BBC One: Day 12: 13.45-16.00 Olympics

Good afternoon and welcome back to Olympic Park. A patch of land here

in London that has gripped the focus of much of the world. But it

is just part of the story. There are a Olympic venues all over the

country and we will keep you up-to- date with the latest headlines. But

straight to the ExCel Arena for the boxing. Women competing for the

first time in the Olympics. And Nicola Adams has already guaranteed

Nicola Adams has already guaranteed Adams!

Nicola Adams raises her right fist in triumph after that announcement

from the stadium announcer. That introduction it received a

rapturous round of applause. And this is a battle between

familiar rivals. The winner will progress through to the gold medal

band. So the first of the schedules four two minute rounds. The

diminutive figure of Mary Kom representing India. And her

opponent, representing Great Britain, wearing blue, it is Nicola

Adams. These boxes are familiar rivals, they met at the quarter

final stage of the most recent world championships in China. On

that occasion it was Nicola Adams who won by the slimmest of margins.

Adams just launches an attack. Adams is going to go into this full

of confidence after that earlier world Championship result. But Mary

Kom has had the experience. She is a five-times world Championship

gold medallist. She has the confidence and the experience. She

will approach this as she would any other fight.

Mary Kom has had a glittering career going all the way back to

2001. Adams just launched a good attack a few moments ago. She is

naturally the smaller boxer. Both of them just engaging in a few

clinches just to try to assert their strength and dominance over

each other. Keeping themselves out of the weight of any incoming

end to the first round of this that 51 kg flyweight his semi-final. It

is Nicola Adams who leads the. You have to conjure a better with

Europe rear hand. Get your front foot that little bit

closer. Her coach there saying she just needs to be quicker with the

back hand. She caught Mary Kom very

effectively. She just needs to continue to do that, wait for her

to come, they take a step back and a step to the side and land that

winner will progress through to the gold medal bout.

Cheers of "GB" ringing out. The atmosphere has been electric.

will thrive on this Challenge. Five times world champion. She has been

coached by it the world class coach, Alwin Belcher. He has certainly

contributed to the fact that she has such superior food work. --

footwork. Wonderful that women are now able

to compete. Nicola Adams began boxing at an after-school club in

Leeds. She found a natural talent for it. But as a junior sheep

really struggled to get bouts. It was not until she entered the

senior bounce that she could compete more regularly against

other women in the boxing ring. Quite an untidy tangle there.

seems Mary Kom is just struggling to find a way around Nicola's speed.

Nicola seems to grow with confidence as the fight progresses.

A two-point advantage at the end of the first round now extended to

three. It was straight punching like that

that allowed Adams to eke out that advantage to a further point.

to begin in Mount number three. -- Kom losing her balance. Adams using

her advantage in height and reach to good effect. Mary Kom at a

considerable size disadvantage up in his dry wit division. -- fly

weight. She is pinned to the roads by Adams.

This is fantastic from Adams. She is landing stronger and stronger

shops as she grows in confidence. Forcing Mary Kom to dive in, so

uncharacteristically for her. It shows how clever a boxer Adams is,

causing Mary Kom a lot of problems. The final 30 seconds of this the

third round. Mary Kom continuing to find a way inside that long reach

that Nicola Adams possesses. She switches feed on a regular

basis, causing confusion for Mary Kom. She seems a little bit baffled.

She has got to change her tactics to the ropes. Go to rock left hand,

right hand there. Practically running towards the Mary Kom as she

retreats towards the corner. A couple of familiar faces in the

crowd. Prime Minister David Cameron. And Amir Khan.

How crucial it was his silver medal success in keeping that funding

going for British boxing. Nicola Adams the last British woman

standing as we move into the 4th and final round of this semi-final.

The winner will progress through to the gold medal bout.

Mary Kom has struggled to compete with the speed and movement and

superior size that Nicola Adams possesses.

Just simple boxing, that is all you need. Adams attacking with

combinations. Adams cannot afford to switch off.

Concentration it is going to be crucial in this final 40 seconds.

The referee allowing for boxers to work away on the inside. Adams did

well there to get out of that clinched. She needs to be careful,

not to become lackadaisical. Good left-hand byte Adams. That was an

illegal blow from Mary Kom. But also illegal to turn your back on

your opponent. Mary Kom continuing to compete

until the final bell. But one suspects she has not done enough.

She has done enough to book a place in the Olympic gold medal bout.

Absolutely beaming from ear to ear. Even though Mary Kom competed in

spirited fashion, one suspects she has not done enough to overturn

what was a significant advantage in favour of Adams. It illustrates

what a talent Megan that Adams is. She really puzzled Mary Kom right

from the first bell. And the Indian boxer struggles to find her way

around her speed and footwork. A pensive bite of the lips for

Nicola Adams. Will it be made official?

The winner by a score of 11 points to six, for Great Britain, Nicola

Adams! Nicola Adams. She moves into the gold medal bout. A well

deserved foul to all sides of this capacity filled the arena. A

handshake from her coach. And now she will have her eye on the Top

Spot of the Olympic medals rostrum having booked a place in the final.

