Day 7 BBC One: 13.40-18.00

:00:13. > :00:22.HAZEL IRVINE: I wish everybody hello, to those joining us on BBC

:00:23. > :00:25.One. Heptathlete away with Britain's Katerina Johnson-Thompson and

:00:26. > :00:30.defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill yet to compete. Each

:00:31. > :00:37.number two about to get under way. For those watching on BBC Two, it is

:00:38. > :00:47.time to change, rejoin us on BBC One and we will catch you there.

:00:48. > :00:54.Welcome to the first morning of athletics in the Olympic Stadium. It

:00:55. > :01:02.is a little bit damp. Conditions are not too bad otherwise. Not too much

:01:03. > :01:11.of a breeze. It is fairly mild. Conditions forecast to improve. Need

:01:12. > :01:17.two four in the women's heptathlon. And just a reminder of how they line

:01:18. > :01:28.up. They are seeded according to season's best times. Apart from

:01:29. > :01:36.Laura Ikauniece. They put her in on her shot put best for reasons best

:01:37. > :01:40.known to themselves. It is a tricky technical event to start things in

:01:41. > :01:44.heptathlete. Rain is coming down more heavily again. The shining down

:01:45. > :01:56.on this grand stadium. A sparse selection of spectators

:01:57. > :02:09.this morning. So often the way in morning sessions.

:02:10. > :02:18.The first blaring horn for the false start. In multi-events, a slightly

:02:19. > :02:23.different approach. That is right. They have another chance. Not like

:02:24. > :02:28.individual events where you get disqualified. There will be a

:02:29. > :02:35.warning for lane one. Everybody else can try to keep nice and calm.

:02:36. > :02:46.Nerves and tension. The German. The world silver-medallist in Berlin. In

:02:47. > :02:50.2009. Oeser. She is spared here. In the multi-events they have another

:02:51. > :02:58.chance. It is not just one false start and you were out. That would

:02:59. > :03:02.be harsh. One false start. Anything more, and she will be gone.

:03:03. > :03:23.They are ready again for heat two. Oh, dear. Oh, no. Was it Barbara

:03:24. > :03:26.Nwaba? Shaking her head and grimacing. Coming, Colin Jackson,

:03:27. > :03:51.with your amazing eyes. I think you are right. A little twitch. Barbara

:03:52. > :03:56.Nwaba looks nervous that Thiam... A yellow card. You can see the relief

:03:57. > :04:06.on her face. I am not sure Thiam knew she would still be OK. One for

:04:07. > :04:12.Oeser and anybody from the field after that. A yellow card.

:04:13. > :04:34.Let's try it again. Jennifer Oeser in lane two. Barbara Nwaba in five.

:04:35. > :04:46.Nadine Broersen is a good Dutch heptathlete. Once more.

:04:47. > :05:14.A long way down on her personal best of three tenths of a second. Looking

:05:15. > :05:19.for indicators. Is the track fast? Are the conditions fast? We knew her

:05:20. > :05:24.pedigree in the hurdles. She should not have been in this heat that she

:05:25. > :05:29.came through to take the victory. A decent time but I think she would

:05:30. > :05:32.have expected more. Especially after a personal best in the previous

:05:33. > :05:40.heat. I think she will be disappointed. Hurdling in the rain

:05:41. > :05:44.is not the best, with lots of distractions. Water flying in your

:05:45. > :05:50.face. You are catching the droplets that you are flicking off the lead

:05:51. > :05:53.foot which smacks you in the face, which is off-putting when you have

:05:54. > :05:57.barriers in front of you. Pretty sure that all of these ladies have

:05:58. > :06:04.run in these conditions before. Not an ideal start. We know it is the

:06:05. > :06:05.winter, but you would hope for a little bit more sunshine. Technique

:06:06. > :06:24.is pretty solid. Off to a decent start for Laura

:06:25. > :06:25.Ikauniece. Not a great start for Grit Sadeiko, who did not finish. We

:06:26. > :06:39.will move onto the next heat. Thiam got a personal best in the

:06:40. > :06:46.previous heat. You can get fast times on the track even in these

:06:47. > :06:53.conditions. You can and as Andrew Cotter said they are looking to get

:06:54. > :06:55.close to their personal best. This one in particular, Katerina

:06:56. > :07:02.Johnson-Thompson has set a personal best this year. She is in good form.

:07:03. > :07:03.But an anxious moment as she waits. Jessica Ennis-Hill going in the

:07:04. > :07:13.final heat. Coming through the warm up area

:07:14. > :07:17.earlier. Totally at ease in this environment and has this air which

:07:18. > :07:23.other competitors acknowledged after Beijing. She has an aura, so in

:07:24. > :07:28.control. I do not know what is going on inside but she looks like she is

:07:29. > :07:33.always controlled. It is one of her strengths. To navigate yourself

:07:34. > :07:38.through these two days, long days. A lot of time to reflect and a lot of

:07:39. > :07:43.time to get really anxious. She manages to remain composed. She says

:07:44. > :07:51.there is a fire going on in her belly. She will be nervous. Going to

:07:52. > :07:57.retain her title, she is going into new territory which is exciting for

:07:58. > :08:01.her. We can join the third heat, featuring Katerina Johnson-Thompson

:08:02. > :08:02.of Great Britain as she launches her challenge for this Olympic title.

:08:03. > :08:15.Steve Cram. That is a motley crew if ever you

:08:16. > :08:19.saw one. Looking tense, ready to go. All of the BBC contingent, radio

:08:20. > :08:26.colleagues alongside us. The media ranks pretty busy, pretty full. You

:08:27. > :08:30.down the home straight. A lot of families and friends in this

:08:31. > :08:36.section, as well, but not too many people in the stadium. If you think

:08:37. > :08:42.of 2012, that first morning when the athletes came out and the reception

:08:43. > :08:46.they received, very different. For Katerina Johnson-Thompson, really

:08:47. > :08:57.about making sure that she delivers. She goes in lane four. And the

:08:58. > :09:06.European champion is next to her in Lane 5. Just about the quickest.

:09:07. > :09:13.Anouk Vetter did run a personal best. 13.37, Katerina

:09:14. > :09:18.Johnson-Thompson. That was with a slight following wind. It was not

:09:19. > :09:24.the best weather back in May. 1.1 following wind. Interesting to see

:09:25. > :09:32.how she goes. Heather Miller-Koch of the USA with a new personal best

:09:33. > :09:40.overall at the American trials. The Ukraine athlete in Lane 3. Looking

:09:41. > :09:44.at the results, there have been two, three personal bests. It is

:09:45. > :09:53.certainly improving, the conditions. It has now stop drizzling. There are

:09:54. > :10:15.the British fans behind cage 18. KJT. Anouk Vetter, the new European

:10:16. > :10:20.champion. 13.20 nine. A new personal best for this event. Claudia Rath,

:10:21. > :10:30.of Germany, always performs well in major championships.

:10:31. > :10:36.Next to her, Rodriguez, of Cuba. We have just seen the Colombian

:10:37. > :10:42.heptathlete do quite a bit personal best in the first heat. We will see

:10:43. > :10:50.if Rodriguez can follow suit. Representing Cuba. The European

:10:51. > :11:01.under 23 champion from Hungary. Xenia Krizsan. And on the outside,

:11:02. > :11:17.the Nigerian, and the African champion. Osazuwa. Personal-best

:11:18. > :11:21.13.20 eight. Big, big moment to for KJT. The first event. She needs to

:11:22. > :11:29.start well. It goes without saying. The quest for an Olympic medal

:11:30. > :11:44.begins right here. Katerina Johnson-Thompson made a

:11:45. > :12:07.pretty good start. Anouk Vetter is just going to get

:12:08. > :12:29.it. Into a slight headwind. Let's see, Johnson-Thompson about a tenth

:12:30. > :12:34.slower. What would she give back, seven, eight out of ten? I am

:12:35. > :12:39.thinking she might be disappointed she did not get a personal best. She

:12:40. > :12:45.is physically looking the best shape I have seen her looking. Lean and

:12:46. > :12:50.aggressive. Sometimes she is a little bit gentle, a little soft. I

:12:51. > :12:52.think Oshima chores and get more confident and pushes herself and

:12:53. > :12:59.believes her technique is good enough to take the barriers at

:13:00. > :13:04.speed, she has great speed, I think she can gain a lot of points.

:13:05. > :13:09.Definitely to go under 13 seconds, when the time is right. Right now,

:13:10. > :13:16.that time, it is what it is. She will have to do with it and work

:13:17. > :13:21.with it. Interesting. I said there have been personal-bests, from the

:13:22. > :13:26.not so good hurdlers. The decent hurdlers have not run as quick as we

:13:27. > :13:31.thought they might. Is it a factor? We know the track is the same as we

:13:32. > :13:36.have in London. In the anniversary games we saw a world record on an

:13:37. > :13:42.identical track. I think everybody might be slightly frustrated, these

:13:43. > :13:49.women, wondering what is going on. She has a lovely head. Very clean

:13:50. > :13:53.over the barriers. She can afford to be more aggressive with the trail

:13:54. > :13:57.leg. The leg she pulls over the hurdle last, it needs to get there

:13:58. > :14:00.quicker to push her arm to the next hurdle, to the ground. Right now,

:14:01. > :14:13.that is where she is at. STUDIO: Outside of her personal

:14:14. > :14:17.best. Because they compete so infrequently, they look to produce

:14:18. > :14:22.personal-bests in championships. How will she be feeling without? Seven

:14:23. > :14:32.out of ten, I think Steve said. I think that is fair. For Kat, she

:14:33. > :14:37.wants to stay in contention because she knows the quicker girls are in

:14:38. > :14:43.the last heat. It is relative. The personal-bests, times, to the fast

:14:44. > :14:49.girls. She knows that. It is not a bad start. We can get back out there

:14:50. > :14:51.with the final heat featuring the Olympic and world champion, Jessica

:14:52. > :15:01.Ennis-Hill. Andrew Cotter. And so it begins for Jessica

:15:02. > :15:09.Ennis-Hill. Getting ready to launch her defence. Before we see her go

:15:10. > :15:18.let's wrap up the result from the last heat. She will get 1053 points,

:15:19. > :15:21.Katerina Johnson-Thompson. These are the quicker hurdlers in this final

:15:22. > :15:29.heat. Steve was saying how different the

:15:30. > :15:40.atmosphere to the opening of the heptathlon in London four years ago.

:15:41. > :15:44.A few more spectators are coming in. First things first for Jessica

:15:45. > :15:49.Ennis-Hill. Get through safely. Things can go wrong in hurdles. She

:15:50. > :16:00.would expect below 13. I think she would be satisfied below 12.9 and

:16:01. > :16:05.happy with 12.8. In London she ran 12.54, an astonishing time in London

:16:06. > :16:13.four years ago. She is a world class hurdler. Alongside her, Brianne

:16:14. > :16:18.Theisen-Eaton. She will push out all the way. She does not have a great

:16:19. > :16:25.strength, one events, the Canadian, but she has no weaknesses. Very

:16:26. > :16:30.consistent. And two who will surely challenge for the medals alongside

:16:31. > :16:40.each other, in this heat containing the fastest hurdlers. This is how

:16:41. > :16:42.they line up. The final heat. Carolin Schafer is very strong

:16:43. > :16:54.through the events, as well. It seems to have dried up a little

:16:55. > :17:00.bit, but damp underfoot. Carolin Schafer is a former world and junior

:17:01. > :17:05.champion. New personal best this season with over 6500 points. Like

:17:06. > :17:18.Brianne Theisen-Eaton she is consistent across all the events.

:17:19. > :17:28.From Barbados, Akkela Jones. Here has gone below 13 seconds.

:17:29. > :17:37.There is Nadine Visser. The strong Dutch contingent. A 21-year-old. She

:17:38. > :17:41.ran a 12.81 in Beijing in the World Championship hurdles.

:17:42. > :17:46.And Katrina Cachova of the Czech Republic. A former world youth

:17:47. > :17:59.champion. There is a British fans' corner behind the start. They always

:18:00. > :18:05.come in very, very good numbers! Nana Djimouida. She can go 13

:18:06. > :18:12.seconds as well. Let's wait to see the reception she

:18:13. > :18:18.gets... There is a smile. But then the game face is back on.

:18:19. > :18:23.12.76 this season. Anywhere close to that she will be pleased with. And

:18:24. > :18:29.Brianne Theisen-Eaton. The world indoor champion.

:18:30. > :18:42.And perhaps looking for a family double.

:18:43. > :18:48.That would be with Ashlon Eton, a strong favourite in the decathlon.

:18:49. > :18:52.There is Kendell Williams. So along side Jessica Ennis-Hill

:18:53. > :19:05.there are very quick hurdlers as well.

:19:06. > :19:12.So to the start, around these very, very tense moments for Jessica

:19:13. > :19:21.Ennis-Hill and Brianne Theisen-Eaton. There is Carolin

:19:22. > :19:24.Schafer, Nadine Visser, Heather Miller-Koch, Kendell Williams also

:19:25. > :19:33.there to begin their happen at that time Ron challenges.

:19:34. > :19:37.Cleanly away. A good start by Jessica Ennis-Hill. Out in front.

:19:38. > :19:42.Leading Brianne Theisen-Eaton. Jessica Ennis-Hill moving quickly.

:19:43. > :19:47.Nadine Visser strongly. Jessica Ennis-Hill no mistakes. Quick

:19:48. > :19:52.between the barriers. 12.84. A little clench of the fist from

:19:53. > :19:57.Jessica Ennis-Hill. Pay no attention to the 12.54 from four years ago.

:19:58. > :20:01.That is a very, very good start. There is the smile and the tension

:20:02. > :20:05.leaves a little bit. She knows that is a very, very good start.

:20:06. > :20:09.It's a positive start from Jessica Ennis-Hill. Good off the blocks.

:20:10. > :20:14.Threatens everybody straight away. That time is faster than when she

:20:15. > :20:18.ran in the world title last year. So you can see the shape that Jessica

:20:19. > :20:24.Ennis-Hill has arrived here in rowee. Demonstrating to everybody

:20:25. > :20:28.she is here to defend her title if you want to take it from her,

:20:29. > :20:30.ladies, they will have to work very hard indeed.

:20:31. > :20:36.What a start. It is important to nail the start.

:20:37. > :20:40.Instantly there is pressure on the opponents around you. They know how

:20:41. > :20:47.good Jessica Ennis-Hill is as a hurdler. That they cannot bring the

:20:48. > :20:50.distance back. So Jessica can push on, focussing on each one of the

:20:51. > :20:55.barriers to ensure that they are accurate. Run off it hard, dip in

:20:56. > :20:59.and end with the fantastic time. A great opener.

:21:00. > :21:06.And keeping an eye on Brianne Theisen-Eaton. She will be solid in

:21:07. > :21:13.all of the events. Her time was 13.1 #. So not bad as her personal best

:21:14. > :21:18.is 12.93. So it looks good there, the lead. But it can be misleading?

:21:19. > :21:24.You are right. It can be. It is all relative. You put that time of

:21:25. > :21:26.Jessica Ennis-Hill next to her personal best and Brianne

:21:27. > :21:30.Theisen-Eaton's personal best, they are not so far from each other. This

:21:31. > :21:35.is going to be a very competitive competition. We know that. We are

:21:36. > :21:41.expecting it. Now that the hurdles are out of the way, the first event

:21:42. > :21:46.is negotiated well. Now they move on.

:21:47. > :21:52.And for Jessica Ennis-Hill to go below 13 seconds here. We know how

:21:53. > :21:58.good she is as a hurdler. She has delivered. Watch that fist, there we

:21:59. > :22:03.go. We knew that was a job well done. Confirmation of the times and

:22:04. > :22:14.the Olympic champion is off to a good start. A long way clear of

:22:15. > :22:20.Akela Jones. Well, a long way to go as you well

:22:21. > :22:24.know, Denise Lewis. But off to a positive start, still six events to

:22:25. > :22:29.come. The mindset, the feeling inside, that must help to settle it

:22:30. > :22:34.all nicely? It does. That was a first blow dealt by Jess. The best

:22:35. > :22:40.event. She needed that authority. You saw the look at the beginning of

:22:41. > :22:44.the race. She knew it was crucial to get under the 13 seconds, that was

:22:45. > :22:48.excellent. And Brianne Theisen-Eaton, next to her in the

:22:49. > :22:53.lane, she was blown away by how quick Jess was out of the blocks. So

:22:54. > :23:04.I think that affected her race greatly. And a Paula, across the

:23:05. > :23:09.board you felt that there was a great race there. But the two

:23:10. > :23:15.British ladies, a solid start? Yes. A solid start.

:23:16. > :23:17.Obviously Jess is going to walk away happier than Katrina

:23:18. > :23:22.Johnson-Thompson. Well, there a few technical Gremlins

:23:23. > :23:29.to sort out. But we have enjoyed the opening heats.

:23:30. > :23:38.One in setbacken of Britain's heptathletes. We will sort out that

:23:39. > :23:41.technicality soon. But all across the Olympic programme, the final

:23:42. > :23:50.piece of the puzzle for some of Great Britain's rowers is about to

:23:51. > :23:56.try to be found... It is the beat... There is always the beat... From the

:23:57. > :24:01.nervous heart it begins in the wondering moments before.

:24:02. > :24:11.Then it is the rate of heart and stroke lifted.

:24:12. > :24:15.The beat is the rhythm of the boat. Of the blade that skims and pulls

:24:16. > :24:21.through the water. It is the steady hard breathing of

:24:22. > :24:29.you alone or of the others around. It is the beat that tor meants.

:24:30. > :24:36.It seems to never end. The beat that takes you to exhaustion.

:24:37. > :24:41.And then further still. You dig deeper and pull harder until lungs

:24:42. > :24:49.close and muscles fail and legs are on fire. Until you think "I cannot

:24:50. > :24:55.find anymore", and then that is when you must, for there is always the

:24:56. > :25:03.beat. Time over time, over time again, until finally, it ends.

:25:04. > :25:06.And the noise of the world outside comes in... COMMENTATOR: They've

:25:07. > :25:11.done ? it! They've done it! Olympic

:25:12. > :25:18.champions and the crowd are going mad! Relief, exhaustion and triumph!

:25:19. > :25:22.Well, there will be exhaustion but will there be triumph? That is the

:25:23. > :25:28.question. The women's pair is going at 3.00pm. The men's four at 3.20pm.

:25:29. > :25:35.But there is a lot going on this morning. And Alan Campbell is here

:25:36. > :25:41.as the first Northern Irish athlete to compete in four different Games.

:25:42. > :25:44.He took a bronze in London in the men's skulls. He has great company

:25:45. > :25:49.for this one. Here we go. It is the second

:25:50. > :25:54.semi-final. The red light. The last chance here for these crews to get

:25:55. > :26:00.the final three qualifications. And out fast. There Belgium is in lane

:26:01. > :26:23.three. That man has blasted out. The skullers come towards us.

:26:24. > :26:27.Poland are up in lane one to the right of your picture. A glorious

:26:28. > :26:32.backdrop here. No not so the conditions. That will not bother the

:26:33. > :26:36.skullers. This is the semi-final. Number two in the men's single

:26:37. > :26:41.skulls. Alan has a very quick start. A quick

:26:42. > :26:46.turn of speed. He is using it in the semi- with I is what he needs to put

:26:47. > :26:55.himself up amongst the skullers here. The Belgium skuller, he is up

:26:56. > :26:59.against. It is not given he would make the

:27:00. > :27:06.final but I back him. Absolutely.

:27:07. > :27:10.From the Australian skuller, Rhyce Grant, he has come through the final

:27:11. > :27:18.Olympic qualification but we have not seen him for a while since 2014

:27:19. > :27:24.on the international circuit. So fair play to Rhyce Grant for

:27:25. > :27:32.qualifying through. There he is. He will keep Alan up on it. And then

:27:33. > :27:41.Belgium in lane three. Now as we hit the first timing mark, surprise,

:27:42. > :27:47.surprise, t from New Zealand there. Now the crews start to lengthen out.

:27:48. > :27:52.Coming off the sprint into the sustainable middle thousand and.

:27:53. > :27:59.Look at Mahe move on. He has the measure of lane one and three by

:28:00. > :28:08.now. The Poland skuller, is up in lane one and then the skuller from

:28:09. > :28:12.Belarus in lane six. Mahe and Alan are former training

:28:13. > :28:19.partners. Alan is going well. A good rhythm.

:28:20. > :28:25.He is playing a great game of sticking one man up.

:28:26. > :28:31.He knows if he sticks with the Belgium he will be in with the top

:28:32. > :28:36.three. These boats are no little more than

:28:37. > :28:41.a foot wide. Obviously they are the top of their game, the very best

:28:42. > :28:46.skullers are here. But this is exceptional stuff. One of the

:28:47. > :28:51.hardest boats to race here. Mahe is right on. Every time the stroke goes

:28:52. > :28:57.in, bang, the leg is down. Pushing through. And watch lane two. The

:28:58. > :29:02.green boat. That is what we are tracking. Alan Campbell. 33 years of

:29:03. > :29:08.age coming through. Fifth at Lucerne.

:29:09. > :29:14.And look, there from Belgium, the man is creeping back.

:29:15. > :29:18.So as we get to 800, to 1,000, the skullers start to step it up.

:29:19. > :29:24.Turning the screw. We are now approaching the halfway mark. This

:29:25. > :29:27.is it, 1,000 metres remaining to qualify for the Olympic final of the

:29:28. > :29:36.men's skulls. Three places on offer.

:29:37. > :29:42.Mahe is driving now. Watch him skull out in the race is on between four

:29:43. > :29:48.skullers for three slots. And in subtext, the last time that

:29:49. > :29:53.Drysdale raced, the Belgium beat him. So Mahe is set up for the final

:29:54. > :30:06.but he has a score to settle here. He is doing that well.

:30:07. > :30:16.He was on a mission. So maybe there is something in the tank.

:30:17. > :30:21.Alan Campbell looking from that shot as who Obreno is going through in

:30:22. > :30:28.the green boat. But for Alan it is important to qualify. Watching

:30:29. > :30:32.Grant. He is the reigning Australian interstate sculling champion. So he

:30:33. > :30:36.is going to give it some. He is going to kick on for Australia.

:30:37. > :30:39.Grant in lane five. This is a dangerous point. The

:30:40. > :30:44.Australian is storming. He is the quickest in the race.

:30:45. > :30:50.Mahe, he will know but he has that under control here.

:30:51. > :30:57.A man on a mission. Defending his Olympic title of four years ago.

:30:58. > :31:03.Very strong throughout this regatta. He has seen off Andre Schonek in the

:31:04. > :31:10.early rounds. This is the semi-final. A length

:31:11. > :31:17.more of clear water over Belgium's Obreno. In third place, the

:31:18. > :31:22.qualification spot has gone to Rhyce Grant of Australia. Back into

:31:23. > :31:27.fourth, Campbell for Great Britain. He can do this.

:31:28. > :31:31.You are right. He has a good turn of speed. If he stays within a few feet

:31:32. > :31:36.of Grant of Australia, he will get it. He has a great turn of speed, he

:31:37. > :31:48.does not want to leave too much to do.

:31:49. > :31:55.Look at this! Where has Szmczyk coming from? He must thinking if you

:31:56. > :32:00.can do it, I can. And the last time these skullers

:32:01. > :32:05.came to the World Cup he was seven at Lucerne. Alan fifth in the final.

:32:06. > :32:12.Alan is struggling. He has to think at 250 out. 25 strokes away from an

:32:13. > :32:20.Olympic final and Campbell is slipping off to fourth maybe fifth

:32:21. > :32:24.position. But Stanislav is waiting. Biding his time. He is like a madman

:32:25. > :32:39.coming at it! New Zealand's Mahe Drysdale. 100 out

:32:40. > :32:43.from the line. He knows he has got it, Mahe. On the right, Hannes

:32:44. > :32:49.Obreno from Belgium. It looks as though Shcharbachenia is not

:32:50. > :32:57.satisfied with third. He is going for the lane position in the final.

:32:58. > :33:02.He comes down. Qualifying in second place, Shcharbachenia. Over the line

:33:03. > :33:05.in third is Hannes Obreno and there will be huge disappointment for Alan

:33:06. > :33:14.Campbell from Great Britain, who gave it is all in the 1500 but when

:33:15. > :33:19.the screw was turned by the Belarussian and Belgian, he could

:33:20. > :33:23.not respond. Alan Campbell has been raced out of

:33:24. > :33:30.it. John, Steve, he gave it everything.

:33:31. > :33:34.Yes, he has, as ever, but a push too far? Form would say he would

:33:35. > :33:39.struggle to get into the final and that is proved. I thought he would

:33:40. > :33:45.beat the Belarussian. I thought the Belgian and Kiwi would come through

:33:46. > :33:49.but what a turn of speed the Belarussian hand. A wretched day

:33:50. > :33:55.down here, but from a roaming point of view it is fine because the water

:33:56. > :34:01.is flat, but for spectators, it is a horror. It has almost stopped but

:34:02. > :34:05.the past half-hour it has been a deluge. The spectators here to watch

:34:06. > :34:10.Helen Glover and Heather Stanning and the men's four, they won't mind.

