:00:00. > :00:00.competition, Belgium. Wales came back from 1-0 down to win 3-1. Now
:00:00. > :00:09.on BBC News, it is time for Road to Rio.
:00:10. > :00:32.Welcome. I am Nick Hope. This is Road to Rio. One month until the
:00:33. > :00:38.Olympics begin in Brazil. We have an action packed show. We have the
:00:39. > :00:47.inside scoop on Dina Asher-Smith who is timing her medal dashed. We meet
:00:48. > :00:50.the Downing sisters, who are hoping to make history and stand on the
:00:51. > :00:57.podium together. Is open water swimming the toughest sport? Why is
:00:58. > :01:03.this athlete confident of winning Olympic gold? And through the
:01:04. > :01:08.keyhole and behind the scenes with the gigabits hockey team on tour.
:01:09. > :01:13.All that and much more to come. Including who is in and out of the
:01:14. > :01:22.reckoning. We began with athletics. One of the rising stars of written,
:01:23. > :01:27.Dina Asher-Smith. -- Britain. 20 years old and about to take part in
:01:28. > :01:33.her first Olympics. This history student has a proud track record.
:01:34. > :01:38.Gold at the Commonwealth Youth Games means that she is no stranger to the
:01:39. > :01:45.top stand of the podium. Her time last year in Beijing was a new
:01:46. > :01:48.British record. Victory in the women's 200 metres at last month's
:01:49. > :01:55.British championships secured her place in Rio. We went to Olympic
:01:56. > :02:00.Park to meet her. After the British championships you tweeted I am going
:02:01. > :02:05.to be an Olympian. Has that sunk in yet? Not at all.
:02:06. > :02:09.LAUGHING. Maybe a little bit after the race. At that emotional. Tell me
:02:10. > :02:19.it is a bit embarrassing. My mother was like, it is fine! It has and
:02:20. > :02:28.sunk in. I have to physically get there. There is still a lot of work
:02:29. > :02:32.to get done. So, no, it hasn't sunk in. But it has been a lifelong dream
:02:33. > :02:38.and something I have wanted for so long. It won't sink in until I come
:02:39. > :02:43.home from Rio and I think I did that. Is that where that emotion
:02:44. > :02:48.after the race came in? It has been a lifelong dream. Definitely. Me
:02:49. > :02:54.being me, I am known for not believing in myself as much as I
:02:55. > :02:58.should. I am being honest. I have always thought, that would be cool,
:02:59. > :03:04.but not me. I will see what happens, but I won't focus on it. When I
:03:05. > :03:10.lined up for the final, I remember thinking, well, this is it. If I do
:03:11. > :03:15.well here, this could be me. Then I crossed the line and saw the results
:03:16. > :03:21.and thought, oh my god, I have done at! Was that a really good lesson
:03:22. > :03:25.for you? Learning how to cope with pressure? Was that the biggest
:03:26. > :03:31.pressure you have ever felt? Not the biggest ever, but the biggest I have
:03:32. > :03:37.put on myself would be that race. I am quite relaxed naturally. In terms
:03:38. > :03:42.of Russia with other people, I am normally good at getting away from
:03:43. > :03:47.that. -- pressure. Before you tell me I will do this I still have to go
:03:48. > :03:51.through the motions and run my race and anything could happen. For me,
:03:52. > :03:57.personally, it was like one of these things, where, I was like, I want to
:03:58. > :04:02.go to Rio. That was the first time in my life I told myself I have to
:04:03. > :04:07.categorically win this race. I have to keep going and run and deal with
:04:08. > :04:11.the consequences later. Watching my friends qualify, I thought, please
:04:12. > :04:17.can that be me tomorrow? They were tweeting pictures of kitting out,
:04:18. > :04:25.and I thought, I want to be kitting out! I qualify the day before. And
:04:26. > :04:32.my friend is an incredible heptathlete. We have been teammates
:04:33. > :04:36.for a long time. It is great to be joining her. And another friend,
:04:37. > :04:40.Jasmine. She has an incredible personal best in the long jump. She
:04:41. > :04:46.did it while I was running the race. I thought, oh my god, Jasmine and
:04:47. > :04:49.Morgan are going, I have to go as well, otherwise they will have fun
