:00:45. > :00:54.Hello again. Welcome back to the Olympic City, Rio Olympic Games. The
:00:55. > :01:00.sun is shining, it is about 25 Celsius, and out there, hotter on
:01:01. > :01:03.Copacabana Beach. And nothing stops the pilgrimage,
:01:04. > :01:08.the locals to the beach. It is packed there.
:01:09. > :01:11.But there is no time for day dreaming and indeed lolling in the
:01:12. > :01:18.sun today for Britain's athletes and for us. This could be another hugely
:01:19. > :01:21.significant day for Great Britain's medal prospects. Day eight, perhaps
:01:22. > :01:28.another Super Saturday in the making. It has been superb at Lagoa,
:01:29. > :01:33.where Britain's rowing team claimed a gold medal and a silver in the
:01:34. > :01:38.men's and the women's eights, the last two events of the regatta.
:01:39. > :01:45.There are possibilities all over the city today, not least at the Olympic
:01:46. > :01:51.Stadium where Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah are
:01:52. > :01:56.ready to defend their titles. And also in the velodrome, where Laura
:01:57. > :02:00.trot and the team are trying to defend their medal that they won
:02:01. > :02:06.handsomely in London. But Becky James is also making her Olympic
:02:07. > :02:13.debute today from Wales. She is falling into the significant wheel
:02:14. > :02:18.marks of Victoria Pendleton. The gold medal winner in the Keirin the
:02:19. > :02:23.last time round. A lot of significant events. Let's round it
:02:24. > :02:34.up for you so far. Nicely positioned here. Responding,
:02:35. > :02:40.as does Natasha Hanson. O'Brien from Canada. Rebecca James
:02:41. > :02:44.to the front. She takes the front. It is a safe
:02:45. > :02:48.place to be. Now the race is on between the New
:02:49. > :02:54.Zealander and the Australian for the second place to go through. It will
:02:55. > :03:01.be a drag race to the finish. A good move by Hanson now. On the hip of
:03:02. > :03:05.Becky James. First through go to the next round. Becky James has been on
:03:06. > :03:10.the front for a long time. Oh, it is close. Rebecca James,
:03:11. > :03:16.relief for her. She is straight through.
:03:17. > :03:19.I was not sure how I would go compared to everyone else. I thought
:03:20. > :03:23.they were going to compiling over. But I had the legs. I managed to
:03:24. > :03:27.hold it off. Chuffed to bits.
:03:28. > :03:33.Have you ever seen anything like this, Chris? The Dutch rider, right
:03:34. > :03:38.up the side. I have seen people doing it in a stunt but never seen
:03:39. > :03:43.it in a race! And Kenny starts to wind it up on the front.
:03:44. > :03:48.Well, Jason Kenny on the front before. But he is comfortable riding
:03:49. > :03:53.in the front and the back. Trying to push the speed. High on the track.
:03:54. > :03:57.We have seen it in the past all the way to the home straight. He is
:03:58. > :04:00.taking it on the bend. He has the speed. He's going to take it
:04:01. > :04:06.comfortably. He does so. It looks when you look
:04:07. > :04:14.at it, that he has more work to do but my word this man is a real
:04:15. > :04:17.powerhouse. It looks like Constable wants to
:04:18. > :04:22.ride from the front. Skinner is happy to ride from the back. He has
:04:23. > :04:28.seen his team-mate winning from the back. He is going to push high off
:04:29. > :04:33.the bends. But Constable is high as well. A good tactic for him to get
:04:34. > :04:40.the speed. Constable with too much speed. It is close! Oh, just
:04:41. > :04:47.sneaking in, Callum Skinner, so, so close! He had to do a lot of work
:04:48. > :04:51.over the lastbound but Callum Skinner gets home ahead of Patrick
:04:52. > :04:56.Constable. Now they have Australia in the same
:04:57. > :04:59.straight. That is a boost. But the Australians are keeping it together
:05:00. > :05:09.with three. The Americans have them in the same straight, in sight.
:05:10. > :05:12.The Americans are driving through the front there, with their
:05:13. > :05:15.youngster. Australia getting a little ragged.
:05:16. > :05:23.The United States closing in on them on the bell.
:05:24. > :05:27.Australia is feeling it tough now. They will have to really move.
:05:28. > :05:33.But the Americans are absolutely flying! They are charging through
:05:34. > :05:40.here the United States. They have posted an incredible time! A new
:05:41. > :05:44.world record! Well, that is a phenomenal ride by the world
:05:45. > :05:48.champions in Rio. The United States have put a serious marker down for
:05:49. > :05:55.the final. They have broken the world record.
:05:56. > :05:59.Will we see Great Britain do enough to get into the gold medal ride? Or
:06:00. > :06:03.will they ride for a time to answer back to the USA team? We have seen
:06:04. > :06:10.now that they are gaining a lead over the Canadians.
:06:11. > :06:14.Being driven by Laura trot, the omnium Olympic champion. Driving
:06:15. > :06:18.hard on the front. She's an incredible rider, Laura
:06:19. > :06:24.trot. So, so small but with so much power. An exciting rider in the race
:06:25. > :06:32.starts. Everybody is excited to see what she
:06:33. > :06:39.can do. Now the driving force for the Great Britain team, Laura Trott.
:06:40. > :06:44.And now Elinor Barker, a new member of the squad for Great Britain.
:06:45. > :06:49.Canada trying to limit the loss at 1.20 at the moment. So Great Britain
:06:50. > :06:52.starting to apply the pressure. Canada dropping down to three
:06:53. > :06:56.riders. The fourth struggling on the back.
:06:57. > :07:01.The coach of the Great Britain team is indicating to his team that they
:07:02. > :07:05.are up on the schedule. He is happy with the time they are riding. It is
:07:06. > :07:13.a question as to whether or not they are riding to get into the gold
:07:14. > :07:23.medal contention... 1,000 metres to go. 2 seconds ahead. Canada down to
:07:24. > :07:28.three. They push hard. Katie Archibald swings back. Putting
:07:29. > :07:31.together a good ride here. Whether it will be world record pace or not.
