Yorkshire

:00:09. > :00:13.Been in a few months' time Yorkshire hosts... These are

:00:13. > :00:23.Yorkshire's: six as well. Tonight we will give you the inside track

:00:23. > :00:34.

:00:34. > :00:40.The making of a golden girl. We have exclusive access to the

:00:40. > :00:45.training camp for Jessica Ennis. Overcoming adversity. Sarah

:00:45. > :00:50.Stevenson tells us about the worst year of her life, they head of the

:00:50. > :00:54.most important year of her career. And we follow the table tennis

:00:54. > :01:04.player doing extra shifts at his local supermarket to pay his way to

:01:04. > :01:07.

:01:07. > :01:11.the Paralympics. Jessica Ennis is world No. 1, with an apparently

:01:11. > :01:15.clear path to Olympic gold. All that changed last summer when she

:01:15. > :01:20.came second in the world championships. It meant a new

:01:20. > :01:29.challenge for her and her coach. Can they gained top spot when it

:01:29. > :01:34.matters most? This is day one, the first warm-up run at the beginning

:01:34. > :01:40.of the first training session of an Olympic season. We run diagonally

:01:40. > :01:44.through those trees and up to the top. Jessica Ennis is with a group

:01:44. > :01:51.of athletes. The coach is not planning to go easy on them on

:01:51. > :02:01.their off-season break. The coach people and the highlight of the

:02:01. > :02:08.

:02:08. > :02:12.It does not feel any different from other day one. The closer they to

:02:12. > :02:17.get to the Games, it may feel more important. We are starting a little

:02:17. > :02:23.bit harder than we have in the past but a thing that is just the

:02:23. > :02:30.natural progression. Jess is very much the leader. She's up from with

:02:30. > :02:36.the men, leaving the rest of the wind behind. You get cardiovascular

:02:36. > :02:39.fitter. We on grass which is a little easier on the joint. A for

:02:39. > :02:45.six days a week for the next 10 months, training for de Olympics

:02:45. > :02:51.will be her life. It is quite nice today because the weather is good,

:02:51. > :02:57.it is warm. But normally it is cold, it is wet and it is rainy. You do

:02:57. > :03:07.get used to it any do look forward to it in a weird kind of way. You

:03:07. > :03:07.

:03:07. > :03:12.do feel better one to have done it. Time for some respite from the

:03:12. > :03:17.uphill sprints. It is a Turk got any to catch the breath but also to

:03:17. > :03:25.catch up with friends. The subject of how she struggled in the javelin

:03:25. > :03:35.crops up. Sometimes, I plant a bit like that, a bit too far. I had

:03:35. > :03:40.that in the back of my mind. Jessica Ennis was a junior champion

:03:40. > :03:44.of Britain and Europe in the heptathlon. As a senior, she has

:03:44. > :03:49.gone one better. The girl from the city of steel came to Berlin

:03:49. > :03:53.hunting for gold and she has done it. In 2009 she became the number

:03:53. > :03:57.one heptathlete, tracing their opponents at the World

:03:58. > :04:02.Championships. But last summer she lost her world title. She takes a

:04:02. > :04:06.big hit on the second hurdle... Despite a mistake in the hurdles he

:04:06. > :04:11.finished a one in front but the port javelin throw one day to lead

:04:11. > :04:16.to a silver rather than gold. Hardly a disaster, just not perfect.

:04:16. > :04:23.Something to work, in training. Back at the hill runs, and she is

:04:23. > :04:28.still pushing herself and everyone else. Look, here. Cure any cheating

:04:28. > :04:33.yourself. Training session 1, Day One, is coming to a close. The

:04:33. > :04:39.mental and physical battle is one she has won before and know she can

:04:39. > :04:47.win again, even if, right now, warming down since a bit much.

:04:47. > :04:54.uphill! He are walking, it doesn't matter it is up or down. It is

:04:54. > :04:57.tiring, but first session is done now, so easing my way back in.

:04:57. > :05:03.Because deal and pigs are so special, people overdo it and they

:05:03. > :05:08.get hurt. -- de Olympics are so special. I am conscious that we

:05:08. > :05:11.keep these things in perspective and it is another year at work.

