Day 4 BBC One: 13.45-18.00

:01:09. > :01:21.Good afternoon, we are all set for our afternoon by the beach but

:01:22. > :01:25.nobody is lazing around around here. We have a lot of visits to make

:01:26. > :01:29.right around this beautiful host Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro in

:01:30. > :01:34.Brazil on the fourth day of these games. This is a day when a lot of

:01:35. > :01:40.effort comes to the boil, certainly at Lagoa for the rowing. Six boats

:01:41. > :01:44.in action for Great Britain and they will be appearing in four

:01:45. > :01:48.semifinals, 1/4-final so lots to look forward to before we hand over

:01:49. > :01:53.to our team. Let me Mark your card about what is coming up if you

:01:54. > :01:58.haven't already sussed it all out. A lot of moments to look forward to in

:01:59. > :02:03.the coming few hours. The women's team gymnastics final, Great

:02:04. > :02:10.Britain's young team in there. The talk is all about the incredible

:02:11. > :02:13.American gymnast. The final show-jumping in the individual

:02:14. > :02:15.eventing that takes place after the medals have been decided, you will

:02:16. > :02:23.also see the individual medals presented. So much more to look

:02:24. > :02:28.forward to between now and the small hours. We are going to the rowing

:02:29. > :02:33.now to see John Inverdale and Sir Steve Redgrave. I very important day

:02:34. > :02:40.down there and John was talking about the James Bond villain's Lee?

:02:41. > :02:45.I looked it up last night and they did shoot scenes from moon rake

:02:46. > :02:58.here. The Sugarloaf cable mountain and jaws. Who was the James Bond,

:02:59. > :03:04.was it Sean Connery? It was Roger more Bilate Moore. He was the best I

:03:05. > :03:12.think. Who sang the theme tune? What was the theme tune? Shirley Bassey?

:03:13. > :03:19.Anyway, it is a fantastic day down here. You can feel the wind in your

:03:20. > :03:23.hair, can't you? The sun is glistening off the water. It looks

:03:24. > :03:29.wonderful and it is great conditions as well for the rowers. Six boats in

:03:30. > :03:33.action. We will see Alan Campbell in just a moment in the men's single

:03:34. > :03:41.sculls but before that, let's see the heat that took place before his

:03:42. > :03:47.which featured Olympic champion and world champion and James and Gary

:03:48. > :03:53.were describing it. The world champion from the defending Olympic

:03:54. > :03:57.champion at the halfway mark. Sinead and Drysdale have made this second

:03:58. > :04:03.quarterfinal, they have made it their own.

:04:04. > :04:13.The Belarussian Rawat is in the third qualification spot. The

:04:14. > :04:18.Argentinian has a race on if he to qualify through to the semifinals.

:04:19. > :04:32.It shows you the quality of this semifinal. This is a high-quality

:04:33. > :04:34.race, two exceptional athletes. Drysdale, five-time Olympic champion

:04:35. > :04:53.and world record holder. Both these scullers know they have

:04:54. > :05:02.qualified but what do they do now? Maarek Drysdale is racing to win

:05:03. > :05:09.this? He will want to put to bed any doubt over his form. He will have

:05:10. > :05:12.another quarter winner in his semifinal so if it is bad

:05:13. > :05:17.conditions, he might not get the best lanes. He is coming through. He

:05:18. > :05:29.wants to make sure he has the easiest semi and he can win. So many

:05:30. > :05:34.times, Drysdale has done this. Always a devastating 504 Maher

:05:35. > :05:44.Drysdale. He lays the power down. He doesn't

:05:45. > :05:49.sacrifice length for that but it is all up stairs and psychologically,

:05:50. > :05:55.obviously hard, relying on the years and miles of training. Everything is

:05:56. > :06:00.coming together nicely. Over the last 200 metres, he has taken about

:06:01. > :06:06.a length and a half out of the world champion. A big benchmark being laid

:06:07. > :06:13.down for Maher Drysdale of New Zealand, against the world champion

:06:14. > :06:20.of the Czech Republic. Looking so much less dynamic than he did five

:06:21. > :06:24.minutes ago. If he comes back on Drysdale, it may reinforce some of

:06:25. > :06:31.the fragility that he did exhibit in his last race. He let's Drysdale

:06:32. > :06:35.dominate him from now, it is almost like normal service has been

:06:36. > :06:39.resumed. He doesn't want that pattern to be re-established. I

:06:40. > :06:57.think he is mentally sacrificing himself. Andres Iniesta has just

:06:58. > :07:04.eased off. -- Ondrej Synek has just eased off. I think Drysdale has

:07:05. > :07:12.broken him here for the rest of the week. Drysdale will just paddle up

:07:13. > :07:18.and over safely over the line. Through the first 1500 metres, took

:07:19. > :07:26.him out in the third 500, Ondrej Synek comes over in second place.

:07:27. > :07:27.And the Belarussian getting the third and final qualification spot,

:07:28. > :07:40.through to the semifinals. We will talk about Maher Drysdale in

:07:41. > :07:47.a moment. We will round it all up and see where the power is in the

:07:48. > :07:54.men's single sculls. Let's go back to the Moonraker thing. You were

:07:55. > :07:59.right, it was Shirley Bassey. They wanted Frank Sinatra to sing the

:08:00. > :08:15.theme song to Moonraker and he said no. Johnny Mathis said no. Kate Bush

:08:16. > :08:19.also said no. That would be a mixed four, would it not? Let's see Alan

:08:20. > :08:27.Campbell in a race that took place after that one.

:08:28. > :08:37.Scullers now approaching the halfway mark in court nine all --

:08:38. > :08:42.quarterfinal number three. Damir Martin from Croatia has gone from

:08:43. > :08:45.half a length up from Great Britain's Alan Campbell to clear

:08:46. > :08:49.water. Alan very much on the back foot in terms of the wind and he

:08:50. > :08:55.will have gone out without a doubt wanting to make a mark. Put a big

:08:56. > :08:58.statement out and win this and step up to the semifinal. He is now clear

:08:59. > :09:02.water down and this will take a massive effort in this third 500.

:09:03. > :09:08.Damir Martin has got significant class in terms of winning. Previous

:09:09. > :09:13.world champion, Olympic silver-medallist. Not discounting

:09:14. > :09:18.Alan's Olympic bronze medal from 2012 but in the last couple of

:09:19. > :09:22.years, he has been really struggling for race definition, for really

:09:23. > :09:29.thinking about how you race, coming into the rhythm, stepping up. The

:09:30. > :09:36.first 500 will be very strong. Alan Campbell raced incredibly well to

:09:37. > :09:40.get that bronze medal. The one consolation right now is that Martin

:09:41. > :09:47.isn't that strong on the final third of the race. So Alan could get him

:09:48. > :09:51.there. If Alan is honest, that is not his forte either. It shows how

:09:52. > :09:56.competitive these guys are. The wind may have picked up. This is the

:09:57. > :10:01.quickest quarterfinal so far. They are both trying to send a message to

:10:02. > :10:06.themselves as much as each other. Martin is definitely making up for a

:10:07. > :10:11.poor heat and Alan Campbell, he may not win this quarterfinal, but he's

:10:12. > :10:16.in for the semifinal. Through the 1500 metres, a little bit more

:10:17. > :10:25.daylight between Damir Martin in laying four and Alan Campbell from

:10:26. > :10:29.Great Britain in number five. Wegrzycki-Szymczyk from Poland

:10:30. > :10:34.currently taking third. Final qualification in the men's single

:10:35. > :10:42.scull. Martin will qualify for the semifinals as the quickest sculler.

:10:43. > :10:45.The wind may have picked up, you cannot prepare for that for the

:10:46. > :10:52.quarterfinals. A far better message sent out, that he is likely to make

:10:53. > :10:56.it to the finish line. The 21-year-old coming up against Alan

:10:57. > :11:11.Campbell,. Damir Martin. The scullers now starting to stretch

:11:12. > :11:15.out. He is still on it but Damir Martin is not sprinting hard but he

:11:16. > :11:20.is definitely keeping the pressure on. He wants to keep the door well

:11:21. > :11:27.and truly closed on Alan Campbell as they come to 125 metres out from the

:11:28. > :11:33.line. At the Lagoa Stadium at quarterfinal number four. It has all

:11:34. > :11:41.been about Damir Martin, the Croatian single sculler who is

:11:42. > :11:46.taking the race down. He will enjoy this final scull. Alan Campbell has

:11:47. > :11:55.brought it down, they are just paddling and the Polish sculler,

:11:56. > :12:01.Wegrzycki-Szymczyk, also through to the semifinals.

:12:02. > :12:09.Alan in second place. It would be interesting to see if he is

:12:10. > :12:16.disappointed with that, he shouldn't be.

:12:17. > :12:32.That was quite a brutal assessment from Gary. Alan will be disappointed

:12:33. > :12:38.with that because he feels he could get in the medals. Anything can

:12:39. > :12:45.happen. Where is the balance of power with Synek, Drysdale,

:12:46. > :12:53.Campbell? Is Alan off the page? Yes, sorry to say. Another race to come.

:12:54. > :12:58.Hopefully he can prove me wrong. The men's pair coming up but before

:12:59. > :13:02.that... You have been on far too many training camps around the world

:13:03. > :13:09.but nothing to do after the morning session on the water. You must have

:13:10. > :13:12.taken an Encyclopaedia Britannica with you on tour because you have

:13:13. > :13:29.another fascinating fact about James Bond and sport. Goldfinger Oddjob

:13:30. > :13:33.was an Olympic medallist. Found fame with the Bond movies and his

:13:34. > :13:40.pinnacle was at Stoke park where it Sean Connery was 007, cutting the

:13:41. > :13:47.head off one of the stone statues in Stoke park. Educational,

:13:48. > :13:54.informative, entertaining, this is the BBC at its peak! Someone is

:13:55. > :14:07.telling me that that man became a professional wrestler under the name

:14:08. > :14:14.of Tosh Togo. Let's get on to Bond and Murray. Bond! I can't believe

:14:15. > :14:21.it! You only row twice and Bond and Murray are unbeaten since the days

:14:22. > :14:24.when Sean Connery was James Bond! Sinclair and Innes, would they

:14:25. > :14:28.rather be in the semifinal with the guys who are almost unbeatable? I

:14:29. > :14:34.think you would rather be in the other one. They have an outside

:14:35. > :14:49.chance of coming into this regatta and getting a medal.

:14:50. > :14:55.Hopefully there will be some fireworks going off here and they'll

:14:56. > :14:59.get in one of those slots to get into the final. How do you approach

:15:00. > :15:03.a race effectively saying, we're going for second-tier. Do you just

:15:04. > :15:08.ignore the other boat and look at everybody else, or do you just wrote

:15:09. > :15:15.your own race? You grow your own race. You've got to go as fast as

:15:16. > :15:19.you possibly can. -- row your own race. If you go out and try to race

:15:20. > :15:22.the other boats, you can become unstuck because there are another

:15:23. > :15:30.five boats out there and you don't know what anyone else is going to

:15:31. > :15:35.do. If you play tactical racing and miss out, that's a bit silly. The

:15:36. > :15:38.one thing you mustn't do is race bond and married because the

:15:39. > :15:51.likelihood of them is at 1500 metres there might not be much left in the

:15:52. > :15:57.tank. -- race Bond Murray. They are the class act of the whole regatta,

:15:58. > :16:01.they haven't been beaten since 2009. Everyone is in a process they can be

:16:02. > :16:04.beaten, but they're not going to be thinking about that, they will be

:16:05. > :16:10.thinking about getting a qualifying spot and getting into the final. OK,

:16:11. > :16:18.the spectre of Bond and Murray hangs over this event as we go to James

:16:19. > :16:22.Cracknell and Garry Herbert. COMMENTATOR: thanks, John. Serbia in

:16:23. > :16:30.Lane number one. The Czech Republic Aaron two. New Zealand, Bond and

:16:31. > :16:35.Murray will be coming down in Lane four. Undefeated in this

:16:36. > :16:40.partnership, a phenomenal force. Alan Sinclair in Stewart Innes

:16:41. > :16:45.sitting in Lane number five next to the defending Olympic champions.

:16:46. > :16:52.Hang on for dear life. Hungary in sixth.

:16:53. > :17:02.A nice clean start in this second semifinal of the men's heavyweight

:17:03. > :17:07.power. All eyes will be on Murray and Bond from New Zealand in Lane

:17:08. > :17:12.number four. They do what they always do, they eat into the start.

:17:13. > :17:17.They're not in a rush. They get steady strokes. They are so

:17:18. > :17:20.confident in every part of their start, their transition, their

:17:21. > :17:24.speed. They know what they're doing and they won't be flustered. They

:17:25. > :17:29.are always slow out of the lane. Alan Sinclair and Stewart Innes in

:17:30. > :17:44.Lane number five, and the Hungarian team in Lane number six. Sinclair

:17:45. > :17:48.and Innes are taking an Keeling and Brittain from South Africa. They

:17:49. > :17:52.made up by the time we get to 500, New Zealand will find their speed

:17:53. > :18:00.and power. Unlike the other semifinals we saw, effectively one

:18:01. > :18:05.slot has gone. Five crews battling over two slots. When I spoke to the

:18:06. > :18:09.New Zealanders, they said they deliberately have a slow start.

:18:10. > :18:14.Fortunately for them, they've got an amazing middle part of the race. My

:18:15. > :18:18.one fear for the British crew is that the New Zealanders, if they

:18:19. > :18:22.turn it on, they will be that far ahead that they could give the

:18:23. > :18:30.British team a bit of wash and bounds and make it uncomfortable.

:18:31. > :18:38.The British crew have the speed and pedigree to get through. Their best

:18:39. > :18:42.in training will get them through. New Zealand hit the first time in

:18:43. > :18:45.mark in first. They will now start to lengthen out. They will keep the

:18:46. > :18:51.rate high and the power on. What they want to do is turn the screw,

:18:52. > :18:54.really turning it's hard now on the chasing pack that includes Great

:18:55. > :19:03.Britain pars Alan Sinclair and Stuart Inez. Look at that, in the

:19:04. > :19:09.last 100 metres, Great Britain are just back a length. They almost lose

:19:10. > :19:15.the stern of the Kiwi boat. They've got to really fight hard to stay

:19:16. > :19:24.with Brittain and Keeling. South Africa went out quick. From the

:19:25. > :19:33.British crew, Sinclair and Murray have cool heads in the next 500

:19:34. > :19:43.metres. -- Sinclair and Innes. What we do have is physiological

:19:44. > :19:47.strength. South Africa will not be as big and strong as our boys, so

:19:48. > :19:54.they will pay for the fast start that they had. The Serbians didn't

:19:55. > :19:59.have the best heat. They've got a bit of pedigree, but I think the

:20:00. > :20:03.South Africans will come back and the British will be OK. Surprise,

:20:04. > :20:09.surprise, the New Zealanders go through the halfway pace first.

:20:10. > :20:15.Murray and Bond from New Zealand lead. Brittain and Keeling from

:20:16. > :20:18.South Africa in second place. If it holds like this, Great Britain will

:20:19. > :20:24.qualify. But the British will want to attack now in this third 500.

:20:25. > :20:29.They've got the overlap. Now, look at this. We are starting to see

:20:30. > :20:33.Stewart Innes in the stroke seat. Alan Sinclair backing him up. They

:20:34. > :20:39.want to reel them in, slowly and surely come back. New Zealand have

:20:40. > :20:42.gone, they're out, moving away. The race is now on for second place and

:20:43. > :20:47.that's between Great Britain and South Africa. I don't think it's

:20:48. > :20:50.even a race. South Africa put themselves in the box seat to

:20:51. > :20:56.qualify, but they're not going to qualify in second place. Our boys

:20:57. > :20:59.have a physiological strength. You don't get into the British team

:21:00. > :21:06.without being big and strong these days. They will overhaul South

:21:07. > :21:10.Africa, I'm sure. Down because here we see how New Zealand have just got

:21:11. > :21:14.away to the left of them as we're looking at it. That is South

:21:15. > :21:18.Africa's Brittain and Keeling to their right. We've got hungry,

:21:19. > :21:23.Serbia and the Czech Republic in this race. It just shows you how

:21:24. > :21:27.much style and difference bearers. To the left, Serbia and the Czech

:21:28. > :21:31.Republic are fighting out in their own battle. Great Britain continue

:21:32. > :21:37.like a shark in this third 500, hunting down South Africa at stroke

:21:38. > :21:41.by stroke. New Zealand, 1500, they've taken more speedy game.

:21:42. > :21:47.They're running hard but they're not being pushed for this. This is easy

:21:48. > :21:52.speed from Murray and Bond from New Zealand, looking to annihilate the

:21:53. > :21:56.rest of the field. They have done not in the semifinal. We want to see

:21:57. > :22:01.the race for the silver medal between South Africa and Great

:22:02. > :22:05.Britain. The second place, should I say. That's the race that will count

:22:06. > :22:12.psychologically for Alan Sinclair and for Stewart Innes. Look at the

:22:13. > :22:26.picture, the power from New Zealand dynamic and flooring. -- flowing.

:22:27. > :22:32.They are quality rowers. It is now whether the Brits can come second.

:22:33. > :22:37.Every time the New Zealand pair of Murray and Bond race, they'd be

:22:38. > :22:42.right that statement of intent. In the semifinal as they come onto the

:22:43. > :22:47.last 125 metres they are rewriting it again here. They show the world

:22:48. > :22:52.they are stepping up. This is only a semifinal. The race is on for the

:22:53. > :22:56.second place. The crowd in front racing union Jack, they are going

:22:57. > :23:03.absolutely mad here. The British crew have through South Africa.

:23:04. > :23:08.Stuart and Sinclair to second place, brilliant stuff for the British

:23:09. > :23:13.power. The South Africans are holding on because coming close is

:23:14. > :23:21.hungry in Lane number six. Up to the line-out, finally Murray Bond ease

:23:22. > :23:24.off. They are over it. We have Sinclair and Innes qualifying in

:23:25. > :23:30.second place. A very strong statement from them. South Africa,

:23:31. > :23:35.Brittain and Keeling, they led out in the first stages and led Great

:23:36. > :23:38.Britain to the 1500 metres. But Sinclair and Innes have stepped up

:23:39. > :23:42.and shown how strong they can be. They are looking for a medal. What

:23:43. > :23:44.they have done for Great Britain is show that they, too, deserve their

:23:45. > :24:03.place at this party. Thoughts on New Zealand clearly

:24:04. > :24:08.continuing, there are no problems. If you look at the heat but Helen

:24:09. > :24:13.and Glover were given a bit of a scare and they dominated the pair.

:24:14. > :24:21.These guides, the only way you will scare them is by pushing them in.

:24:22. > :24:25.Glover and Stanning don't dominate the women's pair in the same way

:24:26. > :24:31.that these Paddy Ryan the men's. They are the best men's pair ever.

:24:32. > :24:37.-- in the way that these pair do in the men's. There are five boats

:24:38. > :24:46.going for that final with a chance of a silver medal, and they are one

:24:47. > :24:52.of them. Hamish and Eric first, Sinclair and Innes second. They can

:24:53. > :24:53.really hold the head up high and believe they are in with a chance

:24:54. > :25:04.for a medal. I'm sure we would talk about this

:25:05. > :25:07.again before they're almost inevitable gold-medal. Is this their

:25:08. > :25:15.last throw of the dice, could they have another Olympian in them? I

:25:16. > :25:24.think you've got a young family and doesn't like training as much now.

:25:25. > :25:30.Gary said during the commentary this is the battle. A medal. It almost

:25:31. > :25:33.could be. James finished it off and saying that any of the other five

:25:34. > :25:38.boats would have a chance for a silver. That is certainly what the

:25:39. > :25:44.case is. We can put that immediate point because you kind of let Bond

:25:45. > :25:50.and Murray go. Are you consciously in a race against everybody else? I

:25:51. > :25:54.think today we just went out and struggled a bit to get stuck in. It

:25:55. > :26:02.just felt like there was more and more down the track to give. We will

:26:03. > :26:07.wait and see. Everybody watching at home will be thinking I do genuinely

:26:08. > :26:12.thinking you can win the race, or are you thinking the silver medal is

:26:13. > :26:19.the target? I think after racing in Poland, we think we can win. It's

:26:20. > :26:22.going to be a big ask. But it's the tradition of British crews to go for

:26:23. > :26:28.it and we're not going to back away from that. Steve, your thoughts on

:26:29. > :26:34.their prospects? A medal would be very good. History is against them,

:26:35. > :26:40.but if they go from as fast as they possibly can from a to B, it didn't

:26:41. > :26:44.go off to a very good start today. The South Africans went out very

:26:45. > :26:47.hard and paid for it later. Overall they may be a little bit

:26:48. > :26:55.disappointed on the way that they got into the race, but their

:26:56. > :27:00.finishing power is amazing. You can catch them in the last 250. That is

:27:01. > :27:12.the plan. We let them get a bit too far away today. We were quite slow

:27:13. > :27:16.in the first heat. We will let you go and get your breath back. Into

:27:17. > :27:25.the final, who knows my happen next. Let's get back down to the women's

:27:26. > :27:32.first semifinal of the double sculls.

:27:33. > :27:37.COMMENTATOR: you are joining us as we come up to the halfway mark of

:27:38. > :27:53.the first women's semifinal double sculls. The two crews to watch here

:27:54. > :28:02.I New Zealand, the world champions from last year. But the Lithuanian

:28:03. > :28:08.team set the pace throughout last season. What a step up. You had them

:28:09. > :28:13.being fifth of the World Championships. They have come in

:28:14. > :28:18.right on the top of their game. We are just looking at the Lithuanian

:28:19. > :28:26.double skull here. I New Zealand, they came second in Poland. In

:28:27. > :28:31.amongst is China in Lane number two. On top of the picture, Arnold and

:28:32. > :28:39.Adams from Germany. They were fourth in Switzerland. Still in amongst us,

:28:40. > :28:49.the middle part of the second 500 metres. The Rainier and New Zealand

:28:50. > :28:53.really have to fight. -- Lithuania and New Zealand. Greece are the

:28:54. > :28:57.world silver medallist in 2015. The mixed form on this. The Lithuanians

:28:58. > :29:03.were world champions at the start of the Olympiad. We've got the Greeks

:29:04. > :29:10.who showed good form last season. And the German double who were

:29:11. > :29:13.medallists in 2015, they have been sacrificed for the women's squad. I

:29:14. > :29:20.would not expect them to make the final, but they've got the ambition.

