Day 2 BBC Two: 18.00-19.30 Olympics

Hello again. Welcome back to Copacabana Beach, the most famous

stretch of beach front of the world and actually it is into the water,

not this water but the water at the Aquatic Centre where we are taking

you because the morning heats, which are the afternoon heats, are about

to start. The women's 100 metres breaststroke heat. Molly Renshaw,

the 19-year-old from Mansfield, which has a habit of producing ready

good swimmers like Becky Adlington, she goes in heat number three. Over

to you. Adrian and Andy. Molly Renshaw in lane two. Very obvious to

butterfly kicks. Which is absolutely allowed. I wonder why they don't use

underwater cameras to judge that. The judges have to see through the

water from the side, which if all eight are in a line, it is difficult

to see. Molly Renshaw going well. Fourth at the European Championships

on the 200. This might be a little short. Both British survivors in

third place. Better at 200. Great for Molly Renshaw. They train

through the European Championships. Did a personal best in May but did

three weights sessions that week. Coming through very strongly in the

red cab at the top. Going well Molly Renshaw. And if she can bring it

home it will be tight. She could get second, could possibly catch

Laukkanen. Looks like Laukkanen has got it, Molly Renshaw is second. Not

sure the time will be quickened. It would have been a big ask. Second

in a heat is good. Came into the heat fifth and came second. See if

we can see underwater. Some of the swimmers try to do a sneaky kick as

they enter the water and when the seat break the surface, and a legal

kick. Molly Renshaw at the top. This is good for her, I believe. We will

have to see if she can get top 16. Laukkanen winning, Molly Renshaw

second. Just outside of her lifetime best. One tenth of a second.

Good swim. Quickly to heat number five. In that you will see Yuliya

Efimova of Russia. Only finalised in the last day she would be taking

part after being given an appeal by the Court of arbitration for Sport

to race here. It is a controversial inclusion, Andy and Adrian.

Chloe Tutton of Great Britain is closest to us that it is Yuliya

Efimova in lane four. Brilliant start from Atkinson. What a massive

start, but she has left Yuliya Efimova of dead on the start. Trains

in the States and was the world short-course world record-holder in

2014. Very quick. Fiona Doyle of Ireland going well in lane one. I

think Chloe Tutton will have to work quite hard. Lying in eighth place.

Again an amazing turn from Atkinson. The start and turn, must have taken

a metre from Yuliya Efimova. It is a beautiful stroke, very powerful, by

far the fastest swimmer, Efimova, starting to catch up Atkinson. Also

coming through, Jenny Johannson of Sweden. At the moment it looks like

Yuliya Efimova. The power where she got that from in the last 50 metres,

well, comfortable in the end. Goodness me, 65.7. It is hard to be

too excited about that one. Some brewing in the crowd, quite a lot of

booing in the crowd, that is interesting. Looking forward to see

if she can get under 65. Chloe Tutton in fourth, 66.88, her best

time. She has had some big drops. On her best time through this year.

Been waiting for it. Another who trained through the European

Championships. Gold in the medley relay in the European.

The Jamaican crowd and team excited by Atkinson, making the running in

that race before being overtaken. Yuliya Efimova doing the job in the

heats and now she is here, performing solidly well. A great

swim from Chloe Tutton. She could make the semifinal. The final heat.

The first time we have seen Lilly King on the world stage. Ruta

Meilutyte in five. This is King's first major meet. Ruta Meilutyte has

smashed all the records. Interestingly the only one she

hadn't got, in London, the European Championship title, she won, 100

metres breaststroke. The full set of gold medals. In Lane 5. The green

hat of Lithuania, Ruta Meilutyte. A good

start. Going with her as expected, the other 19-year-old, lily King of

the USA in the white hat. Ruta Meilutyte saying she's the Europeans

as rehearsal for this. She trained very hard. It was good to practise

in front of a big crowd. 30.4, a similar pace to act concern and

still very quick. King is going with her. A hope for the American team in

the yellow lane, left. Very strong, powerful swimmer. A very different

strokes there. Ruta Meilutyte fell off a bicycle last year and break

her elbow and has had a lot of rehab to come back with a metal plate in

her arm. She is doing well. Lilly King coming back, maybe just

overtaking in the last 50 metres. Ruta Meilutyte tied up pretty badly.

The time is pretty quick. I think there is a decent chance that Great

Britain's Chloe Tutton may make the semifinal. That would be great. That

would be fantastic. To get under 67 is brilliant. King is a real talent.

You are right, Andy. Ruta Meilutyte I think tied up. That injury and

time out of the water, six months. An operation, a metal plate put into

her arm at the end of last year. Struggling here. King overtaking in

the last three strokes and half a second ahead of Ruta Meilutyte, all

in all. It will be tough for her. I am not sure about this. Yuliya

Efimova looked comfortable and smooth. It will be a fascinating

final. Still got to make it, of course, but the Americans look very

good indeed. Ruta Meilutyte looked a little rusty. The final heat, Lilly

King winning it. The defending champion, Ruta Meilutyte, in second.

Chloe Tutton came in 23rd and will qualify for the semis 12th. There is

the confirmation of the semifinalists. King is fastest.

Efimova is second. And let's see, Chloe Tutton, well done. European

bronze medal, she is having a cracking year. That is pretty

special. Claire. I am sure she would agree! We are going to the men's

backstroke but will leave you in the company of the established experts.

Helen Skelton is with us. The guests you always have our top-notch, but

you have a special visitor, you had one last night in Justin Rose, and

how enthusiastic was he about all things Olympic?

It was brilliant to have Justin Rose to join us. When you hang out with

Becky and Mark lane are they who's who of the sporting greats, it is

like hello, hello. Justin got in touch and came to hang out with us.

Never having been to a swimming gala, as he called it. Great to see

a guy of such sporting calibre to be excited to be had. In the golfing

world, they are in their own world. He is a sports fan and I think his

wife was a gymnast and so they are going to watch gymnastics. He loves

sport. He saw that last night. Embracing the Olympic movement,

going to the opening ceremony and hanging out at the village. Having

him here last night, he loved it. Like a kid in a candy shop.

