Day 3, Part 1 Athletics: European Indoor Championships

Welcome back to the final day of the European Athletics Indoor

Championships from Gothenburg. 15 gold medals on offer today

including seven this morning. British athletes are looking to add

their name to a prestigious roll- call.

, taker macro Chryste takes the gold -- and COMMENTATOR: It is in a

new wild indoor record! Good morning, the final day, and

pretty much finals all the weight in the Scandinavium Arena. Holly

Bleasdale already has a gold medal around her neck. Huge inspiration

for all of her team-mates in action today.

Perri Shakes-Drayton has been looking in brilliant form, she is

the favourite for the gold medal over 400m.

Don't this gate her team-mate, chart macro, she should be in the

next. And -- Eilidh Child. Then Jenny Meadows captain the team

here in Gothenburg and his rallying in form.

Nigel Levine, Richard Strachan are very much in the mix.

And this is the timetable for this Good morning to Denise Lewis, Paula

Radcliffe and Colin Jackson, a busy morning, what is your highlight?

It has got to be the women's 400m, we have a great trio, but favourite

is Perri in fantastic form. She is in ideal shape. Colin Jackson?

looking at the men's 400m. I am looking forward to that. One of our

boys can run wisely to get a bronze medal. Paula Radcliffe?

Jenny Meadows, to get that medal, she has come in, short of training,

but she is very strong and getting better with every round.

Yesterday, we saw Britain's first gold medal, Holly Bleasdale in the

pole vault. It was a gutsy performance. She struggled in

qualification the day before, she ended up in the jump off and

banished to get the gold medal. had to keep her nerves, she had to

face a jump-off. She was jumping second, she was lucky, she had to

nail that 4.67 metres and that smile said it all. She was nervous

getting into the competition, there she is, getting her gold medal.

There are no medal presentations in this small arena, this Scandinavium

Arena it is part of a small -- be a complex, and those ceremonies take

place in the Market Square. The jump-off was an interesting

situation. The same number of failures. They have the option to

take the gold medal shared, and Holly Bleasdale said, no. A I love

that, that shows fire in her belly. Why should she is Cecil -- and

settle for a shared gold medal? She has gone through many expenses at

these major championships and she has come out, on top, a good way

forward. A good day for Holly Bleasdale. Overnight, in the

American championships, we sought a new indoor world record. Double

inspiration for Holly Bleasdale. Hearing that news, her target, go

for the outdoors. Double inspiration. She will have come

here, achieving what she wanted to do. She came here to win. She did

that. She will know she has a lot to do. She is well capable of it

but she has a lot of training. Very often, you achieve your target and

you set a new one. This was set overnight. Silver for James Dasaolu

in the men's 60m. A bit of a surprise. He ran brilliantly but it

was a surprise. Yes, his performance in the semi-final was

outstanding, we were hoping he could maintain that focus and not

get distracted by that success. He came into this competition, he said

he looked very good in the heats. He and his coach decided they have

arrived in great shape, healthy, run the best he could possibly do.

Jimmy Vicaut from France, France hols the strength of men's

sprinting at this moment in time -- holds. They him to run for -- that

time and not when is excellent. 60m is four indoors, outdoors is

where it counts, where they translate that performance in what

could be a really, really good performance over the 100 metres. It

is a mouth-watering prospect. were having a chat before with

Colin Jackson and Denise Lewis, not so much Paula Radcliffe. With the

start, you have a high back foot on the blocks. A decent start?

Everything you do has to be done naturally. In the blocks, you have

to become done well. That was very high, he almost starters. If when

you push out... It is not a new thing, he trains like that. He will

know how he hits the floor. Don't worry about him, let him do what

comes naturally. I know you two don't particularly like that, but

carry on. I just think there is room for improvement. Leg length,

position, comfort. Maybe it looks unorthodox to me, but that is how

he trains. That left arm, for me, it is a little bit tucked. In the

semi-finals, he was drifting to the left. I don't know whether there is

a weakness. But, he is quick! It is worth noting that Germany, so

far, haven't got any medals. Let us show you another medal table,

of sorts. Our experts's predictions, I used that term loosely! Paula

Radcliffe is the new dog, she got carried away. Colin and Denise...

What do you reckon? How are you feeling about these predictions

now? If I am right, I will be slightly

disappointed. I wanted to be safe. I was hoping for more, nine or 10

medals would have been fantastic. I could be right with seven.

We have the possibility of Perri. Potentially, the two relays. Can I

reassess? He in the middle distances, Jimmy

Meadows is a good prospect. Four gold medals, a couple of

relays, Perri, we already have Holly Bleasdale. You could be close.

The wind is impossible, we haven't got enough up there. Perri is

coming out. There she is, on the track. A big opportunity.

It is a big opportunity. She is in lane five. Eilidh Child it is

outside her, in lane six. I expect her to take the race out, she won't

change much, why should she? She has been holding her form in the

100 metres. It is a really short space of time between the semi-

finals and finals, less than 24 hours. I was thinking about that.

When you do the London Marathon, early in the morning, no messing

about. What is it like to be up early, prepared? The key thing is

what you changed your body to do. Add do a lot of my hard sessions in

the morning. Perri says she does that, that will stand her in good

stead. The key thing is how she has recovered from yesterday, a good

night's rest, did she take a bath, and ice -- an ice bath. It will be

a test of training, Eilidh Child it is in the same position, she has

been training hard, she is fit. It is all in the mind at this stage.

Herders have great strength and endurance, 400m flat is perhaps...

A walk in the park? With her stamina, she should be

able to bounce back very well. men's triple jump competition was

won by Daniele Greco, the 10th furthest all time. And I had said

that competition could be a poor one! Perhaps not too great

expectations on her? She has missed some training, coming back from

injury. She has to hold her form. A little inconsistent yesterday.

