:00:06. > :00:12.me some time! That would be something!
:00:12. > :00:17.Let us get on with our most successful games for 140 years. By
:00:17. > :00:21.Sunday 2000 athletes will have competed in the Olympic Stadium
:00:21. > :00:31.across 47 events in the athletics. Now it is the turn of the women in
:00:31. > :00:32.
:00:32. > :00:37.the 800m. Here is good to look out Caster Semenya makes her first
:00:37. > :00:43.appearance at the Games, after a difficult 18 months. The Olympic
:00:43. > :00:53.champion over 800m is back. Pamela Jim Neil Lowe was just 18 when she
:00:53. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :00:57.one the title in Beijing -- Pamela Jelimo. A controversial selection
:00:57. > :01:04.means that Lynsey Sharp needs a good performance here, despite
:01:04. > :01:10.taking silver in the world championships. Individual medals on
:01:10. > :01:14.offer in the showjumping. Not even a broken neck and a hip replacement.
:01:14. > :01:21.54-year-old Nick Skelton. Nicola Adams is already guaranteed a medal
:01:21. > :01:29.in boxing. At 1:45pm, she faces five-time world lightweight
:01:29. > :01:33.champion at Mary Kom. The capacity crowd at the Olympic Stadium has
:01:33. > :01:39.had a lot to cheer about this morning. Sophie Hitchon got a new
:01:39. > :01:47.British record, Daniel Awde ran a personal best in the 100m, and Mo
:01:47. > :01:51.Farah has qualified for the 5,000m. Get in. Let's go to the track. Is
:01:51. > :01:59.there time before the heats of the 800m to talk about the
:01:59. > :02:03.extraordinary events in the pole vault? It does look very dramatic,
:02:03. > :02:13.but I imagine there is not an athlete out there who has not had
:02:13. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:20.one of their polls snap at some point. It is a dangerous event.
:02:20. > :02:25.Thankfully, the Cuban athlete is OK. That could cause a nasty injury.
:02:25. > :02:34.can be quite off-putting as well. Now they have to get a brand new
:02:34. > :02:41.pole vault and start off again. It is a difficult thing. The women's
:02:41. > :02:47.800m is up next. Caster Semenya, cast our mind back to 2009, all the
:02:47. > :02:53.issues around her, whether she could compete as a woman or not.
:02:53. > :02:58.Obviously she can but she has not been the same athlete since then.
:02:58. > :03:02.Something about global humiliation has affected her. I think it has
:03:02. > :03:07.affected her state of mind and her performance, but it is good to see
:03:07. > :03:17.her here. She has not been in good form but let's see what she is able
:03:17. > :03:39.
:03:39. > :03:46.to do. Brendan Foster and Paul Caster Semenya from South Africa in
:03:46. > :03:53.lane eight. One of the most talked about athletes in recent years.
:03:53. > :04:02.World champion in 2009. She has had a couple of lean years since then.
:04:02. > :04:10.She is back in shape. She has run under two minutes this year. She
:04:10. > :04:17.carried the South African flag during the opening ceremony.
:04:17. > :04:22.Montano, 26 years old. Her last appearance was at the Monaco
:04:22. > :04:32.Diamond League, where she finished in third place in a very quick race,
:04:32. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:43.and she is the American champion over the last 40 minutes, maybe a
:04:43. > :04:49.degree less than it was, but good conditions for track and field this
:04:49. > :04:59.morning. Once again, we have a packed stadium. A lot of them will
:04:59. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:24.be watching Caster Semenya for the right for once. Here we go. Heat
:05:24. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :05:57.ahead of everybody. She is going too quickly, and she is especially
:05:57. > :06:07.going too quickly in a heat. The first three to qualify and the
:06:07. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:25.three fastest losers. She should as strong as it was. -- Caster
:06:25. > :06:32.Semenya. That was far too quick for Montano. I would not be surprised
:06:32. > :06:39.if that was too fast even for a final. I am not sure I have ever
:06:39. > :06:49.seen a lead of 400m in an 800m race ever as big as that. She is now
:06:49. > :07:09.
:07:10. > :07:19.group as well, Almanza, just 20 years old. Caster Semenya using her
:07:20. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :07:43.Goodness only knows what she was doing. Caster Semenya ran well. But
:07:43. > :07:50.the winner, 64 seconds for the second lap, 64.9. This is how not
:07:50. > :07:55.to run an 800m race. You set off, go quickly, and from this point on,
:07:55. > :08:05.you slow down. That is a silly tactic because it makes you more
:08:05. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:27.tired than you need to be. Caster setting a pace. -- the 800m. Caster
:08:27. > :08:34.
:08:34. > :08:39.third have had a much easier ride than the Montano from the United
:08:39. > :08:48.States. I think her coach needs to talk to her. That is not the way to
:08:48. > :08:53.run 800m. The American is more tired now then Caster Semenya. She
:08:53. > :09:03.really punished herself in that first heat. Caster Semenya looked
:09:03. > :09:08.wonderful in second place. We will have to see if Almanza can go
:09:08. > :09:18.through as the fastest loser. Ashdon eating, under eight metres
:09:18. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:33.eight metres but it is a red flag. Daniel Awde pacing around in the
:09:33. > :09:40.background. He got a foul in the first round. Frustration for Ashton
:09:40. > :09:50.Eton but certainly in the lead in the decathlon at the moment. A good
:09:50. > :10:02.
:10:02. > :10:09.100m in the first round. Daniel experienced this sort of support in
:10:09. > :10:16.the past. He has got another foul. Under all sorts of pressure, after
:10:16. > :10:23.such a fantastic start earlier on this morning in the 100m. I am
:10:23. > :10:33.wondering if he is hurting. Daniel Awde has got it all to do in the
:10:33. > :10:38.
:10:38. > :10:48.third round. He must get a mark on are really out of sorts for most of
:10:48. > :11:00.
:11:00. > :11:06.this year, but that was much better. Lewis, having gone clear at 5.50
:11:06. > :11:15.first time. You saw what a good sprinter Damian Warner was earlier
:11:15. > :11:23.on. He ran well under 11 seconds. What has he got in the long jump?
:11:24. > :11:30.Could effort. He likes it. The crowd like it -- good effort. There
:11:30. > :11:37.are two at swimming pools in this decathlon -- two Paul's in this
:11:37. > :11:47.decathlon. One started a good well after. That is why we have seen two
:11:47. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:21.chums from Daniel Awde. -- John year and she won more easily than
:12:21. > :12:28.anybody expected, the world champion. She has raced fairly
:12:28. > :12:32.lightly this year. We have only seen her once on the circuit in the
:12:32. > :12:42.Diamond League. She has raced in Russia once since then, working on
:12:42. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:14.hair but it was a special one on this occasion. It was in honour of
:13:14. > :13:24.her grandmother's one hundredth birthday. And beautiful it looks,
:13:24. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:36.too. Happy birthday to her little bit more vigour! And why not.
