Day 3 BBC One: 13.45-18.00 Olympics

This is good afternoon, we have already been on BBC Two earlier

today. We have hopped onto BBC One for the continuation of day three of

Rio's 28 Olympic Games and we are very much back in the saddle today.

One of the real highlight of any Games, the three-day event

cross-country section. We have seen a brutal cycling road

race and the cross-country course is just as big and meaty and

challenging. We go live to that very soon. We are in the boxing as well.

Delayed but not forgotten, Helen Glover and Heather Stanning go into

women's pair. Unbeaten for five years. That's just mark the card

about some of the key standout moments you might want to factor

into your day today and there are many. We have Tom Daley, one of the

stars of the British team in action with Dan Goodfellow in the

qualifying for the ten metres synchronised and that is of the big

platform. Some great views and we are all in all of their skills.

Gymnastics, the men's team. Trying to upgrade from bronze in London.

The women's final and semis in the rugby sevens. Great Britain have an

important match against New Zealand. The shooting, the men's trap. And

this evening, although we hours of this morning, James Guy just made it

to the 200 metres freestyle final. By .01 of a second. He is the

reigning world champion in that. In the women's breaststroke, the

Lithuanian swimmer, it will be hard for her to hang on to the title she

earned four years ago. This is William Fox-Pitt's fourth Olympic

Games and he has a lot of hard work to show for his efforts, two silvers

and a bronze. They have all come in the team event. He has never won an

individual medal but as we go through into the second element of

the three-day event, he leads the standings in the individual account.

That is great news and even more remarkable when you consider only

ten months ago, he had a very serious fall and was in an induced

coma with a serious head injury. On his comeback trail, he was only

allowed to drive a car four months ago and now he is steering his great

friend, Chilli Morning in this Olympic Games.

The cheers ringing around this Greenwich park. William Fox-Pitt

making steady progress. In October, he was in a coma after falling at

the Championships. When you had the fall, at what stage did you become

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

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

I wasn't allowed home to begin with because they wanted to check I was

safe. I can remember being angry that I wasn't allowed there and I

think all the tests I did, to pass, it was really important to me and

when I got back home and I was with my children, that was a big deal.

Has your wife be 100% behind the drive to get to Rio? She seems to

have known how important it is to you. She has been very supportive of

me. In the beginning, we all wondered, why carry on? I have been

doing it for years and I have had fine and been lucky so what was it

for? The whole Rio thing was part of my rehab and it got me back in the

saddle again. It got me pushing for it. Physically, there is nothing

different about you. I am skinnier! And you are tall as ever! Do you

think you are there in your own head? I really do. If I look back, I

thought, I have ages until the Olympics and then suddenly in July,

I am thinking, my goodness, I feel great and Chilli Morning feels great

and we are ready. This is Chilli Morning. A bit of a superstar. Why

do you think he is almost the perfect event horse? Here's a

special all-rounder. Eventing is three disciplines and he can nail

all three. So often top horses have a weak discipline. He is fun to

ride. This could potentially be his last ever event, he is 16 years old,

he owes us nothing. Rio could be it, couldn't it? He has it all to look

forward to. With his wives! That partnership with him seems to be

crucial, you two know each other so well. I am so lucky. I've had him

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

Really given me great confidence to get back and riding again because in

the beginning, obviously, I didn't want to fall off. He rather took me

on board as a bit of a geriatric and was very gentle with me. I think he

knew I was a bit erratic and dumping him was a little bit hit and miss

and he didn't care at all, he just said, come with me. He likes

attention. He really likes people and he likes being petted and loved.

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 you win

gold. Wouldn't it just? That is not even on my mind. I am running a very

good horse and I know if I ride him well and don't let him down, I could

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

that every day, you are lucky and I have been. I have been so lucky.

Yes, France was unlucky but coming back has been very lucky. The fact

he is good, I am here, we are going to Rio in a few days. It is a real

dream and we are very lucky and any medals and anything else is a bonus.

It is not at all expected but we will have a good go. STUDIO: An

amazing story and on the comeback trail, he came back in March in

serious competition. The selectors said they'd know they would like to

take Chilli Morning, he said, it was a question of whether they wanted

him! Great Britain in fourth place coming into today's cross-country

section. The travelling reserve, Tina Cook, says it is that toughest

course she has seen so far. Ian Stark of Great Britain, four tie

medallist in this eventing discipline and he knows exactly what

days like this are all about. This is his story, the man who will be

commentating on today's events. I started riding when I was about

ten and there was a kid about the same age as me who led me on this

pony up and down the drive, shouting, up, down, rising trot.

They let you loose going along the border hills for an hour on the

horse and it was a bit intimidating and scary but I was hooked from then

on because I quite liked being scared.

After that, I spent every possible minute I could at the riding school.

We didn't really have the money to pay for lots and lots of lessons so

what I did was, if I hang around long enough and did a lot of work at

the stables, we got to ride bareback at the end of the day and put the

horses out on the field, about a mile away from the stables. When the

stables owner was away for a day, a group of us used to make head

collars out of string and go and catch the ponies in the field and

have races up the field they're back. That was my introduction to

riding. It probably made me hungry, but it wasn't handed me on a plate.

I had to work hard for it. I loved getting onto horses and making them

go better. I seemed to have a knack for it. Fanny was one of the first

person that ever sent me a horse to compete and ride and it was quite a

long time ago. Over 40 years! Maybe we shouldn't talk about it! You can

see it in somebody, either you have it or you don't and he had it from

the word go. This balance and he was very bold, that is the other thing.

It is really hard to explain. Being visited riding anyone and

everybody's horses and some day, you are part of the Olympics, in the

British team. Does it get any better? Beautiful stride through

there, go on, in. That is a remarkably good effort from Ian

Stark. That was the first one. Los Angeles. Getting myself a medal and

standing on the podium was incredible. I think probably there

were a few tears shed but it was one of the proudest moments of my life.

This is a well-deserved medal in deed for the flying Scotsman

himself, Ian Stark. My kids were there. Since the Olympic medals

after 88. Amazing, I don't know where time goes. These are my

grandchildren. Do you want to come and sit up here? No? I still, even

now, I still have to pinch myself and think about what my life and

career has been. Where I started, humble beginnings, and how

incredibly lucky I have been. I could get quite emotional actually.

STUDIO: If that doesn't inspire you, I don't know what will. Having to

think back on his career. Ian will be commentating today. These are the

standings in individual as we come into. -- in the team, I beg your

pardon. Germany has Michael Jung, also the individual defending

champion as well. Ingrid Klimke in there as well.

Michael Jung won eventing Grand Slam last year. Let's head over to the

Deodoro Equestrian Centre. This is the track, the cross-country course,

a big, meaty track, a real challenge for horse and rider. They will have

to ride with their heads and know all the routes. It could be quite a

tactical affair. This is a proper test today. Ian Stark and Mike

Tucker. Welcome to the Deodoro. The build up getting under way for the

cross-country. The feature part of this multi-equestrian discipline. It

is so tight and so exciting. They have been walking in from all parts

of Rio to this military site where the cross-country is laid out. 5840

metres. The stage set for a really

fascinating test. A stiff cross-country test but time and

jumping penalties will be very significant and all the scores. Very

close, the Olympic champion just has a narrow lead, Ian, but very close

and still in a very good position. Yes, I think Britain is in a good

position. It is close. Very few penalty points between the top

teams. It is under pressure. They are only 0.2 ahead of the second

team out there. Frantz. They certainly have a lot to live up to,

the Germans. Normally, you get to cross-country day and the Germans

have a strong lead but this is not the case this time. A couple of

seconds over the clock is going to change things big-time. All the 12

top nations have got a very experienced lead rider and the first

of them, literally being called into the start box at this very moment.

It is the rider from Canada, Jessica Phoenix. She was 22nd in London, the

only Canadian competitor to compete. She has been a Pan-American

champion. The Canadian at the moment 12th

place in the team, and Jessica is getting going. The venue is looking

superb, you can see the colours as she stretches away. Uphill for the

first half a mile. Years, it is a nice uphill, and then they come

around the corner to this upright wall. It is this arch. Not hugely

well-defined, but Jessica makes nothing of that. And then continuing

up to the big picnic table. Big, wide fence. An uphill approach,

which makes this easier for the horses and riders. Then they come

around this 360 Degrees Circle. They are turning back to the first water

complex and they have a choice of routes, and the direct route is over

this table and then they drop into the water.

