BBC One: Day 4: 09.00-11.30 Olympics

That was terrific from Louis Smith, He could not have landed that any

That is gold number two in the diving board or China. Thank you

Three white lights, it is a British It is real, it has happened! What

So the men's gymnasts light up London with another medal for Great

Britain, but we are still chasing that first gold. Could this be the

day that it happens? It is Dave four of London 2012, and this is

what we have in store this morning. -- Dave.

In the archery, Naomi Folkard is the highest ranked Briton but faces

a tough battle at Lord's today. In the poor, Ellen Gandy will try

to make it through to the next It could be a record-breaking day

for Michael Phelps as he chases his And over at the equestrian, Great

Britain are looking good, could today bring a first team gold for

40 years? All of that is coming up on BBC One. On BBC Three, it is a

hockey as Netherlands take on Japan, they lead 2-0. As always, plenty to

watch from the beach volleyball at Horse Guards Parade, the Czech

Republic are currently playing Andover at the Badminton, this is

at Wembley, press your red button, or go to the BBC sport website or

watch via the Olympics app on your So much to talk about, but the

Aquatics Centre has not disappointed. Last night we saw a

swathe of top of almost as, and will we be talking about those with

Ian Thorpe in just the moment. It was a mixed night for Team GB, but

there was plenty to say that a massive swim, just outside the

world record. He wins by a whole body length. My goodness me, he won

really close. It will be Missy Franklin. Gemma Spofforth was 5th,

this last 35 metres, he can still do it, he still has a chance for a

bronze medal. The world record is 51.94, is he going to get it? Just

outside. The bronze medal has gone to the Japanese swimmer, and Liam

Meilutyte is holding on for Lithuania. It is going to be really

tight. Ruta Meilutyte in the green hat, I think it is there, gold

medal to Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania. Plymouth, let me tell

you! She has won it by eight hundredths of a second, a Olympic

champion aged 15! I cannot believe The Aquatics Centre has been the

focus of so much excitement, it is Dave four, let's talk about the

swimming. Missy Franklin was one of the swimmers wear Great

Expectations replaced upon her, and she really delivered. She did

deliver. I much care in the 200 freestyle, and I was a bit

concerned, but she came through in the last qualifying heat. She

backed up 15 minutes later and was able to take the gold any 100m

backstroke. It was expected that Emily Seebohm would win this race,

but Missy Franklin did deliver. Gemma Spofforth was also in that

same race, ended up out of the medals. She did, and from where she

has come, the difficulty is that she has had, it is great to see her

in a swimming pool, and she would not be disappointed with that

result. She would have liked to have a medal, but it was a good

field. A 15-year-old got the most dramatic headlines of the night.

Incredible, the Lithuanian swimmer who is winning in Plymouth, she

really blew everyone away, and I think she blew herself away. She

reacted with this really honest and innocent shock at what she had

accomplished. Band I loved the interview, what she didn't say, and

what she was not able to express, because you could sense that she

could not feel all know what she had just accomplished. You were a

15-year-old champion, what would you say to her? How do you manage

yourself? Acting she is doing the right thing. I listened to the

interview that the coach did with the BBC straight after the race and

said cow -- said, how they manage the school work and time around the

swimming pool. He was speaking about upcoming events and he wanted

to say how she was going with what he has just accomplished and

whether they even a swim those events, which is a really

responsible way of looking at young swimmers and young athletes.

lives in Plymouth and goes to the same school as Tom Daley, an

amazing connection, Britain can claim a little bit of the Credit

there! It is a British coach, so a little bit of credit! One of the

big stories developing his swimming has been surrounding the young

Chinese swimmer, Ye Shiwen, we have been talking about her for the last

few days, and controversy about allegations that have been put

forward by the American coach. how we should talk about these

things is to let you move nationalities, it is a swimmer.

When we look at the great results from a swimming in Plymouth, Ryuta

is a swimmer who was consistent throughout the medals, she has

dropped times as well. If we had an athlete from TGV who dropped three

seconds and was 15 or 16, we would say, wow, what an incredible

result! The point that he is making is that Ye Shiwen's improvement is

so striking that it is unnatural. As a 15-year-old, I won the 400m

freestyle, 3.46. The following year, I Scrum V seconds faster and broke

the world record. -- I swum five seconds. As a young swimmer, you do

take a chance of as you go up the scale. I know this is the very

elite level, but you have to remember that young swimmers can

take off chunks of time that others cannot. I think we have to wait. We

let the procedures go through. Now, she is an athlete that has been to

the world championships, so she should be in the pool of people

that are being drug tested. We should not just assume that because

someone has dropped time that they are a cheat, just because they are

from a different country. As a medal-winner, she has been tested

straight away, and she has not failed a test. I do not want to

think about how she is feeling when she is still competing. This is

what happens, and it is what I do not like in sport at the moment.

When people are successful, people go to, it must be drugs, and this

is why we have to be vigilant about the testing procedures and make

sure they are as strict and as fair as possible so that the people in

the public, when they see a brilliant performance, they

actually applaud the performance because they have confidence in the

procedures. We will talk more through the course of the morning,

but the Aquatics Centre, we have got a fantastic view, that is where

it is happening. There are four gold medals up for grabs tonight

and plenty of heats with British interest. Clare Balding and Mark

Foster, disappointing that more British swimmers have not made it

into the finals, but Mark was saying it is encouraging that they

are getting further along. Very encouraging, the depth of talent

has definitely improved over the last five or six years probably.

Mark, the confidence is going to start coming through, and we will

see people sneaking into metals that you might not have predicted.

I mentioned yesterday, I know cine his 12 years ago, three Olympics

ago, but we had literally five finalists. -- Sydney. We have had

10 finalists already, we have got more medal opportunities. The

events that have gone, they were not hour best medal hopes. Becky

was expected to get one, but we have not had all of our best events.

We have got things coming up with better opportunities. Ellen Gandy

and Jemma Lowe are the two to look out for this morning. They are

aiming for semi-finals tonight. Both of them, weren't they selected

years ago and put on the fast track? Yes, the system we have got

at the moment, when I was younger, it was very hit-and-miss when you

were found or where the state in the sport. Now we have got systems

in place where regionally, if you are good, there will be a Feeder

club in your county, and then there is a fast-track system through to

the junior squad, and Iraq keeping hold of the talented swimmers and

identifying them at an earlier age. -- and we are keeping hold. We need

a pyramid where we will catch these talented swimmers. We look at the

Chinese swimmers, they have got 1 billion people to choose from. If

they have got the same system, they will find more people than us.

that feeds into how you can find Ye Shiwen, who can swim amazingly. She

says their results come from hard work and training, she would never

use banned drugs, the Chinese people have clean hands. There is

an interesting theory about John Leonard, the executive theory --

executive of the coach's body, he says that when you see something

unbelievable in swimming, history tells us that it turns out there

was doping involved. That is what John Lennon said, why would he have

been so keen to go on the record and say that? If you look back, in

1994, Chinese swimming was unbelievably dominant, and there

were a few problems and doping issues. When you have been

tarnished, people will say, you are performing well, you are using

subsistence again. America had a lot of problems in track and field,

but every time there is a good performance, do we suggest that it

is judged? No, they have cleaned themselves up, I like to think that

it is a level playing field, and they are gone to find good swimmers.

It is like as pointing the finger at Michael Phelps, he is a

phenomenal swimmer. His chic china's new Michael Phelps? Why

not? -- is she China's new Michael Phelps? Back then, nobody said

anything. They wished they had spoken up earlier, and something

would have been done about it, in a sense. The Americans wished they

had said something, so maybe it is just so people will listen and

maybe take note. Maybe there are problems, I do not think there are,

but they are making themselves wary of it. I do not know. We agree with

the point that you want to share in the joy of it, you want to believe

what you see. Ruta Meilutyte, you want to believe this is an

unbelievable performance from a 15- year-old girl who had represented

their country, and we are not saying anything about that, but we

ask the same question of their coach, how did you find the

improvements? The question will always be asked, how do find the

improvements? Ye Shiwen will be back in the swimming pool tonight,

200m individual medley final, and she will be up against Hannah Miley.

