Day 6 BBC One: 22.45-00.00 Olympics

CLARE BALDING: Welcome back to Rio, further coverage of the Olympic

Games here on BBC One, fire the Great Britain team of Sir Bradley

Wiggins, Owain Doull, Steven Burke and Ed Clancy have set the fastest

time in the team pursuit, but shirt -- shortly on the track will be

Australia who set the fastest time at the World Championships, but Sir

Bradley Wiggins said, don't worry, we will win the gold in Rio. This

mark is a case of bravado, people come out on top. As we watch the

British team here, they dropped Bradley Wiggins at that point, and

here we go live to Australia. They have just started, here Simon.

Alexander Edmondson, Michael Hepburn, Jack bridge and Sam

Welsford. Just to give you some indication of their record in recent

years, Australia really have been the team to beat in the last Olympic

cycle, they have been world champions in 2010, 2011, 13 and 16,

so twice in the last four years. They are already up on the starting

time of Great Britain, and there is very little in it. We will find out

in the next couple of laps how this is shaping up. Australia were so

close in the World Championships, there is nothing in it, it is more

other case of who makes a mistake first.

On the front of Australia that moment is Jack Bobridge, he has come

back into the track squad with bags of experience over many years, three

times world champion. Michael Hepburn will be the next person in

behind him now. They are giving a little ground away here, not .6 of a

second behind the British riders. They started quickly, as Australia

always do, great technique out of the gates, but settling into the

pace, about half a second behind, still very much in it if we are

thinking about fastest times here. Sam Welsford on the front, he is the

most inexperienced member of this Australian squad, but even he has a

World Championship to his name, won in March in London. Beautifully

smooth changes by the Australians, keeping the pace, coming down

slightly faster so able to just ride up onto the wheel. It is a technique

that works well. Going out a little now, and Australia know they just

need to do enough. Like Great Britain, they have slight

differences in ability within the team, which the British four were

not expecting. We see the time here you were little, coming back, going

out again, and that is not good, it will tell towards the end of the

race. Acceleration and slowing down all the time. Strong leg here from

Jack Bobridge. Short-term, he has gone out quickly and that was the

poorest change we have seen so far. Jack Bobridge spent the entire back

straight closing the gap, and they are quite a bit behind the British

team, nearly two seconds in arrears. With six laps to go for Australia, a

long way to go before they reach home. Don't forget, Denmark 3.4

seconds behind Great Britain, so Australia will have to be careful

about posting the second fastest time, never mind getting themselves

into pole position. A bit of a surprise here, I expected more of a

fight with the British riders. You never know what finish they have

got in them for the final laps here. Four laps to go for Australia, but

the time is going out here, they are not closing in on the time of Great

Britain. But don't forget, Bradley Wiggins

tired towards the end, slowed the team slightly before graciously

bowing out. If the Australians can keep it together all the way to the

end, that makes a big difference. But they have quite a deficit to

make up here, it is over three seconds now, and that is a gap that

you do not pull back at this level of competition, and fractures in the

middle, too. Australia not looking quite so smooth here in the latter

stages of their race. They are not going to make, in my opinion, the

second fastest time, I think they could be pipped by Denmark. Taking

the bell, 250 metres to go for Australia, off the front goes

Michael Hepburn, and Sam Welsford takes his turn, down the back

straight they go, half a lap from the finishing line. 16 tough laps in

the finishing pursuit, let's see what the time is for Australia. It

is 3:55.6 06. That is only third fastest. I expected more from the

Mihir. I expected them to be fighting tooth and nail, but that

was as ragged a riders I have seen from them for a long time. That will

put Great Britain in with New Zealand, and Denmark against

Australia in the next round, because the top four teams from qualifying

race against each other in that top pool. So Great Britain are still

very much in the running for medals in the men's team pursuit, Great

Britain the fastest qualifiers, Australia I think not performing to

the level we were expecting from them. Not just fastest qualifier,

but demolishing the competition, a 3.5 seconds gap is enormous in a

race like this. That is nearly a quarter of a lap of the track, so

they will be delighted with that qualifying round. Would there have

been any hint of Australia pacing themselves at all, did we see what

they have got? I think we saw what they have got. They can improve, but

it was physical ability they were lacking there. Here is confirmation,

the Netherlands unable to finish their ride, one of the riders

crashing. Great Britain the fastest riders ahead of Denmark, Australia

and New Zealand. One of those four will may get to the end of the

competition will be the champions. Chris Hoy, how much of a surprise is

that? Quite a pleasant surprise from GB's perspective. Initially I

thought it was a tactic, they only had to get top two, it might be, but

it didn't look like it was. They were pretty much on the limit, and

even the fourth rider was starting to dangle off the back, so

hopefully, I think that was all the Aussies had, and it will be tight

for them, with the Danes and the Kiwis behind them. Brilliant from a

British perspective. Only three tenths of a second off the world

record. The Australian team in action as well, this is the bronze

medal race up against France for the men's team sprint, still to come,

the gold medal race, which features Great Britain.

Gregory Bourget of France, nine times world champion, on the left

side of your picture. They are going off on the back straight, three laps

of the track, each rider leaves, it is a fast event, over in just over

45 seconds, and who is going to claim a medal here? At the end of

the first lap, it is close. This is going to be close, it is Mikhail

Dell made against let's here. Not much in it at all. It is blink of an

eye for bronze, up towards the line, and the bronze medal goes to France,

who just beat Australia, France with a time of 43.143, they have had to

settle for the bronze this time round. Australia miss out on a

medal. That was a beautiful finishing ride Berrer, so nicely

finished off, so close, thousands of a second in it with one lap to go.

It really is a case of blink and you miss it with the team sprint. And

Gregory Bourget, highly decorated track cycle list, a number of world

champions, three times a silver medallist, he has a bronze to add to

his collection, but we will see how he goes in the sprint, still chasing

that elusive Olympic gold. We saw all they had to give today, his

starting time has been overshadowed, faster men off the blocks than him,

he was the fastest starter for many years, but what a ride by D'Almeida.

The gold match coming up in just a few moments.

