Day 2 BBC One: 13.00-18.00 Olympics

In the Yorkshire morning, the air cries tears from a leaden sky to

turning wheels. The sunset nears and huge exhaustion slowly heals. Lizzie

Armitstead just misses out, Olympic silver for her. The old world is

spinning. A biker goes up the hill from the deep despair to hope. You

can see them grinning away their fears and times like this will help

them cope. Lizzie Armitstead is the champion of the world! All the

heroes riding deserve your cheers and outstretched hand with cash

inside. There is no hiding. Blood sweat and gears.

Good morning, it is another Sunkist start on the first Sunday of the

Olympic Games and we are out on the roads around Rio, this time to watch

Lizzie Armitstead, who won Britain's first medal of the home games four

years ago when she rode to a silver medal down The Mall and now she is

trying to upgrade the silver medal to Rio gold medal. The most

telegenic course in Olympic history and also the most brutal. Four years

ago we had to wait until day five until the British gold rush began.

And it started back then underwater with Helen Glover and Heather

Stanning. Unbeaten in five years. Rugby small sized version, a big

challenge the tropical heat of the host city. Plenty of sweat, but no

tears, we hope, for the British women in their final group against

Canada today. They called her Queen Elizabeth when

she took silver medal on the Mall. Lizzie Armitstead aiming to rule

absolutely in the women's road race. British men's four has reigned since

the coronation in Sydney, can this continue for a fifth straight Games?

And they and the women's pair in action. We have delays. Choppy again

already. We will get an update in the next couple of minutes and let

you know. The road race begins at 2:15pm. 85 miles around the toughest

course in Olympic history and then we have the key match for the

women's rugby sevens against Canada. We are keeping an eye on events in

boxing. Written's man of the moment today, Joshua Buatsi. These are some

of the key moments to factor in. We have a lot covered in the next six

hours. In the evening, the Chinese diver hoping to become the first to

win five Olympic titles. Adam Peaty looking a class apart going into his

100 metres breaststroke final. And we have the first glimpse of legend

Michael Phelps. It could be gold medal number 19 personally for him

in the freestyle relay. That is in the middle of your night. Enough to

keep you going all through the night. Feel free to get in touch.

Just join in when you feel confident enough, to paraphrase Gregory's

Girl. It is 9am here and there has been a time shift in the swimming

events, largely because of the television demands of North America.

In fact, the morning heats are the afternoon heats and the finals have

been pushed back four hours, starting at 10pm in the evening,

which is a challenge for morning larks being turned into night owls.

If you missed last night's first finals will -- we will reflect on

them. James Guy, the silver medallist in the World Championships

last year, this was his first Olympic final.

How would he get on? The final of the men's 400 metres freestyle.

James Guy in the Red Hat, one from the bottom. Right next to Sun Yang.

Sun Yang had a very slow reaction to the starting gun. A good start for

James Guy. Tactics in the race will be

absolutely fascinating. And very interestingly, Sun Yang started to

slowly. He must've heard my disapproval, but he is in it. James

Guy doing really well. Really impressive. James Guy in third

place. Hopefully has Becky has mentioned he will shake off this

morning and put in a good performance tonight. We would like

to see him in the medals at the top of the pool. Nobody showing their

cards. James Guy has taken the lead. He is working pretty hard stand this

first 100. I think he is working particularly hard also in lane four,

where there is Conor Dwyer of the USA. Mack Horton, with the yellow

hat in the centre, looks very comfortable. This is a clear break.

Very early from James Guy. This is brave, very brave indeed. He has

great 200 metres freestyle strength, the world champion. He has guts. In

the relay last year at the World Championships when Great Britain

won, it was down to him, overtaking the Americans. He has guts.

Absolutely taking this race by the scruff of the neck. Only the last

200 we will see if he has got it in him. James Guy leading by almost a

second. Working hard down the first 200 metres. The charge will come

out. Mack Horton, the yellow hat of Australia, looking comfortable.

Starting to make a move. This is where he did in the heats. Coming

back, the pink suit, one lane up from James Guy. They are charging.

This is amazing, James Guy trying to hold off the field. 150 metres to

go. This will be tough. If he has heavy arms at this point. Mack

Horton, he is the man capable of 3.4 one. Sun Yang, obelisk with the

white cap. I think they are just winding up. The middle lanes are

winding up, reeling him in. Let's hope James Guy has something left.

Nine tenths at 200. They are really starting to go. Mack Horton has got

to his feet. Sun Yang is starting to go in the white hat and pink suit of

China. Conor Dwyer has a fantastic finish. James Guy is still there.

Look at lane one. Fantastic. Mack Horton. I think the swimming

fraternity is urging on the 20-year-old Australian to beat Sun

Yang. Sun Yang trains in Australia, still, amazingly. Sun Yang closer to

us and he is charging. Mack Horton, the 20-year-old Australian, he has

still got it. And he takes the gold medal. I had to save the world is a

happier place for that result. Sun Yang gets the silver medal. The

bronze to the Italian. James Guy finishing in sixth. Not a bad time.

3:44.6. And goodness me, he is sitting on the lane nine and he has

won a gold medal for Australia. Wow. He worked hard. It was the only

way you could do it? No pressure, go out fast and try to hold on. A

painful way to do it, do you regret that is the way you planned it? You

can see the last 100 and Mack Horton was going past me and I thought, oh,

no. It is a great venue and I am happy to be here to fight for

medals. Your mum had her hands over her face. It is tough for your

family. They flew all these miles to watch me swim. My coaches, all the

guys at home, Facebook friends, thanks. My grandad up in heaven.

Talk about the 200. Your sprint speed definitely there. The first

100 was pretty comfortable. Good signs for tomorrow. I will let you

go. You need to rest those legs. See you tomorrow.

The amazing Adam Peaty. Four years ago in London he was in the British

junior team and what an incredibly rapid rise he has enjoyed since

then. He came here for his first Olympic Games as the man to beat as

the reigning world record-holder and world champion. He has won scores of

medals. Was he nervous? Not a bit. He smashed his own world record in

his first race in the Olympics by half a second. How would he go in

the semifinals? Let's find out. Very good reaction to the gun. Adam

Peaty of Great Britain, well, this is exactly where he started. He got

to 20 metres and rocketed in the heats and looking good already.

Brilliant reactions. Nor .5 eight. Very few swimmers in the world get

under 0.6 in reaction to the gun. And he is getting away from a

world-class sprinter. Coady Miller is having a great race.

Lets see if he can set it up for tomorrow's final. Perfect from Adam

Peaty. 57.60 two. A pedestrian seven 100ths slower than the times set

earlier! A perfect semifinal, fastest through to the final. He

worked hard for that one. I think he would have been set looking for a

world record. It was mentioned in the interviews with Ross Murdoch,

about how breaststroke is a weird stroke. You cannot snatch the water.

You get excited and want to get hold of the water. Sometimes you rush it

a bit. Maybe he was overconfident. He is not arrogant. I am talking

about his confidence in his ability to race fast. Seven 100s outside the

world record. It is very good, though. The second

fastest time ever at the 100 metres breaststroke. Did you feel you were

rushing it tonight, or was it to plan? My coach says, keep chilled.

Enjoy the atmosphere. It did not feel like an Olympic semifinal, I

was so chilled. Hopefully tomorrow I will move on board. I feel there is

something in the tank but I want to save myself and get the investment

of the work I have done in the past seven years and hopefully cash out

tomorrow. It must give you confidence when you know you have a

second almost on everybody else. It would have been good to have two

Team GB swimmers, but it's a very tough sport, as you know. Hopefully

I'm going to do Team GB proud tomorrow and show what it's all

about. Tell me what happened when you got back to the village today.

So many people congratulating me, it is crazy, that's what the Olympic

experience is all about. Use as small emotional energy as possible.

Tomorrow I'll have the morning off and hopefully put in a fast final

tomorrow. Can't wait to see you, get some rest. STUDIO: 2.53 precisely is

the time that he is due to start on the start line, indeed the blocks,

going for the gold, which would quench a very long thirst of 28

years since the last time a British man won gold in the pool, trying to

join three champions over the last 40 years, and Adrian Moorhouse, the

last man to do it, said he would be a welcome addition. There will be no

competition before 10:30pm Palatine, 2:30pm your time, so we are two

hours behind -- our time. Choppy conditions at Lagoa. We'll hear from

John Inverdale about what's going on. Let's go back to the pool.

Hannah Miley is the Scottish -based swimmer who has really done

everything in the sport, she has European, world, Commonwealth medals

but the one thing missing, an Olympic medal. At the age of 26 and

in her third Games, she knew that last night was probably her last

chance. Aimee Willmott of Great Britain was also in the final.

COMMENTATOR: The final of the women's 400 medley, Katinka Hosszu

in four. Great Britain have her surrounded in two, Aimee Willmott,

and Hannah Miley in six. I believe that Hosszu will try and get an even

bigger lead. Dirado was behind her and she was reeling her in, going a

bit faster than her. She got the silver medal. The gold and silver

medallists are here. Belmonte, the Spanish swimmer, coached by Fred

Vanu, some of you may know him, doing a great job with Belmonte.

