BBC One: Day 12: 09.00-11.30 Olympics

the Olympic champion. -- Sir Chris Hoy is the Olympic

Welcome to date world of London 2012. These are the most successful

There is plenty to look forward to, right from the word go. Tim

Brabants defences kayak Olympic title this morning, he only just

qualified but could he get a medal at Eton Dorney? After his super

Saturday, Mo Farah is back on track. Can the 5,000-metre world and

Olympic champion at the Olympic title to complete an historic

double? Lynsey Sharpe goes for Great Britain in the 800 metres

heats. Can she justified her controversial selection. We will be

at the Olympic Stadium from 10 o'clock but before that we off to

Eton Dorney for the canoe sprint. The home of rowing has been a happy

hunting ground, can Tim Brabants He go first up on BBC Three,

taekwondo from the ExCeL. Table tennis and sailing to come later on

We just want to show you what it is like outside our BBC studios in the

Olympic Park. A wonderful crowd, welcoming us on air and perhaps

jeering bill and Hazel from Breakfast out of the way -- perhaps

Sir Chris Hoy it is here, they are pleased to see them. A really great

reception. Yesterday brought some stunning gold medal performances,

from triathlon to Cycling to equestrian. The gold in the team

dressage was not only broke Britain's Olympic medal in that

event but it has a special place because that was the moment we

surpassed the tally of 19 gold medals in Beijing. That was the

20th gold medal of these Games. The cycling gold medals took us to what

you see on the medal table. 48 medals is what UK Sport was

targeting for these Games, we are looking very secure. There are

guaranteed medals in the boxing so the half-century is secure. No

wonder it was all smiles at Greenwich Park, when our dress

large three delivered the historic Britain could bring another gold,

and the celebrations are still going on from the wonderful gold

medal produced by the British showjumper as yesterday. The next

horse comes in. But is Great Britain's car has to. -- that is

Great Britain's Carl Hester. This is the moment, Carl Hester for

Great Britain, with this lovely horse, Utopia. I can't believe the

timing. The three of us have three great horses when London decided to

host the Olympics. You won't see a better extended trot. Beautiful

balance, a lovely bend. This rider, it looks as if he might creep over

the 80%. And the team are happy. is the proudest moment of my life

and I am so glad to have made it one more Olympics, and come with

expectations that we are able to deliver. Now Laura Bechtolsheimer,

long-standing partnership, it feels amazing to have been part of this

long progression. It is amazing how this horse has developed its

confidence and partnership with Laura. He has been on a huge year

and hopefully to finish with a gold medal, I am so proud of the journey

Princess Royal will be delighted with that. What can this young lady

do? Charlotte Dujardin, this is for gold for Great Britain. I was a bit

more nervous today, because I wanted to come home with a gold

medal. Just hold on to your hats, let's hope she keeps this extended

trot under control. I wanted to do everybody proud, it was a great

feeling. She has made history. They know, and Charlotte nos. She has

won Britain's first ever gold in Britain -- in dressage. The first

of a medal, and it is a gold. Unbelievable timing. I can't tell

you how it feels. So many people supporting us, it makes its super

special. Taking it all in. Carl Hester, Loral Bechtolsheimer and

Charlotte Dujardin. It -- Laura What a wonderful moment, and they

are all with me. Congratulations. You must have hoped you would win

any medals, but to see you all sitting here with your gold medals.

How does it feel? The timing has been amazing. We had these three

great horses or at the same time. They were all with us here for

London. They are very different ages. Lloris is very experienced at

17, Charlotte has the youngest at 10 -- Laura's is very experienced.

The younger horse known as the Lionel Messi of dressage, explain

why. I only really started last year with that horse. He was only

nine last year, I started last year at the Grand Prix. We had never

competed at an Olympics. It was great. What has your experience

been like? Some of us may not have watched that much grass arch before

the big moment yesterday. What does it take to get out there and

produce that result? It kind of depends on your horse. Mine is 17

years old but he has been quite a long-winded project. Mentally, he

found the movements and a rethink quite easily but he found coping

with the pressures of competition most difficult -- the movements and

everything. It has taken me to a long time to ride him in front of

25,000 people and still keep him under control and pull off a good

performance. There are big crowds. That kind of crowd at Greenwich was

extraordinary. Yes, we are not used to riding in that a -- in front of

-- in front of that kind of audience. It is popular in Europe

When you right into a stadium like that, it is a very different

feeling. -- when you ride into. The atmosphere can create tension and

then you have something else to deal with. Dressage has to look

relaxed and easy. Sometimes when you ride in, especially with a home

crowd... One of the first movement's you have to do is to

canter down the centre line and standstill. Try telling your horse

to do that when he has just got very excited. You have to really

have to have the horse on side. that one of the hardest things

about it? Yes, it takes years to build that up. We have been riding

courses for six or seven years. Getting that bond and trust for

them to be able to relax and enjoy it. This is your routine. Your

worst nightmare is that something Is always a worry. We have to take

care. They are looked after very carefully. We hope nothing does

happen. What was your routine like? You plants that particular routine

and you're trying to bring out the best in your was -- you plant that

particular routine. It was a new test for this year. A slightly

shortened format. We have had at year to practise it. It is quite

strange when you first ride a new test. Because you are used to

riding the same tests all the time. It was quite interesting, getting

our heads around the new routine. You keep thinking you have to turn

left, right. You practise it at home, you try to complete the

routines and a certain amount of time. It shouldn't be too difficult.

A Grand Prix dressage horse is supposed to be very well trained.

And if you ask it to do something, that is what it is supposed to do.

We can safely say that the horses and riders got their heads around

unsuccessfully yesterday. There is an interesting story linking you,

wasn't it Laura's parents who gave you one of your big break? It was.

I am from the Channel Islands. I came to England because I wanted to

work with horses. I had a job as a groom and a rider for a family. I

was getting to the point where I didn't think I was going to be able

to stay. And make a living. Laura's father by a telephone to the

selectors, who were looking after the under 21s, and said, if there

was anybody they thought was looking for a job or had the talent

to be a rider for them. I it had an interview, I got the job. Laura was

about three years old at the time. She remembers because I did things

like locking her in rooms when she was a child! War the Charlotte came

She came to work with me and has been with my fault six years --

with me for six years. She started at the bottom like everyone else. I

put her and her horse together as a partnership. There are lots of

talented people but if somebody doesn't give her a break, you never

get seen again. I was fortunate I was able to do what her father did

for me. Was he a hard taskmaster? He is great. He is always fun. He

makes it really enjoyable. first wanted to be a jockey, you

wasn't -- you were not sure that dressage was for you. Yes. I was

always trained by a dressage trainer who tried to get me to

Dhoot dressage when I was doing the showjumping. -- get me to do

They knew all ended up at the top of the medal table. -- then it you

all ended up. Charlotte ended up with a higher score than you did.

That is true. Yesterday morning, I read in the paper, that they

thought that coal will end up working for Charlotte after today.

I thought, that is not going to happen -- that Carl will end up

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

they be in another Olympics? They should both be in another Olympics.

Not necessarily with us. They are 10 or 11 years old. They have part

owners, and they have specifically kept them for us so that we could

do the Olympics. And it has all worked out. It is a fairy-tale

story. We have to discuss what happens next when we get home. But

there is a not -- always another horse to train and bring on.

after you have developed a bond with a horse, it must be sad to

think of not working with it any more. Have you seen the papers this

morning? There is a rather unfortunate picture on the front of

the Daily Express, which is celebrating Britain's gold medals,

but has a picture of the Dutch bronze medallists rather than the

three of you. Hopefully, this kind of thing will not happen in the

future, because you have put dressage on the map. They are also

two girls in a boy -- and a boy, nothing like as! It is a shame

things like that happened. We work extremely hard at our sport. It has

taken years to get to this level. It is fantastic that we managed to

bring it to the front, because people's perception of it has not

always been great. But we are three very hard-working people. Lots of

people will think, this is a very expensive hobby or sport to be part

of. It takes a lot of money to have a horse at this level and be able

to train it. For us, the main legacy to leave behind after the

equestrian Olympics is trying to show, like car was saying in the

interviews yesterday, we are three people from extremely different

backgrounds who have all had different pasta getting here. We

what show that equestrian sport is for anyone who wants to get into it.