:13:36. > :13:46.I was just chatting to Brendan, when you compare these heats to the
:13:46. > :13:53.
:13:53. > :14:02.first round in the men's, the Schmitt of the USA. Top three will
:14:02. > :14:07.go through. There are two or three decent athletes in each race and
:14:07. > :14:17.qualification, as you probably saw for the first heat, for the better
:14:17. > :14:19.
:14:19. > :14:22.athletes is fairly comfortable. This lady, Nemra, carried the flag
:14:22. > :14:32.for the Marshall Islands in the opening ceremony, but this will be
:14:32. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:52.Marshall Islands? I think somewhere in the southern oceans... LAUGHTER.
:14:52. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:02.As opposed to the northern oceans. Marshall Islands in the Olympic
:15:02. > :15:12.Games, which will come to me at one point. I am being told near micron
:15:12. > :15:41.
:15:41. > :15:51.just pulling up injured. It is quite an easy qualification. Aydin
:15:51. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :15:59.injured. We will be interested just to get a bit of a guide as to who
:15:59. > :16:09.is in good form. It is good for the athletes just to get used to the
:16:09. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:22.arena and get used to the crowd. Savinova looks comfortable, looks
:16:22. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.strong. Tintu Luka, I think she did it! There are just six fastest
:16:47. > :16:55.
:16:55. > :17:05.loser spots. And that was quite a slow heat. Akkaoui might have been
:17:05. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:16.run out of it there. Schmidt looking good. Luka coming down the
:17:16. > :17:22.
:17:22. > :17:32.outside. This is a good finish from Luka. Does she get their? I think
:17:32. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:46.she does. Akkaoui in pain all the way round.
:17:46. > :17:51.She came to the Olympic Games and she wanted to finish and fair play
:17:51. > :18:01.to her. She is in tears but she has been through her Olympic experience
:18:01. > :18:08.
:18:08. > :18:18.and no one can deny you that. Savinova looking comfortable.
:18:18. > :18:20.
:18:20. > :18:30.Schmidt comfortable in second place. Then Luka coming through with a
:18:30. > :18:36.
:18:36. > :18:41.good run eventually. It was pretty good run eventually. It was pretty
:18:41. > :18:47.easy as a qualification run. Well as you saw their it is not
:18:47. > :18:52.just about the winning but about the taking part. A bit of a
:18:52. > :18:56.surprise from Sophie Hitchon earlier. Rhys says surprise but she
:18:56. > :19:02.has been throwing very well. She has been consistent and is a great
:19:02. > :19:11.technician. Look at that reaction, she knows the hammer has gone out
:19:11. > :19:15.to what end up being her best throat ever. The surprise, we do
:19:15. > :19:21.seek athletes come to Championships with a great personal best and they
:19:21. > :19:25.never produce it when they come here. It is difficult and first
:19:25. > :19:28.thing in the morning as well, if you think about it. Even when you
:19:28. > :19:34.train in the morning you do not really have to do a personal best,
:19:34. > :19:40.it is just about preparation. So to see British records at this time of
:19:40. > :19:46.the day is a wonderful thing. actually lies in its 5th place and
:19:46. > :19:51.if she is in the top 12, she will make the final.
:19:51. > :19:55.We are certainly enjoying the British records. Now Greenwich Park
:19:55. > :20:05.has been wonderful for our equestrian team in the past week.
:20:05. > :20:15.Two gold medals and a silver. Today it is every horse and rider for
:20:15. > :20:18.
:20:18. > :20:22.themselves. Clare Balding is therefore as now.
:20:22. > :20:27.I'm here with 20,000 people in the stands at Greenwich. All waiting
:20:27. > :20:31.for the start of the individual competition at 12 o'clock. We have
:20:31. > :20:36.37 riders going through to the first round. They all start again
:20:36. > :20:40.from scratch. Those that are leading after the first round, the
:20:41. > :20:44.top 20 go through to another jumping round this afternoon. Then
:20:44. > :20:54.if there is untidy goal against the clock in a jump off. The course is
:20:54. > :20:55.
:20:55. > :21:05.enormous. This is a big start. And off they go, 12 fences in total. A
:21:05. > :21:09.
:21:09. > :21:12.maximum height of 5 ft 3. It really is going to take a lot of jumping.
:21:12. > :21:18.The British course designer, Ben Ellis, has just made sure that
:21:18. > :21:24.these have got bigger and bigger. Nick Skelton, who would be our
:21:24. > :21:30.leading chance, and he is going to jump right towards the end. He said
:21:30. > :21:36.his force makes them feel as if he is a little boy again. He says the
:21:36. > :21:41.animal can do anything, he can stretch out, reached over fences.
:21:41. > :21:48.He is not fazed by the crowd. He has got so much energy and he is
:21:48. > :21:53.relatively young at nine years old. Nick Skelton just has massive
:21:53. > :21:59.belief in him. So that combination, they are not many sports that would
:21:59. > :22:03.give you that as a team. So and think Nick Skelton is coming out
:22:03. > :22:08.here thinking he could win an individual gold medal. There's just
:22:08. > :22:13.a bit of a sense that he needs to put something right. In Athens he
:22:13. > :22:22.went into the final round believing he could win the gold medal and for
:22:22. > :22:31.the first time in the whole week, he had fences down. But he now
:22:31. > :22:36.thinks this is his moment to put that right. Anti is riding for gold.
:22:36. > :22:41.What an update that was. And there's a 65 year-old Canadian
:22:41. > :22:46.riding. All eyes on Greenwich park shortly. We now head over to the
:22:46. > :22:53.Olympic Stadium for the third heat Olympic Stadium for the third heat
:22:53. > :22:58.of the women's 800m. We have three athletes who have not
:22:58. > :23:08.turned up for this third heat. And three of the fastest athletes who
:23:08. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:25.were going to run this morning. The first three well qualified for
:23:25. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:36.the semi-finals tomorrow. The athlete on the inside, and she had
:23:36. > :23:41.
:23:41. > :23:51.her lead leg right over at the start line. It was not a false
:23:51. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:19.start, just inexperience. A green card for Bakhit. Magiso of Ethiopia
:24:19. > :24:29.is not there, which is a disappointment. Me Atkinson, her
:24:29. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :25:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:25:15. > :25:25.her life at the moment. And this is really good to see. Shumi is
:25:25. > :25:33.