We have also got Caitlin McClatchey in the 200 freestyle, and the men's

freestyle relay. Hannah Miley was a little bit disappointed that he did

not medal, it was not bad, but you have to have a great swim at the

Olympics, so this is a shorter distance, not be disciplined. Last

night was the best we have ever seen her, she is a fraction of off.

Maybe because there is not so much pressure, something could happen,

dreams happen at the Olympics. Something is definitely going to

happen with the eventing, and I will be keeping half an eye on that,

it is quite exciting! I can imagine, you must be tracked in different

directions. It is all happening later at the Aquatics Centre, the

heats start at about 10 o'clock. am looking forward to the men's

100m freestyle, Australia is very strong in his race, we have

produced two fastest times this year, Sir James Magnusson, the

fastest swimmer in the world, and also James Roberts, so they are in

the two last heats. Now they have not impressed that much so far, and

I am watching quite nervously to see if they can improve on what

they have done in the relays. For me, and crossing my fingers for

Thank you. Just for Clare Balding, let's talk about eventing. There

are two gold medals up for grabs today in the team and individual

jumping finals. We will go live to Greenwich Park in just a moment,

but first the key moments from yesterday.

Away goes Britain's first rider, Nicola Wilson. Opposition Buzz

looking as good as ever. This horse is fit. Can she make the most of

it? She will be number two inside the time and Britain are off to a

start that they wanted. Mary King for Great Britain, riding Imperial

Cavalier. That is how it should be That is all right. Mary King is

coming home. The crowds are there. Not inside the time but Britain

still on target. Prince William, Prince Harry, all the family are

here. Witnessing Zara Phillips's first ever Olympic ride. I like

Seven seconds adrift. What has the horse got left? Absolutely

screaming out of the arena. This is quick. She is going to be inside!

She has done it! Zara Phillips has produced the goods. Britain are

really giving the rest of the world a run for their money. It is a

Look at that, she has gone into overdrive. She is in touch. Tina

Cook turns the corner. And she is home! She is home inside and she

goes bird. She is in medal contention at the moment. William

Fox-Pitt is away, ranked No. 1 in the world. And he is flying. They

are standing on their feet. That noise is incredible. Fasten your

safety belts, William Fox-Pitt is The horse beginning to look a

little bit weary. Not a huge amount of petrol left in this tank. 9.2 to

add to William Fox-Pitt's time. We are still right there and nobody

can sleep easy tonight. This is a very big day for the

British team. They are in second place at the moment. Could this be

where the first British gold medal comes? Eventing is a unique Olympic

sport because men and women compete on equal terms. Tina Cook, Zara

Phillips and Mary King Olsen in the individual competitions. We have

had the vet inspections. No glorious weather. The sadly, no,

but the first hurdle for the British riders has been cleared.

The riders have all passed the better inspection. It is always an

nervous and tense time. Yes, the horses came out yesterday really

well, but you never know. They looked fantastic this morning. They

looked as though they were ready to start the competition, not finish

it. There are five members of the team but there is a lot of

attention on one ride in particular. This is taking place in front of

the Queen's house, and Zara Phillips is getting a lot of

attention, her granddaughter. Mike Tindall, her husband is here,

having celebrated their first wedding anniversary yesterday. How

is she coping? What a way to celebrate their first wedding

anniversary. She has got a very cool head on her. She coped

incredibly well. She had the right of her life yesterday. After the

years of Toytown and being so successful, we wondered if she was

going to be a one-horse wonder and she has proved everybody wrong. It

was fantastic. The perfect way to celebrate your first wedding

anniversary, a superb performance on High Kingdom. As things stand,

she is in six, at Tina Cook in the 5th. They are not far away from the

leaders. Mark Todd is a fraction away in third. He won his first

gold medal in 1984. He has got a huge chance again. How will the

British riders go in the individual competition? Well, they have got

two rounds to jump. That carries forward. If they are down, that

blows the individual chances. If they Jubber clear round for the

team, then the chances of a second clear round is positive. -- if they

jump a clear round. But anything can go wrong because it is such an

open competition. Speaking of individuals, Michael Young is

actually 30 today, and he has a great chance of winning a gold

medal. He is part of team Germany, currently leading the team

standings. But the first four teams are very close with just nine

points between them. Great Britain lies second, Sweden third and New

Zealand not far away as well. incredibly close. We are in a great

position and we could put pressure on the Germans if we jump a clear

round. At the end of the competition we said yesterday that

we could go away with a gold medal or nothing, it is that close.

can see the show jumping course behind us. What is the time limit?

83 seconds. Have you been round? What do you think? I have not

walked it yet but it does look very solid. Sometimes it can look a bit

light. But it is very artistic and that is good for getting the horses

up in the air. We will have some good rounds, with any luck. Fingers

crossed for good fortune for Great Britain. The first riders are

setting off at 10:30am. Fingers crossed. We will be back at

Greenwich throughout the morning. Are you looking forward to this

particular event? What do you make of the equestrian side of things?

am not sure. I don't know much about it. It is beautiful. I think

maybe the best of British. That is one of the great things about the

Olympics, you end up watching sport that you might never have watched

before and you end up learning something and enjoying it. This is

completely true. I did an interview with Carl Lewis and he makes a

point of going to two Olympic events that he has never seen

before did try to learn as much as you can about them. Maybe it is a

question for me today. I will start studying! -- Equestrian. Now we can

go to Lord's because Naomi Folkard is in action with the archers.

Before we see that, let's get a tour of the new line of archery

from a man who knows this part of St John's Wood rather well. -- the

new home of archery. I remember when I first played here,

walking through the Long Room, out into the Pavilion, my legs shaking.

I was incomplete all of the surroundings. The atmosphere of the

ground. The history, all the great players that had walked before me.

This is the spiritual home of cricket, where every batsman and

Lord's is one of the most famous sporting venues in the world. How

fitting that this great cricket ground, which is almost 200 years

old, plays a part in the London Olympics. I don't think it was a

difficult decision because we were integral for the bid process in

2002. The committee took the decision to be involved in the

Olympics and to be one of the iconic venues that we will see

during that period. In the early 19th century, this was just a duck

pond in the middle of St John's Wood. The Marylebone Cricket

members, noble men and aristocrats, wanted somewhere private to play.

Thomas Lord bought up the land and built the new ground. This

particular ground was built in 1814, so we have been here 198 years. The

Pavilion has been there since 1890. It is the third want to be built

there, because the first one was burned in a fire which also

destroyed all of the club's records. The next one was demolished at the

end of the 1880s because it just was not big enough anymore. A rich

is true but not always proud. In 1999, the committee granted female

membership. Up until that point women were not permitted to enter

the Long Room and any part of the Pavilion. It is not an issue now.

It is in relative recent history that decision was made. Everybody

is comfortable with it. Since then, they have made a huge effort to

advance women's cricket. Now that is a vibrant section of the club

and we are developing women's cricket World Wide. Back in 1814,

the wicket was prepared by allowing sheep to come in and graze on the

grass. Things are different today. The groundstaff worked tirelessly

to keep the pitch in pristine condition. Everybody is worried

about the hallowed turf. We are not going to touch it, we do not use it,

nobody will be walking on it, there will be no agreement on it. The

grounds and will have daily access to nurse it ready for the cricket

season after the Olympics. -- the grounds men will have daily access.

We will give it back in the pristine condition that we received

it in. This is not the first time that Lords has played host to other

sports. This ground has already proved its adaptability. One of the

most famous was a game of baseball between Canadian and American teams

in 1917 to ways -- raise money for Canadian war widows. Part of the

ground was set aside for archery but we do not know if it was used.