Particularly because there are notable absences with some golfers

choosing not to come but he was so excited, this is a guy with a lot of

resources. I think he came on a private jet with 11 members of

staff! He does not need to be in the village but he loved it. He said it

was the first time he had experienced anything Olympic and he

said when they found out about the Olympics and that he was going to be

in the Olympics, he was excited years ago. Let's go to swimming now.

We saw James Guy last night. Got a silver medal in the 400 last year at

the world that did not manage to get a medal last night but is turning

his attention to the 200. We saw the heats before you came to us. Sun

Yang, a controversial character in and out of the swimming pool. Let's

see his race. The first heat of the 200 free.

What a heat. The second of the three fastest. Sun Yang in the centre.

What a start from Chad le Clos in six. After 25 metres about a body

length ahead. Chad is making a statement! The best town in the

pool, as well! -- suntan. Look at his underwaters. Brilliant. Wow! He

cannot keep this up. Can he? We don't know what training he has been

doing, what shape he is in. The guy next to him, Sun Yang, World

Championship silver medallist and there is clear water between him.

Unnerving for Fraser-Holmes. Just dropped off world record. A slightly

more tired turn underwater. Did not give it as much whip as he did on

the first turn, but still massively impressive. Fraser-Holmes will stop

the rest of the field coming back. In late three with the black cap.

Moving into second place. A big fly kick. Not as much. Seven metres. The

rest of the field coming back on him. Chad wanting a race this

morning. I bet he thought, I will have a go. He has to hold on because

the big guys are charging in the centre. Sun Yang coming back in the

white hat of China. Fraser-Holmes not reacting well. A fascinating

race. Verschuren, the European champion in third.

The men's 200 metre freestyle is a tough event and stacked field. Talk

is through the big names in this one. There are so many. It is one

after the other and the other. James Guy won worlds last year. You have

Sun Yang, so many of the guys. Chad is there. The first 150 metres was

incredible. You do not know whether that is to ease back. To think I do

not need to do this. The first 150 was incredible. It will be tough and

I will be interested to see how James responds that after yesterday,

if it has messed with him. There's a lot going on this week and it must

be tough for those boys. And kind of, I want to do this. I'm sure it

is... It must be hard to focus, but hopefully James can. This is heat

six of the men's 200 free and defending world champion, James Guy,

goes Britain. -- for Britain. The final heat of the men's 200

metres freestyle. James Guy in the centre, OK start, probably third or

fourth best. The best start would have come from Dwyer from the USA.

Silver Medal list here in 2012 and in Beijing. First time, Dwyer of the

USA. Some of these swimmers, especially Hagino and James Guy, see

how they'd shake off last night's race. Park didn't qualify for the

final of the 400 free so he has had more time to rest. Further down,

Koski of Finland. The halfway turn. James Guy moving up from third place

at 50, to second placed there, 51.5, starting to make a move and looking

pretty good, looking sharper than he did in the 400 metre freestyle

final. He gave no -- Hagino looking very tired. The lawyer in three with

the red and white at, with James Guy, looking like the first two to

pass -- Dwyer. James Guy is trying to stay with him, Dwyer is trying to

break the field. Guy is looking at him. You can see him breathing.

Dwyer isn't giving up, he looks very strong. Dwyer looks very good

indeed. Dwyer is going on, die charges but Dwyer takes it. -- Guy.

Come to be true to the semifinals. Let's talk about James Guy because

he'll be disappointed with yesterday, didn't get a medal in the

400 but he has a second bite of the charity the Lyth cherry and this is

his preferred event. He'll be slightly disappointed last night,

gold and silver were gone but there was a bronze -- bite of the cherry.

Back to back and he had a decent swim this morning, making it through

to the semis is the main thing here. He is sixth and there are some good

names, Dwyer and Hagino in his heat. It was a good heat swim, if only he

could have been a second faster. That was a good response last night.

Talking about James Guy, because he did so well in the World

Championships, it's almost like we forget he is relatively young. He

talked about looking up to the likes of Paul. Will summing alongside his

idols have an effect on him? He is young, he will have another two

Olympics hopefully. At the same time it would have been nice, he's

sharing an apartment with Adam, Adam will have come home and will have

got him back in the pool this morning. It is nice, sharing with

Adam, he can say that he did it, why not him. The first 200 metres gave

us plenty to be excited about so it is worth sticking with us until the

early hours later tonight. Let's talk about Chris Walker, the most

tattooed man in British swimming. He hasn't had a good year, his trial

was 53.8. You go through peaks and troughs. The Olympics is about doing

your best at the right time. . He had a great come of Games and

European Championships. It is about having that belief. That fighting

spirit because he nearly gave up in London. He was disappointed in

London. That is the thing that makes the man. When you have setbacks, how

you bounce back from them. In the relay, the 4x100 metre relay is very

strong for us, so he will have that in his mind. Let's see how he goes.

COMMENTATOR: Heat four out of five. Chris Walker-Hebborn knows he needs

to go quickly to make the semifinal. He is very fast, in five. David

Plummer of the USA, the fastest seed in this second and last heat, in

four. So, Great Britain's, wealth of Adam

Wheater backstroke champion in lane five -- Commonwealth. David Plummer

of the USA doing well. Chris Walker-Hebborn is doing fairly well.

He has to hit it down the second 50. David Plummer another story of

disappointment in 2012, missing the American team but going on for four

years. A little bit under the world record. Very close indeed. This is

very good from Chris Walker-Hebborn on. He had to work off the wall and

he did that and he is well placed. He needs to finish it. Looks like

David Plummer, the Russian in three is also going well. Chris

Walker-Hebborn, 53.5, in third. Not as fast as I expected but I'm sure

we'll get through to the semifinal, so it is job done. -- will get

through. David Plummer winning in 53.1 and then 53.5 Ulloa and 53.6s

over the next few -- 50 3.5s. All in a row, very difficult is let here

and it comes down to who does best from 15 metres, counting the flags.

That was a good finish. Critical. Some colliding, five was lighting.

Good summing from Chris Walker-Hebborn on, solid, doing the

job. -- five was gliding. Into the final heat of the men's 100 metre

backstroke. Mitchell Larkin, the Australian, the favourite.