She's changed her mind, she turned to quickly into the water so she

couldn't get the angle. Did she get a penalty? Looked close to me but

she is through the water anyway, the jumping was OK, and then the gallop

up the hill. And then there is a triple bar. Then there is a downhill

approach. I think you get from the pictures the feeling of and

relations, and these undulations are pretty serious. With the

undulations, this is going to be a test of energy and fitness. Jessica

Phoenix has shown her intentions to get on with the job. I thought it

was a big fence, she had a look at it, hesitated, and now the first

serious combination on the course. It is a very tight line. But, in

fact, she's going the long route, so she's got to do the brush fence,

turn back to the second brush fence, back up the hill and then turn again

to continue on her route, so quite a number of seconds longer. And there

is a lot of those eye of the needle accuracy fences. There are lots of

them where the alternatives do add time to your score. The Australian

manager, very experienced, he will know the game back to front, and he

will have given Jessica some instructions. Oh, she called the

fence. Stood off too far, and that is just a moment where the horse

will test his confidence. Yes, looked very hesitant and didn't

really want to know. It isn't as big as the ditch in Birley, but it is a

downhill approach. Then they come to the quarry combination. They need to

be confident here. Down, then back up. Well, that skinny fence, that

final element, we reckon was in three strides. And Jessica gets five

strides in there, so that ditch and brush really probably cause the

horse to be wary, and Jessica to be cautious. And then this beautiful

bamboo tea dig-mac keyhole. The course just settling down to a

rhythm. Set off at a cracking pace but now a better pace. Again, she's

taking the long route of this combination. She should be for

minutes at this mark. Out of the ten minute 15 of the cross country, but

she's already she's taking two very long and time-consuming roots, so I

should think she is way down on the clock at this stage. The first rider

to go for any team, their job is to go out there, find out how the

courses riding, and come back and give the riders lots of information.

And then they can make the decision whether they want to go faster, if

the horses are managing the distance, and take some more direct

lines. It is much cooler here today, the low 20s at the moment,

temperature wise. But a lot more humidity. I've been walking the

course and it was quite sweaty out there. She gets three strides

through these log piles. Massive widespread on these fences and quite

narrow tops to jump. Then they do another circle and back to the log

pile. And then approaching the second of four water complexes. The

French are one of the favourites, and it is Astier Nicolas, the play

seven-year-old, who won the big championships in France last year,

he got France off to a great start in dressage. France at the moment

are in second place in the team. So, I think this will... We have some

good names in the early stages. He goes direct and jumps it

beautifully. More control. I think very much Astier Nicolas is a fast

riser in the cross-country and the French team are sending him out to

find out about the direct routes, so I wouldn't expect to see him taking

many of the alternatives but it will be interesting because these two

brush corners, the line looks as though it isn't fair and the riders

have to decide whether they go straight or take the slight bending

line. Beautiful jump, that is a big fence. You can see what drop the

landing is. Running down it is up and down, it isn't massive hills but

just the constant change of terrain is going to be quite influential on

the horses by the end of the course. Much more measured start by Astier

Nicolas compared to Jessica Phoenix, and will he go straight? This will

be interesting. This is the difficult one! He gets a bending

line but it looks chancy. It was a mess, he got there in four, and the

horse helped out because it could have been another strike before that

second corner. You can see how twisty it was. Not an easy line. We

will see many more taking Jessica's route. Back with Jessica Phoenix.

Big lock to these narrow fences, two of them. Did she get it? I think she

might have got inside the flag there. Very close, though, and the

judges will be looking at that. They have picture replays to check. It is

a difficult one to assess. She got four strides down the hill. It

should have been three and three. And she got four and four. The horse

did stay inside the flags. But another near miss there. How many of

those can you get away with on this course? Jessica's horse, A Little

Romance, a short striding horse, so adding these strides in the

combinations isn't going to help the other competitors watching. You can

see fence 22, she's jumping out of the 33, coming on to one of the

feature fences, there is a direct route which can save a lot of time.

It's caused a lot of discussion. It is jumping across the corner of the

house, and then a sharp turn, jumping on an angle. She has run

past. That is a penalty. She will now go around, and like so many of

these fences, probably ten seconds, I would guess. And the rest, I would

think. What was interesting is the corner over the cottage is pointing

left, very much a run out left, and Jessica had her whip in her right

hand, she didn't have the whip in the right hand, so she's had one or

two near misses. Why try that very difficult line when she's gone so

many longer routes and had a couple of hiccups? I find that a strange

decision from the rider's part. Now for Ireland, their first rider,

Padraig McCarthy, with a very well-known horse, Simon Porloe. At

the moment, young Padraig McCarthy has done a tremendous job in the

dressage. Ireland are right up there, lying fifth in the team, and

he got 48. This is a man who has trained with some of the top names

in show-jumping. He took up preventing a few years ago. --

eventing. Jessica Phoenix, that is a letup thence, the bamboo log. It

gives them a bit of a breather, but of a confidence boost as they come

up the hill towards the fruit wagon and then this final water. The final

water again, a technical line. The fruit wagon looks like it has come

out of London. It does. The time is interesting because already over the

time is Jessica Phoenix, not all that surprising but she's quite lot

over the time. A lot of time penalties as well as jumping

penalties. We look at Astier Nicolas at fence 17. A test of accuracy, and

Astier Nicolas passes it with flying colours. He took the flag at, that

was to be expected, he was on the right side of the flag. We have two

of the most brilliant up-and-coming riders in our sport, and these two

will be the ones the rest of the riders will be watching back at base

camp. They want to get a feel for this course. This man has written a

lovely rhythm. You might not be going as fast as Jessica was at some

stage but it is very measured, and that will be good because he will be

saving energy. A lovely balance. Most of the approaches, he doesn't

miss too much time. Now that real test... Doesn't he jump it well?

Brilliant, fantastic. He isn't going as fast as Jessica, but he has a

great rhythm. Astier Nicolas in the past has been criticised in past for

going fast. Jessica Phoenix has jumped the last and completed so we

will get her time. She could be more than a minute over, she was more

than 30 seconds some 400 metres from home at least. Dressage, 52. 55.6,

our estimate, would be the time penalties added, and that is a lot.

It is a huge amount. As we've said, it is a short striding horse, A

Little Romance, and they took the time consuming routes, so it isn't

an ideal one to get a plan from. Padraig McCarthy and Simon Porloe

coming down to the keyhole. Padraig McCarthy was part of the Irish team

in the Europeans last year. He had a fall at the fence in the arena which

took him out of the equation for Ireland. He would have learned from

that, and this is a very capable horse. His late father-in-law, and

by him, and owned by the Perkins'. Lucy, his wife, road this horse in

Malmo in 2013. That's a bit of a surprise. Going the direct route and

that is a penalty. That was interesting because I felt that he

deliberately jumped up slowly to get four strides. Not quite sure where

he's going now. Going around to do the alternative. He is taking the

direct fences. That will be expensive. There's that refusal for

20 penalties. The clock is ticking away. I felt it was a three stride

up that step to those angled brushes and one striding between them. By

adding that half stride, it didn't work. Away goes Luca Roman. Two

brothers in the Italian team, Pietro Roman and Luca Roman. They are both

very talented. Their father wrote in Moscow. Astier Nicolas, meanwhile,

now well on course. Still clear. At the last corner. This has been a

quick round. Oh, this man has written a peach of a ride. He has

indeed. The horses looking weary but he is still going and still jumping.

That was interesting, that frog. Those great big shrubs put the side

which helped with horses. And that table he's jumped, and the top of

the hill at the end of the course and it is a massive spread. The

horse is still galloping, got his is pricked, and one to go. Look at the

time! Fantastic! Is he going to make it? He's pushing, he knows it's

going to be close. Can he get there? I think he will. And he's made it!

Fantastic! That will bring a very happy picture to the French camp and

a lot of smiles to a lot of faces on the rest of the riders because this

is a tough track. Surprised you might see more

problems as the day goes on. Not everyone is going to do that. You

are right, but it is possible and that has put the pressure on for the

rest. Because they know they have to go the direct routes to get inside

the time and France already have one man. Back with Ireland's Padraig

McCarthy. Oh dear, oh dear. Down they go. That under the modern

rules, a horse and rider falls, it means elimination. Big

disappointment for Padraig McCarthy. There were five strides in there and

a little bit like the combination earlier. He got an extra stride and

the halls hesitated and really didn't have the impulsion to get

over that. Caught the back of the corner and sadly that is the end of

the competition for Padraig McCarthy and Simon Paula. Good to see the

horse and rider on their feet. They have the wonderful facilities here.

All the top facilities for both medical and veterinary. Not only a

wonderful set of surgeons here but also a great cooling facility as

well. The facilities here are incredible and the riders have been

very impressed from day one. The facilities are almost perfect and it

is good to see Simon Porloe with his ears pricked walking away. Luca

Roman road last year, he has had one individual gold as well as the team

silver in Moscow in 1980. A very talented family. Very boldly through

there. But very well. He did it easy. Their father is a very good

trainer. It was interesting, he took a stride less than I expected. I was

concerned that if the riders were not quite as open as that, they

wouldn't get the distance. He made it look pretty straightforward, did

Luca. The first away on the course for Australia. A combination known

so very well at home. Sam Griffiths with Paulank Brockagh. A great start

on a score of 46.3. They were in 20 Second Place themselves. Australia

did well in the dressage. As you can see already, there will be a big

change in the marks. 26 marks I think between the top 12. I think

you will find that multiplied by quite a big number by the time we

finished today. Luca Roman having a good ride, very positive throughout

the course up to this point. And the horse is certainly full of running.

Making nothing of these big spreads. It is quite a nice turn into those

big turns, they are narrow and skinny fences and there is a nice

turn in to set the horses up well. There is a bit of work for the

riders. Quite a crowd building up in this ideal facility for the sport, I

must say, they have done a tremendous job.

