BBC One: Day 7: 19.00-22.00 Olympics

Welcome to the �93 million Olympic velodrome here on the Olympic Park.

It may have cost a lot to build, but the memories it is creating are

priceless. Last night, Sir Chris Hoy was crowned our greatest

Olympian ever after picking up yet another gold medal, and the anthems

have continued to flow, the goals have continued to be won by Great

Britain. On BBC Two moments ago, the men picked up the team's sprint

gold medal. Congratulations to them. Meanwhile, on BBC One, the build-up

to Victoria Pendleton. She now wants her chance to grab that gold

She has been a fantastic ambassador for British cycling, but she has

her work cut out. It is important to point out that the keirin is not

Victoria and that an's specialist subject, but after the

disappointment of last night, it has taken on huge importance.

sure she was counting on a medal last night. That chance got taken

away. She has a chance to win this today. The keirin is more of a

lottery. There are many other riders in the race and some things

are out of your control, so it is not all down to her, but she has

the legs to win. It is one of the things we have spoken about. There

are no variables in something like the team's sprint other than human

nature, whereas in the keirin, your performance depends on what others

do. That is the thing. You can predict your result before you

going. But there are so many infinite variables for things that

can happen. It is not just one person versus six. It is one to the

power of six. It is one versus one versus one... There is a maths

lesson for you! A maths genius as well as a cycling genius. Behind us,

they are working out who will be placing 7th to 12th in the keirin.

For people who are new to this, explain what they are about to see?

It is going to be tactics. Some people like to take it on. Some

riders like to take it from the front and move straight to the

front. Some people will look like they are boxed in, but they can

come round later. They can leave it and save their energies and then

use that explosive effort to come round. The two should longest girls

were both in the semi-finals, and a mayors and Pendleton. The women

usually go when there is a lap to go. It shows their class. We can

see that Mike loves his cycling, it can't take his eyes off the track.

Date does inside the mind of Victoria Pendleton. You know her

and the way she writes. What will she be looking to do? In depends

what day it is. That is an important point. This is the key in

the centre. I have not spoken to her personally on this trip so far,

but I have spoken to the coaches, and they say she is in the right

place, which is a good sign. She is highly emotional. The Olympics

makes you emotional, but she is eager. She has waited four years

for this opportunity. In Beijing, she did not have the option of

doing the keirin or the team sprint. So she is eager to win this metal.

There are a lot of deep thoughts going on, talking with the coach,

talking about tactics. You have about five laps behind the

motorbike before it pulls off, and that is a long time to be thinking.

There was a remarkable documentary about Vicky recently which explain

to us exactly what she's like as a rider. We hope she can pull out the

performance we would all love to see, but it is not only did you

riding for gold. Let's hear from We have another gold medal around

your neck, a very special moment, Brian Thomas. How did it feel?

is unbelievable, the sacrifices, it is unbelievable, the bond between

the four. Tennant had to sit on the side and watch, he could have

ridden. The unity of the team, I would miss the two any day to feel

like that. The crowd were immense. I really struggled a after getting

a bit ill. Mentally it has been really hard for me, without these

boys and him picking me up and keeping me confident and stuff, I

would not be stood here now. It is unbelievable, really. Ed Clancy, an

official team captain of this pursuit team to set the world

record and to win in this manner must be hugely satisfying for you?

I just can't explain it. We had good vibes in the training camp

through your four weeks ago, talking about the times we thought

we could do if things happened well. Then Graham Thomas got food

poisoning and we took a step backwards. By have spent so many

years thinking about this moment. It is a mad explosion of emotion.

It is out of this world. I can't say anything else. Peter Kennaugh,

they must have been a time when you would if you would get here after

injuring yourself? Yes, there were a few scary moments a couple of

months back but I never stopped believing and all the support I

have had has incredible. On my Twitter feed, my mates on Facebook,

getting behind me 100%. That means the world to me. We have been

talking about it since November. It feels like we have talked this to

death and now it is done and we have one, it is this a real feeling.

One that we will only come to terms with in time. It is incredible.

Your friend Mark Cavendish is up there ran very pleased. Stephen, a

gold medal to add to that bronze in Beijing. Back then, four years ago,

this must have been your target? Definitely. It was four years ago.

I was the Fifth man there and it was unfortunate but that is what

spurred me on for the next four years. The last Vorm years have

been hard for us and it has come together. -- the last four years

have been hard for us. She will be inspired by those team

pursued has and the crowd of 6,000 COMMENTATOR: They are away. This is

the final of the women's Keirin. It is Guo Shuang of China who tucks in.

We have Anna Meares, the current world champion, near the back and

Victoria Pendleton's nemesis. Sullivan is in it for Canada. Twice

the world champion, the French, and Lee of Hong Kong. This is the gold

medal contest. This is one that Pendleton has said she would dearly

love to win. Well, after the problems of yesterday she death --

desperately would like to get a win here. She has two opportunities for

a gold medal before she retires. She needs to take one. It would be

a fantastic way to finish, in third position, happy to sit there.

Everybody is waiting as the speed lifts. There is some talent in this

line-up, Sanchez, Guo Shuang has been the world champion and

Pendleton has pulled on the rainbow jersey for this as well. There is a

clear gap in my mind. I think it is Anna Meares, Pendleton and Guo

Shuang. Dust -- they are the ones on form. Lee had a fast time in

qualification with possibly a chance but for me it is between

those three. Well, the build up, it makes the hairs stand on the back

of your neck because the tempo lifts and the derny bike gets

louder. It will achieve the pace of 45 kilometres an hour. We are

looking at Guo Shuang of China, who was relegated into silver medal

position last night, having finished first in the team spent.

That is history now. The coaches gesticulating to Pendleton, his

arms were flailing away, saying late of the wheel to give yourself

space to work in. Three more laps to go. That is what they do, they

lay off. They have to stay within ten metres of the derny bike and

ten metres of each other until the bike swings out of the way. We are

getting towards the sharp end of business. Into the track goes the

derny bike and the crowd are waiting for the first strike and it

is Anna Meares, the defending, the world champion, I should say. She

is looking to try to win the Keirin. It is the first time the Keirin has

been in the Olympic Games for the women and she has gone to the front.

There is work for Pendleton, here comes Pendleton and Anna Meares is

looking for the challenge as they go into the finishing straight. It

will be the bell, Victoria Pendleton has ignited the burners

and she has gone ahead. Ana Mears it -- Anna Meares has washed away.

Guo Shuang is trying. They are coming down the finishing straight.

Oh, Victoria Pendleton takes the gold medal. She is the Olympic

Keirin champion! Guo Shuang got the silver. The world champion, Anna

Meares, was washed away. Well, I was really surprised to see her get

swamped. Pendleton, had jumped to the front was incredible. I thought

that Guo Shuang might challenge around the outside but no, Victoria

Pendleton held her off. She has got a gold medal to finish her career.

What a way to go out. What kind of bonus will that before her morale,

for the competition still to come, Chris? It is a bonus. She has got

one in the back. She has got what she has worked so hard to get. A

personal best in training. judges are checking but Victoria

Pendleton, no infringements, she was on the front. She is

celebrating, she has the Union flag in her hand. That is her second

Olympic gold medal. She won the gold in the sprint in Beijing, now

the gold for the Keirin and the flags are waving here. That was a

genius, a master class by Pendleton. We know she is in the form of her

life and that reflected strongly. She hit the front and nobody would

deny her. Guo Shuang of China gets silver, and Lee, Hong Kong, bronze.

She posted a fast time in training. It should have been between Guo

Shuang, Anna Meares and Pendleton, Butleigh has excelled and people do

that at the Olympic Games, don't they? They do, it is the first

medal I can recall going to a woman bike rider from Hong Kong.

Fantastic, getting a bronze. There is the victor and she is putting

her arms around the coach. Here is a chance to look at some images

again. Well, Guo Shuang was first onto the motorbike there but she

would be stinging after yesterday, being relegated to the silver medal

position after she got a gold medal. It was not enough. Victoria

Pendleton is so sharp. When Anna Meares made this move I thought it

was massive. Victoria Pendleton tried to get on the wheel and

missed it and went into 4th position and I thought it was a

long way to come around but look at the acceleration, right around the

outside, came the long way. That helped her out because they came

into the straight and she was able to run down on to the line and

nobody could come around. I tell you what, that turn of speed has

made a statement of huge, huge proportions to the rest of the

opposition ready for the sprint. Guo Shuang was coming back at home

in the closing stages but it was all about Victoria Pinnow --

Victoria Pendleton. Phenomenal, unbelievable. So, she has landed

the gold medal for the women's's killing. It was interesting when

they were lining -- for the women's Keirin. When they were lining up,

Pendleton was focused. I think what she thought was OK, don't enter my

territory, or, and at your own peril but she did enter and she

watched the Australian away. Anna Meares ended up in 5th position, a

real surprise. It certainly is. So, we will have another medal

presentation and here the national anthem again but there is nobody

more happy than that lady, there, Lee of Hong Kong, to take the

bronze. Look at that for a smile. It is nice to see surprises like

that at the Olympic Games. Pendleton celebrating here at the

trackside. Look at the smile, a fantastic performance. You run out

of superlatives. It is such an amazing time. You do, actually. The

words have been used so often they have been diluted. An unprecedented

time for British cycling. They don't jar, you have to Kuyt -- you

have to keep using them. Queen Victoria, you have carried on again.