This man has such a fabulous stroke. Smiling, look at him. The Brazilian

in six. Quite interesting when you are at a meeting of international

competition, far from home and the locals have a swimmer and they

really make a massive noise. Used to absolutely love it but not everybody

does. I'm the same as you, people are cheering and swimming, you

assume it is you. It is just the noise, it is the excitement. The

energy coming with the crowd of 8000, 9000 people. Suddenly you

don't get that in your local summing pool!

Final heat of the men's 100 metre backstroke. Under 54 and you have a

chance of making the final. Lane seven was very close, Hasegawa, but

the Frenchman, Lacourt, doing best. The or having a resurgence in his

career. The record was having -- was set six years ago. -- the Frenchman.

Lacourt having a good turn. Beaver is going well at the top for

Australia. The fastest is definitely Lacourt. He is looking really good.

Very impressive indeed from the European champion. If he can bring

it home, he's going to win it. Well done, 52.9, the first 52 that we've

seen. 53 flat from Larkin. I can confirm Great Britain's Chris

Walker-Hebborn will be making it through to the final. Very good from

him. Lacourt, impressive underwater, he really was. He's timing his

fitness and his comeback to perfection, European Championships

in May, stepping into this, the first man under 53. I'll have to

revise my thinking on the world record, you know. I don't know if

these guys are capable of dropping another second. Fascinating because

the other races have been extra ordinarily quick, Peaty on his

breast stroke was marvellous but these guys are way off. Taking the

extra stroke. Larkin was gliding in, Lacourt taking the extra stroke.

What do you think? Gorgeous! Is that another tattoo on his chest? The

final coming up, Lacourt of France winning it, the first man under 53

seconds. The top four should make it through Company to the semifinal.

Well, Helen, very interesting backstroke.

Chris Walker-Hebborn, qualifying in tenth place I think. Yeah, there he

is. Cracking chance of making the final. Looking forward to that in

the semifinal this evening. Tattoo is our trendy, right? We've

got them and everything! Chris Walker-Hebborn is going to be in the

semifinals, are you going to speak to him? No, not unless he wants to

call me. The bottom line is that he's doing his thing and he knows

what to do. That was good swimming, it was a good morning heat. He is

through to the semis, that's what it's all about and it's not far from

him getting to the final. If he can get down to his best, he's got a

shout. It's hard to know how much people are showing this morning

because the morning heats and sprinters being kind of lazy, we

save a little bit. He said that! I don't know how much more other

people have got to go, but he'll take confidence from that. How

impressed were you with Lacourt? We were just admiring how beautiful he

is! Impressive stuff. He's going to go into tonight with plenty of

confidence. Yes, but as Andy and Adrian said, the world record seems

so a full second. Yes, it was a very shiny suit. It is amazing how far

off it is. All of those guys will want to put in a better performance

and I hope that Chris does, for his confidence, he does lack belief in

himself. A good morning summing for the British swimmers. Georgia Davies

was in the 100 metres, she went in heat four. -- swimming. COMMENTATOR:

Kidd four out of five in the women's 100 metre backstroke. -- heat. In

lane three, going very well indeed, the Americans, Kathleen Baker and

the Chinese going very well as well, Fu in five. Georgia Davies is also

keeping up. Expecting Nielsen to come back strongly. She is in form.

Davies is in five. That's Kathleen Baker. Working very hard. Georgia is

a bit off the pace at the moment. She's got some work to do, three

from the bottom. She's going well. Come on, Georgia, this last 15 is

really important. Slipping a bit. 58.8 is quick, Georgia Davies going

59.8. A very good last five metres from her because Sheila like she was

fading, but she managed to hang on well. 59.8 is lit from Georgia.

So, the Loughborough swimmer is safely through to the semis and we

will see that this evening. That looks like it is going to be tough

because the likes of Seebohm is there. Tenth WWE is coming back from

the Medley, that will be tough. -- Hosszu is coming back. The British

swimmers are lacking certain things. I saw somebody earlier not doing

streamline off the wall, which is basic. The Americans do everything

perfectly. Talking of British swimmers who lacks certain things,

Jazz Carlin, we are going to see her in the 400 metre freestyle shortly.

She hasn't been to the Olympic 's before, this is her first. Your

event, how do you feel about her chances?

I was racing her in 2009 and this is her first Olympics. We saw her at

the trials and she was affected by nerves and it shook her and it was a

worry whether she would make the team. It was fine. That is the thing

with Jazz Carlin, she is always kind of there and she is so capable of

getting a medal, but she is capable, whether she will is a different

question. She needs belief in herself. She has done such hard

work. I think the 400 metres will be a stretch for her, I think she is

suited to the 800. It is hard to go into an event with confidence when

your opposition is Katie Ledecky, a phenomenon. What is she capable of?

Who knows? She did the 400 medley last night. 52.9, which is a silly

time for a long-distance swimmer. The bottom line is, and I will be a

realist. Not an optimist. She has the gold medal and the others are

going, the silver and bronze medals are up for bronze and it will be

that for Jazz Carlin if she gets it. It does not matter what country you

are from, Katie Ledecky is the lady to watch. Swimming continues of the

Red Button and you can see everything that happens in the

swimming pool with the company of a dream and Andy and we will see how

Jazz Carlin gets on later. Hazel. If you have been with us the

afternoon we have been following the fortunes of a British Mensa, Richard

Kruse. We have been enthralled by his guile and craft in men's foil

individual event. The foil is the lightest of weapons in fencing. You

can only score points with the tip of the blade by hitting only the

torso of your opponent. It a game of quick wits. He has been winning

medals for Great Britain. He is 33 years of age, from London, winning a

European level since 2006 and he has matched his best performance in

getting to the quarterfinal here at a fourth Games, up against a man in

his third games. Gerek Meinhardt from the United States. Can Richard

Kruse take a step further? Let's find out from Ollie Williams?

