BBC One: Day 9: 09.00-10.45

:01:17. > :01:24.COMMENTATOR: You are up and Olympic champion!

:01:24. > :01:34.Great Britain win the Olympic title, they are on fire.

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:01:44. > :01:51.We have done it! And, we have done Jessica Ennis is the Olympic

:01:51. > :02:01.champion. It is a perfect day. Could this be the greatest night in

:02:01. > :02:13.

:02:13. > :02:17.Mo Farah, for Great Britain, it is called -- gold!

:02:17. > :02:21.Wow, what a day, and what a 45 minutes for British track and field.

:02:21. > :02:25.Three gold medals in the stadium last night. And six overall in our

:02:25. > :02:32.most successful Olympic day in over 100 years. How do we follow that?

:02:32. > :02:35.Well, some more gold medals would Andy Murray gets a swift chance at

:02:35. > :02:39.revenge against Roger Federer. And, could it be double delight with

:02:39. > :02:49.Laura Robson? Ben Ainslie is chasing his fourth

:02:49. > :02:53.gold medal. It's D-Day today. Can he overcome the great Dane?

:02:53. > :03:03.Tonight is the night for Usain Bolt. Who will be the fastest man on the

:03:03. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :03:13.planet? Also this morning: We reflect on

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:03:14. > :03:17.that golden night in the Olympic Stadium.

:03:18. > :03:27.And we talk to Britain's most successful rowing team ever. All 10

:03:28. > :03:31.

:03:31. > :03:34.gold medallists will be with us Here's the plan for today.

:03:34. > :03:38.The women's marathon gets underway at 11am. Sadly, no Paula Radcliffe

:03:38. > :03:41.there, after her injury. It's a historic day in boxing, with the

:03:41. > :03:43.first ever women's Olympic bout. It could be a golden hour after

:03:43. > :03:46.that. Andy Murray is on court at 2pm.

:03:46. > :03:49.The same time that Ben Ainslie hits the water at Weymouth.

:03:49. > :03:51.Thankfully there are so many Olympic channels that you won't

:03:51. > :03:54.miss a thing. More track cycling medal hopes

:03:54. > :03:57.today from 4pm. Ed Clancy, searching for another gold.

:03:57. > :04:00.And, in the stadium tonight, the most anticipated event of all: The

:04:00. > :04:04.men's 100 metres. The semi-finals will be pretty special, around

:04:04. > :04:12.7.45pm. And then, a couple of hours later, we will find out who is the

:04:12. > :04:15.So much to look forward to, tonight. But we're still trying to catch our

:04:15. > :04:18.breath, after that incredible night of athletics. After so much hype

:04:18. > :04:28.and expectation, Jessica Ennis rose to the challenge, and delivered

:04:28. > :04:31.

:04:31. > :04:35.heptathlon gold, in style. Here's COMMENTATOR: The whole stadium

:04:35. > :04:45.hoping that everything goes to plan and that she and Great Britain will

:04:45. > :05:07.

:05:07. > :05:12.wanted, just what we wanted, just what she wanted herself.

:05:12. > :05:22.6.40 metres, one step closer to the gold medal for Jessica Ennis.

:05:22. > :05:34.

:05:35. > :05:44.The belief is growing now, she 6.4 T8 beaters, the moment is

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:05:47. > :05:57.getting closer. -- 6.48 metres. Jessica n'est looking calm and

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:05:57. > :06:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds

:06:46. > :06:52.Also miles for the Olympic champion elect, just one event to go, and I

:06:52. > :07:02.cannot wait, neither can the nation. This could be a gold medal for

:07:02. > :07:19.

:07:19. > :07:24.not taking any chances, this is outstanding -- here goes Jess.

:07:24. > :07:34.Jessica Ennis it is the Olympic champion, the best all-round

:07:34. > :07:50.

:07:50. > :07:54.I am so shocked, I can't believe it. After the javelin, I knew I was on

:07:54. > :07:58.a good score for the medal, but I wouldn't let myself believe it

:07:59. > :08:03.until it had ended. I honestly can't believe, all of this hard

:08:03. > :08:11.work. The disappointment of Beijing. And everyone has supported me so

:08:11. > :08:18.much, I am so happy. I am just so shocked, everyone has supported me,

:08:18. > :08:21.I want to thank everyone here, and my family. I can't believe it. I am

:08:21. > :08:27.so happy. I had to give it everything at the

:08:27. > :08:33.end. I was only going to have one moment in front of a home crowd in

:08:33. > :08:38.London and I wanted to give them a show. I think I need to savour this

:08:38. > :08:43.moment and enjoy it, recover, and see how I feel tomorrow. There is a

:08:43. > :08:50.huge amount of pressure. I tried to stay focused on what I could do.

:08:50. > :08:56.The crowd helped me, I have done it, and can't believe I have done it.

:08:56. > :09:06.She did fantastically well. When she was here today, the cheers

:09:06. > :09:07.

:09:07. > :09:11.outside of the studio, fantastic. Sue Lulu lit up the stadium.

:09:11. > :09:14.- She really lit up the stadium. At the same time as Jess was lining up

:09:14. > :09:17.for that 800 metres, and being announced to the crowd, Greg

:09:17. > :09:20.Rutherford was preparing for his fourth jump. He already led the

:09:21. > :09:24.competition with eight metres 21. But this British record of 8.31

:09:24. > :09:34.metres extended his lead. And later, he was crowned Britain's first male

:09:34. > :09:40.

:09:40. > :09:47.long jump champion for nearly half COMMENTATOR: That is going to take

:09:47. > :09:53.some beating. A magical night, you are a Olympic

:09:53. > :09:58.champion. I don't think I will ever get bored of hearing that, the most

:09:58. > :10:04.amazing feeling in the world. Four years ago, I had a horrible time,

:10:04. > :10:12.my grandad, I couldn't cope in the final. I knew that I was in great

:10:12. > :10:17.shape, I have one of the best teams, my coach, my physiotherapist. I get

:10:17. > :10:27.support from the red tray Club in Bedford, the most amazing parents

:10:27. > :10:30.

:10:30. > :10:35.you could possibly have, a beautiful girlfriend. I can't tell

:10:35. > :10:40.you how hard everyone has worked for me, as well as myself, it has

:10:40. > :10:46.been a long process. I thought I was going to jump further than that,

:10:46. > :10:50.but I don't care, I'm Olympic champion.

:10:50. > :10:53.So the home crowd had two gold medals to enjoy. But could Mo Farah

:10:53. > :10:56.complete the hat-trick? If you don't know the answer to that,

:10:56. > :11:06.where have you been? But sit back, and enjoy the fantastic last two

:11:06. > :11:14.

:11:14. > :11:19.the sprint yet. It hasn't started. We have been waiting for this, when

:11:19. > :11:27.is it going to break, who is going to go first? It certainly hasn't

:11:27. > :11:32.started, Steve. To many in this group for comfort. It is about

:11:33. > :11:42.positioning yourself to move, for a last effort. Moffat is in

:11:43. > :11:44.

:11:44. > :11:49.contention. Kenenisa Bekele is not been a great place. Quickly moving

:11:49. > :11:59.up on the outside, now we have a race on, it will come down to a

:11:59. > :12:09.last lap sprint, there goes Mo Farah, with a response from

:12:09. > :12:15.Kenenisa Bekele. One lap to go, the bell rings. Is it a gold medal for

:12:15. > :12:20.Great Britain? Will Mo Farah have enough? Mo Farah tried to become

:12:20. > :12:24.the first Briton to win the Olympic title at 10,000m. He has a little

:12:24. > :12:34.bit of company, including his training partner. He is running

:12:34. > :12:34.

:12:34. > :12:44.magnificently now. Kenenisa Bekele on the upside. Looking for room on

:12:44. > :12:47.

:12:47. > :12:57.the inside. Moffat is kicking hard -- Mo Farah. Into the home straight,

:12:57. > :12:59.

:12:59. > :13:09.he is kicking again. It is going to be a glorious when ii win for Great

:13:09. > :13:21.

:13:21. > :13:31.stadium erupts. A three gold medals for Great Britain, what a night!

:13:31. > :13:34.

:13:34. > :13:44.The emotion comes pouring out. Galen Rupp and Mo Farah took on the

:13:44. > :13:44.

:13:44. > :13:54.Africans. Unbelievable. Victorious and happy, glorious. In all of this

:13:54. > :13:57.

:13:57. > :14:04.excitement, hang on, Tanya. We have sat and waited for many years for a

:14:04. > :14:14.British distance gold medal. I will say it again, gold medal at the

:14:14. > :14:31.

:14:31. > :14:41.Olympic Games. The waiting was you, but what a night to be British.

:14:41. > :15:00.

:15:00. > :15:10.The fortunately, our BBC presentation team remained

:15:10. > :15:30.

:15:30. > :15:35.Now you know what it is really like behind the scenes when a big race

:15:35. > :15:40.is going on! There's no doubt there will be fireworks tonight on the

:15:40. > :15:43.track as well. Usain Bolt lit up Beijing four years ago but until a

:15:43. > :15:49.few months ago the only question asked of him was how fast he could

:15:49. > :15:59.run. But now it's a question of whether he can run fast enough for

:15:59. > :16:01.

:16:01. > :16:06.PUP he is too relaxed to let his I've come into the championship,

:16:06. > :16:15.I'm not going to think about losing. I know what it takes. It is going

:16:15. > :16:25.to be gold for Jamaica! A new world record! I never worry about world

:16:25. > :16:34.

:16:34. > :16:38.Bolt is being beaten! When I lost those two races, I really sat down

:16:38. > :16:45.and took my time. I needed to think about it for myself and figure out

:16:45. > :16:50.what I needed to do. It definitely opened my eyes. This is going to be

:16:50. > :16:57.serious. Things like that happen. I just told myself I'm a champion and

:16:57. > :17:01.I know what I need to do. I've been here before. There's no reason not

:17:01. > :17:09.to train together. We are still friends, we are still cool, we are

:17:09. > :17:13.still competitors. We know the goal in hand. We are competing to see

:17:13. > :17:20.who is the best. I'm happy with everything and we haven't changed

:17:20. > :17:26.every -- anything between us. He is very competitive. He tries to be in

:17:26. > :17:31.front. He wants me to get used to him being in front, I don't know.

