Day 2, Part 3 Athletics: World Championships

COMMENTATOR: Bolt gets a pretty good start. He's

not going to catch Coleman. Coleman has the lead. Gatlin WinZip! It's

Gatlin! STUDIO:

When you look at that again, welcome to BBC Two and our continued

coverage of the World Athletics Championships, we've just seen

something we never thought we'd see, Justin Gatlin winning the World

Championships at the age of 35. And Usain Bolt coming in third and

Christian Coleman, the USA, coming in second. I was looking at Coleman

thinking, he must have been thinking, I'm ahead of Usain Bolt,

then therefore I'm winning the race. That's the way it's supposed to

work, but not this time. It's incredible, as we said before. Bolt

didn't have to be here, but he's here and he put himself out there

and I think, you know, we say it's not what people came to see, but we

have to remember that this is a competition. These athletes are all

world-class and this is hard. It's not easy. We saw that with Bolt. I

think what was so great about the eye and bold documentary as it

showed how difficult it is, even for someone as good as he is. For him to

come in here, he's done it many times, come in not very healthy,

he's run himself through the rounds. This time, you know, he would have

to have known that my luck might run out one of these days because you've

got to have a bit of luck. He's had great luck when it comes to

injuries. I love it when he starts directing cameras! This is what

everyone loves. The race is over, the meat is over, people are still

here because they want to see that. He could do with it all night and

they may be here until the early morning, because he loves this! And

he knows this is the end. This is the very last time. In a stadium of

this magnitude. It's interesting, when the athletes are being paraded

in, when they came out of the tunnel, one at a time, when he came

out, for a split-second isle saw a look on his face and I thought if he

could his mind. In his jovial way, then a very serious look, for just a

plate second and I thought if I could read his mind, the what he's

thinking right now, this is the last time I'm going to do this. I think

he had to bring himself back and I'm sure that would have been on his

mind, because he loves this. He looks coming out here and performing

and interacting with the crowd. This is it. He loves chatting to this

man. We are with him now. Usain, Usain... Getting messages from up on

top. I know Jamaican TV are waiting for you. Thank for talking to us, we

appreciated. Can you begin to sum up what happened to you outside that

night? Taking the adulation of the crowd but not winning the gold? It's

wonderful. I just thought I could come out and deliver as I wanted to,

it's one of those things. As for the race itself in a semis it seems like

you had a bit of luck, I can take you on the final, and the confidence

had gone up a notch maybe and it didn't quite happen for you. The

start was killing me. Normally I'll get through the round and get better

through the rounds but it didn't come together and that's what killed

me. It didn't come together. I knew if it didn't come together, I felt

like it was there. The fact I didn't get it, that's why, that's the

reason I lost. It's one of those things. How were you able to handle

the emotions of the day? The emotions for others were something,

your last individual race in a major championship. It was rough, up and

down, a little bit stress. I came out here, like any World

Championship and I came out and did my best. And now, your career about

come to an end come you have the relay to come. Is there anything you

want to say to the British public who have got behind you and

supported you through the years? We've loved seeing you. It's

brilliant, it's been outstanding. I could never expect this, they really

stand by me and pushed me to do my best and I really appreciate that.

You -- Usain, we thank you for all the memories. Thank you.

STUDIO: Businesslike, getting on with the

interviews. At some point it will hit him, it didn't end the way it

has always ended for him. In his mind, it's all the same for him, he

doesn't treat the relay any different than he does the 100 or

200 full stop it's still an opportunity to come out and perform,

so I think he will view that as the end for him. I'm sure he will be

looking forward to that. There will be another competition. In the film

which was on again today, I am Bolt, you can see the importance of the

relay in Beijing, with his band of Brothers, it's apparent that he's

not an individual in that team, he's very much part of that team.

Absolutely. He's got that left, so there's one more opportunity. That

will be his last race. There's going to be another competition again.

