Day 6 Highlights Olympics

Welcome back to the Copacabana, Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Games,

and stand by, we could be witnessing yet another great sporting

moment this evening, as Michael Phelps goes for his 22nd

So, Great Britain has won four medals in the pool

so far and two British women go into the final

It is an all-American clash of two Olympic heavyweights

head-to-head in the 200 metre individual medley.

High winds expected in Rio and inside, smashes of 250mph

expected as badminton gets under way.

The British number one, Rajiv Ouseph, will be in action.

The Scottish shuttler Kirstie Gilmour will also play.

She won the last three meetings against her opponent.

It has been a whirlwind for Great Britain's

They have booked their place into the last eight and tonight

So, this is how we are lining up tonight.

Settle in on the sofa. Have a day off tomorrow.

We will see badminton with Rajiv Ouseph appearing live.

Kirstie Gilmour gets her Olympic badminton campaign under

The men's gold medal table-tennis match.

GB cheers for Chloe Tutton and Molly Renshaw around 2:17am.

The headline, Phelps v Lochte coming up.

Well, there is no doubt the man of the moment, the star of the show

Let's take a closer look at the American man of steel.

Two tonight, a good night for him and the USA.

The Olympic champion on the men's 200 metre individual medley.

Can Michael Phelps go eight golds in eight days?

Michael Phelps, a stunning swim!

Michael Phelps, what a supreme athlete.

Michael Phelps will become the first Olympian to win ten gold

Four golds, four races, four world records.

USA are going to take the gold medal in this men's 4x200 freestyle relay.

Six golds, six world records in six days.

He's got it. He's got it!

Eight days, eight gold medals, Michael Phelps is the greatest.

The gold in the men's 4x200 freestyle goes

becomes the greatest Olympian in history.

The great Michael Phelps has just won his 20th Olympic medal.

Michael Phelps, I have got to tell you, has just won

That is the end of Michael Phelps, and where does he finish?

The first swimmer to do it in history.

He is the greatest of all time and he is unbeatable.

Well, it really has been a pleasure to witness all of those

Let's talk to the Olympic bronze medallist Steve Parry.

Looking back to my time in 2004, I mean, I remember beating him up

to about 35 metres to go, but this is the thing

I remember getting goose bumps down my spine and just thinking

to myself, "You know what, I am going to take this guy apart,"

but he just gets to turn it on any time he wants to.

I remember at this point here, it felt like there was an elephant

on top of my back and this is where Phelps is brilliant.

He goes away and broke the Olympic record there

The scary thing is he was just embarking on his

Steve, when we look at many sports, you see a superstar come

along and then you wonder if you will see another one in 10,

Will we ever see another swimmer like Michael Phelps?

People said that about Mark Spitz when he got the seven gold medals.

The scary thing about Michael Phelps, not only has he had

He's won multiple gold medals at at least three Games.

I probably believe there will be a man who will win multiple gold

medals, but they won't repeat it, Games after Games.

This guy is unreal, especially at the age of 31.

Steve, what has been interesting, going through the American papers

online, such is the popularity of American football

and basketball, what has been interesting

is swimming is getting an awful lot of coverage because of Michael

The swimming finals don't even start for two hours.

The reason for that is because of American television.

Such is the power of Michael Phelps, they want to change the times

that the swimming is on, so we are all staying up late

here to witness these achievements of Michael Phelps.

It is very rare that they cut through the big four sports

in America, but this fella can do it.

What I like about his story, it is not just the sport,

there have been a great deal of trials and tribulations

It is great to see him come out the other side.

We are talking about Phelps and Lochte but a lot of British talent.

I am hoping one of them can get a medal.

If they do get a medal, we have already had our best

It will obliterate everything we have done in 50 years.

And more Adam Peaty to come so it could be better.

It will be a great night in the pool, but I think

the headline event is Michael Phelps v Ryan Lochte, two

That is Steve Parry there for us at the Olympic Park.

Now, let's turn our attention to badminton.

Ousef is expected to reach the knockout stages.

COMMENTATOR: Lovely angle and control.

A handy 4-point lead early in this second game.

Some very close calls early in the second game. That one going long,

definitely, and the back of the court. Good judgment by Koiukal.

A couple of times, he has anticipated the server really well,

Koiukal and started the attack of the return of serve. For some

reason, Koiukal think the flick serve on the word go is going to

catch out Ouseph but it hasn't been successful, you would think he would

forget that and go back to serving short, bring the shuttle deeper into

the court if he wants to get him off that central position. That angled

shot from Koiukal -- Ouseph has worked a treat for him in this

match. He has brought his opponent forward from the angle. Been very

effective indeed. Nicely into the back

forehand side of Ouseph. Not a bad way to bring up

the mid-game interval. He shut it down beautifully

into the open court. Rajiv Ouseph commanding the game,

as he did in the first. That is a really good get

front court from Koukal, midway through the rally,

which kept him in it. Good judgment on the backline in the

end. You can see where Ouseph is trying

to take up the front court position. He is trying to dominate

at the front of the court. He is directing Koukal

around a little bit. If you look where his base is,

he is looking to move forward. Really controlling from

the front of the court. Not allowing his opponent to get

the shuttle behind him. Moving nicely back to

finish that shuttle. The shuttle drifting out

the back again. Koukal is picking out a lot of his

points when the shuttle drifts out, when Ouseph moves to the back

of the court. He just needs to manage that lift

a little more. He just can't get any momentum

going in this second game. Errors have short circuited any

challenge he has on Ouseph. A couple of errors and suddenly

it is an eight-point spread and he's marching

towards a straight-games victory. He did well to get his body

out of the way, Koukal. He played that shot very

effectively. He has played that very effectively.

Still match points. Another one saved.

13th seed with a confidence-building win in straight games.

Koukal signalling his support to the crowd.

Overall, there was a little hiccup in the second game by the British

player, but I think at his best there he was just a little bit too

Yes, a great start for Great Britain's Rajiv Ouseph.

Remember, that is his first group stage match, against Petr Koukal

He's seeded 13th, as you have just heard, so he will be

expected to reach the knockout stages.

It is a bit of live hockey for you shortly.

The women's competition is hotting up.

GB already qualified for the knockout stages that get

It is all about building momentum ahead of those matches.

They want another one tonight, and perfect start!

They didn't get too much power on that.

No, she didn't pick up the ball how she would have wanted to have done.

As she was trying to generate the power through her stick,

it looks like she's rolled the stick over the top of the ball.

Great Britain still deep in Japanese territory.

Good Japanese defence and they come clear.

What they are trying to do is roll the ball along the stick.

She couldn't generate the power she would have wanted.

First period, 4.5 minutes to play, with four 15-minute quarters.

They will change ends at the end of the first half and not

She's got herself to the edge of the circle.

Looking for Sophie Bray, but couldn't get anywhere

It is a fantastic opportunity for Great Britain there.

She just couldn't get the ball in a position to pass to either

A crescendo of noise from their supporters.

I tell you what, Sam gets a little touch on that.

Had she not done so, it would certainly have gone goalwards.

I can't say if it would have ended up in the back of the net or not,

but it is really important that GB concentrate.

Moves it into some space and then Townsend joins in to try

The GB girls are getting short running with the ball.

I don't think she could decide whether to release

As she released, McCallin had gone inside.

Bouncing ball dealt with calmly by Kate Richardson-Walsh.

A nice touch and flick from McCallin, setting off

Good work from her but her team-mates unable to

You need skill to lift the ball over the Japanese stick.

