:00:53. > :01:05.It is the beat. There is always the beat. From the nervous heart, it
:01:06. > :01:11.begins, and wondering moments before. Then it is the rate of heart
:01:12. > :01:24.stroke lifted. The beat is the River motorboat.
:01:25. > :01:29.Through swings and calls of the water, it is the steady heart
:01:30. > :01:36.breathing of you alone and others around. It is the beat that others
:01:37. > :01:42.torments. It seems to never end. The beat that takes you to exhaustion.
:01:43. > :01:50.Then, further still. Dig deeper and pull harder, until lungs close,
:01:51. > :01:56.muscles fail and legs are on fire. Until you think you cannot find any
:01:57. > :02:03.more. That is when you must, for there is always the beat. Time
:02:04. > :02:14.overtime overtime again until finally it ends. And the noise of
:02:15. > :02:19.the world outside comes in. COMMENTATOR: They've done it,
:02:20. > :02:25.they've done it. Olympic champions and the crowd are going mad. Relief,
:02:26. > :02:29.exhaustion and triumph. Hello, and it's that relentless rhythm that
:02:30. > :02:37.will hypnotise us today, with the women's pair and the men's four the
:02:38. > :02:42.standout attractions in the rowing finals at Lagoa today. It is they
:02:43. > :02:46.seven already, is it really a week ago since that Rio opening ceremony?
:02:47. > :02:49.When you think about it, it should be a golden day but it is not
:02:50. > :02:54.exactly a golden day on the weather front because it has been absolutely
:02:55. > :02:57.lashing with rain all this morning, but mercifully that means it's very
:02:58. > :03:02.calm and very still and perfect for the rowing finals. But it's going to
:03:03. > :03:07.be a very busy day here today on day seven, because with the track and
:03:08. > :03:13.field programmes starting as well, there are a whopping 21 gold medals
:03:14. > :03:20.to be won here, on what is the busiest day of these Games so far.
:03:21. > :03:26.They may be five years unbeaten but the only race that matters is the
:03:27. > :03:32.women's pair final four Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. The champions
:03:33. > :03:39.defend their Olympic title at 3pm. When it comes to succession
:03:40. > :03:42.planning, the master coach is hoping his men's four can make it five
:03:43. > :03:46.goals in a row for Great Britain, stretching all the way back to
:03:47. > :03:56.Sydney. An action replay is what Jessica Ennis-Hill is after as well,
:03:57. > :04:07.London's poster girl now is still the one to beat in the heptathlon. A
:04:08. > :04:09.fascinating day awaits them and us. We will shortly get our first peak
:04:10. > :04:44.at the jowl Haviland At 3pm, Glover and standing. --
:04:45. > :04:51.Stanning. We will keep across the second event of four events on day
:04:52. > :04:53.one in the heptathlon, the high jump, one of Katarina
:04:54. > :04:58.Johnson-Thompson's best disciplines. The shot put and the 800 metres will
:04:59. > :05:02.be coming up later in the evening. This is one of those days when the
:05:03. > :05:06.big events all start to coalesce and everywhere you look there are
:05:07. > :05:11.standout attractions. It's a really meaty timetable. So much sport
:05:12. > :05:21.demanding our attention, but a fascinating problem to have. Rowing,
:05:22. > :05:25.dressage, where Britain's Charlotte Dujardin and Hester are attempting
:05:26. > :05:31.to retain the team title. Sir Bradley Higgins back in the saddle
:05:32. > :05:34.with the team pursuit. When you've guzzled another energy drink we are
:05:35. > :05:40.into the small hours for the swimming. At last count, Michael
:05:41. > :05:47.Phelps up to 22 golds! How many does one man need? 24 is a nice round
:05:48. > :05:52.number, two dozen committees stop on, and he has got to go is to do
:05:53. > :05:58.that. Katie Ledecky could be the answer to Michael Phelps and she
:05:59. > :06:02.goes in the 200 metres as well. This is not a day to be moving too far
:06:03. > :06:08.from the television or indeed a device which is firmly and securely
:06:09. > :06:14.connected to the Internet. There was an unexpected silver yesterday for
:06:15. > :06:17.Granger and Thornley and we celebrated that, didn't we? But I
:06:18. > :06:23.suspect that expectations are considerably higher today? They sure
:06:24. > :06:29.are. As my mum used to say, a nice day for ducks, a great, great day,
:06:30. > :06:33.but it's surely, could be, must be a golden day for Britain on two
