BBC One: Day 6: 09.00-11.30

:00:09. > :00:13.Good morning, welcome to our continuing Olympics coverage on BBC

:00:13. > :00:19.One. It is basics of the Games, and they fight was really want to

:00:19. > :00:26.remember and safer. Wiggins gets under way. Unbeaten in a time trial

:00:26. > :00:36.this year. Here we go. Seven minutes away from a Olympic history.

:00:36. > :00:36.

:00:36. > :01:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:01:22. > :01:30.absolute Trooper. Go on, son! Here comes Bradley winds up to the

:01:30. > :01:37.line. -- Bradley Wiggins. Wigan's goes into the lead. Helen Glover

:01:38. > :01:43.and Heather Stanning, we stand up and we salute you. I think it

:01:43. > :01:47.should be a rise, Sir Brad. finally the gold arrived, two ended

:01:47. > :01:57.up coming at once. Congratulations to Helen Glover, Heather Stanning

:01:57. > :02:00.

:02:00. > :02:04.and Bradley Wiggins for clinching chance in the lightweight men's

:02:04. > :02:09.four final. Great Britain to face tough competition from Denmark and

:02:09. > :02:18.Australia. In the pool, Rebecca Adlington starts her defence of her

:02:18. > :02:22.Olympic gold in the 800m freestyle. And there are hopes for another

:02:22. > :02:28.cycling gold as Sir Chris Hoy helps get the track cycling under way in

:02:28. > :02:32.the velodrome with the team sprint. Here is the Olympic flame burning

:02:32. > :02:37.brightly in the cauldron inside the stadium at the Olympic Park. As

:02:37. > :02:40.always, there are plenty of ways to what the BBC coverage. By the red

:02:40. > :02:45.button you can see live badminton at Wembley with the men's doubles

:02:45. > :02:50.quarter-finals, it's an old China affair. Beach volleyball has drawn

:02:50. > :02:57.the crowds in at the Horse Guards Parade so far. Today it is the

:02:57. > :02:59.defending champions from the Netherlands in action. Fencing is

:02:59. > :03:09.the first port of call for BBC Three this morning. It's the

:03:09. > :03:09.

:03:09. > :03:14.In that stunning day yesterday, it was great Britain's rowers who made

:03:14. > :03:18.Olympic history. Helen Glover and Heather Stanning did it in style.

:03:18. > :03:28.Not just leaving their competition far behind in the water, but also

:03:28. > :03:29.

:03:29. > :03:34.becoming the first British women and Heather Stanning could be

:03:34. > :03:38.booking a front-page on every single newspaper in the country.

:03:38. > :03:43.is now, it's not going to be any other time, we've got to produce it

:03:43. > :03:48.now. A final chapter of what has been a remarkable story is now

:03:48. > :03:52.under way. Seven minutes away from a Olympic history. Already now

:03:52. > :03:57.Great Britain have absolutely jumped out of the starting gate. It

:03:57. > :04:03.is game on. Great Britain looking fine. They are settling into their

:04:03. > :04:08.rhythm. It's an exceptional start from Helen Glover and Heather

:04:08. > :04:14.Stanning, they are just storming away. Two-and-a-half years ago,

:04:14. > :04:20.they were the spares and the British team. Here, they are on

:04:20. > :04:24.track to ground that fantastic fairy-tale story. 1200 metres to go

:04:24. > :04:29.up to become the first British women ever to win an Olympic

:04:29. > :04:33.British gold in rowing. Look at that, it is simply stunning from

:04:33. > :04:39.Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. They move away and they move away

:04:39. > :04:49.with such power and grace. Everybody across the way in the

:04:49. > :04:53.

:04:53. > :05:00.stadium is on their feet. The flags Olympic gold medal of the 2012

:05:00. > :05:10.games. They are making history at Eton Dorney! The last five strokes.

:05:10. > :05:13.

:05:13. > :05:18.Great Britain into the record champions. Helen Glover and Heather

:05:18. > :05:24.Stanning, we stand up and we salute you. For the British rowing team

:05:24. > :05:32.and for the country as a whole. shattered and ecstatic at the same

:05:32. > :05:41.time. What a triumph for them. It is Great Britain's first gold medal

:05:41. > :05:45.What a fantastic moment. I've just met them earlier, they are very

:05:45. > :05:49.lovely. John Inverdale mentioned at the start of that that they'd be on

:05:49. > :05:52.the front page of every newspaper and a pretty much are today. John

:05:52. > :05:59.didn't know at that point mackerel they'd be sharing the front pages

:05:59. > :06:03.with Bradley Wiggins, but there they are together. We are back at

:06:03. > :06:07.Eton Dorney today. There are more races to come, but we can also save

:06:08. > :06:11.of that golden moment with John Inverdale and Sir Steve Redgrave.

:06:11. > :06:15.Steve was sounding so confident about the women's pair yesterday,

:06:15. > :06:21.but I did get a bit nervous through the course of the day. You did know

:06:21. > :06:28.what you were talking about, Steve. It was never in doubt. Sir Steve

:06:29. > :06:33.alongside the year. Is that a good look? I don't know. They were such

:06:33. > :06:38.hot favourites. In a sense, all they had to do was to road to their

:06:38. > :06:42.potential and they were going to win. Over the last couple of months

:06:42. > :06:47.coming up to it, they were the favourites. It was really for them

:06:47. > :06:50.to lose it. I just couldn't see them doing it. They had so much in

:06:50. > :06:55.hand. The way they did the race blew me away because I thought it

:06:55. > :06:58.would be a bit more nervous and not as fluid as it was. The struggling

:06:58. > :07:02.with the pressure that was put on them, but they lapped it up and

:07:02. > :07:08.blew the opposition away. It was nice and relaxing from our point of

:07:08. > :07:15.view, even though we weren't that relaxed watching it. Our boat which

:07:15. > :07:19.had stood the best chance of winning gold. After we left here

:07:19. > :07:24.and we went off to the barbecue for the friends and family, it was

:07:24. > :07:29.interesting how for the eight and also for Helen and Heather, all the

:07:29. > :07:33.conversations were about, what now, what now? He retires and he carries

:07:33. > :07:36.on? Heather is in the army, I'm sure the army will have a

:07:36. > :07:40.considerable say about whether they wanted to go back on active service

:07:40. > :07:44.or whether she should carry on growing. It's decision time for a

:07:44. > :07:47.lot of people. I suppose what they have to do is walk away for a few

:07:47. > :07:52.weeks and then decide whether they are prepared to actually make that

:07:52. > :07:57.commitment, because it is monumental. It is. They shouldn't

:07:57. > :08:01.have been any thought going into it. Everything is about your final race,

:08:01. > :08:04.getting your best performance. That is all that counts. If you can get

:08:04. > :08:08.your best performance and you've got a gold medal round your neck,

:08:08. > :08:12.those decisions, bit easier. But if you start thinking too early about,

:08:12. > :08:17.what is going to happen after the Olympics, am I going to follow my

:08:17. > :08:21.career, Wilhite try and do It Again? That is taking away from

:08:21. > :08:24.what you are trying to do here and now. That is why it was so apparent

:08:24. > :08:28.yesterday, because those athletes probably haven't given it a second

:08:28. > :08:32.thought as to what will happen next. Now it is over, I can remember

:08:32. > :08:37.after my first Olympic gold medal in Los Angeles, we raced early in

:08:37. > :08:42.the morning and were back in the village by 1pm. You think, yes, I'm

:08:42. > :08:51.Olympic champion, fantastic! Well, so what, what am I going to do now?

:08:51. > :08:56.No, I'm Olympic champion! Your emotions are changing. So today. We

:08:56. > :08:59.have genuine gold-medal opportunity at around midday today when the

:08:59. > :09:09.men's lightweight four are favourites to secure our second

:09:09. > :09:09.

:09:09. > :09:14.gold medal on the water. But who I am Chris Bartley. I struck the

:09:14. > :09:18.boat. My job is to get out at the start and do the steering. I'm Rob

:09:18. > :09:23.Williams, I sit in the two seed, my job is to keep the peace. Richard

:09:23. > :09:33.Chambers, my job is to pour on it. My job is to sit on the ball

:09:33. > :09:39.

:09:39. > :09:43.Staying up to watch Steve Redgrave in 2000 at about midnight. It was a

:09:43. > :09:46.big deal I could stay up that late. Watching him come away with his

:09:47. > :09:52.fifth gold medal was exciting. Michael Johnson with his golden

:09:52. > :09:56.shoes down the back straight in 96. 2000 with the Sydney men's, the way

:09:56. > :10:01.they rowed that race and the way they performed was outstanding. It

:10:01. > :10:05.set the benchmark for British rowing in years to come. It's got

:10:06. > :10:09.to be big Steve. He's done so much for the sport. To come off our

:10:09. > :10:14.races and then be interviewed by him is a pretty big deal. Steve,

:10:14. > :10:20.you were very impressed. I was very impressed. My grandad got me into

:10:21. > :10:24.sport. He was a boxer and they'd be a competitive person. At the

:10:24. > :10:28.Olympics, it's different from any other event I've been to. And a

:10:28. > :10:32.British one is different to any other Olympics. Before the first

:10:32. > :10:38.rays, pretty nervous, shaking, felt like I wanted to throw up. Pretty

:10:38. > :10:42.awful. I didn't believe I'd be an Olympian. I thought I'd get ill and

:10:42. > :10:50.injure myself. But to be sitting on the start line for the heat, do I

:10:50. > :10:53.get down to the finish line? I am an Olympian. The negatives are you

:10:53. > :10:58.don't mind what you say to each other but at the end of the day you

:10:58. > :11:02.are brothers and to love each other. Our relationship is better out of

:11:02. > :11:07.the boat and in the boat until the very last moment. They will try to

:11:07. > :11:12.get me across that finish line first, I would do the same for them.

:11:12. > :11:18.We are friends, I reckon. I will wait for their answers! Out of boat,

:11:18. > :11:22.grade, in the boat, 90 % of the time is great. Rowing is a bit like

:11:22. > :11:27.water torture, every now and again it gets to you. I probably have the

:11:27. > :11:31.reputation for being the norm in one. I'm not afraid to speak my

:11:31. > :11:35.mind and I don't really care how they feel after arrived on that.

:11:35. > :11:39.get on great of the water. We spend so much time together and the party

:11:39. > :11:44.had any arguments, even the brothers. When we are on the water

:11:44. > :11:50.we have a job to do but we are great mates, I'm sure we will still

:11:50. > :11:53.keep up and go out for a drink with each other. Those are the four men

:11:53. > :11:59.in the boat. While you were watching that, this was going on

:11:59. > :12:05.here. A dramatic reconstruction. The super slow-motion of our five-

:12:05. > :12:12.times Olympic champion removing his sideboards. A pain! You are used

:12:12. > :12:18.pain. Bradley has taken my record and caused any pain with the

:12:18. > :12:23.sideburns as well. A great performance by Bradley. Amazing.

:12:23. > :12:28.I'm sure he is going to get well decorated over the coming months.

:12:28. > :12:33.Nothing original to say, but the support on the streets was amazing.

:12:33. > :12:36.Now to these guys. The dynamic in the boat is very interesting.

:12:36. > :12:39.Having one person, the elder Chambers brother, who is the

:12:39. > :12:45.firebrand, the guy who is shouting and screaming the whole time. Did

:12:45. > :12:48.you have one like that? Yes. James. James was the one that was never

:12:48. > :12:54.satisfied with the way the training was going. Everything was never

:12:54. > :12:57.good enough. But you have to have bat balance. I think between matter

:12:57. > :13:01.and I it when we were in the pair, Matthew was the slightly positive

:13:01. > :13:06.one, I was the slightly negative one. When we went to the four we

:13:06. > :13:10.were still pretty similar. James was very negative. Tim was very

:13:10. > :13:14.positive. We came off the water every training session, it would be

:13:14. > :13:18.all doom and gloom, we are not going fast enough, how can we beat

:13:18. > :13:22.the Aussies? Tim would say, actually, some bits were quite good.

:13:22. > :13:26.Even if we did have a bad session, we would finish on a positive stage.

:13:26. > :13:30.You need that balance. If it's all never do all the time, the positive

:13:30. > :13:34.ones and the boat, it grind them down after a while. Do you think

:13:34. > :13:38.they will win today? I think they will. They conducted themselves

:13:38. > :13:43.fantastically. They've looked the part by the way through. Even

:13:43. > :13:47.though the lightweight fours are very close, the game to semi-finals

:13:47. > :13:50.is tough. Getting through to the semi-finals is even tougher. Then

:13:50. > :13:55.the final, any one of those boats know if they have their day they

:13:55. > :14:00.could win. But I don't think that anybody is going to beat our guys.

:14:00. > :14:03.I can't be as positive as I was yesterday about the girls pair, a

:14:03. > :14:13.very different situation, but I think they're class will show. I

:14:13. > :14:14.

:14:14. > :14:19.The women's eight, chances minimal? Bronze-medallists from last year, I

:14:19. > :14:23.cannot see them pulling at off this year. 5th or 6th, sad to say, I

:14:23. > :14:29.hope I am wrong on that. From what they have shown this season, I

:14:30. > :14:34.don't think so. And Lucas and Tomkins? That could be a really

:14:34. > :14:38.interesting one. I think they could win it, they could come last. I

:14:38. > :14:42.think they will get a medal, probably around bronze. Any race

:14:42. > :14:47.where somebody could win it for comes last, that promises to be the

:14:47. > :14:52.best contests today. A quick word about Chris Hoy, another gold medal

:14:52. > :14:56.prospect. Another one to go past my record, slipping down the list! I

:14:57. > :15:01.know him really well, he is a great guy, not doing the three events as

:15:01. > :15:06.he did four years ago, but he has got great chances in two, hopefully

:15:06. > :15:10.he will win two gold medals. One of the most remarkable things from

:15:10. > :15:14.Eton Dorney is that we have three semi-finals today, including the

:15:15. > :15:20.men's coxless four, going against their great rivals, the Australians,

:15:20. > :15:24.that is our first live race at 10:10am. If the three British boats

:15:25. > :15:28.going in the semi-finals today or managed to qualify for the finals,

:15:28. > :15:35.or 13 British boats who have taken part in the regatta will have made

:15:35. > :15:38.it through to the finals. There are only 14 categories, 13 qualified,

:15:38. > :15:41.and that would be a huge achievement.

:15:41. > :15:46.We will be waiting for your own Bradley Wiggins tribute later today,

:15:46. > :15:50.you never know, John, if you follow in his footsteps. His contribution

:15:50. > :15:57.and performance of a successive Olympics means he will be a very

:15:57. > :16:02.special analytic person to Great Britain. Back to Eton Dorney in the

:16:02. > :16:07.run-up to those finals, and we will be showing you pictures of Bradley

:16:07. > :16:11.Wiggins' amazing win yesterday. The beach volleyball is under way at

:16:11. > :16:17.Horse Guards Parade. Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil are in

:16:17. > :16:23.action, taking on the unbeaten Latvians, Martins Plavins and Janis

:16:23. > :16:27.Smedins in Group A of the tournament. The top teams progress

:16:27. > :16:32.along with the three ranked he will have to win a lucky loser matches

:16:32. > :16:42.to progress to the last 16. That is how it works, and at Horse Guards

:16:42. > :16:46.