At moments during this half Japan have literally sat 5-10 yards

over their 25-yard line so it will be crucial for Great Britain

that they keep the ball moving when the opportunity is there.

Seconds left on the clock before the hooter.

They are just easing off until the hooter sounds.

One goal in the quarter to Great Britain.

The score of the first period of play, Japan 0-1

The rugby sevens have been a massive success.

Congratulations to Fiji who have won their first

They beat Great Britain earlier this evening in a devastating display.

Their first Olympic medal in any sport.

They will be celebrating on the streets of Suva.

For Team GB, silver is a decent achievement.

The Fijians celebrated after winning the gold medal.

Let us go back to Great Britain against Japan.

Came off a Japanese stick into the back for the goal.

Maximum points for Britain. in the tournament so far.

Richardson-Walsh, looking for Sophie Bray.

The Japanese goalkeeper called into action.

Their best result in these Games has been their draw with India

and they were beaten 4-0 by Argentina and 6-1 by the USA.

After this match, Great Britain's final pool match will be against

Great Britain, top of their table at the moment and that is where

They are already guaranteed qualification for the

It is also important with the new format that you finish

If you lose in the quarterfinals, you basically get ranked

If you finish top, chances are you're going to finish fifth

Whoever finishes top of Pool B, and that could be Great Britain,

will play the fourth-placed side from Pool A,

That is looking like either China or Spain.

If Great Britain finishes second, it could be Germany or New Zealand.

Taken out of play by Kate Richardson-Walsh.

Through some British legs and it is bobbling around.

Japan win a penalty corner off a Great Britain foot.

Good stepping up by Richardson-Walsh.

She couldn't quite get it under control.

You could see it bobbling around Giselle Ansley's feet.

No complaints from the British defence, getting

This has been Japan's biggest threat in the tournament so far.

Two of those goals have come from penalty corners.

I think it was Nakashima on this far post.

Helen Richardson-Walsh gets a brilliant touch.

As a result, it comes off the Japanese stick for a British 16.

Ono leading the line on that side and getting as far as the circle.

In turn, Sam Quek takes it to the corner.

Endless noise, endless chatter from the Japanese players.

UMPIRE: They are looking for a penalty point...

The video umpire is being consulted over a Japanese claim

They have used their team video referral.

They are claiming that Great Britain were not five

They are asking for the penalty corner.

It would be much better if you could see it from behind.

We know the umpires have got different camera angles.

It could come back that there is no advice possible

I don't understand why Japan have lost their video referral.

I understand what Carol is saying, it was not five, therefore

not a penalty corner, which I don't agree

with because it is a professional foul, but I don't understand why

Probably because she said, "We want a penalty corner".

It's harsh because she is right, they were not five.

These are grey areas which keep cropping up throughout

The net result of that discussion is that there is no penalty corner

for Japan and they have lost their ability to

If it is held up, you keep your referral

GB looking for a quick break down the centre.

Alex Danson sensibly holds it up, allows her team-mates

It was out of the blue and onto the green.

What an outstanding tournament Unsworth has had so far.

Kwek, looking for Helen Richardson-Walsh but she missed.

Shimuzi, the number 30, picked up the ball from Richardson-Walsh.

Greg Little dummy over the top of the ball to be foot -- to the foot.

You could see her slightly move the ball, and to be fair,

Shona McCallin was running back to get into position.

A second very good opportunity for Japan to register

Unfortunate for Japan, the accuracy just wasn't there.

Cullen, getting a huge deflection on the ball.

Good team defence from the British team.

Shona McCallin, whose foot it was which caused

The ball has come up from Sophie Bray's stick into the body.

You can't play advantage of a player's body.

The upside of this from the British point of view is that Great Britain

A tactic they used against India the other evening, with the way

She held it up and opened the channel.

Waiting are Crista Cullen and Kate Richardson-Walsh.

Good save from Asano, the Japanese keeper.

Two opportunities, one with Alex Danson, just

above the penalty spot, a dive, and Georgie Twigg coming

But great save, as you said, by Asano in goal.