:29:21. > :29:23.As we go through halfway, Lithuania have nailed their colours to the

:29:24. > :29:35.massed pretty earlier. New Zealand will show their World Championship

:29:36. > :29:39.credentials. -- to the mast. Looking at the Greek team, they were second

:29:40. > :29:45.in the World Championship last year. Sophie is one of the most

:29:46. > :29:54.outstanding scholars at the moment. And under 23 gold medallist. -- most

:29:55. > :29:58.outstanding scullers. Only 19 years old, one of the youngest in this

:29:59. > :30:02.competition. It is a different thing to win an age limited competition to

:30:03. > :30:07.winning a competition whether it's no age limits. Grease fitting in,

:30:08. > :30:12.they're nice and strong. Sitting in second place. -- Greece are fitting

:30:13. > :30:24.in. New Zealand are fighting for the

:30:25. > :30:25.third qualification spot. Six spots, only three to go through to the

:30:26. > :30:40.final. The crew in lane number three set

:30:41. > :30:45.the pace in 2016. You cannot forget the Americas either. They may have

:30:46. > :30:48.come 11th in the last World Championships but you know now they

:30:49. > :30:52.have to have a chance and if you don't leave everything out there on

:30:53. > :30:56.the track today, that is it, it is gone, it is another four years until

:30:57. > :31:07.the next semis. I wouldn't write the Americans off.

:31:08. > :31:10.1500 metres, 500 ago, the last quarter of the race in this double

:31:11. > :31:29.semifinal. Greece, five boats chasing down three

:31:30. > :31:35.qualification spots. I think Germany are out of it. The Americans are in

:31:36. > :31:38.real danger of making New Zealand watched the big final as world

:31:39. > :31:43.champions, that is not what you expect. People know this is their

:31:44. > :31:50.potentially their last race and so they will race very differently.

:31:51. > :31:54.People will muck up in the semis. People will try to take advantage of

:31:55. > :32:04.New Zealand not getting stuck in the right from the start. Look at Greece

:32:05. > :32:07.going. Moving along nicely. Lithuania in lane number three

:32:08. > :32:11.having to really dig deep to get hold of this because they look back

:32:12. > :32:17.and they see a charging field including Germany on the far side

:32:18. > :32:22.and a united states of America and New Zealand, the world champions.

:32:23. > :32:26.They are all coming together. I think Germany are out of it, it will

:32:27. > :32:31.be between New Zealand and America. Who will get that first spot? Greece

:32:32. > :32:35.looking as though they have overtaken Lithuania and the United

:32:36. > :32:40.States of America have come through with New Zealand and New Zealand

:32:41. > :32:46.still have to fight. They have to come back on Lithuania. The far side

:32:47. > :32:52.is tight and here coming through in first place, Greece it through.

:32:53. > :33:00.Their heads go down, the world champions, New Zealand. I thought

:33:01. > :33:10.America got it. We will wait to see the full confirmation. The world

:33:11. > :33:18.champions are heading to the B fight, beyond the C finals. The best

:33:19. > :33:24.the world champions can come now is seventh. That shows you may have

:33:25. > :33:29.come here with ambitions of gold, you have to get through the semis,

:33:30. > :33:34.it is the hardest race to do. People just race flat out and if you go for

:33:35. > :33:38.the gold medal, you think, I can save it for the final and not expend

:33:39. > :33:41.all the energy and if you think like that, you are going to lose because

:33:42. > :33:52.other people are racing for their lives. Atomic and O'Leary from the

:33:53. > :33:56.USA. -- Tomic. We haven't seen much of them since the world champions

:33:57. > :34:01.last year but they have now made a mark on this competition, pushing a

:34:02. > :34:08.New Zealand, the world champions. But Greece, that is the crew to

:34:09. > :34:14.watch in this event. There we have it, Greece first, Lithuania second

:34:15. > :34:23.and the United States of America third. The big surprise of the day,

:34:24. > :34:28.New Zealand are out. JOHN INVERDALE: The wind has now dropped completely

:34:29. > :34:40.and it is really hot and warm and a magical setting. It was five 100th s

:34:41. > :34:48.of a second. It makes it very interesting. Your favourites are

:34:49. > :34:53.out. I used to hate this semifinals and are used to whisper in Matthew's

:34:54. > :34:59.ear, you have to be in it to win it. You cannot win a gold medal from the

:35:00. > :35:03.B final. If they knew that the favourites for the whole condition

:35:04. > :35:07.were out, would that have any bearing on the way Catherine and

:35:08. > :35:10.Vicky Woodrow this? I don't think it will but it will give them a boost

:35:11. > :35:15.of confidence, thinking anything can happen. They have all talked about

:35:16. > :35:19.what they can produce and this is where they have to produce it. They

:35:20. > :35:28.have to do better than they did in the heat. Second semifinal under way

:35:29. > :35:34.and Great Britain's Foley and Grainger in lane three. Anything can

:35:35. > :35:39.happen here in the women's double sculls. The Czech Republic in lane

:35:40. > :35:44.number one, Belarus in two, Great Britain in three, Poland in four and

:35:45. > :35:50.Australia in five and France in lane number six. If you look from the

:35:51. > :35:56.world champions last year, New Zealand, Greece and Germany, they

:35:57. > :36:01.were in the other it is really open. Everything to play for Thornley and

:36:02. > :36:05.Grainger. Watching the last semi, it plays into their hands more, rather

:36:06. > :36:12.than this time four years ago, Catherine Jane get -- Katherine

:36:13. > :36:13.Grainger was thinking about the gold medal, now they will be approaching

:36:14. > :36:27.it in a different way. The Australian crew on the day are

:36:28. > :36:31.very fast. They have Sally Kehoe, the world record holder in the

:36:32. > :36:35.event. When they get it right, they get it right, but they are

:36:36. > :36:39.inconsistent. They showed speed in the first half but not in the

:36:40. > :36:48.second. The Poles have dominated some of the World Cup this year. The

:36:49. > :36:52.yearly statement is going to Vicky Thornley and Katherine Grainger.

:36:53. > :36:56.Katherine Grainger, the defending Olympic champion from 2012. They

:36:57. > :37:04.have gone out hard and quick but with them Poland in lane four. 500

:37:05. > :37:10.metres, where are we? Almost level, Great Britain and Poland. The

:37:11. > :37:14.British crew jumped out with about half a length at 250 but they have

:37:15. > :37:20.been clawed back at the 500-metre mark and they are going through from

:37:21. > :37:27.Poland. Poland were the class crew of the World Cup season. The first

:37:28. > :37:32.of three regattas and they finished strongly, in the last regatta. Here

:37:33. > :37:36.they are into the second 500, starting to ease away from Thornley

:37:37. > :37:41.and Grainger. So much has happened for the British double sculls this

:37:42. > :37:45.year. They were disbanded after the European Championships. They were

:37:46. > :37:49.not showing any speed. Back into the double here now and they have said

:37:50. > :37:54.they are back on their game. But they are being pushed hard by

:37:55. > :37:58.Poland. The first thing they need to do is make the final. The Aussies

:37:59. > :38:05.look like they are on one of a good days. So the first thing they need

:38:06. > :38:11.to do is get ahead, you don't get prizes, medals awarded for the

:38:12. > :38:14.bigger distance. Australia will not throw down Poland, they need to not

:38:15. > :38:22.get in a scrap for third place with one of the other guys behind. At the

:38:23. > :38:26.moment, Poland and Australia on the GPS are moving quicker than the

:38:27. > :38:31.British girls and the Czech Republic are matching our speed. It could end

:38:32. > :38:37.up being a battle for third place. At the moment, they took over the

:38:38. > :38:44.Australians in the 500 metres and that is holding them in good stead

:38:45. > :38:48.now. Poland have eased into first place at the 500-metre mark. They

:38:49. > :38:58.consolidated up by almost a length at the halfway mark. Katherine

:38:59. > :39:05.Grainger and Vicky Thornley need a very big third 500 because coming at

:39:06. > :39:08.them from behind will be Belarus, Australia and France, the Czech

:39:09. > :39:15.Republic are up there also. All of these crews still in amongst it. In

:39:16. > :39:19.the heat, they showed a good first thousand metres and now they are

:39:20. > :39:23.backing that up with a good first thousand and also a good third 500

:39:24. > :39:28.which is taking the sting out of the tales of Australia. They are moving

:39:29. > :39:36.faster than Australia, if you believe the GPS. The French are

:39:37. > :39:43.starting to come up in lane six. More daylight opening up between

:39:44. > :39:51.Great Britain and Australia. Genevieve Saumur Wharton and Sally

:39:52. > :39:55.Kehoe for Australia. The crew starting now to stretch out in this

:39:56. > :40:06.third 500. Glorious condition that the Lagoa Stadium.

:40:07. > :40:14.This semifinal is quicker than the first semi. If they can hold this

:40:15. > :40:18.position, they will be amongst the push for the medals which you

:40:19. > :40:21.wouldn't have said coming into the Olympics. It is all looking good at

:40:22. > :40:27.the moment but as we have shown in the last two semis, anything can

:40:28. > :40:31.happen in the last 500. 1500 fast approaching in this second semifinal

:40:32. > :40:37.of the women's double sculls and Great Britain continuing to hold the

:40:38. > :40:41.overlap over Poland. Poland consolidated at the thousand. The

:40:42. > :40:45.most important thing for Team GB's Vicky Thornley and Katherine

:40:46. > :40:49.Grainger, they have eased away from Australia. We are now in the

:40:50. > :40:56.business end of this semifinal. Less than 50 strokes remaining. Those two

:40:57. > :41:00.teams are out there. The battle is between Belarus, Australia and

:41:01. > :41:07.France, closest to us, for the third qualification spot. I was worried

:41:08. > :41:11.about this lot. If you got dropped into third place and you could end

:41:12. > :41:14.up in a battle for fourth. The Brits have done incredibly well not to get

:41:15. > :41:20.sucked into that. The Australians are being challenged by the French.

:41:21. > :41:26.If you get caught into that battle, who knows what can happen. Poland

:41:27. > :41:31.continue to lead, they have just about over a length ahead now,

:41:32. > :41:35.through 250 with less than 25 strokes remaining. An outstanding

:41:36. > :41:38.performance in the semifinal for Katherine Grainger and Vicky

:41:39. > :41:42.Thornley Great Britain, given the fact they have had a horrid season.

:41:43. > :41:46.It is all coming together and this is the time when it needs to come

:41:47. > :41:50.together, at the Olympic Games. They won't know the result of the

:41:51. > :41:53.previous semifinal but that is a relevant for them. They need to

:41:54. > :41:59.raise their game and they were asked to do that and they are doing that

:42:00. > :42:08.now. They are coming strong in this closing metres. Poland will win this

:42:09. > :42:13.by a length. Here they come closest to us, France will take the third

:42:14. > :42:18.qualification spot. Great Britain, for now, we can have a real sigh of

:42:19. > :42:25.relief because Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley are back in it.

:42:26. > :42:37.An outstanding performance for Poland.

:42:38. > :42:45.Being under pressure, the middle thousands from Poland was

:42:46. > :42:50.outstanding. Grainger and Thornley really had it, they did what

:42:51. > :42:55.everyone expected. That was a step up from anything they have shown in

:42:56. > :43:01.the last four years, since Katherine Grainger came back. They qualified

:43:02. > :43:06.and they came second in the semi so they are right in the midst for a

:43:07. > :43:12.medal. The Poles might get to them again, they have been in form this

:43:13. > :43:24.season. But GB are in the mix. They are in the final. In the end, they

:43:25. > :43:29.kept honest, it was that third 500 they had to nail and they have done

:43:30. > :43:38.that in such impressive style. They nailed the first thousand and the

:43:39. > :43:40.third 500. There is confirmation. The slate has been wiped clean, dare

:43:41. > :43:50.I say it. The Australians and the New

:43:51. > :43:55.Zealanders now missing out. That has to be good for our girls. We will

:43:56. > :43:58.talk to one of them in the second and I don't know if they know New

:43:59. > :44:00.Zealand are out but that would be a huge feather in their cap because

:44:01. > :44:05.that was a hugely improved performance. It opens it up now for

:44:06. > :44:10.the boats in the final because of them can win it. Gary has been

:44:11. > :44:16.saying, they are back in it, they have never been in it, now they are

:44:17. > :44:20.in it and now is the time. I'm sure there are a lot of people who

:44:21. > :44:24.followed Katherine Grainger vacillating as to whether continue

:44:25. > :44:29.rowing or not. You would be better off... What you don't want to do is

:44:30. > :44:34.to come here and not make a final but if those doubters are still

:44:35. > :44:38.there, she has actually said emphatically, I am in an Olympic

:44:39. > :44:43.final, I could win another medal and that is why I carried on.

:44:44. > :44:49.That is asked as watches of this board, who are we due to anybody

:44:50. > :44:54.when they should retire? She wanted it enough and now she's in the

:44:55. > :44:57.final, she's got a chance again. Let's go back to the start because

:44:58. > :45:02.it's the men's double sculls now. British involvement in this.

:45:03. > :45:09.COMMENTATOR: great timing, because there was a bit of a false start.

:45:10. > :45:16.What has happened, Britain court Walton -- Britain's Walton and

:45:17. > :45:20.Collins are in Lane number one. If the bows puts too much pressure on,

:45:21. > :45:25.the alarm is set. It has happened a few times through the regatta. No

:45:26. > :45:32.one has been given a false start. Wrong alignment is what we are

:45:33. > :45:37.hearing was the problem. The date is there to stop the false start. A

:45:38. > :45:43.couple of minutes or so to realign, get back, get their thoughts again.

:45:44. > :45:53.For Walton and Collins, a big ask. Three to go through to the letter a

:45:54. > :46:02.final, Norway, New Zealand and Croatia, the Sinkovic brothers. They

:46:03. > :46:19.are phenomenal in the double skull. You've got the New Zealanders,

:46:20. > :46:24.Olympic champions from 2012. And you have Tufte, the Norwegian singles

:46:25. > :46:27.Olympic champion. If I could have chosen a semifinal to be in, I would

:46:28. > :46:33.have been on the other one. They've got to step it up now. This is a

:46:34. > :46:39.chance. If they can make the finals from this semi then they have the

:46:40. > :46:42.chance of a medal. They are coming under starter 's orders again.

:46:43. > :46:47.Walton and Collins will be in Lane number one. Norway, Tufte in the

:46:48. > :47:06.stroke seat. Tufte sits closest to us. Two-time

:47:07. > :47:13.champion in the men's single sculls. New Zealand, Manson and Harris. They

:47:14. > :47:17.are the Olympic champions. Croatia, the Sinkovic brothers. They are

:47:18. > :47:22.world champions. Throughout this Olympiad, they were first in 2013 in

:47:23. > :47:30.the quad. Australia, Watt and Morgan in five. Bulgaria in Lane number

:47:31. > :47:57.six. They get away freely the second time

:47:58. > :48:01.in the semifinals. Great Britain's Walton and Collins will be up in

:48:02. > :48:08.Lane Warner. Norway in Lane number two. Tufte in the stroke seat,

:48:09. > :48:11.two-time Olympic champion. He is 40 years of age and leading the

:48:12. > :48:17.Norwegian double skull from Lane two. New Zealand, Manson and Harris.

:48:18. > :48:22.New Zealand are the defending Olympic champions. A different crew.

:48:23. > :48:25.They were bronze medallists last year at the World Championships and

:48:26. > :48:33.they won in Poland in the final World Cup regatta. The main crew in

:48:34. > :48:40.the event, in this semifinal, the Sinkovic brothers from Croatia. Out

:48:41. > :48:43.quick and fast. There are only up to 250 and the Sinkovic brothers have

:48:44. > :48:49.moved out almost a length. Undefeated throughout this Olympiad.

:48:50. > :48:53.The world best time holders, that was done in 2014 of the World

:48:54. > :48:58.Championships in Amsterdam. Australia are in five and Bulgaria

:48:59. > :49:03.are in number six. My guess is the cameramen will watch Croatia, the

:49:04. > :49:07.crew we are looking at now, for a significant portion. I suppose

:49:08. > :49:11.Tufte, the Norwegian, raised a number of times in my career. He

:49:12. > :49:17.said there is plenty more to come. -- raced a number of times. Tufte

:49:18. > :49:21.qualified for single of the World Championships last year. Back in

:49:22. > :49:26.2000, he got a silver medal in the double sculls. He knows how to grow

:49:27. > :49:30.double and single. But more importantly he knows how to run a

:49:31. > :49:33.semifinal. If Britain qualify, which I really hope they do, that will be

:49:34. > :49:38.the race of their lives because they're not just up against a normal

:49:39. > :49:43.Olympic semifinal. This semifinal is stacked with medallists all over.

:49:44. > :49:48.How do the British approach this? What is their plan? Do they treat

:49:49. > :49:52.this as an Olympic final? It is their Olympic final. If they don't

:49:53. > :49:56.treat it as an Olympic final then they won't be in the Olympic final.

:49:57. > :50:01.What they can't do is go out at the front of the race because they will

:50:02. > :50:07.not crack Tufte and Sinkovic. They have got to race their race until

:50:08. > :50:11.1500 metres and then look around, then start. If you start looking

:50:12. > :50:20.around to Ellie you get involved in not focusing on your boat. -- too

:50:21. > :50:27.early. They have to look have -- they have do have a look around at

:50:28. > :50:31.1500. The British crew were in third place at that point. Manson and

:50:32. > :50:36.Harris from New Zealand did a push as we head to ward the halfway mark.

:50:37. > :50:47.Just edging a bare-bones ahead of the British crew. A lot going on. --

:50:48. > :50:53.just edging their bows. Norway, Tufte in the bow seat, putting a

:50:54. > :50:59.significant amount of pressure. Here and now, the halfway mark. 1000

:51:00. > :51:05.metres. They haven't broken away yet. It's a significant move from

:51:06. > :51:11.Norway in this second 500 metres. Ordinarily, the Croatian Sinkovics

:51:12. > :51:18.would have gone away at the halfway mark. The Tufte continues to put the

:51:19. > :51:22.pressure down. The British crew are in third place. Right now they are

:51:23. > :51:27.poised in a good position. But they have two now step up again. What has

:51:28. > :51:31.gone before is irrelevant. They must now focus on the next 500 and really

:51:32. > :51:38.make sure they consolidate that position. Look, the British, by a

:51:39. > :51:41.couple of feet, over New Zealand. A sensational race so far for the

:51:42. > :51:47.British doubles. They need to maintain it. The Sinkovics are

:51:48. > :51:52.getting sucked into the semifinal, and this is the reason why. The head

:51:53. > :51:56.is switched on for winning a medal, but the reality is you got to get

:51:57. > :52:00.there in the first place. The closeness and intensity of the semi

:52:01. > :52:10.has brought the field back to seven -- back together. Great Britain

:52:11. > :52:17.coming back and attacking now against Norway. The British in the

:52:18. > :52:22.first Lane. He will remember in Poznan, the British had the first

:52:23. > :52:30.race of their career together in this combination. They came back so

:52:31. > :52:34.strongly, 750 from 500 out. 1500, let's mark it and see what the

:52:35. > :52:39.British have to do here. Going through, half a length up, with 500

:52:40. > :52:43.to go. It is Croatia. The British are coming back in. They put

:52:44. > :52:49.themselves into second place over Norway. A sensational third 500.

:52:50. > :52:55.Forget it, that's history. Now time to focus on the next 50 strokes.

:52:56. > :53:00.This is a fantastic race by the British boys. If tradition is

:53:01. > :53:06.anything to go by, the Norwegians will be strong in the last 500. To

:53:07. > :53:11.qualify for the semi will be a fantastic achievement but it's not

:53:12. > :53:16.done yet. Collins and Walton have two dig deep here as they approach

:53:17. > :53:20.the last 250 metres of this semifinal of the men's double

:53:21. > :53:25.sculls. Out front, the Sinkovic brothers are leading the way. World

:53:26. > :53:32.champions. But this is a sensational race. So far, they are delivering.

:53:33. > :53:36.Collins and Walton have now moved ahead again from Norway. Norway came

:53:37. > :53:41.back from that, we're not having any of that. Great Britain responded and

:53:42. > :53:47.said, yes you are, and moved on again. Collins and Walton 100 out

:53:48. > :53:51.from the far side. New Zealand, their heads down. New Zealand will

:53:52. > :53:56.be out of this. Great Britain will qualify into the semifinal. A

:53:57. > :54:00.sensational race here. For Great Britain, it is all about going

:54:01. > :54:06.against Norway. What they've done, they've qualified and that is

:54:07. > :54:14.fantastic. I am so pleased! Over the line, Great Britain coming in. Tufte

:54:15. > :54:19.was pushed to the line by Great Britain. John Walton and John

:54:20. > :54:25.Collins have been absolutely sensational. They delivered.

:54:26. > :54:28.STUDIO: what an absolutely fantastic performance by those guys, and

:54:29. > :54:32.considering how poorly they got off to be start of their Olympic

:54:33. > :54:36.campaign that was a magnificent step up. We will hopefully talk to them

:54:37. > :54:40.in a moment ago. During the course of that race, Vicky Thornley popped

:54:41. > :54:43.up to talk to us about the performance but she and Katherine

:54:44. > :54:48.Grainger put in in getting to the final of the women's double sculls.

