BBC One: Day 5: 09.00-11.30

:02:11. > :02:14.Another silver lining for Great Britain. I just had my own chance

:02:14. > :02:19.to congratulate the event is as they left the studio after their

:02:19. > :02:29.appearance this morning. Good morning to you all. Surely today

:02:29. > :02:32.

:02:32. > :02:37.rowing finals at Eton Dorney. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning are

:02:37. > :02:40.looking good. Could it be Bradley Wiggins's

:02:41. > :02:44.Wednesday? The Tour de France champion goes in the time-trial

:02:44. > :02:48.with medal chances in the women's event, too.

:02:48. > :02:58.More work to do in Weymouth. Britain's sailors need to bounce

:02:58. > :03:06.back after a tough day on the coast. No such medal worries for Michael

:03:06. > :03:10.Phelps. 19 Olympic medals and counting. So this is the plan for

:03:10. > :03:16.today. We will be looking ahead to the rowing finals in a moment and

:03:16. > :03:21.talking about Michael Phelps. We will have the swimming heats at 10

:03:21. > :03:25.o'clock before we go live to Eton Dorney as the tension builds. Try

:03:25. > :03:35.an early lunch, then you can see the women's pair had fully deliver

:03:35. > :03:41.

:03:41. > :03:46.at Hampton Court at 2:30pm this afternoon. Plenty to look forward

:03:46. > :03:50.to and plenty to get stuck into straight away, including live beach

:03:50. > :03:54.volleyball on BBC Three right now. There are six matches today, men

:03:54. > :03:59.and women playing. It is China against Greece on court at the

:04:00. > :04:04.moment. Also, live badminton at Wembley. There has been a shortage

:04:04. > :04:10.of controversy there from last night. We will be talking to Gail

:04:10. > :04:17.Emms about what happens. And at the Olympic Park there is basketball

:04:17. > :04:19.with Canada's women taking on France. Later on we will be talking

:04:20. > :04:24.swimming with Ian Thorpe and hearing all about Michael Phelps's

:04:24. > :04:30.amazing performance in the pool last night, going into the Olympic

:04:30. > :04:35.record books in any way. But first the running, and it is the women's

:04:35. > :04:39.power that hold our chance of a gold medal today. Helen Glover's

:04:39. > :04:45.story is remarkable because she has only been growing for four years.

:04:45. > :04:48.She started because of a special scouting programme that set out to

:04:48. > :04:52.find a Olympic athletes the 2012. She is from Cornwall and if she

:04:52. > :05:02.gets the gold medal it will be the climax of a relatively short but

:05:02. > :05:05.

:05:05. > :05:09.Some days it is hard to get my head around the fact that four years ago

:05:09. > :05:12.I was not rowing, I was not going to the Olympics, I was not

:05:13. > :05:17.competing. And here I am. It has happened through hard work with the

:05:17. > :05:21.help of brilliant coaches. It is just exciting, it is a dream that I

:05:21. > :05:29.have had since I was tiny. I wanted to be an Olympic athlete and I

:05:29. > :05:33.wanted to compete in the greatest sporting arena. My mother saw an

:05:33. > :05:39.advert in a newspaper. It was looking for tall people. Steve

:05:39. > :05:43.Redgrave had spearheaded something called Sporting Giants. It was

:05:43. > :05:50.looking at women over five at nine to try different sports that you

:05:50. > :05:54.need long levers for. -- 5 ft 9. I was one of them. I was training to

:05:54. > :05:57.be a be teacher. For the first six months I carried on my training but

:05:57. > :06:01.I do not know how I did it, looking back. I was teaching all day but I

:06:01. > :06:04.had to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning to do my first training

:06:04. > :06:09.session. After school I did my second session late into the night

:06:09. > :06:16.and it was really tough. I have got a really supportive family. They

:06:16. > :06:19.are brilliant. My mum and my dad, and two Brothers and two sisters. I

:06:19. > :06:27.grandmother is 92 and she lives at home with us. She is probably the

:06:27. > :06:31.most excited out of every one. My boyfriend is a canoeist and he

:06:31. > :06:39.trains in Nottingham. He trained really hard, but not as hard as the

:06:39. > :06:48.rowers! A very competitive family. My husband is the sportsman, but a

:06:48. > :06:52.better to do, but he brings it out in all of us. -- a competitor.

:06:52. > :06:57.Everything was a competition when I was little. I run international

:06:57. > :07:03.cross-country, played hockey for my county. I did everything, every

:07:03. > :07:06.sport I did I did to be the best that I could be. When I first

:07:06. > :07:12.watched the Olympics, I had not really taken much interest until

:07:12. > :07:16.then. It was a wake-up call because I realised that I had four years to

:07:16. > :07:21.beat those people and be as good as them. Heather Stanning and myself,

:07:21. > :07:26.we were invited on to the team in 2010. It was two years after I

:07:26. > :07:30.started rowing. She is brilliant to row with because she is strong and

:07:30. > :07:35.fit and she has got a racing had. We have to live in each other's

:07:35. > :07:40.pockets so it is important that we get on. But I am messy, and she is

:07:40. > :07:46.in the army so she is very tidy. Everybody is going for the same

:07:46. > :07:49.thing, the dream, Olympic gold. If we keep progressing, then we are

:07:49. > :07:56.going to be in a brilliant place on the start-line. If we put together

:07:56. > :08:00.a good race, then we have got to be pleased with that. Helen Glover. I

:08:00. > :08:05.like the idea of entering an advert looking for tall people! This is

:08:05. > :08:09.the day that all British rowing fans have been looking forward to.

:08:09. > :08:14.The regatta has gone well for Britain, so will we see the front

:08:14. > :08:22.of that Labour? John Inverdale, we will be with you threw out. Some

:08:22. > :08:26.brilliant heat and the last few days but now the first finals. --

:08:26. > :08:30.brilliant heats in the last few days. Yes, you have made the point

:08:30. > :08:35.that this is the moment that the insatiable appetite of the British

:08:35. > :08:40.sporting public for the gold medal has got to be satisfied. Everybody

:08:40. > :08:45.is closing in on Eton Dorney and the army officer and the PE teacher.

:08:45. > :08:49.They will be very aware of that. They will but we spoke to them and

:08:49. > :08:54.they are so laid back and relaxed. They are taking it in their stride.

:08:54. > :08:59.The finishing line that we did at our last interview, how are you

:08:59. > :09:02.going to go about your next race, the biggest of the season? They

:09:02. > :09:06.said it was just the biggest of the season but I knew it was the

:09:06. > :09:16.biggest of their life. They are relaxed, they are wrong form, and I

:09:16. > :09:17.

:09:17. > :09:21.hate to say it but I can see nothing other than a win. -- they

:09:21. > :09:26.are on form. It is a defining moment because winning an Olympic

:09:26. > :09:31.medal can change your life, in any shape or form. Maybe jobs and

:09:32. > :09:35.opportunities. They will always be known as an Olympic gold medallist.

:09:35. > :09:40.That thought could be the only thing that derailed them. I hope

:09:40. > :09:44.they are not watching hour broadcast. Yes, it is. When I

:09:44. > :09:50.crossed the line in 84, our previous Olympic gold medallist

:09:50. > :09:56.from 1940 it came up to me and said that you are World Champion for one

:09:56. > :10:03.year, and a bit champion for life. -- 1948. You are Olympic champion

:10:03. > :10:06.for life. That really sums it up. This will happen to them. They are

:10:06. > :10:10.real contenders for the gold medal. As far as the men's eight, we will

:10:10. > :10:15.talk about their prospects in the second. They are genuine medal

:10:15. > :10:18.hopes but outside medal contenders. Our obsession with age in this

:10:18. > :10:22.country, because there is a 40 year-old in the bird, gold-

:10:22. > :10:29.medallist 20 years ago, all of their lines are being made by Greg

:10:29. > :10:34.Searle. In 1992 he won the gold medal with his brother Johny Searle

:10:34. > :10:39.and with our inestimable commentator. We thought it would be

:10:39. > :10:43.nice to get the three of them together to talk about now and then.

:10:43. > :10:47.We always knew that we could get to the final and we always believed

:10:47. > :10:52.that we could win. For a period of time I was the best in the world at

:10:53. > :10:57.the sport that I loved. It all came together on that morning. I would

:10:57. > :11:01.imagine they were not looking at us as a major competitor. It was David

:11:01. > :11:05.and Goliath, literally. I remember the night before the race, sitting

:11:05. > :11:08.down and having an earnest conversation. We said that we were

:11:08. > :11:13.good enough to win this thing and if we go in any position other than

:11:13. > :11:17.first then it counts as losing. What does it make you feel like to

:11:17. > :11:21.watch it now? I remember thinking about now, as we came forward, this

:11:21. > :11:28.is the Olympic final, maybe we are going to win the gold medal. And

:11:28. > :11:32.then thinking that is not a good thing to be thinking! They went

:11:32. > :11:37.away. I was thinking, OK, we planned this, we planned this for

:11:37. > :11:41.the halfway mark and they are doing it straight away. Naughty Italians.

:11:41. > :11:46.Not only do they go up to the length of clear water, then we

:11:46. > :11:51.carried on going. Even here it does not seem too bad, one length behind.

:11:51. > :11:57.It is just that it never stopped. The question is can anybody real in

:11:57. > :12:02.the Italians? Now I am thinking, right. Olympic final, but it is my

:12:02. > :12:07.job now have to make sure that we race the race of our lives. Does

:12:07. > :12:10.that shock you to look at it now? remember watching it a day or two

:12:10. > :12:14.later in the Olympic village and I could not believe it was our race.

:12:14. > :12:19.I thought we were really in touch. I might have been liberal in what I

:12:19. > :12:26.was telling you. And I believe you! There needs to be fireworks now.

:12:26. > :12:31.Here we go. We are about to push on. Make them hard and go. They are

:12:31. > :12:35.going for a change of gear. This is when Gary did his big thing. He

:12:35. > :12:39.continued to call us off. I cannot remember the words that he said,

:12:39. > :12:43.but I do remember this unshakeable belief in his voice. It was going

:12:43. > :12:47.to be a push like they had never pushed before. We had only ever

:12:47. > :12:53.practised it once or twice. What can they do? They are certainly

:12:53. > :12:56.making the effort and certainly closing the gap. And 17.50 we came

:12:57. > :13:00.into silver medal and I thought, gosh, we are going to win the

:13:00. > :13:04.Olympic silver. I remember throwing that thought away and saying that

:13:04. > :13:08.we were there to win. If as I close my eyes, I can remember that last

:13:08. > :13:13.bit coming in, but it was not a matter of 15 strokes and Olympic

:13:13. > :13:18.champions, it was 15 strokes to get to the Italians. They are coming

:13:18. > :13:22.and coming again. They are going to go through them! I think they can

:13:22. > :13:27.do it! There was a point when we were rolling and I could see their

:13:27. > :13:33.bow. I opposite man, coming up and up, and he just stopped rowing. He

:13:33. > :13:39.was done. They are there! The brothers have beaten the Italians

:13:39. > :13:45.and that is a great achievement. What a fantastic race! This is one

:13:45. > :13:51.I always say, that is how you are meant to celebrate! You cannot

:13:51. > :13:56.describe it. When you are on the medal podium and you are having the

:13:56. > :13:59.ultimate accolade, there is nothing better. Being at the Olympic Games,

:13:59. > :14:05.representing your country, winning, the flag going up, the national

:14:05. > :14:12.anthem, it does not get any better than that. Your main contribution

:14:12. > :14:16.is coming now. Making sure that everybody remembers as. From the

:14:16. > :14:26.brothers, it was sheer guts and courage and it all got to Garry

:14:26. > :14:27.

:14:27. > :14:32.Initially, I was a bit jealous, I thought, I like winning the Ellen

:14:32. > :14:37.Booth gold medal, I would like to do that. But joined what to do the

:14:37. > :14:41.training? Could I do it? Would I like to be 22 again winning the

:14:41. > :14:46.gold medal in Barcelona? Yes, I enjoyed that a lot, it was a

:14:46. > :14:51.fantastic moment. Would I want to do it now? I am not sure. As a

:14:51. > :14:54.whole career, I am already proud of what I have done, but going into

:14:54. > :15:00.the Olympic Games is the same mentality as it always was. I will

:15:00. > :15:05.only be totally happy if I win, and anything else will feel like losing.

:15:05. > :15:10.What a great piece of television, both brothers have aged really well.

:15:10. > :15:14.They have done very well, I'm not quite sure about Gary, he has aged

:15:14. > :15:19.a little bit too much! How much of an achievement would it be? He is

:15:19. > :15:22.one of nine, he is not doing it on his own, but how much of an

:15:22. > :15:27.achievement in terms of walking away from a sport and coming back

:15:27. > :15:32.with a decade later? How big a deal would be if Greg Searle were to get

:15:32. > :15:38.another medal? Immense. In this sport, it is about consistency of

:15:38. > :15:43.training, getting the miles in on a consistent basis. I was 38, I was

:15:43. > :15:49.able to do it because I trained day-in, day-out. To disappear for

:15:49. > :15:55.10 years and come back... Almost on a whim! Very much and a whim. He

:15:55. > :15:59.had done some Americas Cup sailing, he has been doing a bit of rowing,

:15:59. > :16:03.but maybe four times a week maximum in the middle of the season. Most

:16:03. > :16:09.of the time it was just Saturday morning, so to come back from that

:16:09. > :16:14.and get into the team, his plan was paid to be built up, first to get

:16:14. > :16:19.back onto the team then one a world silver medal. He has not done that

:16:19. > :16:23.in the last couple of years, his proper rowing in that sense. The

:16:23. > :16:27.next year, he repeated that. They were a little bit disappointed next

:16:27. > :16:31.time around. If they could cross that line first, and it is not out

:16:31. > :16:35.of the question, it would be immense for Great Britain, and for

:16:35. > :16:40.the guise it is there for the taking. It is worth saying it is a

:16:40. > :16:45.very competitive race, especially the German boat. They have been so

:16:45. > :16:48.consistent, they did not win the last Olympics, but they have won

:16:48. > :16:51.every race in between. They are certainly up for the challenge.

:16:51. > :16:56.What impresses me most about the Germans is that whatever tactics

:16:56. > :16:59.you have, they seem to have the answer already. There is no way of

:16:59. > :17:05.surprising then, but can they cope with the pressure of doing it

:17:05. > :17:09.today? That is the big question. On paper, Germany first, GB second,

:17:09. > :17:16.America or Canada, but you cannot rule out Australia or the Dutch

:17:16. > :17:20.either. They are all hunting for medals. It could beat a sort of nip

:17:20. > :17:24.and tuck all away. I think the Germans will try to get out into an

:17:25. > :17:29.early lead. Our guys, I think, are gone to try to stay with them. Will

:17:29. > :17:36.they put everything on the line and come away with nothing or take

:17:36. > :17:42.gold? I know what Greg will do, only one medal counts, and there

:17:42. > :17:46.are a lot of silver medals in that team, but only one medal that they

:17:46. > :17:50.want. You can see the crowd building behind us, they will make

:17:50. > :17:56.such a difference, they would give it everything for the first 5,000

:17:56. > :18:00.and then allow this lot to carry them over the last 500. -- 1,500.

:18:00. > :18:03.We have got Alan Campbell going in the men's single sculls, but it is

:18:03. > :18:07.hard to explain how the first few days is almost an unreal battle

:18:07. > :18:11.before the war, the sparring, but now the knockout punches are going

:18:11. > :18:21.to be landed, and there is a real free sun in the air, a real sense

:18:21. > :18:21.