:04:50. > :04:58.without the! Nothing we have done so far has prepared us for what will
:04:59. > :05:02.happen at the Olympic Games. Well, Dina Asher-Smith wasn't the only
:05:03. > :05:09.British athletes to XL. In the last few weeks, Tom Daley and Katherine
:05:10. > :05:10.Grainger have reached Rio as well. Here are the headline makers from
:05:11. > :06:16.the last month. MUSIC PLAYS. Suddenly a lodge to be excited
:06:17. > :06:18.about. Many in Brazil aren't as enthusiastic about the prospect of
:06:19. > :06:26.the Olympics beginning in a month because the buildup has in, well, a
:06:27. > :06:29.little the Arctic. Zika, pollution, and corruption at the highest level
:06:30. > :06:38.of government are facing the country. Were a Davies is our man on
:06:39. > :06:42.the ground. -- Wyra. They could be a huge failure. Not my words, but
:06:43. > :06:47.those of the acting governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro who said in
:06:48. > :06:51.a frank interview this week with a month to go that unless the central
:06:52. > :06:58.government of Brazil bails out the state of Rio de Janeiro to the tune
:06:59. > :07:02.of about ?500 million, $800 million, all of this could be for nothing. On
:07:03. > :07:07.a sporting front, all of this is going well. This is the temporarily
:07:08. > :07:10.beach volleyball arena where thousands of people will expect to
:07:11. > :07:16.see Brazil win the gold medal. At that park, the much troubled
:07:17. > :07:20.Velodrome has been handed over. The problem is that all of the
:07:21. > :07:25.infrastructure in Rio is not yet finished. The crucial line linking
:07:26. > :07:29.Copacabana and the south of Brazil to the Olympic Park will only be
:07:30. > :07:37.ready four days before the games begin. That is how tight things are.
:07:38. > :07:42.The concerns for Zika have gone away with assurances it won't impact
:07:43. > :07:46.again. Though many athletes, oddly, many, golfers, have pulled out of
:07:47. > :07:51.the games because of the concerns. We have also learned that the
:07:52. > :07:59.multi-million pound anti-doping lab has lost its licence from WADA. That
:08:00. > :08:03.is critical. There is so much influence from cheating in games
:08:04. > :08:11.that the Rio lab needs to be up and running before August the fifth. It
:08:12. > :08:15.is a mixed picture. In South America were used to things being done in
:08:16. > :08:20.the last minute. It has been done well before. I am sure these venues
:08:21. > :08:26.will look great on television. There are deep problems behind the scenes
:08:27. > :08:29.and it is really touch and go before now and the Opening Ceremony to see
:08:30. > :08:36.if they are ready for three weeks of sport. As he mentioned, several
:08:37. > :08:39.golfers have pulled out of the Rio Olympics citing concerns about the
:08:40. > :08:43.Zika virus's potential impact on their families. Rory McIlroy was
:08:44. > :08:48.expected to be one of the best gold-medal prospects. But he and
:08:49. > :08:54.Jason Day have both pulled out. The move has been criticised by those
:08:55. > :09:00.who missed out. This squash player said it is a convenient excuse for
:09:01. > :09:03.golfers, with gold having backtracked on a promise to have the
:09:04. > :09:07.highest profile people playing at the games. Here are some who have
:09:08. > :09:28.entered their selection in the last month.
:09:29. > :10:07.Still to come on Road to Rio, we catch up with some archers to learn
:10:08. > :10:13.about their emotional journey to be Games. And onto a Mackenzy and
:10:14. > :10:23.people, we talk to the hockey team and the trophy news. -- and some
:10:24. > :10:27.lads in the pool. Back in 2008, the British team were happy to get one
:10:28. > :10:36.medal, and then had their best ever games. They will go to Rio intent on
:10:37. > :10:40.thrashing that figure. The event in Switzerland was a chance for others
:10:41. > :10:53.to take centre stage, including a pair of sisters. 14.566. Ellie
:10:54. > :11:03.Downie. The second of the day. A brood of full -- beautiful routine.
