Day 6 BBC One: 20.00-22.00

:00:54. > :01:02.The crowd are going mad. The allure of sport, of an Olympic

:01:03. > :01:09.Games. Is driven by our appreciation of the past.

:01:10. > :01:16.And our fascination with the future. We wonder what lies ahead.

:01:17. > :01:22.Because in the blink of an eye - everything can change.

:01:23. > :01:26.Redman has broken down. The predictable suddenly becomes

:01:27. > :01:30.uncertain... Japan have beaten New Zealand.

:01:31. > :01:36.And we are mesmerised, intrigued by the unknown.

:01:37. > :01:40.Tonight our attention shifts to the velodrome, where the world's

:01:41. > :01:46.greatest cyclists are revved up and ready. With memories of a home Games

:01:47. > :01:51.fresh in our minds. The challenge is on for the cyclists

:01:52. > :01:57.to deliver again. They will face the intensis of the track, their minds

:01:58. > :02:02.turning as fast as their wheels, to make instantaneous decisions that

:02:03. > :02:08.change the course of sporting history on. On the track,

:02:09. > :02:11.nanoseconds matter. This is a talented British team of vast

:02:12. > :02:20.experience and youthful promise. One thing we can be certain of, they

:02:21. > :02:26.will race as if there is no to. And this is the beginning of the

:02:27. > :02:31.track cycling action. It is a very intense environment here it is warm.

:02:32. > :02:36.The velodrome is kept warm so that the speeds are as fast as possible.

:02:37. > :02:41.Great Britain won seven out of ten medals in London. Seven out of ten

:02:42. > :02:47.here in Rio. Sir Chris Hoy is with me here.

:02:48. > :02:51.Looking forward to watching former team-mates in action, you predicted

:02:52. > :02:57.big things for Jason Kenny. It could start in the team sprint? If they

:02:58. > :03:01.win the team sprint tonight he could win three Gold Medals. It is a huge

:03:02. > :03:07.ask but he has the form. He is able to deal with the pressure. He excels

:03:08. > :03:14.in this pressure. If they get off to a great start. Anything is possible.

:03:15. > :03:19.Ehe is a man that almost seems to go to sleep, and then boom, he is

:03:20. > :03:24.there?! He is like a cat in the jungle. Lies there, sleeps most of

:03:25. > :03:28.the time, doesn't do much but when he gets up he goes. He has an

:03:29. > :03:33.incredible turn of pace. He can deal with pressure. He is in the Game on

:03:34. > :03:43.amazing form. Some of the training times are outstanding. A 9.55 for

:03:44. > :03:48.200m. The Olympic record is 2771. So if they can replicate the stuff in

:03:49. > :03:52.training. It is a slower track but still the potential is there. Much

:03:53. > :03:58.rests on Calum Skinner's shoulders, if he gets on the wheel and Stoke up

:03:59. > :04:03.the start of Philip Hindes, they are in with the great start. With the

:04:04. > :04:06.Germans having an ill rider, replacing him. They are a favourite.

:04:07. > :04:10.New Zealand are strong, France are strong but Britain has a great

:04:11. > :04:15.chance. We are joining the qualifying for

:04:16. > :04:19.the men's sprint when it gets to the key contenders. Let's have an idea

:04:20. > :04:24.of what we are showing you on BBC One. 23 ports going on at the

:04:25. > :04:46.Olympics today. We are with track cycling shortly.

:04:47. > :04:57.There is gymnastics currently on BBC Four. The women's all-round final.

:04:58. > :05:02.Ellie downs is in there for Great Britain. But the star of the show is

:05:03. > :05:06.Simone Biles. There is Simone Biles. She has had so much attention. So

:05:07. > :05:19.far they have won the team competition. She is living up to

:05:20. > :05:24.expectations and more. Were we were talking about jays Ohnell Kenny. The

:05:25. > :05:30.kind of man he is. He here is more about the man who could be the new

:05:31. > :05:35.king of sprint cycling. -- Jason Kenny.

:05:36. > :05:41.Everything went perfectly well in the run-up. It was a week where you

:05:42. > :05:45.don't feel you can put a foot wrong of the He is a triple Olympic

:05:46. > :05:50.gold-medallist, Jason Kenny. A lot of people feel going to the

:05:51. > :05:54.Olympic Games it is like the be all and end all. Winning the Gold Medal

:05:55. > :06:00.is going to make you drastically change your life in some way. I

:06:01. > :06:04.always found you go, race, win, lose, whatever, you get on the

:06:05. > :06:09.plane, go home and are back to normal straight away it is a strange

:06:10. > :06:14.feeling. It is awful. You go from planning every second of the day, to

:06:15. > :06:18.not having a plan. Floating around. So whatever happens in Rio, I can

:06:19. > :06:24.pick myself up quicker and enjoy the rest of my life.

:06:25. > :06:28.Was there a moment you found the fresh motivation after 2012? I won

:06:29. > :06:34.the World Championships. I went in with an injury and I crashed. So the

:06:35. > :06:39.training was compromised, so then to win... How helpful is it to have

:06:40. > :06:43.someone alongside you, knowing what you are going through? In some ways

:06:44. > :06:49.we support each other. In other way it is is a pain in the ours as we

:06:50. > :06:53.have to find someone to look after the dogs when we go away. But

:06:54. > :06:56.generally speaking it is nice to have someone there to spend time

:06:57. > :07:02.with. To be with you in the Olympic Village.

:07:03. > :07:07.Who is the calmer? Me by a mile! Laura loves to stress about stuff.

:07:08. > :07:12.She does more woeing for the both of us. I don't stress about anything.

:07:13. > :07:17.There are big personalities and successful peopling coming in. Yeah,

:07:18. > :07:21.to be a part of the team with those guys it helps. I couldn't couldn't

:07:22. > :07:26.think of anything worse than being a celebrity. I have seen bits and

:07:27. > :07:32.pieces of it. I know Brad and Chris. It is not something I would enjoy, I

:07:33. > :07:36.don't think. COMMENTATOR: Jason Kenny is the

:07:37. > :07:39.champion of the world! I am happy with everything I have done with my

:07:40. > :07:45.career. If I retired tomorrow I would be happy with what I achieved

:07:46. > :07:49.but obviously you can never have too many medals, I don't think! So we

:07:50. > :07:54.are going to hopefully add to the collection.

:07:55. > :07:58.Jason Kenny, engaged to his team-mate, Laura trot. Also in

:07:59. > :08:06.action tonight. He is very, very funny. A sense of humour where he

:08:07. > :08:11.can't help put everything down. You cannot help to warm to him? He is a

:08:12. > :08:17.kind guy. He does not always like being in front of the camera. But a

:08:18. > :08:22.great player. A great guy. But more than anything, he is a competitor.

:08:23. > :08:27.It may not come across but he is a fierce competitor. When he gets on

:08:28. > :08:32.the track, he is one of the toughest competitors I have come across. You

:08:33. > :08:35.don't get three medals without being a top-playing guy.

:08:36. > :08:41.And the interesting thing about the shape is he is not big. Cyclists

:08:42. > :08:47.come in all shapes and sizes? He has gained muscle mass. The gears are

:08:48. > :08:51.bigger all the time. So you need the force to accelerate the gears. So he

:08:52. > :08:56.worked hard on the strength in the gym. Lifting 200 kilos for the

:08:57. > :09:00.squat. So he does not look like he is that big but he is powerful and

:09:01. > :09:05.strong. Poland posing the quickest time

:09:06. > :09:09.behind us. Venezuela to come. We pick it up when Australia are on the

:09:10. > :09:15.start line. Chris, explain to people how the sprint works? The three, and

:09:16. > :09:19.how close you have to be and what Britain's tactics are with Philip

:09:20. > :09:25.Hindes cog in front followed by Jason Kenny and Calum Skinner? Raul

:09:26. > :09:30.try together. Man one goes hell for leather. They are not thinking about

:09:31. > :09:35.anything else apart from flat out. Man two, let a gap go so in the

:09:36. > :09:39.slipstream but running on to the wheel at the end of the first lap,

:09:40. > :09:46.so there is an being sell ration speed. Then he goes for the fastest

:09:47. > :09:53.second lap and the third man goes as close as he can for shelleder behind

:09:54. > :09:59.the second man. The closer you are, the more slipstream and shelter.

:10:00. > :10:05.Man three on the their own? Man three, the lactic acid kicks in it

:10:06. > :10:09.is a painful position to be in. You are riding a bigger gear. It is

:10:10. > :10:13.harder for the man three to accelerate.

:10:14. > :10:18.Well, a fascinating night ahead. All of the teams are in the centre of

:10:19. > :10:23.the velodrome. Australia are contenders in this. Let us join the

:10:24. > :10:31.commentary team of Chris Boardman and Simon Brotherton.

:10:32. > :10:35.Hello everyone. We are ready to go with the men's sprint qualification.

:10:36. > :10:40.This is the first heat eight of the nine teams go through.

:10:41. > :10:46.The times set the seedings for the next round it pays to get off to a

:10:47. > :10:51.flying start. Team GB have not performed at World

:10:52. > :10:57.Championships levels but have the fastest starter in Philip Hindes.

:10:58. > :11:03.Can the others stay with him? Philip Hindes, strong and powerful on the

:11:04. > :11:08.first lap. Nathan Hart for Australia. It is Philip Hindes that

:11:09. > :11:11.gets under way. Jason Kenny is the man trying to get close to him. The

:11:12. > :11:16.longer that the first lap goes to get on to the wheel to take it over

:11:17. > :11:20.for lap two. A bull job by Skinner. That was the

:11:21. > :11:27.wheel. Would he do it on competition? But nicely. A solid

:11:28. > :11:32.start by Philip Hindes. This is the real test for Calum Skinner in his

:11:33. > :11:37.first Olympic Games. In the right place there. On Jason Kenny's wheel.

:11:38. > :11:45.Around he goes, down the back straight. Up to the line, what is

:11:46. > :11:53.the time? Britain's time is 42.562! It is a new Olympic record time!

:11:54. > :11:56.Great Britain make a flying start in the velodrome to the Olympic Games.

:11:57. > :12:00.A great ride. Putting Britain in a great position going through to the

:12:01. > :12:05.first round. The changing of the gears for Philip

:12:06. > :12:09.Hindes paid dividends. They were focussing on the delivery. The speed

:12:10. > :12:14.that he pushed the other riders into the race. Calum skinner was under

:12:15. > :12:19.pressure. Boy, has he come good at the right time. So happy with that.

:12:20. > :12:22.Talking about going under 43 seconds. So half a second better

:12:23. > :12:42.than they were hoping for. Within of the biggest problems that

:12:43. > :12:47.they have had here is trying to stay the pace to be in the right position

:12:48. > :12:52.to deliver the third lap. Philip Hindes is so strong and so fast on

:12:53. > :12:57.the first lap? There is more to come from Philip Hindes. He was hoping to

:12:58. > :13:00.dip under the 17 seconds. But for the first ride that may have been

:13:01. > :13:04.the better strategy to let the others. Well, he was able to get on.

:13:05. > :13:10.They can take confidence from that. The best performance from them we

:13:11. > :13:17.have seen in so long. It was becoming a habit for Team GB it

:13:18. > :13:21.perform eronce every four years. Well, those results were the

:13:22. > :13:25.exception. There has not been a British medal at the World

:13:26. > :13:28.Championships if the four years since the Olympic gold at London

:13:29. > :13:32.2012. They have not been world champions for 11 years. Now let's

:13:33. > :13:41.have a look at France. Silver-medallists in each of the

:13:42. > :13:50.last two Olympic Games. Germany is on the nearside in the

:13:51. > :14:16.white. Away they go.

:14:17. > :14:23.Germany in trouble here. But France riding well.

:14:24. > :14:30.Here come France to take the bell. The time is 29.le 88. Lenny trying

:14:31. > :14:41.to bring it home for Germany to salvage a decent time.

:14:42. > :14:48.France cossing the line with a time of 43. .118.

:14:49. > :14:50.You can see that Britain's time stacks up with some of the best in

:14:51. > :15:06.this event in the world. Hinds they've done that, that looks

:15:07. > :15:13.to be roughly the mark. France 17.2 opening lap. Bauge certainly got

:15:14. > :15:19.them under way well. Gregory Bauge more than capable of giving them a

:15:20. > :15:34.blistering start. Enders the lead off man for Germany.

:15:35. > :15:41.Gregory Bauge, a man desperate not to end up an Olympic silver

:15:42. > :15:48.medallist yet again. Great Britain setting the time to beat so far.

:15:49. > :15:53.Next on the track will be the two teams from the World Championship

:15:54. > :15:59.final in London in March. New Zealand, the world champions. Ethan

:16:00. > :16:10.Mitchell, Sam Webster and Dawkins against the Dutch, who are putting

:16:11. > :16:14.out a different line-up. I think the line-up will change in the next

:16:15. > :16:19.round, should they go through. The New Zealanders will have to go some,

:16:20. > :16:30.they won the World Championships. Their qualification time just over

:16:31. > :16:34.43 seconds. It's got to unnerve you slightly when you know you've got to

:16:35. > :16:40.go so fast just to keep yourself in contention. We're about to find out

:16:41. > :16:45.what sort of form in the world champions are in. Ethan Mitchell

:16:46. > :16:51.with the lead off for the world champions, who are underway.