There are ways of accessing different disciplines and getting

involved, if you are prepared to put in the hard work and have

talent. You can make your own way to the top. And your route into it

was just that you loved horses, Charlotte? It was just a passion

and a dream and a fight. It was something I always wanted to do,

and I didn't want to give up on it. It is mad to think I have done it

now and got a gold medal. At being equestrians, you could have many

more Olympics ahead of you. We have been asking all the Olympians about

stamps and postboxes. There are stumps already on sale. In terms of

the postboxes, will yours be in Sark? Five think so. There is only

one postbox in Sark. It is probably very rusty and very old and has

stood there for years. I hope they are excited to have a gold one on

the island. There are only 600 people there. So in the age of us

are all using telephones, I will have to write a letter so that I

can put my own letter through the post box! Its sounds like it is

time that postbox had a fresh lick of paint. Thank you for being with

us this morning. Congratulations again. You are all going on to

compete individually. That is tomorrow, when you will compete

against each other. Tomorrow, it is the top 18 from yesterday's test.

The three of us have all qualified, and we are all in the last group

together. Charlotte is only two after me, so maybe I'll get my

chance to beat her cheques we will Thank you very much. Enjoyed a

golden glow you are all basking in. The it was a really dramatic day at

Greenwich yesterday, as it was in the velodrome.

It was somewhere there were always high hopes for Britain from the

start, but few dared to dream that the seven Cycling golds collected

in Beijing could be matched. More of us should have been daring,

because Britain's cyclists were in seventh heaven again, repeating

Britain are the world champions, and they will now become the

Olympic champions! They are on fire! Hit comes Chris Hoy! Gold

medal for Great Britain, a new world record! If Kenny is the

Olympic sprint champion! He wins the gold Medal, and he won it in

style. Victoria Pendleton has ignited the burners! She is the

Olympic keirin champion. The gold medal is Great Britain's! Oh, look

at the time! It is a new world record. Laura Trott is on fire!

Victoria Pendleton's career Wrens on a silver medal. Chris Hoy gets a

So great # God save our gracious Queen.

Seven golds in the velodrome. No other nation won more than one. It

is a personal milestone for Sir Chris Hoy, who has now surpassed

Sir Steve Redgrave's record of five Olympic gold medals. At the end of

a night to remember, we brought two remarkable sportsmen together.

Absolutely amazing. Are you going to race in the Olympics again?

has to be done. Wonderful to see you here,

celebrating. 11 gold medals between you. Steve is an inspiration. I

used to be a role as a schoolboy. We looked up to Steve and all the

rowers. To me, he will always be the greatest, no matter how many

medals anybody wins. He has an inspiration and he won a five

consecutive medals, which is different to winning multiple golds.

We saw the family all here. The emotion bubbled over. Before I got

on the podium. I was watching the athletics yesterday, and I was

getting emotional watching Felix Sanchez. When you realise how many

things have not gone well over the last four years, you doubt yourself

and take nothing for granted. Seeing Vicky's race, everyone was

expecting her to win. But you can take nothing for granted. Nothing

is assured. I wanted to do the best I could. I was going to celebrate

any medal, a bronze, silver or gold. The audience have given us that

extra percentage. It was the most unbelievable experience of my life.

You have done us proud. You did it all on your home, mate. Cheers.

remarkable a Olympians, two Another day to remember for British

sport, and the medal that began it came in the men's triathlon in Hyde

Park. Alistair Brownlee cemented his position as the world's leading

triathlete, and despite a few trials and tribulations, brother

Jonny made sure it was a family to begin the Olympic triathlon. The

Slovakian Leeds. Alistair Brownlee and Jonathan Bramley are in fourth

pedalling. Here are the leaders. This group of five exited the

Serpentine together, hit transition together and are leading the race

together. We have got a man down. Somebody has hit the deck early. It

brought in to do. He is leading the competition. The Brownlee brothers

are right in there. We are hearing that Jonathan Brownlee might have a

15 second penalty for mounting his bike too early. Javier Gomez is on

his way. Gomez and the Frenchmen have been joined at the front by

the Brownlee brothers, who now head out for a 10,000m run around the

park. The two Brown the boys and Javier Gomez have opened up a lead

of four seconds to the next best. The speed of but, my goodness.

Alistair Brownlee looks like a 800m runner rather than a 10 kilometre

runner. This is a hundred % effort. John E Brownlee is she struggling

to maintain the pace. Jonny Brownlee heads for the penalty box.

Time will tick past very slowly. He is away again. He stumbled as he

came out of the penalty box. first British Olympic triathlon

champion, in the guise of Alistair Brownlee! Alistair Brownlee is the

Olympic triathlon champion. Javier Gomez takes the silver, as Jonathan

comes home for bronze. Alistair A fantastic story. That makes it a

fifth gold medal for Yorkshire, who now sit above Australia and South

Africa in the unofficial medal table! There were some very happy

members of the BBC team at that particular result. Norfolk are also

celebrating after a successful afternoon for Nick Dempsey in

Weymouth. He missed out on a medal in Beijing, while his fiancee Sarah

Ayton was clinching her second gold in the yngling. Now both members

and family have a medal and plenty of Olympic memories to cherish.

Form macro years ago in Beijing, Sarah a tenth claimed her second

Olympic gold medal. But as she then had to watch her fiance suffer a

final day of agony on the water. Nick Dempsey went out on the water

in silver-medal position with the prospect of gold, but will finish

fourth. He will be absolutely devastated. It was always going to

be close today. It was tight, and we only had one lap, so it made it

very difficult. You spend your whole life grooming about getting

your gold medal. To be there and feel that you should have got your

gold medal and didn't, it was brutal. As a couple, they made a

tough decision. Sarah Ayton, on the verge of becoming one of the

greatest Olympic female sailors, stepped away from the sport so that

her now husband could focus on his Olympic dream. I am very, very,

very lucky to have Sarah. Without her, I would not be able to do my

Olympic campaign. This is my Olympic campaign now. It is my job

to look after the children and let Nick do the things he needs to do.

Hopefully, it is enough to make a difference. By London 2012, Dempsey

was hoping to put the past beside - - behind him. He has been on

blistering form. Dorian van Rijsselberge ran away with the

competition and claimed gold two days ago, but Dempsey was on target

for silver. My little three-year- old, Thomas, loves it when I bring

home a medal from an event. And I did promise him I would bring a

medal home from this event. It would be nice to not have broken

that promise. The Olympic final is off and begun. Can Great Britain

win silver? Good start for Poland, but Dempsey has the best start on

the left. What a start from Nick Dempsey. Netherlands look like they

have to squeeze round in front of them see. No pressure on Dorian van

Rijsselberge. He hasn't -- already won the gold. But Dempsey Poms hard

Olympic glory for the Netherlands, but Nick Dempsey, broken in Beijing,

has brought a silver to his son. He has delivered. It has been a pretty

difficult four years. I always believed that to come here and do

well and have all my friends and family here and do it in front of

your home crowd, it doesn't get any Mission completed and Olympic medal

to -- medal secured, it is time to With parents like that, there is

every chance that the young Thomas could take to the water with those

genes. How about a saline medal to look for two in 2032? -- a sailing

medal. Eton Dorney has provided grip Britain with four medals in

the rowing regatta -- provided Great Britain with. There has been

a healthy dose of realism after Tim Brabants only just scraped through.

