:00:13. > :00:17.European Indoor Championships. When you left us, we were at a dramatic
:00:17. > :00:25.stage in the women's pole vault competition, waiting for Holly
:00:25. > :00:35.Bleasdale to take her attempt for a gold medal at 4.72m.
:00:35. > :00:44.
:00:44. > :00:48.see the bar being reduced in height now. They are involved in a jump-
:00:48. > :00:58.off. 4.72m the last height they both failed three times will now be
:00:58. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:08.dropped down to 4.67m, I think. It really is nailbiting stuff, this.
:01:08. > :01:13.Action everywhere. It's a great afternoon to have Jenny Meadows
:01:13. > :01:17.back. She is the defending champion now after the disqualification of
:01:17. > :01:25.the athlete who crossed the line ahead of her two years ago. It's
:01:25. > :01:28.great to see her back. One race before coming to these
:01:29. > :01:32.Championships. A little rusty in the heats yesterday. We will see
:01:32. > :01:42.Jenny taking this race out here this afternoon. She has to finish
:01:42. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:53.in the top three. She is more than capable of getting through here.
:01:53. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :01:59.Arzamasova will be a danger. Has only lost once this year.
:01:59. > :02:09.Lyakhovaya of the Ukraine. Was a bit of a surprise yesterday.
:02:09. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:27.the front. Her coach, Trevor, her husband, had said when they come
:02:27. > :02:31.here the three races will help her. She wasn't ready for a one-off fast
:02:31. > :02:35.race. She will take this out and do what she does when she is at her
:02:36. > :02:40.fittest. This is what she's comfortable doing. She likes to
:02:40. > :02:44.control the race. This is the right tactic. She's great at setting the
:02:44. > :02:49.right pace. She knows what shape she is in. Never goes too fast.
:02:49. > :02:56.That is a reasonable first 200m. That is a pretty fast first 200m.
:02:56. > :03:02.One thing that Jenny can use this Championships for, she can use the
:03:02. > :03:10.races as training to bring her on. She's comfortable here. She is
:03:10. > :03:20.running how she likes to run. She is looking smooth so far. Slowing
:03:20. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:25.from that 28.50 200m. Has Jenny got the shape to maintain this? You can
:03:25. > :03:31.see how they are strung out. Look at Buchel trying to attack. Jenny
:03:31. > :03:41.is still going well. Jenny going very well. Buchel wanted to get
:03:41. > :03:46.past before the bend. Looking back to Galligan, can she get past the
:03:46. > :03:53.athlete in front of her? Still good pace being set by Jenny Meadows. It
:03:53. > :03:57.is slowing a bit. We would expect that. Look how stretched out they
:03:57. > :04:03.are. The form doesn't change. She will still need to be strong. There
:04:03. > :04:09.is still danger here. Buchel is still there, Arzamasova is still
:04:09. > :04:17.there and Lyakhovaya is close enough to strike. This is great
:04:17. > :04:23.running from Jenny! Lasting it out. Into the final. Well-controlled.
:04:23. > :04:27.Brilliant run. 2:01.04. She is back and is in good shape. Not the shape
:04:27. > :04:37.she would completely like to be in. That was dominant. The others will
:04:37. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:44.think this is the lady to beat. The British team captain has run
:04:44. > :04:52.superbly well. She is casting an eye to watch Holly Bleasdale. This
:04:52. > :04:55.is a gold medal chance for Great Britain. 4.67m the bar is set at.
:04:55. > :05:04.She's cleared it already in the competition. It is all-or-nothing
:05:04. > :05:13.now. She's got it! It's gold for Great Britain! Holly Bleasdale is
:05:13. > :05:19.the champion. Jenny Meadows knows exactly what's happened there.
:05:19. > :05:29.Jenny Meadows raises her arms. Holly Bleasdale is the European
:05:29. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:37.Indoor Champion. What about that! Lovely moment. A great moment. We
:05:37. > :05:42.will come back to Jenny shortly. She's obviously celebrating as well.
:05:42. > :05:46.She is celebrating Holly's brilliant gold medal there. All of
:05:46. > :05:53.a sudden, there's some Union Jacks appeared in the crowd! There always
:05:53. > :05:57.was a few! People were keeping them well hidden. The women's team
:05:58. > :06:01.captain, or the Great Britain team captain, says congratulations to
:06:01. > :06:10.Britain's first medal of these Championships. It's gold in the
:06:10. > :06:19.women's pole vault. Absolutely brilliant in the end. Took a long
:06:19. > :06:22.time coming. But as soon as Anna Rogowska failed that height of
:06:22. > :06:32.4.67m, Holly Bleasdale had the opportunity and she took it
:06:32. > :06:34.
:06:34. > :06:44.superbly. There's all the medallists. Bleasdale, Rogowska and
:06:44. > :06:52.
:06:52. > :06:56.Holly just celebrating over there. You were able to share the moment.
:06:56. > :07:04.What a great couple of minutes for Great Britain? It was brilliant.
:07:04. > :07:08.Holly is my roommate. She came here for the gold. I was the first one
:07:08. > :07:13.to say congratulations to her. I was aware in the call-up that she
:07:13. > :07:21.was on a jump-off. I thought, "I wonder how she is handling this."
:07:21. > :07:26.Brilliant. You had a couple of earlier disappointments. Holly's
:07:26. > :07:31.pulled through. That was you of old! You are not in 100% shape yet?
:07:31. > :07:34.I'm not. Far from it! The last two weeks since Birmingham I have been
:07:34. > :07:40.running a lot better in training. Yesterday in the heats, I don't
:07:40. > :07:47.like heats, I don't feel myself when I cut my rhythm short. I have
:07:47. > :07:53.also reverted back to some old spikes! I have some amazing spikes.
:07:53. > :07:57.Maybe they are only good when I'm able to run on my toes. I'm not
:07:58. > :08:02.quite in that shape yet. I have put on my dusty ones that I do all my
:08:02. > :08:07.training in, but they have stood me in good stead there. They have done
:08:07. > :08:12.the trick so far today. Now, of course, you are in the final. You
:08:12. > :08:16.have changed your tactics. It worked perfectly for you. Can we
:08:16. > :08:19.expect something similar? waiting for this next semifinal.
:08:19. > :08:28.Maybe I can get an indication of what shape the other girls are in.
:08:28. > :08:37.This is the loaded semi. The times in my semi, I didn't expect us to
:08:37. > :08:43.run that quick. Enjoy the race and enjoy making the final! Thanks.
:08:43. > :08:47.45 Minutes ago it was looking glum for the British team and it's all
:08:47. > :08:52.turned around. Boy, are we relieved it is Holly. She has promised so
:08:52. > :08:55.much and now she has delivered. Great seeing her with the British
:08:55. > :09:00.flag, the Union Jack and her winning jump, although it was
:09:00. > :09:06.probably not as high as she would have liked, when the pressure was
:09:06. > :09:09.on she was able to deliver 4.67m. Today was about winning. It wasn't
:09:09. > :09:16.about big heights, although she would have liked to have done it.
:09:16. > :09:20.This was in a jump-off at 4.67m. Yes, she is a confident jumper at
:09:20. > :09:25.this level. You have to add in this fatigue. These women have been
:09:25. > :09:31.jumping a long time. When you are talking about the countback, they
:09:31. > :09:35.will have to continuously keep jumping. Holly has proved her steel.
:09:35. > :09:40.She came here for one thing. She knew she had the capabilities of
:09:40. > :09:45.jumping high. Now she has to compete and she's fit and healthy
:09:45. > :09:55.and boy she can produce a good performance! Her first major gold
:09:55. > :09:56.
:09:56. > :10:02.medal. She has a World Indoor bronze. But it is a different thing
:10:02. > :10:08.to get the big G? It is. It is the confidence you get. "I am one of
:10:08. > :10:12.these girls that can perform when it counts." She has proved that.
