BBC One: Day 10: 19.00-22.00

:00:55. > :01:05.The next few seconds took forever. My hands were shaking and my

:01:05. > :01:08.

:01:08. > :01:15.nervous system was in some kind of shock. Then silence got blown apart.

:01:15. > :01:25.Not very quick out of the blocks, pole was the quickest. He is going

:01:25. > :01:31.

:01:32. > :01:41.to win the gold! 9.64! The champion becomes the legend. The Americans

:01:42. > :01:52.

:01:52. > :02:02.Be changing of the guards. He is the king of sprinting, undisputed,

:02:02. > :02:02.

:02:02. > :02:12.the best in the world, Usain Bolt. Why did we ever, ever doubt the

:02:12. > :02:17.What a wonderful weekend we have had. The noise on Saturday was

:02:17. > :02:21.magnificent but the silence before that 100m final was spine-tingling.

:02:21. > :02:28.As we know with these Olympics, there is always something else

:02:28. > :02:33.beyond the next hurdle. 44 years ago, a different Olympic

:02:33. > :02:38.age of tragedy and student demonstrations, Cold War strains,

:02:38. > :02:48.Black Power tensions, and it was different because this was

:02:48. > :02:51.

:02:51. > :03:01.Britain's one and only gold medal David Henry wins for Britain! A new

:03:01. > :03:01.

:03:01. > :03:11.world record. Henry won it all the way. But there are similarities,

:03:11. > :03:12.

:03:12. > :03:19.the pain. For David Henry running at 7,000 ft above sea level. For

:03:19. > :03:24.Dai Greene, or when it all went wrong. Dai Greene has got some work

:03:24. > :03:30.to do. He has got some ground to make up. Dai Greene holds his head

:03:30. > :03:39.in his hands, looks up to the sky and wonders if his Olympic dream is

:03:39. > :03:48.over. This showed what might be for the when and what might be now.

:03:48. > :03:54.Hopefully. Indeed. Can Dai Greene go from

:03:54. > :04:02.being the slowest qualifier to the fastest when it really counts?

:04:02. > :04:06.World champion Dai Greene scraped into the 400m finalist -- final.

:04:06. > :04:11.Javier Culson has been the man to beat this season. Holly Bleasdale

:04:11. > :04:19.is a genuine medal hope in the poll vote but she must find a way past

:04:19. > :04:25.the legendary Yelena Isinbayeva. Local girl Perri Shakes-Drayton can

:04:25. > :04:35.see the Olympic stadium from the end of her Road. She goes in the

:04:35. > :04:43.

:04:43. > :04:52.Fresh from winning 400m gold on Sunday, America's Sanya Richards-

:04:52. > :05:02.Ross has her spikes on again. Middleweight Anthony Ogogo will

:05:02. > :05:03.

:05:03. > :05:13.Athletics leads the way for us this evening with the highlight being

:05:13. > :05:23.the men's 400m hurdles. We will see Anthony Ogogo go for a medal at

:05:23. > :05:23.

:05:23. > :05:30.9:40pm. Usain Bolt's medal ceremony is at 8:30pm. Over on BBC Three it

:05:30. > :05:36.is the last group game for Team GB's women's hockey team. They face

:05:36. > :05:40.the Netherlands. Britain must win tonight to top the group. Here with

:05:40. > :05:46.us in the studio to look forward to another night of drama are Colin

:05:46. > :05:54.Jackson and Kriss Akabusi who 20 years ago today it won his bronze

:05:54. > :06:02.medal in Barcelona for the 400m hurdles. AKA BC is still in their

:06:02. > :06:12.battling and fighting. -- Kriss Akabusi. Kriss Akabusi is in third

:06:12. > :06:17.

:06:17. > :06:24.And Kriss Akabusi takes bronze and the world record has gone. Kriss

:06:24. > :06:29.Akabusi of Great Britain. A new British record. A bronze medal in

:06:29. > :06:34.this Olympic Games to add to the bronze medal he won in Tokyo in the

:06:34. > :06:41.world championships. Was it really 20 years ago? 20 years ago, it is

:06:41. > :06:46.unbelievable, it has absolutely flown by. It is a big score, 20

:06:46. > :06:53.years, Kriss Akabusi, get out of there, the new guy is in town.

:06:53. > :06:57.must say, you look much better in HD! Was that the highlight of your

:06:58. > :07:01.career, the Olympic medal, or does the world usurp that, the relay

:07:01. > :07:07.when you came through that? If it had not been for the relay, I would

:07:07. > :07:12.not be sitting here. The relay brought me into the national psyche

:07:13. > :07:22.key. My biggest medal was the sole the Met lie won in 1984. It was the

:07:23. > :07:24.

:07:24. > :07:28.first one. All the sudden, my dreams had come true. The rest is

:07:28. > :07:33.cream and gravy. That is interesting. Going back 20 years

:07:33. > :07:40.ago, Colin that was the time when you were really fancied. You got

:07:40. > :07:43.hurt in the semi-finals and it was such a shame. It is always a

:07:43. > :07:47.frustrating thing when entreat strikes up the wrong time but that

:07:47. > :07:51.is the reality in sport. I'm sure there will be many other athletes

:07:51. > :07:56.who suffer the same thing, the favourite but then it they have an

:07:56. > :08:01.injury. Let's turn it round to Dai Greene. Can he come from being the

:08:01. > :08:07.slowest qualifier to winning a gold medal, it is a big ask.

:08:07. > :08:12.It is a big ask. He ran reasonably well but one thing we can say is it

:08:12. > :08:18.he performs when it really matters. He will leave nothing left in the

:08:18. > :08:27.tank when it comes to this 400m hurdle race. Also, he has got a

:08:27. > :08:33.really nice lane draw. He ended up doing very well indeed. I read from

:08:33. > :08:38.one of his team-mates, he said he may not be the fastest but he is

:08:39. > :08:42.certainly the bravest but surely it is better to be the fastest? What

:08:42. > :08:46.is really important is to be a championship performer, to raise

:08:46. > :08:51.your game when it really matters. The great thing for Dai Greene is

:08:51. > :08:56.there is no pretence. Forget being captain fantastic all the world

:08:56. > :09:00.champion, it is about the here and now. He has got a fantastic chance.

:09:00. > :09:04.When you saw him cross the line last time, you thought, he has

:09:04. > :09:08.blown it. It is better to have a lane than no name at all. He has

:09:08. > :09:13.got the third lane and he can deliver. He was devastated at the

:09:13. > :09:17.end of this, he thought he had probably missed out. Is it hard to

:09:17. > :09:23.pick yourself up from that and believe in yourself enough to get a

:09:23. > :09:26.medal at least? I think the answer to that, is no. When you have been

:09:26. > :09:31.a world champion and a European champion, you know what it takes to

:09:31. > :09:35.win. When you have got that in your bag, it is in a positive mindset to

:09:35. > :09:40.be in. We all know about the British crowd, they have left did

:09:40. > :09:50.every single British athlete. -- they have lifted every single

:09:50. > :09:50.

:09:50. > :10:00.British athlete. The thing for Dai Greene is Javier Nicholson. --

:10:00. > :10:00.

:10:00. > :10:05.Javier coarsen. He is warming up now and probably going off, what

:10:05. > :10:11.can he say it himself? Last year, when it really mattered, I beat you.

:10:11. > :10:15.You need something to latch on. Last year, world championships, I

:10:15. > :10:21.beat you. But everyone else here, I have done you, I have done you, I

:10:21. > :10:29.have done you. He has done that. is a long time since a Welsh gold

:10:29. > :10:32.medal. Yes, 1964. We have been waiting. Unfortunately, for his

:10:32. > :10:38.coach at the last experience with a Welsh athlete was myself and I did

:10:38. > :10:42.not deliver. You were unlucky as we talked about. He is in safe hands.

:10:42. > :10:48.He has a coach who can produce athlete to deliver when it really

:10:48. > :10:53.matters. Malcolm Arnold has been here before. Can I ask you finally,

:10:53. > :10:57.before I let you go, do you think he will do it? I think that Dai

:10:57. > :11:03.Greene will think it was 20 years since the record has gone, that

:11:03. > :11:09.will be in his favour because sports is poetry and symmetry. 20

:11:09. > :11:15.years since it has gone. I think he will break the British record but

:11:15. > :11:19.come third like I did 20 years ago. That might be poetic. If there is a

:11:19. > :11:23.charge of the final hurdle, Dai Greene will indicate but he has to

:11:23. > :11:29.be there or thereabouts to go into the final barrier. Enjoy the rest

:11:30. > :11:34.of the evening and we will be rooting for him. Let's switch

:11:34. > :11:39.sports now for gymnastics and another medal hope for Team GB.

:11:39. > :11:49.Beth Tweddle who faced heartbreak in Beijing, she was hoping for a

:11:49. > :11:51.

:11:51. > :11:58.medal. As she went into the uneven in store for Great Britain's Beth

:11:59. > :12:04.Tweddle? Herr entire gymnastic career has been building up to

:12:04. > :12:12.these next few moments. She just has to go through like she always

:12:12. > :12:22.does. A lovely half turned there. That was caught beautifully. This

:12:22. > :12:31.is the important section. She floats up. She must focus now, give

:12:31. > :12:39.herself some energy for the dismount. A big step back but she

:12:39. > :12:44.saved it. A terrific effort from Beth Tweddle. Expensive there.

:12:44. > :12:52.work on the apparatus was superb. This is the big combination she has

:12:52. > :12:58.to get, the somersault to below bar, straight on, on to the high bar

:12:58. > :13:03.with a half turn. Here is the dismount, two somersaults, two

:13:03. > :13:07.twists. This has been a big challenge. She landed well but the

:13:07. > :13:17.hips were slightly behind and she had to take a big step. She took a

:13:17. > :13:17.

:13:17. > :13:23.big step and then joined feet. After that routine, Beth had a

:13:23. > :13:33.nervous wait but in the end it was bronze. This is her final ever

:13:33. > :13:34.

:13:34. > :13:40.routine, a first Olympic medal to And here it is. Beth Tweddle, thank

:13:40. > :13:43.you very much for joining us. After all that, it came down to that

:13:43. > :13:49.moment for you, you got your Olympic medal, how thrilled are

:13:50. > :13:54.you? It is hard to put it into words. Everyone knows this is the

:13:54. > :13:58.one metal which is missing from my collection. I have been trying for

:13:58. > :14:03.three Olympics. It has been a nervous wait. I have been training

:14:03. > :14:08.while everyone else was competing. I was so pleased until I landed

:14:08. > :14:13.that dismount. Was it like watching the others go out after you? It is

:14:13. > :14:16.hard because I am not in control of that. As soon as I do the routine,

:14:17. > :14:21.I am in control but sat watching the routines, I had to wait and

:14:21. > :14:26.hope that I would stay in that third place. At one point, I

:14:26. > :14:31.thought I would end up in 4th again. I was watching your routine. It is

:14:31. > :14:35.incredible what you do. It is very special indeed. It seemed your

:14:35. > :14:40.routine was harder than everyone else's. Is that me with the

:14:40. > :14:44.untrained eye? We have all got similar difficulties. Mine is a lot

:14:44. > :14:48.more original. I have got my own skill in there and everything is

:14:48. > :14:54.more connected. That makes it a shorter routine. Therefore, my

:14:54. > :14:56.execution, I do not get as much deducted. And the landing, you went

:14:56. > :15:01.backwards a little bit, do you think that was the difference

:15:01. > :15:05.between that and a silver Aura gold? It probably was. A lot of

:15:05. > :15:10.people are saying are you disappointed, you could have had a

:15:10. > :15:16.gold medal, but I just wanted any medal to finish. I am so pleased to

:15:17. > :15:23.get one. I think I had too much energy. The crowd were amazing in

:15:23. > :15:28.the media -- in the arena. atmosphere does seem amazing.

:15:28. > :15:33.As soon as you walk in, the crowd are behind you and they just go

:15:33. > :15:38.mental. As soon as I stepped up to chalk the park, it was as if I had

:15:38. > :15:43.landed my routine. And to get a medal with the home crowd must have

:15:43. > :15:46.been really emotional. I do not normally get emotional for medal

:15:46. > :15:56.ceremonies but when they were lifted the flags, I thought,

:15:56. > :16:01.

:16:01. > :16:06.finally, I have got back medal and People of a certain age grew up

:16:06. > :16:13.watching a people like Olga Corbett commit younger people have watched

:16:13. > :16:19.Lewis-Smith and Team GB winning lots of medals. -- Louise Smith.

:16:19. > :16:26.The wanted a couple of gold medals and we have exceeded that target. -

:16:26. > :16:33.- we wanted. I watched the boys yesterday - just to get back into

:16:33. > :16:42.the arena and see what it was like. Hope elite youngsters who have not

:16:42. > :16:47.tried gymnastics will want to give it a go. -- hopefully. I will not

:16:47. > :16:53.be in Rio but I'm going to go on holiday to see family and friends.

:16:53. > :16:59.Then I will be back training. It will give me time to make my final

:16:59. > :17:04.decisions. Thank you for joining us. I saw a quote from Olga call but

:17:04. > :17:09.same that Beth Tweddle has something special about her. I

:17:09. > :17:19.think the whole country agrees with her. Best was not the only medal

:17:19. > :17:27.

:17:27. > :17:32.and by Team GB today. -- Beths. In showjumping, we got gold against

:17:32. > :17:40.the Netherlands. Jason Kenny stormed to gold in a sensational

:17:40. > :17:44.performance in the men's sprint final beating Gregory Bauge.

:17:44. > :17:52.Victoria Pendleton was in superb form in reaching the semi-finals of

:17:52. > :17:56.the women's sprint. She faces the German tomorrow. Nicola Adams has

:17:56. > :18:03.guaranteed herself an historic Women's boxing medal by reaching

:18:03. > :18:13.the semi-finals of the women's lightweight division. The other two

:18:13. > :18:15.

:18:15. > :18:21.women fighters - Savannah Marshall and Natasha Jonas were beaten today.