:16:46. > :16:51.The Latvians took the first set very convincingly. Nummerdor and

:16:51. > :16:57.Schuil, one of the teams that works so well together. They displayed it

:16:57. > :17:01.in at point. Schuil is 6 ft 8, a massive presence at the knight, the

:17:01. > :17:11.Latvians are only 6 ft 3, but he would not know that on the way they

:17:11. > :17:16.

:17:16. > :17:23.The Latvians have been dealing with that speed, and again Plavins with

:17:23. > :17:29.a perfectly placed attack. He left Nummerdor stranded at the back of

:17:29. > :17:39.the Dutch defence. The Latvians trying to stretch out a comfortable

:17:39. > :17:48.

:17:48. > :17:55.Smedins drives the ball into the back of the Dutch court. And the

:17:55. > :18:05.frustration between Nummerdor and Schuil of Holland is palpable as

:18:05. > :18:15.they called a time-out to try to The Latvians are immaculate at the

:18:15. > :18:18.

:18:18. > :18:22.weaknesses, both teams and defeated up to this point. While this match

:18:22. > :18:28.will only decide first and second in the groove, it will give them

:18:28. > :18:34.their seeding for the round of 60 in. -- Group. There is a real sense

:18:34. > :18:38.that the Dutch are having some of their weaknesses exposed. At the

:18:38. > :18:44.start of his game, I would have said the Dutch were one of the most

:18:44. > :18:52.well-rounded sights. Nummerdor and Schuil complement each other very

:18:52. > :18:57.well in terms of flair and technical ability. But the Latvians,

:18:57. > :19:07.like modest stonemasons, just get on with their task. They chipped

:19:07. > :19:09.

:19:09. > :19:19.They called the time-out in the hope that it would upset the rhythm

:19:19. > :19:48.

:19:48. > :19:58.Dutch. They are at sixes and sevens A cuts shot from Nummerdor. The

:19:58. > :20:13.

:20:13. > :20:18.Dutch regain their composure and a A stinging spike from Nummerdor.

:20:18. > :20:24.You can see how much that means to him. Interesting talking to

:20:24. > :20:29.Nummerdor yesterday, he said that despite the phenomenal atmosphere

:20:29. > :20:39.Downey at Horse Guards Parade, unless it is a really long rally,

:20:39. > :20:44.you do not hear the crowd noise, Ba, a perfectly placed spike from

:20:44. > :20:54.Smedins right into the corner. And every time the Dutch try to get

:20:54. > :21:03.

:21:03. > :21:07.back on top, they find a Latvian They're lovely spite to finish, not

:21:07. > :21:17.too much power, just well placed at the back of the court. -- a lovely

:21:17. > :21:19.

:21:19. > :21:29.Page versus experience here, 74 is the combined age of the Dutch. --

:21:29. > :21:30.

:21:30. > :21:36.page. Just 67, 62, sorry, 52, 52 is the combined age of the Latvians,

:21:36. > :21:43.so a huge difference there. But certainly it is the Latvians

:21:43. > :21:53.dishing out the bigger volleyball lessons at the moment. That was out,

:21:53. > :22:15.

:22:15. > :22:20.The Nummerdor was just long on his attack, and the Dutch are really

:22:20. > :22:25.struggling to create the form that we saw in their first two match is.

:22:25. > :22:31.Not the way they will want to end the round robin stage of the beach

:22:31. > :22:41.volleyball. The Latvians, however, looking very polished. Great block

:22:41. > :22:48.

:22:48. > :22:52.And the Dutch digging out every But Latvian weights and measures

:22:52. > :22:56.have done their homework, and they seem to have sized up the Dutch

:22:56. > :23:05.very well. Detach from Smedins means that the Dutch will take the

:23:05. > :23:13.point. -- the touch. But it is six- 11, this is a carbon copy of the

:23:13. > :23:19.first set, the Dutch picking off a point or two here and there, the

:23:19. > :23:29.Latvians seem to find their tax largely unanswered. -- their

:23:29. > :23:30.

:23:30. > :23:35.Plavins again finding room around the block of Richard Schuil at the

:23:36. > :23:45.net. Taking a look at the statistics, phenomenal 22 successes

:23:46. > :23:57.

:23:57. > :24:07.60% success rate! Schuil with the Maybe the Dutch are not feeling the

:24:07. > :24:14.

:24:14. > :24:20.pressure this morning, knowing that Smedins with a lovely cut Shard.

:24:20. > :24:30.The set from Plavins put him right in the corner there and gave him

:24:30. > :24:47.

:24:47. > :24:55.the angle, and that makes it very Schuil, having recycled the ball,

:24:55. > :25:05.sends it back into Plavins, who cannot get anything on it. 8-13 as

:25:05. > :25:14.

:25:14. > :25:22.So the Dutch working hard but seen very little on the scoreboard for

:25:23. > :25:30.their tiles. The Latvians, however, very, very comfortable, 13-8 in

:25:31. > :25:35.this second set, they took the first set 21-14. Neither team

:25:35. > :25:39.really working at hard at the net. They seem to be pulling away from

:25:39. > :25:44.the net and opting to try and dig these attacks away, just three

:25:44. > :25:49.blocks from the Latvians, one from the Dutch, which when you consider

:25:49. > :25:55.that Schuil is 6 ft 8, he should be getting to do more work at the net

:25:55. > :26:02.there. 10 days from the Dutch, though, and they have all come from

:26:02. > :26:08.Reinder Nummerdor, the number one in the Dutch team. That is Schuil,

:26:08. > :26:18.the number two. He needs to up his work rate at the net, I feel. The

:26:18. > :26:21.

:26:21. > :26:28.After the time out, though, the Dutch will open this. Oh, a massive

:26:28. > :26:32.smash from Smedins, burying that ball like a turtle burying its

:26:32. > :26:38.eggs! They are not going to find that for three months. And it will

:26:38. > :26:48.only be when a lot of little turtles crawl out of the sand here

:26:48. > :26:59.

:26:59. > :27:06.Somehow, Plavins gets down to that. Saying that the ball had grounded

:27:06. > :27:12.before Plavins got under that. Fantastic acrobatic day. So Schuil

:27:12. > :27:21.finally making some headway with the block. Apparently the ball had

:27:21. > :27:25.hit the sand first. From the angle I was watching, I could not see it.

:27:25. > :27:35.Greece tried to send him back with interest, but he overcooked it

:27:35. > :27:49.

:27:49. > :27:56.slightly and it went along. -- A lovely attack from Nummerdor. The

:27:56. > :28:02.Flag stays down. The Dutch finally getting their teeth into this

:28:02. > :28:12.second set. The deficit down to just three, and the Latvians called

:28:12. > :28:12.

:28:12. > :28:17.a time-out. They sense a growing The Latvians have been together

:28:17. > :28:21.The Latvians have been together since 2009. They were the surprise

:28:21. > :28:25.package of the 2011 World Champs, when they made it all the way

:28:25. > :28:31.through to the semis. It says a lot about the fact they like this

:28:31. > :28:34.tournament play. They are playing week-in, week-out. On a bad week

:28:34. > :28:44.they can put it down to experience and start again the next week. But

:28:44. > :28:45.

:28:45. > :28:52.when you have these big tournaments, they proved they mean business.

:28:52. > :28:57.They have only ever managed a second on the world tour. Whether

:28:57. > :29:07.they can make the podium here at London 2012 is debatable. But right

:29:07. > :29:27.

:29:27. > :29:37.now, in the pool status, they've Plavins. He again exercises the no

:29:37. > :29:54.

:29:54. > :30:04.Obviously Nummerdor didn't have a That is right on the line for

:30:04. > :30:27.

:30:27. > :30:37.Shaul finally gets a block on up there. -- Schuil. He just hasn't

:30:37. > :30:49.

:30:49. > :30:59.His Richard Schuil just a late Did it come off the Net? It doesn't

:30:59. > :31:17.

:31:17. > :31:27.matter. The line judge has called Plavins did not move a. The Dutch

:31:27. > :31:45.

:31:45. > :31:52.meteorite. Blazing its way into the Shaw has finally found his form. --

:31:52. > :32:02.show. He's finding some credit at the net against Plavins. The Dutch

:32:02. > :32:28.

:32:28. > :32:32.back within a point, just when they the ball was clean. It looked as

:32:32. > :32:39.though Richard Schuil was trying to kiss the referee's ft. There! I

:32:39. > :32:49.think he's given the point to the Dutch. No. It is a letter being

:32:49. > :33:05.

:33:05. > :33:15.frustration into that serve, but Plavins takes advantage. -- Richard

:33:15. > :33:29.

:33:29. > :33:39.attack there. But again, the Latvians have shown this patience

:33:39. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :34:05.tidy shot was sent to the back of the Latvian court. Not too late by

:34:05. > :34:21.

:34:21. > :34:31.delicate little shot into the corner there. The beach volleyball

:34:31. > :34:31.

:34:31. > :35:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:35:20. > :35:30.point. The Dutch are under the the Earth every second - you just

:35:30. > :35:37.

:35:37. > :35:47.the angle he wanted. It bounced off the net. The Dutch live to fight

:35:47. > :36:18.

:36:18. > :36:24.Latvians have put this into bed in two sets. A fantastic statement of

:36:24. > :36:34.intent from Smedins and Plavins that has exposed the weakness in an

:36:34. > :36:35.

:36:35. > :36:38.otherwise, up to this point, A win from Latvia over the

:36:38. > :36:42.Netherlands. Both of these teams have done very well in this

:36:43. > :36:52.tournament. They have been going into this match both unbeaten. This

:36:52. > :36:55.is still the pool stage of the If you want to carry on watching

:36:55. > :37:04.the beach volleyball, press your red button now. Next on court will

:37:04. > :37:09.be the Brazilian men. Later today, Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney will

:37:09. > :37:15.be playing their decisive match for Team GB. On BBC Three, the live at

:37:15. > :37:25.fencing continues with Britain's trio in action against the lowly

:37:25. > :37:34.

:37:34. > :37:37.ranked Egypt, for a place in the Let's bring you a chance to relive

:37:37. > :37:40.the second of Britain's golden moments of these Games. It came

:37:40. > :37:44.courtesy of a man who'd already had a stunning win this summer at the

:37:44. > :37:54.Tour de France. At the time trial yesterday he stormed to a new

:37:54. > :38:34.

:38:34. > :38:44.time-trial. Can Team GB get gold? compact style. There's the time to

:38:44. > :39:02.

:39:02. > :39:06.left-hander, the crowd are roaring him on. Here comes from. The run up

:39:06. > :39:12.in the Tour de France goes into the lead. The man hasn't lost any

:39:12. > :39:18.fluidity at all, Bradley Wiggins. He is poetry in motion. Here comes

:39:18. > :39:23.Tony Martin now, driving for the line. 51.21, he's in the gold medal

:39:23. > :39:27.position. Here comes Wiggins now. Bradley Wiggins, the winner of the

:39:27. > :39:30.Tour de France, the holder of three gold medals in the Olympic Games -

:39:30. > :39:35.he's got six medals to his credit in the Olympics and it's looking

:39:35. > :39:43.like it's going to be gold today. Bradley Wiggins up to the line.

:39:43. > :39:47.Bradley Wiggins is the Olympic champion! It is gold for Bradley

:39:47. > :39:57.Wiggins. His fourth gold medal and the 7th medal won in the Olympic

:39:57. > :39:59.

:39:59. > :40:02.Games. He is the greatest British will ever top that now. What a

:40:02. > :40:06.month it has been, I've won the Tour de France and the time trial

:40:06. > :40:11.at the Olympic Games. It's never going to get any better than that.

:40:11. > :40:15.It had to be gold today or nothing. What's the point in having seven

:40:15. > :40:19.medals if they are not the right colour? The main one is No. Four,

:40:19. > :40:23.I've got to carry on to Rio now and go for number five. Just to be

:40:23. > :40:28.mentioned in the same breath as people like Steve Redgrave, it is

:40:28. > :40:35.an absolute owner, Sir Chris Hoy and that. To be up there with those

:40:36. > :40:40.guys as a British Olympian, it is It is very special for us all. With

:40:40. > :40:43.me now was Chris Boardman. One of the lovely moments yesterday was

:40:43. > :40:48.Bradley Wiggins saying watching you in Barcelona was one of his

:40:48. > :40:51.inspirations. Very nice. It was him who got me back into Pro Cycling. I

:40:51. > :40:57.was asked to come and have a chat with this young lad who was going

:40:57. > :41:00.in the wrong direction to see if I could do anything about it. When

:41:00. > :41:03.you're watching yesterday, a lot was expected of Bradley Wiggins,

:41:03. > :41:08.but the scale of his victory was incredibly impressive. It's been

:41:08. > :41:13.that way for the last five weeks, the Tour de France and then on to

:41:13. > :41:17.the Olympic Games. I'm sick of saying the word unprecedented but

:41:17. > :41:21.it is unprecedented, this period but cycling. We'll never see their

:41:21. > :41:28.like again. Really? Well, just the odds of having all this come

:41:28. > :41:31.together at one time is so hard. Him winning by 42 seconds, you know

:41:31. > :41:36.this board Inside Out, that is a big margin. A very healthy margin.

:41:36. > :41:40.But he has indicated he hasn't lost a long time trial at all this year.

:41:40. > :41:43.He's been on this kind of form. But to deliberate when it is expected

:41:43. > :41:47.is something else again. He can clearly deal with pressure. He says

:41:47. > :41:51.he doesn't think it will be this good again, but he also says he's

:41:51. > :41:55.going to carry on to Rio. Do you think he can maintain this level of

:41:55. > :42:00.performance? We have to cut him some slack, in the heat of battle

:42:00. > :42:04.he said that. I think he's capable of doing it if he wants to, but

:42:04. > :42:08.Ball Year's is a long time for any athlete. Bradley, as we've seen

:42:08. > :42:11.with seven medals, has been around an awfully long time in this sport,

:42:11. > :42:14.but if he wants to do it then there is no reason why not. It depends on

:42:14. > :42:18.the level of commitment he has because it takes a lot out a view

:42:18. > :42:22.to compete at this level. Yes, I think you will do well to take

:42:22. > :42:26.stock, and ensure he well, back off after this and I just what's

:42:26. > :42:31.happened this summer. And also what he wants to do next. One of the

:42:31. > :42:34.challenges of being be successful is how you stay that hungry when

:42:34. > :42:37.you've achieved everything that you set out to. What about Chris

:42:37. > :42:42.Froome? It's been a great summer for him and success for him

:42:42. > :42:45.yesterday. Second in the Tour de France. Imagine if there was no

:42:45. > :42:49.Bradley Wiggins, he'd be one of the greatest British sports people that

:42:50. > :42:53.we've ever seen, certainly this year. Second on the podium for the

:42:53. > :43:02.time trial as well. Fantastic performance. But he will get his

:43:02. > :43:08.An amazing, historic moment for Bradley Wiggins, 7 Olympic medals,

:43:08. > :43:13.one more than Sir Steve Redgrave, who still tops the table in terms

:43:13. > :43:23.of gold medals. Sir Chris Hoy as four, but that could change this

:43:23. > :43:37.