:06:34. > :06:41.fronts, in the women's pair and the men's four. They should both win
:06:42. > :06:46.today? Yesterday we were hoping for a surprise and we got it but today
:06:47. > :06:49.we don't want any surprises. The women's pair, so consistent, scared
:06:50. > :06:53.us a bit in the heat but the semifinal was outstanding and they
:06:54. > :06:58.stamped their authority back on the event and the men's four, whichever
:06:59. > :07:01.boat they are in they are always winning gold medals. But the
:07:02. > :07:05.Australians are looking good, so I think that could be an interesting
:07:06. > :07:09.race between them. The four were in periods in their semifinal, weren't
:07:10. > :07:13.they? They were, but though worthy Australians in there's any final and
:07:14. > :07:16.they haven't met each other in this regatta. I'm impressed with the
:07:17. > :07:23.Australians. I don't think there are a match for our guys but it's not
:07:24. > :07:30.eight nailed on gold medal. -- it is not a nailed on gold medal. But in a
:07:31. > :07:36.few hours we will find out. When you wake up on a day like this and it is
:07:37. > :07:39.your destiny, it has arrived, I get the nature because of the six
:07:40. > :07:44.individuals, they're not going to wake up and go, "Oh crikey, this is
:07:45. > :07:48.the day". They're waking up going, "This is the day and we're going to
:07:49. > :07:52.prove that we're the best". Definitely, they are very focused
:07:53. > :07:54.individuals, three dedicated. This is their moment, this is what
:07:55. > :08:03.they've been working for the last four years. If you win it... The
:08:04. > :08:06.women's pairing is exactly the same as it was four years ago. This is
:08:07. > :08:10.what you been working for, everything is stepping stones to
:08:11. > :08:14.this date and they've been waking up nervous but also excited and dating
:08:15. > :08:23.this is the day we've got to produce it. -- saying that. The semifinal is
:08:24. > :08:27.coming up in an hour's time, can Alan make it through to the final? I
:08:28. > :08:33.think he can, it will be tough but it's a bit like the women's double
:08:34. > :08:39.from yesterday, they haven't really had a lot of good results in the
:08:40. > :08:43.last four years, two years very bad, but slowly getting better and I
:08:44. > :08:48.think he's shown a little bit of form, so actually getting into the
:08:49. > :08:52.semifinal was good but getting out of the semifinal into a final, which
:08:53. > :08:55.I think he can just scrape in, I don't think there will be a surprise
:08:56. > :09:00.medal for him tomorrow but I can see him being in the final. Those are
:09:01. > :09:04.our three races coming up in about an hour's time or thereabouts. It's
:09:05. > :09:07.the penalty day of the regatta but a huge day for friends, family and
:09:08. > :09:12.everybody involved. Matthew Pinsent has been out and about, seeing
:09:13. > :09:19.what's happening, underneath skies. We have got fantastic access to the
:09:20. > :09:22.athletes's area and the boating area here at Lagoa. The finish line and
:09:23. > :09:25.the grandstands is all in that direction by about 150 metres and
:09:26. > :09:29.then we come into the boating area and this is where all the boats are
:09:30. > :09:33.stored on the racks. There aren't many of these that are left racing
:09:34. > :09:37.for medals. We will be here and looking at the British crew as they
:09:38. > :09:41.come together and have a final chat with their coach and carry the boat
:09:42. > :09:43.down, get all the equipment ready down onto the pontoon and ready to
:09:44. > :09:52.race for gold. We should also say as well that the
:09:53. > :09:57.people in the boats obviously do the most work, but there's a team behind
:09:58. > :10:01.them as well. It is Team GB and there is a lot of people involved in
:10:02. > :10:05.sorting the boats out and getting everything arranged and getting
:10:06. > :10:09.everything cleaned and ready. It's not just a one-man band by any
:10:10. > :10:14.manner or means. Not at all. I've often said in the last few years, it
:10:15. > :10:17.is why we are one of the best if not the best rowing team in the world
:10:18. > :10:24.because our backroom staff are the best in the world and they give our
:10:25. > :10:29.athletes the greatest chance stop. How many would then about here? Good
:10:30. > :10:34.question! You put me on the spot. I would say at least 20, if not 30.
