0:00:59 > 0:01:09HAZEL IRVINE: 80,000 people can feel the energy pulsating through
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0:01:29 > 0:01:39HUW EDWARDS: The Olympic Rings are forged.
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0:01:39 > 0:02:28Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
0:02:28 > 0:02:38What a picture, what a site, and what a moment for these athletes.
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0:03:04 > 0:03:08Last night, Danny Boyle gave us a show to make Britain proud. It was
0:03:08 > 0:03:13watched by millions all over the world, including 26 million of you
0:03:13 > 0:03:21on the BBC. Today, attention switches to the swimming arena, and
0:03:21 > 0:03:31all eyes on one athlete. He has won 14 of these little beauties, and he
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0:03:31 > 0:04:32Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
0:04:32 > 0:04:35He has got it! And that is it, eight it straight gold medals for
0:04:35 > 0:04:45Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps is the greatest. Absolutely brilliant,
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Good evening. It promises to be an enthralling night in the pool, but
0:04:49 > 0:04:55there are doubts as to whether Superman retains his palace, after
0:04:55 > 0:04:59he only just scraped into the final. Michael Phelps goes for gold
0:04:59 > 0:05:09against teammate Ryan Lochte, who beat him in last year's US national
0:05:09 > 0:05:24
0:05:24 > 0:05:34Team GB's Hannah Miley is a genuine medal contender in the women's 400m
0:05:34 > 0:05:34
0:05:34 > 0:05:44individual medley final. Team GB's women's footballers were targeting
0:05:44 > 0:05:54a quarter-final place, if they could beat Cameroon. We will see
0:05:54 > 0:05:54
0:05:54 > 0:05:59how middleweight boxer Anthony Ogogo fared in his opening bout.
0:05:59 > 0:06:07Not so brilliant sport to look forward to, with the swimming
0:06:07 > 0:06:13taking the plunge at 7:30pm, and that dominates our show tonight.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17There's only one place to start, and that's with the cycling, but we
0:06:17 > 0:06:24will wait a bit for that. We have got a review of the Opening
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Ceremony later on, taking us up to Ceremony later on, taking us up to
0:06:27 > 0:06:379pm. Then we have got the women's football gymnastics, always great
0:06:37 > 0:06:39
0:06:39 > 0:06:44to watch, at 9:25pm. Then we will rounded up with boxing. We start
0:06:44 > 0:06:54with cycling, and the much anticipated road race. The hopes of
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0:07:14 > 0:07:24COMMENTATOR: Mark Cavendish, he is the world champion! It is a once-
0:07:24 > 0:07:30
0:07:31 > 0:07:40We have got a bit of an attack on here. Trying to inject some pace
0:07:41 > 0:07:43
0:07:43 > 0:07:46of... There's a in the road bends and, very dangerous indeed. A lot
0:07:46 > 0:07:56of conversation going on between the British team, trying to decide
0:07:56 > 0:08:03
0:08:03 > 0:08:13This is the palate and, which is being led by Chris Froome. They are
0:08:13 > 0:08:19
0:08:19 > 0:08:22trailing the leading group, of some There's a real Chase on now. Great
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Britain are really applying the pressure, to limit the leader of
0:08:27 > 0:08:32that group which has given the peloton to slip. The whole thing
0:08:32 > 0:08:38has been condensed into two minutes now. It really is an impressive
0:08:38 > 0:08:41piece of work, to have just four guys control the peloton. If they
0:08:41 > 0:08:51could pull this off, it would be one of the most extraordinary
0:08:51 > 0:08:52
0:08:53 > 0:08:58things I have seen in sport. They are looking down the barrel now. We
0:08:58 > 0:09:03have got about 24 miles of racing left. That is less than an hour
0:09:03 > 0:09:08before we crown the Olympic gold- medallist in London. Bradley
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Wiggins has got to work now, they wanted to save him for the sprint,
0:09:12 > 0:09:20but this group up the road, it is just way too dangerous. They need
0:09:20 > 0:09:24to get on top of it as quickly as possible. Alarm bells are ringing,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28and that's because this is very, very dangerous for Great Britain.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33They are running out of distance. They know it. They could do with
0:09:33 > 0:09:38somebody to come through and help with the workload. Mark Cavendish's
0:09:38 > 0:09:43gold-medal chances are slipping away here. Oh, there's a crash!
0:09:43 > 0:09:50They have gone into the barriers! Well, one of the big favourites has
0:09:50 > 0:09:57gone out. He is one of the best bike riders in the world, and
0:09:57 > 0:10:00that's really going to change the course of the base. That was Fabian
0:10:00 > 0:10:07Cancellara going out. This race would appear to be over for the
0:10:07 > 0:10:14British guys now. Look at this for an attack on the left, a downhill
0:10:14 > 0:10:23attack! CHRIS BOARDMAN: Bradley Wiggins
0:10:23 > 0:10:30worked incredibly hard for his team, he is spent. He looks as cross, as
0:10:30 > 0:10:36much as to say, who is going to win this? He caught him lapping there.
0:10:36 > 0:10:44Coming up to the line to take the gold medal! Vinokourov so is the
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Olympic champion! Yes, unbelievable. Great Britain worked so hard all
0:10:49 > 0:10:53day, but it just slipped away in the closing stages. The team could
0:10:53 > 0:10:57do no more for you, but at times, it seemed as if the rest of the
0:10:57 > 0:11:02world was up against Great Britain. That is what we can put it down to.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Nobody wants to help. It seems like most teams, they are happy not to
0:11:07 > 0:11:12win, as long as we do not win. Joining us, Chris Boardman, who
0:11:12 > 0:11:16watched that raise very closely indeed - where did it all go wrong,
0:11:16 > 0:11:21they were never in it? It is a bit of a cliche, but they were a victim
0:11:21 > 0:11:26of their own success. They employed exactly the same tactics, it is
0:11:26 > 0:11:29just one script, we are all here to work for one person, Mark Cavendish,
0:11:29 > 0:11:34just like they did at the World Championships last year. And it
0:11:34 > 0:11:37worked. In the Tour de France, they batted everybody. So today, every
0:11:37 > 0:11:42time somebody went up the road, everybody else turned around and
0:11:43 > 0:11:47said, go on, you chase them. It is more that they did not help them.
0:11:47 > 0:11:57They did not help themselves, actually. 33 guys went into that
0:11:57 > 0:11:59final breakaway, and that where the winner came from. But the Germans,
0:11:59 > 0:12:04including the second best sprinter in the world at the moment, they
0:12:04 > 0:12:07just sat back as well, saving everybody for the sprint finish at
0:12:07 > 0:12:12the end, but it did not happen. It needed more than four people to
0:12:12 > 0:12:16chase back 33. Did they get their tactics wrong, in the sense that,
0:12:16 > 0:12:21did they not see that nobody was going to help them? Could they have
0:12:21 > 0:12:25closed the gap earlier? Once the group has gone away, there is
0:12:25 > 0:12:29nothing you can do about it. With four people, you can influence a
0:12:29 > 0:12:34race, but you cannot control it. In last year's World Championships,
0:12:34 > 0:12:39there was eight of them. That makes a difference. The problem with Mark,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43nobody wants to arrive on the last 200 metres on the Mall with Mark
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Cavendish, because you will be finishing second. It is a real
0:12:47 > 0:12:51shame for him, isn't it? It is very much out of his control, relying on
0:12:51 > 0:12:56the team. It is totally out of his control. He could not have done
0:12:56 > 0:12:59anything else. He has been out practising on the course. Was it
0:12:59 > 0:13:04the Tour de France, the success, the amount it might have taken out
0:13:04 > 0:13:08of the team? I think they were in good shape, actually. It is just
0:13:08 > 0:13:12literally, the other riders decided not to contribute to the race, and
0:13:12 > 0:13:19they lost out as well. It is a real shame for Mark Cavendish, isn't it?
0:13:19 > 0:13:24He lost out four years ago, and now it has happened again. That's it
0:13:24 > 0:13:32for this Games as well. Yes, it was the only Olympic Games he will see
0:13:33 > 0:13:38in his lifetime. It was a massive opportunity. But it is opposite
0:13:38 > 0:13:42sides of the same coin. Cancellara fell off, and he was one of the big
0:13:42 > 0:13:46riders as well. He was due to be a big rival for Bradley Wiggins in
0:13:47 > 0:13:51the time-trial. Yes, this guy is one of the best bike and was in the
0:13:51 > 0:13:55world. He knocked his back wheel, then lost his front one, and hit
0:13:55 > 0:13:59the barrier. I suspect he could have even broken his collarbone.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04That would mean he would be out of the time trial. The winner,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Vinokourov, previously banned, of course. Yes, he has served a
0:14:07 > 0:14:11suspension, which is quite contentious, so it will be
0:14:11 > 0:14:15interesting to see what the press do with that one. But today, he was
0:14:15 > 0:14:19allowed to ride, it was his only victory this year, I think.
0:14:19 > 0:14:25Tomorrow, we have got the women's race - how do you see Britain's
0:14:25 > 0:14:32chances, with Nicole Cooke? She is a bit of an individual, isn't she?
0:14:32 > 0:14:37Yes, she is feisty, coming just, and a winner, above all else. --
0:14:37 > 0:14:44courageous. She will probably attack early. If it is altogether
0:14:44 > 0:14:52at the end, then it will be Lizzie Armitstead in the Sprint. There are
0:14:52 > 0:14:59a few more headlines now. Great Britain's Helen Glover and Heather
0:14:59 > 0:15:05Stanning got their quest for a first female rowing gold off to a
0:15:05 > 0:15:09great start. They set an Olympic record. The men's eight finished
0:15:09 > 0:15:18second behind Germany, in a very competitive heat. They get another
0:15:18 > 0:15:21chance to qualify for the final on Monday. A late burst of speed from
0:15:21 > 0:15:31Great Britain's lightweight four saw them narrowly winning their
0:15:31 > 0:15:32
0:15:32 > 0:15:42heat ahead of Australia. Italy took a dramatic gold in the men's team
0:15:42 > 0:15:59
0:15:59 > 0:16:02The first gold medal was won for China this morning.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07It is the first night of the swimming finals, and the man who 12
0:16:07 > 0:16:16years ago was head, shoulders and extremely large feet in front of
0:16:16 > 0:16:20everyone else in the pool has resurfaced for us. Ian Thorpe, 17
0:16:20 > 0:16:26years of age, is going to win Australia's first gold of this
0:16:26 > 0:16:33competition. To perform in front of a home crowd? It is not easy.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35unbelievable swim. I cannot believe it. That is sensational.
0:16:35 > 0:16:45Performance is one thing, performance under pressure is
0:16:45 > 0:16:55something else. He has done it! Entering the water, you are your
0:16:55 > 0:16:56
0:16:56 > 0:17:06own. The crowd are willing him on. Four years of hard work, four years
0:17:06 > 0:17:09
0:17:09 > 0:17:14of dedication, for one moment. a god here is. That is incredible.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18He really is a superhero. London 2012, the best of British luck to
0:17:18 > 0:17:22you. With the first swimming final of the Olympic Games just 15
0:17:22 > 0:17:27minutes away, who better to look forward to with than the man
0:17:27 > 0:17:34himself? Ian Thorpe joins us. You could have been swimming in these
0:17:34 > 0:17:39games yourself. I wish I was. that I am here and I feel the buzz,
0:17:39 > 0:17:44it is disappointing. But I had the second-best alternative, being here
0:17:44 > 0:17:48and able to watch it all on TV. happens to us all. There comes a
0:17:48 > 0:17:58time when things do not work the way they used to. Is that what you
0:17:58 > 0:17:58
0:17:58 > 0:18:03found? No. I am still swimming. And I will continue. I wanted to get
0:18:03 > 0:18:08back to where I was, so it is not over yet. How have you found it
0:18:08 > 0:18:13here, the Aquatics Centre? Good arena? P to four Arena. It is a
0:18:13 > 0:18:20stunning building, like many of the venues around the park. Some
0:18:20 > 0:18:26impressive times are being produced. There is the potential to cease
0:18:26 > 0:18:29when records fall. All the talk is about Michael Phelps. He is an
0:18:29 > 0:18:33extraordinary swimmer who has achieved so many more golds. He
0:18:33 > 0:18:37needs three more medals to get more than anyone else. But the signs
0:18:37 > 0:18:41were not good this morning. already consider him the greatest
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Olympian. But three makes it official on every count you can
0:18:46 > 0:18:49have. This morning, he qualified by 7 hundredths of a second, putting
0:18:49 > 0:18:54him a long way separate from his training partner Ryan Lochte, who
0:18:54 > 0:19:01he will be up against tonight. He did look sluggish, but he was
0:19:01 > 0:19:06backing off a bit in the backstroke. So he has got room to improve.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12is on the outside in lane eight. Is that a disadvantage? It can be an
0:19:12 > 0:19:17advantage or a disadvantage. I qualified for a final in Athens by
0:19:17 > 0:19:25one hundredths of a second, and I came third her. For me, it was an
0:19:25 > 0:19:30advantage. Michael Wills won it the way he wants to. He knows his
0:19:30 > 0:19:35training partner has to swim his own race as well, so we will see
0:19:35 > 0:19:40the tactics. Far it is unusual in swimming to get two training
0:19:40 > 0:19:45partners who are right up there. Very unusual. How was Lochte
0:19:45 > 0:19:50tonight? They must do sessions apart, otherwise they would be
0:19:50 > 0:19:53swimming exactly the same way and it would not be healthy. But the
0:19:53 > 0:19:57rivalry they must have been training spurred them on. With the
0:19:57 > 0:20:02domination that Phelps has enjoyed for so long, his partner must
0:20:02 > 0:20:07always look up to him and think, you are the man, and have an
0:20:07 > 0:20:13inferiority complex? I don't see Lochte being intimidated by Phelps
0:20:13 > 0:20:17or vice versa. Looking at how Lochte has performed, I do not
0:20:17 > 0:20:23think there is any inferiority there. I think they will both win a
0:20:23 > 0:20:33stack of medals. That is not good for the rest of us. There was some
0:20:33 > 0:20:38criticism about Phelps' attitude. Some said he relies on talent and
0:20:38 > 0:20:42needs to do more. I disagreed with that. Michael Phelps is one of the
0:20:43 > 0:20:48hardest trainers there are, the same as Lochte. Few people could
0:20:48 > 0:20:52criticise Michael Fox on the training he does. Out of the four
0:20:52 > 0:20:55finals taking place at the Aquatics Centre this evening, the only
0:20:55 > 0:21:00realistic British medal hope is Hannah Miley in the 400m individual
0:21:00 > 0:21:06medley. She is known as smiley Mailey, and if she gets on the
0:21:06 > 0:21:13podium tonight, she will be highly smiley. It is going to be really
0:21:13 > 0:21:20tight. Well done, Hannah Miley, silver! It is going to be Hannah
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Miley! A wonderful gold. difficult is it to be coached by
0:21:25 > 0:21:28your dad? He is very calm, and so are you? I have not really known it
0:21:28 > 0:21:34any other way. He has always been my coat. He was the first person to
0:21:34 > 0:21:38get me in the pool and told me how to swim. It was not until I was 10
0:21:38 > 0:21:41or 12 that I started going through the squad system. I thought it was
0:21:41 > 0:21:45the most normal thing. I fully trust that he knows what he is
0:21:45 > 0:21:49talking about, so for me to argue with him or think otherwise is
0:21:49 > 0:21:56silly, because he has so much knowledge and always wants to learn
0:21:56 > 0:21:59more. That trust by have for him is one of the reasons why it works.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04new guise to a training programme that is different to everyone else.
0:22:04 > 0:22:11Yes, I work with the motto that if you do what you have always done,
0:22:11 > 0:22:16you will get what you have always done - my God. So we try to do
0:22:16 > 0:22:21something different. Two years ago, I took up rock-climbing and I have
0:22:21 > 0:22:25continued that. Then I started running. We have added different
0:22:25 > 0:22:34things to it. I am one of those athletes who is a sucker for
0:22:34 > 0:22:39punishment. I tend to keep going and I work best that way. For my
0:22:39 > 0:22:45event, it works. Who is your main rival? Do you have an eye on
0:22:45 > 0:22:55people? You ask, there are quite a few. I am very where -- very aware
0:22:55 > 0:22:55
0:22:55 > 0:23:03of someone who is not far behind me in the rankings. There is also the
0:23:03 > 0:23:08Spanish girl. There are the two Chinese girls. So there are a fair
0:23:08 > 0:23:15few, and I am very aware of them. It is very tactical and strategic.