This sport is hard and the Americans, the Japanese, the Brits,

we'll all be out there, not giving anything to Usain Bolt. They're not

going to let him have it, they'll try to take it away from him.

They've seen he is fallible. Let's look back at the race and pick out

any moments. Yeah. So I think that he talked about the start. It wasn't

great, but he's never really had a great start, but here's where think

it really fell apart for him. He just wasn't able to close the gap.

This is typical. We seen this many times. Once he gets up into his

running, at this point, is usually when he can start to take advantage

of a long stride and close the gap and he wasn't able to do it and the

first time we see him there grimacing, starting to tighten up.

It's something Usain Bolt has never done before, that Lynn benefit a

little bit from being out of the mix and running his own race -- Gatlin

benefited a little bit. He's a veteran, he's been around since

2004. We've never seen this from Usain Bolt, never seen this look in

all of the archives, you will not find that! Never. He's never had to

do that. He wanted it and he wanted to go get it and sometimes what

happens is he's a great technician, a great tactician, he can put

together a race strategy, he knows what to do, but when you come under

that pressure there is nothing new well -- there's nothing else you can

do except for go to your athleticism, which there hasn't been

anyone better than him, so that's what he did and you can't blame him,

anyone better than him, so that's what he did and you can't blame him,

that's all he could do at that point, just make like you are back

in the schoolyard, just try to beat the next kid. That's what he did.

We've never seen that before. The kid of course who beaten today is

the man who two years ago in the World Championships in Beijing was

painted as a real villain, the pantomime villain. The crowd here

also decided they were going to boo him every time he appeared here, but

at 35 years old, having won his first gold medal in 2004 in an

Olympic Games, he won his first gold in a World Championships today. We

spoke to him. We appreciate you coming to talk to

is after one of the biggest Victor Ruiz of your career. Does it feel

bittersweet, the reception from the London crowd? It's not about the

crowd, I took it out through all the rounds, I stayed the course. I kept

my energy through the semis, I came to the finals and did what I have to

do. The people who love me are here cheering for me. They are at home

cheering for me, my countrymen are cheering for me. That's what I focus

on. You have family tonight here, you got emotional on the track. It

must have boiled up all at once for you. It's a surreal moment. I

thought about all the things I would do if I did win, I didn't do any of

that. It was like almost like 2004 all over again. I won by a little

margin and to come across the line and have that excitement, it's still

an amazing night because it's Usain Bolt's last race, he's had so many

victories and ceremony losses, to be able to have to run against him

through the years, you know, this is amazing. It showed what a great man

he is as well but in the moment immediately after the race, he was

the first person to come over and embrace you. I mean, we are rivals

on the track and we have a rivalry on the track throughout the years,

but we joke and have a good time. The first thing he said to me was,

congratulations, you worked hard for this. He said, you don't deserve all

these booze. He inspired me throughout my career. He's an

amazing man. Justin, we appreciate your time. Congratulations on the

gold medal. Thank you very much, thank you.

STUDIO: He served two drug barons in his

career. There have been conversations about what could

Justin Gatlin have been without coming to that? He had so much

natural talent and if he'd only let himself find out through his natural

talent, obviously a great athlete but tainted always because of that.

