:00:51. > :00:56.Hello, we are changing deal more often than a road racer! We are back
:00:57. > :01:02.on BBC Two, our second eventuality here. It has been pretty fast and
:01:03. > :01:09.furious as we look down the back of Copacabana Beach. Rod Stewart played
:01:10. > :01:15.to an estimated 3.5 million people on that beach in 1994, I think it is
:01:16. > :01:22.a world record, so there has been British success here. The Rolling
:01:23. > :01:28.Stones in 2006, 1.5 million people. Not that many on there today, that
:01:29. > :01:34.it is a working day, you would imagine they would be at work, they
:01:35. > :01:38.are soaking up... Not so much the sunshine, but the cool breeze. We
:01:39. > :01:47.are soaking up a lot of support here in the sunshine. Shall I put my
:01:48. > :01:52.teeth in? This third day of the Olympic Games. We are back to the
:01:53. > :01:57.Aquatic Centre, we have been watching some good action, we hope
:01:58. > :02:00.there will be more of that, with Hannah Miley in action in the 200
:02:01. > :02:04.metres individual medley. She was fourth in the 400 metres,
:02:05. > :02:11.agonisingly close to a first Olympic medal, but she did not get it. How
:02:12. > :02:16.shall we do -- how will she do in the shorter event?
:02:17. > :02:23.Everybody has earned a drink today! It is Hannah Miley's birthday, she
:02:24. > :02:29.should have a celebratory drink! What a night in the swimming pool
:02:30. > :02:34.for Britain. It was great, after the relative disappointment, when Hannah
:02:35. > :02:38.came so close. Very disappointing, but she is so experienced, she will
:02:39. > :02:41.want to get back in the water, especially on her birthday. For
:02:42. > :02:48.Siobhan-Marie O'Connor she swims down with Jazz Carlin, so she will
:02:49. > :02:52.be buzzing to see one of her close friends, who she trains with, on the
:02:53. > :02:57.podium. It has a knock-on effect when the team are doing well, it
:02:58. > :03:01.lifts everybody's spirits. They will be itching to get in and put in some
:03:02. > :03:05.good performances. We keep saying that Hannah missed out, and let's
:03:06. > :03:13.not let that undermine a phenomenal career. She has won medals at every
:03:14. > :03:16.international meet. She was silver medallist at the World
:03:17. > :03:23.Championships, and that would have topped it off. She came sixth, then
:03:24. > :03:30.forth in this Olympics. We love her, she deserved it. The 200, she has
:03:31. > :03:36.another shout, but I think this is half her distance. She is a 400 swim
:03:37. > :03:43.are coming down to 200, I don't think she has enough. I saw her dad
:03:44. > :03:49.this morning walking around, I gave him a hug. He has just got a new job
:03:50. > :03:53.in Aberdeen, he says this is the first time in her career that she
:03:54. > :03:58.has had three months in a permanent coaching role. With her dad doing
:03:59. > :04:06.his job as well as coaching, he has been to and fro. He is her coach. It
:04:07. > :04:12.has been the first time she has had a first -- a full-time programme,
:04:13. > :04:16.which is bizarre, but it has worked. Hannah said she has found her love
:04:17. > :04:24.again for the sport, which is lovely to hear. She was so conflicted after
:04:25. > :04:29.her race, as to how she felt. It was lovely that she was like that,
:04:30. > :04:33.because she was getting better. She has now come forth at an Olympic
:04:34. > :04:38.Games. We are all devastated for her, but at the same time, she has
:04:39. > :04:42.to look at her career and say, not many people can do what I have done.
:04:43. > :04:47.You would like to see if she could do anything different, and Katinka
:04:48. > :04:52.Hosszu is a different beast. She might have to put on a bit more
:04:53. > :04:59.muscle and power, and maybe come down to the 200, because she has
:05:00. > :05:02.some wonderful strokes. I don't think we need drinks here, there is
:05:03. > :05:12.something in the air, you got emotional! So did you! How different
:05:13. > :05:19.are the events, the 400 and the 200? Siobhan is the 200 specialist. I am
:05:20. > :05:25.a superb fun of hers anyway. We have seen her swim fast anyway, she did
:05:26. > :05:31.the rest/ and broke the British record. She is more of a sprinter,
:05:32. > :05:38.she does not go up to the 400. This is her best event. She likes the 100
:05:39. > :05:43.metres, everything else, but for her, I am itching to see how she
:05:44. > :05:53.does. Let's see how our girls can get on.
