Day 6 BBC One: 20.00-22.00 Olympics

The crowd are going mad. The allure of sport, of an Olympic

Games. Is driven by our appreciation of the past.

And our fascination with the future. We wonder what lies ahead.

Because in the blink of an eye - everything can change.

Redman has broken down. The predictable suddenly becomes

uncertain... Japan have beaten New Zealand.

And we are mesmerised, intrigued by the unknown.

Tonight our attention shifts to the velodrome, where the world's

greatest cyclists are revved up and ready. With memories of a home Games

fresh in our minds. The challenge is on for the cyclists

to deliver again. They will face the intensis of the track, their minds

turning as fast as their wheels, to make instantaneous decisions that

change the course of sporting history on. On the track,

nanoseconds matter. This is a talented British team of vast

experience and youthful promise. One thing we can be certain of, they

will race as if there is no to. And this is the beginning of the

track cycling action. It is a very intense environment here it is warm.

The velodrome is kept warm so that the speeds are as fast as possible.

Great Britain won seven out of ten medals in London. Seven out of ten

here in Rio. Sir Chris Hoy is with me here.

Looking forward to watching former team-mates in action, you predicted

big things for Jason Kenny. It could start in the team sprint? If they

win the team sprint tonight he could win three Gold Medals. It is a huge

ask but he has the form. He is able to deal with the pressure. He excels

in this pressure. If they get off to a great start. Anything is possible.

Ehe is a man that almost seems to go to sleep, and then boom, he is

there?! He is like a cat in the jungle. Lies there, sleeps most of

the time, doesn't do much but when he gets up he goes. He has an

incredible turn of pace. He can deal with pressure. He is in the Game on

amazing form. Some of the training times are outstanding. A 9.55 for

200m. The Olympic record is 2771. So if they can replicate the stuff in

training. It is a slower track but still the potential is there. Much

rests on Calum Skinner's shoulders, if he gets on the wheel and Stoke up

the start of Philip Hindes, they are in with the great start. With the

Germans having an ill rider, replacing him. They are a favourite.

New Zealand are strong, France are strong but Britain has a great

chance. We are joining the qualifying for

the men's sprint when it gets to the key contenders. Let's have an idea

of what we are showing you on BBC One. 23 ports going on at the

Olympics today. We are with track cycling shortly.

There is gymnastics currently on BBC Four. The women's all-round final.

Ellie downs is in there for Great Britain. But the star of the show is

Simone Biles. There is Simone Biles. She has had so much attention. So

far they have won the team competition. She is living up to

expectations and more. Were we were talking about jays Ohnell Kenny. The

kind of man he is. He here is more about the man who could be the new

king of sprint cycling. -- Jason Kenny.

Everything went perfectly well in the run-up. It was a week where you

don't feel you can put a foot wrong of the He is a triple Olympic

gold-medallist, Jason Kenny. A lot of people feel going to the

Olympic Games it is like the be all and end all. Winning the Gold Medal

is going to make you drastically change your life in some way. I

always found you go, race, win, lose, whatever, you get on the

plane, go home and are back to normal straight away it is a strange

feeling. It is awful. You go from planning every second of the day, to

not having a plan. Floating around. So whatever happens in Rio, I can

pick myself up quicker and enjoy the rest of my life.

Was there a moment you found the fresh motivation after 2012? I won

the World Championships. I went in with an injury and I crashed. So the

training was compromised, so then to win... How helpful is it to have

someone alongside you, knowing what you are going through? In some ways

we support each other. In other way it is is a pain in the ours as we

have to find someone to look after the dogs when we go away. But

generally speaking it is nice to have someone there to spend time

with. To be with you in the Olympic Village.

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

She does more woeing for the both of us. I don't stress about anything.

There are big personalities and successful peopling coming in. Yeah,

to be a part of the team with those guys it helps. I couldn't couldn't

think of anything worse than being a celebrity. I have seen bits and

pieces of it. I know Brad and Chris. It is not something I would enjoy, I

don't think. COMMENTATOR: Jason Kenny is the

champion of the world! I am happy with everything I have done with my

career. If I retired tomorrow I would be happy with what I achieved

but obviously you can never have too many medals, I don't think! So we

are going to hopefully add to the collection.

Jason Kenny, engaged to his team-mate, Laura trot. Also in

action tonight. He is very, very funny. A sense of humour where he

can't help put everything down. You cannot help to warm to him? He is a

kind guy. He does not always like being in front of the camera. But a

great player. A great guy. But more than anything, he is a competitor.

It may not come across but he is a fierce competitor. When he gets on

the track, he is one of the toughest competitors I have come across. You

don't get three medals without being a top-playing guy.

And the interesting thing about the shape is he is not big. Cyclists

come in all shapes and sizes? He has gained muscle mass. The gears are

bigger all the time. So you need the force to accelerate the gears. So he

worked hard on the strength in the gym. Lifting 200 kilos for the

squat. So he does not look like he is that big but he is powerful and

strong. Poland posing the quickest time

behind us. Venezuela to come. We pick it up when Australia are on the

start line. Chris, explain to people how the sprint works? The three, and

how close you have to be and what Britain's tactics are with Philip

Hindes cog in front followed by Jason Kenny and Calum Skinner? Raul

try together. Man one goes hell for leather. They are not thinking about

anything else apart from flat out. Man two, let a gap go so in the

slipstream but running on to the wheel at the end of the first lap,

so there is an being sell ration speed. Then he goes for the fastest

second lap and the third man goes as close as he can for shelleder behind

the second man. The closer you are, the more slipstream and shelter.

Man three on the their own? Man three, the lactic acid kicks in it

is a painful position to be in. You are riding a bigger gear. It is

harder for the man three to accelerate.

Well, a fascinating night ahead. All of the teams are in the centre of

the velodrome. Australia are contenders in this. Let us join the

commentary team of Chris Boardman and Simon Brotherton.

Hello everyone. We are ready to go with the men's sprint qualification.

This is the first heat eight of the nine teams go through.

The times set the seedings for the next round it pays to get off to a

flying start. Team GB have not performed at World

Championships levels but have the fastest starter in Philip Hindes.

Can the others stay with him? Philip Hindes, strong and powerful on the

first lap. Nathan Hart for Australia. It is Philip Hindes that

gets under way. Jason Kenny is the man trying to get close to him. The

longer that the first lap goes to get on to the wheel to take it over

for lap two. A bull job by Skinner. That was the

wheel. Would he do it on competition? But nicely. A solid

start by Philip Hindes. This is the real test for Calum Skinner in his

first Olympic Games. In the right place there. On Jason Kenny's wheel.

Around he goes, down the back straight. Up to the line, what is

the time? Britain's time is 42.562! It is a new Olympic record time!

Great Britain make a flying start in the velodrome to the Olympic Games.

A great ride. Putting Britain in a great position going through to the

first round. The changing of the gears for Philip

Hindes paid dividends. They were focussing on the delivery. The speed

that he pushed the other riders into the race. Calum skinner was under

pressure. Boy, has he come good at the right time. So happy with that.

Talking about going under 43 seconds. So half a second better

than they were hoping for. Within of the biggest problems that

they have had here is trying to stay the pace to be in the right position

to deliver the third lap. Philip Hindes is so strong and so fast on

the first lap? There is more to come from Philip Hindes. He was hoping to

dip under the 17 seconds. But for the first ride that may have been

the better strategy to let the others. Well, he was able to get on.

They can take confidence from that. The best performance from them we

have seen in so long. It was becoming a habit for Team GB it

perform eronce every four years. Well, those results were the

exception. There has not been a British medal at the World

Championships if the four years since the Olympic gold at London

2012. They have not been world champions for 11 years. Now let's

have a look at France. Silver-medallists in each of the

last two Olympic Games. Germany is on the nearside in the

white. Away they go.

Germany in trouble here. But France riding well.

Here come France to take the bell. The time is 29.le 88. Lenny trying

to bring it home for Germany to salvage a decent time.

France cossing the line with a time of 43. .118.

You can see that Britain's time stacks up with some of the best in

this event in the world. Hinds they've done that, that looks

to be roughly the mark. France 17.2 opening lap. Bauge certainly got

them under way well. Gregory Bauge more than capable of giving them a

blistering start. Enders the lead off man for Germany.

Gregory Bauge, a man desperate not to end up an Olympic silver

medallist yet again. Great Britain setting the time to beat so far.

Next on the track will be the two teams from the World Championship

final in London in March. New Zealand, the world champions. Ethan

Mitchell, Sam Webster and Dawkins against the Dutch, who are putting

out a different line-up. I think the line-up will change in the next

round, should they go through. The New Zealanders will have to go some,

they won the World Championships. Their qualification time just over

43 seconds. It's got to unnerve you slightly when you know you've got to

go so fast just to keep yourself in contention. We're about to find out

what sort of form in the world champions are in. Ethan Mitchell

with the lead off for the world champions, who are underway.

