:00:32. > :00:37.Good afternoon and welcome back to Olympic Park. A patch of land here
:00:37. > :00:42.in London that has gripped the focus of much of the world. But it
:00:42. > :00:47.is just part of the story. There are a Olympic venues all over the
:00:47. > :00:53.country and we will keep you up-to- date with the latest headlines. But
:00:53. > :00:57.straight to the ExCel Arena for the boxing. Women competing for the
:00:57. > :01:07.first time in the Olympics. And Nicola Adams has already guaranteed
:01:07. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:21.Nicola Adams has already guaranteed Adams!
:01:21. > :01:27.Nicola Adams raises her right fist in triumph after that announcement
:01:27. > :01:37.from the stadium announcer. That introduction it received a
:01:37. > :01:43.rapturous round of applause. And this is a battle between
:01:43. > :01:53.familiar rivals. The winner will progress through to the gold medal
:01:53. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:02.band. So the first of the schedules four two minute rounds. The
:02:02. > :02:07.diminutive figure of Mary Kom representing India. And her
:02:07. > :02:14.opponent, representing Great Britain, wearing blue, it is Nicola
:02:14. > :02:18.Adams. These boxes are familiar rivals, they met at the quarter
:02:18. > :02:28.final stage of the most recent world championships in China. On
:02:28. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:41.that occasion it was Nicola Adams who won by the slimmest of margins.
:02:41. > :02:45.Adams just launches an attack. Adams is going to go into this full
:02:45. > :02:50.of confidence after that earlier world Championship result. But Mary
:02:50. > :02:54.Kom has had the experience. She is a five-times world Championship
:02:55. > :03:03.gold medallist. She has the confidence and the experience. She
:03:03. > :03:08.will approach this as she would any other fight.
:03:09. > :03:18.Mary Kom has had a glittering career going all the way back to
:03:19. > :03:23.
:03:23. > :03:33.2001. Adams just launched a good attack a few moments ago. She is
:03:33. > :03:44.
:03:44. > :03:48.naturally the smaller boxer. Both of them just engaging in a few
:03:48. > :03:52.clinches just to try to assert their strength and dominance over
:03:53. > :04:02.each other. Keeping themselves out of the weight of any incoming
:04:03. > :04:18.
:04:18. > :04:26.end to the first round of this that 51 kg flyweight his semi-final. It
:04:26. > :04:34.is Nicola Adams who leads the. You have to conjure a better with
:04:34. > :04:39.Europe rear hand. Get your front foot that little bit
:04:39. > :04:46.closer. Her coach there saying she just needs to be quicker with the
:04:46. > :04:51.back hand. She caught Mary Kom very
:04:51. > :04:58.effectively. She just needs to continue to do that, wait for her
:04:58. > :05:08.to come, they take a step back and a step to the side and land that
:05:08. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :05:39.winner will progress through to the gold medal bout.
:05:39. > :05:47.Cheers of "GB" ringing out. The atmosphere has been electric.
:05:47. > :05:57.will thrive on this Challenge. Five times world champion. She has been
:05:57. > :06:00.
:06:00. > :06:08.coached by it the world class coach, Alwin Belcher. He has certainly
:06:08. > :06:16.contributed to the fact that she has such superior food work. --
:06:17. > :06:26.footwork. Wonderful that women are now able
:06:27. > :06:28.
:06:28. > :06:37.to compete. Nicola Adams began boxing at an after-school club in
:06:37. > :06:46.Leeds. She found a natural talent for it. But as a junior sheep
:06:46. > :06:50.really struggled to get bouts. It was not until she entered the
:06:50. > :07:00.senior bounce that she could compete more regularly against
:07:00. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:09.other women in the boxing ring. Quite an untidy tangle there.
:07:09. > :07:19.seems Mary Kom is just struggling to find a way around Nicola's speed.
:07:19. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:38.Nicola seems to grow with confidence as the fight progresses.
:07:38. > :07:48.A two-point advantage at the end of the first round now extended to
:07:48. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :08:01.three. It was straight punching like that
:08:01. > :08:01.
:08:01. > :08:11.that allowed Adams to eke out that advantage to a further point.
:08:11. > :08:50.
:08:50. > :09:00.to begin in Mount number three. -- Kom losing her balance. Adams using
:09:00. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:08.her advantage in height and reach to good effect. Mary Kom at a
:09:08. > :09:18.considerable size disadvantage up in his dry wit division. -- fly
:09:18. > :09:19.
:09:19. > :09:25.weight. She is pinned to the roads by Adams.
:09:25. > :09:32.This is fantastic from Adams. She is landing stronger and stronger
:09:32. > :09:38.shops as she grows in confidence. Forcing Mary Kom to dive in, so
:09:38. > :09:48.uncharacteristically for her. It shows how clever a boxer Adams is,
:09:48. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:59.causing Mary Kom a lot of problems. The final 30 seconds of this the
:09:59. > :10:09.third round. Mary Kom continuing to find a way inside that long reach
:10:09. > :10:16.
:10:16. > :10:24.that Nicola Adams possesses. She switches feed on a regular
:10:24. > :10:34.basis, causing confusion for Mary Kom. She seems a little bit baffled.
:10:34. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:13.She has got to change her tactics to the ropes. Go to rock left hand,
:11:13. > :11:19.right hand there. Practically running towards the Mary Kom as she
:11:19. > :11:29.retreats towards the corner. A couple of familiar faces in the
:11:29. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :11:36.crowd. Prime Minister David Cameron. And Amir Khan.
:11:36. > :11:46.How crucial it was his silver medal success in keeping that funding
:11:46. > :11:48.
:11:48. > :11:53.going for British boxing. Nicola Adams the last British woman
:11:53. > :12:03.standing as we move into the 4th and final round of this semi-final.
:12:03. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:14.The winner will progress through to the gold medal bout.
:12:14. > :12:20.Mary Kom has struggled to compete with the speed and movement and
:12:20. > :12:29.superior size that Nicola Adams possesses.
:12:29. > :12:39.Just simple boxing, that is all you need. Adams attacking with
:12:39. > :12:47.
:12:47. > :12:56.combinations. Adams cannot afford to switch off.
:12:56. > :13:01.Concentration it is going to be crucial in this final 40 seconds.
:13:01. > :13:07.The referee allowing for boxers to work away on the inside. Adams did
:13:07. > :13:17.well there to get out of that clinched. She needs to be careful,
:13:17. > :13:19.
:13:20. > :13:23.not to become lackadaisical. Good left-hand byte Adams. That was an
:13:23. > :13:33.illegal blow from Mary Kom. But also illegal to turn your back on
:13:33. > :13:43.your opponent. Mary Kom continuing to compete
:13:43. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:53.until the final bell. But one suspects she has not done enough.
:13:53. > :14:03.She has done enough to book a place in the Olympic gold medal bout.
:14:03. > :14:04.
:14:04. > :14:09.Absolutely beaming from ear to ear. Even though Mary Kom competed in
:14:09. > :14:13.spirited fashion, one suspects she has not done enough to overturn
:14:13. > :14:20.what was a significant advantage in favour of Adams. It illustrates
:14:20. > :14:24.what a talent Megan that Adams is. She really puzzled Mary Kom right
:14:24. > :14:34.from the first bell. And the Indian boxer struggles to find her way
:14:34. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:42.around her speed and footwork. A pensive bite of the lips for
:14:42. > :14:47.Nicola Adams. Will it be made official?
:14:47. > :14:57.The winner by a score of 11 points to six, for Great Britain, Nicola
:14:57. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:12.Adams! Nicola Adams. She moves into the gold medal bout. A well
:15:12. > :15:17.deserved foul to all sides of this capacity filled the arena. A
:15:17. > :15:22.handshake from her coach. And now she will have her eye on the Top
:15:22. > :15:29.Spot of the Olympic medals rostrum having booked a place in the final.
:15:29. > :15:39.And her opponent in that final is the No. 1 seed. A familiar rival.