:16:52. > :16:58.Mitchell for New Zealand. Hoogland leading off for the Netherlands

:16:59. > :17:03.here. Very big gap. Don't be overly concerned, it is strategic. Trying

:17:04. > :17:07.to time it just right. It was a beautiful changeover by New Zealand.

:17:08. > :17:11.A pretty quick time, too. New Zealand looking good, riding

:17:12. > :17:17.extremely quickly. We were expecting that the world and Commonwealth

:17:18. > :17:21.champions. They take the bell at 29.6 41. The final lap, Eddie

:17:22. > :17:26.Dawkins, two time world champion, looking to see if they can improve

:17:27. > :17:32.on that time. An Olympic record time set by Great Britain earlier. 42.673

:17:33. > :17:39.second fastest time of the day. For the world champions. What a start

:17:40. > :17:45.for the team from Great Britain. The New Zealand ride nicely executed.

:17:46. > :17:53.17.039 for the opening lap. They weren't hanging about. The British

:17:54. > :17:57.team, for the first time in years, but three men together. Fantastic

:17:58. > :18:01.for Callum Skinner. He'd been under pressure, he's the man who had to

:18:02. > :18:06.get it together here. Is delivered when it counts. This event is one so

:18:07. > :18:10.often decided by the blinking of an eye, it's that close after three

:18:11. > :18:14.laps, fractions of a second. When you look at the times that have been

:18:15. > :18:19.posted on the board, Great Britain with that new Olympic record time.

:18:20. > :18:23.New Zealand word too far behind, but a little bit of a gap to Australia

:18:24. > :18:31.and France. Certainly in team sprint terms. Tenths of a second are big

:18:32. > :18:35.deal in this sport, that's for sure. The British team will be delighted

:18:36. > :18:45.with that, hoping to dip under 43 seconds. Nearly half a second better

:18:46. > :18:49.than that. A beautiful ride. You could see Kenny and Skinner looks

:18:50. > :18:53.like they were all over him. There is confirmation of the result for

:18:54. > :18:58.qualifying in the men's team sprint. What a start for Great Britain, new

:18:59. > :19:02.Olympic record. Fastest qualifiers. They will race against Venezuela in

:19:03. > :19:06.the first round. The second team, New Zealand, faces Germany in

:19:07. > :19:10.seventh, and so on. The two fastest winners from the next round will go

:19:11. > :19:16.for gold later and the other two will race for bronze. STUDIO:

:19:17. > :19:21.Said Chris Hoy was whooping and clapping throughout you knew it

:19:22. > :19:27.would be a good time, new Olympic record. Amazing, best case scenario,

:19:28. > :19:35.all three riders nailed their performances. Incredible. Great ride

:19:36. > :19:39.for the Kiwis as well. 42.6. Exactly what we were hoping for. Talk us

:19:40. > :19:45.through. Philip Hinds in front. Great start, Jason let the perfect

:19:46. > :19:48.gap open, you don't want a big one but enough space to run onto the

:19:49. > :19:54.wheel. He'll start accelerating, the speed picking up. Closing perfectly,

:19:55. > :19:59.Cal on the wheel here, as much conservation of energy as possible.

:20:00. > :20:05.Jason nice and smooth. 12.5 seconds lap, phenomenally quick. Starting to

:20:06. > :20:10.turn the gas on, he'll start to hurt, about now, his legs filling

:20:11. > :20:16.with lactic acid, trying to keep a smooth, short line. Right now he'll

:20:17. > :20:23.be lunging for the line. It's an Olympic record. Does it matter if

:20:24. > :20:26.you go onto the blue? Is it slower? It's a shorter distance because it's

:20:27. > :20:30.flat you don't get a grip, so there is a risk of falling. You want to be

:20:31. > :20:35.on the black, slightly below, but still on the track. You can see the

:20:36. > :20:40.aerodynamic nature of the helmets and the design of the suit has been

:20:41. > :20:45.changed, even down to the details like the seems, to make sure

:20:46. > :20:51.everything has less wind resistance. Everything, every attention to

:20:52. > :20:55.detail, a slight wrinkle can cause drag, to slow down even by a

:20:56. > :20:59.fraction. We are dealing with thousands of a second. They were six

:21:00. > :21:05.tenths of a second, six or seven tenths up on the third and fourth

:21:06. > :21:08.placed teams, Australia and France. Great gap to third and fourth. If

:21:09. > :21:12.they can replicate it next round they'll be in the final and it'll be

:21:13. > :21:17.a cork against the Kiwis. Slipstream, getting in behind the

:21:18. > :21:23.cyclist in front. The Germans didn't manage to do this. Explain why this

:21:24. > :21:29.is not the thing to do. It was a shame. The German number two rider,

:21:30. > :21:38.Niederlag, is ill. They had to bring in Levy, who they put in at three. A

:21:39. > :21:44.huge gap, that is Eilers, who would usually be riding three. Huge gap,

:21:45. > :21:49.lost six or seven lengths. That was their chance blown. You told me how

:21:50. > :21:53.earlier how important it is to post good times early because it has a

:21:54. > :21:58.ripple effect, everybody can see it. It was the same in Beijing and

:21:59. > :22:03.London, we posted the quickest time in qualifying. It's like a body blow

:22:04. > :22:07.to other nations. I remember seeing Gregory Bauge walking onto the track

:22:08. > :22:11.in Beijing, looking at the scoreboard, thinking, it can't be

:22:12. > :22:17.right. It lifts the whole team, not just the sprinters, the pursuit as

:22:18. > :22:20.will be warming up now thinking the team is where they want to be, it's

:22:21. > :22:27.what we needed. -- the pursuit riders will be warming up. We'll see

:22:28. > :22:30.how it goes on from here. Could be a gold medal later tonight for the

:22:31. > :22:35.men's sprint team in the velodrome. From a man who has six gold medals

:22:36. > :22:38.to a man who has five alongside Mark Chapman at the beach.

:22:39. > :22:43.Sir Steve Redgrave is alongside me because for the next 15 minutes

:22:44. > :22:49.we're going to reflect on what happened at the no-go rowing

:22:50. > :22:54.complex. 20 minutes away from the venue on the Copacabana beach. --

:22:55. > :23:24.the Lager were rowing complex. We've obviously got a problem with

:23:25. > :23:30.our sound on Ban Treaty. It's a good job you're in position. Nice and

:23:31. > :23:33.early. I'll pick up the mike. If people are tuning in and don't know

:23:34. > :23:37.what happened, Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley had a sensational

:23:38. > :23:44.day, finishing silver medal position. In a race in the women's

:23:45. > :23:50.double sculls that going into this they probably weren't expecting to

:23:51. > :23:53.get silver. Katherine has been back for two years after competing in

:23:54. > :24:01.London. Not sure if she would carry on, then she decided to. Working

:24:02. > :24:05.towards the goal of trying to repeat her victory. They were put together

:24:06. > :24:10.as a double. It's never really clicked, it hasn't clicked at all in

:24:11. > :24:13.the last two years. They have the potential, but nothing went for

:24:14. > :24:19.them. There was a rumour they had a few good performances in training,

:24:20. > :24:22.but in any of the regattas we seem over the last two years. Map of the

:24:23. > :24:28.semifinal at the World Championships was half decent. If you're going to

:24:29. > :24:34.get it right, better to get it right here. On the partnership in about,

:24:35. > :24:38.when you put somebody together, in your experience how long can it take

:24:39. > :24:45.sometimes for it to click? Sometimes it will never click. Small boats,

:24:46. > :24:48.it's got to be one of those things that clicks relatively quickly. The

:24:49. > :24:55.harder you have to work at it, the more chance it's not going to work.

:24:56. > :25:02.With this combination, it hadn't clicked until the last 3-4 days.

:25:03. > :25:09.It's not a scientific element you can say, so many days together, so

:25:10. > :25:13.many years, the more time you spend together, the more chance you have

:25:14. > :25:18.of going faster. If it starts off fast, you are off to a winner. How

:25:19. > :25:23.hard do you think it is for the person who comes into about with

:25:24. > :25:29.somebody already established? Which is what Vicky Thornley had to do.

:25:30. > :25:36.She was part of the sporting Giants programme, only started rowing 2007.

:25:37. > :25:43.It can be intimidating. She's won a medal before, she's got pedigree

:25:44. > :25:47.behind her. Because Katherine Grainger didn't grow for two years

:25:48. > :25:52.after London, it wasn't Vicky just joining her, Vicky was determined

:25:53. > :26:00.she would go single sculling, she won the trials of going... Won the

:26:01. > :26:04.last two trials with Katherine back in the team. She booked the state

:26:05. > :26:08.down, I'm the fastest scholar in the country, you are joining me in some

:26:09. > :26:13.ways, it puts you on a level footing. There is always an element

:26:14. > :26:19.of that. Katherine is the one with results behind her. She gets the

:26:20. > :26:24.silver medal, becoming Britain's's most decorated female Olympian. If

:26:25. > :26:29.you didn't know what happened, I hope we have spoilt it. We found the

:26:30. > :26:33.volume knob on that bit of tape. Clare will guide you through the

:26:34. > :26:35.day, though we've given away the ending.

:26:36. > :26:41.This is never the life I plan for myself, I didn't think I would be a

:26:42. > :26:46.one-time Olympian never mind five-time. Best performance by a

:26:47. > :26:50.British women's boat ever. Probably changed British rowing from that

:26:51. > :26:54.point onwards. It was a spirited and heartening row from Great Britain.

:26:55. > :26:58.Athens is probably one of my proudest medals, but it's changed

:26:59. > :27:03.slightly with what might have been. Great Britain have never won a gold

:27:04. > :27:06.medal at the Olympic Games, could this be the time? That silver medal

:27:07. > :27:10.represented failure, I remember thinking if I'm going to go again I

:27:11. > :27:14.don't want to be driven by that ghost of Beijing. For me London was

:27:15. > :27:17.a whole different experience. What we're seeing right now is that

:27:18. > :27:25.dreams do come true. Most people assumed it would be the end, the

:27:26. > :27:30.perfect finish to the perfect story. After London, Katherine took to

:27:31. > :27:34.years out of running. -- rubbing. She came back but it hasn't been

:27:35. > :27:37.easy, her partnership with Vicky Thornley not gelling. When the squad

:27:38. > :27:41.was announced for the Olympics their names were not part of it.

:27:42. > :27:47.Everything changed and in Rio they have begun to find form. Into the

:27:48. > :27:52.final a strong start. We picked up with commentary from James Cracknell

:27:53. > :27:56.and Gary Herbert. COMMENTATOR: Thornley and Granger for Great

:27:57. > :28:00.Britain coming towards the halfway mark in the final, heavyweight

:28:01. > :28:06.double sculls. Almost half a length over Poland. A good place to be. If

:28:07. > :28:13.you had planned a on your coaching border this would be it. They put

:28:14. > :28:18.themselves in the lead at halfway. The Poles being asked questions they

:28:19. > :28:25.weren't being asked in the semifinal, the Lithuanians a further

:28:26. > :28:30.distance than they had in the heat. These three battling over the medals

:28:31. > :28:34.at the moment. Earlier in the season who would have said the British

:28:35. > :28:38.double skull of Thornley and Grainger would be in a fight for the

:28:39. > :28:43.gold medal here in the women's heavyweight double sculls? The

:28:44. > :28:49.scholars of Poland and Great Britain easing away nicely, still leading,

:28:50. > :28:55.still putting pressure. Watch closest to us. The Lithuanians are

:28:56. > :29:00.the crew undefeated throughout 2016. Currently in bronze medal position.

:29:01. > :29:04.The all-important overlap, Poland overlapping significantly coming up

:29:05. > :29:10.level on Great Britain. Lithuania overlapping Poland. Or moving

:29:11. > :29:14.exactly the same speed which isn't good for Lithuania. No point them

:29:15. > :29:19.moving the same speed when they are Ray length down. Great Britain and

:29:20. > :29:23.Poland now, it's oscillating as to which boat will be fastest. At the

:29:24. > :29:30.moment the Brits seem to have taken a little bit of... They are holding

:29:31. > :29:34.is not moving away slightly from Poland, but the Poles are focused,

:29:35. > :29:38.not glancing at the Brits all Lithuanians. Crucially

:29:39. > :29:46.unsurprisingly the Britons are moving out. British moving out here,

:29:47. > :29:50.they've committed at 800, committed again at 1250, now moving strongly,

:29:51. > :29:55.because we're coming towards the last quarter here in the Olympic

:29:56. > :30:01.final. They are turning this around and turning in style, what a

:30:02. > :30:06.fantastic third 500 here for Thornley and Grainger. Leading the

:30:07. > :30:11.crew from Poland that led them in the semifinal. A sensational

:30:12. > :30:18.performance. Still, job done. The moment is here and now. All the past

:30:19. > :30:23.is irrelevant for Grainger and Thornley. Grainger the defending

:30:24. > :30:26.Olympic champion, backed up by Vicky Thornley in the bow seat, who this

:30:27. > :30:34.year is the best sculler British sculling has. The Poles are moving,

:30:35. > :30:38.the Poles are moving. It's one area they've been weaker, the sprint for

:30:39. > :30:44.the line. Given themselves every chance, I believe they can hold on.