And Sir Chris Hoy knows all about team sprint finals. Philip Hindes,

Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner other riders in that order for Great

Britain. They have had more time to recover because we had a crash

earlier and there was a delay to proceedings, and you say that helps,

particularly for Callum Skinner who has to raise all three laps. , the

third rider will be suffering the most in terms of recovery, it is the

most bonus to have the extra time, but both teams are in the same

position. The Kiwis will be grateful, too. This is more about

psychology. There is nothing between these two teams, it is who wants it

most and who can deal with the pressure. Let's keep our fingers

crossed it is the GB lads. Great Britain has three gold medals so far

this Olympic Games. Could we about to see the fourth? Let's join Chris

Boardman and Simon Brotherton. The Olympic final in the men's team

sprint is just seconds away. Philip Hindes, he will lead off the Great

Britain and hand Jason Kenny. And then it will be Callum Skinner. And

we are under way in the Olympic final. Ethan Mitchell against Philip

Hindes on the first leg, Sam Webster and Adie Dawkins completed the team

to New Zealand. New Zealand are the world champions and were the fastest

team in the qualifying, can break Britain -- Great Britain pull it out

here? That was the fastest first lap there has ever been. Callum Skinner

managed to get on, he is beautifully placed to take over. Jason Kenny

hand it over and Great Britain are in the lead but only just. It will

all come down to this last lap, Callum Skinner against Dawkins, who

will claim the gold medal here in Rio? Up towards the line, and the

gold medal goes to Great Britain! The Olympic champions again, Callum

Skinner brings it home for Britain on the back of Hindes and Kenny.

What a ride, what a start to this velodrome campaign in Rio, in 2016,

it is a golden start for Great Britain, and for the third time in a

row, Great Britain are the gold medallist and Olympic champions in

the men's team sprint, and that will have been a surprise to everybody

else, because Britain haven't won a medal at the world champions since

they won in the Olympics in London four years ago. And what a poetic

way to do it, Callum Skinner, all that pressure on him, he was the man

who has been behind in the recent riding, it was all on him, he was

the one who had to improve, and he delivered a gold medal today, and

what a fantastic first lap from Philip Hindes, the most consistent

and fastest starter in the world. This is the one time in your career

when the pressure is really on and you have to deliver, and that man

there most certainly did. When the pressure was at its highest, he

produced to the best performance of all. It will still be sinking in

now, and as Sir Chris Hoy were saying earlier, it is all about

psychology now. You know you have it physically because you are in the

final, but who can deal with the pressure in an event that is decided

on such small margins. We know the answer to that now. All of those

hours of training and hard work over such a long period of time, all

coming down to just a few seconds per man. And it has all paid off for

the British trio. What a wonderful ride, what a wonderful sequence of

rides, that they have backed up, three rides in the first session, it

is tough to do, and Callum Skinner, what big shoes to fill, following on

from Sir Chris Hoy, and what a wonderful job he has done. This is

the man who set the template for the victory with the start that he made.

He did, and our screen showed that he went under 17 seconds, looks like

it has been corrected to 17 dead, but it was good enough, still the

fastest in the world, and the New Zealanders fought valiantly, but the

British team just put the whole thing together better than they have

ever done before. Many at home will be saying, there

they go, winning again. But they really did pull it out of the bag to

win this. This was not an event that Britain has been dominant in in

recent years at all. Talking to the team they were hoping to get in the

final. They knew they had a shot, but the

talk was always as if they were coming from behind. They were not

expecting to win, they just knew they had a chance. The realisation

for Callum Skinner, the 23-year-old, that he is an Olympic champion.

Philip Hindes has done it before. It is his second Olympic gold medal. He

was part of the team four years ago. And the Jason Kenny, a fourth gold

medal, with the opportunity to go for two more. That will be

interesting to see. Chris Hoy was saying in the studio that if he gets

this one, I would put money on him to get the other two. Suddenly,

cycling is rolling in gold began. There is a welcome sight, the result

of the final. How good for Callum Skinner's family that they were here

to see his greatest moment on two wheels. He is an Olympic champion.

So is Jason Kenny for the fourth time and so is Philip Hindes for the

second time. That may have struck a psychological blow to all the other

nations. CLARE BALDING: their first gold

medal on offer at the velodrome, and it goes to Great Britain. Callum

Skinner is sitting on the track. Why should he move? He probably can't,

the cycling shoes are difficult to walk in. The man who inspired him,

Sir Chris Hoy. The Athens Games caught the attention of Callum

Skinner, who was 12 at the time. He thought, I would like to become a

full-time cyclist. This is his first Olympic Games, with Jason Kenny and

Philip Hindes. What a huge responsibility he had, and Chris

Hoy, how proud are you that he lived up to that pressure? He brought the

gold medal home. That was unbelievable. I know exactly how it

feels to be in that position. It is not easy. He dealt with it like a

seasoned professional. Phenomenal. I saw him as a teenager training, and

he had something special. But it is about more than talent, it is the

hard work. He has worked so hard to be in this team. He had the battle

against all kinds of people to make the team in the first place. And

there were all kinds of doubters. But this is a team event. Philip

Hindes had a fantastic lap. Jason Kenny, that second lap was

phenomenal. 42.4, Olympic record. The Kiwis were almost identical in

their time for the second lap, which I thought was them at their limit.

This is what it is all about. It is what it means to the families, who

know what the athletes have gone through. Just wonderful to see. The

team will shortly be with Jill Douglas. We will hand you down to

her as soon as we get them. But it is a gold medal for the men's sprint

team for Great Britain. Jason Kenny has more opportunities to come. He

has the keirin and the individual sprint. He does indeed. And I forgot

to mention one of the reserve riders. Jason Kenny is in great

form. The 12.4 for his second lap, he has to be a favourite now for the

sprint. The keirin is more of a lottery, but he will be in with a

shout. Amazing scenes. You can see by everybody's response how with

Callum Skinner, they thought, you might not do this, and that is all

right. Just give it your best shot. He has done it, and everyone is

thrilled for him. The last four years have been a bit of a disaster.

