Day 3, Part 2 Athletics: European Indoor Championships

JONATHAN EDWARDS: Welcome to the final session of the European

Indoor Athletics Championships in Sweden. Just eight more gold medals

to be won to round off the action from Sweden's second city.

A really good start. Dasaolu takes It's all-or-nothing now for Holly

Bleasdale. She's got it! Holly Bleasdale is the champion.

Time flies buy when you are having fun and we are already at the final

session of these Championships. Six medals for the British team so far.

We are all set for a golden finale. Asha Philip goes in the semifinals

and hopefully the final of the women's 60m. The men's pole vault,

Steve Lewis is up against the Olympic Champion Renaud Lavillenie.

Chris Tomlinson - you are never sure how far he is going to go.

Let's hope it is a good day. All the drama of the relays. A chance

of a golden finale for the men's and the women's team. Christine

Ohuruogu is stepping in to the women's team.

This is the schedule for this afternoon. We will be looking back

at this morning's session over the course of the next 30 minutes or so

before the live action gets go. We have Steve Lewis in the pole vault.

We have the men's long jump. Chris Tomlinson is going in that and we

finish with the relays. In the studio, two golden oldies

and a new one - Denise, Colin and Holly Bleasdale. A brilliant

performance from yesterday. Let's performance from yesterday. Let's

look back at your golden moment. This is a gold medal chance for

jump-off with the defending champion. It is all-or-nothing for

Holly Bleasdale. She's got it! It's gold for Great Britain. Holly

Bleasdale is the champion. The Great Britain team captain says

congratulations to Britain's first medal of these Championships. It is

gold in the women's pole vault. never experienced anything like

that before. The jump-off was weird. that before. The jump-off was weird.

I have never done one before. We both tied for the gold medal and we

could take the gold together or we could carry on jumping. Whoever

cleared the bar first would win the medal. I wanted to keep jumping. I

was so happy. I wanted to run around. That's the best feeling I

have ever felt before. I'm so happy. I can't believe it.

There is the big gold medal. How does it feel to be holding that?

feels good. Take us back to the qualification first of all. We

thought you started off a bit shakely, perhaps? Yes. Is that

fair? I had the worst warm-up of my career, which wasn't a great start.

It was hard with 20 girls out there. They split the men into two pools

and for us, they kept it as 20. It was difficult, the line was huge. I

was always at the back of it. I tried to get through that. I didn't

have a good start. I got through. That was a good start. How much

were you aware of the fact that we are all expecting you to win?

everyone was. It was a nice feeling going into it having everyone

behind me thinking I could win gold. I just was happy to come in and win

a medal. In the back of my mind, I wanted to win gold. I was always

coming here for more experience and to win a medal. When I won gold, I

was so happy. Let's take a look at that winning vault again. Talk us

that winning vault again. Talk us through it. I was jumping well at

the start. This jump was at the end. I had done 15 jumps already. I was

tired, but I muscled my way through it and cleared it. The second time

that you cleared 4.67m. The first time was a bit nerve-wracking?

coped quite well with them pressure situations. I always seem to do it

on the last attempt. When I did by 4.77m, that was my last attempt.

4.77m, that was my last attempt. I'm good at that now. You had gone

for 4.62m, three other athletes cleared that height. You missed it

and chose to go to 4.67m? Yes, it was nerve-wracking and Scott told

me to skip the bar, so I could try and get ahead of the field again.

It was a good move. I'm glad I did it. When you haven't been in that

circumstance before, what gives you the belief you can do it, you know,

"I am going to do this right now"? I don't know. I feel really

confident this indoor season. That was good for me to have that

confidence coming into here. I had just put my jump together really

well. I felt it is all-or-nothing now. I'm trying hard, but I always

put the extra bit in for the last attempt. It always seems to pay off.

Colin mentioned the confidence. You had the option of taking a gold

medal with Rogowska, a guaranteed gold medal. You chose to gamble to

stand up there on your own? Yeah, I would rather have the gold on my

own than have it shared. I would rather risk and having silver. I

was positive and confident that I could clear that bar over her. We

both were tired at this point. It could have been an easy option. I

am quite a fighter. I know I could clear it. I wanted gold to myself.

Standing on the rostrum on your own is what you did. We can take a look

at that now. What did Rogowska say for the jump-off? She wanted the

gold. She was like, "Let's not have a jump-off." The coaches were like

that as well. She was defending champion. There was a bit of argy-

bargy going on? She wanted to, like, not jump. Very, very interesting.

It certainly is. Where do you go from here now? You showed great

grit and determination. What is next? I have another competition in

Manchester. I'm looking forward to that. All the pressure is off now.

I can enjoy myself. And I will go out for another training block in

Arizona and go from there to Nice feeling? Nice to watch it

back? Really good. I have only been on it once before. A burning

question - what cheesecake did you have? I didn't have any. Did you

not? It wasn't on the menu. If we didn't know that, we would have got

a special cheesecake in! That would have been nice. Overnight, some

interesting news from America. 5.02m, a World Indoor Record. What

was it like waking up to that with the gold medal? I was happy. She is

a nice girl. We get on really well. When I woke up and watched the

video, it was such a good jump. I have watched her vault already with

my coach. I have took pointers. I'm happy for her. It gives me

something to chase now. It is another girl over 5m, which is

great for our sport. Denise, how impressed were you with the way

Holly conducted herself? I was very impressed. It did look at some

stages were you were unsure about what to do, you looked a bit

nervous. Then you came through it. As the competition progressed, you

seemed to get more and more confident, and you nailed it?

was, like, a pressure situation and people have, like, applauded me and

said I handled myself very well. In that situation, I was going with

the flow and trying to be as positive as I could about the

situation and when the jump-off - I have never been in a jump-off

before, I didn't know what one was, so I waved to the crowd thinking I

had come second. My coach was, like, you need to focus, you still have a

jump. I was, like, OK. What is the difference to jumping indoors to

outdoors? Indoors, there is no wind, no rain, no weather. It's another

factor you don't have to think about. It is pretty similar. The

wind and the rain is a big factor. It is easier to jump indoors. I

prefer outdoors. We know all about the wind from the Olympic final.

There is another pole vaulter on the track now, Steve Lewis. What

sort of form is he in? He's changed a lot technically. He's had a

couple of injuries like the bar landed on his shin and it took a

while for him to recover from that. He looked really good in warm-up.

He seems fired up. He has come into here with nothing to lose. The

pressure is off. I think he will enjoy it and hopefully the result

will come. Renaud Lavillenie in this and Bjoern Otto. All three of

the Olympic medallists are here. It should be a good final. I'm looking

forward to watch it. You mentioned technique. I'm going to talk

technique with you. If you go back a year, you jumped 4.87m in France

off a short pole, or a soft pole, a short run-up. Is there any sense of

frustration that you haven't progressed from that and if you

haven't, why not? I think I have progressed in so many other ways,

like although it is not the height, everything else has come together,

like I am much more confident and more controlled in the run-up. My

technique is so much better and the technique I need to try and jump 5m,

which is good that I am changing now and learning. I have to go a

step backwards to get it right and I feel like I have not took any

step backwards at all. Although I have not jumped 4.87m or above, I'm

so much more consistent. We were going to look at the timetable

going to look at the timetable earlier on. We can now. Shortly, we

have the women's 60m semifinal with Really high hopes in the two relays.

Holly, what next for you now? You have the gold medal. Building up to

the outdoor season, what is the plan? I will take a week's rest. I

have Manchester, which is quite a small competition, I will go there

and it is my local town so all my friends and family will come and

watch. I will go out to America, do another stint, training. I am

trying to work on the 4.60m poles more. First one outdoors will be

New York Diamond League. Well done on yesterday. Brilliant to watch.

Good luck for your preparations. Thanks. We will head out now for

the women's 60m semifinals. Good afternoon to Paul Dickenson, Andrew

semifinal is to be negotiated. Asha Philip is in the second semifinal

for Great Britain. Straightforward qualification. The first four to

the final, which is at 5.15pm UK time. Amy Foster has a tough job on

four women who had run under 7.20. Asha Philip was ranked three in

Europe and it was all change in the first round yesterday. We now have

eight women who have gone under that time. Some really good

performances, so to be honest, the four middle lanes here, if Amy

Foster were to break into that, European Championships last year.

She didn't manage to when the 200 metres medal.

