Day 3 BBC Four: 13.00-16.00 Olympics

Good start Adam Peaty write Centre, good reaction from the gun. Adam

Peaty is up with them. A very good start from him. Also good against

the world record-holder from South Africa. The best reaction to the gun

in the field. Adam Peaty streaking ahead. He is on the world record. A

great first leg. Adam Peaty, beating the world-record. He is 0.08 ahead

of it. You can see he is a body length ahead. He is streaking ahead.

25 metres to go when he hits the red Lane. This is quite extraordinary.

Absolutely phenomenal from Great Britain's Adam Peaty. Oceans of

clear blue water between Adam Peaty and the rest of the world. He is

bringing it home, this is utterly brilliant, absolutely fantastic.

Adam Peaty takes Olympic gold for Great Britain by an absolute

streets. A wonderful world record, oh, my goodness me.

Nothing like a bit of history to start your working week. Happy

Monday. If you were not at 3am this morning, you may not have seen Adam

Peaty making history in the Olympic Aquatic Centre last night. He became

the first male British swimmer to win Olympic gold since 1988 in a new

world-record time in the 100 meter breaststroke. It simply stunning. We

have changed our scenery here on BBC Four. We are inside the Maria Lenk

Aquatics Centre, named after the legendary Brazilian swimmer who

became the first Brazilian woman to compete at the summit games in Los

Angeles back in 1932. We have seen some legendary swimming in the last

12 hours or so. Not least because Adam Peaty kicked off Great

Britain's Gold rush in that 100 meter breast drug vinyl, but minutes

later, Jazz doubled the Great Britain tally, winning silver in a

400 meter freestyle last night. We are up and running. No swimming

taking place in this arena. That happens on the other Aquatic Centre

Dan at the other end of the park. But Mark your card, because tonight

we will see Tom Daley taking to the ten metre platform in the

synchronised diving alongside Daniel Goodfellow. That will take place

probably, most likely, on BBC One tonight, your time. Tom Daley in

action for the very first time on BBC One this evening. That is all to

come. Here's what we have on the programme here on BBC Four this

afternoon. We are kicking off with water polo.

We will see the world champions, Serbia, taking on Greece, here in

the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre. We will then take you to Deodoro

because the women's hockey competition will see three times

Olympic champions Australia take on the USA. David Florence had a good

day of things in the canoe slalom. Yesterday, he doubles up in the sea

to alongside his partner Richard Hounslow. Then we have some table

tennis, Great Britain in action in this one. Got through his first two

rounds yesterday. Then we take to the equestrian Centre, also down at

Deodoro. Great Britain and William Fox-Pitt in the cross-country. The

second event of the three-day event. Here is how your afternoon looks on

day three. Meanwhile, over on BBC One right

now, if you want to see rowing, you were start of it yesterday, we have

the heat is taking place all day. We will see later on Heather Stanning

and Helen Glover, the world champions, raining European

champions and Olympic champions in action. That will be on BBC One

later on. Next on BBC One, we have the equestrian late on our

programme, but if you want to see it, they will kick it off on BBC

One. Day two of the eventing. We will see the cross-country, William

Fox-Pitt is leading in the individual. The Great Britain team

are well placed, fourth in the team event.

He's a superstar of world gymnastics, Max Whitlock, and he

will be leading the Great Britain team in the team final tonight. You

will see 8pm. They qualified as the fifth best nation after team

qualification, but after Olympic bronze back in 2012, after world

silver in silver in 2015 in Glasgow, the great British boys are prepared

to take their place on the podium tonight. 8pm you will see that. We

will kick off here in the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre with the men's water

polo and the competition is starting to hot up. There are a view

potential winners of this competition, but before we see the

contenders, here is a guide to water polo. Water polo has been an Olympic

sport since 1900 in Paris. There are seven players in a team, six

so-called outfield players and a goalkeeper. They are allowed six

reserves and unlimited substitutions. Substitutes are

crucial because of the gruelling nature of the sport. The players are

not allowed to touch the bottom of the pool at any point during a

match. The best way to stay upright and ready is to keep the legs moving

alternately backwards and forwards in what is known as the eggbeater

motion. There are two important lines in water polo. The two metre

line and the five metre line. The two metre line is two metres from

the goal and the attacking team are not allowed to pass this line unless

they have possession of the ball or the ball is already in that area. If

an attacking player is fouled within five metres of the goal, the referee

can award a penalty shot from the five metre line. If a file is

committed further out than five metres, a free throw is awarded.

Goalkeepers are allowed to use two hands in play, but outfield players

can only use one hand at the time. The game is split into four quarters

of eight minutes. A game usually lasts for over one hour because it

is stopped and started regularly. The two teams begin lying on the

goal-line and when the blows their whistle, the teams spread to the

ball. A shot clock controls the time for shooting, because when in

possession, teams only have 30 seconds to shoot at goal. And

joining us appear on the platform to enjoy the first water polo action of

the day, our friend Ollie Williams. Good afternoon. Afternoon. I have

gone for the splash-proof option, but you are ready to take the hit.

Take the hit, take the heat. It is not bad. I am well overdressed. You

came to me earlier and you almost were rubbing your thighs in

anticipation of another day of water polo action. You love the sport. How

can you not? We will get to it in a second. This is a fantastic matchup,

Serbia against Greece. We have seen Hungary, who are the most storeyed

historic team in water polo, play Serbia two days ago. 13-13 draw,

fantastic contest between those two. This was Serbia this morning, Serbia

have won everything since London 2012, when they didn't. This was

Serbia this morning will be their biggest group stage test left before

the knockout stage. They need to start winning because draws will not

cut it for the knockout stages. They have to beat Greece. That is right.

There are a few contenders for the gold medal. Of course Serbia have

won everything pretty much. Hungary with their history. Croatia are

Olympic champions. Italy, Greece. It is a wide-open and competitive

competition. Greece are the world bronze medallists. They are not that

far off being the best in the world, they just haven't done it yet.

Because as they got was at their home Olympics in 2004, in Athens.

They finished fourth, lost to the Russians for the bronze. In that

Olympics, the Serbia coach who we will see this morning, this

afternoon, he was playing for the Serbia team. They finished with

silver, that is the best they have done. We are looking at two teams

who have never won an Olympic gold, but both feel they have a chance. It

is a competitive group. Let's see how the competition is set up right

now. The top four will move into the quarterfinals from each group. It is

no good for Serbia to take draws at this stage. They need to get back up

the group to qualify in the best position for the knockouts. The

Serbian coach said, that the Serbian media back home are ready to cut our

heads off if we don't win this Olympic gold medal. That is pressure

when you are out there. Something to think about on the starting line.

Not too much at all. We are expecting Serbia to qualify pretty

easily, but let's go and see exactly how this one is going to set up. We

are ready for Serbia against Greece in group A. It is two points for a

win, one point for a draw, but Serbia, draws are no good just now.

Let's get inside and join our commentator for the first quarter.

COMMENTATOR: And underway, the opening sprint for possession. In

the blue Cats, it will be the Greeks. Swimming away, but the shot

high above that, elevated, just a great look at what goes on inside

will stop the police 30 metres by 20 metres. -- the pool is. It will be

the Serbians who will take the opening possession.

The ball must be preceding the offensive player, but it is an

exclusion against the Greeks. Can the Serbians utilise the

advantage? You would anticipate a shot coming when they are in the

golden position at that five metre line.

The shot first, but the anticipation was great from the Greeks. The

Serbian approached looked a little hesitant -- the Serbian approach.

The Greeks really need to work quickly to take advantage. 30

seconds in total from getting possession. This has led to a

penalty shot coming for the Greeks. Fountoulis, the 28-year-old, starts

the Greek account. A little untidy from the Serbians in their first

offensive formation. Going back and getting that ball, and you see

sometimes there is much confusion. You have too expected, but that is a

great finish. Fountoulis really made short work of that opportunity.

Difficult to know where the call from the whistle is being directed.

It is blown quickly and repeatedly. You are focused on your one-on-one

battle in the pool area. Often, just the tap on, the

redirection, that is a clever attempt from Serbia. The rapid

redirect is not elusive enough. The Greeks are able to control it and

take another chance to increase their margin.

The Serbians are down a man. By the time you get to the sin bin, your

time is up. The Greeks are enjoying the wind at their back thus far.

Twice now Mitrovic has been beaten. Off the post again. The final touch

taken by Kyriakos Pontikeas. How about that. Just being in the match

for 30 seconds. A lot of the gamesmanship outside the five metre

line. If they win a foul, they get a chance at a direct shot, should they

wish to take it. They do take it. It goes off the crossbar. It was enough

for Milan Aleksic to take a chance at goal. There is no favour given.

The crossbar is square. It is as much going to go off and out as it

is going to do the opposite. It has worked for the Greeks. Not to be for

the Serbians. The anticipation. Again, right on the mark. He has

just done enough. It does not seem to matter where it

will come from. Konstantinos Flegkas is on the money. He sees it will go

to the short side and he reads it comfortably. He controls the

rebound. It is slow and steady again. The

Greeks have been clinical thus far. They are craving the first goal in

this match. It does not matter at what level the score is, how tight

the match is. Offence and confident feed each other. A lofted effort.