Every championship, there has been something that has not worked out.

Even a silver medal would have been a great success bearing in mind the

last four years. To win it, maybe people who don't watch track cycling

on a regular basis might turn this on every four years and expect the

gold medal. But this is an amazing performance compared to some of the

other events. This was not expected. When you do it as a team we are

seeing shots of New Zealand, for whom you have to feel

disappointment, to be kind! But when you are part of a team and you can

celebrate that gold medal together and there are three of you who have

contributed, is that more fun than winning on your own? Absolutely, you

win and lose together. You know what you have gone through to get to that

point. It is such a battle. Once you know you are in the team, you know

you are going into battle together. And the celebrations you have

together as a team far outweigh individual celebrations. And it is

great to see not just the riders, but the support staff, seeing what

it means to them. That is one of the things I miss. They are going to

take a while to warm down. The medal ceremony will them happen and then

they would do the interview. You just turned into a fan. You were

leaning over the rail, roaring at them! It brings it all back. The

tension on the start line, it is hard to explain what it feels like

when you are seconds away from an Olympic final. This was Philip

Hindes against Ethan Mitchell. They were producing 2500 watts through

the first corner. Absolutely flying here. Cal is

closer to -- Cal is closer to Jason. That is half a bike length. They

were both hurting, there was nothing in it, blink of an eye. Justin used

to be the Kiwi coach. He went from New Zealand to France and then came

from France to GB. He is a great guy. He used to race in the back of

the 90s. Seeing what it means to the coaches is fantastic. We can see the

British team in isolation. They put the work into this. When you have

talked about the technology and science on other bikes, the helmets,

how much thought goes into this, how much is preparation in science labs

as much as anything. It is everything. But above all the

science and technology and the boffins, it comes down to

personality and character and dealing with pressure, psychology.

That was the difference between those two teams. They were evenly

matched physically. Who can perform at the highest level under the most

scrutiny's the British team did that. That is a good point. Callum

Skinner had to believe that he belonged, that he could be the

strongest rider, and he did it over three laps. It was fascinating

watching Jason Kenny. He is normally a calm guy. You could see how pumped

he was at the end of his spell. He was cheering on Callum. He knew they

had a good chance. And you have to say well done to the Kiwis. Those

were two world-class performances. Well, the medal ceremony is not

happening just yet. So the chances are that we will be heading to

Deodoro for live coverage of the gold medal match in the rugby

sevens, which is Great Britain against Fiji. Then we will catch up

with the medal ceremony and hear from the cyclists. So a gold medal

here in the velodrome, Britain's fourth of the games, and it is the

start of the beginning for Jason Kenny of what could be three golds?

Don't say it in case you jinx it! Here we go, let's build you up to

the final of the rugby sevens, Great Britain against Fiji.

And let's take you over to Deodoro. John Inverdale is at the rugby

stadium, waiting for this final. Is it more than you expected that Great

Britain are in the final against Fiji? I think perhaps Great Britain

were unexpected finalists, given that South Africa are putting Japan

to the sword behind me to win the bronze medal. It is 47-14. Having

said that, the way Great Britain have performed, especially in

defence, that has been the key thing. This third-place match has

been a game too far for Japan, but the recent South Africa have scored

so many tries in this game is that one missed tackle, and you score.

For Great Britain, their defence has been almost impregnable. That will

be the most interesting aspect of the match against Fiji today. These

giant Fijians, who hold the ball in one hand and use the other hand to

fend off, if the Great Britain camp old firm, they could win. I don't

know if you are aware of what has been happening in the velodrome, we

just had another gold medal for Great Britain in the team sprint.

Chris Hoy was talking about belief and when it comes down to those gold

medal races, or in this case the gold medal match, you have to

believe you can do it. Clive Woodward also said, even though Fiji

are the favourites, Great Britain half to think, we could win this.

And you have to look at it converts live. It is impossible to exaggerate

how important this mat is for Fiji. I don't know what time it is in Fiji

at the moment, but it is not an exaggeration to say that 90% of the

country will be watching this match. And that comes with its own

pressure. I tried to get the Prime Minister of Fiji to chat with us

before the game, to emphasise how important it is to Fiji that they

win this match. And he said, I haven't given any TV interviews in

the build-up to this match or in the build-up to the entire tournament.

But he said, I will talk to anybody after we win the gold medal, and not

before. That is why he is not with me. But for Fiji, this is monumental

pressure. It is their first ever medal, for a start. Fiji has never

won an Olympic medal, ever. So at least they have a silver, but that

is not what they came here for. There has been so much publicity,

and their coach, Ben Ryan, has been an extraordinary disciplinarian and

has really knocked Fijian rugby into shape. Always talented, but

sometimes prone to odd moments of aberration. He has had huge

discipline about drinking, use of mobile phones, all of that stuff.

And they have come here rigidly determined to win that gold medal,

but that might act as a spur to the British team. If you were a

bookmaker on this match, you would probably go 6-4 on Fiji, but Great

Britain 11-10. I have just looked it up and it is three minutes to ten in

the morning in Fiji, a perfectly acceptable time for everyone to be

watching. How much of a hit has rugby sevens proved at this

Olympics? Monumental. If you think about what a fantastic event it was

at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, there was never any

question that it would be a success, it was just a question of how much

of a success it would be. If you thought it would be here, it has

been exponential. It has been a success in terms of camaraderie.

Without being too airy fairy about it, the Olympic spirit has never

been better seen than here in the sense of this massively physical,

brutal confrontation, but played in the best of spirits. And also really

good crowds. We have been nigh on full here in the last two days. And

the variety of nations represented in the stands has been incredible.

There has been a carnival atmosphere, but this is where the

serious stuff starts. And the Great Britain team and the Fiji team will

not need reminding that the team who win here will go down in history as

the first ever winners of the Olympics seven a side tournament.