Mariya Ryemyen it is a good 60m athlete. As, indeed, it is Jeremy

Lelievre, -- Ivet Lalova. Verena Sailer is the German

champion, she won a medal at these championships four years ago. She

is a better athlete now. Yulia Katsura is the new Russian

going into the final -- you could end up.

the middle. It is going to be Mariya Ryemyen who takes it from

Ivet Lalova. As expected. They are getting quicker. We could see

something pretty fast in the final. Mariya Ryemyen reverses the result

of the heat. Ivet Lalova got the best start. After 10m, Mariya

Ryemyen takes a metre out of the rest and hold sip right to the end.

Lower no vac macro comes back, but not enough. -- Ivet Lalova if.

Looking relaxed. Not everybody gives everything in the semi-final.

Remember Jimmy Vicaut yesterday. Who came back to get the gold medal.

A good performance from Mariya This is on the far four lanes.

Dafne Schippers performing really well. Considering it is not her

best event. It is all about power for strength with Mariya Ryemyen,

time of 7.20, and they were under that time. Asha Philip to come in

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds

Tumi. Coming through the middle, it will be Jimmy Vicaut, I think he

got it. James Dasaolu of right. He was diving for the line, it will be

very close, a photo-finish will decide this. Arms were going up

around me, the French are not sure, Jimmy Vicaut is not sure.

Congratulating Emmanuel Biron. This is very close. I think Jimmy Vicaut

got it, it is coming up on the computer, under 6.5, Jimmy Vicaut

for the first time becomes the French champion, in second place,

or, he becomes European champion, the first time a Frenchman has

taken that title. James Dasaolu with a superb clocking, the same

time as that man. He takes the silver medal. It was so close.

Just watch the start. James didn't get out quite as well, Jimmy Vicaut

was in front. Maybe just ahead, now, a stretch for the line, Jimmy

Vicaut, a little bit of momentum at the end, he up leans him just. --

and Andrew Cotter describes the in this one. Barbora Prochazkova.

And Nataliya Pohrebnyak, the indoor indoors so far. Running very well

outdoors. Ezinne Okparaebo of Norway, as

Steve was saying, they're getting quicker and quicker through at this

event. Myriam Soumare, European 200 metres

javelin three years ago in Barcelona, she took bronze in the

100 metres. Asha Philip, winning the UK indoor

title in Sheffield last month. She will have to go quicker to make it

into the final and a chance of a medal.

Jamile Samuel from the Netherlands, the youngest in this semi-final, 20

years old. On the outside, Hanna-Maari Latvala,

spectators, to see Mariya Ryemyen running. Asha Philip. The three

women inside her, will challenge her. Four will go through to the

lane seven, a bit of a twitch. I think Jamile Samuel might be in a

bit of trouble here. The youngster from the Netherlands. Her looks

betraying her rage and relative inexperience. I think that little

jog there might be her last serious Hanna-Maari Latvala. You have to

warning for Hanna-Maari Latvala, just a warning. I will live with

with this a little more, the do it all again, get into a zone of

concentration. She will know if she runs to her potential, she should

faster than the others. Again, four to go through to this evening's

Soumare takes them out. Tezdzhan Naimova. Asha Philip in 4th place,

she is safely through to the final, but the pace was set by Myriam

Soumare of France. Her time is 7.05, quicker and quicker still they go.

We are getting an official time of 0.07. Mariya Ryemyen of round 7.0

in the first semi-final. Myriam Soumare was impressive from first

to last. Asha Philip making it through. These four separating

STEVE CRAM: She had to concentrate to produce the form she has been

all year. Everyone is raising their game for the final.

Every British woman has made the final in these jab bishops so far,

well done to Asha Philip, to keep that trend going. -- these

championships. She has conducted herself really well, we will see

her later on it 5:15pm. -- at One quick word. Every British woman

who has been here this week, has gone into the final, you have kept

that going. Hopefully. How did that faulty start affect you, was it a

nervous moment? They held us back quite long, so it was frustrating.

You have to keep your head focused. I do not care. She got a warning. I

just wanted to run. We wish you well for the final, see you later.

Very calm and collected, Colin? There is a lot of pressure at the

start of the 60m, especially if you know you are one of four or five

who can qualify for the final. Even though she has been out of the

sport with an injury, she has come back with a very mature attitude.

She prepared herself very well. is not that experienced. She has

had a long time out. It takes a while to feel that composure again

and understand you need to keep your head in these pressurised

situations. She benefited quickly from the fast starting of Myriam

Soumare of France. But start was actually very smooth.

transition phase was elegant. A great job. She has her family out

here. She has come here to do a serious job and get to that final,

excellent. In terms of build up to this championships, she ran quickly

at the UK trials in Sheffield. Her personal best. In Birmingham, a

Yes. She knows she's won titles in her youth before in similar

conditions. She is going through the rounds in a nice way and

getting quicker each time. It is getting that consistency under your

belt that gives you belief, that you can raise your game at the

right moment in time. What do you make in terms of the final itself?

You have Soumare looking for a French double. She was very strong.

French double. She was very strong. It is anyone's game. She came out

of her blocks blistering. If Asha holds her form, she needs to get in

there, that is her lane draw, anything could go. She's got to

keep her head and pretend and ignore the other girls. That same

bullet-like start, fast out, she is in with a chance. Eight women in

the final, all eight of them think they can win a medal, Colin?

wouldn't you? 7.15 - I can't use the word "slowest" going into the

final. It is anybody's race. It is about who holds their form. It will

be very tight at the back end. When you see that line, you lean!

are used to doing this kind of turnaround, a a semifinal and a

final. What does she do now? the hard work is done. Now it is

time to relax, do a bit of jogging, but there is nothing she needs to

do. It is all there. Asha coming up later on. We saw in between those

two semifinals the men's 60m from yesterday and Colin that was a

massive breakthrough for James? He had a very good semifinal. We

were hoping he hadn't run his best race in the semifinal. No, he came

back, he believed in himself. He knew Vicaut was going to be the man

to worry about. From pure form, in the past. He kept his head and kept

his cool. He ran to the line. Again, 6.48 is a sensational time for him.

As I said before, what is great, he will be looking at the fact that I

can go under 10 seconds in the summer. That may seem in the -- may

see him in the final of the World Championships. He was more worried

about running 6.48 than getting this medal? Yes. He can run under

10 seconds. That is where he needs to head to. 10 seconds doesn't

bring you anything. It doesn't bring you finals in this day and

age. No. We will head back out to the track now. The men's pole vault

final is under way. Paul Dickenson comfortably through to the final

setting a season's best in the process. He has Renaud Lavillenie

up against him in this. A chance for Steve Lewis to get his campaign

up to a successful start here. 5.51m the target. He looks so

smooth. That is a great start. Well done, Steve Lewis. 5.51m, over 18

feet. These guys are going much higher than London buses in terms

of the height they are achieving. A solid start for the British number

one. Here is the best pole vaulter in the world currently. The

defending European Indoor Champion, Olympic Champion, twice the World

Champion. Oh, he flies over. 5.61m for Renaud Lavillenie. That is the

ability of the man. A great start for the Frenchman. Surely the

favourite to take gold. Well, Steve Lewis, just looking at the computer

in front of me here, he has passed on 5.61m. The next time we see him

he will have to set a season's best of 5.71m to stay in the competition.

Konstadinos Filippidis of Greece, the Greek record holder. He looked

very good in qualifying, too. Some very, very good vaulters out there.

The balance of power in pole vaulting at the moment rests in

Europe. It used to be the Americans, there was a great Australian as

well, Steve Hooker. The Europeans have come on in leaps and bounds in

recent years! Steve Lewis, for the time being, is holding his best

with them. Robert Sobera of Poland, 5.61m now. He cleared a personal

best to qualify for this final. Sobera - oh - going well! That is

another lifetime best performance for the young man. 22 years old.

Certainly a name to watch out for. He is getting more and more

Bjoern Otto. A silver medallist in the Olympic Games behind Lavillenie.