:30:45. > :30:49.But it is the Poles' chance to win. They've got to find three feet from

:30:50. > :30:54.nowhere in order to claim gold and statute away from Katherine and

:30:55. > :30:59.Vicky. You're watching mental reserve, two crews going at it.

:31:00. > :31:04.Exchanging punches here. By afoot at the moment.

:31:05. > :31:12.Poland are now coming up level. Hanging on for dear life. Thornley

:31:13. > :31:16.and Grainger will have to have one last push. One last dig deep into

:31:17. > :31:22.the reserves here. They are going to medal on this. That is assured. But

:31:23. > :31:27.for them it is about the Gold Medal. As Poland get their boughs ahead.

:31:28. > :31:34.This is where you have to go. The last ten strokes you erevery road.

:31:35. > :31:38.Katherine, come on! The last ten strokes, 23 you don't do it now,

:31:39. > :31:45.never will there be another chance. Legs up. They are hanging on. Poland

:31:46. > :31:51.are feeling the pain. But they are going to be the Olympic champions.

:31:52. > :31:56.Here come Poland. Poland getting Olympic gold. Great Britain's

:31:57. > :32:01.Thornley and Grainger getting silver medal. The head goes down from

:32:02. > :32:06.Katherine Grainger. Well, there are great pleasures in life. If one of

:32:07. > :32:11.them is people saying you cannot do this performance and a silver medal

:32:12. > :32:14.today stands testament to the power of self-belief and sheer hard work

:32:15. > :32:20.from Grainger and Thornley. From Great Britain, they have come from

:32:21. > :32:26.nowhere this season! They are going away Olympic silver-medallists!

:32:27. > :32:32.Many, many, many congratulations! Yes it is one of the races that at

:32:33. > :32:37.the start of the regatta you would have taken with both hands as we led

:32:38. > :32:40.most of the way. There is a tinge of what may have been... But

:32:41. > :32:44.considering the last couple of years, I am proud of what we have

:32:45. > :32:47.done. It is a medal that not many people would have put money on. So I

:32:48. > :32:54.am pleased. How proud are you? I am so thankful

:32:55. > :32:59.to Katherine for doing such a good job in the race. There was a head

:33:00. > :33:05.wind. I'm not sure about the end. It may have gotten a bit tight. I am

:33:06. > :33:10.lost for words at the moment it is a bit of a whirlwind.

:33:11. > :33:14.Does this eclipse London? I don't think it can eclipse London because

:33:15. > :33:18.of everything around it. But I remember at the start of the

:33:19. > :33:23.campaign, if I could come from anything out of this, it was just

:33:24. > :33:29.the achievement of standing here. There were many, many dark days. So

:33:30. > :33:31.to be standing here with a great big #34edal on our neck, it is

:33:32. > :33:36.worthwhile. Tokyo? Mum and dad, I promise, I

:33:37. > :33:43.will never put you through that again! In different words but here

:33:44. > :33:49.they are, Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley receiving their

:33:50. > :33:55.silver medals, as Katherine said, under the sun at Lagoa Lake. And

:33:56. > :33:59.look how delighted they are. And Steve, they may have proved, they

:34:00. > :34:02.may be too nice to say it but they will have proved a lot of people

:34:03. > :34:07.wrong? Very much so. There were a lot of doubters out

:34:08. > :34:11.there. I was probably one of them. Of the performances that they have

:34:12. > :34:15.shown, over the last two years they have not shown any form like that at

:34:16. > :34:19.all. And for your own confidence you need a glimpse of something you can

:34:20. > :34:24.do. You can't just turn up on the day and do it... But perhaps you

:34:25. > :34:28.can! That's the best thing about it! They believed in themselves.

:34:29. > :34:32.Obviously there was doubt earlier in the season. They were taken from the

:34:33. > :34:38.double and tried for the eight then did not make the eight. How damming

:34:39. > :34:41.is that? Not good enough in the double but not good enough to

:34:42. > :34:45.anybody the eight. You must anybody the double to compete in the

:34:46. > :34:49.Olympics. But that is where they came into their own character. The

:34:50. > :34:53.strength of the mind to believe that they could do it. When they got back

:34:54. > :34:58.into the double after 18 months of trying it before and it not working,

:34:59. > :35:03.that is where they dug deep. They had the inner belief. They said

:35:04. > :35:08.it was like starting again with a new crew. It was different. It was

:35:09. > :35:13.just that all of their options had been taken away. Coming to the

:35:14. > :35:18.Olympics, this is the only one you have got. You have to make it work.

:35:19. > :35:22.And in the interview, happy as they were with the silver, the

:35:23. > :35:25.competitors that they are, there was a tinge of disappointment that they

:35:26. > :35:32.did not hold on for the gold? Of course. They have not trained as

:35:33. > :35:35.hard and for as long as they have to walk away with the silver. But

:35:36. > :35:40.coming from the ring, there was a doubt they may not be able to fake

:35:41. > :35:43.the final if you are not in the final you cannot race for a medal.

:35:44. > :35:50.So the number one factor was getting in. Katherine coming back to say she

:35:51. > :35:53.wanted to try again, the final, was a justification of that. What they

:35:54. > :36:00.have done together has justified that many, many times over. We

:36:01. > :36:04.missed the fish. If anybody, I was watching the boughs of the Polish

:36:05. > :36:10.boat. A yellow mark that came up, that was a fish getting out of the

:36:11. > :36:15.way. It is a shame it did not get in the way of the Polish crew it may

:36:16. > :36:21.have helped our girls. I was to ask, if is fish jumps out

:36:22. > :36:26.of the water and hits you it would put you off your stride? I'm

:36:27. > :36:33.assuming it would. I have never heard of it happening at a national

:36:34. > :36:36.regatta. I was training in London for the fours head of the river, we

:36:37. > :36:41.had a fish that jumped into the boat. We had a subin the boat. It

:36:42. > :36:46.was dark. The guy said there was a fish in the boat. We were like:

:36:47. > :36:50.Don't be stupid, at the end of the session, there was a fish there! So

:36:51. > :36:57.it does happen. But of course, we alled would have loved for them to

:36:58. > :37:02.win the gold but as I said to Katherine afterwards, that is the

:37:03. > :37:06.best medal that they have ever won. The best medal because of? Because

:37:07. > :37:11.of everything that has gone on with it. They were the favourites to win

:37:12. > :37:17.gold four years ago, they have been in combination for three years going

:37:18. > :37:20.into it. Katherine won the silver in the skinningle skulls the year

:37:21. > :37:25.before, the crowning moment of her career. To repeat it would have been

:37:26. > :37:30.difficult. Having two years out you cannot come back... If you were

:37:31. > :37:36.watching the rowing earlier but you see the men's and the women's events

:37:37. > :37:42.they had both Russians in the events who were knocked out because of the

:37:43. > :37:45.drug allegations, so the next qualifiers they have been on

:37:46. > :37:52.holiday. They have not been in training. In both boats, the women's

:37:53. > :38:11.and the talians, they were missing a few months, or weeks or days but

:38:12. > :38:12.missing years it is so tough to come back to.

:38:13. > :38:13.And to Helen glover and Heather Stanning who in the previous race

:38:14. > :38:18.struggled. Is that fair? This is the combination that won the first Gold

:38:19. > :38:23.Medal four years ago for Great Britain. Unbeaten for five years.

:38:24. > :38:27.The three heats, that they were in, they were against the Danish crew.

:38:28. > :38:34.You think that there is no question. It is always a walk in the park.

:38:35. > :38:38.They struggled, big time. They didn't admit it after wards. They

:38:39. > :38:43.didn't admit it. Which you would not do. They had the game face on.

:38:44. > :38:49.Rightly so. But there was doubt. The Americans in another heat looked

:38:50. > :38:54.really very, very strong. The Kiwis, the three medallist, u

:38:55. > :38:58.the Americans and New Zealand, would be the ones that could win the

:38:59. > :39:02.medals. Did they show... That this was the

:39:03. > :39:06.race that they had to make a statement with.

:39:07. > :39:11.The Americans would have been out there, thinking, right, they were a

:39:12. > :39:14.bit dodgy in their heat, this is the time to strike. All of the races

:39:15. > :39:18.with the Americans, the Americans have been doubling up in the eight.

:39:19. > :39:22.They are not doubling up. They have the eggs in this basket. They have

:39:23. > :39:28.said that what they are trying to do is to win the eight. But these girls

:39:29. > :39:32.which not be any it. But they blasted them? This was the

:39:33. > :39:36.race of the regatta. If they had lost this, there was a strong

:39:37. > :39:41.possibility that they would do that, that would be the Gold Medal gone.

:39:42. > :39:45.But they could still be in the medals that they are that good. But

:39:46. > :39:50.the statement that they made and they have only been threatened a

:39:51. > :39:55.couple of times in the last two to three years. Each time they stepped

:39:56. > :39:59.up to it. I was concerned this was a little too late.

:40:00. > :40:02.The semi-finals have tough. So the statement that they made is

:40:03. > :40:06.absolutely blowing the Americans away.

:40:07. > :40:12.I think that they have said, right, this is our Gold Medal, you are

:40:13. > :40:19.after the silver medal. They are unbeaten since 2011, Glover

:40:20. > :40:23.and Stanning. And if they said that, the men said the same in their race

:40:24. > :40:29.as well? Without a doubt. A class act. Whatever boat they go into. The

:40:30. > :40:32.eight the year after the 2012 Olympics, then back into the four,

:40:33. > :40:36.then back to the eight. They have won every time at the World

:40:37. > :40:41.Championships, now back in the four. They have dominated the circuit.

:40:42. > :40:47.They almost lost as Lucerne. Carrying a subin the boat at that

:40:48. > :40:51.time. But they are back up to full strength. But saying that, the

:40:52. > :40:55.Australians have stepped up to the mark. It will be a hell of a race

:40:56. > :41:00.tomorrow. But I think that our guys are too big, too strong.

:41:01. > :41:04.There is always someone in the men's who has been in the previous

:41:05. > :41:08.Olympics. Is it important? I don't think so. It is the belief that they

:41:09. > :41:14.have that whatever boat that they are in, four or eight, that they

:41:15. > :41:18.will win. That by doing the eights, two of the last three years, has

:41:19. > :41:25.brought more people into that frame of mind. You may see the eight

:41:26. > :41:30.winning on Saturday as well. If I ask you if Glover and Stanning

:41:31. > :41:38.could win the gold, will it curse it? Of course not.

:41:39. > :41:43.The Kiwi men's pair was the banker of the regatta. They took the gold.

:41:44. > :41:49.Heather and Helen are next to that. They gave us a little scare on the

:41:50. > :41:53.heats but they are back on form. I can't see anybody beating them. You

:41:54. > :41:58.are going to join us on the beach later on. Probably when it is darker

:41:59. > :42:03.and more windy. Steve will be with us. Katherine Grainger and Vicky

:42:04. > :42:06.Thornley will join us live to talk about their day. We are looking

:42:07. > :42:10.forward to that. But we are to stay on the water now.

:42:11. > :42:13.With regoing to show you what happened a little earlier on when

:42:14. > :42:18.David Florence and Richard Hounslow, they of course won the silver medal

:42:19. > :42:22.in the canoe slalom in London 2012. They were hoping for similar or

:42:23. > :42:27.better in Rio. Now, what are we going to see from

:42:28. > :42:32.David Florence? Not himself in the C 1 final. He looks nervous, stiff,

:42:33. > :42:37.not fluent. But he is working hard. In the front of the boat. He is the

:42:38. > :42:43.powerhouse. A little mistake to gate number three. Again, using that 24

:42:44. > :42:50.second marker at gate seven to see where they are. It is 8, 9 and 10

:42:51. > :42:56.that is crucial. Looking controlled after a shaky

:42:57. > :43:01.start. Nice through gate seven. The hold there on the exit. Smooth

:43:02. > :43:06.through find ten. They are well inside.

:43:07. > :43:13.1.58 the margin. Looking good for Hounslow and Florence.

:43:14. > :43:18.Getting the perfect line into gate 13. Not as clean as the Skantars.

:43:19. > :43:24.That was sticky. Maybe three quarters of a second. Keep your eye

:43:25. > :43:29.on it. 16 negotiated OK. Slightly wider entrance to 17.

:43:30. > :43:33.Looking good on the exit. Now they have to pick the line. Looking at

:43:34. > :43:40.the split. They are up. Can they nail the spin? They must find the

:43:41. > :43:45.projection on the wave. Now about the inside pole of gate 20. Can they

:43:46. > :43:53.stay around it? Richard is working hard. Two big stoppers to power

:43:54. > :43:56.through. One, two, nicely done. Now a try for 22.

:43:57. > :44:03.Keep it clean, tight on the inside hole. Now, powerhouse, David drive

:44:04. > :44:07.down the bow. Lift the nose of the canoe through the water.

:44:08. > :44:14.A good line through the final gate of 24. The moment of truth for Great

:44:15. > :44:21.Britain. Will they add to the gold taken by Joe Clarke? Not quite. Oh,

:44:22. > :44:27.0.43 outside. Perhaps not the Coleens line from 23 through to the

:44:28. > :44:31.finish. But a wonderful effort from David Florence and Richard Hounslow.