:18:21. > :18:26.of expectation, everybody oping and anticipating the first gold medal.

:18:26. > :18:34.11:50pm, that is when we hope for the first British gold mettle when

:18:34. > :18:39.the women's take to the water. -- medal. We will be back to Eton

:18:39. > :18:43.Dorney as the live rowing gets under way, but now swimming, a

:18:43. > :18:50.remarkable 15 golds in Michael Phelps' and in the career and a

:18:50. > :18:55.record total of 19 medals overall. -- a Olympic career. He has

:18:56. > :18:58.surpassed a 48 year record. The achievement was tinged with

:18:58. > :19:08.international -- individual disappointment but Team USA helped

:19:08. > :19:17.

:19:17. > :19:27.Michael Phelps is going to win, is he going to create history by

:19:27. > :19:29.

:19:29. > :19:38.winning it for the third time in a Chad Le Clos won the gold, silver

:19:38. > :19:43.for Michael Phelps, look what that means! Oh, my goodness me! He got

:19:43. > :19:49.that by two 100 sold a second. Michael Hulse has got a silver

:19:49. > :19:59.medal, and he is tied for the most medals won by any athlete in

:19:59. > :20:07.history. -- Michael Phelps. He is going to have 15 golds, two Sukkur

:20:07. > :20:17.and two bronze. If this is his last Olympics, what a civil hero. --

:20:17. > :20:22.

:20:22. > :20:29.Ben Wright relations, the most decorated and then being ever, an

:20:29. > :20:33.extraordinary evening, I thought you were extremely gracious. --

:20:33. > :20:36.congratulations. I was, the butterfly did not go the way I

:20:36. > :20:42.wanted, but the most important thing was coming back with his

:20:42. > :20:48.group of guys. We did it, first gold medal of the meat, I am very

:20:48. > :20:53.happy. I do not know about you, but I could watch that action over and

:20:53. > :20:59.over again over the course of the day. This is our chance, Ian Thorpe,

:20:59. > :21:03.to relive the moment with you. You were here with Gary on the sofa, a

:21:03. > :21:09.fantastic night. It was an extraordinary night of swimming

:21:09. > :21:13.overall, but what really was extraordinary was Michael Phelps.

:21:13. > :21:17.His 200m butterfly, he would have been disappointed, but he was

:21:17. > :21:22.gracious in defeat. To the young South African. Chad Le Clos, who

:21:22. > :21:27.said his idol was Michael Phelps. He had a brilliant swim. Then he

:21:27. > :21:33.went on to the four vital hundred metres relay, and the Americans

:21:33. > :21:37.dominated this race. -- or by 200m relay. I thought Michael Phelps was

:21:37. > :21:43.the greatest Olympian, but it has now been officiated at every

:21:43. > :21:46.different point. He was your rival and also your friend. Yes. He comes

:21:46. > :21:53.across as laid-back, will he have been really driven to get to this

:21:53. > :21:59.new record? Yes! I think you can worry about those that are calm and

:21:59. > :22:03.relaxed. He does come across as laid back. As soon as he walks out,

:22:03. > :22:06.the tens it on. The athletes that has the ability to not get

:22:06. > :22:09.overwhelmed by the circumstances, what they are going up against,

:22:09. > :22:15.having that kind of attitude works, rather than those that try and

:22:15. > :22:19.build it up and get all this angst and anger inside before they race.

:22:19. > :22:24.This was a very special record for Michael. I think the other one that

:22:24. > :22:27.he would have wanted was to have won the 200 butterfly, so he has

:22:27. > :22:32.won the same event in three successive Olympics, which would

:22:32. > :22:36.make him the first male to ever do that. Still incredibly impressive,

:22:36. > :22:42.gold medals at three successive Olympic Games, a long time to be at

:22:42. > :22:47.the top of your game. It is a huge stretch, and very few people do it,

:22:47. > :22:50.and very few people do it and win in multiple events as well.

:22:50. > :22:56.Michaelis them to come away from this competition with another bag

:22:56. > :23:05.of medals. -- Michael is. It becomes quite staggering, because

:23:06. > :23:10.we are talking about 19 medals. It is a lot! And for Team GB, we are

:23:10. > :23:16.wanting just one gold at the moment, Michael UBS has 15. That puts it in

:23:16. > :23:23.perspective! It is an enormous achievement. What is he like?

:23:23. > :23:29.quite funny. Look, is just... He is what you see, he is that laid-back

:23:29. > :23:33.guy, he jumps around, he messes around, you know. He is quite quiet

:23:33. > :23:40.and I think, unless you know him, you would not understand him to

:23:40. > :23:44.start off with. Every one kind of tends to warm to him. In the

:23:44. > :23:49.swimming fraternity, you do not last long, you know, if you get a

:23:49. > :23:52.bad reputation, if you are not liked. The moment that I thought

:23:52. > :23:57.reflected so well on him was despite the disappointment he must

:23:57. > :24:00.have had at ended up in second place, the way that the show Chad

:24:00. > :24:05.Le Clos around the Aquatics Centre. This is where you hold up your

:24:05. > :24:11.medal, this is where you smile. Smile here, do this, do that. It

:24:11. > :24:16.was nice, the gesture. It was kind of like the master and the

:24:16. > :24:20.Apprentice, taking someone through what is the procedure around, what

:24:20. > :24:24.do you do, who you look at in the crowd, when you have to look at the

:24:24. > :24:29.Anne Begg family, all of these things that you are learning on the

:24:29. > :24:34.job, really. -- the Olympic family. We should point out that he is

:24:34. > :24:38.still in competition, so we are going to see him again in their

:24:38. > :24:43.pool, impressive semi-finals as well last night. Let's re-join

:24:43. > :24:46.Clare Balding at the Aquatics Centre. We have seen you morning

:24:47. > :24:51.and night down there, some people will think you are camping down

:24:51. > :24:55.there! We could if there was somewhere

:24:55. > :24:58.comfortable. So much action, heats and semi-finals in the mornings,

:24:58. > :25:03.finals in the evening, one more thing on Michael Phelps. He tweeted

:25:03. > :25:08.this morning, thanks to the team for giving me the lead they did

:25:08. > :25:14.going into the last 200, very much giving them credit for making sure

:25:14. > :25:19.he came home. Absolutely, and he was very aware that Daniel was

:25:19. > :25:23.there for France, but it was a big enough lead. He wanted that bit of

:25:24. > :25:28.a lead, he already had the 200 butterfly, and that event is tiring.

:25:28. > :25:32.Full credit to his team, he is always about the team. As amazing

:25:32. > :25:37.as his achievements are, it is all about the team for him. We have an

:25:37. > :25:43.extra person with us to give extra power to the two swimmers who could

:25:43. > :25:53.both win medals, Michael Jamieson, who qualified fastest, and Andrew

:25:53. > :25:59.

:25:59. > :26:09.Willis, who qualified third fastest. up for this one. The medals are not

:26:09. > :26:10.

:26:10. > :26:13.tonight, Michael, they are pace swim. This is very fast indeed,

:26:13. > :26:19.we will keep a little eye on the world record, if you don't mind.

:26:19. > :26:24.The rest of the field is starting to come back at him. The crowd is

:26:24. > :26:31.going absolutely nuts, listen to this when Jamieson touches first!

:26:31. > :26:41.Oh! Another massive British record! Really happy with the time and I am

:26:41. > :26:49.

:26:49. > :26:54.Willis 10 faster with 50m to go, the whole field coming back at him.

:26:54. > :27:00.-- tend first. You are only about one metre behind the world record!

:27:00. > :27:08.The rest are coming through, but it looks like it will be a stretch.

:27:08. > :27:12.Willis was second, but I can tell you that his time, well, that is a

:27:12. > :27:15.massive lifetime best, a new English record, and it is only just

:27:16. > :27:20.outside the new British record that was set in the first semi-final by

:27:20. > :27:24.Michael Jamieson. That is unbelievable, I was not quite as

:27:24. > :27:28.nervous as this morning, more excited. Just the crowd really

:27:28. > :27:31.helped me at there, it is unbelievable. I knew Michael was

:27:31. > :27:37.capable of a great time, I am really happy for him, amazing we

:27:37. > :27:41.are both doing so well, both in The extra-special thing for them

:27:41. > :27:45.and the whole crowd that will be here tonight is that they will be

:27:45. > :27:49.next to each other. Adrian Moorhouse is an Olympic gold-

:27:49. > :27:58.medallists over 100 breaststroke, you also swam 200, tell us what

:27:58. > :28:02.they will have been going through I am hoping that they slept because

:28:02. > :28:10.that is important. Why he'd swung one day and the finals were the day

:28:10. > :28:14.after and I found it really difficult to sleep. -- my heats

:28:14. > :28:20.were on one day. It goes through your mind on a loop and you cannot

:28:20. > :28:26.sleep. If they set, then they can get up and get fresh air, then

:28:26. > :28:29.maybe swim a bit this morning. they be down here? I doubt it.

:28:29. > :28:34.There are three Olympic pools near the Olympic village, and they will

:28:34. > :28:40.be training there. Keep it as normal as possible. What would you

:28:40. > :28:46.advise be to them, looking at a qualification times? -- what would

:28:46. > :28:51.your advice be? He must be confident knowing that he is the

:28:52. > :28:56.fastest man in the pool. I think the confidence will come with that.

:28:56. > :29:06.Michael Jamieson will be in their own four and it is great to have

:29:06. > :29:06.

:29:06. > :29:13.Andrew Willis next to them. -- in lane four. He is the real threat

:29:13. > :29:17.and it is good that he is next to him. We cannot write off Andrew

:29:17. > :29:20.Willis because something sneaky could happen. They train together

:29:20. > :29:24.so they are used to each other and they feed off each other and they

:29:24. > :29:28.have pushed each other to career bests. Absolutely. They will push

:29:28. > :29:32.each other but the Olympic final will push it anyway. I think it

:29:32. > :29:35.will take off the edge to have a friend in the room with you. There

:29:35. > :29:41.will be a reassurance that comes with that to calm them down. That

:29:41. > :29:44.is enough. Then they can use the crowd. It is like the national

:29:44. > :29:51.championships and staff. They are so used to racing against each

:29:51. > :29:54.other so there is a comfort blanket. You do not want to feel isolated in

:29:54. > :29:59.a room like that. It is a massive thing that you are doing by

:29:59. > :30:02.yourself, you can do it but it is nice to have your friends there.

:30:02. > :30:06.the closing stages of a race, Mo Farah says that it is counter-

:30:06. > :30:11.intuitive but you have got to relax to get the most out of yourself.

:30:11. > :30:15.What you want to do is go, quick, quick, quick, but particularly with

:30:15. > :30:22.breaststroke you have to keep the strokes long. Absolutely. Like a

:30:22. > :30:26.lot of strokes, you have to be long in the water. It is about getting

:30:26. > :30:30.as much water as you can and pulling yourself through. Relaxing

:30:30. > :30:34.is one thing but having fun is another. It bugs me when they say

:30:34. > :30:41.they are here to have fun. They want to enjoy themselves. No, they

:30:41. > :30:45.don't, they want to win. You cannot snatch, as you call it. Yes, it is

:30:45. > :30:52.about not snatching. If you do not told the water, you go quickly

:30:52. > :30:56.through it. I know why they say they want to enjoy it, but it is a

:30:56. > :31:01.very serious thing. If you were swimming in London, were to come

:31:01. > :31:07.out with the headphones on? I would take them off, all the time.

:31:07. > :31:16.would you come out with the headphones on? They did not have

:31:16. > :31:19.had phones in our day. Cassette tapes! You could come out with a

:31:19. > :31:23.ghetto-blaster on your shoulder! We have discussed Michael Phelps and

:31:23. > :31:27.his achievements from last night and we have looked ahead to the two

:31:27. > :31:30.British swimmers in the final tonight, a real medal prospects.

:31:30. > :31:35.What about the emotional story of last night? It was not Michael

:31:35. > :31:40.Phelps winning, but getting beaten by Chad Le Clos. Afterwards, Mark

:31:40. > :31:43.Foster managed to grab his father to chat. Tell us a little bit about

:31:43. > :31:47.Chad Le Clos and when he committed his life to swimming and how he has

:31:47. > :31:52.got this good. He is unbelievable. He committed like you cannot

:31:52. > :32:02.believe. He is the most down-to- earth beautiful boy you will ever

:32:02. > :32:06.

:32:06. > :32:14.meet in your life. Look at him. He is like me! I love you. Is this

:32:14. > :32:18.life? Yes. Sorry! How many family members have you got here? My other

:32:18. > :32:23.son is here, someone up there. I can't find him. We had to get

:32:23. > :32:27.tickets all over the place. It is not easy to get tickets. I know!

:32:27. > :32:32.You were here at the most perfect moment of your son's life and the

:32:32. > :32:37.most perfect of yours. Unbelievable. Thanks, Great Britain. I love that

:32:37. > :32:42.moment. I could watch that all the time! That video is going viral on

:32:42. > :32:52.YouTube right now. Sir why here! I wish I had worn a better to show

:32:52. > :32:56.it! -- that is what I hear! Lily Allen was sitting here, and she

:32:56. > :33:03.said it was amazing and everybody went bonkers and everybody was in

:33:03. > :33:08.tears. Chad Le Clos is now a big star and he is in action again this

:33:08. > :33:12.morning. Yes. What also made it special was after the presentation,

:33:12. > :33:15.the parents crying their eyes out, and Princess Charleen, the South

:33:15. > :33:20.African swimmer, she was standing with them and she was bawling as

:33:20. > :33:25.well. It was a special moment for the country and it is every

:33:25. > :33:33.swimmer's dream. Top marks for them for getting the father to come and

:33:34. > :33:37.talk to us because it was great. Nifty footwork. You were talking

:33:37. > :33:45.last night about the changing of the Guard in swimming. That stuck

:33:45. > :33:51.in my mind. Michael Phelps is 27 and Chad Le Clos is 20, I think.

:33:51. > :33:54.Yes. It is quite strange for me. I know how long Michael has been

:33:54. > :34:00.around and I know that he says that he is going to retire after this

:34:00. > :34:05.competition. I just have this funny feeling that he might stick around.

:34:05. > :34:10.He might not retire? I don't know. I just have a strange feeling about

:34:10. > :34:15.it. You can see how much enjoyment Michael gets from the relays. I

:34:15. > :34:19.think he would still be of huge value to those teams. Maybe I am

:34:19. > :34:24.putting the challenge out there to run. Stick around for a few more

:34:24. > :34:29.years, we want to see you continuing to swim! Maybe we make a

:34:29. > :34:34.big deal about age and swimming. You competed in London and you are

:34:34. > :34:42.just a couple of years older. are some swimmers now that are

:34:42. > :34:44.older than me and they will win medals here. I am confident of that.

:34:45. > :34:49.We see 15 year-old winning gold medals at the Olympics. We

:34:49. > :34:54.associate them with being young. As we learn more, there is no physical

:34:55. > :35:01.reason. It all has to do with your own personal head space, how you

:35:01. > :35:04.feel about the sport. Michael in that victory, that you know how he

:35:04. > :35:11.almost chaperone Chad Le Clos around the port to show him what to

:35:11. > :35:15.do. -- the pool. But swimming has changed and there is a new

:35:15. > :35:19.generation of swimmers that has been inspired by the stars of the

:35:19. > :35:24.past. They have used a similar training methods and they are now

:35:24. > :35:29.beating them. And perhaps performance is raised by being in

:35:29. > :35:35.the same pool. But you would say do not write off the older swimmers?

