Brussels Highlights Athletics: IAAF Diamond League

That is the moment where you realise you are by many champions, 2017.

The biggest win of his young career, CJ Ujah.

It's going to be mighty fast! Was something else!

Dominant tonight, a season, I guess, of what might have been.

They throw themselves at his feet. What a way to end!

A great night of action in zero last week with 16 Diamond League titles

handed out following some truly physical petition. The focus shifts

to Brussels, the Belgian capital a thrilling climax to the athletics

season, featuring big names and world champions galore.

Great jump for Christian Taylor. It's Guliyev! Amos coming away and

looking good, he is going to take the victory here! Look at that.

Reese has produced a beautiful jump. She wins it! Sprinting home.

Plenty of stars on show hoping to claim one of the 16 remaining

Diamond League trophies up for grabs. It's the 41st edition of the

meeting, and watching it for us are Stuart Storey and Tim Hutchings.

COMMENTATOR: A very good race indeed. This is Jenni Russell of

Jamaica, 23. She was seventh in the Olympic final in Rio, fifth in

Beijing in 2015. She has the outside lane, and they will chase her all

the way. They note her well, she coming back to form, her last two

races. She look confident in her last race, 54.13, a week ago.

The Olympic champion, twice World Championship silver-medallist, what

about Ashley Spencer? Also lobby United States, fourth at the US

trials, 53.1, didn't get in the team.

Eilidh Doyle silver-medallist in the relay.

Now, Pedersen, Doyle, Spencer, Mohammed, and Russell.

The women's 400-metre hurdles. Eilidh Doyle is captain of the

British team. Mohammed has gone off very quickly,

very strong in the final stages, Russell on the outside going well,

too. Doyle going well. Spencer losing ground, Mohammed flying down

to 200 metres. Look at that. When you look outside, Mohammed is

leading. Russell on the outside going beautifully as they approached

300 metres. Mohammed is leading. Russell giving way at this

particular point. Hejnova has real strength in the final stages, can

she do it here again? It looks as though she is. Spencer in third

place, Hejnova in second, a very good race, 53.9 one. That really

went to the script, the Olympic champion and American champion, the

fastest in the world this year, gets her diamond on her final occasion in

Brussels. A very good race. Last evening in the heart of the

City was the venue for what proved to be an enthralling shot put

competition. The Olympic champion, Bryan Krause

opening up with 20 to 37. The man that won the Olympic title,

disappointing in the world, but this man, who would have expected Darrell

Hill the United States to beat the last three world champions, the

Olympic world Champion? He came here with a personal best and went away

with 22.4 four. An astonishing piece of putting from Darryl Hill.

Everyone was there, all the talent was there and he prevailed against

all the odds. We go over to the long jump

competition in the stadium, as we speak. Lorraine Ugen of Great

Britain with 6.49, two times a World Championship finalist, finishing

fifth at the World Champion and in London. The 26-year-old Briton

absolutely perfect there on the board, Ugen. A second-round effort,

six metres 60 centimetres. She finished a frustrating fourth

three weeks back at those World Championships, 6.39 her effort, that

was six metres 62, taking a centimetre lead over Eugen. -- Ugen.

Bartoletta is a big sprinter and long jumper.

Very, very quick. Lovely little hang, very basic, gets

forward, gets some forward rotation. Now, 6.63, and she takes the lead

over Spanovic and Ugen. It is the women's 5000 metres, the

next event on the track. The reigning world champion from London,

silver-medallist in Rio last year, she has had a fabulous season

Okagbare-Ighoteguonor. Obiri, will she go with the

pacemakers? 14.25 pace, once you get down towards 14.20, you are in

rarefied territory indeed. It is the tail end of the season in

many respects, and there are some tired athletes running, jumping and

thrumming, but some fabulous clashes. Can anyone threaten Obiri

tonight? She has looked supreme, the former world indoor champion at

3000. An athlete who looked fabulous winning the 5000 metres in London.

The long jump once again. Absolutely... Well, that was pretty

good, wasn't it come from Saunders. She got the white flag. It was a bit

delayed but she got it. Let's see where that puts her. She hits the

board, there. Very basic technique. 6.64 her best bus far, moving her

into the lead. She is competing well. Lorraine Ugen of Britain, she

really does have the talent. She is a 6.92 competitor at her very best.

