Day 3, Part 3 Athletics: World Championships

Welcome to BBC Two viewers who have joined our coverage. We are a few

minutes away from the last event of the heptathlon, the 800 metres. Kata

Rita -- Katarina Johnson-Thompson needs the run of her career. It is

possible. On BBC One we will stay here to see this race so Poldark

will follow on BBC One in five minutes. Athletics will continue on

BBC Two. Let's join Steve Cram. Thank you. Let's look at the full

start list. She's in fifth place. Vetter has had a brilliant

competition. There's not much to choose between Vetter and Schafer.

Four tenths of a second for Vetter to get ahead of Schafer. K J D would

have to do something nobody has ever done before. -- KJ T.

These are the athletes in descending order. Look at the personal best.

KJT's personal-best is 2.0 six. The fastest ever heptathlon I can find

in the final was two point 05. Jess has run 2.0 seven. She would have to

go to war three seconds quicker to put any pressure at all on Vetter,

who is not a good 800 metres runner. Rodriguez is in fourth place. She

has a personal best of 2.12. We hope Kat can run quick enough to go into

fourth. Vetter and Schafer look to be too distant, but, and it's a

massive but, the slimmest of chances. Vetter and Chef -- Vetter

and Schafer no medal is theirs. Thiam has been supreme, the Olympic

champion. Nothing spectacular from the first event. Even that hurdles

yesterday wasn't her best, but she's been solid all the way through and

that high jump, oh dear, how much that has cost Katarina

Johnson-Thompson. The final event of the heptathlon, the 800 metres. What

does a coach say? There isn't any other instruction than just run as

hard as you can. To do that in the 800, you have to be sensible. It's

an interesting thought. I asked Jessica to be sensible another of

times and the best of 2.07 summit she ran 59 seconds for the first

400! Salman-Rath has run 28.75 for the first 200. To put that into

context, that's 56 at the bell, two laps of that. 1.52? I don't think

they will run 1.52 so rhythm is important. She has to run a big

personal-best. Win this race, Johnson-Thompson, with the crowd

behind her. She can't affect what happens behind her. The others have

16 or 16 seconds. -- 16 or 17 seconds. Look at Rodriguez. She has

a big gap between herself, she's in fourth place, and she's committed

herself massively. She's gone with it. Schafer wants to put some

distance between herself and Vetter so she can get silver. Katarina

Johnson-Thompson responding. Has she got anything for the last 200

metres? The German is out in front. Can she raise her game? She's giving

it a go. The others are way too close for her to get a medal.

Salman-Rath still leading. Katarina Johnson-Thompson trying to chase her

home, doing her best, giving everything. Rodriguez is fading. We

look for the battle behind. Watch the clock. It's going to be about

2.07. Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be close to a personal best. Here

they come behind. Vetter crosses the line in about 2.19. About 12

seconds. Sadly it won't be enough to affect the medals. It means Schafer

will move into the silver medal position. I don't know whether or

not Rodriguez has moved up... He's shaking her head. Schafer will get

bronze. Thiam the gold-medallist. Not always across the line first,

but another supreme competition from the Olympic champion. A case of what

might have been for Katarina Johnson-Thompson. (STUDIO) she gave

it everything in that 800 metres, but it was just too big a gap for

her. 2.07. That's it for the athletics on BBC One, time for

Poldark. The athletics is on BBC Two. Join us on BBC Two.