And the interesting subplot to this is that there are lots of officials

here from the various IOCs here. Presents -- Princess Anne is here as

well. The world rugby authorities have to go to the IOC in May next

year to make the case for rugby sevens to be extended as an Olympic

sport beyond Tokyo in 2020. With the amazing matches we had last night,

those four extraordinary quarterfinals, and the day we have

had today, you would have thought it was a shoo-in, but the IOC is a law

unto itself. But rugby sevens has done a huge amount of good for the

Olympic Games, but also for the sport of rugby. And it will

certainly get huge crowds in Tokyo in four years' time. Japan have

finished fourth, but a great effort from them. They beat New Zealand

earlier in the tournament. New Zealand had all sorts of problems.

Great Britain against Fiji may not be the final that many expected, but

the teams will shortly be coming out onto the pitch, so I am going to

hand up to Sir Clive Woodward and Eddie Butler to talk us through the

key men to look out for. It is night-time at the Diadora

Stadium, and it is a brilliant atmosphere here. It is not quite

full, but it is rocking. We are just waiting for the two finalists. Fiji

came in as the favourites, and just surprised, looking at their starting

team line-up. Josua Tuisova is on the bench, are you surprised? I am.

He is their leading try scorer, and has been one of their star players,

but Ben Ryan is one of the most experienced coaches around, he knows

what he is doing. What a wonderful moment for Team GB. You can see the

Fijian players in shot. Fiji played very well, but I think Team GB have

more pace. It is when Fiji get the ball, we just have to smash them. If

we can do that, the gold medal is a possibility. Fiji hot favourites for

this, but Team GB have done so well, just one more big game. The players

wait at the entrance, and here they are, wait for it. It is the same

starting seven that has gone through all the rounds so far. Five games to

get here to the final. Great Britain have one easy win over Kenya, and

ever since then, it has been so tight, two points over Japan, two

points over New Zealand, five points in that epic court of final against

Argentina, two points over South Africa. Fiji are used to romping to

victory, but they have been held on many an occasion, they only beat

Argentina by seven, the USA by five, five points margin against New

Zealand, and then they eased against Japan. It hasn't necessarily been a

high-scoring tournament, but that says so much about the defences. We

will come to that any moment. First, the anthems.

Ladies and gentlemen, the anthem of Great Britain.

Dan Bibby looking forward to it. Really good to see Mitchell smiling,

loving the moment. Dan Bibby loving the moment. Let's hope Team GB can

get their game plan spot-on and make this a fantastic gold medal event.

Fiji have never won and Olympic medal in any sport of any colour.

They are already guaranteed something here. We have already made

a little bit of history. They just have to sort out whether it is gold

or silver, and you could say that Great Britain have never won a rugby

sevens medal either, they are guaranteed something. Five English

men, one Welshman, James Davis, one Scotsman, Mark Bennett. Team GB

starting off with their favourite seven, this team has started the

last three games. The excellence of Mitchell's team. Rodwell on the

right-hand side, number five. It would be great to get an early taste

of the ball, and get stuck into the Fijian players. Fiji have the

advantage of the wind in the first half. Mitchell sends it up, hoping

to hold it up in the breeze. Phil Burgess comes up, makes the first

tackle. Away it comes for Fiji. Jerry Tuwai, he starts, and this is

the power of Semi Kunatani. This is Tuwai, this is why they are so

dangerous. Leone Nakarawa holds the ball up. They are not afraid to take

players on by going around them or through them. The captain of Fiji

scores the first try. Kolinisau how scores, they do not want the ball on

the floor, they do not want contact, they will do anything to keep it

moving, but the footwork you see here, he is not going to get knocked

over. Nakarawa there keeps it going in the air. Crooner Tani, and we end

up with the captain,, the most important thing now is cool heads,

one score, that is all, get the restart right, get the ball. Beat

Fiji, to beat them, you must dominate possession, we have to get

hold of this ball. The conversion attempt by the team a

review who misses. -- by Vatemo Ravouvou. That was a confident start

by Fiji, but we knew they would be confident in the opening part of the

game. Kunatani challenges, it is in the hand of James Davies. Mitchell,

Burgess, baby. -- Dan Bibby. Phil Burgess picks up, Dan Bibby arrives.

A penalty against the player arriving off his feet.

The South African referee blew very quickly. That is unfortunate,

because Burgess did well. We have to defend now, stop their off-loading

game. Danger out wide. And the pastor

Jerry Tuwai, try number two for Fiji, an ominous start. A very

ominous start. Again, it all came down to a penalty. Give Fiji the

ball, it will be a long evening. Team GB have to stay calm now. It is

only two scores, they missed the first conversion. They haven't hit

the floor once again, you can't knock them down, and Tuwai scores.

You can see again how fast they off-load. You just don't want to put

the ball on the floor. I have to say, Ben Ryan, the Englishman in

charge of Fiji, Fiji have always been a good sevens team, but he has

taken them to a new level, which we have seen in the opening five

minutes. That is Ben Ryan there. 12-0, number 12, Ravouvou, an

excellent restart. They drop possession, possession again for

Fiji, big Leone Nakarawa, it is a simple running, although that is

such a good bit of defensive work by James Davies. What a tackle. Tom

Mitchell, I begged his pardon. He has had a magnificent tournament,

Tom Mitchell, that was fantastic. 12 points down, those moments can turn

matches. We just need a bit of magic here, but from where we are, with

the speed of Norton, the speed of Mark Bennett, they need to kick the

ball right down field now and put the pressure on. This is not the

start that Team GB needed. Tom Mitchell the tackle becomes Tom

Mitchell the feeder of the scrum. The seconds tick by, ten minutes

each way in the final. No one in this Fijian team has got the gas of

Norton. Get his speed onto it, we need the Fijians back in their half.

A slightly easier restart now than what comes out of the scrum. They

are very measured here, Great Britain.

Bennett has to take the contact. The big tackle of Kolinisau, but Great

Britain still in possession. Phil Burgess cut through. Dan Bibby to

his right, he misses. Ravouvou comes away with it, but Rodwell hauls him

down. Nakarawa, long, trouble here. Outside him, Veremalua. Again, Team

GB, made a great breakthrough Burgess, but just the panic. They

have to keep the ball. If they turn over the ball to these fellows, it

has been a wonderful half for the Fijian team, showing why they are

the number one favourites. Team GB will be very upset how they have

turned the ball over so easily. But I have to say, this is wonderful

watching the Fijians. What a team. What a team we are watching here.