Mitchell for New Zealand. Hoogland leading off for the Netherlands

here. Very big gap. Don't be overly concerned, it is strategic. Trying

to time it just right. It was a beautiful changeover by New Zealand.

A pretty quick time, too. New Zealand looking good, riding

extremely quickly. We were expecting that the world and Commonwealth

champions. They take the bell at 29.6 41. The final lap, Eddie

Dawkins, two time world champion, looking to see if they can improve

on that time. An Olympic record time set by Great Britain earlier. 42.673

second fastest time of the day. For the world champions. What a start

for the team from Great Britain. The New Zealand ride nicely executed.

17.039 for the opening lap. They weren't hanging about. The British

team, for the first time in years, but three men together. Fantastic

for Callum Skinner. He'd been under pressure, he's the man who had to

get it together here. Is delivered when it counts. This event is one so

often decided by the blinking of an eye, it's that close after three

laps, fractions of a second. When you look at the times that have been

posted on the board, Great Britain with that new Olympic record time.

New Zealand word too far behind, but a little bit of a gap to Australia

and France. Certainly in team sprint terms. Tenths of a second are big

deal in this sport, that's for sure. The British team will be delighted

with that, hoping to dip under 43 seconds. Nearly half a second better

than that. A beautiful ride. You could see Kenny and Skinner looks

like they were all over him. There is confirmation of the result for

qualifying in the men's team sprint. What a start for Great Britain, new

Olympic record. Fastest qualifiers. They will race against Venezuela in

the first round. The second team, New Zealand, faces Germany in

seventh, and so on. The two fastest winners from the next round will go

for gold later and the other two will race for bronze. STUDIO:

Said Chris Hoy was whooping and clapping throughout you knew it

would be a good time, new Olympic record. Amazing, best case scenario,

all three riders nailed their performances. Incredible. Great ride

for the Kiwis as well. 42.6. Exactly what we were hoping for. Talk us

through. Philip Hinds in front. Great start, Jason let the perfect

gap open, you don't want a big one but enough space to run onto the

wheel. He'll start accelerating, the speed picking up. Closing perfectly,

Cal on the wheel here, as much conservation of energy as possible.

Jason nice and smooth. 12.5 seconds lap, phenomenally quick. Starting to

turn the gas on, he'll start to hurt, about now, his legs filling

with lactic acid, trying to keep a smooth, short line. Right now he'll

be lunging for the line. It's an Olympic record. Does it matter if

you go onto the blue? Is it slower? It's a shorter distance because it's

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

on the black, slightly below, but still on the track. You can see the

aerodynamic nature of the helmets and the design of the suit has been

changed, even down to the details like the seems, to make sure

everything has less wind resistance. Everything, every attention to

detail, a slight wrinkle can cause drag, to slow down even by a

fraction. We are dealing with thousands of a second. They were six

tenths of a second, six or seven tenths up on the third and fourth

placed teams, Australia and France. Great gap to third and fourth. If

they can replicate it next round they'll be in the final and it'll be

a cork against the Kiwis. Slipstream, getting in behind the

cyclist in front. The Germans didn't manage to do this. Explain why this

is not the thing to do. It was a shame. The German number two rider,

Niederlag, is ill. They had to bring in Levy, who they put in at three. A

huge gap, that is Eilers, who would usually be riding three. Huge gap,

lost six or seven lengths. That was their chance blown. You told me how

earlier how important it is to post good times early because it has a

ripple effect, everybody can see it. It was the same in Beijing and

London, we posted the quickest time in qualifying. It's like a body blow

to other nations. I remember seeing Gregory Bauge walking onto the track

in Beijing, looking at the scoreboard, thinking, it can't be

right. It lifts the whole team, not just the sprinters, the pursuit as

will be warming up now thinking the team is where they want to be, it's

what we needed. -- the pursuit riders will be warming up. We'll see

how it goes on from here. Could be a gold medal later tonight for the

men's sprint team in the velodrome. From a man who has six gold medals

to a man who has five alongside Mark Chapman at the beach.

Sir Steve Redgrave is alongside me because for the next 15 minutes

we're going to reflect on what happened at the no-go rowing

complex. 20 minutes away from the venue on the Copacabana beach. --

the Lager were rowing complex. We've obviously got a problem with

our sound on Ban Treaty. It's a good job you're in position. Nice and

early. I'll pick up the mike. If people are tuning in and don't know

what happened, Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley had a sensational

day, finishing silver medal position. In a race in the women's

double sculls that going into this they probably weren't expecting to

get silver. Katherine has been back for two years after competing in

London. Not sure if she would carry on, then she decided to. Working

towards the goal of trying to repeat her victory. They were put together

as a double. It's never really clicked, it hasn't clicked at all in

the last two years. They have the potential, but nothing went for

them. There was a rumour they had a few good performances in training,

but in any of the regattas we seem over the last two years. Map of the

semifinal at the World Championships was half decent. If you're going to

get it right, better to get it right here. On the partnership in about,

when you put somebody together, in your experience how long can it take

sometimes for it to click? Sometimes it will never click. Small boats,

it's got to be one of those things that clicks relatively quickly. The

harder you have to work at it, the more chance it's not going to work.

With this combination, it hadn't clicked until the last 3-4 days.

It's not a scientific element you can say, so many days together, so

many years, the more time you spend together, the more chance you have

of going faster. If it starts off fast, you are off to a winner. How

hard do you think it is for the person who comes into about with

somebody already established? Which is what Vicky Thornley had to do.

She was part of the sporting Giants programme, only started rowing 2007.

It can be intimidating. She's won a medal before, she's got pedigree

behind her. Because Katherine Grainger didn't grow for two years

after London, it wasn't Vicky just joining her, Vicky was determined

she would go single sculling, she won the trials of going... Won the

last two trials with Katherine back in the team. She booked the state

down, I'm the fastest scholar in the country, you are joining me in some

ways, it puts you on a level footing. There is always an element

of that. Katherine is the one with results behind her. She gets the

silver medal, becoming Britain's's most decorated female Olympian. If

you didn't know what happened, I hope we have spoilt it. We found the

volume knob on that bit of tape. Clare will guide you through the

day, though we've given away the ending.

This is never the life I plan for myself, I didn't think I would be a

one-time Olympian never mind five-time. Best performance by a

British women's boat ever. Probably changed British rowing from that

point onwards. It was a spirited and heartening row from Great Britain.

Athens is probably one of my proudest medals, but it's changed

slightly with what might have been. Great Britain have never won a gold

medal at the Olympic Games, could this be the time? That silver medal

represented failure, I remember thinking if I'm going to go again I

don't want to be driven by that ghost of Beijing. For me London was

a whole different experience. What we're seeing right now is that

dreams do come true. Most people assumed it would be the end, the

perfect finish to the perfect story. After London, Katherine took to

years out of running. -- rubbing. She came back but it hasn't been

easy, her partnership with Vicky Thornley not gelling. When the squad

was announced for the Olympics their names were not part of it.

Everything changed and in Rio they have begun to find form. Into the

final a strong start. We picked up with commentary from James Cracknell

and Gary Herbert. COMMENTATOR: Thornley and Granger for Great

Britain coming towards the halfway mark in the final, heavyweight

double sculls. Almost half a length over Poland. A good place to be. If

you had planned a on your coaching border this would be it. They put

themselves in the lead at halfway. The Poles being asked questions they

weren't being asked in the semifinal, the Lithuanians a further

distance than they had in the heat. These three battling over the medals

at the moment. Earlier in the season who would have said the British

double skull of Thornley and Grainger would be in a fight for the

gold medal here in the women's heavyweight double sculls? The

scholars of Poland and Great Britain easing away nicely, still leading,

still putting pressure. Watch closest to us. The Lithuanians are

the crew undefeated throughout 2016. Currently in bronze medal position.

The all-important overlap, Poland overlapping significantly coming up

level on Great Britain. Lithuania overlapping Poland. Or moving

exactly the same speed which isn't good for Lithuania. No point them

moving the same speed when they are Ray length down. Great Britain and

Poland now, it's oscillating as to which boat will be fastest. At the

moment the Brits seem to have taken a little bit of... They are holding

is not moving away slightly from Poland, but the Poles are focused,

not glancing at the Brits all Lithuanians. Crucially

unsurprisingly the Britons are moving out. British moving out here,

they've committed at 800, committed again at 1250, now moving strongly,

because we're coming towards the last quarter here in the Olympic

final. They are turning this around and turning in style, what a

fantastic third 500 here for Thornley and Grainger. Leading the

crew from Poland that led them in the semifinal. A sensational

performance. Still, job done. The moment is here and now. All the past

is irrelevant for Grainger and Thornley. Grainger the defending

Olympic champion, backed up by Vicky Thornley in the bow seat, who this

year is the best sculler British sculling has. The Poles are moving,

the Poles are moving. It's one area they've been weaker, the sprint for

the line. Given themselves every chance, I believe they can hold on.

