GB Team Trials - Day 2 Athletics: World Championships

Welcome to the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham for the second day of the

British athletics Championships. Also the trials for the World

Athletics Championships in London in August. The top athletes in the

country here, looking to secure their place. Hello, Adam. Like him.

You will see plenty more of them a little bit later.

It's a mammoth jump! Adam Gemili wins it.

It's going to be victory for Steph 12.

The stakes really couldn't be higher, could they? Not just

national titles up for grabs, but a place on the team to be in London in

August, representing Great Britain at the World Athletics Championships

on that iconic track. We will update you with the first eight of the

championships as we go through the afternoon, but let's mark your card

as to how the afternoon will pan out. -- the first day.

Robbie Grabow 's is going well in the Diamond League, fresh from

jumping 2.24, last night in Paris. No Laura Muir this weekend in the

1500 metre final, but fellow Olympian Laura Weightman is having a

good season and she will be after the title.

Jake Wightman looking to continue his impressive form. Shara Proctor

had to put out of the women's long jump after a minor car accident.

Matthew Hudson-Smith will be looking to retain his title in the men's 400

metres. First, straight down on the track.

They are out already for the men's 110 metre hurdles heats. The first

features the hotly fancied David Omoregie. We will join our

commentators, very good afternoon today to Colin Jackson and Andrew

Cotter. COMMENTATOR: David Omoregie, the red

signifies he is the UK's leading candidate. Andrew Pozzi competed

very well last night in Paris. Jack Kirby is the youngest in the

field at 20. He will be trying to live with the quicker man inside

him. A man very familiar with this track.

13.91 this season. He might compete with Omoregie for the two automatic

places. 21 old Tim Duckworth, the Liverpool

Harriers, in a lane number eight. Omoregie and Okoro will fancy their

chances. Three heats of the men's 110 metres

hurdles. No Pozzi. He will get a place in the World Championships.

Behind Omoregie I think it was Feeney who took a distant second. A

long way behind the former world junior champion, Omoregie. He ran

13.34 in Lille last week. Not far away from that. In the absence of

Pozzi, he might be the favourite for this title. That was a really good

run. He clattered a few barriers, but the most important thing, he

went out and pushed himself. He knows he's not going to be

challenged by the rest of the field, so the time is all about him. He can

try stuff. He clattered barriers, yes, but he has won 13.4, straight

away a qualifying standard. We know he has it already, but it is

confidence building for the athletes to produce performances time and

again. The man inside him pull something

straight out of the blocks, so Omoregie was clear. When you have no

pressure either side and you are hurdling, do you have more freedom?

You can really challenge yourself and keep your mind on the things he

wanted to work on in training, it could be running off a barrier,

pushing on, really challenging yourself to say, you know what, I'm

going to take more risks at this stage. He is bouncing all over the

track here. But it's his first run out. Come the final, he will be used

to the speed of the track and the conditions. I am really happy with

that. The angle is deceptive, but he was drifting out to the right side

of his lane. Athletes always tend to drift towards the lead leg. Nothing

unusual, but that is what sometimes causes clashes.

David Omoregie goes through to the final. The first of three heats.

We had a slightly quicker time for him than that. A few problems with

the timings yesterday. A long way clear of the rest and safely

through. We will show you the other heats in

a few minutes. But I have a few minutes to say hello to Paula

Radcliffe and Denise Lewis. We are very excited about this afternoon.

There is an added sense, ladies, that it's not just about titles

today. The all-important place on the team is up for grabs.

Absolutely, the athletes want to be in London and taste the magic of

that stadium. We saw it at the Olympics, we know the World

Championships are going to be fantastic. It is about raising your

game today and making the most of the opportunity, using the incentive

to drive you home. We saw yesterday it doesn't always go to plan.

Sometimes pushing yourself so much can lead to disappointment. It is

balancing that knowing you have it within you, how to race clever,

heats especially for the sprinters, it's managing your body. Managing

your body and your emotions. It is very important, a British title. But

the chance to go back to that stadium. A log of these athletes

would have been knocking on the door of the team in 2012. -- a lot. They

will want a taste of that stadium in front of a home crowd, challenging

at a World Championships. Let's clarify what you have to do to

qualify for the championships in London. It's not an exact science.

If you finish in the top two this weekend and you have the

qualification standard, you are in. If you finish in the top two and you

haven't got the qualification standard but you have the European

championship, you are in. Some flexibility for the selectors to

make decisions that can allow people who perhaps don't perform this

weekend, but they know have a proven track record at Major Championships,

have had a really good season otherwise, to get on the squad.

There is. There are two camps. Sometimes a bit too much

flexibility. These are the trials, it is your duty to come and perform

to demonstrate why you deserve to be selected. Yes, lots of people are

injured and I know it is difficult the year after the Olympics, because

people start late and they are trying to peak at the right time.

But the big window of qualification makes it more difficult for the

selectors and they don't always get it right. If you decide not to

compete in an event that you could be selected in, you run the risk of

not being selected. You do, but not in the same way as if you were in

the US. It really is the first three across the line and no excuses. If

use grew up, you are not even making it to the championships. Ours is

maybe a bit too ambiguous. We have seen some big names missing this

year. They could have gone a better crowd and atmosphere here. To give

something back to the supporters who come out. Where are you on the likes

of Pozzi missing because he is running in the Diamond League? It is

tough, I think he should be here and competing for his title as the

British champion, and his place on the team. He did run a personal best

and finished second. You could say the same for Laura Muir. She has

been injured but she is racing on Thursday in Lausanne. It makes it

difficult. I understand why athletes don't, because the level of

competition is not so high, it is better to support the sport. Pozzi

was given permission to run in the Diamond League, so we shall see

where the runners and riders come from in this heat to make it to the

final. Let's get back to Colin and Andrew.

COMMENTATOR: Steve, in this one, Gabby.

James Weaver will be going to the under 23 championships shortly.

Competed well in the age-group championships at Bedford last week.

Jack major set a new personal best in the 100 metres, just under 11

seconds. This man a decathlete. 7100 points.

Only one competitive run over the hurdles. George Vaughan, another

improving youngster, 19. Close to 14 seconds. He was out of the medals in

the under 20 championships, though. We talked about the qualification

time. Pozzi has it, Omoregie we have seen, David King has eight, 13 .48.

A great opportunity to cement his place. -- Dave King has it. He can

book his place. William was at the under 23s last

week, finishing sixth. Dave King, no mistakes here, get in

the final and finish in the top two. Sounds easy, doesn't it? This is one

event where you can get it wrong. His time came in a recent meeting.

He ran pretty well in hand the well. Not far away on that occasion.

It is all about David King. That's nice. Good running. 13.66. The wind

was favourable. I said, Colin, it sounds easy, doesn't it? High

hurdles is always fraught with danger. The first thing is relief.

He is getting consistent in the mid-13 seconds. He did the one time

that will hopefully make it a selection for him this weekend.

Really, he just has to err on caution, because he needs to finish

in the top two. Watching him run here, I see no reason why he

shouldn't be able to do that. It was a very good run by James Weaver on

the inside. This young man, 19, with a personal best of 13.77. Pretty

good. David is very much the class of the field. Smooth, technically

good. Where he will get his biggest improvement from is generating more

leg speed. Sprinting quicker. That will force him onto the barriers. He

can really test that very good technique of his. I watched him

develop and it is good to see that. He is going to make these

championships, fingers crossed. He can get the experience at a major

event. This is always really important. To say that our athletes

get the opportunity to run at the very highest level. When you do

that, it will push you on. Fingers crossed. That he does well again in

the final. We do have a result for this one.

Keeping an eye on the fastest losers, Miguel Perera, still in

there, two fastest loser times, David Feeney from the first heat,

legal Parreira is in with a chance. David King and James Weaver through

to the final. Seems like a good time to catch up with some of the action

from yesterday, the women's 100 metres hurdles final. Two have led

the way for British athletics in this event for the last couple of

seasons. Cindy Ophelia out this season through injury. Tiffany

Porter was not competing yesterday with a little niggle. Chance to see

new talent on the blocks. Steve Cram is your commentator for this one.

The line-up... The women's 100-metre hurdles.

Very, very close. Quite tight now. Yes, she does! Miller over the last

two hurdles felt the pressure and could not hang on. Leading up to

that point. Good strong finish from Barrett, the 19-year-old, takes her

first senior title, and maybe one of a few to come, you never know. She

will improve, get better. Just look at the lean. She wanted this title,

didn't she? Miller will be disappointed she could not hang on.

And second, Jessica Hunter. We will hear from training and cello,

Barrett's coach later on -- Toni Minichiello. Tiffany Porter has been

given permission to miss the trials because of a hamstring niggle, I

guess selectors feel it is more important she stays fit and gets in

shape for the World Championships. You are spot on. Same thing with

Andrew Pozzi, he put his case to the federation, they said, yeah, you

will benefit more running well and a strong race in Paris, which he has

absolutely done. For me, sometimes you have to look at the progression

of the athletes and what you want them to do. Many years, if he gets

better, being more successful, and being able to draw the crowd here. I

think he will appreciate the opportunity at running at a high

level now. Barrett, new British champion, 19, a talent we would look

to develop over the next few years, and hopefully will be representing

Great Britain in major championships to come. What did you think of her?