Hopefully she has recovered. Let us keep our fingers crossed for Yamile

Aldama. And Good morning to Paul Dickenson, Andrew Carter. And Steve

Cram. How are you feeling about honest. I think, yes, around nine

medals. One thing we can say is there will be more drama, we had

lots of it yesterday. We have the relays and we are banking on medals

there. The men had a really good chance of a gold medal, the women

definitely. Let us not forget the Russians, Kseniya Ustalova, is not

here. These three women will run in the relay barring any assistance,

and our three men. So we will have slightly tired athletes going into

the relay, that is my concern. More important, individually, for

Perri Shakes-Drayton, Eilidh Child, they will not be thinking about the

relay at the moment. One of the reasons we are here in

the morning is to accommodate the individual 400m into the programme,

so the athletes can run the relay. If the so, there is a bit of a gap,

it isn't one long session today. Lots of drama in the semi-finals

yesterday, it means Britain has three women in the final. There was

a late disqualification to this line-up, with Shana Cox coming in.

two British athletes. Sweden have had a very good championships, lots

of new talent coming in. Hjelmer could figure, she likes to get out

hard and she may try to get to the front on the first lap, which might

mix it up for the British athletes. European outdoors a champion.

Yesterday -- in Helsinki, she got better and better with each round,

the same here indoors. She managed triple jump. Yamile Aldama is in

good form. Still suffering from bad shoulder injury she had earlier on

this year, but 13.92 to qualify for the final. That was her season's

wanted. We are about halfway through the first round. The big

news is that Saladukha, of the Ukraine, has gone out to a world

leading 14.88. Unfortunately, a foul there for the Britain. Second

runway. I think she's got a bit more to come if she can get the

technique together in subsequent rounds. That is a massive jump to

start the competition. The longest jump in 2013, one of the longest in

performance here in the 400m. Shana Cox goes on the inside for Great

Britain. Advanced to the final after the disqualification of

Morosanu, who tripped the athlete who was top of the rankings coming

into here, Ustalova. She's not in this, so the two track athletes

will need watching. Hejnova in behind Perri, 51.27. A big

improvement for her to make it into this final. This athlete here, I

think she will try and get to the front. She will try and run a fast

200m and hope it is going to carry her to wear medal. Strong athlete.

There was Carolina Kluft right in Perri Shakes-Drayton, in the form

of her life. And you could say exactly the same for a Eilidh Child.

Scottish indoor record this year over the flat distance. The two of

them renowned for hundred metres herbalists. But going for glory

Eilidh Child joined the great gets out really quick in this first

certainly has started quicker than gel inside, and has taken a yard or

so out of Eilidh Child. Shana Cox has started quickly in lane one as

well. She wants to get involved in this. Perri Shakes-Drayton is in

the perfect position to come across and take the lead. This is perfect

for Great Britain. Shana Cox moves into third. Gilles Muller trying to

come on the outside but Perri Shakes-Drayton controlling this

from the front. Eilidh Child is right when she wants to be. Shakes-

Drayton looks in superb form and the others are trailing behind. The

others are a long way distant. Perri Shakes-Drayton gobbing a gold

for Great Britain, pulling away from her team-mate. It's going to

be a British one, two. Perri Shakes-Drayton wins in superb time.

Brilliant running. It just got better and better through these

championships. The talent that we've always known was there, that

she's always know was there has finally come to the fourth. Eilidh

Child should be delighted with her performance to take the silver

medal. Couldn't catch a team made, but what a brilliant performance

from the British athletes. There's her coach, the two of them have

worked really hard to get Perri into this sort of shape. She was

criticised a little bit about her performance in London last year.

But if she can carry this sort of form into the summer, who knows

what she's going to be capable of? It was tied for bronze, Gill me did

get the third spot, but there was no doubt about the winner. Eilidh

British athlete ever indoors after her performance yesterday. That's a

natty little waist coat. What a good start to this final day of the

European Indoor Championships for Great Britain. I'm sure Malcolm

Arnold, Eilidh Child's coach, will be delighted with her progress as

well. That flat speed will stand her in really good stead. She was

really aggressive as well. Knew what Perri was going to do, went

with her. John Cox did her best. -- Shana Cox. It was a really fast

first 200. There was no question they were going to allow the Swede

to get involved. They've probably been warned about what she did in

the semi yesterday. Denise, it was important that in this first lap

that Perri Shakes-Drayton got out in front. It was some important

that she set out Qatar good. knew the dominance to hold and

control this race was critical. It was absolutely critical. Eilidh

Child did a fantastic job. Having Perri in her sights was about to

control this race. Smooth, aggressive running. Eilidh Child

had to hang on there, hang on to Perri and know that her job was

almost dumb. -- almost done. Great for the girls. I'm delighted,

particularly for Eilidh Child as well. She's worked hard, she's made

the transition. 51.45, a new personal best. That was a really

dominant performance. She was slowing at the end but the others

were so far behind. Everybody trailing in her wake. A world-

because I was in lane six. They must be a great sense of

satisfaction when you come here as a medal contender and you've

delivered one. That's it. When you come here you want to get a medal.

To come away with the silver, I've had many silvers during my career

but I'm so happy with this one. you've done it with a personal best.

I can't ask any more than that. and Perri do the hurdles of a one

lap outdoors. This must bode fantastically well for that.

shows we both got good Flat speed now. It's just about getting the

hurtling rate. We both had some really good times this season.

You've got the relate to come, so be speaking to fill very shortly.

She will be extremely happy. It was a textbook race from both of them.