:10:35. > :10:37.That costs money as well. People talk about the money and the budget
:10:38. > :10:44.this sport has but it's an expensive sport. You've got people preparing
:10:45. > :10:47.the boats, psychologists, physios, supporting them a whole host of
:10:48. > :10:54.support staff that all make a difference. Have they got their own
:10:55. > :10:58.nutritionists as well? They do. They probably won't be out here. They may
:10:59. > :11:02.have been out for short periods of time but they've probably gone back
:11:03. > :11:08.now. There are a team coming out filled with different roles. The
:11:09. > :11:12.food has been the subject of much debate out here in Rio, as I'm sure
:11:13. > :11:16.you been reading. The rain pours down but we hope it will be raining
:11:17. > :11:21.medals for Team GB in the next few hours. Stand buy in about two hours'
:11:22. > :11:40.time for the H gang. In the Spanish conquistadors led an
:11:41. > :11:46.expedition on a journey to the sea. Their path was fraught with terrible
:11:47. > :11:55.dangers, not least human, for Francisco and his men met a fearless
:11:56. > :12:09.tribe, who chased them out of the jungle and down the river. And when
:12:10. > :12:22.the chase was over, they told stories of the women. In perfect
:12:23. > :12:25.harmony with a soldier's spirit. And so the greatest of rivers was named
:12:26. > :12:30.after the Amazons, the Warriors of old.
:12:31. > :12:42.The water is there's. -- is theirs. STUDIO
:12:43. > :12:50.Yes, Helen and Heather have ruled the waters for the last 39 races, 39
:12:51. > :13:03.unbeaten, but the 40th is the only one that matters here today. Chris
:13:04. > :13:12.and Gabby Adcock going in the Mixed Doubles in Wimbledon. How difficult
:13:13. > :13:15.would it be to play elite sport with your partner?
:13:16. > :13:22.We train for six or seven hours a day, seven days a week. The tired
:13:23. > :13:25.days are really hard to push through but we love it and we wouldn't
:13:26. > :13:30.change it for the world are quite COMMENTATOR: History is made at the
:13:31. > :13:36.Commonwealth Games, they win the gold medal in the -- husband and
:13:37. > :13:38.wife win the gold medal in the Mixed Doubles.
:13:39. > :13:45.You must spend, what, 20 47 together? Does it never gets too
:13:46. > :13:51.much? A lot of people say that, a lot of people say, I couldn't do it,
:13:52. > :13:54.but I think we're so used to it. We live the great moments together
:13:55. > :13:58.which is just unbelievable but there are tournaments when we don't go as
:13:59. > :14:01.well and it's not that it is anyone's fault and they can be the
:14:02. > :14:06.times that are more difficult because we're both so driven and so
:14:07. > :14:10.disappointed. When did you get together? Lily shawl training
:14:11. > :14:26.camp... What goes on at Lilleshall training camp stays at training
:14:27. > :14:33.camp! The first -- what is the first being you been -- you do when you
:14:34. > :14:36.been away? A bowl of cereal! It sounds strange but we don't have
:14:37. > :14:40.much milk when we're in Asia and we have to be careful about what we
:14:41. > :14:47.have, so we will stop at the petrol station and get a pint of milk! Nice
:14:48. > :14:52.place to come back to after being away for so long. Yes, we love
:14:53. > :14:57.coming home. It's nice to be able to cook your own food and this is the
:14:58. > :15:03.happiest place that we are after touring. You've done lately by
:15:04. > :15:08.winning the super series tour finals. What does it mean in the
:15:09. > :15:12.world of badminton, that win? It was a huge win, by far our biggest win
:15:13. > :15:16.in our career to date. The top eight players in the world go there and
:15:17. > :15:21.fight for the finals at the end of the year, so to come out on top when
:15:22. > :15:25.everybody was there was an amazing feeling. Mixed Doubles badminton is
:15:26. > :15:29.very, very open going into the Olympic Games. There's probably one
:15:30. > :15:34.pair that our favourites but five or six below that they are really
:15:35. > :15:37.fighting for the medals. You've got the title in the bag and Rio coming
:15:38. > :15:39.up, does the preparation for this Olympics feel very different to your
:15:40. > :15:53.preparation for 2012? It is hard for me to comment because
:15:54. > :15:57.I did not have the preparation for an Olympic Games like Chris did that
:15:58. > :16:02.I have the excitement that I will be going to my first Olympic Games, the
:16:03. > :16:11.training is going well and we are coming into form. And being third or
:16:12. > :16:19.fourth still an amazing time and we want to win. Coming home with the
:16:20. > :16:26.medal is a dream for any athlete. Hopefully, if we play well, it will
:16:27. > :16:31.look after itself. And those two, the husband and wife
:16:32. > :16:41.pair are up against the Danish pair, they are very highly regarded,
:16:42. > :16:47.Nielsen and Pedersen. 1:30pm -ish is when they will be on court. You can
:16:48. > :16:52.see that via the Red Button and the BBC sport app is probably the best
:16:53. > :16:58.place to get the live streams on offer. For we go to athletics this
:16:59. > :17:03.morning, we will take a look back to quite a chore droppings start to
:17:04. > :17:08.Great Britain in the velodrome. We had the world record from the
:17:09. > :17:16.winning team pursuit is but if you want real raw speed you have to look
:17:17. > :17:21.to the sprint boys. And close to 40 mph on two wheels. That is what was
:17:22. > :17:30.achieved last night in the men's team final.