Not a bad idea, trying to see if Konstantinos Flegkas was too far

away from his goal-line. You need confidence to score, and then

scoring feeds the confidence. The second count down so quickly.

High over the bar. Mitrovic was anxious. He sees it go

beyond. Greece are a long way from threatening from this distance. All

of this work going on amongst these battles. Isolated all around the

Serbian half. Greece are as far away as they want to be to take a shot of

any sort of threatening nature. They will throw it to an area. Serbia

will have to swim for it. The clock starts as soon as they touch it.

They have arrived in a better position. Still awaiting the crucial

first opening goal. The defender over at the back. Will this lead to

a penalty throw opportunity? It is a free throw. You sense it will come,

it is just a matter of when. Of the bar. Not sure if it was Konstantinos

Flegkas that got a piece of it, or whether it was the crossbar. A

better angle from that position to see. It looked like it went off

because bar, but he might as well be across the whole goal face right

now. He is doing his job with a clean sheet for the Greeks.

Outstanding work. They have given it up again, though. They will have to

work hard to continue to maintain this offensive poise. This is a real

danger man for the Serbians. An outstanding tournament thus far. He

gets the redirection. It has worked out well this time for the Serbians.

A resigned frustration. Filip Filipovic gets credit for the gol. A

bit of luck. They needed that. It may not have been as intended, but

what a shot. You see Filip Filipovic just as relieved, getting the first

goal of the match for his nation. He will come out. He has got such a

powerful throwing left arm. He would have anticipated he was the

guy Serbia would go to to get things going for them in this particular

match. It will be his fourth field goal in the tournament so far. A

chance for a reflection from both teams, the time-out has been called.

The Serbians happy to receive instructions from a distance.

This is the Greek coach. Chatting with his side.

Very much a player 's' coach. He saw the scenes of him in the water

celebrating the qualification victory in the World Championships

in 2015. Right now he has got his team poised in a great position in

their second match, day three of these Olympics. They are performing

entirely to plan. They are in the blue caps.

That will not be enough to force Mitrovic. He smothers it down. He

looks a bit anxious to make certain he has got control of that. He has

been beaten twice. Can Serbia, out of the first TV at level and shorten

this game and turn it into a 24 minute encounter? They need to make

work quick. It has been turned over. Just looking to see what the

officials have called. The second slip away. That is where it will

rest after the first eight minutes of play in this group match in the

men's preliminary round of the water polo. Greece have the early lead.

Serbia are potential Olympic hopefuls.

Greece will be happy with that start. They are picking up off the

win against Japan, 8-7. Very happy, confident. Serbia don't need to

worry, we are only a quarter of the way through. They can come back,

they did so against Hungary. Greece are a lesser prospect. I don't think

Serbia will be too panicked, they are still in touch. Greece are

partly they're down to their goalkeeper. Goalkeeping is a huge

part of this, Serbia changed goalkeepers during the opening draw

against Hungary. Serbia switched the goalkeeper,

because the reactions you have to have and the finest of touches can

make a big difference. Especially from close range, it is tough to do

that. The goalkeeper is the only player who can use both hands on the

ball inside the area. The lightning reflexes and strength you have to

have our crucial. The goalkeepers are the ones with the identifiable

red Caps. The Greeks with the blue caps, the Serbians with the white.

Lets to be second quarter, another eight minutes.

The whistle is blown. The flurry of splashing to get to the loose ball.

The Greeks have found a way. Trying to protect it.

The settled half Paul offence from Greece. They could slotted into a

good, purposeful location. They had the one penalty throw, they

converted. And then the well taken shot, in off the right post. Those

were their two goals. The officials right on it, as always. It is such a

difficult call in this sport to see exactly what goes on above and below

the water. The Serbians have not found a rhythm

yet offensively. It looks a little starchy. A little reticent. Who is

wanting to take the shot? The Greeks are happy to take possession. The

passionate Thodoris Vlachos giving his thoughts.

It will be difficult, to try to win a match at this level. The pressure

is on Serbia, without a doubt. They have been tipped as the favourites.

They will not need a second invitation. It was the goal frame

more than anything. Though the save is there. I did not quite give the

credit that was deserved on first looking at it. You see the left-hand

comes across. It is an important save. It comes at a key time. It

goes off the post one more time. He is everywhere in the Greek goal,

Konstantinos Flegkas. It is his tidy body control as much... He looks to

rise out of the water to take away the top half of the net, but you

have to spread wide at the same time and be under control.

It is quickly taken, and quite a surprise element from the Greeks.

Take your shots when you can. They have had that insert pass into the

centre forward position. They like to take a shot from outside the five

metre distance. The whistle-blowing. They will get a free throw.

20 seconds on this shot clock for the Greeks. The flopping and

flailing arms, water splashing, Serbians will sit down and take the

exclusion. Into that sin bin area, still waiting to return to duty.

Fountoulis stepped forward for the Greeks. Another example of all that

work, but this was Fountoulis right through the heart of the Serbian

defence. And just like that, they have reasserted that two goal margin

again. A couple of goals already to his credit in this match from four

shots taken. That takes him to 13 Olympic goals over the course of the

two Olympic Games. This is his second, in Rio.

Quite a measured approach, the Greeks look entirely on point,

executing their game plan. Flegkas has made great work so far

of all the shots coming in. When you try to be too fine, this is often

the result. It had a tip off the defender but it hit the crossbar.

This is a lot of pressure on the Serbians. The Greeks looking to take

a three goal lead. Two major fouls already. Dervisis

needs to be careful. All the hard work being done, and the Serbians

now right back. They had the chance to do the business offensively, the

Greeks, and is now a time-out taken by the Serbians. They need to

pounce. This is one of those crucial moments and they have to execute.

Savic knows it. A very proud contributor to men's water polo.

Silver and bronze medallist respectively across the competitions

in which he has taken part. Sydney, Athens and also in Beijing.

The Serbians are prepared and ready. They have the opportunity, the extra

man advantage. That was a little sloppily taken, in

fairness, to the Serbians. Did not make the most of that potential

possession and redirection. It was taken down too quickly. Flegkas was

able to respond and smother it. Good idea, and a necessity of speed

required from the Serbians approaching offensively, but they

did not have the execution they needed. Their work continues. The

inability of the Greeks has left a window of return possibility. This

one could be returned right back. Flegkas is the man of the match so

far, for my money. From outside, just the slightest of touches on it.

It was Milos Cuk who took the shot for the Serbians. If they are

serious about this, you get a sense that the Greeks have to do increase

this lead. They have held the lead for the last three minutes or so,

but they will want to increase it. Again, so much is assessed by the

officials of the ball -- off of the ball. Just as you are poised to try

to increase the lead, you are and then the defenders.

The Greek goalkeeper will assess his options, scanning the pool. He has a

lot of options that are not looking back to him. Save percentage, 80%,

that is outstanding. Particularly against the opponents, the Serbians,

who are favoured, potentially. You would not say that necessarily after

what we have seen at these Rio Olympics so far. Another time-out is

taken and Savic is trying to put his fingerprints on this match. Trying

to jump-start his team with the best substitutions.

Difficult thing to quantify, pressure, and particularly when they

have been as successful as they have, the Serbians, in the last

Olympic cycle. The holders of six of the seven major titles available in

global men's water polo. There is always an element of complacency,

and equally there is always an element of raising their game. The

opposition who play against you, when you are top of the podium. It

is always going to be a little bit extra that is going to come from any

competitor you play. This is a proposition for the Greeks to take a

3-goal advantage. They have been flirting with better for the last

five minutes or so. Look at that finish there, they make

a date with destiny inside the final minute of this first half. Look at

that! Taken, as you might, it may not come back again. The struggle

that goes on, it is divine. The finish is just as required.

Vlachopoulos, well, well. How about the Greek men in the men's water

polo? They are bringing the noise and they have put on the board four

goals now. Only one for Serbia. This is a changing sense inside the Maria

Lenk Aquatics Centre. Great goalkeeping so far from Flegkas. You

get the sense he could be that good throughout the entire match.

Operating at about 80%, those are really had numbers. -- heady

numbers. The whistle is blown, Serbia still

have it. Ten seconds counting down in this first half. They will need

to be effective, it needs to be quick.

And that is the end of the first 16 minutes of play. This is a little

bit of an uncertain passage as to what to anticipate in the remainder

of this one. An impressive start in this match on day three. The

Serbians heavily favoured in these Olympics, they are down by four

goals to one to Greece. ORE: We have a match on our hands.

Greece extend their lead. We will join the second-half shortly. Said

they didn't need to be worried before, now they will be more

worried. Absolutely. This is the point where Serbia needed to do

something pretty soon. By the time you are opening up a three or four

goal lead, they have clawed lead back before, but you can't spent the

whole of the game is coming back. If they really are at this great water

polo side, this dynasty that has been formed, that we have been led

to believe by their results of the last few years, they have to bring

that now. What are Greece doing so well? They are scoring, it is as

simple as that. When you look at the Greek forward line, particularly

Ioannis Fountoulis. He plays for Olympia is. They have just done nine

doubles in a row. He leads their line. He scored for Greece with 14

goals at the last championships. He is doing exactly the same thing

again, getting the ball in the back of the net. It sounds stupidly

simple, but he is driving the Greek team forward in the way no one in

the Serbian team is. In this next quarter, when we get to that, look

out for Fountoulis in the number five cap. Fountoulis taking

inspiration from Ali McCoist. What a day. We are going to pause on the

water polo for a moment. We have plenty of action in the rowing.