But it is the Poles' chance to win. They've got to find three feet from

nowhere in order to claim gold and statute away from Katherine and

Vicky. You're watching mental reserve, two crews going at it.

Exchanging punches here. By afoot at the moment.

Poland are now coming up level. Hanging on for dear life. Thornley

and Grainger will have to have one last push. One last dig deep into

the reserves here. They are going to medal on this. That is assured. But

for them it is about the Gold Medal. As Poland get their boughs ahead.

This is where you have to go. The last ten strokes you erevery road.

Katherine, come on! The last ten strokes, 23 you don't do it now,

never will there be another chance. Legs up. They are hanging on. Poland

are feeling the pain. But they are going to be the Olympic champions.

Here come Poland. Poland getting Olympic gold. Great Britain's

Thornley and Grainger getting silver medal. The head goes down from

Katherine Grainger. Well, there are great pleasures in life. If one of

them is people saying you cannot do this performance and a silver medal

today stands testament to the power of self-belief and sheer hard work

from Grainger and Thornley. From Great Britain, they have come from

nowhere this season! They are going away Olympic silver-medallists!

Many, many, many congratulations! Yes it is one of the races that at

the start of the regatta you would have taken with both hands as we led

most of the way. There is a tinge of what may have been... But

considering the last couple of years, I am proud of what we have

done. It is a medal that not many people would have put money on. So I

am pleased. How proud are you? I am so thankful

to Katherine for doing such a good job in the race. There was a head

wind. I'm not sure about the end. It may have gotten a bit tight. I am

lost for words at the moment it is a bit of a whirlwind.

Does this eclipse London? I don't think it can eclipse London because

of everything around it. But I remember at the start of the

campaign, if I could come from anything out of this, it was just

the achievement of standing here. There were many, many dark days. So

to be standing here with a great big #34edal on our neck, it is

worthwhile. Tokyo? Mum and dad, I promise, I

will never put you through that again! In different words but here

they are, Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley receiving their

silver medals, as Katherine said, under the sun at Lagoa Lake. And

look how delighted they are. And Steve, they may have proved, they

may be too nice to say it but they will have proved a lot of people

wrong? Very much so. There were a lot of doubters out

there. I was probably one of them. Of the performances that they have

shown, over the last two years they have not shown any form like that at

all. And for your own confidence you need a glimpse of something you can

do. You can't just turn up on the day and do it... But perhaps you

can! That's the best thing about it! They believed in themselves.

Obviously there was doubt earlier in the season. They were taken from the

double and tried for the eight then did not make the eight. How damming

is that? Not good enough in the double but not good enough to

anybody the eight. You must anybody the double to compete in the

Olympics. But that is where they came into their own character. The

strength of the mind to believe that they could do it. When they got back

into the double after 18 months of trying it before and it not working,

that is where they dug deep. They had the inner belief. They said

it was like starting again with a new crew. It was different. It was

just that all of their options had been taken away. Coming to the

Olympics, this is the only one you have got. You have to make it work.

And in the interview, happy as they were with the silver, the

competitors that they are, there was a tinge of disappointment that they

did not hold on for the gold? Of course. They have not trained as

hard and for as long as they have to walk away with the silver. But

coming from the ring, there was a doubt they may not be able to fake

the final if you are not in the final you cannot race for a medal.

So the number one factor was getting in. Katherine coming back to say she

wanted to try again, the final, was a justification of that. What they

have done together has justified that many, many times over. We

missed the fish. If anybody, I was watching the boughs of the Polish

boat. A yellow mark that came up, that was a fish getting out of the

way. It is a shame it did not get in the way of the Polish crew it may

have helped our girls. I was to ask, if is fish jumps out

of the water and hits you it would put you off your stride? I'm

assuming it would. I have never heard of it happening at a national

regatta. I was training in London for the fours head of the river, we

had a fish that jumped into the boat. We had a subin the boat. It

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

Don't be stupid, at the end of the session, there was a fish there! So

it does happen. But of course, we alled would have loved for them to

win the gold but as I said to Katherine afterwards, that is the

best medal that they have ever won. The best medal because of? Because

of everything that has gone on with it. They were the favourites to win

gold four years ago, they have been in combination for three years going

into it. Katherine won the silver in the skinningle skulls the year

before, the crowning moment of her career. To repeat it would have been

difficult. Having two years out you cannot come back... If you were

watching the rowing earlier but you see the men's and the women's events

they had both Russians in the events who were knocked out because of the

drug allegations, so the next qualifiers they have been on

holiday. They have not been in training. In both boats, the women's

and the talians, they were missing a few months, or weeks or days but

missing years it is so tough to come back to.

And to Helen glover and Heather Stanning who in the previous race

struggled. Is that fair? This is the combination that won the first Gold

Medal four years ago for Great Britain. Unbeaten for five years.

The three heats, that they were in, they were against the Danish crew.

You think that there is no question. It is always a walk in the park.

They struggled, big time. They didn't admit it after wards. They

didn't admit it. Which you would not do. They had the game face on.

Rightly so. But there was doubt. The Americans in another heat looked

really very, very strong. The Kiwis, the three medallist, u

the Americans and New Zealand, would be the ones that could win the

medals. Did they show... That this was the

race that they had to make a statement with.

The Americans would have been out there, thinking, right, they were a

bit dodgy in their heat, this is the time to strike. All of the races

with the Americans, the Americans have been doubling up in the eight.

They are not doubling up. They have the eggs in this basket. They have

said that what they are trying to do is to win the eight. But these girls

which not be any it. But they blasted them? This was the

race of the regatta. If they had lost this, there was a strong

possibility that they would do that, that would be the Gold Medal gone.

But they could still be in the medals that they are that good. But

the statement that they made and they have only been threatened a

couple of times in the last two to three years. Each time they stepped

up to it. I was concerned this was a little too late.

The semi-finals have tough. So the statement that they made is

absolutely blowing the Americans away.

I think that they have said, right, this is our Gold Medal, you are

after the silver medal. They are unbeaten since 2011, Glover

and Stanning. And if they said that, the men said the same in their race

as well? Without a doubt. A class act. Whatever boat they go into. The

eight the year after the 2012 Olympics, then back into the four,

then back to the eight. They have won every time at the World

Championships, now back in the four. They have dominated the circuit.

They almost lost as Lucerne. Carrying a subin the boat at that

time. But they are back up to full strength. But saying that, the

Australians have stepped up to the mark. It will be a hell of a race

tomorrow. But I think that our guys are too big, too strong.

There is always someone in the men's who has been in the previous

Olympics. Is it important? I don't think so. It is the belief that they

have that whatever boat that they are in, four or eight, that they

will win. That by doing the eights, two of the last three years, has

brought more people into that frame of mind. You may see the eight

winning on Saturday as well. If I ask you if Glover and Stanning

could win the gold, will it curse it? Of course not.

The Kiwi men's pair was the banker of the regatta. They took the gold.

Heather and Helen are next to that. They gave us a little scare on the

heats but they are back on form. I can't see anybody beating them. You

are going to join us on the beach later on. Probably when it is darker

and more windy. Steve will be with us. Katherine Grainger and Vicky

Thornley will join us live to talk about their day. We are looking

forward to that. But we are to stay on the water now.

With regoing to show you what happened a little earlier on when

David Florence and Richard Hounslow, they of course won the silver medal

in the canoe slalom in London 2012. They were hoping for similar or

better in Rio. Now, what are we going to see from

David Florence? Not himself in the C 1 final. He looks nervous, stiff,

not fluent. But he is working hard. In the front of the boat. He is the

powerhouse. A little mistake to gate number three. Again, using that 24

second marker at gate seven to see where they are. It is 8, 9 and 10

that is crucial. Looking controlled after a shaky

start. Nice through gate seven. The hold there on the exit. Smooth

through find ten. They are well inside.

1.58 the margin. Looking good for Hounslow and Florence.

Getting the perfect line into gate 13. Not as clean as the Skantars.

That was sticky. Maybe three quarters of a second. Keep your eye

on it. 16 negotiated OK. Slightly wider entrance to 17.

Looking good on the exit. Now they have to pick the line. Looking at

the split. They are up. Can they nail the spin? They must find the

projection on the wave. Now about the inside pole of gate 20. Can they

stay around it? Richard is working hard. Two big stoppers to power

through. One, two, nicely done. Now a try for 22.

Keep it clean, tight on the inside hole. Now, powerhouse, David drive

down the bow. Lift the nose of the canoe through the water.

A good line through the final gate of 24. The moment of truth for Great

Britain. Will they add to the gold taken by Joe Clarke? Not quite. Oh,

0.43 outside. Perhaps not the Coleens line from 23 through to the

finish. But a wonderful effort from David Florence and Richard Hounslow.

