. Yoka, holding on. A

:06:43. > :06:49.sign a fighter has been hurt down stairs.

:06:50. > :06:57.Yoka responds by establishing a jab. Terrific toe to toe stuff.

:06:58. > :07:04.Yoka looking to land straight shots, Joyce with the clubbing punches.

:07:05. > :07:08.Yoka said he doesn't regard Joe Joyce as a smart boxer. I don't know

:07:09. > :07:13.if it was lost in translation. He said this would be an easier

:07:14. > :07:19.contest. Joe Joyce has other ideas, demonstrating his physical prowess

:07:20. > :07:24.and his brinkmanship as well as he brings the heat to the boxing ring.

:07:25. > :07:27.He needs to keep it going in the last ten seconds.

:07:28. > :07:33.Put a burst in. Yoka breathing through an open

:07:34. > :07:40.mouth, looking to pick single shots. Back comes Joyce with a triple right

:07:41. > :07:45.hands. The fiance of Tony Yoka cheering him

:07:46. > :07:52.on. They didn't look that convinced. A

:07:53. > :07:54.good round from Joyce in terms of work rate.

:07:55. > :07:58.This fellow came back with single shots. They have caught the judge's

:07:59. > :08:04.eyes. They know it is close. Joe Joyce has

:08:05. > :08:11.set a fantastic pace. A good shot from him. Avoiding that shot coming

:08:12. > :08:18.back. Left hook skimming the target. Here we go. Across the board again

:08:19. > :08:21.for Yoka. He is very fortunate, the French

:08:22. > :08:28.fellow. Into the third and final round.

:08:29. > :08:38.Joe Joyce needs a massive round to get back on parity for the judges.

:08:39. > :08:41.Third and final round of this Olympic superheavyweight final. Joe

:08:42. > :08:46.Joyce in blue, reigning World Championship bronze medallist

:08:47. > :08:49.looking to emulate the accomplishment of Audley Harrison

:08:50. > :08:56.and Anthony Joshua by claiming Olympic superheavyweight gold. He is

:08:57. > :09:02.trailing by two points, after Yoka swept the second round unanimously

:09:03. > :09:06.on the scorecard. The judges preferring the single

:09:07. > :09:11.shots from Yoka. They will say a lot of punches from Joyce were hitting

:09:12. > :09:14.the gloves and elbows. Joe Joyce on the front foot with

:09:15. > :09:21.that aggression and getting through with shots to body and head. Yoka

:09:22. > :09:25.trying again to get to work behind that left jab at covering up a lot

:09:26. > :09:32.of the time repelling the shots. The volume coming from the man in blue

:09:33. > :09:35.as he looks to overturn a two point deficit. Difficult to do in boxing

:09:36. > :09:38.terms. Most straight forward is to stop

:09:39. > :09:44.this man in this third and final round.

:09:45. > :09:48.A show of real British bulldog spirit.

:09:49. > :09:51.He is going for it. Targeting the body. Yoka showing signs he is

:09:52. > :09:56.tiring. There's body shots are taking their

:09:57. > :10:02.toll. The left hook was partially blocked.

:10:03. > :10:12.Yoka says, come on. Joe Joyce obliges.

:10:13. > :10:15.Yoka, it takes him if you seconds to recover. He is a fit man, the French

:10:16. > :10:23.man. He tiring. Joyce has to keep going.

:10:24. > :10:27.Trying to distract and deter Joe Joyce with that Ali shuffle.

:10:28. > :10:32.Joyce comes forward once again and getting through with punches

:10:33. > :10:37.underneath. A terrific left uppercut from Joyce,

:10:38. > :10:43.a great shot. He has to find more quality on the inside.

:10:44. > :10:52.Ten out of ten for effort, Joyce keeps coming. Yoka is blocking a lot

:10:53. > :11:00.of the shots. Joyce won't be denied. Come on. Joe Joyce looking for the

:11:01. > :11:06.finishing shot. Yoka erecting barricades. Inside the final 30

:11:07. > :11:21.seconds. He needs to find something. Terrific atmosphere at Riocentro.

:11:22. > :11:28.Both of these men in pursuit of top spot on the Olympic podium. They are

:11:29. > :11:34.looking for that finishing shot. Yoka stretches out his arms. He

:11:35. > :11:40.begins amateur celebrations. Joe Joyce can't find the punch he needs.

:11:41. > :11:44.Tony Yoka, given the status of the scorecard going into the third and

:11:45. > :11:49.final round, Olympic gold to World Championship gold. He has been in a

:11:50. > :11:58.fight against his familiar rival, Joe Joyce giving absolutely

:11:59. > :12:05.everything. He took a share of the first round. Then Yoka was given it

:12:06. > :12:12.unanimously in Round 2. Yoka was fortunate at the end of the first.

:12:13. > :12:16.It was a good round from Joe Joyce. Yoka was very lucky indeed. The

:12:17. > :12:22.judges will say a lot of the punches were to the arms and elbows. You

:12:23. > :12:27.have to give him ten out of ten for his effort. He couldn't have done

:12:28. > :12:40.anything else in terms of effort, a fantastic display. Yoka will get it.

:12:41. > :12:45.MC: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by split decision, and Olympic

:12:46. > :13:07.champion... In the red corner, Tony Yoka!

:13:08. > :13:11.So, Tony Yoka, the reigning world champion becomes the Olympic

:13:12. > :13:17.champion, with a split decision victory over Great Britain's Joe

:13:18. > :13:22.Joyce, to take France's second gold medal of his boxing tournament. The

:13:23. > :13:24.other by the woman he is due to marry in Rio at the conclusion of

:13:25. > :13:30.these games. The man who has possessed so much

:13:31. > :13:34.prodigious talent for so long, he has Olympic golds, to the Olympic

:13:35. > :13:41.youth gold. Joe Joyce develops immense credit. There are the golden

:13:42. > :13:47.couple. The Olympic lightweight champion here in Rio. And her

:13:48. > :13:51.husband to be, draped in the French tricolour. They're wonderful moments

:13:52. > :13:56.of them. Reigning world champions being crowned Olympic champions. Joe

:13:57. > :13:59.Joyce deserves immense credit, battling his way with a series of

:14:00. > :14:04.brilliant performances through to the second position on the medal

:14:05. > :14:12.podium. He gave it everything he had in pursuit of Olympic gold. But this

:14:13. > :14:18.man, 2-1 ahead in their own familiar rivalry. France take the gold medal,

:14:19. > :14:23.Joe Joyce becomes Great Britain's first ever silver medallist in the

:14:24. > :14:27.superheavyweight division. Britain continues its outstanding record in

:14:28. > :14:32.this boxing tournament. Every time they enter this tournament, they

:14:33. > :14:42.come away with a podium finish. Joe Joyce, Olympics all the medallist.

:14:43. > :14:49.You can be enormously proud but are busily devastating to come up short.

:14:50. > :14:53.Yes, last medal of the Olympic Games, I thought the gold was mine.

:14:54. > :14:58.I will just have to watch it back and see where it went wrong, if I

:14:59. > :15:04.went wrong. Anthony, what did you make of the contest and the verdict?

:15:05. > :15:09.I have never seen a light heavyweight throw so many punches in

:15:10. > :15:12.a fight before. We were talking about counterpunching, being

:15:13. > :15:17.aggressive, Joe was aggressive making the fight. And the power he

:15:18. > :15:23.possesses, there's no way he can block those shots. For me, he is the

:15:24. > :15:28.Olympic champion. Everybody here is cheering him on, in spirit, he is

:15:29. > :15:31.champion, he has done so well. As much as I want him to have the medal

:15:32. > :15:38.I am so proud of what he has achieved. The sky is the limit. He

:15:39. > :15:42.is a credit to the sport in and out of the ring. Lovely words. Did you

:15:43. > :15:47.know, going into that final round, that you had to stop him? They let

:15:48. > :15:52.me know in my corner that I was down, I was like, oh my God. But I

:15:53. > :15:56.was landing shots on him all throughout that last round. I

:15:57. > :16:00.thought throughout the belt I was peppering him with shots. Going

:16:01. > :16:10.through his guard. It was just the board shortly rhythmic. What was

:16:11. > :16:13.your opinion on it? It was very tight, but the general consensus,

:16:14. > :16:19.and certainly the commentary box, thought you just want it. But that

:16:20. > :16:24.is the nature of this board. Despite the verdict how proud you the way

:16:25. > :16:29.you perform? I gave it my all, I got the training right, leading up. Many

:16:30. > :16:37.thanks to Fraser Clark, coming out here and helping me spa. I would not

:16:38. > :16:47.be as sharp without him. And obviously big Joshua helps as well.