This season, at fifth in the long jump World Champion Championship.

Prydie consistent, outside the medal positions, falls back a bit on that.

I wonder, that could move her up a little bit. 6.65, it does move her

up. Second place. Spanovic, then. Spanovic of Serbia, keeping her

tracksuit bottoms on. She doesn't want a muscle poll.

6.70 takes her to the top, I would think. Yes, it does from Ugen and

Saunders, in that order. Nine laps to go in the 5000 metres, a

Personal best of 3000 in Birmingham a couple of weeks back, a personal

best last week in the 15,000 metres over in Berlin. Oh, dear. Look,

there. There is a fall in the middle of the pack, trying to see who that

was. McColgan managing to avoid her. They are not going particularly

quickly. The first kilometre, 2.55, no significant acceleration here. At

the back of the group now, about 20 metres off the back of the real

race, isn't she. She has time to get back, eight laps to run.

McColgan has latched herself onto the back of that group.

The discus now, second pro, 60.1 for now. Not the World Champion we saw

in 2015, a couple of times in the big games last year, and in 2008,

superb at his best. We haven't seen that just yet but it looks over 65.

Certainly beyond 65, which would threaten the lead, that's for sure.

Gudzius next to go. Gudzius the World Champion from Lithuania in

London. World junior champion back in 2010. Had to wait seven years to

add this senior title. Gudzius producing at the World Championships

a lifetime best. Opening with 65 .4 three. He likes

that. He thinks he hit that pretty well. 66.70 is an improvement and

puts him in the lead. We are down to two now, and in fact,

Hellen Obiri has been overtaken with two laps to run by Kip Corroon.

Hellen Obiri gestured through a lap or two back and is happy to go into

the last couple of laps on the shoulder of someone where she can

unleash the renowned kick of hers. As I say that with a lap and three

quarters to go, the pace slackening, maybe, hitting ball of front once

more. The was relatively slow over 2.56, which makes it the slowest of

the race. The third quarter was 2.5 one. Hellen Obiri with a lap to run

and is very much in control. She wasn't at the World Championships.

Plenty of experience but I'm afraid, with 500 metres left to run, it

would be extraordinary if she were to outsprint Hellen Obiri, the

outstanding 5,000-metre runner of this 2017 season over this final

lap. They come towards the bell. Hellen Obiri has toyed with the

opposition now, gradually working the middle section of the race to

whittle down the pack of ten or 12 to six, then three, and now two. She

has masterminded the dimension of a very strong field in the diamond

lead finals in Brussels. She may not have experienced this

too many times in the past. It has been a fabulous run. The gap at the

moment is worth $30,000. The gap grows to five metres. The crowd are

brought to their feet. Sprint for third place. She has worked

miracles. What might have been. Overcame a huge handicap early in

the race. Still rallied so well. That is Obiri. A few weeks back she

would look very comfortable running at a steady temple. Tonight, after a

long hard season, it has got drier and a drier. Thank goodness she had

one last great performance in her. It is a mighty quick time. It was a

very fast couple of laps. Very quick indeed. Obiri showed the sort of

spirit she showed in the World Championships. Truly a magnificent

performance. On the seasons she has been very classy indeed. It was a

personal best by Kipkirui. Here is the world champion,

Lasitskene. Neutral in these circumstances. No trouble at all.

The first athlete to go clear first time.

Maintains the perfect card does Lasitskene in a truly dominant

season. Thiam won the world athletic

Championship in front of a home crowd. An important jump for her.

She had two attempts at 1.8. This is not per night so far. Well down the

field. She will need to go really had if she's going to compete.