Back-to-back world champions in the World Series, Fiji. Britain hastily

assembled, they hadn't played together before this tournament.

17-0. They haven't held the ball for more than about 15 seconds of the

whole of this first half, there is still two and a half minutes to go,

we could do to score before half-time in this restart, it is

really important. They will be gutted, the team, about how this has

started. And they have lost it again,

Nakarawa. It is becoming a little too easy now, Leone Nakarawa.

Nakarawa, he has been playing in Scotland, in Glasgow, after Racing

92. Dan Norton is not the biggest guy, can't take it there. Kunatani,

what a great site that is, and Nakarawa, those guys are certainly

happy. It is going to be a big party in Fiji unless Team GB can get hold

of the ball and keep it, just need pressure.

Off the bar, stays out, but it is 22-0. Fiji lead. Ravouvou looks as

though he is going to change the side of attack. Fiji bundle a red

shirt into touch and will have the throw-in. Fiji are wonderful

runners. They are some physical. Just smashed Dan Bibby.

It is going to be all over by half-time. We have a very one-sided

bonds final and this is a one-sided gold final. -- we had a one-sided

bronze final. This is disappointing, I was expecting a close game here.

Team GB have been excellent, but the sheer power, watching the

athleticism of this Fijian team, I think all the rugby players have

been fantastic and it Olympic Games. But these Fijian athletes can walk

next to any athlete in any sport and go, we are with you on this. We have

got something special. Half-time can't come too soon. The conversion

is good. It is a two-minute break here, Clive. Presumably, GB were

hard to shake it up somehow. One small coin is that they have the

wind behind them in the second half, Great Britain. That is a pretty

small crumb! I can't see Team GB scoring 29 points in the second

half. The guys have prepared well. Change something, because we can't

do any worse. We just lost too many bits of possession. These players

are fantastic. As John Inverdale said watching the game, this is a

wonderful Olympic sport. And they are wonderful athletes from Fiji,

really taking centre stage and making the most of it. There was a

suspicion which has proven totally unfounded that Fiji, with all the

expectation of going for the gold and never having won anything, might

start to feel the pressure. Here is the answer. I have seen every game

at the Olympics and seen Fiji play every match. This is their best by a

mile. They have obviously been waiting for this game, and I have

absolutely blasted Team GB out of the water here. Saving the best till

last, and in front of over 10,000 people here that the stadium. You

have to say, Eddie, it has been wonderful to watch. Marcus Watson is

on for Great Britain. Ollie Lindsay-Hague is also on. And

there is a change up front as well. Mark Robertson is on. Simon Abell

has done the right thing. He has to give the other players some game

time. Olympic final, who wouldn't want to

play? Fiji turned over, illegally this time.

Trouble over the ball, penalty to Fiji.

The 15 A-side team could learn so much from the Fijian Severn side

team. Their whole game is off-loading. It is passing the ball

in different ways, one hand, two hands. They are just wonderful to

see. This is beautiful sevens rugby. They play the game totally different

from any other side. This is why they are so special and so deserving

Lee heading for the gold medal. Viliame Mata is on for Fiji. Again,

that is a bit panicky, if we are honest.

Fiji are such a good team in every aspect of the game. And they are

also fit. That has often been their Achilles heel. They have trained so

hard to get to this stage. Here is the newcomer, Sam Cross.

It just hasn't been the British team's night. That was really poor,

if you're honest. Norton was probably standing too far away. I

don't know the exact stats, but Fiji must have had 80% of the ball. Which

means you get a scoreline of 29-0. You need Team GB to at least get on

the scoresheet here to get something out of this game. They are second

best by a long way, in every aspect of the game. Absolute brute power. A

chance at last for Norton. Fiji just turn the ball out of

Britain's grasp, and it is Veremalua for his second try, Fiji was my

first of the second half. They are beyond 30. I was watching Team GB

turn the Fijian is over for the first time, which is normally try

time. All I saw there was a very fit Fiji team. They need to get into

defence and turned the ball back. This is a huge moment for Fijian

rugby and Fijian sport, for Olympic sport and certainly for world rugby.

It is a magnificent display by the amazing athletes of Fiji. Not the

scoreline we were hoping for or expecting, to be honest. But Fiji

have just gone to completely another gear. Rory McConnochie is on for

Great Britain. The coach is giving everyone a go. Here are Fiji,

weeping! Only in celebration, though. They have been a joy to

watch at these Olympics. They played a game of rugby like no other. They

carry the ball like no other team, and they are full of invention.

Although they have handed Britain a slight chance.

Rugby has every sport's pace and power. Ben Ryan is going to give

everybody a go. Kitty and Taliga is on. -- Taliga is on.

Every pass Fiji slings finds a Fijian player. Taliga got penalised.

And age- Dan Norton. Great Britain are on the board. They have

something from the final -- a try for Dan Norton. I am really pleased

about that. For Fiji to Neil Team GB was hugely disappointing. Come on,

guys, let's get another one. Marcus Watson has just pumped it over from

the touchline too. Dan Norton, the scorer. Fiji will not exactly be

rattled. But it was some kick. And here is Watson, the restart. Five

more of those, and we might be into a sudden-death play-off against!

I can only think of about three occasions in the whole match whether

Fijians have been tackled and gone to the floor. You can't knock them

over. When you do knock them over, they are very aggressive. A great

moment here. And here is the fan club! Wow.

What got pressurised by the excellent Tuwai of Fiji -- Watson

got pressurised. Change of tactics. Mark Robertson

will have to get back, because Ravouvou is after it. Tour is over

with the tackle. -- Josua Tuisova. Dan Norton did well to avoid that.

Magnificent. Hats off to the coach. He has done a wonderful job in

making his team so professional and wonderful to watch. Ollie

Lindsay-Hague to feed the scrum. One minute to go, a long way to go.