:15:39. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :16:01.And her nemesis because they have The final of the 51 kg of flyweight
:16:01. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:08.division will take place on 9th Just to see everybody standing up
:16:08. > :16:14.at the end to celebrate at win, there were people questioning
:16:14. > :16:22.whether women's boxing would take off at these Olympics, and you only
:16:22. > :16:28.need to look at the emotion to know that it has. Nicola Adams speaks to
:16:28. > :16:33.us now. From the moment she walked into this ring, that smile has been
:16:33. > :16:40.beaming across your face. Something tells me you are happy to be in the
:16:40. > :16:45.final. I am so happy to be participating. I am in the final.
:16:45. > :16:52.All I want to do is make my mum proud, my friends and family, and I
:16:52. > :16:57.think I have done that today by getting into the final. As the
:16:57. > :17:01.five-time world champion, you were not going to take her lightly.
:17:01. > :17:06.I beat her in the world championships to qualify but I did
:17:06. > :17:10.not want to take her lightly. You have to be special to be a five-
:17:10. > :17:16.time world champion, but that just shows my class today to beat her
:17:16. > :17:19.again into the final. Having picked up three world silver medals, how
:17:19. > :17:25.motivated are you to make that silver a gold medal for Great
:17:25. > :17:31.Britain? Massively, I want that gold. Words can't express how much
:17:31. > :17:38.I want it. Nobody will remember the three silver medals I got in the
:17:38. > :17:43.worlds if I get the gold. It would mean the world to me. You have made
:17:43. > :17:49.everybody exceptionally proud. One fight to go. Congratulations.
:17:49. > :17:55.you. Fantastic! Congratulations, Nicola!
:17:55. > :18:00.We are smiling as much as she is. I love the way her mum still worries
:18:00. > :18:07.when she is on a night out! We are now going to see Katie tamely in
:18:07. > :18:14.action from Ireland -- Katie Taylor. She is a sporting icon on the
:18:14. > :18:24.Emerald Isle. Let's see whether she can repeat her success. If she wins
:18:24. > :18:24.
:18:24. > :19:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:19:11. > :19:19.final. The first of a scheduled Taylor of Ireland, in red. -- but
:19:19. > :19:29.taller boxer. Her opponent is representing Tajikistan, she is
:19:29. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :19:44.familiar with one another. They met at the semi-final stage of the most
:19:44. > :19:48.recent world championships. On that occasion, on which to her fourth
:19:48. > :19:58.world championship title, Katie Taylor prevailed in that semi-final,
:19:58. > :20:06.
:20:06. > :20:12.concentration will be absolutely on the task at hand, to secured a
:20:12. > :20:22.place in the final match for the gold medal position. She has to
:20:22. > :20:31.
:20:31. > :20:41.were little punches to the back of their heads. Rabbit punches are
:20:41. > :20:54.
:20:54. > :21:04.illegal. The cry of Ireland". Katie Taylor is being sued to the rafters
:21:04. > :21:20.
:21:20. > :21:24.in front of her adoring supporters advantage of three points to one.
:21:24. > :21:32.Katie Taylor's coach is telling her that she needs to age a bit closer
:21:32. > :21:36.with her feet first before she throws be one-two-three attack.
:21:36. > :21:46.Great combinations that Katie is known so well for. She just needs
:21:46. > :21:52.to get a seat in before she throws them. Confirmation of the scoreline.
:21:52. > :21:59.The decibel level continues to rise. The first about that Katie Taylor
:21:59. > :22:05.appeared in, it was against Natasha Jonas, and the decibel level was at
:22:05. > :22:09.over 130 decibels, and scientists say that a jumbo jet taking off his
:22:09. > :22:19.110 decibels! That gives you an idea of the type of atmosphere
:22:19. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:40.European champion. Her opponent, from Tajikistan, just 19 years of
:22:40. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:07.punch from Katie Taylor but she got everybody as though they are a
:23:07. > :23:12.world champion. That is the mark of the true champion, they see the
:23:12. > :23:16.same level of dedication and ability in their opponent. Never
:23:16. > :23:21.underestimate your opponent. That is one of the reasons why Katie
:23:21. > :23:25.Taylor has remained on top for so long. Katie Taylor has embraced the
:23:25. > :23:34.pressure of being world number one and she continues to assert her
:23:34. > :23:44.dominance. But she got caught again by Chorieva on the way in with a
:23:44. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:10.as well. As the bell sounds, bringing about an end to the second
:24:10. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:35.round, that two point advantage has exceptionally well on the counter.
:24:35. > :24:40.Very few people can counter the speed of Katie Taylor and she is
:24:40. > :24:46.doing exactly that. Perhaps not getting quite as many points on the
:24:46. > :24:56.board as perhaps she should have done. Her coach says he wants Katie
:24:56. > :25:09.
:25:09. > :25:17.to finish with a left hook as she from the crowd as we head into the
:25:17. > :25:25.third-round! The four-time world championship, gold medallist and No.
:25:25. > :25:35.1 seed in the tournament, from Ireland, Katie Taylor. Chorieva,
:25:35. > :26:01.
:26:01. > :26:05.Just 19 years of age, representing path into the ring. Chorieva, she
:26:05. > :26:15.has now been warned for goading Taylor, for her bravado, by the
:26:15. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:29.for both of these women. Katie Taylor is coached by her father,
:26:29. > :26:37.
:26:37. > :26:47.Peter. He was a light heavyweight copy her dad, they would shadow box
:26:47. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:07.wanted a son and she was raised as a son, and he was a passionate
:27:07. > :27:14.
:27:14. > :27:22.referee is not happy. The crowd love it. The crowd are raising the
:27:22. > :27:32.volume level once again. The advantage in favour of the No. 1
:27:32. > :27:47.
:27:47. > :27:57.starting to find her range a lot better now Chorieva one. -- better
:27:57. > :28:07.now on Chorieva. She called Katie a couple of times but Katie will not
:28:07. > :28:38.
:28:38. > :28:48.change in tactics being employed by a Chorieva, because she knows she
:28:48. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :28:59.has a significant deficit and she's one of 44 qualified boxers
:28:59. > :29:04.competing in London 2012 who benefited from the expertise,
:29:04. > :29:14.coaching, medical back-up and nutrition are provided at the
:29:14. > :29:19.
:29:20. > :29:26.held once again in Cardiff and conducted by the US former Olympic
:29:26. > :29:34.coach, Tom quarter. More showmanship being demonstrated by
:29:34. > :29:39.Chorieva. Anything to try to take Katie Taylor's mind offers the game.
:29:39. > :29:44.A little bit late for that showmanship now. She needs to
:29:44. > :29:47.concentrate perhaps a little bit more the tactics at hand. Katie is
:29:47. > :29:54.far too professional and experienced to be falling for these
:29:54. > :29:59.Games. The atmosphere that is being generated by these Games is quite
:29:59. > :30:04.remarkable. Katie Taylor, a revered figure for her native Ireland, the
:30:04. > :30:08.flag-bearer for the team. Reports from Ireland suggest that employers
:30:08. > :30:12.are making special arrangements for staff so they can watch this very
:30:12. > :30:17.about that is taking place in the medley of the afternoon in London.
:30:17. > :30:21.Special dispensation has been given to staff to watch Katie Taylor book
:30:21. > :30:26.a place in the gold medal bout after another marathon performance!
:30:26. > :30:31.She knows she has done enough! She blows a kiss of congratulations to
:30:31. > :30:39.all of her adoring fans, encircling her at this wonderful Abbey Theatre
:30:39. > :30:44.for boxing, the XL arena for a London -- at this amphitheatre. In
:30:44. > :30:47.a few moments, Katie Taylor will be able to bask in the wonderful
:30:47. > :30:52.reception she is receiving before getting her mind back on the job
:30:52. > :31:01.and focusing on what will surely be the gold medal fight in his
:31:01. > :31:11.inaugural women's boxing Olympics events forced --. Her strength and
:31:11. > :31:16.
