BBC One: Day 12: 09.00-11.30

:01:46. > :01:56.the Olympic champion. -- Sir Chris Hoy is the Olympic

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:01:58. > :02:08.Welcome to date world of London 2012. These are the most successful

:02:08. > :02:10.

:02:10. > :02:13.There is plenty to look forward to, right from the word go. Tim

:02:13. > :02:19.Brabants defences kayak Olympic title this morning, he only just

:02:19. > :02:24.qualified but could he get a medal at Eton Dorney? After his super

:02:24. > :02:28.Saturday, Mo Farah is back on track. Can the 5,000-metre world and

:02:28. > :02:33.Olympic champion at the Olympic title to complete an historic

:02:33. > :02:42.double? Lynsey Sharpe goes for Great Britain in the 800 metres

:02:42. > :02:46.heats. Can she justified her controversial selection. We will be

:02:46. > :02:49.at the Olympic Stadium from 10 o'clock but before that we off to

:02:49. > :02:59.Eton Dorney for the canoe sprint. The home of rowing has been a happy

:02:59. > :03:27.

:03:27. > :03:33.hunting ground, can Tim Brabants He go first up on BBC Three,

:03:33. > :03:42.taekwondo from the ExCeL. Table tennis and sailing to come later on

:03:42. > :03:47.We just want to show you what it is like outside our BBC studios in the

:03:47. > :03:55.Olympic Park. A wonderful crowd, welcoming us on air and perhaps

:03:55. > :04:05.jeering bill and Hazel from Breakfast out of the way -- perhaps

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:04:12. > :04:17.Sir Chris Hoy it is here, they are pleased to see them. A really great

:04:17. > :04:22.reception. Yesterday brought some stunning gold medal performances,

:04:22. > :04:26.from triathlon to Cycling to equestrian. The gold in the team

:04:26. > :04:31.dressage was not only broke Britain's Olympic medal in that

:04:31. > :04:36.event but it has a special place because that was the moment we

:04:36. > :04:41.surpassed the tally of 19 gold medals in Beijing. That was the

:04:41. > :04:50.20th gold medal of these Games. The cycling gold medals took us to what

:04:50. > :04:55.you see on the medal table. 48 medals is what UK Sport was

:04:55. > :05:01.targeting for these Games, we are looking very secure. There are

:05:01. > :05:06.guaranteed medals in the boxing so the half-century is secure. No

:05:06. > :05:16.wonder it was all smiles at Greenwich Park, when our dress

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:05:19. > :05:22.large three delivered the historic Britain could bring another gold,

:05:22. > :05:28.and the celebrations are still going on from the wonderful gold

:05:28. > :05:37.medal produced by the British showjumper as yesterday. The next

:05:37. > :05:43.horse comes in. But is Great Britain's car has to. -- that is

:05:43. > :05:50.Great Britain's Carl Hester. This is the moment, Carl Hester for

:05:50. > :05:55.Great Britain, with this lovely horse, Utopia. I can't believe the

:05:55. > :06:02.timing. The three of us have three great horses when London decided to

:06:02. > :06:11.host the Olympics. You won't see a better extended trot. Beautiful

:06:11. > :06:18.balance, a lovely bend. This rider, it looks as if he might creep over

:06:18. > :06:23.the 80%. And the team are happy. is the proudest moment of my life

:06:23. > :06:27.and I am so glad to have made it one more Olympics, and come with

:06:28. > :06:37.expectations that we are able to deliver. Now Laura Bechtolsheimer,

:06:38. > :06:41.

:06:41. > :06:46.long-standing partnership, it feels amazing to have been part of this

:06:46. > :06:52.long progression. It is amazing how this horse has developed its

:06:52. > :06:59.confidence and partnership with Laura. He has been on a huge year

:06:59. > :07:09.and hopefully to finish with a gold medal, I am so proud of the journey

:07:09. > :07:10.

:07:10. > :07:17.Princess Royal will be delighted with that. What can this young lady

:07:17. > :07:20.do? Charlotte Dujardin, this is for gold for Great Britain. I was a bit

:07:21. > :07:25.more nervous today, because I wanted to come home with a gold

:07:25. > :07:31.medal. Just hold on to your hats, let's hope she keeps this extended

:07:31. > :07:41.trot under control. I wanted to do everybody proud, it was a great

:07:41. > :07:46.feeling. She has made history. They know, and Charlotte nos. She has

:07:46. > :07:53.won Britain's first ever gold in Britain -- in dressage. The first

:07:53. > :07:57.of a medal, and it is a gold. Unbelievable timing. I can't tell

:07:57. > :08:03.you how it feels. So many people supporting us, it makes its super

:08:03. > :08:13.special. Taking it all in. Carl Hester, Loral Bechtolsheimer and

:08:13. > :08:18.Charlotte Dujardin. It -- Laura What a wonderful moment, and they

:08:18. > :08:21.are all with me. Congratulations. You must have hoped you would win

:08:21. > :08:27.any medals, but to see you all sitting here with your gold medals.

:08:27. > :08:31.How does it feel? The timing has been amazing. We had these three

:08:31. > :08:36.great horses or at the same time. They were all with us here for

:08:36. > :08:44.London. They are very different ages. Lloris is very experienced at

:08:44. > :08:48.17, Charlotte has the youngest at 10 -- Laura's is very experienced.

:08:48. > :08:55.The younger horse known as the Lionel Messi of dressage, explain

:08:55. > :09:02.why. I only really started last year with that horse. He was only

:09:02. > :09:08.nine last year, I started last year at the Grand Prix. We had never

:09:08. > :09:13.competed at an Olympics. It was great. What has your experience

:09:13. > :09:17.been like? Some of us may not have watched that much grass arch before

:09:17. > :09:23.the big moment yesterday. What does it take to get out there and

:09:23. > :09:29.produce that result? It kind of depends on your horse. Mine is 17

:09:29. > :09:32.years old but he has been quite a long-winded project. Mentally, he

:09:32. > :09:39.found the movements and a rethink quite easily but he found coping

:09:39. > :09:43.with the pressures of competition most difficult -- the movements and

:09:43. > :09:46.everything. It has taken me to a long time to ride him in front of

:09:46. > :09:51.25,000 people and still keep him under control and pull off a good

:09:51. > :09:58.performance. There are big crowds. That kind of crowd at Greenwich was

:09:58. > :10:06.extraordinary. Yes, we are not used to riding in that a -- in front of

:10:06. > :10:12.-- in front of that kind of audience. It is popular in Europe

:10:12. > :10:17.When you right into a stadium like that, it is a very different

:10:17. > :10:21.feeling. -- when you ride into. The atmosphere can create tension and

:10:21. > :10:26.then you have something else to deal with. Dressage has to look

:10:26. > :10:30.relaxed and easy. Sometimes when you ride in, especially with a home

:10:30. > :10:34.crowd... One of the first movement's you have to do is to

:10:34. > :10:40.canter down the centre line and standstill. Try telling your horse

:10:40. > :10:46.to do that when he has just got very excited. You have to really

:10:46. > :10:51.have to have the horse on side. that one of the hardest things

:10:52. > :10:57.about it? Yes, it takes years to build that up. We have been riding

:10:57. > :11:04.courses for six or seven years. Getting that bond and trust for

:11:04. > :11:14.them to be able to relax and enjoy it. This is your routine. Your

:11:14. > :11:17.

:11:17. > :11:21.worst nightmare is that something Is always a worry. We have to take

:11:21. > :11:30.care. They are looked after very carefully. We hope nothing does

:11:30. > :11:34.happen. What was your routine like? You plants that particular routine

:11:34. > :11:41.and you're trying to bring out the best in your was -- you plant that

:11:41. > :11:46.particular routine. It was a new test for this year. A slightly

:11:46. > :11:50.shortened format. We have had at year to practise it. It is quite

:11:50. > :11:54.strange when you first ride a new test. Because you are used to

:11:54. > :11:57.riding the same tests all the time. It was quite interesting, getting

:11:57. > :12:07.our heads around the new routine. You keep thinking you have to turn

:12:07. > :12:12.left, right. You practise it at home, you try to complete the

:12:12. > :12:16.routines and a certain amount of time. It shouldn't be too difficult.

:12:16. > :12:20.A Grand Prix dressage horse is supposed to be very well trained.

:12:20. > :12:25.And if you ask it to do something, that is what it is supposed to do.

:12:25. > :12:28.We can safely say that the horses and riders got their heads around

:12:28. > :12:33.unsuccessfully yesterday. There is an interesting story linking you,

:12:33. > :12:37.wasn't it Laura's parents who gave you one of your big break? It was.

:12:38. > :12:42.I am from the Channel Islands. I came to England because I wanted to

:12:42. > :12:46.work with horses. I had a job as a groom and a rider for a family. I

:12:46. > :12:53.was getting to the point where I didn't think I was going to be able

:12:53. > :12:59.to stay. And make a living. Laura's father by a telephone to the

:12:59. > :13:04.selectors, who were looking after the under 21s, and said, if there

:13:04. > :13:10.was anybody they thought was looking for a job or had the talent

:13:10. > :13:20.to be a rider for them. I it had an interview, I got the job. Laura was

:13:20. > :13:21.

:13:21. > :13:28.about three years old at the time. She remembers because I did things

:13:28. > :13:38.like locking her in rooms when she was a child! War the Charlotte came

:13:38. > :13:39.

:13:39. > :13:45.She came to work with me and has been with my fault six years --

:13:45. > :13:50.with me for six years. She started at the bottom like everyone else. I

:13:50. > :13:54.put her and her horse together as a partnership. There are lots of

:13:54. > :14:01.talented people but if somebody doesn't give her a break, you never

:14:01. > :14:08.get seen again. I was fortunate I was able to do what her father did

:14:08. > :14:13.for me. Was he a hard taskmaster? He is great. He is always fun. He

:14:13. > :14:18.makes it really enjoyable. first wanted to be a jockey, you

:14:18. > :14:22.wasn't -- you were not sure that dressage was for you. Yes. I was

:14:22. > :14:27.always trained by a dressage trainer who tried to get me to

:14:27. > :14:36.Dhoot dressage when I was doing the showjumping. -- get me to do

:14:36. > :14:40.They knew all ended up at the top of the medal table. -- then it you

:14:40. > :14:47.all ended up. Charlotte ended up with a higher score than you did.

:14:47. > :14:50.That is true. Yesterday morning, I read in the paper, that they

:14:50. > :14:59.thought that coal will end up working for Charlotte after today.

:14:59. > :15:09.I thought, that is not going to happen -- that Carl will end up

:15:09. > :15:15.

:15:15. > :15:20.What happens next to the horses? They are worth a lot of money. Will

:15:20. > :15:30.they be in another Olympics? They should both be in another Olympics.

:15:30. > :15:31.

:15:31. > :15:35.Not necessarily with us. They are 10 or 11 years old. They have part

:15:35. > :15:39.owners, and they have specifically kept them for us so that we could

:15:39. > :15:44.do the Olympics. And it has all worked out. It is a fairy-tale

:15:44. > :15:47.story. We have to discuss what happens next when we get home. But

:15:47. > :15:52.there is a not -- always another horse to train and bring on.

:15:52. > :15:56.after you have developed a bond with a horse, it must be sad to

:15:56. > :16:01.think of not working with it any more. Have you seen the papers this

:16:02. > :16:05.morning? There is a rather unfortunate picture on the front of

:16:05. > :16:09.the Daily Express, which is celebrating Britain's gold medals,

:16:09. > :16:12.but has a picture of the Dutch bronze medallists rather than the

:16:12. > :16:18.three of you. Hopefully, this kind of thing will not happen in the

:16:18. > :16:23.future, because you have put dressage on the map. They are also

:16:23. > :16:31.two girls in a boy -- and a boy, nothing like as! It is a shame

:16:31. > :16:36.things like that happened. We work extremely hard at our sport. It has

:16:36. > :16:40.taken years to get to this level. It is fantastic that we managed to

:16:40. > :16:45.bring it to the front, because people's perception of it has not

:16:45. > :16:50.always been great. But we are three very hard-working people. Lots of

:16:50. > :16:53.people will think, this is a very expensive hobby or sport to be part

:16:53. > :17:02.of. It takes a lot of money to have a horse at this level and be able

:17:02. > :17:12.to train it. For us, the main legacy to leave behind after the

:17:12. > :17:14.

:17:14. > :17:17.equestrian Olympics is trying to show, like car was saying in the

:17:17. > :17:21.interviews yesterday, we are three people from extremely different

:17:21. > :17:27.backgrounds who have all had different pasta getting here. We

:17:27. > :17:32.what show that equestrian sport is for anyone who wants to get into it.