Can he draw on the memories of big event. The final is under way

and Tim Brabants has jumped out of the start. Two paddlers are going

player, Tim Brabants and van Koeverden. -- going clear. Tim

Brabants is devouring the course, each and every stroke. Has he got

enough to hold on? He grits his teeth, he is looking to push one

last time. Tim Bradman's comes up to the line, he pedals into the

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

punches the air. No one came near A golden moment from four years ago

four Dr Tim Brabants. Rishi Persad is at Eton Dorney. That moment is

why he went into these Olympics with this expectation. Yes, he is

also the greatest canoeist that Great Britain has ever seen. The

first gold medal that grow Britain ever won in canoeing. Hopes were

high that four years later he would be able to do the same. He took 18

months off after Beijing, he did the same things after Athens, to

pursue a career as a doctor. He is a qualified A&E doctor. When he

came back, he suffered an injury. He ripped tendons in his shoulder

and that set him back enormously. He has suffered illness as well. It

has taken a long time to get back to his best form. In the heats on

Monday he struggled to show his best form. He scraped through by

the skin of his teeth, four hundredths of a second into the

final. He is in the final. He is in lane one. But if you look behind me,

the flags at the top of the grandstand are pretty still. On

Monday lane one was a negative role but it is not too bad. -- was a

negative draw. He will have the huge crowd cheering him on, which

he said it was a huge positive on Monday. That is what the row has

said all the way along. How is it looking at Eton Dorney -- that is

what the Rose said it all the way There is not that much of a cross

wind. If there is, it will affect them in the first five metres of

the rest. In the tunnel of the grandstand it takes away the effect

of the wind -- the first 500 metres His is the first final, but it

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

going in the women's kayak for 500 metres. Go it is normally dominated

by Germany and Hungary. Four years ago, GB sport identified it is

possible to win a medal, perhaps not the gold or silver, but there

is an opening in the bronze-medal position. They put a team together.

The four girls who have been competing finished 4th in the World

Championships last year and earned a spot in the Olympics. They

replaced one member of the team, Angela Hannah has come in as the

4th girl in the team. They are hoping to find the extra four

hundredths of a second required to win the medal. They finished second

in their heat and 4th in the semi- final. There is a hope they could

squeeze a medal. Altogether, there are four gold medals on offer in

the canoe sprint. Will the first bring a medal for Tim Brabants?

Here is your guide to the Inns and Canoe sprint. There are two

distinct types of boat. Canoe and kayaked. The kayak is raised by one,

two or four competitors, known as k one, K2 and K-For. They are

contested by men over distances of 201,000 metres. Women compete over

The canoe is also contested over 200, and 1,000 metres. The canoe is

propelled from a kneeling position using a single bladed puddles and

is directed using a stroke on just one side of the boat. The first to

cross the line is the winner but a photo is often required. Dead heats

will see both progress but they may be forced to re-race if places are

That is how it works. Here is a view of the course at Eton Dorney,

all ready for the canoe sprint competitions. This is the first

final coming up in a moment, for Tim Brabants. He is a Beijing gold

medallist, Olympic champion, hoping tempered by the realism that Tim

Brabants is not in the form that carried him to gold in Beijing four

years ago. His main goal was to reach the final and see what

happens when the crowd can give you an extra lift. Realistically, look

out for Max Hoff, European champion for the last four years. Also, Adam

van Koeverden, the world champion last year. Not an easy race to call

for the order of the medals. The first medals to be decided on the

water in the canoe sprint. Paulson from Denmark is in with a chance.

Not at his impressive best in the settle the medals in the K1 1,000

metres. The roar will grow for Tim Brabants as they approach the

stands, who will take it out quickest? Van Koeverden off to a

fantastic start, he jumped out of the bucket. He leads from the early

stages, really setting the pace. The world champion in this event

last year in Hungary. The Olympic gold medallist from Athens. Already,

a length up on the rest as they tried to close down. Others will

set the pace at different times. Tim Brabants usually goes out

quickly. It is Adam van Koeverden who is powering to the quarter way

mark. He is ahead of Rennie Paulsen make sure they don't let Adam get

too far away. He is renowned for these past stars but it is about

whether he can hold on. He drives with those lakes, connects the

middle part of the body and drives the blade into the deep part of the

van Koeverden and the rest. We look down from the finish line. Where

medals wait for three of these men, as they power up towards the stand.

The coaches are cycling along on the towpath, half an eye on the

athletes and half an eye on the clutter of the peloton. Van

rhythm and technique. Looking relaxed with his shoulders, puffing

with his cheeks as he comes into the latter part of the race. In the

last 200 metres the lungs start to burn. Does van Koeverden have the

staying power? Last and is in there. The green Norwegian boat is

creeping into picture -- last and metres in the K1 1,000 metres. It

is all about van Koeverden and Larsen. Does Max Hoff have

something left? Neck and neck for gold and silver, van Koeverden and

last and, into the final 150 metres. That is how far they are. It is the

Norwegian, pushing clear. Erik Larson from Adam van Koeverden. Tim

Brabants, further down, listening to the roars. His Olympic title

will go to someone else, it looks like it will be Larsen. He has the

gold medal from the van Koeverden. Max half coming through for bronze.

Those are the medals. What a race, timed perfectly, as it so often is,

from Larsen, the veteran, 36 years old. He celebrates, he timed his

push to perfection. He has the gold medal as reward. What a well-

executed race. He did not let Adon get away from them too much. -- did

not let Adam get away. Van Koeverden will be disappointed he

was not able to hold onto his lead. Most of the crowd knew that this

would not be a successful attempt for Tim Brabants. He is not in the

form, he has had that injury. But Larsen, a friend of Tim Brabants, a

long-term rival. We wondered if he was fading. Because he is getting

on a bit now at 36, but not at all. Look how he powered through and

took the gold. An extremely controlled performance. Took the

experience from the previous 10 and 15 years behind him and executed

the race plan that he hoped could get him the Olympic gold. To go

with his gold medal, a silver in Beijing, he takes gold again. The

first champion of the canoe sprint week at Eton Dorney. His wife is

competing here, she was the flag- bearer for Nora at the opening

opening ceremony. Tim Brabants was here to see his title handed over.

Her all about Larsen, the gold medallist from Norway. A sense

Again of what is to come, what the noise and the atmosphere. It is

fantastic for rowing and the canoe sprint. Larsen is from the southern

tip of Norway, he is on the ground, the rowing takes it out of you. He

takes the gold, disappointment for Tim Brabants but I think even he

was realistic, he knew he was a very outside chance to get in the

Disappointing for Tim Brabants, that he wasn't able to be amongst

the medals. As Andrew Cotter was saying, a fantastic effort,

considering the on this and injury he suffered over the last couple of

seasons. To be in the final and competing, he had to take part in a

best of three race against his team mate just took get into the

Olympics. He has done well to get into the final. The guys he

defeated in Beijing in 2008 have all got better and bigger. Tim has,

unfortunately, not been able to press on as much as he would have

wanted since Beijing. He is on his way over. One of the good things is

that his wife, Michelle, who was not able to see him in Beijing, was

here to see him. I was just saying about how tough a row it has been

since Beijing. You took some time off but to just be here in the

I am happy to be in the final. The guys out there, each of them is a

champion. I was pretty much outcast in that race, unfortunately. I feel

bad for a lot of the British support here. I had support from my

wife, my coach, my team. Everyone was hoping I would get there. Me,

too. I felt I could be an Olympic champion again. Sorry to all those

who came out to support and are disappointed. You don't have to be

sorry for anything. You won the Olympic gold medal for us. You are

the greatest canoeist Britain has ever seen. Things have not gone

your way over the last few years. No. It was a fantastic build-up to

these games, seeing how well Team GB are doing. Last night, watching

Chris Hoy in the velodrome motivated me so much. I wanted to

add another medal to that tally, so I am disappointed in myself. I feel

bad for my coach, who put so much time into getting me into the best

shape I could be in. It was a hard race. I am not sure what was wrong.

I felt good beforehand. There were some better athletes on the day.

What does the future of canoeing hold for you? Eyes and not done yet.

You can't go out on eighth place at the Olympics. You can't make

decisions now. We work around a four year cycle. This cycle has

come to an end. Take a couple of weeks' rest and then look ahead. I

have the Royal paddling challenge to do on Monday. Should be fun.