0:23:15 > 0:23:21That is what makes it fun. We wish her well. What were your
0:23:22 > 0:23:26training facilities like in Australia? I had a terrible pooled,
0:23:26 > 0:23:34a five Lane Poole which I learned to swim in until I was 14. I made
0:23:34 > 0:23:40the national team's winning in a terrible pool. She has to kneel in
0:23:41 > 0:23:46the shallow end a, north of Aberdeen. I can appreciate a small
0:23:46 > 0:23:51pool. It is tough for her, certainly to get gold. But a medal
0:23:51 > 0:23:59would be a terrific start. Why is it tough? For her, she will use it
0:23:59 > 0:24:05to her advantage. I think she is in with a shot to get a medal tonight.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09We hope so. It is time we moved a couple of hundred yards across the
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Olympic Park to the Aquatics Centre. We have come a long way since
0:24:12 > 0:24:15London first have to be games over a century ago, when the swimming
0:24:15 > 0:24:19pool was in the centre of the running track, which probably made
0:24:19 > 0:24:26the javelin competition interesting. Time to say hello to our swimming
0:24:26 > 0:24:29team, Mark Foster and Clare Balding. We are here inside this beautiful
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Zaha Hadid designed Aquatics Centre, the underbelly of a whale is what
0:24:33 > 0:24:37this Ruth is based on. Huge excitement here, Mark, because the
0:24:37 > 0:24:42First Lady, Michelle Obama, just walked past. We had the Queen this
0:24:42 > 0:24:47morning, and now the First Lady. It is all happening. The reason why
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Michelle Obama is here is because this is the line-up tonight. What a
0:24:50 > 0:25:00sensation on that of finals, the first night at the swimming. It
0:25:00 > 0:25:39
0:25:39 > 0:25:43starts with a big head to head, Weather it is Nadal against Federer
0:25:43 > 0:25:46or Seb Coe against Steve Ovett, we love a sporting rivalry, and
0:25:46 > 0:25:50swimming can really savour this one, because we have the defending
0:25:50 > 0:26:00champion, the seemingly unbeatable Phelps, up against the rising wave
0:26:00 > 0:26:25
0:26:25 > 0:26:32that is Ryan Lochte. It is time for I think he really brings every
0:26:32 > 0:26:37ounce of energy out of me. I think by all means that we are better
0:26:37 > 0:26:43because of each other. We both hate to lose. We will do everything we
0:26:43 > 0:26:49can when we are racing to get our hand on the wall first. I have
0:26:50 > 0:26:55gotten a lot faster. I can compete with him. But no matter what, we
0:26:55 > 0:26:59will still be friends. When we go to swimming heats, we'd hang out.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04But other than that, I honestly don't care what he is doing, and he
0:27:04 > 0:27:10probably doesn't care what I am doing. We are just going to focus
0:27:10 > 0:27:15on ourselves and get ready. I have always wanted to take the sport of
0:27:15 > 0:27:22swimming to a new level, but also do things no one has done before.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26That has given me a lot of hunger and made me work harder. I kind of
0:27:26 > 0:27:33just go out there, do what I love to do and just race. That is fun to
0:27:33 > 0:27:37me. I never get nervous, I get excited. I don't want to look back
0:27:37 > 0:27:42on my career and have what ifs. I am just trying to go out, enjoy
0:27:42 > 0:27:48myself and represent my country as best I can and have fun doing it.
0:27:48 > 0:27:54If I win, I win. If I lose, I lose. I will still be the same person.
0:27:54 > 0:28:00Whatever happens, happens. And one of the main reasons that Michelle
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Obama is here is that this looks like being team USA's first gold
0:28:03 > 0:28:07medal of these Olympics. They were beaten in the archery earlier this
0:28:07 > 0:28:12evening. It is almost certain that Ryan Lochte or Michael Phelps will
0:28:12 > 0:28:17win this race, because they are on a different planet. But the real
0:28:17 > 0:28:21interest is which one. We know Phelps has squeaked into the final,
0:28:21 > 0:28:28but he won this in Beijing and in Athens. Lochte is the one who has
0:28:28 > 0:28:35been swimming 400 individual medley. Phelps hates it. Three titles in a
0:28:35 > 0:28:39row has not happened in the pool forever. But he is racing against
0:28:39 > 0:28:42his own compatriot. One trains in Florida, the other in Baltimore,
0:28:42 > 0:28:47different sides of the country. This is what Michael Phelps said
0:28:47 > 0:28:51inspired him to train hard again. Suddenly, he got beaten by one of
0:28:51 > 0:28:55his own and he wanted to retain his title. You have got Phelps in lane
0:28:55 > 0:28:59eight and Lochte in lane three. Different sides of the pool.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02there an advantage for Phelps in that he will have clean water? If
0:29:02 > 0:29:08they were next to each other, presumably there would be some
0:29:08 > 0:29:12washed to deal with. Only tiny amounts. Normally, they are side by
0:29:12 > 0:29:16side and will just fight against each other. As far as the
0:29:16 > 0:29:20spectators go, that would be a great race to see, side by side.
0:29:20 > 0:29:26But now they will be doing their own race. They might look across
0:29:26 > 0:29:32the pool, but it is a long way. Whatever happens, this will be
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Michael Phelps' last 400m. He retires at the end of these Olympic
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Games, and he says it is just about how many toppings he wants on his
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Sunday. He is not talking about beating the all-time record of
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Olympic medals, he just wants to go out there, swim as fast as he can
0:29:47 > 0:29:51and do what he can. Ryan Lochte is as it is not just about beating
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Michael, there are plenty of other swimmers and this will be a race to
0:29:55 > 0:29:59savour. I hope those seats that looks Berra at the moment will be
0:29:59 > 0:30:03full shortly, because this is a hot ticket tonight. Everybody wants To
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Be Here. This is one of the biggest finals of the lot. Those who will
0:30:06 > 0:30:16have the pleasure of commentating on it will be Adrian Moorhouse and
0:30:16 > 0:30:35
0:30:35 > 0:30:44So, the final of the Men's 400m Individual Medley. Coming out
0:30:44 > 0:30:49second, Thomas Fraser-Holmes. He has qualified fifth for the final.
0:30:49 > 0:30:55And the men who's going to try to dethrone the king of the pool, that
0:30:55 > 0:31:05is Ryan Lochte, the world champion in the 400 medley, but Michael
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Phelps did not swim in that race last year. And a pretty big shock,
0:31:08 > 0:31:15the second of the Japanese in this race, just 17 years of age, Kosuke
0:31:15 > 0:31:20Hagino. A bronze-medallist at the World Youth Championships. Can you
0:31:20 > 0:31:24imagine, he set a lifetime best to qualify fastest for the final ahead
0:31:24 > 0:31:34of Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps. This guy also set a lifetime best,
0:31:34 > 0:31:44to qualify. Absolutely, Chad le Clos had a great swim. I am
0:31:44 > 0:31:47
0:31:47 > 0:31:53expecting him to go out very quickly. But I think the 17-year-
0:31:53 > 0:31:59old in lane four, Kosuke Hagino, he looked very composed, I thought, as
0:31:59 > 0:32:04he walked out. He certainly did, and he swam very well to get to the
0:32:04 > 0:32:10final. He did his best time by a long way. But everybody now waiting
0:32:10 > 0:32:16for the maestro, the greatest swimmer in history. He has got 14
0:32:16 > 0:32:26Olympic gold medals and two bronze medals. No silvers yet. I wonder
0:32:26 > 0:32:26
0:32:26 > 0:32:31whether this will be his first silver medal. That was his mother.
0:32:31 > 0:32:41So, Michael Phelps, in lane eight, qualified by just seven hundredths
0:32:41 > 0:32:45
0:32:46 > 0:32:52of a second. This is one of the most anticipated finals of Olympic
0:32:52 > 0:32:54swimming, and we're getting it first race up tonight. It is
0:32:54 > 0:33:00probably one of the most anticipated races in Olympic
0:33:00 > 0:33:03history in the swimming pool. We expected these two to be in it, but
0:33:03 > 0:33:13we did not expect one of them to be in lane three, and the other one to
0:33:13 > 0:33:20
0:33:20 > 0:33:27Probably the best start in lane five, Chad le Clos, the
0:33:27 > 0:33:32Commonwealth champion in this event. But Michael Phelps is the world
0:33:32 > 0:33:40record holder in the 200 Fly. but Ryan Lochte got a fantastic
0:33:40 > 0:33:47start, taking it by the scruff of the neck. Look at that, Lochte has
0:33:47 > 0:33:50got the best kick under water, Phelps looked a bit sluggish. This
0:33:50 > 0:33:55could be very interesting before going into the backstroke, because
0:33:55 > 0:34:04the backstroke is Ryan Lochte's best. Gold-medallist in the Olympic
0:34:04 > 0:34:09Games. World champion at 200m as well. Look at this! First to turn,
0:34:09 > 0:34:16Ryan Lochte. Second, Michael Phelps. As expected, it has started already,
0:34:16 > 0:34:22and it is a head-to-head. This is where I think Ryan Lochte is going
0:34:22 > 0:34:28to try to make a move. At the moment, you would think Lochte
0:34:28 > 0:34:36looks to be the strongest. Phelps is a big race there, and I don't
0:34:36 > 0:34:42think he will like being away in lane eight. He does not want to
0:34:42 > 0:34:46have a lot to do towards the end. What a great turn from Lochte. Are
0:34:46 > 0:34:51we seeing a new king in the pool? Ryan Lochte is looking pretty
0:34:51 > 0:35:01dominant at this point. Phelps looks a bit grumpy right at the
0:35:01 > 0:35:03
0:35:03 > 0:35:11bottom. A beautiful backstroke from Lochte, very smoke. Just outside
0:35:11 > 0:35:17world record time. The halfway mark in this final of the Men's 400m
0:35:17 > 0:35:26Individual Medley. Ryan Lochte has got a really big lead now. Phelps
0:35:26 > 0:35:33looks to be in trouble here. It is not materialising for him. The 17-
0:35:33 > 0:35:42year-old, Kosuke Hagino, is battling for the silver medal,
0:35:42 > 0:35:48along with Phelps. Michael Phelps might not even get a medal here.
0:35:48 > 0:35:55The green signals that Ryan Lochte is having the swim of his life.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59has taken more time out of that world record split time there. This
0:35:59 > 0:36:04will be fascinating. Could we see Michael Phelps, the best medley
0:36:04 > 0:36:09swimmer of all time, losing his world record? He has already lost
0:36:10 > 0:36:16it last year in the 200m, but will he be losing it tonight in the 400?
0:36:16 > 0:36:21Ryan Lochte is leading by miles. A big glide into the wall. Michael
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Phelps is only fourth at the moment, there on the bottom. We saw Thiago
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Pereira taking a look over, and that will have boosted his
0:36:30 > 0:36:34confidence no end, to see himself in the silver-medal position. Ryan
0:36:34 > 0:36:39Lochte, on world record pace. We have spoken about taking over the
0:36:39 > 0:36:43mantle of Michael Phelps, but they are the same age, you know. Ryan
0:36:43 > 0:36:48Lochte has dominated from start to finish here. Nobody will catch him
0:36:48 > 0:36:55now, it is all about the world record, and I really hope the crowd
0:36:55 > 0:37:00lift the roof for this. The crowd is going nuts, not only because
0:37:00 > 0:37:03this gentleman is going to become a new Olympic champions in the Men's
0:37:03 > 0:37:09400m Individual Medley, which is brilliant... You can see Michelle
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Obama, cheering on Ryan Lochte. Who would have thought it? Right at the
0:37:14 > 0:37:21bottom, Michael Phelps might not be going to get a medal... Second, it
0:37:21 > 0:37:28was Thiago Pereira, and third, from Japan, Kosuke Hagino. Look at that.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Michael Phelps is fourth! Unbelievable! Kosuke Hagino gets
0:37:32 > 0:37:37the bronze medal. I cannot believe Michael Phelps has got fourth. But
0:37:37 > 0:37:42let's gave it to this guy, the new Olympic champion in the Men's 400m
0:37:42 > 0:37:47Individual Medley. He is the world champion, and now, he is the
0:37:47 > 0:37:56Olympic champion, and he won it by miles. Ryan Lochte, Olympic
0:37:56 > 0:38:00champion. Killer start. Fantastic race. Lochte went for it from the
0:38:00 > 0:38:04very beginning, he dominated on every stroke. He stayed underwater
0:38:04 > 0:38:08a lot longer than the rest of the field. I think we knew Phelps was
0:38:08 > 0:38:16in trouble at the end of the Fly. He should have been leading after
0:38:16 > 0:38:22the Fly. It was only going to go one way on the backstroke. Well, it
0:38:22 > 0:38:27was, but I did not expect him to go quite that slow. He was not quite
0:38:27 > 0:38:33as flat as normal on the backstroke, but this guy was. Look at that!
0:38:33 > 0:38:39That is not how to finish! A big old Clyde! But he is Olympic
0:38:39 > 0:38:49champion! That the worried face of Michael Phelps. Eight gold medals
0:38:49 > 0:38:49
0:38:49 > 0:38:59in eight days in China. I think a lot of the gliding was related to
0:38:59 > 0:39:11
0:39:11 > 0:39:16fatigue. So, Ryan Lochte is Olympic the crowd, in particular the
0:39:16 > 0:39:22Americans in here to support him tonight. That is the Americans'
0:39:22 > 0:39:26first gold medal of these Games. He is the coolest guy, he behaves as
0:39:26 > 0:39:32if nothing would ever bother him, and he gets into the pool and swims
0:39:32 > 0:39:35like that, it was sensational. morning, it looked like Michael
0:39:35 > 0:39:41Phelps was cruising, but he obviously gave it more than he had
0:39:41 > 0:39:48thought. He is with Sharron Davies now. Many congratulations, this is
0:39:48 > 0:39:55your moment to shine, Ryan Lochte. I guess. Four years is a long time
0:39:55 > 0:40:02working for it. So, I put the work in. I know it is my time. Is this
0:40:02 > 0:40:07the start of a serious quest? It is going to be your show? I sure hope
0:40:07 > 0:40:14so. I am just going out and having fun, doing what I do best, racing.
0:40:14 > 0:40:21Many congratulations. Did you like our crowd? Oh, yes, I liked it a
0:40:21 > 0:40:29lot. And he could win a possible six medals, depending on how many
0:40:29 > 0:40:39relays he enters. Yes, he probably will not do the 4x100 medley. But
0:40:39 > 0:40:44he has got plenty to go for. He looks in great shape. We have got
0:40:44 > 0:40:47two women's semi-finals coming up in the Women's 100m Butterfly. This
0:40:47 > 0:40:51is the first one coming up, containing the world record holder,
0:40:51 > 0:40:56Sarah Sjostrom, of Sweden. She is up against Fran Halsall of Great
0:40:56 > 0:41:06Britain, who's very much a fast sprinter. Our other British
0:41:06 > 0:41:09
0:41:09 > 0:41:13sprinter, in the other semi-final, has more stamina. There are in the
0:41:13 > 0:41:20semi-finals, the top eight altogether go to the final. Let's
0:41:20 > 0:41:30just get them into the final. can hand you back to Andy now. Fran
0:41:30 > 0:41:34
0:41:34 > 0:41:43Halsall will be the next swimmer to come out.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Here's Fran Halsall. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Fran Halsall,
0:41:47 > 0:41:53massive ovation from the crowd, she will be in lane six.
0:41:53 > 0:41:59Right next to her, the Swedish swimmer. Also just gone through,
0:41:59 > 0:42:07the world champion on the 100 Freestyle, Herasimenia. And then
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Savard of Canada in lane eight. Let's just make it clear - two
0:42:11 > 0:42:19Chinese, fastest and third fastest, but we have got Sarah Sjostrom in
0:42:19 > 0:42:21lane five, and Fran Halsall in lane six. Here's world record holder,
0:42:22 > 0:42:2918-year-old Sarah Sjostrom, who broke the world record when she was
0:42:29 > 0:42:3616. Fran Halsall of Great Britain, a pure sprinter. I would love to
0:42:36 > 0:42:40see her make this final. The first semi-final of the Women's 100m
0:42:40 > 0:42:45Butterfly, and a beautiful stuck under water for the world record-
0:42:45 > 0:42:52holder from Sweden, Sarah Sjostrom. Interestingly, quite a slow leg
0:42:52 > 0:42:57kick there. The Chinese swimmer, she got a good quarter of a metre
0:42:57 > 0:43:01on Sarah Sjostrom, so I think that was not such a great start. Doing
0:43:01 > 0:43:08enough in the moment, for the first 50. This is all about a good turn.