:35:36. > :35:42.Yeah. Tonight is really big for Britain in a swimming pool. We have

:35:42. > :35:47.only had one bronze one it so far in the pool. Michael Jamieson and

:35:47. > :35:51.Andrew Willis did fantastically well. They really did. What is good

:35:51. > :35:56.is that there is a great history of breaststroke swimming in Britain.

:35:56. > :36:00.To be able to bring this back, and to be able to have two swimmers

:36:00. > :36:07.qualifying in the best lanes for the finals, we could be looking at

:36:07. > :36:10.some medals. And that is plural. Michael Jamieson's time has put him

:36:10. > :36:17.into the top 10 of all time to swim in that particular event. That is

:36:17. > :36:21.right. When we look at all-time best times, top 10, there are a

:36:21. > :36:26.couple of others in the final but are also in the top 10. But looking

:36:26. > :36:29.at form, these guys are in with a really good shot. Thank you very

:36:29. > :36:39.much indeed. That is how it is looking on the swimming front.

:36:39. > :36:44.There is a lot of support available right now. -- sport. China are

:36:44. > :36:48.playing Greece in the beach volleyball right now on BBC Three.

:36:48. > :36:55.The judo is also under way through the red button. Two gold medals up

:36:55. > :36:59.for grabs later on tonight. As the handball has just started. That is

:36:59. > :37:05.one of the live export at Olympic Park. Norway's women taking on

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:38:42. > :38:46.giving you complete control of what There is plenty to watch. If you

:38:46. > :38:53.were watching on our dedicated badminton strewn late last night,

:38:53. > :38:55.you will know that there were dramatic scenes. The crowd became

:38:55. > :39:05.incensed with what they were watching on court. This is what

:39:05. > :39:07.

:39:07. > :39:12.China were playing South Korea. It was the women's doubles. The game

:39:12. > :39:17.descended into farce at their accusations that both players were

:39:17. > :39:23.trying to lose the match. They made a string of errors including

:39:23. > :39:26.serving into the match and no rally lasted more than four shots. Both

:39:26. > :39:30.players have qualified for the next stage, and they are accused of

:39:30. > :39:34.trying to lose the game to avoid playing Chinese players in the

:39:34. > :39:38.quarter-finals. The badminton Federation has charged both pairs

:39:38. > :39:43.of players, the Koreans and the Indonesians, with not using one's

:39:43. > :39:47.best efforts to win the match. It has been very controversial and

:39:47. > :39:50.dramatic at the badminton. Let's hear from Gail Emms, the former

:39:50. > :39:59.Olympic medallist in badminton. You will have to explain it to us. Was

:39:59. > :40:06.it clear that there was something Very clear indeed. It was

:40:06. > :40:10.embarrassing. There were 6000 people that paid good money to

:40:10. > :40:15.watch top-level elite badminton. I think my toddler could have won one

:40:15. > :40:20.of those matches. It was shocking. These girls were serving so far out

:40:20. > :40:23.it was embarrassing. It all started because of yesterday. In the

:40:23. > :40:28.morning session there was a shock upset with the No. 2 seed, Chinese

:40:28. > :40:33.ladies double pack, not coming top in their group. They ended up

:40:33. > :40:36.runners up, meaning they are in a certain position in the draw. That

:40:36. > :40:43.stirred up everything. It was put to the tournament referee that

:40:43. > :40:49.there could be some suspect matches later. The referee ignored the

:40:49. > :40:53.warning signs. What happened was just truly disgraceful. The Chinese

:40:53. > :40:57.and Korean pair both wanted to be runners up in the grip, so they

:40:58. > :41:02.avoided the Chinese in their half of the draw. -- in the group. It

:41:03. > :41:06.was not one of power, it was both. The Chinese pair were more stubborn

:41:07. > :41:11.than the Koreans. The referee told them to play but they were having

:41:11. > :41:17.none of it. They wanted to get the best route for the Olympic medal.

:41:17. > :41:21.They were not trying to win. The Chinese last, the Koreans won when

:41:21. > :41:27.they did not really want to. That has had a domino effect on the next

:41:27. > :41:31.match. The next match was another Korean group playing against

:41:31. > :41:35.Indonesia, and they wanted to avoid the group that had just lost, so

:41:35. > :41:40.they were trying to lose. It was not just one match trying to lose,

:41:40. > :41:44.but two. Bear in mind this is the Olympic Games, it is not in the

:41:44. > :41:48.Olympic spirit. Incredible but not in the right way. This happened

:41:48. > :41:53.because the rules have been changed. These are not knockout stages of

:41:54. > :41:58.the competition. Exactly. Every badminton tournament that has ever

:41:58. > :42:02.been played is usually knockout. If you win, you are still in the

:42:02. > :42:09.competition and if you lose, you go home. The idea was to have group

:42:09. > :42:14.stages to show more badminton on the television. To show that other

:42:14. > :42:18.countries can have a chance to play in the Olympic environment. It

:42:18. > :42:22.really backfired. When I heard it was going to be group stages, six

:42:22. > :42:27.or seven months ago, I instantly said but that can fix the way you

:42:27. > :42:30.go in your drawer. I knew this was going to happen. It has been put to

:42:30. > :42:35.the Federation many times. They ignored the warning signs thinking

:42:35. > :42:39.that it would be fine but it has shown that it can happen. There has

:42:39. > :42:44.never been a group stayed in badminton and now than ever will be

:42:44. > :42:49.again. -- group stage. They have been charged with not using their

:42:49. > :42:54.best efforts to win the match. What will happen next? They are having a

:42:54. > :42:57.massive meeting right now. Lots of coaches, managers, officials, all

:42:57. > :43:04.in that meeting. There will be a press conference at 10 o'clock, but

:43:04. > :43:11.I think it will end up being later. Probably 90% of the people in the

:43:11. > :43:15.badminton environment at Wembley Arena, they are calling for them to

:43:15. > :43:18.be disqualified completely. I have seen people crying because they

:43:18. > :43:21.could not believe this was happening in the Olympic Games.

:43:21. > :43:28.They have been working so hard to get this competition perfect and

:43:28. > :43:32.they have just seen four women's double pairs not living up to what

:43:32. > :43:36.they believe in. It has been really hard for them. They have been lots

:43:36. > :43:40.of strong words going about. I just do not know if the federation are

:43:40. > :43:44.going to disqualify them. I do not know if they will have the guts to

:43:44. > :43:48.do that. We will be looking out for that press conference later. For

:43:48. > :43:57.anybody that has not been following the badminton, how have the British

:43:57. > :44:03.Unfortunately we did not have anyone in the women's doubles, we

:44:03. > :44:06.had a pair in the mixed doubles, we had a male singles player and a

:44:06. > :44:09.female singles player, but they did not make it out of the group stage.

:44:09. > :44:14.It was not the best for Great Britain badminton and it does not

:44:14. > :44:18.look the best for world badminton either. We will be keeping a close

:44:19. > :44:23.eye on Wembley Arena later. So badminton will not be providing

:44:23. > :44:26.any British medals, but we are hoping that cycling will. The track

:44:26. > :44:31.events start in the Velodrome tomorrow but today is all that the

:44:31. > :44:35.time-trial on the road. Emma Pooley has medal chances, along with

:44:35. > :44:39.Lizzie Armitstead. On the men's side, lookout for Chris Froome and

:44:39. > :44:45.a certain Bradley Wiggins, who will be at Hampton court later, his

:44:45. > :44:48.latest step on the road to a gold 2012. If you can just excuse me, I

:44:48. > :44:53.will speak in English for a moment. We're just going to draw the raffle

:44:53. > :44:58.numbers now. I did not even have a drink inside

:44:58. > :45:02.me when I did that! It is so formal, or that sort of stuff, you have got

:45:02. > :45:06.the day the President of France at there with me. It was not about

:45:06. > :45:12.that, really, and that is why I tend to the fans. It is all about

:45:12. > :45:19.them, really, they are the ones that come out and support. It was

:45:19. > :45:22.just brilliant, that is what it is all about. And so yeah, maybe it is

:45:22. > :45:28.disrespectful to the sponsors were and all the prawn sandwiches in

:45:28. > :45:36.front of me, but I felt it was more appropriate to give time to them.

:45:36. > :45:39.The country has gone wigginstastic, people are sporting sideburns.

:45:40. > :45:47.is brilliant, that is what it is all about. It is good that it has

:45:47. > :45:51.that effect, a bit strange for me but, you know, ultimately I only do

:45:51. > :45:57.it to the individual! But it is good. The biggest name in cycling,

:45:57. > :46:03.the winner of the Tour de France. Officially bigger than Cavendish?!

:46:03. > :46:06.I have not done the head and shoulders at 30th. The scale of the

:46:06. > :46:11.win and the reaction in this country, do you pinch yourself.

:46:11. > :46:16.was a bit overwhelming, you know. I am used to see it happening to

:46:16. > :46:19.Chris Hoy, and I guess I do not think... None of us really

:46:19. > :46:23.appreciate what cycling is going through at the moment, because you

:46:23. > :46:26.are concentrating on your performances. I think we are all

:46:26. > :46:30.pretty down-to-earth guys, by the nature of our sport. We do not

:46:31. > :46:33.fully appreciate what it is doing for the profile of the sport.

:46:33. > :46:39.win the Tour de France takes an incredible effort, what kind of

:46:39. > :46:43.sacrifice is do you have to make? Oh, a lot. Here, apart from the

:46:43. > :46:49.training, the physical side that everyone does, six weeks of the

:46:49. > :46:52.year living on top of a mountain in Tenerife, I miss the children's

:46:52. > :46:59.birthdays, the kids break-up for the Easter holidays, you are

:46:59. > :47:03.leaving. Sleeping in a spare bedroom, in a tent. Having a family

:47:03. > :47:08.and being a father and husband and all that is not conducive to try to

:47:08. > :47:12.win the Tour de France. The two to not go together. But you know, if

:47:12. > :47:16.you have got a supportive family, as I have, then you can do it, but

:47:16. > :47:26.I do not know how long you can do it for. I will certainly not do

:47:26. > :47:33.another six of them, like Lance This is your 4th Olympics, you have

:47:33. > :47:38.won 6 medals, Steve Austin and Industry, what does it mean to you?

:47:38. > :47:41.-- Steve Finn the Olympic history. It is something you come back to,

:47:41. > :47:47.because to come back here with the same people, at the same staff, it

:47:47. > :47:52.is good, every four years you get a bit older and a bit more successful.

:47:52. > :47:57.From this 19-year-old lad in Sydney, who have not changed a bit! I am

:47:57. > :48:04.looking forward to going out there and trying to win in the time-trial.

:48:04. > :48:08.It is going to be amazing. Someone mentioned to me something I had not

:48:08. > :48:13.given any thought to, but I am unbeaten in time trials this year.

:48:13. > :48:19.So I never gave it a thought, you know, so that is quite a nice

:48:19. > :48:23.statistic to have going into the Olympics time-trial, but everyone

:48:23. > :48:31.brings their best, and you have got to be at John Best, and I think I'm

:48:31. > :48:36.at the best. I have just one the Tour, so I must be! -- won.

:48:36. > :48:39.So far Bradley Wiggins has three gold medals, one silver and two

:48:39. > :48:46.bronze, so any appearance on the podium with making the most

:48:46. > :48:50.decorated British Olympian ever, it could be an historic day.

:48:50. > :48:55.You can follow both the men's and women's time-trials all afternoon,

:48:55. > :48:59.the key moment is from 12:30pm onwards. There is live swimming

:48:59. > :49:03.coming up shortly, but first sailing, traditionally one of Great

:49:03. > :49:12.Britain's strongest sports, but it has been a mixed first few days at

:49:12. > :49:20.Ben Ainslie came into day three of his historic Olympic title defence

:49:20. > :49:30.with one aim, to close the gap army so part flawless Jonas Hogh-

:49:30. > :49:31.

:49:31. > :49:36.Christensen, with Ainslie not spectacular behind him. The Dane

:49:37. > :49:40.cast Ainslie adrift in the second race of the day, but gold is

:49:40. > :49:46.definitely still up for grabs. will keep going until the end,

:49:46. > :49:51.whatever happens, so that will not change. And you know, hopefully

:49:51. > :49:54.Jonas has had it all his way so far this week, and hopefully he has a

:49:54. > :50:04.few tough races, and we will see. It is never over until the fat lady

:50:04. > :50:08.sings. While Ainslie is the figurehead for the British team,

:50:08. > :50:13.the Laser Radial took place today, and Alison Young, who one an event

:50:13. > :50:17.here in June continued her good form on home waters with two second

:50:17. > :50:22.place finishes between the Irish leader. She now lies both overall,

:50:23. > :50:26.the medal credentials and confidence growing by the day. If

:50:26. > :50:31.the news coming back from the Laser Radial course was warmly

:50:31. > :50:33.encouraging for British medal hopes, it was blistering from the big

:50:33. > :50:37.hitters on the stark course. Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson passed the

:50:37. > :50:43.halfway mark in the regatta with second place, just behind their

:50:43. > :50:46.arrival. That finish at the end of the day puts them four points clear.

:50:46. > :50:50.You have laid down a marker, that you're here with intent to defend

:50:51. > :50:55.your title in style. We are definitely here to defend our title,

:50:55. > :50:59.but we have not got on top of them, four points behind, mortal

:50:59. > :51:04.medallists between them, they are not go to stand by and let us have

:51:04. > :51:07.this one. It is going to be a fight to the end. And things started well

:51:07. > :51:12.for Ben Rhodes and Stevie Morrison when they began the day with third,

:51:12. > :51:15.but a capsize ruined their chances later, the only good news was a

:51:15. > :51:22.capsize from their big rivals from Australia. The Australians are

:51:22. > :51:27.over! In the earlier match racing, the British trio had a ding-dong

:51:27. > :51:31.battle with the French medal hope, and it went their way, they now lie

:51:31. > :51:34.joint 4th in their group. But in the men's Laser, a story that

:51:34. > :51:38.started badly for Paul Goodison yesterday when he could not get

:51:38. > :51:43.into the top 10 got even worse today when he posted 16th. He

:51:43. > :51:46.rallied to finish the last race of the day with second place, but the

:51:46. > :51:50.Olympic champion emerged on the slipway almost in tears following

:51:50. > :51:54.the recurrence of a back injury, not the way that Tom Slingsby wants

:51:54. > :52:02.to take the gold 4 star I know he has had problems with his back in

:52:02. > :52:07.I hope he gets some good physio tonight and is feeling better

:52:07. > :52:12.tomorrow. One thing is for certain, the drama here at Weymouth and

:52:12. > :52:17.Portland looks set to continue. It's certainly well, looking

:52:17. > :52:22.absolutely beautiful down there at the sailing venue. -- it certainly

:52:22. > :52:26.will. We very much hope that Britain's first gold of the Games

:52:26. > :52:29.could come from the rowing, so we will return to Eton Dorney just

:52:29. > :52:33.under half an hour before the semi- finals get under way. John

:52:33. > :52:37.Inverdale, how is the atmosphere? There is a tension in the air,

:52:37. > :52:40.because it is the Thursday of the finals, as I mentioned earlier. It

:52:40. > :52:44.is like anything, like athletic meetings, although sometimes you

:52:44. > :52:49.have finals on the first day, it is like the heats, the quarter-finals,

:52:49. > :52:53.the semi-finals, and this is the Thursday that medals will be handed

:52:53. > :53:01.out, so it adds an extra freeze on in the air. Someone has just

:53:01. > :53:07.whispered in my year, 20 years ago today... Cumin, Mr Redgrave!

