Day 1 - Evening Session Athletics: European Championships

have had. The World Cup, Wimbledon, the open. And Scotland hosted a

magnificent Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It is a coming of age for

the 20-year-old. Early Child of Scotland takes a silver. Look at

that. Well done, Greg. Here comes Lynsey Sharp of Scotland, silver for

Scotland. Look at Jo Pavey. With the Hampden Park for still in the mind,

the sport goes on. -- roar. The city of student lies on the shores of a

beautiful lake. Rich in tradition with culture and renowned for its

world-class athletics. -- city of Z?rich. The world record has gone

once again. Can this records have been broken and it welcomes Europe's

best hoping to write their names into championship history. --

countless records have been broken. Absolutely brilliant. A new

generation of talent searches for success on the track. Global stars

will be back in action. He is running for greatness. The stage is

set for an action packed six days here in Z?rich. It is the largest

city in Switzerland with a population of around 400,000. It is

the gateway to some fabulous Alpine resorts. It may be synonymous with

finance and learning, 60,000 students here, and it has diverse

architecture. The crowds come here in August and are very knowledgeable

when it comes to athletics. It is a beautiful stadium. Inside it are

three very interested observers in Colin Jackson, Paula Radcliffe and

Denise Lewis. Ten days after a major championship, for the Brits, the

rest of the field have not had a Commonwealth Games and it is unique.

It is a very unique situation. The team members understand what is

needed from them. They carry on into the Europeans from the com of games.

Sometimes it is the other way around. They will embrace it. -- the

Commonwealth Games. The different events need different preparation

and that will be crucial. For sprinters, and the jumps, ideas, it

is easier to come off a 10-day competition. Take a break and have a

size. For the events it is very different. Paula Radcliffe has done.

How do you manage those days in between? It is about recovery. I run

the 5000 metres in one and then the 10,000 metres in the European

Championships, it is similar to trying to do the double in one

championships. It was quite manageable. Between the two it is

recovery and easy runs to keep the leg turnover going. Katarina

Johnson-Thompson is not yet in any shape or form. Ashley Bryant is back

here in the decathlon. It has already started. He did a decathlon

ten days ago and it is huge. It is very tough. Physically, mentally, it

is exhausting. He has probably done next to nothing after his exploits

in Glasgow. It is probably rest and some speed work. Recuperation and

getting those massages that Pollock intimated. -- Paula. We have got

some friends in the studio. This is the mascot. The official mascot of

the championships. He came out for a player this morning and to introduce

himself to the crowd. He is energetic and not shy. He did some

peddling earlier. -- hurdling. Every time we have a British medal winner

we will put their face on the mascot with the corresponding colour. We

have got a giant cowbell. An assistant will bring it on. I might

ring it or I might ask you, and to ring my bell. Any time. We have to

be careful not to do just about race is about to start or it will be a

false start. That would be a disaster. There are plenty of stars

to come this week. Christine Ohuruogu is the world champion

again. Adam Gemili has got the silver medal

and look how much that means to him. Early child of Scotland takes the

silver. -- early child. Old stars and new stars. They didn't

come much bigger than Mo Farah. It has not been plain sailing for him

so far this year. I had a tooth taken out. The tooth was chipped. It

became infected and I went for a run. I felt some pain. Came back

from my run and I collapsed in the bathroom. I was completely knocked

out. I was in so much pain. I had to be airlifted to the actual main

hospital. They fought it was something going on with my heart. It

was crazy. I was in hospital for four days. It was scary. I missed

quite a lot of running. I would love to have come back and continued the

road to the Commonwealth Games. I did not want to disappoint my

supporters. I was not ready. I was nowhere near ready. I did one track

session. Paula Radcliffe was there at the time. She asked if I was all

right. For someone like Paula Radcliffe to see something like

that. She saw that I was not right. It took a lot out of me. If I'm

going to come up I have to be 100%. He has obviously been struggling.

You want to see the best from them. You can see from that that he has

mentally been struggling. When I saw the headline on the article, I

thought that if he does not read the article then he would be hot by

that. -- would be hurt by that. I have always been a big supporter of

home and always will be. To think like I would say something like

that, essentially what I said, I felt that he had some difficult

times. He was coming right and he had time to do that. Maybe he could

have got to the 10,000 metres. Yes, it is an easier race but I did not

say he should have taken the easier option. He had more time to prepare

and to get ready. Let us bring in Steve Cram. The field is not as

strong in the Commonwealth Games for his discipline. People are wondering

because he has not been himself, just how much physically the impact

of that marathon was? His coaches would be best to answer that

question. It affected how he was planning all of this year and next

year going towards 2016. It was an attempt to look towards if you

should run the marathon in Rio de Janeiro. Inevitably, that changes as

Paula Radcliffe will know. If you move to the marathon, it does change

things slightly. It doesn't mean that you can come down and compete

in the Commonwealth Games at 5000 metres or 10,000 metres. It can

enhance your preparations and make you stronger. Give you more

endurance. It did not work out for him. There was the chance to step

back and assess where he wants to go before Rio de Janeiro. The

Commonwealth Games and Europeans were in front of them. Everything

being well he would have done both. It was not 100% certain. He had to

make choices, he is a brand now. He is being asked to go all over the

world to run and events. He has a commercial life as well as an

athletics life. He has been managed that. He needs to make good

decisions for his future. Thank you very much. We will talk to the rest

of the team later on initial. We will also hear more of that

interview. You will see Mo Farah tomorrow night for the 10,000 metres

final. A first athletics this evening is the women's 400 metres.

There will be a lot of chat when he comes to the Stadium tomorrow night.

Lots before that. The first three Andy four fastest

losers will go through to the semifinals tomorrow. We were

expecting big crowds here and the organisers have said that the ticket

sales have gone well. Let us hope they are on their way. We are about

at best 40% full. Tatyana Veshkurova will be an interesting athlete to

watch. She is still switching between the hurdles and the flat

event. She did run 49.19 back in 2006. Watch out for Milliyet deal

from France. It has been a difficult year for women's 400 metres running.

-- Maria Gayot. Christine Ohuruogu is here to

contest this event individually. Terrero of Spain should go well. She

has started pretty quickly in the outside. I have two say that Gayot

and Bazzoni have a little bit of work to do. Looking as though this

is a bit of a struggle. Now she is starting to fight. The first three,

remember. Terrero starts to come through. The Russian veg, starting

to come through. If you find yourself out in Lane 8 and not run a

good race, as she didn't, all of a sudden she is going to have to see

what happens in the heats to see if she is the fastest loser.

Interesting to see what the Russians do because often they only run in

the local championships. You can see how difficult it was for her. She is

not going to be contending. That was far from her very best.

Disappointing for her. That is the first heat. This is how

the rest of the evening pans out. We will see Christine Ohuruogu later.

It is the men's 800 metres heats as well. Andrew Osagie hoping to avenge

his defeat in Glasgow. We have the men's to capital on 400 metres

event. Ashley Bryant trying to recreate his Glasgow form. Jo Pavey

and Beth Potter running in the women's 10,000 metres final. Tiffany

Porter run very well in the heats this morning and goes in the

semifinal later on. There is Christine Ohuruogu. It has been

something of an off year for her. This is her first big championship

of the season. She did not perform in the individual event in the

Commonwealth Games. My plan coming into the season was to make sure

that I have some relatively good performances for overseas, the

Europeans will give me a chance to step of my performance. Otherwise,

it will not help me in my progression for the 400. It is me

being committed to my plan from the outset. She is just as usual, timing

things to perfection. She knew what the plan for the season was. Is it

too much to a skirt to get onto the rostrum after a quiet season? -- to

ask her. Knowing Christine, she would not be here unless she thought

she had a realistic shot. Trying to control her training the way she

wanted to prepare. No expectation early doors. Keeping the body

ticking over nicely, preparing for the next two years. The World

Championships and the Olympics in Rio. I think she will come out and

run well and she will not be disheartened whether the performance

is really bad, she will get information about whether she can

prepare like this for a season. She is a competitor, a champion. When

she gets on the line, everything else will go into the background and

we will see her competing very well. This list of athletes, they haven't

done anything particularly special. It would be something if she did

produce. To come to a European Championships in your off year and

get a medal is the mark of a true champion. As we know she is. Andrew

Cotter is your commentator. We are just about ready for this

one. Just to tidy up the heat that has just finished. The Russian is

going to have two cross her fingers for a fastest loser spot. That is

whiskey which, the European Julian champion last year. First sign of

Christine Ohuruogu in a European Championships. To tell over of the

Slovakian Republic in Lane eight. Three go through plus the four

fastest losers over four heats. Perfect conditions. It is very

still. Everybody who follows athletics

knows how Christine Ohuruogu likes to run. She likes to save something

for the final 100. Grenot is already leaving her. But not losing too much

distance. Zadorina, the Russia athlete is next to whiskey.

At the moment, Christine Ohuruogu looking very comfortable at the

moment. This is impressive from Christine Ohuruogu. A seasoned's

best for her. She is perhaps finding her running at the right time,

coming into the championships. Grenot had something left, I'm sure

but that was impressive. Here is one thing, if she comes to run an

individual event, watch out. She wouldn't do it if she didn't think

she couldn't win. She doesn't like not winning in these sort of

scenarios. That proves to me that she is ready for this. Grenot goes

out reasonably quickly but Christine is in the race early. That is the

French woman down the back straight giving something for Christine to

work. The Russian is the one who could have been a big danger. The

second athlete in. Zadorina doesn't move on after the first 300.