:05:11. > :05:16.is a long way after me at the moment. This is the beginning of

:05:16. > :05:25.the winter so I have a lot of hard work to do. Throughout this

:05:25. > :05:29.evening's programme, we will return to Jess and Tony. Foot was up, but

:05:29. > :05:35.the light was too lengthy. pressure mounts as training news on

:05:35. > :05:39.to fine-tuning technique. Most athletes have their ups and downs

:05:39. > :05:43.as they prepare for a big competition. But for the world tae

:05:43. > :05:48.kwon do champion Sarah Stephenson, she has been building up for the

:05:48. > :05:53.Olympics through the most difficult days of her life. You have to be

:05:53. > :05:59.tough to do what Sarah Stephenson does. Her sport is a martial art in

:05:59. > :06:07.which kicks and punches are given to Europe I's head and body. Sarah

:06:07. > :06:15.was the junior world champion. She got to the semi-finals of the 2000

:06:15. > :06:18.Olympics and won bronze at the last Olympics. The were happy. We went

:06:18. > :06:25.out screaming and shouting and telling all the world and what

:06:25. > :06:32.Sarah had done. In late 2010, Sarah married her coach, Keith Jennings.

:06:32. > :06:36.Home soil Olympics were on the horizon and times were good. But

:06:36. > :06:42.all that changed during what Sarah describes as the worst year of her

:06:42. > :06:47.life. In early 2011, her mum was diagnosed with cancer and, soon

:06:47. > :06:51.after, her dad was found to have a brain tumour. They were both told

:06:51. > :06:55.they did not have long to live. Whatever she would achieve at the

:06:55. > :07:01.London Olympics, they would not be there to see it. But despite

:07:01. > :07:09.missing training to care for her parents, Serevent to last year's

:07:09. > :07:17.World tae kwon do Championships, and one. I was saying to myself,

:07:17. > :07:23.they cannot hurt me, the girls in that ring. If I lose, so what? Are

:07:23. > :07:29.determined to go there and take it out on the other girls. Go

:07:29. > :07:32.forward... In late September, we quarter of this air as she launched

:07:33. > :07:37.her Academy. It is a way to give back the kind of support that she

:07:37. > :07:44.has recede down the years from coach and family. Her husband is

:07:45. > :07:51.there to help with the spy ring. timing has to be perfect. By this

:07:51. > :07:59.time, her father, Roy, had died. Her mum had hoped to come to

:07:59. > :08:02.Manchester to support Sarah, but she is too real. Instead, her ant

:08:02. > :08:10.and cousins arrive from Doncaster as a reminder that she is not

:08:10. > :08:18.aligned. We have just come to give her a bit of support. The problem

:08:18. > :08:23.with her mum is that she worries more about Sarah. It seems as

:08:23. > :08:26.though it is never ending now. It is taking its toll and it is really

:08:26. > :08:32.difficult for me now because it is not only going to lose one Perak,

:08:32. > :08:38.you're going to lose another one. In December, we quarter were so

:08:38. > :08:42.rare in a cafe in Doncaster. She is again getting the support she needs

:08:42. > :08:49.from her aunt and cousins because by now her mother has lost her

:08:49. > :08:54.fight with cancer. I was put in the Christmas tree up last Saturday and

:08:54. > :09:01.I was wearing to myself. Tears were streaming down my face. You cannot

:09:01. > :09:05.help but some time. I have a Olympics and a thing that is why, I

:09:05. > :09:14.had that big thing, so when that is done, I think will probably be like

:09:14. > :09:24.her. Mum and dad and not here and I have to a step up now. Do you feel

:09:24. > :09:30.pressure? A little bit. Don't feel pressured by us. I think pressure

:09:30. > :09:34.is something you put on yourself. You don't want to lose, you're

:09:34. > :09:42.warming to do well. Can you imagine, though, if I won in the Olympics,

:09:42. > :09:51.what you lot would be like! I think I will be a mess. Can we take the

:09:51. > :09:56.gold medal home with us? Yes. You can take it to show mum and dad.

:09:56. > :10:02.The 1st January is could be a new year, a new start, we all have to a

:10:02. > :10:06.focus on the Olympics. When they first got died does, the first

:10:06. > :10:10.thing they said was you have to get the Olympics and the road for us. I

:10:10. > :10:20.know that is what they want and what they have always wanted me to

:10:20. > :10:22.