:10:12. > :10:17.She has proved it to herself. Against Rogowska, the defending
:10:17. > :10:23.champion, she is a name, someone that Holly would have looked at, so
:10:23. > :10:27.it was good to get one over on her as well? Yes, shez girls have been
:10:27. > :10:37.competing -- these girls have been competing with each other. Always
:10:37. > :10:37.
:10:37. > :10:43.to take a scalp, a big name, it is a great achievement. We can see now
:10:43. > :10:50.Rogowska's attempt at 4.67m. This was the jump-off. They failed at
:10:50. > :10:55.4.72m. They came back to 4.67m. She wasn't ever close to that. Then it
:10:55. > :11:00.was down to Holly Bleasdale. It was an amazing moment. You train for
:11:01. > :11:08.those moments. You think, "This is for gold!" When she hit the mat,
:11:08. > :11:14.she knew instantly that gold medal could have gone! She knew Holly was
:11:14. > :11:19.close to 4.72m. That is wonderful reading for us all. Holly Bleasdale
:11:19. > :11:24.with that gold medal. We saw Jenny Meadows embracing Holly Bleasdale
:11:24. > :11:34.and said she was going to watch this one with interest. A loaded
:11:34. > :11:49.
:11:49. > :11:53.second semifinal. Look out for Lupu in lane four.
:11:53. > :12:01.Hinriksdottir went a bit too quick yesterday, so she should learn a
:12:01. > :12:06.lesson from that. Did she learn her lesson? 30.14 through the first
:12:06. > :12:14.200m. Maybe gone out a bit steadier. Still more comfortable leading at
:12:14. > :12:24.the front of the race. I'm excited about Everard here. Was very much
:12:24. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:39.in control yesterday. Third place, behind Kotulskaia. She has eased
:12:39. > :12:49.back a little bit. Not startlingly quick. Look for the pace to pick up
:12:49. > :12:55.
:12:55. > :13:05.here. Lupu in the blue. Hinriksdottir is fading away. Look
:13:05. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:14.for the time as well. They hit the bell and it is Kotulskaia out in
:13:14. > :13:24.front. Everard is running well. Lupu is coming round the outside.
:13:24. > :13:24.
:13:24. > :13:30.Still Kotulskaia and three from four here. It's Kotulskaia who is
:13:30. > :13:35.taking them into the home straight and Everard is in danger of being
:13:35. > :13:45.run out of things here. Can she hold on? It's going to be close for
:13:45. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :13:54.third place. The time 2:03.10. Not as quick as the first one. It will
:13:54. > :14:03.go down to a photofinish. Times don't matter now. It is just the
:14:03. > :14:13.first three to advance to the final. I think Ciara Everard knows it was
:14:13. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:33.very tight in the end. Jenny Meadows will have watched that with
:14:33. > :14:38.interest. Everard dipping with the head rather than the chest and
:14:38. > :14:43.Lenka Masna threw herself into it. The official confirmation is that
:14:43. > :14:48.Everard has been given third place and she will move through to the
:14:48. > :14:52.final. Encouraging for Jenny. I didn't see a lot that will be a
:14:52. > :15:01.threat for Jenny. A great deal of encouragement there for Jenny
:15:01. > :15:05.Meadows. It is a Russian one-two in the high
:15:05. > :15:12.jump final. We saw Robbie Grabarz go out. He is going to finish in
:15:12. > :15:22.sixth place. It is about Russia all the way now. He gets it! One of his
:15:22. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:53.Holly Bleasdale, our first European indoor champion. Jenny Meadows,
:15:53. > :16:03.defending European champion, qualifying in away we didn't expect
:16:03. > :16:06.
:16:06. > :16:10.after the heat yesterday. It Jemimah does has the skill and
:16:10. > :16:15.reputation, she has come here and delivered the performance.
:16:15. > :16:21.That is what we were hoping for, with Dwain Chambers. For the
:16:21. > :16:25.selectors, it is complex. An incredible performance. She took it
:16:25. > :16:30.out from the beginning and said, I have worked hard and I am going to
:16:30. > :16:34.make you all work. It was a real difference in
:16:34. > :16:43.performance from the day before when she had struggled.
:16:43. > :16:48.It proves, the conversation she had with her coach, Trevor, the
:16:48. > :16:53.straight in her training, probably more geared to 1,500m. A completely
:16:53. > :17:00.different tactic. It paid dividends. We will hear from Holly Bleasdale
:17:00. > :17:10.shortly. First, the men's 400m semi-finals. Nigel Levine has been
:17:10. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:19.form here. He has found himself in a difficult semi-final. None of
:17:19. > :17:24.them are to be -- it up easy. He would have preferred to have been
:17:24. > :17:30.in the outside two lanes but they have been taken by the favourites,
:17:31. > :17:40.Brian Gregan, Europe's fastest this year. And Pavel Maslak, the one to
:17:41. > :18:06.
:18:06. > :18:14.fortuitously won the French indoor championships, from the inside.
:18:14. > :18:19.Another man here, a fastest loser. He has never broken 47 seconds
:18:19. > :18:23.indoors. Nigel Levine. European Under 23
:18:23. > :18:31.champion. He ran so well in Birmingham, which gave him
:18:31. > :18:38.confidence. Volodymyr Burakov from Ukraine. He
:18:38. > :18:48.has run under 47 this year. Pavel Maslak it is in great form, he has
:18:48. > :19:15.
:19:15. > :19:25.time. Something which might stand losers. Richard Strachan to come in
:19:25. > :20:04.
:20:04. > :20:08.semi-finals, pushing and shoving. the first 100 metres. Nigel Levine
:20:08. > :20:14.is trying to get himself into a good position and he might have
:20:14. > :20:19.done enough. Will Pavel Maslak try to fight him for the lead? He
:20:19. > :20:29.shouts of the British athlete. Once more, Brian Gregan, cutting across
:20:29. > :20:33.are too quickly. He is out. The two men in the front well clear. Pavel
:20:34. > :20:39.Maslak looking in control. Nigel Levine trying to hang on to him, he
:20:39. > :20:44.will get through no problems, he is tiring a little. Pavel Maslak looks
:20:44. > :20:49.comfortable, the man to beat in this Championship. The fastest man
:20:49. > :20:54.is sitting down on the track, the man who came here as Europe's
:20:54. > :21:04.quickest, Brian Gregan. Sitting on the side. He looks like he may have
:21:04. > :21:11.turned an ankle. That was, am not going to say it was his own fault.
:21:11. > :21:17.Drama, again. Nigel Levine was clear. He was kicked from behind by
:21:17. > :21:24.a Volodymyr Burakov. That is a shame. Pavel Maslak has looked in
:21:24. > :21:30.great form, in real talent. Nigel Levine is safely through after all
:21:30. > :21:34.of that. It is accidental, Badenoch think Volodymyr Burakov... He is
:21:34. > :21:43.holding his line. If you come across so hard, you are running the
:21:43. > :21:48.risk of going across someone's legs. He also then turns his ankle, Brian
:21:48. > :21:53.Gregan. Thankfully, Nigel Levine was ahead of all of that. Pavel
:21:53. > :21:56.Maslak is a lovely looking runner, look at his control. Nigel Levine
:21:56. > :22:01.is trying to hang on to him. I'm sure he would have liked to give
:22:01. > :22:09.him something to think about. Pavel Maslak turns it on a little bit
:22:09. > :22:19.more, Nigel Levine is starting to tire. A good time. Look how
:22:19. > :22:29.
:22:29. > :22:32.Maslak, with a season's best, The man who just got through, Nigel
:22:32. > :22:39.Levine. We always knew there would be
:22:39. > :22:46.bumping and barging, thankfully you managed to avoid it. It is quite
:22:46. > :22:52.difficult. I tried to make the most of it to qualify. Is the first time
:22:52. > :23:02.I have made a European final. Pavel Maslak is very strong. We will see
:23:02. > :23:08.what happens to tomorrow. Obviously, Pavel Maslak -- Pavel Maslak will
:23:08. > :23:13.be the main contender. He is quite strong. Yes, tomorrow. We wish you
:23:13. > :23:18.the very best. Thank you for coming to join us, Holly Bleasdale,
:23:18. > :23:22.European champion, gold-medallist, Ind the most dramatic fashion.