:07:32. > :07:36.They are not worried. Down to three now.
:07:37. > :07:44.The great British coach for the first time is asking them for more.
:07:45. > :07:49.Down to three. And Archibald, Trott and Barker will
:07:50. > :07:53.bring it home for Great Britain. Now the coach is happy with the ride
:07:54. > :07:57.it is on schedule. Let's see what they are going to do.
:07:58. > :08:02.Great Britain have this in hand at the bell. They are riding a quality
:08:03. > :08:12.ride here. Will it be good enough to break the world record? It is! 4.
:08:13. > :08:16..12.152. They have edged ahead! Superbly controlled from the Great
:08:17. > :08:21.Britain team. An amazing ride. Nobody looking under pressure. They
:08:22. > :08:23.know each other so well. The coach giving indication they were on a
:08:24. > :08:28.good one. .
:08:29. > :08:32.An amazing ride. Great Britain break the record in the qualifying, the
:08:33. > :08:37.United States break it in the previous race, now Great Britain put
:08:38. > :08:41.their marker down. What a final prospect.
:08:42. > :08:47.What a quartet. That is astonishing. The United States as you saw broke
:08:48. > :08:50.their world record in that first round then of course Great Britain
:08:51. > :08:55.broke it right back! So United States against Great Britain in the
:08:56. > :09:02.final this evening. That will be about 9.10.00pm if it goes to plan
:09:03. > :09:06.at the velodrome. So much going on. Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner through
:09:07. > :09:12.to the quarter-finals of the men's sprint and Becky James going in
:09:13. > :09:17.round two of the semi-final of the Keirin at about 8.20pm your time on
:09:18. > :09:22.the BBC! It has been a fabulous morning as Lagoa. Looking back,
:09:23. > :09:26.Great Britain's rowers have been the most successful sport of any Olympic
:09:27. > :09:29.Games for Great Britain. The only team that is have won a gold medal
:09:30. > :09:34.right back from 1984 all the way through. So a wonderful period of
:09:35. > :09:38.domination. Once again they have topped the medal table and John and
:09:39. > :09:43.Steve have been following every single oar length on the course.
:09:44. > :09:46.Let's get their thoughts on a job very well done by Great Britain's
:09:47. > :09:53.rowers. We arrived on the final day of the
:09:54. > :09:59.regatta expecting two medals on the eights. And got them. Both were
:10:00. > :10:03.hugely impressive performances? The performances were stand-out. People
:10:04. > :10:10.have been asking me what medals are we going to win it is gold and
:10:11. > :10:15.silver. Gold and silver. But it is easy for me to say, they have to do
:10:16. > :10:20.it. Especially with the women, the weight of history on them. Amazing
:10:21. > :10:26.performances. In terms of the women how significant is it to are won a
:10:27. > :10:32.first Olympic medal in the eights? It is huge. People are watching this
:10:33. > :10:36.at home, blown away by the performance. There is a saying in
:10:37. > :10:43.rowing if you can't catch or throw or kick a ball, go into a rowing
:10:44. > :10:49.boat. Will Satch did a little bit of
:10:50. > :10:55.rowing at school. He side stepped it and then came back in, now with a
:10:56. > :11:00.gold medal around his neck. So there are people out there
:11:01. > :11:07.thinking, they could be a lever in a boat. And that happened to Helen
:11:08. > :11:12.Glover. She saw the Beijing Games, she wanted it. Be inspired get out
:11:13. > :11:17.there and give it a go. And Britain top of the medals table,
:11:18. > :11:23.does it mean that Britain are top of the rowing world? Officially we are
:11:24. > :11:27.the best rowing nation in the world. The Kiwis have been pushing hard. In
:11:28. > :11:32.the World Championships some years they get it but at the Olympics it
:11:33. > :11:36.is us. I think that is important for the funding element of it, and the
:11:37. > :11:39.status and the focus that Great Britain puts on the sport. It has
:11:40. > :11:46.been a fantastic week of entertainment. One of the most
:11:47. > :11:52.extraordinary rowing races in the final of the men's single skulls, a
:11:53. > :11:57.dead heat but then they awarded that to Drysdale. So a magnificent
:11:58. > :12:02.setting, and with wonderful weather this week.
:12:03. > :12:04.And Drysdale with the second gold of the Games. And here is the medal
:12:05. > :12:20.table. An heck silver medal for the women's
:12:21. > :12:26.eight. It all adds up to five.
:12:27. > :12:29.A clear impression of how big and significant the support team is
:12:30. > :12:35.behind each of the rowers in allowing them to achieve the
:12:36. > :12:41.ambition of the Olympic medals. Paul Bennett said that he summed up the
:12:42. > :12:48.birthdays he had missed, saying that it was them that should be thanking
:12:49. > :12:53.their family for all of their help. An inspiring morning, I'm sure you
:12:54. > :12:56.will agree. And now a great evening ahead. Four years ago it was Jessica
:12:57. > :13:01.Ennis-Hill who got the party going. The first of the athletes to win the
:13:02. > :13:06.Olympic gold. Then Greg Rutherford in the long jump, followed by Mo
:13:07. > :13:11.Farah, crowning an unbelievable evening. This time, the order has
:13:12. > :13:18.changed. Jessica Ennis-Hill's events is the last as she goes for gold. Mo
:13:19. > :13:27.Farah before that, and it is Greg Rutherford up first at 12. .50am
:13:28. > :13:32.your time. Trying to defend the Olympic long
:13:33. > :13:35.jump title. It's a process of feelings, as opposed to mental
:13:36. > :13:41.skills. You get into a rhythm. As you are a
:13:42. > :13:46.accelerating down the runway it is by feel. Your mind is in a citizen
:13:47. > :13:51.area, if you like, of doing what must be done in order to jump as far
:13:52. > :13:55.as you possibly can. Can you have imagined a night like
:13:56. > :13:59.this? That gold medal changed everything. It gave me the belief
:14:00. > :14:04.that yes, I can win the major championships. Before that I thought
:14:05. > :14:08.if everything went well, there was a chance... Greg Rutherford is the
:14:09. > :14:13.Olympic champion! I went from somebody who nobody knew at all,
:14:14. > :14:20.indeed in the local town to that ginger guy that won that gold medal.