Working pretty hard, Hosszu. I was quite surprised, she's a good fly

swimmer but Belmonte is a World Championships all the medallist over

the 200 fly and she is beating her by about two metres. Now the back

stroke for Hosszu, very quick, the European champion two years ago and

gold medallist at the European Championships in the 200. Looking

very good at the 150 metre turn. Way ahead of the world record, the

computer-generated record. 2.5, after three lengths. She's also got

a strong breaststroke, it is the weaker of her strokes but it has

strengthened over the last couple of years. I think she's looking to get

four seconds ahead of the world record. Dirado also in the 200 axed

rogue, head of the world record pace, in the black cap. Similar to

the World Championships in Klizan last year. No doubt about the

leader, Hosszu is going for the world record. So, the halfway stage

in the final of the women's 400 metres individual medley and Katinka

Hosszu, 4.3 seconds under the world record pace at the halfway and now

she has two judge the breaststroke leg and see if she can get to four

seconds under. Previously she went ridiculously fast in London.

Stretching her lead. Dirado trying to go with her and Aimee Willmott is

going well in two and Hannah Miley is moving into bronze medal

position. Now the breaststroke, starting to move and Hannah is

looking good in six. She will turn in just about third place. She does.

Hannah Miley in third and Aimee Willmott in fifth. I think there is

a bronze medal in this for the British women, up for grabs.

Belmonte isn't swimming as well as she can do. Hosszu well ahead of the

world record, Dirado going with her and Hani Myler -- Hannah Miley, half

a body length. She has a good freestyle. Three quarters of a body

length ahead, she could get the bronze. Dirado herself is slowing up

a little bit, Miley is putting herself in great contention. Katinka

Hosszu, 5.25 seconds underneath the world record pace and she has some

legs here as well. She looked tired at the end of the breaststroke but

goodness me, she's going for it. Adrian, surely she can't fail to

break the world record, with 100 to go? She had 3.5 and only just lost

it in the heats this morning. I don't think that the line is going

to catch up, I think she will break the record, stunning swimming.

Hannah is in for the bronze medal. Tell you what, Belmonte isn't giving

up easily. Belmonte is in fourth place, she is charging at Hannah

Miley of Great Britain. No doubt about the winner, it is whether it's

going to be a new world record. The record is standing to Chi Wen and

she is well under it. It is gold, the world record for Hosszu and

silver, Hosszu and the bronze medal has just gone to Belmonte. Goodness

me, so close for Hannah Miley, in fourth place. Very brave swimming

from her. Massive world record for Katinka Hosszu of Hungary. 4.2 six.

My word. That was awesome swimming. Hosszu completely dominated the

race. Smashing the world record which was set in London in 2012

which we thought wouldn't go for a long time. She's been building up to

it. She has been working with her husband, who is a cage in the states

-- who is a coach. This will be the start of the gold medal for her at

the Games, getting the confidence -- gold medals. She was confident from

the get go, I think she recognised she didn't have enough of a lead.

That is her husband, Shane Tusup. He's known for his extravagant

behaviour at poolside. He's kicked things before now. It's good to see

him more excited about his swimmer and his wife's performance. Quite

special, two seconds under the world record. Utterly extraordinary.

Actually 2.1. Wow. She was 5.2 ahead after the breaststroke. Wow. Yes! He

is a one, I can tell you. Good to see he happy, I don't think I would

like to see him unhappy. So, the results confirmed. Katinka Hosszu,

massive world record. Silver, great silver, Dirado of the USA and bronze

for Belmonte. Great Britain's Hannah Miley just goes into fourth place.

STUDIO: The iron Lady, Hosszu of Hungary, her first gold in her

fourth Games, so perhaps Hannah can take inspiration about her

longevity. Missing out on the medal by 15 hundredths of a second, pretty

agonising. I'm sure Seal Teale -- I'm sure she will continue. We had

the men's 400 metres individual medley, to complete the set from

last night. Max Litchfield appearing in his first final, featuring some

established names and some very exciting new ones as well.

COMMENTATOR: Sokol two lengths of butterfly, two backstroke and two

freestyle. In lane five, the Asian Games champion, Seto of Japan. The

two Japanese are going very well in three and five. Fraser Holmes in the

red cap going with them. He often swims very well during the season

but he can't compete in the major meetings, but Seto as expected, as

expected, and Hagino. He said that he looked at Hagino as the man to

beat. For me, Seto is the man who can cope for the big pressure.

Kalisz did well to qualify. The Japanese looking very strong. Fraser

Holmes of Australia on the left-hand side of that shot in lane seven.

Commonwealth record holder. Great Britain's Max Litchfield in lane two

is going well. In fourth, fifth place, but very tight. Hagino is

taking a bit of a lead here. Both Japanese men, big fly kicks, using

almost all of the 15 metres they are allowed and Hagino has a great

backstroke. He is coached by the double Olympic gold medallist in the

breaststroke, the champion, Keto Jima, so I imagine that his

breaststroke is being worked on a little bit. I think that Kalisz will

be surprised that the Japanese are this far ahead. Is fantastic in the

breaststroke. So, first, Hagino in the halfway point. He is first, for

Japan, and Seto in second, for Japan. The challenge is coming from

Chase Kalisz from the USA. He is absolutely charging in the black

cap. He is eating it up, having a great leg, getting into the medal

contention. The Black cap, I'm not sure if he can catch Hagino. They

are tightening up, coming quite close here. Separated by three

seconds. Now, one and a half seconds separating them. It is going to be

down to the freestyle leg, does Hagino have enough of a lead?

Wouldn't be surprised if this is even, with 100 metres to go. Hagino

still leading for Japan but Chase ceilidhs, goodness me, chasing on

the breaststroke leg, he must have made six, seven metres -- Kalisz.

Hagino will be the first to turn and I wonder if this one metre lead is

going to be enough. 0.74, Hagino leads, third place, Seto and this is

going to be one hell of a fight. I think Hagino is the stronger in the

freestyle. Trains with the same code as Michael Phelps, Kalisz. He's been

training in Arizona. He'll be digging in. But Hagino is holding

on. Tell you what, Kalisz is coming back, just inside the last 15

metres, he really made a move. Now, Hagino is watching him, he is

breathing to his right, and so is Kalisz, it will go to the last 15

metres. Goodness me, Hagino of Japan looks like he's going to win the

first final of this 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and it is going to be

gold, Japan, the 400 metres medley champion, Hagino, then Kalisz and

then Seto of Japan. Max Litchfield, fourth place, brilliant swimming for

Great Britain. Quite a day, you must be very pleased? Yes, very happy. It

is a shame to come in fourth, missing out, but two PBs in a day,

can't complain. This is your first world final, frustrating not to win

a medal, but such fantastic swimming. Some places to work on in

front of the IM? Yes, always things you can go back and work on after

the race. Some things I know where I can do better. That is loud!

Definitely, like I say, places to improve and I will go back next year

and put things in place and come back better. Great to see you

summing so well and hopefully we'll have a good Team GB night. STUDIO:

Wow, Max Litchfield, that was very impressive and I'm sure it gave him

hope as he goes through this Olympics and future Games as we head

towards Tokyo in four years' time. It's incredible, just one moment,

this is your moment in one Olympics but it takes so much effort, that

you don't really see and we can never really appreciate what these

athletes and swimmers go through to get here. Matthew Syed has been

here, seen it and done it all before.

Four years. 208 weeks. 126 million, 144,000 seconds. That is the time

period, the defining time period that articulates the peril and

privilege of being an Olympian. The thing that got me into cycling was a

dream of going to the Olympic Games to compete for Great Britain. Every

year you do, every day you train is for the Olympics and to be your

best. It will be challenging and tough. This creates the stakes. One

tiny error on the grand stage and you have to wait four years to

correct it. COMMENTATOR: The defending champion thrown out for

two false starts. Sometimes you never get a chance to correct it. I

never hit the wall in the marathon but I hit it in Athens and it took a

lot of time to mentally and physically get back because I felt I

had let people down. You have one shot and you always think this could

be my last chance to win Olympic gold. You can be introduced the rest

of your life as an Olympian and that means something to the world. Been

in big games is not about what happens in the spotlight, it is what

we never see, the training bases, the altitude camps, the 5:30am on a

frosty morning when all you want to do is stay in bed. If you have a

life when you are preparing for the Olympics, you are not doing it

right. It is hard to train and go up and down that black line many times

every day. We have to flog ourselves up and down the lake and this

weekends. These are not things I masochistically enjoy, this is the

price of success. What looks like an awful way to live your life is

normal for us, that routine is part of how they live their life. Just

get on with it. Once you get the feeling, being on top of the podium,

you wake up and go, I am going for a run, I have to. You have to sustain

your motivation for four years. You have to make sacrifices for four

years. You have to make strangers of your family for four years. My life

has essentially been overtaken by a jumper. Greg missed our first scan

and almost said Mr Milo's first birthday. He misses out on a lot. I

think it is tough for him because being a dad is more important than

being an athlete to him. It is difficult, and if I did not put 100%

in, it is awful. I need to know I am doing this for good reasons. To look

back and go wow, look what his mum has done. When you get on the stage

itself, the psychological danger flips. The problem now is not

motivation, but fear. You want to perform so much you become paranoid

that you will not. The key to being successful in that moment is being

able to manage your emotions. To be able to maintain a sense of calm and

being present. It now has to look like I know what I am doing, I am in

control. The thing I love the most is that adrenaline. When I walked

into the Velodrome, I realise this is happening. And that emotional

feeling I get. I know I am so ready for that moment. There is an

essential cruelty in sport. The juxtaposition of the dreams and

sacrifices and the top of the podium reserved for just one. And after an

epic journey measured in years, success and failure are measured in

fractions. 1.8 seconds is how long it takes to do one dies. All six of

my dives are over faster than Usain Bolt's race. It is not just starting

at the bottom and finding yourself on the top of the podium. It takes

setbacks, injuries, moments when you question whether you want to

continue doing your sport to get you to that point and that makes it

sweeter when you do achieve it. Ultimately, it is how we deal with

the setbacks and challenges, how we deal with the consequences of losing

and winning. They make us who we are.