The Olympic Stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Park as night falls and

the athletics programme for Day three is drawing to a close. Two

days of events for the heptathlon have come to an end. Denise and Jess

are alongside me, you both know the motion that goes through when you've

put so much into seven events. This is the first time you've seen a

major championship since retirement where you want the one everyone is

hugging! I know exactly how it feels and you're physically exhausted,

mentally drained. This is such a nice moment, to share it with the

girls. You've got through the two days of gruelling competition. It's

an amazing feeling and 40 amp to become well champion at the age she

is, it's incredible. -- and four Thiam. She's a champion. She's had

an incredible two years from 11 thin the World Championships in 2015,

Olympic champion a year later and now well champion. There is some

great talent bursting through and it promising -- aid promises to be an

exciting few years ahead. She has so much potential to come. She hasn't

tapped into all her ability yet. To have Carolin Schafer come through

the way she has, "Months in the last two years, it bodes well for the

event. Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be

reflecting on the two days. She will know exactly what she's done wrong,

exactly where she could have picked up more points and exactly what

she's got to do if she wants to get these seven events together. She has

the talent, she has the potential to get onto the rostrum. It's

incredibly frustrating. I know Kat, she's run, she'll be thinking, what

is it? Whiny again? -- wide me again. People will ask what if she

could have got on the rostrum. Incredible javelin. Kat has to think

long and hard about her progression. Everyone is moving forward and she's

just standing still a little bit. We know she's got fantastic talent, but

for the high jump where would she have placed? What was her potential

now we know the results? Where could she have placed? Definitely a

medallist. I wouldn't say gold, but maybe bronze or silver. She has

changed, she's moved from Britain to France so there's a lot of

information to ingest in the last six or seven months. A lot of

technical changes. She's travelling two welds at the moment. I am

confident with another good winter behind her, the confidence is clear

that it's improving because the second day wasn't bad. Her second

day was good, but it's a tough event, even when you're successful

it's tough and it can grind you down. I worry for Kat because she's

had so many setbacks. She keeps coming back, but the high jump she

can work on, but the throwing and some of the other areas she needs to

get them right to be on the podium. It's not my School of thought that

you only focus on your strengths. You need to address those

weaknesses. Her javelin was much better, but the shot, the model

still is in there. You have to walk in the circle and trust your

technique and she is not there yet. Her best events really let her down,

I think. To see her happy with 6.56, it's not like Kat and normally she'd

be disappointed. These scenes are lovely. The points are in. Steve,

take us through the final result. It was a busy two days for the

heptathlete is culminating in that 800 metres. It didn't go smoothly

for Katarina Johnson-Thompson, as we'd hoped. The high jump this time

was what let her down. Here are the final results. Johnson-Thompson, if

she had gone clear at 1.95 in the high jump, which she did comfortably

last year, she would have been right behind Nafi Thiam chasing the gold

medal. The almost 200 points she lost in the high jump cost her dear.

The athlete at the top, Thiam, world champion.

This is a look back at the pole vault that took place a few moments

ago. Ekaterini Stefanidi, the Olympic champion. Unbeaten in 2017.

She's been flawless again this evening. 4.82. She is so consistent.

Not her best clearance, a fair rattle, but the bar stayed aloft.

She just finds a way of winning. She is not necessarily the best on

paper, but she wins time and time again because of her consistency. As

it turns out, she didn't know it at the time, but that was the gold

medal winning jump. Morris passed at 4.80 nine. -- 4.89. She adds another

gold medal to her outstanding collection. Sandi Morris had to

settle for silver in Rio and same result here. She had to go clear

here at 4.89. She got a bit sideways on that. Silver for Morris.

That was all a few moments ago. 4.91, the bar has been raised to.

The championship record is 5.01. 4.91. Wow! That is a world leading

jump and it underlines her dominance. Icing on the cake. She's

already won. That's a really impressive jump. No one really

doubted it. The world leading jump so far was hers at 4.80 five. Gold,

on top of the world in every sense. Ekaterini Stefanidi. A failure at

4.89 but then 4.91. A fist pump from her coach. Gold for Greece. It's the

kind of consistency that brings medals. A hug from Sandi Morris in

silver. It's all getting rather busy now.

It's time for the 800 men. Three very tough semifinal is coming up.

Adam Kszczot Boland, the two-time European champion. Polish 1500

champion. Our 1500 champion, Elliot Giles, but he's better at 800. He

will know how tough the task is with only two to qualify. Nijel Amos, one

of the favourites for the gold-medal, back to the sort of form

that saw him chase home David Rudisha in this stadium in 2012.