For somebody so young, to keep a cool head when she was down and she

worked her way through the field, phenomenal performance to see

someone so young to deliver that. It was good to see. She is in good

hands, we know that. Absolutely. I am sure Toni will tell me more about

her later on. Colin, you are in charge on the microphone for the

next heat of the 100-metre hurdles, 110 metre hurdles, with Andrew

Cotter. I will hand back to Andrew. Thank you. Khai Riley-La-Borde will

fancy his chances in this one. The first two heats won comfortable you

by David Omoregie and David King respectively. Jake Porter will be

looking to get in the top two and both he and Khai Riley-La-Borde

would be the strongest contenders here for the automatic places. Khai

Riley-La-Borde, Dixon Earl... The third of the three heats and the

men's 110 metres hurdles. Khai Riley-La-Borde, there he is. Most

successful high hurdle club, Enfield and Haringey. Do you know why? They

merged. Olympic finalists at the same time whether coaches. You were

in there as well. Euan Dickson-Earle, three Britons in the

final in 92. Matthew Hewitt of Southampton goes inlay five here...

Jake Porter, Birchfield Harriers, strong contingent from this club

competing here, new personal best in Denmark last month. Reece Young of

lactate and Bromley, new personal best, 14.83 this year -- Blackheath

and Bromley. Another Birchfield Harriers, multi-eventing as well,

good heptathlete, Okoro. David King and David Omoregie both

comfortable winners in their heats. Two go through automatically. Khai

Riley-La-Borde on the inside, Euan Dickson-Earle, Matthew Hewitt, Jake

Porter, Reece Young, Okoro, the last of their heats in the men's 110

metre hurdles. Cleanly away. Khai Riley-La-Borde being left a little

bit by Jake Porter at the moment. Those two separating themselves.

Powering themselves on. Khai Riley-La-Borde takes it. A little

bit slower than the first two heats. We did expect David Omoregie and

David King to be the favourites. Khai Riley-La-Borde will have

something to say in the final and Jake Porter makes his way through as

well. Good head to head. Really good. Nice to see that, actually.

Even though it is the heats, you still want to see quite

competitively and Kylie Riding the -- Khai Riley-La-Borde and Jake

Porter, I expected them to make mistakes, but they kept cool heads,

focused on the barriers, did exactly what was necessary. They have set

themselves very well up for the final. Could have a couple of

athletes under the 14 second mark. Two a long way clear of the rest in

these, in the others, one ahead, there is a gap between four and five

and the others. Most are very young. This is an event you Midge Ure into

as you get physically stronger, you get better, stronger -- you Midge

into. Pretty promising. Powerful looking figure, Khai Riley-La-Borde.

Upper body strength. Really strong, really powerful. Even with that

bulk, he still manages to get over the barriers, runs well and hard.

This is a really good sign for him. He is only 21, plenty more

improvement to come. Looking for someone to step up, not because

Andrew Pozzi is going very well, but will shaman struggling with injury

and Lawrence Clarke doing other things rather than athletics, a

little bit of a gap there for others to try to step up and get close to

the 13.50, 13.40. Khai Riley-La-Borde taking his place in

the final. Personal best for Jake Porter, good run from him.

A little earlier on, the crowd were hugely entertained by two cracking

five K walks, first the turn of the women, Beth Davies from Cardiff,

coached by Andy Drake, great squad going, Beth and Davis, a new

national record, walked 2:21.52, a whole string of personal bests

behind her. Congratulations to her. That was followed by Bosworth,

coming home waving on the way to another British record, he is in

superb form this year, walking a mile in the Anniversary Games next

week. Watch out for that one. Tom Bosworth smashing the British record

there and actually behind him I think Dickenson also broke the old

British record. Superb performance. Good afternoon for the coach, Andy

Drake. The shy retiring Tom Bosworth, everybody! Dickenson

himself there, personal best for him, superb from Wilkinson as well.

Host of personal bests. British walking is on a huge high, being led

by Tom Bosworth. They look back at the competition completed earlier,

the women's discus. The fifth round, her best of the afternoon. Already

in the lead, extended it. 58.14 centimetres. She has qualified for

the World Championships, the only competitor to have done so. She has

wrapped it up with the British title. Defending her title here,

Jade. Disappointed last week, but good win for her.

We will shortly be seeing the women's 200-metre heats, but some of

the very best of British women's sprinting well in action yesterday

with the 100 metres. Let us catch up on that.

Dina Asher-Smith goes in laying four. It should be a very, very

competitive final. Eno Asha Philip quickly away.

Ashleigh Nelson will try to get there. She gets it just, Dina

Asher-Smith. She understandably was never in it, winning time, a fourth

UK title to add to her European indoor title, Asha Philip is

champion again, just confirmation of it all. Daryll Neita getting the

second automatic qualifying place. Working really hard this year, doing

amazingly. The fact we came first and second again, the Olympics all

over again. Quite happy with my run, the fact I qualified is the main

reason why I was here so I am happy. So much strength and depth these

days in British female sprinting, there must be an awful lot of

pressure, you want to make the team so desperately. It was anyone's

game. I am really happy to have made it. London, got tickets, even though

we are not flying anywhere! Congratulations to them. The big

name we had so many hopes for four this season, Dina Asher-Smith, very

impressive Olympic Games, came off the winter season looking great

ahead of the indoor Championships, and then had to pull out earlier in

the season from Birmingham with an injury and it has been that injury

that has taken her so long to get back from and yesterday, her first

race of 2017, great emotion afterwards, and she was quick to

clarify, not because she was disappointed, just so relieved to

get through the race. It is one thing testing yourself in training,

but to come through that process, it will have given her some confidence

she is able to get back into some shape this season. I think so. The

start of next week, only training for three weeks, just had the most

horrific injury, to come back, to race here, what a race it was, we

will give her some confidence. It is not easy. She wants to be at the

championships but you have to listen to your body, especially when you

have a foot and ankle injury, it is tough getting back. You need races

as well, to get the confidence. She has time, we established earlier on,

the qualifying period is up until the end of July. She has to get

races in. If you were a betting woman right now? Her pedigree

dictates she deserves the respect, she deserves that she improves

herself time and time again with championships. The thing is, what is

key is she comes away from competition pain-free and that she

can put together a few weeks of training and there is the

Anniversary Games and there is time, don't panic. Such unfortunate timing

with the challenges in London as well. Let us head out to the track.

She could have been running in the 200 metres, but the perceived wisdom

was that when you are just coming off an injury to the foot, the Bend

is not the best place to test it out. I will let Andrew Cotter and

Colin Jackson talk you through this one.

COMMENTATOR: In UK terms, only Desiree Henry has run faster this

year than bank Williams and Bianca Williams goes here in lane six. --

than Bianca Williams. Just want to go through automatically and it is

Bianca Williams's raced to dominate because the others are not quite up

to her standard. On the outside, from the city of York, new personal

best this season, 24.1 four. Barrett, in the colours of

Chesterfield, just 19. Has run close to 24.

Bianca Williams has run 22.83 this season in Gainesville in Florida

this season. Joanne Ryan, now 30. 24.68 this

season. Bloor, from the Trafford club. A

silver-medallist in the in the Commonwealth Games. -- in the 4x100m

in the Commonwealth Games. In the centre, Bianca Williams,

running well. Ran in the 100 as well, but this is

the stronger event for her. Four heats, so just one going

through automatically and four fastest losers.

The automatic qualifier will be Bianca Williams. 22.9, pretty good,

inside 23 seconds. That is what athletes of her calibre will be

looking for. It is legal as well, plus 1.6 metres per second. A strong

favourite for that race, but again, you have to deliver, which Bianca

Williams certainly did. A good run. A very good run. Out of the blocks

well, aggressive but controlled. You can't just hammer out of the blocks

in the 200 and think you can go flat out. A nice controlled race Bianca

is showing. She is just relaxing, not pressing. Taking it through to

the line. Good, good solid performance from her. It has been

rounded down to 22.89. As you say, it's not who finishes the fastest,

it is who decelerates the least. And maintaining the relaxed form. Always

key in the 200. You come off the bend and you get flung out. The

stride will lengthen. You could be tempted to push on but you have to

be nice and controlled, look at the little smile, she is happy with

that. A good run and a good time, 22.89. A season's best time for

Bloor. She will wait to see if that is good enough to see her through.

Before the next heat, some more action from yesterday with Phil

Jones. British record-holder Holly Bradshaw

cleared a modest 4.45 at the first attempt to win the women's pole

vault, in spite of what she called a recent dip in form. The double

Olympian knows that greater heights are within reach. But she is off to

the World Championships in London. Although I have had a bit of a blip

and an injury scare, I am back on track. 4.90 is in the tank and could

be good enough for a medal, maybe even win it. All my focus is on that

now, nothing else matters. Rio finalist Morgan Lake dominated the

high jump and showed her credentials for another world final in London,

living a lifetime best of 1.96. The 20-year-old, clearly in the form of

her life, attempted a new British record of 1.99, to no avail. You

must be thrilled. Absolutely ecstatic. I saw the sun was shining,

home crowd, I thought if it is going to be any day, it has to be today.

Definitely. Morgan Lake is not doing the heptathlon. Focusing on the high

jump. Qualifying for London with a new PB, two centimetres from a

British record. I love watching her. When she is on, she is on. But last

weekend, in the European team championship, it wasn't her weekend.