Japan doing well to limit the damage at the moment. A single goal, Japan

0- one Great Britain. Eight and a half minutes

until half-time. Unsworth looked despairingly

towards Sam Quek. Shimuzi, coming in, hits

Laura Unsworth's foot. She sets her up and commits her,

then pulls the ball If Japan score, you cannot argue

with it, they have had three Their options this time, lining up,

maybe to attempt the drag-flick. Good combination in defence

with the goalkeeper. It could have taken a deflection

off anyone's stick. Japan at the moment omnipresent in

this part of the field. Worrying times for Great Britain

as they set about defending these She manages to get

a big left glove to it. Japan come again

down the left flank. Japan come again down

the right flank. Scampering to the edge

of the circle. Georgie Twigg stepping forward

and then having to withdraw. Japan, once again,

to the shooting zone. Behind and the period of attack

from the players in pink comes It's got a little bit scrappy

from Great Britain at the moment. Gets the stick on the ball nicely

but the delivery to Nicola White I think White there could have made

that run a bit earlier and worked harder to get her

feet facing infield. Her bodyweight was still moving

towards the sideline Quek's aerial trap goes backwards

to Unsworth who has to slalom her She goes round one and looking

for another, looking for service. And a missed

trap by Georgie Twigg. Twigg thankful to see that

on the end of her stick. Webb having to track

back and defend now. Wonderful passage of play from Japan

in the last 10 minutes. One thing that Great Britain

are exceptionally good They will be disappointed to have

conceded three penalty There is plenty to work on and I am

sure Danny Kerry is already working The most important thing

is the scoreline which is GB 1-0 A bit of a mismatch but Japan came

out as the winners and cheered every step of the way as Yuri Nagai

gets it up to halfway. Helen Richardson-Walsh

there to try and help her out. It is tough when you have got

someone in your team as quick as Townsend

to try and offer support. All of the support was

on the left-hand side of the field. To be fair, most of the team have

got speed about them. It is only when you see the Japanese

players trying to track back with those type of players

you realise how quick Trying to find Bray

inside her that time. Quickly taken by Kate

Richardson-Walsh. Now Japan once again moving off

towards the Great Britain circle It's come off Giselle

Ansley as it crashed in. It was Ansley's stick

into the back of Hinch's goal. Certainly Japanese sticks

were in there, there It is Kate Richardson-Walsh

that gets the touch There was a Japanese player

waiting to get that touch. Close call for Great Britain

in the last 90 seconds of the half. They have more work to do

because the Japanese players once I am glad that Maddie

Hinch heard the whistle So, looking for a GB

foot in the circle. Obviously before that

passage of play. Maddie Hinch heard the whistle

blown. Sorry, it would be a goal,

but GB have asked for the referral because

Japan have lost theirs. So they are looking for a Japanese

foot in the circle. I don't know what foot

we are looking for. I am trying to work out

who has referred it. There is no GB foot

so keep the referral. So the whistle obviously has been

blown before the shot We've had some sound problems

throughout the tournament with the microphones and audio

from umpires and video Sometimes it is not as crystal

clear as it might be. With 38 seconds to go,

the clock has stopped and another It is a penalty corner and GB

lose their referral. GB players didn't

move the five metres. Kate Richardson-Walsh is not happy

with that at all. She is doing what you want her

to do, getting the team back behind the goal and putting

the defending kit on. It is so important that the five of

them back there really concentrate. Japan with an opportunity ahead

if they can put this away. Scrambling back with Nagai trying

to create something else. Townsend down on her

backside, unfortunately, Japan will probably run out of time

before they can get down It will end with a scoreline

of Japan 0-1 Great Britain. By no means the dominant half

of hockey that Great Britain Japan have had a lot of solid

attacking moments as well. They are are separated

by a single goal here. It is all going very

well for Great Britain's We will be back with Matt and Mel

very shortly for the second half, but let's bring you right up-to-date

with tonight's headlines. Jason Kenny, Philip Hindes

and Callum Skinner sped around the cycling Velodrome to ensure that

Great Britain's men team sprint struck gold for the third

consecutive Olympics. Great Britain win silver

after losing 43-7 to the dancing Rower Katherine Grainger became

Great Britain's most decorated female athlete when picking up a

silver along with Victoria Thornley And there was also a medal for

David Florence and Richard Hounslow who won silver in the canoe slalom

for the second This is how we are

lining up tonight. If you want to stay with us,

then we will be back Then we have the men's gold

medal table tennis match We are expecting big GB cheers

for Chloe Tutton and Molly Renshaw. That is where we are

heading right now. Let's go to the Olympic Aquatics

Stadium. Rio gets hot but plenty of cool air

in this sparkling venue, as you can see, thanks to -

how about this - 15,000 tiny holes that have been drilled into this

structure, which means there is no hot air from our

wonderful swimming team. You say that, it is

a matter of opinion. Mark Foster, Olympic medallist

and five-time Olympian. Let's look ahead to tonight's

swimming. It is a night of big

names and British hopes, isn't it, but first of all,

let's talk us through the big names because when it comes to swimming,

they are the biggest names, right? The Michael Phelpses

and Ryan Lochtes are the biggest. They haven't lost the world record

since 2003 between the two of them. In the 400 IM, certainly Max

could get in there and ruin We've had real fights

in the pool this week, but tonight will be

one of the big fights. Dan Wallace is in the 200

IM for Britain. I think there is an opportunity

at a bronze medal for the Brazilian. Lochte has not swum that good

or looked that good. As Sharron has said it has been them

on top of the podium for the last 11 years and it has

come down immensely. After these Olympics Phelps, Lochte

are old and will be out of the way. Dan Wallace has an

opportunity moving on. I am looking forward to the noise

in here today. The Phelps show will

certainly come out. Whenever Michael Phelps,

justifiably people want to celebrate the greatest Olympian

of all time, more photographers He has been tweeting

pictures of his preparation. Looks friendly there but there

will be a battle later on. What is interesting is those

boys are not stopping Normally they have to queue up,

but Michael has just been running through on his way to the ice bath

and on his way because now he's a bit older, it is even

more important, really. Chloe Tutton and Molly Renshaw in

the 200 meter breaststroke final. Some very strange races

from the Russian. Molly broke the British

record which Chloe held. For a young lady

who only burst on to the international scene this year,

she is incredibly controlled. They both looked very

good through the rounds. If they get the turns right this

evening, because turns are important and we have seen

the importance of touches... Pedersen sits between

them, she is solid. If they can do their own

thing on the outside, they could potentially

get some medals. There is a good chance

they could make the final. We are going to look

forward to that. Every member of that team

is looking strong. We used to have traditionally

a bit of a weakness. You are still buzzing

from the semifinals today. Sadly, I think it will be a silver

medal but to go away with two silver If people wake up, the first race,

the fastest man on the planet, it is the semifinal tonight

but Ben Proud, over the past couple of years, he has grown

in stature and size, and he can hang with the big boys

and he is very quick. The fastest guys, it will be

like skating across a pond. I don't know how you see those last

three strokes because It is going to be so,

so loud in here. Brazilians, Michael Phelps,

Ryan Lochte. We would love to see

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over to you. Let us take you back

to the Olympic Hockey Centre. Great Britain lead Japan

by one goal. It just feels at the moment

that the likes of Hollie Webb, Georgie Twigg, Shona McCallin,

and to an extent, Laura Unsworth, when they play in these positions,

their natural instinct at the moment when they have

got the ball is to look They have got to have the composure

and the peace of mind to know that if they get the ball

going forwards, that is where your Japan, threatening,

to the edge of the circle, I think Great Britain are possibly

lucky there wasn't more to that. Arm in the back, as she is in

the act of shooting. You can see here, she digs the ball

over Crista Cullen really well, it's been cut off,

but a big shove in the back Probably fortunate it was a

penalty corner. It came close.

They will get another one. The ball up from Maddie Hinch's

glove has gone into the danger area. The question has come

in about the height of the ball. There is nothing wrong

with that at all. It was going to hit the backboard

but it is the height of the ball It has to be the height

of the backboard and it is a rule If you hit it like that,

and it hits the backboard, Defensive courage

from Crista Cullen. We have seen that throughout

the tournament. She is right there,

climbing all over it. It can be dangerous at times

but that one, she took in Townsend is pushing,

getting to the edge of the circle. One of the Japanese players took

a real bang. Ono, down on the deck

and she is in some distress. Great Britain and Japanese

players surrounding her. The stick from Townsend,

she breaks through the line. it's come up and hit

her in the mouth. Thankfully, Ono is back on her feet

and will be helped from the field It goes back to Ansley and then back

to Richardson-Walsh. Lily Owsley unable to control

and Japan will attempt to move forward to the other end

of the field. Bouncing between Quek

and the Japanese player. Watching them last night

when they lost 6-1 to the USA, who have been the team

of the tournament so far, they have certainly come out

after that disappointment, and they are giving Great Britain

a good run for their money. In fact, she left it

for Georgie Twigg. Great Britain are running into flat

sticks at the moment. Sophie Bray's little effort

with the upright reverse shot, she managed to get the ball up

in the air. But the basic skill levels

of the British team have not been Another Japan break down the right

but it will be Giselle Ansley with the luxury of a bit of time

and the chance to restart. Will she go overhead

for this one? White was left standing

and staring because the ball Susannah Townsend

takes another one out. She is doing some damage

here tonight, Townsend. I'm not sure where she is supposed

to go, to be honest. She knocked the ball past

the Japanese player. It looks worse than it probably

was but Townsend was travelling Unsworth looking for a more positive

move. Nichola White, aimed for Alex Danson. It finds her. Danson has not

been allowed the freedom to move by the Japanese players. Every time she

has got a stick on the ball, there is someone there to deal with the

threat. Danny Kerry looks a bit uncomfortable. A little?

It is interesting for me because the instinct of the players when they

first get the ball is to run with it. At times, there are players free

or in better positions. It is just not clicking for the girls tonight.

Lily Owsley, can she create something? A bounce and a flick and

they juggle with the ball. -- is juggle. Will Georgie Twigg go

forward? The last couple of times she has been in this position, she

has gone backwards. She find Sam Quek, who sends it to Giselle

Ansley. Great pick up from lawns at -- from Unsworth. Clever from

Unsworth. It is the speed of the ball

from Ansley out to Unsworth The Japanese forward didn't quite

get her line right and she found Great Britain back to

defend once again. Owsley goes past the Japanese

defender and takes Rather than chasing her down

the line, Nishimuri changed the angle in which she ran

towards her own circle first by one or two yards,

which meant she could get Two and a half minutes until the end

of the third quarter and they are still separated

by the single goal. Slowly but surely,

Great Britain gaining ground Owsley pushed off the ball,

claiming it was unfairly done. A little push forward

from Georgie Twigg. He is really one frustrated man

tonight, I wonder how many more times we are going to

see him on the screen? Cullen with lots of time

and space on the left. A miss by Georgie Twigg,

just in front of her. The last 30 seconds

of the third quarter. That will be the final move

of the third period. The end of the third quarter,

Japan 0-1 Great Britain. We will be back for

the final quarter shortly. Remember, just after 3am

we could see Michael Phelps He's got his game face

on and so have these Hi.