Into the silver medal position which is exactly where they were in London

2012. Still two boats to go. Nothing is certain yes. In fact they are not

even guaranteed a medal at this stage. Should they beat Kaspar and

Sindler or Anton and Benzien, there could be another medal coming Great

Britain's way but it is not gold. Joe Clarke is the only K1 paddler to

claim gold. The second British athlete or boat to have claimed a

gold as he took the gold in the C2 four years ago.

Once Florence and Hounslow had the silver medal confirmed they spoke to

Sir Matthew Pinsent. What an amazing performance? Yeah.

It is always tough when an early runner put in a good run. The

Skantars, they put on such a good run. Easy to think, how can we beat

that? We all did! Indeed. Disappointed from C 1 in the last

couple of day.ment of wanted to enjoy it. Talked about doing the

best that we could down the course. Leave everything to one side. We did

a solid job in particular. Rich in particular. You know he is solid.

Nothing phases him. He is good to have at the back of the boat. Having

me there to help pick up the back. Prays indeed! Well, it is easy with

Richard at the front! It has been a hard eight years. We worked hard

over the years to come out with a medal at the Olympics is fantastic.

Again, close to the golds so, maybe a little bittersweet. But we are

happy. It can unravel so quickly? Definitely. Definitely. Like David

said he had to pick himself up from the C 1. He did a great job. Now we

can relax and enjoy the Olympics and watching.

What about the future, guys? Is this it for you? C2 is looking unlikely

to be included in Tokyo in 2020. So that could be it for us paddling

together. I am loving canoeing with no plans to retire. But who knows.

Richard? I obviously retired from my individual event at the end of last

year. To put everything into the C2. So I guess I will go away for a

little bit. Unwind and decide. I guess I may have to get a real job!

Well before any of that, enjoy the medal ceremony. Congratulation.

Everyone at home will want me to say, fantastic performance, we are

very proud. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Cheers. After speaking to Sir Matthew, they

did go and get their silver medals. Richard Hounslow and David Florence.

Steve Roca is still alongside me, you said you were there for David

Florence's single event. We heard Richard say how well he's done to

pick himself up after that, he was crushingly disappointed. Being world

champion, going to the World Championships twice over, he was

very disappointed he missed the gate, then went back for it, then

got the bow of his boat caught everything that could go wrong did.

To turn it around in two days and get this performance is fantastic.

Not only did he turn it around to win a medal with Richard Hounslow,

because he was in the same room as Joe Clarke, he was having to be a

cheerleader for Joel when he came back with his disappointment, to get

him ready to go and win the gold medal which he did yesterday in

kayak. Sounds a bit of a saga. Seems to have worked for all three.

They've will come away with medals. Joe yesterday at an amazing

performance. I don't think people were expecting gold from Joe. It's

about what you do on the day, as Katherine and Vicky showed us with

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

Correction you're his hero. He said he wanted to be a champion, asking

some advice. I sent him a photograph and some words of wisdom. Saying,

make sure you overturn every stone to make sure you make a success. I

was on five live yesterday after his ceremony getting his gold medal, he

didn't know he I was going to be, I was at diving yesterday. I fed him

that line without telling the whole of the story. He repeated it, he had

this poster on his wall for a good few years, not sure if it's still

there. We're planning to meet up next week. That is, finally, I know

we bang on about it, it's the power of sport and Olympics. Certainly

with the Olympics, there are so many different sports going on, different

activities within those sports, you rub shoulders with what you see as

the greats. Of the five games I competed at, you see people like

Carl Lewis, the great athletes giving their performance, thinking,

yeah, no, they get what I've got, which is nice. When the dream team

American basketball team came in 1992, Matt Pinsent said to me, they

are only trying to get what you're getting, they are not getting paid

to do it. It sums it up. Any of the Olympians if they have a chance of

passing knowledge onto the next generation will do that. They take

it and do it better than we did it. Thank you for the moment. Katherine

Grainger and Vicky Thornley will join us later run at the beach. Back

to Clare in the velodrome. Chris Hoy is alongside me, where the

men's team sprint set a new Olympic record of 45.562 seconds. Philip

Hinds going out superfast followed by Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner,

the one who has to do all three laps, hanging on in for a brilliant

time. Classic team performance, everyone did the job well, Palin had

the most pressure, his first Olympics. So much expectation. --

Callum had the most pressure. He wasn't even going flat out, he paced

it, unheard-of in the first lap, still did 17.1. He went below 17 in

the final of the second round. Amazing, Olympic record. It set the

tone hopefully for the rest of the games. Are there sometimes mind

games, I wasn't trying but still beat the Olympic record? Normally in

the team sprint it's flat out the whole way, don't pace yourself.

There is an element of letting a gap go. If you are the man to close the

gap. Really, all that was was a seeding process, the qualifying

round, it's important psychologically, all the teams will

look at the time team and the Kiwis set. The point of qualifying

fastest, which they have done, is it helps who they face, a much weaker

side, the eight qualifier in the knockout stages. The qualifying, as

long as you are top aide, it's not crucial. Psychologically to post

such a fast time they will be full of confidence now and there is a

sense of relief when you finish and know the form is there and all they

have to do is replicate. It will be tight, the Kiwis less than ten per

second behind them. Looking at the splits Jason Kenny's second lap is

phenomenal, could be wrong, but I think it was the fastest ever second

lap. Look at the other rivals in the sprint competition, the individual,

he was at least attempted a second clear of them, which bodes

incredibly well. If they win this team sprint, he might win three gold

medals. They have knockout rounds to come, the gold medal race will be

11:25pm your time and Chris Hoy confidently predicts the British

team will be in that race. We'll switch to pursuit racing, see the

women's team qualifying and the men's qualifying tonight. For the

women, two of the team who won the gold medal in London have returned,

Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott. They are joined by two new team-mates,

Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker. Before we talk about the

individuals, let's talk about how team pursuit works, with Chris

Boardman. Team pursuit, an event that requires

superb bike handling skills and enormous athletic prowess. What

really decide the outcome is aerodynamic understanding and

physics. Take it away, Charlie. Once out of the starting gate and up to

speed the riders alternate between high-powered turns on the front and

sheltering behind team-mates. On the front of a top team travelling more

than 63 kilometres an hour, the lead rider is to produce more than 800

watts of power just to push through the air. To put it into perspective,

for us on a leisurely bike ride in the park we are producing five times

less than that. They move to the back of the team once they've done

their turn, into shelter. How they do it is quite clever. Rather than

slow, drop to the back and use energy accelerating again, the

riders use the shape of the track to effect change. Moving up the bank is

like moving up the hill, the rider slows and at the same time the shape

of the bend makes them travel further, the higher they go, the

further they travel relative to their team, the more time is shaved

off. Gravity should help them accelerate them and bring them down

millimetres within the last rider's wheel, taking less than two seconds.

If they get cultivation is wrong, they expend precious energy getting

onto the back, even lose contact altogether. The team pursuit is an

elegant blend of physical ability, technical skill and science.

That is how team pursuit works. The British team are down in the centre

of the velodrome preparing for their ride. Joanna Rowsell on the left.

Laura Trott as well. They are experienced, the two of them. Katie

Archibald and Elinor Barker less experienced. How important are the

ones who know what it's like to be in the Olympics to tell the others

what to expect? Very much a process of learning from those who got the

experience. With Laura, she has an amazing ability to deal with

pressure. She's been so consistent the last four years. Even Katie

Archibald who is new to the team, she's dealt with every stage, world

and European Championships. No problems. They'll be fine, they are

flying, they will have seen the boys do so well in the team sprint and

it'll give them confidence. Fingers crossed. That final, the gold medal

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

with the team pursuit, given it's now four cake for the women and the

riders, they've changed their training, everything has changed. --

four K. We've got a strong squad. You need to have more horsepower,

more people involved, which we have. It's helped us. Teams like Australia

barely have the manpower. They've adapted very well indeed.

Australians are the world record holders, it was set in February 20

15. They've had problems with Mel Hoskins, one of their four riders.

Brad Haddin a nasty moment: five seconds to go before Australia start

their ride. Australia the 2015 world champions. Among the big favourites

for the gold medal here in this women's team pursuit. They ended up

in a heap on the floor when training on the track the other day, four of

the five riders in the squad ended up crashing, Annette Edmondson was

the only one who didn't. She's in this line-up today. Melissa Hoskins

fell heavily on her hip, went to hospital. She's OK. She returned to

the track yesterday, walking with the aid of a stick. She was able to

ride. It's just a bruised hip. Remarkable recovery. She struggled

at the start. With a bruised hip what can you expect? Is the worst

part of the ride. Settled in position, looking good, solid at the

moment. Half a second in front with just under a minute of raising

completed. The ride on the front for Australia at the moment is Melissa

Hoskins, peels off to the top of the track. They needed her to be fit

enough to be able to take place today. Ankudinoff, the other rider

in the squad, fell and hurt her neck I understand, it would have been a

problem for her to ride today. They might be under par but they need to

get through this first round in a good place to hopefully head for the

final. They've put that behind them. It hasn't shaken up, the crash,

because they look cool, calm and collected. The ride on the front at

the moment is Annette Edmondson. Double world champion last year.