She is very much a confidence athlete. She is. Sometimes she

expresses a lot of emotion. When it is game on, she is really there, but

sometimes she can falter. With her maturity, she's going to need to

work on that in the years to come. Stunning high jump yesterday, a new

personal best, 1.96, I thought it was great. I am saying I am pleased

she is shelving the habitat along, but I think she is a natural high

jumper. -- shelving the heptathlon. This seems where she is at home.

Maybe if the confidence comes from great performances in the high jump,

maybe she will get back to the multi-event. Are you doubtful of

that? I am. I have seen her upset too many times when things have not

gone her way. What in the high jump, when it is on, it is just a thing of

beauty. KJT has the qualifying in the habitat on and could yet be

selected in the high jump as well. Jodie Williams, ready for the next

of the 200-metre heats. Steve Cram is taking this one. Hello, Steve.

COMMENTATOR: I think people look to Jodie but this is the young woman a

lot of people are looking at. Shannon Hylton. Her twin sister has

got through to the 400 metres final. Shannon already has the qualifying

time in this 200-metre event. Jodie Williams is now part of the

same training group, back from the States. A big test for her. Not

really hitting her straps just yet this year. 23.63, but like Bianca

Williams, would love to rediscover 2014 form. Didn't run badly last

year. Hannah Thomas from Cardiff in 97. -- in lane seven. Stacey Downie

ran a personal best. Nicole Kendall has run a 100-metre

personal best this year. 24.55 her best at 200.

Westwood, 18, 24.79 her new best, set this year.

Shannon Hylton, choosing to concentrate on the 200 metres. A

massive talent, the Hylton sisters. Like the Nielsens. One of them had a

disastrous run in the 400-metre heats yesterday. Hylton, a new

personal best at 100 metres this year. Shows she has the speed.

11.47. What did I say? Ten? That would be good!

Only the winner goes through. Four fastest losers.

Hylton nicely into her running, putting on a bit of a show.

Throttling back and still running 23.06, inside the qualifying mark.

We will have to look for the time for Jodie Williams, bearing in mind

that Bloor ran 23.65 for second in the first heat. Two more to come.

That was really good. I will let you have a look at the start! After

that... Coming off the bend, she looked so good and was able to

throttle back in the last 20. She reminds me very much of Allyson

Felix as a runner, her style and form. Just glides away, around the

bend. Off the turn, a lovely sense of balance. Really effortless.

Exactly what you want to see. It is fast and controlled and powerful.

For such a young woman, again, really good to see. Steve, our sport

has so much potential with so many youngsters being good, having

ambition, drive, aspirations to be world class. When you have the

talent, as demonstrated there... Calm and cool. Absolutely loving

what I am seeing. I am looking forward to the final. When she comes

out of the blocks, she has to drive. She can't just use her natural

talent to take her through. When you watch her running like that, natural

is a great word to use. Very relaxed, a nice smile. A huge

talent. Well, her sister could have won this event as well. She chose

the 400 metres. She is in lane eight in the 400 final. Jodie

is leading the fastest losers at the moment. A season's best for her. For

Jodie Williams. The men's pole vault. Jax Thoirs,

5.1 five. 24 years of age, in his prime.

Personal-best from two years ago. Just drifting off sideways on that.

We'll make some adjustments. Scottish record-holder. Luke Cutts,

yet to come in. 5.15, the early height, and a good

clearance. The next height is 5.30. He goes

into first at this early stage. A great clearance from Myers. I have

been looking forward to seeing him. Just 20, competed in the world

Juniors last year. He has improved this winter. Young man looking to

impress at the British championships, the world trials. No

one has qualified. 5.70 needed. Myers looking good at 5.15, a

first-time clearance. The third heat of the women's 200

metres. Desiree Henry will be trying to impress, having watched the

anchor Williams and Shannon Hylton running so strongly. Look out also

for Walker and Baptiste. Walker does not start. So do not look out for

her because you will be looking long time.

Lucy Evans, now 34. Has gone below 24 seconds in her time.

Baptiste made the semifinal of the 100 metres, ran pretty well there.

Close to going below 24 seconds this season. Nobody in lane five. A bit

of a gap outside Desiree Henry. The red name. She chose not to compete

in the 100, but she is quickest over both 100 and 200 metres in UK terms

this year. Wood from Guildford and Godalming,

just 18. Desiree Henry has the quickest times

over the 100 and 200 this year, set in the same meeting. Sometimes

meetings throw a very quick times, but she ran very quickly in

California in April. She will have watched Bianca Williams and Shannon

Hylton, running well in the first heats. Time for Desiree Henry to

control heat three. Well, called back. The first false

start of the day. Desiree Henry was very quickly out of the blocks. I

hope it's just... Sometimes there are technical faults. There haven't

been many, but it did look a good start from Desiree Henry. The drama

begins to build. It is a bit of drama. It is really hard to see. To

cover all the lanes to see who could have made that mistake.

There was a rock in lane eight. From Fabunmi Alade. That was a long time

before. So quite difficult to see. Let's hope it's nobody. They can all

just gather themselves. Sometimes we have technical faults. It is a green

card, just a technical fault. No official offence there. One

disqualification yesterday in the 400 metres, the men.

But I haven't seen many at this meeting, so we will do it again.

Wood on the inside. Jodie Leslie. Desiree Henry goes in four. Baptiste

in six, Evans in seven and Fabunmi Alade in lane eight.

The third of four heats in the women's 200 metres.

Cleanly away this time. Bit of ground to make up, Henry. Henry

moving so smoothly around the bend. Just one to go through

automatically. Picking up the knees and driving down the home straight,

Desiree Henry. Henry can ease down, just about the same time as Shannon

Hylton. The wind helpful down the home straight.

Job done, through to the final. I am scanning the wind socks, looking up

the ones by the javelin, down the home street, there is a really

favourable wind coming across the bend, perhaps that is the reason why

we are seeing good, fast 200 metres sprinting, it is nice to see.

Desiree Henry, in the middle of the field, the most relaxed I have seen

her run, she looks very much in control of this, doesn't she?

Pumping the arms with no real tension in the shoulders, she can

just concentrate on drifting through. It is going to be

interesting when they line up for the final because the lane draw is

going to matter. Yes, not a huge amount of competition in the heats

in terms of who is winning because there are certain athletes a long

way clear. Shannon Hylton and too Bianca Williams and Desiree Henry,

but in the final, it will be blue competitor. A good run from Desiree

Henry. -- it will be uber competitive. We are all looking

forward to it. 23.08 four Desiree Henry, saving a little bit of energy

for the final. Personal best for the second-place athlete as well and too

for Alade, a little further adrift in third, but Kimberly Baptiste has

a chance of going through as a fastest loser. Great running so far,

one more to come, the final is the penultimate event on the track today

and it promises to be a cracking race. We have a moment to talk about

the new athletics integrity unit with Paula Radcliffe. You may have

heard this week it was announced it will operate separately to the IAAF

and it will hopefully Expedia eight and speed up matters to do with

drugs and to help not just the veneer but the reality of a cleaner

sport of athletics. I guess this summer of all summers, people want

to believe in performances. Will the integrity unit do that? It is really

important. The first fully independent body to look after all

matters of integrity, anti-corruption, everything we went

through in 2015, it will stop things like that in the sport, it is

anti-doping, transfer of allegiance, illegal betting, age-group minute

collation, all of those things, bringing in investigation and

prosecution under one roof, so there is no flow from the IAAF, no

information flow from the integrity unit back to the IAAF and it is

athlete centred. The first body that will not just be trying to catch

people, it is protecting every clean athlete, we want to work with the

athletes and follow-up on information from them. Why will it

work quicker and more efficiently? It will work much more efficiently,

that is not too hard, given the way things have worked in the past! It

will definitely bring in a lot more intelligence, investigation, working

a lot more on that. Yes, the testing will be improved and there will be

more testing across anti-doping. And following up on leads, listening to

the athletes, really targeting things in the right way. That will

be the area where it will move forward, and this could lead -- and

the speed of cases coming through. Big step forward? Big step forward,

the first body of its like in any sport and it will lead the way.

Important thing to say, athletics gets rightly a lot of attention but

when you compare to other sports, the depth and breadth of the

investigations they conduct, into anti-corruption matters, it is a lot

wider than other sports. Yeah, we do not hide for it, we look for it.

Thank you. The fourth of the women's 200-metre heats, Steve Cram will

talk you through this one. COMMENTATOR: The last of the four.

A quick appraisal of where we are at, the winner to go through. Four

fastest losers as well. Fastest loser spots held by Kimberly

Baptiste and others. Any of these athletes, they would have to run a

personal best, probably best Dobbin is the only one with a chance of

running a personal best. A new personal best for Dobbin in

Belgium last week, in good form, 23.72. If she were to repeat that,

she would just sneaked into the final, if she is second. She has not

raced outside of the US since Birmingham last year at the trials,

Pipi, she has been in great form, and Charlotte Oughton, the

18-year-old on the inside. Pipi is one of those who knows, get the

final, finishing the top two... This is warming up nicely, really good

performances from Bianca Williams, Shannon Hylton and Desiree Henry.

The American -based Pipi, can she look as good, look as controlled and

confident and other impressive, I have to say, as the other three?

