BBC One: Day 8: 13.15-17.00

:00:26. > :00:31.Welcome back to our continued coverage of the Olympics. What a

:00:31. > :00:35.morning it has been at Eton Dorney. Two gold medals and a silver and

:00:35. > :00:42.the action continues. It's been a wonderful morning in the Olympic

:00:42. > :00:50.Stadium as well. News on Jessica Ennis. She has extended her lead to

:00:50. > :00:56.Ennis. She has extended her lead to 258 points. She jumped this. She

:00:56. > :01:03.didn't have much success with her first jump. Her second jump of 6.40

:01:03. > :01:11.and then this, her third jump. She sailed to 6.48. Just short of a

:01:11. > :01:16.personal best. Tatyana Chernova is up to third after a leap of 6.54.

:01:16. > :01:22.Things going incredibly well for Jessica Ennis. Absolute perfection

:01:22. > :01:32.on the board. Launches high. She was aiming for something over six

:01:32. > :01:35.

:01:35. > :01:38.metres. 6.4 T8, absolutely I was in the Olympic Stadium

:01:38. > :01:44.yesterday and took a wander around to soak up the atmosphere. It

:01:44. > :01:50.really is something. It feels quite cosy, even though it is enormous.

:01:50. > :01:59.Jessica must feel tiny in there. These are the top stories from this

:01:59. > :02:05.morning and there's been a series The heavyweight four in the first

:02:05. > :02:11.group to back a gold for the men. Fourth straight title for Britain

:02:11. > :02:14.Fourth straight title for Britain in that event. That was followed by

:02:14. > :02:17.victory for Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking sit in the

:02:17. > :02:25.lightweight women's double sculls, giving Britain their tenth gold

:02:25. > :02:30.medal of these games. Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter gave everything to

:02:30. > :02:37.win a silver medal after their race was restarted when a purchase's

:02:38. > :02:43.seat broke. Helen Jenkins missed out on a medal in the triathlon.

:02:43. > :02:49.The Hyde Park crowd were given a race to remember. Nichola Spirig of

:02:49. > :02:51.Switzerland won after an incredible sprint finish. It went all the way

:02:51. > :02:58.sprint finish. It went all the way and then it was a photo finish at

:02:58. > :03:02.the end. We can go back to Eton Dorney. It is definitely west from

:03:02. > :03:12.the Olympic Park, to John Inverdale and Sir Steve Redgrave. An

:03:12. > :03:14.

:03:14. > :03:18.It has been a truly incredible regatta. Seen those pictures of

:03:18. > :03:24.Jessica Ennis, Charles van Commenee still has the inside the ahead of

:03:24. > :03:29.him worrying about her and Mo Farah tonight. Anxiety a thing of the

:03:29. > :03:37.past until 9am on Monday. You must be overwhelmed, overjoyed, or is it

:03:38. > :03:43.just a job well done? Overjoyed. We have a fantastic group of young

:03:43. > :03:48.people. They've all performed on the water. I'm overjoyed at their

:03:48. > :03:51.performances, fantastic. I feel like we are about to burst into a

:03:51. > :04:00.version of we of the world. We have all of these people lining up

:04:00. > :04:06.behind us. These are the guys. All of the interviews we've done with

:04:06. > :04:10.everybody, people have spoken about how hot the job is. There's one

:04:10. > :04:13.target at the end of it. From somebody who sees the commitment

:04:13. > :04:20.they put in, how much respect do you have for these young women --

:04:20. > :04:28.young men and women? Total respect. It is very tough. We are being

:04:28. > :04:32.invaded! Through the winter, what they have to go through is a

:04:32. > :04:38.complete misery, frankly, but it pays off when they come here. They

:04:38. > :04:43.are fresh and lively. They are an outstanding group of young people.

:04:43. > :04:46.In their rowing and how they are up, too. I was complemented this

:04:46. > :04:55.morning by the head of the volunteers on how our guys have

:04:55. > :04:58.behaved here. David is the head honcho of a fantastic

:04:58. > :05:05.infrastructure that British rowing has got. Why don't you pay credit

:05:05. > :05:15.to them? From David down, David runs a tight ship. We always say we

:05:15. > :05:16.

:05:16. > :05:20.are the best organised team. We have got two fantastic head coaches.

:05:20. > :05:24.Then we got the physios and the physiologists and nutritionists,

:05:24. > :05:30.psychologists. Everybody is at the top level. That is why everybody

:05:30. > :05:34.here is smiling. You are the obvious person to ask, Catherine.

:05:34. > :05:40.You have been involved for four Olympics. How have things changed

:05:40. > :05:45.in that time? Going back briefly to David. We say head teacher, not

:05:45. > :05:50.head honcho! He does run the school well. He has been involved since

:05:50. > :05:54.1997, the same year I started. The team has transformed in that time.

:05:54. > :05:59.In those days, Steve and Matthew, their boat was the only boat

:05:59. > :06:03.consistently performing at the top level. Now we've had every boat

:06:03. > :06:08.class contending for the podium and most of them hitting the podium.

:06:08. > :06:11.The feeling and belief in success and what we are capable of and the

:06:12. > :06:16.standard that needs to be achieved and will be achieved stretches so

:06:16. > :06:23.deep across the whole team that everybody knows what it takes. He

:06:23. > :06:28.if I may say, from one under the age range to another... As one of

:06:28. > :06:35.the younger members of the team, when you come into this environment,

:06:35. > :06:41.how much are you aware that the expectation... The Bar is set up

:06:41. > :06:44.there and you have to aspire to that. Yahoos -- you see that all

:06:44. > :06:48.the way through the juniors and the under 20 threes. You aspire to be

:06:48. > :06:54.like these guys. You follow a programme that you know works. Look

:06:54. > :07:01.at us with all of these different- coloured medals. Everyone is really

:07:01. > :07:05.happy. I think we are all pleased. You would be complacent. You've

:07:05. > :07:11.been congratulated by the sports minister, Hugh Robertson, a few

:07:11. > :07:17.moments ago. Once you have set the bar, you can't afford to dip.

:07:17. > :07:21.and we won't. The lottery funding has been fundamental. It is really

:07:21. > :07:26.give that Sir John Major has been here all the time. He started that

:07:26. > :07:30.off. Without that, there would be no way we could be where we are now.

:07:30. > :07:34.The other thing is to say Monday morning, I'm with our junior team

:07:34. > :07:39.who were preparing for the World Junior Championships. I go there in

:07:39. > :07:43.about seven days. It never stops. We need to make sure we've got

:07:43. > :07:49.youngsters coming up like Will Satch to keep the older ones like

:07:49. > :07:57.Greg on their toes. It is fabulous. With the performances here, there

:07:57. > :08:03.were so many wear silver medals were almost gold. The discipline,

:08:03. > :08:07.the attitude is fantastic. Catherine and Diana paid credit to

:08:07. > :08:12.the coaching staff and those that support us. Everybody here works a

:08:12. > :08:19.seven-day week. It is our tradition in rowing, we are not used to big

:08:19. > :08:24.salaries or anything. The commitment is fantastic. What we do

:08:24. > :08:30.have is top people and we are a team. That is what makes the show

:08:30. > :08:37.work on the road. The final word, Alan Campbell. You've barely said

:08:37. > :08:45.anything during this regatta. Better today than yesterday.

:08:45. > :08:51.proud I used to be part of all of this? It is phenomenal. It is the

:08:51. > :08:55.greatest pool of talent I've ever experienced. This is my third

:08:55. > :08:59.Olympics. People have been here longer, but we have got the best

:08:59. > :09:03.and most talented people. When you turn up every day and everybody is

:09:03. > :09:07.striving for excellence, it is a great environment to be in.

:09:07. > :09:14.Everybody is looking for the winning edge. It is great to be

:09:14. > :09:18.part of a winning team. I can't say how proud I am. I am so proud to be

:09:18. > :09:23.part of this. And to stand shoulder to shoulder with these guys. I

:09:23. > :09:26.stood shoulder to shoulder with two of the best rowers on a podium, but

:09:26. > :09:32.I'm here now with the best team in the world. I'm very proud to be

:09:32. > :09:35.part of that. But also to be part of this great environment and the

:09:35. > :09:38.people that came here today. On behalf of the whole team, we would

:09:38. > :09:43.like to thank the British public because they made the difference

:09:43. > :09:47.and that is why we came away with my medals, four goals, three

:09:47. > :09:52.silvers, four bronzes. It was the public that made the difference

:09:52. > :09:58.today. Everything that has been put in place, the infrastructure is

:09:58. > :10:05.just right, and they Balad us to be selfish and perform at the best we

:10:05. > :10:11.can. -- Dave allowed us. The final shot from Eton Dorney. These are

:10:11. > :10:21.the men and women who have been an absolute credit to British sport.

:10:21. > :10:27.

:10:27. > :10:35.Racing to the record books! Olympic champions! It couldn't go to two

:10:35. > :10:40.more worthy winners. It is a steely look of determination. A bronze

:10:40. > :10:46.medal for the British crew. This is going to the wire. This is going to

:10:46. > :10:52.the wire. A word the silver medal for Great Britain. It was a valiant

:10:52. > :10:59.effort from the British four. The British crew pushing hard. Great

:10:59. > :11:04.Britain, a well deserved bronze medal. Let's do this! Let's finish

:11:04. > :11:10.the story! The crowd are going absolutely wild. Perhaps the most

:11:10. > :11:18.important final of this whole Olympic regatta. We are applauding

:11:18. > :11:24.you, Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins. Alan Campbell on the line,

:11:24. > :11:28.getting the bronze medal. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Great

:11:28. > :11:37.Britain are going to be the Olympic champions in the men's four! We

:11:37. > :11:45.have done it! We have done it in style! Hold on, girls. They are the

:11:45. > :11:53.Olympic champions. It is Great Britain with silver. Inspiring

:11:53. > :11:57.So many great pictures from the lake over the last few days and

:11:57. > :12:07.let's see how the most successful regatta in over 100 years has

:12:07. > :12:16.

:12:16. > :12:19.Great Britain in third place. Adding to that, cycling medals.

:12:19. > :12:29.Jason Kenny picked Sir Chris Hoy for a place in the men's team

:12:29. > :12:30.

:12:30. > :12:35.sprint and he was in action earlier on the track, the silver medal

:12:35. > :12:42.winner in Beijing. This is Jason Kenny, the 24-year-old representing

:12:42. > :12:48.Great Britain. Kenny has got a lifetime best of 9.85. This is the

:12:48. > :12:56.qualification round for the men's sprint. 17 riders complete a 200m

:12:56. > :13:05.time-trial. The fastest gets by under 16 others go into the first

:13:05. > :13:08.round. Here comes Kenny. The lead at the moment if Shane Perkins with

:13:08. > :13:17.9.987. Sir Chris Hoy has said he feels Kenny will break the Olympic

:13:17. > :13:25.record. Let's see whether that is right. He is faster! New Olympic

:13:25. > :13:30.record! 9.713. He is the fastest with only the world champion,

:13:30. > :13:35.Boenisch of France, to come. made that look easy. Hardly got out

:13:35. > :13:41.of the saddle. Very early wind up, carried a lot of speed into the

:13:41. > :13:46.banking before he came down. Technically perfect. To be 1.1

:13:46. > :13:51.seconds ahead after just half the distance is massive in this game.

:13:51. > :13:59.He shattered the previous Olympic record held by Chris Hoy, 9.81. It

:13:59. > :14:07.is now 9.71. That is a huge margin over 200m. He warned the that

:14:07. > :14:15.against this man, one of the fastest accelerated in the game.

:14:15. > :14:22.Gregory bows, the world champion. - - Gregory Bauge. He has been three

:14:22. > :14:27.times the world champion. He has just seen Kenny, I would say his

:14:27. > :14:31.nemesis for this competition, take the Olympic record. Here he goes. I

:14:31. > :14:40.think he is still smarting from the fact he wasn't a gold medal winner

:14:40. > :14:48.in the team sprint. He is just outside the time of Kenny. Will he

:14:48. > :14:53.pick it up in the second stage? No! Gregory Bowditch is the second on

:14:53. > :14:57.9.95. -- Gregory Bauge. That means Gregory Kenny will get a bite into

:14:57. > :14:59.the next round and Gregory Bauge will start in the next round as the

:14:59. > :15:03.will start in the next round as the fastest qualifier.

:15:03. > :15:08.Onto the omnium now, which is a bit like the cycling version of the

:15:08. > :15:12.decathlon. Ed Clancy started his decathlon. Ed Clancy started his

:15:12. > :15:18.bid in this event that is making its debut at London 2012. Ed Clancy,

:15:18. > :15:23.the penultimate competitor in the men's omnium. This competition is

:15:23. > :15:29.held at the two days and six event. If you win an event, you score one

:15:30. > :15:34.point. Second, you get two. Over the two days and six events, it is

:15:34. > :15:44.the rider who has the least points that is crowned the Olympic

:15:44. > :15:53.

:15:53. > :16:03.continuing his good form from last night. Inside 13 seconds, the

:16:03. > :16:08.fastest, with one more rider to go. Inside 12 seconds. Half a second

:16:08. > :16:13.nearly under that 13 second mark, that is quite incredible. And, I

:16:13. > :16:18.thought he was late, he was still accelerating when he hit the lines.

:16:18. > :16:21.I think we can say he is in good shape for this competition. He has

:16:21. > :16:30.suddenly recovered well from his efforts last night when they set

:16:30. > :16:36.the world record, winning the gold medal in the 4,000m team pursuit.

:16:36. > :16:43.They last man on the track, the world omnium champion. He has just

:16:43. > :16:50.seen Ed Clancy post that fantastic time. 23 years of age, can he match

:16:50. > :16:58.that time? We will soon see. I do not think he will. He came down

:16:58. > :17:04.wave took early in that build up. The Australian is a third of. It

:17:04. > :17:14.means Ed Clancy has won the third of the six disciplines, he is the

:17:14. > :17:19.

:17:19. > :17:24.We will be back at the Velodrome at 4pm, on BBC One. What a glorious

:17:24. > :17:31.day it has turned out to be in the Olympic Park, it is boiling. Look

:17:31. > :17:36.at the crowds. Making their way into the stadium. What a morning it

:17:36. > :17:43.has been. Let us go over to Jonathan Edwards. People with

:17:43. > :17:53.tickets this morning have been fortunate tizzy -- to see Jessica

:17:53. > :17:55.

:17:55. > :18:00.Ennis, and the arrival of Usain Bolt. Jessica Ennis is in gold

:18:00. > :18:10.medal position. We were all very nervous. As to whether she would

:18:10. > :18:11.

:18:11. > :18:15.A bit nervous in the first round. She is carrying much more speed on

:18:15. > :18:23.the runway, and we wondered how that would affect her run-up and

:18:23. > :18:33.accuracy. Typically, she responded competitively, and her second and

:18:33. > :18:48.

:18:48. > :18:55.third round jumps were excellent. this heptathlon javelin competition.

:18:55. > :19:05.She has absolutely nailed it. She has been coached superbly since she

:19:05. > :19:17.

:19:17. > :19:21.was a week told love. And in the government was always going to be

:19:21. > :19:31.one of those events where it could have gone either way. In the first

:19:31. > :19:31.

:19:31. > :19:41.round, she has blasted it out there. She has been working so hard with

:19:41. > :19:42.

:19:42. > :19:52.Mick Hill. At the training camp in Portugal. He wanted her to be in

:19:52. > :19:57.this better group, and what a start. Not far from her personal best in

:19:57. > :20:07.the javelin. The excitement continues to build. Tatyana

:20:07. > :20:08.

:20:08. > :20:14.Chernova to come. That really was exactly what Jess Ennis wanted.

:20:14. > :20:21.we watch the Lithuanian go back, I note it is tempting fate, but

:20:21. > :20:31.surely now the gold medal is in the bad. A lot will depend on how far

:20:31. > :20:32.

:20:32. > :20:40.Tatyana Chernova throws, she is the best on record. We have already

:20:40. > :20:47.seen Nana Djimou Ida. She has really attacked it, it is

:20:47. > :20:56.over 45 metres but not as far as Jessica Ennis has thrown. There are

:20:56. > :21:03.two rounds to go. What a start in this competition by Jess Ennis.

:21:03. > :21:12.Only the 800m to go. We said after the long jump, we could begin to

:21:12. > :21:17.hand the gold medal around her neck. Just over 46 metres for the Russian.

:21:17. > :21:27.Jessica at Ennis, sitting very comfortably indeed, on top of the

:21:27. > :21:36.

:21:36. > :21:40.A penny for her thoughts? There is don't air of relaxation -- an air.

:21:40. > :21:46.Realistically, no one can catch her. Tatyana Chernova would have to

:21:47. > :21:56.throw it over 60m to capture. She knows she still has to maintain her

:21:57. > :21:59.