:10:22. > :10:26.do so I've just got to go and do it now. Still to come, under pressure.

:10:26. > :10:32.Tony and Jess are fine-tuning her technique but not always agreeing

:10:32. > :10:35.on the detail. Slight difference of opinion there! And we visit the

:10:35. > :10:45.computer-game company in Barnsley where the action has already

:10:45. > :10:54.

:10:54. > :10:56.But first, I went out for a spot of light training with the two best

:10:56. > :11:05.triathletes in the Brownlee family also happen to be the best in the

:11:05. > :11:12.world. We run here normally about four times a week. We mountain bike

:11:12. > :11:19.here as well. They are all sorts of little ups and downs, would tidbits,

:11:19. > :11:23.Maugham and bits. The Brown the brothers had taken on surely the

:11:23. > :11:31.hardest one-day sport and may give their own. They have to swim for

:11:31. > :11:36.about a mile, cycle for 25 and then run for more than six. Last year,

:11:36. > :11:46.Alastair one or racist become world triathlon champion for the second

:11:46. > :11:49.time -- won four races. John finished second in the world. As

:11:49. > :11:55.the brothers have taken on the world they had proudly flown the

:11:55. > :12:00.Yorkshire flag. I am a proud Yorkshireman. It was great to cross

:12:00. > :12:05.the line with the flag that no one knows what it is! Do you feel you

:12:05. > :12:09.are spreading the word of Yorkshire? When I finished that

:12:10. > :12:15.line in Beijing, and Chinese guy XT took the flak away for examination

:12:15. > :12:19.to make sure it wasn't some kind of protest group! At least one person

:12:19. > :12:23.in China now knows what the Yorkshire flight is. Realistically,

:12:23. > :12:30.have you ever considered moving away from here. Once a nice, once

:12:30. > :12:35.we have been up on the more and the rain has been really hard.

:12:35. > :12:39.training is great. We can go to the swimming pool in Leeds and in 10

:12:39. > :12:46.minutes you are out in the countryside. It is so rare to get

:12:46. > :12:52.training as good as it is here. Quiet roads, off-road running, but

:12:52. > :12:56.facilities and friendly people. World domination started here.

:12:56. > :13:01.Alastair was born in Dewsbury before the family moved to two near

:13:01. > :13:05.Leeds. The brothers started fell running in the near by a Hills,

:13:06. > :13:09.showing grit and strength to slog through the mud. Their sporting

:13:09. > :13:15.development continued at Bradford Grammar thanks to great facilities

:13:15. > :13:20.and specialist coaches. Here we find a third Brownlee boy. Ed is

:13:20. > :13:30.also in to his sport and his chosen game requires bulk to go with the

:13:30. > :13:31.

:13:31. > :13:35.brawn. It has become a normal sort of thing watching my brothers and I

:13:35. > :13:39.want to do something different. Your little brother is following

:13:39. > :13:49.not quite the same route, he says triathlon is boring and would be

:13:49. > :13:49.

:13:49. > :13:53.his Werrity is that. I think rugby is boring! He is different to us.

:13:53. > :14:00.We tried to get him going but he likes charging up people and

:14:00. > :14:05.rolling around the ball looking for the bald! Having bought is it that

:14:05. > :14:09.you do this together? The trading relationship is crucial. Having

:14:09. > :14:14.someone to go out training with all the time is a real advantage.

:14:14. > :14:20.coming up on your heels, is that pushing you caught? Yes, it is like

:14:20. > :14:23.having a friendly prod in the back all the time. Everybody is waiting

:14:24. > :14:28.for that 100 yards sprint one day when the two of you are nose-to-

:14:28. > :14:33.nose and nobody knows what will happen. I do not think even we know

:14:33. > :14:37.what will happen. I like to think I had him over the spring, but we

:14:37. > :14:42.don't have a clue. At that point, does brotherly love have to take a

:14:42. > :14:52.back seat? Yes, it is all-out. forget about that and the finishing

:14:52. > :14:56.