:16:48. > :16:51.I am just disappointed, man. But silver medal is not that bad. I

:16:52. > :16:57.wanted the gold and I expected the gold. It just was not to be. You

:16:58. > :17:00.have been a gold medal performer for us, certainly. Thank you for

:17:01. > :17:07.providing such fantastic entertainment. Well done. Joe Joyce,

:17:08. > :17:11.Olympic silver medallist. It was not to be the ultimate happy ending from

:17:12. > :17:16.Great Britain's point of view but it is the nature of any sport that is

:17:17. > :17:20.judged. The beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it was a split

:17:21. > :17:24.decision, which means that one George but you got it, and the other

:17:25. > :17:29.didn't. And in the end that is what counts. Yes, like I was saying, you

:17:30. > :17:33.have just got to knock them out at heavyweight. I was praying he would

:17:34. > :17:38.just learned that one shot. But I have never seen a heavyweight throw

:17:39. > :17:42.so many punches. The power that Joe possesses, I have sparred with Joe,

:17:43. > :17:46.time and again, you penetrate the body, he is just a phenomenal

:17:47. > :17:51.fighter. I would have been over the moon for him to be Olympic champion

:17:52. > :17:55.at the moment. But he has got to be proud. Does he turn professional or

:17:56. > :18:01.stay in the amateur ranks? In four years' time he will be 35, is that

:18:02. > :18:04.too late to win an Olympic title? I don't know what lifestyle he has

:18:05. > :18:09.been living but it is the right one. He can do backflips... Let me

:18:10. > :18:15.interrupt for a second. The pitch was there on the right are two

:18:16. > :18:18.Olympic champions. One is just being submerged, and a soon-to-be husband

:18:19. > :18:26.and wife in a couple of weeks' time, both are Olympic gold medallists. I

:18:27. > :18:30.don't know if two fiances, an engaged couple, have ever won gold

:18:31. > :18:34.medals at the same games. But those are great pictures for the French

:18:35. > :18:38.media. Final work, Anthony, what did you make of the whole thing, from a

:18:39. > :18:43.British point of view? The target was three medals and we got three

:18:44. > :18:50.medals, so is it job done? It was such a soft draw. They did really

:18:51. > :18:54.well. Those who got a medal, their struggle can be no great success. I

:18:55. > :18:59.always stand by that. I am really proud of them. They were in against

:19:00. > :19:03.former Olympic and world champions. So to collect three medals, I am

:19:04. > :19:08.really proud of the guys. It shows that the funding is doing well. It

:19:09. > :19:12.shows that the more support we get, the more medals we produce. So the

:19:13. > :19:15.ones who did not medal, and the ones who did, they have done everyone

:19:16. > :19:20.proud and I am so happy to be a part of it. I wish Joe was standing on

:19:21. > :19:24.the number one podium but in my eyes I know he is the champion. It has

:19:25. > :19:28.been great having you as part of our team and before we let you go we

:19:29. > :19:34.must also say, November 26, in action... Yes, I can take so much

:19:35. > :19:37.inspiration away from here. I am waiting for my coach to come and

:19:38. > :19:42.tell me who I will be competing against I know for sure it will not

:19:43. > :19:46.be no points decision, we are going for knockouts. That is what we stand

:19:47. > :19:51.on now, going forward from here it is knockout season. Fantastic having

:19:52. > :19:57.you with us for the last few days. We have had 273 contests over two

:19:58. > :20:05.weeks. Some good, some not so good, some stunning, and we ended with a

:20:06. > :20:13.brilliant spectacle, but sadly not the ending we hope for in Rio. The

:20:14. > :20:19.answer to the question, have two people engaged won medals, the

:20:20. > :20:27.answer is yes, at these games, Laura Trott and Jason Kenny, and now,

:20:28. > :20:31.currently on BBC Four, the last live action of the games, it is

:20:32. > :20:35.basketball, the USA against Serbia, but the home nation was celebrating

:20:36. > :20:45.last night because they took gold in the football. It was a rematch with

:20:46. > :20:49.Germany. The captain Neymar, took the glory, and the noise around

:20:50. > :20:55.Rio... The fireworks were going off, cheering in every bar, it's just was

:20:56. > :20:59.a huge moment. And the Brazilian team were enthusiastic to the last

:21:00. > :21:04.in singing the national anthem, Howard, all stayed behind. It just

:21:05. > :23:12.sounded fabulous. Fabulous, and it was already

:23:13. > :23:17.Brazil's most successful ever games. But they have a chance of adding to

:23:18. > :23:21.their gold-medal haul because Brazil are in the final, the gold-medal

:23:22. > :23:26.match of the volleyball. It happened earlier today and we will join it in

:23:27. > :23:28.the third set with the score at 22-22, Brazil are 2-0 up, against

:23:29. > :23:45.Italy. What a moment, his first Olympic

:23:46. > :23:56.Games, this needs to be an absolute wiles.

:23:57. > :24:05.The problem is Wallace is coming for him. And Wallace has done what he

:24:06. > :24:13.wanted. 23-22. Two more points than they are Olympic champions for the

:24:14. > :24:19.third time. What a swing that is from Walace underlying his

:24:20. > :24:36.commitment and his desire to get a gold medal. It is a cacophony of

:24:37. > :24:53.sound. Brazil, closing in. Italy, desperate to get this back.

:24:54. > :24:59.Birarelli, it is only eight from Zaytsev, referee agrees. He has been

:25:00. > :25:06.told, run the middle, run the middle. But it was not a great set.

:25:07. > :25:17.Zaytsev, saving his blushes, that is for sure. What a jump, and Walace,

:25:18. > :25:23.from the block, his match point for Brazil. They were here before, four

:25:24. > :25:31.years ago, twice they had match point, twice they could not take it.

:25:32. > :25:36.They know they need to do it now, it means siding out for the set of the

:25:37. > :25:44.match. Their fourth consecutive final. Gold in 2004. Two success of

:25:45. > :25:51.silvers. Will it be gold in 2016. Zaytsev, goes for the tip, and they

:25:52. > :25:58.save match point. 24-24. Calmness under pressure from Zaytsev and now

:25:59. > :26:02.it is a two point set. Italy need to points clear to take the set, and

:26:03. > :26:16.Brazil need to points to win a gold medal. Back into the front row,

:26:17. > :26:19.Lanza. Brazil still have it in play. Off the block, Lucas, the veteran

:26:20. > :26:24.from 2012, sets up their second match point. The zoo will need to do

:26:25. > :26:29.it the hard way, they will have to do it from service. We are back to

:26:30. > :26:33.old school volleyball. If they want to win this one they will need to be

:26:34. > :26:40.tough on the serve, get into transition, any one of those three

:26:41. > :26:47.will do. Blocking substitution, Bruno has gone off. Now recognised

:26:48. > :26:52.set on court for Brazil. They will just try to shut down Italy at the

:26:53. > :27:02.net. Gold-medal points for the hosts. And doesn't the home crowd

:27:03. > :27:12.know it. Walace. Off the block... It is all over. Brazil are Olympic

:27:13. > :27:19.champions. For the fourth time we been in the final, they let it slip

:27:20. > :27:24.in 2008 and 2012 but in 2016 on the home court, in Rio, Brazil only

:27:25. > :27:30.Olympic champions again. For the third time. There is a challenge.