Christine gets herself into a position at the top of the home

straight. Grenot has a look across and sees it is the former Olympic

champion and world champion and there is only one thing going to

happen after that. Christine takes control of the race. She has half an

eye on the clock and that will give her a huge amount of confidence. One

thing we know, she will get better. Suddenly the list of quickest times

in Europe this season mean nothing. With that time, she moves up to

fourth in the list and suddenly she is a real threat for a medal. We

talked about her getting on the podium while having a fallow year

looking to the Olympics next year. She is still a big threat. There is

confirmation of that time. We said that we would not know until

we see her on the track and out of the blacks whether she is ready for

this and we now know that she is more than ready. She always goes out

for the first 200 metres steady and in control and she knows exactly

where she is and what she has to do. It is something that she works on

week in, week out. Her coach understands her character so well.

She is a chaser who likes to hunt people down. Grenot is also very

relaxed. We thought she would be a threat but from what I can see here,

not at all. Christine is in control, working relatively within

herself and she looks good. The perfect race for her to ease into

the championship. It is a lovely race from Christine. She takes

control of it and there is nothing that her rivals can do. They cannot

get on her shoulder. You do put out a marker. If somebody comes up to

your shoulder, you ease and feel what there is in the tank. The

Italian didn't demonstrate that. That is the reason I think Christine

is looking very strong and will be very comfortable. A lot of the field

will not have seen very much of her. She had disappointing races but she

said, don't worry, don't be stressed, I'm not. She never seems

to be stressed. What do we think? She thought she was ready to

perform. They know what a championship performer Christine is.

When they see her in the individual event, as Steve said, she is not

going to come unless she believes she has a chance. Let's see what the

opposition have got. We are ready for the third heat of this women's

400 metres. Let's just tidy up the result of Christine's heat first.

Let's not. Let's do the start of the next heat. I think the Lithuanian

has a good chance here. This young lady is based in

Switzerland. On a new personal best this year and is improving all the

time. She has got good 100 metres speed and is just the sort of

athletes who would not threaten Christine O Taradrewe. We are always

looking for new names to establish themselves at these championships.

Obvious on the inside, Floria Guei, the same time this year as the

Lithuanian. She was fourth in the race that Terrero was in in Madrid.

This is no outstanding favourite in this event overall. Christine

Ohuruogupos-mac stature is something that will always cast a shadow over

the field. The first three and anything around

the low 52 as will give you a chance of being fastest loser. Agne

Serksniene is looking very relaxed. Adding the elite -- Adelina Pastor

is making up the ground. Floria Guei is coming into it. It is the top

three. Do not forget. It'll be close. The Lithuanian may just have

got it. It is hard in lane one. Floria Guei did not get into it in

the first 200. Look at the distance there. She held on so well and

Floria Guei left herself with too much to do. The Lithuanian athlete

was just able to hold on. Floria Guei was finishing strongly and it

was very close on the finish. No doubt about the winner. It means

that 52.424 Floria Guei means she is out. She was one of the fastest

athletes coming into this. Men's discus qualification under way.

Robert Harting, the undisputed master of this discipline. Three

times world champion. Looking to defend. He will need a floor above

64 metres. That is how you do it. The yellow line is automatic

qualification. He made that look very easy. He moves around the

length -- left side. Perfect balance. Drops his help. Doesn't

that look comfortable? -- his hip. Some of the best athletes in the

world are here, such as Europe dominates this event. Here is

another man who has been world leader. Gerd Kanter, 35 years of

age. He was much more aggressive. That is comfortably over

qualification. The Estonian was Olympic champion in 2008. He looked

slightly more anxious. Didn't Robert Harting look impressive? He is third

in the all-time list. The Estonian is in the final. Confirmation,

65.79. I was just getting ahead of myself, apologies to Floria Guei,

she still has a chance of going through. She is third fastest at the

moment. Nothing too much to worry Christine

Ohuruogu in that heat. We have got some interesting shots of James

Dasaolu warming up. The reason that they are interesting, the next event

on track is the men's 100 metres, this warm up track is 15 minutes

away by public transport. You have to get a bus over here. And if you

are running two back-to-back, you have to get over here, go back and

warm up, then come over here again. Decisions will have to be made by

athletes if they do go back ? the around the stadium to help them with

energy factors. You are talking about the quality.

Quite -- quite a lot of people who came in ahead of Christine Ohuruogu

have been disappointing. Diamond could've been selected and on the

basis of this she could've made the final. She did not get selected.

This is the woman to look at in this event. Olha Zemlyak from Ukraine.

She has the second quickest time in Europe.

She had a troubled start to her career. She failed a drugs test at

19 at the 2009 European Junior Championships. Two year ban. Back to

running and back running well. Esther Cremer goes in lane two. The

German champion. Three go through automatically from

the spinal heat of the women's 400 metres. -- the final heat. Very

interesting to see how Olha Zemlyak in lane five goes on. She has gone

out very strongly. Esther Cremer in lane two has started strongly as

well. The Spanish athlete in lane six hopes she has something left.

Three go through automatically. Maria Enrica Spacca of Italy looks

like she is out of it. The winner of that one is Olha Zemlyak at a time

of 51.16. She is the first person to have impressed other than Christine

Ohuruogu. She looks like she is worth her billing as one of the

favourites. I would certainly agree with that. Esther Cremer is a good

200 metres runner and she went out hard. Then she faded. The Spanish

athlete could go -- could not get anywhere near Olha Zemlyak. She is

the only athlete who has impressed. This is the official result and the

Ukrainian is a long way ahead of everybody else. She looks a threat

to the hopes of Christine Ohuruogu. I have not seen that before where

she beat yourself up. I have not seen female athletes to that. I have

seen the male swimmers do that before. Has that ever worked for

you, Colin? Now I would not take to beating myself up. You would not

want to hit that beautiful face. It is all about individual preparation.

Some of the athletes on the Eastern bloc would try to invigorate

themselves by hitting themselves. Horses for courses, everybody has a

different way of motivating themselves but you do not recommend

it for a morning run? Note to the men's 100 metres. We saw Jason

Dasaolu warming up. He is one of three British people going in those

seats. -- heats. Dwain Chambers is making his fifth appearance in

European Championships. He is elder statesman. This is what I am born to

do. Every time you step on that line you are running for your life. I

want to start with the fantastic performance at the trials. The is

the isolated shot of you running down a lane and it was incredible.

The determination, drive and passion. I still have not seen the

race. That head-on view that you are talking about is not something I

have had a chance to reflect on. I had to put everything on the line.

We had some youngsters coming up and I did not want to lose it. It is a

blessing and the costs with the younger person apples. -- with the

younger athletes. You cannot rest on your laurels. Not at all. The

fantastic aspect is that the sport is flourishing with talent. There

are so many athletes who can run fast and the sport has been missing

that. I looked down the list and realise they will pass me one day.

But not right now. It keeps me motivated. I know that I'm not going

to be able to do this forever. I have learned to take things with

open arms and embrace it. I did not do that when I younger. Now, I am

nearing the end and matters more. I like hearing the announcement on the

start line. I like to hear the crowd. That feeling that you get,

you cannot buy that. I want to hold onto that as long as possible.

Britain has got a treat -- great tradition in the sprints in this

championship. It was where you came to prominence 16 years ago with a

medal. It is a premier event for us as British sprinters. It is a title

that they carry with a great amount of pride. It is a lot of secret

rivalry between us and the French. As much as we have the depth of

talent in Britain we still have to go against Jimmy Vicaut and

Christophe Lemaitre. If I get a victory in if I get sub ten seconds

then it is Christmas and the lottery all coming and one. He comes up in

heat two. He mention that man, Christophe Lemaitre, he is the

defending champion. He is going nowhere in lane three. -- she is

going at the moment. The German Gillian Rice is the

German Gillian Rice is beside German record. This man, all the German

nation think they have found an athlete to go under ten seconds.

This track is fast. We saw some good times this morning. Christophe

Lemaitre has been producing at the right time. 200 metres is

undoubtedly his best event but he said he wants to win the 100 metres

again like he did in 2010. Qualifying is easy. It is the first

four. Dwain Chambers goes in heat two.

James Dasaolu in the three and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey in heat five.

Julian Reus. I have just spoken about him. Mikhail Idrisov of

Russia. And Eetu Rantala of Finland. in the heats. As the guys were

saying, you do not have to go back to the warm up track. There are

facilities here. But the main warm up is downtown. Julian Reus and

Christophe Lemaitre. 100th of a second separates them this year.

What am I saying? 10.054 Julian Reus. That is about 15 yards. Not

much to choose. They don't need it here. Just the top four go through.

Julian Reus gets a cracking start with Christophe Lemaitre alongside

him. Look at Lemaitre coming through, great running from him. You

have to see that Julian Reus was is appointing in third place behind the

Russian. If that was the appetiser, he just wolfed it down and Julian

Reus was left with the titbits. That was not very good from the German,

given the form that he brought to these championships. Can he get

amongst it? On that evidence, not really. He reacted well to the

blocks but he was just a little flat. At no stage was he nice and

high. In comparison, Lemaitre striding out, looking strong and

confident. What a nice way for him to finish. Looking very easy indeed.

