Live

:00:16. > :00:18.Good afternoon and welcome to Manchester - the home of today's

:00:19. > :00:23.In just a few minutes' time, Team GB and Paralympics GB

:00:24. > :00:26.will make their way from the Museum of Science and Industry,

:00:27. > :00:29.through the city centre, finishing here with a climactic stage

:00:30. > :00:32.event in Albert Square, which also happens to be our

:00:33. > :00:40.The crowds are gathering here in the Square,

:00:41. > :00:44.all hoping to grab a glimpse of their sporting hero,

:00:45. > :00:51.400 of whom will be arriving on that stage in about an hour's time.

:00:52. > :00:58.It is going to be a fantastic afternoon, people coming out on the

:00:59. > :01:01.streets to show their appreciation for a tremendous summer of sport.

:01:02. > :01:03.Team GB set the ball rolling with their own Olympic record,

:01:04. > :01:06.winning 67 medals - two more than London 2012

:01:07. > :01:12.with an astonishing 147 medals, and 64 golds.

:01:13. > :01:36.# Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel

:01:37. > :02:03.Andy Murray is a double Olympic gold medallist!

:02:04. > :02:07.Sarah Storey is Great Britain's most successful Paralympian!

:02:08. > :02:10.Adam Peaty takes Olympic gold for Great Britain!

:02:11. > :02:14.That is a third gold medal for Bethany Firth!

:02:15. > :02:20.Glover and Stanning defend their Olympic title.

:02:21. > :02:32.# Blossom on the tree, you know how I feel

:02:33. > :02:42.# It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me, yeah,

:02:43. > :02:48.COMMENTATOR: A double gold medallist in the 100 metres.

:02:49. > :02:54.Alistair Brownlee, the Olympic trialthon champion!

:02:55. > :02:57.Kadeena Cox, gold in the Velodrome and gold now on the track.

:02:58. > :03:12.# Scent of the pine, you know how I feel

:03:13. > :03:19.# Oh, freedom is mine, and I know how I feel

:03:20. > :03:35.# Yes, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me

:03:36. > :03:42.COMMENTATOR: Laura Trott is Britain's most successful female

:03:43. > :03:48.Max Whitlock - double Olympic champion.

:03:49. > :03:51.Jason Kenny's got it, a sixth gold medal!

:03:52. > :03:57.Mo Farah is going to get the double double.

:03:58. > :04:00.Incredible memories, and we'll be reliving all those

:04:01. > :04:02.amazing moments over the next couple of hours.

:04:03. > :04:05.I've been joined by a few sporting heroes of my own.

:04:06. > :04:11.Captain of the London 2012 Wheelchair Rugby team, Steve Brown,

:04:12. > :04:13.Britain's most successful Olympic swimmer this century,

:04:14. > :04:18.Rebecca Adlington, and six-time Olympic champion, Sir Chris Hoy.

:04:19. > :04:26.What a fantastic line-up to get this whole thing going. I'm going to ask

:04:27. > :04:31.you to dip into your own Rio memories. Steve, what would be a

:04:32. > :04:36.highlight if you could condense it in the one thing? For me you have

:04:37. > :04:45.the track and field, every single area of the games was great. All of

:04:46. > :04:51.the worries about whether there would be crowds and whether they

:04:52. > :04:55.would be interested. On day one, I opened my blinds and watched

:04:56. > :05:00.thousands of people going in through the park gates, and watching how Rio

:05:01. > :05:10.got behind the games was the highlight for me. The noise was

:05:11. > :05:13.exceptional. After the London Paralympics, many thought we

:05:14. > :05:21.wouldn't see anything like that again, but Rio showed the

:05:22. > :05:31.Paralympics has moved to be a -- an incredible event in sport. People

:05:32. > :05:35.were watching sport for sport's sake when they were watching the

:05:36. > :05:41.Paralympics. They came along and loved the sport they saw. Rebecca,

:05:42. > :05:49.do you have one moment that for you and I to the whole of Rio or is it

:05:50. > :05:52.difficult to condense it down? It is so difficult, highlights across the

:05:53. > :05:56.board, but obviously in the pool what Adam Peaty did was incredible.

:05:57. > :06:00.The swimming was amazing because it was like being in a football

:06:01. > :06:06.stadium. They didn't get the swimming etiquette that you have to

:06:07. > :06:09.be quiet when the starting gun goes, there was singing and chanting,

:06:10. > :06:12.which was great because you don't get that normally. To see the

:06:13. > :06:19.British team, from a swimming point of view we had the best Olympics we

:06:20. > :06:22.have have had. All of the stadiums have their own personality, and

:06:23. > :06:27.athletics the same thing applied, they didn't get the etiquette of not

:06:28. > :06:35.knowing people. In the velodrome was at the unique atmosphere? It almost

:06:36. > :06:38.felt like a home event like we were back in Manchester or London. I was

:06:39. > :06:44.impressed with the way the team performed. My highlight would have

:06:45. > :06:49.to be Jason Kenny, under extreme pressure with the drama of the false

:06:50. > :06:54.start, amazing, but also the way the whole team backed up after London to

:06:55. > :07:00.come back from a home Olympics to do so well. Mr and Mrs Kenny we believe

:07:01. > :07:06.are somewhere in a camper van on their honeymoon! So we won't be

:07:07. > :07:10.seeing them today but we wish them the very best. We will have to wait

:07:11. > :07:15.no longer because the parade is about to start. I do believe the sun

:07:16. > :07:19.has even come out. The skies have turned blue once more.

:07:20. > :07:23.Guiding us through proceedings in the commentary box is Andrew Cotter.

:07:24. > :07:31.It is almost exactly a month since the closing ceremony, so it is a

:07:32. > :07:34.chance today to relive events in Rio and refresh memories, which is worth

:07:35. > :07:38.doing bearing in mind what was achieved. There will be youngsters

:07:39. > :07:44.watching who revel in the success and perhaps take it for granted that

:07:45. > :07:50.in Olympics terms, winning gold medals is normal. Go back 20 years

:07:51. > :07:54.to Atlanta, there was one gold medal at the Olympics, Steve Redgrave, and

:07:55. > :08:00.Matthew Pinsent, who is with us today. What an improvement over 20

:08:01. > :08:04.years, and that is what we are celebrating today. Marty will be on

:08:05. > :08:12.float number one, just to let you know what will be happening. A few

:08:13. > :08:15.showers coming down. The floats have Paralympic athletes and Olympic

:08:16. > :08:20.athletes, they will be winding their way through the city ending in

:08:21. > :08:26.Albert Square. On float number one is Sir Matthew Pinsent. Andrew,

:08:27. > :08:35.thank you. I can remember being part of an Olympic team, and we had a

:08:36. > :08:41.convertible car so how things have changed. I'm going to talk to one of

:08:42. > :08:45.our multiple gold medallists from Rio, Libby Clegg, in a second, but

:08:46. > :08:48.let's remind you of her amazing performances in Rio.

:08:49. > :08:50.COMMENTATOR: Clegg and Clarke complete the double.

:08:51. > :08:53.The Paralympic record falls and for Libby Clegg that is a second

:08:54. > :09:06.Everyone has seen new running, how does that memory fit in your own

:09:07. > :09:12.mind? It feels like such a long time ago now, so much has happened since.

:09:13. > :09:16.I've been on holiday, I've been visiting family and friends so it

:09:17. > :09:23.feels like a long time ago now already. You had a fairly upset and

:09:24. > :09:27.the mulch was run into the games, you changed your guide, how was

:09:28. > :09:32.that? It was a difficult decision but obviously with my success in Rio

:09:33. > :09:37.it was definitely the right decision. Working with Chris is

:09:38. > :09:43.amazing, he's such a fantastic person and obviously a great athlete

:09:44. > :09:46.to come with. And he is not here today, any messages for him today

:09:47. > :09:50.about the parade? I will tell him he's missing out because it is

:09:51. > :09:55.amazing but I think is going to London tomorrow for the parade there

:09:56. > :09:59.so I wish him all the best. I haven't spoken to him for a couple

:10:00. > :10:05.of weeks because I'd been on holiday. Any downside to wearing

:10:06. > :10:10.your two gold medals? They keep bashing and they get scratched

:10:11. > :10:15.really easily, never mind. Congratulations once again! Back to

:10:16. > :10:24.you, Guppy. -- Gabby. Chris is still with me and we're

:10:25. > :10:27.joined by 2012 Bronze medallist We'll be hearing from them

:10:28. > :10:38.throughout the afternoon. Does it stir memories from your own

:10:39. > :10:41.Olympics in 2012? Yes, seeing people paraded around London, people had

:10:42. > :10:45.banners and there were schoolchildren there. My neighbours

:10:46. > :10:50.literally picked their kids up from school and went to London to be a

:10:51. > :10:54.part of it. People here are so excited to celebrate that success.

:10:55. > :10:59.Someone is doing a roaring trade in gold bowler hats as well! They look

:11:00. > :11:03.very impressive indeed, making their way home from school it would seem,

:11:04. > :11:22.to make sure they take in the atmosphere here. It is

:11:23. > :11:26.a great idea to have this parade in Manchester and take the Olympic road

:11:27. > :11:28.jokes and Paralympic road show to the whole of the nation. Most

:11:29. > :11:30.definitely, the atmosphere is fantastic. It is great to see

:11:31. > :11:32.everybody celebrating. Celebrating the performances of our athletes.

:11:33. > :11:35.You know they are all supporting when we were competing under the is

:11:36. > :11:37.great to see. What is interesting, when you are away from home, you

:11:38. > :11:43.kind of don't know what is going on, you have no idea. Are people buying

:11:44. > :11:48.into this, are they supporting it? Exactly, and that's a great chance

:11:49. > :11:53.for the athletes to support the public as well. The whole nation was

:11:54. > :11:56.willing them on to win the medals. Absolutely and they have a chance to

:11:57. > :12:10.see their heroes up close. Andrew Cotter can tell us how things

:12:11. > :12:19.are going down there at the start. That is a nice rainbow over

:12:20. > :12:23.Manchester. It seems it is such a distance from Rio, but Manchester is

:12:24. > :12:27.certainly giving everything to this parade. A golden tram has been

:12:28. > :12:39.wheeled out onto the tracks in the city to mark the success of Great

:12:40. > :12:44.Britain. It is 91, the combine the number of medals won by this

:12:45. > :12:51.country. The floats, 14 of them, will go through. We have the

:12:52. > :12:57.Paralympic athletics go first, then Olympics, and it alternates. There's

:12:58. > :13:03.the Olympic athletes, and Jessica Ennis-Hill, recently retired, she

:13:04. > :13:08.won a silver medal in Rio. She certainly wanted a gold medal but

:13:09. > :13:13.what a career she has had. Twice world champion and gold medallist in

:13:14. > :13:19.2012 in London and here is one of the stars. But so many stars and

:13:20. > :13:24.medals on display. Rebecca Adlington and Steve Brown alongside me.

:13:25. > :13:28.Rebecca, looking back to you in 2008 in Beijing, that was the first real

:13:29. > :13:36.parade when you came back from that one and this seems commonplace now,

:13:37. > :13:39.it just shows the success Britain has in the Olympics and Paralympics.

:13:40. > :13:41.Definitely. Obviously the London parade was something else, it was

:13:42. > :13:47.incredible, but it was great to have won after Beijing as well. Everyone

:13:48. > :13:53.was building up to the London Games. It was an amazing thing and it is

:13:54. > :13:58.great they are having two parades, but rightly so up here in Manchester

:13:59. > :14:05.to spread it out. The drummers are back, from the London 2012 opening

:14:06. > :14:09.ceremony. Using buckets came about as a financial necessity because the

:14:10. > :14:14.cost of finding drums was going to break the bank for London 2012 so

:14:15. > :14:18.they are here, adding their colour and noise. Sounds like samba from

:14:19. > :14:24.Rio is brought to Manchester today and they are getting ready to lead

:14:25. > :14:28.out some of the floats. It goes from the side the Museum of Science and

:14:29. > :14:33.Industry, through Deansgate, then looks around and comes back to

:14:34. > :14:41.Albert Square. A couple of golden cars to lead them out as well. A

:14:42. > :14:43.reminder of what was achieved at the Olympic Games, Great Britain and

:14:44. > :14:51.Northern Ireland claimed 67 medals overall. And ahead of China in the

:14:52. > :14:56.table, which is always a useful marker, behind only the United

:14:57. > :15:00.States. Two more medals overall than managed at London 2012, and that was

:15:01. > :15:06.the first time in which a country who had hosted the Games immediately

:15:07. > :15:12.before had gone on to win more medals the next time. In Rio, there

:15:13. > :15:19.was such great success, and at the Paralympics as well. 147 medals in

:15:20. > :15:23.total at the Paralympics, 27 more done in London. Sometimes we take

:15:24. > :15:25.that success for granted, Steve, but there's a lot of funding and hard

:15:26. > :15:34.work goes into it. The jump from home games and

:15:35. > :15:38.surpassing that in a games abroad four years later is something new.

:15:39. > :15:42.Teams don't do that, countries to go from home games to playing away and

:15:43. > :15:46.have more success than they did at home. Especially when you look at

:15:47. > :15:50.the funding, the homes of all, playing in front of a home crowd, to

:15:51. > :15:54.take that same energy and do it away four years later is something that's

:15:55. > :16:01.new and exciting to see. As you mentioned when you are in the studio

:16:02. > :16:04.a few months ago, the key thing for you was there were such scare

:16:05. > :16:07.stories and doom mongering ahead of Olympics and Paralympics, that the

:16:08. > :16:13.funding was pulled out and the crowds went going to be great, but

:16:14. > :16:17.it turned out brilliant. I was talking to people in Brazil, in Rio,

:16:18. > :16:20.and asking them when they booked their tickets, when they got

:16:21. > :16:26.involved. They tried to explain to me that the rest of the world didn't

:16:27. > :16:28.understand how last-minute Rio do things, and that's right down to the

:16:29. > :16:32.ticket bookings are getting themselves part of the Paralympics.