:43:37. > :43:40.evening as he defend the men's team We are finally here, you know, it

:43:40. > :43:45.seems like a long time coming, we have been talking about it for so

:43:45. > :43:49.long, it is great to be here. going to take something special to

:43:49. > :43:52.be the French, the Germans, the Australians. The standard is high,

:43:52. > :43:58.it is very close. If you look at the World Championships, the

:43:58. > :44:05.Aussies were not expected to win, but they beat the French. It is a

:44:05. > :44:08.different competition, very short recovery between the rides.

:44:08. > :44:14.Obviously, you have to get to the final, so you cannot hold anything

:44:14. > :44:18.back, but it is about who can hang on to that. The final may be slower

:44:18. > :44:22.than the second ride, so it is about recovery, about the gap in

:44:22. > :44:27.between. We will celebrate any medal, it would be a significant

:44:27. > :44:31.achievement, but if you are able to medal, you are able to win. So this

:44:31. > :44:36.is the start of the track cycling with all the focus on the Velodrome

:44:36. > :44:40.in the Olympic Park, how do you rates Chris Hoy's chances? Good,

:44:40. > :44:46.but it is so close, he is right. We saw that at the World Championships

:44:46. > :44:53.where they medalled in five of the Alan egg events, so they are in the

:44:53. > :44:56.hand, but it is so close. The debt in competition has really come on,

:44:56. > :45:00.Australia have come into the fold along with France and Germany, so

:45:00. > :45:06.it is going to be very close. is one of these teams from which

:45:06. > :45:16.much is expected because of their performance in Beijing. Very macho,

:45:16. > :45:18.

:45:18. > :45:23.and a lot has happened since then. -- very much so. A lot will depend

:45:23. > :45:27.on it Philip Hindes to get the team off to a good start. It will come

:45:27. > :45:33.down to him. A 6:20pm this evening, that is the key moment, the men's

:45:33. > :45:39.final. Jess Varnish and Victoria Pendleton won the World Cup inside

:45:39. > :45:47.the Velodrome last February, and today they renew their rivalry with

:45:47. > :45:50.the Australians. Can they triumph We are in a great place at the

:45:50. > :45:58.moment, and when we got our strengths together, it can be

:45:58. > :46:04.fantastic. It is just going to be really exciting to see what we can

:46:04. > :46:09.pull together, we are both going faster than ever in our lives.

:46:09. > :46:14.at last, a fantastic contest, and the result goes to Great Britain!

:46:14. > :46:18.That is a new world record! We have got such fond memories of the World

:46:18. > :46:23.Cup, we did such a great performance there and really

:46:23. > :46:28.stepped up our team performance. It is going to be so exciting. Well,

:46:28. > :46:35.in Melbourne, I got a virus, which no athlete wants to get sick a week

:46:35. > :46:39.before their events. Varnish has not backed that ride up, and it

:46:39. > :46:44.looks like Pendleton is under pressure to get the bronze. China

:46:44. > :46:48.take bronze. The team sprint, my position, you know exactly what you

:46:48. > :46:53.have to do, there is a countdown, it is always exactly the same, you

:46:53. > :46:57.do it in training every week, 12 or 14 times, so you know what to

:46:57. > :47:05.expect, so you have just got to get out of the gate well, have a decent

:47:05. > :47:09.start and deliver at high speed. am so pleased to have chess as my

:47:09. > :47:14.team-mate, because she is going so well, better than she was at the

:47:14. > :47:18.worlds, so we have moved on. It has my dream to be in the Olympics, and

:47:18. > :47:23.now I want to do my job, I am really excited about it. The crowd

:47:23. > :47:26.is hopefully going to get behind us and give us an extra boost. It is

:47:26. > :47:32.really good times, my face will be aching because I have been smiling

:47:32. > :47:34.so much. Let's hope she carries on smiling. How tough is it going to

:47:34. > :47:40.be for Victoria Pendleton? She has not had the easiest of roads since

:47:40. > :47:46.Beijing. No, and her performances have varied. The test event he was

:47:46. > :47:50.fantastic, and they broke the world record. Then we heard that Jess

:47:50. > :47:56.Varnish got slightly ill, below par for the World Championships. It is

:47:56. > :48:02.so close in that event. I think the Germans are the favourite pairing.

:48:02. > :48:06.I think we can expect more records here. When you look at Jess Varnish,

:48:06. > :48:10.how much potential has she got? She is a relatively new face to people.

:48:10. > :48:16.She has come on in leaps and bounds, and she will have to be the best

:48:16. > :48:19.she has ever been. If she is, they could take the gold medal here. She

:48:19. > :48:23.has coped with the pressure incredibly well, to know that your

:48:23. > :48:29.Olympic eventer is one lap of the track in a four years, it is a lot

:48:29. > :48:34.of pressure. It is incredibly intense now, they go from one race

:48:34. > :48:38.to another. Yes, it is a packed schedule once they start. The whole

:48:38. > :48:41.team sprint event will be over tonight, and it is what they

:48:41. > :48:45.trained for, it is the same for all the teams, they have to learn to

:48:46. > :48:51.back up. There is a particular rivalry between Victoria Pendleton,

:48:51. > :48:55.Jess Varnish and the Australians, but you say the Germans also.

:48:55. > :48:59.the German team were particularly good at the World Championship, and

:48:59. > :49:03.that will bolster their confidence coming into the Olympic Games.

:49:03. > :49:08.is all going to be happening tonight from six o'clock, you will

:49:08. > :49:14.be any velodrome. Qualification as well, we could see a world record

:49:14. > :49:17.go there. Lots to look out for at the rowing, so let's get back to

:49:17. > :49:22.Eton Dorney and John Inverdale. The sun is beating down, we have

:49:22. > :49:26.been so lucky, there has been some bad weather for the road races, but

:49:26. > :49:30.we have not seen it here. We have seen dark clouds but they have

:49:30. > :49:33.skirted around us, which is just as well, because I'm sure you are

:49:33. > :49:36.aware of the whole expanse of the course, there is no coverage for

:49:36. > :49:42.anybody under any of the grandstands, so the only concern is

:49:42. > :49:47.sunstroke more than the rain. What is the time now? 15 minutes before

:49:47. > :49:51.the big race today from a British perspective, away from the men's

:49:51. > :49:56.lightweight, the duel, if in advance of these games you were

:49:56. > :50:00.looking up at one or duel that was the real battle of the giants, the

:50:00. > :50:03.rumble in the jungle, it is the men's coxless four, Britain against

:50:03. > :50:07.Australia, and they have been drawn against each other in a semi-final,

:50:07. > :50:11.which some people were disappointed about, because they did not want

:50:11. > :50:15.them to meet until a final, but it throws up fascinating tactical

:50:15. > :50:18.issues about two tries and he does not. We are not talking about

:50:18. > :50:23.Korean badminton players, but keeping your powder dry before the

:50:23. > :50:28.event itself. What will happen? do not know, but but boats will

:50:28. > :50:31.want to win, put a marker on to show that they will win the gold

:50:31. > :50:37.medal in two days' time. But you do not want to hurt yourself doing

:50:37. > :50:40.that. Getting into race pace, that is OK, that is what you train for,

:50:41. > :50:44.but when you have to push really hard in the last 500 to secure a

:50:44. > :50:49.victory, that is what you do not want to do. I have been in this

:50:49. > :50:52.situation a couple of times, and if you make a marker early in the race,

:50:52. > :50:55.the other ones will say, we will save it for the final. But if you

:50:55. > :51:00.do that, it is throwing the momentum right the way across to

:51:00. > :51:04.the crew that wins, so both of them will want to win, and it will be

:51:05. > :51:10.interesting, really interesting if one of them does not bother at all,

:51:10. > :51:15.just goes off 10 or 15 strokes, make sure they qualify. It would be

:51:15. > :51:18.interesting, but no, it could be a very big could be, whoever wins

:51:18. > :51:24.this race could be the one to take the gold medal on Saturday.

:51:24. > :51:27.intriguing prospect coming up in less than 15 minutes' time. We will

:51:28. > :51:32.leave our little bandage point by the finish line and find Matt

:51:32. > :51:38.Pinsent somewhere around the lake here. -- the vantage point.

:51:38. > :51:42.I have been joined by two nervous fathers, Dave Page and John

:51:42. > :51:46.Townsend. Your daughter is rowing in the women's eight and your son

:51:46. > :51:51.is in the men's double. Let's just start with how you are feeling this

:51:51. > :51:55.morning. How are the nerves? Jangling a bit but quite positive.

:51:55. > :52:00.The women's eight have got a good chance, I think Natasha will be

:52:00. > :52:06.very nervous about Sam going out first, because his race his first.

:52:06. > :52:10.Tell us why it is important that I brought you two together. Well, it

:52:10. > :52:14.will determine the nature of my speech! I am writing a speech for

:52:14. > :52:18.their wedding on 22nd September, which is the event of the year, you

:52:18. > :52:23.know. We are very much looking forward to that, get this out of

:52:23. > :52:27.the way first, that is the main thing. This is a big combination

:52:27. > :52:33.for Sam, Olympics and wedding, whose idea was to combine the two

:52:33. > :52:39.into one easy to digest the weeks?! I think it was their idea, to be

:52:39. > :52:45.honest. My other son was married earlier in the year, so two

:52:45. > :52:50.weddings and the Olympics, a bit of an ordeal all told! Sam's chances,

:52:51. > :52:54.the double is going really well at the moment. Yes, Sams said before

:52:54. > :52:58.the Olympics started, and so it proved in the heats and the semis,

:52:58. > :53:02.there was 10 boats that could get a medal, and I was more nervous in

:53:03. > :53:07.the semis, I just wanted him to get to the final, and so it proved.

:53:07. > :53:14.There was some very good boats what got knocked out in the semis, and I

:53:14. > :53:19.just looked at the B final and it is worthy of an A final, so I am

:53:19. > :53:23.just happy he is in the A final. Good luck, James, and good luck to

:53:23. > :53:28.you, are you paying the bill? have shared it out, actually, we

:53:28. > :53:33.got on very well indeed! Very democratic to share the bill at a

:53:33. > :53:37.wedding. We will be keeping an eye on Eton Dorney, because the men's

:53:37. > :53:41.four semi-final happens at 10:10am, a very famous boat for Great

:53:41. > :53:47.Britain which has delivered at successive Olympics.

:53:47. > :53:51.Now to the judo, and the judoka has over at the XL have a VIP in the

:53:51. > :53:55.crowd, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be there. Apparently

:53:55. > :53:58.this is his favourite sport, so we are going to see how they are

:53:58. > :54:08.getting on right now. James Austin of Great Britain has had a very

:54:08. > :54:16.

:54:16. > :54:21.tough draw, because he is up levels around the ExCeL. The

:54:21. > :54:30.arrival of the 28-year-old from Staffordshire, James Austin, up

:54:30. > :54:36.against that man, the Japanese, Takamasa Anai. The 2010 world

:54:36. > :54:39.champion. James Austin first started to formulate the dream of

:54:39. > :54:44.representing his country at the Olympics when he watched the

:54:44. > :54:48.Atlanta Games on television. Now we are watching him in London, and he

:54:48. > :54:54.is an Olympian. Another of the British fighters with a really

:54:54. > :55:04.tough draw here. The Japanese is a top technical fighter. James Austin

:55:04. > :55:06.

:55:06. > :55:10.for his mum had to call himself an Olympian. For those wondering why

:55:10. > :55:14.so many British players have got so many of the top seeds, it is

:55:14. > :55:19.because none of the Britons have been seeded coming into this. They

:55:19. > :55:23.have been exposed to the best players from the start. None of the

:55:23. > :55:28.Brits manage to get the top eight seeding, so it is the lack of the

:55:29. > :55:38.draw, or the bad luck of the draw, you just get thrown in anywhere.

:55:39. > :55:52.

:55:52. > :56:02.Yeah, up against a former world at the Jubilee World Cup. He has

:56:02. > :56:12.

:56:12. > :56:16.strong arm, and again. -- there egos. Austin does not quite match

:56:16. > :56:23.up to the biggest hitters, top of the list is the bronze medal at the

:56:23. > :56:28.World Cup event in Liverpool last year. His parents first took him to

:56:28. > :56:33.his local judo club, a famous club in Benylin -- in Birmingham, to

:56:33. > :56:39.toughen him up. He was seven and by his own admission a bit of a softie,

:56:39. > :56:45.quite quiet. I defy anyone to call in a bit of a softie these days,

:56:45. > :56:49.they might come off second best. James Austin in blue. A good start

:56:49. > :56:55.from James Austin, the Japanese has taken a penalty for being passive.

:56:55. > :57:05.James has managed to wrap at the arm and get the attacks in first. -

:57:05. > :57:20.

:57:20. > :57:27.keep doing 40 has been doing for the first couple of minutes. It is

:57:27. > :57:34.an enormously competitive division. We already saw the top seed from

:57:34. > :57:44.Kazakhstan being dumped out in the first round. The rankings are not

:57:44. > :57:53.in favour of Great Britain but if an opportunity comes along, the

:57:53. > :57:58.Japanese can find himself on his back just as quickly.

:57:58. > :58:08.He needs to keep doing what he was doing in the first couple of

:58:08. > :58:10.

:58:10. > :58:20.minutes of the fight. Into the second half of the fight.

:58:20. > :58:39.

:58:39. > :58:49.Both with the penalty warning have seen here this week. Only

:58:49. > :58:56.

:58:56. > :59:06.three have managed to win their contest. And James has gone down.

:59:06. > :59:14.

:59:14. > :59:22.He needs to defend the arm. The referee brings of fighters back to

:59:22. > :59:32.their start position. The world champion from Japan, Takamasa Anai,

:59:32. > :59:57.

:59:57. > :00:07.round match. Austin needs to get his grip. Doing really well to stay

:00:07. > :00:07.

:00:07. > :00:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:00:56. > :01:03.nothing to lose in his last 30 he had to go for it. He took one

:01:03. > :01:13.last deep breath before he pulled himself back up there. But the

:01:13. > :01:13.

:01:13. > :01:23.problem has just become a double problem. He now needs a significant

:01:23. > :01:44.

:01:44. > :01:54.many of the British judo players this week has come and gone. In

:01:54. > :02:03.fairly rapid fashion. James Austen adds his claim to a list of British

:02:03. > :02:08.adds his claim to a list of British fighters beaten in the first round.

