BBC One: Day 8: 13.15-17.00 Olympics

Welcome back to our continued coverage of the Olympics. What a

morning it has been at Eton Dorney. Two gold medals and a silver and

the action continues. It's been a wonderful morning in the Olympic

Stadium as well. News on Jessica Ennis. She has extended her lead to

Ennis. She has extended her lead to 258 points. She jumped this. She

didn't have much success with her first jump. Her second jump of 6.40

and then this, her third jump. She sailed to 6.48. Just short of a

personal best. Tatyana Chernova is up to third after a leap of 6.54.

Things going incredibly well for Jessica Ennis. Absolute perfection

on the board. Launches high. She was aiming for something over six

metres. 6.4 T8, absolutely I was in the Olympic Stadium

yesterday and took a wander around to soak up the atmosphere. It

really is something. It feels quite cosy, even though it is enormous.

Jessica must feel tiny in there. These are the top stories from this

morning and there's been a series The heavyweight four in the first

group to back a gold for the men. Fourth straight title for Britain

Fourth straight title for Britain in that event. That was followed by

victory for Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking sit in the

lightweight women's double sculls, giving Britain their tenth gold

medal of these games. Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter gave everything to

win a silver medal after their race was restarted when a purchase's

seat broke. Helen Jenkins missed out on a medal in the triathlon.

The Hyde Park crowd were given a race to remember. Nichola Spirig of

Switzerland won after an incredible sprint finish. It went all the way

sprint finish. It went all the way and then it was a photo finish at

the end. We can go back to Eton Dorney. It is definitely west from

the Olympic Park, to John Inverdale and Sir Steve Redgrave. An

It has been a truly incredible regatta. Seen those pictures of

Jessica Ennis, Charles van Commenee still has the inside the ahead of

him worrying about her and Mo Farah tonight. Anxiety a thing of the

past until 9am on Monday. You must be overwhelmed, overjoyed, or is it

just a job well done? Overjoyed. We have a fantastic group of young

people. They've all performed on the water. I'm overjoyed at their

performances, fantastic. I feel like we are about to burst into a

version of we of the world. We have all of these people lining up

behind us. These are the guys. All of the interviews we've done with

everybody, people have spoken about how hot the job is. There's one

target at the end of it. From somebody who sees the commitment

they put in, how much respect do you have for these young women --

young men and women? Total respect. It is very tough. We are being

invaded! Through the winter, what they have to go through is a

complete misery, frankly, but it pays off when they come here. They

are fresh and lively. They are an outstanding group of young people.

In their rowing and how they are up, too. I was complemented this

morning by the head of the volunteers on how our guys have

behaved here. David is the head honcho of a fantastic

infrastructure that British rowing has got. Why don't you pay credit

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

are the best organised team. We have got two fantastic head coaches.

Then we got the physios and the physiologists and nutritionists,

psychologists. Everybody is at the top level. That is why everybody

here is smiling. You are the obvious person to ask, Catherine.

You have been involved for four Olympics. How have things changed

in that time? Going back briefly to David. We say head teacher, not

head honcho! He does run the school well. He has been involved since

1997, the same year I started. The team has transformed in that time.

In those days, Steve and Matthew, their boat was the only boat

consistently performing at the top level. Now we've had every boat

class contending for the podium and most of them hitting the podium.

The feeling and belief in success and what we are capable of and the

standard that needs to be achieved and will be achieved stretches so

deep across the whole team that everybody knows what it takes. He

if I may say, from one under the age range to another... As one of

the younger members of the team, when you come into this environment,

how much are you aware that the expectation... The Bar is set up

there and you have to aspire to that. Yahoos -- you see that all

the way through the juniors and the under 20 threes. You aspire to be

like these guys. You follow a programme that you know works. Look

at us with all of these different- coloured medals. Everyone is really

happy. I think we are all pleased. You would be complacent. You've

been congratulated by the sports minister, Hugh Robertson, a few

moments ago. Once you have set the bar, you can't afford to dip.

and we won't. The lottery funding has been fundamental. It is really

give that Sir John Major has been here all the time. He started that

off. Without that, there would be no way we could be where we are now.

The other thing is to say Monday morning, I'm with our junior team

who were preparing for the World Junior Championships. I go there in

about seven days. It never stops. We need to make sure we've got

youngsters coming up like Will Satch to keep the older ones like

Greg on their toes. It is fabulous. With the performances here, there

were so many wear silver medals were almost gold. The discipline,

the attitude is fantastic. Catherine and Diana paid credit to

the coaching staff and those that support us. Everybody here works a

seven-day week. It is our tradition in rowing, we are not used to big

salaries or anything. The commitment is fantastic. What we do

have is top people and we are a team. That is what makes the show

work on the road. The final word, Alan Campbell. You've barely said

anything during this regatta. Better today than yesterday.

proud I used to be part of all of this? It is phenomenal. It is the

greatest pool of talent I've ever experienced. This is my third

Olympics. People have been here longer, but we have got the best

and most talented people. When you turn up every day and everybody is

striving for excellence, it is a great environment to be in.

Everybody is looking for the winning edge. It is great to be

part of a winning team. I can't say how proud I am. I am so proud to be

part of this. And to stand shoulder to shoulder with these guys. I

stood shoulder to shoulder with two of the best rowers on a podium, but

I'm here now with the best team in the world. I'm very proud to be

part of that. But also to be part of this great environment and the

people that came here today. On behalf of the whole team, we would

like to thank the British public because they made the difference

and that is why we came away with my medals, four goals, three

silvers, four bronzes. It was the public that made the difference

today. Everything that has been put in place, the infrastructure is

just right, and they Balad us to be selfish and perform at the best we

can. -- Dave allowed us. The final shot from Eton Dorney. These are

the men and women who have been an absolute credit to British sport.

Racing to the record books! Olympic champions! It couldn't go to two

more worthy winners. It is a steely look of determination. A bronze

medal for the British crew. This is going to the wire. This is going to

the wire. A word the silver medal for Great Britain. It was a valiant

effort from the British four. The British crew pushing hard. Great

Britain, a well deserved bronze medal. Let's do this! Let's finish

the story! The crowd are going absolutely wild. Perhaps the most

important final of this whole Olympic regatta. We are applauding

you, Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins. Alan Campbell on the line,

getting the bronze medal. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Great

Britain are going to be the Olympic champions in the men's four! We

have done it! We have done it in style! Hold on, girls. They are the

Olympic champions. It is Great Britain with silver. Inspiring

So many great pictures from the lake over the last few days and

let's see how the most successful regatta in over 100 years has

Great Britain in third place. Adding to that, cycling medals.

Jason Kenny picked Sir Chris Hoy for a place in the men's team

sprint and he was in action earlier on the track, the silver medal

winner in Beijing. This is Jason Kenny, the 24-year-old representing

Great Britain. Kenny has got a lifetime best of 9.85. This is the

qualification round for the men's sprint. 17 riders complete a 200m

time-trial. The fastest gets by under 16 others go into the first

round. Here comes Kenny. The lead at the moment if Shane Perkins with

9.987. Sir Chris Hoy has said he feels Kenny will break the Olympic

record. Let's see whether that is right. He is faster! New Olympic

record! 9.713. He is the fastest with only the world champion,

Boenisch of France, to come. made that look easy. Hardly got out

of the saddle. Very early wind up, carried a lot of speed into the

banking before he came down. Technically perfect. To be 1.1

seconds ahead after just half the distance is massive in this game.

He shattered the previous Olympic record held by Chris Hoy, 9.81. It

is now 9.71. That is a huge margin over 200m. He warned the that

against this man, one of the fastest accelerated in the game.