You carried on where you left off in Beijing. I tell you what, she is

back, molten hot. Well, she is not back for long, a few more days and

she will have retired from the world of cycling and what a way to

go out. Certainly, at the pinnacle of her career and it looks like

with that kind of performance that she could end up with a brace of

gold medals. No pressure, but that was very impressive. Guo Shuang may

have to deal with a challenge when it comes to the sprint. She was no

slouch. She came back twice during the Keirin to challenge tries. She

tried to hold Victoria Pendleton up to to stop her coming around the

outside and was only half a wheel down. We will see more of her run

the sprint competition. meritorious performance by Victoria

Pendleton. There she is, Stella in her delivery and no -- nobody had

an answer. They tried to challenge celebrations keep going on and on.

Everybody in the British camp, the mechanics are coming up. There is

Paul Manning, who has had success with the women. I think we can join

Many congratulations. What a what roller-coaster of emotions in 24

hours. I can barely believe it right now. It was really hard, the

excitement, what a great job the girls did in a world record and the

guys won a world record and gold medal. I was just like, focus,

focus. You still have a race to do. It was so hard. I can't believe it.

Thank you so much to everybody who has helped me get here. The crowd

has been fantastic and they really helped me today. Now a double

Olympic champion. From a tactical point of the Duke you could not

have ridden a more perfect race. think my coach might have something

to say about that. He said to me, don't look for their race, just

make your own. When it is your moment, go. My legs were good from

last night. I wanted to really show what I have got. We worked out, --

it worked out OK, I guess. It is not over yet. We can see the form

you are in. I am looking forward to the sprint. I hope my time trial

will be a little bit more special than it has been over the past

couple of years. I have been working on it a lot and I am hoping

to spend, I have a good chance there. -- I in the sprint I have a

good chance. I want to come back with a vengeance. It is lovely to

see you wrap yourself in there Union Jack. And to see your fiancee.

I was searching and the crowd. Congratulations, enjoy the podium.

Bengt you very much. Well, at -- I bet at home you have a sore throat

but you can try your eyes. Congratulations, Victoria Pendleton.

What are right, she has hide highs and lows emotionally and physically

but she has told us she is an amazing form. She was right. It is

a matter of if she could get her head together, lots of stuff going

through her mind but she composed herself and performed the most

perfect race. Respect, it was amazing. In 2004, you were the

world champion. How impressed were you with that right, tactically and

physically? Her coach said the perfect thing, do your right. Quite

often in the Keirin you react to what others are doing in that race

and you have to take it by the straps and get on with it and make

it with your race. Perfect words. She did that. Yeah, I am speechless,

emotional. It is great, I know Vicky -- Victoria well. I am happy

for her. I had the feeling came across to you at home, it felt like

60,000, not 6,000. Marc Mac -- a mark, you concentrated on the road

because these guys are put through the mill so hard for the track team.

What will it have been like for Victoria? Can you imagine, one

thing on the horizon you are working towards? It is one thing.

There is a lot of hours, just in dark rooms and gymnasiums and the

track. There is no real sunshine -- there is no real sunlight. It can

get quite depressing at times. You have that one goal, to lift the

gold medal and that is what she has done out there. OK, they may not

have been some light recently but now she is walking on cloud nine.

She will feel on top of world, and she rides in the women's team

sprint before long. The other headlines in the Velodrome, the

women's team pursuit has went for gold and broke the world record,

they will ride tomorrow. Jason Kenny has been chosen in the

individual sprint. We will find out if that was a good decision by the

selectors. Another special evening in the Velodrome. It has been hot

but we don't mind. Gary, you have to get yourself down here if you

As much as we would love to go to Gary Lineker, we couldn't. But it

has been a special evening. Not just but -- not just for Victoria

Pendleton, but it moves us up in the medal table. As well as the

action in the velodrome tomorrow, we have the men's on the and, which

is six disciplines over two days. Make sure you book a date with the

velodrome. 6,000 people did that today and they weren't disappointed.

That was immense. Quite something. Victoria Pendleton you are a star.

If day six was a great one, the 7th day promised even more and it has

and failed to deliver. We still have Rebecca Adlington's bid to

There she is, double Olympic champion four years ago. This home

crowd have all come to see her swim. I hope you can failed the

atmosphere. It is extraordinary. It is a heat and the crowd is going

absolutely not so. -- knots. Rebecca is really putting the

She is there really are making the water boil behind her. 75 metres to

go. She is looking very good indeed. Very good swimming indeed from

Rebecca Adlington. Where ever you are, make sure you tune into the

After all 4992 hours of training and what she describes as count the

sick bucket sessions, her big moment as almost a ride. A

successful defence of her 800m freestyle title would make her the

most excessive female Olympian of all time. Michael Phelps goes for

his third straight 100m butterfly title and 17th Olympic gold medal.

Jessica Ennis around the fastest ever hurdles time by a heptathlete

this morning and leads at the two events. She has the shot put and

200m tonight. Vivien Cherry it is in arresting form as she faces

competition in the 10,000m. Great Britain's women's footballers have

won every game without conceding a goal. Hope Powell's team face

Canada for a place in the semi- final. Flyweight, Andrew Selby once

the world silver last year, he is hoping to go one better tonight.

Swimming commences at 7:30pm. We have Michael Phelps at 7:40pm and

Rebecca Adlington in the next race. We will be switching between tennis

and swimming. We will move over to BBC Two at 10pm. Then we have a few

rounds of boxing with Andrew Selby. On BBC Three, Andy Murray is live

in the semi-final with Novak Djokovic. Great Britain women's

football team face Canada in their quarter-final and that is life on

Freeview. -- live. The football is about to start. We will go to Eton

Dorney were great Britain were targeting medals. Among stamp was

Katherine Grainger who won silver in the previous three-game has.

Could she finally get the gold medal? She was in the double sculls

final with Anna Watkins. We got it! Katherine Grainger adds another

silver medal to her collection. a disappointment for Great Britain

and for Katherine Grainger. I would dearly love an Olympic gold medal.

If you could pick one boat out of the whole Great Britain regatta as

to which one would win it would be this one. What if it all goes

wrong? The us is the race we have spoken to -- this is the race we

have spoken about so much. Now, Katherine Grainger it is over to

It is a steely look of determination. Surely now we are

down to two boats in this final chasing the gold medal. We won't

dismount Australia. -- dismount. We are through the halfway mark in the

final of the women's double sculls. If they can break free now, they

are away. Imagine what is going through their minds? The adrenalin

must be coming through their bodies. OK guys, let's do this, let's

finish the story! The crowd are going absolutely wild. And they are

chanting. This is probably the most important final of this whole

Olympic regatta. It has taken 12, long years, a ton of support and

the crowd are on their feet. There is a cacophony of noise around her.

We are applauding you Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins. What we

are seeing right now is that dreams do come true! At long last,

Katherine Grainger is the Olympic champion. Was it worth it? It was

worth the wait. They are tears of I am delighted to say Katherine

Grainger and Anna Watkins joined us alongside Sir Steve Redgrave. Three

silver medals, you must be thrilled, you have finally done it?