Of course, some sports are more precarious than others and I am

thinking of diving and gymnastics, where your hopes and careers might

be over in a split-second. We had a terrible accident yesterday with a

French gymnast who broke his leg and we will get an on his progress

today, I am sure. On a more positive note, for the men's gymnasts, there

were stellar performances for Great Britain. They have qualified for the

men's team final and there is hopes of an upgrade on the bronze medal

they had in London and the silver medal at the world gymnastics

Championships. We can reflect on two outstanding performances from Great

Britain's men yesterday. The current world champion, Max

Whitlock, moves to the pommel horse. Straight into the single leg work

and up to a handstand and circle. Really difficult work on the one

handle. He has to keep the rhythm going, keep the tempo. This is

really difficult work. Flaring back down. That is a difficult skill

element. The full spindle. He will settle into the routine now.

Travelling backwards. Come on, keep this going. Fall pirouette. What

about that? What a routine. Two of the most fantastic routines you will

see from the British guys. Max absorbing all that pressure. It is

not easy to come as world champion and do a great routine like that.

Delight on everybody's faces. That is what they needed, that is what

they wanted. The Union Jack tape on his finger.

Very nice style. He is quick and fast and precise with his hand

movements. We need to keep our eye on what is

the difficulty is of this routine, because it is massively difficult.

Two of the judges add up the difficulty and that score, it will

be on the side of your screen, to give us an idea of just how

difficult that routine is. A really solid start from GB. I think we can

breathe a sigh of relief, as well as the rest of Great Britain. That was

an anxious wait, two of the boys to get through. No doubt Max and Louis

Smith will be in the Olympic pommel horse final. As we have said

already, this is the time you have to do it. 7.1 in difficulty.

Fantastic stuff. Representing Great Britain. Nile Wilson.

We saw him win the European Championships early in the

lovely straight Kovacs with full twist.

I love the way he does that. Keep focus.

He needs to power up and released just right. Up egos, two twists, a

beautiful dismount. Well done, we really needed a performance like

that at the end of the competition. And he shouts, come on, and so do

we. Well done. GB needed you on the high bar. That routine is packed

with faculty from start to finish. What I love about this routine, he

is totally well-balanced. It is not just the same style of release done

in various positions. They have had ups and downs around the

competition, but this is qualification. They need to make the

top eight and then put those little errors right in the team final. I

think this is a piece of apparatus we would expect one of our boys to

final and it would be Nile Wilson. The German has the top score on high

bars. At the moment the eighth place is 15. He needs a good 15 to have

any chance to final. With another round of gymnast to go. Come on.

Watch this. At full stretch. There is no

deduction for the catching. One hand, and then the other. And look

at this. A slight adjustment on the landing. But there you go, come on.

Let's wait and see. Has he made it? Wow! What they score. 15.5. A

difficulty of seven. That should put in there, I reckon. He is up in

second position. He should be safe. I am sure that will be a final. We

had a couple of falls. Beth. Britain when first. Max, on his first

element came off but got back up and finish the routine cleanly. Chris

had a great routine, 14.9. We will not have hacked account Max's score,

but for the all-around, they will look at their options. USA finish

great. On the rings. They are the top qualifiers in the competition so

far with one more round to go. Because of mistakes it meant Great

Britain qualified in fifth place for the team final but do not worry,

they start from scratch again and there is plenty more in the tank.

After wonderful performances, two gymnast in the individual

all-around, Wilson and Max Whitlock. Two in the high bar stop they could

be fighting it out for the gold medal like they did in the World

Championships in Glasgow. Some important, the qualifying day,

setting the tone and showing you who will go into the final on the

individual apparatus and that is the situation facing Great Britain's

women. They are in subdivision three from 6:30pm your time until 8pm and

this evening there will be great excitement as we see the first

appearance in the Olympic Games, in any Olympic Games of Simone Biles,

already a legend of the sport. She did not go to London because she was

three months too young. She will take this place by storm. She goes

for America this evening. A lot on the go and we will share some seem

with you live. We have a question, eventing. We have Pippa Funnell and

Kitty King, who will do their tests. William Fox-Pitt, on Chilli Morning

was top qualifier yesterday. Here he is, his best mate Chilli Morning. In

his fifth Olympics. William is self-deprecating. He has had two

silver medals and a bronze medal in the last four Games and he says he

has been rubbish so far! Things going very well for him and I am

sure even he is delighted. How do they get the horses here?

Let's find out. We have five really lovely horses

travelling that fit and well and we are looking forward to going out

there and see how well they get on in Rio. You think about putting a

horse on that aeroplane it seems like an alien concept that they are

used to travelling and they are relaxed and I have made sure they

are fit and ready to go. This is a particularly interesting flight

because of where it is going and who it is for but it is bread-and-butter

stuff, not on a daily basis but certainly on a weekly basis.

At the moment he is chilled, I think he thinks he's going on the ferry,

the only other thing he has been on. He doesn't have any idea what's

happening. He has a special compression suit that is going to

help him with his muscle recovery. 11 hours 40, plus the standing

around before and after, so he could be travelling for 24 hours. It's

exhausting for them mentally and physically. I'm struggling with the

concept of handing him over to someone. I've been there every step

of the way with him, so it's going to be quite hard to say, here's my

horse, look after him. He's a young horse, the first time he has flown

and he's quite high maintenance, he's definitely a diva. We don't

have the resources and support that the big teams like the Brits,

Germans and Australians have, so it's important to take 1's ability

ourselves. -- take responsibility. Seven years, travelling all over

Europe and the world, very relaxed. When we are on the plane with them,

they are normally very settled. On the flight, I'll give them water,

check they are eating and drinking and look healthy. They have a check

before the flight and we check their general health. It is important they

don't spend too many hours with their heads held up. Every couple of

hours we go in and we feed them off the ground so they have the natural

clearance mechanism, it helps them when they travel. There we are.

It's loaded, he's in there. I'm happy.

you were so good on the flight. The horse has travelled really well, it

was a 12 hour flight. It takes that time unload these forces and then we

get them to a holding area and we transfer them onto trucks. From

there, a convoy to the venue with a police escort, which will be a nice

trip. The time difference is only four hours to Brazil, so it's not a

lot. Takes a few days to catch up on any rest they might have missed by

travelling. STUDIO: Fascinating to see how they get these wonderful

animals here and I guess the only thing they have to put up with is a

bit of turbulence. Turbulence is one of the ways to describe the

conditions at Lagoa today. Yesterday was very choppy, we saw the Serbian

pair sinking and there was all sorts of concerns about the quality of the

racing area down there. We've been warned by the executive director of

the governing body, Matt Smith, that it wasn't right to postponed racing

yesterday but they've said it might get worse and indeed it has. Can you

fill us in about the conditions now, John, and what we should expect from

here on in. Good morning, another glorious

morning by the waterside but currently we are told that racing

will begin at 9:48am, 42 minutes time, Steve, but I think that's

optimistic. They are going to check the course at 10am, to start racing

at 10:30am. You can't do that, it takes half an hour for the crew to

warm up on the water, so the earliest they will start is 11am.

Behind us, right behind us it isn't too bad but it is further down,

about halfway, 500 metres, up to 1000, not very pleasant. I saw a

roll in from the women's eight and one of the Kiwi boats sunk in

training this morning -- rower. It isn't going to happen that soon. But

yesterday after the finish, the wind dropped and it was pleasant. Are we

talking purely about the wind here? Yes. We are in a valley here, with

hills all around us, so the wind, not to sound like a meteorologist,

they come swooping down the middle and it can go all over the place.

I'm impressed, John. The reality is that yesterday it was heats, you get

the repechage, you have a second chance, but today the repechages is

happening from yesterday and you could be out. They could get away

with it yesterday but not today. Will they race at any time of the

day? If it is like this for the next six hours, could we race at the

time? Yes, we could. I wouldn't mind actually racing at night as well,

when it's gone dark. Every time I've come past this course when it's

really dark, it has been like a millpond, so why not? Floodlit

rowing, have a word. The light doesn't make any difference, we are

going backwards anyway. What a spectacle that would be. For the

athletes, it is like being a Manor, you don't know when you are going to

bat. Possible that the athletes who are on the water may not know when

they are going on -- like being a batsman. There are places locally

where they can chill out. That's the big advantage. We have nobody racing

in the first hour of racing. So they could be back at the hotel now and

then they can get the performance and get ready for that. If you are

first, you must be here at the venue. You can't change the format

of the event, can you? If we lost today, does it not an one more day?

