Day 3 - Evening Session Athletics: European Championships

The final of the women's 100m hurdles... Goal for Tiffany Porter.

Mo Farah, who won in 2010. The men's 100m final. Great Britain,

three chances for a medal. They come to the bell, Mo Farah is in control.

Tiffany Porter going so smoothly. Mo Farah doing what he does best. James

Dasaolu! Mo Farah will come away with the win but Andy Berman gets

silver -- Andy Burnham. Great Britain have a new sprint star. Gold

Cup lust for Tiffany Porter. So what a night we had here, we had

storms, wind and rain but it didn't stop Great Britain winning three

more golds to add to Jo Pavey's. Topping the table coming you can't

ask for more than that. You can't, the Great Britain team is in great

shape, morale is high and after a rousing speech from Goldie Sayers,

who we will see in the javelin, I think everyone wants a bit up the

action. And the younger athletes, for whom this is a first-time

experience in this big competition environment, will be getting so much

from that success and belief. Absolutely, this is a great stage

and to come to your first stage like this, win a gold medal, it set you

up Championships at the Olympics beyond that. It is dry, there is no

wind and let's let's hope it stays that way because tonight, it is

speed and hurdles and who better to put it into sharp focus or as an

Colin Jackson? Maximum velocity under total

precision. The two go hand-in-hand when striving to become a champion.

Jackson is European champion for the third time. But combining them both

is a fine art and tonight, the technicians up speed will endeavour

to display their talent on the track. -- of speed. Packed full

potential, the British sprint squad take on the 200m. Three English in

the hunt for silver and bronze. 19.98. If they didn't know who he

was, they do now. And the more experienced crew will aim to turn

silver into gold over the hurdles. Eilidh Child takes the silver.

William Sharman must be thinking, that was my chance. In both events,

it comes down to performance and skill, starting with explosive power

and working to find margins. Will Sharman stutters, it is going to be

tight. A fraction of a second can cost you, it is all about complete

focus. You can go off too fast, lose your rhythm or even burn out than

the home straight. But this team has it all. The know-how and youthful

enthusiasm. A coming of age for the 20-year-old. What a race from Jodie

Williams, Bianca Williams. The future of British women's sprinting.

Fresh from their success at the Commonwealth Games, let's hope they

have the confidence they need to deliver tonight.

GABBY LOGAN: So is Urich has experienced the calm after the

storm, we have had no flying high jumps or delayed pole-vault thing.

We had storming performances from great Britain's athletes -- so is

Zurich. And we have a plethora of stars to come out tonight.

Well, it is good to see they are back out, we thought at one point we

would lose them to Austria and beyond, but it is more like it for

some athletics and Paula, what will the atmosphere belike for the Great

Britain squad, sitting top of the table with four golds?

It will be a really positive atmosphere, good performances in the

beginning start the ball rolling. Not only do they see that and

think, I want a bit odd that and think, I want a bit upset, they and

when we have performances like that of Jo Pavey and Andy Burnham, that

maybe weren't expected, that sort inspires the other team a little bit

more. And they will celebrated every bit as much, and we may see Andy

later. Denise, a lot of those stars we saw our in heaps or in semis, and

they are against Great Britain are not as strong at but we will enjoy

them all the same. -- events. Yes, I am enjoying it and I'm looking

forward to seeing the two-time Olympic champion from the Czech

Republic, she is coming back from giving birth to her son last year,

and she has been unbeaten in the event, so I am looking forward to

seeing what she can do. The first event is the women's 400m hurdles,

Eilidh Child with that fabulous silver medal winning performance in

the Commonwealth Games goes in the second semifinal, but the first

semifinal, there are some great athletes on show, not least Vera

Barbosa Portugal, Anna Titimets of the Ukraine who can all but a

challenge up. The mask that has been warming up the track for the

athletes. -- the mascot. He has given up running and taken to the

bike. I have to say, this mascot has been very dynamic, I am amazed by

his technique and skill. Great suspension on that bike, I would

imagine. On with the serious stuff, the women's 400m hurdles, the first

semifinal, with Steve Cram. STEVE CRAM: Good evening, the mascot

has left the stage and the athletes now have their chance to show what

they can do and this is Barbosa of Portugal in lane for. Eilidh Child

and her big rival have been drawn together in the second semifinal.

There is lot of Swiss support for Petra Fontanive, who did impress in

qualification, did win a heat, but you have to say that with one or two

athletes not running particularly well, it has been left to perhaps

Titimets to challenge Eilidh Child and Rosolova. This is Christiane

Klopsch, German champion. Not too many in the stadium, and I have to

say that Zurich and all of the talk about the atmosphere and everything

else, it has been a little disappointing in terms of getting

people into watch -- in to watch. Plenty of Swiss interest tonight.

Davydova is the defending European champion and Ben Pedroza of Italy on

the outside. Davydova, the defending champion, not in that sort of form,

but nice pink socks. Various Titimets -- there is

Titimets, she looked comfortable yesterday, 55.77, and it is always

difficult, we have said before, in a 400m hurdles, you have to follow

your stride pattern, it is not a case of being able to ease down too

much. In the home straight Camille had to make sure you don't make any

mistakes. Top three and the two fastest into Saturday's final.

Stand up, please, stand up. Alan Bell, the starter, just asking them

to stand up. I had a little chat with Alan earlier on, I wanted to

see what it is like and it is quite hard. There is the starter list

there, the only one I didn't mention was the youngster, Stina Troest.

There is a real contrast when you walk on the outer bits of the track

and the actual track and you can really feel it. All of the athletes

themselves found it fascinating to run on the track so hard. The

sprinters have all mentioned it. I think they enjoyed it. I am not sure

distance runners would enjoy such a hard track. There haven't been so

many bad reports, I chatted to the middle distance guys last night.

Certainly haven't been many complaints. So Alan Bell asked them

to come to their marks again. Titimets, the world Student Games

champion last year. But she needs better consistency than she has had

last year to challenge the gold medal here, but it might be good

enough to put her in bronze medal contention.

Inside her, watch Barbosa in the green and red. Just watching

Christiane Klopsch going well in lane six. Not a particularly nice

action. Titimets biding her time, sticking to her race plan. Almost

shopping, really, in this early stage. Still a left leg lead.

Christiane Klopsch going really hard and the Barbosa, who finished

quickly yesterday, in green. Titimets is now leading, Christiane

Klopsch starts to fade. David over still in contention. -- David

Davydova. The others are struggling, it is all about Titimets. 54.91.

That is more like it. I said she has only been under 55 seconds once this

year, and that was a good run from Titimets. Really didn't panic around

the first 200, just stuck to the way she normally likes to race. She had

seen Christiane Klopsch go hard in the lane outside of her but you have

to stick to your stride pattern and trust yourself in the second part of

the race. It was a really strong performance, I was watching her

stride pattern all the way around and the reason she didn't panic is

the 15 strides she takes in between each hurdle are very controlled, she

doesn't have to work very hard, and she takes it all the way to hurdle

eight, which is crucial. Down the home straight coming you can afford

to change your legs, especially when you are as skilful as she is. She

takes the final barrier on her strongest leg, which allows her to

run off in a balanced way and 59.0 is a strong performance. Yes, we are

talking about Eilidh Child and Rosolova, they have come in good

form, but Titimets has raised numerous times this year, Eilidh

Child has come out on top but that will give her confidence. No doubt,

and when you come to a Championships, all of the previous

races, you have do ignore, because it is what you do on the day here

that really matters. So the top three confirmed.

We will have to wait and see how quick the second semifinal is.

GABBY LOGAN: Over at the warm up track, about 15 minutes away, Will

Sharman is getting himself ready for his 110 metres hurdles semifinal,

coming up shortly. Coming up here, it is the women's

400m semifinal in the hurdles, and Eilidh Child will be hoping to add

gold to the silver she won in Glasgow. Whatever happens, she has

cemented a place for herself in Celtic hearts. The roar of Hampden

Park hoping to carry Eilidh Child. Eilidh Child is well clear in second

place. Eilidh Child of Scotland takes the silver. As to Glasgow, it

was quite busy, the 24 hours afterwards were quite busy and quite

manic. It is quite good to refocus on the Europeans now. I don't think

back-to-back championships would have been much of a problem. I was

always going to do that. It has been nice to switch off and we can focus

now. I am looking forward to that and starting the Europeans off. I

have not done that much for the last couple of weeks apart from, Peter. I

will be fresh but I will have that competitive edge. Physically, it

shouldn't be a problem. The aim is to stay focused and hopefully I can

do something. I think the good thing from Glasgow, in terms of pressure

and expectation, it is never going to get that big for me again. Being

a home athlete, the pressure was on me to win something, a muddle of

some colour. I might be number one in Europe but I do not feel the

expectation and pressure. The fact that I dealt with it in Glasgow

means that I can do it again. There are so many others quite close

together. Although I am number one, I cannot be complacent because it is

very close. It is just a question of getting through the first couple of

rounds and seeing where everyone is. It is different this year. We have

had our championships, a lot of the other countries haven't. It is about

who is still on form and is still on for man still looking good. Out

there, getting ready for her semifinal. Denise, she talked about

the emotional journey she had to go through. To come through that, must

be a relief and it must be quite exhausting. The mental side for her

must have been quite exhausting. She seems very relaxed. One she relaxes,

anything can happen. She has got one of her main challenges Rosolova from

the Czech Republic. She just has to keep going like she has been doing

all season. Let's get down there. Andrew Cotter is your commentator

for this semifinal. COMMENTATOR: A bit different here,

she is the favourite. Her big rival Rosolova goes in Lane 6. After Anna

Titimets run, she will have something to say. Arrieta made a lot

of ground to make it through her heat. A lot of noise for her. There

is Eilidh Child. Quickest of the qualifiers. Quickest on the

continent this season. Can she continue that wonderful form? Axelle

Dauwens was second to Child in her heat. Joanna Linkiewicz is the

Polish champion, she has got below 56 seconds for the first time this

season. The Czech Republic have a big hope for gold in this woman.

