:00:54. > :00:57.what a week it has been. Away she goes, her whole career has been
:00:58. > :01:11.about this moment, it is gold for Jo Pavey. Mo Farah is back. Gold at
:01:12. > :01:22.last for Tiffany Porter. Adam Gemili gets called for Great Britain. Seven
:01:23. > :01:26.gold medals for Team GB are based at the European Championships since
:01:27. > :01:30.1998 and it is not over yet. -- there best. They could make reach
:01:31. > :01:40.the magical number ten for the first time in their history. Look at that.
:01:41. > :01:55.That is a good performance from that quartet. Gold for Mo Farah. One
:01:56. > :01:58.down, one more to go. Their son has come out, this European
:01:59. > :02:02.Championships is glowing out in a blaze of glory and Z?rich has never
:02:03. > :02:11.looked fine. It has been and are fantastic athletics meet and the Sun
:02:12. > :02:18.adds that little bit extra to that city. A very knowledgeable crowd
:02:19. > :02:22.have enjoyed someone before performances so far and we are
:02:23. > :02:29.hoping there are many more to come. Not least from this man. Yes, he has
:02:30. > :02:33.really hit the spot with some of you and when you have an athletics meet
:02:34. > :02:38.without Usain Bolt there is only one person who can come in and create
:02:39. > :02:49.that kind of showbiz razzmatazz. It is only what the crowd have the
:02:50. > :02:56.mandate. -- have demanded. You might see something special later when he
:02:57. > :03:08.takes on our very own Colin Jackson in the hurdles. We have a great day
:03:09. > :03:11.ahead, the possibility of seven medals for Team GB and it is the
:03:12. > :03:16.magic ten golds which has never been achieved before which I am guessing
:03:17. > :03:20.would be the target? Probably I guess, but they have had an amazing
:03:21. > :03:24.championship so far, everyone has gone out and perform to their best
:03:25. > :03:30.and that is all we can ask. But we have got some very good hopes out
:03:31. > :03:35.there in the relay, and Mo Farah and outside chance in the men's 1500
:03:36. > :03:42.metres. The weather is great, the sprinters must be thinking thank
:03:43. > :03:48.you. Yes, because any time it is wet and windy the chance of dropping the
:03:49. > :03:52.button is bigger and bigger. I am excited, we saw what Adam Gemili was
:03:53. > :03:57.like yesterday, excited about getting down there and making sure
:03:58. > :04:01.the team qualified. And Matthew Hudson-Smith and we understand they
:04:02. > :04:05.are both in the relays. Yes, listening to the athletes it is
:04:06. > :04:09.about the energy they have managed to create between themselves. They
:04:10. > :04:14.want to go out on a Big Bang, they know there are medals up for grabs
:04:15. > :04:18.and they want a piece of the action. Thank you, here are some of those
:04:19. > :04:24.hoping to take a medal on this final day of the Championships. Charlie
:04:25. > :04:30.Grice and Chris O'Hare are in the men's 1500 metres looking to win
:04:31. > :04:36.Britain's first medal in the event since 1986. Can Mo Farah complete
:04:37. > :04:42.his second European Championship double? He took the 10,000 metre
:04:43. > :04:45.gold earlier in the week. The British women's sprinters have
:04:46. > :04:53.helped light up this championship, will they end it with really glory?
:04:54. > :05:04.Both of the men's squads will be going for gold.
:05:05. > :05:09.Olympic and Commonwealth champion Greg Rutherford has never won
:05:10. > :05:16.European crown, is today the day that all changes? And so you can
:05:17. > :06:09.plan your afternoon this is how it looks.
:06:10. > :06:19.They do not come any more expert than that man there. He was really
:06:20. > :06:30.trying to say due out there, I cannot wait to see what happens --
:06:31. > :06:34.site you out. Silence is golden. We are all very excited by that. Things
:06:35. > :06:38.got underway early this morning and what a difference at the makes
:06:39. > :06:55.because the marathon course looked so different today. Daniele Meucci
:06:56. > :07:04.Won the men's marathon. Yared Shegumo Was 52 seconds behind him in
:07:05. > :07:10.second. This is what it does to the medals table. The magic number ten
:07:11. > :07:15.has never been achieved by Great Britain before, it would really be
:07:16. > :07:20.the best ever if they managed that. They are on course for it, seven
:07:21. > :07:23.medals up for grabs today, it will be interesting to see the head to
:07:24. > :07:29.head between Great Britain and France, especially in the relay.
:07:30. > :07:32.Germany down in eighth, normally one of the powerhouses at this event,
:07:33. > :07:44.have not won a gold medal since Wednesday. Let's have a look outside
:07:45. > :07:47.where are getting ready for this 1500 metre final, the first event on
:07:48. > :07:54.the track, Chris O'Hare and Charlie Grice going for Great Britain, it
:07:55. > :07:58.would be a first medal since 1986. So often we see the Kenyans working
:07:59. > :08:07.together to try and control the pace, do you think this will happen
:08:08. > :08:10.with these two? I don't think so, they can both finish first and they
:08:11. > :08:15.will want to do it in different ways. I don't think this race will
:08:16. > :08:24.go out very hard, I think it gets down to the final lap I think Henrik
:08:25. > :08:27.Ingebrigtsen will be in there. I think if Charlie or Chris get it
:08:28. > :08:31.right they have got a very good chance of a medal. They will be
:08:32. > :08:36.nervous but I hope they can judge it. It is a wide open race on
:08:37. > :08:44.paper, let's remind ourselves how they qualified. COMMENTATOR: Charlie
:08:45. > :08:52.Grice has got to be on his toes here, it is not going to be easy. He
:08:53. > :09:01.looks behind and see some danger, has got to be strong. Well done,
:09:02. > :09:07.excellent running. I cheated that as my final, I am glad I came through.
:09:08. > :09:14.Nobody wears the effort on his face as clearly as Chris O'Hare. He
:09:15. > :09:19.positions himself on the outside, moving through nicely. He likes to
:09:20. > :09:24.hit the front with some distance to go, getting away from any trouble.
:09:25. > :09:29.Gritting his teeth, the familiar face, he has opened up a bit of a
:09:30. > :09:34.gap. He really did blast down the final 100 metres. You will be
:09:35. > :09:43.sitting watching on Sunday, so we have got a heck of a shot to get a
:09:44. > :09:47.couple of medals. We have decided that he means at least, not that he
:09:48. > :09:51.is not going for gold but he means at least a silver or bronze. He will
:09:52. > :09:55.be disappointed if he does not come away with a medal, it will be
:09:56. > :10:07.difficult for him but it is a great attitude to go in with because it is
:10:08. > :10:11.possible for him. The Frenchman had to qualify the morning after he was
:10:12. > :10:17.stripped of his gold because he took is short off as he went down the
:10:18. > :10:24.home straight. Stupidly, it is a rule, he was yellow carded and Spain
:10:25. > :10:34.appealed and it meant he got his gold medal taken away for the
:10:35. > :10:38.steeplechase. He fully deserved to get the yellow card, I think he
:10:39. > :10:42.should have been fined but I don't think he should have been
:10:43. > :10:46.disqualified. I have mixed feelings about Spain pro testing on the
:10:47. > :10:50.grounds of getting a medal. It was silly, he should not have done that,
:10:51. > :10:55.everyone knows you have to cross the line with your best on and the
:10:56. > :10:59.number displayed and I think it is disrespectful to those behind him.
:11:00. > :11:02.He said he was not doing that but I think he was saying he was so good
:11:03. > :11:10.he had time to take his shirt off and still finish. Stopping to take a
:11:11. > :11:14.flag to dedicate to your grandmother who has passed away is not the same
:11:15. > :11:21.as taking your shirt off whilst you are running. It is not within the
:11:22. > :11:27.rules, I don't think it is nice to the other competitors. I wonder how
:11:28. > :11:32.much it is fuelling him today and how angry it will make him on the
:11:33. > :11:39.track? One thing is for sure, I expect him to stay fully clothed.
:11:40. > :11:44.COMMENTATOR: That might not be at bad idea. Chris O'Hare having a last
:11:45. > :11:49.few thoughts to himself. Recently got engaged to his American
:11:50. > :11:59.girlfriend after the Commonwealth Games. Saw nice pictures of that
:12:00. > :12:03.happy occasion in Edinburgh. Can he make it a huge celebration? I think
:12:04. > :12:07.in that interview he talked about silver and bronze, that is a
:12:08. > :12:19.stretch, this is a hugely competitive field. I should mention
:12:20. > :12:26.that Jakub Holusa is not running. This is who will be lining up. Three
:12:27. > :12:33.Germans in this, Timo Benitz, dangerous 800 metres specialist.
:12:34. > :12:49.Henrik Ingebrigtsen is the offending championship -- defending champion.
:12:50. > :12:58.It is going to be difficult. It is going to be a hard race, it will be
:12:59. > :13:05.a good race I think, wide open and competitive with a lot of edge.
:13:06. > :13:07.Great support in the stadium. Henrik Ingebrigtsen the reigning champion
:13:08. > :13:13.and the British athletes they are, Chris O'Hare who may have flourished
:13:14. > :13:18.on the American indoor circuit when he went to university in tools up
:13:19. > :13:24.but he grew up on the cross-country circuit all around Scotland as a
:13:25. > :13:29.young man. There is the champion, can he defend his title? He has ran
:13:30. > :13:35.to personal bests in the last week, he is not in bad shape. He has been
:13:36. > :13:42.running very well and has always been very good tactically and has
:13:43. > :13:49.added those times to his armoury. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, will he
:13:50. > :13:53.get it right? He can finish fast but will he be allowed to? He came from
:13:54. > :13:55.so far back in qualification but I don't think he will be able to do
:13:56. > :14:18.that here. 13 will line up. Charlie Grice, I
:14:19. > :14:23.young athlete who is really pushing himself to the fore with Chris
:14:24. > :14:31.O'Hare. Great Britain have not won a medal in this event since 1986. We
:14:32. > :14:50.were first and second then. Thankfully. The right way round.
:14:51. > :15:01.and Chris O'Hear. We expect a slow least because there are no real
:15:02. > :15:14.frontrunners. As expected, David Bustos goes to the front. Chris
:15:15. > :15:15.O'Hear has settled to the back. The defending champion Henrik
:15:16. > :15:27.Ingebrigtsen with his trademark sunglasses. On the inside, Mahiedine
:15:28. > :15:37.Mekhissi-Benabbad trying to push his way through for no obvious reason.
:15:38. > :15:44.You can sense the race evolving. It is turning into a tactical affair so
:15:45. > :15:48.it is about positioning. It will not be about physical effort until the
:15:49. > :15:58.closing stages. It is about committing yourself to when you make
:15:59. > :16:11.the decision. They are bunching and he is not doing a bad job at the
:16:12. > :16:19.back. Keirin or Lenard is close with Paul Robinson in there as well.
:16:20. > :16:27.Chris Haughey are preparing to settle at the back. This is when
:16:28. > :16:38.athletes get nervous. Two laps to go. The next lark is about getting
:16:39. > :16:46.yourself into position. Timo Benitz is in a good position. Chris or
:16:47. > :16:53.heard starting to make a move. -- Chris O'Hare. Chris Haughey has
:16:54. > :17:13.taken the first couple of laps very easy. 2.10, that is just jogging.
:17:14. > :17:18.Ciaran O'Lionaird takes a front. And now a stumble. There's all sorts of
:17:19. > :17:34.problems. Chris Haughey is in the lead. As soon as a move is made
:17:35. > :17:42.there is panic. And Charlie Grice has gone down. Charlie Grice has
:17:43. > :17:46.gone down. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad is on the front.
:17:47. > :17:50.He is attacking hard. That is a big surprise by Mahiedine
:17:51. > :18:00.Mekhissi-Benabbad. He has made a big effort. He is trying to atone for
:18:01. > :18:04.the ever in the steeplechase. He has gone exceptionally hard. He has got
:18:05. > :18:13.200 metres left but they are chasing him down. Chris O'Hear has still got
:18:14. > :18:22.the chance of a medal. They are chasing hard. Mahiedine
:18:23. > :18:25.Mekhissi-Benabbad is waving to the crowd, asking for their support.
:18:26. > :18:32.Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad is going to take the gold. Henrik
:18:33. > :18:47.Ingebrigtsen the silver. Chris O'Hear the bronze medal. No
:18:48. > :18:52.redemption for the man from France. I do not like the way that he treats
:18:53. > :18:59.his competitors. I like people to run to the line hard. Bad luck for
:19:00. > :19:12.Charlie Grice. The first move was made Chris O'Hare by and that
:19:13. > :19:18.treated all of the panic. I know you were defending this man, Brendan. He
:19:19. > :19:21.is controversial when he does not need to be controversial. Just run,
:19:22. > :19:28.you are great athlete that can win gold medals. Why do you always have
:19:29. > :19:33.to caught this controversy? It is the other athletes that think it is
:19:34. > :19:37.disrespectful to them. You are good and when you beat people by a long
:19:38. > :19:48.way, that is great, but celebrate the right way. We saw all types of
:19:49. > :19:54.things going on today. Keirin or Lenard on the back straight runs
:19:55. > :20:02.into problems. He is stripped from behind and stumbles. The entire
:20:03. > :20:11.field has to go round him. -- tripped. They come to the bill.
:20:12. > :20:18.Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad controversially had the gold medal
:20:19. > :20:20.from him. Charlie Grice goes down and that is unfortunate. Mahiedine
:20:21. > :20:25.Mekhissi-Benabbad looking over his shoulder. Charlie Grice falls over
:20:26. > :20:31.the German. All types of controversial things going on in the
:20:32. > :20:36.three is. I wonder whether Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad coming hard causes
:20:37. > :20:51.that. You can see the German with the sunglasses. As he comes across,
:20:52. > :20:55.I think that might be Florian Orth. I would not want to stick everything
:20:56. > :20:59.on Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. He is not that by the bloke. He is
:21:00. > :21:08.looking over his shoulder and watching people fall. On the inside
:21:09. > :21:16.is Chris O'Hare. Charlie Grice does a forward roll, and another one. At
:21:17. > :21:20.least he got up. We are looking at the champion, Mahiedine
:21:21. > :21:29.Mekhissi-Benabbad. Henrik Ingebrigtsen the former champion. At
:21:30. > :21:33.this point Chris O'Hare has given himself a lot to do. Mahiedine
:21:34. > :21:37.Mekhissi-Benabbad is waving to the crowd and celebrating. Again it is
:21:38. > :21:42.controversial. But he was delighted to win the gold medal. Henrik
:21:43. > :21:49.Ingebrigtsen is second and a good performance by Chris O'Hare to get
:21:50. > :21:53.the bronze medal. I think this athlete has run well and to come out
:21:54. > :21:57.of these championships without a gold medal would be very hard for
:21:58. > :22:04.him. He has came here to prove a point. He is very extravagant. I do
:22:05. > :22:09.not think there is anything there that is casting aspersions on the
:22:10. > :22:16.other athletes, he is encouraging the trade. I am not doubting his
:22:17. > :22:31.ability but half of the crowd where jeering him. He is not enjoying a
:22:32. > :22:38.particularly the lap of honour. Let us talk about Chris O'Hare he looked
:22:39. > :22:45.like he had lost the medal but he came back well down the home
:22:46. > :22:48.straight. All of the trouble on the last lap happened behind him so he
:22:49. > :22:56.was fortunate about where he was position. Soufiane El Kabbouri is
:22:57. > :23:00.embracing his competitors, RBA embracing him? I know it is
:23:01. > :23:09.controversial and people are not sure about him. He had a gold medal
:23:10. > :23:14.taken away from home and that is controversial. Today, whatever you
:23:15. > :23:18.say about that, it was a very impressive performance by a very
:23:19. > :23:23.controversial man. Something happens to him, Steve. At the end of a race
:23:24. > :23:34.we see all kinds of things going on. Thank you, Brendan. One of the
:23:35. > :23:44.unlucky men out of the dash out there, C. You cannot legislate for
:23:45. > :23:57.that. -- you were one of the unlucky men, Charlie. I am very angry. You
:23:58. > :24:01.always try to keep yourself out of trouble but you are cut, you are
:24:02. > :24:06.bruised. I thought I could do very well today because I felt good on
:24:07. > :24:10.Friday. I am confident I would been in the medals and I am very angry. I
:24:11. > :24:14.thought I could keep yourself out of trouble and I was not in a bad
:24:15. > :24:22.position. The man in front of me fell and I got pushed from behind. I
:24:23. > :24:24.am in one piece so hopefully I can finish off the rest of the season.