:05:54. > :06:02.I feel so much for Hannah Miley, she was sixth at the Olympic Games in
:06:03. > :06:12.2008, she was fourth in London, sorry, fifth, and then for fear. My
:06:13. > :06:19.goodness. -- fourth heel. She was in the bronze medal position for so
:06:20. > :06:27.long. But she had Mireia Belmonte? chasing her down. What will she do
:06:28. > :06:32.here? It is her birthday today, I am assured, she is 27. Hopefully she
:06:33. > :06:42.will have a present I qualifying for tonight. The American will be strong
:06:43. > :06:48.in line for. We have not seen much from Alysia Coutts. She got five
:06:49. > :06:57.gold medals at the Commonwealth Games 2010. Silver medallist in this
:06:58. > :07:02.event in London. The first of the seeded heat in the women's 200
:07:03. > :07:08.metres individual medley, and a good start in lane five, that is Alysia
:07:09. > :07:11.Coutts, the Australian. I was talking to some of the Australians,
:07:12. > :07:16.they said they think she has a chance of a medal. She has not shown
:07:17. > :07:36.form, but they think she is on good form. She is going out fastest. Next
:07:37. > :07:47.to her, Ye Shiwen?. Alicia Coutts, she sneaked under 2:10, so she is
:07:48. > :07:56.making a comeback. She was a great performer at the Commonwealth Games
:07:57. > :08:00.in Delhi. What you have in lane for, Madeline Dirado, a good backstroke
:08:01. > :08:07.swimmer. She is swimming the backstroke here. She is the first to
:08:08. > :08:11.turn, she won the American trials in the 200 backstroke, beating Missy
:08:12. > :08:18.Franklin. Madeline Dirado leading. Second is Alicia Coutts. The Olympic
:08:19. > :08:25.champion, Ye Shiwen, in third, then Hannah Miley. Her butterfly not
:08:26. > :08:28.quick against this field, but she is powering through on the
:08:29. > :08:33.breaststroke. She could make the semifinal. She has a great
:08:34. > :08:41.breaststroke, she needs a bit longer. Just outside the top three,
:08:42. > :08:45.but close. She has caught them up. But I think Madeline Dirado, the
:08:46. > :08:55.body length fed. There is Hannah's Red Hat. Madeline Dirado, Alicia
:08:56. > :09:04.Coutts, Ye Shiwen, and Hannah Miley just off the pace. It looks like
:09:05. > :09:09.Madeline Dirado will win this heat. Goodness me, the others came back
:09:10. > :09:21.quick. Ye Shiwen was quick on freestyle. Hannah Miley in fourth
:09:22. > :09:29.place. She should be fine. The Korean from the previous heat went
:09:30. > :09:32.faster than Hannah Miley. We thought she might be qualifying from the
:09:33. > :09:40.outside heat, she probably will, if Hannah Miley is in. A nice shot of
:09:41. > :09:46.the turn. You have to turn over onto the front. Madeline Dirado making
:09:47. > :09:53.the most of her backstroke. A good turn, holding them off. Hannah Miley
:09:54. > :10:00.catching up. In the top left with the white cap, Ye Shiwen. She closed
:10:01. > :10:11.the gap. She posted -- pushed it to the end. All looking at each other.
:10:12. > :10:15.Madeline Dirado, she swims at Stanford University, and Olympic
:10:16. > :10:19.silver medallist in the 400, she will have a fantastic new team-mate
:10:20. > :10:26.next year, Katie Ledecky. The first seeded heat. Hannah Miley will have
:10:27. > :10:40.to wait to see if that is good enough for the semifinals.
:10:41. > :10:52.Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, her only individual event here.