Life changes are so much. You have now got a little girl. It makes the

whole thing a bit harder. It does, but I am and that ageing athlete

now and life moves on. You put it on hold for so long, have children.

I know my little one will still be there and be happy to see me, even

if my coach isn't! You made us proud four years ago, and you made

us proud again by getting to the final.

So Tim Brabants, not ending up in the medal table, but a man of so

much achievement. Rishi Persad was saying he is the best canoe sprint

a Briton has ever produced. The coverage of canoe sprint continues

on the red button. The British female quartet will be in the

women's K4 race at 10.45 and you can see that live on BBC Three.

Four gold medals are up for grabs in the canoe sprint during the day.

Now, it is that time of the morning when the stadium starts filling up

and we turn our attention to what is happening in the athletics. This

morning's races include the first round of the men's 5000m, featuring

a certain Mo Farah, and the start of the decathlon. Over to Jonathan

Edwards. Yes, Mo Farah back on track. And

also in the decathlon, we have the appearance of the new world record

holder Ashton Eaton, which should be special. First, we look back at

last night's action. Colin Jackson and Brendan Foster are alongside me.

You are showing the full range of BBC wardrobe options, it is fair to

say. Brendan was actually not expecting to be here. I came

dressed for work, and he is dressed for going out. So, another great

night last night and another medal for Robbie Grabarz. It was a nice

medal. This young man worked so hard. He broke onto our screens

indoors, and we thought, who is this young man? For him to come

here into the Olympic Stadium and deliver the performance and the

bronze medal was a great thing. In this environment, he just excelled.

He is a bit of a showman. He loves playing to the crowd. He was

probably a lizard -- little disappointed with only jumping 2.29

metres when the Russian jump higher, but Colin's point was well made -

this is a different environment from what he is used to. He has

only come of age this year. The immediate we are not good at any

more is the one you left behind! Where is your Olympic legacy?

old Phillips Idowu. Injury got the better of him in the end. The

trouble jump final is tomorrow evening. We also had at Sally

Pearson yesterday evening, your favourite, Colin. And electric

event. Far closer than people would have anticipated. The defending

champion, Dawn Harper, third from the right of our screen, made a

courageous upsurge at the end and set a new personal best. But Sally

Pearson just had enough to take this title. She was so anxious at

the end. We knew she had won, but she was elated when the result came

through. The Dawn Harper found some form almost from nowhere, didn't

she? In the last 20 metres. But it was great for Sally. She has been

world champion, Commonwealth champion, she comes here, loses a

race just before the Games, and then wins. She has been based in

London and the weather has been off all summer. It was awful yesterday.

I am certain that has given her an advantage. She's used to being cold

and wet. Real sport, when you see the green and gold Australia,

crossing the finishing line, you know it is real sport. They have

not done very well here. There are a lot of queries going on in

Australia. But at least Sally got her gold. They were hideous

conditions. It was not the best, but she is so good at the hurdles.

I know I keep going on about how perfect this young lady is, but

over the barriers, she is perfection. For the men's 1500m,

Seb Coe was in the stadium with Roger Bannister. It was a strange

race. To be fair, seven years ago, we were awarded the games. The

first disappointment for me was that in seven years, we have not

been able to get a British athlete ready to run in the final. Then we

saw the Olympic champion labouring at the back. He did not run at all

well. It was a strange race. This was the race that first got me

excited about athletics. All the greats, the greatest Olympian of

all time won the 1500m. I don't think this man's name goes into

that record book. It was a strange race, with a controversial winner.

It left me feeling a bit cold. The 1500m used to be the blue riband

event. The last one was ruined when the Russian won it and was then

disqualified. This was disappointing and that it was not a

great race. It was a strange performance all round. He is a

controversial winner, and for me a bit of the Olympic flame went out.

Just a word about the other athlete who got an injury. As so many of

our athletes have done. He is a great sprinter. We saw him in the

diamond lead in Monaco. He looked so majestic and we were all rubbing

our hands together, thinking, he will defend a title. He is a very

good fast runner. He is really strong and can deliver us up 3.30.

He is not a great racer. He has come into the championships. Last

night, I hope it was an injury. must be able to win. But he

finished second in that race. Enough of last night. Now we look

forward to today. It is the 5000m, Mo Farah on track. 80,000 people

will be excited to see him, because he won the 10,000m and brings the

confidence of being an Olympic is winding up, but this is not the

sprint yet. It has not started. We have been waiting for this. When is

it going to break? Who will go first? De it has not started. There

are too many in this group for comfort. It is now about

positioning yourself for a move, for a last-lap effort. Mo Farah is

in contention. Kenenisa Bekele is not in a great place. He needs to

position himself better if he is to defend his title. He quickly moves

up on to the outside. Now we have got a raised arm. It will come down

to a last-lap sprint. There goes Mo Farah. That is his first serious

move. There has been a response from Kenenisa Bekele. Mo Farah hits

the front! A lap to go. The bell rings. Is it dolling for a gold

medal for Great Britain? Mo Farah are trying to become the first

Briton to win the Olympic title of 10,000m. He has a bit of company,

including his training partner. Can he hang on? He is running

magnificently. A 500m lead, -- a five-metre lead, but that is all.

Mo Farah is kicking hard! The crowd are lifting him! They are cheering

him on. Into the home straight, just 100m to go. Has he got enough?

He is kicking again! It is going to be a glorious, glorious win! Mo

Farah for Great Britain! It is What a night. The emotion comes

pouring out. Galen Rupp and Mo Farah took on the Africans, showed

them how to do it. Unbelievable. Victorious, happy, glorious. In all

of this excitement, hang on, Tangier. Can't believe it. Brendan,

you and I have sat and waited for many years, you more than me. All

of us have waited for a British distance gold. I have said it I

will say it again. Gold medal at the Olympic Games. And the weight

night. Well, I don't know about you, but what a night to be British.

Heart pounding. Great since. Lovely That was the end of a 45 minutes

sequins which saw Jess Ennis and Greg Rutherford winning a gold

medal, and then Mo Farah. Watching that again, you get right back into

the moment, thinking, is he going to win?! It was the greatest hour

in the history of British athletics. We had waited a long time. We have

had people who have made efforts and got medals, and been amongst it,

but distance running has got bigger and bigger. There are people around

the country who run 10,000m races who know what Mo Farah went through

her because they have been through it themselves. I did not think we

could win a few years ago, because the Africans had taken over. Then

Mo Farah comes here as a young man from Somalia, learns the system.

And now, the ball is beginning to roll. Mo Farah was on the top of

that pile. There were 80,000 it we in the stadium who will all be able

to say, I was there in the greatest hour of athletics that has ever

been having this country. The previous one was the Roger

Bannister four-minute mile. And there weren't even thousands of

people there to see it. There will be millions who were here that

night. And he just seemed to control that race. He never looked

in any great bother. The great news is, it was not a fast race. I think

he is physically capable of 26.30. He ran it in 27. That too. I have

spoken to his physiologist. He said his recovery has been remarkable,

because he did not fully extend himself. He ran a steady race and

then a fast two laps. That means his recovery for the 5000m is in

hand and he has more chance than in the 10,000m, because then he took

on the great Kenenisa Bekele. He was not at his best. But Mo Farah

it is coming in. He is not drained. He will enjoy this morning's run.

The ball is rolling. He has got the confidence and the physiology to do

it. We know he can sprint. I am getting excited already. We say he

has a better chance in the 5000m. But he does not figure in the world

rankings. It is not about that. Distance racing is about the race

on the day. You can go to Diamond League races until you are blue in

the face. You can't judge Mo Farah against a race he was not in.

Athletes are running flat out in the shorter races. Distance racing,

it depends on the pace. Mo Farah has not lost a race and has not

been in a race, so the Times are irrelevant. This is not like a

Diamond League. There will not be a pacemaker. There may be some

teamwork. I think Mo Farah has a Will we have also got Sophie

Hitchon qualifying in how much, and Steve Lewis in the ball vote. --

Paul pole vault. He came into this championship with a brand new

British record, so things are looking very good for him. He loved

rubbing shoulders with the top guys, learning from them, and he has

adopted everything he has learnt on this journey as a young man, and of

course, a season's best. The for pole vault is a tricky event. Here

is Colin Jackson's guide to the This is a seriously tough event.