:17:31. > :17:46.The final is just a few moments away. Philip Hindes will take off
:17:47. > :17:52.and lead. And we are off! New Zealand are the world champions.
:17:53. > :17:56.They were the fastest team in the qualifying ride. Can Great Britain
:17:57. > :18:04.pull it out here and will it be a blistering first lap? That is as
:18:05. > :18:11.good as you can ever ask for. Calum Spinner managed to get on. He was
:18:12. > :18:17.beautifully poised to take over. Jason Kenny hands over. It is so, so
:18:18. > :18:22.close. It is Calum Skinner against Dawkins. He will claim the gold
:18:23. > :18:27.medal here in Rio! And the gold medal goes to Great Britain! The
:18:28. > :18:34.Olympic champions again! Calum Skinner brings it home for Great
:18:35. > :18:42.Britain. What a ride, what a start to this velodrome campaign in Rio in
:18:43. > :18:47.2016. It is a golden start for Great Britain and for the third time in a
:18:48. > :18:52.row of a gold medallists and Olympic champions in the men's team sprint
:18:53. > :18:58.and that would be a surprise to everybody else because Britain have
:18:59. > :19:02.not won a medal at the World Championships since they won in the
:19:03. > :19:06.Olympics four years ago. Cold backroads and Callum Skinner had all
:19:07. > :19:12.but pressure on him and he has been the man who was behind. It was all
:19:13. > :19:18.on him. He was the one who had to improve and he has delivered a gold
:19:19. > :19:23.medal today. What a fantastic lap from Philip Hindes. The most
:19:24. > :19:29.consistent starter in the world. This is a one time in your career
:19:30. > :19:32.when the pressure is on. When the pressure was at its highest he
:19:33. > :19:37.produced the best performance of all. They all did. And Olympic
:19:38. > :19:56.champions! It all has to come right at the same
:19:57. > :20:02.time. The three men on the track at the right minute and it did today
:20:03. > :20:08.for Great Britain, not once, not twice but three times. It means they
:20:09. > :20:13.are Olympic champions. It is a sign of things to come, I think. There
:20:14. > :20:19.must be lots of people thinking, oh, no, not again, because the British
:20:20. > :20:28.seem to have got it just right again for this Olympic Games.
:20:29. > :20:34.Huge congratulations. Philip Hindes, your second gold medal at an Olympic
:20:35. > :20:38.Games, it is the perfect start? It is unbelievable. No one would have
:20:39. > :20:41.expected that after the world champion performance but we always
:20:42. > :20:46.believed in each other and we really stepped up as a team. I am so proud
:20:47. > :20:52.of those guys. I am just over the mood and so happy to have won the
:20:53. > :20:57.gold. It is fantastic. Jason Kenny, your fourth Olympic gold medal and
:20:58. > :21:02.according to Chris Hoy you could pick up another couple this week.
:21:03. > :21:08.Yes, really happy. Obviously, it was really special today. Like Phil said
:21:09. > :21:13.we were not sure coming into it so it was great to come together. How
:21:14. > :21:18.confident did you feel when you entered that final having seen the
:21:19. > :21:23.times that were laid down? The Kiwis went really fast in the semifinal.
:21:24. > :21:28.To be honest with you, I thought when we went into the final we were
:21:29. > :21:31.relying on them falling to bits a bit but they didn't and we went out
:21:32. > :21:38.and beat them. I am really proud and really happy.