:27:31. > :27:38.The drama is ratcheting up once more. Italy are challenging. To be

:27:39. > :27:43.fair, he has no other option. Maybe just a last throw of the dice. And

:27:44. > :27:55.that is it. The challenge has been denied. They waited too long, surely

:27:56. > :28:00.it was beyond the five second mark. Surgery, he retired after 2012 but

:28:01. > :28:09.was brought by question. He is, Olympic champion again. And in the

:28:10. > :28:11.shadow of the Maracana Stadium, where the football team on the

:28:12. > :28:18.gold-medal 24 hours before, they have witnessed another Brazilian

:28:19. > :28:22.triumph in the world of volleyball. They have been the supreme force

:28:23. > :28:26.throughout the 2000. Three times world champions. And they have

:28:27. > :28:31.overcome Italy for a second time. There is the man who was in tears

:28:32. > :28:37.yesterday. But he did the job and so to have his countrymen in the

:28:38. > :28:51.yellow. Their famous colours, and the court.

:28:52. > :28:57.Stunning success for Brazil. Their seventh gold medal of these games.

:28:58. > :29:02.The home nation celebrating. And this is the last live Olympic action

:29:03. > :29:09.from Rio. It is the first period of four in the men's basketball stop

:29:10. > :29:13.the USA, winners 14 times in 17 attempts, up against Serbia, and it

:29:14. > :29:17.is very close in the first period, currently live on BBC Four. Other

:29:18. > :29:22.there was talk about it being a USA second team they have defeated all,

:29:23. > :29:27.so far. But Serbia have the advantage, 13-11 in the first

:29:28. > :29:32.quarter. So, the medal table. The USA are out in front no matter what

:29:33. > :29:34.happens. They have taken 16 gold medals in swimming. And their 1000th

:29:35. > :29:51.Olympic gold medal came here. Great Britain ahead of China, for

:29:52. > :29:53.the very first time in real terms, because the only time it happened

:29:54. > :29:56.before China only had one athlete, in 1952. Seven out of eight of the

:29:57. > :29:59.diving gold medals went to China including the youngest champion of

:30:00. > :30:01.the games at 15 years old will stop Great Britain's Champion's included

:30:02. > :30:03.the oldest in these games, Nick Skelton in the show-jumping, Russia

:30:04. > :30:05.have had a decent games, three golds in fencing, three in fencing,

:30:06. > :30:08.Germany, four of those caring canoeing, and Japan, who obviously

:30:09. > :30:10.as Dylan picks on four years' time, wrestling was their most successful

:30:11. > :30:14.sport, four golds in that, three in judo, and don't forget they have

:30:15. > :30:18.karate coming in for Tokyo which they did news and Brazil, wonderful

:30:19. > :30:22.command., seven gold medals, they finished 13th in the table, and an

:30:23. > :30:25.honourable mention for New Zealand, because they have 80 medals in total

:30:26. > :30:26.and it is their best performance ever, a record ten different nations

:30:27. > :30:37.winning medals. A fortnight on Wednesday, Rio will

:30:38. > :30:38.be hosting athletes from around the world, the date of the opening

:30:39. > :31:19.ceremony of the Paralympics. We have time now to reflect on the

:31:20. > :31:28.Olympic Games, and we will be looking ahead to the Paralympics.

:31:29. > :31:31.Vincent, Victoria Pendleton, Sir Steve Redgrave, picking out the

:31:32. > :31:38.highlights of the Games which have exceeded expectations.

:31:39. > :31:45.We have been amazed and surprised and delighted.

:31:46. > :31:53.Christ the Redeemer looking down on this city and as one of the most

:31:54. > :31:59.populous city in the world, it was a games that definitely tested all

:32:00. > :33:34.parts of Rio. The city has delivered and most certainly the sport has.

:33:35. > :33:41.The smiling face of Usain Bolt, we will remember that for a long time.

:33:42. > :33:46.What did you expect and what has it delivered?

:33:47. > :33:50.I think we expected a party city, the whole atmosphere to sweep us

:33:51. > :33:55.along for the fortnight. I don't think that has quite happened in the

:33:56. > :34:00.same weight we thought it might. The sport, on the field of play,

:34:01. > :34:06.looking at the TV pictures, that is a winning combination.

:34:07. > :34:11.I do think that the spectator ticket sales, that has been a huge issue

:34:12. > :34:16.which they must have seen coming and they haven't been able to solve.

:34:17. > :34:21.It took awhile for the party to get started, the latter stages, and Nick

:34:22. > :34:25.Skelton said the stadium was packed every time.

:34:26. > :34:29.It took awhile to get going especially in the early days of

:34:30. > :34:35.competition. We were looking at the stands thinking, we have five

:34:36. > :34:39.minutes, where is everybody? Sometimes the crowd weren't

:34:40. > :34:44.necessarily as enthusiastic about every single performance. We were

:34:45. > :34:48.lucky in London the crowd was so enjoying being there. Everybody got

:34:49. > :34:54.a really good reception. That is a good point. It makes us

:34:55. > :34:58.realise how special London was. London was very special. There is a

:34:59. > :35:02.culture in Brazil sport to stand up. They don't like taking their seats.

:35:03. > :35:10.At the swimming venue, I was surprised how few were sitting. But

:35:11. > :35:13.loads standing, trying to find somewhere to see.

:35:14. > :35:17.That is one of the issues. In some venues, they have been full, others

:35:18. > :35:21.only half, which is a shame. We knew we could have quadrupled the

:35:22. > :35:26.sales of tickets in London. There were masses of British fans

:35:27. > :35:31.who travelled to support their athletes. That was very much

:35:32. > :35:35.appreciated but it had an effect because we registered the most

:35:36. > :35:41.successful away Games and surpassed the medals tally of London, the

:35:42. > :35:44.first Nation in modern Olympics to improve four years after hosting the

:35:45. > :35:53.Games. What is the secret? London 2012 had

:35:54. > :35:56.been glorious but these were now oversees Games, four times is awake

:35:57. > :36:01.in the southern hemisphere on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

:36:02. > :36:04.Expectations had to be tempered. Didn't they? What did the early

:36:05. > :36:09.signs suggest? This?

:36:10. > :36:14.Geraint Thomas crashes out. Or this?

:36:15. > :36:18.What a brilliant world record. Swimming had been a Reddit

:36:19. > :36:23.appointment in London, three medals, no gold. In Rio, Adam Peaty led the

:36:24. > :36:26.way. Utterly brilliant, Adam Peaty takes

:36:27. > :36:33.Olympic gold. He has obliterated the world record.

:36:34. > :36:38.Jazz Carlin, two silver medals, the London number doubled in the

:36:39. > :36:44.swimming pool, six medals. A rainy land surrounded by the sea.

:36:45. > :36:48.Downhill water, rough water. Flat water. Great Britain are the

:36:49. > :36:54.Olympic champions. That has a fantastic ring.

:36:55. > :37:01.Green water. Yes, come on! Pure gold.

:37:02. > :37:05.They have done it. The triathlete who had to run into

:37:06. > :37:09.the sea from Copacabana Beach and we were in our element.

:37:10. > :37:15.Alistair Brownlee, the finest triathletes we have seen, a gold and

:37:16. > :37:18.silver for the Brownlee brothers. Justin Rose avoided water to win

:37:19. > :37:26.gold. The other News sport. Progressing to

:37:27. > :37:32.the final and there, overwhelmed, Fiji won hearts and gold in Rio.

:37:33. > :37:36.Britain, and outdoors nation of shooting, and horses.

:37:37. > :37:39.Charlotte Dujardin with Valerie Grove has done it.

:37:40. > :37:45.Talking about winning hearts and goals, and Britain of the great

:37:46. > :37:50.indoors. On the panel horse. Great Britain

:37:51. > :37:55.make history again. Max Whitlock, double Olympic champion. -- Pommel

:37:56. > :37:59.horse. And if first medal for the men's

:38:00. > :38:05.doubles here. Britain, a nation of fighters.

:38:06. > :38:08.Nicola Adams lets out a triumphant roar.

:38:09. > :38:15.The Welsh Wonder with gold again. And perhaps the greatest scrapper of

:38:16. > :38:19.them all who fought his way to gold and the point of collapse.