Silver in Helsinki two years ago. She started out as a very good long

jumper, then a heptathlete. Christine McMahon struggled in her

heat. There is the Russian, Vera Rudakova. Not the strongest of the

Russian athletes. Second of these two semifinals. Three to go through

automatically to the final on Saturday. Away they go and Eilidh

Child will be looking to move above Axelle Dauwens. Already, she has

taken a yard or two out of the Belgian. Also going very strongly is

Denisa Rosolova. Alongside Christine McMahon now. Yes child is easing

onto the shoulder of Axelle Dauwens now. Rosolova in Lane 6 is going

nicely. Eilidh Child is out front at the moment ahead of Rosolova and

Accel Dow ends. Eilidh Child is looking good so far. Smooth, strong,

a little bit left over the final barrier. Rosolova finishing with a

bit of strength in her legs. 54.734 Eilidh Child, as smooth as you like,

going into the final. She will keep carrying the mantle of favourite

because that was a very nice run. That was a very strong performance

from Eilidh Child. She is in Europe Pars number one. In her mind and in

her coach's mind, they will have wanted to win this well. A winning

time mean she will be in a favoured Lane on Saturday. Lane four or five

would be ideal for her. Hopefully she will get an inside draw so she

can watch her opponents. You never know what the computer will get.

Just showing how important that is, she had Rosolova and down when is

inside and she could watch them coming up. She wanted to settle into

her rhythm. Not accelerating, timing the race. Citing the barrier earlier

so you can adjust your stride. All of those minute moments that you do.

Keeping the rhythm going. If you can keep the rhythm going, it saves your

energy. In this event, known as the man killer, you want to save as much

energy as you can. Over the final two barriers, she knew exactly what

she had to do. You have to run the 400 metres hurdles, a brutal event,

and then you have to climb the stairs to talk to fill. Andrew

Cotter was saying it was as smooth as could be. Every race you are

running now seems like perfection. My coach just said go out and do

what you did yesterday. I executed the right stride pattern and I am

happy with that. How happy are you on being on the inside lane to your

likely rivals in that heat? It is nice to know where they are but

ultimately I just have to concentrate on my own race. It is

nice to know when you can switch off or whether you have two keep

working. There is no greater pressure than the Commonwealth Games

for you this year. I am just trying to enjoy every race. I am loving

athletics at the moment. I am just loving coming out here and racing

again. It shows. All the very best for the final on Saturday. Thank you

very much. Looking good with every passing stage. Safely through. The

two fastest losers will be coming from that semifinal as well. Eilidh

Child is wearing the mantle of favourite well. She is not

overburdened by it. She is running nicely. There is the confirmation.

Linkiewicz the poll with a personal best. Sneaking in amongst the

fastest losers. Interestingly, that second semifinal was much quicker

than the first in terms of overall times. Titimets who looked a little

better than she has done during the season. Rosolova, they got a good

look at each other. The lane draw will be important. Eilidh Child

getting the job done. This is what you we can expect to see. Up next,

the women's 800 metres semifinal. Then the men's semifinals for the

110 metres hurdles. Then an intriguing pole vault final coming

up. The menstrual jump comes up at ten past seven. Then it is the men's

200 metres semifinals. The captain Goldie Sayers is in the women's

javelin final at 20 to eight. Then the men's 3000 metres she will chase

final. Then the conclusion of the heptathlete 200 metres. One of the

great moments last night, amongst many was the men's 10,000

It was not all about Mo Farah. We are going to join it with about nine

minutes to go. Brendan Foster and Steve Cram have the story.

COMMENTATOR: There he is at the back of the field, eventually, he will

let them know. Almost waiting for the lapse to tick away before he

gets going. Let's hope that Andy Vernon can be competitive as well.

The Somalian born athlete representing Belgium. Two laps to go

Andy Vernon on the outside in a good position. They come to the bell. Mo

Farah has been controlling the last couple of laps. He is kicking

again. He just has to control it now. Andy Vernon is in with a chance

of a medal here. Mo Farah has some work to do to make sure of the gold.

Mo Farah has to kick hard. He should have got away from them by now. But

there he goes. Mo Farah will come away with the win. But Andy Vernon

is going to get the silver. Gold for Mo Farah but what a run by Andy

Vernon to get the silver behind Mo Farah.

I am delighted to say that Andy Vernon has joined as in the studio,

complete with silver medal. Have you taken it off yet? I have, yes. I

want to take you back to the last 200 metres. It looked like you might

settle for bronze. Coming into the last 150, Mo Farah was not getting

away from ours. I knew that he has had some troubles over the last

couple of months. I thought, he could be beatable here. I just... My

eyes were on him and as I came around the last bend, the Turkish

athlete was wide and cut me off a little bit. I had to stick to my

stride and go on the outside. I thought I had lost the silver medal

but luckily I was just a bit stronger at the end and I was able

to hold on. 20 metres more and you could have got no? Maybe. I don't

know. -- got Mo Farah. You can have another crack at it in the five

kilometres. The Commonwealth Games was a real change for me. I didn't

know what shape I was going into that. I wasn't sure what to expect

from there. I may have just given up a bit too early and didn't really

fight for it. It turned out that I was indecent shape, it's gave me

real confidence coming in here and I thought I am not to let this happen

again. Anything that happens, I am going to go in and fight until fall

over. We were discussing last night with Paula who is our expert on all

things distance. With respect, you look a different frame to the other

athletes. Clearly, sat there now, there is nothing of you. But you are

bulkier and stronger. You have a more aspirational physique than some

of the other athletes. I think you probably are and you work a bit more

on your strength, coming from a cross-country background. In the

future, do you see yourself moving up to the marathon potentially? From

what I hear, the training is gruelling! I love running on the

track. And the sprinting is great, I will have to see, when it comes to

the marathon. But for now, you are sticking to the next two years, up

until Rio, to the track. Yes, and I will do cross country during the

winter as well. That was my starting point, cross-country, it will always

be in my heart, but I love the track. Tell us about what is going

on inside the squad, we have discussed it a little bit, but from

the first night, Jo Pavey, and last night, you must be buzzing? We were

all in the dining hall and choose day when Jo Pavey rang and everyone

was up out of their seats and shouting at the TV and I thought at

the time, I will be on this time tomorrow night and I hope they are

this happy for me, and I came home and everyone said they were up in

the dining room shouting at the TV for me and Mo, it was a great

experience. The camaraderie between the team is great. I think a team

like this, success breeds success and the more well people do, it

spurs other people on to do well. What I like is we are getting names,

medallists, but we don't normally see on the rostrum, which is also

good for morale and I guess gives you that extra impetus for the rest

of the season. Yes, I hope people can look at me and on the track, I

have not really done anything before, so hopefully the rest of the

team can think that even if they have been there and done it, they

can come out and do it a game, new people are here doing it like myself

-- do it again. They can do it again. They can do just as well.

What was the feeling like then? It is great, it is such a good feeling.

Obviously, you always want to be on the top spot, but I will take a

silver any day of the week. Does it give you believe that you can build

from here? The speed you showed on your last lap was very close to that

that Mo ran and you had to go the Wight route first, so a 52nd lap

must give you confidence to compete. -- 50-2nd. Yes, the fact that I did

that with a stutter and having to go around wide, it gives me a lot of

confidence going forwards. I hope I can repeat that on a regular basis

and hopefully on Sunday as well, I get to do battle against Mo again.

Do you think you can take Mo on Saturday? I don't know! Secretly, I

do. They will be watching in the camp. That is OK, it is good to

share the medals around and there were a lot of people there and when

you got into that silver medal position, thinking, go on! The

opportunities don't come around too often. You have to take these

opportunities when you have got them, you never know when you will

pick up an injury, fall over in a race, so you have to pounce on it,

because you don't know when it is going to happen again. More

importantly, you have to build on it as well. What about treating

yourself to anything? Some people, when they win a medal, they like to

anything? Some people, when they win a medal, they liked there is a joke

about me buying a bag. Maybe an Xbox, I don't know. That is more my

thing. It is a bit sedentary, you need to get out more. You need to

recover between the training, though! Stick together! What happens

between now and the 5,000, there is no heat, you can treat them as a one

off, another final. Do you go out and do some more running? Today, I

did a 30 minute slow jog, I got reckless, had amassed large, we got

a new compression sleeve that go up your legs -- I got breakfast and

amass large. In the team, we all have our own specialist

physiotherapy and it is set out so there is always one physio per

athlete that is competing, so you always have one physio before and

after, and back at the hotel we have ice packs, we have everything. No

excuses. That is exactly what I thought when I came in, they haven't

left as any excuses whatsoever not to compete, they have done

everything for us. Let's see if more ladies can do that, it is the 800m

semifinal coming up. Alison Leonard is going in the first of the

semifinals and Andrew Cotter is your commentator.