Does he stumble out of the blocks? He did a slight twitch before the

gun went. Then he went again. In his mind, it could have put him off. He

is still running a little bit flat. At the German championships he

looked a lot more bouncy. Let's just get the first round out of the way.

Let's see what happens in the next round which will be far more

crucial. Out of the blocks, you can see every one of these athletes is

looking at Lemaitre. He is the marked man here. He is taking it out

there and showing everybody that he has arrived in good shape and

looking forward to the race. The four names at the top know that they

are definitely through. Just wondering what happened to Idrisov.

Why is he not on there? We will tidy that up later. These are the

qualifiers for the women's 400 metres. Christine Ohuruogu out there

in front. Some favoured lanes have disappointed, Grenot may be one of

those. A few names were missing. Waiting for the next race.

James Dasaolu they're getting ready for his heat number three. He has

only run 10.03 this year and he is a 9.91 runner. Dwain Chambers features

in the next heat. You just get the feeling that he is savouring every

race because the end is coming. That is the reality. One thing I can say

about him, he has had his problems in the past. Since he has come

back, he has tried to do everything that he can to save his athletics

and rise to the occasion. In the trials, he was fantastic, the way he

stamped his authority on that. He knows that this could be the last

Europeans for him. The talent coming through should be pushing him out of

the places. He will know that. He knows that the young men are going

to turn into men and his time will become in to an end soon. Right now,

he is getting ready to line up in the next heat. Andrew Cotter will

call this one. COMMENTATOR: We saw that for

whatever reason Julian Reus could not produce it in the last heat.

Dwain Chambers is here because he produced his fastest time of the

season. His big rival is not here because he could not reproduce his

best form. Tromp of the Netherlands in Lane 2. Then Dwain Chambers. That

is simply an oak of Romania in Lane 5. --

another big German talent. The fourth quickest in Europe this year.

Rose is going for Sweden in Lane 8. Jamaican born but moved to Sweden at

a very young age. Dwain Chambers once again dragging his old bones to

the start line of a 100 metres in a major championship. He does not tend

to tighten up to much. For to go through automatically to

tomorrow's semifinal. The good start and Chambers quickly

into his running. Already coming away from the rest of the field. A

good run from Chambers. 10.18 into a slight puff of wind. Chambers does

the necessary. Ran impressively, safely through, move on. Of all the

athletes lining up, he has the most experience and knows how to get

through the rounds saving his best for when it really matters. A very

nice time. A very competent performance by Dwain Chambers. Out

of the blocks very well in the centre of the picture. Hecht down,

driving hard. When he gets into the upright run, he stays as relaxed as

possible, right now he wants to maintain his speed. Just hold it. At

this stage, he can afford to relax. Very nice sprinting by Dwain

Chambers. Head down for the first 30 metres. Now bouncing down the

track. All about maintaining form. He is relaxed already knowing he has

the victory. A very familiar sight. A very powerful figure, 36 years of

age. Head down and driving. By this stage, he is already bossing the

race. The key thing is to get in front and let everybody be tight

behind him. Then he can afford to relax. He might tighten up a little

bit but he controlled it here. Dwain Chambers is through to the

semifinals. That will be tomorrow night, the final couple of hours

after that. Just confirming the result for you.

We saw in the British Championships that his experience comes through

time and again. It comes through in major championships. It is an art to

come through the rounds. He is there, he has done it. He looked

good. What you are looking for in the sprint is the effortless

transition from drive out to extension that you see here. He

makes it look very easy. He is strong, we know he is powerful and

he is always consistent. That is what we love about him. He can

navigate the rounds. He is able to go back and get back into his own

mind about what he wants to get out of the championship. What the next

round looks like, what his competitors are, what are their

strengths and weaknesses. The old guard of British sprinting. In the

next heat, we see some of the new ones. James Dasaolu is not the

youngest but because of injury he has not run as much. It feels like

he is just getting started. It is his first European Championship and

he wants to come in and make a mark, navigating the rounds but making it

count in the final as well. He is desperate to prove that he can get

through the rounds. He was devastated not to recreate his form

last year at the World Championships. The accusation that

has dogged him is that he needs to build up his performances rather

than just have one of brilliance. The hamstring that dogged him in the

indoors and prevented him from having the season we expected, it

could pay in his favour. He has not done Commonwealth Games. He has

focused on these championships and I really think that he will get it

together here. He needs medals around his neck, consistency. It all

starts here. We will hear from Dwain Chambers soon. He has been doing

German media first. I didn't know that he was bilingual. Over to the

next heat with the Steve Cram calling it.

COMMENTATOR: One or two rivals for James Dasaolu of Croydon Harriers

here. Just picking up the point about health and getting ready and

preparing. Dasaolu went to the Dutch Championships recently. He ran two

races and came through it very well. Kling-Baptiste of Sweden. Martina

was the person that Dasaolu beat by 100 of a second in Amsterdam. We

will be there for the next Championships in 2016. Dimitrov of

Bulger area, the youngster, 20 years of age. He took the silver in the

Junior Championships last year. -- of Bulgaria. We already seen Dwain

Chambers and Christophe Lemaitre performing impressively. What will

James Dasaolu do? You won't see him very well in Lane 7. These should do

better than the rest. A first four are guaranteed through to

tomorrow's semifinals. Dasaolu with a decent start. Martina left a

little bit. Here comes Martina now. Look at Dasaolu. Easing off. 10.22.

A very good 80 metres, turned it off a little bit. Didn't need to do

anything else. Ni fouls, all of them, nowhere near him. He is never

blistering out of the blocks but did what he needed to do. He did what

was necessary for him to qualify. He came out of the blocks pretty

average. A sensational start was not needed. What you can see, you may

see it on the track. The gap he pulled on these runners without

noticing. You can have a look on it here. Look at that, blink, he is two

metres in front. Steady Eddie from then on in. He can just cruise. They

all better watch out. Out of the blocks, as I said, nice and steady.

Gets into the upright running. It looks as though he is glancing

across already, thinking is anybody going to come? James, take the

stroll, it will be tougher in the next round. 10.2 to in that way, a

wonderful performance. Nice and comfortable as you said. He was

looking for Martina but he was nowhere near him. Ni fouls and

Dimitrov the other qualifiers there. This is a decent game. What was a

track like? It is always nerve wracking. I thought to myself, just

set yourself up and come away please. I have done that so I am

pleased. You were in complete control. It is good to be in

control. You do not want to leave each round with negative thoughts.

The team captain, Goldie Sayers, said yesterday, how would you

compete if you think this is your last race? That resonated with me. I

will do it the way I want to do it, with a smile.

James Dasaolu, well done. It was an accomplished performance from Dwain

Chambers and the same from you. I try to get food using as little

energy as possible with a semifinal and final tomorrow. It was easy

enough and I am just happy to get through. As you get more experienced

you get any less nervous? You always have that level of nervousness but

not as high at the World Championships when you have got

Jamaica and the USA. You have got double duty tomorrow hopefully. What

are your thoughts on that? Anything can happen. I have to get through

the semifinal into the final and push for a medal. Performing like

that, I am sure he will do just that.

James is in the same training group as Adam Gemili. He must have seen

his training partner go out there, get the silver medal at the

Commonwealth Games, and convert what he has been doing in training. That

will really make him feel he has realised some of that potential. He

had the slowest reaction time but what looked like the best start.

That euphoria does ripple through the training groups. Success breeds

success. They all want a bit of that. James has got every chance to

do it at these championships. Christophe Lemaitre looks good.

Jimmy Vicaut looks good. He has got a real opportunity. One of the few

men that have gone under ten seconds.

The man who should be favourite coming into these championships...

It is interesting to hear the welcome from Pascal Mancini because

he has came back from a drug ban. It cost Switzerland the national

record. There is Jimmy Vicaut, is he fit? He has not raced -- since June

21. He would be the man to beat. He has ran 9.95 this season. He has

felt a twinge in his hamstring so he has shut down since then. That is

Giovanni Codrington getting excited. The athlete from Torquay sprung out

of his blocks. -- from Torquay. That was fairly emphatic. C what the

decision is. UMPIRE: we have disqualified the athlete in lane

six. You can wait to be all you want but you are out. -- you can wait

their all you want. We have got time to go through the

line-up. Jimmy Vicaut in lane two. Patrik Andersson in lane three.

Davide Re Rodriguez from Spain. Pascal Mancini from Switzerland and

Giovanni Codrington from the nether lands. -- from Holland.

Jimmy Vicaut into his running. He looks powerful. He is well clear. He

is easing down. 10.06. If his body is fit then he looks fit. He is

running well. Christophe Lemaitre and Jimmy Vicaut looking very good

indeed. Very sprightly. As soon as the gun was fired we could see that

Jimmy Vicaut was in trip top shape. No hesitation. Compare to everybody

else, he runs a very upright out of the blocks and he uses his leg

cadence, more speed than power over the top -- first 20 metres. He has a

really nice fluid movement. Sometimes he comes under pressure

and he goes take in his shoulders. When he gets it right as he has

demonstrated, he looks majestic. Easy, fluid, relaxed sprinting.