Gregory bows, the world champion. - - Gregory Bauge. He has been three

times the world champion. He has just seen Kenny, I would say his

nemesis for this competition, take the Olympic record. Here he goes. I

think he is still smarting from the fact he wasn't a gold medal winner

in the team sprint. He is just outside the time of Kenny. Will he

pick it up in the second stage? No! Gregory Bowditch is the second on

9.95. -- Gregory Bauge. That means Gregory Kenny will get a bite into

the next round and Gregory Bauge will start in the next round as the

will start in the next round as the fastest qualifier.

Onto the omnium now, which is a bit like the cycling version of the

decathlon. Ed Clancy started his decathlon. Ed Clancy started his

bid in this event that is making its debut at London 2012. Ed Clancy,

the penultimate competitor in the men's omnium. This competition is

held at the two days and six event. If you win an event, you score one

point. Second, you get two. Over the two days and six events, it is

the rider who has the least points that is crowned the Olympic

continuing his good form from last night. Inside 13 seconds, the

fastest, with one more rider to go. Inside 12 seconds. Half a second

nearly under that 13 second mark, that is quite incredible. And, I

thought he was late, he was still accelerating when he hit the lines.

I think we can say he is in good shape for this competition. He has

suddenly recovered well from his efforts last night when they set

the world record, winning the gold medal in the 4,000m team pursuit.

They last man on the track, the world omnium champion. He has just

seen Ed Clancy post that fantastic time. 23 years of age, can he match

that time? We will soon see. I do not think he will. He came down

wave took early in that build up. The Australian is a third of. It

means Ed Clancy has won the third of the six disciplines, he is the

We will be back at the Velodrome at 4pm, on BBC One. What a glorious

day it has turned out to be in the Olympic Park, it is boiling. Look

at the crowds. Making their way into the stadium. What a morning it

has been. Let us go over to Jonathan Edwards. People with

tickets this morning have been fortunate tizzy -- to see Jessica

Ennis, and the arrival of Usain Bolt. Jessica Ennis is in gold

medal position. We were all very nervous. As to whether she would

A bit nervous in the first round. She is carrying much more speed on

the runway, and we wondered how that would affect her run-up and

accuracy. Typically, she responded competitively, and her second and

third round jumps were excellent. this heptathlon javelin competition.

She has absolutely nailed it. She has been coached superbly since she

was a week told love. And in the government was always going to be

one of those events where it could have gone either way. In the first

round, she has blasted it out there. She has been working so hard with

Mick Hill. At the training camp in Portugal. He wanted her to be in

this better group, and what a start. Not far from her personal best in

the javelin. The excitement continues to build. Tatyana

Chernova to come. That really was exactly what Jess Ennis wanted.

we watch the Lithuanian go back, I note it is tempting fate, but

surely now the gold medal is in the bad. A lot will depend on how far

Tatyana Chernova throws, she is the best on record. We have already

seen Nana Djimou Ida. She has really attacked it, it is

over 45 metres but not as far as Jessica Ennis has thrown. There are

two rounds to go. What a start in this competition by Jess Ennis.

Only the 800m to go. We said after the long jump, we could begin to

hand the gold medal around her neck. Just over 46 metres for the Russian.

Jessica at Ennis, sitting very comfortably indeed, on top of the

A penny for her thoughts? There is don't air of relaxation -- an air.

Realistically, no one can catch her. Tatyana Chernova would have to

throw it over 60m to capture. She knows she still has to maintain her

lead. But, a steady throw from her. After day goo, -- Daegu, she was

bitterly disappointed that the javelin had let her down. Given the

challenges she has had with long jump, to come up here in the

biggest arena and perform like that is a measure of the athlete she is.

Absolutely. It now makes sense why she was plastered all over the

billboards, she is such an incredible athlete, who would

understand the opportunity to come here to an Olympic Games on home

soil, to win a gold medal, someone who would prepare for that and

focus. A programme to get these types of results. It is all coming

through for her. This level-headed this she has, under all this

immense pressure. She has managed to shut it out. She has absorbed it,

it is a great opportunity for her. She has worked so hard to put

together the perfect heptathlon, at least one that will get her that

the gold medal. Predominately, it has been rock-solid, with some very

good running. She still has a job to do. She has to focus, the 800m

is tonight. That is an event where she has far less of a chance of

putting a foot wrong. She has always been solid, we have seen

have come from behind in the 800m. She is doing the right thing.

Remaining focused. Two more throws in the javelin. Back to the men's

400 heats and Oscar Pistorious was running, the first amputee sprinter

moment for him. And for Disability Sport, to see him running in the

Olympic Games. He is such an inspirational figure. Everyone

loves Oscar Pistorious. He is one of the big stories coming into

these Games. Seeing him here, make history, that is one thing. The

other thing is he had a very good run this morning, a much better

start than he has had in the past. It is more difficult for him, with

the prosthetic. He doesn't get a great start. What I noticed was a

better start than in the past. And a really good, solid race. That 400

is now thrown wide open, with LaShawn Merritt not making the

finals. There is a chance he could end up in the final. He is safely

through to the semi-final. This is the second heat. And the world

champion. James, Wright in the middle, not

running as well as last year when Only coming into the home straight

in second place, but now, he begins to move away, looking to the left,

The world champion safely through. He looks like a novice even though

he is a world champion. He is not great technically. He is a

tremendous talent. He hasn't been running as well this year as over

the past few years, we will see what happens through the rounds, he

will have to be a favourite for the gold medal. He is world champion, a

tremendous talent, and with experience at this level. Once he

is in the finals, we will see what You say he hasn't run as well this

year, has that been due to the pressure as world champion,

relatively young? I don't think he feels pressure. He was in the

collegiate system last year for the way through to the World

Championships. Now, there is a transition. He is a full-time

professional athlete. Finding his way in how he prepares, how many

races he runs. Three British athletes featured in these 400-

metre heats, let's catch up with position. Chris Brunt will be

strong on the home straight. That is a good run from the British

blocks. Williams bearing down on the Olympic champion already,

looking very tentative at the moment. Williams already a couple

of metres ahead of him, and LaShawn Merritt has gone, the defending

into the home straight in second place. This young Australian is

very strong. Solomon of Australia will win it. Williams just got

third. What a story. LaShawn Merritt has not recovered from that

Achilles problem he had in Monaco. He didn't even start running.

Whether it is a hamstring, I am not sure. He obviously came in, with a

problem, but realised he couldn't top bend. Storming around. He is

already looking at the screen. Here comes Rooney. Rooney moving nicely

into second place. Yousif finishes quickly for third place. Not as

quick as his brother, Borlee. Did not need to be. Rooney safely

for the second time. Goes over 45 metres. Her best throw was just

shown, up 4651 -- 46.51. Every time this Lady sets foot on the track,

the crowd go wild. That technique has been honed and worked on by

former British international Mick Hill. 45.99 for Jessica Ennis.

Still in the lead in this 50m again. Really strong arm

through, by contrast to some of these heptathlete, where they are

almost trying to place it out there at times. You could see that was

her previous best, 50.16. Going up to 51.98. Well down the field

overall, but that would improve her situation heading into the last of

it. Just about half way through the second group. Skujyte is currently

in the silver medal position. Just going through her manoeuvres.

a reminder to everybody that Katarina Johnson-Thompson, 38.37.

Very close to her lifetime best. Louise Hazel actually got a

lifetime best. Tremendous throw by Louise, well over 45 metres.

Tatiana Chernova got the bronze medal in Beijing for years ago. She

threw over 48 metres. That is not over 45. The Russian is not

on top of the world, I hope. One through to go and then the 800m and

then she will be confirmed as the Olympic champion, I'm sure.

Olympic champion, I'm sure. STUDIO: Jessica Ennis looking very

composed and relaxed, but she must be bursting inside at the thought

that she will most likely be the Olympic champion by the end of

today. If I have to be extremely critical, two could froze, but I'm

glad to see she is moving her run up back because she was so close to

the line of a last throw. There's more in the tank. She can throw

much better than that let's hope that slight adjustment will allow

her to do that. She was on target for a new personal best and new

British record. She will go out in style. It is great to see that she

has risen to the occasion. Will she be focused on that? Personal best,

British record? You're always aware of it. You know what you're doing

and you were aware of what your distances or your jumps give you.