My name is Tamara. This is my impersonation

of Michael Phelps' game face. I am Fabrice from Brazil and this

is my Michael Phelps game face. I am Brinn Bevan, a Team GB

gymnast and this is my I am Tamirez from Brazil and this

is my Michael Phelps game face. I am Athens from the USA and this

is my Michael Phelps face. My name is Kieran, I'm from the UK

and this is my Michael Many things I never thought

I would do on live television like saying it is a great night

for Egyptian handball. The editor wants me to do my

Michael Phelps face. We will show you what happened

in the bronze-medal match Let's have our serious

game face on here. Vladimir Samsonov has been beaten

and the winner looks remarkably Also, if you fancy a bit

of badminton this evening, this is Scotland's Kirstie Gilmour

taking on the Swiss player, Jacquet. That is available

on BBC Sport online. Game face on, back

for the live hockey. COMMENTATOR: Final

quarter under way. Great Britain desperate

for another goal. Shutting everything down

and closing the options. Oh, no-one able to get a shot

on the ball. It is scored by Helen

Richardson-Walsh! Not the most spectacular

goal you will ever see, but they all count and

Helen Richardson-Walsh Sophie Bray does well

here and rolls the ball back. I think we may be getting an umpire

referral while we watch this. Fantastic stepping up by Shona

McCallin. Helen Richardson-Walsh,

there is nothing wrong with that. Well, in my opinion,

there is absolutely Helen Richardson-Walsh is a keen

cricketer so a bouncing ball is The umpire's video referral

in play at the moment. Helen Richardson-Walsh at the moment

credited with the goal, but They have decided the

goal will not stand. Might be worth looking

at that one again. They are saying it hit

a GB body in the circle. Frustrating that we don't get to see

what the video umpire is The match continues

and the scoreline is unchanged. Townsend determined

to do some damage. She fires that through and misses

Braybury's stick and Japan I tell you what, that is

an unbelievable spot by the umpire. There weren't any complaints

from the GB players when the hit-out Back to Kate Richardson-Walsh,

and now Unsworth. Unsworth doesn't

want to go backwards. Just nudges it forwards

to Hollie Webb. Just left hand on the stick and now

she's in a marauding position. White all the way to the edge

of the circle. White might go all the way

back for Sophie Bray. At speed, you can see I think maybe

the goal being disallowed has given GB the impetus that they needed,

and it has come off Minami Shimizu making

contact with the ball. Now the pads are going on to defend

this penalty corner. So, Crista Cullen is up there,

and Giselle Ainslie at well. If it is a hit rather than a flick,

it wants to hit the back board when it reaches the net,

and there was a clunk of ball on back board,

so the goal is disallowed. Mistrap on top of the circle

that was the problem, but Crista Cullen did well to adjust

to then get the hit away. Helen Richardson-Walsh

getting stuck in. I think the umpire is

going for a card here. We've had a couple of those this

evening and both teams It is a mistrap there and Cullen

hits off the back foot and, as you say, it is the height

of the ball that goes over the goal line that has to be

at back board height. It will be a long night for him,

won't it, to be honest, if the score stays the same,

they need to win this game. If it stays the same,

they have got three points on the board and if they beat USA

they finish top of the pool. Just under 12 minutes

of the match remain. Japan with a player over

at the moment with Lily Owsley on the bench for another

60 seconds or so. Maybe Great Britain's quest will be

buoyed by some noise And a minimum of five minutes

in the sin bin for that tackle. Tucked in, penalty

corner, Great Britain. Absolutely fantastic break by Helen

Richardson-Walsh. One of the hardest players

to actually get the ball off. Alex Danson there with

the gather and spin. I would like to see Great Britain go

with it again. The tips and touches,

that's what seems to be most Japan still have a player

in the sin bin. Crista Cullen and Kate

Richardson-Walsh lining up Hannah Macleod will inject

for Great Britain. Finished off beautifully

from height by Nicola White. Andy Murray would be proud

of that finish. Asano makes the save of the left

kicker but Nicola White, she plays the ball down

into the ground. So often in this situation,

you see strikers trying to put She plays it down into

the turf and up it comes. A collective sigh of relief

from the British camp all around Alex Danson has a look around

before she makes contact. Suddenly there is a spring

in the step of the British players. Alex Danson, lifting the ball over

the stick, gets out well, tries to roll the ball

into Lily Owsley, but unfortunately the deflection is too

far past the near post, so she couldn't angle the stick

well enough to deflect Goals from Lily Owsley

and Nicola White. Helen Richardson-Walsh

shoots, it is saved. She's got the bit between her teeth

at the moment, hasn't she, She comes in here,

the ball is cleared. It is brave defending

from the Japanese. Certainly didn't help,

back in the shot. Under the body of the

diving Crista Cullen. Comes off her, comes off a leg

of number ten, Nakashima. That is not the person

I was expecting to see in the far Crista Cullen has made the ground up

from right half to get An opportunity for

the penalty corner. Cullen slides it inside

towards Georgie Twigg. STUDIO: Great Britain

leading Japan by two goals, and they have already

qualified for the quarterfinals. Not a vintage performance this

evening, but certainly enough If you want to continue

watching this match, press your Red Button right now,

because we will start our build-up Press red now if you want

to continue watching the hockey. Now we are going swimming,

and Helen Skelton. I am ready and you are ready,

but is he ready? I wonder whether we have here

somebody who is going to replace Can Michael Phelps go eight

golds in eight days? He is trying to set Olympic history

and swimming history. Eight days, eight gold medals,

Michael Phelps is the greatest. The biggest Olympic

medallist in history. Swimming legend Michael Phelps

is coming out of retirement. US Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps

has been arrested for... He will not be allowed to represent

the United States... He might only be human,

but he is definitely But Ryan Lochte, arguably the most

successful Olympic swimmer We were talking earlier,

Lochte has won all the World Championships, Michael Phelps has

won the past two Olympic Games. It's kind of like those two have

dominated this event for so, so long and we saw some Japanese

fans earlier, they were in such belief that their boy

was going to do it, Obviously, he got the gold

in the 400m, so it'll be interesting, but you can't shy away

from the fact that everyone thinks We've said all week how excitable

the crowd are. Brazilians love their sport

but they love their own. It goes absolutely crazy in here

every time a Brazilian comes out. I think Michael Phelps gets

nearly as big a cheer. They really do get

into it. However their athletes

are doing, they support them. When a Brazilian comes out

it is cheers and excitement, but when Phelps comes out

it is like he is a super freak. He does totally love it and plays up

to it as well. Remember that the Japanese

Hagino woas going to be Remember that the Japanese

Hagino was going to be He is 10 years younger

and he potentially could Don't forget that Dan Wallace

is in there too from Great Britain. He would love, love

to beat Michael Phelps. COMMENTATOR: There is the defending

Olympic champion on this 50m free. Watch the speed Arian

takes his stuff off. Everyone else is ready to go

and is behind their box. Nathan Adrian is still

with his kit on. Just getting his

tracksuit bottoms off. Manaudou, the defending

champion next to him. The French team lost

to the American team the other He had a sulky face on all the way

through the medal ceremony. You come here thinking

you are going to win. So fastest men on

the planet in water. First semifinal in the men's

50 metre freestyle. If the Japanese swimmer makes

the final I will be astonished, the defending Olympic

champion from France. He goes through the rounds

and gets faster and faster. The fastest heat he's

had for a long time. Certainly fastest in

the Olympics and the Worlds. I thought he was going

to finish with his right arm He won it by 0.15s

and that is a lot. Straight arm, very

powerful off the block. Straight off.

