BBC One: Day 9: 09.00-10.45 Olympics

COMMENTATOR: You are up and Olympic champion!

Great Britain win the Olympic title, they are on fire.

We have done it! And, we have done Jessica Ennis is the Olympic

champion. It is a perfect day. Could this be the greatest night in

Mo Farah, for Great Britain, it is called -- gold!

Wow, what a day, and what a 45 minutes for British track and field.

Three gold medals in the stadium last night. And six overall in our

most successful Olympic day in over 100 years. How do we follow that?

Well, some more gold medals would Andy Murray gets a swift chance at

revenge against Roger Federer. And, could it be double delight with

Laura Robson? Ben Ainslie is chasing his fourth

gold medal. It's D-Day today. Can he overcome the great Dane?

Tonight is the night for Usain Bolt. Who will be the fastest man on the

planet? Also this morning: We reflect on

that golden night in the Olympic Stadium.

And we talk to Britain's most successful rowing team ever. All 10

gold medallists will be with us Here's the plan for today.

The women's marathon gets underway at 11am. Sadly, no Paula Radcliffe

there, after her injury. It's a historic day in boxing, with the

first ever women's Olympic bout. It could be a golden hour after

that. Andy Murray is on court at 2pm.

The same time that Ben Ainslie hits the water at Weymouth.

Thankfully there are so many Olympic channels that you won't

miss a thing. More track cycling medal hopes

today from 4pm. Ed Clancy, searching for another gold.

And, in the stadium tonight, the most anticipated event of all: The

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

7.45pm. And then, a couple of hours later, we will find out who is the

So much to look forward to, tonight. But we're still trying to catch our

breath, after that incredible night of athletics. After so much hype

and expectation, Jessica Ennis rose to the challenge, and delivered

heptathlon gold, in style. Here's COMMENTATOR: The whole stadium

hoping that everything goes to plan and that she and Great Britain will

wanted, just what we wanted, just what she wanted herself.

6.40 metres, one step closer to the gold medal for Jessica Ennis.

The belief is growing now, she 6.4 T8 beaters, the moment is

getting closer. -- 6.48 metres. Jessica n'est looking calm and

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds

Also miles for the Olympic champion elect, just one event to go, and I

cannot wait, neither can the nation. This could be a gold medal for

not taking any chances, this is outstanding -- here goes Jess.

Jessica Ennis it is the Olympic champion, the best all-round

I am so shocked, I can't believe it. After the javelin, I knew I was on

a good score for the medal, but I wouldn't let myself believe it

until it had ended. I honestly can't believe, all of this hard

work. The disappointment of Beijing. And everyone has supported me so

much, I am so happy. I am just so shocked, everyone has supported me,

I want to thank everyone here, and my family. I can't believe it. I am

so happy. I had to give it everything at the

end. I was only going to have one moment in front of a home crowd in

London and I wanted to give them a show. I think I need to savour this

moment and enjoy it, recover, and see how I feel tomorrow. There is a

huge amount of pressure. I tried to stay focused on what I could do.

The crowd helped me, I have done it, and can't believe I have done it.

She did fantastically well. When she was here today, the cheers

outside of the studio, fantastic. Sue Lulu lit up the stadium.

- She really lit up the stadium. At the same time as Jess was lining up

for that 800 metres, and being announced to the crowd, Greg

Rutherford was preparing for his fourth jump. He already led the

competition with eight metres 21. But this British record of 8.31

metres extended his lead. And later, he was crowned Britain's first male

long jump champion for nearly half COMMENTATOR: That is going to take

some beating. A magical night, you are a Olympic

champion. I don't think I will ever get bored of hearing that, the most

amazing feeling in the world. Four years ago, I had a horrible time,

my grandad, I couldn't cope in the final. I knew that I was in great

shape, I have one of the best teams, my coach, my physiotherapist. I get

support from the red tray Club in Bedford, the most amazing parents

you could possibly have, a beautiful girlfriend. I can't tell

you how hard everyone has worked for me, as well as myself, it has

been a long process. I thought I was going to jump further than that,

but I don't care, I'm Olympic champion.

So the home crowd had two gold medals to enjoy. But could Mo Farah

complete the hat-trick? If you don't know the answer to that,

where have you been? But sit back, and enjoy the fantastic last two

the sprint yet. It hasn't started. We have been waiting for this, when

is it going to break, who is going to go first? It certainly hasn't

started, Steve. To many in this group for comfort. It is about

positioning yourself to move, for a last effort. Moffat is in

contention. Kenenisa Bekele is not been a great place. Quickly moving

up on the outside, now we have a race on, it will come down to a

last lap sprint, there goes Mo Farah, with a response from

Kenenisa Bekele. One lap to go, the bell rings. Is it a gold medal for

Great Britain? Will Mo Farah have enough? Mo Farah tried to become

the first Briton to win the Olympic title at 10,000m. He has a little

bit of company, including his training partner. He is running

magnificently now. Kenenisa Bekele on the upside. Looking for room on

the inside. Moffat is kicking hard -- Mo Farah. Into the home straight,

he is kicking again. It is going to be a glorious when ii win for Great

stadium erupts. A three gold medals for Great Britain, what a night!

The emotion comes pouring out. Galen Rupp and Mo Farah took on the

Africans. Unbelievable. Victorious and happy, glorious. In all of this

excitement, hang on, Tanya. We have sat and waited for many years for a

British distance gold medal. I will say it again, gold medal at the

Olympic Games. The waiting was you, but what a night to be British.

The fortunately, our BBC presentation team remained

Now you know what it is really like behind the scenes when a big race

is going on! There's no doubt there will be fireworks tonight on the

track as well. Usain Bolt lit up Beijing four years ago but until a

few months ago the only question asked of him was how fast he could

run. But now it's a question of whether he can run fast enough for

PUP he is too relaxed to let his I've come into the championship,

I'm not going to think about losing. I know what it takes. It is going

to be gold for Jamaica! A new world record! I never worry about world

Bolt is being beaten! When I lost those two races, I really sat down

and took my time. I needed to think about it for myself and figure out

what I needed to do. It definitely opened my eyes. This is going to be

serious. Things like that happen. I just told myself I'm a champion and

I know what I need to do. I've been here before. There's no reason not

to train together. We are still friends, we are still cool, we are

still competitors. We know the goal in hand. We are competing to see

who is the best. I'm happy with everything and we haven't changed

every -- anything between us. He is very competitive. He tries to be in

front. He wants me to get used to him being in front, I don't know.