:25:33. > :25:38.leading. Niyonsaba, her fifth ever race. She is not experienced but
:25:38. > :25:47.she is a real talent. Look at the way she just accelerated. But she
:25:47. > :25:53.is running a little bit like a novice. Let us see it that young
:25:54. > :26:03.talent... Look at her, all over the place. They do not need to fight
:26:04. > :26:13.
:26:13. > :26:22.for the finish. Shumi there. And what an experience for Amy Atkinson.
:26:22. > :26:28.That is a personal best for her. Over on the far side of the arena,
:26:28. > :26:34.the decathlon Long jump continues with Daniel Awde. The emotions must
:26:34. > :26:42.be racing around in his head at the moment. A big personal best
:26:42. > :26:51.performance in the 100m. Then he started his first round jump and
:26:51. > :27:00.got a foul. Same with the second. So does he now plays Safer? Or does
:27:00. > :27:09.he go flat out? To try to stay in the hunt for what would be an
:27:09. > :27:19.amazing performance this morning after two events. His coach, a very
:27:19. > :27:19.
:27:19. > :27:29.experienced multi- events coach. And the next man up on the runway
:27:29. > :27:30.
:27:31. > :27:40.is Daniel Order of Great Britain. - - Daniel Awde. Maybe he is going to
:27:41. > :27:44.
:27:44. > :27:54.go for it. He is a decent long jumper. Well behind the board on
:27:54. > :28:17.
:28:18. > :28:23.this occasion. He has suffered in looks of it. That is about 60
:28:24. > :28:33.points altogether that he has lost with that last round jump. But we
:28:34. > :28:37.
:28:37. > :28:44.will have to get an update on his knee.
:28:44. > :28:54.Ashton Eaton, such a good long jumper when he gets it right. That
:28:54. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:07.is a great effort. It looked OK. White flag. Spot on, that could not
:29:07. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:17.have been any better. And that is a good second event for
:29:17. > :29:27.him after a solid start in the 100m. Eight metres and three. Good points
:29:27. > :29:41.
:29:41. > :29:46.for the American. Niyonsaba getting heat number three.
:29:46. > :29:56.Goodness knows what is wrong with Daniel Ord. Obviously a problem
:29:56. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:11.with his left knee. It is a tough first day. The pole vault looked
:30:11. > :30:18.
:30:18. > :30:28.wonderful. 5.70 required to go through to the final. Looking good.
:30:28. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :30:45.He is just working out, seeing how Sharp of Edinburgh, selected on a B
:30:45. > :30:48.standard of athletes who had the A standard, but they didn't win the
:30:48. > :30:53.trials and go to the European Championships and win a medal. So
:30:53. > :30:57.Lynsey Sharp is our sole representative in the first round
:30:57. > :31:02.of the 800. They have been varied heats. I think she can get through
:31:02. > :31:12.this one, but she might have to run one of the best races she has ever
:31:12. > :31:37.
:31:37. > :31:43.run. She has a good pace, and that these athletes. But then you have
:31:43. > :31:52.the experience of others. The Ukrainian is pretty good at getting
:31:53. > :32:00.through rounds. She made it to the final four years ago. She is 31 now,
:32:00. > :32:08.though. But none will be tougher than this
:32:08. > :32:15.young lady here, number-one in the world and the defending champion.
:32:15. > :32:19.She became Kenya's first Olympic champion four years ago, and was
:32:19. > :32:24.somebody who -- she will be somebody who Lynsey Sharp will be
:32:24. > :32:30.watching carefully. Looks a little nervous, and she is bound to be.
:32:30. > :32:36.First three to go through. There are fastest loser spots available.
:32:36. > :32:43.If things do not go right, she will be hoping Pamela Jelimo takes it at
:32:43. > :32:50.a steady pace. Lynsey Sharp has a chance of going through to fastest
:32:50. > :33:00.loser if she does not finish in the top three. The overall standard has
:33:00. > :33:02.
:33:02. > :33:07.not been great. Pamela Jelimo heads them out. Lynsey Sharp will follow.
:33:07. > :33:13.She will be happy that it is slow, because she has got pace to burn.
:33:13. > :33:16.Our am delighted to see Lynsey Sharp in these Olympic Games. She
:33:16. > :33:20.got a silver medal in the European Championships, as her father did,
:33:20. > :33:29.Cameron Sharp, 30 years earlier. She was selected because of what
:33:29. > :33:36.she did in the trials. That European run was a good one. The
:33:36. > :33:43.Olympic champion, Pamela Jelimo, behind the front-runner. It is
:33:43. > :33:47.quick in the front. Lynsey Sharp is just over 60 seconds. She is in a
:33:47. > :33:57.qualifying position already. She has taken up an interesting
:33:57. > :34:05.position. One of her big rivals has stepped off the track. That means
:34:05. > :34:12.the top three are pulling away. The second from the American trials is
:34:12. > :34:16.way off the pace. Lynsey Sharp is running very well. These three can
:34:16. > :34:23.pretty much take it easy from here. The crowd are doing a great job,
:34:23. > :34:27.lifting Lynsey Sharp. They are enjoying this. She just has a
:34:27. > :34:32.little glance at the screen at the far end and maybe realises there is
:34:32. > :34:36.no point in trying to run with Pamela Jelimo. It is an easy win
:34:36. > :34:44.for the Kenyan, as you would expect, but a solid performance for Lynsey
:34:44. > :34:53.Sharp in second place. This is exactly what Lynsey Sharp would
:34:53. > :34:55.have wanted. Very good indeed. The American was very poor. In the end,
:34:55. > :34:59.qualification was fairly straightforward. She would have
:34:59. > :35:04.been nervous when she looked at the start list, but she had no need to
:35:04. > :35:09.be. She acquitted herself extremely well. That was an impressive
:35:09. > :35:12.performance. It was good for her to come on to the Olympic stage with
:35:12. > :35:18.an opportunity like that. She must have been nervous about the other
:35:18. > :35:25.runners. The American is a much better athlete than she showed
:35:25. > :35:29.today. But Lynsey Sharp, coming round the bend, was looking
:35:29. > :35:35.comfortable and strong. She has a good style. She is strong in the
:35:35. > :35:40.finishing straight. She was working at it and every bit at home on the
:35:40. > :35:46.Olympic stage. Having gone through the performance of going through
:35:46. > :35:52.the systems here and learning what it is about, she handled herself
:35:52. > :35:57.very well. It will be great for her to look forward with confidence to
:35:57. > :36:02.the semi-final. She is our only representative in the 800m. Let's
:36:02. > :36:12.hope we can see her work her way into the semi-final and maybe into
:36:12. > :36:13.