:24:25. > :24:34.Thank you very much. Charlie was very upset and apologies
:24:35. > :24:44.if his language upset or offended you. He was aggrieved about how the
:24:45. > :24:46.race ended. I know how you sit in the about Mahiedine
:24:47. > :24:58.Mekhissi-Benabbad, Pol. Let us focus on the positive. He handled himself
:24:59. > :25:03.-- handled himself very well, Chris O'Hare. He gathered himself and came
:25:04. > :25:08.back into the fight. He got to the third place. His little shake of the
:25:09. > :25:12.head afterwards could have been because he felt he could have got
:25:13. > :25:17.silver. He really deserved that third place. I have to feel for
:25:18. > :25:23.Charlie because he got up ones that got pushed back down again. It was
:25:24. > :25:29.very unlucky for him. That she got up ones but got pushed back down. It
:25:30. > :25:34.is the first medal in this event for a British athlete since Steve Cram
:25:35. > :25:37.in 1986. It is an event that Britain has had a rich heritage in. Let us
:25:38. > :25:49.hear from Chris O'Hare. You came storming down the home
:25:50. > :25:55.straight. I did not want to be at the front that early. I wanted to be
:25:56. > :26:02.at the front with 250 to go, not 500. There was a bigger fall, it was
:26:03. > :26:11.Charlie that went down. They had to pick my heels up so I did not get
:26:12. > :26:15.caught up in it. I had to take it out and I got trapped when Mahiedine
:26:16. > :26:18.Mekhissi-Benabbad took the front. He pushed hard and I don't think
:26:19. > :26:23.anybody was catching him at that point. I try to get on the inside of
:26:24. > :26:28.the Spaniard and he closed the door on me. He was tying up pretty
:26:29. > :26:33.quickly and I had to jump back outside. I think I may could have
:26:34. > :26:38.challenged Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad in the last 100
:26:39. > :26:42.metres if I was closer. He is running on a lot of emotion at the
:26:43. > :26:47.moment and it showed, he ran a very good race. What you think of
:26:48. > :26:54.somebody celebrating the way that he did down the home straight. I think
:26:55. > :26:58.jeering him was silly. Regardless of what he did, he made a mistake, he
:26:59. > :27:02.broke the rules and should have been disqualified. I do not have an
:27:03. > :27:11.opinion on that, I know better than that. He came out today and ran a
:27:12. > :27:14.superb race. It was a heck of a field to date so for him to run away
:27:15. > :27:28.like that, he does not deserve to be brewed. -- field out there. This
:27:29. > :27:32.year has been a bit of a mess so I am happy to come out of it with
:27:33. > :27:38.something. I am looking forward to next year. I am done with the season
:27:39. > :27:44.now. I only took about three days off after Moscow last year. It is
:27:45. > :27:49.basically been a two-year season. That is not much fun. I am glad it
:27:50. > :27:55.is over. It is a fantastic team that has helped me get here in the first
:27:56. > :28:00.place. My family and my support team. I just got engaged to the most
:28:01. > :28:02.beautiful woman in the world. Congratulations on that and
:28:03. > :28:07.congratulations for your bronze medal today.
:28:08. > :28:16.We have to ring the bell. The first of the day and hopefully one of many
:28:17. > :28:27.more. It is a bronze medal for Chris O'Hare, the first medal since 1986.
:28:28. > :28:30.It is a wonderful achievement in the midst of that chaotic race. It
:28:31. > :28:37.sounds like he needs time to recharge his batteries. It has been
:28:38. > :28:40.a really long year for him. He struggled with an injury which meant
:28:41. > :28:49.he could not come out and race when he wanted to. He was battling to get
:28:50. > :28:54.ready in time for Glasgow. He held it well today and coped well in the
:28:55. > :28:57.middle of that messy race as he called it. He managed to keep
:28:58. > :29:00.fighting right to the line and grabbed the medal which she really
:29:01. > :29:08.deserved out of that race. We will have more time to talk about
:29:09. > :29:16.Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. We need to go down to the track for the four
:29:17. > :29:27.x 400 m relay final. Child is leading Britain off.
:29:28. > :29:53.She is one of two changes for the British team. Look out for Russia in
:29:54. > :29:57.lean three and France in a lean six. Great Britain and Northern Ireland
:29:58. > :30:09.not with the same hopes with the men, strong hopes in the men's race,
:30:10. > :30:14.but Eilidh Child coming in. Emily Diamond misses out, she ran the
:30:15. > :30:19.opening leg yesterday. Victoria Ohuruogu is dropped as well. And
:30:20. > :30:31.Christine Ohuruogu is too tired after her individual efforts. What
:30:32. > :30:36.do you think about this line-up? I think it is a good idea to bring in
:30:37. > :30:39.Eilidh Child. Christine not available. Jodie Williams was an
:30:40. > :30:51.option that she will be running in the four x 100 metres. It is not a
:30:52. > :31:08.very strong quartet for Germany, they struggled. The Russian quartet.
:31:09. > :31:17.The won the heat, just ahead of Great Britain.
:31:18. > :31:24.Eilidh Child, the 400 metre hurdles champion leads them off. Kelly
:31:25. > :31:33.Massey, she was disappointed not to be in the individual, in lean to,
:31:34. > :31:50.Margaret Hadaway bringing them home. That Ayew Margaret
:31:51. > :32:26.Libania Grenot comes in for Italy and will run the anchor leg. But she
:32:27. > :32:34.might have a little bit too much to do. Great Britain and Northern
:32:35. > :32:41.Ireland have won this once. After go back to 1969 for that, I good auld
:32:42. > :32:50.tussle with France. -- the good old tussle.
:32:51. > :33:12.A medal is certainly well within their grasp.
:33:13. > :33:23.Eilidh Child will be flying in terms of confidence and spirits after her
:33:24. > :33:27.victory in the hurdles. She has gone off at a steady pace. Already the
:33:28. > :33:34.Ukrainian athlete has taken a big chunk out of her, and moving past
:33:35. > :33:38.the French athlete on the outside, a strong run so far from the
:33:39. > :33:41.Ukrainians. They really are the favourites but Child coming back.
:33:42. > :33:48.The Russians starting to make themselves felt as well. Eilidh
:33:49. > :33:55.Child might have placed this very well. That is why she is on this
:33:56. > :34:04.first leg, to get Britain in amongst it. I think there are at least four
:34:05. > :34:08.teams with a chance of medals. Great running from Eilidh Child. Put them
:34:09. > :34:13.right in the mix, Kelly Massey has got to be strong here. The Russians
:34:14. > :34:21.could be a real danger because I think we have got the best two on
:34:22. > :34:39.the last two legs. Kelly Massey right in the mix.
:34:40. > :34:47.She has run very strongly here, this race so close at the moment. What a
:34:48. > :34:51.run from Kelly Massey now, putting Great Britain in a wonderful
:34:52. > :34:59.position, into the lead now, handing off to Sheena Cox. France still in
:35:00. > :35:06.there as well. What opposition Great Britain have. She has to be careful
:35:07. > :35:09.here, judge this right, she wants to go out pretty hard so that they
:35:10. > :35:14.chase her, but not too hard that she comes into the home straight and it
:35:15. > :35:18.all closes up. She has to keep something back for the last 100
:35:19. > :35:27.metres if she can. She has gone very hard through the first 200 metres.
:35:28. > :35:29.They are going to run Sheena Cox down a little bit here, she has been
:35:30. > :35:40.really strong. Margaret it is going to be so close, Margaret
:35:41. > :36:13.at a Great Britain hanging on at the
:36:14. > :36:27.moment. Olha Zemlyak has gone out very strong. The Russian has not
:36:28. > :36:34.given up yet. The Ukraine looking for gold, trying to get gold. Here
:36:35. > :36:40.comes the French. Right on the line, so close. It may have been the
:36:41. > :36:52.French coming through on the outside. What a race, what a run.
:36:53. > :37:00.Margaret Adeoye, what a run. Marvellous finish, all to be
:37:01. > :37:06.decided. What a performance from the French, she was so far back, she ran
:37:07. > :37:11.really poor early in the individual event, did not even make the
:37:12. > :37:21.semifinal. Down the back straight I was a chance for Margaret to still
:37:22. > :37:26.win this. At the top of the home straight France were nowhere,
:37:27. > :37:33.Margaret was chasing her down and we thought she could get their, a great
:37:34. > :37:40.run on the last leg. That has got to be well under 50 seconds for the
:37:41. > :37:44.Frenchwoman. As you said, she did not make the finals of the
:37:45. > :37:53.individuals, the relays can do funny things to people. Olha Zemlyak, she
:37:54. > :37:58.paid the price later on, she got herself into a good position but
:37:59. > :38:06.went out too hard. Olha Zemlyak wants to go past the Russian, she
:38:07. > :38:09.has to put her foot down, using extra energy and now she has
:38:10. > :38:16.committed, she has got to go now, Margaret at this point does not
:38:17. > :38:23.panicked. They are going away but she knows she will stay strong in
:38:24. > :38:28.the home straight. But look at the Frenchwoman, miles behind, chasing,
:38:29. > :38:36.chasing, chasing, the Russians starts to tie up, she is a 200-metre
:38:37. > :38:41.runner, and the French thinks I can get second, I can get third on, I
:38:42. > :38:48.might win this. And as Olha Zemlyak ties up, Margaret on the inside,
:38:49. > :39:06.French on the outside. Marvellous race. Floria Guei, look at that.
:39:07. > :39:18.Looking at the line, it is not getting any closer, all has a lack
:39:19. > :39:32.-- Olha Zemlyak. Floria Guei, look at this. Very good time for Great
:39:33. > :39:38.Britain, so almost a gold. It is a bronze medal and that is worth
:39:39. > :39:45.celebrating. There they are, they will have their celebrations. They
:39:46. > :39:55.are setting up for the men's four x 400 to come. Confirmation of that.
:39:56. > :40:13.Well done Floria Guei. What an interesting couple of
:40:14. > :40:27.moments we have had on the track. This is what it does to the medal
:40:28. > :40:32.table, good times for France. We need to turn some bronze and silver
:40:33. > :40:37.into gold if we are to eclipse the best ever, which is nine golds at a
:40:38. > :40:41.championship. We have two ring the bell, we got a bronze. We will
:40:42. > :40:47.choose Kelly Massey to put the bronze on because we cannot put all
:40:48. > :40:53.of the faces on. Kelly Massey represents the quartet, antarctic
:40:54. > :40:56.second leg to set them up. I would like to introduce women who have
:40:57. > :41:02.already got their medals around their neck, Jo Pavey and Lynsey
:41:03. > :41:09.Sharp. Congratulations to both of you, we have not had a chance to see
:41:10. > :41:17.you up here Lynsey Sharp, how are you feeling? Pretty tired, but happy
:41:18. > :41:18.with yesterday. Let's relive those magnificent final moments for you Jo
:41:19. > :41:30.Pavey. The women's 10,000 metres final, is
:41:31. > :41:39.it a night of destiny for Jo Pavey? She is running herself into a
:41:40. > :41:47.medal. She has got to keep going. Jo Pavey has never won gold medal at a
:41:48. > :41:53.major championship. Taking away. Here she goes. It is called for Jo
:41:54. > :41:55.Pavey. She is the champion. Jo Pavey has finally come of age at the age
:41:56. > :42:06.of 40. The overnight sensation! I know it
:42:07. > :42:11.has been a long time coming, I must first ask about the 5000 metres and
:42:12. > :42:18.how you felt during and after? I think I struggled to recover, but I
:42:19. > :42:22.am glad I gave it a go. I had been given the honour of being selected
:42:23. > :42:26.so I had to do it, I went out and tried to do it, but there was
:42:27. > :42:35.nothing there. Overall I am so thrilled. You set the ball rolling.
:42:36. > :42:40.You were the first gold medal and the rush has come and a great
:42:41. > :42:44.performances have come. We have had such a great teams Bennett, having
:42:45. > :42:51.the young and the old all working together, trying to run well as a
:42:52. > :42:54.team, it has been awesome. I think I need to improve the face I pool as I
:42:55. > :43:02.crossed the line, it is a bit embarrassing. -- I pull. How much
:43:03. > :43:07.did that performance permeates through the squad? It has been
:43:08. > :43:11.amazing to see everyone competing earlier in the week, to want to be
:43:12. > :43:15.part of this group of people with medals, you want to walk away from
:43:16. > :43:20.the championship having done your country proud. Absolutely, the
:43:21. > :43:27.atmosphere today is really special and out there right now the girls
:43:28. > :43:30.are enjoying their moment. Kelly Massey who ran a fantastic second
:43:31. > :43:37.leg to move Britain into the lead, they got bronze just a few moments
:43:38. > :43:42.ago. After the Commonwealth Games, you were really suffering and had
:43:43. > :43:45.your illness, very emotional, one of the most emotional post race
:43:46. > :43:49.interviews I have seen in a long time, was there ever I doubt in your
:43:50. > :43:55.mind you would get your fitness back? It was hard to turn around so
:43:56. > :43:59.quickly, I lost a bit of weight after being so pale in Glasgow. I
:44:00. > :44:04.wanted to enjoy it for a few days then get my head back down, come out
:44:05. > :44:10.here and be part of the team. But this is what of funding is about, I
:44:11. > :44:18.wanted to come here and do Britain proud. What about the attention you
:44:19. > :44:22.have had Jo Pavey, I was speaking to my sister in America, she has not
:44:23. > :44:27.lived in the UK for 20 years and she was asking who this amazing woman
:44:28. > :44:32.was. There is a beautiful piece in the Sunday Times today about you as
:44:33. > :44:39.well, people have been captured by your story. I have been so
:44:40. > :44:44.fortunate, I cannot believe how interested everyone has been. It has
:44:45. > :44:47.taken me until the age of 40 to get a gold medal, it is quite amusing, I
:44:48. > :44:54.never thought I would eventually get one. People really relate to, I
:44:55. > :44:58.think it is those of us who are a bit older and perhaps think that we
:44:59. > :45:08.do not have that any more. I think it is because Jo is so normal, she
:45:09. > :45:15.is the same person I knew back in 1998. So many people can relate to
:45:16. > :45:29.her, the family, even children can relate and be inspired by what she
:45:30. > :45:37.is still achieving. It makes it seem attainable. Not attainable to
:45:38. > :45:43.everybody, obviously. The juniors coming through really look up to
:45:44. > :45:52.Jo. She shows them what they can achieve. You are still relatively
:45:53. > :45:56.young as well, you have got time to come through and have a really good
:45:57. > :46:01.winter. You are looking forward to being fit through the winter. Being
:46:02. > :46:05.injured is the worst time for an athlete. It is easy to take for
:46:06. > :46:11.granted and last year when I was not able to compete, it is what made me
:46:12. > :46:16.so hungry, it was a blessing in disguise, I had to go work -- go
:46:17. > :46:22.back and work in the gymnasium and I am in better shape now than I was in
:46:23. > :46:26.2012. It has been difficult but everybody goes through difficult
:46:27. > :46:30.times. You really took that have raised by the scruff of the neck and
:46:31. > :46:42.decided early on that you would go to the front. -- that race. It is
:46:43. > :46:47.not the sort of thing that I usually do but I felt very confident against
:46:48. > :46:51.Glasgow and I talked it through with my coach. He said that if I find
:46:52. > :46:57.myself at the front I not to be scared because I am so strong now. I
:46:58. > :47:03.did not realise that the art was such a large gap behind me. I do not
:47:04. > :47:06.know what would've happened if I had sat in. I do not think she would
:47:07. > :47:13.have taken it on so it would've been a fight between eight us. Hopefully
:47:14. > :47:18.you will stay with us for the few moments. We are getting ready for
:47:19. > :47:19.the men's four x 400 metres. It is traditionally a good race for
:47:20. > :47:56.Britain. That is a good leg by Sanders. Chris
:47:57. > :48:08.Akabusi going for Great Britain. Akabusi has run a tremendous leg. It
:48:09. > :48:13.is now John Regis. John Regis being chased by West Germany and the
:48:14. > :48:30.soviet union. John Regis is now 15 metres clear. It is Roger Black with
:48:31. > :48:34.regards to spear. -- spare. Great Britain take the championship. They
:48:35. > :48:35.have broken the British record. They have broken the European record as
:48:36. > :48:49.well. It really was an event that Great
:48:50. > :48:54.Britain have excelled at, especially at the European Championships. You
:48:55. > :48:59.have to go back to 1978 for the last time that Great Britain have not
:49:00. > :49:04.taken a medal. It is a very strong quartet out here today. They will
:49:05. > :49:10.have high expectations of a medal, Lynsey Sharp? I train with Martyn
:49:11. > :49:20.Rooney. It is good to see him do so well, get the gold medal eventually.
:49:21. > :49:28.We will definitely being -- be going for gold. There is Conrad Williams
:49:29. > :49:33.who is leading them off. It is an event that is exciting and less
:49:34. > :49:40.risky with the changeover is vanny 100 metres. It can still get messy.
:49:41. > :49:50.It is a little bit easier because they are not running as fast. There
:49:51. > :50:00.are still cant be that change in the last 100 metres and it can be messy.
:50:01. > :50:06.He was watching the heats yesterday and was desperate to get down. He
:50:07. > :50:10.led England home brilliantly at the Commonwealth Games for that
:50:11. > :50:13.magnificent gold medal in the rain. It was a very atmospheric evening.
:50:14. > :50:23.The ladies are with Phil Jones. Another medal for Great Britain and
:50:24. > :50:29.Northern Ireland and another medal for you. I am grateful to be part of
:50:30. > :50:42.the team. There were some very good skills that ran well yesterday. --
:50:43. > :50:47.girls. You put the team in a good position. I was very worried because
:50:48. > :50:57.I yawned a few times before I went onto the track. What is the key on
:50:58. > :51:02.the third leg? Holding on and getting around the track. Staying
:51:03. > :51:08.clear of traffic. I wanted to give Margaret a little bit of the lead so
:51:09. > :51:13.she had some room to take off and go. What an eventful last leg. You
:51:14. > :51:21.had the green charging away, fans were coming at the review. What were
:51:22. > :51:26.you sensing? When I was going around a first time, I kept having to chop
:51:27. > :51:41.my studies. I could not get into my running. -- strides. The the inside
:51:42. > :51:47.but they did not know if I could do that because I was worried about
:51:48. > :51:51.getting disqualified. Even if it means your legs dropping off at the
:51:52. > :51:57.finish line, I just went for it. It was such a close finish. Mixed
:51:58. > :52:03.emotions to be honest. I can sense that. Is it a key support might have
:52:04. > :52:08.been? We always like to get onto the podium. We always wanted to get the
:52:09. > :52:12.gold, that is what we plan for. It is a blessing to be on the podium
:52:13. > :52:16.but we have got very high standards for ourselves. It has been a long
:52:17. > :52:21.weekend, especially coming off of the Commonwealth Games were beef had
:52:22. > :52:26.some awesome performances. It was good to see what the ladies have put
:52:27. > :52:28.together in just one week. Celebrate the medal, it is well deserved.