:34:11. > :34:15.A gold medal would make the weather go away but it is not much fun,

:34:16. > :34:25.still. The men's four, I am sure most of you can name Banks, Wilson,

:34:26. > :34:29.World Cup winning football and rugby teams and you know Foster and

:34:30. > :34:34.Cracknell and Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave because that four is

:34:35. > :34:40.etched into the sporting memory but what makes the ultimate perfect

:34:41. > :34:43.four? A couple of days ago, when the sun was shining, Steve and Matthew

:34:44. > :34:49.Pinsent and James Cracknell and I sat down at a nice little bar at

:34:50. > :34:55.Ipanema Beach to discuss that. What do you think is the defining

:34:56. > :35:00.quality that an outstanding men's four needs? I do not think you can

:35:01. > :35:05.pin it on one element. There are a lot of elements to bring together,

:35:06. > :35:10.engine capacity, size of athletes, length of stroke is the most

:35:11. > :35:15.important thing. You need four people who bring an ego, ideas and

:35:16. > :35:19.are willing to back the ideas up. You always look for improvement, you

:35:20. > :35:26.always look to go for seconds quicker than the last Olympic gold

:35:27. > :35:32.medal was won in, at record speed. If we talk about the individual

:35:33. > :35:38.roles, the stroke man, is he the conductor of the orchestra? You put

:35:39. > :35:42.the person at stroke with the best rhythm. Or you have the person at

:35:43. > :35:49.stroke you cannot follow anyone else! LAUGHTER.

:35:50. > :35:57.I could not stroke a cat so I was at the other end. It is the bass

:35:58. > :36:02.drummer. You need something that is consistent at whatever tempo. My

:36:03. > :36:06.confidence came from setting my stall out in the boat and saying

:36:07. > :36:11.this is what I think is right at any particular moment and I cannot look

:36:12. > :36:18.around, look at others in the race. It is just, this is what I am doing

:36:19. > :36:26.and it is right. And at the back, what is the bow seat role? Anchor.

:36:27. > :36:35.Certainly within our make up. What James brought in. He was the man

:36:36. > :36:39.motivator. He had that hunger. He made sure the trading was done to

:36:40. > :36:43.its best ability. I knew if form dropped we were out and I wanted to

:36:44. > :36:48.make sure it was my best chance of a medal and I would do everything to

:36:49. > :36:53.stay in that boat. You have Steve, Tim and Matt roaming behind. I could

:36:54. > :36:57.see what they were doing. I would be the coach in the boat, trying to

:36:58. > :37:04.raise the level, being critical, based firmly in the knowledge they

:37:05. > :37:07.could not see what I was doing. In the context of the current four, how

:37:08. > :37:17.strong are they? They could win by the biggest margin than the last few

:37:18. > :37:21.coxless fours. They have scared people in the event which is what

:37:22. > :37:26.you try to do. They have the capability of being the quickest

:37:27. > :37:33.four the world has ever seen, but they have to be. The standards goes

:37:34. > :37:38.up from Olympics two Olympics. They do have different personalities and

:37:39. > :37:41.roles. Constantine Louloudis, he stroked the men's eight in London

:37:42. > :37:46.and they got a bronze medal and George Nash behind him is racy, and

:37:47. > :37:54.powerful, but not as powerful as others. Mostly he be is a huge

:37:55. > :38:07.engine and not particularly heavy and many have Alex Gregory who can

:38:08. > :38:11.transfer back down to him. They are stronger and drove better and as a

:38:12. > :38:16.unit it means they will go fast. So get your money on now. James is

:38:17. > :38:21.confident. Would you echo that? I think so. The Australians are going

:38:22. > :38:29.better than they were in the season. But our guys look so confident and

:38:30. > :38:32.cool and calm and powerful. In the semifinal they went out from the gun

:38:33. > :38:37.and at the halfway point everybody else trailed in their slipstream. It

:38:38. > :38:43.is a statement of intent. Very much so. They wanted to say, we are

:38:44. > :38:47.dominant. Once they got out in front, they took their foot off the

:38:48. > :38:51.gas because the Australians or the other semifinal did the same, but

:38:52. > :38:57.they kept pushing right the way to the line. The Australian semifinal

:38:58. > :39:01.time was quicker by six seconds. Is there six seconds between them? No.

:39:02. > :39:07.What the Australians don't know is what this crew has actually got,

:39:08. > :39:16.which is more than they showed in the semifinal. Is a four 25% each,

:39:17. > :39:21.or is there an element that is 28%? Is the stroke man slightly more

:39:22. > :39:26.important because he sets the rhythm? Everyman has their roles,

:39:27. > :39:30.every person has their role in a rowing boat, but the saying is you

:39:31. > :39:36.are only as strong as your weakest person so you try to get equal

:39:37. > :39:41.matches of personality, strength, of leverage, all the elements you want,

:39:42. > :39:47.of endurance, to get to that high level. It should be 25%, but if you

:39:48. > :39:52.have somebody outstanding, who can do something special that takes

:39:53. > :40:01.everyone with them, that is a bonus. But you only go as fast as the

:40:02. > :40:10.slowest person. So it is the 28% person, is that Sbihi? He is a

:40:11. > :40:15.monster of an athlete. He is with a record on the two kilometres test.

:40:16. > :40:20.Constantine Louloudis is an amazing athlete, not the biggest and

:40:21. > :40:26.strongest, but physiologically, he can get rid of lactate, or does not

:40:27. > :40:34.produce as much as the others. Whatever boat Louloudis gets into,

:40:35. > :40:39.it always goes fast. Is he so strong he can hold an umbrella for 20

:40:40. > :40:44.minutes with just his left hand? I think you probably could! And

:40:45. > :40:51.hopefully he will go on to another Olympics and comeback with the

:40:52. > :40:57.flag-bearers and come in with one of those. Just taking water off the

:40:58. > :41:03.umbrella here. If the four win, and we are not counting chickens, there

:41:04. > :41:07.are many a slip between a cup and gold medal, but there is an

:41:08. > :41:14.assumption based on form, obviously, that the four will win and the same

:41:15. > :41:18.can be said for Helen Glover and Heather Stanning who have not lost

:41:19. > :41:21.since 2012. In their semifinal they were emphatically the best crew and

:41:22. > :41:29.all things being equal, they should be gold-medallists in just under an

:41:30. > :41:33.hour's time. COMMENTATOR: Great Britain into the

:41:34. > :41:40.record books. Great Britain are the Olympic champions. Helen Glover and

:41:41. > :41:46.Heather Stanning, we stand up and we salute you. Good morning. Hello.

:41:47. > :41:53.Thanks for letting me, long early and disturb you. You look bright and

:41:54. > :41:57.breezy. This is obviously what you do every day. Early mornings are

:41:58. > :42:03.normal. It is great to have you along and we will show you what is a

:42:04. > :42:10.normal day. I love this place, a fantastic facility. You better show

:42:11. > :42:14.me where we are off to. We will go to the gym first. Get an idea of

:42:15. > :42:24.everybody before they go at. Everybody comes into stretch before

:42:25. > :42:31.they go out. Your bodies are so used to trading, three times a day. Do

:42:32. > :42:38.you ever come in feeling stiff? Yes, quite often. If we have had a big

:42:39. > :42:43.weights session, the legs will be hurting from the previous day. These

:42:44. > :42:50.machines you never want to be told you are on. Six days a week this

:42:51. > :42:55.regime? Six, mostly. On a Sunday we will train in our own time. It is

:42:56. > :43:01.seven days a week and we get a day off every three, six weeks. When you

:43:02. > :43:05.talk about success at the Olympics what is up here is the important

:43:06. > :43:09.thing. It is whether you can switch it on at the right time, get the

:43:10. > :43:16.best out of each other and perform when you have to perform. It will be

:43:17. > :43:20.tougher in Rio because they are Olympic champions, undefeated. They

:43:21. > :43:25.hold all the records. It would be a shock if they did not win a gold

:43:26. > :43:28.medal. It would be. They have found a level of consistency and

:43:29. > :43:32.contentment with each other inside and outside the boat which makes

:43:33. > :43:36.them a formidable force. How easy is it to make sure you are on the same

:43:37. > :43:41.page in terms of goals and aspiration? We find it easy because

:43:42. > :43:47.it complements each other. If we were two of the same it would be

:43:48. > :43:53.difficult. I am more energetic in my delivery of things and quite

:43:54. > :43:58.focused. I drive a lot of things we do and have definitely absorbs a lot

:43:59. > :44:02.of it. From the outside you would think... You are about to become a

:44:03. > :44:07.major in the army so you would think you would be more noisy. Is that

:44:08. > :44:12.what you are like in your army life? I am not a typical army officer who

:44:13. > :44:16.is like, follow me, I am going to shout the orders. I am more stand

:44:17. > :44:22.back and observe. When you drive out of the gates in the evening, are you

:44:23. > :44:26.in touch with each other, or is your life outside separate? We are

:44:27. > :44:30.probably in touch too much. Normally because I have forgotten something,

:44:31. > :44:34.or I need to remind Heather of something. So most nights we will

:44:35. > :44:40.have a text like, remember, Gabby Logan is coming in tomorrow. We can

:44:41. > :44:45.be rowing, and go out and do something as friends. It is not all

:44:46. > :44:50.about the roaming, which is nice. It is hours of hard work not just for

:44:51. > :44:54.ourselves but family and friends who support you. Once you are an

:44:55. > :45:00.Olympian you are always an Olympian. It is who we are, it is what we have

:45:01. > :45:05.worked hard for. London was great. An experience we never expected, to

:45:06. > :45:10.win a gold medal at home Games, but your childhood version is you get a

:45:11. > :45:13.tracksuit on, step on a plane, stepped off a plane in a different

:45:14. > :45:18.country and represent the name on your back with the Olympic rings on

:45:19. > :45:23.your chest, and that is the version you grow up with. The opportunity to

:45:24. > :45:29.do that is special, this version I have had since I was at school. That

:45:30. > :45:37.opportunity will arrive in a few minutes. You may have spotted the

:45:38. > :45:41.watery sun has appeared and the rain has abated. Maybe we will have

:45:42. > :45:46.glorious blue skies when they take to the water. The heat was a minor

:45:47. > :45:51.cause for concern, which they eventually won, but they were given

:45:52. > :45:54.a run for their money by the danish, who planted a seed of doubt. They

:45:55. > :46:03.have never been put under that sort of pressure. They were a long way

:46:04. > :46:07.down on the Danes. And you would have said them coming into it, they

:46:08. > :46:11.are not a medal boat. And to see Helen keep looking around. They have

:46:12. > :46:18.never been in this situation in the closing stages of a race and I think

:46:19. > :46:21.they only won this race on their determination and guts, and also

:46:22. > :46:25.that the Danes were thinking, we should not be here, they will come

:46:26. > :46:29.back. If they had gritted their teeth, I am sure the Danes would

:46:30. > :46:34.have won that race. What a difference a day makes. A couple of

:46:35. > :46:38.days later they came to the semifinal and it was like watching

:46:39. > :46:42.the old Helen and Heather. Because they were in the first of the three

:46:43. > :46:47.heats, the way the draw system works, if you are in the first, you

:46:48. > :46:52.will get a winner from the other heat. They would have had the Kiwis

:46:53. > :46:57.or the USA and USA looked fantastic in their heat and you are thinking,

:46:58. > :47:01.oh, a la girls are not going so well and the Americans are on form. The

:47:02. > :47:08.Americans have doubled up in the eighth. They are not here. This was

:47:09. > :47:13.their regatta. This was the moment. They drew the Americans and had to

:47:14. > :47:19.put their flag down and go for it and see what they have got. In the

:47:20. > :47:22.past four years, if there have been questions, they have probably been

:47:23. > :47:26.asked twice and they have answered it every time and did they answer

:47:27. > :47:31.this in the semifinals, they blew everybody away and said, we will win

:47:32. > :47:35.the gold medal. Their regatta was yesterday in that semifinal. Is it

:47:36. > :47:43.harder to win a second gold medal than a first? I think yes, in some

:47:44. > :47:46.ways, because the pressure is on you and you have done it before and you

:47:47. > :47:51.have raised the level and you have marked that level and that is where

:47:52. > :47:56.you have to go to. You know you have done it before. What you don't want

:47:57. > :48:01.to do, especially the semifinal, you do not want to go into the semifinal

:48:02. > :48:07.with question marks, because if you lose it, you have no time to turn it

:48:08. > :48:11.around. In terms of the make up of the crew, we recorded three months

:48:12. > :48:17.ago, they get on extremely well. Does that matter? If you want to be

:48:18. > :48:23.together a long period of time, that matters. But the endgame is to go as

:48:24. > :48:28.fast as they can, to try to win medals. If you are not the best of

:48:29. > :48:33.friends and do not socialise outside the sport, it does not matter, but

:48:34. > :48:38.if you want to keep going unbeaten as they are, I think that is part of

:48:39. > :48:41.the make up you need. You need to enjoy, even if you are not the best

:48:42. > :48:46.of friends, you need to enjoy each other's company. The lightweight

:48:47. > :48:51.winner's double sculls will get under way, not featuring Charlotte

:48:52. > :49:03.Taylor and Kat Copeland. Not even making a B final, a C

:49:04. > :49:15.final. Well, that is how you must realise

:49:16. > :49:23.you cannot take sport for anything. So, Ireland are making up sixth boat

:49:24. > :49:27.in the Olympic final. Claire Lamb and Sinead Lynch. More about them.

:49:28. > :49:35.But look at that, beautiful. The rain has come off here. That is good

:49:36. > :49:41.for the first final. The women's light double.

:49:42. > :49:51.The event where it is 57 kilograms of crew average. China in one,

:49:52. > :49:56.Canada, two, South Africa, three, Netherlands in four, the world

:49:57. > :50:09.champions, New Zealand in five, Ireland in number six.

:50:10. > :50:19.So the race and the event that every lightweight skuller of top quality

:50:20. > :50:27.dreams about here. The final of the women's lightweight double skulls,

:50:28. > :50:38.China in one. New Zealand, the world champions, in

:50:39. > :50:43.lane five. Ireland's Claire Lamb and Sinead Lynch in lane six.

:50:44. > :50:49.Living and training in Cork. A little slow off the start here.

:50:50. > :50:54.Lane two and four are the favourite crews there.

:50:55. > :50:58.We are all basically Irish today. But the things to watch out for, the

:50:59. > :50:59.Dutch were impressive in the semi-final. The Chinese are racing

:51:00. > :51:16.well. They will be challenging.

:51:17. > :51:20.New Zealand in lane five are the world champions. So a quality field

:51:21. > :51:23.right across from lane one to lane six.

:51:24. > :51:27.So, early stages. Ireland have been dropped off it.

:51:28. > :51:37.They have made history by reaching the final.

:51:38. > :51:43.For everything from here on in, yeah, it will be a great result.

:51:44. > :51:50.They were not quick in the first 500 yesterday. But you don't want to get

:51:51. > :51:55.dropped and then have to earn anything back you don't need to.

:51:56. > :51:59.China in lane one, going throughout in first place. South Africa second.

:52:00. > :52:13.The Netherlands in third. The world champions.

:52:14. > :52:22.Grobler and McCann are the South African double skull. They are in

:52:23. > :52:28.the mix. Je in, neri are, h and Obbe are

:52:29. > :52:32.there in the mix. Pallis and Head there.

:52:33. > :52:53.And Lamb and Lynch from Ireland. Lane number one making the early

:52:54. > :52:56.pace. The The Dutch in the lane looked good. A strong rhythm and

:52:57. > :53:10.relaxed. The South Africans came through.

:53:11. > :53:14.And China are going well. Going well yesterday and then they got cramp.

:53:15. > :53:23.So avoid the cramp today. It is a simple plan and effective

:53:24. > :53:29.one for speed. Wang and Pen, 25 and 27. They were

:53:30. > :53:33.the first World Cup regagat of the season. So they have shown speed.

:53:34. > :53:39.And the South Africans are showing speed. The same tactics. Coming

:53:40. > :53:43.through for 1,000. Looking to hold it for 600 metres and put the other

:53:44. > :53:51.crews under pressure. So, through to the halfway mark of

:53:52. > :53:54.the final. Still amongst it for some minor medals but out front is South

:53:55. > :53:58.Africa. From Netherlands, New Zealand will have to come back in

:53:59. > :54:05.here. The top of the picture is China. So South Africa, McCann and

:54:06. > :54:30.Groebings bler. And Netherlands are ahead.

:54:31. > :54:40.Fingers crossed for Ireland's Claire Lamb and Sinead Lynch. If they can

:54:41. > :54:46.chase on New Zealand, it will be a big ask for them to get into the

:54:47. > :54:48.medals from this position, though. So, Paulis and Head from the

:54:49. > :54:54.Netherlands. The Chinese are starting to slow.

:54:55. > :54:59.They had a very good first 1,000 metres. They are starting to run out

:55:00. > :55:05.of steam. But the Dutch and the South Africans, the rhythm is taking

:55:06. > :55:09.them through this. The Dutch ran in dominant style yesterday. The

:55:10. > :55:12.relaxation there. A twitch to the head to see what the South Africans

:55:13. > :55:17.are doing. They are confident. Moving through well. The Canadians

:55:18. > :55:22.storming through. And McKenzie and Edwards from New

:55:23. > :55:28.Zealand, they will have a quick last 500 metres. They will require that.

:55:29. > :55:33.In the last time in 2016, we get into the last quarter of the finals

:55:34. > :55:37.of the lightweight double skulls. I think that New Zealand are going

:55:38. > :55:39.to challenge for a medal. The Dutch are going to blow the South Africans

:55:40. > :55:44.away. I think that the scrap is for the

:55:45. > :55:49.bronze and the silver. So lane one is China, lane two is

:55:50. > :55:53.Canada. Lane three, look at that, the fight for the silver and the

:55:54. > :55:58.bronze medal. Three crews, China, Canada and South Africa.

:55:59. > :56:02.Canada are going to get silver. They have come through.

:56:03. > :56:07.The pace that they are pushing is incredible.

:56:08. > :56:14.The Chinese having led for long will have to find something to special to

:56:15. > :56:22.come back on. So, Paulis and Head. They are

:56:23. > :56:26.absolutely going like a train here. Look, loose, relaxed. Paulis and

:56:27. > :56:36.Head. They look back on the rest of the world. Chasing them, fighting it

:56:37. > :56:40.for the medals. It is looking like the Canadian crew, Jennerich and

:56:41. > :56:44.Obbe. And China again are finding the speed. Look at the race for the

:56:45. > :56:49.silver medal! The Chinese have turned the screw. Not just once, not

:56:50. > :56:58.just twice, they have turned it three times but the Canadians of

:56:59. > :57:04.Jenneric and Obbe have responded. The crowd are on their feet. And

:57:05. > :57:10.rightly so here. Paulis and Head, from the Netherlands will be the new

:57:11. > :57:20.Olympic champions 2016. Done in style! Right the way through. Silver

:57:21. > :57:27.medal for Jennerich and Obbe from Canada and Wang and Penn from China

:57:28. > :57:32.for the bronze medal. Claire Lamb and Sinead Lynch were

:57:33. > :57:36.sixth today. But I hope that they celebrate. They have made history

:57:37. > :57:42.getting through to the final. What a year that they have had.

:57:43. > :57:47.And I don't know if you see the pictures, the Dutch crew and the

:57:48. > :57:53.cameras, they will soon be swamped by swimmers. No matter how dirty the

:57:54. > :58:01.lake. They love a swim out to the crew. The medallists there are all

:58:02. > :58:04.happy. The Dutch responded well, the Canadianians stormed through the

:58:05. > :58:09.field and there the Chinese. There they are. Such a great tradition

:58:10. > :58:14.medals to these guys coming out as well. Steady on, they don't want to

:58:15. > :58:17.boat going in. I think that they will be paying for

:58:18. > :58:20.this tomorrow. Such a tradition.

:58:21. > :58:28.It is always good to see the Dutch supporters.

:58:29. > :58:33.I wonder if they know them. Or are the girls saying just go away

:58:34. > :58:39.you vaguely drunk person! Great celebrations! They raced

:58:40. > :58:43.brilliantly. They backed that with a fantastic final.

:58:44. > :58:54.The way to do it. Look at this, the Netherlands were

:58:55. > :58:58.third. Cool, calm, heads. They put themselves into 1,500s, third,

:58:59. > :59:04.positioned well, then sitting back, putting town the power and enjoying

:59:05. > :59:08.the final 100. The women's pair and the men's

:59:09. > :59:14.forte, this is all about the strong rhythm. That is what the Dutch have.

:59:15. > :59:18.So, Paulis and Head, the Olympic champions for 2016. They have done

:59:19. > :59:26.it in such style here. That is what it means and rightly so.

:59:27. > :59:30.Looking out on to the water. The Dutch, there we are... They are out

:59:31. > :59:36.there celebrating. What is the origin of that, Steve? I think it

:59:37. > :59:40.dates back to a club in Holland. They have a couple of traditions,

:59:41. > :59:46.and one of them is swimming out. It has been picked up by all of the

:59:47. > :59:50.Dutch. The other is the club Blazers that are handed down from generation

:59:51. > :59:59.to generation. So when you leave the club your blazer is handed down.

:00:00. > :00:03.It must be thread bear? They are never washed, very smelly and not

:00:04. > :00:10.much material! But a great tradition.

:00:11. > :00:14.Now being the sports administrator of the Henley regatta it is a

:00:15. > :00:19.nightmare when the Dutch are going out there after a race. We try to

:00:20. > :00:24.stop them doing it but they love it. But it is a great scene.

:00:25. > :00:30.Yes, we love it. Now to the men's four. Who within an hour's time will

:00:31. > :00:33.have a date with destiny. Going for a fifth consecutive Gold Medal in

:00:34. > :00:42.this event for Great Britain, stretching back to Sydney. In the

:00:43. > :00:52.four are Constantine Louloudis, Nash, and Habiddy but who really are

:00:53. > :00:56.they? What quality does this combination have that you are

:00:57. > :01:01.discovering? Individually we are all strong. We are all good at rowing.

:01:02. > :01:08.That is our bread and butter. We bring the qualities to it. Mo is the

:01:09. > :01:12.leader. He has a loud voice. He is physically dominant and strong. Alex

:01:13. > :01:16.is a voice of experience. He is the only one who has won the Gold Medal

:01:17. > :01:22.before in the boat. George is a racer. I can feel him, the Terrier

:01:23. > :01:28.behind me, bearing his teeth the whole time at the opposition. I'm in

:01:29. > :01:33.front sitting and doing as good a job I can out of the three people

:01:34. > :01:37.behind me. There is a certain amount of expectation and pressure that the

:01:38. > :01:41.likes of you put on us. But I think it is a great thing. We love it.

:01:42. > :01:54.There are moments when we do training piece. A 500 or a 1,000 and

:01:55. > :02:04.a quick time and we will hear, "maybe even quicker than in 2000! "

:02:05. > :02:09.Impossible! We have done it. Done it in style! Great Britain, the Olympic

:02:10. > :02:13.champions once more. The British four have done a clever

:02:14. > :02:16.thing where one person has stayed on and been a link to the past. You are

:02:17. > :02:23.now that person. Is that something in your mind? Yes, it is. It

:02:24. > :02:29.provides me and brings me a sense of huge pride in my small way. I am

:02:30. > :02:38.connected to you! For me, that is something that I grew up watching

:02:39. > :02:42.because the coxless four in Sydney, Athens, wanting to be those people.

:02:43. > :02:45.I am that person that has carried it on from one Olympics to another. So

:02:46. > :02:50.in terms of personal pride it is something that I think about. The

:02:51. > :02:56.Olympics is the biggest sporting show and circus and how much can you

:02:57. > :03:00.allow it to be a positive? What are the dangers of it being a negative?

:03:01. > :03:05.Where are you on the balance? You must appreciate what you are there

:03:06. > :03:09.for. It is the Olympics don't put yourself under so much pressure you

:03:10. > :03:15.are wiping out what the event is, how fun it is on the whole. It is a

:03:16. > :03:19.small portion of the population that walked this earth that has ever gone

:03:20. > :03:22.to the Olympics, you are one of them. Your dream is coming true by

:03:23. > :03:25.representing your country in the Olympics.

:03:26. > :03:30.What is the key thing you want to see?

:03:31. > :03:38.We are confident in our abilities on the water and have shown that from

:03:39. > :03:43.day one in the competition. To be able to grow like ourselves, do what

:03:44. > :03:48.we do every day in training, when it comes to that race, which is like no

:03:49. > :03:50.other, the Olympic final. If we can do that we will put ourselves in a

:03:51. > :04:10.good position. We have just lost John. I have to

:04:11. > :04:16.fill in. John: I am sorry, there was water

:04:17. > :04:20.getting into our equipment. It has stopped raining now. Maybe it has

:04:21. > :04:25.stopped raining for good, which would be excellent news. There is

:04:26. > :04:29.action on the water. The Ben's lightweight double sculls. Garry

:04:30. > :04:36.Herbert. Just approaching the first time in

:04:37. > :04:47.500 metres down in this light double sculls. The Donovan brothers have

:04:48. > :04:53.got themselves into a race. USA in lane two. Thompson and Smith,

:04:54. > :05:01.Olympic champions in the light four. They have changed discipline in Lane

:05:02. > :05:05.3. Lane four, the world champions, undefeated in 2016 and it's going

:05:06. > :05:14.toe to toe between the South Africans in four and France in five.