:21:39. > :21:50.What about this guy coming into it, Callum Skinner. All the hard work
:21:51. > :21:54.has paid off? It was not easy. To come here and be Olympic champion is
:21:55. > :21:59.incredible. We have been working so hard. As I say, it has not been an
:22:00. > :22:04.easy road. I have been training day in, day out to keep up with these
:22:05. > :22:09.boys and I think we managed it today.
:22:10. > :22:13.Many congratulations, thank you. Much of the attention rightly
:22:14. > :22:18.centring on Callum Skinner in the Chris Hoy role. As you heard from
:22:19. > :22:22.Gill, Jason Kenny is quietly sneaking into the all-time great
:22:23. > :22:26.ranks. Four gold medals and you have the likes of Sir Ben Ainslie and Sir
:22:27. > :22:32.Matthew Pinsent and Sir Bradley Wiggins, of course an four. On five
:22:33. > :22:38.you have Sir Steve Redgrave, I'm getting my Sirs mixed up now! And
:22:39. > :22:44.then Sir Chris Hoy is top of the Pops on six gold medals. As Chris
:22:45. > :22:49.says, he is getting mighty close and might even get onto the level
:22:50. > :22:52.pegging stakes here. Now, Sir Bradley is going for his fifth gold
:22:53. > :23:01.medal this evening and Sir Chris has been having a quiet word with him.
:23:02. > :23:15.All right, mate? Good to see you. I might carry on! Bradley Wiggins is
:23:16. > :23:19.the Olympic champion! 1995, I remember watching you here for the
:23:20. > :23:23.first time. You were a typical teenager, quite gangly, long arms
:23:24. > :23:27.and legs, a little bit awkward, no offence. And then you got onto a
:23:28. > :23:31.bike and everyone said, this kid is going somewhere. Did you believe you
:23:32. > :23:36.would achieve what you have? It is easy to look back now and say, I
:23:37. > :23:39.always knew I would, but I have no other thought process at the time
:23:40. > :23:43.other than this is what I am going to do, I will go to the Olympics in
:23:44. > :23:56.2000, I want to ride the Tour de France, I want to win the yellow
:23:57. > :23:58.jersey and I want to be a pro cyclist. I was either completely
:23:59. > :24:01.stupid or delusional! Fortunately, I have done that. I don't know what my
:24:02. > :24:05.mum was thinking! What was your experience in Sydney? What was it
:24:06. > :24:10.like, your first Olympics? That was mind blowing. Even today, it gives
:24:11. > :24:17.me goose bumps thinking about it. The medal will go to Great Britain.
:24:18. > :24:22.I remember thinking, I am 26 years old and I have got a gold medal.
:24:23. > :24:26.Whatever happens in my life, I can say, I have got an Olympic medal.
:24:27. > :24:37.Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain will be the Olympic champion! He
:24:38. > :24:42.wins the gold medal! The tears come. I have not cried since. That is how
:24:43. > :24:53.emotional I was. You only get one shot every four years. This was your
:24:54. > :24:56.shot to stardom in Beijing? I was trying to win three, come back to
:24:57. > :25:00.the village, chuck it in a drawer and forget about it and the next
:25:01. > :25:04.eight was the team pursuit, chuck it in the draw. Then it came to the
:25:05. > :25:10.Madison and I was emptied by then and we lost it. That is believing
:25:11. > :25:14.point you leave the Games on, this huge disappointment. How could you
:25:15. > :25:22.not have been elated when you won two gold medals. You won three! In
:25:23. > :25:26.2012, what were your main memories? The overriding memory is the time
:25:27. > :25:31.trial in London. All year I had not given much thought to the Olympics.
:25:32. > :25:35.I thought I would have to sacrifice the Olympics to focus on the Tour de
:25:36. > :25:40.France. I won the Tour de France and then 12 days they do went to the
:25:41. > :25:45.Olympics. I knew I just had to execute the race. Here comes Bradley
:25:46. > :25:52.Wiggins, the winner of the Tour de France! I said it is never going to
:25:53. > :25:56.get any better than this. Dave was behind me saying calm down, you can
:25:57. > :26:01.do other things. I said, Dave, it is not going to get any better! It was
:26:02. > :26:10.incredible. Could you enjoy it afterwards or was it to manic? No, I
:26:11. > :26:14.enjoyed it. I had bodyguards, the Metropolitan Police following me
:26:15. > :26:19.around. A chauffeur car that was there all week. I was hanging out
:26:20. > :26:24.with rock stars. Then I said, I had better go home and go back to
:26:25. > :26:29.reality. It was when I went home I thought, I want it all to stop now.