:14:21. > :14:26.That is fantastic. I'm very happy to be remembered as that "ginger guy"
:14:27. > :14:30.it is great. Still to this day, a lot of people remember where they
:14:31. > :14:35.were on Super Saturday. Once you take off, if it is a good
:14:36. > :14:40.jump you feel it straight away. That is what the field eventers chase,
:14:41. > :14:48.that one feeling of: I have got it right. I had it in London. I had it
:14:49. > :14:52.at the worlds. Rutherford completes the Grand Slam
:14:53. > :14:56.Olympic, European, Commonwealth and now world champion.
:14:57. > :15:02.Last year I was not the longest jumper in the world but the most
:15:03. > :15:08.consistent. I take that in with confidence. Consistency wins medals.
:15:09. > :15:14.What it comes down to is doing it when it matters. That is what I am
:15:15. > :15:21.focussed on. It is what happens in the majors. I am an advocate of
:15:22. > :15:24.being happy away from the track and influencing being good at the track.
:15:25. > :15:29.To have what I have now, a lovely little buoy to go home to after
:15:30. > :15:35.sessions, and a very understanding partner in Susie who gets the fact I
:15:36. > :15:41.can be a selfish, angry so-and-so at times. Hello Milo. I have two
:15:42. > :15:44.separate parts, the part at the track which is serious, getting the
:15:45. > :15:50.work done and the part at home, which is different. I don't want to
:15:51. > :15:54.talk about work I want to have fun with my son. I do. And I'm in a
:15:55. > :15:59.better place than I have ever been now. I have a real reason to
:16:00. > :16:02.perform. Now I want want my son to look back in 10, 15 years' time, to
:16:03. > :16:16.say, yeah, my dad was pretty cool. Hoping for better things today, as
:16:17. > :16:22.you've heard, his third jump, he managed to make the qualifying mark
:16:23. > :16:27.for the final tonight. He says he has his run up fixed and knows what
:16:28. > :16:33.he is doing on the runway. All the while with this talk of gold
:16:34. > :16:36.medals on Super Saturday, Andy Murray is defending his men's
:16:37. > :16:41.singles final. He has come through two difficult
:16:42. > :16:46.matches and finds himself in the semifinal against Kei Nishikori of
:16:47. > :16:52.Japan, a former runner-up in the US open and former top five player.
:16:53. > :18:09.Andy Murray took the first set. It is two Games each.
:18:10. > :18:15.He looked a sitting duck there, Nishikori couldn't finish him off.
:18:16. > :18:27.It is red alert, just a red shirt. It should have been a better answer
:18:28. > :18:45.than that. This is a dreadful game from the
:18:46. > :19:01.Japanese, here are three break points for Murray.
:19:02. > :19:16.A crucial break for Andy Murray and he has done it again, 5-3 in front.
:19:17. > :19:18.Nishikori is serving at 3-5 behind. Bidding to stay in this Olympic
:19:19. > :19:19.semifinals Nishikori is coached by Michael
:19:20. > :20:14.Chang who is not here. I don't know if there is a problem
:20:15. > :20:20.with Nishikori, but it seems to be moving to his left. He is not able
:20:21. > :20:28.to get any power on his backhand. Any power at all.
:20:29. > :20:42.Andy Murray, such a keen watcher, will be all too aware of that.
:20:43. > :21:41.But when he is in the zone, he can hit it free and well.
:21:42. > :21:45.Well played, Nishikori, the pumps his fist. He is hanging on by a
:21:46. > :22:00.thread. -- he pumps. The crowd doing all they can, the
:22:01. > :22:06.Japanese. Not too many Brits here. The ones that are, they are quite
:22:07. > :22:08.despite the smooth course for Andy Murray it seems moving towards the
:22:09. > :22:23.final. Watching Nishikori, you are always
:22:24. > :22:26.watching for signs of wear and tear because injuries have let him down
:22:27. > :22:36.at crucial stages. I can't see anything obvious. Indeed, he played
:22:37. > :22:43.that game well. But Andy Murray has taken advantage, he has ignored the
:22:44. > :22:50.irritation of Carlos Fram Moss -- Ramos. He is a game away from his
:22:51. > :22:56.third Olympic medal, remembered the silver with Laura Robson in London.
:22:57. > :23:01.The gold medal beating Djokovic and Federer, career changing back in
:23:02. > :23:18.2012. Andy Murray serving for the match
:23:19. > :23:32.with new balls. These serve out White has been
:23:33. > :23:38.fruitful. That is as good a return as
:23:39. > :24:20.Nishikori has played in the match. A couple of quick steps, launching
:24:21. > :24:54.himself at that one. Murray keeping control of the match
:24:55. > :25:40.but in the end it was an unforced error from Nishikori.
:25:41. > :26:52.And it was a teaser. You would expect Murray to take care of that.
:26:53. > :27:01.He launches into that second serve of Murray.
:27:02. > :27:07.Where has this kind of form being prior to this game? In the previous
:27:08. > :27:09.four Games? It is very late but it is not too
:27:10. > :28:09.late. The rally of the match, perhaps, of
:28:10. > :28:14.the tournament. And look where Murray was to play the final shot.
:28:15. > :28:20.You how to feel for Nishikori. What a sensational rally that was.