:14:56. > :15:00.line is what matters. Let us hope Back in Sheffield, on day 10 of her

:15:00. > :15:05.Olympic training, Jess Ennis and coach Toni Miniechello have an

:15:05. > :15:10.early start. Seeing him stay up there -- sat there with his laptop

:15:10. > :15:16.open, doing work, that never happens, I am always here before

:15:16. > :15:21.him. We will arrange to meet at 9:30am, that means to her, 9am! It

:15:21. > :15:28.is a real standing joke, I am always late, it is Olympic year so

:15:28. > :15:31.I am going to be on time. After the power or work on the hills, today's

:15:31. > :15:38.Sheffield Institute of Sport session is about fine-tuning her

:15:38. > :15:41.technique on the hurdles. Keep your leg tie it all away through. There

:15:41. > :15:46.is a diminishing return on how much better she can get, you are trying

:15:46. > :15:56.to find very small margins of consistency of performance, you are

:15:56. > :15:57.

:15:57. > :16:02.talking about hundreds of the second. Keep it bent. Know. No. As

:16:02. > :16:06.your leader on comes in, it comes in like this, it does not push it

:16:06. > :16:14.in that respect. But that definitely felt like my food was

:16:14. > :16:21.not anywhere. It did! Your for it was up, but the lady is too lengthy

:16:22. > :16:27.for me. -- at the leg it was too lengthy. I need a few more degrees.

:16:27. > :16:32.A slight difference of opinion there! The relationship has changed

:16:32. > :16:36.a lot since she came to him as a shy 11 year-old schoolgirl. She

:16:36. > :16:41.brings her own expertise to the partnership. I understand the

:16:41. > :16:44.events a lot more, it has to be more of a discussion. If I am not

:16:44. > :16:48.agreeing or feelings of than the same way it is good to discuss it.

:16:48. > :16:53.That didn't look too bad, it started off and then opened up a

:16:53. > :17:00.bit further. Just keep it tight. You are more concerned they are too

:17:00. > :17:05.close? Change is difficult. She knows that I am successful if I do

:17:05. > :17:09.that, now the position is, if we make changes, I might not be

:17:09. > :17:15.successful. As a coach, you have to overcome that and say there is a

:17:15. > :17:19.benefit to this. Another tough session comes to an end. Toni and

:17:19. > :17:24.just go their separate ways for now, but when we next see them together,

:17:24. > :17:27.it is time for the javelin. And can the physiotherapist Alison prevent

:17:27. > :17:33.her aches and pains becoming injuries that could threaten her

:17:33. > :17:38.Olympics? Computer games have come a long way

:17:38. > :17:42.since the 1980s. Though my ability to play them clearly has not!

:17:42. > :17:47.Accompany in Barnsley has helped to create the computerised version of

:17:47. > :17:54.this year's Olympics, and they are not the only Yorkshire business to

:17:54. > :17:57.benefit from the London 2012. Exciting times here as we approach

:17:57. > :18:03.the start of this event. Good rhythm as he goes down the

:18:03. > :18:08.straight! What a finish to this race, and that will be a medal!

:18:08. > :18:11.this office, the commentary is being recorded for the official 20

:18:11. > :18:18.told computer-game. John Sanderson's production team is

:18:18. > :18:23.working in ground-breaking way, every possible outcome has its own

:18:23. > :18:29.possibly -- commentary, improvised as it goes on. It is a huge

:18:29. > :18:33.undertaking because what you will feel, you are being commentated on.

:18:33. > :18:40.There really are some good athlete that could all take a medal here.

:18:40. > :18:46.Brilliant, really good, I am happy with that. You get this feeling off,

:18:46. > :18:52.it is going to be here soon, and to have a small role to play in that,

:18:52. > :18:55.even if it is just on the game is great. I am excited about that.

:18:55. > :19:01.John is from Dronfield near Sheffield, and started out as a

:19:01. > :19:08.music teacher. By MS -- many twists and turns, and now owns a studio

:19:08. > :19:13.which specialises in computer game and animation music. The music for

:19:13. > :19:16.the sake get computer game could be a breakthrough. My company is a

:19:16. > :19:23.small company, and the Olympics is one of the biggest world events you

:19:23. > :19:26.can be hope to -- you can hope to be part of. I did not get any

:19:26. > :19:31.tickets for the Olympics, but this is a way that we can show what we

:19:31. > :19:36.are capable of. John's company is not the only Yorkshire business set

:19:36. > :19:39.to benefit from the Games. More than 200 contracts worth more than

:19:39. > :19:43.�73 million have been won by Yorkshire firms. 30 teams from 12

:19:43. > :19:48.countries will be based in Yorkshire for pre-Games training,

:19:48. > :19:53.and they will generate at least �3 million for the Yorkshire economy.