I am very impressed with the rhythm of this combination. Luca looking

very settled and not wasting any time setting the horse up, just

keeping a good pace and rhythm. Not hustling the horse, saving the

precious bits of energy for the end of the course. Certainly, a most

interesting start. We can see the course can be jumped very perfectly,

was beautifully done by Astier Nicolas. She also had some problems.

Up at 17 now and he hits it but he sits tight. Well done. Pays the

penalty, cannot get back. A decent approach. That is a 20 penalty for

the refusal. There was no stride there. The first time I have seen

him lose his rhythm. The horse was far too close to it and the horse

caught the fence and he was probably not wise to try this. There is an

alternative to the B element and he could have bypassed that corner and

I think you might be kicking himself later for not doing that. It was a

good save when the horse hit the fence. Lost his stirrups and

balanced but carried on like an Olympian. One more straightforward

fence just to get back into the rhythm again before he takes on the

ski jump. The ski jump coming on at 19 and 20. This is again goes two

very narrow fence systems, following the first element. Very good. He

kept better rhythm again. Just for a moment, he had lost the rhythm and

he was a little backwards through his fences but he was back into that

forward flow. We are with Italian Luca Roman. 30 years old. Plenty of

jumping penalties on his card at the moment. He was having such a good

ride. Sometimes, if things are going well, you wonder why it is going so

well and you can may be out yourself and I wonder if he got to those

rails and decided to interfere a little bit more. For those at home,

Gemma Tattersall will be the next out of the start box. Britain's

first, Gemma Tattersall, next away. We are awaiting news from Sam

Griffiths out on the course for Australia. Still with the Italian

Luca Roman. And he is taking the long route here and we haven't seen

many people try this. Four strides and turn to this very vertical gate.

Quite a tough line and sensibly he took the long route. They have added

some flowers in front of that gate. Gemma away. With quick look at the

fifth. -- Quicklook V. She has every chance of getting on the leaderboard

if she can get clear inside the time. Three scores to count and this

is the first of the four to go and she is away. She was a little

frustrated about her test, both very capable of getting a lot better

result than that. But she is a great, tough competitor

cross-country. I would expect to see Gemma going most of those direct

routes. Sam Griffiths and Paulank Brockagh, head down, he rode in

London and slipped up so frustratingly. He needs to put it

right this time. The Australians have come here full of confidence.

That was a good shot at the first. And that is the way you should do

it. He gets a good five. Paulank Brockagh has already won Babington,

we know it is capable cross-country. Touchdown, one of the great

show-jumping sires of recent times in Ireland. Looking determined.

Another one to keep a good rhythm going. Wasted no time at that big

table. It lives across the slope of the hill. Gemma Tattersall at the

first water. That will be a stop. That will be 20

penalties. A bit disappointing really. She was

very bold on her way into the water and I thought she had a good line.

She was on the left side of the log should have been able to turn but

wasn't quite able to do it, landed steep into the water and suddenly it

became an extra stride instead of the four, it became five. It just

didn't happen. We are back with Italy's Luca Roman. He got 20

penalties on his card. He is over the last and has completed Andy has

some 50 time penalties, well over a minute and 15 seconds, so over the

optimum time of ten minutes 15. Luca Roman, 71.6, he has got on the

cross-country course as penalties. Sam Griffiths of Australia. Another

one to go the long route. At this cottage and gate. I think we will

see more and more riders doing that. The British team were contemplating

going the longer route because they felt it would take very little time

to go the long route and much, much safer. Interesting to know whether

Astier Nicolas went that straight route. He is the only one so far and

it is still very early days in the 64 runners. We have had one fallen

overnight and the Russian competitors, only three Russians

here. Sam Griffiths still clear for Australia. Did a great job at that

water. It is a big drop in and then they come up at quite a scene with

angle to the vertical rail at the top and Sam made it look much easier

than it actually is. Waiting at the start of the first for the Dutch.

This is Theo van de Vendel with Zindane.

He is certainly meaning business out of the first fence. Almost going too

fast, wants to make sure he has energy at the end of the track. We

are back with Gemma and that is the second refusal. Things not going

well for Britain's first rider Gemma Tattersall. Not looking in

altogether a mood where she wants to be helpful. That is another 20

penalties and actually, if she picks up another refusal on the course,

she will be eliminated for a cumulative refusals. That would be

very bad news for Britain. The horse both times didn't want to turn

right. Sam Griffiths at the last water. I wonder what his time is.

Now this frog... Gets it. There was a little bit of discussion about the

actual defining of that fence. They repainted it. There was a good bit

of riding thereby Sam. Actor Gemma and a quick -- and Quicklook V. --

back to Gemma and Quicklook V. Beautifully jumped. Those two log

piles. Best we have seen today. 11-year-old mare. Some very good

performances. Sam Griffiths coming for home. One more. Be interesting

to pick up the time. One inside so far. Astier Nicolas. Getting in with

about three or four seconds to spare. Has Sam Griffiths done that?

I would suspect not but we will see. 6.8 time penalties. I think that is

perfectly feasible. Astier Nicolas really showed, he went all the

direct routes and it really did hit a great rhythm. Brilliant for Sam,

after the disappointment of London, he has had a great ride

cross-country. Always pretty in courage and for the Australian team.

Things are looking good for Australia. One good thing for

Britain is that the three dressage scores that you would hope, came out

very even, Britain scoring more in the 40s.

It's not the end of the day yet. Gemma attack 17 and makes it look

easy now. She's already got two individual refusals on course. I'm

not sure whether he intended to do that but it was very quick and very

clever. He jumped so much right-to-left over the first quarry,

he couldn't get back to the second one. He wasted very little time,

which might be a route more and more taking. So, here you see, he hasn't

come straight but across to make this corner easier. It's a massive

jump, but it would have to be much more to the right to get lined up

for the second corner. His eyes on the second corner, and then he turns

away. Again, you get the picture of this rolling terrain as we rejoin

Gemma Tattersall and the ski jump. She can't have another refusal,

which is a sensible decision because she'd want to get home. The clock is

ticking by. She takes the alternative. And she had to be very

careful there knocked her tracks. She got away with it, that is a good

decision. If she had made the mistake and crossed her tracks, that

would have been a technical refusal, so she would've got 20 penalties,

and she can't afford that, because that would incur an elimination.

She's already had two hiccups earlier on. Tim Price for New

Zealand. He was a late call-up. He got a

dressage of 47. New Zealand equals six. And, again, a very experienced

man to get New Zealand under way. His horse was withdrawn through

injury back in the spring. As Gemma now is at the fence, the cottage and

gate, going the wrong way. You can see the long route. We've only seen

one attempt at it so far on the screen, and they didn't manage it.

So, the majority taking the longer route. Another one that Nicolas

Wettstein took, because he's been the only one who's been home in

time. What a great start for Britain. Gemma Tattersall now in

shot, out of the third of four quarters. She has had to refusals at

defence four, and then later at the ski jump. So she is settling in to

get him. Pippa Funnell is out at three, Fox-Pitt at two. And then at

four, it is Kitty King. She's taken one long route, and she has

certainly slowed down. So there is going to be a lot of time. Bandon to

the end of this. I'm afraid it will. Don't be surprised to see three

figures, I suspect, for Quicklook V and Gemma. This is a big individual

fence, very square, the London vegetable trolley. Yes, well, this

final water combination... Well, we're not going to see it. Back to

Theo van de Vendel. This is one of three fences, and hopefully nothing

will go wrong. He had a great day in the dressage

arena, looks more impressive out on the cross-country course, this

horse. Can he get the gate? That is what I think we will see. His air

jacket goes off, gives him a bit of protection. If you jump a fence like

that, if you catch Shawnee, it flicks you, which is the downside of

jumping this fence. For me, he was too fast. That is a tight turn. The

worry was always going to be if you turn tight and quick you're going to

hit the fence on the angle and it will do exactly what happened. Flip

the horse sideways. That was a ride error about the speed and approach.

That air Fest would have helped him as the horse rolled over him but the

horse and rider are back on their feet. Gemma Tattersall on the way

home, she's over one of the historic bridges here in Rio and downhill to

one of the last two fences. Very disappointing start for the British

team. And, indeed, for Gemma, but the good thing is she's going to

come home, going to come back with vital information for the other

riders, and be able to tell them about the course. And she has

completed. It is 40 jumping penalties to add to the score. 89.6.

The penalties to be added to her dressage score of 47.2. So, Britain

now has an uphill task. But not impossible, as the world champion

combination for Germany get under way. Sandra Auffarth with Opgun

Louvo. They won the worlds in France, and they are away and over

the first. Germany leaning after -- leading after dressage but it is

close. Tim Price, coming to the second of the four waters. It is a

young horse but a horse with a lot of ability. And a great pilot on

top. It is a big ask for this horse. He makes that water look very

simple. There is quite a long gallop now. This is a part of the course

the riders can make up a bit of time. Nice, open stretches. Yes,

they've got the combination of the Oxo to the corner, but the rest of

the fences on this big loop are just single straightforward fences. You

could almost see him up the gear there as he hit the galloping

stretch. I think Sandra probably wasn't going to jump that fence. I

think she will be without penalties, just loses a fraction. This is a big

striding horse, Opgun Louvo. He hasn't had cross-country penalties

for a long, long time, this horse. As we are back now with Ringwood Sky

Boy and Tim Price. For Sandra, it is 20 penalties because it is a, B, C,

D and she circles between the elements. You're right. Well done.