And her opponent in that final is the No. 1 seed. A familiar rival.

And her nemesis because they have The final of the 51 kg of flyweight

division will take place on 9th Just to see everybody standing up

at the end to celebrate at win, there were people questioning

whether women's boxing would take off at these Olympics, and you only

need to look at the emotion to know that it has. Nicola Adams speaks to

us now. From the moment she walked into this ring, that smile has been

beaming across your face. Something tells me you are happy to be in the

final. I am so happy to be participating. I am in the final.

All I want to do is make my mum proud, my friends and family, and I

think I have done that today by getting into the final. As the

five-time world champion, you were not going to take her lightly.

I beat her in the world championships to qualify but I did

not want to take her lightly. You have to be special to be a five-

time world champion, but that just shows my class today to beat her

again into the final. Having picked up three world silver medals, how

motivated are you to make that silver a gold medal for Great

Britain? Massively, I want that gold. Words can't express how much

I want it. Nobody will remember the three silver medals I got in the

worlds if I get the gold. It would mean the world to me. You have made

everybody exceptionally proud. One fight to go. Congratulations.

you. Fantastic! Congratulations, Nicola!

We are smiling as much as she is. I love the way her mum still worries

when she is on a night out! We are now going to see Katie tamely in

action from Ireland -- Katie Taylor. She is a sporting icon on the

Emerald Isle. Let's see whether she can repeat her success. If she wins

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final. The first of a scheduled Taylor of Ireland, in red. -- but

taller boxer. Her opponent is representing Tajikistan, she is

familiar with one another. They met at the semi-final stage of the most

recent world championships. On that occasion, on which to her fourth

world championship title, Katie Taylor prevailed in that semi-final,

concentration will be absolutely on the task at hand, to secured a

place in the final match for the gold medal position. She has to

were little punches to the back of their heads. Rabbit punches are

illegal. The cry of Ireland". Katie Taylor is being sued to the rafters

in front of her adoring supporters advantage of three points to one.

Katie Taylor's coach is telling her that she needs to age a bit closer

with her feet first before she throws be one-two-three attack.

Great combinations that Katie is known so well for. She just needs

to get a seat in before she throws them. Confirmation of the scoreline.

The decibel level continues to rise. The first about that Katie Taylor

appeared in, it was against Natasha Jonas, and the decibel level was at

over 130 decibels, and scientists say that a jumbo jet taking off his

110 decibels! That gives you an idea of the type of atmosphere

European champion. Her opponent, from Tajikistan, just 19 years of

punch from Katie Taylor but she got everybody as though they are a

world champion. That is the mark of the true champion, they see the

same level of dedication and ability in their opponent. Never

underestimate your opponent. That is one of the reasons why Katie

Taylor has remained on top for so long. Katie Taylor has embraced the

pressure of being world number one and she continues to assert her

dominance. But she got caught again by Chorieva on the way in with a

as well. As the bell sounds, bringing about an end to the second

round, that two point advantage has exceptionally well on the counter.

Very few people can counter the speed of Katie Taylor and she is

doing exactly that. Perhaps not getting quite as many points on the

board as perhaps she should have done. Her coach says he wants Katie

to finish with a left hook as she from the crowd as we head into the

third-round! The four-time world championship, gold medallist and No.

1 seed in the tournament, from Ireland, Katie Taylor. Chorieva,

Just 19 years of age, representing path into the ring. Chorieva, she

has now been warned for goading Taylor, for her bravado, by the

for both of these women. Katie Taylor is coached by her father,

Peter. He was a light heavyweight copy her dad, they would shadow box

wanted a son and she was raised as a son, and he was a passionate

referee is not happy. The crowd love it. The crowd are raising the

volume level once again. The advantage in favour of the No. 1

starting to find her range a lot better now Chorieva one. -- better

now on Chorieva. She called Katie a couple of times but Katie will not

change in tactics being employed by a Chorieva, because she knows she

has a significant deficit and she's one of 44 qualified boxers

competing in London 2012 who benefited from the expertise,

coaching, medical back-up and nutrition are provided at the

held once again in Cardiff and conducted by the US former Olympic

coach, Tom quarter. More showmanship being demonstrated by

Chorieva. Anything to try to take Katie Taylor's mind offers the game.

A little bit late for that showmanship now. She needs to

concentrate perhaps a little bit more the tactics at hand. Katie is

far too professional and experienced to be falling for these

Games. The atmosphere that is being generated by these Games is quite

remarkable. Katie Taylor, a revered figure for her native Ireland, the

flag-bearer for the team. Reports from Ireland suggest that employers

are making special arrangements for staff so they can watch this very

about that is taking place in the medley of the afternoon in London.

Special dispensation has been given to staff to watch Katie Taylor book

a place in the gold medal bout after another marathon performance!