Richard Kruse is having a good Sunday. Those days you have when

there is something you need to do and you haven't done it for and you

need to do it? That is the kind of day Richard Kruse is having. In 2004

he reached the Olympic quarterfinals on his first appearance in the

Olympic Games. Since then, Beijing and London have been

disappointments. Last time out after one fight. Here in Rio he is back in

the quarterfinals and two fights away from a medal. His opponent in

the last eight, Gerek Meinhardt of the United States, a man who says he

will retire at the age of 26. From fencing. Certainly from fencing at

Olympic level. He has a business career in mind. This will be his

last Olympic outing. At Beijing, Meinhardt was the youngest fencer on

the US Olympic team and the youngest fencer in the tournament. Something

of a child prodigy, setting use records in the US. Currently ranked

third in the world. Richard Kruse is ranked sixth. Both of these athletes

have come through testing contests to get to this point. Richard Kruse

in particular has shown real resolve. His last 16 contest against

Andrea Cassara from Italy demonstrated everything Richard

Kruse has in the locker. He is a veteran at this point. This is his

fourth Olympics. He knows how to do all of this. He says only his body

is letting him down. 33 years old last week. Can he overcome that? Can

he overcome Meinhardt? Can he reach Rio's Olympic semifinal? Let's find

out. Meinhardt straight out of the

blocks. Pressing forwards. But it is Kruse who takes the

opening point. Here in the quarterfinal. This already looks

like it will be lively. We have seen fantastic fencing so far.

James-Andrew Davis was so unlucky for Great Britain to go out earlier

on. He put everything into his contest against Safin from Russia.

Kruse has shown is so much today. 2-0 up in this contest. He has shown

the point is that Richard Kruse is known for at international level.

And he has mixed it with just a little bit of emotion, creative

flair. That maybe he struggled to find at the top international stage

before in Beijing, in London, when it did not happen. Out at the first

attempt in London. It was horrible. He almost retired. Today, he is

coming out of the blocks quick and unlike James-Andrew Davis, he is

holding on. Meinhardt will be a very tough

customer. World bronze medallist. And from a US team that has improved

so much in recent years, largely because of the family who have

revolutionised foil fencing in the United States. Kruse is making it

look relatively easy so far. Simple points, but you still have to pick

them up. Kruse is into a healthy early advantage. The first two 15

wins. We haven't seen anything involving a

Brit go beyond the opening exchanges of the second period so far. Not to

say they have not been long and bruising contests. But fairly

quickly fought. Meinhardt on the board. A cheer from the US

contingent. Fantastic atmospheres inside these arenas. Three identical

arenas, almost, hosting basketball, judo, fencing, this week. Each

holding maybe five, 6000 people. Don't worry, there is a British

crowd in attendance, as well. Kruse raises a finger to the air and adds

a point to the board. A confident start. The start of a man who

probably came to this Olympics dreading that it would be like

another London 2012, at after one round. It has not been like that. It

was a superb, confident start. He dismissed his first opponent without

going through many gears. And all through the day, Richard Kruse has

shown composure, skill and some of that physicality that he insists he

is missing these days but it looks like it is still there, to me.

He's tall, Richard Kruse and he is using it to great effect today.

A little detente between the two of them. Just the chance for Kruse to

gather himself and look for an opening. Meinhardt staggering

forwards, Kruse caught off-balance. Meinhardt closes the gap.

Taking longer in this contest, as you might expect, when the stakes

are now incredibly high, for these two to get points on the board. You

might see this last longer than we have seen anything else last today.

Again, Kruse with a point and again lifting up one finger in

recognition. But almost perfunctory in the way he is doing that. If you

watch James-Andrew Davis, for example, real emotion coming through

after every point. Richard Kruse is not quite like that. Beautiful the

way he is pushing forwards, Kruse. Gets another point will stop he is

not quite so evocative in his celebration. He never has been. I

don't want to say workmanlike, it is professional. It is focused. And it

is working. 8-3, Richard Kruse. The Rio 2016 quarterfinals.

Meinhardt picking up the pace a little, using more of that footwork.

Something he needs to do more of. He tied up Kruse little bit. And now

Meinhardt is just starting to pick this up in terms of momentum with a

couple of points on the board for him. 25 seconds left.

Kruse broadening the advantage back out.

Kruse advancing. The right just switching between these two. Time

runs out. 9-5 after the opening exchanges, to Richard Kruse. Needs

to get to 15 to get through to the semifinals here. And that is

probably as good a start you could want. He says he owes everything to

his coach. His coach for so long. His coach was a coach who defected

to Britain in the late 70s. And has since really pretty much

single-handedly, maybe that is unfair, but played a large role in

elevating British foil fencing. Richard Kruse says before Ziemowit

Wojciechowski came to the UK, British fencing was, Richard Kruse's

words, in a third World country. And you know that the heartrate of

Richard Kruse right now will be starting to push through the roof.

This is about as good as they could have hoped for. Beating Andrea

Cassara to get to this point was a big win. Can Kruse convert this?

One step closer. You have to have so much anticipation. You have to be

able to invade and attack at the same time. All this multitasking

happening quickly. So difficult to pick up. And only the target area of

the torso down to the groin. Everything in reflective foil you

can hit. Everything else, you cannot. You can only hit with the

tip of the blade. If it is off target, you will see the white light

emerge at the bottom of your screen. No points scored. Kruse just tying

himself up a little bit. Having to do some nifty, evasive manoeuvres.

Plunging forwards together that time.

Take another look. You tell me. That is why you have electrics in this

sport. That is why you have officials with slow motion replays.

The margins at this level, the two minds like these working so quickly.

Extremely thin. That was good from Meinhardt. He

drew Kruse back in. Just got there. Reached around.

And this is where Kruse needs to be careful because we saw in the last

fight, having established an advantage, Andrea Cassara was able

to eat away at that and almost got back on level terms before Kruse put

that fight to bed. That is what Meinhardt is capable of doing. No

lead, really, is safe. Particularly with a counter like

Meinhardt, who comes from the School of fencing in California which has

produced not only Meinhardt in the quarterfinals but Alex Massialas,

who is fighting in the quarterfinals on a separate piste. Kruse again,

extending the advantage back. That's what he needs to do. Three points

away from his first ever Olympic semifinal. On his fourth attempt.

Now two points. What must be going through his mind

now? On the back foot. Meinhardt charging him down. Good from

Meinhardt, that's what you need to do, when you are facing somebody who

is so close to victory, you need to try something different and

Meinhardt changed gears there. Needs more of that, though. All the time

in the world remaining for these two. Requires patience and

precision. Meinhardt coming off the battle of

the two of them at close quarters. There's no need to hurry anything

here. There is a need to get it right.