0:43:08 > 0:43:15Big kick. Those kicks were not fast enough, and she has been left
0:43:15 > 0:43:21behind. Sarah Sjostrom coming back now. When Sarah Sjostrom said the
0:43:21 > 0:43:25world record, she came back ridiculously fast. She has already
0:43:25 > 0:43:29gone into first position, in the yellow hat. Fran Halsall going
0:43:29 > 0:43:36reasonably well, but starting to tire. Five metres to go. Sarah
0:43:36 > 0:43:41Sjostrom takes it. I could tell you that Fran Halsall has finished in
0:43:41 > 0:43:45seventh position. I think that's not going to be good enough for the
0:43:45 > 0:43:50final. The other semi-final still to come, but that might not be good
0:43:50 > 0:44:00enough. I am pretty sure that will not be good enough, unfortunately,
0:44:00 > 0:44:00
0:44:00 > 0:44:08for Fran Halsall. If I was her coach, Sarah Sjostrom's coach, she
0:44:08 > 0:44:13could get another half the second on the turns, easily. But that was
0:44:13 > 0:44:17really good spotting at the finish. She did that beautifully, changing
0:44:17 > 0:44:24her stroke about 10 metres out, to get that finish correct. One thing
0:44:24 > 0:44:34she did right, Adrian! She is fast, though! So, not a particularly
0:44:34 > 0:44:36
0:44:36 > 0:44:40impressive time in that first semi- final. Interesting, not as fast as
0:44:40 > 0:44:45I thought it would be. So, basically, if the second semi-final
0:44:46 > 0:44:50goes under 58, you're going to be in the final. Only two women under
0:44:50 > 0:45:0058 seconds - extraordinary. What an opportunity for these ladies, in
0:45:00 > 0:45:33
0:45:33 > 0:45:43Ellen Gandy and Lane and two. - macro in lane number two. She has
0:45:43 > 0:45:44
0:45:44 > 0:45:49taken her headphones off to listen to that. The crowd were fantastic.
0:45:49 > 0:45:55Sometimes you can't hear it with our headphones on. Every hundredth
0:45:55 > 0:46:01of a second counts. Here is the world champion. She set a new
0:46:01 > 0:46:11American record and a new Olympic record in the heats. The world
0:46:11 > 0:46:30
0:46:30 > 0:46:39Kentucky University. They have a brutal qualification. The first two
0:46:39 > 0:46:45go, and that is it. If you are sick, tough. And the group will be in
0:46:45 > 0:46:49lane eight. So Adrian, Ellen Gandy and Len two. Not really a
0:46:49 > 0:46:55specialist, although she broke the record in her qualification in the
0:46:55 > 0:46:59trials. Interesting to see how she does here. I hope she goes through
0:46:59 > 0:47:04her best time. This is the moment to do it. It is the Olympic semi-
0:47:04 > 0:47:14final. She is in the outside lane. She has got to deliver her best
0:47:14 > 0:47:18
0:47:18 > 0:47:27time. I think Dana Vollmer or is going for a good time here. She is
0:47:27 > 0:47:34taking it very seriously. second semi-final of the women's
0:47:34 > 0:47:43100m butterfly. A very good start in lane three. That is the Danish
0:47:43 > 0:47:50swimmer. Dana Vollmer has got a decent start. Ellen Gandy is a bit
0:47:50 > 0:47:57off the pace. She needs to pull back. Dana Vollmer is looking
0:47:57 > 0:48:07ominous now. She is under her world record by nearly a second. This is
0:48:07 > 0:48:08
0:48:08 > 0:48:17incredible. The two Americans are going pretty well. Dana Vollmer or
0:48:17 > 0:48:24his swimming away. This is impressive. Ago that line. That is
0:48:24 > 0:48:28the time Dana Vollmer is looking for. She just missed it the finish.
0:48:28 > 0:48:32We saw Sarah Sjostrom in that first semi-final could just perfectly on
0:48:32 > 0:48:42the finish. That was not quite right, but still enormously
0:48:42 > 0:48:45
0:48:46 > 0:48:49impressive. Absolutely. She will qualify for the final by a second.
0:48:49 > 0:48:59Ellen Gandy finished in fifth position, which is not normally
0:48:59 > 0:49:03great, but she will finish in the final. 57.66. We have a computer
0:49:03 > 0:49:08next to us. We keep checking it, because we are keen for the Prince
0:49:08 > 0:49:18to make it through to the final. Ellen Gandy will have made the
0:49:18 > 0:49:18
0:49:18 > 0:50:11Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
0:50:11 > 0:50:15Fantastic for Ellen Gandy, and appropriate because in 2004, when
0:50:15 > 0:50:19she was 12 and living in Kent, she is now based in Australia, she was
0:50:19 > 0:50:23part of the back the big poster, so she has been involved all the wear
0:50:23 > 0:50:29long. Let's hear from her. We we just hearing about your back
0:50:29 > 0:50:35the bid poster. Remember that? when I was 12. It is mad to think I
0:50:35 > 0:50:40am here now. And you are in the final. My time was not great and I
0:50:40 > 0:50:44swallowed a bit of water, but I am happy to be in the final. It is my
0:50:44 > 0:50:48first Olympic final. I saw you take your headphones off so you could
0:50:48 > 0:50:51soak up every sound in the stadium. Exactly. This morning I did not
0:50:51 > 0:50:57want to be overwhelmed by the crowd, but it was amazing tonight and I
0:50:57 > 0:51:04was glad I could feel the war of the crowd. Do you have a plan for
0:51:04 > 0:51:08the time you are looking at, or is it a move towards the 200? It is
0:51:08 > 0:51:14focusing on the 200, but it is a bonus to get in the final. Everyone
0:51:14 > 0:51:18has a shot in the final, so I am looking forward to it. Good luck.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22Three swimmers are making their way out now for the final of the men's
0:51:22 > 0:51:26400m freestyle. This features the defending champion. We thought he
0:51:26 > 0:51:30might have got disqualified this morning in the heats. When we look
0:51:30 > 0:51:34at the replays, Mark could not see why. And eventually, neither could
0:51:34 > 0:51:39the stewards. There was a long inquiry. David Carry makes the
0:51:39 > 0:51:49final at the age of 30. He tweeted this afternoon, "This is my
0:51:49 > 0:52:03
0:52:03 > 0:52:08ultimate dream". Les rejoin Adrian record. He is extraordinary.
0:52:08 > 0:52:18Looking really mean. Adrian, do you think he will go that quick? He is
0:52:18 > 0:52:28a tough one. He has an awesome world record. You're talking about
0:52:28 > 0:52:37
0:52:37 > 0:52:42Korean. Is the defending Olympic champion. He is the world champion
0:52:42 > 0:52:47in this 400m freestyle. Parkour was disqualified this morning after the
0:52:47 > 0:52:52heats. Twitched on the blocks. A massive hoover up. In the end, he
0:52:52 > 0:52:58was reinstated, which I have never heard of. He twitched on the blocks,
0:52:58 > 0:53:06and the rule is fuzzy at best. He has been reinstated. Brilliant to
0:53:06 > 0:53:13see David Carry qualified. Massive ovation. Wonderful to see a full
0:53:13 > 0:53:18crowd here. He did not qualify at the trials. He had to go to the
0:53:18 > 0:53:22trials. He qualified in Sheffield. Now he is in the final of the
0:53:22 > 0:53:32Olympic Games. This is awesome. He has never made an individual final.
0:53:32 > 0:53:37
0:53:37 > 0:53:45It is almost like he has got nothing to lose. Park is coached in
0:53:45 > 0:53:51Brisbane by the same coach as the swim her in lane one. Australia is
0:53:52 > 0:54:01where you need to be. Hopefully, David Carry, in the red cap nearest
0:54:01 > 0:54:09to us, will rise to this wonderful opportunity. The final of the men's
0:54:09 > 0:54:14400m freestyle. Yang Sun of China is in lane number four. He is not
0:54:14 > 0:54:19the greatest tactician. The greatest tactician is Park of Korea
0:54:19 > 0:54:24in lane six. He is going out already. I wonder whether Son has
0:54:24 > 0:54:34been told, just stick with Park. That has to be the best tactic.
0:54:34 > 0:54:40
0:54:40 > 0:54:50Quite a good line. Parke did this before to Yang Sun. I come with you.
0:54:50 > 0:55:01
0:55:01 > 0:55:06I think the coach... Park is from South Korea, by the way. Sun has
0:55:06 > 0:55:14got a wily coach in Dennis Cotterill. He trains in Miami.
0:55:14 > 0:55:24Knows all about distance freestyle battles and tactics. Energy, pacing.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28
0:55:29 > 0:55:38This is a great one. Closer to us is Park of Korea. He is a 200 and
0:55:39 > 0:55:39
0:55:39 > 0:55:42400 man. So expect Yang Sun to come back harder. I think at mic Park is
0:55:42 > 0:55:52trying to take it harder and see if he can get rid of the sprint of
0:55:52 > 0:55:57
0:55:57 > 0:56:01Yang Sun. This is quite dangerous for Park. 200m, halfway. And so,
0:56:01 > 0:56:10three tenths of a second splitting the first two here in this final of
0:56:10 > 0:56:15the men's 400m freestyle. Closer to us, Park of Korea. Yang Sun is now
0:56:15 > 0:56:21starting to make a move. The world record may now be on. It is held by
0:56:21 > 0:56:25a German who did not qualify for this final. It was three tenths of
0:56:25 > 0:56:30a second at the halfway point, now it is three hundreds of a second.
0:56:30 > 0:56:37This is the head-to-head battle we were expecting in the 400 medley.
0:56:37 > 0:56:46We are seeing it in the 400 freak. This is fantastic to watch. David
0:56:46 > 0:56:54Carry is down at the bottom of the pool in eighth position. Park has
0:56:54 > 0:57:04done all the work. I have no idea what is going to happen with this
0:57:04 > 0:57:07
0:57:07 > 0:57:13one. Yang Sun is going now. David Carry is really going well. But it
0:57:13 > 0:57:19looks like Yang Sun is completely nuts on this last 100. He broke the
0:57:19 > 0:57:24world record on the 1500m freestyle. Come on, let's see if he can go
0:57:24 > 0:57:28under three minutes 40, the world record held by the German. It looks
0:57:28 > 0:57:34like he will take this gold medal, but is he going to take the world
0:57:34 > 0:57:44record? Ne Chinese man has ever won gold in the swimming pool. Sun is
0:57:44 > 0:57:47
0:57:47 > 0:57:55streaking away here. His brilliant. Oh, no! He glided in. He is happy
0:57:55 > 0:58:05because he has won the gold, but he had the world record. Doctors and
0:58:05 > 0:58:12Yang, silver to Park. Great Britain's David Carry finished with
0:58:12 > 0:58:153.48 0.6. That was fantastic. The emotion that came out of Yang Sun
0:58:15 > 0:58:19when he won, I get what you are saying about him having the world
0:58:19 > 0:58:26record in the palm of his hands, but he will get the gold medal
0:58:26 > 0:58:32around his neck, and that is what it means to that guy. I know he has
0:58:32 > 0:58:38been training for that 1500 free. This was the rivalry. That was
0:58:38 > 0:58:46awesome. I am pleased you didn't say, come on, my son, by the way. I
0:58:46 > 0:58:51thought you were going to say it. was trying not to say that. He so
0:58:51 > 0:58:59nearly had it. He has taken Ian Thorpe's Olympic record. It means a
0:58:59 > 0:59:05lot. Did he care about the world record? No. I have to say I am
0:59:06 > 0:59:15pleased, because life moves on. He swung so well. Given the fact that
0:59:16 > 0:59:19
0:59:19 > 0:59:24he was so quick, I really hoped he would break the world record. I
0:59:24 > 0:59:28don't think we can hear Ian Thorpe at the moment, but what a swim. Ian
0:59:28 > 0:59:37Thorpe's Olympic record goes, and the first Chinese man to win the
0:59:37 > 0:59:47gold medal in this swimming pool is Yang Sun of China. Parc des the
0:59:47 > 0:59:50
0:59:50 > 0:59:59silver. And they really gutsy swim Ian Thorpe. The guys were pleased
0:59:59 > 1:00:03you lost it, but I am sure you were When you break a record, it is
1:00:03 > 1:00:07there for a period of time. You are a custodian of it. This is the
1:00:07 > 1:00:12first time I've thought I would see someone go this time, he came close
1:00:12 > 1:00:15to going it, which is what I would like to have seen. It is fantastic
1:00:15 > 1:00:19that Park was included in the final tonight. I think they made the
1:00:20 > 1:00:25right decision around this. I have watched this tape 12 times. There
1:00:25 > 1:00:28is no movement at the start of the race. Without Park win the race, I
1:00:28 > 1:00:32don't think Sun Yang would have had the satisfaction of the victory
1:00:32 > 1:00:35without the defending it -- defending Olympic champion. I must
1:00:35 > 1:00:41talk you about Ryan Lochte, that was quite a performance from him?
1:00:41 > 1:00:45It really was. Going through that race, watching him, he was strong.
1:00:45 > 1:00:51The only critique I have, it is small, he was a bit short on the
1:00:51 > 1:00:54freestyle. The length of his arms? The length of the stroke, the
1:00:54 > 1:00:58recovery was short. Born world record pace the whole way through
1:00:58 > 1:01:06that race, you see how dominant Michael was when he said that world
1:01:06 > 1:01:09record. He flew through that last 50 metres. It was a second ahead.
1:01:09 > 1:01:14What does that mean for Michael Phelps? He looked a long way off
1:01:14 > 1:01:18his best. For Michael, I think I have said from the start, I felt
1:01:18 > 1:01:21that Ryan Lochte would be stronger in this race. I think what -- I
1:01:21 > 1:01:26think Michael will do better in the shorter races at this event and it
1:01:26 > 1:01:30suits the training he has been doing. We shall see, when he
1:01:30 > 1:01:35performs at his next race. Let's go back to the Aquatics Centre with
1:01:35 > 1:01:39Clare and Mark. Thank you, building up to the first
1:01:39 > 1:01:43medal ceremony, Michael Phelps not in the medals. Ryan Lochte will
1:01:43 > 1:01:49come out to take his gold medal and a huge moment for him because cool
1:01:49 > 1:01:56as he seems, Mark, you have to be in -- intoxicated by the emotion of
1:01:56 > 1:02:02this? It was huge. He knew what he could do, but The Bottom Line is,
1:02:02 > 1:02:05it is of bulbs, Phelps, Phelps. He has not done the event for three
1:02:05 > 1:02:10years. On the shorter events he might do better. He is the new king,
1:02:10 > 1:02:14he has taken over. For some, it is about winning a medal, for others
1:02:14 > 1:02:21is is about getting to the final. For David Carry, that is the major
1:02:21 > 1:02:25achievement of today. Let's hear his reaction, he finished 7th.
1:02:25 > 1:02:31Sharron Davies you can say you were a finalist at the Olympic Games.
1:02:32 > 1:02:37can't believe it, I set myself that challenge and there were some rocky
1:02:37 > 1:02:41patches along the way and I am delighted with the way I was able
1:02:41 > 1:02:45to back up tonight. I knew it would be tough, a huge amount of effort
1:02:45 > 1:02:49to make the final. To do that again tonight, to race against the best
1:02:49 > 1:02:53and the world, to have awesome support behind me, it was a real
1:02:53 > 1:02:56dream. You will not have seen it because you was winning but he
1:02:56 > 1:03:00floated to the wall. Have you touched the wall properly, you
1:03:00 > 1:03:05would have broken the world record. A lot of people say it is an
1:03:05 > 1:03:10individual sport, it is not. I had a team of 100 people helping me to
1:03:10 > 1:03:13get to that podium tonight. All the way from mum and dad, who have been
1:03:13 > 1:03:18incredibly inspirational for me come all the way to my coach, my
1:03:18 > 1:03:24physio, lee Harrington, who got me back into shape. It has be an
1:03:24 > 1:03:31awesome -- it has been an awesome journey. What happens now? Really,
1:03:31 > 1:03:36we have five guys vying 4-4 spots in the 200 metres freestyle, I
1:03:36 > 1:03:42think on Tuesday. From now won it is about that relay. We will let
1:03:42 > 1:03:46you have a swim down. Thank you very much. Thank you. Sharon
1:03:46 > 1:03:51talking about this for him down, there are two 50-metre pools here.
1:03:51 > 1:03:54The other is below was. When the competition starts, it can go on 4-
1:03:54 > 1:03:582 hours, some of the swimmers cannot warm-up at the beginning
1:03:58 > 1:04:02because two hours later they will not still be warm, so they can go
1:04:02 > 1:04:05under while the competition is on and do their race later. Going back
1:04:05 > 1:04:10to David Carry, one of the people who has been part of his motivation
1:04:10 > 1:04:14for the London Games is his fiancee, Keri-Anne Payne. They get married
1:04:14 > 1:04:19in September in Aberdeen. She is supporting him, along with the rest
1:04:19 > 1:04:23of the British team. Let's enjoy the first medal ceremony was Ryan
1:04:23 > 1:04:33Lochte team looking like he does not know what to do. -- with Ryan
1:04:33 > 1:04:35
1:04:35 > 1:04:40Lochte looking like he does not The presentation party, the IOC
1:04:40 > 1:04:50member for Peru, presenting the medals to the men in this 400
1:04:50 > 1:04:51
1:04:51 > 1:04:55There is the support team for the medal ceremony. I have not quite
1:04:55 > 1:05:02worked out why they had supporters, but anyway, they can present the
1:05:02 > 1:05:06flowers. What a proud moment this is for the 17-year-old from Japan.