Edmondson has done well in the individual never mind team pursuit.

She's handed over to George Baker, 21, from Tasmania, who has a family

here watching her. -- Georgia Baker. A long way off their world record

pace, 0.2 seconds ahead of the current best time. They are looking

to maybe slide under for 20. Certainly off the pace. I don't know

whether its current form because they look to be trying hard, or

whether the crash has affected them. Hoskins has done another turn. Falls

to the back of the line. There she is, Mel Hoskins, trying to hang onto

the back wheel of the rider in front. Doing a strong turn at the

front is a neat Cure, who has unfinished business, she went to

London four years ago at 19 and didn't get to ride, she was the

spare ride in the team pursuit. Little bit of concertina. The riders

easing a little bit. Shows there is disparity of speed within the team.

It really causes problems later on as riders have to accelerate again

and slow slightly. Not quite as smooth as we've seen from the

Australians before. Changes are pretty solid. The pace within the

team is not ideal, they are not pulling away by much. Inside the

last five laps. Next time over the line there will be a kilometre

remaining in this 5000 metre qualification ride in the women's

team pursuit. Last year's world champions go into the last four

laps. The quality is starting to tell,

because they have suddenly pulled out a second's lead. Driving

strongly now, but one second ahead. Georgia bike peels off, having very

short-term at the front -- Georgia Baker. Hoskins had problems earlier

in the week which saw her being taken to hospital. This is a strong

term from the former world individual pursuit champion, Amy

Cure from Tasmania at the front now. Cure is going to take them all the

way around the front now. Amy Cure is still piling it on. Edmonton is

right on her will, Baker bringing up the rear. Amy Cure still leads

Australia around. This is a monster turned at the front by the. They

should have done it earlier to look after the other riders.

Nevertheless, she has brought them home strongly. Here they come over

the line. Australia are the first team to go inside 4.20, still some

way short of the world-record. The Olympic record has been broken, but

for those of you who have just tuned in, that will be probably woken

several more times between now and the end of this competition, because

this is the first Games in which we have had this format. A good ride

from them, given the circumstances, but a long way off that world-record

pace. It is certainly starting to bode well for the Great Britain

four. I think Australia were just glad to put that four athletes on

the track, because in sporting terms, it was disastrous when they

crashed at 60 kilometres an hour on the track the other day. There were

two sizeable scars where they had to repair the wood on the track.

Technically, the Australian teams are always good. Consistently so for

the last 20 years, as far as I can remember. And of course, another day

of recovery for Hoskins. Next on the track will be Great Britain. There

is the situation at the moment, Australia and New Zealand, the two

fastest teams thus far. Next, the British quartet. New Zealand are

just warming down. Here we go, Katie Archibald, Laura trot, Elinor Barker

and Joanna Rowsell sham. Four times, Britain have one the championship.

Silver last year. Bronze this year in London at the World Championship.

The Olympic champions on the track for the first time in Rio.

And the British women are under way in the team pursuit. Laura Trott won

two golds in London in the team pursuit at the Omni. Joanna Rowsell

Shand was also part of the team pursuit winning trio as it was four

years ago. She was one of the best starters. Laura Trott will have the

responsibility of injecting the pace into this team. We got a small

glimpse of their coach, Paul Manning, at the side of the track.

He will be telling them where they are, pace-wise. They are into the

lead. Great Britain are just settling down here. Riding at the

front is Laura Trott. Stock still on her bike. Elinor Barker takes up the

running now. Two of these riders will be doing longer terms. So they

are carefully measuring their resources. Nearly half a second in

front of Australia now. They have made an excellent start.

At the World Championships in March, they looked decidedly ragged. It

just shows you the line is a fine one between success and failure in

an event like this. Care to -- Katie Archibald was a bit late. Jo Rowsell

Shand has done her turn at the front. Elinor Barker, just 21, is

already a two-time champion in this event. Can she become an Olympic

champion as well? It is a wedge shaped team. It is beautifully

formed to make sure body gets maximum shelter. Nearly two and a

half seconds quicker than Australia at the halfway mark. So far, so good

for the British women. They are riding on schedule according to

their coach Paul Manning, who points at the line to let them know they

are doing the job they set out to do. It is looking good from here.

Elinor Barker leads the line for Great Britain. She has Katie

Archibald behind her. Katie Archibald has ridden to won world

puddle as part of this squad. -- she has ridden to a world title.

That track craft is excellent. They are three seconds ahead now. Next

time over the line, they will be going into the final four lapse.

Great Britain, up to this point, have been the class of the field.

All four of them are still together, looking really good on the track.

Beautiful track craft by Katie Archibald. She has injected some

pace, because they are now 4.3 seconds ahead. A powerful turn from

Joanna Rowsell. Laura Trott is now pushing for Great Britain, with two

laps to go. Elinor Barker now comes to the front. These three have to

stay together now. The time is taken on the third rider to cross the

line. This is impressive from Great Britain. This is going to be a

really good qualification right. Here they come, with just over half

a lap to go. It is going to be very close. Are they laying down a bit

marker? They certainly are! It's a world-record marker for Great

Britain! What a stunning start in the velodrome. Katie Archibald,

Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell Shand lay down the

record for everyone else. They have broken the world record in the

women's team pursuit. You can't ask for more than that from a

qualification round. They put themselves in pole position. They

have sent a message. It's the Olympics again, and we are back.

Although it's only a qualification right, there will be a lot of people

in the track centre from the other nations, thinking, here we go again.

We have two good teams left to go, so we shouldn't count the proverbial

chickens. Canada and the United States have still to perform, but at

the very least, Great Britain are in the hunt. The qualification times

matter because that is the seeding for the next round so you get to see

what your opponents have done. That was an impressive ride both in terms

of the time and the technical way they rode. There were great changes

during those 16 laps. No wonder Katie Archibald is smiling. The job

is far from done, but it is an excellent start. I think Katie

Archibald was probably the ride of the race. She was technically very

good, a real powerhouse towards the end. Now we are with Canada. The

action comes thick and fast on the velodrome. These were the world

silver medallists this year. They are the Pan-American games

champions. You could see the nervous tension in all their faces. Imagine

going onto the track, having seen the world record broken, and knowing

that if you want to take a gold medal, you have to go faster than

anyone has gone before. Alison Beveridge, the 23-year-old, leads

them off at the start. She has never still on the top of the podium. On

her will is Jasmin tracer, a four-time bronze medallists. They

have been there or thereabouts. But Canada could be a major factor in

this event. They are big shown by their coach

that they are slightly down on schedule. Third fastest time. George

Ezra Melling is from Vancouver -- Simmerling. She competed as an

alpine skier in Vancouver in the winter games in 2010. She went to

ski cross and took part in Sochi 2014, and is now sacking in the

women's team pursuit. I wonder whether her position has come from a

different sport. She has a very wide armed opposition, which is not

aerodynamic. And they are over seconds down. So not what we were

expecting from Canada. Alison Beveridge is at the front. And

Jasmin Glaesser takes over. She is a good rider on the road as well. She

won the gold medal in the road race in the Pan-American games in Toronto

last summer. It is around now that we see if the

strength and depth is there within the team. Have they got the strength

and depth to up the pace in the closing half of this race and put

themselves in the mix with the likes of Great Britain and Australia? The

British team had fairly even terms all the way through that. The

Canadians have different lengths of term, so they are having to manage

some disparity of form. I mentioned that Georgia Simmerling was a former

skier. Kirsty Lay, towards the back, is a former speed skater. They are

down to three now. And it is a little early for that. I wonder

whether they can hang on third position. Kirsty Lay, the former

speed skater. It is not going well for Canada. There are still a long

way to go with just the three riders. They are starting to feel it

now. Simmerling is hanging on by her fingernails at the back. They are a

long way back, over five seconds down on the record set by Great

Britain. Just the one lap to go. They will be glad to hear the bell

ringing, I'm sure. You can see it as a struggle as the gaps begin to

open. The time is taken on the third wheel, remember. It is not about

what the first two do. Alison Beveridge was the last rider to

cross the line. They are the third fastest, but as you can see, some

way short of that posted by Great Britain. To Britain led the way,

Australia are second and cancer third ahead of New Zealand. Britain

are leading by five seconds -- Canada are third. A look at the

on-board cameras. They pull about two G-forces when they go around

these banking is. We only have one more team to see here. In

qualification for the women's team pursuit, and it is the world

champions from the United States of America. The same four riders are on

the track today. They claimed the gold medal in London. It

will be interesting to see what the world champions have in their legs.