It was. They both knew they had to run hard. Tired legs, but it's all

in the mind at this stage and they had to attack that. They knew that

Joe Marler was going to be on their tails. She's improved so much

during these championships. That in a confidence that Perri has

displayed in Gothenburg just loses in her running. She's clearly come

off last year knowing that she wasn't in shape, she got injured,

she's hit back working really hard. It is showing for Scott Hughes got

speed and endurance and looks majestic out there. I'm hoping that

when she reflects on her performance here, both are women

really, that they can really think themselves as true world class 400m

hurdlers. They just need not to work on the technicalities of their

major event, the 400m hurdles. I can see them in the final in Moscow

in the summer. They have certainly demonstrated their potential of

being finalists. Of course, with this kind of performance, they've

got medal hopes in the individual event. Hejnova, who was bronze in

London, is trailing a fair way behind. It really bodes well for

them. They should be very excited with what they've achieved to date.

I wonder if she was expecting to win? She had that tailor-made, I

What a performance. We can see you celebrating with the ways coat on.

A world-leading time, gold medal, give me your reaction. A I'm over

the moon. A lot of people were already putting gold on me. In my

heart, I wanted a medal, but you want to come out and win. I'm

pleased now and I hope this will benefit me when it comes to the

outdoors. Eilidh Child was saying it will probably for the pair of

you. It's the way you dominated throughout each round. You were in

complete control again there. I said I can't be too complacent. I

just want to stay out of trouble. I just wanted to stay at the front

and maintain this. I did it every round. Now won the European

champion. How was it from the adjustment of running a semi-final

yesterday to coming out here in the morning to run a final today?

I said yesterday, I trained in the morning so I'm used to the early

starts. My body is awake and Alerte. I'm glad that's out of the weight.

Hopefully I will be all right for the relay. I've got one point here.

The start list when you came in, I don't know if you can see it. It

says Perri Shakes-Drayton, you are apparently 59. One old woman you've

done pretty well! Making the old before my time - and just getting

She didn't make any mistakes. Next up, Mukhtar Mohamed. He will be

hoping for similar. He's got a very tough at final. Before that, let's

catch up with the women's triple out very good horizontal and

vertical jumpers. Russian indoor first round. Strong athlete, well

conditioned as well. Straight down the runway. The balance. 14.88 is

the lead by Saladukha, but that's has found success in the past, but

these are the competitors in the 800m. Mukhtar Mohamed out in lane

six for this one. Kszczot is the defending champion. Bybyk from the

Ukraine, he's the youngster. Ananenka or. They were the two men

who saw off the challenge of Michael Winner in the heats. Marco

was clipped in the final two years ago and fell when he was leading

from Kszczot. Perhaps the biggest Spanish threat comes from this

month, Kevin Lopez, the bronze medallist two years ago and the

Spanish record holder. He's the indoor champion as well. The

favourite is the defending champion, but we heard Seb Coe say he

believes he will win a medal. He certainly has the talent, does he

have the tactical nous to get it it. The Spaniard is taking it out

quickly. Ananenka, a searing pace to take him away. Lopez wanted to

get out in front with Marco, his compatriot. The Belarus and is

behind. Mukhtar Mohamed is settling down in fourth place. A furious

battle to get to the break and get to 1971 for someone to successfully

defend, but Kszczot probably has outside. Mukhtar Mohamed decides to

do likewise. Ananenka response. Kszczot just beginning to get top

speed now. He makes his move. Dangerously through on the inside

there, Mukhtar Mohamed, he nearly took a tumble. He needs to get

himself free so he can follow Kszczot through. The key will be

how much he has recovered from the previous two races. He looks a

little bit unsettled. It takes energy out of you. Kszczot hits the

front with the bell. The two Spaniards behind. Mohamed getting

blocked by the giant frame of Ananenka. This may be a race beyond

Mukhtar Mohamed. Kszczot is out in front, looking to defend his title.

Mukhtar Mohamed making his move into fourth place, hunting down

Ananenka for third. Ananenka is there. Mukhtar Mohamed coming

through to take the bronze. He just about gets there. Ananenka tried to

squeeze him out, tried to force him wide. I think that Mukhtar Mohamed

might have got there. The winner is Kszczot. His beret bronze medal for

proud of that. Adam Kszczot has become the first

to defend a title since 1971. Adam Kszczot knows he is the champion.

Lopez in second place. Muktar Mohammed has been given the

bronze medal, despite the efforts of Anis Ananenka. A great effort

from Muktar Mohammed. A really good effort. Anis Ananenka

taking a tumble. Clearly, the best athlete in the field today.

Muktar Mohammed held his home in the home straight, he should be

very proud of the way he has run well.

He knows that. He did get clipped a couple of times and jostled into

the race but he came through to take a medal. A bronze-medallist is

no mean feat indeed Indoor Championships. A bit of strapping,

we are told that isn't the serious. This is how it unfolded.

For he kept coming through, trying on the inside, then the outside

where Anis Ananenka is blocking him. He is struggling for space, it

looks as if his legs are getting heavier and tired. You can see the

way he needs to go. He is trying to follow, coming into the last lap.

Three, he has already taken. He now needs to follow up Anis Ananenka.

He is hoping that banker macro has put too much in already and it will

come back to him in the closing stages.

Sweet revenge on Anis Ananenka in the closing stages. A Adam Kszczot,

a true champion. Lopez, silver-medallist. Bronze-

studio. Anis Ananenka, down of the final straight, he tried to stop

Muktar Mohammed. Denise? The Definitely impeded him, you

can't just put your arm across an athlete and obstruct him. This

young man did a fantastic job. He didn't lose his composure. Not once

again that race, and he took a few knocks which took him off stride.