:52:29. > :52:40.Congratulations. COMMENTATOR: the man have got a
:52:41. > :52:42.better than evens chance if you are a betting person for winning the
:52:43. > :52:54.gold medal. They are so much better than
:52:55. > :52:59.everybody else. That is a team with the addition of Matthew Hudson-Smith
:53:00. > :53:05.from yesterday. Michael Bingham moves into the third leg and Martyn
:53:06. > :53:23.Rooney on the last leg. The Russian team is pretty solid. The Polish
:53:24. > :53:33.team is always strong in the four x 400 metres. Conrad Williams, ran
:53:34. > :53:45.very well in his semifinal. He was on the outside lane and got himself
:53:46. > :53:58.into the final. Plans have got a mix of youth and experience. -- France.
:53:59. > :54:10.It is not the strongest German team that I have seen. Out in lane eight,
:54:11. > :54:15.it was a glorious run by the Irish team to make it through. The broker
:54:16. > :54:25.the national record and Thomas Barker ran a storming leg. -- they
:54:26. > :54:37.broke. Great Britain with the stellar
:54:38. > :54:46.team. The question is how fast do the guys want to go? This quartet
:54:47. > :55:07.are capable of getting under three minutes.
:55:08. > :55:15.The British and European record is 2.56. I think that could be out of
:55:16. > :55:24.reach. The championship best performance that was definitely
:55:25. > :55:30.within their reach. Conrad Williams wants to get them off to a good
:55:31. > :55:37.start. Brian Gregan has started well for Ireland on the outside. The
:55:38. > :55:51.stager will unfold after the third event. -- third bend. The German was
:55:52. > :56:08.a labouring in the last few metres. Matthew Hudson-Smith with his
:56:09. > :56:12.bounding stride. Matthew Hudson-Smith settles behind the
:56:13. > :56:19.Russian with the French athlete just behind. Holland and Belgium are also
:56:20. > :56:27.in there. Matthew Hudson-Smith makes his move. He looks like he was
:56:28. > :56:31.cruising down the back straight. Matthew Hudson-Smith looks tired. He
:56:32. > :56:36.will hand over with Britain and a good position. Michael Bingham
:56:37. > :56:43.immediately storms to the front. Martyn Rooney on the last leg is
:56:44. > :56:48.still to come. It is interesting to see the split for Matthew
:56:49. > :56:52.Hudson-Smith. He did look tired towards the handover. Michael
:56:53. > :56:57.Bingham flew off. The Rocher -- the Russian easy is just behind. The
:56:58. > :57:06.French athlete is bearing down on them. Michael Bingham is looking for
:57:07. > :57:11.a second kick to maintain that lead and together to the individual
:57:12. > :57:19.champion Matthew Rooney. Where has that one came from from the Russian?
:57:20. > :57:22.Britain with a red-hot favourites to win. They now need to be a red-hot
:57:23. > :57:29.favourites to win. They now need their top man to race against an old
:57:30. > :57:35.rival of his. The two men nor each other well. Martyn Rooney is in the
:57:36. > :57:45.shape of his life. France are in the third spot. Martyn Rooney attacks
:57:46. > :57:54.around the top bend. The Russian trying to hold him off. Martyn
:57:55. > :57:59.Rooney, the individual gold-medallist will bring Great
:58:00. > :58:05.Britain home to win the four x 400 metres relay. Gold for Britain.
:58:06. > :58:14.Russia take the silver and Poland just perhaps getting nearer for the
:58:15. > :58:21.bronze. It was under three minutes. That was a storming leg by Martyn
:58:22. > :58:25.Rooney. Hats off to the Russians for putting in a good performance in
:58:26. > :58:34.second place. Martyn Rooney had to be good and strong. He has got gold
:58:35. > :58:42.in his site now. Poland just coming through for the bronze medal. Had
:58:43. > :58:48.run from them. Matthew Hudson-Smith, 44.5. He was not that
:58:49. > :59:00.slow it was just that the Russians were stronger than expected. Martyn
:59:01. > :59:04.Rooney judged it so well and no signs of fatigue from his individual
:59:05. > :59:08.efforts. It was a QuickTime but not quite championship record. Ireland
:59:09. > :59:22.have managed to get a national record. They took a big of their
:59:23. > :59:37.national record. That was the six fastest performance by a British
:59:38. > :59:42.team. -- sixth. Martyn Rooney biding his time down the back straight. He
:59:43. > :59:49.knows that this is not the time to go. The Frenchman probably loses the
:59:50. > :59:56.bronze medal by going so hard down the back straight. Look at Martyn
:59:57. > :00:04.Rooney now, he comes on the soldier -- shoulder of the Russian. He
:00:05. > :00:09.cannot hold off Martyn Rooney with the sheep that he is in. His long
:00:10. > :00:12.legs to come to the gold medal in the individual event and he's
:00:13. > :00:28.already looking at the clock as he crosses the line. Poland grabbing
:00:29. > :00:35.the bronze. Martyn Rooney, in days gone by, the Russian has had good
:00:36. > :00:39.individual races with Martyn Rooney, but here he did not quite
:00:40. > :00:43.have it. He is in the form of his life, he is now the individual
:00:44. > :00:47.champion and a gold medal in the relay as well. It was made more
:00:48. > :00:58.interesting in particular by that leg of Michael Bingham. A wonderful
:00:59. > :01:02.run from the Russian quartet, the British quartet came in as strong
:01:03. > :01:05.favourites, did not win kept by the distance we thought they might but
:01:06. > :01:11.it was a strong race and Martyn Rooney brought them home to gold.
:01:12. > :01:19.We will hear from the men once they have completed their lap of honour.
:01:20. > :01:26.As we have done for all our medal winners we have two ring the bell.
:01:27. > :01:32.You never see that man, he is just an arm. We have chosen Conrad
:01:33. > :01:38.Williams to take the gold for the quartet, we can see what it does to
:01:39. > :01:46.the medal table. It was an important one to land a of France because it
:01:47. > :01:58.ages us closer in terms of golds. -- edges. Chris O'Hare managed to get
:01:59. > :02:03.himself bronze in what was a really messy race with a few people
:02:04. > :02:12.falling, but he came through and Steve Cram is there to commentate.
:02:13. > :02:16.COMMENTATOR: Great Britain 's silver-medallist from 1986 will be
:02:17. > :02:24.presenting the medals, Lord Coe. That is the last time we won a medal
:02:25. > :02:28.in this event. Chris O'Hare, a really good performance, did not
:02:29. > :02:31.give up when it looked like his chance may have gone, believed in
:02:32. > :02:41.himself and he has got great speed and used it to great effect. Great
:02:42. > :02:45.reward for a season that at one point looked like it might go a bit
:02:46. > :02:51.wrong for him. The defending champion put up a stout defence, he
:02:52. > :02:56.has had a great season, he is only 23 and continues to improve.
:02:57. > :03:00.Norwegian records in the mile and 1500 metres and the silver medal
:03:01. > :03:01.here. I wonder what sort of reception the gold-medallist is
:03:02. > :03:07.going to get? Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of
:03:08. > :03:28.France. A few people booing around the
:03:29. > :03:39.stadium, plight applause -- poor light. He did destroy them on the
:03:40. > :04:03.last lap. We could hear Sebastian Coe seeing interesting race. -- C
:04:04. > :05:19.I am not sure about his popularity at home, but they were singing along
:05:20. > :05:23.to the French national anthem. I thought it was fantastic. I think
:05:24. > :05:29.you are being a little bit harsh. I know you have some views on him, but
:05:30. > :05:36.he had to cross the line twice to win one gold medal so fair play to
:05:37. > :05:40.him. I would like to be known as someone who has made the country
:05:41. > :05:53.proud and collected as many medals as I can. It is a question of when
:05:54. > :05:55.Mo Farah starts to kick. Gold for Mo Farah, that is one down, one more to
:05:56. > :06:09.go. At the moment it looks like a very
:06:10. > :06:14.relaxed time. He will be going for his second gold of these
:06:15. > :06:18.championships. It was a second gold for Martyn Rooney as part of the
:06:19. > :06:22.four x 400-metre quartet. They are very happy with their performance,
:06:23. > :06:33.they are a well drilled, world-class quartet. Yes, the sixth fastest by
:06:34. > :06:37.we have ever seen by a British quartet. They will be looking to
:06:38. > :06:43.push America at the World Championships, they will mature, get
:06:44. > :06:48.stronger and quicker. They all did wonderfully well as a team, for me
:06:49. > :06:51.the important thing is that they believe in one another, as a team
:06:52. > :06:56.they run for one another. When you have that kind of camaraderie it
:06:57. > :07:00.puts you in a good place before going out and performing. When you
:07:01. > :07:12.have got the European champion on the final leg, he is beautiful,
:07:13. > :07:16.fluids, confident. When he came to this stage, this was the point in
:07:17. > :07:20.his individual race where he really puts his foot down but I think he is
:07:21. > :07:25.thinking he is in control and doesn't want to do anything to
:07:26. > :07:28.sensational to early. Knows says other team members have worked hard
:07:29. > :07:33.to put him in this position and he takes this really well indeed. Great
:07:34. > :07:40.performance, big smile and rewarded with another gold medal. You can see
:07:41. > :07:47.how much it means to Martyn Rooney because the nights before he had won
:07:48. > :07:56.his individual gold medal, he came out and ran the heats. It must be a
:07:57. > :08:01.fantastic feeling for those guys, knowing they are getting it around
:08:02. > :08:05.well, feeling good and producing times individually, to come together
:08:06. > :08:12.as a quartet, it is a rare opportunity to be in a team in your
:08:13. > :08:23.sport. Yes, I am kind of jealous, I wish I was fast enough. I think the
:08:24. > :08:26.women's team is a newer quartet that has been put together so perhaps in
:08:27. > :08:36.the next couple of years we might see them going on with gold medals.
:08:37. > :08:41.What has your season got on now Jo? I don't know, I am taking it one day
:08:42. > :08:47.at the time. I want to do more track races, I will be representing Europe
:08:48. > :08:52.at an event in Marrakesh and I will do some road races in the autumn. I
:08:53. > :08:57.am enjoying it and will take each day at a time. And the small matter
:08:58. > :09:01.of getting your little boy off to school? Yes, that will be a shock,
:09:02. > :09:05.we have been used to doing what we want but now it will be a legal
:09:06. > :09:11.requirement that he goes to school. That will be a shock. Yes and hours
:09:12. > :09:19.he will have to keep will dictate your training as well. Good luck.
:09:20. > :09:29.Lynsey racing in Birmingham next week? Yes I am. We will see you
:09:30. > :09:34.there, good luck. Greg Rutherford is in Birmingham next week as well, but
:09:35. > :09:38.this week the very important task of trying to add a European title to
:09:39. > :09:45.his Olympic and Commonwealth gold. How is he getting on? On a memorable
:09:46. > :09:52.night in London Greg Rutherford became the Olympic champion. But the
:09:53. > :10:02.fairy tale did not last, the following year brought a change of
:10:03. > :10:06.course coach and a loss of funding. But he has shown the ability to turn
:10:07. > :10:11.things around and earlier this summer brought the British record
:10:12. > :10:14.with a jump of eight metres 51 in San Diego and just a few weeks ago
:10:15. > :10:24.brought home gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Look
:10:25. > :10:28.at that. Well done Greg. I am over the moon, I think people had written
:10:29. > :10:32.me off, thought I was a one-hit wonder, but I am here to prove I can
:10:33. > :10:43.still do it and we'll do it many times. His main competition comes
:10:44. > :10:46.from Germany's Christian Reif. The victories may not have come from
:10:47. > :10:50.record-breaking jumps but the bottom line is that he is a fierce
:10:51. > :10:56.competitor and he can triumph over his rivals when it matters. With a
:10:57. > :10:59.fast track and the right conditions let's hope we can see him at a
:11:00. > :11:06.European title to his collection tonight. -- at
:11:07. > :11:14.That is the season so far for Greg Rutherford, Steve is out there with
:11:15. > :11:22.his eyes closely on the competition. As he jumped yet? Not yet, we are
:11:23. > :11:30.still waiting for his first attempt. In fact, there he is. We will take
:11:31. > :11:34.this first round, the Commonwealth champion as we saw, he has been in
:11:35. > :11:45.such great form all summer. The first round is always a chance. It
:11:46. > :11:50.is always a chance, I was going to say, to set a mark and put the rest
:11:51. > :12:02.of the field under pressure. We will wait and see what that first attempt
:12:03. > :12:12.was for Greg. 7.95, into a significant wind. It is the longest
:12:13. > :12:20.jump so far, he is the third to jump in the men's final. Tents, -- tents,
:12:21. > :12:24.but he likes to settle into a competition. You get six goals in a
:12:25. > :12:33.long jump final if you make the top eight. He will need more than that,
:12:34. > :12:39.and he knows it. That competition has got a long way to go, we will
:12:40. > :12:47.keep you posted. Let's head down to Phil Jones who I believe has caught
:12:48. > :12:51.up with the relay quartet. Yes, the golden boys altogether, Conrad you
:12:52. > :13:03.have waited so many years for a gold medal, no Commonwealth and European.
:13:04. > :13:08.INAUDIBLE We were going for the European
:13:09. > :13:15.record. It is good to be out there. We showed how strong the team is. I
:13:16. > :13:20.am pro of the guys, proud of myself, I am happy with the gold medal. I
:13:21. > :13:25.want to thank everyone at home, the national lottery and all of you. Can
:13:26. > :13:34.you quite believe what has been happening to you these last few
:13:35. > :13:42.weeks? No, no. It has been a hell of a journey and I am enjoying it. It
:13:43. > :13:47.is just the start for you, that is the thing about this guy, he is just
:13:48. > :13:53.starting out and already this great success. Adding quality to this team
:13:54. > :13:57.and this experience. I think when he first came on we all came around
:13:58. > :14:04.him, we wanted him to be part of the team and it was a good experience,
:14:05. > :14:12.he really showed the whole environment a lot. We kept
:14:13. > :14:19.camaraderie between the team. It has been a hard year for me especially,
:14:20. > :14:28.I am getting back into form. Two golds I will take that. But still
:14:29. > :14:43.looking from that 2.56. I am sure it is just a matter of time. INAUDIBLE
:14:44. > :14:47.2013 was uneventful year for more than one reason. This year it has
:14:48. > :15:22.been really positive and things have gone very well, I cannot complain.
:15:23. > :15:29.medal. They all ran so well. It was a great race, so nearly there on the
:15:30. > :15:35.line. It was nearly gold. The bronze medal was last achieved by Britain
:15:36. > :16:04.four years ago. This event has been dominated by Russia and Ukraine over
:16:05. > :16:09.the last recent championships. Ukraine could not defend their title
:16:10. > :16:49.but they still have smiles for silver. France came from so far
:16:50. > :17:32.back. It was a real team effort. This was one of the hard earned
:17:33. > :17:38.victory is in this championships for France in the four x 400 metres. We
:17:39. > :17:48.will hear the French national anthem once again.
:17:49. > :18:54.The stirrings of a man from that has been held many times at these
:18:55. > :18:59.championships. It was here once again. Bronze Great Britain, silver
:19:00. > :19:10.for the Ukraine but champions are France.
:19:11. > :19:15.Chris Tomlinson in this long jump final. He has seen Greg
:19:16. > :19:38.Rutherfordpos-mac 7.95. He did not like that. He was good on
:19:39. > :19:46.the board. I do not quite know what happened there. His left leg seem to
:19:47. > :19:57.get loose. He looks like he has got a strapping around his head. It was
:19:58. > :20:04.a bit sloppy. -- his hip. He was also jumping into the wind. It was
:20:05. > :20:11.not the start that he wanted but it is still very early stages.
:20:12. > :20:18.Not the best start for Chris Tomlinson. There is Mo Farah,
:20:19. > :20:24.wandering in, looking very relaxed ahead of his 5000 metres. He is
:20:25. > :20:30.going for his second gold medal in these championships and it will be
:20:31. > :20:35.his second European double. He will have settled his nerves in the
:20:36. > :20:39.10,000 metres. By all accounts he is feeling good but before that, it is
:20:40. > :20:44.the women's 3000 metres steeplechase.
:20:45. > :20:53.COMMENTATOR: I am just looking at the size of Chris Tomlinson compared
:20:54. > :20:57.to the steeplechase athletes. We do not have any British athletes
:20:58. > :21:18.involved. The qualifying standard was very tough. Sander Eriksson is
:21:19. > :21:26.one of the favourites for this race. -- Sandra. We will head back to the
:21:27. > :21:37.field as we wait for the start of the race. As the Spaniard waits for
:21:38. > :21:44.his jumper to be measured, it is time for JJ Jegede. He is the third
:21:45. > :21:59.of the British athletes. He finished seventh in the Commonwealth Games.
:22:00. > :22:05.8.03 is the lead. 8.05 is the season is best for JJ Jegede.