:05:15. > :05:23.-- and France. We have Poland in six. This is what you would expect

:05:24. > :05:28.in a lightweight doubles final. You cannot see the Polish in Lane 6, but

:05:29. > :05:32.everybody else's in shops. The winners of the semifinals are France

:05:33. > :05:39.in lane four and South Africa in three. The Norwegians right up there

:05:40. > :05:43.in the mix and they have been the most consistent crew throughout the

:05:44. > :05:49.three years between the Olympics with medals every year. Five crews

:05:50. > :05:53.battling over three medals and so there will be two very unhappy

:05:54. > :06:05.campers. Ireland have already made history with their women's

:06:06. > :06:12.lightweight double. And these are going strong. See how they are

:06:13. > :06:18.moving. They are pushing now. In the second 500 metres they will push

:06:19. > :06:24.hard. They are incredible athletes. They are the same weight. These

:06:25. > :06:28.Irish boys are incredibly strong. Maybe not the standard of the

:06:29. > :06:31.French, but they are strong. They will need the strength mentally and

:06:32. > :06:38.physically because it is all up for grabs. We have five votes, not much

:06:39. > :06:43.between them, chasing down the Olympic gold medal. On your right,

:06:44. > :06:48.Ireland coming through, USA, South Africa, moving to the left of your

:06:49. > :06:56.picture, Norway, France and Norway, this is a real battle. This is hell

:06:57. > :07:01.for the rowers in the third 500 metres. They will do their first big

:07:02. > :07:06.push and look around to see if it has had an impact and if it has not,

:07:07. > :07:14.how do they respond? In four, France starting to move. South Africa

:07:15. > :07:19.coming through. In lane one, the Irish, as well. This is where they

:07:20. > :07:22.will use their strength. South Africa, this is where they took

:07:23. > :07:27.control of the semifinal. The French normally would be half, three

:07:28. > :07:33.quarters of a length up, so they are not having their best race, or other

:07:34. > :07:41.people are pushing them. It is all to play for. Nobody will crack at

:07:42. > :07:46.this point. Sensational, James. Ireland, they are into silver medal

:07:47. > :07:53.position. Look at the boys. Ireland, if they dare to believe, they will

:07:54. > :08:04.be going mad in the streets of Skibbereen, whether Donovan brothers

:08:05. > :08:12.come from. They train in Cork. It is everything to play for for all

:08:13. > :08:16.medals. The French are in the position they are comfortable in.

:08:17. > :08:20.They can see the rest of the field. The Norwegians have not gone out in

:08:21. > :08:25.the same way as yesterday when they led clearly at halfway. The Irish

:08:26. > :08:33.using their physical attributes. They have a good sprint. Have they

:08:34. > :08:39.put it into early? I don't know. America is out. I think it is France

:08:40. > :08:52.for gold, and silver and bronze between Ireland, Norway and South

:08:53. > :08:57.Africa. Look at the closest to us. Norway and France. France out front.

:08:58. > :09:11.Norway, world champions two years ago. The Irish have a crack at this.

:09:12. > :09:16.The O Donovan brothers have to back themselves. Every stroke they take

:09:17. > :09:28.they are getting closer to the French. Norway are pushing on hard.

:09:29. > :09:34.In the middle, South Africa, Thompson and Smith. 25 out. The

:09:35. > :09:45.Irish are definitely moving the quickest. Coming up to it, prime

:09:46. > :09:50.France for gold. Ireland, the O'Donovan brothers have done it.

:09:51. > :09:58.They have not realised yet. We are looking out onto the course. And now

:09:59. > :10:09.they punched the air. And that is the French, who finished supreme. In

:10:10. > :10:19.Skibbereen they will be going mad, rightly so. There they are. It shows

:10:20. > :10:27.the pain it took to hang on. Coming at them South Africa and Norway.

:10:28. > :10:31.Norway getting the bronze medal. For this event, 70 kilograms, the best

:10:32. > :10:40.in the world, the best at the Olympic Games. The French were

:10:41. > :10:48.tough. That is why they are champions. The Norwegians showed why

:10:49. > :10:52.they have been on a last years. They did not quite produce enough to win

:10:53. > :10:58.but better than yesterday. When Norway came back at Ireland for the

:10:59. > :11:01.last time, the last ten strokes, the O'Donovan brothers backed

:11:02. > :11:07.themselves. They found the resolve and power. They made sick ethic and

:11:08. > :11:10.history here. Forget the fact they made history getting to the final,

:11:11. > :11:22.they have made even better history by being on the podium. Making the

:11:23. > :11:30.final, talking about making history, they would have paid no attention to

:11:31. > :11:33.that. This is their belief that backing themselves was incredibly

:11:34. > :11:42.important and this is the history they wanted to make. Houin and his

:11:43. > :11:49.partner reign supreme. What a great moment for the Irish

:11:50. > :11:54.brothers. Steve, they almost won it. It was absolutely incredible. You

:11:55. > :11:57.have to say congratulations to the French. They were put under

:11:58. > :12:05.pressure. They are the outstanding crew. How close can I link am?

:12:06. > :12:10.European champions and Olympic silver-medallists. I am not an

:12:11. > :12:16.authority on Irish rowing, how strong is it? It is an important

:12:17. > :12:21.sport within their culture, but they have lacked in success for many

:12:22. > :12:29.years. They had then's single-A few years ago, before my time, that got

:12:30. > :12:32.good results. They had a lightweight four in recent times knocking on the

:12:33. > :12:39.door, but at the big events they fell short. The lightweight men's

:12:40. > :12:45.double here, that will be very well celebrated in Ireland. We hope to

:12:46. > :12:47.talk to the O'Donovan brothers. The next race coming up in ten minutes

:12:48. > :13:11.is Helen and Heather. The Spanish conquest and all --

:13:12. > :13:20.Conquistador led the journey and their path was filled with dangers.

:13:21. > :13:28.For Francisco and his men met a fearless tribe, who chased them out

:13:29. > :13:38.of the jungle and down the river. This was their land. Their water.

:13:39. > :13:47.And when the chase was over, they told stories of their women. Who

:13:48. > :13:52.attacked in perfect harmony, with a soldier's spirit.

:13:53. > :14:01.And so the greatest of rivers was named after the Amazons. The

:14:02. > :14:07.warriors of old. The water is theirs.

:14:08. > :14:13.That is two women heading to the start for their moment of truth and

:14:14. > :14:20.you can see on the end of the pontoon the two Irish guys, Gary and

:14:21. > :14:25.Paul. They were exhausted. Their legs full of lactate. I feel for

:14:26. > :14:30.them now, they sat down a couple of minutes and they are struggling to

:14:31. > :14:35.stand up. There is nothing left in those legs. When you are rowing, it

:14:36. > :14:40.looks rhythmic and it does not feel you are putting in that much effort,

:14:41. > :14:45.but when you cross the line it hits you. Not much winding down, you come

:14:46. > :14:50.for the interviews and it is tough to put one foot in front of the

:14:51. > :14:53.other. While we wait for them, and I'm sure they will want to talk to

:14:54. > :14:58.colleagues in Ireland before us, let's look ahead at Helen and

:14:59. > :15:06.Heather, who will be at the start at the moment. In these minutes before

:15:07. > :15:13.the race, what are you focusing on? This is the time where you have done

:15:14. > :15:17.your preparation and the worst time is the hour before, before you get

:15:18. > :15:22.out and get into your routine. Once you get into the hour, you go

:15:23. > :15:26.through tactics, and 35 minutes before race time you put the hands

:15:27. > :15:32.on the boat and that is when you are back in your domain, that is what

:15:33. > :15:36.you have trained and practised for. You cannot practice for the hours

:15:37. > :15:40.and days building up to this moment. You'd think they should be going

:15:41. > :15:46.through hell now, but this is what they will be enjoying. It is held

:15:47. > :15:50.for family and friends and supporters, we cannot do anything

:15:51. > :15:55.about it, it is down to them. They will be happy, nervous, excited and

:15:56. > :16:01.ready to go. Any talking? Very little. They will have a set warm up

:16:02. > :16:07.pattern, go through exercises, bursts, get the blood flowing, a few

:16:08. > :16:11.practice starts, and working down to this start pontoons. There may be a

:16:12. > :16:17.comforting words from one or the other, of good luck, all we do what

:16:18. > :16:22.we normally do and we will cross the line first. Is there and inner calm.

:16:23. > :16:26.It is quiet at the start. There is no crowd, you are alone with your

:16:27. > :16:30.thoughts and the other competitors. Especially here because the boating

:16:31. > :16:39.area here for most international courses are where it is after the

:16:40. > :16:45.finish. And you pass the crowds. That is difficult to cope with, and

:16:46. > :16:51.then it goes into a silence. But here, it is past the grandstands.

:16:52. > :16:55.They will be warming up in silence and there is an eerie feeling,

:16:56. > :17:02.especially a day like today when it has been raining. It is calm, the

:17:03. > :17:05.water, and there is a calmness. We are the ones getting nervous. They

:17:06. > :17:10.will be coping with their nerves now. It is not like being at the

:17:11. > :17:18.blocks in the 100 metres. There is no posturing, and you tend to be in

:17:19. > :17:22.your own world. There is a lot of space here, especially here with two

:17:23. > :17:27.warm up areas and different lanes you can use and you work out your

:17:28. > :17:31.pattern as you come to the lake and get the warm up done in the right

:17:32. > :17:38.time. Normally 30 minutes of the water before race time. The Irish

:17:39. > :17:44.guys are hobbling past! They will come back to us in a second. You go

:17:45. > :17:49.through the routine. You have to be on the boats and you have to be

:17:50. > :17:54.attached and if not you get a false start. That is where it hits you. I

:17:55. > :17:59.remember in my first Olympics in Los Angeles, sitting on the start, being

:18:00. > :18:05.favourites to win, favourites only two months before. And I wondered,

:18:06. > :18:10.is it going to happen today? And I thought at least I have one more

:18:11. > :18:14.Games in me and if it does not happen today, perhaps it will happen

:18:15. > :18:18.in four years. They will not be thinking that, they will think, it

:18:19. > :18:23.is our time. A medal ceremony is under way on the pontoon. In half an

:18:24. > :18:34.hour, that is where we hope to see Helen and Heather.

:18:35. > :18:40.Your co-presenter from RTE is grinning massively. Matched only by

:18:41. > :18:43.the rowers. I think that they will be

:18:44. > :18:45.interviewing for a while. We will try to catch their eye to get them

:18:46. > :18:49.after. Yes.

:18:50. > :18:53.They have strict rules, that I have to confess, once or twice we break

:18:54. > :18:58.them. But you are only allowed to talk to anybody for 90 seconds in

:18:59. > :19:03.the aftermath of a race. I think that is for the heats and

:19:04. > :19:08.the semi-finals for the athletes to get back and to have a wind down.

:19:09. > :19:14.In the finals it is all over. I will not mention names but one of

:19:15. > :19:19.our broadcasters drive as cart horse through that rule. The whole

:19:20. > :19:23.regatta! They are still talking. So, getting ever and ever closer to the

:19:24. > :19:27.off at the start. 2.5 minutes away from the off. Is now the moment,

:19:28. > :19:31.when, do you ever think about the end, or are you thinking about the

:19:32. > :19:37.process? You are thinking about the process. You will not think about

:19:38. > :19:42.anything that happens after the 6.5, 7 minutes that they are racing it is

:19:43. > :19:47.about the process. You go through the process of what you are doing.

:19:48. > :19:50.Trying to get to that point. The point of making your way through

:19:51. > :19:55.there. You get tonne the stage boats. Then waiting for the roll

:19:56. > :20:00.call. The umpire goes through the call of asking if each country is

:20:01. > :20:06.ready. Then slide forward, getting into the start position waiting for

:20:07. > :20:10.the buzzers, then it is at mattic. Normally 10 to 15 stroke it is

:20:11. > :20:14.hardens. From 15 you set the pace down into where you hit the minute

:20:15. > :20:17.mark. That is where you hit the pace. That pace you try to hold

:20:18. > :20:21.through the rest of the race. There may be pushes within that but the

:20:22. > :20:26.main pace is what James talks about a lot. That is the most important

:20:27. > :20:30.part and if there is energy left you lift it towards the end.

:20:31. > :20:36.How many strokes are you into the event when you think you can relax?

:20:37. > :20:40.That you have the rhythm? It is somewhere between the 15 strokes. So

:20:41. > :20:44.about 30 seconds to the minute. That's the time you are looking to

:20:45. > :20:49.get into the rhythm and the pace. If you hit it before the minute, that

:20:50. > :20:53.is good. If it is after it is normal bad. But if you are pushing too hard

:20:54. > :20:57.at a minute gone, you will suffer for it later in the race. You get

:20:58. > :21:04.about ten strokes to are free, then you start to find your pace. It is.

:21:05. > :21:07.Our sport is all about the pace now. The Irish guys have finished their

:21:08. > :21:12.hand-shakes. Yes, here they are. Guys, come here

:21:13. > :21:20.quickly. Many congratulations, what a fantastic performance! Cheers! How

:21:21. > :21:30.are you doing?! We must be careful what we say in front of these lads!

:21:31. > :21:33.How excited are you? Brilliant. One of Ireland's first championship

:21:34. > :21:38.rowers ever. What did you this about 200m when

:21:39. > :21:42.you realised you could win it? Last September we thought we could win

:21:43. > :21:46.it. To come here, to give it everything we could. To win a medal.

:21:47. > :21:51.We are delighted. And as brothers, the band of

:21:52. > :21:56.brothers, the bond of brothers, how proud are you to be doing it with

:21:57. > :22:02.your mate? It is fantastic. He is a sound lad! Sure we get along well

:22:03. > :22:06.together. There are arguments at times but just fantastic to be up

:22:07. > :22:09.there on the podium. Our parents and family and friends are with us as

:22:10. > :22:13.well. So fantastic. Well, you will have a great day, and

:22:14. > :22:17.a wonderful, wonderful night. Congratulations from all of us. We

:22:18. > :22:22.have to cut it short. Down at the start are Helen Glover

:22:23. > :22:28.and Heather Stanning looking to retain the Olympic title. Let's go

:22:29. > :22:37.to James Cracknell and Gary Herbert. There is New Zealand in lane number

:22:38. > :22:40.two. Spain in lane one. The first shot here of Glover and Stanning

:22:41. > :22:44.getting themselves into the starting gates. The gates coming out of the

:22:45. > :22:49.water. They are like a clog. A cut open

:22:50. > :22:54.milk carton. The boughs resting there.

:22:55. > :23:00.Held straight. You must not worry about keeping the boat straight in

:23:01. > :23:06.the lane. Focus on making sure you steer using the markers behind them

:23:07. > :23:09.in the lane. Alongside them, Denmark, America in

:23:10. > :23:13.five, South Africa in lane number six.

:23:14. > :23:18.The Olympic final. If the British pair road like they

:23:19. > :23:21.did in the semi- they will clear out early. Riding in the heat will be

:23:22. > :23:27.more intense for us. It could be for them as well? That

:23:28. > :23:32.is true! I think it will hurt either way. But if they can make it less

:23:33. > :23:37.tense, that would help! They don't say too much to each other, the

:23:38. > :23:40.women's pair on the start, Glover and Stanning. All of the talk has

:23:41. > :23:45.been done before they come down here. They know what they have to

:23:46. > :23:49.do. Defending Olympic champions. Glover and Stanning. They are under

:23:50. > :24:15.starter's orders... Fingers crossed. They are away. Good

:24:16. > :24:22.luck Helen, good luck Heather. They are away to defend the title they

:24:23. > :24:26.won two years ago. Rasmussen and Anderson, the crew

:24:27. > :24:32.that pushed them hard in the opening heat are in lane four. Watch, the

:24:33. > :24:38.opening 100 to 250-metre mark. It is where the British crew will pound.

:24:39. > :24:42.Going out hard, strong. More for their own confidence and

:24:43. > :24:45.self-esteem. Flying in lane three. To the left is Denmark. New Zealand

:24:46. > :24:53.on the right. Lane five have been dropped out of it. The United

:24:54. > :25:02.States, Mueller and Mutak. The USA, the strongest pair in the American

:25:03. > :25:06.women's team are in lane five. The form crew of the season is

:25:07. > :25:11.Britain, America and New Zealand. New Zealand is well out of it.

:25:12. > :25:15.They have had twice as many races. They are paying for that.

:25:16. > :25:19.They have had to race twice yesterday. Their chances of

:25:20. > :25:24.challenging Heather and Helen are gone. The days, the belief that they

:25:25. > :25:28.can be on the podium is so different now four days into the regatta

:25:29. > :25:31.before it started. The Americans I fear will be in a battle with

:25:32. > :25:35.Denmark. Rather than with the British. The

:25:36. > :25:40.British look like they have taken control of the race the same way

:25:41. > :25:44.that they have had throughout this. They are searching. Searching for

:25:45. > :25:48.improvement. It is why they are the champions. Moving the bar, even

:25:49. > :25:52.though they are at the top. Coming through.

:25:53. > :25:58.A quarter of the race gone. This has been sensational.

:25:59. > :26:01.The first 500 for Helen and Heather. They have laid the marker down. They

:26:02. > :26:10.are not clear yet. The United States are starting to find rhythm.

:26:11. > :26:13.The USA of Mueller and Musak in five. The next 200. That could

:26:14. > :26:18.define this. It is whether or not Great Britain

:26:19. > :26:26.go away. In lane five. Watch that. That is the boat. The stalkers out

:26:27. > :26:30.there. They will hound the British. At the moment they are in their own

:26:31. > :26:36.race. They are having to take control of

:26:37. > :26:41.the Danes. That means that hell yawned Heather do not get away.

:26:42. > :26:46.The Americans, a good start but closer than they were in the semis.

:26:47. > :26:52.So through the 750. A push from Glover and Stanning. Opening up the

:26:53. > :26:57.clear water. They have gone now. So now this is about consolidating.

:26:58. > :27:03.Moving away. And whether or not the United States can be brave and go

:27:04. > :27:06.with them. USA have to forget Denmark and focus

:27:07. > :27:14.on Great Britain. They do. But the risk there with the

:27:15. > :27:19.Danes being close is to risk silver to go after Glover and Stanning.

:27:20. > :27:24.You have to do crazy things like that. That is how you get back. They

:27:25. > :27:29.are dominating now. Glover and Stanning. Once you are

:27:30. > :27:34.allowed to settle, not in terms of coming down but what they do well,

:27:35. > :27:38.they find their rhythm. Then they are unstoppable.

:27:39. > :27:43.Crazy is one thing... I don't think that they have the confidence to

:27:44. > :27:46.back themselves to be that crazy. The Danes are a different crew to

:27:47. > :27:53.the weekend. They have won the semi-. They have come back.

:27:54. > :27:57.By almost a length of clear water, Great Britain are into the third

:27:58. > :28:02.500. The area you vie for position in the finals.

:28:03. > :28:09.But the position is dominating here. Great Britain, Glover and Stanning

:28:10. > :28:14.looking back at the Olympic final. Spain in one, den New Zealand in

:28:15. > :28:18.lane two. Denmark in four. They are in a battle themselves with the

:28:19. > :28:21.United States of America. And South Africa in lane six are to

:28:22. > :28:27.the right. I don't want to talk about the other

:28:28. > :28:31.crews, this is awesome. We should be giving correct to Glover and

:28:32. > :28:38.Stanning. This is incredibly impressive.

:28:39. > :28:43.Long and relaxed. The boat speed assetled down. It is faster than

:28:44. > :28:53.Denmark in second place. Closest to us, the United States of America.

:28:54. > :28:57.Denmark, Rasmussen and Anderson in the silver medal position.

:28:58. > :29:02.Then the United States. New Zealand the world silver-medallist from last

:29:03. > :29:05.year, the three crews are fighting it out for silver medal and bronze

:29:06. > :29:09.medal. In terms of how faff Glover and

:29:10. > :29:13.Stanning are ahead, going down to the local swimming pool, they are

:29:14. > :29:34.the length of the pool ahead of them. That is impressive.

:29:35. > :29:42.Now we hit 1500m. The last 50 strokes in the final of the women's

:29:43. > :29:45.pairs here. Glover and Stanning from Great Britain have dominated right

:29:46. > :29:50.from the first stroke. They got out. Hit it hard to 500. They are

:29:51. > :29:54.dominated in the middle of the 1,000 metres. Now they can looked back and

:29:55. > :29:58.allow perhaps a little bit of creeping in. I hope that they are

:29:59. > :30:05.enjoying it from here in. It is still a job. That is the high

:30:06. > :30:10.class that they set themselves here. And the one thing that New Zealand

:30:11. > :30:13.have paid for in the doubling up is that their legs will be tired. They

:30:14. > :30:18.have done lots of standing starts. They are a quick pair. But I think

:30:19. > :30:22.that they have had the sprint taken from them in the blocks, now they

:30:23. > :30:26.are challenging the USA and Denmark for the silver medal and the bronze

:30:27. > :30:31.medal. Well, we are watching. And Helen and

:30:32. > :30:36.Heather are awe inspiring. Inspired by the journey. They are undefeated

:30:37. > :30:43.in this combination as they come to 250 out. And the one crew that dared

:30:44. > :30:47.to take them on, Rasmussen and Anderson have started to come back.

:30:48. > :30:51.But they are still alength ahead with clear water. We have Denmark

:30:52. > :30:55.and New Zealand fighting it out for the silver medal. That is what is

:30:56. > :30:59.bringing them back to the British. The battle for the silver medal is

:31:00. > :31:05.bringing them back. But this is the British now and buoy

:31:06. > :31:08.have they worked hard over the last four years.

:31:09. > :31:18.They are believing in themselves to the line here.

:31:19. > :31:23.They are fearless! They are without equal.

:31:24. > :31:28.They are history makers. Great Britons, Glover and Stanning.

:31:29. > :31:33.Deferned of the Olympic title. Done in such style. It is carnival time

:31:34. > :31:37.here for Great Britain. Their arms go up in the air. They have shown

:31:38. > :31:42.the world that they are the very, very best in this event. History

:31:43. > :31:46.makers here again! James, we have to stand and salute them.

:31:47. > :31:52.That was a fantastic, fantastic performance! The way that they put

:31:53. > :31:55.the race to bed very early. The New Zealanders, they may be regretting

:31:56. > :31:58.this. They better win the eight, otherwise they will be shooting

:31:59. > :32:02.themselves in the foot. They would have been more competitive if they

:32:03. > :32:08.had not doubled up. Two silvers does not make one gold.

:32:09. > :32:13.But they are happy. And rightly so. They raced well.

:32:14. > :32:20.But they have won twice as many races than anyone in the race. If

:32:21. > :32:26.they had not doubled up. These guys put the race to bed. A

:32:27. > :32:36.phenomenal first 1,000 metres. They finished well.

:32:37. > :32:41.And they have won in 2013, 2014 and 2015. World and Olympic champions.

:32:42. > :32:46.They were not to be caught napping. They were not going to allow Denmark

:32:47. > :32:52.to get into the race. They closed the door at the 500-metre mark to

:32:53. > :32:55.allow them breathing space to lengthen out, to consolidate into a

:32:56. > :32:59.rhythm that is devastating on the rest of the world.

:33:00. > :33:05.They lived up to the expectation. They gave us a shock in the regatta

:33:06. > :33:09.but the heats are erelevant. It is all about the Olympic finals, that,

:33:10. > :33:14.ladies and gentlemen, is an awesome team. Robin Williams, we salute you

:33:15. > :33:18.too. And in terms of a shock, they are

:33:19. > :33:23.searchers. Always looking to improve. They are not settling for

:33:24. > :33:26.what was good enough at the last race. They improve.

:33:27. > :33:30.Four years ago the Olympic champions. They have defended that.

:33:31. > :33:32.They will be celebrating big style in Rio!

:33:33. > :33:37.hour, that is where we hope to see Helen and Heather.

:33:38. > :33:45.Steve, they landed the hammer blow in the first round. The first 500,

:33:46. > :33:48.1000 metres, they had a huge margin. They would never be beaten from

:33:49. > :33:53.that. You could tell by the effort they put in in the first half, they

:33:54. > :33:57.did suffer coming in the last bit, but they had to be big enough gap

:33:58. > :34:03.that it was not going to come back, even though the Kiwis had an amazing

:34:04. > :34:07.last 500th. They are doubling up in the eight and have to do this again

:34:08. > :34:12.tomorrow, but they will be pleased to have a medal. The gold medal is

:34:13. > :34:19.going to our girls. Was there any anxiety in the last 500? Not really.

:34:20. > :34:28.I got a little twitch, but I knew they had enough, and seeing those

:34:29. > :34:32.shots, they are not as tired in the legs as the Irish guys, so I think

:34:33. > :34:41.they had another gear. It is difficult when your dream is to

:34:42. > :34:42.repeat what you did four years ago. When you get a big lead, and you try

:34:43. > :34:48.to get out there and get a big lead, you know you have won it, but you go

:34:49. > :34:56.through the motions of it still and that is why the pressure of the

:34:57. > :35:03.race, the Kiwis, the Americans, the Danes behind them, pushing back very

:35:04. > :35:08.hard. They knew they had it in the bag. But it gave us a little

:35:09. > :35:12.flutter. Has that unbeaten record maintained in real style, has it

:35:13. > :35:16.been a burden on? I think it is a motivating factor. It becomes a

:35:17. > :35:21.burden in the earlier rounds of regattas. It is strength of

:35:22. > :35:27.confidence when you get into the final. You go through those nervous

:35:28. > :35:32.situations and you are not sure how it will unfold. To think we are

:35:33. > :35:37.unbeaten, nobody has beaten us, why should it change now? All positive

:35:38. > :35:42.memories. I think it is why it was important for them to win that heat.