:02:08. > :02:14.Very disappointing therefore James Austen, his first match of the

:02:14. > :02:19.competition and he ended up against the world champion from Japan. So a

:02:20. > :02:25.very tough talk indeed and he ended up being defeated there. It is

:02:25. > :02:31.tradition that by this stage in the morning we have to check in on the

:02:31. > :02:34.aquatic centre. Clare Balding and Mark Foster are there. I was

:02:35. > :02:42.speaking to Ryan Lochte's Mother this morning and both his parents

:02:43. > :02:49.are swimming coaches. It is not surprising. He is gifted by his

:02:49. > :02:56.physique and also by parents who were willing to get up so early in

:02:56. > :03:00.the morning. There's so much energy in this place. Even if you wake up

:03:00. > :03:05.feeling a little jaded you come here and there is music and you

:03:05. > :03:15.feel great again. And we had a great British performance last

:03:15. > :03:20.

:03:20. > :03:29.night from Michael Jamieson. It was an amazing race. He was just coming

:03:29. > :03:39.back and coming back. You can see the world record line there. Daniel

:03:39. > :03:39.

:03:39. > :03:45.Gyurta or in lane number four. It was just amazing. He took that

:03:45. > :03:50.opportunity and swam the race of his life to take silver. We're all

:03:50. > :03:56.realistic about her chances of a gold but Rebecca Adlington is the

:03:56. > :04:06.one most likely to do that. She has been in great form and she is

:04:06. > :04:07.

:04:07. > :04:14.coming up to her main event. The 400 is not her race. But this is

:04:14. > :04:22.the one that she trains for. She each mashed everybody in this event

:04:22. > :04:26.four years ago. She is the girl, the one we are counting on. It will

:04:26. > :04:32.be interesting to see what kind of form she is in. We will bring you

:04:32. > :04:39.all that swimming over on BBC Three. So if you want to see Michael

:04:39. > :04:44.Phelps and Lizzie Simmonds, that will be on BBC Three.

:04:44. > :04:48.The rowing semi-finals are almost upon us so we head back now to Eton

:04:48. > :04:54.thorny. Great Britain's Men's Four are in it semi-final action very

:04:54. > :04:59.are in it semi-final action very shortly.

:04:59. > :05:09.In your capacity as flag supremo, we have been discussing the third

:05:09. > :05:10.

:05:10. > :05:20.along on the right. It is read up with a yellow star. We do not know

:05:20. > :05:26.

:05:26. > :05:36.what it is. Can you help us out? Well, I was thinking East Asia and

:05:36. > :05:37.

:05:37. > :05:42.I'm guessing perhaps Vietnam. But is that a rowing nation?

:05:42. > :05:50.I do not know, we will find out. There is a lot of money riding on

:05:50. > :05:55.this! But not as much as there is on the coxless four. We discussed

:05:55. > :06:00.the tactics at play a few moments ago. That will have been discussed

:06:00. > :06:04.last night by the different crews. But in terms of the British war,

:06:04. > :06:08.but they're coming in as underdogs but none the less they are

:06:08. > :06:14.conscious that this is the boat that the British public at large,

:06:14. > :06:24.this is the boat that Britain expects. And that does add to the

:06:24. > :06:28.

:06:28. > :06:38.pressure. They come in almost as co-

:06:38. > :06:38.

:06:38. > :06:43.favourites. The Australians won the last World Cup. The way that they

:06:43. > :06:52.rode in their heats and semi-finals, most people are saying there is

:06:52. > :06:57.nothing between them. These conditions, people are saying it

:06:57. > :07:02.better suits Australia than Great Britain. This will be a fascinating

:07:02. > :07:09.battle of cat and mouse. Dan Topolski and Garry Herbert take

:07:09. > :07:19.over now. Under starter's orders. The bones

:07:19. > :07:27.

:07:27. > :07:37.are a way. -- boats are away. All the talk is about Australia and

:07:37. > :07:39.

:07:39. > :07:43.Great Britain. I was talking this morning to an Australian

:07:43. > :07:48.commentator and they are going to go flat out to win this race.

:07:48. > :07:57.Alongside that the British will also be going all out to win this

:07:57. > :08:04.race. They have been trying to smooth out

:08:04. > :08:08.the way that they ral, more relaxation, more flow. What is

:08:08. > :08:15.great about the Australians is that they have that flow. Great Britain

:08:15. > :08:22.is trying to do that. So they do not force the catch before the boat

:08:22. > :08:30.has had its full time to run. It will be difficult for Great Britain

:08:30. > :08:40.to keep their nerve. No panic at the moment, they are just thinking

:08:40. > :08:44.about rhythm as they go through. In the last 100 I would say that

:08:44. > :08:54.the British have contained a Australia. The Australians have

:08:54. > :08:56.

:08:56. > :09:05.moved into a very efficient with them. We go now into the second 500.

:09:05. > :09:12.This is where the crews will be looking to get real efficiency.

:09:12. > :09:19.Great Britain easing away from the Netherlands.

:09:19. > :09:24.The Australians just easing out to half a length. Great Britain just

:09:24. > :09:32.taking a couple more strokes per minute than that Australia. The

:09:32. > :09:40.Australia are very disciplined. And they're pretty strong and snooze.

:09:40. > :09:45.Great Britain just need to be relaxed and do not rush the front

:09:45. > :09:53.part of the stroke. A big push now from Andy Hodge. They're on their

:09:53. > :10:03.feet, pushing through the finishers. No response from the Australia,

:10:03. > :10:10.

:10:10. > :10:20.semi-final of the Men's Coxless Four. The strain the out half a

:10:20. > :10:36.

:10:36. > :10:41.length over Great Britain. -- per minute. Great Britain at the 36.

:10:41. > :10:47.This looks quite ominous because the Australians are really

:10:47. > :10:57.stretching out and relaxing. Great Britain are looking good, of moving

:10:57. > :11:03.

:11:03. > :11:10.well. They must not get into a mindset where they have a sense of

:11:10. > :11:14.having to beat Australia. They have never been top of the podium.

:11:14. > :11:24.have not won and it is difficult to get them to change their minds set

:11:24. > :11:25.

:11:25. > :11:32.and feel that you're absolutely the top dog. Feeling, I can see their

:11:32. > :11:36.wash and I'm not comfortable and O'Dea, it is almost one length.

:11:36. > :11:44.Three-quarters of the way through. We have not really seemed any

:11:44. > :11:54.fireworks. The British have just squeezed through the mark. The

:11:54. > :11:59.

:11:59. > :12:04.crowd almost like the 5th person aboard this crew. The British now

:12:04. > :12:14.starting to mount a charge. Australia have not responding.

:12:14. > :12:16.

:12:16. > :12:22.is a very good move from Great Britain. They are beginning to pile

:12:22. > :12:27.on the pressure. They feel that cauldron of sound and there are now

:12:27. > :12:37.making a big push. The strategy for both of them is that they really

:12:37. > :12:40.

:12:40. > :12:44.want to win is to put them in pole Britain and Australia. Getting up

:12:44. > :12:48.to maximum speed. 150 from the line and finally now, the Australians

:12:48. > :12:53.are pushed in, to forced to respond, but Great Britain are rowing

:12:53. > :12:58.through, Australia and they are doing it in the semifinal. We have

:12:58. > :13:00.remaining 50 metres and that has been a sensational sprint for the

:13:00. > :13:04.line, Australia not responding, Great Britain through in first

:13:04. > :13:09.place, they have taken a very important psychological step

:13:09. > :13:15.forward, for the Olympic final there, but Australia will come back

:13:15. > :13:20.strong. But a fantastic push in, well executed, it was called from

:13:20. > :13:24.the 1500 mark by Peter Reid in the two seat. Andy Hodge respond and

:13:24. > :13:28.they drove on to the line. Not a bad go there. Gary, I have to take

:13:28. > :13:32.back what I said. That was a fantastic attack. You say Australia

:13:32. > :13:35.didn't respond. They were up at 38 strokes a minute. They were

:13:35. > :13:41.responding and there was not much they could do. Maybe they have more

:13:41. > :13:45.in the tank. Maybe they can push on further. But this was a a great,

:13:45. > :13:52.relaxed and powerful surge from the British four as they pushed on past.

:13:52. > :13:54.Well judged, they didn't lose their heads, their rhythm in that middle

:13:54. > :13:58.1,000 metres. They pushed right back. Very proud of them. Very

:13:58. > :14:02.proud of them and I have just been having my worries and doubts, but

:14:02. > :14:05.they have gone away for six weeks to altitude and come back with

:14:05. > :14:15.enormous confidence there. That will be a tremor ral booster for

:14:15. > :14:16.

:14:16. > :14:20.them. -- tremendous morale booster for them. A bit of relief, allows

:14:20. > :14:23.himself a boit a smile. As we wait for the full confirmation what a

:14:23. > :14:30.way to go into the final. Great Britain over Australia, and

:14:30. > :14:35.Netherlands third. What a final that promises to be. Fascinatingly,

:14:35. > :14:40.it is all mind game, it is all cat- and-mouse but who is the cat and

:14:40. > :14:44.who is the mouse? Both crew trust line and sailing off for their warm

:14:44. > :14:48.down, nop looking at anyone, they are giving the impression we are

:14:48. > :14:54.coasting, we are fine, we still coasting, we are fine, we still

:14:54. > :14:59.have a lot left in the tank. Are we any the wiser? No. I just don't

:15:00. > :15:04.know, both boats did turn, paddled away, I think, in their hearts they

:15:04. > :15:09.were pumping, they were gaspling for breath but not showing it. Both

:15:09. > :15:13.looked very relaxed. What your gut feel, that the Australians not let

:15:13. > :15:16.them through, but said, listen, fine, you go on, you give it all

:15:16. > :15:21.you've got but we are saving somethingsome. That is the

:15:21. > :15:26.impression that I did get. But, looking at the pictures, is that

:15:26. > :15:31.both boats were trying really hard. The Australians a bit more relaxed

:15:31. > :15:35.at trying hard than our guys at trying hard. Both boats have more

:15:35. > :15:40.to give in the middle heart -- half of the race, it was a battle of

:15:40. > :15:44.Wills, we are going to cross the line first. Has that result changed

:15:44. > :15:50.the balance of power for Saturday? I don't think it has. I don't think

:15:50. > :15:53.it has. It is giving both boats a lot to think about, but I would

:15:53. > :15:57.still put them at joint favourites. I don't think that has split them

:15:57. > :16:01.at all. In terms of the British approach, you know, the Australians

:16:01. > :16:06.went out quickly, they had half a length at one point, the British

:16:06. > :16:10.crew had the option then, didn't they, of taking the foot off the

:16:10. > :16:15.throttle and saying, fine, you carry on and we will come second,

:16:15. > :16:18.but they chose to go with it and they chose to groant them and go

:16:18. > :16:23.through them that. Was a declaration of intent. Would that

:16:24. > :16:28.have been preplanned, or was that on the hoof almost? I think it is

:16:28. > :16:32.preplanned. It was actually very, almost doing the opposite race

:16:32. > :16:36.plans,, it is normally the Brits that blast out, get a lead, the

:16:36. > :16:42.Australians push it through the middle and then hold on to the

:16:42. > :16:47.power that our guys have at the end. The whole process is turned on its

:16:47. > :16:52.head, because the Australians, are the ones that went off first, and

:16:52. > :16:58.our guys, were much less through the middle and our guys went, "We

:16:58. > :17:08.are going to win this" and they went for it. Is there anything in

:17:08. > :17:10.

:17:10. > :17:20.for the green light and we are away now in the second semifinal of the

:17:20. > :17:23.men's coxless fours. Really there is nothing in this semifinal that

:17:23. > :17:27.would bother either Australia, or indeed Great Britain. You have to

:17:28. > :17:32.say who is going to challenge those two leading crews, and no-one,

:17:32. > :17:38.really. Greece are good. Greece were second last year or the USA.

:17:38. > :17:42.That is the American's top boat. But, the race is going to be

:17:42. > :17:46.between the two. That was a fascinating race. We are a bit

:17:47. > :17:50.subdued because we are a bit surprised as how fantastically

:17:50. > :17:55.effective was the British push through, Australia were certainly

:17:55. > :18:00.up at 38 strokes a minute. They weren't just letting them through,

:18:00. > :18:04.I thought that was a great fillip for the British four. They looked

:18:05. > :18:10.good. They didn't lose their heads. There is all to play for. Steve is

:18:10. > :18:14.right. Joint there, two very different approaches to rowing and

:18:14. > :18:18.racing, but it will be intriguing for the last, on the last day of

:18:18. > :18:25.racing, here is Germany out in front. Germany who were fifth last

:18:25. > :18:33.year, heading Greece, who were second. Canada at the top of the

:18:33. > :18:37.picture, Romania and the United States. 500 down. Germany out.

:18:37. > :18:46.German crew. In lane number, Germany in lane number four, they

:18:46. > :18:49.were fifth last year. A moment there to reflect also the Bowman in

:18:49. > :18:55.this German four, he won a gold medal in the German eight last year

:18:55. > :19:01.and did not make the eight this year. Interesting his thoughts

:19:01. > :19:04.really, watching his fellow countrymen win the Olympic gold

:19:04. > :19:08.medal yesterday. He was not good enough to get into the eight this

:19:08. > :19:15.time round. This is the British event. This is what we have been

:19:15. > :19:20.winning since back in 2000, and grab her has made it his own. We --

:19:20. > :19:28.grab her. We had a different four representing Great Britain last

:19:28. > :19:35.year. Grobler. He believes the crew he has got now is faster than last

:19:35. > :19:40.year. Two of them went into the British eight, they got a bronze

:19:40. > :19:44.medal yesterday, but here Germany, out in front, fifth last year,

:19:45. > :19:49.being pegged now by the US, the United States, they are rowing

:19:49. > :19:53.rather well, they have a good Longwell connected stroke. They are

:19:53. > :19:57.not hur rid, they are moving well and they could move out in front

:19:57. > :20:07.they are going through Germany now, into the lead. It is America's top

:20:07. > :20:09.

:20:09. > :20:19.boat. So we are going through the 1,000 mark. Coming up to the 1,000

:20:19. > :20:28.

:20:28. > :20:32.that second 5 hundred. The Greeks too, in lane five, silver medallist

:20:32. > :20:36.from the World Championships last year. They too, will be quick in

:20:36. > :20:42.the closing stages, we have five boats all starting to converge

:20:42. > :20:47.together, six boats in this line up. Canada in one, Romania two, United

:20:47. > :20:52.States three. Germany four, New Zealand six. First three to qualify

:20:52. > :20:56.for the A final. We know that Greece have lots of flexibility.

:20:56. > :21:00.They can move their rate up if they need to, gear change, it will be

:21:00. > :21:04.interesting to see if the US can do that too. They have a steady middle

:21:05. > :21:08.of the race rhythm there. It is looking good. They are watching the

:21:08. > :21:12.field. Will they be able to respond when the attacks come from Greece?