:31:16. > :31:26.jumping for joy in the corner. Confident that Katie Taylor of
:31:26. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :31:38.winner by a score of 17 points to nine, representing Ireland, Katie
:31:38. > :31:48.Taylor. Katie Taylor gives thanks as having
:31:48. > :31:53.secured her place in the Gold medal bout. And just look at the
:31:53. > :31:59.reception she is receiving from this crowd that is filled to
:31:59. > :32:05.capacity of the ExCel Arena. The world number one, the four-time
:32:05. > :32:11.world Championship gold medallist. Underlining her status as the
:32:11. > :32:16.overwhelming favourite for the Olympic gold. Katie Taylor,
:32:17. > :32:22.absolutely superb. A consummate professional in this women's boxing
:32:22. > :32:32.game. She has been an amazing ambassador for this sport for so
:32:32. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:41.many years. And just listen to that many years. And just listen to that
:32:41. > :32:46.support from the crowd. What a win. She demolished her
:32:46. > :32:52.opponent. And we should say congratulations Katie Taylor. And
:32:52. > :32:58.also to these fantastic Irish fans, such a love for their country and
:32:58. > :33:07.their sporting icons. They are lighting up the ExCel Arena. For
:33:07. > :33:14.three times louder than a jumbo jet taking of!
:33:14. > :33:19.KT, 10,000 Irish fans singing your praises as you make your way into
:33:19. > :33:26.the Olympic final. What a yurt emotions right now? It is
:33:26. > :33:33.incredible. It is a cream -- a dream come true. 10,000 Irish
:33:33. > :33:39.people here. And to be in the Olympic final, I feel like I am in
:33:39. > :33:44.heaven. A with this crowd behind you, does it add any extra pressure
:33:44. > :33:52.on will you just soak it up and use it in the ring? It is going to be a
:33:52. > :33:58.50-50 fight tomorrow and the pressure is going to be on both of
:33:58. > :34:03.us. It is just like any other fight, really. You have definitely got the
:34:03. > :34:09.silver medal but the job is only half done. Definitely. I have to go
:34:09. > :34:15.back and focus for tomorrow. Do it for all these people who came to
:34:15. > :34:19.support me, it is an amazing feeling. No doubt they will be once
:34:19. > :34:29.again there for the final. Congratulations.
:34:29. > :34:29.
:34:29. > :34:39.What an amazing crowd. What a talent. Remarkably today a British
:34:39. > :34:45.
:34:45. > :34:52.newspaper claimed that Katie Taylor was British which caused uproar.
:34:52. > :35:02.One person wrote in to say, it feel free to claim Ronan Keating!
:35:02. > :35:10.
:35:10. > :35:20.Tomorrow that final, it will be a Tomorrow that final, it will be a
:35:20. > :35:20.
:35:20. > :36:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:36:33. > :36:43.from the centre of the ring. Cancan incredibly accomplished on
:36:43. > :36:44.
:36:44. > :36:54.the back foot. The third of being from Texas, she receives assistance
:36:54. > :37:01.
:37:01. > :37:09.from another notable Olympian, the legendary George Foreman.
:37:10. > :37:19.Ren gets through with another right hand. She is facing a deficit
:37:20. > :37:51.
:37:51. > :38:01.gap by two points. I think that hook landed on one or two
:38:01. > :38:05.
:38:05. > :38:15.occassions. Esparza allowed Ren to counter and move off. She launched
:38:15. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:49.her attacks from the centre of the round of this semi-final. Esparza
:38:49. > :38:56.
:38:56. > :39:06.receiving inspirational advice from her corner. Ren has led at the end
:39:06. > :39:14.
:39:14. > :39:22.of each of the completed three rounds. Ren's coach telling her she
:39:22. > :39:32.is just too far away. Just passing the halfway stage in this final
:39:32. > :39:34.
:39:34. > :39:44.round. The winner will progress to the gold medal bout. Ren is the
:39:44. > :39:57.
:39:57. > :40:07.number one seed. Esparza a world champion bronze medallist from 2006.
:40:07. > :40:17.
:40:17. > :40:27.She will have to do something to overturn that points deficit.
:40:27. > :40:30.
:40:30. > :40:37.Esparza needs to go twice and catch her on the ropes. Going into that
:40:37. > :40:47.final round. There was plenty of aggression. But was it effective
:40:47. > :40:48.
:40:48. > :40:58.enough to overturn that two-point deficit?
:40:58. > :41:03.
:41:03. > :41:13.We saw that Clear right hand been landed by Esparza. The winner will
:41:13. > :41:17.
:41:17. > :41:24.progress through to the gold medal bout.
:41:24. > :41:28.The losing semi-finalist guaranteed a bronze medal. Victory is
:41:28. > :41:33.uppermost in the minds of both of these boxers who will progress
:41:33. > :41:41.through to the gold medal bout. winner by a score of 10.28, in the
:41:41. > :41:51.red corner, representing the People's Republic of China, a
:41:51. > :41:53.
:41:53. > :41:57.Cancan Ren! She will contest the first ever women's boxing Olympic
:41:57. > :42:05.title after she controlled proceedings very well indeed to
:42:05. > :42:09.prevail by a scoreline of 10 points to eight. We saw her it secure its
:42:09. > :42:14.experience shining through towards the end, using her foot work
:42:14. > :42:24.the end, using her foot work effectively.
:42:24. > :42:26.
:42:27. > :42:36.Another great afternoon of boxing. A big day today. 16 different
:42:37. > :42:39.
:42:39. > :42:49.sports. Here is what else has been 10,000m champion Mo Farah had to
:42:49. > :42:49.
:42:49. > :42:54.work hard but came through his 5,000m Keet. -- heat. Caster
:42:54. > :43:02.Semenya reached the semi- tomorrow of the 800m. Lynsey Sharp of Great
:43:02. > :43:09.Britain also through. It was a great morning for Sophie Hitchon,
:43:09. > :43:15.7-1.98, her hammer throw booked her place in the final on Friday. And
:43:15. > :43:23.British showjumper is now bidding for individual honours.
:43:23. > :43:29.And we would join that life just before at 3 o'clock today.
:43:29. > :43:34.But now we take you inside the Copper Box. An odd name but an
:43:34. > :43:40.exciting place to be. It has been the home of handball in these games.
:43:40. > :43:45.We are now in the quarter-final stages today. All the action
:43:45. > :43:49.stages today. All the action shortly but first, this guide.
:43:49. > :43:54.Handball is played on a court measuring 40 metres by 20 metres
:43:54. > :44:00.making it the largest court for any indoor for sport at the Games. The
:44:00. > :44:07.goals are three metres wide, two metres in height and they are
:44:07. > :44:12.surrounded by the goal area. The ball is between 54 and 60
:44:12. > :44:20.centimetres in size. Approximately tense and reduce smaller than the
:44:20. > :44:24.standard football. Shot can reach over 100 kilometres per hour. 24
:44:24. > :44:34.teams will compete for two gold medals. The 12 nations represented
:44:34. > :44:39.in the men's event and 12 in the women's. The preliminary stage
:44:39. > :44:44.features two pools of six teams. They played in a round-robin format.
:44:44. > :44:50.The knockout competition goes all the way to the final. If you would
:44:50. > :44:53.like to get involved in Olympic sports, visit the website for more
:44:53. > :44:58.sports, visit the website for more information.
:44:58. > :45:03.It is all about education and entertainment. At this stage they
:45:03. > :45:09.have decided to leave the Copper Box and head over to the Basketball
:45:09. > :45:15.Arena arena as things really start to hot up. Iceland are the Beijing
:45:15. > :45:25.silver medallist and they play Hungary. We join that match in the
:45:25. > :45:55.
:45:55. > :45:59.Hungary. We join that match in the Absolute drama here. Time-out to
:45:59. > :46:09.Hungary. The opening game in the quarter-finals in his handball
:46:09. > :46:25.
:46:25. > :46:35.Hungary are back to full strength. That proved to be a very costly two
:46:35. > :46:57.
:46:57. > :47:07.Telling the referee he was holding We are inside the last minute and
:47:07. > :47:38.