1:05:06 > 1:05:10The biggest he has done before this is the world youth championships,
1:05:10 > 1:05:18where he got a bronze medal in the 400 metres medley. Now it is a
1:05:18 > 1:05:23bronze medal at the Olympic Games. A new Japanese record, only the 7th
1:05:23 > 1:05:29man in history to go under four minutes and ten seconds and he went
1:05:29 > 1:05:33for minutes and eight seconds. A massive shock. He just can't
1:05:33 > 1:05:40believe it. I bet he was utterly delighted just to make the final,
1:05:40 > 1:05:50but to get a medal and beat Michael Phelps. It is a humbling moment,
1:05:50 > 1:05:58
1:05:58 > 1:06:06isn't it? An interesting bunch of A fantastic bronze medal. Another
1:06:06 > 1:06:16shock, a big surprise, a silver medal to the Brazilian. It is a
1:06:16 > 1:06:19
1:06:19 > 1:06:23very good time indeed. He swam really tough, really tough. A good
1:06:24 > 1:06:33solid flies winner but brought it all the way back through,
1:06:33 > 1:06:39backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle. He was 4th at the World
1:06:39 > 1:06:42Championships in Rome. That was three years ago. Now he is the
1:06:42 > 1:06:48Olympic silver medallist. Well, we have been waiting for it a long
1:06:48 > 1:06:53time. How well will this gentleman do? He has been on the front cover
1:06:53 > 1:06:56of American magazines. There was going to be a massive head to head,
1:06:56 > 1:07:02no one knew he would take it between Ryan Lochte and Michael
1:07:02 > 1:07:08Phelps. And Ryan Lochte comes up victorious. Olympic champion, men's
1:07:08 > 1:07:16400 metres individual medley. His first of seven races here in London
1:07:16 > 1:07:21traded of Olympic Games. His first race is gold. I think this is going
1:07:21 > 1:07:27to be there becoming of this man, or Ryan Lochte of the USA.
1:07:27 > 1:07:32mentioned before, the same age as Michael Phelps, just coming later.
1:07:32 > 1:07:35Ryan Lochte has talked about Rio. He wants to challenge some of
1:07:35 > 1:07:45Michael Phelps' record. That will be interesting. He is starting
1:07:45 > 1:07:45
1:07:45 > 1:09:20Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
1:09:20 > 1:09:30The Olympic champion, Ryan Lochte The bronze, I am not sure he can
1:09:30 > 1:09:35
1:09:35 > 1:09:39major shock of that race, Michael Phelps not on the podium. He
1:09:39 > 1:09:43finished 4th. The swimmers are conserving emotional energy, that
1:09:43 > 1:09:49is why Ryan Lochte is not hollering, but you can see how much it means
1:09:49 > 1:09:52to him. USA's first gold medal is on the board. Great Britain are
1:09:52 > 1:09:56looking for first medal of this Games after the disappointment of
1:09:56 > 1:10:02the road race earlier. It falls to Henna -- to Hannah Miley, coming up
1:10:03 > 1:10:08next. She is a girl who is trained by her father, Patrick, in a pool
1:10:08 > 1:10:17north of Aberdeen that is only 25 metres long with four lanes. At the
1:10:17 > 1:10:22That is what we talk about, a lot of the best train -- the best
1:10:22 > 1:10:26swimmers have come out of the worst training facilities. I used to
1:10:26 > 1:10:29train in a pool where I scraped my fingers along the bottom. As long
1:10:30 > 1:10:35as you have water and a great coach and training partners, you can do
1:10:35 > 1:10:42anything. She said, my dad works for me. Frankly, he could train me
1:10:42 > 1:10:46in a puddle. I thought that was a great big -- great visual image. He
1:10:46 > 1:10:49released it is her rival swimmers, so he knows the strengths and it
1:10:49 > 1:10:54will be an interesting race this, because they have different strokes
1:10:54 > 1:10:57they are good at. One of the interesting things, like a football
1:10:57 > 1:11:03manager, he will look at the other team and analyse strengths and
1:11:03 > 1:11:08weaknesses. She will know the two girls next to her, she stays behind
1:11:08 > 1:11:14does Hannah Miley, she comes back on the best stroke. Elizabeth
1:11:14 > 1:11:21Beisel has a great backstroke. Hannah Miley's breaststroke is
1:11:21 > 1:11:26particularly good. Caitlin Leverenz has a good breaststroke as well.
1:11:26 > 1:11:31Hannah Miley was the nearly Gul, 4th, six, then she suddenly came
1:11:31 > 1:11:35through. Her breakthrough year lost 2010. How much confidence has she
1:11:35 > 1:11:40got from that? Do you see somebody in Hannah Miley who believes she
1:11:40 > 1:11:42can win a medal? Yes, definitely. We saw her that the world
1:11:42 > 1:11:47championships last year, she is European champion and Commonwealth
1:11:47 > 1:11:53champion. She has one big events. Second at the World Championships.
1:11:53 > 1:11:56Elizabeth Beisel has a tough task. There is only three seconds
1:11:56 > 1:12:00separating all of them. Getting there, race hard, she looks a race.
1:12:00 > 1:12:05This could be the perfect race Firth of. It was interesting when
1:12:06 > 1:12:11Sharron Davies interview did her, she was coached by her father in
1:12:11 > 1:12:17this event, in 1980 she won at the Moscow Games, she said, what is the
1:12:17 > 1:12:23last thing your dad says to you and he says, I love you. We all went,
1:12:23 > 1:12:31oh, it is just an immense moment for the this. For Patrick Miley and
1:12:31 > 1:12:34Paul Hannah Miley. And for her mum and brothers. This has to be so
1:12:34 > 1:12:39special and the crowd will be hugely behind her. I know, Sharron
1:12:39 > 1:12:42Davies, you will as well. Absolutely, I am really nervous for
1:12:42 > 1:12:46her. She will thrive on this excitement and the noise when she
1:12:46 > 1:12:52comes out. There has been publicity about her, she is a lovely person.
1:12:52 > 1:12:57You cannot fail to love her. She is gutsy. She will give 110%.
1:12:57 > 1:13:02training, she swims 28 hours a week and if you saw the peace earlier
1:13:02 > 1:13:06she knows -- you will know she does pilates and rock climbing. Ryan
1:13:06 > 1:13:10Lochte, part of his training was dragging tyres. You need to people
1:13:10 > 1:13:14-- you need to keep people interested with her fitness work.
1:13:14 > 1:13:17There is a lot of cross-training these days. You need strength and
1:13:17 > 1:13:21conditioning in the gym. Different ways to keep your mind interested
1:13:21 > 1:13:26and get Games in different areas. Rock-climbing is great for upper-
1:13:26 > 1:13:30body strength and in the water, there is shoulders work, so that
1:13:30 > 1:13:33will help immensely. It is fun, you need to make training fund.
1:13:34 > 1:13:38will notice when the swimmers walkout to the divvied -- the
1:13:38 > 1:13:42difference in the physical build of them. Hannah Miley is tiny, five
1:13:42 > 1:13:52foot five inches. She weighs eight stone. When they did the photograph,
1:13:52 > 1:13:52
1:13:52 > 1:13:58she was in height order, right at is a hugely energetic and happy
1:13:58 > 1:14:03person as well. We wish her well. Let's rejoin and it.
1:14:03 > 1:14:08The Olympic champion, the defending champion, Stephanie Rice of
1:14:08 > 1:14:13Australia, in lane one. She has had shoulder injuries and it is tough
1:14:13 > 1:14:17does win a good Ledley with shoulder injuries. She has come
1:14:17 > 1:14:24back reasonably well. She had a good 100 metres in the heats this
1:14:24 > 1:14:32morning but a dangerous lane, nobody watching you. Mareia
1:14:32 > 1:14:36Belmonte Garcia in two, the European champion in three. Expect
1:14:36 > 1:14:41her to go out pretty quickly. There is Katinka Hosszu. She will be
1:14:41 > 1:14:46right next to Elizabeth Beisel. Here she is, from the USA, the
1:14:46 > 1:14:51world champion. She was 4th at the Olympic Games four years ago, but
1:14:51 > 1:14:55she is the fastest in the world this year. Absolutely, in Beijing,
1:14:55 > 1:14:5915 years of age when she got 4th place. She has come to make good
1:14:59 > 1:15:05and will have an experience of an Olympics under her belt which is
1:15:05 > 1:15:09used for. Stephanie Rice, in lane one, the last Olympics, three gold
1:15:09 > 1:15:12medals and three world records, the world swimmer of the year. Michael
1:15:12 > 1:15:19Phelps was the male swimmer of the year. She had picked shoulder
1:15:19 > 1:15:27problems. You can't write her wrath. This is lane six, Xuanxu Li. Listen
1:15:27 > 1:15:31to the ovation for Hannah Miley from Great Britain. It is massive.
1:15:31 > 1:15:35It is absolutely massive. Well, if that does not get her going,
1:15:35 > 1:15:39nothing will. She is the European champion, the Commonwealth champion,
1:15:39 > 1:15:44the British record holder, silver at the World Championship. Can she
1:15:44 > 1:15:51win Great Britain's first gold medal of these Olympic Games? She
1:15:51 > 1:16:01goes in seven, not a bad lane. Caitlin Leverenz of the USA is in
1:16:01 > 1:16:06
1:16:06 > 1:16:12lane eight. Hannah Miley Swan next the Elizabeth Beisel and Shiwen Ye.
1:16:12 > 1:16:21That is Stephanie Rice, we saw her world record. She is looking
1:16:21 > 1:16:30nervous. Elizabeth Beisel is ready for action. Hannah Miley slapping
1:16:30 > 1:16:35her thighs, getting excited, like us. The final of the women's 400
1:16:35 > 1:16:40metres individual medley, and Hannah Miley, with the red hat, one
1:16:40 > 1:16:45from the bottom. Do not worry too much about the first 100, because
1:16:45 > 1:16:52she normally does quite slow, against the rest of the field, and
1:16:52 > 1:17:02she picks it up on the backstroke. That is how she got her silver
1:17:02 > 1:17:07
1:17:07 > 1:17:12medal in the world championships. She is good at the 200 metres.
1:17:12 > 1:17:17is 2.6 seconds down on a Elizabeth Beisel, at the end the previous
1:17:17 > 1:17:27race, and she could bottle it back. Stephanie Rice is not doing too
1:17:27 > 1:17:35
1:17:35 > 1:17:42turn his Katinka Hosszu, she is a very good butterfly swimmer. It is
1:17:42 > 1:17:50fascinating to see Hannah Miley in seventh place, but in eighth place,
1:17:50 > 1:17:54Elizabeth Beisel. That is surprising. The shape of the
1:17:54 > 1:18:00swimmers should be a spearhead, Elizabeth Beisel should be further
1:18:00 > 1:18:06up. This is very good for Hannah Miley. She is better than Katinka
1:18:06 > 1:18:16Hosszu. This could be very interesting. Stephanie Rice in
1:18:16 > 1:18:20
1:18:20 > 1:18:28second place. This will be fantastic, tremendous to see. This
1:18:28 > 1:18:38could play into Hannah Miley's hands of a stop yes, Katinka Hosszu
1:18:38 > 1:18:42
1:18:42 > 1:18:47is a very good butterfly swimmer. Going pretty well is Hannah Miley.
1:18:47 > 1:18:52A big kick under water. She has turned in sixth place, but the
1:18:52 > 1:18:59breaststroke is very good for her. Elizabeth Beisel is leading,
1:18:59 > 1:19:09Katinka Hosszu is going with her. In third place, she winded. Hannah
1:19:09 > 1:19:14Miley is right there. 2.5 seconds is the deficit from the world
1:19:14 > 1:19:18championships last year. Elizabeth Beisel, after a very sluggish
1:19:18 > 1:19:28butterfly, it is as though she said, I will save some energy, and push
1:19:28 > 1:19:31
1:19:31 > 1:19:36it through. She is checking on the Chinese, and seeing where Hannah is.
1:19:36 > 1:19:41Elizabeth Beisel could slam the door if the rest of the field is
1:19:41 > 1:19:49not careful. She is starting to look very good. She has got a
1:19:49 > 1:19:59decent freestyler. The Chinese have as well. Hannah Miley is in fourth
1:19:59 > 1:20:02
1:20:02 > 1:20:10place. 100 metres to go. First over, Elizabeth Beisel. Shiwen Ye is
1:20:10 > 1:20:20second, Katinka Hosszu is third. is very close between Katinka
1:20:20 > 1:20:26
1:20:26 > 1:20:33Hosszu, Shiwen Ye and Hannah Miley. This is interesting, she when year.
1:20:33 > 1:20:40-- Shiwen Ye first stop she did it in about 15 metres. She has just
1:20:40 > 1:20:48taken another mater, it is about two metres now, extraordinary. This
1:20:48 > 1:20:56is absolutely amazing. Look at the world record. It is Stephanie Rice
1:20:56 > 1:21:04Basma Kor record. -- Stephanie Rice's world-record. Utterly
1:21:04 > 1:21:14extraordinary, unbelievable. It is a gold medal to China and a new
1:21:14 > 1:21:14
1:21:15 > 1:21:20world record. A brilliant swim. The silver medal goes to Elizabeth
1:21:20 > 1:21:30Beisel, the bronze medal has gone to he ran Xu Lin. Hannah Miley
1:21:30 > 1:21:32
1:21:32 > 1:21:42finishes in for the place. -- in fourth place. She was about one
1:21:42 > 1:21:52second down. She went 59.72 in the last 100. Just from that point, 75
1:21:52 > 1:22:12
1:22:12 > 1:22:22metres to go. This is coming into turn. You have got to turn around
1:22:22 > 1:22:25
1:22:25 > 1:22:30and push off. Yes, that was massive. Two Chinese medals. I am glad I did
1:22:30 > 1:22:40not bet on that race. Extraordinary, a new world record, was not
1:22:40 > 1:22:51
1:22:51 > 1:22:55That is China's second gold medal of the evening. She when she is
1:22:55 > 1:23:05only 16, it is extraordinary, how many swimmers they have coming
1:23:05 > 1:23:05
1:23:05 > 1:23:09through. At the lower age range. Yes, they have got strength in
1:23:09 > 1:23:15depth. If the top guys are not performing, they have other people
1:23:15 > 1:23:21to come through. That last 100 metres, I have never seen that
1:23:21 > 1:23:25before. I have never seen anybody sprint like that. For Hannah Miley,
1:23:26 > 1:23:35disappointment. She finishes in fifth-place. Let's hear her
1:23:35 > 1:23:41reaction. Consoling each other a bit? I gave
1:23:41 > 1:23:47it everything I had. This morning, it was a bunfight, getting into the
1:23:47 > 1:23:52final. It was whoever could recover the quickest. I am gutted I did not
1:23:52 > 1:23:56get a medal, but I cannot have given it any more. At the end of
1:23:56 > 1:24:06the day, I will be able to look over it. It was one place better
1:24:06 > 1:24:10
1:24:10 > 1:24:16than Beijing. That was all I could give. Frankie to everybody for
1:24:16 > 1:24:20supporting me. It helped me get through to the final. It was a
1:24:20 > 1:24:27solid swim, it could have been worse, I am happy. I said
1:24:27 > 1:24:31beforehand you would give 110%. What can we expect in the 200?
1:24:31 > 1:24:40will be great if I can make it through to the final this time. But
1:24:40 > 1:24:46the standard is so high. It would be a bunfight, I will have to be
1:24:46 > 1:24:51among stick, so we will say. It is tough when you have these pesky 16-
1:24:51 > 1:24:58year-old! It is great to see the younger generation coming through.