:54:49. > :54:52.Wherein an Olympic final. Again, we would have wanted to win the race

:54:53. > :54:57.but we are in the final and that is what we needed. Was that your best

:54:58. > :55:07.ever performance as a pair? Yes, I think it probably is. There's a lot

:55:08. > :55:11.of pressure in semifinals, it is tense and we should have relaxed a

:55:12. > :55:13.little bit more. But I think it was good, we would probably the most

:55:14. > :55:20.heated we've done under that amount of pressure. It must be wide open

:55:21. > :55:24.because not only are Australia out in your race, but New Zealand are

:55:25. > :55:30.out in the one before. I didn't know that and I didn't expect that, that

:55:31. > :55:33.is interesting. There is all to play for and we haven't showed everything

:55:34. > :55:38.yet. We can definitely improve on that race. A good recovery now, and

:55:39. > :55:41.then bring on Thursday. You won't count any chickens, but given all

:55:42. > :55:47.the ups and downs that you've had, today do you think actually was a

:55:48. > :55:52.giant leap forward? I do think though, yes. We put a lot of work in

:55:53. > :55:55.in the last six weeks. We knew we had it up against is when we came

:55:56. > :56:01.back into the double. I think we've worked really well together.

:56:02. > :56:04.Catherine was great in that race, she kept heading the boat and did

:56:05. > :56:09.everything I said. I tried to back her as well as possible. I think I'm

:56:10. > :56:13.really enjoying this boat at the moment and I'm looking forward to

:56:14. > :56:17.racing again. He Thornley and Katherine Grainger will be in a

:56:18. > :56:23.final at the Olympic Games in Rio. -- Vicky Thornley. We also know that

:56:24. > :56:26.Walton and Collins will be in a final as well. This race will

:56:27. > :56:29.determine who will be running against them in a couple of days'

:56:30. > :56:33.time. Let's go back to Gary and James.

:56:34. > :56:39.COMMENTATOR: Italy come under starter 's orders for the second

:56:40. > :56:48.time. We also have as by design, Lithuania, France, Germany and

:56:49. > :56:53.Serbia. Three to go through. We have recaptured our breath, come down

:56:54. > :57:04.from the excitement. Back down to be quiet, and they are away. The second

:57:05. > :57:13.semifinal. Italy, Fossi and Battisti are in the first Lane. One of the

:57:14. > :57:20.crews to watch out for, Marcel Hacker and Stephane Kruger in the

:57:21. > :57:26.stroke seat. Serbia are in Lane number six. James, your take on this

:57:27. > :57:35.double sculls given all the action of the previous semi? To be honest,

:57:36. > :57:38.it is a bare all show. The other semi was fully stacked, you could

:57:39. > :57:45.already see the spreading the field here. Azerbaijan or out the back

:57:46. > :57:49.door. Lithuania, they're the only heat winners in this. Then you've

:57:50. > :57:54.got France and Azerbaijan who came second in their heat. In terms of

:57:55. > :57:59.the final of last year's World Championships, there is only two

:58:00. > :58:03.finals, the Lithuanians who got the silver medal and the French who were

:58:04. > :58:09.six. Hacker and Kruger from Germany have had an up and down season.

:58:10. > :58:12.Hacker, even though he is slightly older, is still a force to be

:58:13. > :58:22.reckoned with although he was slightly further down in the seat.

:58:23. > :58:33.France were leading the way coming through the first timing mark.

:58:34. > :58:44.Lithuania, Griskonis has come into the double sculls. The row where he

:58:45. > :58:55.replaced was removed due to injury. There was movement in the Lithuanian

:58:56. > :58:58.bowling team. -- sculling team. As they start to just stretch out, the

:58:59. > :59:14.next 250 metres. He knows how to race. You don't get

:59:15. > :59:19.to be as good as he was in the single without knowing how to race.

:59:20. > :59:24.That's what they've done, then moving and moving the quickest. The

:59:25. > :59:32.Germans are fairly consistent, which is a surprising thing to say for

:59:33. > :59:38.Hacker. Serbia are battling for fourth place. No matter where you

:59:39. > :59:42.are at halfway, as the last semi showed, it will all close up. No

:59:43. > :59:45.matter how good you are, you will get caught in the battle because

:59:46. > :59:47.people are racing for their lives and the chance to have a battle for

:59:48. > :00:02.an Olympic medal. Griskonis and Ritter at the halfway

:00:03. > :00:08.mark. Just a little bit of clear water from France. That shows you

:00:09. > :00:15.how competitive semifinals. We were talking about the Croatian brothers

:00:16. > :00:18.who won the first semi. This semi is two seconds quicker at halfway and

:00:19. > :00:26.the conditions are pretty benign at the moment. Semis are nasty racism.

:00:27. > :00:39.You only have one chance. -- are nasty races.

:00:40. > :00:48.A great tradition in the double sculls, they have won medals and

:00:49. > :00:57.nursing four of the last five Olympic Games. Big expectation from

:00:58. > :01:08.the Italian crowd for Fossey and Battisti. Three boats in a line

:01:09. > :01:13.battling over two spots. This battle is for fourth, third and second. The

:01:14. > :01:19.Lithuanians looking very good and very relaxed at the moment. Hacker

:01:20. > :01:23.moving through the French, the experience he has from being world

:01:24. > :01:27.champion in the singles is helping them through but there is still a

:01:28. > :01:45.long way to go. His fifth Olympic Games.

:01:46. > :02:00.They are consolidating what they have done. Wonderful shot. An

:02:01. > :02:05.impressive display by Lithuania. I would have expected the others to

:02:06. > :02:08.slightly close that gap just because of the slots available but the

:02:09. > :02:16.Germans have established the lead over the French and their place in

:02:17. > :02:22.the final is secure. Lithuania is coming towards the last 250 metres,

:02:23. > :02:28.looking like the crew that will mount the first charge against

:02:29. > :02:36.Croatia, the winners of the previous semifinal. The race is on for the

:02:37. > :02:46.remaining two qualification spots. France and Germany in lane four and

:02:47. > :02:51.five so 100 out. Lithuania continuing to lead. The Italians

:02:52. > :02:55.doing what they do in the last 100, whipping up the race and going mad

:02:56. > :02:58.for it. The French are hanging on in lane number four. Germany is not

:02:59. > :03:24.going to do it. JOHN INVERDALE: We saw earlier on,

:03:25. > :03:29.the British couple are through to the final.

:03:30. > :03:37.We knew we had it in but we had not quite got it out yet. That was much

:03:38. > :03:42.more like it. Doug Russell Rue the race itself, at what point did you

:03:43. > :03:48.think we would make the final if we keep going? -- talk us through the

:03:49. > :03:56.race itself. We knew about with two strokes to go! It was very close.

:03:57. > :04:03.The Kiwis have come back at us stronger for. There was never a

:04:04. > :04:07.point when I thought, we had got this. It was always about holding

:04:08. > :04:19.on, keeping going, and we might still do it. What does it mean to

:04:20. > :04:24.you to be in the Olympic final? It is like, if I get hit by a bus

:04:25. > :04:27.tomorrow, I will die happy. It is everything I ever wanted, just a

:04:28. > :04:32.chance to race that gold medal, that is all I have ever wanted in life. I

:04:33. > :04:40.am really looking forward to going and seizing that. Just avoid buses,

:04:41. > :04:43.that is all I can say! We can see the way you embraced on the pontoon

:04:44. > :04:51.down there, a huge achievement for you? Yes, we have been working

:04:52. > :04:55.really hard for that. Just these last few weeks, it has been a real

:04:56. > :04:59.journey. With all our friends and family and their support is so big

:05:00. > :05:09.thanks to them and the support out here has been absolutely amazing. We

:05:10. > :05:14.put it right yesterday. We are so chuffed. Many congratulations. We

:05:15. > :05:19.can see how much it has taken out of you, well done, see you in the

:05:20. > :05:23.final, how good does that sound? It sounds pretty good. Here are some

:05:24. > :05:27.British athletes who will try to reach their final. The semifinals

:05:28. > :05:31.keep on coming on this Tuesday morning in Rio. This is the men's

:05:32. > :05:36.lightweight four, let's go back to Gary James.

:05:37. > :05:58.It is near conditions down there at the start, clean away for the

:05:59. > :06:06.British crew in lane number five as they whip the rain up from 35, 238,

:06:07. > :06:10.up past 40 strokes per minute. Germany in lane one, Netherlands in

:06:11. > :06:22.two, Italy in three and Great Britain in four. This is the

:06:23. > :06:26.lightweight event where the crew average cannot exceed 70 kilograms.

:06:27. > :06:30.They start on a level playing field and it is so super competitive. The

:06:31. > :06:38.British team have had an up-and-down couple of years. But they should

:06:39. > :06:41.have some confidence now. This is semifinal stage and anything can

:06:42. > :06:47.happen as we have been watching through the previous semifinals. You

:06:48. > :06:53.would have to expect New Zealand and Italy, the two heat winners, to

:06:54. > :06:56.stake their claim pretty early. The British in theory should be battling

:06:57. > :07:07.with the Netherlands for the third semifinal spot.

:07:08. > :07:15.The French seem to be rising to the challenge. Even though they have had

:07:16. > :07:24.a tough 48 hours. Italy leading the way through, already at the first

:07:25. > :07:27.quarter mark. 500 down. France are the world bronze-medallists from

:07:28. > :07:37.last year. Italy came sixth in that final. Turning it around here but we

:07:38. > :07:44.are still at very early stages. New change in the Italian crew. Same

:07:45. > :07:47.line-up for the French crew. The Brits will be surprised to be behind

:07:48. > :07:54.the French at this point, especially as they had their rates yesterday

:07:55. > :07:58.and also wary of the New Zealanders. They are traditionally not that

:07:59. > :08:05.quick starting but very fast once they hit their rhythm. The Italians

:08:06. > :08:09.traditionally go out fast but it will be a blanket thrown over the

:08:10. > :08:13.crews at 1500 metres. This is where they will have to hold their heads

:08:14. > :08:18.up because if they don't have it out, any of these crews, they will

:08:19. > :08:23.not be in the chance of a final. The Brits are raining silver Olympic

:08:24. > :08:27.medallists and they don't want to go away with anything other than a

:08:28. > :08:33.medal above what they have already got but to do that, they have do get

:08:34. > :08:38.through this race. Whatever bowed you are in in the Italian team,

:08:39. > :08:46.whether heavy or lightweight, there is one consistency and that is rate

:08:47. > :08:53.high. The Italians are all 40 plus. Maybe they have a shorter lake?

:08:54. > :08:58.Halfway mark in the first semifinal of the men's like four. The great

:08:59. > :09:02.British men in lane number five. There is not much in it, the

:09:03. > :09:09.Italians are leading and everyone else is chasing. Into the first 500,

:09:10. > :09:14.now we will expect to push hard. Traditionally, this race is so

:09:15. > :09:18.competitive, the only lightweight event for sweeping all and because

:09:19. > :09:22.it is so competitive, still five boats in the line past the 500. It

:09:23. > :09:27.takes that long to drop one crew off. Germany have been dropped off,

:09:28. > :09:33.the Netherlands starting to suffer and the Italians stretching out.

:09:34. > :09:42.Look at second, third and fourth. That is wonderful. The New

:09:43. > :09:47.Zealanders have shown they have got the speed to take them through. What

:09:48. > :09:52.I am surprised about is that the French are challenging us. I hoped

:09:53. > :10:05.their race yesterday would affect them. Just look down the boat. Still

:10:06. > :10:10.three boats right on it. Coming towards the cusp, as they get to the

:10:11. > :10:15.1500 metre mark, they will have to start throwing things at it, like

:10:16. > :10:17.the kitchen sink. I think they are starting to break the French, I

:10:18. > :10:28.think the French are starting to suffer. The Italians at 1500, now

:10:29. > :10:34.they have 50 strokes remaining. Not a lot in it between the three Jack

:10:35. > :10:43.chasing crews. Only two of those boats can go through to the final.

:10:44. > :10:48.The French teams are getting stronger, the French now easing

:10:49. > :10:53.ahead of the British crew. Great Britain have to wake up because we

:10:54. > :10:58.are in danger of going out. You are right, they are in danger. I is the

:10:59. > :11:01.prize the French have found this. Racing yesterday and also weighing

:11:02. > :11:07.in must've had an effect. Maybe they learn something from it. Right now,

:11:08. > :11:10.the kitchen sink has got to go if it hasn't gone already, they have to

:11:11. > :11:16.chuck it overboard already otherwise they will be watching the final. New

:11:17. > :11:21.Zealand have been the form crew throughout this year. First in the

:11:22. > :11:25.two World Cup regattas. New Zealand starting to move away from Great

:11:26. > :11:30.Britain and the French move away from New Zealand. The Italians are

:11:31. > :11:32.holding the rest of the world off. The Italians will start getting

:11:33. > :11:39.drawn into it if they are not careful. The British crew have to

:11:40. > :11:44.keep their heads up and the length. New Zealanders are getting stronger,

:11:45. > :11:49.as are the French. The Italians are starting to wilt. 75 out. The French

:11:50. > :11:55.will come out. The French are getting stronger and stronger. The

:11:56. > :12:01.Italians will hold on. The New Zealand crew have taken the British

:12:02. > :12:07.out and the British now they are defeated. There was a tie when the

:12:08. > :12:12.British crew could have turned the screw and kept on but they didn't.

:12:13. > :12:15.Impressive from the French. Disappointing for the British. They

:12:16. > :12:26.did everything they could. Within the last half an hour, we

:12:27. > :12:29.have seen everything that sport is, it can give you something you were

:12:30. > :12:32.not expecting and take something away from you that you were. We were

:12:33. > :12:37.certainly expecting them to be in the final. The last few races we

:12:38. > :12:41.have had, the ones we have been involved in, there has been a

:12:42. > :12:42.surprising each one of them and unfortunately the surprises that we

:12:43. > :12:52.are not in the final. Can you see what went wrong or were

:12:53. > :13:04.they just outdone by three better crews? They were out road. -- rowed.

:13:05. > :13:09.That is probably the best performance they have had in a long

:13:10. > :13:15.time. Is it an indication that if you race a lot, you get race fit,

:13:16. > :13:20.match fit, you are in the groove? I always preferred not to race because

:13:21. > :13:23.you get used to the distance. Especially when you are coming

:13:24. > :13:27.through the middle stages here. There are no landmarks are anything.

:13:28. > :13:33.You had the old marker buoy telling you the distance. But it is quite

:13:34. > :13:34.sparse, it is just water around you. They will be absolutely gutted with

:13:35. > :13:46.their performance. One race coming up later, the rest

:13:47. > :13:53.the rapper charged for the winning's skulls. What chance do they have of

:13:54. > :13:57.stepping it up markedly to get through to the next stage? On their

:13:58. > :14:01.performance a couple of days ago, I don't think they will get through.

:14:02. > :14:07.They would even get through the round. They will be racing in the B

:14:08. > :14:11.final is my prediction. An encouraging day for us from a

:14:12. > :14:14.British perspective until that last race and that is really

:14:15. > :14:19.disappointing and a sad moment with which to end our coverage. They were

:14:20. > :14:21.silver-medallist last year round but they are out of this year's Olympic

:14:22. > :14:31.final. Positives to take out of it, but fix

:14:32. > :14:36.bowed out of the 12 who came to redo through to their respective finals.

:14:37. > :14:39.-- that six boat out of the 12. The weather forecast for tomorrow is not

:14:40. > :14:43.good, so we will have to wait and see how things go down there. I

:14:44. > :14:46.bring you good news about a Dutch rider that I'm sure all of you

:14:47. > :14:59.watched with your heart in your mouth on Sunday in the women's road

:15:00. > :15:03.race. Van Vleuten led the road race until a horrible fall. This is the

:15:04. > :15:07.first time she has been tweeting about her injuries. So good to see

:15:08. > :15:11.her up and about. Some injuries and fractures but she will be fine. Most

:15:12. > :15:16.of all, she is super disappointed after the best race of her life. She

:15:17. > :15:23.will be celebrating her team-mate's disappointment. Van Vleuten is OK, a

:15:24. > :15:27.real boost to her team. Although she will be recovering for a while after

:15:28. > :15:31.three fractures to her lower back. It can be a dangerous business at

:15:32. > :15:36.times, but great to see that news coming through. As promised, the

:15:37. > :15:40.last element of the eventing, the show-jumping. After a brutal

:15:41. > :15:45.cross-country phase yesterday Australia dropped down the order in

:15:46. > :15:48.the team events to fourth. As we speak, it is Australia, New Zealand

:15:49. > :15:52.and France in the medal position with this all-important show-jumping

:15:53. > :15:57.round to go. As for Great Britain who have won a medal every game

:15:58. > :16:01.since Sydney in 2000, they are in eighth position. Not looking too

:16:02. > :16:07.likely. We will see Gemma Tattersall and Kitty King in action first

:16:08. > :16:08.before we go live. Mike Tucker and Ian Stark will guide you through

:16:09. > :16:20.this. The first of the four British

:16:21. > :16:27.riders, Gemma Tattersall, lead rider for yesterday. Of all the British

:16:28. > :16:32.team, understandably displayed. -- deflated. We spoke to the team

:16:33. > :16:37.manager, he has been there since 1999 and seen some great highs. Such

:16:38. > :16:43.a pity to finish on what is a low, I'm afraid. This lady yesterday had

:16:44. > :16:49.two refusals in the cross-country. The first of the team riders to jump

:16:50. > :16:53.on a score of 136.8. She eased off the after her second refusal so

:16:54. > :17:02.ended up with a lot of time faults as well. That mayor has certainly

:17:03. > :17:10.come out this morning full of vigour. -- that mare. Springing over

:17:11. > :17:16.these fences. But, as you say, big disappointment for the Brits. Sadly,

:17:17. > :17:27.it is the coach's final competition with the British team. And the final

:17:28. > :17:31.competition for the chairman of selections of the British team. For

:17:32. > :17:36.19 years she has been involved. This is not the way that either would

:17:37. > :17:46.want to go out. They have putting great service for the sport, of

:17:47. > :17:51.them. A much wider term there. Very good, Gemma. A much more open turn,

:17:52. > :17:57.gave the horse more time to see that. A brilliant clearance. The

:17:58. > :18:07.team are happy with that. She is wavering. -- waving. She really is a

:18:08. > :18:11.very cheerful woman. A lots to take in your first Olympics. A quick

:18:12. > :18:18.look, finishing on that score of 140.8.

:18:19. > :18:30.Now, Kitty King. Number four rider across the country yesterday. She

:18:31. > :18:38.had just one mistake. Again, never seemed to get into top gear. Quite a

:18:39. > :18:42.lot of time faults, too. Ended up with 33.6 timer which means she

:18:43. > :18:50.starts the show-jumping in 30 Third Place on 100.4. But this, the score

:18:51. > :18:57.that is counting at the moment. The discard score for Britain at the

:18:58. > :18:59.moment is that of Gemma Tattersall. Unfortunately, we didn't see where

:19:00. > :19:09.Kitty had her mistake yesterday on the screen. But she's come in here

:19:10. > :19:14.and she's jumping good, beginning to be track. The horse looks very

:19:15. > :19:21.careful. Did a brilliant turn from 1-2. Very, very tight. All the time

:19:22. > :19:29.she's taking the minimum distance that she has two. I think she's

:19:30. > :19:33.taking these gambles, she's cutting the corners because she feels very

:19:34. > :19:44.confident in this horse 's ability. A great turn. One side St and then

:19:45. > :19:51.over the upright. This is a place where she will not want to cut

:19:52. > :19:55.corners. -- one side straight. It rattles, it shook, but it stayed up.

:19:56. > :20:00.The time is good and we've got our first double clear for Britain. It,

:20:01. > :20:05.of course, was exactly what Katie did one year ago at the European

:20:06. > :20:08.Championship. She finished fourth individually. She, too, is

:20:09. > :20:10.frustrated by the cross country yesterday, but it's the right way to

:20:11. > :20:32.end. She is on 100.4. STUDIO: Kitty and Gemma have already

:20:33. > :20:36.completed. Pippa Funnell and William Fox-Pitt still to compete. That has

:20:37. > :20:41.been confusion about the situation at the British team finds himself in

:20:42. > :20:46.by this appeal and counter appeal by the Brazilian team. Last we heard

:20:47. > :20:52.they were in eighth position. Now it is seventh, according to officials.

:20:53. > :20:56.What did you understand, Mike, and how necessary is it that they can

:20:57. > :21:04.make up the ground in order to approach the medal podium? Good

:21:05. > :21:06.morning, good afternoon. There has been a little confusion over night.

:21:07. > :21:15.The simple reason is the Brazilians appealed over their last rider. View

:21:16. > :21:19.that -- you might remember he had a drama at the third quarter where he

:21:20. > :21:22.nearly fell off. A brilliant recovery and then he failed to get

:21:23. > :21:28.through the flags. The judges said he hadn't jumped the flag, but he

:21:29. > :21:31.continued. That, under the rules, means he was eliminated. When you

:21:32. > :21:36.left us last night, the Brazilians didn't have a score. Because they

:21:37. > :21:42.didn't have enough riders to make a big team. Britain was in seventh

:21:43. > :21:46.place. After the competition had finished yesterday, the Brazilians

:21:47. > :21:54.appealed that decision by the judge. The grand jury looked at the video

:21:55. > :21:58.replay and agreed with the Brazilians that actually,

:21:59. > :22:06.miraculously, he did jump through the flags. So, they were backing and

:22:07. > :22:09.it meant that they then came in the classification for the teams after

:22:10. > :22:13.the cross-country and so Britain dropped down to eighth. But we've

:22:14. > :22:19.had a lot of excitement already this morning, let me tell you. Britain

:22:20. > :22:24.has already jumped some good rounds and they look as if they're

:22:25. > :22:29.climbing. So, that's the situation at the moment. A lot to look forward

:22:30. > :22:35.to, Hazel. There is indeed and we will be back with you live at 230 UK

:22:36. > :22:43.time for that. That gives us time in hand to assess the UK situation.