She knows she has done enough! She blows a kiss of congratulations to

all of her adoring fans, encircling her at this wonderful Abbey Theatre

for boxing, the XL arena for a London -- at this amphitheatre. In

a few moments, Katie Taylor will be able to bask in the wonderful

reception she is receiving before getting her mind back on the job

and focusing on what will surely be the gold medal fight in his

inaugural women's boxing Olympics events forced --. Her strength and

jumping for joy in the corner. Confident that Katie Taylor of

winner by a score of 17 points to nine, representing Ireland, Katie

Taylor. Katie Taylor gives thanks as having

secured her place in the Gold medal bout. And just look at the

reception she is receiving from this crowd that is filled to

capacity of the ExCel Arena. The world number one, the four-time

world Championship gold medallist. Underlining her status as the

overwhelming favourite for the Olympic gold. Katie Taylor,

absolutely superb. A consummate professional in this women's boxing

game. She has been an amazing ambassador for this sport for so

many years. And just listen to that many years. And just listen to that

support from the crowd. What a win. She demolished her

opponent. And we should say congratulations Katie Taylor. And

also to these fantastic Irish fans, such a love for their country and

their sporting icons. They are lighting up the ExCel Arena. For

three times louder than a jumbo jet taking of!

KT, 10,000 Irish fans singing your praises as you make your way into

the Olympic final. What a yurt emotions right now? It is

incredible. It is a cream -- a dream come true. 10,000 Irish

people here. And to be in the Olympic final, I feel like I am in

heaven. A with this crowd behind you, does it add any extra pressure

on will you just soak it up and use it in the ring? It is going to be a

50-50 fight tomorrow and the pressure is going to be on both of

us. It is just like any other fight, really. You have definitely got the

silver medal but the job is only half done. Definitely. I have to go

back and focus for tomorrow. Do it for all these people who came to

support me, it is an amazing feeling. No doubt they will be once

again there for the final. Congratulations.

What an amazing crowd. What a talent. Remarkably today a British

newspaper claimed that Katie Taylor was British which caused uproar.

One person wrote in to say, it feel free to claim Ronan Keating!

Tomorrow that final, it will be a Tomorrow that final, it will be a

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from the centre of the ring. Cancan incredibly accomplished on

the back foot. The third of being from Texas, she receives assistance

from another notable Olympian, the legendary George Foreman.

Ren gets through with another right hand. She is facing a deficit

gap by two points. I think that hook landed on one or two

occassions. Esparza allowed Ren to counter and move off. She launched

her attacks from the centre of the round of this semi-final. Esparza

receiving inspirational advice from her corner. Ren has led at the end

of each of the completed three rounds. Ren's coach telling her she

is just too far away. Just passing the halfway stage in this final

round. The winner will progress to the gold medal bout. Ren is the

number one seed. Esparza a world champion bronze medallist from 2006.

She will have to do something to overturn that points deficit.

Esparza needs to go twice and catch her on the ropes. Going into that

final round. There was plenty of aggression. But was it effective

enough to overturn that two-point deficit?

We saw that Clear right hand been landed by Esparza. The winner will

progress through to the gold medal bout.

The losing semi-finalist guaranteed a bronze medal. Victory is

uppermost in the minds of both of these boxers who will progress

through to the gold medal bout. winner by a score of 10.28, in the

red corner, representing the People's Republic of China, a

Cancan Ren! She will contest the first ever women's boxing Olympic

title after she controlled proceedings very well indeed to

prevail by a scoreline of 10 points to eight. We saw her it secure its

experience shining through towards the end, using her foot work

the end, using her foot work effectively.

Another great afternoon of boxing. A big day today. 16 different

sports. Here is what else has been 10,000m champion Mo Farah had to

work hard but came through his 5,000m Keet. -- heat. Caster

Semenya reached the semi- tomorrow of the 800m. Lynsey Sharp of Great

Britain also through. It was a great morning for Sophie Hitchon,

7-1.98, her hammer throw booked her place in the final on Friday. And

British showjumper is now bidding for individual honours.

And we would join that life just before at 3 o'clock today.

But now we take you inside the Copper Box. An odd name but an

exciting place to be. It has been the home of handball in these games.

We are now in the quarter-final stages today. All the action

stages today. All the action shortly but first, this guide.

Handball is played on a court measuring 40 metres by 20 metres

making it the largest court for any indoor for sport at the Games. The

goals are three metres wide, two metres in height and they are

surrounded by the goal area. The ball is between 54 and 60

centimetres in size. Approximately tense and reduce smaller than the

standard football. Shot can reach over 100 kilometres per hour. 24

teams will compete for two gold medals. The 12 nations represented

in the men's event and 12 in the women's. The preliminary stage

features two pools of six teams. They played in a round-robin format.

The knockout competition goes all the way to the final. If you would

like to get involved in Olympic sports, visit the website for more

sports, visit the website for more information.