They are locking horns once again. We also have the bronze medal is,

Raphael Holzdeppe. Otto goes well clear. -- bronze medallist, Raphael

Holzdeppe. Otto goes well clear. Bjoern Otto - 5.61m, looking very

confident indeed. This is 5.61m so you can see the

standard of competition that faces Steve Lewis. A very tidy vaulter,

Jan Kudlicka. JONATHAN EDWARDS: With are hopeful

of a very good long jump competition as well. Chris

Tomlinson going in that. The crowd are going to get behind it. You

forget that Chris Tomlinson came sixth in the Olympics, the one that

grug Rutherford won. These were his -- Greg Rutherford won. These were

his thoughts ahead of these his thoughts ahead of these

Championships. Because it was such a poor competition, and I missed a

medal by 5cm, it was very tough to take. I had some tough mental

months after that. I couldn't believe 8.17m was second and 8.12m

was third and 8.31m won it. It was tough to deal with. That was part

of the decision to leave London behind. I have moved coaches and I

have been bedding in with my coach. I have another four or five seasons

left leading into 2017, the World Championships. I hope to fulfil my

potential. This weekend will be an interesting one. Will it, won't it

happen this weekend? I'm confident it will start paying dividends in a

few months' time. I can only see where I'm at in competition,

personally. In training, you never are 100%. You always leave a bit in

the reserve tank. In competition, particularly at Championships, you

are going for it. What is great about the indoor season is you are

only a few months away from the outdoor season. So you sit back

after the Championships, you review where you are at, you review the

good points, the bad points, and then you can start to build-up to

the outdoors. In the past, I have always been injured during the

indoor season. It is remarkable that I'm here. Normally, this time

in the year, I am barely able to jog, let alone jump!

JONATHAN EDWARDS: No doubt Chris has potential. He has had that

has potential. He has had that script for a little while now?

DENISE LEWIS: Yes, he has. He's inconsistent. Yes, he has been

injury-ravaged, which is very unfortunate. You never know with

him. I think that is with Chris. He can jump well and he can jump badly.

He has also changed his technique a little bit?

COLIN JACKSON: Yes, Holly said the same thing. You have to go back to

come forward. When you work at the speeds and dealing with certain

things while you are trying to change your technique, that can

allow you to run into problems. Chris has been carrying his injury.

All that piles more and more tension on you. He's coming here

now with a real opportunity and he will look around, he will know what

type of competition is around him. He knows every single person here.

He has competed against them on a regular basis. He should fill

himself with a little bit of confidence and think, "You know

what, what Greg Rutherford did in London, I can do that to these guys

here today." Let's look back to a breathless

morning at the Scandinavium Arena. We can have a look at the start

list. STEVE CRAM: Eilidh Child, the

Scottish indoor record holder this and Shana Cox was advanced to the

has started quick. She has taken a yard out of Eilidh Child. A fast

first 100m. Shana Cox has started quickly in lane one. Perri Shakes-

Drayton is in the perfect position to take the lead here with Eilidh

Child slotting in behind her. This is perfect for Great Britain. Shana

Cox moves into third. Perri Shakes- Drayton controlling this from the

front. Eilidh Child, right where she wants to be. This is quick from

Perri Shakes-Drayton. She looks in superb form. The others are

trailing behind. It is Great Britain one-two at the moment. The

others are a long way behind. Perri Shakes-Drayton going for gold,

pulling away from her team-mate. It will be a British one-two. Perri

Shakes-Drayton wins it in a superb time! Brilliant, brilliant running.

She's got better through these Championships. The talent that we

have always known was there, that she's always known was there, has

finally come to the fore. Eilidh Child should be delighted with her

performance to take the silver medal. She couldn't catch her team-

mate. What a brilliant performance from the British athletes. There is

her coach. The two of them have worked really hard to get Perri

into this sort of shape. She was criticised a bit about her

performance in London last year. If she can carry this sort of form

into the summer, who knows what she is going to be capable of. It was

tight for bronze. There was no doubt, was there, about the winner?

Eilidh Child was clear in second as well. That moves - she was already

third quickest ever British athlete indoors after her performance

yesterday. She has improved her own best time. That is a nice

waistcoat! What a good start to this final day of the yaurpian

Indoor -- European Indoor Championships for Great Britain. A

world-leading time of 50.85. A new national record for Hjelmer of

I knew it would be a hard race, I had to really work on that break, I

am delighted. How were your nerves at the start? Was pretty nervous, I

knew everybody would be chasing me because I was in lane six. I went

out hard. Kept working on that second black. A great sense of

satisfaction, coming here as a medal contender, and delivering.

You want to get a medal, to get a silver, I am so happy with this one.

And a personal best. I can't ask any more than that.

I am over the moon, I am happy. A lot of people were already putting

gold on me. Obviously, you want to come back and win. I hope this

benefits when I come to the outdoors. It will, probably, for

the pair you. You dominated throughout each round, in complete

control again. Setting the world alight. I can't be too complacent.

Stay out of trouble. State at the front, and maintain it. I have done

that every round -- Stay at the front. How is it coming here in the

morning to run a final? I am used to the early starts. I'm glad it is

out of the way. Hopefully, I will Eilidh Child. She is a hurdle her.

I am sure she is very excited about her prospects for the summer. As

well this young lady beat as well. European indoor champion. Perri

Shakes-Drayton, in a world leading time, something which bodes well

Shakes-Drayton. That will take her through the next few months, into

but not so good there. A little bit of he Cup for Steve Lewis. Looked

superb in his opening vault. Those two failures in what would be a new

season's best, a height which he has got to get if he wants to stay

in there, fighting. And to go for a medal. There are some superb

athletes. Many of the athletes have passed this height. But Steve Lewis

only has he got to get five. 71, he will have to go higher now because

of these two failures. Robert Sobera has already had two failures

as well. Steve Lewis has got to find something from somewhere if he

chris thomson is out there. There is the opposition. Michel Torneus

will be the first have to jump, the Swedish athlete, finishing 4th in

Which chris thomson has actually turned up today, it confident one?

competition got away to an absolutely incredible start. Rather

like the women's triple jump this morning when Olha Saladuha made the

longest jump in the world this year. Michel Torneus, a new Swedish

indoor record, at 8.27. That is is it for Steve this, he has to

clear this, otherwise he is eliminated. He drives end. Great,

well done, Steve Lewis. One of his best ever. His lifetime best in

this event is 5.77, he is not far short of that. A real, a gutsy

performance. So, his campaign in Michel Torneus, the Swedish athlete

who started this competition. He sped down the runway, a brilliant

take-off. Absolutely sailed through the air for what seemed like an age,

to the roar of the crowd. They were cheering him before he had even

taken off. He knew it was good. He must have known it was good. He

nailed it on take-off. A lot of people have been saying this is

Sweden's best bet for a gold medal. There it was, the longest jump in

the world this year. And a new Swedish indoor record, with the

very first jump of the competition. Aleksandr Menkov, qualified with

8.22, looked absolutely superb, a cracker to start. That is certainly

up with Michel Torneus. He is small in stature, but, boy, does he

produce good jumps when it really matters. Chris Tomlinson will be

looking forward to his second round jump, just congratulated him. World

indoor gold -- bronze-medallist. He has gone into the lead by one

centimetre. It is game on in this A word on Perri Shakes-Drayton, a

wonderful performance. She is growing in stature every time. This

bodes well for the outdoor season. Coming here in shape, running so

quickly, it is brilliant. We saw the men's 400m, but let us look at

from this final bend. He has to settle it down. In command. Running

hard. He has left the others. He is going away by a metre and a half.

His competitors cannot close. Bennett, on his way to a gold medal,

of running bad this and lead, into the straight, he has won it all the

way. That, if confirmed, it is a new world indoor record. No one has

ever run faster than that. And he did it to perfection.

Away first time, it is important, this first bend. They have reached

the breaking point right. Bennett has gone up very quickly. Bennett

is in the control position as they break. Holding his own. Bennett at

the front. A powerful Dutchman goes on the outside. Can he get back

inside, Bennett says nabbing macro, Bennett still controlling all the

way. The champion of two years ago. He is hanging on. Bennett gets the

gold. I said there is only one way to win it, from the front, and

athletes. We want to send in our very best wishes, as he is not very

well at the moment. The men's 400m final was this

get an indication, Pavel Maslak -- Pavel Maslak has started very

quickly. Really has gone for this, the lead. Trenikhin, almost running

wide. Pavel Maslak in control. These three are well clear of the

rest. Trenikhin will try to attack but Pavel Maslak has got this.

Levying -- of Nigel Levine clipped Pavel Trenikhin. Gold medal to the

Czech Republic. Silver medal to Nigel Levine. Trenikhin ran a

terrible race. This man just gets better and better. He looked

Supreme coming into this. Nigel Levine did well. I said he had a

difficult decision to make, when he realised chickened -- Pavel

Trenikhin tried to come across him, he took the advantage, came through.