Kruse storming forwards. 14, on the verge of his best performance in

Olympic history. Can he convert this for himself and Great Britain,

reaching the final? Meinhardt will try everything he can, of course, to

stay in this. 14-11. Meinhardt taking a moment. He says this is his

last Olympics. He won't want to go out without trying everything he

can, without making sure everything is just so. A look at the equipment.

You see that so often at this level, you need to get a moment, you need

some confidence, you need to think about something, look at your

equipment. Maybe just convince yourself, get a few moments.

Meanwhile at the other end of the piste, Richard Kruse knows that one

point will do this. Maybe that's a little break in

concentration for Kruse and will work the Meinhardt. -- for

Meinhardt. Richard Kruse must settle back down and finish this off. Kruse

goes for it. It didn't come off. Meinhardt edging back just within

touching distance. Wait for the red light. Meinhardt again.

You can see Kruse turning around afterwards, signalling to the

referee. Meinhardt however keeps the point.

Is that it? Richard Kruse takes off his mask, waving to the crowd,

punching the air. He is an Olympic semifinalist. For the first time, at

the fourth time of asking. That's fantastic, brilliant performance

from Richard Kruse. He's done it, the semifinals and he will be going

in the semifinal at 8:30pm, your time, against Meinhardt's American

colleague, the world number one, Alexander Massialas. If he wins that

one, clearly there is a medal waiting for him, silver or gold. If

he loses, he'd have to fight off for a bronze. Not like boxing where the

two would be awarded bronze medals. Exciting times, 8:30pm he'll be in

the semifinal. Brilliant, this afternoon. As if we haven't had

enough excitement, let's throw in some water canoeing as well, some

extra exhilaration for you. Aberdeen's David Florence has

unfinished business with the Olympic Games, strange when you consider

that he has two Silver Medal is on the last couple of Games won in the

canoe double with his partner, Richard Hounslow, won at the Lee

Valley four years ago and also in the single event and this is the

single event he's going in today. He is the reigning world champion and

he was disappointed four years ago not to get into the final, so he has

unfinished business. It is the best of two runs in the initial

qualification stages, the fastest of which will count and the force test

-- the fastest four will go through. -- fastest 14.

We go on to Poland's Hedwig, number 12 in the World Championships last

year. He finished in the top ten in the pre-Olympic final but I have a

feeling they only qualified eighth into the last run. We can't read too

much into it but all the teams, Helen, have been out here and the

British have been here more than anybody else. They have, I think I

saw that the Brits come on Facebook, this is their 12th week out here.

They've utilised every single bit of water time they possibly could. They

wanted to utilise the training slots because the International committee

set out a visual training slots when people could come here, some teams

taking nine weeks. A lot of training and that is the key in slalom,

knowing the water, every inch of it, whether it changes or doesn't. He

didn't have the problems we saw from car value of Portugal on 16 and 17

-- ka Valley oh -- Carvalho. Just lining

him up for the last gate, it is about being tight in, one stroke

driving and 1-stroke driving out. The last gate for Hedwig. Those last

seconds could be important and they are, he is inside, going ahead of

Borrows, Poland ahead of Australia and the moment. -- at the moment. As

we watch Britain's number one, David Florence, what a record he has in

the major championships. Silver Medal in the C2 in London 2012 and

he is the world champion, having taken the title on home ground. Look

at the splits on the way down, he isn't hanging around and I suspect

he wants to do one run only. I imagine that is his game plan.

Spinning between nine and ten, that was part of the plan. It depends

what side you paddle on, what moves you do, that is the first deliberate

spleen. -- spin. Florence is looking strong. 14, 15 and 16 have provided

problems. The is a righty, having the advantage on gate 16. -- he is.

Nearly half a second insight Hedwig. The top two should be enough. Going

right under the poll, looking very good, ducking his head into 21. He

looks like he's in great form. That's a nice move as well. Across

to the final upstream. 23, back into the flow. Down to the last stop,

driving for the line. Florence is looking for the fastest time. He's

going to be inside. The bottom six dates were sensational. He can pack

his bags and go home to rest. -- gates. Interesting to see if he

stays here to familiarise himself. It looks like he wanted to go round

in a brilliant time. Let's see how Benus gets on. Number

one in the world, he is a huge man, massive reach and he needs to take

advantage of that today. He's had four consecutive World Championship

finals. You would expect in at least to make the semifinal here, if not

win it. Looking quite cautious at the moment, taking his time, placing

his paddles well. Looks like he's a bit on edge. Down to the first

split, two seconds down, he looks a bit edgy and must open up. He must

be confident in the line he's chosen. Nicely in at gate 14. Using

the back of the stopper, pulling them knows -- the nose around.

Beautifully done on 17, very quick in and out of the upstream gates.

Benus looking nice and safe but he is still 0.8 outside and he hasn't

wasted any energy so far. This is the section that caused problems but

not for Benus, he goes through safely. Pulling his way across,

dropping a bit low, two extra strokes needed, back into the flow,

driving to the line. Shouldn't have any problems. Look for the fast

water. And he finds it. That leaves the world champion, David Florence,

on top of the leaderboard after the first heat.

And it's looking good, like David Florence is all but guaranteed a

place in the semifinal. The second run is in 15 minutes time and you

will be able to see it, everything that is moving, on the website and

on the app as well. So much going on. A couple of other things, Andy

Murray is on centre court right now at the Tennis Centre, playing Viktor

Troicki of Serbia. You can see that if you wish. I'm not too sure what

the score is. Looking good, 3-2, going with serve in the first debt.