:18:21. > :18:24.The medal table of London 2012 really is a sight to behold. Who

:18:24. > :18:31.would have the of Great Britain would have so many medals at this

:18:31. > :18:37.stage? -- backed Great Britain. Let's hope we can build on that

:18:37. > :18:42.tally tonight in the stadium behind me. After the lightning vault last

:18:42. > :18:52.night, we're standing by for a thunderstorm. It is a very heavy

:18:52. > :18:57.atmosphere. A couple of great athletes. A lot is happening -- a

:18:57. > :19:03.lot has been happening in the stadium already. Here is what you

:19:03. > :19:10.have messed. Laurence Okoye could have been out of the discus but a

:19:10. > :19:15.fantastic last throw saw him through to the final. In the 1500m,

:19:15. > :19:22.Lisa Dobriskey was safely through with Hannah England and Laura

:19:22. > :19:27.Weightman. It is good to have Britain trickle handed in the final.

:19:27. > :19:33.Tiffany Porter safely qualified in the 100 hurdles. Not all success

:19:33. > :19:43.for the British athletes. Sadly, only Andrew Osagie made it through

:19:43. > :19:46.

:19:46. > :19:51.We are here tonight. It is not quite after the Lord Mayor's Show

:19:51. > :19:56.but there is one topic of conversation. You cannot get tired

:19:56. > :20:02.of discussing what we are privileged enough to seat last

:20:02. > :20:08.night - the second 100m title of Usain Bolt. Was that the greatest

:20:08. > :20:13.sprint race that has ever been staged? It was certainly the

:20:13. > :20:21.greatest 100m race. All of those guys went under 10 seconds, with

:20:21. > :20:26.the exception of Asafa Powell. Again, all of the different story

:20:26. > :20:35.lines going into that race were incredible. The debate about Usain

:20:35. > :20:41.Bolt, Johan Blake, who is going to win it? We were shown shades of

:20:41. > :20:47.2008 in the semi-finals and then the Olympic record last night.

:20:47. > :20:54.Tyson Gay, it really his last opportunity to win an Olympic

:20:54. > :21:01.sprint medal. He came up just short in 4th place. It was an incredible

:21:01. > :21:06.100m. Why did we doubt him? It is not interesting to say Usain Bolt

:21:06. > :21:14.will win. People want to see competition. You want to see

:21:14. > :21:19.rivalry. It was interesting for people to say, Blake. Some people

:21:19. > :21:28.think Usain Bolt has got big - too complacent. He does not like to

:21:28. > :21:37.train very hard. Late trains really hard. He is young and new. -- Blake.

:21:37. > :21:42.Hussain Bock did not look himself early in the season. -- Usain Bolt.

:21:42. > :21:47.I think it makes sense to have the debate. You cannot bet against

:21:47. > :21:52.someone with that type of talent who will run 9.8 early in the

:21:52. > :21:57.season and then took out a month to train and prepare for this. Just

:21:57. > :22:00.explain one thing. Whenever you into the sportsman and they have

:22:00. > :22:06.something else that will happen imminently, they say, are you going

:22:06. > :22:14.to celebrate your triumph? They say, I cannot do that because I have a

:22:14. > :22:17.race tomorrow, I have a race on Friday. Usain Bolt was in a club at

:22:17. > :22:27.345 this morning with various members of the Swedish Hamble team.

:22:27. > :22:35.That will have not and Iota of impact on how he will ran. --

:22:35. > :22:45.handball team. I can just visualise that. You know what I mean. Other

:22:45. > :22:47.

:22:47. > :22:53.people would say, I cannot. I have the 200m. He is very honest. He

:22:53. > :22:57.said that Blake trains harder. He does not like to train. He does not

:22:57. > :23:03.want to move up to the 400 because he does not want to train that hard.

:23:03. > :23:08.That is what people like about him. He does not feel like he has to

:23:08. > :23:13.hide anything. On the very first programme we did of these Games, we

:23:13. > :23:17.were shown a montage of great athletics moments over 100 years of

:23:17. > :23:22.the Olympic Games. You felt that Jesse Owens was the premier

:23:22. > :23:29.Olympian in terms of track and field. Do you think if he were to

:23:29. > :23:33.win another two got medals, he would usurp that position? It is

:23:33. > :23:38.all very subjective. Jesse Owens is my favourite. If you cannot get

:23:38. > :23:43.them both to race against each other, you cannot make all things

:23:43. > :23:47.equal. You are basically asking a person who it is their favourite. I

:23:47. > :23:54.like Jesse Owens and what he stayed 4th. I like how he performed and

:23:54. > :24:01.delivered under that incredible pressure. -- he steered for. In

:24:01. > :24:07.terms of the greatest sprinter I have seen and watched, it is Usain

:24:07. > :24:11.Bolt. Over the entire history, Jesse Owens included in just the

:24:11. > :24:18.100m, Usain Bolt is the best. Of you will have someone else who will

:24:18. > :24:24.come along at some point. At one point Carl Lewis was the best. As

:24:24. > :24:29.for the 100m sprint, he is the best sprinter of this era. Talking about

:24:29. > :24:32.history, there is one event in the Olympics for Britain has never won

:24:32. > :24:42.a medal of any description - male or female out - but that might

:24:42. > :24:50.

:24:50. > :24:55.When I was watching Beijing, I did not know what pole fault was. It is

:24:56. > :25:02.with that I am here and all the athletes are here with me, chatting

:25:02. > :25:08.to me. It is really nice. I'm so excited to be able to compete in

:25:08. > :25:13.Amlin -- and Olympics. I had a great indoor season. It was about

:25:13. > :25:20.jumping as high as I could. The pressure would be on leading up to

:25:20. > :25:25.the Olympics. It is about going into competition and competing. In

:25:25. > :25:32.Monaco, it was like an Olympic final. I was going to compete

:25:32. > :25:37.against the rest of the girls. I took a lot of confidence from that.

:25:37. > :25:44.What will success before you? Because I am still young, I want to

:25:45. > :25:49.just enjoy it and lap up experience. I have never had anything like this

:25:49. > :25:56.before. To be in the top eight would be great but anything above

:25:56. > :26:03.that would be a bonus. Holly please tell the tenting four metres and 55,

:26:03. > :26:09.second the 10th and she has got it. -- Hollie Bleasdale, attempting

:26:09. > :26:16.four metres and 55. If someone had said to you, you are going to be a

:26:16. > :26:22.London Olympian this time last year and talking about you as a medal

:26:22. > :26:25.contender, what would you say? want to do everyone proud. It will

:26:25. > :26:33.be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You cannot put anything else near

:26:33. > :26:38.to that. It means the world to be able to compete in front of a home

:26:38. > :26:43.crowd. Wet reminding you that we do have special talent -- worth

:26:43. > :26:53.reminding you that we do have special talents -- channels on the

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:26:54. > :27:02.bed batten. If you want to watch it from start to finish all the shot-

:27:02. > :27:12.put, go to the red button and you will find our designated channels.

:27:12. > :27:26.

:27:26. > :27:32.Hollie police cell. -- first attempt of holly Bleasdale. She is

:27:32. > :27:38.a novice. She has improved out of all proportion. She is third on the

:27:38. > :27:45.all-time list. She is a world indoor bronze medallist and will

:27:45. > :27:55.have two more attempts. Not the best of starts. Plenty happening on

:27:55. > :28:21.

:28:21. > :28:30.the track as well. First, it is the dug she gets there. -- you can do

:28:30. > :28:40.it. She gets her. She was going very well indeed over there longer

:28:40. > :28:43.

:28:43. > :28:53.distance. Britain has its first qualifiers. -- qualifier. She had

:28:53. > :28:55.

:28:55. > :29:05.to be it on her best form. She ran a good bend. Over on the far side,

:29:05. > :29:10.

:29:10. > :29:17.looking good, Federiva in second place. She had to hold off Alison

:29:17. > :29:24.Peter. That was a good run. Not too many of our athletes have produced

:29:24. > :29:30.a personal best. She has been in good form, getting better and

:29:30. > :29:40.better. She has produced her best ever 200 metre run when it has

:29:40. > :29:54.

:29:54. > :30:00.big occasion. You have come out of here and a new personal best.

:30:00. > :30:08.not know what to say. I did not want to disappoint the crowd. I

:30:08. > :30:16.could hit everyone cheering me on. I thought, I have to execute for

:30:16. > :30:23.them. What advice did Linford Christie say? He said, run fast. I

:30:23. > :30:30.asked him what to do and he said, nothing, run fast. He said he would

:30:30. > :30:40.trust I will do what I need to do. Well done! See you in the semi-

:30:40. > :31:17.

:31:17. > :31:27.blocks. Alison Felix is running so really as ever. Look at this,

:31:27. > :31:27.

:31:27. > :31:36.gliding through. Hackett has got second place. Felix can check back.

:31:36. > :31:45.Hackett goes through. I suspect that they were too far away to even

:31:45. > :31:49.be considered when we have to -- so many heats to come. I was looking

:31:49. > :31:57.forward to seeing Alison Felix. I have not seen her in the flesh

:31:57. > :32:02.since she ran that sensational run in the US championships. She ran

:32:02. > :32:06.that effortlessly the whole way down the home straight and I am so

:32:06. > :32:11.looking forward to when this young lady puts her foot down on the gas

:32:11. > :32:20.fully to see what she can do. A remarkable performance, 22.71,

:32:20. > :32:27.cruising. Anyika Onuora had to work hard down the home straight. She

:32:27. > :32:37.dug in. She ran well. Sometimes in this type of company, just a little

:32:37. > :32:49.

:32:49. > :32:54.on well at the end that gives you an outside chance of progressing

:32:55. > :33:04.but overall, how would you assess the race? The race was good. The

:33:05. > :33:05.

:33:05. > :33:11.crowd lifted me. All in all, I have really enjoyed being at the

:33:11. > :33:16.Olympics and competing here hopefully again. I definitely wish

:33:16. > :33:20.I had gone off a bit quicker. I am in much better shape than that. The

:33:20. > :33:30.next round, we will see, fingers crossed. Thank you for talking to

:33:30. > :33:57.

:33:57. > :34:07.attempt. One athlete is clear so far, that is Martina struts of

:34:07. > :34:26.

:34:26. > :34:36.competition. It depends what Yelena Isinbayeva does, clearly. She is a

:34:36. > :35:01.

:35:01. > :35:06.not. Holly, you have to compose yourself now. That was not the

:35:06. > :35:11.start she wanted for her Olympic final. I think at the third attempt

:35:11. > :35:20.she will get it. Let's hope I am not proved wrong. She did not have

:35:20. > :35:30.the momentum. There was a big groan from the crowd but she does have

:35:30. > :35:30.

:35:30. > :36:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:36:16. > :36:26.women's 200m. It is heat 3. Abi Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce is hard to

:36:26. > :36:38.

:36:38. > :36:48.finalist back in 2004. She is coming back into shape. The first

:36:48. > :36:54.

:36:54. > :37:04.three go through to the semi-finals States is running well. Abi

:37:04. > :37:04.

:37:04. > :37:14.Oyepitan is also running very well. Simpson is challenging Abi Oyepitan.

:37:14. > :37:16.

:37:16. > :37:25.She gets second. Simpson, the Commonwealth champion gets third

:37:25. > :37:31.place. Well done, Abi Oyepitan. The leader looked super-smooth. I did

:37:31. > :37:37.not think she blazed this, I think she has got a lot in store. She is

:37:37. > :37:41.well drilled, her coach, John Smith, insists his athletes are

:37:41. > :37:51.technically sound and, later can always demonstrate she has a great

:37:51. > :37:53.

:37:53. > :37:59.technique. She is shutting down here, relaxing three. Looked at Abi

:37:59. > :38:09.Oyepitan. You can never denied that she gives it Harrall. She works

:38:09. > :38:10.

:38:10. > :38:17.hard around the turn. She is fearless. -- sheet gives it her all.

:38:17. > :38:22.She has a comfortable qualification into the semi-final. She is

:38:22. > :38:26.downstairs talking to Phil Jones. We are all set. Well done, a

:38:26. > :38:34.tremendous performance, I know you were the most analytical person

:38:34. > :38:42.after a race, tell me what you thought. I could feel Simpson on my

:38:42. > :38:50.right. I knew I had second place. Obviously, Carmelita Jetta was way

:38:50. > :38:56.out there. It was fine. You always talk about executing Euros properly,

:38:56. > :39:06.what did you do right and wrong? -- Your Grace. I definitely did not

:39:06. > :39:06.

:39:06. > :40:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:40:15. > :40:20.hard. It is something I need to metre line. Here is the defending

:40:20. > :40:29.Olympic champion, Valerie Adams of New Zealand. That will be a

:40:29. > :40:34.comfortable lead. She really is a legend of shot putting. Her legend

:40:34. > :40:38.goes way beyond New Zealand, that is the shore. She did not get off

:40:38. > :40:44.to a good start in the qualifying this morning but then she exploded

:40:44. > :40:54.to a massive throw. Maybe this is a gentle warm-up for Valerie Adams. A

:40:54. > :40:56.

:40:56. > :41:03.good start though. This is the world leader from Belarus. That was

:41:03. > :41:13.much, much better. She had a remarkable series of throws in her

:41:13. > :41:20.

:41:20. > :41:28.last competition, each time lays down the gauntlet to the

:41:28. > :41:32.defending champion, Valerie Adams. Holly Bleasdale is thinking and

:41:32. > :41:38.contemplating. She has one more attempt left. If she does not make

:41:38. > :41:43.it, she is out of this Olympic final. Some news briefly on a story

:41:43. > :41:48.which has been going on all day, Taoufik Makhloufi was disqualified

:41:48. > :41:53.this morning after the 800m heats. He qualified yesterday in the

:41:53. > :41:57.1,500m. He had a brilliant style but he just dropped off the track

:41:57. > :42:02.this morning. He was disqualified for not putting in a bona fide

:42:02. > :42:08.performance. The final of the 1,500m is tomorrow. He has been

:42:08. > :42:14.reinstated after a LOCOG Medical Officer decided he was fit to run.

:42:14. > :42:24.We will keep you up dated about how that story develops. Back to the

:42:24. > :42:35.

:42:35. > :42:45.long putts in Belarus and other championship meetings as well. She

:42:45. > :42:45.