:21:59. > :22:04.lead. But, a steady throw from her. After day goo, -- Daegu, she was

:22:04. > :22:08.bitterly disappointed that the javelin had let her down. Given the

:22:08. > :22:13.challenges she has had with long jump, to come up here in the

:22:13. > :22:19.biggest arena and perform like that is a measure of the athlete she is.

:22:19. > :22:24.Absolutely. It now makes sense why she was plastered all over the

:22:24. > :22:28.billboards, she is such an incredible athlete, who would

:22:28. > :22:33.understand the opportunity to come here to an Olympic Games on home

:22:33. > :22:40.soil, to win a gold medal, someone who would prepare for that and

:22:40. > :22:48.focus. A programme to get these types of results. It is all coming

:22:48. > :22:57.through for her. This level-headed this she has, under all this

:22:57. > :23:03.immense pressure. She has managed to shut it out. She has absorbed it,

:23:03. > :23:09.it is a great opportunity for her. She has worked so hard to put

:23:10. > :23:16.together the perfect heptathlon, at least one that will get her that

:23:16. > :23:22.the gold medal. Predominately, it has been rock-solid, with some very

:23:22. > :23:32.good running. She still has a job to do. She has to focus, the 800m

:23:32. > :23:36.is tonight. That is an event where she has far less of a chance of

:23:36. > :23:45.putting a foot wrong. She has always been solid, we have seen

:23:46. > :23:55.have come from behind in the 800m. She is doing the right thing.

:23:56. > :23:58.

:23:58. > :24:03.Remaining focused. Two more throws in the javelin. Back to the men's

:24:03. > :24:13.400 heats and Oscar Pistorious was running, the first amputee sprinter

:24:13. > :24:31.

:24:31. > :24:36.moment for him. And for Disability Sport, to see him running in the

:24:36. > :24:41.Olympic Games. He is such an inspirational figure. Everyone

:24:41. > :24:47.loves Oscar Pistorious. He is one of the big stories coming into

:24:47. > :24:51.these Games. Seeing him here, make history, that is one thing. The

:24:51. > :25:00.other thing is he had a very good run this morning, a much better

:25:00. > :25:10.start than he has had in the past. It is more difficult for him, with

:25:10. > :25:11.

:25:11. > :25:19.the prosthetic. He doesn't get a great start. What I noticed was a

:25:19. > :25:23.better start than in the past. And a really good, solid race. That 400

:25:23. > :25:29.is now thrown wide open, with LaShawn Merritt not making the

:25:29. > :25:37.finals. There is a chance he could end up in the final. He is safely

:25:37. > :25:43.through to the semi-final. This is the second heat. And the world

:25:43. > :25:53.champion. James, Wright in the middle, not

:25:53. > :26:14.

:26:14. > :26:19.running as well as last year when Only coming into the home straight

:26:19. > :26:29.in second place, but now, he begins to move away, looking to the left,

:26:29. > :26:37.

:26:37. > :26:42.The world champion safely through. He looks like a novice even though

:26:42. > :26:49.he is a world champion. He is not great technically. He is a

:26:49. > :26:53.tremendous talent. He hasn't been running as well this year as over

:26:53. > :26:58.the past few years, we will see what happens through the rounds, he

:26:58. > :27:08.will have to be a favourite for the gold medal. He is world champion, a

:27:08. > :27:11.

:27:11. > :27:21.tremendous talent, and with experience at this level. Once he

:27:21. > :27:21.

:27:21. > :27:26.is in the finals, we will see what You say he hasn't run as well this

:27:26. > :27:32.year, has that been due to the pressure as world champion,

:27:32. > :27:36.relatively young? I don't think he feels pressure. He was in the

:27:36. > :27:44.collegiate system last year for the way through to the World

:27:44. > :27:48.Championships. Now, there is a transition. He is a full-time

:27:48. > :27:56.professional athlete. Finding his way in how he prepares, how many

:27:56. > :28:06.races he runs. Three British athletes featured in these 400-

:28:06. > :28:38.

:28:38. > :28:44.metre heats, let's catch up with position. Chris Brunt will be

:28:44. > :28:54.strong on the home straight. That is a good run from the British

:28:54. > :29:01.

:29:01. > :29:06.blocks. Williams bearing down on the Olympic champion already,

:29:06. > :29:11.looking very tentative at the moment. Williams already a couple

:29:11. > :29:21.of metres ahead of him, and LaShawn Merritt has gone, the defending

:29:21. > :29:33.

:29:33. > :29:40.into the home straight in second place. This young Australian is

:29:40. > :29:48.very strong. Solomon of Australia will win it. Williams just got

:29:48. > :29:57.third. What a story. LaShawn Merritt has not recovered from that

:29:57. > :30:03.Achilles problem he had in Monaco. He didn't even start running.

:30:04. > :30:13.Whether it is a hamstring, I am not sure. He obviously came in, with a

:30:14. > :30:43.

:30:43. > :30:49.problem, but realised he couldn't top bend. Storming around. He is

:30:49. > :30:58.already looking at the screen. Here comes Rooney. Rooney moving nicely

:30:58. > :31:03.into second place. Yousif finishes quickly for third place. Not as

:31:03. > :31:13.quick as his brother, Borlee. Did not need to be. Rooney safely

:31:13. > :31:19.

:31:19. > :31:26.for the second time. Goes over 45 metres. Her best throw was just

:31:26. > :31:35.shown, up 4651 -- 46.51. Every time this Lady sets foot on the track,

:31:35. > :31:41.the crowd go wild. That technique has been honed and worked on by

:31:41. > :31:51.former British international Mick Hill. 45.99 for Jessica Ennis.

:31:51. > :32:02.

:32:02. > :32:06.Still in the lead in this 50m again. Really strong arm

:32:06. > :32:11.through, by contrast to some of these heptathlete, where they are

:32:11. > :32:19.almost trying to place it out there at times. You could see that was

:32:19. > :32:22.her previous best, 50.16. Going up to 51.98. Well down the field

:32:22. > :32:32.overall, but that would improve her situation heading into the last of

:32:32. > :32:40.it. Just about half way through the second group. Skujyte is currently

:32:40. > :32:45.in the silver medal position. Just going through her manoeuvres.

:32:45. > :32:51.a reminder to everybody that Katarina Johnson-Thompson, 38.37.

:32:51. > :32:59.Very close to her lifetime best. Louise Hazel actually got a

:32:59. > :33:05.lifetime best. Tremendous throw by Louise, well over 45 metres.

:33:05. > :33:12.Tatiana Chernova got the bronze medal in Beijing for years ago. She

:33:12. > :33:22.threw over 48 metres. That is not over 45. The Russian is not

:33:22. > :33:26.

:33:26. > :33:32.on top of the world, I hope. One through to go and then the 800m and

:33:32. > :33:35.then she will be confirmed as the Olympic champion, I'm sure.

:33:35. > :33:39.Olympic champion, I'm sure. STUDIO: Jessica Ennis looking very

:33:39. > :33:42.composed and relaxed, but she must be bursting inside at the thought

:33:42. > :33:48.that she will most likely be the Olympic champion by the end of

:33:48. > :33:52.today. If I have to be extremely critical, two could froze, but I'm

:33:52. > :33:56.glad to see she is moving her run up back because she was so close to

:33:56. > :34:00.the line of a last throw. There's more in the tank. She can throw

:34:00. > :34:04.much better than that let's hope that slight adjustment will allow

:34:05. > :34:09.her to do that. She was on target for a new personal best and new

:34:09. > :34:13.British record. She will go out in style. It is great to see that she

:34:14. > :34:20.has risen to the occasion. Will she be focused on that? Personal best,

:34:20. > :34:25.British record? You're always aware of it. You know what you're doing

:34:25. > :34:33.and you were aware of what your distances or your jumps give you.

:34:33. > :34:36.Yes, the British record will be in her mind. The moment to do it,

:34:36. > :34:40.Olympic Games, home crowd, producing your best ever

:34:40. > :34:45.performance. Absolutely. She's been doing that throughout these

:34:45. > :34:50.championships. She's aware of that. I think she will go back and forth

:34:50. > :34:55.over the next few hours of beaming inside, but then also going back

:34:55. > :35:05.into extreme focus because she will be aware that she has the potential

:35:05. > :35:07.

:35:07. > :35:12.to set a new personal best. Also, we talk about... Jessica is moving

:35:12. > :35:15.towards the higher echelons in the sport where she could maybe one day

:35:15. > :35:19.get over 7,000 points. Usain Bolt get over 7,000 points. Usain Bolt

:35:19. > :35:29.was in action earlier. This is what happened in the first round of the

:35:29. > :35:52.

:35:52. > :35:56.modest 10.08. We know he can go a modest 10.08. We know he can go a

:35:56. > :36:06.lot quicker. So STUDIO: Usain Bolt looking good.

:36:06. > :36:13.For now it is back to the studio. Usain Bolt coasting! Ragged? He was

:36:13. > :36:17.nice and calm. He is so relaxed. Indeed. What today it's been. The

:36:17. > :36:21.medals keep coming and coming. Everything is happening and it is

:36:21. > :36:24.so busy here. I walked out today yesterday with a little boy who had

:36:24. > :36:30.been watching the swimming and he was telling me about his swimming

:36:30. > :36:38.training, he must have been nine or 10. He is totally inspired not just

:36:38. > :36:43.by our athletes, but when he sees somebody like Chad Le Clos, only 20.

:36:43. > :36:46.Or Ledecky, who beat Adlington yesterday, she is only young. That

:36:46. > :36:50.is what they are thinking, they want to do it. I had that

:36:50. > :36:56.conversation with my wife last night. Can you believe she's 10

:36:56. > :37:01.years older than our son? So close to the world record at 15! I think

:37:01. > :37:05.the upper end as well are getting inspired. I saw a funny video this

:37:05. > :37:09.morning from a sheltered housing and old people's home in London.

:37:09. > :37:14.They've been doing their own Olympics. You must look it up. It

:37:14. > :37:19.is the busiest day of the Olympics so far in terms of medals up for

:37:19. > :37:28.grabs. It has all been going on everywhere, whether it is cycling,

:37:28. > :37:30.rowing, athletics, triathlon can, tennis. Two gold medals and a

:37:30. > :37:38.silver at Eton Dorney. Britain's most successful rowing performance

:37:38. > :37:48.Gerat Britain's coxless four won Olympic gold for a fourth

:37:48. > :37:53.There was gold for the women's lightweight double scull team of

:37:53. > :37:57.Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland. Copeland says, we've won

:37:57. > :38:07.the Olympics! Jessica Ennis took a giant leap towards heptathlon gold

:38:07. > :38:09.

:38:09. > :38:18.in this morning's long do keep -- long jump. After two hours... Usain

:38:18. > :38:22.Bolt had a bad start, but cruised After two hours of swimming,

:38:22. > :38:29.cycling and running, it took a photo finish to decide the

:38:29. > :38:39.triathlon. Switzerland's Nicola Spirig took the gold. Helen Jenkins

:38:39. > :38:42.Coming up on BBC One, we will see the women's final and that is

:38:42. > :38:43.Serena Williams against Maria Sharapova, but first we have Andy

:38:43. > :38:52.Sharapova, but first we have Andy Murray in quarter-final mixed

:38:52. > :39:02.doubles action alongside Laura A tie-breaker that will be

:39:02. > :39:35.

:39:35. > :39:39.difficult to sleep through. Listen The poor girl for the point was

:39:39. > :39:49.over. I have seen that happen before. I hope she doesn't feel too

:39:49. > :39:59.bad. She wants to be quick and she gets across. We will restart the

:39:59. > :40:30.

:40:30. > :40:34.It is the reigning US Open champion in Sam Stosur, one of the best

:40:34. > :40:44.players in women's tennis today. Robson just ranked inside the top

:40:44. > :40:44.

:40:44. > :41:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:41:38. > :41:41.100. Just broken the top 100 in the Very solid from Hewitt. You have to

:41:41. > :41:48.believe at 31 and after three operations, it will be his last

:41:48. > :41:58.Olympics. Absolutely pumped full this mixed doubles quarter-final.

:41:58. > :42:16.

:42:16. > :42:24.Two sets to come from Murray. -- to That is a quite brilliant return.

:42:24. > :42:29.The Aussies have the early advantage in this tie-break. They

:42:29. > :42:39.had to go the distance in their first round, Robson and Murray,

:42:39. > :43:13.

:43:13. > :43:17.winning 10-7 in the Champions' tie- She has an won many points on the

:43:17. > :43:22.return of serve for Murray, but a good enough kick on that one to get

:43:22. > :43:31.it wide enough. Murray made the error. It was a big hold on that

:43:31. > :43:41.point. If she can win this next point, the Aussies will be in good

:43:41. > :43:54.

:43:54. > :44:04.A lot of discussion here. It will be interesting to see if there's

:44:04. > :44:20.

:44:20. > :44:30.Great Britain with it all to do, down a mini-break and Hewitt is

:44:30. > :45:07.

:45:07. > :45:14.starting to take charge of this What a second serve! Surprising

:45:14. > :45:19.tactic from Lleyton Hewitt, he tried to run around a left-handed

:45:19. > :45:29.serve that was swinging into his body to try to hit a forehand. That

:45:29. > :45:47.

:45:47. > :45:57.was tough to do and he paid the That is a big bonus to win both

:45:57. > :45:57.

:45:57. > :47:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:47:09. > :47:15.Sam Stosur did not prepare well for Brilliant once more from Hewitt. He

:47:15. > :47:25.was a little quiet in that opening set piece. He has come to life in

:47:25. > :47:59.

:47:59. > :48:09.It caught the line. That ball seemed like an eternity before it

:48:09. > :48:13.

:48:13. > :48:23.The Aussies once more art up, so much do to the brilliance to Hewitt,

:48:23. > :48:23.

:48:23. > :49:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:49:37. > :49:47.Murray, having to cover a lot of She saved one of her best serves 41

:49:47. > :49:47.

:49:47. > :50:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:50:38. > :50:48.of the most important points in the Two serves to come. The firms can

:50:48. > :51:16.

:51:16. > :51:26.What was he thinking, hear it? Murray was not going to cross on

:51:26. > :51:58.

:51:58. > :52:06.The winner of this next board will How close was that serve, I thought

:52:06. > :52:11.it was a doubles -- double fault when she hit it. This has been so

:52:11. > :52:21.entertaining. Great Britain taking the opening set. The Australians

:52:21. > :52:48.

:52:48. > :52:53.They have done it! And, of Great A thoroughly entertaining hour and

:52:53. > :52:59.20 minutes for this Centre court crowd, under the roof. The British

:52:59. > :53:09.camp are delighted, Judy Marib is ecstatic. They really deserved it,

:53:09. > :53:18.

:53:18. > :53:23.They will face Sabine Lisicki and Christopher Kas.

:53:23. > :53:33.And tomorrow, he will be in the gold medal match against Roger

:53:33. > :53:40.

:53:40. > :53:50.Let us head back to the stadium, just a cap Ennis has been in the

:53:50. > :54:11.

:54:11. > :54:17.javelin, this is her third and in her long jump, reinforcing her

:54:17. > :54:24.position as the Olympic number one. The javelin, very close to her

:54:24. > :54:31.lifetime best, it is a new lifetime best. All smiles for the Olympic

:54:31. > :54:38.champion elect, just one event to go. I can't wait, neither can the

:54:38. > :54:44.spectators. A little further in the javelin

:54:44. > :54:49.means she can run a little slower in the 800m race. She has put

:54:49. > :54:53.herself in the best position possible maybe she couldn't even

:54:53. > :54:59.have dreamt of the lead she will have coming into the final event.

:54:59. > :55:08.It could not have gone better today. A very good long jump and a

:55:08. > :55:12.personal best in the javelin. Jessica Ennis leads the heptathlon.

:55:12. > :55:20.Which she will not relinquish in the 800m race, it will be a glory

:55:20. > :55:30.run for her, where she will put 110% in two. This crowd will go

:55:30. > :55:41.

:55:41. > :55:47.medal. This is her moment. She has got to attach it. The run-up was

:55:47. > :55:53.slow. Under 45 metres. Tatyana Chernova will be disappointed with

:55:53. > :55:59.that, but Jessica Ennis has had a wonderful long jump, a wonderful

:55:59. > :56:09.javelin, and she can concentrate on the very last event of the day,

:56:09. > :56:15.

:56:15. > :56:25.What is so impressive is how she maintains her concentration,

:56:25. > :56:25.

:56:25. > :56:30.incredible to see her. Effectively, tonight's race will be two laps of

:56:30. > :56:36.honour for Jessica Ennis. She has been speaking to us.

:56:36. > :56:40.What a morning and early afternoon. A tremendous reception, you have

:56:40. > :56:46.delivered a fine performance in the long jump and javelin. It has been

:56:46. > :56:51.a brilliant day. I was anxious after yesterday, not knowing if the

:56:51. > :56:58.long jump would go the way I would want it to. Yes, I am made up to

:56:58. > :57:04.have those two performances today. There is so much pressure and yet

:57:04. > :57:08.you're delivering, embracing the crowd, as well as doing the job.