It is all about education and entertainment. At this stage they

have decided to leave the Copper Box and head over to the Basketball

Arena arena as things really start to hot up. Iceland are the Beijing

silver medallist and they play Hungary. We join that match in the

Hungary. We join that match in the Absolute drama here. Time-out to

Hungary. The opening game in the quarter-finals in his handball

Hungary are back to full strength. That proved to be a very costly two

Telling the referee he was holding We are inside the last minute and

The old fox knows what he is doing, Time-out. What drama! It is almost

unbearable for the coaches. But it will all come down to these last 22

seconds. Walid be those who topped Group in Group A? -- will it be? Or

will Hungary pull off a bit of a It is saved and Hungary have the

ball. Seven seconds! And they have levelled it! He sends the match

into extra time! The Icelandic coach cannot believe it! They had a

penalty to guarantee their place in That is it, the end of the game. It

is going to be extra time. The coach cannot believe it. Neither of

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It is all to do, all over again It is saved. Deflected wide of the

90 seconds played in this first period of five minutes of extra-

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Stott played briefly to try to clean up the ball. -- stopped play.

The resin that they use on their hands makes the ball with the

And what could be a crucial save. He sportingly apologises, but it

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was tight defending. He was under Smelling salts always help, to keep

him alert. Less than two minutes remaining in this first period of

five minutes. Saved again! But a Second round of extra time in this

The last minute of the first period The Icelanders are making a lot of

unforced errors here, as they get And that is it. Halfway through

this period of extra-time. Three Five minutes remaining in this last

period of extra-time, five minutes of Iceland to close this two goal

He got his foot to it but it went in! He just went inside his

goalpost, it could have gone outside! One goal in it. Hungary

need to keep scoring to par the pressure on. -- pile the pressure

on. Both sets of fans are screaming Hungary are preparing to take up

their goalkeeper if needs be in this final spell. That is the foul

As long as the attacker wears a big way you can still see his number

underneath, they can bring on another attacker. The pressure is

back on Iceland. 3 1/2 minutes to They have lost a ball again, the

Icelanders! Those unforced errors are there! Two minutes and 40

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seconds remaining. Hungary trail by, The player who missed the penalty

from Iceland is holding a towel to his face, he can barely watch. He

is in the background, head buried, and he is such a key player

normally. His team-mates are battling away, draining the last

resources. They have lost control of the game in the latter stages,

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The keeper could not save that one. A free throw. The clock has been

stopped. One minute and five seconds remaining. Hungry on the

Mate Lekai is inside the area! Iceland's ball. 45 seconds to go.

Iceland need one at last attack. They have to make it count.

It is all or nothing for it Iceland now.

The clock has been stopped. 17 it seconds on the clock. Mate Lekai

goes on. The event specialist. Working alongside Gudjonsson.

What a crowd pleaser at this has been.

Still not putting on the extra player. Here he comes now.

Six seconds and it has gone wide. And that is it. Hungary have one.

Iceland could not get a why not won Hungary take a famous victory.

Iceland undone by Gudjonsson's failure to get the penalty.

They cannot believe that, it is all over. The silver medallists from

over. The silver medallists from Beijing on going home.

Congratulations to Hungary. I love the dancing. And more handball

available now on the red button. France taking on Spain in their

quarter-final. Another big crowd in the Basketball Arena arena.

Meanwhile on be busy three we have table tennis, Germany up against a

Hong Kong. -- on BBC Three. And we will also shortly bring you some

BMX action on BBC Three S Shanaze Reade begins her campaign.

The volleyball also available on the red button. This is Argentina

up against Brazil, the current world champions. So a lot of good

atmosphere around the park at the moment. People have been asking

where the Irish party is after that win earlier today by Katie Taylor!

Just followed the noise! Well we are about to take you to

another Olympic venue, one which has seen huge crowds, and plenty of

has seen huge crowds, and plenty of out of the arena.

Move on, Tina! Silver for Great It is a wait and see game now. This

could be the first gold medal. And Britain have got the gold.

This is bold about to happen. She This is bold about to happen. She

has made history. Whoever made did decision to base

the equestrian event at Greenwich, well done that man or woman. It is

now time for the individual competition in the showjumping.

Earlier today the top 25 riders competed with the top 20

progressing to round B. The scorers are combined and the top three take

the medals. Clare Balding is there now. It is normally a bit more

sedate down there. But with another medal for gold -- for Great Britain

today the place could erupt. There is nothing sedate about this crowd

today. So many people saying that they're really nervous. But Nick

Skelton is not nervous, Scott Brash is not nervous. Scott Brash will be

coming out third-last. And Nick Skelton will be riding into the

arena last of all. He will know exactly what he needs to do. It may

be he has to jump clear to equal somebody else. But I think there is

a lot of excitement here, that is the main thing. If we are nervous,

Nick Skelton is not. Sometimes apparently he can get nervous but

he is sober calm because he knows his animal can jump anything. He

said earlier I have never felt him stretched, or like he cannot do

something. That white fence over there, they call it the White Horse

of Uffington. One rider it is riding at their first Olympic Games,

the other at his sick. And they both believe they can win gold.

learning a lot as it goes on. We have six riders who have gone Clear

and if all six go clear in this final, how do we separate the

winners from the losers? They go in again on a much shorter course and

they jump off against the clock. The benefit for Nick Skelton is if

he goes clear in his round he would still be last to go in the jump off

and that really helps because you know how many risks you need to

take. Ben Maher, he knocked down one fence, is he now out of the

medals? Probably. It is very sad for him. He was keeping an eye on

the clock because there were quite a few riders with one time fault.