Sebastian Coe, there. Has given up for the next event. In 2012, this is

the race in which they broke the world record.

This is Brathwaite, very tall fellow and very powerful. Devon Allen is in

lane three. Neutral athletes, Shubenkov. Here is the man. The

world record holder. Did not prevail in the World Championships. This guy

is not as powerful as I expected. Alan going well and Shubenkov coming

through strongly. I think Ortega. Second. That is 13.1 six. Shubenkov,

once again, reveals. Very successful athlete. Twice, European champion.

Absolutely superb. Second in London. A good race. This young fellow, Rush

who runs as a neutral athlete. He got a good start. It looked as

though Shubenkov had a lot of work to do. He keeps coming and pecking

away at you. Shubenkov worked so hard to get back to him. Good

running. That is some payday for him. It is a consolation for losing.

That rounds off a superb season. Not quick but it was creditable.

He has the lead. That came in the second round. That is big and it is

better. He's hit that really well. He knows he's in the zone, throwing

so well. He started his season perfectly. He knows it is a big one.

Improves his lead. This is turning into a dominant series from the big

fellow. Real powerhouse from Levchenko. It

is a personal best. It was set in the World Championships in London.

It has not been a smooth season for her so far. That is her exiting the

competition. She is producing a lifetime best, during the

multi-event competition. You get the distinct impression that she really

isn't quite focused, they are desperately draining, the

multi-event competition is, she is entitled to be more tired than

others. The discus competition was won by the peerless Perkovic. She is

arguably the most dominant force in female track and field. Still to

come... Will it be six in a row? Can Jager break the dominance in the

steeplechase? The British sprint duo race in the 200 metres.

Can get you -- can Kipyegon do it in the 1500 metres. And Thompson, in

the 100 metre final. Head-to-head with Talou. The women's 400 metres

is the next event on the track. The second diamond lead in -- diamond

league meeting full. There have been five different winners. Natasha

Hastings goes in whole number nine. There is Williams-Mills. Very

experienced, she was eighth in London. The last meeting was one by

one Caster Semenya, would you believe. Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas.

Naser, a real surprise packet. She was a silver medallist. MacPherson,

world champion at the 400 metres. There are five finalists from the

London World Championships. Natasha Hastings goes hard. Loves to

commit. This is her first individual 400 since Morocco. Very quickly

away, Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas in lane seven. The tall straight has

carried her past Williams-Mills. Moving well and going quicker than

Miller-Uibo already... This will be a heck of a run. She can take this

with 100 metres to run. Miller-Uibo recognises the danger and lengthens

her stride and eases away in the last 70. Look at the gap behind

them! What that from Miller-Uibo! It is the fastest time in the world

this year. The challenge came from her opponent, dwarfed by the long

legs of Miller-Uibo. A brilliant run from the Olympic champion full. She

was so disappointed to finish off the rostrum. She won in 2015, she

wins again tonight with a top-notch time. I will tell you what, Naser in

second place as set a national record and goes under 50 for the

first time. She broke the national record in every round, did Naser.

What a talent she is. She really attacked and believed but when you

consider that Miller-Uibo had run 21.88 in Zurich, she is very quick

indeed. We know her pedigree. That was a stunning race at the very fine

performance. Very satisfying end to a season that was pockmarked with

some disappointments. That's like failure, by her standards. This is

well within her comfort. It is the business end now. She's

approaching the two metre mark which she has cleared on so many occasions

this season. Her main opposition may well be Levchenko of the Ukraine.

You got all three. Gold, silver and bronze. Nice, just flipped. Two

clear. Leading by virtue of a first-time clearance. The main flood

lights are out. We have a power problem. What a race this should be.

Had a little bit of a blip in the other part of the season. Prevailed

when it mattered. He is going well. The Moroccan had a great run.

Seasons best of 8.0 five. And Jager, we thought he was in a great

position to win the world title, he got the bronze in the London World

Championships and he's the one who is not afraid to attack.