Yes, the British record will be in her mind. The moment to do it,

Olympic Games, home crowd, producing your best ever

performance. Absolutely. She's been doing that throughout these

championships. She's aware of that. I think she will go back and forth

over the next few hours of beaming inside, but then also going back

into extreme focus because she will be aware that she has the potential

to set a new personal best. Also, we talk about... Jessica is moving

towards the higher echelons in the sport where she could maybe one day

get over 7,000 points. Usain Bolt get over 7,000 points. Usain Bolt

was in action earlier. This is what happened in the first round of the

modest 10.08. We know he can go a modest 10.08. We know he can go a

lot quicker. So STUDIO: Usain Bolt looking good.

For now it is back to the studio. Usain Bolt coasting! Ragged? He was

nice and calm. He is so relaxed. Indeed. What today it's been. The

medals keep coming and coming. Everything is happening and it is

so busy here. I walked out today yesterday with a little boy who had

been watching the swimming and he was telling me about his swimming

training, he must have been nine or 10. He is totally inspired not just

by our athletes, but when he sees somebody like Chad Le Clos, only 20.

Or Ledecky, who beat Adlington yesterday, she is only young. That

is what they are thinking, they want to do it. I had that

conversation with my wife last night. Can you believe she's 10

years older than our son? So close to the world record at 15! I think

the upper end as well are getting inspired. I saw a funny video this

morning from a sheltered housing and old people's home in London.

They've been doing their own Olympics. You must look it up. It

is the busiest day of the Olympics so far in terms of medals up for

grabs. It has all been going on everywhere, whether it is cycling,

rowing, athletics, triathlon can, tennis. Two gold medals and a

silver at Eton Dorney. Britain's most successful rowing performance

Gerat Britain's coxless four won Olympic gold for a fourth

There was gold for the women's lightweight double scull team of

Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland. Copeland says, we've won

the Olympics! Jessica Ennis took a giant leap towards heptathlon gold

in this morning's long do keep -- long jump. After two hours... Usain

Bolt had a bad start, but cruised After two hours of swimming,

cycling and running, it took a photo finish to decide the

triathlon. Switzerland's Nicola Spirig took the gold. Helen Jenkins

Coming up on BBC One, we will see the women's final and that is

Serena Williams against Maria Sharapova, but first we have Andy

Sharapova, but first we have Andy Murray in quarter-final mixed

doubles action alongside Laura A tie-breaker that will be

difficult to sleep through. Listen The poor girl for the point was

over. I have seen that happen before. I hope she doesn't feel too

bad. She wants to be quick and she gets across. We will restart the

It is the reigning US Open champion in Sam Stosur, one of the best

players in women's tennis today. Robson just ranked inside the top

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100. Just broken the top 100 in the Very solid from Hewitt. You have to

believe at 31 and after three operations, it will be his last

Olympics. Absolutely pumped full this mixed doubles quarter-final.

Two sets to come from Murray. -- to That is a quite brilliant return.

The Aussies have the early advantage in this tie-break. They

had to go the distance in their first round, Robson and Murray,

winning 10-7 in the Champions' tie- She has an won many points on the

return of serve for Murray, but a good enough kick on that one to get

it wide enough. Murray made the error. It was a big hold on that

point. If she can win this next point, the Aussies will be in good

A lot of discussion here. It will be interesting to see if there's

Great Britain with it all to do, down a mini-break and Hewitt is

starting to take charge of this What a second serve! Surprising

tactic from Lleyton Hewitt, he tried to run around a left-handed

serve that was swinging into his body to try to hit a forehand. That

was tough to do and he paid the That is a big bonus to win both

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Sam Stosur did not prepare well for Brilliant once more from Hewitt. He

was a little quiet in that opening set piece. He has come to life in

It caught the line. That ball seemed like an eternity before it

The Aussies once more art up, so much do to the brilliance to Hewitt,

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Murray, having to cover a lot of She saved one of her best serves 41

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of the most important points in the Two serves to come. The firms can

What was he thinking, hear it? Murray was not going to cross on

The winner of this next board will How close was that serve, I thought

it was a doubles -- double fault when she hit it. This has been so

entertaining. Great Britain taking the opening set. The Australians

They have done it! And, of Great A thoroughly entertaining hour and

20 minutes for this Centre court crowd, under the roof. The British

camp are delighted, Judy Marib is ecstatic. They really deserved it,

They will face Sabine Lisicki and Christopher Kas.

And tomorrow, he will be in the gold medal match against Roger

Let us head back to the stadium, just a cap Ennis has been in the

javelin, this is her third and in her long jump, reinforcing her

position as the Olympic number one. The javelin, very close to her

lifetime best, it is a new lifetime best. All smiles for the Olympic

champion elect, just one event to go. I can't wait, neither can the

spectators. A little further in the javelin

means she can run a little slower in the 800m race. She has put

herself in the best position possible maybe she couldn't even

have dreamt of the lead she will have coming into the final event.

It could not have gone better today. A very good long jump and a

personal best in the javelin. Jessica Ennis leads the heptathlon.

Which she will not relinquish in the 800m race, it will be a glory

run for her, where she will put 110% in two. This crowd will go

medal. This is her moment. She has got to attach it. The run-up was

slow. Under 45 metres. Tatyana Chernova will be disappointed with

that, but Jessica Ennis has had a wonderful long jump, a wonderful

javelin, and she can concentrate on the very last event of the day,

What is so impressive is how she maintains her concentration,

incredible to see her. Effectively, tonight's race will be two laps of

honour for Jessica Ennis. She has been speaking to us.

What a morning and early afternoon. A tremendous reception, you have

delivered a fine performance in the long jump and javelin. It has been

a brilliant day. I was anxious after yesterday, not knowing if the

long jump would go the way I would want it to. Yes, I am made up to

have those two performances today. There is so much pressure and yet

you're delivering, embracing the crowd, as well as doing the job.

am so nervous but it does help having this crowd. There is a lot

of pressure, but people are supporting you. That is what you

feel in the stadium. A personal best in the javelin. It seems that

the gold medal is there. Is that how you feel? I am not even

thinking about it until across that line, I have one more event. We

will see what happens. We are looking at how much you need to get

over 7,000 points. If 205 is ridiculously quick. I will rest and

see what I have left in my legs. I will stay here, recover and it.

Then head back out. All the best, well done for today.

You see so many athletes saying they will enjoy it, but she really

can. 8:45pm. BBC One. Her first Olympic games. A first Olympics for

Maria Sharapova, who carried the Russian flag at the Opening

Ceremony. She's in the gold medal match against Serena Williams, who

has twice won an Olympic gold medal with her sister Venus in the

doubles, but never on her own. Serena won her fifth Wimbledon

title exactly four weeks ago. This is Wimbledon, but not as we know it.

Coloured outfits, music, raucous crowds. As Andy Murray said

yesterday, when he won his semi- final against Djokovic to reach the

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

This is the gold medal match, and it's between the two biggest names,

the two highest earners, the two power players of the women's game.

They are playing here, not for money, not for a Grand Slam title,

but for a place in Olympic history. It's the sport in which women were

first allowed to compete in the Both women are going for a Coria --

14 Grand Slams total. Maria Sharapova, playing in her first

Olympics. She carried the flag for Russia. As you know, with four

Grand Slams in tennis, if you don't win, you have another in a few

months. But not for the Olympics. Serena Williams is the favourite,

but that doesn't necessarily mean So in a Williams is the favourite,

she has destroyed the field on the She has conceded just 16 games, in

Williams started the Olympics in the first round. She is having to

take a quick break. A little bit of extra nerves. Serena started up

with Jankovic, the former world number one, and was spot on with

her serve, which we saw she was a few weeks back in taking her 5th

Wimbledon title, where she had 102 aces in the fortnight. Serena

started here hitting her ground strokes well. Very clean, very

accurate. Making players like Zvonareva and Caroline Wozniacki

and Azarenka yesterday look very ordinary. Azarenka is the number

one in the world right now. Sharapova, the only player here at

the moment after that odd timing for Serena Williams. She has been

doing that after warm ups. Another factor is the roof has been opened.