:36:13. > :36:17.That was an accomplished performance. Massive crowd cheering
:36:17. > :36:22.you on. How did you keep your nurse in check at the Stade? I came to
:36:22. > :36:26.watch a couple of nights ago to get used to it. But I don't think you
:36:26. > :36:30.can be ready for when you are on the track. When I was running, I
:36:30. > :36:34.had this ringing in my left ear because the crowd were so loud it.
:36:34. > :36:39.It was good, because it made me forget everything and just get to
:36:39. > :36:44.the finish. Obviously, the whole selection process added pressure on
:36:44. > :36:47.you. Did you feel that today? have said all along that I have
:36:47. > :36:52.tried to block it out and not take it as added pressure. The media
:36:52. > :36:57.hasn't helped, but I tried to concentrate on my race. I have had
:36:57. > :37:01.some good training in the last month. All along, you have had a
:37:01. > :37:06.tremendous season, despite the furore around you. Silver medal at
:37:06. > :37:11.the European Championships and then coming here. You are only 22 and
:37:11. > :37:16.dealing with all that. Yeah, I would not be here without my coach.
:37:16. > :37:26.I have rarely grown as an athlete in the past year. I trust him
:37:26. > :37:28.
:37:28. > :37:38.implicitly. You looked like you ringing in her ear is Brendan
:37:38. > :37:45.
:37:45. > :37:49.Foster. She needs to answer it next distressed and limping a bit as
:37:49. > :37:53.well after that long jump competition. After such a promising
:37:53. > :37:59.start in the 100m, he is still in there and we will update you on his
:37:59. > :38:03.fitness as soon as we can. It is certainly a worry. We hope he can
:38:03. > :38:11.get to the physios and they can sort that out and he can carry on.
:38:11. > :38:15.It would be a shame if he had to Lynsey Sharp got through
:38:15. > :38:19.comfortably, but you got an idea from that interview of the pressure
:38:19. > :38:24.when on her mind? She has had a lot to contend with. A lot of
:38:24. > :38:29.discussion about whether she should or should not be in. But her
:38:29. > :38:35.interview was very measured. She ran brilliantly. She put herself in
:38:35. > :38:40.the right position at the right time and was able to strike. She
:38:40. > :38:45.got a very good time. She will grow from this experience. She will
:38:45. > :38:49.learn what it takes to deal with these types of early-morning starts
:38:49. > :38:53.and go from strength to strength. column, it was a strong statement
:38:53. > :38:59.by Charles van Commenee and the selection panel to say we will take
:38:59. > :39:03.a B standard athlete when we have four with an A standard. Ind Justin
:39:03. > :39:09.decision, but it seems to have paid off -- it was an interesting
:39:09. > :39:14.decision, but it has paid off. We have faith silver medallist here,
:39:14. > :39:18.so she has a just place in this team. Her mother and father were
:39:18. > :39:24.international athletes. One was an 800m runner, her mother, and
:39:24. > :39:29.Cameron was a sprinter. She can tap into that as a resource. She is in
:39:29. > :39:33.a luxurious position anyway, and she is carrying that forward. She
:39:33. > :39:37.seems very comfortable in this environment. I don't think anything
:39:37. > :39:42.challenged her there. We know Pamela Jelimo is out there on her
:39:43. > :39:47.own, but Lynsey Sharp did well. did it. It shows that Charles had
:39:47. > :39:52.faith in her. He knew she was able to deal with this. The way she ran
:39:52. > :39:56.in the trials, backed up with the European silver medal, he said, you
:39:56. > :40:00.deserve your place. The other girls didn't do enough to impress me.
:40:00. > :40:04.saw Daniel Awde walking off to see the physio after struggling with
:40:04. > :40:10.the long jump. He brilliantly started the 100m with a personal
:40:10. > :40:17.best, but clearly has a problem. had both his knees taped, so that
:40:17. > :40:22.suggests some tendonitis or something brought about by jumping.
:40:22. > :40:29.Demotion of being here, the crowd supporting him, maybe cost him
:40:29. > :40:39.those two fouls on the first two jumps. It does not look good, but
:40:39. > :40:39.
:40:39. > :41:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:41:35. > :41:45.indoors. This will be a real battle for her. Show the green card,
:41:45. > :41:49.
:41:49. > :41:59.please. That just means, don't do it again. Heat five of the women's
:41:59. > :42:00.
:42:00. > :42:10.800m. The Russian, as you would expect, she has gone off quite
:42:10. > :42:19.
:42:19. > :42:23.quickly. She has already rocketed because the athlete from Kenya is a
:42:23. > :42:28.young lady, 19 years of age. She was sixth in the Kenyan trials,
:42:28. > :42:32.which would normally not select your, but because the second person
:42:32. > :42:36.had not done the qualifying time, they put her in and gave her the
:42:36. > :42:40.chance of running on the world stage. She was the 2009 world youth
:42:40. > :42:46.champion. The young Kenyan athletes these days can often be very good.
:42:46. > :42:52.We will see if she has the same talent that we think she has. Elena
:42:52. > :42:58.Arzhakova of Russia is leading. She will be dangerous in this race. It
:42:58. > :43:01.is a very slow opening 400m. Presumably, the reason Elena
:43:01. > :43:11.Arzhakova got to the front quickly was because she wanted to control
:43:11. > :43:17.
:43:17. > :43:21.it. 68.7 for the first lap. Now the pace will wind up just a little bit.
:43:21. > :43:31.There are six athletes at the front at the moment, still being led by
:43:31. > :43:34.
:43:34. > :43:43.Elena Arzhakova of Russia. Detour Ukrainian -- the tall Ukrainian is
:43:43. > :43:50.in fifth place. Not looking too good. Then you have got Bishop of
:43:50. > :43:59.Canada. Elena Arzhakova struggling a bit, but finds a gap on their
:43:59. > :44:09.inside and sprints to the front. The front three will probably make
:44:09. > :44:16.
:44:16. > :44:24.it through. After a very slow start. That is another way of not running
:44:24. > :44:34.the 800m. We saw earlier, and now we can see the Palestinian
:44:34. > :44:36.
:44:36. > :44:43.finishing. I don't think she was close to her best time. Elena
:44:43. > :44:53.Arzhakova of Russia help but inside position. -- she held that inside
:44:53. > :45:03.position. It looked as though the three would qualify quickly, but
:45:03. > :45:06.
:45:06. > :45:13.then the young Kenyan faded. But the three athletes crossed the line.