On the last bend, I am sure the Russians will have a little look

but Trenikhin was going backwards at that point. The sky is good, he

will have a good summer as well. -- the Russians may have something to

say. It will be interesting. They lost their number-one runner in the

women's event. Was he impeded? No doubt about the winner. Nigel

Levine running a very good race result for Great Britain, Nigel

Levine with a season's best. He wins the silver medal behind the

dominant Pavel Maslak. A really good performance from him.

Trenikhin have hung on for a bronze They are all humans, they are all

beatable. I listened to my coach, did my best, and finished second. A

season's best, from lane three, what can I say. You have the relay

to come, they could be another medal. What? There is a little bit

of aggravation would the Russian, he actually stepped off the track,

what was he tried to suggest to you? Was there any contact between

him and you? He was running wide. 400m. Here it 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 off the track

and on to it. As you can see. The Russians did have something to

say about that, they appealed, and the Russian got disqualified, how

about that! We can look at the impeded by Nigel Levine, he lost

his footing when Nigel Levine clipped his Hill. What the appeal

was about was the fact he came he did cause the first issue. I

think that's quite right. JONATHAN EDWARDS: He was

disqualified for stepping out of the track, not for impeding Nigel

Levine. COLIN JACKSON: The track is

measured from the middle of the lane. What did he expect?

Indeed. Let's get back out to the pole vault with Paul Dickenson.

Thanks, Jonathan. Renaud Lavillenie now. My goodness, he was almost

through the rafters there! Tremendous height. He steams in

before he plants the pole. He had time to punch the air in

celebration on the way down. That was massive. Still the man to beat

in the pole vault. Perfect record so far. Christian Reif has a chance,

but what a start we have seen. A couple of 8m jumps in the first

round. That is real world-class stuff. Christian Reif is an 8m

jumper at best. That looks close to the 8m mark. Chris Tomlinson was

7.93m in the first round. Good height in the end. Not as smooth as

Alexander Menkov. 8.01m is good enough for third place. The women's

high jump is starting very soon. Ruth Beitia won the European

Championships outdoors last year. Watch out for Alessia Trost. Still

only 19. The local favourite Emma Green Tregaro as well. Tia

Hellebaut of Belgium, the Olympic Champion in 2008. She has had a

couple of babies since then. She is in a bit of trouble here. That is

not the best we have seen from this great athlete. She was a superb

multi-eventer. Then she turned her attentions to high jump. She is a

good athlete. There is no doubt about that. It has not gone all her

own way here today. So she is out of the competition, 1.92m was the

target. She couldn't achieve it. She looked very good in qualifying

for this final yesterday. Wasn't to be today. One of the greats, in my

opinion. I just wonder what she might have achieved had she stuck

with heptathlon. She was superb. She is out of this final. Ruth

Beitia now. A little stutter before she made the take-off there. 33

years old, there is no slowing this athlete down. Has a slightly-

exaggerated technique in terms of the curved run she has into the bar.

It is very, very effective, indeed. Consistently one of the best in the

world for many, many years. 1.96m on her first attempt. That's 1.96m

with a rattle! A tremendous performance. Fast approach. Only

the last few strides she makes the turn to the take-off. Sweden could

get another medal here. 1.96m for Jungmark. Chris Tomlinson has

already seen three jumpers go 8m- plus. He knows he is in a world-

class competition here. So he needs to do something about it. The take-

off looked good. I think he will get the white flag. He does. Looks

anxiously across. Even the athletes themselves can only get a rough

indication as to how far it is. Looks close to 8m. 8.01m is third

place at the moment by Christian Reif of Germany. Chris is sixth at

the moment. 7.95m, a slight improvement.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: Earlier on this morning, we saw Yamile Aldama in

the triple jump. Not the best condition coming into this

competition. She won the World Indoors last year. She made the

final. It was this woman who dominated it right from the very

start. The first jump 14.88m. That was a massive 58 centimetres clear

of her nearest rival. We have looked back to three of the four

medals that were won this morning. Time to look at the fourth. It was

in the men's 800m and Seb Coe backed Mukhtar Mohammed when he was

in the studio yesterday. He delivered. Let's relive it all.

ANDREW COTTER: These are the competitors in the final of the

800m. We heard Seb Coe saying yesterday he believes he will win a

medal. He has the talent. Does he have the tactical nous to get it

right? The final of the men's 800m. Four laps of the track to settle it.

The Spaniard is taking it out quickly. Lopez wanted to get out in

front with Marco. At the moment, it is Mukhtar Mohammed settling down

in fourth place. PAULA RADCLIFFE: The defending

champion is at the back of the field, Adam Kszczot.

He is lurking at the back at the moment, Kszczot, with Mukhtar

Mohammed placed well. Kevin Lopez taking it out. Mukhtar Mohammed

decides to move to the outside. Kszczot just beginning to hit top

speed now and he makes his move. Dangerously through on the inside

there, Mukhtar Mohammed. Nearly took a tumble. He needs to get

himself free so he can follow Kszczot through. Just looks a bit

unsettled there. It takes energy out of you. He is six metres behind.

Kszczot hits the front with the bell. The two Spaniards behind him.

Mukhtar Mohammed getting blocked. A lot of work to do for Mukhtar

Mohammed. This may be a race beyond him. Kszczot out in front looking

to defend his title. Mukhtar Mohammed making his move. It is

Kszczot with the Spaniard Kevin Lopez behind him and Mukhtar

Mohammed coming through to take the bronze and just about gets there! I

think that Mukhtar Mohammed might have got there. The winner, Adam

Kszczot. Is there a bronze for Kszczot. Is there a bronze for

Mukhtar Mohammed? You said you wanted it and you have

got it? Yes. Yesterday, I had a sore calf. Today, good or bad, I

just trust Allah, the God. Whatever plan he made for me. And a medal

came your way, but not without some bumping and barging? Yes, yes.

Where is he from? The guy who tried to...? The Belarussian. I had a

tough time with him. That is putting it mildly! Yeah, yeah. Also,

this morning, when I met him, I told him you were the favourite and

he said it would be a good race. Mukhtar Mohammed is here with his

bronze medal. Feel good? Yes, great. You won it the tough way. There was

a number of times where it looked like you had lost your momentum and

a medal was out of your grasp? My race wasn't the way I planned it.

I felt a sore calf from yesterday and this morning was a bit, how you

say, a bit... You and the Belarussian have a bit of history.

He doesn't seem to like you very much? Even in the warm-up, we all

said good luck and he wasn't talking. If he had beaten you to

the bronze medal, he would have been disqualified? For sure. Talk

us through these three rounds that you have run. To come here and do

800m, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, it shows what condition you are in?

had a good training. I would like to thank my team for giving me a

good opportunity to train in Kenya. I was really strong. I really

believed I would get a medal. I really enjoyed this competition,

every minute of it. The heat was making me go stronger. We had the

leader, Jenny Meadows, she lift all the team up. How important do you

feel this is for you? It is a big breakthrough, isn't it? Yeah, it is

a big moment. This is the first senior medal. It is funny. Two

years ago, 2011, the same one, two, three. Adam won it, Kevin was

second and I was third. Steve Lewis not getting it right in the pole

vault. Some cheering going on behind us, this is the women's high

behind us, this is the women's high jump. This is 1.99m. Not quite to

be. How tough is it, having to put together those three races? It is

very tough. Even indoors. Indoors is a different game. I think that

is the reason I have a tight calf. The pole vault continuing, Steve

Lewis there failing at that height. Colin, I think you were incredibly

impressed by the way he conducted himself over the course of these

three days? It has been a tremendous Championships. You said

you came here and you knew what you were capable of delivering, which

was that medal. I spoke to you many years ago now, in 2008, I remember

you saying then that you believed you can be the best 800m runner in

the world. This is a stepping stone for you now. You have experienced

this, you know, in your heart of hearts now, do you still think to

yourself, "This is fantastic" or do you think, "This is a stepping

stone, there's much more from me to come"? I remember the first time we

met, Hull? Yes. 2007, when I was - the football, I used to love

football a lot. I got a scholarship for Sheffield Wednesday. My brother

told me to try athletics. I ran good in the first year. Yeah, after

today, after - well, you can't get better than a medal. It was a

brilliant performance. We are all, I think, we all thought you did

brilliantly, particularly that final, when you were down-and-out,

and you had a strong kick in the end. We are ready for some big

stuff in the outdoors for you. Thank you. Jenny Meadows ran this

Everard in the final for Ireland. The women's 800m final, four laps

of the track. Jenny Meadows, if she wants to go to the front, she is in

the best lane to do that. Look at Kotulskaya. She was making sure she

was going to be as close to Jenny Meadows as possible. This is what

we expected. Jenny Meadows taking it out and is going to try and win

successfully defended this title. She is giving it her best shot.