:53:07. > :53:11.years ago today what? That is the question I am asking you. I do not

:53:11. > :53:15.know what the answer is! Have a guess. There was probably an

:53:15. > :53:21.Olympic Games going on and I was probably involved. You won gold 20

:53:21. > :53:27.years ago today. That is news to me, I do not watch history back that

:53:27. > :53:34.much! That is in the background, Matt is saying, I knew! He is doing

:53:34. > :53:39.that very thing, look! I am more interested in what is going to

:53:39. > :53:43.happen today than what old codgers used to do a long time ago. It is

:53:43. > :53:48.an unforgettable day, none the less. In terms of Helen and Heather, who

:53:48. > :53:53.would he have been talking about a lot today, we are still a few hours

:53:53. > :53:59.away from their final. What will they be doing? They will be in the

:53:59. > :54:03.boat house over there, up in the rest area, which is taking over the

:54:03. > :54:06.gym area in the top of the boat house. I do not know quite how they

:54:06. > :54:12.conduct themselves. People like doing different things, but they

:54:12. > :54:16.will be very quiet, concentrating on what they are doing, just making

:54:16. > :54:25.sure that everything mentally is in tune for what they are going to go

:54:25. > :54:28.out and do. Two people in a boat, but there is huge support staff.

:54:28. > :54:33.What is the core of individuals around them, helping to make them

:54:33. > :54:40.realistic gold medal contenders? When they came on the scene, at two

:54:40. > :54:44.and a half years ago, they were what I thought the spares to the

:54:44. > :54:51.women's eight. They went to the world championships, I thought they

:54:52. > :54:54.did fantastically, making the final, and I was quoted on New Zealand

:54:54. > :55:00.radio and papers that they had done fantastic but don't expect anything

:55:00. > :55:04.else. And then they won a fantastic silver medal. The Kiwis were a long

:55:04. > :55:07.way in front, but it was an amazing result, and then the next season

:55:07. > :55:12.they dominated everything, last year. They came across the New

:55:12. > :55:19.Zealanders at the last World Cup race, A470 behind them and then put

:55:19. > :55:24.them on the post, beat them at the last World Cup. New Zealand pipped

:55:24. > :55:34.them at the post. They have dominated the second, no-one has

:55:34. > :55:34.

:55:34. > :55:37.come close to them. Everybody on a team is now expecting... I am the

:55:37. > :55:44.only one saying, they are definitely going to win gold, I

:55:44. > :55:51.will say that, I think they definitely will. That is 11:50am,

:55:51. > :55:55.mark your card. There is a huge clock on the boathouse,, so I can

:55:55. > :56:00.tell you that is one hour away. There is the men's eight, the

:56:00. > :56:04.showpiece event of any regatta, six boats of nine men surging down the

:56:04. > :56:08.course, always a spectacular spectacle. The men do have an

:56:08. > :56:12.opportunity to win a gold medal, but realistically they are talking

:56:12. > :56:15.about finishing on the podium in some shape or form. A really

:56:15. > :56:20.interesting mish-mash of individuals in that team, all sorts

:56:20. > :56:26.of characters that go together to make that crew, and a key member is

:56:26. > :56:30.Constantine Louloudis, very raw and inexperienced, but a phenomenal

:56:30. > :56:34.athlete, he learned to row on this stretch of water, and today he has

:56:34. > :56:37.an opportunity to win a gold medal just a couple of years after

:56:37. > :56:40.leaving school here. Interesting hearing Bradley Wiggins talking

:56:40. > :56:44.about the pressure of having a family, 20 years old, single, the

:56:44. > :56:49.pressure is reversed, it is not on my wife and children, it is on the

:56:49. > :56:55.parents, and I think his mum has been talking to Matthew Pinsent.

:56:55. > :56:58.The morning of an Olympic final is never easy for the parents, and I'm

:56:58. > :57:05.joined by Constantine Louloudis's mother, who is stroking the British

:57:05. > :57:10.aid. We hope to a medal! How has he been? Fantastic, very relaxed. I

:57:10. > :57:15.have seen him before other races, he is relaxed and cool. Constantine

:57:15. > :57:20.is Constantine, he takes everything in his stride. I can normally tell

:57:20. > :57:26.if things are good or not, and he's very cheerful and relaxed. Let's be

:57:26. > :57:31.honest, this is his first big race. He has rode juniors, once under-23s,

:57:31. > :57:35.but not all season. This is the deepest of deepest sense that he is

:57:36. > :57:40.being thrown into, isn't it? doubt about that, but he is a man

:57:40. > :57:47.with a mission. He knew what he was letting himself in for. He has got

:57:47. > :57:51.here, you know. He is cool, his... He is just relaxed about it. I am

:57:51. > :58:01.saying he is relaxed, God knows what is going on behind the scenes,

:58:01. > :58:02.

:58:02. > :58:12.but he knows where he is, he is And how are you going to spend the

:58:12. > :58:14.

:58:14. > :58:19.next few hours and minutes? Getting over my hangover! Likewise, I do

:58:20. > :58:25.not want to go on about recent weeks, but if you had asked me six

:58:25. > :58:34.weeks ago I would have been very sad. But he is here and on the

:58:34. > :58:44.starting line. He has done it. Let us just focus on this. What a

:58:44. > :58:49.

:58:49. > :58:56.cherub! Aged nine. There are mothers and fathers and

:58:56. > :59:06.all kinds of supporters of the Great Britain team here today.

:59:06. > :59:06.

:59:06. > :59:15.30,000 people in all. And the royal visitor. And just a final word

:59:16. > :59:21.about other races going on today. We have some semi-finals as well

:59:21. > :59:31.which are the precursors to the finals later on. We have three

:59:31. > :59:31.

:59:31. > :59:37.semi-finals. The men's quad and the Men's Pair. We're on for all of the

:59:37. > :59:45.boats to be in the finals at the moment. They have a tough task

:59:45. > :59:50.ahead of them. Everyone is still on target to get a gold medal. So I'm

:59:50. > :59:57.hoping that the semi-finals will go well. And then we have Alan

:59:57. > :00:00.Campbell as well in the single. Well it is a big day for rowing and

:00:00. > :00:07.for the Olympics generally from a British perspective. Hopefully we

:00:07. > :00:12.will have our first gold medal within the next couple of hours.

:00:12. > :00:17.We will of course be back at Eton Dorney later on just before the

:00:17. > :00:24.first finals of the day. But there was disappointment for Britain in

:00:24. > :00:28.the judo and yesterday. Especially for a tearful Euan Burton. Sally

:00:28. > :00:38.Conway and Winston Gordon are in Conway and Winston Gordon are in

:00:38. > :00:38.

:00:38. > :00:44.action today. Judo. The playing area is a foam

:00:45. > :00:50.covered Matt. It has a 10 metre square contest area surrounded by

:00:50. > :00:57.the safety area. The referee will stay in the contact area throughout

:00:57. > :01:04.the contest. Outside line judges can confirm that referee's

:01:05. > :01:14.decisions if necessary. A variety of techniques are used. The

:01:15. > :01:15.

:01:15. > :01:21.ultimate aim is to execute the ippon. That secures immediate

:01:21. > :01:31.victory. It can be achieved by throwing your opponent down with an

:01:31. > :01:31.

:01:31. > :01:41.armlock or stronghold. Waza-ari Involves an opponent being thrown

:01:41. > :01:50.

:01:50. > :01:56.on their back. A yuko is when the opponent is not

:01:56. > :02:01.A yuko is when the opponent is not thrown on their back.

:02:01. > :02:07.Let us crossed to the ExCel Arena. It is the largest and this year's

:02:07. > :02:15.competition venue of will stop seven sports occur here including

:02:15. > :02:20.judo Wednesday aged is set for local boy Winston Gordon. -- where

:02:20. > :02:29.local boy Winston Gordon. -- where the stage is set.

:02:29. > :02:39.A rise in The Levels of expectation. British judo the needs to pick me

:02:39. > :02:42.

:02:42. > :02:48.up. The Canadian competitor is the opponent for Winston Gordon. The

:02:48. > :02:54.London there is now a veteran of three Olympics. Is he about to give

:02:54. > :03:02.British judo something to smile about? He has got the experience

:03:02. > :03:08.and he knows how to fight in these high-pressure situations. We have

:03:08. > :03:18.seen eight British fighters have come and go, seven of them have all

:03:18. > :03:21.

:03:21. > :03:31.lost their opening contest. Winston Gordon grew up a few miles

:03:31. > :03:37.

:03:37. > :03:42.away from this XL arena. On the ground, at looking for the armlock.

:03:42. > :03:52.Looking to straighten the arm. He needs to secure the top half of the

:03:52. > :03:52.

:03:52. > :04:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:04:37. > :04:47.body. A good start from Winston collar. He has got the sleeve. The

:04:47. > :05:01.

:05:01. > :05:11.Canadian drops to his knees. Winston dominating that exchange.

:05:11. > :05:14.

:05:14. > :05:24.He has done it! What a way to start! That is the way to start the

:05:24. > :05:43.

:05:43. > :05:49.boy gives a little bow. He ought to be enormously satisfied with that

:05:49. > :05:55.performance. It is precisely what the sport needed to this moment.

:05:55. > :06:01.went out and took the fight to the Canadian. Now he needs to keep his

:06:01. > :06:09.concentration and think about the next round. Fantastic judo. He is

:06:09. > :06:19.so explosive when he goes in for the attack. Just spins in there so

:06:19. > :06:23.

:06:23. > :06:26.quickly. What an ippon. Brilliant quickly. What an ippon. Brilliant

:06:26. > :06:31.judo. Winston is a winner and in the grandest of fashions. So a very

:06:31. > :06:35.good result there for Winston Gordon who has gone through into

:06:35. > :06:43.the next stage of the competition. If you want to carry on watching

:06:43. > :06:48.the judo it is on the red button. But next week take due shortly to

:06:48. > :06:57.go swimming. A lot of heats this morning. Fran Halsall and Amy Smith

:06:57. > :07:05.will go for Britain later today. We have the men's 200m individual

:07:05. > :07:15.medley and the women's four by 8200 medleys.

:07:15. > :07:15.

:07:15. > :07:25.Then we have the men's breaststroke final this evening. Also gold

:07:25. > :07:27.

:07:27. > :07:31.medals up for grabs in the women's butterfly final and relay.

:07:32. > :07:38.Clearly plenty to keep you busy today. What are you looking forward

:07:38. > :07:44.to? I am looking forward to the men's 100m freestyle this evening

:07:44. > :07:48.and the men's 200m breaststroke of course. The two British swimmers

:07:48. > :07:54.who have done it really good times will start they have. And when we

:07:54. > :07:59.talk about this competition and how people have been performing, the

:07:59. > :08:05.British swimmers in this race have shown a high standard. So the level

:08:05. > :08:13.of expectation actually goes up. We can secured some medals here in

:08:13. > :08:19.those events. And they get a good Lane tonight. Absolutely. I think

:08:19. > :08:24.they will swim off into other this evening. And the crowd will help.

:08:24. > :08:31.And Missy Franklin is back in the pool? She is back and it could be

:08:31. > :08:36.very exciting for her. She has been called the female Michael Phelps in

:08:36. > :08:41.America. I'm not sure that I like that phrase. He called her one of

:08:41. > :08:45.the best of the male swimmers he had ever seen. And for Michael

:08:45. > :08:53.Phelps that is an enormous compliment. So much to look forward

:08:53. > :08:57.to. We go to the Aquatics Centre centre now. Always standing by it!

:08:57. > :09:06.Missy Franklin finished 4th yesterday so she cannot get the

:09:06. > :09:11.seven medals she was trying for. It is not all working out for the big

:09:11. > :09:15.American guns. It just shows you how difficult it is to win these

:09:15. > :09:25.championships. That is why the achievement of Michael Phelps is so

:09:25. > :09:30.astounding. It is so difficult in this level to got consistently.

:09:30. > :09:40.Ryan Lochte will be swimming twice today in heaps. What will he do in

:09:40. > :09:50.between? I think between the thieves, you have to be registered

:09:50. > :09:54.

:09:54. > :10:02.for your race around 10 minutes before. He will be straight out and

:10:02. > :10:09.spend probably about 15 minutes in between. But in the finals he will

:10:09. > :10:19.have no time. The 100m freestyle is in action now and we will join that

:10:19. > :10:23.

:10:23. > :10:33.soon to see Fran Halsall. Ruta Meilutyte he swam in an unseeded

:10:33. > :10:33.

:10:33. > :10:39.heat and she is in play No. 7. We do not think she will qualify. An

:10:40. > :10:46.example here of the multi- events taking their toll. Breaststroke is

:10:46. > :10:55.so different from the other's jokes. So it technically you can tell that

:10:55. > :11:05.she is not a free Styler. -- the other strokes. I am learning so

:11:05. > :11:05.

:11:05. > :11:14.much! We will take you through to this heat with a NICE Smith in

:11:14. > :11:19.this heat with a NICE Smith in plain number of tool. -- Amy Smith.

:11:19. > :11:29.She has had a couple of days arrests since her disappointing

:11:29. > :11:39.butterfly. There is Fran Halsall in the 100m three.

:11:39. > :11:54.

:11:54. > :12:04.withdrawn. Fran Halsall has had a very good start. Amy Smith also

:12:04. > :12:05.

:12:05. > :12:15.going well. We have some really good sprinters

:12:15. > :12:30.

:12:30. > :12:40.in this race but Fran Halsall is moment. Amy Smith just needs to get

:12:40. > :12:52.

:12:52. > :12:58.a touch ahead of those surrounding it might be 54.5. Let us hope it is.

:12:58. > :13:02.If it is 54.5 she is in. That is a good swim from Fran. Spot on.

:13:02. > :13:10.Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace showing great technique on the start. She

:13:10. > :13:14.went out for it. Taking up victory. A quarter of a second ahead of

:13:14. > :13:18.Halsall: So Arianna Vanderpool- Wallace wing it. Halsall second.

:13:18. > :13:28.Amy Smith in fifth. She is lying in eighth with one heat to go. She is

:13:28. > :13:34.

:13:34. > :13:44.definitely in. And the final heat. And Kromowidjojo of Holland, the

:13:44. > :13:45.

:13:45. > :13:49.fastest woman of the year. There is Ranomi Kromowidjojo. She had

:13:49. > :13:55.meningitis a couple of years ago and nearly died. Recovered from

:13:55. > :14:01.that wonderfully well. There is Missy Franklin. Yes, viral

:14:01. > :14:08.meningitis, this was during her swimming career and had a real

:14:08. > :14:15.scare. Herasimenia, we can't write her off. Equal World Champion.

:14:15. > :14:20.the final heat of the women's 100m Freestyle. Very good start indeed

:14:20. > :14:27.in lane four. Ranomi Kromowidjojo of Holland, the fastest woman in

:14:27. > :14:31.the world. One lane close we are that black hat, is Aliaksandra

:14:31. > :14:37.Herasimenia of Belarus. She has gone out really quick. She has

:14:37. > :14:40.picked up on the second 25. The first was Kromowidjojo's and then,

:14:40. > :14:43.well, that was fantastic of Herasimenia. Good turn as well this

:14:43. > :14:47.is the World Champion, there has been a lot of talk round the pool

:14:47. > :14:52.side during the warm up sessions and the training pool about

:14:52. > :14:57.Kromowidjojo taking the gold medal easily, well, this is a rusty swim

:14:57. > :15:06.for her, coming back now, there is Herasimenia. So Herasimenia is

:15:06. > :15:10.going to win it. Well, maybe coming through in six is Schlanger. That

:15:10. > :15:16.is incredible That looked like almost a dead heat. Races have been

:15:16. > :15:20.won by one and two and three 100s. It was a fast one. That group of

:15:20. > :15:30.swimmers having a really good race. Missy Franklin coming fourth in

:15:30. > :15:34.lane three. So that was a quick one. They have been talking about

:15:34. > :15:39.preserving energy, emotional and physical and Missy Franklin, so

:15:39. > :15:44.bubbly all the time. She just needs to learn at 17, learn to calm down,

:15:44. > :15:50.but that is a good energy conservation swim. Absolutely, that

:15:50. > :15:54.fourth place is good. A good fast one. Herasimenia doing enough.