Absolutely. I am still trying to find the words. It is the most

incredible feeling. Describe your emotions when you finally crossed

the line and you you're going to win the gold medal? Ana was happy

halfway through the race that we were going to win. It wasn't until

we cross the line we were definitely Olympic champions. It

has been a long wait and an incredible journey. The moment when

it definitely happens, it is indescribable. It is pretty good to

win 3 difference silver medals in three Olympics. But they must have

been a moment in the race when you finally thought it was going to

happen? Early at the start it was going how we wanted to go. When the

boat feels like it is moving at its best, we knew early on that was

happening. You do not know until you cross the finish line. There

was not counting any chickens until the buzzer went. Anna Watkins, you

were more confident? Did you have the inner belief all way you as

equally as nervous? We were both very confident and said we can beat

anybody. But you don't equate that to winning the Olympics. You don't

dare make those two things the same. From a rational point of view in

the race, before halfway I thought, we had a good start and we were

moving away and I thought, there is no way they are going to beat us

now. I did not dare to think about what it would be like crossing the

line first. I still don't know where I am or what has happened to

me today! You have won a gold medal and it is brilliant! Katherine

Grainger gets more of the focus because it is an amazing story, but

did you feel more pressure because he wanted it so much for her as

well as yourself? I knew it was focused on us as a crew and her

story. The pressure we were aware of came from ourselves. We knew

from the first day we rode together it was special, and we should be

able to win an Olympics. That was our motivation, the pressure. It

has been nice for me because, Catherine has done most of the

talking and I am happy with that. She is a superstar and a good role

model for the sport. What was it about the crowd, did they get you

home? The crowd were phenomenal. The atmosphere! The only

disappointments is we don't get to do it again. We have never raced in

anything like that, we never will again. It was like having an extra

person in the boat. The tunnel of noise when we entered the last 500m,

we knew it was for us. We knew it was a special, special day so many

people wanted to be part of. We did have a strong finish anyway, but

nobody was going to beat us with that support on a side. Steve, I

saw from your reaction, you were hugging Catherine and I did not

think you are going to let her go! What was going on with your

emotions? No words were said. Both of us were trying to hold it

together. Catherine is very special and there is a lot of emotion

between us. I had more tears in my eyes hugging Anna Watkins than I

did with Catherine. I made sure I wasn't blubbing when the cameras

came back on to me. A word on their achievement? Outstanding. For the

last three years we have dominated the whole circuit, nobody has come

close to them. It is a fairy-tale story in some ways for Catherine.

Ana has been an Olympic podium before. A great achievement by both

of them. What is special about them is, they are very equal in their

ability. Catherine is getting the attention, and rightly so. When

they are racing in singles, it is very competitive. We never know

which one wins, they take it in turns. You were both studying PhDs,

one is in law, the other is in mathematics. How do you fit it in.

We haven't done a lot of PhD work in recent weeks. We have wanted to

do something alongside the rowing. It can become a unhealthily

obsessive. Right now, it is all about this moment. Thanks for

coming, we are so thrilled if for you. Congratulations. It is not

just a gold medal here, it is another gold medal we can celebrate.

The gold medal ceremony of gold medal number eight, Victoria

Pendleton. What a brilliant effort from her. Great Britain are up to

third place on the leaderboard behind China and the United States.

We will be hoping for another one shortly been swimming. Now we had

to the swimming pool to join Claire and Markov which will be hopefully

an historic night for British swimming.

I cried like a baby went Steve Redgrave was holding Katherine

Grainger. What a fabulous day for sports women, Rebecca Adlington

could and the cherry on top of the icing that we have on top of the

kick already. Excitement has been building. I am nervous as if I am

getting in there. There is so much expectation, this is the race we

have been waiting for. It is a real gold medal opportunity. I don't

know what is going through her mind at the moment. She would be the

first British swimmer to successfully defend an Olympic

title and the first British woman to win three gold medals. We have

Lizzie Simmonds coming up in the Lizzie Simmonds coming up in the

200m backstroke final. The men's 100m butterfly final. Here comes

but she takes a positive from a negative, saying everybody

struggles the sleeper before the final. She is worried if she gets

her playlist the wrong way round, she will come out dozy. She is out

in lane one, she will be out of the way. The action will be in the

middle of the ball with Elizabeth Beisel and Missy Franklin, in four

and five. -- in the Ball. Let's hand you over to Adrian Moorhouse

and Andy Jameson. This is Elizabeth Beisel, of the

USA, 19 years of age and fastest qualifier for the final of the

Olympic Games. She has won silver on the 400m medley but he is the

danger, the 17-year-old giant of a woman, six ft one, the world

champion who won the 100 metres backstroke and she is going to be

frightening. She has a great stroke, backstroke is her stride. Elizabeth

Beisel coming down from the 400m to the 200m and Missy Franklin, she is

a good 200m freestyle, so she is going up a bit. That is Anastasia

Zueva of Russia, the European record holder. In seven, well, what

a career she has had. She is now 28. I think this may be her swansong.

The world champion from way back, way, way back, defending Olympic

champion, the world record holder she is. In lane eight, Sinead

Russell of Canada. A 19-year-old, 9th at the world, nine that the

Commonwealth. Kirsty Coventry, having won in two dozen and four

and 2008, it could be a step too far. -- in 2004. With Missy

Franklin, I think it may be too much. There is Kirsty, 28 years of

age. She trains in the States. She has gone back to her original

training coach, and had injuries earlier in the year. Lizzie

Simmonds is up there at the top for Great Britain, in lane one. She has

improved through the rounds. She had an average heat and a good

metres backstroke and a good start at the top from Lizzie Simmonds of

Great Britain. The best start, very good indeed. Also going well, Missy

Franklin. Lizzie Simmonds needs to control this first 50 metres and

then why did it. She did this in the third -- in the semi-finals.

She is in the same lane in the semi-finals, against the green. It

is as if she is swimming her own race. A great start. Let's hope she

has more to hold on. Missy Franklin turns first, going for the world

record, I think. A very good turn from Missy Franklin, a super turn.

Lizzie Simmonds turned second. She has been excitable at these Games,

gone out quite quickly. The wheels have fallen off a little bit. Look

at this for Missy Franklin, impressive. Right on the world

record pace. It is Kirsty Coventry's record, from lane seven.

Missy Franklin is going to turn under the world record pace. 60.5,

over half a second underneath. In second place is limit -- is a

Lizzie Simmonds, another great turn. A great turn, I wonder if she has

gone quickly. The rest of the field, particularly in four and three,

coming back on her. Missy Franklin, what are you doing? She is way

ahead of the world record pace. It will be awesome if she can hold on

to this. Lizzie Simmonds is in the medal hunt, let's see what she has

got. She has to dig deep. It is over half a second under the world

record. Lizzie Simmonds is in third place. The field is starting to

come back at her. She has had a decent turn, but it looks like in

lane six, Anastasia Zueva of Russia, is in a silver medal position. This

is all about the gold and Missy Franklin, the 17-year-old from

Colorado and surely she is going to break the world record. She is

almost half a body length inside it. The world record is two minutes,

4.81. It was Kirsty Coventry's, now it is Missy Franklin. The new

Olympic champion is Missy Franklin of the USA. The silver, Anastasia

Zueva of Russia. The bronze, Elizabeth Beisel of the USA. Lizzie

Simmonds was in 4th. What a great win from out there in lane one.

That was a gutsy swim from Lizzie Simmonds. I could not believe she

would take it out in the same pace as she did in the semi-finals, but

she hung on. She should be proud of herself with that. What we have

seen here from Missy Franklin, Elizabeth Beisel is saying, I

cannot believe what you just did. 17 years of age and she has wiped

over half a second off a world record that was set three years ago.

Missy Franklin, fulfilling the promise everyone has been talking

about. Everyone has been thinking it is going to happen and it did.

The first time she swam rested, look what happens. You wonder what

would happen... Go on, Missy Franklin! It is great to see.

as traumatic as a close race for the parents. I have seen parents

worse than that, I tell you. You are right. A lot of Americans do

multi- events, like Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps. Phelps started a

trend. Maybe it is too much. Well, a wonderful new world record and

gold for Missy Franklin. Anastasia Zueva, the silver for Russia.

Elizabeth Beisel got the bronze. It Lizzie Simmonds got 4th. Super.

Kirsty Coventry congratulating Missy Franklin, the former world

record holder. I think she will be retiring now. She has done great

service to sport. There is the new generation, saluting the crowd. A

great night of finals. We have Phelps next and then Rebecca.

Rebecca has just watched that and Lizzie Simmonds have a fantastic

swim and I bet she is pumped, sitting there, ready to go. One

more race before her and of course a little issue of the men's 100m

Congratulations, a world record. You must be pleased? I am so happy.

I will remember this moment the whole of my life. A fantastic week,

particularly on back straight. have been working hard on my back

straight. I am happy to come out and get the result I did. What

about what this means to everybody at home? It has been a terrible

time for everybody at home and you wanted to dedicate this to your

home town? I didn't I do, I dedicate everything I have done to

them. I have had so many supportive tweets and on Facebook, it means

the word -- the world to me. Well metre butterfly final. There is a

big chap. Verlinden of Holland, the world championship finalist last

year. He works in Shanghai. In the next lane, it is USA, USA, then

South Africa, then the Serb. The first of the Americans, McGill, a

bronze medallist at the world's last year and I could see this guy

pushing Phelps pretty hard here. think you are right. Look at

Michael Phelps coming out now, almost as though the weight of the

world has fallen off his shoulders since he got that multimodal record.