:16:33. > :16:36.They wanted to be there. They wanted to be part of it but they didn't get

:16:37. > :16:44.their tickets until the last minute. Richard Whitehead at the back there,

:16:45. > :16:46.the first float on its way. Richard Whitehead, who defended his 200

:16:47. > :17:02.metres title in Rio in the teeth 42 class. -- T42 class. Libby Clegg we

:17:03. > :17:06.have heard from already, won gold in the 100 and 200. And Hannah

:17:07. > :17:09.Cockcroft, who always seems to win, and we shouldn't take that for

:17:10. > :17:17.granted, she took three gold medals in her sport in Rio to go with her

:17:18. > :17:20.two she won in London. Yes. You can see the medals round their necks,

:17:21. > :17:25.the smiles on their faces, they are proud of what they have achieved in

:17:26. > :17:28.the country is there for them. Kelly and Jasmin peering over the side of

:17:29. > :17:39.the float. Kelly Massey took the bronze in the 4x100. The first two

:17:40. > :17:51.throats of Olympic and Paralympic athletes. I think they are moving at

:17:52. > :17:56.45 second intervals. It will be smiles all round. So much metalware

:17:57. > :18:00.around their necks. We are looking at the swimming coming shortly,

:18:01. > :18:04.Rebecca. It took awhile for the success to get going and once it

:18:05. > :18:08.came in Rio, there was great success again for Great Britain. Yes, the

:18:09. > :18:12.swimmers did absolutely fantastic, the best Olympics we have ever had.

:18:13. > :18:16.It was amazing. Adam Peaty it's got the first gold medal, breaking the

:18:17. > :18:20.world record, and I've been created this belief for the rest of the

:18:21. > :18:23.team. I think swimming, we are not one of the best countries,

:18:24. > :18:27.especially when you have America and Michael Phelps and everyone. It is

:18:28. > :18:31.great with the swimmers that they thought, hold on, Adam is just a boy

:18:32. > :18:35.from Uttoxeter who loves what he does, he doesn't train in a special

:18:36. > :18:38.facility or anything like that. It installed a lot of belief in the

:18:39. > :18:42.team and it was great the medals then kept flowing. We only had one

:18:43. > :18:45.or two nights where there was no medals at all, which was a nice

:18:46. > :18:51.change, especially in the swimming world! There we are, lots of selfies

:18:52. > :18:55.and videos being taken on phones as the floats move from Liverpool Road.

:18:56. > :18:57.We will bring you more details of who is where and each float as and

:18:58. > :19:06.when they going down Deansgate. Great to see the crowds coming out.

:19:07. > :19:13.We have had some rain. The sun is coming out. There is a new order

:19:14. > :19:18.tribute band. It interesting to hear what Rebecca were saying about how

:19:19. > :19:22.the belief spreads through a team. I read a wonderful quote from Nile

:19:23. > :19:26.Wilson the other day saying the next four years or so important because

:19:27. > :19:32.he is going for gold now. He has seen what's happened and what is

:19:33. > :19:43.possible. That is what it's about, sending that belief in a sport

:19:44. > :19:49.through 18. -- 18. Yes, if you have a role model you think, they can do

:19:50. > :19:55.and I can do it. Whether it's at the National Centre... They can look at

:19:56. > :20:01.them and think it's down to hard work and determination they have

:20:02. > :20:05.achieved those levels. Nile came back in as a Jude Law member of the

:20:06. > :20:13.team, so Louis Smith and Max Whitlock and thought, I can go one

:20:14. > :20:18.better. And even younger gymnasts, the eight to nine-year-olds, they

:20:19. > :20:21.look and think Great Britain, medals on the world stage. That's what

:20:22. > :20:25.happened in cycling and you were close to the vanguard of that. It

:20:26. > :20:28.helps the old athletes as well. You have younger athletes coming into

:20:29. > :20:32.the team, pushing for places and in a way it inspires field athletes to

:20:33. > :20:37.work harder to keep their place in the team. Some of those old

:20:38. > :20:42.athletes, Hannah Cockcroft, great experience and goes one better,

:20:43. > :20:48.three gold medals this time? Yes, a fantastic performance. It just shows

:20:49. > :20:51.in Paralympic sport adapt of talent. You have people fighting for that

:20:52. > :21:01.place on the team. It is fantastic. We did so well. Beautiful rendition

:21:02. > :21:05.of that... I think it is Elbow, behind us. I hope you can hear me

:21:06. > :21:09.because it is incredibly loud, the PA system. We are fighting against

:21:10. > :21:12.at the moment, but it is because the atmosphere out there is ready like a

:21:13. > :21:17.party. This is where we are all going to end up in just over an

:21:18. > :21:20.hour's time. 400 Paralympic and Olympic heroes will take to that

:21:21. > :21:24.stage. Out there at the moment on the floats for us it is a very big

:21:25. > :21:30.hello to Ore Oduba. You have you got with you?

:21:31. > :21:33.Hello, we're just standing by embracing ourselves. This float is

:21:34. > :21:37.moving, even at three miles an hour, you have to make sure you are

:21:38. > :21:41.careful. It is an absolute treat. Manchester looking resplendent. It

:21:42. > :21:45.has been my home for five years and it is used adding the red and blue

:21:46. > :21:48.city of Manchester celebrating football parade. Today the red white

:21:49. > :21:55.and blue of the Great Britain teams coming together. We have had rain,

:21:56. > :21:56.but it's all right because a couple of guys I have next to me are very

:21:57. > :22:09.good at getting wet! Adam Peaty takes Olympic gold for

:22:10. > :22:12.Great Britain. Absolutely fantastic! Silver for Jazz Carlin, wonderful

:22:13. > :22:18.silver medal for Great Britain, well done Jazz Great Britain win the

:22:19. > :22:27.silver, what a wonderful team effort there. Silver for Great Britain,

:22:28. > :22:30.Silverton Siobhan-Marie O'Connor. Gold to USA, silver to Great

:22:31. > :22:39.Britain, what a fabulous team effort that was. Silver for Jazz Carlin,

:22:40. > :22:47.yes, well done! They have done it! Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow are

:22:48. > :22:56.bronze medallists. Yes! That is an Olympic medal. Silver for Jack

:22:57. > :23:03.Laughter. Yes, come on! It is gold. Jack Laughter and Chris Mears have

:23:04. > :23:07.done it. Here they are soaking up the applause. The smiles on your

:23:08. > :23:12.faces as we go through the city of Manchester is amazing. Jazz, it must

:23:13. > :23:18.seem like ages ago when you won the first silver medal, but here we are

:23:19. > :23:22.taking in the applause he richly deserved, what is this like? Yes, we

:23:23. > :23:26.had a bit of rain but it hasn't dampened the mood. You can hear the

:23:27. > :23:29.cheers, it's incredible. I want to thank the British public for the

:23:30. > :23:33.support, because it's been incredible from the moment we were

:23:34. > :23:37.out there until we landed, such incredible support. It's amazing to

:23:38. > :23:41.be here today and thank everyone. Absolutely. Jack, I'm sure you want

:23:42. > :23:49.to give the same message, Rio was some time ago and finally you get to

:23:50. > :23:52.meet the public who gave you so much support those months ago? Yes, it's

:23:53. > :23:54.been quite a long time and it's nice to do this, the Olympians and

:23:55. > :23:58.Paralympians together. I want to say thank you. I had no idea what the

:23:59. > :24:02.support was like at home, I turned off my Facebook and Twitter. To see

:24:03. > :24:05.these thousands of people crowding the streets of Manchester, and in

:24:06. > :24:10.the rain, these people have stuck through it. It's so nice to be able

:24:11. > :24:15.to be here, to showcase and say thank you to everybody, because they

:24:16. > :24:21.are a massive part of it as well. I'm sure the question is and many of

:24:22. > :24:27.them on to us, where is Chris? He's on holiday. He's been away for ages.

:24:28. > :24:30.He's in America. I know... Tell him he's missing out. On his behalf I

:24:31. > :24:36.will say thank you to everybody as well. I will let you guys soak up

:24:37. > :24:39.the applause, Jack Laughter and Jazz Carlin, absolutely fantastic. Thank

:24:40. > :24:44.you. Look at those medals, looking so loud and proud! If you thought

:24:45. > :24:49.the Aquatics was good in Rio, what about cycling? That really was hot.

:24:50. > :24:53.COMMENTATOR: It's bronze for Chris Froome.

:24:54. > :24:55.Becky James wins a second silver medal.

:24:56. > :24:57.A brilliant bronze from Katy Marchant.

:24:58. > :25:09.The gold medal goes to Great Britain.

:25:10. > :25:10.Laura Trott, Britain's most successful female

:25:11. > :25:33.Becky James, world champion and double Olympian medallists. Just

:25:34. > :25:38.talk about your journey that you had for the three years, building up to

:25:39. > :25:42.Rio 2016. A lot of people would have remembered what you went through to

:25:43. > :25:46.be here on this float, enjoying a Manchester crowd you know so well

:25:47. > :25:50.and rejoice in what was a great summer. It was a really tough

:25:51. > :25:55.journey. The two years coming into the Olympics was really hard,

:25:56. > :25:58.especially from 2014, I was injured and it was a good 18 months and I

:25:59. > :26:05.was back riding my bike properly. I had a long period of. I had a really

:26:06. > :26:09.good year out from Rio. To be stood here with the two silver medals and

:26:10. > :26:13.celebrating with everyone is incredible. Manchester is your home,

:26:14. > :26:18.of course. This is where British cycling is based. Just describe the

:26:19. > :26:21.feeling, you know the streets pretty well, often they are dark and

:26:22. > :26:24.blooming at the time you're getting up in the morning and you don't see

:26:25. > :26:28.these people but they are here and all for you. It's incredible.

:26:29. > :26:31.Manchester is home for me now. To be here with all this support is just

:26:32. > :26:45.fantastic. I can't thank everyone enough. When

:26:46. > :26:48.you are in Rio didn't see any of this, you have Twitter and Facebook

:26:49. > :26:49.and all that support, but this is completely different and nothing

:26:50. > :26:52.like I've experienced before. A lot of people will be familiar with the

:26:53. > :26:55.factual boyfriend is George North. He's been on a few open top bus

:26:56. > :26:58.parades. Has he given new technique you need to employ to wave to your

:26:59. > :27:01.loving crowd? No, I'm just trying to get around and say hello to

:27:02. > :27:05.everyone. I never imagined this many people to be out. I'm absolutely

:27:06. > :27:11.loving it. I will let you soak it in, Becky, well done.

:27:12. > :27:16.Betty, what an inspiration. She had 18 months of injury and illness and

:27:17. > :27:21.things were touch and go whether she would make those kind of heights

:27:22. > :27:26.again. Yes, a fantastic season post-London, she didn't make the

:27:27. > :27:28.Olympics in London but a great year in 2013, four medals in the World

:27:29. > :27:32.Championships and then this horrendous period when she got ill

:27:33. > :27:38.and had injuries. Off the bike for months on end. To see her bounce

:27:39. > :27:41.back and went to silver medals at the Olympic Games, one of my

:27:42. > :27:47.highlights, to see that happen. We all expect the team pursuit for men

:27:48. > :27:52.and women to do well, Jason Klatt Kenny and Laura Trott. I had this

:27:53. > :27:55.morning on the radio, the challenges of coming back, not so much the

:27:56. > :28:01.challenges of coming back after a break but the challenges of getting

:28:02. > :28:06.back into training. That must be a big shock to the system, when all

:28:07. > :28:10.this party dies down. The interviews start to fade away and the muscles

:28:11. > :28:13.have to start working again and the lungs. It's tough, but in many ways

:28:14. > :28:18.you are craving it because you've come from this routine and this

:28:19. > :28:22.structured lifestyle, where for a few days or weeks is fantastic to be

:28:23. > :28:28.able to let off some steam, but in many ways you crave that routine, or

:28:29. > :28:32.and I think most most athletes do. The difficulty is having some real

:28:33. > :28:35.motivation. What are you training for next, how can you get yourself

:28:36. > :28:40.back to work as hard as you need to to win medals? Having those goals,

:28:41. > :28:44.for you after Beijing, you would have been quite within your rights

:28:45. > :28:47.at the age were to say that was a fantastic period. But you obviously

:28:48. > :28:53.set your sights very much an Olympic medals. That four-year cycle would

:28:54. > :28:55.have been tough without back? Yes, I came home from Beijing and come

:28:56. > :29:02.forth, it was an amazing achievement but it wasn't what I wanted. I was

:29:03. > :29:05.devastated and didn't know if I could put myself through another

:29:06. > :29:09.four years of hard work and determination but the one thing that

:29:10. > :29:13.kept me going was my coach. I was able to have that relationship with

:29:14. > :29:18.her and take it step-by-step for my goals. I worked every six months to

:29:19. > :29:22.a Europeans or World Championships but London 2012 was always in the

:29:23. > :29:24.back of my mind. I think that as old athletes it was, we can't give up on

:29:25. > :29:38.that dream of an Olympics in our own country. You see the

:29:39. > :29:41.crowd here today, but in London it was just insane. If you are fit

:29:42. > :29:44.enough, well enough and strong enough you go, I've tasted it now

:29:45. > :29:46.and I want a bit more. These days are the ones you have to remember

:29:47. > :29:49.that four-year cycle, to get you through those dark and cold mornings

:29:50. > :29:53.and those aching limbs? Most definitely. When you commit to that

:29:54. > :30:00.four years cycle, day in and day out, rain or shine, cold mornings...

:30:01. > :30:04.For me, you know that you can't rest. Your rivals are trading just

:30:05. > :30:07.as hard as you and you have to be the best that you can be, so you

:30:08. > :30:09.have to draw on that motivation, what ever it is, to be the best you

:30:10. > :30:19.can be. Out there on the streets, that's why

:30:20. > :30:24.people come out, because they have an understanding of what it takes

:30:25. > :30:28.and the sacrifices. I use that word perhaps it'll advisedly because it

:30:29. > :30:33.is what you really want to do, but you do miss out on family occasions,

:30:34. > :30:38.holidays, normal everyday activity that we take for granted.