:47:38. > :47:42.The old fox knows what he is doing, Time-out. What drama! It is almost
:47:42. > :47:52.unbearable for the coaches. But it will all come down to these last 22
:47:52. > :48:02.seconds. Walid be those who topped Group in Group A? -- will it be? Or
:48:02. > :48:20.
:48:20. > :48:30.will Hungary pull off a bit of a It is saved and Hungary have the
:48:30. > :48:31.
:48:31. > :48:36.ball. Seven seconds! And they have levelled it! He sends the match
:48:36. > :48:46.into extra time! The Icelandic coach cannot believe it! They had a
:48:46. > :48:55.
:48:55. > :49:05.penalty to guarantee their place in That is it, the end of the game. It
:49:05. > :49:15.is going to be extra time. The coach cannot believe it. Neither of
:49:15. > :49:15.
:49:15. > :50:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:50:38. > :50:46.It is all to do, all over again It is saved. Deflected wide of the
:50:46. > :50:56.90 seconds played in this first period of five minutes of extra-
:50:56. > :50:56.
:50:56. > :51:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:51:41. > :51:45.Stott played briefly to try to clean up the ball. -- stopped play.
:51:45. > :51:55.The resin that they use on their hands makes the ball with the
:51:55. > :52:14.
:52:14. > :52:24.And what could be a crucial save. He sportingly apologises, but it
:52:24. > :52:24.
:52:24. > :53:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:53:10. > :53:15.was tight defending. He was under Smelling salts always help, to keep
:53:15. > :53:25.him alert. Less than two minutes remaining in this first period of
:53:25. > :53:50.
:53:50. > :54:00.five minutes. Saved again! But a Second round of extra time in this
:54:00. > :54:38.
:54:38. > :54:48.The last minute of the first period The Icelanders are making a lot of
:54:48. > :55:11.
:55:11. > :55:21.unforced errors here, as they get And that is it. Halfway through
:55:21. > :55:48.
:55:48. > :55:52.this period of extra-time. Three Five minutes remaining in this last
:55:52. > :56:02.period of extra-time, five minutes of Iceland to close this two goal
:56:02. > :56:18.
:56:18. > :56:25.He got his foot to it but it went in! He just went inside his
:56:25. > :56:33.goalpost, it could have gone outside! One goal in it. Hungary
:56:33. > :56:43.need to keep scoring to par the pressure on. -- pile the pressure
:56:43. > :56:50.
:56:50. > :56:57.on. Both sets of fans are screaming Hungary are preparing to take up
:56:57. > :57:06.their goalkeeper if needs be in this final spell. That is the foul
:57:06. > :57:11.As long as the attacker wears a big way you can still see his number
:57:11. > :57:21.underneath, they can bring on another attacker. The pressure is
:57:21. > :57:59.
:57:59. > :58:07.back on Iceland. 3 1/2 minutes to They have lost a ball again, the
:58:07. > :58:17.Icelanders! Those unforced errors are there! Two minutes and 40
:58:17. > :58:17.
:58:17. > :59:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:59:05. > :59:12.seconds remaining. Hungary trail by, The player who missed the penalty
:59:12. > :59:19.from Iceland is holding a towel to his face, he can barely watch. He
:59:19. > :59:24.is in the background, head buried, and he is such a key player
:59:24. > :59:29.normally. His team-mates are battling away, draining the last
:59:29. > :59:39.resources. They have lost control of the game in the latter stages,
:59:39. > :59:39.
:59:39. > :00:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:00:38. > :00:45.The keeper could not save that one. A free throw. The clock has been
:00:45. > :00:55.stopped. One minute and five seconds remaining. Hungry on the
:00:55. > :01:25.
:01:25. > :01:31.Mate Lekai is inside the area! Iceland's ball. 45 seconds to go.
:01:31. > :01:41.Iceland need one at last attack. They have to make it count.
:01:41. > :01:49.It is all or nothing for it Iceland now.
:01:49. > :01:59.The clock has been stopped. 17 it seconds on the clock. Mate Lekai
:01:59. > :02:11.
:02:11. > :02:19.goes on. The event specialist. Working alongside Gudjonsson.
:02:19. > :02:26.What a crowd pleaser at this has been.
:02:26. > :02:36.Still not putting on the extra player. Here he comes now.
:02:36. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:48.Six seconds and it has gone wide. And that is it. Hungary have one.
:02:48. > :03:10.
:03:10. > :03:16.Iceland could not get a why not won Hungary take a famous victory.
:03:16. > :03:22.Iceland undone by Gudjonsson's failure to get the penalty.
:03:22. > :03:27.They cannot believe that, it is all over. The silver medallists from
:03:27. > :03:32.over. The silver medallists from Beijing on going home.
:03:32. > :03:38.Congratulations to Hungary. I love the dancing. And more handball
:03:38. > :03:45.available now on the red button. France taking on Spain in their
:03:45. > :03:50.quarter-final. Another big crowd in the Basketball Arena arena.
:03:50. > :04:00.Meanwhile on be busy three we have table tennis, Germany up against a
:04:00. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:10.Hong Kong. -- on BBC Three. And we will also shortly bring you some
:04:10. > :04:16.
:04:16. > :04:22.BMX action on BBC Three S Shanaze Reade begins her campaign.
:04:22. > :04:28.The volleyball also available on the red button. This is Argentina
:04:28. > :04:32.up against Brazil, the current world champions. So a lot of good
:04:32. > :04:38.atmosphere around the park at the moment. People have been asking
:04:38. > :04:45.where the Irish party is after that win earlier today by Katie Taylor!
:04:45. > :04:50.Just followed the noise! Well we are about to take you to
:04:50. > :05:00.another Olympic venue, one which has seen huge crowds, and plenty of
:05:00. > :05:34.
:05:34. > :05:44.has seen huge crowds, and plenty of out of the arena.
:05:44. > :05:59.
:05:59. > :06:09.Move on, Tina! Silver for Great It is a wait and see game now. This
:06:09. > :06:13.
:06:13. > :06:22.could be the first gold medal. And Britain have got the gold.
:06:22. > :06:29.This is bold about to happen. She This is bold about to happen. She
:06:29. > :06:34.has made history. Whoever made did decision to base
:06:34. > :06:38.the equestrian event at Greenwich, well done that man or woman. It is
:06:38. > :06:47.now time for the individual competition in the showjumping.
:06:47. > :06:55.Earlier today the top 25 riders competed with the top 20
:06:55. > :07:03.progressing to round B. The scorers are combined and the top three take
:07:03. > :07:10.the medals. Clare Balding is there now. It is normally a bit more
:07:10. > :07:14.sedate down there. But with another medal for gold -- for Great Britain
:07:14. > :07:19.today the place could erupt. There is nothing sedate about this crowd
:07:19. > :07:26.today. So many people saying that they're really nervous. But Nick
:07:26. > :07:32.Skelton is not nervous, Scott Brash is not nervous. Scott Brash will be
:07:32. > :07:37.coming out third-last. And Nick Skelton will be riding into the
:07:37. > :07:43.arena last of all. He will know exactly what he needs to do. It may
:07:43. > :07:51.be he has to jump clear to equal somebody else. But I think there is
:07:51. > :07:56.a lot of excitement here, that is the main thing. If we are nervous,
:07:56. > :08:01.Nick Skelton is not. Sometimes apparently he can get nervous but
:08:01. > :08:06.he is sober calm because he knows his animal can jump anything. He
:08:06. > :08:16.said earlier I have never felt him stretched, or like he cannot do
:08:16. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:25.something. That white fence over there, they call it the White Horse
:08:26. > :08:34.of Uffington. One rider it is riding at their first Olympic Games,
:08:34. > :08:41.the other at his sick. And they both believe they can win gold.
:08:41. > :08:44.learning a lot as it goes on. We have six riders who have gone Clear
:08:44. > :08:50.and if all six go clear in this final, how do we separate the
:08:51. > :08:55.winners from the losers? They go in again on a much shorter course and
:08:55. > :08:59.they jump off against the clock. The benefit for Nick Skelton is if
:08:59. > :09:05.he goes clear in his round he would still be last to go in the jump off
:09:05. > :09:11.and that really helps because you know how many risks you need to
:09:11. > :09:19.take. Ben Maher, he knocked down one fence, is he now out of the
:09:19. > :09:26.medals? Probably. It is very sad for him. He was keeping an eye on
:09:26. > :09:32.the clock because there were quite a few riders with one time fault.