:21:12. > :21:20.Germany probably a bit of spent force now, Canada top of the

:21:20. > :21:24.picture, looking to Troy and make one of those qualifying places.

:21:24. > :21:32.see the crews bunched up here, a wonderful array of technique and

:21:32. > :21:36.the stroke rates at various parts of the course, United States

:21:36. > :21:42.stretching out. 1500. 500 to go, in the second semifinal of the men's

:21:42. > :21:46.coxless four. Dan in one, Romania two, off the pace. In lane three

:21:46. > :21:53.the United States, led through the middle one thousand here, Germany

:21:53. > :21:58.in four, Greece in five. New Zealand in six. Your comment about

:21:58. > :22:03.stroke rate, and the number of strokes per minute, the United

:22:04. > :22:07.States were at a steady 35. Greece were at 40. So now let us see what

:22:07. > :22:11.the flexibility is. They have made a move. They can see Greece's

:22:11. > :22:16.attack. Greece will have gone early. That will be tough for them. Now

:22:16. > :22:21.the United States have gone up. 37 strokes a minute. They have moved

:22:21. > :22:25.up. They should be able to hold Greece off. 250 out. What the white

:22:25. > :22:28.boat at the top. Canada they are renowned for their sprint finish.

:22:28. > :22:34.At the moment it is looking like United States from Greece, Canada

:22:34. > :22:39.in fourth, they need to move up to qualify for the A final. We now

:22:39. > :22:45.have 200 left, 20 strokes, and still the Greeks come and they

:22:45. > :22:49.charge hard. We are 175 from the line. Those three crews are clear.

:22:49. > :22:52.United States, Greece and Germany, clear from Canada. As we come to

:22:52. > :22:56.the 100. It has gone up to 44 strokes a minute, they saw Greece

:22:56. > :23:00.were still coming, they have changed gear, that is effective,

:23:00. > :23:04.they have gone back out to about a third of a length. The crews coming

:23:04. > :23:09.to the line in this second semifinal of the men heeves I have

:23:09. > :23:13.four United States from Greece and Germany. Those three crews safely

:23:13. > :23:18.through to the A final, but it has to be said, with all due respect to

:23:18. > :23:21.those grews -- crews, nothing there Dan, would have any challenge worry

:23:21. > :23:27.for both Great Britain and Australia. I think that is right.

:23:27. > :23:31.But that was an impressive row from the United States. Charlie Cole has

:23:31. > :23:35.been in the American squad here n the eight last year, in the pair as

:23:35. > :23:40.well. He rode for Oxford in the boat race about five years ago, six

:23:40. > :23:46.years ago but he has been in the American squad since then he has

:23:46. > :23:50.just developed as one of America's leading rowers. Looking round in

:23:50. > :23:55.the boats there, I am just looking at Rommel in the two seat. It is

:23:55. > :24:00.not his yob to look round, Unless he is making the calls. They are a

:24:00. > :24:05.quiet boat for an American boat. Usually you would hear some

:24:05. > :24:09.whooping and hollering. It's a semifinal, so they want to keep

:24:09. > :24:16.their focus very clear. Not get overexcited. But that was a good

:24:16. > :24:20.win for them. They went up to 44. 44 strokes a minute, to finish

:24:20. > :24:26.making sure they were clear. A bit nervous, they weren't expecting

:24:26. > :24:33.that, they were well in front. About 500 metres to go. There was

:24:33. > :24:38.Greece mounting that big attack. the final three boats to the A

:24:38. > :24:46.final, USA. Greece and Germany but it still remains Australia and

:24:46. > :24:49.Great Britain as an Ashes showdown. You suspect that everybody else is

:24:49. > :24:55.fighting for bronze and that race is on Saturday morning, obviously

:24:55. > :24:59.see it here live on BBC One. Out and about for us all week here at

:24:59. > :25:04.dorn has been Matt Pinsent. Wonder where he is now. We will hear a lot

:25:04. > :25:08.about lightweight rowing today and it means the crew has to average

:25:08. > :25:15.beneath 70 Kyle lows a man. The maximum any individual can be is 72.

:25:15. > :25:19.Two hours before race time they come in here, and weigh in and our

:25:19. > :25:24.British guys giving it they are coming straight out means they have

:25:24. > :25:28.cleared the weigh up. You man the difficulty, you have to dip down

:25:28. > :25:32.your weight three hours before the race. Sweat down out on the lake in

:25:32. > :25:36.a paddle, and you come in, and you step on the scales, the official

:25:36. > :25:40.marks you off, works out the average and providing you are clear,

:25:40. > :25:44.you have two hours to refuel, puts some fluids and food back in and

:25:44. > :25:52.you go out and race your final. Lightweight rowing is not for the

:25:52. > :25:57.fainthearted. It is lightweight. We are on. I am here. Lightweight

:25:57. > :26:00.are on. I am here. Lightweight rowing we will talk about now.

:26:00. > :26:04.There is the cheer for them in their semifinal and the point we

:26:04. > :26:07.made at the start was that all 13 boats of the British team are

:26:07. > :26:11.hoping to get them through to the final and this is perhaps one of

:26:11. > :26:16.the ones you might have a question mark over. They rowed earlier this

:26:16. > :26:21.week and they should make it through. They looked good in the

:26:21. > :26:24.heat. Very laid back, very confident, Greece is the

:26:24. > :26:28.outstanding performer, but Greece didn't look as good in their heats

:26:28. > :26:32.so it will be interesting to see how they fare here. The lightweight

:26:32. > :26:35.double here, change of cue, this one is supposed to be stroner they

:26:35. > :26:45.didn't show it earlier in the season, but certainly, I think that

:26:45. > :26:47.

:26:47. > :26:53.they will get a medal, and but they to get under way. New Zealand in

:26:53. > :27:03.one, Germany two, Great Britain in three. Listen to that. Greece in

:27:03. > :27:12.

:27:12. > :27:15.final World Cup reGA gat ta Great Britain finished fou in that,

:27:15. > :27:25.impressive fourth but since thens Sophie Hosking moved into the

:27:25. > :27:29.stroke seat. Kath Copeland moved as well. This change of combination

:27:29. > :27:32.has worked for the favour of Great Britain, so New Zealand in lane one,

:27:32. > :27:37.Germany in two Great Britain in three, Greece are the World

:27:37. > :27:45.Champions, they are in lane four, the USA fourth, at the world last

:27:45. > :27:49.year, they sit in five, Cuba, a new boat, for this Olympic Games, in

:27:49. > :27:59.lane six. There is Kath Copeland coming through the middle and

:27:59. > :28:12.

:28:12. > :28:22.Sophie Hosking. Maximum crew year that came third. Kat Copeland

:28:22. > :28:23.

:28:23. > :28:29.then came in. It is difficult with the new crew. They've put her in

:28:29. > :28:34.the stroke seat, there were trying to forge her relationship. And

:28:34. > :28:39.since they raced in Munich and did not win there, their coach moved

:28:39. > :28:44.Sophie Hosking, who is such a dynamic athlete, into the stroke

:28:44. > :28:54.seat. And they have really turned their speed around and are really

:28:54. > :29:00.definite contenders. Great Britain currently in 4th

:29:00. > :29:08.position, that is OK. Now in the second five they will look to just

:29:08. > :29:15.get into that rhythm. We expect one push as a consolidator. And that

:29:15. > :29:25.prepares them then to step through the halfway mark. There is not a

:29:25. > :29:25.

:29:25. > :29:30.lot in it. This is the semi- final so it is quite a fine balance,

:29:30. > :29:36.doing as much as you can but without really exposing yourself.

:29:36. > :29:41.You do not need to do that at this stage. Greece other world champions,

:29:41. > :29:51.they have been together for a while and they really are affected as a

:29:51. > :29:52.

:29:52. > :29:57.double. -- effective. They are punchy and aggressive. They like to

:29:57. > :30:04.get out at the front of the field. Now the great British double just

:30:04. > :30:13.trying to push into second place. I would expect a very good second

:30:13. > :30:18.half from them. There were quite slow taking off. They have given

:30:18. > :30:25.themselves quite a lot of work to do. But perhaps they just have a

:30:25. > :30:30.different race planned for this semi-final. I like the way they are

:30:30. > :30:37.sculling. Great Britain just looking as if they're putting in

:30:37. > :30:47.another push at 900. Greece, the world champions, it clear by one

:30:47. > :30:47.

:30:47. > :30:57.length. Great Britain going through in its third place. The German

:30:57. > :31:02.

:31:02. > :31:10.group finished third at Munich. Greece did not race at that time.

:31:10. > :31:14.They finished third at Lausanne with Great Britain finishing in 5th.

:31:14. > :31:20.A New Zealand at the top of the picture, there were first in Munich

:31:20. > :31:30.but they're just not in the hunt today. I'm surprised because the

:31:30. > :31:40.

:31:40. > :31:46.hold of the world's best time. We do have a cross tailwind. Great

:31:46. > :31:56.Britain now in second place. But the United States of America also

:31:56. > :31:57.

:31:57. > :32:04.coming up. More dynamic from the Great Britain Double Scull. Sophie

:32:04. > :32:13.Hosking just jumps on it, it is quick and dynamic. She just picks

:32:13. > :32:23.it up and transferers it really well. And there are showing Greece

:32:23. > :32:28.

:32:28. > :32:38.a real race for this semi-final. Coming through the 1,500m mark.

:32:38. > :32:48.Great Britain had a sensational ferric 500. -- third. The 5th

:32:48. > :32:57.

:32:58. > :33:06.present debtors the third person in Katherine Copeland and Sophie

:33:06. > :33:12.Hosking, this is at sensational spell. What a well timed race. Even

:33:12. > :33:22.with that slow start their able to force their way right through the

:33:22. > :33:23.

:33:23. > :33:33.world champions. This is terrific. Catt Copeland is in her first big

:33:33. > :33:35.

:33:35. > :33:41.senior event. And there they are in front of their home ground.

:33:41. > :33:51.year-old Katherine Copeland just backing up her partner, Sophie

:33:51. > :33:51.

:33:51. > :33:58.Hosking, 26. Doing a fabulous job. They can just enjoy and executed

:33:58. > :34:06.plan right down to the line. Greece now bet they know they are well

:34:06. > :34:16.defeated. And after what was a slow start art

:34:16. > :34:17.

:34:17. > :34:24.on the starting gate, Great Britain putting a mark on his Olympic Games.

:34:24. > :34:28.And there throw by clear water. -- they are through. I had a hunch

:34:28. > :34:34.when I saw them racing in the opening heat and they just looked

:34:35. > :34:42.fantastic. And the change in order just made such an impression. Look

:34:42. > :34:51.at them, and no histrionics, job done, could spell. And now at last

:34:51. > :34:57.that smile. They were just warm down now, just focus for the final.

:34:57. > :35:02.That was splendid. It is a wonderful partnership that is

:35:02. > :35:06.coming up to the boil here. From the timing point of view it could

:35:06. > :35:14.not get any better than this. that be another potential gold

:35:14. > :35:23.medal for Great Britain? Great Britain first, Greece second and

:35:23. > :35:33.Germany there it. Well that was tremendous. It was

:35:33. > :35:36.

:35:37. > :35:39.unbelievable. Greece were dominating the circuit last year. I

:35:39. > :35:45.heard on the commentary in their heats that they did not look as

:35:45. > :35:50.comfortable. But when they got out of the start the way they did, but

:35:50. > :35:57.our girls just stuck to their tactics, it looked relaxed and cool,

:35:57. > :36:06.just squeezed through. Obviously the extra man in the boat on the

:36:06. > :36:11.other side. They put themselves in contention for perhaps a gold medal.

:36:11. > :36:17.Catt Copeland by the way, she is very proud of being from the North

:36:18. > :36:21.East. We will hopefully have a word with her shortly. But where will we

:36:21. > :36:24.with her shortly. But where will we find Matthew Pinsent now?

:36:24. > :36:29.brilliant performance from the women there in their semi-final.

:36:29. > :36:36.I'm back in the boating area. These are the women's eights laid out for

:36:36. > :36:45.the final in a couple of hours' time. The Australian boat there,

:36:45. > :36:55.this attachment giving them some feedback for the coach in terms of

:36:55. > :36:55.

:36:55. > :37:02.speed and pace. A lot of these boats travel by road. You can see

:37:02. > :37:05.this split here, this will divide into two sections. This is the

:37:05. > :37:13.American boat and it can go in to a shipping container and come across

:37:13. > :37:18.the Atlantic. Over here is the British boat. We hope it is going

:37:18. > :37:28.to do really well in a couple of hours' time.

:37:28. > :37:30.

:37:30. > :37:40.I would like to ask a question, why is every boat the same colour?

:37:40. > :37:41.

:37:41. > :37:45.I can answer that, all the yellow boats are built by a German

:37:45. > :37:50.manufacturer. You can have different colours but you have to

:37:50. > :37:54.pay a little extra. The Italian boats tend to be. But again you can

:37:54. > :38:04.have them in a different colour. You see them every now and again

:38:04. > :38:06.

:38:06. > :38:11.but most people go for the German standard. It is what is in the boat

:38:11. > :38:17.not the colour of the boat. Talking of colours, to return to our

:38:18. > :38:27.ongoing debate about the flags. We were incorrect about that being the

:38:28. > :38:33.

:38:33. > :38:43.Greek flag. But of course it is the Uruguay flag. The debate began on

:38:43. > :38:44.

:38:44. > :38:49.the flag to the right to that one, with the yellow star. Michelle, you

:38:49. > :38:58.thought it was Vietnam? I am correct and Twitter has confirmed

:38:58. > :39:04.that. I'm hesitant to say too much about flags! But it is interesting

:39:04. > :39:10.to see them all up. It shows which has the nations are in that

:39:10. > :39:20.particular sport. You have actually got something enemies rowers down

:39:20. > :39:25.there somewhere. -- Vietnamese. When you come back to us in a few

:39:26. > :39:30.minutes we will have spotted the Nigerian flag.

:39:30. > :39:35.A lot more rowing action coming up. Just a quick word on the other

:39:35. > :39:40.sporting action under way it right now. Five swimming heats taking

:39:40. > :39:46.place and if you what to watch them go over to BBC Three at about 11

:39:46. > :39:53.o'clock where we will be seeing Rebecca Adlington in her heat. Also

:39:53. > :39:59.the beach volleyball, it is the Brazilians now on the court. They

:39:59. > :40:05.are leading in the game, up one set. They're playing Italy. And also

:40:05. > :40:11.table tennis is under way. The men's singles semi-finals. China's

:40:11. > :40:17.world number one is in action. Justin Timberlake has just treated

:40:17. > :40:23.saying this is his favourite sport! Now has straight back to Eton

:40:23. > :40:27.Dorney and a very busy morning in all those rowing races.