:22:44. > :22:49.Three judo competitors have already completed so far none have been able

:22:50. > :22:55.to get near the medals as yet. Next to try is Alashe slashing. She goes

:22:56. > :23:01.in the 63 kilograms category. -- Alice Basinger. She had a falling

:23:02. > :23:04.out with the Israeli authorities and their association so she opted to

:23:05. > :23:10.compete for the country of her mother's birth and has done so very

:23:11. > :23:19.successfully. She has been a very consistent competitor and is ranked

:23:20. > :23:25.in the world's top ten. We see her out in the 63 kilograms category.

:23:26. > :23:31.Ollie Williams talks us through this.

:23:32. > :23:44.COMMENTATOR: just taking us through this. Scleschinger in the white. Van

:23:45. > :23:55.Emden in the blue. A story of disappointment so far for Great

:23:56. > :24:12.Britain in the 2016 in judo. Alice Schleschinger is in the white. Each

:24:13. > :24:16.of them winning on one occasion. Ji-Yun Bak was at London 2012 but

:24:17. > :24:23.she was therefore Israel. Her mother is British and she transferred over

:24:24. > :24:26.to the Great Britain side after a dispute with the Israeli authorities

:24:27. > :24:31.were she thought she was being pushed out. Now she is back at 320

:24:32. > :24:38.16. Grappling in these early stages with Ji-Yun Bak, trying to throw her

:24:39. > :24:44.out. -- back at Rio 2016. She really likes to use her feet, really likes

:24:45. > :24:49.to attack the back of her opponent trying to wrap her heel around the

:24:50. > :24:53.back of the opponent. In the past, Ji-Yun Bak has been good at being

:24:54. > :25:02.wary of that situation. You see the feet that, one, to attack. Ji-Yun

:25:03. > :25:13.Bak falls to the floor and the referee allows the two to reset.

:25:14. > :25:22.Ji-Yun Bak coming forward, looking to get a stronghold here. Making use

:25:23. > :25:27.of her own feet, just exchanging these little blows. Looking for a

:25:28. > :25:36.purchase point, looking to pivot your opponent over that leg.

:25:37. > :25:48.Schleschinger around the back, might just... Ji-Yun Bak avoids anything

:25:49. > :25:53.there. A couple of minutes left. Golden score is an option if still

:25:54. > :26:00.no scores or penalties by the end of this. Alice Schleschinger is ranked

:26:01. > :26:08.eighth in the world. One of the top-ranked British judo competitors

:26:09. > :26:15.at Rio 2016 she has more experience than Ji-Yun Bak. She probably has

:26:16. > :26:19.the slightly better CB in terms of wins, not least a grand slam from a

:26:20. > :26:34.couple of years ago. Slightly better resume. -- slightly better resume.

:26:35. > :26:38.She had five back-to-back Ippons, which is slightly unusual and

:26:39. > :26:44.impressive. Just a moment to adjust her dress. Secured, and we begin

:26:45. > :27:06.again. Now the driving force behind this,

:27:07. > :27:13.Schleschinger trying to bring Ji-Yun Bak back down with her. It's been

:27:14. > :27:18.relatively tentative so far between these two. More so than in the past

:27:19. > :27:29.when they faced each other. So far, no score and no penalties. This time

:27:30. > :27:33.Schleschinger rocks around and delivers the Ippon that will take

:27:34. > :27:39.her through into the second round of this competition! Ji-Yun Bak

:27:40. > :27:47.covering her eyes on the ground. The referee wants to check that she's

:27:48. > :27:54.OK. Home Olympics is over. And Alice Schleschinger now of Great Britain,

:27:55. > :28:01.formerly of Israel, will progress. STUDIO: and she is through to the

:28:02. > :28:04.last 16 where she will face Van Emden of the Netherlands. We will

:28:05. > :28:12.bring you that on when it happens. We are heading back to the

:28:13. > :28:23.Sambodromo, not for some dancing but for some archery. Let's remind you

:28:24. > :28:28.of the steps they take to compete. Archery appeared on a few occasions

:28:29. > :28:33.in the early 20th century before becoming a regular Olympic event at

:28:34. > :28:38.the Munich games in 1972. Archers use a recurve bow with the arrows

:28:39. > :28:45.being projected, reaching speeds of around 140 mph. During competition,

:28:46. > :28:52.archers must stand 70 metres from the target which is 1.22 metres in

:28:53. > :28:55.diameter with ten rings of values between one and ten points. The ten

:28:56. > :29:01.point ring is closest to the centre and has a diameter of just 12.2

:29:02. > :29:05.centimetres. There are four archery events at the Olympic Games,

:29:06. > :29:11.individual and team for both men and women. Competition is split into two

:29:12. > :29:14.phases. First is the 70 metre ranking which determines your place

:29:15. > :29:19.for the Olympic ground, a head to head knockout. For the individual,

:29:20. > :29:24.archers compete over five sets of three arrows with 20 seconds to

:29:25. > :29:30.shoot Guijarro. The person with the highest score at the end of each set

:29:31. > :29:34.receives two points. It scores tied, each archer receives one point each.

:29:35. > :29:38.The first person to reach six points is the winner. In the team

:29:39. > :29:44.competition, there are three members to compete over four sets. Six

:29:45. > :29:49.arrows per set, two per team member. They have two minutes to shoot all

:29:50. > :29:53.six arrows. The first team to reach five points wins and progresses to

:29:54. > :30:00.the next stage in their quest for Olympic medal places.

:30:01. > :30:05.Now you know the drill, let see Britain's Naomi Folkard. She is a

:30:06. > :30:12.32-year-old four-time Olympic champion. She has beaten an

:30:13. > :30:14.Indonesian to get to this point. At stake is a place in the finals.

:30:15. > :30:29.Let's join them live. they are out of this year's Olympic

:30:30. > :30:40.final. Great start from cow actor. --

:30:41. > :31:10.Kawanaka. I think that is three. Bottom right

:31:11. > :31:17.of the screen, two staff. It has been called a two so a real

:31:18. > :31:24.opportunity for Folkard who can take this away from Kawanaka. It should

:31:25. > :31:31.be good enough but the lead is six so Kawanaka can only get to 22. Much

:31:32. > :31:40.better from Kawanaka. She finishes with 21. Folkard requires just four.

:31:41. > :31:53.To win the first set. And eight will do it. She takes it 26-21. She will

:31:54. > :32:02.be delighted. She has won that first set. Not put under pressure by

:32:03. > :32:10.Kawanaka because of that two, that is very useful. Write out of

:32:11. > :32:21.character for the Japanese archer. -- it is right out of character.

:32:22. > :32:34.Such issues for Naomi Folkard. She has been inside the top ten in the

:32:35. > :32:36.world, she was ninth in March 2000 and nine. Confirmation, it was

:32:37. > :33:24.upgraded to three. -- 2009. It is all about consistency. If

:33:25. > :33:29.Folkard continues to be consistent, she will give herself a great shot

:33:30. > :33:49.of reaching the third round for the third time in the Olympic Games.

:33:50. > :34:08.Brilliant from Folkard. That really does apply the pressure. Now to

:34:09. > :34:13.Kawanaka. Ten. Still the Folkard gold score to win the set and that

:34:14. > :34:21.has just gone a little big of the window. She can go to eight. The

:34:22. > :34:26.pressure is off and she delivers with a nine and Folkard, as she does

:34:27. > :34:36.in the first round match, goes into a 4-0 lead. 28-26, the unofficial

:34:37. > :34:40.second set score. Can she see it through without having to go to

:34:41. > :34:51.shoot off? Kawanaka checking the flights her arrows. She wants to

:34:52. > :35:01.compose herself. Doesn't look as composed as in previous rounds, and

:35:02. > :35:08.as we saw her in the team event. But Folkard is ticking along nicely.

:35:09. > :35:14.That ten in the middle of the set really helped to apply the pressure.

:35:15. > :35:18.So Kawanaka needs something from this set. Second set confirmed at

:35:19. > :36:00.28-26. Not the start she would have wanted.

:36:01. > :36:11.Perfect start from Folkard, however. A little puff of the cheeks. She

:36:12. > :36:20.started her third set in the first round with a ten. After 29, there

:36:21. > :36:32.will not be that issue here but another big score would put her in

:36:33. > :36:38.the box seat. Nine. A lead of three. It is -- smiles from the coach.

:36:39. > :36:45.Kawanaka under pressure, you can see Folkard chattering to herself. Ten.

:36:46. > :36:46.It needed to be ten at eight or better and Folkard will be through

:36:47. > :36:59.to the third round. It is on its way and it is a ten.

:37:00. > :37:03.This time, Naomi Folkard doesn't need five sets and a shoot off to

:37:04. > :37:11.win her match, she just needs three sets and she is through, six set

:37:12. > :37:14.points to nil. She has won the third set 29-26 and Naomi Folkard

:37:15. > :37:26.continues her quest in Rio. Just to confirm, she is into the

:37:27. > :37:31.last 16 with that victory and she has a Brazilian opponent in the last

:37:32. > :37:35.16. She has a day of rest between now and the next competition which

:37:36. > :37:38.will be on Thursday. We are going live show jumping shortly but before

:37:39. > :37:45.we do, let's head to the beach for a bet. Let's take a quick run. Kick

:37:46. > :37:49.your shoes off, run along the beach. Look at Babb, we are going to the

:37:50. > :37:52.Beach Volleyball Arena because it was the Brazilian second pair in the

:37:53. > :38:04.men's pair. It has gone to a deciding third set,

:38:05. > :38:12.this one and the Canadians are ahead by one point and they are serving.

:38:13. > :38:22.COMMENTATOR: A big finale for this match. Brilliantly done by the

:38:23. > :38:30.Canadians. That was coming over with some pepper on it. The block from

:38:31. > :38:40.Saxton was timely. Solberg had wound it up.

:38:41. > :38:47.Saxton has come out with a crucial block at 12-10.

:38:48. > :39:05.Couldn't do it this time. Solberg with some power.

:39:06. > :39:30.What about that? He was bearing down on him. And Saxton has put up his

:39:31. > :39:31.third block, two magnificent blocks within three points in the third and

:39:32. > :39:45.deciding set. What a time to do it. Saxton can single-handedly win this

:39:46. > :39:58.latter part of the third set for them. Here he goes again. Not this

:39:59. > :39:59.time. They still lead. Solberg 16th attacking successful shot, 13-12,

:40:00. > :40:32.Canada. Eight faults, three aces keeping in

:40:33. > :40:46.mind. Canada 14-12. Match point and Canada have two up their sleeve.

:40:47. > :40:53.Saved at this stage by Yvan draft. One more match point the receiving.

:40:54. > :41:10.They keep it alive. Shot brilliantly saved. Keeping it alive. Still

:41:11. > :41:16.alive. What a rally on match point. Saxton. They keep it alive.

:41:17. > :41:29.He went had too much. He has given the point to Brazil. 14-14 and you

:41:30. > :41:41.cannot hear yourself think at Copacabana.

:41:42. > :41:56.An extraordinary match point. With the hand of Saxton over it and

:41:57. > :42:05.spotted by the referee. He has had plenty to control here and it is

:42:06. > :42:17.high drama. Both teams scramble to keep the point in play. Two match

:42:18. > :42:21.points survive from Brazil. Is that a psychological blow to this team?

:42:22. > :42:26.They are pretty cool and composed usually but this is pressure like no

:42:27. > :42:38.other at the Olympic Games. Staring down the barrel of victory. That was

:42:39. > :42:50.enough for the Brazilian crowd, to raw like no other. -- -- to roar.

:42:51. > :42:52.Saxton with the spike and he has missed, or has he? They have given

:42:53. > :43:09.the point to Canada. So another match point, is it third

:43:10. > :43:11.time lucky? Yes it is! It has ambled over the net. It has ambled over the

:43:12. > :43:23.net. And they have fought that out after

:43:24. > :43:29.being 1-0 down. The Canadians have pulled it out of the fire.

:43:30. > :43:36.That certainly wasn't in the script from the host nation, much more of

:43:37. > :43:41.that along the coming days, just along the beach behind me on

:43:42. > :43:46.Copacabana. Also not in the script was Britain's rather lowly position

:43:47. > :43:49.going into the last phase of the eventing, show-jumping. This is the

:43:50. > :43:54.event where they have won a medal for the last four Olympics in a row.

:43:55. > :44:00.It doesn't look likely though. We will go live to the Equestrian

:44:01. > :44:03.Centre up in Deodoro and it is Pippa Funnell and William Fox-Pitt who

:44:04. > :44:08.will be competing. We have seen Gemma Tattersall and Kitty King for

:44:09. > :44:11.Great Britain already. Medal is very much on the line here in Rio. The

:44:12. > :44:21.first of these equestrian events. COMMENTATOR: yes, you are right. A

:44:22. > :44:27.tremendous battle going on in the top between Australia, New Zealand,

:44:28. > :44:32.France and Germany. They are the top four. Already, it's changing around.

:44:33. > :44:36.Britain are climbing. They started with the changed position overnight

:44:37. > :44:43.from eight. They could potentially climb up to fifth. With Pippa

:44:44. > :44:47.Funnell and William Fox-Pitt to come, will be coming in the first

:44:48. > :44:52.five horses, William to come later. Britain could, with a little bit of

:44:53. > :44:58.luck, climbed to fifth. All is not lost after yesterday's big

:44:59. > :45:02.disappointments. The final phase of this show-jumping is really

:45:03. > :45:06.providing quite a lot of mistakes. Remember, it is four penalties for

:45:07. > :45:11.every fence down. Time is playing a bit of an issue. It's all to play

:45:12. > :45:16.for. It is certainly all to play for. The first of the New Zealand

:45:17. > :45:22.team are two fences down. The Germans had four down. Britain is

:45:23. > :45:28.climbing. At the moment, it is France who have taken the lead.

:45:29. > :45:29.Anything can happen and we've already seen one Brazilian rider

:45:30. > :45:55.take a tumble. We start with Sara Algotsson

:45:56. > :46:04.Ostholt. Yesterday had two refusals, two disabilities on the cross

:46:05. > :46:14.country. Currently lying 36th on 106.6. Just a little bit close to

:46:15. > :46:17.that upright. Sweden, incidentally, are one place above Britain at the

:46:18. > :46:21.moment. This is a round but very much reflects the positions for

:46:22. > :46:40.Great Britain. The Algotsson sisters have been very

:46:41. > :46:46.impressive in show-jumping over the years. They do a lot of show-jumping

:46:47. > :46:51.in Sweden, as well as inventing. This horse is rattling a few of

:46:52. > :47:05.these jobs. None have come down yet. Her sister had one down. Her sister

:47:06. > :47:11.has the current discount score. One away. I think that was inevitable,

:47:12. > :47:16.the way the horse has been jumping. And the time, 80 seconds. She is

:47:17. > :47:22.just one second over so she gets time faults. There is the Swedish

:47:23. > :47:28.trainer, she has offered international show-jumping star in

:47:29. > :47:32.her day. There is the score for the Swedish team represented by Sara

:47:33. > :47:52.Algotsson Ostholt moving onto 51.4. She was living dangerously

:47:53. > :48:02.throughout this line. She has one down, but she is happy nonetheless.

:48:03. > :48:12.A good bit of riding there. I was looking at these Rashard -- I was

:48:13. > :48:20.looking at these dressage scores. Onto Canada, Jessica Phoenix. Canada

:48:21. > :48:26.were 11th overnight, down to three. Jessica got them under way with the

:48:27. > :48:34.cross-country yesterday. She incurred two refusals and jumping

:48:35. > :48:38.penalties. Canada are the washing. They are 11th and they're not going

:48:39. > :48:44.to climb that much higher. They are quite a long behind Italy, the team

:48:45. > :48:50.above them. A Little Romance yesterday was adding strides in the

:48:51. > :49:00.combination. A straw striding little mare. She is not hanging around, she

:49:01. > :49:05.is flying around this course. Jessica Phoenix looks as though she

:49:06. > :49:11.is jumping against the clock in a big competition. The mare is

:49:12. > :49:20.responding. Oh, just added a stride again. Jessica gives A Little

:49:21. > :49:35.Romance a smack in the bottom to say, come on! Well inside the time.

:49:36. > :49:38.She moves on for Canada now. Moving on from that overnight score of 172

:49:39. > :49:53.point one stop -- one 72.6. Looks careful. Doesn't always get a

:49:54. > :50:20.lot of height over the verge. Now it's Ariana Steve Owen her first

:50:21. > :50:31.Olympic Games for Italy. -- Arianna Schivo. Italy were tenth overnight.

:50:32. > :50:41.Already, Luca Roman has been. Arianna Schivo yesterday had 30 time

:50:42. > :50:47.faults and a refusal. But she is stepping up to the top league of the

:50:48. > :50:50.eventing stage. She did well under the circumstances. Italy not one of

:50:51. > :50:55.the leading countries in the world at the moment. But they've got them

:50:56. > :51:01.young riders, of which this is one, that could take them higher. Living

:51:02. > :51:08.a little dangerously at the moment. A good rap at the first, and then

:51:09. > :51:25.between two and three is an open distance.

:51:26. > :51:43.A good turn, set up well for this line. Again, a good turn over the

:51:44. > :51:58.top of that fence. Trying to save the time.

:51:59. > :52:03.Jump to the second half of the course very well. A little bit of a

:52:04. > :52:12.rattle at the last, but gets away with it. So far so good for the

:52:13. > :52:15.second member of the Italian team. They are down to three. Yesterday

:52:16. > :52:48.they lost Stefano Brecciaroli. That ride completed by the Italian,

:52:49. > :53:06.Arianna Schivo. But income is a familiar face, Mark Kyle riding

:53:07. > :53:13.Jemilla. Sadly there have been penalties on the cross-country

:53:14. > :53:19.yesterday. The mare jumped well. Lucky to have the refusal. Ireland

:53:20. > :53:26.had one of those days, a bit like Britain. Not any real serious

:53:27. > :53:30.problems, but just niggling problems that incurred too many penalties to

:53:31. > :53:36.see them in contention. Ireland set off so well after the dressage. Mark

:53:37. > :53:45.did you give this young horse a great ride. It is bonded and reacted

:53:46. > :53:53.to every question. Unfortunately, 20 penalties. Not in a big hurry in

:53:54. > :54:02.this round, but he's saving time by cutting corners. He and his wife,

:54:03. > :54:07.Tanya, have produced a lots of lovely young horses. His daughter,

:54:08. > :54:15.too, is showing a lot of promise. But Mark has done a lot of

:54:16. > :54:24.show-jumping. That's an unfortunate one. Almost started to turn before

:54:25. > :54:31.it was finished jumping. That is one of the biggest fences on the course.

:54:32. > :54:44.Oh, and another one. Just a little too casual there. He only got four

:54:45. > :54:54.double clears and that is no time to add for Jemilla. They go onto one

:54:55. > :54:57.108.2. Ireland finished overnight in ninth position. They were some 23

:54:58. > :55:32.points behind. Now it is in the ring as Ilan pars

:55:33. > :55:37.Mark Kyle comes out, Pippa Funnell. She has won Olympic medals in

:55:38. > :55:46.Athens, team silver and individual, too. And of course another silver in

:55:47. > :55:52.Sydney. Now riding a Billy The Biz. A horse that was thought to be a

:55:53. > :56:03.jumper. Like Kevin said, from the Billy Stud. Mare's husband helping

:56:04. > :56:06.out, giving her a lot of support. Britain have had a pretty good time

:56:07. > :56:11.because Kitty King jumped beautifully. That is the first of

:56:12. > :56:18.our counting scores, this will be the second. Pippa jumping across

:56:19. > :56:24.that upright, a bit of toe-tapping. Need to always pay attention.

:56:25. > :56:34.Straight through there. Sharp coming out.

:56:35. > :56:41.Some good lines, and the time should be all right. Very used to the

:56:42. > :56:53.pressure. One of only two riders to achieve the great grand slam. Just

:56:54. > :57:00.the last. Time is fine. Rattle that, but its days! Another double clear.

:57:01. > :57:03.Britain could finish in style and that is such good news after the

:57:04. > :57:08.disappointment of yesterday. They could climb. They could, and I say

:57:09. > :57:14.could, get up to fifth place. A little joy in the face again and

:57:15. > :57:18.that is pleasing to say because it was glum faces last night. It's

:57:19. > :57:21.always good to finish that final phase on a high. Even if things

:57:22. > :57:27.haven't quite gone according to plan over the entire week. And perhaps,

:57:28. > :57:35.Ian, the good news is that that really does give you a good chance

:57:36. > :57:39.to come back from the top 25 individuals. She will not win a

:57:40. > :57:45.medal in 2016, but it would be good to have the British riders back in

:57:46. > :57:50.for that final phase this afternoon. Here is the man who gave such a

:57:51. > :57:54.dramatic finish to cross-country yesterday. Yesterday was one of

:57:55. > :58:00.those great days of sport, highs and lows. No horses and riders seriously

:58:01. > :58:04.hurt. One or two bruises. But yesterday was such a fun and

:58:05. > :58:11.exciting day. This horse is right at the end, we first thought they had

:58:12. > :58:16.eliminated themselves coming out of the water by not going through the

:58:17. > :58:20.flags. The Brazilians appealed and won that appeal. They are back in

:58:21. > :58:30.contention at sixth place. This is a score that will count. It is Marcio

:58:31. > :58:38.George with Lissy Mac Wayer. They are at the moment just ten marks

:58:39. > :58:43.ahead of Britain after cross-country. You are absolutely

:58:44. > :58:51.right, Mike. Marcio gave us some spills and thrills yesterday. One

:58:52. > :58:55.away, that's unfortunate. It's the first fourth I think we've seen that

:58:56. > :59:00.has had that fence down today. -- the first horse. This has been

:59:01. > :59:09.looking convincing up until that point. One away. This is their first

:59:10. > :59:12.score to count and already after that brilliant clear round from mare

:59:13. > :59:23.the gap has closed by those eight penalties you see on the screen. --

:59:24. > :59:28.great round from Pippa. Well, there was one or two moments where they

:59:29. > :59:34.were climbing and sliding over fences yesterday. Horses are looking

:59:35. > :59:41.fit, well and impressive today. He's got a time faults. He has got two

:59:42. > :59:48.time faults. No, it's ten for Marcio Jorge. That would mean, if it stayed

:59:49. > :59:53.like this from now on, Britain would climb above Brazil. Keep your

:59:54. > :00:05.fingers crossed. Let's have an exciting finish, even if it isn't

:00:06. > :00:08.for a medal. He just cut across that upright and maybe penalty. A little

:00:09. > :00:16.casual in the middle of that combination.