:17:32. > :17:35.There are ways of accessing different disciplines and getting

:17:35. > :17:40.involved, if you are prepared to put in the hard work and have

:17:40. > :17:45.talent. You can make your own way to the top. And your route into it

:17:45. > :17:50.was just that you loved horses, Charlotte? It was just a passion

:17:50. > :17:54.and a dream and a fight. It was something I always wanted to do,

:17:55. > :17:59.and I didn't want to give up on it. It is mad to think I have done it

:17:59. > :18:05.now and got a gold medal. At being equestrians, you could have many

:18:05. > :18:10.more Olympics ahead of you. We have been asking all the Olympians about

:18:10. > :18:16.stamps and postboxes. There are stumps already on sale. In terms of

:18:16. > :18:21.the postboxes, will yours be in Sark? Five think so. There is only

:18:21. > :18:25.one postbox in Sark. It is probably very rusty and very old and has

:18:25. > :18:30.stood there for years. I hope they are excited to have a gold one on

:18:30. > :18:33.the island. There are only 600 people there. So in the age of us

:18:33. > :18:38.are all using telephones, I will have to write a letter so that I

:18:38. > :18:42.can put my own letter through the post box! Its sounds like it is

:18:42. > :18:47.time that postbox had a fresh lick of paint. Thank you for being with

:18:47. > :18:51.us this morning. Congratulations again. You are all going on to

:18:51. > :18:57.compete individually. That is tomorrow, when you will compete

:18:57. > :19:02.against each other. Tomorrow, it is the top 18 from yesterday's test.

:19:02. > :19:06.The three of us have all qualified, and we are all in the last group

:19:06. > :19:16.together. Charlotte is only two after me, so maybe I'll get my

:19:16. > :19:20.

:19:20. > :19:24.chance to beat her cheques we will Thank you very much. Enjoyed a

:19:24. > :19:29.golden glow you are all basking in. The it was a really dramatic day at

:19:29. > :19:32.Greenwich yesterday, as it was in the velodrome.

:19:32. > :19:36.It was somewhere there were always high hopes for Britain from the

:19:36. > :19:40.start, but few dared to dream that the seven Cycling golds collected

:19:40. > :19:44.in Beijing could be matched. More of us should have been daring,

:19:44. > :19:54.because Britain's cyclists were in seventh heaven again, repeating

:19:54. > :20:32.

:20:32. > :20:39.Britain are the world champions, and they will now become the

:20:39. > :20:49.Olympic champions! They are on fire! Hit comes Chris Hoy! Gold

:20:49. > :20:50.

:20:50. > :20:55.medal for Great Britain, a new world record! If Kenny is the

:20:55. > :21:01.Olympic sprint champion! He wins the gold Medal, and he won it in

:21:01. > :21:08.style. Victoria Pendleton has ignited the burners! She is the

:21:09. > :21:17.Olympic keirin champion. The gold medal is Great Britain's! Oh, look

:21:17. > :21:22.at the time! It is a new world record. Laura Trott is on fire!

:21:22. > :21:31.Victoria Pendleton's career Wrens on a silver medal. Chris Hoy gets a

:21:31. > :21:37.So great # God save our gracious Queen.

:21:37. > :21:41.Seven golds in the velodrome. No other nation won more than one. It

:21:41. > :21:46.is a personal milestone for Sir Chris Hoy, who has now surpassed

:21:46. > :21:56.Sir Steve Redgrave's record of five Olympic gold medals. At the end of

:21:56. > :21:56.

:21:56. > :22:02.a night to remember, we brought two remarkable sportsmen together.

:22:02. > :22:08.Absolutely amazing. Are you going to race in the Olympics again?

:22:08. > :22:16.has to be done. Wonderful to see you here,

:22:16. > :22:20.celebrating. 11 gold medals between you. Steve is an inspiration. I

:22:20. > :22:26.used to be a role as a schoolboy. We looked up to Steve and all the

:22:26. > :22:31.rowers. To me, he will always be the greatest, no matter how many

:22:31. > :22:37.medals anybody wins. He has an inspiration and he won a five

:22:37. > :22:44.consecutive medals, which is different to winning multiple golds.

:22:44. > :22:50.We saw the family all here. The emotion bubbled over. Before I got

:22:50. > :22:55.on the podium. I was watching the athletics yesterday, and I was

:22:55. > :23:00.getting emotional watching Felix Sanchez. When you realise how many

:23:00. > :23:06.things have not gone well over the last four years, you doubt yourself

:23:06. > :23:12.and take nothing for granted. Seeing Vicky's race, everyone was

:23:12. > :23:16.expecting her to win. But you can take nothing for granted. Nothing

:23:17. > :23:23.is assured. I wanted to do the best I could. I was going to celebrate

:23:23. > :23:29.any medal, a bronze, silver or gold. The audience have given us that

:23:29. > :23:39.extra percentage. It was the most unbelievable experience of my life.

:23:39. > :23:45.

:23:45. > :23:55.You have done us proud. You did it all on your home, mate. Cheers.

:23:55. > :24:25.

:24:25. > :24:30.remarkable a Olympians, two Another day to remember for British

:24:30. > :24:35.sport, and the medal that began it came in the men's triathlon in Hyde

:24:35. > :24:39.Park. Alistair Brownlee cemented his position as the world's leading

:24:39. > :24:49.triathlete, and despite a few trials and tribulations, brother

:24:49. > :24:57.

:24:57. > :25:03.Jonny made sure it was a family to begin the Olympic triathlon. The

:25:03. > :25:13.Slovakian Leeds. Alistair Brownlee and Jonathan Bramley are in fourth

:25:13. > :25:24.

:25:24. > :25:27.pedalling. Here are the leaders. This group of five exited the

:25:27. > :25:34.Serpentine together, hit transition together and are leading the race

:25:34. > :25:44.together. We have got a man down. Somebody has hit the deck early. It

:25:44. > :25:54.

:25:54. > :25:59.brought in to do. He is leading the competition. The Brownlee brothers

:25:59. > :26:06.are right in there. We are hearing that Jonathan Brownlee might have a

:26:06. > :26:12.15 second penalty for mounting his bike too early. Javier Gomez is on

:26:12. > :26:16.his way. Gomez and the Frenchmen have been joined at the front by

:26:16. > :26:23.the Brownlee brothers, who now head out for a 10,000m run around the

:26:23. > :26:29.park. The two Brown the boys and Javier Gomez have opened up a lead

:26:29. > :26:34.of four seconds to the next best. The speed of but, my goodness.

:26:34. > :26:40.Alistair Brownlee looks like a 800m runner rather than a 10 kilometre

:26:40. > :26:47.runner. This is a hundred % effort. John E Brownlee is she struggling

:26:47. > :26:54.to maintain the pace. Jonny Brownlee heads for the penalty box.

:26:54. > :27:01.Time will tick past very slowly. He is away again. He stumbled as he

:27:01. > :27:06.came out of the penalty box. first British Olympic triathlon

:27:06. > :27:12.champion, in the guise of Alistair Brownlee! Alistair Brownlee is the

:27:12. > :27:22.Olympic triathlon champion. Javier Gomez takes the silver, as Jonathan

:27:22. > :27:25.

:27:25. > :27:29.comes home for bronze. Alistair A fantastic story. That makes it a

:27:29. > :27:33.fifth gold medal for Yorkshire, who now sit above Australia and South

:27:33. > :27:37.Africa in the unofficial medal table! There were some very happy

:27:37. > :27:39.members of the BBC team at that particular result. Norfolk are also

:27:39. > :27:45.celebrating after a successful afternoon for Nick Dempsey in

:27:45. > :27:49.Weymouth. He missed out on a medal in Beijing, while his fiancee Sarah

:27:49. > :27:53.Ayton was clinching her second gold in the yngling. Now both members

:27:53. > :27:57.and family have a medal and plenty of Olympic memories to cherish.

:27:57. > :28:02.Form macro years ago in Beijing, Sarah a tenth claimed her second

:28:02. > :28:08.Olympic gold medal. But as she then had to watch her fiance suffer a

:28:08. > :28:11.final day of agony on the water. Nick Dempsey went out on the water

:28:11. > :28:18.in silver-medal position with the prospect of gold, but will finish

:28:18. > :28:25.fourth. He will be absolutely devastated. It was always going to

:28:25. > :28:32.be close today. It was tight, and we only had one lap, so it made it

:28:32. > :28:37.very difficult. You spend your whole life grooming about getting

:28:37. > :28:41.your gold medal. To be there and feel that you should have got your

:28:41. > :28:45.gold medal and didn't, it was brutal. As a couple, they made a

:28:45. > :28:49.tough decision. Sarah Ayton, on the verge of becoming one of the

:28:49. > :28:55.greatest Olympic female sailors, stepped away from the sport so that

:28:55. > :29:00.her now husband could focus on his Olympic dream. I am very, very,

:29:00. > :29:04.very lucky to have Sarah. Without her, I would not be able to do my

:29:04. > :29:08.Olympic campaign. This is my Olympic campaign now. It is my job

:29:08. > :29:13.to look after the children and let Nick do the things he needs to do.

:29:13. > :29:23.Hopefully, it is enough to make a difference. By London 2012, Dempsey

:29:23. > :29:27.was hoping to put the past beside - - behind him. He has been on

:29:27. > :29:30.blistering form. Dorian van Rijsselberge ran away with the

:29:30. > :29:36.competition and claimed gold two days ago, but Dempsey was on target

:29:36. > :29:39.for silver. My little three-year- old, Thomas, loves it when I bring

:29:39. > :29:43.home a medal from an event. And I did promise him I would bring a

:29:43. > :29:50.medal home from this event. It would be nice to not have broken

:29:50. > :29:54.that promise. The Olympic final is off and begun. Can Great Britain

:29:54. > :30:00.win silver? Good start for Poland, but Dempsey has the best start on

:30:00. > :30:04.the left. What a start from Nick Dempsey. Netherlands look like they

:30:04. > :30:09.have to squeeze round in front of them see. No pressure on Dorian van

:30:09. > :30:18.Rijsselberge. He hasn't -- already won the gold. But Dempsey Poms hard

:30:18. > :30:26.Olympic glory for the Netherlands, but Nick Dempsey, broken in Beijing,

:30:26. > :30:30.has brought a silver to his son. He has delivered. It has been a pretty

:30:30. > :30:33.difficult four years. I always believed that to come here and do

:30:33. > :30:43.well and have all my friends and family here and do it in front of

:30:43. > :30:45.

:30:45. > :30:55.your home crowd, it doesn't get any Mission completed and Olympic medal

:30:55. > :30:58.

:30:58. > :31:02.to -- medal secured, it is time to With parents like that, there is

:31:02. > :31:09.every chance that the young Thomas could take to the water with those

:31:09. > :31:15.genes. How about a saline medal to look for two in 2032? -- a sailing

:31:15. > :31:19.medal. Eton Dorney has provided grip Britain with four medals in

:31:19. > :31:24.the rowing regatta -- provided Great Britain with. There has been

:31:24. > :31:34.a healthy dose of realism after Tim Brabants only just scraped through.

:31:34. > :31:38.

:31:38. > :31:48.Can he draw on the memories of big event. The final is under way

:31:48. > :31:49.

:31:49. > :31:58.and Tim Brabants has jumped out of the start. Two paddlers are going

:31:58. > :32:02.player, Tim Brabants and van Koeverden. -- going clear. Tim

:32:02. > :32:09.Brabants is devouring the course, each and every stroke. Has he got

:32:09. > :32:17.enough to hold on? He grits his teeth, he is looking to push one

:32:17. > :32:22.last time. Tim Bradman's comes up to the line, he pedals into the

:32:22. > :32:32.record books, it is gold -- Tim Brabants comes up to the line. He

:32:32. > :32:35.