Look at that. His arms and legs were

all over the place. Straight arm of Manaudou

in the middle. You can just about make him out

in the splash. He took a short grab

there with his left arm. Just punching in to make sure

he got that victory, I don't think he wants to be that

indecisive in the final, does he? Maybe they are having

an arm wrestle. That is exactly the same

time he won the World That means Ben Proud has a chance

of making the final now. We have got the second semifinal

coming up in a moment. Just to confirm if you were watching

the hockey before the swimming, Great Britain were taking on Japan

and they won that match 2-0. Some of them came to see

us the other night. We said it is an excited

crowd, an expectant crowd and I think your neighbours

in the Brazilian box are going to get excited

because next up in the second semifinal, not only Britain's Ben

Proud but one of the Brazilian They leaned over and had

a smile at us and said, "Was it you that split on us

for talking during the session?" The Brazilian tennis

player is here as well, We asked him to take

a picture of us. Matthew McConaghey might

be back in tonight. I think he will play

Michael Phelps in a biopic. I reckon he is here to get ready

for that, you know. Were you?

OK. Nathan Adrian and Manaudou,

they were very, very quick, but after that there was a drop-off

so hopefully Ben can sneak in after them and make

that final tomorrow. What do you make of Nathan Adrian's

mind games at the start? I don't think it is

mind games at all. The thing is you come

out last in Lane 4. You don't get

much time to get ready. Lane 1 and 8 have been

out there for ages. He can't take 10 minutes

clearly, but take your time I don't think it was mind

games, but more he was If it concentrates on himself, he

will make the final tonight. Just you wait until that 200 metre

individual medley later on featuring COMMENTATOR: I think

you said go, Helen. It is fascinating because they put

the slowest out one One of the Brazilians is already

standing by his block Here is Great Britain's Ben Proud,

the British record holder With a 21.88 from the first

semi, as fourth fastest, he's got a super chance

of making this final. McEvoy very low-key

for a 50 sprinter. He was also brilliant

to about 35-40 metres, He is 35 and won this race

in the 2000 Olympics He's qualified second fastest

because this guy was awfully quick, set a new Ukrainian record,

a new lifetime best. If Proud can go under

21.9, I would say he's He just took off his

tracksuit bottoms. He's still got his T-shirt

on and taking his time. There is some sort of football-style

chant they all do and There is Anthony Ervin,

the Olympic champion from Sydney. He decided to sell his medal

for charity from the Olympic Games. One at the top and the

other down in seven. Second semifinal of

the men's 50m freestyle. Proud, three from the

bottom in the red hat. The best start of

everyone in the field. In the heats this morning,

he went well to 25 and then just seemed to get eaten

by the other guys a little bit. He is going well.

Still going well. Really important, this last

10 metres for Proud. He finishes in third place.