He deserved that bronze-medal. We can look at this again. Anis

Ananenka had a look across, the sky it is catching me, I am going to

try to stop him. He did it at 200 metres to go as

well. As Denise said, a bit like a boxer, he was knocked down, kept on

getting up, in the end, got the reward.

It was a just reward, we have been watching his progress through

winter. He came here with a real chance of gaining expense, and if

he was in the right place at the right time, he has a kick finish

and a real heart, a gutsy runner who never gives up. This is

something we asked looking forward -- we are looking forward to seeing

Lopez, took bronze in the last women's triple jump final. Yamile

Aldama is up against it. Just one centimetre below her season's best.

She gave it everything. But it looks to be well short. Silver and

bronze are still up for grabs. She will have to go out, to a big

season's best, to be among the position at the moment. Looks as if

she has lost speed on the runway, deceleration on the run -- on the

take-off is there for everyone to moment. A magnificent jump by Olha

Here are too macro of the stars -- two. The first person to defend his

title since 1971! That is great, I have done new

preparation with a new coach. It is good for the open season. My third

race. With a small break between the semi-final and final. Running

really fast in the last 200 metres. It is really good for me. Muktar

Mohammed, you are relatively new, to come away with a medal first

time. Yes, yesterday, was difficult. Today, I wanted to trust in Allah,

whatever plan he made for me. was a lot of bumping and barging to

shove you out of the way. The man who was trying... The Belorussian.

I had a tough time with him. That is putting it mildly! This morning,

when I met him, I said he was the favoured. He said it would be a

good race. One final word with the champion, the Polish flag around

you, what is the reaction to back home? -- reaction to your success,

back home? I will go home, try to get some

sleep. I have to rest after this really tiring day. Congratulations

once again on your gold medal. Tremendous performance, Muktar

Mohammad. Diplomatic relations between

Belarus and Great Britain need some repairing after that race.

Jenny Meadows is next, the defending champion, nervous moments

for her. Perhaps more nervous for coaches and husbands, in her case,

if they are 1 and the same. A big day for you, and your wife.

You have taken some good lessons from the first round?

It is fantastic to be in the final. 12 weeks ago, she wasn't even

running. To be in the championships is a big bonus for us. We have not

quite done the work you need to do, to have a kick finish, but she has

done a lot of strength work which shows the way she round today come

-- the way she ran yesterday. A lot of people have helped her

along the way. All of the locals, Wigan Warriors, Manchester United

let us use their facilities. The local gyms in Wigan were fantastic,

we have a great team around us in Manchester. UK Athletics combined

behind the scenes, it has been a big team effort to get her back to

where she is today, we about four to everybody. What kind of talk to

have with her before a race. Is there anything different? No, it is

about keeping her calm, relaxed, focused on herself. You can only go

up there and do the best you can do, you cannot control anybody else.

Hopefully what you do on the day is good enough, we will take whatever

we can today. It will be a remarkable achievement. We are just

thrilled to beat in the final. To make this championships is a bonus,

to be in the final is a terrific. If there is a medal, then, happy

very focused, she is the defending champion, she won that title in

controversial circumstances two years ago in Paris. She finished in

second place, subsequently the Russian who beat her was

disqualified for drugs abuse, as was the Russian who finished in

third. Sad to see that. Jenny Meadows deprived of a moment

standing on the podium. Denise? is that moment when she can take in

the applause, that the British crowd for their support and get her

just rewards for what was a great race for her. Here she is today, am

delighted to see her back. Come what may, whether she gets a medal

or not here, as long as she can walk away from these championships,

injury-free, she can look forward to a fantastic outdoors season.

has improved with each round. Steve Cram, how will she approached this

one? I think journey -- Jenny Meadows

will control it from the front, that is where she is comfortable

competing. I am wondering what spikes she has got on today? It is

important. She was talking yesterday about her Achilles

problem. Racing spikes 10 to get you on your toes and she said she

wasn't ready to be on her toes, so she went back to her training

spikes. Something similar to that is what is required today. The

Russian will be tough. Elena Kotulskaya looked the best of the

rest of the competitors in this. Jenny Meadows has a great

reputation, the defending champion. She is in lane six. Nataliya Lupu

by 1,000th of a second. She has had a great season.

Olha Lyakhovaya could be a danger if it is slow. But added see Jenny

Meadows allowed that to happen. Maryna Arzamasava, in the next lane.

Elena Kotulskaya it is the danger. She didn't make the Olympic team

last year. She ran in the Diamond League. She ran so well in Monaco.

Jenny Meadows, completely missing out last year with her Achilles

injury, so good to see her back, the team captain. Can she lead by

example here? It has already been a good start for the British team

today. Three medals in the first Meadows wants to go to the front.

Kotulskaia allowing Jenny Meadows goad to the front, it's almost like

that is the script that she wanted to happen. This is what we'd

expected. Jenny Meadows taking it out. She's going to try and win

this from the front. A decent pace from Jenny, she's where she wants

to be and where she feels comfortable. Kotulskaia also where

she feels comfortable. Jenny will have watched the performance of

mock talk Mohamed and we have been raised by that. She has come here

with a medal in her sights. Nobody has successfully defended this

title and no British woman has retained it. Budgies in their

giving it her absolute best shot. - - but she is in their giving it her

something left on the last lap. The not going flat out yet. With every

lap they flower lip -- they slow were little bit, imperceptibly.

This is were yesterday we saw Jenny to fight for a medal here. Libby

has stolen -- Lupu has stolen a head. It may be too much too late

fit Jenny Meadows would have been able to finish that off on that

last lap. Given the amount of training shoes mist, that is really

the reason why she was unable to produce the last lap bed. The poll

waited and waited and waited, does what she always does. She's really

good in these sort of races. That's a really good medal for her.