They will start cramming them and putting more races in during the

day, you can't cut any races. We have so many different criteria of

different conditions, but they are more suited for the man-made two

kilometre course, like four years ago. You could have a time trial,

the heats, the semifinals other Mac finals as a time trial, racing down

one lane -- or finals. If we see any action we should say that Heather

Glover and Helen Stanning will be in action and this will be like water

off a duck 's back. Water will be coming off their backs in this

water! We have them, we have the men's four, the lightweight men's

and women's doubles, so that is their first day today so they will

be itching to get out, but not in this water at the moment. The wind

is blowing but the sun is shining. Looking good, thank you. Alan

Campbell, the British scholar said that with the wind coming down from

where the statue of Christ the Redeemer is, he said he needed him

to open is harm is a little bit more to stop the wind coming up the cause

-- sculler. -- open his arms. We are going to see some fencing in a

little while. That is one of the core Olympic sports that's been part

of every modern Olympics although Great Britain hasn't won a medal in

over 50 years. Might be in the shakedown this time, we have three

fencers with us. They are brandishing the lightest of the

three different sorts available, the foil. The first is going to be

Barnet born James Andrew Davies. The force is strong with this man! He

got into fencing by playing with his Star Wars light sabre and you could

say, why is in the ways of thrust and parry is he. It's a physical

game of chess, you can't go on the treadmill and run 100 miles. You

can't be a muscleman. You have to be thinking and working, adapt to the

athlete you are fencing. I started at four years old,

apparently it is my brother's fals, he put on Conan the Barbarian and I

fell in love with sword fighting. I aways wanted to be a ninja. You and

your opponent, you know, to the death, effectively. Fencing was the

nearest thing I could be. You had to make some serious changes to become

better? At my heaviest I was 132 kilos and now I am 97-100. I was a

good junior, top 16, but to go to the next level I had to lose weight.

I knew I wanted to go to the Olympics and to be a champion, it is

my dream. Probably two years of hard work, it's wasn't three weeks of

crazy dieting. Now I'm one of the fittest on the circuit, I'm a big

guy but I can keep going. I can keep moving all day, which is why I have

gone to the finals. I'm fresh. From Great Britain, James Davies! It was

crazy, preparing for the home Olympics, nobody could tell me what

to do because no one had done it. COMMENTATOR: The hopes of the

British fencing community resting on James Davies. Very nervous, your

first Olympics, you can tell yourself going into it that you know

the fencers and referees and format, but you can't prepare for the

Olympic Games. Different to anything else. I'm grateful that I've have

the experience, going to Rio. One of the top athletes. I've done a lot in

four years and a great deal of experience. I thought I would go to

Rio and that I wouldn't be phased, that I could deal with it. I look at

it as another day. I made it clear with the team, we don't want Rio to

be different to any other day, just another tournament, we are doing our

job, go home, done. Individual or team medal, how realistic the think

it is? It is realistic that we can win a medal in both. We've done

fantastic this season individually. No reason we can't do it at the

Olympics, it's a one-day event. We've beaten every top team over the

two years. Pressure is the biggest thing, who deals with it the best is

who's going to win. And we'll see James Andrew Davies on the piste,

yes, the piste, shortly, he is due in the fencing arena. He'll do that

in a little while but firstly we are going to soak up some of the samba

five, talk about beach olive oil -- beachball. It isn't a curiosity

here, it has been played in torrential rain in Beijing but this

is the spiritual home. This sport might have been invented in

California but this is where it belongs. If you look at the end of

Copacabana beach, that is the Beach Volleyball Arena you. It is quite

simply the hottest ticket in town, literally, 31 degrees and no wonder,

Beach Volleyball Arena is simply a way of life in this country.

Beach olive or made its Olympic debut in Atlanta in 1996 -- beach

volleyball. The US and Brazil have dominated the sport. Matches take

place outdoors on the sand court, 16 metres long and eight metres wide.

Only two people in the team, and substitutions aren't allowed. The

object is to hit the ball over the net, trying to land it on the

opponents's side of the court. The team can hit it up to three times on

their side of the court before it must be returned. Every point played

scores one point and matches are the best of three sets. The first two

are played to 21 points and if a third is required, the winner of

this set is the first team to reach 15. However the team must win a set

by at least two points. There are many different shots, the bumper

pass is a shot using your forearms, with hands together to direct the

ball. You can set the ball for another player to play the attacking

shot. The dig is winnable is saved with any part of the body. A spike

is when the ball is struck as an attacking shot. You can block

legally as long as you do it with fingers. Preliminary phases sees the

teams competing in pools with the top progressing through to the

knockout phases in their quest to win a medal. STUDIO: As you'd

imagine, this is where is going to be at, at the bottom of Copacabana

in the Brazil. We are going to go to see the gold medal favourites, from

Brazil, Franca and Antunes, about to get underway against Ukolova and

Khomyakova from Russia. A colleague of mine says that as you get further

into the day and when it gets cooler, this venue is already the

best atmosphere he is experienced at any Olympic Games. So let's get a

taste of it, shall we? Introducing for the first time at the Beach

Volleyball Arena, from Brazil, Larisa!

Larissa does all the scurrying around behind her in the sand.

Hoping to go better than London 2012 on home sand.

Brazil, in green, serving, Russia, in white, receiving. The best-of-3

sets in this encounter on Copacabana Beach.

A top swinger from Talita. No surprise Russia have gone after her,

even though Larissa is the shorter player. She has so many shots, so

difficult to stop. Excellent play. A really good hard

hit to the line. Ukolova going across and even though

Larissa read it, she could not stop it. A chance for Russia to go 3-1.

And they have. This is a perfect start for them. Hammered away by

Ukolova. Talita is yet to find her range. Ukolova with the server.

A little bit of luck for Brazil. Not apologising for the ball catching

the net. It is all part of the game now. An unfortunate circumstance for

Russia because it could have ended up landing on Brazil's side as much

as Russia's line blocks signalled by Talita which would mean she would

try to take away a portion of the line of the net with Larissa sitting

at the crosscourt area and chasing down anything that gets rolled to

the line. One finger to block line and two

fingers to show they will go crosscourt.

Russia tried to take Talita way crosscourt and it did not quite

work. Larissa was waiting again. She was

in the right spot. This time Ukolova hitting across her body, really

turning into that one to generate heat. It was too hot for Larissa to

handle. Talita is still the target as far as

Russia are concerned. Nice work from Brazil. A change-up.

They got themselves a block and a point. Talita jumping into the

crosscourt with a narrow block but it took away the crosscourt angle.

The same call. Look at that, goodness me. That is not something

you practise. You do not stand in training sessions say you are going

to serve at the top of the net but she got herself two aces from doing

exactly that. Another one flirting with the tape.

They are the team chasing in this first set. Brazil looking pretty

solid. Larissa is yet to make any digs.

Unsure as to whether to go into the net, or hang back and defend. Superb

views of Copacabana Beach and this spectacular beach volleyball arena.

Larissa made her first take and converted, as you would expect. --

dig. Teams do not like serving on her and do not like it when she

makes a dig because they find it almost impossible to stop her.

The block counts as a touch on the beach. Nicely played from Russia,

holding their nerve. And from the second time of asking, getting their

side out. An example of how good Larissa is.

Not trying to hit it hard, just finding a spot on the court where

Russia cannot defend it. Tight and a net touch against

Russia. The ball heading towards the block, trying to get it away from

Talita. Russia called time-out. That was the play, trying to get it

away from Talita but followed through and touched the net.

The teams are allowed two challenges per set. It means for example if

that had gone against Brazil, they could have challenged that decision

for net touch. There are four other elements that

can be challenged during the game. Whether or not the ball landed in or

out, whether or not the ball touched the block, whether it touched the

antenna. Whether a player has touched the baseline with their foot

when serving. All of which faults. The time-out to Russia a world of

good as they have their side out. They do make it look easy. It is

about the movement off the ball and how they get into a good position.

A good effort from Russia, getting the ball off the sand, but not being

able to keep it in play. Talita will server and then come

running through to the net, as she is the block in the partnership. She

does all the blocking unless they find themselves out of position and

the -- her partner has to go into the net.

One technical time-out per set, except for the deciding set, if we

go that far. Teams are allowed to call a time-out one per set, should

they need it. Right now it is a little bit too easy for them. And

a tidy side out, again. The ball coming across the body and

then rolls it in her shoulder line. The chase was on. Ukolova was just

too far away. An ace serve for Brazil. More

trouble for Russia. That one is not going to come back.

Birlova not moving her feet, certainly not moving them enough to

contain the ball. No movement whatsoever. The ball attacked her on

the right shoulder and she could not contain it. It is another one. Three

aces in a row, a hat-trick for Larissa. They are in full control of

the opening set and the home fans are loving it.