:57:08. > :57:13.am so nervous but it does help having this crowd. There is a lot

:57:13. > :57:19.of pressure, but people are supporting you. That is what you

:57:19. > :57:25.feel in the stadium. A personal best in the javelin. It seems that

:57:25. > :57:30.the gold medal is there. Is that how you feel? I am not even

:57:30. > :57:40.thinking about it until across that line, I have one more event. We

:57:40. > :57:40.

:57:40. > :57:46.will see what happens. We are looking at how much you need to get

:57:46. > :57:53.over 7,000 points. If 205 is ridiculously quick. I will rest and

:57:53. > :58:02.see what I have left in my legs. I will stay here, recover and it.

:58:02. > :58:06.Then head back out. All the best, well done for today.

:58:06. > :58:16.You see so many athletes saying they will enjoy it, but she really

:58:16. > :58:20.

:58:20. > :58:22.can. 8:45pm. BBC One. Her first Olympic games. A first Olympics for

:58:22. > :58:25.Maria Sharapova, who carried the Russian flag at the Opening

:58:26. > :58:29.Ceremony. She's in the gold medal match against Serena Williams, who

:58:29. > :58:32.has twice won an Olympic gold medal with her sister Venus in the

:58:32. > :58:36.doubles, but never on her own. Serena won her fifth Wimbledon

:58:36. > :58:39.title exactly four weeks ago. This is Wimbledon, but not as we know it.

:58:39. > :58:43.Coloured outfits, music, raucous crowds. As Andy Murray said

:58:43. > :58:46.yesterday, when he won his semi- final against Djokovic to reach the

:58:46. > :58:50.gold medal match: "It's the most fun I've had at any tournament."

:58:50. > :58:53.This is the gold medal match, and it's between the two biggest names,

:58:53. > :58:57.the two highest earners, the two power players of the women's game.

:58:57. > :59:01.They are playing here, not for money, not for a Grand Slam title,

:59:01. > :59:11.but for a place in Olympic history. It's the sport in which women were

:59:11. > :59:23.

:59:23. > :59:33.first allowed to compete in the Both women are going for a Coria --

:59:33. > :59:34.

:59:34. > :59:43.14 Grand Slams total. Maria Sharapova, playing in her first

:59:43. > :59:49.Olympics. She carried the flag for Russia. As you know, with four

:59:49. > :59:59.Grand Slams in tennis, if you don't win, you have another in a few

:59:59. > :00:01.

:00:01. > :00:11.months. But not for the Olympics. Serena Williams is the favourite,

:00:11. > :00:12.

:00:12. > :00:22.but that doesn't necessarily mean So in a Williams is the favourite,

:00:22. > :00:28.

:00:28. > :00:37.she has destroyed the field on the She has conceded just 16 games, in

:00:37. > :00:45.Williams started the Olympics in the first round. She is having to

:00:45. > :00:49.take a quick break. A little bit of extra nerves. Serena started up

:00:49. > :00:56.with Jankovic, the former world number one, and was spot on with

:00:56. > :01:02.her serve, which we saw she was a few weeks back in taking her 5th

:01:02. > :01:06.Wimbledon title, where she had 102 aces in the fortnight. Serena

:01:06. > :01:13.started here hitting her ground strokes well. Very clean, very

:01:13. > :01:17.accurate. Making players like Zvonareva and Caroline Wozniacki

:01:18. > :01:24.and Azarenka yesterday look very ordinary. Azarenka is the number

:01:24. > :01:28.one in the world right now. Sharapova, the only player here at

:01:28. > :01:34.the moment after that odd timing for Serena Williams. She has been

:01:34. > :01:39.doing that after warm ups. Another factor is the roof has been opened.

:01:39. > :01:45.The sun was shining. It was closed for the match between Murray and

:01:45. > :01:48.Robson and Sam Stosur and Hewitt. It is breezy as well. Sharapova

:01:48. > :01:53.occasionally struggles on serve and that will only be augmented with

:01:53. > :01:58.the breeze and a high ball toss. If she can serve well, she has a

:01:58. > :02:03.fighting chance, but she goes in as a considerable underdog. Maria

:02:03. > :02:11.Sharapova has not beaten Serena Williams in about eight years. 2004

:02:12. > :02:21.at the Championships. Bout of the last time she beat Serena. -- that

:02:21. > :02:29.was the last time. The chair empire is from Sweden. Here comes Serena.

:02:29. > :02:34.-- umpire. Serving will be critical. These two are a couple of the best

:02:34. > :02:40.servers in the game and it is what separates them. It has been

:02:40. > :02:44.difficult so far in the Olympics for Serena's opponents to even make

:02:44. > :02:50.inroads on her service game. It puts so much pressure on their own

:02:50. > :02:56.service games to hold. Sharapova needs to get off to a quick start.

:02:56. > :03:04.You can see just how much the wind is blowing. The sun was shining a

:03:04. > :03:10.moment ago. Serena is taking her time, but we are ready.

:03:10. > :03:15.Serena is not endearing herself to the crowd, taking her time. Two

:03:15. > :03:20.women who have Korea Grand Slams, the winners of the last two majors.

:03:20. > :03:30.Only Steffi Graf has completed the so called Golding Slam by adding an

:03:30. > :03:30.

:03:30. > :04:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:04:23. > :04:29.Olympic gold medal in soot -- I can confirm that Victoria

:04:29. > :04:39.Azarenka has taken the bronze medal, beating Kirilenko in the bronze-

:04:39. > :04:44.

:04:44. > :04:54.She has power down a huge number of bases throughout this tournament. -

:04:54. > :05:16.

:05:16. > :05:20.And the occasional one with a second serve as well. Very, very

:05:20. > :05:25.impressive display of serving for Serena Williams to get things under

:05:25. > :05:31.Serena Williams to get things under way. Now she will lay siege to the

:05:31. > :05:34.Sharapova served. That is what we have seen all week from Serena. She

:05:34. > :05:44.have seen all week from Serena. She had 16 aces against Azarenka, one

:05:44. > :05:44.

:05:44. > :06:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:06:24. > :06:34.of the best returners in the game, Sharapova will hope that is not

:06:34. > :06:35.

:06:35. > :06:41.setting the tone, but that really She struggled with double faults

:06:41. > :06:44.when she first came back from her soap -- shoulder surgery in October

:06:45. > :06:53.2008. She struggled with double faults for about a year and a half,

:06:53. > :07:03.but that has slowly disappeared. Not helped by the be blowing wind.

:07:03. > :07:03.

:07:03. > :07:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:07:58. > :08:03.Second serve swatted away by Serena Williams. There's Venus, who won

:08:03. > :08:13.the singles title in 2000 in Sydney. Still going strong in the doubles,

:08:13. > :08:26.

:08:26. > :08:36.which they have won twice before. Ferocious! House that for a start?

:08:36. > :08:39.

:08:39. > :08:41.Two games and all of the points for Williams is returning about twice

:08:41. > :08:50.Williams is returning about twice as well during the Olympics as she

:08:50. > :09:00.did during Wimbledon last month. So much confidence behind those ground

:09:00. > :09:09.

:09:09. > :09:19.strokes and then look... -- that First point for Sharapova or comes

:09:19. > :09:19.

:09:19. > :10:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:10:04. > :10:12.from a wild swipe by Serena Nowsherar pervert earns a point,

:10:12. > :10:19.Hodder and. -- now Sharapova or earns a point. Finally an

:10:19. > :10:29.opportunity for Sharapova it to look at the second serve. Getting

:10:29. > :10:48.

:10:48. > :10:52.Williams on the run. Hard and flat A big serve, but Serena has been

:10:52. > :11:02.doing this well all week, moving inside the baseline and hitting the

:11:02. > :11:16.

:11:16. > :11:24.ball early so robbing time from her Just such an easy service motion.

:11:24. > :11:34.So fluid and effortless. The best serve in the history of women's

:11:34. > :12:03.

:12:03. > :12:07.We talked about the wind and Maria Sharapova has the wind at her back.

:12:07. > :12:17.She did not quite get up to the shorter mid-court shots and just

:12:17. > :12:30.

:12:30. > :12:40.Put away so nicely after a couple of jitters in that service game.

:12:40. > :12:41.

:12:41. > :12:46.It is so impressive, the way Williams is playing, winning

:12:46. > :12:52.Wimbledon and looking on course. This is the second part of her

:12:52. > :12:58.career after a dreadful illness and injury in 2010. It led to surgery

:12:58. > :13:02.and then on to blood clots on the lungs. It is amazing she is even

:13:02. > :13:07.back, she did not think she would play again at one point. It all

:13:07. > :13:15.happened after she won her fourth Wimbledon title in 2010. She cut

:13:15. > :13:24.her foot and was out for 11 months. She came back just before Wimbledon

:13:24. > :13:28.2011. Serena Williams, at 30 years old, looks hungrier than ever.

:13:28. > :13:38.Extremely fit and for this young lady, Sharapova, it took her a

:13:38. > :13:51.

:13:51. > :13:59.while to come back from a shoulder Just trying to gee herself up. I'm

:13:59. > :14:09.still not convinced by the official Russian tracksuit! Sharapova still

:14:09. > :14:26.

:14:26. > :14:36.looking for a game, serving here at Sharapova is now against the wind.

:14:36. > :14:44.

:14:44. > :14:54.Didn't give his ball enough of a That's the way to do it, right on

:14:54. > :14:57.

:14:57. > :15:02.Talking about Sharapova's shoulder surgery, she wasn't sure whether

:15:02. > :15:12.she would be able to make it back. It was quite an extensive rotator

:15:12. > :15:12.

:15:12. > :17:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:17:44. > :17:54.She is very good at letting it not affect her too much. She expects

:17:54. > :18:11.

:18:11. > :18:21.But it does get her into trouble. As it has here, another break point

:18:21. > :19:00.

:19:01. > :19:10.for Serena Williams. Evidence of A little bit out of position.

:19:11. > :19:32.

:19:32. > :19:42.surprised Williams did not do more A late call but it did look long.

:19:42. > :20:02.

:20:02. > :20:12.It is that backhand from Serena Williams which has been most

:20:12. > :20:45.

:20:45. > :20:49.A double break for Serena Williams, A happy Williams camp, and why not.

:20:49. > :20:59.What is happening here to Sharapova is what has happened to some of the

:20:59. > :21:18.

:21:18. > :21:28.best players on the way to the The Williams serve even more

:21:28. > :22:02.

:22:02. > :22:12.effective because she can pick her It is a demonstration at the moment.

:22:12. > :22:49.

:22:49. > :22:58.She does struggle with picking the There is something of the Sharapova,

:22:58. > :23:08.something of her class. Finding the line. This must have felt good,

:23:08. > :23:38.

:23:38. > :23:48.finally an opportunity to set up Serena Williams not yet walking to

:23:48. > :24:15.

:24:15. > :24:23.She tried to wait as long as she could, for the wind to die down.

:24:23. > :24:33.Unusually, Serena Wood and have as much trouble on the second serve

:24:33. > :24:45.

:24:45. > :24:55.That will do. It seemed she still has a kick for the home straight,

:24:55. > :24:55.

:24:55. > :25:01.Very early stages, but difficult to see Sharapova coming back into this

:25:01. > :25:07.match, the way they're playing at the moment. It really seems as if

:25:07. > :25:13.it were needed it in the performance of Serena Williams.

:25:13. > :25:23.hasn't dipped since the French Open. That is something Sharapova can

:25:23. > :25:23.

:25:23. > :25:27.grab on to, she is such a positive If we look back at the US Open,

:25:27. > :25:33.where she looked on the track to take that Grand Slam, the huge

:25:33. > :25:42.favourite going into the final against Sam Stosur. But Serena

:25:42. > :25:49.didn't serve as well as she can. of the last 34 matches she has won.

:25:49. > :25:56.She has won her last 12 matches against top five players. She

:25:56. > :26:06.really is back up there. The other he Cup was at the Australian Open

:26:06. > :26:06.

:26:06. > :26:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:26:48. > :26:58.when she lost early. -- the other There was an opportunity for

:26:58. > :27:22.

:27:22. > :27:32.Sharapova to win a game in this set, Waiting with the forehand, knowing

:27:32. > :27:32.

:27:32. > :29:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:29:33. > :29:43.that this was Sharapova's favourite Serena Williams just doesn't want

:29:43. > :30:16.

:30:16. > :30:26.to give up a single game. That was The debt from Williams is

:30:26. > :30:51.

:30:51. > :31:01.phenomenal, three inches from the It takes a lot to kill off Serena,

:31:01. > :31:10.

:31:10. > :31:20.This gets in your head, what do I have to do to win a point? Such

:31:20. > :31:20.

:31:20. > :32:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:32:12. > :32:15.Little housekeeping. Some litter is The wind blew her toss around. That

:32:15. > :32:25.coupled with the prospect of Serena Williams on the other end with that

:32:25. > :32:50.

:32:51. > :33:00.A little puff of white and another point chalked up for Serena

:33:01. > :33:10.

:33:10. > :33:20.Williams. Nothing Sharapova can do It has all gone her weight in this

:33:20. > :33:56.

:33:57. > :34:01.set and it is set point to Serena What a good point to take it.

:34:01. > :34:07.Serena Williams romps to the first set. She will not be denied a gold

:34:07. > :34:12.medal, simply crushing Sharapova at the moment, 6-0.

:34:12. > :34:17.STUDIO: Fantastic glasses in the players' box and you probably

:34:17. > :34:22.noticed that Serena has the gold accessories. Gold watch, gold

:34:22. > :34:26.necklace, and it is all pointing towards a gold medal at the moment.

:34:27. > :34:36.If you would like to visit the beautiful bay around Weymouth, you

:34:37. > :34:38.

:34:38. > :34:44.can do so on BBC Three. We've got the 470 class. Saskia Clark and

:34:44. > :34:51.Hannah Mills are leading the women's race. That is on BBC Three.

:34:51. > :35:01.Also the women's match race. On the red button, you can go to badminton,

:35:01. > :35:03.

:35:03. > :35:09.the women's gold medal match. Or you could select basketball. The

:35:09. > :35:14.USA against Lithuania. Lithuania were the bronze medallists at the

:35:14. > :35:22.World Championship, USA looking for the 14th gold in basketball. You

:35:22. > :35:28.can do so online or the BBC app. I use it virtually every day to check

:35:28. > :35:33.results and schedules. It is very, very good. Andy Murray will be in

:35:33. > :35:37.action again today, playing mixed doubles with Laura Robson. They won

:35:37. > :35:41.their quarter-final match against Australia and they will be up later

:35:41. > :35:49.against the Germans. Murray against Federer tomorrow in the singles.

:35:49. > :35:53.What can Sharapova do now against a bonfire Serena Williams? -- and on

:35:53. > :36:03.fire. Very humbling for Sharapova or and

:36:03. > :36:31.

:36:31. > :36:40.Half an hour to see if that first At the changeover, Maria Sharapova

:36:40. > :36:50.was rubbing her left five. -- phi. She has had to work much harder to

:36:50. > :37:20.

:37:20. > :37:24.The year only slim hope for Sharapova it is that there are a

:37:24. > :37:30.few more unforced errors from Serena Williams. This match is

:37:30. > :37:40.really being played on Serena Williams's terms. She is getting

:37:40. > :38:02.

:38:02. > :38:11.That was as Fishers from Serena Williams! -- that was just vicious.

:38:11. > :38:21.Accurate as well. Around shoulder height behind the baseline, but she

:38:21. > :38:25.

:38:25. > :38:35.gets the shoulder turned and then Serena Williams continues on her

:38:35. > :38:38.

:38:38. > :38:44.Utterly unforgiving in this final. It is worth pointing out that

:38:44. > :38:52.Sharapova is in decent company. Wozniacki lost the first set 6-0

:38:52. > :38:56.against Williams. Zvonareva lost 6- 1, 6-0. Just 16 games in the five

:38:56. > :39:05.matches on route to the final that Williams lost. Just over three per

:39:06. > :39:14.match. That is simply incredible tennis. Spectacular. Azarenka in

:39:14. > :39:18.the semi-finals, 6-1, 6-2. They are top players. Seemingly having no

:39:18. > :39:28.trouble whatsoever. The gold medal is clearly on her mind, so focused

:39:28. > :39:53.

:39:53. > :40:03.She makes this look easy and I can tell you it is not. Sharapova looks

:40:03. > :40:13.

:40:13. > :40:19.rather hapless out there, but it is A little bit of a slip from

:40:19. > :40:26.Williams at the end. She is mad at herself, she lost a point. That is

:40:26. > :40:30.how badly she wants this medal. Serena Williams missed Athens with

:40:30. > :40:40.an inflamed left knee and in Beijing she lost in the quarter-

:40:40. > :40:50.