:32:35. > :32:40.punches the air. No one came near A golden moment from four years ago

:32:40. > :32:45.four Dr Tim Brabants. Rishi Persad is at Eton Dorney. That moment is

:32:45. > :32:49.why he went into these Olympics with this expectation. Yes, he is

:32:49. > :32:53.also the greatest canoeist that Great Britain has ever seen. The

:32:53. > :32:58.first gold medal that grow Britain ever won in canoeing. Hopes were

:32:58. > :33:03.high that four years later he would be able to do the same. He took 18

:33:03. > :33:08.months off after Beijing, he did the same things after Athens, to

:33:08. > :33:13.pursue a career as a doctor. He is a qualified A&E doctor. When he

:33:13. > :33:17.came back, he suffered an injury. He ripped tendons in his shoulder

:33:17. > :33:21.and that set him back enormously. He has suffered illness as well. It

:33:21. > :33:25.has taken a long time to get back to his best form. In the heats on

:33:25. > :33:30.Monday he struggled to show his best form. He scraped through by

:33:30. > :33:35.the skin of his teeth, four hundredths of a second into the

:33:35. > :33:39.final. He is in the final. He is in lane one. But if you look behind me,

:33:39. > :33:46.the flags at the top of the grandstand are pretty still. On

:33:46. > :33:51.Monday lane one was a negative role but it is not too bad. -- was a

:33:51. > :33:55.negative draw. He will have the huge crowd cheering him on, which

:33:55. > :33:59.he said it was a huge positive on Monday. That is what the row has

:34:00. > :34:08.said all the way along. How is it looking at Eton Dorney -- that is

:34:08. > :34:13.what the Rose said it all the way There is not that much of a cross

:34:13. > :34:19.wind. If there is, it will affect them in the first five metres of

:34:19. > :34:28.the rest. In the tunnel of the grandstand it takes away the effect

:34:28. > :34:34.of the wind -- the first 500 metres His is the first final, but it

:34:34. > :34:41.isn't the only gold up for grabs at Eton Dorney. We have the girls

:34:41. > :34:47.going in the women's kayak for 500 metres. Go it is normally dominated

:34:47. > :34:51.by Germany and Hungary. Four years ago, GB sport identified it is

:34:51. > :34:55.possible to win a medal, perhaps not the gold or silver, but there

:34:55. > :35:00.is an opening in the bronze-medal position. They put a team together.

:35:00. > :35:02.The four girls who have been competing finished 4th in the World

:35:02. > :35:06.Championships last year and earned a spot in the Olympics. They

:35:06. > :35:09.replaced one member of the team, Angela Hannah has come in as the

:35:09. > :35:13.4th girl in the team. They are hoping to find the extra four

:35:13. > :35:17.hundredths of a second required to win the medal. They finished second

:35:17. > :35:24.in their heat and 4th in the semi- final. There is a hope they could

:35:24. > :35:28.squeeze a medal. Altogether, there are four gold medals on offer in

:35:28. > :35:36.the canoe sprint. Will the first bring a medal for Tim Brabants?

:35:36. > :35:44.Here is your guide to the Inns and Canoe sprint. There are two

:35:44. > :35:53.distinct types of boat. Canoe and kayaked. The kayak is raised by one,

:35:53. > :35:59.two or four competitors, known as k one, K2 and K-For. They are

:35:59. > :36:09.contested by men over distances of 201,000 metres. Women compete over

:36:09. > :36:13.

:36:13. > :36:17.The canoe is also contested over 200, and 1,000 metres. The canoe is

:36:17. > :36:24.propelled from a kneeling position using a single bladed puddles and

:36:24. > :36:30.is directed using a stroke on just one side of the boat. The first to

:36:30. > :36:40.cross the line is the winner but a photo is often required. Dead heats

:36:40. > :36:41.

:36:41. > :36:51.will see both progress but they may be forced to re-race if places are

:36:51. > :36:55.That is how it works. Here is a view of the course at Eton Dorney,

:36:55. > :37:00.all ready for the canoe sprint competitions. This is the first

:37:00. > :37:10.final coming up in a moment, for Tim Brabants. He is a Beijing gold

:37:10. > :37:18.

:37:18. > :37:22.medallist, Olympic champion, hoping tempered by the realism that Tim

:37:22. > :37:26.Brabants is not in the form that carried him to gold in Beijing four

:37:26. > :37:33.years ago. His main goal was to reach the final and see what

:37:33. > :37:37.happens when the crowd can give you an extra lift. Realistically, look

:37:37. > :37:43.out for Max Hoff, European champion for the last four years. Also, Adam

:37:43. > :37:49.van Koeverden, the world champion last year. Not an easy race to call

:37:49. > :37:53.for the order of the medals. The first medals to be decided on the

:37:53. > :38:03.water in the canoe sprint. Paulson from Denmark is in with a chance.

:38:03. > :38:15.

:38:15. > :38:19.Not at his impressive best in the settle the medals in the K1 1,000

:38:19. > :38:24.metres. The roar will grow for Tim Brabants as they approach the

:38:24. > :38:29.stands, who will take it out quickest? Van Koeverden off to a

:38:29. > :38:34.fantastic start, he jumped out of the bucket. He leads from the early

:38:34. > :38:41.stages, really setting the pace. The world champion in this event

:38:41. > :38:45.last year in Hungary. The Olympic gold medallist from Athens. Already,

:38:45. > :38:49.a length up on the rest as they tried to close down. Others will

:38:49. > :38:57.set the pace at different times. Tim Brabants usually goes out

:38:57. > :39:07.quickly. It is Adam van Koeverden who is powering to the quarter way

:39:07. > :39:07.

:39:07. > :39:12.mark. He is ahead of Rennie Paulsen make sure they don't let Adam get

:39:12. > :39:17.too far away. He is renowned for these past stars but it is about

:39:17. > :39:22.whether he can hold on. He drives with those lakes, connects the

:39:22. > :39:32.middle part of the body and drives the blade into the deep part of the

:39:32. > :39:35.

:39:35. > :39:43.van Koeverden and the rest. We look down from the finish line. Where

:39:43. > :39:48.medals wait for three of these men, as they power up towards the stand.

:39:48. > :39:52.The coaches are cycling along on the towpath, half an eye on the

:39:52. > :40:02.athletes and half an eye on the clutter of the peloton. Van

:40:02. > :40:08.

:40:08. > :40:13.rhythm and technique. Looking relaxed with his shoulders, puffing

:40:13. > :40:21.with his cheeks as he comes into the latter part of the race. In the

:40:21. > :40:29.last 200 metres the lungs start to burn. Does van Koeverden have the

:40:29. > :40:39.staying power? Last and is in there. The green Norwegian boat is

:40:39. > :40:44.

:40:44. > :40:53.creeping into picture -- last and metres in the K1 1,000 metres. It

:40:53. > :41:02.is all about van Koeverden and Larsen. Does Max Hoff have

:41:02. > :41:11.something left? Neck and neck for gold and silver, van Koeverden and

:41:11. > :41:21.last and, into the final 150 metres. That is how far they are. It is the

:41:21. > :41:21.

:41:21. > :41:27.Norwegian, pushing clear. Erik Larson from Adam van Koeverden. Tim

:41:27. > :41:36.Brabants, further down, listening to the roars. His Olympic title

:41:36. > :41:40.will go to someone else, it looks like it will be Larsen. He has the

:41:40. > :41:45.gold medal from the van Koeverden. Max half coming through for bronze.

:41:45. > :41:51.Those are the medals. What a race, timed perfectly, as it so often is,

:41:51. > :41:58.from Larsen, the veteran, 36 years old. He celebrates, he timed his

:41:58. > :42:06.push to perfection. He has the gold medal as reward. What a well-

:42:06. > :42:10.executed race. He did not let Adon get away from them too much. -- did

:42:10. > :42:14.not let Adam get away. Van Koeverden will be disappointed he

:42:14. > :42:19.was not able to hold onto his lead. Most of the crowd knew that this

:42:19. > :42:25.would not be a successful attempt for Tim Brabants. He is not in the

:42:25. > :42:31.form, he has had that injury. But Larsen, a friend of Tim Brabants, a

:42:31. > :42:35.long-term rival. We wondered if he was fading. Because he is getting

:42:35. > :42:45.on a bit now at 36, but not at all. Look how he powered through and

:42:45. > :42:50.took the gold. An extremely controlled performance. Took the

:42:50. > :42:56.experience from the previous 10 and 15 years behind him and executed

:42:56. > :43:02.the race plan that he hoped could get him the Olympic gold. To go

:43:02. > :43:11.with his gold medal, a silver in Beijing, he takes gold again. The

:43:11. > :43:16.first champion of the canoe sprint week at Eton Dorney. His wife is

:43:16. > :43:26.competing here, she was the flag- bearer for Nora at the opening

:43:26. > :43:37.

:43:38. > :43:47.opening ceremony. Tim Brabants was here to see his title handed over.

:43:48. > :43:48.

:43:48. > :43:53.Her all about Larsen, the gold medallist from Norway. A sense

:43:53. > :43:59.Again of what is to come, what the noise and the atmosphere. It is

:43:59. > :44:06.fantastic for rowing and the canoe sprint. Larsen is from the southern

:44:07. > :44:10.tip of Norway, he is on the ground, the rowing takes it out of you. He

:44:10. > :44:15.takes the gold, disappointment for Tim Brabants but I think even he

:44:15. > :44:25.was realistic, he knew he was a very outside chance to get in the

:44:25. > :44:28.

:44:28. > :44:32.Disappointing for Tim Brabants, that he wasn't able to be amongst

:44:32. > :44:36.the medals. As Andrew Cotter was saying, a fantastic effort,

:44:36. > :44:42.considering the on this and injury he suffered over the last couple of

:44:42. > :44:49.seasons. To be in the final and competing, he had to take part in a

:44:49. > :44:54.best of three race against his team mate just took get into the

:44:54. > :45:01.Olympics. He has done well to get into the final. The guys he

:45:01. > :45:04.defeated in Beijing in 2008 have all got better and bigger. Tim has,

:45:04. > :45:09.unfortunately, not been able to press on as much as he would have

:45:09. > :45:13.wanted since Beijing. He is on his way over. One of the good things is

:45:13. > :45:18.that his wife, Michelle, who was not able to see him in Beijing, was

:45:18. > :45:22.here to see him. I was just saying about how tough a row it has been

:45:22. > :45:32.since Beijing. You took some time off but to just be here in the

:45:32. > :45:34.

:45:34. > :45:44.I am happy to be in the final. The guys out there, each of them is a

:45:44. > :45:44.

:45:45. > :45:48.champion. I was pretty much outcast in that race, unfortunately. I feel

:45:48. > :45:54.bad for a lot of the British support here. I had support from my

:45:54. > :45:59.wife, my coach, my team. Everyone was hoping I would get there. Me,

:45:59. > :46:02.too. I felt I could be an Olympic champion again. Sorry to all those

:46:02. > :46:08.who came out to support and are disappointed. You don't have to be

:46:08. > :46:11.sorry for anything. You won the Olympic gold medal for us. You are

:46:11. > :46:16.the greatest canoeist Britain has ever seen. Things have not gone

:46:16. > :46:20.your way over the last few years. No. It was a fantastic build-up to

:46:20. > :46:24.these games, seeing how well Team GB are doing. Last night, watching

:46:24. > :46:29.Chris Hoy in the velodrome motivated me so much. I wanted to

:46:29. > :46:35.add another medal to that tally, so I am disappointed in myself. I feel

:46:35. > :46:39.bad for my coach, who put so much time into getting me into the best

:46:39. > :46:45.shape I could be in. It was a hard race. I am not sure what was wrong.

:46:46. > :46:50.I felt good beforehand. There were some better athletes on the day.

:46:50. > :46:56.What does the future of canoeing hold for you? Eyes and not done yet.

:46:56. > :46:59.You can't go out on eighth place at the Olympics. You can't make

:46:59. > :47:04.decisions now. We work around a four year cycle. This cycle has

:47:04. > :47:09.come to an end. Take a couple of weeks' rest and then look ahead. I

:47:09. > :47:16.have the Royal paddling challenge to do on Monday. Should be fun.

:47:16. > :47:21.Life changes are so much. You have now got a little girl. It makes the

:47:21. > :47:28.whole thing a bit harder. It does, but I am and that ageing athlete

:47:28. > :47:32.now and life moves on. You put it on hold for so long, have children.

:47:32. > :47:36.I know my little one will still be there and be happy to see me, even

:47:36. > :47:40.if my coach isn't! You made us proud four years ago, and you made

:47:40. > :47:45.us proud again by getting to the final.

:47:45. > :47:49.So Tim Brabants, not ending up in the medal table, but a man of so

:47:49. > :47:55.much achievement. Rishi Persad was saying he is the best canoe sprint

:47:55. > :48:00.a Briton has ever produced. The coverage of canoe sprint continues

:48:00. > :48:06.on the red button. The British female quartet will be in the

:48:06. > :48:11.women's K4 race at 10.45 and you can see that live on BBC Three.

:48:11. > :48:14.Four gold medals are up for grabs in the canoe sprint during the day.