:23:22. > :23:27.have never experienced anything like that before, I have never done
:23:27. > :23:32.a jump-off before. I was so happy when I cleared it, I wanted to run
:23:32. > :23:39.around everywhere, I was so happy. I have rarely seen that, what did
:23:39. > :23:43.they put to you? We both tied for gold medal. We could either take
:23:43. > :23:51.the gold medal together, or jump and two ever cleared first would
:23:51. > :23:57.win. I wanted to keep jumping. We went back down to 67. I cleared it.
:23:57. > :24:03.Here I am, with the gold medal. you have a look at our monitor, you
:24:03. > :24:09.can see you're winning jump. Your thoughts? It looks so slow on
:24:09. > :24:14.there! That is probably one of my best jumps of the day. You know at
:24:14. > :24:18.that point you have got the gold medal, a strange think in a
:24:18. > :24:24.competition when you go head to head, like a penalty shoot-out.
:24:24. > :24:29.there was so much pressure. When she missed it, I knew I was up for
:24:29. > :24:34.this jump, I was so confident to clear it. That is the best feeling,
:24:34. > :24:39.I am so happy to be gold-medallist, at Cardiff and believe I am saying
:24:39. > :24:45.it. Robbie Grabarz didn't do as well as we expected. I know you
:24:45. > :24:50.were a little bit nervous, and suddenly it came good. My third
:24:50. > :24:56.attempt, everyone had cleared its first time, I was in 4th place, I
:24:56. > :25:03.was so nervous. If I didn't clear it, I was out of the medals. And
:25:03. > :25:08.from there, I came confidently and positively through. Here I am now.
:25:08. > :25:16.How are you going to celebrate tonight? I do not know. I favourite
:25:16. > :25:26.puddings, cheesecake, I will eat a whole one! European champion, Holly
:25:26. > :25:33.
:25:33. > :25:39.semi-final, coasting down the last semi -- 30 metres. Two Britons in
:25:39. > :25:44.the second semi-final. Good performances in their first heat.
:25:44. > :25:54.Look out for the tall Russian on the outside, her Pavel Trenikhin.
:25:54. > :25:54.
:25:54. > :25:57.Three to go through. Look out for Vitaliy Butrym as well. Michael
:25:57. > :26:04.Bingham, three-times silver- medallist from the European
:26:04. > :26:08.Championships outdoors. Richard Strachan produced a very brave run
:26:08. > :26:15.in the last European Championships, trying to stay with the favourite
:26:15. > :26:23.but ended up just outside the medals. Trenikhin, you think of
:26:23. > :26:33.indoor specialists, small men, but he bucks the trend. A tall, long
:26:33. > :26:33.
:26:33. > :27:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:27:22. > :27:28.first semi-final that trouble can await in be clustered confines of
:27:28. > :27:36.the indoors 400m. They break around the bend. To get the best position.
:27:36. > :27:46.Michael Bingham and Richard Strachan doing well. Pavel
:27:46. > :27:55.
:27:55. > :28:00.strong, has he gone out too quickly. Plenty of room. Michael Bingham is
:28:00. > :28:05.under pressure but he looks to be holding on. Richard Strachan is
:28:05. > :28:10.tiring. The two Britons do get through in just about the same time.
:28:10. > :28:14.They hold on for second and third, but some distance behind the winner,
:28:14. > :28:19.Pavel Trenikhin, who better is the time of Pavel Maslak, of with the
:28:19. > :28:24.quickest time indoors this year. Trenikhin was very impressive,
:28:24. > :28:30.Steve? Very impressive, he is the only man
:28:30. > :28:34.to beat Pavel Maslak, in Russia, on his home patch. I wasn't sure that
:28:34. > :28:39.was a true representation of where they live. But that was very good.
:28:39. > :28:45.It was more of a battling performance, well done to our guys.
:28:45. > :28:51.It will be a cracking final. Great Britain got our men in there, we
:28:51. > :28:58.have a chance. Trenikhin responding very well to
:28:58. > :29:03.the effort of Pavel Maslak it in the previous semi-final. Richard
:29:03. > :29:08.Strachan and Michael Bingham go through. You can see the lactic
:29:08. > :29:18.acid building up. Tiring of his legs, but enough to hang on to take
:29:18. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :29:42.second place, ahead of Michael 400m. You would expect the British
:29:42. > :29:52.trio to be slugging it out for bronze. They will hope for a lot
:29:52. > :29:54.
:29:54. > :29:58.better. The final is tomorrow Michael is here with me now. How
:29:58. > :30:06.did you go there? You made it through to the final safely? Yes,
:30:06. > :30:12.unfortunately, I was near the last spot so I don't know where I'm
:30:12. > :30:17.going to be. Indoors is fun. I love coming here talking to you, the
:30:17. > :30:22.BBC! I mean, it was a fast race. I didn't get out like I wanted to. I
:30:22. > :30:27.was watching too much. That is part of the learning curve. Being in the
:30:27. > :30:32.final as well, so anything can happen. It can be eventful? It can
:30:32. > :30:42.be eventful, it will be fast, I hope I'm on the podium. Let's hope
:30:42. > :30:51.
:30:51. > :30:57.it is the turn of Dmitrik - oh no, he dragged it off! That guarantees
:30:57. > :31:03.the gold medal for Mudrov. That is a big surprise. He is twice the
:31:03. > :31:13.Russian champion. This guy was much fancied to become the champion here
:31:13. > :31:24.
:31:24. > :31:34.in Gothenburg. Nevertheless, it's a It's going to be a silver medal for
:31:34. > :31:35.
:31:35. > :31:44.that guy. What has Mudrov got left? This is 2.37m. No it wasn't to be.
:31:44. > :31:50.Three valiant attempts at the new height. There is our new European
:31:50. > :31:54.Indoor High Jump Champion. Robbie Grabarz finished in sixth
:31:54. > :32:04.place. There is the result. A new lifetime
:32:04. > :32:05.
:32:05. > :32:14.best for Sergey Mudrov. Robbie Grabarz spoke to Phil Jones after
:32:14. > :32:19.the final. It didn't quite click for you today? I came in with a lot
:32:19. > :32:25.of pressure on my shoulders. I didn't enjoy myself out there. My
:32:25. > :32:31.performance showed that. Physically, I'm all there. I have to come back
:32:31. > :32:34.and put a brave face on. Do you think the added attention that's
:32:34. > :32:38.come with being an Olympic medallist, that kind of thing, is
:32:38. > :32:42.having an effect? I would say so. Just myself putting that pressure
:32:42. > :32:48.on myself, though. It doesn't matter what anyone's expectations
:32:48. > :32:54.are, mine are always higherment I come to a Championships to win it!
:32:54. > :33:02.Being here and performing like that -- always higher. I come to a
:33:02. > :33:07.Championships to win it! What can I do? I can bring in Richard Strachan
:33:07. > :33:15.now. It is all go down here today. Well done on making through to the
:33:15. > :33:24.final. Yes. It wasn't quite how I expected it. The Russian's PB is
:33:24. > :33:29.21.20 through 200m. Really, he was going out slowly. My aim was to hit
:33:29. > :33:34.the first and it did make me tense up a little bit. I thought he was
:33:34. > :33:40.going to die. Tomorrow is a new day. Me and Nigel, both into the final,
:33:40. > :33:44.and Michael as well? Yes. All three in the final, which is great for
:33:44. > :33:48.our relay team. You have double duty tomorrow with the relay to
:33:48. > :33:52.come. It bodes well for that. In the final, once you are there, so
:33:53. > :34:02.much can happen as we have seen in both the men's and women's races
:34:03. > :34:03.