Really important that these 200 splits are quick. The first,

quickest, then don't let it drop. The Russian is looking very relaxed,

the others are bunched up nicely behind. Ciara Everard in 4th place.

Jenny Meadows is not going flat out yet. With every lap, it slows down

imperceptibly. He she definitely has to push on.

This is where, yesterday, she had that little extra. Then she tired

in the closing stages. Hopefully she has more to cover this move now.

Suffering there, she has defied for a medal here. Nataliya Lupu has

stolen a march, against the favourite, Elena Kotulskaya. Maybe

too much, too late for Jenny Meadows have to do. -- Jenny

Meadows to do. Given the mouth of training she has missed, this is

the reason why she couldn't produce It was a massive tactical error,

but 4th in Europe, three races back-to-back. I will take that

forward to summer. It has dented my ego a little, I don't like being

beaten. I am incredibly proud of myself to put myself on the line,

with little preparation. It is all about the summer.

Cat and Meadows, I should call you. You perhaps weren't quite so happy

-- Captain Meadows. A I am quite good friends with Adam Kszczot for

one the 1,800 -- 800 metres. He saw my training in South Africa, when I

had bitchery started running when he was well into his indoor

preparations. -- had literally. I do not like to see myself not

prepared, but this weekend was all about mental strength, to come here,

to remember how to prepare for him mental -- to prepare mentally

forehead championships. You put yourself through torture, the

countdown to the competition, doing three days back to back. No doubt,

that will be fantastic for my summer season. How important was it

to get back, after the horrors of last year. There have been dark

moments in my injury when a thought I might not even be able to run as

a recreational athlete, never mind with my dog or my friend. To put a

pair of spikes on, being a competitive environment at the

European Athletics Indoor Championships, it is brilliant.

ran in Birmingham, and here are. -- you ran. I have done four races in

a few weeks. I haven't been able to do that, put myself in that

position. I was quite shocked yesterday how good physical shape I

was going to run a World Championship standard. I am sure in

a few months I can improve. improved a lot from the first round

through to the second. He looked as if you struggled in the first.

dense your ego. I haven't done so much -- done much work. I can't

even do my full repertoire of drools in warm ups. So I am really

not prepared. It was a shock really in the heats, not to have my normal

tools. I can normally kick, that is my strength. I had to reassess in

the semi-final. I didn't quite get it right in the final, probably

should have gone earlier. 4th place, jump. If she does not get this, it

means gold goes to Spain. The whole stadium watching, my goodness, that

was so close. Swedish heart have been broken by a brilliant Spaniard.

It is this will work and a bronze which goes to the host nation. --

it is a silver. 1.99 was the target, a prodigious height. Emma Green

Tregaro gets a medal, so does Ebba Jungmark.

This was a little while ago. Ruth Beitia, the Spanish record holder,

her best jump this year, coming at exactly the right time. It was left

to Emma Green Tregaro and Ebba Jungmark. Spanish gold it is here

today in the women's high jump. Ebba Jungmark gets the silver medal.

Emma Green Tregaro gets the bronze medal.

Chris Tomlinson has got a lot of work to do, he is down in 7th place.

Gradually being shunted down from metres, that is the target for

Chris. We saw two of massive jumps from Aleksandr Menkov and Michel

Torneus, the Swedish athlete. It is very consistent, but he needs

out also his flailing right arm. Denise, you had a question for

It was a calculated risk to come or not to come. It could have dented

your confidence even further. Exactly, by confidence was dented

on Friday after that heat, finishing in third. My goodness, a

thought I might not make the final. I have taken a calculated risk. It

is important I came back of on Saturday, a confidence boost. I am

really excited now, training starts tomorrow again. I have the same

amount of time before the summer season starts, to the time I

actually had when I started to run again. I have enough time. I am

really excited. You mentioned training there, you changed your

spikes. I changed my spikes. I can't believe it. Yesterday, I was

wearing some tatty old spikes, if the truth be told. A week ago, last

Saturday, I was out by local track in Wigan, doing a really hard

training session, in the puddles at Wigan...

More importantly in Gothenburg, this is to stay in the competition.

Steve Lewis. It wasn't to be. Steve Lewis is eliminated, he will finish

in 6th place, equal 6th place. With Robert Sobera who has also been

eliminated, the young Polish athlete. The battle for bronze

continues. Any minute now, the bar will be put up to 5.86, and beyond.

The British No. 1 was attempting to equal the decade long British

record to stay in the competition Coming back to your injury, it

isn't a case of managing pain, or is it OK? A I am not in any pain. I

have had a good meeting with our Performance Director. He was head

physio it at one point. He has been brilliant. Talking to me, and

Trevor, talking about training. What I am doing, what I need to do,

what I want to be able to do. He has given me the green light to

start so more drills, to get my speed back. The fastest think I

have really done is going through 457. So, yes, I am looking forward

to starting all of that tomorrow, as I say. I feel like a child all

over again, starting mike and -- my athletics career. I am so excited.

Paula Radcliffe, it was great to see Jenny Meadows back. It was

really good to see her back. She says she came here and there was a

little bow the race, but she is very mentally and physically strong

which is showing. If nothing else, to go out there and savour

competing, getting out there and do what you do best. Three very good

training sessions have brought her on. You would have thought she

would have a day off for. Always capitalise on it when it goes well.

We a quick update on your fitness. How are things going with you? You

have had the operation? I am at that stage work I am hoping and

praying I can run again. And from that, work out whether I can get

back to competing again. It is one step at a time, I just want to be

pain-free and run after the children! Coming back to Jenny

Meadows, as captain of the team, have you enjoyed that experience?

Your speech, probably more nervous about that? The probably the

easiest speech I have had to write. There are cliches in life, sport

can be crawl, you never know what you have until it is gone. As an

athlete, you don't feel at churning but you drag yourself out. When you

have been injured, you can't wait to do any sort of training session.

I talked a lot about taking the opportunity, which I think this

young British team has, the average age is 22 years old in the team.

Some of the athletes, the way they have qualified, fought a European

Athletics Indoor Championships, it is fantastic. They are kids,

they're not afraid. When I was 20, 11 years ago, I made my debut at

these championships. And looked around thinking, so many

international athletes. It was great to be given the honour of

team captain. It has given me a spring in my step. An interesting

statistic, every single British woman in the team has made the

final. I worked that one out myself, they have done fantastic. A few

superstars in the team, Holly Bleasdale, Perri Shakes-Drayton.

The face of British athletics, we are coming into a new Olympic cycle,

favourite in the long jump. A fantastic atmosphere inside the

arena, the crowd have got behind It is a young team, six medals so

far. And counting. We have the relays to come. Peter Eriksson is

the new head coach, quite a different man from Charles than

commonly. Has there been a noticeable change? -- Charles Van

Commenee. Charles didn't let you make any excuses. The athletes have

had to do it themselves. Athletes are very accountable to themselves

which is great. Peter is completely different. The little more human.

He doesn't need to top athletics all the time. He asked what you

have for breakfast. It is a great atmosphere. Thank you for chatting

with us, good luck with the training tomorrow.

No medal targets for the British team. We had our own medal

Paula Radcliffe obviously got carried away, as did Denise, with

five gold medals. But, Colin and Steve, you have not done too badly.

I am still hoping that team will improve on my figure of a seven. It

is a great target for them. With that in mind, what I am looking

forward to this the European team championships in Gateshead, this is

a real beginning of a new season. The team championships, a good

chance. We will come back to that again. He has led since his first

round jump. Michel Torneus has had the crowd roaring him down the

runway every time he's stepped on to the track. With that one,

Alexander Menkov, I think has gone further ahead. He has, 8.31m. Two

jumps to go. This is the situation in what has

been an enthralling happen tath lon competition. Six of the seven event

-- heptathlon competition. Six of the seven events have been

completed. Sintnicolaas is leading laps of the track. Because these

guys are big fellas, it is a gruelling event to finish their

two-day competition. There are two good Dutch men in the overall field.

