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Olympics Day Two
8:12am Sunday 29th July 2012 in London Olympics 2012 - Latest News
By Neil Meldrum
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- WELCOME to day two of the London 2012 Games.
- Almost all of our Dorset and New Forest Olympians are in action today... Here is their schedule...
- Poole's Dan Hunter kicks things off with GB's men's volleyball team when they take on Bulgaria at Earls Court around 9.30am.
- Sturminster Newton's William Fox-Pitt will be in action on day two of the Eventing, with the second round of dressage set to get under way at 10am.
- In sailing, Poole's Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor begin their women's match racing campaign in Weymouth and Portland, while Lymington's Ben Ainslie (Finn) and Sherborne's Andrew Simpson (Star) are also on the water. The sailing starts at midday.
- Later this afternoon, Poole's Zara Dampney will be in action at Horse Guards Parade in the women's beach volleyball (5.30pm), while Bournemouth's John Pearce and Sway's Dan McMillan make their Olympic debuts in the handball when GB take on France in the Copper Box at 7.30pm.
10:51pm
In the men's handball, Bournemouth's John Pearce and Sway's Dan McMillan became GB debutants but tasted a 44-15 defeat to reigning Olympic champions France....
10:50pm
To round up some results from earlier this evening, Poole's Zara Dampney and team-mate Shauna Mullin secured a 2-1 (17-21 21-14 15-13) win over Canada on their Olympic debuts.... Full story in tomorrow's Echo.
4:58pm
Looks like the official results are now saying Simpson and Percy were first in that second Star race.... That places them third overall after the first day.
4:52pm
That's almost it for today... We will update with results from the women's beach volleyball (Poole's Zara Dampney, 5.30pm) and the men's handball (Bournemouth's John Pearce and Sway's Dan McMillan, 7.30pm) later.
4:46pm
Simpson and Percy second according to the photo finish.....
4:45pm
Photo finish in the Star class between Simpson and Percy and the Brazilian crew....!
4:19pm
Fox-Pitt scores 44.10 in the dressage, which places him 16th individually and Great Britain third in the Team Eventing as it stands....
4:13pm
Sturminster Newton's William Fox-Pitt is under way in the dressage arena at Greenwich Park.....
3:59pm
Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor are beaten in their second match race of the day - finished 12 seconds behind the Spanish crew.
They will be back on the water at around 4.05pm tomorrow against Portugal, before a second race against Australia at 5.05pm.
3:55pm
The gap between the match racing girls and the Spanish crew is now nine seconds at the final mark.... Race now to the finish.
3:49pm
'MacLush' have closed the gap to just six seconds at the second mark!
3:46pm
The Poole match racing girls are 12 seconds behind the Spainish crew at the first mark....
3:44pm
'MacLush' are under way in their second match race in Weymouth....
3:38pm
Back to our competitors, the match racing girls, Poole's Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor, are about to get under way against Spain in their second and final head-to-head race of the day in Weymouth.....
3:37pm
Away from our local Olympians, Lizzie Armistead has just won Great Britain's first London 2012 medal in the women's cycling road race.....
3:30pm
Second Star class race under way... Clean start again.
3:16pm
Ben Ainslie claims a second successive second-place finish in the Finn class - A good solid start for the Lymington man as he bids to defend his Olympic title.
3:13pm
'MacLush' due out for the second Elliott 6m match racing battle, this time against Spain, at around 3.40pm....
3:11pm
Andrew Simpson and Iain Percy finish 11th in the opening race of the Star class.... The Sherborne man and his helm will be disappointed with that.
3:08pm
The Red Arrows bringing love to Swanage. #love #red arrows http://t.co/FAeZLXYZ
— @SophiaT 29 July 2012
2:56pm
Percy and Simpson now back in 12th place as the Star fleet rounds the top mark for the final time.....
2:47pm
Ainslie remains in second place, but much closer to the Dane in first, as the Finn fleet rounds the bottom mark.... Back up-wind now.
2:34pm
Lymington's Ben Ainslie rounds the first mark in second place in the second Finn class race.....
2:33pm
The Star fleet rounds the second mark with Simpson and Percy in front of the dangerous Brazilians.
2:21pm
Andrew Simpson and Iain Percy in fourth place as the Star fleet rounds the top mark....
2:18pm
Ben Ainslie is under way in the second Finn class race of the day...
2:00pm
Andrew Simpson and Iain Percy are under way in the Star class..... Clean start.
2:00pm
The Poole match racers WIN their opening race against Denmark - the girls were eight seconds clear at the finish.
1:56pm
The match racing girls have now extended their lead to 16 seconds over Denmark at the third mark.... Looking good for the Poole sailors.
1:51pm
'MacLush' lead the Danes by 10 seconds at the second mark in the match racing opener....
1:48pm
Poole's match racers are under way in the Elliott 6m class in Weymouth and are leading Denmark in their opening race on the Nothe course....
1:46pm
Ben Ainslie in action during the opening Finn class race in Weymouth this afternoon
1:38pm
'MacLush's' opening match race against Denmark has also been delayed due to the weather. Race control are adjusting the courses for both the Star and Elliott 6m down in Weymouth....