:09:32. > :09:38.He got one fence down because he was trying to go quicker. It might
:09:38. > :09:48.not be enough for him. And that shows how tiny the margins are.
:09:48. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:59.Just a fraction of, that can be expensive. Nick Skelton was
:09:59. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:08.explaining that he just cannot push this horse far enough. The quality
:10:08. > :10:15.of that force is why he is still competing. And now we will find out
:10:15. > :10:21.whether he is indeed an Olympic gold medallists. Some of the riders
:10:21. > :10:24.come at some countries have spent a lot of money buying in quality
:10:24. > :10:34.animals but this is world-class competition and all of them are
:10:34. > :10:41.
:10:41. > :10:51.competition and all of them are hand you over to the final round
:10:51. > :10:53.
:10:53. > :10:59.with Great Britain in the hunt for a medal or two.
:10:59. > :11:04.The Ukrainian rider now, was born in Brazil and moved to Ukraine in
:11:04. > :11:14.2009. Let us go round the course with
:11:14. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:31.Andy Austen. The width of the oxer going into
:11:31. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :11:39.the double catches him out. Safely over that one. This track not as
:11:40. > :11:49.technical as the first round. But they need Scope and power.
:11:50. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :11:58.Time is important. There is a big loop around here. This is the long
:11:58. > :12:08.run to the last couple of jumps. Has got to get home in 80 seconds.
:12:08. > :12:09.
:12:09. > :12:19.It is going to be very close. He has jumped it! Inside the time
:12:19. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:34.allowed of 80 seconds. Rivetti gets a total of nine.
:12:34. > :12:44.Because the time is so tight, if the riders add up anywhere, they
:12:44. > :12:59.
:12:59. > :13:09.could get a time fault. Now the man from Switzerland. Paul
:13:09. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:30.this morning's round. This Irish mare keeps trying and
:13:30. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:37.trying. Such a lovely athlete. He has got him the extra stride.
:13:37. > :13:47.Now he has got to move up quickly, make up some time. He is not going
:13:47. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:57.that quickly around here. I think he could be in trouble.
:13:57. > :14:07.Lovely technique over the narrow vertical.
:14:07. > :14:11.
:14:11. > :14:21.She is jumping her heart out, this mare. Just a bit worried he is not
:14:21. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:31.quite quick enough. He was not too worried about the
:14:31. > :14:39.time but he is going to struggle to get there in the 80 seconds. The it
:14:39. > :14:47.is the famous cutty Sark fence. Cutty Sark of course just anchored
:14:47. > :14:53.down on the Thames. One time fault. That leaves him a score of 10 in
:14:53. > :15:01.total for both rounds. Just a touch on the vertical, that was his
:15:01. > :15:11.mistake. Tried so hard on the combination, just did not push up
:15:11. > :15:26.
:15:26. > :15:31.They have been together for 11 years. He would love to give George
:15:32. > :15:36.Morris, the retiring manager, a very successful American manager,
:15:36. > :15:46.something to cheer about. He comes in with a score of five after round
:15:46. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:58.one. It is fascinating to watch Rich Fellers right. 16-year-old.
:15:58. > :16:06.
:16:06. > :16:16.ability. He trusts him to run forward and jumped carefully. The
:16:16. > :16:26.
:16:26. > :16:33.ground is absolutely superb. Moving up a gear. They have to go around
:16:33. > :16:43.this island. Try and get a round in 80 seconds. Now he is motoring and
:16:43. > :16:53.
:16:53. > :17:00.leaning forward, opening his stride Finishes with a clear round for the
:17:00. > :17:08.United States of America! He is the man who throws the gauntlet down.
:17:08. > :17:15.22 have come forward for this round. We go in reverse order. Six clear
:17:15. > :17:22.rounds for America. How far can this man climb with a clear round?
:17:22. > :17:27.Such a brave little horse. He is only barely 16 hands. But my
:17:27. > :17:34.goodness me, does he drive. Putting everything into that last fence.
:17:34. > :17:39.What a lovely fence. George Morris is in his 70s now. He has been a
:17:39. > :17:49.great man for the United States of America. They won gold four years
:17:49. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :18:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:18:34. > :18:39.ago but no medals this time. So this course, there is just a couple
:18:39. > :18:48.of options where the riders have to make big decisions. Running out of
:18:48. > :18:56.power as well. He did nothing wrong, Delestre, he just did not have the
:18:56. > :19:06.jumpy needed. -- jump that he needed. Always better to try to
:19:06. > :19:16.
:19:16. > :19:24.keep the jumps straight, not across which is good. Two down there.
:19:24. > :19:32.Finishes on eight with four from the first, so 12. It is a
:19:33. > :19:37.combination that could feature in four years time in Rio. Once he had
:19:37. > :19:42.got the seven strides, he lost a bit of momentum into the double,
:19:42. > :19:48.and it is such a big fence that unless de horse has got ultimate
:19:48. > :19:52.power and athletic ability, it is so difficult to jump. We may well
:19:52. > :20:02.see the French flag fluttering again because they still have one
:20:02. > :20:15.
:20:15. > :20:24.1998, and Olympic champion in Athens, 2004. One of the world's
:20:24. > :20:32.greatest horseman, following in the footsteps of his father, Nelson
:20:32. > :20:42.Pessoa. He had one fence down in the first round. An elegant and
:20:42. > :20:42.
:20:42. > :21:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:21:38. > :21:44.stylish rider, very calm under ambition of any athlete, including
:21:44. > :21:48.a showjumper, and he is a man who has done it and been there. This
:21:48. > :21:58.inexperience course, beautifully ridden by just running out of power
:21:58. > :22:32.
:22:32. > :22:36.when it really matters. Ends on of Mexico, they have produced some
:22:36. > :22:46.very good rounds. This is the only one to get through to the
:22:46. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :23:02.individual final round, Alberto. Another mare. Four faults from the
:23:02. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:23:48. > :23:58.has got it. Looking in the comfort zone, and we will not see too many
:23:58. > :24:05.courses comfortable in this. -- Many horses. Time could be an issue,
:24:06. > :24:15.two to jump and only 80 seconds allowed. Very close!
:24:15. > :24:24.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. But just all right! He puts his gauntlet down.
:24:24. > :24:33.He takes up the lead. But of course there is a long, long way to go.
:24:33. > :24:38.Alberto Michan. They have really shown the crowds in London what
:24:38. > :24:46.Mexico can do in showjumping. wonderful exhibition, and also
:24:46. > :24:52.rider. He pointed to his horse, and he is giving credit to go hoarse,
:24:52. > :25:00.but I don't think you rode it badly himself, but great to see him
:25:00. > :25:10.giving the credit to this wonderful mare. Now the other Brazilian, who
:25:10. > :25:10.
:25:10. > :25:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:25:55. > :26:04.bit tired. -- courses. It is a tough competition. He has got the
:26:04. > :26:08.power, this horse, but he is not quite snapping up in front. Again...
:26:08. > :26:18.Just taking chances with his front legs. He got away with that last
:26:18. > :26:34.
:26:34. > :26:40.here and then it rebalance. Beautifully over the last one. But
:26:40. > :26:48.he has got a time fault, with the narrowest of margins. He is on five
:26:48. > :26:58.for this round. The four from round one this morning, so a total of
:26:58. > :27:01.
:27:01. > :27:05.nine. The best scores, America and Flexible, and the Mexican. You can
:27:05. > :27:15.see how flat it is, there is very little holding these fences up.
:27:15. > :27:30.
:27:30. > :27:40.popular with the crowds. 65 years old. He won team's silver four
:27:40. > :27:47.
:27:47. > :27:56.years ago. This man is a true rider from the States, she was only
:27:57. > :28:03.a team. Ian Miller is still as good as ever. He has really involved
:28:03. > :28:13.with the sport, and he looks every inch a modern, classical rider.