:10:53. > :10:59.Second-fastest in the Olympic Games, fascinating. It is interesting, I
:11:00. > :11:03.saw an interview with her, she mentioned that her dream when she
:11:04. > :11:07.was a child was to make these Olympics, and here she is. The last
:11:08. > :11:18.five years have been a bonus for her. She first made the team in
:11:19. > :11:22.Shanghai in 2011 at 15. She is the British record holder in this event,
:11:23. > :11:31.the Commonwealth champion, the European silver medallist, the World
:11:32. > :11:35.Championship bronze medallist. Lane three, the American, Melanie
:11:36. > :11:41.Margalis. It is a strong heat, but not the quickest. We will have to
:11:42. > :11:46.see Siobhan-Marie O'Connor make sure she has a decent place. First,
:11:47. > :11:50.second or third should make sure the time is fast enough. The Red Hat of
:11:51. > :11:58.Great Britain in four, Siobhan O'Connor from Bath and Great
:11:59. > :12:08.Britain. One of the best starters in the world. Again, another good
:12:09. > :12:16.start. Another good one for the Australian, Kotuku Ngawati. She has
:12:17. > :12:26.got a strong lead, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor. I would like to see her
:12:27. > :12:31.get under 2:10. A good lead out. Melanie Margalis second. It is then
:12:32. > :12:44.nice emphatically. She is a good butterfly swimmer, the
:12:45. > :12:49.silver medallist in the 100 fly at the Commonwealth Games. And in the
:12:50. > :12:55.200 freestyle. An extremely good breaststroke. She is the British
:12:56. > :13:06.record-holder in brushstroke. She is looking fantastic. She needs to work
:13:07. > :13:11.this now. Extend the lead, but the market down. Katinka Hosszu is
:13:12. > :13:16.coming in the last heat. For Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Clearwater
:13:17. > :13:22.would make a real signal to the other women waiting. This is
:13:23. > :13:29.massively impressive. Pavement Nulty, her coach, doing a good job
:13:30. > :13:35.with her. The Japanese Miho Teramura coming back a little bit. She has an
:13:36. > :13:41.almost two metre lead. She is a great freestyler. 1:37 at the turn,
:13:42. > :13:50.it would be great she could get under 2:10. Her British record, she
:13:51. > :13:58.turned in 1:30 7.40 one. She is up on that. The British record is
:13:59. > :14:00.2:08.21. I don't think she is hammering it down, which it looks
:14:01. > :14:08.very good indeed. Melanie Margalis trying to hang on. Siobhan-Marie
:14:09. > :14:16.O'Connor very disciplined. Just outside her own British record. Very
:14:17. > :14:28.impressive indeed. I think she eased towards the end. She slightly smile
:14:29. > :14:31.for the camera! She has one hat on, then her goggles strap goes on top
:14:32. > :14:39.of that and another hat on top. Two hats. Amazing butterfly.
:14:40. > :14:46.Commonwealth champion. Commonwealth champion on the 200 medley, but
:14:47. > :14:49.silver medallist on the butterfly. She has been working on the hand
:14:50. > :15:00.entry to the backstroke. She has a wide poll. A strong brushstroke, she
:15:01. > :15:05.came back well on the front crawl. Her left hand was still a bit wide
:15:06. > :15:10.on the backstroke, if you are going to be super picky. Something to work
:15:11. > :15:20.on. She looked very good, that is really impressive. I was hoping for
:15:21. > :15:28.under 2:10. Nice. The second last heat. She swam really well. She will
:15:29. > :15:32.be true to the semifinals. She does that again in the semifinals, she
:15:33. > :15:42.will have a centre lane in the final.
:15:43. > :15:52.The final heat of the women's 200 metres individual medley. Katinka
:15:53. > :16:01.Hosszu has the world record on this. Surely nobody will beat her.
:16:02. > :16:19.A big cheer for the Brazilian in lane one, Joanna Maranhao. Big
:16:20. > :16:21.support for most of the nations. Unfortunately, there was some
:16:22. > :16:27.understandable booing for the Russian freestyle relay last night.
:16:28. > :16:34.Julie Ivanova this evening, her reception will be fascinating.
:16:35. > :16:45.We could well expect fireworks here. Siobhan-Marie, two minutes eight
:16:46. > :16:54.seconds. She will go as fast if not faster. She enters a series of
:16:55. > :16:58.events just to get tough, race tired, keep on racing, keep on
:16:59. > :17:10.pushing. She will approach this the same as any race and just go for it.
:17:11. > :17:17.Katinka Hosszu, the record-holder, in lane four. She tried it on the
:17:18. > :17:20.400 medley, tried to break the record in the heats, didn't quite
:17:21. > :17:27.make it there but then destroyed it in the final. It looks like she is
:17:28. > :17:30.going for it again here. Her fly a little bit tired to start with, but
:17:31. > :17:39.once she gets into stroke, it looks smooth.
:17:40. > :17:44.She is in the backstroke final later this evening. Obviously very strong
:17:45. > :17:52.at backstroke. It'll be interesting to see how pushes it here. She is
:17:53. > :17:59.really working the backstroke. The breaststroke is the weaker of any,
:18:00. > :18:02.if she has one. Interesting tactic. She was 0.6 seconds slower than her
:18:03. > :18:09.world record at the 50. Maybe she will ease up. Look at her face, she
:18:10. > :18:13.is working hard. The turn may be easing a bit. No, round quickly.
:18:14. > :18:24.1.17 of the world record. Maybe not going for that. It says it is 1.1
:18:25. > :18:28.offers the case, but my time here says it is the same as the split at
:18:29. > :18:31.that 50. We should be careful because she looks like she's working
:18:32. > :18:37.hard. She obliterated the world record on the 400 medley, so let's
:18:38. > :18:41.just watch and assume those times we have been given for the splits of
:18:42. > :18:47.the world record aren't quite right. Right now, she is pushing ahead.