:28:21. > :28:37.But Murray will not be denied. Hopefully we will see a replay of
:28:38. > :29:10.that later. It is match point number three.
:29:11. > :29:37.Nishikori, disappointed. But Murray, no blips today in this semifinal. He
:29:38. > :29:45.is into his second successive Olympics singles final. Magnificent.
:29:46. > :29:48.So, it will either be gold again or silver for Andy Murray.
:29:49. > :30:05.Didn't he play well? You can see not just the pleasure,
:30:06. > :30:11.but the relief. He sets himself such high standards. But he has made it
:30:12. > :30:14.through. It has been a wine the road. But it was pretty
:30:15. > :30:28.straightforward. Nishikori blew hot but not very
:30:29. > :30:35.often. Actually, lukewarm. But Andy Murray, whatever the situation, he
:30:36. > :30:42.stayed on top of it. This time there was distraction with
:30:43. > :30:48.the intervention of Carlos Ramos. Warning him twice, first for slow
:30:49. > :30:54.play, then for what he called unsportsman like conduct. When he
:30:55. > :30:57.said it was stupid umpiring, well, Murray forgot it. He kept his mind
:30:58. > :31:06.on the task at hand and completed it.
:31:07. > :31:11.Well, he is so gritty. He refuses to be beaten here in the singles
:31:12. > :31:15.environment. He is through to tomorrow's final where he plays
:31:16. > :31:19.either Rafael Nadal, the 2008 champion from Beijing or Juan Martin
:31:20. > :31:23.Del Potro, the man that knocked out Novak Djokovic earlier on in the
:31:24. > :31:26.Olympic competition so. That semi-final is getting under way in
:31:27. > :31:33.about 10 minute's time. But in the meantime we have a date in the
:31:34. > :31:37.boxing ring. Ireland's boxers have had a tremendous time four years ago
:31:38. > :31:45.taking four medals but not so good this time. They have lost Paddy
:31:46. > :31:51.Barnes early on and Brendan Irwin has gone out. Katie Taylor, the
:31:52. > :32:00.defending champion, what a fighter she is. Michael Conlan and today
:32:01. > :32:03.Stephen Donnelly. Fighting Mohammed Rabbi, the first from his nation to
:32:04. > :32:13.win an individual boxing world title. The winner of this one gets a
:32:14. > :32:18.guaranteed bronze. So in the opening round of the 69
:32:19. > :32:22.kilograms welterweight quarter-final.
:32:23. > :32:28.Boxers from Morocco and Ireland. The man wearing red. Helping himself to
:32:29. > :32:33.a cracking left hook is the reigning world champion and number two ranked
:32:34. > :32:38.boxer in the world. Mohammed Rabbi from Morocco.
:32:39. > :32:43.And his opponent, Stephen Donnelly, 27 years of age from Ireland.
:32:44. > :32:47.This, the biggest fight of his entire career as he looks to book
:32:48. > :32:55.himself a place on the Olympic medal podium. This is the prize that
:32:56. > :33:00.awaits this fixture of the bout. It does not get tougher for
:33:01. > :33:05.Donnelly. A world number one. Someone who is very experienced and
:33:06. > :33:14.talented indeed. What Donnelly has to do is keep the movement going.
:33:15. > :33:21.You stand toe-toe and then come in to the way he boxes. So you have to
:33:22. > :33:26.keep moving against this fella. He is a very accurate puncher is Rabbi.
:33:27. > :33:30.So Donnelly has to keep the movement going.
:33:31. > :33:42.A good bout. Stephen Donnelly has been impressive so far.
:33:43. > :33:51.Rabbi is really an accurate puncher. Lots of pop on the punches as well.
:33:52. > :33:57.They will have to produce is terrific display here to eliminate
:33:58. > :34:05.the opponent. A split decision in the second
:34:06. > :34:10.preliminary round. Rabbi had a good right hand to the body of Donnelly.
:34:11. > :34:15.Donnelly is a very good mover. One suspects that he will be a
:34:16. > :34:21.crucial asset. He is tagged by another left hand after a right hand
:34:22. > :34:26.to the body was not too far away. Rabb six a boxer, who is an expert
:34:27. > :34:32.at controlling the pace. He likes to box at a leisurely place. He has
:34:33. > :34:36.fast hands, accuracy and power. But the feet are fairly slow. That is
:34:37. > :34:42.why the movement is important for Donnelly. He doesn't want to be
:34:43. > :34:48.holding his feet. He must be hitting him, being a nuisance in front of
:34:49. > :34:53.his opponent. Rabbi punches and goes back. Has a dance in terms of
:34:54. > :34:57.finding the range. Every time he punches and moves back it creates
:34:58. > :35:05.the space and gap again. And away he goes again. But he boxes at his
:35:06. > :35:11.tempo. You must disrupt that rhythm. In the first contest, the good right
:35:12. > :35:16.hand there from Rabbi. He really is a hurtful puncher. But a great
:35:17. > :35:22.response from Rabbi in the third and the final round after losing the
:35:23. > :35:28.second round to Kenya's Akiri. There we saw a quickening of the tempo.
:35:29. > :35:36.After conceding the second round 2-1. He came out more quickly with
:35:37. > :35:40.more alack rutty than they he normally boxes.
:35:41. > :35:53.-- alacritty. There a Moroccan corner. Let's have
:35:54. > :35:58.a look at the scores. Yes, across the board from Rabii. So
:35:59. > :36:02.he started quicker. So Donnelly has to get back to the fast movement and
:36:03. > :36:14.make things awkward for his opponent.