I am, thank you. There is Alison Leonard. The way she ran in the

heats, capable of going below two minutes. The last couple of

months... That is the least acrobatic thing he has done. The

media Centre here have issued a press release about this mascot,

saying the costumes were made, which ruins the mystique... You will look

forward to the steeplechase, the favourite tackled the mascot in

Helsinki a couple of years ago and I know you are hoping against hope to

see that. Alison Leonard goes here in the serious business, and she ran

very well in her heat, but a lot of athletes will be very pleased to see

Hinriksdottir, because you know how the race is going to go when she is

there. There is Rogozina, recently won the Russian title. Bramley 800m

for a bit of fun, her team is already -- her place is already

assured. Arzamasova, Renelle Lamote, the French champion, close

to going under two minutes and very fast in the Monaco Diamond League

800m. Joanna Jozwik outside power and a Macfarlane, Stambolova -- and

in the Park lane. There is Hinriksdottir, and she is a

ready-made pacemaker, she went out so fast in the first heat, she

really did crumble over the last 20, but she ensured that she and the

rest came through in a quick time, through as one of the fastest

losers. The Mirela Lavric, a strong 400m runner as well. Alison Leonard

just outside her. The first of the semifinals and the women's 800m,

three go through automatically. And watched that ungainly

three go through automatically. And watched that style of the

18-year-old Hinriksdottir, she will try to get to the front although

Lavric has gone out quickly as well. Hinriksdottir, an amazing

talent, burst onto the scene as a 17-year-old, close to below two

minutes and then she has run some curious races this year. Went out in

16.3 in a junior championships and then abandoned it in the second lap.

Renelle Lamote is there as well. A pretty fast opening 100m Mac or

delete 200m Darren Cave, they were -- opening 200m guaranteed, they

were racing. Alison Leonard taking it steady, they are still competing

to get to the Belfast and there is no prizes at the bell. 58.80, that

is quick -- to get the bell first. Alison Leonard has to start making a

move. She was impressive yesterday, I hope she can do the same today.

That was a bad bump, Alison Leonard had to hold it up and that has put

her in a bad place. She was getting ready to make her move. It is going

to be a big, big Aske, she is sadly out of it and the pack move away

from her. Three go through automatically and Alison Leonard,

she might have got a spike, it is certainly an injury. Arzamasova of

Belarus out in front. Three go through automatically and our is

overlooking very strong, the first three go through very quickly --

Hassan us that is very sad for Alison Leonard.

She was lying in sixth or seventh at the time and then just got a bump

and stepped off the track. She is jogging around now, just around the

final bend. I think she is going to just complete the run, but this is

when it happened. This is unfortunate, she was starting to

make ground and suddenly, the athlete moved on ahead of her, and

she seriously lost a lot of momentum. That was Stambolova, the

Bulgarian athlete, that got in her way, but that was a really bad

jolt. Stambolova moving to the outside. Alison Leonard slows and

puts her hand against her back, moves back a little and takes all of

the momentum out of her running and is no longer able to take part.

There doesn't seem to be any injury, no spike marks on her leg.

Maybe she has a muscle problem, but that was a very unfortunate

circumstance for Alison Leonard, who was doing the right thing. Chatting

to the medics, we will get confirmation. She was running so

well, she ran well in the Glasgow Diamond League meeting to get the

qualifying standard, taking a big chunk out of her personal best to

get to Zurich. A rueful wave from Alison Leonard, but she will not go

through to the final. We will perhaps have a chat with her in a

moment. This is confirmation of the result. Joanna Jozwik go through

with a personal best, just outside two minutes, it is a decent race.

It is about this stage here, she knew after that little knock, it was

Stambolova, the Bulgarian athlete, she caught the back of her, and this

was the decision, there is nothing more there, something has happened.

Again, even a little bump at that stage takes it out of your legs, she

is talking to fill. Alison, commiserations, tell me what

happened on the straight. It was choppy the whole way round and I got

somebody ahead of me who chopped, and then someone behind me pushed me

out of her way, and hit in the back and at that point, a gap at open. --

had open. And my legs had just gone out. You had lost all momentum. I am

disappointed that I didn't carry on, I should have pushed to the line. We

thought maybe you were injured, but it is not the case?

No, I lost momentum. I should have carried on, but I didn't. Thank you

for explaining, commiserations. A very honest assessment, once it

had happened, she mentally didn't have it and she is disappointed. I

am glad she said that, because it did

have it and she is disappointed. I am glad she look like from here that

she just quit, and you don't know whether she was carrying something,

whether she had a stomach bug, because she was carrying her stomach

when she was walking off the track, but she has got to get tougher, this

is what it is like on the circuit, this is what it is like at this

level and if you get a knock, you have got to fight back, because the

Polish athlete continued running, she was also involved in that

collision, and she qualified, so you have to learn from this. So after a

good talk to herself, Alison will know she can't let that happen

again. The problem is she is not very experienced at this level, she

has not been to a major championships before, there is a lot

of bumping and barging, and Stambolova is causing it, coming

from the 400m hurdles, not used to the bumping and all running in one

lane, she chops out and steals Alison's momentum and gets a bit of

a shove from the Polish girl, who kept her cool and managed to

qualify. I think it is just experience, and she has recognised

she has made a mistake. She will probably be beating herself up about

it and won't be doing it again. It is a shame to see her go out that

way. Andy, you were quite surprised about the etiquette in the ten K

last night, there wasn't that much bumping around. Yes, it was a race

of experienced athletes, we were running an airline, not getting in

each other's way, no cutting up or shoulder barging -- running in a

line. It is important in the 10,000m just to get to the start of the

Sprint as efficiently as possible and have an economic or

run-through, and that is what I was trying to do, which is why was at

the back and I didn't have people behind me and trying to make the

move when I needed to, getting on the back of the lead group whenever

somebody made a move. I was very surprised. Let's hope it is a bit

smoother for the British representation in the next

semifinal, Jessica Judd and Lynsey Sharp going in this one. Steve Cram

is your commentator, still no elastic band for Jess? I will leave

the hair issues for you folks up there. Jess is happy to go up to the

semifinals. This is probably the harder of the two semifinals. Having

your team-mate in is never the best thing because you know each other so

well. Lynsey Sharp is probably happier than Jessica Judd. She is

having a very good season. They both have a chance. Lynsey Sharp is the

defending champion after the disqualification of the person who

beat her two years ago. Just the top three to go through. Poistagova is

the quickest European at these championships. Selina Buchel will be

a real threat in the home straight. Five could go through. If you run

quicker than 1.24 and you are in the top five, you are through. There are

two fastest losers spots available. Lenka Masna came through the last

round in one of those. This young lady beat Jessica Judd in the

Diamond league. I think she was a bit surprised by Justine Fedronic.

Fight for the final, exactly. Selina Buchel. This is Lynsey Sharp's fifth

800 metres meeting of the year. She has got better as the year has gone

on. We expect to see her in the final. Can Jessica Judd join her?

The question is, is anybody going to take this on. I do not see a natural

front runner in this race. Jessica Judd in her younger years did not

like to go out in front. Lynsey Sharp has left the inside open but

nobody wants to take it on. Jessica Judd is a reluctantly do. Not where

she would like to be. She has to move across. That is not a position

where Lynsey Sharp is used to being. The first lap slowing down from the

200 meter point. Lynsey Sharp is in a place where she does not like to

be. She likes to be on the shoulder of the leader. She has got a very

fierce finishing sprint. Jessica Judd is on her shoulder. The lap

time is a bit slower. Just over 60 seconds. Jessica Judd is taking an

Lynsey Sharp. Poistagova, the Russian on her shoulder. Lynsey

Sharp asked to make up her mind. Does she let her come alongside and

use her sprint finish or does she take it on herself. She is taking it

on herself and going the long way. Lynsey Sharp is controlling it from

the front. Jessica Judd is taking her on. Now they have a scrap for

the top three places. They might not be quick enough. Lynsey Sharp is

looking very good. She kicks away. Poistagova the Russian is coming

through strongly. Lynsey Sharp is going to be good but is Jessica Judd

going to make it through the? It was slower. They had to be in the top

three. It wasn't the sort of race that Lynsey Sharp would have wanted

beforehand but she was smart enough to do it herself when nobody took it

on. She took control perfectly. What Jessica Judd did very well was to

follow Lynsey Sharp. Because Jess started the home straight in such a

good position she finished in a qualifying position for the

semifinal. Well done to the both of them. Indeed. A new way for Lynsey

Sharp to run the 800 metres. Controlling it from the front. She

wasn't going to let anybody past. Looking up at the screen. Jessica

Judd is there for company. She said to herself, I have led all the way

so far, you are going to have to battle to come past me. With that

acceleration that we know she has got. Really are going to have to

battle to come past me. With that acceleration that we know she has

got. Really playing Jessica Judd coming under pressure from

Poistagova. Lynsey Sharp looking supreme. Really comfortable. It was

a very impressive qualification. Jessica Judd has managed to get

through in third place. So they both qualify as of right. Lynsey Sharp

controlling it from the front, watching the screen. Absolute

maturity. A very impressive performance. If she is as impressive

in the final she is going to take an awful lot of beating. The other

point I would make is that the Russian Poistagova did not have the

same ammunition. Maybe she was holding it back but Lynsey Sharp was

very impressive indeed. Another tremendous performance from the

front. You have to be adaptable but that was impressive. It felt very

good. Getting out strongly as normal. Nobody pushed it on so I had

to get out and run my own race. You spoke about being in the shape of

your life. Going into the final, you must be very high in confidence. I

am a totally different athlete to two years ago. It is a great

position to be in. I am just hoping to build on it. Tell me about being

in a race with somebody from your own country? Does it pray on your

mind? We have raced a few times this year and at the end of the day she

is just another competitor. When I saw she was on my shoulder, I

thought it would be nice for the British public to see two girls go

into the final. Thank you very much for talking to us. Thank you.