The sun was shining. It was closed for the match between Murray and

Robson and Sam Stosur and Hewitt. It is breezy as well. Sharapova

occasionally struggles on serve and that will only be augmented with

the breeze and a high ball toss. If she can serve well, she has a

fighting chance, but she goes in as a considerable underdog. Maria

Sharapova has not beaten Serena Williams in about eight years. 2004

at the Championships. Bout of the last time she beat Serena. -- that

was the last time. The chair empire is from Sweden. Here comes Serena.

-- umpire. Serving will be critical. These two are a couple of the best

servers in the game and it is what separates them. It has been

difficult so far in the Olympics for Serena's opponents to even make

inroads on her service game. It puts so much pressure on their own

service games to hold. Sharapova needs to get off to a quick start.

You can see just how much the wind is blowing. The sun was shining a

moment ago. Serena is taking her time, but we are ready.

Serena is not endearing herself to the crowd, taking her time. Two

women who have Korea Grand Slams, the winners of the last two majors.

Only Steffi Graf has completed the so called Golding Slam by adding an

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Olympic gold medal in soot -- I can confirm that Victoria

Azarenka has taken the bronze medal, beating Kirilenko in the bronze-

She has power down a huge number of bases throughout this tournament. -

And the occasional one with a second serve as well. Very, very

impressive display of serving for Serena Williams to get things under

Serena Williams to get things under way. Now she will lay siege to the

Sharapova served. That is what we have seen all week from Serena. She

have seen all week from Serena. She had 16 aces against Azarenka, one

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of the best returners in the game, Sharapova will hope that is not

setting the tone, but that really She struggled with double faults

when she first came back from her soap -- shoulder surgery in October

2008. She struggled with double faults for about a year and a half,

but that has slowly disappeared. Not helped by the be blowing wind.

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Second serve swatted away by Serena Williams. There's Venus, who won

the singles title in 2000 in Sydney. Still going strong in the doubles,

which they have won twice before. Ferocious! House that for a start?

Two games and all of the points for Williams is returning about twice

Williams is returning about twice as well during the Olympics as she

did during Wimbledon last month. So much confidence behind those ground

strokes and then look... -- that First point for Sharapova or comes

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from a wild swipe by Serena Nowsherar pervert earns a point,

Hodder and. -- now Sharapova or earns a point. Finally an

opportunity for Sharapova it to look at the second serve. Getting

Williams on the run. Hard and flat A big serve, but Serena has been

doing this well all week, moving inside the baseline and hitting the

ball early so robbing time from her Just such an easy service motion.

So fluid and effortless. The best serve in the history of women's

We talked about the wind and Maria Sharapova has the wind at her back.

She did not quite get up to the shorter mid-court shots and just

Put away so nicely after a couple of jitters in that service game.

It is so impressive, the way Williams is playing, winning

Wimbledon and looking on course. This is the second part of her

career after a dreadful illness and injury in 2010. It led to surgery

and then on to blood clots on the lungs. It is amazing she is even

back, she did not think she would play again at one point. It all

happened after she won her fourth Wimbledon title in 2010. She cut

her foot and was out for 11 months. She came back just before Wimbledon

2011. Serena Williams, at 30 years old, looks hungrier than ever.

Extremely fit and for this young lady, Sharapova, it took her a

while to come back from a shoulder Just trying to gee herself up. I'm

still not convinced by the official Russian tracksuit! Sharapova still

looking for a game, serving here at Sharapova is now against the wind.

Didn't give his ball enough of a That's the way to do it, right on

Talking about Sharapova's shoulder surgery, she wasn't sure whether

she would be able to make it back. It was quite an extensive rotator

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She is very good at letting it not affect her too much. She expects

But it does get her into trouble. As it has here, another break point

for Serena Williams. Evidence of A little bit out of position.

surprised Williams did not do more A late call but it did look long.

It is that backhand from Serena Williams which has been most

A double break for Serena Williams, A happy Williams camp, and why not.

What is happening here to Sharapova is what has happened to some of the

best players on the way to the The Williams serve even more

effective because she can pick her It is a demonstration at the moment.

She does struggle with picking the There is something of the Sharapova,

something of her class. Finding the line. This must have felt good,

finally an opportunity to set up Serena Williams not yet walking to

She tried to wait as long as she could, for the wind to die down.

Unusually, Serena Wood and have as much trouble on the second serve

That will do. It seemed she still has a kick for the home straight,

Very early stages, but difficult to see Sharapova coming back into this

match, the way they're playing at the moment. It really seems as if

it were needed it in the performance of Serena Williams.

hasn't dipped since the French Open. That is something Sharapova can

grab on to, she is such a positive If we look back at the US Open,

where she looked on the track to take that Grand Slam, the huge

favourite going into the final against Sam Stosur. But Serena

didn't serve as well as she can. of the last 34 matches she has won.

She has won her last 12 matches against top five players. She

really is back up there. The other he Cup was at the Australian Open

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when she lost early. -- the other There was an opportunity for

Sharapova to win a game in this set, Waiting with the forehand, knowing

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that this was Sharapova's favourite Serena Williams just doesn't want

to give up a single game. That was The debt from Williams is

phenomenal, three inches from the It takes a lot to kill off Serena,

This gets in your head, what do I have to do to win a point? Such

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Little housekeeping. Some litter is The wind blew her toss around. That

coupled with the prospect of Serena Williams on the other end with that

A little puff of white and another point chalked up for Serena

Williams. Nothing Sharapova can do It has all gone her weight in this

set and it is set point to Serena What a good point to take it.

Serena Williams romps to the first set. She will not be denied a gold

medal, simply crushing Sharapova at the moment, 6-0.

STUDIO: Fantastic glasses in the players' box and you probably

noticed that Serena has the gold accessories. Gold watch, gold

necklace, and it is all pointing towards a gold medal at the moment.

If you would like to visit the beautiful bay around Weymouth, you

can do so on BBC Three. We've got the 470 class. Saskia Clark and

Hannah Mills are leading the women's race. That is on BBC Three.

Also the women's match race. On the red button, you can go to badminton,

the women's gold medal match. Or you could select basketball. The

USA against Lithuania. Lithuania were the bronze medallists at the

World Championship, USA looking for the 14th gold in basketball. You

can do so online or the BBC app. I use it virtually every day to check

results and schedules. It is very, very good. Andy Murray will be in

action again today, playing mixed doubles with Laura Robson. They won

their quarter-final match against Australia and they will be up later

against the Germans. Murray against Federer tomorrow in the singles.

What can Sharapova do now against a bonfire Serena Williams? -- and on

fire. Very humbling for Sharapova or and

Half an hour to see if that first At the changeover, Maria Sharapova

was rubbing her left five. -- phi. She has had to work much harder to

The year only slim hope for Sharapova it is that there are a

few more unforced errors from Serena Williams. This match is

really being played on Serena Williams's terms. She is getting

That was as Fishers from Serena Williams! -- that was just vicious.