I wonder how this will be received throughout the world because Usain

Bolt is truly global. Yes, I think he'll be overshadowed by you -- by

Usain. It's a difficult situation. We all wanted to see Usain win and

we've had our troubles within our sport with drug-taking and we're

trying to come out the other side now, so for this victory it's kind

of a one, but I mean for me, just to see Usain here one as time was

incredible. I just wish all the best and want to see him go on and do

other things with his life now and enjoy retirement. In the United

States, this be, because he's obviously huge there, Usain Bolt,

but Justin Gatlin being a citizen of the United States, will this be

received warmly? Will they feel slightly bittersweet, because

obviously Coleman would have been a better successor, perhaps? I think

that in the US I think first of all athletics isn't nearly as, its

overshadowed. We've got four Premier leagues in the US, with MBA, NFL,

hockey and baseball. Athletics just doesn't really sort of resonate and

it doesn't really get much attention. I think that a lot of

people within the track and field world and the athletics world and

the US, I do want to get into the two drugs bans but if you are

interested, it's because he served two drugs bans that bothers you so

much, look at the man and judge for yourself on the first band. I'm not

going to get into whether or not it should have been two or one, I don't

care how many bands you served. If I've got a problem with any athlete

who has stoked. I've got a problem with it whether it's two one. People

in the states in America, know about who are in the athletics world, they

know about the first ban and they know what it's about and maybe some

people in America probably give him a pass on that. They know Usain Bolt

and they love Usain Bolt. They would have preferred to see Usain Bolt

when this. Anybody around the world wanted Usain Bolt to win this, no

matter what country they are from, he's just that sort of star. But I

think as far as Gatlin is concerned, most people are going to want it to

be over. They are sort of tired of it and ready to move on. And maybe

he will decide now he's finally put his arm in his head, his Demons to

rest. He said, I finally got over the line after 2004. We're going to

go back down to where Phil had moved on from his mixed zone position

because Usain Bolt left and came back again because he wanted to have

a look at his race. I've been in those positions a few times, he's

such a student of sprinting, before he speaks to you he wants to analyse

the race himself. I'm not sure if Phil helped him through this. Maybe

a job is on the line. Let's look. Here's the race, you were talking

about a job is on the line. Let's look.

Here's the race, you were talking about the start and how disappointed

you were with it. You're watching it back now. Tell me what you are

thinking. When I got out, you have to transition and I don't think I

got the power and the transition right. Then I started tightening up

at the end, which you should never do. I knew if I didn't get the start

I was going to be in trouble, you know what I mean? I knew that and

that's exactly what happened. I was saying to my coach, hopefully I'll

get my start and we've did a few run-through is and I felt smart, but

I can't say much, I didn't execute when it matters. Was it anything to

do with the blocks situation? They are not the best blocks. I'm not

fully comfortable in those box, but you can't complain about what you

get. You have to work at what you have. I did my best. That was a

great moment as well, when he's been booed, Justin Gatlin, it's a

disappointing result for the crowd for obvious reasons, but you were a

great gentleman to go over and give him a hug. You yes, he's a great

competitor. Justin Gatlin is always at his best, you have to be at your

best and tonight I wasn't. I respect that about him, he competes to the

end. I really appreciate competing with him. He's an excellent person

as far as I can tell, he's always been good and the banter we have, a

good person. You are great athlete but you're an even better person

yourself and tanks, Usain. All right, problem.