:34:03. > :34:08.today, people being tripped? Yes, I didn't see Michael Green. I could
:34:08. > :34:12.hear Katharine Merry discussing it on the tannoy. Anything can happen
:34:12. > :34:16.indoors. We are coming at speed to run together, it is messy, we have
:34:16. > :34:21.to stay out of trouble. I have had a lot of races this year. Hopefully,
:34:21. > :34:26.tomorrow is the tactical one to get right. All the very best. Thank you
:34:26. > :34:36.very much. Thank you, everyone. Next up on track is Laura Muir
:34:36. > :34:43.
:34:43. > :34:47.going in the 1500m final. What a mad hour or so it's been here at
:34:47. > :34:56.the Scandinavium Arena. Let's look back to the 400m. Three British
:34:56. > :35:01.runners in the final. I think they are going for bronze after we saw
:35:01. > :35:09.Maslak run so well. It looked like he had more to give. I saw him
:35:09. > :35:12.looking again at Nigel Levine, but he's looked in great form. I think
:35:12. > :35:18.Richard Strachan and the other guys, they are running for bronze. They
:35:18. > :35:23.will have to fight it out. That is the most important thing, if they
:35:23. > :35:28.keep a wise head and don't battle with the top two. They go through
:35:28. > :35:34.very quickly indeed. 21.30 is a strong performance. Whoever has the
:35:34. > :35:38.wisest head will take the bronze medal. Paula, you will be
:35:38. > :35:42.commentating on the women's 1500m. Talk about Laura and what she has
:35:42. > :35:48.achieved in getting to this final? She has achieved a huge amount by
:35:48. > :35:57.getting to this final. We is seen Holly get the team off to a start
:35:57. > :36:07.with the medal haul. It will be great to see Laura come out with a
:36:07. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:13.medal here. It is difficult. Thinking back to yesterday, we saw
:36:13. > :36:17.the interview that Laura did, she was so nervous, you wondered how
:36:18. > :36:21.she would respond and she has risen to the occasion? Absolutely. When
:36:21. > :36:25.she is interviewed she comes across as a bit insecure in the situation.
:36:25. > :36:28.When she is out there running, she shows that she feels that she
:36:28. > :36:34.belongs there and she can learn from being there. That is what she
:36:34. > :36:39.needs to do, not be afraid and go out and run her race. Thank you. It
:36:39. > :36:42.is going to be the big moment for Sweden. The women's 1500m final.
:36:42. > :36:46.Steve Cram? Thanks, Jonathan. That is where we
:36:46. > :36:51.are located at the end of the home straight on the far side of the
:36:51. > :37:01.track. The women are lined up to start the final. I think it will be
:37:01. > :37:02.
:37:02. > :37:12.an intriguing race. You are right. Aregawi is the red-hot favourite. A
:37:12. > :37:17.
:37:17. > :37:23.couple of names to pick out. Soboleva ran a world record and it
:37:23. > :37:28.is not long after that that she started her doping ban. She is
:37:28. > :37:37.running 4:10 these days, so she is back and the other Russian is
:37:37. > :37:41.interesting, Podosenova. They have sent her this year in case it was
:37:41. > :37:45.slow. I don't think it will be. Well done Laura Muir for making the
:37:45. > :37:53.final. Just 19 years of age. My information is correct, I think.
:37:53. > :37:57.She went to the same high school as Eilidh Child. A student of Glasgow
:37:57. > :38:00.University and has done brilliantly to get here. Already, she is
:38:00. > :38:08.putting herself in a good position. She is going to have a look and see
:38:08. > :38:13.what goes on in these early laps. Aregawi happy to sit in second.
:38:13. > :38:17.Soboleva is moving up on the outside. Laura Muir did well there
:38:17. > :38:22.to get herself out of a box. The girls were waiting for Aregawi to
:38:22. > :38:30.do what she is doing now. They weren't sure what to do when she
:38:30. > :38:35.didn't. Laura did well and she has got herself in a great position.
:38:35. > :38:40.Through 300m in 51 seconds. She's moved things on a little bit. This
:38:40. > :38:45.is probably the best tactic. When you are that much better than
:38:45. > :38:50.everybody else, she doesn't mind being at the front. She was taken
:38:50. > :38:55.round with pacemakers in a fast time. I'm surprised with a 68 first
:38:55. > :38:59.400m that the others aren't closer. I'm very surprised that nobody has
:38:59. > :39:03.tried to bridge that gap. They can't all think they can sit around
:39:03. > :39:11.and run easily there and stay out of trouble but also have the
:39:11. > :39:19.finishing kick that others do have. I'm thinking of Rodriguez. Maybe
:39:19. > :39:29.Laura could edge to the front a bit here and not be afraid to go past
:39:29. > :39:32.
:39:32. > :39:35.Kareiva. Well, Macias is the only one representing Spain. Kareiva is
:39:35. > :39:39.going so slow that it is ridiculous. There is no reason why they should
:39:39. > :39:44.be going this slow. They all think they can kick. Everyone thinks they
:39:45. > :39:47.have the finish. They have given the gold to Aregawi. This is a
:39:47. > :39:53.procession. This is ridiculous. They have handed her the gold medal
:39:53. > :39:56.and haven't had a go. It is good to see Laura Muir putting a bit of
:39:57. > :40:03.pace into that second group. It was good to see Laura move through and
:40:03. > :40:08.pick it up. Macias moved around to cover her. It is a long lap of
:40:08. > :40:18.honour for Aregawi. She doesn't have to do anything. She can cruise
:40:18. > :40:21.from now on in. I wish a few people had done that in my day! It is
:40:21. > :40:28.ridiculous. Let's rejoice in the fact that Laura Muir is still in
:40:28. > :40:34.the battle for a medal. She is at the front of that group. Soboleva
:40:34. > :40:39.almost came a cropper on that lap. Her team-mate caught her from
:40:39. > :40:45.behind. They come round now, two laps for the leaders. The real
:40:45. > :40:55.battle is on for the minor medals. Aregawi is moving at an amazing
:40:55. > :40:57.
:40:57. > :41:03.pace. She's picking it up. Now it is two races. Soboleva leading out
:41:03. > :41:09.the race for second. This has been easy for Aregawi. The crowd are on
:41:09. > :41:15.their feet now applauding what will be a Swedish gold medal. She's had
:41:15. > :41:23.this all to herself, going through the bell now and there is a scrap
:41:23. > :41:33.on behind her. Podosenova leading at the moment, Kareiva is trying to
:41:33. > :41:38.
:41:38. > :41:48.get involved. Laura Muir is still there. It's Broniatowska. The gold
:41:48. > :41:48.
:41:48. > :41:58.medal will go to Sweden. Aregawi has pulled one out of the bag.
:41:58. > :42:00.Broniatowska - no, Macias gets the silver, Laura Muir in eighth. There
:42:00. > :42:06.was never any doubt beforehand about who was probably the best
:42:06. > :42:10.athlete, who was the best athlete was always likely to win. The
:42:10. > :42:13.others weren't interested in giving her any sort of race whatsoever. It
:42:13. > :42:20.was about the other eight women having a battle for the silver and
:42:20. > :42:24.the bronze. That became a sprint over the last 300m. It was never
:42:24. > :42:29.going to suit Laura Muir. She ran a personal best to make the final.
:42:29. > :42:33.It's been a good day for Sweden. They won a bronze in the long jump
:42:33. > :42:40.earlier on and now they expected this gold medal and it has been
:42:40. > :42:43.delivered. It was a time trial for Aregawi there. Gets to win a gold
:42:44. > :42:51.in front of her home crowd. People went into that race thinking she
:42:51. > :42:57.was the winner and all they were racing for was for second. Macias
:42:57. > :43:03.finished strongly and Broniatowska very happy with the bronze medal
:43:03. > :43:08.for Poland. Laura Muir looked tired in there. You can see it's taken a
:43:08. > :43:12.lot out of her this weekend. She's ran a PB this weekend. She almost
:43:12. > :43:19.ran her heat yesterday as her final. Hopefully, she will take something
:43:19. > :43:22.from that and come back stronger and grow into the summer. A good
:43:22. > :43:32.performance for the girl from Kinross to make it to the final.