:18:48. > :18:54.1:35.64, that is correct. That is what she did last year. Strong
:18:55. > :19:05.swimming. Very definitive. She has done well, she is going to go for
:19:06. > :19:11.2.0 seven. Pretty average, might be one of the fastest time in history.
:19:12. > :19:17.She ends the fastest time in the world this year. She is working hard
:19:18. > :19:26.inside the last five, as well. New Olympic record. Katinka Hosszu will
:19:27. > :19:32.go into the semifinals as the fastest qualifier certainly. That
:19:33. > :19:38.was really impressive. There is her husband, Shane. Head coach. Tough
:19:39. > :19:43.relationship. She calls herself the iron Lady, but she has to call
:19:44. > :19:52.herself that to deal with her husband, her coach. He expresses his
:19:53. > :19:57.emotion on the side of the pool, happy, sad, angry. Kicks a few
:19:58. > :20:00.things on the way. But he is in it with her. They say they can split
:20:01. > :20:03.their relationship when he can be the coach and at different times he
:20:04. > :20:10.can be the husband. I would think that is very difficult. But she and
:20:11. > :20:18.her husband met at freshman University in California and haven't
:20:19. > :20:22.looked back since. -- met as a freshman at university. She really
:20:23. > :20:26.worked the breaststroke in freestyle. Interesting way round.
:20:27. > :20:31.Eased into it, maybe feeling a bit from the 400 medley where she just
:20:32. > :20:35.destroyed the world record. It was a fantastic swim. She's had a bit of
:20:36. > :20:40.time to rest. Not a lot. She used it, extended her programme and made
:20:41. > :20:45.it tough on herself. Goes round the world, racing in the World Cup
:20:46. > :20:48.series, more than any other swimmer. There is prize money for those World
:20:49. > :20:54.Cup series and she was the first swimmer to make $1 million from the
:20:55. > :21:01.sport in the World Cup. I would imagine Michael Phelps has done
:21:02. > :21:07.reasonably well. The final heat of the women's 200 medley. A new
:21:08. > :21:10.Olympic record for Katinka Hosszu, there is no stopping her at these
:21:11. > :21:17.games. She will be into the semifinal as the fastest.
:21:18. > :21:28.There is confirmation. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor of Britain, a really good
:21:29. > :21:33.swim from her. 1.2 seconds between her and third. Hannah Miley is in
:21:34. > :21:37.there. Two Brits in the semifinals this evening. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
:21:38. > :21:41.comfortably in second place, very good heat swim. Excellent job.
:21:42. > :21:47.A good chance of another medal for Team GB tonight in the pool. That
:21:48. > :21:51.will be in the early hours, Hazel, so you will have to have an
:21:52. > :21:55.espresso. That is not a bad idea. We will
:21:56. > :21:59.change the pace again. Table tennis, one of the most fast and frenetic
:22:00. > :22:02.events in the games. This is the first time since 2000 in Sydney that
:22:03. > :22:09.Great Britain has qualified two players for the men's singles. Ian
:22:10. > :22:13.Pitchford went out this morning, so Paul Drinkhall continues to fly the
:22:14. > :22:20.flag in this event. He is into the third round. He is against the
:22:21. > :22:23.Croatian. Paul Drinkhall is 3-2 up and needs one more game to go
:22:24. > :22:53.through into the last 16. For some fireworks here.
:22:54. > :23:07.Oh, he's turned it around. How about that? Point of the match so far take
:23:08. > :23:10.a bow, Paul Drinkhall. Andrej Gacina has been denied so few times when
:23:11. > :23:13.he's been bullying with that forehand. He will be disappointed
:23:14. > :24:12.with that one. Again, terrific short, low serve
:24:13. > :24:21.laden with spin from the Croat. Who will blink first? Fast, long service
:24:22. > :25:29.for Drinkhall, but he was denied by the ever alert Andrej Gacina.
:25:30. > :25:47.One more serve. For this man. Drinkhall keeping him away from the
:25:48. > :25:53.table with some powerful forehand frenzied racquet head speed from the
:25:54. > :25:58.man in blue. Loaded with spin, Gacina unable to control the
:25:59. > :26:08.response. Deadlock in this sixth game.
:26:09. > :26:24.A run of three points for Paul Drinkhall.
:26:25. > :26:32.Again, Gacina just Buckling Drinkhall off-balance and away from
:26:33. > :26:39.the table. He plays with such thunderous pace, this man. Several
:26:40. > :26:45.fireworks out here. Just look at this, just muscling his way through.
:26:46. > :27:13.Brilliant. Another terrific point from both.