:44:32. > :44:35.Into the silver medal position which is exactly where they were in London

:44:36. > :44:39.2012. Still two boats to go. Nothing is certain yes. In fact they are not

:44:40. > :44:47.even guaranteed a medal at this stage. Should they beat Kaspar and

:44:48. > :44:52.Sindler or Anton and Benzien, there could be another medal coming Great

:44:53. > :44:58.Britain's way but it is not gold. Joe Clarke is the only K1 paddler to

:44:59. > :45:03.claim gold. The second British athlete or boat to have claimed a

:45:04. > :45:08.gold as he took the gold in the C2 four years ago.

:45:09. > :45:14.Once Florence and Hounslow had the silver medal confirmed they spoke to

:45:15. > :45:20.Sir Matthew Pinsent. What an amazing performance? Yeah.

:45:21. > :45:24.It is always tough when an early runner put in a good run. The

:45:25. > :45:33.Skantars, they put on such a good run. Easy to think, how can we beat

:45:34. > :45:39.that? We all did! Indeed. Disappointed from C 1 in the last

:45:40. > :45:43.couple of day.ment of wanted to enjoy it. Talked about doing the

:45:44. > :45:49.best that we could down the course. Leave everything to one side. We did

:45:50. > :45:54.a solid job in particular. Rich in particular. You know he is solid.

:45:55. > :46:02.Nothing phases him. He is good to have at the back of the boat. Having

:46:03. > :46:08.me there to help pick up the back. Prays indeed! Well, it is easy with

:46:09. > :46:12.Richard at the front! It has been a hard eight years. We worked hard

:46:13. > :46:18.over the years to come out with a medal at the Olympics is fantastic.

:46:19. > :46:22.Again, close to the golds so, maybe a little bittersweet. But we are

:46:23. > :46:27.happy. It can unravel so quickly? Definitely. Definitely. Like David

:46:28. > :46:32.said he had to pick himself up from the C 1. He did a great job. Now we

:46:33. > :46:36.can relax and enjoy the Olympics and watching.

:46:37. > :46:44.What about the future, guys? Is this it for you? C2 is looking unlikely

:46:45. > :46:49.to be included in Tokyo in 2020. So that could be it for us paddling

:46:50. > :46:55.together. I am loving canoeing with no plans to retire. But who knows.

:46:56. > :47:00.Richard? I obviously retired from my individual event at the end of last

:47:01. > :47:05.year. To put everything into the C2. So I guess I will go away for a

:47:06. > :47:11.little bit. Unwind and decide. I guess I may have to get a real job!

:47:12. > :47:17.Well before any of that, enjoy the medal ceremony. Congratulation.

:47:18. > :47:18.Everyone at home will want me to say, fantastic performance, we are

:47:19. > :47:20.very proud. Thank you very much. Thank you.

:47:21. > :47:27.Cheers. After speaking to Sir Matthew, they

:47:28. > :47:32.did go and get their silver medals. Richard Hounslow and David Florence.

:47:33. > :47:37.Steve Roca is still alongside me, you said you were there for David

:47:38. > :47:42.Florence's single event. We heard Richard say how well he's done to

:47:43. > :47:45.pick himself up after that, he was crushingly disappointed. Being world

:47:46. > :47:52.champion, going to the World Championships twice over, he was

:47:53. > :47:56.very disappointed he missed the gate, then went back for it, then

:47:57. > :48:01.got the bow of his boat caught everything that could go wrong did.

:48:02. > :48:05.To turn it around in two days and get this performance is fantastic.

:48:06. > :48:09.Not only did he turn it around to win a medal with Richard Hounslow,

:48:10. > :48:12.because he was in the same room as Joe Clarke, he was having to be a

:48:13. > :48:17.cheerleader for Joel when he came back with his disappointment, to get

:48:18. > :48:21.him ready to go and win the gold medal which he did yesterday in

:48:22. > :48:27.kayak. Sounds a bit of a saga. Seems to have worked for all three.

:48:28. > :48:31.They've will come away with medals. Joe yesterday at an amazing

:48:32. > :48:41.performance. I don't think people were expecting gold from Joe. It's

:48:42. > :48:47.about what you do on the day, as Katherine and Vicky showed us with

:48:48. > :48:52.the silver they got. Joe wrote to me a few years ago. He's your hero.

:48:53. > :48:58.Correction you're his hero. He said he wanted to be a champion, asking

:48:59. > :49:03.some advice. I sent him a photograph and some words of wisdom. Saying,

:49:04. > :49:08.make sure you overturn every stone to make sure you make a success. I

:49:09. > :49:14.was on five live yesterday after his ceremony getting his gold medal, he

:49:15. > :49:19.didn't know he I was going to be, I was at diving yesterday. I fed him

:49:20. > :49:25.that line without telling the whole of the story. He repeated it, he had

:49:26. > :49:29.this poster on his wall for a good few years, not sure if it's still

:49:30. > :49:35.there. We're planning to meet up next week. That is, finally, I know

:49:36. > :49:41.we bang on about it, it's the power of sport and Olympics. Certainly

:49:42. > :49:45.with the Olympics, there are so many different sports going on, different

:49:46. > :49:51.activities within those sports, you rub shoulders with what you see as

:49:52. > :49:58.the greats. Of the five games I competed at, you see people like

:49:59. > :50:05.Carl Lewis, the great athletes giving their performance, thinking,

:50:06. > :50:10.yeah, no, they get what I've got, which is nice. When the dream team

:50:11. > :50:15.American basketball team came in 1992, Matt Pinsent said to me, they

:50:16. > :50:21.are only trying to get what you're getting, they are not getting paid

:50:22. > :50:24.to do it. It sums it up. Any of the Olympians if they have a chance of

:50:25. > :50:30.passing knowledge onto the next generation will do that. They take

:50:31. > :50:34.it and do it better than we did it. Thank you for the moment. Katherine

:50:35. > :50:37.Grainger and Vicky Thornley will join us later run at the beach. Back

:50:38. > :50:47.to Clare in the velodrome. Chris Hoy is alongside me, where the

:50:48. > :50:53.men's team sprint set a new Olympic record of 45.562 seconds. Philip

:50:54. > :50:56.Hinds going out superfast followed by Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner,

:50:57. > :51:01.the one who has to do all three laps, hanging on in for a brilliant

:51:02. > :51:05.time. Classic team performance, everyone did the job well, Palin had

:51:06. > :51:14.the most pressure, his first Olympics. So much expectation. --

:51:15. > :51:19.Callum had the most pressure. He wasn't even going flat out, he paced

:51:20. > :51:25.it, unheard-of in the first lap, still did 17.1. He went below 17 in

:51:26. > :51:29.the final of the second round. Amazing, Olympic record. It set the

:51:30. > :51:33.tone hopefully for the rest of the games. Are there sometimes mind

:51:34. > :51:37.games, I wasn't trying but still beat the Olympic record? Normally in

:51:38. > :51:41.the team sprint it's flat out the whole way, don't pace yourself.

:51:42. > :51:50.There is an element of letting a gap go. If you are the man to close the

:51:51. > :51:53.gap. Really, all that was was a seeding process, the qualifying

:51:54. > :51:57.round, it's important psychologically, all the teams will

:51:58. > :52:03.look at the time team and the Kiwis set. The point of qualifying

:52:04. > :52:07.fastest, which they have done, is it helps who they face, a much weaker

:52:08. > :52:12.side, the eight qualifier in the knockout stages. The qualifying, as

:52:13. > :52:18.long as you are top aide, it's not crucial. Psychologically to post

:52:19. > :52:22.such a fast time they will be full of confidence now and there is a

:52:23. > :52:27.sense of relief when you finish and know the form is there and all they

:52:28. > :52:31.have to do is replicate. It will be tight, the Kiwis less than ten per

:52:32. > :52:35.second behind them. Looking at the splits Jason Kenny's second lap is

:52:36. > :52:39.phenomenal, could be wrong, but I think it was the fastest ever second

:52:40. > :52:44.lap. Look at the other rivals in the sprint competition, the individual,

:52:45. > :52:47.he was at least attempted a second clear of them, which bodes

:52:48. > :52:53.incredibly well. If they win this team sprint, he might win three gold

:52:54. > :52:59.medals. They have knockout rounds to come, the gold medal race will be

:53:00. > :53:03.11:25pm your time and Chris Hoy confidently predicts the British

:53:04. > :53:06.team will be in that race. We'll switch to pursuit racing, see the

:53:07. > :53:12.women's team qualifying and the men's qualifying tonight. For the

:53:13. > :53:18.women, two of the team who won the gold medal in London have returned,

:53:19. > :53:22.Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott. They are joined by two new team-mates,

:53:23. > :53:25.Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker. Before we talk about the

:53:26. > :53:27.individuals, let's talk about how team pursuit works, with Chris

:53:28. > :53:38.Boardman. Team pursuit, an event that requires

:53:39. > :53:41.superb bike handling skills and enormous athletic prowess. What

:53:42. > :53:48.really decide the outcome is aerodynamic understanding and

:53:49. > :53:51.physics. Take it away, Charlie. Once out of the starting gate and up to

:53:52. > :53:56.speed the riders alternate between high-powered turns on the front and

:53:57. > :54:00.sheltering behind team-mates. On the front of a top team travelling more

:54:01. > :54:05.than 63 kilometres an hour, the lead rider is to produce more than 800

:54:06. > :54:09.watts of power just to push through the air. To put it into perspective,

:54:10. > :54:13.for us on a leisurely bike ride in the park we are producing five times

:54:14. > :54:16.less than that. They move to the back of the team once they've done

:54:17. > :54:23.their turn, into shelter. How they do it is quite clever. Rather than

:54:24. > :54:26.slow, drop to the back and use energy accelerating again, the

:54:27. > :54:31.riders use the shape of the track to effect change. Moving up the bank is

:54:32. > :54:35.like moving up the hill, the rider slows and at the same time the shape

:54:36. > :54:38.of the bend makes them travel further, the higher they go, the

:54:39. > :54:46.further they travel relative to their team, the more time is shaved

:54:47. > :54:50.off. Gravity should help them accelerate them and bring them down

:54:51. > :54:54.millimetres within the last rider's wheel, taking less than two seconds.

:54:55. > :54:57.If they get cultivation is wrong, they expend precious energy getting

:54:58. > :55:03.onto the back, even lose contact altogether. The team pursuit is an

:55:04. > :55:10.elegant blend of physical ability, technical skill and science.

:55:11. > :55:18.That is how team pursuit works. The British team are down in the centre

:55:19. > :55:24.of the velodrome preparing for their ride. Joanna Rowsell on the left.

:55:25. > :55:28.Laura Trott as well. They are experienced, the two of them. Katie

:55:29. > :55:31.Archibald and Elinor Barker less experienced. How important are the

:55:32. > :55:35.ones who know what it's like to be in the Olympics to tell the others

:55:36. > :55:42.what to expect? Very much a process of learning from those who got the

:55:43. > :55:45.experience. With Laura, she has an amazing ability to deal with

:55:46. > :55:49.pressure. She's been so consistent the last four years. Even Katie

:55:50. > :55:54.Archibald who is new to the team, she's dealt with every stage, world

:55:55. > :55:59.and European Championships. No problems. They'll be fine, they are

:56:00. > :56:03.flying, they will have seen the boys do so well in the team sprint and

:56:04. > :56:11.it'll give them confidence. Fingers crossed. That final, the gold medal

:56:12. > :56:21.race, 10:25pm your time. It'll be something to tune in for. Chris,

:56:22. > :56:25.with the team pursuit, given it's now four cake for the women and the

:56:26. > :56:35.riders, they've changed their training, everything has changed. --

:56:36. > :56:40.four K. We've got a strong squad. You need to have more horsepower,

:56:41. > :56:47.more people involved, which we have. It's helped us. Teams like Australia

:56:48. > :56:52.barely have the manpower. They've adapted very well indeed.

:56:53. > :56:57.Australians are the world record holders, it was set in February 20

:56:58. > :57:03.15. They've had problems with Mel Hoskins, one of their four riders.

:57:04. > :57:10.Brad Haddin a nasty moment: five seconds to go before Australia start

:57:11. > :57:16.their ride. Australia the 2015 world champions. Among the big favourites

:57:17. > :57:20.for the gold medal here in this women's team pursuit. They ended up

:57:21. > :57:26.in a heap on the floor when training on the track the other day, four of

:57:27. > :57:29.the five riders in the squad ended up crashing, Annette Edmondson was

:57:30. > :57:34.the only one who didn't. She's in this line-up today. Melissa Hoskins

:57:35. > :57:40.fell heavily on her hip, went to hospital. She's OK. She returned to

:57:41. > :57:48.the track yesterday, walking with the aid of a stick. She was able to

:57:49. > :57:53.ride. It's just a bruised hip. Remarkable recovery. She struggled

:57:54. > :57:59.at the start. With a bruised hip what can you expect? Is the worst

:58:00. > :58:02.part of the ride. Settled in position, looking good, solid at the

:58:03. > :58:06.moment. Half a second in front with just under a minute of raising

:58:07. > :58:11.completed. The ride on the front for Australia at the moment is Melissa

:58:12. > :58:14.Hoskins, peels off to the top of the track. They needed her to be fit

:58:15. > :58:20.enough to be able to take place today. Ankudinoff, the other rider

:58:21. > :58:25.in the squad, fell and hurt her neck I understand, it would have been a

:58:26. > :58:29.problem for her to ride today. They might be under par but they need to

:58:30. > :58:34.get through this first round in a good place to hopefully head for the

:58:35. > :58:39.final. They've put that behind them. It hasn't shaken up, the crash,

:58:40. > :58:42.because they look cool, calm and collected. The ride on the front at

:58:43. > :58:54.the moment is Annette Edmondson. Double world champion last year.