:35:43. > :35:47.The first two were going through to the semifinals anyway, so they could

:35:48. > :35:51.have taken their foot off the gas but they have the guts and

:35:52. > :35:54.determination that they wanted to keep the unbeaten record going. We

:35:55. > :36:00.spoke about Katherine Grainger four years ago being the poster figure of

:36:01. > :36:09.the Great Britain rowing team and Helen Glover has been that this time

:36:10. > :36:13.and she and Heather Stanning have delivered in style. Congratulations.

:36:14. > :36:18.You landed the killer blow in the first 500, it was almost done then.

:36:19. > :36:22.It is not done until it is done, you had to cross the line first. It was

:36:23. > :36:29.important to get a good start and that is what we did. To be fair, I

:36:30. > :36:36.think my first stroke was shoddy, I was slow responding. We have to say

:36:37. > :36:41.a massive thank you to Robin Williams, our coach. He put that

:36:42. > :36:48.together. That is him, for years of hard work. He has been ill at some

:36:49. > :36:52.point, he has been away from home so much and he deserves to be here

:36:53. > :36:59.talking to you guys. Without Robin we would be nobody.

:37:00. > :37:03.Robin is an incredible athlete. He was a lightweight. An outstanding

:37:04. > :37:07.coach, what he has done with these girls, it is incredible. In the

:37:08. > :37:15.aftermath of that triumph, can you compare it to four years ago? It

:37:16. > :37:18.means so much more. We have had a lot of pressure on ourselves, as

:37:19. > :37:24.much as we have tried to talk it down. I have been emotional this

:37:25. > :37:28.week and that is not me. London was a home games and there is nothing

:37:29. > :37:36.more special, but this is defending a title. We have managed to be good

:37:37. > :37:40.every race in the last four years. It means so much. The pressure we

:37:41. > :37:46.put on ourselves was immense. Every time we have spoken to you, we have

:37:47. > :37:52.said, it is cool, no pressure, but... Can I take you back to the

:37:53. > :37:58.heat. Were you as calm as the interviews you gave afterwards? Was

:37:59. > :38:05.there a scare? With hindsight we thought well, there was a crosswind.

:38:06. > :38:09.If we believed it was fair we would probably have been stressed, but in

:38:10. > :38:15.the back of our minds, it was OK, it was a heat and there was wind and we

:38:16. > :38:19.knew better than that. Very quickly. You say about defending a title,

:38:20. > :38:29.what about defending defending a title? You never know. We have our

:38:30. > :38:34.families, we have to say thank you to family and friends. And you have

:38:35. > :38:40.to get married! We will talk about it later.

:38:41. > :38:46.Congratulations, brilliant, Olympic champions, Helen Glover and Heather

:38:47. > :38:49.Stanning. Fantastic. In purely rowing terms, Steve, interesting but

:38:50. > :38:55.Heather instantly said it was a greater achievement than London. It

:38:56. > :39:01.was not a shock in London, they were going well. But they were off the

:39:02. > :39:05.radar with nobody else in the rowing world thinking of one outstanding

:39:06. > :39:13.women's pair that would be there. And it is tough, doing it week in,

:39:14. > :39:17.week out, going through that process is very tough. But motivating to

:39:18. > :39:22.this point. I spoke to them a couple of weeks ago and said it will be

:39:23. > :39:28.different, because you were under the radar for years ago. Coming into

:39:29. > :39:33.the Games now, it is tough. Your emotions will run wild and Heather

:39:34. > :39:38.said she has struggled with her emotions here, and it is a different

:39:39. > :39:43.pressure, because it is the moment you have been waiting for for four

:39:44. > :39:50.years. That has given us a massive spike up the medal table. Winning

:39:51. > :39:56.the first gold medal of the day. You can see we are up to fourth with

:39:57. > :40:02.five gold medals, six silver medals and six bronze. Just Japan, China

:40:03. > :40:04.and the USA ahead of us. Do not mention whether Germans are. The

:40:05. > :40:12.Germans are ahead of us in the rowing table but we can equal them

:40:13. > :40:16.all go past them in a few minutes. Tomorrow, to mark your card for the

:40:17. > :40:21.final day of the regatta, which ends with the men's eight, a titanic duel

:40:22. > :40:25.between Great Britain and Germany over the past years. And Allah

:40:26. > :40:35.colleagues from German TV next door keeps saying, just you wait for

:40:36. > :40:41.tomorrow. That could be a fantastic climax to the event -- and our

:40:42. > :40:46.colleagues. It will be an amazing race and the way it is panning out,

:40:47. > :40:53.it could be Britain has two gold medals from the rowing and Germany

:40:54. > :40:57.gets two, not ruling out the Dutch, whose performance has not been good

:40:58. > :41:03.here. I think it is down to the Brits and the Germans to win that

:41:04. > :41:11.and whoever wins that will be top of the rowing medals table. Now,

:41:12. > :41:13.seasoned campaigners, Alex Gregory has been there and done it in

:41:14. > :41:22.London, is he the steadying influence. I think so, not just

:41:23. > :41:29.because he has done it before, that is his character. He is a calm

:41:30. > :41:38.character. That surrounds the people around him. Mo is powerful and

:41:39. > :41:46.determined and is motivating within the boat. George is a racer, he

:41:47. > :41:50.loves being out there racing. And Constantine Louloudis, he is an

:41:51. > :41:55.outstanding athlete. He is not the biggest or strongest in the world,

:41:56. > :42:00.but what he produces is incredible. Is this a similar tactic in this

:42:01. > :42:05.race that Heather and Helen have done, to blast it in the first 1000

:42:06. > :42:11.and leave no one in doubt who is the boss? The Australian four good so I

:42:12. > :42:16.do not think it is as tall as that. If they try to blast away and put

:42:17. > :42:26.too much effort into it, they will pay later. You have to get into your

:42:27. > :42:32.pace and rhythm. It is not about that. If they do anything different,

:42:33. > :42:36.the outcome may be different, so stick to what you know and your

:42:37. > :42:42.routines. The earlier they get out in front, the earlier they take the

:42:43. > :42:47.lead, then they will know the Australians will not come back at

:42:48. > :42:52.them. Look for our guys getting out in front and when they do I would be

:42:53. > :42:55.surprised anyone gets past them. We saw the French victorious in the

:42:56. > :43:04.lightweight double sculls and fantastic pictures of Gary and Paul

:43:05. > :43:11.O'Donovan from Ireland. A phenomenal achievement. Their first medal. A

:43:12. > :43:17.good tactical move would be to find out where they are this evening.

:43:18. > :43:24.Here we go, we did it in Sydney, Athens, Beijing and London, can it

:43:25. > :43:30.be five in a row in the men's coxless four?

:43:31. > :43:37.James Irving Garry Herbert. Italy sitting calmly in the last minute.

:43:38. > :43:44.They will be in lane number one, the world champions, out there in lane

:43:45. > :43:52.one. Outside them, South Africa, Jake Green responsible in stroking

:43:53. > :43:56.the crew out. Calmly sitting. Great Britain, Gregory, Sbihi, Nash and

:43:57. > :44:08.Louloudis in the stroke seat. Last-minute check. Alongside them

:44:09. > :44:17.Australia are in four. The noise coming from the outside, the

:44:18. > :44:21.Italians. Canada in five. Will Crothers and Colin McCabe were

:44:22. > :44:28.silver-medallist in the eight four years ago. Six boats as it stands

:44:29. > :44:34.right now, a personal grudge between Great Britain and particularly

:44:35. > :44:38.between Australia, and looking to turn it around. Second to the

:44:39. > :44:44.British at Lucerne earlier this year. My feeling is that it will be

:44:45. > :44:49.Great Britain's day, but the Australians are looking to spoil the

:44:50. > :45:04.party, James? I saw Yergin, the coach. He was nervous. --

:45:05. > :45:15.Jurgen and he was nervous. Poise, ready, the green light, using onto

:45:16. > :45:20.the second, onto the third. A sharp start from the British but look at

:45:21. > :45:26.the Italians, they are up and gone and north of 40 strokes per minute.

:45:27. > :45:33.Italy in one, South Africa in two the defending Olympic champions

:45:34. > :45:38.unbeaten throughout 2016. Gregory, Sbihi, Nash and Louloudis. Australia

:45:39. > :45:44.in four, Canada in five and Netherlands in six and it looks like

:45:45. > :45:54.the British are getting their bow out. Jurgen would say, do not make

:45:55. > :46:01.the race faster than it needs to be. If our boys can be ahead of

:46:02. > :46:06.Australia by a third, half a length at 500, we will distance them. If

:46:07. > :46:09.Australia get the lead on us they will believe they can do something

:46:10. > :46:14.special but if we could shut that door, which I think we are doing, we

:46:15. > :46:18.can see another epic performance from our boys. We do not want a

:46:19. > :46:24.dogfight between us and Australia but we also do not want to go out

:46:25. > :46:32.too hard. They should back themselves. They looked the better

:46:33. > :46:40.of the two crews. Led by Louloudis in the stroke seat. Sbihi takes them

:46:41. > :46:45.through in two and Alex Gregory in the bows. They have not moved up as

:46:46. > :46:58.much as we would expect at the 500-metre mark. William Lockwood in

:46:59. > :47:03.the bow seat of the Australia boat. Australia into the second 500. In

:47:04. > :47:09.the heats, Australia have been half a length up by the British crew and

:47:10. > :47:14.in the semifinals Britain half a length up on the Australian crew, so

:47:15. > :47:20.it is difficult to read the race. The Australians did not want to be

:47:21. > :47:30.distanced by the British in the first 500. As we saw at Lucerne when

:47:31. > :47:38.the British rowed the Australians, they need that in the last 500

:47:39. > :47:46.metres. They can overhaul anyone. Will Lockwood, 28 years. In the bow.

:47:47. > :47:49.Such a difference of experience. Two of the Aussies coming back from 2012

:47:50. > :47:57.where they were silver-medallist behind Great Britain. In this 200 50

:47:58. > :48:04.metres here, laid four, Australia, moving the better. And they are

:48:05. > :48:09.striking lower. The British are at 38 per minute, Australia 37, but

:48:10. > :48:18.they want to make sure that each stroke is efficient -- lane four.

:48:19. > :48:22.South Africa leading the best of the rest. Australia are moving quicker

:48:23. > :48:30.at the moment. They need to have, to have any chance against our boys,

:48:31. > :48:35.they need a significant gap. Because of the dominant belief power we have

:48:36. > :48:38.will overhaul the Australians. They need to get themselves a margin of

:48:39. > :48:40.victory to have something to hold onto in the last 500 and they are

:48:41. > :48:51.not doing that at the moment. The British crew doing the first big

:48:52. > :48:57.push away from the first 1,000 metres. This is where they rely on

:48:58. > :49:01.the training, the weight. And this are relaxed.

:49:02. > :49:05.They are not flicking to the left with the heads. They are focussed on

:49:06. > :49:10.what they are doing. They are not looking at the Australians. They are

:49:11. > :49:14.nailing the rhythm. Yes, they are up to 38 stroke as minute but it is

:49:15. > :49:18.powerful. And with a shot of the Australians,

:49:19. > :49:22.the eyes are glancing to the right. They know that they don't want to be

:49:23. > :49:30.in the position 500 metres left, they will have no chance.

:49:31. > :49:34.So the team of Great Britain move down.

:49:35. > :49:41.They are making the calls as they come to the last quarter of the

:49:42. > :49:45.men's four. So Alex Gregory calling it big style. They start to move

:49:46. > :49:53.again. They have a half on it. They need a little more. Hill Booth,

:49:54. > :49:57.Dunkley Smith in the other crew. Looking to spoil it.

:49:58. > :50:02.This is important. This is what they trained for. This is the 500 metres

:50:03. > :50:07.of pain. They will enjoy this. This is where they are going to bury

:50:08. > :50:10.themselves and enjoy it. Every little bit they are making it hurt

:50:11. > :50:15.themselves, they are passing the pain on to the Australians. That is

:50:16. > :50:20.what I would be enjoying, taking it on to the Australians now. The more

:50:21. > :50:22.that they make their legs hurt, the more that they make their legs

:50:23. > :50:28.crumble. And we are now 25 strokes from the

:50:29. > :50:35.line. From the very last time in the Olympic final. Australia, Hill

:50:36. > :50:40.Booth, Lockwood, Smith. They are throwing everything at it.

:50:41. > :50:44.And city focussed on the crew. Incredible discipline and power.

:50:45. > :50:48.That is what you need to win a race. Back to three-quarters. 100 out of

:50:49. > :50:52.it. They have done enough now. They can allow themselves to think that

:50:53. > :50:56.they have done enough to push it. It will be five in a row for Great

:50:57. > :51:00.Britain. It is Alex Gregory getting his second one. They are coming up

:51:01. > :51:04.here. The British are under pressure at the halfway mark. They have

:51:05. > :51:08.responded. They are the Olympic champions. They have done it in

:51:09. > :51:19.style again. But that is what we expected. Hats off to the British.

:51:20. > :51:27.And for leading them Alex. On the day it was always about Great

:51:28. > :51:31.Britain. That is the most impressive of the

:51:32. > :51:38.five. It was never in doubt any way down. They dominated. Confident. Not

:51:39. > :51:41.looking at the boat. Salute credit to the way that they have trained

:51:42. > :51:47.and prepared for this. Every mile has come into that.

:51:48. > :51:51.Erstroke on the rowing machine. All the weight, all of the cross

:51:52. > :51:57.training. The long training camps away. And full credit to Australia

:51:58. > :52:01.who came right at them at the 1,000 metre mark. The Italians, the world

:52:02. > :52:05.champions. Well, there were only other two

:52:06. > :52:10.boats in this, Australia and Great Britain on the line it wall all

:52:11. > :52:13.about one. A phenomenal performance by

:52:14. > :52:18.Constantine Louloudis in the stroke seat again.

:52:19. > :52:24.All four of them. All four of them. He sets the rhythm. Then George

:52:25. > :52:29.Nash. Mo putting down the power and Alex overseeing it. It is why they

:52:30. > :52:34.train so many ours and so many miles so that you don't have to think

:52:35. > :52:38.about it when you are racing. And they can all row the rhythm in the

:52:39. > :52:42.sleep. They have a good feel of the boat.

:52:43. > :52:46.Yes, the Australians raced well and put them under pressure but look,

:52:47. > :52:50.every shot they were focussed on what they were doing. They knew if

:52:51. > :52:53.they did what they should do they would win. They didn't need to look

:52:54. > :53:00.at the Australians. They knew that their best was good enough.

:53:01. > :53:04.As they go over the line. The religious, the Olympic

:53:05. > :53:13.champions. It is five in a row for Great Britain in this event.

:53:14. > :53:19.And Alex Gregory getting his second. And watch them. They have won every

:53:20. > :53:23.race this season. And that is the difference between a

:53:24. > :53:26.World Championships or a World Cup or the European Championships and

:53:27. > :53:28.the Olympics. This is all about this race.

:53:29. > :53:34.They will have had this day marked in the calendar. So to deliver on

:53:35. > :53:38.the one day when you have to. It is the Olympic special but also a

:53:39. > :53:44.special day in the rowing calendar. And Australia's top boat. They

:53:45. > :53:49.hadder marked the boat to get a revenge on the British but failed.

:53:50. > :53:55.So Great Britain coming into the podium. Medals, celebrations.

:53:56. > :53:59.Confirmation, there, Great Britain, Australia and Italy. But the

:54:00. > :54:05.Italians were well out of it. It was all about five in a row and the

:54:06. > :54:11.British have delivered. And, Steve, humanly impressive. From

:54:12. > :54:14.what James was saying, just utterly blinkered and focussed. Not

:54:15. > :54:19.deviating from the game plan. All about the game plan. All credit

:54:20. > :54:24.to the Australians. The race you would not want to be in. You wanted

:54:25. > :54:31.to get away to make it easy. But looking back. Looking at Mo there.

:54:32. > :54:34.He is down on his knees, brilliant to see.

:54:35. > :54:38.And the Australians, how they row. They pushed to the limit. They asked

:54:39. > :54:43.the questions and they had all of the answers. The Australians closing

:54:44. > :54:51.in on the second 500 as I thought that they may do. We kept in front

:54:52. > :54:58.through the 1,000 metre mark. How hard they train, the preparation is

:54:59. > :55:02.it all about the 500. When it is hurting the most. The pain is

:55:03. > :55:09.killing. You are gasping for air. The legs throbbing. You have to dig

:55:10. > :55:13.deeper than anyone else and move away from the Australians. They were

:55:14. > :55:16.never to come back from that in my eyes. But credit to the Australians

:55:17. > :55:22.for all that they did. But hats off to the Brits. Absolutely incredible

:55:23. > :55:26.performance. Alex Gregory got out of the boat as

:55:27. > :55:33.though he had barely been out on the water?! Extraordinary! He is limping

:55:34. > :55:39.a little bit. But as they crossed the line, the three in front were

:55:40. > :55:45.hands in the air. He will be buzzing inside.

:55:46. > :55:50.But the character, the coolness that he is. Going to the other

:55:51. > :55:56.opposition, shaking their hands. That is what the sport is all about.

:55:57. > :56:00.Certainly the sport of rowing. It is about the pain, the element that

:56:01. > :56:04.they go through. Well, Constantine Louloudis, the one

:56:05. > :56:08.member of the quartet who is still finding it hard to get to his feet.

:56:09. > :56:20.The fact he is the last man up at that moment. It has taken him 90

:56:21. > :56:24.seconds or so. He has to get himself upright. The

:56:25. > :56:30.first couple of guys are in front of us.

:56:31. > :56:35.There they are now going over to congratulate each other.

:56:36. > :56:40.The Italians celebrating with their bronze medal. But obviously, it is

:56:41. > :56:44.bronze to Italy, silver to Australia but gold to Great Britain. It is a

:56:45. > :56:47.second Gold Medal to Great Britain as well.

:56:48. > :56:52.Just taking place a bit further along in front of the grandstands is

:56:53. > :57:01.the Gold Medal ceremony for Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.

:57:02. > :57:06.We will have to mix and match with one Gold Medal quartet and obviously

:57:07. > :57:13.Heather and Helen. Let's go to Gary to describe this great moment for

:57:14. > :57:20.the British athletes. So wonderful pictures here, then.

:57:21. > :57:26.Away from the finish line with the girls composing themselves here.

:57:27. > :57:33.Look at that. Bronze-medallists, look at that. This is how important

:57:34. > :57:40.bronze medals are. Rasmussen irson. Don't you just love the

:57:41. > :57:45.music? I love this music, James. It gets you into carnival mode.

:57:46. > :57:53.Well, I think we will hear a better bit of music in a moment, to be

:57:54. > :57:57.honest. So, Rasmussen and Anderson pushed

:57:58. > :58:06.hard in the open. Gave a little scare here. Everybody talking around

:58:07. > :58:10.the lake. They showed everything that they

:58:11. > :58:17.could but maybe not the experience to step it up in the Olympic final.

:58:18. > :58:26.What's that other thing they are given? Who knows.

:58:27. > :58:35.It looks like something that they are selling down at Copacabana! So,

:58:36. > :58:39.New Zealand getting the silver medal. They are going to have to

:58:40. > :58:44.race again tomorrow in the women's eight.

:58:45. > :58:48.They raced well today. I think that they suffered a bit

:58:49. > :58:53.from having done a fair bit of racing in the first few hundred

:58:54. > :58:56.metres. But the rhythm and the tough in thes that they developed over the

:58:57. > :59:07.week and the last fewer years has shown.

:59:08. > :59:13.Mike Williams, the Treasurer, handing out the medals, the

:59:14. > :59:27.trophies. COMMENTATOR: gold-medallists and

:59:28. > :59:36.Olympic champions, representing Great Britain! Brilliant. Brilliant.

:59:37. > :59:43.COMMENTATOR: Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.

:59:44. > :59:47.A phenomenal combination. Teemwork. They are great friends. Great

:59:48. > :59:52.team-mates. They back each other up and rightly so. They deserve it.

:59:53. > :59:58.Four years of the most amazing performances.

:59:59. > :00:06.Capped off here at the Lagoa Stadium. That is what it means. Two

:00:07. > :00:14.times Olympic champions, Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.

:00:15. > :00:19.A real inspiration, James. Yes.

:00:20. > :00:26.It's the hard work they've done. To have that pressure. And they have

:00:27. > :00:29.been that consistent. European Championships unbeaten, World

:00:30. > :00:31.Championships, world recordholder and to round it off in the Olympic

:00:32. > :00:58.finals, fantastic. MUSIC:

:00:59. > :01:21.National Anthem. Great Britain. Olympic champions in

:01:22. > :01:27.the women's pairs. Well, it has been a sensational 20

:01:28. > :01:32.minutes here at Lagoa for Great Britain and the rowing teams. Two

:01:33. > :01:39.Gold Medals, back-to-back races. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.

:01:40. > :01:43.And the men's four. Winning a fifth consecutive Gold

:01:44. > :01:48.Medal in this event for Great Britain against fundamentally, the

:01:49. > :01:53.Australians. The first 500 metres, Great Britain in full control. 1,000

:01:54. > :01:57.metres, nip and tuck a bit. But at the end, especially the last 500, no

:01:58. > :02:02.doubt who was going to be victorious. And a few moments ago

:02:03. > :02:04.while the medal ceremony was going on, three of them came up to talk

:02:05. > :02:20.with us. George, many congratulations.

:02:21. > :02:24.Did you execute the perfect race plan there? Yeah, John. I would say

:02:25. > :02:30.that was spot on. We had a good hand there.

:02:31. > :02:33.The three of these guys, the strongest rowers out there. We

:02:34. > :02:39.played a full hand today. We got away with it and came away

:02:40. > :02:45.with the win. An epic, epic row. We knew we had to go off hard to

:02:46. > :02:48.counter the Australians. They kept challenging but we kept answering.

:02:49. > :02:56.Coming up with the goods. That is what we trained for. That is what

:02:57. > :02:58.the man tells us to do every time. Jurgen, five in a row, how fantastic

:02:59. > :03:08.is that? OK, you do not count the one in the

:03:09. > :03:14.past, you always look to the next one, but really good. You had a plan

:03:15. > :03:26.and they executed it exactly. Absolutely to the T. Fantastic. The

:03:27. > :03:34.powerhouse in the middle, when the Australians were nip and tuck, did

:03:35. > :03:40.you have any doubt? In the last race they challenged us around the 900

:03:41. > :03:44.mark and we knew it was coming but like George said, we had a plan and

:03:45. > :03:52.we knew we could step on and we did and I called it and the guys

:03:53. > :03:58.responded. It is a fantastic room. -- crew. We executed our plan. And

:03:59. > :04:05.this is the wise owl on the end. Gold medal number two. Can you

:04:06. > :04:09.compare it to four years ago? I did not know what was happening four

:04:10. > :04:15.years ago, but this one, I knew what was coming. Sitting on the starting

:04:16. > :04:20.line was horrible. This morning, the rain, coming out to the start line,

:04:21. > :04:25.it was tortuous. We just nailed that. It was our perfect race. We

:04:26. > :04:38.did it at the right time on the right day and these boys, I mean,

:04:39. > :04:46.good lads. Is Stan not fit enough? He puts it in on the big day in a

:04:47. > :04:51.big way. He is a phenomenal bloke. The Cambridge boys were holding

:04:52. > :04:55.back? ! Listen, we have to let you go because we have the medal

:04:56. > :05:00.ceremony and many want to talk to you. Congratulations. We have loved

:05:01. > :05:06.seeing you in action this year and when the moment came, you delivered.

:05:07. > :05:10.Thanks for the support from the GB support staff, friends and family,

:05:11. > :05:15.national lottery, everyone. We have an epic team behind us and we cannot

:05:16. > :05:20.thank them enough. You are an epic team. Well done. Stan is all right

:05:21. > :05:25.and heading to the medal ceremony and hopefully we will talk to the

:05:26. > :05:29.fourth member of the quartet after the ceremony. James Cracknell boldly

:05:30. > :05:34.said as they crossed the line it was the most impressive of all the five

:05:35. > :05:39.gold medals that Jurgen has overseen. Would you go along with

:05:40. > :05:43.that? I would. You have to be better than the year before and you have to

:05:44. > :05:50.be better than the five years before. If you stay at the same

:05:51. > :05:55.level you will stay in the same position. If we stood side-by-side

:05:56. > :06:00.with them like that, we would struggle to get into a final. That

:06:01. > :06:05.is how the sport moves on the year-on-year. They are better

:06:06. > :06:11.athletes, they are trained better, they row better. And they made their

:06:12. > :06:18.boat go faster. When you say they row better, what you mean? The

:06:19. > :06:22.movement of bodies, the size of athletes, every aspect of the

:06:23. > :06:26.training and preparation is honed into getting that performance out.

:06:27. > :06:30.When you are involved in that setup, you think you are the best in the

:06:31. > :06:34.world at that point. We were the best in the world when we win match

:06:35. > :06:40.row in Sydney but the fact is that is not good enough to do it again.

:06:41. > :06:44.It was great to chat to Jurgen at the moment of triumph. He is

:06:45. > :06:53.invariably in the background and does not take the credit. Pay your

:06:54. > :06:58.tribute to him and what he has done. Absolutely an incredible guy. The

:06:59. > :07:02.effort and time he has put in, coming from former East Germany and

:07:03. > :07:07.questions over whether he could do it in a western society, not an

:07:08. > :07:10.Eastern society, and he stepped up to the mark and brought his

:07:11. > :07:17.expertise through and he steps up again and again. Performances, from

:07:18. > :07:22.his point, the dedication and time and amount of thought he puts into

:07:23. > :07:27.it. He is probably not the best technical coach, but he is the

:07:28. > :07:31.trainer and gets the best out of his crews every time at the right time.