:40:51. > :40:57.She lost to Dementieva there, who went on to win the gold. For

:40:57. > :41:01.Russians to the full sweep of medals in Beijing. Safina won

:41:01. > :41:11.silver and Zvonareva bronze. doesn't want to settle for silver

:41:11. > :41:11.

:41:11. > :41:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:41:55. > :42:05.here. -- they may have to settle Simply unstoppable, Serena Williams,

:42:05. > :42:06.

:42:06. > :42:11.at the moment. It has got everybody in the crowd. This is a display to

:42:11. > :42:21.remember for everybody in here and want to forget for Sharapova.

:42:21. > :42:26.

:42:26. > :42:36.Please stay with us, though! It is just a spectacular display. This is

:42:36. > :43:14.

:43:14. > :43:18.Williams taking the women's game to Serena clearly serving better than

:43:18. > :43:24.Sharapova today, but she moves better as well. She has confidence

:43:24. > :43:34.that if the points go along, she can rally with Sharapova. Full

:43:34. > :43:34.

:43:34. > :44:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:44:25. > :44:33.It is not a performance of Mercy, but it is one of simply great

:44:33. > :44:36.tennis. Difficult to see what Sharapova can do. So much pride on

:44:36. > :44:40.her side and feeling a bit of embarrassment, professional

:44:40. > :44:46.sportsmen and women really feel embarrassed, but she will want to

:44:46. > :44:50.get something from this match. She will know what she can do.

:44:50. > :44:59.Sharapova would like to get at least one game on the scoreboard.

:44:59. > :45:08.You don't want to lose a laugh and laugh on Centre court. -- love and

:45:08. > :45:13.love. Can't emphasise enough how well Serena Williams is playing.

:45:13. > :45:23.Look at her draw, it has not been easy, Zvonareva, Wozniacki,

:45:23. > :45:27.Azarenka. Now Sharapova, who is playing so much better than she did

:45:27. > :45:31.three or four weeks ago at Wimbledon. What it shows is that at

:45:31. > :45:36.her best, she has a long way ahead of the rest of the women's game.

:45:36. > :45:46.does. I've never seen Serena be this tournament. For Williams, it

:45:46. > :45:54.

:45:54. > :46:04.I'm trying to think of record defeats for Sharapova or. She has

:46:04. > :46:26.

:46:26. > :46:36.Well done, you get to keep it for that. You get to keep it for a

:46:36. > :46:36.

:46:36. > :48:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:48:09. > :48:19.second and then you need to give it Sharapova point being cheered

:48:19. > :48:20.

:48:20. > :48:30.It was four games ago when Sharapova was serving on the side

:48:30. > :49:04.

:49:04. > :49:14.that she had a 40-0 lead. Serena Just looking for small victories.

:49:14. > :49:31.

:49:31. > :49:41.This will all sound rather hollow in Sharapova Park -- Sharapova's

:49:41. > :49:41.

:49:41. > :51:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:51:34. > :51:44.Nothing from Sharapova there Sharapova is going to be furious

:51:44. > :52:21.

:52:21. > :52:31.She hasn't been able to find her Right on the line. Frustration as

:52:31. > :52:37.

:52:37. > :52:47.That return from Sharapova would have won her the point against

:52:47. > :52:47.

:52:47. > :53:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:53:57. > :54:06.An array of double faults from She moved her returning serve

:54:06. > :54:12.positioning. She did that against Lisicki in the third round.

:54:12. > :54:22.first time in this match we had a little cry of, come on, from

:54:22. > :54:22.

:54:22. > :55:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:55:10. > :55:20.A huge, come on, from Serena, because she knows how important

:55:20. > :55:20.

:55:20. > :56:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:56:05. > :56:15.that point was. A big difference in The second break point battered

:56:15. > :56:16.

:56:16. > :57:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:57:13. > :57:23.Sharapova needed just 1Xtra step. - More competition coming from

:57:23. > :57:23.

:57:23. > :58:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:58:05. > :58:15.Williams facing break point. Such a luxury for Williams to come up with

:58:15. > :58:22.

:58:22. > :58:27.We emphasise still in the women's doubles as well... Venus and Serena

:58:27. > :58:32.Williams won their fifth Wimbledon doubles. A later on today they're

:58:32. > :58:37.playing against Kirilenko, who lost out in the bronze-medal match in

:58:37. > :58:47.the singles, and Petrova. But business to complete her first of

:58:47. > :58:48.

:58:48. > :00:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:00:08. > :00:13.Two double faults to such -- to start the service game. Just when

:00:13. > :00:21.she needed a strong hold to get some impetus, to get some forward

:00:21. > :00:31.momentum. She is so under pressure on her serve. And against the wind

:00:31. > :00:50.

:00:50. > :00:57.That is caught out. Sharapova looked unsettled by the ball

:00:57. > :01:07.landing on the baseline. She thought it was out. That is what

:01:07. > :01:39.

:01:39. > :01:44.happens when your opponent plays Sharapova is dealing with the

:01:44. > :01:54.question, do all I try to get more first serves in, or do I try to go

:01:54. > :02:02.

:02:02. > :02:09.for pick first serves and perhaps The inevitable Serena Williams

:02:09. > :02:19.break. She is one game away from becoming an Olympic champion. If

:02:19. > :02:26.

:02:26. > :02:36.there is any merciful news for We have been on court for 58

:02:36. > :03:04.

:03:04. > :03:09.minutes. Serena Williams serving Just a flash of what she has been

:03:09. > :03:18.missing. And what the crowd have been wanting to say. Sharapova with

:03:18. > :03:23.a fine winner. It has to be emphasised how big this is, she has

:03:23. > :03:33.had a phenomenal year, getting to the finals of Australia, winning in

:03:33. > :03:33.

:03:33. > :04:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:04:45. > :04:49.The year for Sharapova has been Whatever Sharapova manages to come

:04:49. > :04:59.up with, Serena Williams is still there. She is now just two points

:04:59. > :05:03.

:05:03. > :05:13.Sharapova fighting so hard, and she does pick up on full stretch, but

:05:13. > :05:13.

:05:13. > :06:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:06:06. > :06:10.too much "for Serena. -- too much The look she gave the other end of

:06:10. > :06:20.the court and her supporters box when she fired that case said a

:06:20. > :06:35.

:06:35. > :06:42.tall. She is impressive to the end. There it is, with a roar from

:06:42. > :06:52.Serena Williams. The Olympic champion. A ruthless display of

:06:52. > :06:53.

:06:53. > :06:59.utter brilliance, total dominance. They smile and a celebration. To

:06:59. > :07:04.every Grand Slam, she adds the Olympic title, and this great

:07:04. > :07:12.career has a golden edge to it. It is fitting that she should do it

:07:12. > :07:22.here at Wimbledon. She has a gold medal in the singles like her

:07:22. > :07:33.

:07:33. > :07:41.Her mother in the middle, and to her left, her older sister. So

:07:41. > :07:51.excited, you can see what this means to her. You see what it

:07:51. > :07:56.

:07:56. > :08:00.means... A few fine moves! And USA on the back. There is more to come!

:08:00. > :08:07.Mark Williams, but USA, you are playing for your country, which

:08:07. > :08:11.makes it so much more special. her supporters and family, more to

:08:12. > :08:16.come for the medal ceremony, which we will hopefully bring year. But

:08:16. > :08:21.it is a gold medal for Venus Williams, a silver medal for

:08:21. > :08:30.Sharapova, but there was just one player in this, Serena Williams,

:08:30. > :08:35.totally dominant. She is the Venus Williams abroad end. They

:08:35. > :08:41.team up for the semi-finals of the doubles. It could be a .. Off. I

:08:41. > :08:48.asked how much it matters, you can see how much it matters. She is

:08:48. > :08:53.still bouncing up and still to run the dance moves. Utterly dominant.

:08:53. > :09:01.Maria Sharapova gets a silver medal, but she will feel crushed, because

:09:01. > :09:07.of the net is unstoppable. There are some sports that go way back to

:09:07. > :09:12.1900, for example, tennis, but one of the new sports, trampolining. It

:09:12. > :09:16.was part of the opening ceremony, in the section paying tribute to

:09:16. > :09:20.the NHS and to great Ormond Street Hospital. There were a number of

:09:20. > :09:24.children on beds, which have been turned into trampolines. Parents

:09:24. > :09:30.have been trying to say to their children, do not trampoline on your

:09:30. > :09:34.bed! The children have said, I could end up at the Olympics!

:09:35. > :09:38.Trampolining is an Olympic sport! I bumped into some of those children

:09:38. > :09:45.afterwards, they were buzzing at, walking out of the stadium.

:09:46. > :09:50.Brilliant. Boasting some moves! Great Britain has one competitor,

:09:50. > :10:00.cap Driscoll. We will market her first two routines. -- Katherine

:10:00. > :10:00.

:10:00. > :10:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds

:10:48. > :10:53.the style. She stayed in the box. That is a safe start. She must be

:10:53. > :11:01.consistent. Well done, Katherine Driscoll. It was an ambitious

:11:01. > :11:06.routine. She fought at the end, she was telling me the other day, you

:11:06. > :11:10.have got your one bounce out of your 10, and you have to learn that

:11:10. > :11:16.could land without any more movement. She worked so hard to do

:11:16. > :11:25.that. Lovely shapes in the air. You have got to hold the body as

:11:25. > :11:34.straight as can be. You can see the bend of the knees, and the control.

:11:34. > :11:44.She had to fight a little bit, but she managed it. A very good start.

:11:44. > :11:56.

:11:56. > :12:01.The raw, they are happy with it. Driscoll. 12th place after the

:12:01. > :12:10.first routine. She has got a bit of picking up today. This needs to be

:12:10. > :12:20.difficult and clean. She has good work in the locker. She has to dig

:12:20. > :12:42.

:12:42. > :12:46.This is nice stuff. Katherine Driscoll has gone very well indeed.

:12:46. > :12:53.That was super. The first routine looked nervous, but that did not at

:12:53. > :12:58.all. She gave it everything, that was a great performance. She has

:12:58. > :13:06.given herself a fighting chance. Eight the place is what she is

:13:06. > :13:16.looking for. A roar of appreciation. All of the gymnasts here with a

:13:16. > :13:25.

:13:25. > :13:33.hugely difficult routine so. But You almost stopped breathing

:13:33. > :13:43.halfway through, hoping she will keep going. We want at least 50.

:13:43. > :13:47.

:13:47. > :13:52.54.65! She is delighted. She is in When all of the others had gone,

:13:52. > :13:57.she ended up in ninth place, and only the top eight qualify for the

:13:57. > :14:04.final. Let's head back to the north Greenwich every now and get some

:14:04. > :14:10.more reaction. -- North Greenwich Arena.

:14:10. > :14:13.You join us at a subdued North Greenwich Arena, where the British

:14:13. > :14:16.men's team won their bronze medal, the first men's team from Great

:14:16. > :14:24.Britain to win a medal in 100 years, and Katherine Driscoll was hoping

:14:24. > :14:29.to make a trampolining final for the first time. Agonisingly missed

:14:29. > :14:36.out. We are so disappointed she just missed out. She really wanted

:14:36. > :14:41.to get into the top eight. It is such a small margin. She has done

:14:41. > :14:44.amazingly well, she performed two solid retains. What would have gone

:14:44. > :14:52.from her mind when she was waiting while the others did their

:14:52. > :14:55.routines? Once you have completed yours come up or you can do is wait,

:14:55. > :14:59.show -- so she would have been hoping that somebody made a tiny

:15:00. > :15:09.error. You want to beat them fair and square, but it would have been

:15:09. > :15:12.no fracking, watching her name People might think we are world

:15:12. > :15:20.beaters in gymnastic events, particularly the trampolining, but

:15:21. > :15:25.it's not an event we have done so well in. But Kat is a real

:15:25. > :15:28.contender. She really is a top performer in her own right. She's

:15:28. > :15:31.really come into our own in the last couple of years. We've got a

:15:31. > :15:36.really strong women's team. There's a group of five girls who have

:15:36. > :15:40.really pushed each other along. She's definitely got it in her to

:15:41. > :15:44.make a final but she didn't quite make it today. That agonising

:15:45. > :15:49.disappointment, finishing in 9th. Where did she go from here? She'll

:15:49. > :15:53.go home, a little bit of time off, maybe go on holiday, time to

:15:53. > :15:58.regroup, think about what she is going to do, think about whether

:15:58. > :16:01.she will stay on for Rio. I would think she would stay on for the

:16:01. > :16:04.World Championships. She is a fighter. She loves the crowd and

:16:04. > :16:10.support. She's done so well so schuss it shouldn't feel

:16:10. > :16:16.disappointed. I saw her tweeting some of the artistic gymnastics in

:16:16. > :16:21.the build up to this one. This was her a moment and she did race this

:16:21. > :16:26.crowd. The noise was enormous when she came out. To hold her nerve,

:16:26. > :16:31.she was at third and that was soon on, she did a fantastic job.

:16:31. > :16:36.Looking forward to the final. The Chinese girls are the ones to beat.

:16:36. > :16:40.Kat Driscoll, 9th is not bad whatsoever. If you want to watch

:16:40. > :16:44.that final, it is just under way and is available on the red button.

:16:44. > :16:48.Also won the red button you've got all sorts of selection as you can

:16:48. > :16:52.make. You could click on the Wimbledon action. You will shortly

:16:52. > :16:56.be seeing the men's doubles semi- finals. It looks like they are

:16:56. > :17:04.absolutely ready for Serena Williams's gold medal ceremony. We

:17:04. > :17:07.will be showing you on BBC One Andy Murray and Laura Robson in the

:17:07. > :17:11.semi-finals of mixed doubles. But it was all happening at Eton Dorney

:17:11. > :17:21.this morning. What an incredible week, a golden week for British

:17:21. > :17:22.

:17:22. > :17:29.Robling. We will reflect on the Smith in the stroke seat pushing it

:17:29. > :17:32.on hard. Drew Ginn has called for another sprint here. But still

:17:32. > :17:37.great Britain looks move and relaxed. They are 25 strokes out

:17:37. > :17:43.from the line. Surely Great Britain have got enough in the tank. One

:17:43. > :17:48.more big push coming from Australia. The Australians are charging.

:17:49. > :17:58.strokes a minute. But Great Britain, if they stay long and loose, they

:17:59. > :17:59.

:17:59. > :18:04.can do this. 150 out from the line. A little look over. He has to call

:18:04. > :18:08.in these desperate stages for Great Britain. But the British four are

:18:08. > :18:13.going to defend their Olympic title, and they're doing it in such style.

:18:13. > :18:17.We are 50m from the line. Great Britain are going to be the Olympic

:18:17. > :18:22.champions in the men's Orr. We have done it in style. Great Britain,

:18:22. > :18:30.the Olympic champions once more. It was just a magnificent effort here

:18:30. > :18:36.at Eton Dorney. Elation, complete and utter elation from Great

:18:36. > :18:41.Britain. This partnership from Great Britain have only 25 strokes

:18:41. > :18:46.remaining. Look at the support on the far side. The whole of Eton

:18:46. > :18:50.Dorney is going absolutely mad. 200 out from the line. There is a wall

:18:50. > :18:55.of sound here as they come into the last couple of hundred metres, and

:18:55. > :19:05.they are still moving away. We are looking at history. Just moving all

:19:05. > :19:12.

:19:13. > :19:17.look absolutely easy. This is an incredible race from Great Britain.

:19:17. > :19:22.Still moving away. Greece fighting passed back China to try to get

:19:22. > :19:26.into that silver medal position. Great Britain are flying. Sophie

:19:26. > :19:33.Hosking and Katherine Copelnd just rolling up to the line. They are

:19:33. > :19:43.the Olympic champions. They go into the record books. They have been

:19:43. > :20:12.

:20:12. > :20:22.glorious here this morning at Eton reign over us. # Bach Save the

:20:22. > :20:29.

:20:29. > :20:34.start I thought, this is it, it's happening. We did - that we just

:20:34. > :20:39.did the race and I was just counting strokes. Everything fell

:20:39. > :20:45.silent in our boat. We were just done a good position. I didn't look

:20:45. > :20:50.across but I was aware Rob where we were, we were up the whole way. It

:20:50. > :21:00.doesn't feel real. It just doesn't feel real. I can't believe this is

:21:00. > :21:01.

:21:01. > :21:06.real. That we just one. -- 1. We'd just won the Olympics. You are

:21:06. > :21:12.going to be on a stamp tomorrow. That's what I said! The hours we do,

:21:12. > :21:16.the paint. It is all worth it at the end. I said four years ago,

:21:16. > :21:21.thank you to the Royal Navy for giving us a chance, but everyone

:21:21. > :21:27.has got people to thank. We've been working on it for so long. There

:21:27. > :21:32.are so many people we have to thank. Paul Reedy, who has led this on.