This is the in goal area. Rory McConnachie, but it has come back

out, Lindsay-Hague very elusive and quite liked.

Did the referee not like the tackle? The game getting a little bit

scrappy in the last few minutes. I'm not sure what the problem is.

I honestly don't know what... I think it is Marcus Watson, number

11, they are having a look at. I see a clear grounding there, I will

award a try. It is a try! I was looking at completely the wrong

thing. I was just watching the players' reaction, thought it was

going to be foul play. Viliame Mata has been awarded the try. We thought

there was some foul play, that was what we were looking for. Look at

the power there. Yes, he comes in. Scores are good try. 43-7, and we

still have a restart to come. Dan Norton, just a sort of keep it

below 50. Sam Cross. It has gone forward, this could

be... No! Apisai Domolailai knows the whistle is coming. It is such a

moment in the history of Fiji, the rugby team and Fiji, the country,

because this is their first ever medal at the Olympic Games, and it

is gold. They have won the men's sevens, thumped Great Britain 43-7.

CLARE BALDING: Wonderful celebrations for Fiji, and many

congratulations to them, their first-ever Olympic medal, and it is

gold in a newly introduced sport of rugby sevens, and they really do

reign supreme in that area. Fantastic speed, great control and

huge strength, just a real thrill to watch that match. Congratulations to

Great Britain forgetting through to that match, that was not expected, I

flew out with the team and they were thrilled with being part of the

experience but that will have surpassed what they were expecting

to do. Between now and midnight we have plenty to celebrate. Mark

Chapman is Dan on the beach in Copacabana and we will be taking you

through some of the highlights of the day. Here is what is coming up:

We will see Katherine Grainger at her fifth Olympics and Vicky

Thornley at her first trying to route Areola glory. Joe Clarke was

kayak King yesterday, could Great Britain make another splash with

Florence and Hounslow in the double? We will see the best all-round

gymnasts in the world with the women's all-around competition.

While on the first day of action in the Velodrome, Great Britain's

sprint stars were trying to run rings around their rivals. So we

will bring you all of that as quick as we can, but Mark Chapman has some

very special guests down on the beach.

I do, but I will not say it's accurate they are just yet. We have

a lot to fit in in the next 25 minutes, so let's crack on. We will

show you the conclusion first of all to the women's double sculls final,

Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley going in this, we join the

race with 500 to go. COMMENTATOR: The British are moving

to a canvas out here, they are moving very strongly, because we are

now coming towards the last quarter here in the Olympic final, turning

this around, and what a fantastic third 500 here for Thornley and

Granger, they are leading the crew from Poland. This is a sensational

performance, but still, job done. The moment is here and now, all the

past and its glories and disappointment is irrelevant,

Granger and Thornley, the defending Olympic champion, backed up by Vicky

Thornley who this year is the best scholar that Britain have. It is not

over yet, the polls are moving. They are coming back, it is a sprint for

the line, they have given themselves every chance. The poll and now, it

is their chance to win, they have shown consistency, but right now

they have to find three feet from nowhere in order to claim gold and

snatch it away. What you are watching now is mental reserve. Two

crews going at it. Exchanging the punches here. It is one foot at the

moment as they approach the line. I think Poland will get it. They are

hanging on for dear life. Thornley and Grainger, one last push, dig

deep into the reserves, they will medal on this, that is assured, but

it is all about the gold medal as Poland now get their boughs ahead.

The last ten strokes you will ever row, Catherine, go on! If you don't

do it now, you will never have another chance. Legs down harder and

harder again, the last five, they are hanging on. Poland now are

feeling the pain, but they will be Olympic champions here. Here come

Poland, getting Olympic Golf Course Great Britain's Thornley and Granger

getting Olympic silver. If one of the great pleasures is doing what

people say you cannot do, this performance, it is a silver medal

today, it stands testament to the power of self belief and sheer hard

work from Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley, they have come from

nowhere this season, and they are going we Olympic silver medallists.

And Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley are with myself and Sir

Steve Redgrave, they have brought their silver medals with them,

although at the moment they are wishing they had brought a tracksuit

top, because it is windy. What you say to each other when you have

crossed the finishing line? I don't think we said much for a few

minutes, we were pretty tired. It was a bit mental woman across the

line, crazy. What is it like to watch that last 500 back? I

preferred the first one, we were winning at that point! You never won

a silver! To know that we were winning up until 200 metres to go is

difficult to watch, but I genuinely felt there is nothing more we could

have done out there, we did everything, we laid it on the line

and put ourselves in the best position for as long as we could.