:22:06. > :22:17.That looks reasonable and it is a first round. The athletes looked
:22:18. > :22:20.tense. The athletes look at each other wondering who will take this
:22:21. > :22:31.competition by the scruff of the neck. His personal best came two
:22:32. > :22:37.years ago. We wait for that jump to be measured. 8.03 is what he is
:22:38. > :22:53.chasing. It is the lead for the Dutch athlete. 12 athletes start and
:22:54. > :22:55.all get free Mac jumps. The next best eight get a father free Mac
:22:56. > :23:37.jumps. The noise from the crowd as for the
:23:38. > :23:39.Swiss athlete in this race. Charlotta Fougberg has suddenly
:23:40. > :23:53.found her stature as an international athlete. She had
:23:54. > :24:00.serious health problems in 2010 and has the chance of a medal today. The
:24:01. > :24:08.climate could sell each just on the outside. The champion from Belarus.
:24:09. > :24:24.-- Sviatlana Kudzelich. Sander Eriksson coming to the start
:24:25. > :24:43.line has got a very good chance of a gold medal for Sweden. Some people
:24:44. > :24:47.felt that the qualifying standard was set to fail -- set too high and
:24:48. > :24:57.evolution Colburn was just outside of that. -- a leash McColgan.
:24:58. > :25:05.We have got a big team and a successful team. We have got an
:25:06. > :25:12.interesting race ahead of us. Philip have won one gold medal in these
:25:13. > :25:18.championships. -- Finland. It was a personal best a few weeks ago for
:25:19. > :25:29.Sandra Eriksson. She came to Glasgow and had a good performance. I think
:25:30. > :25:33.we have got a slow measuring team on the long jump today. Let us go back
:25:34. > :25:46.to the field. This is a look back at the second
:25:47. > :26:03.round of the women's shot put final. This was the longest throw. It was
:26:04. > :26:10.unexpected victory for Christina Schwanitz. It was one of the ten
:26:11. > :26:29.best films of 2000 14. She was a huge favourite. -- ten best throws
:26:30. > :26:36.of 2014. Christina Schwanitz takes the gold medal at the European
:26:37. > :26:42.Championships. Big celebration. He can see it is quite windy. The
:26:43. > :26:55.javelin competition is about to start.
:26:56. > :27:14.It is the favourites out in front in the steeplechase at the moment. He
:27:15. > :27:17.can get things wrong in the water jump. If you are watching the
:27:18. > :27:25.steeplechase for the first time, you can lose a lot of ground. I was
:27:26. > :27:29.watching the Latvian athlete, Polina Jelizarova, she got it wrong and she
:27:30. > :27:41.had to pull out. She got her landing wrong. The water gets shallow one of
:27:42. > :27:43.the father that you jump. -- the water gets more shallow the fervour
:27:44. > :27:51.that you jump. This could be a fast race, they are
:27:52. > :28:07.working together and setting the pace. The athlete from Belarus,
:28:08. > :28:25.Sviatlana Kudzelich is leading the race. The only two women who have
:28:26. > :28:33.went below 30 is Sandra Eriksson and Charlotta Fougberg. They are very
:28:34. > :28:38.evenly matches. You are looking at the two Germans been very strong.
:28:39. > :28:44.And also the woman that is leading at the moment, the athlete from
:28:45. > :28:56.Belarus. In terms of the world, they are just behind the Ethiopians. In
:28:57. > :29:05.GDP in terms, it is really Sandra Eriksson and Charlotta Fougberg who
:29:06. > :29:18.have been setting the pace. She is taking it on strongly. Diana Martin.
:29:19. > :29:23.And the prerace favourite, Sandra Eriksson, has been overtaken.
:29:24. > :29:28.Factory fitted landing at the water jump is not doing her any favours.
:29:29. > :29:45.She is about in seventh place on the back straight. Diana Martin is
:29:46. > :29:48.leading. They all hurdle with one foot on the barrier and once again a
:29:49. > :29:55.double fitted landing. And look at Sandra Eriksson she has lost five
:29:56. > :30:04.yards. That technique is not impossible.
:30:05. > :30:19.Greg Rutherford, round two of the long jump final. Greg Rutherford is
:30:20. > :30:22.a great response. He is the Olympic champion from 2012 and the
:30:23. > :30:32.Commonwealth champion from a couple of weeks ago. That is very much
:30:33. > :30:38.better, it was clean on the board, he has been very well drilled and
:30:39. > :30:43.has set a high benchmark now. That is what we were hoping to see, I was
:30:44. > :30:49.hoping for that in the first round, but here he is, Greg Rutherford, he
:30:50. > :31:03.likes it. 8.27, he has taken the lead, but drastic stuff -- fantastic
:31:04. > :31:10.stuff. He was quick on the runway and he takes the lead.
:31:11. > :31:19.The atmosphere growing for the Long Jump taking place and also the
:31:20. > :31:29.steeplechase. Anti-mould Schmidt to overcame cancer out in front at the
:31:30. > :31:35.moment. -- Antje Moldner-Schmidt. The Russians it about fourth place
:31:36. > :31:40.at the moment. Sandra Eriksson just hanging on to the lead group. I
:31:41. > :31:45.think she is really struggling now. I am sure it is the technique, she
:31:46. > :31:52.is losing five yards out every water jump. Now the field pulling away,
:31:53. > :31:58.gaps opening. The Swedish athletes, Charlotta Fougberg, and antemortem
:31:59. > :32:14.Schmidt -- antemortem nurse met. There is the athlete we thought was
:32:15. > :32:18.the favourite, Sandra Eriksson, watch her into the water jump, the
:32:19. > :32:24.technique lets her down again. There she goes, another two footed landing
:32:25. > :32:30.and more yards lost. That is the way she has lost the race. Her stride is
:32:31. > :32:43.shortening and she is losing touch with that group of six athletes. As
:32:44. > :32:49.the bell rings it is down to four athletes now surely for the battle
:32:50. > :33:02.for the medals. It is Charlotta Fougberg making a long run for home.
:33:03. > :33:07.Does she have anything left? She has run faster, she has got to run
:33:08. > :33:21.faster today, Diana Martin is coming with a run. Here comes the Spanish
:33:22. > :33:24.athletes now. Four into three for the medals, Charlotta Fougberg still
:33:25. > :33:36.out in front, Diana Martin still pushing well. All through the jump
:33:37. > :33:46.fairly safely. Charlotta Fougberg out in front. Who can hard all best?
:33:47. > :33:52.Charlotta Fougberg stumbles and the gold will belong, a very popular
:33:53. > :34:04.gold will belong to Anja Mulder Smith. -- Anja Mulder 's Schmidt. We
:34:05. > :34:09.talked about this woman and what she has been through in her career, four
:34:10. > :34:15.years ago she missed the whole season battling cancer of the lymph
:34:16. > :34:20.glands. Here she is now, the European champion. This will be a
:34:21. > :34:29.popular one. What a story, recovering from a cancer and coming
:34:30. > :34:35.back a couple of years later. That was impressive, the way that she
:34:36. > :34:38.ran. She waited, she has got the experience, was seventh in the
:34:39. > :34:44.Olympic Games in London, knows her way around here. On the back
:34:45. > :34:49.straight she is in fourth place. Charlotta Fougberg leading into the
:34:50. > :34:50.water jump, she hardball is well, it was a very impressive water jump
:34:51. > :35:15.from the German. -- she hardball she takes the last hurdle like
:35:16. > :35:22.400-metre hurdle athlete. A great story and a gold medal for Germany.
:35:23. > :35:26.This final barriers year, she is a tall figure, the German, was running
:35:27. > :35:39.very quickly in 2009 before her health problems.
:35:40. > :35:48.It was a wonderful race to watch, four athletes battling it out from
:35:49. > :35:51.Germany, Sweden, Spain and Belarus. That is a very popular, hard earned
:35:52. > :36:09.victory for the German. Has not been a hugely successful
:36:10. > :36:14.championships for Germany, missing a few opportunities, but victorious
:36:15. > :36:32.this time. Mo Farah, moments away from coming
:36:33. > :36:39.out onto the track for the final of the 5000 metres, going for his
:36:40. > :36:43.second gold, what do you think the 10,000 metres run out would have
:36:44. > :36:48.done for him? It would have given him a lot of confidence and he will
:36:49. > :36:51.feel more relaxed. I was worried about how will he was coming into
:36:52. > :36:55.these championships, did not seem his normal self, the boat with
:36:56. > :37:01.illness seemed to have really knocked his confidence. He did not
:37:02. > :37:05.look vintage, he did not look perfect, but he still controlled the
:37:06. > :37:10.race and he should go into this race more confidence. A bit more arrested
:37:11. > :37:14.as well cause he probably trained quite hard for the 10,000 metres, he
:37:15. > :37:20.has had time to recover and should make quite an easy race of it. We
:37:21. > :37:26.are looking forward to that, Andy Vernon and Tom Farrell in that race
:37:27. > :37:32.as well. But as we can see another medal ceremony, Britain on top spot.
:37:33. > :37:55.COMMENTATOR: The bronze medal went to Poland.
:37:56. > :38:02.It was a brave run by the Russian quartet, might catch better than we
:38:03. > :38:20.might have expected for them. -- much better than. The man on the
:38:21. > :38:25.last leg against Martyn Rooney put in a really big performance, almost
:38:26. > :38:27.giving Martyn Rooney a bit of a shock but he had plenty to spare at
:38:28. > :38:45.the end. This British quartet, you have to
:38:46. > :38:50.think still chances for them to get better and improve although it was
:38:51. > :39:01.one of the best runs ever by a British team in this event, sixth on
:39:02. > :39:06.the all-time list. Matthew Hudson-Smith must have either a
:39:07. > :39:11.grown since the race, because that is not his jacket, surely? Or he has
:39:12. > :39:20.put it in the wash and it has shrunk. Conrad Williams leading off,
:39:21. > :39:23.Matthew Hudson-Smith second, Michael Bingham on the third and it meant
:39:24. > :39:32.Martyn Rooney had to do a big job on the last leg. A really good
:39:33. > :39:36.performance from all four men. That is a team, and with others in the
:39:37. > :39:41.squad of course that has every chance of going to waddle
:39:42. > :39:42.championships and Olympic games over the next couple of years and really
:39:43. > :40:48.contending this event. Well done to all four men and well
:40:49. > :40:52.done to Matthew Hudson-Smith, apparently he did forget his top,
:40:53. > :40:57.that one belongs to Eilidh Child, well done to her for helping him
:40:58. > :41:02.out, almost a good fit but not quite. But they are a good fit as a
:41:03. > :41:05.team, whether he forgets his jacket or not in future, he is a good
:41:06. > :41:15.addition to the team. Well done lads. Mo Farah going next in the
:41:16. > :41:20.5000 metres, I want to talk about Andy Vernon, the silver-medallist in
:41:21. > :41:25.the 10,000 metres, what confidence will that have given him going into
:41:26. > :41:32.this? It will have given him a lot of belief, yes, it is Mo Farah's
:41:33. > :41:36.race to lose that Andy Vernon has seen a chink in the armour, and it
:41:37. > :41:45.is the first time he is going into a race thinking how can I beat Mo?
:41:46. > :41:49.This should be fascinating, Steve Cram and Brendan Foster.
:41:50. > :42:06.COMMENTATOR: Andy Vernon and Tom Farrell also going for Great
:42:07. > :42:13.Britain. Mo Farah had to work so hard for the gold medal the other
:42:14. > :42:18.night. I think, again, it would be a surprise if he did not get another
:42:19. > :42:21.here. Some familiar names for him to run against but nobody he should be
:42:22. > :42:31.too scared of. But he still has to go out there and do it. Bashir Abdi
:42:32. > :42:35.returns. Jesus Espana, at the beginning of the international
:42:36. > :42:53.career of Mo Farah, Jesus Espana just beat him at the European
:42:54. > :42:58.Championships in 2006. The Dell Atari -- or buy Dell at Harry here
:42:59. > :43:06.to compete as well. -- Bouabdellah Tahri tarry. I know you were talking
:43:07. > :43:09.about Andy Vernon and the belief they would have got from the race
:43:10. > :43:16.the other night, but what about Mo Farah, what does he have to do here?
:43:17. > :43:31.I would rather see that at the finish than the ends. I think this
:43:32. > :43:36.race he has to be very careful. Hayle Ibrahimov is a good athlete,
:43:37. > :43:43.has raced Mo Farah on many occasions. I am looking forward to
:43:44. > :43:48.seeing this man, Tom Farrell, I am sure he will want to be part of the
:43:49. > :43:53.action. Bouabdellah Tahri, we thought he might give Mo Farah bit
:43:54. > :44:00.of a race in the 10,000 metres but he struggled. There is Tom Farrell.
:44:01. > :44:10.He will get better in the future, no doubt about that. Now the men's 5000
:44:11. > :44:22.metres under way. 12 and a half laps of the track, as usual. Will it be a
:44:23. > :44:29.case of Mo Farah winning as usual? One up to others we have not
:44:30. > :44:34.mentioned, Ali Kaya, the man from Turkey who gave Mo Farah a bit of a
:44:35. > :44:41.scare on the last lap but succumbed to Andy Vernon in the last few
:44:42. > :44:46.strides. And let's say happy birthday to Brenton Rowe in the
:44:47. > :45:15.yellow spikes with the white vest of Austria, his 27th birthday today.
:45:16. > :45:19.him happy birthday. Mo Farah is not at his very best because he has only
:45:20. > :45:27.ran two races this season and he has had an illness. Through distance
:45:28. > :45:36.runners would try to test him. They know that he is lethal in the last
:45:37. > :45:40.400 minutes -- 400 metres. He tends to run at the back early on to get
:45:41. > :45:45.rid of tension but he is today, a little closer to the front, moving
:45:46. > :46:00.gently towards the lead, letting them know that he is the euro. --
:46:01. > :46:05.that he is there He mesmerises them. Mo Farah comfortable. Long Way to go
:46:06. > :46:23.in this 5000 metres final. As that race continues, the long
:46:24. > :46:30.jump continues. Greg Rutherford is in the front. Christian Reif is
:46:31. > :46:41.chasing him down. He was quick on the runway but looks tight in his
:46:42. > :46:48.shoulders. Christian Reif, European champion from four years ago. He has
:46:49. > :46:53.a lifetime best just two centimetres less than Greg Rutherford. He looks
:46:54. > :46:57.like he is forcing it and his face is still raining. That is what you
:46:58. > :47:17.want to see from a British perspective. -- face is straining.
:47:18. > :47:25.It is a good women's high jump final developing. Maria Cucina is looking
:47:26. > :47:42.to extend her potential dominance in this event. The world champion from
:47:43. > :47:45.2011 is not here. It is good conditions for high jump and we wish
:47:46. > :47:54.we could have seen that in the men's event. She has got a clean sheet so
:47:55. > :47:59.far. We talked about Greg Rutherford responding well and he did that at
:48:00. > :48:08.the Commonwealth Games. When asked a question he managed 8.20. He has
:48:09. > :48:15.taken an early lead of 8.27 and is the man to chase. He can let loose
:48:16. > :48:20.here, they can take the handbrake off. He can charge at this and put
:48:21. > :48:27.everything he can into this in the third round. If he can get beyond
:48:28. > :48:38.8.30 which she has done, he might be able to put it beyond anyone else
:48:39. > :48:43.gasp. That looks bigger game. He has been sensationally precise in his
:48:44. > :48:53.run ups during the season. Once again hits the board and his -- the
:48:54. > :49:01.blue line is his leading mark. Great hang time. His eyes were going
:49:02. > :49:11.forward and his chest was out. It is no improvement but a good jump.
:49:12. > :49:15.While Greg Rutherford leads in the long jump, Mo Farah briefly went to
:49:16. > :49:29.the front in the 5000 metres and slowed things down a little bit. He
:49:30. > :49:42.jostled them around. Hayle Ibrahimov came to the front and then went back
:49:43. > :49:49.again. Arne Gabius has been on a few training runs with Mo Farah in the
:49:50. > :50:00.past. The pace is slow. Very slow and pedestrian. It is going the way
:50:01. > :50:05.of Mo Farah. They are helping him. A physical test and a fast run is not
:50:06. > :50:11.what Mo Farah is looking for today. Andy Vernon in the group. He fancies
:50:12. > :50:16.his chances now. He is thinking about Mo Farah which is a real step
:50:17. > :50:22.up in confidence. Thomas Farrell from Great Britain on the inside, he
:50:23. > :50:26.is running smoothly but so they should at this pace. They are all
:50:27. > :50:33.waiting for Mo Farah to do something. He will not do anything
:50:34. > :50:37.yet. He was nearly tripped up. He looked around and decided to run
:50:38. > :50:44.away. He has been stung into action but it did not last very long. I am
:50:45. > :50:48.-- I do not think he has got any intention of going hard from this
:50:49. > :50:53.fight. He will try to use his normal taxis, control that at the front.
:50:54. > :51:09.The field will allow him to do that because he is Mo Farah. -- normal
:51:10. > :51:13.tactics. He is not really pushing the pace on, he just prefers to be
:51:14. > :51:22.running freely. Thomas Farrell running into a punch. Andy Vernon
:51:23. > :51:47.watching things, nothing has really started yet. Mo Farah has not been
:51:48. > :51:54.filed away from the front. -- far away. Thomas Farrell has had to be
:51:55. > :52:01.patient and wait for this chance. He is not as quick as Mo Farah or Andy
:52:02. > :52:06.Vernon. He's managed a personal best this year and that is not bad coming
:52:07. > :52:13.into a championship. No personal bests during this race. Thomas
:52:14. > :52:17.Farrell just inside Andy Vernon. Silver-medallist in the 10,000
:52:18. > :52:24.metres. An athlete who really enjoyed that race. He ran extremely
:52:25. > :52:32.well and had a long way to go on the last lap. He did what he was
:52:33. > :52:46.required to do. Healy Ibrahim Orff is now leading. -- Hayle Ibrahimov.