Lord's has changed over 200 years, cricketing greats have come and

gone, and now it is the turn of the world's best archers. The world's

latest chapter of this history. Michael Vaughan enjoying being back

in NW8. Now we can go over to North West London. Naomi Folkard is in

action taking on Kristina Timofeeva of Russia for a place in the last

Naomi Folkard of Great Britain against Kristina Timofeeva of

Russia. Both have already shot in the team competition. Now it is the

Naomi Folkard loses her early Naomi Folkard gets a much better

nine, still trailing by four. Kristina Timofeeva completes her

first set with 27 points. That cannot be beaten. The Kristina

Timofeeva will claim the set points, two of them. But the archers can

start all over again. 15 barrows divided into five sets. -- arrows.

The aim is to get to six points and then you go through. Kristina

Timofeeva has got a good start. Both of these artists are

incredibly talented. Naomi Folkard is the silver European medallist.

Kristina Timofeeva got gold at the Third Olympic Games for Naomi

Folkard, a talented musician. Incredibly. Violin and piano. I

think she has great eight in both of those from an early age. -- 8

All square. The weather at Lord's is heavy, dark, grey. Drizzle in

Folkard getting better with each arrow. Lovely and strong, beautiful

She started shooting when she was five years old. She tried it out at

a Scout camp, her dad loved it so much that they brought the whole

It is an 884 Timofeeva, so Naomi Folkard wins the set point, and it

is 2-2. Oh, that will be a relief. She will be absolutely relieved

with that. It is nice to get a set in, it will calm her nerves, enable

her to shoot arrows the way she does every single day. She works so

hard for this, she is so committed and driven. She must be shooting a

good five hours per day, plus work in the gym, plus mental routine

work. Kristina Temofeeva is ranked 23rd out of 64. Naomi Folkard is

42nd. But this is completely different, this is 50 narrows, it

does not last very long. It is all That makes a bit of a statement at

the start of the third set. Lovely 20 out of 20. Naomi has got a

really tough draw here, because the score in the ranking round was much

lower than she usually shoots, and she is up against a much better

archer earlier on. Trailing by four This is merely practice. Well, that

is more like it. 4-2, Timofeeva Leeds. -- Leeds. They only grow up

in Leamington Spa. -- Naomi. Her brother James was really supportive

of her in the early days, taking Not a lot you can do against

somebody who is scoring 30 out of 30. Well, this is really good form

by her. She shot 650 in her qualification round, and this is

much better shooting and what she was doing in that ragging round.

The flags above the stand up waving Not such a factor today. Folkard

She has got the most fantastic release, brilliant. She stays in

And Timofeeva drops down into the blue rings. Putting the pressure

back on her, she does not seem to respond well. Fabulous! Nine, that

is good enough to win the set. We If they tie it, if their scores at

the end of the Fifth set are the same, they share one point, and

then we will have what is a very dramatic way to end the contest, a

one arrow shoot off. The arrow closer to the centre of the target

That was a really good comeback. She started a little bit low,

compared to usual. Who can blame her? The crowd noise must be

Suddenly Timofeeva go in from three straight tens to splashing them all

122 centimetres sounds quite big, but when it is centimetres away, it

is tiny. And of course the 10 area is 12 centimetres in diameter,

about the same as a smartphone. A two-point lead for the British

archer. She will get stronger and Hard into urchin, beautiful shot. -

It is a nine, Naomi Folkard goes through to the next round! Oh, oh,

she will be thrilled with that comeback! Well done, we are so

proud of you. Keep it up! Kristina Temofeeva or, it is only a quick

turnaround for Naomi Folkard. She has not got much time before she is

Some tense moments at the archery, but their Tommy Farr card doing

very well, through to the next round, and we will try to get back

to her later. -- but Naomi Folkard doing very well. If you want to

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website. Enjoy it all, a chance to see many Kellett exports you might

not otherwise get the chance to. The rowing heats at Eton Dorney are

continuing with another British boats taking to the water at around

10:15am. They are looking very strong indeed, the first finals

taking place tomorrow, but in one heat yesterday there was an Olympic

record for Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins in the women's double

sculls, and the men's four eased through their heat. This is the

event which has brought Britain three golds in a row. The men are

looking to continue that to make it a 4th. John Inverdale has been

talking to the men who started that golden trend in Sydney in 2000. A

coxless four past to talk about the coxless four present. Matthew

Pinsent, what was your assessment of them today? The best I have seen

them all season, which is obviously the best I have seen that

combination row, and it is a great time to pull it out. I hope that

they will step on through the regatta, because I also thought the

Australians looked good, and it is set up for a fantastic clash in the

final, as against Australia for the gold medal. James? Well, two things,

because Australia are in the first heat, they would get another heat

winner, so we could meet before the final, it could be a semi-final

showdown, which would be interesting. As Matt said, the

Brits looked very good in the middle, better in the first minute

than the Australians did, and that is what I was looking for, because

we knew they would win their heats, it was about getting something for

nothing out of the blocks, and the Brits in that better than the

Australians. The Australians looked good as well, but I thought there

was a crumbling V8 in our engine, rather than the high-revving

Japanese engine! A good analogy, I like it. Who is ahead on points at

the moment? Steve? I think it is pretty even, most people would put

the Aussies on top because they are the ones that are winners of the

last race coming into this, but this is what everyone is talking

about, the stylish crew, but as James says, our guys have got the

power. If this win turned around the other way, it would be

different. It is up for grabs for both boats. There is the inevitable

media speculation, as against them, Britain against Australia, there is

added piquancy to it. How to the guys switch of over the next three

or four days? It is about six minutes in a few days' time. 10 off

their homes, don't read the paper, don't watch television. -- Gen off.

You can't do that, can you? It was a lot easier for as any foreign

Olympics, we were stuck watching terrible Australian television.

They were not talking about us, whereas the skies will have the BBC

and the build up pieces and all of that. They will do well to avoid at

all. A serious point, you did not have Twitter and everything else,

people barrage he knew every five seconds with good luck, where is my

tickets? A lot of us still do not have Twitter! Switch off the phone,

change your number, it will be great afterwards with a gold medal

around your neck, that is all that matters. James? I think the big

difference from Beijing and from us when we raced, because the

programme has changed, the four used to be the first finals day,

the last race of the finals day. But here they are the last of four,

so they will have watched the men's eight medal, they will have watched

everything else happen, and they will be chomping at the bit to get

going and the regatta is three days old. When they carried the flag, we

were debating whether to go to the ceremony because we were raising

the next day. They have had to wait around for the heat and now they

have to wait while everybody else is going out for a drink. You never

had the strength to carry the flag. I may not have been asked! I turned

my own off to early! I would have been lighting the flame! My first

time, there were not even any mobile phones, I have nothing to

turn off. You at the carrier pigeon! Are you more optimistic

about their prospects today, having seen both crews in their first

races? No change? I would have put... Coming into the regatta, to

be honest, I would have put the Australians as marginal favourites,

but now I would putt as slightly ahead, but you are talking tiny

amounts, and as you say, it is all speculation. There is an old saying

in rowing, the beef stops when the flag drops, we can talk about it as

much as we like, but until we see them with the metals, we will not

know for sure. I'm sure we will keep talking for the next few days,

good luck. As you might have heard earlier,

the first British boat is on the water in an hour's time, and all

the action will be on BBC Three this morning.

Here on BBC One, time to talk judo, but before we had over to the ExCeL

arena, this is your guide to the The playing area is a farm covered

mat. It has a 10m square contest area surrounded by a safety area.

The referee will stay in the combat area throughout the contest while

two external line judges will stay outside the combat area and confirm

the referee's decisions if necessary. During a contest, the

fighters used a variety of The ultimate aim is to execute the

move which achieves the maximum score and secures immediate victory.