:48:14. > :48:18.Now, it is that time of the morning when the stadium starts filling up

:48:18. > :48:22.and we turn our attention to what is happening in the athletics. This

:48:22. > :48:27.morning's races include the first round of the men's 5000m, featuring

:48:27. > :48:33.a certain Mo Farah, and the start of the decathlon. Over to Jonathan

:48:33. > :48:37.Edwards. Yes, Mo Farah back on track. And

:48:37. > :48:40.also in the decathlon, we have the appearance of the new world record

:48:40. > :48:47.holder Ashton Eaton, which should be special. First, we look back at

:48:47. > :48:52.last night's action. Colin Jackson and Brendan Foster are alongside me.

:48:52. > :48:59.You are showing the full range of BBC wardrobe options, it is fair to

:48:59. > :49:03.say. Brendan was actually not expecting to be here. I came

:49:03. > :49:07.dressed for work, and he is dressed for going out. So, another great

:49:07. > :49:13.night last night and another medal for Robbie Grabarz. It was a nice

:49:13. > :49:17.medal. This young man worked so hard. He broke onto our screens

:49:17. > :49:20.indoors, and we thought, who is this young man? For him to come

:49:20. > :49:29.here into the Olympic Stadium and deliver the performance and the

:49:29. > :49:37.bronze medal was a great thing. In this environment, he just excelled.

:49:37. > :49:41.He is a bit of a showman. He loves playing to the crowd. He was

:49:42. > :49:47.probably a lizard -- little disappointed with only jumping 2.29

:49:47. > :49:50.metres when the Russian jump higher, but Colin's point was well made -

:49:50. > :49:57.this is a different environment from what he is used to. He has

:49:57. > :50:03.only come of age this year. The immediate we are not good at any

:50:03. > :50:09.more is the one you left behind! Where is your Olympic legacy?

:50:09. > :50:13.old Phillips Idowu. Injury got the better of him in the end. The

:50:13. > :50:17.trouble jump final is tomorrow evening. We also had at Sally

:50:17. > :50:23.Pearson yesterday evening, your favourite, Colin. And electric

:50:23. > :50:27.event. Far closer than people would have anticipated. The defending

:50:27. > :50:32.champion, Dawn Harper, third from the right of our screen, made a

:50:32. > :50:38.courageous upsurge at the end and set a new personal best. But Sally

:50:38. > :50:42.Pearson just had enough to take this title. She was so anxious at

:50:42. > :50:46.the end. We knew she had won, but she was elated when the result came

:50:46. > :50:53.through. The Dawn Harper found some form almost from nowhere, didn't

:50:53. > :50:57.she? In the last 20 metres. But it was great for Sally. She has been

:50:57. > :51:01.world champion, Commonwealth champion, she comes here, loses a

:51:01. > :51:06.race just before the Games, and then wins. She has been based in

:51:06. > :51:10.London and the weather has been off all summer. It was awful yesterday.

:51:10. > :51:16.I am certain that has given her an advantage. She's used to being cold

:51:16. > :51:21.and wet. Real sport, when you see the green and gold Australia,

:51:21. > :51:24.crossing the finishing line, you know it is real sport. They have

:51:24. > :51:34.not done very well here. There are a lot of queries going on in

:51:34. > :51:36.

:51:36. > :51:41.Australia. But at least Sally got her gold. They were hideous

:51:41. > :51:46.conditions. It was not the best, but she is so good at the hurdles.

:51:46. > :51:51.I know I keep going on about how perfect this young lady is, but

:51:51. > :51:55.over the barriers, she is perfection. For the men's 1500m,

:51:55. > :52:02.Seb Coe was in the stadium with Roger Bannister. It was a strange

:52:02. > :52:05.race. To be fair, seven years ago, we were awarded the games. The

:52:05. > :52:13.first disappointment for me was that in seven years, we have not

:52:13. > :52:17.been able to get a British athlete ready to run in the final. Then we

:52:17. > :52:23.saw the Olympic champion labouring at the back. He did not run at all

:52:23. > :52:32.well. It was a strange race. This was the race that first got me

:52:32. > :52:38.excited about athletics. All the greats, the greatest Olympian of

:52:38. > :52:43.all time won the 1500m. I don't think this man's name goes into

:52:43. > :52:49.that record book. It was a strange race, with a controversial winner.

:52:49. > :52:54.It left me feeling a bit cold. The 1500m used to be the blue riband

:52:54. > :52:57.event. The last one was ruined when the Russian won it and was then

:52:57. > :53:02.disqualified. This was disappointing and that it was not a

:53:02. > :53:08.great race. It was a strange performance all round. He is a

:53:09. > :53:18.controversial winner, and for me a bit of the Olympic flame went out.

:53:19. > :53:19.

:53:20. > :53:25.Just a word about the other athlete who got an injury. As so many of

:53:25. > :53:28.our athletes have done. He is a great sprinter. We saw him in the

:53:28. > :53:34.diamond lead in Monaco. He looked so majestic and we were all rubbing

:53:34. > :53:41.our hands together, thinking, he will defend a title. He is a very

:53:41. > :53:49.good fast runner. He is really strong and can deliver us up 3.30.

:53:49. > :53:57.He is not a great racer. He has come into the championships. Last

:53:57. > :54:01.night, I hope it was an injury. must be able to win. But he

:54:01. > :54:07.finished second in that race. Enough of last night. Now we look

:54:07. > :54:12.forward to today. It is the 5000m, Mo Farah on track. 80,000 people

:54:12. > :54:22.will be excited to see him, because he won the 10,000m and brings the

:54:22. > :54:25.

:54:25. > :54:30.confidence of being an Olympic is winding up, but this is not the

:54:30. > :54:35.sprint yet. It has not started. We have been waiting for this. When is

:54:35. > :54:40.it going to break? Who will go first? De it has not started. There

:54:40. > :54:46.are too many in this group for comfort. It is now about

:54:46. > :54:53.positioning yourself for a move, for a last-lap effort. Mo Farah is

:54:53. > :54:58.in contention. Kenenisa Bekele is not in a great place. He needs to

:54:58. > :55:02.position himself better if he is to defend his title. He quickly moves

:55:02. > :55:08.up on to the outside. Now we have got a raised arm. It will come down

:55:08. > :55:16.to a last-lap sprint. There goes Mo Farah. That is his first serious

:55:16. > :55:21.move. There has been a response from Kenenisa Bekele. Mo Farah hits

:55:22. > :55:28.the front! A lap to go. The bell rings. Is it dolling for a gold

:55:28. > :55:33.medal for Great Britain? Mo Farah are trying to become the first

:55:33. > :55:38.Briton to win the Olympic title of 10,000m. He has a bit of company,

:55:38. > :55:48.including his training partner. Can he hang on? He is running

:55:48. > :55:55.magnificently. A 500m lead, -- a five-metre lead, but that is all.

:55:55. > :56:01.Mo Farah is kicking hard! The crowd are lifting him! They are cheering

:56:01. > :56:10.him on. Into the home straight, just 100m to go. Has he got enough?

:56:10. > :56:20.He is kicking again! It is going to be a glorious, glorious win! Mo

:56:20. > :56:36.

:56:36. > :56:44.Farah for Great Britain! It is What a night. The emotion comes

:56:44. > :56:54.pouring out. Galen Rupp and Mo Farah took on the Africans, showed

:56:54. > :56:58.

:56:58. > :57:05.them how to do it. Unbelievable. Victorious, happy, glorious. In all

:57:05. > :57:09.of this excitement, hang on, Tangier. Can't believe it. Brendan,

:57:09. > :57:16.you and I have sat and waited for many years, you more than me. All

:57:16. > :57:20.of us have waited for a British distance gold. I have said it I

:57:20. > :57:30.will say it again. Gold medal at the Olympic Games. And the weight

:57:30. > :57:40.

:57:40. > :57:50.night. Well, I don't know about you, but what a night to be British.

:57:50. > :57:53.

:57:53. > :57:55.Heart pounding. Great since. Lovely That was the end of a 45 minutes

:57:55. > :57:59.sequins which saw Jess Ennis and Greg Rutherford winning a gold

:57:59. > :58:08.medal, and then Mo Farah. Watching that again, you get right back into

:58:08. > :58:14.the moment, thinking, is he going to win?! It was the greatest hour

:58:14. > :58:20.in the history of British athletics. We had waited a long time. We have

:58:20. > :58:23.had people who have made efforts and got medals, and been amongst it,

:58:23. > :58:28.but distance running has got bigger and bigger. There are people around

:58:28. > :58:33.the country who run 10,000m races who know what Mo Farah went through

:58:33. > :58:36.her because they have been through it themselves. I did not think we

:58:36. > :58:44.could win a few years ago, because the Africans had taken over. Then

:58:44. > :58:52.Mo Farah comes here as a young man from Somalia, learns the system.

:58:52. > :58:56.And now, the ball is beginning to roll. Mo Farah was on the top of

:58:56. > :58:59.that pile. There were 80,000 it we in the stadium who will all be able

:59:00. > :59:03.to say, I was there in the greatest hour of athletics that has ever

:59:03. > :59:07.been having this country. The previous one was the Roger

:59:07. > :59:11.Bannister four-minute mile. And there weren't even thousands of

:59:11. > :59:17.people there to see it. There will be millions who were here that

:59:17. > :59:23.night. And he just seemed to control that race. He never looked

:59:23. > :59:30.in any great bother. The great news is, it was not a fast race. I think

:59:30. > :59:35.he is physically capable of 26.30. He ran it in 27. That too. I have

:59:35. > :59:39.spoken to his physiologist. He said his recovery has been remarkable,

:59:39. > :59:45.because he did not fully extend himself. He ran a steady race and

:59:45. > :59:51.then a fast two laps. That means his recovery for the 5000m is in

:59:51. > :59:56.hand and he has more chance than in the 10,000m, because then he took

:59:56. > :00:02.on the great Kenenisa Bekele. He was not at his best. But Mo Farah

:00:02. > :00:06.it is coming in. He is not drained. He will enjoy this morning's run.

:00:07. > :00:12.The ball is rolling. He has got the confidence and the physiology to do

:00:12. > :00:16.it. We know he can sprint. I am getting excited already. We say he

:00:16. > :00:24.has a better chance in the 5000m. But he does not figure in the world

:00:24. > :00:28.rankings. It is not about that. Distance racing is about the race

:00:28. > :00:35.on the day. You can go to Diamond League races until you are blue in

:00:35. > :00:39.the face. You can't judge Mo Farah against a race he was not in.

:00:39. > :00:43.Athletes are running flat out in the shorter races. Distance racing,

:00:43. > :00:48.it depends on the pace. Mo Farah has not lost a race and has not

:00:48. > :00:53.been in a race, so the Times are irrelevant. This is not like a

:00:53. > :01:03.Diamond League. There will not be a pacemaker. There may be some

:01:03. > :01:09.teamwork. I think Mo Farah has a Will we have also got Sophie

:01:09. > :01:19.Hitchon qualifying in how much, and Steve Lewis in the ball vote. --

:01:19. > :01:21.

:01:21. > :01:26.Paul pole vault. He came into this championship with a brand new

:01:26. > :01:31.British record, so things are looking very good for him. He loved

:01:31. > :01:36.rubbing shoulders with the top guys, learning from them, and he has

:01:36. > :01:46.adopted everything he has learnt on this journey as a young man, and of

:01:46. > :01:47.

:01:47. > :01:57.course, a season's best. The for pole vault is a tricky event. Here

:01:57. > :01:59.

:01:59. > :02:03.is Colin Jackson's guide to the This is a seriously tough event.

:02:04. > :02:08.For a start, the poll that the athletes career is over double

:02:08. > :02:13.their body length. They can get them even at five metres long.

:02:13. > :02:17.Modern technology means that the breasting weight of the pole vault

:02:17. > :02:22.is around three kilos, which is pretty light, but when the athletes

:02:22. > :02:28.pick it up and run with it, the effective force on the body raises

:02:28. > :02:32.it to 20 kilos, the average maximum weight of airline hold baggage.

:02:32. > :02:36.Holding that while running, seriously disadvantage is the

:02:36. > :02:40.athlete. It means they are effectively running without the use

:02:40. > :02:45.of their arms and it means that the body's stance is more upright than

:02:45. > :02:49.a normal running position. That means it is really hard to get

:02:49. > :02:54.exhilaration and momentum. Competitors have to get the pole

:02:54. > :03:01.vault down into an area the size of an 83 piece of paper, a very small

:03:01. > :03:06.target to aim for. But once they get into the air, the amount of

:03:06. > :03:09.leverage the athletes get supersedes any other job. Women go

:03:09. > :03:14.around five metres high, easily clearing the height of a double-

:03:14. > :03:24.decker bus, whilst the men go even higher, up to around six metres,

:03:24. > :03:35.