Kotulskaia will think maybe she spent too much time watching Jenny

Meadows and wasn't watching what was coming from behind. Jenny

should be reasonably happy. A few weeks ago she wasn't even coming to

these championships. She would be happy because she set herself a

target and she will have wanted to do that. But realistically, she

will see she did absolutely everything she could do there, she

just didn't have it in her legs. A Lupu made her move, she had way

more running in the last finishing not straining in the way the girls

three here obviously ran good races, ran well. Kotulskaia, was maybe a

little bit of sleep on that last lap. This is where you run out of

steam a bit. Three races in three days as well. Exactly. This is

yesterday where Jenny did have something to raise it. But you are

right that Kotulskaia was watching Jenny too much and then Jenny

almost not started going backwards, but compared to Lupu, Kotulskaia

made the move too late and she have won that race. She just misses

Steve Cram saying that you've run them back to back. Considering the

lack of what you've had over the winter, that pretty remarkable in

itself. But you will have wanted a medal. Yes, it's a difficult

situation. I've only been running for 12 weeks. I never envisaged

being back racing yet. I thought it was important to start raising

again, just to put yourself through that mental preparation. I'm really

disappointed with that because I felt really fresh. I finished that

race and my team speech to the team as team captain, I said, don't

leave any energy on the track. I've become a bit of a victim of that.

It is down to lack of preparation and training on the back straight.

I switched off a little bit. I felt one person come past and I let

three past. I did have the speed and strength to hold them off but

once mentally they've gone past and then a bend comes up, it's really

difficult. It was a massive tactical error. But fourth in

Europe off the training I've done is pretty good. I've done three

races back-to-back. I will take that forward to the summer. It ends

my ego were little bit, I don't like getting beaten. I am a better

athlete than that. But I'm so incredibly proud of myself to put

myself on the line with little preparation. It's all about the

summer. It's difficult to weigh up, because we spoke to your coat

before the race, he was saying it was remarkable you are even here at

all. To make the final is great in itself. It's equating that in your

head. It is. It's quite hard because I know all those things,

but I tried to forget them and put them to the back of my head because

I don't want those to be in my head when I'm racing. But those answers

are pretty obvious. I don't think any other athlete could have come

to the championship with the lack of preparation I've had. So I'm

really proud of myself. Fourth place is fantastic in those

triple jump final. This is LA Mantia of Italy, the defending

jump so far. Just seemed to move ahead of second-placed bed. I don't

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think the gold medal is going to be been a red flag. Indeed it was. Two

jumps to go for the British number one. She's got a lot of work to do

if she wants to get in amongst the spectacular. Not necessarily

because of the distances, but because of the competitiveness of

it. Kopets now of Belarus, one of the few rotational throwers in the

the lead ahead of the Russian. Two successive throws. We've seen

the best throw in the competition so far. And then Kolodko responded

beautifully. It looks as though the Russian has gone back in the lead.

The pre-event favourite, Schwanitz of Germany, is way off the pace at

first time she's really put a throw together. It almost looks as though

she's been pausing in the middle of the circle. The lead in this final

has changed three or four times to different athletes, it's very

competitive indeed. She bangs it out. Over 90 metres. -- 19 metres.

Schwanitz has got it. She's in the British team, we got three

medals - a gold and a silver in the women's 400m from Perri Shakes-

Drayton and Eilidh Child. These are men's 400m runners. In the mix for

medals, probably not gold. Mukhtar Mohamed got a bronze medal in the

800m. But this 400m is going to be a battle. It could be carnage, they

might be fireworks. It really is going to be tough for our boys. But

they are optimistic. They've run well. They've just got to commit

themselves. You can be guaranteed that the battle for the first 200m

is going to be intense. Colin, we saw in the semi-finals, they all

wanted to be there at the bell in the lead. It is crucial. I

mentioned on Friday that you need some clear air. We saw Perri do

that. Once she got out in front, you are completely out of trouble,

you can just concentrate on what you are doing. Maslak is the clear

favourite. He's done tremendously well over 300 metres. He

demonstrated yesterday that he can literally when it any way he wants.

He can kick, he can sit from behind, he can take it from the front. With

that kind of basic speed he has demonstrated, it will be very

difficult for our lads to get to the front and control the race. As

you said, Denise, you can never know what will happen. Maslak is in

five, the favourite. Trenikhin round a little bit quicker in the

semi-finals. He did. He's been quite commanding and has shown

really good form in these championships. An imposing figure

because of his height, his stride length. It's going to be very

difficult to get round him if he's out in front. Michael Bingham in

one, not a great draw. We saw Sian Cox in the women's 400m final, she

went out very hard and then she paid for it. If you are in lane one

you really have to commit yourself. Athletes will be diving in in front

of you. Be used a lot of energy to hit the front. You have to be head

and shoulders above the rest of the field at you will dominate from

lane one. Nigel have been in three, Richard Strachan in four. Nigel

have been has probably shown the best form so far in this indoor

season. I would agree with you. But I did like the way that Richard

Strachan ran. You can expect him to be gutsy, go out hard. In terms of

pedigree, yes, Levine has run quicker General A. But it's all to

go for. They know what needs to be done. They know the main

protagonists so they've just got to over here. In the bird's nest on

the far side, they will be able to turn around and see these 400m men

line-up. I came here thinking, like the guys were saying, Maslak is the

favourite, good 300 metre pace, he's been training in South Africa,

but Trenikhin has really impressed me. I think his big frame, if he

gets through this first 200m in front, he might be difficult to get

past. Bingham on the inside, Bulakhov in two, Ben Levine and

Strachan in three and four. Maslak in five and then the Russian

Trenikhin on the outside. Trenikhin has such a physical presence.