After the postponement of yesterday, we have the men's Drupal schools

that visage. Great Britain 's men finishing second and going into the

finals. The women's eight will be happy with their afternoon. Team GB

won each to, qualifying second fastest of all the teams, just

behind the USA, aiming for a third consecutive Olympic title. And great

job, as well, for the men's eight. Huge history for them in this event.

They won their heat and are in the final as the fastest team ahead of

Germany. It's very nearly Tom Daley time. He

will be taking to the synchro platform, ten metres, that's one

just about behind myself and Ollie. I cannot believe it has been eight

years since his Olympic dive as a 14-year-old. He will be happy with

cloudy weather. That is what he said he wanted. He and Daniel Goodfellow

have only been partners in synchro for eight or nine months. They are

already European silver medallist. The cloud is perfect because you

don't squint as much. On a sunny day, it is hard to pick up features

as you are spinning and coming down. He says he doesn't mind if it rains,

because his competitors won't be prepared. Being British, he won't

mind the rain. It probably want happen. He wants to take on the

weather will stop fighting talk from Tom Daley. That is from 8pm. We now

head back inside the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre because we have a

game on our hands. Serbia are down against Greece, 4-1.

The Greeks, from right to left, in the blue caps. Serbia waiting on the

left. It's almost as if it's on your

marks, get set, and go, as the sprint for glory for possession,

that is ultimately the king. The Greeks start this second-half as

they finished the first, in pole position.

Where will be first offensive look come from? It is as much about

trying to increase your lead as about turning it over cheaply and

giving the opposition a chance to manage the game and have the ball in

their grasp. This is a sensible approach from the Greeks. They get

it back. What a fortunate bounce. They will take it. It is in. Off the

post. In the top of goal. They are lethal, and so is Ioannis

Fountoulis. That is gorgeous water polo from the Greek men.

Precision. And timing. The two come together, and that is the result.

Ioannis Fountoulis scores again. A hat-trick already in this match.

Adding to his tally. 14 overall in the Olympics. That may be one of his

most memorable. This is going to get difficult for

Serbia, they must keep the match in check. They have given it up. Greek

look like the Poseidon of the Paul now.

They look a bit snake bitten, Serbia. Not entirely as a deer in

the headlights, but they look uncertain. They need an emotional

response, somebody to inspire and step forward. Some good defence.

Maybe they can build from there. A strong decision made by the Serbian

coach to leave Mitrovic in there, with a 50% safe percentage. He must

feel as though he did the best he could. His team must play better to

keep Greece at bay. A save and a good one. That is an important goal.

Neither of the Serbian goals are the prettiest that you will see in water

polo. But they do count just as much. It is the rebound, it is

picked up and cashed in, and it is on the board.

Stefan Mitrovic gets credit for it. Maybe they are giving it to

Prlainovic. It is Stefan Mitrovic who gets credit for it. It was a

desperate moment of delivery. It is getting that way. They cannot go

much further. They have to take advantage, create some inspired

play. A lofted effort from the Greeks. Rather hopeful. Where is the

option? It is taken away from the Serbians

to easily. They come forward into an area of

safety. It was going to have to be as good

as he could have shot to beat a man from that distance. It was to

central from Evagelos Delakas. Off the bar. Rising up. Anticipating a

return for that sensational slashing shot towards goal. It just needed a

couple of centimetres to the left-hand side. Even then, it would

not have been certain with the square post. A Serbian time-out,

they will have to reassess how they want to approach these chances. The

game is still in the balance. Both of these teams are talking their way

through these critical stages in the third period. Thodoris Vlachos is so

demonstrative in how he wants his team to employ their tactics. Back

to duty, the Greeks. Marshalling these waters so far quite

comfortably. It has not been to testing as yet, but you get the

sense there has got to be a pushback from Serbia. They will bring this

game into discussion, as to who will come away with a full complement of

points. Surely Serbia have another gear that they can drive themselves

forward into. But they are being prevented by the Greeks. They have

had a challenge so far in this one. They are going to give it up. The

shot clock was expiring. They retreat. They await the onward rush

of the arrival of the Serbian troops into this Greek half of the pool.

They will lose a man. They needed that. That is a legal strike.

Perfectly placed. Nikola Jaksic with the finish, and nag you get a

different body language from Greece. Just one goal and it is a turnaround

goal. Mark that moment as a turning point for Serbia. They are back

within two. The finish is delightful.

He will take that and cashed it in. This is his first Olympics. That is

his second goal in this competition. A couple of major files, a few

players sitting on the purge of being removed from this match. It is

going to be about emotional control as anything. Emotional control

contributes towards physical control. What a delivery towards

goal. My goodness. Konstantinos Genidounias, a genius

shot. He rips it off the face of the water and it high into the Serbian

goal. The fist pump of the light. That is enough of a bicep work-out.

He was delighted with the return from that purposeful shot. Straight

over the top, and I direct line. He took it. What a move back, though,

from Serbia. The left-hand dropping get over the top, Filip Filipovic. A

masterstroke of a world-class, accomplished water polo player. How

about that. Another goal for the Serbians.

Sensational delivery into the back of the Greek goal.

Five goals overall in this Olympics for Filip Filipovic. Position for

the Serbians. This is a changing complexion in this third period.

He has got a lightning bolt of a left arm. Into the central position.

Slobodan Nikic. Their coach has a different looking face now, Dejan

Savic?. It is a wry smile. It is not recorded. Suggesting the offside,

the ball getting into an area, the whistle was blown. They need to keep

a close eye on that. That is why Dejan Savic had that expression. He

expected that would be a goal credited. It was taken away. It

could be instrumental in this scoreline. The Greeks are in a

position to drop it and score it. They are saying it is offside. They

are a shred the ball inside the two metre area. The ball puts all the

players on side. Filip Filipovic needs to be careful. The ball is

first into the red zone. The offensive player cannot be there

first. The Serbians with a shot again, it has been blown down. It

has been curiouser, the last few exchanges. The questions coming from

the Serbian bench. What exactly are the referees seem? It is so precise.

Just how they will evaluate the play. To the letter of the law, what

is legal and what isn't. Greece allowed to continue. But they give

it up just as quick. Serbia need more from what they have

achieved the last couple of times. A time-out being called. Reset the

troops and make sure that all of your players are on the same page.

The game plan that they are trying to employ. Everybody needs to be

singing from the same hymn sheet. Much more inspired body language

from the Serbians now. They come over and receive instructions.

Believing they will be an exclusion here. Georgios Dervisis has come

out. You can see his frustration. This is a sense from Greece that

they may be being pushed beyond their comfortable limits.

The tempered, patient strike, and it will be scored, it is coming from

Andrija Prlainovic. It is a changing game. Andrija Prlainovic will rip

that one past the outstretched arm. It's time starting to become an

enemy for Greece? There is too much of it. Most of the scoring coming

from Serbia. He will take that one. Well timed delivery and strike.

Greece need to establish again some offensive confidence, another shot.

Some return with interest. Try to impress themselves upon Serbia. They

find a way, they change of course en route. They will gladly take that.

However it was to arrive. Angelos Vlachopoulos gets the benefit of

over anticipation from Mitrovic. And hike up and out of range. That's

a long way from the water polo gold in which to get a goal. Two from two

on the efforts he has made in this one. Valuable seconds. Will they

attempt a shot? That was a pretty good effort, forcing the keeper to

focus rights to the end of time. That is a different looking game all

of a sudden after three periods of play. There was a spread of, well,

the impressive 4-1 score after two. An impressive differential that has

been cut to only two. ORE: It is still Greece's game. A

hat-trick of goals for Fountoulis, but it was Serbia's quarter. It was

but it was the same pattern we saw from them against Hungary. They

brought it back to being two behind after three. The same pattern and

they went on to tie up that game. They do still need the win. A draw

against Hungary you can pass off, it is the Hungarians. With the Greeks,

if you intend to win you have to do up your game. The Greeks getting the

goal at the end, Vlachopoulos was a team-mate of Fountoulis and giving

Greeks the Porsche. There are so many different ways of scoring,

whether eight skimming over the water or a looping it in. We saw

that, the ability to guide it in. It is an incredibly varied sport. I

have talked about anticipation. You will see players moving well before

the ball comes in. To get that height out of the water, to deflect

the ball into the net, you have to go early and assume the ball is

going to make it to you. It is a game of anticipation and moving well

before you actually see anything happen as a spectator. It is a game

that Serbia Trail by two goals to nil. We are going to go back for the

fourth and final quarter. They trailed two goals to Hungary in the

last match and they came back to draw that one, but it is no good

getting draws at this stage. There be a habit all to do if they are to

kick off their Olympic campaign. COMMENTATOR: This is the final

period of this match. It is much number seven, group A. Serbia and

Greece, a two point advantage still remaining with the Greeks. They will

get to the ball and win it again. They have been outstanding on those

sprints. Those are small things that just give you favour come the end of

the match and evaluating the total output, which is the scoreline.