:38:20. > :38:23.And hockey, you don't mess with Maddie Hinch.

:38:24. > :38:28.On the track, they lined up on Super Saturday and came close.

:38:29. > :38:31.Closer. Jess Ennis-Hill, silver at this

:38:32. > :38:37.time. Which left Mo.

:38:38. > :38:42.Bow to his superiority, Mo Farah wins the gold medal.

:38:43. > :38:48.There was an interlude during which a ballet dancer turned hammer

:38:49. > :38:54.thrower took her turns will stop Mo part two, or the double-double.

:38:55. > :38:59.Four Olympic titles. Incredible from Mo Farah. Which

:39:00. > :39:04.leaves this, the medal factory. But once had a car industry, now it is

:39:05. > :39:08.bikes, medals churned out on an industrial scale.

:39:09. > :39:13.The awesome foursome have done it, smashed the world record. Laura

:39:14. > :39:21.Trott, a record fourth gold medal. What a ride, a golden hat-trick in

:39:22. > :39:27.Rio for Jason Kenny. Could this be true? China overtaken

:39:28. > :39:31.in the medal table? We came to Rio with professional steeliness driven

:39:32. > :39:35.by the formula of medals equal funding. It is tough and

:39:36. > :39:39.unforgiving. With the founding fathers of the Olympics with a

:39:40. > :39:44.totally approve? Go well and be rewarded. And how

:39:45. > :39:51.well the great British fortnight in Rio has gone.

:39:52. > :39:52.Can you put your finger on why it is succeeding so well? We look at this

:39:53. > :40:04.graphic. The number of sports Britain has won

:40:05. > :40:08.gold medals, 16, more than any other nation?

:40:09. > :40:13.Partly Lottery funding. There was an amazing Olympics 20 years ago where

:40:14. > :40:18.there was one gold medal. I wonder who won that.

:40:19. > :40:25.It was a superb Olympics on all fronts but we won just a single gold

:40:26. > :40:30.medal. The Lottery started in the autumn after that Olympics.

:40:31. > :40:34.It started before that but on capital investments, on structures.

:40:35. > :40:37.Not till afterwards the athletes got grants from it.

:40:38. > :40:42.You were doing it for nothing, Steve, and winning gold.

:40:43. > :40:48.Amateur in all the best and worst senses of the word.

:40:49. > :40:54.A key element is what we have been able to invest in is their talents,

:40:55. > :40:58.making sure they are being guided through.

:40:59. > :41:05.The support teams behind that. When my first Games in LA, on the fringes

:41:06. > :41:12.of the Moscow team, we had one professional, in 1980. This is just

:41:13. > :41:14.in rowing. Now in a rowing we have over 50.

:41:15. > :41:19.It is the expertise of them helping our great athletes achieve great

:41:20. > :41:23.things. Cycling, our most successful sport

:41:24. > :41:30.again, have invested heavily as a sport in technology and science,

:41:31. > :41:33.targeted as a soft option, then made it work.

:41:34. > :41:37.They have. Everyone is questioning how this happened. It took ten years

:41:38. > :41:43.of working out how to spend the Lottery funding to get to Beijing

:41:44. > :41:49.where we had our first taste of success in the velodrome. They got a

:41:50. > :41:54.blueprint and the experts. Some really incredible people drawn from

:41:55. > :41:59.all over the world to deliver the highest level of expertise.

:42:00. > :42:02.In cycling, it started to raise suspicions. There were comments from

:42:03. > :42:09.former competitors of yours saying, what is going on?

:42:10. > :42:14.Yes, it is awkward. Saying there is something there, without specific

:42:15. > :42:19.accusations, questioning how is this possible? The answer is the fact we

:42:20. > :42:25.have had continual Lottery support funding. I came the sport with a

:42:26. > :42:31.part-time job, training part-time, I might make it on the team. As

:42:32. > :42:37.opposed to an incredible system and given the best possible chance.

:42:38. > :42:41.The net is spreading wider. Ten new nations winning medals for the first

:42:42. > :42:45.time at these Games. Team GB has new faces and new stars.

:42:46. > :42:51.Mark Chapman is in the park with some of them.

:42:52. > :42:54.We are in the Olympic Park. Sophie Hitchon, Bryony Page and Joe Clarke

:42:55. > :42:59.with me. You could say three momentous medals

:43:00. > :43:05.over the course of the fortnight. Yours was the first in the hammer,

:43:06. > :43:11.the first field event since 1988. It was really exciting, incredible.

:43:12. > :43:13.And one of the best celebrations of the whole Games.

:43:14. > :43:18.I have seen the clip a few times. Amazing.

:43:19. > :43:23.What are you expecting from the closing ceremony?

:43:24. > :43:28.Hopefully, it won't rain. I am not sure about that.

:43:29. > :43:32.The whole team will get together, it will be good.

:43:33. > :43:37.Briny, how much are you aware of the reaction back home, that hundreds of

:43:38. > :43:40.thousands of kids, in the back garden, bouncing around, because of

:43:41. > :43:46.what you do. It will be interesting going back

:43:47. > :43:50.home to see it in person, get lots of people involved in sport,

:43:51. > :43:55.trampolining, gymnastics. I am excited to see where it goes.

:43:56. > :44:00.After your medal, one of the pictures was a view sitting on those

:44:01. > :44:03.bouncy tragedies we have in the garden.

:44:04. > :44:07.What we want to do is get people involved in clubs, and learn the

:44:08. > :44:12.basics safely. Find your local club and get involved.

:44:13. > :44:15.We will keep this short because it could pour down.

:44:16. > :44:20.If I look back at the articles of you winning your gold medal, you

:44:21. > :44:24.realise at that precise moment, it needed your gold medal to give

:44:25. > :44:28.Britain momentum. Can you see that now?

:44:29. > :44:34.At the time I went out to do my job. Looking back, you can see clearly

:44:35. > :44:39.hopefully its bird the guys on, the diving medal straight afterwards, it

:44:40. > :44:45.kicked the Games off. Is it weird to feel like that?

:44:46. > :44:52.I am not sure. It did give momentum. I don't know.

:44:53. > :44:57.Credit where it is due. It was nice to see it. And to do

:44:58. > :44:59.well in the medals table is so good. We'll all be at the medals --

:45:00. > :45:13.ceremony. Adam Peaty takes Olympic gold for

:45:14. > :45:19.Great Britain. They wonderful old record, the time, my goodness me,

:45:20. > :45:26.57.13. Mark Cavendish has an Olympic medal. It is silver. The USA have

:45:27. > :45:33.it. Great Britain have the bronze medal. Carling, silver medal

:45:34. > :45:41.position. I obviously cannot believe it. And the gold medal goes to Great

:45:42. > :45:44.Britain. Olympic champions again. Laura Trott is Britain's most

:45:45. > :45:55.successful female Olympian of all time. Jason Kenny has got it. I

:45:56. > :46:05.think we have done quite well. Here we go, silver to Great Britain, well

:46:06. > :46:14.done. Holding on to take the bronze. Olympic medallist, can you believe

:46:15. > :46:21.it? Chris Froome cooled it out, he really dug deep. It is gold for

:46:22. > :46:27.Saskia Clark. Absolutely awesome. There is a medal here for Becky

:46:28. > :46:33.James. Silver. Can she get it on the line, I think she can. Absolutely

:46:34. > :46:39.extraordinary. Great Britain win the silver. Bronze medal in the double

:46:40. > :46:46.trap competition. Gold, they have smashed the world record. It is

:46:47. > :46:51.silver for O'Connor. Finally, a chance to enjoy the moment. Will it

:46:52. > :46:57.be Britain or Australia? Great Britain.

:46:58. > :47:05.More highlights to, of course. Joe Joyce has been receiving his silver

:47:06. > :47:11.medal, having been beaten in the final of the men's superheavyweight

:47:12. > :47:16.auxin. The 67th medal for Team GB at these games. The 700th medal in the

:47:17. > :47:20.Olympics and Paralympics for Great Britain since lottery funding

:47:21. > :47:27.started. Joe Joyce can be very proud of his achievements. Gold, silver,

:47:28. > :47:36.bronze. For the British boxers at these games. Because of the time

:47:37. > :47:40.shifting the so-called minority sports have had a chance to shine.