France are certainly showing us that their athletes have arrived here and

they mean business. Jimmy Vicaut is relaxed and flu -- full of running.

He had a great battle at the indoor championship with James Dasaolu.

Dwain Chambers is in there It is a close tussle behind for the minor

places. We think we can tidy it up for you now. Jimmy Vicaut well clear

and impressive. An impressive win and run by Jimmy

Vicaut. Everything was working well. Any problems are cast to one side.

There was no evidence of it. He looked very good. You talk about

rivalries amongst training partners and team-mates etc. The rivalry

between him and Christophe Lemaitre is very big. Who is the number-1 in

your country. That is clearly evident. He has all the hallmarks of

taking this 100-metre title. Effortless piece of sprinting. From

what we have seen so far, clearly the quickest and the one to beat. It

James Dasaolu have what it takes to push hard? We have seen them

battling indoors. They have been head-to-head and both have went

under 6.5 seconds, making it look simple. If James is ready it will be

an interesting battle. Do not discount Christophe Lemaitre. We

have got one more seat left ago. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is busy

taking his leggings. -- one more race left to go. He was disappointed

with his individual performance. You can never really tell where the

Marxism progress in his own development. He was disappointed in

Glasgow. It is really good to have another championships coming up very

soon when you are still in shape and you can go out to make amends. You

can use some of that frustration to fuel it. He certainly enjoyed being

part of that quartet in the forefront -- four x 100 metres

relay. The most annoyed and frustrated I

have seen them was when he ran 10.08. He felt that was his big

chance that day. He missed his chance to go below ten seconds. He

was frustrated. He felt he would get better and quicker this season but

he has not done that. He has got a fairly easy ratio to contender. --

fairly easy race. The one upper class athlete in this

event is Jaysuma Saidy Ndure. Not many people match Harry for body

beautiful. I think the athlete in lane six does. Reto Schenkel. That

may be as good as I have ever seen Jimmy Vicaut, that was very good

indeed. Safely away. Decent start from

Harry. Harry needs to concentrate. He does it with a smile on his face.

Sometimes he does want to look like he is enjoying it but he looked

across in the middle of the race. I guess he knew he had plenty to

spare. 10.19. He has got that consistency now, Colin. You do not

get many bad runs from him. He has got the consistency around the 10.1

mark and it is jumping out of that. That is what is frustrating for

Harry. He is looking at everyone of his performances and wondering when

that magic moment comes when he has that big drop, all of the sprinters

seems to get it. He drove hard out of the blocks and took control of

the race. He started to move away from the field. I did not like the

fact that he turned his head to take a clients. I do not mind a slight

move but when you told your entire head it can cause torsion at full

speed and it can cause injury. He did what he did. I just wanted to

say that it is a bigger body to create some torsion by just moving.

These the glands. I am not very comfortable with that. -- the

glance. Harry, well done. Safely through.

You had a cheeky look to see where you were. Jason Mark seeking a daily

is an off some athlete and I wanted to see really was. -- Jaysuma Saidy

Ndure. I am feeling more like myself. I'm here today, faxed to the

team that have got behind me. I'm able to come into these

championships. Thank you to the national lottery. Everybody behind

me has helped me get to the stage in one piece. I am looking to dash

forward to tomorrow. It looks like a battle between France and Great

Britain. You would think that. Hopefully we will stay on top but C

what happens. Just going to tidy up the result of the last heat. This is

the final list of qualifiers going through. We didn't have assembly act

at the top even though she ran very strongly. These are all of the

qualifiers who go through to the semifinals. Grenot not so

impressive. qualifiers who go through to the

semifinals. Grenot not so Floria Guei got through as one of the

fastest losers. She did survive. The fourth heat was under a judges check

for about ten minutes. It finally got the green light.

for about ten minutes. It finally These are the men's qualifiers for

the 100 metres. Jimmy vie coat was definitely the most impressive. ,

most of the main contenders are through. The rest of them hoping

they can have a brilliant semifinal. Semifinal and final tomorrow night.

It looks like a great British -French battle, those semifinals and

hopefully the finals. Interesting plants we saw from Harry. I don't

think that was coached. Not sure what he thought he was going to

achieve. He is not going to change his pace at that point. You do not

coach that. Look down the track, concentrate on your lane. Peripheral

vision usually gives you an idea where you are. Maybe he cannot see

over his traps. I am glad he is through. The consistency he has

shown this season, he deserved to get through. Who knows, if he

doesn't turn his head he may dip under the magic ten. He couldn't see

the athlete in Lane 8, so he just had a look. At least he didn't the

out of his lane. Paula, always defending the athlete. Now we are

switching our attention to the 800 metres heats. We are going to

introduce you to one of our Euro stars, delivered in the style of

Eurovision. We are going back to 1986 when Great Britain was dominant

800 metres. COMMENTATOR: There goes Steve Cram on the outside. And

Sebastian Kehl follows. -- Sebastian hole that

Coe. That is the first time Britain have finished first, second and

third in a European Championship. I was reminded briefly of Tom

McKean's hairstyle. Did you have happy memories? I saw Tom last

week, he was escorting the bat on all around in Glasgow last week.

There is so Fiona Selmouni of France.

Lewandowski. Real calibre this season. Rickard Gunnarsson of Sweden

in Lane 7. A couple of athletes in Lane 8. We didn't see Thijmen Kupers

of the Netherlands. He goes on the inside in Lane 1. There he is. The

first of the first-round heats in the 800 metres. A couple of laps of

the track. This one might be quite open. Yes, you have got to

Lewandowski. The others are fairly evenly spread. A little bit of

jostling already between Thijmen Kupers and the Belgian Van Den

Broeck. That was interesting. Down the back straight, they were boxing

for position. These athletes don't run against them very often

competitive you. Artur Kuciapski of Poland in the white vest on the

shoulder of the leader. Lewandowski looks to be in control. Behind him,

Lopez is running well. Just sticking in there. This is going to be an

interesting battle because they will go faster down the back straight.

The first four confirmed but only into the semifinal. Selmouni of

France has got into a good position. Lewandowski is in total control at

the moment. He is staying clear. Selmouni with a look around on his

shoulder should take third place automatically. Lopez, Lewandowski

and Selmouni come through automatically. That is a classic

example of what can happen in the 800 metres. Lots of jostling and

bumping. Lewandowski was staying away from all that nonsense. If

something goes wrong, you have very little chance of reacting. Look at

them, always reacting on the track. That is dangerous, that is trouble.

But the Frenchman decided it was his best route. Lopez coming quickly on

the outside. Lewandowski competently in control. Looking good, actually.

Glancing over the shoulder. Nothing for Lewandowski to do. Lopez has

promised a lot. He is accelerating in the finishing straight. Selmouni

just hanging on, battling through. But Lewandowski is the man to be

beaten in this race. He is going to be difficult. He is looking good.

Have a look at that on the back straight. I'd like to see where

Selmouni is going. I don't know if there is somebody getting caught. It

looks like he stepped off the track onto the inside, that sometimes

happens. There could be an enquiry. He is going where there is no gap.

For Lewandowski it wasn't a problem. Lopez was comfortable. Selmouni was

the man hanging on and he caused the problem. We have got another camera

on that incident. It was Lopez on the outside. Just watch defeat of

Selmouni. Just caught the inside. I think he's going to be OK. It is

just the timing of Lopez on the outside and Selmouni on the inside.

The other man was the filling in the sandwich. Piotr Malachowski of

Poland, one of the greatest thrillers of all time. We have seen

to athletes already in qualifying. That is below qualifying, very

surprisingly. The great man is looking a little lacklustre. Always

very animated. Not today. That looked very high. He showed all the

discus. It was never going to fly. It is going to put him inside the

top 12. He had the benefit of seeing the previous pool. These athletes

throwing in the second of two pools this afternoon. Jasinski is the

third ranked German and that is big. Very strong in the throes, as ever.

The third ranked German. 25-year-old looks like he has booked a place in

the final. He has controlled that well. It is a good effort. First

round, that is what you want to see. Confirmation of auto qualification.

Andrew Osagie made the final in the Olympic Games. His disappointment in

the Commonwealth Games must be fuelling his desire here. He had the

unfortunate situation that he should not have been in. He was not in the

shade that he wanted to go to the championships in. He needs a smooth

run here to see him through to the next round. Andrew Osagie will be a

bit nervous but he is ready to go. I spoke to his coach and he said that

things had gone better since the Commonwealth Games and he was

looking forward to racing here. Just to tidy up the result. Lewandowski

going safely through. Lopez and Selmouni. Roald Hagbart Froskeland

waiting to see if he goes through. Mark English the 21 new role

Irishman is having a fantastic season. -- the 21-year-old. There he

is. A medical student from the University College in Dublin. He had

a fantastic run in New York behind David Rudy show. -- Rudisha.

Andrew Osagie knows only too well after what happened to him in

Glasgow, getting disqualified, he needs to concentrate and keep out of

trouble. This looks a little bit steadier. Andrew Osagie is

positioning himself well on the outside. I thought he was a bit

unfortunate to be disqualified in the Commonwealth Games. Mark English

is running extremely the Commonwealth Games. Mark English

well winning a lot of races. He is very quick over the last couple of

hundred meters. The bell sounds at 300 metres. Mark English is doing

well, keeping where he wants to be. The Irish are very excited about his

prospects. Andrew Osagie is running well. English moving well on the

inside. He doesn't need to panic. It will open up, I am sure. He has a

little bit of room to move out now. He follows the man from Great

Britain. Paul Renaudie the tall Frenchman is hovering. Mark English

glides past. Kazi is right there. Andrew Osagie is going to struggle.