:43:32. > :43:56.
:43:56. > :44:01.The gold goes to Sweden, as battle for the minor medals. Macias
:44:01. > :44:04.of Spain following her team-mate to take the silver medal.
:44:05. > :44:11.Laura Muir conducted herself very well. A good personal best to make
:44:11. > :44:15.it to the final. That was a strange race to come into. She is with Phil.
:44:15. > :44:19.Steve calling that a strange race. How bizarre was it from your
:44:19. > :44:25.perspective? Yes, it was really tough. I wasn't sure what to do
:44:25. > :44:29.when I was at the front. Everyone was bunching up. I ran it as best
:44:29. > :44:35.as I could. It's my first final. It was a high quality field. I did
:44:35. > :44:40.everything I wanted to achieve yesterday. I'm happy with my
:44:41. > :44:44.position. I suppose yesterday was your final, wasn't it, running a
:44:44. > :44:51.personal best? That was the performance for me. I have never
:44:52. > :44:55.done - that was a PB for me. I'm happy. Obviously, you will take
:44:55. > :45:03.forward a lot of confidence from what you have been able to do on
:45:03. > :45:10.your senior debut here in a big British team? Yes. It shows that I
:45:10. > :45:16.have a lot to come yet. No, I am pleased. A big thank you to
:45:16. > :45:26.everybody at Glasgow University. They have been so supportive.
:45:26. > :45:27.
:45:27. > :45:33.Everybody back home. And also a big thank you to Scottish Athletics. UK
:45:33. > :45:36.Futures Programme. I have had so much support and my coach Andy and
:45:36. > :45:46.my friends and family. I couldn't have done it without them. You have
:45:46. > :45:58.
:45:58. > :46:04.done them proud. That was a good trip down memory lane. Jonathan
:46:04. > :46:09.Edwards, who broke the world record here, outdoors, way back in 1995.
:46:09. > :46:15.I'm sure he will enjoy watching this, the triple jump final,
:46:15. > :46:20.Daniele Greco, of Italy, surprise 4th place at the Olympics last year.
:46:20. > :46:28.He has really come on, literally, in leaps and bounds. 24 years old
:46:29. > :46:36.now. A good start for him. That certainly looked around the 70-
:46:36. > :46:40.metre mark. Nobody has been over 17 metres so far. Quite a modest start
:46:40. > :46:50.by most of the athletes in the competition. 17 metres exactly, he
:46:50. > :46:59.
:46:59. > :47:07.the moment from a man who has been over 17 metres this season. He set
:47:07. > :47:12.his lifetime best at 17.06. His credentials are that he is the
:47:12. > :47:16.Russian indoor champion. That is pretty good in itself. That looked
:47:16. > :47:24.better, much, much better for Ruslan Samitov. Certainly among the
:47:24. > :47:33.medals now. He enjoyed that. He is not very tall. Not very rangy. But
:47:33. > :47:43.so, so powerfully and -- built. And technically excellent. He
:47:43. > :47:44.
:47:44. > :47:54.maintained his speed, that is the secret. Second, behind Italy.
:47:54. > :48:00.
:48:00. > :48:05.Aleksey Fyodorov, another good triple jumping or long jumping,
:48:05. > :48:15.they have a very strong team here. That could well be the longest jump
:48:15. > :48:18.
:48:18. > :48:25.we have seen so far today. It is 17 metres this year. His lifetime
:48:25. > :48:31.best, 17.05, a couple of seasons ago. This has come at just the
:48:32. > :48:40.right time. Waiting patiently for the distance. Abed he knows it is a
:48:40. > :48:44.prodigious distance, indeed it is. -- I bet he knows.
:48:45. > :48:51.Daniele Greco held the lead for quite some time with that first
:48:51. > :48:55.round jump. One of the last jumpers to go in round three, as we
:48:55. > :49:05.approach the halfway stage of the competition. That was very good
:49:05. > :49:28.
:49:28. > :49:34.17.24. That has got to be a season's best, surely? Again, it
:49:34. > :49:44.has come at the right time. Indeed it is. The Italian is back in the
:49:44. > :49:45.
:49:45. > :49:50.We are going to look back at something which happened on BBC One,
:49:50. > :49:55.the women's semi-finals, at a particularly good performance from
:49:55. > :50:03.Perri Shakes-Drayton when she looked in supreme form.
:50:03. > :50:11.She was majestic. Balanced, controlled, and quick. She was able
:50:11. > :50:16.to back up a great day yesterday. She commanded the race. Finishing
:50:16. > :50:23.with 51.03, Great indoor running from someone who is relatively
:50:23. > :50:29.young. We are used to seeing her outdoors, and on hurdles. Here she
:50:29. > :50:39.is, in prime position to do well. There was some argy-bargy in one of
:50:39. > :50:43.
:50:43. > :50:48.the semi-finals. A disqualification. Perri, in the Olympic Games, she
:50:48. > :50:55.underperformed, with an injury. She has arrived here in great shape.
:50:55. > :50:59.That final is tomorrow morning. Now, the men's 3,000 metres final. A new
:50:59. > :51:09.champion, the last two championships have been won by Mo
:51:09. > :51:37.
:51:37. > :51:40.representing Azerbaijan. Two very good French then. Con valley Jo,
:51:40. > :51:49.silver-medallist in the 1,500 European Championships last year --
:51:49. > :51:57.Florian Carvalho. Ciaran O Lionaird has an outside chance. All sorts of
:51:57. > :52:07.Achilles heel problems last year. Yoann Kowal, European indoors
:52:07. > :52:18.
:52:18. > :52:23.college in Florida, training in Oregon at distance running. He
:52:23. > :52:28.contemplated his future after the Olympics, where he trailed in
:52:28. > :52:35.second last in his heat. That was the hard track of London which was
:52:35. > :52:45.not good for his injury. He is in much better shape. Look for Hayle
:52:45. > :52:49.
:52:49. > :52:56.The little figure in the red shirt and black shorts, Hayle Ibrahimov,
:52:56. > :53:01.it would be too long before he is at the front.
:53:01. > :53:06.PAULA RADCLIFFE: He ran at a decent pace in his heat. I was thinking he
:53:06. > :53:12.might do the same here but I don't think the others will let him.
:53:12. > :53:19.Right now, it is a Florian Carvalho of France leading it out, he showed
:53:19. > :53:25.no fear in going with Mo Farah in Birmingham.
:53:25. > :53:35.He scuttled around the outside, watching him all the way was Arikan,
:53:35. > :54:03.
:54:03. > :54:13.the former Kenyan athlete, now much indoors. It is different, more
:54:13. > :54:17.times around the track. The banks. More of a physical race. Hayle
:54:17. > :54:27.Ibrahimov happy to sit behind, not super-fast at this stage.
:54:27. > :54:41.
:54:41. > :54:50.A Kenyan and Ethiopian turned Turk. back in 8th position of tucked
:54:50. > :55:00.behind Bouafif, the Swedish athlete. The big danger is in the closing
:55:00. > :55:02.
:55:02. > :55:08.stages. Florian Carvalho it settling into third place. I am
:55:08. > :55:18.waiting to seek the Hayle Ibrahimov injecting some made race pace. --
:55:18. > :55:41.
:55:42. > :55:47.running 7.45 pace. It asks questions of people and strings out
:55:47. > :55:55.the field a little bit. Arikan does not want to let his
:55:55. > :56:00.great rival dictate the pace. The two French men are still there.
:56:00. > :56:10.Florian Carvalho followed by Juan Carlos Higuero. Pretty much as you
:56:10. > :56:14.