:27:14. > :27:24.Coach wincing in the background there from Croatia. So little
:27:25. > :27:53.between these two as there was last night.
:27:54. > :28:00.Drinkhall with a two point lead and two serves to come.
:28:01. > :28:22.Is he setting sail for the round of 16 here?
:28:23. > :29:51.Unable to contain Andrej Gacina, who has been consistently bullying these
:29:52. > :29:59.points, but Drinkhall such clever match IQ wrestled the scoreline his
:30:00. > :30:15.way, so it is still a 3-point game. Gacina with one more serve to come.
:30:16. > :30:22.Oh, straining every sinew to get the ball back on the table, Drinkhall.
:30:23. > :30:31.Cannot criticise his lack of application. Throwing himself around
:30:32. > :30:35.in the end, Andrej Gacina with the last laugh. Such a compelling watch,
:30:36. > :30:51.this one. Wanting to clean every need of
:30:52. > :30:54.dampness from underfoot, he does not want to slide. A chance to catch a
:30:55. > :31:36.breath as well. To oust the 15th seed. He took out
:31:37. > :31:49.the 26th seed from Singapore last night, he is on the cusp of it
:31:50. > :32:03.another terrific victory. Denied temporarily. As we draw breath. Can
:32:04. > :32:31.this man create another two moments of brilliance to draw level?
:32:32. > :32:41.He has done it. Paul Drinkhall, the onto his London 2012 third round
:32:42. > :32:44.Schering, he is into the round of 16 for the first time in the Olympics,
:32:45. > :32:54.absolutely delighted. At 1:30am your time he will face the
:32:55. > :32:59.Belarussian seventh seed, bidding for a place in the last eight. It
:33:00. > :33:04.has been 16 years since a table tennis player qualified for the
:33:05. > :33:08.men's singles. Those are the pictures from the first of the
:33:09. > :33:13.semifinals in the women's rugby sevens, the first Olympic medals in
:33:14. > :33:19.rugby since 1924 are about to be one. The first ever in the seven
:33:20. > :33:24.aside version, Australia running along for a try. Great Britain
:33:25. > :33:28.against New Zealand in the second of the semifinals. This is Australia
:33:29. > :33:33.against Canada. The Aussies have made the breakthrough. It is a
:33:34. > :33:39.guaranteed silver at least for one of these teams.
:33:40. > :33:46.Chloe Dalton about to attempt the conversion of the first try of the
:33:47. > :33:55.semifinal. An outstanding kicker of the women's sevens game.
:33:56. > :34:05.Halfway through the first half. As always happens, the team that scores
:34:06. > :34:18.take the restart. She is back to a different type of discipline.
:34:19. > :34:24.Shannon Parry chases. It is a knock-on for Canada. Australia in
:34:25. > :34:30.charge of the first semifinal. Good evening, everybody. You see the
:34:31. > :34:36.importance of the restart. Chloe Dalton, an outstanding kicker, but
:34:37. > :34:41.that was a bit long. It gave the vital position to Australia. Watch
:34:42. > :34:47.out for the number seven feeding the scrum. A very promising position for
:34:48. > :34:59.the Australian team. I don't think we have seen a
:35:00. > :35:04.collapsed scrum into the half days, this is the first one. This has been
:35:05. > :35:11.one of the best parts of the tournament so far. Let's get this
:35:12. > :35:26.ball in and away. A South African referee. A knock on. Canada will
:35:27. > :35:35.have a chance with their scrummage. They have big forwards. Kelly
:35:36. > :35:46.Russell and Karen Paquin. The Canadian forwards are very powerful.
:35:47. > :35:51.Ghislaine Landry is out on the wing. One thing that Canada do not have is
:35:52. > :35:53.the pace of Australia on the field at the moment. They have pace on the
:35:54. > :36:29.bench. Brittany Ben leads the ball to
:36:30. > :36:34.Ghislaine Landry. It is interesting, how often the teams go for touch,
:36:35. > :36:44.rather than keeping guaranteed possession. The line-outs have been
:36:45. > :37:08.very good. It is an important throw for Canada here.
:37:09. > :37:23.Another scrum for Canada. Slightly fortunate to get another chance.
:37:24. > :37:27.Emilee Cherry was unlucky there. A difference in styles, a direct and
:37:28. > :37:31.powerful Canadian team against a very fast-moving Australian team, so
:37:32. > :37:40.it is a great matchup in this first semifinal.
:37:41. > :38:03.The hooter goes for the end of the first half.
:38:04. > :38:16.Ghislaine Landry did well to control the ball. If the Australians kick it
:38:17. > :38:17.out, it is the end of the half, or will they attack? I hope they
:38:18. > :38:39.attack. Emilee Cherry decides they will go
:38:40. > :38:44.for it. All of the referees have been very strict on any high tackle.