:47:41. > :47:45.Whether it trample in cycling or rowing, or show John and, all, well,

:47:46. > :47:55.any number of them. They really shone over the middle weekend. A

:47:56. > :47:59.very good evening to you, this could be the biggest night of the greatest

:48:00. > :48:06.show on earth so far. Stay with us for the next few hours, it promises

:48:07. > :48:11.to be an electric athletics meet. Can know are retained his 10,000

:48:12. > :48:16.metres title? Greg Rutherford will be buoyed by the fact that no

:48:17. > :48:21.furrows in the stadium. Rutherford has taken the lead. Jessica Ennis

:48:22. > :48:26.Hill gets ready to go as the 10,000 metres runners go past. It is

:48:27. > :48:30.another big throne. This will be close. The three from super Saturday

:48:31. > :48:37.are all in action right now. Mo Farah, having to work hard. There is

:48:38. > :48:43.danger in front. Danger behind. Come on. He is giving it everything. Here

:48:44. > :48:57.comes Mo Farah. They succumb to the inevitable. Mo Farah wins the gold.

:48:58. > :49:03.Oh my God. Rutherford need to produce the jumble of his life. He

:49:04. > :49:13.has just earned himself a bronze medal. Stopwatches at the ready. Ten

:49:14. > :49:17.seconds is able to metres, trust me. Jessica Ennis Hill is doing

:49:18. > :49:22.everything she can. The gold medal she dearly hopes she can retain, but

:49:23. > :49:28.just could not do any more. Good afternoon. Super Saturday was pretty

:49:29. > :49:37.special, wasn't it? And it could turn into a very special Sunday.

:49:38. > :49:48.Great Britain's max Whitlock going for a medal. He has taken a breath.

:49:49. > :49:59.Up high, good twisting, fabulous lending. Great Britain's Max

:50:00. > :50:03.Whitlock, the Olympic champion. Let's get the latest on the sailing.

:50:04. > :50:09.There has been very light wind today but for Nick Dempsey that will mean

:50:10. > :50:16.a medal. The 35-year-old British sailor. Another silver in Rio 2016.

:50:17. > :50:21.I am so looking forward to this. It could be one of the great British

:50:22. > :50:25.Olympic evenings of sport ever. Paul Great Britain is watching that

:50:26. > :50:39.little white ball. Justin Rose of Great Britain takes a gold. That,

:50:40. > :50:44.Great Britain's 12 gold medal games. And perhaps another to come in the

:50:45. > :50:47.gymnastics. Max Whitlock is up against his team-mate Bruce Smith

:50:48. > :50:54.and the pommel horse. Lewis is through. He has set the benchmark.

:50:55. > :51:16.Max Whitlock. 23 years old. His chance now on the pommel horse.

:51:17. > :51:28.Max Whitlock is now a triple Olympic champion. We have been watching on

:51:29. > :51:33.from the velodrome where gold and silver for Team GB is absolutely

:51:34. > :51:39.guaranteed. Jason Kenny has got this. And he wins the gold medal. It

:51:40. > :51:44.was a win-win for British cycling. Gold and silver from Calum Skinner.

:51:45. > :51:52.We're going to see Andy Murray on the tennis court for the gold medal.

:51:53. > :52:00.Andy Murray is a double Olympic gold medallist. An amazing day. Five

:52:01. > :52:15.goals for Great Britain. Good night. I was so excited at the beginning of

:52:16. > :52:20.that day and I am still excited now. You look back and it seems ages ago.

:52:21. > :52:24.Justin Rose and Andy Murray, Max Whitlock, Jason Kenny, but Justin

:52:25. > :52:30.Rose, he bought into the Olympic, you know, G at the Olympics, didn't

:52:31. > :52:33.he? He did indeed. I was developed Rome and listening on the radio to

:52:34. > :52:38.five life and following all the other things going on, it was

:52:39. > :52:42.incredible. It was so good, he really enjoyed it, he revelled in

:52:43. > :52:47.it, he was passionate about the oven X, such a great thing. And it has

:52:48. > :52:50.had a big effect on him. Apparently he has had loads of sponsorship was

:52:51. > :52:54.coming his way, more than ever before, that is brilliant news.

:52:55. > :52:59.Let's hope that happens to the athletes that earn a little less

:53:00. > :53:07.than Justin Rose. Tax Whitlock. How big a name of VB now, in Britain? In

:53:08. > :53:11.the UK? I think... Well, we will see. If you go back to when there

:53:12. > :53:14.were much fewer gold medallist I think we perhaps struggled because

:53:15. > :53:19.we were from a very small sport, people did not really have an

:53:20. > :53:22.appetite for it, they did not really considered it as a sporting

:53:23. > :53:25.achievement on the scale it is now. One of the challenges that the

:53:26. > :53:30.current champions have is there are so many of them. That actually it is

:53:31. > :53:36.quite difficult to make a name for yourself and stand out. It is very

:53:37. > :53:40.difficult to say. But I genuinely, I hope that they all do better than

:53:41. > :53:44.they would normally do. I want to see them on cereal packets. I want

:53:45. > :53:48.to see them opening supermarkets. I want to see them on chat shows. I

:53:49. > :53:59.think it is just good for the Olympic athletes that we have in our

:54:00. > :54:03.country. Could still do that! In the midst of all that, late on in the

:54:04. > :54:09.night, Andy Murray battled hard to win and managed to do so. I was at

:54:10. > :54:13.the athletics that night taking in some of the UK sport people around,

:54:14. > :54:18.and I was waiting for them to turn off and got to watch it on the TV. I

:54:19. > :54:23.must admit I forgot it was five sets in the final, so I saw him serving

:54:24. > :54:26.for the match thinking, he is not very excited about that, why is

:54:27. > :54:30.that? And a few other people around being as well. But we watched it to

:54:31. > :54:35.the end and what a great contest it was. He was utterly exhausted, it

:54:36. > :54:39.was a terrific couple of days of sport, it seems a long, long time

:54:40. > :54:44.ago that the first gold medal was won. Let's go back to marking the

:54:45. > :54:48.park. Adam Peaty was part of that super weekend for Great Britain, the

:54:49. > :54:52.middle weekend of the games, with the silver relays, his gold medal

:54:53. > :55:01.around his neck as well, have you enjoyed yourself? Absolutely

:55:02. > :55:04.amazing. It is amazing hospitality. Everywhere you go Brazilian people

:55:05. > :55:09.are saying well done. It means so much. Is that it, wherever you have

:55:10. > :55:12.been people have been conducted do? Yes, all the people around us now.

:55:13. > :55:17.It is absolutely amazing, the sport has that effect. Don't use language

:55:18. > :55:23.barriers. We all understand that. And a great performances out there,

:55:24. > :55:26.we are all as one really. It is very powerful. Before your individual

:55:27. > :55:30.final I was watching in a restaurant, with Mark Hunter who won

:55:31. > :55:33.a gold in Beijing, the Ruhr, he said that as you got onto your box, the

:55:34. > :55:37.next minute or so could change is life for ever. Yes, it gives me

:55:38. > :55:43.goose bumps thinking about it. That is exactly it. I was not nervous, I

:55:44. > :55:47.was not thinking of, you know, the future, the past, I was just in that

:55:48. > :55:50.moment, in that zone, my training to be that way. You appear to have had

:55:51. > :55:57.real belief in all the way through the games. We have done a lot of

:55:58. > :56:00.work on the mental aspect of things. This is seven years of investment

:56:01. > :56:06.and work. We have cashed it in this week. That is it for Team GB, we are

:56:07. > :56:09.really strong at the moment, hopefully we can capitalise on this

:56:10. > :56:14.for the next four years and get even stronger. How long will you take

:56:15. > :56:17.off? A long time. A very long time to relax and fully take it in. I

:56:18. > :56:22.don't really know what I have done yet. Hopefully I will stop to

:56:23. > :56:26.realise what has happened, really. I think you will be in for a shock

:56:27. > :56:39.when you get back home. In a good way, in a good way. Thank you.