:28:13. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:25.first round. He has made a great start to this round. Here is the
:28:25. > :28:35.scope needed... Didn't quite have enough. Look down into the water
:28:35. > :28:58.
:28:58. > :29:08.tray. That is what it is there or exciting. Could he be back again?
:29:08. > :29:09.
:29:09. > :29:16.This course is proving to be problematic in various different
:29:16. > :29:18.areas, particularly the trouble. Also early, at the distance from
:29:19. > :29:22.the Red up right through to the double, and that is where the
:29:22. > :29:27.riders have to make a decision on what they are going to do and then
:29:27. > :29:37.be able to change their mind quickly depending on how the animal
:29:37. > :29:38.
:29:38. > :29:48.approach is that upright. Coming up very soon, Ben Maher on Triplex. He
:29:48. > :29:53.
:29:53. > :29:58.is a stallion. So is big stuff. Scott Brash's is a gelding. The
:29:58. > :30:03.horses have to be fit and the riders have to be cool in the head.
:30:03. > :30:07.Here is proved that the world of show jumping is changing. Colombia,
:30:07. > :30:14.only an individual here, but an individual who many thought could
:30:14. > :30:19.well go all the way. Got so far into his individual run and the
:30:19. > :30:24.mayor is only nine years old. They have gone quite brilliantly. They
:30:24. > :30:34.could finish off in style and it would really put Colombia on the
:30:34. > :30:54.
:30:54. > :31:01.Smooth and in control. Total balance all the way.
:31:02. > :31:10.So careful, this rare. She tries every inch of the way. Just that
:31:10. > :31:20.little touch. She has been so good this week but did not get away with
:31:20. > :31:21.
:31:21. > :31:25.that one. This animal has impressed everyone this week. It proves again
:31:25. > :31:35.how careful these animals have to be. That was the lightest of
:31:35. > :31:35.
:31:35. > :32:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:32:25. > :32:35.touches. competition. Now for Australia and
:32:35. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:52.it is Edwina Tops-Alexander. Riding this lovely little animal.
:32:52. > :32:55.
:32:55. > :33:05.16 years old. But a wonderful jumping machine. Starts this round
:33:05. > :33:15.
:33:15. > :33:22.on four. This horse is tiny. But he has got the heart of a lion.
:33:22. > :33:32.In the first round he made the kind of mistake we hardly ever see, he
:33:32. > :33:35.
:33:36. > :33:43.hit the front of an oxer really hard. He did not quite make that,
:33:43. > :33:53.backed off. Another mistake for one of the world's leading combinations.
:33:53. > :34:07.
:34:07. > :34:17.Proving how tough this course came with a great chance but it is
:34:17. > :34:31.
:34:31. > :34:38.of this cover just getting caught out for power, the middle of that
:34:38. > :34:48.combination is very difficult to jump. And that last fence just
:34:48. > :34:48.
:34:48. > :34:58.slightly running out of petrol. Confirmation there of the positions.
:34:58. > :35:07.
:35:07. > :35:17.But there are 12 moored now to jump. Six clear rounds. This is where it
:35:17. > :35:31.
:35:31. > :35:41.all starts. Ben Maher. He got an unlucky four faults in that first
:35:41. > :35:52.
:35:52. > :35:59.disappointed to get that fence down. Because this animal has all the
:35:59. > :36:06.capabilities of being an Olympic medallist. I think it may just be
:36:06. > :36:13.too far now but to raise at Clear would raise morale for the British
:36:13. > :36:23.team. He has to put those Faulds
:36:23. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:37.completely behind him. Anything can happen in show jumping. A clear
:36:37. > :36:43.round here can give him a chance. What an achievement for him to be
:36:43. > :36:49.here at this stage with the animal that he has bred and produced all
:36:49. > :36:56.the way through his career. He is on the stage with the best in the
:36:56. > :37:03.world. And he is good enough, what is more. He has got it all wrong
:37:03. > :37:13.there! Big hesitation, did not get to the right place to take off.
:37:13. > :37:23.did well to get out of there with just one down.
:37:23. > :37:23.
:37:23. > :37:32.I think even if he holds it at four faults, it is not going to happen
:37:32. > :37:39.for Ben. He has more than played his part in that team gold. He will
:37:39. > :37:47.be disappointed. But he will be out there making sure that Nick Skelton
:37:47. > :37:53.and Scott Brash will be in the best frame of mind.
:37:53. > :38:03.A total of eight at the London Olympics. Just take a look at what
:38:03. > :38:11.happened. Did not seem to get quite where he wanted to. But once he had
:38:11. > :38:19.the momentum broken, you can see it come down behind. And that is a
:38:19. > :38:29.great shame. The crowd giving him a really good reception.
:38:29. > :38:38.
:38:38. > :38:48.Waiting in the wings, Alberto Michan. Here is the man who many
:38:48. > :39:05.
:39:05. > :39:14.thought would be a Metalist. -- medallist. Marc Houtzager for the
:39:14. > :39:24.Netherlands. He is right at the top of his game. Just once silly
:39:24. > :40:02.
:40:02. > :40:09.stile is very open at the bottom. This course making the best in the
:40:09. > :40:14.world really work hard for the medals.
:40:14. > :40:24.This is a combination thought to be among us a medal contenders. It is
:40:24. > :40:27.
:40:27. > :40:34.not going to happen for them. not going to happen for them.
:40:35. > :40:42.A total of eight. And we had now into the top 10.
:40:43. > :40:48.They either had one fault or they jumped clear inside the time. And
:40:48. > :40:54.among the 60, a kind O'Connor from Ireland, Scott Brash and Nick
:40:54. > :40:58.Skelton from Great Britain. Then there will go back to his team-
:40:59. > :41:08.mates and feedback anything he thinks that is relevant. You could
:41:08. > :41:11.see the disappointment in his face. As he walked out there and accepted
:41:11. > :41:16.the applause of the crowd I think that is the first time he let
:41:16. > :41:21.himself be part of the big occasion that is the Olympic Games. And I
:41:21. > :41:27.feel for him that he will not go away with an individual medal, but
:41:27. > :41:32.team gold is not bad as consolation! Nobody living in Great
:41:32. > :41:37.Britain has had a team gold for showjumping because it has not been
:41:37. > :41:46.showjumping because it has not been done since 1952!
:41:46. > :41:55.Back now with the top 10. The only lady rider in the top 10,
:41:55. > :41:59.from Portugal. 41 years old. One time fault.
:41:59. > :42:09.If she jumps clear it will really put on the pressure for the last
:42:09. > :42:29.
:42:29. > :42:36.line to go. Luciana so elegant and stylish.
:42:36. > :42:46.There is the power we're talking about. Jumped that really well with
:42:46. > :42:46.
:42:46. > :42:56.inches to spare. She just kicked, lost as Derek
:42:56. > :42:59.
:42:59. > :43:06.Boswell. It has all gone completely wrong. -- a stirrup as well. What a
:43:06. > :43:16.shame. It all went wrong at the end. That would not have helped her
:43:16. > :43:27.
:43:27. > :43:33.balance. A total of ten for her. Michan climbing up the leaderboard.
:43:33. > :43:39.She lost her cool. She jumped the combination so well and went to the
:43:39. > :43:44.next vertical on a horrible long stride. She lost her balance as
:43:44. > :43:48.well. Such a shame at the end of the course. That is the pressure of
:43:48. > :43:58.these riders are under. Not the kind of mistake she normally would
:43:58. > :44:18.
:44:18. > :44:28.make. Gerco Shroder. Is he going to deliver it now? He is on a score of
:44:28. > :44:41.
:44:41. > :44:51.the ability but as some stallions we have seen in the past, does he
:44:51. > :44:52.
:44:52. > :45:02.always concentrate? Gerco Shroder rarely makes a
:45:02. > :45:03.
:45:03. > :45:08.mistake. Super cool under pressure. He had the last fence down in the
:45:08. > :45:13.Europeans a year ago in Madrid which lost in a European
:45:13. > :45:20.Championship. He tried hard not to do the same thing again. Motoring
:45:20. > :45:30.around that corner. Trying hard not to pick up another time fault.