This can be achieved by throwing your opponent flat on their back,

holding them down, gaining some mission with an armlock or a

strangle. -- Sun Mission. When a move culminates in an opponent

being thrown onto their back, this This move is awarded for a throw

when an opponent does not land on their back. If you would like to

get involved in Olympic sports, go to the website for more information.

There you have it, your guide to judo. It was a disappointing day

for Britain yesterday. Early exits for Sarah Clark and Danny Williams.

Gemma Howell has a tough task this morning taking on the 2011 World

Champion from France. Let's see if 22 year-old Gemma Howell from

Telford in Shropshire, about to become an Olympian for the first

time. Not a great deal of success to cheer about in the Excel Centre

over the first few days, but whenever we have had the Britain

inside it has been bubbling. -- a British athlete. This will be

difficult. The vast majority of those inside the arena would like

to see the French woman come second Gemma Howell in blue. Gevrise Emane

in white. Five minutes to decide who goes through to the second

round. This is crucial, as important as any of the mega fights.

She has got to be careful with the dropping underneath. The 7th

British fighter that we have seen so far this week. Only Colin Oates

has won. The draw has been so unkind to the British. They are not

seeded. They have been put up against much higher-ranked

opponents in the opening rounds and as well as they have fought, they

have been treading to find the bottom of the pool. Always out of

their depth and that might be the case here. Gemma Howell doing so

well to get underneath. She is not going to die wondering. She is a

winning attack and she will spend as much time as possible going

forward. She is a gutsy fighter and she is not frightened of anyone.

Gemma trying to get a grip and stopping the French woman getting a

Again she turns under. A good start by Gemma Howell. Taken along by her

father it to double the London Judo Club as a major role and she was

hooked. -- to the Wolverhampton Judo Club. She knew she wanted to

be an Olympian in 2004 and she was thrilled when Kelly Holmes came to

talk to her squat in Dartford a few months ago. Kelly Holmes did not

bring her medals along. She said they did not want to see her as,

they wanted to win some of their Gemma Howell has to be careful that

he does not overreach and put herself off balance. -- she does

not. She said that the prospect of mingling with athletic superstars

and the free burgers were getting Like every British fighter that we

have seen here so far, she is giving it the real go. She feels

intimidated by the quality of someone like Gevrise Emane, the

World Champion, but if so she is not showing it. Jemma has just

moved up to this category from the 57s. She is carrying some of the

speed from the light weight into the 63s. She has got a high work-

rate going here which is paying off in her favour. Moving with her feet,

looking for an opening. Can she turn and on that sleeve grip? --

10 stones, light-middleweight. She had to move up because Sarah Clark

fancied moving down. Sarah Clark was not entirely happy about the

decision initially. Because she is a newcomer, she hopes that she

The fight going outside the area and the referee calls them back to

Gemma Howell, 22, from Telford in Shropshire. Given a warning for

being passive, which I don't think Gemma Howell staying on her front.

That little yellow blob against a score is not significant unless she

gets another one. If she is given another penalty for not working

hard enough in the mind of the referee, then it will be up graded,

which would be enough to send her Just over a minute to go and Gemma

Howell needing to get a grip on the jacket so that she can get under.

Gevrise Emane finding the first attack them. -- then. And Gemma

Howell doing well to land flat on her front. She cannot score if she

Gevrise Emane getting the inside The referee gave that some serious

thought. She was so close to scoring in the final 30 seconds of

I just wonder if this has gone to the television officials. It looks

like it might have done. They will have a discussion about this. You

cannot do a direct leg grab unless your opponent is gripping over the

back. Did Gevrise Emane get that grip, if she did their that is OK,

Gemma Howell is allowed that. Otherwise it is automatic

disqualification. It looks like Now the chair umpires are joining

the debate. The men in the jackets and ties might have a significant

The ruling is that you cannot go for the legs anymore. It was

outlook between here and Beijing. That is the decision. She has been

Bitter disappointment for Gemma Howell. She must have thought that

Gevrise Emane had crossed gripped her over her back so she thought

she was allowed to do the leg trap. But she had not taken grip of the

jacket. In Beijing four years ago, that would have been allowed but

the rules have changed. In 2010 they brought in the new rules. They

have only had two years to adapt. That is the leg grab. There she is,

on one side of the jacket. It is not easy being a British judo

support at the moment and less easy Maybe Euan Burton can cheer up the

British shortly. This appointment for Gemma Howell.

She is very new in this category and that was very difficult for her.

-- disappointment for Gemma Howell. Coverage continues on the red

button and Euan Burton will be on Three, the Netherlands are versus

Japan and the Dutch are leading 3-0. Badminton at Wembley Arena, it

singles and doubles group matches throughout the morning. Bowls court

is the home of the volleyball, Serbia against Tunisia. -- bills

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covered. And at the Olympic Park, it is a damp start to the morning

but that is and not dampening enthusiasm of the people coming in

today. -- that is not. Back to the equestrian because it is half an

hour before they get under way. We It is nervous and tense for the

British team. We have got the wife of William Fox-Pitt, the world No.

1. Alice Plunkett, as I know her. How are you coping with the

pressure? You seem five. Don't say that because I will burst into

tears. We have describe ourselves as the hacks, the support team. I

am the only wife, and then we have got Nicola and Mary's husbands and

Mike Tindall as well. I think that the build up to this has been huge.

We found out seven years ago that London had the Games. 14 Fox-Pitt

it has been the focus. We had Beijing in between, and a couple of

Europeans in between. Our owners have been with us for 20 years.

Fall of our team at home, this has been the focus. -- for all of our

team. I cannot believe that we are in with a sniff of goal. We are not

there. How did the team feel after the cross-country yesterday?

think ecstatic. For William, personally, it was disappointing.

Lionheart did a personal best in the dressage. We believed that he

would skip round and he was the horse for the track and we were

disappointed to see him get so tired. He has done the work that we

would do with horses for the Burghley Horse trials. But the

point is the team and my goodness, did they perform? They went for it,

the girls, and three went inside the time and one with just one time

fault. Incredible. So many stories play here for so many members of

the team. Mary King at her age of 61 -- 51 in her six Olympics. Zara

Phillips, people questioned whether she had the right to be here.

Nicola was not even in the team a few years ago. And Tina, what a

year she has had. She deserves good fortune. Ever since she won the

European championships she has had such a tough time. She is one of

the professionals of our sport. Why she has not got some massive brand

sponsoring her, I do not know. She is an incredible woman, an

incredible mother. What she has put herself through to get here, and

her mother, losing her father and a really her horse, very little

support personally, it has been massive for her. -- and nearly

losing her horse. It would be so emotional for everybody if we can

do this. Yogi, UK Sport, the amount that everybody has put into this.

PNG friends and family have supported us by giving us tickets.

There is just so much behind these five people. The one thing is that

I think we are going into the show jumping with the best team of

jumpers that we have been into the championships with, jumping. That

is what the selectors have done, an amazing job. They have put their

necks on the line with this team and they have really come up for

them. Thank you for your time. I The reason we are so excited is

because this could be Great Britain's chance of a gold medal.