:11:04. > :11:17.Rebecca Downey! This year's best competitor from Britain! MUSIC
:11:18. > :11:20.PLAYS. A great Europeans for the team ahead of Jelavic. Who best to
:11:21. > :11:24.look back on the performance than the sisters themselves!
:11:25. > :11:32.Congratulations on your success. Bank is the bite claiming that title
:11:33. > :11:40.was a huge boost. -- Thank you. It was more the fact that we had been
:11:41. > :11:44.working at it for a year and for it to finally come off at this point in
:11:45. > :11:50.time was incredible. We hope to build on the momentum. This is only
:11:51. > :11:56.your second year as a senior. Medals galore. Are you surprised by this? I
:11:57. > :12:04.was surprised at the success I have had. Last year was just a huge
:12:05. > :12:09.surprise. And then to get the World Team Medal and come back this year
:12:10. > :12:14.and get another two silvers, it is incredible. It hasn't sunk in yet
:12:15. > :12:22.what we arguing. You both have been looking on. -- are doing. I have
:12:23. > :12:27.watched her whole career. That was from the first European title. To be
:12:28. > :12:31.with her again as a senior this time was even better. Is there a rivalry
:12:32. > :12:38.between you two? I have to ask. There is eight years between you.
:12:39. > :12:42.One of you want to be top dog, I am sure. We are competitive. But it is
:12:43. > :12:49.nice there are events we're not head to head on. The events we do a
:12:50. > :12:54.different. We are both good beam workers. That may come in the
:12:55. > :13:00.selection, and staff. But the ultimate performance and what
:13:01. > :13:04.everyone is looking for is the team medal and we know we have to be at
:13:05. > :13:09.the top of our game for that. Tell us about the squad for Britain at
:13:10. > :13:17.the moment. We saw success at the European Walker. That was the best
:13:18. > :13:21.ever. -- Europeans. It is growing. This is my third Olympic cycle and
:13:22. > :13:27.its high favourites of us. After London 2012 there was a lot of
:13:28. > :13:36.pressure for us to look at improving the women's programme as well. And
:13:37. > :13:42.we could look at all the individual medals and wonder about it. We have
:13:43. > :13:46.had psychologists, nutritionists, all these people and personal
:13:47. > :13:52.coaches, it is a massive team effort. Everyone believes we can get
:13:53. > :13:58.there. It is how can we get there? We just need people pushing and
:13:59. > :14:04.pushing. Now we are here. It is time for Rio. Whatever team goes out will
:14:05. > :14:09.be the best we have ever had. What is it like coming onto this team
:14:10. > :14:12.with so much excess watching it as a junior and being amongst it now?