Cheers. She is right about that point, she is a different athlete to

two years ago. As I said, they had to be in the top three because the

heat was slower. Selina Buchel and Lenka Masna will not be joining them

in the final. Very well done. To make two major finals this year is

unbelievable. -much better than yesterday, which was good. I am just

so happy. We shouldn't lose sight of how new you are to this. You are

still relatively new to this. You are still so young. Yet you take the

event in your stride. It became real last night when I was watching the

videos to work out what might happen. I knew that I was really not

there. It was very strange. They have all had experience of the

Olympics and stuff like that. To be in the final is amazing. Enjoy the

occasion above all else. Thank you. Thank you very much. And thank you

to everybody at home. She was disappointed with herself with

fourth place in Glasgow. It is good to see her smiling and realising

that she is going to gain so much in these major championships going

through the rounds. She got over it in a few days but she was beating

herself up about the way she raced in Glasgow. She was. She needed to

take a step backwards and realise that she is only 19. She finished

fourth in a Commonwealth Games. If you told me I would do that when I

was training in the pool with a back injury, finishing that close to a

medal in the Commonwealth, she would have taken that. She just needed a

bit of time to put it in perspective. Now she has reached the

final of two major championships. There isn't many years way get the

chance to do that back-to-back. She said that fourth is the worst

place. I said, no it is not. Not making the final would be worse. She

has come with a fresh chance of getting to the final here and giving

it her best shot and I am sure that is what she will do. Lynsey Sharp in

recent years has always been very consistent at getting their tactics

right. She is so tactically aware. From what I have seen in recent

times. See how she just moves to the edge of the lane making the other

athlete if they want to challenge her or take the lead, they are going

to have to work a little bit harder. She manages to keep her dominance in

this race. She didn't want to lead but she knew that tactically nobody

else was going to take it on. It was great to see how that medal has

transformed her attitude and everything she is doing. She was a

silver medallist on the day two years ago, eventually upgraded

because of the winner's suspension. She has got huge confidence from the

Commonwealth Games and she is the reigning champion. She will go into

the final with the belief, thinking that gold is there for the taking.

Everybody has got a chance of gold on the day. It is just about keeping

your nerve. Hopefully, one of these girls can do it. Two of them in

there and both of them feeling very confident. There is nobody had and

shoulders above the rest in terms of times posted this season. They are

close together. I think Arzamasova is looking very good. The winner of

the other semifinal. But Lynsey Sharp is very tactically aware,

running in the right place in her lane, forcing the others on the

outside. I think there is an aura about her that wasn't there before.

She believes that she belongs in the final. She is challenging for that

gold medal, not just challenging for a medal. Andy, we are going to

release you in a moment to concentrate on that final on Sunday.

Tell the folks at home, the kind of miles you put in on an average week,

in winter time, when you are doing your really hard work? It works

about a miles per week. On a race week I would be doing 85-90 to keep

my legs going. You have to pick and choose your races. Even when I am

racing, five or six times throughout the winter, even January to March, I

am still keeping a high mileage. It is a mixture of long runs, sessions,

recovery runs... Obviously what you eat is very important, you have two

fuel yourself but you have two stay very lean. You look at some of the

guys that you are against. You are a lot bigger, you look a lot stronger

than some of the guys that you are up against. Are you mindful of what

you eat? I think you are always mindful of what you eat. I am

partial to a biscuit every now and again. I think you earn it doing 100

miles a week. That is it. I eat a lot of fruit and veg, decent pro --

protein and lots of different things. I barely touch alcohol.

Denise, a lot of people like run but they also like a bottle of wine. The

difference between them and Andy is a bit discipline. Even now, I would

like to celebrate on Sunday as much as I can but I have got another race

next Saturday in Birmingham. You cannot afford to go to wild. No, eat

your hob knob. Other biscuits are available, of course. We will

hopefully see you win a few more medals and races before the end of

the season. We have really enjoy job performances so far. Thank you for

having me. Great to see you. Because of the delay in proceedings

yesterday because of the wind, the races were coming thick and fast. We

did not get a chance to see much of the men's discus. Steve Backley has

that one wrapped up now. The discus goes like the wind, but

be careful what you wish for. Robert Herber -- Urbanek beating his

compatriot, this throw was 63.81m. Kanter, the Olympic champion from

2008. 64.75 for the Estonian. Highly fancied, look very good in

qualification, but the dominance of Robert Harting continues. It was

this throw, one of the most exuberant and extravagant

celebrators in the sport. 66.07, he absolutely dominated the event. Only

had two throws, both would have won. And Robert Harting successfully

defends the Germany, it what might could lead was a very late start,

everything had finished on the track by the time the got underway -- it

was a very late start. Yes, one of the favourites of

London. He is mocking pulling his shirt open, because he ripped it

open in London. He wasn't going to do it last night, not because they

are suddenly more expensive, because his granny apparently objected and

he does whatever granny says. He did do a kind of Neanderthal type of raw

by the delete -- roaring, and it was a title he won two years ago, a and

a half further than his rivals. There he is getting his gold. -- a

metre and a half. There was also the long jump last night, the women's

long jump, eventually won by LeSueur. Charlotte Proctor was sadly

out in Glasgow with an injury, she didn't even get to compete and we

didn't see her here. Tonight, the men's javelin is underway, the

qualifying rounds and who better than Steve Backley to tell you how

it is going? As you'd expect from a man who

thrown 91 metres, a a whole 10m further. Tall, powerful and rangy

athlete, and as you would expect, a successful qualifier. We are in the

second pool here, the furthest throw in the first round, nobody went

beyond the auto qualification. This is Thomas Rohler, it looked like he

lined it up. Well judged. A gunman, 22 years of age, three times German

champion already. Good point control. Look at that, straight

through, very simple. It is always going to fly when you throw it like

that. No wind tonight. It looks like automatic qualification.

I am delighted to say we have been joined by Colin Jackson and his

scarf. I have come straight from the studio. Denise has been lulled into

a false sense of security by that thing in the sky. It is time for one

of our Euro stars, we didn't have them last night, but we have pulled

this one out of the bag for you. Colin Jackson, up to the first

hurdle. Tony Jarrett is with him. But Colin Jackson is also going

well. Jackson on this site, Tony Jarrett, and it is Jackson and Tony

Jarrett. One and two and Great Britain have another gold. Colin

Jackson leading, Schwartzkopf coming through. Jackson is the European

champion. Jackson streaking away from the rest

of this field. Jackson is the European champion for the third

time. Jackson just slightly ahead of the

Latvian. It is going to be very close. Jackson is the champion for

the fourth time. Yes, he wasn't bad at winning

European titles, we will give him that, and those were the days when

they were four years apart, that GB group was holding you together. Yes,

can you imagine what I would look like now with all of the colours

over me. For young viewers, it is the tape back in the late -- it is

the thing that preceded the tape. Now, they are all the same

strength, just different colours. Yes, people just want to be

fashionable with their tape. You are here for some serious

analysis, the semifinals are coming first, and the man who comes into

this, Martinot-Lagarde, as the favourite, and in outstanding form

with his recent European record, you have had a look at his technique and

the technique of Will Sharman. C Martinot-Lagarde first. You saw him

run the Martinot-Lagarde first. You saw him

run the magnificent time in Monaco. He takes seven strides, something he

has worked on since the winter. As seven striders, you have to work

very hard into the first hurdle and when you are long limbed like he is,

it allows you to get into the first hurdle very well and aggressively,

gives you a sense of confidence. He has a shovelling stride pattern, not

like Will Sharman, you will see the difference. Those strong, bold

strides, very strong athlete Lower limbed, it allows him to push into

those hurdles. Look at his knees, he always shuffles them in between. Why

would he changed to seven strides? Because he was so strong and long,

with eight strides, he was too close to the barrier and you have to set

yourself up accurately to the first hurdle, because if you get there

quickly, it makes a difference. How hard is it to change that in the

middle of your career? Easy, I will be honest, but you have to practice

it, because it can go wrong. OK, let's see when it does go wrong.

What happens? Because he wasn't a setup into the race, he was making

adjustments, this was over the winter. He crashed into it and that

mistake means you are covering the second, he clatters the third

because it comes in close, recovers again, but Platt as this one down,

because he didn't set himself up properly but the first hurdle. It is

crucial that you are accurate when you do seven. But by the time we saw

him in Monaco, it was working beautifully, so it took time, but it

was worth the perseverance. Will Sharman, talk us through his

technique. Seven strides as well, but because he is more mature as a

sprint hurdler, he is far more settled. Highlighted their, seven

strides again, but it doesn't look like he works has hard as Pascal.