For a start, the poll that the athletes career is over double

their body length. They can get them even at five metres long.

Modern technology means that the breasting weight of the pole vault

is around three kilos, which is pretty light, but when the athletes

pick it up and run with it, the effective force on the body raises

it to 20 kilos, the average maximum weight of airline hold baggage.

Holding that while running, seriously disadvantage is the

athlete. It means they are effectively running without the use

of their arms and it means that the body's stance is more upright than

a normal running position. That means it is really hard to get

exhilaration and momentum. Competitors have to get the pole

vault down into an area the size of an 83 piece of paper, a very small

target to aim for. But once they get into the air, the amount of

leverage the athletes get supersedes any other job. Women go

around five metres high, easily clearing the height of a double-

decker bus, whilst the men go even higher, up to around six metres,

Colin Jackson, PhD. Once I have finished my commentary this morning,

I think I will go down to the warm- up track and have a little practice

with it! Just you said, when you run with a pole vault, it makes it

hard does. But it does! Stephen Lewis coming up. Steve Hooker is

next to him, the Olympic champions. He has had a crisis of confidence.

He has really suffered for a long time. He got injured and came back.

Steve Hooker had a lot of drama. All of a sudden, his confidence

completely went. I can't quite understand when you have won so

much, and he has gone over six metres, so he is a quality athlete,

but sometimes, as we know, click of the fingers and things can just

changed and he has suffered. automatic qualifying is five metres

and 78, very close to Stephen Lewis's personal best. Let's hear

It has been a good season. I have been jumping up really well. I have

to keep believing. I know how my run has developed and the technique

I amusing, I am really focused and paying attention to all of the

details. A bunch of the best guys in the world are there. It is

getting a bit close now to my home Olympics! I had a really good

experience in Beijing. It was my first Olympics, I was lost in the

hall Olympic spirit, but this time I have a lot more experience. I

unfocused on making sure I get the most out of it -- I am focused. I

am sure I will look back on it well. You can't deny that in a stadium

that bake in a home crowd, there will be so much good energy and for

me it will be taking that in and hopefully Adie on it that extra

energy to my performance, -- adding on that extra energy. If the crowd

can help me do better jobs along the runway, it will work for me. --

better jumps. A big moment for Stephen Lewis. Five metres, 70.

That will be tough for him. Hopefully the crowd will lift him

to greater heights. I am delighted to say that Denise Lewis is

alongside. I feel like sunshine on a cloudy day, you are looking

stunning. There you are! You must be excited about the decathlon.

I can't wait. Ashton Eaton. He is the supreme athlete. He is head and

shoulders above everybody else in the decathlon, and he set the world

record at the trials, breaking the 11 year it decathlon records. Many

people at home it may not know him but they will by the end of these

championships. He struggles a little bit but he is a natural run

and jump, and when people see him, he is absolutely electric. In the

US championships heat jumped 8.23 and is 100m time was fractionally

quicker than Dwain Chambers ran at our UK trials. The one event that

is his weakness is the shot but, where he do struggle a little bit.

-- shot put. We also have Lynsey shot in the 800m heats. Slightly

controversial! -- Lynsey Sharp. You questioned whether she should be

here. It is not that I did not think she should be here. She won

the trials and then she went on to get a medal in the European

Championships in Helsinki. She ran well and she does deserve to be hit,

but the three girls that have run quicker than her, it was a shame to

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

there is only one British woman. will head to the commentary team,

Brendan Foster, Steve Cram and Paul decathlon, 100m. The first of 10

events over two days to decide the best all-round male athlete in the

number three, and Great Britain's Daniel Awde goes in Abiodun

and not his best event. The man from Kazakhstani won the bronze

medal last time but since then he has not really achieve what

everybody thought he could achieve its. Everybody thought he could

really do some damage in the decathlon but it has not really

worked out that way for the Kazakhstani record holder. Kevin

field in paper, a new lifetime best this year of 10.98. All of the

times converted into points, of course. The wind is very steady in

the stadium this morning. It is breaks the tape with a new season's

best. 10.91. He is obviously in shape. That will give him 881

points, so a good start for the holder. Karpov Now, generating a

little bit more speed. As you were saying, it is much warmer than it

has been on a few of the mornings. Yesterday may have been the coldest

morning. No wind at all, in fact, a very slight headwind. That will not

slow down Karpov. A big, big man. Not the best out of the blocks.

Olympic bronze medallist in Athens eight years ago. That is his best

score from that year. 8700 points then. A bit of that these days, but

that is a good start to his Olympic campaign in London. 31 years old

now. He is the Asian record holder and twice world championship bronze

medallist. A good start to his two just started. Trying to go over 73

metres. For automatic entry into the final. Sophie Hitchon, the

British record holder, is yet to take her first round throw. That is

a big, big start. The Olympic record is 75.02. That was in

qualified her for the final. She can go back to the village and

relax. What a start. A new Olympic record for the Polish athlete.

one former world record holder to another. Lysenko, and that is good

as well. 73 meat is required, a first-time up, mission accomplished

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Twice world champion. Technically, I think she is one of the best

around. She sits very low, she is not a tall lady at all. She says

she will retire after this year. Not the best delivery in the world.

She goes dancing around in a circle afterwards! That is another athlete

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Karpov winning in the first heat, if you missed that.

Artikov from Uzbekistan. Yet to break 8000 points. And Sebrle, so

many times over that mark. This is Suarez. Took the bronze medal three

years ago. From Liberia. Ushiro, from Japan. The Japanese record

holder. Sebrle, has he still got the pace?

The sun is out. Always worth checking weather forecast! It is an

0 -- a long day in the Olympic medals in this decathlon. He is

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next to Sebrle, one of the all-time for him at all. He's certainly got

left in the blocks. Addy coming through and scoring very well.

Just faster than Karpov in the first heat. That will give us some

indication of the sort of shape the former world record holder is in.

Suarez running a season's best. But he will be a little bit

disappointed with that. Sophie Hitchon, the British record holder.

Just over at the 65 metres mark. We have son died - seen some great

throws this morning. Technically looking pretty good. She is a

former ballet dancer and attributes part of her technique, the balance

and everything else, to her ability in dance. She has got off to an

average start there. Lying in eighth place at the moment. Two

throws to go. The result of the second heat in the decathlon.

Erins second. Suarez, a season's just started. And a former American

great under a bit of pressure here. Looks very slow. Derek Miles did

not really get started in this competition at all. Big

disappointment for the American. Certainly good conditions in the

stadium this morning. But five metres 20 is a lowly height for

this American to have gone out on. Steve Lewis yet to take his first

jump. Betty Heidler, German world record

holder. Just shy of the qualifying line of 73 metres.

Amazingly, she did not qualified for the final of the European

Championships in Helsinki a few weeks ago. She said afterwards that

technically it was not right at all. Wry smile from the German. Will do

not blink during this next heat, you might miss this man. Ashton

Eaton, the fastest man ever in a decathlon 100m. You think of all

the great athletes have gone before, the likes of Dell Thompson will

stop that record may go this expects to run away from everybody,

10.66. Trey Hardy trying to make amends for a disappointing games

number of promising young Germans this year. And one of the best

Commonwealth athletes next, and Damien Warner. He is the Canadian.

Ashton Eaton is a class apart. The American just 24 years old.

He will get faster and stronger as the years roll on, provided he

stays clear of injury. But at the moment he is on the top of his game.

The decathlon world will be watching this very closely and will

be staggered at his performances, His team mate also going well. And

Damian Walker, the Canadian. Not the fireworks were expected at the

beginning. But that is the fastest ever in an Olympic arena for the

decathlon. And it looked very easy indeed. Big total of points. 1011

points. Huge. It is a very good start. He got out

of the blocks well. Just looked a little bit tight to me. I thought

he was going to get a little more pace. His head is going back. Just

watch him here. Pretty good out of the blocks. Driving through. Trey

Hardee also going well. He really was reaching for it.