:30:39. > :30:42.Absolutely, and technically it is a sacrifice, you are missing out on

:30:43. > :30:54.these amazing things that you don't get a second chance for, you cannot

:30:55. > :30:57.go back to a wedding or birthday, but is what you need to do to be the

:30:58. > :31:00.best and that is what your rivals are doing. We love doing it but it

:31:01. > :31:02.is a great chance to interact with the crowds, for them to enjoy

:31:03. > :31:05.themselves and have another big party before they get back into

:31:06. > :31:10.training. Before they get back into the hard business of earning another

:31:11. > :31:15.crack at the Olympic dream. I know Matthew Pinsent realised his dream

:31:16. > :31:24.quite a few times. He's about to catch up with a very special

:31:25. > :31:33.canoeist, who went from games maker to medal winner in a short cycle.

:31:34. > :31:37.It's gold for Great Britain again, and what a wonderful moment

:31:38. > :31:39.for this 49-year-old, who four years ago was volunteering

:31:40. > :31:51.Just talk about that journey, four years ago what were you doing?

:31:52. > :31:57.Standing on the side of a road just like this, waving the athlete I have

:31:58. > :32:02.just been looking after at 2012. I was against maker that parade so it

:32:03. > :32:09.seems funny to be on the float waving back at people. And was

:32:10. > :32:14.competing at the Games a dream? I always said when I started it would

:32:15. > :32:19.be nice to get to Rio and that was my goal. To compete and then get to

:32:20. > :32:25.the final and get a gold medal, it was way more than any dream I could

:32:26. > :32:28.ever have hard. It was a comprehensive performance from the

:32:29. > :32:34.canoeists, what were the ingredients to that? Just a lot of hard work and

:32:35. > :32:40.dedication. Every single day we trained apart from Sundays, which is

:32:41. > :32:43.a rest and recovery day. I love having a vote, you would never put

:32:44. > :32:51.yourself through it if you didn't love what you do. Just a curiosity,

:32:52. > :32:55.thinking how far can I go? How good can I get? Looking at that footage,

:32:56. > :33:00.I just feel so proud to have achieved what I have achieved in

:33:01. > :33:10.four years. It has been an amazing journey. At the age of ahem, it is

:33:11. > :33:14.unlikely Tokyo would be on the agenda for you? Never say never.

:33:15. > :33:19.People have a preconception about what they can do at a certain age

:33:20. > :33:23.and I have blown up out of the water. People say you cannot get fit

:33:24. > :33:28.at a certain age but I have proved them wrong. If you believe you can

:33:29. > :33:35.do something special, get out there and do it. And brilliantly you

:33:36. > :33:40.brought a little message. Show us the message. Thank you to everyone

:33:41. > :33:48.for watching and supporting us, we really appreciate it. Well done. So

:33:49. > :33:53.it carries on, it is difficult to know who to mention, there are so

:33:54. > :33:57.many to talk about. Rebecca Adlington is alongside me with Steve

:33:58. > :34:02.Brown. How difficult is it to know whether to go back and try for

:34:03. > :34:09.another Olympic cycle. Tokyo seems a long way away. It is, four years is

:34:10. > :34:15.a long time. A lot of athletes, you just say am I going to retire or

:34:16. > :34:18.Carreon. You do have the Commonwealth Games and World

:34:19. > :34:23.Championships in that period of time so there is a lot of stuff still to

:34:24. > :34:27.look forward to. You have got to play it by ear because in sport

:34:28. > :34:32.illness and injury crops up. Of course you would like to go on

:34:33. > :34:37.another four years but you play a lot of it by ear. A lot of these

:34:38. > :34:41.guys have been saying it's a lot of dedication but they love what they

:34:42. > :34:45.do so if their body is willing to continue, go for it. A lot of people

:34:46. > :34:49.want to finish on a high, a lot of people want to keep going as long as

:34:50. > :34:55.they possibly can. I always wanted to finish on a high but not everyone

:34:56. > :34:59.has that attitude. Steve, we talked about there is no real surprise or

:35:00. > :35:06.secret to success for Great Britain, it comes from funding in the

:35:07. > :35:11.lottery. Do the Paralympic sports kept as well funded as the Olympic

:35:12. > :35:16.sports? They seem to, you look at the medals and it speaks for itself.

:35:17. > :35:21.We have been very fortunate the way the funding works. I cannot speak

:35:22. > :35:25.for all of the sports across the board but I know lottery funding and

:35:26. > :35:31.UK sport funding makes a difference to the athletes I speak to and the

:35:32. > :35:36.way they get the train, and the input they get from dieticians, the

:35:37. > :35:39.world-class coaching. That is why the medal haul is has you see in

:35:40. > :35:48.front of you. We saw Jonathan Brownlee here with Alistair

:35:49. > :35:53.Brownlee, triathlon success, and again you don't have to go back to

:35:54. > :35:58.long when it would have been as Matthew Pinsent was talking about

:35:59. > :36:04.earlier, one single car bringing back the medals from the Olympic

:36:05. > :36:09.Games in the parade. Big crowds in central Manchester, expecting upward

:36:10. > :36:12.of 100,000, huge crowds in Albert Square and that is where the parade

:36:13. > :36:18.will end with an onstage performance. We will be talking

:36:19. > :36:24.about the Olympic canoeing shortly as well and the success there for

:36:25. > :36:30.Britain in the Whitewater, and on the Sprint as well, both slalom and

:36:31. > :36:34.Sprint canoe provided Britain with great success four years ago and so

:36:35. > :36:36.it was once again in the Whitewater and slightly calmer waters of the

:36:37. > :36:40.lagoon in Rio. First medal at the canoe sprint

:36:41. > :36:43.regatta here in Rio. David Florence and Richard Hounslow

:36:44. > :36:47.have another plate of silver to add He will leave Rio as

:36:48. > :36:58.the Olympic champion. Joe Clarke of Great Britain,

:36:59. > :37:20.the 23-year-old that is the Olympic The Olympic Games in Rio didn't get

:37:21. > :37:27.much more successful for Britain's canoeist, not least for Joe Clarke.

:37:28. > :37:31.Your debut at Olympic Games, you come away with a gold medal and here

:37:32. > :37:38.you are in Manchester, just normal, isn't it? Yes, just normal... No, it

:37:39. > :37:44.has been fantastic. For people to come out today in these numbers and

:37:45. > :37:48.support us is fantastic. And the rain has just about stopped. Could

:37:49. > :37:53.you have imagined all those months ago this is how you would be

:37:54. > :37:58.celebrating? This is a dream, to be standing here with this around my

:37:59. > :38:09.neck, it is like the dream achieved. I dreamt it, so we are here living

:38:10. > :38:16.it and it's amazing. I was with you guys in the Olympic village, and you

:38:17. > :38:19.showed me your bedroom! We don't need to get into that, but here we

:38:20. > :38:25.are celebrating and you must be happy with the last few months. Yes,

:38:26. > :38:30.we were out in Rio a long time, celebrated after it but it was great

:38:31. > :38:34.to get home, see the friends and family. After London we had the

:38:35. > :38:37.parade in London, but it is fantastic here to come up to

:38:38. > :38:44.Manchester and spread the love around the country a little bit. The

:38:45. > :38:50.reception is incredible. David, a number of silver medals for you, but

:38:51. > :38:57.do these celebrations get boring? They can't get boring. No, it's

:38:58. > :39:01.amazing to get the chance to come out and say thanks. The support we

:39:02. > :39:07.had from the British public is incredible, you could feel that even

:39:08. > :39:11.in Rio. It is even more incredible than you imagined. Great to have it

:39:12. > :39:17.in London and Manchester as well. It does feel a little bit, despite this

:39:18. > :39:23.float going at three miles per hour, like we are going down the rapids of

:39:24. > :39:27.the canoe kayak route. There is a bit of doubt about whether your

:39:28. > :39:33.event will be up Tokyo, it isn't there? In terms of gender equity the

:39:34. > :39:39.double canoe will be dropped, replaced by a single canoe for the

:39:40. > :39:44.women. David has his single canoe still, and going strong in that. For

:39:45. > :39:50.me, I'm getting close to retirement I think. I think I need to get home

:39:51. > :39:56.from Rio, settle down, gather my thoughts. It is quite an emotional

:39:57. > :40:01.time. The actually say I'm retiring, it is very hard so I'm building up

:40:02. > :40:07.to it and I think it will probably happen soon. Fingers crossed we will

:40:08. > :40:12.see more of you, whether it is in Tokyo or the next few months and

:40:13. > :40:16.years. Guys, enjoy the atmosphere. It has died a little bit as become

:40:17. > :40:20.to this ramshackle building but as we turned the corner there will be

:40:21. > :40:25.people waving and cheering. We need to talk to a gentleman who knows all

:40:26. > :40:32.about the Olympic Games and winning. Nick Skelton, the first question I

:40:33. > :40:35.want to ask you is how can I cry like you? Because on strictly come

:40:36. > :40:41.dancing at the weekend I cried like I had heard some devastating news,

:40:42. > :40:46.but when you cry it is endearing. Rio was a wonderful moment, wasn't

:40:47. > :40:51.it? For me it was all those years I have been doing it, then it finally

:40:52. > :40:56.came out so what can you do? It is your whole life you have been

:40:57. > :41:02.trying, then it finally came to fruition. Why was it so emotional

:41:03. > :41:10.for you? I just think the years I have been in the sport. That was my

:41:11. > :41:15.seventh Olympic Games, and OK in London we won the gold for the team,

:41:16. > :41:19.but when you do it for yourself, so many years and the accidents I have

:41:20. > :41:25.had, breakages and stuff, when it happens it was a big, massive relief

:41:26. > :41:30.for me. And we all know that you were Great Britain's oldest gold

:41:31. > :41:35.medallist for quite some time. It is not about age, but as we talk about

:41:36. > :41:45.how long we might get to see Nick Skelton on Olympic ride, is it when

:41:46. > :41:52.Big Star continues, you continue? I think so, when he retires I will.

:41:53. > :41:57.You brought lost macro so many incredible emotions back in Rio so

:41:58. > :42:01.we will let you enjoy another emotional time. I will try to keep

:42:02. > :42:07.my tears back, you already nailed it.

:42:08. > :42:11.There were so many great moments in Rio which belonged to people who

:42:12. > :42:16.were let's say a little bit older than the norm in winning gold

:42:17. > :42:20.medals, and Nick Skelton was one of those moments, if at first you don't

:42:21. > :42:24.succeed keep trying and eventually he got there. There were a few women

:42:25. > :42:29.who got medals over the age of 40 as well. You say you have retired but

:42:30. > :42:36.there is always a great come back to be had. Make us feel bad! Katherine

:42:37. > :42:41.Grainger, in terms of her longevity on the way she came back, two years

:42:42. > :42:46.out of the sport, I didn't think she would make it back to an elite

:42:47. > :42:49.level. It was touch and go when the votes were decided, and to go

:42:50. > :42:55.through the mental agony of waiting to find out and seeing her one week

:42:56. > :42:58.before the teams would be announced, and I think her experience helped

:42:59. > :43:03.her get through that psychological journey. She has seen a few highs

:43:04. > :43:09.and lows through her career and that was one more challenge to overcome.

:43:10. > :43:16.I don't think she will go on to Tokyo, she might, at that was a

:43:17. > :43:22.standout performance for me. Certain sports lend themselves to longevity

:43:23. > :43:30.more than others, and gymnastics sees most people retire before they

:43:31. > :43:36.have left school. Yes, there are now more gymnasts staying past the age

:43:37. > :43:40.of 20. Talking about it with the experience, with the age you get

:43:41. > :43:47.that experience. It took me three Olympic Games to achieve that medal,

:43:48. > :43:50.but each Olympic Games, championships and Europeans, you are

:43:51. > :43:55.picking up that experience and taking it into the next competition

:43:56. > :43:59.and that can give you the edge over competitors. They can train for

:44:00. > :44:03.longer hours and do more numbers, but I had to train a lot more

:44:04. > :44:09.clever, but when it came to competing I had that mental edge.

:44:10. > :44:15.That experience and maturity which you cannot buy, you cannot rush.

:44:16. > :44:20.That can only come from the hours in the gym pushing hard, whatever it is

:44:21. > :44:23.that gets you to the top. Yes, and it shows you what that belief does

:44:24. > :44:30.for you as well, with that experience and what you can achieve.

:44:31. > :44:35.Keep going. And I know athletics is a younger person's sport, from my

:44:36. > :44:43.point of view as well, wheelchair racing you can go quite a lot

:44:44. > :44:48.longer. Look at David Weir, Antonie Grey Thompson went on until she was

:44:49. > :44:54.in her mid-30s so if you can do it, fantastic. Anne Dickins is knocking

:44:55. > :44:58.on the door of 50 and Nick Skelton knocking on the door of 60 so

:44:59. > :45:03.there's plenty of time to choose some new sports, should you decide.

:45:04. > :45:06.You can peruse the options today. Let's get back out there because the

:45:07. > :45:11.atmosphere is building in Albert Square.

:45:12. > :45:21.It is building in Flickr, more populated parts. We saw a glimpse a

:45:22. > :45:25.moment ago of Sarah Storey, a multiple medal winner, who is from

:45:26. > :45:31.Eccles, Greater Manchester. This will be very special. She has won 16

:45:32. > :45:39.Paralympic medals as a swimmer, then she turned to cycling and has nine

:45:40. > :45:42.more medals, three in Rio, which are clanking around her neck at the

:45:43. > :45:47.moment. Kadeena Cox, who is not too far away from her. There is

:45:48. > :45:52.Katherine Grainger. Multiple medal winners. Again, we sort of take it

:45:53. > :45:56.for granted now, but it is so difficult. Rebecca Adlington is a

:45:57. > :46:00.multiple medal winner. When you look at what athletes do in other

:46:01. > :46:03.disciplines, you must have huge admiration for them? Every single

:46:04. > :46:08.athlete, even ones are not here today. Some of the athletes have

:46:09. > :46:10.decided to just go to the London one, but it's like every single

:46:11. > :46:15.person has their own individual story. We don't like to say

:46:16. > :46:19.sacrifices, because we choose them, but have got their own struggles,

:46:20. > :46:23.challenges. It's incredible. You do take it for granted a bit for now,

:46:24. > :46:27.like you said, it's become the norm. We expect these guys to keep getting

:46:28. > :46:33.better and better, more and more medals. I heard Nicola say today,

:46:34. > :46:37.Nicola Adams, about if she turns pro or not. She said she has the

:46:38. > :46:41.decision to win the world title will become the first-ever boxer to get

:46:42. > :46:46.three Olympic gold medals. What a toss-up to have. It's incredible.