Psychological games! Sometimes I compete with him to show I can

compete whenever I want. Sometimes I just can't be bothered! It hypes

up the Olympics a little bit more because people say, Usain Bolt will

run this time. Now they are sitting back and watching what will happen.

It is good for the sport. This could easily be one of the fastest

Everything set for a night to remember. It is 7:45pm tonight for

the 100m semi-final and the final is a couple of hours later. Six

gold medals yesterday, what are the chances for Great Britain today?

Andy Murray has a shot at two on Centre court this afternoon. He

will take on the mixed doubles doubles seeds -- mixed doubles top

seeds from Belarus. First it is him against Roger Federer and can't be

only a month ago that he stepped up for his first Wimbledon final?

Today it is the same place, at the same opponent, but hopefully not

Championship Honda seven for Roger Federer. -- No. 7. A fabulous first

Wimbledon final for Andy Murray. He's done himself proud, and his

nation. I was obviously a very -- very disappointed a few days

afterwards. It was always going to take a few days, if not weeks, to

get over it. But because the Olympics is coming up, that gave me

the motivation to get myself back on the practice court and get

myself ready for that. Overall, it was a good tournament. There were a

lot of players in the draw that would have taken the position I was

in. I'm going to try this and it is The speech was tough, it was tough

for me. I knew when I was walking up to the microphone that it was

not going to be easy. In some ways it was nice having Roger there. He

has been in that position before. He understands what it is like.

Roger is 30 now! He is not bad for a 30-year-old! It is one of those

things. Tennis players and all athletes cried lodes, all the time,

but most of the time you can hold it back. You can get into the

locker room and let go of it there, but when it is the Wimbledon final

and you have to stay for the ceremony, there's a good 15 minutes

until you have to speak. It is right about the time way you lose

control of the emotions and I couldn't hold it back any more.

Such an emotional day for Andy Murray. I can't believe it is only

four weeks ago! Let's join Tim Henman at Wimbledon. A repeat of

the Wimbledon final, what are the chances of a different result this

time? I think there's a good chance. It is also the fact that Murray

goes in as the underdog. Federer is the world number one and Wimbledon

champion, but Dandy will have taken a lot of things away from that

final four weeks ago. The start was important, he got off to a good

start. If he can kick on from there, I think he has a good chance of

winning gold in the singles and keep the momentum going for the

mixed doubles. The fact it is such a short time since the last time

they had a match like this might help him because the lessons are

fresh? You could look at it like that. I don't think the time

between the Wimbledon final and this match has much relevance. It

is in the same place, it will be interesting to see whether we get

any showers and if the roof is closed. When it does go indoors, as

it did in the Wimbledon final, that favours Federer because he is so

aggressive, he doesn't have to worry about the elements. Federer

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

will be some soreness for him coming into the match. It is

amazingly poised. Everyone can't wait for the action to start.

frame of mind is Andy Murray in? brilliant frame of mind. He has

done so well. It was a huge disappointment for him to lose in

his first Wimbledon final, his fourth Grand Slam final, but to

have a home Olympics just around the corner is a great way for him

to respond. His performances have got better and better. The way he

played against Djokovic in the semi-final, to women two sets, he

was so aggressive, very proactive with his game, that is the way he

needs to play against Federer. When you look at what happened last

night four Team GB, there's a massive wave of optimism, huge

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

This final and also the mixed doubles with Laura Robson. That is

a big bonus. Murray doesn't really play a great deal of doubles in the

big tennis events. But when there's an opportunity of competing for

Olympic medals, you will take them. It has been an amazing couple of

days for Laura Robson as well. She was an altar and it coming into the

Olympic tennis, she got into the singles, then she was playing in

the doubles and now she is in the mixed doubles gold medal match. The

atmosphere here has been so good. It has been different from

Wimbledon. A lot of people getting the chance to come to Wimbledon who

haven't been during the championships. It has been a real

Davis Cup atmosphere. I'm sure today will take it to new levels.

What about Roger Federer? So incredibly successful, but the

Olympic men's singles title has always eluded him. It has eluded

him. He hasn't played it many times. He has an Olympic gold medal from

Beijing so he's not done badly. I think he would like to add the

singles gold medal to his CV. The way he is playing, the way he has

played, I think he is the favourite. But I don't think Murray will worry

about that. He has beaten him many times. They are very level in their

head to head. It will be an interesting decider. Olympic tennis

has come a long way because not that long ago a lot of the top

players did not bother. That's right. It was a test event in 1984

and it became a recognised event in 1998 -- 1988. Growing up, I was

more focused on the Grand Slams. When the opportunity came to

compete in the Olympics, I was ready to grasp it with both hands

and was lucky enough to play in Atlanta, Sydney and Athens. For

last few days have been great for tennis in the Olympics, watching

Federer When The 4 1/2 hour battle in the semi-finals, and kissing the

Swiss flag on his shirt, and seeing the emotion Murray has shown. It is

in a great place. You were too modest to mention your silver medal

in Atlanta! You will be back later, thank you. Thank you. Murray will

start at 2pm. About 100 miles west of Wimbledon in Weymouth, there

will be similar medal hopes for Britain's most decorated sailor.

Ben Ainslie is looking for his fourth Olympic gold medal this

afternoon, but standing in his way is Denmark's Jonas Hogh-Christensen,

who leads by two points. We have seen all sorts of skulduggery today,

and today it all comes to a head. There's a real atmosphere between

these two. Ben Ainslie leads, he has overtaken Hogh-Christensen. Ben

could become the greatest Olympic sailor of all time. Those guys had

better watch out. The Dane has sailed quite possibly the best race

of all. Ben Ainslie has got far out in front and he is now going to go

for the Danish sailor. He this puts us equal going into the middle race.

I am up for it and I enjoy those occasions. It is a good position to

be in, it will be a fascinating race. Looking over at Hogh-

Christensen. There was some interchange. I am angry. He doesn't

want to make me angry. It is all set up. These are the latest

standings. The lowest score claims Ben Ainslie just needs to finish

above Hogh-Christensen and no worse than seven should Postma win. You

can see how it on files on BBC free from 2pm. -- unfolds. Lots to look

forward to this afternoon. There live sport is already under way.

Including... The badminton on BBC Three. The

men's singles bronze medal match. On the red button, you can find

fencing. Great Britain against Egypt, the men's foil, for last 16.