:36:15. > :36:23.So moving to the second round of the 69 welterweight quarter-final. The
:36:24. > :36:29.man wearing red is on the receiving end of a cracking right. So rapid
:36:30. > :36:35.with the punches. Carries a poker face. It seldom
:36:36. > :36:41.changes, the visage of Rabii. But when he steps into range he
:36:42. > :36:47.possesses quick hands and is able to land clean singles. Pinning Donnelly
:36:48. > :36:52.to the corner. Donnelly intelligently trying to tie his man
:36:53. > :37:02.up to the space in the boxing ring. The referee intervenes. He has a
:37:03. > :37:06.fairly wide stance, has Rabii. That means that most boxers with a wide
:37:07. > :37:12.stance struggle to move at speed. If you watch his feet he is slow on the
:37:13. > :37:16.feet. Boxers, like I said before, he boxes at a leisurely pace. He likes
:37:17. > :37:20.the type of pace. The pace he dictates. But the strength is in the
:37:21. > :37:25.quality of the punching. Straight shots. He works well on the inside.
:37:26. > :37:32.Always calm. And that's why you must be busy in front of him. Making had
:37:33. > :37:39.uncomfortable. At this pace it suits Rabii. A nice shot downstairs.
:37:40. > :37:49.A wonderful right-hand from Rabii. Referring to the contest against the
:37:50. > :37:53.Kenyan boxer, the man from East Africa did that, he got into the
:37:54. > :37:57.chest of the markion and made it uncomfortable. Edging the round to
:37:58. > :38:02.two judges to one. Donnelly is a fantastic mover.
:38:03. > :38:07.He matches well. Side to side of either stance. But this is perhaps
:38:08. > :38:18.playing into the man in red's hands. He's got to do more Donnelly.
:38:19. > :38:22.We know what Rabi, is like, he should know that also. He does not
:38:23. > :38:27.lead off. He waits, you have to make him lead to get your feet into a
:38:28. > :38:31.position where you're a threat to him. Make his lead off, then go back
:38:32. > :38:39.to counter if that is the style you are going to do. If not it is in and
:38:40. > :38:45.out. Lots of fast punches. Make it awkward and disrupt his rhythm.
:38:46. > :38:58.Another hard single left hand to the body of Donnelly. A terrific
:38:59. > :39:03.atmosphere here. Rabii is so far on top of this round. So Donnelly still
:39:04. > :39:11.moving. Fluidity. But is there enough of it from him? A good left
:39:12. > :39:17.from Rabi, once again. A very good round of boxing.
:39:18. > :39:19.Donnelly pumps his right fist. But I suspect it is the man in red going
:39:20. > :39:39.to take that round. I think he is indicating he wants
:39:40. > :39:44.the boxer to be busy. He has to throw more shots, Donnelly. He is
:39:45. > :39:49.having a little bit of success. A lovely 1- 2 there. A couple of good
:39:50. > :39:54.exchanges but overall, let's have a look. No. He has not done enough to
:39:55. > :40:01.take it. It is good scoring. It's a tough job. But he must work harder.
:40:02. > :40:12.There were signs he was doing OK but more of it.
:40:13. > :40:21.. So into the second round. It is usually the third and the final
:40:22. > :40:26.round. That is a cracking right hand from Donnelly to begin the final
:40:27. > :40:32.session. He's behind on the cards.
:40:33. > :40:35.He needs a big third and final round as he staggered as the shot caught
:40:36. > :40:44.him somewhere around the side or the top of the head.
:40:45. > :40:50.Often you see Rabi, land shots and he takes a back ward step to regain
:40:51. > :40:55.composure and that's when you have to get on him. Go at him and put him
:40:56. > :41:00.under. A good right hand from Donnelly
:41:01. > :41:07.again. He is having success with single punches. Perhaps he needs
:41:08. > :41:11.greater volume and more intensity. I think Donnelly is doing well.
:41:12. > :41:17.Planning the attacks. The fast darting attacks. But we need more of
:41:18. > :41:31.them to be a little busier. A cracking left hook from Donnelly.
:41:32. > :41:35.That caused Rabii to readjust. Playing dangerously close together.
:41:36. > :41:42.Now a count was issued there. I thought it was a head clash. Indeed,
:41:43. > :41:47.Donnelly thought the same. He has been given a count.
:41:48. > :41:52.Now that's a point. Now this changes things dramatically. As it was
:41:53. > :41:56.indeed a head clash. The referee gave a count to allow Donnelly to
:41:57. > :42:00.recover and a point docked from the score of the world champion in this
:42:01. > :42:06.third and final round that is going to make things very dramatic indeed.
:42:07. > :42:09.A good left hand from Donnelly. We have said how well donely has been
:42:10. > :42:16.boxing. He could take this and turn it around if he is given it on the
:42:17. > :42:22.cards. If Rabii is judged the winner it will be a the-9 round. He just
:42:23. > :42:31.has to turn it around, as you said. If he wins the round that will be
:42:32. > :42:36.10-9 and the point is taken from Rabii, it's a 10-8. So Donnelly has
:42:37. > :42:39.to up the tempo to ensure he wins the round.
:42:40. > :42:44.He really has to go tor it. Donnelly has done better in the third round
:42:45. > :42:51.than in one and two. But it changes the complex of the things. Remaining
:42:52. > :42:53.patient. Remaining poised. The right hand from Rabii was wide of the
:42:54. > :42:59.mark. Is Donnelly boxing in a manner of a
:43:00. > :43:04.man who thinks he has won this in the closing ten seconds or saving
:43:05. > :43:09.himself for a final attack? There is a 10-second clapper. Right hand in.
:43:10. > :43:13.Down goes Donnelly. What is the referee saying here. He has given
:43:14. > :43:18.him a count. There was a shot that helped him get
:43:19. > :43:21.tangled up. Fortunate there for Donnelly.
:43:22. > :43:25.What a dramatic third and final round. Let's re-count the incidents
:43:26. > :43:29.that took place. Donnelly started the third round
:43:30. > :43:33.very well indeed after trailing on the cards after two completed rounds
:43:34. > :43:38.of boxing. Then there was a clash of heads.