:19:53. > :19:57.Back in Barnsley, as put our athletes, their team has worked to

:19:57. > :20:00.strict targets and deadlines. They are putting the final polish on the

:20:00. > :20:05.commentary and the game will be launched shortly before the real

:20:05. > :20:15.Games in July. Yorkshire has already achieved one of its biggest

:20:15. > :20:18.

:20:18. > :20:22.goals, let's hope it has more While many of our athletes are

:20:22. > :20:27.heading to London in pursuit of gold, four others, it will be a

:20:27. > :20:37.battle just to qualify. Pushing 50, Farrel Anthony from Sheffield has

:20:37. > :20:39.

:20:39. > :20:42.come out of retirement for one last shot at Paralympic glory. This is

:20:42. > :20:46.the British Open Table Tennis Championship. I call it the

:20:46. > :20:51.Sheffield open, because I am from Sheffield. It makes it more

:20:51. > :20:56.personal to me, and that gives me a bit more drive and impetus to do

:20:56. > :21:01.well. The British Open in Sheffield is not just about local pride for

:21:01. > :21:07.Farrel, it is about local -- vital qualifying points for their London

:21:07. > :21:12.Paralympics. Whether he is paying or not, he is in almost constant

:21:12. > :21:17.pain. He was born with cerebral palsy. He explains that why he and

:21:17. > :21:22.other Paralympian such all face challenges, they have no sympathy

:21:22. > :21:26.in competition. It is ruthless. If you know someone has problems

:21:26. > :21:31.moving in one way or another, you exploit that, because if you don't,

:21:31. > :21:39.you will lose. They will play where it hurts every single time. If you

:21:39. > :21:43.can't deal with that, don't play. Farrell -- Farrel loses his last

:21:43. > :21:50.group match, and it is the end of his opener but the start of his

:21:50. > :21:55.quest to qualify for the Paralympic Games. You want to have a go?

:21:55. > :21:58.Sunday afternoon and he is at his local supermarket, earning money by

:21:58. > :22:02.playing friendly matches against customers. He is having to pay his

:22:02. > :22:07.own way to the qualifiers. He represented Great Britain in the

:22:07. > :22:13.Sydney Games at 2000, but stopped competing because of work. On his

:22:13. > :22:18.comeback, you he is no longer funded. He has to raise �4,000 to

:22:18. > :22:21.enter a ranking tournament in Taiwan, Argentina and South Korea.

:22:21. > :22:24.A couple of bombs left, and hopefully my name will be in a

:22:24. > :22:34.qualifying position at the end of December. Even though I am a golden

:22:34. > :22:35.

:22:35. > :22:39.So Farrel set off around the world and the pressure is on. He has

:22:39. > :22:44.three tournaments left to win enough points to qualify for London

:22:44. > :22:49.2012. In October, he finishes second at the Taiwan open and picks

:22:49. > :22:55.up a silver medal. It is a strong start. In late November, he moves

:22:55. > :22:59.on to South Korea. In my first match today, it is at 4pm, see how

:22:59. > :23:04.I go, I am feeling really good. Give the ball a kick and see how

:23:04. > :23:08.far it goes. In a group match, it is a chance against -- a chance for

:23:08. > :23:14.revenge against that player that beat him in para 1. Victory is

:23:14. > :23:21.sweet, you can see how much it means. I beat the No. 1 and No. 2

:23:21. > :23:31.seed in Korea. Last leg of my 22 roger League Two qualify for London

:23:31. > :23:35.2012. -- my 2012 journey. The next day, he is in Argentina and has

:23:35. > :23:39.travelled 30,000 miles. He has done it on his own. He is tired and it

:23:39. > :23:45.has become too much. It is the final day of the Argentinian Open.