:21:32. > :21:36.I've got to thank Hester for everything she did to get us here.

:21:36. > :21:41.I can't describe what this atmosphere is like to people at

:21:41. > :21:46.home. It is beyond words, it is epic, it is magic, it is emotional.

:21:46. > :21:50.The crowd is phenomenal. It is so exciting to be year, I am so proud.

:21:50. > :21:54.I've been trying all week not to think about it. It's made me cry

:21:54. > :22:00.every time so I've been trying to just not think about it. Then when

:22:00. > :22:04.we were in the last 50, I just couldn't believe it... That just

:22:04. > :22:08.happened. Double Olympic champion. I can't believe it. You run through

:22:08. > :22:13.everything in your mind before the race. You never ever think about

:22:13. > :22:18.afterwards. I'll let the other guys speak, I'm so tired. I can't

:22:18. > :22:22.believe it. I know this isn't the Oscars, but can I say thanks to my

:22:22. > :22:27.mum and dad because we've been through some bumps. I don't know if

:22:27. > :22:33.they always wanted me to just row all the time, but thanks. These

:22:33. > :22:39.guys are the best three row was that Britain has. We executed our

:22:39. > :22:42.plan, it was our masterpiece. It took four years to make that. Four

:22:42. > :22:48.years training every day, pulling out everything we had for that. It

:22:48. > :22:55.was without question our finest piece. And four gold medals, nine

:22:55. > :23:00.medals in total for Great Britain's rowers. I have this Hey Jude that

:23:00. > :23:04.you to everybody down there who was part of it. A special fought for

:23:04. > :23:08.Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter, who came up so close. They had a false

:23:08. > :23:13.start to that race, a technical fault that happened within the

:23:13. > :23:17.first 100m. The race was restarted. They gave their all, they finished

:23:17. > :23:23.just beaten. Denmark coming through very strongly in these closing

:23:24. > :23:28.strokes. And so badly emotional a affected were both of the rower s,

:23:28. > :23:30.and John Inverdale, that they ended up all in tears. One of the

:23:30. > :23:37.highlights of what has happened and there has been the presence of

:23:37. > :23:42.Steve Redgrave. He's been there as a show of support for people. He

:23:42. > :23:48.consoled people where necessary and also to tell people just how well

:23:48. > :23:52.they've done. For the most part, Britain's rowers have done

:23:52. > :23:55.sensationally well. Imagine if your life was distilled to just less

:23:55. > :23:59.than 10 seconds. That is all it will take tomorrow night we Usain

:23:59. > :24:03.Bolt to discover whether he is still Olympic champion. This

:24:03. > :24:08.morning, in front of a packed crowd in the Olympic Stadium, he ran his

:24:08. > :24:11.heat of the 100m. He stumbled slightly at the start, he said that

:24:11. > :24:16.in the interview afterwards. It's hard to tell watching it there,

:24:16. > :24:26.because once he gets into that enormous stride, he can slow down

:24:26. > :24:42.

:24:42. > :24:48.and just Jock. He cruised in a time Do you guys get together, is there

:24:48. > :24:53.a nervous feeling about watching him on the TV? Everybody gets

:24:53. > :25:00.inside the house, everybody making noise. When we watch it it is

:25:00. > :25:05.somewhat nerve-racking. I tried to do all the antics. Tell me about

:25:05. > :25:12.the antics. I sing and dance. are you feeling now coming to

:25:12. > :25:16.London? I'm a little nervous now but I saw him yesterday and he is

:25:16. > :25:21.in high spirits. I'm feeling much better now. Since I saw him

:25:21. > :25:31.yesterday he said he's ready to go. I said, OK, since you are ready, I

:25:31. > :25:39.will be relaxing. If he wins, when he wins, thanks, mum. When he

:25:39. > :25:44.wins... Yeah, because it will solidify him being at legend status.

:25:44. > :25:49.Beijing and London are the ones. the Jamaican trials, what did you

:25:49. > :25:54.say to you after those defeats? didn't say this happened, that

:25:54. > :26:00.happened, but he didn't look too focused to me. He said, Dad, don't

:26:00. > :26:07.worry, I'll be back. He said he is 95 % ready. He is going to prove it

:26:07. > :26:17.to me that the run in Jamaica wasn't anything to look at. He's

:26:17. > :26:21.

:26:21. > :26:24.not the best starter, but once he's It's a very big year for Jamaica

:26:24. > :26:30.because it is 50 years of independence. What would it mean to

:26:30. > :26:34.both of you to see Usain standing on the top of that podium with the

:26:34. > :26:39.national anthem playing? It would be great. And it's my 50th birthday,

:26:39. > :26:44.too. It would be a great birthday present. Let's hope he can deliver

:26:44. > :26:51.that. Yes, he's going to. You are his brother. You know him better

:26:51. > :26:55.than probably any one in the world. How is he feeling right now?

:26:55. > :26:59.talked to him yesterday and he said his body is in good shape. Do you

:26:59. > :27:07.think he is more motivated coming into London that he was going into

:27:07. > :27:11.Beijing? I would say. Because he wants to do it over again, because

:27:11. > :27:16.no one in history has done it before. He won to be that person

:27:16. > :27:20.that when the Olympics twice. how proud of you are your -- are

:27:20. > :27:26.you of your brother? I try to find words to describe it but I can't.

:27:26. > :27:30.It's just a really good feeling, I'm so proud of him. Jamaica and we

:27:30. > :27:33.as a family are proud. Those lucky enough to have tickets to the

:27:33. > :27:36.Olympic Stadium tomorrow evening will get to see Usain Bolt and the

:27:36. > :27:40.other Jamaican sprinter has run twice, because it's the semi-finals

:27:40. > :27:44.early evening and then the final later in the evening. Also kicking

:27:44. > :27:49.off today at Greenwich was the show jumping competition. It is

:27:49. > :27:54.individual and team medals at stake. This is Nick Skelton on the

:27:54. > :27:59.brilliant big star. He is competing at his 6th Olympic Games. He broke

:27:59. > :28:04.his neck in 2009, it's an amazing comeback. Big star making light of

:28:05. > :28:12.these big fences. He jumped clear. This helps where the team will

:28:12. > :28:19.start in the team competition. And also give them a decent move in the

:28:19. > :28:29.individual competition. Then they're -- Ben Maher, so still an

:28:29. > :28:31.

:28:31. > :28:41.incredibly long legs, he is riding double X the third. -- Tripple X

:28:41. > :28:42.

:28:42. > :28:47.Nick Skelton said he jumped great and was very big star. Team medals

:28:47. > :28:52.decided on Monday. The last time Britain collected an Olympic gong

:28:52. > :28:55.was 28 years ago. Hoping that Nick Skelton and Ben Maher can spearhead

:28:55. > :29:00.that British team effort. In case you thought the course was easy,

:29:00. > :29:05.and they were making it look easy, this wasn't so easy. This is the

:29:05. > :29:11.Swedish rider. The horse saying, I really didn't fancy that. That is

:29:11. > :29:16.horrific looking. Just paddling in the middle. And panicking. Luckily,

:29:16. > :29:21.horse and rider are absolutely fine, horse and rider are absolutely fine,

:29:21. > :29:26.but it's rather terrifying to watch. Ian Merlot of Canada said in a new

:29:26. > :29:33.record. He's competing at his 10th Olympics. I'll be heading up on

:29:33. > :29:38.Monday to have a closer look at it all. Matrix is fine. Fredriksen is

:29:38. > :29:41.also all right. Albeit a little sore. Jessica Ennis has been in

:29:41. > :29:45.sensational form in terms of trying to win her first Olympic medal of

:29:45. > :29:49.any kind, because it's the first Olympics she has competed at. The

:29:49. > :29:55.heptathlon event has only one part of it left, that is the 800m

:29:55. > :29:59.tonight. She is in the lead after six of the seven events. She is on

:29:59. > :30:03.a very neat looking score. That, the experts say, is an unassailable

:30:03. > :30:06.lead. They are saying all she needs to do is turn up tonight. I'm not

:30:06. > :30:14.being over-confident sitting it, it is what the experts say she needs

:30:14. > :30:18.What a morning it has been for Jessica Ennis. A tremendous

:30:18. > :30:22.reception. You delivered a fine performance in both the long jump

:30:22. > :30:26.and javelin. Yes, it's been a brilliant day. I was really an just

:30:26. > :30:30.coming into today having had such a good day yesterday. Not knowing if

:30:30. > :30:34.the long jump was going to go quite the way I wanted it to. But I made

:30:34. > :30:38.up to have done those two performances to date. Do you have

:30:38. > :30:41.ice running through your veins? There's so much pressure on you and

:30:41. > :30:45.yet you are delivering with a smile, embracing the crowd and taking it

:30:45. > :30:49.all in as well as doing the job. I'm so nervous but it does help

:30:49. > :30:53.having this crowd. There's a lot of pressure but it's a nice pressure.

:30:53. > :30:56.Its people supporting youth and willing you to do well. That's what

:30:56. > :31:00.you feel in the stadium. With that personal best in the javelin, it

:31:00. > :31:05.seems that the gold medal is pretty much nailed on. Is that how you

:31:05. > :31:09.feel? No. I'm not even thinking about it until I crossed that line.

:31:09. > :31:19.I've got one more event to do, I've got to make sure I get that right.

:31:19. > :31:19.

:31:19. > :31:25.Hopefully we will see what happens when I cross that line. 2.0 5.69

:31:25. > :31:28.would get you over 7000 points. love to get that but it is

:31:28. > :31:33.ridiculously quick. I'm going to go and rest and see what I've got left

:31:33. > :31:43.in my legs. I'm going to stay in the Combined Events room. Rest, eat,

:31:43. > :31:44.

:31:44. > :31:49.recover a bit and head back out for It is going to be a momentous night.

:31:49. > :31:53.She will be brought through every single step of the 800 metres, a

:31:53. > :31:59.fantastic performance so far, and make sure you tune in tonight to

:31:59. > :32:08.watch her be crowned the Olympic champion, the final event. It

:32:08. > :32:13.should be around 8:30pm. If you want to watch the tennis, it is on

:32:13. > :32:17.BBC Three shortly, Andy Murray and Laura Robson in action, playing the

:32:17. > :32:22.semi-final of the mixed doubles, and playing for the right to get

:32:22. > :32:27.into the gold medal match. Coming up on BBC One shortly, track

:32:27. > :32:36.cycling go. This is the scene at the velodrome. It is beautiful

:32:36. > :32:42.inside and out. It is so smooth and shiny and lovely. Cycling coming up

:32:42. > :32:46.on BBC One. Tonight, at the Millennium Stadium, Ryan Giggs will

:32:46. > :32:50.lead at Great Britain to play a match against South Korea for a

:32:50. > :32:59.place in the semi-finals. They have won the group, and this is how

:32:59. > :33:04.their coach assesses the match. Unbeaten, three games, is that what

:33:04. > :33:08.you thought would happen? I thought we would get out of the group. You

:33:08. > :33:14.never can tell him to you get involved and see the magnitude and

:33:14. > :33:18.the quality of the opposition. Looking back, we deserved to be top

:33:18. > :33:22.of the group, and we have got to step up again on Saturday, to

:33:22. > :33:29.progress further in the tournament. The Bonn thing that is pleasurable

:33:29. > :33:33.for me, all 18 of them are enjoying the experience. I wanted them to

:33:33. > :33:37.say, this is the best pre-season period I have ever had, and if we

:33:37. > :33:43.can couple that with success, that will be Utopia. What did you make

:33:43. > :33:50.of the game against Uruguay? For a British team to keep possession,

:33:50. > :33:55.63% possession, was a feat in itself. They played some great

:33:55. > :34:00.football, we kept the ball extremely well, we defended well,

:34:00. > :34:07.and we have no real injury problems, which is a real bonus. What do you

:34:07. > :34:17.know about said Korea? -- South Korea? You have to match there were

:34:17. > :34:17.

:34:17. > :34:22.great. It will be a real good game for us, a different style of play.

:34:22. > :34:26.That is the beauty of the experience. Any team in the

:34:26. > :34:32.quarter-finals nose, if they win the quarter-final, they have got

:34:32. > :34:38.two shots at a medal. Against you require, the couple of times, you

:34:38. > :34:43.got concerned about one or two of the challenges. Is the tournament

:34:43. > :34:49.started to get to a stage where the tension is started to rise?

:34:49. > :34:53.mentality has calmed down a lot on the touchline. I was more a

:34:53. > :35:00.protective father of my players against them, and the protection of

:35:00. > :35:06.them was paramount for me. I have come to love this group of boys!

:35:06. > :35:12.Good for him, and good luck to them. You can see how he think it is at

:35:12. > :35:16.the Olympic Park. A lot of people coming in with �10 tickets and

:35:16. > :35:22.sitting by the big screen and watch the action. But many of them

:35:22. > :35:26.heading into the stadium to watch Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah, because

:35:26. > :35:31.tonight, he will be running it lapse and lapse in there, in the

:35:31. > :35:41.10,000 metres. Let's hear what he makes of it all.

:35:41. > :35:46.I am running the 50101000 metres. - - 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.

:35:46. > :35:51.His mission is to complete the double. In an age of African

:35:51. > :35:55.domination, he has made what once seemed impossible probable. A

:35:55. > :36:01.British champion. Be under no illusion about the enormity of his

:36:01. > :36:06.mission. African nations have swept the medals in the last five

:36:06. > :36:11.Olympics over 10,000 metres. Over 5000 metres, African countries have

:36:11. > :36:16.got the medals in the last four Olympics. Challenging the best came

:36:16. > :36:21.with this training assignment. Know the enemy, follow their ways.

:36:21. > :36:27.trained with a lot of Kenyans that will be racing at the Olympics. You

:36:27. > :36:33.know they were world record holders, remained under 13 minutes. If they

:36:33. > :36:41.can do what, why can I not? Reaching this, finding the belief,

:36:41. > :36:48.years in the making. It began with a 2006 failure against a European.

:36:48. > :36:52.Mo Farah just run out of it. Coming so close, almost having the gold-

:36:52. > :36:57.medal, it is hard to take, but it gives you determination to train

:36:57. > :37:02.hard and get ready for next year. The next harsh life lesson on the

:37:02. > :37:09.road of his mission came in the Beijing Olympics. It was not easy,

:37:09. > :37:14.it was the hardest time of my life. You know it you can do that, but

:37:14. > :37:19.you did not do that, so it is hard to deal with. Something you know

:37:19. > :37:28.you could have done, but it did not do that, it is not easy, but I came

:37:28. > :37:32.back stronger. Mo Farah texted gold medal for the first time! Lessons

:37:32. > :37:39.learned, it clicked at the 2010 European Championships, up with a

:37:39. > :37:46.double gold medal. He is destroying them in the home straight!

:37:46. > :37:51.country fell for his charm, his honesty, the smile. When you were a

:37:51. > :37:58.kid, did you dream of these moments, or were you dreaming of scoring for

:37:58. > :38:02.Arsenal? I dreamed of that a lot! But you learn to make decisions,

:38:02. > :38:07.and you know what you are capable of, and football was not my thing

:38:07. > :38:12.it, even though I thought I was the best at football. Behind the

:38:12. > :38:18.winning grin, he knew it was not mission accomplished. Last year, he

:38:18. > :38:22.uprooted his family to live and train in the United States.

:38:22. > :38:31.Sometimes, training is harder than the competition. You are running

:38:31. > :38:35.over 100 miles a week, it is not easy. But what drives me more than

:38:35. > :38:40.anything, I know that people are training hard, so if I need to beat

:38:40. > :38:44.them, I must train. The impact proved seismic at the world

:38:45. > :38:48.championships last year. He was on a double mission. He was chased

:38:48. > :38:56.down in the 10,000, but he rebounded superbly for gold in the

:38:56. > :39:00.5000. I was disappointed in the 10,000 metres, I came second, and I

:39:00. > :39:10.had to take back to the 5000 metres. I wanted to win more than anybody

:39:10. > :39:16.else. A gold medal for Mo Farah! This time, he does it! What a

:39:16. > :39:22.performance! That showed that if you really focus and work for it,

:39:22. > :39:29.you can do it. It is Olympic mission accepted!

:39:29. > :39:35.Sue Barker has joined me. I assured you heard the story from the

:39:35. > :39:38.athletics about Kim Collins, he has been kicked out by his country, he

:39:38. > :39:43.was due to compete at his fifth Olympic Games, because he spent the

:39:43. > :39:49.night with his wife, and they said, that is against the team roles.