They had a little chunk taken out of them on that third period. But they

had a 3-goal advantage going into it. It is now down to two. This is

the business end of the match, without doubt. You expect that the

use of that thunderbolt of a left arm that we have seen from

Filipovic... Quickly striking, a different look. It is their captain

who will quickly and clinically sliced through this Greek defence.

There to the wide side, inside the post, and that is the stuff of real

champions. The look in the eyes are totally different now from Flegkas.

This almost has a sense of resignation about it. It should not

be the case. The Greeks have earned this position. They do not want to

allow it to disappear as the sun comes over the pool. Needs a little

bit of light back in the offensive approach by the Greeks, who will

shoot much better from the Serbians. They finished off that good work.

Kolomvos took the feed and this little drop in.

Perfectly placed into that far left side. And that is important to come

back with interest after conceding that quick goal inside the fourth

period. This is the extended our of this big left-handed delivery. --

arm. This is a different twist in the

last minutes. Serbia come back and don't do a whole lot with it, but

give it up quite casually. The work goes on. The ball movement is really

key for Greece. Keeping the defence certainly uncomfortable.

That was deemed as offside. Quickly, the official was onto that one. So

delicate are the nuances of water polo. Such a specialist game as to

how the referees will adjudicate it. Keep an eye on what they will allow

and what... There's a great defensive stance from Serbia.

It is coming unbuckled, such is the pace and concentration on the task

at hand, which is trying to get on the scoreboard again for Serbia.

Where and when will the strike come? The Greeks will be excluded of a

man. That is a real precise and comfortable score. Aleksic makes it

look all too easy from that range. He sees daylight, says, well, I'm

going to go right down the middle. No chance of bringing the arms up.

The thought maybe was to try to head it. That would have given him

whiplash, as it rips over the top of the Greek keeper. And this is now

within one. Three shots, the one goal there, as

we have just seen. You see the Serbian side just wanting to perform

better than they have. Can they grind out a result? They have a draw

only to their credit in this tournament so far. They desperately

would love a win. They have some serious work still to do to try to

create that outcome. That intricate passing a moment ago

suggests they are pretty calm, Greece, given the situation. They

have won 81 goal game already at these Rio Olympics. They are not

afraid of being in a tight match. This one, though, is getting quite

nervous indeed. They have an extra player. That was a great ricochet.

Just trying to whack it on as best as it was delivered. They made it

happen. Oh, the placement just not precise enough.

Serbia, with a goal here, could bring this match level. It has been

some time indeed since that was last the case. Where will a shot be

coming from? There it is! The slicing shot through with the Greek

defence. One more time, Milos Cuk, he finds a way. Crazy eights on the

board. Greece need to keep their heads. That was all available to Cuk

on that side. He was going to, without doubt, penetrate that little

bit of opening on that post. Where does this one twist towards its

finish? It could go all ways. Any manner of possibility between

these two sides. There will be an exclusion against the Serbians. An

extra man available. Greece have extra attackers and with the

availability of an extra man. They have been strong. Where does it come

from? There really isn't one definite shooter you would

anticipate here. That just went way wide, up and beyond. It will be a

chance for Serbia to take the lead. That has been long awaited for by

that Serbian bench. Four goals, the Greeks have had from

the extra player advantage. There it is! A whipping return shot the

Serbians have reasserted themselves and are in front by one. As quick as

you would not want to see it for the Greeks, it is in the back of their

own goal. Slobodan Nikic wins a goal at a crucial moment for this site.

You talk about experience, this is his third Olympics. 347 matches

played at an international level for his country. And they're a goal that

he will remember in this tournament for sure.

But is it going to be the difference? There is still more in

the story to be written. Greece with the opportunity here offensively, in

the blue caps. Inside two minutes left. They have the extra player,

they have scored four goals from this advantage so far. Do they have

a fit? You sense that they might. There it is! What a way to finish

that great passing sequence. The danger of Fountoulis continues to be

alarming to the Serbians. He had his fourth goal from nine shots taken in

this match. That is exactly 44.4% of the time. This percentage is so

important to the Greeks as you see them respond will stop level, we are

again. Greece had their man marked pretty

well, in fact, had him distracted. Not aware that pass was coming

across for him. That is pretty good defence if you are able to keep your

opponent in such disarray. And to double digits, who will get there

first? That could be the winning scoreline. It might be enough. That

was a great save. Their captain will try to seize the moment there?

Christos Afroudakis. 55 seconds left on the game clock and the employment

of a time-out by the Greek coach, Vlachos. He will instruct and

provide the directions now. This is an exercise in execution as

much as anything. They will know what they are wanting to achieve, it

was all about reminders and encouragement and the right prompts.

The plan has been imported. To go and bring it into fruition. What

will happen here? The shape is a bit hopeful, and it

has been thrown away. That was a challenging angle to try and execute

a pass from that distance. The defence on top as well. The Serbians

with a chance to steal this match from the jaws of defeat. They had

been sitting and waiting for the opportunity. It was going to be

challenging to try and take it. They allowed play to continue.

That is a shot from a long distance. It was the best that they could

muster, to try and get to double digits. They will take that, though.

Not necessarily a victory, but to get at least a point from this

match. They will take a draw. They share the points.

Serbia showing a huge resolve to come back in a game that they were

always chasing. They led eventually in the final quarter, 9-8, Greece

levelled it 9-9. Serbia will have to do with two draws in a row, which

will please all of their rivals. It is time to talk about hockey.

Great Britain's men got off to the worst possible start in their

competition, losing 4-1 against Belgium. No problem for the women,

they got off to a great start against Australia. There were goals

from Lily Owsley and Alex Danson as they ran out 2-1 winners. It meant

their group looks like this. Australia are not the million with

being bottom. Great Britain play in the at 10pm UK time this evening.

Now, the chance for Australia to get points on the board. We will watch

them play the USA. You might think the USA are more familiar with ice

hockey, but they finished third in the champions' Trophy in London and

beat Great Britain 2-0 on their way to a bronze medal.

A good pace for this game in the early stages.

Trying to relieve the pressure. Australia will feel they have spent

too much time in their own end in this first quarter. The USA ranked

fifth by the International hockey Federation, Australia third. But

ranking means nothing. A good hit by Mariah Williams, but it goes over

Jackie Briggs' net. High and wide from Mariah Williams. Rankings mean

nothing, we saw it in the men'. Spain beat Australia. Their 1-0

victory for Spain, the 11th team beating the top team. You throw

rankings out of the window and work hard.

A tense moment there, Michelle Vittese tried to join in.

Katie Bam took a drive at it. A free kick for USA, Julia Reinprecht.

Johnny on the spot was Grace Stewart, the USA survived.

A save by Jackie Briggs. This is better from Australia. Flexing their

offensive muscles. Jackie Briggs had to be good for USA. The first save

from the stick of Emily Smith. Grace Stewart has been immense early on.

Time runs out in the first quarter. 15 minutes in the books on the third

day. Australia against the USA. Another look at Grace Stewart. Ten

international goals, trying to make it 11 there, but it was not to be.

USA beat Argentina 2-1 on the first day, Australia lost 2-1 to Great

Britain. USA with three points, Australia looking for their first

point. Mariah Williams wants a referral.

She will oblige. They want to know if it is a foot inside the scoring

the awe outside. They will go upstairs to the video umpire.

A penalty corner. Australia will be happy with that. The first in

Article one of the game. This is where the game is won and

lost at this level. Magnificent play by Georgina Morgan.

Just wide, but dangerous moment for USA. They survive the first penalty

corner of this contest. What a drag flick by Georgina Morgan. She has

one goal already in this tournament, nine international goals, looking

for double figures. It was followed up by Casey Sablowski. Australia

looking more dangerous there. It is struck wide. Hit with plenty

of muscle by Caitlin Van Sickle, but it goes wide. Six feet wide. Rachael

Lynch happy to see it go beyond her net. That was an errant pass, it

went off an Australian defender, so they will do it all again.

Lauren Crandall was the captain in London, a magnificent record for any

hockey player. That did not work out. She tried to

get it to Michelle Vittese. It was not to be.

USA do not stop their feet moving, they are in constant motion, and

make the outlet pass difficult for Australia. An Australian player

knocked down. A USA ball. A free kick, USA. Just inside the 23

metre line. The USA bringing numbers and speed,

it seems to flow through Kathleen Sharkey. An all-American first-team

2009, 2010, 2012. Appearing in her 84th contest for USA.

It will go past the goal line, it will be a free 15 metre ball for

Australia. Excellent atmosphere. Day three of the women's hockey. Well

supported, USA and Australia. That past did not work out. A hard drive

of the shin of Georgie Parker. Kathryn Slattery looking for her

18th international goal. The fitness level and ability to cover ground

and take away time and space from Australia. Edwina Bone could not

catch up, USA pushing forward. Tireless work there against Jodie

Kenny. It will be a free hit for USA. Well outside the circle.