:15:55. > :15:59.Schlanger wins it. Herasimenia second, so very fast heat that,

:15:59. > :16:04.they will be threw. I can tell you that both the British women have

:16:04. > :16:10.made it through to the final,, the semifinal I should say. So

:16:11. > :16:14.confirmation of the semifinalists in the one hundredm Freestyle.

:16:14. > :16:24.Francesca Halsall in seventh. That is just loaded. Look at the names

:16:24. > :16:25.

:16:25. > :16:35.there. All the big names are in. There we go. Amy Smith 13th, with

:16:35. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:39.54.3. She has a great chance of making the final. And Britta

:16:39. > :16:42.Steffen 14th. In the morning it is about making it through to the next

:16:42. > :16:46.round. I think Fran looked better there, on the butterfly it is about

:16:46. > :16:49.your timing. It is one of the things in training, if you

:16:49. > :16:54.concentrate on one more than the other and Herbert chances have been

:16:54. > :16:58.on the 50 and the 100 freestyle. For the two of them to get through,

:16:58. > :17:02.Amy had a great swim. On paper Fran has been the second fastest, she

:17:02. > :17:06.has got more and she will get faster in the next rounds. If Amy

:17:06. > :17:11.can make it through it will be just under 54. But to get up early in

:17:11. > :17:16.the morning as the meet goes on some swimmers get more tired, so

:17:16. > :17:20.great result. We think of swimmers as being big strong broad shoulders

:17:20. > :17:27.people like you, but Fran is tiny, she cuts through the water doesn't

:17:27. > :17:31.she. She cuts through the water, swims on top. If you watch her she

:17:31. > :17:36.swims crab like, what you want to do, this is where the leg kick

:17:36. > :17:39.comes in you want to lift yourself like a powerboat. The fastest the

:17:39. > :17:42.energy goes the more it lifts itself out. If you are swimming

:17:43. > :17:47.there is no resistance in air. In water you have the resistance.

:17:47. > :17:54.Which is true of rowing as well. You want to be on top of the water.

:17:54. > :18:02.We will be back here later, we have backstroke heats. Let us first hear

:18:02. > :18:08.from Fran and Amy. Nice to see you back in the water. What have you

:18:08. > :18:13.been doing? Nothing. I just relaxed put my feet up and just tried to

:18:13. > :18:18.take my mind off things and not get too involved. Because it has been

:18:19. > :18:24.so exciting, I have to keep relaxed. You have family here. Who was that

:18:24. > :18:29.you were waving to? My auntie from Australia. She is here with her new

:18:29. > :18:33.baby Sam. He is cute. Great support from the crowd Amy. Even has been

:18:33. > :18:37.saying you do hear it in the water: Yes, it is harder on freestyle but

:18:37. > :18:42.you can still hear it, and coming out, even for the heats it is

:18:42. > :18:46.amazing, so, I mean, all the people back home, we know they are are

:18:46. > :18:51.supporting so it is great. It has been great. Are you getting hungry

:18:51. > :18:55.for medals now? Definitely. Good to see you. Well done ladies. One of

:18:55. > :18:59.the key things about competing at an Olympic games is dealing with

:18:59. > :19:03.the waiting time. That is true of swimmer, athletes, whoever, giving

:19:03. > :19:06.yourself enough to do but not expending emotional energy. There

:19:06. > :19:11.is a lot to do and a lot of time during the day. You come into the

:19:11. > :19:15.village, you eat, maybe have a swim during the day, depending on on

:19:15. > :19:20.what sport you do, the rest of the time you have to manage your time.

:19:20. > :19:25.At home you have distractions, you have lots of other things to do.

:19:25. > :19:30.Washing, Hoovering, ironing, all the things you do Now they have

:19:30. > :19:36.room service. I would like to say, I don't do any ironing ever, or

:19:36. > :19:41.much Hoovering! They have a lot of nervous energy and Francombeing in,

:19:41. > :19:45.she has the expectation of three possible medals, in her mind she

:19:45. > :19:50.has believed it but there is pressure to her performance so she

:19:50. > :19:55.is always smiling. She will be more comfortable doing the freestyle

:19:55. > :19:58.events. We will see her let rip tonight. She will have to be in the

:19:58. > :20:02.eighth fastest. We hope Amy can do eighth fastest. We hope Amy can do

:20:02. > :20:06.it as well. What stood out for you Ian? What surprised me in the heats

:20:06. > :20:11.was there was a couple of top swimmers that were missing, Cate

:20:11. > :20:16.Campbell of Australia, who, you know potentially we thought could

:20:16. > :20:22.win a medal and she didn't swim. don't know why. We don't know why I

:20:22. > :20:25.assume it is an illness. Especially for Cate Campbell, she would not

:20:25. > :20:30.withdraw from this event. This was her race. I was surprised with that.

:20:30. > :20:34.Good to see the British girls have gone through there, and I think it

:20:34. > :20:39.looks good for them, into this final, getting into the final I

:20:39. > :20:42.should say. One of the things that has I intrigued me, is that lots of

:20:42. > :20:46.the swimmers, although they are rivals across the team, they seem

:20:46. > :20:50.to congratulate each other in the pool. They reach across the lane,

:20:50. > :20:54.reach out and touch each other. It seemed to be -- seems to be

:20:54. > :21:02.relatively fendly. I think it is. We talk about rivalry, and, you

:21:02. > :21:05.know some time its sit back and I I go is it rivalry? We are very

:21:05. > :21:09.competitive. You turn it on when you walk out in front of the crowd

:21:09. > :21:15.and it is all about the performance, and, it is not so much about

:21:15. > :21:19.beating that experience it is about... Come on!. There is more in

:21:19. > :21:24.formering, if you only rye to beat someone you won't reach your best.

:21:24. > :21:28.Behind the the scenes we are friends, there is an etiquette to

:21:28. > :21:33.warm up. We Sahel low. If we see something that is incredible,

:21:33. > :21:37.everyone applauds it, even if they from another team. They will go

:21:37. > :21:40.down to that other pool and when they have their cool down. They

:21:40. > :21:43.swim down, cool down, after you watch people swim and exhaust

:21:43. > :21:48.themselves we go off and swim even more, which makes no sense to

:21:48. > :21:52.people, but you know, it is to remove lactic acid to help start

:21:52. > :22:00.that recovery process and then, back to the village, have something

:22:00. > :22:04.to eat, sleep, come back and do it again. Lots of focus on the Aquatic

:22:04. > :22:09.Centre for very good reason. We will let you go off to BBC Three to

:22:09. > :22:13.talk more swimming, so there is no rest for you. Now, we are going, we

:22:13. > :22:19.are keeping a close eye on the rowing because it is a big day with

:22:19. > :22:24.the rowing finals. The kind of day you would hope for perfects can be

:22:24. > :22:27.at Eton Dorney. Let us rejoin John. How is it looking? We are watching

:22:27. > :22:31.flag, there are huge number of flag, the competing countries along the

:22:32. > :22:36.top of the grand stands, and we are doing nothing but watching the

:22:36. > :22:41.flags. Trying to identify one of two, but also because if the flags

:22:41. > :22:45.are going straight down the course, either way, that is fine. Because

:22:45. > :22:49.it means that the water, that the stillness of the water not an issue,

:22:49. > :22:53.the problem is the wind. If there is a cross wind, the conditions are

:22:53. > :22:58.said to be slightly unfair, because they favour one side of the course

:22:58. > :23:03.more than the other, and what point is it decided that we might have

:23:03. > :23:08.postpone racing for a period, because the advantage is so

:23:08. > :23:12.profound? The international federation of sport have a

:23:12. > :23:16.committee that is watching it all the time. They will have people

:23:16. > :23:22.monitoring all down the course and they take it very seriously. People

:23:22. > :23:26.think, it is not rough, why aren't they race something but it can make

:23:26. > :23:29.a big difference. Across head as it is at the moment the people on this

:23:29. > :23:35.side get more shelter from that point of view, but... What whanches

:23:35. > :23:39.is the tipping point? Is there a a Richter Scale of cross wind that

:23:39. > :23:45.once you go beyond a certain point that is when it is unfair? It is

:23:45. > :23:50.not done on wind speed, it is done on what it looks like. They will be

:23:50. > :23:55.looking at each lane. When you have six racing lanes it is not just

:23:55. > :24:00.about a matter of one lane to the next. It is from lane one to lane

:24:00. > :24:04.six, and I did notice yesterday, but didn't mention it, they had

:24:04. > :24:08.moved the racing over, because there is eight racing lanes, and

:24:08. > :24:14.they moved them across, and they moved them away from the sheltered,

:24:14. > :24:20.so everyone is going to be fair. It is not the wind speed is this, it

:24:20. > :24:25.stops it is done on judgment. you are rowing, whether you are a

:24:25. > :24:31.single scull other in an eight. If you have a side wind buffeting you,

:24:31. > :24:36.how does that impact on how you row and the issues of getting a decent

:24:36. > :24:41.rhythm in the boat? It can, in the small boat, throw things off kilter

:24:41. > :24:46.in some ways. But again, you practise in all sorts of different

:24:46. > :24:51.conditions. With the bank, they are sham fered away, the water

:24:51. > :24:56.dissipated and doesn't come through. Some of the international courses,

:24:56. > :24:59.I remember racing in a dock, where there is concrete walls so it

:24:59. > :25:05.bounces round, Egg is all over the place, that is horrible. If you are

:25:05. > :25:10.in a pair or single that is not very nice. There was a huge cheer

:25:10. > :25:13.will for a race that didn't involve a British crew. But that was an

:25:13. > :25:18.indication the December blelve was such for a couple of crews I think

:25:18. > :25:24.looking round, one from New Zealand, and one from Denmark I think, it

:25:24. > :25:31.gives you an indication of what the atmosphere is like, it is going to

:25:31. > :25:35.be fantastic. There was a great shot of the flags. Flags give away

:25:35. > :25:38.what the wind is doing, and it gives them more of a judgment from

:25:38. > :25:45.our point of view. When you have the flag, I think everyone knows

:25:45. > :25:53.which way is wind is blowing. Croatia, South Africa, Norway?

:25:53. > :26:00.Sweden. Switzerland. That one? have no idea. Thailand? The red one

:26:00. > :26:03.with the curly bit? I missed that one. You know, by the end of the

:26:03. > :26:08.regatta I think we will have to test you all, and I can't help you

:26:08. > :26:12.out with that one. But again, I will be brushing up on my flag

:26:12. > :26:15.knowledge. We will be back with the rowing, the key time to set your

:26:15. > :26:20.watch for is 11.50 this morning. That is when the first of the

:26:20. > :26:26.finals takes place, involves the women's pair, Helen Glover, Heather

:26:26. > :26:30.Stanning, British roars women have never won an Olympic Gold. --

:26:30. > :26:37.rowers. Let us talk about basketball, because it doesn't

:26:38. > :26:47.offer much in terms of medal hopes. If it is stardust you are after the

:26:48. > :26:50.

:26:50. > :26:55.. There is the good and the bad. The good part is playing basketball

:26:55. > :26:58.at the highest level. I am not going to lie to you, I don't like

:26:58. > :27:03.sitting with the media. I would rather go out and no-one recognise

:27:03. > :27:09.me, the guy in the back, with the hat on and just chilling and no-one

:27:09. > :27:19.coming up to me. In a similar manner deng sums up life as an NBA

:27:19. > :27:26.

:27:26. > :27:31.superstar. Perhaps we should leave But his life has been anything but

:27:31. > :27:37.simple. He is a superstar in the United States with the Chicago

:27:37. > :27:47.Bulls, the team made famous by Michael Jordan. President Obama

:27:47. > :27:49.

:27:49. > :27:58.calls him an inspiration. It is incredible what he does.

:27:58. > :28:04.His weekly wage eclipses even that of David Beckham. When he walks

:28:05. > :28:09.down his local High Street in Brixton he is barely recognised.

:28:09. > :28:14.know my way around everywhere in London. His journey to the top

:28:14. > :28:20.began in the toughest way possible. He was born during the civil war in

:28:20. > :28:30.Sudan and his family fled the country. I lived for four or five

:28:30. > :28:34.

:28:34. > :28:41.years without my parents while they were asking for political asylum.

:28:41. > :28:47.He was never likely to go off the rails. Professional football was

:28:47. > :28:57.his first sport. I'm not someone to talk about themselves. I do not do

:28:57. > :28:58.

:28:58. > :29:03.that. But with football I will admit I was pretty good at it.

:29:03. > :29:09.You get a flashback and you just wonder. But football was not his

:29:09. > :29:17.destiny, especially not once he met Jimmie Rodgers, that irresistible

:29:17. > :29:26.force. Grab the ball. You need to be

:29:26. > :29:31.hostile, agile and mobile. I feel I worked very hard. I went

:29:31. > :29:36.to practise and studied playing with all the guys. Then Jimmy

:29:36. > :29:43.Rogers came over and he told me I had a chance to beat something

:29:43. > :29:53.special. What is it about him that Major got

:29:53. > :30:01.

:30:01. > :30:08.all the way to the end be? -- made you go. He is intellectually sharp.

:30:08. > :30:15.He told me after at one success, now it is when the hard work starts.

:30:15. > :30:25.I never worked as hard as I did in Brixton. Does he still scare you a

:30:25. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:34.little bit! Oh, man! I am who I am because that was a part of me.

:30:34. > :30:44.People let you down all the time and then get a phone call from

:30:44. > :30:49.

:30:49. > :30:52.someone in the United States. It gives you a grounding for life.

:30:52. > :31:01.They may not all be great Basketball Arena players but they

:31:01. > :31:10.turned out to be great human beings. I would never take advantage, I

:31:11. > :31:18.know where I came from. It has always been about giving

:31:18. > :31:23.back. He has never been flash. It has always been about so much more.

:31:23. > :31:28.I have seen both sides of the world and I have been on both sides. I

:31:28. > :31:33.was a refugee and a had nothing. Now I have a lot of money and I am

:31:33. > :31:39.known. It makes you think the balance is not fair. Giving back to

:31:39. > :31:43.south Sudan, the place of his birth, the youngest country in the world

:31:43. > :31:49.struggling to emerge from the brutal war of independence.

:31:49. > :31:56.Everyone of you is capable of being somebody special. Whatever you

:31:56. > :32:02.dream in your head, up whatever you want to be, one day you can lead us

:32:02. > :32:07.and we will be a great country. And right now, and giving back to

:32:07. > :32:13.British Basketball Arena. It is a special time for us and all the

:32:13. > :32:19.kids who love Basketball Arena. What feeling when you have when he

:32:19. > :32:25.goes out of the Olympics? I will be very proud for him and the Olympic

:32:25. > :32:32.team. The guys on the team at the same

:32:33. > :32:38.guys I grew up with. One day we always said we would put British

:32:38. > :32:41.Basketball Arena on the map. The story of Luol Deng. Probably

:32:41. > :32:48.one of the most internationally famous at Leeds on the British

:32:48. > :32:54.Olympic team. Well we have live women's

:32:54. > :33:00.Basketball Arena on at the minute. That is Canada playing France. That

:33:00. > :33:06.is on the red button. Also taking place now, more of the

:33:06. > :33:13.swimming heats which are continuing on BBC Three.