What a serve, right into the corner. That is not going to come back over.

Talita denying Russia, four points in a row. Russia have no time-out

left. They will have to try to fight their way out of this one, but they

can't at the moment. Talita denies Ukolova.

At last Russia have the side out. Breathing room for them. They can

try to settle. They are a long way behind. First order of business is

not to look at the scoreboard. Just focus on each and every point and

what they need to do and how they will get themselves back into it.

That was an opportunity. The ball was tight onto the net. Larissa

getting the side out. Russia will be thinking, probably should have got

hands on that one. The teams will have calls to block

line but when it gets tight to the net, you just go for the ball, you

have to get your hands on it. There is no point blocking line if it is

tight to the net and can be hit hard crosscourt. The same applies

indoors. Once it gets close and it is within reach, you have just got

to get your hands on the ball. Some justice for Russia as they get

themselves the ace surf off the top of the net. It is in favour of

Brazil in that department -- serve. It was a good set from Larissa, it

was there to be hit by Talita, but she missed it, giving Russia some

momentum. Picture perfect set, but not with the hit.

Good scrambling, it won't fall kindly for Russia. Didn't go back to

Ukolova. Two away from taking the first set, Brazil.

Well left by Larissa, unforced error bringing set point for Brazil.

Larissa's serving has been sublime, putting it exactly where she's

wanted to. She's made Russia moved here and there and everywhere --

move. Not something she normally does, I guess she had licensed to do

that with six set point is. -- points.

They get it done at the first time of asking, easy side out for

Larissa, Brazil taking the opening set, 21-14. STUDIO: A good

atmosphere despite some empty seats. I'd given it the big build-up! It is

still early there. The matches go on after midnight and the Carioca is,

the Rio locals preferred the evenings when music and sport come

together, and not just at this venue either. -- Cariocas. GUITAR MUSIC.

A little musical break, and we're back, volleyball. The gold-medal

favourites, the first set is in the bag and this is the best of three.

The second one is the first to 21 points and if it goes to the third,

it is the first to 15. Back we go to Peter Blackburn.

COMMENTATOR: Is one of the dangers when you have that blocking style,

your hands across the net, so that one rebounded off from the downward

angle. If the hands were across the net it would be a different story.

So, Russia breaking straight back, unforced error from Talita, too

tight to the net from Larissa. She was voted the best setter on the

World Tour in 2006-12 and 2014. The reason she didn't get it in 2013 is

because she'd retired but came back in 2014. They have another point,

Brazil. Beginning to open up a lead here early on in the second set.

That's an interesting view from the overhead. You can see how the

players are moving and scrambling. How high the ball is going, not so

easy to determine. So good at the high hands defence.

Good example of that. Delete and Giuliana, the two players on the

World Tour, Giuliana is also from Brazil -- Talita. Good at getting to

the net and getting their hands high and then getting back to a position

where their partner can play the ball. There's going to be a

challenge, our first challenge of the match. Russia are not happy with

the decision as it stands. So we are going to see whether the ball

touched the block as it went past. As I mentioned, the teams have two

challenges and if one is accessible they will keep two but if not, they

will lose one and they will have one left. Not so convinced. No touch at

all. The net touch with their hair does not count. It's the only part

of the body that they can touch the net with. Not a fault. Indoors, and

on the beach. Another caveat for the beach, if you jump in the air and

the wind blows the net into you, that isn't a fault either.

Larissa and Talita, showing their intent this season, picking and

choosing their tournaments. They didn't need to qualify for the

Games, they are hereby right as hosts. The last event in Switzerland

they were the number one seeds, and they finished first as well, putting

down a marker for everyone else ahead for the Rio gains. -- Games.

The lead at that time going a bit too early with her block. Ukolova to

the side, waiting at net. That's quite a skill, seeing the ball

coming towards you and taking your eyes off it, looking through the net

to see where the defender is and then picking up the ball again and

playing your shot. Any part of the ball must catch any

part of the line for it to be in. If the ball hits the sand and then the

splash of the sand comes up and hits the line, that doesn't count. It

must be the ball. Big block again from Talita.

Up, and then pressing, and it because that's not because it was

hit deep, it was blocked. The catch against Talita as the ball came

over, spotted by the second official.

Talita remains the target, that's the game plan for Russia, they must

try and stop her. It means that Talita is doing twice as much work

and Larissa for the most part is running into the net and setting up

the ball to allow Talita to attack. Larissa knows she has to be on her

game because at any moment, Russia could serve at her, she can't stand

there and expect the ball to keep going to delete the entire time. --

to Talita. Ukolova is the target for Brazil.

Block back for Russia. Birlova getting one against Talita. That's

the first block of the game for Russia.

Really good swing from Talita, the ball was a bit tight to the net and

she came in, opening up the crosscourt angle and Russia, unable

to stop it. No movement on the sand to counter the crosscourt angle by

Russia. Just catching the line. Russia have

the side out. Technical time out, as in the first set, Brazil leading

9-12. The spiritual home of beach

volleyball and you can see why, Copacabana beach playing host to the

Rio Olympic Games. Beach volleyball and it is just superb. Just seem to

get better and better with each Olympic Games.

Russia, then, with some work to do, trailing as they are in the second

set and by one set to zero. They need some rhythm, to try and get

back into this one, to get the game into a tie-break if they can.

That'll do nicely. Really good work from Russia to get themselves a

point from service. Good scramble and a good block out.

Incredible how easy Larissa makes it look. She was off the net, having to

hit the ball. Russia running to the line so early that for Larissa this

was just the easy crosscourt. It's a waiting game on the beach when you

are playing defence. Can you wait long enough to see what's happening,

are there any tells you can pick up as the Spyker leaves the sand? Or

are you just thinking you are going to run, thinking she's going

somewhere? Larissa has certain shots she likes

to hit, depending on where it is played to her and how high or how

flat the set is. She does have a few instinctive place. There are other

areas of the court that she never goes to. Still, there is information

that you have to assimilate and translate into action in the heat of

the moment. It is not that easy to figure out, she is going to go here,

based on the set. The opportunity goes begging for

Russia, although they have managed to close the deficit.

A good call from the Larissa. Well left by Talita.

Big hit right down the middle, that is good work for Russia. That is the

key area you want to go to when the players break from the net.

Oh, dear. The less said about that serve, the better.

Trying to go off to litre's hands in the way. -- Talita's hands.

That time Larissa was guilty of running to the line very early. It

opens up a big space and it is easy to put the ball into it.

The angle was too good. Birlova with a lovely shot.

The hammer crosscourt brings up match for Brazil. They have played

very well throughout this match. Made very few errors.

This match point is saved. Now Brazil find themselves in the

glorious position of having four opportunities. And they have done

it. They take the match by 2-0. A superb performance from Brazil.

Russia can have no complaints, they were outplayed and outclassed.

Confirmation of the score. Yes, Larissa and Talita, that is

their first match of the campaign and they have got two more in the

group and they are the gold-medal favourites.

We are hearing there will be no racing today because the conditions

are not good enough at Lago. How will that knock on because we heard

from one of the executive directors? We could possibly lose some

repechages later on. How will this work?

In the absence of Carol Kirkwood I have got Steve Redgrave to talk

about the weather. Is there a likelihood for people who thought

they were going to get a second chance that they might not get a

chance at all? There is a very slim chance of that and they will be

looking at the weather to see if they can get the races back on. The

repechages for the men's and the women's singles, because they have

quarterfinals, but none of them racing today would have been getting

through to the semifinals, but they should be given that chance. They

will try every opportunity to do that. There are pages and pages of

rules for international rowing and chorus fairness and their are all

sorts of different things that come in. It could be when you qualify for

a final and coming third in the semifinal and they deem it to be

unfair and go to four lanes, you may have qualified for a final, but you

may not even get to race because they have reduced it. We know that,

it is part of our rules, but it has never happened. There is an ethical

dilemma because the governing body of rowing are trying desperately to

get more countries involved by Kazakhstan, Algeria and Indonesia.

They are inexperienced in the sport and they are the people who will get

a second chance in the repechage, but if the weather intervenes they

are given the elbow and they are told, tough, mate, you are out. It

is contrary to what the governing body is trying to do to make the

sport on a wider playing field. Olympic Games is not chosen because

of the ways of the course and the stadiums. The international rowing

body has to make do. Our showpiece means that we have to deal with

whatever we have got and we are an outdoor sports and outdoor sports

are affected by the weather and we have to deal with it. If you are

thinking what are they moaning about? These pampered rowers. That

is what the wind is doing to the lane markers. That is substantial.