He got one fence down because he was trying to go quicker. It might

not be enough for him. And that shows how tiny the margins are.

Just a fraction of, that can be expensive. Nick Skelton was

explaining that he just cannot push this horse far enough. The quality

of that force is why he is still competing. And now we will find out

whether he is indeed an Olympic gold medallists. Some of the riders

come at some countries have spent a lot of money buying in quality

animals but this is world-class competition and all of them are

competition and all of them are hand you over to the final round

with Great Britain in the hunt for a medal or two.

The Ukrainian rider now, was born in Brazil and moved to Ukraine in

2009. Let us go round the course with

Andy Austen. The width of the oxer going into

the double catches him out. Safely over that one. This track not as

technical as the first round. But they need Scope and power.

Time is important. There is a big loop around here. This is the long

run to the last couple of jumps. Has got to get home in 80 seconds.

It is going to be very close. He has jumped it! Inside the time

allowed of 80 seconds. Rivetti gets a total of nine.

Because the time is so tight, if the riders add up anywhere, they

could get a time fault. Now the man from Switzerland. Paul

this morning's round. This Irish mare keeps trying and

trying. Such a lovely athlete. He has got him the extra stride.

Now he has got to move up quickly, make up some time. He is not going

that quickly around here. I think he could be in trouble.

Lovely technique over the narrow vertical.

She is jumping her heart out, this mare. Just a bit worried he is not

quite quick enough. He was not too worried about the

time but he is going to struggle to get there in the 80 seconds. The it

is the famous cutty Sark fence. Cutty Sark of course just anchored

down on the Thames. One time fault. That leaves him a score of 10 in

total for both rounds. Just a touch on the vertical, that was his

mistake. Tried so hard on the combination, just did not push up

They have been together for 11 years. He would love to give George

Morris, the retiring manager, a very successful American manager,

something to cheer about. He comes in with a score of five after round

one. It is fascinating to watch Rich Fellers right. 16-year-old.

ability. He trusts him to run forward and jumped carefully. The

ground is absolutely superb. Moving up a gear. They have to go around

this island. Try and get a round in 80 seconds. Now he is motoring and

leaning forward, opening his stride Finishes with a clear round for the

United States of America! He is the man who throws the gauntlet down.

22 have come forward for this round. We go in reverse order. Six clear

rounds for America. How far can this man climb with a clear round?

Such a brave little horse. He is only barely 16 hands. But my

goodness me, does he drive. Putting everything into that last fence.

What a lovely fence. George Morris is in his 70s now. He has been a

great man for the United States of America. They won gold four years

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ago but no medals this time. So this course, there is just a couple

of options where the riders have to make big decisions. Running out of

power as well. He did nothing wrong, Delestre, he just did not have the

jumpy needed. -- jump that he needed. Always better to try to

keep the jumps straight, not across which is good. Two down there.

Finishes on eight with four from the first, so 12. It is a

combination that could feature in four years time in Rio. Once he had

got the seven strides, he lost a bit of momentum into the double,

and it is such a big fence that unless de horse has got ultimate

power and athletic ability, it is so difficult to jump. We may well

see the French flag fluttering again because they still have one

1998, and Olympic champion in Athens, 2004. One of the world's

greatest horseman, following in the footsteps of his father, Nelson

Pessoa. He had one fence down in the first round. An elegant and

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stylish rider, very calm under ambition of any athlete, including

a showjumper, and he is a man who has done it and been there. This

inexperience course, beautifully ridden by just running out of power

when it really matters. Ends on of Mexico, they have produced some

very good rounds. This is the only one to get through to the

individual final round, Alberto. Another mare. Four faults from the

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has got it. Looking in the comfort zone, and we will not see too many

courses comfortable in this. -- Many horses. Time could be an issue,

two to jump and only 80 seconds allowed. Very close!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. But just all right! He puts his gauntlet down.

He takes up the lead. But of course there is a long, long way to go.

Alberto Michan. They have really shown the crowds in London what

Mexico can do in showjumping. wonderful exhibition, and also

rider. He pointed to his horse, and he is giving credit to go hoarse,

but I don't think you rode it badly himself, but great to see him

giving the credit to this wonderful mare. Now the other Brazilian, who

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bit tired. -- courses. It is a tough competition. He has got the

power, this horse, but he is not quite snapping up in front. Again...