That is a fifth place for him. What on earth went wrong there? Has he

pulled something? He was certainly in a good position at the top of the

home straight. He was leading, where he wanted to be. Then he almost

stops running coming down the home straight. He looks in a lot of pain

with his back. Let's have a look at what happened. He put himself in the

right position and then what happens? Watch English. But how

quickly he accelerates and closes the gap. You fought at this point he

could've waited. There goes English and he has been winning races. That

is a great habit. Here is Andrew Osagie coming under pressure. He is

suddenly run out of it in fifth place. He is clearly in trouble. Not

impressive performance. He looked good. English looked comfortable.

There is a lot of people who think this man will do well. Andrew Osagie

at this point looks comfortable, he looks across. As he progresses

towards the finishing line, we saw him lying on the track and grasp at

his back. He does not look like he isn't much trouble. There is a

grimace. I do not know if that is a grimace from his back what it is

just disappointment. -- or if it is just disappointment. I think that is

an injury. We cannot locate were the injury is.

It is not to give you an indication when he is in the final moments. He

is struggling to get up the stairs. Hopefully we can get a word with him

from Phil Jones. He has struggled with hamstring injuries through the

beginning of this summer. It could have been coming from his back. He

looked to have been leaning back in the home straight. He did not have

that extra gear. It could be linked to his hamstring. In the last 13

metres when he needed to respond to the attack of the rest of the field,

the cramped up. Explain to us what the problem is? I

am not quite sure. I had problems with my sky attic nerve all year. --

sciatic nerve. My time and position was not good. You were in a great

deal of pain. Literally in the last 20 metres. I will see how it is

after this ever get through. The frustrating thing from your

perspective was that you were in control of the race. It was a good

position. It is decent because it is the Europeans and it is practical.

We will find out. -- it is practical.

Very honest when he said he did not think he was good enough to get

through despite having a painful nerve wench. -- sciatic nerve

twinge. He will have it drummed into him, if you get into an automatic,

fine spot, you run as hard as you can. The problem that he has can

take time to settle down. Hopefully they can do something to calmness

down but it is something that has been bothering him all season.

Hopefully it will not continue to do so through the winter. People out

there who have got back injuries and live with it every day, you can

imagine how excruciating it is to an athlete who is trying to respond and

push through when they are injured. It is horrible. You are in pain

every time you try to extend. That was a very good one by English of

Ireland, he is one to watch. -- very good race. We will be relying on

Michael Rimmer in heat four. Heat the Mac has no British interest. --

heat three. This is the second of Poland 's

great hopes. Just a reminder that it is the top

three could go through automatically and the four fastest losers. Andrew

Osagie could still go through. Declan Murray, what a great one that

was by Mark English, could they have another Irishman through # E is

based in the United States at University in Chicago.

Thomas Roth from Norway getting a final yawn out of the way. The

penultimate heat in a first-round of the men's 800 metres the semifinals

take place tomorrow and three go through automatically. The later of

your seat is the advantage you have of how quick you have to go. --

heat. David Keegan is the first athlete

from Luxembourg to make an European final. -- Fiegan. They need to run

about 1.48 to qualify. They are all capable of doing that. 53 seconds

for the opening 400 metres. He is controlling the race from the middle

of the pack, Kszczot. . Here comes Kszczot in the wake shot of pollen.

The Swedish 19-year-old is still looking good. Declan Murray still in

third position. Declan Murray is starting to tie up badly. He

disappears. Amel Tuka look strong from Bosnia. Declan Murray got into

the right position but faded badly coming down the stretch. Adam

Kszczot looked very strong. He looked to be in complete control

having accelerated down the back straight. That is Kszczot from

Poland. Amel Tuka from Bosnia is looking strong. I felt that Kszczot

run well there. Two men from Poland into the semifinals. Adam Kszczot

got himself into a good position. The 19-year-old still had the

positional sense to look up at the scoreboard to see really was. We

will confirm the times later to find out where Andrew Osagie stands.

He is also qualifying. This is his last attempt. It is beyond 65

metres. It took all of the three attempts that he was allowed to

confirm a definite place in the final. He was probably in any way

with the second round attempt. It was over to the Polish champion to

join them in the final. 65 metres on the nose. Just under automatic

qualification for Piotr Malachowski. Martin Dede can seem two offers

German compatriots qualify. -- Wierig has seen two of his. He looks

like he has gone beyond that automatic qualifying. I make that

five in total, two Germans. Gerd Kanter of dystonia. -- of dystonia.

Amel Tuka finish very strongly. Andreas Almgren also goes through.

Giordano Benedetti might just be ahead of Andrew Osagie. We can

confirm that for you. This is the result. Andrew Osagie is the third

fastest loser. Mark English looked very good going through.

Michael Rimmer of great Britain. Andrew Osagie is one of the fastest

losers. We hope that Michael Rimmer comes through and that it is a slow

race. We want to see Michael have a good race. He has struggled with

back problems as well. Silver-medallist from 2010. He goes

in this fourth heat. For Michael Rimmer, qualification

will be tough. It is not one of the best years for him. He is racing

against people who can 11.46. -- who can run 1.46.

Essentially if the first five run faster than 1.48.19 Andrew Osagie is

out. They have all run faster than that this year.

If anyone is brave enough to make the pace is decent on the first lap

then they could all go through. There's a next man in this heat so

we did not have to have an extra heat. -- there is an extra man. The

only thing about Pierre-Ambroise Bosse is he does not run tactically

well in big races. It'll be interesting to see how he does. He

just needs to get food here and Pierre-Ambroise Bosse has went to

the front to do what his name says. He is making this a little bit slow.

That is the right thing to do. At the end of the day they can all run

faster than 1.48. The opening lap looks to be a little bit quicker.

52.8. They can run 1.48 quite comfortably. Michael Rimmer is

coming round the outside. He was in a bad position on the topping and is

working his way round. He is giving himself a bad position on the

topping and is working his way round. He is giving himself daylight

so he Andreas Bube eight is always a quick finish and always gets through

the rounds. Pierre-Ambroise Bosse had a little look around. He has to

run for a time you. Michael Rimmer is going to come under pressure. He

is in six. Has Andrew Osagie made it through? We will have to wait to

see. Michael Rimmer hasn't and shakes his head. He has had an even

more difficult season with back problems. I would thought it was

starting to come together in the last few weeks for him. Not good,

not good at all and he knows it. I just wonder if we have got anybody

going through to the semifinal? That is what was going through my mind.

Weeknight not have one guy in the semifinal. Michael Rimmer not

running comfortably. Almost a stumble. Bosse in control, as we

expect him to be. Michael Rimmer tries to look for the and Sprint.

Five athletes ahead of him. Bosse is having no problems at all. Andrew

Lasorda is out. Michael Rimmer is out so we don't have anybody in the

next round. -- Andrew Suji. Bosse locks comfortable. Back to drawing

board for the British 800 metres athletes. It was a disappointing

performance from Michael Rimmer and also Osagie, who might have a very

good excuse for his performance. Disappointment for Michael Rimmer?

Yes, and for Andrew Osagie because he won't qualify as a fastest loser.

Both of them back to getting strong and recovering from the injury

problems they have had and from the mental turmoil of going through the

Championships. Less sober Michael, but more for Andrew. Has not had any

luck all year. He needs to go away to get healthy, get his head right

to go into the winter season. It is the key thing in getting your mind

back into the groove. We know they are capable runners. It is so

frustrating when you have worked so hard and your body lets you down.

They have both felt the energy of being in big finals and performing

well. They will be desperately disappointed. We wish them the best

of luck in their recovery because they have the world Championships in

Beijing next year. Let's hope they can get back to the highs and

successes. Andrew, with the progress he made making the global finals

back-to-back, he would want that on his list, European final and

potentially getting on the podium? Exactly, working towards something

to show for their career. Andrew had a fast time. He worked so hard in

2012 and was rewarded. But not able to deliver. A healthy body is what

you require in athletics. We see it with Dai Greene as well. The dilemma

for a lot of athletes, do I stay away until I am right. It is so sad

to see them not getting through. Getting confirmation that Osagie is

out. Let's get confirmation of the qualifiers from Steve Cram.