Isaiah Harris of the United States. The Americans have three very good

runners in the semifinals. Rotich. Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich. Named

after Alex Ferguson. Guy Learmonth, a month ago you might

not think he was going to be here, because of the season he was having.

He went to the British Championship, came in the top two, got the

qualifying time and got through. And so did Elliott Giles. The other we

haven't seen in Kevin Lopez. Top two, two fastest through to the

final. Kyle Langford goes in the next one. They will want to have

somebody take it up quickly with Amos in this. Ayouni has gone

quickest through the first 150 metres. Amos now coached by Mark

Rowland and he will want to control this. Rotich. A bit of pushing and

shoving. It is slower than they wanted. It is the Kenyan Rotich in

the front. It almost has to slow down. This is a difficult task for

the two British athletes. You want them to get amongst them. Get as

high as they can and hope the basis fast enough. The two qualifiers will

be very difficult to beat. The first two and two fastest losers. 52 for

the opening lap and Amos following Rotich. Giles is in a good position.

Behind them Learmonth, who has been running well. Harris coming out

wide. Rotich is pushing and shoving and Amos pushes out. Learmonth gets

himself out. The Poll striking for home. Two Brits in fourth and fifth.

The Poll is doing what he does best. He wins it. Amos second. I don't

think Learmonth obviously technically has still got an

opportunity. Brendan, you know, when they run 53 or 52.95, this guy puts

himself in the right place. Learmonth was fifth in the end.

They're both out. Fifth and sixth. You look at your semi and you see

how tough it was, they did well in the heats. I don't know what else do

you do. You're right. Rotich there Amos on the outside of him. Amos is

running into the outer lane. Amos is a real

talent. The two British runners are doing well. Moving into fifth and

sixth. But the pace wasn't fast enough.

I would be surprised if any other than the top two will qualify.

Here are the times. Rotich will have an anxious wait. Kszczot and Amos

safely through. The time of 1. 46. 49 for Rotich looks vulnerable. Tom

Walsh of New Zealand is having a good competition here. Here is a

look back to what he did in the third round. He is in the lead with

21.64. Used to work 30 hours a week as a body builder. That was a slight

improvement. The Americans at the moment, Kovacs and Crouser sitting

behind the Kiwi. Times it perfectly. Really good example of rotational

shot put technique there from Tom Walsh. He is only 1.85 tall. Very

fast, very powerful. And this is Kovacs's response in that round

three. Another big effort from him. Suffered with a groin injury all

year, the raivening world champion -- reigning world champion. He is

down on what he can do. Much quicker, more athletic in many ways.

But it is down on Walsh's throw. He is in the silver medal position at

the moment. That was a throw of 21.66. Very close for the medals.

Three throws remaining. This is the second semi-final. And

Kupers does not start. That is to the advantage of others. Kupers

would have been challenging. The others have a greater chance to go

through as one of the automatic qualifiers. Kyle Langford waits for

his introduction. He knows he rode his luck to come through. Can he

find something, and get himself closer to the mix with a couple of

hundred metres to go? He is going to find something special to go

through. But he has given himself a chance.

The Americans have three runners through. What a good run from

Kszczot. Lewandowski has also been a great strength for Polish middle

distance running. Windle third at the US Championships and with the

pedigree to move through here. Brandon McBride, the Canadian

champion was second in Monaco. Korir, no David Rudisha. But this

man for Kenya, what a talent he is. Gakeme of Burundi. Alzofairi, the

new Asian champion. And then Kyle Langford waits for the noise of

60,000. This track brought his personal best in the Diamond League

meeting last month and he will need something beyond that go through. To

give himself a chance and get himself close. Not rely on a kick

finish. Which would have served him well in years past as a junior. But

this a far bigger stage. The second semi-final in the men's 800 metres.