:46:47. > :46:51.There has been a hard edge to Team GB, in terms of how can we identify

:46:52. > :46:57.where we can win medals. If the sport has success, you get more

:46:58. > :47:01.funding, so it's quite ruthless in a way, but it does bring the medal

:47:02. > :47:04.success. You see, I don't agree with that. I don't agree we should give

:47:05. > :47:09.more and more money to the guys who are doing so well. It should be the

:47:10. > :47:11.weaker ones? Exactly. I have this philosophy if they are already miles

:47:12. > :47:15.better than every other country, stop giving it more and more money

:47:16. > :47:20.and give some to them were ones that aren't achieving the medal success.

:47:21. > :47:23.The other point I wanted to get a little political, it's great having

:47:24. > :47:27.success at the very top of that inspires people to take up those

:47:28. > :47:31.sports, but if there aren't the facilities... We spoke about Adam

:47:32. > :47:38.Peaty, in Derby there's been a great fuss about if there will be swimming

:47:39. > :47:41.pools for people to try swimming. It doesn't matter if people are

:47:42. > :47:45.inspired to try if they don't find the facilities? It's pretty huge

:47:46. > :47:50.issue with swimming, I get e-mails asking about signing petitions,

:47:51. > :47:53.keeping facilities open. It's expensive to keep running swimming

:47:54. > :47:59.pools and venues, but my philosophy is water is water, it doesn't

:48:00. > :48:05.matter... I used to train in three yard pool. You do it because you

:48:06. > :48:15.love the sport and that is what it's all about. But it is tougher a lot

:48:16. > :48:20.of sports. Callum Skinner... Gethin Jones! What did he take part in?

:48:21. > :48:24.There will be an inquiry into that, he was on there... He is quite a

:48:25. > :48:28.decent swimmer but I wasn't aware he was competing at him epic became.

:48:29. > :48:37.Steve Brown is here as well. We were talking about facilities, but Paris

:48:38. > :48:42.sports also? Yes, not just the facilities but the equipment.

:48:43. > :48:46.Wheelchair rugby, those cost anything of ?5,000 upwards. If

:48:47. > :48:50.you're going into a new sport, that is a lot of money to see if you like

:48:51. > :48:56.the sport, let alone how well you might do at it. There is Jonnie

:48:57. > :49:00.Peacock sporting his medal as well. Alan Davies is looking quite

:49:01. > :49:08.menacing. I think he's pointing at you, Steve! He won the shot put in

:49:09. > :49:12.Rio. Not able to defend his discus title. Some of the canoeists now.

:49:13. > :49:19.Some floats are a little busier. Float number 12, rugby, sailing,

:49:20. > :49:23.shooting, triathlon and Matt Pinsent is there an float number 12.

:49:24. > :49:28.Thank you. As you mentioned we are going to focus on taekwondo and in a

:49:29. > :49:33.minute shooting. Let me start with Lutalo Muhammad. The only question

:49:34. > :49:38.anyone is going to ask you, I'm afraid, is why didn't you run away?

:49:39. > :49:45.Because I'm not a coward, of course! Losing with .1 of a second ago with

:49:46. > :49:49.devastating at the time, but coming out of this atmosphere, all these

:49:50. > :49:53.people, all the GB fans, I can't help but smile. I'm in great spirits

:49:54. > :49:57.today. And I have another opportunity in four years' time.

:49:58. > :50:01.Everyone lived through those tearful moments with you just after it. It

:50:02. > :50:05.must have been horrendous at the time? It was, it was absolutely

:50:06. > :50:10.devastating. Probably one of the lowest points of my life, but the

:50:11. > :50:15.sun did rise the next morning and I've got another opportunity in four

:50:16. > :50:18.years. I'm still very blessed to be an Olympic silver medallist, as hard

:50:19. > :50:23.as it was at the time, so it's all smiles. What did the gold medallist

:50:24. > :50:29.say to you afterwards? I saw him the next day and he said he has no idea

:50:30. > :50:34.how it happened. He said only God allowed me to win. He said I was the

:50:35. > :50:39.Olympic champion, which was nice for him to say and let's be honest, he's

:50:40. > :50:43.right! LAUGHTER He got lucky, got lucky! We will see

:50:44. > :50:49.what happens in four years' time. Are you training already? Not at the

:50:50. > :50:53.minute, back training in January. All roads lead to Tokyo from

:50:54. > :50:56.January, so I am excited to start my new Tokyo Olympic journey. Very

:50:57. > :51:00.good. Let's talk to some other people starting their journey to

:51:01. > :51:04.stop Amber, you were sixth in Rio, how does that sit with you? It was

:51:05. > :51:07.OK. Obviously every athlete there goes there is going for the gold

:51:08. > :51:13.medal. You do get the disappointment of not being a medallist, but the

:51:14. > :51:16.success of Team GB itself has been so fantastic and to say I have been

:51:17. > :51:21.a part of that really does mean a lot. Just the amount of support

:51:22. > :51:24.we've got out here today from all the fans is incredible. What's the

:51:25. > :51:28.strangest thing that has happened in a month or six weeks since you've

:51:29. > :51:32.been home? It's been very weird, to be honest! It's just been strange.

:51:33. > :51:39.Four years of hard work and then the next minute it's just, you can't do

:51:40. > :51:43.any more. Being back home has been so nice. Being recognised in the

:51:44. > :51:47.street, asking for photos and signatures, I'm just a normal girl

:51:48. > :51:53.from Bracknell. It's so cool to have this support. Finally, Steve Scott,

:51:54. > :51:55.bronze medallist from Rio. The experience today, even trying to

:51:56. > :52:00.punch through the rain at the moment? Very similar to Rio,

:52:01. > :52:03.actually. It was raining just like this today. Great support. These

:52:04. > :52:09.guys coming out, even the weather hasn't stopped them. I thank them

:52:10. > :52:13.very much. Shooting as a sport in Rio, how was the overall

:52:14. > :52:18.performance? Everyone performed extremely well, as expected, really.

:52:19. > :52:22.It's the Olympics, everyone is on top form. I performed at my desk on

:52:23. > :52:26.the day you manage to come away with this lovely medal. Do you sleep with

:52:27. > :52:30.on your bedside table? No comment! It might still be on sometimes!

:52:31. > :52:40.Well-deserved, well-deserved all three of you. Thank you. Steve Scott

:52:41. > :52:45.with a bronze in the shooting and a bronze from Ed Ling. Interesting

:52:46. > :52:49.hearing from Lutalo Muhammad about how close he was to gold and the

:52:50. > :52:54.fine margins of sport and something to keep you going for another four

:52:55. > :52:57.years. He is already looking to Tokyo, but sport can become as much

:52:58. > :53:01.as we see the celebrations, it can be very cruel Wes Welker.

:53:02. > :53:04.Definitely, that is part and parcel of it. As a sports person you know

:53:05. > :53:09.what you're getting involved in. That's what makes it interesting and

:53:10. > :53:14.exciting. I always say I've learned so much more from the tough part is,

:53:15. > :53:19.the disappointment, it's made me a lot stronger and a better athlete.

:53:20. > :53:22.You get very good at criticising yourself, in a way, but you have to

:53:23. > :53:26.have that analysis and be able to say, actually, this didn't work,

:53:27. > :53:30.this works, try new things. That's what the next four years of that is

:53:31. > :53:34.about, try new things. People will move clubs and go to different

:53:35. > :53:38.venues and try different tactics. Some of the longest races on the

:53:39. > :53:44.longest games are won and lost in the last seconds. Wheelchair rugby

:53:45. > :53:51.was no different. Wheelchair rugby went to two overtimes against Canada

:53:52. > :53:54.to get to the semifinals and fight again. They lost in the last second.

:53:55. > :53:58.That was an hour and half of wheelchair rugby they lost in the

:53:59. > :54:01.last second. It doesn't matter what the sport is, marginal differences,

:54:02. > :54:07.the difference between a medal and no medal. An wheelchair rugby, your

:54:08. > :54:13.sport, exactly the same as four years ago, defeat against Canada in

:54:14. > :54:17.the event, fifth place. How is the appetite in this country, do you

:54:18. > :54:22.think, for wheelchair rugby? It is a great sport, a brutal sport but it's

:54:23. > :54:26.great fun? I was hugely disappointed for the team. Watching the man

:54:27. > :54:32.talking over their games with an easy decision for me to take. Come

:54:33. > :54:37.in fact, the team improved so much from London 2012 to where they are

:54:38. > :54:40.now, as a team, a huge difference. Unfortunately coming fifth again

:54:41. > :54:44.doesn't really show the growth of the team and the sport. The fifth

:54:45. > :54:50.place in London and fifth place again, the actual truth is those top

:54:51. > :54:55.four places, there was at London 201240 point difference, at Rio it

:54:56. > :55:01.was only four. Isolated showers we can see coming down. So many we

:55:02. > :55:04.haven't mentioned, we just haven't got time, but the women's hockey

:55:05. > :55:10.team winning against the Netherlands. I mentioned for Maddie

:55:11. > :55:14.Hinch, the goalkeeper from that side who just got here in time because

:55:15. > :55:17.she plays for a Dutch side now is there this morning and the flight

:55:18. > :55:20.was initially cancelled. She got here through getting on another

:55:21. > :55:24.airlines flight to get here. That was one of the outstanding moments

:55:25. > :55:29.of the Olympics. I know as sportsmen and women you would enjoy watching

:55:30. > :55:31.the sports? It was my first Olympics when I wasn't competing service

:55:32. > :55:35.incredible for myself to be part of that. I went to the cycling and went

:55:36. > :55:40.to other venues and it was just amazing. The support those guys had,

:55:41. > :55:43.I know everyone keeps saying it, but it was incredible in Rio. It's nice

:55:44. > :55:46.to be up to come back home, especially for some of the athletes

:55:47. > :55:50.like Jessica Ennis-Hill, who has announced her retirement, it is so

:55:51. > :55:53.nice for her that she gets to end her career on this day. What an

:55:54. > :56:01.amazing day. What an amazing day indeed. A selection of hoodies on

:56:02. > :56:08.the day. Smiles in the rain. What a shame, it has come down and

:56:09. > :56:13.behind us in the studio the umbrellas are up, they are well

:56:14. > :56:16.prepared anyway! I didn't bring mine, did you? I was coming in and

:56:17. > :56:19.there was sunshine at two o'clock or three o'clock and I was thinking I

:56:20. > :56:24.should have brought my sunglasses. We have had four seasons in one day

:56:25. > :56:28.so we might get sunshine yet. When the guys there were talking about

:56:29. > :56:33.Jessica Ennis-Hill and retirement and this is the swansong if you're

:56:34. > :56:36.not going to come back from your Olympic experience to compete again.

:56:37. > :56:39.It's knowing when the right time is, knowing when your body has had

:56:40. > :56:44.enough. It can be just as tough as making the decision to keep going?

:56:45. > :56:49.It's tougher in certain sports and not as measurable. In cycling it's

:56:50. > :56:53.very much data driven, driven by numbers, so you can see when you are

:56:54. > :56:56.peaking and plateauing and dropping. For me it wasn't so much choice, it

:56:57. > :57:03.was more the data was pointing that way. In other sports where more

:57:04. > :57:07.about skill or tactics, I think it can be harder. And also we've heard

:57:08. > :57:10.the guys talking about funding. That makes a difference. If you can carry

:57:11. > :57:15.on because you are funded, because not everyone out there, the 400 on

:57:16. > :57:18.the stage, will be earning a lot of money outside of the lottery funding

:57:19. > :57:23.they get. That can be the Ben Moon and keep going? The funding is a

:57:24. > :57:28.huge difference and it makes such a difference to your training and what

:57:29. > :57:34.you can do. The support you get around you. I know from an athlete's

:57:35. > :57:39.point of view that the support you get is not just the money, you get

:57:40. > :57:43.the nutritional lists, the coaches, the physios and it's that one big

:57:44. > :57:51.team that helps towards success. Yeah. We are just hearing, literally

:57:52. > :57:55.hearing the rain coming down behind us here. Almost biblical

:57:56. > :57:59.proportions. They are still smiling out there, well done guys! That's

:58:00. > :58:05.not particularly pleasant as a spectator sport out there? It's not,

:58:06. > :58:08.but it shows how proud they are the Team GB athletes. They will have

:58:09. > :58:11.seen the weather forecast. I was the same as Chris, coming in with my

:58:12. > :58:15.sunglasses on thinking this will be an amazing evening for the athletes.

:58:16. > :58:18.But it won't dampen the spirits. They are so proud of them. They just

:58:19. > :58:24.want to be out there and celebrate with them. We couldn't do it when we

:58:25. > :58:27.were in Rio. You could see all the athletes, they were kind of in a

:58:28. > :58:31.bubble. They didn't really realise what they had achieved. I remember

:58:32. > :58:35.talking to some of the gymnasts when they got off the plane at Heathrow

:58:36. > :58:40.when they flew home, they just kind of when, oh, wow. This is the

:58:41. > :58:44.support we've had. It's been crazy for them. Well it's very wet, wet,

:58:45. > :58:54.wet out there and I know you have some people with you, Ore.

:58:55. > :58:57.Yes, I have sandwich myself between these two to stay dry this Hannah

:58:58. > :59:03.Russell and Bethany Firth, who has come complete with poncho. Very

:59:04. > :59:10.cleverly done, Bethany! You know all about wet weather. This is just a

:59:11. > :59:15.little bit of something. Yeah, nothing is going to stop us smiling.