This is Kevin Mayer. He's had going into this last event. Here we

over Mayer of France. Mayer's problem is that - it is not a

problem, is it - it's a big cushion that Mayer has. One of the guys in

there, in the red-and-white vest of Serbia, he is half-way down the

field at the moment, he's got a two-second deficit at the moment.

So there is a possibility the bronze medal could change hands

over the course of the next two laps. Lavillenie now. 5.91m in the

pole vault, that is what he needs. That is fantastic! That is

unbelievable. This guy is just head and shoulders better than anybody

else here today. Bjoern Otto has failed and passed on his two final

attempts. Lavillenie has really driven a nail into the coffin of

the German now. Just over a lap- and-a-half to go now in this 1,000m

race. The Frenchman Mayer has the silver medal sewn on now. Dudas is

going so well he could well be in with a shout for the bronze. We

know who's got gold and silver. Dudas is raising his arms, he

thinks he's done enough. He could have been two and a bit seconds

ahead of the Czech Republic man. There is the champion in your

picture now. The winning time was 2:36.84. That is four seconds

outside of the time that was required to beat the Championship

it, he is one of the new stars of multi-events. There is strength in-

depth in the United States in decast lon, though. I know during

the American Championship -- decathalon, though. I know during

the American Championship there is a good competition there going on

for the major honours. Kevin Mayer that Dudas has done enough to win

the bronze medal, by just about four points, which is a

tantalisingly close margin. Dudas is in the background there, wearing

4 on his vest. It looks as though he has moved up to third. What a

great record this is from Renaud Lavillenie. He's cracked it! Surely,

surely, we can see a 6m jump here today if he is going to carry on

like this. Lavillenie is a class apart. Bjoern Otto has given up the

ghost, despite the fact he's passed on 5.91m. I wonder whether we will

see him. He is out there with his pole getting ready. We will have to

wait and see. Christian Reif in the fourth round. This German knows

what he's got to do. There are the two marks by the Russian de Menezes

and Michel Torneus of Sweden. -- by the Russian Alexander Menkov and

Michel Torneus of Sweden. It is 8.28m and 8.27m for gold and silver

at the moment. 8.07m, he has improved. He's consolidated his

position in third place. Bjoern Otto knows he is up against

a fabulous competitor in Renaud Lavillenie. Lavillenie has not put

a foot wrong here today. Take into account that Otto had one failure

at 5.86m. This is 5.96m. He elected to pass his two further attempts to

go for the greater height. He knows he's got to go higher than the

Frenchman. That was tight. So one more attempt for the German.

Otherwise gold, as predicted, I think, the whole pole vault

fraternity knew Lavillenie was favourite. He has showed everybody

a clean pair of heels at the moment. There it is, the result that means

Sintnicolaas produces the world's highest score this year - 6,372

points. A major breakthrough from Kevin Mayer. Mihail Dudas did get

ahead of Adam Helcelet to take the bronze medal.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: We are always guaranteed drama in these indoor

athletics. It should be the start of what could be a fantastic year

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds

earlier on in the women's 3,000m. We can catch up with that now. A

big moment for the young athlete. She didn't have the best of starts

to her European Indoor final. A bit of bumping and barging. She ended

up taking a nasty fall. STEVE CRAM: This is brave running

that is going to Portugal. The question is where are the other

medals going? There is still danger. The winner easily gliding around

that top bend is Sara Moreira. There is a real scrap on for the

medals behind her. Harrer is looking for a gap. Harrer takes the

silver and Britton takes the bronze. JONATHAN EDWARDS: A good

performance from Lauren Howarth. We can chat to Steve and to Paula. Not

the ideal start for her, was it, the ideal start for her, was it,

Paula? It did shake her a bit. I was encouraged to see her take the

step up. There were a few times it got slower, very slow in the

beginning, picked up a bit. It didn't pick up until the closing

kilometre. A couple of times Lauren moved on to the shoulder of the

leader and seemed afraid to attack it. Crammy, I guess that is why you

come to these Championships, you learn how to conduct yourself when

you are in a mix for a medal? is a hard taskmaster. When you do

come, you are looking to make some right decisions. Lauren did well.

We both agree she ran very well. To come in the top six, that was the

selection criteria. There were maybe opportunities in that race to

have a little bit of a go. There were one or two who went to the

front tentatively. Lauren will look back on this. She is a good athlete.

That was a race where three or four athlete also be thinking, "I could

have done a bit better." Fionnuala Britton took the bronze medal.

is much more comfortable on the cross-country. She can use her

ability to force hard and to run away. We watched her in the

European Cross Country Championships crush Sara Moreira.

Here on the track, it was a different story. Here, she perhaps

was a bit overconfident in her closing pace. Thanks for the moment.

The men's 1500m coming up very has achieved throughout this

competition, he has been consistent. But the medals are over eight

metres. So, no improvement from Chris Tomlinson in terms of

Chris Tomlinson would turn up today. It was a solid performers, he will

finish in 7th place. A modest jump moved into 4th place. Steeplechase

specialists mixing it here with 1,500m specialist. Ilham Tanui

Ozbilen it is probably thinking his best chance is to make it quick. He

has run 3.34. As he did in the qualification, this could be his

best tactic. Some may be pleased with that. Some may not, Marcin

happy with this, David Bustos in third, won the Spanish Gebbie ships

with a couple of -- with a fast just missed out on a medal last

year, outdoors. To be honest, there's not many people you would

write off in this race. At the front, controlling it, but not

extending them. For Mahiedine Mekhissi was looking

around to ask if there was anybody to make this pace faster. Mahiedine

Mekhissi it is an athlete who says he likes to get into an aggressive

mind set, we have spin -- we have seen that here.

Not the most popular man. Now, Simon Denissel making a big effort,

the pace has slowed too much. Ilham Tanui Ozbilen is determined to hold

the lead. Picking it up again. Arturo Casado, realising the danger.

Simon Denissel looks good. Mahiedine Mekhissi holding his own.

It looks as if Ilham Tanui Ozbilen had gone to sleep. As Simon

Denissel moved on to his solder, he Mahiedine Mekhissi it is in second,

a gap between the first three and the rest of the field. The be two

Spaniards cannot get close. Ilham Tanui Ozbilen of Turkey. Where he

has been, since begun. Mahiedine Mekhissi trying to get there. One

last big effort. Mahiedine Mekhissi goes for the inside, Ilham Tanui

Ozbilen has not seen him. He steals it. The gold medal goes to France.

Ilham Tanui Ozbilen, in the last few strides, relinquishes the lead.

The French are elated. So they should be. Mahiedine Mekhissi said

it was a gamble. This time, he has sneaked it on the inside. He has

won a few medals in the steeplechase that that, he is a

strong man in the home straight and he has done it once again, this

time, to take the gold medal. Mahiedine Mekhissi came here to win

it, he was fighting right to the end. Simon Denissel settled for

third place. Celebrating as he crossed the line. Once again,

Mahiedine Mekhissi has removed his shirt, which she got into trouble

for, at the London Olympic Games, sobbing it -- swapping with another

French then gritting hard. Simon Denissel says, I am happy with a

bronze medal. Mahiedine Mekhissi it is fighting, right to the line, and

man who really is on top of his game at the moment. Renaud

Lavillenie. Olympic champion. Destined perhaps to become European

indoor champion here. Massive. Heat absolutely flew over. He made six

metres look very average. That was huge. A man on top of his game,

that's for sure. Best height in the world this year. Only eight men

have ever cleared six metres or Having to play second fiddle to

Renaud Lavillenie in the London Olympics, and having to do it again.

His heart wasn't in it. He gets the silver medal. That is the silver --

the champion. Applauding what man has ever gone high up in the

history of pole vaulting. This would have been the second greatest

height ever achieved in pole vault, so well in the pole vault.

Mahiedine Mekhissi taking gold cheer on Michel Torneus. The last

jump of the competition, Bath won. Still Aleksandr Menkov to come with

his last effort. Perilously close. Michel Torneus, how far is it? His

best jump so far, 8.27, that came in the first round. Absolutely spot

on the board. There was no margin for error with that take-off. One

of his best jumps ever. Just waiting. A new national record. But

it will not win the gold medal pinned the long jump. Aleksandr

Menkov has one gold medal. Michel Torneus takes the silver medal.