21.54. That is a massive

new British record. A whole tenth of a second,

but he's in the final and that is a fabulous

swim for Ben Proud. GOvorov and Anthony Ervin

tied for first place. Ervin has been here

before but in the final. Fastest reaction in

the field, Ben Proud. As we saw in the heats,

him and McEvoy were slower Well, McEvoy, I don't know

where he went in the end. Hit it right on the end

of the stroke as well, didn't he? Hit it hard, right-hand

side in the red hat. Well, fantastic, Anthony Ervin,

could he, 16 years on, repeat? He's come here to do a simple job

tonight and that is There are no medals tonight but he's

done a terrific job. Govorov and Ervin and Proud

will make the final. Fratus will make the final

as well. The qualifiers for tomorrow night's

final and the defending champion goes in fastest and quite a long way

fastest as well. All of the work he was doing

and he continued down He put his head down

and did the job. We have said it all the way through,

the time you want to be Ben, congratulations going into that

final in fifth place British record or not,

it is a ticket to the final. Tomorrow night will be

when the race begins. My start wasn't as good

as I hoped, again. I felt really good and composed

throughout the swim. Do you stroke count

the whole way up? It is completely different

to swimming mid-season. I forgot to count,

to be honest with you. All I was trying to think

about was taking over I did my best and I think more

to come tomorrow. That was Chloe in her first

major individual final, She is right next to

the world-record holder. Chloe Tutton will be in lane one,

and Pedersen of Denmark, she will be sandwiched

in between the Brits. It is a great position

for her to be in. The Dane will be going

for the victory here. With the headphones on,

they will be trying to block it out. The new British record

on this 200 breaststroke. She took Chloe Tutton's

record by 0.01. Now a world-ranked number one this

year, and if she does the time she set earlier this year,

Rie Kaneto, I think she may Nobody has looked

that special so far. I think Taylor McKeown pushed

herself all the way. And as you say, Kaneto

was a dip under. In lane number seven,

Efimova of the Russian Federation. I would love to see Molly or Chloe

get amongst the medals. This is going to be

a fascinating race. Sometimes, the races are a bit

slower, and if they are slower, pretty much everyone can get a medal

in this field. Kaneto and Pedersen, possibly

Efimova in that bright suit. The British at the top in lanes

number one and three. The final of the women's 200 metres

breaststroke in Rio 2016. Chloe Tutton and Molly Renshaw

for Great Britain. Between them, the world-record

holder. Pretty even down this

first 25 metres. If anything, I would say

Chloe Tutton has gone fastest. The dive was held,

for me, a bit too long. Once she came through,

a fantastic couple of strokes. Pedersen going, she will be

turning first place. The race at the moment

is to the left of your screen. Kaneto with the black, but Pedersen,

she is going for the victory. Chloe Tutton, right to the top,

she went quickly down that first 50. Being taken up in the centre by

Kaneto. Going with them is Molly Renshaw,

looking very good indeed. Both the British girls were slower

than they were in the heats, Brilliant swimming

from Chloe Tutton. Efimova swims very, very fast

at the back end of the race. It is between Kaneto

and Efimova for the gold medal. It would be great if Chloe Tutton

can held on. She is just about in bronze-medal

position. The gold medal is going

to Rie Kaneto of Japan. Chloe Tutton has

equalled her best time. 0.01 slower than the

new British record. If she'd just gone

a little bit faster. She looked like she had

that bronze medal. 1.5 seconds faster than the rest

of the field, Rie Kaneto. Renshaw with a red

hat, coming in here. Brilliant experience

for the British women. They would be delighted to be

in the final having a shot, and goodness me, didn't

they have a go? The new Olympic champion

of the women's 200 metres I can see on your face you're

disappointed. I think you both need

to be extremely proud. My goal was to make the final,

and I did that, If you had been more in the middle,

you might have seen her? The disappointment was written

all over Chloe Tutton's face. Coming into this, Chloe

Tutton was a surprise. She surprised everyone by swimming

so quickly and we thought she was the outside chance

of getting a medal, But for both the girls,

they should be proud. I'm pretty sure we have not seen

the last of them. Brilliant at the European

Championships. They looked good,

they held their own. It is towards the end

where they have to make A couple of those girls are older,

and an ex-world record holder, If they continue doing

what they are doing, they will be up there and there

will be a smile on their face. Through the heats,

through the semifinals, Chloe Tutton always said,

"I keep my blinkers on, I do my own How important was it to do that,

and not get distracted? Particularly when you see

who else is in the race. This week, across all sports,

there has been a lot of talk about Efimova,

and it is one of those, There has been so much

speculation on Efimova. For them, coming fourth and sixth,

it is a great achievement. Their minds don't seem to be

in the right place. Because Rylov, the Russian,

looked brilliant this morning. It is Larkin and Murphy,

in five and six. The best time would

be European record. He broke the European record

this year in Moscow. He has been improving

through the rounds very comfortably. Murphy is somebody who copes

with the pressure well. He delivered the goods

from the middle lane. With that gold medal under his belt,

he is going to be quite confident. The USA won this the last

five Olympics in a row. Irie, the silver

medallist from London. The final of the men's

200 metres backstroke. The best start was the

German, close to us. Larkin, looks like he is

working hard already. He did this in the semifinals

and it was a bit disastrous. Not so disastrous,

he qualified second fastest, so it was not that bad,

but he did not come first. Under the water,

came up quite early. What is a bit of a sign to me,

the yellow hat, in the centre, he is really using his legs,

flipping the water up You've got to drag them

a little bit more. Not completely, but a bit

more down the first 100. Starting to come

through is Ryan Murphy. Has Mitch Larkin got

anything to come back with? This shows whether the man has

got the guts. The world champion

from last year in Kazan. Murphy's team-mate from the

University of California, Pebley. Unless Larkin can respond,

Murphy has got this again. As long as he can hold

on inside this last ten metres. USA will go six Olympic

titles in a row. Gold in the 100, now

gold in the 200 metres. Mitch Larkin finally gets

a medal, and it is silver. Somebody who goes 1:53 will win it.

The top three got 1:53. Hard to call but Ryan Murphy

did a brilliant job. Mitch Larkin held off Rylov

for the silver by 0.01s. We have got Larkin on the right,

Rylov on the left. Ryan Murphy, a little glide,

wasn't it? Gave him some hassle

through but that was a super swim. Doesn't it show what

difference a turn makes? They practise and

practise and practise. The results of the men's

200 metres backstroke. Ryan Murphy from the USA adds

gold to the 100 gold. FInally, Larkin gets a medal,

a silver and Rylov the bronze. We were speculating the other night

whether he had fallen out with his girlfriend, Emily Seebohm,

who is up in the next semifinals. She didn't have a great

night the other night. He just had a great swim

so maybe that'll rub off. We are rattling towards the 200

metre individual medley because that features Michael Phelps,

Ryan Lochte, our very own We're hoping that you'll stay

with up with us and you should, because it will be absolutely

crackers in there. We know that it is very early

in the morning and perhaps you are up with a black

coffee, a small baby. Let us know what you are doing

to stay awake and enjoy Wow, Phil, those are the eyes

of a man who has seen the sun rise The sport is on!

I'll do this one. Not sleeping with one-week-old

twins, Libby and Katie. I don't know what you mean,

I don't know what you mean! Right, we appreciate that we are up

in the early hours of the morning but you know what, it's

worth staying up for. The world is watching

Michael Phelps. He is carrying on his

phenomenal story. The most successful Olympian

of all time and he's moving things on to another level right

here in Rio. It will be a real fight for him

tonight so not just a case of him coming out and showboating

and swanning about, it He will probably do that

after the race, the showboating but it is just nice to have Michael

Phelps back. He's had such a fantastic week

and you can tell that he's Whereas before, he wasn't quite

as tired so you can tell that he's older now and he can't recover

as quickly. You've seen the bruises on the body

with all of the cupping that he's doing so it will be interesting

to see how he goes. He has the 200 metres

butterfly tonight as well. They're only 20 minutes apart

tonight so it will be interesting Britain's Dan Wallace

going in that one and we're not He used to train with

Ryan Lochte and he's sparred If not for Michael Phelps,

for Dan Wallace. Now time for the first semifinal

of the women's 200 metre backstroke. COMMENTATOR: The third

fastest qualifier for this first semifinal is Yaxin Liu

of China, the 17-year-old. Never made a major final,

senior or junior but third into this Lisa Graf swum well in the heats

as well, very well indeed. So these two, reasonably

inexperienced on the And Hillary Caldwell,

well, she's not. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist

and World Championship finalist. If she goes her PB of 2:06.8,

she'll certainly make the final. I'm thinking maybe Seebohm,

and Caldwell dipping under 2:07. Graf, a really strong

heat this morning. I think four of the top five

in the world are coming So really got to get amongst it

and if I was in this race, I would be going for

first or second. Well, a backstroke race

so I probably wouldn't To try to make the final,

that's a good tactic. Try not to get seventh or eighth

because that wouldn't work The first semifinal of the women's

200 metres backstroke. Seebohm, the world champion,

only in lane two, and after seventh place in the final in the 100 metres

backstroke that she was meant to win, this will be an interesting

show of form for her. The first semifinal of the women's

200 metres backstroke and Seebohm will be up at the top of the picture

in lane two on the right-hand side. Very good start indeed

from Emily Seebohm, Gustafsdottir in seven in a really

high position with the swimmers Didn't make much of

a difference there, In lane two, Emily Seebohm,

it doesn't look like she's holding It is a bit of a swimming phrase

about holding the water but you have to make sure that you get hold of it

and make sure that you pull your Leave your hand out there and then

pull your body over and she doesn't She seems to be whizzing it

through and Caldwell looks superb. And she's just half a second off

Seebohm's Commonwealth She's actually going to be eighth

at this rate in lane two. She has turned sixth

but she looks awful. She really needs to come back up

the top there, in the yellow hat. She's starting to move

a little bit now is Seebohm. But well, Caldwell looks good

and Seebohm looks horrible, Caldwell swimming well.