:45:13. > :45:16.68 for the first lap, just under 60 seconds for the second lap. I don't
:45:16. > :45:21.think the final will be run anything like that. Sometimes it is
:45:21. > :45:24.difficult when you go to slow in the first lap. Some of these
:45:24. > :45:28.athletes are much better at the longer distance than the shorter
:45:28. > :45:38.distance. But Elena Arzhakova would think herself fortunate to get
:45:38. > :46:01.
:46:01. > :46:08.through this. The gap opened on the for some while. -- a new lifetime
:46:08. > :46:17.best for Sawalha. Let's listen to this conversation. There are five
:46:17. > :46:21.of us. If the Spanish guy doesn't jump... The trade union of pole
:46:21. > :46:26.vaulters has got together, the meeting has been convened. Steve
:46:26. > :46:31.Walker, the general secretary, has decided that enough might be enough.
:46:31. > :46:37.These guys, with their first-time clearances at 5.50, Steve Lewis
:46:37. > :46:42.included, are trying to persuade the powers that be that enough is
:46:42. > :46:46.enough. I would have thought Steve Hooker would at least have been the
:46:46. > :46:52.chairman, not just to the Secretary. Isn't the general secretary more
:46:52. > :46:58.important? I think he was the shop steward. Steve Lewis, the British
:46:59. > :47:02.record holder, strolling around in the background. He will be happy to
:47:02. > :47:12.get out of the stadium and get mentally prepared for Friday's
:47:12. > :47:20.
:47:20. > :47:26.could push Sophie Hitchon down to 6th place, and she has done it. The
:47:26. > :47:33.Asian record holder, a very fine athlete indeed. That is one of the
:47:33. > :47:43.longest throws we have seen this morning. In the previous pool,
:47:43. > :47:54.
:47:54. > :48:03.Flora chip was the best -- of our a new British record, 71.98. Zhang,
:48:03. > :48:09.74.53. Sophie Hitchon is down in 6th position. We haven't seen too
:48:09. > :48:15.much. She accelerates quite nicely, a bit of balance at the end.
:48:15. > :48:19.Another athlete that puts one over the 73 metres mark. I think the 73
:48:20. > :48:27.metres that the organisers asking for qualification is the longest
:48:27. > :48:36.qualifying distance I have ever seen. Bending that left leg, but
:48:36. > :48:42.staying nicely on balance. That is another athlete who would push
:48:42. > :48:47.Sophie Hitchon down a place. It will only be the top wolf who will
:48:47. > :48:57.go through to the final. Sophie is hanging on in their -- only the top
:48:57. > :49:05.
:49:05. > :49:15.13 have gone Claire. Seven and then another six your tide -- have gone
:49:15. > :49:16.
:49:16. > :49:19.clear. It would make a total of 13. Another six who are tied. They are
:49:20. > :49:28.saying, surely we don't need to carry on, take 13 through to the
:49:28. > :49:38.final. The long jump in the decathlon is concluded. Ashdon Eton
:49:38. > :49:56.
:49:56. > :50:06.He was in 7th place in -- Daniel Awde in 19th, he was in 7th after
:50:06. > :50:09.
:50:09. > :50:19.the 100 metres. The into the final heat of it when its 800m. -- the
:50:19. > :50:41.
:50:41. > :50:48.go through. The overall quality in this first round has been average.
:50:48. > :50:54.It certainly has been. We are talking about the men's standard...
:50:54. > :51:03.Look at the back straight, Attar in the green clothing. Way behind the
:51:03. > :51:08.leaders. She is the first athlete to represent Saudi Arabia. There
:51:08. > :51:14.she is, making a move down the back straight. Well behind the others.
:51:14. > :51:19.She is based in San Diego in California. She was allowed to take
:51:19. > :51:26.part in this race when the King said you needed to wear suitable
:51:26. > :51:30.clothing, you could represent Saudi Arabia. She is a long way behind at
:51:30. > :51:35.the moment, but making a bit of history, the first track and field
:51:35. > :51:42.woman from Saudi Arabia. They also had a judo player who took part
:51:42. > :51:52.last Friday. Sarah Attar, I am sure she is very proud to be
:51:52. > :52:04.
:52:04. > :52:11.representing their country. At the wonder why the athletes don't
:52:12. > :52:18.switch off, but it is good running. It is the run-up -- the Russian I
:52:18. > :52:24.am interested in. The youngster from Romania, pushing to get around
:52:24. > :52:30.Garcia. Poistogova is looking comfortable. The top three will
:52:30. > :52:39.have to put their foot down. Garcia stretches. Lavric will try to get
:52:39. > :52:49.in. They will qualify easily because it was a quicker heat. I
:52:49. > :52:50.
:52:50. > :52:53.reckon to, maybe three will go through behind the top three. Sarah
:52:53. > :52:58.Attar from Saudi Arabia, getting a big reception. I think they have
:52:58. > :53:02.been made aware of the situation. An historic moment for Saudi
:53:02. > :53:07.Arabian women. Into the finishing straight. Time is of little
:53:07. > :53:15.consequence. The crowd are responding famously to this effort
:53:15. > :53:22.by Sarah Attar. Really generous response, that's fantastic. That is
:53:23. > :53:31.a step forward for women's athletics. A bit of history being
:53:31. > :53:36.made there. The first Saudi Arabian female athlete on the track. Let's
:53:36. > :53:41.tidy this up. No problems for Busienei, but there was a bit of a
:53:41. > :53:46.sprint at the end. They probably didn't realise they did not need to
:53:46. > :53:49.because of the way the other kids had gone. It was a race for the
:53:49. > :53:55.first three and the fastest qualifiers were going to come from
:53:55. > :54:00.this race anyway. Busienei posted onto the scene in 2007, I think she
:54:00. > :54:04.is as strong as she was then -- burst onto the scene. She was so
:54:04. > :54:11.impressive in 2007, she was beaten in the Olympic Games by her team-
:54:11. > :54:18.mate the following year. Poistogova of Russia in second place. Garcia
:54:18. > :54:22.of Colombia, coming through, running smoothly. Those three,
:54:22. > :54:28.comfortably through to the semi- final. Fairly easy run for all
:54:28. > :54:34.three of them. The next round, we will find out. A draw for the semi-
:54:34. > :54:44.final will pitch some of the good athletes. A fairly sedate opening
:54:44. > :55:15.
:55:15. > :55:20.but we will step up a notch in the made it through to the final. The
:55:20. > :55:26.shop steward, the rest of the pole vaulters' union have got their way
:55:26. > :55:31.with the officials. Steve Lewis and the rest of those guys at 5.50 and
:55:31. > :55:41.5.60, 5.50 at the first attempt, will have qualified for the final,
:55:41. > :56:07.