:14:13. > :14:20.It is incredible. To go into competitions and think that we can
:14:21. > :14:25.meddle with stakes like in the European, so it is good to be in it
:14:26. > :14:29.-- medal. Can you sum up what it would mean to be able to get that
:14:30. > :14:36.Olympic medal this time around, having missed out on one games and
:14:37. > :14:40.being in great form? It would be incredible, it would definitely be
:14:41. > :14:44.the biggest reward for the hard work and sacrifices over the years. The
:14:45. > :14:47.team medal is the one people are striving for. Everyone would rather
:14:48. > :14:51.that medal over the individual one because we are working so hard
:14:52. > :14:56.together as a team and we know that we have a shot. At the same time it
:14:57. > :15:00.is going to be hard. That is the big push and we are just going to see
:15:01. > :15:03.what happens. Hopefully you can share the podium together. That
:15:04. > :15:08.would be incredible. Good luck. Thank you. From athletes with
:15:09. > :15:13.multiple prospects to one stating it all on one event, Jack secured his
:15:14. > :15:16.place in Rio coming fifth at the open water World Championships last
:15:17. > :15:21.year but is focused firmly on winning Olympic gold in what is one
:15:22. > :15:24.of the toughest Olympic sports. I went to see how difficult marathon
:15:25. > :15:33.swimming is during his preparation in Majorca. Open water and pull
:15:34. > :15:36.swimming are very different sports. The race is ten kilometres for a
:15:37. > :15:42.start. You finish in around two hours. In terms of brutality and
:15:43. > :15:46.length it is there. Then you throw into the mix everyone is trying to
:15:47. > :15:52.climb on top of you, hit you, push you back, under the water, anything
:15:53. > :15:56.goes. Being kicked and punched, if they can't see it they can't
:15:57. > :16:02.penalise it. And on top of that you have the elements. It could be hot,
:16:03. > :16:05.cold, wavy, windy. We like to think organisers make sure there is no
:16:06. > :16:08.sharks and deadly things, but jellyfish are fair game and you
:16:09. > :16:15.don't know what you will turn up to on the day and that is why I love
:16:16. > :16:19.it. So, Jack, I know use that open water is staff, but it isn't all
:16:20. > :16:24.hard work. This is a nice place to come. Look behind us at the back
:16:25. > :16:28.drop to this race in Majorca and we do get to travel the world and see
:16:29. > :16:32.beautiful places and it is an advantage. Can this help with Rio in
:16:33. > :16:37.mind, are the conditions what you would expect? Definitely, that is
:16:38. > :16:42.one reason why we are here, the conditions. It is about performing
:16:43. > :16:46.in Rio, so anything we can do to emulate what will be out there is
:16:47. > :16:54.perfect. This kind of scenery and weather is key. Open water came into
:16:55. > :16:58.the Olympics in 2008 but Great Britain achieved great things. How
:16:59. > :17:04.much did it inspire you to think you want to take that route? 2008 we had
:17:05. > :17:11.success with David Davis and others, it was medals the law. For me it was
:17:12. > :17:14.something I looked up to and wanted to emulate and achieve -- medals
:17:15. > :17:21.galore. I been working with open water for 15 years. I had David
:17:22. > :17:25.Davies win an Olympic medal. Jack's biggest aspect is his thinking.
:17:26. > :17:30.Whenever he has got in the port it has because he has swum great races.
:17:31. > :17:35.He has set his mind set on winning. He has a very good chance.
:17:36. > :17:39.Conditions here in Majorca really are as perfect as you can get in
:17:40. > :17:42.open water swimming but they will be rougher in Rio with the pollution a
:17:43. > :17:47.real problem and health risks associated with all watersports. At
:17:48. > :17:52.Jack Jack Burnell is looking for any excuses. All I am here to do is
:17:53. > :17:55.perform and win an Olympic gold medal, that is my only goal, dream
:17:56. > :18:00.aspiration -- But. Any obstacles in the way in terms of the venue not
:18:01. > :18:03.right, the water not right, it has no relevance of what I want to
:18:04. > :18:07.achieve. Everyone else is in the same boat and is just a case of who
:18:08. > :18:12.can swim fastest and I hope that is going to be me. You want people to
:18:13. > :18:18.say this is Jack Burnell who could win a gold medal. Without doubt. The
:18:19. > :18:21.pressure is something I feed. There is no second chances. It heightens
:18:22. > :18:26.the adrenaline and gets the blood pumping and I can't wait get out
:18:27. > :18:35.there. Two others looking forward to getting to Brazil are the para
:18:36. > :18:38.archers. We had two big losses with Daniel Browne ruled out after
:18:39. > :18:40.regulation changes while the silver-medallist from London El
:18:41. > :18:51.Clarke has taken time-out of the sport. There are medals up for blood
:18:52. > :18:56.-- Mel. You saw how high people were training and the passion they had
:18:57. > :19:03.and I thought, I want to be part of that, I want to feel that pride.