Maslak is a lovely looking one a, he's very smooth. -- a lovely

looking runner. Back to the point I made with the women in the four

times 400m. Everything being OK, the three individual

representatives will run in the UK champion in Birmingham, he has

had his gold does not a little bit here. He will be brave, he will be

strong, try to get involved in the mix. His tactic two years ago, but

he finished 5th in the end. Pavel Maslak, this great prospect,

sub 45 outdoors, a man who is improving all of the time.

This man ran 21.2 in a Russian meeting at the beginning of the

month, not that slow, indoors, for it big man.

for him, whether to sit back and wait what happens, or to attack the

get an indication. Pavel Maslak has already taken kay two metres from

the tall Russian. Pavel Maslak has really gone for it, so has Nigel

Levine. Trenikhin will try to get behind Pavel Maslak. The Czech

Republic athlete in the lead. Pavel Maslak is control -- it is in

control. He has got this. Looking good. Nigel Levine has just clipped

Trenikhin, coming through for the sort of. A scrap for bronze. --

coming through for silver. That man just gets better and

better, he looked Supreme coming into this. Nigel Levine did well

there. He had a difficult decision to make. When Trenikhin came across

him, his momentum sent him so wide, so he took advantage. On the last

bend, Trenikhin was going backwards. No doubt about the winner, the sky

is going to have a good summer. The outdoor champion, the indoor

champion. Nigel levine macro -- Nigel Levine just clicked his heels,

the Russians may have something to say about it. They lost their

number-one 400m runner up in the Levine running a very good race

indeed. Coming close to the 46 second mark. Just watch that. Pavel

Trenikhin, tried to get back into second place. He is wide, he comes

across Nigel Levine. Nigel Levine had the inside. Not the best angle

to see it from. Trenikhin had to get well past his man before he

comes in. It happens, when people are running, when somebody cuts

across you. You are tried to keep your stride length going. Sometimes

that can happen. Nigel Levine was cutting back, that

was the problem as well. He wants to come around the Russian. As he

is moving out of his line to attack around the bend. You know what? It

is one of those where we could look at this if you times and come up

with slightly different answers. -- result for Great Britain. Nigel

Levine with a season's best, he Michael, your head in your hands, a

missed opportunity? The Russian guys stepped off the track. And

kicked hard. Even though I was in lane one, I felt as if I should

have been up there. We are getting things going for the outdoors. I

want to say hi to my brother! have relayed duty to come. Yes, a

little later. Richard, can I bring you in quickly? A quick word? As

always, aggressive, strong. I knew these two would go out quick. Nigel.

The Russian. Pavel Maslak. Nigel, congratulations. I wanted to

be dead, close enough. I felt like I had quite a lot left -- I wanted

to be there, close enough. It takes a lot out you. Nigel was awesome.

Well done. I know you have relay duty as well.

You are part of the same training group. A pat on the back from the

nation, a tremendous silver medal. I heard your shirt, I can't believe

it! The first time I have made a European final, and to get a silver

medal. I am speechless. I'd like to thank Linford Christie over there,

my family, the whole squad, the medical team, everybody. Everybody

has supported me really. We knew he was quality. You had some tussles

with him in the build up. We also saw that the Russian was in fine

form. How did you keep it together, knowing you were a medal contender

but those others were exemplary. Just go up there, do my best,

listen to my coach. I finished second. A season's best. What can I

say? From lane three. You have the relay to come, they could be

another medal. They do little bit of aggro with the Russian. He

actually stepped from the track, what do you think he was trying to

suggest? Was there any contact? he ran wide. 400m. This is what he

is probably talking about. I am on the inside lane. You see. Trying to

chop in front of me so I had to slow down. That is not my fault.

You saw him cut right in front of me. So he has gone back on to the

track. You don't think it is your fault. That's for talking to us,

not a happy person. -- I saw really good in qualification. Not

easy to negotiate her way through. The race went perfectly for her in

qualification. 15 laps of the track. Look at that, a bit of pushing and

shoving, that is a necessary, straight away. They have been

called back, well done to the starter. They have carried on

running. I have heard the guns have gone, they are going to stop.

RADCLIFFE: They need somebody to come up on track to stop them.

Let us have another little look at that. Let us see if Lauren how that

is her it. Stopping and starting again, she would have the same

adrenalin rush to keep the pain away. I bet there is adrenalin

coursing through her veins now. A little bit of a graze but she is

fine. She has a graze on her leg Sara Moreira pushes everybody back

in. It was a domino effect, it was Sara Moreira's fault. A shock when

that happens. She did the right thing, she got right up, she heard

the secondary done to bring them back. I do remember the Dream Mile

in Oslo, where one athlete felt after two metres. It does happen.

Thankfully, they have all been brought back, absolutely, the right

decision. Somebody should have a word with Sara Moreira. Just get

away from the line safely, then the sort yourselves out. -- then sort

yourselves out. The Portuguese athlete, there she is. She ended up

on the inside but wanted to get straight back on but didn't need to

be as aggressive. Natalia Aristarkhova, a good steeplechase

de. Fionnuala Britton, we have high hopes for her. If this is slow, I

suspect Lauren have made want to looking at her arm and leg. She

we needed to do first time. They have settled down. There are a lot

of options here, Paula Radcliffe? Sara Moreira will want to control

this. She has won indoors on many occasions, not always with great

success, she did win a medal four years ago. Corinna Harrer, 1,500m

specialist, steeplechase, a real mix.