:59:16. > :59:24.Exactly. Great Britain's most successful Paralympian from Rio. We

:59:25. > :59:31.can see all four of your medals. What did that feel like? It has

:59:32. > :59:34.meant all those hard hours of training and early mornings well

:59:35. > :59:39.worth it. The whole team did incredible, as well. Great to be out

:59:40. > :59:43.there. The whole team? Your house may in Rio as well, Hannah Russell

:59:44. > :59:47.right here, you didn't do too badly either. Three medals in total, two

:59:48. > :59:51.gold. It was something special. How nice is it to celebrate it with the

:59:52. > :59:56.great British public? Absolutely fantastic. And I have a parade in

:59:57. > :59:59.Manchester and London this time round is incredible. Everyone can

:00:00. > :00:04.get together and celebrate the success Great Britain have had. You

:00:05. > :00:08.know what, it might be wet, but look at the smiles on these girls faces.

:00:09. > :00:13.They don't care, they don't care if you have a really warm studio back

:00:14. > :00:17.there in Albert Square. It's no trouble at all. What's next, very

:00:18. > :00:22.quickly, Hannah? Tokyo will be the next thing on the agenda for the

:00:23. > :00:26.Olympics and Paralympians, is that the target? Yes, that is the next

:00:27. > :00:29.target for me. At the moment a bit of downtime to rest and recover and

:00:30. > :00:35.then back to hard training. Sounds like a plan. My next thing on the

:00:36. > :00:44.agenda, get a poncho like destiny. And after that I think it is a

:00:45. > :00:47.diplomat. The ribbons are getting drenched, a good way of working out

:00:48. > :00:49.it's pretty good quality of the paint is not coming off them in this

:00:50. > :01:03.weather! It is a risk as well, if you get the

:01:04. > :01:08.ribbon worked... I went to a primary school, it was about the importance

:01:09. > :01:14.of drinking water. They got them to fill the bottles of water, but the

:01:15. > :01:21.medal got drenched. It was put underneath the hand dryer, now it is

:01:22. > :01:29.Woodley, not a straight line. It is fine, it has got character now. It's

:01:30. > :01:34.a good job you have got a few more. I have the motivation to go out and

:01:35. > :01:42.win some more, yes! Is your medal quite secure? Yes, but once I had it

:01:43. > :01:50.on my knee, someone shouted and I dropped it on the floor and I was

:01:51. > :01:57.devastated because it has big dents in it now. I was devastated but now

:01:58. > :02:05.it has its own little story. It is the medal equivalent of smile lines.

:02:06. > :02:12.Exactly, it has character. Behind us on the stage, Helen Skelton and Mark

:02:13. > :02:15.Chapman are getting the crowd ready because shortly the Kaiser Chiefs

:02:16. > :02:20.will be coming out, and when that happens that means we will be a

:02:21. > :02:22.couple of songs away from the Olympians and Paralympians making

:02:23. > :02:28.their way onto the stage and becoming the real stars of the show

:02:29. > :02:38.in Albert Square. As I speak, there they are. The cows -- Kaiser Chiefs

:02:39. > :02:46.ready to entertain the crowd. You come out, the rain stops, and away

:02:47. > :02:55.you go! We are going to play you a couple of songs. If you don't know

:02:56. > :03:00.the words, just mime. Here is an old one that you will all know.

:03:01. > :04:10.# Let the clocks be reset and the pendulums held

:04:11. > :04:14.# There is nothing at all except the space in-between

:04:15. > :04:48.# Could it be, could it be that you're joking with me

:04:49. > :04:55.# And you don't really see you with me?

:04:56. > :05:00.# Could it be, could it be that you're joking with me

:05:01. > :05:07.# And you don't really see you with me?

:05:08. > :05:57.# Know what ya doing, doing to me?

:05:58. > :06:21.Don't let the rain dampen your spirit. This is for anyone who has

:06:22. > :06:33.ever competed in an Olympic event. It is our new record, it is

:06:34. > :06:50.# All together now, strike up the band

:06:51. > :07:19.# Take it all from the top, the top, the top, the top

:07:20. > :07:26.# That could only be filled by you again

:07:27. > :07:41.# Never be filled by anyone else but you

:07:42. > :07:58.# Never be filled by anyone else but you

:07:59. > :08:12.# You're the only one, it's you and me

:08:13. > :08:42.# Take it all from the top, the top, the top, the top

:08:43. > :08:49.# That could only be filled by you again

:08:50. > :09:04.# Never be filled by anyone else but you

:09:05. > :09:21.# Never be filled by anyone else but you

:09:22. > :09:27.# Find each person and the world will sane

:09:28. > :09:49.# That could only be filled by you again

:09:50. > :10:04.# That could only be filled by you again

:10:05. > :10:30.The fantastic Kaiser Chiefs there and the next people on that stage

:10:31. > :10:34.will be the start of the Paralympians and Olympians arriving

:10:35. > :10:39.in Albert Square. The rain has been coming down heavily for a while as

:10:40. > :10:41.you could see, but it is not dampening spirits. Matthew Pinsent,

:10:42. > :10:58.who have you got with you now? Well that was Andy Lewis of course,

:10:59. > :11:04.Paralympian triathlete but we cannot hear from him at the moment. I think

:11:05. > :11:09.the rain could be affecting the technicals out here. It is coming in

:11:10. > :11:14.sideways, you are very brave staying with me. You could hear the dulcet

:11:15. > :11:18.tones of Mark Chapman and Helen Skelton. They have got umbrellas at

:11:19. > :11:26.the moment, telling the crowd what is about to happen so let's go out

:11:27. > :11:31.there as they welcome our heroes. You have got an umbrella, you are

:11:32. > :11:36.fine! Let's show the whole country who are watching the rain doesn't

:11:37. > :11:43.mean anything to us. Are we ready? The time has come, this is what we

:11:44. > :11:48.are all here for. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we are

:11:49. > :11:54.going to start bringing out our Olympic and Paralympic heroes from

:11:55. > :12:00.Rio 2016. Myself and Helen and JJ will talk to them when they come out

:12:01. > :12:05.on stage. We will bring them out in groups of sports, Olympians and

:12:06. > :12:24.Paralympians. First of all, the British Paralympian athletes!

:12:25. > :12:36.APPLAUSE Leading out the representatives from our Paralympic

:12:37. > :12:44.team, Hannah Hurricane! Let me share my umbrella. The unstoppable Hannah

:12:45. > :12:48.Cockcroft. You have done some phenomenal things, how proud are

:12:49. > :12:55.you, now you've got some time to look back on it? It means nothing

:12:56. > :13:00.until you come somewhere like this. Thank you for coming out in this

:13:01. > :13:05.terrible weather and supporting us, it means so much. Everybody come

:13:06. > :13:15.forward a little bit because the crowd want to show their

:13:16. > :13:20.appreciation and their thanks. Hannah, I have to ask the question,

:13:21. > :13:26.whenever you win your gold medals, because she does it a lot, you lick

:13:27. > :13:31.them, why? It is just something unique. Everybody else kisses them

:13:32. > :13:39.and I thought of my own stamp on it! What does it taste like? They don't

:13:40. > :13:43.taste that great but they taste like victory! The thing I love about you,

:13:44. > :13:49.you had your second and third gold medals in Rio and they are not even

:13:50. > :13:55.your favourite events, longer than you prefer. Yes, I am a sprinter,

:13:56. > :14:00.but I did the 800 and I thought why not, I just went for it and it

:14:01. > :14:06.turned out OK. I think it turned out better than OK. And another man who

:14:07. > :14:16.knows the taste of victory, Richard Whitehead. Gold and medal winner.

:14:17. > :14:19.There wasn't much question about you bringing home the 200 metre gold

:14:20. > :14:22.medal at the 100 metre gold medal, if that race had been 101 metres

:14:23. > :14:28.long, I reckon you would have had it. If it had, I would have retired

:14:29. > :14:32.now and not be thinking about going to Tokyo. Today is a great

:14:33. > :14:37.celebration but without the support here in Manchester, and the rest of

:14:38. > :14:42.Great Britain, it is all about you guys really. You are awesome.

:14:43. > :14:55.Without the volunteers and the national lottery players, everybody

:14:56. > :15:02.in the gold hats, we love you! Are going to see double gold? That is

:15:03. > :15:09.the question. I would love to be able to bring that back for you. The

:15:10. > :15:14.support that we get via social media really drives us on so keep sending

:15:15. > :15:19.those supportive messages. We are going to do this not just for

:15:20. > :15:22.ourselves but for you so let's have a big cheer for Team GB and

:15:23. > :15:31.ParalympicsGB! Absolutely, a huge congratulations.

:15:32. > :15:35.Ladies and gentlemen, your Paralympic athletes. Now it is time

:15:36. > :15:40.to put your hands together for the British Olympic athletes!

:15:41. > :16:11.Jessica, come over here. Jessica Ennis-Hill, Manchester! The rain has

:16:12. > :16:16.stopped, appropriately. I know, I'm not looking very glamorous! You and

:16:17. > :16:19.me both. What was the parade like? It was incredible. We can't thank

:16:20. > :16:24.you enough for the support you have given us over this year, for so many

:16:25. > :16:27.years, and for you to turn out in this weather, to cheer and wave your

:16:28. > :16:35.flags is incredible, so thank you. What was your will -- Rio experience

:16:36. > :16:38.like? Fantastic. One of those occasions where everything comes

:16:39. > :16:42.together and I had this fantastic team behind me. It was incredible.

:16:43. > :16:58.We know that you have announced your retirement. BOOS we might have a

:16:59. > :17:03.future in pantomime if this continues. How much did you mull

:17:04. > :17:07.this over? A long time but I knew in my heart it was the right decision,

:17:08. > :17:10.the right time to do it, but it was difficult to make it public and say

:17:11. > :17:15.it. The messages and support I have had over the years has been

:17:16. > :17:20.incredible. I can't thank you all enough, it's been incredible. Ladies

:17:21. > :17:24.and gentlemen, the British Olympic athletes! Jessica Ennis-Hill, thank

:17:25. > :17:27.you. Let's keep our Olympians and Paralympians coming onto the stage.

:17:28. > :17:33.Next ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Olympic and Paralympic

:17:34. > :17:40.archery team. For the Paralympians it was a very good Paralympics, six

:17:41. > :17:44.medals, three of them gold, two for John Walker, who will give us a

:17:45. > :17:53.wave. There we go. One of those he won as a team with Joe Frith.

:17:54. > :17:57.Congratulations to the archers from the Paralympians and Olympics.

:17:58. > :18:06.Behind the archers we have the British Paralympic boxing team. And

:18:07. > :18:11.again, and medal for David Smith, who got a silver four years ago and

:18:12. > :18:22.he has got a gold this time. Well done to David Smith.

:18:23. > :18:31.Congratulations! And our next athletes we are

:18:32. > :18:34.welcoming to the stage are the British diving teams. Please put

:18:35. > :18:57.your hands together for our divers! So this is the most successful

:18:58. > :19:02.British Olympic diving team ever. We have Jack Laughter, picked up

:19:03. > :19:13.Britain's first-ever gold medal in diving. There it is. Congratulations

:19:14. > :19:20.guys. Followed by the divers we have the British swimming team. CHEERING

:19:21. > :19:26.APPLAUSE here she is, Jazz Carlin leading out the two silver medals in

:19:27. > :19:31.the 400 and 800. Dan Wallace carrying his silverware to. Go on,

:19:32. > :19:38.Dan! Wave that medal. Congratulations. Our underwater

:19:39. > :19:49.swimmer as well. Good to see you guys. And now the

:19:50. > :19:55.Olympic boxing team represented in Manchester by Lawrence. ... Nicola

:19:56. > :20:15.Adams! Come on Nicola, come on now, get

:20:16. > :20:20.over here! Nicola, come on down here. It goes without saying you are

:20:21. > :20:24.the owner of not only one or two medals and world titles and historic

:20:25. > :20:30.achievement but possibly the biggest smile in sport. Is that fair to say?

:20:31. > :20:33.Yeah, quite fair, I guess! In terms of what you've done, historic

:20:34. > :20:40.achievements. Looking back, what are you proud of the most, so far? My

:20:41. > :20:47.Olympic gold medals, it has to be, doesn't it? Two times. Manchester!

:20:48. > :20:51.What do you make of a crowd like this? Think of the weather and how

:20:52. > :20:55.long they've been stood here, what does it mean to you to get this

:20:56. > :20:58.reaction? This means absolutely everything to me. I would like to

:20:59. > :21:04.say thank you for everyone coming out today, especially in the rain.

:21:05. > :21:10.Manchester, I love you! I think it's fair to say Manchester loves you.

:21:11. > :21:14.Yeah. Congratulations Nicola, I will let you meet the rest of the team.

:21:15. > :21:22.Can I do something cheeky? You always do. I'm going to go down and

:21:23. > :21:25.do some selfies. That ladies and gentlemen is the last we will see of

:21:26. > :21:30.Nicola Adams for the next two hours at the very least.

:21:31. > :21:35.Enjoy yourself Nicola and everyone. Next up, more medallists, more world

:21:36. > :21:38.record holders. Please welcome the British cycling team.

:21:39. > :21:49.CHEERING APPLAUSE Becky James, Callens,, and Liam,

:21:50. > :21:54.some of the guys representing our great cycling team who train here in

:21:55. > :21:58.Manchester, who play here in Manchester.

:21:59. > :22:03.-- Callum Smith. Let's have a chat with Joe. Are you all right? Yes,

:22:04. > :22:08.brilliant, I'm loving the gold hats everybody! We now have blue sky

:22:09. > :22:13.above us as well. Everyone seems to be walking out slowly, like they

:22:14. > :22:16.don't know what to expect when they get in front of everyone. We paraded

:22:17. > :22:21.around everyone and we got into a marquee where there were some towels

:22:22. > :22:26.and they sent us out again. Glad to see the sky is blue again. I'm

:22:27. > :22:29.loving all the gold out here. It was a remarkable Olympics for you

:22:30. > :22:32.personally. Second Olympic gold medal and the team pursuit squad

:22:33. > :22:38.broke the world record in every single round. Was that the perfect

:22:39. > :22:42.games? It really was. We were particularly surprise to break it

:22:43. > :22:46.three times, in qualifying it was a surprise. In the semifinal some of

:22:47. > :22:50.the girls said they were only at 80%. Personally I was a bit higher

:22:51. > :22:54.than 80%. Some said, I wasn't even trying that had in the ride. In the

:22:55. > :22:59.final it's all about the win, but it's the cherry on top of the cake

:23:00. > :23:03.when you get a world record. Let's not forget every single member of

:23:04. > :23:12.the Team GB track cycling squad came back with a medal from Rio.