:56:14. > :56:24.year are held by the American, which he ran in Stockholm. The
:56:24. > :56:32.
:56:32. > :56:38.Championship record is held by Mo on his heels. It is the two men in
:56:38. > :56:43.front, Ibrahim Moss, and the slightly taller figure behind, from
:56:44. > :56:52.Turkey, Arikan. Juan Carlos Higuero already
:56:52. > :56:58.starting to look, working hard. Moving up a little bit to get
:56:58. > :57:08.closer. We have gone past the halfway stage. Hayle Ibrahimov,
:57:08. > :57:24.
:57:24. > :57:30.metre laps. Arikan coming around the upside. It can't help but to
:57:30. > :57:35.have a team mate. You feel that buoyancy from a team-mate you know
:57:35. > :57:40.so well, they are sitting in a good position. Arikan in front. Ciaran O
:57:40. > :57:44.Lionaird in 7th position, by no means out of this, still very much
:57:44. > :57:54.in touch. Focused on Juan Carlos Higuero,
:57:54. > :57:57.
:57:57. > :58:03.watching what he is doing. Moving around. Florian Carvalho is
:58:03. > :58:13.watching what Arikan is doing. Keeping himself where he needs to
:58:13. > :58:18.
:58:18. > :58:28.Florian Carvalho comes round to give Arikan a bit of company. At
:58:28. > :58:30.
:58:30. > :58:34.the moment, plenty of company, Arikan. Ciaran O Lionaird is making
:58:34. > :58:39.good progress as Florian Carvalho it injects a little bit of pace. A
:58:39. > :58:47.bit of trouble between Arikan and Hayle Ibrahimov who was watching
:58:47. > :58:53.Florian Carvalho. He may have the edge come the finish.
:58:53. > :58:57.If Hayle Ibrahimov goes in the next lap or so, he has a chance to push
:58:57. > :59:01.them and make them work harder than they want to, especially Juan
:59:01. > :59:08.Carlos Higuero. Ciaran O Lionaird is not close enough if they take
:59:08. > :59:16.off now. It is the two French meant out in
:59:16. > :59:20.French. Hayle Ibrahimov watching all the way. Arikan having another
:59:20. > :59:26.tussle with Hayle Ibrahimov who is desperate to get out in front. The
:59:26. > :59:31.pace begins to lift and the field stretches. Some stragglers at the
:59:31. > :59:39.back are beginning to get lost. Still there very much his Ciaran O
:59:39. > :59:44.Lionaird. Arikan looks to be spent. 400m to go, two laps to go. In
:59:44. > :59:50.front is Hayle Ibrahimov and the two French athletes.
:59:50. > :00:00.Now, Ciaran O Lionaird is looking good, his 1,500m background helping
:00:00. > :00:09.
:00:10. > :00:14.He sits on the shoulder of Hayle Ibrahimov. We are in for a
:00:15. > :00:21.thrilling final 200m. Can Ciaran O Lionaird live with Hayle Ibrahimov?
:00:22. > :00:29.Florian Carvalho is still with them. Hayle Ibrahimov hits the
:00:29. > :00:33.accelerator again and stretches away. Ciaran O Lionaird is there!
:00:33. > :00:43.Hayle Ibrahimov gets the gold. Ciaran O Lionaird has to settle for
:00:43. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:49.the bronze medal. But a hard-earned bronze. A very precious bronze
:00:50. > :00:56.medal for Ciaran O Lionaird. No doubt about Hayle Ibrahimov, the
:00:56. > :01:00.winner. A very deserved winner as well. Very deserved winner. He ran
:01:00. > :01:08.a very, very controlling race. The field let him jump in-and-out. We
:01:08. > :01:18.saw him getting into a few tussles with Arikan. He believed he had the
:01:18. > :01:18.
:01:18. > :01:28.finish and he did. You always have to watch the Spanish! Higuero came
:01:28. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:33.flying around. Ciaran O Lionaird will be disappointed with that race.
:01:33. > :01:39.A very, very good run from Ciaran O Lionaird to take that bronze medal.
:01:39. > :01:48.He thought he had the silver, but Higuero comes through to take the
:01:48. > :01:54.silver. But still a medal for Ciaran O Lionaird. Nothing for Kow
:01:54. > :02:01.a l. Here we see the finish again. Hayle Ibrahimov had too much?
:02:01. > :02:06.he does have a finish. He does have the pace. He is not going as fast
:02:06. > :02:10.as Higuero. He has been there many times before. He knew how to time
:02:10. > :02:18.his effort and Ciaran O Lionaird mistimed it. He's run very well to
:02:18. > :02:22.get the bronze. I mentioned the man who finished second last in his
:02:22. > :02:28.heats in the Olympics last year so a bronze medal is something to
:02:28. > :02:38.celebrate and not to rue missing out on the silver. The winner is
:02:38. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:48.Hayle Ibrahimov. Greco went back into the lead
:02:48. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:55.having lost it temporarily. This is the end of the fourth
:02:55. > :03:05.round! That is huge! That is a massive jump by this young Italian.
:03:05. > :03:05.
:03:05. > :03:13.Where did he get that from? Gets the white flag. Well, the crowd
:03:13. > :03:17.have erupted here and goodness knows how far Greco has jumped.
:03:17. > :03:24.Almost spot on the board. Tremendous step phase. Maintained
:03:24. > :03:33.his speed. And that is closer to 18m. Look at that! 17.70m. One of
:03:33. > :03:41.the longest jumps ever indoors. Daniele Greco will not be beaten
:03:41. > :03:44.here today, that's for sure. A great moment for Ireland. Ciaran
:03:44. > :03:51.O Lionaird taking the bronze medal. It was a great race. He was there
:03:51. > :03:57.right to the end and hung on to take the medal. One man who has
:03:57. > :04:02.joined us now who enjoyed watching that - I'm not sure what to call
:04:02. > :04:09.you, you have that many titles now! LAUGHTER You don't normally have a
:04:09. > :04:13.problem calling me something! enough. It is great to have you
:04:13. > :04:19.here. Thank you. Obviously, a big Championships for you, this. Your
:04:19. > :04:25.career kicked off in 1977, didn't it? Thanks for carbon-dating me(!)
:04:25. > :04:30.It was in black-and-white! We have seen it before, actually. It was in
:04:30. > :04:34.black-and-white! LAUGHTER If you look at a lot of the seasoned
:04:34. > :04:37.internationals that are out on the circuit at the moment, so often
:04:37. > :04:41.their careers were kick-started by their careers were kick-started by
:04:41. > :04:45.what they did indoors. It is a great opportunity to blood young
:04:45. > :04:50.talent. I came to an indoors not knowing anything about
:04:50. > :04:54.international competition. At the end of that year, I had three or
:04:54. > :04:57.four really good indoor outings that sort of created the platform
:04:57. > :05:02.for what I went on to do over the for what I went on to do over the
:05:02. > :05:07.next two or three years. Indoor racing is good. It's - it really
:05:07. > :05:12.improves the on-board computer. In middle distance running, you have
:05:12. > :05:16.to make decisions really quickly. You get it wrong in a fleeting
:05:16. > :05:22.moment and the race is gone. It is a good experience. Certainly
:05:22. > :05:26.looking to your event, the 800m, you must have been impressed with
:05:26. > :05:33.Mukhtar Mohammed? I was. That was a strong piece of controlled running.
:05:33. > :05:38.What do you look for? You look for good tactical sense when you break
:05:38. > :05:47.from lanes, you look at the ability to always figure out what the exit
:05:47. > :05:52.strategy is and then to press on in the "killing zone" which is that
:05:52. > :05:55.600m to 800m part of the race, you know, pretty much the last quarter
:05:55. > :05:58.and he did everything right today. I think there is a medal out there
:05:58. > :06:04.tomorrow. There could be. Thanks for the moment. We will focus now
:06:05. > :06:07.on the men's 60m, that final coming up shortly. Let's look at how the
:06:07. > :06:12.up shortly. Let's look at how the athletes got there. This is
:06:12. > :06:22.semifinal one. Harry Aikines- Aryeetey had a lot to do to make it
:06:22. > :06:24.