:26:30. > :26:34.I realised you could not turn it off like a switch. Subsequently, I had a
:26:35. > :26:39.massive dip that summer. I always wanted to come back to the track so
:26:40. > :26:44.I started coming back in here. Do you still have the same confidence
:26:45. > :26:50.that you had after the world's in London? I believe in the group, I
:26:51. > :26:54.believe in what the guys are doing. Man for man, I cannot see anyone
:26:55. > :26:59.around the world who can beat my team. How much is the motivation the
:27:00. > :27:06.thought of becoming the most decorated Olympian? Not so much, to
:27:07. > :27:10.be honest with you. That has never been it. I was thought five times
:27:11. > :27:31.Olympic champion is a good number. Better than six!
:27:32. > :28:01.Four years of working and waiting for Katarina and Jess. Seven days of
:28:02. > :28:04.waiting for our athletics team and finally, the track and field is
:28:05. > :28:09.about to get under way. They have been pacing up and down the warm up
:28:10. > :28:15.track for the last seven days. We can officially say welcome to Gabby.
:28:16. > :28:19.It is great to be here. I was so excited I could hardly sleep last
:28:20. > :28:23.night. It is the start of the athletics programme. Nine days of
:28:24. > :28:31.those who want to run faster, jump higher and throw further and faster
:28:32. > :28:35.than anyone else. On the first morning, you can feel, amongst our
:28:36. > :28:41.team certainly, Denisa Allertova or alongside me, we are so blessed that
:28:42. > :28:52.we start our programme with the start of the heptathlon -- do Denise
:28:53. > :28:55.and Colin or alongside me. We have Katarina Johnson-Thompson and
:28:56. > :28:58.Jessica Ennis-Hill and let's not forget the ant- eating who will be
:28:59. > :29:07.pushing them all the way. For the first time ever let's not forget a
:29:08. > :29:14.medal race has been put in the morning and we have the incredible
:29:15. > :29:21.42-year-old Jo Pavey -- Brianne Theisen Eaton will be pushing them.
:29:22. > :29:26.Denise, I know you are like me, unable to sleep last night. It was a
:29:27. > :29:34.restless night last night but very exciting. The prospect of having
:29:35. > :29:38.potentially two British women on the podium, barring any disasters is
:29:39. > :29:43.just thrilling. How often can you post that in any games went two
:29:44. > :29:51.British women are on a podium. What is it like when you wake up, Colin,
:29:52. > :29:55.and you know this is your day, two days of gruelling, credibly mentally
:29:56. > :30:06.and physically draining sport? Everyone who has trained hard and
:30:07. > :30:09.prepared themselves, when they get here, they know they've arrived and
:30:10. > :30:16.they have to feel what they're of delivering. Those two athletes are
:30:17. > :30:20.hungry. Jessica has already won and Katarina Johnson-Thompson knows what
:30:21. > :30:24.she can do but she is coming off a failure from last time. Remember, a
:30:25. > :30:27.failure is very difficult to deal with and this is her real
:30:28. > :30:30.opportunity to turn that around. It's going to be a hard competition
:30:31. > :30:38.and I'm really looking forward to it. What a year she's had, Katarina
:30:39. > :30:42.Johnson-Thompson. She is more than cable of being a world-class jumper,
:30:43. > :30:48.let alone the heptathlon. We start with the hurdles, an event which
:30:49. > :30:55.Jess is world class her event in -- her hurdles time would have got her
:30:56. > :30:59.fourth in the actual hurdles race. Their strengths are quite similar
:31:00. > :31:04.but in the running events in particular, there's not much in it.
:31:05. > :31:10.But the hurdles is one of Jessica's strengths. She has set that
:31:11. > :31:15.incredible world record in heptathlon of 12.50 four. And the
:31:16. > :31:21.Anniversary Games really was a must win for her that I must run under 13
:31:22. > :31:24.seconds again and she achieved that, so she needs that confidence going
:31:25. > :31:29.into this first event, stamp authority on it. They are incredibly
:31:30. > :31:31.poised and balanced in terms of the events, they both have their
:31:32. > :31:36.strengths and weaknesses, obviously, but the most dutiful scenario would
:31:37. > :31:40.be that it all comes down to an 800-metre foot race, go for it,
:31:41. > :31:43.whoever crosses the line first. Let's look at their personal bests
:31:44. > :31:47.and where their strengths and weaknesses are and where Denise
:31:48. > :31:51.thinks this can be won and lost. As I said, they're very similar in
:31:52. > :31:55.ain't lot of ways. You give the nod to Jess in those hurdles. That
:31:56. > :32:00.staggering time I just mentioned. Look at the high jump, very similar
:32:01. > :32:04.indeed. This is one of those must nail events with those two girls.