1:24:58 > 1:25:03They are learned from us, but they teach us a lot of things. The next
1:25:03 > 1:25:09generation are faster and stronger. It is great to see that swimming is
1:25:09 > 1:25:15moving on yet again. Hannah Miley says it is great, but
1:25:15 > 1:25:22she is only 22! The winner is 16, the silver-medallist is 19, the
1:25:22 > 1:25:27bronze-medallist is 18. It is a younger event. She was happy, it
1:25:27 > 1:25:31was solid, but the time she did in the trials would have got her a
1:25:31 > 1:25:39bronze medal. I know what she can do and how could she is. It was not
1:25:39 > 1:25:46bad, but I feel for her. Nobody deserves it more than her. In four
1:25:46 > 1:25:52years, it will be in Rio, a fantastic effort, but you sense
1:25:52 > 1:25:57this year was her chance. Yes, it in front of your home crowd, you
1:25:57 > 1:26:04want to perform. The ones that meant the most for May was in the
1:26:04 > 1:26:12UK, in front of your friends and family. It was great, I wanted to
1:26:12 > 1:26:16see her on the podium, though. is how sport works out. It is not
1:26:16 > 1:26:20to be. We have the semi-finals coming up involving British
1:26:20 > 1:26:30swimmers, and we think that sport provides plenty of drama, but it is
1:26:30 > 1:26:30
1:26:30 > 1:28:16Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
1:28:16 > 1:28:21Great drama and top sport on the BBC. Lots to choose from. On BBC
1:28:21 > 1:28:30Three, you can watch the gymnastics. It is always very popular at the
1:28:31 > 1:28:36Olympic Games. It has been a very good evening for tiny -- for China,
1:28:36 > 1:28:41that was their fourth gold medal. When I was watching Elizabeth
1:28:41 > 1:28:47Beisel, she came from behind, she was going through so well, and I
1:28:47 > 1:28:50thought, I wonder how she will come up in the freestyle. Then, the
1:28:50 > 1:28:56Chinese athlete has already started taking her arm, and she was so
1:28:56 > 1:29:04dominant. The 50 metres to go, I knew she would beat the world
1:29:04 > 1:29:14record. An incredible effort, 16 years older. Youngsters! Do you
1:29:14 > 1:29:15
1:29:15 > 1:29:20hate them?! Michael Phelps has said something. It was a bad race, he
1:29:20 > 1:29:25said. They swam a better race than me, they were better prepared than
1:29:25 > 1:29:32May. That is why I am not on the podium. Honest, I suppose.
1:29:32 > 1:29:36happens to all of us, I have had some bad times. In the past,
1:29:36 > 1:29:40Michael has been able to get past a bad performance. This is a good
1:29:40 > 1:29:48thing for him, this will motivate him throughout the rest of the
1:29:48 > 1:29:52competition. We will see a stronger And we are trying to taking what
1:29:52 > 1:29:59happened to Phelps. And almost summing up of his performance and
1:29:59 > 1:30:03of his race. -- an honest summing up. Ryan Lochte, in contrast, was
1:30:03 > 1:30:07superb. The excitement here because a lot of fans come to the Aquatics
1:30:07 > 1:30:11Centre and want to see world records and that was an amazing way
1:30:11 > 1:30:16to break one. How many question marks will there be about somebody
1:30:16 > 1:30:19who come suddenly swim so much faster than she has before? It was
1:30:19 > 1:30:25a five-second best time, the way she did it. When you are 16 years
1:30:25 > 1:30:30of age you do do big best times, but the way she swam away from
1:30:30 > 1:30:36Elizabeth Beisel, it was phenomenal. But then, Michael Phelps is
1:30:36 > 1:30:40phenomenal. Is she the new Michael Phelps? It can be done. Michael
1:30:40 > 1:30:45Phelps was bidding to win that for the third Olympics in a row, that
1:30:45 > 1:30:55is why the challenge now passes to a star Japanese swimmer called
1:30:55 > 1:31:00
1:31:00 > 1:31:03Kitajima, a massive world record. It was a gold in the 100 and 200 in
1:31:03 > 1:31:11Athens and he has done the same in Beijing. Total dominance of world
1:31:11 > 1:31:14breaststroke swimming. CLARE BALDING: His name may not be as
1:31:14 > 1:31:19familiar as belt, but Kosuke Kitajima is huge. Widely hailed as
1:31:19 > 1:31:22the world's best at breaststroke, the Frog King as he is known in his
1:31:22 > 1:31:27homeland is simply a superstar. The 29 year-old has his website
1:31:27 > 1:31:31complete with a blue head avatar and almost 90,000 Twitter followers
1:31:31 > 1:31:39have been treated to his pictures from London and no wonder he wants
1:31:39 > 1:31:43to share the moment, as history beckons. If he secures both the 100
1:31:43 > 1:31:46and 200 metre breaststroke titles, which he won in Athens in 2004 and
1:31:46 > 1:31:52successfully defended in Beijing four years ago, he will be the
1:31:52 > 1:31:55first man ever in swimming to do the triple double, to win two
1:31:55 > 1:32:00titles at three successive Olympic Games. And having already recorded
1:32:00 > 1:32:10the fastest time of 100 metres this year, the signs are that the from
1:32:10 > 1:32:14
1:32:14 > 1:32:18It is one thing being a huge star in America or Britain, but when you
1:32:18 > 1:32:25are massive in Japan, he probably can't even walk into by a pint of
1:32:25 > 1:32:32milk, but -- not but he probably has to. Ian Thorpe became famous in
1:32:32 > 1:32:37Japan and he stands out there. is big in Japan. He is big in Japan.
1:32:37 > 1:32:44It is wonderful, seeing him on the block, tactically. He is smaller
1:32:44 > 1:32:49than the others winners but he is a tactician. He won in 2004, and 2008.
1:32:49 > 1:32:55Can he do it again? When in your country you have a good swimmer,
1:32:55 > 1:32:59other swimmers follow. We have a guy in lane six as well. Indeed,
1:32:59 > 1:33:07Ryo Tateishi. We will seek two semi-finals for the 100-metre
1:33:07 > 1:33:12breaststroke. Missing from them, the world champion from Norway, 26,
1:33:12 > 1:33:18he collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest. It was, still, nobody
1:33:18 > 1:33:23really knows why, or what happened. He seemed perfectly fit. It is one
1:33:23 > 1:33:27of those things, like Fabrice Muamba or in football. He fell over
1:33:27 > 1:33:31and it happens. I suppose some people have weak hearts and you
1:33:31 > 1:33:35don't see it and when it happens to one of the best, it reverberates
1:33:35 > 1:33:39around the world. Fabrice Muamba was lucky there were people who
1:33:39 > 1:33:43knew what had happened and treated him so quickly and he was up the
1:33:43 > 1:33:50opening ceremony last night. An amazing recovery and a happy ending
1:33:50 > 1:33:54for him. In terms of Kosuke Kitajima, he made coast, like he
1:33:54 > 1:33:57did in the semi-final? There is so much depth in the field, about half
1:33:57 > 1:34:01a second separating them, he will have to push it a lot. It is one of
1:34:01 > 1:34:06those things we have seen, like Phelps missing out, he came 4th
1:34:06 > 1:34:10this evening, an Olympic symbol -- and Olympic silver medallist missed
1:34:10 > 1:34:16out, he wants to get the middle lane. That is where the medals come
1:34:16 > 1:34:21from. In the second semi-final, on the reverse side you can get up
1:34:21 > 1:34:31sets, sometimes the long shots sneak into the final. We have two
1:34:31 > 1:34:31
1:34:31 > 1:34:36British swimmers, Craig Benson, semi-final. We want to hear from
1:34:36 > 1:34:46Adrian Moorhouse because this is the event in which he won a gold
1:34:46 > 1:34:51
1:34:51 > 1:34:57qualifier for the semi-final. He is the Olympic champion from 2004 in
1:34:57 > 1:35:04Athens and 2008 in Beijing. But really incredible. So, listen to
1:35:04 > 1:35:07this. Here he has, the 7th fastest qualifier for this first semi-final,
1:35:07 > 1:35:13the world record holder. Not a bad way to start in lane one. In lane
1:35:13 > 1:35:19two, Brendan Hansen from the USA. He made a comeback. He had a couple
1:35:19 > 1:35:27of years out, he has come back again. He is the ex-world record
1:35:27 > 1:35:31holder. In lane three, Cameron van der Burgh from South Africa.
1:35:31 > 1:35:37will be out like a rocket. You watch him on the first 50 metres.
1:35:37 > 1:35:42He has to make the most of his advantage there. A world record
1:35:42 > 1:35:47holder in lane one, and ex-world record holder in lane two, the
1:35:47 > 1:35:52double Olympic champion in the 100 metres and 200 metres breaststroke
1:35:52 > 1:35:59in the last Tube Games, going in lane four. He is trying to create
1:35:59 > 1:36:09history. Trying to win three titles in the same event. In three
1:36:09 > 1:36:13
1:36:13 > 1:36:18consecutive Olympic Games. In lane five, Daniel Gyurta. Ryo Tateishi
1:36:18 > 1:36:25is in lane six. The world championship silver medallist from
1:36:25 > 1:36:35Italy is in lane seven. The Brazilian is in lane eight. An
1:36:35 > 1:36:35
1:36:36 > 1:36:41extraordinary field. A great field. Kosuke Kitajima, he has two gold
1:36:41 > 1:36:47medals. He won them in two dozen and four and 2008. He is favoured
1:36:47 > 1:36:52for both here. It is like do it -- it is like Kelly Holmes doing what
1:36:52 > 1:37:02she did three times. They call him the capital that it -- the Emperor.
1:37:02 > 1:37:15
1:37:15 > 1:37:25I would love to see him do it. Lane top end, lanes one, to lane five.
1:37:25 > 1:37:27
1:37:27 > 1:37:36100 metres breaststroke and the world record holder is in lane
1:37:36 > 1:37:41three. He has the green hat from South Africa, he is going again.
1:37:41 > 1:37:51is more controlled, you can tell. He is not snatching at the water,
1:37:51 > 1:37:52
1:37:52 > 1:38:02it is a nice, controlled swing. Lane one is going well. Some of
1:38:02 > 1:38:11
1:38:11 > 1:38:16these guys are doing two or three has some work to do. It is a really
1:38:16 > 1:38:22tough semi-final but he is not looking back good, Kosuke Kitajima.
1:38:23 > 1:38:31Come on! Cameron van der Burgh is going to win it. Kosuke Kitajima
1:38:31 > 1:38:37has 4th, he did not look good. Cameron van der Burgh paced that
1:38:37 > 1:38:47perfectly. He doesn't even look bothered. That was good. I am glad
1:38:47 > 1:38:56
1:38:56 > 1:39:00people think it is a sprint but in energy terms it is a minute. It is
1:39:00 > 1:39:06not like and nine second run. You have to be careful on the first few
1:39:06 > 1:39:11metres. But this two or three strokes set the tone. He glided,
1:39:11 > 1:39:16what was he thinking when his head was down? He did look much more
1:39:16 > 1:39:20controlled. He does not look that bothered, he is excited. He knows.
1:39:20 > 1:39:30Check his tweets after this, I bet he is excited about that. He should
1:39:30 > 1:39:37
1:39:37 > 1:39:42Kosuke Kitajima is not guaranteed a final with eight quick gentleman in
1:39:42 > 1:39:51the semi-final. There are two British men in the second semi-
1:39:51 > 1:39:57final. 59.69 is the target. The second semi-final of the men's 100-
1:39:57 > 1:40:07metre breaststroke, they know what they have to do. The 4th finisher
1:40:07 > 1:40:10
1:40:10 > 1:40:14Benson, in lane one. 18 years of age. We talked about people before
1:40:14 > 1:40:18swimming junior meet. He did the European juniors this year. He had
1:40:18 > 1:40:26qualified for the British team. He did not make it his main priority.
1:40:26 > 1:40:35This is it. Listen to the ovation. He has his headphones on. Take them
1:40:35 > 1:40:43of vandalism! -- take them off and listen! I am guessing adrenalin
1:40:43 > 1:40:46levels are high. He has gone for the raw, Michael Jamieson from Bath.
1:40:46 > 1:40:52He took his opportunity, the Scottish record, the first man
1:40:52 > 1:40:57under a minute, 59.89 is a personal best time. He was not in the team
1:40:57 > 1:41:03for the 100, but then but as a shoulder injury and someone had to
1:41:03 > 1:41:11pull out. Christian Sprenger, the 200-metre world record holder. He
1:41:11 > 1:41:20has always been the second string and got him at the trials this year.
1:41:20 > 1:41:26On the 100, that is. He got him at the trials. I wonder whether he
1:41:26 > 1:41:34will be fast enough for the final. Look at the size of that guy!
1:41:34 > 1:41:38Bob Dickens of Canada, in six Paul Staines -- in lane six. This guy
1:41:38 > 1:41:43had testicular cancer in 2008. He found out at the Olympic training
1:41:43 > 1:41:50camp. What a thing to find out in Olympic training camp, my goodness
1:41:50 > 1:41:54me, you have got cancer. The Brazilian is completing the line-up.
1:41:54 > 1:41:59Watch him go out fast at the bottom of the picture. The two British men
1:41:59 > 1:42:05will be at the top, Benson, 18 years old. What an opportunity in
1:42:06 > 1:42:12for him. Benson in lane one, Jamieson in lane two. They both
1:42:12 > 1:42:22have red hats. The world champion on the 50 metres at the bottom. I
1:42:22 > 1:42:43
1:42:43 > 1:42:47would love to see both the British were not so strong. Slower
1:42:47 > 1:42:52reactions in the Red Caps. They have a lot of work to do here. Look
1:42:52 > 1:42:56at lane four. Christian Sprenger. He has been working on his speed
1:42:56 > 1:43:06this year. He is world renowned for his to run at metres, but this is
1:43:06 > 1:43:07
1:43:07 > 1:43:10good for him. Not easy to get out quickly. Glenn Snyders has a
1:43:10 > 1:43:14different stroke, quite flat underwater, he does not use his
1:43:14 > 1:43:21hips as much as the rest of the field. Jamieson is looking good in
1:43:21 > 1:43:25lane two. You can make the final if he gets on with it. He does have to
1:43:25 > 1:43:35come back because these big guys in the centre are going really fast.
1:43:35 > 1:43:51
1:43:51 > 1:43:55Jamieson, 59.8 denied. He was third. Craig Benson, 60.13, another great
1:43:55 > 1:43:59swim from him. Jamieson has equalled the Scottish record, set
1:43:59 > 1:44:04in the heats this morning. The same time, twice in one day. Christian
1:44:04 > 1:44:11Sprenger looked like he was tying up, I don't think he was easing off.
1:44:11 > 1:44:21Jamieson might make the final with that. Oh, no, I have just seen our
1:44:21 > 1:44:53
1:44:53 > 1:45:00computer. He has missed it. He is as tough as expected. We said the
1:45:00 > 1:45:06first semi-final was loaded. He really could swim from Michael
1:45:06 > 1:45:16Jamieson and Craig Benson. Pretty unusual, six qualifying from the
1:45:16 > 1:45:34
1:45:34 > 1:45:38first semi-final, two from the Looking at the scoreboard, and
1:45:38 > 1:45:43thinking it you would getting in third place? Yes, it was pretty
1:45:43 > 1:45:50close. It was a huge chunk of my best time this morning, so were
1:45:51 > 1:45:56treated like that as a final. I was taking caffeine. Being a 200
1:45:56 > 1:46:01swimmer, I need to treat every 100 as a final. It is a bit
1:46:01 > 1:46:06disappointing to finish ninth, but it bodes well for the 200. I am
1:46:06 > 1:46:12pretty chuffed. The crowd were screaming at you. That must bode
1:46:12 > 1:46:18well. Yes, I could hear them, like this morning, it is amazing, it
1:46:18 > 1:46:22makes a difference. I felt like I was tying up a bit in the last 15,
1:46:22 > 1:46:26but I want to say thank you to everybody again, to hear them
1:46:26 > 1:46:32tonight is amazing. It is definitely the best feeling.
1:46:32 > 1:46:38double-edged sword, I know that he wanted to get under 60 seconds.
1:46:38 > 1:46:43really wanted to get into the final, but it was not meant to be. It is a
1:46:43 > 1:46:48fantastic experience, though. is definitely the best experience
1:46:48 > 1:46:57of my life. I have never been to a world championships for a
1:46:57 > 1:47:03Commonwealth Games or anything. I handled it quite well. This is much
1:47:03 > 1:47:13bigger than the crowds I am used to, so I am happy with how I performed.
1:47:13 > 1:47:44
1:47:44 > 1:47:48interesting line-up. They do not takeovers in the heats this morning,
1:47:48 > 1:47:58and we looked at Natalie Coughlin and we said it was very close,
1:47:58 > 1:47:59
1:47:59 > 1:48:04professional. Right on the wire. There was nothing between her feet
1:48:04 > 1:48:12leaving the block and the previous swimmer touching the wall.
1:48:12 > 1:48:17Extraordinary. Perhaps that is why she is not on the team. That would
1:48:17 > 1:48:27be harsh. She is a great experienced swimmer. But 0.0 is
1:48:27 > 1:48:28
1:48:28 > 1:48:34probably too tight! Listen to this. Great Britain in lane eight. Amy
1:48:34 > 1:48:44Smith on the left, Fran Halsall in the red top, Jessica Lloyd and
1:48:44 > 1:48:44
1:48:45 > 1:48:52Caitlin McClatchey. Fran Halsall is second, a very interesting decision.