When you are in a coxless boat and you are going backwards, you have to

steer around a bend. That is odd. But in a big lake like this,

especially in the middle part when it goes off on a tangent, when the

wind comes from that direction, there is a lot of force on the

cables and a few have given up. I have seen them go out to relay them

all. They have got a lot of work to do in the next 24 hours. Is there a

safety element as well? We saw the Serbians go into the water yesterday

and one of the New Zealand crew's boat sank today. Do they have a duty

of care? Safety comes first and fairness comes after that. It is

unlikely anyone will have a serious problem out there, but they cannot

row in it. If they cannot row in it, what is the point? The first ever

Olympics that rowing was included in 1896 and rowing got cancelled

because it blew a gale. In Athens. It was on the Mediterranean will

stop not a lot of people know that. We were told the Serbians would get

a second chance in the repechage, but they might not. They are putting

a lot of faith in the weather forecast. They cancelled it at 10am

in the morning our time, but they cannot cancel it all day and they

must have reliable forecasts. If they lose a second day, how does it

all stack up? To be honest I cannot answer that. They will deal with the

situation they have. There are processes. But if you get today

number eight and you have only completed one day, the likelihood is

the whole thing would be cancelled and that would be a disaster. That

would be a disaster for the sport, given the magnificence of the venue.

There is the canoeing in the second week of competition and they have to

start at a designated time, irrespective of whether the previous

event is completed. They have got to put extra lanes out there and they

need that day and have to change the course over, so we cannot go on any

later than Sunday lunchtime, our last time to go. We can be the first

people to suggest that the Olympics might be going into a fourth week!

And nobody would mind on this side of the camera. It is likely to get

worse because Matt Smith of the governing body said it will be even

worse on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. It is fingers crossed and a bit of a

waiting game where the weather is concerned. No rowing, and there is

only one alternative and that is to get on the fencing piste. Everything

you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask. The aim of Olympic fencing

is simple, to hit an opponent with a sword without being hit in the

process. When a weapon makes contact with the target area, the hit is

recorded electronically using wireless technology and point is

scored. There are three types of sorts. Epee, foil and Sabre. The

first one is a heavy thrusting sword with a stiff, triangular blades.

Hits are only scored with the point. But they can be to any part of the

body. The foil is the lightest. Points can only be scored with the

tip and must land within the target area, the torso. Sabre is similar in

length and weight, but offence is able to cut with the blade as well

as hit with the point. The target area is from the waist to the top of

the head. In foil and sabre the rules of right of way strongly

favoured the competitor who attacks first. In the individual knockout

competition each bout can last up to three minutes. But if offence makes

15 hits before the time expires, the bout finishes. There are three

fencers per team and each fencer competes against every fencer from

the opposing team. Five hits or three minutes, whichever is sooner

and the bout is finished. The score is cumulative so and match will

finish when one team reaches 45 hits, or after the ninth bout.

Every time I go to Olympics I always try and see a sport I have never

seen live and in Beijing I went to see the fencing and it was

thrilling. Each piste is spotlit and it is so theatrical and dramatic, I

think will enjoy this. Let's hope you will enjoy James Andrew Davies,

the Barnetta boy from Great Britain and he is up against a Tunisian.

Fingers crossed. We are moments away from the bout.

James Andrew Davies on the left of your screen.

They were under way. Davis is a left-hander. He grew up in London,

but he moved to America. He scored the first hit with a very dynamic

attack. He likes to take control. He has arguably the best stop hit in

the game because he has brilliant distance judgment. That was another

attack from the British fencer. Ferjani likes to keep his blade out

of the way. He is quite playful on the piste. But sometimes he does not

get into a position to deploy his attack often enough.

Picking up a attack in preparation to get off the mark.

If you want you to fencing, this is the foil. -- if you are new. The

target area is the golden jacket, the lower section, you can see that

is the silver, that is why they have a wire that connects the neck

section, the bib section of the mask to the rest of the electronic

system. The other thing that is important to note, foil is the

lightest of the weapons. It is a point weapon, points can only be

scored with the tip, and crucially there is a right of way that must be

established. You will notice on the screen, occasionally you will see a

white light. And then a coloured one, the coloured is on target,

White hit is off target. If there is only one light on the box and it is

coloured, then generally, if there is no infringement, it will be a

point to the fencer who has a light on the box, if you see a white

light, it is an off target hit and it could be that bad fencer had the

right of way. The right-of-way is basically up to the referee as to

who initiated the attack -- that fencer for stock if you are

attacked, you have three options, get hit, run away, make the attack

mess, or use the blade to parry, and if you do, it is your turn to attack

and the other fencer has the same options, it is a game of turns --

make the attack Miss. We saw a single white light from Ferjani, a

single off target hit. The same for Davis, and when that happens, no

points are scored, they reset where they were on the piste. Absolutely,

Ferjani, while trailing 5- to hear, he's come up with a bit of a plan to

handle Davis, when he goes into the attack, he closes the distance own

out that Davis has two operate from a slightly wider distance, he has

picked up a couple of parrys and a sharp attacking preparation.

-- closes the distance from which Davis has to operate.

Davis picks up a stop it but off target, you see the white light

coming up next to the caption time, and fight... Davis is motoring

through this. He is the world number five. On paper, the favourite for

this fight. Ferjani, world number 55. Yes, second Olympic Games for

James Andrew Davis. He has recorded some good results

since London 2012, he got sixth place in the World Championships in

2014. Since the Olympics, he's really up to his level. They were

definitely a platform, he became European champion in 2014, the

first-ever British fencer to do that. That has given him a great

deal of confidence. He has been a winner on the circuit as

well. Ferjani is known on the circuit is not only for his fencing

but refereeing. He is a fully qualified Grand Prix foil referee.

When you see two coloured lights on the box, if you look at the bottom

of the screen, if the referee indicates with his hand up, he will

tell you which fencer had the right-of-way, and to the point will

be awarded to. A blocking counter from Davis, and he is running away

with this at the moment. If you are new to fencing, it is three three

minute periods, it does not look like it will go to distance because

it is the first of 15 points and James Andrew Davis is now 11, so

just four away from backing his place into the table of 16. --

booking. He will face whoever wins the battle between the double

Russian encounter between Timur Safin and Cheremisinov. They are

both landing counterattacks, the Tunisian is not doing it enough.

That left hand flicking across the body. The coupe to the chest is a

masterful hit from the British fencer. Ferjani is established as a

right-of-way, that is his attack, and indeed, the umpire has given the

hits to Ferjani. These two have not met in the Olympic cycle, but I'm

not sure Ferjani has done a lot of fencing aside from this season. He

has been too busy refereeing. It seemed he was going off... Very

close to that backline. I think you might have been penalised, I think

he stepped over the line. It is whether his toes were still on the

ground. If he lifted them ever so... No, I think that he's OK. That

hatching area is a warning sign of where they are towards the back

piste, but the backline is the solid red line at the very back. If you

step over with both of your feet, or you're back the tee, -- City, or

bring your back forward, you will be penalised. A nice attack from Davis,

closing in on victory here. I think one that most people would have

expected here, with all due respect to the Tunisian who put up a good

fight, landing a few of those counterattacks. 11 seconds, James

Andrew Davis is looking to wrap this up in the first period, a final

chance to do that. No, we will go to a break, probably. 2.79 seconds. If

you are watching fencing in London 2012, you may remember the

controversy in the women's epee, one second lasted an extraordinary long

time, now they have changed the timing system two hundredths and

tenths as well. In the closing ten seconds, the

referee has a ring that they where to start and stop the watch. We go

into the first of the breaks. Ferjani kind of know is that it will

all be over, 14-6 as we go into the break. An interesting history for

Ferjani, he phased epee as a junior, on the junior circuit, and switched

to say the indices -- switched to save the, and he has since focused

on foil. But, he is also a fully qualified referee. It must be

difficult for his colleagues to referee over him. At 30 years old

now, with all of that experience and all of those different weapons, you

will probably make a great coach, if he decides to hang up the blade.

Great for the expansion of the sport. Into Tunisia.

Well, here we are, the second period, Davis just one it, in the

round of 16, struggling to get over the line... Struggling to stay on

his feet! Yes. Just crossing the line, Ferjani made it difficult,

saying you may have it in the bag but I will make you work for the

last hit. A nice attack from Ferjani. If Ferjani can string seven

hits together, he will draw level. And go down in record books as the

greatest comeback in Olympic history! Davis lands it over the

back to take the victory. A very convincing performance from James

Andrew Davis. The world number five, progressing through to the next

round and he will meet, definitely, a Russian. He is going to go up

against Cheremisinov or Timur Safin. But there is the winner, James

Andrew Davis, of Great Britain. James Andrew Davis through to the

last 16, in the men's foil event, it goes on through the day, they will

be awarding gold, silver and bronze as we go towards the end of the

evening. Great Britain has another couple of

chances, we have Laurence Halsted. Both of his parents incidentally

were fences for which Britain at the Olympics, it certainly runs in the

family. It is his second Olympic Games, and

Richard Kruse, world number six, for whom these are the fourth Olympic

Games. There is real strength and depth in

the foil squad for Great Britain today.

We will keep it in combat mode for you now, yesterday, in the judo, we

met Ashley McKenzie from Surrey who went out to his Kazakhstan E

opponent. Underlining the quality of his opponent, Smetov went into the

final and won the silver medal. Ashley can be proud of his

achievements, he went out to a very good fighter.