He was devastating in that semi- final last night. Le Clos beat him

marginally in the 200. He can't sprint, he leads the field go a bit,

Le Clos. It will be fascinating to see how this pans out. He beat his

superhero. Speaking of superheroes, here is a fascinating chap, Cavic,

the European record holder. He lost the last Olympic Games by 11

hundredth of a second, only to find that he touched the wall first, but

he did not touch it hard enough. Michael Phelps did come as though

he got the official result. Germany, day seven, no medals at all. 80

years since they had a total shut- out in the swimming-pools at the

Olympic Games. They have had a stinker. Korotyshkin of Russia, in

eight. Michael Phelps, when he lost the one he sought -- we thought he

would win, the butterfly, he lost the medley, came 4th, Le Clos has

beaten him, McGill took him close that the file -- at the qualifying.

He is rested. When he looks mean, I think he has got enough in him to

get this medal, this gold medal. Le Clos will push him but he will not

push him on the first 50. He will go out slow but come back like a

train. Cavic will be fast. Le Clos will be slower but coming back. I

think Phelps will try and Naila to the first 50m. -- will try to nail

it in the first 50m. A very good start from McGill, quick off the

box. A good one tenth of a second faster than everybody else. McGill,

he looks good down this first 50. Cavic of Serbia has gone off like a

shot. Phelps was behind at the moment. He is a bit behind, both

him and Le Clos are strong finishers. A poor a turn for Phelps.

He is coming through now. Lane seven, Deibler, did it in the semi-

finals. Michael Phelps is coming strongly. He is coming back

strongly but he needs to because he is not winning by about half a

metre. Michael Phelps in lane four has a lot of work to do. His Cavic

going to get it? Phelps has got it, he has won -- he has won. The gold

medal goes to Michael Phelps of the USA. The silver, Korotyshkin Russia.

Oh my goodness, it is all over the place here. Michael Phelps wins the

gold and a tie for silver. Le Clos and Korotyshkin of Russia. What a

meat Le Clos is having. That was so hard, the last 25 metres. Here is

the start. I did not think Phelps look would let them go that far.

That is surprising. Le Clos with him, that two at the back, 7th

eight, and then first and second. There is Cavic with the pink suit.

Phelps came out of the term. What happened there was the outside

lanes was smoking, going really quickly, and Phelps came through. I

thought Le Clos was out of it. How did he get the silver? His last

five metres is incredible. His mum again. Don't put us through it.

Kids put their parents through all sorts of grief, don't they? He has

finished with his fingers up as well. I bet his head was going nuts.

You are kidding me!, Michael Phelps has won his 17th gold medal at the

Olympics Games. 21 in total. Michael Phelps, three-times in a

row 100 metres medley champion at the Olympic Games. Le Clos

Korotyshkin tied for silver and there was a tie for 4th as well.

salutes the crowd. That is his third gold medal. You can't bet

against them, he will get four gold medals this Games. Chad le plus has

his goggles around his neck still. -- Le Clos. Phelps was relaxed,

Michael, your poor pop Sharmila Kamaleswaran -- your poor mother's

fingers must be chewed to bits. has come I did not have a good

finish or a good turn, but I am not going to nitpick my race right now.

I am happy to be able to defend that title. All of my 100-metre

butterflies have been within ten -- within two tenths of a second, so

it is a good way to finish my last individuals win ever. To be able to

win it is pretty special. 17 gold medals, you have not enough yet?

One more tomorrow, hopefully. you are basketball fan? The NBA

guys are in tonight? Yes, a couple of them sent be text messages last

night. They said they were coming in. They were going to come and

supporters. It is good to have those guys here, supporting as

watching us do what we do. special might, thank you. Thanks.

As Michael Phelps alluded to, that is the last time we will see him

swim in an individual race. He has one more to come, the relay, and he

goes out on a gold. You can't give him enough credit, can you? No, you

can't describe it. I saw him at the age of 15 at the Sydney Olympics,

12 years ago and he keeps performing but that is the end of

it. His last swim. Everybody appreciated seeing the greatest

swimmer ever to grace the poor. Britain has been waiting for this

race, the final of the women's 800 metres and the defending champion

Lauren Boyle of New Zealand set alight time best to qualify for

this. This could be a threat. She is only 15 and I am not sure she

will know what she is doing yet. Her international debut. Katie

Ledecky of the USA. they are going mad as well. Rebecca

Adlington is about to create history, I am sure a bit. She looks

so good. Lotte Friis of Denmark is another big threat. Thigh she

already has her stuff of ready for the race. It is almost like she is

setting herself up. There are routines at this point. You start

to think of the next thing you can do, which will be a dive. She will

be ignoring what is going on around her. She just been asked by the

judge asking her which side she would like the marker indicating

how many events she has left. The Hungarian is the European champion.

Don't expect Coralie Balmy to be amongst the medals.

I think it will be head-to-head between these two. It could be a

quick race. Rebecca Adlington just fiddling around with her goggles.

The crowd get quiet. Rebecca, it is time to create some serious history.

What we have been waiting for, the final of the women's 800m freestyle.

Rebecca Adlington has had a decent start. Control the first 50m, then

her coach has a clear strategy. Absolutely, get this first 100, get

into the rhythm. She has been doing some really good pacing work. When

she set the world record in Beijing and broke the fantastic record, she

was around 62, 62.5. But Katie Ledecky, the 15-year-old, playing

the place we expected. I think Katie Ledecky in the black hat of

the USA and Lotte Friis from Denmark have to force the pace. It

is the only way they will win anything here. And Katie Ledecky is

starting to go. She is under the world record pace. We talked about

her being a danger, and if you are a British fan, Katie Ledecky has

not got the pacing quite right and will be punished later on. Lotte

Friis and Rebecca Adlington are just ahead of the world record. You

are seeing the fastest 80 metres freestyle races. Katie Ledecky has

gone off like a shot. -- 800m. Katie Ledecky, Rebecca Adlington is

on her feet at the moment. Katie Ledecky is way out there. I don't

think she can hold on but at 15 years of age, who knows what she

can do? We have had 15 and 16-year- old spoilers in the women's events

before now. Rebecca cannot be thrown by this. It is important

that she keeps and maintains her own pace and strategies. If she

ignores Katie Ledecky, she is right where she needs to be with Lotte

Friis. If she goes off and catches up with Katie Ledecky, it might

throw the race with Lotte Friis. This is interesting, Rebecca

Adlington has made her move. I think she has decided that is

enough and doesn't wants Katie Ledecky to far ahead. Look how much

she has taken out of Lotte Friis from Denmark. It is very

interesting. Katie Ledecky leading for the USA. Lotte Friis is trying

to get back on terms. Rebecca knew this. Your strategy is one thing,

but you need to be flexible. She cannot let Katie Ledecky get away

too far. It is like all sports where tactics are involved and then

its unfolds in a different way. She must have known a bit about Katie

Ledecky, but not much because this is the first time she has raced for

her country. Right now, there are 18,000 people in this particular

building waiting for Rebecca Adlington and hoping she will keep

going. At the halfway turn in this final of the women's 800m freestyle.

And Katie Ledecky, the 15-year-old from the USA has gone up very fast

indeed. Rebecca Adlington is second, right on her own world records.

Lotte Friis of Denmark, just on the shoulder of Rebecca. I expected it

did it -- expected it to be the other way around with those two.

Rebecca has to start moving now. is not easy to do. Katie Ledecky is

probably 0.2 other second faster than Becky and Lotte Friis. In the

Beijing race we remember so well, the next two, 100 so Rebecca slowed

down a little bit. The pace is punishing for her even. Just six

lands the left and if they are going to start moving they will

have to go now because Katie Ledecky is getting away. She is

maybe about three metres ahead of Rebecca Adlington and Lotte Friis.