1:48:52 > 1:48:56Amy Smith often leads, but with Fran Halsall second, they want to
1:48:56 > 1:49:02capitalise on what pace they have got, to get amongst the top few
1:49:02 > 1:49:12early on. This will be a heck of a race, the Dutch are so strong. They
1:49:12 > 1:49:33
1:49:33 > 1:49:40will be happy to repeat their gold Dutch. They do start as the
1:49:40 > 1:49:43favourites for May. Inge Dekke with a very good start in did. She
1:49:43 > 1:49:53pulled out of the individual race to give the Dutch a very good
1:49:53 > 1:50:08
1:50:08 > 1:50:18Right at the bottom, Amy Smith looking really good. It will be
1:50:18 > 1:50:25
1:50:25 > 1:50:33lovely to see her go below 54 decent lead off. Now, we have Fran
1:50:33 > 1:50:37Halsall. As expected, the USA and the Dutch. Eighth place for the
1:50:37 > 1:50:47Dutch, really surprising. The Chinese coming back on the
1:50:47 > 1:50:49
1:50:50 > 1:50:59Americans. The USA lead-in. Australia coming back. Australia
1:50:59 > 1:51:09are looking pretty good here. Australia always seen to do this,
1:51:09 > 1:51:09
1:51:09 > 1:51:14they are so tough in relays. The halfway mark. USA, Australia second,
1:51:14 > 1:51:19Fran Halsall has had a fantastic leg. Great Britain are in third
1:51:19 > 1:51:25position. Really exciting. fantastic split from Fran Halsall,
1:51:25 > 1:51:33she has given the team the best shot. Jess Lloyd, she has got some
1:51:33 > 1:51:40work now. She has got clear water to her left. China are trying to
1:51:40 > 1:51:50pull back into third place. They will not like this. Great Britain
1:51:50 > 1:52:01
1:52:01 > 1:52:07zero. Six-second -- Great Britain It looks like it might be Australia.
1:52:07 > 1:52:14It looked a good takeover. Australia, the USA, and a third
1:52:14 > 1:52:24place, it is Holland. They have got the fastest in the world on their
1:52:24 > 1:52:26
1:52:26 > 1:52:35final leg. She is catching up. Great Britain in fifth place.
1:52:35 > 1:52:45Dutch could possibly win this. She has had a haircut a year. -- one
1:52:45 > 1:52:46
1:52:46 > 1:52:54heck of a year. The Americans look to be tailing off. This is a
1:52:54 > 1:52:59brilliant swimmer from the Australian. It is the gold medal to
1:52:59 > 1:53:05Australia, the silver to Holland, the bronze to America, and Britain
1:53:05 > 1:53:12finished fifth. A good swim from lane eight. They were a call seven
1:53:12 > 1:53:18for daring in, and they have come fifth, very good. -- they were
1:53:18 > 1:53:28equal seventh place going in. They have got out of the ball straight
1:53:28 > 1:53:29
1:53:29 > 1:53:39away, they are not supposed to. Some red lights lit on the blocks.
1:53:39 > 1:53:43
1:53:43 > 1:53:49No. 4 and number five. It denotes who to finish his first and second.
1:53:49 > 1:53:59-- who finishes first and second. Sweden got disqualified, they were
1:53:59 > 1:54:00
1:54:00 > 1:54:10not really in it anyway. I am surprised the Australians held off
1:54:10 > 1:54:10
1:54:10 > 1:54:20the Dutch. The Dutch has a quick 50. It might have been too much. In the
1:54:20 > 1:54:30end, it was pretty comfortable. 0.6. It is a lot. Olympic champion!
1:54:30 > 1:54:41
1:54:41 > 1:54:51Stunning. The American leader of, 53.5. -- lead-off. A bit of a shock
1:54:51 > 1:54:56
1:54:56 > 1:55:01for me, that one. Great Britain, Great Britain improving on their
1:55:01 > 1:55:05qualifying time, finishing fifth. There are positives at the end of
1:55:05 > 1:55:11the evening to take out for the British team. Yes, it shows what
1:55:11 > 1:55:17the home crowd can do. They gave it a really good shot. It was a great
1:55:17 > 1:55:21team effort, it bodes well for Fran Halsall in the freestyle events.
1:55:21 > 1:55:25The Olympic Games, you want to perform properly. The Dutch were
1:55:25 > 1:55:33the red-hot favourites, we have had some upsets tonight. Anything is
1:55:33 > 1:55:37possible. We have had a gold medal for Ryan Lochte, two for China, and
1:55:37 > 1:55:45it is not fair, you have the British crowd shouting, and you
1:55:45 > 1:55:54have got people with some Ulster Bank, which is louder! -- with
1:55:54 > 1:55:58cymbals to bang! Every time they have had somebody in the final,
1:55:58 > 1:56:03they have dominated. You do not know what will happen when it comes
1:56:04 > 1:56:10to a big championships. With the British team, we expect success, we
1:56:10 > 1:56:17expect to make the final. We are not like we were five or six years
1:56:17 > 1:56:23ago. The one who will field worst tonight, Hannah Miley. Let's get a
1:56:23 > 1:56:26reaction from the four women who finished fifth.
1:56:26 > 1:56:31Congratulations, I know you wanted to do better, but it was really
1:56:31 > 1:56:37respectable. Yes, at the world championships last year, we did not
1:56:37 > 1:56:43make the final. It showed how much we improved. If we keep continuing,
1:56:43 > 1:56:49it is fabulous. Were you pleased or disappointed with your Lake? I did
1:56:49 > 1:56:55not expect much. For reasons unknown to me, the time has not
1:56:55 > 1:57:01been right all year. I am a racer, I wanted to get in a race. I have
1:57:01 > 1:57:06been good in training, but I wanted to step up. I was looking forward
1:57:06 > 1:57:12to the relay, we did a good job. How was your first experience of an
1:57:12 > 1:57:18Olympic Games? It is not bad, making a final, first time round.
1:57:18 > 1:57:25Especially being so close to a medal. I will be grabbing one next
1:57:25 > 1:57:30time around. Was it scary, with the noise? It is partisan. It is
1:57:30 > 1:57:36fantastic. If anything, it is encouragement. You cannot complain
1:57:36 > 1:57:41about it. It really lifts you, I cannot thank everybody enough.
1:57:41 > 1:57:48have got races to come. Yes, I am racing on Monday, but I have
1:57:48 > 1:57:53enjoyed racing with the goals tonight. We did an awesome job. We
1:57:53 > 1:57:58just missed the British record, so I am proud of all of us. We will
1:57:58 > 1:58:03see you soon. In terms of tomorrow, there is
1:58:03 > 1:58:07plenty for the British team to get excited about. Rebecca Adlington
1:58:07 > 1:58:14defending her 400-metre freestyle title. But we have to be realistic,
1:58:14 > 1:58:20it is not a certainty that she will win. We did it with Tom Daley in
1:58:20 > 1:58:26the diving, you pick a gold medal on to somebody. She is the reigning
1:58:26 > 1:58:31champion and our most successful swimmer, but this is not her main
1:58:31 > 1:58:36event. Upsets can happen. We have had a great evening. We generally
1:58:36 > 1:58:41want our swimmers to win medals, but it does not always happen. The
1:58:41 > 1:58:47USA or strong, China have had a great need. If you get up there and
1:58:47 > 1:58:56have some fun, they can be some great stuff. We saw a glimpse of
1:58:56 > 1:59:01the American star, she is only 17, she is 6 ft 4. Unbelievable swimmer.
1:59:01 > 1:59:06It did not come off in the relay, but we will see her in the 100
1:59:07 > 1:59:15metres backstroke tomorrow, against Gemma Spofforth. Gemma is a big
1:59:15 > 1:59:22girl as well. She is about six for it. But it is the arms ban, it is
1:59:22 > 1:59:29longer than her height. It is like Michael Phelps. Swimmers tend to
1:59:29 > 1:59:35have long dams. -- long arms. It is interesting to see them doing other
1:59:35 > 1:59:41events. If you do not make it through, you do not get another
1:59:41 > 1:59:46chance. I have gone to Olympics in the past, we have had three or four
1:59:46 > 1:59:51people in the hall Olympics make the final, so we have started well.
1:59:51 > 1:59:55It is a huge step up in terms of achievement and the depth of talent.
1:59:55 > 2:00:03You are a good reader of body- language, you saw them as they came
2:00:03 > 2:00:07out, what is your feelings about It is good. They will be
2:00:07 > 2:00:10disappointed they have missed out on the guys getting into one of the
2:00:10 > 2:00:14spots in the breaststroke, particularly Michael, her talent
2:00:14 > 2:00:19and the 200 metres. It would have been good for him to get a place.
2:00:19 > 2:00:22It will be a close race. I am excited. I am excited to see
2:00:23 > 2:00:27Rebecca Adlington tomorrow. The 400 metres freestyle is going to be a
2:00:27 > 2:00:36good race. She will be up against pedigree knee, who messed up four
2:00:36 > 2:00:40years ago. She is in really good shape. The 800 is there one we
2:00:40 > 2:00:44expect Rebecca Adlington to defend the most, but if she can do the
2:00:44 > 2:00:48double, that would be incredible. The heats start him and semi-finals,
2:00:48 > 2:00:53the heats, some heats go straight to finals, some go to semi-finals,
2:00:53 > 2:00:57they start at 10am tomorrow. We will see the an Tancock in the 100-
2:00:57 > 2:01:01metre backstroke. There is the reigning world champion at 50
2:01:01 > 2:01:06metres, he has the speed and training and he says he is born to
2:01:06 > 2:01:12race. 17,500 people, he will be one of the people who uses this crowd,
2:01:12 > 2:01:16I am hoping, and gets a medal for us. Many watching this evening will
2:01:16 > 2:01:20be new Ryan Lochte fans and you can see him again tomorrow, going for a
2:01:20 > 2:01:25second gold medal. There is plenty to come from here, where we saw
2:01:25 > 2:01:29Phelps not even make the podium but Ryan Lochte came out in front.
2:01:29 > 2:01:33Thank you very much, that is it from the Aquatics Centre for this
2:01:33 > 2:01:37evening. You have a long arms because you at -- because I saw you
2:01:37 > 2:01:41punching the air in the Australian victory. It was a good victory, a
2:01:41 > 2:01:46marvellous night of swimming here. I appreciate being able to watch it.
2:01:46 > 2:01:51The highlight of the evening for you? The highlight of the evening,
2:01:51 > 2:01:56I think the 400 metres, that blew me away tonight, the result was
2:01:56 > 2:01:59patriotic but it was impressive. Thank you very much, that is the
2:01:59 > 2:02:09swimming for day one. There is lots more sport to show you over the
2:02:09 > 2:02:12
2:02:12 > 2:02:19have women's football. That is coming up very shortly, Great
2:02:19 > 2:02:29Britain against Cameroon. We have gymnastics, the men's team in
2:02:29 > 2:02:37action. We look forward to that. We also have boxing. High expectations
2:02:37 > 2:02:43from the British team at the Olympic Games. After the tearful
2:02:43 > 2:02:48heart break of his defeat at Wimbledon 20 days ago, Andy Murray
2:02:48 > 2:02:53was back in SW19 today, alongside his brother, Jamie, in the doubles.
2:02:53 > 2:02:58After winning the first set against the Austrian pair, the second went
2:02:58 > 2:03:04to a tie-break. It is quite a way down the river to Wimbledon from
2:03:04 > 2:03:14here! That is what I call an Olympic lane. There you go, there
2:03:14 > 2:03:16
2:03:16 > 2:03:26it is. Centre Court. Perfectly done. We join the action with the British
2:03:26 > 2:03:31
2:03:31 > 2:03:35Frustration from Jamie Murray. knew he had a good look at that
2:03:35 > 2:03:40second serve on to his backhand side, which is his favoured
2:03:40 > 2:03:45returning win, but he could not do enough with it. It is vital that
2:03:45 > 2:03:55Andy Murray can win two points here on his serve, keep the British pair
2:03:55 > 2:03:55
2:03:55 > 2:04:43Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
2:04:43 > 2:04:53Quick, easy points for Murray. They Two Serves four the Austrians,
2:04:53 > 2:05:13
2:05:13 > 2:05:18Oh, it is good, very good from Andy Murray did very well to get
2:05:18 > 2:05:28that return back in and with the flick of a risk, a half volley from
2:05:28 > 2:05:35
2:05:35 > 2:05:45the baseline, Jenni Murray able to He gets himself all out of position.
2:05:45 > 2:05:53
2:05:53 > 2:06:03Still on serve, but a set point for He doesn't have the same weaponry
2:06:03 > 2:06:34
2:06:34 > 2:06:44as Andy Murray, but what he will A body served from Andy Murray and
2:06:44 > 2:06:44
2:06:44 > 2:06:50the British pair survive a four now. -- survive for now. Certainly the
2:06:50 > 2:06:56best atmosphere I have heard in a long time. It is a Davis Cup-style
2:06:56 > 2:07:06atmosphere. A first-round doubles match. Great to see the support for
2:07:06 > 2:07:07
2:07:07 > 2:07:17If they can hold out on this serve from Jamie Murray, the advantage
2:07:17 > 2:07:35
2:07:35 > 2:07:45Well, instead, the UN -- the advantage and the set. And serve
2:07:45 > 2:08:01
2:08:01 > 2:08:05goes to the Austrians and Jurgen And there it is, we are level at
2:08:05 > 2:08:12one set all, in to a decider. There is not much applause around here
2:08:12 > 2:08:15but you have to applaud the Austrians for Hani in there.
2:08:15 > 2:08:21GARY LINEKAR: The Austrians winning that said proved crucial because
2:08:21 > 2:08:24for a while later it was all over for the Murray brothers and the
2:08:24 > 2:08:30Austrians are through to the next round. More disappointment for Andy
2:08:30 > 2:08:34Murray. And his brother, Jamie Foster we can hear from them now,
2:08:34 > 2:08:42their reaction after that game. They have been talking to Tanya
2:08:42 > 2:08:46It was a high quality much both of us played, both teams played well
2:08:46 > 2:08:51through the match and doubles can come down to a couple of shops and
2:08:51 > 2:08:58a couple of points. They got them at the end -- a couple of shots.
2:08:58 > 2:09:03Disappointing. Like Andy said, we had a couple of chances and we
2:09:03 > 2:09:09could have got it in two sets but those guys played well. Some great
2:09:09 > 2:09:13returns in the third set. It set us back. At the end and we came up a
2:09:13 > 2:09:18bit short. What did it feel to be back here at Wimbledon? It is great,
2:09:18 > 2:09:25every time I play here. I always enjoy it. The crowd were fantastic.
2:09:25 > 2:09:32It was a fun atmosphere. I am disappointed to lose.
2:09:32 > 2:09:35There are singles tomorrow for Andy Murray, he plays Wawrinka. A
2:09:35 > 2:09:40beautiful Skype in London this evening, just like it was last
2:09:40 > 2:09:46night, 24 hours ago, almost exactly the opening ceremony got under way.
2:09:46 > 2:09:49It was a great spectacle, a great triumph for Danny Boyle. All those
2:09:49 > 2:09:57people that took part in that ceremony, we have got one of them
2:09:57 > 2:10:01here. Desiree Henry, you 11 of the seven young athletes that came at
2:10:01 > 2:10:06the end that lap -- that lit the torch and took it off Steve
2:10:06 > 2:10:10Redgrave. How excited was that? Absolutely exciting, I enjoyed the
2:10:10 > 2:10:16whole experience. When did you get to hear what you were going to do?
2:10:16 > 2:10:20It was a week before. Just one week? Just one week but for me as a
2:10:20 > 2:10:23teenager that was hard to keep from my friends and my dad and my
2:10:23 > 2:10:27sisters as well. I was really happy that I did keep the surprise
2:10:27 > 2:10:32because the shock for them was just amazing and that is what I wanted
2:10:32 > 2:10:37to hear. This is you. Describe your emotions as you went round there,
2:10:37 > 2:10:41in front of all those people and great athletes. It was emotional.
2:10:41 > 2:10:45But one point I thought I was about to cry. After all the hard work,
2:10:46 > 2:10:48what an amazing opportunity for me as an athlete anyway, just to go
2:10:48 > 2:10:53out there and like the torch and represent the young, up coming
2:10:53 > 2:10:57athletes. How many times did you get to rehearse this particular?
2:10:57 > 2:11:02This particular part, only once. On the day, it seemed like a different
2:11:02 > 2:11:06experience, it was amazing. Were you nervous? Yes. My legs were
2:11:06 > 2:11:11shaking. Once the adrenalin kicked in and the positive energy from the
2:11:11 > 2:11:15crowds kicked in, I felt relaxed. That was amazing, the torch. It was
2:11:15 > 2:11:20incredible. We did not know what was going to come from this and it
2:11:21 > 2:11:25emerged into a beautiful sculptural piece that we saw there. You have
2:11:25 > 2:11:28probably spotted Amir Khan, who has sneaked in. You were there,
2:11:28 > 2:11:34watching? I was there, the atmosphere was brilliant. These
2:11:34 > 2:11:39guys did a great job. We were talking, I said, we you know this?