Also on the red button it is France against Russia in women's

basketball. Lots more will be happening in the Basketball Arena

later. Press your red button or go on the sports website. As we

mentioned earlier, an historic day in the women's boxing because the

first ever Olympic women's bouts are taking place at the ExCeL --

ExCeL today. Natasha Jonas as was the first woman to qualify for the

Olympics. Later on she will be I am always pliant -- proud to

represent the country. They've She is just a local girl, but she

is a genuinely lovely person. Always got time for everybody. All

of the kids want a photograph taken with her and she never put anybody

off. She makes time for everybody. Everyone looks up to her, everybody

is inspired by her. She is driven. We are in Toxteth, the place where

I grew up. It is not the stereotypical Liverpool that a lot

of people think it is. There are parts of every city that are run

London is massive for me as an athlete. Being the first woman to

compete there for our sport, we are pioneers for the sport. It is

massive for the athletes involved. You do feel that things should

start to become more fair, and equal-opportunities in all sports.

It was about time. We're happy that we are part of it. That is the

local shop. It has got a picture of me up in there! We have a poster,

we've always had her photograph up in the shop. We knew from a young

age she would be somebody. Boxing is boxing, whether you are a man or

woman. That is what we do. There are times when you have, which

battle scars or a black guy. When you're walking down the Street with

your boyfriend, people look and think he has done it. You try to

We were at a boxing do a couple of weeks ago, and one of the lads came

up with a boxing glove for her to sign. He was excited. I was

thinking, my daughter! It she has done us all proud.

We have had so many stand-out performances, but for these Games,

they had struck a blow for women. This year, every national team have

sent within as well as men to the When the modern Olympic Games were

revived in 1896, women were perfectly welcome as spectators. At

the turn of the century, British women still had no automatic right

to inherit property, no right to divorce on the grounds of adultery,

and then no right to vote. But on the playing-fields of Victorian

England, the game was on and the goal was a quality. The there were

schools like Roding, Cheltenham Ladies' College, they wanted to

play games like their brothers. They played hockey, lacrosse,

cricket. Because of the pioneering headmistress, they've really

contributed to young women taking part in the Olympic Games today.

they became women in the late 80 90s, they formed societies, like

the Hockey Association, women were playing sport in public. The corset

was being loosened. In the Paris Games 1900, for the first time they

had a chance to shine. Only 2% of the entrance where women and they

were only allowed to compete in golf and tennis, but the point was

made. Women were making more demands in the political arena,

fighting to vote. The last bastion was to be accepted in the world of

sport. They were not going to be invited in by the RUC, so they have

to push their way forward. progressive trickle of Paris showed

little sign of becoming a flood. In 1904, just six women competed. In

1912, women's swimming events were introduced. It would take a seismic

event to rock the sporting establishment and the world at

large. The eruption of World War in 1914 proved a catalyst for social

change. In England, millions of women were drafted into the work

force, agriculture, shipbuilding. In a state of emergency, when had

earned a role in society and sport was at the heart of the action.

More than 140 women's football teams were formed in Britain in

1939, some attractive and -- attracting massive support. Using

FA grant, of women were doing athletics, swimming, things had

changed. There was no way back after that. The participation of

women at the Olympics was still a rarity. 65 of the 2000 competitors

in the Antwerp Games were women. The Olympic movement has usually

been forced to change, particularly in the 1920s. Women were looking

for emancipation but the Olympic movement wasn't ready. A month

after British women gained voting equality, the 1928 Amsterdam

Olympic Games featured for the first time five women's athletics

disciplines. 16-year-old Betty Robinson became the first female

Olympic track champion. Meanwhile, in the 800m final, the record shows

that the German one, but the focus was elsewhere. The newspapers said

the women collapsed, it was a terrible sight. It is just not true.

This was the testimony of one American finalist. I think the

women who won the race did OK. This collapse in business was a lot of

nonsense. So sport was controlled by men of a certain parts of

society. The reaction to seeing women in the sporting arena was,

this isn't ladylike. It was much more about that than about worrying

about their health, that was a red herring. The RAC decreed women

should not run such distances and were banned from competing beyond

two hundred metres until 1960. These superstars were lauded for

their physicality and achievements, rather than their novelty. The

Americans set the pace, one double gold-medallist was an imperious

presence. And the first woman to swim the 100 yard free start in the

under one minute. And Helen Stevens never beaten Ovett any sprint

distance. In 1939, the world went dark again. The Second World War

not only changed the course of history but also the course of

women's lives. In emergency, they had led the way, and post war they

wanted to maintain the sense of responsibility. In 1948, a mother

of two came to embody that ethos, having spent the war in Nazi

occupied Holland, and breaking the track records. Her arrival in

London had a mixed response. was criticised, people saying she

did should not leave her children. She had a hard time being accepted.

Critics revised their views as she stormed to a gold medal in four

events. There was one last surprise. When her third child was born in --

it became clear she had competed in London while pregnant. 19 40s

austerity gave way to 1950s prosperity and the things were

changing for Western women. In America, 35% of adult females were

in employment by 1956, the ear of the first Australian Olympics when

they celebrated Dawn Fraser. speak my mind and if I don't like

something, I don't do anything I don't want to do. She proved sport

could be for everyone. But men still dominated the IOC who

wouldn't have a female member and a 1981. There was a lost generation

of sports women. Diane Leather. An example of how women missed out, a

British athlete who runs under five minutes for the mile, she did that

at the same time as Roger Bannister breaking the four minute mile, and

yet who knows of her achievement? By the 1960s, times were changing.

This was the era of demonstration, civil unrest, Women's lip. The

advent of the contraceptive Pill meant that women could control

their own fertility, and therefore their own destiny. As feminine --

British women forged forward. First, this teenager from Huddersfield.

was 19 and 16 days when I went there. To me, it was a dream. And

never really thought about winning. But I never thought about losing. I

just wanted to do my best. Her best was good enough for its gold medal

and the world record. When I came back to Huddersfield, I had a civic

reception, there were ladies in the front actually crying, I couldn't

believe how much it meant to other people. Breaking these barriers

down for Women. As you look back, you realise, yes, we were doing

something right at the time. wasn't the only focus in 1960, a

fellow Yorkshireman took silver in the 100m. Tokyo 1964. An 800m

victory had been a surprise for Great Britain, a plucky outsider

triumphing over the odds. Ann Packer! Mary Rand. The perfect

combination of power and beauty. She became the first woman to leap

over 22 feet. COMMENTATOR: A beautiful jump.

The ideal subject for the tabloid newspapers. When she found a

celebrity admirer, her pop culture credentials were complete.