:45:30. > :45:38.
:45:38. > :45:48.Opening up his stride. Still clear Schroder! 34 years old, his second
:45:48. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:58.Olympics, and he has certainly given himself a chance. Probably
:45:58. > :46:06.
:46:06. > :46:10.only an outside chance, but it is in this round, and that a time
:46:10. > :46:20.fault can prove to be so expensive. But that is the ability and power
:46:20. > :46:25.
:46:26. > :46:35.at the need to jump clear. -- they considered as a contender for a
:46:36. > :46:39.
:46:39. > :46:46.medal win this tournament started, 49-year-old Schwizer. The horse
:46:46. > :46:50.that Switzerland has won medals went at the Olympics. This man has
:46:50. > :47:00.a style all of his own but he was another one to fall foul of the
:47:00. > :47:00.
:47:00. > :47:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:47:49. > :47:53.combination is right up there, 1.59. It is so difficult to be careful
:47:53. > :48:03.over the vertical and had the power to jump the ones in the middle.
:48:03. > :48:06.
:48:06. > :48:15.They are going to pieces, as we combination, struggling to jump
:48:15. > :48:25.through discourse. Again, but time fought for the previous round. He
:48:25. > :48:45.
:48:45. > :48:55.previous round. He is in equal 7th did not quite happen for Shwizer.
:48:55. > :49:00.
:49:00. > :49:04.The horse did not just have the from Britain, one from Ireland, one
:49:04. > :49:14.from France and one from Germany to jump with a clear round in the
:49:14. > :49:28.
:49:28. > :49:38.first round. The first is from the ridden in four Olympics, this is
:49:38. > :49:41.
:49:41. > :49:51.his 5th. 41 years old. Their won individual bronze in Sydney and
:49:51. > :49:51.
:49:51. > :50:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:50:44. > :50:53.really has got some power offer of the floor. Just got away with that
:50:53. > :50:57.rattling, he got close to that fence! He was riding his luck. Give
:50:57. > :51:07.riders with one time fault of still can get a medal, anything can
:51:07. > :51:11.happen. He is giving this everything. The Saudi Arabians have
:51:11. > :51:21.got better and better the further we have got into this showjumping
:51:21. > :51:25.
:51:25. > :51:35.time though. He still has got two more jobs to come. I think he is on
:51:35. > :51:40.time faults! One in the first round, one in the second round. A score of
:51:41. > :51:50.two. He knows that he will not win gold because he has showed in front
:51:51. > :52:00.
:52:00. > :52:05.of him, but what a performance. -- The applause is running out for
:52:05. > :52:15.Saudi Arabia. With me, a man who won gold for the team but sadly it
:52:15. > :52:19.
:52:19. > :52:25.He is normally a great combination jump-off. I can't remember the last
:52:25. > :52:31.time he got a combination down but it cost me both rounds today. I was
:52:31. > :52:41.perhaps too quick. The he just took a breath and was looking at the
:52:41. > :52:44.
:52:44. > :52:51.It has just not happen to Damon. What do you feel the chances are
:52:51. > :52:57.for Scott and Nick? It is a good course. Things are going in my
:52:57. > :53:01.direction. Some of the riders have got time faults, which will be a
:53:01. > :53:06.really expensive, so his fingers crossed. Everybody now holding
:53:06. > :53:16.their breath, particularly for viewers in Ireland. O'Connor is on
:53:16. > :53:21.
:53:21. > :53:30.what happened in 2004 in Athens, when he won the gold and then lost
:53:30. > :53:40.it because of an illegal substance being in the course's blood. -- the
:53:40. > :53:44.
:53:44. > :53:50.it is a case of the rest joining him. O'Connor is a tough competitor.
:53:50. > :53:55.He is riding for his life. He is galloping around to try to make
:53:55. > :54:02.sure he does not get a time fault. He has only got a few seconds to
:54:02. > :54:12.get home. It will be very close! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. He is over
:54:12. > :54:24.
:54:24. > :54:33.the time. Time will play a part. He He punched the air when he went
:54:33. > :54:36.through the finish. He didn't realise he was on a time fault. He
:54:36. > :54:42.has just looked up at the scoreboard and realised. They were
:54:42. > :54:52.all jumping up and down, screaming and shouting, the Irish team, and
:54:52. > :54:56.
:54:56. > :55:06.then they realised. They can't clear round or or will there be a
:55:06. > :55:16.
:55:16. > :55:26.zero score. -- and that a zero score. All the experience in the
:55:26. > :55:26.
:55:26. > :56:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:56:14. > :56:19.world for the French riders. Can he influential. France is out.
:56:20. > :56:26.Miller, Ben Maher, they are all on aid. And they are at the moment in
:56:26. > :56:32.equal 6th place. Does two a ride is watching with just one time fault
:56:32. > :56:41.each, they will be chewing their fingernails -- those two riders
:56:41. > :56:51.watching. They could still win medals. He also gets a time fault.
:56:51. > :57:08.
:57:08. > :57:14.Adding to the pressure in the 2012 A massive vertical going in. A
:57:14. > :57:20.spooky water tray in the middle. Tremendous amount of power and
:57:20. > :57:26.athleticism it needed. There are four left to jump that could win
:57:26. > :57:36.the individual gold medal for London 2012. 14 Switzerland, one
:57:36. > :57:36.
:57:36. > :58:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:58:38. > :58:42.for Germany, two for Great Britain. athletic. When you have the extra
:58:42. > :58:52.stride, don't forget you have to make up the time somewhere else on
:58:52. > :59:25.
:59:26. > :59:34.Now he has to think about time for a medal. What colour will it
:59:34. > :59:39.be? He has jumped the first double clear in the individual. He knew it
:59:39. > :59:44.this horse had the scope and the quality to jump Olympic Games. And
:59:44. > :59:50.he could be right because he could be put in Switzerland on the way to
:59:50. > :59:58.an individual medal! The first double clear. Who is going to join
:59:58. > :00:08.him? Brilliantly written all the way. -- brilliantly written. What a
:00:08. > :00:17.great piece of writing. That was amazing. -- What a great piece of
:00:17. > :00:27.riding. My word! Three left to jump. Two from Great Britain and one for
:00:27. > :00:37.
:00:37. > :00:41.Germany. It is the 26-year-old to Games. That was two years ago. And
:00:41. > :00:48.now he's here jumping for an individual medal at the London
:00:48. > :00:58.Olympics. It does not get better. He has got to be clear it and
:00:58. > :01:31.
:01:31. > :01:41.forward. That was the plan he had in his mind. Such a tough decision
:01:41. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:49.to make. And just caught the front rail. It will all be down to Nick
:01:49. > :01:57.Skelton for Great Britain now. The double dream has not quite made it
:01:57. > :02:03.here. Brilliant ride down the combination. Scott Brash is going
:02:03. > :02:08.to be around for many years. He is a Championship rider in technique
:02:08. > :02:16.and temperament. And he has done brilliantly at the Olympics this
:02:16. > :02:26.time. We will see him again no doubt.
:02:26. > :02:50.
:02:50. > :02:59.Good quick time. Desperately Tiny little touch. Did not quite
:02:59. > :03:05.get away with it. You sometimes need a bit of luck
:03:05. > :03:13.but not on this occasion. He is such a professional, such a
:03:14. > :03:23.perfectionist. A little shake of his head. There is the situation.
:03:24. > :03:34.
:03:34. > :03:39.Two to go. Marcus Ehning. On a Dutch-bred stallion. One of the
:03:39. > :03:46.greatest riders there has been in the past 10 or 15 years. He would
:03:46. > :03:55.love this vital. Germany have not had a good games so far in the
:03:55. > :04:05.showjumping. This animal is so powerful. It is unbelievable how
:04:05. > :04:09.
:04:09. > :04:19.markers sits so quietly. There you are, sometimes such a powerful
:04:19. > :04:23.