A little bit of his world record. But the main thing for him

undoubtedly is to win this Olympic title. He will want to do it in the

best possible style he can. And that is a solid start.

Just to confirm his time, 10.35, the fastest ever in an Olympic

Games. And Damien Warner running Games. And Damien Warner running

one of his best races ever. A good start from the world record

holder as he tries to add the He comes with a big reputation. He

follows some great and iconic decathlete so. He got out really

well, Ashton Eaton, that he seems to get a little bit tight.

Heptathlete and decathlete are looking to get as close to possible

to their personal best and he was not too soft. He has never won a

major outdoor titles. He is very young, remember. Everybody would

say, you need to gain a lot of experience. People saw this guy,

and natural athlete, beautiful, and now it is time that he holds it all

together. He got a world record at the US Championships, but he has to

deliver now at the Olympic Games, and people in this competition have

won big championships and will be chasing him happily. If it will be

interesting to see Daniel Ward in the next heat. -- Daniel ought.

He is young. It will be difficult, we need a realistic expectation,

but hopefully he can really enjoy this competition and get a personal

best. Let's hear his thoughts ahead I am so looking forward to that

moment when you step out in front of the crowd. My family, they don't

know how they have stuck with me. I have been through some real low

points. My mum especially, she has been there. My brother has been a

diamond. Family friends. Everybody has been so supportive. I want to

pay them back and reward them for all they have given me. Top 10, I

will be happy with. Top eight is what I am aiming for. I will give

it my all. He will be looking for over 8,000, that will be there for

us target. Absolutely. I think he will be disappointed if he does not

get over his personal best. The crowd is suing everybody on and he

can maximises opportunities -- cheering everybody on. The Daniels

in -- Daniel is in the next heat false dock he would be looking

forward to the moment he gets introduced to this capacity crowd

way it works in the decathlon and you wonder why the gold medal

favourite was not in this, the events are seeded according to your

season's best times, and so these are the quickest men in this

particular event. All of these men are pretty good sprinters. Daniel

Awde, we will see him in a second, is a very good sprinter. He gets

big points in the 400m, not bad at the 100m either. The Russian

champion. He is a young man on the upward trend as well, just 21 years

blood coursing through the veins. Let's see if he can build on that.

Daniel's lifetime best is 10.85. He has done very close to that this

year, 10.87. Nice and warm, hardly a breath of wind. It keeps moving

around a little bit. They might just have it on their tails this

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personal best. That was into a headwind as wealth -- as well. What

a start for the young man. If that is an official time, that will be

worth 926 points. A cracking effort. I think you really worked from the

crowd there. That introduction, you could see what it meant to him. He

was fired up and ready to go. 10.71, a new personal best. Great start!

30 points more than Daniel has ever scored before and that is just what

you want at the beginning of your very first Olympic experience. The

crowd inspiring him. He kept his form, a little bit tight in the

shoulders but you have just done a lifetime best, well done. I liked

his form at the start, he stayed low and did not come up too soon.

The young Russian next to him was going well, too. Garcia's run, a

very tall and powerful Cuban... By Daniel Ward had them all in the end.

A good race. -- Awde. Cracking start. He looked good. I like

seeing athletes to respond to the occasion, bring your best game.

That will stand him in such good stead. More to come, I am sure. A

series of personal bests for him. That is what he will be looking for.

position for the Cuban. Oh my God! Dear me! That is certainly one of

the hazards of pole-vaulting, no fault of the pole vault or the

athlete, but they do have a lifespan. Right in the middle. He

is a very lucky young man. It broke in two places as well. That woke

is OK, thank goodness. That was a very interesting first event in the

decathlon. No surprises that Ashton Eaton ran the fastest time ever in

the Olympic arena. Just a few points ahead of his team-mate and

world champion, Trey Hardee. Damian What a response to the crowd, let's

listen to it. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE He is loving

that, isn't here. It is brilliant. Steve Cram says he

loves to see an athlete be in that situation and wry as to the

occasion. It does not get greater than this. -- and rise to the

occasion. It really pumped him up and he delivered a personal best in

the 100m, which is a great start for him. For some athletes,

probably for Holly Bleasdale in the pole vault, that proved just a bit

too much. Different athletes respond in different ways. For

example, the music that they play it will be very irritating for me,

but it has not bothered any of the athletes in the spring so far.

Would someone like Daniel, there is no expectation -- or with someone.

He is here to do his best and deliver. He is relaxed. It was very

different for Holly Bleasdale, where there was some expectation.

We thought she could get a medal. Maybe she felt a bit under pressure.

Another big cheer. The Olympic 10,000m champion is out. We would

see him very shortly. First back to the studio. Another very busy

morning in the stadium. We just want to remind you of what else is

happening in terms of the coverage from the Olympics. Live on BBC

Three, it will be the women's car yet final. -- car yakking final.

Kayaking. Two gold medals will be awarded at the Excel and centre in

Mo Farah is inside the stadium right now, gearing up for the heat

in his 5,000m race. BECTU Jonathan. -- back to Jonathan. It must be

great for Mo Farah. To be back on the track. I don't know, he is

coming to these championships with clear objectives. He has delivered

on one of them. I am sure he is expecting a gold medal. I'm think

he thinks he can do it. It is businesslike now, I think he will

have put the 10,000m behind him. is qualification today, Mo does not

want to stress himself out too much, he just needs to qualify. Steve

Cram thought he had a better chance of the 10,000m. I will leave it to

you to describe the action. What we meant was he had a great chance in

both, he has already delivered in one. Delivering in the second can

sometimes become a little bit easier, because you can run with a

bit of freedom and the knowledge that you already an Olympic

champion. This is an event in which we all know Mo Farah has more than

five fastest from this heat will incidentally. If you have been

following what has been happening, Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele

were named as reserves in the 5,000m. Tirunesh Dibaba won a gold

in the 10,000m. She is now in the five. Kenenisa Bekele did not do

very well in the 10,000m, and he has gone home! I think the

Ethiopians have got three very good athletes for the Brit to contend

with. This is a historic moment, Steve. We have never, ever seen a

British distance runner, an Olympic gold medallist, start a race.

energy levels occasionally get high, and the first thing I thought was,

I cannot wait to hear Mo Farah introduced to the crowd this

morning. Seriously? As Olympic champion. Mo Farah, Olympic

champion. Fantastic. Let's keep saying that. We may be saying it

again. He could change his name by one of the Ethiopian EST. The

second fastest 5,000m runner in the They want Mo Farah to win this race.

This is another Olympic medallist from Kenya. Mo Farah does not want

to win this race, he wants to be in the top five. He just needs to

qualify here. Isiah Koech another one to watch.

are just two heats. So the guys in the second heat always have a

slight advantage, knowing how fast the first one goes. And the good

athletes in the bunch, and cannot see any of them wanting to push it

on. There are all capable of running a good last 600. That is

all but it will be required. Some experienced athletes in their who

will look around this field and think, OK, I still think I can

finish in the top five. It is then went you get into the next kind of

phalanx of athletes who perhaps are not used to this kind of race. A

lot of these athletes, they get the big times but it is different when

you come and you run in the heat. Absolutely right. It is hard to run

in it and he'd because every step that you run is a step that you do

not want to run. You do not want to be tired, you want to keep it for

the final. I really would love Mo Farah just to hit the front just

for a little bit. He has to be a bit of a show man when he was a

young man. Then he settles down and started to take his athletics

seriously. But I would just like him to beat in the front for a time

to hear the roar of the crowd. I remember when he was in the world

cross country team and they all turned up with their hair dyed! I'm

certain that Mo Farah up was the one who had instigated that.