:19:04. > :19:08.Certainly when I started swimming in 1992, disability sport has a much
:19:09. > :19:13.higher profile and it is much more accepting and people appreciate the
:19:14. > :19:16.effort that people are putting in. We now have equal standing with
:19:17. > :19:22.able-bodied athletes. How are things going? Are you pleased with where
:19:23. > :19:27.you are at? Not really. I am struggling with a lot of my own
:19:28. > :19:32.self-confidence. And I am going into competition and I am questioning
:19:33. > :19:37.myself all the time. I know that four weeks away from the games with
:19:38. > :19:42.the help and support I am getting from the national lottery, with
:19:43. > :19:47.sport and Archery GB, I will hopefully, I am determined, to be in
:19:48. > :19:53.contention for Rio. Sport has changed your life. Sport has become
:19:54. > :19:58.my life. It has cost me a marriage. I am not embarrassed in saying it.
:19:59. > :20:03.That was my drive, to go to Beijing. And I have gone to London and Del
:20:04. > :20:09.Rio. So I have made my sport my life. I want to make sport, my
:20:10. > :20:13.archery, about what I first came into it. What advice can you give to
:20:14. > :20:18.someone like Jo, going into it for the first time? We were always told
:20:19. > :20:22.by our psychologist to go into the games, and if you enjoy it and you
:20:23. > :20:26.can take the spirit of the games, don't look at it as being
:20:27. > :20:31.competitive that way and then if you can go forward and just enjoy the
:20:32. > :20:35.whole moment of the sport, why you are there, then you just seem to
:20:36. > :20:38.flow through it. You don't even realise you are competing because it
:20:39. > :20:44.just becomes like a training environment. I would say to Jo to go
:20:45. > :20:49.and enjoy the whole experience. Good luck to them. 1988 was the last time
:20:50. > :20:54.a British Robbie Keane one Olympic gold. That was the men. The women
:20:55. > :20:59.claimed bronze at London 2012. Both teams are looking to better that in
:21:00. > :21:02.Brazil. Preparations have been easy. GB women scored some impressive
:21:03. > :21:06.goals at the champions Trophy in London last month but finished fifth
:21:07. > :21:11.while GB men lost to Germany in the bronze medal match. They insist they
:21:12. > :21:14.can get it right in Rio. We went behind the scene is with the British
:21:15. > :21:23.Men's Team to find out what life is like onto. -- on tour. Hello,
:21:24. > :21:27.welcome. Behind the scenes look at gigabits men's hockey. I am Dan Fox.
:21:28. > :21:35.This is our goalkeeper. Entertainer second. George pinup. Onto the
:21:36. > :21:38.rooms. We get to share the hotel with all the other guests -- Pinner.
:21:39. > :21:48.And unfortunately we all have roommates as well. This is dirty
:21:49. > :21:51.washing. Feel free to... We are at the pool doing some morning
:21:52. > :21:56.recovery. All the lads do their own individual staff. Some are late
:21:57. > :21:59.because they have to minesweeper Locker. And he will bring his
:22:00. > :22:03.goggles in case any coins have fallen to the bottom of the pool. I
:22:04. > :22:11.enjoy swimming. It is good fun. Race? As you can see it as a little
:22:12. > :22:15.haphazard and they will do a little of what they want but it is
:22:16. > :22:22.essentially about getting moving without the stress of being on their
:22:23. > :22:24.feet. Underwater interference and I think we are taking the mickey out
:22:25. > :22:31.of him today. I think I started quite well. I think we will stick to
:22:32. > :22:34.hockey. Everyone gets on really well which will hopefully help, along
:22:35. > :22:38.with all the professional stuff we do in training to give us the best
:22:39. > :22:42.chance of coming together and bringing home a medal in the summer.
:22:43. > :22:46.You can see more behind-the-scenes action from the men's hockey team
:22:47. > :22:49.including some outtakes and a ukelele on the BBC sport website but
:22:50. > :22:53.that is it for this edition. We will be back just before the games get
:22:54. > :22:56.under way and we leave you with a glint of the action to look forward
:22:57. > :23:55.to over the next month on the Road to Rio.
:23:56. > :24:03.We'll keep the cool and showery weather for the day ahead but it