Shortly, the swimming will be You have already told me you are

looking forward to the men's 100m freestyle, but how is Michael

Phelps? He has the 200m butterfly final, which he has won in the last

two Olympic Games so he will be the first male to win three successive

Olympic gold medals if he wins that tonight. It could be a record-

breaking day today because he is chasing two more medals which would

make him the most decorated the Olympian of all time. I already

feel he is, but it is thought the technicalities. It is like Roger

ephedra winning at Wimbledon just recently. It was one to take-off

that when you make the comparisons of a very different where you can

look at it, it means Michael Phelps will be considered at a very

different level the greatest Olympian on results. Their idea

that he needs to just win three medals of any colour, it sounds so

easy. They us is the point, it isn't that simple. We often assume

that for these great athletes, they just need to get in and swim. Their

form continues to improve and he has had to work hard for this. He

has worked hard and I think he will do it, it is just when he will do

it. Swimming is one of those sports where it is very difficult to

defend your title. The four year gap, and swimming moves on very

quickly. It does, and for Michael Phelps to be so dominant over a

decade of swimming shows how great the swimmer he is and I am looking

forward to seeing him swim well. we will be in the Aquatics Centre

short they, but before that Naomi Folkard is Britain's top ranking

Archer, and she has been in action today. This is the journey over

from the Olympic Park right over to Lords, best-known as the home of

cricket, and there is a tough task mine. This is for a place in the

last 16. Marianna will shoot first. Ranked 10th out of 64. Naomi

Ranked 10th out of 64. Naomi up to attend. Nice snooze movement

A little grimace, put the smile ranked world No. 14 at the moment.

The scores are level. They will check on a first arrow. If Naomi

Folkard is upgraded to overturn, she will have three points. Both of

these departures are quite well matched. Their highest ninth

her status, on feeling comfortable in stadiums since Beijing. She

certainly looks comfortable today. There is a big difference in the

appearance of Naomi Folkard. Very serious in the team event, but

lapping up the support here at Lords. Her first arrow remained a

through. Fantastic car muscles going on in her body, supports the

shot. -- core muscles. Naomi used to be coached by Barrie Farndon,

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds

who really supported her from such release. It is a nine. Eight. So

marry Anna is leading 3-1. They are shooting at 17 metres away, a

target which is 122 centimetres in diameter, but the target is only 12

centimetres, may be the size of the smartphone or the CD. They make it

this second set. Two tens. It is cold up here. Grey skies, a little

bit of a breeze, but nothing we have had in comparison to the last

few days. Now trailing, Naomi dropped three points. Naomi is used

to this sort of competition. Her arrows are just slightly lower than

were she would want them to be. first time Marianna has gone into

to five points, just one away from the six. She can afford to draw the

next set. She certainly not out of this competition. We saw a

situation yesterday of a competitor 4-0 down, and going on to win it so

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target from both competitors. Strong on the back. That is OK,

down as eight, but I think it will be nine. Another eight to end the

set. Marianna can win this. It is settled with a nine. They won't

have to check at the target end. She has done enough to beat Naomi

Folkard of Great Britain, and marry Anna Avitia goes through. No Naomi

Folkard has done fantastically well Folkard has done fantastically well

in this competition. Coverage of archery continues on

the red button, but we need to get over to the aquatics centre now

because we are moments away from our first swimming action, the

heats of the men's 100m freestyle. The key to these heats is that you

have to be in the top 16 to make the semi-finals. They will be sworn

tonight, and the first heat The top 16 goes through to the next

round. It comes from trying to reserve energy and show it to the

others you have a bit left, you try to do as much as possible without

doing too much. He is in lane four, and Adam Brown was banging himself

so much that you will see the big heats and straight in with the

world record holder, Cielo of Brazil goes in four. Adrian is very

fast in five, for the Isa. He has been bashing his chest, look at

that. Adam Brown was rested for the them. He swims at Hatfield, they

have a very strong club. Adam Brown could still have another Olympics

in him. Absolutely. He is one of our better sprinters. We have not

really been mixing it up with the rest of the world in the sprint

programme for a number of years. Looking forward to see how Cielo

Italy in lane two. Probably the best start coming in seven, Brett

Fraser of the Cayman Islands. The yellow swimsuit right in the centre,

just at the bottom of the shot, it confidence. Louw of South Africa at

the top. Thumbs are slight if our part. Right at the bottom, Adam

Brown of Great Britain, currently in six or seven. It may be that

Adrian in lane five wins. The very good indeed. 48.1. That is fast.

Adam Brown was servants. 49.20. -- was 7th. Bass and Adrian had a

cheeky look around. -- and Nathan first of the seeded hits. Look at

that. Cielo of Brazil, not good at second fastest in the world this

year, but did not have a great relay swim. They have the fastest

and second fastest in the world this year. Magnussen will go in the

the world record holder just goes 48.5. James Roberts in four, a

decent start in three. Moore got a great start. James is used to

getting off the blocks quickly. Agnel needs a bit of time to wind

up. Right now he is not in the he has got a lot of work to do.

Timmers of Belgium... I think he has got it. Czerniak is second,

tied for third. Roberts was nowhere with 25 metres to go and he has

tied for third with Agnel of France. This is really interesting. A lot

of swimmers we might have expected to be showing in the form book, not

performing. This has been one of those Olympics were you couldn't

call anything. This is an interesting finish. It is about who

gets fingers on the wall first. At the bottom of the pool, a big

freestyle. We see the fastest men in the world. James Magnussen has

talked a lot but he did not perform anywhere near what he was expected

to do on the men's 4x100 metre relay. There is the fastest man in

the world. The has been a lot of chatter in Australia about this. He

likes to talk himself up. Aidan of calendar is a mean-looking chap, he

Australia, goes in lane four. in three was on the wonderful

French 4x100 freestyle relay. is one of the most talented

sprinters I have seen in the water, this is ominous for his 50. For the

100 as well, maybe he is seeing his opportunity. At the top, Fraser of

the Cayman Islands is strong. Innes looks very good and he looks

like he is being relatively comfortable. The middle lanes are

starting to come back. Magnussen is touch. It is not that fast --

Verschueren it of Holland. That is a slower heat. Magnussen, 49.3, he

should make it. Jones couldn't hold on to the lead. A great 50m

sprinter, he is going to be in the medal contention for that one, but

a bit too far on the 100m for him. I wonder what time will qualify,

maybe the low 49. Sub 49, I think. Anyone going from 48 is in. Yes,

just. Six of that final heat made it in. An interesting way of

swimming. Jones, out like a rocket, then 40 it 0.6. These are the

some big guys on the second page. think this is a wide open race. Did

we see the best of Cielo? Just doing enough to get in. Roberts is

Here is the key with the multi- eventers, you can't put it all in

in the morning. Such is the talent and the enthusiasm of some of the

other swimmers, you have to do enough to make the semi-finals.

There is so much debt and the times are not getting that much faster

but everybody is squeezing up. What you saw in Cielo, he eased off an

awful lot. He has made it through intense but it could have been one

of those situations where he didn't make it through. He has a lot more.

Also Agnel, he was playing a little bit but sometimes it can backfire.

We probably didn't give him enough attention last night because it was

an extraordinary performance, and Lochte didn't even win a medal.

were saying that blocked he was going to do a Michael Voss, it

shows you how good that Agnel was, he beat them both by a body length

I would love to have seen at to make it through to the semi-finals,

but it was a brilliant swim. We are trying to be realistic about

British swimmers chances. We have quite high hopes later that German

low and Ellen Gandy will turn on the power in the butterfly or

A few thoughts from Ian, the 100m freestyle was one of York races.

What Jean Magnussen, it is an improvement. -- one of your races.

-- bought chink Magnussen, he hasn't swum that well -- watching

Magnussen. He was breathing into the finish, he is taking a breath

each stroke instead of putting his head down to get the best time. It

is conserving, not restricting. is a tricky balance, these heats

are incredibly competitive. They are, a few people have really

messed this up and they have missed out by trying to do the sneaky

things that we do to conserve energy. Cielo, surprised he went

through in 10th. He looked good, I have seen him look a lot better.

Agnel... The gold medallist from last night. We expect a lot from

him. His 200 performance was wonderful. Fantastic. It has been a

good Olympics overall for French women. It really has. I feel like

there has been a renaissance for swimming in Europe. Big tended to

be that Germany was swimming well and none of the other countries --

it tended to be. It seems now that across Europe, everyone is swimming

well, but so is Asia, America. Australia have got to win a couple

more. In Brazil, South America as well. A good thing for the sport

overall. It is, swimming has become more global over the last 10 years.