Accurate as well. Around shoulder height behind the baseline, but she

gets the shoulder turned and then Serena Williams continues on her

Utterly unforgiving in this final. It is worth pointing out that

Sharapova is in decent company. Wozniacki lost the first set 6-0

against Williams. Zvonareva lost 6- 1, 6-0. Just 16 games in the five

matches on route to the final that Williams lost. Just over three per

match. That is simply incredible tennis. Spectacular. Azarenka in

the semi-finals, 6-1, 6-2. They are top players. Seemingly having no

trouble whatsoever. The gold medal is clearly on her mind, so focused

She makes this look easy and I can tell you it is not. Sharapova looks

rather hapless out there, but it is A little bit of a slip from

Williams at the end. She is mad at herself, she lost a point. That is

how badly she wants this medal. Serena Williams missed Athens with

an inflamed left knee and in Beijing she lost in the quarter-

She lost to Dementieva there, who went on to win the gold. For

Russians to the full sweep of medals in Beijing. Safina won

silver and Zvonareva bronze. doesn't want to settle for silver

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here. -- they may have to settle Simply unstoppable, Serena Williams,

at the moment. It has got everybody in the crowd. This is a display to

remember for everybody in here and want to forget for Sharapova.

Please stay with us, though! It is just a spectacular display. This is

Williams taking the women's game to Serena clearly serving better than

Sharapova today, but she moves better as well. She has confidence

that if the points go along, she can rally with Sharapova. Full

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It is not a performance of Mercy, but it is one of simply great

tennis. Difficult to see what Sharapova can do. So much pride on

her side and feeling a bit of embarrassment, professional

sportsmen and women really feel embarrassed, but she will want to

get something from this match. She will know what she can do.

Sharapova would like to get at least one game on the scoreboard.

You don't want to lose a laugh and laugh on Centre court. -- love and

love. Can't emphasise enough how well Serena Williams is playing.

Look at her draw, it has not been easy, Zvonareva, Wozniacki,

Azarenka. Now Sharapova, who is playing so much better than she did

three or four weeks ago at Wimbledon. What it shows is that at

her best, she has a long way ahead of the rest of the women's game.

does. I've never seen Serena be this tournament. For Williams, it

I'm trying to think of record defeats for Sharapova or. She has

Well done, you get to keep it for that. You get to keep it for a

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second and then you need to give it Sharapova point being cheered

It was four games ago when Sharapova was serving on the side

that she had a 40-0 lead. Serena Just looking for small victories.

This will all sound rather hollow in Sharapova Park -- Sharapova's

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Nothing from Sharapova there Sharapova is going to be furious

She hasn't been able to find her Right on the line. Frustration as

That return from Sharapova would have won her the point against

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An array of double faults from She moved her returning serve

positioning. She did that against Lisicki in the third round.

first time in this match we had a little cry of, come on, from

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A huge, come on, from Serena, because she knows how important

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that point was. A big difference in The second break point battered

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Sharapova needed just 1Xtra step. - More competition coming from

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Williams facing break point. Such a luxury for Williams to come up with

We emphasise still in the women's doubles as well... Venus and Serena

Williams won their fifth Wimbledon doubles. A later on today they're

playing against Kirilenko, who lost out in the bronze-medal match in

the singles, and Petrova. But business to complete her first of

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Two double faults to such -- to start the service game. Just when

she needed a strong hold to get some impetus, to get some forward

momentum. She is so under pressure on her serve. And against the wind

That is caught out. Sharapova looked unsettled by the ball

landing on the baseline. She thought it was out. That is what

happens when your opponent plays Sharapova is dealing with the

question, do all I try to get more first serves in, or do I try to go

for pick first serves and perhaps The inevitable Serena Williams

break. She is one game away from becoming an Olympic champion. If

there is any merciful news for We have been on court for 58

minutes. Serena Williams serving Just a flash of what she has been

missing. And what the crowd have been wanting to say. Sharapova with

a fine winner. It has to be emphasised how big this is, she has

had a phenomenal year, getting to the finals of Australia, winning in

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The year for Sharapova has been Whatever Sharapova manages to come

up with, Serena Williams is still there. She is now just two points

Sharapova fighting so hard, and she does pick up on full stretch, but

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too much "for Serena. -- too much The look she gave the other end of

the court and her supporters box when she fired that case said a

tall. She is impressive to the end. There it is, with a roar from

Serena Williams. The Olympic champion. A ruthless display of

utter brilliance, total dominance. They smile and a celebration. To

every Grand Slam, she adds the Olympic title, and this great

career has a golden edge to it. It is fitting that she should do it

here at Wimbledon. She has a gold medal in the singles like her

Her mother in the middle, and to her left, her older sister. So

excited, you can see what this means to her. You see what it

means... A few fine moves! And USA on the back. There is more to come!

Mark Williams, but USA, you are playing for your country, which

makes it so much more special. her supporters and family, more to

come for the medal ceremony, which we will hopefully bring year. But

it is a gold medal for Venus Williams, a silver medal for

Sharapova, but there was just one player in this, Serena Williams,

totally dominant. She is the Venus Williams abroad end. They

team up for the semi-finals of the doubles. It could be a .. Off. I

asked how much it matters, you can see how much it matters. She is

still bouncing up and still to run the dance moves. Utterly dominant.

Maria Sharapova gets a silver medal, but she will feel crushed, because

of the net is unstoppable. There are some sports that go way back to

1900, for example, tennis, but one of the new sports, trampolining. It

was part of the opening ceremony, in the section paying tribute to

the NHS and to great Ormond Street Hospital. There were a number of

children on beds, which have been turned into trampolines. Parents

have been trying to say to their children, do not trampoline on your

bed! The children have said, I could end up at the Olympics!

Trampolining is an Olympic sport! I bumped into some of those children

afterwards, they were buzzing at, walking out of the stadium.

Brilliant. Boasting some moves! Great Britain has one competitor,

cap Driscoll. We will market her first two routines. -- Katherine

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the style. She stayed in the box. That is a safe start. She must be

consistent. Well done, Katherine Driscoll. It was an ambitious

routine. She fought at the end, she was telling me the other day, you

have got your one bounce out of your 10, and you have to learn that

could land without any more movement. She worked so hard to do

that. Lovely shapes in the air. You have got to hold the body as

straight as can be. You can see the bend of the knees, and the control.

She had to fight a little bit, but she managed it. A very good start.

The raw, they are happy with it. Driscoll. 12th place after the

first routine. She has got a bit of picking up today. This needs to be

difficult and clean. She has good work in the locker. She has to dig

This is nice stuff. Katherine Driscoll has gone very well indeed.

That was super. The first routine looked nervous, but that did not at

all. She gave it everything, that was a great performance. She has

given herself a fighting chance. Eight the place is what she is

looking for. A roar of appreciation. All of the gymnasts here with a

hugely difficult routine so. But You almost stopped breathing

halfway through, hoping she will keep going. We want at least 50.

54.65! She is delighted. She is in When all of the others had gone,

she ended up in ninth place, and only the top eight qualify for the

final. Let's head back to the north Greenwich every now and get some

more reaction. -- North Greenwich Arena.

You join us at a subdued North Greenwich Arena, where the British

men's team won their bronze medal, the first men's team from Great

Britain to win a medal in 100 years, and Katherine Driscoll was hoping

to make a trampolining final for the first time. Agonisingly missed

out. We are so disappointed she just missed out. She really wanted

to get into the top eight. It is such a small margin. She has done

amazingly well, she performed two solid retains. What would have gone

from her mind when she was waiting while the others did their

routines? Once you have completed yours come up or you can do is wait,

show -- so she would have been hoping that somebody made a tiny

error. You want to beat them fair and square, but it would have been

no fracking, watching her name People might think we are world

beaters in gymnastic events, particularly the trampolining, but

it's not an event we have done so well in. But Kat is a real

contender. She really is a top performer in her own right. She's

really come into our own in the last couple of years. We've got a

really strong women's team. There's a group of five girls who have

really pushed each other along. She's definitely got it in her to

make a final but she didn't quite make it today. That agonising

disappointment, finishing in 9th. Where did she go from here? She'll

go home, a little bit of time off, maybe go on holiday, time to

regroup, think about what she is going to do, think about whether

she will stay on for Rio. I would think she would stay on for the

World Championships. She is a fighter. She loves the crowd and

support. She's done so well so schuss it shouldn't feel

disappointed. I saw her tweeting some of the artistic gymnastics in

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

crowd. The noise was enormous when she came out. To hold her nerve,

she was at third and that was soon on, she did a fantastic job.