1:27pm
Slight delay to the start of the Star class as the weather turns more like we've come to expect this summer..... Ben Ainslie due out for race two in the Finn class shortly as well.
1:00pm
Next out on the water in Weymouth is race one of the Star class, featuring Sherborne's Andrew Simpson and helm Iain Percy.
12:53pm
Bein Ainslie finishes second in the first Finn class race in Weymouth.... Great start from the Lymington man.
12:53pm
Crowds at Weymouth watching Ben Ainslie during the first Finn class race this afternoon
12:37pm
Ben Ainslie now trending at number eight on social network Twitter.....
12:30pm
Great support and messages from the @TeamGB crowd. Really appreciated, atmosphere was amazing in Earls Court this morning.
— @danhunter4 29 July 2012
12:23pm
Poole's match racing trio, Lucy, Annie and Kate, will be under way in the Elliott 6m at around 1.30pm. Unlike the Finn and Star, the girls race against just one other boat in head-to-head clashes. 'MacLush' will be first out against the Danish boat of Lotte Pedersen, Susanne Boidin and Tina Gramkov, before clashing with the Spanish team of Tamara Echegoyen Dominguez, Sofia Toro Prieto Puga and Angela Pumariega Menendez in race two at around 3.30pm.
12:15pm
Ainslie now THIRD as they head back on leg two.... Incredible from the Lymington man.
12:12pm
Ben Ainslie outside the top-10 as he rounds the first mark.... Down-wind now though so watch out!
12:01pm
Lymington's Ben Ainslie under way in race one of the Finn class down in Weymouth.... A good start from the defending Olympic champion.
11:52am
The match race girls, Ben Ainslie and Andrew Simpson are all due on the water down in Weymouth shortly......
11:08am
Possibly the closest final set in #Volleyball. @TeamGB certainly gave Bulgaria a good workout! "An Olympic debut to be proud of"- Joel Banks
— @TeamGB 29 July 2012
11:00am
Absolutely fantastic defensive work from Hunter on that last play again but Bulgaria take the third set 26-24 and the match 3-0. Superb performance from Dan and the team.
10:40am
Hunter and Team GB having a real go in the third set..... Now 11-8 up. Superb stuff.
10:26am
Bulgaria clinch the second set 25-20 against Hunter and Team GB.....
9:59am
A handy guide to all the sailing classes at Weymouth and Portland for those not familiar with the sport.... Produced by our colleagues at the Dorset Echo.
9:56am
Depite a fine effort and no shortage of skill from Dan Hunter, GB lose the first set to Bulgaria 25-18...
9:53am
Watch Poole's Dan Hunter in action now.... BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Volleyball: Great Britain v Bulgaria http://t.co/VeTiDNNz
— @neilmeldrumecho 29 July 2012
9:51am
Watching the @GBMenVolleyball vs Bulgaria from our lounge in the.village. Go GB!! @TeamGB http://t.co/z1voARdQ
— @GBRVolleyball 29 July 2012
9:51am
A wonderful dig from Hunter in that series of plays.... And GB won the point. Stunning work.
9:36am
Poole's Kate Macgregor, speaking yesterday ahead of the opening match racing round robin matches today, said: ''Hopefully we'll get the medal but it is really close between the top six at the moment.
"It could be anyone, to be honest. I think the Americans, Aussies, French, Russians and us are all really close.
"To be honest it could be any of us, but we hope to get the medal."
9:35am
Speaking yesterday, ahead of today's opening Finn class races, Ben Ainslie said: "I am ready to go. I am looking forward to racing and hope things go well.''It was good out there today. It was a great breeze, perfect sailing conditions.
''It is an interesting course that medal race course (Nothe Course). It is pretty tricky so tomorrow starting off there will be a tough race.
''It is cramped out there. I think you've just got to be more prepared for the difficult conditions and know it won't be perfect.
''You've just got to deal with it and prepare for a bit of a scrap.''
9:32am
Lymington's Ben Ainslie on the water in Weymouth yesterday
9:31am
Sherborne's Andrew Simpson and team-mate Iain Percy in action during yesterday's practice
9:29am
Incredible atmosphere as the GB volleyball team are introduced to a lively crowd at Earls Court....
9:27am
9:27am
Match racing trio Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Mcgregor on the home water....
Match
9:25am
Our sailors, who start their campaigns today were also busy in practice yesterday down in Weymouth..... Here are a selection of pictures from yesterday's sessions
9:25am
Watch @GBMenVolleyball live on http://t.co/i30NksLq or on the Red Button #GBVB
— @GBMenVolleyball 29 July 2012
9:24am
It's time. @matchracegirls start tomorrow so no more tweets for a little while. Plenty of media instead. Enjoy!
— @k8mac12 28 July 2012
9:23am
Game day!! The Olympic debut is about to be made, excited! Thanks for the good luck messages #HomeAdvantage
— @Zara_Dampney 29 July 2012
9:23am
Our Olympians have been busily tweeting this morning.... Here are a selection....
9:22am
Dan Hunter will be on court at Earls Court in around 10 minutes.... He is Team GB's libero, which means he is the defensive specialist playing in the different coloured vest.