:39:49. > :39:53.Rules are rules, but it is severe. He is such a crowd favourite. The

:39:54. > :39:59.other news from the village, Kate Walsh, who fractured her jaw after

:39:59. > :40:03.being hit in the hockey, she is going to play tonight. Against

:40:03. > :40:08.China? I am going to watch that, because the hockey venue is not far

:40:08. > :40:12.away, then I will head down to the Aquatics Centre to do the final

:40:12. > :40:16.night of swimming. Fran Halsall is in the 50 metres freestyle final,

:40:16. > :40:22.there are the medley relays, and everything that we do will be on

:40:22. > :40:27.David Burton, but the best races will be on BBC One. -- it will be

:40:27. > :40:36.on the red button. There has been drama galore at the velodrome.

:40:36. > :40:46.Britain could get another gold medal. The favourite for the gold

:40:46. > :40:54.

:40:54. > :41:04.medal in the women's team pursuit Dai Greene goes in the 400 metres

:41:04. > :41:06.

:41:07. > :41:12.Christine Ohuruogu is in the 400 metres semi-finals for the women.

:41:12. > :41:20.We could be in for a magical 90 minutes, the first heat in the

:41:20. > :41:27.heptathlon 800 metres, the final event. She has put in three

:41:27. > :41:37.personal bests in six events so far. That is Jessica Ennis. Mo Farah in

:41:37. > :41:57.

:41:57. > :42:01.On BBC Three now, tennis, the mixed doubles semi-final, Laura Robson

:42:01. > :42:08.and Andy Murray won their quarter- final earlier, against the German

:42:08. > :42:15.team. Andy Murray plays Roger Federer in the final of the singles

:42:15. > :42:20.tomorrow. In the hockey, Kate Walsh will play, that is against China,

:42:20. > :42:27.bidding for a place in the semi- finals. They beat them 3-0 in the

:42:27. > :42:32.test event. That starts very soon. We are heading to the Fano train,

:42:32. > :42:37.Ford years ago, Britain won seven gold medals. We wondered if they

:42:37. > :42:47.could repeat that. After four events, Britain has produced three

:42:47. > :42:48.

:42:48. > :42:56.gold medals and set 6 court records -- six world records.

:42:56. > :43:00.It sounds good, there has been remarkable scenes here so far.

:43:00. > :43:04.Every time Great Britain have taken to the track, there have been two

:43:04. > :43:14.emotions, anticipation from the crowd, apprehension from their

:43:14. > :43:20.

:43:20. > :43:25.rivals. After everything we have medal, listened to the role. There

:43:25. > :43:30.is nothing in it between these teams. The British team are biding

:43:31. > :43:34.on a world record schedule. The gap is beginning to stretch. Great

:43:34. > :43:42.Britain are inspired. Australia have not panicked, they are trying

:43:42. > :43:47.to peg back the quartet of Great Britain. Australia are battling.

:43:47. > :43:55.Half a lap to go, the gold medal is Great Britain's! Look at the time,

:43:55. > :44:01.a new world record! Great Britain Basma Kor continues. A stellar

:44:01. > :44:06.performance, well done, boys. Now we can move on to the big one. Will

:44:06. > :44:11.it be fruitful for Victoria Pendleton? We are getting towards

:44:11. > :44:17.the business end. The crowd are waiting for the first strike, and

:44:17. > :44:23.it is coming from Anna Meares. Here comes Victoria Pendleton. Victoria

:44:23. > :44:29.Pendleton has ignited the burners! They are coming down the finishing

:44:29. > :44:38.straight! Victoria Pendleton takes the gold medal! That was sheer

:44:38. > :44:44.genius. A masterclass by Victoria There are six gold medals still to

:44:44. > :44:53.be given away. We are the world records at the women's team pursuit,

:44:53. > :44:58.which happens tonight. For the first time in a long time, you have

:44:58. > :45:03.had the chance to shout and cheer with the crowd, and enjoy a base

:45:03. > :45:12.rate. How has it been? It has been amazing. It was great to watch

:45:12. > :45:17.yesterday. I would try to look behind me when I was not talking!

:45:17. > :45:22.We are doing well, and I will be proud to see the guys, I have a

:45:22. > :45:29.personal relationship with them. It is an incredible atmosphere. The

:45:29. > :45:34.Velodrome is an incredible place for the ambience. So far, you have

:45:34. > :45:39.left -- you have let off your chair on six occasions! Chris gets

:45:39. > :45:43.excited as well. It has been special, because the British

:45:43. > :45:47.cyclists have had huge expectations after Beijing, similar to the

:45:47. > :45:55.swimmers, and they have admitted that they have found the

:45:55. > :46:02.expectation too much, but the What they have learned to do is

:46:03. > :46:06.focus on their performance. In essence, it is as simple as that. I

:46:06. > :46:10.said when the Games came to London, people said what are the

:46:11. > :46:13.advantages? I said, the flights are shorter. But a lot of the

:46:13. > :46:17.advantages are after the event. There's a huge amount of

:46:17. > :46:22.expectation. There is an advantage in the last few hundred metres,

:46:22. > :46:29.that's when the crowd can get you through. It was another really busy

:46:29. > :46:34.day you. Super Saturday. What would you say to the people at home to

:46:34. > :46:39.stick with us and see our team pursuit riders in action. World

:46:39. > :46:42.records. You can't talk about the GB track team now, it said that the

:46:42. > :46:47.gold medal or world record. We are going to see more today. Confidence

:46:47. > :46:50.being spoken from Mark Cavendish. But these days it's up to mark to

:46:50. > :46:53.get on the bike and deliver the former -- performances when

:46:53. > :46:56.required, but there is a man involved in British Cycling who

:46:56. > :47:01.doesn't get on the bikes but is hugely responsible for the medals,

:47:01. > :47:04.the records and the current success. Dave Brailsford.

:47:04. > :47:09.It's been at a couple of days for the British Cycling team at the

:47:09. > :47:16.velodrome. A reaction to bad performance from Victoria Pendleton.

:47:16. > :47:19.Another sensational performance. Every British rider who has been on

:47:19. > :47:23.the track has put in a brilliant performance. She continued that

:47:23. > :47:27.trend. We could see in the team sprint the other night, her second

:47:27. > :47:31.lap was really fast. We knew she had great form. But to hold it

:47:31. > :47:35.together and then take it on like she did, sensational. The huge

:47:35. > :47:39.message to the rest of the field going into the women's sprint, just

:47:39. > :47:43.to show where she is at the moment. She is back on that Beijing form,

:47:43. > :47:47.isn't she? She is. She's probably better than she was in Beijing, but

:47:47. > :47:51.the rest of the world stepped up. That is what Victoria Pendleton is

:47:51. > :47:56.all about. For two years she's worked really hard. She hasn't

:47:56. > :48:02.worried about results, she's built very steadily. Credit to her. She

:48:02. > :48:07.stepped up on the big day when it really mattered and delivered.

:48:07. > :48:10.word on the pursuit team winning the gold medal and a world record

:48:10. > :48:14.time once again. A lot of hard work has gone into that but it must be

:48:14. > :48:17.incredibly satisfying for you as performance director and the rest

:48:17. > :48:21.of the team to see that executed so well. I absolutely. There's no

:48:21. > :48:25.better way to win them with a world record. The winning margin was

:48:25. > :48:29.quite considerable in the end. The Aussies have been talking it up for

:48:29. > :48:35.four years, there was no point in winning two years out. That's where

:48:35. > :48:40.we knew we were confident that with a team of Guy's and super cultures.

:48:40. > :48:44.All I do is I'm very lucky to be a little orchestra conductor. The

:48:44. > :48:48.riders deserve the most credit but the coaches have done a super job

:48:48. > :48:51.once again. Every one of your riders have stepped up and

:48:51. > :48:55.delivered a world record. They can't be many performance directors

:48:55. > :48:58.from any nation can say that. but that's what it's all about. You

:48:58. > :49:02.want to come to the biggest event and perform at your best. The whole

:49:02. > :49:07.thing is about being best on the day it really matters. I think

:49:07. > :49:10.we've done it now but two Olympic, won the Olympic cycle and then

:49:10. > :49:17.again this Olympic cycle by the looks of it. From a performance

:49:17. > :49:23.point of view, that's what you aim for. You want the Ryder -- riders

:49:23. > :49:26.to be the best they can possibly be. He will always ask for more because

:49:26. > :49:30.he always wants better and faster and quicker. Interesting to hear

:49:30. > :49:34.him giving huge credit to his coaches. What is Dave like to work

:49:34. > :49:37.with, because it seems to have this aura, Clive Woodward with the rugby

:49:37. > :49:43.players, Sir Alex Ferguson with Manchester United, he seems to be

:49:43. > :49:48.in that kind of company. He is a great motivational speaker. He

:49:48. > :49:51.captivates you. You look around the room and see everybody has bought

:49:51. > :49:57.into what he is saying. They listen intently. He's got this way of

:49:57. > :50:02.doing that. He is not as hands-on as a lot of people think. Dave is

:50:02. > :50:07.the best person at getting a lot of people to do things well. He is a

:50:07. > :50:12.manager. He works well at getting the right people in the right job

:50:12. > :50:17.and getting 100 % out of them. over our rather and healthy lunch

:50:17. > :50:20.in the staff canteen here today, I know, it was my fault. I ask what

:50:20. > :50:25.day it was like and your first answer was a risk taker. He is. He

:50:25. > :50:29.will take a risk. He will really put his budgets and say, right, if

:50:29. > :50:32.we do this we will get bonuses on the other side. In every area he

:50:32. > :50:36.will keep pushing it and pushing it and have faith. Whereas somebody

:50:36. > :50:40.like me is risk-averse, I'd always be careful. That has enabled him to

:50:40. > :50:45.make breakthroughs. He's not an easy person to work with, though.

:50:45. > :50:49.There's always tension, but it's always about the performance. It's

:50:49. > :50:53.not about whether I've got the bigger office or anything like that,

:50:53. > :50:56.it's always performance and pushing it to be the best. It isn't, it's

:50:56. > :51:00.highlighted by everyone in the organisation. I read a quote from

:51:00. > :51:04.him today it saying that before the Beijing Olympics he visited Beijing

:51:04. > :51:07.13 times to work out how best to operate when they finally went out

:51:07. > :51:12.there for the Games. Is that training and exhausting for you

:51:12. > :51:20.guys to work with someone that intense? No, I love it. I'm quite

:51:20. > :51:23.the same. That's why I bought into Team Sky originally. There's a

:51:23. > :51:28.thing that everyone is striving to make things better and every minute

:51:28. > :51:31.detail is looked at and taken into consideration. The can't complain,

:51:31. > :51:36.24 Olympic medals since he arrived so he's certainly doing something

:51:36. > :51:38.right. Dave will be in the tracks and a watch him on as his cyclists

:51:39. > :51:48.have to pick up yet another gold medal today. This is what we've got

:51:49. > :51:49.

:51:49. > :51:53.in store in the stifling Velodrome and Dani King announced their

:51:53. > :51:59.arrival in the velodrome by breaking a team pursuit record.

:51:59. > :52:03.Gold is their aim today. Jason Kenny has been chosen as the sole

:52:03. > :52:09.GB representative in the men's sprint. See his initial sparring

:52:09. > :52:13.ahead of tomorrow's metal rights. He is looking fast. Fresh from

:52:13. > :52:21.winning gold in the men's team pursuit, Ed Gansu gets his second

:52:21. > :52:26.bid for a medal under way in the men's omnium. -- Ed Clancy. We see

:52:26. > :52:36.the tremendous Friel in action first. If they win that, they are

:52:36. > :52:45.

:52:45. > :52:53.little has gone to plan here in the velodrome so far, so expect those

:52:53. > :52:57.The team pursuit team walked in yesterday, quite unassuming, got on

:52:57. > :53:02.their bikes, broke the record and disappeared just as quickly.

:53:02. > :53:06.spoke to the coach, Paul Manning. He was so deadpan. I said, what's

:53:06. > :53:10.the plan? He said, same as the world really, we're just going to

:53:10. > :53:15.go really fast, probably world- record pace and do the same as we

:53:15. > :53:20.did bear. It was just like, I'm going down the shops to get a loaf

:53:20. > :53:24.of bread. That's just what they do. I said, what about the schedule? He

:53:24. > :53:28.said, we planned to half the distance. Then at that point I just

:53:28. > :53:31.let the Gulls do it because they feel the weight. I imagine the

:53:31. > :53:35.girls have got together, we are going to go in there, we're going

:53:35. > :53:41.to lay down the mark and break the world record. They were asked, why

:53:41. > :53:47.did you go so fast? They said, that the pace we ride that. It is, it's

:53:47. > :53:50.true. Sometimes it's easier to go quicker than go slightly slower and

:53:50. > :53:54.zig-zag your pace and down. You can see just by the technique, the way

:53:54. > :53:57.they are writing, they practise and practise, they know each other,

:53:57. > :54:02.they know themselves and they know how to get around as quickly as

:54:02. > :54:08.possible. They look so perfect together. Only recently have they

:54:08. > :54:12.been specifically training for this kind of event. Yeah. In the old

:54:12. > :54:16.days everyone used to come together and do it. Now you can get people

:54:16. > :54:20.who specialise in certain events. The likes of Ed Clancy in the

:54:20. > :54:25.omnium, but in the team pursuit, there are specialists. They come

:54:25. > :54:28.and train together time and time again. That's all they do. It's

:54:28. > :54:32.getting the technique right, getting the tactical element right

:54:32. > :54:37.and fitness right, and know each other so well. How excited his

:54:37. > :54:40.British Cycling at about these three young ladies? Houvenaghel was

:54:40. > :54:45.a silver-medallist in Beijing but she can't even break into that trio

:54:45. > :54:48.at the moment. It is heartbreaking to be so close, warming up with the

:54:48. > :54:52.others and not getting the chance to ride. But that's how hard fought

:54:52. > :54:58.it is to get in this team. They've made it a different discipline now.

:54:58. > :55:02.It's no longer an endurance race. It is a series of sprints. It is

:55:02. > :55:07.that fast. It's something I know you would like to get back on a

:55:07. > :55:10.bike and ride in Brazil in four years' time. Having seen the kind

:55:10. > :55:14.of emotions being created in this Velodrome, surely that has just

:55:14. > :55:20.added to your belief that your track career and Olympic Games on

:55:20. > :55:24.over. I have aims now. I've been texting with the guys. Knowing how

:55:24. > :55:29.they work together. To be part of that is something special. I

:55:29. > :55:34.thought ahead, I've been texting the guys. I'd like to be in Rio

:55:34. > :55:37.with them in four years. We'll see how it goes. There are other people

:55:37. > :55:41.around but I would like to be there if I could. That was a knowing nod

:55:41. > :55:45.from you, Chris. I think Mark can do it but it is hard fought to get

:55:45. > :55:48.in that team. That's the way it should be. It's going to be a hard-

:55:48. > :55:52.fought couple of races to get into the medal rides. Great Britain

:55:52. > :55:56.against Canada, won that and the British girls get to ride for a

:55:56. > :56:01.gold medal before too long. But Australia against the USA. The US

:56:01. > :56:04.were quicker than the Aussies. It was fantastic to see. The it was

:56:04. > :56:07.surprising. It was and whether challenges were expected to come

:56:07. > :56:11.from, but that is what happens in Olympic Games. In the middle of the

:56:11. > :56:15.year rather than at the start, the World Championships are always

:56:15. > :56:19.around April. They were in great shape at the World Championships.

:56:19. > :56:23.They Pique for that. A lot of them haven't managed to repeat that.

:56:24. > :56:26.explain how that works, by virtue of being the fastest so far, all

:56:26. > :56:32.Great Britain need to do is win a race against Canada and they will

:56:32. > :56:35.make it through to that gold medal race. If Great Britain made it

:56:35. > :56:39.through to the gold, then that is who they will race in that gold

:56:39. > :56:43.medal race off. It's worth pointing out to people at home who are new

:56:43. > :56:47.to Cycling, they are just sitting down having a spot of late lunch

:56:47. > :56:51.and joining us, that two out of these three young ladies, who have

:56:51. > :56:53.got such immense talent, they've been found through British talent

:56:53. > :56:58.been found through British talent spotting. It's so great that system

:56:58. > :57:03.is working. We see the pinnacle of a programme. We see the absolute

:57:04. > :57:10.end result. Write down the bottom, the talent team, they were going

:57:10. > :57:12.into schools and running tests Firova 5000 kids idiot. And other

:57:12. > :57:17.activities where the talent catchers went and watched them race.

:57:17. > :57:23.It's a huge effort to go and find new talent. It was maybe six people

:57:23. > :57:27.could have got into this women's team pursuit team. That's the depth

:57:27. > :57:37.they've got in talent. This is The Netherlands of against Germany.

:57:37. > :57:42.

:57:42. > :57:52.ten-second countdown. This is The Clash between Netherlands and

:57:52. > :57:58.

:57:58. > :58:02.have four countries in Group B and four in Group eight. The winners of

:58:02. > :58:07.the two heats in group A will ride off for the gold and silver medals.