All you want to do is put in the best performance you have, and we

did that, so I am proud of the silver. We discussed earlier, myself

and Steve, what a difficult time it has been for the two of you. Do you

feel like you have roofed people wrong. Did you even need to prove

people wrong? Firmly, I believed I was capable of an Olympic medal, and

I wanted to show myself that I was capable of it, and also it is nice

to show other people what you are capable of and showing them out

there on the biggest stage is something special. Sir Steve, you

have been eulogising about this performance. Have been together for

two years, off and on the two years, it was just over a few months ago

that the doubles were decided, they were going to look for another boat,

and that didn't turn out, then they got back into it, and that gave them

a new sense of life with it in some ways, and the sacrifice, the hard

work, dedication that goes into it, but the mental strength, it is the

mental strength I think they have got that has got them through the

last two months, that everyone was saying there is no way they can

medal, struggling to get into the final, one of the weakest boats in

the British team, and actually, even if you are the weakest boat, that

still means you are pretty good, because we have an outstanding team,

but to be able to turn that around the performance they had in the

heat, then take it on to the semifinal, and what they did today,

it was very, very special indeed. You always dream about doing your

best performance of your last race. Sometimes you need to have a good

race behind you to give you that confidence to be able to do it, they

decided they didn't want to do that, they would save it up for the last

one, and they came out with all the fireworks. It was absolutely

amazing, and as I said to Katherine, this is the best middle you have

one, even the gold of four years ago, this one is so much better

because of the hard road it was to get here. When you go in favourite,

it is easy. What do you say to that? Steve is right. Vicky and I both

felt a while ago that if we came back with anything from these

Olympics, it would be a gold medal to us, because there was a very long

time where, you know, you look at the facts and figures, the recent

results, the history we have had, you wouldn't have put money on us

coming back in anyway. It was tough enough to make it to the final, some

of the best crews in our events didn't make it, so we knew when we

got to the fire, the event opens up and everything is there for the

taking, and that is why I can be happy with the silver medal, I am so

proud of what we did, it was the best race we could have put out

there, and that is why this medal will always be so special. How

emotional is this for you? What we'll was due straight after races,

we immediately ask what they are going to do next, and you were asked

that very question, and you mentioned your family immediately,

and not wanting to put them through it again. So how emotional has the

whole of this beanfield and your family? My friends and my family

have got me through it, and they just want the best for you, they

love you and want to protect you and make it OK, and it is hard for them

to sit at home watching this whole thing. They are immensely proud, and

I think if I wanted to do more, they would be OK with it, they are

probably right now shouting at the TV saying, please, no! But it is

thanks to their support that it is all worthwhile, but it is hard to

bridge a loved one through this time and time again, and there is a time

to stop as well. Vicky, you were spotted by sporting Giants. When you

first got into a boat, did you ever think that you would get to an

Olympics? I fell in straightaway! That is what I was told. When you

start, you are such a novice, and obviously you dream of going to the

Libyans, people said I had the capability, but it is one thing

having the capability, and it is another thing to put in the work,

and rowing has changed my life totally, I was going to university,

changing my life to becoming an elite athlete overnight is very

strange, but it has been a good journey. From my memories of

university, you don't tend to live the life of an elite athlete! As a

man who was Britain's most decorated Olympian until that nasty man Sir

Chris Hoy to it off you, what do you now want to say to Britain's Mr

grated female Olympian? Katherine has been a friend of mine for a long

time, and what she has done for women's sport and for the sport of

rowing is incredible, immensely proud of her and I love her to bits.

Thank you very much to both of you for coming down and bringing the

medals, two, and we will find you a jumper from somewhere. Will you be

going for a drink now? Oh, yes! There was a tear in the art from

Katherine Grainger, and she is not the only one. Some huge Grainger and

Thornley fans. These two have kissed Katherine Grainger, she has hugged

her, and Vicky Thornley today selfie with you, so you are big fans. So

who did she equal with the five Olympic medals, Kitty McCain, an

Olympic tennis player in the 1960s, but she didn't do it in consecutive

Olympics, so Katherine Grainger goes to the top of the Pops now. Let's

move our attention to gymnastics, because the USA now gave their

superstar Simone Biles her first chance at an end -- individual

Olympic title. This is all about her. She is so

correct. Look at the height. She has got so much power and energy, and

it's hard to control it, especially when you're going for that Olympic

title. This has been a really well executed

floor routine from Ellie Downie. Big height, Tkatchev. Great energy.

Really not a lot of deductions, especially not when you land like

that. That is where she is building the difficulty, linking four

elements in a row. Mustafina, in with a shout. It is not what people

were expecting, Mustafina, head of Simone Biles. Biles goes into the

lead with 15.433. That will be disappointing for Mustafina. It is

not enough to go ahead of Mustafina at this stage. What does the next

few moments hold for a Aliya Mustafina? She is nailing it all.

That is how you do a floor routine under extreme pressure! 15.433 is

enough to push Mustafina down into third position, with one gymnast

left to go. One last tumbled to become Olympic champion. Here it is.

Absolutely no doubting. And there is confirmation that Simone Biles is

the women's all-round Olympic champion.

And the good news for Simone Biles is that the gold medals here in

Brazil have no mercury in them, which is excellent if you are going

to be biting them! That is the second of what could potentially be

five gold medals for her. If you are missing any of the action, you can

cut up on iPlayer. That gymnastics was on BBC Four, so you can see all

of that. And the app is brilliant. A lot of people have been using the

app, because when they go to their venues, it is difficult to know what

is going on in all the other sports. So they go on their wi-fi and check

the app, and there are little clips and comments. It is well worth

doing. We have more to come, including cycling and canoe slalom,

with which, here is Mark. Once that a rubbish Usain Bolt

impression behind Clare? Right, yesterday was a great day for Team

GB, including Joe Clarke winning gold in the kayak. Today, it was the

sea too, which is two men in a canoe. That was David Florence and

Richard Haussler. They were going for gold, and this was watched by

Helen Reeves and Patrick Winterton. COMMENTATOR: What are we going to

see from David Florence? He was not himself in the C1 final. But now he

is at the front of the boat. He is the powerhouse. There was the first

mistake, coming into Gate number three. It is eight, nine and ten

that are crucial. Good control after a shaky start. Smooth through nine

and ten. Looking good for Hounslow and Florence. Just trying to get the

perfect line into 13, not quite as clean as the Skantars. Sticky coming

out, but we will see on the next split. A wider entrance into 17, but

looking good on the exit. Can they nail the spin? Now it is about Gate

20. Richard is working hard at the back. Nicely done. Now they have to

try for 22. Powerhouse, David drives. This is the moment of truth

for Great Britain. Are they going to add to the gold taken by Joe Clarke

yesterday? Not quite. They go 0.43 outside. Where did that disappeared?

Perhaps not the cleanest line from 23 through to the finish, but it was

a wonderful effort from David Florence and Richard Hounslow. They

are into the silver medal position, which is exactly where they were in

London in 2012. But we still have two boats to go, so nothing is

certain yet. They are not even guaranteed a medal at this stage.

Another model may be coming Great Britain's way, but it is not going

to be gold. Joe Clarke remains the only K-1 paddler ever to have

claimed gold. We took the gold in the C2 four years ago.