:42:45. > :42:55.is such an explosive athlete. That was way over 20 metres. 21.36,

:42:55. > :43:19.

:43:19. > :43:24.champion and she is running in lane eight. I wonder if she has calmed

:43:24. > :43:28.down since that dramatic evening. It has been difficult to keep track

:43:28. > :43:35.of everything that has been happening. Christine Ohuruogu came

:43:35. > :43:45.so close to running down Sanya Richards-Ross but she managed to

:43:45. > :43:55.put together, for her, the most important race of her life. Anyika

:43:55. > :44:01.

:44:01. > :44:11.Onuora is still in third spot of She always said she wanted to

:44:11. > :44:27.

:44:27. > :44:36.double up at these Games. She is a favourites. Veronica Campbell-Brown

:44:36. > :44:46.will be another one. Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix were behind

:44:46. > :45:07.

:45:07. > :45:17.She is running a good bend. Sanya Richards-Ross came off the gas a

:45:17. > :45:18.

:45:19. > :45:24.bit. She needs to move. Here is the 400m speed and endurance. She was

:45:24. > :45:31.very impressive in the home straight. She started well and then

:45:31. > :45:41.was lazy around the bend. She has that ability to pick it up in their

:45:41. > :45:49.home straight. No doubt about it. She is a 400m runner. She fancies

:45:49. > :45:56.herself as a good 200m runner. For me, she needed to qualify well. She

:45:56. > :46:01.needs to win this heat so she gets a better name for the semi-final.

:46:01. > :46:09.She did that majestically with a beautiful performance. Her face

:46:09. > :46:16.shows no tension. She is still full of a lot of running. She works hard

:46:16. > :46:24.and she is weeping heard just rewards. She is Olympic champion in

:46:24. > :46:29.the 400m and qualifies beautifully for the 200m semi-final. The third

:46:29. > :46:39.and final attempt for Hollie Bleasdale. There have been 29 jumps

:46:39. > :46:49.in the competition so far. Only six of them have been clearances. In

:46:49. > :46:52.

:46:52. > :47:00.the test event, she cleared four metres and 25. Come on! No! Perhaps

:47:00. > :47:08.a puff of wind, as often happens in stadiums like this, swirls around.

:47:08. > :47:18.The clock is ticking down. She has plenty of time. She just needs to

:47:18. > :47:31.

:47:31. > :47:41.compose herself. Come on! Yes! Never has a 4.425 metres pole vault

:47:41. > :47:48.

:47:48. > :47:54.the seed Search Hu. She is very relieved. -- received such Hu. In

:47:54. > :48:02.the end that was confident. The competition is under way for the

:48:02. > :48:12.Blackburn Harrier. Let's hope she goes from strength to strength.

:48:12. > :48:21.

:48:21. > :48:30.There are other qualifiers from the previous heat. Look at the other

:48:30. > :48:37.three times and unease. They have all moved into fastest loser spots.

:48:37. > :48:44.-- three times underneath. I just wonder how much time you have had

:48:44. > :48:51.to take hints last night before you are working again. Not much time. I

:48:51. > :48:57.was so excited. I am on a mission. I am excited to have another

:48:57. > :49:03.opportunity to run. I will give it my best. What reaction had you had

:49:03. > :49:08.to your gold medal? It has been incredible. Everyone is excited. It

:49:08. > :49:14.means the world to me. By this performance, it shows you mean

:49:14. > :49:24.business as well. We will see what I have got. All the best. Thank you

:49:24. > :49:27.

:49:27. > :49:37.very much. The defending Olympic champion under all sorts of

:49:37. > :49:45.pressure. Valerie Adams will have to throw a personal best. That putt

:49:46. > :49:55.from Nadzeyas Ostapchuk. That will take some beating. Her 4th round

:49:55. > :50:02.the tent. She has just thrown it for fun around 21 metres. --

:50:02. > :50:11.attempts. I am amazed at Barry Adams. She looks a little bit tight.

:50:11. > :50:17.-- Malory Adams. She has amazing athletic ability. Nadzeyas

:50:17. > :50:27.Ostapchuk is dominating the competition at the moment. Heat

:50:27. > :50:46.

:50:47. > :50:54.about women's athletics, there will be a special note about Veronica

:50:54. > :51:01.Campbell-Brown, after a third consecutive 200m gold medal. When

:51:01. > :51:11.she is on form, no one can touch her. Allyson Felix has already run

:51:11. > :51:23.

:51:23. > :51:28.well and so has Sanya Richards-Ross. - fastest loser at the moment. We

:51:28. > :51:35.do have two through to the semi- finals already. Veronica Campbell-

:51:35. > :51:42.Brown is twice the Olympic champion. She has been world champion before.

:51:42. > :51:47.She won a bronze medal in the terrific final of the other night,

:51:47. > :51:57.won by Shirley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, her team-mate. It was not all about

:51:57. > :51:59.

:51:59. > :52:09.the man for Jamaica. Soumare Is the surprise winner of the European

:52:09. > :52:10.

:52:10. > :52:20.title in 2010. 22.74 per share. -- this year. The Russian has been

:52:20. > :52:37.

:52:37. > :52:47.running very well recently. Out in outstanding Jamaican and the

:52:47. > :53:07.

:53:07. > :53:17.under way well. The tall Russian is off to a good start as well. A good

:53:17. > :53:19.

:53:19. > :53:27.bend by the Jamaican. The Ukrainian is also coming through. Look at

:53:27. > :53:33.Sumare. Veronica Campbell-Brown finished in third place. That was a

:53:33. > :53:37.terrific run by the European champion. That was a surprise for

:53:37. > :53:45.us all not to see Veronica Campbell-Brown take this victory.

:53:45. > :53:53.It was a good, competitive race. The wind speed was plus 1.3. A nice

:53:53. > :54:03.pair when down the home straight. Hence the time being so quick. --

:54:03. > :54:16.

:54:16. > :54:22.energy but ended up losing it. Veronica Campbell-Brown is normally

:54:22. > :54:32.explosive. We will see her ran much quicker in the semi-final. All of

:54:32. > :54:33.

:54:33. > :54:40.them look full of running and After the find success last night,

:54:40. > :54:47.how difficult is it to do back-to- back? Not that difficult. I am used

:54:47. > :54:51.to it. I have been doing the double for many years. As for tonight's

:54:51. > :54:56.performance, a third place. How pleased are you prepare you came

:54:56. > :55:02.through tonight? It is the first round. The objective is always to

:55:02. > :55:07.advance to the next round. I achieve that tonight. You are in a

:55:07. > :55:13.rare situation of being able to win three gold medals. What a real

:55:13. > :55:20.thoughts on that? It is a great situation to be in. I am not going

:55:20. > :55:30.to let pressure overwhelm me. I'm taking it step by step. I will run

:55:30. > :55:42.

:55:42. > :55:48.as best as I can. All the best for Veronica Campbell-Brown in third.

:55:49. > :55:58.The Swiss athlete in 4th place so Anyika Onuora is still hanging on

:55:59. > :56:13.

:56:13. > :56:18.She was European indoor champion last year, 2011. A real surprise.

:56:19. > :56:28.There are nine athletes left in at the next height - for 0.55 metres.

:56:29. > :56:34.

:56:35. > :56:44.Three of them have not jumped yet. -- 4.55m. Hollie Bleasdale goes

:56:45. > :56:54.

:56:54. > :57:01.through. She will be relieved young Fifth round for Valerie Adams. She

:57:01. > :57:08.is trying hard and it is getting worse. She still does not look her

:57:08. > :57:16.normal, very sharp self. She is a little bit slow across the circle.

:57:16. > :57:24.She is a strong and have full woman. Up she seems to have lost the edge

:57:24. > :57:33.tonight. -- powerful woman. Here is the leader. The Olympic champion in

:57:33. > :57:42.waiting, I feel. She may shake her head. I think she has had four

:57:42. > :57:48.throws in excess of what Valerie Adams has thrown. Do not count the

:57:48. > :57:58.New Zealander alt. She will defend his title as hard and as long as

:57:58. > :57:59.

:57:59. > :58:07.she can. She is in total control of every one. What a display! Here is

:58:07. > :58:17.the Olympic silver medallists -- medallist. 4.821 metres this year.

:58:17. > :58:27.Joint second in the world list. She has not jumped outside America.

:58:27. > :58:28.

:58:28. > :58:38.Lots of athletes have had struggled. -- have struggled. Technically, not

:58:38. > :58:42.looking the smoothest. Her appearance over the bar was very

:58:42. > :58:52.impressive. It does look as though Yelena Isinbayeva will come in at

:58:52. > :58:54.

:58:54. > :58:59.this height. The German competitor now. She is very powerful. She

:58:59. > :59:09.drives off the top of the pole and that was good. The competition is

:59:09. > :59:18.

:59:19. > :59:28.Bleasdale will be watching. An early clearance is very important.

:59:29. > :00:05.

:00:05. > :00:11.We would just break off. No. Three people have already gone clear.

:00:11. > :00:19.They are just yards away from each other. Shirley-Ann Fraser-Pryce has

:00:19. > :00:24.already delivered, hasn't she? She got two Olympic gold medals at the

:00:24. > :00:34.200m. This is not her best event that she can let rip now, can't

:00:34. > :00:37.

:00:37. > :00:47.she? Any Kiwayu is still hanging on. -- Anyika Onuora. Watch out for

:00:47. > :00:53.

:00:53. > :01:03.lane five and the junior champion Bahamian athlete in the blue. But

:01:03. > :01:14.

:01:14. > :01:22.Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is running quicker than 23.23 which will be

:01:22. > :01:29.bad news for Anyika Onuora. Grape bend from Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

:01:29. > :01:34.-- great bend. Shelly-Ann Fraser- Pryce, obviously the 100 metre

:01:34. > :01:38.Olympic champion twice now. We know she has been working hard on her

:01:38. > :01:43.speed endurance and it is paying dividends here. She was very

:01:43. > :01:47.relaxed around the turn. She got into the home straight and she

:01:47. > :01:51.literally strolled down at. She was taking a lot of control in this

:01:51. > :02:01.race early on, leaving herself very little to do so she will be happy

:02:01. > :02:01.

:02:01. > :02:06.with that. No stress at all and her face, just the easy, easy on

:02:06. > :02:16.movements. I think she will be happy that this race is done and

:02:16. > :02:25.

:02:25. > :02:31.she can go back to the village and coming through, they are just

:02:31. > :02:36.checking on the computer, but I can tell you the athlete who finished

:02:36. > :02:46.in 4th place was in 23.07 which means she will go through as the

:02:46. > :03:00.

:03:00. > :03:07.qualify for the semi-finals You do get some great images. Holly

:03:07. > :03:12.blue stare's face when she did her final attempt was quite something.

:03:12. > :03:18.-- Holly Bleasdale's face. A brief pause from the track and field to

:03:18. > :03:22.remind you if you want to watch the hockey it is currently on BBC Three.

:03:22. > :03:32.Team GB are taking on the Netherlands and we will show you

:03:32. > :03:36.

:03:36. > :03:39.highlights on BBC2 later. Wherever I want you to come to me with

:03:39. > :03:49.anything that frightens you, anything you feel should not be

:03:49. > :03:49.

:03:49. > :04:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:04:56. > :05:01.I know where you live, I know where Six thrilling dramas from around

:05:01. > :05:06.the UK, this autumn on BBC One and BBC One HD.

:05:06. > :05:11.It will be funny returning to regular TV after the Olympics.

:05:11. > :05:15.Olympic fever has struck home. People right around the park are

:05:15. > :05:20.enjoying the giant screens, alongside the river bank there.

:05:20. > :05:27.They are watching the hockey. That is on BBC Three as I have just told

:05:27. > :05:32.you. Inside the stadium we are looking forward to the 400m hurdles.

:05:32. > :05:37.Perri Shakes-Drayton is going for Team GB. Directs a couple of bits

:05:37. > :05:44.and bobs to tell you about. The defending champion from Beijing

:05:44. > :05:50.will not be defending his title, having failed a drugs test. That

:05:50. > :05:56.final is on Saturday. He said publicly he has admitted it and his

:05:56. > :06:02.career is over as a consequence. Let's not shed too many tears. On a

:06:02. > :06:07.much lighter note, I was looking at Holly Bleasdale's biography. Her

:06:07. > :06:12.main sponsor is a local philanthropist called Barry Wells.

:06:12. > :06:17.His grandfather was the world record holder for the pole vault in

:06:17. > :06:25.the 1880s. What you reckon the world record was then? No higher

:06:25. > :06:30.than I could jump. Would it have been bamboo poles? It was 10 feet.

:06:30. > :06:40.That was probably pretty high in those days. Holly Bleasdale has her

:06:40. > :06:48.

:06:48. > :06:56.second attempt coming up shortly. There is a medal ceremony going on

:06:56. > :07:02.at the moment. She will not be jumping for a little while. It is

:07:02. > :07:12.for the men's steeplechase. I think Yelena Isinbayeva or his next to

:07:12. > :07:16.

:07:16. > :07:24.jump. Holly Bleasdale will be after Obviously, we are waiting for

:07:24. > :07:29.Holly's second attempt while a medal ceremony takes place. Last

:07:29. > :07:33.night we had hoped for Colin Jackson's guide to the 400m so now

:07:33. > :07:39.is his assessment of what it takes to be a champion in the 400m

:07:39. > :07:47.hurdles. The 400m hurdles is known as the

:07:47. > :07:53.man killer. It takes the absolutely draining 400m event and combines it

:07:53. > :07:59.with the complications of a hurdle race. Not only have you got to get

:07:59. > :08:05.up and over hurdles as quickly as possible, you have to combine that

:08:05. > :08:10.with maxing out both the body's Energy Systems. Most athletes will

:08:10. > :08:15.be absolutely drained by halfway. Their muscles will be full of

:08:15. > :08:21.painful lactic acid and they will have to use aerobic energy for the

:08:21. > :08:25.rest of the race. Winners of this event will keep a consistent stride

:08:25. > :08:30.pattern all the way through. The men will take around 13 strides

:08:30. > :08:34.between each hurdle, the women, around 15, but most will add

:08:34. > :08:38.another stride as the race concludes. They have also got to

:08:38. > :08:42.keep their head height as consistent as possible as they jump

:08:42. > :08:47.over the hurdles. The best keep their head at the same level, even

:08:47. > :08:57.as they dipped to jump over the barriers. That is really hard to do

:08:57. > :09:04.