The World Championship every year is in the winter, you have the double

peak in the season and a lot of athletes struggle with the change in

timings. Sarah Hammer, eight time world

champion on the track, five times in individual pursuit, two times in the

Omnium. Another big ride for Laura Trott in the women's omnium as well.

Kelly Catlin, Chloe Dygert and Jennifer Valente make up the rest of

the United States team. Chloe Dygert, number 227, first road on

the track ten months ago. It's in out of the deep end as they get

ready to go with just five seconds remaining. The way they go. The

gauntlet has been thrown down by Great Britain. How will the world

champions respond? Can they live with the new world record time gaps

appearing, so Raggett start for Sarah Hammer. In second position,

she will be charged with lifting the pace. We'll get a look at her

individual form for the Omnium event. Valente very strong rider.

She was the one who led the first couple of laps for the United

States. Taking over now, Sarah Hammer. One and a half seconds

faster than the team of Great Britain, you can see why there were

gaps in the team. You may think it shows they are going to be the

fastest team, but it could be they are doing damage early on in the

race, 1.3 seconds and stable now. You have to be so careful about

riding hard at the start of these. Four and four minutes plus is an

awful long way. Chloe Dygert has recovered from a torn ACL in the

last year, taking her place at the front now. America with a fast start

here. Very strong start. Their deficit to the British team, which

rode an even pace, changing all the time. .9 of the second. Seeing a

huge injection of pace. Somebody in that there is slowing it down. That

effect could be a problem for them in the latter stages. Kelly Catlin

hurtling around as they reach the 1500 metre mark. Staying a second up

on the time of Great Britain. Good changes, they seem to have settled

into a nice rhythm now. Not the tidiest team, because of the amount

of power they are putting down. One second in front. Short terms, too. A

bad change. Power on the front coming from Sarah Hammer. More

difficulty getting on the back for Jennifer Valente. All these small

mistakes will add up. Now down .7 of a second. Really aren't using their

resources to the best. Not looking after each other, good pace of an

individual doesn't mean the team will go faster. They've still got

six laps to go. Half a second in hand there will thereabouts, that is

why they are world champions. Not the tidiest team but they've got

some strong individuals. They are holding that advantage. Have they

got the power to bring home the advantage they've given themselves

in the early laps? Did they go out too quickly? Kelly Catlin riding on

the front for the USA. Holding all the time at just over half a second.

Strong, strong riders. They might not have full technique, but they've

got the power. The next time over the line they will have four laps to

go, an world record pace at the moment as they come towards the

line. It's now just two tenths of a second, finding it harder and

harder, they are down to three. It's very difficult when somebody bails

out, having dropped the speed. Fatigue is so great they won't pick

it back up again. Not an ideal tactical move. They've gone .7

seconds behind, all those mistakes adding up. The wheels have suddenly,

in terms of time for the USA, they were so fast in the first half of

the race, really finding it difficult now. They'll set a very

good time, but not quite the time they were hoping for with two laps

to go. Three riders who have to stick together now. 1.2 seconds,

that three quarters of a second advantage has been turned around,

two second change in the space of one kilometre. They were aggressive

in the way they set out in this race, it looked so good for so long.

Now just clinging on to make sure they don't lose most of the

advantage they gained in the early part of the race. Strong finish

coming from the United States. Just over a second slower than Great

Britain. The United States having had a couple of tricky laps in the

closing stages suddenly managed to find the extra bit of power and

intensity on the final lap. It was Sarah Hammer who was the strong

horse, she really rode well, could have done with doing longer turns to

look after the team, as she did some fast turns, but nobody could match

it. It would have been better going longer. Looks like her form for this

Olympic Games is very good indeed. No surprise, they are the world

champions, the USA, after all. Was there an element of risky strategy?

The speed they went out in the first couple of laps? The danger for the

British team who rode well strategically and physically, the

United States made a lot of mistakes in that ride. If they cleaned it up

they could pull that second back, by no means is the race over, the

British will have a fight on their hands. Great Britain and the United

States are the class of the field, there was probably very little

between them. If the Americans sit down and work out, look at the

video, decide to change their strategy, they can get the likes of

Sarah Hammer to do longer turns from the start to look after the other

riders, it would make a big difference. Confirmation of the

United States's time is four minutes... It brings to a conclusion

the qualification ride in the women's team pursuit. Great Britain

top of the leaderboard, fastest qualifiers for the first round. It

takes place tomorrow. New world record time. Ahead of the current

world champions, the United States of America. Australia and Canada

third and fourth fastest. STUDIO: Chris Hoy, put into context how

impressive a performance it was from the reddish women. Fantastic

performance, to break the world record here. Conditions, you might

not believe it, they are not that quick, the air pressure is high on

here, 1020 millibar. Anything under a thousand... How do you know that,

can you feel it? Have you got a special machine? Jay Pitts online,

it's one of the first things you do at the track Centre, ask the coach

is, what is the temperature, pressure? Tracks aren't the biggest

factor in speed, its environmental conditions. Interesting looking at

those American bikes, completely different setup for them, they have

their chain on the other side. When I heard it I wasn't sure if it was a

lie. With the chain on the left-hand side, because you're turning that

the whole time, it's more Ericht manic, there is the argument that

with a great amount of mass on the left-hand side because you're

turning left, the physics of it, in theory it helps you rotate the bike.

I suppose they did it because they thought it would be an advantage.

Either way, not as fast as the British team. Let's look at the

British team performance. The impressive one in this is the woman

who's been injured, had a Christian ligament injury from a motorbike

accident, Katie Archibald wearing number 45. Great to see Katie back

in the team, to have had the big setback, to have worked hard, done

at the rehab to get back in the team. It was a team performance,

everybody did their job incredibly well. You can see how smooth they

were compared to the American quartet. They never looked under

pressure, it was phenomenal. Again, to break a world record, it's hard

to explain just how impressive it was in these conditions. They'll be

very confident going into the next round. These are new bikes for the

British team and the women in particular have taken longer to

adapt to them, why? Some of the riders just like their old bikes,

look at Philip Hinds, he stuck to the old bike for the team sprint, it

was to do with stiffness of the frame issue. He likes the bike to be

incredibly strong because he puts so much on the cranks. This is just the

riders preference. Laura perhaps feels more comfortable in that

position, not Laura, sorry, Eleanor on the UK one. How difficult is it

in terms of timing to know what your team-mates will do? I'm watching

going, there is one deer and no brakes. It's so easy to clip the

wheel of the bike in front, isn't it? Very. The risk is you overlap

fractionally. As long as you know what's happening in front it's not

bad, if somebody decides to peel out half a lap early because they are

starting to struggle and you overlap the wheel, you'll catch it and come

down, it's what happened to the Australians in training. Now Hoskins

was taken out and took out the entire team. She's been on crutches,

had haematoma on her hip. You have to be very careful. The reason they

go so close is the closer you get them shelter you more energy-saving

you get from the rider in front. You want to be tucked up millimetres off

the back tire of the rider in front. When they peel off is it at a

predetermined position or could it be further down the track? You tend

to do a set distance, set number of laps at the front. If you feel

particularly strong you might do two, you don't want to make a big

surge at the front and accelerated because it causes everybody to raise

their power. If you feel strong you go longer at the front and take a

greater share of the workload by being an front. Sitting behind in

the stream you save 30%. Of your energy. Once you've done your spell,

you always change on the banking on the corner, it takes less time to

get back onto the back straight, you don't want to be in the fresh air

for yourself longer than you have two. When you get back on there,

recover. It looks like a constant effort from everybody, but it's like

an interval session. If you do want lap at the front and three of its

like 15 seconds exercise, 45 recovery. Only three have to finish

but it's always nice if four do. The fourth rider kept going a long time,

did the Americans finish all for? They finished with three. You want

crossed the line having expended every single part of your energy

across the board so you might have a rider that sacrifices themselves by

doing a big spell. 2-3 laps. Then they would sacrifice themselves. Joe

has done her job. The rest of the riders know she has peeled off, no

surprises. They will have given them that information, they know they

have to go to the line with three. Have they got time to look at the

clock? No, they take all the information from Paul Manning the

coach, on the pursuit line. Based on where he stands they can tell

whether are up or down on the schedule. Because of where he

positioned himself and the signals he gives. This is the closing

stages. Chris started cheering because he knew the world record was

a possibility. Phenomenal performance, daybreak the world

record the British team of qualified fastest in the team pursuit. Very

good start. More still to come including the men's team pursuit.

Led by Sarah Bradley Wiggins. And ultimately the final of the men's

team sprint. The only medal up for grabs tonight. There will be an

opportunity of a gold medal for Great Britain's sevens players

because they beat South Africa in the semifinals to get through to the

gold medal match against Fiji. This is how they did it.

In those Cecil Afrika. Dan Norton gets the boot on it. Goes to Kyle

Brown, the captain, the opening try of this semifinal. Ball squirted out

of the breakdown and South Africa took advantage. Penalty advantage

being played. James Davies. Matt Bennett points sound field but

overruns a bit. James Davies is there. Phil Burgess outside him.