:52:47. > :52:51.It is a pedestrian pace. If they gather together like they did in the
:52:52. > :52:58.1500 metres, it gets dangerous. You have to be careful. Once an athlete
:52:59. > :53:03.most of the front they just sit there and do nothing. I thought that
:53:04. > :53:14.the birthday boy would do something. Brenton Rowe or just moved up in the
:53:15. > :53:22.Austrian shirt. They are almost jogging at this pace. It is not even
:53:23. > :53:27.fast 10,000 metres pace. I tell you what, Mo Farah controls these races
:53:28. > :53:32.well. He knows what to do. He is almost pulling the strings like an
:53:33. > :53:39.orchestra conductor. He is brilliant when he is doing it. They are not
:53:40. > :53:44.having it their way. If you asked more of what he would want, he would
:53:45. > :53:49.say that he would want an easy opening and then bring it home heart
:53:50. > :54:00.in the closing stages. He has mesmerised this group of athletes.
:54:01. > :54:05.-- fhome hard. I felt that he had signed he was not at his best any
:54:06. > :54:16.time -- in the 10,000 metres but nobody is tackling him on it. Arne
:54:17. > :54:34.Gabius moves forward. This is the familiar face of Jesus Banna. --
:54:35. > :54:38.Jesus Espana. The German, Richard Ringer, who ran any Championships
:54:39. > :54:48.over 3000 metres has got a big finish. Do any of them have enough
:54:49. > :55:01.to test Mo Farah. It has been nothing to speak of. It is a slow
:55:02. > :55:14.wind-up. They come round with three laps to go and you wonder if anybody
:55:15. > :55:18.wants to put forward a test. Mark Butler has shown me that it was
:55:19. > :55:30.exactly ten minutes with one minute ago. The time will be over 40
:55:31. > :55:40.minutes. -- ten minutes with one minute to go.
:55:41. > :55:48.We all remember him winning two fabulous gold medals in London in
:55:49. > :55:52.the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres. He came back last year and
:55:53. > :55:58.was world champion at 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. You can see that
:55:59. > :56:04.Mo Farah does not want anybody past them. Jesus Espana wants to get past
:56:05. > :56:09.him and he will not let anybody past them. He will have to pick it up. He
:56:10. > :56:17.could get caught from behind and tripped up. He does not want that.
:56:18. > :56:20.You can bet your bottom dollar that he does not want anybody between now
:56:21. > :56:28.and the finish line getting beyond him. They are tuning up on his
:56:29. > :56:32.shoulder. Andy Vernon is trying to protect his possession. He knows
:56:33. > :56:37.that Mo Farah likes to run hard for the last two laps. He knows that the
:56:38. > :56:46.closer he gets to Mo Farah be more chance he has got other medal. Hayle
:56:47. > :56:53.Ibrahimov on the inside. He might cut across. Mo Farah does not
:56:54. > :57:01.normally let that happen. Andy Vernon is right there. Thomas
:57:02. > :57:10.Farrell is farther back. Coming hard on the outside is Antonio Abadia
:57:11. > :57:23.from Spain. Mo Farah getting back to the front. Hayle Ibrahimov trying to
:57:24. > :57:27.hold him. Beer is the bell. Mo Farah goes for this. We have seen him do
:57:28. > :57:32.this on many occasion. He has one big championships in this manner. He
:57:33. > :57:36.has taken it so that he has taken it easy so far. He has got some company
:57:37. > :57:42.on the back straight with some running to do. He has to stretch
:57:43. > :57:48.again at the 200 metres point and then click around the bend. He has
:57:49. > :57:52.never been out raised by Hayle Ibrahimov. He has beaten him so many
:57:53. > :57:59.times indoors and outdoors. Mo Farah just checks behind him. Mo Farah is
:58:00. > :58:07.gritting his teeth and still looking behind. Andy Vernon is running into
:58:08. > :58:10.a bronze medal position. No doubt about the winner, Mo Farah is
:58:11. > :58:16.sticking away as expected to take his second gold medal of the
:58:17. > :58:20.European Championships. Hayle Ibrahimov with the silver and a
:58:21. > :58:31.great bronze medal for Andy Vernon. Bringing the medals home again. It
:58:32. > :58:42.was slow, slow, slow, quick and quicker. Mo Farah extended them from
:58:43. > :58:46.400 metres out. Nobody in this field can live with the sort of pace that
:58:47. > :58:53.he has with a slow running a race like that. He has got too much
:58:54. > :58:58.speed. Well done to Andy Vernon. Another medal for him. Silver and
:58:59. > :59:08.bronze. It is double gold again for Mo Farah. They really did hand this
:59:09. > :59:12.to Mo Farah. Andy Vernon ran a very good race. It was a good
:59:13. > :59:17.performance. Silver and bronze at the European Championships for Andy
:59:18. > :59:26.Vernon is a huge success. He has done well with the cross-country and
:59:27. > :59:30.also racing on the road. Mo Farah mesmerise them at the start. They
:59:31. > :59:35.were frightened to go past them. He only conceded the leader once. He
:59:36. > :59:44.was not happy. He wanted to stay in control. That was vintage Mo Farah.
:59:45. > :59:53.He is clearly not at his very best. We have seen him run quicker. He is
:59:54. > :00:04.getting better. He had a race on the last lap, he really was. He was
:00:05. > :00:08.tested in the back straight. Into the home straight with less than 500
:00:09. > :00:13.metres remaining. Andy Vernon is in the right place. Mo Farah at the
:00:14. > :00:25.bell. The bell triggers the acceleration. He has got to
:00:26. > :00:31.accelerate, has two run faster tonight than he did in the 10,000
:00:32. > :00:36.metres and he is doing that. Running himself into athletics yesterday,
:00:37. > :00:40.the most successful individual athlete in the history of the
:00:41. > :00:49.European Championships. No father winning his first gold medal. There
:00:50. > :00:57.are some great athletes that have one four but nobody has won five.
:00:58. > :01:10.Colin Jackson and Steve Backley won four gold medals. Mo Farah crosses
:01:11. > :01:15.the line with his fifth European Championship gold medal, a fantastic
:01:16. > :01:21.performance, fantastic last lap. He is not that is very, very best but
:01:22. > :01:25.great athletes can show up and be great competitors. He is a great
:01:26. > :01:32.competitor, a great athlete, the most successful individual in the
:01:33. > :01:38.history of these championships. And up fantastic performance by Andy
:01:39. > :01:42.Vernon in third place. We know he has not been well, struggling a
:01:43. > :01:48.little bit, but apart from being a great physical athlete he is a great
:01:49. > :01:52.competitor, deep down he wanted that one and he controlled that race like
:01:53. > :01:59.I have never seen anybody control a race for many years. Traffic
:02:00. > :02:10.performance -- terrific performance. Five European
:02:11. > :02:16.Championship golds. Just a little look behind to see Andy Vernon
:02:17. > :02:26.crossed the line for bronze. Hayle Ibrahimov gave him a chase but that
:02:27. > :02:27.is literally was, a chase. Tom Farrell not able to match the speed
:02:28. > :02:37.at the end, finished in 12. Congratulations to Mo Farah, he
:02:38. > :02:43.really is a great champion, a global star, he has done it again on the
:02:44. > :02:46.European stage and you can see him again next weekend, he will be in
:02:47. > :03:00.Birmingham for the diamond league meeting.
:03:01. > :03:10.And the great North run which Mo Farah will also be running. If you
:03:11. > :03:13.are training for that at the moment I am sure you have had great
:03:14. > :03:20.inspiration from what you have seen this week and somebody will be the
:03:21. > :03:28.1,000,000th finisher, the first time and mass participation half marathon
:03:29. > :03:36.event has had 1 million runners. We have equalled our very best, one
:03:37. > :03:41.more gold medal would take Great Britain into uncharted territory.
:03:42. > :03:45.Never got into double figures at a European athletics Championships. It
:03:46. > :03:54.is the best ever, it has gone past our greatest ever total. As we
:03:55. > :03:59.always do when Great Britain win medal we will ring the bell couple
:04:00. > :04:11.of times. Mo Farah adjoining himself on the board. -- joining. And Andy
:04:12. > :04:17.Vernon on the bronze, he has already been on the solver. It was not a
:04:18. > :04:20.quick race, you were so frustrated throughout that nobody was mixing it
:04:21. > :04:24.up and taking it on and doing what they must know they have got to do
:04:25. > :04:30.if they want to give a challenge to Mo Farah? It frustrated me a little
:04:31. > :04:34.bit as a race and a natural front runner but that is the way that
:04:35. > :04:41.suits Mo Farah and he controlled it perfectly. It is likely intimidates
:04:42. > :04:46.them also much that not everyone in that field believes they can compete
:04:47. > :04:51.on the last lap. They don't dare go past him and just take it to him and
:04:52. > :04:58.try and challenge him a little bit. It is really weird how much he puts
:04:59. > :05:04.others in his shadow and says I will control the race. He is a master of
:05:05. > :05:07.doing it, every time somebody tries to move outside the surge is a
:05:08. > :05:12.little bit, it is like nobody players. They are all queueing up to
:05:13. > :05:22.get on his shoulder and follow him, . It was only at this stage that
:05:23. > :05:27.Hayle Ibrahimov managed to get past him, but he cannot run as fast as
:05:28. > :05:32.him, as soon as he hears the bell he launches his finish and takes off.
:05:33. > :05:38.Andy Vernon done exactly what he needed to do, got himself into the
:05:39. > :05:50.position for a five times into the race because it was so slow and
:05:51. > :05:54.bunching up they get losing it. The I don't think at this stage she has
:05:55. > :06:02.the background or insurance that Mo has. The pace that they ran at for
:06:03. > :06:10.the first four kilometres at least of this race was a very easy job for
:06:11. > :06:16.Mo, and in that situation he will always be the quickest. He looked
:06:17. > :06:26.behind and saw Hayle Ibrahimov was his only competition and he just
:06:27. > :06:30.went further and further. I don't know if he is the fastest I have
:06:31. > :06:37.ever seen, I am sure the statisticians will be able to tell
:06:38. > :06:40.us that, but it is the ability to almost click his fingers and launch
:06:41. > :06:44.the finish and the others cannot go with it. But what he is the best I
:06:45. > :06:52.have ever seen is controlling the field. Two run of 1500 metre British
:06:53. > :06:56.record last summer, then the double at the World Championships, and this
:06:57. > :07:07.year another double gold, his range, it is pretty impressive. It
:07:08. > :07:11.is phenomenal. The interesting thing for me with his competitors is that
:07:12. > :07:14.if you look at all his races he does pretty much the same thing
:07:15. > :07:21.throughout, why not make that change, take it on and take it out
:07:22. > :07:29.harder than they have done with the bell to go? It is insanity, that is
:07:30. > :07:33.what he does best, it is fantastic to see him looking confident,
:07:34. > :07:37.smiling again, you already saw the difference between the 10,000 metres
:07:38. > :07:44.and this race now where he just seemed to be a bit more elevated.
:07:45. > :07:49.The demons are gone, he is back. He has the aura of a championship
:07:50. > :07:56.completely now. That intimidates his opponents. It does not last for
:07:57. > :07:59.long, that period where you can do that and boss everyone who tries to
:08:00. > :08:03.challenge you but when you are in that position you make the most of
:08:04. > :08:18.it. He is the man who has won five times here now. Double trouble they
:08:19. > :08:23.are. I know what that is like. He stood on the start line and he just
:08:24. > :08:34.looks more confident this time, you could see the little bit of doubt.
:08:35. > :08:39.They have got name bands on the arrests because they cannot even
:08:40. > :08:51.tell the difference. -- on their wrists. Mo Farah enjoying a moment
:08:52. > :08:57.with his family, and Andy Vernon getting his second medal of the
:08:58. > :09:04.Championships. I think that is a record for Britain in the European
:09:05. > :09:09.Championships, it is a dream come true your performance here? About
:09:10. > :09:15.eight weeks ago I was not even sure if I would make the start line so to
:09:16. > :09:18.get two medals is brilliant. I wish one of them could have been called
:09:19. > :09:21.that when you are racing against the world 's best sometimes you have to
:09:22. > :09:28.accept silver and bronze are still good. Brendan Foster was talking
:09:29. > :09:34.about how sometimes he can mesmerise the field, how did you look at it? I
:09:35. > :09:41.feel like I missed out on Wednesday so I came in here thinking I would
:09:42. > :09:45.not let it happen again. I had a game plan to try and win gold, I
:09:46. > :09:52.thought I would rather get gold or nothing, that was my kind of game
:09:53. > :09:56.plan. It got to the last 800 metres and the wheels slowly started to
:09:57. > :10:03.come off. I was not able to put it into place. But a 10,000 metres
:10:04. > :10:09.takes it out of your legs so I am surprised I held on for bronze. A
:10:10. > :10:15.lot to be proud of, well done. Thank you very much.
:10:16. > :10:34.The lead in the javelin is with Tero Pitkamaki. But his team-mates did
:10:35. > :10:41.this, it is Finland, the home of javelin at the halfway stage who set
:10:42. > :10:49.in gold and silver. They have an medal count of zero so far. Antti
:10:50. > :10:59.Ruuskanen, bronze at the Olympic Games in 2012 is out in front ahead
:11:00. > :11:09.of Tero Pitkamaki, the world champion of two years ago. And cast
:11:10. > :11:14.it seems, 32 years of age. Ruth Beitia, the bar is two metres and
:11:15. > :11:26.one centimetre, this would be illegal. -- be a lead. No female
:11:27. > :11:30.athlete has ever defended successfully High Jump title for 52
:11:31. > :11:40.years and Ruth Beitia looks on her way to doing just that. Our first
:11:41. > :11:58.time clearance. I am delighted to see we have been
:11:59. > :12:00.joined by more medallists, Eilidh Child and Martyn Rooney,
:12:01. > :12:16.congratulations on your individual medals and also today.
:12:17. > :12:24.Let's talk about your individual performances, you came here off the
:12:25. > :12:29.back of success, silver in Glasgow, having to live up to all of the
:12:30. > :12:35.expectation, being the poster girl, did it feel like a relief here? It
:12:36. > :12:38.did a little bit, but once you have got the blue number and are the
:12:39. > :12:42.number one in Europe you don't forget about that. The whole season
:12:43. > :12:50.I have been trying to execute the rate race plan. That became my
:12:51. > :13:00.thought, if I execute the right plan I will be happy. It paid off and I
:13:01. > :13:09.held onto gold. The really today has been confirmed as 43.93. That is all
:13:10. > :13:13.right. I am pretty happy, today was about winning the gold medal as a
:13:14. > :13:18.team. We put a strong squad together, two very strong people
:13:19. > :13:25.sitting on the bench so we knew we had to go out and win, there was no
:13:26. > :13:29.choice. We will talk to you more about your individual performance
:13:30. > :13:35.but as you can see you guys are out for their four x 100 metres. Great
:13:36. > :13:39.Britain looking for one more gold medal to go into double figures for
:13:40. > :13:46.the first time ever in a European Championships, could it come for
:13:47. > :13:51.this one? COMMENTATOR: Danny Tolbert drops away from the anchor leg and
:13:52. > :13:58.is replaced by Adam Gemili in one change for the British team. It has
:13:59. > :14:11.been settled squad throughout the season, the train together. Adam
:14:12. > :14:16.Gemili, you cannot leave him out. Britain does not do silver or bronze
:14:17. > :14:27.at this event in the European Championships, it is all or nothing
:14:28. > :14:33.in recent events. Look out for the German quartet, and the Swiss who
:14:34. > :14:45.were second behind Britain in the heats in a new national record time.
:14:46. > :14:47.Everyone will roar them on. Alex Wilson on the anchor leg, the 200
:14:48. > :15:08.metre man. the fastest. France are the fastest.
:15:09. > :15:16.Fran?ois without Jimmy Vicaut. -- France and Switzerland.
:15:17. > :15:29.The Netherlands are the defending champions. The defending champions.
:15:30. > :15:37.They won from lenient. -- lane eight. James Ellington just missed
:15:38. > :15:53.out by a draw on the final of the 200 metres. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
:15:54. > :15:59.and Richard Kilty. Onto Adam Gemili. Doing what he does, I love the FAQ
:16:00. > :16:45.is that he is enjoying himself. It is a strong quartet.
:16:46. > :16:54.Harry Aikines-Aryeetey waiting on the second leg. It is a good
:16:55. > :16:58.handover. Germany are going well. Switzer land are running strongly.
:16:59. > :17:04.Christophe Lemaitre getting France and a good position. Switzerland are
:17:05. > :17:10.still going well. Germany running well. It'll come down to Great
:17:11. > :17:18.Britain versus Germany. Adam Gemili should bring it home. It is a race
:17:19. > :17:23.against the clock for Adam Gemili. It is gold and it is quick. It is
:17:24. > :17:31.another gold medal for Great Britain. Adam Gemili has another
:17:32. > :17:38.title. A board by 100 relay gold medal to go with his title from the
:17:39. > :17:50.200 metres. France coming through for bronze just ahead of
:17:51. > :18:05.Switzerland. It was a very good performance. Slick batting changing.