Trying to find the first goal of this pool B clash.

The USA are happy to take the free hits, the sideline hits, the 23

metre hits. That did not work out, but you could

see Gonzalez trying to weave behind the defender.

Stewart has been very dangerous for Australia.

That will be a free ball for Team USA. Good pressure there from

Australia trying to come into this game. The USA have had their

offensive opportunities and now Australia want some of their own.

Grace Stewart, the 19-year-old, has brought her a game.

It looks like Blyth will have some time on the penalty chair. Green

card for Blyth. Player advantage here for team USA as Blyth will sit

and have a think about that. Kenny is a much taller player at six

foot, and stayed with Katie Bam expertly. You could see the speed of

Katie Bam and the speed killing Australia as USA win the penalty

corner. Katie Bam says, I've had enough of racing with you, I'm going

to win a corner and knock it off the feet of Kenny. The first penalty

corner for the USA. Pivotal moment here. Still scoreless

for New Zealand. A magnificent strike! A well orchestrated penalty

corner, and Team USA have the opening goal against Australia. What

a play by Michelle protests. First goal of the 2016 Olympics for

Vittese. It was a beautiful, well worked penalty corner goal. The USA

strike first in the latter stages of the first half. They come right back

at Team Australia. The speed of Katie Bam winning that

penalty corner and then the magnificent set piece from USA and

the goal by Vittese as USA are out to a 1-0 advantage. Five minutes to

go. Australia will want to answer back before the end of this second

quarter. A strike of Emily Smith, a free ball

to the USA. Emily Smith wanted a word with the

referee, but there is no need. A penalty corner awarded to team

Australia. You see right there... Of the team USA defender. Second

penalty corner for team USA. Or team Australia. They are 0- one. -- they

A punishing, punishing, heavy shot. Team USA worked the defence to

perfection. Australia are zero for two in the penalty corners.

The quality of goal tended on display here as Jackie Briggs does

her job. Less than 3.5 minutes to go,

Australia trying to find some answers. They have had a couple of

penalty corners of their own and have been unsuccessful on both those

attempts. You can see the incredible pressure

that the USA's case is putting on Australia. Australia are spending

far too much time in their own 23 metre dome. You can bet that their

coach will want to change that in the second half. Less than two

minutes to go in the second quarter, the first half. Australia finally

relieved the unrelenting pressure. The USA coach will be happy with the

output of his hockey club. They enjoyed a 1-0 lead off that penalty

corner goal. Sharkey has been a very quick player

for the USA. Team USA keep running at everything,

every free ball, every 50-50 play, they just keep coming at the

Australians. Stefanie Fee covering so much ground

there. Every move by Australia is pounced upon by the USA. Australia

are trying to find some offence here in the dying moments, but the USA

will batten down the hatches and be happy to keep it out of the D. The

first half will come to a conclusion on pitch three. Pitch one, here on

day three. Team USA it will run to the changing rooms for the half-time

break of the happier of the two teams.

ORE: I told you the USA where a forced to be reckoned with. It is

not going well at all for Australia after the first half in this group B

clash. Confirmation there, the USA are leading actor two FT minute

periods by one goal to nil. Let's check in on what is coming up for

the rest of the programme. -- 15 minute periods. We will be back to

the Deodoro and the hockey stadium there for the second half of the USA

against Australia in the women's competition. I'm delighted to say we

will head over to Copacabana to check in with the Beach volleyball.

A Brazilian pair against an Argentinian pair. That will be a

feisty encounter. We will see how Paul Drinkhall gets on in the men's

singles of the table tennis. He squeezed past the Singaporean

contender yesterday 4-3. He is on the third round. And we have

equestrian, as well, for you. We have the eventing and the second

event of the competition, the cross-country. Team GB are doing

very well. Here is how your afternoon looks on BBC Four.

Over on BBC One right now, they are showing the equestrian. If you want

to keep right up to date with everything going on, the BBC One is

the place to go. It will continue on the Red Button, as well. And then

straight after that, they will be heading off to the Riocentro - per

billion -- Pavilion to check in on the boxing.

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Plenty of ways to keep across our coverage, but we have moved

location. Just keeping you on your toes here on BBC Four from the Maria

Lenk Aquatics Centre, and we are back in our usual home in the Barra

Olympic Park. Just keeping you on your toes. It is looking resplendent

this morning. It is looking a bit warmer than I thought it was going

to when I got dressed this afternoon. My wife has already

texted me saying, you cold? I am definitely not. It is definitely

warming up on the Olympic Park. We will show you some equestrian rights

now, because after London 2012, Great Britain were the most

successful nation, winning five medals. One was a team bronze in the

eventing and they are very well placed in the team and also the

individual event, as well. After two days of dressage, leading the way is

William Fox-Pitt in the individual event.

There was a question of his career, he had a bad fall in a Grand Prix,

he came back despite being put into an inch used coma, he is competing

and leading. There was a twist in the tale.

Silver medallist, Great Britain! The cheers ringing around. The

three-time Olympic medallist William Fox-Pitt is making steady progress

in his recovery. He was placed in a coma after falling at the

championships. When you have the full, at what stage did you become

aware of what had happened? The whole time I was in France, I was

there for a couple of weeks, I had no recollection of being there. I

was not allowed home, they had to check I was safe. I remember being

angry. The tests I did, it was important to me. When I got back

home and I was with my children and Alice, that was a big deal. Has she

been 100% behind the drive to get to the Olympics? She has been very

supportive. In the beginning we all wondered if I would carry on. I have

done it for years, I have had fun, I am lucky. But this was part of my

rehab, it got me back in the saddle. Physically, there is nothing

different about you. As skinny as ever! Do you think you are there?

Yes. If I look back to bed, the accident happened in October, I

thought, we have got ages, and suddenly we are in July, my

goodness, I have only just had enough time. I feel great. We are

ready. The horse is a superstar, widely you

think he is almost the perfect event horse? He is a special all-rounder.

It is three disciplines, he has nailed all three. So often, top

horses have a weak discipline. I enjoy riding him every time. This

could potentially be his last ever event, he is 16, he owes us nothing.

This could be it. The partnership with him, it seems

crucial that you know each other so well. Yes, I have had him since he

was 12, he is now 16, so he has been a great part of my life. He has

given me great confidence to get back and riding again. In the

beginning, I did not want to fall off. He took me on board as a

geriatric and he was gentle with me. He knew that I was a bit erratic.

Jumping him was a bit hit and miss, and he did not care, he thought,

come with me. He likes attention. He loves people, he likes being gloved

and petted. He is not at all irritable. It would be the fairy

tale ending to the Hollywood film if you come back from a serious brain

injury and win the gold medal. Wouldn't it just. I have a very good

horse, I know that if I write him well and don't let him down, I could

be up there. Since my accident, it has hit home

that everyday you are lucky. I have been so lucky. France was unlucky,

but it was very lucky. The fact that he is good, I am here, we are going

to the Olympics, it is a dream. We are very lucky. Any medal is a

bonus. It is not at all expected, but we will have a good go.

He is a real fighter, a true capacitor, he is in his fifth

Olympic Games and he is leading the way.

Great Britain are well placed for a medal.

Germany won both medals in 2012 and 2008, they will be difficult to keep

off the podium, but William Fox-Pitt is doing all he needs to do.

That is when we will have the first equestrian medal, the eventing team

jumping final. The top 25 individual riders will progress into their own

final armour for another round of jumping at 6pm tomorrow evening.

BBC One arc across this. If you want to see William Fox-Pitt and the Team

GB riders, we will see him in three quarters of an hour, BBC One is the

place to go. We are going to go back to the hockey. One of the sponsors

here have taken a wonderful... I did this before, they won't like this. I

have been called out. They don't want me in. They will take one

picture, then they might want me in. What a way to offend a whole group

of people in one fell swoop. Let's head back to the hockey. We are

watching the women's hockey, the second half between Australia and

the USA, the USA lead 1-0. They are in the third quarter.

They spent too much time in their own 23 metre area in the first 30

minutes of play. They will want to teach -- tilt the pitch the other

way, into Jackie Briggs's area. Kelsey Kolojejchick, oh 100th

appearance for USA. The discipline getting to Jane

Claxton. She will have time to think about that on the penalty chair.

Madonna Blyth had a card in the first half. Now USA have room to

roam, one less player on the pitch for the Australians. Emily Smith in

her second Olympic Games, she plays for New South Wales.

Quick stick by Kelsey Kolojejchick. It is just wide from Kelsey

Kolojejchick. Magnificent play by Michelle Vittese. She tried to be

the playmaker Kelsey Kolojejchick. Good stick, but just wide. Rachael

Lynch looked to have the angle covered, but she was happy to see it

go wide. A free hit for Australia from the corner. The coach's

tactical experience, he is excellent from penalty corners, making the

difference. He was the assistant coach for Great Britain when they

won bronze in 2012, and he was in charge of penalty corners. You can

see his influence stamped all over this team USA squad. They finished

12 four years ago. Now looking so good here.

The ball bounces away from Jill Witmer. USA seem to have a step on

Australia in these situations. Katie Bam keeps her feet moving.