And the women's gymnasts -- first act. The women are going in the

first qualifying round. In Glasgow they made history by taking team

bronze, the first ever for a British team at the World Championships so

they have high hopes but a lot depends on qualification. If they

get it right they will get into the team final. This system of

qualification is the same for the individual apparatus as well so it's

important for them to have a good day. Also the Americans going in the

gymnastics centre in the next qualification round. So much

happening and it's all going on on the website and app. But we have a

date with the women's road race, which we've been following in and

out over the last three hours or so. It's a four hour journey and they

have about 50 kilometres left to run. We have the three cyclists,

Lizzie Armitstead, Emma Pooley and Nikki Harris in action. Simon

Brotherton, what is the situation? 41 kilometres to go and from a

British point of view they are still there. Lizzie Armitstead still in

contention. Neatly tucked away in the main peloton at the front of the

race. This is Lisa Brennauer from Germany, and Germany have put

pressure on at the front of the race. More or less a tailwind at the

moment as they head back along the coastal road towards what will be

the decisive circuit in the closing kilometres of the race, Chris

Boardman. Absolutely. One major obstacle ahead of them that played

such a role in M's race yesterday. The climb up Vista Chinesa. Before

that, Matej Benus Road, the first climb very steep, 12% on average,

before a few seconds of respite and then they descend. -- Canoas Road.

It looks like Trixi Worrack, one of the more experienced riders. A

crafty way to do it. Have a ride on the wheel and they do not chase. Two

French riders in the race, making sure Trixi Worrack does not get

away, does not gain an advantage as they go along the coastal road. The

pace is going up. It has been said and tree. We have had breakaway

groups and the peloton happy to take it at a fairly easy pace. But, now,

it really is starting to kick in. Trixi Worrack leads the way by a

couple of seconds. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot from France, the

former world champion, is one of the first to react. The Dutch have

played a beautiful team role, not letting everything getaway that

looks remotely serious without having somebody in it. 27 and 28 for

Great Britain, they were in the main pack towards the back stop that the

Dutch again responding here. It looks like Marianne Vos, defending

Olympic champion. She and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, chasing Trixi

Worrack. Marianne Vos is a second string rider here, world and Olympic

champion, one of the most prolific writers of all time, but she has

been formed this year due to a hamstring injury last year. Slowly

made her way back. She was fourth in the recent women's race in the Tour

de France. Looking for someone to help do some work. She might play a

second string role but she is capable of winning and she knows

that even though she is on team duty marking breakaways, if she is the

best rider Robert she could take an Olympic title. Never rule her out.

They start to work together at last. They have been given some leeway.

Linda Villumsen, she has found herself in a small move trying to

break away. Suddenly the peloton is in pieces. Linda

Villumsen and Santesteban leading. Trying to find out the Italian

rider. It might be Luongo bikini. Trixi Worrack, Pauline

Ferrand-Prevot, maybe Gracie Elvin from Australia, it looks like. And

from Poland, Jasinska. Linda Villumsen

has got into a move, but only a tiny lead. The group, they have a serious

gap. Seven seconds might not sound a lot but on flat terrain it is a lot

of distance at this speed. Elena -- Elena Cecchini from Italy. I think.

These motorbikes are badly in the way and interfering with this race.

You do not have to know much about aerodynamics that sitting behind a

massive motorbike is an advantage. They should be pulling them out now.

They have worked hard to get into this move and if the organisation is

changing the shape of the race, it will be desperately sad. The the

camera is for shortening the distance, but not enough to have the

motorbikes in. The Belgian rider on the front at the moment. Elena

Cecchini, right behind her. They are not chasing behind. The team from

the USA have missed out. They need to get themselves back on terms.

That gives you a better view of the advantage. It is pretty significant.

Class riders in there. Marianne Vos working through. She knows it is an

opportunity. Look at the size of the gap. That is a race winning kind of

time. 20 odd seconds. If they do not get on top of this quickly, it could

all be over. Just 36 kilometres remaining. Some fascinating tactics

played out by the Dutch team here. And certainly a lone rider is not

going to close the gap. The Americans, Armstrong got on the

front, but chasing in ones and twos will not do it. The group sensed the

opportunity and it will take a concerted chase to bring them to

heel. A fantastic position Marianne Vos finds herself in and the Dutch

have another option should it not work out for her. This is a

dangerous scenario in terms of the outcome of the race. You have really

good riders here. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot in the blue at the

front. She is the first rider ever to hold three versions of the world

title at the same time in three types of cycling, on the road,

mountain bike and cyclo-cross. World champion two years ago. And the

effort on the face of the Belgian rider! They have decided this is the

opportunity of the race, the first genuine race winning move we have

seen. It is a sick ever could advantage. Quickly moving to nearly

half a minute. We can see by the shape of the peloton there is a

reaction. They will have to do something, because they only have 15

kilometres before they get to the bottom of that decisive climb. Elena

Cecchini in there from Italy who has been in good form coming into this

Olympic Games. Winner of a big race and overall classification of the

big race in Germany a couple of weeks ago. One of those riding in

the women's Tour in the UK in the summer. Finished third in Kettering.

Here she is at the front in the Olympic Games. Marianne Vos, Elena

Cecchini, Jasinska, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot. They are still

within sight and range. They have to start working together here, as

well. They are not all working through. Gracie Elvin has been

sitting on and that creates a rot within the group. If one person has

an easy ride, everyone looks at each other and the group stops working.

Armstrong, a super strong rider at the front, but you will not pull the

group back on your own. Somebody has to join in. The Dutch team in third

and fourth are monitoring. Lizzie Armitstead potentially one of the

big losers here. She is on the left of your picture, on the left of the

peloton. Nikki Harris, this is an opportunity to get stuck in. This

might be the moment in the race when she starts to chase. Perhaps they

are leaving get later. I did say 15 kilometres to the bottom of the

climb will stop the big thing is the USA do not have arrived in the

group, which could help of its stead. The USA have strong riders

with a big chance of a gold medal. They have, but they are not on the

front. They are leaving everything to Armstrong. The lead is going out.

Not managing to regulate it. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot was reportedly

dropped, she was not on the front of all the climbs. Form not great at

the moment. We go coming back from illness and injury, but certainly

has the pedigree. And the fight to keep trying to get a win. She has

put herself in a brilliant position, as has Marianne Vos, who, a few

minutes ago, was getting bottles for the team. Jasinska in the break for

Poland, not their main rider. Niewiadoma would be the main rider.