:58:07. > :58:12.Then all the rest, the two quickest times from the rest will contest

:58:12. > :58:22.the bronze medal. Germany, exactly the same team as the qualification

:58:22. > :58:23.

:58:23. > :58:31.round. But Netherlands have made one change. Amy Peters has gone out.

:58:31. > :58:39.They've brought in a pretty strong road rider. Van Dyke was very busy

:58:39. > :58:45.in the road race earlier in these Olympic Games. She was jumping off

:58:45. > :58:55.the front to try and set up Marianne Vos. It eventually worked.

:58:55. > :58:59.On paper between these two, Netherlands are 0.4 of a second

:58:59. > :59:09.faster than Germany. Netherlands have gone off the mark pretty

:59:09. > :59:12.

:59:12. > :59:19.Germany already. Judith Arndt in the German team, 38 years old, she

:59:19. > :59:24.got a silver medal in the road time trial that took place last week.

:59:24. > :59:28.She's also the current world time- trial champion. In her early career

:59:28. > :59:32.she won a world title for the individual pursuit. So they've

:59:32. > :59:37.decided, the Germans, that they would bring her into this team

:59:37. > :59:44.pursuit squad, obviously relying on her strength and experience. The

:59:44. > :59:47.tussle continues here. Remember, it's all about time. Netherlands

:59:47. > :59:55.have a handsome margin here. Germany are going to have to find

:59:55. > :59:58.something. They are still trailing. Getting a lot more hide on the

:59:58. > :00:01.track, which allows them to run down onto the back wheel without

:00:01. > :00:11.losing any speed. It's really difficult to accelerate when you

:00:11. > :00:23.

:00:23. > :00:28.are trying this hard. They are divide in the qualification round,

:00:28. > :00:33.which is what they have to do, they have to pack up their rights to

:00:33. > :00:39.show they have made a good recovery. The team from Germany is holding

:00:39. > :00:46.them, they have not got long to pull it back. They have slipped

:00:46. > :00:50.slightly further back now. This is all over. It is a good scrap

:00:50. > :01:00.between these two countries have. They were in sixth place and

:01:00. > :01:01.

:01:01. > :01:06.seventh place in the qualifying round. The bell lap for benevolence.

:01:06. > :01:13.-- for benevolence. They have got the measure of the Germans, no

:01:13. > :01:23.problem at all. A good performance by the Dutch. That is a very good

:01:23. > :01:36.

:01:36. > :01:44.time for them. The winning margin when it is matched against the

:01:44. > :01:48.other squads later. As I said, the two fastest times from the

:01:48. > :01:55.country's that do not make it through for the gold and silver

:01:55. > :02:04.well wide off for the bronze medal. -- they will ride offered. That was

:02:04. > :02:08.a nice rider. They were never really in trouble. It is all about

:02:08. > :02:13.consistency, technique is so important. To an extent, more than

:02:13. > :02:21.raw power. He tends to show in the latter part of the race, those

:02:21. > :02:25.riders getting close on the wheels and getting close down, making good

:02:25. > :02:33.changes, they are fresher for the latter part of the race. They could

:02:33. > :02:43.take make a steak all choked up to cross the line -- good technique as

:02:43. > :02:43.

:02:43. > :02:49.they crossed the line. A hive of activity in the middle, with

:02:49. > :02:59.dividers spinning the rollers, ready for their ride. Three are

:02:59. > :03:06.

:03:06. > :03:13.straight. They are 2 1/2 seconds faster on paper than their

:03:13. > :03:23.opponents. Pate are starting on the back straight. They must be very

:03:23. > :03:34.

:03:34. > :03:39.surprised to find themselves in these countries. No changes to the

:03:39. > :03:43.line-up, so New Zealand stick with Lauren Ellis, Jaime Nielsen and the

:03:43. > :03:49.powerhouse, Alison Shanks, although she needs to be on better form than

:03:49. > :03:54.she was yesterday. She seemed to be struggling at times. She is the

:03:54. > :04:04.world individual pursuit champion, so you would look to her to inject

:04:04. > :04:10.

:04:10. > :04:20.race. New Zealand have had a silver and a bronze. Alison Shanks has got

:04:20. > :04:34.

:04:34. > :04:44.optimum aim is to stay tight on the wheel ahead. But at the moment,

:04:44. > :04:47.they are 0.6 seconds back. A bit of a turn up. They are a very strong

:04:47. > :04:54.team. We have seen a lot of surprises in this Olympic

:04:54. > :04:59.competition, a lot of teams peak for the World Championships. Some

:04:59. > :05:06.teams on the back foot have got themselves into shape. New Zealand

:05:06. > :05:11.are starting to eat into the deficit now. New Zealand getting

:05:11. > :05:18.their second wind and settling down. You would expect they would have

:05:18. > :05:23.the measure of their opponents. This is a brand new event in the

:05:23. > :05:29.Olympic Games. It took place in the world championship's first in 2000

:05:29. > :05:38.date in Manchester, but it is worthy of a position -- in 2008.

:05:38. > :05:43.They have wiped out the deficit. They are now 0.7 ahead. Very soon,

:05:43. > :05:49.New Zealand will be in the same straight. The perfect scenario,

:05:50. > :05:58.that will pull them out. They are looking to preach to the quarry

:05:58. > :06:04.ahead. 0.5 seconds faster than qualification, so they should go

:06:04. > :06:11.inside three minutes 20. They will want to stay in the hunt for the

:06:12. > :06:19.bronze medal. If they possibly can. The closing 500 metres. They will

:06:19. > :06:24.just klutz at -- catch a glimpse of their opponents. It will be the

:06:24. > :06:28.bell this time, music to their ears. We are into the final lap of the

:06:28. > :06:36.second heat of the first round of the women's 3000 metres team

:06:36. > :06:40.pursuit. New Zealand beginning to turn the screw a little bit. If

:06:40. > :06:50.they want to be the quickest, they have to beat three minutes 20. They

:06:50. > :06:59.

:06:59. > :07:04.talking at earlier apart right in Caerphilly, and the last kilometre

:07:04. > :07:10.or making a difference -- we were talking earlier about going

:07:10. > :07:16.carefully. The British coach said they expected the challenge to come

:07:16. > :07:20.from Canada and Australia, with New Zealand being a star calls. A

:07:20. > :07:25.fantastically drilled team. The first rider moves up, so the two

:07:25. > :07:29.riders behind have the shorter route. That is how they manage to

:07:30. > :07:37.finish in a straight line. Zealand can sit back and keep an

:07:37. > :07:45.eye on the time. I think that they should be in with an excellent

:07:45. > :07:51.chance of contesting the bronze medal. Sue Park -- superb technique,

:07:51. > :07:56.almost all in a line. They can be proud of that. They hit the line

:07:56. > :08:01.together. We are just go to catch a glimpse of the British competitors.

:08:01. > :08:11.They have finished their warm-up, and they will call round to the

:08:11. > :08:18.catch area. That is Dani King. She will play a big part in this. The

:08:18. > :08:25.next heat, on the line, the USA, started in the home straight. Sarah

:08:25. > :08:31.Hammer, Dotsie Bausch and Jennie Reed. Sarah Hammer leading Gogh.

:08:31. > :08:37.The strongest of the three. I think you are right. She is one of the

:08:37. > :08:47.strongest in the whole line-up. For Australia, Annette Edmondson,

:08:47. > :08:57.

:08:57. > :09:04.group. The USA against Australia. On paper, they have little between

:09:04. > :09:10.them, they both posted three minutes 19. The Americans' time was

:09:10. > :09:15.a national record, just 0.3 quicker than Australia. The Australians did

:09:15. > :09:19.not shine too much in the previous round. The free from the United

:09:20. > :09:24.States also had problems, they got a shout from the coach that it

:09:24. > :09:29.would be close in the qualifying ride, and Sarah Hammer went through

:09:29. > :09:34.so hard, she put it Jennie Reed into trouble, she lost the wheel.

:09:34. > :09:41.They could have gone quicker if there had been moored unity.

:09:41. > :09:47.Perhaps Sarah Hammer doing a longer term. Sarah Hammer has been four

:09:47. > :09:50.times the world individual champion. The New Zealand ride, it is over

:09:50. > :09:56.one second faster than their national record, so they will be

:09:56. > :10:00.delighted with that. You cannot ask for more than personal best, and

:10:00. > :10:10.the best place is an Olympic Games. Quite a distance between these

:10:10. > :10:18.

:10:18. > :10:24.teams. Over one second. It is quite kilometre for Australia. You have

:10:24. > :10:28.to be careful not to go out too fast, you can pay a price later.

:10:28. > :10:32.But the Australians have decided they are going to take this on hard.

:10:32. > :10:40.The Americans have stopped the damage, but they have to pull it

:10:40. > :10:45.back in six laps. The opening kilometre or is nearly one second

:10:45. > :10:50.faster than the world record pace set by Great Britain. The

:10:50. > :10:55.Australians are looking to put down a marker. It will be interesting to

:10:55. > :11:05.see what they're two kilometres split is it. Great Britain did it

:11:05. > :11:10.

:11:10. > :11:14.in two minutes, 12.1. They are fast. Two minutes, 11.1. This is inside

:11:14. > :11:21.the world record pace that Great Britain said yesterday. They are

:11:21. > :11:28.backing up their qualification very well. It is an enormous amount in a

:11:28. > :11:33.race of this distance. The United States have not given up yet. They

:11:34. > :11:38.are just 0.7 seconds behind. They can get back on terms. A fantastic

:11:38. > :11:43.clash. The coach in the back straight is running past the line

:11:43. > :11:52.and asking for more from his team. It is going to go right down to the

:11:52. > :11:59.wire. What a scrap. They are going to get the bell. It could go any

:11:59. > :12:04.way. America will get it, I think. Which way is the pendulum

:12:04. > :12:10.guarantees wind? Australia are digging deep, and so are America.

:12:10. > :12:20.Sarah Hammer is bringing them home. The USA take it on the line, it was

:12:20. > :12:27.

:12:27. > :12:32.a fantastic ride. Australia, 0.08 slaver. What a race. We talked

:12:32. > :12:37.about Sarah Hammer, she needed to control her ability, she needed to

:12:37. > :12:43.use it for the team. She pulled them apart yesterday. They clearly

:12:43. > :12:51.had a team talk, she did long returns to give her team-mates more

:12:51. > :12:57.rest on the back. That made all the difference. They did not panic when

:12:57. > :13:01.Australia played at heart, they wrote their own race. The careful

:13:01. > :13:08.pacing paid off. The national record for the United States of

:13:08. > :13:14.America, quicker than the record they set in the previous round. For

:13:14. > :13:19.Australia, their time is shy of the personal best. But it was a

:13:19. > :13:24.fantastic scrappage that went all the way to the wire. The noise is

:13:24. > :13:28.getting louder in the arena, the applause is resonating around. It

:13:28. > :13:32.is for Great Britain, they have arrived on the line. The world

:13:32. > :13:38.record holders and the world champions. They are going to do

:13:38. > :13:44.something special, I feel. Canada said a national record in the

:13:44. > :13:50.previous round. But the world record by Great Britain was really

:13:50. > :14:00.impressive. Danny Kent, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell. It will be

:14:00. > :14:01.

:14:01. > :14:07.Joanna Rowsell leading Gogh. Canada on the back straight. No change to

:14:08. > :14:16.both sides. They have just seen the performances by the USA and

:14:16. > :14:23.Australia. We already know one of the teams that will ride in the

:14:23. > :14:32.gold medal competition. That is the USA. The winner of this clash will

:14:32. > :14:36.meet the USA. We are away for 12 laps of the track. The last four

:14:36. > :14:42.competitive rides by this Great Britain trio have all resulted in a

:14:42. > :14:48.world record. Their coach has said they are pulling on a world record

:14:48. > :14:53.schedule again, it is standard procedure now. Joanna Rowsell has

:14:53. > :14:58.taken them up on that schedule. Canada already 0.3 seconds in

:14:58. > :15:04.arrears. They do not settle for anything less than world titles and

:15:04. > :15:09.world records. The crowd are lifting them around the track.

:15:09. > :15:16.Canada or settling down as well. They are plotted. The opening

:15:16. > :15:24.kilometre in the world record, 1:8.6. They look like a polished

:15:24. > :15:34.unit. Laura Trott goes straight into it. They save 0.1 seconds

:15:34. > :15:40.

:15:40. > :15:44.every time they do not change a Every time they go out they seem to

:15:44. > :15:51.find a little bit more. Again, coach Paul Manning indicates to

:15:51. > :15:54.them they are well up on their own schedule. Canada are holding. They

:15:54. > :16:00.said this is where the threat was going to come from. The way this is

:16:00. > :16:05.shaping up, Great Britain looking to win this, will race off USA for

:16:05. > :16:08.the gold and silver. It could well be a clash between Canada and

:16:08. > :16:12.Australia in the ride for the bronze. But look here, Canada still

:16:12. > :16:16.going well. They are fighting, they are trying to get back on terms but

:16:16. > :16:20.they are not going to do it because Great Britain, with the bit between

:16:20. > :16:24.their teeth, are absolutely flying around the track. It's like

:16:24. > :16:29.watching a tug-of-war where they hold and hold, give a bit more

:16:29. > :16:39.crowded and hold again. I don't see them coming back here. Nearly a

:16:39. > :16:42.

:16:42. > :16:46.second and a half in arrears now. world record. Unlike the Australian

:16:46. > :16:50.team, I don't think they will die off towards the end of this race.

:16:50. > :16:54.They know how to pace it. Paul Manning has now stopped talking

:16:54. > :17:00.about the schedule. He has just indicated to them that it is time

:17:00. > :17:06.you started calling the pace. Manning was Olympic medallist

:17:06. > :17:10.himself at Beijing. Just get on with it, girls! 500m to go and they

:17:10. > :17:20.really are forcing Canada on to the back foot. They are looking for a

:17:20. > :17:25.

:17:25. > :17:31.world record. What time are they King. That's the mark of this team.

:17:31. > :17:37.There's no egos here. The final half lap. Great Britain are going

:17:37. > :17:41.to be the quickest. Here they are lining up. Keep an eye on the clock.

:17:41. > :17:50.I cannot believe what I see! Every time they come onto the track they

:17:50. > :17:59.go quicker and quicker! It's a world record! 3.14 0.682 for Great

:18:00. > :18:03.silver medals will be between the United States of America and Great

:18:03. > :18:13.Britain. The rider off for the bronze medal will be between Canada

:18:13. > :18:22.

:18:22. > :18:28.There were a lot of gaps starting to form in the wheels, but they

:18:28. > :18:31.didn't panic, they held it together. All of them in the last two laps

:18:31. > :18:35.went to half lap turns. That did show the pace was taking its toll.

:18:35. > :18:39.But they have the courage to complete the change my game plan.

:18:39. > :18:43.The Great Britain trio are in the unequivocal form of their lives.

:18:43. > :18:50.Another stellar performance by them. Just let me reiterate that comment

:18:50. > :18:58.I made, the last five rides of the Great Britain team have all been

:18:58. > :19:02.world records. Can they lower that Mark? I'd be very surprised. Unless

:19:02. > :19:06.they get a catch, the team from the United States dies off in the final

:19:06. > :19:10.and they have a slipstream to utilise, I think that really pushed

:19:10. > :19:12.them. They knew if they wanted to go for world record they have to do

:19:12. > :19:16.it in this round. There's only about an hour-and-a-half between

:19:16. > :19:19.these rights. They thought it would be tighter, they train for it being

:19:19. > :19:23.an hour's rest. I think that is probably the fastest we will see

:19:23. > :19:27.them go, but we'll settle for a gold medal. Shattering performances

:19:27. > :19:32.by both countries. Great Britain shattering their own world record

:19:32. > :19:36.with that hugely impressive display. Just over a second faster than the

:19:37. > :19:40.previous mark. Fairplay to Canada, they have once again set another

:19:40. > :19:44.national record, taking nearly one- and-a-half seconds of their

:19:44. > :19:47.previous mark. The track is clearly running fast tonight. The

:19:47. > :19:52.temperature is high, the humidity is high, there are rain clouds

:19:52. > :19:56.outside, it shows the air pressure is low. Great conditions.

:19:56. > :20:06.Conditions perfect for records. I feel we will see something special

:20:06. > :20:11.settle for a gold medal. That shows you how confident we are here in

:20:11. > :20:16.the velodrome. It is Australia against Canada. That is for the

:20:17. > :20:20.bronze medal. But Great Britain up against the USA to race for the

:20:20. > :20:24.gold. You're watching that, Mark, and you said we learn as much from

:20:24. > :20:27.a defeat as a victory. What went wrong for Australia? They started

:20:27. > :20:31.off really quick. I don't know whether they were over-optimistic

:20:32. > :20:37.and said, will put all our chips on the table, we got to go for a fast

:20:37. > :20:43.one to qualify. Or if they just got carried away. They started quicker

:20:43. > :20:47.than Great Britain. They were the only team to go faster than 1.08 in

:20:47. > :20:50.the first kilometre. That enables you to set it up. You've got enough

:20:50. > :20:56.energy for the last two kilometres but you got yourself on track.