:56:07. > :56:10.which takes place on Friday. Steve draw, the overall standard is not
:56:10. > :56:20.what it has been before at the Olympic Games, she might have a
:56:20. > :56:23.good chance if she gets a good draw A pretty satisfactory morning,
:56:24. > :56:26.Steve Lewis is through, Lynsey Sharp is through, Mo Farah got
:56:27. > :56:31.through in the 5,000 metres and fingers crossed for Sophie Hitchon
:56:31. > :56:35.in the hammer qualifying. She got a British record and was 5th. We can
:56:35. > :56:39.look forward to this evening's semi-finals and finals, an exciting
:56:39. > :56:46.evening in prospect. Not least because it is the 110 metres
:56:46. > :56:50.hurdles. It is the semi-final and final, two athletes in the semi-
:56:50. > :57:00.finals. Still hope for Great Britain, but they are tough races,
:57:00. > :57:02.
:57:02. > :57:06.no doubt about it. The United States champion is looking so
:57:06. > :57:11.strong and fluent, Aries Merritt. It is those performances which make
:57:11. > :57:15.him out standing. The question over him his will he be able to do it on
:57:15. > :57:19.the biggest stage? He has never won a major championship outdoors
:57:19. > :57:25.before. It will be a tough challenge for him. He will have
:57:25. > :57:28.stiff opposition, but he has got the ability. And it is the Blake
:57:28. > :57:34.and Bolt show in the semi-finals of the 200 metres, they will have to
:57:34. > :57:38.run this time. Yes, I don't think we will see cruising or jogging. It
:57:38. > :57:43.is going to be exciting. We know that Usain Bolt has the potential
:57:43. > :57:49.to take this 200 out, but we don't know about Blake. The run in
:57:49. > :57:55.Brussels, it was incredible. He likes speed endurance, he thinks it
:57:55. > :58:01.is his better event, so let's see. We also have what might be the race
:58:01. > :58:08.of the championship, Alison Phoenix in the 200 metres for women. To me,
:58:08. > :58:14.she is the outstanding female athlete. There were two clear
:58:14. > :58:20.favourite, Rudisha and Alison Phoenix. She is going to win this
:58:20. > :58:25.race by a huge margin. I am looking for her getting close to around
:58:25. > :58:29.21.05, she is in that great a showed. If that wasn't enough,
:58:29. > :58:34.maybe a double in the long jump, Shara Proctor goes in the final. I
:58:34. > :58:40.don't want to jinx aid. It is such a fiercely contest -- contested
:58:40. > :58:45.competition. She will need to get another British record to get the
:58:45. > :58:49.medal, I think. Thank you very much indeed. If you want to continue
:58:49. > :58:55.watching the athletics, it is on the red button. For the moment,
:58:55. > :59:05.back to you, Matt. Thank you very much indeed. The 800
:59:05. > :59:05.
:59:05. > :59:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:59:56. > :00:00.Let's hope that Daniel Awde's leg holds out. We are moving from two
:00:00. > :00:04.legs to four. We have already had two goals and a silver from
:00:04. > :00:14.Greenwich Park, it has been a happy hunting ground for the British team
:00:14. > :00:34.
:00:34. > :00:44.That was a great start. That is Zara Phillips absolutely screaming
:00:44. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :01:06.Over the last! Silver for Great It is going to be a jump-off for
:01:06. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:13.the gold. Nick Skelton at his very best! Oh, it is a wait-and-see game
:01:13. > :01:21.now. This could be the first gold for Britain since 1952! And Britain
:01:21. > :01:31.have got gold! Will they be here to see Britain win their first ever
:01:31. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :01:40.dressage medal? This is gold about A medal in every equestrian event
:01:40. > :01:43.so far. Incredible. Before we hand back to Greenwich Park and Clare,
:01:43. > :01:47.who is at -- here is all you need to know about the art of
:01:47. > :01:54.showjumping. Equestrian jumping. The jumping
:01:54. > :02:01.course consists of a mixture of spread obstacles, and straight,
:02:01. > :02:06.vertical obstacles. A water jump may also be included. The jumps are
:02:06. > :02:16.designed so that if the horse hits them, part or all of the fence will
:02:16. > :02:17.
:02:17. > :02:24.fall. Penalties are incurred for mistakes. The horse rider with the
:02:24. > :02:27.fewest wins. Four point and it is are imposed for a first refusal.
:02:27. > :02:33.There is a one point penalty for every four seconds over the
:02:33. > :02:37.allotted time spent on the course. A second refusal or a fall results
:02:37. > :02:42.in disqualification. In the event of a tie, riders will contest a
:02:42. > :02:47.jump-off against the clock. If you would like to get involved in
:02:47. > :02:52.Olympic sports, go to our website for more information.
:02:53. > :02:59.The jumping has already started, so let's cross to Greenwich Park to a
:02:59. > :03:04.very interested spectator. There is Nick Skelton who, at 54, has his
:03:04. > :03:08.first and only Olympic medal. So he is using every moment to prepare
:03:08. > :03:13.for his first round. We can talk to Clare, because we saw a guy there,
:03:13. > :03:18.but nothing was mentioned about the distances between the fences, and
:03:18. > :03:23.that is the crucial thing. It is really advantageous for Nick,
:03:23. > :03:29.because he will go third-last in this field of 37 riders. One pulled
:03:29. > :03:38.out this morning because the horse did not pass the vet inspection.
:03:38. > :03:43.That has let in a competitor from Ireland. The Irishman jumped clear.
:03:43. > :03:53.He won the gold medal in 2004, but had it taken away from him when his
:03:53. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :03:58.horse tested positive for inadequate so -- a banned substance.
:03:58. > :04:01.He is one of only two riders to jump clear, the other being the
:04:01. > :04:05.Olivier Guillon of France. Nick, watching the riders go round this
:04:05. > :04:09.course to see where the problems are being caused, to have a look at
:04:09. > :04:12.what we call related distances, where there are a set number of
:04:12. > :04:19.strides the horse can get in between one fence and the other,
:04:19. > :04:23.and to get a clearer idea of what he needs to do later on Big Star.