I understand that Mick Jagger was asked if he could take someone on a

date, who would he take? And he said, me. When you see footage of

the 60s, I was part of that. these golden goals were genuine

pioneers for female athletes and had a huge profile, driving TV

audiences and newspaper circulation. Hugely popular. The becoming voted

as sports personalities of the Year. There was a growing appetite for

women's sport but the battle was to be taken seriously. In this battle

ground, there was no greater warrior than Billie-Jean King. She

had won 10 of Grand Slam singles. The and she took part in the battle

of the senses. -- sexes. It connected women's sport to women's

rights, sport was affecting society. I wanted to change people's

attitudes with that much, I wanted us to never look back, for people

to believe in themselves. As for the golden girl generation, Mary

Peters was keeping the spirit alive. When I was young, watching

athletics, she was the heart of the British team. She was a great

athlete. In Montreal 1976, women's handball, rowing and basketball

were added to the programme. And a woman aged the impossible,

He by the 1980s, women were reading the news and they were the news.

The dramas of the female players on the Olympics stage were just as

compelling. Rivalry. Acrimony. And these incredible exploits. After

nearly a century of Olympic competition, this was the decade

that finally delivered the holy grail for female athletes, the

marathon. By then, you already had great marathon runners. It wasn't

as though they could argue the standard isn't very good yet. It

was very good. 90,000 people greeted this victory in Los Angeles,

the nearly 100 years have been the making.

By the 1990s, sport was big business. Advertising, sponsorship,

marketing, it all meant your body was your brand. For women, that

meant what it looked like was just as important as what it could do.

Women in sport are judged on how they look. It is not right. We only

have to look at the magazine covers to see what type of women make it

90 Nicky Forster -- saw the first woman from an Islamic nation

winning an Olympic medal. Since then, there has been slow evolution

rather than rapid revolution. The inclusion of female athletes from

Saudi Arabia, Bruno and catarrh for the first time in London is a

positive step. But several Muslim countries still repress sporting

participation for women at home. The inclusion of women's boxing in

London offers parity in sporting terms with men. It has been a long

road to Olympic a quality. 42% of competitors in Beijing were women.

London is hoping for the magic 50. I've already seen athletics change

in my lifetime. I'm now seeing the opportunities that are available

for women if they choose to go down that route, if they choose a life

in sport. I think that's a great thing. Women have taken great

strides in society and particularly the Olympic Games, but there's

still a long way to go, particularly as coaches and the

governing bodies and the International Federation. These are

the places where women have to be so they can make more progress.

chances are the British medal haul will have been dominated by women.

What will matter to them is not their gender or their parents, but

purely the quality of their performance and that is a positive

and powerful message not just women in the pool or the track or the

saddle, but to women in every Clare Balding looking back at the

history of women in the Olympics. If you can catch up with it on the

iPlayer, it will be there for some time. A fitting moment to welcome a

very full set of guests on the sofa. Welcome to the row was. -- rowers.

It is great to see you here. You were relative newcomers to this

golden group. They've had their medals for a couple of days longer

than you, how does it feel? still doesn't really feel real. It

feels more real this morning waking up and having a clear head, because

yesterday was a bit hectic. It is amazing. It is real. You haven't

been dreaming. It feels like we will wake up and it has been a

dream. We're just trying to soak it up and live in a moment. And enjoy

the moment. The wonderfully in -- wonderful thing is before this

Olympics we had never had a British rowing gold. -- women rowing gold.

How does it feel? It is a brilliant group. In the last few months we

knew that the potential was there for the women to hit the gold rush,

but it was always about performing in front of the home crowd, living

up to expectations. I've been around for a long time and we've

got so close to it in each Olympics. This time we struck oil. When you

say it has felt different in the last few months, visit the training,

all of you hitting your peak at the same time? I think so. We trained

together throughout the year, but in the last few weeks we have been

hammering each other in training. It has been fun. Me and Helen

racing first, we were so excited to see these two groups coming down

afterwards. How has it been for you? You had the responsibility of

being with Katherine Grainger, so much attention on her? I enjoyed

the whole journey. We were very aware of her career, we were

watching from the sidelines. I have wanted to be in a boat with her

since I first started rowing. My first goal was to get good enough

to be selected in the same crew. To be able to be part of that story

has been very special for me. As Heather said, all of our training,

we've had these three cruise line up side-by-side. -- lined up. It

has been really tough training and the results have come out. You've

supported each other along the way. At the Luque. Each boat wants to do

the best they can. But women go to the Olympics, we knew we would not

be racing each other. We would be watching with Great Britain

cheering us on. We know there's nobody cheering louder than our

group because we know how hard we train and how much we put into

every session. For same with a horde of Team GB rowing.

fantastic to be part of that. Helen and her there have a special place

because the first British gold other stunning few days came

courtesy of them. It has been a whirlwind sense for them. Everyone

has wanted to speak to them and there has even been an appointment

at the Palace. They come up to the line. I wonder what is going

through their minds. They are allowing themselves to think they

are Olympic champions. Great Britain into the record books! They

punched the air. They shake their heads. They are the Olympic

champions and it couldn't go to more worthy women. Helen Glover and

Heather Stanning, we stand up and salute you. You not only won

Britain's first gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, you get to visit

Buckingham Palace. We are so excited. It has been a whirlwind.

This is so surreal. For the other thing is, you're not going in the

tradesman's entrance, you are going through the front door. Wow. That

It looks slightly different from this side. It is massive! Your

moment, when they put the gold medal around your neck, relive that

moment. I was crying like a baby and she was singing the national

anthem. I was concentrating on not breaking down too much to sing. We

were stood in front of our friends and family and watching our flag go

up as the national anthem played This is the Grand Staircase. It is

Grand! This is the staircase where if you're visiting head of state or

King and Queen, you go to a state occasion. It is incredible.

wouldn't want to be the window- cleaner! Definitely not! Dusting

Your race, you lead from start to finish. Yes. What was it like? As

good as you thought it would be? And two more. The moment we

realised we had won, there was a massive cheer from the crowd. It

was phenomenal to have that many people shouting for you. What did

you say to one another at that moment? She said to me, I'm sorry,

because she knocked off my sunglasses! I said it's fine! I

kept saying, we've done it, we've done it. I was in disbelief. These

belong to Queen Elizabeth. They were commissioned for the

coronation of Her Majesty the Queen and they would have been placed in

Westminster Abbey. Lovely chandeliers in here. Reminds me of

only Fools and horses! This is all part of the Royal Collection, the

picture collection. Not a bad fireplace. There's a chance to

think and reflect about what you did. How much have you been doing

that? We see pictures of ourselves or see clips on television and you

think it does me, that's us. We've had a few quiet moments, but not

many. Have you got a scrapbook? I parents are keeping a scrapbook.