It is a penalty for the Bob Champion -- world champion. So, not the ideal

start for the Germans. Six years without jumping penalty. And now 20.

Tim has to be careful but he is being clever, he hasn't crossed his

tracks, he's going to turn right and get back to the final element. This

is where the course walking has been so important. They've been very

clever with their fence numbering. The pilot has to be very awake with

their course walking. Sandra very quickly through the ski jump. And

you could see the problems she had a fence four, the horse was too bold

and slightly running away with her. As he was going through the quarry,

he was accelerating, she sat, hanging onto him, trying to steady

him. He knows his job, this horse, but if the horse gets complacent, a

little bit cocky, then these technical fences are going to catch

them out. Great pictures were getting of this cross-country horse,

and a lovely jump through that keyhole. Oh! What bad luck. And that

is, I'm afraid, elimination. Oh, that was not in any way deserved. It

wasn't deserved but he did go around quite fast. You can see how quick he

is going and that is a tight circle. That is such an infuriating way to

go out of the Olympics. Well, these early riders, these are the first

riders of each team, and we are seeing drama right from the

beginning. It is a clever bit of designing. The horses are coping,

the mistakes are coming from the riders. I would agree with you. The

grass is short, we have had some dampness in the air this morning.

But we have seen there, you can't afford to take tight turns. Two we

have seen slip up. Away goes the stallion written by Linda Algotsson

who had a great run in the Swedish team. Her sister, Sara, is also in

the team here. This stallion is ten years old. Back with Opgun Louvo.

And Sandra Auffarth has 20 points penalty. He is flying along this

course. As we've seen, the speed has caused some hick ups already on this

course. Yet, it is speed that has got Astier Nicolas home in optimum

time. What an intriguing day we have ahead. It was speed that got him

around, but, on the other hand, he wasn't hurrying. Measured speed. A

young guy who's been given stick in the past for being reckless and

speeding, it was made sure riding. I can concur with that. Sandra

certainly has not taken her foot off the accelerator. Over the big house.

Still taking quite a hold, this big chestnut. Now 14 years old, what a

start he has been. Looked fantastic. All the class and

ability. He makes things look easy, and she's had that mistake earlier

on but she isn't going to have time for the is time. It looks like she's

absolutely determined to go inside the time. She has the 20 penalties,

she doesn't want any more added. All these fences downhill, when you walk

them, they look way over the maximum height, but that is clever course

designing. This is a very decent fence. That is Brazilian timber,

very, very hard. The team building this course have really put in an

enormous amount of work. Some of the fences come all the way over from

England. But some are the really hard timber, and that has made their

job, where they've had to use that timber, very difficult. The cottage.

She going straight. Oh, it isn't pretty but she gets it. We thought

it was four in there but the horse decided himself to go in three, and

you can see he had pull Sandra through there. The horse knew what

he was doing and her job was to go with him.

That's the third of the four quarters. -- waters. Still full of

running. The weather has really helped today. It is much cooler, and

the horses will be the beneficiaries of that. Now coming to this fence

that actually looks quite small when you walk it but it does measure up

to the maximum 1.2 metres. That is the maximum height, and she whistles

around, she is within half a mile of home now. It'll be interesting to

see with that refusal at fence four weather shall make the time because

Astier Nicolas took all the short cuts, or there were not certain. My

word, she's making sure she jumps this, and I don't blame her. It is

upright, square and wide. And she wants to make sure she has control

for this final water combination. The first American rider sets off,

Boyd Martin, with Blackfoot Mystery. The Americans already we can see,

they're not going to play much part in the competitions. They are equal

sixth with New Zealand. 137.5, the score, some 15 marks behind the

leaders. 15 marks on a day like this will be perfect.

I think you are right, it is all about completion today. Sandra or

fast at this final water. Took his stride out and she is not going to

make that turn. The frog is a separate number so she won't get a

penalty for that. She won't present, she was just a bit out of control.

It is quite something the horse is still so fresh and bold and full of

running at the end of this cross-country course. We thought

horses would begin to look tired. This young lady jumped onto the

scene in 2011. She has been in every Championship teams since and has won

a gold medal every time she has been there. Will she do it this time? Not

looking so good, they are Olympic champions remember. She heads down

to the last. Individual silver in the Europeans last year but of

course, a golden team it was for Germany in the Europeans. She comes

out, stops the clock, still pulling her arms out. 44.8, but includes 20

jumping penalties. Astier Nicolas is looking better and better at the

time of asking. She looked like she was flying and almost out of

control. Look at these lovely misters, the horses come back, this

is to cool them down. The facilities here are absolutely a one. It is

good to get the cameras in and to see the careful attention to detail

to horses, they are so well looked after and indeed, they should be.

Boyd Martin, one of two Australian-born riders but now

riding for Australia. -- America. They were disappointed with their

dressage but they have a very experienced team here, ending with

the other Australian-born, now living in the United States, Phillip

Dutton,. This roller-coaster ride through Sugarloaf mountain,.

He whacked a flag at wasted no time. -- but he wasted no time. Linda

Algotsson for Sweden. Always be known as a pretty big rider across

the country. This young stallion not looking as if it is in a great

hurry. Jumping the fence as well. She rode another of her mother's

homebred horses in the European Championships in Malmo. This was the

last time we saw her in a Swedish team, it was 2013. She was the

mother of the great Vega who they also bred. Her sister took

individual bronze in the London Olympics.

Steadily down into the three jumps, got three strides and very

definitely did not plan to make that turn but she was rather close to the

alternatives. You have to be careful that she doesn't cross her tracks. I

think she probably just got away with that. But trotting on a

cross-country course is not ideal. But she is clear.

Now in the start box is the first for the home team, Boyd Martin.

Marcio Appel help with it the Ronchi men -- Iberon Jmen.

They will be looking to get three good scores across cross-country

because they know they will climb. Already, a lot of the top riders

having these problems. This is Boyd Martin and he is travelling. Well,

it is a thoroughbred and he is making use of the fact this horse

will have the stamina and the gallop. He is not hanging around.

One of three racehorses that have come off the track. This horse had a

very good track record. He is using his speed to very good effect. Did a

very decent dressage. Nicely over 17. 47.7, he got in the dressage. In

30 Fifth Place but less than ten marks behind the lead. -- 35th

place. He has looked quicker so far. Let's hope this horse has the

stamina to keep this incredible gallop on right to the end. Boyd

Martin knows his horses well and he gets them very fit. No wasting of

time in the preparation for that fence. That is one of the

significant factors that could slow you down. Picking up the pace a bit

more as he comes to Sugarloaf Mountain.

He did a good job because he was going very fast Andy had to get

reorganised, rebalanced, make sure the horse was given the time to see

these fences. Linda Algotsson with the stallion, fair net. Linda

Algotsson one of the team trainers for the Swedish. They have had some

good performances. The best was their team bronze medal in the Malmo

Europeans in recent times, in 2013. Still clear, to our knowledge, as

she now heads up another little rise to the fourth and final water.

So, quite a test. You can see the test beautifully. Now she is in

trouble. That is very definitely 20. Actually... They are separate now

but they are not the first two? The first fence is at 28 -- 28 and the

brush is at 29. STUDIO: A change of events for us.

You will be able to keep up with it on the app and the Red Button. We

will be back to see William Fox-Pitt around 4:40pm, in his eighth games

and Michael Jung of Germany, the defending individual champion. A lot

going on there but we have a lot to get through. We are going boxing, as

you can probably guess. Four years ago, Great Britain's boxes topped

the medals, three of them gold. A lot to live up to. We have seen four

British boxers in action. Galal Yafai, the very first boxer to do so

in the Rio competition. As you may know, he comes from very strong

boxing stock, the youngest of three boxing brothers and one of his

brothers competed for Great Britain in 2008. Like our new medallist in

the pool, Jazz Carlin and Adam Peaty, these are Galal Yafai's first

Olympics. We are currently at the amateur

boxing club in Birmingham, where I am from, but I'll is a train in

Sheffield. I have five brothers and two sisters and three of us box.

I am amateur but I look up to them. I live with my brother. We are both

really messy. He is always rummaging, it seems a bit unfair. I

started when I was 17, my first fight when I was 18. I think I won

my first nine or ten fights. I was working in a factory and I was

boxing. I had to do everything and it was tough. I didn't think I was

better than anyone else but I thought I was good enough to do

something in boxing. This was after our brothers fought in the European

Championships in Russia. One won a silver and the other won bronze.

This is my brother. This is another picture of myself. I think I had won

the under ten national Championships. Frank is the governor

here, the main man. This is when my brothers fought. It was good for the

young kids to look up to. This was the British light middleweight

champion. He happens to be the performance director now. It is good

to keep it all in Birmingham. I cannot wait to go. I have already

been to Brazil in December. I won bronze there. It was a good trip and

I enjoyed it but never did I think I would go back Brazil. I think a

couple of my mates will come out, it'll be good to get some support.