Just taking chances with his front legs. He got away with that last

here and then it rebalance. Beautifully over the last one. But

he has got a time fault, with the narrowest of margins. He is on five

for this round. The four from round one this morning, so a total of

nine. The best scores, America and Flexible, and the Mexican. You can

see how flat it is, there is very little holding these fences up.

popular with the crowds. 65 years old. He won team's silver four

years ago. This man is a true rider from the States, she was only

a team. Ian Miller is still as good as ever. He has really involved

with the sport, and he looks every inch a modern, classical rider.

first round. He has made a great start to this round. Here is the

scope needed... Didn't quite have enough. Look down into the water

tray. That is what it is there or exciting. Could he be back again?

This course is proving to be problematic in various different

areas, particularly the trouble. Also early, at the distance from

the Red up right through to the double, and that is where the

riders have to make a decision on what they are going to do and then

be able to change their mind quickly depending on how the animal

approach is that upright. Coming up very soon, Ben Maher on Triplex. He

is a stallion. So is big stuff. Scott Brash's is a gelding. The

horses have to be fit and the riders have to be cool in the head.

Here is proved that the world of show jumping is changing. Colombia,

only an individual here, but an individual who many thought could

well go all the way. Got so far into his individual run and the

mayor is only nine years old. They have gone quite brilliantly. They

could finish off in style and it would really put Colombia on the

Smooth and in control. Total balance all the way.

So careful, this rare. She tries every inch of the way. Just that

little touch. She has been so good this week but did not get away with

that one. This animal has impressed everyone this week. It proves again

how careful these animals have to be. That was the lightest of

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touches. competition. Now for Australia and

it is Edwina Tops-Alexander. Riding this lovely little animal.

16 years old. But a wonderful jumping machine. Starts this round

on four. This horse is tiny. But he has got the heart of a lion.

In the first round he made the kind of mistake we hardly ever see, he

hit the front of an oxer really hard. He did not quite make that,

backed off. Another mistake for one of the world's leading combinations.

Proving how tough this course came with a great chance but it is

of this cover just getting caught out for power, the middle of that

combination is very difficult to jump. And that last fence just

slightly running out of petrol. Confirmation there of the positions.

But there are 12 moored now to jump. Six clear rounds. This is where it

all starts. Ben Maher. He got an unlucky four faults in that first

disappointed to get that fence down. Because this animal has all the

capabilities of being an Olympic medallist. I think it may just be

too far now but to raise at Clear would raise morale for the British

team. He has to put those Faulds

completely behind him. Anything can happen in show jumping. A clear

round here can give him a chance. What an achievement for him to be

here at this stage with the animal that he has bred and produced all

the way through his career. He is on the stage with the best in the

world. And he is good enough, what is more. He has got it all wrong

there! Big hesitation, did not get to the right place to take off.

did well to get out of there with just one down.

I think even if he holds it at four faults, it is not going to happen

for Ben. He has more than played his part in that team gold. He will

be disappointed. But he will be out there making sure that Nick Skelton

and Scott Brash will be in the best frame of mind.

A total of eight at the London Olympics. Just take a look at what

happened. Did not seem to get quite where he wanted to. But once he had

the momentum broken, you can see it come down behind. And that is a

great shame. The crowd giving him a really good reception.

Waiting in the wings, Alberto Michan. Here is the man who many

thought would be a Metalist. -- medallist. Marc Houtzager for the

Netherlands. He is right at the top of his game. Just once silly

stile is very open at the bottom. This course making the best in the

world really work hard for the medals.

This is a combination thought to be among us a medal contenders. It is

not going to happen for them. not going to happen for them.

A total of eight. And we had now into the top 10.

They either had one fault or they jumped clear inside the time. And

among the 60, a kind O'Connor from Ireland, Scott Brash and Nick

Skelton from Great Britain. Then there will go back to his team-

mates and feedback anything he thinks that is relevant. You could

see the disappointment in his face. As he walked out there and accepted

the applause of the crowd I think that is the first time he let

himself be part of the big occasion that is the Olympic Games. And I

feel for him that he will not go away with an individual medal, but

team gold is not bad as consolation! Nobody living in Great

Britain has had a team gold for showjumping because it has not been

showjumping because it has not been done since 1952!

Back now with the top 10. The only lady rider in the top 10,

from Portugal. 41 years old. One time fault.

If she jumps clear it will really put on the pressure for the last

line to go. Luciana so elegant and stylish.

There is the power we're talking about. Jumped that really well with

inches to spare. She just kicked, lost as Derek

Boswell. It has all gone completely wrong. -- a stirrup as well. What a

shame. It all went wrong at the end. That would not have helped her

balance. A total of ten for her. Michan climbing up the leaderboard.

She lost her cool. She jumped the combination so well and went to the

next vertical on a horrible long stride. She lost her balance as

well. Such a shame at the end of the course. That is the pressure of

these riders are under. Not the kind of mistake she normally would

make. Gerco Shroder. Is he going to deliver it now? He is on a score of

the ability but as some stallions we have seen in the past, does he

always concentrate? Gerco Shroder rarely makes a

mistake. Super cool under pressure. He had the last fence down in the

Europeans a year ago in Madrid which lost in a European

Championship. He tried hard not to do the same thing again. Motoring

around that corner. Trying hard not to pick up another time fault.