:43:39. > :43:41.Donnelly's knees dipped, the referee intervenened and give Donnelly a
:43:42. > :43:52.count. Donnelly intimated there was a clash of heads that caused the
:43:53. > :43:57.referee to dip. The then the referee turned and warned Rabii.
:43:58. > :44:03.He turned and snagged his feet. There was another count down.
:44:04. > :44:07.If there is a win for Rabii it will be a 9-9 round that shot at the end
:44:08. > :44:13.may have been enough to win the round. Close. It will be 9-9, Rabii
:44:14. > :44:21.winning the round but the point taken off.
:44:22. > :44:27.It can pandemic it a 10-8 round. How are the judges going to sort this
:44:28. > :44:33.one out? My goodness. High drama in this third round of the 69 kilo welt
:44:34. > :44:37.we are weight final. The winner is through the medal podium here at
:44:38. > :44:51.2016. COMMENTATOR: Ladies and gentlemen,
:44:52. > :45:02.the winner by split decision... In the red corner Mohammed Rabii.
:45:03. > :45:05.And it's Rabii. A split decision over Ireland's Stephen Donnelly.
:45:06. > :45:10.Eliminated at the quarter-final stage. But he has nothing but
:45:11. > :45:16.admiration and support from the crowds, Stephen Donnelly. Rabiis, as
:45:17. > :45:21.is customary for him, a silent moment of thanks and acknowledgement
:45:22. > :45:23.for the wonderful support he has been received. Donnelly eliminated.
:45:24. > :45:31.The number one seed goes through. Steven Donnelly goes out at that
:45:32. > :45:45.stage. Joe Joyce, the Londoner, goes in the
:45:46. > :45:46.superheavyweight, trying to do and Anthony Joshua in London when he
:45:47. > :46:08.took gold. Who will play Andy Murray in
:46:09. > :46:12.tomorrow's men's singles final in the tennis? That is what we are
:46:13. > :46:17.about to find out. Either this gentleman, Brafferton adult of
:46:18. > :46:23.Spain, 2008 champion from Beijing and fresh from Olympic gold in the
:46:24. > :46:28.doubles with his childhood pal Mark Lopez.
:46:29. > :46:35.And one Martine del Potro, former US open champion, he has had wrist
:46:36. > :46:40.injuries which has hampered his progress and potential. Let us enjoy
:46:41. > :46:44.the opening exchanges. The winner will go through to face Andy Murray.
:46:45. > :46:48.Whoever it is, don't forget del Potro not out Novak Djokovic. It is
:46:49. > :47:17.sure to be a cracking final. The Wimbledon and Grand Slam
:47:18. > :47:28.champion, interesting to see her at the helm of the Davis cup team,
:47:29. > :47:35.looking after the men in Spain. Mark Lopez also in the stands. I
:47:36. > :48:04.hear he had a rather long night with rapper. -- Rafa.
:48:05. > :48:12.Perhaps not having played for a couple of months and coming here
:48:13. > :48:17.with low expectations might work in Nadal's favour, probably already
:48:18. > :48:22.has, with less pressure on him, people not talking about him at the
:48:23. > :48:52.start of the tournament, with more focus on Djokovic and Andy Murray.
:48:53. > :48:59.Perfect conditions today. Not too much of a breeze. Not too hot and
:49:00. > :49:00.humid which has been the case on other days here during the
:49:01. > :49:16.tournament. We will keep an eye on how he is
:49:17. > :49:22.hitting his forehand. He started out a little shaky against Bellucci. It
:49:23. > :49:23.was noticeable in each of the sets he got better, playing his best in
:49:24. > :49:54.the third and final set. Given he hasn't played for so long,
:49:55. > :50:03.he will have some niggles. Let us hope they are just some
:50:04. > :50:07.niggles. For the Dahl, not having had the match play, there is nothing
:50:08. > :50:12.like matchplay which puts those different stresses on the body.
:50:13. > :50:17.Yes, he has moved find in the duration of the doubles match. But
:50:18. > :50:19.after cooling down, it can be a bit different. We shall see how he has
:50:20. > :51:02.recovered. Those fans have their energy levels
:51:03. > :51:30.up. Big cheers for del Potro. Rafael Nadal won the toss and has
:51:31. > :51:39.elected to serve, to begin this men's semifinal at the Olympics in
:51:40. > :51:46.Rio. Billed as the battle of the
:51:47. > :52:23.heavyweights, a blockbuster. Between these two Grand Slam winners.
:52:24. > :52:32.It certainly does have the billing, this match, a very attractive
:52:33. > :52:36.proposition. 14 times Grand Slam singles champion, del Potro with
:52:37. > :52:37.only one but with so much unfulfilled potential, and such a
:52:38. > :53:08.huge game. Very crisp backhand from Nadal.
:53:09. > :53:12.The angle is there to swing the serve out White but for the most
:53:13. > :53:13.part he has been going down the middle. And into the body of the
:53:14. > :53:56.other player. Superb save from the dial looking to
:53:57. > :54:01.expose the movement of del Potro -- from Natal. Del Potro is a very tall
:54:02. > :54:03.man, he gets around the court very well for his height. Nadal will be
:54:04. > :54:39.trying to get him on the stretch. Great depths from del Potro. But it
:54:40. > :55:12.caught the line. Trying to change the pace.
:55:13. > :55:36.He got there in time, had to put on the brakes to pull up. Nice play
:55:37. > :56:44.from the Argentinian. Break point in the first game.
:56:45. > :57:02.A marathon rally. And a whopping forehand.
:57:03. > :57:13.Here is a good look at the big, flat forehand of del Potro. Hit with
:57:14. > :57:18.top-spin but when he flattens it out, look out, it really flies.