:03:35. > :03:39.Colin Jackson, PhD. Once I have finished my commentary this morning,

:03:39. > :03:45.I think I will go down to the warm- up track and have a little practice

:03:45. > :03:52.with it! Just you said, when you run with a pole vault, it makes it

:03:52. > :03:57.hard does. But it does! Stephen Lewis coming up. Steve Hooker is

:03:58. > :04:02.next to him, the Olympic champions. He has had a crisis of confidence.

:04:02. > :04:08.He has really suffered for a long time. He got injured and came back.

:04:08. > :04:12.Steve Hooker had a lot of drama. All of a sudden, his confidence

:04:12. > :04:17.completely went. I can't quite understand when you have won so

:04:17. > :04:22.much, and he has gone over six metres, so he is a quality athlete,

:04:22. > :04:27.but sometimes, as we know, click of the fingers and things can just

:04:27. > :04:31.changed and he has suffered. automatic qualifying is five metres

:04:31. > :04:41.and 78, very close to Stephen Lewis's personal best. Let's hear

:04:41. > :04:43.

:04:43. > :04:53.It has been a good season. I have been jumping up really well. I have

:04:53. > :04:53.

:04:53. > :04:57.to keep believing. I know how my run has developed and the technique

:04:57. > :05:07.I amusing, I am really focused and paying attention to all of the

:05:07. > :05:08.

:05:08. > :05:15.details. A bunch of the best guys in the world are there. It is

:05:15. > :05:20.getting a bit close now to my home Olympics! I had a really good

:05:20. > :05:25.experience in Beijing. It was my first Olympics, I was lost in the

:05:25. > :05:31.hall Olympic spirit, but this time I have a lot more experience. I

:05:31. > :05:36.unfocused on making sure I get the most out of it -- I am focused. I

:05:36. > :05:40.am sure I will look back on it well. You can't deny that in a stadium

:05:40. > :05:44.that bake in a home crowd, there will be so much good energy and for

:05:45. > :05:52.me it will be taking that in and hopefully Adie on it that extra

:05:52. > :05:58.energy to my performance, -- adding on that extra energy. If the crowd

:05:58. > :06:06.can help me do better jobs along the runway, it will work for me. --

:06:06. > :06:09.better jumps. A big moment for Stephen Lewis. Five metres, 70.

:06:09. > :06:15.That will be tough for him. Hopefully the crowd will lift him

:06:15. > :06:20.to greater heights. I am delighted to say that Denise Lewis is

:06:20. > :06:27.alongside. I feel like sunshine on a cloudy day, you are looking

:06:27. > :06:37.stunning. There you are! You must be excited about the decathlon.

:06:37. > :06:37.

:06:37. > :06:46.I can't wait. Ashton Eaton. He is the supreme athlete. He is head and

:06:46. > :06:50.shoulders above everybody else in the decathlon, and he set the world

:06:50. > :06:54.record at the trials, breaking the 11 year it decathlon records. Many

:06:54. > :07:01.people at home it may not know him but they will by the end of these

:07:01. > :07:07.championships. He struggles a little bit but he is a natural run

:07:07. > :07:15.and jump, and when people see him, he is absolutely electric. In the

:07:15. > :07:21.US championships heat jumped 8.23 and is 100m time was fractionally

:07:21. > :07:27.quicker than Dwain Chambers ran at our UK trials. The one event that

:07:27. > :07:35.is his weakness is the shot but, where he do struggle a little bit.

:07:35. > :07:39.-- shot put. We also have Lynsey shot in the 800m heats. Slightly

:07:39. > :07:45.controversial! -- Lynsey Sharp. You questioned whether she should be

:07:45. > :07:49.here. It is not that I did not think she should be here. She won

:07:49. > :07:54.the trials and then she went on to get a medal in the European

:07:54. > :07:58.Championships in Helsinki. She ran well and she does deserve to be hit,

:07:59. > :08:04.but the three girls that have run quicker than her, it was a shame to

:08:04. > :08:08.see them at home. This morning when we were watching those 800m round,

:08:08. > :08:18.there is only one British woman. will head to the commentary team,

:08:18. > :08:22.

:08:22. > :08:26.Brendan Foster, Steve Cram and Paul decathlon, 100m. The first of 10

:08:26. > :08:36.events over two days to decide the best all-round male athlete in the

:08:36. > :08:55.

:08:55. > :09:05.number three, and Great Britain's Daniel Awde goes in Abiodun

:09:05. > :09:20.

:09:21. > :09:24.and not his best event. The man from Kazakhstani won the bronze

:09:24. > :09:28.medal last time but since then he has not really achieve what

:09:28. > :09:31.everybody thought he could achieve its. Everybody thought he could

:09:31. > :09:38.really do some damage in the decathlon but it has not really

:09:38. > :09:48.worked out that way for the Kazakhstani record holder. Kevin

:09:48. > :10:01.

:10:02. > :10:07.field in paper, a new lifetime best this year of 10.98. All of the

:10:07. > :10:17.times converted into points, of course. The wind is very steady in

:10:17. > :10:27.

:10:27. > :10:37.the stadium this morning. It is breaks the tape with a new season's

:10:37. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :10:49.best. 10.91. He is obviously in shape. That will give him 881

:10:49. > :10:57.

:10:57. > :11:07.points, so a good start for the holder. Karpov Now, generating a

:11:07. > :11:08.

:11:08. > :11:16.little bit more speed. As you were saying, it is much warmer than it

:11:16. > :11:23.has been on a few of the mornings. Yesterday may have been the coldest

:11:23. > :11:31.morning. No wind at all, in fact, a very slight headwind. That will not

:11:31. > :11:37.slow down Karpov. A big, big man. Not the best out of the blocks.

:11:37. > :11:42.Olympic bronze medallist in Athens eight years ago. That is his best

:11:42. > :11:48.score from that year. 8700 points then. A bit of that these days, but

:11:48. > :11:54.that is a good start to his Olympic campaign in London. 31 years old

:11:54. > :12:04.now. He is the Asian record holder and twice world championship bronze

:12:04. > :12:24.

:12:24. > :12:32.medallist. A good start to his two just started. Trying to go over 73

:12:32. > :12:37.metres. For automatic entry into the final. Sophie Hitchon, the

:12:37. > :12:46.British record holder, is yet to take her first round throw. That is

:12:46. > :12:56.a big, big start. The Olympic record is 75.02. That was in

:12:56. > :13:05.

:13:05. > :13:15.qualified her for the final. She can go back to the village and

:13:15. > :13:17.

:13:17. > :13:27.relax. What a start. A new Olympic record for the Polish athlete.

:13:27. > :13:34.

:13:34. > :13:41.one former world record holder to another. Lysenko, and that is good

:13:41. > :13:51.as well. 73 meat is required, a first-time up, mission accomplished

:13:51. > :13:52.

:13:52. > :14:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:14:41. > :14:49.Twice world champion. Technically, I think she is one of the best

:14:49. > :14:55.around. She sits very low, she is not a tall lady at all. She says

:14:55. > :15:01.she will retire after this year. Not the best delivery in the world.

:15:01. > :15:11.She goes dancing around in a circle afterwards! That is another athlete

:15:11. > :15:11.

:15:11. > :16:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:16:28. > :16:38.Karpov winning in the first heat, if you missed that.

:16:38. > :16:48.

:16:48. > :16:58.Artikov from Uzbekistan. Yet to break 8000 points. And Sebrle, so

:16:58. > :17:04.

:17:04. > :17:14.many times over that mark. This is Suarez. Took the bronze medal three

:17:14. > :17:27.

:17:27. > :17:37.years ago. From Liberia. Ushiro, from Japan. The Japanese record

:17:37. > :17:51.

:17:51. > :18:01.holder. Sebrle, has he still got the pace?

:18:01. > :18:03.

:18:03. > :18:13.The sun is out. Always worth checking weather forecast! It is an

:18:13. > :18:47.

:18:47. > :18:57.0 -- a long day in the Olympic medals in this decathlon. He is

:18:57. > :18:57.

:18:57. > :19:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:19:47. > :19:57.next to Sebrle, one of the all-time for him at all. He's certainly got

:19:57. > :20:02.

:20:03. > :20:12.left in the blocks. Addy coming through and scoring very well.

:20:13. > :20:17.

:20:17. > :20:27.Just faster than Karpov in the first heat. That will give us some

:20:27. > :20:29.

:20:29. > :20:35.indication of the sort of shape the former world record holder is in.

:20:35. > :20:45.Suarez running a season's best. But he will be a little bit

:20:45. > :20:47.

:20:47. > :20:57.disappointed with that. Sophie Hitchon, the British record holder.

:20:57. > :20:57.

:20:57. > :21:06.Just over at the 65 metres mark. We have son died - seen some great

:21:06. > :21:11.throws this morning. Technically looking pretty good. She is a

:21:11. > :21:18.former ballet dancer and attributes part of her technique, the balance

:21:18. > :21:27.and everything else, to her ability in dance. She has got off to an

:21:27. > :21:37.average start there. Lying in eighth place at the moment. Two

:21:37. > :21:41.

:21:41. > :21:51.throws to go. The result of the second heat in the decathlon.

:21:51. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:24.Erins second. Suarez, a season's just started. And a former American

:22:24. > :22:26.

:22:27. > :22:31.great under a bit of pressure here. Looks very slow. Derek Miles did

:22:31. > :22:41.not really get started in this competition at all. Big

:22:41. > :22:43.

:22:43. > :22:47.disappointment for the American. Certainly good conditions in the

:22:47. > :22:52.stadium this morning. But five metres 20 is a lowly height for

:22:52. > :23:02.this American to have gone out on. Steve Lewis yet to take his first

:23:02. > :23:07.

:23:07. > :23:17.jump. Betty Heidler, German world record

:23:17. > :23:26.

:23:26. > :23:31.holder. Just shy of the qualifying line of 73 metres.

:23:31. > :23:36.Amazingly, she did not qualified for the final of the European

:23:36. > :23:46.Championships in Helsinki a few weeks ago. She said afterwards that

:23:46. > :23:55.

:23:55. > :24:00.technically it was not right at all. Wry smile from the German. Will do

:24:00. > :24:10.not blink during this next heat, you might miss this man. Ashton

:24:10. > :24:10.

:24:10. > :24:18.Eaton, the fastest man ever in a decathlon 100m. You think of all

:24:18. > :24:28.the great athletes have gone before, the likes of Dell Thompson will

:24:28. > :24:55.

:24:55. > :25:05.stop that record may go this expects to run away from everybody,

:25:05. > :25:31.

:25:31. > :25:41.10.66. Trey Hardy trying to make amends for a disappointing games

:25:41. > :25:56.

:25:56. > :26:06.number of promising young Germans this year. And one of the best

:26:06. > :26:13.

:26:13. > :26:23.Commonwealth athletes next, and Damien Warner. He is the Canadian.

:26:23. > :26:26.

:26:26. > :26:32.Ashton Eaton is a class apart. The American just 24 years old.

:26:32. > :26:41.He will get faster and stronger as the years roll on, provided he

:26:41. > :26:45.stays clear of injury. But at the moment he is on the top of his game.

:26:45. > :26:55.The decathlon world will be watching this very closely and will

:26:55. > :27:10.

:27:10. > :27:15.be staggered at his performances, His team mate also going well. And

:27:15. > :27:21.Damian Walker, the Canadian. Not the fireworks were expected at the

:27:21. > :27:30.beginning. But that is the fastest ever in an Olympic arena for the

:27:30. > :27:37.decathlon. And it looked very easy indeed. Big total of points. 1011

:27:37. > :27:43.points. Huge. It is a very good start. He got out

:27:43. > :27:52.of the blocks well. Just looked a little bit tight to me. I thought

:27:52. > :28:02.he was going to get a little more pace. His head is going back. Just

:28:02. > :28:05.

:28:05. > :28:15.watch him here. Pretty good out of the blocks. Driving through. Trey

:28:15. > :28:18.

:28:18. > :28:23.Hardee also going well. He really was reaching for it.

:28:23. > :28:29.A little bit of his world record. But the main thing for him

:28:29. > :28:39.undoubtedly is to win this Olympic title. He will want to do it in the

:28:39. > :28:40.

:28:40. > :28:47.best possible style he can. And that is a solid start.