:17:31. > :17:38.Psychological games! Sometimes I compete with him to show I can

:17:38. > :17:42.compete whenever I want. Sometimes I just can't be bothered! It hypes

:17:42. > :17:48.up the Olympics a little bit more because people say, Usain Bolt will

:17:48. > :17:56.run this time. Now they are sitting back and watching what will happen.

:17:56. > :18:06.It is good for the sport. This could easily be one of the fastest

:18:06. > :18:08.

:18:08. > :18:12.Everything set for a night to remember. It is 7:45pm tonight for

:18:12. > :18:17.the 100m semi-final and the final is a couple of hours later. Six

:18:17. > :18:23.gold medals yesterday, what are the chances for Great Britain today?

:18:23. > :18:29.Andy Murray has a shot at two on Centre court this afternoon. He

:18:29. > :18:32.will take on the mixed doubles doubles seeds -- mixed doubles top

:18:32. > :18:36.seeds from Belarus. First it is him against Roger Federer and can't be

:18:36. > :18:40.only a month ago that he stepped up for his first Wimbledon final?

:18:41. > :18:50.Today it is the same place, at the same opponent, but hopefully not

:18:51. > :19:08.

:19:08. > :19:12.Championship Honda seven for Roger Federer. -- No. 7. A fabulous first

:19:12. > :19:18.Wimbledon final for Andy Murray. He's done himself proud, and his

:19:18. > :19:24.nation. I was obviously a very -- very disappointed a few days

:19:24. > :19:28.afterwards. It was always going to take a few days, if not weeks, to

:19:28. > :19:32.get over it. But because the Olympics is coming up, that gave me

:19:32. > :19:36.the motivation to get myself back on the practice court and get

:19:36. > :19:40.myself ready for that. Overall, it was a good tournament. There were a

:19:40. > :19:50.lot of players in the draw that would have taken the position I was

:19:50. > :19:58.

:19:58. > :20:02.in. I'm going to try this and it is The speech was tough, it was tough

:20:02. > :20:09.for me. I knew when I was walking up to the microphone that it was

:20:09. > :20:14.not going to be easy. In some ways it was nice having Roger there. He

:20:14. > :20:21.has been in that position before. He understands what it is like.

:20:21. > :20:28.Roger is 30 now! He is not bad for a 30-year-old! It is one of those

:20:28. > :20:33.things. Tennis players and all athletes cried lodes, all the time,

:20:33. > :20:38.but most of the time you can hold it back. You can get into the

:20:38. > :20:41.locker room and let go of it there, but when it is the Wimbledon final

:20:42. > :20:46.and you have to stay for the ceremony, there's a good 15 minutes

:20:46. > :20:50.until you have to speak. It is right about the time way you lose

:20:50. > :21:00.control of the emotions and I couldn't hold it back any more.

:21:00. > :21:11.

:21:11. > :21:16.Such an emotional day for Andy Murray. I can't believe it is only

:21:16. > :21:19.four weeks ago! Let's join Tim Henman at Wimbledon. A repeat of

:21:19. > :21:25.the Wimbledon final, what are the chances of a different result this

:21:25. > :21:30.time? I think there's a good chance. It is also the fact that Murray

:21:30. > :21:33.goes in as the underdog. Federer is the world number one and Wimbledon

:21:33. > :21:38.champion, but Dandy will have taken a lot of things away from that

:21:38. > :21:42.final four weeks ago. The start was important, he got off to a good

:21:42. > :21:46.start. If he can kick on from there, I think he has a good chance of

:21:46. > :21:50.winning gold in the singles and keep the momentum going for the

:21:50. > :21:53.mixed doubles. The fact it is such a short time since the last time

:21:53. > :21:57.they had a match like this might help him because the lessons are

:21:57. > :22:01.fresh? You could look at it like that. I don't think the time

:22:01. > :22:06.between the Wimbledon final and this match has much relevance. It

:22:06. > :22:11.is in the same place, it will be interesting to see whether we get

:22:11. > :22:15.any showers and if the roof is closed. When it does go indoors, as

:22:15. > :22:19.it did in the Wimbledon final, that favours Federer because he is so

:22:19. > :22:26.aggressive, he doesn't have to worry about the elements. Federer

:22:26. > :22:30.had a tough semi-final, he won 19- 17 in the third set. I'm sure there

:22:30. > :22:34.will be some soreness for him coming into the match. It is

:22:34. > :22:39.amazingly poised. Everyone can't wait for the action to start.

:22:39. > :22:44.frame of mind is Andy Murray in? brilliant frame of mind. He has

:22:44. > :22:47.done so well. It was a huge disappointment for him to lose in

:22:47. > :22:51.his first Wimbledon final, his fourth Grand Slam final, but to

:22:51. > :22:56.have a home Olympics just around the corner is a great way for him

:22:56. > :23:01.to respond. His performances have got better and better. The way he

:23:01. > :23:04.played against Djokovic in the semi-final, to women two sets, he

:23:04. > :23:09.was so aggressive, very proactive with his game, that is the way he

:23:09. > :23:13.needs to play against Federer. When you look at what happened last

:23:13. > :23:18.night four Team GB, there's a massive wave of optimism, huge

:23:18. > :23:23.momentum, and Murray wants to keep that going. He has got a huge day.

:23:23. > :23:27.This final and also the mixed doubles with Laura Robson. That is

:23:27. > :23:31.a big bonus. Murray doesn't really play a great deal of doubles in the

:23:31. > :23:37.big tennis events. But when there's an opportunity of competing for

:23:37. > :23:41.Olympic medals, you will take them. It has been an amazing couple of

:23:41. > :23:44.days for Laura Robson as well. She was an altar and it coming into the

:23:44. > :23:48.Olympic tennis, she got into the singles, then she was playing in

:23:48. > :23:52.the doubles and now she is in the mixed doubles gold medal match. The

:23:52. > :23:56.atmosphere here has been so good. It has been different from

:23:56. > :23:59.Wimbledon. A lot of people getting the chance to come to Wimbledon who

:23:59. > :24:04.haven't been during the championships. It has been a real

:24:04. > :24:08.Davis Cup atmosphere. I'm sure today will take it to new levels.

:24:08. > :24:12.What about Roger Federer? So incredibly successful, but the

:24:12. > :24:17.Olympic men's singles title has always eluded him. It has eluded

:24:17. > :24:22.him. He hasn't played it many times. He has an Olympic gold medal from

:24:22. > :24:28.Beijing so he's not done badly. I think he would like to add the

:24:28. > :24:31.singles gold medal to his CV. The way he is playing, the way he has

:24:32. > :24:37.played, I think he is the favourite. But I don't think Murray will worry

:24:37. > :24:41.about that. He has beaten him many times. They are very level in their

:24:41. > :24:44.head to head. It will be an interesting decider. Olympic tennis

:24:44. > :24:49.has come a long way because not that long ago a lot of the top

:24:49. > :24:55.players did not bother. That's right. It was a test event in 1984

:24:55. > :24:59.and it became a recognised event in 1998 -- 1988. Growing up, I was

:24:59. > :25:04.more focused on the Grand Slams. When the opportunity came to

:25:04. > :25:09.compete in the Olympics, I was ready to grasp it with both hands

:25:09. > :25:14.and was lucky enough to play in Atlanta, Sydney and Athens. For

:25:14. > :25:19.last few days have been great for tennis in the Olympics, watching

:25:19. > :25:23.Federer When The 4 1/2 hour battle in the semi-finals, and kissing the

:25:23. > :25:27.Swiss flag on his shirt, and seeing the emotion Murray has shown. It is

:25:27. > :25:35.in a great place. You were too modest to mention your silver medal

:25:35. > :25:40.in Atlanta! You will be back later, thank you. Thank you. Murray will

:25:40. > :25:45.start at 2pm. About 100 miles west of Wimbledon in Weymouth, there

:25:45. > :25:48.will be similar medal hopes for Britain's most decorated sailor.

:25:48. > :25:53.Ben Ainslie is looking for his fourth Olympic gold medal this

:25:53. > :25:58.afternoon, but standing in his way is Denmark's Jonas Hogh-Christensen,

:25:58. > :26:04.who leads by two points. We have seen all sorts of skulduggery today,

:26:04. > :26:09.and today it all comes to a head. There's a real atmosphere between

:26:09. > :26:13.these two. Ben Ainslie leads, he has overtaken Hogh-Christensen. Ben

:26:13. > :26:18.could become the greatest Olympic sailor of all time. Those guys had

:26:18. > :26:24.better watch out. The Dane has sailed quite possibly the best race

:26:24. > :26:31.of all. Ben Ainslie has got far out in front and he is now going to go

:26:31. > :26:34.for the Danish sailor. He this puts us equal going into the middle race.

:26:34. > :26:40.I am up for it and I enjoy those occasions. It is a good position to

:26:40. > :26:44.be in, it will be a fascinating race. Looking over at Hogh-

:26:44. > :26:51.Christensen. There was some interchange. I am angry. He doesn't

:26:51. > :27:01.want to make me angry. It is all set up. These are the latest

:27:01. > :27:03.

:27:03. > :27:08.standings. The lowest score claims Ben Ainslie just needs to finish

:27:08. > :27:16.above Hogh-Christensen and no worse than seven should Postma win. You

:27:16. > :27:22.can see how it on files on BBC free from 2pm. -- unfolds. Lots to look

:27:22. > :27:29.forward to this afternoon. There live sport is already under way.

:27:29. > :27:37.Including... The badminton on BBC Three. The

:27:37. > :27:41.men's singles bronze medal match. On the red button, you can find

:27:41. > :27:46.fencing. Great Britain against Egypt, the men's foil, for last 16.