Today we are concentrating on the 66 kilo for men, Oates takes it for

Britain today. At the Glasgow Commonwealth Games he won a gold

medal. Now, his first bout today is against a Frenchman. Kilian Le

Blouch. Colin Oates in blue for Great

Britain, making his first appearance here at Rio 2016, facing Kilian Le

Blouch of France. These two met each other in November last year, at the

Grand Prix in South Korea. It was a traditional contest which went all

the way to gold and score after five minutes. It took another five

minutes on the golden score for Oates to eventually prevail. --

golden score. It's already a penalty against

Kilian Le Blouch. That will be a little early benefit for Oates, and

early confidence booster. There is an excellent atmosphere inside of

the arena. Oates going... Trying to wrap his foot around. He says that

this is probably his last chance at an Olympics.

Reaching the quarterfinals of London 2012. Relatively evenly matched in

his opponent in this opening round. Trying to turn Oates there.

It's about getting the grip, particularly in these opening

exchanges. Feeling each other, trying to get grip and momentum, and

the hold that can enable you to turn your opponent and get them on their

backs. And get the ippon that will end this

contest. Oates, looking to try to bring that leg in between the legs

of Le Blouch. Now, looking to see if he can pin him down, get a hold on

the floor, if you get your opponent onto your back and hold them... Le

Blouch is struggling a little, Oates is trying to get the lock. The

referee resets the proceedings, 40 seconds gone, this lasts for five

minutes and then it goes to the golden score, if the score is level

at that point, but that penalty will count against Le Blouch. If the

score stays at how it is now, he goes through. It is the second round

of this contest in 2016, Oates did not fight in the first round, only

four fighters did. Nobody has really established too much of a sway on

this contest yet. Once again, he is looking for small exposures in the

middle, that is what you need to do, he is not getting the necessary

purchase, like in November last year, these two fought, Oates had an

attacking advantage but could not converted into the move he needed to

win it, it was ten or 12 minutes in the end, extremely long and

drawn-out contest. We could see that again today.

We are more than halfway through normal time.

A lot of strategy. Le Blouch is a little shorter. It affects your

height and your reach. A penalty against each of our two athletes for

passivity, non-conductivity. That was the motion explained by the

referee. Certainly Le Blouch is trying to

pick this up now. He is down by two penalties to one. Oates will be

happy with this. Le Blouch will increasingly start to come at Oates

now. Colin Oates is matching Le Blouch.

Sacrifice technique, dropping himself to the floor first in a bid

to throw Le Blouch over the top. Could not get the purchase.

Oates can maybe look to use this to his advantage. Le Blouch seems to be

appealing to the referee. Oates trying to get that purchase to pin

Le Blouch down. He has lost that. And the clock ticks down.

That has levelled the scores. A penalty for non-conductivity for

Oates. We could now go into golden score. You will see the clock

ticking away. The gong in the background sounds. Oates was not

impressed with that. He was so close to going through in his first

attempt. We will go to golden score, just as we did the last time these

two opponents met. Colin Oates has not lost to macro to. That has not

lost to Kilian Le Blouch. A golden score means any penalty,

any score, will win this contest. He tried to get that turn, Oates, he

could not do anything with it. There is no time limit in the golden

score, so this will go until somebody does something. Again that

same manoeuvre by Le Blouch. Oates seems to be wise to it. He is trying

to go inside his thigh to give him purchase. At the moment these two

are cancelling each other out almost entirely. However, a penalty has

been awarded against Colin Oates. You can see from his face that he is

livid about that. There is nothing he could do about it. It is down to

the officials to award penalties. By virtue of that Kilian Le Blouch goes

through. It was the opposite the last time they met after an

incredibly attritional fight. Here at 2016, by virtue of penalties,

with no one really registering any score, Kilian Le Blouch goes

through. Colin Oates is out of Rio 2016.

So, that is the situation at the judo and it has been a pretty wild

old stay here already and we have lost rowing completely. To underline

how difficult the conditions are, let me show you what is happening

outside with the weather. You could not call this a cooling breeze. It

is considerably windy and it is whistling in off the Atlantic. We

have got cloud coming in over Sugarloaf Mountain. It is fantastic

if you are lapping it up at the beach, but if you are rowing, it is

not good at all. A lot of our focus will be on indoor sport until we get

live to the road racing. We hope Lizzie Armistead will be going for

gold. If you want a bit of inspiration if you are over 40

something, one athlete from Uzbekistan should provide you with

that. At 41 years of age she is the first gymnast ever to appear in

seven games. She is a gymnast and is competing against 16-year-olds. Amy

Tinkler of Great Britain is the youngest in our team. This is a

woman who won a gold for the unified team of Russia in 1992 and she is

still going strong in her 40s on his specialist event, the vault.

One of the twists, a good, solid vault. She is a very athletic

gymnast. And very athletic, powerful gymnast.

She got the difficulty. You can tell she is happy with that. The turn on

created the two twists. The half turn on and the somersault of the

top was first done by the male gymnast named sukohara. Basically

that is the sukohara vault. We will not know whether she has got

through to the final until later because the qualification for the

women's event goes right through the day and Great Britain is in those in

the early part of evening. Great to see that she is still going strong,

it is remarkable, she is an inspiration.

There is also an activity area and you can ask us questions on our

social media. Maybe you can inspire someone else to give something a

try. Now we are passing the batter over to you. Get inspired and get

active. In road cycling we are passing the

baton metaphorically speaking between the men's event to the

women's event today. Yesterday saw an absolute brute of a race, 150

miles of racing around this fabulous city. It showcased the city

beautifully, telegenic or what? But it was very tough indeed. We will be

speaking to Geraint Thomas, who, if you saw it, you will know he was

right in the thick of it until the final descent. If you did not see

it, let's remind you what happened. Chris Froome is alongside Vincent

neighbourly, the favourite. And the men's race is under way. Chris

Froome stops at the side of the road. A change of bicycle for the

Tour de France winner. What a position for Great Britain to

be in, what a position for the Italians to be in.

A great ride by Geraint Thomas, a lung busting effort. Chris Froome is

trying to make that junction, but it is not happening for him.

There is a crash and Vincenzo Nibali is down.

One lone biker is out at the front alone.

And Geraint Thomas crashes out of the Olympic games on the final

descent. The race is finally approaching

Copacabana. And Greg Van Avermaet is the Olympic

champion. It was a brilliant day for Belgium

and not so much for the British boys. It was a fantastic team effort

and Geraint Thomas finished 11th and Chris Froome in 12th. We hope to

speak to Geraint Thomas, who lost a bit of skin in that fall, head of

Lizzie Armistead and Emma Pooley and their descent and their challenge in

the women's road race which gets under way at about quarter past four

in the UK. We are back and forward, inside and out, and today, and we

are going back to the fencing because we saw James Andrew Davies,

the first of the three British competitors. Next to go is Laurence

Halstead. His mum and dad are Olympians in this spot and he is up

Chen is a super emotional fencer. He has a very deep on guard position.

He gets on the front foot immediately and he likes to attack.

He is very disruptive in defence. Halstead is quite an attacking

fencer as well. Happy to use the full length of the piste. He has got

great closing counterattacks. We expect this one to go up and down,

end to end stuff, to borrow a footballing analogy. Chen takes

another point. It is the first to 15 in fencing. It is three three-minute

bouts with a one-minute rest in between the periods. I suspect this

one may not go the distance if they carry on at this pace. This will be

frenetic. At the moment it is Chen who has started the better, getting

a couple of close distance hits. Halstead feels he picked up the

right of way. The referee has given nothing, not able to separate them.

Sometimes it is difficult to see it on the replay.

If you are new to fencing, just one coloured light comes on and there is

a good chance that will be an infringement, a hitch to the fence

that gained the coloured light. If there are two that come on, and both

fencers head on target, that's another single for Chen Haiwei, if

two come on, the referee must decide whose turn it was to attack and who

had the right of way. If a non-coloured light comes on, off

target, that is a hit off target and you may just, if it was your turn,

it will reset at the point they left off. Chen Haiwei is absolutely

flying away with this one. What can Halsted do to get back into this? He

is trying to find his para passed, it is not working against the

left-hander. He has to change the line of the riposte or go on the

attack himself. A good start from Chen Haiwei. Halsted goes out on the

attack. As you put it, he had the attack but as an off target light,

no hits scored, they reset from where they scored the off target

hit. Another one for Chen Haiwei, taking it to 7-0. Going around that

line on the outside, it's just not working for Halsted. Chen Haiwei has

this one sorted at the moment. Top Halsted has to change lines, Chen is

doing a great job. A super attack from the British answer to get off

the mark, and that will settle his nerves.

Does that hit... Will it be awarded? I think Halsted is changing his

weapon, as we see this replay. He has indeed, asking to change his

weapon, he must surrender the other to the referee, Chen is tightening

his weapon. It looks like no hits given. It is

possible in foil to make up a big difference. If you just work out

your opponent. Halsted has to do that now. He has to get some points

on the board. He certainly does. You can see the technician coming out,

the official timekeeper. That is a good shot of the equipment the

fencers are carrying on their backs. That is to basically make this

wireless system work. So, a bit of magic dust, sprinkled onto the

equipment. And everything is working again. It is Chen of China,

dominating this round of 32 fight against Laurence Halsted of Great

Britain. A nice stop it, but he did not evade the Chinese attack. That

will be given as off target -- stop hit.