:07:32. > :07:38.The question that must be asked, will he want to go for a six? When

:07:39. > :07:39.he first came over it was the Leander club that employed him

:07:40. > :07:44.before he went to the national Leander club that employed him

:07:45. > :07:49.and he said he wanted to go to three more Olympics and then go into

:07:50. > :07:54.sports administration. He has not done that and rumour has it he wants

:07:55. > :07:58.to carry on. He knows he will have to and over the mantle so he will

:07:59. > :08:05.look for someone to take over in the next years but it would be stupid to

:08:06. > :08:10.get rid of the team we have now. Our team, one of the presentation party.

:08:11. > :08:20.James and Garry Herbert, we thought that this moment would come and it

:08:21. > :08:26.duly has. It has and the build-up for the

:08:27. > :08:30.final was about the showdown between Great Britain and Australia, but as

:08:31. > :08:35.they said in the interview just then, it was all about the perfect

:08:36. > :08:40.race. You would back Jurgen every time to get his crews on the day it

:08:41. > :08:49.counts to execute perfectly. James, your thoughts, we watch. Going back

:08:50. > :08:54.to Jurgen. We knew we would be in the best shape of the four years on

:08:55. > :09:00.the day we had to be. That was his job done. Our job was to go out and

:09:01. > :09:06.deliver it. What he has done is involved the trading so these guys'

:09:07. > :09:11.best shape is better than four, eight years ago, 12 years ago, 16

:09:12. > :09:16.years ago. You will never win an Olympics final by a mile, but they

:09:17. > :09:23.never gave the Australians a sniff. That is the best way to do it. They

:09:24. > :09:28.will have enjoyed that race. As much as it hurt them, it would have hurt

:09:29. > :09:34.the others more. Italy, the world champions last year, could not even

:09:35. > :09:38.live with this speed. The Italians were racing well, getting the best

:09:39. > :09:43.out of themselves, but look at them on the podium, they are not a

:09:44. > :09:47.physical match for the British boys and the British boys row well, as

:09:48. > :09:57.well. It is not as if you are relying on brute force. They row

:09:58. > :10:01.well, you can see it when they are racing, there is no looking around,

:10:02. > :10:15.what do we do? They keep focused and that is the result. Italy getting

:10:16. > :10:22.the bronze medal. James, the Australians. A mixture of

:10:23. > :10:27.psychological approach. A couple of these guys still very strong in the

:10:28. > :10:34.boat. On the day, it was all about Great Britain from a psychological

:10:35. > :10:40.point of view. What they do, there are some who can match the British

:10:41. > :10:45.guys. They are incredible athletes. I spoke to someone from the

:10:46. > :10:50.Australian four from four years ago. They train at a higher intensity

:10:51. > :10:57.that four years ago, but the event has moved on. My question to them

:10:58. > :11:01.would be, did you take a risk, try to row your best and rely on that

:11:02. > :11:10.being good enough. They should have from loaded -- front-loaded more.

:11:11. > :11:17.That would be the one question I would ask them. Not to take a risk

:11:18. > :11:21.you have to have the inner belief. I think the British boys sucked out

:11:22. > :11:28.that belief in Lucerne when they were three quarters of a length up

:11:29. > :11:32.and our boys rowed them down. That is a lingering memory. The Aussies

:11:33. > :11:43.will remember that, that this British crew are never beaten.

:11:44. > :11:56.It really is just the most wonderful thing, particularly in their men's

:11:57. > :12:00.heavyweight coxless four. It might sound a cliche, these are the nicest

:12:01. > :12:06.guys you would ever meet but put them in a competitive situation,

:12:07. > :12:10.they are the most amazing athletes. Yes, for six minutes today they were

:12:11. > :12:16.not the nicest guys to meet. It is turning the nice guy into the

:12:17. > :12:25.competitive animal. They do their training every day, they put it in.

:12:26. > :12:32.There are no short cuts. They have one day off every six weeks. That is

:12:33. > :12:37.how full-time it is and that makes the difference. The Wallander half

:12:38. > :12:41.seconds of difference they won buy. The art commitment. That is why they

:12:42. > :12:47.have to choose whether to do it the next four years. One has children.

:12:48. > :12:52.You do not want to waste the time you are away and that is what they

:12:53. > :12:57.have done, they have made it count. It is relentless. And more

:12:58. > :13:02.relentless every four years. Jurgen comes up with a training programme

:13:03. > :13:04.that is even worse the next four years. It is, but the highs out way

:13:05. > :13:18.below the Mac. -- the lows. Perfect reward for the best four

:13:19. > :14:05.Great Britain have ever produced. A fabulous moment for those athletes

:14:06. > :14:09.on the podium and for all the people who have supported them. As James

:14:10. > :14:14.Cracknell alluded to. Matthew Pinsent is with the friends

:14:15. > :14:20.and family. This is the scene in the grandstand. The British supporters

:14:21. > :14:24.lined up on the front rail. It was different to previous Olympics

:14:25. > :14:32.because you asked so close to the medallists. Look how close that is.

:14:33. > :14:37.There are some very happy friends, family, wives and girlfriends,

:14:38. > :14:44.children, I think are here. And over here, taking his photograph, you can

:14:45. > :14:52.see the coach, Jurgen, taking some snaps of his own will stop beginning

:14:53. > :14:58.to get a tradition going in the men's four. Sydney, Athens, Beijing,

:14:59. > :15:04.London and now Rio. Mission accomplished.

:15:05. > :15:12.John, if you can hear me? Yes, fantastic. I think we are going to

:15:13. > :15:16.be joined in the commentary position. Is he allowed to coming?

:15:17. > :15:25.He is being briefed by the press officer. This is Robin, the coach of

:15:26. > :15:31.Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. Helen and Heather paid a glowing

:15:32. > :15:35.tribute to you in saying that their gold medals were down to you, and

:15:36. > :15:41.I'm sure you will say it was all down to them, but it has been a

:15:42. > :15:47.three-man boat and you have been a key person in it. They are generous

:15:48. > :15:51.with their praise. All I can say is that they make you feel part of it

:15:52. > :15:59.as a coach and over the six years, probably in the first year or two,

:16:00. > :16:03.you are more of a father figure and telling them staff, giving them the

:16:04. > :16:08.expertise to do the job, but now they know it. They are brilliant,

:16:09. > :16:16.experts in their field. It is more I suppose trying to make sure things

:16:17. > :16:19.stay on track. Does your role extends to looking after their

:16:20. > :16:26.accreditation? Presumably Heather cannot go anywhere because you have

:16:27. > :16:30.her pass. She stuck it around my neck and I think I have Helen's.

:16:31. > :16:36.They cannot be too far away at the moment. When people become more

:16:37. > :16:39.experienced... When you have young people, people who are

:16:40. > :16:44.inexperienced, if you have considerable experience, as you do,

:16:45. > :16:49.it is easier to tell them what to do and expect them to do what you tell

:16:50. > :16:53.them. As the years go by and they are champions and they know a lot,

:16:54. > :16:59.how does the relationship change in terms of you being less dictatorial,

:17:00. > :17:04.if you like, and more workers' co-operative? It does change. They

:17:05. > :17:08.are still part of the fabric and structure of GB rowing will stop

:17:09. > :17:13.they have a great organisation behind them and in essence, the

:17:14. > :17:20.training set by Paul Thompson, the head coach. Of course, we discuss

:17:21. > :17:28.things on a mutual level. This end of the six years. As I say. But what

:17:29. > :17:34.has marked them out as outstanding is how grounded they are. They have

:17:35. > :17:38.never acted in a pretentious or egotistical way. They have been

:17:39. > :17:43.humble, diligent hard workers. They will listen to what you say. If they

:17:44. > :17:49.disagree with your opinion, they will tell me and frequently do. He

:17:50. > :17:54.wins the arguments? With Helen, you have to make her think she has won

:17:55. > :17:59.it and give her time to agree. Then you go back and get your own way!

:18:00. > :18:04.All do the opposite! We know each other well. There is a great deal of

:18:05. > :18:10.mutual respect. As a coach and I have coached a lot of people, I

:18:11. > :18:15.would say they have been the most fulfilling, nation of crew I have

:18:16. > :18:19.coached, just because it is such a two-way process with a real sense of

:18:20. > :18:23.reward in both directions. -- six-year. Can you envisage this

:18:24. > :18:34.being a 10-year project? Well, you should never say never.

:18:35. > :18:39.But there are plans. I have plans for next year. Helen is getting

:18:40. > :18:43.married. Life moves on. Heather has her army career. I think that they

:18:44. > :18:48.will definitely need to enjoy the moment. Ride the crest a little bit.

:18:49. > :18:52.The after glow. Come down, get back to normal life, feel like normal

:18:53. > :18:59.people and then see. They may well have the appetite to do more. It is

:19:00. > :19:06.pretty addictive, as Steve will say. You personally are going out on a

:19:07. > :19:11.boat as well? We are. My wife and are taking a grey gap-year.

:19:12. > :19:17.Tell us? We have a sailing boat. We are heading off to Spain. In a

:19:18. > :19:22.couple of weeks, and then to move on to the Mediterranean. Hopefully do

:19:23. > :19:28.as little as possible. Drink a few bottles of Riojha and

:19:29. > :19:33.celebrate Helen and Heather. I hope so.

:19:34. > :19:36.Well, listen, many congratulations, going through this Olympic cycle. I

:19:37. > :19:41.must ask you one question, winning every race in four years. At the

:19:42. > :19:46.moment of truth, four minutes past 11 at hour time of this morning,

:19:47. > :19:53.what were you like at the start? Six minutes past 11, John.

:19:54. > :19:59.Detail! Detail! Actually, calm. There is a sense of helplessness, in

:20:00. > :20:02.a way. You just sit in the stand with the people around you. It will

:20:03. > :20:08.happen, regardless of what I think or feel. But beginning to crumble in

:20:09. > :20:14.the last 200m. Not because of anything. I think we had it done but

:20:15. > :20:18.there are irrationalal thoughts. Supposing that they fell in or a

:20:19. > :20:25.rigger comes loose. Something could happen. It gets to you. I found

:20:26. > :20:30.myself comebling a little bit in the last 30 seconds.

:20:31. > :20:37.It all ended well? It all ended well. But to go from 2012 to now. It

:20:38. > :20:41.is a stunning record. It shows you how... The reason I did not feel

:20:42. > :20:45.that nervous, is that they are that reliable. I can trust them,

:20:46. > :20:49.completely, to deliver. And they sure did.

:20:50. > :20:53.Well done to the women and to the four. A great half an hour for

:20:54. > :21:00.British rowing. Well, that is it for us at Lagoa.

:21:01. > :21:06.There is one more today, the women's eight have a real prospect of a

:21:07. > :21:11.medal. Hard to say about the colour. And the men's eight, we have the

:21:12. > :21:16.grand finale of Great Britain and Germany. A monumental showdown, so a

:21:17. > :21:21.lot to look forward to on the final day tomorrow.

:21:22. > :21:27.Thank you very much everybody there. What an hour at Lagoa. Sensational.

:21:28. > :21:32.Really good to hear from Robin and Jurgen on the coaching side. We know

:21:33. > :21:38.it is about the athletes, they have to perform but the UK Sport, the

:21:39. > :21:43.programme across the areas of British sport, they are the envy of

:21:44. > :21:48.the world and that is with regards to the British coaching programme.

:21:49. > :21:56.A great success. So a double gold in the women's pair and high five in

:21:57. > :22:00.the four. Five golds since 2000. The fist Rhyce fifth and sixth Gold

:22:01. > :22:08.Medals in the Games, taking the country to fourth on our own on the

:22:09. > :22:14.medals table. Also the third returning Olympic champions from

:22:15. > :22:18.2012 to retain the title after the men's sprint in the velodrome. But

:22:19. > :22:26.are we complaining? Absolutely not. Now we have to move on. We do have

:22:27. > :22:37.athletic. Also a world record. A 10,000 metres record for the women,

:22:38. > :22:44.Almaz Ayana. There since 1993. It was smashed. By 14 seconds. And Jo

:22:45. > :22:50.Pavey, the 15th in a season's best. That has been going on BBC Four. We

:22:51. > :22:54.are returning to the athletics. But we must update you with what is

:22:55. > :23:01.going on in the fencing. I am sure you were with us on Sunday when

:23:02. > :23:07.Richard Kruz had our hearts beating in the foil.

:23:08. > :23:12.The it is the team contest today. Really a team effort. But we are now

:23:13. > :23:21.up in the quarter-final against Russia today. This is bout four of

:23:22. > :23:27.nine it is Kruz up against the man, Saffan who snatched the bronze medal

:23:28. > :23:36.from him on Sunday in the play-off. Kruz or Great Britain, leading by 15

:23:37. > :23:45.performance 13. -- leading by 15-13.

:23:46. > :24:27.So, three minutes of fencing. This is the fourth of nine lives.

:24:28. > :24:34.Well, Kruz needs to wake up and get into the game.

:24:35. > :24:38.Pushed over the back line. Safin having a crack at it.

:24:39. > :24:42.This is going to remain tight throughout. The teams are not

:24:43. > :24:55.necessarily going to get a lead and hold on to it.

:24:56. > :25:01.Kruz attacking now. Keeping the blades out of the way.

:25:02. > :25:32.An attack there but off target. So, Kruz yet to score against Safin.

:25:33. > :25:36.And just as say that, Richard Kruz gets on the scoreboard against the

:25:37. > :25:40.man he met in the bronze medal match.

:25:41. > :25:51.He needs to shore this one up here. Safin can get on a roll.

:25:52. > :25:59.A variety of steps from the Russian. Tiny steps like we are seeing now.

:26:00. > :26:07.Then he can skip away. If you are new to fencing, that was

:26:08. > :26:13.Safin's attack. Kruz it was not his turn to attack. He did not regain

:26:14. > :26:20.the right of way. So it is clear. If you are watching as a newbie to

:26:21. > :26:27.fencing, then a single light, a single coloured light, it is only

:26:28. > :26:32.going to go one way unless there is infringement. Did he get the right

:26:33. > :26:38.of way there? No, he didn't. No, skipping in a little too late.

:26:39. > :26:42.So if you are Russian, you want to see a green light come up for the

:26:43. > :26:45.right of way to the Russian team if you are British, you want the red

:26:46. > :26:50.light. If two coloured lights come on,

:26:51. > :26:59.green or red it is up to the referee to establish the right of way. Well,

:27:00. > :27:06.Timor Safin has taken it to 20. Things not going well for Kruse.

:27:07. > :27:19.There was still a chance to win the match for Great Britain.

:27:20. > :27:25.Davis and Cheremis joined this one. So, Russia 41, Great Britain, 38.

:27:26. > :27:37.Is that off target for dearis? Yes, it is.

:27:38. > :27:43.He's landing. He's so fast! It is interesting

:27:44. > :27:49.here. What Davis is doing. He is thinking if he moves on, Cheremis is

:27:50. > :28:00.going to play the distance. So he stands still and then follows it up.

:28:01. > :28:02.But it is still the Russians in command. Three away from progressing

:28:03. > :28:46.to the semi-finals. Wait for the Russian. The Russian is

:28:47. > :28:53.two away for a place in the next round.

:28:54. > :29:00.Davis looking angry. He felt that possibly had hit his jacket.

:29:01. > :29:07.The white jacket, it brought up a light.

:29:08. > :29:10.We have seen Davis changing jackets in the past due to percent

:29:11. > :29:16.operation. But that is the British attack. The referee confirms that.

:29:17. > :29:29.But James Andrew Davis must score five points to win this match.

:29:30. > :29:33.Aleksey Cheremisinov only needs two. Or, technically three unanswered

:29:34. > :29:36.hits to draw things level. But he has to stop Aleksey Cheremisinov

:29:37. > :29:41.from scoring. The first one from Aleksey Cheremisinov is a no. The

:29:42. > :29:45.referee is looking at this but I am convinced that Aleksey Cheremisinov

:29:46. > :29:49.goes into a closed line and Davity should get the reposte here.

:29:50. > :29:55.He is lodging a massive appeal with the reef reto give it to him. But I

:29:56. > :30:09.think that this is a reposte for Davis.

:30:10. > :30:17.It did. Aleksey Cheremisinov's point.

:30:18. > :30:22.The replay showed clearly, that Aleksey Cheremisinov came over

:30:23. > :30:27.Davis' left shoulder. Davis had blocked it out. One action from the

:30:28. > :30:35.Brit I would have to have a really good look that the one.

:30:36. > :30:39.So, a mountain to climb for the British team. It looks like the

:30:40. > :30:49.Russians are in the box seat. They are one hit away. James Davis claws

:30:50. > :30:54.one back. The British team have not been lucky

:30:55. > :31:06.with their video replays. When it has gone to the video referee, it

:31:07. > :31:12.seems to have gone the other way. So, 44-41.

:31:13. > :31:16.A nice attack from Davis. Aleksey Cheremisinov is flat-footed. Davis

:31:17. > :31:19.is not going to give up here for sure.

:31:20. > :31:27.What can the Russians be appealing about here? You know it is all well

:31:28. > :31:32.and good getting the rub of the green, getting a couple of lucky

:31:33. > :31:37.hits but when it is clear like that, Russia should just get on with it.

:31:38. > :31:45.Just one point to go through to the next round.

:31:46. > :31:52.Off target. Aleksey Cheremisinov on the back of

:31:53. > :32:00.the hand there. Off target from Aleksey

:32:01. > :32:04.Cheremisinov. Attack from Davis. One light keep it

:32:05. > :32:09.is simple. The Russians can't complain about that one.

:32:10. > :32:15.Well, it looked like Davis was down and out.

:32:16. > :32:23.Now just one point is in it. The rest of us cannot complain but

:32:24. > :32:31.Aleksey Cheremisinov went over to the referee to check his weapon.

:32:32. > :32:34.Davis' approach to the match, is giving Aleksey Cheremisinov

:32:35. > :32:40.something to think about. He is rattled by the looks of things.

:32:41. > :32:46.Whatever happens, James Andrew Davis can hold his head up. Winning the

:32:47. > :32:53.first round 7-3 against Safin and he cannot lose this one. It would be

:32:54. > :32:55.6-5, even if Aleksey Cheremisinov scored the next point to win for

:32:56. > :33:01.Russia. I don't think Davis cares about

:33:02. > :33:07.that. He wants to beat them. It has been that he has been

:33:08. > :33:12.Britain's best fencer. That one... That's the Russians through.

:33:13. > :33:21.Over the course of the match you have to say the Russians were the

:33:22. > :33:25.stronger team, but only just. Disappointment for James-Andrew

:33:26. > :33:30.Davis, who did come away from the match with a positive indicator.

:33:31. > :33:33.Plus nine he finished on for the British team, but not enough and

:33:34. > :33:39.Russia have progressed through the quarterfinal.

:33:40. > :33:42.That marks the end of Great Britain's involvement in the fencing

:33:43. > :33:47.event that they have given us a lot to smile about an Richard Kruse's

:33:48. > :33:52.fourth place in the individual foil was a highlight and there is a

:33:53. > :33:57.sense, I think, of momentum in British fencing. He has two of the

:33:58. > :34:04.best results in the past 50 years in this sport. It is all happening. We

:34:05. > :34:12.were at the Stadium earlier to see their women's 100 metres hurdles,

:34:13. > :34:13.the first event of seven for defending champion Jessica

:34:14. > :34:17.Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Great Britain as

:34:18. > :34:27.the heptathlete got under way. I think we are in time for the high

:34:28. > :34:39.jump. The high jump competition has been going on for some time. We have

:34:40. > :34:43.had a phenomenal morning. We have seen a world record in the 10,000

:34:44. > :34:49.metres and we will have more of that later. Let's get straight out there

:34:50. > :34:54.stop Steve Backley with the high jump competition so far.

:34:55. > :35:06.Jessica Ennis-Hill, her bid to defend the Olympic title has started

:35:07. > :35:09.well. She gave it a little bit of a wobble, but three heights attempted

:35:10. > :35:17.and three cleared on the first attempt. Jess Ennis-Hill going well

:35:18. > :35:29.after a good run over the hurdles this morning.

:35:30. > :35:34.1.83 next. A challenger is this athlete, runner-up in the World

:35:35. > :35:37.Championships last year to Jess Ennis-Hill and world indoor champion

:35:38. > :35:47.in Portland this year. This is her first attempt. We saw a little while

:35:48. > :35:51.ago at 1.8, going clear. Hanging on to the coat-tails of Jess

:35:52. > :35:54.Ennis-Hill. It will come down to an almighty battle across today and

:35:55. > :36:07.tomorrow. This is the second event of seven. Shot put and 200 metres

:36:08. > :36:15.left today. How about this jump? A good run up from KJT. The same

:36:16. > :36:20.height and she cleared with ease. Look at this clearance, that is

:36:21. > :36:30.enormous. It bodes well for the battle that will unfold between the

:36:31. > :36:38.two Brits. Perfect opening height clearance. Jess Ennis-Hill and her

:36:39. > :36:43.coach, Tony you can see behind in the redcap, offering words of

:36:44. > :36:52.advice. Get better slight rattle, so maybe slight adjustments to be made.

:36:53. > :37:02.What is he saying? Jess Ennis-Hill is very solid under pressure, as

:37:03. > :37:09.ever. They have just put the bar up to

:37:10. > :37:18.1.83, which is doable for the British girls, but we saw that Kat

:37:19. > :37:23.looked relaxed and she signalled six to her coach so you think she is

:37:24. > :37:30.electing to opt out of 1.8 three. I think so. When you clear 1.80 as she

:37:31. > :37:36.did. Trying to reserve energy. There was a twinkle in her eye. Actually,

:37:37. > :37:42.I am feeling good out here, why not? Is there a risk you do not get into

:37:43. > :37:52.the rhythm of the competition. OK, we are going to see Jess is about to

:37:53. > :37:59.jump. We will see that in a second. KJT, is there a risk that if you do

:38:00. > :38:05.not stay in the rhythm... ? We talked about this. We were talking

:38:06. > :38:08.about how Kat has to get into the rhythm quickly because she'd lost it

:38:09. > :38:15.last year in the high jump. Let's get back out there will stop the

:38:16. > :38:24.next height is three centimetres higher.

:38:25. > :38:32.She gave V1 .80 little rattled. -- 1.8 zero. Yes, 1.83, a decent

:38:33. > :38:42.clearance. To remind you, she jumped 1.86 in London. That is her next

:38:43. > :38:49.height. This will be turning into something special. A perfect sheet

:38:50. > :38:56.so far for Jess. STUDIO: When you are sitting there,

:38:57. > :39:00.as KJT is, no intention of entering at this height, and you see the bar

:39:01. > :39:08.cleared by a main rival, is there a bitter feud that wants to go out

:39:09. > :39:15.there and clear that? No. It is what your game plan is. She wants to get

:39:16. > :39:19.up to the 95s, 97s. That would be a remarkable high jump. It is keeping

:39:20. > :39:25.an eye on the competition but not engaging. It is important to stay

:39:26. > :39:30.relaxed, and she will be visualising the run-up, her plants, what she

:39:31. > :39:36.needs to do to execute a good high jump. Jess, because she has jumped

:39:37. > :39:43.at 1.83, she will not suddenly opt out? Not at all. Jess came in

:39:44. > :39:47.earlier than Kat, because I think she probably needs to get into the

:39:48. > :39:51.run-up, tends to get better the longer she is in the competition

:39:52. > :39:58.with high jump will stop she probably needs more time to groove

:39:59. > :40:03.that run-up. KJT have backed heart in mouth moment in Beijing. We know

:40:04. > :40:08.about the long jump, but in the high jump she could not get the run-up

:40:09. > :40:11.right and pulled something at the bottom of her shoes and got

:40:12. > :40:15.something out of the high jump competition, but today looking like

:40:16. > :40:20.a different athlete. Mentally she has had a challenging year and to

:40:21. > :40:25.finally come to the competition healthy, ready to go, it has given

:40:26. > :40:27.her the boost she needed. I am pleased how she has got into this

:40:28. > :40:36.position. Let's get back out there. Barbara

:40:37. > :40:44.Nwaba looking to clear this height of 1.8 three. You can see that Jess

:40:45. > :40:49.Ennis-Hill went clear. That was nowhere near. Giving her something

:40:50. > :40:53.to think about, Barbara Nwaba. Jumping from the right-hand side.

:40:54. > :41:15.Jumpers can elect where they take off from. Three fouls and you are

:41:16. > :41:23.out. Perfect so far for Theisen- Eaton. Attacks this. Attacks hard,

:41:24. > :41:28.but no, well then... Brianne Theisen-Eaton, you would expect her

:41:29. > :41:32.to get that. She has a lifetime best of 1.8 nine. She went sideways and

:41:33. > :41:39.got flat. You have to trust the curve.

:41:40. > :41:50.She does not give a lot away, Theisen- Eaton, but if things do not

:41:51. > :41:55.go well, you can tell, she does not look happy. There was an interesting

:41:56. > :42:07.article about how highly strung she is, as Jones attempts. Back to

:42:08. > :42:11.Theisen- Eaton, you sense she is containing herself. She said she

:42:12. > :42:14.folded under pressure Jess put on her in the World Championships. She

:42:15. > :42:21.is kind of coping, not thriving. You kind of wonder.