:00:17. > :00:26.Brazil for instance, one rider gone, still two to come and they have ten

:00:27. > :00:38.jumping penalties. Sweden also have had six but now we go on to Tim Lips

:00:39. > :00:42.for the Netherlands. Bayro. Tim again a very talented young rider.

:00:43. > :00:46.The next generation for the Netherlands and they are getting

:00:47. > :00:50.stronger and stronger. Currently in fifth place, just behind Germany. I

:00:51. > :00:57.say just behind, they are quite a long way behind Germany. But to be

:00:58. > :01:02.fifth behind Australia, New Zealand, France and Germany, they will be

:01:03. > :01:03.pretty happy so far. This man has done a lot of show-jumping at top

:01:04. > :01:24.level. Not a great start. He cut a tight

:01:25. > :01:28.line between one and two. Did a half stride to number two and had no

:01:29. > :01:33.choice but to add another stride to number three and paid the price.

:01:34. > :01:39.Just a little bit casual, I thought, in his approach. Maybe he was

:01:40. > :01:43.overexcited about this because it is lower placing but it could be

:01:44. > :01:52.conceivable that Britain could get ahead of the Netherlands, who are in

:01:53. > :02:01.fifth. They are just 14 marks behind the Dutch and at the moment, one of

:02:02. > :02:11.their riders has gone. Tim has got two. His round has improved as he

:02:12. > :02:17.has gone on. He was trying to be a little too cool, calm and collected

:02:18. > :02:22.and wasn't quite firing. As the round has gone on, they have got

:02:23. > :02:27.into a much better written. He is whacking it, chasing it, looking at

:02:28. > :02:37.the water trade but he gets away with that. Two down. Yes, two down.

:02:38. > :02:47.Britain have got 12 of those penalties. To close the gap on the

:02:48. > :03:07.Dutch. Now we are coming to another of the

:03:08. > :03:14.stars as we watch the replays of Tim. Wasn't any Britain that had

:03:15. > :03:19.difficulty yesterday, they didn't have quite as many Britons but the

:03:20. > :03:24.Olympic champions, coming forth at the moment. Here is Ingrid Klimke

:03:25. > :03:29.who had that late 20 penalties and we thought she had eliminated

:03:30. > :03:33.herself with the complicated lettering and numbering, it ended up

:03:34. > :03:36.with just 20 jumping penalties instead of elimination, which would

:03:37. > :03:46.have put Germany out. Germany in fourth place. 11.8 behind France who

:03:47. > :03:51.are in bronze. France has had a clear and four and the four was a

:03:52. > :03:57.rider that was discarded. Germany have just had the one clear round so

:03:58. > :03:58.far. The great Ingrid Klimke, part of the Olympic gold-medallist team

:03:59. > :04:17.in London. That second fence, she put him in

:04:18. > :04:21.incredibly deep and came up beautifully in front of it. As we

:04:22. > :04:31.mentioned previously, this horse has been sought-after by many a

:04:32. > :04:34.show-jumper. She is cutting the corners, not going too fast but

:04:35. > :04:45.cutting the corners to get the time right. It is down to a combination

:04:46. > :04:51.of keeping the horse short. This is the daughter of a multi-Olympic

:04:52. > :04:59.gold-medallist in the dressage. Very talented in the dressage as well as

:05:00. > :05:05.eventing. Dare I say, I don't think I have ever seen this horse knock a

:05:06. > :05:15.pole down. And looking good so far. One to go. The Germans are fighting

:05:16. > :05:24.back. They got two double clears. Still the reigning Olympic

:05:25. > :05:26.champions. Michael Jung is to come. Ingrid was in 18th place and she

:05:27. > :05:35.will climb with that double clear round. She will be back for that

:05:36. > :05:44.individual and the individuals come back again, the top 25, to clinch

:05:45. > :05:59.those final medals. An amazing jumper, this one. That is a bit of a

:06:00. > :06:09.Rob there. -- a bit of a rub. And he doesn't really want to touch the

:06:10. > :06:15.polls. -- poles. Out go Germany and income France. 10.7 penalties

:06:16. > :06:19.overnight, behind the gold-medallists overnight of

:06:20. > :06:25.Australia and Australia are already had a round of 17 from a score that

:06:26. > :06:32.counts Stuart Tinney and at the moment France have one double clear.

:06:33. > :06:37.Now Mathieu Lemoine. He was third after dressage and just got 14.4

:06:38. > :06:44.penalties at cross country. Very good round, currently lying in

:06:45. > :06:53.tenth. I'm not even sure he knows the bell has gone, he is cantering

:06:54. > :07:00.in circles. I think he is with it. It has been known before. Only had

:07:01. > :07:13.six seconds left to start but he is in time.

:07:14. > :07:24.There were dramas in Athens, starting before the bell.

:07:25. > :07:33.This horse looking strong all the time here. Certainly the ones we

:07:34. > :07:38.have seen John so far, looking very positive. A great string of young

:07:39. > :07:53.horses and young riders. They have been coming along quietly. A bit of

:07:54. > :08:02.vocal commands. Bart L, Dutch bred horse, ten years old. -- Bart L.

:08:03. > :08:09.Time should be good. Not wasting any time anywhere. Just allowed the

:08:10. > :08:18.horse to flatten a little bit there. And in the last. Those last two

:08:19. > :08:22.courses were not needed for France. They were putting the pressure on,

:08:23. > :08:32.as was Germany. This could still be a four way finish. Get your seat

:08:33. > :08:36.belt on. 61.6. That was the score individually for Mathieu Lemoine.

:08:37. > :08:47.France now with one clear round and one on eight and Germany were only

:08:48. > :08:55.11.8, remember, behind Germany. So already, they have now got... They

:08:56. > :08:59.have lost eight of those 11. How are your fingernails? Are they all

:09:00. > :09:07.right? Have you been biting them? I haven't chewed anything yet. It is

:09:08. > :09:13.getting very exciting with the team results. My worry is it will involve

:09:14. > :09:15.maths and I have never scored a lot of marks on that. I had noticed that

:09:16. > :09:28.already! LAUGHTER Balmoral Sensation lying in seventh.

:09:29. > :09:34.Just over three fences behind the leader, individually. The lovely

:09:35. > :09:48.Santon oak with the Australian rider Chris Burton. They have had eight

:09:49. > :09:57.from Janel, Faerie Dianimo. That is the anyone that has jumped.

:09:58. > :10:07.Australia lost that lead. A clear round now would really put that gold

:10:08. > :10:10.in the reach of the Kiwis. The horse looks careful enough but he doesn't

:10:11. > :10:17.get a lot of height over some of the fences. That was better, more

:10:18. > :10:25.impressive. The Kiwis have had out in the warm up 's arena, one of the

:10:26. > :10:33.star show-jumpers for many years for Spain. Now concentrating on the

:10:34. > :10:38.Spanish team. He is a great trainer. The Kiwis have him onside. This

:10:39. > :10:45.horse will be warmed up 200%. This final double. Didn't get a great

:10:46. > :10:51.stride but the horse really tried to get out of it. He rattled that front

:10:52. > :11:00.bar but it stays. We have said this man looks like a top jumper and the

:11:01. > :11:08.Kiwis are celebrating. They are looking more and more like a

:11:09. > :11:11.potential gold-medallists. 51.3 and Clarke has done him no harm

:11:12. > :11:23.individually with yet one more round still to come. Cutting the corners,

:11:24. > :11:27.jumping and turning all the time. Over some of the oxers, he gets

:11:28. > :11:34.quite high and others, he doesn't get quite so high. The horse doesn't

:11:35. > :11:44.seem to want to touch these polls. -- poles. 13 left ago in this team

:11:45. > :11:52.section of eventing Olympic Games. We are down very much now to the

:11:53. > :11:56.final stages. Australia now, Sam Griffiths, the man who won Babington

:11:57. > :12:03.on this Irish horse, Paulank Brockagh. A very good round

:12:04. > :12:10.yesterday. Just 6.8 time penalties. 53.1. He is ninth. Australia were

:12:11. > :12:21.leading overnight but at the moment, but round from Stuart Tinney has put

:12:22. > :12:35.them back. There was a good rub at the first fence.

:12:36. > :12:44.Sam working incredibly hard. Trying to keep ahead of the clock. If they

:12:45. > :12:51.have any chance of the gold, this man has to jump clear. New Zealand

:12:52. > :12:57.already in front of them. Can the last rider and Sam Griffiths stay

:12:58. > :13:06.clear? We know they are capable of jumping clear rounds. Won at

:13:07. > :13:15.Babington in the past. Now, the last three fences, the crutch offences.

:13:16. > :13:25.-- fences. Living dangerously. But he gets there. Well ridden by Sam

:13:26. > :13:32.Griffiths. So much pressure. Sam is ninth, another round to come and he

:13:33. > :13:40.will be in this afternoon, 53.1. Could he sneaked into those medals?

:13:41. > :13:44.Two riders gone from Australia, two from New Zealand and New Zealand

:13:45. > :13:51.have gone ahead of Australia at the moment. France are not out of it.

:13:52. > :13:59.Germany right up there tales. -- right up their tails. He was living

:14:00. > :14:03.very dangerously at that double. CHUCKLES

:14:04. > :14:29.but they made it. There is the team situation. It does

:14:30. > :14:30.hide a couple of situation that could still change with a fourth

:14:31. > :14:43.rider. France, New Zealand, Australia,

:14:44. > :14:48.Germany. That's where the medals will be. Now we see a double gold

:14:49. > :14:53.medallist, it is the Australian-born but now riding for America, Phillip

:14:54. > :14:58.Dutton. Currently lying fifth. A brilliant round of cross-country

:14:59. > :15:02.yesterday. He is known as one of the world's best cross-country riders.

:15:03. > :15:12.My word, yesterday he showed us that he still is with his Irish bred

:15:13. > :15:23.horse. He has rattled three fences, now the fourth.

:15:24. > :15:30.Lying fifth individually, 46.8. But there's still another round to come,

:15:31. > :15:36.that is the picture for the individuals. That is what this man's

:15:37. > :15:44.chasing. His classic in his style, this horse. Rather short in his

:15:45. > :16:00.neck. Doesn't get a lot of height, rattles nearly every fence. But he's

:16:01. > :16:07.not putting them out. No one is more experienced than Philip under

:16:08. > :16:18.pressure. This could be the test. And he's passed it. The last. The

:16:19. > :16:24.time is close, but financing. No, a time faults. One time faults. That's

:16:25. > :16:32.the kind of thing they can just lose you a medal. He'll get another

:16:33. > :16:39.chance. He will be wishing he didn't have a time faults, but not an easy

:16:40. > :16:46.round. It didn't look that easy, but to be fair to the horse he left the

:16:47. > :16:58.fences up. That certainly played a strong part in that. -- Phillip

:16:59. > :17:03.certainly played. It is reading coming next. There is the position

:17:04. > :17:11.as you can see so far. There are 11 riders to go. That will perhaps

:17:12. > :17:30.change. This is now the young Swedish rider, Ludwig Svennerstal.

:17:31. > :17:42.His first -- Ludvig has the youngest horse in Rio. 79.4 he scored, at the

:17:43. > :17:49.moment he is outside the top 25 but will come back. He could put that

:17:50. > :17:56.right by jumping a really good clear round. Sweden at the moment just

:17:57. > :18:02.ahead of Britain. There are nine marks exactly. Sara Algotsson

:18:03. > :18:08.Ostholt has six. Britain have added nothing. This, again, a key round. A

:18:09. > :18:18.battle between the Dutch, the Brazilians, Sweden and Britain. A

:18:19. > :18:26.brilliant round yesterday. Looking very sharp in the show-jumping

:18:27. > :18:33.arena. She looks as if she wants to just gallop, oh, and she did. An

:18:34. > :18:38.expensive two down in the combination. Just was running on,

:18:39. > :18:50.running from a little bit. Not listening to the rider. Not good

:18:51. > :18:57.news for Sweden. But perhaps the one to benefit could be Britain. She has

:18:58. > :19:12.settled down as the ride has gone on. 75.63 goes on to 87.4. By my

:19:13. > :19:18.recollection, that jumping will put Britain and Sweden the other way

:19:19. > :19:22.round. Britain would climb ahead of Sweden with still one rider to come

:19:23. > :19:32.for each. Both of those scores will count. Galloped on down to that

:19:33. > :19:35.combination. The mare hit that fence with her knees, didn't get nearly

:19:36. > :19:45.enough height. Just travelling too quickly for it.

:19:46. > :20:01.Now Rebecca Howard for Canada with Middlemass. Had success in the

:20:02. > :20:12.Pan-American games. -- with Middlemass stuff. -- Riddle Master.

:20:13. > :20:18.She currently comes into show-jumping on 61.8. She's in the

:20:19. > :20:27.final 25 at the moment in 14th place. She looks convincing

:20:28. > :20:36.yesterday and is known to be pretty careful in this phase. Just got the

:20:37. > :21:03.job done yesterday. No fuss. Some very good jumping. Just worried

:21:04. > :21:18.that some of the bitterns in between the fences may be odd quite quick

:21:19. > :21:23.enough. -- some of the turns. But very impressive jumping. A bit of a

:21:24. > :21:30.rub behind there. Just a little hollow going into that one.

:21:31. > :21:47.Well ridden round. Rattled the last three, but she's gone clear. The top

:21:48. > :21:51.riders are making their scores look exactly what is required for the

:21:52. > :21:56.final phase of this. Just to see whether the horse is still agile and

:21:57. > :22:04.fresh enough after the exertions of yesterday. Riddle Master didn't

:22:05. > :22:13.really give as much time or cause for concern. One vertical in Little

:22:14. > :22:17.Rock behind, that was it. If you're waiting for William Fox-Pitt, you

:22:18. > :22:22.haven't got too long to wait. Two more to go before we see William

:22:23. > :22:28.back in, the last rider for Britain. And he will be trying to get Britain

:22:29. > :22:37.from Hth 25... On this final show-jumping day. -- from eighth to

:22:38. > :22:43.fifth. Here come the Roman family. Father Roman out of shot on the

:22:44. > :22:49.right-hand corner. Federico who won gold for Italy in 1980 in Moscow.

:22:50. > :22:55.But it is now his son, Pietro Roman. A lovely clear round yesterday. He

:22:56. > :23:02.jumped a clear round with just 20 time penalties. This horse,

:23:03. > :23:13.Barraduff. Another Irish horse, 12 years old. Pietro Roman, another one

:23:14. > :23:22.to ride for his country in those Europeans at Blair Castle. The

:23:23. > :23:26.director of Black Castle has really done a very good job. Full

:23:27. > :23:30.compliment to him for the work he has done as technical delegate. He

:23:31. > :23:34.has had to work hard but he has produced an event in games which has

:23:35. > :23:44.been very much right up there as good as any other. -- eventing

:23:45. > :24:02.games. Early on because to be having one down. -- on the course.

:24:03. > :24:13.Again, didn't get very high over that first job. But a good jump and

:24:14. > :24:21.then another one to add as he strides down to the combination. The

:24:22. > :24:24.distance within the combination can become very short and we've seen

:24:25. > :24:39.again and again horses having one or two elements down.

:24:40. > :24:56.Just under four faults. Oh, not now. Time penalties, too. The last stage.

:24:57. > :25:02.Eight and six time penalties. That is his Father Federico on the

:25:03. > :25:15.right-hand side. 82.2 four Barraduff. That'll give the Italian

:25:16. > :25:25.team a final score. Just get a little hollow at times. Pietro

:25:26. > :25:32.having to help the horse off the ground a little bit too much with

:25:33. > :25:41.his hands. The Italians finish with 330 as their final team score.

:25:42. > :25:52.An emergency adjustment there, couldn't find any stride.

:25:53. > :26:04.Now Jonty Evans rides for Ireland and this horse has got a lot of

:26:05. > :26:12.friends here in Rio. Cooley Rorkes Drift, ten years old. From the young

:26:13. > :26:20.class at Blenheim lustre, went very well in the finals. He really has

:26:21. > :26:34.done Ireland proud. -- at Blenheim last year. 56.6, his score. Island

:26:35. > :26:46.in ninth place. Clare Abbott jumped a clear round while Camilla Speirs

:26:47. > :26:49.and Mark Kyle had two down. The first part of that was swimming in

:26:50. > :26:59.the cups for a while, but it stay there. Looks impressive, they had a

:27:00. > :27:07.bit of a scare this morning. Held in the box for a reinspection, but when

:27:08. > :27:10.he came back he looks very good. A brilliant round yesterday, looked

:27:11. > :27:17.very impressive. Looks equally impressive in this phase. A little

:27:18. > :27:25.flat coming out of that doubled. A lovely round. A double clear round

:27:26. > :27:33.for Ireland, and Jonty Evans on Cooley Rorkes Drift. He finishes on

:27:34. > :27:37.56.6 and that will get him at the individual qualifications. The horse

:27:38. > :27:56.looks absolutely full of it. A great jumping horse. He has in

:27:57. > :28:02.fact excelled in all three disciplines. He looked very, very

:28:03. > :28:13.good. That's double clear means Ireland finished the team on to its.

:28:14. > :28:17.-- 280 6.4. Now it's time for William Fox-Pitt with Chilli

:28:18. > :28:21.Morning, the stallion that won him the individual bronze in the World

:28:22. > :28:26.Championships in France two years ago. But so much has happened since

:28:27. > :28:32.then. William, of course, had that crushing fall in France. He has been

:28:33. > :28:38.fighting to get back. He's done a great job. Sadly, he had 20 jumping

:28:39. > :28:48.penalties yesterday. Currently in 20 First Place. 67.4. Two British

:28:49. > :28:53.girls, Pippa Funnell and Kitty King, have jumped clear. If this man did

:28:54. > :29:00.the same, Britain could climb from eighth overnight to this. He had a

:29:01. > :29:07.couple of Rob over on, but William is looking determined, keeping the

:29:08. > :29:10.pressure on. -- a couple of rubs. Although he had 20 penalties

:29:11. > :29:16.yesterday, they were just technical mistakes. They weren't actually a

:29:17. > :29:23.run out. Chilli Morning got massive height there. Peter Murphy, the man

:29:24. > :29:28.who does the warming of the British team. The results look good for him.

:29:29. > :29:33.His son will be going for Britain in the young Rider's Championships in

:29:34. > :29:40.Denmark soon. The only stallion to ever win the great badminton three

:29:41. > :29:49.there. Two to go and he's still good. Just the last. We finished in

:29:50. > :29:52.style. Even if we didn't finish the cross-country in style, we certainly

:29:53. > :30:01.have in the show-jumping. Three double clear rounds for Britain to

:30:02. > :30:06.stay on. Their overnight score of 235.1. Could they get up to fifth

:30:07. > :30:11.place? That would be some recompense for the disappointment of yesterday.

:30:12. > :30:14.Chilli Morning and William have had a great partnership and it is

:30:15. > :30:18.fantastic to see William come back to this level. Look at the height of

:30:19. > :30:24.the horse gets, kicks his back and we in there. Right in the beginning

:30:25. > :30:34.he gave a couple of rubs. He has fought his way back. Alice,

:30:35. > :30:40.his wife and family have all been around him. His world-class

:30:41. > :30:45.performance manager also, they have all helped as much as they can. He

:30:46. > :31:02.led after dressage but he has finished in style. Quite phenomenal.

:31:03. > :31:11.Well, we are now into the final six. This is the horse for me that stands

:31:12. > :31:17.out as the pick of the horses. He really is a wonderful example of

:31:18. > :31:22.what the retraining of racehorses is all about. Three-time winner on the

:31:23. > :31:28.flat under Mick Channon in 2008 and now in the hands of Brazilian Carlos

:31:29. > :31:38.Parra. Summon Up The Blood. 51.3 yesterday. A horse by red ransom.

:31:39. > :31:39.Lying in seventh. That does put him in touch with another round to come

:31:40. > :31:52.after this. Brazil, remember, one of the teams

:31:53. > :32:02.that are chasing. -- that Britain are chasing. Summon Up The Blood.

:32:03. > :32:08.One of the horses that just looked phenomenal yesterday. And such an

:32:09. > :32:14.incredible temperament, so calm in every discipline he has done. Great

:32:15. > :32:25.in the dressage. Excelled at cross and still looking very relaxed and

:32:26. > :32:35.careful in the stadium. Deep there. Brazil work on 214.9, in six. Both

:32:36. > :32:39.those I have gone. I think both of those have gone. Yes, a great pity

:32:40. > :32:50.because he just put him in a little too deep at the oxer. That put

:32:51. > :33:01.Brazil behind Great Britain. They are climbing. And another one away.

:33:02. > :33:09.What a pity. 12 it is. The time is good. The time is good for Summon Up

:33:10. > :33:17.The Blood. That would drop him out of the top 25. He goes on to 63.3.