Looking forward to the final. The Chinese girls are the ones to beat.

Kat Driscoll, 9th is not bad whatsoever. If you want to watch

that final, it is just under way and is available on the red button.

Also won the red button you've got all sorts of selection as you can

make. You could click on the Wimbledon action. You will shortly

be seeing the men's doubles semi- finals. It looks like they are

absolutely ready for Serena Williams's gold medal ceremony. We

will be showing you on BBC One Andy Murray and Laura Robson in the

semi-finals of mixed doubles. But it was all happening at Eton Dorney

this morning. What an incredible week, a golden week for British

Robling. We will reflect on the Smith in the stroke seat pushing it

on hard. Drew Ginn has called for another sprint here. But still

great Britain looks move and relaxed. They are 25 strokes out

from the line. Surely Great Britain have got enough in the tank. One

more big push coming from Australia. The Australians are charging.

strokes a minute. But Great Britain, if they stay long and loose, they

can do this. 150 out from the line. A little look over. He has to call

in these desperate stages for Great Britain. But the British four are

going to defend their Olympic title, and they're doing it in such style.

We are 50m from the line. Great Britain are going to be the Olympic

champions in the men's Orr. We have done it in style. Great Britain,

the Olympic champions once more. It was just a magnificent effort here

at Eton Dorney. Elation, complete and utter elation from Great

Britain. This partnership from Great Britain have only 25 strokes

remaining. Look at the support on the far side. The whole of Eton

Dorney is going absolutely mad. 200 out from the line. There is a wall

of sound here as they come into the last couple of hundred metres, and

they are still moving away. We are looking at history. Just moving all

look absolutely easy. This is an incredible race from Great Britain.

Still moving away. Greece fighting passed back China to try to get

into that silver medal position. Great Britain are flying. Sophie

Hosking and Katherine Copelnd just rolling up to the line. They are

the Olympic champions. They go into the record books. They have been

glorious here this morning at Eton reign over us. # Bach Save the

start I thought, this is it, it's happening. We did - that we just

did the race and I was just counting strokes. Everything fell

silent in our boat. We were just done a good position. I didn't look

across but I was aware Rob where we were, we were up the whole way. It

doesn't feel real. It just doesn't feel real. I can't believe this is

real. That we just one. -- 1. We'd just won the Olympics. You are

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

the paint. It is all worth it at the end. I said four years ago,

thank you to the Royal Navy for giving us a chance, but everyone

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

are so many people we have to thank. Paul Reedy, who has led this on.

I've got to thank Hester for everything she did to get us here.

I can't describe what this atmosphere is like to people at

home. It is beyond words, it is epic, it is magic, it is emotional.

The crowd is phenomenal. It is so exciting to be year, I am so proud.

I've been trying all week not to think about it. It's made me cry

every time so I've been trying to just not think about it. Then when

we were in the last 50, I just couldn't believe it... That just

happened. Double Olympic champion. I can't believe it. You run through

everything in your mind before the race. You never ever think about

afterwards. I'll let the other guys speak, I'm so tired. I can't

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

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

they always wanted me to just row all the time, but thanks. These

guys are the best three row was that Britain has. We executed our

plan, it was our masterpiece. It took four years to make that. Four

years training every day, pulling out everything we had for that. It

was without question our finest piece. And four gold medals, nine

medals in total for Great Britain's rowers. I have this Hey Jude that

you to everybody down there who was part of it. A special fought for

Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter, who came up so close. They had a false

start to that race, a technical fault that happened within the

first 100m. The race was restarted. They gave their all, they finished

just beaten. Denmark coming through very strongly in these closing

strokes. And so badly emotional a affected were both of the rower s,

and John Inverdale, that they ended up all in tears. One of the

highlights of what has happened and there has been the presence of

Steve Redgrave. He's been there as a show of support for people. He

consoled people where necessary and also to tell people just how well

they've done. For the most part, Britain's rowers have done

sensationally well. Imagine if your life was distilled to just less

than 10 seconds. That is all it will take tomorrow night we Usain

Bolt to discover whether he is still Olympic champion. This

morning, in front of a packed crowd in the Olympic Stadium, he ran his

heat of the 100m. He stumbled slightly at the start, he said that

in the interview afterwards. It's hard to tell watching it there,

because once he gets into that enormous stride, he can slow down

and just Jock. He cruised in a time Do you guys get together, is there

a nervous feeling about watching him on the TV? Everybody gets

inside the house, everybody making noise. When we watch it it is

somewhat nerve-racking. I tried to do all the antics. Tell me about

the antics. I sing and dance. are you feeling now coming to

London? I'm a little nervous now but I saw him yesterday and he is

in high spirits. I'm feeling much better now. Since I saw him

yesterday he said he's ready to go. I said, OK, since you are ready, I

will be relaxing. If he wins, when he wins, thanks, mum. When he

wins... Yeah, because it will solidify him being at legend status.

Beijing and London are the ones. the Jamaican trials, what did you

say to you after those defeats? didn't say this happened, that

happened, but he didn't look too focused to me. He said, Dad, don't

worry, I'll be back. He said he is 95 % ready. He is going to prove it

to me that the run in Jamaica wasn't anything to look at. He's

not the best starter, but once he's It's a very big year for Jamaica

because it is 50 years of independence. What would it mean to

both of you to see Usain standing on the top of that podium with the

national anthem playing? It would be great. And it's my 50th birthday,

too. It would be a great birthday present. Let's hope he can deliver

that. Yes, he's going to. You are his brother. You know him better

than probably any one in the world. How is he feeling right now?

talked to him yesterday and he said his body is in good shape. Do you

think he is more motivated coming into London that he was going into

Beijing? I would say. Because he wants to do it over again, because

no one in history has done it before. He won to be that person

that when the Olympics twice. how proud of you are your -- are

you of your brother? I try to find words to describe it but I can't.

It's just a really good feeling, I'm so proud of him. Jamaica and we

as a family are proud. Those lucky enough to have tickets to the

Olympic Stadium tomorrow evening will get to see Usain Bolt and the

other Jamaican sprinter has run twice, because it's the semi-finals

early evening and then the final later in the evening. Also kicking

off today at Greenwich was the show jumping competition. It is

individual and team medals at stake. This is Nick Skelton on the

brilliant big star. He is competing at his 6th Olympic Games. He broke

his neck in 2009, it's an amazing comeback. Big star making light of

these big fences. He jumped clear. This helps where the team will

start in the team competition. And also give them a decent move in the

individual competition. Then they're -- Ben Maher, so still an

incredibly long legs, he is riding double X the third. -- Tripple X

Nick Skelton said he jumped great and was very big star. Team medals

decided on Monday. The last time Britain collected an Olympic gong

was 28 years ago. Hoping that Nick Skelton and Ben Maher can spearhead

that British team effort. In case you thought the course was easy,

and they were making it look easy, this wasn't so easy. This is the

Swedish rider. The horse saying, I really didn't fancy that. That is

horrific looking. Just paddling in the middle. And panicking. Luckily,

horse and rider are absolutely fine, horse and rider are absolutely fine,

but it's rather terrifying to watch. Ian Merlot of Canada said in a new

record. He's competing at his 10th Olympics. I'll be heading up on

Monday to have a closer look at it all. Matrix is fine. Fredriksen is

also all right. Albeit a little sore. Jessica Ennis has been in

sensational form in terms of trying to win her first Olympic medal of

any kind, because it's the first Olympics she has competed at. The

heptathlon event has only one part of it left, that is the 800m

tonight. She is in the lead after six of the seven events. She is on

a very neat looking score. That, the experts say, is an unassailable

lead. They are saying all she needs to do is turn up tonight. I'm not

being over-confident sitting it, it is what the experts say she needs

What a morning it has been for Jessica Ennis. A tremendous

reception. You delivered a fine performance in both the long jump

and javelin. Yes, it's been a brilliant day. I was really an just

coming into today having had such a good day yesterday. Not knowing if

the long jump was going to go quite the way I wanted it to. But I made

up to have done those two performances to date. Do you have

ice running through your veins? There's so much pressure on you and

yet you are delivering with a smile, embracing the crowd and taking it

all in as well as doing the job. I'm so nervous but it does help

having this crowd. There's a lot of pressure but it's a nice pressure.