Sara Moreira looked most in control, I have been watching for her to do

something today. Fionnuala Britton at the back for Ireland, I am

surprised to see her there, her best tactic would be to make the

pace from the start. She has developed a closing finish. It is

one thing in the Irish championships, another thing

against the fast athletes here today. Her best would make -- would

be to make it an honest pace. Mowen Howarth, she has a rash where she

has fallen. -- Lauren Howarth. It is slow through the first 400m.

All of these women have run under nine minutes. I think Fionnuala

Britton might be better off going out to make this a hard race. She

has been in great shape this winter. Sara Moreira might think a little

bit the same. There may be others in here who will want to kick for a

medal. I am always amazed how people arrive at a Championships

with, in their heads, at a kick which they have never shown before

move. Somebody, maybe even Lauren, needs to come round and start

making it in to a decent race. Moreira is quite happy controlling

name of the game as far as Aldama is concerned, but he hasn't been

able to produce that extra bit of distance to take her into a medal

position. Last opportunity, and over the course of the last couple

of days, one in qualifying and one in this final, 13.95. But in order

to get a medal, she would have had to go beyond 14.26. She will finish

in 6th place. Saladuha, with that 14.88 in the first round, just

finished the competition off. This is her last jump. Can she finished

off with a flourish? No, she can't. No doubt about the credentials of

this great athlete. World champion a couple of years ago, twice a

European outdoor champion. Now she's the European indoor champion.

Makes slight amends for just a bronze medal in the Olympic Games

last year. The longest jump in the as I say that, Belete picks up the

pace. It was fast becoming just about 81,500 metres race. They've

been running at 10,000 metres pace. All the sudden the race is on.

Belete injected a 834 second, 200m lap. Before that they were running

really slowly. Idol must say marathon pace. Lauren Howath did

move up to the front but seemed to lack the confidence to make the

move. If somebody makes a move, it's going to be fast and it's got

to be a big difference. Howath picking her way through their, in a

sense that she's looking for a bit of a gap. She will now not feel as

now got to settle there, hope that Belete doesn't slow too much. She's

slowed right down again and the field bunched as up. Howath is

stuck on the inside a little bit, but somebody needs to pick this up.

Absolutely. It messes with your legs and makes you feel more

fatigued when the pace is up and down like this. These girls are

going to be feeling that. I'm surprised to see Britton sat back

there. If she came through and attacked this, she could do

left it to the good 1500m runners... The Russian girls will be very

dangerous the more this race goes on. Korobkina pushing forward to,

but Aristarkhova going a little bit backwards. She seems to be a little

bit in trouble with the alternating little bit. -- fee on the Muller.

Moreira is trying to push this pace on. She probably feels she is the

one who makes -- needs to make it faster now. Howath starting to

will it be enough to get a medal? Moreira keeping the pressure on.

She pulls Harrer away with her. Korobkina looks spend here. Eakin

si Moreira looking around a little bit, may be trying to get a bit of

an idea of what's going on behind her. It's quite difficult in this

arena, it isn't a screen she can look up to to get any idea of that.

A little bit of daylight there, Harrer starting to tread water a

bit now. I don't think it looks as though Korobkina has got a lot of

finish left in her. This is brave back to Sacramento, of Portugal,

who's done well in these championships, but this looks like

Mary Cullen was the last Irish athlete to win a medal in this

event. The winner easily gliding around that top bend. There's a

real scrap on for the medals behind personal best, who can run the

fastest at 3000m, I felt as though Moreira was smart there. She didn't

panic when it was too slow, she kept winding it up. The 1500 metre

runners weren't strong enough. Britton will be delighted with her

medal. No doubt about our clear winner. Very easy win by Moreira.

Britton happy with a medal. She has won her first medal on the track in

any sort of Championships. For me, she just let it go there. Going

back to the European crash country, she crashed her and was able to

destroy her by hard running in the middle of the race and hard running

at the beginning. She ran for a medal, she didn't run to try and

win that race. She should be proud she's a good cross country runner,

often Portugal have done well at the European cross-country events.

This year might be a bit different for her. That will give her a lot

of confidence. It's not world class running, really, by the standards

she will meet outside. None the less, that will mean a lot to her.

It's a bit like when Helen won a couple of years ago, it's great

that somebody like that has won a gold medal. I suppose it's nice to

see someone like Moreira succeed to take over from Helen. It will give

her a big boost. She handled the pace changes very well and came out

with a pretty decent time, considering how slow they were

stood her in good stead to hold off there. She had a great line. She

was finishing really strongly. At Yushu could have used some of that

running early on in the race. We are looking into the closing stages

of the race again. Korobkina putting herself in the right

position that he hasn't got enough in her legs to carry her past to a

medal. Britton fighting hard and finishing really strongly, but she

Lauren Howath. I think she will have learned a lot from these

Show everybody your injuries. What happened at the start from your

point of view? This one girl hit me on my leg as she started off.

Someone else went from the other side. I don't know, I ended up on

It makes painful viewing for you. It's quite painful. I'm glad we had

a restart. It would have been just as two at the back, shall we carry

on? I heard the gun go off so I knew it was stopping. I thought

someone would come out over their. I was, like, yeah, we can stop.

got the restart and finished sixth. To be on the stage and do that,

you've got a good perspective on it as well. Mo Farah's first senior

Best was European indoors and he came 6th in that. I've just got to

do what he did, double Olympic champion one day. Are you happy

with how it's gone? I would have liked to have done a bit better in

the final bet I got top-six. I'm happy that I'm here, didn't expect

to be here. I will build on this. You've done yourself proud. We'll

let you go and get patched up. Congratulations. We've seen you do

it so many times over the cross- country courses but to do it on the

track, what does that mean to you? It's different and I suppose it's

special. I've never been to an indoor championships before. I've

really enjoyed it, at normal indoor races where it's fast-paced from

the start, it's nice to have tactics involved as well. What was

going through your mind in the last hundred metres or so? In the last

400 I was, like, I'm not going forward again. I didn't even know

at the finish, did they come second, did I come for? A UK min on the

inside. When I came around the bend I thought, I'm on the inside, she's

not going to let me through. Schwanitz. Well over 90 metres.