I think it has overflowed a bit and It is a fantastic song can have the

last song I listen to before we went out compete. Why did you

choose that? I really like it. Queen and country and the

Commonwealth. It is an uplifting song. It gets you in the moment. Co

little bit of something in the heart. It is lovely. A lot of gold

in there. What a day. That is what can happen after you win a gold

medal. Helen and Heather, have you bought Heather a new pair of

sunglasses? It is a sore subject! haven't yet. I have asked a friend

to see if he can get a diver to pick them up for me. Save you some

money! He what is the feeling like? I have talked to a few Olympians

and everyone says it is a life- changing moment. Is that how it

felt for you from the start? not sure. The last few days have

been life-changing. I don't know how long it will last and I'm

really absorbed in it at the moment. I think reality will hit when the

games finished and everyone goes back to their normal lives. We are

enjoying everything at the moment. Being part of a successful sports

team, there's nothing you can compare it to. As she went out for

the first race, were you conscious of the weight or new? Everybody was

thinking it was time for the first British gold. It was the elephant

in the room. Our coach Robin Williams didn't mention it. We were

both aware that we had an won a gold medal. I was looking at the

BBC Sport website the day before and I had suddenly clicked on a

link, my face popped up, and it said when will we win our first

gold? I wish I hadn't seen it! sorry about that! Immediately I

thought, it is something we had never considered that we would be

in that position. We put it to the back of a or mind. We only first

realised when the national anthem played and the crowd were singing

behind us. We thought, that is the first time they had heard that this

Olympics. It was a nice moment. Your new celebrity status,

fittingly, you have even been to the National Lottery. And Preston

important button. -- pressed in important button. Thank you form of

your support and good luck. A you couldn't have imagined that a week

ago. And absolutely not. My friends have been saying, I can't believe I

saw you press the National Lottery button. What did that gold medal

mean to the rest of you? You had your races to come, did it give you

a boost? It really did. The whole spirit of the team was lifted. As

soon as the first medals started coming in, we thought, we must be

going OK, we must have been doing something right. It gave us

confidence, seeing how happy they were and what it meant. You wanted

to have the same feeling. If they can do it, we can do it, was that

the sentiment? Yes. We watched their race quietly in our room. We

knew the standard in the team so once one person could do it, you

know everybody is at that standard. We didn't watch the medal ceremony

because we thought it would set us off! It was a great start. None of

us knew how well the whole regatta would end. The story Of An and

Catherine has been especially compelling. After three silver

medals for Katherine Grainger, she never gave up on her dream of gold.

London was where that dream came At the age of 36, most people in

sport are only looking one way, back on their career. Back on the

days of promise. When the silver was but a start. When a second

silver was still satisfactory. But a third silver was a sign that this

Korea was stuck on silver. And that if you put yourself through this

again, you would be 36. I have an Olympic gold medal and it is

something I would dearly love. -- I don't have. One boat out of the

whole GB regatta to win, we would pick this one. What if it all goes

wrong? Fortified get a silver? Katherine Grainger is not like most

people in sport. At 36 she was looking forwards to one last

adventure. A life to be defined in the next six 1/2 minutes. It is a

steely look of determination. The British crew in lane five of Nice

and quick. -- far off Nice and Surely now we are down to two boats

in this final. Chasing the gold medal. We can't and will not

We are through the halfway mark in the final of the women's double

sculls. If they can break free now, they are a way. Imagine what is

going through their minds, the adrenalin must be coming through

OK, let us do this, let us finish the story. And the crowd opposite

us are going wild. Perhaps the most important final here, on this whole

It has taken 12 long years, tons of support. The crowd is on its feet,

there is a cacophony of noise. The whole of the media stand, we are

applauding you, Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins. Dreams do come

true. At long, long last, Katherine Grainger is the Olympic champion.

Katherine Grainger, at the age of 36, looking in whatever direction

she likes. You promised me there would be tears of joy this time,

you were right. It is worth the wait.

We put you through all of those emotions again. There was silence

from all of us, following that. What are your emotions over the

last few days? Fine, until now, it is the first

time I have seen that, it is moving. It has been incredible. We have

worked for this for a long time. I have had a wonderful career of over

15 years. Were there are times when you thought, I am just not going to

make it to London? No, not in the last four years. Beijing was the

toughest. We were triple world champions going into that race. I

think the biggest expectation was on ourselves, we knew what we could

produce. We were disappointed on the day. I took time off after that.

Then, I wanted to come back. As soon as I got back, I knew.

Speaking to Denise Lewis in Sydney after she got her gold medal. Then,

in Beijing, she said, you have to go for London. I would come out of

retirement to delay home Games in front of a home crowd. I have no

concept of what the crowd and the sport would be like. We have felt

that the nation has been behind us. The team has been fantastic and

supportive. You have had this relationship which has stood out,

what you have done for each other, it has been beautiful to watch.

hadn't road together before Beijing. -- rowed. We first got a chance in

training camp, in Portugal, we had a bit of magic from the first day,

I could feel it. Once I talked about it, I knew she could feel it

as well. From the first outing. And had been in the double with

different partners for seven years. This double, the way that the boat

moved, it was moving more than the amount of effort we put in. Without

having to really explain it to each other. I believe it from that day,

that it could be the boat to win the medal. That is why I was

grinning throughout the race, I just knew it was good enough.

did you know all the way along? we have talked about this a lot,

people have asked, when did you know? I wasn't grinning until we

crossed the line. Anything can happen over 2,000m. Our coach said

he knew it within 30 strokes. Anna said she knew within half way. We

knew that we were good enough to win. We were unbeaten. We are at

our peak. But it is, can we deliver at that moment? I wasn't going to

be confident and to we had crossed the line, even though the race had

unfolded as we had wanted. It is a culmination of three wonderful

years. In all honesty, every bit of my career, I have been with utterly

fantastic people who have made a success. Without a shadow of a gate.

Even at Steve Redgrave. He is someone who has meant a lot to you.

The support, is that what he does for the whole team? We are

incredibly lucky in the sport to have an incredible role model. For

all sports. Heat is unbelievably generous with his time, experience,

knowledge, he has been a massive supporter. When I was first in the

team, he was still competing. He led by example them. He and Matthew

trained so hard. Giving a top performers all the time. He

recognises that in other people. He wants other people to enjoy that

level of success. He Anna, fingers crossed, you want to be in Rio.