When I found out I made the team, I was over the moon.

I never say what I am aiming for but I always want to go and win. I have

only had 29 fights. I don't want to say I will win a medal but I will do

my best and I am good enough to win a medal. It just depends what colour

it is. STUDIO: Galal Yafai won his first fight against the boxer from

Cameroon and is now rewarded, fighting against a 19-year-old

Cuban. Number one in this light flyweight division and has been

flagged up as a pretty special talent. He is known as the small

giant back home. Yafai lost on points to him in June. Where is the

crowd? It tends to be a bit of a slow burner they tend to drift in as

the competition progresses. But make no mistake, the fans are here in

attendance. This is the fifth session of boxing. Galal Yafai, 23

years of age, from Birmingham. Preparing to square off for the

second time in a matter of months against the number one seed, the man

known as the tiny giant. The teenage sensation, Joahnys Argilagos of

Cuba. This man making his first appearance in the Olympic tournament

by virtue of the number one seeding. The beneficiary of buying in of the

opening round and Galal Yafai interested against the aggressive

Cameroon Ian. He won that contest comfortably on points. He is making

his second appearance. You could spend a lot of time thinking about

the tournament. Thinking doesn't really do you that

much good at all because you are waiting and waiting and there are

lots of distractions. You just want to get on with it. He already has

one good contest under his belt and this will be the toughest contest

probably of his career to date, but he is good enough to do it. He just

has to believe in his own ability. He is ready.

So, Yafai introduced to the crowd ahead of his second appearance in

Rio 2016. So, tardy exit from the boxing ring

by the cameraman. We are under way in this second-round contest of the

men's four kilograms light flight weight -- light flyweight. The

22-year-old from Birmingham, Yafai, has made a rapid rise. That was a

good two punch combination, the reigning world champion, that is

Argilagos of Cuba, the tiny giant, the second meeting of these two

boxers in a matter of months. They met before and it was Argilagos

who won a unanimous decision. You can see straightaway the tactics

from Yafai is to keep on the front foot and keep his opponent off

balance, so it is a positive start from him. He has to beat his

opponent to the punch. The chap is important and then throw the left

hand but he has to compete with him in terms of the work rate. Look at

Argilagos trying to get into the rhythm is so Yafai, it is a good

start but he has to keep going and keep throwing the shots. That was a

good shot from Yafai. One of three boxing brothers out of the Yafai

brotherhood. They are now professionals, his two other

brothers. He is in pursuit of his man. Argilagos, this compact

flyweight doesn't stand more than five foot tall. Yafai with the

advantage in height. That was a decent right champ. He is a very

good move, the Cuban, using all of the space in the boxing ring. You

have to disrupt the rhythm of the Cubans. If you let them disrupt

their -- establish their rhythm, they go through the motions in terms

of skills. They show their skills, and so Yafai has to disrupt the

rhythm. He is confident on the front foot. He has to do twos and threes

rather than singles. He has to double up. Targeting the body

effectively, Yafai. There are shouts of Cuba reverberating around this

arena. The crowd favourite is the man in red. Argilagos beginning to

peck and Pope now as he skips away from him.

Yafai on the front foot, aggressively in pursuit of his man

throughout the three minutes but Argilagos with plenty of success on

the back foot during the opening round. It hasn't been too bad for

Yafai. He is on the front foot, pushing his opponent back, this guy

is very skilful. As he punches, he maintains a gap because he needs the

time and room to work. Yafai, when Argilagos punches and steps back,

that's when he has to increase that fast tempo with the feet. That is a

nice shot. Yafai waited and hesitated but that's a better

response, pushing his opponent back. He's there, that's not bad. Then he

walks onto the right hand. That is a lovely shot from Argilagos. And

again but it is a close round. So the ten point system used. One of

the judges favouring Yafai. 2-1 favouring the man in red.

Competitive opening round and Yafai will take encouragement from that.

Yafai won the fourth round across the board in early competition. He

has started aggressively in this second-round.

In the WSB final, he lost rounds one, two and five from all three

judges. That was in Uzbekistan. There's the room again that

Argilagos needs. He's hardly coming forward, the Cuban. He's sitting and

maintaining the gap. That is lovely boxing by the Cuban. Yafai has to

keep on him, send the left hand in. That's better from Yafai. That was a

striking left hook from Yafai just a moment ago.

Yafai clearly one of the best light flyweight boxers in the world having

booked his place in Rio 2016 via the European qualification tournament.

It's up to debate whether he's the best boxer in the family,

considering his older siblings have had glittering ten years in the best

of Great Britain. Talented family, and they? Very good boxers. Good

punches, good technique, good style. Now Yafai coming forward, and this

is the right tactic. On the ropes, he has to punch in terms of threes

and fours. So, Argilagos invoking the referee on that occasion. But

obeying the instruction to stop boxing. Landed a couple of

unprotected shots on the chin of Yafai. He's targeting the body in an

effort to slow down the movement of this Cuban. He has a good right hand

and a good left hook on the retreat, Argilagos. He has to switch the

attack now and again, Yafai, to downstairs, target the body. This is

a great effort from Yafai. He has to keep it going. He's taken a lot of

encouragement from that first meeting, particularly taking the

fourth round across the board. But, again, Argilagos almost perpetually

on the back foot. That could count against him in the scoring of the

this round. Argilagos is crafty, holding on the inside too much. The

referee has spotted that. Let's listen in to the blue corner.

Just watching the boxing here now, Yafai on the front foot coming

forward. He puts his opponent under pressure. The crowd are getting

animated as well. Again, it is a close round. Let's have a look. So,

this time, all three judges have favoured the work of the man in red,

so it is tied up for judge C. It is a 2-point deficit faced by Yafai

going into the third and final round of this second-round encounter.

Great Britain's Yafai needs a big round him because he's trailing by

two points on the scorecards of two judges. And perhaps aware of that

fact in his own mind, if not empirically, he's come out with such

an aggressive stance. Good right hand through the middle by a

Argilagos but it is a swarming attack by Yafai in an effort to

extend his stay in the Olympic tournament. Yes, great effort from

Yafai in this round, listening to his corner, he started very quickly.

He knows he's behind, he has to raise the tempo and he's doing that.

He has to steady himself and tried to improve the accuracy a little bit

more, throw the punches on the inside. That's better. Just to try

to create a bit of space on the inside to work. Argilagos, as well

as the world title in Bohol last year, he took the American

Continental title as well. He's granted an audience with Fidel

Castro in 2013. He is an established star. The Cubans have high hopes to

continue their tradition of excellence in the boxing ring. Good

right hand by Argilagos, now engaging with Yafai in the centre of

the ring. Yafai's attack is slowing down, and he's frustrated.

It is a 50-50 contest. Yafai is having some success. Maybe moved off

to the side here and there and try different angles. But he must punch

more on the inside, Yafai, he has to find the room. Argilagos is clever

on the inside. The referee should be stronger because he is holding a lot

on the inside. Good uppercut from Yafai in that exchange but if the

referee isn't intervening, Yafai has to take the opportunity to take this

man under significant pressure. Terrific exchange at centre ring and

the crowd are on their feet. Again, Argilagos showing ring craft beyond

his tender 19 years, tying up his man on the blindside of the referee.

He has to find his space is better, young Yafai. It is an art to box on

the inside, you have to find the room to work. He is being dragged

in, isn't he? He can't find the space, Yafai. Still, a great effort

from Yafai against the favourite Cuban. There's the bell to conclude

this second-round bout in the 49 kilograms light flyweight division.

Argilagos, the number one seed and number one ranked boxer in the

world, the reigning world champion won the first two rounds. Judges a

and B after two rounds, it was split, one round of 19 apiece. Given

that status going into the third and final round, one suspects Yafai's

Olympics is going to come to an end. He needed a big round and he

probably hasn't done enough. It has been a great experience and given

this fellow, this might be the hardest fight he will have in the

tournament. It's a shame it's happened in the second round. That

warranted a semifinal or final because you've got the two best

boxers at this weight, we are watching them now. That is the luck

of the draw in the Olympic tournament. 22 boxers contesting

this light flyweight division. So, boxers will have to box as many as

five times for the final on the 14th of August. One of the changes and

fermented since London 2012. The final is not taking place over the

course of the final week. They are sprinkled throughout. Let's get the

announcement and the conclusion of this bout in the 49 kilo light

flyweight. So, Argilagos, the tournament number

one seed, the reigning world champion goes through after a

hard-fought split decision over Yafai, whose older brother was

eliminated by a Cuban in his Olympic appearance in Beijing eight years

ago. A similar fate has befallen Galal Yafai as he is eliminated by

the world number one. He put forth a terrific effort, denied on a split

decision to the world number one. It was a tremendous display from Yafai.