:09:04. > :09:08.later on in the race. The athletes Perri Shakes-Drayton and Eilidh

:09:08. > :09:18.Child are becoming the 400m hurdles shortly. This could be one of the

:09:18. > :09:33.

:09:33. > :09:43.moments of truth tonight for Holly this. I'm not sure if she is being

:09:43. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :09:59.She has just been held. A few seconds ago we saw Yelena

:09:59. > :10:09.Isinbayeva take her first attempt at this Olympic final, four metres

:10:09. > :10:27.

:10:27. > :10:33.We are waiting for Holly Bleasdale's tent because Ezekiel

:10:33. > :10:42.can boy of Kenya is enjoying his triumph after the steeplechase

:10:42. > :10:46.yesterday. You have three attempts and if you mess up on one, there is

:10:46. > :10:53.always a second but if you mess up on two, that is when the pressure

:10:54. > :10:58.gets to you. Yes, mostly you are trying to use the first attempt to

:10:58. > :11:02.attack and make sure your run up and your throat or technique is

:11:02. > :11:09.sound and then you can start to make adjustments. The problem can

:11:09. > :11:15.occur when both your attempts go haywire and then you are thinking

:11:15. > :11:21.what to do next. You have got to be very confident and trusted your

:11:21. > :11:26.coach to give you the feedback and hopefully things will go key.

:11:26. > :11:36.all about mental strength as well, Jonathan. It is and she is going to

:11:36. > :12:14.

:12:14. > :12:24.about where the wind is. That was not committed to it. We knew

:12:24. > :12:26.

:12:26. > :12:31.she would not get it before she Lot of debate in the studio about

:12:31. > :12:35.what is going on. What are your thoughts? It is a very difficult

:12:35. > :12:42.event. The athletes do rely quite heavily on their coach but at the

:12:42. > :12:48.same time, the athlete has to make some assessment. She will be making

:12:48. > :12:54.an assessment about where the wind is. Why does the coach no better

:12:54. > :12:59.than she does when he is in the stands where there is no wind.

:12:59. > :13:04.think he is probably watching the sock or the indicator. She should

:13:04. > :13:08.be thinking what technique she should be using. In this kind of

:13:08. > :13:11.situation, you need to take ownership of what you're doing and

:13:12. > :13:17.be aware of the environment. I understand that you need

:13:17. > :13:21.communication. We had a microphone snuck into here that conversation

:13:21. > :13:25.but it was too late. At the same time, I think we are over thinking

:13:25. > :13:29.it and Holly is over thinking it. You saw Yelena Isinbayeva go out

:13:29. > :13:32.there and just go out there and vault. You can never think this and

:13:32. > :13:36.it can get you into a lot of trouble, especially in a

:13:36. > :13:42.competition like this when you have done it so many times and you know

:13:42. > :13:46.what to do. She does seem upset. She seems very distressed. It is

:13:46. > :13:51.not good at this stage but let's keep our fingers crossed that she

:13:51. > :13:56.can regain her composure. Let's hope she can come up trumps on the

:13:56. > :14:06.third attempt. On the track it is the first semi her final of the

:14:06. > :14:46.

:14:46. > :14:53.in the world. She looked a little rusty in qualification. She is not

:14:53. > :15:03.an athlete who runs excessively on the European circuit. She will

:15:03. > :15:07.

:15:07. > :15:17.still beat the one to beat. The 24- year-old Australian. The Belgian

:15:17. > :15:18.

:15:18. > :15:28.athletes competed in the European Championships recently. Many of the

:15:28. > :15:35.world's top hurdlers are not from Europe. Someone who did perform

:15:35. > :15:41.very well in their heats was third in the American trials. She did a

:15:41. > :15:51.personal best. She came out with a bang. You could not quite say that

:15:51. > :15:53.

:15:53. > :16:00.about Natalya Antyukh. The Jamaican looked pretty good and sharp in

:16:00. > :16:06.have first round. Certainly as good as she looked all year. Zuzana

:16:06. > :16:16.Hejnova was actually on the inside. She had a difficult draw and

:16:16. > :16:21.

:16:21. > :16:29.performed very well. The Moroccan athlete will be in lane eight. The

:16:29. > :16:35.Portuguese compared to has a difficult lane in nine. --

:16:35. > :16:45.competitor. So, at the 31-year-old Russian, a former European champion.

:16:45. > :16:55.

:16:55. > :17:05.She did not go to Helsinki and year-old is so well. They came

:17:05. > :17:25.

:17:25. > :17:32.starting pretty quickly, the American. Starting where she left

:17:32. > :17:42.off. A better first 100 from the Tatyana Chernova. The big, tall

:17:42. > :17:45.

:17:45. > :17:55.Russian is powering her way. -- and Italian app. -- and Natalya Antyukh.

:17:55. > :17:56.

:17:56. > :18:04.Bran not staying with them. This is better from the rash and. Zuzana

:18:05. > :18:14.Hejnova nice and strong finish. -- the Russia and. And Italian Macro

:18:15. > :18:22.

:18:22. > :18:29.wins it. -- Natalya Antyukh Has won. We keep talking about Perri Shakes-

:18:29. > :18:36.Drayton. That bit more pressure. What was really good to see was

:18:36. > :18:43.both women ran very sensibly at the beginning. They did not blast off.

:18:43. > :18:51.They stuck to their game plan. Good technique all the way around. We

:18:51. > :18:58.have ended up with two great performances. Zuzana Hejnova and

:18:58. > :19:07.Natalya Antyukh, really great performances. Now they seem to go

:19:07. > :19:13.under 54 seconds on a regular basis. This face does not entirely inspire

:19:13. > :19:19.confidence. Huge pressure on her young shoulders. She talked on have

:19:19. > :19:25.videotape about wanting to go out there and enjoy it. I do not think

:19:25. > :19:35.she is enjoying it at the moment. Every single person in this stadium

:19:35. > :19:40.

:19:40. > :19:50.will be willing hat over this height of 4.55 metres. -- her over.

:19:50. > :19:57.

:19:57. > :20:05.This wind is an added dimension. Come on! Do it this time. It was a

:20:05. > :20:11.whisker away. Similar to her previous attempt. I felt her last

:20:11. > :20:21.couple of strides lacked a bit of commitment. There really was a

:20:21. > :20:26.chance Panathenaic Stadium her. -- for her. She is a huge talent.

:20:26. > :20:33.Devastated now but she will be back and I think she will win many major

:20:33. > :20:41.medals. She will learn from their us. It is how you respond to this

:20:41. > :20:48.kind of situation that defines you as an athlete. The women's shot it

:20:48. > :20:57.has come to its conclusion. We can catch up with the final few shows.

:20:57. > :21:07.This is Evgenilia Kolodko from Russia. That was a new personal

:21:07. > :21:07.

:21:07. > :21:14.best. It moved her into third place. The Chinese athlete was pushed out

:21:14. > :21:24.of the medals at the very last by the Russian. This is the last

:21:24. > :21:24.

:21:24. > :21:31.attempt of Valerie Adams. She could not do it. It was a valiant defence.

:21:31. > :21:38.Nadzeyas Ostapchuk was a different class, wasn't she? It has been a

:21:38. > :21:44.bit of a mystery as to the recent Rich became of form she has been in.

:21:44. > :21:49.-- rich vein of form. How could Valerie Adams have dropped by

:21:49. > :21:59.nearly a metre from the qualifying competition this morning? She could

:21:59. > :22:00.

:22:00. > :22:07.not retain her title. The gold medal goes to Belarus. Nadzeyas

:22:07. > :22:15.Ostapchuk takes the title. A valiant defence by Valerie Adams,

:22:15. > :22:22.who finishes in second place. Evgenilia Kolodko in third place.

:22:22. > :22:29.Just heartbreaking scenes. We were celebrating with the likes of Greg

:22:29. > :22:39.Rutherford, Mo Farah or -- Mo Farah come at just Ns and now we're up

:22:39. > :22:46.commiserating with Holly Bleasdale. -- Jessica Ennis. The second semi-

:22:46. > :22:56.final of the 400m hurdles. Perri Shakes-Drayton of Britain in lane

:22:56. > :23:01.

:23:01. > :23:09.hope that Perri Shakes-Drayton can take heart with how she attacked

:23:09. > :23:15.the heat yesterday, which she won Constable. Judging by the last

:23:15. > :23:25.semi-final she will have to get close to her lifetime best to get

:23:25. > :23:25.

:23:25. > :23:35.further in these Olympic Games. The new European champion is ranked No.

:23:35. > :23:37.

:23:37. > :23:43.Two in the world behind her team- mate, Nat macro. -- Natalya Antyukh.

:23:43. > :23:50.Perri Shakes-Drayton is looking very calm at the moment. Lashinda

:23:50. > :24:00.Demus tore up the track yesterday. She set a very fast time in

:24:00. > :24:00.

:24:00. > :24:05.qualification. She was world champion in 2011. She ran from an

:24:05. > :24:11.inside lane in the heats and she looked absolutely superb. Perri

:24:11. > :24:21.Shakes-Drayton is trying to make this Olympic final. The first two

:24:21. > :24:31.

:24:31. > :24:41.go through to the final on Perri Shakes-Drayton has done just

:24:41. > :24:42.

:24:42. > :24:51.as she did in the heats. She has gone off quickly. She really

:24:51. > :24:57.attacked from 200m away. Lashinda Demus is going well, so it is the

:24:58. > :25:05.Jamaican. She is gaining on the European champion. Lashinda Demus

:25:05. > :25:14.leads. Kaliese Spencer is there. Perri Shakes-Drayton really has to

:25:14. > :25:20.attack. Lashinda Demus and Kaliese Spencer are really coming away.

:25:20. > :25:27.Lashinda Demus wins it, Spencer in second with Perri Shakes-Drayton in

:25:27. > :25:32.third. Will it be enough? Only two fastest losers will make it through

:25:32. > :25:37.to the final. That is a slight improvement from what Lashinda

:25:37. > :25:42.Demus rang yesterday in the heats. I wish this race was a little bit

:25:42. > :25:51.faster. That would have been much better for Perri Shakes-Drayton, if

:25:51. > :25:58.it had been faster. Yet again, they have run the sensible race. Nobody

:25:58. > :26:05.tore off and put a lot of pressure on anyone out-house. Lashinda Demus

:26:05. > :26:10.won her usual race. Kaliese Spencer relied on her technique and form.

:26:10. > :26:15.It took her way through to the final. I think they are all

:26:15. > :26:22.relieved to have done that. Let's see what the time could possibly be.

:26:22. > :26:32.It is important. Good focus out of the blocks. She set herself up

:26:32. > :26:33.

:26:33. > :26:39.nicely for the hurdle. She is doing 14 strides. She is alternating.

:26:39. > :26:45.Right leg lead and this will be a left leg. It is just years and

:26:45. > :26:53.years of experience in watching. As she goes around the corner, she

:26:53. > :26:59.will do one have more 14 before she changes down. Now she will keep on

:26:59. > :27:04.the same neck as she comes through. All she needs to do is to focus and

:27:04. > :27:11.work hard. There is not much she can do. She needs to keep her style

:27:11. > :27:21.and form. She can work hard into the line. She never gave up knowing

:27:21. > :27:24.

:27:24. > :27:32.she still needs a fastest loser spot. Here is the result. She has

:27:32. > :27:38.done a Dai Greene. She is the second fastest loser at the moment.

:27:38. > :27:44.She is just ahead of the Belgian athlete. There is another semi-

:27:44. > :27:54.final to go. A good qualification by Lashinda Demus and Kaliese

:27:54. > :28:03.We were just looking at the monitor and you a second fastest loser at

:28:03. > :28:09.the moment. We will have to hope for some good news. I was running

:28:09. > :28:19.kind of blind. The faster girls' work inside of me. We will have to

:28:19. > :28:20.

:28:20. > :28:28.wait and see what happens. Is there a sense of disappointment? Yes. I

:28:28. > :28:35.ran slower than I did yesterday. I am. I will keep my head up for now

:28:36. > :28:41.and see what happens in this one. I am expecting the worst. Was there

:28:41. > :28:47.any sense of pressure building? People were talking about you being

:28:47. > :28:53.a medal contender. I was not going to let that get to me. From the

:28:53. > :28:59.start, I said I had to make the final to get a medal. I might not

:28:59. > :29:05.make the final the way things are looking. I do not know. We will see

:29:05. > :29:15.how the next one unfolds. Thank you for talking to us. Batters all

:29:15. > :29:47.

:29:47. > :29:53.Cuban. She did not qualify for Beijing in the Arrai. -- in 2008.

:29:53. > :30:03.Holly Bleasdale is out and Silke Spiegelburg will be the next

:30:03. > :30:05.

:30:05. > :30:15.athlete to try. She cleared 4.55 metres. She looks in super shape.

:30:15. > :30:20.

:30:20. > :30:30.She just scraped over that but she final of the three but there are

:30:30. > :30:31.

:30:31. > :30:35.plenty of people who can run well. Georgeanne Moline from the United

:30:35. > :30:44.States will be good. And fingers crossed for Eilidh Child on the

:30:45. > :30:50.outside. The former world champion from Jamaica, she will want to up

:30:50. > :31:00.her game a little bit, another one who has not been producing her best

:31:00. > :31:11.

:31:11. > :31:18.performance. She usually does when I was very impressed with this lady,

:31:18. > :31:27.Georgeanne Moline. She has had lots of injury problems in her career

:31:27. > :31:33.but she has made a big announcement as to her ability this year.

:31:33. > :31:37.Elena Churakova was 5th in this year's European Championships. And

:31:37. > :31:47.the Scottish record holder, Commonwealth silver medallist,

:31:47. > :31:59.

:31:59. > :32:09.grammar school, how they love to cheer her on. If she was to

:32:09. > :32:41.