Katherine, maybe? I do not know. Steve has joked about that. After

his dramatic announcement in Atlanta. So, nobody has ever

announced retirement publicly. calls from David Beckham we should

know about? My phone is on meat! That has become quite a story. If

David is happy to come along, we have some parties he could join in!

His wife is welcome, the rest of the Spice Girls. We have shown some

girl power. Let us show you the lightweight

women's double sculls, where they were up against the world champions,

jumped out of the starting gate, in playing No. 6, closest to us,

Katherine Copeland and Sophie place, leading the Olympic final

here at Eton Dorney. And they haven't even started their sprint.

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

in full belief. Great Britain are moving away. Jo cole Lund and

Sophie Hosking -- Copeland. For look at the support on the far side.

They are the Olympic champions! An incredible race, they go into the

record books, they have been glorious here this morning at Eton

Dorney. They can't believe what they have done. That is what it

means to be Olympic champion. at her face, that is glorious.

I can't believe this is real, that we have just one. I don't know. We

You did just when the Olympics. Kat and Sophie, have you recovered? It

must have been a rollercoaster. went out last night, before I went

to bed, we watched a bit back. We went to interviews. When I finally

watched it, it is really special. The Sofi, this is your first

Olympics? Yes. What an amazing way to start. Especially, a home

Olympics. Watching Beijing made me realise how much I wanted to be

here. The last four years has been about making sure of that that

happened. I have to thank for Hester. She helped qualify the boat,

and without we wouldn't be here. Paul Reedy. He led the project for

five years. Finishing but we did, it is amazing. So amazing, we want

to relive the moment, particularly you, Kat, looking around. Were you

concentrating so much, were you not sure you have actually won? We had

talked in the race about never thinking about the outcome or

finish, just think about getting to the next marker and staying in the

present. I can't remember a lot of the race but I remember the last

500 and we were in the lead. Don't mess it up now! I was in shock. We

were leading, in the Olympics. I had persuaded by self it was

another race. It was only when we crossed the line I realised the

enormity of it. When did it sink in for you? Her I don't think it has

yet, I keep remembering, and smiling to myself. It will take

quite a few days. It is fantastic, and to share it with our friends

and family. In it is a coming-of- age for the lightweight class of

boats. Most of the medals in the past have been for the heavyweights.

A I think so. The atmosphere in the team is fantastic. When you watch

people trained as hard as our team do, day in and day out, it can only

help to motivate you. When you see people winning, you want a part of

that. Everyone is talking about it being his surprise, but it is not a

surprise. You have been putting in work for years. This is the time

when the public have seen it. I have watched everyone trained for

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

went online and bought so many. rest you, have you been out buying

stamps? Apparently, they sold out in Cornwall! It is amazing.

Apparently, there is a gold postbox in your home town, Anna? Yes,

people have been sending me pictures. I know exactly where it

is, in the middle of the main street of my small town. Together,

you have done something amazing for women's sport, particularly women's

rowing. Is it your hope younger women will have a go? If absolutely.

I worked as a PE teacher, and you see how inspired youngsters can get.

Seeing females in sport on a home stage and world stage is really

inspiring. I remember people coming into me when I was at school, and

now I am here. We are keen to give that back, to go into schools and

share our experience. It is time for us to share out excitement.

Like many people, I gave the sport up because of too many early

mornings. But I should have carried on. It is never too late. I know

you say that! You are all officially off duty.

You are moving into the Athletes' Village to relax. What are you

looking forward to? Watching some sport? We are really lucky, the

first week is out of competition, focus and discipline. The second

week's is less disciplined. We have got the greatest stage here, with

the most amazing sporting events in history. And more historic moments

to come and we can be front row spectators. You can relax. Well

deserved. Thank you, all you, it has been fantastic to have you all.

We had better give the men's for a bit of time. The class of 2012 have

Great Britain get the gold medal! Kid is going to be so close. --

eights. Just! We are going to get it, we are going to get it. They

are through. Great Britain from Australia. What a perfect day for

the British coxless four. Here we go. It is going to be great. We are

now a way, finally, after all the talk that has come out of the

Aussie camp. The final of the men's heavyweight coxless four. Great

Britain, the defending Olympic champions, the world champions.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Great Britain have four of them.

Now the confidence will start to build. It is Great Britain,

Australia and USA. Great Britain in lane six, smooth and relaxed. This

is the best we have seen them growing. This is starting to

develop into a two boat race. The British are inching away. This is

going to be like a heavyweight boxing match like no other in

international rowing on the Olympic stage. Here comes the wall of sound.

Great Britain stretching out. This is the brutal end of the race and

is the brutal end of the race and this is where it will matter.

Australia are still in this. The Australians asked charging, but the

British will defend their Olympic title. We have done at! We have

done it! We have done it in style! Great Britain, the Olympic

champions once more and it was just It doesn't feel real. It doesn't

feel like we have just won the Olympics. I'm just very proud.

blown away, I'm so relieved. The supporters incredible. It really

lifted us and stop us making mistakes in the last 500. I'm proud

of everyone, I'm proud of what we've done. I couldn't be happier.

Building up to this there had been a lot of expectation. We have

wanted this so badly for top the way we have gone about training in

the last couple of months has been very intense. To actually put off,

you're in disbelief. The last four years has been extremely difficult

for all of us. We saw how much support, how much enthusiasm there

is. It got louder and louder. The crescendo that came from this crowd

was deafening. You had everything in your heart telling you you could

do it. As soon as you crossed the line, it was silence because we had

done it. What a fantastic croup in that men's four and they are with

me now. -- crew. Congratulations to you. Fantastic to see you wearing

your gold medals. 3 If you won gold medals in Beijing, but Alex, this

is new to you. How are you? Great! I feel good this morning. You had

so much expectation on you because this is the boat that in successive

Olympics has delivered for Britain. This is the Steve Redgrave boat.

is. He set a pretty high President. We take that into training every

day. We trained like we want to win. Did it help or hinder you, or of

that history? A bit of both. It gives you a lot of confidence. GB

knows how to win this event and our expectation is so high that we want

to get that gold medal. There's also a bit of extra pressure

because people expect you to win. There's a history we have chosen to

continue. Probably a bit of both. Pete, you were up against the

Australians, the awesome foursome of the past. They talk a good game!

We had to put up with that for a long time. We handled ourselves

well and professionally, we did our talking underwater. We kept our

focus very internal. These Australians are very classy. And

Drew Ginn as one of the all-time greats in our sport. The rivalry is

extreme. Everybody in England and Britain loves to hate the Aussies!