Taking the current world champion to a split. Very close indeed, there is

only a point in it, so all credit to him, I am so proud of him, Galal

Yafai. Well done, son. So, the Olympic experience of young Yafai

ends in the second round. He made a bit of history, the first man since

Moscow 1980 to compete without a head guard in Olympic competition

when he opened the tournament with his victory over Cameroonian on the

6th of August. Here in the second round over Cuba's Maestro,

Argilagos, Yafai has been eliminated and the world number one goes on to

the quarterfinals. Disappointing. Absolutely no

disgrace at all for Galal Yafai. One heck of a fight and beautifully

called. It came too early. It was worthy of seeing in a semifinal or a

final but I'm afraid he's gone and when you look at the draw, it has

been particularly unkind to about six I'd say of the 12 boxers in the

British team, so it's going to be tough for some of these fighters in

the coming days. We are going back and forward all over the place here

on this third day of the real Olympics. We saw Gemma Tattersall up

against in the cross-country. It is a tough course. Two-time penalties.

Let's hear her thoughts on the cause. She said, you needed to wear

a series of pants to compete. Did you feel anything before the

fourth quarter, that she might not be onside today? I think she

slightly frightened herself and then she ran a bit blind to fence four

and I lost my steering and couldn't quite get to the B element or the

last element. It frightened her a little bit. Then she went very

careful and a bit green on me and a bit scared. Then it's sort of talk

all my coaxing ability to get her around and she finished up better

than she started actually. It is such a difficult course because

people are trying to take the longer route but it means you will get time

penalties. What is the secret to this course? What information will

you be taking back to the rest of your team? Quick look five is quite

a young horse and I think some of the more experienced horses will be

fine around this course. I think I will just be telling them as much as

I can so they have the most ability. It is never easy going out first.

Definitely not. STUDIO: She will pass on that information gleaned

from the course to the other riders. We will be going back in about half

an hour. We are heading for the judo mat now. We have seen Ashley

McKenzie and Colin Oates go out for Great Britain. We have the first of

the women competitors today. If you don't know your ones are as from

your Rippon, let's remind you of the finer points of judo.

Judo was invented in the late 19th century in Japan. Each contest in

judo has a duration of five minutes that men or four for women. The

scores are level at the end of the contest, they enter golden score

where there is no time limit and the first penalty awarded will decide

the contest. The high-risk Delhi highest scoring technique is an

Ippon. When an opponent submits or gives up... Holding down an opponent

for 16 seconds or more but less than 20 seconds.

Judo is a knockout competition and all competitors are based in a

drawer divided into two tables. The top eight athletes in each weight

category will be seeded in line with their world rankings and the two

finalists will compete for the gold and silver medals. A 57 kilo

category. She is already the reigning Commonwealth Games champion

and she makes her Olympic debut today. This fighter took up the

sport for self defence, she said and before she was given lottery

funding, she had two jobs just to keep her dream alive of coming to

the Olympic Games. She fulfils that ambition today and she will have as

an opponent and Australian. We are ready to go, it is Austria in

blue, Great Britain in white. Fantastic story. European champion,

former European champion, European medallist, medals almost at every

Grand Slam. Smythe Davis is a brilliant

competitor and getting better and better at every competition. She has

a different build. You can see the line of frame, she has all of that

height and that is why she can fight in this 57 kilograms division and

fight to really well. She took home a bronze medal in

Egypt, so two bronze medals for those eight attempts, if you like,

at World Championship level. She is capable. She had some really good

moves on the ground. She has a set move that she does so Smythe Davis

will have to be careful of that. Smythe Davis just walked out of the

area, so she has to be more careful on the edge as well. Big right arm,

she needs in order to do her attack. Look at that. She actually went

right the way underneath. With a shoulder throw. This is where she

has to be careful. She gets a Waza-ari for it. Filzmoser now onto

the ground. Can she get this? This could possibly be very dangerous

for... The Waza-ari has been changed to a Yuko. That was absolutely

brilliant. The resistance that came from Filzmoser and Smythe Davis

somehow able to get on top of that. That was incredible. That is where

she has to be very careful of this lady because this lady has a couple

of set moves and she does very well. Yuko ahead and she is willing to

attack on the ground but she doesn't want to be attacked. The difference

being is that the Yuko is on the side, upper part of the body from

the side so any part of the body that hits the ground, a Waza ari is

given for anything that rolls onto the points of the shoulder. Not

quite got the force of an Ippon. And Ippon is forced on the points of the

shoulders. These two crashing onto the mat. Absolutely, it is a good

technical fight. Smythe Davis just ahead with that Yuko. They are

really going for it in Russia. The 23-year-old Smythe Davis knows what

she is doing. She is looking to waste as much time I think, rather

than trying to get her holding down. Good tactics while you are on top.

Purposely tried to waste as much time as you can if you have got a

good hold or a good move on the ground, then you go for it

specifically. Filzmoser won't give up, she will

keep coming forward. She has got plenty of strength. Has she got

enough to get through the last 34 seconds? Another good score. A Waza

ari this time to Smythe Davis. Two really good scores. One Waza ari,

one Yuko. She is giving away experience and height but giving

away nothing on the score board, Smythe Davis. She has plenty of

spirit and gumption. We can see that. She's not wanting to back

away, she wants to continue to go harder. Only a certain position

Filzmoser can do on the ground. I think she will probably retire after

this Olympic Games. Smythe Davis did a really good job. Technically and

tactically, everything right. She got two really good scores. She

never looked in danger. Just that one time on the ground. A little

bit, stayed there a little bit too long, but any other time on the

ground, it was her initiating the technique.

Great change of direction and you could see that she rolls onto her

shoulders and gets the Waza ari. Lovely change of direction. We have

always said she needs something over the other flank. An excellent bout,

that, and now official Great Britain, the victory. And Smythe

Davis continues on to the round of 16.

STUDIO: She does indeed and she will continue in the next hour we

believe. Next up for her is team-mate Ashley McKenzie's fiance

of France. She took the bronze in this category in 2012 so maybe a few

split loyalties for Ashley today! In the tennis, it has been eventful so

far. Venus Williams has gone out of the singles and the Williams sisters

remarkably and unexpectedly go out of the doubles. We saw Novak

Djokovic beaten for the second time in a row by Juan Martin Del Potro. I

think he was in tears after that, was not happy about going home

because he really wants to win a gold medal, one of the few things

that has eluded him in his career. The Murray brothers involved in a

real thriller last night, it went on really late. The Brazilians had lost

the first set... The Britons had lost the first set and it was very

tense and a tie-breaker in the second.

Yes! The presence of mind to play that. Just not enough on it.

That was a really clever shot into the space. Match point number four.

Having saved four match points, it is now set point for Great Britain.

Lightning reflexes. A mistake in the end from Andy Murray.

cause. She said, you needed to wear a series of pants to compete.

It was probably going out, the previous shot. I think the call came

too late. Match point to number five.

202 kilometres, out wide. Character stuff from Andy Murray.

The first ace of the match saves match point. The fifth match point.

Bellucci, out wide and it is set point number two.

Oh, Sa again. The deaf to stuff touches in this crucial moment.

Could not have placed it better. So, we've had five match points. We

have had two set points for Great Britain.

Bellucci just could not get hold of that. Murray firing attacked him.

Set point Great Britain but on the break serve now.

And it will be Jamie Murray to serve.

Oh! Bellucci launching himself time after time at the ball, but, in the

end, it is Sa who makes the crucial move. This is macho stuff. A third

set point goes astray. It is an ace. What a time to produce

it. They've produced two in the tie-break.

Here is set point number four for Great Britain.

No, it is just out. And it is 12-12. Once more, they will turn around.

Andy hit the shot, he thought it was going to be good enough. A lot of

the crowd feared it would be. He hit it almost too well. About a foot

long. Just shy of two hours they've been

going. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

So, a six match point for Brazil. Oh! What a shot from Murray! He has

got an exquisite touch. Britain never needed it more than in that

point. Look at that, full stretch a couple of times. The return with a

single hand, fantastic! 13 apiece. There is going to be a challenge. It

looked like it might have been out, to be honest.

The ball was called in, and it was in!

So, again, this is set point number five.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Cool as you like, Bellucci at the

net. Hammering at to the Jamie forehand.

Match point number seven. Oh, what a way to win! The net makes

the crucial intervention. A wonderful doubles match. And it is a

shame it should end like that after an epic tie-break. The Murrays could

not have done more. In the end, joy right around this Olympic Tennis

Centre. Thomaz Bellucci and Andre Sara, a heroic performance.

It was. It was a brilliant win for the Brazilian pair and the Murray

brothers came here as a second seed, so it was a superb night for the

host country. And the marches on in the singles. Great shame for Jamie

but he has the consolation of a Davis cup victory last year if he's

feeling down today. We're not sure if Andy will compete in the mixed

doubles, it is likely he will, being a silver-medallist last time in

London but that will be confirmed later in the week. So, that is the

situation last night. This evening we are hoping for better things in

the gymnastics because four years ago, Max Whitlock and company, they

took the bronze medal. It happen to have been the first team medal in

gymnastics for a full century. Now, can they swing and upgrade here in

Rio? Repetition. It is an art. Day in,

day out. Eat. Sleep. Train. Repeat. Mastering skills... Building your

strength... There are no short cuts. They say practice makes perfect. And

it's true. This is about fine tuning, precision... But, most of

all, it's about passion. That's what drives you to be better, gives you

the strength to go again... And again. So, you keep going. Until

you're ready to deliver. When it really counts. That is the art of

repetition. I am looking forward to that and I'm sure you are, too, this

evening. Were looking forward to an awful lot on day three. It was

supposed to be yesterday that Glover and stunning work going for gold.