:56:40. > :56:50.They've done it. They have done it. Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow are

:56:51. > :56:53.bronze medallists. I pounced on him at the end and did not realise we

:56:54. > :56:58.were going backwards until we were in the water. I just went with that,

:56:59. > :57:04.like, I don't care any more. You can see what it means to her. She really

:57:05. > :57:10.focused well. She is an Olympic silver medallist. The Welsh wonder

:57:11. > :57:17.strikes gold. Jade Jones becomes a two-time Olympic champion. Very nice

:57:18. > :57:23.movement. Great Britain have got silver. Wilson makes history for

:57:24. > :57:28.Great Britain. The first ever gymnast to medal at the Olympics and

:57:29. > :57:33.the high bars. Everybody back home will be so proud. I just want to say

:57:34. > :57:43.to my mum and dad, we did it. Jack Law and Chris Mills... Yes, so good.

:57:44. > :57:52.It is gold. Pure gold. The boys are in tears. It is a silver medal.

:57:53. > :58:04.Perfect performance from Muhammad. A bronze medal for the British pair. I

:58:05. > :58:10.literally cannot say anything. The youngest member of Team GB. She

:58:11. > :58:16.twisted and tumbled her way to that bronze medal. Bianca Walton has

:58:17. > :58:21.shown the tenacity, she battled for that. Olympic games are bronze

:58:22. > :58:28.medallist. One more to go for Jack Law. What kind of medal will we?

:58:29. > :58:34.Yes, silver, for Jack Law. Nick Skelton, a big start, gold for Great

:58:35. > :58:38.Britain. It really is something that has been a dream, and we wonder of

:58:39. > :58:44.dreams do come true? They have today.

:58:45. > :58:51.Nick Skelton, the oldest Olympic champion at these games. My bottom

:58:52. > :58:54.lip was wobbling. Just fantastic. He will not be back for another Olympic

:58:55. > :58:59.Games because he says the horse will not be able to do it in Tokyo but so

:59:00. > :59:02.many athletes will be returning. Gymnastics being the biggest

:59:03. > :59:07.surprise. Swimming, the best bit of performance since 1908. Rowing

:59:08. > :59:10.delivered again. And continues to do so. I guess the big difference is

:59:11. > :59:16.that the women's team is expanding. It is a contest that to get more

:59:17. > :59:20.female medallist. -- it is fantastic. This gold medals than we

:59:21. > :59:23.had with the woman four years ago but the number of people with medals

:59:24. > :59:30.around their neck is a good thing, with women. It just seems to go from

:59:31. > :59:34.strength to strength. We were never going to repeat what we did four

:59:35. > :59:39.years ago, it was something special, in 2012. But to come pretty close to

:59:40. > :59:48.it, with the three golds and two silvers, which is incredible, and

:59:49. > :59:52.the men's eight produced the goods as well. A spectacular location. And

:59:53. > :59:59.I know how much you not being there. You enjoyed it.

:00:00. > :00:14.part of these special moments, it is a privilege to interview them as

:00:15. > :00:15.they come from the water, for the heats and semifinals and finals. It

:00:16. > :00:50.is a joy there will be a lot of girls

:00:51. > :00:58.aiming for that now. Five Olympics in a row. It is the

:00:59. > :01:01.boat we have medals in most in the history of the games.

:01:02. > :01:06.Katherine Grainger became the most successful British Olympian, five

:01:07. > :01:12.successive Games. That was a turnaround.

:01:13. > :01:17.Was that a surprise? Certainly. Rowing is a very consistent sport.

:01:18. > :01:24.On your build-up you almost decide where you will finish.

:01:25. > :01:30.To pull that one out was incredible. Great stuff from the team. This has

:01:31. > :01:33.been an Olympic Games of history makers. Andrew Cotter has been

:01:34. > :01:45.looking at a fuel of them. History in the making. We all do it

:01:46. > :01:51.every day, the most mundane event. History as soon as it passes. But

:01:52. > :01:54.some create moments that cut far deeper into the page.

:01:55. > :01:59.Even to compete in an Olympic Games is a tale worth telling, to say you

:02:00. > :02:04.were there. But, in Rio, there have been those

:02:05. > :02:07.rising above the rest by incredible achievement.

:02:08. > :02:11.The swiftest of them all with nine gold medals now.

:02:12. > :02:17.We have watched them across the world in Beijing, London and Rio,

:02:18. > :02:22.the man nobody could catch. COMMENTATOR: History!

:02:23. > :02:28.And there are those made by these Games, new faces have turned and

:02:29. > :02:30.twisted and soared into our consciousness.

:02:31. > :02:35.Simone Biles gets her fourth gold medal.

:02:36. > :02:41.And the more familiar. The swimmer, with the medal count of a nation.

:02:42. > :02:46.Phelps. Extraordinary. How do we judge the

:02:47. > :02:49.history makers where an epic feats can seem mundane.

:02:50. > :02:53.They are condemned by their own brilliance.

:02:54. > :02:56.Each gold medal simply expected like a new day.

:02:57. > :03:02.We are left wondering where do we go in our praise, hyperbole used up,

:03:03. > :03:06.and our perception of what is great becomes less clear.

:03:07. > :03:09.More history for the great Michael Phelps.

:03:10. > :03:12.I am struggling for the words for him.

:03:13. > :03:18.No longer just a foreign concern. How things have changed in 20 years

:03:19. > :03:22.since Atlanta and the one gold medal from the twin rowing pillars.

:03:23. > :03:28.Our view is now distorted, seen through a prism of enormous success.

:03:29. > :03:34.There is a hard edge now to Team GB, a fearsome party that can travel

:03:35. > :03:37.overseas and when and win and win again.

:03:38. > :03:41.The queue for runners will stretch down the Mall.

:03:42. > :03:44.Laura Trott it's Britain's most successful female Olympian of all

:03:45. > :03:48.time. True that some sports do contain

:03:49. > :03:54.thick seams of gold but our view has changed as well what can be done and

:03:55. > :03:58.where things can be won. Events that once seemed closed are

:03:59. > :04:03.now open. There are those who make history

:04:04. > :04:09.with a sports return, perhaps changing minds of what belongs.

:04:10. > :04:14.And those who do so by coming back to win. To repeat in the Olympics is

:04:15. > :04:19.special. A glorious golden 44 Alistair

:04:20. > :04:25.Brownlee. A gift spread out over four years.

:04:26. > :04:29.But it is not always in dominance that history is made.

:04:30. > :04:33.It is sometimes made by those who do things first.

:04:34. > :04:37.One gold can mean even more than many.

:04:38. > :04:42.It is such a moment in the history of Fiji, the rugby team, and Fiji

:04:43. > :04:47.the country. It is also made by those who are

:04:48. > :04:56.finally able to compete for their own country.

:04:57. > :05:01.Gold medal to Kosovo. All by those who can't. Whose

:05:02. > :05:05.struggle has been beyond the trivial diversion of sport, who succeed just

:05:06. > :05:09.by being here. Sometimes history is not only

:05:10. > :05:15.written by the victors. It is always easier to judge history

:05:16. > :05:19.detached and impartial. From a distance. Only in years to

:05:20. > :05:24.come can we see more clearly who was the greatest, who achieved the most.

:05:25. > :05:29.Make the comparisons, and set them all in their rightful place.

:05:30. > :05:37.But that is a cold detachment with something lost by then.

:05:38. > :05:38.Perhaps it is better simply to savour these moments now, and

:05:39. > :05:49.celebrate the history makers of Rio. There is something about it all that

:05:50. > :05:55.is more than numbers, more than performance, more than records.

:05:56. > :06:01.Something that goes to the heart. We are all Olympians. We fell in

:06:02. > :06:04.love with it very young, devoted to chasing this dream and we are lucky

:06:05. > :06:08.enough to come and experience it from the other side of the camera

:06:09. > :06:13.and microphone. It still has a hold on me the way it did.