:33:14. > :33:18.And elsewhere the judo continues. There down to the last 32 of the

:33:18. > :33:27.women's categories. Sally Conway in action for Great Britain. And I

:33:27. > :33:32.treat is continuing over at Lord's. Amy Oliver of will be up against

:33:32. > :33:39.India's teenage sensation, Deepika Kumari. The next couple of bars are

:33:39. > :33:45.all about the rowing. Tension building up towards the finals just

:33:45. > :33:54.before midday. So we can join John Inverdale. There's a lot of

:33:54. > :33:59.pressure on these two women. In the last couple of the Olympics

:33:59. > :34:05.we expected Katherine Grainger to be the first recipient of a gold

:34:05. > :34:15.medal. But she has always got silver medals. But she could

:34:15. > :34:15.

:34:15. > :34:21.actually be trumped by Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. We could hear

:34:21. > :34:29.at 30,000 people down by the water swimming. That was the flag of

:34:29. > :34:33.Chinese Taipei. I'm sure all of you at home were saying that as well.

:34:33. > :34:43.We have three semi-finals to comfort are all hugely competitive.

:34:43. > :34:44.

:34:44. > :34:50.First we have the men's quad. Then George Nash and Will Satch. Then

:34:50. > :34:55.Alan Campbell in the single sculls. All hoping to beat in the finals

:34:55. > :35:00.later in the week. What are their chances? A few months ago you would

:35:00. > :35:06.have said the men's quad, no way of making the final. There were not

:35:06. > :35:15.performing well. But the double and the men's quad have come back into

:35:15. > :35:25.this regatta and had a good chance. The weakest chance probably of all

:35:25. > :35:28.

:35:28. > :35:37.the boats. But Alan Campbell should have no problems. High for the pair

:35:37. > :35:42.to make the finals would be a fantastic achievement.

:35:42. > :35:48.It is the first time this week we have been allowed a live television

:35:48. > :35:58.camera in the boat house. Let me give you an idea of the geography.

:35:58. > :35:58.

:35:58. > :36:03.That is the racing lake. It is fantastic, a great atmosphere.

:36:03. > :36:12.Follow me over here and I will show you where the guys are warming up,

:36:12. > :36:17.the land warm-up on rowing machines. We're not allowed in there. Once

:36:17. > :36:27.there done it is over to boat, onto the water and out to race. We will

:36:27. > :36:28.

:36:28. > :36:37.be here at all morning giving you Updates.

:36:37. > :36:47.We were incorrect about the flag. The capital is tied pay but the

:36:47. > :36:52.flag is actually the capital, Taiwan.

:36:52. > :37:02.Well we will test you later on on the other flags. But if we go down

:37:02. > :37:06.

:37:06. > :37:15.to the start we can see the first cruise -- crews, going through

:37:15. > :37:22.those nervous moments. Listen to the crowd! That noise must somehow

:37:22. > :37:27.have got down to them. And for them this is really a tight race. It

:37:27. > :37:32.could be the moment when they find themselves in the final. But also

:37:32. > :37:38.it would be a terrible blow to them as individuals if they were to let

:37:38. > :37:44.the side down. There is a team spirit and everyone will be urging

:37:44. > :37:49.these guys on. They believe they can do it. I know it will be touch

:37:49. > :37:54.and go but I'm hopeful that they can do it.

:37:54. > :38:02.A Dan Topolski and Garry Herbert A Dan Topolski and Garry Herbert

:38:02. > :38:12.are here as ever. We are off. Switzerland in lane

:38:12. > :38:22.

:38:22. > :38:32.number one. Great Britain, a new line-up this year, in five.

:38:32. > :38:33.

:38:33. > :38:38.Great Britain have it all to race for. They finished 4th at Munich

:38:38. > :38:47.and that gave them all the belief. These guys can't really do it here

:38:47. > :38:52.today. There are strong athletes. The head wind is good for that.

:38:52. > :39:02.That could really work well for them. But Russia have gone out in

:39:02. > :39:10.

:39:10. > :39:20.front. Matt Wells in and the stroke seat for Great Britain. Tom

:39:20. > :39:20.

:39:20. > :39:29.Solesbury up there and Stephen Rowbotham in the bow seat.

:39:29. > :39:35.Approaching the first quarter mark. And Russia have taken on Croatia.

:39:35. > :39:41.Australia in third position. Great Britain in 4th. That is OK. Now

:39:41. > :39:47.they need to start pressure on the boats ahead of them. The first

:39:47. > :39:51.three go through to the final. The coach is such an inspirational

:39:51. > :39:59.coach when it comes to the big races like this. They have to

:39:59. > :40:04.believe in him and his leadership. A few weeks ago there were saying

:40:04. > :40:12.that Russia was a wild card in this event. They knew they would be a

:40:12. > :40:15.threat. Russia now leading and looking very smooth indeed. Very

:40:15. > :40:25.quick on the beginning of the stroke, well-connected, well

:40:25. > :40:30.

:40:30. > :40:39.drilled. Daniel Noonan the stroke man for

:40:39. > :40:44.Australia. The winds dropping which is a good thing here in the middle

:40:44. > :40:48.part so great Britain can establish their rhythm. They are tracking of

:40:48. > :40:56.the world champions. What a result if the British can turn over

:40:56. > :41:03.Australia, the world champions. Russia continued to lead at the

:41:03. > :41:09.halfway mark. But Great Britain continue to be in

:41:09. > :41:14.a good position. I do feel they are a bit slow on

:41:14. > :41:19.the beginning of the stroke. It is as if they were just finding it a

:41:19. > :41:28.bit laboured. I hope they will be able to turn it on the pressure a

:41:28. > :41:33.little more effectively in the last 750 metres. It is a little bit slow

:41:33. > :41:42.on the catch. Whereas the Russians are much quicker on to the front

:41:42. > :41:51.end of the stroke. It is a bit ponderous. Croatia were the

:41:51. > :41:58.undefeated boat, the world bronze medalists. They take the lead on

:41:58. > :42:02.and bring with them Great Britain. Now the race is starting to develop.

:42:02. > :42:11.It is very much between Australia and Great Britain for that the

:42:12. > :42:21.third place. Australia coming back hard on

:42:22. > :42:26.

:42:26. > :42:33.Russia. Croatia have now starting to open it up.

:42:33. > :42:40.And here come Great Britain, at tracking the Australia. It is so

:42:40. > :42:50.close in the closing stages. If they want to book their place in

:42:50. > :42:50.

:42:51. > :42:56.the final... New Zealand in 6th place. Great Britain will need

:42:57. > :43:06.every single person to stand up and almost lifted that boat. I think

:43:07. > :43:08.

:43:08. > :43:14.they can do it. The Russians are the stroke. They are coming into

:43:14. > :43:20.second place. If they can get the Australian, what a fillip for them.

:43:20. > :43:24.Rowing into the final, first time for a British quad in an Olympic

:43:24. > :43:28.final. Great performance. 200 out and the British are rowing for

:43:28. > :43:33.pride. Tay are in third place. Let us get on to the Australian, lay

:43:33. > :43:37.down a mark forefinal. Croatia out front. Croatia are leading in style,

:43:37. > :43:43.and the British want the Aussie scalp and they are going to get it

:43:43. > :43:47.here. 100 out from the line. Great move for Britain. Last 250 metres.

:43:47. > :43:51.That is Matt wells in the stroke seat. He knows how to lift a crew

:43:51. > :43:55.in the last 200 metres and here they come. Up to the line, Croatia

:43:55. > :43:58.in first place and it will be close because the Aussies have come back,

:43:58. > :44:02.one last time, Australia into second and Great Britain and third,

:44:02. > :44:06.but the most important thing here is that the British have made a

:44:06. > :44:10.little bit of Olympic history, because this is the first time we

:44:10. > :44:15.have had a British quad, contending in an Olympic final. We salute the

:44:15. > :44:21.guys for that. But what a race we are going to have in the Olympic

:44:21. > :44:26.final. This is the first semifinal, it is all building up. I was really

:44:26. > :44:30.worryed in the middle. They were with just a bit slugy and --

:44:30. > :44:33.sluggish, I needed them to sharpen up and move they left it late and

:44:33. > :44:38.they would have got the Australian, I think they can get them in the

:44:38. > :44:41.final. I am going to take a breath. That was a semifinal. It is all so

:44:41. > :44:45.exciting, because it is getting towards the business end of it all

:44:45. > :44:49.here, right. This is what everybody has worked for, and these crews,

:44:49. > :44:54.and the Croatians, it has to be said, they look pretty good. They

:44:54. > :44:59.were unfazed. They are good. They know what they are doing and they

:44:59. > :45:03.made their move and moved right through. That is what it mean, they

:45:03. > :45:08.have come through, this will be the crew to beat. Solid, right to the

:45:08. > :45:13.line, they picked it up hard, they have laid down an impressive marker

:45:13. > :45:17.in the head wind here, but Great Britain will be highly satisfied

:45:17. > :45:22.with that result there, they know they have a big race ahead of them.

:45:22. > :45:32.As we wait for the results caption. Croatia, Australia and Great

:45:32. > :45:34.Britain join them in the A final P final. I am joined here in the

:45:35. > :45:38.boating area by the coach of the boating area by the coach of the

:45:38. > :45:42.Dutch men's eight. You spent the last half hour poll loishing the

:45:42. > :45:47.living daylights out of that Hull, how much hard work has it been?

:45:47. > :45:51.is a bit of effort but it relaxes the coaches and the boats have to

:45:51. > :45:55.be perfect for this occasion, I think. Now, tell us how difficult

:45:55. > :46:00.is it for you on Olympic final day, we can imagine what it must be like

:46:00. > :46:06.for on a athlete, but for a coach, how much can you say? It is, in the

:46:06. > :46:12.end it is out of control. Anything you do, which of course the whole

:46:12. > :46:17.pathway and the road until this day and the last few words, but I think

:46:18. > :46:23.they are ready. As Britons we are getting excited because the British

:46:23. > :46:26.A. We think the German A is good, tell us what you hope for your

:46:26. > :46:33.Dutch eight? Everyone knows that the Germans are the favourite but

:46:33. > :46:38.they can be under pressure as well, and, actually I think it will be

:46:38. > :46:42.quite a close race and open race, and we will see what happens.

:46:42. > :46:47.you, good luck. We will see you later. Back to you, Gary. So we are

:46:47. > :46:52.on the start line now for the on the start line now for the

:46:52. > :46:55.second semifinal. That is Poland, in lane number four. The defending

:46:55. > :46:59.Olympic champion, what a journey they have had over the last four

:46:59. > :47:06.year, struggled to get back on the the medal podium since that

:47:06. > :47:10.magnificent day in Beijing. Ukraine in lane five, alongside them. The

:47:10. > :47:18.Italians. Ranieri in the stroke seat. Multi-medallist over the

:47:18. > :47:22.years. Second in Beijing, but with a different line up. They can be

:47:22. > :47:27.strong in the sculling event. We have France at the top and Estonia

:47:27. > :47:32.and Germany in one, two and three. Wonderful shot there. Look at the

:47:32. > :47:35.water, how it moves round. That is why we have starting gates, keep

:47:35. > :47:45.the boats dead straight, particularly now into the cross

:47:45. > :47:55.

:47:55. > :47:58.breeze. Coming under starters in lane three. Poland seem to be on

:47:59. > :48:04.a rip through this regatta. In lane number four. So France, from the

:48:04. > :48:08.top. They have qualified for the Olympics via the Olympic qualify

:48:08. > :48:12.kaiing kaition regatta earlier this year, so they have had to fight and

:48:12. > :48:20.earn their place in among it all. We have Estonia, 16th in the kwham

:48:20. > :48:24.ships last year. Had a very good World Cup campaign through 2012.

:48:24. > :48:30.Germany, the world silver medallist, three in. Poland, the Olympic

:48:30. > :48:34.champion, Ukraine in five. 11th last year in the worlds. Italian,

:48:34. > :48:38.silver medallists, two years ago, 2010. O a good array and mix in

:48:38. > :48:44.among it all, of experience, of medallists and of those that are

:48:44. > :48:48.fighting up behind. Germany looking very strong and they have a

:48:48. > :48:53.powerful crew. They get the blades in well. They are not elegant, they

:48:53. > :48:58.are not pretty but they are powerful and accurate. Poland would

:48:58. > :49:01.usually be out there leading this, leading the field so they have been

:49:02. > :49:06.suffering for the last couple of years from injury. They have their

:49:06. > :49:10.full line up back, they have crept along, just qualifying, just

:49:10. > :49:14.getting into finals, but now this is, this is crunch time for them.

:49:14. > :49:19.They have to start to show what they are capable of. They are

:49:19. > :49:24.Olympic champions after all. Germany through 500 fist, good

:49:24. > :49:28.start from the German, into the breeze. Estonia, Ukraine, Poland

:49:28. > :49:34.languishing in fourth. Of the six boats only three slots available

:49:34. > :49:38.for the A final. Great Britain safely through already. I would

:49:38. > :49:45.expect Poland to get past Ukraine. They were the second fastest

:49:45. > :49:53.qualifier here, one second behind Germany. They are good in the

:49:53. > :50:03.middle. The middle of the stroke seat, he depends on -- they he gets

:50:03. > :50:11.

:50:11. > :50:16.up a night rhythm. They have been at that two crews up, three crews

:50:16. > :50:22.up. They look a bit heavy in lane four. But they will turn it on and

:50:22. > :50:27.start to move. Through Ukraine into third place, that is where they are

:50:27. > :50:33.hoping to finish in third. Top of the picture going out, disappointed

:50:33. > :50:39.to see France come in towards the back end of this. The stroke man of

:50:39. > :50:49.the French quadruple scull. Olympic champion in the double sculls back

:50:49. > :50:54.

:50:54. > :50:59.in 2004. Great experience in that many this second semifinal of the

:50:59. > :51:09.men's quadruple sculls. Germany Estonia and Poland having moved

:51:09. > :51:12.

:51:12. > :51:17.for the A final, expect though, the Italians to come on. The Italians

:51:17. > :51:22.are great sprinters towards the end, in any race. They will prevent well

:51:22. > :51:26.but I don't think they are going to be up there with these leaders.

:51:26. > :51:31.Estonia are doing well. A new crew here, they weren't at the World

:51:31. > :51:38.Championships last year, they were ninth four years ago with a

:51:38. > :51:45.different crew. They scull well. They were taught to scull very well

:51:45. > :51:50.by a former rower. Here is Germany very strong, powerful, leading this

:51:50. > :51:55.field. Estonia sitting pretty, in second place, and Poland, just

:51:55. > :52:00.happy to qualify, glad to be through there and they will hold

:52:00. > :52:08.off anybody else. Only Italy will try and sprint up, but I think they

:52:09. > :52:14.are coming from too far back. sun is desperate to breakthrough

:52:14. > :52:18.what is a bit 06 of after overcast here at Eton Dorney of on day five

:52:18. > :52:25.of the Olympic Games. Look at the crowds that have come down here,

:52:25. > :52:31.they are enjoying absolutely everything they see. Germany,

:52:32. > :52:37.through 1500 by about a canvas. Over Estonia, Poland in third. The

:52:37. > :52:42.Olympic champion, those three boats have gone free. It is very unlikely

:52:42. > :52:47.for the others, France, Ukraine, Italy to come back, they are away.