Opening up his stride. Still clear Schroder! 34 years old, his second

Olympics, and he has certainly given himself a chance. Probably

only an outside chance, but it is in this round, and that a time

fault can prove to be so expensive. But that is the ability and power

at the need to jump clear. -- they considered as a contender for a

medal win this tournament started, 49-year-old Schwizer. The horse

that Switzerland has won medals went at the Olympics. This man has

a style all of his own but he was another one to fall foul of the

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combination is right up there, 1.59. It is so difficult to be careful

over the vertical and had the power to jump the ones in the middle.

They are going to pieces, as we combination, struggling to jump

through discourse. Again, but time fought for the previous round. He

previous round. He is in equal 7th did not quite happen for Shwizer.

The horse did not just have the from Britain, one from Ireland, one

from France and one from Germany to jump with a clear round in the

first round. The first is from the ridden in four Olympics, this is

his 5th. 41 years old. Their won individual bronze in Sydney and

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really has got some power offer of the floor. Just got away with that

rattling, he got close to that fence! He was riding his luck. Give

riders with one time fault of still can get a medal, anything can

happen. He is giving this everything. The Saudi Arabians have

got better and better the further we have got into this showjumping

time though. He still has got two more jobs to come. I think he is on

time faults! One in the first round, one in the second round. A score of

two. He knows that he will not win gold because he has showed in front

of him, but what a performance. -- The applause is running out for

Saudi Arabia. With me, a man who won gold for the team but sadly it

He is normally a great combination jump-off. I can't remember the last

time he got a combination down but it cost me both rounds today. I was

perhaps too quick. The he just took a breath and was looking at the

It has just not happen to Damon. What do you feel the chances are

for Scott and Nick? It is a good course. Things are going in my

direction. Some of the riders have got time faults, which will be a

really expensive, so his fingers crossed. Everybody now holding

their breath, particularly for viewers in Ireland. O'Connor is on

what happened in 2004 in Athens, when he won the gold and then lost

it because of an illegal substance being in the course's blood. -- the

it is a case of the rest joining him. O'Connor is a tough competitor.

He is riding for his life. He is galloping around to try to make

sure he does not get a time fault. He has only got a few seconds to

get home. It will be very close! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. He is over

the time. Time will play a part. He He punched the air when he went

through the finish. He didn't realise he was on a time fault. He

has just looked up at the scoreboard and realised. They were

all jumping up and down, screaming and shouting, the Irish team, and

then they realised. They can't clear round or or will there be a

zero score. -- and that a zero score. All the experience in the

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world for the French riders. Can he influential. France is out.

Miller, Ben Maher, they are all on aid. And they are at the moment in

equal 6th place. Does two a ride is watching with just one time fault

each, they will be chewing their fingernails -- those two riders

watching. They could still win medals. He also gets a time fault.

Adding to the pressure in the 2012 A massive vertical going in. A

spooky water tray in the middle. Tremendous amount of power and

athleticism it needed. There are four left to jump that could win

the individual gold medal for London 2012. 14 Switzerland, one

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for Germany, two for Great Britain. athletic. When you have the extra

stride, don't forget you have to make up the time somewhere else on

Now he has to think about time for a medal. What colour will it

be? He has jumped the first double clear in the individual. He knew it

this horse had the scope and the quality to jump Olympic Games. And

he could be right because he could be put in Switzerland on the way to

an individual medal! The first double clear. Who is going to join

him? Brilliantly written all the way. -- brilliantly written. What a

great piece of writing. That was amazing. -- What a great piece of

riding. My word! Three left to jump. Two from Great Britain and one for

Germany. It is the 26-year-old to Games. That was two years ago. And

now he's here jumping for an individual medal at the London

Olympics. It does not get better. He has got to be clear it and

forward. That was the plan he had in his mind. Such a tough decision

to make. And just caught the front rail. It will all be down to Nick

Skelton for Great Britain now. The double dream has not quite made it

here. Brilliant ride down the combination. Scott Brash is going

to be around for many years. He is a Championship rider in technique

and temperament. And he has done brilliantly at the Olympics this

time. We will see him again no doubt.

Good quick time. Desperately Tiny little touch. Did not quite

get away with it. You sometimes need a bit of luck

but not on this occasion. He is such a professional, such a

perfectionist. A little shake of his head. There is the situation.

Two to go. Marcus Ehning. On a Dutch-bred stallion. One of the

greatest riders there has been in the past 10 or 15 years. He would

love this vital. Germany have not had a good games so far in the

showjumping. This animal is so powerful. It is unbelievable how

markers sits so quietly. There you are, sometimes such a powerful

animal is not always careful. This is fascinating now.

The riders with one fault could get bronze or silver, it all depends on

a round from Britain's Nick Skelton. He will be back. Safely over of the

line. That will be a total of nine for both rounds.