:06:14. > :06:18.You were crying. I am welling up. It really does.

:06:19. > :06:22.There is something special about the Olympics and that is something we

:06:23. > :06:26.have to be very careful about. It is under attack from all sorts of

:06:27. > :06:34.areas, with the Russian story which will continue to rumble on.

:06:35. > :06:38.And the economic model around the Olympics is very confiscated.

:06:39. > :06:40.It is under threat but it is still magical.

:06:41. > :06:43.And it has these moments that make us cry.

:06:44. > :08:51.And gives us moments that make us laugh.

:08:52. > :09:01.Usain Bolt. Some of those moments looked more painful than funny.

:09:02. > :09:07.They did. Some of the accidents on the BMX track were probably not best

:09:08. > :09:15.to go into much detail. Very private injuries.

:09:16. > :09:17.I will head back to mark who is surrounded by women including one

:09:18. > :09:24.carrying the flag at the closing ceremony.

:09:25. > :09:29.This has been a remarkable Olympics for British e-mail sport. Plenty of

:09:30. > :09:33.success in gold medal is with me. Jade Jones, Helen Glover, Heather

:09:34. > :09:40.Stanning and Kate Richardson-Walsh who is beaming. I will talk to you

:09:41. > :09:45.in a moment. To do it in two consecutive Games is remarkable.

:09:46. > :09:50.An amazing feeling. I felt so much pressure coming into these Games,

:09:51. > :09:54.reigning Olympic champion. To pull it off is amazing.

:09:55. > :09:58.Could you feel it on a day, you were the woman to beat, the one they were

:09:59. > :10:03.targeting. I could. I didn't quite know how

:10:04. > :10:08.much pressure until the day. I cried before my semifinals because

:10:09. > :10:12.I felt so much pressure. It's the Olympics. So I went out fighting and

:10:13. > :10:21.it paid off. For the sport it has been a good

:10:22. > :10:24.Olympic Games. What do you want to see taekwondo do now?

:10:25. > :10:27.Taekwondo is going from strength to strength. We are all training so

:10:28. > :10:32.hard. It is finally paying off. The best ever Olympics.

:10:33. > :10:38.Tokyo, we will improve again. Is it hard when you are one of the

:10:39. > :10:42.spoils towards the Olympics. These Omidyar have been on a jolly

:10:43. > :10:46.for the past week. It is hard being the last, watching

:10:47. > :10:50.everyone win gold. It is still a dream to you then. You see everyone

:10:51. > :10:54.finish. It gives you a buzz to want to get

:10:55. > :10:59.it as well. You have been on a jolly!

:11:00. > :11:04.We have been supporting the rest of the team.

:11:05. > :11:08.There was a bit of beach volleyball and downtime.

:11:09. > :11:13.We tried to get to as many conditions as we could. We have seen

:11:14. > :11:16.swimming, athletics, hockey, weightlifting.

:11:17. > :11:22.Loads. BMX. I forget now. What did you both

:11:23. > :11:29.watch and thought, I quite fancy a go.

:11:30. > :11:32.Everything! I was impressed with the synchronised swimming. I tweeted

:11:33. > :11:38.them and they offered me a lesson, I might take them up.

:11:39. > :11:44.We do everything together all the time. Seeing what they do together

:11:45. > :11:47.all the time above and below the water was impressive.

:11:48. > :11:52.The BMX was incredible, their legs must be in bits by the end.

:11:53. > :11:57.Let me go round to Kate before we get blown away. I bring you to the

:11:58. > :12:02.most glamorous locations! This is a cliche. Is this a fairy

:12:03. > :12:08.tale? Yes. If it was a movie script nobody

:12:09. > :12:12.would believe it. A true fairy tale to be on the podium with your

:12:13. > :12:16.team-mates are having gone what we have been through.

:12:17. > :12:18.And the honour of walking out with a flag will be the most amazing

:12:19. > :12:23.finish. When did they tell you that you

:12:24. > :12:29.would be the flag bearer. Late this morning. I spoke to the

:12:30. > :12:33.chef to commission. I thought I was in trouble!

:12:34. > :12:39.What have we done? He told me I would be flag bearer. It is the most

:12:40. > :12:44.amazing honour. To represent a wonderful array of athletes,

:12:45. > :12:49.everyone has shown true British spirit.

:12:50. > :12:53.You will be the leader of Britain at their most successful Games.

:12:54. > :13:00.Amazing. We surpassed expectation. We have even more in the tank.

:13:01. > :13:04.This is a wonderful letter she -- legacy.

:13:05. > :13:06.I hope we have inspired the next generation of athletes to take up

:13:07. > :13:14.sport. You have all inspired my daughter.

:13:15. > :13:18.You may applaud, I am proud of her. I now have to take to hockey,

:13:19. > :13:25.rowing, and the rest. Congratulations to you all.

:13:26. > :13:33.Max Whitlock text the first medal in the all-round final, for 108 years.

:13:34. > :13:37.What results for Great Britain. It is Joe Clarke, the 23-year-old,

:13:38. > :13:47.the Olympic champion. I can't quite believe it.

:13:48. > :13:53.Absolute brilliance! They are going away Olympics all the

:13:54. > :13:56.medallists. Mum and dad, I will never put you

:13:57. > :14:03.through that again. They have another silver.

:14:04. > :14:06.Why did it up, last role of the dice for Sophie Hitchon, it is big

:14:07. > :14:12.enough! Sophie Hitchon has saved her best

:14:13. > :14:16.for last. They are fearless, without equal,

:14:17. > :14:25.they are history makers. Glover and Stanning.

:14:26. > :14:32.Great Britain are in the final. A silver medal, it is amazing.

:14:33. > :14:39.He is emerged as a start of the boxing ring through Rio 20.

:14:40. > :14:44.Incredible discipline and power. They are Olympic champions. They

:14:45. > :14:50.have done it in style again. A gold and a silver.

:14:51. > :14:53.The Brownlee brothers. They believe where others might not

:14:54. > :14:59.have done, they have got the silver medal.

:15:00. > :15:01.He turns and schools. The golden goal. Great Britain have won the

:15:02. > :15:17.Olympic gold medal. Just a most amazing bunch of guys.

:15:18. > :15:26.The battle continues between Stanford and Holland. The bronze, to

:15:27. > :15:32.Holland of Great Britain. What a race in the women's triathlon.

:15:33. > :15:37.Absolutely sensational. The first time Great Britain have won an

:15:38. > :15:42.Olympic medal in the women's eight. He leaves Rio is Olympic champion.

:15:43. > :15:49.Demonstrating terrific variety to win this point. Nicola Adams lets

:15:50. > :15:52.out a triumphant roar. I am now officially the most accomplished

:15:53. > :16:03.amateur boxer we have ever had. It takes a lot to win an Olympic medal,

:16:04. > :16:08.especially twice. Just so much to enjoy, so much to inspire, so much

:16:09. > :16:17.to make us feel great about in British. It really has been a

:16:18. > :16:20.sensational last 16 days. We have spoke to a lot of those who achieved

:16:21. > :16:23.greatness and have gold medals round their necks but for his own unique

:16:24. > :16:29.perspective our man for the big occasion is always Eddie Butler.

:16:30. > :16:38.Here is his take. Never have there been an Olympic setting quite like

:16:39. > :16:47.this. The soaring splendours of Rio. In contrast to what might sink these

:16:48. > :16:52.games. Brazilian politics in limbo. An economy in recession, crime on

:16:53. > :17:01.the streets. Phil Flynn the water. We seek a virus. The host nation

:17:02. > :17:04.where we all this. Resilient blues could ring around Rio if any

:17:05. > :17:10.Brazilians bothered to turn up to watch, that is. Then comes the

:17:11. > :17:15.important difficulties. The Olympic's own pet problems. The

:17:16. > :17:21.Russians. Half hero, half band. Drugs, never far away. An alleged

:17:22. > :17:28.ticketing scam. Arrests of the Irish. You could not make it up.