High participation rates and we are seeing people swim from countries

we have never really heard of, and they are producing results that are

fantastic. We saw you at the pool yesterday, being there physically

and watching them dive into the water. Do you miss it? I missed

being at the competition. I still train, I know what this feels like.

Around the pool, I am sitting here in the BBC saying, I want to be

down there with the rest of the team. Look, I have to remove myself

from feeling like I am part of the team. And do this job. You are

still training, have be entirely ruled out a final comeback be

competitive swimming? -- have few entirely? I wanted to swim here, I

missed out. I had a bad swim. I can relate to what a few of these

rumours are going through when they miss out on a final. It happened to

me. During the Olympics, I am watching like everyone else. I will

get back in the pool and look at what the next competition is.

You're definitely part of my team. A couple of people have been

treating saying, is it more exhausting to be a competitor or a

pundit? -- a couple of people have been tweeting. I get more sleep

when I am competing! It is an intense thing, you exhaust yourself

for the short performance. Sitting here for quite some time talking...

I saw another tweet asking if the sofas are comfortable. There is

only one correct answer. It might be comfortable there that I am

sitting on and what part of the sofa which is not the most

comfortable -- they look good, though. We will talk again in a

moment, we are going to get back to the Aquatics Centre, the next heat

is the butterfly. This features the 2011 World Championship silver

medallist, Ellen Gandy, and also Jemma Lowe. The are in separate

heats. Ellen Gandy was one of the poster goals for back the bid, when

we started to mount a serious bid for the London Games -- one of the

poster girls. She was 12 then and it would be

inappropriate if she could come through and win. -- it would be

appropriate. Very much so. This is one offer events. She is not a

sprinter, she has more endurance. - - This is one of her events. The

fact that Jenna didn't make the 100 butterfly, we have three girls in

the top five in the world in the 100 butterfly, it shows you what

strength in depth we have got and these are two of the best 200

swimmers in the world. Let's get them through to the semi-finals.

And they are the right age to be peaking now. They are absolutely on

the crest of the wave, coming up to the top. Ellen Gandy was a silver

medallist at the World Championships in this event so she

has that big race mentality. That experience, walking out here, going

through the preparation, I have noticed every race she does she

goes slightly faster. Swimmers love racing, but this is someone who

loves a dog fight. You will always find her coming back at people.

will see Ellen Gandy first, she is down there behind the blocks so

the world champion. Listen to this crowd. She is taking a big breath,

trying to take all that energy from 200m butterfly, and Ellen Gandy got

a decent start, but an excellent start from the Chinese competitor.

She has had one race already, so she has got a feel for everything,

so maybe shaking that off was a good thing for her. When we saw

that race, we knew she still had the 200m to go. Turning for the

first 50m, a good underwater turn. Ellen Gandy seeming to have the

speed between the walls, let's see what happens on this turn. Ellen

Gandy and Great Britain looking very good indeed as we come to this

turn. She was first to turn, and her time was very good, just

outside the time she set at half way to set the British record. The

first of the seeded heats was won by Hoshi of Japan. She is looking

OK, starting to tire a little bit. The other swimmers are starting to

track her a little bit. A great turn from the Chinese, Lu Yang. If

she can get in the top four, that is OK, but she is starting to tire

now. She needs to make sure she gets to the semi-final, she really

doesn't look good at all at the moment. That was a strong, sensible

swim from the world champion. Ellen Gandy finished in fifth place. That

is close to the edge. The top 16 will make it. It is purely on the

fastest times, and that will be close. This is maybe the third 50,

where she started to tire a little bit. You can't doubt her commitment.

She stuck on the block, and she really went for it. Underneath two

minutes 10 would have been good enough. Maybe that will be OK,

let's hope so. It will be mighty close. Heres confirmation of the

-- beat her. If six beat her, we are in trouble. Jemma Lowe in lane

five, focusing on just this event. We have an Olympic champion from

Athens in lane two. Let's hope Jemma Lowe really takes this

opportunity. The final heat of the women's 200m butterfly, and Jemma

Lowe of Great Britain, coached by board McAllister down in Swansea.

Nice sensible long rangy stroke down the first 50, then pick it up

after she has turned. The key is to manage these emotions, not get too

excited. I am hoping Ellen Gandy will have a chance to fight again.

She needs to stay on the shoulders of the other two swimmers. It is

easier for me to sit here and say that rather than to do it, but if

she can accelerate on the next turn, that would be a good thing. If six

are quick, Ellen Gandy will be in trouble. 60.6 D8 she was at the

turn. -- 60.68. Jemma Lowe was coming through very nicely. It is

fantastic seeing her keeping up with her competitor out of the

corner of her eye. I think she will have energy towards the end to hold

second place. The she looks fantastic, she really does. She

doesn't need to kill it, she just needs to stroke it through. She

must be thinking that if this were met in first place is that far

ahead, the others will be it as well. A massive cheer from the

crowd. I can tell you there are six swimmers under two minutes 10, so

Ellen Gandy may well be in 17th place. Just check the computer. She

has missed out, that is a real shame. A silver medallist from the

world championships last year, one of our medal contenders, she has

had a bit of a nightmare this morning. Jemma Lowe, second place

in the red cat, beating the world record holder in the white cap and

of her. That was a good swim, so we have one person in there with a

chance. Jemma Lowe swimming well, and the first six swimmers will be

through to the semi-final. That unfortunately means Ellen Gandy

will not be through to the semi- final. She looks very fresh, a good

swim. She is third fastest, that is good to see. She has been really

underneath the radar. That is a good place to be, really. She can

concentrate on this event, so it is nice to see that. She will have a

good chance in the final, the semi- Pacing on the 200m butterfly is so

important, isn't it? You don't know how long I have been waiting to get

into the pool and swim. I have been waiting for a few days and I have

been getting anxious and more nervous every day. I am so happy to

know the first swim is done, and I am swimming well. It is the best

morning swim I have done and I am pleased with the time. I am pleased,

but it is so important to get the pacing right, isn't it? The Crown

were amazing -- crowd, they kept me going and kept me positive so it

was fabulous. I know you will give a fantastic battle. Ellen Gandy has

missed out. She will be devastated. Absolutely, but she has made an

Olympic final and that is fabulous. We can only do our best and I am

sure she gave it everything. will see you later on.

She will be in action tonight, but sadly not Ellen Gandy and it is

interesting the effect of the crowd. Ellen Gandy, not a case of not

trying enough, but possibly trying too hard, too early. Sometimes you

can get too excited and the adrenalin can takeover. In the

first 50m I was saying look how good she looks, but if you go too

hard that can cause problems at the end. We start saving elephants and

pianos on your back when you start sinking. We saw the Chinese girl in

the last heat, the reigning Olympic champion, and she was fatigue. She

could have been the one who missed out, so it shows there is a

difference between nerves and excitement, rather than doing your

own race. Jemma Lowe did her own race and it flowed and looked so

nice. The shows how much the athletes have to deal with their

own expectation. It is one thing us wanting them to do well, but this

is their big chance and she didn't even get a chance to swim in the

semi-finals. Devastating because on the rankings going in, she was in

fifth place in the world so she was in a good position to make it

through quite comfortably. She will be devastated. The fact that she

was anxious, we saw that at the trials. We knew we had those two

people who were very good, but you need to get it right at the Olympic

Games. You can't get it wrong. There is something which was

brought up last night, and you were going to reveal what happens in the

court room before the swimmers, out. What I used to do, you have all of

the lanes, different rose as the heat, out. There is an area in

front of it. I used to lie down, partly because when I got nervous I

would start yawning and get tired, and I found people sitting there

would say to me that they were getting so anxious that I looked so

relaxed. I used to play on that and make people feel worse about it.