:06:24. > :06:32.through to this final. He is up against Michael Tumi.
:06:32. > :06:36.Tumi out well. Harry Aikines- Aryeetey left behind. Michael Tumi
:06:36. > :06:46.and Harry was in with a chance of fourth. Not sure he got it in the
:06:46. > :06:59.
:06:59. > :07:09.end. It was so close. A blanket Dasaolu going in lane six. Again he
:07:09. > :07:15.
:07:15. > :07:20.had his work cut out to make it through to the final.
:07:20. > :07:29.Away quickly, but James Dasaolu is storming through to take it in
:07:29. > :07:39.6.53! A stunning run from the Briton. That was quite a run from
:07:39. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:48.James Dasaolu. Seb, you have talked about the importance of these
:07:48. > :07:55.Championships. There was a great example of finding new form?
:07:55. > :07:59.Fantastic. In every - over 60m, the phases come quicker and faster than
:07:59. > :08:06.100m - that's obvious! He got out very well and held it and didn't
:08:06. > :08:16.really get into full stride until probably about 40-50 metres and
:08:16. > :08:22.looked remarkably strong. He runs tall, too. Yes. The big thing for
:08:22. > :08:26.him now is living with that pressure and can he do it in the
:08:26. > :08:29.final? That, of course, is Championship racing. You are asking
:08:29. > :08:35.the question that every athlete will be asking themselves and the
:08:35. > :08:38.coaches will be asking. There is no remedy for the experience of being
:08:38. > :08:45.out in a Championship. This is why Championships are so important.
:08:45. > :08:48.They are entirely different. You guys I hope would agree that they
:08:48. > :08:52.are on a different planet compared to the one-off performance, going
:08:52. > :08:56.through the rounds, learning to live and deal with the time that's
:08:56. > :08:59.on your hands, it is a very important experience. The quicker
:08:59. > :09:04.you can get young athletes into this environment the better. That
:09:04. > :09:09.is an interesting point to bring up. I knew where that was going!
:09:09. > :09:12.gave it to me! UK Athletics have focused on the elite end and
:09:12. > :09:16.winning medals when perhaps in the 1500m they might have chosen to
:09:16. > :09:25.blood some athletes here? Listen, you will always back the judgment
:09:25. > :09:31.of selectors, you have to. You are not on the inside making these
:09:31. > :09:34.judgments. When push comes to shove, I would always like young athletes
:09:34. > :09:40.being given the opportunity when it doesn't matter to find their form.
:09:40. > :09:44.On the other hand, there has to be an incentive. You can't just send
:09:44. > :09:48.athletes out to have a run through. There has to be a point at which
:09:48. > :09:52.you think it is worth sending them that the learning curve will be
:09:52. > :09:58.extended, that they really will come back here in better shape to
:09:58. > :10:05.take up the challenge in a year or two years' time. They are difficult
:10:05. > :10:10.decisions. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey going in this final. Colin, all
:10:10. > :10:13.eyes are on James Dasaolu. Let's get over to our commentators for
:10:13. > :10:17.this one. Thank you very much. I'm loving
:10:17. > :10:21.listening Seb talk about the 60m. Brilliant. He and I know as much
:10:21. > :10:31.about the 60m - never mind, let's not go there! The start list looks
:10:31. > :11:07.
:11:08. > :11:17.coming into this. Biron a surprise package. Tumi was a clear winner in
:11:17. > :11:24.his semifinal. Tumi with more to give, perhaps.
:11:24. > :11:33.Jaysuma Saidy Ndure, the Norwegian champion. He is one of their big
:11:33. > :11:43.heroes. 25 years of age now, James Dasaolu. It has taken a while for
:11:43. > :11:51.this talent to flourish. 6.52 in the semifinal.
:11:51. > :11:56.Vicaut, was he easing back? We will find out.
:11:56. > :12:03.Then Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. He has run a couple of season's best. Is
:12:03. > :12:13.there more to come? The Swedish champion - he will get
:12:13. > :12:20.a real cheer! Odain Rose. 20 years of age. A new personal best. He is
:12:20. > :12:26.in the final. Great Britain have won this event on nine occasions in
:12:26. > :12:36.the last 13 Championships. Four of them went to Jason Gardener. It is
:12:36. > :12:37.
:12:37. > :13:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:13:29. > :13:36.a real good tradition. France have Vicaut! I think Vicaut got it.
:13:36. > :13:42.James Dasaolu might have leaned - it will be very close. A
:13:42. > :13:46.photofinish will decide this. Arms were going up around me. Vicaut is
:13:46. > :13:51.not sure. He is getting congratulations from Biron. This is
:13:51. > :13:58.close. Vicaut is on our side. I think he got it. It is coming up on
:13:58. > :14:08.the computer and under 6.50, Vicaut for the first time becomes the
:14:08. > :14:13.French champion. In second place - or becomes the European Champion -
:14:13. > :14:18.Dasaolu with a superb clocking, 6.48, the same time as this man
:14:18. > :14:26.takes the silver. It was so close. Just on that lean you could see
:14:26. > :14:30.Vicaut had the momentum going into the line. Unbelievable that France
:14:30. > :14:36.have never won this gold medal and now Vicaut, the great young talent
:14:36. > :14:43.we have seen over the last few years, wins his first senior gold
:14:43. > :14:48.medal. Now, Dasaolu moves further up the British ranks, under 6.50,
:14:48. > :14:51.that is a really good performance. He has come of age. He should not
:14:51. > :14:55.be disappointed with the silver. Because he got so close, he will
:14:55. > :15:00.wish that of course things were different. That is a really good
:15:00. > :15:06.performance from him. It was indeed Tumi who took the bronze with 6.52.
:15:06. > :15:10.They were the three top men. I wondered whether Vicaut was holding
:15:10. > :15:20.something back and that proved to be the case. He was so relaxed in
:15:20. > :15:54.
:15:54. > :15:57.that semi and was happy to let in the semi-final, he wasn't
:15:57. > :16:07.coasting towards the end but he looked as if he was holding
:16:07. > :16:08.
:16:08. > :16:18.something back. She James Dasaolu, a coming-of-age
:16:18. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:36.in this a championships. Denied have done it so well in this 60m. A
:16:36. > :16:42.silver medal. I think he is pleased. Let us go to our 60m expert, Seb
:16:42. > :16:48.Coe. By M deeply offended that you don't
:16:48. > :16:52.think that my natural expertise is on the 60m. You haven't heard me on
:16:52. > :16:56.the shot put! It was a terrific run, I'm not sure
:16:56. > :17:01.that half a stride wouldn't have made a difference in the end. You
:17:01. > :17:05.are right, though, he didn't come out of the blocks as well as he did
:17:05. > :17:12.in the semi. I would love to see what the reaction time was. A
:17:12. > :17:19.really strong piece of running. Interesting to get Colin's book on
:17:19. > :17:26.this, as a real sprinter. He got out very well indeed. To run
:17:26. > :17:35.that speed of 6.48, that time, you cannot get out of the blocks slowly.
:17:35. > :17:39.In comparison, you have to move those first 10m to get that time of
:17:39. > :17:44.performance. A bold run. I can understand why he is slightly
:17:44. > :17:50.disappointed. 6.48 is normally a winning time at a European
:17:50. > :17:56.Championships. And a big and ever seen and indoors silver-medallist
:17:56. > :18:03.run at 6.48. A tremendous run by James. He should be proud of that
:18:03. > :18:08.performance. A Jimmy Vicaut, Denise, the French athlete, maybe a shock
:18:08. > :18:13.in the semi-finals with the way James Dasaolu ran.