:28:47. > :28:55.Just to confirm his time, 10.35, the fastest ever in an Olympic

:28:55. > :28:59.Games. And Damien Warner running Games. And Damien Warner running

:28:59. > :29:09.one of his best races ever. A good start from the world record

:29:09. > :29:19.

:29:19. > :29:23.holder as he tries to add the He comes with a big reputation. He

:29:23. > :29:29.follows some great and iconic decathlete so. He got out really

:29:29. > :29:32.well, Ashton Eaton, that he seems to get a little bit tight.

:29:32. > :29:39.Heptathlete and decathlete are looking to get as close to possible

:29:39. > :29:44.to their personal best and he was not too soft. He has never won a

:29:44. > :29:50.major outdoor titles. He is very young, remember. Everybody would

:29:50. > :29:56.say, you need to gain a lot of experience. People saw this guy,

:29:56. > :30:01.and natural athlete, beautiful, and now it is time that he holds it all

:30:01. > :30:06.together. He got a world record at the US Championships, but he has to

:30:06. > :30:13.deliver now at the Olympic Games, and people in this competition have

:30:13. > :30:22.won big championships and will be chasing him happily. If it will be

:30:22. > :30:28.interesting to see Daniel Ward in the next heat. -- Daniel ought.

:30:28. > :30:32.He is young. It will be difficult, we need a realistic expectation,

:30:32. > :30:42.but hopefully he can really enjoy this competition and get a personal

:30:42. > :30:49.

:30:49. > :30:55.best. Let's hear his thoughts ahead I am so looking forward to that

:30:55. > :31:00.moment when you step out in front of the crowd. My family, they don't

:31:00. > :31:07.know how they have stuck with me. I have been through some real low

:31:07. > :31:12.points. My mum especially, she has been there. My brother has been a

:31:12. > :31:18.diamond. Family friends. Everybody has been so supportive. I want to

:31:18. > :31:23.pay them back and reward them for all they have given me. Top 10, I

:31:23. > :31:33.will be happy with. Top eight is what I am aiming for. I will give

:31:33. > :31:38.it my all. He will be looking for over 8,000, that will be there for

:31:38. > :31:44.us target. Absolutely. I think he will be disappointed if he does not

:31:44. > :31:49.get over his personal best. The crowd is suing everybody on and he

:31:49. > :31:56.can maximises opportunities -- cheering everybody on. The Daniels

:31:56. > :32:00.in -- Daniel is in the next heat false dock he would be looking

:32:00. > :32:10.forward to the moment he gets introduced to this capacity crowd

:32:10. > :32:35.

:32:35. > :32:42.way it works in the decathlon and you wonder why the gold medal

:32:42. > :32:46.favourite was not in this, the events are seeded according to your

:32:46. > :32:56.season's best times, and so these are the quickest men in this

:32:56. > :32:57.

:32:57. > :33:02.particular event. All of these men are pretty good sprinters. Daniel

:33:02. > :33:10.Awde, we will see him in a second, is a very good sprinter. He gets

:33:10. > :33:19.big points in the 400m, not bad at the 100m either. The Russian

:33:19. > :33:29.champion. He is a young man on the upward trend as well, just 21 years

:33:29. > :33:49.

:33:49. > :33:54.blood coursing through the veins. Let's see if he can build on that.

:33:54. > :34:01.Daniel's lifetime best is 10.85. He has done very close to that this

:34:01. > :34:05.year, 10.87. Nice and warm, hardly a breath of wind. It keeps moving

:34:05. > :34:15.around a little bit. They might just have it on their tails this

:34:15. > :34:15.

:34:15. > :35:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:35:00. > :35:06.personal best. That was into a headwind as wealth -- as well. What

:35:06. > :35:14.a start for the young man. If that is an official time, that will be

:35:14. > :35:18.worth 926 points. A cracking effort. I think you really worked from the

:35:18. > :35:28.crowd there. That introduction, you could see what it meant to him. He

:35:28. > :35:29.

:35:29. > :35:33.was fired up and ready to go. 10.71, a new personal best. Great start!

:35:33. > :35:40.30 points more than Daniel has ever scored before and that is just what

:35:40. > :35:45.you want at the beginning of your very first Olympic experience. The

:35:45. > :35:50.crowd inspiring him. He kept his form, a little bit tight in the

:35:50. > :35:55.shoulders but you have just done a lifetime best, well done. I liked

:35:55. > :36:05.his form at the start, he stayed low and did not come up too soon.

:36:05. > :36:07.

:36:07. > :36:12.The young Russian next to him was going well, too. Garcia's run, a

:36:12. > :36:22.very tall and powerful Cuban... By Daniel Ward had them all in the end.

:36:22. > :36:25.

:36:25. > :36:31.A good race. -- Awde. Cracking start. He looked good. I like

:36:31. > :36:37.seeing athletes to respond to the occasion, bring your best game.

:36:37. > :36:43.That will stand him in such good stead. More to come, I am sure. A

:36:43. > :36:53.series of personal bests for him. That is what he will be looking for.

:36:53. > :37:25.

:37:25. > :37:31.position for the Cuban. Oh my God! Dear me! That is certainly one of

:37:31. > :37:37.the hazards of pole-vaulting, no fault of the pole vault or the

:37:38. > :37:43.athlete, but they do have a lifespan. Right in the middle. He

:37:43. > :37:53.is a very lucky young man. It broke in two places as well. That woke

:37:53. > :38:10.

:38:10. > :38:16.is OK, thank goodness. That was a very interesting first event in the

:38:16. > :38:20.decathlon. No surprises that Ashton Eaton ran the fastest time ever in

:38:20. > :38:30.the Olympic arena. Just a few points ahead of his team-mate and

:38:30. > :38:37.

:38:37. > :38:44.world champion, Trey Hardee. Damian What a response to the crowd, let's

:38:44. > :38:50.listen to it. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE He is loving

:38:50. > :38:53.that, isn't here. It is brilliant. Steve Cram says he

:38:53. > :38:59.loves to see an athlete be in that situation and wry as to the

:38:59. > :39:04.occasion. It does not get greater than this. -- and rise to the

:39:04. > :39:12.occasion. It really pumped him up and he delivered a personal best in

:39:12. > :39:17.the 100m, which is a great start for him. For some athletes,

:39:17. > :39:23.probably for Holly Bleasdale in the pole vault, that proved just a bit

:39:23. > :39:28.too much. Different athletes respond in different ways. For

:39:28. > :39:34.example, the music that they play it will be very irritating for me,

:39:34. > :39:41.but it has not bothered any of the athletes in the spring so far.

:39:41. > :39:47.Would someone like Daniel, there is no expectation -- or with someone.

:39:47. > :39:51.He is here to do his best and deliver. He is relaxed. It was very

:39:51. > :39:58.different for Holly Bleasdale, where there was some expectation.

:39:58. > :40:03.We thought she could get a medal. Maybe she felt a bit under pressure.

:40:03. > :40:12.Another big cheer. The Olympic 10,000m champion is out. We would

:40:12. > :40:16.see him very shortly. First back to the studio. Another very busy

:40:16. > :40:21.morning in the stadium. We just want to remind you of what else is

:40:21. > :40:31.happening in terms of the coverage from the Olympics. Live on BBC

:40:31. > :40:36.

:40:36. > :40:45.Three, it will be the women's car yet final. -- car yakking final.

:40:45. > :40:55.Kayaking. Two gold medals will be awarded at the Excel and centre in

:40:55. > :41:11.

:41:11. > :41:21.Mo Farah is inside the stadium right now, gearing up for the heat

:41:21. > :41:28.in his 5,000m race. BECTU Jonathan. -- back to Jonathan. It must be

:41:28. > :41:32.great for Mo Farah. To be back on the track. I don't know, he is

:41:32. > :41:39.coming to these championships with clear objectives. He has delivered

:41:39. > :41:44.on one of them. I am sure he is expecting a gold medal. I'm think

:41:44. > :41:54.he thinks he can do it. It is businesslike now, I think he will

:41:54. > :41:55.

:41:55. > :42:00.have put the 10,000m behind him. is qualification today, Mo does not

:42:00. > :42:07.want to stress himself out too much, he just needs to qualify. Steve

:42:07. > :42:12.Cram thought he had a better chance of the 10,000m. I will leave it to

:42:12. > :42:17.you to describe the action. What we meant was he had a great chance in

:42:17. > :42:21.both, he has already delivered in one. Delivering in the second can

:42:21. > :42:25.sometimes become a little bit easier, because you can run with a

:42:25. > :42:32.bit of freedom and the knowledge that you already an Olympic

:42:32. > :42:42.champion. This is an event in which we all know Mo Farah has more than

:42:42. > :43:14.

:43:14. > :43:19.five fastest from this heat will incidentally. If you have been

:43:19. > :43:26.following what has been happening, Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele

:43:26. > :43:33.were named as reserves in the 5,000m. Tirunesh Dibaba won a gold

:43:33. > :43:39.in the 10,000m. She is now in the five. Kenenisa Bekele did not do

:43:39. > :43:44.very well in the 10,000m, and he has gone home! I think the

:43:44. > :43:52.Ethiopians have got three very good athletes for the Brit to contend

:43:52. > :43:57.with. This is a historic moment, Steve. We have never, ever seen a

:43:57. > :44:07.British distance runner, an Olympic gold medallist, start a race.

:44:07. > :44:09.

:44:09. > :44:13.energy levels occasionally get high, and the first thing I thought was,

:44:13. > :44:19.I cannot wait to hear Mo Farah introduced to the crowd this

:44:19. > :44:24.morning. Seriously? As Olympic champion. Mo Farah, Olympic

:44:24. > :44:34.champion. Fantastic. Let's keep saying that. We may be saying it

:44:34. > :45:00.

:45:00. > :45:10.again. He could change his name by one of the Ethiopian EST. The

:45:10. > :45:20.

:45:20. > :45:29.second fastest 5,000m runner in the They want Mo Farah to win this race.

:45:29. > :45:34.This is another Olympic medallist from Kenya. Mo Farah does not want

:45:34. > :45:44.to win this race, he wants to be in the top five. He just needs to

:45:44. > :45:47.

:45:47. > :45:57.qualify here. Isiah Koech another one to watch.

:45:57. > :46:15.

:46:15. > :46:21.are just two heats. So the guys in the second heat always have a

:46:21. > :46:25.slight advantage, knowing how fast the first one goes. And the good

:46:25. > :46:32.athletes in the bunch, and cannot see any of them wanting to push it

:46:32. > :46:40.on. There are all capable of running a good last 600. That is

:46:40. > :46:45.all but it will be required. Some experienced athletes in their who

:46:45. > :46:51.will look around this field and think, OK, I still think I can

:46:51. > :46:57.finish in the top five. It is then went you get into the next kind of

:46:57. > :47:06.phalanx of athletes who perhaps are not used to this kind of race. A

:47:06. > :47:15.lot of these athletes, they get the big times but it is different when

:47:15. > :47:19.you come and you run in the heat. Absolutely right. It is hard to run

:47:19. > :47:25.in it and he'd because every step that you run is a step that you do

:47:25. > :47:34.not want to run. You do not want to be tired, you want to keep it for

:47:34. > :47:39.the final. I really would love Mo Farah just to hit the front just

:47:39. > :47:44.for a little bit. He has to be a bit of a show man when he was a

:47:44. > :47:50.young man. Then he settles down and started to take his athletics

:47:50. > :47:56.seriously. But I would just like him to beat in the front for a time

:47:56. > :48:03.to hear the roar of the crowd. I remember when he was in the world

:48:04. > :48:10.cross country team and they all turned up with their hair dyed! I'm

:48:10. > :48:15.certain that Mo Farah up was the one who had instigated that.

:48:15. > :48:22.That was funny because he was expected to run really well in that

:48:22. > :48:25.junior cross-country but he did not run well at all. Two of them came

:48:25. > :48:30.and knocked on the door of the commentary box. I opened the door

:48:30. > :48:36.and Mo Farah said, I am Mo Farah, can you interviewed me for the

:48:36. > :48:43.television? I said, when you run better than that, I will introduce

:48:43. > :48:50.you! He has always been a character. There are quite a few stories about

:48:50. > :48:54.his younger days, some of them have not been made public! He is

:48:54. > :49:00.entertaining in a different way now. He's still a great character and

:49:00. > :49:10.much loved within the British team. Is that the one about him jumping

:49:10. > :49:12.

:49:12. > :49:22.off the bridge into the River?! No he jumped off the bridge

:49:22. > :49:44.

:49:44. > :49:49.laps, as expected. The first 1,000m was fairly slow. Lopez Lomong is

:49:49. > :49:59.just beside Mo Farah, from the United States. A little bit like Mo

:49:59. > :50:00.