She's going to win it, I think. Coming back is Liu,

the 17-year-old from China. It will be interesting to see how

they do here from what happens So Caldwell eased up a little bit

and the Chinese in three Very, very impressive from Liu

of China and that will mean that she will be in her first major

finals, senior or junior. And I can tell you that

Seebohm has come sixth. Well, the Canadians extremely happy

with Caldwell's swim, Seebohm really disappointing

and I would really like to know what's going on,

what sort of year she's having. I say year - she was

third fastest ranked Hosszu did a quick time

in the heats this morning and that rocketed her to the top

of the rankings but Seebohm, and Hocking, brilliant

in the Australian trials but she's just not

managing to deliver. In 2012, she was meant to win

the 100 metres backstroke and had a bit of a shocker

there on that one. And she blamed it on the fact

that she got a little bit So a little bit of a weak

excuse, I thought. She stayed up too late and was doing

social media all the time, Twittering and tweeting and whatever

else you do but here... and looked very good,

as did Liu of China. Gustafsdottir of

Iceland did well too. Yeah, the guys mentioned it

there but we were talking Emily Seebohm blamed her lack

of form in 2012 on social media. Interesting to see,

a lot of the British Adam Peaty, James Guy,

they seem to not be involved Do you think that is

really important? I think that it has

to be personal preference. I know for me in London,

some of the athletes wanted to talk about what was happening and we had

a team discussion about it and we said, it is actually up

to everyone and their personal responsibility whether they want to

go on or not. I don't think that you should

dictate that everyone has to stop. Not being funny, can you imagine

Becky without Twitter? So the 200 metre backstroke,

people will be saying, There are exciting young

prospects for Team GB. Obviously in the men's

200, Luke Greenback. And we see it across all

of the events. There's so many of the good

guys, Joe Lichfield, with the British swimming

that we have that. Remember that it is one

of the events that we have a little Katie Sexton, world

champion in 2003. We've had a few good backstrokers

and that leaves a legacy behind because they have good

people to chase and also one of those things when you go

to do swim camps and swim clinics and the people come up and meet

you and they want to be like you We can't talk about role models

without mentioning Missy But such an interesting story

for me because she had a phenomenal London 2012,

became the poster girl, the all-American girl,

smiley and very religious, She's not been able to back that up

and she's not found her form over Big debate over whether she should

have gone professional sooner, You went to the press conference

where she seemed bubbly and smiley and happy so you don't

know what's going on, It's just one of those things

but she hasn't had a good meet. You have to remember,

you see it in the tennis a lot. Not many people apart

from Serena WIlliams, that it is hard to sometimes

find that consistency. I know that she had a problem

with her back and one of these things being at university and not

being at university. She's still smiling

with her gloves on. She is very sweet but as I say,

for me, she's a really interesting discussion point

because she could have cashed Whatever happens, I'm sure that

she'll still be smiling. She's just seen her team-mate

win the first semifinal You quite like the look

of this young lady? She's had a fantastic meet so far

and seems to be really enjoying it. Dirado, gold in the relay and gold,

silver and bronze here. well, one of the female

swimmers of the meet. 200 and 400 medley, 100 backstroke

and this is the 200 metres She is on fire but she looks

a little bit tired after that final of the 200 medley when she faded

towards the end a little bit. So you've got to call it faded,

really, and Siobhan Marie O'Connor Absolutely, and it will be

interesting to see Franklin tonight. I think that lane seven,

Missy Franklin, four She's gone off the boil a little bit

and didn't have a great I think that's a similar story

to Emily Seebohm really. Two great backstroke

swimmers who are not Well, I have to say, this semifinal,

if it is the final line-up, Olympic champion from

Beijing in two, Coventry. Very high position on the start

from Missy Franklin of the USA. And by far the best start right

in the centre is Katinka She's won the gold in

the 100 metres backstroke, a surprise for me, but not

in the medley where she With Seebohm doing that in the first

semifinal, I can't think At the top, well,

the race is at the top. You don't think that Katinka Hosszu

is going to try to break She does like to swim

all of her races on the edge. She does like to swim

all of the races there. I'm not sure if she's capable

of the world record. A body length ahead

of Dirado though. She'd have to come back there,

which I'm not sure is possible, but she's certainly

working very hard indeed. And Hosszu, if she swims

like this in the final, I can't see too many people getting

anywhere near her. Dirado in second

place at the moment. One lane closer for the USA,

and Hocking in third who was the fastest in the world

coming into this until Hosszu's heat She's going to have

to come back in 30.3. I'm not sure that she can do that

but she's getting closer It will probably get down to 2.5,

which will be the first person She hasn't eased back

on anything there. Dirado on the right-hand side

and Hocking on the left. The two swimmers will comfortably

qualify for the final. It is the fastest time in the world

this year for Katinka Hosszu. Just 0.06s ahead of the time that

she set this morning. And my word, there's some

big surprises there. Missy Franklin, the defending

Olympic champion, no more. And when you see that, you think,

Lizzie Simmons sitting back in Great Britain,

I don't think that she would have Great shame that she didn't

make it on the team. So Hosszu, though, looking

for her fourth gold medal tomorrow night and like you,

Andy, I'm not sure that there's Well, it's going to be interesting

when we see the women' 800 metres freestyle with Katie Ledecky

and Katinka Hosszu both going for the fourth gold medal

in the same session. There was clear water

between Hosszu's feet there. So clear water between Hosszu's

feet and the second Well, if she wins tomorrow night,

she wins four gold medals, Compared to if Katie Ledecky wins it

and gets four golds as well, So the results of

the second semifinal. Beijing champion in fourth

and London champion in seventh. Katinka Hosszu goes in

comfortably fastest. And So Katinka Hosszu already

has three gold medals We spent a lot of time looking

at her coach and husband. Here he is with his man bun of rage

on the top of the head there. I love that he's got her world

records tattooed on him. He used to be in swimming and he did

a degree in human performance so he obviously knows a lot

about the body but the two of them together seems

to have made a fantastic... They are certainly formidable,

aren't they? In the final, we will

see him jumping around Doing his version

of the samba there! We're rattling towards

Phelps and Lochte, two of the most successful Olympic

athletes of all time. This place is going to go beyond

bananas as well. Back to you shortly

for Lochte and Phelps. But let me bring you right up

to date with what's happening Kristy Gilmore was given the chance

to go inside the ropes. A programme for young badminton

hopefuls and she's won her first Olympic singles match,

winning it 2-0. And let's bring you right up to date

now with what's happening in the men's gold medal match

in table tennis. This is a really fascinating

all-China affair. Ma Long, who is the current

World Cup champion, taking on Zhang. A bit of backspin

on the return there. Zhang just needs to lift a fraction

more than he did. Got the bat a little bit

too far over the ball. And an error by Zhang and we're

not seeing many. That push wasn't quite

as fast and as deep Zhang mistiming

the backhand topspin. He's a very good player

and he's been made to look I think that that is unfair on him

but such is the skill of Ma Long. He gets it and it is Zhang who has

called the time out. He's just lost the

first three points. What can he do to break this train

that's literally rolling through him Try to break the momentum

that Ma Long has got. That's certainly being classed

as having the momentum with you. But he is human and Zhang with that

time-out, may be the best I think that it was

the topspin on the ball. Sometimes you get a lot of spin

and it affects how the ball He shouts back and stretches

that lead to two. I think that most of them

are occupied this evening. The body language from Zhang,

I think, tells its own story. And he's come up

against a brick wall. The Great Wall of China

there in Ma Long. Just excellent work

from this man here. The topspin bites into the rubber

and pings up into the air. Got to get the racket over the ball

when there's heavy topspin. Too much power there

for Zhang to control. 6-3 and five points now needed

for the most prestigious title in the world of table tennis -

the Olympic gold medal for singles. Zhang, to give him credit,

he has tried everything. But this man, he's such a good

table tennis player. You see all of the evidence

here in this gold medal match. Three points away from

the gold medal for Ma Long. Just punching the air

and he's shouting. Clearly, it's an obvious thing

to say, but it means so much to him. The celebrations will have to wait

a little bit longer. There's always a danger now that

Ma Long just unconsciously takes the pressure off a little bit

and takes his foot off the pedal. Zhang throws caution to the wind

and he pulls off the big shots. So there still could be a few more

twists and turns in this final. You can imagine that the focus

is still pretty sharp. You'd have to feel for Zhang,

who has played some excellent stuff here but is still on the wrong

end of a hiding here. The backhand topspin

there was amazing. some of the shots like we've

never seen them before. Ma Long has completed the grand

slam in table tennis He had a team gold in London

but he is the men's singles champion here, beating the man who got

gold in London, Zhang. And what a display of table tennis

we have seen here tonight in Rio. Well done to Ma Long

so that's the World Cup, the world champion and now he's

the Olympic champion. He has completed the table

tennis triple crown. There are nine sports taking

place right now. Let's whizz you around some

of the Olympic venues and show bit of handball, it is

France against Argentina. In Paris this year, we were out

there for the They were selling as many handball

shirts in the build-up to the Olympics as they were

the European Championships. And there's also a little bit

of basketball available for you. Argentina also in action here,

although they're four points That is available on the BBC Sport

app and via the BBC sport website. And you join us as the medallists

of the women's 200 metres breaststroke make their way around

the pool and start Well, they're not yet off

on the victory lap but just So gold and bronze for

Japan and China. Chloe Tutton and Molly Renshaw

missing out on medals in that one. But there's plenty

to come in the future. Right, we are almost about to see

the 200 metre individual medley and there they are -

two of the most successful Olympians Michael Phelps with his hood up

there and Ryan Lochte, They're more friendly than we saw

when it was Chad Le Clos Look at Ryan Lochte's hair -

I think that he took a wrong turn They love a bit of showboating, it

the Americans. It has certainly caused a stir.