32 kilometres to go as they head back in towards Rio and prepare for

this tough, brutal closing circuit. As now Evelyn Stevens from the US to

join in and Lotta Lepisto, the only rider from Finland is here for the

experience and she is a fast finisher. It is not her sort of

course but she is getting stuck in and the United States sending

another rider to help out Armstrong. They need to do something now. The

German team getting into the mix. Slowing down the chasing. Trixi

Worrack in there, they are happy with that. She is a wily rider,

Trixi Worrack. Riding one at a time on the front rather than rotating

quickly to inject pace. It is still individuals doing the chasing. This

climb will take them well over 20 minutes in total. There is a lot of

climbing to do and a minute on a climb is not necessarily a lot of

distance but they are only doing it once in this race. A minute is quite

a gap to make up potentially on riders like Marianne Vos and Pauline

Beram Kayal Just the one lap of the finishing

circuit rather than the three we had yesterday at the end of the men's

race. Marianne Vos comes through. She is an extraordinary cyclist and

she has an extraordinary winning record. Three times she has been the

world champion on the road. I think she has finished second in that race

five times. Seven times world cyclo-cross champion and a world

champion on the track and Olympic champion on the road and track,

winning gold medal in Beijing on the track and a gold medal on the road

in London. You can see how well the group is working. How short their

terms of the front, maybe 15 seconds or less each before being replaced.

Unless Marianne Vos -- unless you are Marianne Vos, of course. You can

see the difference in speed. Back in the peloton, letting individuals do

the chasing. Another individual will sit there are a couple of minutes.

It is not the way to do. The lead is slowly eking out that almost one

minute. You can see the speed comparison. 56 kilometres per hour,

the leaders are doing. Behind the peloton, 43.4 kilometres. They are

moving quickly, but not quick enough to make inroads into this breakaway.

They are losing ground all the time at a key moment. Armstrong at the

front will not necessarily help because she has done a lot of work

already. She is pretty much on the limit and I am not sure how much she

has left. I think she was sitting doing a tempo pace but now decided,

I have got to give it everything. They have no race radios and are not

getting regular updates. With a straight road they can see, but they

cannot judge seconds. Armstrong might think, I am going flat out and

I might pull this back. She does not realise she is losing time. She has

a group of the best riders on the road and sharing the workload. They

really are all riding here, apart from Gracie Elvin, who is playing a

canny game, a risky game, sitting on the back. This group could turn on

her and say, if you are not working, nor are we. It would be better to

tap through and do very little than sit on the back. She has just been

sent up the road to keep an eye on things a couple of times. When Emma

Pooley was attacking on the first circuit, Gracie Elvin sat on her

wheel. Gracie Elvin refused to contribute and it came to nothing.

The wrong strategy at this point. If you have sent someone up the road it

means you do not have the responsibility to chase but at this

point, you send someone on the road you do not have confidence in, and

don't chase and bring it back, it does not work. Better to keep her

back to be a workhorse who regulates the breakaway. Under 30 kilometres

to go and around 17 kilometres from the top of the last climb to the

finish. You can see they are not far away from that critical climb.

Lizzie Armitstead making her way forward on the far side, now at the

front of the peloton. The Americans had all riders trying to pull the

peloton back along the road, but the gap is opening up all the time. It

would have been OK if that is what they were doing, but they were

watching Armstrong do the work. I don't think there is anything you --

Lizzie Armitstead can do. Maybe Nikki Harris can be using the last

of her energy to bring it back, but only if she has others to work with.

Emma Pooley sitting at the back of this group, also. Two of the three

Canadian riders take a turn. This is Nikki Harris from Great Britain.

Perhaps she will help regulate this. It is a surmountable gap from

behind. It depends on the form of Marianne Vos. You are climbing well,

one that it can be closed. You are coming from behind, doing everything

to get back on terms. A dangerous breakaway group with Elena Cecchini,

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot. Jasinska was the top ten finisher in the women's

Tour this summer. Surprised the way this move went, with quality riders,

particular Marianne Vos, escaping on a flat section where it is not too

difficult to sit in the wheels, that they have let this quality breakaway

go. Horrendous crash, I think it was in

March, losing a kidney, bashed to kingdom come but now she's fighting

for the gold medal in the Olympic Games, potentially. Ferrand-Prevot

leading the way with Vos right on her wheel. Lizzie Armitstead, a

minute and a quarter behind in the peloton. Slowly pulling away. A

minute, such a gift to riders of this standard. Trixi Worrack said

she would try something on the flat, she can read the race so well. Not

sure she has the climbing legs here. Ferrand-Prevot, there is a question

about her but Vos has pedigree, she is just Vos, isn't she? If she's in

the mood she's one of the likely winners. Still no sign of anything

really coming from the Americans and they've got a couple of the really

inform riders, especially Megan Guarnier. They've started to climb

now. Farage Prideaux climbing through. You can see the steepness

of the climb -- Ferrand-Prevot. Jasinska is in second place.

Cecchini in the light green bike. Some of the steeper parts of this

climb. 17 kilometres to go. They are in the foothills. It doesn't go up

and down but there are some serious gradients they must tackle. This is

the key point of the race, they have four kilometres up this climb, and

then about a minute of descending and then there is the second four

kilometres of the climb, not as steep and then when they go over the

top, it is the tricky descent towards Rio and then the flat

finish. Really, this flat section is vital. This first section, it is the

steeper of the two portions. There are parts that go over 30% in

gradient. 19 in some of these corners, one in five, in old money.

It averages 12%. 20 minutes of climbing now and they must react

because they are still going away. I think that the chances are getting

slimmer and slimmer for the peloton to get back on terms. Stevens from

the US on the right in the orange helmet. And the Polish rider is

there. Despite such strong riders, they aren't making any inroads at

this moment in time. They will have to start soon. They have no option

to wait. That's the first time we've seen the clock ticking down a little

bit. They can try and take it easy and make the difference later on.

Vos looks pretty comfortable. Ferrand-Prevot looks pretty

comfortable on the front of the leading group in the women's road

race. Not testing themselves yet but neither is the peloton. The

breakaway have the luxury of waiting to find the strategically right

moment to make the move. But the peloton doesn't, they have a gap to

close to get back into the race. Going to find it hard from this

group, the Belgian rider, Vekemans. Vekemans is really struggling

already here. Stevens is still on the front of the main peloton here.