That was funny because he was expected to run really well in that

junior cross-country but he did not run well at all. Two of them came

and knocked on the door of the commentary box. I opened the door

and Mo Farah said, I am Mo Farah, can you interviewed me for the

television? I said, when you run better than that, I will introduce

you! He has always been a character. There are quite a few stories about

his younger days, some of them have not been made public! He is

entertaining in a different way now. He's still a great character and

much loved within the British team. Is that the one about him jumping

off the bridge into the River?! No he jumped off the bridge

laps, as expected. The first 1,000m was fairly slow. Lopez Lomong is

just beside Mo Farah, from the United States. A little bit like Mo

Farah, he was a refugee from Sudan. He has been held up as a bit of a

standard bearer for American athletics. He has now moved up to

the 500m -- 5,000m and has done these Olympic Games. Galen Rupp

already with a silver medal. He is of course going in the 5,000m as

well. Fairly steady running here now. Mo

Farah enjoyed the crowd, the reception, but with eight laps to

go he gets down to business. And I'm so impressed with the set-up he

has got around him, her really big team of supporters. The British

endurance squad, he is part of that when he comes over here. When he

finished the race he took a recovery drink and then he got a

massage and then he goes into an ice bath. He stays in there for a

couple of minutes and that helps with the muscle recovery. So that

recovery system, I spoke to his physiologist the other day and he

said that he had recovered brilliantly. That is because he ran

it at a pace when he was very comfortable in the first part of

his race. A huge roar for the British record

holder, Sophie Hitchon. She is down in 15th place, such is

the quality in this competition. She likes it! That could be a new

British record. What a performance by Sophie Hitchon! Her coach and

mentor... That is a really good response to that final round the

throat which could have seen her totally eliminated. Can she make it

through and? 71 metres and 98. That is the new British record.

When you have 80,000 people cheering for you, the actor and an

-- the Jhelum and it must be front, getting a bit of a cheer.

He is a target now, look at the way they are running! That is what

comes of being the Olympic champion, when you make a move, the whole

field follows you. Five laps to go. The crowd are starting to respond

to this. Just got clipped from behind, that is what we do not want.

Isiah Koech thinking enough is enough. For the first time now this

Darge running at a pace that the good athletes would be used to. --

they start running. Shugi on Mo Farah's shoulder. The

field is starting to gather. The athletes have got targets to

qualify. Mo Farah now thinking about getting himself out of that

group and getting into a better position. The crowd responding once

again. Just brilliant to see a British gold medallist in action.

He does not want to win this one, but the crowd want him to win it!

Koech on the inside. Three laps to go and Mo Farah doing

the right thing. That little trip from behind just reminding him to

keep as much space around him as possible. But he is like a magnet

now. There is a bit more pushing and shoving.

This group is quite large, they need to spread out a little.

All the big names here. It is only going to get faster from here.

Birmingham from a Australia one of the athletes resort running really

well at Crystal Palace. Two laps to go. This is when the

race can start. Mo Farah has to time this one properly.

The to 18 year-olds controlling this.

Lopez Lomong with his good 1500 this year. Moffat looking poised.

This is for real, he has to get amongst them now. We know what he

can do well over the shorter sprint. There they go.

The gap begins to open. Mo Farah in fourth place, in a qualifying

position. He needs to make sure he finishes

in the first five, that is all he wants to do.

They are making him work for this. There are six athletes and only

five will definitely qualifies. Koech in second place. Mo Farah

just looking around, checking where the danger is. He is OK.

Soi in sixth place. That was being wound up and have wound up. Mo

Farah had to work hard there. That burst of pace from this man it was

something that I'm sure he did not enjoy. He did have to work for it.

And even when you are the Olympic champion, and it can still be hard

work, particularly when you do not want to do it. That is exactly it,

he would love to go straight to the finals. And that is always going to

hurt you. Moffat does not want to win this, he wanted to finish in

the first five but at this point he had to finish in the first five

because there were six athletes in left. Mo will have found that

difficult in the last couple of laps, but he has now got the chance

to run the race that he doesn't want to run, and that is the final

of the men's 5,000m. That is the first time we have ever seen a

British distance runner that is a gold medallist lose a race. When

are you going to stop? I love sailing it! Olympic champion Mo

Farah comes off the track. You will see him again in a couple of days.

Go for it, Mo. Brendan, Jonathan was making the point earlier about

the 10,005 1,000, I think Mo will have to be absolutely at his best

to win this -- the 10,000m and the 5,000m. I think more men can cope

with the final kick in this as well. That injection of pace that we saw

at the end from Ibrahimov was better than anything I have seen

from him before, and when Mo gets to the final, he will want to be

controlling it a bit more when he gets to the last 600, rather than

After the euphoria, you had to get back to business. Yes, it was

pretty difficult. I was pretty tired. That took more from me than

I thought, but it is all good. I got a great reception from the

crowd. It is nice to get through to the final. You said you kept

getting caught. A lot of pushing and shoving. The pace getting up

and down. That is what happens in the heats. Hopefully the final will

settle down. Last year, having not won the gold, you said you were the

hungriest in the field for the 5,000m and then you got the gold.

Do you think you will have more of a sense of freedom now? Yes. I will

give 110%. It just depends how my legs allow me. It wasn't as easy, I

would have liked to have run a lot slower just then, but I will just

have to recover. I have a great medical team. Hopefully I will

recover. All the very best, Mo. They are due to everybody for your

support. Thank you. -- thank you to everybody. That was a difficult

morning's work for Mo but safely and the others will have to sit and

watch the second semi-final. Earlier, we saw a brilliant

performance from Sophie Hitchon, just 21 years old. She screamed it

out into the arena. Her coach, Derek Afellay, will be delighted,

as was the athlete herself. A brand new British record and a possible

What about that? A British record on the biggest day of your life.

was in great shape when I came in and I knew that. The first one, I

clipped the cage a bit, and the next one went better, and I knew it

was there but you only have one left and I was like, it is all or

nothing! Now I just have to wait and hope I make the final. What is

that feeling like when you know you have nailed it? You just know. I

knew as soon as I let go of it. It is just being relaxed. As soon as I

let it go I was like, yes. I did not know it was quite that far. I

knew it was over 70 and that is what I wanted today. And a great

chance to make the final. We sought Daniel Awde did it. Mo women. What

is it like? -- we saw Daniel Awde do it, and Mo women as well.

can't wait to be in the final. I just have to cross my fingers. If I

don't make it, I am not bothered. I have thrown my personal best and

there is nothing more I can do. was a wonderful performance, you

should be proud. Thank you very for more world record holders, and

the current world record holder, and the former world champion. She

beat a host of great athletes. Only the top 12 will make it through to

5,000m. 12 and a half laps. Nick McCormick goes for Great Britain.

An experienced athlete. He could well have to run faster than he has

ever run before, depending on the nature of the race. Galen Rupp, who

won the silver medal behind Mo Farah, and Craig Mottram,

Commonwealth champion from Australia. Gebremeskel is the

fastest athlete in the world this year for this. Bernard Lagat as

well, of course, a legend. Not just in the United States but around the

world of distance running. Well known in Britain. Former world

champion in 1,500m and 5,000m, and Olympic bronze medallist. Galen

Rupp, training partner, friend and rival of Mo Farah. The two embraced

after they beat the might of Africa the other evening. A surprise

bronze medallist yesterday in the 1,500m, Iguider. Another Ethiopian

in very good shape. Quickly, Brendan, Nick McCormick is among us

some very, very strong company. is a very difficult one, this.

Seven of these athletes have broken 13 minutes of 5,000m, which means

they are faster than Nick McCormick. He has done well this year. He had

a couple of years in the wilderness. He has started to be coached again

by Lynsey done. He has one the Commonwealth Games and the European

Championships. This is something he has been dreaming about for a long

time, to represent Great Britain in the Olympic Games in London, and I

think he has done well to get this far. Let's see how we can respond.

Craig Mottram of Australia, interestingly enough, he has

decided 13.27 was what the runners did in the first round, so in the

second heat, he has set out to give himself a chance to make this quick,

deciding to run first serve than the 13.27. -- run faster than. The

second heat always know what they have got to beat. They could go

through as fast as losers. Craig Mottram is just happy to lead them

through a very steady pace. Nick McCormick, trapped on the curve.