Still sharp and edgy but it allows him to go into an upright knee

action, which means he can get his leg elevated and across the barrier

quickly and get into a sprinting stride. He is not as fast as Pascal

on the flat, so he has to lift his knees in between the barriers. He is

much more upright, he looks more like a sprinter, he doesn't shuffle

in between the barriers. This is the real difference, it is down to basic

leg speed. We can see that when we put them side-by-side, you can see

an example of that. It is tiny, but there is a difference. Those tiny

bits make a difference. Out of the blocks, they explode. Will Sharman

looks like he is sprinting but Pascal looks like he is striding

into it. They come off very well but both focus in different ways. Pascal

is allowed to lean into the barrier because he is shovelling, not

sprinting, but Will Sharman's shoulder Zara bit higher because he

has the high knee lift. -- shoulders ar bit higher. He has more space,

because he has opened, but basically it is about technique and flat

speed, and at the end of the day, Pascal has leg speed. Where did you

put your emphasis in the technique? We all say it is a sprinting event

primarily but lead leg versus Trail leg, what did you do? The crucial

bit was running off the hurdles, so it was about the Trail Lake, pulling

it from floor to floor as quickly as possible. That is the only time you

can make up speed, driving across the floor, so it is important you

get your Trail leg down fast. In the first of these semifinals, Lawrence

Clarke will be there with Will Sharman, and Thomas

Martinot-Lagarde, not to be confused with Pascal, the older brother. It

is a competitive event. I see two other medallists, Shubenkov and Will

Sharman. Shubenkov is a strong athlete, he has run under 31.0 in

his time, he has that kind of confidence, and he has run 31.3,

faster than Will Sharman this year. We expect a lot from him, even in

bad conditions. He can literally pushed himself through everything.

That is Shubenkov. Will Sharman has taken a lot of confidence from his

season and his Commonwealth Games performance and you feel he is

really building into this. The most important thing is to getting into

big races and his consistency has allowed him to get into those big

races and that is why we are seeing such a good performance from him

now, he is feeling confident. Let's hope he can get himself safely

through to the final, the last event on the track tonight. Andrew Cotter

is a commentator for this one. A quick glimpse at the records, they

still belong to Colin "the scarf" Jackson. Will Sharman and Shubenkov,

if there is any kind of drop in the level of Pascal Martinot-Lagarde,

they will be waiting to pounce. Everyone is encouraged him to have

some fun, I want him to fall over backwards into the water. No, he is

very entertaining, he is doing a great job. Shubenkov and Sharman go

in three and five, Gregor Traber in lane four. Thomas Martinot-Lagarde,

the elder brother, goes in lane six. Lawrence Clarke in lane seven.

The defending champion, as you heard. Bronze-medallist at last

year's World Championships one behind the Americans. Greg Traber,

World Indoor finalist this year and outside him in lane five, he has had

a couple of good races with Shubenkov this season. Shubenkov

winning at the World Indoor, but Will Sharman with revenge at the

Diamond League. Thomas performed the best of the brothers last year,

Pascal was very disappointing. You kind of sense Lawrence Clarke's

frustration that he has not been able to make below 13.40 this

season. Ran well in the first heat. Erik Balnuweit makes up the runners.

Yes, Lawrence had a good tussle with Bascou, who goes in the next

semifinal, but he will have to be at his very best and perhaps beyond

anything he has done previously, to get through. Three will go through

automatically to the final tonight, two fastest losers over the two

semifinals. Douvalidis of Greece into, then Shubenkov, then Greg

Trevor, and Sharman. Away cleanly, Sharman comfortable.

Shubenkov looking ever stronger. Shubenkov out in front, Sharman

trying to get through with him. And Lawrence Clarke might have got there

for third place. It was Shubenkov and Sharman well clear of the rest,

but it was a good run from Lawrence Clarke. I wonder if he might have

sneaked through for that. Sharman and Shubenkov, no doubt about their

qualification. A good strong performance and at last, I am sure

Will Sharman has gone under 13.20 and it will be a legal win, so he

has managed a personal best. Get said well, but not the best start,

which causes him to smack into the second hurdle. Shubenkov is getting

very close to these barriers because they are moving very quickly. Trying

to control it is the most important thing. Let's have a look what is

happening behind, that little scrap as they go to the line. Those two

have qualified, does Lawrence Clarke get there? I think so. I think so.

We will see. Thomas Martinot-Lagard clips a couple of hurdles there.

They know each other well. They compete on a regular basis and they

will enjoy those little battles. But there is a lot of pressure on in the

final. Let's have a look out over the blocks. Shubenkov, the defending

champion. William Sharman is having a very consistent season.

Disappointing after the Commonwealth Games but definitely pushed all that

behind him and concentrating on his running here at the Europeans. He

knows he can get on that rostrum. Shubenkov, the defending champion

will always want to run well. The last two hurdles were very safe for

him. He has got a couple of centimetres to come. A couple of

performances as well. Lawrence, that it was perfection. It got you

through to the final. I knew it was going to be tough to qualify. I was

just fighting, fighting, fighting. Now you can make up for the

Commonwealth. I know that was disappointing for you. Great guts,

great determination. I made such a mistake in Glasgow. Hopefully, I

will prove this one wrong. But Will has laid down the gauntlet. Well,

enjoy it. Thank you very much. That is why he is there. Hurdler 's have

dips like no others. Coming off that lacks hurdle, they often end up just

about on their toes. That is why he is there. It gets him through ahead

of Erik Balnuweit. Sharman is coming through to form at the right time.

A final at his fourth attempt for will shaman. -- William Sharman. He

has refused an interview. What do you make of him? Clearly he is in

the right mindset. I am delighted for him getting the personal best.

We talk about how important the first hurdle is. He makes it

beautifully. He clatters one there but his strength is what he does in

the middle part of the race. He doesn't panic. He can see Shubenkov

to his left but he keeps working hard with that beautiful technique

that he has. It was just perfect. I am really pleased for him. Well done

to Lawrence Clarke for making it through, as well. In the next final,

as well as Pascal Martinot-Lagarde we have Andy Turner. A very

disappointing season for him. He crashed out of the Commonwealth

Games and he has announced that he will be retiring this season. He has

been a great servant of British athletics but he has announced he is

calling time on his career so he is hoping to end on a high is Europe.

European Championships have brought you great success in the past but

this has added significance for you? I have had a lot of success. I had a

bronze eight years ago, gold four years ago. I have decided that now

is a good time for me to hang up my spikes and call it a day. This will

be my last year. I will see out this season. I never thought I would be

ready to say I am ready to retire but I can honestly say I am. I have

had some difficult places over the past year with my surgery and my mum

passing away. For a while, I didn't want to do anything. I decided that

she wouldn't want me to give up. I remember my first event back was the

indoors in Birmingham. A lot of people knew that my mum had passed

away and getting burgled during the funeral. Honestly, I welled up on

the line and I was in no fit state to run a race. The fact that I got

myself back up. In my mind, it is a big thing. I don't think I could

have lived with myself if injury had determined the end of my career. The

amount of interviews I have done. The fact is, since my last surgery,

they have been absolutely fine. I can move walk first thing in the

morning, I can tiptoe, I can do ballet if I want. That is not

something I have been able to do. COMMENTATOR: Andy Turner is away,

Andy Turner is the European Championship. I am just some kid

from Birmingham. I never thought I could have done all this. Do you go

in with any sense of relief, a more carefree attitude? Or do you feel

that you want to go out with a hang? I am a competitor so I want to do

well. Glasgow could not have gone any worse. Sometimes you try too

hard. I am going to try and be more relaxed. I want another medal. It

would be my third Europeans in a row to win a medal. That is what I am

going to go for. You would have a pretty hard hearts if you didn't

wish Andy Turner all the best over the last minute or so. -- next

minute. It has not been his best year so far. You can see how much it

means. It is etched in his face. He needs to get through to this final.

I wish him well. Let's go down to Steve Cram.

He needs to put those emotions aside to some extent and run as well as he

can. He has run 13.47 this year, it might be enough. Bascou of France

has been running very well in three. Pascal Martinot-Lagarde. That's is

Bascou. Fourth at the European Championships in Barcelona when Andy

Turner one on that occasion. Balazs Baji with a bit of a return to

form, just outside his personal best. Pascal Martinot-Lagarde.