They will have to move together. Maybe they will work together to

catch up with Katie Ledecky. Rebecca is starting to move back in

the field a bit. I am starting to get worried. Come a long, use the

five metres underwater and go. think Rebecca Love de bit sluggish

in that last 100m. -- looked a bit. The pace Katie Ledecky is swimming

after is faster than it Rebecca Adlington and Lotte Friis.

loans to go. Katie Ledecky still on record beating pace. -- four

lengths to go. Coming back now is Belmont see. She has already won

the 200m at but to my -- butterfly silver medal. She is moving. This

is dangerous. Rebecca might slip into a different medal colour and

position. Rebecca is looking at the Ford and knows where Katie Ledecky

is. I think the dream might be over. Nearly three seconds down, she is

now scrapping for silver. Belmont the is on fire. This race it may

not be over. The pace she is going is extraordinary. 100m to go. Two

lends left in the final of this 800m freestyle for women at the

Olympic games and London. Come on Rebecca Adlington. The stroke rate

between Belmont and Adlington is different. I think they will finish

in this position. The question is whether Katie Ledecky can hold on.

You have to take your hat off to her. No reputation is sacred. This

teenager has taking it to them. I think she will hold the world

record. Rebecca Adlington came fast when she set the world record.

Katie Ledecky looks like she is on its at the moment, she is kicking

hard. She still has a long way to go to catch up and I think it will

be bronze for Rebecca Adlington, her second bronze medal. Katie

Ledecky, a big shock will win the gold medal in the women's 800m

freestyle. It isn't a world record but it is a very good swim. Rebecca

Adlington, her second bronze. A bit of a shock. She worked very hard. I

do feel for her. Magnanimous in defeat, Rebecca Adlington. She is

giving a big hug to Katie Ledecky of the USA. A worthy champion and

very rarely a world record. Look at Rebecca. Bit a bit shocked face,

bit of a smile. She is a great person, a great competitor and this

will hurt. Her swim wasn't even on her own best times. She cannot

control Katie Ledecky, she was out so quickly. Lotte Friis, she burned

out and came in 5th. Once Lotte Friis let go of Rebecca Adlington,

it was all over. Maybe a bit too much concentration from Rebecca are

Lotte Friis, and Lotte Friis on Rebecca. Let's not take anything

away from this young lady. She very nearly broke the world world --

world records. The new Olympic champion of the women's 800m

You gave it everything you possibly could question mark it was so

painful. More painful the older I get. She is incredible, I think she

is only young like 15. Well done. It is one of those things, the 800

was my event. The pressure and everything, expectation going into

this neat, has been a battle. I am so pleased, I would have liked the

time to be better. I have been that time all year and I don't know what

happened. Everything has caught up on me but I gave it my absolute all,

I'm sorry I did not get the gold medal everybody was expecting. I

hate it when people say that silver or bronze is losing, you have not

done my sport! I hope the public realise this week and they are

proud of me forget in the bronze. It -- proud of me for getting the

bronze. Paul Rebecca Adlington, I think it hurt from the first land?

Victories always heard more when you lose. She has been all over the

papers, everybody expected. She likes to dictate the race and Katie

Ledecky took it out. She nearly broke the world record. On that

through Rebecca off her pace. I am gutted, it really hurts her. We

thought it would be Rebecca Adlington and Lotte Friis, and it

shows how wrong we can be. I am sure a lot of people around the

country will be shocked. But we have a number of very young

swimmers, Shiwen Ye being one of them, and Katie Ledecky another.

Let's hear from Katie Ledecky now. Congratulations. He just went for

I went out, controlled, tried to get out there. You did a huge PB at

the American trials, another huge PB. How much time have you knocked

off this year? I think at the end of last August I was 8.35, so I

have said some good short-term and long-term goals and have been

putting in a lot in training. I have learned had to train hard and

trained fast. It has paid off, incredibly. Age means that you come

in with these big guys and they do not faze you, you have nothing to

lose? This crowd was incredible here for Rebecca. I tried to calm

myself. I was let's -- a lot less nervous for this race than previous

ones. Being in a race with those great goals was incredible. Well

done. Thank you. It is the first major championship

that Katie Ledecky has this one, pool. The United States with ten

more gold than China. This time, it is two bronzes for Becky Adlington

We feel like our balloons have been popped, don't we? That is what the

Olympics are about, new names, new stars. The young ones have made bit

upset. It is another glory of victory and admitting that

sometimes you are just not good enough. It is the contrast between

victory and failure and it is only a bronze that we can offer you from

Rebecca Adlington, but Supreme offer -- at that nonetheless. We

will be back, we have more to come this evening.

Thanks, it is not too bad. Two bronzes, a bit of perspective. I am

joined by Ian Thorpe and Denise Lewis. A word on Rebecca Adlington.

She was never really in it, was she? Ledecky Swan so well. The we

all feel a bit deflated after that. We wanted to see the gold medal

especially force British swimming in the pool. Rebecca swang -- swam

well at the start of the race but the unpredictable factor was

Ledecky from America. We did not know much about her coming into

this competition. That speed at the front may have shocked Rebekka,

knowing that her regular competitor Lotte Friis is on the other side,

in control of that position but not in control of the American.

couple of young swimmers, we saw the Chinese come we saw questions

about her, I don't suppose the same questions will be asked about

Ledecky? In a year she has dropped 20 seconds. Let's do it as a ten

second drop and a comparison, it is a bigger improvement. This is why I

do not think it is beneficial when we talk about people using their

names or their nationality because we start doing and us and them

think, it removes all points of perspective and we can't have an

intelligent conversation about it. These are age groups winners that

are making each group type improvement. The track and field

events got under way this morning. The scene of the opening ceremony

was clear and all set for a magnificent week of athletics. Out

in front of a packed house was Jessica Ennis. The first two events

in the heptathlon other 100 metres hurdles and the high jump. This is

shoulders of Jessica Ennis. Jessica Ennis has got the potential to set

this stadium alight. This is one of her favourite events. Jessica got

away to a good start. Jessica Ennis is being closed down but she is

beginning to pull away on the inside. This is a tremendous run.

Oh, my goodness! Wow! The fastest time ever by a heptathlete any more

tea event of. What a star of the British team. I am speechless, when

I crossed the line I had to double- check. I could not believe it was

that time. A temporary shower, don't worry. The sun is shining

that the Olympics still. This would be a fantastic

achievement for Jessica Ennis. 1.86. Her first attempt, listen to the

crowd. She missed the take-off all my goodness. Well, within a split

second the whole crowd thought she had cleared it and then a massive

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Jessica Ennis leads the heptathlon

competition by 25 points. 8.16 is not bad, it is not too bad, and I

think I am a few points up so it is A terrific start, particularly in

the hurdles. She would have dreamt of that. It was an incredible

performance, just electrifying. Not only the crowd but her on the track,

has start was sensational. She annihilated the field, basically. I

don't think she would have imagined that she could run quite so fast,

but the conditions were very favourable. The track is quick. She

just put everything together. It was a dream start for her. The high

jump, how would you evaluate that? Par for the cause? I am sure she

would have liked to have done 1.8 denied but 1.86 is OK, it is steady.

It is where she would like to be, going into the next event. It is

where does that sit with that with her other competitors, that is the

danger. The Lithuanian had a good high jump this morning, setting a

new personal best at one point 92 and that is way you start to get a

bit nervous and wonder what the future and the next few events hold.

You mentioned the next event, let's get to it. The third of the seven

disciplines is the shot put, currently taking place in the

Olympic Stadium. Let's catch up She has thrown a couple of lifetime

bests this year, so she should be confident of repeating that

performance. She hits it. It certainly is a longer, that is

thumbs up from everybody in the commentary box and the crowd like

it as well. Toni Minichiello trying to get instant feedback. She sits

low and drives up with her legs. She does not look strong, but I

tell you what, she really packs a punch on that for guilt -- on that

for kg shot. She has to stay as close as she can to the leaders in

the shot put and she has done that, 14.28 is much better from Jessica.

At crucial throw for Nataliya Dobrynska, the defending champion

in danger of being eliminated. Oh, yes, it is, but far less distance

than she would have hoped for. Nataliya Dobrynska, having problems

with her shot. She is not driving her hit -- hip through or hitting

it straight. She is slicing it to the right hand side. That is one of

her strongest events and she has not performed well, 15.05 for

round but had a long throw in the first round. She loses her balance.

A composure at the back of the circle. A big effort. Oh, my

goodness. She is a tall Lithuanian. Her coach likes that one. She did

very well in the high jump this morning. She put everything into

that and that is certainly going to close the gap on everybody,

including Jessica Ennis. That is one of the longest throws I have

ever seen in heptathlon. For me, she looks as though she has lost a

bit of weight from previous years. Her high jump showed that. 17.31,

it is coming at -- coming up as a world best. Chernova wants to win

the Olympic title, she is going to have to blast this one out. 218

points behind Jessica Ennis before this event and Jessica Ennis has

extended the difference between herself and the big Russian. That

there. That was a far better throws and the last one we saw, much

better than her first two. As an indication of how this might go,

our statistician added up their personal bests and Chernova was

only 30 points behind, an improvement. Don't write the

heptathlon, Scope what of Lithuania. -- Skujyte. Jessica Ennis is in the

second place, for the first time in the heptathlon. Schwarzkopf has

risen up the table, as has Well, Jessica Ennis has lost her

lead. This is the moment you tell us, don't panic. Don't panic, it is

expected. That was her best shot put ever? We expect her to throw

big, the Lithuanian -- Lithuanian is a big girl, she in has a shot

put background. What I wanted to see what does was Jessica Ennis

clapped throw close to her personal best. It is damage limitation. She

was down on what I expected. But fear not, her 200 metres is to come.