:18:06. > :18:13.-- baton. You always felt he was going to come through, and so it
:18:14. > :18:20.proved. His team set up nicely. Good time, just under 58 seconds. The
:18:21. > :18:24.Germans not too far off their national record. Good performance
:18:25. > :18:34.for Germany. I've thought that the lead-off man for Germany had a good
:18:35. > :18:43.leg. Christophe Lemaitre was storming in lean six for France.
:18:44. > :18:50.Richard Kilty is running very well around the top bend. Germany were
:18:51. > :18:56.very close. They have to meet a advantage were turned into two
:18:57. > :19:01.metres. Adam Gemili wins it with style with some to spear. -- to
:19:02. > :19:12.spare. Long jump final is in the fourth
:19:13. > :19:17.round. Greg Rutherford is in front with 8.27 in the second round. Can
:19:18. > :19:25.he extend it? That looked very good on the board. That looks big. Greg
:19:26. > :19:32.Rutherford looking to add another major title to his impressive list
:19:33. > :19:47.of achievements. 8.27 is his lead and he is looking to extend it. We
:19:48. > :19:52.expected Christian beef Day challenge but he is in eighth place.
:19:53. > :20:05.It does not look like anybody is asking questions of Greg Rutherford.
:20:06. > :20:13.-- Christian Reif. 8.29, he does extend his lead and he is an gold
:20:14. > :20:21.medal position. These athletes these athletes are also in gold medal
:20:22. > :20:32.position. Once again, another look at this. There are fractions that be
:20:33. > :20:35.saved. The cultures talked about challenging Jamaica in major
:20:36. > :20:43.championships. I think that is possible. There were some things
:20:44. > :20:46.that could be improved. The changeover from Harry
:20:47. > :20:50.Aikines-Aryeetey and Richard Kilty, they got very close to each other.
:20:51. > :20:59.The final change to Adam Gemili looked very good as his arm was at
:21:00. > :21:01.full stretch. The German has ran 10.07 in the 100 metres. He
:21:02. > :21:13.disappointed in the individual final. Look at his reaction looking
:21:14. > :21:19.at the time. They felt they could get close to the British record of
:21:20. > :21:36.57.73. The time was 37.93 but the main thing was a gold medal. That
:21:37. > :21:46.was a lovely throw into the headwind. Finland are ready to have
:21:47. > :21:55.a party at the positions stay as they are. Look at the flight of that
:21:56. > :22:02.javelin, it is going forward the entire way. It is beyond 85 metres.
:22:03. > :22:10.That has a long throw. The championship record is 89.72 by
:22:11. > :22:18.yours truly. 88.01. It is the European best role this season. --
:22:19. > :22:37.throw. Germany managed to get it together
:22:38. > :22:44.in the relay. Gold medal for Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
:22:45. > :22:51.Fabulous afternoon session in the Letzigrund Stadium. I can tell you
:22:52. > :22:56.that it is officially Great Britain 's best ever performance since these
:22:57. > :23:04.championships began in 1934. Let us bring the bill. Martyn Rooney and a
:23:05. > :23:19.Lee Child looking on suspiciously. We did it for you. -- Eilidh Child.
:23:20. > :23:22.It is a mark of how far the quartet have came and the fact that they
:23:23. > :23:28.look up and are disappointed not to get the British record. On the warm
:23:29. > :23:33.up track, I believe that is where the gain momentum. They will be
:23:34. > :23:41.telling each other that they can get the national record and it is within
:23:42. > :23:45.their capabilities. James did not disappoint on the first leg. He was
:23:46. > :23:50.dropped from the team previously and had a point to prove. That has
:23:51. > :24:01.helped Great Britain to top the table. We sit here with a view more
:24:02. > :24:05.medals to be distributed. Equal total on 21 with France but
:24:06. > :24:09.eclipsing them with gold medals. It must be fantastic to be part of the
:24:10. > :24:17.team performing like that. Greg Rutherford is now 14 senators clear
:24:18. > :24:22.his opposition. -- 14 centimetres. Jo Pavey set it up for us on the
:24:23. > :24:27.first night. It was incredible. It seemed to be medal after medal. I
:24:28. > :24:32.was on a little bit late and I wanted to be part of that. It was
:24:33. > :24:42.the spectre rounded team. Everybody wanted to play their part and get on
:24:43. > :24:49.the podium. -- it was the feeling around the team. It is not the
:24:50. > :24:55.conversation any more. They believe they can do this and they
:24:56. > :24:58.demonstrated it tonight. It was a fantastic lead by Harry
:24:59. > :25:02.Aikines-Aryeetey. You want somebody who can chase people down and keep
:25:03. > :25:10.did that brilliantly. Richard Kilty always holds his own on the brain.
:25:11. > :25:16.And once the baton is in Adams hands, you can sit back and relax.
:25:17. > :25:20.Now that this guy will do the business. Fantastic run from the
:25:21. > :25:30.quartet. It was a very beautiful thing to watch. As I really expect,
:25:31. > :25:33.that feeling to cross over the line with the union Jack around your
:25:34. > :25:41.neck, there cannot be a better feeling. I train with the Mac of
:25:42. > :25:46.them and to see them coming out with a medal is amazing. They probably
:25:47. > :25:54.know that they can go faster. -- I train with three of them. British
:25:55. > :25:59.and European champions, it is an incredible feeling and something you
:26:00. > :26:03.can build on. There are a lot of questions about who will get the
:26:04. > :26:08.medals, it is the four athletes who race today but if you have been part
:26:09. > :26:13.of the qualification process you will also get a medal but you do not
:26:14. > :26:23.collect it on top of the podium. Let us hear from another gold medal
:26:24. > :26:27.winner, Mo Farah. Congratulations, to shoot it with your family, the
:26:28. > :26:39.twins in your arms, it must be magical. -- to share. It is the
:26:40. > :26:41.first time that they have seen daddy race, they were too young
:26:42. > :26:48.previously. They are two years old now. You have done the double
:26:49. > :26:53.double, the most successful European athlete at the championships. It is
:26:54. > :26:58.important for me. It is great to make my country proud and all of the
:26:59. > :27:03.people supporting me over the years. It is great to win medals for my
:27:04. > :27:08.country. With the trouble in the build-up, and now the two medals, if
:27:09. > :27:13.he were told that beforehand after going to hospital, you would've
:27:14. > :27:19.thought otherwise. Training has been going well for a couple of weeks. It
:27:20. > :27:25.is given me confidence and next year I will get ready to race the guys. I
:27:26. > :27:29.mention this to Andy Vernon, Brendan said that you mesmerised the field,
:27:30. > :27:38.they look up to you. Do you get a sense of that? It is what it -- it
:27:39. > :27:42.is because of what I have achieved. They start to think that it is hard
:27:43. > :27:47.to beat Mo Farah and it is good to be in that position. You dictated
:27:48. > :27:53.the race as you wanted? I wanted to stay at the top -- at the front and
:27:54. > :27:58.stay out of trouble. I nearly got tripped a couple of times. How do
:27:59. > :28:02.you sum up this European experience? It is fantastic for the country. For
:28:03. > :28:07.all of the people supporting us. I want to thank them. It is a great
:28:08. > :28:12.championship for all of the people. We have got a young team,
:28:13. > :28:17.particularly with the relay, Adam Gemili is very impressive, we have
:28:18. > :28:21.done very well. Contract -- congratulations and well done to all
:28:22. > :28:28.of the team. It is great for Arsenal at the weekend destination Mark he
:28:29. > :28:32.had to get that in. There is Asha Philip is. She's not thinking about
:28:33. > :28:38.Arsenal or anything other than getting the battle ground for the
:28:39. > :28:43.100 metres. -- getting the baton around.
:28:44. > :29:07.It is coming to a head. There are only two men who can stop Greg
:29:08. > :29:15.Rutherford winning. One athlete from France and one from Greece. You have
:29:16. > :29:19.to expect them to jump far in this situation. Otherwise you will go
:29:20. > :29:22.flat. He will watch on but will be focusing heavily as they prepare for
:29:23. > :29:46.the final attempts. The long job is taking a moment to
:29:47. > :29:54.acknowledge the national anthem that is taking place. -- long jump. I
:29:55. > :29:57.think it is for the marathon. Greg Rutherford is in the lead by 14
:29:58. > :30:02.seconds and will have to wait a few more moments to take another job.
:30:03. > :30:05.That will be Great Britain 's 11th gold. Already in the lead by 14
:30:06. > :30:08.seconds and will have to wait a few more moments to take another job.
:30:09. > :30:18.That will be Great Britain 's 11th gold. Already into for 80 years.
:30:19. > :30:27.Asha Philip is out there. Win five. Inspired by their counterparts? They
:30:28. > :30:31.will have been, they know that all eyes will be on them, they know they
:30:32. > :30:38.have to improve, some changes have been made, but they have trained,
:30:39. > :30:43.they are drilled, confident. Let the legs do the talking from this point.
:30:44. > :30:48.It is a good quartet, I am looking forward to seeing it. There is Dafne
:30:49. > :30:53.Schippers who did the double in the 100 metres under 200 metres, but
:30:54. > :30:59.they do not the same strength in depth as the British. That is
:31:00. > :31:10.correct, the Dutch team have done well this year however. Back to
:31:11. > :31:18.Steve Backley. COMMENTATOR: 8.29 of Greg Rutherford to beat. That is
:31:19. > :31:22.big. That is a very good jump. He has a lifetime best of 8.24, he is a
:31:23. > :31:34.silver-medallist from four years ago. That is very close indeed.
:31:35. > :31:44.Jumping out of shot there. That is a very decent jump indeed for a man
:31:45. > :31:53.with the seasons best of of 8.19. 8.14, it is an improvement or a --
:31:54. > :31:57.for him but it will not change the medal standings. Read Rutherford is
:31:58. > :32:10.ready but there is one man to jump first, Louis Tsatoumas. He is
:32:11. > :32:16.capable. That was flat off the board, quick off the runway, that
:32:17. > :32:25.means that Greg Rutherford is now the European champion, a golden
:32:26. > :32:31.summer. Commonwealth gold. And now European gold for the man who won
:32:32. > :32:36.the Olympics two years ago. There is his biggest jump of the afternoon in
:32:37. > :32:44.celebration of another gold medal on a fantastic day for British
:32:45. > :32:51.athletics. There is the bronze and silver-medallists. Congratulations
:32:52. > :32:56.all around. It certainly went to form with Greg Rutherford taking
:32:57. > :33:09.gold. Christian Reif nowhere to be seen. JJ Jegede in ninth. Chris
:33:10. > :33:13.Tomlinson 11th. Anyone who doubted, anyone who questioned and said was
:33:14. > :33:28.2012 flash in the pan he has answered all of them this summer.
:33:29. > :33:34.The only man to have won a medal for Great Britain in the field at these
:33:35. > :33:40.championships. Well done Greg Rutherford. Four x 100 metres relay
:33:41. > :33:49.for women is the final track event of the Championships.
:33:50. > :33:56.Can we finish on a wheel hide? It is going to be tough, Sweden on the
:33:57. > :34:03.inside, they should not be a factor. Italy have a decent side. The French
:34:04. > :34:10.are a big danger. Great Britain would have two run a British record
:34:11. > :34:23.to equal their time. It is the same quartet that ran in the heats.
:34:24. > :34:33.Ukraine in between France and Great Britain. Asha Philip will be the
:34:34. > :34:47.lead-off. It almost reads like a list of boys names, Philip, Nelson,
:34:48. > :34:49.Henry and Williams. I wondered about the Netherlands, if they were
:34:50. > :34:56.completely flat out or if they have more to give. Dafne Schippers on the
:34:57. > :35:04.back straight, the 100 metre and 200 metres gold-medallist. Russia always
:35:05. > :35:11.there to be reckoned with. The outsiders, literally, will get a
:35:12. > :35:18.huge reception, the Swiss team have had a great championship. They have
:35:19. > :35:31.been setting records all season. Dafne Schippers waiting down the
:35:32. > :35:49.back straight. Bronze-medallist in the 100 metres
:35:50. > :35:55.individual. Jodie Williams, Roy and performance from higher in the 200.
:35:56. > :36:01.Desiree Henry will be there to bring it home. Can they beat France? The
:36:02. > :36:08.British record is one of the oldest on the books, the Moscow Olympics in
:36:09. > :36:13.1980. This team went close in qualification, hosted the third best
:36:14. > :36:15.time ever by a British quartet, can they go quicker? They might have to
:36:16. > :36:50.do. Asha Philip needs to get off to a
:36:51. > :36:55.good start here. It is a good handoff for Great Britain. The Dutch
:36:56. > :37:04.have gone. Great Britain against France at the moment. This is going
:37:05. > :37:16.to be close. Great Britain have got a great read. -- lead. Henry has got
:37:17. > :37:24.it. France running them down, but Desiree Henry has got it. Great
:37:25. > :37:42.Britain get the gold. A new British record. At last. 1980. Asha Philip,
:37:43. > :37:54.Ashleigh Nelson, Jody Williams and Desiree Henry. Simply superb again
:37:55. > :38:04.from the British quartet. Great bat and changing. -- bat on changing.
:38:05. > :38:08.What a performance. The French were good, maybe not quite as good as
:38:09. > :38:14.they where in the heats, but that was quicker from the British women.
:38:15. > :38:21.And national record for them. The guys out celebrating as well. 42.2
:38:22. > :38:24.for the official time. What a way to round off what has been a
:38:25. > :38:30.scintillating European Championships for the British team. One of its
:38:31. > :38:37.major features has been this new crop of young female sprinters that
:38:38. > :38:46.Britain has got. Gina Asher-Smith who sadly limped out the other day.
:38:47. > :38:53.So much talent. Four of them producing a new British record. You
:38:54. > :39:00.talk about the names that they are running against, names from 30 years
:39:01. > :39:04.ago that times were set, it was good, as you say still room for
:39:05. > :39:10.improvement. You had the Dutch athlete outside Asha Philip year.
:39:11. > :39:14.Watch this. I don't think they were going to content, but Dafne
:39:15. > :39:17.Schippers was the individual star at these championships, but I don't
:39:18. > :39:22.think they were going to challenge France or Great Britain. That was
:39:23. > :39:28.OK, I could change, nervous for a minute because there was a half
:39:29. > :39:43.fumble. But Myriam Soumare ran so well. Henry with enough of a lead.
:39:44. > :39:48.Did not stretch it. There was more to come, that is the exciting thing.
:39:49. > :39:51.Yes they will be running against Jamaica and America come the Wattle
:39:52. > :39:57.Championships and the Olympics but there is so much they can do as a
:39:58. > :40:03.group and individually -- the World Championships. We will speak to the
:40:04. > :40:10.women in a short while but let's reflect on a great performance from
:40:11. > :40:18.the men team. First of all, James, tremendous performance having missed
:40:19. > :40:23.out by a draw in the 200, got your frustrations out and got the gold
:40:24. > :40:29.medal? Before I talk about our victory I want to bank the rest of
:40:30. > :40:32.the team, the support staff, the medical team and the national
:40:33. > :40:35.lottery, if it was not for the general public buying the tickets we
:40:36. > :40:42.would not be in this position now. We smashed it. We wanted a British
:40:43. > :40:46.record but it didn't come but we will get it in future. Could not be
:40:47. > :40:53.happier, the girls smashing the British record. Huge shout out to
:40:54. > :40:58.our relay coach. We are finally showing our potential. Our fantastic
:40:59. > :41:04.effort, and to share it with the women, it must be fantastic, the
:41:05. > :41:07.whole team, yours was director to 10th gold medal in the European
:41:08. > :41:13.Championships and we have added that with Greg Rutherford and the women.
:41:14. > :41:16.This is a new generation. The female sprints have got their act together,
:41:17. > :41:21.you might see different teams come and go, but we know what those girls
:41:22. > :41:26.have been through, they are young, I don't think one of them is over 25.
:41:27. > :41:31.Me and James are the old ones here. We have to thank so many people, you
:41:32. > :41:33.are seeing a whole group of sprinters coming together and
:41:34. > :41:39.ultimately performing. We have done it individually, now it is about
:41:40. > :41:43.enjoying our success and moving forward, knowing what we are capable
:41:44. > :41:50.of doing. It has been a golden year, lots of medals all round. Called
:41:51. > :41:57.upon gold since then for you? It has been amazing, I have to thank these
:41:58. > :42:04.guys, we have to thank the coach, we have had no problems with the
:42:05. > :42:08.relays. British record, two gold medals, so much enthusiasm and
:42:09. > :42:14.confidence in the team. It is amazing. Dominating the really every
:42:15. > :42:22.time go out there. Blowing away the past. I was speaking to guys from
:42:23. > :42:26.French TV who were talking about a dropped bat and in the past and I
:42:27. > :42:31.think that was wishful thinking. These guys did all the work, I had
:42:32. > :42:39.nothing to do, I just brought it home. I thank these guys, what can I
:42:40. > :42:43.say, another gold medal at European Championships, hopefully we can use
:42:44. > :42:49.this as a platform for the world is to compete with Jamaica and America.
:42:50. > :42:56.Let's hope so, congratulations. Thank you everyone at home so much,
:42:57. > :43:10.keep supporting us. They did good. But a British records for the women.