:20:56. > :20:59.Great Britain did 1.08 and sat on 1.03 for the rest. Whereas

:20:59. > :21:06.Australia went out over half a second quicker than Great Britain.

:21:06. > :21:10.They paid for it. In their last, do they were 1.05. What a ride for

:21:10. > :21:16.Great Britain, nothing the second of the world record. We are about

:21:16. > :21:20.to enjoy this. We now move into the men's sprints. It's quite

:21:20. > :21:23.misleading because there are only 12 cyclists left in six heats. The

:21:23. > :21:28.six winners will go through to the quarter-finals with the losers

:21:28. > :21:31.battling it out in a repechage for the remaining two places. Here is

:21:31. > :21:41.Jason Kenny representing Great Britain. He needs to beat the man

:21:41. > :21:51.

:21:51. > :21:54.in front of him, at Oosthuizen, and the front. Jason Kenny in the

:21:54. > :22:02.qualification this morning over the 200m time trial set the new Olympic

:22:02. > :22:07.record of 9.7, which gives him the number one seed. This is his first

:22:07. > :22:11.competitive outing in the competition. He is matched against

:22:11. > :22:15.the young rider from the Republic of South Africa. He has had to win

:22:15. > :22:20.his way back in the competition through the repechage. Thanks to

:22:20. > :22:25.that fantastic qualifying ride of Jason Kenny, he gets what is on

:22:26. > :22:33.paper the easiest ride. He benefits from that early work. So important

:22:33. > :22:37.in qualifying. He was on fantastic form. 9.7 seconds is just so fast.

:22:37. > :22:47.But he looked sharp as well. His acceleration seems to be there, we

:22:47. > :22:57.saw it in the team sprint event. He is a Mamon form. -- is a man on

:22:57. > :23:14.

:23:14. > :23:17.Let's not forget he's already got the gold medal from these the

:23:17. > :23:27.Olympic Games, when he was in the team sprint that set the world

:23:27. > :23:32.

:23:32. > :23:42.the last 200m there and still recorded a time of 10.3. Fantastic

:23:42. > :23:58.

:23:58. > :24:05.track craft there. Look at the pace, around a curve and looking

:24:05. > :24:10.backwards at the same time is quite something. Look at the acceleration

:24:10. > :24:15.here when he decides, I'm going to take control. There's probably five

:24:15. > :24:18.kilometres an hour difference there at that moment. Not allowed to come

:24:18. > :24:28.outside that Red sprinter's line once he has start of the sprint. He

:24:28. > :24:51.

:24:51. > :25:01.second heat. It is the three-times world sprint champion and the

:25:01. > :25:19.

:25:19. > :25:25.current holder of the rainbow second seed in the sprint

:25:25. > :25:35.competition. In the time-trial round this morning he posted 9.95

:25:35. > :25:58.

:25:58. > :26:08.in a single season, but to perform like that under pressure as well,

:26:08. > :26:25.

:26:26. > :26:29.it is certainly something special went last in the time-trial looked

:26:29. > :26:33.to me to be head and shoulders above the rest of them. That is all

:26:33. > :26:37.due to the changes, with one rider per country are only allowed to

:26:37. > :26:39.compete. But it probably means there's about eight riders at home

:26:39. > :26:44.who would have easily made it through to the closing stages, but

:26:44. > :26:54.they are not allowed to compete now. Here they are coming up to the line,

:26:54. > :27:04.

:27:04. > :27:08.well. He was able to leave it late, run up into the slipstream, nip

:27:09. > :27:15.around in the penultimate bend with that great acceleration. There was

:27:15. > :27:19.just no answer. There wasn't. He finds himself in the repechage,

:27:19. > :27:22.just as he did after this morning's heat. He was allowed to keep his

:27:22. > :27:28.height there as well. It's the Longo way round the track, the top,

:27:28. > :27:33.but you can use that height to dive down and ate in the acceleration

:27:33. > :27:40.process. It's a combination of those two things. The shape of the

:27:40. > :27:43.track being used. They want to keep their height in the Straits and

:27:44. > :27:53.then around the bend you will see them Job down to the bottom to get

:27:54. > :28:27.

:28:27. > :28:37.the inside is Shane Perkins, from the repechage heat to get to this

:28:37. > :28:39.

:28:39. > :28:48.stage. How much fatigue has it got in those thighs? Perkins is a

:28:48. > :28:58.former keirin champion. Perkins went 9.987 to get the third seed

:28:58. > :29:23.

:29:23. > :29:33.the Commonwealth Games in the sprint, when they were held in

:29:33. > :29:36.

:29:36. > :29:46.Kingston, Jamaica. Beaten by Roger Gibernau of Trinidad. -- Roger

:29:46. > :29:55.

:29:55. > :30:00.are waiting, they don't want to be taken by surprise. You can see they

:30:00. > :30:05.ride up the track in the straight, so they can use the height of the

:30:06. > :30:11.track to accelerate it needed. Daring the opposition to come

:30:11. > :30:17.underneath and they will close the door. You are impressed with

:30:17. > :30:21.Perkins. He has improved a lot. Tactically, he has come on an awful

:30:21. > :30:31.lot. He used to be somewhat of a rough rider, but now he's just more

:30:31. > :30:39.

:30:39. > :30:46.improvement. Obviously, Shane Perkins has got respect for the

:30:46. > :30:54.Venezuelan. At this level, you have to treat all of your opponents with

:30:54. > :31:01.respect. You can lose, thinking you have got an easy round. Then, you

:31:01. > :31:06.are staring at going out of the competition. The Venezuelan is not

:31:06. > :31:14.afraid of reputations. He is taking this on from the front. He nearly

:31:14. > :31:21.went down. Was he outside the sprinting line? Shane Perkins

:31:21. > :31:29.thought he was. The Venezuelan came down again. We will not call the

:31:29. > :31:36.result of that. It is shown as the Venezuelan women do. That just goes

:31:36. > :31:42.up automatically, the coach does not think it is a problem. Once the

:31:42. > :31:47.sprint has started, if you are inside the line, you cannot come

:31:47. > :31:53.out of it. If he was inside and Shane Perkins came up the inside,

:31:53. > :32:00.that will be interesting. sprinter's line is the channel

:32:00. > :32:06.between the deadline and the Black Lion. -- between the Red Lion and

:32:06. > :32:11.the black line. Shane Perkins came up the inside, but it was already

:32:11. > :32:17.occupied. You have to respect your opponent, that is quite an ever. I

:32:17. > :32:22.am not sure he will be awarded that. I think Shane Perkins will go into

:32:22. > :32:27.the repechage, because the Venezuelan did nothing wrong. He

:32:27. > :32:37.was being forced off his line. I think you are bright, Shane Perkins

:32:37. > :32:45.is at fault. You cannot force the Venezuela to surrender the front.

:32:45. > :32:55.Meanwhile, the next week. We will notify you of any relegation of the

:32:55. > :32:57.

:32:57. > :33:03.Venezuelan. The forepeak, between Robert Foerstemann of Germany...

:33:03. > :33:13.Just take a look at the size of this further. Extremely powerful.

:33:13. > :33:21.

:33:21. > :33:28.He will be riding against the rider really shop in the previous round,

:33:28. > :33:38.amazing acceleration. He is up against the track craft of Robert

:33:38. > :33:38.

:33:38. > :33:45.Foerstemann, an interesting match. Yes. On experience, you would

:33:45. > :33:52.favour Robert Foerstemann. The Trinidadian won the gold medal in

:33:52. > :33:57.the Pan American sprint this year. He has also had a gold medal in the

:33:57. > :34:02.Central American championships in 2010. Robert Foerstemann prides

:34:02. > :34:07.with a much higher quality of competitors. He is trying to

:34:07. > :34:17.intimidate his opponent, he is trying to draw him in. Invite him

:34:17. > :34:20.

:34:20. > :34:25.to go underneath it and then closing the door. A neat move.

:34:25. > :34:33.Watch Robert Foerstemann, he has got awesome power. That is superbly

:34:33. > :34:40.done by Philip. He is not afraid of reputations. The German has got

:34:40. > :34:50.work today. He has got to get those powerful legs working. Can he get

:34:50. > :34:50.

:34:51. > :34:59.on to the shoulder? Look at that, that is a scalp! A good victory! He

:34:59. > :35:09.celebrates. Did you see anything untoward? We will have to take a

:35:09. > :35:10.

:35:10. > :35:15.look. There was some weaving about, but we cannot at the replay. -- we

:35:15. > :35:21.can look at the replay. Venezuelan in the previous heat has

:35:21. > :35:25.been relegated. Shane Perkins has been declared the winner. Both play

:35:25. > :35:34.and the same game. Robert Foerstemann started it, but his

:35:34. > :35:44.opponent finished it. This is where we were looking. Teacher the day

:35:44. > :35:45.

:35:45. > :35:52.being held in high. -- beach with a day being held him high. I cannot

:35:52. > :35:55.see anything there that was to answer warder. He is showing better

:35:55. > :36:01.form than in the world championships. Do you get the

:36:01. > :36:09.feeling that the coach is happy?! They are exceeding expectations. He

:36:09. > :36:14.went really well. He is happy. certainly is. Shane Perkins has

:36:14. > :36:19.been promoted, his opponent has been relegated. That is the reverse

:36:19. > :36:25.of the way they finished. There was nothing wrong with what you just

:36:25. > :36:30.saw, we have two to go. I am not sure about that, I thought Shane

:36:30. > :36:37.Perkins tried to go up the inside. I cannot see what the Venezuelan

:36:37. > :36:44.could have done. What more is he supposed to do? If the rider tries

:36:44. > :36:48.to go up the inside and there is, how could he be blamed? They are so

:36:48. > :36:55.pedantic about disqualifying people in the team sprints, and I agree

:36:55. > :37:02.with you, the Venezuelan was in the Channel, but he has been penalised.

:37:02. > :37:09.This is the penultimate heat. Denis Dmitriev of Russia, the former

:37:09. > :37:17.European sprint champion. He is riding against the Malaysian on the

:37:17. > :37:27.inside. Words of encouragement from the coach to the donation. -- to

:37:27. > :37:39.

:37:39. > :37:44.Gregory Bauge, and he is getting back to his form. If you think back

:37:44. > :37:49.to the World Cup, 18 months ago, he crashed heavily, and he had a

:37:49. > :37:55.splinter 18 inches long, straight through his calf. He had to go to

:37:55. > :38:00.the hospital and have it taken out. That cost him most of the next

:38:00. > :38:06.season, but he is coming back. can look at YouTube and see the

:38:06. > :38:12.video. Do not do it while you are having a male! It was quite extreme.

:38:12. > :38:18.He finished the race. Yes, that was the staggering thing, but shot

:38:18. > :38:26.kicked him. He had to have an operation. But he is a nice Fano.

:38:26. > :38:36.He is a crowd-pleaser, 24 years of age. For May, he is more courageous

:38:36. > :38:45.

:38:45. > :38:54.in the keirin. He always throws his be to show some respect to Denis

:38:54. > :39:03.Dmitriev. The door has been opened, and Dennis Dimitri of said Bankia.

:39:03. > :39:07.-- he said thank you. Has he got the power and speed? Denis Dmitriev

:39:07. > :39:15.wins. That was underpinned by the mistake he made coming into the

:39:15. > :39:19.finishing straight. I noticed they were both riding around defence.

:39:19. > :39:29.When you are believed wider, that is inviting get somebody to dive

:39:29. > :39:31.

:39:31. > :39:41.underneath. He was not sure which side to pass. The fastest of all

:39:41. > :39:51.

:39:51. > :39:57.the heats. 70 kilometres per hour, 70 kilometres put away the long way

:39:57. > :40:03.Van, you would need to be 80 kilometres per hour. The malaise in

:40:03. > :40:13.will go into the red this Welsh. -- the Malaysian will go into the

:40:13. > :40:15.

:40:15. > :40:21.depths charge. One more heed to go. There is Jason Kenny, called as a

:40:21. > :40:26.cucumber. He won easily, setting the Olympic record of in the time

:40:26. > :40:36.trial this morning. He is having a talk with his coach, but he looks

:40:36. > :40:39.

:40:39. > :40:49.pretty sharp to me. The final heat. On the outside, the American

:40:49. > :40:53.

:40:53. > :40:58.impressed us this morning. I can tell you that, while we are

:40:58. > :41:03.commentating, we are getting some analysis, and the judges were

:41:03. > :41:13.correct on the previous right. Shane Perkins was first inside the

:41:13. > :41:15.

:41:15. > :41:19.breadline. -- inside the red line. We can only talk about what we see!

:41:19. > :41:24.What it means is that the Commonwealth Games champion from

:41:24. > :41:34.New Delhi has got to fight his way back through the repechage. This is

:41:34. > :42:05.

:42:05. > :42:10.competition, and a fantastic ride by him in qualifying. The best

:42:10. > :42:15.American sprint performance for a long time. The current national

:42:15. > :42:25.sprint and keirin champion, coached by Jamie Staff. He is learning a

:42:25. > :42:26.

:42:26. > :42:30.lot from him. He was a World BMX champion early in his career. The

:42:30. > :42:39.Czech Republic rider is a former BMX rider. He has been allowed to

:42:39. > :42:47.keep his height. He can run into the slipstream. Look at the

:42:47. > :42:57.acceleration of Watkins. That is hugely impressive. It is all over.

:42:57. > :43:09.

:43:09. > :43:15.opportunity by the Czech Republic rider, not the sharpest rise we

:43:15. > :43:25.have seen, just brute power, but this is the opportunity with these

:43:25. > :43:33.

:43:33. > :43:37.Championships not here, which is a crying shame. It will not affect

:43:37. > :43:41.the gold medal match, but the further down we go, it will

:43:41. > :43:51.interfere with the competition, but it gives an opportunity for the

:43:51. > :44:06.

:44:06. > :44:15.It was a big decision for British cycling, they could only choose one

:44:15. > :44:18.sprinter. It was between Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy, and the

:44:18. > :44:23.selectors went with Jason Kenny, he broke an Olympic record this

:44:23. > :44:33.morning, and he just went off on his own den. He was so smooth that.

:44:33. > :44:33.

:44:34. > :44:39.He knew what he was to ring. -- what he was doing. He just takes it

:44:39. > :44:47.on and he rides down from the track. He is not accelerating as much as

:44:47. > :44:56.he has to, he just keeps his speed up. He does not have to go for in

:44:56. > :45:03.the last 50 metres. He did a super- fast time, still. He is not going

:45:03. > :45:08.forecast, he is up for a medal. can either go cat and mouse, or you

:45:08. > :45:13.just go for it. What does that tell you about his mind set? He is

:45:13. > :45:21.confident, he is in great shape, he can take it on. He is not thinking

:45:21. > :45:24.about who is on the track with him. If he takes it on, he will win.

:45:24. > :45:29.imagine that Shane Perkins is feeling relieved, because he is

:45:29. > :45:39.back in. We thought that the result would stand after this. Explain

:45:39. > :45:39.

:45:39. > :45:45.this. The deadline is the sprinter's line. Once you are in it,

:45:45. > :45:55.you cannot go in or out. The original replay did not show quite

:45:55. > :46:00.

:46:00. > :46:07.far back, but this one, it is Perkins is already underneath the

:46:07. > :46:17.red line. It was a difficult call. It probably would have been fine

:46:17. > :46:19.

:46:19. > :46:29.under different circumstances. But You think the correct decision?

:46:29. > :46:31.

:46:31. > :46:39.is debatable. It was a difficult call to make. If it was the other

:46:39. > :46:47.way round, he would have a load of Aussies appearing in! All in all,

:46:47. > :46:55.Jason Kenny's Olympics court Dublin today. -- it got going today.

:46:55. > :47:02.would have been a tough call by the selectors. He was the perfect

:47:02. > :47:07.choice to make. You've heard the gun go off, this is the points race

:47:07. > :47:14.as far as the omnium is concerned. We will explain it later, but

:47:14. > :47:18.pushed the red button if you would like to watch. As well as that,

:47:18. > :47:24.we'd go for another gold medal in the Velodrome.

:47:24. > :47:30.We will be back soon. I can tell you what is happening elsewhere. We

:47:30. > :47:37.will pause for the news. There is plenty of sport continuing. The

:47:37. > :47:46.mixed doubles semi-final, and the maverick and Norman Robson have won

:47:46. > :47:51.the first set -- Andy Murray and Laura Robson. Britain taking on

:47:51. > :47:57.China in the women's hockey. Kate Walsh is back in the team. A draw

:47:57. > :48:05.would get Britain through to the semi-final. It has been a fantastic