:42:22. > :42:26.The high jump continues with two Brits who are very much involved.

:42:27. > :42:33.Katarina Johnson-Thompson has elected to pass that this height,

:42:34. > :42:39.1.8 three. There she is, taking nourishment between jumps. She has

:42:40. > :42:48.only had one jump so far. And that is her coach, Mike Holmes. Do you

:42:49. > :43:00.think it is getting to him, the tension? ! Bless him. The high

:43:01. > :43:04.jumpers in the heptathlon including KJT, had interrupted preparation

:43:05. > :43:11.because of the women's 10,000 earlier. So far, so good for both

:43:12. > :43:18.KJT and Jess Ennis-Hill. STUDIO: We were treated to a

:43:19. > :43:22.phenomenal 10,000 metre race this morning. Unprecedented there would

:43:23. > :43:29.be a medal race at a morning session at an Olympics and it was the first

:43:30. > :43:40.time it happened. These are the last two laps. Brendan Foster.

:43:41. > :43:49.Coming down the finishing straight, Almaz Ayana. 22 seconds ahead. In

:43:50. > :44:01.that race they speeded up stop she has gone through in 26.58. She can

:44:02. > :44:06.run 2.30 and that would be the slowest laps she has run so far, but

:44:07. > :44:10.that will not happen, we are watching a world record in the

:44:11. > :44:17.making. And the athlete who made it possible with her fierce first 5000

:44:18. > :44:22.metres. The athlete behind trying to get into a bronze medal position.

:44:23. > :44:26.But this is a piece of distance running we have not seen before.

:44:27. > :44:32.This is phenomenal, brutal strength, a test of stamina, a test of

:44:33. > :44:37.endurance. And now it is a real test of mental power. Has this young lady

:44:38. > :44:46.got the power to keep going? She has to keep going. You cannot do all

:44:47. > :44:50.this work and let it fade away. One lap to go. She is mentally

:44:51. > :44:56.exhausted. Clearly she is sticking to the task and she will see the

:44:57. > :45:03.welcome sign, which will be, one lap to go. On her way to becoming the

:45:04. > :45:10.Olympic champion and world record-holder for the 10,000 metres.

:45:11. > :45:20.This young lady used to be a steeplechaser and decided it was not

:45:21. > :45:24.going well in that event. She and her husband sat down and came up

:45:25. > :45:29.with a plan to change her event and how she trained, to change the way

:45:30. > :45:34.she raced, and she has burst onto the scene in the last couple of

:45:35. > :45:47.years. But it did 2015, ripping the heart out of the big names,

:45:48. > :45:51.including Dibaba. She has come here to the Olympic Games and obliterated

:45:52. > :46:00.the fields. She has grasped the gold medal. Completely and utterly torn

:46:01. > :46:03.up the record books. This is incredible. Almaz Ayana will smash

:46:04. > :46:07.the world record. She will become the Olympic champion. One of the

:46:08. > :46:15.greatest pieces of distance running you have ever seen. A new world

:46:16. > :46:27.record. And the Olympic gold medal to Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia. STUDIO:

:46:28. > :46:33.The medal ceremony for the 10,000 metres is taking place. The ad firms

:46:34. > :46:38.are upon us and you will hear the anthem of Ethiopia ready gout for

:46:39. > :46:41.that incredible world record from Almaz Ayana. 29.17, smashing the

:46:42. > :47:15.record that has stood for 23 years. A great performance from her. Moving

:47:16. > :47:19.on the all-time list, which has been be written in the 10,000 metres. I

:47:20. > :47:25.am sure Sebastian Coe will have enjoyed watching it. The top 13

:47:26. > :47:33.women ran national records or personal bests in that race.

:47:34. > :47:44.Incredible. The gold medal. It goes to Almaz Ayana.

:47:45. > :47:50.She set out, I am sure, with high hopes of winning the race. Hopes of

:47:51. > :47:58.climbing the rostrum to take the gold medal. But did she really think

:47:59. > :48:07.she was going to run as fast as that? Maybe she did. She was helped

:48:08. > :48:13.by the Kenyan who led out the first ten laps or so and then she said

:48:14. > :48:17.thank you very much, I will go quicker now. Incredible performance

:48:18. > :48:26.from Almaz Ayana. And she has the 5000 metres to come. Who would bet

:48:27. > :48:27.against her in that one? For now, she is the world record holder and

:48:28. > :48:43.Olympic champion. Britain's best fencer. That one...

:48:44. > :49:10.That's the Russians through. MUSIC:

:49:11. > :49:50.Ethiopian National Anthem. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

:49:51. > :49:55.One of the greatest performances you are ever likely to see. Maybe the

:49:56. > :50:02.best we have ever seen. Certainly in distance running. The arguments will

:50:03. > :50:08.rage tonight. But that was an unbelievable 10,000m. All three of

:50:09. > :50:18.them ran so well. But Ayana takes the Gold Medal in a new world

:50:19. > :50:25.record. And Brianne Theisen-Eaton carrying a

:50:26. > :50:27.foul at the first attempt of 1.83. Ashton Eton, offering advice between

:50:28. > :50:34.the jumps. This is her second attempt.

:50:35. > :50:40.. Oh, no. That's not even close... Well, she has one more try.

:50:41. > :50:43.It is three and you are out. The pursed lips tell a story. A skip and

:50:44. > :50:51.a hop. She changed direction. Awkward. That was not a good jump at

:50:52. > :50:54.all. Back to the drawing board. One more chance, the two Brits

:50:55. > :51:00.involved. They can get daylight here.

:51:01. > :51:06.Well, this is going to be a really big moment for Jess and KJT. It puts

:51:07. > :51:15.enormous pressure on Brianne Theisen-Eaton.

:51:16. > :51:20.And this is an event that she normally puts points on.

:51:21. > :51:26.Yes. But I sense that this occasion puts the pressure on her. There is

:51:27. > :51:32.pressure at home in Canada, also with her husband, the world

:51:33. > :51:37.recordholder, the decathlon, Olympic champion. The golden council. I

:51:38. > :51:43.think she carries that weight around her.

:51:44. > :51:50.It is interesting. When he was not there in Moscow, she flourished. But

:51:51. > :52:00.in Beijing, we saw her retreat. We saw the slightly pursed lips.

:52:01. > :52:06.She seems in awe of Jess. I think you have been right. She

:52:07. > :52:11.revers Jess. That is respect, which is healthy. But sometimes you have

:52:12. > :52:16.to focus on your performance and dismiss the questions that come back

:52:17. > :52:20.at you about the nearest rivals. She immerses herself in it. I think it

:52:21. > :52:29.hampers her performance. It is interesting as the dynamic

:52:30. > :52:34.between KJT, still clothed as she opted out at 1.83, it is respectful

:52:35. > :52:40.but not fear. She is not scared of Jess. Let's get back out there. See

:52:41. > :52:45.how it is going with Steve. To remind you each of the centimetre

:52:46. > :52:51.increments of the bar being raised are equivalent to 40 points.

:52:52. > :52:56.Jessica Ennis-Hill knows exactly what she must do.

:52:57. > :53:03.Here is Zsivoczky-Farkas. 1.83. The third attempt going clear.

:53:04. > :53:07.A good jump from her. So, I was saying 40 points each time

:53:08. > :53:13.that the bar is raised. That is significant come tomorrow night in

:53:14. > :53:17.the final event, the 800m. That is worth about three seconds. So each

:53:18. > :53:23.new height that is cleared is buying you time across the event. An

:53:24. > :53:28.accumulation of events. So, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, the third time of

:53:29. > :53:34.asking. 1.83. Oh, she's got it! What a brilliant pressure jump! And maybe

:53:35. > :53:38.she is made of the stuff of a champion after all.

:53:39. > :53:47.It's been silver so far. But that's the jump of a possible champion.

:53:48. > :53:53.That's an improvement on last year. That will have given her confidence.

:53:54. > :53:57.Wow! I was not expecting that. The two previous heights were not good.

:53:58. > :54:00.Jess will have taken it in. She knows that Brianne Theisen-Eaton is

:54:01. > :54:05.a threat. Brianne Theisen-Eaton is the world leader on points. Jessica

:54:06. > :54:15.Ennis-Hill is second from the scores accumulated in Germany.

:54:16. > :54:19.And what a clearance for Brianne Theisen-Eaton. A pressure jump. It

:54:20. > :54:23.could be a turning point for the competition? I think it was. The

:54:24. > :54:28.sigh of relief. Her coach and everyone watching. She is the world

:54:29. > :54:33.leader. She is a genuine contender for the Gold Medal. And there are

:54:34. > :54:38.such big points in the high jump. You cannot afford to mess it up.

:54:39. > :54:46.That is a significant height. Let's reflect more on the incredible

:54:47. > :54:48.10,000 metre race. Britain had three athletes running including

:54:49. > :54:51.42-year-old, Jo Pavey who found herself in the middle of something

:54:52. > :54:57.that she could never have planned. She had to run her own race. She

:54:58. > :55:03.did. She ran a season's best. It was incredible. So honoured to

:55:04. > :55:07.run-in a fifth Olympic Games. Such a special opportunity. I found it

:55:08. > :55:12.tough. I am getting very, very old! I would have liked to have run

:55:13. > :55:21.quicker. But I tried my best on the day. I feel honoured. Thank you to

:55:22. > :55:28.everyone that helped me. Gab, Emily, Jacob, my mum, dad, brothers.

:55:29. > :55:33.Everyone that supported me. I feel absolutely honour oured to be here

:55:34. > :55:36.in the Olympic Stadium. And with the teem as well.

:55:37. > :55:42.The family are enjoying watching you at home? Yes, hello! I am missing

:55:43. > :55:46.them. But I really enjoyed it out there. I found it tough. It is

:55:47. > :55:51.fairly humid. I would have liked to have been more competitive than I

:55:52. > :55:55.was. My training had gone well. But I gave it my best on the day. That

:55:56. > :56:01.is all you can do. I felt so honoured to be out there. So

:56:02. > :56:05.fortunate. I never thought as a school girl, going to the Olympics,

:56:06. > :56:10.that I would be here having done five of them. Very lucky.

:56:11. > :56:17.How confusing was it to keep track of it, keep track of where you were?

:56:18. > :56:22.It as confusing. You had to know the lap times. I was aware at what time

:56:23. > :56:29.it should be at five or two laps to go. So that is what you had to do.

:56:30. > :56:34.There were 37 starters. You did not know who was in the lap ahead or who

:56:35. > :56:38.was not. A race at that pace was unbelievable. But enjoyed it out

:56:39. > :56:42.there. It is the Olympic Games. It is special. I did what I could on

:56:43. > :56:47.the day. Congratulations on a tremendous, a

:56:48. > :56:51.historic performance. You never know, maybe we will see

:56:52. > :56:56.you in Tokyo? I'll keep trying. Thank you.

:56:57. > :57:01.We will reflect on that. But Jess is back out there. Steve Backley is

:57:02. > :57:07.there with her ready to go at 1.86, I believe.

:57:08. > :57:13.There is Tony Minichiello, Jess' coach. As she composing herself.

:57:14. > :57:19.She knows the significance of the height. She has not knocked it off

:57:20. > :57:24.since, can she retain the clean card? Oh, that was card. Well, let's

:57:25. > :57:30.have another look. Attacking it hard on the kerb. Good space. The

:57:31. > :57:35.slightest of nudges as it dislodges the bar. But take heart from the

:57:36. > :57:41.first attempt. The first failure of the second event, the high jump for

:57:42. > :57:46.Jessica Ennis-Hill. 1.86.

:57:47. > :57:53.Right, then, as we look across to other contenders. We have spoken

:57:54. > :57:55.about Brianne Theisen-Eaton, we have spoken about Katrina

:57:56. > :58:01.Johnson-Thompson, she is looking brilliant. Here is Zsivoczky-Farkas

:58:02. > :58:15.of Hungary. This would equal her lifetime best... Oh, no. Well, 1.86

:58:16. > :58:18.proving to be the height to challenge most if not all of the

:58:19. > :58:24.heptathletes. To say the best so far is by far

:58:25. > :58:32.Katrina Johnson-Thompson. One jump so far at 1.le 0. Absolutely skied

:58:33. > :58:40.it. Elected to pass at this height. The Hungarian carries that fail.

:58:41. > :58:46.So, then, Jessica Ennis-Hill. Tony has some replay there just to give

:58:47. > :58:54.him technical pointers and pass on the info. It is here that we see a

:58:55. > :59:01.very proficient high jumper, Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium. Yes, a

:59:02. > :59:06.very proficient clearance for Thiam. 1.86. The first athlete that we have

:59:07. > :59:12.seen go clear so far. Perfect for her.

:59:13. > :59:17.Thiam is a youngster we are expecting lots of. Not improved in

:59:18. > :59:24.the last couple of years since bursting on to the scene but maybe

:59:25. > :59:30.this is her time? This is Yorgelis Rodriguez of Cuba.

:59:31. > :59:43.A lifetime best of 1.87 from earlier in the year.

:59:44. > :59:48.No. Too much for Yorgelis Rodriguez, then. The Pan Am champion from 2015.

:59:49. > :59:50.21 years of age. Certainly one to look to in the

:59:51. > :00:10.future. But nowhere near on that. There is Brianne Theisen-Eaton at

:00:11. > :00:15.the back of the shot. Rodriguez, the first failure of the

:00:16. > :00:21.job. And Katrina, looking confident. And good reason to as well. She has

:00:22. > :00:27.done 1.95 at the Anniversary Games. This is her best event. We are

:00:28. > :00:34.expecting it. If to contend here, she is expected to jump big.

:00:35. > :00:41.Jess is expecting her to do about 1.90.

:00:42. > :00:45.Still Jessica Ennis-Hill the favourite to defend her title. Who

:00:46. > :00:51.can stop her is Brianne Theisen-Eaton. 1.86, the first

:00:52. > :00:58.attempt. Oh, yes! Brianne Theisen-Eaton! After what was an

:00:59. > :01:03.awkward time at 1.83 at the previous height has gone clear at the first

:01:04. > :01:07.attempt of 1.86. Forget the normal rules for high jump. It does not

:01:08. > :01:16.matter in the fouls it is about the points. You add another 40 points on

:01:17. > :01:20.top of each height cleared as a bar a raced above three centimetres,

:01:21. > :01:23.that was comfortable, there could be more.

:01:24. > :01:32.And the first bit of emotion. As we were saying a few minutes ago.

:01:33. > :01:37.As we say now Akela Jones. Normally a good high jumper but seems to be

:01:38. > :01:40.struggling. With the two British girls watching Brianne

:01:41. > :01:46.Theisen-Eaton, the whole thing about reacting... And now all of a sudden

:01:47. > :01:51.she is back with a bang, over 1.86. So all of the emotions that the

:01:52. > :01:55.heptathletes and the decathletes have to deal with. They have to keep

:01:56. > :02:02.it repressed. And retaining the energy. It is

:02:03. > :02:07.about holding it for two days. An interesting journey and KJT. The

:02:08. > :02:17.first attempt at 1.le 6. It is a good one! Maybe not quite as good as

:02:18. > :02:23.the height.1.80 she absolutely Skyped. But, she did not touch the

:02:24. > :02:28.bar at 1.86. She know it is was not quite right. But the pressure, of

:02:29. > :02:34.course, the energy but the journey in for athletes has not been ideal.

:02:35. > :02:41.Very different to four years ago of course when Kat was the undera study

:02:42. > :02:47.to Jess Ennis as we see now Williams trying to rouse the relatively small

:02:48. > :02:50.crowd here in the Olympic Stadium. She has to go clear to stay in the

:02:51. > :02:56.competition. A stutter... I think that Williams

:02:57. > :03:08.and her second event is all over. Jess Ennis-Hill, of course 2012 was

:03:09. > :03:14.all about her and Kat was the understudy, but it's been... An

:03:15. > :03:21.interesting four years for Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her first child was born

:03:22. > :03:26.two years ago. She defended her world title, she regained her title,

:03:27. > :03:32.I should say, last year. And here she is, 1.86, carrying a foul. Oh,

:03:33. > :03:42.that's much better, yes! Jess Ennis-Hill. Going clear, 1.86. And

:03:43. > :03:51.that's the height she cleared on her way to gold in 2012. Second time of

:03:52. > :03:59.asking. Let's have a look at what Tony Minichiello thought of that.

:04:00. > :04:05.This is during the jump. There you go, it's all going on inside, I'm

:04:06. > :04:10.sure. He doesn't give it away, does he? Oh, he doesn't like it. Jess

:04:11. > :04:15.Ennis-Hill, that's a much more impressive clearance. Half of the

:04:16. > :04:24.cheeks from her, going very well indeed. -- puff. STUDIO: Not that

:04:25. > :04:31.Toni Minichiello thought so! Very studied response. Such a contrast,

:04:32. > :04:35.she was thrilled to make the second parents, 1.86, but KJT cleared it

:04:36. > :04:44.and there was a dip of her shoulders and a slight disappointments because

:04:45. > :04:50.it wasn't done in the same sense of ease. Yes, her run-up was different

:04:51. > :04:56.over the final five strides. You are looking for rhythm, high jump is all

:04:57. > :04:59.about rhythm and its wards and -- it's important you make sure it is

:05:00. > :05:04.consistent. It looks the same at the back but the last five strides, she

:05:05. > :05:08.rushed it, she was leaning into the bar and she knows she was lucky to

:05:09. > :05:12.get away with it. Because she's talented, she can do it but she will

:05:13. > :05:17.know that she needs to make necessary adjustments for the next

:05:18. > :05:24.fight. Because fees and eaten -- because fees and eaten it it, and

:05:25. > :05:29.her body language, she looked like she was at the races and this is a

:05:30. > :05:33.fight -- Theisen Eaton. Yellow yes, you tend to see that, almost trading

:05:34. > :05:39.blows, they have to be effective and Theisen Eaton, as you said,

:05:40. > :05:46.elevation of confidence. This is what she needed. Let's go back to

:05:47. > :05:50.Steve Backley. Oh, no, sorry, we will go down in a second. Don't

:05:51. > :05:55.worry, it isn't one of the Brits who was down there. Colin looked at me

:05:56. > :05:59.with great disdain. I was worried! It is hotting up as a competition

:06:00. > :06:04.but we are looking at those three because they are the three we expect

:06:05. > :06:07.to produce the big points as the competition goes on. Are you seeing

:06:08. > :06:11.anything in the early stages that is giving you an insight as to where

:06:12. > :06:21.it's going? This is merely a mental battle. KJT is the better high

:06:22. > :06:27.jumper, but that jump from Jess, where she needed to go over 1.86, it

:06:28. > :06:31.was the clincher for her. You could see that she made the adjustments.

:06:32. > :06:35.That attempt at 83 wasn't as good but that one is where she relied on

:06:36. > :06:38.the feedback from her coach. We saw her looking at some analysis, the

:06:39. > :06:46.coach looking at making the adjustment. You don't see anybody

:06:47. > :06:52.else taking that information on and utilising it. And seeing it

:06:53. > :06:56.executed. In a perfect way. You are spot on, we are seeing what Jess is

:06:57. > :07:03.really made of, she came out and gave a real champion's performance.

:07:04. > :07:06.Absolutely. 1.83 was a struggle, but 1.86 committee mail it, making clear

:07:07. > :07:10.that she's in the competition to hang onto her title and they will

:07:11. > :07:17.have to work hard -- the 1.86, she nailed it. Now we are going to look

:07:18. > :07:23.at the 100-metre action, the heats, difficult to navigate. Michael

:07:24. > :07:34.Rimmer and David Rhodesia, the Olympic champion involved. The first

:07:35. > :07:45.three to go through. David Rudiger. I think he is vulnerable, he has

:07:46. > :07:50.lost that sense of invulnerability. In 2003 he was losing too many races

:07:51. > :07:59.for his liking and people are not afraid to challenge him. Michael

:08:00. > :08:06.Rimmer is tucked in a nice spot. Murphy nearly going into the back of

:08:07. > :08:13.him. Johnson with the headband nearly taking a stumble. That was

:08:14. > :08:16.good news for Michael but that was a bit delicate, it was too close for

:08:17. > :08:21.comfort. Finding himself in a position where he likes to be, not

:08:22. > :08:27.as good as 2012 but is he going to be good enough? 52.3 but he is

:08:28. > :08:32.controlling the race. David Rudisha is happy out front, he can vary his

:08:33. > :08:36.tactics. They doesn't tend to win unless he's going from the front.

:08:37. > :08:39.Doing it the way he wants to, accelerating from the front, opening

:08:40. > :08:46.up a few yards, getting big cheers from the crowd. They are looking at

:08:47. > :08:50.the world record-holder in the 800 metres. He looks fantastic and

:08:51. > :08:55.powerful. He has a bit more in his armoury than he did earlier in the

:08:56. > :09:00.season. Men are finding some room on the inside, Murphy letting him

:09:01. > :09:05.through. Chasing David Rudisha but a lot of athletes with a chance of

:09:06. > :09:09.qualifying. David Rudisha looks at the screen and he stretches away.

:09:10. > :09:14.Clayton Murphy of the UFA is going to struggle. Van Rensburg taking

:09:15. > :09:23.second place. Michael Rimmer hanging on for third place. -- the USA. The

:09:24. > :09:28.big American talent, Clayton Murphy, knows that it wasn't a good

:09:29. > :09:35.performance from him, but excellent by Rudisha, controlling things.

:09:36. > :09:38.STUDIO: Let's get back to the heptathlon high jump competition

:09:39. > :09:43.which is really hotting up. COMMENTATOR: It is, 1.89 is the

:09:44. > :09:52.height. Jess Ennis-Hill, the first to attempt it. No one has yet clear

:09:53. > :09:56.this new height. Oh, well, she knocked the previous fight off on

:09:57. > :10:02.her first attempt, giving her the chance to go clear on the second

:10:03. > :10:09.attempt. Interesting to see Tony's reaction, or lack of reaction to the

:10:10. > :10:14.previous jump, he didn't look happy. But 1.89 would be an improvement on

:10:15. > :10:18.what she did last year on her way to gold in the World Championships and

:10:19. > :10:22.an improvement on what she did in London 2012, so she's in good shape.

:10:23. > :10:31.The defence is on offer Olympic title. -- of her. It has been a

:10:32. > :10:36.really interesting project years, for Jess Ennis-Hill. She said

:10:37. > :10:41.earlier that her son was born two years ago, and then she went and won

:10:42. > :10:46.the world title last year. She wasn't sure if she was going to go.

:10:47. > :10:49.She did and won it comfortably, looking like her old self. As she

:10:50. > :11:09.does here in Rio. This is Zsivoczky-Farkas. 1.89 is

:11:10. > :11:21.looking like too much for her. The first attempt, remember. The bar is

:11:22. > :11:27.well over her own body height. Getting seriously high now, 1.8

:11:28. > :11:32.nine. The points are what matter. 40, every time the bar is raised.

:11:33. > :11:38.Jess is one of the shortest and one of the list for that matter. 30

:11:39. > :11:46.years of age now. Her team-mate, Katarina, 23 years of age. And so is

:11:47. > :11:52.this athlete, Nafissatou Thiam, around six feet tall. But a very

:11:53. > :12:02.competent high jumper and she is proving time after time here. Thiam

:12:03. > :12:08.is the only athlete so far, apart from Johnson-Thompson, clear at

:12:09. > :12:12.every height she is attempted. No fouls. She looks like she's going to

:12:13. > :12:16.knock it off and then she does something quite unique, getting her

:12:17. > :12:26.legs successfully over. They get clearance for her. There's KJT.

:12:27. > :12:33.Still a contender, still very much an unknown quantity when it comes to

:12:34. > :12:40.her score. See how prowling in the background, she has the bit between

:12:41. > :12:47.her teeth. Rodrigues, the Cuban. No. -- Rodriguez. Nowhere near. She went

:12:48. > :12:52.over on the third time of asking and the previous fight in the end. A

:12:53. > :12:57.little stutter, you can see that when the bar gets higher, you've got

:12:58. > :13:01.to trust your run-up. The temptation is just to make those adjustments

:13:02. > :13:12.and changes in your rhythm, which throws you off. She is marking her

:13:13. > :13:17.runway run-up. Now it is Theisen Eaton, about as far as she can on

:13:18. > :13:25.the other side of the runway. Her husband, Ashton, training partner

:13:26. > :13:31.and life partner. So, Theisen Eaton. 1.8 nine. First attempt. Ooh know,

:13:32. > :13:37.too much. This would be a significant clearance -- no.

:13:38. > :13:42.Somewhat of a body blow if Theisen Eaton were to go clear. Steve, I

:13:43. > :13:45.think she's the kind of athlete who thrives on confidence and she almost

:13:46. > :13:55.need something to give Jess something to think about. I've been

:13:56. > :13:59.watching her and she looked flat. When she was on 1.83, you wouldn't

:14:00. > :14:13.have bettered much money on her getting over that, but now she is

:14:14. > :14:17.more animated -- betted. Jones is very good at high jump. Theisen

:14:18. > :14:20.Eaton is definitely more animated and more into it, which isn't

:14:21. > :14:25.necessarily good news for the British athletes. Jones getting up

:14:26. > :14:32.there little bit early. KJT is next. Over to her. Every height for her is

:14:33. > :14:38.a must clear. This is where she can catch up and get some daylight even

:14:39. > :14:45.on the field. She's incredibly capable in this event. She is

:14:46. > :14:50.world-class, really, 1.97, her lifetime best, she did that in

:14:51. > :14:55.doors. 1.95, this summer. She's not only good, she is form as well.