:33:18. > :33:27.It certainly has given the crowd something to cheer about. He just

:33:28. > :33:32.came a little fast and flat to that combination. That middle element

:33:33. > :33:39.goes and indeed the final element also. As soon as you accelerate in

:33:40. > :33:43.that combination, the distance feels a bit short and coming out of that

:33:44. > :33:50.double at the end, he catches that one as well. The crowds have grown

:33:51. > :33:57.throughout today and certainly, cheering on their own Brazilian

:33:58. > :34:08.team. So Brazil, they finish on 280.9. So Great Britain have

:34:09. > :34:14.finished ahead of Brazil. And here come the last pair for the

:34:15. > :34:19.Netherlands. Merel Blom with Rumour Has It. He has done a lot of

:34:20. > :34:24.show-jumping but she has done ever since her young rider days, a rider

:34:25. > :34:28.who has improved and improved and she has a lot of competition and

:34:29. > :34:32.flown around the world to get the competitions. Flew out to the west

:34:33. > :34:39.coast of America in 2011, to qualify for London. Merel Blom has been

:34:40. > :34:44.around badminton in the top ten with this horse, Rumour Has It, and at

:34:45. > :34:48.the moment, if this combination jump clear, I think the Netherlands will

:34:49. > :34:52.beat Britain, but if she doesn't, then Britain could get ahead of the

:34:53. > :35:00.Netherlands and climb up into the top five.

:35:01. > :35:15.She wouldn't want to make quite as big turns all around this track. It

:35:16. > :35:17.is a quick horse but she does these big, slow sweeping turns and you are

:35:18. > :35:32.just wasting precious seconds. Pretty certain it looks as though he

:35:33. > :35:33.is focused than concentrating, jumping incredibly well over these

:35:34. > :35:53.first half a dozen fences. Very sensibly adding stride down to

:35:54. > :36:02.that combination. The horse stays clean and careful.

:36:03. > :36:20.Just this final double. Want to go. -- just one to go. They were

:36:21. > :36:23.bronze-medallists and she has got two time faults but I don't think

:36:24. > :36:29.that is quite enough penalties to let Britain go ahead of the Dutch.

:36:30. > :36:33.It will give a Dutch a lot of satisfaction if they have beaten

:36:34. > :36:38.Britain but a good way to finish, clear jumping with two time.

:36:39. > :36:41.Sometimes, it you just have to calculate that a clear round is more

:36:42. > :36:49.important than worrying about the time. And in fact, Britain, just to

:36:50. > :36:58.remind you, 252.1. Those two time faults make the Netherlands 205 --

:36:59. > :37:03.200 52.6. Wow. Britain really have finished in the best way possible

:37:04. > :37:12.into a games that they wanted to get a move on but at least they finish

:37:13. > :37:22.in style on the final day. One thing the team wanted to do was really

:37:23. > :37:26.send the team manager who has been team manager for so long and had so

:37:27. > :37:30.much excess, never Olympic gold but that is the only thing he has not

:37:31. > :37:37.done, at least they finished in a good way on his final day of

:37:38. > :37:41.competition. Now, Michael Jung. Four years ago, not actually to the day,

:37:42. > :37:47.he was 30, that was last week actually when he had his birthday.

:37:48. > :37:51.He jumped clear round to win gold on this very horse. My word, what he

:37:52. > :37:58.has achieved since then. A great Grand Slam this year in burly,

:37:59. > :38:03.Kentucky and Babington. And of course, there has also been European

:38:04. > :38:10.champion and ended up as the silver-medallist individually in the

:38:11. > :38:16.world's. Great combination. What can they do? Germany currently, they

:38:17. > :38:28.were lying fourth, they had two double clear round so far. They stay

:38:29. > :38:37.on 172.8, it means that they really do chase the three teams above them.

:38:38. > :38:50.The irrepressible Sam, I think I have only seen him once have a Spik

:38:51. > :38:54.down. -- pole down. Michael is so brilliant in this phase, as indeed

:38:55. > :39:01.in all the phases. He is keeping a good pace on. Don't need to worry

:39:02. > :39:07.about the time. Just remember, this was not the horse he was going to

:39:08. > :39:11.ride here. He was going to ride the horse that won him a gold medal in

:39:12. > :39:17.the Europeans last year. A bit of a rub in that double but he does it. A

:39:18. > :39:23.good cheer from the crowd as I have seen. Sam has not always been the

:39:24. > :39:33.most classic but he is in silver medal position. Could he pertain his

:39:34. > :39:36.individual gold? It is possible. Michael Jung really putting the

:39:37. > :39:45.pressure on with one round to comfort him. -- to come for him.

:39:46. > :39:52.There was never an anxious moment. Michael gets it absolutely spot on.

:39:53. > :40:05.Every jump. So Germany finish on 172.8. New Zealand at the moment,

:40:06. > :40:11.with one to come, are on 162. Australia were overnight leaders,

:40:12. > :40:19.they at the moment are on 167.3. That is the scores. They of course

:40:20. > :40:26.are to come. One for France and one further New Zealand and Australia.

:40:27. > :40:37.Hold onto your hollyhocks. France to go first, they are on 169 and the

:40:38. > :40:38.man to decide the medals for France is Astier Nicolas, based in Britain,

:40:39. > :41:00.riding this very talented horse. He did a great round yesterday. Very

:41:01. > :41:08.early on in the competition and he made it looks so easy. Deceptively

:41:09. > :41:13.easy. Hardly anyone could emulate it clear inside the time. Never looked

:41:14. > :41:19.as though he was hurrying. Said he put his horse on the tracks and got

:41:20. > :41:20.on and did the job. Think there is a little bit more to it than that.

:41:21. > :41:38.Definitely. A little short. I think it stayed.

:41:39. > :41:42.It did stay. It got a jolly good whack behind. He did the right

:41:43. > :41:44.thing, he added in the related distance, down to the combination,

:41:45. > :42:03.didn't let the horse get too fast. One to go. The time is fine. The

:42:04. > :42:08.French are getting excited and they have every reason to. They have got

:42:09. > :42:14.every reason to. Just inside the time and so it stays at 42. He could

:42:15. > :42:21.win an individual medal. One more round to clinch it. What has he done

:42:22. > :42:29.for the French? They finish on 169. They stay ahead of Germany. What

:42:30. > :42:39.about New Zealand and Australia? 169, the team total for France. He

:42:40. > :42:44.is a cool customer, this man. He is and he is milking the adulation from

:42:45. > :42:48.the crowd. He deserves it, did a brilliant job yesterday. Always been

:42:49. > :42:57.talented and he just has come of age this Olympic Games. CHUCKLES

:42:58. > :43:05.I'm not quite sure what all the gestures are at he is obviously

:43:06. > :43:10.saluting his team-mates. What a fascinating situation we are in. The

:43:11. > :43:16.two riders to come, Mark Todd was voted the rider of the century, the

:43:17. > :43:25.20th century. That was after his double gold medal on the great

:43:26. > :43:30.charisma. That was firstly in Los Angeles and then in Seoul. He wrote

:43:31. > :43:35.in the show-jumping at the same time and here years back again. He

:43:36. > :43:45.retired in Sydney and came back in 2008 and won a bronze medal in

:43:46. > :43:56.London. Individually, he is forth. It could be two medals for the great

:43:57. > :44:00.Mark Todd. Riding Leonidas. Show-jumping dare I say it has been

:44:01. > :44:04.one of the strong faces of this horse. A brilliant round yesterday.

:44:05. > :44:14.This man is 60 years old but riding as well as ever. We could be

:44:15. > :44:19.watching history here. You said he is one of the strong points of this

:44:20. > :44:27.horse, the show-jumping. It has always been a strong phase for Mark

:44:28. > :44:29.Todd as well. We were walking the course and discussing the

:44:30. > :44:34.cross-country course and we both agreed it was like a track and we

:44:35. > :44:39.both loved it. Not everyone did that we thought it was a spectacular

:44:40. > :44:43.track. All about how to ride it. A bit deep and not really travelling

:44:44. > :44:50.forward to that triple bar. And he has flattened over that.

:44:51. > :45:04.That will be costly. That means that New Zealand are now on 166.8. Oh,

:45:05. > :45:10.and another one. And a third. Three down. That is going to put New

:45:11. > :45:29.Zealand behind France. And it's putting Mark Todd's

:45:30. > :45:38.individual medals away, I'm afraid. He's on 60, jumped the last. Time is

:45:39. > :45:46.all right. What a pity. 16, 62 penalties it is for the individual.

:45:47. > :45:59.Well that put him in the top 25? It's very competitive. New Zealand,

:46:00. > :46:03.where do they come? 178.8. Germany climbs above New Zealand. At the

:46:04. > :46:12.moment it's France, Germany, New Zealand with Australia to come. They

:46:13. > :46:21.at the moment, if Christopher Burton, the last to go, went clear,

:46:22. > :46:25.would be on 167.3. That's the situation. That would give Australia

:46:26. > :46:33.the gold with all defences that have come down in the last hour or so. A

:46:34. > :46:40.clear round to give Australia the gold. One down, and it means France

:46:41. > :46:44.will win gold. There's no pressure on this young man, then, is there?

:46:45. > :46:51.Brilliant in the dressage and cross country. A lovely young horse. Very,

:46:52. > :46:53.very capable of jumping a clear round here. But have they ever

:46:54. > :47:09.competed against such pressure? I did say however many months ago

:47:10. > :47:13.when he was riding a horse that this man could be an Olympic gold

:47:14. > :47:16.medallist. He had a fall immediately after that. But here he is right on

:47:17. > :47:34.the edge of history. A very deliberate jumper. Spends

:47:35. > :47:44.time in the air. Christopher gives him the time and the take-off.

:47:45. > :47:45.Just backs himself off defences and comes up through his shoulders.

:47:46. > :48:01.Makes a lovely shape. Just hang in there a little bit.

:48:02. > :48:13.Rebalances for this combination. Oh, and there's one away!

:48:14. > :48:24.So, that means with one round to go, Michael Jung goes into the round

:48:25. > :48:28.individually. But what does it mean for the team? At the moment it looks

:48:29. > :48:41.as if its going friends's way. It's certainly going France's we now.

:48:42. > :48:47.France have won gold! He finishes with eight to add. And that really

:48:48. > :48:54.has done Christopher Burton his individual medal chances no good at

:48:55. > :48:58.all. France win gold. Germany win silver. Australia with that last

:48:59. > :49:06.round of eight means they win the bronze. Great Britain, yes, they go

:49:07. > :49:10.to fifth. We end on a good note. It is good for the Brits, but I have to

:49:11. > :49:14.say I'm thrilled for the French. They have worked for so long and

:49:15. > :49:22.they seriously deserve it. It looks very impressive. My prediction at

:49:23. > :49:26.the beginning of the week, I'm sorry the Brits didn't get the gold medal

:49:27. > :49:29.but I am thrilled that the French got it. Disappointment for the

:49:30. > :49:34.Australians and the New Zealand team. It fell apart slightly at the

:49:35. > :49:37.end. But a great competition and very, very exciting for us to

:49:38. > :49:41.spectate and witnesses. This is a fantastic young horse but

:49:42. > :49:46.Christopher Burton has got and we will see that winning many

:49:47. > :49:54.competitions in the future. And the French are still celebrating, they

:49:55. > :50:00.are ecstatic! And rightly so. Here is where the team medals have gone.

:50:01. > :50:03.France have won gold. Germany worthy champions, they made a great

:50:04. > :50:12.fightback, they take the silver. Australia win bronze.

:50:13. > :50:15.STUDIO: the first time since 2004 that the French are taken gold in a

:50:16. > :50:19.team event. There is still one more round of

:50:20. > :50:23.show-jumping to go with the top individual riders. Michael Jung

:50:24. > :50:27.looking pretty good for another gold in that we Germany. Exciting stuff,

:50:28. > :50:33.this place for Great Britain overruled. The first since 2000 that

:50:34. > :50:36.they haven't managed to win a medal in the team eventing. -- fifth

:50:37. > :50:45.place. I have more news from you from Team GB. Derek Thomas has been

:50:46. > :50:50.handed another spot in the road race time trial tomorrow. He will

:50:51. > :50:55.accompany Chris Froome. Geraint had that nasty fall on the final descent

:50:56. > :50:59.in the men's road race. He is unscathed and gets up to ride again

:51:00. > :51:05.tomorrow. All good news. Joanna Konta has just been named alongside

:51:06. > :51:10.Jamie Murray, they will be the mixed doubles partnership when that gets

:51:11. > :51:17.underway in the tennis. Also hearing that Heather Watson and Andy Murray

:51:18. > :51:21.are being considered as the second pair in this mixed doubles. Only the

:51:22. > :51:26.top 16 in terms of the rankings will be allowed to go forwards. Still a

:51:27. > :51:30.little bit of dubiety about how many pairs Great Britain will be allowed

:51:31. > :51:34.to feature in that competition. But it looks like the number one is

:51:35. > :51:42.Konta and Jamie Murray. We are moving on to the sailing. There was

:51:43. > :51:45.a delay earlier, but they are due to be underway with the second day of

:51:46. > :51:51.the regatta at five o'clock. Shirley Robertson is there once again right

:51:52. > :51:55.in the heart of the action. How were events yesterday from a British

:51:56. > :52:02.perspective? It looked like good stuff from Nick Dempsey in

:52:03. > :52:06.particular, the windsurfer. Nick Dempsey had a glamour of a day. He

:52:07. > :52:10.won the first two races convincingly. In the third race he

:52:11. > :52:17.was winning. The wind went a bit odd. The Dutch champion from London

:52:18. > :52:23.managed to get past him. Two first and a second. He was Onfire. He's

:52:24. > :52:27.not had a great run up, but in the last six months it has all seem to

:52:28. > :52:32.come together. He was experienced, going fast, on great form. Very

:52:33. > :52:38.exciting to see him in action. He nearly has the such, silver and

:52:39. > :52:44.bronze. He just needs the gold. In terms of our ladies are deemed you

:52:45. > :52:52.races, mixed fortunes for the two people in contention. -- laser dingy

:52:53. > :52:57.races. It was very difficult and very affected by the land. Both of

:52:58. > :53:01.them got mediocre results. If they will make a mark on these games they

:53:02. > :53:07.have two May today count. I'm hoping they'll find something and really

:53:08. > :53:10.deliver. Nick Thompson has won the last two World Championships and it

:53:11. > :53:17.really feels like his time. Fingers crossed for him. We are looking for

:53:18. > :53:21.Giles Scott as well, this is the event that Big Ben Ainslie has ruled

:53:22. > :53:28.for the last couple of Olympics. I note with interest but Guinness

:53:29. > :53:35.Christiansen, the man from Denmark who made an angry, is back in the

:53:36. > :53:38.field again. -- Jonas Christiansen. The great Dane is back. I've seen

:53:39. > :53:43.Ben Ainslie angry a lot, but I've never seen Giles Scott even raise a

:53:44. > :53:50.heartbeat. He's an incredible human being. Not an amazing scale

:53:51. > :54:00.tremendous athlete, but they level and they mature. He never ruffled.

:54:01. > :54:04.-- but so level. Arguably one of the most dominant sportsmen in any sport

:54:05. > :54:09.right now. A four-time World Champion who has hardly been beaten

:54:10. > :54:13.in three or four years. In the last three years he was beaten once and

:54:14. > :54:18.that is because his rudder fell off. He's had an amazing run! A lot of

:54:19. > :54:25.those human one with braces to spare. He is off the scale. -- a lot

:54:26. > :54:30.of those he won with braces to spare. I don't think Giles taking

:54:31. > :54:34.anything for granted. We saw him this morning and he was checking and

:54:35. > :54:39.checking. I thought perhaps he was a bit nervous, but he's been waiting

:54:40. > :54:43.for this moment a very long time. He's not leaving anything to chance.

:54:44. > :54:48.Remember, he had tight trials four years ago to go to London. There is

:54:49. > :54:52.very little doubt that he probably wouldn't have won the gold if Ben

:54:53. > :54:57.Ainslie hadn't have gone. -- probably would have gone. He has

:54:58. > :55:00.been waiting for ever. I remember that he watched them coming over the

:55:01. > :55:06.line and winning this incredible fourth gold medal. He was sitting

:55:07. > :55:09.there thinking, I'm going to get there in Rio 2016. Two races today

:55:10. > :55:19.and I'm sure we'll check in with you later today. Enjoy today and we --

:55:20. > :55:24.and stay out of the water. It is time for rugby sevens, we saw that

:55:25. > :55:32.come to a climax where the women played Canada. This was the first in

:55:33. > :55:36.the women's team sport since 2000 in Sydney for Australia. That is a

:55:37. > :55:40.significant victory for them last night. When it comes to the men's,

:55:41. > :55:47.it is Great Britain who are in pool C and they have only drawn in New

:55:48. > :55:51.Zealand. This was Great Britain's first match. It was Kenya who's

:55:52. > :55:56.sprung a few upsets in the Commonwealth Games over the years.

:55:57. > :56:05.But this was an emphatic victory. It was on BBC Four earlier on. We just

:56:06. > :56:12.go over for another try there. That was it, 31-74 Great Britain. A good

:56:13. > :56:16.start in pool C. Their next opponents will be New Zealand who

:56:17. > :56:20.played Japan. They are still going. Let's join in this match and give

:56:21. > :56:25.you an idea of how strong the All Blacks, well, they are not the All

:56:26. > :56:29.Blacks. I suppose you would call them the small All Blacks. Let's see

:56:30. > :56:37.how strong they are this time. COMMENTATOR: New Zealand against

:56:38. > :56:46.Japan. It is always one of the sites of rugby to see the All Blacks in

:56:47. > :56:49.action in sevens. It is also good to see the handling skills of Japan

:56:50. > :57:05.playing rugby. They are up against it here.

:57:06. > :57:18.DJ Forbes can't go anywhere near him. A penalty to Japan. Do they say

:57:19. > :57:24.three points would be good here as to remark I really hope not. A

:57:25. > :57:33.wonderful tackle by Sonny Williams. A great start for Japan. You can

:57:34. > :57:42.really see where they will test this New Zealand defence, ranked third

:57:43. > :57:54.here in these Olympic Games. Goya looks up. Hano has gone the other

:57:55. > :58:02.way. Japan are comfortable on the ball. Hano, this is where they might

:58:03. > :58:16.struggle. But they have done well, they have got the ball back. Goya to

:58:17. > :58:24.Hano. It is a problem area New Zealand always very aggressive at

:58:25. > :58:30.this area, the breakdown. They have given away the penalty. They just

:58:31. > :58:37.didn't bring the ball back quick enough. Sonny Williams giving his

:58:38. > :58:48.team-mates a wink. Sonny Williams spent the last three days talking

:58:49. > :59:29.about Niall Williams. Goya to throw. Kuwazuru is the tallest player. He

:59:30. > :59:37.is the best man for the job. Japan has taken the lead against New

:59:38. > :59:39.Zealand! A wonderful set of play. New Zealand don't quite look in

:59:40. > :59:48.their stride at the moment. You have to say that the Japanese team had

:59:49. > :59:56.this lighter hand. Just fantastic. What a score.

:59:57. > :00:01.The Kiwi team have just stood up a bit to allow them to play and go for

:00:02. > :00:05.their phases. New Zealand have got to get their heads and give very

:00:06. > :00:08.quickly. This is one game that should really suit the Japanese

:00:09. > :00:13.because of the speed and technical ability.

:00:14. > :00:24.That is just outstanding. The kick would have gone another 50 metres.

:00:25. > :00:31.New Zealand rocked in this first half.

:00:32. > :00:45.They got away with it, but the captain did not look at all

:00:46. > :00:52.comfortable receiving the ball. It is another mistake.

:00:53. > :01:08.DJ Forbes was the captain, but he gave it up to get himself injury

:01:09. > :01:26.free and fit for the Olympics. A powerful hand off on Sonny Bill

:01:27. > :01:58.Williams. It is a clean break out and the

:01:59. > :02:01.first score for them. He slings the past to make the conversion easier.

:02:02. > :02:16.The schools will be levelled. Great play, the off-loads. It is

:02:17. > :02:29.great after the pass he picked the Japanese player up. New Zealand

:02:30. > :02:33.needed that. They were standing off this Japanese team, and you can't do

:02:34. > :02:35.that in sevens. It is a different game from 15th. Japan is been

:02:36. > :02:51.excellent in this first half. Gillies Kaka? analyses where the gap

:02:52. > :03:10.may be. Straight down the middle of the park.

:03:11. > :03:27.He is tackled by Gillies Kaka. No advantage. High tackle of watered by

:03:28. > :03:38.the South African referee. Time is up. The hooter sounds now. He can

:03:39. > :03:51.run. He is a wonderful athlete. Japan going for the try, not putting

:03:52. > :04:07.the ball out. Penalty, not releasing at the

:04:08. > :04:28.tackle. End of play in the first half.

:04:29. > :04:47.Another surprise in the men's sevens.

:04:48. > :04:56.This stadium has never been full, but it is a good crowd, there must

:04:57. > :05:04.be eight or 9000. Much better today. We have seen someone before sevens

:05:05. > :05:06.from all the teams. New Zealand study of the Japanese team, you

:05:07. > :05:15.can't do that. Japan have played well. There have been fewer

:05:16. > :05:30.penalties in this half. Just because both sides have scored good tries.

:05:31. > :05:41.He gets a bit cheeky, he could have scored himself. To make sure of the

:05:42. > :05:49.conversion, he passes to Scott Curry. The legendary figure on the

:05:50. > :05:57.sevens circuit. He has been there 22 years now of the New Zealand coach.

:05:58. > :06:04.44 all Blacks from the 15 aside game have gone through the sevens

:06:05. > :06:08.programme under him. He will be so excited about being involved in

:06:09. > :06:11.taking his team to the Olympics. He will be disappointed in the first

:06:12. > :06:28.half, there was not the intensity we normally expect.

:06:29. > :06:48.The Ioane brothers in the New Zealand squad, both on the field.