:27:46. > :27:51.Also on the red button it is France against Russia in women's

:27:51. > :27:55.basketball. Lots more will be happening in the Basketball Arena

:27:55. > :27:59.later. Press your red button or go on the sports website. As we

:27:59. > :28:05.mentioned earlier, an historic day in the women's boxing because the

:28:05. > :28:09.first ever Olympic women's bouts are taking place at the ExCeL --

:28:09. > :28:19.ExCeL today. Natasha Jonas as was the first woman to qualify for the

:28:19. > :28:25.

:28:25. > :28:35.Olympics. Later on she will be I am always pliant -- proud to

:28:35. > :28:36.

:28:36. > :28:40.represent the country. They've She is just a local girl, but she

:28:40. > :28:44.is a genuinely lovely person. Always got time for everybody. All

:28:44. > :28:50.of the kids want a photograph taken with her and she never put anybody

:28:50. > :29:00.off. She makes time for everybody. Everyone looks up to her, everybody

:29:00. > :29:08.

:29:08. > :29:13.is inspired by her. She is driven. We are in Toxteth, the place where

:29:13. > :29:19.I grew up. It is not the stereotypical Liverpool that a lot

:29:19. > :29:29.of people think it is. There are parts of every city that are run

:29:29. > :29:31.

:29:31. > :29:35.London is massive for me as an athlete. Being the first woman to

:29:35. > :29:41.compete there for our sport, we are pioneers for the sport. It is

:29:41. > :29:48.massive for the athletes involved. You do feel that things should

:29:48. > :29:54.start to become more fair, and equal-opportunities in all sports.

:29:54. > :30:02.It was about time. We're happy that we are part of it. That is the

:30:02. > :30:07.local shop. It has got a picture of me up in there! We have a poster,

:30:07. > :30:13.we've always had her photograph up in the shop. We knew from a young

:30:13. > :30:17.age she would be somebody. Boxing is boxing, whether you are a man or

:30:17. > :30:23.woman. That is what we do. There are times when you have, which

:30:23. > :30:28.battle scars or a black guy. When you're walking down the Street with

:30:28. > :30:38.your boyfriend, people look and think he has done it. You try to

:30:38. > :30:47.

:30:47. > :30:56.We were at a boxing do a couple of weeks ago, and one of the lads came

:30:56. > :31:06.up with a boxing glove for her to sign. He was excited. I was

:31:06. > :31:20.

:31:20. > :31:27.thinking, my daughter! It she has done us all proud.

:31:27. > :31:33.We have had so many stand-out performances, but for these Games,

:31:33. > :31:43.they had struck a blow for women. This year, every national team have

:31:43. > :31:54.

:31:54. > :31:59.sent within as well as men to the When the modern Olympic Games were

:32:00. > :32:04.revived in 1896, women were perfectly welcome as spectators. At

:32:04. > :32:09.the turn of the century, British women still had no automatic right

:32:09. > :32:13.to inherit property, no right to divorce on the grounds of adultery,

:32:13. > :32:19.and then no right to vote. But on the playing-fields of Victorian

:32:19. > :32:24.England, the game was on and the goal was a quality. The there were

:32:24. > :32:29.schools like Roding, Cheltenham Ladies' College, they wanted to

:32:29. > :32:36.play games like their brothers. They played hockey, lacrosse,

:32:36. > :32:39.cricket. Because of the pioneering headmistress, they've really

:32:39. > :32:47.contributed to young women taking part in the Olympic Games today.

:32:47. > :32:52.they became women in the late 80 90s, they formed societies, like

:32:53. > :32:58.the Hockey Association, women were playing sport in public. The corset

:32:58. > :33:03.was being loosened. In the Paris Games 1900, for the first time they

:33:04. > :33:08.had a chance to shine. Only 2% of the entrance where women and they

:33:08. > :33:13.were only allowed to compete in golf and tennis, but the point was

:33:13. > :33:19.made. Women were making more demands in the political arena,

:33:19. > :33:23.fighting to vote. The last bastion was to be accepted in the world of

:33:23. > :33:29.sport. They were not going to be invited in by the RUC, so they have

:33:29. > :33:35.to push their way forward. progressive trickle of Paris showed

:33:35. > :33:42.little sign of becoming a flood. In 1904, just six women competed. In

:33:42. > :33:46.1912, women's swimming events were introduced. It would take a seismic

:33:46. > :33:54.event to rock the sporting establishment and the world at

:33:55. > :33:59.large. The eruption of World War in 1914 proved a catalyst for social

:33:59. > :34:07.change. In England, millions of women were drafted into the work

:34:07. > :34:14.force, agriculture, shipbuilding. In a state of emergency, when had

:34:14. > :34:18.earned a role in society and sport was at the heart of the action.

:34:18. > :34:28.More than 140 women's football teams were formed in Britain in

:34:28. > :34:28.

:34:28. > :34:33.1939, some attractive and -- attracting massive support. Using

:34:33. > :34:39.FA grant, of women were doing athletics, swimming, things had

:34:39. > :34:47.changed. There was no way back after that. The participation of

:34:47. > :34:52.women at the Olympics was still a rarity. 65 of the 2000 competitors

:34:52. > :34:58.in the Antwerp Games were women. The Olympic movement has usually

:34:58. > :35:03.been forced to change, particularly in the 1920s. Women were looking

:35:03. > :35:10.for emancipation but the Olympic movement wasn't ready. A month

:35:10. > :35:14.after British women gained voting equality, the 1928 Amsterdam

:35:14. > :35:19.Olympic Games featured for the first time five women's athletics

:35:19. > :35:29.disciplines. 16-year-old Betty Robinson became the first female

:35:29. > :35:31.

:35:31. > :35:38.Olympic track champion. Meanwhile, in the 800m final, the record shows

:35:38. > :35:44.that the German one, but the focus was elsewhere. The newspapers said

:35:44. > :35:51.the women collapsed, it was a terrible sight. It is just not true.

:35:51. > :35:57.This was the testimony of one American finalist. I think the

:35:57. > :36:03.women who won the race did OK. This collapse in business was a lot of

:36:03. > :36:08.nonsense. So sport was controlled by men of a certain parts of

:36:08. > :36:15.society. The reaction to seeing women in the sporting arena was,

:36:15. > :36:21.this isn't ladylike. It was much more about that than about worrying

:36:21. > :36:25.about their health, that was a red herring. The RAC decreed women

:36:25. > :36:33.should not run such distances and were banned from competing beyond

:36:33. > :36:38.two hundred metres until 1960. These superstars were lauded for

:36:38. > :36:44.their physicality and achievements, rather than their novelty. The

:36:44. > :36:51.Americans set the pace, one double gold-medallist was an imperious

:36:51. > :36:55.presence. And the first woman to swim the 100 yard free start in the

:36:55. > :37:02.under one minute. And Helen Stevens never beaten Ovett any sprint

:37:02. > :37:06.distance. In 1939, the world went dark again. The Second World War

:37:06. > :37:12.not only changed the course of history but also the course of

:37:12. > :37:19.women's lives. In emergency, they had led the way, and post war they

:37:19. > :37:26.wanted to maintain the sense of responsibility. In 1948, a mother

:37:26. > :37:32.of two came to embody that ethos, having spent the war in Nazi

:37:32. > :37:38.occupied Holland, and breaking the track records. Her arrival in

:37:38. > :37:45.London had a mixed response. was criticised, people saying she

:37:45. > :37:52.did should not leave her children. She had a hard time being accepted.

:37:52. > :38:02.Critics revised their views as she stormed to a gold medal in four

:38:02. > :38:02.

:38:03. > :38:10.events. There was one last surprise. When her third child was born in --

:38:10. > :38:14.it became clear she had competed in London while pregnant. 19 40s

:38:14. > :38:21.austerity gave way to 1950s prosperity and the things were

:38:21. > :38:26.changing for Western women. In America, 35% of adult females were

:38:26. > :38:33.in employment by 1956, the ear of the first Australian Olympics when

:38:33. > :38:41.they celebrated Dawn Fraser. speak my mind and if I don't like

:38:41. > :38:49.something, I don't do anything I don't want to do. She proved sport

:38:49. > :38:54.could be for everyone. But men still dominated the IOC who

:38:54. > :39:04.wouldn't have a female member and a 1981. There was a lost generation

:39:04. > :39:06.

:39:06. > :39:10.of sports women. Diane Leather. An example of how women missed out, a

:39:10. > :39:15.British athlete who runs under five minutes for the mile, she did that

:39:15. > :39:25.at the same time as Roger Bannister breaking the four minute mile, and

:39:25. > :39:31.yet who knows of her achievement? By the 1960s, times were changing.

:39:31. > :39:35.This was the era of demonstration, civil unrest, Women's lip. The

:39:35. > :39:43.advent of the contraceptive Pill meant that women could control

:39:43. > :39:51.their own fertility, and therefore their own destiny. As feminine --

:39:51. > :39:57.British women forged forward. First, this teenager from Huddersfield.

:39:57. > :40:02.was 19 and 16 days when I went there. To me, it was a dream. And

:40:02. > :40:07.never really thought about winning. But I never thought about losing. I

:40:07. > :40:16.just wanted to do my best. Her best was good enough for its gold medal

:40:16. > :40:20.and the world record. When I came back to Huddersfield, I had a civic

:40:20. > :40:25.reception, there were ladies in the front actually crying, I couldn't

:40:25. > :40:30.believe how much it meant to other people. Breaking these barriers

:40:30. > :40:38.down for Women. As you look back, you realise, yes, we were doing

:40:38. > :40:48.something right at the time. wasn't the only focus in 1960, a

:40:48. > :40:48.

:40:48. > :40:53.fellow Yorkshireman took silver in the 100m. Tokyo 1964. An 800m

:40:53. > :41:03.victory had been a surprise for Great Britain, a plucky outsider

:41:03. > :41:11.