:50:00. > :50:05.Farah, he was a refugee from Sudan. He has been held up as a bit of a

:50:05. > :50:15.standard bearer for American athletics. He has now moved up to

:50:15. > :50:39.

:50:39. > :50:46.the 500m -- 5,000m and has done these Olympic Games. Galen Rupp

:50:46. > :50:56.already with a silver medal. He is of course going in the 5,000m as

:50:56. > :51:00.

:51:00. > :51:06.well. Fairly steady running here now. Mo

:51:06. > :51:11.Farah enjoyed the crowd, the reception, but with eight laps to

:51:11. > :51:20.go he gets down to business. And I'm so impressed with the set-up he

:51:20. > :51:30.has got around him, her really big team of supporters. The British

:51:30. > :51:41.

:51:41. > :51:45.endurance squad, he is part of that when he comes over here. When he

:51:45. > :51:55.finished the race he took a recovery drink and then he got a

:51:55. > :51:58.

:51:58. > :52:03.massage and then he goes into an ice bath. He stays in there for a

:52:03. > :52:07.couple of minutes and that helps with the muscle recovery. So that

:52:07. > :52:13.recovery system, I spoke to his physiologist the other day and he

:52:14. > :52:18.said that he had recovered brilliantly. That is because he ran

:52:18. > :52:25.it at a pace when he was very comfortable in the first part of

:52:25. > :52:34.his race. A huge roar for the British record

:52:34. > :52:43.holder, Sophie Hitchon. She is down in 15th place, such is

:52:43. > :52:53.the quality in this competition. She likes it! That could be a new

:52:53. > :52:55.

:52:55. > :53:00.British record. What a performance by Sophie Hitchon! Her coach and

:53:00. > :53:08.mentor... That is a really good response to that final round the

:53:08. > :53:18.throat which could have seen her totally eliminated. Can she make it

:53:18. > :53:19.

:53:19. > :53:27.through and? 71 metres and 98. That is the new British record.

:53:27. > :53:37.When you have 80,000 people cheering for you, the actor and an

:53:37. > :54:03.

:54:03. > :54:09.-- the Jhelum and it must be front, getting a bit of a cheer.

:54:09. > :54:13.He is a target now, look at the way they are running! That is what

:54:13. > :54:23.comes of being the Olympic champion, when you make a move, the whole

:54:23. > :54:28.

:54:28. > :54:38.field follows you. Five laps to go. The crowd are starting to respond

:54:38. > :54:46.

:54:46. > :54:53.to this. Just got clipped from behind, that is what we do not want.

:54:53. > :54:59.Isiah Koech thinking enough is enough. For the first time now this

:54:59. > :55:09.Darge running at a pace that the good athletes would be used to. --

:55:09. > :55:27.

:55:27. > :55:32.they start running. Shugi on Mo Farah's shoulder. The

:55:32. > :55:42.field is starting to gather. The athletes have got targets to

:55:42. > :55:44.

:55:44. > :55:49.qualify. Mo Farah now thinking about getting himself out of that

:55:49. > :55:59.group and getting into a better position. The crowd responding once

:55:59. > :56:09.again. Just brilliant to see a British gold medallist in action.

:56:09. > :56:13.

:56:13. > :56:23.He does not want to win this one, but the crowd want him to win it!

:56:23. > :56:28.

:56:28. > :56:34.Koech on the inside. Three laps to go and Mo Farah doing

:56:34. > :56:40.the right thing. That little trip from behind just reminding him to

:56:40. > :56:49.keep as much space around him as possible. But he is like a magnet

:56:49. > :56:56.now. There is a bit more pushing and shoving.

:56:56. > :57:06.This group is quite large, they need to spread out a little.

:57:06. > :57:08.

:57:08. > :57:11.All the big names here. It is only going to get faster from here.

:57:11. > :57:21.Birmingham from a Australia one of the athletes resort running really

:57:21. > :57:30.

:57:30. > :57:40.well at Crystal Palace. Two laps to go. This is when the

:57:40. > :57:44.

:57:44. > :57:53.race can start. Mo Farah has to time this one properly.

:57:53. > :58:03.The to 18 year-olds controlling this.

:58:03. > :58:16.

:58:17. > :58:25.Lopez Lomong with his good 1500 this year. Moffat looking poised.

:58:25. > :58:33.This is for real, he has to get amongst them now. We know what he

:58:33. > :58:39.can do well over the shorter sprint. There they go.

:58:39. > :58:47.The gap begins to open. Mo Farah in fourth place, in a qualifying

:58:47. > :58:51.position. He needs to make sure he finishes

:58:51. > :58:57.in the first five, that is all he wants to do.

:58:57. > :59:07.They are making him work for this. There are six athletes and only

:59:07. > :59:16.

:59:16. > :59:26.five will definitely qualifies. Koech in second place. Mo Farah

:59:26. > :59:27.

:59:27. > :59:35.just looking around, checking where the danger is. He is OK.

:59:35. > :59:41.Soi in sixth place. That was being wound up and have wound up. Mo

:59:41. > :59:46.Farah had to work hard there. That burst of pace from this man it was

:59:46. > :59:52.something that I'm sure he did not enjoy. He did have to work for it.

:59:52. > :59:59.And even when you are the Olympic champion, and it can still be hard

:59:59. > :00:03.work, particularly when you do not want to do it. That is exactly it,

:00:03. > :00:10.he would love to go straight to the finals. And that is always going to

:00:10. > :00:15.hurt you. Moffat does not want to win this, he wanted to finish in

:00:15. > :00:25.the first five but at this point he had to finish in the first five

:00:25. > :00:30.

:00:30. > :00:36.because there were six athletes in left. Mo will have found that

:00:36. > :00:40.difficult in the last couple of laps, but he has now got the chance

:00:40. > :00:45.to run the race that he doesn't want to run, and that is the final

:00:45. > :00:53.of the men's 5,000m. That is the first time we have ever seen a

:00:53. > :00:59.British distance runner that is a gold medallist lose a race. When

:00:59. > :01:04.are you going to stop? I love sailing it! Olympic champion Mo

:01:04. > :01:14.Farah comes off the track. You will see him again in a couple of days.

:01:14. > :01:16.

:01:16. > :01:20.Go for it, Mo. Brendan, Jonathan was making the point earlier about

:01:20. > :01:28.the 10,005 1,000, I think Mo will have to be absolutely at his best

:01:28. > :01:32.to win this -- the 10,000m and the 5,000m. I think more men can cope

:01:32. > :01:38.with the final kick in this as well. That injection of pace that we saw

:01:38. > :01:43.at the end from Ibrahimov was better than anything I have seen

:01:43. > :01:47.from him before, and when Mo gets to the final, he will want to be

:01:47. > :01:57.controlling it a bit more when he gets to the last 600, rather than

:01:57. > :02:02.After the euphoria, you had to get back to business. Yes, it was

:02:03. > :02:07.pretty difficult. I was pretty tired. That took more from me than

:02:07. > :02:12.I thought, but it is all good. I got a great reception from the

:02:12. > :02:18.crowd. It is nice to get through to the final. You said you kept

:02:18. > :02:22.getting caught. A lot of pushing and shoving. The pace getting up

:02:22. > :02:28.and down. That is what happens in the heats. Hopefully the final will

:02:28. > :02:33.settle down. Last year, having not won the gold, you said you were the

:02:33. > :02:39.hungriest in the field for the 5,000m and then you got the gold.

:02:39. > :02:47.Do you think you will have more of a sense of freedom now? Yes. I will

:02:47. > :02:52.give 110%. It just depends how my legs allow me. It wasn't as easy, I

:02:52. > :02:57.would have liked to have run a lot slower just then, but I will just

:02:57. > :03:03.have to recover. I have a great medical team. Hopefully I will

:03:03. > :03:11.recover. All the very best, Mo. They are due to everybody for your

:03:11. > :03:21.support. Thank you. -- thank you to everybody. That was a difficult

:03:21. > :03:30.

:03:30. > :03:34.morning's work for Mo but safely and the others will have to sit and

:03:34. > :03:40.watch the second semi-final. Earlier, we saw a brilliant

:03:40. > :03:46.performance from Sophie Hitchon, just 21 years old. She screamed it

:03:46. > :03:51.out into the arena. Her coach, Derek Afellay, will be delighted,

:03:51. > :04:00.as was the athlete herself. A brand new British record and a possible

:04:00. > :04:05.What about that? A British record on the biggest day of your life.

:04:05. > :04:09.was in great shape when I came in and I knew that. The first one, I

:04:09. > :04:14.clipped the cage a bit, and the next one went better, and I knew it

:04:14. > :04:19.was there but you only have one left and I was like, it is all or

:04:19. > :04:25.nothing! Now I just have to wait and hope I make the final. What is

:04:25. > :04:30.that feeling like when you know you have nailed it? You just know. I

:04:31. > :04:36.knew as soon as I let go of it. It is just being relaxed. As soon as I

:04:36. > :04:41.let it go I was like, yes. I did not know it was quite that far. I

:04:41. > :04:49.knew it was over 70 and that is what I wanted today. And a great

:04:49. > :04:58.chance to make the final. We sought Daniel Awde did it. Mo women. What

:04:58. > :05:03.is it like? -- we saw Daniel Awde do it, and Mo women as well.

:05:03. > :05:08.can't wait to be in the final. I just have to cross my fingers. If I

:05:08. > :05:13.don't make it, I am not bothered. I have thrown my personal best and

:05:13. > :05:23.there is nothing more I can do. was a wonderful performance, you

:05:23. > :05:31.

:05:31. > :05:40.should be proud. Thank you very for more world record holders, and

:05:40. > :05:45.the current world record holder, and the former world champion. She

:05:45. > :05:55.beat a host of great athletes. Only the top 12 will make it through to

:05:55. > :06:02.

:06:03. > :06:07.5,000m. 12 and a half laps. Nick McCormick goes for Great Britain.

:06:07. > :06:14.An experienced athlete. He could well have to run faster than he has

:06:14. > :06:20.ever run before, depending on the nature of the race. Galen Rupp, who

:06:20. > :06:25.won the silver medal behind Mo Farah, and Craig Mottram,

:06:25. > :06:31.Commonwealth champion from Australia. Gebremeskel is the

:06:31. > :06:37.fastest athlete in the world this year for this. Bernard Lagat as

:06:37. > :06:44.well, of course, a legend. Not just in the United States but around the

:06:44. > :06:49.world of distance running. Well known in Britain. Former world

:06:49. > :06:59.champion in 1,500m and 5,000m, and Olympic bronze medallist. Galen

:06:59. > :07:05.Rupp, training partner, friend and rival of Mo Farah. The two embraced

:07:05. > :07:15.after they beat the might of Africa the other evening. A surprise

:07:15. > :07:15.

:07:15. > :07:20.bronze medallist yesterday in the 1,500m, Iguider. Another Ethiopian

:07:20. > :07:26.in very good shape. Quickly, Brendan, Nick McCormick is among us

:07:26. > :07:35.some very, very strong company. is a very difficult one, this.

:07:35. > :07:39.Seven of these athletes have broken 13 minutes of 5,000m, which means

:07:39. > :07:44.they are faster than Nick McCormick. He has done well this year. He had

:07:44. > :07:52.a couple of years in the wilderness. He has started to be coached again

:07:52. > :07:56.by Lynsey done. He has one the Commonwealth Games and the European

:07:56. > :08:00.Championships. This is something he has been dreaming about for a long

:08:00. > :08:07.time, to represent Great Britain in the Olympic Games in London, and I

:08:07. > :08:12.think he has done well to get this far. Let's see how we can respond.

:08:12. > :08:16.Craig Mottram of Australia, interestingly enough, he has

:08:16. > :08:26.decided 13.27 was what the runners did in the first round, so in the

:08:26. > :08:27.

:08:27. > :08:37.second heat, he has set out to give himself a chance to make this quick,

:08:37. > :08:37.

:08:37. > :08:42.deciding to run first serve than the 13.27. -- run faster than. The

:08:42. > :08:48.second heat always know what they have got to beat. They could go

:08:48. > :08:54.through as fast as losers. Craig Mottram is just happy to lead them

:08:55. > :09:03.through a very steady pace. Nick McCormick, trapped on the curve.

:09:03. > :09:10.There are 21 athletes in this race and he is 14th, 15th position.

:09:10. > :09:20.McCormack is going to run this race as though it is a final. -- Nick

:09:20. > :09:24.