:17:29. > :17:34.Except Ryan did. The boxing judges, again. Conlon, illuminated after

:17:35. > :17:44.judging which leaves me scratching my head stop the spirit of fair

:17:45. > :17:53.play. Competition within a spirit of peaceful cooperation. And then the

:17:54. > :18:02.problem is born of bad luck. The crashes of competition. And gender

:18:03. > :18:04.to define. An athletic gift, sometimes wailing like a burden. It

:18:05. > :18:23.was not going to be easy. But if a couple of bullets came out

:18:24. > :18:32.of the favela so to did roughly a silver. Straight out of the slums.

:18:33. > :18:50.Rio found it had reason to cheer. He will not be denied.

:18:51. > :19:05.Home crowd, home boy, higher than ever, better than ever. The mood

:19:06. > :19:11.changed. There was fun to be had. There was a new question to be

:19:12. > :19:17.asked. And a betrothed pair on bikes winning enough gold to make wedding

:19:18. > :19:25.rings for applicable in China. This was the only fever. Gold fever.

:19:26. > :19:30.There had been a pre-Rio appraisal. These games could never be as good

:19:31. > :19:39.as London 2012. Well, it was time for a reappraisal. Max Whitlock is

:19:40. > :19:45.the floor Olympic champion. Scorers. That is the golden goal. Andy Murray

:19:46. > :19:51.is a double Olympic gold medallist. Nicola Adams lets out a triumphant

:19:52. > :19:55.roar. British medals were coming in at a pace and volume that had China

:19:56. > :20:03.worried about the now be taken, she may lead to isolated Little Rock off

:20:04. > :20:08.mainland Europe. Fiji, specks in the Pacific, took their first medal ever

:20:09. > :20:15.in the new rugby sevens. Puerto Rico, half the size of Fiji, won

:20:16. > :20:18.their first medal. That is a territory of the USA, but the states

:20:19. > :20:23.can let their Caribbean island keep that cold, they had enough of their

:20:24. > :20:28.own, top, as usual, of the medal table, with a familiar cast of

:20:29. > :20:31.winners and some new superstars. A true champion and a reader of a

:20:32. > :20:37.great team. That is not the last you'll see of her. The Americans

:20:38. > :20:42.could not beat this man. Nobody could. He cannot be a one-man

:20:43. > :20:44.saviour of the oven eggs, even sometimes it feels that way. These

:20:45. > :21:01.were his final act. He is going to take it. Bolt gets

:21:02. > :21:11.it. His final bursts of sub ten and sub 20 seconds. He would be a hard

:21:12. > :21:15.act to follow. Even though that is what everybody has been doing for

:21:16. > :21:21.the last three Olympics. He went out in style. Not breaking his own world

:21:22. > :21:26.record in the 200 he loved best. Some things he had to leave to

:21:27. > :21:35.others. One of the greatest pieces of distance running you have ever

:21:36. > :21:47.seen. The new world record. Each new distance, each new time, lifting the

:21:48. > :21:51.games. It is a new world record. And lifting what haunted Brazil.

:21:52. > :21:59.Atonement for the last World Cup in the sport that truly matters. 200

:22:00. > :22:13.million Brazilians screen with delight.

:22:14. > :22:20.It leaves the legacy question, what becomes of all this? There is no

:22:21. > :22:25.doubt that some of Olympic Rio will rust and fade, reclaimed by a city

:22:26. > :22:30.that plays by its own rules, a city that the games never came close to

:22:31. > :22:38.taming. Rio may struggle to feel any long-term glow from all this. But

:22:39. > :22:44.while the games were on, while the Giants soared in the city that

:22:45. > :22:52.soars, Rio was as Rio looks. Imperfect, perfect.

:22:53. > :22:59.For a fortnight in the August of 2016 the most beautiful place in the

:23:00. > :23:10.world. He is a wordsmith, isn't he? There

:23:11. > :23:14.it is, condensed into six minute. We have just been playing a game of

:23:15. > :23:17.highlight. I said to them all, give me your highlight, and we were all

:23:18. > :23:22.going to go to the same thing, the hockey, I am amazed the all follow.

:23:23. > :23:28.Matthew, you are first to go. Why the hockey? For me, sporting

:23:29. > :23:38.dominance, the brown leaves. Totally professional. He has taken yours! A

:23:39. > :23:41.fairy tale ending, the fairy tale story, the hockey, if you look at

:23:42. > :23:44.their performance over the last four years, we all remember the heartache

:23:45. > :23:50.of the Commonwealth Games, there has been, you know champions trophies,

:23:51. > :23:54.things: slightly wrong. I saw them win a European cup ever, but that

:23:55. > :24:00.was nothing... So I have stolen two. Next. Good job we have got a lot to

:24:01. > :24:06.choose from. I am going to say, Max Whitlock. Because he had two. In

:24:07. > :24:11.under two hours. On the floor, and I thought, to start with, we thought,

:24:12. > :24:14.that is blowing in itself, but he is, really, for me, turned into a

:24:15. > :24:19.great ambassador for the sport and just a phenomenal, you know... Two

:24:20. > :24:24.gold medals in as many hours. The first British athlete to ever do

:24:25. > :24:29.that. It is so difficult to pick a moment. What is special about the

:24:30. > :24:34.Olympics is 28 what can together. The best athletes win those sports.

:24:35. > :24:44.To become one thing is just... The brownies were outstanding. Johnny,

:24:45. > :24:46.the pain that he was going through, the contrast between two brothers, I

:24:47. > :24:53.think my mum and was actually Maddie, saving the cult. Not in the

:24:54. > :24:59.shoot out, but in the penalty in the first half. That was the moment that

:25:00. > :25:03.the Dutch were absolutely putting so much pressure on. But they still had

:25:04. > :25:07.to score goals and they could not get past our defence. That was the

:25:08. > :25:15.moment. So we all come back to the hockey. I will add in Nick Skelton.

:25:16. > :25:24.And the same day. I could come back and still be younger than him! If

:25:25. > :25:30.you're going to give this game a mark out of ten what would you get

:25:31. > :25:43.it? It is very... Well, well that... I'm going to dodge the question. You

:25:44. > :25:47.cannot compare Rio to any videos. Compare it to Rio. It is very

:25:48. > :25:51.difficult for us to say, this is what it was like in Beijing, London,

:25:52. > :25:54.Tokyo will be different, you have just got to judge it on its own

:25:55. > :26:00.merits. In isolation I think they did well. They had some big, big

:26:01. > :26:06.girls over. And still will when the Paralympics comes. -- big hurdles to

:26:07. > :26:14.get over. We will talk about that our closing ceremony programme. It

:26:15. > :26:18.has been different, unique. Over the course of the last 16 days the BBC

:26:19. > :26:22.has provided 3000 hours of coverage across all platforms and online. We

:26:23. > :26:28.have an awful lot of people to thank. Is this final piece runs, our

:26:29. > :26:32.penultimate programme, you will see an awful lot of names who have made

:26:33. > :26:36.this possible. Thank you for watching and enjoying it so much but

:26:37. > :26:38.thank you most of all to the people you will see next. Goodbye for now,

:26:39. > :27:45.back at the closing ceremony. Gold for Great Britain. Andy Murray

:27:46. > :27:52.is a double Olympic gold medallist. The Welsh wonder strikes again. Adam

:27:53. > :27:59.Peaty takes gold for Great Britain. Bolt gets it. In magnificent seven.

:28:00. > :28:33.Defending her Olympic title. What a magnificent moment. Alistair

:28:34. > :28:35.Brownlee, Olympic champion. They succumbed to the inevitable. Mo

:28:36. > :28:59.Farah wins the gold. Utterly extraordinary. Michael

:29:00. > :29:16.Phelps 23rd gold. The triple trouble. He has done it.

:29:17. > :30:00.Nicola Adams lets out a triumphant roar.

:30:01. > :30:08.Laura Trott is Britain's most successful female Olympian of all

:30:09. > :30:13.time. Max Whitlock, double Olympic champion. Jason Kenny has got it. Mo

:30:14. > :30:29.Farah is going to get the double double.

:30:30. > :30:34.A known revolutionary who wedded his scullery maid...