STUDIO: He likes being called a good person,

he suddenly realised, I'm no longer an athlete, it's could be a good

person. That's a nice accolade, I'll take that. We still there chatting

to the world's press and giving his take on that race and no doubt

answering the longer questions about his career and what he'll do next,

and we can't wait to see what he's going to do next. I thought it was

interesting he knew, he said, I knew if I didn't get my start I was going

to be in trouble. He's a different athlete this year. That wouldn't

have been, the previous Usain Bolt, if I got a bad start, no problem, I

can overcome it. I think he knew he wasn't in great shape this year and

I wonder as well whether or not now, in hindsight, whether it was a good

idea, because to keep going this year, I remember when I decided to

retire after 2000, it was specifically because I felt without

any more motivation, no more things to do, that really get me going, I

felt I'm probably not going to push it as hard in practice. I'm probably

not going to be as hungry, I'm probably not going to be as

aggressive as I need to be to produce the sort of performances I

had been and I wonder if that was the issue. I don't get the sense who

are we to say, that he regrets it, because he genuinely loves this

place, doesn't it? He comes here a lot and enjoys it. There will be no

regrets. When you are younger you take it for

granted you breeze through training and you know you will perform well

in the summer because you worked hard. When owe goat the age where

you are picking up injuries you doubt yourself a bit. You rely

heavily on technique and what you have been able to do, and obviously

Usain has not been able to do that this year, it has put doubts in his

mine. I don't think he will have regret, he will appreciate being

back in the arena and on this stage performing with this incredible

crowd. I can't wait for the relays. Plenty more to come before all o

that, we will be back here tomorrow morning of course, 9.30. But for the

next is a minutes I will take you outside into the Olympic Park where

we will have more reaction. Good evening to you. Hi, we can't end

this evening on a downer, Colin and Denise are with me and some of the

50,000 strong crowd have made their way outside. Say hi everybody! They

are all here. They are all here. They have been chanting Colin's

name. Denise's name and they might have been another boo or two when it

came to my name! Guys, it was a bit of an anticlimax and anyone watching

that I am Bolt documentary, there was a line in there, any time that

Usain Bolt doesn't win, it feels like there is part of us that is

missing. Colin, he was gutted. He said it killed him he couldn't bring

it together. He would have been very disappointed with that. I think he

didn't perform the way he knows he can. You know, even if he is not in

the best shape he didn't pull the race together that was good enough

to win it. I think he will look at clock and think, I was capable of

9.91 today and I should have brought it home. He will be disappointed

with that. Do you know what, if we can't judge him for this one

performance, this is one of the things he will adore about the fans,

they applauded him on a lap of honour. He did 147 laps of honour

since 2002. He was not going to go home without doing 148. Even coming

with that bronze medal, he went round and the crowd appreciated it.

We have to mention Justin Gatlin because she the World Champion, and

you came over here and you said that is sport. And for his turn round he

has had, it is redemption, the London crowd didn't receive him too

well. For him it is huge. A massive moment. Has been through the mill,

which ever side of the fence you are on, whether it is just for his

previous actions, it is sport, and you know, watching him on the track

tonight, he was crying. He really was crying. And that moved me,

because I think he has worked hard. He still has to train as hard as

everyone else. He still had to turn up and deliver. Justin Gatlin is the

World Champion, but I think we should do the ceremony of at least

putting Usain Bolt's face on one of our boards. Go ahead. It is not the

one we wanted. It doesn't want to go on. He will have to for now, of

course in a week's time, the man they are all cheering for could well

be hitting in the gold medal position, in the four by 100 relay.

Let us recap some of the other action, we spoke a lot about KJT

heptathlon and a bit going into Rio 2016 wasn't a great time. Going into

this one, 100-metre hurdles. Great start. Colin. I think, I was

impressed in the hurdles. She set off pretty well. She does seven

strides. That tells me she is working on this event to improve it.

She lost her personal best. If she hadn't clattered the barrier it

would have been the best she produced. To be only four hundredth

off your personal best you have to be happy. It is is a great start. We

have been talking about her confidence and really attacking the

heptathlon this was just the start she needed.

When it came to the high jump though, it was the opposite of

attacking it. It was, it was a disappointing way to go out of that

event. The second event of the summer. For one of the best high

jumpers in the competition, someone who has the British record, this is

her attempt at 1.80. Going over at 1.806789 Pretty comfortable. She

moves to her first attempt. Knocks it off. You don't think there is a

problem here, she is competent. She should get over second attempt.

Nearly does. Clips it off with her heels, at that moment I started to

panic for her. The nerves set in. She has to clear this. She knocks it

down. The devastation was there for everyone to see.

It is a hard way to come back from. We did see that face in Rio, didn't

we. It, she is a girl when the nerves set in, when it looks like

things are going against her. Some time, everybody is trying to will

her on but she is not the one who wants to get to the next stage She

is learning about herself and what she the do. How, I think she

breathed, she was bitterly disappointed but I think know she

looks at it as not individual vents but one, if you start gelling the

fact I can make a mistake here but I can come back and return and perhaps

put myself back into the position where I with sneak a medal she is

doing the right thing. She is learning as she is going along. .