Kolodko could not respond. -- 19 metres. The German, with her last

throw, moved up from fourth place into the gold medal position and

has managed to hang on to the lead. Despite the tensions of Kolodko and

Kopets, who held gold and silver for quite some time during the

competition. Schwanitz started the day as the pre-event favourite. She

took her time but she eventually session in Gothenburg, four medals

for the British team. You've got time to go and get your Sunday

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lunch and then come back. This is we've got six at the moment, two

me. Colin is normally smug anyway. It's been an exciting Championships.

It's nice to see the new faces coming through. The ones we've

expected to deliver have delivered. Overall, the championships have

been very successful. We came here with a very small team and with

huge expectations. So far, so good. Let's look back to the women's

triple jump. Saladuha her, it was take the gold. Aldama of Britain,

Tell me how the event went from your perspective? A not as good as

I wanted, but I want to be ready for the summer.

We saw the strapping on your shoulder, you still have a knee

injury. They I needed to do this. I know the things I need to work on.

The strapping on a sure that is to protect it -- up on my shoulder.

Where do you go from here, what is the plan for the next couple of

months? To take if you days of, then start training again. Probably

to go away. I am happy, I am taking a positive from this competition.

We wish you the best for the outdoor season.

Sweden's greatest ever triple jumper Christian olsen hails from

Good to see you. A little bit cold. I know. I am looking forward to

A nice picture! COMMENTATOR: Welcome back to

Gothenburg, Jonathan Edwards will begin his campaign for a gold medal

in the triple jump. First of all, it doesn't look any

different! It was a long time ago. 18 years ago. The COMMENTATOR:

Jonathan Edwards in the triple jump final, we could be on the verge of

something special. I was sitting on the wall, very

close. We had accreditation to the arena. If nobody is sitting in a

seat, you can move. They didn't come, so we were very lucky to

watch the triple jump. They were boosting the triple jump

in this country as something special.

Did you think I was going to break the world record? I think that we

all did. COMMENTATOR: Jonathan Edwards in the first round, it is

massive! My goodness! I remember you breaking the world

record in the first round. 18.18? No, at what you would know it.

18.60. Not that I have watched it a million times!

That first round, or I wanted to do was get a half-decent job in, calm

my nerves. I knew there were expectations.

COMMENTATOR: Oh, my goodness, gracious Me. It is legal. It is a

world record for Great Britain and Jonathan Edwards.

What I couldn't get my head round was that you could go out again and

do it. COMMENTATOR: De Cruddas is

anticipating something special once again from Jonathan Edwards of

Great Britain. -- the crowd is anticipating. He has done it again,

I do not believe it. People break world records but not twice in the

same competition. I thought that was pretty much one of the biggest

achievements in the sport. I do not know what got hold of me, if I am

honest. There is one bit, at the top of the runway, I smiled to

myself, appointed by finger, I felt it. I felt like I could do even

better. COMMENTATOR: There it is, it is

exactly 60 ft, and one quarter of an inch, Jonathan Edwards has made

history once again. There will never be a year like it again.

Almost without thinking, you know you are going to jump a long way.

He has just jumped the greatest jump in athletics history, he has

set his second world record been less than 20 minutes.

Is this the same pit? I am not sure. There were two. We also have that

in the European Championships in 2006. You may be right. Any jumping

today? No! They are we became best of rivals.

COMMENTATOR: How much longer can the great and keep on going?

A medal in Edmonton. That time, I had the time to focus on you all of

the time. That gave me the chance to get up to a high level. It was

the motivation to compete against you not only because of the world

record but because you have a high level. I actually hated you're

little bit! I had jumped 17.60. OK, now, I gave something to you to

think about. You put the clutch down, geared up, 17. 76. I remember

you... You were writing autographs. I don't remember it quite like

that! Then, you finished, enough was

enough, in 2003 in the World Championships. It skyrocketed my

career much faster. You retired. You left a void. Don't get me wrong.

I enjoyed winning, the Olympics, World Championships. But I missed

the competitiveness of being close to someone all the time. We were

rivals, the best time of my career. Even though I won afterwards.

need to get inside, it is a lot colder than it was in 1995, that is

for sure. Not quite grumpy old men, happy old

men, some nice memories. Let us get back to today, four gold medals,

pride of place goes to Perri Shakes-Drayton. She was phenomenal.

She has delivered on what we expected her to do. She was great

through the rounds but even better in that final. It was just a great

race. Coming into these championships, fit, healthy, strong.

These two glance, Eilidh Child and Perri Shakes-Drayton, have been

battling it out the is, from juniors. It means we have a great

summer to look forward to. We were impressed with how strong they

looked. They were not ragged, they ran yesterday evening, not much

time to recover. They have showed they are in great

shape. They have obviously worked very hard and it has paid dividends

here, it is wonderful to see them come through. Which also saw a

great batting performance from Nigel Levine and Muktar Mohammad.

Muktar Mohammad really impressed me so much. A difficult race. A lot of

argy-bargy but he came through, he showed great maturity by that young

man. And we have the relays this afternoon. It looks very promising

indeed for later on, more medals, hopefully another two or three.