:38:45. > :38:49.I am pleased Australia are having a go, it is the semifinal of the
:38:50. > :39:01.Olympic Games. Cannot quite get the pass away.
:39:02. > :39:09.It is the risk worth taking, they were not prepared to end the half,
:39:10. > :39:12.they went for it and they score. Really pleased with that, keep the
:39:13. > :39:23.ball, it does not matter if half time is up, take the risk. Emma
:39:24. > :39:28.Tonegato feeding Emilee Cherry. Shannon Parry does well. She takes
:39:29. > :39:35.the tackle, keeps possession. A wonderful finish. Good defence by
:39:36. > :39:40.the Canadians. But Emilee Cherry is over. Well-deserved, Australia. The
:39:41. > :39:57.number one team in the tournament living up to their expectations.
:39:58. > :40:11.Just the five. Two minutes for the break. That's seven minutes went
:40:12. > :40:14.extremely quickly. Two excellent tries for Australia. They had a
:40:15. > :40:19.quiet day yesterday, they could have lost to the United States, but this
:40:20. > :40:24.is more like it. Canada have done well to get here, but they do not
:40:25. > :40:32.have the pace and guile. Australia have a key advantage. Seven minutes
:40:33. > :40:35.per half in the group games and the knockout stages, until the final,
:40:36. > :40:38.then it is ten minutes per half. The Australian coach is getting his
:40:39. > :40:55.point across. The past to Emma Tonegato, lovely
:40:56. > :41:00.hands. The athleticism and pace and skill and power of these top women's
:41:01. > :41:08.sevens players have been a great thing to watch so far. Great skills,
:41:09. > :41:14.the skills of a basketball player or a netball player. This team only
:41:15. > :41:19.started playing rugby couple of years ago, they were hand-picked
:41:20. > :41:24.from other sports, they went out to put a team together, and it is a
:41:25. > :41:30.powerful team now. Canada will do well to come back from this.
:41:31. > :41:35.Assembled from all sports but quickly became the number one ranked
:41:36. > :41:39.in the world. It is amazing how the Rugby world has been galvanised by
:41:40. > :41:44.its introduction as an Olympic sport. The New Zealand team
:41:45. > :41:48.dominated the women's sevens programme, but in the last 12 months
:41:49. > :41:53.Australia have overtaken them to come here as the number one team.
:41:54. > :41:57.For every team around the world watching, these are the role models.
:41:58. > :42:04.These are the women you have to emulate and get past. The standard
:42:05. > :42:19.has been wonderful to see. Led by Australia, New Zealand and Team GB.
:42:20. > :42:21.Canada have gone for some pace. Bianca Farella is their leading try
:42:22. > :42:33.scorer and quickest player. She cannot escape the tackle.
:42:34. > :43:23.Forwards only for Canada. It is overdone. It is evident, the
:43:24. > :43:27.difference in pace. Bianca Farella is the leading try scorer for
:43:28. > :43:35.Canada, seven minutes goes quickly, why not have her starting? Very
:43:36. > :43:37.unusual. Canada running out of patience and kicking the ball away
:43:38. > :43:41.needlessly, which gives Australia the ball. The pace of Australia is
:43:42. > :44:00.wonderful to watch. Just waiting as Jen Kish makes her
:44:01. > :44:05.way over. She has been outstanding, catching the ball out of the air
:44:06. > :44:09.from restarts. The Canada captain. They have done well to get here,
:44:10. > :44:28.beating the French last night, she is a wonderful player a tough lady.
:44:29. > :44:45.Natasha Watcham-Roy has come on for Canada.
:44:46. > :44:49.I was going to say, how easy they passed the ball, not on that
:44:50. > :45:26.occasion. Australia are cruising to the gold
:45:27. > :45:30.medal final. You saw the high level of skill of this Australian team,
:45:31. > :45:37.all of the passes right in the breadbasket. A great step, no panic.
:45:38. > :45:42.She did not panic, they will just recycled the ball, and the try comes
:45:43. > :45:48.from this. Great hands and from this Australian team. Made it look very
:45:49. > :46:03.simple, and Chloe Dalton goes in. It is interesting, the ball-handler 's
:46:04. > :46:09.have real pace. We have seen Ellia Green come on, born in Fiji, a real
:46:10. > :46:13.powerhouse. They will try to get the ball to her, she adds real pace and
:46:14. > :46:19.power. Pretty impressive play so far from the Australian team. Canada
:46:20. > :46:27.cannot live with the basic skills of this multi-skilled Australian unit.