Korir, the 22-year-old talent can afford to sit at the back and let

the others watch. Just seven going. Kupers is missing. Two places and

two fastest losers and there is a chance to be a fastest loser, it

wasn't a fast first semi-final. A new stage for Langford. He has also

got the biggest support he will ever get. Now the key to this race is to

keep going at this sort of pace. They know 1. 46 is a time all they

can run faster than. There is some talent around Langford. He looks

good. We saw Kszczot steal this one and his team mate Lewandowski

getting ready. This is an important part of race for Kyle. He has got to

stick to his task. He has some rare talent around him. He has to hold it

there and let's hope he can do that. The crowd try and lift him. Kyle

Langford digging in. But Lewandowski coming past him. He is trying to get

back, but ahead of them a few paces ahead McBride and Korir. Two to go

through and the rest looking for fastest losers placer. Korir is

starting to struggle a bit. His head is bobbing as Lewandowski hunts him

down. Korir is in trouble. Lewandowski chasing and Kyle

Langford gets second place and goes through to the World Championship

final! He has done it. He has run it. What happened to Korir? That is

not a concern for Kyle Langford. Because he has judged so many races

in the past perhaps not so wisely. But that one was judged perfectly

and Kyle Langford's record is a place in the final. Well, a truly

deserved final spot. The men's 800 metres, one of Britain's favourite

events and it is great to know we will be represented in the final. I

don't like the finals going out without British athletes. I wouldn't

have liked the men's 800 without a British athlete. When he was

introduced there was a roar. But there was such a roar in the home

straight. It wasn't for McBride, who has run famously. Korir, we expected

so much from him and in the finishing straight he is propelled

by the fact he is in the straight and chasing down Lewandowski and

Korir. He has been a junior winner and this is the best race he has run

in his life. Second place in the semi-final and we are looking at

some athletes ahead of him who should have been ahead of him. But

there was a switch and another gear for Kyle Langford and a performance,

I'm delighted to see the young man, 21 years of age, and that roar, he

will never hear the like of that again. This was a fantastic

performance. Great finishing speed. Holding his form, holding his style

and he made 60,000 people very, very happy. A great performance by the

young man. A controlled performance in the finishing straight. Korir,

who promised such a lot, had nothing left in that finishing drive.

McBride was comfortable. Langford into the time. Well done, Kyle.

Brilliant. He said he was going to run his heart out and he did that

and he will go through to the final. Brendan saying brilliant, I think we

all echo that. Describe that last hundred metres for you. Well, I feel

a bit shattered, I was thinking stay down, good contention, see what p

happens. I was feeling good. But I got a bit cramped up again. With the

group. And... Got to the last hundred I felt good and me and John

it was before, we were doing a drill with cones and it was remember the

drills, keep your knees up and I did it. I brushed up on the the mistakes

yesterday and showed I'm still learning. I had a bad run yesterday.

Better today. What about the realise that yourself a World Championship

finalist in London? It is my goal to get into this final. From the start

of season. It has been rocky. Burr I'm here now and -- but I'm here

now. Well done. Thank you. What a run and Kyle Langford will go

through to the final. Brandon McBride ran an impressive race. It

is not all over for Korir. He might be in the final, because he is one

of two fastest losers as it stands. Just a reflection on that

heptathlon. This is Belgian's first gold medal in the World

Championships. It's taken a long time, they've had some great

athletes, but Nafi Thiam wins their first gold medal. Katarina

Johnson-Thompson in fifth place and cheese chat -- chatting to fill.