:32:05. > :32:13.The differences really start to appear in the throes, both shot put
:32:14. > :32:18.and javelin art arguably Jess's strengths and Katerina's weaknesses.
:32:19. > :32:22.She needs to get close to her personal bests to stay in contention
:32:23. > :32:27.in this heptathlon. A mouthwatering prospect for us in the 800 because
:32:28. > :32:32.there is nothing in it in that last event and if we are in a situation
:32:33. > :32:43.where one of those girls had to run for that gold medal, I wouldn't want
:32:44. > :32:47.to call it. We mustn't forget the other world-class heptathlete but
:32:48. > :32:52.she did seem to shrivel in the aura of Jessica Ennis-Hill last time. She
:32:53. > :32:55.is a good few seconds personal best behind those girls but still a
:32:56. > :32:59.decent 800-metre runner, but it would be absolutely fascinating.
:33:00. > :33:13.First of all, Jess had to get off to a really good start. She's drawn in
:33:14. > :33:18.the lane next to Brianne Theisen-Eaton. She will want to come
:33:19. > :33:23.away with one of the fastest times in the heats in these games because
:33:24. > :33:27.she knows it's an established. You've got to put them to bed and
:33:28. > :33:30.nail them because it sets you up. They've been waiting agonisingly a
:33:31. > :33:35.long time to get going and this is the event for her, where he needs to
:33:36. > :33:39.make a difference. While we chat on, Colin, your commentating on that.
:33:40. > :33:43.Can you discreetly leave the studio and tennis and I will go through it
:33:44. > :33:48.a bit more what will unfold over the next two days. It will obviously be
:33:49. > :33:56.the aim of Jess to finish the hurdles strong before she goes into
:33:57. > :34:01.the next competition. Cat needs to be finishing top dog in the jumps.
:34:02. > :34:10.She does. The beauty of this event is that you can't predict what will
:34:11. > :34:13.happen. These girls know they have to stay close to their personal
:34:14. > :34:16.bests. We mentioned Brianne Theisen-Eaton there but she doesn't
:34:17. > :34:21.have any power strengths that really jumped out on the page but because
:34:22. > :34:24.she has no weaknesses, she's very steady throughout those seven events
:34:25. > :34:28.and that is where she comes into play. How much of an advantage do
:34:29. > :34:37.you think it is that both Olympic champion' Jess, Kat was very naive
:34:38. > :34:41.in London but she has had Olympic experience now. 19 in London and now
:34:42. > :34:45.she's been two World Championships and I think she needs to really
:34:46. > :34:47.mature a lot more in these championships. We want to see her
:34:48. > :34:56.rise and it's going to be good. Right on cue before we head over to
:34:57. > :35:00.the first of the hurdles heats, the rain is coming down, Steve Cram.
:35:01. > :35:05.Good morning and welcome to the Rio athletics programme!
:35:06. > :35:11.COMMENTATOR: Good morning, everybody, good morning everybody at
:35:12. > :35:19.home and as Gaby says Dummer just make us feel at home, it's. That
:35:20. > :35:22.persistent drizzle... It's going to make things a little more tricky for
:35:23. > :35:25.this first event, the 100-metre hurdles in the habitat on. The
:35:26. > :35:33.bright colours of Rio welcoming everybody to the stadium this
:35:34. > :35:37.morning. The flags waiting to be raised after two days of competition
:35:38. > :35:42.right behind where these athletes are lining up. The three stanchions
:35:43. > :35:47.where the flags will be raised to determine the medals.
:35:48. > :35:55.An enthralling two days of competition, I'm sure. Katarina
:35:56. > :36:01.Johnson-Thompson goes in heat three and Jessica Ennis-Hill and Brianne
:36:02. > :36:03.Theisen-Eaton in four. They are seeded to their ability in this
:36:04. > :36:22.particular event. Tadic, in lane three, recently won a
:36:23. > :36:31.bronze medal and a new personal best. But she doesn't get a very
:36:32. > :36:35.good start at all, the Colombian, Aguilar, is going well. It is the
:36:36. > :36:42.Colombian, Aguilar, having a very good race.