:23:13. > :23:15.CHEERING APPLAUSE Did that help you all or put added pressure on as

:23:16. > :23:18.the next and went on Exxon went and the next one went question I think

:23:19. > :23:23.it typically helps, protected on day one.

:23:24. > :23:26.Callum and Phil and Jason, they came sixth at the World Championships but

:23:27. > :23:30.they won and broke the Olympic record on day one of the

:23:31. > :23:34.competition. For me, that gave me so much confidence in our team. The

:23:35. > :23:39.preparation, their equipment, everything that we'd done together,

:23:40. > :23:43.that just gave me so confident that they had won. Phil was running

:23:44. > :23:47.around with his and unreal everyone was like, I won one of those as

:23:48. > :23:52.well. The debut based I remember seeing all the men's team pursuit

:23:53. > :23:57.squad watching us. I was like, oh wow, they've come to Jerusalem. I

:23:58. > :24:04.was so please. The next day I was told they were there for a BBC

:24:05. > :24:08.interview. -- come to cheer us on. Thank you for speaking to us and for

:24:09. > :24:15.all the team who have come out. Team GB cycling everyone! And they keep

:24:16. > :24:15.on coming. Next up onto the stage, please welcome the Paralympic

:24:16. > :24:30.cycling team. 12 goldS3 silvers and six bronze for

:24:31. > :24:35.ParalympicsGB in Rio. We are going to talk to two of them here on the

:24:36. > :24:44.stage. They need a big round of applause. Sarah Storey, most

:24:45. > :24:51.decorated female British athlete of all time and Kadeem Fox, the first

:24:52. > :24:55.Paralympian in 28 years to win medals in two different sports at

:24:56. > :25:00.the Games. Huge achievements, huge

:25:01. > :25:05.achievements. Dame Sarah Storey, the most successful female Paralympian

:25:06. > :25:12.GB has ever produced. What does that mean to you? It's huge. Tanni Grey

:25:13. > :25:16.Thompson is a great athlete, I've always looked up to her. I don't

:25:17. > :25:20.think it will ever sink in I had won more gold medals than she has, but

:25:21. > :25:26.she has been an incredible mental to me and she will continue to be so.

:25:27. > :25:30.She is just so incredible. -- incredible temper my. You have done

:25:31. > :25:35.two sports in the same games, breaking a record that stood for 28

:25:36. > :25:41.years for Great Britain. 32! 32? LAUGHTER

:25:42. > :25:45.Who wrote these cards customer yes, it was fun. I went out there to

:25:46. > :25:49.achieve what I did and we weren't sure if it was going to go as well

:25:50. > :25:52.as it did but I went out there and perform to the best I could and I'm

:25:53. > :25:58.happy with what I did. How do you prepare for something like that?

:25:59. > :26:02.Such vastly different sports? It was tricky but I cycled a bit and ran a

:26:03. > :26:05.bit and it worked! Not just a bit! What do you think of that

:26:06. > :26:08.achievement Godsmark it's incredible. You think you have to be

:26:09. > :26:13.able to remember what venue you're going to at the start of the day if

:26:14. > :26:18.nothing else. And an incredible job, she was just saying she had been

:26:19. > :26:23.able to do the road race. She picked up an injury. We got little lunch

:26:24. > :26:27.pouches we could take on our bikes and she quite liked the look of

:26:28. > :26:30.those. This is your seventh Paralympic games. How have the Games

:26:31. > :26:35.changed since you started all those years ago? Everything is just so

:26:36. > :26:39.much bigger. We always had the same elite sport, the same incredible

:26:40. > :26:43.athletes, the same incredible support staff, but more and more

:26:44. > :26:46.people know more about what we do now. More and more athletes around

:26:47. > :26:50.the world training full-time. The numbers inside the village are

:26:51. > :26:55.bigger and bigger every and there are more sports. We had para

:26:56. > :26:59.canoeing and try from the first time. It's incredible to see it grow

:27:00. > :27:05.over last few years. Thank you. Interview with two sports, picking

:27:06. > :27:10.up a third? I was on holiday and I did some rafting and I think I could

:27:11. > :27:15.be pretty decent roller, so who knows! You pretty much a triathlon

:27:16. > :27:21.covered as well. I can't swim! I should learn whilst I'm here because

:27:22. > :27:26.this rain is getting pretty bad. Incredible support you get now.

:27:27. > :27:29.People watching at home, I don't think there can be two better women

:27:30. > :27:33.to ask. What would you say to people who want to get involved in

:27:34. > :27:37.Paralympic sport? Go find a club, join a club, learn how to do the

:27:38. > :27:41.events you're interested in. If you are young, just as many sports as

:27:42. > :27:47.you can. I even talked my way into the boys cricket team for a while at

:27:48. > :27:50.school. I played table tennis, did running, did gymnastics, swimming

:27:51. > :27:53.and obviously now cycling. Do as many as you can, find out what you

:27:54. > :27:58.love, what you're good at and work as hard as you possibly can. Not

:27:59. > :28:02.every day is going to be like Parade Day. There will be some hard days in

:28:03. > :28:06.there as well, but the hard graft makes it worth it when the sun shine

:28:07. > :28:09.like it does on a day like today! LAUGHTER

:28:10. > :28:16.Thank you so much. Please go and join your incredible team. A big

:28:17. > :28:21.round of applause please! Fantastic advocates for the sport. I

:28:22. > :28:27.think it's fair to say we will watch what Kadeena Cox does necks because

:28:28. > :28:33.she is capable of anything. Please put your hands together now for the

:28:34. > :28:37.Paralympic canoeing team! This is actually the first time the

:28:38. > :28:44.Paralympic canoeing was represented at the Olympics, and it's fair to

:28:45. > :28:54.say we did pretty well. Anne Dickins there, raise your hand high. Anne

:28:55. > :28:59.was the Games maker in 2012, got herself involved in the canoeing,

:29:00. > :29:03.had a go and it turns out she's pretty good and she comes home with

:29:04. > :29:15.a gold medal. Congratulations. Next up is the Olympic canoe team.

:29:16. > :29:21.# We are the champions, my friends # We'll keep on fighting until the

:29:22. > :29:26.end #. Two gold medals and two silver

:29:27. > :29:32.medals. They are used to the water, I don't

:29:33. > :29:38.know why there is any need for that poncho! Good to see you, guys, thank

:29:39. > :29:47.you so much. And behind the canoeists we have the

:29:48. > :29:52.Olympic equestrian team! Two gold and one silver in this. Team

:29:53. > :29:59.dressage silver, individual gold dressage and this man here, Nick

:30:00. > :30:07.Skelton, gold in show-jumping at 58 years of age! CHEERING APPLAUSE in

:30:08. > :30:11.his seventh Olympic Games, 16 years after he fractured his neck in 2000.

:30:12. > :30:30.Nick Skelton! And the medals keep coming, please

:30:31. > :30:35.welcome next big Olympic gymnasts! Two gold medals, two silver medals,

:30:36. > :30:41.three bronze medals. We have a meeting killer, the youngest member

:30:42. > :30:46.of Team GB, Nile Wilson also there with the bronze medal, Bryony Page

:30:47. > :30:50.who got the silver medal in trampolining, and Max is going to

:30:51. > :30:55.talk to Helen. Take a bow, what you did in Rio was

:30:56. > :31:01.phenomenal. Three gold medals within the space of an hour, talk us

:31:02. > :31:05.through that day. It was a crazy day. To do it in the space of an

:31:06. > :31:09.hour and a half was unbelievable and the support we have had this whole

:31:10. > :31:13.journey, and for you guys to be here today even in this weather is

:31:14. > :31:20.incredible. We didn't realise how much support we had until we stepped

:31:21. > :31:25.off the plane so thank you. In terms of support, 10 million people were

:31:26. > :31:29.watching you. Did you come back, were you getting stopped in the

:31:30. > :31:34.street everywhere? Yes, the recognition has gone up a bit, but

:31:35. > :31:39.for individuals the sport profile has been incredible. The amount of

:31:40. > :31:43.people doing gymnastics today is crazy so hopefully we can keep that

:31:44. > :31:48.continuing. It has been our mission is to inspire a generation so we are

:31:49. > :31:56.doing quite well. Let's talk about the pommel, to see two Great British

:31:57. > :32:05.boys battling for the top spot, how nerve wracking wasn't watching Louis

:32:06. > :32:12.? I don't watch any other competitor, but to have two guys

:32:13. > :32:18.there one and two is crazy, it is a big statement. I am a big believer

:32:19. > :32:22.that success breeds success and I hope to inspire a generation. I was

:32:23. > :32:26.standing with some of your team-mates watching others get

:32:27. > :32:33.medals, it seems like you are close-knit gang, how proud are you?

:32:34. > :32:39.So proud, we took away seven medals and I could not be more proud. What

:32:40. > :32:42.we have done is incredible and we need to keep continuing it and the

:32:43. > :32:50.support you guys give helps massively. Congratulations. Ladies

:32:51. > :32:57.and gentlemen, the fabulous max Whitlock! I will let you join your

:32:58. > :33:02.team. Absolutely unbelievable achievement. I felt pretty Jami, I

:33:03. > :33:07.used to stand behind Matt Baker to watch what was going on because it

:33:08. > :33:12.was such a good atmosphere. Another team that managed to put in some

:33:13. > :33:20.stunning performances, the Paralympic Equestrian team. In terms

:33:21. > :33:30.of medals, these guys really brought home the bacon. 11 medals in total.

:33:31. > :33:39.11 possible medals from seven events. We are joined by Lee

:33:40. > :33:42.Pearson. Lee Pearson was the first man into the stadium because he was

:33:43. > :33:48.the flag bearer for ParalympicsGB, how did that feel? I had all full

:33:49. > :33:54.friends saying do something funny with the flag over your face, I said

:33:55. > :33:59.I intend to stay on the scooter and not drop the flag! You managed to

:34:00. > :34:06.stay on that and on your horse as well, getting a gold and silver. You

:34:07. > :34:16.won silver in London 2012 and that's spurred you on to get the gold in

:34:17. > :34:22.Rio. Yes, my horse behaved himself in Rio and I love him to bits. The

:34:23. > :34:26.silver medal was so important on the Wednesday, and on the Friday we

:34:27. > :34:35.kicked on and got the gold medal. And it must have been a big trip for

:34:36. > :34:39.Zion, what is he doing now? In the field, eating grass like a normal

:34:40. > :34:44.horse, then we will prepare him for the World Championships next year.

:34:45. > :34:51.You have seen the evolution of this sport, what do days like today mean

:34:52. > :34:58.to you? Today is phenomenal. To be up north, I have done a few London

:34:59. > :35:02.parades in my life... I was just so proud to be here whatever the

:35:03. > :35:09.weather and however moist iamb I just appreciate that you are all

:35:10. > :35:18.here, thank you. It is not just you, the dominant team. How dominant are

:35:19. > :35:23.we in the Olympics equestrian? I just think we love horses in this

:35:24. > :35:29.country. We don't always like them slowing cars down on the road but we

:35:30. > :35:34.are horse nation and we take on other superpowers like Germany and

:35:35. > :35:38.Holland and we are animal lovers. We are super power in our own right.

:35:39. > :35:44.Ladies and gentlemen, a massive round of applause for the Paralympic

:35:45. > :35:50.Equestrian team and Lee Pearson. He knows how to work a home crowd!

:35:51. > :35:58.Hello to everyone in London watching us! Let's bring on some more of our

:35:59. > :36:05.heroes. Next, the Paralympic judo team. Representing them, Jack

:36:06. > :36:41.Hodgson, Chris Skelley, Jono Drane. We have the

:36:42. > :36:51.Paralympic powerlifting team! And next up, we have representatives

:36:52. > :36:55.from the Paralympic rowing team! Another collection of medals, we got

:36:56. > :36:57.three gold medals and one bronze medal, a great performance from the

:36:58. > :37:14.guys. Ladies and gentlemen, the Paralympic

:37:15. > :37:17.rowing team. Thank you, guys! Closely followed by the ladies who

:37:18. > :37:24.delivered without doubt one of the moments of the Games, one of the

:37:25. > :37:28.most nail-biting moments that 9 million of you tuned into. Please

:37:29. > :37:42.put your hands together for the Olympic hockey team! CHEERING AND

:37:43. > :37:52.APPLAUSE. I knew that was going to be a big one! They delivered in

:37:53. > :38:02.style. Come and have a chat. The captain, Kate Richardson-Walsh. Are

:38:03. > :38:07.you all right? I am a little bit like a drowned rat but I am a

:38:08. > :38:13.Mancunian so I am used to it! I have said it before and lots of people

:38:14. > :38:17.have said it, 9 million watched on a Friday night, do you feel that was a

:38:18. > :38:22.defining moment for women's team sport? I think all of the

:38:23. > :38:28.performances from the Paralympics and the Paralympians, everyone did

:38:29. > :38:33.an amazing job. For women and young girls, we are saying to them go out

:38:34. > :38:37.and achieve your dreams. If you are dedicated, anything can happen. What

:38:38. > :38:44.was the spirit in the squad like, were their nerves? No, we were

:38:45. > :38:48.completely focused. We were representing the women back home who

:38:49. > :38:52.couldn't have made it. We were playing for them and you saw that on

:38:53. > :38:59.the pitch that night. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Importantly, it is Maddy

:39:00. > :39:16.here because she was stranded in Holland this morning? Maddie the mad

:39:17. > :39:21.dog Hinch is here. Penalty saving expert. Being successful at

:39:22. > :39:31.penalties doesn't happen that often, doesn't happen ever... No, we are

:39:32. > :39:35.all right! I know you are! To win on penalties in the Olympic final was

:39:36. > :39:40.the most epic way to finish. The girls have done so much hard work at

:39:41. > :39:46.the training base. When Holly put the ball in the goal, we erupted

:39:47. > :39:50.just as the whole country did. When we do Olympics and Paralympics with

:39:51. > :39:54.talk about legacy and inspiration, and we often talk about it in

:39:55. > :39:59.relation to kids getting involved in hockey and that has been evident

:40:00. > :40:04.since you won but also a lot of adults have got off the settee and

:40:05. > :40:10.discovered hockey. Absolutely, loads of people played hockey at school.