Its people supporting youth and willing you to do well. That's what

you feel in the stadium. With that personal best in the javelin, it

seems that the gold medal is pretty much nailed on. Is that how you

feel? No. I'm not even thinking about it until I crossed that line.

I've got one more event to do, I've got to make sure I get that right.

Hopefully we will see what happens when I cross that line. 2.0 5.69

would get you over 7000 points. love to get that but it is

ridiculously quick. I'm going to go and rest and see what I've got left

in my legs. I'm going to stay in the Combined Events room. Rest, eat,

recover a bit and head back out for It is going to be a momentous night.

She will be brought through every single step of the 800 metres, a

fantastic performance so far, and make sure you tune in tonight to

watch her be crowned the Olympic champion, the final event. It

should be around 8:30pm. If you want to watch the tennis, it is on

BBC Three shortly, Andy Murray and Laura Robson in action, playing the

semi-final of the mixed doubles, and playing for the right to get

into the gold medal match. Coming up on BBC One shortly, track

cycling go. This is the scene at the velodrome. It is beautiful

inside and out. It is so smooth and shiny and lovely. Cycling coming up

on BBC One. Tonight, at the Millennium Stadium, Ryan Giggs will

lead at Great Britain to play a match against South Korea for a

place in the semi-finals. They have won the group, and this is how

their coach assesses the match. Unbeaten, three games, is that what

you thought would happen? I thought we would get out of the group. You

never can tell him to you get involved and see the magnitude and

the quality of the opposition. Looking back, we deserved to be top

of the group, and we have got to step up again on Saturday, to

progress further in the tournament. The Bonn thing that is pleasurable

for me, all 18 of them are enjoying the experience. I wanted them to

say, this is the best pre-season period I have ever had, and if we

can couple that with success, that will be Utopia. What did you make

of the game against Uruguay? For a British team to keep possession,

63% possession, was a feat in itself. They played some great

football, we kept the ball extremely well, we defended well,

and we have no real injury problems, which is a real bonus. What do you

know about said Korea? -- South Korea? You have to match there were

great. It will be a real good game for us, a different style of play.

That is the beauty of the experience. Any team in the

quarter-finals nose, if they win the quarter-final, they have got

two shots at a medal. Against you require, the couple of times, you

got concerned about one or two of the challenges. Is the tournament

started to get to a stage where the tension is started to rise?

mentality has calmed down a lot on the touchline. I was more a

protective father of my players against them, and the protection of

them was paramount for me. I have come to love this group of boys!

Good for him, and good luck to them. You can see how he think it is at

the Olympic Park. A lot of people coming in with �10 tickets and

sitting by the big screen and watch the action. But many of them

heading into the stadium to watch Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah, because

tonight, he will be running it lapse and lapse in there, in the

10,000 metres. Let's hear what he makes of it all.

I am running the 50101000 metres. - - 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.

His mission is to complete the double. In an age of African

domination, he has made what once seemed impossible probable. A

British champion. Be under no illusion about the enormity of his

mission. African nations have swept the medals in the last five

Olympics over 10,000 metres. Over 5000 metres, African countries have

got the medals in the last four Olympics. Challenging the best came

with this training assignment. Know the enemy, follow their ways.

trained with a lot of Kenyans that will be racing at the Olympics. You

know they were world record holders, remained under 13 minutes. If they

can do what, why can I not? Reaching this, finding the belief,

years in the making. It began with a 2006 failure against a European.

Mo Farah just run out of it. Coming so close, almost having the gold-

medal, it is hard to take, but it gives you determination to train

hard and get ready for next year. The next harsh life lesson on the

road of his mission came in the Beijing Olympics. It was not easy,

it was the hardest time of my life. You know it you can do that, but

you did not do that, so it is hard to deal with. Something you know

you could have done, but it did not do that, it is not easy, but I came

back stronger. Mo Farah texted gold medal for the first time! Lessons

learned, it clicked at the 2010 European Championships, up with a

double gold medal. He is destroying them in the home straight!

country fell for his charm, his honesty, the smile. When you were a

kid, did you dream of these moments, or were you dreaming of scoring for

Arsenal? I dreamed of that a lot! But you learn to make decisions,

and you know what you are capable of, and football was not my thing

it, even though I thought I was the best at football. Behind the

winning grin, he knew it was not mission accomplished. Last year, he

uprooted his family to live and train in the United States.

Sometimes, training is harder than the competition. You are running

over 100 miles a week, it is not easy. But what drives me more than

anything, I know that people are training hard, so if I need to beat

them, I must train. The impact proved seismic at the world

championships last year. He was on a double mission. He was chased

down in the 10,000, but he rebounded superbly for gold in the

5000. I was disappointed in the 10,000 metres, I came second, and I

had to take back to the 5000 metres. I wanted to win more than anybody

else. A gold medal for Mo Farah! This time, he does it! What a

performance! That showed that if you really focus and work for it,

you can do it. It is Olympic mission accepted!

Sue Barker has joined me. I assured you heard the story from the

athletics about Kim Collins, he has been kicked out by his country, he

was due to compete at his fifth Olympic Games, because he spent the

night with his wife, and they said, that is against the team roles.

Rules are rules, but it is severe. He is such a crowd favourite. The

other news from the village, Kate Walsh, who fractured her jaw after

being hit in the hockey, she is going to play tonight. Against

China? I am going to watch that, because the hockey venue is not far

away, then I will head down to the Aquatics Centre to do the final

night of swimming. Fran Halsall is in the 50 metres freestyle final,

there are the medley relays, and everything that we do will be on

David Burton, but the best races will be on BBC One. -- it will be

on the red button. There has been drama galore at the velodrome.

Britain could get another gold medal. The favourite for the gold

medal in the women's team pursuit Dai Greene goes in the 400 metres

Christine Ohuruogu is in the 400 metres semi-finals for the women.

We could be in for a magical 90 minutes, the first heat in the

heptathlon 800 metres, the final event. She has put in three

personal bests in six events so far. That is Jessica Ennis. Mo Farah in

On BBC Three now, tennis, the mixed doubles semi-final, Laura Robson

and Andy Murray won their quarter- final earlier, against the German

team. Andy Murray plays Roger Federer in the final of the singles

tomorrow. In the hockey, Kate Walsh will play, that is against China,

bidding for a place in the semi- finals. They beat them 3-0 in the

test event. That starts very soon. We are heading to the Fano train,

Ford years ago, Britain won seven gold medals. We wondered if they

could repeat that. After four events, Britain has produced three

gold medals and set 6 court records -- six world records.

It sounds good, there has been remarkable scenes here so far.

Every time Great Britain have taken to the track, there have been two

emotions, anticipation from the crowd, apprehension from their

rivals. After everything we have medal, listened to the role. There

is nothing in it between these teams. The British team are biding

on a world record schedule. The gap is beginning to stretch. Great

Britain are inspired. Australia have not panicked, they are trying

to peg back the quartet of Great Britain. Australia are battling.