:32:41. > :32:51.finishing the top three and run in attacked it hard. -- Eilidh Child

:32:51. > :33:13.

:33:13. > :33:23.has attacked it hard. As the D has home straight. The top two will go

:33:23. > :33:36.

:33:36. > :33:46.Melaine Walker, the defending champion, is out. Eilidh Child, in

:33:46. > :34:03.

:34:03. > :34:08.Eilidh Child. She had to go in lane nine. She did not have much choice.

:34:08. > :34:13.She had to go hard and do the best she could do but this young

:34:13. > :34:19.Nigerian athlete, new on the scene, certainly on world terms and she

:34:19. > :34:25.has produced something pretty good indeed here. A new national record,

:34:25. > :34:35.54.40. And she will guarantee a place in the final and also a good

:34:35. > :34:46.

:34:46. > :34:56.full of running and I think, full of excitement. Yelena Isinbayeva,

:34:56. > :35:08.

:35:08. > :35:13.to be said since she won the Olympic title for the second time

:35:13. > :35:18.in 2008. That was a massive clearance. Are a very classy

:35:18. > :35:24.athlete indeed. That new Red poll she has got, I'm not sure I have

:35:24. > :35:34.seen her using it before. It is actually manufactured in Nevada in

:35:34. > :35:42.

:35:42. > :35:46.the United States but the design of Things have not been going to plan

:35:46. > :35:51.from a British perspective this evening but we will hope for better

:35:51. > :35:57.with Dai Greene next on the track for the 400m hurdles. We have been

:35:57. > :36:00.joined by David Hemery, a gold medal winner in Mexico City in 1968.

:36:00. > :36:05.We will talk to him in a few minutes time and Denise and Michael

:36:05. > :36:09.about what has just happened and what might happen. On the day we

:36:09. > :36:19.landed a spacecraft on Mars, we celebrate a man who really is out

:36:19. > :36:21.

:36:21. > :36:31.The medal ceremony for the men's 100 metres. What a night it was,

:36:31. > :36:41.

:36:41. > :36:45.what a performance it was, what a The bronze medal to the former

:36:45. > :36:55.Olympic champion, Justin Gatlin, just pipping Tyson Gay for the

:36:55. > :37:25.

:37:26. > :37:33.The apprentice has not quite taken over from the master yet. He was

:37:33. > :37:39.the world champion last year. He just had to accept that this time,

:37:39. > :37:49.he was second best. He ran very well. A silver medal for Yohan

:37:49. > :37:59.

:37:59. > :38:09.Listen to the roar around the stadium. Representing Jamaica,

:38:09. > :38:18.

:38:18. > :38:28.The fastest man in the world, the double Olympic champion. He ran it

:38:28. > :38:38.in the second fastest time ever, it was actually 9.6 to nine exactly. A

:38:38. > :38:44.

:38:44. > :38:54.Has there ever been a bigger star of our sport? Please stand for the

:38:54. > :38:54.

:38:54. > :40:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:40:01. > :40:07.That might mean come and watch me in the 200m. I am sure we cannot

:40:07. > :40:17.wait after the display he gave in the 100. It is pretty heavy, isn't

:40:17. > :40:18.

:40:18. > :40:26.it? Listen to the applause. Everybody is on their feet. Ladies

:40:26. > :40:36.and gentlemen, the Olympic They will enjoy that and they will

:40:36. > :40:44.

:40:45. > :40:50.enjoy the news for the women's 400m of the final. But the Czech athlete

:40:50. > :41:00.has been disqualified which means she will have to -- but she will

:41:00. > :41:06.

:41:06. > :41:13.A bit of good fortune which could lead to who knows what. They could

:41:13. > :41:18.still be a counter protest at this stage. Obviously, inside I am happy.

:41:18. > :41:22.But she will have to run better. The running was not good enough.

:41:22. > :41:27.Sometimes you do not know how stress or pressure manifests itself,

:41:27. > :41:31.especially when you are inexperienced at this level. We saw

:41:32. > :41:36.that with Holly Bleasdale. But fingers crossed, let's wait and see.

:41:36. > :41:42.Let's look ahead to Dai Greene. Mexico must have seemed like a long

:41:42. > :41:46.time ago, David. Her on a night like tonight, when we will crown at

:41:46. > :41:54.the next champion, it must be an evening when memories come back

:41:54. > :42:01.from that famous night, was it 7,000 ft? It was indeed. There was

:42:01. > :42:06.you. John show would won the bronze medal. When he came into the

:42:06. > :42:12.straight, did you think you had it? You never know because I had no

:42:12. > :42:16.idea how far I was ahead. One thing I would say as an aside, the great

:42:16. > :42:23.debate we are having here at the London Games, look how many empty

:42:23. > :42:27.seats there were at the Stadium in Mexico City. But that is by the by.

:42:27. > :42:30.In terms of Dai Greene tonight, I'm sure there were occasions when you

:42:31. > :42:36.did not run your best in the semi- final but produced it in the final

:42:36. > :42:41.and that effectively is what we are asking Dai Greene to do here.

:42:41. > :42:45.The time he ran to get through to the final, would have won in day

:42:45. > :42:50.give us at the other chaps are on paper better than him but he does

:42:50. > :42:56.produce under pressure. I would not want to be a betting man but we

:42:56. > :43:00.really want him to be on the podium. How much is it about knowing that

:43:00. > :43:04.he is a world champion, knowing he can do it and banishing the

:43:04. > :43:08.thoughts of what happened yesterday? He is very good under

:43:08. > :43:12.pressure. I hope he can deliver. I hope we will see a better

:43:12. > :43:16.performance out of him. But he could set a national record and

:43:16. > :43:22.only get third on the podium. It is an extraordinary field which has

:43:22. > :43:27.been assembled here. Michael, what are your thoughts? I have said all

:43:27. > :43:33.season long, this should be one of the most incredible races we should

:43:33. > :43:36.see. There are world champions, Olympic champions, five out of the

:43:36. > :43:46.eight athletes in this race have won at the World Championship

:43:46. > :43:49.

:43:49. > :43:57.Olympic level. Angelo Taylor, who Javier Culson has been undefeated

:43:57. > :44:07.all year. It will be an incredible race.

:44:07. > :44:07.

:44:07. > :44:12.That is the ovation for Dai Greene. We have David Hemery in the studio

:44:12. > :44:18.who won in 1968. Lynn Davies was the last Welshman to be crowned

:44:18. > :44:25.Olympic champion. Can Dai Greene break that run this evening? It is

:44:25. > :44:35.a phenomenally competitive race and Steve Cram will describe before us.

:44:35. > :44:43.

:44:43. > :44:48.long. Michael Tinsley won the American trial perhaps surprisingly.

:44:48. > :44:52.Waded Sanchez dig that brilliant run from? His Olympic -- his

:44:52. > :45:02.quickest time since he won the Olympic title eight years ago. Now

:45:02. > :45:04.

:45:04. > :45:11.the fastest in the final. From Trinidad and Tobago, the great

:45:11. > :45:17.talent which is Jehue Gordon. He won the world championships three

:45:17. > :45:27.years ago and all the sudden, he is back in London. Linford green of

:45:27. > :45:45.

:45:45. > :45:55.Jamaica is on the outside. -- times out of the 24 times it has

:45:55. > :45:57.

:45:57. > :46:06.been run. Great Britain have had David Hemery and Lord Burghley. Now

:46:06. > :46:10.it is the turn of Dai Greene to try to take this Olympic title.

:46:10. > :46:20.Commonwealth, European and world champion. Is it to be Olympic

:46:20. > :46:46.

:46:46. > :46:51.crowd is trying to play its part. Javier Culson down the back

:46:51. > :46:57.straight. Dai Greene has a lot of ground to make up. The others have

:46:57. > :47:04.stuttered so fast. Javier Culson may have the lead. Dai Greene has

:47:04. > :47:11.some work to make up to us to get into the medals. Sanchez is in

:47:11. > :47:21.theirs. Here comes Dai Greene. He is trying to get a Manx the medals.

:47:21. > :47:22.

:47:22. > :47:30.Javier Culson is the earth. Sanchez is coming away. He takes the gold

:47:30. > :47:37.medal. 47.624. Eight years ago, he shouted to the world on that

:47:37. > :47:41.occasion and dominated the world for a while. Then years of barren

:47:41. > :47:48.performances almost and he is back. He takes the gold medal and they

:47:48. > :47:54.can hardly believe it. You are right. Felix Sanchez crosses the

:47:54. > :47:59.line first in 47.63. He ran a phenomenal race. Dai Greene is

:47:59. > :48:03.looking up and questioning whether anything went wrong. Could he have

:48:03. > :48:12.done anything better? He will be bitterly disappointed he has not

:48:12. > :48:17.got a medal. This was a fast race. We are looking and hoping that Dai

:48:17. > :48:24.Greene could keep in contention with all these athletes outside him.

:48:24. > :48:31.They are all quality bids. Strong, fast, agile and all champions in

:48:31. > :48:41.that own right. Angela Taylor goes off very fast indeed. He was trying

:48:41. > :48:48.

:48:48. > :48:54.to hang on to his title. Javier Culson of Puerto Rico hit their

:48:54. > :49:04.Hurdle. -- the hurdle. Look at the USA champion. He was storming his

:49:04. > :49:12.way through to sneak that silver medal. That was a new season best

:49:12. > :49:19.and he gets back the Olympic title he won. It has to be said many

:49:19. > :49:25.moons ago he won that the Olympic title but he is full of running

:49:25. > :49:35.here. Can you believe this? Eight years ago, this man came and won

:49:35. > :49:36.

:49:36. > :49:44.the Olympic gold medal and he has come back in 2012 and won in the

:49:44. > :49:54.same time. He gave it is best. He salutes the crab. He fought hard

:49:54. > :49:54.

:49:54. > :50:04.Panathenaic Stadium force place. -- the crowd. He fought hard for 4th

:50:04. > :50:07.

:50:08. > :50:17.place. Have vehicles and hang on to make himself -- Javier Coulson hung

:50:18. > :50:19.

:50:19. > :50:26.up on. We know that Dai Greene has had various injury problems early

:50:26. > :50:32.season and that has hampered his preparation. I wonder if this

:50:32. > :50:42.competition was two weeks too early for him. I am just wondering. There

:50:42. > :50:49.

:50:49. > :50:59.is the result. God to Felix Sanchez for the second time. -- gold. Have

:50:59. > :51:01.

:51:01. > :51:11.vehicles and with the first track - - Javier Culson with the first

:51:11. > :51:15.

:51:15. > :51:21.track and field medal for Preya to I gave it everything I had tonight.

:51:21. > :51:25.It was better structured to my race but I was too tired at the end. I

:51:25. > :51:31.narrowly missed out. Do you think what happened to you earlier on in

:51:31. > :51:38.the year - the injury problems - has affected your builder and what

:51:39. > :51:45.has happened? It has affected my build up. -- build up. I did not

:51:45. > :51:51.start till January rather than October. I think perhaps the

:51:51. > :51:58.endurance was not therefore the rounds. I missed out on the Winter

:51:58. > :52:03.work. You cannot always tell if it is there or not. I could not have

:52:03. > :52:13.given it anything else. Are you surprised by what Felix Sanchez was

:52:13. > :52:21.

:52:21. > :52:26.able to do? I know that me and Javier Culson were highest in the

:52:26. > :52:31.rankings. People always surprise you. A few of the guys have rarely

:52:32. > :52:40.pulled something out. They have worked very hard. Felix is a

:52:40. > :52:45.fantastic athlete. A worthy winner on the day. Our sort of medal

:52:45. > :52:51.steamroller has hit eight sleeping policemen at the moment. What was

:52:51. > :52:56.your assessment? I think he was accurate about the lack of

:52:56. > :53:03.endurance. The winning time was only one 10th of a second faster

:53:03. > :53:10.than his personal best. Had he had a good winter's training, he might

:53:10. > :53:16.have done better. What about some and regaining the title eight years

:53:16. > :53:22.after the first time? And at 34 years old. It was my last Olympics

:53:22. > :53:29.and I remember him not making the final. He was devastated. He had a

:53:29. > :53:35.red wristband and he bought it every race until he won it. He has

:53:35. > :53:45.come in and out over the years. You think he is about to retire and he

:53:45. > :53:45.

:53:45. > :53:51.comes back. It is phenomenal to see. That is amazing! Especially in an

:53:51. > :53:58.event that is so difficult. It is a hard event to train for. We said it

:53:58. > :54:03.from the beginning, the field was loaded and full of world champions.

:54:03. > :54:13.There were some veterans in here who could really turn it on. It was

:54:13. > :54:20.

:54:20. > :54:26.even here. All these guys up in contention. Sanchez is always tough.

:54:26. > :54:30.Taylor Was in it at this point. The American coming through in the end

:54:30. > :54:40.to take second place - the silver medal. It was an amazing race for

:54:40. > :54:40.

:54:40. > :54:46.him as well. The last four at the Olympic champions. I think he was

:54:46. > :54:53.happy. What about the rhythm of Dai Greene? It is hard to be critical

:54:54. > :55:03.of his technique. He is the super hurdler, he really is. He had to go

:55:04. > :55:05.

:55:05. > :55:10.out so fast in the first 100. He gave a good interview. He was very

:55:10. > :55:16.frank. He was right about the lack of preparation. It does humpy you

:55:17. > :55:25.through the rounds. He will be bitterly disappointed. -- it does

:55:25. > :55:30.hamper you. It is still you and Lord Burleigh? Maybe Dai Greene

:55:30. > :55:35.will have a clear round into Rio and take that one. Given what

:55:36. > :55:43.happened a couple of nights ago, was that for you the greatest night

:55:43. > :55:50.of this sportsman live? It was the greatest night for Britain. --

:55:50. > :55:55.Sport's life. We got three Olympic golds in front of a crowd this size.