And the power riposte works for the Brit.

Halsted. Five points down. If he can get back into it, it could be

another. Yes, it is. Just finding the distance now. Look out for

Halsted, when he gets on a roll, he can be tricky to stop. But Chen was

ready, opening up the distance and very clever, you have to adapt your

tactics all the time and respond to how your opponent is working you

out. Another point for Halsted. Closing it to four. 15 is the

target. As the time runs out, I don't think this one will go the

full distance. I wager that we should get to the break the way that

Halsted has got into the fight, but Chen is looking very strong...

Picking up, the referee gives that want Chen as well. Just getting the

measure of the Brit at the moment -- gives that one to Chen as well.

Chen, so deep in the honour guard position. As he steps in, if the

attack is parried, years closing the opportunity to hit his target down.

And get his point on Halsted's target. Halsted is landing a lot of

these continuations. That said, another one for Halsted

he has his work come out. -- cutout. I don't think Chen is yet in top

gear, he is winning the tactical battle. It's my way or the highway.

For Laurence Halsted right now. He could be turning it around... He

missed it on the attack then, Chen missed on his counter and it was a

continuation for Halsted that got him his seventh hit. Back within

three, this is on the first one. Halsted thinks that it is his. It

is! Just two points in it. Halsted, pouring his way back in to the

match. I think that Chen has called for a video replay.

The referee called it as a carbon copy of the last hit. It misses from

Halsted, Chen Mrs on the counter. I think that the referee will stick to

his decision. -- Chen misses. Now that things have got tighter, Chen

seems to be breaking the fight up a bit. He does not want to get the

juggernaut of Halsted rolling... The referee questioned on whether the

riposte came while Chen was on the piste. This was a perfectly valid

hits... So close together, Chen has two left his arm up almost behind

his head in order to allow the foil to hit on target. So fast from Chen

there. Less than one minute to go before

the first break. Chen has accelerated away. Yes, a mini

revival from Halsted but Chen has stepped on the gas. The defence here

from Chen is absolutely solid, he is lowering Halsted into finishing the

attack and picking up whilst he still has to recover from dealer and

should. A nice reply from Halsted but he cannot afford any mistakes,

and you had to say that Chen has one fit into the round of 16 here. --

recover from that lunge. 15 seconds left in this first

period. Chen will want to see this out. There it is. Chen over China

defeating Laurence Halsted of Great Britain, and he moves through to the

next round. Disappointing for Laurence Halsted,

one more British answer to go, and that is Richard Kruse, the four-time

Olympian, in this foil. He will be up at about 3:30pm. Now, we have

only done 2.5 hours of this programme and have done ten sports!

We are getting about a bit, you might say, the rowing has been

cancelled, we were going to go there to see some of it but it means that

we have had a huge variety of sport and will mix it up more... It gives

us the opportunity to go to the table tennis venue.

23-year-old Liam Pitchford from Chesterfield is in his second

Olympic Games. In London he made it in the team

event but this time he's codified in his own right for the men's singles.

He has had some luck as he manages to get a bye into round two --

qualified. This is his first action in the Rio

Olympics, he is up against his Uzbekistan opponent.

The best of seven games, we are already in the fifth, Liam is up

3-1. Simon Reed and Paul Hand are your commentators.

COMMENTATOR: Liam could have got away with murder, he put that one up

too hi. -- too high. It's a very healthy

start to this game. It looks like a time-out here. It

might have been him or his coach, it was a good idea. They are trying to

PSP momentum bubble that Liam has built here, he has an emphatically.

This is what it is all about, can Kenjaev win the first point after

this 60 seconds stalling, if you will? You get one per match in this

race to four games. He is up against it. You can see the fire burning in

his eyes in that third game. He looked a little disconsolate in that

run of points against him. Can he dig himself out of this hole?

Phenomenal acceleration of the backhand, it's a pattern of play

we've become used to with Liam Pitchford. You never gets tired of

seeing it. He's unusually tall, Liam Pitchford,

for a table tennis player, an elite player, not unknown but unusual. You

had to stay so low, he does that. Keeping the angle in his knees,

allowing him to accelerate out of there.

He is very good at uncoiling his shoulders against his hips. A ground

reaction force. All going away in a rush for

Kenjaev. One last effort, and it is going to

be an enormous ask, to come back from this.

Liam is doing very well to keep the foot on the throttle and show us his

front running skills. CHEERING Not taking anything for granted

here... Getting a little ahead of himself,

mistakes are beginning to come. Moo dwindling, it is still four points

the cushion -- mood. He has an ever dangerous presence. Showing a lot of

spirit, Kenjaev. Now, is that the one that broke the

camel's back? Supercool, rewarded with six match points.

Very impressive! A dangerous opponent, Kenjaev, already with a

win under his belt. For a while, in the second and third game

particularly, it seemed he was going to cause a real problem for Liam

Pitchford. But the man from Chesterfield is holding firm and in

the end, he winning with some comfort for- one.

Sometimes it is difficult to see it on the replay.

And Liam Pitchford is through and his next match will be at midnight

your time and it is great to see him in his first match in an Olympics

competition. Paul Drinkhall will be in action at 7:30pm your time. We

are about 45 minutes away from the start of the women's road race and

we are expecting another dramatic race, not just because of the wind

today. We are extremely relieved to see alongside Jill Douglas Geraint

Thomas. He looks none the worse for wear, how is he doing?

He was able to cycle to the village down to Copacabana today, so no real

ill effects after that horrible crash yesterday. How are you

feeling? A bit sore, but I felt a lot better after a spin this

morning, but I have had worse. You have ridden the tour with a broken

pelvis and all sorts of issues, but it looked pretty painful on the

descent when you came off yesterday. It was a very tough course. Yes, it

was. Six hours of racing and for me to crash on the last corner is more

mentally hard to take rather than physical. It was a massive shame

because I was there, ready to fight for the win. It was a massive

disappointment. I guess that is bike racing as they say. At least I was

fortunate not to do any real damage. The British team had so many cards

to play, but wrote a fantastic race. You could not have done any more to

give yourselves the best chance of a medal. We were right in there and we

rode just as we wanted to as we said in the meeting. It was all going to

plan like I say until maybe ten kilometres to go. That dissent is

super dodgy. It is twisty and the road is uneven, so any little

mistake and you pay the price. Yes, it was tough. Having gone down it

twice, was it the case of fatigue setting in? But then you also

realised it was a medal winning chance? Yes, you are racing for the

win and you have been on the bike for six hours and everyone is

fatigued and tired. Just a small mistake and you pay the price on a

descent like that. At least you are able to give the women's team an

idea of what to expect. I talked to Dan Martin and he said the camber of

the descent makes it even more difficult. Yes, it is really uneven.

I went into the corner a bit fast and the back wheel slipped out on

the small bombs and that threw me off my bike. Today it looks quite

misty as well and it could be a bit damp. Yes, it will be interesting.

You are not even sure if your Olympics are over at this stage, is

that right? At the moment we have got one place in the time trial

which Chris Froome is writing, but we may get a second spot.

Potentially I will get a start in that, so at the moment I am delaying

my holiday for a few days just in case. You would love to get a ride

in that time trial and you are very fortunate not to have done more

damage. Look at Vincent Nibley and Richie Port, there were some nasty

incidents. A lot of guys crashed and it is not normal for pro racing,

especially for everyone to be crashing on the same descent,

especially when you have done it three times already. It shows how

technical and dangerous it was. I am very fortunate not to have broken

anything. But it still does not quite numb the pain of not being

able to go for the win. Yes, I guess we were there, that we did not quite

do it. You rode a really strong hard Tour de France and you animated the

racing in London and then you came here and you were riding really

hard, you have all got the legs. How do you think Chris Froome will go

into the time trial? The time trial suits him more than a one-day race.

He has got good form, like you say. It is all to play for and he has a

great chance of getting a medal. Yes, it is a tough one. I think rain

is forecast as well and that will add another element to the day, but

he has got a great chance. It is very windy today and we saw one or

two of the guys struggling in the crosswinds yesterday. How do you

think it will go today? I rode from the village and around the corner

barriers are being blown over. It switches straightaway. Like I say on

the cobbles and the dodgy descent along with all the climbing, it will

be an exciting race to watch that is for sure. You are flying home after

Wednesday whether you ride the time trial, so you will not be able to

watch your friends in the pursuit. How do you think they will do? You

have a double Olympic champion in that event. I hope they will win,

but not get the world record because that is my estimation mark but I

have been with them in the village and they are all in good spirits and

they have got a great chance. It has gone really well training wise. I

will be watching, just back in the UK on the BBC. When you look at

Bradley Wiggins who has won the tour and being a world champion and an

Olympic champion in the time trial and to switch back to the track, how

do you think they view him? They have got a lot of respect for him,

to see how he progressed so quickly and win the tour and to go back to

what he is doing, it is so specific now, it is almost a different spot.

They are in the gym and doing triple power sessions and it is completely