2:11:39 > 2:11:45She said she was shaking. Anybody would be shaking on such a big
2:11:45 > 2:11:50occasion. What a great ceremony it was. You are an aspiring athlete, a
2:11:50 > 2:11:54world of youth champion at two have metres. Yes. Your dream? I am
2:11:54 > 2:11:57working on it. This year I went to the world junior championships and
2:11:57 > 2:12:02despite injury, I made the final and came force which was a personal
2:12:02 > 2:12:08achievement. It tops it up, coming here and lighting the cauldron.
2:12:08 > 2:12:13What is your ambition? How far? To be here at another Olympic Stadium?
2:12:13 > 2:12:17In four years time we have the Olympics, I hope to be there.
2:12:17 > 2:12:23hope to see you performing at competing and winning the medal,
2:12:23 > 2:12:27the same colour as that. Fingers crossed. What was your favourite
2:12:27 > 2:12:31moment of the opening ceremony? What really blew me away and what
2:12:31 > 2:12:36was beautiful was the change from looking at the English countryside
2:12:36 > 2:12:44and what existed here for hundreds of years, into what was the
2:12:44 > 2:12:51industrial revolution. This was the big moment. The forged rings that
2:12:51 > 2:12:56emerged, incredible. Also, the Queen. I mean, she delivered that
2:12:56 > 2:13:02line perfectly, Her Majesty did a good job. I think that the Queen
2:13:02 > 2:13:05saying, good evening, Mr Bond, was the best television in history.
2:13:05 > 2:13:15Queen's speech was brilliant and also Sebastian Coe, who did an
2:13:15 > 2:13:19
2:13:19 > 2:13:29amazing speech. Overall it was Good evening, Mr Bond. Good evening,
2:13:29 > 2:13:31
2:13:31 > 2:13:37Priceless. I wonder when he approached the Queen and asked her,,
2:13:37 > 2:13:42who said, we got this idea. When she was sat at the desk, we thought
2:13:42 > 2:13:44it was a lookalike, we have seen it so many times before. There was
2:13:44 > 2:13:49that pause, when you thought it was not the Queen, then it was the
2:13:49 > 2:13:53Queen. Apart from your bit, what was your favourite moment? For me
2:13:53 > 2:13:59personally, seeing the kids come out. The nurses and doctors seen,
2:13:59 > 2:14:02seeing the kids jumping on the bed. A thought it was nice. I thought it
2:14:02 > 2:14:07was a nice opportunity for volunteers to get the spotlight and
2:14:07 > 2:14:11appreciate doctors and nurses. celebration of the NHS. We wish you
2:14:11 > 2:14:16all the very best in the future and it is lovely that you Caimin and
2:14:16 > 2:14:21treasure that, look after it. will. A wonderful moment. Let's
2:14:21 > 2:14:24turn our attention to football and Britain's women were in action this
2:14:24 > 2:14:27evening after beating New Zealand in their first game. They faced
2:14:27 > 2:14:37Cameroon and they knew that a win would take them through to the
2:14:37 > 2:14:44
2:14:44 > 2:14:54support for Hope Powell's team. They will get a place in the
2:14:54 > 2:15:00
2:15:01 > 2:15:05quarter-final if they see off the that beat New Zealand 1-0 here on
2:15:05 > 2:15:13Wednesday, with an impressive team performance. There had been talk.
2:15:13 > 2:15:20For Ellen White, but Kim Little keeps her place. Anita Asante the
2:15:20 > 2:15:25only player who will have to watch her step, on a yellow card. Two
2:15:25 > 2:15:35changes to the Cameroon team beaten by Brazil in their first game.
2:15:35 > 2:16:08
2:16:08 > 2:16:15Francine Zouga and Adrienne Iven sticking to her task. It is the
2:16:15 > 2:16:25defending. She frustrated Kelly Smith. Cameron have the advantage,
2:16:25 > 2:16:35they have looked at the first game -- Cameroon. Kelly Smith went toe-
2:16:35 > 2:16:35
2:16:35 > 2:16:44to-toe with Christine Manie. A yellow card. Kelly Smith was taken
2:16:44 > 2:16:50out before the ball was touched. Annette Ngo Ndom did not get there,
2:16:50 > 2:16:55and it is a tap-in for Casey Stoney. The free-kick conceded, quickly
2:16:55 > 2:16:59followed by a goal conceded. Barely a flicker of emotion from Hope
2:16:59 > 2:17:08Powell, but it is a different story in the stands are. She cannot
2:17:08 > 2:17:13believe her luck, she ghosted in at the back. I do not think she
2:17:13 > 2:17:21thought the ball would end up there, but fair play. That is the goal
2:17:21 > 2:17:26they needed early on. That will settle the nerves. What a terrible
2:17:26 > 2:17:30minute for Cameroon, Christine Manie gave away the free-kick, she
2:17:30 > 2:17:37got a yellow card, she will miss the final game against New Zealand
2:17:37 > 2:17:44in Coventry, and seconds later, they are 1-0 down. Jill Scott makes
2:17:44 > 2:17:53it 2-0. Great Britain are well and truly in the box seat. That is a
2:17:53 > 2:17:58really well-worked goal. They keep the ball, they move it quickly. 2-0
2:17:58 > 2:18:04at this stage, you could not ask for more. It was great movement
2:18:04 > 2:18:14from Jill Scott. Calm and collected, the finish from Jill Scott. She
2:18:14 > 2:18:15
2:18:15 > 2:18:25will be pleased with that. Cameroon are coming to make a substitution,
2:18:25 > 2:18:25
2:18:25 > 2:18:34and it is Baby P rien, the left- back, going off. -- Bebey Beyene.
2:18:34 > 2:18:39This could be a tactical switch. Bibi Medoua comes on. The
2:18:39 > 2:18:46goalkeeper has kept out Kelly Smith, it is a corner. Bibi Medoua's first
2:18:46 > 2:18:56touch was to put the ball behind. Kelly Smith took a great position.
2:18:56 > 2:19:07
2:19:07 > 2:19:17She was not offside, it was a great Bibi Medoua. The referee was ready
2:19:17 > 2:19:33
2:19:33 > 2:19:37been a fingertip from the another goal is coming soon. It is
2:19:37 > 2:19:47a great save from the goalkeeper, onto the post, from Stephanie
2:19:47 > 2:19:57
2:19:57 > 2:20:04malicious. It was a good try from Francine Zouga. Karen Bardsley was
2:20:04 > 2:20:10not 100% sure that was the required. That is the finger at this level,
2:20:10 > 2:20:20each international team have got players that can hurt you. Karen
2:20:20 > 2:20:49
2:20:49 > 2:20:54predominantly right-footed. Annette substitute, Bibi Medoua. Anita
2:20:54 > 2:21:04Asante is still down in the penalty area. It will be a free-kick for
2:21:04 > 2:21:08Cameroon anyway. Anita Asante with another headed effort. I think she
2:21:08 > 2:21:13thought she would score. She got the boot from Francine Zouga. If
2:21:13 > 2:21:18that is not dangerous play in terms of the boot being raised, why did
2:21:18 > 2:21:28not know what is. There is blurred. The referee should have seen it.
2:21:28 > 2:21:37head injury, the referee has to stop it. They are looking a lot
2:21:37 > 2:21:44better on the ball, Cameroon. It was blocked by Ife Dieke. Cameroon
2:21:44 > 2:21:48have the corner. It was good work from Madeleine Ngono Mani. It shows
2:21:48 > 2:21:58the quality that Cameroon have going forward. It was good
2:21:58 > 2:21:59
2:21:59 > 2:22:04defending. She has gone down hurting. It was a slight tug. Ife
2:22:04 > 2:22:11Dieke is holding her face, I hope it was not a twist and something
2:22:11 > 2:22:20badly wrong with the knee. There is the slip, there is no real blame
2:22:20 > 2:22:24attached to the Cameroon player, Ajara Nchout. The knee went one way,
2:22:24 > 2:22:34the food went the other. I hope that is not as bad as those
2:22:34 > 2:22:45
2:22:45 > 2:22:52Ndom. It is another good save from the Cameroon goalkeeper, she has
2:22:52 > 2:22:57been death stand-out player. -- she has been fair stand-out player.
2:22:58 > 2:23:07was an excellent effort from Kim Little. She could not get on the
2:23:08 > 2:23:29
2:23:29 > 2:23:37Britain have sealed the win and their place in the quarter-finals.
2:23:37 > 2:23:42A thunderous strike. It is great patience by Kim Little. She could
2:23:42 > 2:23:49not get a shot off, so she saw where Stephanie Houghton was. She
2:23:49 > 2:23:59is not saving that. Two in two, not bad for a left-back! Does a great
2:23:59 > 2:24:03
2:24:03 > 2:24:09We played well enough to win the game. We were disciplined. We
2:24:09 > 2:24:14executed it, three goals, it could have been more, I am very satisfied
2:24:14 > 2:24:20with the result. I am fairly happy. What did you make of the referee?
2:24:20 > 2:24:27The referee saw what she saw, she had a good game. Thankfully, all of
2:24:27 > 2:24:34our players are OK, touch wood. It is a hard enough job, we have got
2:24:34 > 2:24:39to give them credit. All of our players are OK, thankfully, Kelly
2:24:39 > 2:24:45is OK, and everybody else. We have got six points, and now we prepare
2:24:45 > 2:24:49for the next game. Could you have had more calls? Yes, in the first
2:24:49 > 2:24:56half. In the second half, things changed around, they came at us a
2:24:56 > 2:25:00bit more. I am happy we held on, and it is good we added another
2:25:00 > 2:25:08goal in the second half. They are talking about 7000 against Brazil
2:25:08 > 2:25:12at Wembley. -- 70,000. All of us have dreamed about playing at
2:25:12 > 2:25:18Wembley. We have qualified for the quarter-finals, but we want to
2:25:18 > 2:25:22finish top of the group. We try to win every game. It will be an
2:25:22 > 2:25:28honour for these girls to play at Wembley. We know that Brazil are a
2:25:28 > 2:25:32decent side, they won again today. It will be a good contest. It will
2:25:32 > 2:25:37give us a barometer of how far we have come.
2:25:37 > 2:25:47Some rare good news on day one. Also in action, Brazil and New
2:25:47 > 2:26:00
2:26:00 > 2:26:08All of New Zealand's hard work comes to nothing. In the end, a
2:26:08 > 2:26:14moment of true class told. The lob was so accurate and so devastating.
2:26:14 > 2:26:24The leading scorer in Olympic history has struck again. It was a
2:26:24 > 2:26:37
2:26:37 > 2:26:45good ball into the box. She carries quarter-finals along with Brazil.
2:26:45 > 2:26:48Those teams play on Tuesday at Wembley, they will both want to top
2:26:48 > 2:26:56the group, because then they will play one of the best ranked third-
2:26:56 > 2:27:04placed teams. The stadium is beautiful, the top at night. They
2:27:04 > 2:27:09are getting it ready for the After the terrific result, I am
2:27:09 > 2:27:14joined by somebody who should have been part of it. You have got more
2:27:14 > 2:27:21important things ahead! I am nearly seven months pregnant, so I missed
2:27:21 > 2:27:29out. Any regrets?! I have been struggling with injury problems, I
2:27:29 > 2:27:33have had a few operations with my knees. I am getting older as well.
2:27:33 > 2:27:36But yes, something like this, you always have those feelings of
2:27:37 > 2:27:43wishing you were there. You would have been the captain, we think.
2:27:43 > 2:27:48Maybe. They are doing very well. They got off to a brilliant start
2:27:48 > 2:27:55against New Zealand. They result today shows they are a hard team to
2:27:55 > 2:28:03break down. Brazil struggled to beat them. If that had finished
2:28:03 > 2:28:07goalless, we would have been in an even better position. This match to
2:28:07 > 2:28:12be played at Wembley, the girls are looking forward to that. There is
2:28:12 > 2:28:17talk of it being a big crowd. We have had more opportunities in both
2:28:17 > 2:28:21Games to have scored, which is really pleasing. The next few days
2:28:21 > 2:28:27of training, they might need to work on their finishing. But yes,
2:28:27 > 2:28:33it is good to have six points. to the aspirations lie? How far can
2:28:33 > 2:28:38the team go? Certainly medal contenders. With a tournament, it
2:28:38 > 2:28:45depends on who you get. You have to be the best team. The biggest
2:28:45 > 2:28:49dangers? America, they are the reigning champions, they have been
2:28:49 > 2:28:54for the last two Olympics. Brazil, they are strong, they have got to
2:28:55 > 2:28:59the finals before, they have a lot of experience. France will be a
2:28:59 > 2:29:03danger team, the dark horses, although they lost to America and
2:29:03 > 2:29:08the first round. And Japan, the world champions. Which of the
2:29:08 > 2:29:14British players have impressed you most so far? Anita Asante has been
2:29:14 > 2:29:18brilliant in midfield, she has come in recently instead of Fara
2:29:18 > 2:29:23Williams. She could have had three or four goals if she had finished
2:29:23 > 2:29:32with her head a bit better. The stand out so far is Stephanie
2:29:32 > 2:29:36Houghton. Two goals. We saw her free-kick in the first game, how
2:29:36 > 2:29:42good she is with the technique on her white but, but she looks so
2:29:42 > 2:29:48confident at the moment, getting forward. She scored again today,
2:29:48 > 2:29:54she is seizing the moment. She missed out on two major tournaments
2:29:54 > 2:30:04in 2007 and 2009, she is such a positive, happy-go-lucky girl, it
2:30:04 > 2:30:07is nice to see her finally getting One of the most popular events up
2:30:07 > 2:30:13the game's is always do gymnastics. Qualifying for the men's team event
2:30:13 > 2:30:23has been going on all day in three separate sessions. Team GB were out
2:30:23 > 2:30:32
2:30:32 > 2:30:42early at the North Greenwich Arena. his second Vault we are about to
2:30:42 > 2:30:46
2:30:46 > 2:30:56the Vault he hopes will take him into the final. The first four or
2:30:56 > 2:31:17
2:31:17 > 2:31:22round competition. He did that just was untidy. Two elements with feet
2:31:22 > 2:31:26slightly apart. He faltered there, just a bit of a step. He has looked
2:31:26 > 2:31:31a bit unsettled in training on this apparatus. He will be very pleased
2:31:31 > 2:31:37to have fought his way through without major error there. A little
2:31:37 > 2:31:44pause there, he has had such a busy season. He won the British
2:31:44 > 2:31:54Championships just three 4-4 years ago. A lovely dismount. It was a
2:31:54 > 2:32:00bit of a battling performance but he never gives up. 14.733. Kristian
2:32:00 > 2:32:05Thomas on high bar. He didn't pick performance at the European
2:32:05 > 2:32:09Championships -- he did and epic performance. He saved the day.
2:32:09 > 2:32:19he kept his composure was remarkable. We are looking for a
2:32:19 > 2:32:19
2:32:19 > 2:33:16Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
2:33:16 > 2:33:26Thomas, good and solid, once again. Max Whitlock. 19 years old. The
2:33:26 > 2:33:46
2:33:46 > 2:33:56first European gold for Great confidence of youth, 19 years old.
2:33:56 > 2:34:30
2:34:30 > 2:34:37Class C work. Max Whitlock is thriving in the knowledge -- in the
2:34:37 > 2:34:42North Greenwich Arena. Outstanding stuff. He is greeted off the floor,
2:34:42 > 2:34:52absolutely delighted. Twisting awareness is amazing. What an open
2:34:52 > 2:34:56
2:34:56 > 2:35:01clever little half turned halfway through the flair. One other
2:35:01 > 2:35:11gymnast does it, but not like Max Whitlock. It is a three-quarter
2:35:11 > 2:35:19
2:35:19 > 2:35:28start for Great Britain. He has not done his chances for a place in the
2:35:28 > 2:35:34final to much harm. We will see where that puts him. 15.266 for Max
2:35:34 > 2:35:44Whitlock and Great Britain. He has the third highest score one for so
2:35:44 > 2:36:08
2:36:08 > 2:36:18far. Kristian Thomas. Another great precise on landing. The difficulty
2:36:18 > 2:36:53
2:36:53 > 2:36:58control. A good low position of the strong, very confident. Great stuff.
2:36:58 > 2:37:04This is something else. The finest gymnastics that Great Britain have
2:37:04 > 2:37:09ever produced. Really special performance from Kristian Thomas
2:37:09 > 2:37:14there. He has been such a steady performer for the British team. A
2:37:14 > 2:37:24tall gymnast, he really has to choose the schools carefully on the
2:37:24 > 2:37:27
2:37:27 > 2:37:34impressive because of the extra height they can get. It is a big
2:37:34 > 2:37:42ask for them because the space is quite small for them but he had
2:37:43 > 2:37:49precision on the landing. 15.366, the third-highest score we have
2:37:49 > 2:37:59seen on the floor this morning. This is Great Britain's Louis Smith.