Really good analysis by Colin about the difference between him and

William Sharman. He will want to get through as smoothly as he did. Artur

Noga the Polish athlete has been around for some time. Buhler, only

third in his heat. 13 point 40. On the outside, another familiar name

to hurdling. Swoboda, has had all sorts of Achilles problems over the

years but is returning to some sort of form. It has been an illustrious

career for Andy Turner. European champion,, was champion and world

bronze model list -- bronze medallist, four years ago. Let's not

forget that. 33 years of age. He will just competing and hope that he

gets the best race of the year in the semifinal. Pascal

Martinot-Lagarde the gold-medal favourite. Andy Turner got left a

little bit in the Bronx. Andy Turner has got to get into this. Baji is

going well on the Faso aid. It is going to be Martinot-Lagard who is

going to win this. Andy Turner, well, he was run out of that. 13.18

was pretty good for Pascal. Sadly, for Andy Turner, that will be the

last we see of him at a major championships. It is always sad when

a major athlete has to call it a day. He has been a big enough and

brave enough to know when the time is. It is never an easy decision for

any athlete. I am sure we will hear from him chatting with Phil in a

moment. Colin, while we reflect on Andy Turner, we will come back to

the first, second and third. You know Andy well, did he ever get the

best out of himself? With the injuries, you always feel he could

have been a little bit better. I really wish that Andy could only

string together to solid winters where he had no interruptions in his

preparations. We would have seen him get down to that 13.1 mark on a

regular basis. For him, that is the most frustrating thing. His body let

him down at crucial moments. He was a fighter, he was a soldier. He

ended up with two titles, the Commonwealth Games and the European

Championships. He dragged the best out of him as an athlete. We'll all

the trials and tribulations. I think, deep down, he will be proud

of what he has achieved. I certainly am. I know difficult how it has been

throughout his career to be in this position. Really pleased that he had

the opportunity to come here to these European Championships and

have a run out and just do his ultimate best. 13.57, he won't be in

the final. What a career. He is now with Phil. Thanks a lot. Steve is

saying what a career. Your last time in a major your emotions. I don't

really know. I am a bit disappointed in my race, I could have done a

little bit better. I just wanted to run. I made it to the semifinal and

I gave it everything. That is all I asked for. If that was all I got

from my career, I have had a good innings. I have been going to

championship since 2004. I'm going to go out after as a European

semifinalist. I have got to take something from that. A little bit of

longevity in my career. I have something to be proud of. World

Championship bronze, European champion. What have you been most

proud about? I would say my European gold, I had my doubters. So to come

back here it is made up for all the upset of people not believing in me.

I came back and I did well then. To be honest, I have got so many

positives I can take away from this. So many great memories. Just being

in something like this is something that will stay with you forever. My

kids are going to be watching at home. Sorry for not doing too well.

But they can tell our friends in the playground that their dad did this

and that makes me a winner. This is your last race for this season. The

future is bright for you. You have got lots of plans. I do personal

training. I do a business called Antics, that is doing very well. I

would like to do more TV and radio, those sort of things. I am just

going to go back and enjoy what is left of these championships. I would

just like to say a massive thank you to everybody who has been there

through my career. Lloyd Cowan, I came to him as a 14.5 athlete. My

family and friends, my dad. My mum passed away last year and otherwise

she would have been here, no doubt. My Mrs, my children, Carmen and

Morgan. I couldn't have done it without the support of everybody at

home. Everybody on social media, friends and family. Thank you to

everyone. X-ray much, Andy. We wish you all the best going forward.

STEVE CRAM: I think you can see why he has always been popular in the

team and for British athletics, conducted himself so well, despite

all those injuries, and he does finish his career with a 13.57 run

but he is, after Colin Jackson, Tony Jarrett and William Sharman, our

fourth best ever 110 metres hurdler. The final is coming up a

little bit later on, right at the end of the evening, 8:50pm at home.

That is not how they will line up, that will be drawn, with William

Sharman winning with a new personal best, it has to be a huge confidence

booster and he is joined by Lawrence Clarke in the final.

Great work, Will Sharman and Lawrence Clarke, and great words

from Andy Turner, whose international career started at the

Olympics in 2004, so a great ten years representing Great Britain and

many fond memories. We have plenty more for you to delight. Great

Britain's 200m women are in action in the semifinals. The silver and

bronze-medallists from the Commonwealth Games, Jodie and Bianca

Williams, hoping to qualify for the final, as will add Gemma Lee, who

took silver in Glasgow -- Adam Jamil E. And Goldie Sayers is in action in

the javelin this evening. Her inspirational words seem to have

done it for many of the athletes, can she do it herself tonight. And

Will Sharman, as you know, is in that final along with Lawrence

Clarke at 8:50pm this evening, the last event on the track and it

should be a good one. So this is how it looks, in a few minutes' time, we

have the women's 200m semifinals. Goldie Sayers is out at 7:40 p.m.,

along with the rest of the women's field in the javelin.

Many great moments last night and we waited a long time with the delayed

programme for the final event on the track, and it was the men's 100m

final. Let's have a look. STEVE CRAM: The men's 100 final.

Away cleanly, James Dasaolu gets a pretty good start. Dwain Chambers

going well. James Dasaolu out coming through. Gets the gold medal. 10.07,

a European champion, Great Britain have a new sprint star. We knew

about his talents and his abilities and could he convert? Yes, he can.

James Dasaolu takes the win, Christophe Lemaitre the silver.

Harry is jumping up and down, he gets the bronze.

GABBY LOGAN: Great scenes afterwards, James Dasaolu taking the

gold and his team-mate Harri Aikines Aryeetey, thrilled to take the

bronze medal. Huge smiles from Harry, I have

christened him Happy Harry, and he is with us in the studio, although

without... Can you see yourself on Cooly? That is Serious Harry, which

he weather just over ten seconds. Have you got your medal on? I

haven't, the medal presentation isn't until tonight. Of course,

silly me. Well done, congratulations. Thank you very

much. I am kind of speechless for once. I am really happy, obviously.

There were no Jamaicans there, no Caribbeans there, but it is a

stepping stone. Is it a relief, the kind of reputation you took with you

from juniors into the seniors, to get that medal and finally get it at

senior level? Definitely, that is literally what I have been saying to

everyone. My phone has been buzzing with people saying well done but it

is a relief, to finally make that step. Obviously, as a junior, what I

did have was, I was kind of an underdog and are used to get beaten

a lot, and I was never the person to go and win and when I came out of

juniors, everyone put that pressure on me to go out and perform and it

took a while to adjust. It wasn't the most straightforward of races.

We had the drama of the false start, and obviously, you would bear

with big yellow card you were given. Did you know it was you? -- you were

there. It was a good poker face. I felt myself twitch. I was fully

aware of the ruled that is in place. The blocks were slightly... I felt

my foot slightly slipped down and I try to catch myself. I knew about

the rules, so I just said, get back to the line. You can't think about

those sorts of things, you have to refocus and the aim of the game was

to go out and try and perform. How difficult was it to refocus? Gaby

mentioned all other things going on, people were not sure if they would

get disqualified, the rain, the wind, how difficult was it get back

with your mindset that was going to be needed? Colin, I can't tell you

how difficult it was in the sense of, like you said, the time delays,

obviously we have some sort of preparation to races, didn't know

when to take them, see the physio, it was just that I have been in

circumstances in championships before and tried to take all of the

negatives that have happened to move forward. You have a lot of people

backing you and I saw this as an opportunity and didn't want to let

it go. He came off the back of success of relays the Commonwealth,

great success of the back of a multi-event. How much did that help

you or hinder you? Coming back of a huge championships? It is difficult,

you are seeing athletes improve and some Decree 72 performance. It is

hard to say. For myself, we try to freshen up firstly, and like you

said, it is a multisport event than throughout the whole championship,

it is something people do on day one, but coming down from the height

of seeing someone like Adam do well and the Sprint girls do well, I just

saw the Europeans as a way to put myself on that platform as well. And

we were delighted coming you could feel the relief coming out of you. I

am slightly more tame today, I apologise for my outburst yesterday.

Just one of those things. Not at all, it is completely

understandable. British sprinting is in a rich vein of form, the women

are out on the track getting ready for the 200m semifinal, Ashley Smith

going in that first one, and coming to the fore, proving it is something

we are just imagining -- Asher-Smith. It is boding well. I

think what we have found now is when you get really strong internal

competition, it just drives the whole standard sky high, and this is

what we are seeing now, all of these female sprinters they are under 25

and will be around for two more cycles. They are doing incredibly

well. I said to Ashley today, and she didn't thank me for it, I said I

am so looking forward to the trials next year with you lot lining up and

she said, there is a winter to do first! 18 years old, world junior

champion, I think she gets her A-level results today. I don't think

she has the grade yet, but I think she has found out she has got into

Kings College, she is not even there to get her results, you rely on

someone telling you. Remember, she was a fraction off Kathy Cook's

junior medal and we know how well she did in the 200m. When we talk

about the future, in this event, Asher-Smith has a choice. You must

know what it is like inside the village. She is a formidable

athlete. When you saw her last year in Moscow in the relay, you saw how

well she embraced the opportunity, the stadium, just to be on that

stage. She is such a bubbly character, you can't help but wonder

to sister Hannah as such, but she takes care of herself, comes across

as a positive person -- but want to sister her. This young lady has a

final to qualified for the belated -- qualify for. Andrew Cotter will

call this. Three semifinals in the women's

200m, qualifying is a little bit snug, only to go through

automatically. Kelly Proper goes through violent. Martina Amey

Amidei. The Russians not overly powerful in this event. Dina

Asher-Smith hasn't lost a race outdoors this season. She was beaten

once in an indoor race. The champion in this event four years ago, Myriam

Soumare. And a bit of noise for Leah sporange. -- Sprunger. Proper goes

in lane eight. Looking at times as well, Dina Asher-Smith ran so

quickly as an 18-year-old, 72.75 in her first heat. The track is quick,

but temperatures have dropped over the last half an hour quite

markedly. Sometimes, it is worth pointing out, as Steve was

mentioning earlier, sometimes even though the earlier heats might be

easier, the pressure is off, you are a bit more relaxed, it is not

necessarily the case that the times get quicker as the rounds go on.