Not the muddle that he wanted. Now the crowd started to roar because

the next man, the last man to jump in the showjumping discipline of

London 2012 is Nick Skelton. With Big Star. This is the moment he

have -- has dreamt of. You will see this man dig very deep

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to get himself a second Olympic making up some time. He cannot

afford a time fault. Britain are out of the individual medals, I am

afraid. They tried so hard. It is a round of four faults for Nick

Skelton. So near and yet so far. Nick Skelton takes his hat off. It

has been a great Olympic Games for the man. He was in the Queen's

birthday honours with an OBE eat and he has deserved that. The

Olympic gold medallist, it is Steve Guerdat. But we have a jump-off for

the silver and bronze. Schroder and O'Connor. The drama is

not finished yet. What an not finished yet. What an

afternoon! Will bring you news of that jump

off shortly. Let me go straight to Clare Balding. How are you feeling?

We thought that Nick Skelton might have done it. I just wonder, the

crowd where excited and the commentator actually came on to

silence them. I'm not saying that is what caused the fans to come

down. He has been jumping his 6th round and that is probably taking

its toll. But it is such a tense sport to watch. Especially being

here, you stop breathing. You're trying not to say anything out line.

But 20,000 people are all making a tiny noise and that multiply is

into something bigger. I'm desperately disappointed for Nick

Skelton because I know how much he believed in this animal. He

probably will think it is his fault, that is what most riders do. But

the thing is, it went wrong for Nick Skelton in Athens, I feel

sorry for him that it has gone wrong again now. And so costly

because you slip from leading to dropping down completely out of the

medals. The same thing for Scott Brash, but he has definitely more

years ahead of him. Nick Skelton has got a back operation coming up,

you never know how he is going to come back after that. You heard the

list of all these injuries. It is amazing that he can still walk! But

he certainly writes brilliantly well. The team gold is a huge

highlight. But when he comes in last, he knows he could have gone

for it did jump-off but sadly that is not the case. I know this is not

rise to watch, but let us take a look at the moment he took that

fence down. It looked relatively easy? The difficult stuff had

already happened. You could hear the reaction of the crowd when it

fell. Nick said to me before that he had learned from Athens that you

cannot take your mind off it for even one second. Absolute

concentration is essential and that is a hard thing to do especially

when the competition has been as long as it has. It is exhausting.

It is emotionally draining. And you do not even know how much you have

taken out of yourself. You have no idea what effect that has upon you,

that a ship at getting the team gold. Michael Phelps was speaking

about that, he said that you do have to control everything, you

have to flatten yourself out after a great win. Nick Skelton is coming

towards us now and I know he will be absolutely drained by that. Huge

ovation from the crowd. But that is just a shame. Here we go again.

heard the announcer trying to silence the crowd was a I did not

hear that. It is one of those things. He had not touched a jump

all week. I have been there before and it is the same thing again. I

will keep going. It is a pity this is done is like it is where we have

to start equal. If it had been the European Championships I would have

been two offences in front. All of the British forces had to jump an

extra round, did that take anything out of him? He is still fresh, he

could go again. It was just unlucky. It was not meant to be. You are St

Ihab to carry on. You have got that back operation to come. How are you

planning the run-up to the next Games? We are in Dublin next week.

Perhaps at the end of November if it gets really bad, I might do it

then. I need three months off and then just keep going, do it again.

You have a team gold medal and that is such a great achievement.

would have settled for that before we came. The crowd has been great

and I feel sorry for them. Baking year to try to get another medal

today. -- they came here. I feel desperately sorry for Nick

Skelton but I love his resolve. He will push on. And do not forget our

first ever dressage medal. So disappointment in the end down

there in Greenwich. But we cross now to Weymouth. Shirley Robinson

is waiting for us. It has been another busy day. Plenty of focus

on the 470 crew. The women wear in action today and they ended the

series on equal points with New Zealand. That will be ahead to head

for the gold medal on Friday. The man, they had a day off. They go

head to head with Australia tomorrow.

An update on the jump-off in the equestrian. Let us talk about the

49 years. An element of disappointment their? I felt for

them. They had been together, a lifelong friends. They had the

chance of a bronze medal this morning. They gave it a good shot.

But Denmark took the final muddle. They were disappointed. Four years

ago in Beijing I saw how high it it was for them to walk away with

nothing. And they had tears in their eyes today. And what about

the match racing quarter-final against Russia? The had a tough

week last week but they survive that. There are currently in the

quarter-finals. It is the first of three. They are looking as if they

are ahead of Russia. They are in great shape. If they win today

there into the semi-finals against Spain. They were nervous last week.

But today there are confident command executing everything well.

They are working together and look really promising for a final on

Saturday. So lots to look forward Pleased to say that Sue Barker has

dropped in, and you were pacing around watching Nick Skelton.

so disappointing for him. He won the gold in the team, but the

despair of being in that position and missing out again, that is

tough. Have you recovered from the Velodrome? I feel quite drained.

When you are in there and working away, you think so much about other

things that you almost forget to look at what is really happening on