:14:56. > :15:04.Based on what she's done she looks in superb shape. 1.89, yes!

:15:05. > :15:11.Flawless. The young Brit, the young pretender as she was four years ago.

:15:12. > :15:20.Doing her apprenticeship under the shadow and the might of Jess

:15:21. > :15:26.Ennis-Hill. Could this be her time? She comes good at 1.89 with some to

:15:27. > :15:29.spare, it has to be said. She looks like she could do something special

:15:30. > :15:33.in the second event of the heptathlon. Jess Ennis-Hill is still

:15:34. > :15:40.involved. This would be an enormous carers for her, 1.89, second

:15:41. > :15:48.attempt. Oh, she's got it! Jess Ennis-Hill goes clear at a height

:15:49. > :15:59.that is the best she's jumped in recent years. The best certainly as

:16:00. > :16:04.a mother. She talked about PPBS, post-pregnancy personal bests, and

:16:05. > :16:09.that's one of them. It is almost helping Jess, KJT has gone clear and

:16:10. > :16:13.she knows that it is her best event. But she is able to react from it,

:16:14. > :16:19.this is what Jess does best. Obviously elated to have gone clear,

:16:20. > :16:25.but it is what it does do everybody else, what it does to Theisen Eaton

:16:26. > :16:30.and Johnson-Thompson. It does not include Minichiello! Look at that,

:16:31. > :16:38.stony faced. He's putting it on. The poker man! Backs so impressive. The

:16:39. > :16:43.psychological Games have begun. -- that is so impressive. Oh, a little

:16:44. > :16:52.smile! 1.89, absolutely brilliant stuff. As we were saying, the 40

:16:53. > :16:55.points each time the bar is raised, three seconds that is approximately

:16:56. > :17:01.in the 800, should it come down to that. But that is the height she

:17:02. > :17:06.jumped in London four years ago. I think that the psychology is really

:17:07. > :17:11.important as well. We are now down to the best jumpers, Theisen Eaton

:17:12. > :17:18.is involved, Jess is still involved, brilliantly. A little smile. KJT is

:17:19. > :17:23.there. Only four, five jumping now, it is one after the other, cut and

:17:24. > :17:33.thrust. Who is going to blink first here? Not going to be Tony, is it?

:17:34. > :17:38.It's interesting, the first two events, interesting to get Denise's

:17:39. > :17:42.thoughts. The first events are so precarious, the hurdles and the high

:17:43. > :17:47.jump. Jess, to have dominated in the hurdles, a really solid run and a

:17:48. > :17:54.big season's best in the high jump in the first two events, a massive

:17:55. > :17:59.statement for the reigning champion. But it's the early stages in this

:18:00. > :18:09.heptathlon. Theisen Eaton is very much a contender. She has sown some

:18:10. > :18:15.real character -- some shown. Also going clear on her third time of

:18:16. > :18:26.asking, 1.8 three. She is carrying a foul at this height. Second attempt.

:18:27. > :18:27.No. Theisen Eaton failed at the second attempt. She'll have one more

:18:28. > :18:53.try. STUDIO: What a fascinating high jump

:18:54. > :18:57.competition this is turning out to be. Sitting next to Denise Lewis who

:18:58. > :19:03.has been observing the changes that Jess has been making, going to her

:19:04. > :19:06.coach, twice being held what she did wrong and then completing a

:19:07. > :19:10.successful job at that height, 1.8 nine. You said that this is what she

:19:11. > :19:13.had been told to do, so explain it to us.

:19:14. > :19:21.Between code and athlete that relationship is so vital, the

:19:22. > :19:27.information has to be precise and Jess is that I have athlete that

:19:28. > :19:33.absorbs the information and can picture and visualise it and execute

:19:34. > :19:36.it. That is why you see the no reaction from Tony because he knows

:19:37. > :19:42.her as knows she is able to make those adjustments and do what she's

:19:43. > :19:49.been told to do. It is incredible. We have the clearance at 1.89 and

:19:50. > :19:54.see exactly how she has tweaked things? It is important she held the

:19:55. > :19:59.curve which sets you into the final strides where you must stay away

:20:00. > :20:05.from the bar to obtain the height to get over the bar. You can see her

:20:06. > :20:11.reaction, she knows how vital the clearance was if she means to peak

:20:12. > :20:15.that gap between potentially what Katarina Johnson-Thompson might go

:20:16. > :20:18.on to do in the optician. Just brilliant, staying away from the bar

:20:19. > :20:26.and not leaning in, giving herself room to clear the bar is essential.

:20:27. > :20:32.You forget, this woman is five what she does in the high jump is really

:20:33. > :20:41.incredible versus someone like cat who is nearly 6-foot. Cat's 1.89 is

:20:42. > :20:47.much more like a 1.83. Sorry, 1.8 zero. She sat out 1.8 three. OK, you

:20:48. > :20:52.know what I mean. I am with you. I am so with you. She got her

:20:53. > :20:57.technique back, the consistency and rhythm of the run-up is crucial, and

:20:58. > :21:00.as you said, she made an error but here we see she's made the

:21:01. > :21:04.adjustment. Beautiful approach, which is what she can do when the

:21:05. > :21:10.run-up is spot on there is daylight between her and the bar. Fantastic

:21:11. > :21:14.jumping. She studied at 1.80 and cleared it with ease. Colin Jackson

:21:15. > :21:20.said over two metres and had a little wobble at 1.86 but looking

:21:21. > :21:30.good at 1.89. Let's get back to Steve. Thank you. It is getting tens

:21:31. > :21:36.and Breanne tasing eaten -- Theisen Eaton carrying two files at the side

:21:37. > :21:41.of 1.89. It would equal a lifetime best if she goes clear. There is

:21:42. > :21:51.Ashton Eaton. Helps with the coaching. Brianne Theisen-Eaton

:21:52. > :21:56.settles herself, she has shown some competitive ability already in that

:21:57. > :22:03.third time clearance, you can see, 1.8 three. She needs that again.

:22:04. > :22:09.Third attempt at 1.89. It was a good attempt but it is a foul, that is

:22:10. > :22:16.the end of her point. This is the moment when Jess and Katarina can

:22:17. > :22:22.think about making some daylight because Brianne Theisen-Eaton has no

:22:23. > :22:26.more attempts in this high jump. The way it is at the moment Jess has

:22:27. > :22:34.already got almost 100 point lead on Theisen Eaton, if she didn't go any

:22:35. > :22:38.higher KJT will definitely go higher, I think Jess wants to go

:22:39. > :22:42.higher, of course she does, but she will take where she is at after two

:22:43. > :22:46.events after what happened to Theisen Eaton in this high jump,

:22:47. > :22:50.that is a pretty good place to be. All to come, I'm sure. I'm sure

:22:51. > :22:58.there is more to come. The defence is very much on and she did say

:22:59. > :23:05.prior to starting here, as we've seen, Jones went clear that 1.8

:23:06. > :23:09.nine. There is athletes, Akela Jones, she ran 13 flat in the

:23:10. > :23:17.hurdles in the first event, maybe she is one to look out for. Well, as

:23:18. > :23:20.Jess Ennis-Hill gets ready, I was saying, she said before the

:23:21. > :23:24.competition if she wins and is successful in her defence it will

:23:25. > :23:28.almost certainly be one of her greatest achievements. I don't think

:23:29. > :23:34.anyone would argue with that. It is on schedule. Very much on course.

:23:35. > :23:38.What she would have expected she might have liked a bit quicker over

:23:39. > :23:43.the hurdles, did not run quite as fast as in the anniversary games,

:23:44. > :23:49.but this is good. Should she go clear at this height, it would be

:23:50. > :24:00.very significant indeed. A little problem with the bar, they

:24:01. > :24:06.are making some adjustments before Jess is ready, some good support

:24:07. > :24:17.from the British who made the long journey to Brazil to support Jessica

:24:18. > :24:24.Ennis Hill, first attempt. No. 1.92. Johnson will come thick and fast as

:24:25. > :24:29.we start to lose athletes. -- jumps. I don't think Tony is liking the

:24:30. > :24:34.little stick -- skip into the last two or three strides and when she

:24:35. > :24:40.jumps well, that is more smooth. A first-time failure at 1.9 two, two

:24:41. > :24:57.jumps remaining. There is Tony looking on. No fees 30 amp -- the

:24:58. > :25:05.amp. She goes clear. That is an impressive jump. -- Thiam. Good for

:25:06. > :25:10.KJT because she has someone to compete against. He said there isn't

:25:11. > :25:13.many left, only four left in this and when failures come you don't

:25:14. > :25:17.have much time to adjust, as Jess has done it at previous heights but

:25:18. > :25:25.hasn't got as much time to go and speak to Tony Law which she is doing

:25:26. > :25:29.right now. Jess is out there as KJT is prowling, waiting for her chance.

:25:30. > :25:36.Akela Jones will go before her. There is Mike Holmes, passes as well

:25:37. > :25:39.-- passive as well. We will see if the British athletes will get some

:25:40. > :25:46.respite. She took three attempts to get over 1.89. She has gone higher

:25:47. > :25:52.than this. 1.98 in doors earlier this year as her lifetime best in

:25:53. > :25:57.the high jump, maybe one or even two more heights for Jones and might put

:25:58. > :26:07.yourself in contention should she go clear at this height. Jones, first

:26:08. > :26:17.attempt, 1.9 two. No. Getting world-class now. These heights, they

:26:18. > :26:22.can do some damage on the Diamond League, if you start playing 1.92

:26:23. > :26:25.first attempt, this is a world-class high jumping and a first-time

:26:26. > :26:30.failure for Jones. A nice turn to the blip -- Britcom Katarina

:26:31. > :26:46.Johnson-Thompson, who has looked impressive indeed. Johnson-Thompson,

:26:47. > :26:52.1.9 two. Yes! She looked really comfortable on the early heights and

:26:53. > :27:02.that is why she is in amazing shape in this event of a high jump. With

:27:03. > :27:12.room to spare. 1.92. A perfect sheet so far. Good range, good rhythm,

:27:13. > :27:18.good posture and balance. Is that the sort of impetus both Jess and

:27:19. > :27:26.Katarina are prolific competitors, can Jess respond? You feel that this

:27:27. > :27:33.is a height that will be a little on the long side for Jess. Second time

:27:34. > :27:45.failure there for Jessica Ennis Hill. If KJT is 1.95 it would put

:27:46. > :27:50.her 20 points behind Jess going into the next event. She has to go 1.98

:27:51. > :27:53.to pass her. I know this is about the high jump just now but it is

:27:54. > :27:59.about the overall competition as well. Jess has had such a good high

:28:00. > :28:06.jump so far, I'm sure the arena will know this is a great opportunity for

:28:07. > :28:07.her. A real cat and mouse competition in these early stages of

:28:08. > :28:22.the heptathlon. Jones looking to go clear at two.

:28:23. > :28:26.Stuttered and took a long way from the bar. Gives herself the space

:28:27. > :28:33.Denise Lewis was talking about. She takes off miles away and almost came

:28:34. > :28:36.down on it. It was a good attempt. One more attempt at this height.

:28:37. > :28:48.Jones looks capable. So, then, Jess Ennis-Hill. This is

:28:49. > :28:54.the moment she has trained for, practice for, dream about and

:28:55. > :28:57.thought about. With Tony, court looking on as he does every day in

:28:58. > :29:09.training with a difference because the prize on offer is enormous.

:29:10. > :29:17.1.92. Last attempt. No. Well, good high jump. 1.89. She has done it in

:29:18. > :29:22.previous years. Jessica Ennis Hill, the defence of her title continues,

:29:23. > :29:31.two events gone and two very solid performances. The smile on the face,

:29:32. > :29:39.I think she knew that was almost too much for her. They get a bit of a

:29:40. > :29:43.rest now. They have probably stayed at the stadium, Jess will stay and

:29:44. > :29:53.take some food and have a rest and maybe a little sleep and then the

:29:54. > :30:01.shot but is this evening. Shot put. Hopefully they get better food than

:30:02. > :30:04.we had. You had food? Third attempt, 1.92, she looked good in the second

:30:05. > :30:11.attempt. Came down on the bar somewhat. Talking herself into it,

:30:12. > :30:15.you must believe, and that is all about the internal dialogue,

:30:16. > :30:21.convincing yourself you can talk yourself into going over these

:30:22. > :30:30.heights. Jones, 1.9 two. No. Put yourself out of it I think. -- puts

:30:31. > :30:38.herself. Just Katarina Johnson-Thompson the young Brit and

:30:39. > :30:46.nappy Thiam the young Belgian. Two years younger, nappy Thiam, 21 years

:30:47. > :30:51.old. Jessica Ennis Hill packed up her stuff, her work is done. This is

:30:52. > :30:56.time for cats to go to work. If ever there was a time to produce your

:30:57. > :31:02.best in this event, it is now. This is potentially life changing, the

:31:03. > :31:05.biggest couple of days of her life. Ended in tears last year with the

:31:06. > :31:13.long jump, the first event of day two. She can make amends in one fell

:31:14. > :31:18.swoop in the next day and a half. This is an event if she will do it,

:31:19. > :31:24.as you said, Steve, 1.9 it is possible, she has jumped 1.9 seven.

:31:25. > :31:31.She has jumped 1.95 in the anniversary games. Just a couple of

:31:32. > :31:36.weeks ago. I think that one attempt was 1.86 but the last two she has

:31:37. > :31:43.been back on it, the rhythm is there, looks like there is more to

:31:44. > :31:48.come. If she clears this first-time, 1.95, I would not bet against her

:31:49. > :32:03.going higher. Absolutely, as Jess leaves the stadium, it is all eyes

:32:04. > :32:09.to the amp -- TM. That looks flat, got nothing back from the ground.

:32:10. > :32:14.Katarina is champing at the bit, already on the runway. Bouncing

:32:15. > :32:18.around, she wants to get going at this. Remember, one year ago, her

:32:19. > :32:22.run-up was in tatters in the high jump and she salvaged to stop she is

:32:23. > :32:27.in very different shape this time, her run-up has been spot on each

:32:28. > :32:34.time, almost identical each jump from her first height of 180 -- 1.80

:32:35. > :32:42.two the competition, she hasn't bowed yet. 1.86, 1.89 and 1.92 all

:32:43. > :32:49.clear on the first attempt and is now eyeing up 1.95 to match her

:32:50. > :32:56.season best. Yes! Johnson-Thompson has produced something very special

:32:57. > :33:02.here in the Olympic Stadium. Matching her season best.

:33:03. > :33:09.I'm sure that Jess would have looked over her shoulder as she exited the

:33:10. > :33:16.stadium. And there's more to come. Let's have a look at the daylight.

:33:17. > :33:22.There is some. We talked about 1.98, Steve. Wouldn't that be something? I

:33:23. > :33:28.was watching, Jess Ennis-Hill had just disappeared down the tunnel,

:33:29. > :33:34.she maybe didn't want to watch. She would have heard about this. She

:33:35. > :33:39.looks so good at the moment. She did look a little bit ragged but she has

:33:40. > :33:44.every opportunity here off going 1.98, which is what we think that

:33:45. > :33:50.the bar is going to go to. Thiam's second attempt at 1.9 five. That was

:33:51. > :33:55.close, wasn't it? The run-up has adjusted, which is the difference

:33:56. > :34:12.between Thiam and Johnson-Thompson, mailing the run-up. -- nailing.

:34:13. > :34:17.Thiam with one attempt left, Steve. A question to Denise, if she's

:34:18. > :34:23.listening. On the computer it says 1.95, what happens after that? Is it

:34:24. > :34:31.three centimetres? If you are the only person jumping, can you decide

:34:32. > :34:33.the height it up to? That is coming from the 1500 metre runner not

:34:34. > :34:39.knowing enough about the women's high jump! You are putting me on the

:34:40. > :34:42.spot! I think it continues to go in three centimetres, that's what I

:34:43. > :34:47.think. I don't recall seeing any of the heptathlete is being able to put

:34:48. > :34:51.it up those incremental heights that maybe you've seen in the high jump

:34:52. > :35:00.competitions. Interesting to see what happens. Well, isn't it going

:35:01. > :35:03.to be interesting indeed. Oh, yeah. We talked about the next height

:35:04. > :35:09.taking Johnson-Thompson into the lead, despite the fact that

:35:10. > :35:25.Ennis-Hill has performed very well in these first two events. We go

:35:26. > :35:38.back to Nafi Thiam. Her last chance to stay in the competition. Oh,

:35:39. > :35:41.massive! Nafi Thiam! Wow. 1.9 five. The first to congratulate her, looks

:35:42. > :35:45.like it is Katarina. Between the two of them, it could help each of them

:35:46. > :35:51.because there is that instinctive reaction to each other. They are

:35:52. > :36:01.both champions in the individual events.

:36:02. > :36:13.The bar is going to be rate, 1.9 eight. So, Denise Lewis, your

:36:14. > :36:17.thoughts? -- going to be raised. What an incredible high jump

:36:18. > :36:21.competition, looking at Thiam's best, she has jumped 1.97 in the

:36:22. > :36:25.heptathlon, so this is not a surprise. A talented young girl

:36:26. > :36:30.we've witnessed growing up and I hope that she can maintain this kind

:36:31. > :36:39.of performance, which we hoped she would. She is a useful high jumper,

:36:40. > :36:45.it is great for Kats to bounce off her in this competition. Steve

:36:46. > :36:55.Backley highlighted the new need in the competition, it is great and it

:36:56. > :37:00.is going to push Kat go further. So, then, Katarina Johnson-Thompson is

:37:01. > :37:06.just taking the slightest of rests between this and her next jump.

:37:07. > :37:14.1.98, the next height, a height she has never cleared before. Mike

:37:15. > :37:24.Holmes, her coat. -- coach. The last three were quicker, the attack,

:37:25. > :37:32.that's what I heard, anyway. 1.97 is her best, she did that in doors. On

:37:33. > :37:37.her way to challenging for the title in the Olympic heptathlon, could be

:37:38. > :37:41.one of the best British high jobs we've ever seen or the best we've

:37:42. > :37:52.seen, for Johnson-Thompson. First up, Nafi Thiam. From Belgium. She's

:37:53. > :37:59.also a lifetime best of 1.97, the 21-year-old. European

:38:00. > :38:07.bronze-medallist. Oh, she's got it! Nafi Thiam has gone clear of 1.9

:38:08. > :38:12.eight. A new lifetime best. It stayed, despite the slightest of

:38:13. > :38:24.rattles. The Belgians are delighted with that. Nafi Thiam, what a time.

:38:25. > :38:37.The Jews in her lifetime best, absolutely superb. -- what a time to

:38:38. > :38:41.produce her national best. Olympic champion. Thiam, brilliant high jump

:38:42. > :38:47.technique. Almost think she can't get over and then she manages to

:38:48. > :38:53.wrap herself around the bar. First-time clearance for Thiam. As

:38:54. > :38:56.Denise Lewis was saying, Johnson-Thompson is gathering

:38:57. > :39:03.herself for the bar. For a new British record. No, she just leaned

:39:04. > :39:10.into it, for me. She didn't have the same with she had on the previous

:39:11. > :39:14.attempts. She will follow herself, Thiam is going to watch because she

:39:15. > :39:21.went clear. Denise Lewis? I think it's really difficult, just two

:39:22. > :39:25.athletes left in. Sometimes you get involved with the other person

:39:26. > :39:32.jumping. Thiam's clearance was magnificent and use for Kat's

:39:33. > :39:35.reaction, she must gather her thoughts and think about repeating

:39:36. > :39:43.the good habits, those that can take over this height, 1.9 eight. Come

:39:44. > :39:48.on, Kat, we know you can do it. The thumbs up from the coach, he

:39:49. > :39:53.believes she can do it as well. Denise Lewis, the Olympic champion,

:39:54. > :39:57.thinks she can do it. And I'll tell you what, she has looked capable

:39:58. > :40:05.through all attempts. She's got to talk yourself into it, visualise see

:40:06. > :40:09.it in her mind's five, that is what athletes practice and that's what

:40:10. > :40:14.she'll be doing now, seeing herself going through the emotions, feeling

:40:15. > :40:17.what it feels like to go clear at this height, despite the fact that

:40:18. > :40:22.she's never done it before. You can see her twitching away. The Brits

:40:23. > :40:33.are loving this. It's turning into the battle we expected. 1.07 is on

:40:34. > :40:39.the clock. When it gets to zero, Kat will have to start her run-up. Not

:40:40. > :40:54.finish it, start it. She is up and ready. Johnson-Thompson, 1.9 eight.

:40:55. > :41:02.Second attempt. The first blemish on what has been a flawless high jump

:41:03. > :41:07.competition so far at this height. Support from Thiam. Aggressive on

:41:08. > :41:14.the approach, it is better! Yes! Katarina Johnson-Thompson, a new

:41:15. > :41:18.British record. The fist pump from Mike Holmes, a smile from her

:41:19. > :41:31.competitor, Nafi Thiam. Johnson-Thompson can barely believe

:41:32. > :41:37.it. 1211 points, that's worth, and Johnson-Thompson, in the two events

:41:38. > :41:42.we've had so far, going ahead of her team-mate, Jess Ennis-Hill. What a

:41:43. > :41:49.competition this is going to turn into. She trusted herself that time,

:41:50. > :41:53.she had the range of movement, her strides were good. She just has to

:41:54. > :42:00.get it right once, she knew she was capable of that. Absolutely superb,

:42:01. > :42:07.a British record in a heptathlon. Fist pump from Mike Holmes. Doesn't

:42:08. > :42:14.that bode well for the next day and a half? Denise Lewis, your thoughts?

:42:15. > :42:19.I was out of my seat, no surprise, watching that high jump. Kat has

:42:20. > :42:26.wanted the opportunity to come to the competition this year. She

:42:27. > :42:31.didn't have the opportunity previously, she picked up an injury

:42:32. > :42:35.but mentally she is in the zone committee is ready and boy, what a

:42:36. > :42:44.clearance, is the perp. -- in the zone, she is ready. -- she is

:42:45. > :42:55.superb. The way that these are jumping, anything is possible.

:42:56. > :43:00.Thiam. 2.01 was mentioned, what a significant hype this would be in

:43:01. > :43:05.the heptathlon. No. She gets stuck on the floor with her bad jumps but

:43:06. > :43:13.she'll make amends, it is like she presses the abort button and doesn't

:43:14. > :43:17.take off. But Thiam, wow, what a competition this is turning into,

:43:18. > :43:20.and it gives Johnson-Thompson a bit of breathing space. We talked about

:43:21. > :43:26.the importance of the rivalry, but also some time to compose. We saw

:43:27. > :43:30.the clock earlier. It gives her a view extra moments to compose and

:43:31. > :43:37.relax, to do the visualisation we talked about that she was clearly

:43:38. > :43:42.doing prior to that wonderful clearance of 1.98 and now she has an

:43:43. > :43:50.opportunity to do something historic. No British female has ever

:43:51. > :43:53.jumped two metres. She is the new British record holder with 1.98. Can

:43:54. > :43:58.she take the British record beyond two metres and make a massive

:43:59. > :44:05.statement in heptathlon and get even more points onto the lead she has

:44:06. > :44:10.wrested away from Jess Ennis-Hill in this, the second event of seven?

:44:11. > :44:15.Good support from the crowd who have stayed behind to watch a strong

:44:16. > :44:20.British contingent. Small crowd, but making some noise. There is an

:44:21. > :44:25.atmosphere here in the Olympic Stadium. Katarina is a

:44:26. > :44:33.Katarina Johnson-Thompson, her first attempt at 2.01, she got a bit close

:44:34. > :44:38.but she made the adjustment. I just wonder, she must want this, she's

:44:39. > :44:46.got to need it. She's already done something historic. It's tough to

:44:47. > :44:54.keep that energy, that impetus, the spark that clearly got her over

:44:55. > :44:58.1.98. She has got to recapture that, muster the energy and enthusiasm she

:44:59. > :45:03.can gather in the moments between jumps. She'll take this advice from

:45:04. > :45:08.Mike Holmes in between jumps, as she's doing. It's important that

:45:09. > :45:14.word you've used about three times, energy. She is out here for longer

:45:15. > :45:19.as well now. She's got to have a go at this because this chance might

:45:20. > :45:27.never come again. But also she must conserve energy. Thiam, second

:45:28. > :45:33.attempt at 2.01. First-time failure, a world best, this would equal the

:45:34. > :45:39.outdoor high jump from 2016, but not even close. Thiam, you sense that

:45:40. > :45:47.the energy has dropped, maybe both athletes are happy with their work

:45:48. > :45:52.so far. That said, the athlete gathering something. She knows that

:45:53. > :45:56.she can make extra ground. Let's not forget she carries two events that

:45:57. > :46:00.aren't anywhere near as strong as this, the shot put and javelin. The

:46:01. > :46:06.shot put is next in this evening's session. She'll need all the

:46:07. > :46:12.daylight she can going into that event because she's definitely not

:46:13. > :46:16.the strongest. And the javelin, the penultimate event before the 800

:46:17. > :46:21.metres, what a battle that could be tomorrow evening. Jess Ennis-Hill,

:46:22. > :46:33.against Johnson-Thompson over the two collapse. -- laps.

:46:34. > :46:39.Johnson-Thompson, it occurred two to go clear of the previous height, the

:46:40. > :46:47.British record of 1.98 but now this is how attempt at 2.01, to add even

:46:48. > :46:53.more points to what have been -- has been an ecstatic competition so far.