:57:19. > :57:28.Fantastic rally from both men but del Potro is the one who came
:57:29. > :57:34.through. That is a great sign for del Potro. Moving very well around
:57:35. > :57:45.the court. And waiting for his chance, not too
:57:46. > :57:47.early, sometimes players can feel like they have to do too much too
:57:48. > :58:46.early in a rally. It has been a common theme
:58:47. > :58:51.throughout the week, the serve has really been working for del Potro.
:58:52. > :59:05.Which has spelt danger for all of his opponents.
:59:06. > :59:23.Three massive serves to start his campaign. His fastest for the
:59:24. > :59:41.tournament has been 215. Making a statement.
:59:42. > :59:48.We have already seen one of the crushing forehands this is why there
:59:49. > :59:56.is so much excitement about the return of del Potro to the game.
:59:57. > :00:00.After having been sidelined for so long, over a period of many years,
:00:01. > :00:45.on again, off again. That was good hitting on the
:00:46. > :00:46.forehand from Nadal, noticeably better than against Bellucci, really
:00:47. > :00:58.going through the forehand. There have been issues with the left
:00:59. > :01:49.wrist. Much more so with del Potro. In the last 18 months he has made a
:01:50. > :01:53.concerted effort to work more on the backhand from the baseline.
:01:54. > :01:57.When he gets over the top of that, so beautifully, he hits right
:01:58. > :02:59.through and follows through with the racket to create that angle.
:03:00. > :04:06.For Nadal, a great forehand. He's on the board.
:04:07. > :04:17.Before we get under way here, let me update you quickly in the golf.
:04:18. > :04:28.Justin Rose made a significant move today behind four shots off the
:04:29. > :04:33.leader, Marcus Fraser. This is him, he dives down there, 2-under for the
:04:34. > :04:42.round. And good stuff to follow for Justin.
:04:43. > :04:45.A former Open champion. And Justin consistently enthused by
:04:46. > :04:49.the golf and its return to the Olympics. This is for another eagle
:04:50. > :04:54.chance. And straight in. So four shots
:04:55. > :05:05.better already than at the start of the day. He has take an 1- shot lead
:05:06. > :05:13.over the field, 10-under par. Marcus Fraser on 9 and Padraig
:05:14. > :05:24.Harrington within five shots at 5-under and Danny will yet on 7. --
:05:25. > :05:31.Danny Willett on 7. All happening in the golf. Now back
:05:32. > :05:37.to the semi-final of the tennis. Now with Nadal having the efforts of
:05:38. > :05:40.playing the singles to get through to the semi-final stage and the
:05:41. > :05:44.doubles final. The emotions of winning the gold medal in the
:05:45. > :05:49.doubles. I'm wonderering how he would shape up. But he has come out
:05:50. > :05:55.with the feet moving well. The racket going through the shots. Even
:05:56. > :06:06.though he was broken early, still looking impressive with the way he
:06:07. > :06:11.is playing. When he held serve, at Juan Martin
:06:12. > :06:18.Del Potro it was firingway. The balls are not necessarily short.
:06:19. > :07:00.He is grunting he is really in the match zone.
:07:01. > :07:14.Great approach. Wonderful point all-round. Good
:07:15. > :07:19.defence from Nadal. Staving off the huge forehands from Del Potro.
:07:20. > :07:21.Credit to Del Potro, he's not rushing to finish the point off too
:07:22. > :07:47.quickly. He gets there in the end. One of the sweetest shots in the
:07:48. > :07:55.game. A thing of beauty to watch, that forehand. This one here,
:07:56. > :08:03.Flatley through again. A little over the top at the end. It's a high-risk
:08:04. > :08:05.shot when he does flatten it out. His percentages have been very good
:08:06. > :08:26.this Olympic tournament. He stopped immediately, Del Potro is
:08:27. > :08:36.challenging. The ball was called in.
:08:37. > :08:50.He got the message, it was in. Mr Del Potro has two challenges
:08:51. > :09:43.remaining. So, a huge atmosphere.
:09:44. > :09:49.Plenty of Argentines making their presence felt. A lot of Spaniards
:09:50. > :09:51.have made the trip. It's a Argentines making most of the
:09:52. > :10:07.noise at the moment. A super day. The temperature is
:10:08. > :10:10.about 23 Celsius. A very light breeze. Quite humid. But ideal
:10:11. > :10:35.tennis conditions. They may have been worried that
:10:36. > :10:42.Nadal would have made a slow start after all of the emotion of winning
:10:43. > :10:48.with his friend, Mark Lopez, in the doubles yesterday. It's been a
:10:49. > :10:52.brilliant start. Del Potro though has been the
:10:53. > :10:54.governor. Having a look to see how wide was
:10:55. > :11:27.the serve. Getting the angles moving well.
:11:28. > :11:37.There's a lot to be encouraged for the Spanish supporters here.
:11:38. > :11:53.Even though the scoreline at the moment is against them.
:11:54. > :12:04.Nothing wrong with his play at all. And the Spanish supporters know that
:12:05. > :12:12.even though this is noisy, even though the Argentines are making the
:12:13. > :12:23.bulk of the noise, their man came back against Bellucci from Brazil in
:12:24. > :12:30.the quarter-final. Taking that from a set down... . A lot of the
:12:31. > :12:35.Brazilians taking Rafa's side now. Should we say there is a healthy
:12:36. > :12:37.rivalry between Brazil and Argentina?! So a lot of them are
:12:38. > :12:57.honourary Spaniards. Very much a carnival atmosphere
:12:58. > :13:03.here. Today the Centre Court at this Olympic Tennis Centre virtually sold
:13:04. > :13:07.out today. That's good to see. It's a the women's final coming up
:13:08. > :13:11.next. Monica Puig against Angelique Kerber but for a lot of the
:13:12. > :13:17.spectators here, this is the feature match. They have seen Andy Murray
:13:18. > :13:20.coming through in a slightly disappointing performance from Kei
:13:21. > :13:28.Nishikori. Andy Murray looking very good. Now they have this
:13:29. > :13:31.competition. So it is still Del Potro by a break,
:13:32. > :14:26.3-2. He is going to challenge.