:40:11. > :40:16.Cheer if you played hockey at school! But life takes over, family

:40:17. > :40:22.and work, but there is a hockey club for everybody. Please give it a go.

:40:23. > :40:31.Thank you, as you say you are Mancunian girl. Britain's hockey

:40:32. > :40:50.gold medallists! And next onto the stage, the judo team. Representing

:40:51. > :41:02.the British Olympic judo team, we have Colin, and the pentathlon

:41:03. > :41:10.team... It was a gruelling course at Rio so thank you for coming. Next

:41:11. > :41:27.up, we have representatives from the Paralympic shooting team. Among

:41:28. > :41:33.them, please show your appreciation for representatives of the

:41:34. > :41:44.Paralympic shooting team. Closely followed by the Paralympic sailing

:41:45. > :41:49.team. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. # You make me feel like I'm alive

:41:50. > :41:57.again # Alive again #.

:41:58. > :42:01.Next we are going to bring on one of Britain's most successful sports at

:42:02. > :42:08.the Olympics, they topped the sports medal table with three gold medals

:42:09. > :42:12.and two silver medals. They have had unbelievable success over so many

:42:13. > :42:23.Olympics. Ladies and gentlemen, the British rowing team. So three gold

:42:24. > :42:30.medals and two silver medals, including an historic silver in the

:42:31. > :42:43.women's eight one fifth consecutive gold for the men's four as well.

:42:44. > :42:48.Helen, Catherine, don't try to hide! Step forward! Hello, ladies. How do

:42:49. > :42:53.you look so dry and glamorous when the rest of Las Mackrell looked like

:42:54. > :43:04.we swam here. It was the Mac over the head in torrential rain! You

:43:05. > :43:08.have been unbeaten since 2011, talk us through that partnership. We have

:43:09. > :43:14.been very fortunate to have an incredible team behind us. And just

:43:15. > :43:19.a lot of hard work. The support of the British public between London

:43:20. > :43:23.and Rio was second to none. We couldn't have done it without you

:43:24. > :43:27.guys and I mean that. It's not just days like today when we are

:43:28. > :43:32.celebrating but days when we are training hard day in and day out and

:43:33. > :43:38.we know we have the best of British behind us so thank you so much. Do

:43:39. > :43:44.you think it is hard for people to appreciate that for you guys

:43:45. > :43:48.training is quite lonely. Up and out early at anti-social hours and with

:43:49. > :43:55.that in mind, how important our days like this? You almost feel selfish,

:43:56. > :43:58.training for a goal that is the biggest thing you can think of and

:43:59. > :44:03.it feels like you are the only one who cares. When you race and you

:44:04. > :44:07.realise you might have inspired someone, you might have got someone

:44:08. > :44:13.excited and pick up a new sport, you realise it is not just about me, it

:44:14. > :44:20.is about everyone, young and old having a go at sport. You don't have

:44:21. > :44:23.to want to be the next Olympian but what you can gain from sports,

:44:24. > :44:27.health and fitness, making new friends, it is endless. The fact we

:44:28. > :44:31.can do our jobs and be so lucky to do what we do for a living and have

:44:32. > :44:37.a reception like this at the end of the day, it blows our minds. I just

:44:38. > :44:43.need to check this medal because you do have a bit of a track record with

:44:44. > :44:48.dropping them, don't you? It has already been repaired. We have only

:44:49. > :44:55.been back two months and it has been to the repair shop but I haven't

:44:56. > :44:59.dropped today! Not yet! Lets talk to Britain's most

:45:00. > :45:08.decorated female Olympian, when she won the silver, sounds nice that,

:45:09. > :45:17.doesn't it, Katherine Grainger? What does it entitle you to? I don't

:45:18. > :45:21.know, most decorated, a trip to Homebase or something! Coming back

:45:22. > :45:29.from Rio, what's the best thing that has happened to you? Well, today so

:45:30. > :45:33.far. Every person who comes out has been well schooled in how to work an

:45:34. > :45:38.audience. Going into the Olympics, where you nervous?

:45:39. > :45:43.Yes, of course, everyone is nervous going into the Olympics. For me it

:45:44. > :45:49.was probably the one where I didn't know what would happen. Why? We

:45:50. > :45:53.didn't have the perfect build-up. Sometimes when you're up against the

:45:54. > :45:57.odds it is when you can do something magical. Helen spoke about the

:45:58. > :46:02.training and the times you get up and how hard the work is. Going into

:46:03. > :46:05.it did you have, for someone who has had so much success, you said it was

:46:06. > :46:12.difficult, did you doubt it at times? I'll be honest, even with the

:46:13. > :46:16.most successful record behind you on behind you, you'd never expect a

:46:17. > :46:19.result, you never are complacent until you've done it and I think

:46:20. > :46:23.that's the way you should be. It's always a big thing to try and

:46:24. > :46:28.achieve, Olympic medals. As the Olympic rowers hasta behind us,

:46:29. > :46:31.including medals of men's teams who blame me for the weather where ever

:46:32. > :46:36.we've been and it has rained again today. The strength of British

:46:37. > :46:43.rowing is phenomenal and gets better and better. And also the style and

:46:44. > :46:49.good-looking, look at them! Didn't quite get as big a cheer. That was

:46:50. > :46:53.just friends and family! And it is. The whole team has been so

:46:54. > :46:59.successful across all the sports. And in the crowd as well! I think we

:47:00. > :47:03.know, there is an expectation to deliver big results now and we all

:47:04. > :47:07.know that's what we're aiming for. Intensity day-to-day in the training

:47:08. > :47:10.comes through in those big results. Everyone who saw the success in

:47:11. > :47:15.London and enjoyed the big day is out after that knew what it could be

:47:16. > :47:23.like an a day like this... I love these hats by the way. Do you want

:47:24. > :47:26.one? Can someone here? Health and safety wouldn't have been very happy

:47:27. > :47:33.there, you could have had my eye out! There you go. To Sumac and

:47:34. > :47:37.finally, now I've got you a hat hopefully won't stump me for this

:47:38. > :47:43.question, what's next? A holiday. Somewhere far away and

:47:44. > :47:48.hot? I'm going to together with me! CHEERING

:47:49. > :47:54.She said and it is live on television. Katherine Grainger and

:47:55. > :48:00.Helen Glover, thank you very much. She is stealing hats, I like it!

:48:01. > :48:05.That's three now. Let's bring some more out on the stage, the

:48:06. > :48:10.Paralympic triathlon team next, ladies and gentlemen. A brand-new

:48:11. > :48:18.sport at this year's Paralympics and Andy Lewis won the first ever gold

:48:19. > :48:20.medal, Paralympic triathlon. Congratulations to you, Andy, and

:48:21. > :48:25.the rest of the Paralympic triathlon team.

:48:26. > :48:32.I'm delighted to introduce to you the Paralympic wheelchair basketball

:48:33. > :48:34.team! Our men delivered a bronze medal, but here we have

:48:35. > :48:38.representatives from our women's team who just missed out, finishing

:48:39. > :48:44.a very close fourth. Congratulations, ladies! CHEERING

:48:45. > :48:54.APPLAUSE. Following on, the Paralympic

:48:55. > :48:59.wheelchair fencing team. Piers governor won silver, here's the

:49:00. > :49:05.wheelchair sensor in 24 years to win a medal, well done!

:49:06. > :49:07.Next up we have the Paralympic wheelchair rugby team! CHEERING

:49:08. > :49:25.APPLAUSE. Thank you, guys.

:49:26. > :49:28.Let's bring on another very successful Paralympic sport in Rio,

:49:29. > :49:35.the Paralympic wheelchair tennis team!

:49:36. > :49:41.CHEERING APPLAUSE won gold, two silver and two bronze. Gordon Reed

:49:42. > :49:50.taking the gold. Alpha unit taking the silver and individually as well.

:49:51. > :49:57.Jamie and Andy winning a bronze. Come and join us. A massive round of

:49:58. > :50:02.applause for Gordon. You had to play your doubles partner Alf in the

:50:03. > :50:06.final, was it like having a knock around? Definitely not. It was

:50:07. > :50:11.difficult because we played doubles the night before and memory had to

:50:12. > :50:16.come in the day after, but as soon as we got out on court there was no

:50:17. > :50:20.mercy. How difficult is it taking on someone, you know his game well but

:50:21. > :50:23.he knows yours well? It's tough, we've trained a lot together in the

:50:24. > :50:27.last couple of years to form a good partnership in doubles, so it was

:50:28. > :50:30.difficult, but at the end of the day, you just have to go out there

:50:31. > :50:36.and treat it like any other match. It's been a massive year, not just a

:50:37. > :50:38.gold and silver at the Paralympics but double grand slam winner and

:50:39. > :50:44.Wimbledon winner as well. CHEERING APPLAUSE. How do you pick

:50:45. > :50:47.a highlight? It's tough, it sounds good when you

:50:48. > :50:50.say about that. It's been an amazing you. Thank you to everyone for the

:50:51. > :50:56.support and thank you for coming out today in this lovely weather!

:50:57. > :51:00.Listen... The weather is great! I'm hugely inspired by wheelchair

:51:01. > :51:04.tennis. It is a brilliant event. My co-host wants to take up the sport.

:51:05. > :51:10.What do you want to say to people about getting involved in it?

:51:11. > :51:13.Anyone who is in -- inspired by any of the sport in Rio, go and try

:51:14. > :51:16.them, it doesn't need to be tennis, anything, go and try them and see

:51:17. > :51:20.which one you like the most. You have a big rivalry with the

:51:21. > :51:26.French pairing as well. It is a shame that Alfie Doumbia. Will it go

:51:27. > :51:31.on a long time because you're so young? One of the French guys is 45

:51:32. > :51:37.so I don't know how long it will go on for! We have a few years left, me

:51:38. > :51:39.and Alfie. This isn't the end, this is probably the beginning of our

:51:40. > :51:44.journey as a doubles team. We will see what we can do in four years'

:51:45. > :51:48.time. It wasn't just you who were successful, the rest of the team had

:51:49. > :51:51.great success as well. A great venue to play in. How was the Rio

:51:52. > :51:56.experience, beyond your expectations? We didn't really know

:51:57. > :52:00.what it was going to be like. There was a lot of negativity before we

:52:01. > :52:04.went out in the press, Zika virus, ticket sales and all that, but when

:52:05. > :52:09.we got out there it was incredible. Playing in front of 8000-10,000

:52:10. > :52:13.people. The atmosphere was incredible, loved it. All of that

:52:14. > :52:17.negativity has been forgotten today. What does this crowd, the country's

:52:18. > :52:24.support mean to you? CHEERING APPLAUSE.

:52:25. > :52:29.It's incredible. It makes it all worthwhile to stop I'm sure I can

:52:30. > :52:32.speak on behalf of all the athletes today to say a massive thanks and

:52:33. > :52:38.we'd loved seeing you all out here today. See you in four years again.

:52:39. > :52:41.You heard it here, see you in four years. See you at Wimbledon next

:52:42. > :52:46.year as well. One more massive round of applause that Gordon Reed and the

:52:47. > :52:52.Paralympic wheelchair tennis team. We have do mention plenty more to

:52:53. > :52:55.come because it is Alfie's first year as a senior so plenty to look

:52:56. > :53:00.forward to. A great first year. Please put your

:53:01. > :53:07.hands together for the Paralympic table tennis team.

:53:08. > :53:10.CHEERING APPLAUSE. I'm sure you all remember some

:53:11. > :53:16.phenomenal moments delivered by the Paralympic table tennis team. Will

:53:17. > :53:19.Bailey jumping up on that table! Getting disciplined for jumping on

:53:20. > :53:26.the table after winning a gold medal at an Olympic Games but I think we

:53:27. > :53:28.can let him off, right? Three medals from our Paralympic table tennis

:53:29. > :53:36.team and that they are. Thank you very much, guys.

:53:37. > :53:39.Next we are going to bring on the Paralympic swimming team!

:53:40. > :53:54.CHEERING APPLAUSE. They have got an awful lot of medals

:53:55. > :54:09.to carry on. The Paralympic swimming team, as that two Ellies join us.

:54:10. > :54:14.Huge congratulations, Ellie Simmonds, your third aims, how was

:54:15. > :54:18.this one? It was great to come from the home games which was outstanding

:54:19. > :54:21.and go to this one in Rio, it was incredible. I'm so shocked by all

:54:22. > :54:27.the people who have come out today and supported us. It is fantastic,

:54:28. > :54:30.so thank you! I have had the privilege of watching you and

:54:31. > :54:35.getting to know you over the years and I think the thing I'm not alone

:54:36. > :54:40.in loving about you is you are so flipping humble, isn't she? It's

:54:41. > :54:45.unbelievable. You've won medals at Beijing, London, Rio. Take us back

:54:46. > :54:49.to first Games, you were 13 years old. Did you appreciate what was

:54:50. > :54:55.happening? I think not, I think at the age of 13 you're on a whirlwind.

:54:56. > :55:00.You're just a 13-year-old. I'm lucky that I've grown each games and

:55:01. > :55:08.maturing and now I'm 21 so yeah, hopefully going to a few more Games.