It was always build up for a massive rivalry. We should

commiserate because they are not having the best Olympics. It must

hurt. Explain to me about the run- up to you four it as a crew. 3 If

you were in the same boat in Beijing, but things were at shaken

up for a while. After Beijing, everything resets. The Games is the

end point of our lives. The next four years will pan out differently

for us. Myself and Peter Winton to the pair. Alex had just come out of

Beijing as a spare. T J went back to Cambridge. We took different

parts. However, they all converged about six months ago when Jurgen

satyrs down in a room. You your coach. A legend in his own right.

Absolutely. His tenth gold medal as a coach, consecutive. A huge

achievement. Meehan Pete have been fighting a Kiwi pair for three

years. They ended up winning the gold medal. A very impressive gold

medal. Alex, world champion from last year, with TJ. Everyone gets

their moment. This group is relatively recent. Yes. I've been

in the four for the last three years. We've come together this

year after coming into it as a pair. The team was shaken up a little bit.

Katherine Grainger said that from the moment she started rowing with

Anna Watkins, she knew. Is that how it felt for you guys? No! There

were some things we did which were incredibly quick, previously, and

then we got announced and our first couple of weeks in the boat were

pretty horrendous. We had to do a lot of work to make it clicked. It

takes a lot of time and effort and communication to make the team work.

We had to do it the hard way. was the moment you thought it had

clicked? Yesterday! You were talking about those crucial five

weeks running up to it. That is when you want to feel it is coming

together. Yes, the first three weeks about was -- three weeks of

that was about hard work. The last two weeks was honing it. Alex is

right, the last race was a masterpiece, that was when it came

together. That final was epic. The combination of a lot of hard work.

-- culmination. How much did the home crowd help you or could you

have helped this result anywhere? It was enormous. We've been saying

it all week. From the moment we turned up, even when we were at

training sessions, we had people cheering us in the morning. The

crowd lit up because they saw us. This was way before racing started.

It just didn't stop. When you come into finals day, it is like rowing

in the Coliseum. You feel the crowd before you even hear them. In your

bones and your body. Just when you feel like dying and thinking you

can't do it, they lift queue for up not distracting Atul? People talk

about the level of noise. Brilliant. Big crowds can be a distraction,

but we never thought that, we always felt relaxed. We felt at

home and that everybody was on our side. I don't remember thinking

that would be the case. From some of the TV pictures, even us, you

kind of get an idea of what it takes out of you. You are

professional athletes, you train at this incredible level, yet at the

end of it, you are in pieces, understandably. How does your body

feel? I am broken! Last night I was in bed by 11 o'clock. I was done.

We were thinking you were out partying! That was them. Are you

will going to carry on, do you think? I think I have a few more

years in May. I will speak to the other guys. The what do you think?

I don't know. There was a pretty awesome race to finish on if I do

finish. I will never say never. You're never ever going to beat

that. Well, I don't know, you might! Rio 2016. I'm keen. I love

it. He I love the training, it is all worth it. I've got my employer,

the Royal Navy, and they've been looking after me for a long time. I

have to have a conversation with them at some point, but I hope I've

made them proud and I hope we can carry on. What about those early

gold medals that came from Helen and Heather, how much did that

help? I nearly burst! I watched it from my bed. I was alone. I was

welling up. It was extraordinary watching them. Our own finals were

over four days. That first day, the girls, and then we saw the quad,

the women's quad, and then an hour men's eight fighting for the gold

medal and getting bronze. The emotions took me to pieces. You had

to keep it together for the longest, until the very last day of the

files. That was tough. The hotel got quieter and dinner -- quieter

and quieter. It was pretty hard. We felt the pressure. The ones who had

hoped to be in the same position as you and were not, Zac Purchase and

Mark Hunter. Have you seen them? Were even seen them briefly. -- We

have seen them. Training is everything. You can see how hard a

year they have had. They fought incredibly hard yesterday, they

gave it everything. They left everything on the water. To fall

short tears you up as an athlete. We are not immune to that. We can

all experience that. It is a terrifying thing to see. But we

have a huge amount of respect for everybody in the whole team for

what everyone has been through, but for those guys it is incredibly

tough. Now the next few days for you guys? You can enjoy the

Olympics. Are you moving into the village? Yes. I think so. We are

moving in this morning. We don't plan anything be on the finals.

probably have no head space to think of anything! I am sure there

will be some good parties and things to go to. Fancy popping into

the athletics tonight? Usain Bolt? If I can get a ticket! I like to

think that with that around your neck, you have a good chance of

walking in. You will probably not tempted to take off the medals.

Thank you for coming in. I'm sure you're exhausted!

A fantastic regatta overall, nine medals for Britain. In the next

half an hour, the women's marathon is going to be getting under way.

Let's set the scene for you. Know Paula Radcliffe because of that

injury, but hopefully that will not spoil things for the crowds. We are

taking you over to the Mall. This is where the finish will take place.

Three British women are running. Plenty of people to cheer on. It

doesn't look like they have got the best weather to be running in this

morning. Let's join Steve Cram and Brendan Foster. I imagine you are

still trying to come down from last night in the stadium. Does the rain

affect your mood? It is fantastic weather for ducks. It is also good

weather for marathon runners. It was a great night last night. I

wish they had brought the cauldron down here because we could do with

a bit of Fleet. It is not that cold, actually. These are perfect

conditions for distance running. Let's reflect on last night. You've

been watching athletics and taking part in athletics for more years

than you might care to remember. Will there ever be another night

last night? That was the greatest night in British athletics. Fear

any other occasion which has registered in the history books for

athletics was when Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile in

Oxford. There were a couple of hundred people there. I have met

thousands of people who have said I was there. Last night there where

80,000 people there and there will be 800,000 people telling us they

were there that night. It was absolutely fantastic. Jessica Ennis

is such a star. She carries herself brilliantly. Greg Rutherford, to

win a gold medal, surprised if you, but to the insiders, they thought

he had a real chance. And then our first gold medal at distance

running in the Olympic Games. We started in 1912 with the 10,000m.

We have never been able to win before and Mo Farah was just

fantastic last night. Absolutely brilliant. Loads of people who saw

that last night and hopefully they will say they want to join an

athletics club. The sport itself has never been better than last

Used or Mo Farah when he walked out onto the track, I've never seen him

jump up and down on the track, it seems as if our athletes are

relishing the atmosphere in the stadium. I even saw Seb Coe, who

obviously was a happy man afterwards. The you couldn't write

that script, it is a real drama, it is live, it is for real. The thing

about it, Mo Farah had a great chance, the Olympic champion was

defending his title. We thought he wasn't as fit. He was nearly there.