:46:28. > :46:39.Ellia Green on, changes upfront, too. Canada have tried to get more
:46:40. > :46:46.speedsters on the field. On comes Charity Williams. That was a superb
:46:47. > :47:02.kick superbly taken. Time running out for Canada, two
:47:03. > :47:31.minutes to go. Canada happy to attack down the
:47:32. > :47:33.middle of the field. They don't have the pace down the outside that
:47:34. > :47:56.Australia have. Charity Williams just brought back
:47:57. > :48:14.by the referee. That could be it. That could be
:48:15. > :48:20.Canada's last chance gone and they know it. The face of Jen Kish, the
:48:21. > :48:35.captain. Charlotte Caslick is talking,
:48:36. > :48:39.shouting. We like seeing attacking rugby in sevens, but defence is also
:48:40. > :48:42.a big part of the game and that was wonderful. They have a long way to
:48:43. > :48:48.go but I've would like to see what Australia will do here. Silver and
:48:49. > :48:58.Gold medals later on this evening, but let's see what they have got
:48:59. > :49:04.here. I would love to see Ellia Green with the ball in space.
:49:05. > :49:11.It is not all over for Canada at all. They score, but time is running
:49:12. > :49:25.out. Less than a minute to go, but they are on the board. Not sure why
:49:26. > :49:33.they are having a chat about this. They played advantage and scored a
:49:34. > :49:41.try. Thank you. In the act of scoring, you went high. Look out for
:49:42. > :49:47.the high tackles. The tribal stand, but a warning for the high tackle
:49:48. > :49:54.from Emilee Cherry. That was a fair point! They are very strict on high
:49:55. > :50:00.tackles and rightly so in this tournament. I am surprised Canada
:50:01. > :50:05.don't start with a penalty. They are just going to restart now. I agree,
:50:06. > :50:23.it was a definite penalty, but anyway.
:50:24. > :50:31.Up on your feet, please. Canada finding a real rhythm late in the
:50:32. > :50:41.game. They have come back into this game and rattled Australia, although
:50:42. > :50:42.they can't win it. Charity Williams the captain, they don't want to
:50:43. > :50:59.concede a try. It is not ten metres, we will play
:51:00. > :51:04.on. Australia could just concede a try here, but they won't. They are
:51:05. > :51:08.determined to show character and determination and show what the
:51:09. > :51:13.number one ranked team can do. They will not want the Canadian team to
:51:14. > :51:17.score from there. Canada have some powerful ladies, but that is close
:51:18. > :51:27.to the line. Let's see how good the Australian defence is.
:51:28. > :51:38.Game over, that will be it. Out of play. Final whistle goes, Australia
:51:39. > :51:42.are through to the first women sevens final in Olympic history.
:51:43. > :51:51.They have beaten Canada by 17 points to five.
:51:52. > :51:58.Really great to watch the Australians get back to their best.
:51:59. > :52:01.A bit of sloppiness at the end, conceding that try, but Australia by
:52:02. > :52:05.the number one team in the world. Just watching them over the last
:52:06. > :52:14.couple of days, the athleticism, they have a couple of real
:52:15. > :52:20.world-class players in Charlotte Caslick and Emma Tonegato, and close
:52:21. > :52:28.behind is Chloe Dalton. Well done to Canada. Canada got to where they
:52:29. > :52:33.deserve. They are third in the world, made the semifinals and a
:52:34. > :52:38.really great game. Next semifinal, Great Britain take their place. A
:52:39. > :52:44.real chance, but they have mighty New Zealand in their way. For Great
:52:45. > :52:49.Britain to reach the semifinal, beat Canada, just as Australia have done,
:52:50. > :52:53.and New Zealand have hard work to reach the semifinal, beating the
:52:54. > :52:59.United States 5-0. The lowest score of this tournament. Canada I
:53:00. > :53:08.thanking their fans. Australia March on. I cannot stress how big a game
:53:09. > :53:10.this is for Team GB. Really looking forward to this game coming up
:53:11. > :53:18.shortly. We're also looking forward to it.
:53:19. > :53:26.Thanks very much, guys. Will be back to that match as the British team go
:53:27. > :53:30.up against the 2013 world champions in a matter of moments. You will be
:53:31. > :53:35.going live to that in Claire's programme just after we reached 7pm
:53:36. > :53:40.with you in the UK. In the last half-hour, you will have seen some
:53:41. > :53:47.success for Great Britain's female swimmers. Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
:53:48. > :53:54.qualified second and Hannah Miley is three. Sharron Davies caught up with
:53:55. > :53:59.the two of them. That looked a very comfortable 2.0 eight. I'm really
:54:00. > :54:04.happy with that swim this morning. I think I've got a bit more there.