Expect Jessica to court -- to claw that deficit back. But Skujyte

looks in good shape. Just Jess Ennis need to lead overnight, if

she is to win gold? Her best events are on the first day. I would

prefer to see her leading. She needs that buffer. She may not,

that is the danger. Her second day is inconsistent. She has been

working on the javelin, but the long jump is the event that will

really set this competition alight and we will know more tomorrow.

need a good 200 metres. We do. let's go back inside the athletics

stadium and join John Inverdale. He is hovering over my shoulder.

Absolutely, beautiful blue sky, a packed house, an amazing others

fear for the first night of athletics and over the next couple

of hours we will round up what you have missed over the last hour or

so. Whatever is happening in the pool and at Eton today, for a lot

of people the abiding memories of Olympics past are of track and

field events. What will happen in this stadium over the next nine

nights that will find its way into effortless ease. It is a second

gold. What a performance. History is being made. Carl Lewis, on his

way to four gold medals. Sebastian Coe, back at his best, the Olympic

champion away. Never stopping, coming up on the inside. Christine

Ohuruogu takes the gold medal. Daley Thompson, the greatest all-

round athlete in the world. I have got the big chief. -- the big gold.

He wins it. Denise Lewis is the Olympic champion. El Guerrouj is

going to get there, come on! He has got it! He has got it! It is

Linford Christie! Good gracious me. Gold for freeman. The nation

expected. Mark Lewis-Francis gets it, I think. I said, anything could

happen. Tessa Sanderson, she knows, we know it, the gold medal is hers.

And the world record has gone. This man surely is not a human! Good

speed, good rhythm, and it is long, it is long. Edwards is number one.

Great moments from Olympics past and with as is Colin Jackson and

Michael Johnson, as ever, the single greatest moment in athletics

Olympic history for you is? Beamon in the long jump, still the

Olympic record, set in 1968. That is tough to beat. Jesse Owens.

Hitler's Olympics, incredible pressure. Because of the pressure.

He came through in four events, threw it into Hitler's face,

incredible. I wasn't there! wasn't there either. We have seen

it often enough. Let's move on, lots has happened here this evening.

They had the preliminaries of the women's 100 metres this morning,

which allowed a lot of people from the smaller nations to have their

moment of fame in this fantastic stadium, but it got serious tonight.

These are the heats of the women's 100 metres which began about seven

round proper of the women's 100m. We have the preliminary is this

The Trinidadian just eases away. That is a good start, it is the

first round. 10.96, winning time the Kelly-Ann Baptiste. A quick

start to this Round 1 in the women's 100.

powering away. 10.83, for the American. Just outside of her best

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 110 seconds

time this year. This is only a heat. the semi-finals tomorrow. Look at

Never have so many heats in 100m being crime's -- crammed into such

a brief time scale. Colin, from a British perspective, one through

and one out? The good thing is to see Abi get through. We know she

struggled through the trials with injury and we were wondering if she

would get through these races. She has arrived here in very good shape.

Laura is just off her a season's best. So that is a fair result.

Michael, for the big guns it is sparring but nobody landing a

knockout blow? They run incredibly fast for the first round. I'm not

big on the fast track, slow track thing, but this track is obviously

pretty quick. So many of them under 11 seconds, we are set up to a very

fast final and semi-final. Carl Lewis was a guest a couple of

nights ago saying, he is missing the fast track, slow track thing.

He said there are fast athletes and slow athletes, we did dispute that?

There are fast athletes on slow tracks. This is a minimal, what you

would call a fast track and a slow track. Maybe the weather is helping

because it is perfect condition tonight. We have the heats of the

men's 1,500m. This is what happened Rosemarie step up to the plate? He

has shown great composure. That -- Ross Murray. They are settling and

there is a bit of pace early on, Brendan? They are going to slowly.

They are concentrated in such a small area it is difficult. Kick

proper is giving himself a clear run by going on the outside. If the

pace keeps lifting, it is better. It is much better for these

athletes when they are running closer to some 60 seconds.

Russian lead them out. Then the youngster from Qatar following him.

Ross Murray in a decent position. Don't be too put off if you think

he is struggling a little bit. He cannot uncomfortable, but when he

unleashes a bit of speed in the One of two tailing off. Then they

are bunching, Brendan and this is a dangerous time because at Murray

needs to get into a position to strike? MORI from Gateshead

Harriers is finding himself in the middle of a pack of athletes. --

Ross Murray. He has a dozen athletes in front of him at the

moment and needs to find a way through. He is next to Gregson on

the inside. He is making it harder for himself. He hasn't got to panic.

He has to try and get as close as he can and be strong on the last

lap. He is in a good position now so he can strike from there. First

six to qualify. Ross Anne Murray He has got to be strong. Ross and

will qualify. It is the Algerian who wins it. Rosemarie goes through.

-- Ross Murray. He didn't panic, things looked a bit messy in the

middle of the race. He got himself into a couple of difficult

positions, but he has so much pace and ability he got himself out of

Overall, where does that rate? was up with the best. When I came

out, everyone was cheering. I didn't know what to do, I didn't

know whether to waive. I didn't do anything, I thought I would just

embrace it. I was overwhelmed. Words cannot explain. How much did

it inspires you in the race? When I went past someone, the crowd went

mad. And I thought, this is a heat! It is the best I have ran. It felt

good. There was a bit of bunching and barging? I clipped someone a

few times. It is part of Championship racing. I bet that you

are glad your mum persuaded to to carry on rather than be a holiday

rep? Absolutely, nothing to stop me going off on holiday after the

Olympics and enjoying myself. From one happy man, to Andy Murray.

An extraordinary day at Wimbledon and semi-finals day in the Olympic

tennis. Andy Murray has won the first set 7-5, and leads the second

set for the right to play Roger Federer in the final after his

unbelievable victory against Del Potro. 19-17 in the third set. The

belonged best ever three-set tennis match of the Open era. -- de

longest ever three-set match. If you want to watch the quarter-final

of the women's football against Canada it is on for review. We have

seen the first heat of the men's goes in this heat. There is also a

magnificent que Tahri athlete, 17 moment in red. Andrew Baddeley

running for Great Britain. He was an Olympic finalist last time

around. Had an indifferent year but I think he is ready for this one.

We had just heard from Ross married that day's -- how exciting it is

for these athletes to be cheered all the way around by this

wonderful crowd of 80,000 people in the stadium. One thing is, they are

all giving their best. It is a good steady opening. He has put himself

there, keeping an eye on the other athletes. He just has to position

himself, work out his position between now and the bell. Silas

Kiplagat had a Tripp, but was fortunate. He has decided he wants

to be away from it. And he is not happy with too many athletes around

him. He has been outstanding this year. Andy Baddeley still not

responding. Two laps to go in this second heat of the men's 1,500m.

Silas Kiplagat, the Kenyan has ran the second-fastest time in the

world in 2012. Looking dangerous and just on the soldier -- shoulder

up the other young athlete from Qatar. The Oldfield is ahead of

Andy Baddeley. He has to work his way now. He has to be careful he

doesn't give them too much start when the bell sounds. The pace is

quite strong but not strong enough yet. It is gathering now. The

Ethiopian is running strongly. Silas Kiplagat coming up in third

place. Andy Baddeley is on the outside and has a clear view ahead

of him. When he gets going, he can Andrew Baddeley has seven athletes

ahead of him. He needs to finish inside the first six. There he goes,

moving up the outside. He needs to keep that move going. The Turkish

athlete, we haven't mentioned him. He is getting ahead of everybody

including Silas Kiplagat. Andrew Baddeley moving into 4th place.