Neither of the two British ex-beery instant 800 metres runners are

through. Bad luck for the Brits, we are

hoping for more success in the longer distances later. Jo Pavey is

going in the 10,000 metres. Which brings me nicely on to another star,

from 2002. Who could it be rushed in there goes the great Paula Radcliffe

on her way to a famous victory. She has led all the way in Munich. The

crowd on their feet. This is the greatest gift of distance running we

have seen. Can she break the 30 minute mark? She wins the European

Championship. It is a European record. What a performance from

Paula Radcliffe. Breathtaking. It was a good year, 2002. You manage

the two big championships. Was there a priority as he went into that

year, one medal that meant more? They both meant a lot because I had

gone into 94 injured and I could not go to the Commonwealth Games for the

Europeans. I just wanted to make both the Championships. Also show I

was in good shape because I knew which the winter I put in from my

first The London Marathon, I was strong. I wanted to get the medals

and the championship title but I was attacking the European record. That

was when the European Championships came every four years. Who knows how

many more you could have had around your neck. Jo Pavey was one of the

phases of the Commonwealth Games with the performance to split the

canyons to get on the rostrum. She became an overnight sensation. She

had only given birth to her second child ten months before. What can

she deliver here? She has been speaking to Phil Jones. Look at Jo

Pavey. Bronze medal for Jo Pavey. Brilliant, brilliant performance. It

seems only two minutes ago you were collecting a medal at the

Commonwealth Games and now the European Championships. How have you

taken stock of the workload? It is a difficult balance. I have had to

recover but also put in some last-minute training. Difficult

challenge, but I am ready for it. Spurred on by those amazing scenes

in Glasgow? Every time I tried to make move, the crowd was deafening

and it helped. I did have a race plan in mind but bearing in mind

there were three canyons. I was surprised when I crossed the line I

got a medal. At my age with two kids, I found it amusing. When I was

younger I would put everything into it, eat, sleep and trained. Now I am

busy and I don't get stressed about training. It seemed funny but quite

pleasing. Being so busy in the day has given me more endurance. When I

got into the athlete Village, it was all right and I felt rested. You are

doing both five and ten here? Because I recovered after the

10,000, because I just about managed to put the double together, he gave

me hope I could do that again. You look at the European field, you must

feel medals are up for grabs? There is a lot of strong athlete but I

will be trying my best. It was pleasing for me that I could beat

competitive with the canyons. -- be. I was pleased with the lap

times. It sounds a bit boring, but I was pleasantly surprised I could

still be competitive. What has it done in terms of your lip on the

future? I have thoughts of carrying on for a while. I am still enjoying

it. I think I will Peter out gradually and get slower and slower.

It don't think anybody wants to see you going anywhere Jo Pavey. We

loved that performance. So many people are talking about her. She

genuinely was that kind of inspiration to people, we all know

as mums, when you are away from them you have so much more energy.

as mums, when you are away from them you have so much She relished the

time she could chill out in the Athletes' Village and recharge their

batteries. But she said something you were nodding to. When you have

children if put things into perspective. And the stresses and

strains you agonised over seemed inconsequential? Yes, she used to

worry about the little things, what she was going to eat and now she has

not got as much time to do that. She can focus on going out and

performing. The best thing is the way she attacks every race. She

wants to come out and said she has no regrets. She left it all out

there on the track. That is why people find her so inspirational.

You and her were racing together as kids in the Cross Country? I wasn't

back close, she was far ahead. She was battling with the English school

titles in Yeovil, which would have been 1988. Denise, it must fill you

both with joy. 40 is not old, but in athletics terms, if she wins here

she will be the oldest gold-medallist in history? Yes, we

have watched each other complete over the years and in the senior

international ranks. Her performance at the Commonwealth Games has

endeared her to many people, particularly in Europe. I was at a

relative's house a few days ago and came across this wonderful article.

She is the one to watch. They have put Jo Pavey as one of the six to

watch. It is testament to what she can achieve. Mo Farah is there.

Colin, she is not just an unearthed talent. The quick mother. I bumped

into her as we talent. The quick mother. I bumped

into came back down from the Commonwealth Games at the airport.

She was still so gentle and putting her stuff through the x-ray machine.

She was very buoyant and enjoying the attention given to her. I was

in, I wonder what what are you two thinking, why can't we there

competing? It is too late. Jo Pavey has turned back the hands of time.

She has done an amazing job of keeping herself in shape. She said

when she looks back at the 10,000 metres at the Commonwealth Games,

what is satisfying is she ran a very good lap. Like she said, she is

worried she will get slower, but it is still there at the moment. The

rest others cannot do that. If any of these performances have inspired

you, you can find out where a club or activity near you might be

happening. It might not be athletics, but go to the BBC Sport

website. It was a busy morning session to pick you up this morning.

It was the 1500 metre heats, the women. Let's look at Laura Muir,

which did not go well for her. What did you make of her racing? She got

bumped and barged quite a lot during the race. She had run a wide for a

long time in the race up to that point. She did say towards it was

messy. She did not run confidently. You can see she is tensing up and

struggling. She has seen the qualifying places running away from

her. But at the same time she is disappointed. She has tried to come

back from the pushing in the Commonwealth Games. She has

struggled to get back on top of that and came away disappointed. It is

something she was aiming for in Scotland. Wanted to make amends

here, but the race did not go to plan. After the personal best in

Paris, it looks like she was one of the Brits you would have to beat.

She was the girl with the power, if you like. The season has not backed

up? . Laura Weightman, who is right with her. What can happen now

mentally for an athlete, they go under for a little while. She will

need a lot of support to tell herself these things happen. You

have to get over them. In the ten days she has had, I don't think she

has. She has not grown from that experience. Not mature enough, it is

too close. It is a shame to see somebody with that ability not

getting the best out of the championships. She can deliver. As

Denise said, you have to deal with the disappointment, take what you

can and learn from it. Laura is very intelligent and probably spend too

much time looking over and sometimes there aren't any reasons, these

things happen and you cannot do anything about it. The next heat,

Laura Weightman and Hannah England who had the fabulous run in the

Commonwealth Games. They were in this one and they raced well?

They ensured that they qualified. They would have known that they were

ahead. They knew that they were going to get fastest losers, and

that is why Hannah is not stressing. Laura Weightman ran really well, she

showed the confidence that she has gained from getting the silver medal

in the Commonwealth Games, and she ran with maturity, she did not do

any more than she needed today. Hannah England will hope to just

improve on the Commonwealth Games performance. Yes, she seems to be

getting herself in the right position at the right time, she ran

a brilliant race. She can get boxed in, but she gave herself every

opportunity to be in the race. A bit more speed that we need to find. A

bit more speed in during. She came into the season a bit behind, but

she has not panicked, she has moved on. She suffered in the Commonwealth

Games, but she will have recovery time here. She will come back fresh.

There was also the men's 400 metres heats this morning, and all of the

British men did well, they qualified. It is Matthew

Hudson-Smith that we will look at first, he has burst onto the scene,

he went under 45 in Glasgow, he anchored the gold medal in the

relay, and he is becoming a star, and a compelling athlete to watch.

We love his innocence. When he finishes a competition, he is

radiant, and he is appreciative of the situation. I love that, it is

refreshing to see that he is improving and enjoying it without

getting arrogant, because sometimes athletes can have an aura about

them. He is learning his trade. Very laid back. He managed to sleep in

the team meeting last night when the speeches were going on, according to

our colleagues. He has got a lovely way about him, and his performance

on the rostrum of -- was worthy, he was not sure where to stand, but he

might have to do it again this week. And Martyn Rooney was really

impressive this morning, 45.48. In an outside lane. He dominated so

well, he controlled it the whole way round. I love the fact that he

thinks this could be his Championships. He could do something

special. If he can go under 45 seconds a game, he may be the only

one capable of doing it. Let's keep our fingers crossed, and see how it

goes. The semifinals tomorrow, the finals on Friday. Let's catch up

with Steve Cram on the women's's 1500 metre heats, Hannah England and

Laura Weightman. It was a sense of knowing what you had the fastest

losers were going but the British athletes went intelligently. Yes, it

is difficult, Championships, it is hard to get through the rounds at

times. Laura Muir, after the world indoor Championships and the

Commonwealth Games and here, she will have to have a look at that

with her coach, but for Lora and Hannah, all good, and looking

forward to Friday. I will let you focus on the next races on the

track. Goldie Sayers qualified this morning, she is the captain of Great

Britain, so she has the added responsibility. She will love that,

she is the mother figure, she has championship experience, and she

threw well this morning. She qualified on her only throw. A

brilliant result. She almost looked surprised. Actually, things were not

right, but I still got the qualifying distance! It bodes well

for the final. Maybe she is liking the destruction of the

responsibility. It seems to be working. I thought I would jump in!

Dwain Chambers is a Mitchell athlete, he picked up something that

Goldie Sayers said, imagine this was your last race, how will you run? It

was magical and mature. I thought Phil had said that to him. It was

Goldie Sayers, the captain! I wondered why still was hanging out

with Dwain Chambers! Tiffany Porter has not got Sally Pearson to race,

because she has been in front of her. No Europeans have been in front

of her, so she must feel that this is for her, this championship is for

her to win. You are absolutely right, but she has a difficult

challenge, which is Cindy Billaud from France. She has run 12.56 this

year, she is looking dominant. Tiffany is looking pretty strong.

She surprised everybody with that performance, into a very strong

headwind, -2. We could see her getting close to her personal best

and the British record. Let's get back out in the field, Steve Backley

has the shot put. David Storl is the outright

favourite. Tomasz Majewski is a previous

champion. The Croatian qualified with just shy

of 20 metres, able need more than that. That looks around 20 metres. A

red double up of the shot put and the javelin, he is a 77 meter man,

impressive. The 23-year-old, a lifetime best of 20.60. He might not

threaten that, but he will take the lead in the early stages. We

mentioned the big favourite, and here he is, the defending champion,

he can drop a bomb here. That is superb week.