:40:27. > :40:33.After the second semi-final of the After the second semi-final of the

:40:34. > :40:37.women's lightweight double. Into the second 500m now coming up

:40:38. > :40:47.to the halfway mark in his second semi-final of the women's

:40:48. > :40:48.

:40:48. > :40:58.lightweight double sculls. Canada and now the closest to us. The

:40:58. > :41:16.

:41:16. > :41:26.Canadians other world silver three regattas in the World Cup

:41:26. > :41:27.

:41:27. > :41:37.series this year. So there on form. Australia are doing well, putting

:41:37. > :41:46.

:41:46. > :41:54.China under pressure. Denmark, China and Canada are the ones you

:41:54. > :41:58.would expect to be up in front. Basle woman of the Chinese crew,

:41:58. > :42:03.she was 5th in the world championships in 2009. We have not

:42:03. > :42:11.really eats seen her since but she has come back strongly this year in

:42:11. > :42:17.his new combination. Looking pretty impressive. She is looking across

:42:17. > :42:23.at Denmark as if just by looking at them she can't slow them down. But

:42:23. > :42:27.all she is doing is slowing herself down. She has that the tendency to

:42:27. > :42:37.glance across. And she is going to miss what is happening with the

:42:37. > :42:40.

:42:40. > :42:44.Australia coming up on the other back, three boats to go through the

:42:45. > :42:51.A final. You are looking at the race leader. The main three boats

:42:51. > :42:56.are clear, but Australia, closest to us does have to work. That angle

:42:56. > :43:00.will be deceptive. Never the less, Netherlands in lane two. Watch out

:43:00. > :43:03.for them. In the closing stages some of the crews may falter.

:43:03. > :43:09.Denmark if three. Eighth at the World Championship last year and

:43:09. > :43:17.they have had to work very very hard, just to keep up with China.

:43:17. > :43:21.Sneaking along in lane five, here come the Australian, the angle from

:43:21. > :43:26.Netherlands was deceptive. The boats out clear. 250, 25 strokes

:43:26. > :43:29.remain. It looks like, it is probably not going to change,

:43:29. > :43:34.because the Chinese have reacted well to the challenge from either

:43:34. > :43:38.side of them. And they all know if the wind does kick up it will

:43:38. > :43:48.become more unfair, they need to be in the best to, get the best lane

:43:48. > :43:51.

:43:51. > :43:56.they need to be a winner of this varying cross heads down the main

:43:56. > :44:01.part of the course. They come into the wind tunnel of the grand stands.

:44:01. > :44:06.Sheltered quite nicely. China now with the last five or six strokes

:44:06. > :44:10.as they head towards the line, holding off a very strong charge

:44:10. > :44:16.from Denmark, the Danes can not get through China. Chosest to us

:44:16. > :44:19.Australia. They are getting third place. China is in first, Denmark

:44:19. > :44:26.second. Australia third. Those three crews safely through to the A

:44:26. > :44:31.final. Don't see anything, I mean China looked good, there, but I

:44:31. > :44:35.love the gutsyness of the British double sculls as well. They have

:44:35. > :44:38.flexibility. They can cruise at a very good speed without taking a

:44:38. > :44:42.huge amount of themselves, in the middle part of the race and they

:44:42. > :44:49.have that flexibility to change gear, in the last 500. I just think

:44:49. > :44:59.they have a lot of, a lot of ability to play a very good

:44:59. > :45:02.

:45:02. > :45:09.strategic race in the final. Good start by the Chinese double scull.

:45:09. > :45:13.Just loving it. Loving being here, performing on the Olympic stage.

:45:13. > :45:20.Wait for the confirmation there. China, Denmark and Australia safely

:45:21. > :45:21.through, looking like a Great through, looking like a Great

:45:22. > :45:25.Britain China showdown in the final. There were three second

:45:25. > :45:31.differential in those two semifinal, but in a sense, you know, you are

:45:31. > :45:34.not racing against the clock, you are racing, so don't read too much.

:45:34. > :45:39.The wind is not consistent. Sometimes it is carrying straight

:45:39. > :45:43.behind and sometimes it is coming across, you will get a big

:45:43. > :45:48.difference, you can't read very much into the times from heat the

:45:48. > :45:53.heat. Before we round up our little flag debate and move on, we can see

:45:53. > :45:57.the flags that, it is blowing across the course quite

:45:57. > :46:02.substantially, so just explain, you know, again, we are conscious most

:46:02. > :46:07.people have probably never been in a boat or rowed, why does that give

:46:07. > :46:11.such an advantage to the boats on the far side? If the wind is

:46:11. > :46:16.blowing as a cross tail, the more wind you have got, the more quicker

:46:16. > :46:19.you are going to go. If it was a cross head you would want to be on

:46:19. > :46:23.this side, on the sheltered side. You want to be in the windy

:46:23. > :46:27.condition, or in the non-windy conditions if it is not helping,

:46:27. > :46:32.simple as that. To finish off the flag thing, one thing we didn't

:46:32. > :46:37.realise, if we move our cam row show you the flags above that --

:46:37. > :46:42.camera, is we hadn't realised of course all the flags are in

:46:42. > :46:48.alphabet order, so even if you don't, even you don't know what the

:46:48. > :46:53.flag is you work it out by working out that A is in one end and Z is

:46:53. > :46:59.the other. That is the flag of New Zealand, so NE, goes to NE, Niger,

:46:59. > :47:02.Niger is to the right. So we are not 100% certain but I am guessing

:47:02. > :47:08.it so to the right of that. By process of elimination that is what

:47:08. > :47:14.we think. Here we go with the first semifinal of the men's lightweight

:47:14. > :47:24.double and Zac Purchase and Mark double and Zac Purchase and Mark

:47:24. > :47:26.

:47:26. > :47:30.Turner. We are way in the first fb Italy in three, Denmark in four,

:47:30. > :47:37.Germany in five. Japan in lane six, Great Britain come down in the next

:47:37. > :47:41.semifinal. The middle three boats, New Zealand, Italy and Denmark are

:47:41. > :47:46.the crews to watch. They are the ones who should move out and

:47:46. > :47:51.qualify here. Denmark, just dominant four or five years ago,

:47:51. > :47:57.round the last time, didn't end up with the gold medal in the third of

:47:57. > :48:07.the Olympics but they dominated up until then. Italy there, as you are

:48:07. > :48:14.

:48:14. > :48:24.seeing, the stroke rower has a new here. New Zealand beaten by Great

:48:24. > :48:25.

:48:25. > :48:27.Britain to the gold, they were second. So New Zealand's pair in

:48:27. > :48:33.lane two, the world silver medallist behind Great Britain,

:48:33. > :48:39.Great Britain have beaten them in the early stages. Important

:48:39. > :48:43.psychological scalp there. 500 -- 500 down. Italy, only just, this is

:48:43. > :48:47.a category where the average crew weight cannot exceed 70 kilograms.

:48:47. > :48:56.In the early stages we would see not much in it between the six

:48:56. > :49:01.boats. So a level playing field. Weight plays no impact, everybody

:49:01. > :49:10.the same weight. It is just down to sheer ability and talent. Do you

:49:10. > :49:17.know, I get the foaling that New Zealand has had a surprise return

:49:17. > :49:22.to form for Great Britain. We have had a terrible season. They were

:49:22. > :49:26.just expecting, yes, that is the end of the British, we can focus on

:49:26. > :49:31.winning a gold medal, and they are sculling well, they are in third

:49:31. > :49:38.place, moved into third. They, they would normally blast out, and be

:49:38. > :49:48.leading the field by now. I just feel they, you know, they just

:49:48. > :49:57.

:49:57. > :50:01.haven't quite got back to their quickly Italy slipped back there.

:50:01. > :50:03.That was unexpected. They were right up there with Denmark, I

:50:03. > :50:07.expected them to mount quite a challenge, but they have slipped

:50:07. > :50:11.back the a point where it is going to be hard for them to get back

:50:11. > :50:16.into the medals. They were third last year. You would expect them to

:50:16. > :50:20.be up there with this leading group. Denmark coming through the half way

:50:20. > :50:24.mark in this first semifinal, the men's lightweight double scull,

:50:24. > :50:29.coming back to form, they were fifth last year at the World

:50:29. > :50:36.Championship, third in Lucerne, the middle of three regattas, this year

:50:36. > :50:40.they have beaten Great Britain but not at this regatta. Looking pretty

:50:40. > :50:44.strong. These guys running into Beijing four years a -- years ago,

:50:44. > :50:49.they were unbeaten. They had a fantastic run in the last two years

:50:49. > :50:53.into Beijing, and then in the final, that Olympic final, Mark Hunter,

:50:53. > :50:58.Zac Purchase, just stormed there in a way, really knocked them for six.

:50:58. > :51:03.It has taken a while for them to come back. Here they are in this

:51:03. > :51:08.semifinal. Four years on, leading it. But hard to say whether they

:51:08. > :51:14.are going to be... My feel is New Zealand, their traditional sprint

:51:14. > :51:20.and, they don't look pretty but they are fast. That I say as a

:51:20. > :51:24.compliment. Denmark, New Zealand and Germany, closest to us. Looking

:51:25. > :51:28.at the German boat, the German Bowman going in half ap blade early

:51:28. > :51:33.on his stroke there so that is again a disconnect which is

:51:33. > :51:36.unsettling to the crew, he takes a lot of the work on himself, and it

:51:36. > :51:40.mean Thrace not absolutely together, so it means that they aren't

:51:40. > :51:45.getting the best speed they could out of the boat. They are going OK,

:51:45. > :51:49.closest to us, look how early the Bowman is. He is just not following

:51:49. > :51:53.his stroke man, that means the boat is not travelling as well as it

:51:53. > :51:58.could. It is going all right. They will qualify but it is not as good

:51:58. > :52:03.as it could be. 1500 Denmark now. Eased out a bit more, three-

:52:03. > :52:10.quarters of a length over New Zealand and Germany. New Zealand,

:52:10. > :52:13.Germany still not overly safe. Greece in one, eighth last year in

:52:13. > :52:19.the World Championships. Greece have a good history of putting out

:52:19. > :52:26.fast boats for Olympic Games. Greece came second last year.

:52:26. > :52:34.Different boat this time round. -- 2008. Denmark looking pretty

:52:34. > :52:39.impressive. The stroke rower is a funny shape. He sits low in the

:52:39. > :52:43.boat and he looks almost disproportionate, got good legs,

:52:43. > :52:46.standing up, he is fierpbgs but sitting in his boat he looks very

:52:46. > :52:51.short in the stroke seat, but they do move their boat very well and

:52:51. > :52:55.they are right back to form, because there are the world soement

:52:55. > :53:05.list, New Zealand in third place, and Germany, probably going to hold

:53:05. > :53:09.on to that second place. Wonderful scull now from Denmark. Came under

:53:09. > :53:14.pressure in the middle one thousand, but they were able to deal with it

:53:14. > :53:17.as New Zealand mounted the charge, as did Germany, to no avail. Very

:53:17. > :53:24.experienced boat, upping the rate a bit. Going away, something for the

:53:24. > :53:32.crowd. A bit of a crowd pleaser here, rightly so. Again, full

:53:32. > :53:36.Grandstand here at Eton Dorney. Great support here, so Denmark,

:53:36. > :53:43.coming up to the line, they are safely through, one more race now

:53:43. > :53:53.for them. Over the line in second the soement list from New Zealand.

:53:53. > :53:59.Germany get the third qualification spot. That took a bit of puff to go.

:53:59. > :54:02.Over the line, Japan lane any more ber sick. It looks good Dan but

:54:02. > :54:07.breathing heavily. They went up to 40 strokes a minute. They didn't

:54:07. > :54:11.need to. They were well in front. I thought they dominated that race

:54:11. > :54:17.very well. Back to the sort of form they remember, four or five years

:54:17. > :54:21.ago, they did take some time off, and they take have taken a while to

:54:21. > :54:26.get back into shape. Look at that, that is a lovely picture of

:54:26. > :54:36.technique and of a crew moving together. Just flowing, hands

:54:36. > :54:45.

:54:45. > :54:49.Look at the wild eyes there. They are great racers, so, just waiting

:54:50. > :54:59.for the final confirmation there, these crew also go round and wind

:55:00. > :55:04.

:55:04. > :55:09.down. These crews will go round and Just to say some of the camera work

:55:09. > :55:12.here over the last few days, and I am sure over the next few days to

:55:12. > :55:16.come will be magnificent. It gives you not just a flavour of the

:55:17. > :55:22.racing and a flavour of the event but it gives you a genuine insight

:55:22. > :55:26.into the rhythm of the boats and the skills, and also, of course,

:55:26. > :55:31.the huge amount of power that is required to propel these boats down

:55:31. > :55:36.the course, so I hope it is giving a complete new dimension to the way

:55:36. > :55:38.we have covered rowing in days gone by. So, that was the first

:55:38. > :55:43.semifinal, and here is the second semifinal. We have spoken about

:55:43. > :55:47.these guys a lot over the year, Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter, who are

:55:47. > :55:55.the Olympic champions from Beijing, and there they are, and here is the

:55:55. > :55:59.cheer. Interesting on the last heat, is that thinking that Zac and Mark

:55:59. > :56:03.are on form because they meet the New Zealand in their heat, is that

:56:03. > :56:08.New Zealand came second in that and didn't look comfortable. It maybe

:56:08. > :56:12.the danger, that Zac and Mark are on better form than they were

:56:12. > :56:17.racing last two World Cup races, it will be interesting to see how they

:56:17. > :56:20.perform in their semifinal compared to the Danes. Someday have been

:56:20. > :56:25.hugely erratic during the course of this season, let us hope they are

:56:25. > :56:31.on a positive upward curve this is the second semifinal and it is Dan

:56:31. > :56:34.and Gary once more. All the coaches, poised ready to go. Following the

:56:34. > :56:38.second semifinal of the men's lightweight double sculls. Norway

:56:38. > :56:45.in two, Great Britain if three, France in lane four. We have Cuba

:56:45. > :56:49.on the outside, on the flanks in lane one and Portugal and Hungary.

:56:49. > :56:59.Former World Champions the Hungarians in lane six. They are

:56:59. > :57:14.

:57:14. > :57:18.under starters order, sebld second Purchase and Mark Hunter lead out

:57:18. > :57:28.of the gates in his second semi- final of the men's lightweight

:57:28. > :57:31.

:57:31. > :57:40.double sculls. They really have found some form now in this regatta.