Sat on the blocks. Probably told, for goodness' sake, don't make a

false start. She has ground to make up on Dobbin. Chasing down the

Edinburgh athlete. A little bit of work to do, you would expect her to

get there. Dobbin is going away again. Dobbin has run a brilliant

race here. The time, 23.33. She has not almost half a second off her

personal best! Pipi got left in the blocks. She stood up. Really slow

start. She could not get going. She could not really change that into a

low 23 run. She will go through, but goodness me, what a performance from

Dobbin. But will see her into the final. I like to see athletes doing

that. Looking at the four big names, it is worrying for Pipi, I have to

say, but what a great one from Dobbin. Excellent run. This is what

the Championships are all about, they throw up anomalies, people who

have life changing performances. Nearly knocked half a second off her

lifetime best! Solid all the way through. She looked like at no stage

was she going to give up any more ground. Hard from gun to tape, nice

control, nice balance. I am just wondering whether Pipi was thinking,

looked at the start list, I am nearly a second ahead, I don't

really have to try. Once somebody steps up, it is very hard to get

yourself out of that mindset and really pushed on to get the good

performance. But I think, Steve, are my rights to think both will make it

through? You are giving me the nod of approval. Let us see if Dobbin

can raise her game. -- let us see if Pipi can raise her game. She will

have to step up, she tightened up, trying to chase, could not perform.

Difficult for those American -based, they have come over just wants to

compete here and it shows, not easy to convert the fast times in

America. 23.53, that will go through as fastest loser, we will tidy that

up for you shortly, but great win by Dobbin. In the absence of Greg

Rutherford, favourite to take the long jump title, first jump here...

Dan Bramble. Good effort. He does not look please. He won last week

with eight metres flat, chasing World Championships qualifying of

8.15 to join Greg. 8.02, that was, for Dan Bramble. We have seen a

couple of athletes go clear already. Perfect conditions for pole

vaulting, warm, slight wind. Good clearance. World youth champion in

2013. Another youngster to look out for, Harry Coppell. So often

athletes come to together, we have 20-year-old, Harry Coppell, and we

have also seen another go clear at this height. 5.40 man from the sea.

Showing some really competent pole vaulting technique -- from this

year. He will advance to 5.30. Max Eves looking to match what the

youngsters have already done. Max Eaves, now 29, also goes clear, 5.1

five. Good competition bubbling up just outside the back straight,

basking in the sunshine here at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

Commonwealth bronze-medallist in 2010, Max. Essex Eagles, his club.

Just manoeuvred his body over that. Tidy jumps at these early heights.

Finding a groove, 5.30 is the next height. Looks like it will be that

and more to stay in contention. Max Eaves in third place. Scott Huggins,

and a little bit of pressure here, two fouls. 5.26 he has jumped this

year. We know he is capable. Good plant. That is better. Yeah, come

on! Two fouls, that would have been out, but he does go clear, stays in

the competition. Let us have a look at this. Maybe not quite as much

clearance as the previous attempts, but clearance all the same. Gets a

zero after two crosses and he will advance to the next height of 5.30.

Five athletes clear at 5.15, some really good stuff in the men's pole

vault. Fifth place for Scott Huggins because of those fouls. We said we

would tidy it up for you, the top three looked very good indeed,

Bianca Williams, Shannon Hylton, Desiree Henry, Beth Dobbin with a

surprise win going through. Dobbin does go through as a fastest loser.

-- Pipi does go through as a fastest loser. The sun continues to shine, a

few clouds, here in Birmingham. The final of the men's 400 metres

hurdles, this is how they line up. The four in the middle have all gone

below 50 seconds this season. Niall Flannery, plenty of experience as

well, on the outside. There is Niall Flannery, a man who has run 48.80 in

his time, some way off that at the moment. Second in his heat, running

on the outside. Jack Larry, youngster, 21, down to 50.25 this

year. Jack Green, what a talent he has been for a while, a career

disrupted by injury. And illness. Getting back close to his best. He

has never won this title. Jacob Paul won his heat ahead of Niall

Flannery. 49.60, new personal best this season, quick list qualifier as

well. Tom Burton goes in lane four. Again a man who has run below 50

seconds this season. Sebastian Rodger, won his heat, went to the

Olympics with Jack Green last year. Southampton athlete James Forman,

lane two. Brunel University student. Chris McAlister, Thames Valley

Harriers, on the inside, just 21. Rodger took the title last year

ahead of Green, who has never won the title despite all his talent.

Green, looking to amend that today. He goes in lane six.

The final of the men's 400 metres hurdles.

A good lane for Rodger, able to target the men outside. The four in

the middle, Rodger, Burton, Paul and Green should be contesting this.

Rodger has a bit of work to do in lane three. A good run so far from

Tom Burton. Rodger trying to make his move. Jack Green hoping he has

saved a bit. The four in the middle contending the title.

Rodger beginning to tire a bit. Green striding clear to take the

title ahead of Paul. 49.36, Jack Green is finally the UK champion,

and he is heading to the World Championships. Paul taking second. I

thought Rodger would come through. Instead, Jacob Paul, the quickest

qualifier, came through to take second. First to Jack Green. Again,

a race, I wouldn't say he controlled it because it was close until the

final 50 metres, but he always has such great power in the latter

stages. Jack is a rangy runner, he cites the barriers very well indeed.

As he gets more into the event, he is judging it better, time and

again. In a race like this, with a lot going on around him, he just

takes his time. No stutter, allows him to run into each and every

single barrier powerfully. Rodger was starting to make a move, and a

little stutter which set him back. You can see how crucial it is. When

you check back a stride, you don't go into the barrier aggressively and

look how much distance you lose. And it is fatigued as well. A good run

by Jacob Paul just inside Jack Green. But Jack Green is the

champion. Quite a composed fashion. He is

talking to Phil. A first UK title, but more

importantly a place in London for the World Championships. After such

a season, you knew you had to mail it today. Exactly. The most nervous

I have been for a race this year. Completely different. It is all

about getting the qualifying and going to the worlds. It is not just

run as fast as I can and see what happens. Memories of London 2012,

you were just coming onto the scene and you got to the semifinals. You

saw that as a disappointment but now you think a lot differently. Yes, 20

years old, 11th place in the world. If I can replicate that and push on,

we are looking at something special hopefully. Let's hope so, all the

best, Jack. Thank you very much. We are going to take a pause from

the athletics for a moment to pay tribute to one of our athletes who

has sadly died in a traffic accident in Jamaica earlier this year.

Jermaine Mason, who won a medal in the Olympic Games in Beijing. A

great man. A special tribute now which is going to be read by his

coach. Ladies and gentleman, I am joined by

high jump coach extraordinaire who would like to say a few words.

Ladies and gentleman, I would like to take a moment to remember

Jermaine Mason who sadly passed away this year. Jermaine will be best

known for his amazing high jump silver medal in the Beijing games in

2008. To his friends, team-mates and colleagues, he was so much more than

that. As a sportsman, he was a prolific Junior and he won silver

and bronze in the world Junior Championships in 2000 and 2002. In

2004, he won a bronze medal in the world indoor Championships. But his

Olympic medal in Beijing was his crowning moment, equalling his

lifetime best with a jump of 2.34 on the biggest stage of all. As well as

being an incredible athlete, he was a kind and gentle man. He was loved

for his wry sense of humour and was a pleasure to be around. He will be

greatly missed by everyone in the sport. And it was our honour to call

him one of our own. He liked to put on a show, and it's only fitting

that we honour this ethos. So please, we will start with a slow

clap and build towards a magnificent crescendo, and I want you to

visualise him flying over that bar with an effortless clearance. A

fitting tribute to this great athlete. So please, follow my lead.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

I was chatting to him a bit earlier today. I know that was emotional for

him and for a lot of people who knew Germaine. A lot of athletes who knew

him as a friend as well as a great athlete. I think that was a very

fitting tribute as well. We have just seen the men's 400

metres final. Next up will be the women's 400 metres... 400-metre

hurdles, excuse me, final. It was a comfortable win for Jack. We expect

a comfortable win for Eilidh Doyle as well.

Colin, injury problems last year. Young Nielsen is taking on the

400-metre hurdles. But suddenly Eilidh has found her mojo. Looked

good again yesterday. The European teams was a great performance. Where

do you think she is at? She is back into the groove. Most probably the

best I have seen her do the stride pattern. If she can fill herself

with that kind of confidence and bring it into this race, the speed

she showed in the European team championship, with the stride

pattern she has adopted now, fingers crossed, we will see ACs and is

best. I bumped into her in the car park. -- ACs and's best. She was

feeling confident. They will be excited to see what she

does, her mum and dad. I am hoping this young lady can return as well.

Because you always need competition, somebody biting at the heels to push

you on. Back in the day, Eilidh had Perri Shakes-Drayton... This is what

we need now, more people in the event. Chomping at the bit to get

out there and have a go. Eilidh will be in lane six. Meghan

Beesley is inside her. She has a habit of getting out there. She has

had a bit of an up and down season, understandable, not quite back to

top form yet. Not quite ready to go in the hurdles yet.

Luke Cutts in the pole vault has passed all of the early heights. His

first attempt, 5.30. He made that look easy. A good start for Luke. He

is the highest personal best, five point 83, three years ago. The world

qualifying is 5.70. Luke, looking to make the most of the glorious

conditions today. A good start, a first-time clearance at 5.30. He

In case you missed it the first time, here is the start list again.

Jessica Turner, 21, improving quickly.