People have their headphones on, they go through their routine. They

might have hip hop or something playing, and they don't want to

hear the noise because they know that that is for British swimmers

or someone else. Suddenly you have 17,000 people. I remember Rebecca

Adlington saying that she does not lock up because she is not used to

this. I used to live there, it was not too outrageous. That proves

that this is the biggest organ in your body, if you can train your

brain everything will work better for you.

It is a bit moment coming up in the three-day eventing in Greenwich. At

the moment, Great Britain in silver position. Yes, every time you have

a fence down, that is for penalty points. You can't select the best

dressage, showjumping and cross- country, I have got to take the

best overall riders. And some stunning individual performances,

including from Zara Phillips. is an amazing competitor under

pressure. She is so cool before the big moments. She almost looks like

I do this every day, which clearly she doesn't - it is her first

Olympic Games. I would be very confident, and they have done a lot

of psychological training with the riders because the way that you

tense up transmits through to the horses, which reacts to you. I

would say that out of the team of five, they are all very cool. Mary

King gets excited but it seems not to transmit to much. Tina Cook is

amazing under pressure, and the pressure is off Nicola Wilson

because her score will not need to count. The best three scores will

You'd better tell me you're cool root secret. I did nothing. Were --

room secret. I used to sitting in the corner. But someone wanted to

have a chat, I would chat with them. As soon as I was ready to raise, I

would put on my game and face and I would try to own the arena. The

book everyone said that intimidated demand was sucking the energy out.

I can imagine! Tell me about the 200m butterfly, it is a tough

difference -- distance to do that stroke. It really is. You have to

see how you are going to be efficient throughout the entire

race. What tends to happen in butterfly, you use a lot of

abdominal movements to stay quite flat on the top of the water. When

it your abdominals start to fatigue, you find your hits -- hips dropping

so you have to kick harder down with your legs. You start to arch

in the little. And that makes the race harder. You want to manage the

energy throughout the race so you don't find yourself trying to pull

yourself through. It is an incredibly tough race.

Disappointment for Ellen Gandy but Jemma Lowe swam very well.

looked fantastic in that race, she timed it very well. I won't say it

was a comfortable swim, it was a good swim. She looks comfortable to

get through to the final. How do they manage themselves between now

and the next race? It is a recovery pack, which includes a protein

shake, Recovery drink, water. You are swimming down, to get lactic

acid out of your body, possibly a mass such, -- a massage. Maybe a

book, and then you do it all over again. Thank you for your company.

The swimming heats will be on BBC Three. Ian will be going over there

to talk more about swimming. You can see the key rowing races there.

On BBC One we will be concentrating on equestrian, the final day of

eventing action. Let's show you how that sport works.

Equestrian jumping. The jumping course consists of a mixture of

spread obstacles and straight vertical obstacles. A water jump

may also be included. The jumps are designed so that if the course hits

them, part or all of the fence will fall. -- if the horse hits them.

Penalties are incurred for mistakes. The rider who accrues the fewest

will win the gold medal. Four point penalties are imposed if an

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the equestrian event. Let's join all of the time for what looks to

be a such exciting day. This morning, we are in process of

deciding the team medals. We have gone through the individuals first,

in reverse order of merit, and we are about to start jumping the team

inside the time yesterday on that lovely horse. All of the team

members can go through to the individual, up to three per country.

This round will decide the top 25 which will be jumping later this

afternoon. This is where, very shortly, we start the team at

medals, it is the last of the individual riders. Only the top

four teams, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and New Zealand have all

five riders still competing. It will be the top three scores to

account for the team total. The lowest scoring round of each

country will go first, with the best going last. We are assured of

a grandstand finish. It will be William Fox-Pitt, then Wilson, then

Phillips, it then Mary King before Tina Cook. Now it is Stefano

Brecciaroli. This lovely horse did not make the time yesterday, after

a very good dressage. He was right up there after the dressage. He is

on a score of 50.1. He was ranked overnight in 16th. He was very

quick turning back to fence three. He is very aware of the time limit.

This horse is a very good jumper. he was making tight turns into all

his fences. The halls is very capable. They have been on cross-

country the day before. -- the horse is very capable. Some of

was unusual for him to have a stop. I think Stefano was slightly

surprised. When the fence comes down, they stop the clock and fix

the fence and you will hear the bell ring as soon as the course is

ready -- the horse is ready. If they are out in the wrong direction,

it is again a time problem. Such a good jumper. That was a very

frustrating stop for Stefano. are time penalties to add as well,

seven in all. He is on to 61.1. Stefano Brecciaroli, and Apollo WD

Wendi Kurt Hoev. That is all of the individuals completed now. This is

where the tension begins to build. Because the top four steams --

teams are the ones that have five riders still in. The first is New

Zealand, and they are very much in the mix. They are lying 4th, but

less than a fence between the second, third and 4th teams. There

are only two fences between... One fence, not totally two, between the

leaders, Germany. Jonelle Richards, 62.7. She is the discard score for

the New Zealand riding team at the moment. They would love to get off

over his jumps. He is very clean and careful. He is a quality horse.

He should be able to make the time. But in fact, we haven't seen anyone

fit this morning at the final horse inspection. This horse and one

other, currently not counting for the Kiwis. Three scores to count,

well. I am pretty sure he is already over that time allowed. The

time penalties are clocking up. Kiwis have got the Spanish

international star, one of the best show jumpers in the world, he is a

great trainer. These time penalties are expensive. Jonelle Richards,

clear jumping but nine time faults. That is going to be influential

when it comes to the really tight end of the medals. If 71.74 Jonelle

Richards. Obviously, all of the top four teams will be hoping that they

get good rounds from their last three top riders, that is when it

really becomes very close and exciting. Now for Sweden, they are

lying in third place at the moment. Their first rider, Linda Algotsson,

not counting at the moment. She ended up on a score of 79.8. Sweden,

with their top three scores, just 1.2 marks behind Great Britain.

Britain in second at the moment. Very experience, Linda Algotsson of

Sweden. Linda is very experienced in the show jumping phase. She does

and keeping the turns tight. sister, equal first individually

competing in the same competition. Good terms, it tight turns, keeping

lender. For this is a well judged round, she is going to be inside

the time, just. Yes! It is the first double clear that we have had.

Sweden, normally very good in this phase. Linda Algotsson will

certainly give them confidence with this lovely Matt. She is 15 years

old -- this lovely mare. It was great to see. She wasn't hurrying

the horse. The first one to go inside the time. A lovely round.

Linda Algotsson comes out, and in comes William Fox-Pitt for Great

Britain, the 5th rider at the moment, with Lionheart. Got those

time faults yesterday which dropped him down to 21st individually. One

of the two discard scores for Britain at the moment. That is an

unusual position for William to find himself in, being a discard

score. Lionheart is such a good jumper. I think everyone was

surprised to see he got quite so tired at the end of the cross-

country, but he has recovered today. He is fit and jumping in his usual

immaculate this morning. They not only looked beautifully prepared

for this final session, but also they were really on their toes. A

great privilege to see. I don't think you are being biased, and

even if you are, we will forgive you. They looked amazing on the

cross country, they gave a great performance. If the rest jumped the

way that Lion Heart Is jumping at the moment, we will be very happy

all right. It is Clear, that is a great start. There is the royal

party, waiting for Zara Phillips to come later. The cheers are ringing

around this Greenwich Park. Just listen! A massive ground here. -- a

massive crowd here. Look at the height this horse gets over his

jumps. So big and clean and careful. They could be six inches higher,

and it would be nothing to this horse. He was 21st after

yesterday's cross country. The top 25 go through to the individual,

but only the top three from each team, so William might miss out

this afternoon. Now the turn of Peter Thompson. He was in the gold

medal team in hung Kong, and remembered Germany are currently

leading, their top three riders on 124.7. Quite a few time penalties

one of the world's most famous show course designers. He has set a

fascinating track which will undoubtedly keep us on the edge of

Nicola Wilson was first to go for the British yesterday, and she came

back and gave the information to the other riders, they can still do

that in the show jumping. Obviously the riders can watch for themselves,

but they can still come back with some useful information. Two down,

so he moves on to 17 1.7. -- 71.7. Just a little bit careless in front

at times, this horse. It could be the effect of the cross-country. A

I'm sure many people will realise to jumper showjumping round after

cross country is so much more difficult than jumping a normal

show jumping round. The horses jump a little flatter so there has got

to be work to try to rebalance the horse, get them in shape, jumping

competition. They lost 1 rider overnight, so they have effectively

gone a book place as a result of that. They were ninth overnight.