Here is the leading group. A Tilley little dissent, about a third of the

way into the first four kilometres section -- tiny little descent. It

will ramp back up to nearly 11% and keeps going up to 13%, the steepest

portion of the entire climb is ahead of them now. You can see coming

down, Abbott on the fund for the United States alongside Stevens.

Niewiadoma is up there as well. I think that is Anna van der Breggen.

And Ashleigh Moolman with the yellow sleeves on her jersey, from South

Africa. Get on my wheel, just while we go around here. You have to take

the time graphics with a pinch of salt because there are a lots of

twists and turns to keep on top of things. But the fundamental fact is

that the peloton have to be riding hard immediately if they want to get

back into this race. Here we are with the leaders once more. Still

altogether. And they make it look like nothing, don't they, with 25

kilometres to go. Getting harder for Worrack and the Belgian rider,

Ackerman 's -- Vekemans. They may look comfortable but they worked

hard to get themselves into this position. They must be careful not

to lose it by waiting to relate. Vos is having to drive the pace on a

little bit now. Just bobbing up and down. Before the road kicks up and

stays there completely. Dark under the canopy, the road getting

narrower and narrower as they move out of the City. Into the jungle

area. 40 seconds, we're hearing, is the lead, from the race radio. It

has been whittled away quickly. None of them want to be the ones to put

the pressure on properly. Just a little pearl you'd, this climate,

before they hit the main one. -- April you'd -- a prelude. The league

is being eroded. Some fractures on the descent, there. Yes, a bit of a

chase for Vekemans. Jasinska, just a few bike lengths behind. Trying to

close the gap now once more. So there's a chasing group behind but

we aren't sure how far behind. About 25 riders, behind the leading group

but we need to know whether there's any chance that they can be

contenders for the medals or whether it can come from this group. The

climb is starting in earnest now. So, this is where it really starts

to get tough. The gap, we're told, still 40 seconds. But the race has

got to start now. Potential for a last Wattel. Still a way to go. We

hear that Christian bronze -- crit in Armstrong and Bronzini, among

those who have been dropped. Not surprising with Armstrong, she's

done a good job for her team-mates to keep them in contention. And now

the road really ramps up now, this is the climb proper. And Marianne

Vos on the left-hand side looking strong, twiddling the load gear

around. Cecchini in the middle and Vekemans looking a bit laboured.

Katrin Garfoot, keeping an eye on everybody else. The small ramp

they've had to do before they get onto the main climb. Trixi Worrack

is setting the pace and we are hearing that Emma Pooley has been

dropped from the chase group. Starting to think about the time

trial, her job done. She's done a lot in the race to keep Lizzie

Armitstead in contention. Katrin Garfoot is just about holding onto

this leading group but she's finding it tough on this steep ramp of the

client. But Trixi Worrack continues to press on and the front and the

ride on her wheel, Jasinska. Gracie Elvin from Australia, disappearing

out the back. Really steep now. You can see the severity and you can see

the difference. Oh, here's the peloton, the chasing group behind

them, you could just see behind, led by Abbott of the United States. You

can see Evelyn Stevens is in third. I can't see Lizzie Armitstead. I

think she may be further back. Still can't see her. This is the leading

group and now the junction is going to be made and Abbott of the United

States needs them. Ashleigh Moolman 's is looking really good in the

green and white and yellow of South Africa. Stevens is on her wheel.

Trying to see if Lizzie Armitstead is there. 40 seconds, we were given,

the gap. I thought that was erroneous but when you are looking

at the speed through the breakaway they might have closed the gap so

quickly. We aren't sure, our cameras weren't on it but it must have been

some hard riding to get into this position. The confidence on the

coast road, to let such a classic group slip away. And there is

Armitstead, number 27, Lizzie Armitstead, further down the climb.

What has she got left? Can she get to this group? Is this the front

group she is riding towards now or is she a bit further back? We aren't

given the information, we must see further up the road. We are with

Lizzie Armitstead at the moment. I think she may be... It's impossible

to tell if she's further back. I think she may be further down the

road here. I think it's fair to say that she's not at the front. She's

not in the position she would have liked to have been in. This is the

front group, she is almost in contention. We don't know if she's

coming across or is a distance from that group. Lizzie Armitstead on the

tortuous climb to Vista Chinesa. Working hard on her climbing,

changing her race calendar preparation, all about the Olympic

Games, but this is the hardest part. Not a natural climate, this is the

bit that she must survive. This is the pitch she had to do, this is the

situation she felt she had to be in, to be in contact and not to be too

far behind and at the moment she is in contact. She knows that there are

better climbers, as you said, in the peloton than her, but she must hang

in for as long as she can, limit the damage on the climb and hope she has

the time to get back and make sure that she remains in contention on

the descent and on the flat run to the finish. At the moment, that is

the case. She can use the small descent in the middle which will

suit her very well, the perfect position. She's had to work hard but

she'll have a minute of recuperation before the final climb. Strong

riding from Lizzie Armitstead. At the front of the race with Amanda

Spratt and Tatiana Guderzo and Jasinska. The race is really on here

in the women's road race in Rio. The world champion, Lizzie Armitstead,

still in contention here. She's hanging onto the leading group in

the final climb. STUDIO: Very exciting indeed and the climax of

the road race continues on BBC One very shortly. I bring you good news,

before we finish our programme on the two. Jazz Carlin of Wales has

qualified second fastest for the women's 400 metre freestyle to light

in a new personal best time. Making up for lost time, she missed the

London Games because of glandular fever. Katie Ledecky is over four

seconds faster than her and the rest and the Maryland marble, who took

London gold, the odds-on for the first of three potential gold medals

this evening. A few other headlines to give you before we go on Day two

which has been frenetic and frustrating. The weather has caused

havoc with the rowing schedule after all of today's events were postponed

because of high wind. They'll try again tomorrow. Great Britain's

women are on a role in the rugby sevens, winning three out of three

and they will face Fiji tonight for eight place in the last four.

Richard Kruse, one win away from ending Britain's 52 year wait for an

Olympic fencing medal, he will compete in one hour's time. So,

plenty to look forward to. Richard Kruse and some of the top Americans

and of course the top Britons in the swimming pool in the middle of your

nights to look forward to. These Games are a marvel and a must for

sporting insomniacs! I'll catch you tomorrow.

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