Half a lap to go, the gold medal is Great Britain's! Look at the time,

a new world record! Great Britain Basma Kor continues. A stellar

performance, well done, boys. Now we can move on to the big one. Will

it be fruitful for Victoria Pendleton? We are getting towards

the business end. The crowd are waiting for the first strike, and

it is coming from Anna Meares. Here comes Victoria Pendleton. Victoria

Pendleton has ignited the burners! They are coming down the finishing

straight! Victoria Pendleton takes the gold medal! That was sheer

genius. A masterclass by Victoria There are six gold medals still to

be given away. We are the world records at the women's team pursuit,

which happens tonight. For the first time in a long time, you have

had the chance to shout and cheer with the crowd, and enjoy a base

rate. How has it been? It has been amazing. It was great to watch

yesterday. I would try to look behind me when I was not talking!

We are doing well, and I will be proud to see the guys, I have a

personal relationship with them. It is an incredible atmosphere. The

Velodrome is an incredible place for the ambience. So far, you have

left -- you have let off your chair on six occasions! Chris gets

excited as well. It has been special, because the British

cyclists have had huge expectations after Beijing, similar to the

swimmers, and they have admitted that they have found the

expectation too much, but the What they have learned to do is

focus on their performance. In essence, it is as simple as that. I

said when the Games came to London, people said what are the

advantages? I said, the flights are shorter. But a lot of the

advantages are after the event. There's a huge amount of

expectation. There is an advantage in the last few hundred metres,

that's when the crowd can get you through. It was another really busy

day you. Super Saturday. What would you say to the people at home to

stick with us and see our team pursuit riders in action. World

records. You can't talk about the GB track team now, it said that the

gold medal or world record. We are going to see more today. Confidence

being spoken from Mark Cavendish. But these days it's up to mark to

get on the bike and deliver the former -- performances when

required, but there is a man involved in British Cycling who

doesn't get on the bikes but is hugely responsible for the medals,

the records and the current success. Dave Brailsford.

It's been at a couple of days for the British Cycling team at the

velodrome. A reaction to bad performance from Victoria Pendleton.

Another sensational performance. Every British rider who has been on

the track has put in a brilliant performance. She continued that

trend. We could see in the team sprint the other night, her second

lap was really fast. We knew she had great form. But to hold it

together and then take it on like she did, sensational. The huge

message to the rest of the field going into the women's sprint, just

to show where she is at the moment. She is back on that Beijing form,

isn't she? She is. She's probably better than she was in Beijing, but

the rest of the world stepped up. That is what Victoria Pendleton is

all about. For two years she's worked really hard. She hasn't

worried about results, she's built very steadily. Credit to her. She

stepped up on the big day when it really mattered and delivered.

word on the pursuit team winning the gold medal and a world record

time once again. A lot of hard work has gone into that but it must be

incredibly satisfying for you as performance director and the rest

of the team to see that executed so well. I absolutely. There's no

better way to win them with a world record. The winning margin was

quite considerable in the end. The Aussies have been talking it up for

four years, there was no point in winning two years out. That's where

we knew we were confident that with a team of Guy's and super cultures.

All I do is I'm very lucky to be a little orchestra conductor. The

riders deserve the most credit but the coaches have done a super job

once again. Every one of your riders have stepped up and

delivered a world record. They can't be many performance directors

from any nation can say that. but that's what it's all about. You

want to come to the biggest event and perform at your best. The whole

thing is about being best on the day it really matters. I think

we've done it now but two Olympic, won the Olympic cycle and then

again this Olympic cycle by the looks of it. From a performance

point of view, that's what you aim for. You want the Ryder -- riders

to be the best they can possibly be. He will always ask for more because

he always wants better and faster and quicker. Interesting to hear

him giving huge credit to his coaches. What is Dave like to work

with, because it seems to have this aura, Clive Woodward with the rugby

players, Sir Alex Ferguson with Manchester United, he seems to be

in that kind of company. He is a great motivational speaker. He

captivates you. You look around the room and see everybody has bought

into what he is saying. They listen intently. He's got this way of

doing that. He is not as hands-on as a lot of people think. Dave is

the best person at getting a lot of people to do things well. He is a

manager. He works well at getting the right people in the right job

and getting 100 % out of them. over our rather and healthy lunch

in the staff canteen here today, I know, it was my fault. I ask what

day it was like and your first answer was a risk taker. He is. He

will take a risk. He will really put his budgets and say, right, if

we do this we will get bonuses on the other side. In every area he

will keep pushing it and pushing it and have faith. Whereas somebody

like me is risk-averse, I'd always be careful. That has enabled him to

make breakthroughs. He's not an easy person to work with, though.

There's always tension, but it's always about the performance. It's

not about whether I've got the bigger office or anything like that,

it's always performance and pushing it to be the best. It isn't, it's

highlighted by everyone in the organisation. I read a quote from

him today it saying that before the Beijing Olympics he visited Beijing

13 times to work out how best to operate when they finally went out

there for the Games. Is that training and exhausting for you

guys to work with someone that intense? No, I love it. I'm quite

the same. That's why I bought into Team Sky originally. There's a

thing that everyone is striving to make things better and every minute

detail is looked at and taken into consideration. The can't complain,

24 Olympic medals since he arrived so he's certainly doing something

right. Dave will be in the tracks and a watch him on as his cyclists

have to pick up yet another gold medal today. This is what we've got

in store in the stifling Velodrome and Dani King announced their

arrival in the velodrome by breaking a team pursuit record.

Gold is their aim today. Jason Kenny has been chosen as the sole

GB representative in the men's sprint. See his initial sparring

ahead of tomorrow's metal rights. He is looking fast. Fresh from

winning gold in the men's team pursuit, Ed Gansu gets his second

bid for a medal under way in the men's omnium. -- Ed Clancy. We see

the tremendous Friel in action first. If they win that, they are

little has gone to plan here in the velodrome so far, so expect those

The team pursuit team walked in yesterday, quite unassuming, got on

their bikes, broke the record and disappeared just as quickly.

spoke to the coach, Paul Manning. He was so deadpan. I said, what's

the plan? He said, same as the world really, we're just going to

go really fast, probably world- record pace and do the same as we

did bear. It was just like, I'm going down the shops to get a loaf

of bread. That's just what they do. I said, what about the schedule? He

said, we planned to half the distance. Then at that point I just

let the Gulls do it because they feel the weight. I imagine the

girls have got together, we are going to go in there, we're going

to lay down the mark and break the world record. They were asked, why

did you go so fast? They said, that the pace we ride that. It is, it's

true. Sometimes it's easier to go quicker than go slightly slower and

zig-zag your pace and down. You can see just by the technique, the way

they are writing, they practise and practise, they know each other,

they know themselves and they know how to get around as quickly as

possible. They look so perfect together. Only recently have they

been specifically training for this kind of event. Yeah. In the old

days everyone used to come together and do it. Now you can get people

who specialise in certain events. The likes of Ed Clancy in the

omnium, but in the team pursuit, there are specialists. They come

and train together time and time again. That's all they do. It's

getting the technique right, getting the tactical element right

and fitness right, and know each other so well. How excited his

British Cycling at about these three young ladies? Houvenaghel was

a silver-medallist in Beijing but she can't even break into that trio

at the moment. It is heartbreaking to be so close, warming up with the

others and not getting the chance to ride. But that's how hard fought

it is to get in this team. They've made it a different discipline now.

It's no longer an endurance race. It is a series of sprints. It is

that fast. It's something I know you would like to get back on a

bike and ride in Brazil in four years' time. Having seen the kind

of emotions being created in this Velodrome, surely that has just

added to your belief that your track career and Olympic Games on

over. I have aims now. I've been texting with the guys. Knowing how

they work together. To be part of that is something special. I

thought ahead, I've been texting the guys. I'd like to be in Rio

with them in four years. We'll see how it goes. There are other people

around but I would like to be there if I could. That was a knowing nod

from you, Chris. I think Mark can do it but it is hard fought to get

in that team. That's the way it should be. It's going to be a hard-