laura collett is in fifth.ra special for her, in 2013 she suffered a horrific fall in cross—country, her horse fell on top of her. she had to be resuscitated five times in the ambulance, she had an emergency tracheotomy and was in an induced coma for a0 days. she literally and metaphorically got back in the saddle and is now olympic champion. here is andy swiss with how the team did it and a round—up of the rest of the story so far today. hoping to ride into the record books. nearly half a century after they last won gold in the team event in, britain began the final day in first place. so, could theyjump to glory? yes! tom mcewen, toledo de kerser. not a foot wrong. well, tom mcewen got them off to the perfect start, with a clear round. and after laura collett, it was down to final rider oliver townend. he set out with a healthy advantage. he held his nerve, and finally britain had done it. yes! a9 years, great britain have waited for their eventing gold medal. a brilliant display from three riders, all making

let's talk to laura collett�*s mum, tracey. how proud are you today? very proud, roudest!bout laura. i imagine she was pony mads? she was, riaht imagine she was pony mads? she was, ri . ht from imagine she was pony mads? she was, right from before _ imagine she was pony mads? she was, right from before she _ imagine she was pony mads? she was, right from before she was _ imagine she was pony mads? she was, right from before she was two, - imagine she was pony mads? she was, right from before she was two, she - right from before she was two, she used to sleep with a hardback cover picture book of horses instead of a pillow and she has always put the horses, first, second, third and last in her life.— horses, first, second, third and last in her life. you do have to be single-minded — last in her life. you do have to be single-minded to _ last in her life. you do have to be single-minded to get _ last in her life. you do have to be single-minded to get to - last in her life. you do have to be single-minded to get to top - last in her life. you do have to be single-minded to

equestrians 0liver townend, laura collett and tom mcewen won the team eventing title — the first timein has been the team eventing bridesmaid, with a succession of silver and bronze. in tokyo, they finally struck gold. it's the most comprehensive test of horse and rider. good positioning. these equine triathletes demonstrated finesse in the dressage... picture—perfect so far. ..proved their endurance in the cross country... and through the finish, he comes. ..and, with a commanding lead built, were now looking to be faultless in the showjumping. just one to jump. tom mcewen with a clear round to get the party started. not a foot wrong. eight years ago, laura collett suffered an horrific fall and was in an induced coma, losing sight in one eye. she was giving it everything to become the olympic champion here. and with only one fence down, it left the best event rider in the world, 0liver townend, with thejob... now bring it home for us, oliver. ..ofjust getting round without drama. yes! 49 years, great britain have waited for their eventing gold medal! i unreal! it's still not sunk in,

for laura collett it's an amazing turnaround, eight years ago she was in a coma after nearly dying inspine, shoulder and rib fractures, and lost much of her vision in one eye. alongside her teammates she's been talking about what this win means to her: just to be here was more than a dream come true and to be stood here and getting a gold medal like this. it hasn't sunk in and i look back and i think eight years ago, i was lucky tojust be and i think eight years ago, i was lucky to just be alive, let alone to just do thejob lucky to just be alive, let alone to just do the job and have a place to bring it to tokyo and to top it off to win a gold medal and super great to win a gold medal and super great to be on a team with these two guys as well. and it be an unbelievable week and roll on the celebrations. i put myself under a bit of pressure and these — put myself under a bit of pressure and these two guys have made it very easy for— and these two guys have made it very easy for me _ and these two guys have made it very easy for me tojump into such an amazing — easy for me tojump into

and after laura collett, it was down to final rider oliver townend.dal. a brilliant display from three riders, all making their olympic debuts. team gb�*s long wait for gold in this event has certainly been worth it. it was a frustrating day for britain's sailors, though, because they couldn't actually sail. their medal hopes had to be put on hold, as a lack of wind meant racing was postponed. elsewhere, though, there was no shortage of action. laura kenny beginning her quest for another gold alongside katie archibald, elinor barker and josie knight. with the help of a radical new bike design they came second in qualifying for the women's pursuit. room for improvement, but a solid first ride. a lot more solid than one australian cyclist�*s bike. alex porter's handlebars disintegrating mid—race. a few scratches, but thankfully no major harm done. meanwhile, one of britain's biggest hopes on the track got her olympics under way. laura muir, going in the 1500 metres. and it was the smoothest of starts. second in her heat, to ease through to the semifinal