:43:11. > :43:21.1980, they were great athletes. You wonder how much longer, this was for
:43:22. > :43:25.a good teamwork. Ashleigh Nelson ran so well in the hundred metre final,
:43:26. > :43:30.decent change, you can see in the background, Dafne Schippers just
:43:31. > :43:34.missing it, the Dutch were going for a stretch and they probably had to
:43:35. > :43:38.do that. I am not sure what happened to the Swiss team either, they are
:43:39. > :43:46.doing a lap of consolation at the moment. I think the race was won
:43:47. > :43:51.here, because at this changeover we had a slight advantage. That is a
:43:52. > :43:59.good change, Jodie Williams, ran a very good bend. Jodie Williams
:44:00. > :44:06.needed to stay strong and give Desiree Henry, the 18-year-old, had
:44:07. > :44:09.to give her as much of a lead as possible because she was going to
:44:10. > :44:15.come under pressure, we knew how good France where, gets the Batten
:44:16. > :44:27.in her hand and looked at her goal. France trying to chase down, doing
:44:28. > :44:33.her best, a great last leg, a record-breaking performance. Look at
:44:34. > :44:37.the determination here, she knows they have handed it to her, they
:44:38. > :44:40.have given her the responsibility and even though she is still a
:44:41. > :44:53.teenager she brings it home in style.
:44:54. > :45:03.the squad. It is not about one or two stars, it is about being strong
:45:04. > :45:08.to about six or seven. The athletes push each other towards better
:45:09. > :45:15.things. Adam Gemili talked about trying to take on the Americans and
:45:16. > :45:23.Jamaicans, the ladies could as well but they may have to find a bit
:45:24. > :45:27.more. What a way to finish, J. Great Britain and Northern Ireland with
:45:28. > :45:33.another gold medal. The British record and a European leading time.
:45:34. > :45:37.France had to settle for silver and Russia got a bronze just ahead of
:45:38. > :45:47.Italy. The Netherlands and Switzerland did not finish.
:45:48. > :45:57.What an incredible 15 minutes. Coming into the prime, this crop of
:45:58. > :46:01.British female sprinters. We have talked about all some of this rich
:46:02. > :46:06.crop coming through and it is fabulous to see. They are reaping
:46:07. > :46:13.the rewards. Mo Farah came here and we did not see that bouncing,
:46:14. > :46:17.buoyant athlete ahead of his 10,000 metres. He looked worried. Nothing
:46:18. > :46:25.like to gold medals to settle yourself. Mo Farah is back and he --
:46:26. > :46:30.it is great to see. He is such an icon and such a force to be reckoned
:46:31. > :46:34.with in distance running. That is where he belongs. Top of the podium
:46:35. > :46:43.for the first time on the European Championships. Andy Vernon on the
:46:44. > :46:48.podium for the second time. Steve Cram will take you through the medal
:46:49. > :47:05.ceremony. Medals everywhere, medals galore. Rich pickings for Mo Farah
:47:06. > :47:09.and anti-fat -- for Mo Farah. Looking back into the record books
:47:10. > :47:18.to see when they won two medals in the same event, it was in 1986 when
:47:19. > :47:34.we got gold and bronze. The javelin is catching the eye of Andy Vernon,
:47:35. > :47:40.he is checking it is going past him. That was Antti Ruuskanen that took
:47:41. > :47:45.the gold medal in the javelin. That is good as you can get for
:47:46. > :48:13.celebration from Finland. They are not exuberant. Business as usual,
:48:14. > :48:18.Finland at winning the javelin. The second medal of the championships
:48:19. > :48:23.for Andy Vernon. He has acquitted himself so well after the difficult
:48:24. > :48:30.period. He ran well at the beginning of the season. He had a few
:48:31. > :48:33.problems. He got himself back at the Commonwealth Games and he has been
:48:34. > :48:45.on top at the European Championships. It is not the first
:48:46. > :48:49.time that he has finished behind Mo Farah and not the first time he has
:48:50. > :49:00.been on the rostrum behind Mo Farah. He gave him a test on the last lap
:49:01. > :49:15.and stayed with him for 200 metres, Hayle Ibrahimov. A very gracious
:49:16. > :49:21.silver-medallist. His fifth gold medal. He jumps onto the rostrum as
:49:22. > :49:31.I can see Greg Rutherford standing about ten metres away from him on
:49:32. > :49:38.the track. Two gold medals. Reward for a summer, and even for a year, I
:49:39. > :49:39.guess, which has had trials and tribulations for him. He is back
:49:40. > :49:56.where he belongs. -- to share. ANTHEM: God Save The
:49:57. > :50:46.Queen. Mo Farah discovered there user top
:50:47. > :50:57.spot in the podium in 2010 but he has loved it so much she has visited
:50:58. > :51:00.the top spot maintains. Five times in the European Championships. He is
:51:01. > :51:08.absolutely fantastic. It is a pleasure to have him in an event
:51:09. > :51:09.such as middle distance running and long-distance running. Well done. We
:51:10. > :51:21.love you. There is understandable delight from
:51:22. > :51:27.the women here after that performance. Not only the gold medal
:51:28. > :51:31.but the British record that has been in existence since 1980. We have
:51:32. > :51:35.talked about it for so long and we have wanted it so badly. The
:51:36. > :51:43.emotions that I have got for these girls... I am so proud of them. We
:51:44. > :51:47.have worked so hard for that. We battled for this and we deserve it.
:51:48. > :51:51.Every moment of it. The emotion deserves to pour out of you. It was
:51:52. > :51:57.emotional winning an individual medal but now a gold medal, an
:51:58. > :52:03.amazing Championships for you. It has been amazing. We have worked
:52:04. > :52:15.very well as a team. There are four black girls who are not here so a
:52:16. > :52:22.big thank you to them. Without them we -- -- four girls.
:52:23. > :52:37.We have been looking for this national record. Everybody has been
:52:38. > :52:45.talking about sprinting in Great Britain. It is came on in the last
:52:46. > :52:53.year. Four x 104 x 400, we have all done so well. It is good to see the
:52:54. > :52:58.hard work paid off and we are medals. This is your first senior
:52:59. > :53:06.Championships, can you put it into words? I honestly cannot. I have run
:53:07. > :53:10.the really a few times this year. I'm just so proud to be here and I
:53:11. > :53:15.want to thank my coach for giving me this opportunity to go on to the
:53:16. > :53:19.last leg and I am so glad that I was able to bring it home and we have
:53:20. > :53:32.got the national record. I am so happy.
:53:33. > :53:50.Some results just to tidy up for you.
:53:51. > :54:06.And the brilliant high jump competition. Ruth Beitia managed to
:54:07. > :54:19.defend her championship for the first time ever. It has just about
:54:20. > :54:24.been the most perfect afternoon. This is what the table looks like. A
:54:25. > :54:29.total of 23 medals, topping the table. The best ever performance.
:54:30. > :54:36.Five gold medals today. National record in the four x 100 metres for
:54:37. > :54:40.the women. The most valiant afternoon of athletics. We are going
:54:41. > :54:48.to ring the bell a couple more times. -- the most brilliant.
:54:49. > :54:59.That'll be the last time that we do it. I have loved it. That is the
:55:00. > :55:03.last time. This is officially the end of the athletics. The beginning
:55:04. > :55:08.of so many fantastic careers that are being launched here. Young
:55:09. > :55:11.athletes coming through at the first major championships. Great
:55:12. > :55:16.experience coming to this, it must be wonderful to see them realise
:55:17. > :55:20.their potential. So many of them have stepped up their game. They are
:55:21. > :55:25.not intimidated by coming to these championships. It is great for the
:55:26. > :55:31.future and looking towards the World Championships and the Olympics in
:55:32. > :55:37.Rio de Janeiro. It was incredible. Everybody keeps saying the name of
:55:38. > :55:42.my coach. He has done very well. To see him get the championship
:55:43. > :55:45.records. Reduce records. They are very important to him. Coming here
:55:46. > :55:54.as a world class -- world-class coach, proving that he is a world
:55:55. > :55:58.class coach. It is in plastic for British athletics that these young
:55:59. > :56:10.kids are coming into the team and winning medals. -- it is fantastic.
:56:11. > :56:15.You look at Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis, the mentality has changed for
:56:16. > :56:19.us. Greg Rutherford has added two Commonwealth gold and Olympic gold.
:56:20. > :56:27.He was so disappointed with his season last year and was not able to
:56:28. > :56:30.capitalise on it. He pulled out at the last minute at the Glasgow
:56:31. > :56:40.diamond lead because he needed to concentrate. He has tamed it
:56:41. > :56:43.perfectly. -- Diamond league. It is about medals for him. He has now
:56:44. > :56:49.added the European title to his Olympic and Commonwealth titles.
:56:50. > :56:56.Thank you very much for joining us. We will see you in bombing. We will
:56:57. > :57:05.be there. -- we will see you in Birmingham. Will there be a party
:57:06. > :57:12.tonight? Yes but because we are all racing we cannot enjoy it. I have
:57:13. > :57:20.got an early fight night. -- an early flight. I have got a bottle of
:57:21. > :57:23.red wine in my room. The performance director Neil Black will be
:57:24. > :57:26.delighted to hear that the celebrations are tempered.
:57:27. > :57:35.I have to say, it is a great delight to talk to you in these
:57:36. > :57:42.circumstances. Britain tops the medal table with a record number of
:57:43. > :57:47.medals. Can you sum it up? We are chuffed to bits. We came here
:57:48. > :57:49.wanting to be competitive. We have converted in so many circumstances
:57:50. > :57:56.where people had genuine medal chances. Commitment to performance,
:57:57. > :58:02.the understanding about what it is about and the confidence that people
:58:03. > :58:08.are bringing. The huge support from coaches working with athletes, it is
:58:09. > :58:11.unbelievable. The relay team talked about the confidence that well
:58:12. > :58:25.instilled in them. The days of. Baton has gone. -- the days of the
:58:26. > :58:28.dropped baton. That is what they have demonstrated today. Tell me
:58:29. > :58:35.about the delight in the youth coming through. The people who have
:58:36. > :58:41.lived up to this. It is difficult for me to pick out names. You are
:58:42. > :58:45.absolutely right. The example that we can give is that we think it is
:58:46. > :58:49.amazing if we have a devil that goes under 23 seconds and now we have got
:58:50. > :58:58.a clutch of them. -- when we have a lady. We are going global from here
:58:59. > :59:05.onwards. The next three years are the most important. These guys know
:59:06. > :59:08.how to do it. How important is it that the Commonwealth Games and the
:59:09. > :59:11.Europeans have been the launching pad with the World Championships
:59:12. > :59:19.next year and the Olympics beyond that. It is critical in the process
:59:20. > :59:23.through to Rio de Janeiro. And then on to London in 2017. They have
:59:24. > :59:31.grabbed it and we are all excited and chuffed to bits. Jo Pavey, one
:59:32. > :59:34.of the oldest members of the team, what a fantastic performance. How
:59:35. > :59:40.crucial is to have somebody like that around a team setting an
:59:41. > :59:45.example. She has a complete example. She is so open, honest and real. We
:59:46. > :59:52.will have grasped onto that. She is brilliant in giving her experience
:59:53. > :59:59.back to younger athletes. And to see Martyn Rooney recognising his
:00:00. > :00:02.potential etc. Jo Pavey shows the grit and determination, and
:00:03. > :00:09.confidence to be able to go out and produce the goods. Many highlights,
:00:10. > :00:14.we cannot pick one out. Let us celebrate the entire team. I would
:00:15. > :00:16.not want to pick one out. It is absolutely brilliant.
:00:17. > :00:24.Congratulations. Thank you very much. Performance director Neil
:00:25. > :00:28.Black pudding into context the achievements from this British team.
:00:29. > :00:37.It deals from the outside like they have fed off of each other. It has
:00:38. > :00:40.bled into the next performance. Success breeds success but they have
:00:41. > :00:45.been really well supported, they prepared really well for this,
:00:46. > :00:48.coming off the back of the Commonwealth Games and showing they
:00:49. > :00:53.can do back-to-back championships and perform well. You heard from
:00:54. > :00:58.Andy Vernon in the studio the last time that there are no excuses, they
:00:59. > :01:02.have got the facilities, they have got the medical back-up, and they
:01:03. > :01:07.have got the belief. That together creates a formidable opportunity to
:01:08. > :01:11.these guys to take what they have learned at these championships and
:01:12. > :01:18.move on. Lowe it is the belief that, they absolutely believe they are
:01:19. > :01:23.justified in being there. When you have that kind of confidence about
:01:24. > :01:29.you it is wonderful. We talked about an individual with Mo Farah and what
:01:30. > :01:32.it can do to your competitors, make the belief dissipate, and now the
:01:33. > :01:36.whole team is starting to believe that across a range of events. We
:01:37. > :01:41.might go into more depth soon, but the field there, Greg Rutherford
:01:42. > :01:44.being the only gold medal lost in the field, various people not here
:01:45. > :01:50.because of injury, so there is more to come. A lot of injuries but also
:01:51. > :01:54.a lot of gaps where I think sometimes the talent is not good
:01:55. > :01:58.enough and they have to look at that. I think the track has been
:01:59. > :02:05.outstanding, from sprints all the way through to the distances. I
:02:06. > :02:10.think it bodes well for the future. A very happy crop of sprinters, not
:02:11. > :02:14.as happy as they might have been because I think they wanted the
:02:15. > :02:18.British record as well and were just outside of that. Could not quite
:02:19. > :02:28.match their female counterparts. They could not, but they know it is
:02:29. > :02:34.there. I believe this quartet, we have got a great team. It is great
:02:35. > :02:38.to see them getting the rewards. Why is James Dasaolu not there at the
:02:39. > :02:44.moment? Is it because he has not been training as much? It is not
:02:45. > :02:49.unusual to some things get the best sprinters competing in the relay,
:02:50. > :02:53.Allan Wells never ran the four x 100 metres for Great Britain and he was
:02:54. > :03:00.the Olympic champion. James Dasaolu has been injured, and when you are
:03:01. > :03:02.injured, you spend more of your time spending hitting yourself better
:03:03. > :03:10.rather than trying to fit into a team. One of only five British
:03:11. > :03:14.athletes to go under ten seconds, you would expect that if you wanted
:03:15. > :03:21.to and this bit next year and would like to train more with them there
:03:22. > :03:27.would be a place? Yes, CJ can also fit into this group very nicely as
:03:28. > :03:36.well. I want to see the best for guys and see what they can do. --
:03:37. > :03:39.four guys. But it is about bat on changes as well, as we saw with the
:03:40. > :03:45.Dutch and Swiss women, you have to make it happen. Andrew Cotter is
:03:46. > :03:54.very well drilled, let him take the preceding away. COMMENTATOR: I will
:03:55. > :04:06.try not to drop the Batten here. France in third place, what they
:04:07. > :04:08.might have done. It was the hard work of Christophe Lemaitre that got
:04:09. > :04:29.them into that position. Talking about the British strength
:04:30. > :04:35.in depth, they know there is such strength in depth, there is no one
:04:36. > :04:40.absolutely outstanding athlete, some very, very, very good athletes in
:04:41. > :04:44.there, but can they get close to the Jamaicans and Americans at their
:04:45. > :04:51.very best? But in the relays they can challenge anyone in the world at
:04:52. > :05:02.the moment. Has been a good championship for France as well.
:05:03. > :05:12.Talking about squads which are strong and work as a good unit, the
:05:13. > :05:15.Germans certainly did that here. They were disappointed in the
:05:16. > :05:26.individual 100 metres, did not deliver at all.
:05:27. > :05:31.But they pushed Great Britain and Northern Ireland very hard indeed in
:05:32. > :05:52.the final. Some nice foliage. Now it is
:05:53. > :05:56.Britain's turn, hunting down not just the gold medal, desperate to
:05:57. > :06:02.get the British record, just short by a couple of tenths of a second.
:06:03. > :06:14.But the gold medal is more than compensation. Gold-medallists in the
:06:15. > :06:24.European Championships, and a mention for Danny Tolbert who ran in
:06:25. > :06:30.the heats. And James Dasaolu and CJ, did not get onto the team despite
:06:31. > :06:35.going below ten seconds this season, but there is real strength and
:06:36. > :06:42.quality throughout. To add to his bronze medal in the individual, a
:06:43. > :06:50.kiss for the gold medal for Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. Indoor champion
:06:51. > :07:01.Richard Kilty. And a second gold for Adam Gemili. Certainly Adam Gemili
:07:02. > :07:09.is one who really could challenge the best in the world. I wonder if
:07:10. > :07:32.200 metres is his future? Another gold medal. Enjoy it one more time.
:07:33. > :08:21.Happy and glorious just about sums up that quartet. Big international
:08:22. > :08:31.challenges to come but these are golden times for British Bunting. --
:08:32. > :08:37.sprinting. STUDIO: Fabulous success for Great Britain 's men's four x
:08:38. > :08:41.100 m relay squad. It is a squad of depth and talent which we will
:08:42. > :08:45.hopefully see a lot more of in the next few years at the major
:08:46. > :08:51.championships. But let's go back to the women's four x 100, the Swiss
:08:52. > :09:00.quartet are on all the posters here, they were hoping for so much from
:09:01. > :09:07.them, but look at this. Just out of the blocks, four steps out, the
:09:08. > :09:15.pressure she must have felt under. Just not focusing in the way she has
:09:16. > :09:23.done every race here so far. I speechless am, the poor devil must
:09:24. > :09:28.be beside herself, -- devil. When you are driving out of the blocks
:09:29. > :09:33.sometimes you can hit your own like, I have seen that happen before. It
:09:34. > :09:39.meant so much to these girls, they are performed so well. They are on
:09:40. > :09:42.posters all over the place, they are the girls that had been looking to
:09:43. > :09:50.get some kind of medal. Deep consolations to them, commiserations
:09:51. > :09:53.rather. A pretty awful experience. Another person with great
:09:54. > :10:02.expectation and great pressure on him to perform but has done so every
:10:03. > :10:29.single day is Kone, the mascot. -- Cooly, the mascot.