Just wide. Tense moments for Rachael Lynch and Australia. Michelle

Vittese looking for her second goal of the game, just wide. A good hit.

She had Katie Bam trying to deflect the ball, yet it past Rachael Lynch.

The pace seems to be leading to some of these good moment.

The push from behind, you can't tackle from behind. Georgie Parker

gets the yellow card. She will have my -- five minutes to think. It is

not a good moment for Australia. A penalty corner, USA. They are

starting to gain confidence, take over the game.

Blocked in front. The pressure still on. Magnificent chance, and a goal.

The fans are happy with that. Caitlin Van Sickle Johnny on the

spot, great hands. They are looking for dangerous play.

USA have celebrated, they believe it is a goal. You can see what Michelle

Vittese is trying to do. Watch Caitlin Van Sickle. Michelle Vittese

trying to hit the ball with all of her might. We await the video

review. High above the playing surface. Looking for dangerous play.

I believe she has a few more angles to go over. She wants to make the

right call, it is a crucial moment. Caitlin Van Sickle, in her six to

first appearance for USA, her first Olympic Games. She made her

international debut in 2013. This would be her first ever Olympic

gold. I don't see any dangerous play. You

can see why USA were celebrating. That is why it is a bit perplexing,

they wanted to celebrate, there was no dangerous play. The goal will

stand. Caitlin Van Sickle camped out on the crease, brave, going to the

danger area to find the loose ball and deposit it behind Rachael Lynch.

Her first ever goal in the Olympics. The Harry two goal deficit to

overcome. The first goal from Michelle Vittese was a penalty

corner goal. The last goal came as a debt result. Team USA has executed

much better during the game. It is a sideline hit now. You can see how

costly that yellow card to Parker was.

Kirstin Dwyer has to go back and that was something evident in the

first half. Australia having to go back, having to play the ball back.

The USA are in the face. The USA at healing to the five metre rule when

applicable. Team USA is taking away time and space and running at team

Australia. It is another yellow card.

Madonna Blyth, the captain. She will have a yellow card. Another yellow

card to Australia. And this time it is the captain. She had the green

card in the second quarter. It is another penalty corner as a result.

This is for the USA. The ball was struck well by Michelle Kasold. The

USA trying to exploit that yellow card from Madonna Blyth. After the

initial penalty corner, there was that chance for Stefanie Fee. It

will be another penalty corner. That is the captain who has got a

five-minute expulsion. That was a good shot from Dawson. It was a

laser beam. She could not beat the goalkeeper. That was a good save for

Australia. Slattery. She gets one goal back. Against the run of play,

Australia, even with the captain off for yellow card, in transition of

the penalty corner, it was well worked play. Kathryn Slattery. She

was dangerous at places in the first-half and gets her eighth

international goal. That was a nice feed from Williams. Excellent goal

and it was a kindly goal with 2.35 remaining in the third. Their

captain of what the yellow card. Slattery gets Australia back into

this contest. 2-1 in favour of the USA. Magnificent effort from

Slattery. Good play by Williams to win the ball down the left hand

side. It is amazing what a goal can do for Australia. They were on the

backheels and happy couple of penalty corner is against them. All

of a sudden, they get a goal and they feel pretty good. Team USA are

1-4 with penalty corner 's. 1.45 remaining in the third quarter. The

tests and Van Sickle for the Americans. Slattery for Australia.

-- Michelle Vittese. Australia were back in. That was a good save by the

goalkeeper. She got her left leg extended out and was as quick as a

cat, Jacke Briggs. And that is Kelsey Kolojejchick sprinting away.

She is running away from Dwyer. Dwyer stayed with her and did just

enough. She was able to neutralise a scoring chance for Kelsey

Kolojejchick. Excellent play from Kirstin Dwyer. Gonzales puts the

ball into the corner. Her team-mate was looking the other way. This was

the chance for what a magnificent save.

Australia were that close to tying it up. 35 seconds remaining in the

third quarter. Trying to get the ball through to Smith. The head

coach on the sidelines, you can see he is gesticulating, it looks like

he is saying, calm down. It is just opposite my vantage point in the

commentary box and he is trying to get USA back to what was working

well from that point. Less than ten seconds to go in the third quarter.

USA 2-1 Australia. Australia will be happy to be back in this contest. It

looked like they had a tough job ahead 2-0. Kathryn Slattery, playing

the hero. It was a magnificent feed from Williams to Slattery. After 45

minutes of play, it is USA 2-1 Australia. STUDIO: Australia getting

back into the match and a third quarter. USA lead 2-1.

We will be back with the hockey at the Deodoro Centre and a couple of

minutes' time. It was around this time yesterday that the weather took

a turn for the worst. The wind came up. There was trouble down at the

megastore. There was some damage caused to it and it was closed down.

If you thought that was bad here, it was so much worse down at the Lagoa

Stadium and the rowing. It have to be postponed for the entire day.

Thankfully, there was some action today and we can bring you

up-to-date with some of the rowing that we have seen down at the Lagoa

Stadium. This is the British beer in action in a double sculls. Johnny

Walton and John Collins. They missed out on the heats. The qualified the

next time around for the men's doubles finals. We will see the

British beer in action in the final. The weather is much better down

there at the Copacabana. The weather is good here at the Olympic Park as

well. That is why everybody is here with your sunglasses. They are

trying to get a picture with the Olympic rings. The Sun is also out

at the Deodoro. Let us get back to the hockey. The USA against

Australia. This is the same group as Britain. Things are not going well

for Australia. The other folk a victory so far in the competition.

They have got 14 minutes to go to see if they can register some

points. COMMENTATOR: Australia looking for the first point of the

Olympic competition. At 2-0, they were in trouble. The speed of USA

seem to be too much for Australia. That has all changed and it is

amazing what one goal can do. Slattery scores and Australia has

some chances after that. The USA trying to get that two goal lead

back. What a chance out front. You can see Rachael Lynch making sure to

guard at the post. It was a good pass out front. Michelle Kasold puts

it wide. Excellent feed from Jill Witmer. That would have broken the

hearts of the Australian fancy came to light when Slattery made it 2-1.

Excellent travelling support from the USA and Australia. She tried to

go around Van Sickle and it was not to be. Gabriele mans put it wide. It

is a free hit for Crandall, the captain of the USA. She is time to

captain her team to a magnificent victory here but also try to settle

them down in the fourth quarter. Get them back to lead them to what was a

2-0 lead and were dominant in stretches of this competition.

Australia are fighting back. They are the 2014 Gold Medal champion

from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The USA won Pan-American

The USA won Pan-American gold in Toronto.

Michelle Kasold ran out of time and space. The USA bringing numbers

forward and making it hard to get out of the Australian half. For

Australia, it is that speed and fitness that could be, down the

stage, what stands to Team USA. It certainly did against Argentina on

day one. Good defensive play by Kenny. Katie Bam has been very

dangerous. Katie Bam will get the ball to

Katelyn Falgowski at the 23 metre line. Katie Bam has been dangerous

in that corner. She tried to get a penalty corner. Katie Bam has been

making some magic in that corner. Her speed is confusing the

Australian defenders. It will be a fifth penalty corner. Look at Katie

Bam. Brooke Peris is try to keep before but also trying not to

concede the penalty corner. Katie Bam was to fleet of foot and our

hands were too quick. It will be Katie Bam to inject it. They have

got a penalty corner goal from Michelle Vittese. Rachel Dawson

setting up behind the trapper. This is a crucial moment. That was just

wide from the captain Lauren Crandall. She leaned into that and

gave it her all. It was moving at an incredible velocity. It went just

wide. It came off an Australian defender. USA are 1-5 on the penalty

corner situations. You could see that everybody thought Rachel Dawson

would take the penalty corner. It is keeping Australia guessing, no doubt

about it. Madonna Blyth was knocked down. She

is time to get focus, she has had a green card and a yellow card. You

need you captain to focus and lead you, especially in a trailing

situation and Madonna Blyth is one of the best in the business in our

339th game for Australia. Kathleen Sharkey tried to get in

behind, battling with Morgan. It will be Morgan that comes off the

better. Georgina Morgan, she had the only goal for Australia on day one.

2-1 loss to Great Britain. That was taken excellently by Jane

Claxton. She tried to get it to Slattery but that did not work. The

USA turn the ball over. It'll be a sideline had taken by Kirstin Dwyer.

She has Slattery downfield column for that. She is being marked by

Dawson. The USA will get the ball back. It will be Rachel Dawson,

third time Olympian. She made her international debut in 2005. The USA

player of the year in 2007. She has experience on the pitch. Nice

mixture of younger players and seasoned veterans for the head

coach. This is a team, a group that wants to play, they want to play for

him. They want to make those sacrifices. They want to get in on

big medal. Australia will test USA down the left-hand side. The USA

coming forward. Kelsey Kolojejchick made her 100th appearance. It was a

nice moment before the national anthems. And Kelsey Kolojejchick

gets a second touch on that. She is down. It was a heavy collision with

Rachael Lynch, the Australian netminder.