Eight Minutes Is The Target. If They Go With The Pace, Two Pacemakers,

they will get to the front. Jager moving into third place. I

have to say, this is looking business like. They have gone off

very quickly indeed. Perfect up to and including one

metre 94. A second attempt at 1.9 seven. She goes clear. Levchenko and

she the only two left in it. That is an indication there is plenty more

to come from her. Let's look now, it has calmed down a

little bit here. It slowed down a little bit. We will find out as they

go through with five laps to go. We are looking... they have slowed

down, the last 400 metres, the last lap has slowed. 2.4 zero. Still very

quick, about 7.57, maintaining that pace and Kip -- Kipruto is there. He

will compete. Lovely technician. The pacemaker is still there. 7.55 was

the target and they are sticking to it. Levchenko, then. She has had two

failures at 1.5 seven. No point in her having a third

attempt because she would stay in front of her. She has riskily passed

her third attempt to 1.9 seven. She didn't have any choice. Attempting

1.9 nine. If she clears this, it will be quite spectacular. No, no...

she went for it. Not a bad effort she finishes in second. Lasitskene

as has been the case again and again this summer, is the winner tonight

and is the Diamond League champion of 2017.

Kipruto in second place. When you look at this, the American runner,

27, 8.08 in Monaco this year. He is in contention as well. Jager, well,

he is the man with the confidence, I have said it several times, he is

not afraid to compete in the event. The Kenyans have dominated this

event year after year. Kipruto winning the world title, Jager has

taken the lead after an open of 2.40, which promised much. We

mustn't forget that Kipruto has fabulous finishing speed. He is very

confident. Talking to his agent, he knows he can outsprint anyone when

it comes down to it in the last couple of metres. Jager is strong

but doesn't have the same change of pace as the Kenyan in second place.

You are quite right. It was a slow phase of the race that took them

outside eight minutes. They have to get a rush on. Jager has established

the race. They are well strung out once again as they come round. They

will hear the bell, that is for sure. Bakkali going past Kipruto,

7.03, to go with one lap. One circuit to go. Bakkali Opera Marco

-- of Morocco. Jager it in third. They go down the back straight for

the last time. Has Kipruto got the speed, the pace? The Olympic

champion, the World Champion in second place. Jager is spent, he is

way down in the final stages and has had to let go. He tried to take the

race and get it into sub eight minutes territory, hasn't managed to

do that. Look at this, Bakkali and the World Champion behind him, the

Olympic champion, the world silver-medallist in the moment in

the lead with 100 metres to go. Jager crash into the water losing 20

metres. Bakkali will take this from Kipruto. Kipruto going for the

spring, has he got enough? He has! What a last 50 metres! That was some

race at the time! 8.04. It promised far more than that. Jager did have a

problem at the last water jump, clearly, he was suffering

considerably. Kipruto did not want to go, the Olympic champion, the

World Champion, wanted the diamond and he has got it. Jager do well to

get up and hang on for thought. You can't make up his mind whether to

clear the barrier without touching it, or not. He never does that,

Jager. He tried to copy Kipruto in front of him, trying to clear the

hurdle and wasn't prepared for the landing. This is Bakkali sprinting

for the tape. He thinks he has the $50,000 sorted out, no time to

respond when someone comes past you with three or four strides out. One

of the strangest finishes I have seen. A personal best for Bakkali.

It went just as it did in the World Championships.

The men's triple jump, here is the Cuban, opening with 16 .8 seven.