The Birchfield Harriers on the outside. Plenty of local athletes,

well represented in Birmingham. Desai, I have been watching her run

since she was a wee label girl. -- a wee girl. Getting close to her best

in the heats yesterday. Eilidh Doyle wouldn't like me to

remind you she is 30 now. Perfect age to run a personal best. Meghan

Beesley will want to try and take another step back to full recovery.

56.8, 56.88, her best of the season. Granville, in good form, and Jessica

Turner will be going to the European under 23 championships with a new

personal best this year, 56.68. She looked pretty good in qualifying

yesterday. Knight from Herne Hill Harriers on

the inside. Another to set a personal best this year. Quite a few

women looking at these British Championships to improve on where

they are at in their careers, but for Eilidh the first thing is to

guarantee selection. We think that shouldn't be a problem at all. Let's

see how quick she can do. And what can Meghan Beesley do? The

qualifying time is 56.1. Jessica Turner and Meghan Beesley are within

about seven tenths of that. Colin, keeping an eye on the stride

pattern. Eilidh Doyle has started quickly, as has Meghan Beesley. Not

much to choose between them. Eilidh Doyle, looking strong and

quick, as she has done. A bit untidy from Jessica Turner in lane three.

Doyle starting to stamp her authority, moving away from Meghan

Beesley. Turner trying to come into it in the home straight, but Meghan

Beesley is running strong. A very good run but can she hold it

together? Granville is going well. Doyle has a five-metre lead.

Turner trying to get an there ahead of Meghan Beesley. It's going to be

Eilidh Doyle, 55 point six. Beesley hangs on for second, which will give

her the chance to chase the time somewhere else, she won't be inside

the qualifying time today. Jessica Turner in third. Colin, it is

awkward for Eilidh because winning here... It's not like it is not good

enough, she can't win, we expect her to win, but then we get to pull it

apart, praise it, whatever you want. What did you make of it? Looking

across the back straight, it is quite blustery, Steve. The hurdle

don't particularly enjoy a head wind down the back straight. In the

sprint am of the 200 metres, there has been a tale wins down the home

straight, running into the wind down the back straight. -- a tailwind

down the home straight. But the key thing is, gaining experience all the

time. At the Major Championship, you never know, you could be running

into a headwind down the back straight. You have to gather this

information and produce the best performance you can. She fell off

the final barrier but it doesn't matter, it is just gaining

experience, putting on and taking the title, which she has done

comfortably. The real interest for me was Meghan because she attacked

this race. Never afraid to give it a go, always challenging herself, and

she has been rewarded with a best time of the season. Second,

difficult conditions, let's see what she can produce later on. I think

that is the key. There is more time for people to understand... First

wave will be picked this week based on the top two, who has got the

time. And then you have until I think the 25th, plenty of time, a

bit unusual, so Meghan Beesley will hope this is a stepping stone

towards 56.1 she needs. Steve, it is job done for this

woman. Eilidh I suppose that is what it is all about, but you wanted to

get more in terms of how far you can push the time? From my point of view

it was really messy. I kind of lost my stride Hatton in the last 200,

but yeah, the job today was to win. -- my stride pattern. Just need to

sort that race out if I want to contend in the worlds. Are you

confident you can do that? Last week showed I am in good shape, it is

just all about getting the right rhythm. Some solid races

back-to-back. Well done on another British title. Thanks very much.

She will be happy to have got this weekend done and dusted, another

couple of races, 55.59, as Colin was saying, a couple of tenths quicker

for Meghan Beesley, moving in the right direction. Jessica Turner,

solid third. She can look forward to the European under 23 championships.

Next up on the track, the men's 200-metre heats. Many athletes were

involved yesterday in the 100 metres. Here is the final now with

Steve Cram. The line-up for the final...

What an open door this is for James Dasaolu. Harry gets a pretty good

start. Reece Prescod finishing very quickly Reece Prescod and James

Dasaolu, they will be guaranteed a place in the 100 metres. Reece

Prescod, the 21-year-old, Enfield and Haringey club, the winner,

10.09, the winning time. James Dasaolu, he confirms his place in

the team, 10.11. Well done to those two. Intrigue for the selectors for

the third spot. I'm just glad over the last year, it has been a

struggle for me. I am happy that now I can actually get ready for the

World Championships in London, at home. British trials, the goal is

always to finish the top two and make the team and I have done that.

Got a good start. Really happy with my race, set it up well, but the

guide, a few lanes out of me, came to. We're both through, that is all

that counts, that is all the day was about. Part of this weekend is

obviously about qualifying for the World Championships, a large part,

but the selectors have a dilemma after the 100 metres with CJ Ujah

and his problems and add Jimmy they -- Adam Gemili choosing not to

compete in this. Simon Hughes does choose to compete the good, --

compete though, going in lane four. Toby Harris, just 18, already an

age-group international for Great Britain.

Sam Landsborough, just one to go through from this heat. Sam Miller,

forced into running the relay when Williams pulled out, and struggled a

bit in the four by four, but that was an ask beyond him. He has gone

below 21 seconds in his time, Tobais, but not this season. Donald

Hughes, he missed we are with a knee ligament problem. At Beijing, he let

on the scene, fifth in the final, and getting that close to that sort

of running the, Michael Warner, ran 100 and BB yesterday, fairly modest,

10.66. Williams, he has gone below 21 this season, just 21 himself. The

100 metres was fairly competitive, pretty interesting, well won by

Reece Prescod. The 200 metres is fascinating. Not yet to the blocks,

the start asking them to stand up. Zharnel Hughes, as I mentioned, like

so many sprinters who are slightly taller than average and talented,

compared to Usain Bolt, an unfair comparison for any sprinter, but the

one is certainly hugely talented. Absolutely. Beautiful at his very

best. He literally glides around the bend. Very tall runner. Tends to be

quite composed, even when he is not as sharp, keeps his composure. Fifth

in the World Championships as a 19-year-old in Beijing, goes here in

the first four heats of the men's 200. It is a recall. Is it us? I

think it is when we get together, always a dodgy start! We did have

that in the women's 200 heats and one they were called back and there

was not anything obvious and it does not look to be anything obvious

here. Maybe just a green card or someone given their marching orders.

I was focusing on Zharnel Hughes and he certainly did not seem to be too

early out of the blocks. I am looking if anything at Sam Miller,

but I certainly do not want to cast naked eye aspersions on it. It may

well just be a green card again. A receipt you talked about. Let us

see. Lane three has been disqualified, Michael Warner, given

the Shepherd's crook. Time to disrobe and watch. Now it is

just Tom Williams, Zharnel Hughes, nobody in the lane inside him,

Tobais, Sam Miller, Sam Landsborough and Toby Harries, just one to go

through automatically. Starter not happy. This event has the most

qualifiers of any at the World Championship level... General

milling around from the athletes. Unsettling. You do not often see it

in 200 metres, but the starter is unhappy with something. Conduct

warning for Zharnel Hughes. Possibly he was taking a little bit of time

into his blocks. There are many people right outside him who will be

settled far earlier. Once you have been called for the blocks, you have

to get in them, not too much gamesmanship. The Colin Jackson fall

into the blocks, that was theatrical! Psyching out opponents.

Ready once again for the first of four heats in the men's 200 metres.

Away they go this time. Zharnel Hughes in the black and white of

Shaftesbury and Barnet. A little bit of work to do with Tobais going off

strongly. Easing his way around the bend, look so impressive from

Zharnel Hughes. Able to look around, right, left, right again, strolls

across the line in a time of 20.66, and he does look good again, looks

comfortable, and all of that talent which has been disrupted a little

bit by injury over the last couple of years is perhaps going to be

fulfilled once again. He will be a force in this final, no doubt about

that. There are other strong contenders. Adam Gemili, Mitchell

Blake, others. But Zharnel Hughes lays down a marker. Good to see him

run so well and nice and controlled. 200 metres, as we mentioned earlier,

it is about the pace, getting a good, fast cadence around the bend,

your stride length is a little bit shorter because of the fact the bend

constricts your stride length, only on the home straight can you open up

and really extend and when you open up and extend, you do not want to

put pressure on yourself. It zaps energy. What Zharnel Hughes did was

very good. Nice transition. Very easy, gliding down the home

straight, checking left and right. You do not need to worry if you

dress out of his lane, he would not be disqualified, even if he drifts

too far right or left, it would be fine, as long as he is not impeding

anybody. Helping wind. Sam Miller finished strongly as well to take

second place. Just one automatic qualifier and the four fastest

losers so Sam Miller has a chance. Personal best for Toby Harries as

well. Zharnel Hughes a long way clear of winning the first heat of

the men's 200 metres. Time to revisit what is becoming a good

competition, we are now at 5.40. Slow on the bend. Bring in Toni

Minichiello, what did you make of that? He decelerated a little bit,

got underneath it. If he gets the pole at earlier and keeps

accelerating into the box, that is the box where the poll goes into,

really, I think he could improve. Get the 5.50 the next time.

Clearance, season's best, runner-up last year. He has jumped 5.25, going

well. 5.50 on the next height. Here is your winner from 2016, Luke

Cutts. He has only had one jump at 5.30. Looking to match what he has

just seen Jack Straw -- Jax Thoirs doing. He was sat down for the best

part of an hour before the competition and now he is getting

into the comfortable heights he is well capable of. He gets the pole

out early, carries his speed in, up and over. Hopefully a season's best

for him. Luke Cutts looking good, out in front, in the lead, 5.50 next

height, 5.70 if they want to get on the team for the World Championships

in London in a month. Also near the poll vote on the back straight,

200-metre start, we move on the two, through safely and Nethaneel

Mitchell-Blake, the next two step upon the stage, and it really is

warming up to be a cracking 200-metre final, as long as the main

contenders get through. Shenanigans yesterday around who was going to

run what. Rate fun in the warm up area. Little games of chess being

played among the coaches, whispering going on, he is only doing the 200?