Talk about a nice moment ahead of the game, this wasn't a nice moment

as cold as chick goes up and over Rachael Lynch. Coming down hard. She

nearly stood against Lynch. Lynch showing you why she was the top

goalie Abbie 2014 World Cup right there. A huge save, maybe a game

saver for team Australia. -- top goalie at the 2014 World Cup. Eight

minutes remaining. There is Sabiowski with a nice move. This is

her third Olympics. She create some offence here. Right now it will be

Smith. A quick take on the free ball, down to the goal-line. It will

be Stefanie Fee trying to get the ball out of harm's way. She will

indeed win a free ball 14 USA. Seven and a half minutes to go forward

USA. USA 2-1 Australia. The marksman for the USA, flattery. -- Kathryn

Slattery. A huge goal in the dying moments of the third quarter to get

team USA back in this huge pool B clash. Here is Dwyer who hits it

forward. Knocked down by Caitlin van Sickle. She has the go-ahead goal as

it stands right now for the USA. Vittese using her speed down the

right flank. A sideline hit for the USA. Katie Bam couldn't knock that

hard pass down. Team USA will get a free 15 metre. Here is Madonna

Blyth, as the captain. Can she start the break-out? She does with a nice

pass to Sabiowski. Kasold gives the other gives the ball right back to

the wire. Dwyer comes forward. Her past tipped away by Kasold. It falls

to Claxton. Smith to Bone and Boeing with the shot! Screams through the

USA crease. Edwina Bone looking to tie this one up. Known with the hit.

We can see Jackie Briggs came out to cover the angle and Bone didn't have

much to shoot out from that position. Edwina Bone, the

28-year-old midfielder, trying her best right there. Five and a half

minutes to go in the contest. The USA with a one goal lead. The USA

are looking to go two and zero in Paul B. Australia are looking for

their first win and their first point of the 2016. -- in pool B. A

free sideline hit for Katie Bam. Katie Bam into the corner, trying to

find a hit. But Australia will take that out. Here is Rhine practical --

here is Julia Reinprecht. Katie Bam runs out of time and space. With

four minutes to go, the coaches looking calm. He knows there is

plenty of time for Australia to put something together here. Australia,

three substitutions coming on as they try to find fresh legs and

fresh ideas down the stretch here against team USA.

That hard pass from Jodie Kenny could not be contained. A sideline

hit 14 USA. Stefanie Fee dies it out past the 23 metre line. She was

looking for Katherine Reinprecht. McMahon wins a free ball for

Australia. Van Sickle didn't agree, but the call stands. Here's Morgan.

Morgan! Of course, that red card. She was looking for a foot, she was

looking for deflection. -- that won't count. The right idea, but

nothing on the end. 3.5 minutes to go, but of course you have to be

within the circle to score on that kind of shot. She was well outside

the area. The USA defending for their lives now. They've played a

magnificent game, but Australia will not quit. Hartford champions. Right

there, Kathryn Slattery in front. -- the heart of champions. Kathryn

Slattery has the loan goal for Australia. Grace Stewart with the

hit. Its other high off the stick of crime bill. Lauren Crandall doing

her best to defend. When it comes off the shoulder of Kathryn

Slattery. A tough moment for Kathryn Slattery, brave to go in there. Ball

coming at your head, defenders' sticks up. Kathryn Slattery has

shown more than once that she is happy to go to the net four goals.

Right there was Katherine Reinprecht, she couldn't find the

rebound is Rachael Lynch makes another outstanding stop for

Australia. Katie Collier check showing no early signs of danger

from that earlier collision. There's Vittese, trying to find Katherine

Reinprecht. But Rachel Lynch reads and reacts well. Here is Garbrielle

Nance. Across four Brooke Peris with the hit. That is blocked by Julia

Reinprecht. A penalty corner for Australia. What a moment in this

contest this is. Lauren Crandall will be the injector. There it is,

off the foot. Reinprecht couldn't get out of the way. It happened far

too quickly. Lauren Crandall will suit up one of the four defenders.

It will be an Australian penalty corner, their fourth of the game.

The injector will be the goal-scorer, Slattery. Williams to

trap. It's not Williams. They change it up, but it's a flick by Jodie

Kenny and it goes begging. Australia are all for four. It is off an

American defender, so it will be a 23 metre free. But another penalty

corner chance does not walk out -- work out the drag flick by Kenny.

Does not find it wine. Just over one minutes remaining in the game. Let's

have a look back. An excellent trap by Blyth. Kenny with an eye for

goal. You can see Briggs, bricks have the angle covered. It was

deflected wide. Williams working hard. That is of the sideboard of

the net. Williams doing her best with one minutes to go to try to

find the equaliser. Let's have a look at Williams, this is what she

saw. Unfortunately, Briggs have the angle. Less than a minute to go. USA

looking for their second win in pool B in the 2016 Rio Olympic women's

hockey draw. Four teams from each pool go through. The USA already

have four points. They want fixed, and right now they have 35 seconds

to accomplish that. -- they want 6-point. Casey college check takes a

look at the time. Here is Katie Bam. A nice play into the corner. Ten

seconds remaining. The USA travelling faithful rain out their

chants of "USA!" . Here is Falgowski as the buzzer sounds. The USA coach

celebrates. A big, big win for team USA. Vittese and Van Sickle, the

goal-scorers. Excellent goal-tending from Jackie Briggs, the number five

seed. USA top will be number three seed, Australia, two goals to one. A

magnificent team effort for team USA. All about speed and compete

level. You can see the coach knows that they've played a whale of a

game. A whale of a game indeed. Thank you,

Aaron Murphy. A fantastic result for team USA. You can see exactly what

it meant to them to come out winners by two goals to one. For Australia,

serious soul-searching to do. That is two matches and two defeats which

will make all of their rivals in group be pretty happy indeed. Here

we are moving around from Diadora and we can see that the weather is

descending over the hills here. We will move away from Barra and go

down to the beach at Copacabana because we have some beach

volleyball action to tell you about in the women's competition. In this

one it concerns pool C. We will see the Swiss pair against the

Australian pair. Instead one, the Australians won by 21-19. It has

flipped the other way. Australia are serving in the third. Peter

Blackburn commentates. COMMENTATOR: absolutely outstanding

in this third set. She stood up to bring match point. Magnificent

defensive work. To finish that ball with control, excellent work.

One pointed to the Swiss. Off the top of the block from Nicole Laird.

One match point saved. This has been a very impressive

fightback, Verge-Depre. A nice little block at the front court

there. Unable to control that ball. All tied up at 14 a piece. Now they

must win by two points to achieve a victory here.

Advantage to be Swiss and they take it, too. A brilliant role to the

open court by Forrer. They have turned it around saving two bench

points and generating one of their own.

That's a very decent crosscourt winner.

Forrer and del Soldar levelling things up at 15 all.

And once again, hammers it home. To bring up their third match point.

Another let off for the Swiss pair. That one floating long. All tied up

at 16 a piece. An opportunity for the Swiss. A big block at the front

to be court by Forrer. -- of the court. Standing up tall,

Verge-Depre. Blocking the ball back. The second big block, closing point

in this third set that Verge-Depre has come up with. The second match

point for the Swiss. She could not find a winner and may

be tightened up under pressure, Forrer. The opportunities for both

combinations to win the match. They have not taken them. That was

completely miscued. The block was good. The Swiss get

another match point. It is the front court defensive game

that has seen the Swiss right back in this third set after having the

early advantage. Just standing tall at the front court. Really affected

blocks. The Australians get one back and tie

it up at 18-18. They will not be denied. Getting through the blocker.

Very lucky serve for the Australians. It hit the net on the

way through. That gives them a match point opportunity.

Fourth match point for the Australians. She could not get

there, del Soldar. That was perfectly weighted by Forrer. It was

angled across the blocker. Nice control. Especially under such

pressure situations, your natural response is to hit the ball hard.

Not keep it under control. Battles of the blocker. The Swiss have

another match point. Four in total for Forrer and

Verge-Depre. Del Soldar cannot find the right response and Switzerland

win. Saving a host of match points and running it on the fourth time of

asking for them. Coming back from a one set deficit to win it 19-21, 20

1-16, and 21-19. It was an entertaining game.

The 10th ranked combination edging out the Australians, who are ranked

22. Del Soldar Andy Nicol layered. -- and Michael layered.

After losing a tight three set game and their first match, that is the

numbers. The Australians had the chances and that third set. They

certainly did. You can see the great work of the Australians with the

dinghies. Five more than the Swiss. The attacking from the front court,

especially from Verge-Depre was the difference. And those pressure

situations at front court. That is the standings. Consecutive losses

for the Australian beer. They lost to the USA team. The USA have the

triple Olympic champions. The Swiss pair go momentarily to the top of

the group standings. The Swiss peer assigning the balls and join the

celebrations. The Australians were waving their flags after the first

set but they put them down and the third set. Another victory chopped

up for the Swiss peer. We will be back at the Copacabana for more

women's beach volleyball but now we will go to the eventing. We told you

earlier on that Great Britain were doing really well. Very well placed

in the team event. Fourth after the first two days of dressage. William

Fox-Pitt is leading the way in the individual competition. Pogie

keeping you up-to-date, later show you a guide to the game of eventing.