They should have been out on the water but it was given up because of

the weather conditions. They've kept their powder dry until today. Half

an hour until we see the pair in revving unbeaten in five years, 36

races. They are the team to beat in Rio. Great Britain are Olympic

champions! Glover, Stanning, we stand up and salute you! Good

morning, thank you for letting me come along so early and disturb you.

You look so bright and breezy, this is what you do every day. Yes, early

mornings are normal and it is great to have you along. We will show you

what is a normal day for us. This is a fantastic place. Fantastic

facility. Where are we off to? Were going to go to the gym first. So,

everybody is in here, they come in here, have a stretch before they go

out. Is this a social stretch? Yes, a bit of a chat and social stretch.

Do you ever still come in and feel stiff? Yes, quite often. If we have

had a big session, the next day we will come in, legs or arms,

everything will be hurting from the previous day. These machines are

something you never want to be told you are on. Six days a week, this

regime. Sometimes seven. Six mostly. Then on a Sunday we train as well.

We get a day off every 3-6 weeks. When you talk about success at the

Olympics, what is up here is the important thing. It is whether you

can switch it on at the right time and get the best out of each other

and perform when you have to perform. Be tougher to do in Rio

2016 because they are undefeated Olympic champions, Olympic

champions, world champions, European champions, they hold all the

records. It would be a shock if they didn't win gold. It would be, yeah.

They found a level of consistency and contentment with each other

inside and outside of the boat which makes them formidable. How easy is

it to make sure you stay on the same page in terms of your goals and

aspirations? We find it easy because we complement each other. If we were

two of the same, it would be very difficult. I think I'm probably more

energetic in my delivery of things. And kind of quite focused. I drive a

lot of the things we do and Heather absorbs a lot of it. From the

outside, you might think you're about to become a major in the army

so you might be the one who would be much more noisy and are you like

that? I am not your typical army officer. I am a bit more stand back

and observe. When you drive out of those gates,

are you in touch with each other or are your lives separate? We are

probably in touch too much! Normally I need to remind header of something

and so we will text. We are friends away from this environment as well

so we can leave rowing behind and go and do something as friends. It is

not all about the rowing. It is ours from hard work from us but also our

friends and family. Once you are an Olympian, you always are. It is who

we are and what we have worked so hard for. With London, it was great

and an experience we never expected to have in our lifetime. To go and

win gold in our lifetime. You step onto the plane and off the plane in

a different country and you represent that name on your back and

that is the version you have grown up with. The opportunity to go and

do that is really special. There is this version I have had since I was

at school. We certainly haven't forgotten that triumph on day five

in London. That started the gold rush. We have never been able to

forget it, each time they put a letter in their golden postbox, they

think of that pair. They are very proud of those two citizens. We will

see them on the water shortly. We have seen Galal Yafai go out to a

very good Cuban in the boxing. We will get his reaction to that

contest. Not the results you would have wanted but are you happy you

gave a good account of yourself? I am gutted. I know I am as good as

him. It is no good. What did you put it down to? It was a close fight. I

thought I won. I did my best. You thought you did enough? Yes. It is

one of those, it is just boxing. Can you take any positives from this? I

know you are disappointed now but just one point in it. No positives

really, just all negative. Widdy go from here? Just have a rest and

support the rest of the boys. It has been great. Take care.

Understandably disappointed. But he can be proud of that performance and

I am sure reflect on it in a more positive light in a few hours when

he has let it sink in. This flyweight division is packed and we

have Paddy Barnes of Ireland and we are about to see him live. Of all

B20 Olympic medals won by Ireland, 16 of them have been in boxing and

seven of them have been in the last games and several of them have been

won by Paddy. He is getting a bit fed up of being called Paddy Brauns.

Paddy about to come into the boxing ring.

About in London, the semifinal, many people Portpatrick barns -- many

people thought Patrick Bamford Mike was unlucky.

He is the number four seed in the tournament. He really psyched

himself up. He has got a bronze medal in his previous tournament.

Paddy Barnes has already says, he doesn't want to be referred to as

Paddy bronze. He wants to step up to gold. This is his moment. He is a

good boxer. He always adapts really well, Paddy Barnes.

The Irish boxing teams Areem 's trust as Paddy Barnes appears to

make his first appearance in Rio 2016.

We are underway. The man wearing red has come out very quickly indeed,

driving Paddy Barnes backwards. He is Samuel Carmona Heredia, of Spain.

His opponent, the vast Lee experienced, reigning two time

bronze-medallist, Paddy Barnes. Just helped himself to a wonderful right

hand to the body. He has that determination and ambition to

improve his standing. In the Olympic boxing tournament, to improve on the

two bronzes he has come away with in the last Olympic Games. Targeting

that body effectively, Paddy Barnes. I think he is doing that because he

knows that Samuel Carmona Heredia uses the ring space very well and

moves. You have to target the body. Hit him and hurt him downstairs and

that will make him do his better work when his opponent holds his

feet a bit more. Paddy Barnes driving the retreating Samuel

Carmona Heredia back even further. Paddy Barnes one of nine boxes to be

bestowed with the privilege of being flag-bearers in the opening ceremony

a few days ago. A good right-hander around the corner from Samuel

Carmona Heredia. Paddy Barnes came back with the same shot. The trouble

Samuel Carmona Heredia will have here against Barnes, failing to hit

the target because the hands of Paddy Barnes a very high and he

clever ad block blocking shots. Samuel Carmona Heredia is swinging

wildly, because those hands of Paddy Barnes a very high. Barnes is so

confident in all facets of the boxing game. Effective at going

backwards and forwards and moving side to side, laterally. Here ears

at demonstrating his power fighting off the ropes but I suspect he won't

want to keep to that confinement for too long. Hands held high by Samuel

Carmona Heredia. But he did manage to penetrate the guard. A left hand

by Samuel Carmona Heredia. Terrific right hand to the body from Barnes.

Now on top of the logo, commanding centre ring.

Both boxers keeping their hands liked when in punching range but

when they move away and relax a little bit, they are dropping their

hands and maybe that is when both of them should think about launching an

attack, when their opponents move away. They could both benefit of

just jumping on their opponents. I think Paddy Barnes has taken it

funny. An action packed three minutes to begin this light

flyweight contest. Samuel Carmona Heredia with a lot of shops but a

lot missing the target. Paddy Barnes seemed very happy at the end of the

round, because he had a couple of good shots towards the end.

Switching there, from body to head, just gets caught there and replies

with a left hook. Have a look at these scores. There you go. Samuel

Carmona Heredia has taken it for judges A and B but judge C favouring

Barnes. That surprises me a little bit. To the second round. Paddy

Barnes, experienced man from Ireland, has come out really with

aggressive intent. A good left hook to the body and then a right hook to

the head. Paddy Barnes stopped momentarily. Coming onto the front

foot, Paddy Barnes, having conceded that opening round. Greater urgency

from the work of the man in blue. Holding his hands a lot higher but

closing the gap down, looking for threes and fours. Bent arm shots

now. Probably been told he is behind. Effectively, shots to the

body, sinking in those hawks, just above the belt line, Paddy Barnes.

Now, Samuel Carmona Heredia being drawn into a flat-footed exchange.

Terrific shots to the body once again from Paddy Barnes. I think

Barnes is getting the better of the exchanges, throwing threes and

fours. Better work from the Irishman. Cracking left hook around

the corner. This is an absolute firefight right on top of the logo

on centre ring. Barnes retreating to the ropes but still space in the

ring. Both boxers trading blows, trying to type up tightly to repel

the counters of their opponents. Both have a similar style but if you

look at Samuel Carmona Heredia, his defence is a little more leaky than

Barnes. Barnes has his elbows tucked in. He was also doing threes and

fours rather than the single shots. Samuel Carmona Heredia trying to get

through with the heavier punches. Samuel Carmona Heredia qualified for

this, his first appearance in the Olympic Games. He finished second

place in the global Olympic qualification tournament. Paddy

Barnes, what seemed like an age ago, qualified, the number one boxer in

the fifth season of world Series boxing.

He has had his status as an Olympian secured for the third time for a

very long time. He hasn't competed in global or Continental tournaments

since the Commonwealth Games in 2014, where he picked up his second

title. Her years in the opening bout of his Olympic 2016 campaign in a

really hard-fought encounter against Samuel Carmona Heredia. Good left

hook from the inside from the man in red. Bringing back some punches from

Barnes but many of them were blocked. Samuel Carmona Heredia

needing a bit more head movement here. He has got to move his head.

He was waiting for the referee to say something then, makes a mistake

and Samuel Carmona Heredia lands his shot. The opening round was split,

two judges favouring the work of Samuel Carmona Heredia, judge C

favouring Barnes. How will they score this second round? Sucking in

the air. Paddy Barnes feeling it a little bit but he put a lot of work

in here. Good right hand from Barnes, and a good jab from Samuel

Carmona Heredia. Barnes gritting his teeth, digging in deep. Twos and

threes and I think he has done the better work in that round. It is all

square across all three cards because Judges A and B favour Barnes

in this round and judge C favoured Samuel Carmona Heredia. A reverse of

the first round. It is tied, one round appease. Bath apiece.