There are 21 athletes in this race and he is 14th, 15th position.

McCormack is going to run this race as though it is a final. -- Nick

McCormick. Alistair Cragg is the ahead of him, the Irishman. The

pace is being laid down and Craig Mottram is doing the job. This is a

more comfortable pace for the athletes, more like the pace they

will do in training and in hard races. Remember Craig Mottram in

2008, one of the favourites, got knocked out in the heats, and that

was because he did not gauge his pace. He isn't making that mistake

today. He is giving himself a chance to qualify, doing this

absolutely right. If he isn't in the first five, he will be in the

position to qualify if he runs faster than 13.27. Mo Farah's

training partner, Galen Rupp, in second place. Bernard Lagat is in

third place. He has been outstanding over the years and he

will be a danger in the final. He is less comfortable in two rounds

and he is in one round. He hasn't looked as good to me this year but

we will find out if he is ready for the Olympic Games. Craig Mottram is

doing a sterling job. 11 seconds faster than the first heat. Nick

McCormick is on the edge in terms of running at a pace that may not

comfortable at the moment. He is getting a good pace set by Craig

Mottram. They are running at 13.10, which is exactly right. Nick

McCormick would have to run a personal best. If he runs inside

13.20, which he has done before, he could get to the final. We did not

have a finalist in the steeplechase and there 1,500m. We have one

finalist in the 800m. It would be good to see Nick McCormick get to

the final, it would be a great of seasons this year. But he is

looking confident and strong. Asking for a bit of help. His Galen

Rupp prepared to take it on? He has done his bit and he is giving these

athletes a chance, and they know that. They should work together

because it is to all of their advantage. 10 of them can get rid

of the final if they keep going at this pace. If you do you share and

you run steadily, with a lap to go and you know you are qualifying

under 13.20, you don't even need to sprint in the last lap and that is

a physical advantage, so steady running is much more conducive to

recovery. Galen Rupp knows what he's doing. Good, solid running. A

64-second place. That is great. These guys can run faster. They

should be thanking Craig Mottram and Galen Rupp. I wouldn't be a bit

surprised if these athletes had this conversation. Craig Mottram

was burned last time in 2008. He had the chance to do something

similar in Beijing but he did not have any information, he did not

know what time he was supposed to run, but he has made it his

business to find that today. He has done that well. He is getting good

assistance from Galen Rupp, who is now in -- inviting somebody else to

takeover. They should do that, no point running fast and then slowing

down. Who will help now? Galen Rupp running out wide. Mo Farah watching

his friend. Galen Rupp decides to go back into the lead. Craig

Mottram is looking comfortable. Right at the back of that group is

Nick McCormick of Great Britain, still looking comfortable. No

distress at the moment. This group is full of quality and it does

contain Nick McCormick. If you were in this group and aiming for the

final, you would say, thanks very much Craig Mottram, thanks very

much Galen Rupp. There is no point one in all these laps at a good

pace and then slimming-down and jogging so I hope somebody else

takes it up -- and then at slowing down. They know how to work hard,

these athletes, and they are throwing it away a little. This is

a little bit silly. It certainly has slowed down a bit. Nick

spoke to Galen up about what they were going to do this morning. --

Rupp. The professionalism of the man that he has developed in the

last few years is amazing. Come on Craig, you have to do your

bit! That is much quicker than the first

heat. Craig Mottram recognising that the pace had perhaps slipped a

little bit so he is taking it on All ahead of Nick McCormick at the

moment. But it is Craig Mottram still leading, trying to keep the

pace going. Craig gave them all the opportunity.

They're not seizing that opportunity. And some of them could

regret that. They're all queuing up and as soon as they get to the

second place they just hold back. Around 17 athletes in this leading

group. We have not seen any sign of Bernard Lagat yet. Moses Kipsiro

pushing on. Kipsiro in the 10,000m, his shoe came off! He is a very

good athlete. It looks as if Nick McCormick is in

trouble now. He only has to beat a couple of the athletes ahead of him.

The way they are going right now, there could easily be 10 qualifiers

from this group. Great Mongeham disappointing the fading away. --

Craig Mottram. Mo Farah watching, studying this

well, really struggling there. What information is Mo Farah at

gathering from this one? He will be watching Bernard Lagat. He is in

that group. Just coasting on the inside. 600 metres remaining. And

that is nearly enough. It is beginning to wind up Kipsiro,

Rupp there as well. Iguider showing for the first time as well.

Some of them will have been working out the times they need to get

through. That is the qualifying group. They know what they're doing.

Finished in the first 10, keep going, and that is you through to

the final. At the moment, Galen Rupp does not need to be in the

first five. Here comes Bernard Lagat down the inside.

Where is Nick McCormick? Struggling a little bit. Just about to cross

the line. We think he is about 13th. He gave it absolutely everything.

Craig Mottram just crossing the line. That wasn't have won it for

Mick McCormick. But I thought he ran OK today. Galen Rupp in seventh

place. He knew exactly what he had to do. He is alongside Kipsiro.

Bernard Lagat coming through, just reminding us he is still very good.

Galen Rupp confident that the fastest losers are coming from this

heat. There is Nick McCormick. That was an OK run from him. He has been

through a tough time and that was a good the Olympic experience for him.

Hopefully the rest of his career Hopefully the rest of his career

can progress from there. Well Nick McCormick is here. What

about the race performance today? am actually really pleased. I did

everything I possibly could. I wanted to come here and make sure I

gave it everything, no matter what. That is the second fastest time I

have ever run for the 5,000m. It is a very different race. But I loved

every minute of it. I am just disappointed that I missed out on

the final by a couple of spots. But it is just a brilliant occasion,

the crowd was fantastic. I have, long way from where I was at two

years ago. I could not be here without my coaches. I'm just

disappointed not to make the final, I think I could have done that. It

was a scrappy race. There was kicking and everything. I just did

not have enough today but I gave it absolutely everything and I have

got no regrets. In 20 or 30 years I will be thinking I gave it

everything. He performed in the Olympic Games at London, you will

Olympic Games at London, you will always remember that.

Certainly the first five very close Nick McCormick just outside of a

qualifying position. Sad news for Nick McCormick and sad

news in the decathlon as well. The former champion and former world

record holder, Sebrle. Unfortunately he has now pulled out.

He has not turned up for the long jump and that is a shame. That

could be the end of what was a could be the end of what was a

fantastic career. These are the standings after that

first event. Ashton Eaton giving a very good indication of what kind

of shape he is in. Steve Lewis Nell's it! Very good indeed. Five

metres 50. Good stuff from Steve Lewis. He has

beaten most of the world's best vaulters at some point in 2012.

And excellent entry into this qualifying competition. Ashton

Eaton now in the first round. That is very good indeed. Sebrle,

we understand, did warm up for the long jump. What a great champion he

has been. Ashton Eaton in control. Good effort by the American. Daniel

Auld still pumped up from that superb run earlier. A huge roar

from the crowd. That looks long. It is a red flag. Daniel has got a

couple more attempts. The adrenalin probably still running through him

from the race. Steve Lewis this morning in the

pole vault qualifying. He will be relieved. He can hope leek go on

now and get into the final. Daniel Auld I think getting a little bit

Auld I think getting a little bit carried away. A word on Sebrle. He

is one of the legends. He has been a great ambassador for the Czech

Republic. He took over from the Olympic champion in 2000. I have

grown up with him from the junior into the senior competitions and he

has been a fantastic all-round athlete. We will be back shortly

with the women's 800m event. The highlight this morning has

probably been Mo Farah going comfortably into the final of the

5,000m. He finished third in his heat. That final is on Saturday

night. So he has got about three days to prepare. Time to hand you

over to Matt Baker. What else have you got coming up? We have got

showjumping coming up. So fingers crossed for an individual medal

there. And also an unbelievable high bar final in the gymnastics

yesterday. And we have that champion hopefully coming into the