eight years ago, laura collett suffered an horrific fall and was in an induced coma, losing sight ino become the olympic champion here. and with only one fence down, it left the best event rider in the world, oliver townend, with thejob... now bring it home for us, oliver. ..ofjust getting round without drama. yes! 49 years, great britain have waited for their eventing gold medal! - unreal! it's still not sunk in, but there'll be a big celebration, and i don't think it'll be with a cup of tea and a biscuit! laughter. that's it, then, a gold for great britain — the first time in this event since 1972. but there's no rest for these riders, they've got to go again in the individual event now, and there could be more medals. eventing was originally a cavalry test for officers' charges. with military precision, tom mcewen and horse toledo de kerserjumped all obstacles to perfection. it's oliver townend. only two riders could now deny him gold. one was his team—mate. but oliver townend's individual hopes were dashed by fence two. 0h! a majestic final round from julia krajewski, of germany,

eight years ago, laura collett suffered an horrific fall and was in an induced coma, losing sight inwith only one fence down, it left the best event rider in the world, oliver townend, with thejob... now bring it home for us, oliver. ..ofjust getting round without drama. yes! 49 years, great britain have waited for their eventing gold medal! - unreal! it's still not sunk in, but there'll be a big celebration, and i don't think it'll be with a cup of tea and a biscuit! laughter that's it, then, a gold for great britain — the first time in this event since 1972. but there's no rest for these riders, they've got to go again in the individual event now, and there could be more medals. eventing was originally a cavalry test for officers' charges. with military precision, tom mcewen and horse toledo de kerserjumped all obstacles to perfection. it's oliver townend. only two riders could now deny him gold. one was his team—mate. but oliver townend's individual hopes were dashed by fence two. 0h! a majestic final round from julia krajewski, of germany, saw her become the first woman to ever w

and it�*s eventing team gold for great britain�*s tom mcewen, laura collett and oliver townend.eam gb. the belarusian olympic athlete, krystina tsimanouskaya, has entered the polish embassy in tokyo to ask for asylum. she spent the night secured in an airport hotel after belarusian officials tried to force her onto a flight home. the ioc has asked for a full report from the belarusian olympic committee, which claimed she had been removed from the team because of her emotional state. on friday she had criticised the team�*s coaches on social media. her husband is reported to have now entered ukraine. anatol kotau is from the belarus sports solidarity foundation. his organisation is in direct contact with ms tsimanouskaya. he gave us this update. we are in direct contact, now she is feeling safe, and today she made a decision that she would take an advantage of coming to the country to seek for protection. and for continuation of the career of her as an athlete in this country. so we are happy that she is feeling safer, finally, and we are assisting her in just meeting her intenti

world number one oliver townend impressed, along with laura collett and tom mcewen, to give them the ley�*s talents? already with a gold medal to his name, he was doing some casual knitting as he watched the women's three metre springboard final in leisurely style. the moment came ahead of the third round of dives, shortly after china's shi tingmao completed her second dive to cement her lead. this is what he was enjoying lost knitting at the same time. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. bye— bye. hello there. it's a quiet start to the month of august, but nothing i suspect most of you want some settled summer sunshine for the beginning of august — why not? unfortunately, today, it was a slightly disappointing story. there was more cloud around than there was sunshine, as you can see by this weather watcher picture. there were also some nuisance showers yet again, drifting their way steadily south by a cold front. it may well enhance some thundery showers over the next few hours. the best of the breaks in the cloud, well, that was further west and we ke

set the tone, jumping clear five seconds inside the optimum time aboard ballaghmor class, before laura collettd in both contests, going into the showjumping tomorrow. four—time olympic gymnastics champion simone biles has withdrawn from tomorrow's floor final, leaving her in just one event, and she's yet to make a decison on whether she'll compete in the beam on tuesday. after struggling in the vault, biles pulled out of the team and all—around finals to focus on her mental health, and went on to withdraw from the vault and uneven bars events. great britain'sjennifer gadirova will take her place in the floor final. away from the games, the british and irish lions' series with south africa will go to a decider after the springboks won a fiery second test 27—9 in cape town. they're level at one—all, with match three to come on saturday. our sports correspondent katie gornall was watching. pride and pressure is what alliance lions tour is all about. with the cds on the line it was the question of which team could defeats last week left the springboks wounded and early on it was clear they were no