The man who became the youngest ever shot put world champion in 2011

looking on his way to defending his European title. 24 years old. He

said he wants 22 metres, he may have put the competition to bed in the

first round. The rest have to follow that. Borja Vivas has thrown over 21

metres in the past. A low elbow. He might lose centimetres from that.

You saw his elbow drop as he rotated. Did not like that. But it

is the Spanish champion, the man who took over from Martinez as the

Spanish number one, looking to make his mark in the shot put final. The

first round is always a chance to capitalise on the adrenaline.

If the door open for Tomasz Majewski? David Storl, 21.41.

He settled his big frame at the back of the circle and exploded out

towards 21 metres. He went a bit early, for me. He is a tall man.

140 kilos. He takes some unwrapping, but he unwrapped early,

which make the shot come through. We know he is capable of more than

that. The temperature drops slightly, not

necessarily for them, but it is a bit cool and cloudier than early.

The weather forecast is mixed for the week, so we might see showers,

as you would expect in a country with rain and lakes. It is pleasant

at the moment, though. Next, a man who was one of the greatest.

Thompson is way out at the front of the rest of the field. A personal

best in any decathlon. That was an aggressive and constructive piece of

pole vaulting. That is just short of 16. The British support recognise a

very good performance indeed. Can he run a personal best here? He is

charging for the line. The European champion 1986, Daley

Thomson. At last, the reception he deserves.

European champion, greeted by the British in this crowd.

The next event on the track if the men's 400 metres in the decathlon,

which started this morning, so let's bring you up to speed with Steve

Backley. He will have to do a lifetime best

to get amongst the medals. A good first event for Eelco Sintnicolaas.

Kai Kazmirek running well alongside after a deli.

Kai Kazmirek is fancied to take the gold medal here. It is a new

personal best. Can he improve on his opening attempt? That was 7.21. It

is an improvement, 7.39. Kai Kazmirek is number one. They have

had a sprint and long dreamt, they are now doing the shot put. This is

Kevin Mayer. I think he likes that. Ashley Bryant needs to get beyond

the 14 metre mark. No. He needs a big improvement. Arthur Abele looks

wobbly at the back. He likes that, it is big, 15.39. He is up for it.

Here are the standings after three events. Germany has a rich history

in the decathlon. Ashley Bryant of Great Britain is

down in 14th place, he has not had the greatest start. We discussed how

difficult it would be for him to build on his success in Glasgow.

The fourth event, the high jump, has taken place, Steve Backley can fill

you in. The event leader. This is his second

attempt at 2.01. That was no good. His best was 1.98. That was

disappointing, coming into this event in the lead, and he has opened

the door for his team-mate, Kai Kazmirek. He could maybe jump into

the first place position after four events. Just before hundreds meters

to come. Kai Kazmirek had a fantastic

clearance. He went on to clear 2.13. After the disappointment of four

Arthur Abele. Another German, the European leader, who may have to get

beyond his own mark. Nobody expected this, it was Andre Kravchenko, 2.22.

That matches the best ever performance in a decathlon high

jump. That is world-class high jumping. That leapfrogged everybody,

he had been in seventh place, and then he found himself in the lead,

matching personal bests in the shot put also, he went beyond 15 metres.

The Belarus athlete, the Olympics or the medallist, the World Junior

Championship in the past, an unknown quantity this year, he looks as

though he is in contention. Along with Kai Kazmirek of Germany. The

first day has been eventful, and it looks as though it will be very

close indeed. There is the confirmation. 22 points in front of

the German. Just the 400 metres to come.

All of these athletes are in contention is that the medals. Six

athletes. Six events to come, I should say. Ashley Bryant,

disappointment at being in 20th, after his silver medal in Glasgow.

He will be disappointing with his standing, Ashley Bryant but it is

understandable, it is so difficult. Multi-eventers don't usually choose

to compete ten days apart? Not by choice. It is hard to be critical.

It is tough, probably nothing in his legs. As much as he thinks mentally

he wants to be aggressive and attack, it is a shame. Time for the

fifth event. They will be desperate to get this 400 metres done. There

is a bit of a delay, which means women's 10,000 metres will go off a

little bit later. The first of these heaps and Ashley Bryant is in heat

number four. Andrew Potter has this. Arthur Abele has run so well so far

this season. Arthur Abele, with this strong

German challenge in the decathlon is running well. Oleksiy Kasyanov is in

lame five, he is running well. -- lane. The Ukrainian trying to finish

strongly. It is a good run from Arbor Abele. He is inside his

season's best. 48.59, his good day continues. It is a very good run for

Arthur Abele. It was well timed by Oleksiy Kasyanov, lying in seventh

coming into this final event of the first day. Arbor Abele had a decent

amount of running in him. Get close to your personal best and get better

than your season's best and that is what he has done. Third place coming

into this event and his position will be good at the first day.

They have redrawn these heaps so Ashley Bryant will be going in the

next heat. This is a chance for him to get some points if he can get it

out of the bag? Last event of the day, has to show a lot of heart.

Attack it and bring it home. The next day he will try to salvage

something. You heard Andrew saying it is about as getting as close to

your personal best to your season's best. Get something technical to

work on and take it into the winter competitions he might have going

forward. It is a building block, laying your best and your training

to get something out of your season. Whatever happens he has the silver

medal from Glasgow, he will hopefully build on. He will want to

take more than this than a top 20 place. Steve Cram will be calling

his heat. The high jump went on a bit longer. It has given them time

to get ready for these 400-metre races, the last event on the first

day. The German who is in second place, we must of had another

redraw. I am just going to look. We were handed, ten minutes ago

redraw, which included the Germany will be in the fourth heat now.

Sintnicolaas, he has done well. This tell burger. He is on the outside.

-- Dominick this tell burger. Ashley Bryant Iran 49 in Glasgow. Great

silver medal behind Canada's Damian Warner. Has not been a great day but

understandable. The time between these two events.

Quite a long cold in the set position. It is Distelberger of

Austria who started the best. Ashley Bryant making decent progress. Rico

Freimuth, would wanted to have been in a better position than he finds

himself. Sintnicolaas coming through. Ashley Bryant are moving

with him. Gael Querin of France. Ashley Bryant going backwards in the

home straight. Sintnicolaas doing exactly what he wanted to do.

Sintnicolaas it is who wins it. It is a pretty good performance. Will

be a season's best for the Dutchman. He has some good events in day two.

If he had an excellent pole vaults, if he keeps himself in contention,

that has set himself up nicely. Rico Freimuth, after a disappointing day,

that was better for him. Ashley Bryant faded in the home straight.

It has been a tough day and the delays do not help, but they do need

the extra time. Ashley Bryant was in a decent position but it is a tiring

event. When you have done a decathlon less than two weeks ago.

Sintnicolaas did himself an awful lot of good.

Round two of the shot put. David Storl of Germany. Can he extend his

lead? He stepped out. Stepped out of the front of the circle. If you get

it right, the force comes back and it almost keeps you from making the

file. You can see his left foot came down on top of the board at the

front of the circle. That would have put him off balance. Second round a

bit of a mess for David Storl. It is up to the rest to change that. Borja

Vivas of Spain. Elbow stayed a little bit higher this time. I think

he likes that, all he is in pain! It was a big throw. Getting all the

falls into the shot, almost pushed him back. Saved it and did not step

out. It looks like an improvement on his opening round throw.

Appreciation from his coach. It is an improvement. He is closing in on

David Storl. Tomas Mejias skeet is capable of 21 metres plus. On the

21-metre line or the big man. Does not give much away. Just saw him

lose the left side in the first round. Maybe stayed with it a bit

better there but leaned on it rather than trusting his legs to force the

power up through the body. Sloppy from the double Olympic champion.

Just shy of 21 metres by the looks of it. His first round was just over

20 metres. Real battle for the minor medal. Can anyone get up to David

Storl. These athletes are looking right on their game to get around 21

metres. David Storl looks comfortable beyond that. The

Croatian has thrown a lifetime best. Stipe Zunic. Heat number three of

the 400 metres in the decathlon. Ready to lay siege to the 400 metres

now. Little bit of noise inside the stadium. Ready now. The alarm goes

and the false start signal. It might be the athlete in lame number four.

Lars Vikan Rise. Yes it was. You can see the tat is on the legs of

Kravchenko. They depict the ten disciplines in the decathlon. All he

has to do is beat the person you can change it. He has had a very good

first day, Kravchenko. Took a huge leap into the lead in seventh place.

Personal best in the shot put. He hasn't got a season's best this year

in the 400 metres. But he is capable of going below 47.17. Kravchenko in

lame number two. We are looking at the two on the

inside, Kravchenko and a less key coercion of -- Ilya Shkurenyov. It

is a strong looking run from Ilya Shkurenyov, the Russians. Little bit

and find the pace at the moment, Kravchenko. The man in the lead in

the decathlon at the moment. An impressive run so far from Ilya

Shkurenyov. Long way clear here and not showing any signs of slowing

down. Big season's best for Ilya Shkurenyov. A decent time.

Kravchenko was a long way behind. He is going to lose his lead after this

event. It was an impressive run for the Russian. Got off to a reasonable

start in the 100 metres. We knew his running ability was right up there.