:06:49. > :06:51.Lomano Lemeki gets more hide on a drop-kick than anybody we have seen

:06:52. > :07:43.here so far. New Zealand will have a throat deep

:07:44. > :07:51.in the Japanese half. The Kiwis go for the line-out. An excellent kick.

:07:52. > :07:53.They don't seem to have the out and out pace of some of the teams we

:07:54. > :08:21.have seen. Sonny Bill Williams got hurt the. He

:08:22. > :08:29.is hobbling around. He is hobbling. And going straight off. That is not

:08:30. > :08:33.good at all for New Zealand. He does not look in a good way, one of the

:08:34. > :08:52.stars of world sport. An amazing athlete. Joe Webber comes on. He has

:08:53. > :09:24.turned his ankle. They are lacking a bit of pace, New Zealand.

:09:25. > :09:39.The power of Ioane. The Ioane brothers are formidable athlete.

:09:40. > :09:47.Power, power. If you are ten literally strong, you can get away.

:09:48. > :09:53.They are a powerful team, but they are lacking a bit of real gas, the

:09:54. > :10:02.Dan Norton player, one out and out flyer. You need that in sevens. But

:10:03. > :10:07.they are ranked number three, they will be tough to beat. They are in

:10:08. > :10:21.Team GB's group, we look forward to that tomorrow. The conversion misses

:10:22. > :10:27.by a mile. We are one school away from Japan beating New Zealand.

:10:28. > :10:36.Gillies Kaka kicks off for the Kiwis.

:10:37. > :10:50.A knock-on. Japan will put it in. Sevens release its Japan, it gives

:10:51. > :10:55.them a chance against a bigger, more powerful team. They have to get the

:10:56. > :11:27.ball in and away very quickly. New Zealand are down to six players,

:11:28. > :11:46.they have a player injured. Japan should have the advantage.

:11:47. > :12:11.It will be a play -- will be a try. Kameli Raravou Soejima. There is a

:12:12. > :12:19.serious injury. The speed and skill of the Japanese team.

:12:20. > :12:27.This is the finish by Kameli Raravou Soejima. Having had three days of

:12:28. > :12:32.sevens and practically nobody injured at all, New Zealand of all

:12:33. > :12:43.people have lost one already, Sonny Bill Williams, and are about to lose

:12:44. > :12:49.and other. And a conversion goes over from Katsuyuki Sakai. Katsuyuki

:12:50. > :12:55.Sakai has nailed one of the best kicks I have seen to put the

:12:56. > :13:01.Japanese ahead. Still trying to block who has been injured, the

:13:02. > :13:03.first injury we have had. The player is lying still, it is obviously a

:13:04. > :13:11.serious injury. The Japan team have just taken the

:13:12. > :13:25.lead against New Zealand. France beat Australia in the opening

:13:26. > :13:32.game, you think it is an upset, that it is not a complete shock. This

:13:33. > :13:41.would be something else. There is 1:5 left on the clock. This looks a

:13:42. > :13:50.serious injury. There is confusion over how they will get the New

:13:51. > :13:54.Zealand player off. It happened in the Rugby World Cup, Japan beat

:13:55. > :13:59.South Africa on that famous day. They are one minute away from

:14:00. > :14:11.causing one of the biggest upsets ever in sevens rugby.

:14:12. > :14:17.Everybody has to sit patiently and wait. It will be hurting New

:14:18. > :14:32.Zealand. They need to get on with it, and they have to keep calm. They

:14:33. > :14:37.have to keep warmed up as well. I think it is Joe Webber. He came on

:14:38. > :14:44.for Sonny Bill Williams. Sonny Bill Williams injured, Joe Webber

:14:45. > :14:47.injured. Japan have got to concentrate here now. They have to

:14:48. > :14:54.nail the restart. They kicks have been wonderful, from Katsuyuki

:14:55. > :14:57.Sakai. Let's see if he can get it high. We are one minute away from

:14:58. > :15:10.one of the biggest upsets. said the good news is that Joe

:15:11. > :15:14.Webber is sitting up. Japan are one minute away from the upset of this

:15:15. > :15:29.competition. They are not in possession. .

:15:30. > :15:37.Japan handed the ball away. New Zealander offside. Japan want to

:15:38. > :15:46.kill some time here, they can call for a goal, a corner. Remember,

:15:47. > :15:53.Japan in high-intensity matches go for the low notes. I have to say,

:15:54. > :16:08.two points... If they win the line-out, they can

:16:09. > :16:16.perhaps trundled the ball back into touch, and that would be it. The

:16:17. > :16:18.all-important hooter has gone. They have lost the ball. Here come New

:16:19. > :16:53.Zealand. A penalty to New Zealand. One

:16:54. > :16:59.line-out from history. This is what champions are made of. What have New

:17:00. > :17:24.Zealand got now? Scott Currie over the ball. Deep into overtime.

:17:25. > :17:43.A penalty to New Zealand. They have yet another chance. What a tackle.

:17:44. > :18:00.It is out! The whistle goes, and Japan have beaten New Zealand.

:18:01. > :18:04.14-12! What an amazing, amazing turnabout. Good for the Olympic

:18:05. > :18:14.Rugby sevens. Japan fully deserved to win that contest. New Zealand are

:18:15. > :18:16.shell-shocked. These are like gold medal seems. It is only the first

:18:17. > :18:21.morning of competition, but you get these shocks in Rugby sevens.

:18:22. > :18:34.Williams injured, and on a losing team.

:18:35. > :18:46.STUDIO: that was not in the script, was it? You may remember that Japan

:18:47. > :18:51.beat them in the 15 man match. And then New Zealand were beaten in

:18:52. > :18:59.Glasgow at the Commonwealth Games. This is a big one. Congratulations

:19:00. > :19:04.to Japan. Great Britain will play Japan, having played Kenya tonight.

:19:05. > :19:14.That promises to be a showdown. That is how it looks. Great Britain are

:19:15. > :19:21.at the top on points difference. New Zealand, my goodness, just one

:19:22. > :19:24.point. It is all go. Not so positive from a British perspective was the

:19:25. > :19:28.performance of the boxers yesterday. Three of them went out in the second

:19:29. > :19:32.round stage, which is four out of the 12 who came to Rio. Still

:19:33. > :20:11.punching is joker -- Joe Cordona.

:20:12. > :20:20.The man wearing blue operating below are well held left hand, Great

:20:21. > :20:26.BritainJoe Cordona. Ranked number eight in the world, and this

:20:27. > :20:30.promises to be a contest of high skill.

:20:31. > :20:47.Important that hijabs to good effect and moves those feet.

:20:48. > :20:55.You cannot hold against the Stella, Hurshid Tojibaev. You have to move

:20:56. > :21:08.around him and go again. A good counter right-hand.

:21:09. > :21:15.Hurshid Tojibaev's first Olympic appearance was in Beijing in 2008,

:21:16. > :21:29.in which he finished in 11th position. 54 kilograms. Lovely

:21:30. > :21:41.boxing, they have got to maintain the gap at all costs. The gap

:21:42. > :21:50.between himself and Tojibaev, he has to keep that, and he will be OK.

:21:51. > :22:04.Tojibaev was momentarily pinned to the ropes,.

:22:05. > :22:11.The movement will confuse Tojibaev and it will frustrate him. That is

:22:12. > :22:21.when he may start launching attacks from two far-away, so the tactic has

:22:22. > :22:25.got to be to frustrate his opponent. He does not want to be holding those

:22:26. > :22:29.feet. That is when you bring Tojibaev into the contest. The

:22:30. > :22:30.left-hander has been an effective shot throughout this round for

:22:31. > :22:43.Tojibaev. Cordona has been affected on the

:22:44. > :22:58.move. But when he holds his feet... A good round of boxing from

:22:59. > :23:04.Tojibaev's point of view. Plenty of success with a long left hook. He

:23:05. > :23:09.followed it up with a right-hand in the closing portion of that round.

:23:10. > :23:15.Tojibaev scored when Cordona held his feet. But the movement was

:23:16. > :23:23.superb. There were parts when he totally outboxed his opponent. Let

:23:24. > :23:42.us see how did judges will scored it.

:23:43. > :23:52.I thought it would be 2-1 to Cordina. But there you go.

:23:53. > :24:18.To the second round we go. Tojibaev took the opening round.

:24:19. > :24:23.At left-hand may have landed with the inside of the glove, so should

:24:24. > :24:27.not count as a scoring below. When you are on the back foot like this

:24:28. > :24:34.and clearly hurting your opponent with some of these shots and the

:24:35. > :24:54.opponent is not heading you, that is good boxing.

:24:55. > :25:04.Tojibaev has pinned Cordina to the ropes. While he is holding on, he is

:25:05. > :25:11.working away to the body. Plenty of patients being exhibited. After

:25:12. > :25:14.making Tojibaev missed the first time, Tojibaev adjusted his feet and

:25:15. > :25:23.caught him with a right-hand. This is not where Cordina wants to be.

:25:24. > :25:30.Pinned to the ropes and stationery, he is playing into Tojibaev's hands.

:25:31. > :25:34.Occasionally he switches off, Cordina. He has allowed his opponent

:25:35. > :25:40.to get him on the ropes into the corner, and those areas are out of

:25:41. > :25:50.bounds for his style of boxing. He has got to box from centre. Plenty

:25:51. > :25:52.of space around him. A good lead hand by Cordina. Tojibaev was wise

:25:53. > :26:08.to it when he tried again. That punch was below the belt, so

:26:09. > :26:13.that as a warning against Tojibaev for punching below the belt. What

:26:14. > :26:21.that means is that irrespective of the score that is tabulated for

:26:22. > :26:27.Tojibaev, one point will be removed at the conclusion of the round.

:26:28. > :26:32.Added left-hand to the body again. This is an opportunity for Cordina

:26:33. > :26:35.to finish this round better. He has to make him pay, he has to score. He

:26:36. > :27:00.has to throw more shots. It will be interesting to see how

:27:01. > :27:07.this round is scored. Round number one, two judges scored for Tojibaev.

:27:08. > :27:14.Let us listen in. MUSIC While we are seeing some

:27:15. > :27:23.action, let us put into context what has happened. If Tojibaev wins this,

:27:24. > :27:31.one point will be removed, so it would be 9-9. It is going to be

:27:32. > :27:33.worth keeping an eye on this graphic to see the numbers that are

:27:34. > :27:44.revealed, they do not show the penalty. 10-9 in favour of Tojibaev

:27:45. > :27:51.for around two, but you can see the point has been removed, making it

:27:52. > :28:10.9-9. So he is leading by one point 42-macro judges. -- with two judges.

:28:11. > :28:18.The onus is on Cordina to do something different. He is boxing on

:28:19. > :28:30.the back foot. He has switched his feet to southpaw, but he has to get

:28:31. > :28:37.busy. He has to throw more shots. It is important to push the player

:28:38. > :28:47.back. He has defensive skills, but he has to hit the target more often.

:28:48. > :29:01.You have to show the judges you can box on the front foot also. Good

:29:02. > :29:10.footwork. But is Cordina feeling the pace a little bit? He also has two

:29:11. > :29:22.score as well. He is on the front foot. The clock is on the side of

:29:23. > :29:27.Tojibaev. Tojibaev might feel he is ahead, so he had to raise the

:29:28. > :29:42.momentum, Cordina. The referee has told him to watch his holding.

:29:43. > :29:58.As well as the reigning European Championship belt... A good counter

:29:59. > :30:03.again from the man in blue. Cordina has multiple national titles, Welsh

:30:04. > :30:07.champion, and the youth champion in 2008. He is only 24 but has so much

:30:08. > :30:10.experience, having been to three World Championships already. He is

:30:11. > :30:22.in his first Olympic Games. If he gets hyped up by a long

:30:23. > :30:25.straight left... Better single shots coming from Joe Cordina, but the

:30:26. > :30:32.volume is coming from Hurshid Tojibaev. He has got to put a good

:30:33. > :30:36.burst in here. A big finish can be so crucial in leaving a favourable

:30:37. > :30:41.impression in the mind of the judges in a tight round. This will not

:30:42. > :30:51.create the big impression. Hurshid Tojibaev gets busy. Joe Cordina'

:30:52. > :31:01.hands are down. Joe Cordina raises his left hand, but a more effusive

:31:02. > :31:04.celebration in the red corner. I suspect it is these fans who are

:31:05. > :31:11.going to be happiest and see them and progress to the quarterfinals.

:31:12. > :31:22.Just caught up with him. Nice left hook. At the end of the contest the

:31:23. > :31:28.body language from the Uzbek, he thinks he has got it. It is close.

:31:29. > :31:46.Too close for comfort. There was one point in it in favour

:31:47. > :31:52.of this man on the cards of judges the ANSI a team. A point for low

:31:53. > :32:06.blows in the second round. Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by split

:32:07. > :32:13.decision, in the red corner... It is Hurshid Tojibaev. The number five

:32:14. > :32:18.seed eliminates temp back row, the eighth ranked boxer in the world,

:32:19. > :32:22.the reigning European Championship gold medallist. Eliminated by the

:32:23. > :32:27.man who comes to this tournament via the professional ranking.

:32:28. > :32:35.Any complaints about the decision? It was split in the end. No

:32:36. > :32:39.complaints. I did enough in the first round, the second round was

:32:40. > :32:44.close, the third round he dominated. I could not get going, he hit me to

:32:45. > :32:49.the body and slowed me down and I could not pick it up. I cannot

:32:50. > :32:57.complain. The better man won on the day. He is the fifth seed, was he

:32:58. > :33:02.what you expected? I knew he would be a stronger competitor, he is able

:33:03. > :33:07.champion, so I knew he would be strong. One of the hardest hitters I

:33:08. > :33:13.have been in with. What will you take away from this? An amazing

:33:14. > :33:20.experience. Oxon given to these people, and amazing crowd. This is

:33:21. > :33:27.the pinnacle of amateur boxing. It is a huge bonus for me in my career.

:33:28. > :33:33.A great experience. What's next? I have to assess what I have done. I

:33:34. > :33:38.am a junior boxer still, we might have the Commonwealth Games, and

:33:39. > :33:42.maybe another Olympic cycle. All the best.

:33:43. > :33:47.Trying to become the third Welsh boxer to win an Olympic medal. Sadly

:33:48. > :33:54.for him he has become the fifth British boxer not to go through.

:33:55. > :33:59.Seven more chances. They finished top of the medal tables in London.

:34:00. > :34:04.We have choices. If you would like to watch Andy Murray on court now in

:34:05. > :34:10.his second round match on Centre Court, against one Monaco of

:34:11. > :34:17.Argentina, that is on the BBC Sport at. And online. Feel free to dip

:34:18. > :34:21.into that. We are going to reflect on the last of the races that we did

:34:22. > :34:25.not seek this morning, four years ago but moments of the Olympics,

:34:26. > :34:31.Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hoskins taking the gold medal, and

:34:32. > :34:36.exclaiming, we have won the Olympics, we will be on a stamp. It

:34:37. > :34:40.was one of the great moments. Catherine is back with a different

:34:41. > :34:47.partner, Charlotte Taylor, and what was unexpected, their last place

:34:48. > :34:55.finish in their feet. In rowing, you only live twice, in a repechage.

:34:56. > :35:01.They had no margin for error in this, for a place in the semifinal.

:35:02. > :35:09.Japan from the United States. They have opened up clear water. The

:35:10. > :35:15.British crew have come up into third place. They have got the rhythm and

:35:16. > :35:23.speed, but they have to rely on one of these crews having a... The

:35:24. > :35:28.Japanese went out harder, the Americans look relaxed and powerful.

:35:29. > :35:35.The Japanese more tense than the Americans. The Japanese now we'll

:35:36. > :35:41.let the Americans go, they will focus on the Brits, who are coming

:35:42. > :35:53.hard. This is a fight to get into the semifinal. Two go through. Even

:35:54. > :35:59.in third place it is not enough. Katherine Copeland and Charlotte

:36:00. > :36:06.Taylor. Katherine Copeland is the defending Olympic champion in this

:36:07. > :36:11.event. There is the space, where is the bow of the British crew? Just

:36:12. > :36:18.nudging onto the screen. That is not close enough. There would have to be

:36:19. > :36:22.a spectacular blow-up from the Japanese. They are inching back, but

:36:23. > :36:31.it is not quick enough. Come on, this is it. Your Olympics is over in

:36:32. > :36:39.two minutes. If you look back at the season, something has gone horribly

:36:40. > :36:42.wrong in this combination. Racing at the European Championships earlier

:36:43. > :36:47.this year, we have not seen them at all. If you are looking at pedigree,

:36:48. > :36:55.the Japanese were 17th at the World Championships last year, the Brits

:36:56. > :37:04.were second. What has gone wrong? It is a spectacular drop-off. I am

:37:05. > :37:12.still hoping they can do it. They will need another 2000 metres. The

:37:13. > :37:18.biggest 50 strokes of their lives needed, as they come through 1500

:37:19. > :37:23.metres. The repechage of the women's lightweight doubles, led by the

:37:24. > :37:29.United States and Japan. The Japanese have done so well. They

:37:30. > :37:31.finished 17th at the World Championships last year. Right on

:37:32. > :37:44.the heels of the alighted states. Still be Americans are leading. The

:37:45. > :37:50.first two will go through to the semifinal. The doubt must the

:37:51. > :37:54.starting to creep in, if it was not there already, for the Brits. Their

:37:55. > :38:01.Olympic Games is about to come to a crashing halt. Katherine Copeland

:38:02. > :38:06.for gold in London. Unless something dramatic happens, the best she can

:38:07. > :38:09.finish is 13th. Four years of her life to repeat what you did in

:38:10. > :38:16.London and she will finish 13th at best. They will be watching the

:38:17. > :38:22.boughs of the British crew. Great Britain don't look fluid. They are

:38:23. > :38:35.not moving as well as the United States or Japan. The Japanese are

:38:36. > :38:41.going strong and stronger. They are replying to anything that the

:38:42. > :38:49.British crew are throwing at them. They have laid their cards down and

:38:50. > :38:55.backed it up. The United States know they have qualified, Japan know they

:38:56. > :38:58.have qualified, only two go through. Surely now the Brits will note their

:38:59. > :39:02.Olympic Games has come to such a disappointing finish. It is a

:39:03. > :39:07.reflection of the season they have had. You never like to see the

:39:08. > :39:12.Olympic champion lose, and we don't like to see champions lose in the

:39:13. > :39:15.repechage, and that is what has happened. Their Olympic Games has

:39:16. > :39:24.come to a halt. Very disappointing, especially for

:39:25. > :39:29.Katherine Copeland. More positively, there are six boats out of 12

:39:30. > :39:34.already qualified for the run in finals, and there will be more in

:39:35. > :39:40.the coming days. It was just before Beijing that David Florence, the

:39:41. > :39:44.Canoe slalom specialist, found out he had not been accepted onto the

:39:45. > :39:49.European Space Agency's training programme to become an Ashton zero.

:39:50. > :39:56.Tim Peake got that big, and he has made all sorts of headlines. But in

:39:57. > :40:00.the meantime, Florence has boldly gone to some interesting places as

:40:01. > :40:06.well, most notably the second step of the Olympic podium twice. He has

:40:07. > :40:07.two silver medals in this sport, he thinks he can take an even bolder

:40:08. > :40:19.step to the top this time. They have got the silver medal.

:40:20. > :40:24.David Florence is out of this Olympic competition.

:40:25. > :40:29.If this is a place that has bittersweet feelings for you? You

:40:30. > :40:38.won the silver medal here in 2012, but it did not quite go as you would

:40:39. > :40:45.have liked in C1. This is where I put in my hard work. I won the World

:40:46. > :40:50.Cup and World Championships ER. David Florence, the world champion

:40:51. > :40:56.from 2013, is the world champion again in 2015.

:40:57. > :41:03.To look back at London, there is a bit of disappointment in the C1. It

:41:04. > :41:07.seems a long time ago and almost forgotten now. You are quite

:41:08. > :41:16.philosophical, I suppose you have to be. It is a big advantage, to be

:41:17. > :41:20.able to accept there are things that are out of your control, you cannot

:41:21. > :41:24.guarantee you win a race. If you can accept that and work on the things

:41:25. > :41:29.that are within your control, that is more motivating and more likely

:41:30. > :41:34.to give you the best chance possibly to win what you want. I am hugely

:41:35. > :41:39.driven, I have been training to the best of my ability. If I get

:41:40. > :41:43.everything right, I will put myself in with a very good chance. You have

:41:44. > :41:49.become a father, you will be a father again, lots of changed in

:41:50. > :41:56.your life, has it done anything for you? It is the most ordinary thing

:41:57. > :41:59.to do in the world, to have children, but when it is you it

:42:00. > :42:05.seems really exciting and it is a lot of fun. I don't think it has

:42:06. > :42:11.changed how I go about competing or what I am trying to do. How would

:42:12. > :42:17.you compare yourself for years on? Older, wiser? I have had a good

:42:18. > :42:23.Olympic cycle, my best Olympic cycle yet. I have never won the World

:42:24. > :42:27.Championships prior to an Olympics, and now I have won three in the last

:42:28. > :42:35.three years. I am enjoying my career, I have had a lot of good

:42:36. > :42:39.runs. It will come down to sticking in and making the most of every

:42:40. > :42:44.opportunity to learn and being as ready as I possibly can. What would

:42:45. > :42:51.it mean to get a gold-medal? An incredible achievement. I don't take

:42:52. > :42:56.it lightly as to how difficult it is, even if you are one of the best

:42:57. > :43:02.in the world, we have so many guys who have been standout athlete. It

:43:03. > :43:07.would be a phenomenal achievement. Very proud.

:43:08. > :43:15.Four years ago, Lee Valley in London's Olympics was one of the

:43:16. > :43:21.places to be, it produced some wonderful moments, and Matthew

:43:22. > :43:24.Pinsent's and was up when volunteers were required to go up there.