:55:09. > :55:11.You're going to Tokyo? My aim is to see, each year as it comes. Having a

:55:12. > :55:13.bit of a break now, go travelling and see some of the world and then

:55:14. > :55:19.hopefully represent my country again in Tokyo. Does it change as the

:55:20. > :55:23.years go by? Do you feel there is more expectation pressure? No, not

:55:24. > :55:30.really. The pressure that we had in London was huge. So Rio was quite

:55:31. > :55:33.relaxed. I've achieved my dream of getting a gold medal, and now I've

:55:34. > :55:39.got five, so I'm really happy. LAUGHTER

:55:40. > :55:44.All right, see you! I've got five! Talk to me about that relay, that

:55:45. > :55:48.was one of the moments of the Games, how did it feel to do it in under

:55:49. > :55:52.three minutes? It was phenomenal to get under the three minute mark and

:55:53. > :55:56.break a world record. I was so happy to come away with a personal best,

:55:57. > :55:59.so really happy. I've met so many people who say Ellie Simmonds is my

:56:00. > :56:03.favourite athlete, she is the person I want to be like. What advice would

:56:04. > :56:07.you take to budding young swimmers? To love what you do. I think I'm

:56:08. > :56:11.really fortunate I love swimming and the opportunities it has given me.

:56:12. > :56:16.Just believe in yourself, as well. You seem to be very chilled. Is that

:56:17. > :56:20.key to your success, do you think? It's just to enjoy it. I'm really

:56:21. > :56:23.lucky the things I've got to do. You've got to go out there and have

:56:24. > :56:27.fun and enjoy your every opportunity. You said the plan for

:56:28. > :56:32.the immediate future is travelling, where is first on the list? Next

:56:33. > :56:37.month I'm going to San Francisco, Mexico and San Diego. Seeing the

:56:38. > :56:44.world that. Me my own with my little backpack. Looking forward to it.

:56:45. > :56:47.Just you on your own? Yeah. CHEERING Congratulations, huge

:56:48. > :56:54.congratulations, lovely to see you. Thank you guys, thank you. I'm

:56:55. > :56:58.disappointed you've come out with your hood down after that entrance

:56:59. > :57:02.you had in Rio. What was it like coming out of that incredible Rio

:57:03. > :57:06.crowd? The crowd in Rio were amazing. They knew how to get

:57:07. > :57:09.everyone going. When you walked out for your Grace, it was an amazing

:57:10. > :57:15.atmosphere to walk out to Andy got you going for your race. You are 15,

:57:16. > :57:21.right? When I was 15 I was struggling to remember my swimming

:57:22. > :57:24.kit for PE. How do you do at such a young age?

:57:25. > :57:32.I don't know, it's been a whirlwind, to be honest. After London 2012 it

:57:33. > :57:37.snowballed. It's amazing. I was inspired in 2012 and now I'm

:57:38. > :57:43.swimming alongside Ellie. That's the amazing thing, you went to 22 up and

:57:44. > :57:49.watched Ellie. What does it mean to stand on the same stage get in

:57:50. > :57:57.getting the ball seaming idol? It's amazing, always something I dream

:57:58. > :58:05.doll. -- getting in the pool. It's not really sunk in yet but I'm sure

:58:06. > :58:11.it will. Only 15. We've got years of Ellie Robinson to see, don't we?

:58:12. > :58:15.Hopefully, yes. I don't know, I'm going to take each year as it comes

:58:16. > :58:19.and just keep going and keep training hard. We are definitely

:58:20. > :58:25.going to see you in Tokyo, though? I'm going to aim for Tokyo, see if I

:58:26. > :58:27.get there. Anything can happen in four years but I'm definitely going

:58:28. > :58:31.to try and go. CHEERING

:58:32. > :58:40.In a word, you two oh so smiley and you support each other, but what

:58:41. > :58:45.about in the pool? Does that get wiped off and there's a more serious

:58:46. > :58:52.rivalry? Yes, I'm very competitive. That was a quick answer! Ellie beat

:58:53. > :58:58.me in some races, hopefully that will change in Tokyo! I will support

:58:59. > :59:05.my team-mates all the way, not Ellie Robinson but the whole team. We are

:59:06. > :59:09.great team and proud to be British. A great team, you did yourself and

:59:10. > :59:16.the nation proud. Congratulations on a phenomenal games. Well done to

:59:17. > :59:22.both Ellies! CHEERING APPLAUSE. Next a sport

:59:23. > :59:24.that we saw for the first time in the Olympics in Rio and the men's

:59:25. > :59:32.and women's teams did really well. The rugby sevens!

:59:33. > :59:38.CHEERING APPLAUSE. Four for the women, in a sport that

:59:39. > :59:45.continues to grow and grow. Silver for the men, as well. After they

:59:46. > :59:53.lost to Fiji in a pulsating and brutal final.

:59:54. > :00:02.And after the rugby, the Olympic sailing team. Two gold medals and

:00:03. > :00:14.one silver medal for our Olympic sailors at this regatta. Chris

:00:15. > :00:27.Froome and Sophie Ainsworth among others. Next

:00:28. > :00:42.the and Paralympic sailing team. Next up we have the Olympic tae kwon

:00:43. > :00:48.do team. Of course tae kwon do did not fail to deliver on the medal

:00:49. > :00:56.front, on the entertainment front, free medals, one of each colour.

:00:57. > :01:01.Ecstatic scenes. Gold, silver and bronze. Let's have a little chat.

:01:02. > :01:08.There might be people in the crowd who don't know that your nickname is

:01:09. > :01:14.the Head Hunter, why? I just love to kick people in the head really! Glad

:01:15. > :01:24.we got that cleared up! Tae kwon do has grown as a sport, even from when

:01:25. > :01:27.you were there in 2012 in London. Yes, people used to say what sport

:01:28. > :01:40.do you do, and people didn't even know what tae kwon do was, now

:01:41. > :01:45.everybody knows, shouts Jade Jones. What was the difference between

:01:46. > :01:51.competing in Rio and London? In London I was just a kid who fought

:01:52. > :01:55.my heart out and won, but this time it was different. I had the pressure

:01:56. > :02:00.going into it. I didn't think how much pressure I would actually have

:02:01. > :02:06.until I got there so it was more relieved than anything. Working the

:02:07. > :02:12.crowd very differently to everyone else who has come onstage! You keep

:02:13. > :02:18.going, I will leave you till last. Let's have a quick word with Bianca.

:02:19. > :02:23.How much do you two bounce off each other? We train together every day,

:02:24. > :02:28.we live together and we push each other every day to go after our

:02:29. > :02:35.goals. We are best friends, we live together and we go after our dreams

:02:36. > :02:39.together. How did you find your Rio experience? I was so close to

:02:40. > :02:48.getting to the final but I came away with an Olympic medal. I will go to

:02:49. > :02:53.Tokyo and get gold. And tae kwon do has grown and grown in Manchester,

:02:54. > :02:59.the centre is here at the Etihad campus, so is there are boys and

:03:00. > :03:04.girls in this crowd or watching at home, bearing in mind Jade's

:03:05. > :03:09.nickname, so some parents might say I don't know, but what would you say

:03:10. > :03:18.to anyone who wants to have a go? Just to go to your local club. Just

:03:19. > :03:23.go along, go and enjoy it, and hopefully go to the Olympics and

:03:24. > :03:36.beyond the stage with us one day! Can I talk to you, you keep dancing

:03:37. > :03:38.with the crowd! It is so nice to see you smiling because your interview

:03:39. > :03:45.was one of the most heartbreaking things I have seen in sport, never

:03:46. > :03:51.mind at the Olympics. I hope you are very proud of what is around your

:03:52. > :03:57.neck. Absolutely, it is a great achievement, and to come home and

:03:58. > :04:03.get a reception like this... Thank you, Manchester! What was the parade

:04:04. > :04:07.like for you? It was brilliant, you all came even though it was pouring

:04:08. > :04:15.with rain but I guess it wouldn't be Manchester if it didn't rain like

:04:16. > :04:18.that. Strangely it is cracking the flags here, that is the first rain I

:04:19. > :04:26.can remember in six months. What did you enjoy about being in Rio? I

:04:27. > :04:32.enjoyed every single contest, walking out of the crowd, the GB

:04:33. > :04:40.fans inspired me. I enjoyed the competition the most. Are you going

:04:41. > :04:46.out partying in Manchester tonight? I cannot say that on the microphone!

:04:47. > :04:52.I got a little wink, he's definitely going out partying in Manchester!

:04:53. > :04:57.Give them a big round of applause. And we have one final sport. I'm

:04:58. > :05:02.slightly worried about what he might be doing behind me for the next ten

:05:03. > :05:08.minutes, but we have one more sport to bring out before we give them one

:05:09. > :05:22.big round of applause more and the final sport is the Olympic triathlon

:05:23. > :05:28.team. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. # You are gold, always believe in

:05:29. > :05:35.your soul... #.

:05:36. > :05:42.We have our men's competitors here in Alistair and Johnny Brownlee.

:05:43. > :05:47.We were having a bit of a debate because we were saying will they

:05:48. > :05:53.come, won't they come, they are not the kind of guys who go yes we are

:05:54. > :05:59.here, we are fabulous. What do you make of this afternoon? It is

:06:00. > :06:03.fantastic, I would have referred if the coaches had carried on going

:06:04. > :06:10.over the M 62 home, at least we would have got some sunshine then!

:06:11. > :06:17.Thanks very much, good night! You are joking, right? Of course,

:06:18. > :06:21.the sport has been fantastic. You spend your life travelling and don't

:06:22. > :06:26.get a grasp of how many people hopefully follow what you do. That's

:06:27. > :06:30.why events like these are so special, seeing people at the side

:06:31. > :06:34.of the road cheering you on, you have obviously been watching the

:06:35. > :06:39.Olympics and it is brilliant. So many people follow what you do also

:06:40. > :06:44.because of your friendship and rivalry. You are brothers but you

:06:45. > :06:52.train and compete together, talk us through the dynamics. Do you like

:06:53. > :06:56.him? Most of the time. We are used to it, we have done it since we were

:06:57. > :07:01.six years old, racing round the garden, then round the field, then

:07:02. > :07:06.before you know it you are on the start line of the Olympics. You just

:07:07. > :07:10.want to beat your brother so it is one of those questions that is hard

:07:11. > :07:20.to answer because it is just what you do. Do you like him? No! I don't

:07:21. > :07:28.think many people realised how gruelling that triathlon was in Rio.

:07:29. > :07:36.Yes, it was hot, not as hot as Mexico thankfully, but yes all of

:07:37. > :07:41.the sports are very hard. Let's come on the Mexico. That photo of you

:07:42. > :07:49.helping him went viral. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Thank you!

:07:50. > :07:53.I'm not going to get heat exhaustion tonight, I will tell you that for

:07:54. > :08:00.free! I went to hospital the night after the race, then woke up, turned

:08:01. > :08:05.my phone on and it crashed and you realise how viral that video went.

:08:06. > :08:08.It is a realisation in sport when you become more well-known for

:08:09. > :08:13.losing a race than winning a race but if anything came out of it it

:08:14. > :08:20.helps the sport and it made Alistair looked good as well. We are very

:08:21. > :08:26.grateful you are both here. Ladies and gentlemen, despite his comment,

:08:27. > :08:34.a massive round of applause! Alistair and Johnny Brownlee!

:08:35. > :08:39.They are two of the most brilliant characters in sport. I love seeing

:08:40. > :08:43.them away from sport, they are just like, we just do this, but know you

:08:44. > :08:49.are Olympic champions, you are really good at this! There is

:08:50. > :08:54.nothing like sibling rivalry. Have you had a good afternoon? Yes, Ellie

:08:55. > :08:59.Simmonds said it best, is proud to be British. It is fantastic when you

:09:00. > :09:05.see a crowd like this who braved the wind and rain and go wild for our

:09:06. > :09:10.incredible Great British athletes. What you have learnt this evening,

:09:11. > :09:17.Manchester, I'm assuming Nicola Adams is still there taking photos.

:09:18. > :09:21.You are there, welcome back. Don't forget Katherine Grainger will take

:09:22. > :09:30.you all on holiday to a destination of your choice, you will be taken

:09:31. > :09:35.out clubbing in Manchester by Lutalo Muhammad later! And we have to say a

:09:36. > :09:42.massive round of applause one more time for Team GB and ParalympicsGB,

:09:43. > :09:47.and what a way to say goodbye to them than with Rebecca Ferguson.

:09:48. > :09:51.Please take to the stage, all of them, men and women, our heroes.

:09:52. > :10:12.Good night! # I, I will be king

:10:13. > :10:25.# And you, you will be Queen # And nothing, nothing will drive

:10:26. > :10:32.them away # We can beat them, just for one day

:10:33. > :10:43.# We can be heroes, heroes # Just for one day

:10:44. > :11:01.# And you, you can be mean # And I, I'll drink all the time

:11:02. > :11:10.# 'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact

:11:11. > :11:13.# 'Cause we're lovers, and that is that

:11:14. > :11:30.# Though nothing, nothing will drive them away

:11:31. > :11:38.# We can be -- beat them, just for one day

:11:39. > :12:02.# We can be heroes, just for one day # We can be heroes

:12:03. > :12:10.# I, I wish I could swim # Like the dolphins, like dolphins

:12:11. > :12:16.can swim # Though nothing, nothing will keep

:12:17. > :12:24.us together # We will still beat them, for ever

:12:25. > :12:26.and ever # Oh, we can be heroes, just for one

:12:27. > :13:03.day # We can be heroes

:13:04. > :13:11.# Just for one day # We can be heroes

:13:12. > :13:21.# Nothing, nothing will drive them away

:13:22. > :13:35.# We will still beat them, just for one day #.

:13:36. > :13:40.APPLAUSE The fantastic Rebecca Ferguson there and they are heroes,

:13:41. > :13:47.every single one of them on that stage.

:13:48. > :13:54.It has been a fantastic way to celebrate the achievements of Team

:13:55. > :14:05.GB and ParalympicsGB as well. Ore, Rebecca, Chris, Shelley and Steve

:14:06. > :14:07.have been here. From all of us, thank you so much for watching.

:14:08. > :15:02.Enjoy the rest of your week. You can't vote for yourself.

:15:03. > :15:07.Please stop talking, please. Your task is to come up with

:15:08. > :15:11.an advertising campaign for jeans.