:09:24. > :09:29.McCormick. Alistair Cragg is the ahead of him, the Irishman. The

:09:29. > :09:32.pace is being laid down and Craig Mottram is doing the job. This is a

:09:32. > :09:37.more comfortable pace for the athletes, more like the pace they

:09:38. > :09:42.will do in training and in hard races. Remember Craig Mottram in

:09:42. > :09:47.2008, one of the favourites, got knocked out in the heats, and that

:09:47. > :09:51.was because he did not gauge his pace. He isn't making that mistake

:09:51. > :09:57.today. He is giving himself a chance to qualify, doing this

:09:57. > :10:03.absolutely right. If he isn't in the first five, he will be in the

:10:03. > :10:12.position to qualify if he runs faster than 13.27. Mo Farah's

:10:12. > :10:16.training partner, Galen Rupp, in second place. Bernard Lagat is in

:10:16. > :10:22.third place. He has been outstanding over the years and he

:10:22. > :10:26.will be a danger in the final. He is less comfortable in two rounds

:10:26. > :10:31.and he is in one round. He hasn't looked as good to me this year but

:10:31. > :10:41.we will find out if he is ready for the Olympic Games. Craig Mottram is

:10:41. > :10:43.

:10:43. > :10:48.doing a sterling job. 11 seconds faster than the first heat. Nick

:10:48. > :10:58.McCormick is on the edge in terms of running at a pace that may not

:10:58. > :11:14.

:11:14. > :11:21.comfortable at the moment. He is getting a good pace set by Craig

:11:21. > :11:26.Mottram. They are running at 13.10, which is exactly right. Nick

:11:26. > :11:32.McCormick would have to run a personal best. If he runs inside

:11:32. > :11:40.13.20, which he has done before, he could get to the final. We did not

:11:40. > :11:45.have a finalist in the steeplechase and there 1,500m. We have one

:11:45. > :11:55.finalist in the 800m. It would be good to see Nick McCormick get to

:11:55. > :12:09.

:12:09. > :12:14.the final, it would be a great of seasons this year. But he is

:12:14. > :12:21.looking confident and strong. Asking for a bit of help. His Galen

:12:21. > :12:25.Rupp prepared to take it on? He has done his bit and he is giving these

:12:25. > :12:29.athletes a chance, and they know that. They should work together

:12:29. > :12:34.because it is to all of their advantage. 10 of them can get rid

:12:34. > :12:40.of the final if they keep going at this pace. If you do you share and

:12:40. > :12:45.you run steadily, with a lap to go and you know you are qualifying

:12:45. > :12:49.under 13.20, you don't even need to sprint in the last lap and that is

:12:49. > :12:59.a physical advantage, so steady running is much more conducive to

:12:59. > :13:05.recovery. Galen Rupp knows what he's doing. Good, solid running. A

:13:05. > :13:10.64-second place. That is great. These guys can run faster. They

:13:10. > :13:15.should be thanking Craig Mottram and Galen Rupp. I wouldn't be a bit

:13:15. > :13:19.surprised if these athletes had this conversation. Craig Mottram

:13:19. > :13:24.was burned last time in 2008. He had the chance to do something

:13:24. > :13:29.similar in Beijing but he did not have any information, he did not

:13:29. > :13:34.know what time he was supposed to run, but he has made it his

:13:34. > :13:41.business to find that today. He has done that well. He is getting good

:13:41. > :13:46.assistance from Galen Rupp, who is now in -- inviting somebody else to

:13:46. > :13:54.takeover. They should do that, no point running fast and then slowing

:13:54. > :14:02.down. Who will help now? Galen Rupp running out wide. Mo Farah watching

:14:02. > :14:08.his friend. Galen Rupp decides to go back into the lead. Craig

:14:08. > :14:12.Mottram is looking comfortable. Right at the back of that group is

:14:12. > :14:18.Nick McCormick of Great Britain, still looking comfortable. No

:14:18. > :14:22.distress at the moment. This group is full of quality and it does

:14:22. > :14:27.contain Nick McCormick. If you were in this group and aiming for the

:14:27. > :14:32.final, you would say, thanks very much Craig Mottram, thanks very

:14:32. > :14:36.much Galen Rupp. There is no point one in all these laps at a good

:14:36. > :14:41.pace and then slimming-down and jogging so I hope somebody else

:14:41. > :14:46.takes it up -- and then at slowing down. They know how to work hard,

:14:46. > :14:52.these athletes, and they are throwing it away a little. This is

:14:52. > :15:02.a little bit silly. It certainly has slowed down a bit. Nick

:15:02. > :15:16.

:15:16. > :15:25.spoke to Galen up about what they were going to do this morning. --

:15:25. > :15:35.Rupp. The professionalism of the man that he has developed in the

:15:35. > :15:38.

:15:38. > :15:48.last few years is amazing. Come on Craig, you have to do your

:15:48. > :15:48.

:15:48. > :15:57.bit! That is much quicker than the first

:15:57. > :16:07.heat. Craig Mottram recognising that the pace had perhaps slipped a

:16:07. > :16:18.

:16:18. > :16:22.little bit so he is taking it on All ahead of Nick McCormick at the

:16:22. > :16:32.moment. But it is Craig Mottram still leading, trying to keep the

:16:32. > :16:37.

:16:37. > :16:40.pace going. Craig gave them all the opportunity.

:16:40. > :16:48.They're not seizing that opportunity. And some of them could

:16:48. > :16:55.regret that. They're all queuing up and as soon as they get to the

:16:55. > :17:05.second place they just hold back. Around 17 athletes in this leading

:17:05. > :17:19.

:17:19. > :17:29.group. We have not seen any sign of Bernard Lagat yet. Moses Kipsiro

:17:29. > :17:39.

:17:39. > :17:49.pushing on. Kipsiro in the 10,000m, his shoe came off! He is a very

:17:49. > :17:50.

:17:50. > :18:00.good athlete. It looks as if Nick McCormick is in

:18:00. > :18:09.

:18:09. > :18:14.trouble now. He only has to beat a couple of the athletes ahead of him.

:18:14. > :18:22.The way they are going right now, there could easily be 10 qualifiers

:18:23. > :18:32.from this group. Great Mongeham disappointing the fading away. --

:18:33. > :18:34.

:18:34. > :18:44.Craig Mottram. Mo Farah watching, studying this

:18:44. > :18:57.

:18:57. > :19:07.well, really struggling there. What information is Mo Farah at

:19:07. > :19:08.

:19:08. > :19:18.gathering from this one? He will be watching Bernard Lagat. He is in

:19:18. > :19:28.

:19:28. > :19:38.that group. Just coasting on the inside. 600 metres remaining. And

:19:38. > :19:43.

:19:43. > :19:53.that is nearly enough. It is beginning to wind up Kipsiro,

:19:53. > :20:08.

:20:08. > :20:12.Rupp there as well. Iguider showing for the first time as well.

:20:12. > :20:22.Some of them will have been working out the times they need to get

:20:22. > :20:25.

:20:25. > :20:28.through. That is the qualifying group. They know what they're doing.

:20:28. > :20:38.Finished in the first 10, keep going, and that is you through to

:20:38. > :20:41.

:20:41. > :20:51.the final. At the moment, Galen Rupp does not need to be in the

:20:51. > :20:52.

:20:52. > :20:57.first five. Here comes Bernard Lagat down the inside.

:20:57. > :21:07.Where is Nick McCormick? Struggling a little bit. Just about to cross

:21:07. > :21:20.

:21:20. > :21:30.the line. We think he is about 13th. He gave it absolutely everything.

:21:30. > :21:30.

:21:30. > :21:40.Craig Mottram just crossing the line. That wasn't have won it for

:21:40. > :21:45.

:21:45. > :21:55.Mick McCormick. But I thought he ran OK today. Galen Rupp in seventh

:21:55. > :22:05.

:22:05. > :22:15.place. He knew exactly what he had to do. He is alongside Kipsiro.

:22:15. > :22:27.

:22:27. > :22:29.Bernard Lagat coming through, just reminding us he is still very good.

:22:29. > :22:39.Galen Rupp confident that the fastest losers are coming from this

:22:39. > :22:46.

:22:46. > :22:51.heat. There is Nick McCormick. That was an OK run from him. He has been

:22:51. > :22:58.through a tough time and that was a good the Olympic experience for him.

:22:58. > :23:06.Hopefully the rest of his career Hopefully the rest of his career

:23:06. > :23:11.can progress from there. Well Nick McCormick is here. What

:23:11. > :23:17.about the race performance today? am actually really pleased. I did

:23:17. > :23:22.everything I possibly could. I wanted to come here and make sure I

:23:22. > :23:32.gave it everything, no matter what. That is the second fastest time I

:23:32. > :23:33.

:23:33. > :23:38.have ever run for the 5,000m. It is a very different race. But I loved

:23:38. > :23:44.every minute of it. I am just disappointed that I missed out on

:23:44. > :23:50.the final by a couple of spots. But it is just a brilliant occasion,

:23:50. > :23:59.the crowd was fantastic. I have, long way from where I was at two

:23:59. > :24:04.years ago. I could not be here without my coaches. I'm just

:24:04. > :24:12.disappointed not to make the final, I think I could have done that. It

:24:12. > :24:17.was a scrappy race. There was kicking and everything. I just did

:24:17. > :24:22.not have enough today but I gave it absolutely everything and I have

:24:22. > :24:27.got no regrets. In 20 or 30 years I will be thinking I gave it

:24:27. > :24:35.everything. He performed in the Olympic Games at London, you will

:24:35. > :24:45.Olympic Games at London, you will always remember that.

:24:45. > :25:01.

:25:01. > :25:07.Certainly the first five very close Nick McCormick just outside of a

:25:07. > :25:13.qualifying position. Sad news for Nick McCormick and sad

:25:13. > :25:23.news in the decathlon as well. The former champion and former world

:25:23. > :25:23.

:25:23. > :25:28.record holder, Sebrle. Unfortunately he has now pulled out.

:25:28. > :25:32.He has not turned up for the long jump and that is a shame. That

:25:32. > :25:38.could be the end of what was a could be the end of what was a

:25:38. > :25:44.fantastic career. These are the standings after that

:25:44. > :25:53.first event. Ashton Eaton giving a very good indication of what kind

:25:53. > :26:03.of shape he is in. Steve Lewis Nell's it! Very good indeed. Five

:26:03. > :26:05.

:26:05. > :26:15.metres 50. Good stuff from Steve Lewis. He has

:26:15. > :26:18.

:26:18. > :26:24.beaten most of the world's best vaulters at some point in 2012.

:26:24. > :26:34.And excellent entry into this qualifying competition. Ashton

:26:34. > :26:47.

:26:47. > :26:55.Eaton now in the first round. That is very good indeed. Sebrle,

:26:55. > :27:03.we understand, did warm up for the long jump. What a great champion he

:27:03. > :27:13.has been. Ashton Eaton in control. Good effort by the American. Daniel

:27:13. > :27:14.

:27:14. > :27:24.Auld still pumped up from that superb run earlier. A huge roar

:27:24. > :27:24.

:27:24. > :27:32.from the crowd. That looks long. It is a red flag. Daniel has got a

:27:32. > :27:42.couple more attempts. The adrenalin probably still running through him

:27:42. > :27:54.

:27:54. > :28:02.from the race. Steve Lewis this morning in the

:28:02. > :28:07.pole vault qualifying. He will be relieved. He can hope leek go on

:28:07. > :28:17.now and get into the final. Daniel Auld I think getting a little bit

:28:17. > :28:17.

:28:17. > :28:22.Auld I think getting a little bit carried away. A word on Sebrle. He

:28:22. > :28:32.is one of the legends. He has been a great ambassador for the Czech

:28:32. > :28:35.

:28:35. > :28:39.Republic. He took over from the Olympic champion in 2000. I have

:28:39. > :28:44.grown up with him from the junior into the senior competitions and he

:28:44. > :28:50.has been a fantastic all-round athlete. We will be back shortly

:28:50. > :28:55.with the women's 800m event. The highlight this morning has

:28:55. > :29:01.probably been Mo Farah going comfortably into the final of the

:29:01. > :29:07.5,000m. He finished third in his heat. That final is on Saturday

:29:07. > :29:14.night. So he has got about three days to prepare. Time to hand you

:29:14. > :29:19.over to Matt Baker. What else have you got coming up? We have got

:29:19. > :29:27.showjumping coming up. So fingers crossed for an individual medal

:29:27. > :29:31.there. And also an unbelievable high bar final in the gymnastics

:29:31. > :29:40.yesterday. And we have that champion hopefully coming into the