:04:23. > :04:29.He is third last to go. Before him, we do see Ben Mann complex. And
:04:29. > :04:34.Scott Brash will be the first of the British riders. We are about to
:04:34. > :04:38.see the Brazilian, one of the great riders in world showjumping, who
:04:38. > :04:46.inherited the gold medal from Athens when the Irishman was
:04:46. > :04:50.disqualified. You will see him next in the rain -- wing. It has already
:04:50. > :04:55.been the most successful Olympics ever for equestrian sport for Great
:04:55. > :05:02.Britain in front of a packed crowd. It was very hot earlier. The clouds
:05:02. > :05:12.have thankfully comb-over. -- come over. Abroad will be excited about
:05:12. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:21.such a roller-coaster ride through all that has happened so far, and
:05:21. > :05:27.it will be no different today. The Olympic champion of 2004 now. It is
:05:27. > :05:34.the great Rodrigo Pessoa, following on from his wonderful, talented
:05:34. > :05:44.father Nelson. He won the individual gold in 2004. He won the
:05:44. > :05:48.
:05:48. > :05:55.world title when a very young man in Rome in 1998. Now he writes this
:05:55. > :06:00.very good 12-year-old. Remember, they start with a clean sheet. So
:06:00. > :06:09.this man, who has been out of luck for Brazil so far, could jump right
:06:09. > :06:14.back into contention with a clear round here. Just to remind
:06:15. > :06:19.everybody, these riders, the best ones from the earlier rounds come
:06:19. > :06:26.at the end. But they are all starting from scratch today. They
:06:26. > :06:32.all have the same chance of winning the gold medal. Rodrigo is a true
:06:32. > :06:40.classic championship rider. So far, very smooth and accurate with his
:06:40. > :06:44.riding. He has gone very wide to the water and broke his canter
:06:44. > :06:51.rhythm. Most of the riders have kept coming on six strides. He went
:06:51. > :06:58.out wide and lost his momentum. That was probably a bit of a rider
:06:58. > :07:08.error. We are not used to seeing that from him. These riders have
:07:08. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:18.got to get round here are less than 84 seconds. He should just be up OK
:07:18. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:45.the water and get a balance, but by doing that, lost his momentum. It
:07:45. > :07:49.was not just unlucky, he was right back in the water. That was a very
:07:49. > :07:56.disappointing mistake to have made. Everything else looked perfect.
:07:56. > :08:00.Remember, they will carry those faults through to the second round.
:08:00. > :08:04.If there are any ties for any of the medals, there will be a jump-
:08:04. > :08:11.off. So we could end up with the even more than one jump-off if
:08:11. > :08:14.there are a lot of tides cause. Now another star. This field is full of
:08:14. > :08:20.world-class stars. Never been seen like this in Britain before, but
:08:20. > :08:26.here we are in this Greenwich arena. It is Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum,
:08:26. > :08:30.42 years old. Born in America, but now one of the stars for Germany.
:08:30. > :08:36.She was fourth individually in Beijing. That was her only Olympic
:08:36. > :08:43.Games for Germany. But she was on the winning gold medal team in
:08:43. > :08:53.Lexington. This is a young horse. This is a nine-year-old. Those
:08:53. > :08:55.
:08:55. > :09:03.water tray is really are quite spooky, and distract the horses.
:09:03. > :09:13.Really big horse for a lady rider. Meredith used as the horse's
:09:13. > :09:19.ability to her advantage. Doesn't try and fight with her. She wrote
:09:19. > :09:24.the water spot-on. Didn't quite stretch, but remember, that water
:09:24. > :09:32.is 4.30 metres wide. The horse really doesn't quite respond to her
:09:32. > :09:36.leg. That was evident at the water. Just didn't quite get that little
:09:36. > :09:46.bit of acceleration she needed. It has been a very good round. Exactly
:09:46. > :09:52.
:09:52. > :09:59.the same so far as Rodrigo, but she has hit a fence. She is married to
:09:59. > :10:07.Marcus, the brother of a great rider. She was a late replacement.
:10:07. > :10:11.She is young, with a lot more to come. You might say it is possibly
:10:11. > :10:17.a year too early. That straighteners you need to stay in
:10:17. > :10:23.balance, she lost it there. But brilliant recovery. Bit unlucky
:10:23. > :10:32.with the water. Just dropped one foot back. If the horse a's food
:10:32. > :10:42.goes on the plasticine, they get four faults. Now the one Mexican
:10:42. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:55.rider. This is the 16thth out of 37 due to come in. It is the 33-year-
:10:55. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :11:08.old Alberto Michan. He is riding a very good horse. He is the only
:11:08. > :11:12.
:11:12. > :11:22.Mexican through to the individual round. This horse is a lovely type.
:11:22. > :11:23.
:11:23. > :11:33.Making a good start to the round. This fence comes up quite quickly.
:11:33. > :11:36.
:11:36. > :11:46.Alberto did well. It is 1.80 white, that fence. Alberto is shouting,
:11:46. > :12:09.
:12:09. > :12:19.and getting your response he needs. Good ground. The Mexicans finished
:12:19. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:48.night as a team, and the audience lovely round. Look how care for the
:12:48. > :12:53.horse is over the last fence. He is rightly pleased with that round.
:12:53. > :13:00.Well, from the Mexican, it is to the reigning Olympic champion, the
:13:00. > :13:05.great Eric Lamaze, 44, representing Canada. What an Olympic Games
:13:05. > :13:11.Canada had been Hong Kong four years ago. They have not been quite
:13:11. > :13:16.so lucky here. But Eric, of course, wrote one of the best horses in the
:13:16. > :13:20.world. It died at the end of a round in Valencia last November. So
:13:20. > :13:30.he is riding this nine-year-old mare again. Very young, not had a
:13:30. > :13:43.
:13:43. > :13:48.are older than nine. Nick Skelton's course, Big Star, is nine as well.
:13:48. > :13:58.He is an exceptional horse, with a very mature brain. This one looks a
:13:58. > :13:58.
:13:58. > :14:02.bit greener. The great difference between the two nine-year-old is
:14:02. > :14:07.that Eric has only had this was a matter of months, whereas Nick and
:14:07. > :14:17.Big Star have been building for the Olympics for four or five years.
:14:17. > :14:33.
:14:33. > :14:43.longer horses to get their hocks under them. Just losing a bit of
:14:43. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:55.shape coming out. Lovely over the last. This is an improving horse.
:14:55. > :15:00.He will not be too disappointed. But I think we can probably rule
:15:01. > :15:06.Eric Lamaze out of their medals. was a great effort. The horse has
:15:06. > :15:09.only just stepped up to this level. Trying to replace a horse like the
:15:09. > :15:17.old one is virtually impossible. That was one of the best horses you
:15:17. > :15:22.are ever likely to see. Just a bit of a mistake at the water. Slightly
:15:22. > :15:27.held in the air. Didn't stretch. really seems quite difficult to get
:15:27. > :15:37.around that water, and let the horse is were experienced. Here is
:15:37. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:45.a combination that are very well two clear rounds at the moment.