Passes it to Dan Norton. One... Great Britain's first try. In

between the posts. South Africa is still in possession.

Cecil Afrika... Tackled by Rodwell. Kwagga Smith cuts inside. Watson is

there. One on one. Ball is loose. It's come illegally. Illegally Great

Britain's way. It's a steal by the red shirts. Daniel Bibby weights. Of

the park. All of the red shirts pouring on. Britain are in the gold

final. They will play Fiji. Well, let's had up to the stadium at

Deodoro and get a word with Sir Clive Woodward, who has coached

England in the 15 aside game to World Cup glory. I know how much you

are enjoying this tournament. How big performance was that for Great

Britain against South Africa? It colossal. This has been an amazing

tournament for all 12 competing men's teams, but GB are really

selling themselves. We have Fiji here tonight at number one. Team GB

are definitely the second-best team here tonight. They have a real

chance against the magnificent Fiji team. I am so pleased that the whole

tournament has been a big success. The atmosphere here is amazing. So

many Olympic athletes have come to watch the sevens final tonight. It

is a true event and a real privilege to be here. It does seem to be a

massive success story. Its introduction into the Olympics has

gone down a treat. Clive, you have been one of the world's leading

coaches. What would you be saying to the British team, and what should

they do against Fiji in the gold medal match? The most important

thing is to try to get rid of the atmosphere. It's just another game

of sevens. I genuinely believe we can win. Fiji are not the quickest

team. They have amazing footwork, amazing skill. But Team GB have a

bit more pace. There are various ways we can beat them. So you have

to take the emotion out of it and say, we can win this game. And

instead of seven minutes each way, it is ten minutes each way. So I

would say, we are fitter than this team. We can go to the wire. We

dodged a bullet in the quarterfinals. We did fantastically

well in the semifinals. Our name could be on the gold medal. You have

to believe you can win, but take the emotion out of it and focus on the

performance, getting all the basics right. Just one error can cost

everything. We have to make sure we can keep the errors down. If we keep

the ball away from the Fijians, we can win this game. It is a very

tactical game between two very different teams, and Team GB have a

really big opportunity. 11 o'clock, your time at home for Great Britain

against Fiji. As Clive says, you have to keep it logical and

discipline. Any yellow cards can be costly. Now, back to the knockout

stages of the men's team sprint. The British men have got through to this

stage fastest, so they now face Venezuela.

Here is Simon Brotherton. COMMENTATOR: The Olympic record has

just gone, because New Zealand have set a new one at 42.535 seconds. It

was a superb ride a minute ago. There is Great Britain, up against

Venezuela. This is the fourth and final heat. The four winners will

contest the medals later this evening. The fastest two winners go

for old and silver. There seems to be a technical issue with the

starting gate. It is being rectified. That is why the British

team have not taken to their bikes. It will not be long until they

release the Venezuelan riders. A little unfair to hold them in this

position. They have warmed up meticulously. A mechanic is not

happy with the stability of the start gate. How unnerving is a

moment like this when you are waiting? If you are Philip Hindes,

just watching them fiddling around with the start gate? It happens to

all of them at some point. It is part of being a champion, not just

going fast, but being able to deal with situations like this and still

produce your best. I think there is more to come from Philip Hindes. He

is likely to be first to go under 17 seconds. He hasn't done that yet.

Callum Skinner is the man of the match for the British three to

produce the ride of his life in man three position. He and Kenny have

superb form and are very confident. They were not scrabbling to get on

Hindes' wheel. No surprise that New Zealand, the world champions, got it

together with their 42.5 ride. And also the winners of the first two

heats, France and Australia. Still sorting out that starting gate. They

looked to be going to the starting gate now. The Venezuelans have been

held for a very long time. The second and third rider has been

allowed to have a little roll around. But man one four Venezuela

has been held. Britain have to go faster than 43.135 seconds to make

it into the gold medal race, because New Zealand are fastest.

Great Britain will want to be top dogs if they can manage it. They are

ready now, and the clock is counting down. Fully strapped in, those extra

toe straps to make sure the riders don't pull their foot off the pedal.

Can they repeat that fantastic performance of

before? Hindes and Kenny are the defending champions, Skinner the

addition to the team for these Olympic Games. What sort of start

will fill Hindes be able to make? A strong and powerful one, one

presumes. This is going to be all about the time that Great Britain

set. Will it be enough to get them into the gold medal match? A

fantastic second lap here from Jason Kenny. He is flying. It is down to

Skinner. Has he got the speed in his legs to carry Britain into the

Olympic final? Here he comes. Skinner is over the line. Great

Britain win that fourth and final heat, and they are through into the

Olympic final. That is a fantastic ride. Slightly off the pace of New

Zealand, but we have seen how this can change. If you had told them

before they started today that you could break the record and get into

the final, but be doing it a tenth of the pace, they would have said,

we will settle for that. It is going to be a fantastic final between

these two nations. Skinner did an excellent job in man three. And

Jason Kenny is riding really well. It bodes well for the sprint event

and the cheering for him. But Callum Skinner needs the biggest pat on the

back. We knew the others would do a solid job. Philip Hindes is the most

consistent man won in the world for many years. But Skinner is the one

who has really upped his game. It was all about the time, because the

fastest go for gold. The Great Britain's men, it is a guaranteed

silver and the chance to go for gold for fill Hindes, Jason Kenny and

Callum Skinner -- Phil Hindes. Well, New Zealand were impressive

but Great Britain are safely through. For Callum Skinner, this is

a tough night. I experienced the same thing four years ago. It was

the hardest part of my whole Olympic experience. He gets 45 or 50 minutes

to recover from that fairly extreme effort, before the final ride. And

the final is the one that counts. So all that lactic acid, the fatigue he

is feeling, he has to get over that, get on the rollers, have a drink.

When you say the rollers? The rollers are three rollers that are

attached with a rubber band. The bike sits on top of it and there is

very little resistance, so you are just turning your legs, trying to

flush out the toxins. That was another solid ride. The Kiwis broke

their Olympic record by a fraction. It is going to be one heck of a

final. But I know the feeling right now. It is a horrible feeling,

because you think, there is no way I will be ready in 50 minutes. But he

will be. It is particularly tough for Callum. After a 43 second

effort, you really feel the effort. Phil will have no problems. Jason

will be filling it in his legs. I was asking Chris Boardman about the

suits earlier and he that they are tight, but it is to do with how you

put them on and the positioning of the suits. This is how technical it

is, so the wind hits them in the right place? Exactly. It is about

how it all works together like package. It is like F1, where they

have aerodynamic packages. The suits ride on specific riders in specific

positions on the bike in relation to the helmet. Everything works

together. The panels will have different fabrics. Sometimes they

cause airflow to be broken up. Sometimes you want to be airflow to

be smooth over the skin. So much work goes on in the background. All

the teams do this. Every Games, you see the equipment improving. It is

like the law of diminishing returns. You are not going to see huge

improvements in equipment, but you see little improvements. The

American team are trying new things as well. Let's look at them when

they were in full flow. One change to the Olympic coverage is that one

member of the team had to carry a camera. Jason Kenny has it on his

bike, facing backwards. It is not ideal, it breaks up the flow we have

been talking about, but it is part of the rules for each team now.

Jason might have wanted to be a bit tighter there, but it was still a

great performance. The Kiwis were at their limit. You saw them stretch

and come together at just the right time. I don't think they have got

any more. I think we do. We have potentially another ten. But the

Kiwis are at their limit. It is all about recovery now. Making sure they

get to the start line for the final, ready to go. So you are not worried

about the fact that New Zealand broke the world record?! Of course,

this is edge of the seat stuff. But we have not won a medal at world

level since London and we have not won a medal at the World

Championships since 2011 so this is the best performance we have seen

from this trio, and I am proud of them for making the final. To know

that we would get a silver medal at worst, I believe they can do it.

This is what sport is about, those crunch moments when there is nothing

in it and it is about the psychology. It is about everybody

digging deep, getting the most out of themselves. I have full

confidence in the guys. They will be on the track at the same time in the

gold medal match, obviously. Are you aware of what is going on on the

other side? Not at all. You don't look across. The differences are so

small. There will not be more than a bike length's difference between

them. The first thing you do is look at the scoreboard to see the splits.

When I did the first lap in Sydney, when I swung up, I would face the

rival team when they were coming towards me and I would blow, to try

and create a bit of wind! Obviously, it is like the butterfly effect, it

made no difference. But I wanted to do anything to slow them down a

fraction. There is nothing else you can do at that point. But when you

are riding on the track, you are looking at the scores and keeping

your fingers crossed. Let's have a look at the world record-breaking

side that they face in the final. This was New Zealand.