Fifth place in the world is a tremendous thing normally. But with

the talent you've got and the kind of athlete you are and the kind of

high jump you could have achieved, it's what might have been. It always

seems to be that way with me. I've got a lot of talent and I feel like

one of these days it will happen for me. I knew it was always going to be

difficult bouncing back. I feel like I've done a good job trying to find

myself and now I feel a bit defeatist. I've tried to change my

attitude and I feel like I came back and showed that even though I had a

difficult time in the second event I'm a fighter. You had a stellar 200

metres and then released wrong second day. Maybe long jump you

could have found more, but generally a really good second day. The first

time I've ever thrown over 40 in the javelin three times in a row. 800, I

haven't had a time like that since Moscow in 2013 so I'm happy with

that. The long jump is solid but I know I'm better than that. Denise

Lewis talking about the big change you made going from Britain to front

and taking in that information, technical changes. Not only the

mental attitude but the technical side as well, getting it right is

gay. It's been stripped down, my mental attitude. Bas macro getting

it right is key. London 2017I wanted it to come together, but I feel

positive for the future. We appreciate you talking to us. All

the best. I hope she can take something from

this. One or two shocks already in the 800 metres. Kyle Langford into

the final is the best shot. This has Donavan Brazier, one of my favourite

athletes to watch at the moment. Kipyegon Bett, the world junior jab

before. Bosse will be a danger. Aman not in the best of form. Andre is a

good runner. He was fourth in the world junior Championships in 2014.

This guy broke the United States junior record which belonged to the

great Jim Ryan. He's been under 1.44 this year. A really nice looking

runner. Mohamed Aman, world champion in Moscow in 2013. World Indoor

Championships on two occasions as well. Michal Rozmys.

Let's have a look at the introduction for peer Ambrose Boss.

A bit of a character. Watch this. -- Pierre-Ambroise Bosse. That's his

own tribute, that's nice. Here we go. This is the last of the

semifinals. Two fastest losers. 1:45.90 three. One of the preevent

favourites for tenure, will he go out? It will depend on the pace they

set. None of these are natural frontrunners. Bosse will want to sit

there. Bett has gone to the front. It's what happens from here. If they

go to slow from the next 300 metres, the fast time will go and they have

slowed. 24 seconds and then they slowed. The last heat is an

advantage because you know what to do. They are capable of 1.45. Four

could qualify from here. Bosse on the outside. A genie and hasn't

automatically qualified in the men's 800 metres yet and that's a

surprise. -- a Kenyan. I'm a bit worried for brazier. Bosse

is in good form after some injury problems. Have they got enough to

kick? Where is brazier going? Looking in trouble. He's such a

talent. Bett kicks from the fund. Aman finds something. It's all about

the clock. Donavan Brazier with a terrible run. Bosse may have done

enough. We may have all four. We'll just watch the clock. Kipyegon Bett

may have just made sure that his two team-mates, Ferguson and Emanuel

career have not made it through to the final by going quickly.

Lewandowski will be hanging onto the next time. Bosse and Andre, third

and fourth here, we'll go through to the final. That's a shock. Brazier

has gone. Cheruiyot has gone. Correa has gone. It's opened up. It has

opened up. Some athletes you expected to be on the rostrum aren't

even in the final. Bett is the only Kenyan in the final. He wasn't going

to be beaten. Aman of Ethiopian has been struggling with his form, with

everything. Bosse keeping to the task. The Brazilian athlete coming

through as well. Brazier out of it. Bett looks good and strong. Aman

always looks under pressure. Bosse has done well to get back. Andre

from Brazil has come through. The good news is there's one Kenyan in

the final, there's always a Kenyan in the final of the men's 800

metres! And a Brit in the final. We can look forward to the men's 800

metres. Bosse and Andre, fastest qualifiers. That's the event leader

in the shot put final, Tom Walsh. Just three throws remaining in the

final round. Stipe Zunic of Croatia is guaranteed a bronze medal. Can he

improve? Kovacs is ahead of him. It's not going to threaten. I think

he might have fouled. He looks pleased with that. The Croatian is

the national record-holder from earlier this year. A former world

junior kick box champion so he can do what he likes! Nobody will stop

him. He moved to athletics in 2008. He tried javelin and then shot put.