He had great endurance in the 400. Held onto his speed well down the

home straight. It has been a tough day for you,

Ashley, but coming off the back of the Commonwealth Games, you have

shown great determination. It has not quite gone according to plan,

but you have to admire your courage. One of the things I am happy with, I

made a few mistakes in Glasgow, and I have corrected that he. The high

jump, I cleared everything, and then my legs reminded me I did Glasgow a

couple of weeks back. Wanted to score well, but I have to realise I

did do a decathlon a couple of weeks back. Steve Cram said that everybody

else in the 400 race with you has been gearing up with this, but you

have not had that opportunity, occurs your goal was the

Commonwealth Games. I thought I run the 400 well until 250. But it was

not there. It was a bit disappointing. But I know why. You

will come back fighting tomorrow, five more events. Hopefully, I can

get back on track with a view good performances tomorrow. All the best.

Borja Vivas is chasing down David Storl in the shot put. Just opened

up the left shoulder, maybe. Went around the left side a bit too

quickly. Cleared it out of the way. Possibly suffered as a result of

that. I do not think that is an improvement. What do you do, you

three centimetres ahead of Tomasz Majewski, but chasing 21.41.

Can Tomasz Majewski close in on the lead? That looked better

technically. Just crouched away from that. He does not quite use his full

height, 2.04 metres. He looked low on that. He knows it. 21.41. He

wants to win here, he has won twice before. No improvement. We wait for

the final heat in the decathlon 400 metres.

Andre Kravchenko, a long way off his personal best, but he has not won

400 metres this season. In the next heat, we have Kai Kazmirek, who is

in second place at the moment. He was moved into this heat because of

the delay. The women's 10,000 metres is coming up at 7:20pm, 7:25pm, Jo

Pavey and Beth Potter involved. To look out for here, Kai Kazmirek of

Germany. The Germans have such a proud record, going back a long

time. Rico Freimuth's father was an East German athlete. He has been a

disappointment today, others have come forward, Kai Kazmirek and Kevin

Meyer. Kai Kazmirek on the far right side

is capable of going below 47 seconds. He is a very fine 400 metre

runner. He has gone off on a grand pace. He led the long jump with

7.68, a personal best. He is going to lead this. He went off very

quickly indeed. Also looking strong, Kevin Meyer in Lane 2. This is a

very impressive run from Kai Kazmirek. Just outside his season's

best, but that is a good run. That is what it takes out of you. Getting

close to your season's best, that is all you can ask for. He will move

into the lead with that. Did he ask for that? He has been flawless on

the first day, fantastic. He may find himself not in the lead after

the final event of the first day. It was Andrei Krauchanka in the high

jump that extended and pushed him out in front after four events. But

Kai Kazmirek has scored more than any other European athlete this

year. Absolutely exhausted after a great

day's work. A big datacom. They will enjoy their sleep tonight.

The sun is setting beautifully this evening, as we approach our first

final on the track. One of the athletes we have been looking at

might appear to be enjoying an Indian summer in her career, but she

has been one of the most consistent performers for Great Britain over

many years, and most recently her performance in an England vest was

one of the moment of the Commonwealth Games.

It is raining, it is a bit cold, perfect running weather. Jo Pavey, a

very familiar sight. Back into action after the birth of her second

child. She will be happy to be in amongst it. Jo Pavey at the front

again. What an inspirational run. She desperately wants a medal, there

is a medal available, just keep driving. The crowd of boring her

arm, can she hang gone? Come on, one more! She will be OK, a bronze

medal. A brilliant performance. Three top places across four

Olympics, a European silver medal, countless other medals, she knows

how to do it on this stage, and she was leading the athlete out. She was

straight out there. We need to get on with this! She has got the

experience, at this stage, she just wants to get on with the race. It

has been tough to come back and recover from the Commonwealth Games

and to get the training in. Hopefully, she is ready to go again

tonight, as is Beth Potter. Indeed, she was fifth in the Commonwealth

Games. Let's go to Steve Cram and Brendan Foster.

Is this the time for Jo Pavey? Can she finally win a major championship

gold medal? She came close to choose a go. The lady running behind her,

Ana Dulce Felix, ran away from her in the last few laps in Helsinki.

Then, they went to London, Jo Pavey ran so well. A big field, some

familiar names from cross-country, Sophie Duarte, Anna dolce Felix.

Fiona while Britain. Clemence Calvin will be the big threat. Sara Moreira

has raised Jo Pavey on many occasions over the years. And Beth

Potter, after the great fifth place. Fionnuala Britton had a great couple

of years. Perhaps starting her marathon career as well. Contesting

the 10,000 metres first, the first track final here in Z?rich. The

first year that Jo Pavey started running 10,000 metres in earnest,

she almost picked up a medal, you can remember back to Japan,

different conditions from tonight. She just missed out. She finished in

fourth place. That was seven years ago, and here we are, still going

strong. Hopefully, fingers crossed, a big performance tonight. The

conditions are just about perfect. It is around 18 or 19 degrees.

Brendan and I in our shirtsleeves. We are looking forward to what I

think will be a fascinating race. Jo Pavey always looks like a reluctant

hero. With that bit of pace that she showed, the tenacity, we know she

always has it, but the pace at the end of the 10,000 metre race might

be enough here. Gavin is here, her husband, both of her children are

fear, grandparents in the stand as well. We might get a glint of them.

I think that young lady will be a big threat, Clemence Calvin. She won

the European 10,000 metres in very hot conditions in her first 10,000

metres of her career. She is just embarking on her championship

career, so it will be difficult in terms of experience. Jo Pavey has

the experience in her favour. Beth Potter represented Scotland so well

in Glasgow. She looks a little nervous, Jo Pavey.

She has been a superb competitor, when she has been fit, not having

injury problems, she has always done very well in the big races. The

women's 10,000 metre final. Is it a night of destiny for Jo Pavey? Is

this the night she can get on top of the Rostron? Brendan, I am trying to

get it set up, but we would take great pleasure in it. It would be

great. Listening to your introduction, I would have an each

way bet on Jo Pavey and on Clemence Calvin, because that is the

information you gave us! A couple of them have good chances. You said

that Jo Pavey looked nervous, when you are running a 10,000 metres just

after the Commonwealth Games 5000 metres, you see a sign that says 25

laps to go, and that makes you nervous. We are going to have a

competitive race, it will not be one of the greater distance races of all

time, it will not be like the race that Paula Radcliffe run in Munich.

Here, you can hardly pick a favourite. Lots of athletes have a

good chance. Lots of the European stars establishing their credentials

here. But because they do not run a big 2000 -- 10,000 metre race apart

from here, you cannot judge. It is difficult to do so. I hope Beth

Potter can equip herself well. She ran well for Scotland in the

Commonwealth Games. But it will be tough, she ran the 10000 and 5000 in

the Commonwealth Games. On an emotional high from the Commonwealth

Games, Jo Pavey, and tonight, it would be great to see her as

competitive as she was then. If you look at her record at 10,000 metre

races against some of the big names, she has raised Fionnuala

Britton three times and has one on each occasion, she has raised Sara

Moreira twice, she has won once, she has only raced against Anna dolce

Felix once, she lost that. But she comes here in as good a shape as she

could possibly hope for at 40. You sound like the Cheltenham races, you

back your horse, then you look at the form book. It is picking got on

your valid point, they do not race each other often. A few of them

raced against each other in the European 10,000 metres earlier in

the season. But Jo Pavey and a lot of the British athletes, there was

an English 10,000 metres in May, and Jo Pavey went there and perform very

well, she won that race. The European race was won by Leonard

Calvin. The other good Portuguese athlete will contest the marathon

here. That gives a line through the others. Clemence Calvin came out on

top, but very different conditions. Some people go well in the heat and

humidity, others do not. For Jo Pavey and most of these, they will

be very happy with the conditions. Just as the athletes come round the

bend back, they go past the shot put circle. A lot of weight behind the

shot. He likes it. His best so far is 20 metres and 86. I don't think

he is closing in on the first throw of David Storl. This man has thrown

further than anyone this season. Very simple technique. Balanced,

powerful. Good drive from the legs. Finishes it off from the top half.

That is the face of a man who thinks he has one, I think. Has gone a bit

flat and is waiting for someone to give him a spark. No improvement.

His only other valid score. Let's show you how the 400 metres affected

the decathlon. Just coming through the finish line

with 21 laps left. 3.23, the first lap. If they kept that pace the

whole way, they wouldn't be far off 34 minutes. They have picked up the

pace since then. Everybody fairly comfortable in these early stages,

as you would expect. Just going back to racing 10,000 metres, it is so

different. Most athletes, because they get so few chances to race,

they get in races with pacemakers, so it is either running as fast as

they can to qualify, and then they qualify and the next time they run,

they are running a tactical race like this? If you look at them, they

have different motives. Fionnuala Britton from Ireland, she is always

near the front. When she runs with athletes of this calibre, she is

always close to the front in Cross Country and close to the front in a

road race. And in the track, they are counting the laps. Literally

right next to Fionnuala Britton is the reigning European cross country

champion, Duarte. If this was a cross-country race, they would be at

the front. You always attack a cross-country race a bit more, you

would not get them waiting for the rest of the field. They would not

set of thinking about keeping all of the runners together. But on the

track, it is a different mentality and you have to be patient, you have