:55:55. > :56:00.It was awesome. I'm sure those watching as well as those here will

:56:00. > :56:08.remember it for the rest of their lives. Surrey you could not have

:56:08. > :56:17.seen Dai Greene put his name on the roll of honour alongside yours. It

:56:17. > :56:19.is the 50th anniversary today of Jamaican independence. A lot of the

:56:19. > :56:25.members of the Great Britain team have their answer Street in the

:56:25. > :56:34.West Indies. We thought this was opportune to get Denise to consider

:56:34. > :56:37.her roots with her mother. The West Midlands will always be home. It is

:56:37. > :56:43.where I was born and raised and where my family have lived for

:56:43. > :56:49.almost 60 years. Everywhere in Birmingham, people have emigrated

:56:49. > :56:55.from all over the world. I grew up in Aston in Birmingham. There was

:56:55. > :57:00.such a strong, tight Jamaican community. When I was young, I

:57:00. > :57:06.thought it was part of Jamaica. I got a big shock for my mother said

:57:06. > :57:09.Jamaica was somewhere else. After the Second World War, Britain

:57:09. > :57:15.needed help with building and the Government called out to the

:57:15. > :57:21.Commonwealth. It was on the radio. They were going around The Saint St

:57:21. > :57:28.your mother country the Institute, signed up. My mother came over in

:57:28. > :57:35.the early 60s. -- needs you, signed up. I came over with my grandmother

:57:35. > :57:39.and Auntie. It was normal at that time. Friends and family wading

:57:39. > :57:46.each other off to go on the big ships. I was told my mother was

:57:46. > :57:54.going to come back. As soon as I heard the plane going over, I would

:57:54. > :58:03.go out off the back door and looked up to the skies for the plane.

:58:03. > :58:10.was four years before my mum could join my grandma. The first time you

:58:10. > :58:15.saw snow, do you remember how you felt? I could not understand what

:58:15. > :58:25.that was all about - this white thing coming from the heavens. My

:58:25. > :58:30.

:58:30. > :58:36.mum said it was no. Good to me to. Good to see you. Very good to meet

:58:36. > :58:42.you. What brought to over to the country in the first place? I was

:58:42. > :58:47.in my youth. It was the thought of the young person wanting to travel.

:58:47. > :58:56.The new arrivals found the mother country different. They faced a

:58:56. > :59:03.struggle to find work. It was a tough life. Because we were young

:59:03. > :59:13.people, the harshness of it did not deter us from going forward and

:59:13. > :59:14.

:59:14. > :59:20.moving into British society. I do not know if it is the Jamaican in

:59:20. > :59:23.pass whose tell us not to think of failure. To make it gained

:59:23. > :59:30.independence from the United Kingdom. That has been celebrated

:59:30. > :59:34.50 years later. The Jamaican team chose to base themselves in

:59:34. > :59:42.Birmingham. With Usain Bolt, Fraser Price already dominating on the

:59:42. > :59:49.track, it would seem the team have got preparations spot on. Jamaicans

:59:49. > :59:55.are -- Jamaica is a very small country - a very small island. The

:59:55. > :00:05.athletes they produce are not in proportion to their size. Jamaica

:00:05. > :00:07.

:00:07. > :00:16.produces Continent loads of people. The champion becomes a legend.

:00:16. > :00:22.will have to throw a party. enjoyed making that, didn't you?

:00:22. > :00:27.learnt it. It is always great to go home. Even better to celebrate such

:00:27. > :00:34.an iconic time in British culture but Jamaican heritage as well. It

:00:34. > :00:39.was fantastic. Britain, Jamaica, Wales. As well as correspondent,

:00:39. > :00:44.how disappointed are you that Dai Greene did not get a medal? I am

:00:44. > :00:49.disappointed for him personally. He lost a lot of significant work in

:00:49. > :00:53.the early part of the season. That always tells when you talk about

:00:53. > :00:59.trying to be up against these specialists, who had heaps of

:00:59. > :01:04.talent. There is no doubt about it. It was described that way. This

:01:04. > :01:14.race is too soon for him. In a few weeks, you might have seen a

:01:14. > :01:16.

:01:16. > :01:26.We have still got more to come. The We have still got more to come. The

:01:26. > :01:34.

:01:34. > :01:39.pole vault goes on and on. We catch up what happened earlier. This was

:01:39. > :01:46.Suhr's first clearance and took her into the lead. Strutz failed her

:01:46. > :01:55.first attempt and then Silva. A big surprise. A good performance from

:01:55. > :02:05.the Cuban. There was a failure from Spiegel Berg, the world number one

:02:05. > :02:05.

:02:05. > :02:13.and it was left to the double Olympic champion, Isinbaeva. Her

:02:13. > :02:23.first attempt. But she is looking in really good form. When it

:02:23. > :02:28.

:02:28. > :02:36.matters she comes to the party. So the bar is going up to 4.75 metres.

:02:36. > :02:41.One, two, three, four Athletic laets in. Suhr with her first

:02:41. > :02:51.attempt. That is her first failure in this competition. That opens the

:02:51. > :02:51.

:02:51. > :02:58.door for the rest, in particular Isinbaeva. She is talented, but

:02:58. > :03:05.very raw in her tech neerk -- technique. When you see isinbai

:03:05. > :03:14.have a's victories, she set Olympic and world records in both

:03:14. > :03:20.competitions. This is the surprise package so far, Silva. Well that

:03:20. > :03:25.would equal her personal best. She will have two more attempts at that.

:03:25. > :03:33.At the moment in a silver medal position. That will be quite a

:03:33. > :03:43.performance. Here is Spiegel Berg - - speelingburg, the world number

:03:43. > :03:52.

:03:52. > :03:57.one. She will only have one more Usain Bolt is the king. Took a

:03:57. > :04:01.break. I think the pressure of being the world record holder,

:04:01. > :04:07.every time she came out the expectation that she would break

:04:07. > :04:16.the record was too much. She has come back with renewed hope. She

:04:17. > :04:21.won the world indoor title and set a world indoor record. She has been

:04:21. > :04:31.struggling outdoors. We will wait. She will wait for the start of this

:04:31. > :04:44.

:04:44. > :04:54.next race. Next is the women's 3,000 m steeplechase. Cheywa is the

:04:54. > :04:55.

:04:55. > :05:05.number one. The defending champion, Galkina. She led from the gun in

:05:05. > :05:15.

:05:15. > :05:25.Beijing four years ago and she broke the world record. She has not

:05:25. > :05:28.

:05:28. > :05:36.had a great time. Cheywa has run faster. We know that men's

:05:36. > :05:46.steeplechasing is the domain of the Kenyan men. I wonder about the

:05:46. > :05:47.

:05:47. > :05:53.Kenyan women. Just there in Njoroge. There is that he Ethiopians there

:05:54. > :06:03.too. Galkina is running in lane two as they approach the finish line

:06:04. > :06:07.

:06:07. > :06:12.for the first time. Isinbaeva is ready for her first attempt at this

:06:12. > :06:20.height. If she clear this she goes into the lead. At the moment she is

:06:20. > :06:26.second joint. She has looked supreme so far. She was high enough.

:06:26. > :06:36.She was in the wrong position. She will have two more attempts. Still

:06:36. > :06:37.

:06:37. > :06:43.Zaripova and then orodge. -- Njoroge. A brisk start, Brendan.

:06:43. > :06:48.They have settled down to a steady pace. Yes it looks steady. The

:06:48. > :06:53.athletes moving across the track and getting a clear view. This is

:06:53. > :07:01.only the second time a steeplechase has been run in the Olympics. The

:07:01. > :07:11.winner last time is in third place. Dahl key that of Russia moving --

:07:11. > :07:11.

:07:11. > :07:19.Dahl key that of Russia moving near the leader. The two Kenyans coming

:07:19. > :07:23.down the home straight. They will see the lap scoring. It will say

:07:23. > :07:31.six laps to go in the women's steeplechase final. The two Kenyans

:07:31. > :07:41.and the Ethiopians moving up too. Interestingly the eertians have won

:07:41. > :07:47.-- Ethiopians have won 38 Olympic medals and only one has been in

:07:47. > :07:57.other -- another event than the 5,000 or 10,000. And that was in

:07:57. > :08:00.

:08:00. > :08:10.the steeplechase. They have moved into other areas. Aaway lieu is the

:08:10. > :08:15.

:08:15. > :08:23.leading Ethiopian there. -- aaway lieu. The two Kenyans flying over

:08:23. > :08:32.the water jump. Zaripova has led since the gun. She is helping her

:08:32. > :08:37.team mate, Galkina. A second attempt 4.75. She has got it. That

:08:37. > :08:45.is an important clearance from the America and keeps her in first

:08:45. > :08:55.place. Isinbaeva will have to go higher if she is to win the gold.

:08:55. > :08:57.

:08:57. > :09:03.Diro has moved up on the shoulder and the three Ethiopians are there

:09:03. > :09:07.in second, third and fourth. first 1,000 was one in three

:09:07. > :09:13.minutes and six seconds. So it is not very fast. If the basis going

:09:13. > :09:23.to be significant, they will have to tart -- start moving it.

:09:23. > :09:23.

:09:24. > :09:30.Otherwise we will a sprint. But it is about endurance. Zaripova has

:09:31. > :09:40.been happy to lead, the world champion. Happy to splash the

:09:40. > :09:50.cameraman as well! Zaripova keeping going like Galkina did four years

:09:50. > :09:50.

:09:50. > :09:56.ago in Beijing. The two Kenyans behind, Cheywa and Njoroge. One we

:09:56. > :10:00.haven't mentioned, Ghribi of Tunisia. She finished 13th in the

:10:00. > :10:05.Olympics, that was the first steeplechase held in the Olympics.

:10:05. > :10:15.She is in eighth. But she improved to a silver in the World

:10:15. > :10:15.

:10:15. > :10:20.Championships last year. Zaripova is hurdling strongly. Three

:10:20. > :10:30.Ethiopians, two Kenyan a Russian beginning to pull away. Ghribi and

:10:30. > :10:30.

:10:30. > :10:40.Galkina are struggling to hang on to them. Silva of Cuba. That is

:10:40. > :10:43.massive. Where did that come from? An amazing jump. Into sec place.

:10:43. > :10:50.The steeplechase water jump as they come into the finishing straight.

:10:50. > :10:53.There will be three laps to go and Zaripova hasy foot of the way. She

:10:53. > :10:58.was happy to lead in the World Championship and led in the

:10:58. > :11:03.Europeans and won that one. Now she is beginning to stretch and trying

:11:03. > :11:08.to run some of the pace out of the Ethiopian team. They are lined

:11:08. > :11:13.across the track. There is the Olympic champion, Galkina, she is

:11:13. > :11:23.not going to feature today. The first ever Olympic champion is way

:11:23. > :11:26.

:11:26. > :11:36.down the field and struggling. Her team mate, Zaripova, leads. Ayalew

:11:36. > :11:49.

:11:49. > :11:55.is in second. There Zaripova leading into the water jump.

:11:55. > :12:05.Zaripova led from the front to go to the World Championship and the

:12:05. > :12:15.European Championships. She likes running in the front. Ayalew, the

:12:15. > :12:15.

:12:15. > :12:25.first eertian. Asee fa overtaking her there. She seems prepared to

:12:25. > :12:27.

:12:27. > :12:35.take it on. 800m to go. Zaripova still stretching them. Cheywa, the

:12:35. > :12:44.fastest athlete in the world this year. Ayalew. And there the lirp

:12:44. > :12:54.champion, Galkina, steps off the track. Takes no further part as her

:12:54. > :12:54.

:12:54. > :12:59.team mate takes on the African Athletic laets. -- Athletic laets.

:12:59. > :13:05.Cheywa is there. There is some acceleration coming from behind.

:13:05. > :13:15.Into the water jump. Let's watch the technique. All touch the

:13:15. > :13:25.barrier. But the more specialist steeplechaser, Zaripova taibs over.

:13:25. > :13:29.

:13:29. > :13:34.Njoroge has been dropped. In fourth is the Tunisian, Ghribi. Cheywa

:13:34. > :13:43.being dropped again. It is a race now over the last lap. It is the

:13:43. > :13:49.bell lap. Zaripova has worked for it. But she hasn't gone so quickly.

:13:49. > :13:54.Ayalew right next to her, hurdling well. But every time the technician

:13:54. > :14:01.takes over, Ghribi coming through now and now you have a real race.

:14:01. > :14:06.The strength of the Russian. Every time they go into the hurdle she

:14:06. > :14:11.accelerates and pulls a yard or two. Can she continue to do that. Can

:14:11. > :14:20.the world champion become the Olympic champion. Clay wah is not

:14:20. > :14:28.finished, -- clay wah is not finished yet. It is down to a --

:14:28. > :14:34.Assefa. Is there anything that Ghribi can do stkph Zaripova the

:14:34. > :14:44.Russian sprinting away. A tremendous last 400 m. Ghribi in

:14:44. > :14:46.

:14:46. > :14:52.second and Assefa just I think. Cheywa there. So two steeplechasers

:14:52. > :15:00.in Olympic history and both have been won by Russian. A great last

:15:00. > :15:04.200 m. But a sustained pace by Zaripova, the Russian. World

:15:04. > :15:14.champion, European champion and now Olympic champion. Just three left

:15:14. > :15:43.

:15:43. > :15:49.start I thought of this point may be that Tunisian might have come

:15:49. > :15:55.off but the Tunisian went away for start she applied pressure, very

:15:55. > :16:05.good technically over the barrier, and Habiba Ghribi racing into

:16:05. > :16:06.

:16:06. > :16:14.second place. The Zaripova coming home now, showing the world

:16:14. > :16:24.champion becomes the Olympic champion. Habiba Ghribi was happy

:16:24. > :16:32.

:16:32. > :16:36.to settle for second, Assefa in third. She will be so happy. She

:16:36. > :16:40.front throw and the Olympic Games and eventually took the sprint

:16:40. > :16:49.finish out of everyone. A celebration for Zaripova,

:16:49. > :16:59.deservedly so. There she is, celebrating with the crowd. The

:16:59. > :17:15.

:17:15. > :17:21.disappear for quite a long time yet. A new lifetime best, and as Brendan

:17:21. > :17:24.said the third fastest time in history for Zaripova, the Russian.

:17:24. > :17:34.A new national record for Habiba Ghribi in second place for the

:17:34. > :17:52.