2:37:59 > 2:37:59
2:37:59 > 2:38:52Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
2:38:52 > 2:38:56but this is where it can all be Louis Smith. That deserves a final
2:38:56 > 2:39:06place. He will be absolutely chuffed. Louis Smith, the Olympic
2:39:06 > 2:39:11
2:39:11 > 2:39:17bronze medallist. He has the chance he could not perform today, all the
2:39:17 > 2:39:21talk was for nothing because to date is way you make that final and
2:39:21 > 2:39:27I think for all the gymnasts this is the pressure day. He has worked
2:39:27 > 2:39:32on his line so much. Much-improved, legs lovely and tight together.
2:39:32 > 2:39:42Liked you say, the difficulty might be slightly down but the
2:39:42 > 2:39:48
2:39:48 > 2:39:55little bit more difficulty and nails the landing and look at the
2:39:55 > 2:40:00relief in his face. That is sheer relief. Now, a little bit of
2:40:00 > 2:40:06emotion. He is overcome. support and relief of what he has
2:40:06 > 2:40:09achieved. 15.8, Louise Smith is in the Olympic pommel horse final and
2:40:09 > 2:40:19he has a chance to go better than the bronze he got in Beijing --
2:40:19 > 2:40:20
2:40:20 > 2:40:24Louis Smith. Wonderful stuff. You out qualified the world and
2:40:24 > 2:40:27Olympic champions in China. You must be feeling fantastic? We felt
2:40:27 > 2:40:31ready for a long time and we did not worry about what other people
2:40:31 > 2:40:35were doing. We concentrated on us. We stood together as a team. We did
2:40:35 > 2:40:40not care what was going on around us. We fed off the crowd. People
2:40:40 > 2:40:44here were fantastic. We proved today what we can do. If you do
2:40:44 > 2:40:49qualify as we expect, the first GB men's to qualify for an Olympic
2:40:49 > 2:40:52final, what can this team achieve? The talent in this team is
2:40:52 > 2:40:57unbelievable. We don't go out and say where we want to come, we we
2:40:57 > 2:41:02just do our best but we have a special group of boys here and if
2:41:02 > 2:41:06we can do it by today, we can upset the competition. Let me ask
2:41:06 > 2:41:11Kristian Thomas a couple of questions. Top qualifier in the
2:41:11 > 2:41:15all-rounder in this sub-division. You are on fire? Thank you. This is
2:41:15 > 2:41:18no fluke. We have put the hours in the gym, the blood, sweat and tears.
2:41:18 > 2:41:25It feels good to show the audience what we have been working on and
2:41:25 > 2:41:29doing. We will be in the team final, we will get our head time -- head
2:41:29 > 2:41:33down and focus on that. GARY LINEKAR: Well done, gentleman.
2:41:33 > 2:41:39Through to the final. The gymnastics is still going on, the
2:41:39 > 2:41:49final session. You can watch it on BBC Three. There is plenty of other
2:41:49 > 2:41:51
2:41:51 > 2:41:57ways to watch live events tonight the BBC Sport Olympic website.
2:41:57 > 2:42:01There is that flame, that magical moment, 24 hours ago almost. The
2:42:01 > 2:42:10flame, the torch was lit and the Olympics got under way. It is quite
2:42:10 > 2:42:15I am rejoined by Amir Khan. No success for Britain yet in the
2:42:15 > 2:42:20Olympics? No success, but it will come back strong, we will come out
2:42:20 > 2:42:23stronger. We have the home nation advantage and the fans he was
2:42:23 > 2:42:28supporting us, so in a couple of days the medals will start rolling
2:42:28 > 2:42:33in. You are a man who knows what it is like to win a medal, silver in
2:42:33 > 2:42:41Athens eight years ago. A long time. Time flies. Describe the experience
2:42:41 > 2:42:44of winning that. You were the only boxer who won? I was the only boxer
2:42:44 > 2:42:48in the 2004 Athens Olympics and I had to qualify, go through the
2:42:48 > 2:42:54procedure. It was tough to qualify, but when I was there I was on my
2:42:54 > 2:42:58own, 17 years old. I was tough, fighting against men. Men who were
2:42:58 > 2:43:02older and physically stronger than me, so I had to use skill to win
2:43:03 > 2:43:08the fight. I was lucky and got to win the silver medal. I lost out in
2:43:08 > 2:43:13the final against the legend, the Cuban fighter. But from that I
2:43:13 > 2:43:17learned so much, the experience I got changed my life. We have seen
2:43:17 > 2:43:22so many great boxers come through the Olympics. It is the only sport
2:43:22 > 2:43:27not open to professionals. That is right, the only sport not open for
2:43:27 > 2:43:32professionals. I imagine if it was, you would have myself in their and
2:43:32 > 2:43:36others. Do you wish it was, would you like another go? I wish it was,
2:43:36 > 2:43:42this is London and it would be amazing. If I had known that the
2:43:42 > 2:43:46Olympics might be at London in 2012, I might have stayed. I am 25. I am
2:43:46 > 2:43:50young. There is a lot of professionals who turn professional
2:43:50 > 2:43:53at 25, but I did it earlier. There has been good investment in boxing
2:43:53 > 2:43:58and we are seeing the rewards. We have a lot of fighters with a
2:43:58 > 2:44:01chance, haven't we? We have ten fighters who have qualified, women
2:44:01 > 2:44:06boxers involved, amateurs, it is the first time they are competing
2:44:06 > 2:44:11in the Olympic Games. Boxing is going up and up and we have over
2:44:11 > 2:44:15eight guys who have qualified. They all look great, favourites to get
2:44:15 > 2:44:19medals. They have a great chance of getting a medal. It is about
2:44:19 > 2:44:24staying focused. Today, one of the fighters fought and had a great
2:44:24 > 2:44:29performance, Anthony Ogogo, who I think will win a medal if he keeps
2:44:29 > 2:44:33focus and keeps winning. We will see that in a few moments. What is
2:44:33 > 2:44:36the key to being successful in an Olympic Games? You were very
2:44:36 > 2:44:41experienced at that time. What did you learn from that particular
2:44:42 > 2:44:46experience? I learnt a lot from going to the Olympic Games. When I
2:44:46 > 2:44:49went there I was isolated, away from my friends and family, I
2:44:49 > 2:44:55turned by mobile phones off and I focused on my job. The two weeks,
2:44:55 > 2:44:58it is the biggest two weeks of my life and I had to focus and not
2:44:58 > 2:45:01make any mistakes because I might never get a chance to go to the
2:45:01 > 2:45:07Olympics again. I knew in a way if I did really well it could change
2:45:07 > 2:45:11my life around, which it did. Or you have to do is stay focused,
2:45:11 > 2:45:15stick to training hard, working hard and I think I'm working hard
2:45:15 > 2:45:21you will get to the top. The I have to ask you did before I let you go,
2:45:21 > 2:45:26you will be back, world champion again? Confident? Definitely, I am
2:45:26 > 2:45:30only 25. 100%, I will be back and I will win a world We Shall Overcome
2:45:30 > 2:45:35and bring it back to Britain. That is what we want, it is a big year
2:45:35 > 2:45:39for us. I will try to get a rematch. If not, I will fight for the world
2:45:39 > 2:45:43We Shall Overcome soon. We wish you all the best in the future and
2:45:43 > 2:45:48thank you for joining us. Let's see what has been happening in the ring
2:45:48 > 2:45:56today. Action one of seven boxers with a medal possibilities, Amir
2:45:57 > 2:45:59Khan has given a result away! The middleweight Anthony Ogogo to come
2:45:59 > 2:46:09Castillo Martinez from the Dominican Republic. We join the
2:46:09 > 2:46:18
2:46:18 > 2:46:23Anthony Ogogo leads, 3-2. Having worked so hard to secure the
2:46:23 > 2:46:29Olympic qualification, just the top two came through out of the
2:46:29 > 2:46:33European qualifiers, he overturned a seven-point deficit in the
2:46:33 > 2:46:37quarter-final and he made it through. He was faced with what he
2:46:37 > 2:46:41considered to be the hardest decision of his life, his mother
2:46:41 > 2:46:46suffering from a serious illness, so serious, he considered
2:46:46 > 2:46:52withdrawing from the Olympics. After taking Council from his
2:46:52 > 2:47:00family, he decided to compete. His mother is his ultimate inspiration,
2:47:00 > 2:47:08and here he is. He has had it tough of late, with the family affair.
2:47:08 > 2:47:17But his head is right, that is important. This is it, this is his
2:47:17 > 2:47:25chance, the stage is set. A good right hand. It was his leading
2:47:25 > 2:47:32right hand. A really effective offensive weapon against the South
2:47:32 > 2:47:38Pole. He used it beautifully. After the World Championships, he failed
2:47:38 > 2:47:43to make the qualification stages. He lost to the eventual bronze-
2:47:43 > 2:47:48medallist from Brazil. He underwent shoulder surgery. It was a race
2:47:49 > 2:47:55against time to make it back. He took his rehab very seriously, he
2:47:55 > 2:48:01worked intensely, and now, here he is. He needs to increase the work
2:48:01 > 2:48:06rate. He is not working hard enough. The pace is suiting his opponent a
2:48:06 > 2:48:11bit better. He is keeping his guard tight, but he has got to throw more
2:48:11 > 2:48:21punches in clusters. There are too many singles, and not enough of
2:48:21 > 2:48:33
2:48:33 > 2:48:40Ogogo. His opponent is proving difficult to pin down. A good right
2:48:40 > 2:48:46hand to the body from Anthony Ogogo. His opponent is a typical
2:48:46 > 2:48:50counterpuncher. He likes a more leisurely pace. He does not like a
2:48:50 > 2:48:53high tempo, he likes to dictate things on the back foot, and that
2:48:53 > 2:49:03is why Anthony Ogogo has got to throw more punches and increase the
2:49:03 > 2:49:05
2:49:05 > 2:49:15were great. -- increase the work rate. His opponent finished in
2:49:15 > 2:49:17
2:49:17 > 2:49:22second place in the Americas qualification. That was not bad. He
2:49:22 > 2:49:31should back his man up a bit more. It is as cagey as the first round
2:49:31 > 2:49:41was. A couple of afters. opponent but the hand up at the end
2:49:41 > 2:49:47
2:49:47 > 2:49:53of the round, he feels confident. round. His opponent got through
2:49:53 > 2:49:59with that second shot, the right hand, but Anthony Ogogo's guard is
2:49:59 > 2:50:05tight. The lovely straight right hand. That was a well-timed punch,
2:50:05 > 2:50:10through with accuracy and speed. He is boxing at long range. It is a
2:50:11 > 2:50:20bit scrappy from Anthony Ogogo. Not a lot landed. But he is ahead, that
2:50:20 > 2:50:28is the main thing. Confirmation, 5- 1, in the second round. He has a
2:50:28 > 2:50:33five point advantage, 83. -- 8-3. Anthony Ogogo getting the crowd
2:50:33 > 2:50:38behind him, that is the way. crowd have responded to begin the
2:50:38 > 2:50:47final round. The opening bout of the men's middleweight competition,
2:50:47 > 2:50:5275 kgs. Anthony Ogogo of Great Britain. He is leading by five
2:50:52 > 2:50:59points after two completed rounds. There will be a change of tactics
2:50:59 > 2:51:06from his opponent, he will start to come forward, and that might suit a
2:51:06 > 2:51:16-- to be a bit better. He has got to sit back, get the timing right,
2:51:16 > 2:51:22
2:51:22 > 2:51:28relaxed now, he is waving his hands around by his waistband. He is out
2:51:28 > 2:51:36of range at the moment, so no harm. Anthony Ogogo has tasted global
2:51:36 > 2:51:39success before, the world cadet champion in 2005. He would love to
2:51:39 > 2:51:46replicate this in the Olympic Games. He does not need to be taking any
2:51:46 > 2:51:53risks. Nothing is getting through with those shots. He needs to wait
2:51:53 > 2:51:57for his opponent to come in. He does not need to do anything silly.
2:51:57 > 2:52:07Do not take any risks, just boxed sensibly and wait for your man to
2:52:07 > 2:52:09
2:52:09 > 2:52:19come. The crowd really beginning to rouse Anthony Ogogo now. A
2:52:19 > 2:52:29fantastic left hook. That was a well-timed shot from Anthony Ogogo.
2:52:29 > 2:52:31
2:52:31 > 2:52:37Waiting for his opponent to come in. He fell short with the attack.
2:52:37 > 2:52:47more, he turned the corner with it. Right on the point of the chin.
2:52:47 > 2:53:02
2:53:02 > 2:53:08Some desperation at from the the Dominican drops his right hand,
2:53:08 > 2:53:17leaving him open with the left it. Better work from Anthony Ogogo.
2:53:17 > 2:53:24is warming to his task now. He has to chase this contest. The openings
2:53:24 > 2:53:28are being exploited ruthlessly by Anthony Ogogo. He clearly has
2:53:29 > 2:53:33secured his passage through to the second round. We await confirmation,
2:53:33 > 2:53:40but he has boxed beautifully in this opening contest against the
2:53:40 > 2:53:47man from the Dominican Republic. The bell has sounded, to bring an
2:53:48 > 2:53:53end to the contest. I suspect the Dominican is raising his arms more
2:53:53 > 2:53:58in hope than expectation. Anthony Ogogo breaks out into a smile. They
2:53:58 > 2:54:07feel he has done enough to earn his first win at the London 2012
2:54:07 > 2:54:11Very promising. The big story in terms of the British team, the
2:54:11 > 2:54:15disappointment in the cycling road race. We can hear from the
2:54:15 > 2:54:22performance director, David Brailsford.
2:54:22 > 2:54:30Take us through the race from your perspective. To be fair, up until
2:54:30 > 2:54:34the top of the final climb, we were looking good. I was happy. I
2:54:34 > 2:54:41thought that the way the race panned out, they stuck to the plan,
2:54:41 > 2:54:48the did everything we talked about, and around in minute over the top,
2:54:48 > 2:54:51we thought, actually, it is game on, but it was not to be. With
2:54:51 > 2:54:56hindsight, really disappointing that it did not come back for a
2:54:57 > 2:55:00sprint. When you have got four or five guys trying to control the
2:55:00 > 2:55:06race for two won in 50 kilometres, when a lot of the teams know you
2:55:06 > 2:55:11have got the best sprinter, it is not easy -- for 250 kilometres. But
2:55:11 > 2:55:17it was impressive. You have been so successful, and everybody knows
2:55:17 > 2:55:22Mark Cavendish is the fastest, so it makes the job all the harder.
2:55:22 > 2:55:26is disappointing, but we have got to dust ourselves down, look at
2:55:26 > 2:55:32whether we could have done anything differently. When the second move
2:55:32 > 2:55:37went on the final climb, maybe we could have gone with that. Our
2:55:37 > 2:55:42chance to win this race was to get it as a sprint for Mark Cavendish.
2:55:42 > 2:55:47I am not sure how else we could have won the race. That was what we
2:55:47 > 2:55:52started. If you want to win big, and that is what we try to do, you
2:55:52 > 2:55:57have got to be prepared to lose similarly bid. You have got to take
2:55:57 > 2:56:02your hat off to the other riders and teams, it was not to be for us,
2:56:02 > 2:56:07but we will try again. I have never seen a crowd like that, as many
2:56:07 > 2:56:14Union Jacks. You feel that you have let people down. But that is the
2:56:14 > 2:56:21first medal of 18. We still have 17 to go. From my point of view, we
2:56:21 > 2:56:27start this evening with the girls' team, the same enthusiasm and
2:56:27 > 2:56:37vigour, and I am sure everybody is ready to go.
2:56:37 > 2:56:39
2:56:39 > 2:56:43Our time will come. That is it for China, especially in the swimming
2:56:43 > 2:56:47pool, two gold medals, including their first in the men's events.
2:56:47 > 2:56:55That incredible gold medal for Italy in the archery, they have to
2:56:55 > 2:57:03shoot a balls live with the last Arab, and they did it. -- with the
2:57:03 > 2:57:12last arrow. Ryan Lochte, the only gold medal for the United States.
2:57:12 > 2:57:19Australia won their first in the The beach volleyball is still going
2:57:19 > 2:57:25on on Horse Guards Parade, great scenes there. That will be part of
2:57:25 > 2:57:31the programme after us, it has to be post-watershed! After the news,
2:57:31 > 2:57:36Gabby Logan will be here with Michael Johnson, John McEnroe and
2:57:36 > 2:57:46Dame Kelly Holmes, 10:30pm. No medals for Britain, we are good at
2:57:46 > 2:58:01
2:58:01 > 2:58:11Opening Ceremony is, there! -- # I bet that you look good on the
2:58:11 > 2:58:12
2:58:12 > 2:58:17dancefloor. # I don't know what you're looking for.
2:58:17 > 2:58:27# I bet that you look good on the dancefloor.
2:58:27 > 2:58:31# Pop like a robot from 1984. # From 1984.