:18:13. > :18:17.He appeared to be holding back in those closing 15 metres. Seeing
:18:17. > :18:25.James's time alerted him to the fact, there is no messing around in
:18:25. > :18:31.this final, I have to deliver. What is without doubt is this is a
:18:31. > :18:36.massive breakthrough for this young man. Watching London 2012,
:18:36. > :18:41.disappointed perhaps not to make an impact. He has turned it around.
:18:41. > :18:47.It is amazing and an interesting point, the Olympic Games, it is an
:18:47. > :18:53.obvious thing to say, competitors can come out having performed above
:18:53. > :18:56.expectations, even take medals, or you can come out of it by you have
:18:56. > :19:01.underperformed. A lot of what we are saying out here today, our
:19:01. > :19:04.athletes, they are in a hurry to get back into the groove. Jenny
:19:04. > :19:10.Meadows is a good example this afternoon, lovely to see her back
:19:10. > :19:13.again, having had a year out, with frustrations, looking as strong and
:19:13. > :19:18.confident as she did. This is not just about physical rebuilding,
:19:18. > :19:22.these championships early in the first part of the air that
:19:22. > :19:28.immediately followed an Olympic Games, are a mental Munton for some
:19:28. > :19:33.of these athletes to climb. It is the start of another Olympic
:19:33. > :19:38.cycle. For all of these athletes, you always have that Olympic Games
:19:38. > :19:45.in Rio as a target. He is about making changes, looking
:19:45. > :19:52.at your coaching set-up. James has had a good season last year, Lowe
:19:52. > :20:02.10 seconds. It is about building for him, this will set his 2013
:20:02. > :20:11.
:20:11. > :20:16.campaign after a brilliant start. European leader. Bronze medal.
:20:16. > :20:26.Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, a season's best.
:20:26. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:48.In terms of the medal table, still timetable, 15 medals to be won in
:20:48. > :20:58.total, Britain have a number of chances in the events. Jenny
:20:58. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:22.Meadows looking very strong in James Dasaolu, I am sure he is
:21:22. > :21:29.delighted with his performance. For a tremendous performance, the
:21:30. > :21:39.semi-final was fantastic. A I knew it would be tough beer a day is the
:21:40. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:51.Italian and French athlete. -- a tough race against.
:21:51. > :21:58.The coming here, you said you would win a medal. To win a silver medal
:21:58. > :22:05.in 6.48 must review with a tinge of disappointment. Yes, I am even
:22:05. > :22:10.happier with 6.48. I didn't expect to run that time. I am really happy
:22:10. > :22:16.with my performance. Tell me about that feeling on the line when you
:22:16. > :22:23.have run as fast as you have, and as a favourite.
:22:23. > :22:28.My coach said, keep calm, go through as he did in the semi-final.
:22:28. > :22:33.Everyone stepped it up, as it was the final. It was tough out there.
:22:33. > :22:41.Now, you can celebrate and carry forward on to great things. For of
:22:41. > :22:45.course. Track and field is an outdoors sport. I hope that this
:22:45. > :22:50.will help with my 100 metres time. Well done.
:22:50. > :23:00.He is very happy indeed. He is excited about the time as much as
:23:00. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:09.the fact of a medal. Athletes who run under 6.50... He
:23:09. > :23:17.will look at those statistics and say, I am going under 10 this
:23:17. > :23:21.summer. Another British athlete. That medal, it will make the
:23:21. > :23:26.difference. When it comes to competing.
:23:26. > :23:32.It is the platform. At the end of our careers, what do we sit down
:23:32. > :23:36.and look at? Performances in championships. He has won his first
:23:36. > :23:43.Championship medal. That is the platform. That is what he can build
:23:43. > :23:49.Silver for James. A gold medal for Holly Bleasdale in the pole vault.
:23:49. > :23:59.It was looking dodgy early on, she ended up in a jump off against the
:23:59. > :24:02.
:24:02. > :24:08.And, she nailed it. Earlier on, she looked a little bit shaky.
:24:08. > :24:15.I remember seeing her, lip-reading, saying, my pole is that too stiff,
:24:15. > :24:19.and she made a change. Her competitive head really kicked in.
:24:19. > :24:23.She had some difficult moments but when it really counted, when
:24:24. > :24:31.difficulties presented themselves, she handled her nerves. Steve Cram
:24:31. > :24:35.has been looking forward to this, Seb Coe, on the pole vault!
:24:35. > :24:45.really don't want to upset Steve here. I will admit I don't know
:24:45. > :24:45.
:24:45. > :24:50.very much about the pole vault, but I do know somebody who does. Of all
:24:50. > :24:59.the athletes out there at the moment, she has the greatest scope
:24:59. > :25:06.to perform and improve. I remember talking to athlete's and experts,
:25:06. > :25:13.there is so much scope for her. Watching her training and competing.
:25:13. > :25:20.I do think that, I am not going to add very much to that. It is a big
:25:20. > :25:28.step forward for her. Disappointed in London, a lot of people thought
:25:28. > :25:33.she could win a medal. The trauma, talking with her coach. Home town
:25:33. > :25:43.pressure. She came here as a number one in Europe. This will give her
:25:43. > :25:43.
:25:43. > :25:53.confidence. It has to. When you wind championships, it is what the
:25:53. > :25:54.
:25:54. > :26:01.The let us look at Jenny Meadows in her semi-final. You saw her in her
:26:01. > :26:07.heat yesterday, and you soy different athlete. It was her
:26:07. > :26:12.second outing yesterday, in her heat, her first race back yesterday.
:26:12. > :26:18.Birmingham. She had an outing in Birmingham. These are tentative
:26:18. > :26:23.steps. The most important thing for her at the moment, it is just to
:26:23. > :26:28.get the line and length. A boxing analogy, you are ring rusty, unless
:26:28. > :26:32.you have been there on a regular basis. What she will be primarily
:26:32. > :26:37.concerned about is whether she has enough background to see herself
:26:37. > :26:41.through the third round which will be the final tomorrow. If you see
:26:41. > :26:46.the way she has improved between the heat and the semi-final, I
:26:46. > :26:53.think she will probably be all right, and I will predict a medal.
:26:53. > :27:00.The kiss of death! If there was actually an interesting moment
:27:00. > :27:06.today, around 500 metres, the field started to close on her. She surged
:27:06. > :27:10.to, and opened it out again. It was that proactive move at 500 metres
:27:10. > :27:15.that actually kept the rest of the field away from her, so she was
:27:15. > :27:20.able to control it. That shows me she has the confidence. Her
:27:20. > :27:25.endurance, given her trials and tribulations last year, we will
:27:25. > :27:34.find out more tomorrow. One be we are certain of with Jenny Meadows,
:27:34. > :27:38.she will give 100%. Absolutely, she has a big heart. What she is
:27:38. > :27:46.struggling with is that feeling of competitiveness. It was an
:27:46. > :27:56.incredible race, a fantastic surge. It bodes well for tomorrow. We have
:27:56. > :28:01.
:28:01. > :28:07.seen great 800 metres running. As behind him.
:28:07. > :28:11.Still, they are not closing the gap. Seb Coe it is going away again. He
:28:11. > :28:21.is really taking them on, and he has done it from the front. Coming
:28:21. > :28:27.away, looking fault of fight. Two remarkable wins, a remarkable
:28:27. > :28:37.record. Just outside the world record indoors. Seb Coe has the
:28:37. > :28:46.Do you remember it as if it was yesterday? The lovely thing about
:28:47. > :28:52.that is, we had come out of an ordinary 1984 Olympic Games.
:28:52. > :29:00.Suddenly, we went indoors, we got three gold medals in the space of
:29:00. > :29:07.14 minutes. In the 800. Mary Stuart in the 1500s. Anyway, it signalled
:29:07. > :29:14.the arrival of a few youngsters. It was a good championships.
:29:14. > :29:24.Thanks for coming to join us. Tomorrow, the final day of this
:29:24. > :29:26.