:58:55. > :58:58.Edmondson has done well in the individual never mind team pursuit.

:58:59. > :59:05.She's handed over to George Baker, 21, from Tasmania, who has a family

:59:06. > :59:09.here watching her. -- Georgia Baker. A long way off their world record

:59:10. > :59:20.pace, 0.2 seconds ahead of the current best time. They are looking

:59:21. > :59:23.to maybe slide under for 20. Certainly off the pace. I don't know

:59:24. > :59:28.whether its current form because they look to be trying hard, or

:59:29. > :59:33.whether the crash has affected them. Hoskins has done another turn. Falls

:59:34. > :59:36.to the back of the line. There she is, Mel Hoskins, trying to hang onto

:59:37. > :59:44.the back wheel of the rider in front. Doing a strong turn at the

:59:45. > :59:47.front is a neat Cure, who has unfinished business, she went to

:59:48. > :59:53.London four years ago at 19 and didn't get to ride, she was the

:59:54. > :59:57.spare ride in the team pursuit. Little bit of concertina. The riders

:59:58. > :00:01.easing a little bit. Shows there is disparity of speed within the team.

:00:02. > :00:05.It really causes problems later on as riders have to accelerate again

:00:06. > :00:08.and slow slightly. Not quite as smooth as we've seen from the

:00:09. > :00:14.Australians before. Changes are pretty solid. The pace within the

:00:15. > :00:19.team is not ideal, they are not pulling away by much. Inside the

:00:20. > :00:22.last five laps. Next time over the line there will be a kilometre

:00:23. > :00:26.remaining in this 5000 metre qualification ride in the women's

:00:27. > :00:28.team pursuit. Last year's world champions go into the last four

:00:29. > :00:37.laps. The quality is starting to tell,

:00:38. > :00:44.because they have suddenly pulled out a second's lead. Driving

:00:45. > :00:48.strongly now, but one second ahead. Georgia bike peels off, having very

:00:49. > :00:55.short-term at the front -- Georgia Baker. Hoskins had problems earlier

:00:56. > :00:58.in the week which saw her being taken to hospital. This is a strong

:00:59. > :01:05.term from the former world individual pursuit champion, Amy

:01:06. > :01:11.Cure from Tasmania at the front now. Cure is going to take them all the

:01:12. > :01:18.way around the front now. Amy Cure is still piling it on. Edmonton is

:01:19. > :01:22.right on her will, Baker bringing up the rear. Amy Cure still leads

:01:23. > :01:27.Australia around. This is a monster turned at the front by the. They

:01:28. > :01:32.should have done it earlier to look after the other riders.

:01:33. > :01:37.Nevertheless, she has brought them home strongly. Here they come over

:01:38. > :01:45.the line. Australia are the first team to go inside 4.20, still some

:01:46. > :01:49.way short of the world-record. The Olympic record has been broken, but

:01:50. > :01:54.for those of you who have just tuned in, that will be probably woken

:01:55. > :01:57.several more times between now and the end of this competition, because

:01:58. > :02:04.this is the first Games in which we have had this format. A good ride

:02:05. > :02:08.from them, given the circumstances, but a long way off that world-record

:02:09. > :02:14.pace. It is certainly starting to bode well for the Great Britain

:02:15. > :02:18.four. I think Australia were just glad to put that four athletes on

:02:19. > :02:22.the track, because in sporting terms, it was disastrous when they

:02:23. > :02:27.crashed at 60 kilometres an hour on the track the other day. There were

:02:28. > :02:32.two sizeable scars where they had to repair the wood on the track.

:02:33. > :02:36.Technically, the Australian teams are always good. Consistently so for

:02:37. > :02:49.the last 20 years, as far as I can remember. And of course, another day

:02:50. > :02:53.of recovery for Hoskins. Next on the track will be Great Britain. There

:02:54. > :03:01.is the situation at the moment, Australia and New Zealand, the two

:03:02. > :03:08.fastest teams thus far. Next, the British quartet. New Zealand are

:03:09. > :03:12.just warming down. Here we go, Katie Archibald, Laura trot, Elinor Barker

:03:13. > :03:19.and Joanna Rowsell sham. Four times, Britain have one the championship.

:03:20. > :03:26.Silver last year. Bronze this year in London at the World Championship.

:03:27. > :03:40.The Olympic champions on the track for the first time in Rio.

:03:41. > :03:47.And the British women are under way in the team pursuit. Laura Trott won

:03:48. > :03:54.two golds in London in the team pursuit at the Omni. Joanna Rowsell

:03:55. > :04:00.Shand was also part of the team pursuit winning trio as it was four

:04:01. > :04:04.years ago. She was one of the best starters. Laura Trott will have the

:04:05. > :04:09.responsibility of injecting the pace into this team. We got a small

:04:10. > :04:13.glimpse of their coach, Paul Manning, at the side of the track.

:04:14. > :04:19.He will be telling them where they are, pace-wise. They are into the

:04:20. > :04:30.lead. Great Britain are just settling down here. Riding at the

:04:31. > :04:35.front is Laura Trott. Stock still on her bike. Elinor Barker takes up the

:04:36. > :04:43.running now. Two of these riders will be doing longer terms. So they

:04:44. > :04:49.are carefully measuring their resources. Nearly half a second in

:04:50. > :05:03.front of Australia now. They have made an excellent start.

:05:04. > :05:10.At the World Championships in March, they looked decidedly ragged. It

:05:11. > :05:22.just shows you the line is a fine one between success and failure in

:05:23. > :05:36.an event like this. Care to -- Katie Archibald was a bit late. Jo Rowsell

:05:37. > :05:42.Shand has done her turn at the front. Elinor Barker, just 21, is

:05:43. > :05:49.already a two-time champion in this event. Can she become an Olympic

:05:50. > :05:53.champion as well? It is a wedge shaped team. It is beautifully

:05:54. > :05:58.formed to make sure body gets maximum shelter. Nearly two and a

:05:59. > :06:03.half seconds quicker than Australia at the halfway mark. So far, so good

:06:04. > :06:07.for the British women. They are riding on schedule according to

:06:08. > :06:10.their coach Paul Manning, who points at the line to let them know they

:06:11. > :06:16.are doing the job they set out to do. It is looking good from here.

:06:17. > :06:18.Elinor Barker leads the line for Great Britain. She has Katie

:06:19. > :06:27.Archibald behind her. Katie Archibald has ridden to won world

:06:28. > :06:41.puddle as part of this squad. -- she has ridden to a world title.

:06:42. > :06:47.That track craft is excellent. They are three seconds ahead now. Next

:06:48. > :06:52.time over the line, they will be going into the final four lapse.

:06:53. > :07:00.Great Britain, up to this point, have been the class of the field.

:07:01. > :07:05.All four of them are still together, looking really good on the track.

:07:06. > :07:12.Beautiful track craft by Katie Archibald. She has injected some

:07:13. > :07:21.pace, because they are now 4.3 seconds ahead. A powerful turn from

:07:22. > :07:26.Joanna Rowsell. Laura Trott is now pushing for Great Britain, with two

:07:27. > :07:33.laps to go. Elinor Barker now comes to the front. These three have to

:07:34. > :07:38.stay together now. The time is taken on the third rider to cross the

:07:39. > :07:43.line. This is impressive from Great Britain. This is going to be a

:07:44. > :07:51.really good qualification right. Here they come, with just over half

:07:52. > :08:00.a lap to go. It is going to be very close. Are they laying down a bit

:08:01. > :08:03.marker? They certainly are! It's a world-record marker for Great

:08:04. > :08:10.Britain! What a stunning start in the velodrome. Katie Archibald,

:08:11. > :08:20.Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell Shand lay down the

:08:21. > :08:25.record for everyone else. They have broken the world record in the

:08:26. > :08:27.women's team pursuit. You can't ask for more than that from a

:08:28. > :08:32.qualification round. They put themselves in pole position. They

:08:33. > :08:38.have sent a message. It's the Olympics again, and we are back.

:08:39. > :08:42.Although it's only a qualification right, there will be a lot of people

:08:43. > :08:48.in the track centre from the other nations, thinking, here we go again.

:08:49. > :08:52.We have two good teams left to go, so we shouldn't count the proverbial

:08:53. > :08:57.chickens. Canada and the United States have still to perform, but at

:08:58. > :09:01.the very least, Great Britain are in the hunt. The qualification times

:09:02. > :09:06.matter because that is the seeding for the next round so you get to see

:09:07. > :09:09.what your opponents have done. That was an impressive ride both in terms

:09:10. > :09:15.of the time and the technical way they rode. There were great changes

:09:16. > :09:21.during those 16 laps. No wonder Katie Archibald is smiling. The job

:09:22. > :09:24.is far from done, but it is an excellent start. I think Katie

:09:25. > :09:28.Archibald was probably the ride of the race. She was technically very

:09:29. > :09:34.good, a real powerhouse towards the end. Now we are with Canada. The

:09:35. > :09:44.action comes thick and fast on the velodrome. These were the world

:09:45. > :09:51.silver medallists this year. They are the Pan-American games

:09:52. > :09:55.champions. You could see the nervous tension in all their faces. Imagine

:09:56. > :09:58.going onto the track, having seen the world record broken, and knowing

:09:59. > :10:03.that if you want to take a gold medal, you have to go faster than

:10:04. > :10:09.anyone has gone before. Alison Beveridge, the 23-year-old, leads

:10:10. > :10:15.them off at the start. She has never still on the top of the podium. On

:10:16. > :10:20.her will is Jasmin tracer, a four-time bronze medallists. They

:10:21. > :10:21.have been there or thereabouts. But Canada could be a major factor in

:10:22. > :11:00.this event. They are big shown by their coach

:11:01. > :11:24.that they are slightly down on schedule. Third fastest time. George

:11:25. > :11:27.Ezra Melling is from Vancouver -- Simmerling. She competed as an

:11:28. > :11:33.alpine skier in Vancouver in the winter games in 2010. She went to

:11:34. > :11:37.ski cross and took part in Sochi 2014, and is now sacking in the

:11:38. > :11:42.women's team pursuit. I wonder whether her position has come from a

:11:43. > :11:47.different sport. She has a very wide armed opposition, which is not

:11:48. > :11:55.aerodynamic. And they are over seconds down. So not what we were

:11:56. > :11:59.expecting from Canada. Alison Beveridge is at the front. And

:12:00. > :12:04.Jasmin Glaesser takes over. She is a good rider on the road as well. She

:12:05. > :12:05.won the gold medal in the road race in the Pan-American games in Toronto

:12:06. > :12:20.last summer. It is around now that we see if the

:12:21. > :12:25.strength and depth is there within the team. Have they got the strength

:12:26. > :12:28.and depth to up the pace in the closing half of this race and put

:12:29. > :12:34.themselves in the mix with the likes of Great Britain and Australia? The

:12:35. > :12:38.British team had fairly even terms all the way through that. The

:12:39. > :12:46.Canadians have different lengths of term, so they are having to manage

:12:47. > :12:53.some disparity of form. I mentioned that Georgia Simmerling was a former

:12:54. > :13:01.skier. Kirsty Lay, towards the back, is a former speed skater. They are

:13:02. > :13:05.down to three now. And it is a little early for that. I wonder

:13:06. > :13:14.whether they can hang on third position. Kirsty Lay, the former

:13:15. > :13:17.speed skater. It is not going well for Canada. There are still a long

:13:18. > :13:32.way to go with just the three riders. They are starting to feel it

:13:33. > :13:40.now. Simmerling is hanging on by her fingernails at the back. They are a

:13:41. > :13:51.long way back, over five seconds down on the record set by Great

:13:52. > :13:56.Britain. Just the one lap to go. They will be glad to hear the bell

:13:57. > :14:04.ringing, I'm sure. You can see it as a struggle as the gaps begin to

:14:05. > :14:11.open. The time is taken on the third wheel, remember. It is not about

:14:12. > :14:19.what the first two do. Alison Beveridge was the last rider to

:14:20. > :14:22.cross the line. They are the third fastest, but as you can see, some

:14:23. > :14:31.way short of that posted by Great Britain. To Britain led the way,

:14:32. > :14:39.Australia are second and cancer third ahead of New Zealand. Britain

:14:40. > :14:53.are leading by five seconds -- Canada are third. A look at the

:14:54. > :14:58.on-board cameras. They pull about two G-forces when they go around

:14:59. > :15:05.these banking is. We only have one more team to see here. In

:15:06. > :15:09.qualification for the women's team pursuit, and it is the world

:15:10. > :15:16.champions from the United States of America. The same four riders are on

:15:17. > :15:27.the track today. They claimed the gold medal in London. It

:15:28. > :15:38.will be interesting to see what the world champions have in their legs.