:36:43. > :36:50.13.80. That is very close to her personal best and this will be
:36:51. > :36:55.interesting for us to see whether the time that is given in the
:36:56. > :37:02.stadium is rounded up or down. But that is a pretty solid start for all
:37:03. > :37:11.three of them. Tadic's new personal best was set in those championships.
:37:12. > :37:20.Brianne Theisen-Eaton got away bashed Aguilar got away pretty well.
:37:21. > :37:26.You want the wind speed as calm as you possibly can because if you have
:37:27. > :37:38.a strong tail wind it pushes on into the barriers. They don't spend that
:37:39. > :37:41.much time... Looking at the way they are running the clock, they are
:37:42. > :37:47.running down at the moment. The winning time was given as 1379. --
:37:48. > :37:51.rounding down at the moment. They will be looking at how these
:37:52. > :37:55.athletes are doing. They will know they are the slowest of the group
:37:56. > :37:59.and they will be thinking if they can get close to their personal best
:38:00. > :38:02.in these conditions, it sets them up nicely and the other ladies will
:38:03. > :38:07.come in with a lot more confident. Good technique, though, by all the
:38:08. > :38:16.ladies right at the top. They are still struggling to separate second
:38:17. > :38:23.from third, it was very close. Zsivoczky-Farkas given the win and
:38:24. > :38:29.that has been recorded as 13.7 nine. Not too many people in the stadium
:38:30. > :38:38.permit must be said, a view British fans. Most already trying to hide
:38:39. > :38:47.away from the rain. Pretty heavy rain for the athletes and ourselves
:38:48. > :38:50.heading into the stadium on day one. We won't see too many they want
:38:51. > :38:59.glitches. Good for the heptathlete is resting
:39:00. > :39:04.between the events throughout the day.
:39:05. > :39:20.Field events under way, men's risk is -- discus qualification.
:39:21. > :39:31.One of 17 athletes in this first pool, that will be written down as a
:39:32. > :39:37.12, sigh of 60 metres. He is a 66 metre man at his very best. The rain
:39:38. > :39:43.has been coming down and it's just gone a little heavier as well. The
:39:44. > :39:55.disc is the Rovers won't enjoy it, it may affect the qualifying
:39:56. > :40:03.distance, but Nesterenko in the lead but first up, that was inevitable.
:40:04. > :40:10.Labutov of Kazakhstan in this first round, just saves that with his
:40:11. > :40:16.feet, bisects the field. No one yet beyond 60 metres. Labutov there
:40:17. > :40:23.somewhere around 55 metres. The 31-year-old Kazakhstan Eve. National
:40:24. > :40:27.record-holder for Kazakhstan. A bit of tension, the first morning of
:40:28. > :40:33.athletics here. Tension in the stadium. Habitat Lunn under way,
:40:34. > :40:41.men's discus qualifying, the women's shot to come as well. 55.54 there.
:40:42. > :41:09.there is Laura Ikauniece of Latvia. She has actually run 13.07 before.
:41:10. > :41:16.But here she goes in lane eight. Should be a class apart from most of
:41:17. > :41:19.the athletes in this one, raced two. A reminder that Katarina
:41:20. > :41:23.Johnson-Thompson goes in the third heat and Jessica Ennis-Hill in the
:41:24. > :41:30.fourth. But this is how they line up in the second heat of the 100
:41:31. > :41:38.hurdles, the women's heptathlon. Still a bit soggy, has it stopped
:41:39. > :41:51.raining? I think it has, but some good athletes here who might feature
:41:52. > :41:54.overall, like Nadine Broersen. It hasn't stopped raining but we
:41:55. > :42:02.looking forward to some good times and I'm good athletics to start this
:42:03. > :42:13.day. The faithful followers are in and carb loading for the day ahead.
:42:14. > :42:23.The European bronze medallist a couple of years ago has been
:42:24. > :42:28.struggling a bit this year. Nafissatou Thiam Full
:42:29. > :42:42.Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and more to come. Join us
:42:43. > :42:49.in a few moments. In fact, I would like to wish
:42:50. > :42:52.everybody hello to those of you just joining us on BBC One here, we are
:42:53. > :42:55.enjoying the opening morning of track and field at the Joao
:42:56. > :43:03.Havelange Stadium. Habitat Lunn under way with Great Britain's
:43:04. > :43:05.defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina
:43:06. > :43:09.Johnson-Thompson just about to get under way. Those of you watching on
:43:10. > :43:10.BBC