Zoo Nick, bronze medal. Slightly surprisingly. Crouser probably the

biggest upset so far. He's in sixth place. His competition is over. His

best of the evening was 21.20. Last chance to challenge the lead of Tom

Walsh for Joe Kovacs. Massive! But it's a red flag. He doesn't like it.

He's not happy. The American reigning champion. We need to see

this. I'm sure the man with the red flag is right. It's just an

emotional response. He hit the top of the stock board. Not in the

recovery but during the throw. That's as close as it gets. Over 22

metres. Joe Kovacs has to settle for silver. What a dramatic end to the

competition. He's really not happy, but it was a foul. I wouldn't like

to tell him! Shall I pop down and have a word? Here is the champion of

the world. Bronze medal last year at the Olympics. A brilliant series. He

left his best until last as well. What an excellent finish.

Congratulations from Kovacs. What a victory that is. A surprise victory.

22.03. Bronze last year. Gold ahead of two highly fancied Americans.

America have been so dominant in this event in the past. Joe Kovacs,

Reese Hoffa, Adam Nelson, CJ Hunter. A long list of American world

champions. But not good enough today. Tom Walsh of New Zealand

finishing off with his best of the evening. A gold medal. Kovacs, a

controversial end. He had to settle for silver. I didn't think he would

accept it at one point. It was a long effort, 21.66. Nice to see a

New Zealander, a member of the Commonwealth, winning a gold medal.

Commonwealth Games in Australia next so he won't have far to travel.

Well, great gold medal for New Zealand. Where is the gold medal

going in this 800 metres? This was the result of the last semifinal.

Donavan Brazier, I'm told his shoelaces were undone all the way

through. That was a surprising performance from the talented

American. It means that Britain's Kyle Langford, 21 years old, has

made it through to the final. Amos is the favourite, but who knows what

might happen. (STUDIO) Kyle Langford's parents run

a Chipi. If you go in tomorrow, you might get an extra large portion of

chips with your fish! This music signals that it's time to get out of

here. At 9:50pm, the fastest woman in the world will be crowned. Let's

have a look at the eight contenders after the three semifinals.

Barry Jose Ta Lou, 10.87. -- marry Jose Ta Lou.

As expected, Thompson easing back. What about Sam Cross?

Elaine Thompson of Jamaica is the outstanding candidate. Those trying

to beat her are two athletes from Trinidad and Tobago and two from the

Ivory Coast. Dafne Schippers of Europe holding up the European flag.

It's interesting how the global swing in sprinting is happening. Who

can beat Elaine Thompson? Her effortless style, Michael, and the

way she's cruised through the heats and semifinals she looks unbeatable.

Looks impressive. Marie-Josee Ta Lou has looked very good this year.

She's been very consistent. She will be quick out of the blocks. She's in

lame four. Elaine Thompson has most of the big names, Tori Bowie being

the biggest, to her right. We could see a situation like Justin Gatlin

last night where the surprise comes from the far side of the track. Tori

Bowie is running great and she will have something to say. Elaine

Thompson, it's her race to lose and she executes pretty well. I haven't

seen her put a foot wrong in these championships. She does what is

expected. She has that very jovial, relaxed mindset and emotional state

before she gets on the blocks and then it's all business.

It is Jamaican independence day and I think Thomas is head

and shoulders over everyone. I think she could give a good race. It is

the big walk on. Are you a fan of the showbiz entrance. I do like

watching them. But I don't know how much I like doing them. Baptiste

giving it some. She is enjoying that. A lovely smile and she is

milking that. Tori Bowie. She's gone. I'm just so nervous when I

come out. I don't want to smile. No smile from her!

Ahye always likes some show business. Santos of Brazil. She has

had a great Championships. A huge personal best. We will have to watch

for her as well. They just want to get to the start line. They want to

check their blocks and get into the zone. What can this girl do, she has

an electric start. Can she hold her form. I think she can. She held it

at the end. But it will be difficult against this woman, she will be

coming. So many contrasting styles and ways to run the event. She does

it the best in terms of style and two contrasting style, Ta Lou and

Schippers. And Schippers, the way she has run through the

championship, Michael. She Schippers has been laboured and has not been

sharp. Maybe she has got race sharp leading into the final. We will see.