:15:39. > :15:43.The World Championship every year is in the winter, you have the double

:15:44. > :15:45.peak in the season and a lot of athletes struggle with the change in

:15:46. > :15:52.timings. Sarah Hammer, eight time world

:15:53. > :15:56.champion on the track, five times in individual pursuit, two times in the

:15:57. > :16:03.Omnium. Another big ride for Laura Trott in the women's omnium as well.

:16:04. > :16:11.Kelly Catlin, Chloe Dygert and Jennifer Valente make up the rest of

:16:12. > :16:17.the United States team. Chloe Dygert, number 227, first road on

:16:18. > :16:20.the track ten months ago. It's in out of the deep end as they get

:16:21. > :16:28.ready to go with just five seconds remaining. The way they go. The

:16:29. > :16:33.gauntlet has been thrown down by Great Britain. How will the world

:16:34. > :16:41.champions respond? Can they live with the new world record time gaps

:16:42. > :16:46.appearing, so Raggett start for Sarah Hammer. In second position,

:16:47. > :16:54.she will be charged with lifting the pace. We'll get a look at her

:16:55. > :17:00.individual form for the Omnium event. Valente very strong rider.

:17:01. > :17:02.She was the one who led the first couple of laps for the United

:17:03. > :17:07.States. Taking over now, Sarah Hammer. One and a half seconds

:17:08. > :17:11.faster than the team of Great Britain, you can see why there were

:17:12. > :17:15.gaps in the team. You may think it shows they are going to be the

:17:16. > :17:19.fastest team, but it could be they are doing damage early on in the

:17:20. > :17:25.race, 1.3 seconds and stable now. You have to be so careful about

:17:26. > :17:28.riding hard at the start of these. Four and four minutes plus is an

:17:29. > :17:33.awful long way. Chloe Dygert has recovered from a torn ACL in the

:17:34. > :17:42.last year, taking her place at the front now. America with a fast start

:17:43. > :17:48.here. Very strong start. Their deficit to the British team, which

:17:49. > :17:53.rode an even pace, changing all the time. .9 of the second. Seeing a

:17:54. > :17:59.huge injection of pace. Somebody in that there is slowing it down. That

:18:00. > :18:03.effect could be a problem for them in the latter stages. Kelly Catlin

:18:04. > :18:09.hurtling around as they reach the 1500 metre mark. Staying a second up

:18:10. > :18:16.on the time of Great Britain. Good changes, they seem to have settled

:18:17. > :18:19.into a nice rhythm now. Not the tidiest team, because of the amount

:18:20. > :18:26.of power they are putting down. One second in front. Short terms, too. A

:18:27. > :18:30.bad change. Power on the front coming from Sarah Hammer. More

:18:31. > :18:37.difficulty getting on the back for Jennifer Valente. All these small

:18:38. > :18:44.mistakes will add up. Now down .7 of a second. Really aren't using their

:18:45. > :18:50.resources to the best. Not looking after each other, good pace of an

:18:51. > :18:58.individual doesn't mean the team will go faster. They've still got

:18:59. > :19:01.six laps to go. Half a second in hand there will thereabouts, that is

:19:02. > :19:06.why they are world champions. Not the tidiest team but they've got

:19:07. > :19:11.some strong individuals. They are holding that advantage. Have they

:19:12. > :19:16.got the power to bring home the advantage they've given themselves

:19:17. > :19:21.in the early laps? Did they go out too quickly? Kelly Catlin riding on

:19:22. > :19:27.the front for the USA. Holding all the time at just over half a second.

:19:28. > :19:30.Strong, strong riders. They might not have full technique, but they've

:19:31. > :19:35.got the power. The next time over the line they will have four laps to

:19:36. > :19:39.go, an world record pace at the moment as they come towards the

:19:40. > :19:44.line. It's now just two tenths of a second, finding it harder and

:19:45. > :19:47.harder, they are down to three. It's very difficult when somebody bails

:19:48. > :19:51.out, having dropped the speed. Fatigue is so great they won't pick

:19:52. > :19:56.it back up again. Not an ideal tactical move. They've gone .7

:19:57. > :20:01.seconds behind, all those mistakes adding up. The wheels have suddenly,

:20:02. > :20:05.in terms of time for the USA, they were so fast in the first half of

:20:06. > :20:09.the race, really finding it difficult now. They'll set a very

:20:10. > :20:13.good time, but not quite the time they were hoping for with two laps

:20:14. > :20:20.to go. Three riders who have to stick together now. 1.2 seconds,

:20:21. > :20:24.that three quarters of a second advantage has been turned around,

:20:25. > :20:28.two second change in the space of one kilometre. They were aggressive

:20:29. > :20:32.in the way they set out in this race, it looked so good for so long.

:20:33. > :20:35.Now just clinging on to make sure they don't lose most of the

:20:36. > :20:43.advantage they gained in the early part of the race. Strong finish

:20:44. > :20:47.coming from the United States. Just over a second slower than Great

:20:48. > :20:52.Britain. The United States having had a couple of tricky laps in the

:20:53. > :20:56.closing stages suddenly managed to find the extra bit of power and

:20:57. > :20:59.intensity on the final lap. It was Sarah Hammer who was the strong

:21:00. > :21:04.horse, she really rode well, could have done with doing longer turns to

:21:05. > :21:08.look after the team, as she did some fast turns, but nobody could match

:21:09. > :21:12.it. It would have been better going longer. Looks like her form for this

:21:13. > :21:18.Olympic Games is very good indeed. No surprise, they are the world

:21:19. > :21:21.champions, the USA, after all. Was there an element of risky strategy?

:21:22. > :21:26.The speed they went out in the first couple of laps? The danger for the

:21:27. > :21:29.British team who rode well strategically and physically, the

:21:30. > :21:33.United States made a lot of mistakes in that ride. If they cleaned it up

:21:34. > :21:37.they could pull that second back, by no means is the race over, the

:21:38. > :21:42.British will have a fight on their hands. Great Britain and the United

:21:43. > :21:46.States are the class of the field, there was probably very little

:21:47. > :21:49.between them. If the Americans sit down and work out, look at the

:21:50. > :21:53.video, decide to change their strategy, they can get the likes of

:21:54. > :21:56.Sarah Hammer to do longer turns from the start to look after the other

:21:57. > :22:04.riders, it would make a big difference. Confirmation of the

:22:05. > :22:09.United States's time is four minutes... It brings to a conclusion

:22:10. > :22:13.the qualification ride in the women's team pursuit. Great Britain

:22:14. > :22:16.top of the leaderboard, fastest qualifiers for the first round. It

:22:17. > :22:23.takes place tomorrow. New world record time. Ahead of the current

:22:24. > :22:30.world champions, the United States of America. Australia and Canada

:22:31. > :22:38.third and fourth fastest. STUDIO: Chris Hoy, put into context how

:22:39. > :22:41.impressive a performance it was from the reddish women. Fantastic

:22:42. > :22:44.performance, to break the world record here. Conditions, you might

:22:45. > :22:50.not believe it, they are not that quick, the air pressure is high on

:22:51. > :22:55.here, 1020 millibar. Anything under a thousand... How do you know that,

:22:56. > :22:59.can you feel it? Have you got a special machine? Jay Pitts online,

:23:00. > :23:02.it's one of the first things you do at the track Centre, ask the coach

:23:03. > :23:09.is, what is the temperature, pressure? Tracks aren't the biggest

:23:10. > :23:11.factor in speed, its environmental conditions. Interesting looking at

:23:12. > :23:16.those American bikes, completely different setup for them, they have

:23:17. > :23:24.their chain on the other side. When I heard it I wasn't sure if it was a

:23:25. > :23:29.lie. With the chain on the left-hand side, because you're turning that

:23:30. > :23:33.the whole time, it's more Ericht manic, there is the argument that

:23:34. > :23:36.with a great amount of mass on the left-hand side because you're

:23:37. > :23:41.turning left, the physics of it, in theory it helps you rotate the bike.

:23:42. > :23:44.I suppose they did it because they thought it would be an advantage.

:23:45. > :23:50.Either way, not as fast as the British team. Let's look at the

:23:51. > :23:53.British team performance. The impressive one in this is the woman

:23:54. > :23:59.who's been injured, had a Christian ligament injury from a motorbike

:24:00. > :24:03.accident, Katie Archibald wearing number 45. Great to see Katie back

:24:04. > :24:07.in the team, to have had the big setback, to have worked hard, done

:24:08. > :24:12.at the rehab to get back in the team. It was a team performance,

:24:13. > :24:16.everybody did their job incredibly well. You can see how smooth they

:24:17. > :24:20.were compared to the American quartet. They never looked under

:24:21. > :24:25.pressure, it was phenomenal. Again, to break a world record, it's hard

:24:26. > :24:28.to explain just how impressive it was in these conditions. They'll be

:24:29. > :24:33.very confident going into the next round. These are new bikes for the

:24:34. > :24:38.British team and the women in particular have taken longer to

:24:39. > :24:42.adapt to them, why? Some of the riders just like their old bikes,

:24:43. > :24:46.look at Philip Hinds, he stuck to the old bike for the team sprint, it

:24:47. > :24:51.was to do with stiffness of the frame issue. He likes the bike to be

:24:52. > :24:56.incredibly strong because he puts so much on the cranks. This is just the

:24:57. > :25:02.riders preference. Laura perhaps feels more comfortable in that

:25:03. > :25:10.position, not Laura, sorry, Eleanor on the UK one. How difficult is it

:25:11. > :25:14.in terms of timing to know what your team-mates will do? I'm watching

:25:15. > :25:18.going, there is one deer and no brakes. It's so easy to clip the

:25:19. > :25:23.wheel of the bike in front, isn't it? Very. The risk is you overlap

:25:24. > :25:27.fractionally. As long as you know what's happening in front it's not

:25:28. > :25:31.bad, if somebody decides to peel out half a lap early because they are

:25:32. > :25:38.starting to struggle and you overlap the wheel, you'll catch it and come

:25:39. > :25:42.down, it's what happened to the Australians in training. Now Hoskins

:25:43. > :25:47.was taken out and took out the entire team. She's been on crutches,

:25:48. > :25:52.had haematoma on her hip. You have to be very careful. The reason they

:25:53. > :25:57.go so close is the closer you get them shelter you more energy-saving

:25:58. > :26:03.you get from the rider in front. You want to be tucked up millimetres off

:26:04. > :26:06.the back tire of the rider in front. When they peel off is it at a

:26:07. > :26:12.predetermined position or could it be further down the track? You tend

:26:13. > :26:15.to do a set distance, set number of laps at the front. If you feel

:26:16. > :26:21.particularly strong you might do two, you don't want to make a big

:26:22. > :26:25.surge at the front and accelerated because it causes everybody to raise

:26:26. > :26:28.their power. If you feel strong you go longer at the front and take a

:26:29. > :26:34.greater share of the workload by being an front. Sitting behind in

:26:35. > :26:38.the stream you save 30%. Of your energy. Once you've done your spell,

:26:39. > :26:41.you always change on the banking on the corner, it takes less time to

:26:42. > :26:45.get back onto the back straight, you don't want to be in the fresh air

:26:46. > :26:50.for yourself longer than you have two. When you get back on there,

:26:51. > :26:54.recover. It looks like a constant effort from everybody, but it's like

:26:55. > :27:01.an interval session. If you do want lap at the front and three of its

:27:02. > :27:06.like 15 seconds exercise, 45 recovery. Only three have to finish

:27:07. > :27:10.but it's always nice if four do. The fourth rider kept going a long time,

:27:11. > :27:14.did the Americans finish all for? They finished with three. You want

:27:15. > :27:19.crossed the line having expended every single part of your energy

:27:20. > :27:24.across the board so you might have a rider that sacrifices themselves by

:27:25. > :27:30.doing a big spell. 2-3 laps. Then they would sacrifice themselves. Joe

:27:31. > :27:35.has done her job. The rest of the riders know she has peeled off, no

:27:36. > :27:39.surprises. They will have given them that information, they know they

:27:40. > :27:44.have to go to the line with three. Have they got time to look at the

:27:45. > :27:48.clock? No, they take all the information from Paul Manning the

:27:49. > :27:52.coach, on the pursuit line. Based on where he stands they can tell

:27:53. > :27:56.whether are up or down on the schedule. Because of where he

:27:57. > :28:00.positioned himself and the signals he gives. This is the closing

:28:01. > :28:04.stages. Chris started cheering because he knew the world record was

:28:05. > :28:09.a possibility. Phenomenal performance, daybreak the world

:28:10. > :28:13.record the British team of qualified fastest in the team pursuit. Very

:28:14. > :28:18.good start. More still to come including the men's team pursuit.

:28:19. > :28:22.Led by Sarah Bradley Wiggins. And ultimately the final of the men's

:28:23. > :28:26.team sprint. The only medal up for grabs tonight. There will be an

:28:27. > :28:29.opportunity of a gold medal for Great Britain's sevens players

:28:30. > :28:33.because they beat South Africa in the semifinals to get through to the

:28:34. > :28:44.gold medal match against Fiji. This is how they did it.