:43:25. > :43:32.London's venue was wonderful, how does that park compare? There is no

:43:33. > :43:37.doubt it is different, we are on the Hill, a bit out of town from the

:43:38. > :43:43.middle of the city. We have had our challenges with the weather, we were

:43:44. > :43:51.hit by wind 80 days ago, which pushed back a bit. The course is

:43:52. > :43:56.different from Lee Valley. Lee Valley curves around almost in a

:43:57. > :44:00.semicircle, huge drops and a huge volume of water, amazingly powerful.

:44:01. > :44:07.This is a straight course, or straighter. There is less volume of

:44:08. > :44:12.water and less power, but it is technical and makes the paddlers

:44:13. > :44:17.think about every gate. We know that David Florence has a fantastic

:44:18. > :44:23.pedigree, he got the silver medal in Beijing in the individual, the C1.

:44:24. > :44:30.He missed the final in 2012, he is champing at the bit. How impressive

:44:31. > :44:33.has he looked in qualifying today? Qualifying is interesting, you need

:44:34. > :44:43.to drop a third of the field. Realistically, for the top paddlers,

:44:44. > :44:46.to get rid of a third of the field, they should clear that hurdle

:44:47. > :44:53.relatively easily, and he did it in fine style. There is no time penalty

:44:54. > :44:58.or improvement depending on when you qualify. It is just to practice

:44:59. > :45:01.their lines, practised the spins, think about how they want to control

:45:02. > :45:07.the boat, and after one qualifying run, he threw the semifinal, he was

:45:08. > :45:16.happy to say, that is my day done, I will come back for the semifinals.

:45:17. > :45:23.We're just about to see him. 1-run will decide which boats will

:45:24. > :45:43.go through to the final round, which is this evening.

:45:44. > :45:49.If he misses the gate he will get a penalty and will be out of the

:45:50. > :45:52.Olympic Games. He is the first man down, you cannot blame him for that.

:45:53. > :45:56.We looking forward to seeing how he copes.

:45:57. > :46:11.The water is so heavy. We will see quicker spins than that. But it is a

:46:12. > :46:14.safe option. The top paddlers now that they do not need to cut its

:46:15. > :46:24.uptight if they have the other lines right. The last of the upstream

:46:25. > :46:28.gates on this course. A lot of work to be done on the lower section as

:46:29. > :46:35.well. And then that long drive, longer than yesterday, towards the

:46:36. > :46:39.finish. Valuable seconds were gained. That is a respectable time,

:46:40. > :46:44.but will it be good enough? The Czech Republic will hope that it is.

:46:45. > :46:52.His fans in Prague are hoping that the 31-year-old has made it through.

:46:53. > :46:55.It is all about taking control. Using the water to the rest of your

:46:56. > :47:01.abilities and not working too hard. The upstream gates, the paddlers

:47:02. > :47:08.need to get in and out as quickly as they can, so they can drive in and

:47:09. > :47:13.use the momentum of the water to drive back out. To win the final you

:47:14. > :47:20.will have to take risks. It looked to me that was fairly safe. He has

:47:21. > :47:27.avoided penalties, which is essential at this stage. Is it good

:47:28. > :47:30.enough to make the top ten? Yes, I think it will be telling. He did not

:47:31. > :47:35.take any penalties. He was very safe, he did not have to lean off

:47:36. > :47:50.any. But also it meant he was not getting into trouble.

:47:51. > :48:04.The Chinese competitor has a lot of talent, his second run was ten

:48:05. > :48:11.seconds quicker than his first. Has Jianming Shu saved the best for the

:48:12. > :48:18.Olympic Games? Gate four is on the other side of the course. Have a

:48:19. > :48:22.look at gate seven again. Look at the except. There is a stopper that

:48:23. > :48:28.was giving people some troubles coming through. He gets unlucky.

:48:29. > :48:37.That course changes second by second. It is surging. Sometimes it

:48:38. > :48:41.is only half way across, and at other times it is the whole way

:48:42. > :48:45.across, and it looked as if he got caught on the left-hand side. The

:48:46. > :48:59.river was slow, but it kills the boat speed. The timing, 98.77, we

:49:00. > :49:05.will get a split in a few seconds. 61.77 is the time at the moment for

:49:06. > :49:20.Gebas. Shu is out by a fair margin. Significant. A bad spin. Three

:49:21. > :49:33.strokes, that is very costly. It also cuts down on the energy. 92 on

:49:34. > :49:40.the clock at 822. Remember, that is,. Gebas was significantly

:49:41. > :49:51.quicker. He will almost be ten seconds outside. It does not look

:49:52. > :49:57.good for him. He has avoided penalties, and who is to say that

:49:58. > :50:04.three or four of those still to come will not get penalties, or 50s,

:50:05. > :50:07.even? This was the spin at 19, which I suspect we will see a lot of

:50:08. > :50:12.paddlers doing it. The key is to know where you are in the gate. At

:50:13. > :50:22.819 you want to stay as close to the left-hand Paul is possible. If they

:50:23. > :50:31.go too far into the eddy, they lose all the momentum. We will have to

:50:32. > :50:38.see if he has done enough later this afternoon. Only one event being

:50:39. > :50:51.raced today. We have the men's K1 tomorrow. The final starts at 3:10pm

:50:52. > :50:58.local time. Next ago, Casey Eichfeld. As he has matured and

:50:59. > :51:02.gained experience, he has gained consistency as well. It will be

:51:03. > :51:08.interesting to see what his approach is on this semifinal run. Last year

:51:09. > :51:12.in the World Championships, he went all guns blazing in the final. He

:51:13. > :51:18.could just not hold on at the bottom. This course is similar. A

:51:19. > :51:24.relatively open section towards the top, then at the bottom there is

:51:25. > :51:33.technical, heavy water. You got a little bit caught on the changeable

:51:34. > :51:39.way. Cash he got. He was second fastest, but got a two second

:51:40. > :51:49.penalty, so he is 2.5 seconds outside the best time. He is fast

:51:50. > :51:53.and he can make up time. His hero was one of the all-time greats, and

:51:54. > :52:03.coached by the father of another paddler who is racing for the United

:52:04. > :52:08.States. He was the poster boy of the World Championships in 2014. It did

:52:09. > :52:17.not go his way on that occasion. Can he produce the goods?

:52:18. > :52:27.It is now all about getting in tight. You want to see the canoe

:52:28. > :52:32.spinning on the spot. It is a hard pushed to the finish. They want to

:52:33. > :52:43.use the Whitewater. Here's three or four seconds down. 2.46 outside.

:52:44. > :52:48.Eichfeld now has a nervous half-hour to see if he has done enough. Just

:52:49. > :52:52.one penalty. If you took the two seconds away, that would have been a

:52:53. > :53:03.useful time. There have been mistakes. 89 is where he picked up

:53:04. > :53:11.the touch. He found himself a little out of sequence. He had to really

:53:12. > :53:18.duck, and then the boat is not in balance, losing the rhythm down the

:53:19. > :53:21.course. Any particular section of the course revealing itself as

:53:22. > :53:26.harder than the others? 18, 19, 20, 21, that is where the will be a lot

:53:27. > :53:33.of time gained and lost, but it is not proving to be as dangerous as we

:53:34. > :53:36.thought, but there will be a lot of time lost. Through ten, 11, 12, then

:53:37. > :53:47.13, 14, 15. It look straightforward, but if you have the run on the boat

:53:48. > :53:59.it will be a lot faster. Keep your eyes on Jose Carvalho he finished

:54:00. > :54:04.17th in the World Championships, but from a much bigger field than we

:54:05. > :54:16.have here. He has a real opportunity. He was down the bottom

:54:17. > :54:19.of the heats after the first one. 17th out of 19. He pulled it out of

:54:20. > :54:29.the bag on the second run, to finish in eighth position. He picked up

:54:30. > :54:41.four penalties. Sticking on the tail. 0.92 down the split. This is

:54:42. > :55:08.the bit where you can gain came. A lot of tight experts on the

:55:09. > :55:11.upstream. That is hard on the arms. He is finding himself to tight. The

:55:12. > :55:15.emergency spring would not have been in his plan. We want to see him

:55:16. > :55:18.spend as close as he can. I have him one second up on Casey Eichfeld at

:55:19. > :55:22.the moment. Just a couple of gates to go. Then towards the finish no.

:55:23. > :55:34.This is not too bad. But I do not think he will overtake Gebas. Now

:55:35. > :55:42.the drive for the line. No penalties, and Jose Carvalho you has

:55:43. > :55:49.given himself to points is -- every chance, 2.27 outside. And Shu is

:55:50. > :55:54.down in fourth position. Gebas leads at the moment. Looking back on

:55:55. > :56:00.history, this is only the eighth time that this event has been in the

:56:01. > :56:05.Olympic Games. Between them, France and Slovakia have dominated, taking

:56:06. > :56:19.five of the eight golds. France leading the way with three. What a

:56:20. > :56:31.shame that neither of the two legends are here. Absolutely, but

:56:32. > :56:37.every sportsman has their time. There is an age limit to it, I

:56:38. > :56:41.guess, people come through, and it is really important for the paddlers

:56:42. > :56:53.to have their time, who are here competing as well. Slovakia have

:56:54. > :57:02.Matej Benus, and they hope they can keep their success going. The only

:57:03. > :57:09.Russian in this category, 35-year-old Lipatov. Really driving

:57:10. > :57:14.the blade into the water, trying to get a good catch. He is wanting to

:57:15. > :57:17.keep the blade in the water as much as he can, which means you're

:57:18. > :57:23.stealing the canoe, you're in control of the water, but every time

:57:24. > :57:30.you take it out, it is a risk. He was using the water nicely. The

:57:31. > :57:36.different body builds we have in this category, the height gives you

:57:37. > :57:43.the reach which is useful, but being small and squat lowers your centre

:57:44. > :57:48.of gravity, so your more stable. You win and you lose either way. So far,

:57:49. > :57:54.so good. He was much better on the second run of the heats. He seemed

:57:55. > :58:01.to gain consistency. I am wondering whether the pressure was off. The

:58:02. > :58:06.pressure changes as you go through the progressions of an Olympic

:58:07. > :58:13.competition. Absolutely. The first run can be key for people. It is the

:58:14. > :58:18.first time on the water in front of the crowd. You're also so anxious to

:58:19. > :58:26.get it right. Lipatov getting caught up. Not as smooth as we would expect

:58:27. > :58:39.from him. Turning the boat nicely on the spot. Not quite as tight. At

:58:40. > :58:42.least 56 seconds outside the pace of the best athletes so far. It is not

:58:43. > :58:53.a question of time, it is positions. 5.92 is the margin. It puts him

:58:54. > :58:57.ahead of Shu of China. He comes from St Petersburg. I do not know about

:58:58. > :59:02.the training facilities there. They have the ICF congress there in 2012,

:59:03. > :59:07.but the rivers are all about three kilometres wide. They do a lot of

:59:08. > :59:14.travelling and spend a lot of time in Europe for the summer. It is also

:59:15. > :59:23.very cold, so it is difficult to do the training. Even as is British

:59:24. > :59:27.people go away in the winter for some training, because it helps with

:59:28. > :59:31.the mood and what you can try. It is hard to get the real tightness and

:59:32. > :59:39.finesse on the water because you are so heavily loaded with kept. The

:59:40. > :59:44.Ukrainian women who did so well in the heats yesterday, she has to

:59:45. > :59:48.leave home in the winter because the rivers are frozen. So it makes it

:59:49. > :59:57.that little bit harder. Australia's chance. Bitterly disappointed in the

:59:58. > :00:07.men's K1, with their favourite going out. A member of the Penrith Canoe

:00:08. > :00:11.club, which has produced so many stars.

:00:12. > :00:24.He wants to find his rhythm, guiding the boat nicely. He seemed to catch

:00:25. > :00:25.a good bit of water through eight. Really direct between eight, nine

:00:26. > :00:42.and ten. Just outside Vitezslav Gebas' time. It is

:00:43. > :00:50.no good getting the helmet through, the whole head has to get through. A

:00:51. > :00:51.few penalties have been contested. A lot of time wasted through the

:00:52. > :01:05.upstream gate. Power across the wave. He is having

:01:06. > :01:13.to work very hard to get into the upstream gate. We see the athlete go

:01:14. > :01:24.across and drive it to the last upstream gate. I have got his time

:01:25. > :01:29.at roughly the same as Jose Carvalho, which would put him second

:01:30. > :01:38.or third, provided he stays clean, but he gets sticky after the panel

:01:39. > :01:48.to mud gate. That pushes him into fourth case's place. We are getting

:01:49. > :01:55.to the stage where we know who is safe. Vitezslav Gebas has beaten

:01:56. > :01:59.five, and with ten of 14 going through, he can start to think about

:02:00. > :02:07.the final. The Czech Republic will have a representative. Jose Carvalho

:02:08. > :02:11.is also safe. He will hope he finishes a whole lot higher than

:02:12. > :02:18.14th, because he will not want to go first in the final. We have seen

:02:19. > :02:29.umpteen times people coming from the back in Olympic finals. Like Timothy

:02:30. > :02:37.Bailey in 2012. Once you are in the final, the Slade gets cleaned, it is

:02:38. > :02:43.a new run. What an Olympic record Ander Elosegi has, he has finished

:02:44. > :02:49.twice in fourth place. He has been beaten by a Slovakian on both

:02:50. > :02:53.occasions. He is not here. Maybe that will unleash something special

:02:54. > :02:58.in Ander Elosegi, dreaming of an Olympic medal. He has the potential,

:02:59. > :03:04.he has a good reach, what sticks out about his style? He is a slight

:03:05. > :03:08.build, he gets his boat dancing on the water, he tries to stay on top

:03:09. > :03:15.of it. He likes to be shop around the polls. It is all about getting

:03:16. > :03:23.the lines, looking to use the water, move with it, not against it. We

:03:24. > :03:34.want to see the bow is facing downstream as much as possible. If

:03:35. > :03:37.he can keep the margin, he will stay in second place, behind Vitezslav

:03:38. > :03:40.Gebas, and that will put him through. We have not seen too many

:03:41. > :03:46.penalties compare to yesterday, where clean runs were looking great.

:03:47. > :03:49.I wonder whether the course designers are regretting making so

:03:50. > :03:53.many changes on the course, which has made it easier than it looks

:03:54. > :04:02.last night. Definitely, they are using the water well. He needs to

:04:03. > :04:09.drive across the wave. Patients, and into the upstream gate, nicely

:04:10. > :04:19.executed. A slightly different line. I still have him in second place.

:04:20. > :04:25.He does not match Vitezslav Gebas, but he is still looking at second,

:04:26. > :04:28.because there is a big margin between first and second at the

:04:29. > :04:36.moment. Ander Elosegi goes through to the final, not only has he had a

:04:37. > :04:40.good run, he has picked up time on the last four gates, but it's really

:04:41. > :04:46.impressive. That shows he still has good strength. He is leading the

:04:47. > :04:55.way, safely through to the final, along with Vitezslav Gebas and Jose

:04:56. > :05:06.Carvalho. Casey Eichfeld will have to wait and see. The next man down

:05:07. > :05:10.will be Grzegorz Hedwig. 27, he comes from a family with paddling

:05:11. > :05:13.pedigree. A lot of them on the circuit, a lot of them have come

:05:14. > :05:19.from their parents being good paddlers. It is a real family sport,

:05:20. > :05:24.you travel a lot, you go to beautiful places, and it is

:05:25. > :05:28.technical, so when you get that information passed down, you have

:05:29. > :05:35.the natural feel. You can see that amongst paddlers. They have a real

:05:36. > :05:40.finesse with water. It is noticeable that all of the coaches interacting

:05:41. > :05:44.last night, discussing because, I thought they were ganging up against

:05:45. > :05:49.the course setters, they wanted changes, they got them. It will be

:05:50. > :05:57.interesting to see what they say at the end of the day. Grzegorz Hedwig,

:05:58. > :06:01.his third time in a semifinal in a major competition. He will start to

:06:02. > :06:07.get used to coping with the pressure, but he has not had the

:06:08. > :06:13.Olympic pressure before. A bit caught up between three and four. He

:06:14. > :06:20.wants to be down at seven in around 22 seconds. He is up in the top

:06:21. > :06:25.three. But held in the stopper coming out. We saw that last night,

:06:26. > :06:33.but the smaller paddlers were getting caught. The first touch will

:06:34. > :06:40.be very expensive. Only the second touch we have seen this morning. He

:06:41. > :06:48.needs to let loose, open up, use the water. Looking smooth at the moment.

:06:49. > :06:55.Then he starts lining himself up. Quite a wide entrance into 17. Back

:06:56. > :07:06.at across the river before he starts lining himself up. He steers it with

:07:07. > :07:12.the upstream/. He has put in a lot of effort in the top section of the

:07:13. > :07:22.course. The crucial gate coming up. He looks smooth at the moment. He

:07:23. > :07:27.has let it slip a little. At least four seconds down on the leader,

:07:28. > :07:32.unless he can find a perfect line through to the finish. That looks

:07:33. > :07:42.good enough. Grzegorz Hedwig looking to go into the top three.

:07:43. > :07:49.Casey Eichfeld can start to relax, he is through to the final. Ian

:07:50. > :07:53.Borrows is next on the list. Grzegorz Hedwig has to beat two more

:07:54. > :07:58.men to have a chance of going through. The penalty points proving

:07:59. > :08:03.costly today. It is interesting to see how much cleaner they are. Wee

:08:04. > :08:08.Course flows well, they are using the water, getting the flow. That is

:08:09. > :08:14.what they are looking for, looking to use the water, use the direction,

:08:15. > :08:19.because it saves their energy, they can drive for the long finish from

:08:20. > :08:30.22 to 24. We are at the canoe slalom venue here, 40 kilometres from the

:08:31. > :08:35.centre of Rio, the hottest venue at the Olympics, five or 6 degrees

:08:36. > :08:41.hotter than the centre of Rio, which was 35 the other day. Blistering

:08:42. > :08:45.heat in the middle of winter. It is when you want to be involved in a

:08:46. > :08:51.watersport, because the water is fairly fresh. We have perfect

:08:52. > :08:54.conditions. The crowd is not as big as we would want, but we have the

:08:55. > :09:02.final later, hopefully the numbers will swell. Lots of pressure on

:09:03. > :09:05.Matej Benus, his country expects medals, they would love the gold,

:09:06. > :09:13.but they have this record, five Olympic medals in succession,

:09:14. > :09:17.looking to make it six here. He is looking extremely good, very

:09:18. > :09:21.composed, he can get his blades into positions nobody else can, he has

:09:22. > :09:30.incredible reach, whipping the boat around. He needs to use the water.

:09:31. > :09:32.He is about one second outside. Ander Elosegi still be fastest down

:09:33. > :09:58.because. A long cross. It will be tight, a

:09:59. > :10:08.bit low. Could not seem to get the momentum. Coming down towards the

:10:09. > :10:18.crunch part of the course. The spin is good, the surf is fast, he may

:10:19. > :10:25.have gained a bit of time. He just needs to beat Ian Borrows. He has

:10:26. > :10:33.recorded a time of 1:1 .30 two. Matej Benus is class, he denied the

:10:34. > :10:46.1996 gold medallist. That looks pretty good to me. He

:10:47. > :10:51.could still have quite an early start in the final. He will have to

:10:52. > :11:01.have a look at where he can pick up bits of time. A bit low out of some

:11:02. > :11:05.of the upstream gate. Around 17 he dropped a bit low. Did not seem

:11:06. > :11:23.quite as snappy as I might expect. We will continue with the next

:11:24. > :11:29.competitor, but we will have to do so on BBC Two, because we are about

:11:30. > :11:35.to effect a channel change, as we make way for the 6pm News on BBC

:11:36. > :11:39.One. Before we go, good news about Andy Murray, he has come through his

:11:40. > :11:44.second-round match in the men's singles, he has beaten Monaco of

:11:45. > :11:50.Argentina 6-3, 6-1, and emphatic performance from the defending

:11:51. > :11:55.Olympic singles champion. He marches on into the last 16, going for his

:11:56. > :12:01.second gold-medal after his triumph at Wimbledon four years ago. He has

:12:02. > :12:05.also been named with Heather Watson as an alternate in the mixed

:12:06. > :12:12.doubles. His brother Jamie will accompany Johanna Konta as the

:12:13. > :12:15.number one pairing. Let's tell you about some of the other headlines,

:12:16. > :12:26.we are five hours into the fourth day here in Rio. Joe Cortina's hopes

:12:27. > :12:30.of an Olympic medal are over, he narrowly lost in the last 16,

:12:31. > :12:37.becoming the fourth British boxer to exit these games. Great Britain's

:12:38. > :12:43.men made a fine start to the rugby sevens, a 31-7 victory over Kenya.

:12:44. > :12:47.Their next match is at 9pm. They will face Japan, who caused a huge

:12:48. > :12:51.upset, with a stunning 14-12 butchery over New Zealand, the first

:12:52. > :12:57.victory in sevens over the all Blacks. Katherine Grainger is on

:12:58. > :13:02.course for a fifth in a big medal after she reached the final of the

:13:03. > :13:05.women's doubles. One of six boats to secure a place in the final. New

:13:06. > :13:13.Zealand and Australia did not make it. We are five hours end, there is

:13:14. > :13:21.so much more to come on this fourth day. The women's gymnastics team

:13:22. > :13:26.event and Team GB starts at 8pm your time, and much later, 3:30am,

:13:27. > :13:30.Siobhan-Marie O'Connor is the fastest qualifier in the women's 200

:13:31. > :13:35.metres individual medley final. A lot to keep you going. It is the

:13:36. > :13:40.perfect excuse for another TV dinner in front of the Olympics, and a TV

:13:41. > :13:43.midnight feast might be in order as well. I will catch you on BBC Two

:13:44. > :13:47.shortly. Goodbye.