:17:52. > :18:02.Isinbaeva has passed her go, there is nothing to gain. She lies in

:18:02. > :18:06.

:18:06. > :18:16.third place. She has won the last two Olympic titles. There have only

:18:16. > :18:16.

:18:16. > :18:23.been three. And American won the first in Sydney in 2000, and an

:18:23. > :18:27.American. At the moment, she is in first place here in London. Elena

:18:27. > :18:33.Isinbaeva or underneath the duvet which she has taken from the

:18:33. > :18:41.Olympic village. It is a gift for the athletes. Again, a similar

:18:41. > :18:47.problem Holly Bleasdale hard, just waiting for the wind. You can see

:18:48. > :18:52.the countdown, just 15 seconds and counting down. She will have to go.

:18:52. > :19:00.I have just had a look at the streamers alongside the runway and

:19:00. > :19:10.there is a very strong headwind. headwind will really hurt these

:19:10. > :19:17.athletes. Failure at 4.8 T, but still in the lead. Isinbaeva will

:19:17. > :19:21.only have one attempt at this height. It is very much do or die

:19:21. > :19:28.for the Olympic champion. She has put herself under pressure on so

:19:28. > :19:34.many occasions, you would not bet against her, would you? No, the

:19:34. > :19:42.greatest woman pole-vaulter who has ever lived, it really is one

:19:42. > :19:46.attempt for everything. Otherwise she will end up with a bronze medal.

:19:46. > :19:54.The rain is coming down for the first time on any evening session

:19:54. > :19:58.in the Olympic Stadium. The men's 400m race to come, steeped with

:19:58. > :20:03.history, and they are actually playing Chariots Of Fire behind me

:20:03. > :20:07.in the stadium. If you think about Barcelona 20 years ago, you don't

:20:07. > :20:17.think about the winner, you think about somebody who didn't complete

:20:17. > :20:21.

:20:21. > :20:28.It was never simple in the 400m for Derek Redmond. He swayed between

:20:28. > :20:32.success and injury, between being part of the winning relay team in

:20:32. > :20:37.the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, and undergoing eight

:20:37. > :20:47.operations. At the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, he seemed fully

:20:47. > :20:48.

:20:48. > :20:58.fit and in top form, easing to the semi-final. Yet another race was

:20:58. > :21:01.

:21:01. > :21:07.over. A torn hamstring this time. And yet, it wasn't over. This was a

:21:07. > :21:17.race that was going to be finished. A helping hand from a stranger? No,

:21:17. > :21:18.

:21:18. > :21:23.thanks. Bought from your father, Jim? There is a shoulder to cry on.

:21:23. > :21:32.He will help you to the line. Disqualified, did not finish, says

:21:32. > :21:39.the record book. But they did. You have seen that a million times,

:21:39. > :21:46.haven't you, and it is still heart- wrenching. It is, and just seeing

:21:46. > :21:54.his dad come on the track, it breaks your heart. That was 1992,

:21:54. > :22:00.moving on to 1996, and 2000, it belonged to you-know-who.

:22:00. > :22:05.A final of the men's 400m. There are flashbulbs going all over the

:22:05. > :22:15.are flashbulbs going all over the stadium. Johnson responding to the

:22:15. > :22:21.

:22:21. > :22:29.chase, and here comes Johnson. Johnson, a way and clear. The Tyne

:22:29. > :22:34.is a new Olympic record. The men's 400m final on the way. Michael

:22:34. > :22:39.Johnson already going quickly. Michael Johnson with that familiar

:22:39. > :22:43.stride down the back straight. Michael Johnson storming into the

:22:43. > :22:53.home straight. The defending champion will do it again. Once

:22:53. > :22:54.

:22:54. > :23:02.more, he wins the Olympic title. Johnson is absolutely delighted.

:23:02. > :23:07.keep feeling you should burst into the widest smile when you do that

:23:07. > :23:12.but you still look at that analytically. I am still wondering

:23:12. > :23:18.what I was doing with that moustache, and I saw myself

:23:18. > :23:23.glancing at the screen, which means you are scared. I had pulled my

:23:23. > :23:27.hamstring at the trials so I was not in great shape and my

:23:27. > :23:34.competitors were on fire so I pulled that one out strictly on

:23:34. > :23:40.experience. To win in Atlanta in America, how was that as an

:23:40. > :23:44.experience? It was an incredible experience and I can say for every

:23:45. > :23:51.athlete that has won already, you will remember that for the rest of

:23:51. > :23:56.your life, and I still have people coming up to me saying "I was

:23:56. > :24:00.wearing my favourite pyjamas, and I was telling my wife" taking me

:24:00. > :24:04.through it as if I was not there. It is a great moment for them and

:24:05. > :24:11.so many people share that moment with you. It is an incredible

:24:11. > :24:17.feeling. I remember receiving my medal and the crowd was incredible,

:24:17. > :24:23.and it was at that moment that I realised there were so many people

:24:24. > :24:29.wanting me to win that race. have been talking about the emotion

:24:29. > :24:34.Michael realised in 1996. Possibly the most emotional medal ceremony I

:24:34. > :24:41.can remember. I can't remember the last time I saw an Olympic champion

:24:41. > :24:47.weeping like this before going on to the podium. Felix Sanchez, the

:24:47. > :24:51.winner of the 400m hurdles. We were disappointed Dai Greene did not get

:24:51. > :25:00.a medal, and he was distraught, but if you ever doubt how much winning

:25:00. > :25:02.an Olympic medal means to somebody, an Olympic medal means to somebody,

:25:02. > :25:06.regaining the title at the age of 34 which is an extraordinary

:25:06. > :25:12.achievement in its own right, and this is a man who probably thought

:25:12. > :25:19.this moment would never come again in his career. I think we are going

:25:19. > :25:24.to take the anthem because in a sense these are the pictures that

:25:24. > :25:30.some more what an Olympic medal is all about. 12 years of hard work.

:25:30. > :25:40.He has done it once before, and blow me down, he has done it once

:25:40. > :25:40.

:25:40. > :27:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:27:04. > :27:09.I vet in the Dominican Republic they have been shedding some tears

:27:09. > :27:19.watching that as well. To the pole vault, which continues. This is the

:27:19. > :27:22.

:27:22. > :27:27.moment of truth for Isinbaeva. certainly is. Two failures, and she

:27:27. > :27:35.passed her third attempt. If she fails, she will win the bronze

:27:35. > :27:40.medal, which she will regard as a massive failure. This athlete has

:27:40. > :27:50.failed at 4.80, but at the moment she is still in first place. This

:27:50. > :27:59.

:27:59. > :28:00.is it for the reigning Olympic champion. No! What a huge shock.

:28:00. > :28:08.champion. No! What a huge shock. Isinbaeva will take the bronze

:28:08. > :28:18.medal. To the final event of the evening on the track, the men's

:28:18. > :28:46.

:28:46. > :28:52.talent. James, just 19 years old still. His country have never ever

:28:52. > :29:02.won a medal of any sort at the Olympic Games. The hopes of a tiny

:29:02. > :29:07.

:29:07. > :29:17.Caribbean island on his very broad shoulders. Borlee, we are told he

:29:17. > :29:23.

:29:23. > :29:32.might have a quad problem. No Americans in this final for the

:29:32. > :29:38.first time ever. There are quite a few of these guys who do study at

:29:38. > :29:47.American universities. Solomon of Australia. He was controversially

:29:47. > :29:56.initially selected over Stevenson's, but that was absolutely right. He

:29:56. > :30:04.has been brilliant here. Gordon, he lives in Queens. A big shock, his

:30:04. > :30:14.performance, to get to this final. Kirani James, the man from Grenada,

:30:14. > :30:19.

:30:19. > :30:29.the world champion. They sometimes call him Chris fourth Brown. This

:30:29. > :30:36.

:30:36. > :30:41.might be the favourite, Santos from Another man who has come here in

:30:41. > :30:46.great form. And Kevin Borlee. One the European title in Barcelona in

:30:46. > :30:52.2010. Keeps trading his national roord with his twin brother. The

:30:52. > :30:56.first time we have seen twin brothers in an Olympic final. No

:30:56. > :31:04.American here, but American influence all over the place.

:31:04. > :31:10.unfor Nat -- unfortunate there are no Americans. This race is wide-

:31:10. > :31:20.open. Santos is dangerous, a young kid who could upset Kirani James.

:31:20. > :31:25.

:31:25. > :31:35.But he has not won so well this year as last year. The men's 400 m

:31:35. > :31:43.

:31:43. > :31:49.final. Cleanly away. Who will be the first to show? Chris Brown has

:31:49. > :31:54.started quickly, Santos has gone out hard. Pinder has started very

:31:54. > :32:03.fast and sensed the pace. James is looking good. And Pinder just being

:32:03. > :32:09.hauled back in now. Look at Kirani James. Glading around that top bend.

:32:09. > :32:13.Santos is there, Chris Brown in with a chance. But jaips, the two

:32:13. > :32:19.teenagers have got this between them. But nobody is catching the

:32:19. > :32:29.world champion. He is storming away. James will take Olympic gold. His

:32:29. > :32:33.

:32:33. > :32:37.nation's first ever gold medal. 43.94. Total, total dominance. Well

:32:37. > :32:46.earlier in the season there was some doubts as to whether he was as

:32:46. > :32:54.good as larsz year. Well he's even better. Cannot imagine what is

:32:54. > :33:02.going on in his home nation. All the flags are there. That I have to

:33:02. > :33:09.tell you, I will bring him in a second is a new all-comers' record.

:33:09. > :33:14.Santos, he will be the youngest medallist in the event. Two

:33:14. > :33:20.teenagers first and second. Well Michael, it is your record he has

:33:20. > :33:26.taken. He did it in fine style. Absolutely. He was in control of

:33:26. > :33:32.that race all the way. But the young kid, Santos, both of them

:33:32. > :33:35.young, James and Santos, both. But James under 44 seconds for the

:33:35. > :33:42.first time in his career. We figured he would do it eventually.

:33:42. > :33:47.He has done it at the right time here at the Olympic Games. World

:33:47. > :33:53.and Olympic champion. Gordon came on this year from Trinidad. But

:33:53. > :34:00.James controlled this race all the way through. Chris Brown outside

:34:00. > :34:07.him. Always goes out fast. That was great for James to have Chris Brown

:34:07. > :34:15.in front of him to set the pace, along with Santos. Here is where he

:34:15. > :34:19.turns it on and starts to use that long stride, six foot four inches

:34:19. > :34:23.tall. In control of this race from the beginning. That is where you

:34:23. > :34:28.want to be. Make the others come and get you. They can't do it. He

:34:28. > :34:34.turned it on a bit coming down the home stretch, which tells me he

:34:34. > :34:38.didn't run as hard through the first 200 metres. A very good

:34:38. > :34:45.strategy again. He can go much faster than this. There is no doubt.

:34:45. > :34:51.Technique is not great for him. A bit gangley, but he is young and he

:34:51. > :34:54.will learn more. And I am sure he will have a word record in his

:34:55. > :35:03.sights, my word record. And he could be the one to break it. He

:35:03. > :35:08.has many years to learn about this event. World champion, Olympic

:35:08. > :35:17.champion, this will be a great, great situation for him going back

:35:17. > :35:24.home for Grenada. I'm sure they're very proud of him there.

:35:24. > :35:34.teenagers, just 19, a new national record and a thought, a word about

:35:34. > :35:35.

:35:35. > :35:40.Chris Brown. He was fourth again. Here is the full result. Kirani

:35:40. > :35:47.James winning Grenada's first ever gold medal at the Olympics. Santos,

:35:47. > :35:52.the youngest ever medallist in this the youngest ever medallist in this

:35:52. > :35:56.event. Here is the new champion. Here is Kirani James. World and now

:35:56. > :36:01.Olympic champion. Tell me what this means to you and your nation.

:36:01. > :36:07.man it's a lot. The whole place is probably crazy now. I can't explain.

:36:07. > :36:12.I'm so excited. Michael Johnson is in our presentation position. He

:36:12. > :36:17.says you're the man to challenge his word record. What do you think

:36:17. > :36:21.when you hear that? Well he says I'm on the right track. It doesn't

:36:21. > :36:31.guarantee anything. I have to work for it. There is a lot of good guys

:36:31. > :36:38.

:36:38. > :36:43.out there. I have to compete with them. Well done. That is Suhr. She

:36:43. > :36:52.them. Well done. That is Suhr. She leads this pole vault. Isinbaeva

:36:52. > :36:59.has the bronze medal. Silva has one failure at 4.80. This is her second

:36:59. > :37:09.attempt. She wasn't too far away. She will have one more, as will

:37:09. > :37:14.

:37:14. > :37:24.Suhr. It has been a step up for this young Cuban. Guaranteed a

:37:24. > :37:25.

:37:25. > :37:31.silver medal. But may yet be better. Well Michael was right about his

:37:31. > :37:36.action. He has a forward leaning action that at times looks ungainly

:37:36. > :37:40.and at times he has almost stepped out of his lane. Particularly in

:37:40. > :37:50.the early part of the race. But it was a fantastic performance from

:37:50. > :37:57.this young man. While we wait for the pole vault. Just a thought

:37:57. > :38:03.about the finalists of the 400 metres, it is the west Indies

:38:03. > :38:07.against one family from Belgium. is extraordinary and it is the age

:38:07. > :38:11.of the youngsters. Michael will be the man who will say this event

:38:11. > :38:16.takes maturity. You have to learn, there is an art to it. These guys

:38:16. > :38:23.have just taken it on and demonstrated how good they R

:38:23. > :38:27.wouldn't you like to get your hands on them? James did an incredible

:38:27. > :38:34.time. But he is an incredible talent. I heard about him when he

:38:34. > :38:39.was 16. He came to America to go to university and he was working with

:38:39. > :38:42.university and he was working with a former sprinter. He is a very

:38:42. > :38:48.mature athlete. You would expect that he will continue to improve

:38:48. > :38:53.and he could, I think he will be a consistent 4 second runner. Denise,

:38:53. > :39:02.here is perhaps a gold medal here is perhaps a gold medal

:39:02. > :39:11.winning moment. Jonathan. Suhr's third and final attempt. No. She

:39:11. > :39:17.knows she has one hand on an Olympic gold medal. So silver will

:39:17. > :39:24.have a final -- Silva will have a final attempt and if she fails it,

:39:24. > :39:29.this woman is the lich champion. this woman is the lich champion.