Christian Reif takes the bronze France may well get another gold

medal in the 60m. We begin our build up by looking back to what

United Kingdom national record. She was down in the early part, then

she draws away, of running magnificent be. The time confirmed

for the final of the 60m. Back to the pole vault. -- Asha Philip

over the second highest ever. Close again. The French man still has one

more attempt. That was so close. One more to go for this great

French man, the Olympic champion. World champion, European indoor

champion once again. Already has achieved the best tight in the

world this year. He can go higher. be a foul. What a dramatic climax

to the competition. Michel Torneus threw down the gauntlet, but it was

just short by a couple of centimetres. 8.29 metres. Christian

two. Aleksandr Menkov, longest jump in the world this year. A new

national record for the Swedish athlete in front of his home crowd.

Chris thomson came 7th. -- collecting her thoughts. Denise?

She I have been watching her warm up. She is conserving her energy,

visualising what she needs to do for this race. If she can reproduce

the start she had in that semi- final to get through to this final,

then she is in good shape. We can take a look at that semi-final to

see how she qualified for this final. We were impressed with her

start, Colin? She is blessed with a natural gift for sprinting, a fluid

technique. Watch her arms driving well, her shoulders are relaxed. As

she gets closer, watch her grip her hands. Going towards the mean,

preparing herself -- the lean. She is blessed with a natural technique.

Alone, among her thoughts. The crowd will rise very shortly, to

look towards Renaud Lavillenie, he is on the runway, getting ready. We

will go to that as soon as he is about to do it.

This would put him second on the all-time list. 6.15 is the record,

a move long wait away for anybody. Be Olympic champion in 2008 jumped

6.06. -- The Olympic champion. Time is counting down now. There was his

coach. I sense the pressure maybe on Asha

Philip. She should enjoy this environment. Be competitive with

the rest of the women, but embrace, sometimes, it can be time to

reflect on how you got there. She has worked so hard to get to this

level, and rewarded with a final place.

DENISE LEWIS: Hernia was completely shattered with an injury. It has

been a long road. Here she is. Hopefully she realises this is

where she belongs. A talented young PAUL DICKENSON: If this vault is

successful, this stadium will go bonkers. Third and final attempt

rattle but it stays on! Nobody has ever been higher except the world

record holder. But are they adjudging that he held it on with

his hand on the way down? We will have to see a replay. That was OK.

Did he touch it? I don't think he did. Why has the judge put the red

flag up? Lavillenie is mystified. Look at that. Look at that. Well,

my understanding is if the bar falls off, it is not a good jump.

Maybe I should read the rule book and be certain, but Lavillenie

knows the rules. That is for sure. He's absolutely distraught. He's

won the gold medal. He's achieved one of the great vaults in history.

My goodness, what a dramatic climax to this competition. The rule book

of these women in the women's 60m final, Denise?

DENISE LEWIS: This happens, this is athletics. They have to get on with

the job in hand. Let's get to the commentators.

ANDREW COTTER: What atmosphere inside the arena. This is the line-

up for the women's 60m final. Tezdzhan Naimova is a controversial

character. Has run personal bests in both rounds. Myriam Soumare,

7.07 in the semifinal. They have been getting quicker and quicker

through the rounds. It's not often the case that all eight have a

realistic chance of a medal, but it is the case here. Ivet Lalova, the

second Bulgarian in this field. Asha Philip, her zone is a happy

dancing zone. Everyone has their own way of dealing with things, but

a different approach to that we saw in the semifinals. Verena Sailer,

excitement of the pole vault, the noise falls away again to the noise

made by the athletes readying themselves for the final of the

away quickly, Ryemyen coming through and Naimova as well, so, so

close between the Bulgarian and the Ukrainian on either side of Myriam

Soumare. But Naimova and Ryemyen, they don't know, we don't know, and

the photo will settle it. Ryemyen has fallen. She is getting treated.

Naimova and Ryemyen came through and I think we can see in the photo

there - Naimova has been given it officially at the moment as 7.10,

same time as Mariya Ryemyen. On the photofinish, Asha Philip was in

seventh, I think. We will get confirmation of that. She was not

up there. Naimova has been given it ahead of Ryemyen, Soumare in third.

Naimova, well, a moment for her to celebrate. Here they got away and

it was Soumare away quickly. On either side she felt the presence

of Ryemyen and Naimova. We thought it was going to be a close final.

It was. Soumare, who ran 7.07 in the semifinal, that would have been

good enough for the gold here. 7.10 and a photogives it to Tezdzhan

Naimova. STEVE CRAM: If I was Ryemyen's

coach, I would be saying, "Why did you not dip?" Watch this.

Look at Ryemyen, look how Naimova has more of a lead. Ryemyen needs

to lean for the line. She loses the gold medal. Colin Jackson will be

thinking, "Oh my goodness!" She was in a position to win that. Naimova

takes the gold medal with that forward lean. The closest race.

6/100ths of a second between first and last.

ANDREW COTTER: Asha Philip has done as well as she could have done.

Naimova is running as quick now, in fact quicker than she ever has. She

is the gold medallist here over 60m. Both 60m finals here, the men's and

the women's, have been decided by here and what a moment it was. The

moment just a few seconds was for Tezdzhan Naimova with a personal

best. She just got it on the photofinish from the non-dipping

Mariya Ryemyen. Asha Philip down in Major final, after all you have

been through, to equal your personal best, tell me about it.

am really happy. I can't complain. To be here, I'm over the moon.

can see how close it is, fractions between all of you there? I know.

It was a very tight race. You aim for a medal, or a podium position,

but I'm upset. I can't complain. The fact I'm here now, I can't

complain. That is a great attitude to have. In spite of everything you

have been through, you wanted a podium finish. That is what you

want in the future? It is. I have been out for so long now. I have

had little injuries. I told my cousins it is going to be a long

road, but you have to get over it. You have to accept the fact you are

injured and you need to come back stronger. You have done yourself

real credit. Congratulations? you very much. Hi, family, love you

all! JONATHAN EDWARDS: I'm sure they

love you too after that. A great performance, Denise? Yes, she can

be very proud of herself. She's come here, set a new personal best,

or equallyed her personal best. It is a great run -- or equalled her

personal best. It is a great run. She could not have envisaged this.

She gets out really well. You can't criticise her start. She maintains

her form. The other girls have literally raised their game round

by round and she's had to live with this. It's a fantastic run. Still a

young girl and now her career can really start again. We isolate now

on Asha. A lovely smooth start that she has. The encouragement she can

take, she was involved in the blanket finish at the European

Indoors. 6/100th of a second covered from first to eighth place.

That is how tight it was. It is a great turning point for her. The

fact that she had a whole set of consistent races and that's very

tough at this level, to keep repeating at a very, very high

level. She's matured into a senior athlete already. Fantastic!

controversy in it, unlike the men's pole vault. Renaud Lavillenie had

won this competition with a clearance of 6.01m. He raised the

bar to 6.07m. This was his final attempt. We all thought he had got

it. He gave it a rattle. This made him the second-highest vaulter of

all time. He got a red flag. It ended up, the bar, sitting on top

of not the upright, but another part above that. It was incredibly

upsetting, Denise? These things can happen. He is clearly devastated.

OK. Despite feeling he was hard done to there, he is still the

European Indoor Champion. It was really comprehensive. Steve Lewis,

a season's best, down in sixth place. He spoke to Phil.

Steve, what a competition and a season's best from you, your

verdict? Yeah, pretty tough indoor season. So really happy with a

season's best. Back-to-back days jumping. I have work to do for the

outdoors. I knew that. I'm happy with my result. It's a good

reflection of where I'm at right now. It gives you a perfect

platform for what is to come? hope so. I was jumping again for

the medals, third place, 5.81m would have been there. I can jump

that height. I need more confidence, more training. A good competition.

Crazy results. The great thing is you were always in the mix. You are

always in the mix nowadays? I suppose the next step for you is to

get on the podium more regularly? Exactly. 5.80m is the mark to get

on to the podium. Then there is another gap between Bjoern Otto and

Renaud Lavillenie. I know what I have got to do. I will do more of

the same and come back stronger. Talking of Renaud Lavillenie, what

is your take on what he has been able to do today and that clearance

at 6.07m that wasn't? 6.01m was phenomenal. And then the 6.07m,

obviously it's one of those things. If the upright was different, and

it wasn't as thick, or it was round, it would have rolled off. As a pole

vaulter, you want to see a white flag. It is the rule. It sucks.