Dina Asher-Smith goes in three, the time is irrelevant now,

qualification is all-important. Held for a while, a little bit of

noise in the stadium. Dina Asher-Smith exploding out of the

blocks. Bounding around and up, and Myriam Soumare is level. Myriam

Soumare coming through quickly, Dina Asher Smith a little bit down, but

both of them come through comfortably, clear of the rest. A

little bit of revenge for Myriam Soumare, smile and a handshake.

Second-best of the 18-year-old in the first round, but Dina

Asher-Smith second-best there. Myriam Soumare puts her hat in the

ring as a strong contender. It was a great run from both of those girls

and I am waiting to see what the time is. She has run a new personal

best. 22 and that junior record of Kathy Cook has gone. Another one

goes. Myriam Soumare was running very impressively and dragging Dina

Asher-Smith with her. She did all of the work in the turn, so explosive

out of the blocks and beautiful at this point.

the work in the turn, so explosive out of the blocks and beautiful I am

so impressed with this young lady. She is the real deal, I have to say.

She is mentally tough, she knows what she has got to do and she has

got such an amazing technique. I think it is brilliant that she has

come into these championships fresh from the juniors and is able to

deliver that kind of performance. It is another step and another

achievement in her remarkable career. She has looked at the time,

a personal best and a British junior record. Set in 1979 by Kathy Cook,

when she was second in the world junior Games and Dina Asher-Smith

has beaten that by some distance. Quite a day few and Andrew Cotter

was just saying you have broken Kathy Cook's junior record that has

stood since 1979, and by some distance. Yes, I am just really

happy. I wanted to win the semi so I had a good lane, but 22.61, I will

take that, I am really happy. Today has been a huge day, A-level

results, getting into Kings College, London, and then here,

doing this twice in one day. Yes, it has been one of those real days. I

couldn't as good to be any better and now I can go home and let it

sink in, text my friends and find out where they got into and then

just relax tomorrow, I made the final! And is the fact that it is so

new to you on a senior level and you achieve your goal at the Junior

Championships, are you running with a sense of freedom? Definitely, I am

not very nervous because I am a junior in a senior competition, I am

going to do my best and if it isn't good enough, I tried. Your best was

fantastic today in more ways than one, congratulations.

A fantastic run and a fantastic personality and what an achievement

for Dina Asher-Smith. A list of great achievements already, 18 years

old. Personal best, UK junior record.

Wasn't it wonderful, we had the excitement of Jo Pavey, a

40-year-old mother of two, on the other hand we have Gina Asha Smith,

a junior competing at senior level. You can appreciate the pressure she

is under. To have such maturity. You just have too applaud her. She still

has a final. She has come through to each round with a target, which I

feel is important. She gets the new British junior record. To have stood

for such a young time, it has taken a special athlete who has a big

future aired of her. I loved her interview, she was so excited but

she has also isolated what she can do in the final. I am hoping that

she can go even quicker in the final. She was in the world Junior

Championships but not in the Commonwealth Games. Bianca Williams

was, she got onto the podium with a bronze medal. Give as an insight

into her character. She is a lovely person.

into her character. She is a lovely Nobody knows much about her, she

goes about her business quietly but you can always chat with her. She is

quite motivated, which I like. She has been in the shadows of Jodi and

Ashley that she has said that she really wants to go out there and put

her name out there. She always comes out with some pretty tape out on her

but she always performs well. It is on the abdomen tonight, let's hope

she can perform well. Over to Steve Cram.

If you accept that Dafne Schippers is the gold medal favourites, she

has to be running very well. Burning in Lane 5. She looked very good in

qualification. Gold medallist in the 100 metres. A huge cheer for Mujinga

Kambundji. She is getting lots of support. Natalya Pohrebnyak, the

experienced Ukrainian outside her. Then Caravelli of Italy. Bianca

Williams has had one or two niggling problems going into this. We can see

blue tape on her tummy but a little bit of strapping around the top of

her leg. Let's not write off the athletes inside her. Yvette Lalova,

European Championships 2012. And Veit of Slovenia and Ograzeanu of

Romania. Hopefully Bianca Williams will not have to worry about the

time but she will have to go some here. Bianca got out pretty well.

Inside her, if that Lalova got a very good side. Bianca Williams is

being left here. Dafne Schippers is coming away with it. Kambundji being

cheered on by this huge crowd. Williams just gets up to second

after Dafne Schippers. 22.48, the winning time. No doubt about her

credentials as a gold-medal favourite. We were worried about

Bianca Williams. That is exactly what Kambundji did in the 200. But

her best event but she gets out quickly and runs a good end. She

always favours the last 50. Bianca Williams did not panic and she

finished strongly. I was not at sure that she got out as well as we

expected. Maybe she has a few problems. That is why it is so

important for her to psych herself up for the race. She did not panic,

she trusts her technique, that fluid action and she makes that second

qualifying spot by right. Look at Dafne Schippers. What a wonderful

athlete she is. She is a great heptathlete. Really showing her

class in the sprinting. Already the champion of the 100 metres. On that

form, she could really do damage in the 200. A tentative drive out of

the blocks. She is a lovely looking runner and when she gets flowing,

when she is going well, she has obviously got in Jones, talking her

up for the 400 eventually. The time just inside 22 seconds. --

endurance. Another tremendous performance. You have got a lot of

running in your legs over the last few weeks and you came through so

strong. I had to. I didn't get a good start. I didn't drive. I came

off the bend and I thought, OK, time to push. My body is tired. The first

time ever I have managed to do seven, I don't know how many times I

ran at the Commonwealth Games, enough. To be in the final, I am

happy. I am tired. But, yes, I know what I am expecting from the final

but I want to do my best. Do better than I did today and anything can

happen. Will you go back and go through the drive phase at the

start? Yes. I think I was so relaxed. I need to be more

aggressive. Have a go get it attitude. I know I can do that. I am

a championship performer. This is new to me. Still being here,

running, after so many back-to-back. My body is not used to it. Does that

make sense? If it doesn't come tomorrow, it doesn't come. Like I

said, I have enjoyed what I have done so far and I am proud. I and my

season with a personal best. You never know what is going to happen

tomorrow or the next day. Or next year. I have enjoyed it while I can.

Two medals at the Commonwealth, another final and this is just the

start for you. Keep it going. All the best for you for the final.

Let's not forget that she is only 20. Trying to analyse her

performance. She should be very happy that she has got through to

the final when perhaps she is not feeling 100%. I am upset that she is

being so hard on herself. She has had such a great season. She did

brilliantly at the Commonwealth Games. Maybe she is trying to lower

her expectations. Clearly, she is struggling with her physique.

Another record at national level for Kambundji and at the moment she is

one of the fastest losers. Michael Johnson would say that he is

delighted that she is being hard on herself. It is all about learning to

manage yourself. From the elation of a successful Commonwealth Games and

then going to race again. We are looking at Jodie Williams who had a

sensational Commonwealth Games, picking up that medal. She crossed

the line, I am second, I have won a silver medal. Once again, she has

the chance of doing something special. Andrew Cotter is your

commentator. COMMENTATOR: Samuel goes outside

Jodie Williams. They might be the two favoured for the automatic

positions. Samuel was very disappointed in the 100 which is

normally her stronger event. Eklund was the world youth champion last

year. On the outside, Sirigu 's of Italy. -- Siragusa. Kambundji is

still there as fastest loser. Latvala of Finland hanging in. You

would not expect Jodie Williams to need that. You are looking to win

your heat to get a good blame for the final. Then it goes down to the

times. Papaioannou of Cyprus in line one. Jodie Williams goes on fire.

Samuel of the Netherlands in six. Sirigu is of Italy in 98. The last

of the semifinals of the women's 200 metres. The final taking place

tomorrow. Inside Williams, Strohova the Ukrainian is going well.

Williams looking comfortable. 22.90, easing down again and plenty to

spare for Jodie Williams. Consummate ease. Samuel was in there as well.

Eklund was finishing quickly. I think the faster times might come

from the previous seat. First place, no trouble at all. Our new just

loving watching our British no trouble at all. Our new just

loving watching our winning run well.

no trouble at all. Our new just loving watching our winning run --

British women. Jodie is only 20 years of age but she is running like

a champion. The work that she has done over the 400, she has done the

four x four couple of times. Her coach has increased that speed and

endurance for her and it has come to pay in these championships. It is so

effortless. It is easy. 200 metre runners do not look like they are

struggling towards the end but she is floating along. She has come into

a whole different stratosphere with her sprinting. She was a great

junior but I think she is better. She is stronger and more focused.

She is confident and that is translating into her work. I am

delighted that an athlete like this is showing what we all saw in her.

It is brilliant to watch. Dafne Schippers, Myriam Soumare and the

British athletes will be strong contenders but Jodie Williams though

she is contending for a medal through to the final. You made it

look effortless. I just did as much as I needed to do. It was about

conserving as much energy. I felt comfortable. I really like the

track. You looked like you were jogging for the last 50 metres. It

bodes well for the final when you are up against somebody like Dafne

Schippers who is already a gold medallist in the 100 metres. She is

an amazing athlete. You cannot put anyone on a pedestal. I will be on

the line wanting to win and I will give it my best shot. We have got

three Britons in the final. It is amazing. Bianca gave me a fright but

she pushed through and qualified easily in the end. Can't complain as

well. You are keeping us going. Well done. Confirmation of those going

through. It is going to be a cracking final.