:28:45. > :28:53.In those Cecil Afrika. Dan Norton gets the boot on it. Goes to Kyle

:28:54. > :28:59.Brown, the captain, the opening try of this semifinal. Ball squirted out

:29:00. > :29:08.of the breakdown and South Africa took advantage. Penalty advantage

:29:09. > :29:18.being played. James Davies. Matt Bennett points sound field but

:29:19. > :29:28.overruns a bit. James Davies is there. Phil Burgess outside him.

:29:29. > :29:31.Passes it to Dan Norton. One... Great Britain's first try. In

:29:32. > :29:55.between the posts. South Africa is still in possession.

:29:56. > :30:04.Cecil Afrika... Tackled by Rodwell. Kwagga Smith cuts inside. Watson is

:30:05. > :30:11.there. One on one. Ball is loose. It's come illegally. Illegally Great

:30:12. > :30:23.Britain's way. It's a steal by the red shirts. Daniel Bibby weights. Of

:30:24. > :30:26.the park. All of the red shirts pouring on. Britain are in the gold

:30:27. > :30:41.final. They will play Fiji. Well, let's had up to the stadium at

:30:42. > :30:45.Deodoro and get a word with Sir Clive Woodward, who has coached

:30:46. > :30:49.England in the 15 aside game to World Cup glory. I know how much you

:30:50. > :30:54.are enjoying this tournament. How big performance was that for Great

:30:55. > :31:00.Britain against South Africa? It colossal. This has been an amazing

:31:01. > :31:08.tournament for all 12 competing men's teams, but GB are really

:31:09. > :31:11.selling themselves. We have Fiji here tonight at number one. Team GB

:31:12. > :31:15.are definitely the second-best team here tonight. They have a real

:31:16. > :31:20.chance against the magnificent Fiji team. I am so pleased that the whole

:31:21. > :31:24.tournament has been a big success. The atmosphere here is amazing. So

:31:25. > :31:31.many Olympic athletes have come to watch the sevens final tonight. It

:31:32. > :31:36.is a true event and a real privilege to be here. It does seem to be a

:31:37. > :31:39.massive success story. Its introduction into the Olympics has

:31:40. > :31:44.gone down a treat. Clive, you have been one of the world's leading

:31:45. > :31:49.coaches. What would you be saying to the British team, and what should

:31:50. > :31:53.they do against Fiji in the gold medal match? The most important

:31:54. > :31:58.thing is to try to get rid of the atmosphere. It's just another game

:31:59. > :32:03.of sevens. I genuinely believe we can win. Fiji are not the quickest

:32:04. > :32:08.team. They have amazing footwork, amazing skill. But Team GB have a

:32:09. > :32:12.bit more pace. There are various ways we can beat them. So you have

:32:13. > :32:17.to take the emotion out of it and say, we can win this game. And

:32:18. > :32:21.instead of seven minutes each way, it is ten minutes each way. So I

:32:22. > :32:25.would say, we are fitter than this team. We can go to the wire. We

:32:26. > :32:30.dodged a bullet in the quarterfinals. We did fantastically

:32:31. > :32:34.well in the semifinals. Our name could be on the gold medal. You have

:32:35. > :32:38.to believe you can win, but take the emotion out of it and focus on the

:32:39. > :32:47.performance, getting all the basics right. Just one error can cost

:32:48. > :32:52.everything. We have to make sure we can keep the errors down. If we keep

:32:53. > :32:56.the ball away from the Fijians, we can win this game. It is a very

:32:57. > :33:01.tactical game between two very different teams, and Team GB have a

:33:02. > :33:07.really big opportunity. 11 o'clock, your time at home for Great Britain

:33:08. > :33:13.against Fiji. As Clive says, you have to keep it logical and

:33:14. > :33:17.discipline. Any yellow cards can be costly. Now, back to the knockout

:33:18. > :33:22.stages of the men's team sprint. The British men have got through to this

:33:23. > :33:25.stage fastest, so they now face Venezuela.

:33:26. > :33:29.Here is Simon Brotherton. COMMENTATOR: The Olympic record has

:33:30. > :33:37.just gone, because New Zealand have set a new one at 42.535 seconds. It

:33:38. > :33:45.was a superb ride a minute ago. There is Great Britain, up against

:33:46. > :33:50.Venezuela. This is the fourth and final heat. The four winners will

:33:51. > :33:55.contest the medals later this evening. The fastest two winners go

:33:56. > :33:59.for old and silver. There seems to be a technical issue with the

:34:00. > :34:03.starting gate. It is being rectified. That is why the British

:34:04. > :34:07.team have not taken to their bikes. It will not be long until they

:34:08. > :34:13.release the Venezuelan riders. A little unfair to hold them in this

:34:14. > :34:20.position. They have warmed up meticulously. A mechanic is not

:34:21. > :34:25.happy with the stability of the start gate. How unnerving is a

:34:26. > :34:31.moment like this when you are waiting? If you are Philip Hindes,

:34:32. > :34:35.just watching them fiddling around with the start gate? It happens to

:34:36. > :34:38.all of them at some point. It is part of being a champion, not just

:34:39. > :34:42.going fast, but being able to deal with situations like this and still

:34:43. > :34:47.produce your best. I think there is more to come from Philip Hindes. He

:34:48. > :34:52.is likely to be first to go under 17 seconds. He hasn't done that yet.

:34:53. > :34:58.Callum Skinner is the man of the match for the British three to

:34:59. > :35:03.produce the ride of his life in man three position. He and Kenny have

:35:04. > :35:16.superb form and are very confident. They were not scrabbling to get on

:35:17. > :35:25.Hindes' wheel. No surprise that New Zealand, the world champions, got it

:35:26. > :35:33.together with their 42.5 ride. And also the winners of the first two

:35:34. > :35:45.heats, France and Australia. Still sorting out that starting gate. They

:35:46. > :35:52.looked to be going to the starting gate now. The Venezuelans have been

:35:53. > :35:56.held for a very long time. The second and third rider has been

:35:57. > :36:01.allowed to have a little roll around. But man one four Venezuela

:36:02. > :36:07.has been held. Britain have to go faster than 43.135 seconds to make

:36:08. > :36:19.it into the gold medal race, because New Zealand are fastest.

:36:20. > :36:26.Great Britain will want to be top dogs if they can manage it. They are

:36:27. > :36:30.ready now, and the clock is counting down. Fully strapped in, those extra

:36:31. > :36:36.toe straps to make sure the riders don't pull their foot off the pedal.

:36:37. > :36:50.Can they repeat that fantastic performance of

:36:51. > :36:56.before? Hindes and Kenny are the defending champions, Skinner the

:36:57. > :37:05.addition to the team for these Olympic Games. What sort of start

:37:06. > :37:13.will fill Hindes be able to make? A strong and powerful one, one

:37:14. > :37:16.presumes. This is going to be all about the time that Great Britain

:37:17. > :37:27.set. Will it be enough to get them into the gold medal match? A

:37:28. > :37:36.fantastic second lap here from Jason Kenny. He is flying. It is down to

:37:37. > :37:41.Skinner. Has he got the speed in his legs to carry Britain into the

:37:42. > :37:51.Olympic final? Here he comes. Skinner is over the line. Great

:37:52. > :37:57.Britain win that fourth and final heat, and they are through into the

:37:58. > :38:02.Olympic final. That is a fantastic ride. Slightly off the pace of New

:38:03. > :38:07.Zealand, but we have seen how this can change. If you had told them

:38:08. > :38:12.before they started today that you could break the record and get into

:38:13. > :38:16.the final, but be doing it a tenth of the pace, they would have said,

:38:17. > :38:21.we will settle for that. It is going to be a fantastic final between

:38:22. > :38:27.these two nations. Skinner did an excellent job in man three. And

:38:28. > :38:33.Jason Kenny is riding really well. It bodes well for the sprint event

:38:34. > :38:39.and the cheering for him. But Callum Skinner needs the biggest pat on the

:38:40. > :38:43.back. We knew the others would do a solid job. Philip Hindes is the most

:38:44. > :38:55.consistent man won in the world for many years. But Skinner is the one

:38:56. > :39:05.who has really upped his game. It was all about the time, because the

:39:06. > :39:09.fastest go for gold. The Great Britain's men, it is a guaranteed

:39:10. > :39:18.silver and the chance to go for gold for fill Hindes, Jason Kenny and

:39:19. > :39:21.Callum Skinner -- Phil Hindes. Well, New Zealand were impressive

:39:22. > :39:27.but Great Britain are safely through. For Callum Skinner, this is

:39:28. > :39:32.a tough night. I experienced the same thing four years ago. It was

:39:33. > :39:37.the hardest part of my whole Olympic experience. He gets 45 or 50 minutes

:39:38. > :39:43.to recover from that fairly extreme effort, before the final ride. And

:39:44. > :39:48.the final is the one that counts. So all that lactic acid, the fatigue he

:39:49. > :39:54.is feeling, he has to get over that, get on the rollers, have a drink.

:39:55. > :39:57.When you say the rollers? The rollers are three rollers that are

:39:58. > :40:01.attached with a rubber band. The bike sits on top of it and there is

:40:02. > :40:08.very little resistance, so you are just turning your legs, trying to

:40:09. > :40:11.flush out the toxins. That was another solid ride. The Kiwis broke

:40:12. > :40:16.their Olympic record by a fraction. It is going to be one heck of a

:40:17. > :40:21.final. But I know the feeling right now. It is a horrible feeling,

:40:22. > :40:24.because you think, there is no way I will be ready in 50 minutes. But he

:40:25. > :40:36.will be. It is particularly tough for Callum. After a 43 second

:40:37. > :40:42.effort, you really feel the effort. Phil will have no problems. Jason

:40:43. > :40:45.will be filling it in his legs. I was asking Chris Boardman about the

:40:46. > :40:50.suits earlier and he that they are tight, but it is to do with how you

:40:51. > :40:55.put them on and the positioning of the suits. This is how technical it

:40:56. > :41:00.is, so the wind hits them in the right place? Exactly. It is about

:41:01. > :41:06.how it all works together like package. It is like F1, where they

:41:07. > :41:11.have aerodynamic packages. The suits ride on specific riders in specific

:41:12. > :41:14.positions on the bike in relation to the helmet. Everything works

:41:15. > :41:22.together. The panels will have different fabrics. Sometimes they

:41:23. > :41:26.cause airflow to be broken up. Sometimes you want to be airflow to

:41:27. > :41:35.be smooth over the skin. So much work goes on in the background. All

:41:36. > :41:39.the teams do this. Every Games, you see the equipment improving. It is

:41:40. > :41:43.like the law of diminishing returns. You are not going to see huge

:41:44. > :41:47.improvements in equipment, but you see little improvements. The

:41:48. > :41:57.American team are trying new things as well. Let's look at them when

:41:58. > :42:02.they were in full flow. One change to the Olympic coverage is that one

:42:03. > :42:08.member of the team had to carry a camera. Jason Kenny has it on his

:42:09. > :42:13.bike, facing backwards. It is not ideal, it breaks up the flow we have

:42:14. > :42:19.been talking about, but it is part of the rules for each team now.

:42:20. > :42:26.Jason might have wanted to be a bit tighter there, but it was still a

:42:27. > :42:30.great performance. The Kiwis were at their limit. You saw them stretch

:42:31. > :42:36.and come together at just the right time. I don't think they have got

:42:37. > :42:41.any more. I think we do. We have potentially another ten. But the

:42:42. > :42:47.Kiwis are at their limit. It is all about recovery now. Making sure they

:42:48. > :42:54.get to the start line for the final, ready to go. So you are not worried

:42:55. > :43:00.about the fact that New Zealand broke the world record?! Of course,

:43:01. > :43:04.this is edge of the seat stuff. But we have not won a medal at world

:43:05. > :43:08.level since London and we have not won a medal at the World

:43:09. > :43:12.Championships since 2011 so this is the best performance we have seen

:43:13. > :43:18.from this trio, and I am proud of them for making the final. To know

:43:19. > :43:22.that we would get a silver medal at worst, I believe they can do it.

:43:23. > :43:27.This is what sport is about, those crunch moments when there is nothing

:43:28. > :43:32.in it and it is about the psychology. It is about everybody

:43:33. > :43:36.digging deep, getting the most out of themselves. I have full

:43:37. > :43:41.confidence in the guys. They will be on the track at the same time in the

:43:42. > :43:47.gold medal match, obviously. Are you aware of what is going on on the

:43:48. > :43:52.other side? Not at all. You don't look across. The differences are so

:43:53. > :43:56.small. There will not be more than a bike length's difference between

:43:57. > :44:01.them. The first thing you do is look at the scoreboard to see the splits.

:44:02. > :44:06.When I did the first lap in Sydney, when I swung up, I would face the

:44:07. > :44:12.rival team when they were coming towards me and I would blow, to try

:44:13. > :44:16.and create a bit of wind! Obviously, it is like the butterfly effect, it

:44:17. > :44:20.made no difference. But I wanted to do anything to slow them down a

:44:21. > :44:25.fraction. There is nothing else you can do at that point. But when you

:44:26. > :44:30.are riding on the track, you are looking at the scores and keeping

:44:31. > :44:34.your fingers crossed. Let's have a look at the world record-breaking

:44:35. > :44:42.side that they face in the final. This was New Zealand.