:52:47. > :52:51.Germany looking very solid. Once Poland got through Ukraine there,

:52:51. > :52:55.they just settled into a nice powerful rhythm they are very good

:52:55. > :53:01.at. I think we will see something a little bit different, a bit special

:53:01. > :53:07.from them in the final. But Germany, very strong, very powerful. Estonia

:53:07. > :53:17.staying in there, sculling well. Not really overextending themselves

:53:17. > :53:25.

:53:25. > :53:29.they have qualified so they are not too fussed there. You see Estonia

:53:29. > :53:35.coming back at them. They have done enough. They are coming to the last

:53:35. > :53:37.125 of this course, into a breeze. The yob is well done, Poland, the

:53:37. > :53:42.world and, Poland the Olympic champions will be in third, they

:53:42. > :53:47.are out of your picture right now, but they are safely in third. On

:53:48. > :53:52.the far side those the French are pushing on hard, they believe they

:53:52. > :53:57.might get it. It is going to be too much but too late. Up to the line.

:53:57. > :54:02.Here come Germany. Putting the second -- winning the second

:54:02. > :54:07.semifinal. Safely through to the A final. As Estonia and Poland, the

:54:07. > :54:12.Olympic champions, through to the A final. The remaining crews all go

:54:12. > :54:17.to final B. Our big disappointment for France and a big disappointment

:54:17. > :54:21.for Italy who have put out some very big crews over the years and

:54:21. > :54:29.at different Olympic game, they were second in Beijing, a different

:54:30. > :54:36.crew this time round. Germany,, they look good. They do, they were

:54:36. > :54:39.two seconds slower than the other heat. It bodes well for a

:54:39. > :54:45.scintillating final. Great Britain in the middle with an outside

:54:45. > :54:48.chance of a bronze medal. There is two outstanding crew, Germany and

:54:48. > :54:54.Croatia. Then for Great Britain, it is all about getting in the mix

:54:54. > :55:00.they have to, we say it time and again and they do try, believe you

:55:00. > :55:03.me, I know we bang on about it, it essential in the first 500 metres

:55:03. > :55:07.to be up there. Get out and get into the race, that gives you the

:55:07. > :55:13.confidence to allow the rhythm to develop. That is what these guys do

:55:13. > :55:21.very well indeed. So waiting now for the confirmation there. Germany,

:55:21. > :55:25.Estonia and Poland safely through Estonia and Poland safely through

:55:25. > :55:32.to the A final. And as you can tell, we have relocated to our position

:55:32. > :55:35.on the finish line which means we are able to able to hear the noise

:55:35. > :55:41.much more than from the boat house T cheer for the Quad as they

:55:41. > :55:46.qualified was almost deafening. Fantastic, fantastic performance,

:55:46. > :55:53.as I said just before, they were going to find it tough to get

:55:53. > :55:57.through, and that was in fine style. As Dan said, they have a chance of

:55:57. > :56:00.maybe pinching a medal. That is how much they have improved from the

:56:00. > :56:06.last World Cup to here, so in the last five or six weeks they have

:56:06. > :56:10.come on tremendously, we know the double is doing really well as well.

:56:10. > :56:15.And Alan is coming down in fourth. Their reaction when they crossed

:56:15. > :56:21.the line and they put their arms in the air almost as if they had won a

:56:21. > :56:24.medal. But there is work toeb done. Many moons ago, we have the pairs

:56:24. > :56:29.coming up, I met a gentleman yesterday who is a big man, and he

:56:29. > :56:35.put his arms round me and said do you remember. Me? I said terribly

:56:35. > :56:40.sorry, I don't. He said I am Will Satch's dad. We sat on the river

:56:40. > :56:46.bang at Henley and I told you my son just started rowing and one day

:56:46. > :56:52.he will be in the Olympics and you went "Of course." Because you get

:56:52. > :56:59.lots of people saying that. And he is here now. They could go further.

:56:59. > :57:03.Yes, coming into the regatta you would have said, young guy, huge

:57:03. > :57:07.potential for the, for the future, but there is no way they are going

:57:07. > :57:12.to get any further than making a B final but they have a great

:57:12. > :57:15.opportunity, they had a storming heat, went faster in a pair than I

:57:15. > :57:19.have gone in pair. I know that was a long time ago when I was in a

:57:19. > :57:23.boat, but that was pretty fantastic, and now they have a great

:57:23. > :57:28.opportunity. In their semifinal, it is difficult to pick out the class

:57:28. > :57:33.boat within that, they all have a good chance, so it could be tight,

:57:33. > :57:40.probably the Greeks probably have got the most history within the

:57:40. > :57:44.event, but, it could be a very very good six-and-a-half minutes. We saw

:57:44. > :57:54.an Argentine duo yesterday come from nowhere to pring a surprise,

:57:54. > :58:04.

:58:04. > :58:14.men's coxless pairs. Many famous names over the years has been in

:58:14. > :58:47.

:58:47. > :58:55.his event. The event today New Zealand qualifying through to

:58:55. > :59:05.this semi-final with the new Olympic best time. They took the

:59:05. > :59:14.

:59:14. > :59:22.record by six seconds. It was extraordinary. They are the class

:59:22. > :59:32.crew of the whole regatta. They came 7th in Beijing but since then,

:59:32. > :59:43.

:59:43. > :59:53.no one has come here. -- near. New Zealand making it look easy.

:59:53. > :59:54.

:59:54. > :00:00.Eric Murray, Hamish Bond. Looking for a little more steadiness now

:00:00. > :00:10.they know they have got it under control. They are going into a

:00:10. > :00:10.

:00:10. > :01:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:01:01. > :01:08.headwind today so we do not expect You have got Oxford and Cambridge

:01:08. > :01:15.in the stroke seats. They have driven it everybody out of this

:01:15. > :01:24.event. Canada still believe they can do something, but this is

:01:24. > :01:34.outstanding. We're at the halfway mark. New Zealand are simply

:01:34. > :01:43.

:01:43. > :01:52.outstanding. Great Britain coming down. They

:01:52. > :02:01.just want to beat all dominating in this event. They are hungry for

:02:01. > :02:05.speed. They want to build that gap on every single stroke.

:02:05. > :02:15.Their steady but very accurate, there is nothing complicated about

:02:15. > :02:18.

:02:18. > :02:28.what they are doing. And they have now opened up for work lengths. --

:02:28. > :02:47.

:02:47. > :02:57.far side. The crowds supporting the rowers at Eton Dorney. Olympic

:02:57. > :02:59.

:02:59. > :03:07.history will be made today. Coming up towards the 1500 mark.

:03:07. > :03:17.500 remaining. Eric Murray, 30 years of age, lives in Cambridge.

:03:17. > :03:33.

:03:33. > :03:43.Hamish Bond in the stroke seat. behind them for at the two

:03:43. > :03:54.

:03:54. > :04:04.of this race to get the final qualification slots. But New

:04:04. > :04:07.

:04:07. > :04:13.Zealand, a flowing, the stylish strokes. They now have only one

:04:13. > :04:20.race left, the Olympic final. It will be a project that has been

:04:20. > :04:27.seen through with such magnificence. They continued their undefeated

:04:27. > :04:33.winning run through this Olympiad. They came the 7th in Beijing in the

:04:33. > :04:39.coxless four. They came out of that, they joined together and what an

:04:39. > :04:43.impressive partnership they have formed. There has been put under

:04:43. > :04:49.pressure by Great Britain but all that came to an end earlier this

:04:49. > :04:59.year. The Italians coming up hard now and getting the second slot.

:04:59. > :05:09.There are through safely as our Canada. The remaining crews going

:05:09. > :05:19.through to the B final. Well it was almost certain that New

:05:19. > :05:21.

:05:21. > :05:26.Zealand would win that race. Matt, we could tell from your reaction

:05:26. > :05:31.how much that meant to you. This event was tight and were you

:05:31. > :05:38.qualifying is different race to race. So to finish anywhere between

:05:38. > :05:44.first and third is brilliant. We're in the final and we can start to

:05:44. > :05:49.look for it now. How conscious way you that if you did not make the

:05:49. > :05:54.final, you could be the only boat that did not? That was not

:05:55. > :06:00.something we were thinking about. The race plan was crystal clear and

:06:00. > :06:06.we executed it well. In terms of how the race panned out, you must

:06:06. > :06:11.have been feeling confident by the halfway mark? It was a good head

:06:11. > :06:17.wind and we like those kind of conditions. Everyone just stayed

:06:17. > :06:25.cool and kept plugging away. We had a brilliant rhythm. Steve had it

:06:25. > :06:33.all under control. We had a solid rhythm and re wrote really moving

:06:33. > :06:39.and confident we could coming in a qualifying position. Well we felt

:06:39. > :06:48.coming here today that the atmosphere had up a bit. Did you

:06:48. > :06:58.feel that in the latter stages? talked in the heat about that noise.

:06:58. > :07:01.

:07:01. > :07:09.It is quite hard format to hear me. -- for Matt. I can hardly hear

:07:09. > :07:16.myself now and I just had to ramp up how much I was shouting.

:07:16. > :07:24.could get the crowd to do that calls for you! You just had to

:07:24. > :07:29.listen to those guys. We made a couple of mistakes in that race. We

:07:29. > :07:39.definitely have something to step on now and come Friday, those boys

:07:39. > :07:49.and girls are really going to give us the extra boost that we need.

:07:49. > :08:01.

:08:01. > :08:07.Congratulations to the man squad. Great Britain actually getting off

:08:07. > :08:14.quite slowly, a bit lazy coming out of the starting blocks. They will

:08:14. > :08:24.now have to chase it a little bit to get back in line will stop -- in

:08:24. > :08:27.

:08:27. > :08:31.line. The crowd a really like the third

:08:31. > :08:41.person in all of these British crews! They have been so impressive

:08:41. > :08:44.

:08:44. > :08:54.all the way through this regatta. Great Britain is settling into a

:08:54. > :09:10.

:09:10. > :09:20.years of age. And they have been a good find coming up through the

:09:20. > :09:37.

:09:37. > :09:44.ranks. -- George Nash and Will France leading. Great Britain in

:09:44. > :09:51.4th position. They had a slow start. A bit of a surprise because they

:09:52. > :09:58.are normally fast starters. It is imperative that they get a good

:09:58. > :10:07.long flowing rhythm. They are sprinters in the end, they will

:10:07. > :10:15.sprint through. I suspect that Poland will just

:10:15. > :10:20.slip back again over the middle part of the race. The Great Britain,

:10:20. > :10:29.everything has gone well for them in training. And they just have

:10:30. > :10:38.looked the part. They were the fastest of all the crews to

:10:38. > :10:45.qualifying. So they do have the pedigree. They're just going

:10:46. > :10:53.through the Australian now. They do not have to do too much, just stay

:10:53. > :11:03.there for the next 400 for 500m. France definitely being put under

:11:03. > :11:24.

:11:24. > :11:34.everything asked of them. There doing it with rhythm and efficiency.

:11:34. > :11:37.

:11:37. > :11:40.And Great Britain have hit the lead. The crowd going absolutely mad.

:11:40. > :11:50.They are taking this semi-final by the scruff of the neck and moving

:11:50. > :11:57.

:11:57. > :12:05.on. Greece also coming hard. The Kontoulis brothers. But this is

:12:05. > :12:09.simply outstanding from Great Britain. It is spectacular. These

:12:09. > :12:19.are to look younger eyes. Look at them at stretching out. Such

:12:19. > :12:19.

:12:19. > :12:24.confident rowing from the very young guys.

:12:24. > :12:34.And here they are just stretching out. There in with a very good

:12:34. > :12:37.

:12:37. > :12:46.chance of a medal come the final. These are the new kids on the block

:12:46. > :12:56.and they are making an announcement. Coming up towards the 1,500m mark

:12:56. > :13:06.

:13:06. > :13:09.now. Nash and Satch moving out to France by a length. They have just

:13:09. > :13:13.got clear water, France led them out to the half way mark and Great

:13:13. > :13:17.Britain then pulled it out, they have moved on and still they look

:13:17. > :13:22.as though they have loads left in the tank. The engines haven't

:13:22. > :13:28.really been put on to all fire, they don't need to be at this stage.

:13:28. > :13:32.It is cool, calm clebg tive minds from George Nash and Will Satch. --

:13:32. > :13:35.collective. 22 years of age on the Olympic stage here and the hairs

:13:35. > :13:41.will be up on the back of their necks because now they will start

:13:41. > :13:44.to hear the roars coming on. This is only a semifinal. This is a

:13:44. > :13:49.cauldron of noise, this fantastic sense of another man in the boat.

:13:49. > :13:51.Forcing them on. Here come France again. But Great Britain really

:13:51. > :13:55.flying, what a credit to the British organisation and training,

:13:55. > :14:00.what great preparation they have had coming in this last six weeks.

:14:00. > :14:05.They are flying, they were the boys on the back of the men's group and

:14:05. > :14:11.here they are, two youngsters and they are leading the semifinal

:14:11. > :14:15.through definite finalist, definite medal potential. 200 out from the

:14:15. > :14:19.line. There are only 20 strokes remaining and this young crew will

:14:19. > :14:22.be in an Olympic final whasm a momentous occasion, the French are

:14:22. > :14:27.driving on hard, the Great Britain crew have to keep the length. They

:14:27. > :14:31.have to keep the power, the French don't want to come back. They are

:14:31. > :14:36.in lane five. And Great Britain just squeeze it out. Not today

:14:36. > :14:40.thank you very much France, it is our race, it is our semifinal, and

:14:40. > :14:45.Great Britain now can enjoy the last five stroke, up to the line

:14:45. > :14:50.they are into an Olympic final what a day for these two young former

:14:50. > :14:57.under 23 guy, Great Britain are into an Olympic final, and France

:14:57. > :15:03.float over the line, and they look behind them in utter awe and

:15:03. > :15:10.wonderment. Australia came through in that race, but every step of the

:15:10. > :15:15.way, and I have to say at 1,000 metres I thought they had gone too

:15:15. > :15:20.lirl but they kept their cool and collective minds in that third 500.

:15:20. > :15:26.Two strong boys. They responded well to France's counter attack.

:15:26. > :15:32.France thought they would be able to get past, they spended well and

:15:32. > :15:41.they stormed away again. That was stupendous, such maturity, and they

:15:41. > :15:46.are only 23, 24. The heads go down and that is what it is, it is

:15:46. > :15:50.almost reminiscent of the Cox pair as they drive through this regatta.

:15:50. > :15:59.So confirmation, Great Britain first, France second, Australia

:15:59. > :16:03.third, those three boats off to the A final. Raise We have been up beat

:16:04. > :16:09.about everybody but that is a surprise, the manner of it at least.

:16:10. > :16:15.They surprised ne the heat of, three boat goes through to the

:16:15. > :16:18.semifinal, you can get some strange results, but the way they rowed

:16:18. > :16:23.results, but the way they rowed there, relaxed and smooth, and in

:16:23. > :16:27.my wildest dreams, I wouldn't have thought they would win a semifinal.