Eventually, Mo Farah came through. In his first 10,000m of the year.

He has been promising so much. Four years ago, he was detected --

dejected. He has been planning now, as speaking to his physiologist, he

was having his recovery drinks, thinking about the 5,000. A quick

thought about the women's marathon. Paula Radcliffe is and here, which

is a shame. Distant runners -- distance runners, not many have run

at five Commonwealth -- a limpet J -- five Olympic Games. Sadly

through an injury, she has had to pull out. There will be no sadder

person in London. I just wish she could have been here. We're looking

forward to that, in 20 minutes. And we will be back for the big events

this evening. The terrain is really coming down,

I know you said it is good for marathon runners. Steve and Brendan

will be back in the Olympic Stadium tonight. And, at 9.55pm, we will

witness the most hotly anticipated race of the Olympics, the 100m

final. One tiny island Caribbean Island is once again expecting gold.

And, like London buses, Jamaican sprinters appear to come in threes.

First, there was Asafa Powell, then Usain Bolt burst onto the scene in

dramatic style. And now there's a new kid on the block. Known as The

Beast, Yohan Blake has being making Usain Bolt think twice about that

"nailed on gold". There is a Jamaican sprinter the

top of the athletics world. No, not Bolt, but the man who beat him

twice, his training partner Johan Blake.

It is wonderful. That is where the This is going to be the famous pose,

after I won the Olympics! It is going to be a crazy one.

I am finally, I have been working my whole life. I have been working

for this moment. And it has come true. The sprinter they called The

Beast is in peak form, he recorded the fastest time of the year, he is

The stage is set for the greatest race on earth. I feel a bit nervous,

my first Olympics. I know I'm going to do good. Three gold medals. It

is going to be a crazy one. The Olympics is wet it all begins.

Everybody is going to be at the Olympics, the world is watching.

The baby that is just born is watching. For me, the Olympics is

everything. I would like to win a gold. I want to be positive to

people. Not only to beat people, I want to motivate them, took up lift

them, I want a better world. That better world means beating his

training partner Usain Bolt, on the biggest stage.

We are working for the same thing, we are from the same country. On

the track, it is business. If he comes to me, I say, you're not

doing this for the people, for the fans, for your family, you are

doing this for yourself. This is what he said to me, to motivate me

before a race. You can do it! No matter whether we win, lose or draw,

we are still friends. Even if it is still business, we all want to win.

A if he does Peter Bolt macro, it will change his life forever.

are three Jamaicans in the Olympic final. I am ready to go. It is

going to be a cracker. Probably the hottest ticket of the

Olympics, happening right here in the Olympic Stadium. Steve Cram

will be in the commentary box, just how tight will this be? It will be

very tight. Blake is the man people are looking to beat but the

Americans will be tough. Brian Bailey, the third best of the

Americans, ran the quickest heat. Tyson Gay should be one to watch.

If Usain Bolt doesn't get out, he doesn't have that cushion in Berlin

and Beijing, he is not that much better at this year than everybody

else, then I am expecting a close race. We had a close one in the

women's 100. That was a fast race. 10.75, the quickest for the women's

100m in Britain. We may not see a world record, but I am expecting a

couple of 100th separating the first three.

Usain Bolt still has this aura but it has gone a bit, that sense of

invincibility isn't there any more. It will be a problem for him.

Michael Johnson said, this is a different Usain Bolt. He is playing

the kind of character we know and love, to the crowd, but he doesn't

have the same relaxed nature. There is tension and worry and others are

noticing that, particularly the Americans. Tyson Gay goes about his

business quietly. If he gets out of the blocks quickly and Usain Bolt

doesn't, it may be Tyson Gay or Blake. How has Usain Bolt not to

you when you have been watching him in the stadium in his appearance

as? Yesterday, he was almost trying to play the ball to Usain Bolt,

playing up to the stereotype we know and love. But underneath I get

a hint it is not as he would like it to be. It will be tough. It is

about the first 20 metres. If you wind the clock back, in Rome at the

end of May, he looked really good, heading back to his best. He has

had plenty of problems. It is Blake who has gone on, and Tyson Gay. The

balance has shifted. It may well be that Usain Bolt, if he can get out

of the blocks. Yesterday, he mentioned he stumbled, he has been

doing that a lot. The big race is just before 10pm. Before that, the

semi-finals, we may even have an upset in there. It is not beyond

the realms of possibility. Only two go through, and the two fastest

losers. We may have a massive shock. As we did when he made a false

start. Three very good Americans, three very good Jamaicans. And from

Trinidad. Generally, though, I expect the top men to make it

through to the final. Then, it is anyone's game.

A fantastic night last night. What else should we now be looking out

for? Crunch time for many of our athletes. Plenty of semi-finals.

Christine Ohuruogu it is some want a lot of people are saying, can she

do what she did four years ago? As we came into the Olympic Games, she

had that really good race and we thought, she might be back. The

Russian is very good. But it may well be that Christine Ohuruogu

made do enough to make them worry, because they will be going out hard

and she will be chasing a dent in the home straight. In the women's

triple jump, like the men's long jump, it is very open.

After last night, everyone in the British team must be on a higher.

As you must be. You can tell from my voice, even after the event, you

couldn't stop talking about it. As I was walking out of the stadium, I

bumped into Seb Coe, Boris Johnson, the general public, lots of

Athletic fans -- athletics fans, euphoric. It was like a big party.

I have woken up as if I have had a hand over, a great Hanover to have.

-- hangover. Thanks Steve, we'll be back at the

Mall in about 15 minutes time for the start of the women's marathon.

Before that, there's chance to catch up on a bit of cycling from

this morning. The BBC is covering the Olympics

might never before. Whether it is on TV, online or on the radio or

through your mobile. We will make sure you will never miss a moment.

On BBC One, we will be broadcasting from Breakfast until 1am. BBC Three

will be showing live action from 9am, until 11pm. We will be showing

more sport on the red button. And the BBC website will cover 24 lives

streams of any event. We will have every session of every sport, every

day, live. On the website, you'll find a page for every sport,

athlete and country. If you are on the move, you can access the latest

news. And you can listen to all the live coverage on BBC Radio Five

Live. If you have a 3D TV and want to see the Games in 3D, you can. We