:41:11. > :41:15.triumphing over the odds. Ann Packer! Mary Rand. The perfect

:41:15. > :41:25.combination of power and beauty. She became the first woman to leap

:41:25. > :41:26.

:41:27. > :41:33.over 22 feet. COMMENTATOR: A beautiful jump.

:41:33. > :41:39.The ideal subject for the tabloid newspapers. When she found a

:41:39. > :41:44.celebrity admirer, her pop culture credentials were complete.

:41:44. > :41:50.I understand that Mick Jagger was asked if he could take someone on a

:41:50. > :41:57.date, who would he take? And he said, me. When you see footage of

:41:57. > :42:02.the 60s, I was part of that. these golden goals were genuine

:42:02. > :42:12.pioneers for female athletes and had a huge profile, driving TV

:42:12. > :42:13.

:42:13. > :42:18.audiences and newspaper circulation. Hugely popular. The becoming voted

:42:18. > :42:23.as sports personalities of the Year. There was a growing appetite for

:42:23. > :42:31.women's sport but the battle was to be taken seriously. In this battle

:42:31. > :42:38.ground, there was no greater warrior than Billie-Jean King. She

:42:38. > :42:48.had won 10 of Grand Slam singles. The and she took part in the battle

:42:48. > :42:50.

:42:50. > :42:55.of the senses. -- sexes. It connected women's sport to women's

:42:55. > :43:00.rights, sport was affecting society. I wanted to change people's

:43:00. > :43:07.attitudes with that much, I wanted us to never look back, for people

:43:07. > :43:15.to believe in themselves. As for the golden girl generation, Mary

:43:15. > :43:21.Peters was keeping the spirit alive. When I was young, watching

:43:21. > :43:28.athletics, she was the heart of the British team. She was a great

:43:28. > :43:33.athlete. In Montreal 1976, women's handball, rowing and basketball

:43:33. > :43:43.were added to the programme. And a woman aged the impossible,

:43:43. > :43:49.

:43:50. > :43:54.He by the 1980s, women were reading the news and they were the news.

:43:54. > :44:04.The dramas of the female players on the Olympics stage were just as

:44:04. > :44:06.

:44:06. > :44:10.compelling. Rivalry. Acrimony. And these incredible exploits. After

:44:10. > :44:13.nearly a century of Olympic competition, this was the decade

:44:13. > :44:21.that finally delivered the holy grail for female athletes, the

:44:21. > :44:25.marathon. By then, you already had great marathon runners. It wasn't

:44:25. > :44:33.as though they could argue the standard isn't very good yet. It

:44:33. > :44:38.was very good. 90,000 people greeted this victory in Los Angeles,

:44:38. > :44:42.the nearly 100 years have been the making.

:44:42. > :44:48.By the 1990s, sport was big business. Advertising, sponsorship,

:44:48. > :44:55.marketing, it all meant your body was your brand. For women, that

:44:55. > :45:02.meant what it looked like was just as important as what it could do.

:45:02. > :45:07.Women in sport are judged on how they look. It is not right. We only

:45:07. > :45:17.have to look at the magazine covers to see what type of women make it

:45:17. > :45:21.

:45:21. > :45:26.90 Nicky Forster -- saw the first woman from an Islamic nation

:45:26. > :45:30.winning an Olympic medal. Since then, there has been slow evolution

:45:30. > :45:34.rather than rapid revolution. The inclusion of female athletes from

:45:34. > :45:41.Saudi Arabia, Bruno and catarrh for the first time in London is a

:45:41. > :45:46.positive step. But several Muslim countries still repress sporting

:45:46. > :45:50.participation for women at home. The inclusion of women's boxing in

:45:50. > :45:55.London offers parity in sporting terms with men. It has been a long

:45:55. > :46:00.road to Olympic a quality. 42% of competitors in Beijing were women.

:46:00. > :46:05.London is hoping for the magic 50. I've already seen athletics change

:46:05. > :46:10.in my lifetime. I'm now seeing the opportunities that are available

:46:10. > :46:15.for women if they choose to go down that route, if they choose a life

:46:15. > :46:19.in sport. I think that's a great thing. Women have taken great

:46:19. > :46:25.strides in society and particularly the Olympic Games, but there's

:46:25. > :46:27.still a long way to go, particularly as coaches and the

:46:27. > :46:34.governing bodies and the International Federation. These are

:46:34. > :46:38.the places where women have to be so they can make more progress.

:46:38. > :46:44.chances are the British medal haul will have been dominated by women.

:46:44. > :46:47.What will matter to them is not their gender or their parents, but

:46:47. > :46:51.purely the quality of their performance and that is a positive

:46:51. > :46:59.and powerful message not just women in the pool or the track or the

:46:59. > :47:03.saddle, but to women in every Clare Balding looking back at the

:47:03. > :47:08.history of women in the Olympics. If you can catch up with it on the

:47:08. > :47:18.iPlayer, it will be there for some time. A fitting moment to welcome a

:47:18. > :47:18.

:47:18. > :47:24.very full set of guests on the sofa. Welcome to the row was. -- rowers.

:47:24. > :47:27.It is great to see you here. You were relative newcomers to this

:47:27. > :47:34.golden group. They've had their medals for a couple of days longer

:47:34. > :47:38.than you, how does it feel? still doesn't really feel real. It

:47:38. > :47:44.feels more real this morning waking up and having a clear head, because

:47:44. > :47:49.yesterday was a bit hectic. It is amazing. It is real. You haven't

:47:49. > :47:56.been dreaming. It feels like we will wake up and it has been a

:47:56. > :48:00.dream. We're just trying to soak it up and live in a moment. And enjoy

:48:00. > :48:05.the moment. The wonderfully in -- wonderful thing is before this

:48:05. > :48:12.Olympics we had never had a British rowing gold. -- women rowing gold.

:48:12. > :48:17.How does it feel? It is a brilliant group. In the last few months we

:48:17. > :48:21.knew that the potential was there for the women to hit the gold rush,

:48:21. > :48:26.but it was always about performing in front of the home crowd, living

:48:26. > :48:32.up to expectations. I've been around for a long time and we've

:48:32. > :48:37.got so close to it in each Olympics. This time we struck oil. When you

:48:37. > :48:42.say it has felt different in the last few months, visit the training,

:48:42. > :48:45.all of you hitting your peak at the same time? I think so. We trained

:48:45. > :48:50.together throughout the year, but in the last few weeks we have been

:48:50. > :48:54.hammering each other in training. It has been fun. Me and Helen

:48:54. > :49:03.racing first, we were so excited to see these two groups coming down

:49:03. > :49:06.afterwards. How has it been for you? You had the responsibility of

:49:06. > :49:14.being with Katherine Grainger, so much attention on her? I enjoyed

:49:14. > :49:19.the whole journey. We were very aware of her career, we were

:49:19. > :49:23.watching from the sidelines. I have wanted to be in a boat with her

:49:23. > :49:29.since I first started rowing. My first goal was to get good enough

:49:29. > :49:36.to be selected in the same crew. To be able to be part of that story

:49:37. > :49:45.has been very special for me. As Heather said, all of our training,

:49:45. > :49:49.we've had these three cruise line up side-by-side. -- lined up. It

:49:49. > :49:54.has been really tough training and the results have come out. You've

:49:54. > :49:58.supported each other along the way. At the Luque. Each boat wants to do

:49:58. > :50:03.the best they can. But women go to the Olympics, we knew we would not

:50:03. > :50:06.be racing each other. We would be watching with Great Britain

:50:06. > :50:10.cheering us on. We know there's nobody cheering louder than our

:50:10. > :50:15.group because we know how hard we train and how much we put into

:50:15. > :50:20.every session. For same with a horde of Team GB rowing.

:50:20. > :50:23.fantastic to be part of that. Helen and her there have a special place

:50:23. > :50:28.because the first British gold other stunning few days came

:50:28. > :50:32.courtesy of them. It has been a whirlwind sense for them. Everyone

:50:32. > :50:38.has wanted to speak to them and there has even been an appointment

:50:38. > :50:42.at the Palace. They come up to the line. I wonder what is going

:50:42. > :50:47.through their minds. They are allowing themselves to think they

:50:48. > :50:53.are Olympic champions. Great Britain into the record books! They

:50:53. > :50:57.punched the air. They shake their heads. They are the Olympic

:50:57. > :51:05.champions and it couldn't go to more worthy women. Helen Glover and

:51:05. > :51:08.Heather Stanning, we stand up and salute you. You not only won

:51:08. > :51:13.Britain's first gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, you get to visit

:51:13. > :51:18.Buckingham Palace. We are so excited. It has been a whirlwind.

:51:18. > :51:22.This is so surreal. For the other thing is, you're not going in the

:51:22. > :51:32.tradesman's entrance, you are going through the front door. Wow. That

:51:32. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:37.It looks slightly different from this side. It is massive! Your

:51:37. > :51:43.moment, when they put the gold medal around your neck, relive that

:51:43. > :51:51.moment. I was crying like a baby and she was singing the national

:51:51. > :51:58.anthem. I was concentrating on not breaking down too much to sing. We

:51:58. > :52:08.were stood in front of our friends and family and watching our flag go

:52:08. > :52:09.

:52:09. > :52:14.up as the national anthem played This is the Grand Staircase. It is

:52:14. > :52:20.Grand! This is the staircase where if you're visiting head of state or

:52:20. > :52:26.King and Queen, you go to a state occasion. It is incredible.

:52:26. > :52:36.wouldn't want to be the window- cleaner! Definitely not! Dusting

:52:36. > :52:37.