:46:54. > :46:58.Runs hard, ooh it was good, slightly better than the previous attempt.

:46:59. > :47:02.She'll have another go. What do you read into that, Denise Lewis? You

:47:03. > :47:07.talk about the conservation of energy. You know, they've got a long

:47:08. > :47:10.time to go before the start of the second session but I think that the

:47:11. > :47:14.fatigue levels are kicking in because of the early morning start.

:47:15. > :47:22.It's been a long morning already for them. Sensibly, this is why Katarina

:47:23. > :47:25.came in and 1.80, which is why she knew she was feeling good about the

:47:26. > :47:32.event. She's trying to conserve as much energy as possible. But both of

:47:33. > :47:35.these girls, Thiam and Kat are in uncharted territory for heptathlete

:47:36. > :47:41.is, this is something really special that we are witnessing. I just

:47:42. > :47:43.sense, not wanting to put a dampener, but 2.01 might be just a

:47:44. > :47:53.bit too much on a day like this. Thoughts of Denise Lewis maybe it is

:47:54. > :48:05.the third and final attempt that you need for that little bit of impetus

:48:06. > :48:10.to get you over 2.0 one. No. Thiam looks like she ran out of energy.

:48:11. > :48:16.Katarina Johnson-Thompson, the only athlete left in, has one more chance

:48:17. > :48:25.to go cleared at this height. Does she believe? Does she believe she

:48:26. > :48:30.can get over this height of 2.01 metres? It is a landmark height, two

:48:31. > :48:33.metres is a big barrier in your mind as much as your body, she has looked

:48:34. > :48:40.capable and had significant clearances at lower heights but she

:48:41. > :48:47.has had lots of jobs so far. A good ten or so jobs across the

:48:48. > :48:53.competition. -- jumps. That takes its toll and in the back of her mind

:48:54. > :48:57.she wants fresh legs through the five events remaining. Shot put,

:48:58. > :49:04.200, long jump, travelling and 800 metres remaining. -- javelin. What a

:49:05. > :49:11.competition this is turning into. Katarina Johnson-Thompson gathered

:49:12. > :49:30.herself for her last attempt at two metres and one centimetre.

:49:31. > :49:40.It was too much, but brilliant jumping for Katarina

:49:41. > :49:43.Johnson-Thompson. 1.98, new British record, and more importantly in many

:49:44. > :49:52.ways, she goes into the lead after two events. She has taken a British

:49:53. > :49:56.record, equalled it indoors, Isabel Pooley's 1.97 from outdoors, Puli is

:49:57. > :50:02.out injured and we wish her the best in her recovery. But Katarina

:50:03. > :50:11.Johnson-Thompson has done something very special indeed. No she can go

:50:12. > :50:16.always, -- go away, have something to eat and get ready for the shot

:50:17. > :50:22.put. Big strides, high knees, wonderful athleticism and balance,

:50:23. > :50:34.but two metres and one is just too much today. That has had a profound

:50:35. > :50:40.affect on the standings because apart from Katarina Johnson moving

:50:41. > :50:45.up -- Katarina Johnson-Thompson moving up to the delight of her

:50:46. > :50:53.court, Thiam has gone ahead of Jessica Ennis-Hill as well. Look at

:50:54. > :51:01.that, the points, the two Brits sandwich Thiam. Pfizer Neeson still

:51:02. > :51:12.in fifth. This competition is turning into something but for now

:51:13. > :51:15.Johnson-Thompson is in the lead. But first morning in this stadium. A

:51:16. > :51:21.world record in the 10,000 metres, we thought this is alive and well,

:51:22. > :51:26.but that was phenomenal high jump and in terms of the heptathlon and

:51:27. > :51:30.as we go forward to the evening plus a 200 metres and beyond it could not

:51:31. > :51:34.be poised any better. It is fantastic. The girls are bringing

:51:35. > :51:40.their a game to this competition. This is what the Olympics are about,

:51:41. > :51:43.rising to the challenge. Fantastic 10,000 metres but I've not witnessed

:51:44. > :51:49.a high job like that, it is brilliant. But the morning into

:51:50. > :51:53.context, I did not mention the world record in the 10,000 metres, Paula

:51:54. > :52:00.was enjoying that as well, we were willing her to clear that 2.1 -- two

:52:01. > :52:05..01 foot of Les go back to Jess's 1.92 failure and she finished 1.89,

:52:06. > :52:09.take it away in terms of what didn't go right? Remember, 1.92 hasn't been

:52:10. > :52:16.into that sort of territory for a long while, she's had a baby break

:52:17. > :52:21.and been trying to get her body back to some semblance of what she was

:52:22. > :52:28.before and this is a great jump for her. She will take up 1.89 that she

:52:29. > :52:31.has cleared. Higher than she got on her way to gold in Beijing last

:52:32. > :52:35.year. Exactly, she knew this was a tall order and give it her best

:52:36. > :52:41.shot, technically she was sound but it was just not there for her today.

:52:42. > :52:47.Katarina Johnson-Thompson, this is her clearing 1.98, a new British

:52:48. > :52:55.record, and of course, that makes it a big week for her and an incredible

:52:56. > :53:02.amount of points. Yes, but in her mind she knew this was doable. Look

:53:03. > :53:08.at the clearance. Sensational! That alone from take-off to landing was

:53:09. > :53:12.probably 2.01, it was a staggering height. Fantastic result for her. It

:53:13. > :53:17.was, she looked like she cleared about 2.05, so is it the mindset? As

:53:18. > :53:21.well as fatigue, the mind games being played that suddenly the bar

:53:22. > :53:28.has a two in front of it? This is high jumping, how many high jumpers

:53:29. > :53:32.will jump over 2.01? It is staggering. I would wonder how many

:53:33. > :53:36.times she is but the high jump up to two metres in training and probably

:53:37. > :53:43.not. It is the visual barrier that athletes have. Thiam clearing 1.98

:53:44. > :53:47.which helped drive, it's important for cat she has someone that is

:53:48. > :53:55.pushing her and giving her the incentive, dangling the carrot. And

:53:56. > :54:01.third -- Thiam has been in these before. She is a very competent high

:54:02. > :54:05.jumper but what is great is that she has the head-to-head competition,

:54:06. > :54:10.which encouraged both of them to go beyond what we seen them do this

:54:11. > :54:14.year. It's setting us up in a wonderful way. I'm so excited. You

:54:15. > :54:18.aren't worried that the competition went on longer than she might have

:54:19. > :54:22.anticipated because there is a good chunk of time now, eight or nine

:54:23. > :54:27.hours, before she would back here? It's applicable you must treat the

:54:28. > :54:30.competition as a final, give everything maximum effort but they

:54:31. > :54:35.have time to recover and get the massage and more food and focus on

:54:36. > :54:39.the afternoon. There is plenty to look for to this evening in the

:54:40. > :54:45.men's 400 metres heats and the long jump qualification, Greg Rutherford

:54:46. > :54:49.in the stadium. But the 200 metres an epitaph on which will be

:54:50. > :54:54.exciting. Do join us, it is late but you want to be there. I'm sure

:54:55. > :54:59.everyone does. Thank you. Fantastic first morning and about half past

:55:00. > :55:05.midnight UK time for that second session it will be the short next

:55:06. > :55:08.for the -- shot put next for the attack late followed by the 200

:55:09. > :55:12.metres. Half past midnight for that, to shed means that Katarina

:55:13. > :55:18.Johnson-Thompson is 12 points ahead of Thiam of Belgium and 22 ahead of

:55:19. > :55:22.Jessica Ennis-Hill. Fantastic first morning. You probably saw Calum

:55:23. > :55:27.Skinner last night inspired to get on a bike after seeing so Chris

:55:28. > :55:34.Harai win gold in Athens, I wonder who will be inspired after watching

:55:35. > :55:35.those events this afternoon. Get inspired is BBC sport's campaign to

:55:36. > :55:49.get active. It is on the website and you can

:55:50. > :55:52.find inspirational stories from people like you,

:55:53. > :55:55.as well as hints, tips and 70 practical guides to help

:55:56. > :55:57.you give something a go. There is an activity finder to help

:55:58. > :56:00.you find something to try near you. You can ask questions

:56:01. > :56:02.through the social media accounts and maybe you can inspire someone

:56:03. > :56:05.else to give something a try. Get up, get inspired,

:56:06. > :56:17.and get active. Good news from the shooting, two

:56:18. > :56:21.bronze from Ed Ling and Steve Scotland in the trap and double

:56:22. > :56:25.trap, the last is discreet and there is an 18-year-old from Berkshire,

:56:26. > :56:29.Amber Hill has been winning World Cup titles since she was 15 years

:56:30. > :56:37.old, she is due to the semifinals and going well, she has her eye in

:56:38. > :56:41.today. It is time for big Ted of France. He carried the flag for the

:56:42. > :56:47.French team into the opening ceremony last week at this time and

:56:48. > :56:54.he is in the judo. The 100 kilos plus category, it is the big boys

:56:55. > :56:58.now. Teddy is reckoned to be the greatest of all time already, he's

:56:59. > :57:02.only 27 years old, he has won eight world titles and is the defending

:57:03. > :57:06.champion and he is so good he doesn't compete regularly on the Cup

:57:07. > :57:11.circuit in judo, he just turned up at the big events and scooped the

:57:12. > :57:15.big medals. If he doesn't win gold it would be a bigger story than if

:57:16. > :57:20.he is slamming upwards into the net to mat. Mohammed from Algeria, step

:57:21. > :57:38.up please. Look how he catches. He will try and

:57:39. > :57:52.catch lapel and sleeve, two hands on it he will dominate and then come in

:57:53. > :57:56.for the throw. Teddy Riner has the sleeve now.

:57:57. > :58:05.He won't let that go because he knows that is a great opportunity

:58:06. > :58:09.for him to throw. Straightaway a penalty for the Algerian because he

:58:10. > :58:16.thought it was better to go outside the area than be thrown. 139

:58:17. > :58:22.kilograms, 203 centimetres, he is all athlete. Teddy Riner, great to

:58:23. > :58:29.see him in action, straight down to business. He will try for the

:58:30. > :58:38.submission hold. The clock is an Duncan Scott. By the time it gets to

:58:39. > :58:46.15 seconds the Algerian is done and Teddy moves through. There it is.

:58:47. > :58:51.The round of 16, didn't take long. Look at him. Just walk in the park

:58:52. > :59:01.for big Teddy. He changed the drag show the

:59:02. > :59:10.technique, to come down and held him backwards. Easy as it was. The key

:59:11. > :59:15.change the technique. -- he changed the technique. Doesn't look too

:59:16. > :59:19.tired. There is a story for Mohammed Amine Tayeb, I was beaten by Teddy

:59:20. > :59:27.Riner at the Olympic Games, you have to take something away from it. He

:59:28. > :59:33.marches straight after the quarters. Yes, he tried to afford technique

:59:34. > :59:39.then changed to Wrexham and took him backwards, uses his hands to direct

:59:40. > :59:43.his opponent back onto his back and he wasn't going to go very far

:59:44. > :59:50.there. All seen with his hands first, closes the gap in for the

:59:51. > :59:57.hold down and he just needs to hold him there for the duration. It was

:59:58. > :00:05.15 seconds because he had it on the board. He's cuddly but you wouldn't

:00:06. > :00:08.mess with him. He is due to meet -- to face Rafael Silva, Brazil,

:00:09. > :00:12.favourite in this event which I'm sure we will see later on. Combat

:00:13. > :00:18.mode for the boxing and we've been meeting our Cuban friends as I do

:00:19. > :00:23.Arous, silky skilled boxer from Cuba in the men's flyweight and he beat

:00:24. > :00:29.Britain does my boxer on Sunday in about that was worthy of a semifinal

:00:30. > :00:33.or final. Gal went out unfortunately. This Guy is through

:00:34. > :00:39.to the semifinals, all for boxers in the semifinals are guaranteed the

:00:40. > :00:43.medal. Losing semifinalist will definitely get a bronze but he is on

:00:44. > :00:47.for silver or gold and is very much the favourite in this one, up

:00:48. > :00:57.against Colombia's Martinez for a place in the final. Round one. We

:00:58. > :01:04.are at the final four stage of the 49 kilograms light flyweight

:01:05. > :01:10.tournament. This one being contested by boxers from Cuba and Colombia.

:01:11. > :01:13.The man in register Cuban executive. The number one ranked boxer in the

:01:14. > :01:21.world and reigning World Championship gold medallist Joahnys

:01:22. > :01:24.Argilagos. Nicknames the tiny giant. The taller boxer wearing blue made

:01:25. > :01:31.to miss on his initial forward for a Yuberjen Herney Martinez, 24 years

:01:32. > :01:38.old. Part of a five strong Colombian boxing team, for man, one woman

:01:39. > :01:41.ranked number 42 in the world. -- four man. I've been impressed with

:01:42. > :01:49.both of these boxers in this tournament. We know he's very

:01:50. > :01:57.skilful heel. Martinez from the opening contest. Here he cannot

:01:58. > :02:03.afford to miss the target. Has done it a couple of times and the Cuban

:02:04. > :02:07.maestro has punished him. This promises to be a good contest

:02:08. > :02:09.because Martinez, we know he is very fit but he's in against such a

:02:10. > :02:22.skilful operator. Martinez has been hugely impressive,

:02:23. > :02:32.this is his fourth fight so far. Targeting the body of Argilagos. In

:02:33. > :02:47.the opening round he overcame the Brazilian hope and then he beat the

:02:48. > :02:59.Philippines fighter, beating Peter Mungai Warui. The problem for

:03:00. > :03:02.Martinez is going to be pinning down Argilagos because the Cuban is

:03:03. > :03:08.hitting and moving. When he holds his feet is when Martinez has got a

:03:09. > :03:15.chance but often Argilagos is on the back foot. He had a bit of success

:03:16. > :03:18.there. If he stays on his feet, he brings Martinez into it and Martinez

:03:19. > :03:24.must seize the opportunities, keep punching on the inside. When

:03:25. > :03:28.Argilagos is moving he has problems. Credit to him because that is what

:03:29. > :03:34.he was doing when Argilagos holds his feet by the ropes. The punching

:03:35. > :03:40.machine from Colombia is letting the hands go to the body. Martinez is

:03:41. > :03:47.not intimidated by the reputation of the man he is facing. A good right

:03:48. > :03:51.hand from the man. Taking the opportunity when it is presented to

:03:52. > :03:56.you, and that is what Martinez is doing when Argilagos holds his feet.

:03:57. > :04:01.Action packed opening round. Brief touch of clubs, respectful

:04:02. > :04:13.acknowledgement between the two youngsters -- gloves. Some good

:04:14. > :04:20.stuff from the young man, he took his opportunities well, when

:04:21. > :04:25.Argilagos held his feet. Tremendous from Martinez, Argilagos realising

:04:26. > :04:30.he shouldn't be holding his feet and he moves off. Good skills by the

:04:31. > :04:38.Cuban, on the back foot. Credit to Martinez also. Hitting the target

:04:39. > :04:53.when Argilagos held his feet. He's enjoying it, isn't he? Martinez gets

:04:54. > :05:00.two scores. Better work downstairs. So as we move into the second round,

:05:01. > :05:05.Joahnys Argilagos, the boxer wearing Reid, is in a position he hasn't

:05:06. > :05:12.been in in this point in the Olympic Games, trying the Muhammad Ali

:05:13. > :05:19.shuffle -- wearing Carlow. -- wearing red. Being beaten by the

:05:20. > :05:25.front foot pressure of Martinez, edging it two against one. This is

:05:26. > :05:30.the third contest of the tournament but Argilagos, beating Galal Yafai

:05:31. > :05:44.in a hard-fought decision in his first contest, and then he dominated

:05:45. > :05:53.Kenya. He shaded it in the first round, what can he get now to get

:05:54. > :05:58.ahead? Interestingly he did a nice shuffle at the start of the round,

:05:59. > :06:03.Argilagos and the crowd were booing. I think that the crowd are behind

:06:04. > :06:07.Martinez, they know that he is action packed and exciting and I

:06:08. > :06:15.think that they prefer him. That's interesting, isn't it because the

:06:16. > :06:21.crowd are turning on the Cuban maestro. But look at Martinez, he is

:06:22. > :06:27.rallying and working well, the Colombian. Nonstop punching again,

:06:28. > :06:31.Argilagos shaking his head. The man giving the impression of making the

:06:32. > :06:38.fight, getting the cracking left uppercut, Martinez of Colombia and

:06:39. > :06:44.that can count for so much. Cracking left uppercut once again. And he

:06:45. > :06:49.walks onto the right uppercut, Argilagos. He is bobbing and weaving

:06:50. > :06:54.but in between these exchanges, the man who is coming out on top is the

:06:55. > :06:57.man in the blue. How will the judges see it as we go into the final

:06:58. > :07:02.minute of the second round? Nice from Martinez. You are fighting your

:07:03. > :07:09.opponent's fight, that's what Argilagos is doing. He's having some

:07:10. > :07:12.success, the Cuban. The change of tactics but the Colombian has

:07:13. > :07:19.brought into it, this is his kind of contest. On the front foot now, we

:07:20. > :07:25.haven't seen much of that in this semifinal. Fracking uppercut from

:07:26. > :07:33.the man in blue, a profitable punch from him with a left and right hand

:07:34. > :07:37.-- cracking. He knows he's in business, Argilagos, there is a look

:07:38. > :07:41.of determination, no hint of performing a shuffle or performing

:07:42. > :07:51.for the crowd as he was in the opening round. Forward once again

:07:52. > :07:56.comes Martinez. Argilagos is trying to counter but he falls short.

:07:57. > :08:00.Action packed around once again. The Colombian fans in the crowd are

:08:01. > :08:06.absolutely delighted with the work their man has produced, edging the

:08:07. > :08:12.first round 2-1. I think he has edged this round as well. I agree,

:08:13. > :08:18.he was busier. Martinez kept coming forward and that changed the tactic

:08:19. > :08:22.of Argilagos. I don't think it has paid dividends. Martinez scoring

:08:23. > :08:27.with shots there. Argilagos had some success on the inside. He's very

:08:28. > :08:33.successful and he can box at a range of or up close. Look at that. Let's

:08:34. > :08:43.look at these cores mag, this could be crucial. -- scores. Again, 2-1.

:08:44. > :08:49.So, Judge seat is preferring the work of Argilagos. --

:08:50. > :09:04.Could be on the cusp of a significant upset here in the

:09:05. > :09:09.semifinal of the 49 kilograms light flyweight division because the man

:09:10. > :09:12.in blue, ranked 42 in the world, Yuberjen Herney Martinez, has not

:09:13. > :09:17.respected reputation or credentials and he has boxed in the semifinal

:09:18. > :09:21.just as he did in the opening three bouts of the tournament. Accurate,

:09:22. > :09:27.incessant punching and front foot Russia and that has put Joahnys

:09:28. > :09:35.Argilagos, the World Championship gold-medallist, behind on the cards.

:09:36. > :09:39.Every success that Martinez enjoys is being enthusiastically supported

:09:40. > :09:42.by the crowd in attendance here at Riocentro Pavilion six. You don't

:09:43. > :09:50.see many Cubans choosing their own tactics. I think this is a situation

:09:51. > :09:54.which is very rare. Argilagos for me is deciding to stand and trade and

:09:55. > :10:01.that is the wrong tactic because Martinez, you are playing his game.

:10:02. > :10:05.Repelling a lot of those shots with his gloves and forearms, but the man

:10:06. > :10:12.leading the is the man in blue and he continues to find a home for that

:10:13. > :10:16.uppercut through the middle. Argilagos's attempted defences.

:10:17. > :10:20.Argilagos is being outworked in just about every department here. When

:10:21. > :10:25.they have an exchange it seems to be the man in blue who is going first

:10:26. > :10:30.and third. A good right hand to the body and left hook to the head.

:10:31. > :10:34.Right hand over the top in response from the man in blue. Classic case

:10:35. > :10:40.of counterpunching and counterattacking. Both boxers are

:10:41. > :10:46.waiting for their opponent either to lead or beat them to the punch and

:10:47. > :10:50.the more effective work is from the man in blue. No question for me.

:10:51. > :10:58.Argilagos is starting to be outworked. He has great Gilles, the

:10:59. > :11:05.odd shot here and there, but the bad work -- better work is coming...

:11:06. > :11:11.Losing his footing. -- the back to work is coming from Argilagos. --

:11:12. > :11:20.great deals. Argilagos needs a massive round, 10-8, to get back on

:11:21. > :11:23.terms from judges A and B. The third round is likely to favour the man in

:11:24. > :11:28.blue unless Argilagos can find the finishing shot. Pinning Martinez to

:11:29. > :11:35.the ropes. Martinez with a nice bit of foot works, -- footwork, trying

:11:36. > :11:42.to get through to the middle of the ring. Skilful work from Martinez,

:11:43. > :11:46.finding the room and the space to work at close quarters and that

:11:47. > :11:48.isn't easy. That's why this is a quality contest between two

:11:49. > :11:55.exceptional boxers but Martinez is doing the better stuff. What a

:11:56. > :12:00.brilliant contest you just witnessed. The two boxers know it as

:12:01. > :12:08.well. Nice to see the warm embrace of respect. The man who raised his

:12:09. > :12:11.gloves and flexed his biceps, Yuberjen Martinez of Colombia has

:12:12. > :12:17.produced an upset and I think he's going through to the gold-medal

:12:18. > :12:23.bout. His punching reaping rewards, making Argilagos uncomfortable and

:12:24. > :12:28.putting him under pressure and impressing judges a and B. The body

:12:29. > :12:32.language in the Cuban corner isn't very good at all. Good shot from

:12:33. > :12:37.Argilagos, the right uppercut but the better work came from the man in

:12:38. > :12:41.blue, finding the space to throw a shot like that without being caught

:12:42. > :12:51.on the inside. Quality stuff and even the Cuban crowd, I think they

:12:52. > :12:57.know. It's a big upset, this. Looking to become the fourth Cuban

:12:58. > :12:59.to win this event, Argilagos. One of the lazy as with the headphones come

:13:00. > :13:32.I don't think he's going to ladies and gentlemen, the winner, by

:13:33. > :13:40.split decision... In the blue corner, Yuberjen Martinez. What a

:13:41. > :13:42.wonderful moment for Columbia's Yuberjen Martinez, eliminating the

:13:43. > :13:46.World Championship gold-medallist, the tournament number one seed and

:13:47. > :13:52.number one ranked boxer in the world, with a hard-fought split

:13:53. > :13:57.decision victory with his nonstop piston punching, being rewarding and

:13:58. > :14:06.-- awarded and sending him through to the gold medal bout. Joahnys

:14:07. > :14:11.Argilagos, the sensation from Cuba, settling for the bronze medal in the

:14:12. > :14:16.light flyweight division. Martinez wouldn't be denied, he remains in

:14:17. > :14:22.the crestfallen pic gold. STUDIO: He does, that is a turn up because the

:14:23. > :14:26.Cuban was the class act and the Colombian will go through to the

:14:27. > :14:32.final to fight the Uzbekistan fighter for gold. Of a surprise in

:14:33. > :14:39.the boxing ring but not many out at Lagoa in the rowing today.

:14:40. > :14:44.Helen Glover and Heather Stanning retained their women's pair title in

:14:45. > :14:49.style, storming to gold to become the first female British rowers to

:14:50. > :14:54.retain an Olympic crown. And more gold was to come for Great Britain,

:14:55. > :14:59.continuing their dominance of the men's four with victory for the

:15:00. > :15:06.fifth successive time, the goal tally is up to six now. Ethiopian's

:15:07. > :15:10.IS Ayana obliterated the 10,000 metres world record by 14 seconds to

:15:11. > :15:16.claim the first athletics gold of the real Games. And Katarina

:15:17. > :15:23.Johnson-Thompson making a storming start in the heptathlon, breaking

:15:24. > :15:29.the British high jump lead. -- real Games. Jess Ennis-Hill lies in third

:15:30. > :15:34.with two more events to come today. It will be the shot put and the 200

:15:35. > :15:40.metres. The shop is about half past midnight, your time -- the shot. The

:15:41. > :15:45.200 metres will be the fourth event of the first day, out of seven, and

:15:46. > :15:50.that will be just after 2am. So much more to come in the athletics. Laura

:15:51. > :15:57.Weightman going in the seed of the 1500 metres and Greg Rutherford is

:15:58. > :16:05.trying to qualify and defend his title. -- in the heat. We might have

:16:06. > :16:09.a super Sunday. We have a quick channel hop. We are going sailing

:16:10. > :16:14.for a bit, to concentrate on the British fleet and then we will show

:16:15. > :16:17.you how Mr and Adcock, Chris and Gabby, got on in the mixed doubles

:16:18. > :16:22.badminton event in their second match. They lost the first and this

:16:23. > :16:26.was a tough match against a very good Danish pair. That will be

:16:27. > :16:31.happening when we come back on BBC Two. Very much looking forward

:16:32. > :16:35.tonight for a very important event potentially in the history of great

:16:36. > :16:38.British sport at the Olympic Games, Sir Bradley Wiggins going for his

:16:39. > :16:43.eighth medal, a fifth gold in the men's team pursuit. What is

:16:44. > :16:49.effectively a semifinal starts at about ten past nine, and the final

:16:50. > :16:54.should be at about 10:30pm your time. A lot more to look forward to

:16:55. > :16:58.on day seven of the real Games. We will catch you on the other side. --

:16:59. > :17:00.Rio.