COMMENTATOR: World champions New Zealand, against Germany. Ethan

Mitchell has made his career out of this first lap for the Kiwis. They

have been sensational in the last four years. Twice world champions,

twice world silver medallists. Can Ethan Mitchell give them the

platform? Very fast opening lap. A very strong ride. They are improving

as the competition goes on. A confident pace. Good ride from New

Zealand. It is taken up by Ed Dawkins on the last lap. It is going

to be a fast time for New Zealand. A new Olympic record.

They got that perfect, Dawkins timed his closing on the wheel perfectly.

A technically superb ride. They cleaned up after their qualification

ride, they are a real threat to the GB three.

It was an amazing response, marker, for New Zealand to set. Newf

admitted tonight, you turned around and blue at rival teams. Newf

admitted you would set an incredibly tacit time... What's happening

between New Zealand and Great Britain as they prepare for the

race? It depends on the individuals, some rivals Eustace IQ out, they

would ride past and stare you out or get into your head. -- some rival

teams used to. If anybody got in your line of vision, I used to

think, he's obviously worried about us. For them to take the time to

psyche about shows they are insecure. We'll have to wait and

see. I don't think... I think the Kiwis will be thinking about

themselves, as will the GB boys, everybody has a role to play

individually in the team. It's such a technical event. It's over in the

blink of an eye, they can't afford to make mistakes. It's about getting

ready for the biggest moment of their career. Potentially the

biggest moment of their career. Another striking moustache, talking

to Callum. A lot of the team have moustaches, the riders have shaved

thankfully. I don't think it will help with aerodynamics. Their's:.

You feel for him, but feel with him as well. The gold medal race will be

at 10:25pm British time and at 11pm the rugby sevens players will be

against Fiji in the gold medal match. A British boxer was in action

today. The Londoner beat his Kenyan opponent in his opening fight. His

next opponent is from Uzbekistan. Into the second round we go. The

British boxer wearing blue, ranked 18 in the world. Has taken the

opening round. Judges a and C prefer his educated front foot progression

to the punch picking of his opponent. Positive start. Onto the

front foot, looking to find his man. With hard, hurtful bunches. Saying,

don't hold. A start from Buatsi. Trying to push this fellow back.

Double up the attack. Joshua Buatsi is the reigning

European Championship bronze medallist, hasn't been on the

International boxing scene long but he's made an impact, the man from

South Croydon. Working away well to the body once again, terrific two

shot salvo hurting the man in red, who was keen to hold on. I'd like to

see the referee more stern here. Rasulov, seemingly, most

opportunities he gets, he holds on, after Buatsi has landed a couple of

good shots. Positive stuff for Buatsi. He's on the front foot once

more, look at an initiating the clinch. It's Rasulov. He took a

couple of hard chops down stairs. Rasulov looking to re-establish his

rhythm. With a good reverse 1-2 combination. Effective left-hand for

the man leaning onto the ropes. Buatsi has hit this fellow

downstairs, target the body, he's a good move. With any good mover, you

can slow those feet down. Lovely shot, Buatsi. Buatsi causes Rasulov

to lose his stance. He's been drawn into toe to toe exchanges, it

favours the man in blue. Despite his relative inexperience at senior

international boxing he's mixed with all of the top boys. Valuable

experience in the bag, sharing the ring with Mammadov, is acquired all

of that. He's acquitting himself fantastically. Judge a and C prefer

the work of the man in blue and for my money it has been a more

impressive round today. If it's rewarded we could have a terrific

upset and a significant British victory. If Buatsi can sustain it.

Terrific round-up boxing from Joshua Buatsi. That's why he raised his

right fist as he returned to the corner. And the coaching and

instruction of Carl Walmsley and Gary Hale. Some terrific shots went

in. This fellow feeling it a little bit confused a lot of work on the

outside. He's been hurt downstairs a couple of times from Buatsi, who has

targeted the body. Rasulov just coming forward. Good movement of the

head. Returns with that right hand. There is the body shot, super punch.

Switches upstairs with the right hand. Left up to the body has

probably done the damage. Slows his man down a little bit. A good round

for Buatsi, but let's see the scores. 10-9 across the board in

favour of Josh Buatsi. In a commanding position leading by two

points. It's all square for judge B. As we move into the third and final

round of this 81 kilograms light heavyweight bout in the second

preliminary, the man wearing blue, Buatsi, is the boxer in the

ascendancy. After shading the opening round, 2-1 judges, he took

the second round in unanimous fashion, which means he has a

commanding two point advantage. It's all square for the middle judge.

Rasulov needs a massive ramp to get back on terms. Buatsi on the cusp of

what would be one of the most significant victories in the history

of British open boxing. What's important now for Buatsi is

he keeps the workrate very high, raised the tempo. He could force

this guy to hold on. The referee keeps telling him, stop holding. If

he tells him time and again, he may give him a warning. What Buatsi has

to do is raise the tempo, put him under pressure on the front foot,

keep it going. Cracking right-hand! Sense Rasulov to the canvas and his

eyeballs were in orbit. He appears to be in real trouble. We are

approaching the midpoint of the third and final round and Joshua

Buatsi looking for his second successive stoppage here at Rio

2016. Rasulov all over the place, he doesn't know where he is. A second

count. That's what we needed from Buatsi. He's hitting his opponent

with powerful shots like that. Tremendous stuff. He's going for it

again. What a blistering combination, Joshua Buatsi has

steam-rollered his way into the quarterfinals of the light

heavyweight tournament with a terrific display, knocking out

Rasulov, the sixth ranked boxer in the world, tournament number three

seed has been annihilated. By a terrific punching display from

Joshua Buatsi. He's now one win away from a place on the medal podium.

Let's get this into context. Joshua Buatsi, the 18th ranked boxer in the

world, just produced a stunning upset to eliminate a man who has won

six medals at World Championships over the years. He came in ranked 16

the world, he's the tournament number three seed. To give an idea

how big he is, he was the flag bearer for his nation London 2012.

How about bad for right-hand? Tremendous stuff, and the left hook,

look about for a punch. Let's face it, wasn't as if it was a lucky

punch, he was beating this fellow, who was favourite to beat Joshua

Buatsi here. Buatsi has produced the performance of his career,

tremendous stuff, power punching, good tactics. Let's bring in the

coaches, they've played their part. Paul Walmsley and Gary Hale got it

spot on, tremendous performance from Buatsi. What a fantastic display by

this man from he's got talent, he's got the temperament of self belief.

He's just produced a devastating display to eliminate the tournament

number three seed, let's get the official announcement.

Ladies and gentlemen, the winner by knockout... In the blue, ... Joshua

Buatsi! Joshua Buatsi has just romped into the final eight of the

81 kilograms light light heavyweight tournament with one of the most

significant victories ever achieved by a boxer wearing a British vest,

eliminating the sixth ranked boxer in the world. The tournament number

three seed. He's put the rest of the light heavyweight division on

notice, Josh Buatsi is coming in search of an Olympic medal. STUDIO:

A wonderful when committees into the quarterfinals, lots of British

support there, and here in the velodrome. Rightly so, British

cycling has been the most successful of our sport of the last two Olympic

Games and there could be a gold medal in the sight of our men's

sprint team later. Before we head off on BBC One to the news, we'll

switch to BBC Two, we'll be back at 10:30pm, let's bring you up-to-date

with some of the headlines on day six of the Olympic Games in Rio.

Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley led for most of the final

of the double sculls, passed in the closing stages by Poland, to win an

extraordinary silver medal. Earlier this summer they were dropped from

the British squad, it was an unexpected bonus, with it, Katherine

Grainger has become the most decorated British woman in Olympic

history. Silver celebration for Great Britain's canoe slalom pairing

of David Florence and Richard Hounslow. A repeat of their

performance from London 2012. Andy Murray carried the GB flag at the

opening ceremony. At times today the Olympic favourite tag weighed

heavily on the defending champion. He ultimately came through

victorious against Fabio Fognini of Italy. He's into the quarterfinals.

Johanna Konta is out, she had high hopes at her first Olympics, but a

tough draw against the Australian open champion and Wimbledon

runner-up Angelique Kerber. Britain are the defending champions

in team dressage and the team currently in the silver medal

position, Charlotte Dujardin here on her horse, good score for her. She

leads the individual standings, Britain is second behind Germany at

the moment in the team standings. Men's golf started with an ace,

Justin Rose of Great Britain recording a hole in one at the par

34. Its 191 yards. He followed up with a birdie on the fifth. The

first ever hole in one of modern Olympic golf. The lead in the Gulf

is Marcus Fraser of Australia who shot a course record 63. He's eight

under par. Danny Willett is tied 27th. Rose tied for fourth, his

final score 67. Andy Murray is going to play mixed doubles with Heather

Watson. That will start pretty soon. His brother Jamie lines up with

Johanna Konta. More to come from the Olympics but you have to find us on

BBC Two to get his wisdom. It's very good. See you there in a second.

Goodbye.