:52:37. > :52:41.Your race, you lead from start to finish. Yes. What was it like? As

:52:41. > :52:45.good as you thought it would be? And two more. The moment we

:52:45. > :52:49.realised we had won, there was a massive cheer from the crowd. It

:52:49. > :52:56.was phenomenal to have that many people shouting for you. What did

:52:56. > :53:04.you say to one another at that moment? She said to me, I'm sorry,

:53:04. > :53:12.because she knocked off my sunglasses! I said it's fine! I

:53:12. > :53:15.kept saying, we've done it, we've done it. I was in disbelief. These

:53:15. > :53:18.belong to Queen Elizabeth. They were commissioned for the

:53:18. > :53:23.coronation of Her Majesty the Queen and they would have been placed in

:53:23. > :53:28.Westminster Abbey. Lovely chandeliers in here. Reminds me of

:53:28. > :53:34.only Fools and horses! This is all part of the Royal Collection, the

:53:34. > :53:37.picture collection. Not a bad fireplace. There's a chance to

:53:37. > :53:43.think and reflect about what you did. How much have you been doing

:53:43. > :53:47.that? We see pictures of ourselves or see clips on television and you

:53:47. > :53:54.think it does me, that's us. We've had a few quiet moments, but not

:53:54. > :54:04.many. Have you got a scrapbook? I parents are keeping a scrapbook.

:54:04. > :54:25.

:54:25. > :54:29.I think it has overflowed a bit and It is a fantastic song can have the

:54:29. > :54:33.last song I listen to before we went out compete. Why did you

:54:33. > :54:43.choose that? I really like it. Queen and country and the

:54:43. > :54:48.Commonwealth. It is an uplifting song. It gets you in the moment. Co

:54:48. > :54:55.little bit of something in the heart. It is lovely. A lot of gold

:54:55. > :55:00.in there. What a day. That is what can happen after you win a gold

:55:00. > :55:06.medal. Helen and Heather, have you bought Heather a new pair of

:55:06. > :55:10.sunglasses? It is a sore subject! haven't yet. I have asked a friend

:55:10. > :55:16.to see if he can get a diver to pick them up for me. Save you some

:55:16. > :55:20.money! He what is the feeling like? I have talked to a few Olympians

:55:20. > :55:26.and everyone says it is a life- changing moment. Is that how it

:55:26. > :55:30.felt for you from the start? not sure. The last few days have

:55:30. > :55:35.been life-changing. I don't know how long it will last and I'm

:55:35. > :55:38.really absorbed in it at the moment. I think reality will hit when the

:55:38. > :55:44.games finished and everyone goes back to their normal lives. We are

:55:44. > :55:48.enjoying everything at the moment. Being part of a successful sports

:55:48. > :55:53.team, there's nothing you can compare it to. As she went out for

:55:53. > :55:57.the first race, were you conscious of the weight or new? Everybody was

:55:57. > :56:01.thinking it was time for the first British gold. It was the elephant

:56:01. > :56:07.in the room. Our coach Robin Williams didn't mention it. We were

:56:07. > :56:10.both aware that we had an won a gold medal. I was looking at the

:56:10. > :56:14.BBC Sport website the day before and I had suddenly clicked on a

:56:14. > :56:21.link, my face popped up, and it said when will we win our first

:56:21. > :56:24.gold? I wish I hadn't seen it! sorry about that! Immediately I

:56:24. > :56:29.thought, it is something we had never considered that we would be

:56:30. > :56:33.in that position. We put it to the back of a or mind. We only first

:56:33. > :56:37.realised when the national anthem played and the crowd were singing

:56:37. > :56:42.behind us. We thought, that is the first time they had heard that this

:56:42. > :56:46.Olympics. It was a nice moment. Your new celebrity status,

:56:46. > :56:53.fittingly, you have even been to the National Lottery. And Preston

:56:53. > :56:59.important button. -- pressed in important button. Thank you form of

:56:59. > :57:04.your support and good luck. A you couldn't have imagined that a week

:57:04. > :57:09.ago. And absolutely not. My friends have been saying, I can't believe I

:57:09. > :57:13.saw you press the National Lottery button. What did that gold medal

:57:13. > :57:21.mean to the rest of you? You had your races to come, did it give you

:57:21. > :57:25.a boost? It really did. The whole spirit of the team was lifted. As

:57:25. > :57:31.soon as the first medals started coming in, we thought, we must be

:57:31. > :57:34.going OK, we must have been doing something right. It gave us

:57:34. > :57:39.confidence, seeing how happy they were and what it meant. You wanted

:57:39. > :57:48.to have the same feeling. If they can do it, we can do it, was that

:57:49. > :57:52.the sentiment? Yes. We watched their race quietly in our room. We

:57:52. > :57:58.knew the standard in the team so once one person could do it, you

:57:58. > :58:03.know everybody is at that standard. We didn't watch the medal ceremony

:58:03. > :58:09.because we thought it would set us off! It was a great start. None of

:58:09. > :58:14.us knew how well the whole regatta would end. The story Of An and

:58:14. > :58:18.Catherine has been especially compelling. After three silver

:58:19. > :58:28.medals for Katherine Grainger, she never gave up on her dream of gold.

:58:28. > :58:33.London was where that dream came At the age of 36, most people in

:58:33. > :58:38.sport are only looking one way, back on their career. Back on the

:58:38. > :58:43.days of promise. When the silver was but a start. When a second

:58:43. > :58:48.silver was still satisfactory. But a third silver was a sign that this

:58:48. > :58:53.Korea was stuck on silver. And that if you put yourself through this

:58:53. > :58:59.again, you would be 36. I have an Olympic gold medal and it is

:58:59. > :59:04.something I would dearly love. -- I don't have. One boat out of the

:59:04. > :59:10.whole GB regatta to win, we would pick this one. What if it all goes

:59:10. > :59:15.wrong? Fortified get a silver? Katherine Grainger is not like most

:59:15. > :59:23.people in sport. At 36 she was looking forwards to one last

:59:23. > :59:29.adventure. A life to be defined in the next six 1/2 minutes. It is a

:59:29. > :59:39.steely look of determination. The British crew in lane five of Nice

:59:39. > :59:41.

:59:41. > :59:46.and quick. -- far off Nice and Surely now we are down to two boats

:59:46. > :59:56.in this final. Chasing the gold medal. We can't and will not

:59:56. > :59:56.

:59:56. > :00:03.We are through the halfway mark in the final of the women's double

:00:03. > :00:07.sculls. If they can break free now, they are a way. Imagine what is

:00:07. > :00:17.going through their minds, the adrenalin must be coming through

:00:17. > :00:22.

:00:22. > :00:32.OK, let us do this, let us finish the story. And the crowd opposite

:00:32. > :00:42.us are going wild. Perhaps the most important final here, on this whole

:00:42. > :00:48.

:00:48. > :00:53.It has taken 12 long years, tons of support. The crowd is on its feet,

:00:53. > :01:02.there is a cacophony of noise. The whole of the media stand, we are

:01:02. > :01:12.applauding you, Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins. Dreams do come

:01:12. > :01:16.

:01:16. > :01:20.true. At long, long last, Katherine Grainger is the Olympic champion.

:01:20. > :01:26.Katherine Grainger, at the age of 36, looking in whatever direction

:01:26. > :01:31.she likes. You promised me there would be tears of joy this time,

:01:31. > :01:36.you were right. It is worth the wait.

:01:36. > :01:43.We put you through all of those emotions again. There was silence

:01:43. > :01:48.from all of us, following that. What are your emotions over the

:01:48. > :01:56.last few days? Fine, until now, it is the first

:01:56. > :02:01.time I have seen that, it is moving. It has been incredible. We have

:02:01. > :02:11.worked for this for a long time. I have had a wonderful career of over

:02:11. > :02:12.

:02:12. > :02:19.15 years. Were there are times when you thought, I am just not going to

:02:19. > :02:25.make it to London? No, not in the last four years. Beijing was the

:02:25. > :02:29.toughest. We were triple world champions going into that race. I

:02:29. > :02:35.think the biggest expectation was on ourselves, we knew what we could

:02:35. > :02:42.produce. We were disappointed on the day. I took time off after that.

:02:42. > :02:46.Then, I wanted to come back. As soon as I got back, I knew.

:02:46. > :02:53.Speaking to Denise Lewis in Sydney after she got her gold medal. Then,

:02:53. > :02:58.in Beijing, she said, you have to go for London. I would come out of

:02:58. > :03:03.retirement to delay home Games in front of a home crowd. I have no

:03:03. > :03:07.concept of what the crowd and the sport would be like. We have felt

:03:07. > :03:12.that the nation has been behind us. The team has been fantastic and

:03:12. > :03:20.supportive. You have had this relationship which has stood out,

:03:20. > :03:30.what you have done for each other, it has been beautiful to watch.

:03:30. > :03:31.

:03:31. > :03:35.hadn't road together before Beijing. -- rowed. We first got a chance in

:03:35. > :03:40.training camp, in Portugal, we had a bit of magic from the first day,

:03:40. > :03:48.I could feel it. Once I talked about it, I knew she could feel it

:03:48. > :03:54.as well. From the first outing. And had been in the double with

:03:54. > :04:00.different partners for seven years. This double, the way that the boat

:04:00. > :04:07.moved, it was moving more than the amount of effort we put in. Without

:04:07. > :04:13.having to really explain it to each other. I believe it from that day,

:04:13. > :04:17.that it could be the boat to win the medal. That is why I was

:04:17. > :04:21.grinning throughout the race, I just knew it was good enough.

:04:21. > :04:27.did you know all the way along? we have talked about this a lot,

:04:27. > :04:33.people have asked, when did you know? I wasn't grinning until we

:04:33. > :04:39.crossed the line. Anything can happen over 2,000m. Our coach said

:04:39. > :04:48.he knew it within 30 strokes. Anna said she knew within half way. We

:04:48. > :04:57.knew that we were good enough to win. We were unbeaten. We are at

:04:57. > :05:01.our peak. But it is, can we deliver at that moment? I wasn't going to

:05:01. > :05:06.be confident and to we had crossed the line, even though the race had

:05:06. > :05:13.unfolded as we had wanted. It is a culmination of three wonderful

:05:13. > :05:21.years. In all honesty, every bit of my career, I have been with utterly

:05:21. > :05:28.fantastic people who have made a success. Without a shadow of a gate.

