Olympics 2012 - Tuesday 31 July

6:00pm Tuesday 31 July on BBC ONE

Today’s London 2012 Olympics coverage on BBC One.

Olympic Breakfast – 0600-0900

Presenters: Bill Turnbull and Hazel Irvine

Olympics 2012 – 0900-1130

Presenters: ?Mishal Husain with Rishi Persad, Clare Balding, John Inverdale, Steve Redgrave, Ian Thorpe and Mark Foster

Fifteen more medals are to be won today including the first two in Equestrianism. The team and individual three day event competitions reach a climax, with the Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips among those aiming for the podium.

There’s more Rowing & Swimming too as well as action featuring other British competitors. The Rowing & Swimming switches to BBC Three at 10.30am.

09:30 Rowing/Swimming

10:30 Equestrian

Olympics 2012 – 1130-1315

Presenter: Matt Baker

The climax of Equestrian Three Day Event team competition. Team GB won a bronze four years ago in Beijing but it’s 40 years since GB last won Gold. Can the 2012 team, featuring William Fox-Pitt and Zara Phillips, put that right today?

Olympics 2012 – 1400-1600

Presenters: Jake Humphrey with Jonathan Edwards and Rishi Persad

It’s time to settle the individual honours in the Three Day Event while the Canadian Singles Canoe Slalom title is decided at the Lee Valley Water Centre. Four years ago, it was silver for David Florence in the Canoe Slalom C1. This afternoon, he tries to go one better.

Plus a progress report from the Sailing at Weymouth.

Equestrian:

14:30 Eventing Individual Jumping Final

Canoe Slalom:

Canoe Single (C1) Men’s Final

Olympics 2012 – 1600-1800

Presenters: Sue Barker with Matt Baker

The Women’s Team Gymnastics Final. Great Britain managed a creditable fifth place in last year’s world championships. China are the reigning Olympic champions having beaten the USA in a hard fought contest in Beijing.

Gymnastics Artistic:

16:30 Women’s Team Final

Olympics 2012 – 1900-2200

Presenters: Gary Lineker with Clare Balding, Ian Thorpe and Mark Foster

The Swimming competition reaches the halfway stage with four more finals tonight. Is Michael Phelps shaping up to be the star of the Games or will that honour go elsewhere?

Meanwhile, it’s a big night for Britain’s women footballers; a place in the quarter finals at stake in their final preliminary match.

Swimming:

19:30 Men’s 100m Freestyle Semifinal 1

19:39 Women’s 200m Freestyle Final

19:47 Men’s 200m Butterfly Final

19:55 Women’s 200m Butterfly Semifinal 1

20:17 Men’s 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 1

20:39 Women’s 200m Individual Medley Final

20:47 Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final

Olympics Tonight – 2240-0000

Presenter: Gabby Logan

By the time midnight comes, the last of the Sport will be over for the day and another 15 medals will have been won. Competitors from Britain and around the world have dominated the headlines and there’s a lot for Gabby and her guests to chew over.

Olympic Sportsday – 0015-0100

Presenter: Dan Walker

Highlights of the key action and stories on day 4.

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