:23:45. > :23:53.I am not taking part, unfortunately, my journey has come to an end. I am

:23:53. > :23:57.disappointed that I have not qualified for the 2012 games.

:23:57. > :24:02.Farrel has given it everything, but he, like most athletes who try,

:24:02. > :24:08.will not be competing in London. think very few -- if you have a

:24:08. > :24:13.chance and it is your dream, you have to follow it to the end. Even

:24:13. > :24:21.if it is just the slimmest chance. You have to stop -- still try. You

:24:21. > :24:29.have to say, I gave it my best shot. It is 7am, and coach Toni

:24:29. > :24:32.Miniechello is on his way to Leeds met University. Whilst most of Jess

:24:32. > :24:40.Ennis's coaching takes place in Sedgefield, they head north for

:24:40. > :24:45.javelin training and physiotherapy. It is some great craft. That pushed

:24:45. > :24:53.the sessions on, she is working well. Was there to complement?

:24:53. > :24:57.was! That was a compliment! Go and have a walk, see how it feels.

:24:57. > :25:01.Ennis is in the hands of physiotherapist Alison Rose. Just

:25:01. > :25:07.from the way she is walking, she had detected a problem but even

:25:07. > :25:10.Jessica herself cannot feel. It is coming out of the left hip.

:25:10. > :25:14.discomfort Jessica is feeling in her leg is actually being caught

:25:14. > :25:18.further up in her hip. She has found the true source of the

:25:18. > :25:28.problem and so she can treat the strain before it becomes the injury.

:25:28. > :25:30.

:25:30. > :25:34.Pop on your right side. Our! It is incredibly tight, then she screams

:25:34. > :25:38.and you are no you on the right spot. There has got a lot more

:25:38. > :25:43.attention than they should be, the hip will not move the way it should.

:25:44. > :25:48.It affects the way you walk and run. Alison's massage has loosened

:25:48. > :25:54.Jessica's hit and a potential problem has been avoided. Now for

:25:54. > :25:58.more training. Javelin is the events that she has always

:25:59. > :26:03.struggled with the most. At last summer's world championship, a poor

:26:03. > :26:07.throw put paid to her chances of gold. That has put a huge

:26:07. > :26:11.determination on her to put it right. Her coach is a former

:26:11. > :26:21.Commonwealth, European and world medallist. Was it that, all that,

:26:21. > :26:23.

:26:23. > :26:27.it is minute, it is about this much body lean. Very, very good! Nice.

:26:27. > :26:31.Jessica is on fire as she puts all the technical pieces into place.

:26:31. > :26:35.That is a lot better, that is good. I need to keep practising and

:26:35. > :26:40.drilling and hope it comes Wyllie naturally. It is great to have

:26:40. > :26:45.sessions like this. It has been a real breakthrough, and she has

:26:45. > :26:50.consistently thrown at long. If we have reasonable throws, it is good

:26:50. > :26:57.for confidence, it can also supply a confident if you think it is far

:26:57. > :27:01.and it is not. 50 metres! But it is confidential! She would not tell us

:27:01. > :27:05.the exact distance, but she has thrown constant -- comfortably over

:27:05. > :27:09.40 metres and close to her competition-best. A big step

:27:09. > :27:13.forward from the world championships. I think her

:27:13. > :27:18.confidence took a knock there, having not thrown well. There is a

:27:19. > :27:22.bit more belief now and she knows how to fix herself. Today, she

:27:22. > :27:27.matched power with timing and technique. Another fraction of

:27:27. > :27:30.improvement has been made. Like one more he will run when the legs say

:27:31. > :27:38.no. It week to the angle of a trailing leg, or a tight Nestle

:27:38. > :27:42.treated before its tears. -- muscle. Small changes that make a big

:27:42. > :27:50.difference, perhaps the team silver and gold. It is a massive Olympic

:27:50. > :27:56.year, everyone is training hard and fighting for that gold medal.

:27:57. > :28:00.This is probably becoming quite a familiar fight. -- site. Jessica

:28:00. > :28:06.Ennis will not win his -- visit the Olympic stadium until she competes.

:28:06. > :28:10.She wants it to be fresh and new. But it is here that the final

:28:11. > :28:15.chapter of all of our athletes's Jenny's will be written. Can Jess