:44:43. > :44:48.COMMENTATOR: World champions New Zealand, against Germany. Ethan

:44:49. > :44:52.Mitchell has made his career out of this first lap for the Kiwis. They

:44:53. > :44:57.have been sensational in the last four years. Twice world champions,

:44:58. > :45:05.twice world silver medallists. Can Ethan Mitchell give them the

:45:06. > :45:12.platform? Very fast opening lap. A very strong ride. They are improving

:45:13. > :45:19.as the competition goes on. A confident pace. Good ride from New

:45:20. > :45:28.Zealand. It is taken up by Ed Dawkins on the last lap. It is going

:45:29. > :45:35.to be a fast time for New Zealand. A new Olympic record.

:45:36. > :45:41.They got that perfect, Dawkins timed his closing on the wheel perfectly.

:45:42. > :45:46.A technically superb ride. They cleaned up after their qualification

:45:47. > :45:51.ride, they are a real threat to the GB three.

:45:52. > :45:58.It was an amazing response, marker, for New Zealand to set. Newf

:45:59. > :46:04.admitted tonight, you turned around and blue at rival teams. Newf

:46:05. > :46:11.admitted you would set an incredibly tacit time... What's happening

:46:12. > :46:16.between New Zealand and Great Britain as they prepare for the

:46:17. > :46:24.race? It depends on the individuals, some rivals Eustace IQ out, they

:46:25. > :46:31.would ride past and stare you out or get into your head. -- some rival

:46:32. > :46:35.teams used to. If anybody got in your line of vision, I used to

:46:36. > :46:38.think, he's obviously worried about us. For them to take the time to

:46:39. > :46:44.psyche about shows they are insecure. We'll have to wait and

:46:45. > :46:49.see. I don't think... I think the Kiwis will be thinking about

:46:50. > :46:51.themselves, as will the GB boys, everybody has a role to play

:46:52. > :46:56.individually in the team. It's such a technical event. It's over in the

:46:57. > :47:01.blink of an eye, they can't afford to make mistakes. It's about getting

:47:02. > :47:07.ready for the biggest moment of their career. Potentially the

:47:08. > :47:13.biggest moment of their career. Another striking moustache, talking

:47:14. > :47:19.to Callum. A lot of the team have moustaches, the riders have shaved

:47:20. > :47:26.thankfully. I don't think it will help with aerodynamics. Their's:.

:47:27. > :47:33.You feel for him, but feel with him as well. The gold medal race will be

:47:34. > :47:36.at 10:25pm British time and at 11pm the rugby sevens players will be

:47:37. > :47:46.against Fiji in the gold medal match. A British boxer was in action

:47:47. > :47:50.today. The Londoner beat his Kenyan opponent in his opening fight. His

:47:51. > :48:01.next opponent is from Uzbekistan. Into the second round we go. The

:48:02. > :48:10.British boxer wearing blue, ranked 18 in the world. Has taken the

:48:11. > :48:15.opening round. Judges a and C prefer his educated front foot progression

:48:16. > :48:24.to the punch picking of his opponent. Positive start. Onto the

:48:25. > :48:40.front foot, looking to find his man. With hard, hurtful bunches. Saying,

:48:41. > :48:41.don't hold. A start from Buatsi. Trying to push this fellow back.

:48:42. > :48:57.Double up the attack. Joshua Buatsi is the reigning

:48:58. > :49:00.European Championship bronze medallist, hasn't been on the

:49:01. > :49:07.International boxing scene long but he's made an impact, the man from

:49:08. > :49:11.South Croydon. Working away well to the body once again, terrific two

:49:12. > :49:20.shot salvo hurting the man in red, who was keen to hold on. I'd like to

:49:21. > :49:24.see the referee more stern here. Rasulov, seemingly, most

:49:25. > :49:27.opportunities he gets, he holds on, after Buatsi has landed a couple of

:49:28. > :49:33.good shots. Positive stuff for Buatsi. He's on the front foot once

:49:34. > :49:42.more, look at an initiating the clinch. It's Rasulov. He took a

:49:43. > :49:46.couple of hard chops down stairs. Rasulov looking to re-establish his

:49:47. > :49:53.rhythm. With a good reverse 1-2 combination. Effective left-hand for

:49:54. > :49:57.the man leaning onto the ropes. Buatsi has hit this fellow

:49:58. > :50:01.downstairs, target the body, he's a good move. With any good mover, you

:50:02. > :50:12.can slow those feet down. Lovely shot, Buatsi. Buatsi causes Rasulov

:50:13. > :50:16.to lose his stance. He's been drawn into toe to toe exchanges, it

:50:17. > :50:21.favours the man in blue. Despite his relative inexperience at senior

:50:22. > :50:25.international boxing he's mixed with all of the top boys. Valuable

:50:26. > :50:33.experience in the bag, sharing the ring with Mammadov, is acquired all

:50:34. > :50:39.of that. He's acquitting himself fantastically. Judge a and C prefer

:50:40. > :50:43.the work of the man in blue and for my money it has been a more

:50:44. > :50:46.impressive round today. If it's rewarded we could have a terrific

:50:47. > :50:57.upset and a significant British victory. If Buatsi can sustain it.

:50:58. > :51:01.Terrific round-up boxing from Joshua Buatsi. That's why he raised his

:51:02. > :51:07.right fist as he returned to the corner. And the coaching and

:51:08. > :51:11.instruction of Carl Walmsley and Gary Hale. Some terrific shots went

:51:12. > :51:15.in. This fellow feeling it a little bit confused a lot of work on the

:51:16. > :51:20.outside. He's been hurt downstairs a couple of times from Buatsi, who has

:51:21. > :51:25.targeted the body. Rasulov just coming forward. Good movement of the

:51:26. > :51:29.head. Returns with that right hand. There is the body shot, super punch.

:51:30. > :51:33.Switches upstairs with the right hand. Left up to the body has

:51:34. > :51:37.probably done the damage. Slows his man down a little bit. A good round

:51:38. > :51:46.for Buatsi, but let's see the scores. 10-9 across the board in

:51:47. > :51:58.favour of Josh Buatsi. In a commanding position leading by two

:51:59. > :52:02.points. It's all square for judge B. As we move into the third and final

:52:03. > :52:06.round of this 81 kilograms light heavyweight bout in the second

:52:07. > :52:10.preliminary, the man wearing blue, Buatsi, is the boxer in the

:52:11. > :52:16.ascendancy. After shading the opening round, 2-1 judges, he took

:52:17. > :52:21.the second round in unanimous fashion, which means he has a

:52:22. > :52:29.commanding two point advantage. It's all square for the middle judge.

:52:30. > :52:33.Rasulov needs a massive ramp to get back on terms. Buatsi on the cusp of

:52:34. > :52:35.what would be one of the most significant victories in the history

:52:36. > :52:46.of British open boxing. What's important now for Buatsi is

:52:47. > :52:51.he keeps the workrate very high, raised the tempo. He could force

:52:52. > :52:55.this guy to hold on. The referee keeps telling him, stop holding. If

:52:56. > :53:02.he tells him time and again, he may give him a warning. What Buatsi has

:53:03. > :53:09.to do is raise the tempo, put him under pressure on the front foot,

:53:10. > :53:15.keep it going. Cracking right-hand! Sense Rasulov to the canvas and his

:53:16. > :53:19.eyeballs were in orbit. He appears to be in real trouble. We are

:53:20. > :53:24.approaching the midpoint of the third and final round and Joshua

:53:25. > :53:27.Buatsi looking for his second successive stoppage here at Rio

:53:28. > :53:33.2016. Rasulov all over the place, he doesn't know where he is. A second

:53:34. > :53:38.count. That's what we needed from Buatsi. He's hitting his opponent

:53:39. > :53:44.with powerful shots like that. Tremendous stuff. He's going for it

:53:45. > :53:47.again. What a blistering combination, Joshua Buatsi has

:53:48. > :53:49.steam-rollered his way into the quarterfinals of the light

:53:50. > :53:56.heavyweight tournament with a terrific display, knocking out

:53:57. > :54:00.Rasulov, the sixth ranked boxer in the world, tournament number three

:54:01. > :54:06.seed has been annihilated. By a terrific punching display from

:54:07. > :54:12.Joshua Buatsi. He's now one win away from a place on the medal podium.

:54:13. > :54:16.Let's get this into context. Joshua Buatsi, the 18th ranked boxer in the

:54:17. > :54:22.world, just produced a stunning upset to eliminate a man who has won

:54:23. > :54:26.six medals at World Championships over the years. He came in ranked 16

:54:27. > :54:30.the world, he's the tournament number three seed. To give an idea

:54:31. > :54:35.how big he is, he was the flag bearer for his nation London 2012.

:54:36. > :54:39.How about bad for right-hand? Tremendous stuff, and the left hook,

:54:40. > :54:44.look about for a punch. Let's face it, wasn't as if it was a lucky

:54:45. > :54:50.punch, he was beating this fellow, who was favourite to beat Joshua

:54:51. > :54:52.Buatsi here. Buatsi has produced the performance of his career,

:54:53. > :54:58.tremendous stuff, power punching, good tactics. Let's bring in the

:54:59. > :55:02.coaches, they've played their part. Paul Walmsley and Gary Hale got it

:55:03. > :55:09.spot on, tremendous performance from Buatsi. What a fantastic display by

:55:10. > :55:15.this man from he's got talent, he's got the temperament of self belief.

:55:16. > :55:18.He's just produced a devastating display to eliminate the tournament

:55:19. > :55:35.number three seed, let's get the official announcement.

:55:36. > :55:55.Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by knockout... In the blue, ... Joshua

:55:56. > :56:02.Buatsi! Joshua Buatsi has just romped into the final eight of the

:56:03. > :56:04.81 kilograms light light heavyweight tournament with one of the most

:56:05. > :56:09.significant victories ever achieved by a boxer wearing a British vest,

:56:10. > :56:14.eliminating the sixth ranked boxer in the world. The tournament number

:56:15. > :56:17.three seed. He's put the rest of the light heavyweight division on

:56:18. > :56:22.notice, Josh Buatsi is coming in search of an Olympic medal. STUDIO:

:56:23. > :56:27.A wonderful when committees into the quarterfinals, lots of British

:56:28. > :56:31.support there, and here in the velodrome. Rightly so, British

:56:32. > :56:35.cycling has been the most successful of our sport of the last two Olympic

:56:36. > :56:39.Games and there could be a gold medal in the sight of our men's

:56:40. > :56:44.sprint team later. Before we head off on BBC One to the news, we'll

:56:45. > :56:48.switch to BBC Two, we'll be back at 10:30pm, let's bring you up-to-date

:56:49. > :56:54.with some of the headlines on day six of the Olympic Games in Rio.

:56:55. > :56:59.Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley led for most of the final

:57:00. > :57:03.of the double sculls, passed in the closing stages by Poland, to win an

:57:04. > :57:08.extraordinary silver medal. Earlier this summer they were dropped from

:57:09. > :57:11.the British squad, it was an unexpected bonus, with it, Katherine

:57:12. > :57:14.Grainger has become the most decorated British woman in Olympic

:57:15. > :57:19.history. Silver celebration for Great Britain's canoe slalom pairing

:57:20. > :57:27.of David Florence and Richard Hounslow. A repeat of their

:57:28. > :57:32.performance from London 2012. Andy Murray carried the GB flag at the

:57:33. > :57:37.opening ceremony. At times today the Olympic favourite tag weighed

:57:38. > :57:41.heavily on the defending champion. He ultimately came through

:57:42. > :57:47.victorious against Fabio Fognini of Italy. He's into the quarterfinals.

:57:48. > :57:50.Johanna Konta is out, she had high hopes at her first Olympics, but a

:57:51. > :57:51.tough draw against the Australian open champion and Wimbledon

:57:52. > :58:03.runner-up Angelique Kerber. Britain are the defending champions

:58:04. > :58:07.in team dressage and the team currently in the silver medal

:58:08. > :58:12.position, Charlotte Dujardin here on her horse, good score for her. She

:58:13. > :58:16.leads the individual standings, Britain is second behind Germany at

:58:17. > :58:21.the moment in the team standings. Men's golf started with an ace,

:58:22. > :58:27.Justin Rose of Great Britain recording a hole in one at the par

:58:28. > :58:32.34. Its 191 yards. He followed up with a birdie on the fifth. The

:58:33. > :58:37.first ever hole in one of modern Olympic golf. The lead in the Gulf

:58:38. > :58:43.is Marcus Fraser of Australia who shot a course record 63. He's eight

:58:44. > :58:50.under par. Danny Willett is tied 27th. Rose tied for fourth, his

:58:51. > :58:54.final score 67. Andy Murray is going to play mixed doubles with Heather

:58:55. > :58:58.Watson. That will start pretty soon. His brother Jamie lines up with

:58:59. > :59:02.Johanna Konta. More to come from the Olympics but you have to find us on

:59:03. > :59:04.BBC Two to get his wisdom. It's very good. See you there in a second.

:59:05. > :59:07.Goodbye.