:05:28. > :05:32.Even at Steve Redgrave. He is someone who has meant a lot to you.

:05:32. > :05:38.The support, is that what he does for the whole team? We are

:05:38. > :05:44.incredibly lucky in the sport to have an incredible role model. For

:05:44. > :05:50.all sports. Heat is unbelievably generous with his time, experience,

:05:50. > :05:57.knowledge, he has been a massive supporter. When I was first in the

:05:57. > :06:01.team, he was still competing. He led by example them. He and Matthew

:06:01. > :06:06.trained so hard. Giving a top performers all the time. He

:06:06. > :06:15.recognises that in other people. He wants other people to enjoy that

:06:15. > :06:23.level of success. He Anna, fingers crossed, you want to be in Rio.

:06:23. > :06:29.Katherine, maybe? I do not know. Steve has joked about that. After

:06:29. > :06:34.his dramatic announcement in Atlanta. So, nobody has ever

:06:34. > :06:42.announced retirement publicly. calls from David Beckham we should

:06:42. > :06:48.know about? My phone is on meat! That has become quite a story. If

:06:48. > :06:58.David is happy to come along, we have some parties he could join in!

:06:58. > :06:58.

:06:58. > :07:08.His wife is welcome, the rest of the Spice Girls. We have shown some

:07:08. > :07:09.

:07:09. > :07:12.girl power. Let us show you the lightweight

:07:12. > :07:22.women's double sculls, where they were up against the world champions,

:07:22. > :07:25.

:07:25. > :07:35.jumped out of the starting gate, in playing No. 6, closest to us,

:07:35. > :07:48.

:07:48. > :07:54.Katherine Copeland and Sophie place, leading the Olympic final

:07:54. > :08:00.here at Eton Dorney. And they haven't even started their sprint.

:08:00. > :08:08.They can do this, they just have to believe. Now, they're digging deep,

:08:08. > :08:18.in full belief. Great Britain are moving away. Jo cole Lund and

:08:18. > :08:22.

:08:22. > :08:28.Sophie Hosking -- Copeland. For look at the support on the far side.

:08:28. > :08:33.They are the Olympic champions! An incredible race, they go into the

:08:33. > :08:38.record books, they have been glorious here this morning at Eton

:08:38. > :08:48.Dorney. They can't believe what they have done. That is what it

:08:48. > :08:54.means to be Olympic champion. at her face, that is glorious.

:08:54. > :09:04.I can't believe this is real, that we have just one. I don't know. We

:09:04. > :09:11.

:09:11. > :09:15.You did just when the Olympics. Kat and Sophie, have you recovered? It

:09:15. > :09:23.must have been a rollercoaster. went out last night, before I went

:09:23. > :09:28.to bed, we watched a bit back. We went to interviews. When I finally

:09:28. > :09:35.watched it, it is really special. The Sofi, this is your first

:09:35. > :09:39.Olympics? Yes. What an amazing way to start. Especially, a home

:09:39. > :09:46.Olympics. Watching Beijing made me realise how much I wanted to be

:09:46. > :09:55.here. The last four years has been about making sure of that that

:09:55. > :10:05.happened. I have to thank for Hester. She helped qualify the boat,

:10:05. > :10:07.

:10:07. > :10:14.and without we wouldn't be here. Paul Reedy. He led the project for

:10:14. > :10:20.five years. Finishing but we did, it is amazing. So amazing, we want

:10:20. > :10:27.to relive the moment, particularly you, Kat, looking around. Were you

:10:27. > :10:30.concentrating so much, were you not sure you have actually won? We had

:10:30. > :10:36.talked in the race about never thinking about the outcome or

:10:36. > :10:41.finish, just think about getting to the next marker and staying in the

:10:41. > :10:51.present. I can't remember a lot of the race but I remember the last

:10:51. > :10:57.500 and we were in the lead. Don't mess it up now! I was in shock. We

:10:57. > :11:01.were leading, in the Olympics. I had persuaded by self it was

:11:01. > :11:08.another race. It was only when we crossed the line I realised the

:11:09. > :11:14.enormity of it. When did it sink in for you? Her I don't think it has

:11:14. > :11:20.yet, I keep remembering, and smiling to myself. It will take

:11:20. > :11:25.quite a few days. It is fantastic, and to share it with our friends

:11:25. > :11:30.and family. In it is a coming-of- age for the lightweight class of

:11:30. > :11:36.boats. Most of the medals in the past have been for the heavyweights.

:11:36. > :11:43.A I think so. The atmosphere in the team is fantastic. When you watch

:11:43. > :11:48.people trained as hard as our team do, day in and day out, it can only

:11:48. > :11:54.help to motivate you. When you see people winning, you want a part of

:11:54. > :12:01.that. Everyone is talking about it being his surprise, but it is not a

:12:01. > :12:06.surprise. You have been putting in work for years. This is the time

:12:06. > :12:12.when the public have seen it. I have watched everyone trained for

:12:12. > :12:21.years, it is not a surprise at all. Have you bought any stamps? My mum

:12:21. > :12:31.went online and bought so many. rest you, have you been out buying

:12:31. > :12:35.

:12:35. > :12:44.stamps? Apparently, they sold out in Cornwall! It is amazing.

:12:45. > :12:49.Apparently, there is a gold postbox in your home town, Anna? Yes,

:12:49. > :12:56.people have been sending me pictures. I know exactly where it

:12:56. > :13:02.is, in the middle of the main street of my small town. Together,

:13:02. > :13:08.you have done something amazing for women's sport, particularly women's

:13:08. > :13:16.rowing. Is it your hope younger women will have a go? If absolutely.

:13:16. > :13:21.I worked as a PE teacher, and you see how inspired youngsters can get.

:13:21. > :13:27.Seeing females in sport on a home stage and world stage is really

:13:27. > :13:33.inspiring. I remember people coming into me when I was at school, and

:13:33. > :13:43.now I am here. We are keen to give that back, to go into schools and

:13:43. > :13:44.

:13:44. > :13:50.share our experience. It is time for us to share out excitement.

:13:50. > :13:55.Like many people, I gave the sport up because of too many early

:13:56. > :14:02.mornings. But I should have carried on. It is never too late. I know

:14:02. > :14:07.you say that! You are all officially off duty.

:14:07. > :14:14.You are moving into the Athletes' Village to relax. What are you

:14:14. > :14:19.looking forward to? Watching some sport? We are really lucky, the

:14:19. > :14:25.first week is out of competition, focus and discipline. The second

:14:25. > :14:33.week's is less disciplined. We have got the greatest stage here, with

:14:33. > :14:40.the most amazing sporting events in history. And more historic moments

:14:40. > :14:50.to come and we can be front row spectators. You can relax. Well

:14:50. > :14:52.

:14:52. > :15:02.deserved. Thank you, all you, it has been fantastic to have you all.

:15:02. > :15:04.

:15:04. > :15:14.We had better give the men's for a bit of time. The class of 2012 have

:15:14. > :15:16.

:15:16. > :15:24.Great Britain get the gold medal! Kid is going to be so close. --

:15:24. > :15:29.eights. Just! We are going to get it, we are going to get it. They

:15:29. > :15:37.are through. Great Britain from Australia. What a perfect day for

:15:37. > :15:41.the British coxless four. Here we go. It is going to be great. We are

:15:41. > :15:47.now a way, finally, after all the talk that has come out of the

:15:47. > :15:52.Aussie camp. The final of the men's heavyweight coxless four. Great

:15:52. > :15:59.Britain, the defending Olympic champions, the world champions.

:15:59. > :16:03.Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Great Britain have four of them.

:16:03. > :16:08.Now the confidence will start to build. It is Great Britain,

:16:09. > :16:14.Australia and USA. Great Britain in lane six, smooth and relaxed. This

:16:14. > :16:20.is the best we have seen them growing. This is starting to

:16:20. > :16:24.develop into a two boat race. The British are inching away. This is

:16:24. > :16:30.going to be like a heavyweight boxing match like no other in

:16:31. > :16:35.international rowing on the Olympic stage. Here comes the wall of sound.

:16:35. > :16:37.Great Britain stretching out. This is the brutal end of the race and

:16:37. > :16:43.is the brutal end of the race and this is where it will matter.

:16:43. > :16:47.Australia are still in this. The Australians asked charging, but the

:16:47. > :16:53.British will defend their Olympic title. We have done at! We have

:16:53. > :17:03.done it! We have done it in style! Great Britain, the Olympic

:17:03. > :17:05.

:17:05. > :17:13.champions once more and it was just It doesn't feel real. It doesn't

:17:13. > :17:17.feel like we have just won the Olympics. I'm just very proud.

:17:17. > :17:22.blown away, I'm so relieved. The supporters incredible. It really

:17:22. > :17:27.lifted us and stop us making mistakes in the last 500. I'm proud

:17:27. > :17:33.of everyone, I'm proud of what we've done. I couldn't be happier.

:17:33. > :17:36.Building up to this there had been a lot of expectation. We have

:17:36. > :17:42.wanted this so badly for top the way we have gone about training in

:17:42. > :17:47.the last couple of months has been very intense. To actually put off,

:17:47. > :17:53.you're in disbelief. The last four years has been extremely difficult

:17:53. > :17:59.for all of us. We saw how much support, how much enthusiasm there

:17:59. > :18:04.is. It got louder and louder. The crescendo that came from this crowd

:18:04. > :18:07.was deafening. You had everything in your heart telling you you could

:18:07. > :18:13.do it. As soon as you crossed the line, it was silence because we had

:18:13. > :18:20.done it. What a fantastic croup in that men's four and they are with

:18:20. > :18:26.me now. -- crew. Congratulations to you. Fantastic to see you wearing

:18:26. > :18:32.your gold medals. 3 If you won gold medals in Beijing, but Alex, this

:18:32. > :18:37.is new to you. How are you? Great! I feel good this morning. You had

:18:37. > :18:42.so much expectation on you because this is the boat that in successive

:18:42. > :18:49.Olympics has delivered for Britain. This is the Steve Redgrave boat.