:10:30. > :10:41.LAUGHTER I want one. I want a life sized one.
:10:42. > :10:45.I think the steeplechase might have been my favourite moment, but we
:10:46. > :10:55.decided: Needed another challenge in his life. -- we decided Colin
:10:56. > :11:05.Jackson needed. This is when Colin met Cooly. All week I have been
:11:06. > :11:14.watching this cow show off, it is about time it was taught a lesson.
:11:15. > :11:25.To date is judgement day. For one of us. He is going down. This is
:11:26. > :11:31.utterly ridiculous. How dear C challenge me. Does he know where the
:11:32. > :11:38.start line is, because this is where he is going to get waxed. My
:11:39. > :11:41.opponent, all smiles now, trying to make me feel good. Trying to butter
:11:42. > :12:32.me up. Victory is mine. Who am I to milk
:12:33. > :12:47.it? STUDIO: Brilliant, the winner with pardons galore -- jokes galore.
:12:48. > :12:52.It was a bit cheesy wasn't it? Excellent work, I think you have
:12:53. > :12:57.really put him in his place. It was brilliant, it was all about fun, he
:12:58. > :13:03.has so much energy. For us to even get that was pretty special. Very
:13:04. > :13:05.much in demand, as is Greg Rutherford who has just won his
:13:06. > :13:25.third gold at a major championship. congratulations. It is a real sense
:13:26. > :13:33.of relief. I could see how well the British team was doing. To do that,
:13:34. > :13:38.I am over the moon. To do 27 and 29 back to back, I am happy. I could
:13:39. > :13:44.feel it tight in my hamstring and I did not want to risk it. Fortunately
:13:45. > :13:50.I can add another title. I am absolutely over the moon. We are
:13:51. > :14:01.losing Andy Turner after this and he is the closest friend on my team. He
:14:02. > :14:09.was always a big help to me to help relax my nerves. It is a thin
:14:10. > :14:15.plastic -- fantastic work from Jonas this year. He has managed to get me
:14:16. > :14:21.to go fast. I will become a dad and a couple of months time. It is
:14:22. > :14:26.turning into a big year. I hope Susie is OK at home and is not in
:14:27. > :14:31.premature labour. If so I will be getting a plane tonight. It is great
:14:32. > :14:37.to come back after such a torrid time last year. It is something to
:14:38. > :14:41.build on. It is great to win another couple of titles and I have to go
:14:42. > :14:46.out and do it on the world stage again. Commonwealth champion,
:14:47. > :14:53.European champion, Olympic champion, just one more to complete the set. I
:14:54. > :14:59.am quite pleased about that. Everybody tries as absolutely hard
:15:00. > :15:07.as they can out there. I'm lucky that things have been coming
:15:08. > :15:09.together for me this year. The physiotherapist has been doing
:15:10. > :15:16.tireless work to make sure that I stay healthy. These titles are won
:15:17. > :15:20.by multiple people getting behind you and keeping you on the straight
:15:21. > :15:24.and narrow. I thank them for that and hopefully I can have a few more
:15:25. > :15:30.years. World Championships next year and then Brazil. Hopefully I can
:15:31. > :15:36.complete the set and retain my world title, I might have to hang up my
:15:37. > :15:49.spikes. Stick with the long jump for now. Congratulations once again. The
:15:50. > :15:56.winter sport aspirations can be put on ice. He has had a few big jumps
:15:57. > :16:00.to go for. You have them talk about the World Championships, to put that
:16:01. > :16:06.into context, not many have got that collection. Sally Gunnell did it.
:16:07. > :16:14.Jonathan Edwards and Linford Christie. That is about it. Let's
:16:15. > :16:17.look at his technique. He has been so consistent on the border. That is
:16:18. > :16:23.one thing you find with Greg. He has so consistent on the border. That is
:16:24. > :16:33.got great verve on the runway. Seldom does he fell out. -- foul
:16:34. > :16:37.out. The athletes have to make quick adjustments because this track is so
:16:38. > :16:42.quick. He was jumping into a headwind today but great accuracy
:16:43. > :16:48.and great performance. Another gold medal. There was great sportsmanship
:16:49. > :16:52.from Chris Tomlinson who was congratulating him after his first
:16:53. > :16:57.big jump. That is good to see because there has been that bit of
:16:58. > :17:00.needle earlier in the season when he got the British record. It is good
:17:01. > :17:03.needle earlier in the season when he to see that is nothing to be
:17:04. > :17:08.bothered about. You just want them to let bygones be -- bygones be
:17:09. > :17:14.bygones and let the competition do the talking. There is Greg coming
:17:15. > :17:22.out to take his gold. Five gold medals today. That is one of the
:17:23. > :17:27.great days for British athletics. It is brilliant. To finish on top of
:17:28. > :17:32.the medals table in Europe is a big thing for Great Britain. Everything
:17:33. > :17:36.is looking really good. There is a legend presenting the medals as
:17:37. > :17:46.well. It is good to see a Welshman Neil, Colin Jackson? He will be very
:17:47. > :17:51.happy that you called him a legend. He will give the gold medal to Greg
:17:52. > :17:54.Rutherford and just a moment. Let us hand you over to a commentator that
:17:55. > :17:57.has got some European gold medals, four, Steve Backley?
:17:58. > :18:25.Great to see him congratulating the bronze-medallist. Kafetien Gomis. He
:18:26. > :18:37.was Olympic champion. It is fitting that in a second he congratulate
:18:38. > :18:41.Greg Rutherford. 8.15 metres in his first jump. He set the bar and the
:18:42. > :18:49.only one to pop -- put up any kind of fight. Greg Rutherford said this
:18:50. > :19:04.would be harder than the Commonwealth Games. He made it look
:19:05. > :19:08.easy. We started to believe in him eight years ago when he won silver.
:19:09. > :19:20.It was six years later when he took Olympic gold. She is getting used to
:19:21. > :19:26.the ceremonies. -- he is getting used.
:19:27. > :20:27.With all of the British success, it is amazing to think that Greg is the
:20:28. > :20:37.only individual athlete from Britain to win, wealth and European gold. It
:20:38. > :20:39.started with a British record and now his second gold medal of the
:20:40. > :20:50.summer. Fantastic stuff. Well done. Greg Rutherford who will have a trio
:20:51. > :21:00.of success is because his first baby is due. It is a golden year for him.
:21:01. > :21:02.He looked absolutely thrilled with his success. He seems to be a
:21:03. > :21:11.different athlete this year from last year. It was not clicking for
:21:12. > :21:15.him last year and he was despondent with his personal performances. He
:21:16. > :21:18.seemed to be disenchanted. It is the adjustment that you have to go
:21:19. > :21:24.through after you have been an Olympic champion. Everything
:21:25. > :21:29.changes. Your personal life, your sponsorship commitments. How you
:21:30. > :21:35.view yourself. To get back into training and have a healthy body,
:21:36. > :21:42.get into competitions, can be tough. He has bounced back and dealt with
:21:43. > :21:48.it well. 8.51 really set him up. To have a healthy body is great. He
:21:49. > :21:53.thanked his coach, Jonas, who has made a big difference to what he has
:21:54. > :22:00.experienced. His speed is better and his confidence is intact. There was
:22:01. > :22:04.a sigh of relief when he came off the podium. That must feel what it
:22:05. > :22:11.is like to get this summer done. He has nailed it this summer. It is
:22:12. > :22:14.record and two championships. You cannot ask for anything more from
:22:15. > :22:21.Greg Rutherford. That is why he has got a smile on his face. He will be
:22:22. > :22:27.looking forward to the World Championships and why not can take
:22:28. > :22:35.the gold medal? The jump today has to give him confidence. If he kneels
:22:36. > :22:39.8.45 then he is in business. Nobody has challenged him. Let us take a
:22:40. > :22:44.quick reminder of how great this Championships has been for Great
:22:45. > :22:54.Britain. 12 golds in total. They started the day on seven with France
:22:55. > :23:00.top of the table. That is some achievement. Haps the achievement of
:23:01. > :23:05.the day with the British record that has stood since 1984, the relay
:23:06. > :23:13.quartet who have blasted away that record. They won the first gold in
:23:14. > :23:15.this event for Britain since 1950. Steve Cram will talk us through the
:23:16. > :23:26.ceremony. Russia take the bronze medal. It is
:23:27. > :23:31.worth reflecting on this big summer of British athletics. The
:23:32. > :23:35.Commonwealth Games and into these European Championships. Greg
:23:36. > :23:47.Rutherford the one man to win that gold in both. -- to win gold in
:23:48. > :23:53.both. It medal winners in the Commonwealth Games went on to win
:23:54. > :24:06.medals in these championships. Well done to them. And also to the relay
:24:07. > :24:20.teams. The French team come on to the rostrum. They ran well but not
:24:21. > :24:25.as well as the British quartet. The British quartet, Anyika Onuora
:24:26. > :24:35.also-ran in the heats. She will get a gold medal as well. It was fired
:24:36. > :24:40.for the England team at the Commonwealth Games and gold for
:24:41. > :24:45.Britain at the European Championships. Jamaica ran 40 1.83
:24:46. > :24:49.at the Commonwealth Games. The British record is just the starting
:24:50. > :24:57.point. It is a platform for them to go on and get quicker. Really
:24:58. > :25:19.content and push America and Jamaica in the coming years. Here they come.
:25:20. > :25:33.So much talent in the entire sprint squad. The way that these in the
:25:34. > :25:38.change is fantastic. -- relay teams interchange.
:25:39. > :25:57.Our new European champions. Our new British record holders. 42.24.
:25:58. > :26:05.Rounding off what has been a fantastic European Championships for
:26:06. > :26:05.the British team. These women encapsulate the promise and the
:26:06. > :27:15.talent of the future. A 5-star performance from four stars
:27:16. > :27:20.of the future. Britain's first gold medal of this final day. The 12 of
:27:21. > :27:29.these wonderful European Championships in Zurich.
:27:30. > :27:35.Our experts have had some fabulous performances to pull over and to
:27:36. > :27:40.pick out the favourites. We asked them to do it last night. I am sure
:27:41. > :27:46.that they will add in some of the things that they saw today. This is
:27:47. > :27:50.what they came up with. These championships have given us a
:27:51. > :27:56.glimpse into the future of British athletics. We have seen some amazing
:27:57. > :28:00.performances. I think it has been a great Championships for Britain in
:28:01. > :28:05.particular. Many of them have had to contend with two Championships. They
:28:06. > :28:10.have managed to switch from the Commonwealth Games, focus and come
:28:11. > :28:14.here to Zurich to win medals. You get a sense that this has been a
:28:15. > :28:20.great camaraderie within the team. They are young and vibrant. Even the
:28:21. > :28:25.senior ones have made an impression. This is it, her whole career has
:28:26. > :28:30.been about this moment. It is gold for Jo Pavey. She's the champion.
:28:31. > :28:39.Knowing her, it is more special because you know how hard she has
:28:40. > :28:41.worked for this victory. Jo Pavey has finally came of age at the age
:28:42. > :29:04.of 40. Our athlete of the modern time is Mo
:29:05. > :29:13.Farah, a really low year for hep, -- him. Goldsboro Mo Farah. He needed
:29:14. > :29:17.to be on the track again, having faced so many difficulties this
:29:18. > :29:21.year. It was brilliant to see him back on the track and see winning
:29:22. > :29:26.ways, but to see Andy Vernon coming from behind, I think that was
:29:27. > :29:34.testament to how hard he has worked in preparation. I think as in any
:29:35. > :29:39.championship whenever you get the home victory it is really special.
:29:40. > :29:54.Kariem Hussein has called for Switzerland. -- gold. You get a real
:29:55. > :30:07.mix, those for who this might be the last chance alone. -- saloon. It was
:30:08. > :30:13.a really smart race, he was patient. Who can possibly knock that
:30:14. > :30:16.performance? You get the sense that a gold medal means so much to
:30:17. > :30:27.certain individuals, the face of Tiffany Porter was just wonderful.
:30:28. > :30:33.Gold at last for Tiffany Porter. Eilidh Child winning the gold medal
:30:34. > :30:39.was something else. Eilidh Child, the Golden child in Europe. It was a
:30:40. > :30:46.massive smile on her face and it was a lovely emotional moment for her.
:30:47. > :30:51.Night after night we have seen gold medals, silver medals, from
:30:52. > :30:56.athletes, some we did not expect to win medal, and some people that
:30:57. > :31:01.really needed to step up. It is James Dasaolu. And Harry gets the
:31:02. > :31:15.bronze. What a victory for Dafne Schippers. Adam Gemili, called for
:31:16. > :31:19.Great Britain. -- gold. It has been a delight all-round to see British
:31:20. > :31:25.athletics at the top end taking care of by some of the elder statesmen
:31:26. > :31:30.and women. And being taken care of by those who will give us the rules
:31:31. > :31:33.for the next several years. For the sprinters this has been a fantastic
:31:34. > :31:37.platform and it might give them the confidence that attack the World
:31:38. > :31:41.Championships and the Olympics they have every chance of doing well. I
:31:42. > :31:49.think people will perhaps think back to zoo that and think that is where
:31:50. > :31:56.I saw them first. -- is Eric -- to Z?rich. STUDIO: That medal belongs
:31:57. > :32:08.to Greg Rutherford, thank you for joining us, does that feel as good
:32:09. > :32:13.as any medal you have one this year? It is a strange one because there
:32:14. > :32:16.was a lot of pressure on me, I am starting to learn how to deal with
:32:17. > :32:20.that because expectation has gone through the roof since the Olympics.
:32:21. > :32:26.Seeing how many great performances the British are put on, I think
:32:27. > :32:29.everyone expected to go out and win gold medals, if I had not done it I
:32:30. > :32:34.would have got a lot of stick and things would not have been too nice,
:32:35. > :32:38.I had to get it done. We were old is appointed when you pulled out of the
:32:39. > :32:42.Glasgow Grand Prix, you said you were not resting the summer because
:32:43. > :32:49.it was about winning major championships and that calculated
:32:50. > :32:56.decision has paid off, was this about cementing the Olympic gold?
:32:57. > :33:00.Absolutely, I have taken steps since the Olympics, last year was a
:33:01. > :33:09.terrible year, things did not go well and this was about me redeeming
:33:10. > :33:15.that. I always go to and win medals. My body has let me down but
:33:16. > :33:19.I am in a good place, I seem fit and strong. Andy Turner is a very close
:33:20. > :33:23.friend of mine and we are gutted to see him go and he said go and get it
:33:24. > :33:29.done which is what she managed in 2010. Seeing so many great
:33:30. > :33:35.performances it felt easier to do but with added pressure. Let's have
:33:36. > :33:40.a look at your performance, everybody has eulogised about your
:33:41. > :33:47.consistency on the board. You have the most amazing run up, we don't
:33:48. > :33:52.tend to see you foul much. Getting close, few mentions of that in the
:33:53. > :33:56.past, but I am in a great position with a great grip where I am running
:33:57. > :34:01.against very fast people and that helps me. For me being fast on the
:34:02. > :34:07.runway means I will be consistent and in a good position. A few issues
:34:08. > :34:11.where I am still over rotating, but ultimately ends are starting to come
:34:12. > :34:16.together. I have always known if I am faster I feel good and will
:34:17. > :34:23.generally get it in. It is testament to my coach and the group who have
:34:24. > :34:31.been working hard to make me faster. What are you most pleased with this
:34:32. > :34:34.season? It is a tough one, I set out from the start seeing the
:34:35. > :34:38.Commonwealth Games were my major goal because it was almost like
:34:39. > :34:46.London but obviously in Scotland. That was very special. But this too
:34:47. > :34:52.back that up 17 days later it algae may sit into something really
:34:53. > :34:56.special, the whole summer, I cannot pinpoint one good performance.
:34:57. > :35:01.Fantastic to start jumping so well, but to finish by doing this, it
:35:02. > :35:05.proves I can hold together, my body has matured enough to put together a
:35:06. > :35:12.decent distances and if I can finish on a good high and maybe jump a bit
:35:13. > :35:16.further it will be at amend year. I have noticed that managing your body
:35:17. > :35:23.has always been tricky, do you think you have got a hold on that now. You
:35:24. > :35:28.always want to compete and do very well, sometimes your body is not
:35:29. > :35:33.quite right, when you are younger you are more determined to be
:35:34. > :35:39.clever, as I have gone on I have started to understand the signs,
:35:40. > :35:45.little issues cropping up. That was the sign for me, the slight issue
:35:46. > :35:50.that I have to go and get sorted, 40 injections later of bits into my
:35:51. > :35:54.spine and knees seemed to clear it up and testament to UK athletics
:35:55. > :35:58.they did fantastic for me. Staying fit and healthy is the name of the
:35:59. > :36:04.game I have had a lot of times it has not gone right fortunately this
:36:05. > :36:06.time it has. Was that the time when you fell out of love little bit or
:36:07. > :36:34.Ed became disenchanting? Yes. I could not get it together,
:36:35. > :36:38.everything changed, I was travelling around the world at my own expense
:36:39. > :36:43.trying to find the perfect mix of coaching, weather and everything
:36:44. > :36:47.else, didn't find it and it became something I didn't enjoy. Looks like
:36:48. > :36:52.the smile is back in your face and a baby to come which could cap off the
:36:53. > :37:00.whole year. Thank you. Denise, Colin, Paula, thank you for your
:37:01. > :37:03.contributions, Britain on top of the table, the best ever performance in
:37:04. > :37:06.a European athletics Championships, we will see you for more next Sunday
:37:07. > :37:11.in Birmingham. Goodbye from us.