In Olympic equestrian, the eventing competition is the most complete,

combining discipline. It requires skill and experience in dressage,

cross-country and jumping. Competition takes place over

consecutive days and athletes must use the same horse threw out.

Results for all three disciplines count for both the individual and

the team events. It is only the scores of the top three competitors

from each country that count towards the team competition. In the

dressage phase, the obedience, flexibility and harmony of the

athlete with the horse are all evaluated and marked by the judges.

The objective of the cross-country segment is to test the ability of

the athlete and horse to adaptive variable conditions

like the final discipline is jumping which involves competitors

negotiating 10-12 obstacles. They must clear the scores with as few

penalties as possible. The second is a test for the 25 West placed

athletes who participate in the final individual jumping test. At

the end of the competition, the best rider or team across all three

disciplines wins the Gold Medal. STUDIO: Let us go over now to the

Deodoro and the equestrian centre. Great Britain having won five medals

at London 2012, they could win the first equestrian medal of the

Olympic Games here. They are well placed in the team event and the

individual event. Michael Tucker and Ian Stark are the commentators.

COMMENTATOR: Still running on at 50.4 zero. Penalty still to add to

that. 55 after the dressage. It was a good effort from this young

combination. They are probably enjoy a cold

water. It is important to put the cold water on to the horses and then

scrape it off. It absorbs the heat from the skin of the horse. It

brings the core temperature down very quickly. It is aggressive

cooling. How close is he to the tanker to mark the horse looks full

of running. It is only a nine-year-old.

This competition is really coming to the boil and this is the reason why

for the British followers. He is 47-year-old William Fox-Pitt. He has

been the number one in the world on many occasions. He has won an

Olympic medals and major championships. He sets off. His

horses Chilli Morning. Dressage comes first, then it is

cross-country. This is his nearest competitor. The Australian

Christopher Burton. He has flown round so far. His horses Santano Ii.

We think he has not had many penalties. It was the Frenchman that

has done it. Astier Nicolas?. Room had a horrible accident, he had a

horrible fall and France. He had an amazing recovery to take up this

Olympic challenge. Those first three fences are all pill for William.

This is what at things four. You have to get the angle to the log. He

makes that. There has been quite a few problems are. Horses running

pass that blog. It is great forward Liam to get that out of the way.

What was impressive was that William kept a very strong riding position

so he could steal the horse. This man comes home. Check on the watch.

It is the man looking to get under ten minutes and 15 seconds and go

into the lead. This is a young horse that he has always fought so much

of. Another quick check. You must be very close. He must be on the time

and he does not want to get it wrong. He is looking but he's not

overriding to that finish. He thinks he is inside that time. A brilliant

effort. He is a cremation marked 37.6. William will not know this. He

has to do exactly the same if he wants to stay in the lead. 21

competitors have gone and only two inside the time so far. These are

tricky at fence six. There has been hardly anyone had a direct line of

these corners. It is difficult to get a straight vote. You have to use

a bending manoeuvre. And jump across that first corner.

Great shot of the horse and the rider. William has got his eyes on

the second element. He never takes his eyes off. He lets the horse get

on with his job. If you are walking that fence on the ground, the line

is less than the eye of a needle, the line that they have to take.

That was lovely riding from William. He has tried to get himself fit for

this Olympic Games. His last important competition at Barbary, he

looked very good as he has done in preparation for the Olympic Games.

He knows he has to be on song at the wants to win an Olympic gold. He has

won individual medals at the Olympic Games but not gold. Very nearly at

Athens with Tamarrillo. He has given us a thrilling spectators time. He

is jumping the direct path and is making it convincing. That is a

great shot through the keyhole. You can hear the horse brushing through.

The cameras are attached that fence. Dispenses caused a problem or two.

It is a step up. That was well read. Excellent, actually. He got a very

good stride up. He kept accelerating. That is an enormous

log with a drop. And Chilli Morning looks like he is in fighting form.

He won Badminton in 2015. He is now right in the mix. This has been one

of the reasons why William has worked so hard over recent months

with a great team around him. To get to this position. He saved this

horse for the Olympic Games. The next to go wait in the wings. Tim

Lips from the Netherlands. He is with Bayro who had decent dressage.

Not in a great hurry to the first offence.

Chilli Morning galloping along relentlessly. Looking effort was

covering the ground brilliantly. He is picked up in the piece, I feel.

He's taking his time get back. It is an incredible effort that William is

back at the Olympics already. He has not rushed himself, he has given

himself and the horse time. Chilli Morning has not done a lot of

competing in the last eight months. He is one of if not the best horse

in the world. Won an individual bronze in the

World Championships in 2014. Britain took silver behind the Germans.

William would love to put that right. What was, of course, the

world title of Sandro Wagner. He's been around, she's had one refusal.

-- Sandra Auffarth. Just setting up, getting organised. Gets V3 stride,

makes the turn. But he didn't present. -- the three stride. It is

sadly a 20 penalties. Some of these fences are very well numbered and

lettered because there are places where you can actually take a turn

and others where you can't take a turn. Something has got to be going

on in that head. It's not easy. So, on the go. Tim Lips with Bayro.

He's gone round at six. Thou be a lot more go round and go direct

there. It's such a very risky line, that. A direct route. A huge jump.

And you can see Tim turning in there, getting ready for the turn.

His body is already inclined that way. The horse follows him. They

always say the rider looks ahead, the horse follows your eye. William

taking the longer route. I think that's a team plan. A huge risk

going the direct line there. An unnecessary risk, considered by

most. We have seen that risk and Ford, too. That would have gone

round the team is very, very quickly. The third of the four

waters. William through that. He's lovely stallion, Chilli Morning,

already with some lovely young horses. A very exciting stallion,

but a very capable one, too. That was a frustrating 20. It was a

technical 20 that William got there, rather than anything else. It out as

the great Mark Todd gets underway. The number two rider from New

Zealand. He had a score of 44 following dressage. We see William

Fox-Pitt, he on a 20. He's not alone. He comes to the final water.

This water has caused various problems. A lot of changes plans

here. I think you have to have plan A, B and C in your head and be ready

to change at any point. This is where the course designer has done a

fantastic job. It's there in three and two. Ben Turner in three, good.

Brilliant. -- then turn in three. Coming out of that water they still

have to climb onto the top of this hill and that is a massive table, a

massive spread. Chilli Morning just stepped over it. The front bar of

that bridge was actually put there by a crane because it was so heavy.

So he is over the time. Not hugely. Coming down to the last ten minutes

and 15 seconds. You can see these seconds ticking away. Some 22

seconds and counting. As he stopped the clock. 30.40, including that 20.

That's a real shame, really not what we wanted from William Fox-Pitt

coming into the cross country today. He was leading the individual event,

but he may well have fallen away. Let's bring in Lee McKenzie down at

the Equestrian Centre in Deodoro. I was hoping to come to you on better

terms, but it seems like we may have seen William Fox-Pitt not just

slipping away from the gold medal but maybe all of the medals. You

must keep in mind what William has been true over the last ten months.

Let's take a look over my shoulder. You can see Chilli Morning getting

calls down. He will be frustrated because that is what has made him so

good over those years. But he has been through so much over the last

ten months. He only actually started competing again a few months ago. I

think you'll be delighted to have got round this course. Nobody wants

to have a run out or get those time penalties, but this is a course

where you do have too compromised slightly. If you're going to take

the long roots then you will incur time penalties. I spoke to

Christopher Burton who took the long route and he did not get any time

penalties. He is now the man on the lead -- in the lead on a young,

inexperienced horse. William is speaking to his coach over my

shoulder. William is such a tough competitor. Rio was his aim to get

back, to rehabilitate, to compete again. Chilli Morning has been a

long-time servant to him. One of his best friends, he always says. This

will be Chilli Morning's last competition. We all hope it won't be

William's. The most important thing is that he got round safely. We need

the next two Midas, hippie final and Kitty King, too going and keep us in

with a chance on the team final. -- Pippa Funnell.

Thank you for bringing us up to date down there. A shame, but William

Fox-Pitt did say that he was just lucky to be here. He really did show

for the majority of that ride that he had had such a terrible trauma in

the last ten months. -- he really didn't show. We will move away from

the eventing and talk to you about the beach volleyball. Just to

explain to you how the women's competition goes. There are 24 teams

split into six pools of four. The top to automatically qualify for the

knockout stages. As do the two best third placed teams. The remaining

four play-off for the two lucky loser spots. Sounds complicated.

Let's keep it simple and it just shows you women's Paul BB curve it

concerns the Brazilian pair. -- pool B. It is a Brazilian pair against

the Argentinian pair, and all South American clash down there at Koko

manner. We will join in the second set with the Brazilian 's leading by

one set. It looks great down there. Just how great is it going for the

home nation? COMMENTATOR: the sun has broken

through the clouds, it is a glorious day. We are witnessing the world

champions, Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas. The Argentinians are getting

going in this second set. 2-0, the advantage.

Great desperation from Argentina, keeping themselves in this rally.

Finished off at the front courts by Agatha Bednarczuk. Nice placement,