:16:27. > :16:31.And they are going to be in one of the middle lanes in an Olympic

:16:31. > :16:36.final. They will have the New Zealanders next to them, but that

:16:36. > :16:41.is just fantastic. Well, Will Satch's dad said he will kiss both

:16:41. > :16:47.of us on the lips if his son wins a medal! I am not sure if we want

:16:47. > :16:51.them to get a medal or not. But he is a big man so I said yes, please,

:16:51. > :17:00.feel free. I would like to see that happen to you, I hope they will win

:17:00. > :17:05.a medal! I think we will hand you back, sorry I was being distracted

:17:05. > :17:08.by the start of the men's semifinal there. We are all distracted by the

:17:08. > :17:12.thought of you being kissed on the lip, we will have to make sure that

:17:12. > :17:16.is on camera I want to mention do you about this flag business that

:17:16. > :17:20.we mentioned. I don't want you to think I am sad about this flag

:17:20. > :17:26.business, but I found out we are all correct. It's the republic of

:17:26. > :17:32.China Taiwan but they compete in the Olympics as Chinese Taipei.

:17:32. > :17:37.Well, there you are, vindicated. I never doubted you for a minute.

:17:37. > :17:41.knew my flag, we used to go round many championships and testing each

:17:41. > :17:46.other on flags. Let us nip off to the boat house where Matt is

:17:46. > :17:49.waiting for us. Let me say, there was a huge round of applause for

:17:49. > :17:55.that performance from the men's pair, winning their semifinal from

:17:55. > :17:58.the volunteers, of course we are impartial but it was great to see

:17:58. > :18:04.them win that semi final. But attention changes to the women's

:18:04. > :18:07.pair, women's quad too, but women's pair in the final. They are boating

:18:07. > :18:11.behind me. Very difficult to describe what they are going

:18:11. > :18:16.through now, this is always, I have to talk a bit quietly, I don't want

:18:16. > :18:21.to disrupt them as they go down to the water, with their coach there,

:18:21. > :18:27.Robin Williams behind them they are four years into their rowing career,

:18:27. > :18:33.especially for glofr, she has never touch add boat four years ago. --

:18:33. > :18:37.Helen Glover. If I was going to race a coxless pair four years

:18:37. > :18:40.after starting, I would be worried about falling in. Amazing

:18:40. > :18:44.performance, and you can see them putting their boat in the water

:18:44. > :18:49.there. They will do a bit of scrutineering from the official,

:18:49. > :18:56.they go, paddle out into the warm up area and we will expect to see

:18:56. > :18:59.them race for their Olympic gold medal very soon. 11.50 this morning

:18:59. > :19:03.is when you will be able to see that race. The coaches will be

:19:03. > :19:09.setting off the rowers on the way, they can't do anything more for

:19:09. > :19:13.them. They the ones you will see cycling alongside the race. A an

:19:13. > :19:18.update on the judo, we showed you a bit earlier on. Unfortunately

:19:18. > :19:22.Winston Gordon of Great Britain was knocked out of the judo by the

:19:22. > :19:26.Russian Denisov, but Sally Conway of Great Britain has won her bout

:19:26. > :19:30.and she will be in the last 16. So well done Sally Conway. Quick

:19:30. > :19:37.chance to talk about cycling, that is because the men's and women's

:19:37. > :19:42.time trials are happening. Any medal for Bradley Wiggins will make

:19:42. > :19:49.him Britain's most decorated Olympian so it could be a historic

:19:49. > :19:53.day down at Hampton Court. Let us join Tanni Grey-Thompson alongside

:19:53. > :19:58.Nicole Cooke. The crowds are gathering and we are by the final

:19:58. > :20:02.bike check and the tension is starting to build. Nicole, Beijing

:20:02. > :20:07.gold medallist, fresh from the road race on Sunday. It looked brutalful

:20:07. > :20:10.what was it like? It was, it was a killer of a day in terms of the

:20:10. > :20:16.conditions, we had the rain and hail coming down, it was a very

:20:16. > :20:21.hard day, but in terms of the actual racing, you forget about

:20:21. > :20:25.that and concentrate on the racing, we had an amazing race as a team.

:20:25. > :20:30.We were supported by so many people on the course, it was a very very

:20:30. > :20:37.special day. We have had a couple of great years for British cycling,

:20:37. > :20:43.you have been winning medals for a decade. We have two realistic

:20:43. > :20:47.chances. Both riders are, in with a good chance. Emma is the silver

:20:47. > :20:52.medallist from Beijing, she was World Champion two years ago,

:20:52. > :20:57.Wiggins has been undefeated in time trials, the long time trials this

:20:57. > :21:02.year, so both will be up there, it is just exactly where they finish.

:21:02. > :21:09.For the women it is 29 kilometre, for men it is 44. It is considered

:21:09. > :21:13.sort of a flat course. How will the guys do it Will Emma prefer

:21:13. > :21:19.something Hillier? Emma is great on the mountains and the climbs, but

:21:19. > :21:23.the course today has lots of long straight sections in it, so when

:21:23. > :21:29.Emma gets up to speed, she can hold that top speed really well. She is

:21:29. > :21:34.small and aerodynamic, for a flat course, I think it is one she can

:21:34. > :21:39.perform well on, and Brad, who has come are the track, he knows all

:21:39. > :21:45.about -- come from the track, he knows about racing at top speed, so

:21:45. > :21:50.I think he also will be loving this course. So, you know, if you were a

:21:50. > :21:54.betting woman, what are your expectations? I think on the men's

:21:54. > :22:00.side, Brad should be on for the gold and I think Chris Froome can't

:22:00. > :22:03.be ruled out for a medal, if he has a great ride. I think he could

:22:03. > :22:09.medalful on the women's side, I really want to see Emma on the

:22:09. > :22:12.podium. It is going to be hard to know what colour, and Lizzie, she

:22:12. > :22:16.has no pressure today. I think she will be on a massive positive from

:22:16. > :22:20.the road race, she has no pressure, just get out there and ride, and

:22:20. > :22:27.she might surprise us. I saw her say she was going to enjoy today.

:22:27. > :22:31.Is it possible to jien time trial? No, but you do get a lot of

:22:32. > :22:35.enjoyment knowing that you have done a great ride. And that is the

:22:35. > :22:41.strange way that athletes work, it might be horrible on the outside,

:22:41. > :22:45.but deep down you just love it. Emma goes at 12.56. Brad goes at

:22:45. > :22:49.13.07. What is going through their mind right now. Are they sitting

:22:49. > :22:54.and waiting? Yes, they are. Just trying to stay relaxed. The

:22:54. > :22:59.preparation is done. They have their ree routines, they know what

:22:59. > :23:03.is in store, it is about staying focused and calm, and when they get

:23:03. > :23:07.to the start line, and the clock counts down, they are ready to

:23:07. > :23:12.explode from the start line and give it their all. And go for it.

:23:12. > :23:14.Fantastic, thank you very much. That is fantastic. Thank you. What

:23:15. > :23:19.is going through the minds of the cyclist, what is going through the

:23:19. > :23:23.minds of the rowers ahead of that crucial race. We will be back at

:23:23. > :23:29.dorn in a moment, but before that we want to update you on the

:23:29. > :23:34.archery, there has been a fantastic bit of news for Great Britain at

:23:34. > :23:39.Lords. Archer Amy Oliver has ended up knocking out the world number

:23:39. > :23:45.one archer. So fantastic performance there by Amy Oliver.

:23:45. > :23:53.The home crowd delighted. There she is, having knocked out the world

:23:53. > :23:57.number one. Well, Matt Baker will be here shortly, he is here,

:23:57. > :24:01.getting ready. I am in position. exciting moment in the rowing so

:24:01. > :24:09.let us return to John, again a big gold medal hope, I hardly want to

:24:10. > :24:15.think about it but the expectation is there. It is. Before we talk

:24:15. > :24:21.about Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. Drysdale from New Zealand

:24:21. > :24:25.is a dominant figure in the sport. He is in the last 100 metres. Alan

:24:25. > :24:28.Campbell in the second race, but he Campbell in the second race, but he

:24:28. > :24:31.has been given a run for his money. The Swedish guy has led most of the

:24:31. > :24:36.way down. Because of the big entry they have to go through

:24:36. > :24:40.quarterfinal, semifinals and then they get a day off and then the

:24:40. > :24:45.finals, so they are pacing themselves in some way, so we know

:24:45. > :24:49.he is one of the class acts and I was, I thought he was going to be

:24:49. > :24:56.settling for second but he decided he wants to win it and is looking

:24:56. > :25:01.strong and comfortable. So they are about 20, 30 yards or so from the

:25:01. > :25:08.finish so the last few strokes, paddling in, in the safe knowledge

:25:08. > :25:11.they are through to the final. As you can see, the clock ticking on

:25:11. > :25:15.to 7.20 or thereabouts and Alan Campbell from Coleraine is heading

:25:15. > :25:20.your way shortly. He will be down at the start at the moment. Those

:25:20. > :25:23.last few nervous moments before you get under way. Michelle was talking

:25:23. > :25:27.about Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, they are out on the water

:25:28. > :25:32.as well, warming up for their moment, their date with destiny and

:25:32. > :25:37.I think we have some pictures, there they are. Not much talking

:25:37. > :25:43.going on there, just thinking and focusing. There isn't a lot of

:25:43. > :25:46.talking that goes on. You are runs on almost automatic, you are

:25:46. > :25:50.nervous, nervous, actually once you sit in that boat, that you feel a

:25:50. > :25:55.little bit more relaxed. You are aware of what is going on round you,

:25:55. > :25:59.but at least they know what they are doing now. The last two, three

:25:59. > :26:02.hours have been sheer hell for them, I am sure, but this is the bit they

:26:02. > :26:05.will be confident and know what they are doing. OK, let us hand

:26:05. > :26:09.they are doing. OK, let us hand over to Matt. I am in the bike tent.

:26:09. > :26:13.Lots of people have been asking me on my Twitter feed, what are the

:26:13. > :26:17.the bikes in the back of a rowing race? When you see it on TV there

:26:17. > :26:22.will be a peleton, not quite goodbye cycling, Bradley Wiggins

:26:22. > :26:26.style but there is a huge peleton of coaches all on the far side in

:26:26. > :26:30.TV pictures that you can see. These lovely volunteer, are in charge of

:26:30. > :26:34.handing out the bikes to the coaches, they take one of these,

:26:34. > :26:37.and they cycle along the tow path. The rules are you allowed no

:26:37. > :26:41.electronic communication between the bank and a crew. You can't have

:26:41. > :26:44.a radio, you can't have a loud hailer, you couldn't have any sort

:26:44. > :26:48.of communication, other than shouting, and boy, do the coaches

:26:49. > :26:53.shout! And scream, all the way down the race.. They think it makes a

:26:53. > :27:03.lot of difference when you are rowing. I actually doesn't! See you

:27:03. > :27:07.

:27:07. > :27:10.Campbell from Northern Ireland. He has popped into our commentary

:27:10. > :27:17.position a lot. He could talk for Britain, never mind row for Britain.

:27:17. > :27:27.But he is a great guy. An engaging personality. And I am sure

:27:27. > :27:36.

:27:36. > :27:40.everybody would love him to make it qualify, the way he has been

:27:40. > :27:48.forming over the Olympic regatta. His confidence was a flowing

:27:48. > :27:58.yesterday. But if you're not in a final, you cannot win it. So the

:27:58. > :27:58.

:27:58. > :28:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:28:38. > :28:44.next six or seven minutes are He really does jump out of a start.

:28:44. > :28:49.But he is still quite unpredictable as to whether he will go too fast

:28:49. > :28:57.or just get into the right rhythm of this early stage. His coach has

:28:58. > :29:07.been trying to get him to focus on the middle 1,000m. So he has

:29:08. > :29:27.

:29:27. > :29:32.supreme technician. Every stroke is a perfect illustration of the sport.

:29:32. > :29:42.But Alan Campbell from Coleraine is leading this field and really

:29:42. > :29:55.

:29:56. > :30:00.pretty well. A quarter of the race down. The

:30:00. > :30:10.competition will it really have to start thinking about their

:30:10. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:39.prospects. Do they just focused now Olympic final. He is not really

:30:39. > :30:39.

:30:39. > :31:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:31:42. > :31:52.second semi-final of the men's single sculls. The Belgian it

:31:52. > :31:57.slipping back into fourth place. There is a guy running alongside,

:31:57. > :32:03.running down with the flag. He has chased them the whole way down. It

:32:03. > :32:13.looks as though he is running in with the Czech Republic flag. Hats

:32:13. > :32:15.

:32:15. > :32:24.off to him. Everyone knows that Alan Campbell

:32:24. > :32:31.goes out quickly. Remember that all he needs to do his qualifying.

:32:31. > :32:41.is so competitive, he will probably want to get into the lead. But it

:32:41. > :32:42.

:32:42. > :32:51.is not necessary. He needs to conserve energy for the final.

:32:51. > :32:56.Alan starting to stretch out. This is now a matter of pride.

:32:56. > :33:01.These are Gladiators out there. They are friends and training

:33:01. > :33:11.partners. But when it comes down to the business, they are serious

:33:11. > :33:16.

:33:16. > :33:26.rivals. Alan just starting to move up on the rate. It is an impressive

:33:26. > :33:32.

:33:32. > :33:42.sight. Azerbaijan complete in the third qualification spot. The crowd

:33:42. > :33:46.

:33:46. > :33:54.now just take Alan on to the line. There goes Synek now looking very

:33:55. > :34:00.strong. He just has that ability. Alan Campbell will have to let him

:34:00. > :34:04.go. He does not want to spoil his chances in the final by making a

:34:04. > :34:13.last ditch attempt now for something that does not really

:34:13. > :34:23.matter. He is in the final. He is just staying at 35 strokes per

:34:23. > :34:28.

:34:28. > :34:38.minute. Letting Synek do what he has to do. It is an elegant and

:34:38. > :34:42.

:34:42. > :34:52.snows scull from the world several -- silver medallist back in Beijing,

:34:52. > :34:56.

:34:56. > :35:06.Andre Synek. He knows that he has this semi-final in the bag. As does

:35:06. > :35:06.

:35:06. > :35:14.Alan Campbell. Wonderful support here. There

:35:14. > :35:20.safely through. Great Britain at last won a medal

:35:20. > :35:27.in the Olympic Games in the single sculls back in 1928. So a big

:35:28. > :35:34.chance here for Alan Campbell. Azerbaijan gets the third

:35:34. > :35:41.qualification spot. Well he looked absolutely graceful.

:35:41. > :35:49.He was not too concerned about Alan going out took a length in that

:35:49. > :35:56.early 500. He just kept his race plan. He is the coolest customer.

:35:56. > :36:04.He's just very relaxed. He will be the big Challenge I think for Mahe

:36:04. > :36:12.Drysdale to win his first Olympic gold. So what are your thoughts now

:36:12. > :36:17.after two semi-finals? I think Alan Campbell is in amongst the medals.

:36:17. > :36:27.My hunch is it will probably be bronze. I think the big battle will

:36:27. > :36:31.

:36:31. > :36:40.be between Mahe Drysdale and Andre Synek. But you never know, Alan has

:36:40. > :36:47.such racing courage. He was very sick last year before he came into

:36:47. > :36:52.the final and he came 5th. But he has always been amongst the medals.

:36:52. > :37:00.So the Czech Republic, and Great Britain and Northern Ireland and

:37:00. > :37:04.Azerbaijan through to the final. What is your assessment? What you

:37:04. > :37:10.think the best he can hope for is a bronze medal? If everything goes to

:37:10. > :37:17.form, yes. You have got to guys who will be out there racing for the

:37:17. > :37:24.gold medal. Things can go right or wrong. There are a lot of variables.

:37:24. > :37:34.And if Alan it is around to pick up the pieces of someone having a bad

:37:34. > :37:36.

:37:36. > :37:42.race, he will do that. I would say a bronze medal but perhaps better.