Fabulous, two brilliant phases and a superb final phase into the sand. He

knows that was good, Pichardo. They have that feel for it, they know as

they are performing it that it has gone right. 16.87, his opener, very

little breeze out there. There it is. 17.32 to take the lead. Here is

Christian Taylor, then. Opened with 16.5 one. Saw that bettered by

several people. Second round for Taylor. That's much better. That is

much better. We saw Pichardo, 17.32, the Cuban. It is not good enough. He

doesn't look happy. It was better than his opener, which was

incredibly modest by his standards. Look at those gold spikes, makes me

envious! 17.18, down on Pichardo, he has defined 14 centimetres from

somewhere. -- has two fine. Third and final attempt at two

metres and two centimetres. She has won the competition, she won it at

1.9 seven. Two metres and this is sensational stuff. Third and final

attempt, she has got it. How many times has she been over two metres

this season? Totally dominant and that is terrific. Absolutely superb.

She has the competition won. The men's 200 metres next. Noah

Lyles of the United States, only 20, a young man. We saw him win a race

early on this season. They think he will be the next big man, winning

the indoor record in March of this year. Christophe Lemaitre of France,

four-time European champion, he has been there or thereabouts.

Mitchell-Blake held off the competition in a fabulous run in the

relay. Here is the World Champion, Ramil

Guliyev of Turkey. Eighth in the Olympics, but my goodness me, won

the world title well. Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain.

The Metro got off quickly on the outside, second from the outside.

Webb going well of the United States outside Guliyev as they come into

the streets now. Very strong indeed. It looks like Ameer Webb at the

moment, and on the outside, Lyle is going strongly. Does Liles get in?

It was very close between him and Ameer Webb. The young American on

the outside, I wonder if he did get that. That was very close. It is a

photo finish between the first three, Guliyev, Liles come and Liles

has been given it. 20 seconds dead. His home straight, fabulous. His

transition into the home straight was sensational. Extreme left

picture, I saw the 300 metres indoor record, he was impressive. Great

strength, and that is what he uses over the last 10-15 strides. Real

presence of mind. He has all the makings of a future champion.

The disc is now. Big fella. Sixth and final round. Around 66 saving

the best for last. Gudzius is so strong throughout. A fabulous series

from him and his best coming in the third round, 68.16 to take the

Diamond League title in 2017. It is time for the 1500 metres, the

pacemaker of choice on the circuit, Jenny Meadows, making a last

appearance here tonight. A great champion at 800 metres a few years

back. Jenny Simpson is a real banker.

World Championship silver-medallist. Such is the calibre of the field,

eight finalists from the World Championships.

Away they go. On the inside, Jenny Meadows takes them out there over

the first 150, a good, healthy tempo. A very quick pace.

That is about 3.56 tempo for the full distance, the second pacemaker

will try to take them to 1038. Hassan under the coaching of Alberto

Salazar, a really aggressive racer, I like how she runs. She tries to

win her races. She doesn't try to copper mines and go for a lower

middle. She is in fabulous form. A personal best in Monaco in the

summer, and a big personal best in Birmingham over 3000 two weeks back.

Hassan has been shadowed by the World Champion at 1500 metres, in

fourth. The way they are strung out, you can clearly say, as you said,

they have gone off quickly. The schedule they were looking for was

3.5 seven. It is possible here, we will give you some idea of what

speed they are going at as they go through the finish. Kipyegon in

second place in the race proper on the shoulder of Hassan, who did so

well in the 5000 metres in the World Championships. That is on schedule

for 3.57 if they can maintain that pace. The third lap will be crucial

in any attempt at a fast time, of course.

Meadows websites for the first 400. They are 207.3 nine. It is not

ideal. It means the second lap was slower, the first lap was very

ambitious. The next section, these 300 metres, and the big four are

away. The Olympic champion in third place has two pacemakers in front of

her. In the league is the official pacemaker. Hassan in second place

will need to take this on. She knows that the Olympic champion has a

devastating final finish. When Tuai moves aside, Hassan needs to go

hard. They are approaching the bell. 2.50 five. They will make up a

little bit on the last lap. The big three are putting the pressure on

them. This is where the race will be won or lost. Who will take it on? It

looks as though Kipyegon has the confidence. Hassan is holding on. We

are down to two now. A little glance over her shoulder. This is the body

language of the Olympic champion. Anything you can do, I can do.