That was great for David Florence, particularly after his

disappointment in the C1. And after disappointment in the C1 yesterday,

he had to pep up Joe Clarke, because they were roommates, ahead of him

going in the kayak. In the women's character data, Britain also have a

representative. We can see how she got on. That was Fiona Pennie. She

was third fastest in the semifinal. She ended up sixth in the K-1 final

this afternoon. That was a final that was won by Spain. And as go

from the canoeing to the sailing, where Giles Scott has a tough act to

follow in Rio. Britain have won the Finn class in the last four

Olympics, and the 29-year-old had a tough day today. In the first of

today's two races, he had to settle for an 11th place finish. He has

extended his overall lead after six races to 12 points, but he admitted

afterwards that he was struggling to shake off the frustration of his

under par showing in the opening contest this afternoon. Let's get

back onto dry land. It has been a mixed tournament so far for Britain

in the boxing. There was some good news today, as we can show you here.

Starting with Josh Buatsi, who was in action in the light heavyweight

round against Uzbekistan's Rasulov. And he was sensational, Buatsi, the

Briton knocking him out the third round. Rasulov has three world

champion medals to his name. Pat McCormack took his Olympic bow in

the light welterweight round of 32. That went to plan as he beat the

Kazakh, a precocious talent who won youth Olympic gold in 2014. So

McCormac is through. The final Brit in action is Josh Kelley in a

welterweight round of 16 bout against another Kazakh boxer. It was

not to be for Josh Kelley. He lost all three rounds, so his Olympic

challenge has come to an end. It has been a busy night, following a busy

day in Rio. Let's go back to Clare. Thankfully, the weather is better

today, which is good for the golfers, because the golf has

started. Some golfers has decided the Olympics are beneath them, but

not Justin Rose. He said it was an ambition of his to play in the

Olympics, and he has now written himself into the history books with

the first Olympic: one of the new era. It came in the fourth hole --

the first Olympic hole in one. He aced it, the par-3. The leader at

the golf is Marcus Fraser of Australia. He shot a course record

63. Justin Rose is currently fourth. Danny Willett is down in 26, but

there are still three rounds to come, plenty of time to make up lost

ground. Behind these flags is the velodrome. We had our first day of

track cycling today. Britain very good at cycling. Seven out of ten

gold medals in London and in Beijing. The first gold on offer

tonight the men's team sprint. Britain's men's team were into the

gold medal race against New Zealand. Let's see it from the start with

Chris Boardman and Simon Brotherton. COMMENTATOR: The Olympic final in

the men's team sprint is just seconds away. Philip Hindes will

lead off for Great Britain and hand to Jason Kenny. Then it will be

Callum Skinner. And we are under way in the Olympic final, Ethan Mitchell

against Philip Hindes on the first leg. New Zealand are the world

champions. They were the fastest team in the qualifying ride. Can

Great Britain pull it out here, and will it be a blistering first lap

from Heinz? It was a very good start from him, the fastest there has ever

been. Callum Skinner is beautifully poised to take over. Great Britain

are in the lead, but only just. It is so close. It is going to come

down to this half lap. It is Callum Skinner against Dawkins. Who is

going to claim the gold medal? It goes to Great Britain, the Olympic

champions again! Callum Skinner brings it home for Britain on the

back of Hindes and Kenny. What a ride, what they start to this

velodrome campaign in Rio. CLARE BALDING: the third Olympics in

a row that Great Britain have won the gold medal in this event, but

for the first time without Sir Chris Hoy. Congratulations to Philip

Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner.

A fabulous result. It was a great performance for Jason Kenny, a

fourth gold medal. Afterwards, the team spoke to Jill Douglas.

Congratulations. Philip Hindes, your second gold medal at an Olympic

Games, the perfect start. It is unbelievable. One gold medal, no one

would have expected. But we always believed in each other. So proud of

those guys. I am just over the moon. So happy. Jason Kenny, your fourth

Olympic gold medal. According to Chris Hoy, you could pick up another

couple of this week. Um, yeah, really happy with it. It was special

today. Like Phil said, we were outsiders coming in to it, so it was

great that it all came together. How confident did you feel when you went

into that final, having seen the times you were laying down? The

Kiwis went really fast in the semifinal and broke our Olympic

record. So I thought we were relying on them falling to bits, to be

honest! But they didn't, and we beat them. So I am proud of that. And

Callum Skinner. Coming into this team, you were the one under

pressure to step into the big shoes of Chris Hoy as number three, the

third man. All that hard work clearly paid off. It has not been

easy. To come here and be Olympic champion is just incredible. We have

been working so hard. It just shows it pays off. I have been training

day in and be out to keep up with these boys. And we managed it today.

Congratulations. It is a wonderful result, but for

anyone who thinks that just happens, it doesn't. Chris Hoy, you have no

Callum Skinner for a long time. I have. I found a picture from 12 or

13 years ago of him training and me holding him up doing standing

starts. It makes you realise how far he has come. He has worked so hard

for this. So much expectation to perform. As he said, it was an

Olympic champion team that he was coming into, and he delivered under

the most extreme pressure. You stayed to watch the medal ceremony.

Did you get emotional? I did a bit! There was a camera in my face. You

know what it means to them, not just the riding team, but the support

team as well. I could see the man who has coached the Kiwi team and

the French team. He knows them all inside out. It is the journey they

have gone through to get to this point.

That was probably the least secure gold medal of the

F we saw the team pursuit men qualify fastest? Did they break the

world word? They did, yeah. The Americans were second behind them,

so that will be tight. I think the Americans were stretched. They were

pretty much at their limit. The girls in our team looked very

controlled, smooth, confident. It is a great start for them. For the men,

351. They were three-tenths of the world record and we thought, that is

a shame. The Australians were probably equal favourites going into

this at 3.55 and they were stretching themselves. It wasn't as

if they paced it. It has been a fantastic start to the track cycling

and a gold medal as I mentioned. A silver medal in the Men's Rugby

Sevens. Great Britain were beaten soundly by Fiji in the gold medal

match but a terrific performance from them. Another good day for

Great Britain. They are moving up that medals table. Jason will bring

you all of the details in his programme shortly. In fact, I can

show it to you now. Just a couple of other things to tell you. Andy

Murray is through to the quarterfinals of the men's singles.

He is the defending champion. Jason will have live swimming. All sorts

of other sports and we will bring you up-to-date but from me and Chris

and the fans, it is