:57:40. > :57:44.It was erratic, their 2012 World Cup campaign. It started off in

:57:44. > :57:50.Belgrade but there were six in Lucerne. Everyone was starting to

:57:50. > :57:54.think the magic had gone but it just could be coming back. I asked

:57:54. > :57:59.Mark about it and he said it was lack of sickness, they just have

:57:59. > :58:05.not done the proper training. They had had some illness during the

:58:05. > :58:11.winter. But I asked Zak Purchase and he said it was lack of timing

:58:11. > :58:16.and that they would pull it together in the last six weeks. But

:58:16. > :58:21.there is a magic in double sculls and they have been able to find it

:58:21. > :58:25.in the last six weeks. They did not have a good season last year but

:58:25. > :58:30.they were able to pull it together in the last race against New

:58:30. > :58:34.Zealand and it looks as if they have done the same thing here. I

:58:34. > :58:40.hope there's not a cumulative effect of them just losing a little

:58:40. > :58:50.bit of overall fitness to deal with the Challenge in the last 500m of

:58:50. > :58:53.the final. Due the first, France second. Great

:58:53. > :58:59.Britain in his third place right now. There will be happy with that

:58:59. > :59:04.start. As they get further down the course their rhythm gets stronger

:59:04. > :59:08.and stronger and with that the conference just flows. They're

:59:08. > :59:13.going into this regatta knowing that they are defending Olympic

:59:13. > :59:22.champions. That just allows you to walk around with your head just a

:59:22. > :59:27.little bit higher. These guys are exceptional athletes. They are in

:59:27. > :59:37.third place. There are going to come through and it is going to be

:59:37. > :59:39.

:59:39. > :59:49.smooth. We cannot discount nor way, they are on their tails. -- Norway.

:59:49. > :59:53.

:59:53. > :00:03.France also a good boat. The French bow man, that was a look of

:00:03. > :00:05.

:00:05. > :00:11.surprise! I think the British double are back on form. Just

:00:11. > :00:21.beautifully connected, tremendous talent in that boat. The French

:00:21. > :00:21.

:00:21. > :00:28.have a very nice technique, good accurate pick up of the stroke.

:00:28. > :00:32.the halfway mark in this second semi- final. The crowd appreciated

:00:32. > :00:40.the fact that Great Britain have now moved to the front by a matter

:00:40. > :00:50.of inches. Just executing each and every 500. They are now starting to

:00:50. > :00:53.

:00:54. > :01:03.push. They can now start to move a little bit now. France going with

:01:04. > :01:07.

:01:07. > :01:13.them. The Cuba hanging on. Norway are good sprint finishers as well.

:01:13. > :01:18.The maximum crew average cannot exceed 70 kg. It is now down to

:01:18. > :01:26.pure talent. Both France and Hungary beat Great Britain in

:01:26. > :01:34.Munich. Friends expected to put them under pressure, make them work

:01:34. > :01:44.very hard. -- France. They can see everybody coming back

:01:44. > :01:46.

:01:46. > :01:51.at them. That the Olympic champions are not getting too flustered.

:01:51. > :02:01.is the mark of a very good British team, just fantastically well

:02:01. > :02:07.

:02:07. > :02:17.prepared athletes. Great Britain and now out half a length. Into the

:02:17. > :02:32.

:02:33. > :02:40.last 500m. Mark Hunter closest to impressive. Still the French come

:02:40. > :02:49.at them. Of France attacking them hard. It is very hard to defend a

:02:49. > :02:55.world title, and the Olympic title. The motivation that you need, just

:02:55. > :03:04.that improvement in performance. This is tough territory. You can

:03:04. > :03:14.see the pain now on Mark Hunter's face. A little bit of holding on

:03:14. > :03:20.going on now. The blades are coming up a little bit. They are going to

:03:20. > :03:30.go into the Olympic final. The final that they are one of four

:03:30. > :03:33.

:03:33. > :03:40.years ago. -- they won. It is the desperate stages. The gritting of

:03:40. > :03:47.the teeth. Coming through to an Olympic final, Great Britain now up

:03:47. > :03:56.to the line, safely into the Olympic final. Followed by France

:03:56. > :04:01.and in third place, of Portugal. And Norway squeezed out. Well they

:04:01. > :04:07.did enough in that middle 1000 to get themselves over the line. But

:04:07. > :04:14.that will have hurt. But the pain will go away some because they know

:04:14. > :04:20.they have the final ahead of them. France really testing them there.

:04:20. > :04:26.Pushing to see what they had in the last 250 metres. Well they have a

:04:26. > :04:35.response, they went up to 40 strokes per minute. That was a real

:04:35. > :04:41.battle, strategic, tactical, planning the final. A look of

:04:41. > :04:48.relief now given the year that they have had. One remaining race left.

:04:48. > :04:58.It is an Olympic final, it does not get any better than that. Mark's

:04:58. > :05:03.contention about fitness, that will contention about fitness, that will

:05:03. > :05:12.be important. Barely a second between the first three crews

:05:12. > :05:17.there's it promises to be a very tight final. You're trying to cross

:05:17. > :05:27.the line without trying to burn more energy than you need to come

:05:27. > :05:30.

:05:30. > :05:38.out so the semi-final can be very tight. I thought they were pushing

:05:38. > :05:43.quite hard. I think they reasonably comfortable during the middle part

:05:43. > :05:48.of it. I do not think they liked the pressure they were put under in

:05:48. > :05:53.the closing stages. But they crossed the line first, they are

:05:53. > :05:57.meant Lane on Saturday. And the Olympic gold that they want to

:05:57. > :06:01.retain, they are still in with the chance of doing that. They know

:06:01. > :06:05.what it is like to win on the big occasion so that can make a

:06:05. > :06:13.difference. It can make a difference in a field as tight as

:06:13. > :06:21.this. But seeing them catch their breath, you do not normally see

:06:21. > :06:25.that. Plenty more to come at Eton Dorney today including three finals.

:06:25. > :06:33.The men's lightweight four are favourites to beat gold medallists

:06:33. > :06:39.so. Let's go to Matthew Pinsent once again. Well a lot of them vet

:06:39. > :06:43.goes into the whole of the boat and the finish. This is the Dutch crew

:06:43. > :06:53.preparing for their race and some special kind of lotion for

:06:53. > :06:59.

:06:59. > :07:05.pollution. Derek Wood, basically! - - Fairy Liquid. A lot of people

:07:05. > :07:15.have been asking why do some crews alternate. This is what the Dutch

:07:15. > :07:17.

:07:17. > :07:24.have got here. Two rowers. That is called in tandem. The boat will go

:07:24. > :07:32.straighter if you have that. And also it gives them better rhythm to

:07:32. > :07:38.have two guys rowing next door to each other. It is very strong

:07:38. > :07:43.rhythm and that is what they will need to win that gold medal.

:07:43. > :07:49.why does the vote goes straighter if the rowers are growling in

:07:49. > :07:59.tandem? You have got two pairs, and putting them in the same order,

:07:59. > :08:00.

:08:00. > :08:07.that is very strong. Eat your reverse one of them, it is not as

:08:07. > :08:11.strong. Why does the boat go and less

:08:11. > :08:16.straight in certain combinations? The present in the bow seat has the

:08:16. > :08:21.advantage. So the boat will slightly go away from him at each

:08:21. > :08:27.stroke. So if you swap them around and do the opposite, you are giving

:08:27. > :08:32.it more equal power throughout the two pairs that you have put

:08:32. > :08:42.together. So why would every boat not be crude in tandem? It depends

:08:42. > :08:51.

:08:51. > :09:01.on the strength of the -- be crewed. Our boat, we had the speed but you

:09:01. > :09:04.

:09:04. > :09:13.want the boat to go straighter and smoother for longer.

:09:13. > :09:18.Well back now to Mishal Husain in the studio.

:09:18. > :09:23.They are more rowing semi-finals available on the red button. But

:09:23. > :09:29.the women's Single Scull is up next and there is no British interest so

:09:29. > :09:35.we take a moment to catch up with that swimming. And it is Rebecca

:09:35. > :09:39.Adlington defending her 800m freestyle title. She had France in

:09:39. > :09:49.the 400m but there are high hopes in this 800m which is her

:09:49. > :09:50.

:09:50. > :09:54.specialist event. The eight quickest times progress to the

:09:54. > :10:03.quickest times progress to the final on Saturday.

:10:03. > :10:13.Four lengths to go. The crowd going absolutely nuts. Every time she

:10:13. > :10:13.

:10:13. > :10:23.pushes off they cheer. First a little surprised at how hard she is

:10:23. > :10:26.

:10:26. > :10:35.working. She is a good five or six metres ahead of the New Zealand

:10:35. > :10:43.swimmer. Rebecca Adlington getting away bit

:10:43. > :10:47.by bit all the way through to the end. A very strong swim. She has 36

:10:47. > :10:57.hours' rest before the final. I think she's pretty sure it will be

:10:57. > :11:21.

:11:21. > :11:31.Adlington looking very good indeed. And she is working pretty hard, it

:11:31. > :11:37.

:11:37. > :11:44.still using her legs. Really making the water boil behind her. To use

:11:44. > :11:50.the phrase crowd pleaser, that is exactly what she is doing. I think

:11:50. > :12:00.it could be another gold medal for Rebecca Adlington tomorrow night.

:12:00. > :12:02.

:12:02. > :12:12.This is really strong. This is a very good swim indeed. Oh my

:12:12. > :12:13.

:12:13. > :12:23.goodness me. 111 hundredths of a second splitting Rebecca Adlington

:12:23. > :12:40.

:12:40. > :12:44.the final. It is going to be like two heavyweights. They, their

:12:44. > :12:54.pacing is similar, Becky will node to get down to world record. She is.

:12:54. > :12:59.She will have to get down to 8.14,, 8.13. Very solid swim. Becky add

:13:00. > :13:05.Linton winning that heat. 11 one hundredth of a second ahead of

:13:05. > :13:13.Lotte Friis. Eight minutes and 2 is seconds. That sends her into

:13:13. > :13:20.fastest qualifier and a very big smile. You are waving at your

:13:20. > :13:23.boyfriend. I have not seen him in so long, it is so nice. That was

:13:23. > :13:29.planned? It is so bizarre you don't know what time you are going and I

:13:29. > :13:33.could see I was ahead, I would like, come on, post a quick time. I was

:13:33. > :13:37.ahead in the 400 and the heat and I only scraped in eighth. I thought I

:13:37. > :13:41.am not taking any chances, I have to give it all I've got. I have a

:13:41. > :13:47.day rest. I have to rest up as much as I K I am really pleased with

:13:47. > :13:51.that. I didn't know what to expect after the heat and the 400.

:13:51. > :13:55.looked like an exhibition swim. They cheered every time you turned

:13:55. > :13:58.Oh, it is so nice. I can't make out what they are saying but I can hear

:13:58. > :14:03.the buzz, the atmosphere and it really does encourage us, this is

:14:03. > :14:09.the first time I have been in such a big crowd and it is hopefully

:14:09. > :14:13.going to help me tomorrow. You and Lottie have the most amazing

:14:13. > :14:19.rivalry and friendship. She is lovely. We have been racing each

:14:19. > :14:24.other since our European juniors in 2004, so which have been through

:14:24. > :14:28.that scene together. One year I will win, next she will win. I hope

:14:28. > :14:32.it doesn't mean I lose this year. I won last year. I will give it my

:14:32. > :14:35.off. I don't know what she has been doing, she works hard, so do I. It

:14:35. > :14:41.will be about who can get that finish. Finally, what are you going

:14:41. > :14:46.to be doing between now, you have 36 hours to rest up, does that mean

:14:46. > :14:51.put your feet up oriental swims? Gentle swim. I will go in tonight.

:14:51. > :14:57.Have a paddle. I loved coming down last night and sees MJ get his

:14:57. > :15:02.medal. It inspired me seeing him do that, so rest up tomorrow, and then,

:15:02. > :15:07.it is all about tomorrow night. Moment to make history think.

:15:07. > :15:10.Hopefully. Our love is with you and we will swim every length with you.

:15:10. > :15:14.Can't be easy to have that expectation upon her but she did

:15:14. > :15:19.very well and she ended up having the fastest qualifying time to take

:15:19. > :15:23.her into that final for the women's 800m freestyle. That is how it is

:15:23. > :15:28.shaping up for that final tomorrow shaping up for that final tomorrow

:15:28. > :15:31.night. Now, you know, you have been familiar with each Thorpe. We have

:15:31. > :15:36.had a five time Olympic champion but today we thought, no offence we

:15:36. > :15:42.thought one wasn't enough so we decided to bring in another five

:15:42. > :15:47.time him ping champion. Welcome to you both. Aaron, how you enjoying

:15:47. > :15:51.it? Fantastically. This is a very unique experience. I mean, I am

:15:51. > :15:56.like a kid again. Because you get to join the Olympic, you don't have

:15:56. > :15:59.to get in the pool. You enjoy it when you are an athlete but in a

:15:59. > :16:06.different way, you try to tell yourself, you are soaking it all in

:16:06. > :16:10.but it is hard to, the emotions are so dynamic, and, so being here, as

:16:10. > :16:15.somebody who knows at least what people on the deck are going

:16:15. > :16:20.through, but being able to see once again, you know, the fervour of all

:16:20. > :16:27.this what the Olympics is on the grand scale of it, it is beautiful.

:16:27. > :16:32.You still hold records in the 100m backstroke. How do you feel? That

:16:32. > :16:38.could be broken tonight by loctty. Ian has had that experience already

:16:38. > :16:45.in the course of the games. I lost. There is nothing we can do about it.

:16:45. > :16:50.You can go back in the pool and start swimming again? Tempted?

:16:50. > :16:57.Really, it is, I would rather be there and watch it, I think, and,

:16:57. > :17:00.when I moved on from the sport, I mean, I forego my, that record any

:17:00. > :17:05.way, it stopped being mine, it is only a matter of time. It must hurt

:17:05. > :17:08.a bit. No, it doesn't. Really, I don't think it does. Some people

:17:08. > :17:12.get caught up and they get a bit of ego in these thing, I take the

:17:12. > :17:16.opinion that you are the koes toadian of this record until

:17:16. > :17:20.someone else breaks it. -- custodian. It is going to happen.

:17:20. > :17:26.Even when they say they will never break it, it gets broken. For ho

:17:26. > :17:34.many times I heard that, it is the stuep -- stupidest thing you can

:17:34. > :17:37.say. It will be broken. I once thought I owned a race and I got

:17:37. > :17:41.humbled and -- humbled. Dramatically. All parts of the

:17:41. > :17:45.highs and lows of the experience. We have been talking a lot about

:17:45. > :17:49.your former team-mates, Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and we will see

:17:49. > :17:54.them both in the pool. Particularly Michael Phelps who you know really

:17:54. > :17:59.well having swum and trained together. Ryan my age, we went

:17:59. > :18:04.through college together. All of these, they, their experience, this

:18:04. > :18:09.is not their first time round, by any means. They are tough. Both

:18:09. > :18:13.will be there tonight. Both are not, they are not going to concede to

:18:13. > :18:17.the other person, it will be a race, Ryan is coming off the 200

:18:17. > :18:22.backstroke but hasn't, I mean, he is just so tough. Have you spoken

:18:22. > :18:27.to either of them? Yeah, last night. How are they sounding? Great.