She has to, she has to have that bounce back ability, when things

don't go well she has to pick herself up. She did innocent the

shot though. It is hard. She was probably city thinking about the

high jump. She probably has almost given up. It is one of the events

she does not enjoy. She still hasn't found form. She changed her

technique, she goes into the 200, an event she is confident with, the

fastest person in this heat. And she dominates. She ran a strong turn and

it was a race against the clock. This was like a time trial for her.

It is difficult when you are on your own, but she really went from gun to

tape and she was rewarded with a great time here. She was happy be

the end and really, sighs of leaf. Happy to finish the day on a high

note. She spoke to Phil after that 200. I saw the look of determination

on your face with that 200-metre, like all your angst was coming out.

You put yourself in fourth and kept yourself in medal contention. That

is incredible, considering the high jump didn't go well, and that is one

of my banker vents, I didn't expect to be in fourth place overnight. So

I am pretty happy with that. It says a lot about you and your character

you are rebounding from the event, we have seen you jump 1.98. How have

you rebounded? It is hard. I went back to the hotel. Had a little cry.

Thought about going back to Liverpool. But if I learned anything

from Rio it is a seven event, and it was only event two, and last year I

give up after jumping 1.98. I won't let that happen again. You didn't

and it seems a surprise you found yourself in fourth place now, and

obviously you have a strong long jump strong 800 metres to come. Has

that changed your perspective? Anything can happen in heptathlon,

so will I make sure I don't let the high jump happen again. Long jump is

one of my good events. I want to focus on that and get only points

back in the bag. We wish you well for tomorrow and well down for

rebounding the way you have. Topsy-turvy day but great to see she

is still positive. You never know what happens, but the woman of

course to beat is going to be... It is about not making mistakes. This

is another event where she is supreme. We saw that clearance

there. And saw what it meant to her. Delighted. I think that is the 1.95

clearance and you know, since she has become Olympic champion she has

got better and better more confident and trusting in herable. The shot

put consolidating that. This is one of the events we saw she pulled it

out. She had a ball elbow. We thought the throwing would be down.

She has been able to find that magic extra that is needed. She wants to

be steady. She mentioned she wants to be steady and get that one-off

performance in one of the other event, one of her favourites are to

come. The javelin. Yes, and not KJT's favourite event but like she

said long jump. This was the standings come the end of the day.

Schafer in first place and TH -- Thiam in second. There is a medal a

as possibility. I didn't expect her to be so high. She ran a great 200,

that will give her confidence, hopefully a good night's sleep and

she is back in the game. She could well billion back in the

game. Come on, you guys are lovely. Your know I love you, but we have

some friends, some of the fastest people in the orb Yana region. Come

on over. -- let us school scoot over. Say

hello to the UK. -- Oceania. Say hello. Hi my name the Patricia. I am

from the cook I land but I live in Australia. A PB and a national

record. Congratulations. An incredible feat. What is your name.

I am from the Northern Ireland and I run the 100-metre. Did you get a PB?

Yes. All the PBs today. What about you? My PB, I have just got my

season best. It is great to have you with us. I am from Tuvalu. I run the

200 metres and my season best. A season's best. Was it the best in

the country as well? Yes. Of course it was. We only get the best in this

region for you. I know it is chilly and you have been staying up to have

a quick chat. Thank you all of you for coming down and talking to us.

Our sprinters from the orb Yana region. We have chance for KJT to be

on one of the boards. She has to fight. She has nothing to lose at

this stage and everything to gainful I think a medal for her would be

fantastic, but she has got to nail that long jump. Solid javelin and

run her heart out in the eighth. Cop Colin, ghees, thank you, one last

wave from our friends down there, if you don't mind. And a Jamaican fan

or two. It may not have been Usain Bolt's night. Justin Gatlin is the

World Champion but there is only one hero of athletics, he is the one,

the only Usain Bolt. Let us all do the Bolt to finish. There you go.

See you tomorrow. Good night. One last time.

It's Gatlin. Right at the death. This is sport. There are no

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