You have the three British athletes and you have Dafne Schippers,

Soumare, and Swiss interest with Kambundji. We cannot wait for that.

STUDIO: Indeed we cannot. We happy about that, but you are going to

moan. I always have a little moan. Jodie, fantastic, as we know. If we

can see her coming up the blocks, I would like to see her drive out of

the blocks. She is gentle out of the blocks to get into a wonderful

running pattern. If she is going to take on the top athletes, she needs

to step on them earlier. Can you see, when you think you are doing

OK, he is pushing for more. Being aggressive in the sense of setting

up a 200 metres race, when you are looking at world-class athletes, you

can see Jodie, she is not tentative, but she has a fluent

rhythm when she runs and get straight into it. You would want to

see her accelerate harder. We like to be more aggressive when it comes

to driving. A little bit gentle. She is 20. When she gets more powerful

and works on the turn in and around the event, she will study. I know

she studies her rivals. She will look at Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and

think, she works hard for the first 25 metres, I am going to put that in

place. As she gets older, no doubt she will nail that. 19 years old,

you think, she is great, she is at a good level, how will she gets

through the Jamaican and American sprinters and Allyson Felix, who she

admires. She will look at all the areas with

her coach and take advice but she will also get stronger and develop

as an athlete. The winter work, weight training, she will build up

more power. That will come. There is definitely improvement to come. And

Dean Asha Smith, 18 years old, you are dealing with raw talent. She is

something else. She was the complete opposite to Jodie, powering around

the bend. Putting herself in a good position. Chasing all the way to the

line. Her attitude is positive. That will be key, Paula? She has a

perfect attitude, she is not intimidated. She thinks, I am 18, I

will get out there, there is no pressure and I will see what I can

do and I will do my best. You cannot ask for a better attitude. They will

be hunting a gold-medal tomorrow. Last night, Tiffany Porter, adding

to her bronze and silver medals when she finished top of the not.

-- the lot. The final of the women's 100 metres hurdles.

Tiffany Porter for the gold medal, just ahead of Cindy Milord. It is

gold -- Cindy Billaud. She is the European champion.

She was delighted. Steve Cram is the commentator for this.

Steve Cram: Lord Coe will be presenting the medals. A British

gold medal, fantastic. Just as long as they do not ask technical

questions. Andrew. I wonder if Lord Coe will spring up onto the podium,

as we saw last night. No, just an elegant leg up. Thrilled to receive

from one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Cindy Billaud knew she would have to be at her best. She was pleased.

There were tears afterwards, they were tears of joy, because she was

delighted to have this medal. It is a great achievement in itself. She

was always a little bit behind this woman.

Tiffany Porter. Never has Britain won a medal in this event over the

years in the European Championships. When they win the first, it is gold,

from Tiffany Porter. There has been so much success from

British athletes. And once again, the national anthem will be heard.

Gold comes to Tiffany Porter at the European Championships.

A delighted Tiffany Porter. An example, Colin, someone who has

built up championship experience and to this moment, from the bronze and

silver to the gold. It is sometimes difficult to take that big step and

become a winner. She has never -- she was never going to be satisfied

with bronze and silver. She knows she has the big performances in her.

I think this is the starting point to carry on her career. I am looking

for her to take back the British record. 2012, Jessica Ennis-Hill,

she took her British record in the heptathlon. Get that back first and

then we will see her again going back on the world fields. Amongst

the very best next year in Beijing. We can get out back in the field.

Now the men's javelin qualification. This is a look back at the best

throw in the qualification. The bronze-medallist from 2012. His best

launch, 83 metres, 76. Only three medals for Finland in 2012. The home

of javelin throwing has two athletes in the final. Look at this. Popping

down the right side, the right sector. And that is about 75 metres.

It was a no throw. Three for the 84 metres man. Laurel and Hardy. They

were the officials today! 800 grams of metal, it comes in with force. 70

mph. It is a dangerous weapon. ANDREW COTTER: We need King Arthur

to appear! Just four athletes, surprisingly, went over the auto

qualification. 78 metres to make a javelin final. Anyone out there in

Britain, come and have a go. We need more, nobody from Britain in the

javelin final. Goldie Sayers later this evening.

It is a great shame, such Heritage Britain had in the javelin and the

men, certainly now, nobody coming through. 1984, Dave Otley won his

medal. We need some of the heavy boys to come in. They are going into

rugby. We need them back. We are building up to the men's 200 metres

semifinal, coming up in a moment. Too far for you. Just slightly! I am

asthmatic. I am asthmatic. As soon as you said that you knew you were

in trouble. Some excuses I have heard. Paula, people have been

sending their questions. Not all of them athletics related. Wanting to

know why you are wearing a silk dress with their arms, and Colin is

wearing a scarf. We could admit we have secret weapons. We have

blankets underneath. But how cold is it? It is very cold. It looks like a

pleasant evening, but it is really cold. It is nothing on last night.

There is no wind at the moment. The first of the 200 metres semifinals.

James Ellington of Great Britain is getting himself ready. And Lemaitre,

the silver-medallist from last night. James is a great friend of

mine. I trained with him. His work ethic is amazing. It comes from

South London and has the background of wanting to run well and win every

race he can. He has been so consistent in the event. It is

taking that next step stop he is still learning the event and

questions how to run it sometimes. You see him coming off the bend

ahead of everyone and fading. It would be nice to see him take the

step into the 20.03. He has never made a major final. This would be an

important step. Steve Cram is your commentator.

The difference from the women, in the sense there are only two

semifinals because there were fewer entrants in the men's. The rules are

with only 32 entrants we have two semifinals. In some respects, it

could be viewed as easier. The top three go through and the two fastest

losers. It means you might get a couple of good people in your

semifinal and one of them is in this final, Lemaitre. This is good James

Ellington to be in. Alex Wilson ran well in

qualification this morning. The chairman ran 20.46 this year. One or

two of the German sprinters came here with good times.

Serhiy Smelyk won his heat in an impressive time. He has been in good

form, a new Ukrainian record. Ramil Guliyev, some people look older than

their age. He is 24. I give him ten years! This young man, he looks like

a little boy, Christophe Lemaitre. He came to prominence in 2008,

winning the World Junior Championship 's. The 200 metres has

always been his best event, and a former European champion. James

Ellington, with a chance to get himself into the final, a very good

chance. The Italian made the final two years ago. Then, Alex Wilson,

born in Jamaica, he has been here about ten years now.

That says Alex. They have been very good at the coordination of the

fans' corner. The top three. It is getting colder in the stadium, there

is no wind to speak of. The 110 hurdles final is some way distant

still, the temperature will continue to drop, I am sure. No blankets for

the athlete! James Ellington aware of Christophe Lemaitre on his

inside, in Lane 5. James Ellington gets out really

well, and ten macro. A pretty even break.

Ramil Guliyev going well. James Ellington starting to fade.

Christophe Lemaitre, Serhiy Smelyk, and then type on the line for third

and fourth and fifth place. Fit for James Ellington. I am not sure that

was a good enough run for him. I am not sure, Denise, I thought he ran a

decent bend and put himself into a good position, he was in the race,

and in the home straight, the transition was not especially good,

and he was behind. I thought he ran a superb end, we see him in the

relay running the third leg, he dealt with it tremendously. We

thought, just stay relaxed, you have got Christophe Lemaitre on your

shoulder, stay with him. But he seemed to go backwards.

Unfortunately, that is the weakest part of his race. We heard from

Harry that he trains hard, he is working hard. I believe he can run

20.2. But it is just not happening when he needs it. What might have

fazed him, he gets out well, he runs his good bend, but there are men in

this race who have upped their game. The four men ahead of him have run

faster than he has ever run. Three of them have run personal best. That

is what you expect at Championships, the times on paper do not mean a

thing. He knows that he had to run, and you see his face, he is so

annoyed, he knows he had a chance. What is the overriding emotion?

Disappointed. It has been a weird season, I started really quick. I do

not seem to have got into my flow, too many races at the beginning,

maybe. This is only my second professional year, so it is

something I will take into next year. In terms of the race, I put

myself in a good position, but I lost it, because I dropped my hips

and tightened up. If I had carried on, I could have been in a better

position. We are used to seeing give Andy Bender so well. I do not have a

problem with the bend, I was trying to hold back, because I know I can

run fast. I wish I had pushed on a bit more. Give me a bend, I will

murder it everyday. I have to kill the relay now.

He is not out yet. The Italian had a big personal best. All three men

producing something special. At the moment, James Ellington is still

in, but the second semifinal to come.

Danny Talbot and Adam Gemili in the next semifinal, a silver medal in

the Commonwealth Games, beating two Jamaicans in the process. Harry,

that has two du jour confidence the world of good, when you can mix it

with the Jamaicans. 100%, when you think about where Jamaican sprinting

is at the moment, he was sandwiched between two great sprinters, coming

off the back of that, that is one box ticked. He got his first senior

individual medal, and this is his better event. He has got to be full

of confidence. He did not double up in either competition. Is that down

to trying to get the experience? Part of it is because he loves both

events. You want to give your all in each event and make sure that you

execute each race well. The 200 takes a lot out of you, so he is

thinking tactically. Danny Talbot was a bronze medallist in 2012 in

the 200 metres. He will be looking to secure his convocation, Colin, to

the final. -- his qualification. When you are already a bronze

medallist, you want to keep the position, you want everybody to