:18:27. > :18:32.you speak to both of them? Ryan was about to go down into swim his race

:18:32. > :18:37.and I was like, have a nice night and he went urgh, I know. He has

:18:37. > :18:40.two race on, so he is like.... much contact do they have with

:18:40. > :18:45.family and friends. I was talking to Ryan Lochte mother, I said you

:18:45. > :18:52.chatted to him, or have you seen him? She said no, I have only

:18:52. > :18:57.waived to him, that is what happens? It vary, people send my

:18:57. > :19:01.text messages. Most of my family and friends know not to call

:19:01. > :19:05.because I rarely respond. If I want to speak to people I go out of my

:19:05. > :19:09.way to speak, my friends and family, but when, once you are in the team,

:19:09. > :19:16.like, you are kind of surround by your friends and family. But you

:19:16. > :19:20.wouldn't be popping out to see them for a coffee. No. It is like you

:19:20. > :19:25.are in this... You are in your zone kind of thing. It is one of those

:19:25. > :19:28.things you can't wait to see them after it or you may, when all the

:19:28. > :19:34.crowds disappeared, you may go and see your mum to give her a hug,

:19:34. > :19:38.that is kind of how it is. There is very little contact. The time with

:19:38. > :19:42.them is the reward from when it is over. Not everyone has had

:19:42. > :19:48.individual success in all their events. Overall the team has won

:19:48. > :19:54.more medals in that pool, twice as many, medals as everyone else. As

:19:54. > :19:59.any other country. That is an interest statistic. One thing, our

:19:59. > :20:04.team is consistently strong. I think there are a few arguments for

:20:04. > :20:10.that. But there is also a lot of opportunities in swimming to win

:20:10. > :20:13.medals, and our men's team is very experienced, they have been round,

:20:13. > :20:18.and they, they have, it's a better dynamic on that team, I will say,

:20:18. > :20:25.and they have said, they have had in so long, and the women's team is

:20:26. > :20:30.the best team. And the dynamic across the team, you guy, you are

:20:30. > :20:36.friends? Yes. You know each other pretty well. I considered, I felt

:20:36. > :20:40.like the Americans and the Aussies got along. We Our teams probably

:20:40. > :20:45.get along better than the other teams. Because you know, we are big

:20:45. > :20:48.teams, like we have to be careful to not be too loud and joking and

:20:48. > :20:54.laughing, because when we do laugh all together, it is like, it is

:20:54. > :20:58.loud and even is "Oh, the stalians are being rude." That is the

:20:58. > :21:02.traditional rivalry but the field is broader. Ian vvings and I have

:21:02. > :21:07.been talking about swimming going more global. How do you feel about

:21:07. > :21:10.that? I believe it has, just with what, I think some of the

:21:10. > :21:17.performances of the last eight years have brought. I think Phelps

:21:17. > :21:23.has had a big hand in that. A spotlight has been pushs on the

:21:23. > :21:28.sport and it has made people more aware of what it is and then you

:21:28. > :21:33.get the stories and the people in it, and it becomes something that

:21:33. > :21:35.people have some kind of emotional investment. I am encouraged you are

:21:35. > :21:40.dressing so positively for the British summer we have here. Before

:21:40. > :21:43.we go to the studio. I was like, I am not sure what is going to happen.

:21:43. > :21:46.You have learned you can't be that risky. Quickly want to ask you

:21:46. > :21:51.about remember re, because you were watching that heat with us, how did

:21:51. > :21:56.she look to you? Happy. I am happy with her swim. I want to see her

:21:56. > :22:01.win tomorrow night when the final is on. Good signs. Post race

:22:01. > :22:09.interview, she said I wanted to go out, have a fast swim, you know

:22:09. > :22:12.didn't want to be in an outlied -- outside lane, she said I gave it my

:22:12. > :22:15.all, that is not really true, she wasn't puffing when she did the

:22:15. > :22:19.interview and she wasn't red. If she was red when she did the

:22:19. > :22:24.interview, all the blood has come to the surface, it is, your body is

:22:24. > :22:28.showing signs you are fatigued. of these clues. She was speaking

:22:28. > :22:33.and, all of the sentences made sense, which means you still have a

:22:33. > :22:38.bit of energy left. Which is a good place to be in terms of the fact

:22:38. > :22:42.she has her final. That was a great heat swim for her and be

:22:42. > :22:47.comfortable going into the final. And it, and have some confidence

:22:47. > :22:52.that she knows what she is doing here. Thank you both here. Let us

:22:53. > :22:57.see what the Aquatic Centre made of that swim. Claire. Fascinating.

:22:57. > :23:02.Becky would be a very good poker player, not in your stoney-face

:23:02. > :23:05.gives away nothing but in terms of looking bright and bubbly and under

:23:05. > :23:08.playing everything almost. knows she is in good form because

:23:08. > :23:15.the 4 hundred was good. We saw a confident swim in the morning, in a

:23:15. > :23:22.case of Ian saying put her in the middle lane, we have said and known

:23:22. > :23:26.it is about Lottie and Rebecca. They are going to go five, six

:23:26. > :23:30.seven seconds faster. She did want to show everything. One thoifpbgs

:23:30. > :23:33.she can do different is instead of swimming round the lane which sup

:23:33. > :23:37.one and down the other, like we down in training because you are

:23:37. > :23:40.following peep. She can go straight up and down the pool. That will

:23:40. > :23:45.shave hundreds. If you could get a message to her that is what you

:23:45. > :23:49.would say, swim up the middle. Follow the black line. We are

:23:49. > :23:53.talking fractions but we have seen races won and lost by fractions, I

:23:53. > :23:58.think these two will be hammer and tongs all the way through to the

:23:58. > :24:01.last 50 metre, they will be there side by side. I might send a tweet

:24:01. > :24:06.out. But if Lotte Friis follows me, which I don't think she does, she

:24:06. > :24:10.will see it. She looks great. If you see her in action, you love

:24:10. > :24:14.you see her in action, you love this hand shot. Yes. You can see

:24:14. > :24:17.the hands caressing the surface of the water. She gets the catch under

:24:17. > :24:22.the water. She has looked great. She has performed well, performed

:24:22. > :24:27.the best all year, she has been swimming in a few European races

:24:27. > :24:32.and trials and other competition, she has been the constant performer,

:24:32. > :24:38.this her main event. This is the one she sees herself as an 800

:24:38. > :24:42.swimmer, not a 400. But Lotte Friis, world silver medallist, Becky has

:24:42. > :24:45.everything to lose and Lottie has everything to gain in a sense but

:24:45. > :24:50.in is Becky's event, we know it, and she loves this event. She loves

:24:50. > :24:53.that pain at the end. That is why I think you hear her saying things

:24:53. > :24:57.that almost just take the attention away from what you have said from

:24:57. > :25:02.this being the big deal, because of course it s but she is going to

:25:02. > :25:07.come to the pool, support the other swimmer, she will distract herself

:25:08. > :25:12.from her own task. She will go back to the village, she will have a

:25:12. > :25:16.swim downstairs, she will have a bite to eat. Chill out, come down

:25:16. > :25:20.and support her team-mates, because she loves supporting them. She gets

:25:20. > :25:25.a huge lift off that. Get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow she will

:25:25. > :25:28.stay in her bed all day. Watch a bit of TV, watch other sport, maybe

:25:28. > :25:34.an an easy swim in the village before the final. She has 36 hours,

:25:34. > :25:38.she has a lot of time to gain that extra energy needed tomorrow, that

:25:39. > :25:44.was comfortable, she has to try. Eight minutes of swimming is hard,

:25:44. > :25:49.but she has a lot left in the bag. A bit left in the Tang. It will be

:25:49. > :25:53.a great Duel between her and Lotte Friis. We have more from here

:25:53. > :25:58.including Michael Phelps, but that you will see on BBC Three,

:25:59. > :26:01.including Elizabeth Simmonds in the backstroke. We will take you ban to

:26:02. > :26:08.Eton Dorney because there is rowing under way in a moment. But before

:26:08. > :26:13.we do that, some judo to catch up on, that is because Gemma Gibbons

:26:13. > :26:23.is up against Ramires of Portugal. This is all happening. So let us

:26:23. > :26:26.

:26:26. > :26:31.25-year-old Londoner, Gemma Gibbons. Moved up to a new weight division

:26:31. > :26:36.at the start of the year. Has joined the than situation. She won

:26:36. > :26:43.a World Cup silver medal in Romania. She is up against a handy

:26:43. > :26:46.Portuguese. Ramires, 22nd in the world. Higher up the tree. Gemma is

:26:46. > :26:51.capable of winning this. They haven't fought before, but they

:26:51. > :26:54.have trained together on training camps, and I am sure Gemma will

:26:54. > :27:00.have studied her and will have a game plan here of what she has to

:27:00. > :27:05.do. Ramires in the blue, Gibbons in the white. She is from these parts

:27:05. > :27:09.she calls Greenwich home, just the other side of the Thames under the

:27:09. > :27:19.black wall tum or maybe over the river on the new flash cable car.

:27:19. > :27:42.

:27:42. > :27:52.She makes her Olympic debut in her Olympic debut. She had a very good

:27:52. > :27:55.

:27:55. > :28:01.Olympic Championship. She came 7th in Russia earlier in the year.

:28:01. > :28:11.Gemma has to watch the Portuguese dominating from that high grip.

:28:11. > :28:27.

:28:27. > :28:36.Gemma Hope was introduced to the to the Judo Club. She has always

:28:37. > :28:41.wanted to beat an Olympian. Ramirez is just beating her to the punch at

:28:41. > :28:47.the minute. Her mother was consistently her biggest fan and

:28:47. > :28:53.inspiration but she died eight years ago now. Maybe some work she

:28:54. > :29:03.is watching her daughter Chamakh fighting at the London Olympics. --

:29:04. > :29:10.

:29:10. > :29:17.Gemma. Jemma Lowe Gibbons from London, from this neck of the woods.

:29:17. > :29:27.A great attempt to get a grip around the waist. Forces Ramirez

:29:27. > :29:30.

:29:30. > :29:39.outside the area. Really taking the fight to the Portuguese fighter.

:29:39. > :29:49.Now she wants to get her hips in front. Excellent! She has done it!

:29:49. > :29:50.

:29:50. > :29:54.She smashed the Portuguese to the floor with an ippon. All she has

:29:54. > :30:04.ever wanted to be is an Olympian. She never dreamed she would mark

:30:04. > :30:05.

:30:05. > :30:15.her debut with an ippon. fantastic way to start you're

:30:15. > :30:19.

:30:19. > :30:25.Olympic campaign. That is how she means to continue. No room for a

:30:25. > :30:35.smiling yet. There is still business to be done. But this will

:30:35. > :30:39.

:30:39. > :30:44.do. She gets that leg across. And there is the turn.

:30:44. > :30:48.Into the red zone. And the red light for the Portuguese. Green

:30:48. > :30:54.light for the Portuguese. Green light for Great Britain.

:30:54. > :31:01.So she goes through it now to the last 16 in judo competition.

:31:01. > :31:05.Earlier we saw James Austen being knocked out. And jemmied Gibbons is

:31:05. > :31:10.continuing in the competition and we will show you that Leger Ron on

:31:10. > :31:15.BBC One. Back at Eton Dorney we are building up to the next lot of

:31:15. > :31:20.races happening in around 20 minutes. John Inverdale has been

:31:20. > :31:28.speaking to the man's four after they won their semi-final. For a

:31:28. > :31:33.change let's start with an X. What were the tactics? The plan was to

:31:33. > :31:37.go out and do our own race and concentrate on what we have been

:31:37. > :31:42.working on and improving from the heat. I think we did that and we

:31:42. > :31:50.had a really good race, we did what we had to do which is to make the

:31:51. > :31:58.final. It is my first Olympic final so I'm pleased with that. Did it

:31:58. > :32:05.matter that he won that he'd? Certainly. I think it did matter.

:32:05. > :32:15.It puts us in a better lane for the final. I'm pleased that we drew

:32:15. > :32:18.

:32:18. > :32:22.Australia. They think it was important for us. It is not done

:32:22. > :32:26.yet and we need to concentrate on what we're doing. Almost the same

:32:26. > :32:30.question again to Tom. We were discussing earlier what the tactics

:32:30. > :32:37.would be and if there would be a lot of cat and mouse and people

:32:37. > :32:42.just trying to keep something in reserve. When the race finished,

:32:43. > :32:52.you rode off as quickly as you could. How much did any of us learn

:32:52. > :32:59.about what could happen on Saturday from today?

:32:59. > :33:06.Well we did the race and it was always going to be tough. Any group

:33:06. > :33:11.for says it was easy would be lying. But we were confident, we held it

:33:11. > :33:15.together from the first minute. But were under no illusions that the

:33:15. > :33:20.hardest job is still to come. I'm sure that people will appreciate

:33:20. > :33:28.that as well. And it is not just a straight left. Strange things can

:33:28. > :33:34.happen in finals. We need to make sure that we focus. We do have room

:33:34. > :33:38.for improvement. But hopefully we will put that right tomorrow and

:33:38. > :33:43.the day after. No matter how confident you were before the semi-

:33:43. > :33:53.final, are you more con finished now? Absolutely. -- more confident

:33:53. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :34:03.now. It was a great semi-final. To date was a great crowd pleaser. The

:34:03. > :34:09.crowds were amazing. And if there's anything that we will meet in the

:34:09. > :34:13.final, that will help get that last inch out of us. So really proud to

:34:13. > :34:17.be British and looking forward to Saturday.

:34:17. > :34:22.You're all been cagey and we would expect that because it is the big

:34:22. > :34:28.showdown on Saturday. Recovered know what you're saying but we're

:34:28. > :34:33.not saying it. So just a last question, it is your first Olympics,

:34:33. > :34:40.Europe in the final. Your first Olympic Games. What does that mean

:34:40. > :34:46.to you? It is the only race that matters now. Everything we have

:34:46. > :34:50.done previously, the slate is wiped clean for this next race. You see a

:34:50. > :34:55.unexpected results in the Olympic finals was that so we have to make

:34:55. > :35:01.sure that in two days' time we are totally focused on what we're doing.

:35:01. > :35:06.We will give it our best shot. You cannot say more than that. It is

:35:06. > :35:12.very exciting. And that final takes place on

:35:13. > :35:17.Saturday. It is a boat with so much history for Great Britain. So it

:35:17. > :35:21.has been an action-packed morning. We also had the swimming heats

:35:21. > :35:27.including a great performance from Rebecca Adlington as she gears up

:35:27. > :35:37.for her final. A will lead you in the safe hands of Matt Baker as our

:35:37. > :35:38.

:35:38. > :35:43.coverage continues. It was such a shame for Kristian Thomas yesterday.

:35:43. > :35:48.If he had nailed that and done exactly the same as he has done and

:35:48. > :35:53.qualification, he would have got silver. Well he already made us

:35:53. > :36:00.proud. And I'm sure a lot of children are watching the gymnasts