There is a fantastic teenager challenging false start he does not

know how to lose at junior level. Will it be the same at senior

level? Andrew Baddeley in 6th place. He will qualify automatically for

the semi-finals. 3.39, slower than the first heat but Andrew Baddeley

Impressions, the Olympic champion and world champion, what did you

make of could prop? He is the champion. It will be easy to get

through these first round sand into the final. He did not have any

problems today. He will be the favoured going into the final and

he will probably win it. It is not a really tough field for him,

honestly. From a British perspective, postman safely

through? That is the most important thing for us. -- both men safely

through. A great run by Murray. Really passionate with the crowd,

pushing as the past to prop of. The crowd are behind our team members

and it is making a difference. Both are boys are through. We are

looking forward to finding out what is happening with the other Murray

in a minute. Here at the Olympic Stadium we have the women's 10,000-

metre final coming up at the end of the evening, at 9:25pm. Jo Pavey

and Bleasdale is in bad. You can watch the shot put Channel, any

single final in the field, you can watch a big throw or jump during

the course of these Games. The men's shot put is that traditional

first gold medal awarded and you could watch that on one of our

channels that you know all about. That is it from us for the moment.

Back here in the stadium in a It has been a spectacular day for

Team GB, with three more gold medal successes. One at Eton Dorney and

two at the Velodrome. Andy Murray could win a gold medal as well.

Because he has reached the final. He has beaten Novak Djokovic in two

straight sets, 7-5 in the second, that was the Match Point and now he

faces Roger Federer, a repeat of the Wimbledon final. A different

result, I hope. The final will be over five sets. Every other game at

the Olympics is over three. The best of three. The final is five

sets. They are going to do it all again. Will it be a different

result this time? Federer went through earlier, winning his final

set by 19-17. Against Juan Martin Del Potro. It is Federer against

Murray again, the sequel. Great scenes and emotion. That customary

look up at this guy from Andy Team GB are up to 4th place. Things

are going remarkably well. China are within hours sights and so are

We were not able to see Victoria Pendleton's medal ceremony in its

entirety earlier, but we can now. The Olympic champion and a gold

medal winnowing representing Great Britain, Victoria Pendleton. --

gold medal winner. The second medal for her in the Olympic Games, the

first coming four years ago in Beijing, which she won the gold for

the sprint. Now, with that sensational display of power and

speed, she wins the first ever women's Keirin in the Olympic Games.

One competition to go for Pendleton before she retires. You could not

retire at a higher point. Than being an Olympic champion. Ladies

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and gentlemen, please stand for the GARY LINEKAR: And astonishingly

impressive performance from Victoria Pendleton earlier. She

took the lead early, kept it going and held on for dear life. She

wanted it so badly. Great emotion there, lovely to see her singing

the national anthem. A triumph of Victoria Pendleton, yet again. More

to come, maybe, we shall see. Lovely scenes there. Inside the

Velodrome. A great atmosphere, one of the places to be, I think, in

this fantastic Olympic Village that we have got here. Also we have seen

some terrific races in the Aquatics Centre. Let's see 4-2 more with

Clare Balding. I have to be sorry if I sounded

negative about Rebekka's achievement, of course a bronze

medal it fabulous and she is the most successful British swimmer

ever with two golds in Beijing at two bronzes here in Britain. We

felt disappointed for her because we hope to... We hoped for her.

That was the thing. There was so much pressure on her. The fact it

was down to Lotte Friis and herself, we were nervous. We were

disappointed for her. If that had been two bronzes in Beijing the

would have been over the moon. Let's put in reality. It is our

expectation, that is what she said she had been battling with, the

pressure coming from us coping and thinking, so I am sorry if it came

from us. It was not intended. The race was on to be the fastest man

in the Paul, the 50m freestyle. It is your event. It was. It is about

getting the start right, the entry, getting into your stride properly

and he to the finish. It will be fractions of seconds from the top

to the bottom. There is a lot of world record holders and x world

record holders. -- and ex-world record holders. There will be

fractions separating the guys. water. The final of the men's 50-

metre freestyle. I like the look of them go. I don't know what you do

there, because he is not meant to bang the gun and tell everybody is

still. Jones looking good, going well in seven. -- going well in

seven is Manaudou in France. I think it is going to be Manaudou.

By getting there, he has got it! The Olympic champion, Manaudou, in

his first senior final and he has won it. Look! Oh my goodness me. Oh,

my goodness me. You just would never have thought that. 21.34. You

would never have thought that. Tell me? Oh, man, how did he win that?

Well, he was winning pretty much all the way. Near the bottom of the

picture, he stayed down longer than the rest of them, came up in the

lead at 15 metres and never loses the race. He was in the lead all

the way. That has stunned me, I am stunned. I am absolutely stunned.

He has won by 0.2 of a second. Look at that. Not 0.2. That is huge.

This is just amazing, the silver going to Jones of the USA and the

world record holder only getting What a reaction from the big man,

Manaudou. I know his coach quite well and he said he was on form.

When you go through the heats and semis, you give it everything. He

is the fastest man on the planet. What about the fastest woman on the

planet? We have two semi-finals for the 50-metre freestyle. The first

featured Great Britain's Amy Smith her, who got in after a swim off

of that one, the first semi-final of the women's and 50-metre

freestyle. Amy Smith on the left Thameside. She started well. She is

leading with 25 metres to go. Amy Smith is leading. Come on, Amy

Smith, wind it up. Wouldn't it be something she could make the final?

Come on, a business. Everyone is coming back. -- come on, Amy Smith.

Smith, I'm afraid to tell you, I think six, even though it would

close, will not be enough. Well, about more 0.6 of a second

separating that all those women. -- about 0.6 of a second separating

all those women. Less than a second, very good heat this morning. Let's

repeated. It would be good to see her go 24.5 or lower, just to be

women's 50-metre freestyle at the Olympic Games and friend hands --

and Fran Halsall had a good start. And really fast turnover. Ranomi

Kromowidjojo is going well in four. Lane six is going fast. Ranomi

Kromowidjojo looks good. Powering away. This looks very good indeed.

24.0, Ranomi Kromowidjojo wins it. Second is the Belarus swimmer. Fran

Halsall, third. 24.83, or set 24.63 -- or is that 24.63? That is as low

a semi-final. It is a bit -- it is a bit slower. We have the

aggravated -- the aggregated scores of both semi-finals. Ranomi

Kromowidjojo is dominant. She is going to go into the final ahead of

the field. Down at the bottom, lane she is into the final -- Fran

Halsall. Really close. Amy Smith may have missed out. I think she

has missed out by it 161 hundredth of a second. Imogen on the 100

freestyle, the women going that fast as well, on the turn, the wave

is there and it hits you. result of the second semi-final,

Ranomi Kromowidjojo winning it. Fran Halsall was third. A solid

swim. To get a medal, she will have to go 24.3, or 24.2, something like

That final is going to be a blink between second and third? Yes, it

is all to play for. I got in, I did that. I will rest and see what

happens tomorrow. We need a big one. It would be fantastic. Rebecca has

given as much as she can. She will be disappointed, won't she? I don't

know what she will be disappointed about, she is the most successful

swimmer of all time. I would two of my arm to get a bronze medal. She

is inspirational. The rest of the team think she is inspirational.

Amazing. A fantastic example, I know she has personal standards

that are high, does she? Amy Smith, you have been unlucky today.

don't know what it is, the 50 freestyle does not like be much. No

swim off unfortunately this time. It is a good time, similar to what

I did this morning. I can't complain. It is the right place,

close to my best. What do you think is it going to take -- what do you

think it is going to take? His time irrelevant? Is it just a race?

is irrelevant. I saw in the 100, I thought it would be quicker. I know

I can hopefully go back down and do it again. It is going to be quick.

All eight girls are capable of swimming 24. Close your eyes and

hope for the best on the finish. I will be pumped up for it tomorrow.

It has to be my turn at some point. It must be your turn, I hope

Fans saying the right thing about Rebecca Adlington. The medal

ceremony has just happened and this was her reaction as she stepped up

to receive her bronze medal and this reaction from the crowd.

She is overcome with the emotion of it all. The pressure was so much

and it is all coming out now. That support has meant so much. There is

her mum and dad. She is so amazing. It is just awful to see her that

upset and we feel for her. Michael Phelps extended his own extended --

extraordinary record by winning the 100m butterfly. He becomes the

first man to win two difference events in the pool, three Olympics

running. And also on that podium was Chad le Clos. His dad has

become a bit of a hit. You are almost as well-known, welcome back.

Thanks very much. Your son, is the star of the Olympic games? It is

unbelievable. How have you found London 20 told? British are the

best. They are the best supporters, they are gentlemen. I have been

around the world and I have never seen people like this in my life.