:15:45. > :15:51.Their manager said that the French are coming out, they are going to
:15:51. > :15:57.give this a good round of the readers a painting team performance.
:15:57. > :16:07.-- after the disappointing team performance. A real class French
:16:07. > :16:12.
:16:12. > :16:17.tall and elegant, technically superb. You watch his hands as he
:16:17. > :16:27.comes into the fence, he doesn't interfere with the horse's rhythm,
:16:27. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:31.he allows his horse to jump. One interesting thing with this horse...
:16:31. > :16:35.Seeing it drop short at the water. As you listen to her go around, she
:16:35. > :16:41.gets a bit tired sometimes because her breathing is not the best. They
:16:41. > :16:51.have got a strip on her nose to try to get more oxygen into her. I have
:16:51. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:04.seen her tyre sometimes at the end jumping the middle part of a
:17:04. > :17:09.
:17:09. > :17:15.combination. An expensive round for chance of waving these flats, for
:17:15. > :17:23.the one clear round from Guillon. - - waving these flags. The other
:17:23. > :17:29.clear round is from Ireland's Cian O'Connor. Many of these horses are
:17:29. > :17:33.dropping so wide on the awkward dog-leg distance. Nothing unlucky
:17:33. > :17:38.about the combination, didn't get enough push into the air at all.
:17:38. > :17:46.would think the 16 faults for the stylish Frenchman could well
:17:46. > :17:51.exclude them from the second round. That is certainly one of the most
:17:51. > :17:55.expensive in this first round of the two individual rounds that wore
:17:55. > :18:01.make-up the individual medals. Now a another world champion. The
:18:01. > :18:09.feared it -- the field is littered with champions. This is the man who
:18:09. > :18:12.won the world title in 2006. The world title, when you write your
:18:12. > :18:18.own horse but you also ride the other three people's horses to get
:18:18. > :18:26.through to the last four. He is a classic horseman, the 51-year-old
:18:26. > :18:36.Jos Lansink. He won a team gold, but here he has been riding for
:18:36. > :18:40.Belgium. This great big horse, 14 years old. Has got a bigger jump as
:18:40. > :18:48.any horse in this individual competition. Actually a bit of a
:18:48. > :18:54.scare this morning. He very nearly didn't pass the horse inspection.
:18:54. > :18:59.Jos works so hard to anchor have. His big problem, he went very
:18:59. > :19:09.slowly into the triple bar, nearly had it down. -- to anchor her. He
:19:09. > :19:15.
:19:15. > :19:20.is worried that she has so much she has quite a big bridle on her
:19:20. > :19:30.to try to stop a pulling forward too quickly. There is the power
:19:30. > :19:32.
:19:32. > :19:40.she jump to the horse so well, she is so strong, she ran straight into
:19:40. > :19:50.the box are behind it. Show jumping is not all about power, you have to
:19:50. > :20:09.
:20:09. > :20:16.be able to ride them, they have to hand, he might just not. We will
:20:16. > :20:26.get the top 20, remember. Jumped the water, kept troubling --
:20:26. > :20:35.
:20:35. > :20:45.travelling to the next oxer. Two coming right at the end, 37 per do
:20:45. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:06.go is Ben Maher, 30 eighth is Nick Neto, with his 12-year-old. He has
:21:06. > :21:11.won two team bronze medals. They have done great service. This is
:21:11. > :21:21.the 4th Olympics for this man. Those two bronze medals were in
:21:21. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:33.general, there are faults coming all over the place. That is always
:21:33. > :21:39.what you want from a course builder. A couple of bogey places with the
:21:39. > :21:49.water just coming up. This has caused a lot of trouble. Another
:21:49. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:07.rider having to work hard to powerful scope but also the ability
:22:07. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:37.put them right in the next on one two clear rounds. He an unlucky
:22:37. > :22:40.fence to have doubts. It gives you an idea how light the cups are,
:22:40. > :22:48.just a little touch, very fine margins these riders are working
:22:48. > :22:58.with. Need a little bit of luck sometimes, as well. You are right,
:22:58. > :23:32.
:23:33. > :23:41.British riders come in, they will explode. It is a full house on the
:23:41. > :23:47.second last day. The Swiss members of the crowd, wishing Steve Guerdat
:23:47. > :23:57.the best of luck. 30 years old, very talented. Riding a French-bred
:23:57. > :24:01.
:24:01. > :24:06.horse, 11 years old. A lot of European team gold in 2009 at
:24:06. > :24:10.Windsor. He won a European bronze four years ago with his lovely
:24:10. > :24:18.horse. He thinks a lot of this horse, really impressed in the
:24:18. > :24:25.World Cup final. They finished second over some huge courses. They
:24:25. > :24:35.missed out on AIM team a medal. Another nation that could well show
:24:35. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:49.their worth in this individual -- he jumped it so well, such an agile
:24:49. > :24:57.horse. Talking about the can and breeding, it has been used in
:24:57. > :25:07.several different stud books. This is registered with a French
:25:07. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:22.studbook, but also used a lot all Got straight and then picked up the
:25:22. > :25:31.right pace and rhythm. Any break in rhythm at all at the water, and
:25:31. > :25:41.they are not going to make it. This is looking really good. Keeping up
:25:41. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:19.jumped it so well. He had a clear tray but he had a plan. Two short
:26:19. > :26:26.strides coming out of there. These riders have to get a plan before
:26:26. > :26:36.they come into the arena. He worked hard to get balance, fantastic
:26:36. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :27:04.few Irish-bred horses here. It is an Irish Aman that we have been
:27:04. > :27:20.
:27:20. > :27:26.outstanding. Just look at her expression on her face as she comes
:27:26. > :27:36.to the fences. She is totally on the side of Paul, and they are a
:27:36. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:56.judge is going to have a look. Watch the bottom corner, he has
:27:56. > :28:03.four at the water. That was a shame. He didn't quite get up to the take-
:28:03. > :28:08.off board. He just made it a bit wider. A little rattled, just want
:28:08. > :28:18.to jump. The time is all right, I think. No, he is going to get a
:28:18. > :28:19.
:28:19. > :28:24.time fault as well. 54 Paul Estermann. -- 5, for Paul Estermann.
:28:24. > :28:30.STUDIO:, just a reminder that the top 20 riders go through to the
:28:30. > :28:34.next round with three Britons still to come. We have heard some news
:28:34. > :28:44.from the Olympic Stadium. Daniel Ward has pulled out of the
:28:44. > :28:44.