:04:23. > :04:30.animal is not always careful. This is fascinating now.
:04:30. > :04:40.The riders with one fault could get bronze or silver, it all depends on
:04:40. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:53.a round from Britain's Nick Skelton. He will be back. Safely over of the
:04:53. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:01.line. That will be a total of nine for both rounds.
:05:01. > :05:09.Not the muddle that he wanted. Now the crowd started to roar because
:05:09. > :05:19.the next man, the last man to jump in the showjumping discipline of
:05:19. > :05:23.
:05:23. > :05:33.London 2012 is Nick Skelton. With Big Star. This is the moment he
:05:33. > :05:36.
:05:36. > :05:46.have -- has dreamt of. You will see this man dig very deep
:05:46. > :05:46.
:05:46. > :06:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:06:50. > :07:00.to get himself a second Olympic making up some time. He cannot
:07:00. > :07:00.
:07:00. > :07:10.afford a time fault. Britain are out of the individual medals, I am
:07:10. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:22.afraid. They tried so hard. It is a round of four faults for Nick
:07:22. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:35.Skelton. So near and yet so far. Nick Skelton takes his hat off. It
:07:35. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:43.has been a great Olympic Games for the man. He was in the Queen's
:07:43. > :07:53.birthday honours with an OBE eat and he has deserved that. The
:07:53. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :08:05.Olympic gold medallist, it is Steve Guerdat. But we have a jump-off for
:08:05. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:19.the silver and bronze. Schroder and O'Connor. The drama is
:08:19. > :08:25.not finished yet. What an not finished yet. What an
:08:25. > :08:31.afternoon! Will bring you news of that jump
:08:31. > :08:37.off shortly. Let me go straight to Clare Balding. How are you feeling?
:08:37. > :08:41.We thought that Nick Skelton might have done it. I just wonder, the
:08:41. > :08:46.crowd where excited and the commentator actually came on to
:08:46. > :08:52.silence them. I'm not saying that is what caused the fans to come
:08:52. > :08:59.down. He has been jumping his 6th round and that is probably taking
:08:59. > :09:06.its toll. But it is such a tense sport to watch. Especially being
:09:06. > :09:11.here, you stop breathing. You're trying not to say anything out line.
:09:11. > :09:16.But 20,000 people are all making a tiny noise and that multiply is
:09:16. > :09:19.into something bigger. I'm desperately disappointed for Nick
:09:19. > :09:27.Skelton because I know how much he believed in this animal. He
:09:27. > :09:33.probably will think it is his fault, that is what most riders do. But
:09:33. > :09:37.the thing is, it went wrong for Nick Skelton in Athens, I feel
:09:37. > :09:43.sorry for him that it has gone wrong again now. And so costly
:09:43. > :09:49.because you slip from leading to dropping down completely out of the
:09:49. > :09:54.medals. The same thing for Scott Brash, but he has definitely more
:09:54. > :09:59.years ahead of him. Nick Skelton has got a back operation coming up,
:09:59. > :10:07.you never know how he is going to come back after that. You heard the
:10:07. > :10:11.list of all these injuries. It is amazing that he can still walk! But
:10:11. > :10:21.he certainly writes brilliantly well. The team gold is a huge
:10:21. > :10:21.
:10:22. > :10:29.highlight. But when he comes in last, he knows he could have gone
:10:29. > :10:35.for it did jump-off but sadly that is not the case. I know this is not
:10:35. > :10:40.rise to watch, but let us take a look at the moment he took that
:10:40. > :10:43.fence down. It looked relatively easy? The difficult stuff had
:10:43. > :10:48.already happened. You could hear the reaction of the crowd when it
:10:48. > :10:53.fell. Nick said to me before that he had learned from Athens that you
:10:53. > :10:57.cannot take your mind off it for even one second. Absolute
:10:57. > :11:02.concentration is essential and that is a hard thing to do especially
:11:02. > :11:06.when the competition has been as long as it has. It is exhausting.
:11:06. > :11:14.It is emotionally draining. And you do not even know how much you have
:11:15. > :11:19.taken out of yourself. You have no idea what effect that has upon you,
:11:19. > :11:24.that a ship at getting the team gold. Michael Phelps was speaking
:11:24. > :11:28.about that, he said that you do have to control everything, you
:11:28. > :11:35.have to flatten yourself out after a great win. Nick Skelton is coming
:11:35. > :11:45.towards us now and I know he will be absolutely drained by that. Huge
:11:45. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:49.ovation from the crowd. But that is just a shame. Here we go again.
:11:49. > :11:58.heard the announcer trying to silence the crowd was a I did not
:11:58. > :12:08.hear that. It is one of those things. He had not touched a jump
:12:08. > :12:09.
:12:09. > :12:16.all week. I have been there before and it is the same thing again. I
:12:16. > :12:24.will keep going. It is a pity this is done is like it is where we have
:12:24. > :12:30.to start equal. If it had been the European Championships I would have
:12:30. > :12:36.been two offences in front. All of the British forces had to jump an
:12:36. > :12:44.extra round, did that take anything out of him? He is still fresh, he
:12:44. > :12:50.could go again. It was just unlucky. It was not meant to be. You are St
:12:50. > :12:55.Ihab to carry on. You have got that back operation to come. How are you
:12:55. > :13:00.planning the run-up to the next Games? We are in Dublin next week.
:13:00. > :13:05.Perhaps at the end of November if it gets really bad, I might do it
:13:05. > :13:09.then. I need three months off and then just keep going, do it again.
:13:09. > :13:13.You have a team gold medal and that is such a great achievement.
:13:13. > :13:20.would have settled for that before we came. The crowd has been great
:13:20. > :13:27.and I feel sorry for them. Baking year to try to get another medal
:13:27. > :13:33.today. -- they came here. I feel desperately sorry for Nick
:13:34. > :13:39.Skelton but I love his resolve. He will push on. And do not forget our
:13:39. > :13:44.first ever dressage medal. So disappointment in the end down
:13:44. > :13:54.there in Greenwich. But we cross now to Weymouth. Shirley Robinson
:13:54. > :13:54.
:13:55. > :14:02.is waiting for us. It has been another busy day. Plenty of focus
:14:02. > :14:07.on the 470 crew. The women wear in action today and they ended the
:14:07. > :14:14.series on equal points with New Zealand. That will be ahead to head
:14:14. > :14:19.for the gold medal on Friday. The man, they had a day off. They go
:14:19. > :14:24.head to head with Australia tomorrow.
:14:24. > :14:29.An update on the jump-off in the equestrian. Let us talk about the
:14:29. > :14:35.49 years. An element of disappointment their? I felt for
:14:35. > :14:41.them. They had been together, a lifelong friends. They had the
:14:41. > :14:47.chance of a bronze medal this morning. They gave it a good shot.
:14:47. > :14:53.But Denmark took the final muddle. They were disappointed. Four years
:14:53. > :15:00.ago in Beijing I saw how high it it was for them to walk away with
:15:00. > :15:04.nothing. And they had tears in their eyes today. And what about
:15:04. > :15:08.the match racing quarter-final against Russia? The had a tough
:15:08. > :15:14.week last week but they survive that. There are currently in the
:15:14. > :15:19.quarter-finals. It is the first of three. They are looking as if they
:15:19. > :15:27.are ahead of Russia. They are in great shape. If they win today
:15:27. > :15:32.there into the semi-finals against Spain. They were nervous last week.
:15:32. > :15:36.But today there are confident command executing everything well.
:15:36. > :15:46.They are working together and look really promising for a final on
:15:46. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :15:55.Saturday. So lots to look forward Pleased to say that Sue Barker has
:15:56. > :16:00.dropped in, and you were pacing around watching Nick Skelton.
:16:00. > :16:04.so disappointing for him. He won the gold in the team, but the
:16:04. > :16:10.despair of being in that position and missing out again, that is
:16:10. > :16:14.tough. Have you recovered from the Velodrome? I feel quite drained.
:16:14. > :16:18.When you are in there and working away, you think so much about other
:16:18. > :16:21.things that you almost forget to look at what is really happening on