:14:27. > :15:01.Close enough to challenge. The umpire having quite a task to
:15:02. > :15:03.keep this crowd under control. Mr Del Potro has one challenge
:15:04. > :15:50.remaining. It is ideal for Nadal, the court is
:15:51. > :16:00.slow, double checks and gets up high. So it plays very much like a
:16:01. > :16:29.clay court. It was a little foolhardy for del
:16:30. > :16:31.Potro to make the move, and Nadal really making him play. -- Making
:16:32. > :17:30.him pay. Now it is the Spaniard and zillions
:17:31. > :17:37.in full flight. His form has been a revelation.
:17:38. > :17:43.Remember, he hadn't played since Roland Garros where he withdrew in
:17:44. > :17:47.the third round match. He didn't play at Wimbledon. We
:17:48. > :17:55.weren't sure he was going to come here.
:17:56. > :18:01.Was it a risk? I bet he's glad he made it, already a gold medallist
:18:02. > :18:03.again with his best friend Lopez. Now, back level in the semifinal
:18:04. > :19:26.against del Potro. Again, Rafer bossing the point.
:19:27. > :20:29.Using that huge forehand which is working a treat.
:20:30. > :20:41.Ever since he was broken in the opening game, Nadal has seemed to
:20:42. > :20:42.have the edge in this match. He is going to hit the front for the first
:20:43. > :21:17.time. Not quite. He made the move and it
:21:18. > :21:21.looked on for del Potro. You can see Rafa continuing to serve
:21:22. > :21:27.from a star is pretty near the side line.
:21:28. > :21:33.It seems del Potro is bathed in sweat, it is very humid.
:21:34. > :22:01.Although the temperature is not too alarming.
:22:02. > :22:20.Two guys who share problems with their wrist. Rafa has had all sorts
:22:21. > :22:28.of problems but looks to be bouncing back. Winning in Monte Carlo.
:22:29. > :22:32.Beating Andy Murray in the semifinal. If he wins this, he will
:22:33. > :22:38.face him tomorrow. Wawrinka in the quarters, Dominic
:22:39. > :22:48.Thiem, and then he went to Barcelona, winning in that one.
:22:49. > :22:52.Beating Kei Nishikori there. Semifinalist in Madrid.
:22:53. > :22:57.Quarterfinalist in Rome. Then he had to withdraw from Roland Garros and
:22:58. > :23:06.he has been missing ever since. Wouldn't it be strange, because he
:23:07. > :23:08.and Andy were practising together in Rafa's tennis Academy in Majorca a
:23:09. > :23:16.few weeks before this tournament began. And they could beat in the
:23:17. > :23:25.gold medal match tomorrow. -- they could meet.
:23:26. > :24:02.Three successive games now for the Spaniard.
:24:03. > :24:06.UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, this is a tennis event, please respect
:24:07. > :24:11.both players. Thank you.
:24:12. > :24:28.Yes, it is lively, but it has to be a little more controlled.
:24:29. > :25:53.Does anyone hit it harder in the history of tennis?
:25:54. > :26:38.I can't imagine Rafa needed any lifting after the gold medal in the
:26:39. > :26:42.doubles. He was so emotional. He will be emotionally spent. But this
:26:43. > :27:59.atmosphere has got him going very quickly.
:28:00. > :28:10.It just climbed a little on del Potro.
:28:11. > :28:15.It is all about confidence with Nadal. Often, when things weren't
:28:16. > :28:21.going right, way back, from injury, he would talk about confidence in
:28:22. > :28:27.striking the ball, not necessarily winning the ball, -- the match, but
:28:28. > :28:37.confidence in his ability. He seems to be getting that this week.
:28:38. > :28:47.Nadal moves to within one game of this opening set.
:28:48. > :28:56.And so much of that ball striking confidence comes from confidence in
:28:57. > :29:01.the movement. He was making his way back after the knee problems, then
:29:02. > :29:07.the rest, it took time, and it was so frustrating. He was being beaten
:29:08. > :29:12.by people who would normally be privileged to share a court with
:29:13. > :29:13.him. She is certainly soaking up the
:29:14. > :29:30.atmosphere. So, after the rain from the last
:29:31. > :29:43.couple of days, it is a sunshine atmosphere with tennis to match.
:29:44. > :29:48.Del Potro, through after that extraordinary win in the first round
:29:49. > :29:55.against Novak Djokovic. Since then, he dropped a set against his
:29:56. > :30:03.Portuguese opponent, and also against Daniel, the Japanese player
:30:04. > :30:28.who put out Kyle Edmond, winning easily in the end, 6-1, 6-2.
:30:29. > :31:04.Beautiful. Well waited in both senses of the
:31:05. > :31:40.word. Crushing power.
:31:41. > :32:24.Hardly moving before the ball was past him.
:32:25. > :32:28.Using all of his 6ft 6 to great effect.
:32:29. > :33:11.Five aces now for Del Potro. Jumping a little short of Rafa,
:33:12. > :33:15.taking full advantage. It's truly uplifting to see him
:33:16. > :33:48.playing, moving, striking the ball so well.
:33:49. > :34:37.So it is noisy, it is combative, the support but it's great fun too.
:34:38. > :34:41.The sweat is profuse from Nadal. He is having to work very hard. It is
:34:42. > :36:03.very humid. So tough to deal with. You can hear
:36:04. > :36:05.the effort that Nadal is putting in. His top spin exploding off the
:36:06. > :37:21.court. Oh! Divine! Del Potro count have
:37:22. > :37:24.played that a lot better. But he was comfortably second best. Again,
:37:25. > :38:26.Nadal, threading the needle. Del Potro not having much Ann
:38:27. > :38:47.answer. -- an answer.
:38:48. > :38:58.It's not just the forehand of Del Potro that Rafa has to watch.