Others have had horses dropping out as well, of course. They have a

score of 107.5 after the cross- country. That jump was meant to be

Column, with the Lion beside it. A triple bar in the shape of street

lamps from the city of London and the very famous Stone henge columns.

Just kicked out the last. 126.5. France have not had a good

competition. They won the bronze medal in the Europeans last year

and they looked a very promising team for London here, but it has

Coleman for the United States of America. They have had a

disappointment this morning because Boyd Marton sadly had to withdraw

this morning. It means their score does change. They drop down one

place, now in six before they start this phase. He comes in on a score

of 82.7, having had one refusal on the cross country. Exceptional

behind with his back legs, he really tries. He has got a pair of

boots on, and sometimes they can be weighted, just to encourage the

horse to put more of an effort in with his back legs. There are

strict rules and regulations and they have got to be within a

certain weight. The officials can have them removed, and they will

waive them on a set of scales. Should any of the boots be too

heavy, the rider will be disqualified. It is two time faults

at the moment for the Americans. Caroline Powell and the wonderful

and the more, my word, he galloped his heart out yesterday. Currently

23rd overnight on a score of 53.8. Caroline, one of the discount

scores for New Zealand, but they cross country yesterday, a couple

of time faults, but he is jumping well today. Caroline did take a

rather wide line between fences two and three, I don't think that was

the plan, but she has a great feel for the time and the rhythm. She

keeps the flow in her jumping rounds and the horse is always

trying. Just going to say New Zealand would like this one to go

clear because if they have got to rely on this score, they would like

it to stay on 53.8, but it goes to 57.8. They've finished the Olympic

Games on that score of 57.8. One of the most popular horses there is in

the world sport. And certainly does not look his 19 years young.

family were over the moon yesterday with his performance. Now Pettersen,

and she disappointed in the dressage with the score of 60.4.

She is on 61.2, currently a discount score and the top three

riders for Sweden put them a few marks behind Great Britain. She do

jump a great round yesterday, and this horse looked very impressive.

He really tried at the gate, she got him pretty deep on the take-off

Brits, it puts some pressure on because they have some very good

jumping horses, and they do a lot of jumping at home, pure jumping

competitions. She doesn't look as if she is being that quick. You can

end up with former Crowe -- four faults very easily. She will be

lucky, only getting two, I think, and the last one goes. Six penalty

points. So far, so good. 67.2 really means the top three that

count at the moment, which are a little way ahead, don't want to

next one coming out. This is Britain's second Ryder, of Nicola

Wilson, with Opposition Buzz. Another brilliant performance

yesterday, I think he might have been the fastest of the day,

certainly very close to it. The dressage score of 51.7, currently

in 19th place. She is the fourth best scorer in the team, so her

score currently doesn't count but Britain could do with the back up

here. I hoped when he rattled the first fence it would sharpen him up

for the second, but he kicked that one out. Since then, he has been

getting much more in the air. He flicks his toes on them

occasionally. Considering that Shia you heard when she came in, you

could hear a pin drop in the arena now. She has been capable of

jumping clear rounds. She took the gold in the Europeans and a gold in

Kentucky, clearing the rounds when it mattered. He has so much skill

when you see him jumping like that. Still absolutely full of running.

Over the last, well inside her time, great vigour around the stadium.

Nicola, enjoying every second of it, and quite right, too. First Olympic

Games. This is the one that came down, just flicked it out with his

front legs. She is delighted. Britain's position doesn't change

at the moment, it just means the top three now really need to do the

business. To give Britain any chance of a gold, or indeed, to

stay in the medals, it is that close. Dirk Schrade, the second

rider for the current leaders, experienced King Artus. Yesterday,

completed on a score of 50.6 for the Germans. He was over the time,

he had 10.8 to add to his very good dress such. He was right in the

hunt individually when he started yesterday -- he's a very good

dressage. At the moment, his score is quite a way behind the top three

Germans. So he will rarely need to jump clear if they are going to

count his court -- he will really need. The way he jumped the first

two, he will have every chance. He doesn't look that quick, but he is

of these terms if he needs to make the time -- bumped these turn as if

time is unfair. But the fact that they have been made one penalty

point for every second, it has made people quickened up the rhythm and

I feel show jumping has got better as a result. I think you are right.

With these riders it is no issue to ride at these speeds, it is not

fast, it is just keeping the float. It stops them looking and picking

he has done the double clear! It is the first one we have had so far.

Christopher is happy with that, they stay on 50.6, it is a good

back-up score for the Germans. Dirk Schrade are for Germany, certainly

keeping the pressure on. Let's hear from Britain's first rider, William

Fox-Pitt. A superb round. Today he looked fresh and well. He has come

out bouncing today. You never know how they are feeling on the day. It

was very out of character and it really disappointing. He was

fantastic today. I am very much hoping that Team GB don't need that

score but if it is there, fantastic. He jumped a good clear round and it

is a fantastic note to finish on. Watching will be more nervous than

riding because he is a good jumper. What information will you relate to

the team? They have to ride their own individual courses, the

atmosphere is fantastic, there is nothing like it. As I trotted out,

I thought, we are never going to experience that again. I think the

courses are blown away by it. Keeping the horses so'

concentration. I don't think it is a very difficult track which is

maybe a little disappointing, but you never know. The surface seems

to be helping. He is riding very well, it is a fantastic surface for

us -- it is riding very well. loved the way that you milked the

crowd at the end. Why not? They are all here supporting us, and to say

thank you, they have been amazing. Going around the cross country

yesterday, I couldn't even hear my horse, myself, you just carry a

long on a wave of clapping. That will keep on rolling. Let's hope it

does -- hope it does. The clear round from William Fox-Pitt put him

above Nicola Wilson. We are now watching the final stages of the

also building towards their Games in four years in Rio. He finishers

on 105.3. -- he finishes on. Brazil overnight were in 9th place, they

have actually gone up one place, they have gone up of Belgium, who

sadly lost two of the combinations overnight. Now we are back with

France. It is Aurelien Kahn. He is riding Cadiz. He 95.5 is his score,

he is in 45th place. As we mentioned earlier, they were

originally in 7th place, but the withdrawal of two riders this

morning means they have got a place. As a team they are on 221.6. --

cross-country very well, he is giving the fences are lots of room,

lines to all his fences. He hasn't looks flat but it seems to be

jumping well, the horses are respecting it. So often the

combination can make the horses flattened. He hit was an unexpected

one down he -- it was an unexpected one down for Aurelien Kahn. He a

gets three time penalties, he well done, one fence down but

Opposition Buzz was superb. Had he was, I am disappointed with one

fence down, I thought he was going to jump clear but he has done

fantastically well and he has been superb throughout the three days of

the competition. I am really thrilled and grateful for that.

were thinking maybe he would be woken up by hitting the first

obstacle. He needs to be keen, he has a unique way of jumping and

needs to be at a high tempo. He shot over the first fence, he

gained a bit too much ground to the second fence. But he jumped

beautifully after that and delighted to just have only one

down, I suppose, but you always want to go clear. How is the team