And the bottom line is that there's confidence and a little

bit of sledging but not any arrogance there.

I think that Ryan Lochte did a TV show three years ago or something.

But it is not just about the Americans in this one, is it?

I say that because that it how the Brazilians chant his name!

It will erupt in here when they come out.

I think that the thing is that the beautiful thing

is the fact that the Brazilians appreciate what they're seeing

with Michael Phelps and everyone wants to get a piece

I don't know if he's going to retire, but this will be

the last time we'll see him swim on the big stage.

And their golden boy, as it were, the best chance that they've got

of a medal is this guy Thiago in this event.

Historically, Brazil are good at swimming and they really love

the sport so they come out and they appreciate it.

How much of a threat is Hagino going to pose?

I think that he will be a threat and the main threat to Phelps.

I think that Phelps, it would be wrong to bet against him

as it were but Hagino had the best time and the 200 metres

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte historically have the most amazing

When you watch it, it is a dream to watch it.

I don't think that Thiago will be able to do it.

He's come fourth in the last two Olympic Games but

in the Olympic Games, a lot happens.

He strikes me as the kind of guy who enjoys that kind of American

approach that, we're great at this, we're good

at this and you need that

I think that it has helped Dan Wallace.

He likes the showboating like the Americans do but he always

steps up at a major meet and even coming into this, he hasn't

He was a wild-card coming into the Olympic Games

and he's proved everyone wrong and has gone,

Because we were all doubting him and saying, "Oh, gosh,

why is he on the team when he hasn't performed well?"

Tonight, obviously, he's in that final.

I do think that it is going to be very, very hard

for Dan Wallace to final, to medal, I mean.

Because a lot of these older ones, I doubt Lochte

and Phelps and Thiago, are going to be

It will be the one where the younger ones will come through

We know that it is early in the morning and we appreciate your

company and thank you for sticking with us

and you guys keep saying on and off the air just how exciting

and how much more there is to come from them.

Chelsea White, they are phenomenal glasses.

Mark Foster was sporting something similar.

The atmosphere is unbelievable. Back he is dancing, Mark is dancing and I

know Adrian and Andrew will be doing the samba. Old macro we certainly

are. This is the one that the whole world

has been waiting for. I wonder whether the

Brazilians feel that this And I can tell you in lane

three, third fastest qualifier for the finalist

is Thiago Pereira of Brazil. But Dan Wallace in lane two

and has done well there. But those two guys there,

Ryan Lochte, the world record holder, and Michael Phelps,

three times defending champion They've gone back into their own

bubbles, joking about and laughing with each other ten minutes ago

but right now, Phelps looked like he was giving Lochte the evils

but I don't think that he was. I think that Lochte looked a little

bit tired in the semis and not quite having everything that it took

but they'll have a great battle. The idea that Phelps could come

here and win the 200 metres fly and Lochte the 200 metres medley,

that would be a great finish to their careers but I'm not sure

that it will play out here. There is history all

over the place here. Michael Phelps has already come

to the 200 metres butterfly and the first swimmer ever to win

medals in the same event in four The silver, of course,

in London 2012. And here he has a great chance

of becoming the first swimmer in history to go gold medallist

in four consecutive Olympic Games He stood up in Glasgow in 2014 when

he won that 400 medley. Well, I think for Hagino,

looked comfortable in the semifinal. He will be in six next

to Lochte but for me, it is between Hagino

in six and Phelps in four Listen to our Brazilian commentators

there! We have Gustavo beside us,

the fantastic Brazilian commentator. second fastest qualifier

for the men's 200 metres qualifier, the world record holder,

Ryan Lochte of the USA. And the crowd really

are up for this one, whether it is for their swimmer

or Phelps winning it. I think that they'll

be happy either way. I think that they know for Pereira

to win a medal, It is Lochte's record,

it is Phelps's Olympic record. Just see behind lane four,

he just goes through the process It's a zip-up so he can whip it off

really quickly but he just He made that mistake earlier

and he's waiting for Michael. Well, the world really wanting

to see what happens here. I can tell you, the American

football game going on in Baltimore, the Baltimore Ravens and they're

stopping the game so that they can It is the final of the men's 200

metres individual medley. Lanes five and four

and the crowd are going nuts. Well, at some point,

they're going to have to get quiet because you can't start a swimming

race with that going on. The referee is going to have

to call it. The announcer asking

for quiet for the start. Gold and silver for me, it's going

to be tough to break the two. Maybe Hagino can, but possibly

a bronze for Dan Wallace? World record holder,

Lochte. There was silence in this 15,000

crowd for the final of the men's 200 metres individual medley

and right in the centre, two good starts for the two

protagonists, Michael Phelps in fiur and Lochte

in five for the USA. Well, it really is like

watching two heavyweights Well, Pereira, the Brazilian

has turned first. Wow, there's a low roar in the crowd

as that happened. Ryan Lochte, great

backstroke swimmer. Should try to stay with it but it is

Michael Phelps and Pereira. It is, but Phelps'

breaststroke is good. So at the halfway turn,

very, very close indeed. Lochte first and Phelps

and Pereira equal second. He knows that Lochte has a great

breaststroke and Lochte Lochte's arms not doing

the right thing at the front. Pereira is having the race

of his life there. The crowd are screaming with every

breath that he takes. Right on the world record

for Michael Phelps. Phelps is supreme but watch the turn

and see if he goes big and deep. Well, he's certainly gone deep

and he's gone very fast And it is Lochte's world record

and Lochte is not looking that There's getting clear water

between him and the Michael Phelps is going to win his

fourth straight gold medal in a row The first time in history that

a swimmer has gone gold, gold, gold, gold in the men's 400 metres,

sorry, 400 metres medley. gold in the men's 400 metres,

sorry, 200 metres medley. Oh my goodness me,

that is utterly extraordinary. It's been my privilege

and our privilege to sit and watch every one of the gold medals

but I don't think that... I've been as emotional

as watching that one. This man has swum five

Olympic Games and won four Held them all off

in freestyle. At some time, you're just

going to run out of superlatives He won by two seconds

against the greatest There he is on the left-hand side,

Lochte on the right. Lochte now just didn't

have the fight and I think that here, Ryan Lochte,

the breaststroke is normally where he makes the move and he had

nothing in the tank and Pereira committed himself and risked it

all and ended up in seventh. And the commentary team next to us

got deflated when the freestyle came along but if you were watching

Phelps, they were seeing Well, he's absolutely knocked me

over so many times. Four golds from Athens

all the way through. The first swimmer in history to win

the same event in four consecutive Olympic Games

and he just keeps creating history Well, he's got one race to rest for,

the freestyle final, and then he's in the semifinal

of the men's 100 metres fly. It's only two lengths but he's

getting more and more tired Can you imagine the atmosphere

at the Baltimore Ravens game as they stopped to