:18:49. > :18:56.is. He set a pretty high President. We take that into training every

:18:56. > :19:03.day. We trained like we want to win. Did it help or hinder you, or of

:19:03. > :19:07.that history? A bit of both. It gives you a lot of confidence. GB

:19:07. > :19:12.knows how to win this event and our expectation is so high that we want

:19:12. > :19:19.to get that gold medal. There's also a bit of extra pressure

:19:19. > :19:24.because people expect you to win. There's a history we have chosen to

:19:24. > :19:29.continue. Probably a bit of both. Pete, you were up against the

:19:29. > :19:33.Australians, the awesome foursome of the past. They talk a good game!

:19:33. > :19:38.We had to put up with that for a long time. We handled ourselves

:19:38. > :19:45.well and professionally, we did our talking underwater. We kept our

:19:45. > :19:53.focus very internal. These Australians are very classy. And

:19:53. > :20:00.Drew Ginn as one of the all-time greats in our sport. The rivalry is

:20:00. > :20:03.extreme. Everybody in England and Britain loves to hate the Aussies!

:20:03. > :20:07.It was always build up for a massive rivalry. We should

:20:07. > :20:15.commiserate because they are not having the best Olympics. It must

:20:15. > :20:18.hurt. Explain to me about the run- up to you four it as a crew. 3 If

:20:18. > :20:26.you were in the same boat in Beijing, but things were at shaken

:20:26. > :20:31.up for a while. After Beijing, everything resets. The Games is the

:20:31. > :20:38.end point of our lives. The next four years will pan out differently

:20:38. > :20:43.for us. Myself and Peter Winton to the pair. Alex had just come out of

:20:43. > :20:52.Beijing as a spare. T J went back to Cambridge. We took different

:20:52. > :20:58.parts. However, they all converged about six months ago when Jurgen

:20:58. > :21:03.satyrs down in a room. You your coach. A legend in his own right.

:21:03. > :21:11.Absolutely. His tenth gold medal as a coach, consecutive. A huge

:21:11. > :21:17.achievement. Meehan Pete have been fighting a Kiwi pair for three

:21:17. > :21:27.years. They ended up winning the gold medal. A very impressive gold

:21:27. > :21:27.

:21:27. > :21:35.medal. Alex, world champion from last year, with TJ. Everyone gets

:21:35. > :21:42.their moment. This group is relatively recent. Yes. I've been

:21:42. > :21:47.in the four for the last three years. We've come together this

:21:47. > :21:53.year after coming into it as a pair. The team was shaken up a little bit.

:21:53. > :22:01.Katherine Grainger said that from the moment she started rowing with

:22:01. > :22:06.Anna Watkins, she knew. Is that how it felt for you guys? No! There

:22:06. > :22:09.were some things we did which were incredibly quick, previously, and

:22:09. > :22:14.then we got announced and our first couple of weeks in the boat were

:22:14. > :22:18.pretty horrendous. We had to do a lot of work to make it clicked. It

:22:18. > :22:22.takes a lot of time and effort and communication to make the team work.

:22:22. > :22:30.We had to do it the hard way. was the moment you thought it had

:22:30. > :22:34.clicked? Yesterday! You were talking about those crucial five

:22:34. > :22:39.weeks running up to it. That is when you want to feel it is coming

:22:39. > :22:46.together. Yes, the first three weeks about was -- three weeks of

:22:46. > :22:49.that was about hard work. The last two weeks was honing it. Alex is

:22:49. > :22:56.right, the last race was a masterpiece, that was when it came

:22:56. > :23:01.together. That final was epic. The combination of a lot of hard work.

:23:01. > :23:05.-- culmination. How much did the home crowd help you or could you

:23:05. > :23:09.have helped this result anywhere? It was enormous. We've been saying

:23:09. > :23:15.it all week. From the moment we turned up, even when we were at

:23:15. > :23:20.training sessions, we had people cheering us in the morning. The

:23:20. > :23:26.crowd lit up because they saw us. This was way before racing started.

:23:26. > :23:31.It just didn't stop. When you come into finals day, it is like rowing

:23:31. > :23:35.in the Coliseum. You feel the crowd before you even hear them. In your

:23:35. > :23:39.bones and your body. Just when you feel like dying and thinking you

:23:39. > :23:46.can't do it, they lift queue for up not distracting Atul? People talk

:23:46. > :23:50.about the level of noise. Brilliant. Big crowds can be a distraction,

:23:50. > :23:56.but we never thought that, we always felt relaxed. We felt at

:23:56. > :24:02.home and that everybody was on our side. I don't remember thinking

:24:03. > :24:07.that would be the case. From some of the TV pictures, even us, you

:24:07. > :24:11.kind of get an idea of what it takes out of you. You are

:24:11. > :24:16.professional athletes, you train at this incredible level, yet at the

:24:16. > :24:23.end of it, you are in pieces, understandably. How does your body

:24:23. > :24:33.feel? I am broken! Last night I was in bed by 11 o'clock. I was done.

:24:33. > :24:36.We were thinking you were out partying! That was them. Are you

:24:36. > :24:43.will going to carry on, do you think? I think I have a few more

:24:43. > :24:48.years in May. I will speak to the other guys. The what do you think?

:24:48. > :24:52.I don't know. There was a pretty awesome race to finish on if I do

:24:52. > :25:00.finish. I will never say never. You're never ever going to beat

:25:00. > :25:09.that. Well, I don't know, you might! Rio 2016. I'm keen. I love

:25:09. > :25:13.it. He I love the training, it is all worth it. I've got my employer,

:25:13. > :25:17.the Royal Navy, and they've been looking after me for a long time. I

:25:17. > :25:21.have to have a conversation with them at some point, but I hope I've

:25:21. > :25:25.made them proud and I hope we can carry on. What about those early

:25:25. > :25:31.gold medals that came from Helen and Heather, how much did that

:25:31. > :25:40.help? I nearly burst! I watched it from my bed. I was alone. I was

:25:41. > :25:47.welling up. It was extraordinary watching them. Our own finals were

:25:47. > :25:51.over four days. That first day, the girls, and then we saw the quad,

:25:51. > :25:55.the women's quad, and then an hour men's eight fighting for the gold

:25:55. > :25:59.medal and getting bronze. The emotions took me to pieces. You had

:25:59. > :26:05.to keep it together for the longest, until the very last day of the

:26:05. > :26:13.files. That was tough. The hotel got quieter and dinner -- quieter

:26:13. > :26:18.and quieter. It was pretty hard. We felt the pressure. The ones who had

:26:18. > :26:24.hoped to be in the same position as you and were not, Zac Purchase and

:26:24. > :26:30.Mark Hunter. Have you seen them? Were even seen them briefly. -- We

:26:30. > :26:35.have seen them. Training is everything. You can see how hard a

:26:35. > :26:42.year they have had. They fought incredibly hard yesterday, they

:26:42. > :26:49.gave it everything. They left everything on the water. To fall

:26:49. > :26:55.short tears you up as an athlete. We are not immune to that. We can

:26:55. > :27:00.all experience that. It is a terrifying thing to see. But we

:27:00. > :27:03.have a huge amount of respect for everybody in the whole team for

:27:03. > :27:08.what everyone has been through, but for those guys it is incredibly

:27:08. > :27:14.tough. Now the next few days for you guys? You can enjoy the

:27:14. > :27:19.Olympics. Are you moving into the village? Yes. I think so. We are

:27:19. > :27:23.moving in this morning. We don't plan anything be on the finals.

:27:23. > :27:29.probably have no head space to think of anything! I am sure there

:27:29. > :27:34.will be some good parties and things to go to. Fancy popping into

:27:34. > :27:37.the athletics tonight? Usain Bolt? If I can get a ticket! I like to

:27:37. > :27:44.think that with that around your neck, you have a good chance of

:27:44. > :27:50.walking in. You will probably not tempted to take off the medals.

:27:51. > :27:58.Thank you for coming in. I'm sure you're exhausted!

:27:58. > :28:02.A fantastic regatta overall, nine medals for Britain. In the next

:28:02. > :28:06.half an hour, the women's marathon is going to be getting under way.

:28:06. > :28:11.Let's set the scene for you. Know Paula Radcliffe because of that

:28:11. > :28:20.injury, but hopefully that will not spoil things for the crowds. We are

:28:20. > :28:24.taking you over to the Mall. This is where the finish will take place.

:28:24. > :28:29.Three British women are running. Plenty of people to cheer on. It

:28:29. > :28:33.doesn't look like they have got the best weather to be running in this

:28:33. > :28:38.morning. Let's join Steve Cram and Brendan Foster. I imagine you are

:28:38. > :28:43.still trying to come down from last night in the stadium. Does the rain

:28:43. > :28:47.affect your mood? It is fantastic weather for ducks. It is also good

:28:47. > :28:50.weather for marathon runners. It was a great night last night. I

:28:50. > :28:57.wish they had brought the cauldron down here because we could do with

:28:57. > :29:07.a bit of Fleet. It is not that cold, actually. These are perfect

:29:07. > :29:10.

:29:10. > :29:13.conditions for distance running. Let's reflect on last night. You've

:29:13. > :29:17.been watching athletics and taking part in athletics for more years

:29:17. > :29:22.than you might care to remember. Will there ever be another night

:29:22. > :29:28.last night? That was the greatest night in British athletics. Fear

:29:28. > :29:31.any other occasion which has registered in the history books for

:29:31. > :29:34.athletics was when Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile in

:29:34. > :29:39.Oxford. There were a couple of hundred people there. I have met

:29:39. > :29:44.thousands of people who have said I was there. Last night there where

:29:44. > :29:48.80,000 people there and there will be 800,000 people telling us they

:29:48. > :29:54.were there that night. It was absolutely fantastic. Jessica Ennis

:29:54. > :29:58.is such a star. She carries herself brilliantly. Greg Rutherford, to

:29:58. > :30:03.win a gold medal, surprised if you, but to the insiders, they thought

:30:03. > :30:08.he had a real chance. And then our first gold medal at distance

:30:08. > :30:12.running in the Olympic Games. We started in 1912 with the 10,000m.