Is he? Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake could have run their 100 but he is

only in the 200 metres. Really looking forward to seeing him

compete. Going through them one by one first of all. Dan Putnam on the

outside, 25. Just the winner to go through. Sam Miller's time was 25.85

in second place. Thomas Somers, same training group with Pozzi and

others, good group. 18-year-old Connor Wood, big talent, yet to

break 21 seconds. This man has already gone under 20 seconds, not

this year, been close, 20.04, chasing home the great new hope for

American sprinting recently. We do not see him racing outside of the US

very often. Looking forward to seeing him here. Edmond Amaning, new

personal best in the British league. Talk about American Everything,

British league still does it for some. Kyle Ennis, British university

championships winner in May. Peter Shand, local man, trained by Tony

Hadley, he is in lane two. We have not mentioned Miguel Francis, might

throw that in later, another transfer, injured for the season

though, he was meant to be in this mix as well, another training

partner of Usain Bolt, cleared to run for Great Britain since April,

but not expecting to see him. Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, he has

seen Zharnel Hughes put on a show, let us see what we get from him.

Safely away, not a bad start from Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake.

A little untidy off the bend, but looks good, strong. Comfortable.

Checking back. These heats are Lee no problem for

the top guys. In the low 22nd shape. -- really no problem. What out well.

It is going to be interesting. Really good natural 100 metres

speed. Danny Talbot, such a good bend runner. Gemili in the mix. All

different 200-metre runners. Very different builds, some are more

powerful and explosive, some are more balanced, some or more

endurance -based, speed based. This is the good thing about 200 metres.

John Reid -- John Regis was huge compared to some of the other

runners. He blasted out of the blocks, got

himself in a good position to control the race, and then shutdown

and relax and enjoyed it. Doesn't have to accelerate with somebody

coming up on his shoulder. Well clear of the field. Of course he's

going to get a good lane draw, but where is it going to be? I am

excited already. We expect the big four, someone

won't be happy with the lane draw. Incidentally, John Regis was not

bigger than most sprinters, he was bigger than all!

Somers is a fastest loser at the moment with two more heats to come.

Very exciting heats so far. The top two easing down with so much in the

tank, it should be a great final this afternoon. I have had a message

from home asking me why I am in a coat when it looks very warm. It is

a bit chilly in the studio. A bit of a wind tunnel. They are just being

brave without their jackets! A gorgeous day in Birmingham. But the

track could look very different in a few years if Birmingham wins its

opportunity to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022, after Durban pulled

out. The world indoors coming to Birmingham next year. They will be

held early next spring, February am here. So the city really... March,

actually. They are looking to stamp themselves as an athletics capital.

They really are. Liverpool are also a candidate for 2022. Absolutely,

Denise is married to a man from Liverpool! It has been my training

track. I have seen it developed, and both cities are the most

progressive, I think, in the last ten years, in terms of development

and what they can offer. Birmingham in particular has sport at its

heart, it has done for many years. Big regeneration plans for the

stadium and the whole Commonwealth Games site. I think it is fantastic

for the young people in this city that look to sport to push them

through their lives. The Commonwealth Games is not just about

athletics, but regeneration of this stadium would be fantastic. We know

from Manchester, Glasgow, the London Olympics how well these nations and

regions put on these big events. Absolutely, I have a very special

and fond memories of the Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

There is nothing like that ability to compete in a Championships as big

as a Commonwealth Games in a home country. You know the stadiums will

be full and it will inspire youngsters to take up the sport. And

we maybe I will to take our jackets off that summer, who knows? Let's

get down for heat three of the men's 200 metres. Danny Talbot, the man to

watch, Andrew. He certainly is, he is running well,

in lane six. Just one going through automatically.

Snaith, 21, he has gone below 21 seconds.

Broome, the youngest in the line-up at 20.

Talbot ran 20.31 last month. He ran under 20 seconds before that.

Reid, 20.79 and Lee Valley last month.

Gladman, a new personal best of 21.27 this season.

Confidence is a wonderful thing. Confidence Lawson, in lane three.

Max Montpellier ran well in the Championships last month. A new

personal best. Zharnel Hughes and Nethaneel

Mitchell-Blake, Goodwin is already in their heats. Now it is Danny

Talbot's turn to try and impress. -- good winners already in their heats.

One goes through automatically, and Danny Talbot has company inside from

Reid. He could not ease down too much. 20.44 from Danny Talbot, so

Reid will have been close to his personal best. Probably broken it.

Danny Talbot, we expected him to win, he delivers and moves through

to the final. We have had problems with the clock, so let's hope that

time, 20.4 for, is pretty accurate. Danny has improved this year. I have

watched him develop. His shoulders seem to be a little bit stronger.

Which is only going to put him in a better position off the bend, when

you need to generate power. It is how fast you move your arms, how

quickly your legs will go. Not the other way around. Really important

to get the good strength. Danny has the ability to maintain speed. Once

he gets up to top speed, he can hang on in there. Looking around, he

drifted down the home straight. Loving the conditions. Come the

final, if it is like this, it is going to be impressive. A personal

best from Reid. He looked inside and he could hear somebody, Talbot. A

legal wind, a good run from Danny Talbot and a very good run from Leon

Reid, taking three hundredths of a second off his personal best. In

prime position for one of the fastest losers races. -- places.

It's been fairly comfortable qualification... Reid really did

push through. Gave Danny Talbot something to think about. A good

personal best. Four fastest loser spots. Adam Gemili, the last of the

big names, goes next in heat four. As they were a year ago. Luke Cutts

in first, Jax Thoirs in second. Looking down the pole vault

scorecard, they have both been given first, they both have a clean sheet

up to 5.4. So we may have a jump off. Just the

one attempt in a jump off. If they both go clear, it goes up. If they

both bowl, it goes down, until we get a winner. -- if they both foul.

Onto the final heat. The men's 200. Adam Gemili. It has been a difficult

season, maybe frustrating is the word to use for him, at 100 and 200.

He decided not to run the 100 metres yesterday. And he saw Reece Prescod

and James Dasaolu book their place. CJ pulled up with cramp so didn't

run the final. A bit of a dilemma. Do the selectors look to the fastest

man so far this year, CJ Ujah, or Adam Gemili call?

He needs to step up in terms of how he has been running this season.

Elliott Powell has had a couple of those qualifications recently.

Including the under 23 championships last week. Watch out for that.

This man is based in Arkansas. All of his races so far this season have

been in the US and he has run 20.65. There will be a big cheer for Adam

Gemili. It would be a story if he did not

make an individual run. Relay spots available.

Is that Herne Hill, that rest? -- vest? He ran his personal best in

the semifinal of the under 23s last week. Fifth in the final.

Adam Gemili has seen the other guys, Hughes, Mitchell-Blake and Danny

Talbot go through without any problems and actually look

impressive. Danny had to keep his foot on the accelerator a little bit

as Leon Read pushed him. Gemili has Ejiajuekwu outside. I

wonder how he will go, in lane six? A decent start from Gemili.

Ejiajuekwu really fast in lane six. Thumbs up, that is good. Just a

little bit worried, call in. Looked a little bit tight. One of those

races where if he grabbed something, I would not have been surprised. He

was made to work hard. Ejiajuekwu got out well around the top bend, a

20.65 man this year. He wasn't going to have it easy. Give us your

analysis, Colin. Yeah, it was an interesting run by Adam. I expected

him to do a bit more around the bend if I am honest. Perhaps stamp his

authority. He had to work down the home straight. Even as he came

through the line, watching his expression, he didn't seem really

happy. We have seen him far more buoyant and bubbly. I'm not sure if

he is carrying something. Maybe frustrating him. As you mentioned,

it has been a frustrating year for him from the very beginning. This

year, or all year, Steve, there is no hiding place in men's sprinting.

No luxury that you are outstanding so you have to come to these

championships, these trials, and you are going to have to perform. He

will have seen his opponents and be thinking, it's going to be tough.

But he has been here before, under 20 seconds, under ten seconds for

the 100 metres. The only sprinter to do that, so let's hope he can lie on

his ASICS be to pull him through. -- he can rely on his basics bead to

pull him through. Let's hope there is more to come from Adam Gemili,

because you feel he will have to step up.

20.88 will be quick enough to go through as a fastest loser by my

calculations. They are not always correct! But we will confirm it.

I guess you could say going with form, those heats, the winners were

the ones we had our eye on, Gemili, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Danny

Talbot, Zharnel Hughes. You can have a look at the form of these two and

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, he does not race here very much, he looked

like a man who is in confidence, easing up with 40 to go. That is

right. We do not get to see these athletes racing in trials very

often, we do not get to see them training often, so it is important

we get to look at them, look at the silky smooth relaxed shoulders. You

always look for the tension, if there is tension in the shoulders.