:54:05. > :54:09.Hopefully try to move on in the final. You have worked hard on
:54:10. > :54:13.making sure there is no weak leg. I think that's crucial in the medley
:54:14. > :54:16.to try to work on your weakest stroke. That is what I have been
:54:17. > :54:21.doing a lot. Hopefully it will pay off. Koloamatangi as it's been
:54:22. > :54:26.exciting to race after last night? Last night was amazing. So inspiring
:54:27. > :54:30.and so good to be part of this team. We are swimming great and hopefully
:54:31. > :54:36.I can add to that. How hungry you for a medal but I do look like you
:54:37. > :54:42.are informed for it? Pretty hungry, we will see. See you later in the
:54:43. > :54:50.semis. Thank you. First of all, happy birthday. Are you feeling a
:54:51. > :54:54.year older? Yes. Six years celebrating my 21st. It is just a
:54:55. > :54:58.number. I am at that stage where I try to avoid it, but it is one way
:54:59. > :55:02.to spend your birthday, at a swimming pool. Usually what happens
:55:03. > :55:11.in the summer. It is good. Lots of supportive messages from home? Yes
:55:12. > :55:16.all stopped I have deleted my twitter and Facebook while I am
:55:17. > :55:20.swimming. My friends and family are the major supporters that will help
:55:21. > :55:23.me get through it and I still feel a bit torn, but it is nice being able
:55:24. > :55:26.to but it to one side and push forward because it will be very
:55:27. > :55:29.selfish if I stayed a bit down because the team need everyone up
:55:30. > :55:33.and after last night, it was hard not to be down. It is wonderful. The
:55:34. > :55:38.team are finally getting what they really deserve and it is really
:55:39. > :55:43.good. Have you had a chance to speak to your dad yet and big about the
:55:44. > :55:48.future? Not the future, but I spoke to him after the 400 on Saturday.
:55:49. > :55:52.That was nice, he gave me a big hug and no words needed to be set. I
:55:53. > :55:55.will sit down and go through the next four years and what we will do,
:55:56. > :55:58.but right now, live in the moment, swim fast. Koloamatangi it would be
:55:59. > :56:06.nice if you can squeak into the semifinal. A huge final. What better
:56:07. > :56:11.way to spend your birthday? It would be better than a cake. Have a piece
:56:12. > :56:17.of dry toast with a candle in it at lunchtime. Doesn't sound exciting.
:56:18. > :56:22.Hopefully we will see you later. Happy birthday to Hannah, let's hope
:56:23. > :56:27.she goes well. 8pm your time, the men's gymnastics team final. Four
:56:28. > :56:31.years ago, Max Whitlock and Louis Smith led the team and took bronze,
:56:32. > :56:34.the first four 100 years. Last year in Glasgow, they took silver. How
:56:35. > :56:39.they would love an action replay of that this evening, or maybe even
:56:40. > :56:46.better. In a sport that really is all about the art of repetition.
:56:47. > :57:03.Repetition. It is an art. Day in, day out. Eat, sleep, train, repeat.
:57:04. > :57:16.Mastering skills. Building your strength. There are no short cuts.
:57:17. > :57:28.They say practice makes perfect and it is true. This is about fine
:57:29. > :57:33.tuning. Precision. But most of all, it's about passion. That's what
:57:34. > :57:41.drives you to be better. Gives you the strength to go again and again.
:57:42. > :57:55.So you keep going until you are ready to deliver when it really
:57:56. > :57:58.counts will -- really counts. Great Britain's men will be starting on
:57:59. > :58:02.the rings and the six pieces of apparatus. They will finish on the
:58:03. > :58:06.pommel horse. That is good news because with the world gold and
:58:07. > :58:10.silver medallists on that piece, it could make all the difference
:58:11. > :58:13.tonight. So much excitement to come. Let me remind you some of the
:58:14. > :58:21.headlines on this birthday here in Rio. -- third day. Britain's all
:58:22. > :58:26.conquering women's pair were made to scrap it out in their heat. They
:58:27. > :58:29.scraped their win, and their unbeaten run stretches to 37 races.
:58:30. > :58:35.Britain's overnight leader William Fox-Pitt saw his hopes of an
:58:36. > :58:39.individual eventing medal fade after a disappointing cross-country
:58:40. > :58:48.eventing stage. Still fourth in the team. And a brave fight, but the
:58:49. > :58:53.first British boxer goes out. He was joined by Ireland's Paddy Barnes
:58:54. > :58:58.after the Olympic medallist suffered a shock defeat. All about the boys
:58:59. > :59:00.tonight. We have the men's gymnastics, Michael Phelps, so much
:59:01. > :59:02.more to look forward to. Goodbye.