Who will progress through to the final eight of the men's 49

kilograms light flyweight tournament? It will all come down to

this three minutes. Everything to be laid on the line by these two

boxers. Paddy Barnes breezing through an open mouth but he comes

on the front foot and takes it to his man. Both boxers trying to find

an opening between the defence is being put up. That is goodbye

Barnes. In this situation, you have to try to make you opponent missed

the target. You need head movement here and there, show the judges you

are prepared to use those defensive skills. That bobbing and weaving and

slipping and then returning fire with two and three shots. Very

important to try to make your opponent missed with some good

defensive work. Cracking right hook. Good right hook

in response from Carmona. All action stuff here in the space of the

boxing ring. They will be aware of how close this contest is which is

why they are letting it all hang out in pursuit of a place in the final

eight of the men's quarterfinal. This is a contest that is going to

take a lot of energy out of both of these boxes, whoever goes through.

You don't want to be boxing like this every time. Very difficult at

this pace and you have to be extremely fit. This is what is

required because this bout is as close as could be. There is parity

across the board. The judges can't separate the two, somebody needs a

grandstand finish here. Is that Nick on the right eye after Barnes? Does

not appear to be peaking but there is a graze of some description. Good

left hook from Carmona, good left hook from Barnes in response. Barnes

has to push his opponent back a little bit more. Carmona keeps

coming forward. Oh, that is a good right hand from Barnes. Just

momentarily, Carmona's boxing stance betrayed him but he got back into it

and they are continuing to let their hands go freely. The final 30

seconds of what been a pulsating 49 kilograms light flyweight encounter.

Some of those judges like to see the opponent being pushed back, they

like to see the box on the front foot. Carmona, he knows it as well

which is why he keeps coming forward. Give and take, NIP and tax

-- nip and tuck. Both of these men have given absolutely everything in

pursuit of a place in the quarterfinals in the men's 49

kilograms light flyweight division. What an absolutely riveting contest

we have witnessed. It was all square. One round of peace, 19

points apiece going into the third and final round. Carmona has the

energy to celebrate, Barnes has his gloves taken. This contest could

come down to the last punch. Lovely punch from Barnes, but Carmona

landed some belters. Right at the end of the contest, some good

punches. Barnes rattled his opponent time and again in that last round,

it is very close. This could go either way. Which way will it go? A

thrilling nine minutes of action we've just witnessed, nonstop

punching from both of these boxers. Nervous moments now. Prior to this

announcement, both of these boxers must feel as though the standing

beneath an emotional guillotine. Who will have their hand raised, and

will progress to the final late? -- final eight? Barnes gesticulating

its close, we don't know how close it is.

Carmona Heredia! It is Carmona, are courtesy of a split decision, in a

terrifically, keenly contested contest. He eliminates the

tournament number four seed, and Ireland's flag bearer, Paddy Barnes.

His dream of an impact gold has been extinguished at his first outing in

Rio 2016. Carmona goes through to the final late, Paddy Barnes

eliminated in a contest that was as close as could be. 2-1 in favour of

the Spaniard. Paddy Barnes eliminated in this, his third

Olympic Games, at the second preliminary round stage.

Ireland's Talisman has gone. That is a sore one. A real surprise for the

man who carried the standard into the opening ceremony, the trickle,

the other night. You could see the surprise from some of his

supporters. The boy from Belfast is out. I'm sure there's been better

news for Ireland at least down at the rowing. I know you're in capture

mode, what is going on? About an hour or so ago, the wind has got up

a bit so conditions are a little bit more testing and several British

voter been on the water over the course of the last 75 minutes or so.

Let's start with the men's double sculls which was disappointing a

couple of days ago which forced them into a repechage about half an hour

or so ago, and this is how they got on.

Great Britain and Serbia starting to break away from Cuba and Bulgaria.

Cuba have gone out well, they're managing to hold on. To be honest, I

think a lot of it for the next two or three minutes will determine how

the British guys are doing. I'd like to give them the confidence they

will progress to the semifinal. And they need to start clawing back the

Serbians because they wouldn't have been troubled by them earlier in the

season. They might not be the best form but they can regain their form

in this race. Last time Serbia and Great Britain came head-to-head was

at the last World Regatta. Serbia finished six and Britain finished

second. They are turning the tables here. This is in the mid-part of the

competition but nonetheless it is important to qualify strongly for

the best lane you can possibly get in the semifinal. The Serbians are

starting to inch out, which is not an encouraging thing because this is

one of the crew is challenging to get into the final. Our boys have

the pedigree, as you said, in the last World Cup, to dominate these

lads. So, Serbia in lane number three. We had now... They are

starting to hold and head back now. So, this repechage of the men's

double sculls, the British at the halfway mark, they were comfortably

in second away from Cuba, it is all about getting positions for the

semifinals. Three boats go through. Cuba in one, Bulgaria into, Serbia

in three, Great Britain now coming up level, and we'd expect the

British double sculls of John Collins and Jonathan Walton to ease

through the here. On paper, they have the better pedigree. Serbia was

sixth at the World Cup, and Alterman Collins was second. They finished

the Olympia before they came here on the highest note they could possibly

could do. They are going to get Serbia. Can Cuba hold off Bulgaria?

I hope they do because they shouldn't be qualifying for the

semifinal. It's going to come down to a sprint finish, and that sprint

finish might catch the Serbians. Our boys are now controlling it. And

they should take this confidence the semi. Bulgaria coming back card

against Cuba. The British and know they have this. Here come Bulgaria,

they are coming like a rocket through the field. They are now

through Cuba and they are now attacking Serbia. Coming towards the

last couple of strokes of this repechage comfortably done, well

done Great Britain, Jonathan Walton and Collins, and it is a photo

finish between Bulgarian Serbia. They are through to the semifinal.

What is the overriding emotion after that much improved performance?

We're just pleased we secured that place and the all-important

semifinal. And it is doing what we do now tomorrow and putting in

another good performance and trying to get into that final. How do you

rationalise the performance of a couple of days ago? We knew we'd

made a few mistakes. And the middle part of the race, where we worked

very well together, we didn't really get onto anything, just lost a lot

of momentum, where is out there today, even though it was still

popping and a little bit of a challenge, it was a lot more relaxed

and calm, and sticking to what we do well and what we have done over the

last few weeks. Steve Redgrave is here as ever. How impressed were you

by the way they recovered from what was a disappointing performance 48

hours ago? I wasn't impressed with their first heat. The conditions

they had, they had to attack the first 500, get into their rhythm.

They got caught out. Juergen was disappointed, he wouldn't talk to me

about it, he closed his eyes, and trotted off. That was a much better

performance. Coming into the Regatta, they have the outside

chance of a medal. They are moving back towards it. It is a lot of

pressure because you have the heat waiting around yesterday for the

non-racist, then racing again, and then a semifinal tomorrow. It is

tough but they're going in the right direction. Talking about the medals,

Matthew Pinsent has four. There are two of the aid that are going for

three gold medals here. Pete Reed and Andrew Hodge. I spoke to them

after their very impressive performance by the men's eight

earlier today. They are eyeing up a gold medal, there's going to be a

fantastic showdown with the Dutch and German is at the weekend. Andrew

Hodge wasn't giving too much away when I asked him about how impressed

he'd been by their performance earlier on. It was fine. No more

than that? Net-mac, we did what we needed to do today. Could you be a

little bit more upbeat than that? I felt strong, really strong. I know

the crew did as well. I know there's more to come, so I think there will

be people at home cheering and celebrating already. Don't celebrate

already. The Germans are still the favourites and the Dutch will come

back as well. We've seen from Regattas that things change during

the week. I can be confident inside. But it isn't done yet. The next

final will be tight, close and fears. The thing about heaps, you

can put down markers. Everyone in the boat could see the Dutch in

their slipstream. That is a huge point chalked up, isn't it? Yes,

we've been working hard these last few months and we have a lot to turn

around from where we left the World Cup series. We finished off with a

good race, and we are confident we had more. We saw a glimmer of what

we could have. As veterans of the Olympic movement, how is the Olympic

experience for you here? You can say old! It really is amazing. There's a

lot in the press back home about water quality and muggings and all

sorts of horrible things in Rio but don't believe it. We are careful and

sensible but we are here on business but we're having a good time. It is

a wonderful city. The course, it is sometimes blowy which we saw

yesterday, but it is an outdoor sport. We are fighters and it is a

really good experience. And I cannot wait to race in the final and I am

glad we made it without repechage. It is a great city and we are

enjoying it. Dare you talk about, both of you, winning a third gold

medal? Absolutely not! This is what we've done the whole time we are

here. We are fighters, we're here to literally to get our oars out. It is

brutal stuff out there. As soon as you start thinking about winning and

celebrating, you've lost the energy to fight. You've lost the will and

desire. So, no, we have a few more sessions to go and each of those is