Zharnel Hughes, effortless. Mitchell Blake again, holding his form, not

working too hard. It is hard to criticise when you are not under

pressure. Just lovely. Great to see these guys showing great early

season form and they look great here. Final in two hours. Once they

feel the race is won and they have secured the berth in the final and

they felt confident to ease up. The next two were more competitive

perhaps, Adam Gemili and Danny Talbot, pushing it more to the line,

Gemili in particular, what did you make of his performance? A lot of

answers in Adam's head after watching that raised. It did not

look like the Adam we are used to seeing. We are used to seeing the

strong bent and the transition on the curve was not there, fighting

all the way. Is he carrying an injury, like Colin said? Has he been

struggling? I have been looking at the wider field and his coaching

group, he has moved to Holland, working with Rider, and I wonder if

there is something in the training not quite right because another has

not looked in silky smooth form this season so far. In contrast, Danny,

very relaxed, yes, he has had to put his foot down, but I think he is in

a confident place. Last year, he raced really well, great in the

championships. I think he is carrying that confidence into his

running. Adam, not social. Adam has moved to Holland, as you mentioned,

new training group, he said he felt he had his whole sprinting knowledge

broken down and started again almost and rebuilt and when you have done

what he has done and achieved what he has achieved, two Olympic Games,

it must be quite a big thing for an athlete to go through. You find that

post-Olympics athletes need to think about what the next Olympics cycle

will look like. Adam has learnt a lot and it is finding the happy

medium, the balance. Taking on new training, I'm trying to compete, it

might just not be there yet, but he has time. Next up, Denise, the

women's steeplechase. The men's was yesterday and it was great. These

two in first and second macro have qualified for the World

Championships in London in August. They gave a great interview to fill,

great characters, looking forward to seeing them in London. Let us get

out there for the women and Andrew Cotter. Slightly different story in

that Lennie Waite should win, in the absence of real competition. She has

not quite got the qualifying standard yet for the world. Might be

difficult for her to get it today. That is the line-up for the final of

the women's 3000 metres steeplechase. Charlotte Taylor-Green

has gone below ten minutes this season.

Aimee Pratt, 19, gone below ten minutes. Lennie Waite had a good run

last week in the European team Championships, dragged along to a

big season's best time, but still outside the qualifying time, 9.42,

it is. She ran 9.43 in Lille. Rosie Clarke who won last year, she picked

up an injury. She has got the qualifying time. Personal best at

Stanford in May, but then picked up an injury, so not here to defend the

title. She beat Lennie Waite last year. Lennie Waite, spends a lot of

time in the United States, when the university and then Houston in Texas

and she has been based in the States for a while. Again, we have talked

about this a lot, Paula, about the dearth of real talent in the women's

steeplechase in the UK. There is a vacuum for someone to step into. I

do wonder if sometimes when we are... Athletes are scared of

running this event because it can be so hard on the body. Going over the

barriers, it is much harder than running on the flat. It definitely

is. That was the primary reason for an athlete making the move to 5000

metres. She has been successful so I'm sure she has got no regrets. It

was the fact she had a venue vulnerable foot injury caused by the

water jump back in London Diamond League years ago and the knock-on

repercussions meant she was not able to get her body strong enough to

cope with the demands of steeplechasing and it is a special

way you have to run the race, you cannot run the same way you would

want us and the flat or 5000 metres. You have to save enough in your legs

to run strongly over the final lap because you have to still clear the

barriers. We would like to have seen Rosie Clarke here, she would have

loved to being here. Disappointed not to be here to defend the title.

It would've been a good race, they would have been able to drag a good

time out of each other. This is going to be difficult for Lennie

Waite. She should move a little bit clear and effectively be running on

her own. I do not think the qualifying standard will happen

today. No, I do not think so. I think she is capable of it, Lennie

Waite. She struggled to get into a groove at the start of the season.

Running a couple of steeplechases out of ten minutes and struggling to

find form. She has a personal best of 9.35 and the way she ran in

Lille, she ended up close to the qualifying time. Getting it today,

in the wind and on her own, it is a different story. I think she will

just concentrate on coming away with a victory today. Like you say, it

would have been nice to see her race against Rosie Clarke, to have them

work together. Rosie has taken a big step forward this year and it would

have been nice to see them race together and push each other on

towards the time. Charlotte Taylor-Green just sitting in a bad

third-place, as we see Iona Lake coming through to push the pace a

bit -- just sitting in a bad third-place. They want to improve

their personal bests and race world today. Lennie Waite is sitting

comfortably near the front at the moment. Iona Lake for company just

now. Lennie Waite we suspect, just biding her time in this 3000 metres

women's steeplechase. Pole vault, dead heat at the end of normal time.

The pole vault equivalent of a penalty shoot out between Jax Thoirs

and Luke Cutts. They have a ready started the next height of 5.45

after both fouling up 5.5 zero. Jax Thoirs goes first. Not to be. He has

opened the door for Luke Cutts. Jax Thoirs fouled at 5.50 in the first

of the jump of heights. Shake of his head, he knows it is an opportunity

for Luke Cutts to close the door and relegate him to second place.

Sharing first place at the end of normal play, as I say, both cleared

5.40, season's best for Jax Thoirs. Luke Cutts, he knows that after four

consecutive fouls, we are in a jump of situation where if he goes clear,

he wins. One attempt in a jump off, do or die for Luke Cutts. Jax Thoirs

can only watch on and see the man who beat him last year at the

British championships, world trials this year, 5:45... He gets it. It is

a victory for Jack -- Luke Cutts. Successful defence again of his

British title. Big puff of the cheeks, may be made hard work of

that, he had been in check, jumped 5.50 a month ago in Switzerland.

Maybe expected a little more today. He has done enough to win by the

smallest of margins, a jump off was needed to separate Luke Cutts and

Jax Thoirs and it is a win for the Commonwealth silver-medallist in

2014 in Glasgow, Luke Cutts. He takes the victory. Confirmation,

5.45 clearance. There is confirmation of the final standings

in the men's pole vault. Thrilling finale. 5.45, the best, for Luke

Cutts. Ahead of Jax Thoirs. In your absence, Iona Lake decided to take

it on, opened up a five, six-metre gap at one stage, then Lennie Waite

decided to wake up and they are running side-by-side just about now.

Iona Lake has not run a steeplechase this season, she has a personal best

in the field second quickest, but still only a modest 9.56 runner, she

has only run over the flat this season. She has decided to stretch

things out and stretch things that she has because the field now is

sprinkled down the track and Lennie Waite again just a four, five-metre

gap opens, she is keeping her honest. The trigger for that was

going through the first 1000 metres in 3.18, the pace has definitely

picked up now, the pace they would need to run the qualifying standard

is 3.14 per kilometre. We will get an idea how much it has picked up

through the two kilometre mark. Iona Lake is pushing on. This is the

first steeplechase, as you say, and she is taking it to Lennie Waite

think it's allowing her to open up the little gaps and closing it up

again. Charlotte Taylor-Green and Katie Ingle behind, working hard to

try to get back in, but at the moment, they are strung out, single

file. Iona Lake looks pretty good at the moment but Lennie Waite

beginning to close a little bit behind her again. A couple of laps

to go in the qualifying -- and the qualifying time will be beyond them

today. Lennie Waite... Anyone who finishes in the top two yew... Two

laps to go, Charlotte Taylor-Green comes through, Lennie Waite

struggling, perhaps it will not go to form. 700 metres to go, this is

now her race. It looks like she is struggling, Lennie Waite, not

clearing the barriers as well as she usually does. Iona Lake is gaining

in confidence, she can feel the presence behind her. Much of the

race is no longer there. She will not be able to see it is Charlotte

Taylor-Green who is now in second place. She is closing the gap a

little bit onto Iona Lake. Dreams of a World Championship for Lennie

Waite in Rio de Janeiro last year are disappearing, she slips away,

distant fourth place. Iona Lake looks strong. Through the water

again, not too jarring a landing which can really knock you back if

you get the water long. Distant possibility now for Lennie Waite. It

is between Iona Lake and perhaps Charlotte Taylor-Green. Katie Ingle

is there as well. The pain is kicking in. 3000 metres

steeplechase, you can see it written on her face. The gap continues to

grow. You can see the pain written on her face. She went to the front

and she worked hard and she pushed the pace along, maybe she did not

really believe she could win. Now she knows she can win this race and

she has just got to keep everything working strongly and in control over

the barriers over the final 300 metres. Charlotte Taylor-Green, she

is looking strong. So too Katie Ingle behind. Iona Lake beginning to

toil at bit, the gap is closing slightly. Katie Ingle just in touch.

It will not be Lennie Waite's race. She slipped away, fourth place

behind Iona Lake and Charlotte Taylor-Green and Katie Ingle. The

she believes she can have the title, Iona Lake? The gap remains eight,

ten metres. I think she might have it. Still barriers to negotiate, a

water jump to negotiate, and Iona Lake, for the final time, through

the water, and cries of the top bend. Iona Lake digs into. She has

the lead and it is a lead she can afford to have a little look around.

The barrier for the last time. Over it safely. Charlotte Taylor-Green

will not get there, she will get second. What a win this is for Iona

Lake. She has not run a steeplechase this season. She has the British

title. Inside ten minutes. Qualified for the World Championships, that

will be beyond her, that standard, 9.42, but she's the UK champion and

Lennie Waite did not have it today. Very disappointing run from Lennie

Waite who ran 9.43 in the European team Championships, but nothing like

that form today. Looking at the way Lennie Waite has run, she has to be

carrying an injury or something is going. Completely different athlete

to the one we saw run so strongly in second place last week. Iona Lake

went out and worked really hard for that victory. She pushed on the pace

when no one was really willing to take it on and she dug deeper and

deeper and she is British champion but also not too far off a personal

best. For some it about qualifying for the

World Championships here, for others this is the big deal here, winning

the UK Championships. For Iona Lake, this is the moment it becomes the

women's 3000 metres steeplechase champion. By the distance as well,

just outside her personal best. Well done to Iona Lake. T was surely

going to let her class tell. She was struggling. Iona Lake crossed the

line to become UK champion. And the UK champion is now talking to fill.