:30:12. > :30:17.We have never been able to win before and Mo Farah was just

:30:17. > :30:19.fantastic last night. Absolutely brilliant. Loads of people who saw

:30:20. > :30:26.that last night and hopefully they will say they want to join an

:30:26. > :30:36.athletics club. The sport itself has never been better than last

:30:36. > :30:38.

:30:38. > :30:42.Used or Mo Farah when he walked out onto the track, I've never seen him

:30:42. > :30:48.jump up and down on the track, it seems as if our athletes are

:30:48. > :30:53.relishing the atmosphere in the stadium. I even saw Seb Coe, who

:30:53. > :30:59.obviously was a happy man afterwards. The you couldn't write

:30:59. > :31:04.that script, it is a real drama, it is live, it is for real. The thing

:31:04. > :31:11.about it, Mo Farah had a great chance, the Olympic champion was

:31:11. > :31:19.defending his title. We thought he wasn't as fit. He was nearly there.

:31:19. > :31:28.Eventually, Mo Farah came through. In his first 10,000m of the year.

:31:28. > :31:38.He has been promising so much. Four years ago, he was detected --

:31:38. > :31:38.

:31:38. > :31:48.dejected. He has been planning now, as speaking to his physiologist, he

:31:48. > :31:54.was having his recovery drinks, thinking about the 5,000. A quick

:31:54. > :32:04.thought about the women's marathon. Paula Radcliffe is and here, which

:32:04. > :32:05.

:32:05. > :32:15.is a shame. Distant runners -- distance runners, not many have run

:32:15. > :32:20.at five Commonwealth -- a limpet J -- five Olympic Games. Sadly

:32:20. > :32:26.through an injury, she has had to pull out. There will be no sadder

:32:26. > :32:36.person in London. I just wish she could have been here. We're looking

:32:36. > :32:36.

:32:36. > :32:41.forward to that, in 20 minutes. And we will be back for the big events

:32:41. > :32:46.this evening. The terrain is really coming down,

:32:46. > :32:49.I know you said it is good for marathon runners. Steve and Brendan

:32:49. > :32:52.will be back in the Olympic Stadium tonight. And, at 9.55pm, we will

:32:53. > :32:56.witness the most hotly anticipated race of the Olympics, the 100m

:32:56. > :33:00.final. One tiny island Caribbean Island is once again expecting gold.

:33:00. > :33:03.And, like London buses, Jamaican sprinters appear to come in threes.

:33:03. > :33:07.First, there was Asafa Powell, then Usain Bolt burst onto the scene in

:33:07. > :33:11.dramatic style. And now there's a new kid on the block. Known as The

:33:11. > :33:18.Beast, Yohan Blake has being making Usain Bolt think twice about that

:33:18. > :33:28."nailed on gold". There is a Jamaican sprinter the

:33:28. > :33:35.top of the athletics world. No, not Bolt, but the man who beat him

:33:35. > :33:45.twice, his training partner Johan Blake.

:33:45. > :33:49.

:33:49. > :33:56.It is wonderful. That is where the This is going to be the famous pose,

:33:56. > :34:01.after I won the Olympics! It is going to be a crazy one.

:34:01. > :34:07.I am finally, I have been working my whole life. I have been working

:34:07. > :34:14.for this moment. And it has come true. The sprinter they called The

:34:14. > :34:24.Beast is in peak form, he recorded the fastest time of the year, he is

:34:24. > :34:39.

:34:39. > :34:45.The stage is set for the greatest race on earth. I feel a bit nervous,

:34:45. > :34:54.my first Olympics. I know I'm going to do good. Three gold medals. It

:34:54. > :34:59.is going to be a crazy one. The Olympics is wet it all begins.

:34:59. > :35:04.Everybody is going to be at the Olympics, the world is watching.

:35:04. > :35:10.The baby that is just born is watching. For me, the Olympics is

:35:10. > :35:15.everything. I would like to win a gold. I want to be positive to

:35:15. > :35:20.people. Not only to beat people, I want to motivate them, took up lift

:35:20. > :35:25.them, I want a better world. That better world means beating his

:35:25. > :35:30.training partner Usain Bolt, on the biggest stage.

:35:30. > :35:38.We are working for the same thing, we are from the same country. On

:35:38. > :35:42.the track, it is business. If he comes to me, I say, you're not

:35:42. > :35:47.doing this for the people, for the fans, for your family, you are

:35:47. > :35:56.doing this for yourself. This is what he said to me, to motivate me

:35:56. > :36:02.before a race. You can do it! No matter whether we win, lose or draw,

:36:02. > :36:12.we are still friends. Even if it is still business, we all want to win.

:36:12. > :36:13.

:36:13. > :36:23.A if he does Peter Bolt macro, it will change his life forever.

:36:23. > :36:24.

:36:24. > :36:32.are three Jamaicans in the Olympic final. I am ready to go. It is

:36:32. > :36:38.going to be a cracker. Probably the hottest ticket of the

:36:38. > :36:43.Olympics, happening right here in the Olympic Stadium. Steve Cram

:36:43. > :36:50.will be in the commentary box, just how tight will this be? It will be

:36:50. > :36:54.very tight. Blake is the man people are looking to beat but the

:36:54. > :37:00.Americans will be tough. Brian Bailey, the third best of the

:37:00. > :37:05.Americans, ran the quickest heat. Tyson Gay should be one to watch.

:37:05. > :37:09.If Usain Bolt doesn't get out, he doesn't have that cushion in Berlin

:37:09. > :37:17.and Beijing, he is not that much better at this year than everybody

:37:17. > :37:25.else, then I am expecting a close race. We had a close one in the

:37:25. > :37:35.women's 100. That was a fast race. 10.75, the quickest for the women's

:37:35. > :37:35.

:37:35. > :37:40.100m in Britain. We may not see a world record, but I am expecting a

:37:40. > :37:45.couple of 100th separating the first three.

:37:45. > :37:50.Usain Bolt still has this aura but it has gone a bit, that sense of

:37:50. > :37:56.invincibility isn't there any more. It will be a problem for him.

:37:56. > :38:04.Michael Johnson said, this is a different Usain Bolt. He is playing

:38:04. > :38:09.the kind of character we know and love, to the crowd, but he doesn't

:38:09. > :38:14.have the same relaxed nature. There is tension and worry and others are

:38:14. > :38:19.noticing that, particularly the Americans. Tyson Gay goes about his

:38:19. > :38:28.business quietly. If he gets out of the blocks quickly and Usain Bolt

:38:28. > :38:32.doesn't, it may be Tyson Gay or Blake. How has Usain Bolt not to

:38:32. > :38:40.you when you have been watching him in the stadium in his appearance

:38:40. > :38:44.as? Yesterday, he was almost trying to play the ball to Usain Bolt,

:38:44. > :38:50.playing up to the stereotype we know and love. But underneath I get

:38:50. > :38:56.a hint it is not as he would like it to be. It will be tough. It is

:38:56. > :39:01.about the first 20 metres. If you wind the clock back, in Rome at the

:39:01. > :39:09.end of May, he looked really good, heading back to his best. He has

:39:10. > :39:17.had plenty of problems. It is Blake who has gone on, and Tyson Gay. The

:39:17. > :39:21.balance has shifted. It may well be that Usain Bolt, if he can get out

:39:21. > :39:28.of the blocks. Yesterday, he mentioned he stumbled, he has been

:39:28. > :39:35.doing that a lot. The big race is just before 10pm. Before that, the

:39:35. > :39:39.semi-finals, we may even have an upset in there. It is not beyond

:39:39. > :39:46.the realms of possibility. Only two go through, and the two fastest

:39:46. > :39:53.losers. We may have a massive shock. As we did when he made a false

:39:54. > :39:59.start. Three very good Americans, three very good Jamaicans. And from

:39:59. > :40:05.Trinidad. Generally, though, I expect the top men to make it

:40:05. > :40:09.through to the final. Then, it is anyone's game.

:40:09. > :40:17.A fantastic night last night. What else should we now be looking out

:40:17. > :40:22.for? Crunch time for many of our athletes. Plenty of semi-finals.

:40:22. > :40:27.Christine Ohuruogu it is some want a lot of people are saying, can she

:40:27. > :40:35.do what she did four years ago? As we came into the Olympic Games, she

:40:35. > :40:41.had that really good race and we thought, she might be back. The

:40:41. > :40:47.Russian is very good. But it may well be that Christine Ohuruogu

:40:47. > :40:52.made do enough to make them worry, because they will be going out hard

:40:52. > :41:02.and she will be chasing a dent in the home straight. In the women's

:41:02. > :41:04.

:41:04. > :41:09.triple jump, like the men's long jump, it is very open.

:41:09. > :41:17.After last night, everyone in the British team must be on a higher.

:41:17. > :41:22.As you must be. You can tell from my voice, even after the event, you

:41:22. > :41:27.couldn't stop talking about it. As I was walking out of the stadium, I

:41:27. > :41:36.bumped into Seb Coe, Boris Johnson, the general public, lots of

:41:37. > :41:46.Athletic fans -- athletics fans, euphoric. It was like a big party.

:41:47. > :41:47.

:41:47. > :41:55.I have woken up as if I have had a hand over, a great Hanover to have.

:41:55. > :41:59.-- hangover. Thanks Steve, we'll be back at the

:41:59. > :42:02.Mall in about 15 minutes time for the start of the women's marathon.

:42:02. > :42:09.Before that, there's chance to catch up on a bit of cycling from

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