It is unbelievable. The people who talk to you in the streets,

unbelievable. That they are brilliant. I had a woman who said

to me, can I have a photograph with you and my baby. I pick the baby up

and I said your baby won't like my big phase. And the baby cried.

is it from the swimming pool tonight. Congratulations to Missy

Franklin and Michael Phelps and congratulations to Rebecca

Adlington. Two bronze medals to add to her tally.

He is brilliant isn't the. We seek Debbie Phelps, and Chad le Clos.

Watching his reaction to his son winning the race. He was pipped

again by Michael Phelps. We were talking, early on in the swimming

he did not look at his best and we were worried we had seen the best

of Michael Phelps. He has won more medals than any other man? We were

stunned the first night when he came 4th. Everyone was in shock. He

has been stronger over the shorter differences. His 200 was great and

it set him up nicely for this final. He is the most successful this

winner at this meat itself. It is still the best in the swimming pool,

even though he has had a disappointing time. And also

Manaudou, he won the freestyle? was out there. His sister was also

an Olympic champion over longer distances. That was a great

performance in front of the world record holder. The French have done

well over all in the swimming pool. Let's go back to John Inverdale at

the athletics. It is the 200m 4th discipline of the heptathlon.

Denise Lewis has joined us in the studio here. This is the second of

these heats. Jessica Ennis will be going in the last. You were talking

about how confident you were, but do you have reservations of where

she sits, second after three disciplines? The problem is, we

have underestimated the opposition. We thought the danger women wells

were. We just have to keep an eye on her. -- danger women were

elsewhere. We are seeing Louise haver in the shot. How important is

it, psychological for Jessica Ennis to lead going into Myra? She needs

it, she absolutely does. She doesn't want to have to force

yourself in the long jump. It is critical at the moment. The next 15

minutes could be crucial for Jessica Ennis's gold medal

ambitions. She is not running in result. But the leader, Austra

Skujyte Sir, has a 64 point lead over Jessica Ennis. And scorch pop

-- Lily score spot. There she is, Austra Skujyte sake, she finds

herself in the second race. Jessica Ennis is in the final race. There

is Louise hazel. Receiving rapturous applause. In 37th place,

only one athlete behind her in the competition. She will want to hold

her head up high in this 200m. But Austra Skujyte to an Natalia

Dobrynska or in this heat. Athletes in contention for the medals in

this race. Austra Skujyte To has a out of the blocks. This is a good

performance from a British athlete. Natalia Dobrynska trying to get

into second. It is all about Louise, this will give her a lift. Just

outside her a season's best. That is better, it has been a

disappointing first day but at least it finishes on a high. And

Astra's Goethe, her time is not that impressive. Not building on

the brilliant shot put from the Lithuanian. Louise hazel, it has

been a difficult day, but that is a great way to finish it off. It will

give her huge confidence going into the first event tomorrow. You have

the defending champion, Natalia Dobrynska in there as well. Louise

hazel absolutely blasted the first 100m. 24.4 th is not a bad time.

Natalia Dobrynska or really gritting her teeth. Louise hazel,

the Birchfield Harrier, fighting her way across the line. You cannot

ask for more than that. Watch Natalia Dobrynska on the left hand

side. Louise hazel looking comfortable. Just about at this

point, then she began to tire a little bit. Three events tomorrow,

long jump, javelin and 800m at the end. Total concentration and great

focus from Louise hazel. Certainly looked a lot more comfortable in

this event than she did in the shot put about an hour and a half ago.

pace. She will fall a way after men's shot put final. This will be

the first gold medal awarded in the track and field at London 2012. He

started great are the German. A new personal best. It will take some

beating. He responded brilliantly, and the Polish athlete in the

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metres and a team in the first 200m heat. Looking far more

comfortable. Better than she has looked all they've. It was a great

Paul Dickenson St that is the best you looked all day in that race,

and it is glad to finish a disappointing day and a high?

always nice to go out and beat the reigning Olympic champion. Assess

your day, it did not go as well as you wanted? I wanted to run a bit

faster, but not a problem. My high jump was a disaster. Time to redeem

myself and came out in the shot put. My coach was happy and smiling. And

then a decent run in the 200. I wanted to show I am a fighter and I

can come back from setbacks. It is the Olympic games so you always

want to do well. But sometimes it is not always the way it goes, but

we do have some more events. What is your sense of the overall

competition and the kind of pressure Jessica is under? Everyone

is doing great performances. You cannot tell who will pop up on the

day, who will be in form and who will be off. It is still all to

play for. Jessica has a really good medal hope. Especially the gold.

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Louise hazel ran earlier. Of course, we will have to wait until heat

five before we can give you the overall situation, once all the

points have been tallied up. The athlete and in lane eight, the

fastest time this year is the Latvian. 24.36, compared with that

Jessica Ennis's best time and it shows the difference in class. Bits

of a wobble at the start by the standings, she needed a good time.

That is a massive, massive lifetime What a way to finish the first day

of Olympic competition, absolutely spot on. And doing it the hard way,

out there in lane nine, and nobody in eight. Just had to concentrate

on her own efforts. Well done to her. Er so got third in the end,

she was fighting to get through. Third round of this man's shot put.

David store, just improved his lead by a couple of centimetres. Well,

that is peppering the the D-Mark of at the end of the third round. 12

go to eight, then they throw in reverse order. There is a great

psychological advantage in being able to throw when someone else has

finished. The Olympic champion is in the lead by one centimetre! So,

Reese Hoffa, in bronze medal position at the moment. But still

early days. At his best, 22.43. Oh the 21 metres for the first time in

this competition, it won't is the world champion, one

centimetre behind the Olympic champion. And of course he has

already improved his personal best in this competition, with a 21.86.

If he wants to become Olympic champion he has to do it again.

Majewski went through a series of major championships, at every one

he always through a personal best. If he does become the Olympic

champion, I think he will become one of the youngest Olympic

the men's long jump qualification. This is Greg Rutherford in the

well behind the board, but really encouraging from the core British

record holder. -- equalled British record holder. Tomlinson put

himself under a bit of pressure, the athlete suffering from a

swirling wind. 8.06, that put him safely through to the final, in 4th

place. A little prayer. It is the defending Olympic champion,

defending champion is out. A very, A little grin. What does the

Olympic champion make of that? But good news for Britain, we will have

two in the final, both, I think, with the chance of a medal. Only

two athlete made that automatic qualification. Only six athletes

went over eight metres, but the the outside in this 4th heat of the

200 metres of the heptathlon. A good 200 he could push her right up

to rankings, in fact it could push just seen the Swiss athlete in the

Fountain is setting the pace. The Ukrainian, just putting some

pressure on Fountain. The two of them, having a right battle. She

might just win it, she would visit in 23.64, that is a season's best.

A slide following wind, that will be enough to put her, temporarily,

in the lead in this heptathlon. But of course, Jessica Ennis and others

to come in the last 200 metres heat. A good run from the American,

though. Another 1000 points score. This time from the American, 1016

points. Fountain really afford for this one, because she was under a

lot of that pressure. We have still got the fastest athlete to come,

and the fastest of the more is still Jessica Ennis on paper. I

have got the feeling she might fly round this track and produce

something pretty special, in the same way she did in the hurdles

this morning. Fountain, totally focused on the track in front of

How would you assess the day it overall? Are started off really

well, the hurdles and the high jump went pretty decent for me. I had a

personal best in the hurdles. But the shock it always gets me. I am

not a young cookie any more! I'm actually feeling it. But I've got

tomorrow, so it two of my favourite events. What has it been like being

part of this seething cauldron, everybody focused on Jessica Ennis?

This is always an amazing experience, not many people can say

they have hinted at two Olympics, and I'm just happy to be where I am.

Do you think you can be in the mix of Tamara? Definitely. You never

know what is going to happen. It is anyone's day. All the very best.

focusing on in just a few moments time -- the athlete. Jessica Ennis

Get Set. Her last event on day one of this enthralling heptathlon

competition. On paper, she has the fastest time. But it is. That she

will want added to her total, and she has already achieved 3062

points, if she whizzes around the track fleet-footed, who knows how

many points she could accumulate. If she can get under 23 seconds,

she would get a massive 1079 points, learning curve of her life here, in

front of so many people. She had a magnificent high jump early on

of the best in the Commonwealth. Listen to the roar for Jessica

finally, Johnson - Thompson of and such a talented all-around

the Canadian. Jessica Ennis will want to finish on top of the table

Belgian. Pretty nifty, 23.4 39 in this year, that was a lifetime best.

heat. The world champion, inside and out, beat Jessica Ennis on both

occasions. If she can run quickly, she will set up the perfect

platform for a very strong second day. And the fastest woman in the

field is this athlete in Elaine two, from the Netherlands. She actually