Tremendous rate. You weren't going to relinquish the lead once you took

old. No, I didn't know what to expect coming into the race, I

hadn't raised that much, coming back from injury. I felt really good. If

they come with me, they do, I'll try to deal with that when it gets to

it. Luckily I managed to keep the lead. When we see somebody of the

calibre of Lennie Waite, trying to spare to her achievement, making

global championship, this will give you the belief I suppose. I do lack

belief sometimes so winning here today was huge. Almost PB. Coming

back from injury I wasn't expecting that. Really happy. Well done,

congratulations. We've got a nice little period here

of middle distance. We've just seen the steeplechase final, 800 and 1500

to come. We start with the men's 800, which is going to be a cracker.

Really looking forward to that. In a couple of minutes time.

Far into the stadium, as we looked down from that previous camera

angle. The men's high jump around one of the main contenders, this

man, Chris Baker, European bronze-medallist last year. Opened

up with 2.12. The bar is now at 2.16. Solid. As we would have

expected. Chris Baker, 2.36 indoors early last year. 2.27 is his best

this year. Robbie grab ours is yet to come in.

A good start for Chris Baker. Fully loaded field, this. David Smith.

The reigning Scottish indoor champion also goes clear. Smith is

involved, Chris Baker. Looking forward to this, James

Bowness, Jamie Webb. Only one who didn't make it true you

might have expected was Michael Rimmer. He said overnight he hasn't

been too well. Really thought he might have at least given the guys

something to think about still. John Bird is coached by Rob Denmark.

It's going to be about the three big names here. How great it is to see

Andrew Osagie back. We're going to London to the World Championships.

It was there in 2012 he made the Olympic final and acquitted himself

brilliantly. He had so many injury problems over the last four or five

years. He has the qualifying time. Guy Learmonth knows what it's like

to run in front of a home crowd. Did well at the Commonwealth Games in

Glasgow 2014. This young man, Daniel Rowden, having a great season. Won

the under 23 championships. Not too far of the qualifying time.

Still eluding Kyle Langford. He already seems to have so much

experience for one so young, he's still 21. He's missed the qualifying

time by 100th of a second. Elliott Giles, same story. Reigning

champion. Massive, massive talent. He looks so good in the heats. You

have to say, he made Osagie pedestrian in the home straight in

the heats last night. Jamie Webb has done well to get through here. One

of our top 800 metres runners. On the inside is Bowness. Last week

when Williams had to fall out of the four by four they want to James

Bowness to step in and do it, but he wasn't available. Sam Miller got the

task of bringing the bat on home. -- the animal home.

Care the men's 800-metre final. Qualifying time 1:45.9 one. I'm

intrigued to know what tactics will be deployed, who will take this out.

Giles and Langford will want to sit and kick. Osagie would not want to

lead. They wonder who is going to take this on. There isn't a natural

frontrunner in there. Jamie Webb moves to the front but he's not

really looking to be there or to do anything with it at this point. You

can see Elliott Giles raises his arm to make sure he's got enough space

to be able to keep himself out of trouble. They are just queueing up

behind, waiting to see whose nerve breaks first, who is going to make

the move first. The experience has to be with Andrew Osagie. It's great

to see him back racing and racing so well after the long struggles he's

had. Took a little elbow from Kyle Langford. He wanted to make sure he

didn't get squeezed by Andrew Osagie and Elliott Giles. Langford in the

perfect position. Pretty slow through 400 metres, very slow for

these guys. Langford has a great kick. Osagie at his best used to

have a great kick. Would he be better at harder pace? Giles is

anxious, wants out and he knows he's in a bad place. Webb holding onto

the inside. Osagie lacking pace to go with the guys. Lee a month

pushing through. Kyle Langford in the lead, Elliott Giles on his

shoulder, Guy Learmonth in third place. Osagie with a lot of work to

do. London has struck early. -- Langdon. Elliott Giles is going to

win this. It's going to be Guy Learmonth takes second place. Well,

well, well, Daniel Rowden almost a third. I think Kyle Langford might

have held on for it. Elliott Giles, playing right into his hands, this

lad has pace to burn. Wasn't in a good position, he didn't panic,

though. He was in bad position down the back straight. He didn't panic.

He waited for the gaps to come. Then was strong. He let Langford take out

the first run, then he had the ability to change up after that.

Langford couldn't last it out. What a run from Lear month, gives himself

an opportunity of finishing top two. Guy Learmonth gives himself time to

get the qualifying time. Elliott Giles didn't panic. He also let Kyle

Langford do a lot of the leading into the winds down the back

straight. It took a little bit too much out of him. You can see the

anxious look on Kyle Langford. He's trained with Elliott Giles he knows

the shape easing, he will have watched him race yesterday so well

in the heats. That pace once he turned it on, he was the only one

moving away down the home straight. Guy Learmonth wasn't closing on

Elliott Giles in any way. He was reeling in Kyle Langford and

battling hard to get the second place and buy some time to run the

qualifying time. Andrew Osagie didn't look as good as he's looked

so far this year. Hopefully he knows what he's got to do now to get back

into the shape he was earlier this year. Good performance from Elliott

Giles comedies put a lot of hard work in. He was out of step with the

group. Had a fume problems a month or two back. He's got it all

together, I'm sure he's going to be delighted.

Steve Cram just saying a couple of months back, a couple of problems.

They are in the past, look at the form you are in now. We turned up on

the day we needed to, so all good. It's quite surreal, but incredible

to sort of get the win again. Last year was such like a big sort of

emotional roller-coaster. This year is hard work. I don't think this

year is based on luck, it's based on pure hard work. It's incredible.

Last year was a big breakthrough, now it expected of you. I don't know

if it is expected in a field like that, Osagie, Kyle, these are

guys... It's all about the chance, that's where it counts. Well done.

Elliott winning, a very good performance from him. It's a bit

interesting. Osagie has the qualifying time. Elliott Giles

doesn't. Kyle Langford not coming in the top two. The only man I can can

come away with that... The top two will come away really happy with

that, I think. It's the women's 1500 metres next up on the track. Laura

Weightman will be the woman the rest of the field will be looking to

beat. No Laura Muir here today. Bastia she won the Diamond League.

Paula Radcliffe over there in the commentary box. Your thoughts on

Laurette missing a couple of weeks of training. She is feeling much

better. Still talk coming out of her camp she is intent on doubling up in

London, which seems like a brave, bold, but quite a good decision when

she was at the peak fitness. If you miss that much training, is it a

decision you think might come under scrutiny? The best people to make

that decision are Laura and Andy, the only ones who really know how

much training she is missed, how significant the injury has been, and

the shape she is in, now she's back in training. We'll get an indication

when she races over 800 metres in the week. And a little bit more at

the anniversary games. They are the ones making that decision based on

the shape she's in. The London schedule would lend itself to do the

15 and five. It is a huge ask to go through those heats and perform. It

can catch an athlete out having to go through the heats, navigate them

without losing any of your stamina, your speed, going through those

rounds to get into good shape into the finals. Just the mental effect

of having to work hard and keep working hard to those heats, then

get ready for the next one. She showed she was well capable of doing

that indoors. It is a different story at the World Championships,

but she does have the main event first. Let's get back down on the

track. Laura Muir is qualified as she is the Diamond League winner in

the 1500 metres. On the track, many women who would like to be up there

with her. In London. On the start line.

Andrew Cotter can talk you through the field.

Five women in the line-up of the qualifying time for the worlds.

McDonald, Jessica Judd, Melissa Courtney. The first two here will

qualify for the championships. Sarah McDonald is one of those who could

qualify. The selectors might pick another to make it four in this

event in London. It's a strong field, one of the strongest events

of this championship, Sarah McDonald... Varies Hannah England.

She has achieved great things in her career, silver-medallist in 2011.

She might struggle to keep pace with others in better form here.

Rhianwedd Price. Laura Weightman has the red name, she is the favourite

here. An time she is clear of the rest, she has, in her career, gone

close to four minutes. Jessica Judd is one of those who could certainly

challenge her. There is a whole host of athletes, maybe four or five, who

run 4.06 in this field. Stephie Pennycook. Amelia Quirk. Katie

Snowden is running well. Jemma Reekie represent Kilmartin.

Jessica Judd, you can see the tall figure... She says she prefers the

1500 metres, as an 800-metre runner she had all that talented running in

2014, she ran great times. She lost love for athletics, felt

disappointed and dejected, came back to it, went to Loughborough, moved

to 1500, says she prefers the variety of it, but she tends to get

to the front, to control the race. Having just watched a race where

there was no natural frontrunner, now there is. That is the way Jess

runs, and the way she likes to run. She has the qualifying time for the

5000 metres as well, so to have that range, having started out her career

so promisingly over 800 metres, then to move up and struggle for a little

bit, as she settled into university as well. Also with the pressure she

was putting on herself. Now she's running freely she's enjoying her