Explain for those people watching at home why it didn't count.

bar on one side jumped off the peg on to the upright, so if the

upright was different, it would have rolled off. They deem it -

unless the bar stays on the peg itself, they deem it a failure. The

probability of that happening is like one in 500 billion! That is a

shame for him. Good to see you getting back to the heights we know

you are capable of. Thanks, Steve. Thank you.

Steve Lewis explaining much more articulately what I tried to do

earlier on. Next up is the relay, starting with the women's 4 x 400m.

Eilidh Child starts it off, Denise. We have Shana Cox, Christine

Ohuruogu comes in at three and Perri Shakes-Drayton in four. So

favourites. -- Great Britain at Sweden. Their real strength is in

the second leg, with Hjelmer. They Rosolova, the former indoor

champion, silver-medallist as a hurdler as well in Europe. She

leads them out. Child macro leads Great Britain out.

60m. Here she is leading them off.

You cream, Zemlyak on the anchor leg. A good team from Russia but

just not a vintage team. Ksenia Zadorina is the anchor.

The British quartet know that this is the race, if they do everything

properly and run to their abilities, the individual. Shana Cox. And

Christine Ohuruogu coming in, on the third leg, she does have run

three. Denisa Rosolova for the Czech Republic will try to stamp

her authority, but Eilidh Child is very strong and it will be credited

to hand on the baton if to Shana Cox. Myriam Soumare for France. She

is not a 400-metre specialist. She is a 200 metres runner. She must be

tired from her efforts in the 60m not so long ago. Eilidh Child is

out in front at the moment. STEVE CRAM: This is just what Great

Britain would want, leading from the front. The Russians not getting

off to a good start. The gold medal should be great Britain's as long

as they don't do anything. Shana Cox needs to hold this, she cannot

let the Czech team get ahead. Just remember there is a British record

set six years ago. This team is good enough if they still have it

in their legs. The ease two, as expected,

beginning to separate themselves from the rest. The Russians are

beginning to drift back slightly. Involved in a tussle with France.

At the moment, it is still Shana Cox in front for Great Britain,

ahead of the Czech Republic. The Russians are starting to close down

been little with the French. They are not out of touch yet.

The Russians have Nadezhda Kotliarova. On the third leg. I do

not think she will get close to Christine Ohuruogu. She has been

waiting in the wings, not here for the individuals. This time, she has

started quickly. The Russian moving into second place. France, still in

with a shout. Christine needs to kick the pressure on. The Russians

are closing. Their best run it is on the last leg, Kseniya Ustalova

did not make it, the individual number one, she felt in the

individual event. They still have Ksenia Zadorina it in the last leg.

Christine Ohuruogu it is a strong finisher outdoors in the 400m. A

very good leg for Russia for Nadezhda Kotliarova. Handing over

to Perri Shakes-Drayton. It should be down to the individual champion

to take Great Britain home. She will be chased hard by Ksenia

Zadorina from Russia. France a run Byrd, Czech Republic in 4th place.

Perri Shakes-Drayton is out in front at the moment, looking strong

enough as they come down to one lap to go. Ksenia Zadorina tried to get

in touch, as the bell sounds. Shakes-Drayton, the individual

champion, the British record up for grabs. The gold medal is their

priority. Perri Shakes-Drayton, it still clear of the Russian who is

holding on. Perri Shakes-Drayton should have the strength, should

have the class to bring this home for Great Britain. Their first

victory in the women's 4x400. This is a new British record for this

quartet. Perri Shakes-Drayton did what she knew she could do, we all

knew she would do. Christine Ohuruogu, Shana Cox, Eilidh Child

will join them soon. The British indoor record holders in the 4x400

expect, 51.2 on that final leg. That British record team in to 1006

had Nicola Sanderson in it, lee mcconnell -- Lee McConnell. It was

a question of whether they still had it in their legs. Perri Shakes-

Drayton was put under some pressure on that last leg, Christine

Ohuruogu gave hurried good few yards. Ksenia Zadorina was a fresh,

and it was important that Great Britain was given a few metres.

Christine bided her time well. Giving some clear air to Perri

Shakes-Drayton. That meant Ksenia Zadorina had to attack in the first

200 metres. Perri could not sit back. The Russian makes up the

ground quickly. By doing that, she has expended more energy which will

come into play it in the last 60m. Perri Shakes-Drayton it is relaxed,

we have seen that all weekend, look at that form. You wouldn't think

she had run so quickly, under 51 seconds, earlier today. She knows

the Russian will be trying to get onto her shoulder. Keeping the

pressure on. Don't let it slacked off. From the bend, you want to use

the momentum into the home straight. There was no challenge. Perri

Shakes-Drayton, clear up and away, and a British record to go with a

fantastic gold medal. A very good run by Zuzana Hejnova,

for the Czech Republic, to take the bronze medal. It is all about his

quartet. Not only taking the gold medal but that British record. We

knew it was a very talented quartet. A super performance from the

British quartet. We expected them to win. The British record is a

bonus. As you said, we expected them to

win. Perri has been in supreme form. To add Christine Ohuruogu into that

quartet was a great mood. She is clearly setting the race up for

Perri, not to Coast, she had to control it. And she did that. A new

British record, fantastic performance.

The Russians made them think, Colin. But Eilidh Child set them up right

from the start. It is important to get a strong, confident start. Her

new-found confidence has made a difference. She took it to

everybody. Having is of a medal from this javelin ships says, I am

the second best 400m runner in these have championships. And,

guess who is the first? She is in our last leg.

DENISE LEWIS: Shana Cox run extremely well. There was some

question whether she should be in, she just about made it into that

400m final, but she ran really well and justified her position.

There was quite a bit of top, we anticipated Margaret Adeoye might

come in, she has been in good form. As you say, Shana Cox has shown a

lot of grit. If she did indeed. These girls know each other, they

rely on each other and trust each other. If it is a question of

raising their game, you know she is going to do that. If we have talked

about the strength of this women's team. They have all made finals.

Speaking of gold medals. Denise is really happy about that. It has

been a fantastic championships for our women. It is wonderful to see.

One thing Jenny Meadows said when she was here, she was passing on

advice and knowledge. Throwing those flowers to the men in the

team. It is a nice thing for them. It shows the team spirit which is

held be. They have a lot of confidence. The team is young, they

are moving forward. From the time when we were involved, there is a

much stronger sense of unity now, lottery funding has brought that

centralisation of training places. It has made a difference. Yes. It

is self-belief, everyone wants to be part of that success. Those who

missed out last year are looking at how they need to improve. We're in

a healthy position, British Athletics. Everyone wants to ride

on the back of that. Gold medal for the women. And a British record. I

am sure watching that keenly worthy male quartet, we have three men in

the final of the 400m. Richard Strachan is on the last leg. Nigel

Levine, number three. Richard Buck runs second. Michael Bingham is on

the first leg. Colin, again, we should be looking at a gold medal?

Yes, it is going to be tough, as we always know. The men will be very

competitive. We can guarantee that in the men's 4x4. But that they

will be inspired by the women's team. They have seen what they have

done. The men will believe in themselves, we have had a great

tradition. As you say, it is a sense of running for each other.

And pushing each other on which is what makes this team magical.

of the Borlee brothers running for the Belgian team, interesting they

chose not to run individually. of them has not been in great shape.

I think we should expect the Czech Republic to be strong, Russia. I am

hoping... The men's race will be fierce and aggressive. Let's hope

they do well. Chat position is very important. With the likes of Pavel

Maslak and Trenikhin, if they are in contact, they will run people

down. That's what makes them dangers. We don't have the luxury

of someone being closer to someone like Pavel Maslak. He has the

opportunity to run anybody down because his time is so strong, and

he is full of confidence. The pressure is on. The pressure is on

Michael Bingham to get the team off to a solid start, that will be

vital for this team. But they will give it some, you can guarantee

that. They will work hard for the - commentary position for this one.

Thank you, Jonathan. What an exciting climax to the whole

weekend. A great run from the women, can the men follow suit? Russia

will be their big rivals. Belgian, weakened by the injury to Jonathan

Borlee. Poland, Sweden, Czech Republic will be competing with

Belgium for the bronze, I think. It is between Britain and Russia. The

British team we talked about, Michael Bingham will lead them off.

Richard Buck, Nigel Levine, Richard Strachan. Let us go through them

Czech Republic. Pavel Maslak could Dragan into a medal.

Sweden, in the past, they have done reasonably well. If familiar name

to fans, Johan Wissman, going on the third leg, making the

transition from 200 metres. Poland, in years gone by, have had a great