:39:29. > :39:36.Back in just a moment. In the way there is a certain resignation that

:39:36. > :39:41.Ethiopians and Kenyan will dominate distance running, if you start

:39:41. > :39:45.seeing West Indian heritage athletes dominating the 400, what

:39:46. > :39:52.does that say so runner here I was going to ask that question to

:39:52. > :40:00.Michael, what do we do as Britain in the sprints, the longer sprints,

:40:00. > :40:06.in terms of motivation what can they have? You can't buy into the

:40:06. > :40:16.cliche and the generalisationations cliche and the generalisationations

:40:16. > :40:16.

:40:16. > :40:26.as to what makes an athlete another go and she didn't do it

:40:26. > :40:28.

:40:28. > :40:34.again. Hopefully she is OK. We still wait for one last chance for

:40:34. > :40:44.Silva for Cuba. Michael. You can't buy into sweeping generalisation.

:40:44. > :40:45.

:40:45. > :40:51.Let's think about distance running. Lemaitre, the sprinter, so look

:40:51. > :40:55.there are lot of things that contribute to athletes being great

:40:55. > :41:01.athletes. It is access to facilities and coaching. It is,

:41:01. > :41:08.there is genealogy that plays a part. But it doesn't mean if you

:41:08. > :41:14.are of west African descent you will dominate sprints or those who

:41:14. > :41:21.are not won't. So... And if two brothers from Belgium can do it.

:41:21. > :41:28.Why can't an entire population of 60 million find somebody? Well here

:41:28. > :41:36.we go. It is Silva going for gold. Yes it is, John. What a moment for

:41:36. > :41:44.the Cuban. No and she did cross the upright. She won't get another go.

:41:44. > :41:54.Jenny Suhr is the champion. Silva takes silver and Isinbaeva takes

:41:54. > :42:02.

:42:02. > :42:06.the bronze. America have got that I think that is it from us here at

:42:07. > :42:13.the Olympic stadium tonight. Tomorrow our gold rush has come to

:42:13. > :42:20.a stop, but tomorrow we hope to get a medal in the high jump. An event

:42:20. > :42:25.we haven't won for 106 years. Robbie Grabarz tomorrow,

:42:25. > :42:31.opportunity knocks. Now a big moment for a British boxing hope.

:42:31. > :42:36.Back to Gary. Yes what a performance by young Kirani James.

:42:36. > :42:41.No medals for Britain. But we have already triumphed on the rack and

:42:41. > :42:48.rejoiced ot our rowers and cyclists. Another team are the men's boxers

:42:48. > :42:58.with six out of seven still fighting for recordss. Among them

:42:58. > :42:58.

:42:58. > :43:08.is the English middle weight, is the English middle weight,

:43:08. > :43:21.

:43:21. > :43:31.Anthony Agogo. We join it live. victory over the Ukrainian fighter

:43:31. > :43:34.

:43:34. > :43:39.in his previous bout. Here he is fighting the German. He has

:43:39. > :43:43.finished on that left hook. The German is strong with the one/two

:43:43. > :43:52.combination. He has got to draw that lead. As the German throws

:43:52. > :44:02.that right hand. He must slip to his left and deliver that left hook.

:44:02. > :44:04.

:44:04. > :44:14.The German is open and those punches are getting through. Some

:44:14. > :44:18.

:44:18. > :44:28.shots will get the attention of the judges. The volume and the

:44:28. > :44:41.

:44:41. > :44:46.atmosphere here is fabulous. A good combination from Hartel. Works well

:44:46. > :44:56.to the body. But Hartel continues to remain composed and land with

:44:56. > :45:06.shots. Just feeling the pace now, Ogogo. He will get another second

:45:06. > :45:35.

:45:35. > :45:42.wind. He is very fit this lad. That up by the official. A strong right

:45:42. > :45:52.cross to the body from Anthony Ogogo. He has added one point to

:45:52. > :45:57.

:45:57. > :46:03.his advantage. He is leading 10-64 stock you can do this, and I just

:46:03. > :46:08.want to ask you one question - do you want the Olympic gold medal?

:46:08. > :46:12.It was a good response from the German in this round. He got home

:46:12. > :46:20.with some straight shots. We need some more head movement from

:46:20. > :46:24.Anthony Ogogo in this final round. Here, Anthony Ogogo getting caught

:46:24. > :46:34.on the left side again so it was a better round for the German, but

:46:34. > :46:44.

:46:44. > :46:54.now it is thought to Anthony to set go. The winner will be guaranteed

:46:54. > :47:03.

:47:03. > :47:09.an Olympic bronze medal at least. The German is facing a four-point

:47:09. > :47:13.deficit. Four. When Anthony Ogogo breaks away from the clinches, he

:47:13. > :47:20.must come out of it with a good guard because this is when the

:47:20. > :47:27.German is targeting him. He has got to be careful stepping away.

:47:27. > :47:33.Anthony Ogogo's Olympic journey has been an incredibly emotional one.

:47:33. > :47:39.He tried to qualify at the first attempts and was eliminated in the

:47:39. > :47:43.early stages. Then he had to undergo shoulder surgery, faced a

:47:43. > :47:49.race against time to be fit for the final qualification tournament in

:47:49. > :47:54.Turkey. Miraculously he made it. The doctors gave him a six-month

:47:54. > :47:59.rehabilitation period, and he was fit in five months. Having made it

:47:59. > :48:04.that far, he made a seven point deficit at the quarter-final stage,

:48:04. > :48:10.going into the third and final round, before somehow prevailing in

:48:10. > :48:16.that contest and securing the top two finish that secured his place

:48:16. > :48:20.at London 2012. In his previous encounter he overturned a world

:48:20. > :48:26.number one ball while dealing with a serious illness of his mother and

:48:26. > :48:31.his sister was expecting a baby. The intensity of that last contest

:48:32. > :48:36.is having an effect on Anthony Ogogo now. He is getting tired,

:48:36. > :48:43.having to work on the ropes false dog does he want to get on that

:48:43. > :48:53.podium? I know that he does. In the corner, we heard the instructions

:48:53. > :48:54.

:48:55. > :49:03.coming not so much in the wake of The crowd are trying to do the same

:49:03. > :49:09.thing as they make their presence felt inside this final minute.

:49:09. > :49:15.is it, got to establish that jab a little more. Stefan cartel proving

:49:15. > :49:20.impossible to deter. He wants to earn himself some Olympic hardware

:49:20. > :49:26.just as badly as Anthony Ogogo. A boxer who was so utterly committed

:49:26. > :49:36.and competitive, and now the 10,000 strong crowd raising the decibel

:49:36. > :49:38.

:49:38. > :49:45.level here again. He is working away to break down that deficit.

:49:45. > :49:48.come on, Anthony, you have got to work harder. Let's go, 10 seconds.

:49:48. > :49:56.These closing 10 seconds will be absolutely crucial in determining

:49:56. > :50:06.the outcome of this bout. It is Anthony Ogogo who raises his game,

:50:06. > :50:06.

:50:06. > :50:10.scoring three solid punches. The closing bell rings an end to this

:50:10. > :50:17.quarter-final, and Anthony Ogogo circling the ring, enjoying the

:50:17. > :50:21.moment, taking in the applause from this crowd in the ExCel Arena. Both

:50:21. > :50:26.boxers have given it everything, but one suspects Anthony Ogogo have

:50:26. > :50:31.done enough to get his nose over the finishing line in front, and

:50:31. > :50:39.stand on top of the Olympic podium. Yes, definitely done enough. He

:50:39. > :50:45.just got caught on the road here, sneaking a right-arm on his

:50:45. > :50:55.opponent. It was a good response during that last round, but Anthony

:50:55. > :51:00.

:51:00. > :51:05.Ogogo, a terrific hook. The crowd are loving it. The man in the

:51:05. > :51:13.centre of the two boxers will raise their hand of the victor when we

:51:13. > :51:20.get the official announcement. score of 15-10, in the red corner,

:51:20. > :51:27.Anthony Ogogo! Great Britain's Anthony Ogogo has guaranteed

:51:27. > :51:31.himself an Olympic medal. It will be bronze at least for the fighter

:51:31. > :51:38.from Suffolk who has boxed so brilliantly during the course of

:51:38. > :51:45.this ultra-competitive middleweight tournament. He prevailed 15-10. He

:51:45. > :51:50.has now got himself an Olympic medal, celebrating with this

:51:50. > :51:54.capacity crowd. And how much encouragement did he take from them

:51:54. > :51:59.in the third and final round? was crucial. Not forgetting his

:52:00. > :52:07.mother being poorly, then drawing the world champion. He could not

:52:07. > :52:12.have had it any tougher, but he has responded. Congratulations, Anthony.

:52:12. > :52:17.He was pointing with burgeoning pride to the five Olympic rings and

:52:17. > :52:21.the lion on his left breast. He exchanges sentiments with the

:52:21. > :52:31.German coach, and look at the standing ovation he is receiving

:52:31. > :52:32.

:52:32. > :52:38.from the capacity crowd here in Well done, Anthony Ogogo. He goes

:52:38. > :52:43.into the semi-finals and he is guaranteed at least a bronze. There

:52:43. > :52:49.was a fifth gold medal 14 GB's cycling team in the Velodrome

:52:49. > :52:56.earlier this evening. Jason Kenny had a thrilling victory in the

:52:56. > :53:01.individual sprint. He beat the seven-times world champion Gregory

:53:01. > :53:11.Bauge from France. Pursue further effort from Jason Kenny as he

:53:11. > :53:17.

:53:17. > :53:21.punches the air. -- pursue further -- superb effort.

:53:21. > :53:26.First you did it in a team, now you have done it on your own, you must

:53:26. > :53:29.be thrilled. Yes, that is the first time I have seen it back. Since I

:53:29. > :53:35.finished I seem to have been dragged all over the place. It

:53:35. > :53:41.brings it back, it is amazing. final is the best of three, and you

:53:41. > :53:48.beat him 2-0, comprehensively. is the where you want to finish it

:53:48. > :53:54.off, obviously. I qualified a few days ago, it seems like a lifetime.

:53:54. > :54:00.You just want to kill them off, not give them any chance, and tiredness

:54:00. > :54:04.can kick in so you just want to put it to bed really. You didn't seem

:54:04. > :54:09.intimidated, a seven-times world champion and a big man. You just

:54:09. > :54:12.brushed him aside. He is a big man but you have got to get it moving

:54:12. > :54:21.on the bike so the bigger you are the stronger you have got to be. He

:54:21. > :54:26.has obviously strong, but... This is the magic moment, Jason.

:54:26. > :54:32.Describe your emotions. It must be so joyous. It is the third time you

:54:32. > :54:36.have been through it, you are only 24. I have always been in the team

:54:36. > :54:42.before, and in the sprint last time I got a silver medal with Chris Hoy

:54:42. > :54:48.next to me. It was a really bizarre competition, really lonely because

:54:48. > :54:52.there is only one rider for reach a nation. I have never been in that

:54:52. > :54:57.situation before. There has always been a few of us going through the

:54:57. > :55:04.rounds so that was a bit different, but it was amazing to soak up the

:55:04. > :55:09.atmosphere. You were selected above Sir Chris Hoy, and that in itself

:55:09. > :55:14.must have added some pressure. didn't think about it until the

:55:15. > :55:20.very last ride, when it was a case of putting its a bird. It dawned on

:55:20. > :55:25.me that Chris would never ever lose this ride, that final killer ride.

:55:25. > :55:32.I thought I had better put this one away, so that was the moment it

:55:32. > :55:36.dawned on me. I tried desperately to forget it, but it was hard.

:55:36. > :55:42.has been an unbelievable atmosphere in the arenas here but it seems the

:55:42. > :55:48.Velodrome is something else. It is so loud, it must help you. It does,

:55:48. > :55:55.definitely. The Velodrome is the only one I have experienced so far.

:55:55. > :56:05.It is the last half lap when it is really starting to burn. You get

:56:05. > :56:12.carried around, it is great. It is five golds out of a possible seven,

:56:12. > :56:19.even better than Beijing. Beyond your wildest dreams, surely. As it

:56:19. > :56:27.seemed, yes. It is not something I have thought of, but it is such

:56:27. > :56:30.good atmosphere in there. Once Bradley Wiggins had won the first

:56:30. > :56:36.one, it just seemed every time we got on the bike we were going to

:56:36. > :56:41.win something. You have always not been recognised, I'm afraid that is

:56:41. > :56:44.going to change. We will be going to change. We will be

:56:44. > :56:47.switching to BBC Two. Disappointingly no medals in the

:56:47. > :56:53.athletics stadium tonight but then again we may be getting a bit

:56:53. > :56:58.spoilt. Dai Greene was never in contention for a medal in the 400m

:56:58. > :57:05.hurdles as Felix and chairs of the Dominican Republic regained his

:57:05. > :57:09.title. Holly Bleasdale endured a tough time in the pole vault final

:57:09. > :57:17.and struggled with nerves in the windy conditions. Jennifer Suhr

:57:17. > :57:23.took the gold medal. Great Britain's 60-year wait for a show

:57:23. > :57:31.jumping medal came to an end as they won against the Netherlands.

:57:31. > :57:34.Jason Kenny beat Gregory Bauge in the individual sprint final. And

:57:34. > :57:40.Beth Tweddle brought the curtain down on her glittering career with

:57:40. > :57:46.the one thing missing from her trophy cabinet - an Olympic medal.

:57:46. > :57:51.She's four bronze. Britain's gold medal tally has now risen to 18,

:57:51. > :57:56.one short of the Beijing total. Don't forget, there are still six

:57:56. > :58:06.days to go. The streets of London are paved with gold. We will see

:58:06. > :58:12.

:58:12. > :58:22.been building up to the next few moments. Beth Tweddle has a bronze

:58:22. > :58:27.