Almost contemptuous. A metre or two extra round the bend. Has she got

another gear? The battle continues. Challenging for second place as

Kipyegon eases past. She really worked for this one. Punches the

air. The winning time, 3.57 .0 seven.

Kipyegon is a very worthy world champion from London.

My word, she fooled everybody. She took the gold medal with a fabulous

surge. She's just run five seconds quicker. I can tell you that the

other athletes, nobody else did break four minutes. Look at this

finish from Kipyegon. Hassan threw everything at it. Kipyegon is the

champion, of some considerable merit. She has been there before.

That was no trouble at all. Put the pressure on your opponents.

Second time of asking, Newman! Absolutely brilliant. That equals

her lifetime best. Stephanie is tough to beat. She says today she is

capable of five metres and vault after vault, she demonstrates such

Championship mettle. She really does.

Just to say that the world champion was subjected to a violent assault

in France, he's got facial fractures, we wish him well. Amos,

silver medallist in 2012. What a competitor he was. Rotich was fifth

in Rio de Janiero. Here is Giles, season's Beth was in July in London.

-- season's best. Interesting to see how Amos runs

this. Will he challenge for this? Of late he has enjoyed demonstrating

command. Right on the inside. We don't know which one will turn up.

He looks like he's up for it. He won three ones prior to it. He is in

contact. That is quick. That looks like Bett in third place. It looks

as though Rotich is making a move on the outside. Amos has taken it on.

Ton-3-mac in second place, Rotich... Look at Kszczot going! Real

pressure. Amos has taken the lead, Kszczot really attacking him.

Lewandowski as well. The Polish runners... Lewandowski gets second.

Kszczot gets third. Terrific race. Amos races to the top, back to

winning ways. Second on the world list. Once again, could not really

get into that race. You've got to admire Amos for taking it on.

Kszczot is not quite in the form we are used to in previous seasons but

look at Lewandowski, he looks over the wrong shoulder. That little

glance cost him $10,000. A fabulous victory for Amos after a really good

season. It is bubbling up nicely. He's not got a big one yet but that

is much better. Fairly modest by his standards. Well over 70 metres. Who

is he speaking to? The big jump is yet to come as they find the range

and they get the feel of the runway. This fellow was difficult to beat.

He has done it all and been there many times. Many say that he could

be the man to break the record. He would have been the champion many

times over if it had not been questioned Taylor. He is so

dominant. She has seen Sandy Morris fail at this. She is behind Sandy

Morris as she takes fourth. She has failed this one. Stefanidi goes

clear and wrestled back control from the American. Now it the women's 100

metres. Went out in the semifinals of the World Championships, there is

a Elaine Thompson. Double Olympic champion in Rio de Janiero. In month

and she could only finish fifth place. -- in London. She is the

world number one this year. Talou has fourth place in Rio de

Janiero. There is Elaine Thompson. Strange misstep at the World

Championships. Talou is six. Not a great start. My goodness me. Here

comes the Olympic champion. Easing into the lead and just get it. It

was really tight at the line. Gave everything. I said she was the

nearly athlete, she nearly did tonight. Very close indeed. So quick

out of the blocks. That beautiful, languid style of hers.

She won this event last year. Three failure is at 4.8 five. She has had

to give way. Stefanidi remains top of the tree and wins the diamond.

Taylor is the champion overall. You don't get much better than this.

This is an opportunity to go further. A bit rushed. That was

nowhere near the famed technique. Will he break records? The advice is

to keep winning. There is plenty more to come on the BBC. Following

this programme with live coverage from Nottingham. Tomorrow you can

see the best of the action. It is followed by coverage of the horse

trials. One of the highlights. After that it will be in Newcastle for the

great North city games. So much to look forward to but that is it for

the coverage of track and field in 2017. It has brought us a lot of

drama and controversy and more than one emotional farewell. We will

leave you with some of those great memories. Goodbye.