She is out of blocks, Ta Lou to the left. Ta Lou quick and fluid and

Schippers starting to labour and get tight in her shoulders and she slows

down quicker than Ta Lou. But again Ta Lou, this is what we are going to

see in the final. Got great drive phase, gets a great start. Much more

efficient. Denise talked about whether she can hold that. She did

in the semi-final. She started to open the gap. We will see if she can

do it against the others in the final. Elaine Thompson who, has the

most natural, beautiful, if you want to copy any style in this

Championship, you would go for her wouldn't you? It is not the quickest

start. But just at this point she is pulling a bit to the right of the

lane. That is significant in a semi-final. Quick out of the blocks.

Great drive phase. But effortless here. This is what you want. The

more efficient you can get down the track, with speed, which she has,

the quicker you're going to run. That is what with we see. She can do

it better than anyone and it is nothing something you can

necessarily coach. It is just a natural stride and natural body

position that she has and technique she has and it is a great weapon for

her. If you have been a Jamaican sprinter in the last decade, you're

lost the spotlight to a certain Mr Usain Bolt. Perhaps if she was from

another nation she would have g more recognition. With the events of last

night it is time for her to shine and with no gold medal they would

love it on independence day. Yes they were quiet last night. I spoke

to my uncle and they were quiet. This is the moment they can make a

difference. Andrew Cotter take it away. COMMENTATOR: A less familiar

look to this final. Two from the Ivory Coast and two from Trinidad

Tobago and only one from the United States and one from Jamaica. But it

that is Jamaican in lane 6 who all will be trying to beat. Elaine

Thompson starts as the clear favourite. Tori Bowie behind her in

Rio. Ta Lou impressive in qualifying again. Thompson waits in two. First

to be introduced is Kelly Ann Baptiste. World bronze-medallist in

2011. She has served a drug ban. Back and running very quickly. And

Michelle Lee Ahye there. Marie Josee Ta Lou delivers on the big stage. In

Rio, a personal best in five of her six races. And what about Santos of

Brazil? A huge slice off her personal best. The south American

record. But where there was Usain Bolt last night, Jammeh can turns to

Elaine Thompson. The Olympic champion over 100 and 200 in Rio.

Not doing the 200 here. It is all on this. Tori Bowie will run the 200. A

good start, she could get close to Thompson. It has not been a great

day for Americans qualifying on the track. Murielle Ahoure goes in lane

8. Had one very quick time this season of 10.83. And Daphne

Schippers, just a shade off her very best. She will go in the 200. If she

can get a quick start and get herself moving in the latter stages,

she could challenge for a medal. 50,000 or so will fall silent for

the final track event of this evening. Baptiste and Ahye and Ta

Lou, Santos, Thompson, Bowie and Ahoure and Schippers.

Thamp son with a stumble and she has gone. Ta Lou will take it. The

golden boy who falls to earth, but the gold belongs to Ta Lou. What an

upset and Elaine Thompson was nowhere in it. Marie Josee Ta Lou

rules the world in the women's 100 metres. In fact, no, Torre Bowie has

been given it on the line by 100th of a second. Ta Lou thought she had

it. I thought she had it. But Tori Bowie will get to her feet and see

she is the world champion over 100 metres. Elaine Thompson offers her

congratulations. What happened to Thompson? And instead it is Tori

Bowie who turns silver from the Olympics into gold. So many

questions for Thompson. But it is Bowie's gold and we will watch the

replay and wonder what happened. From the gun Ta Lou is out. We

expected that. She has to hang on. Bowie has the ability to claw her

back in. We saw that in the semi-finals. She had things in the

bag. But Elaine Thompson could not get in the race. Huge surprise.

United States takes the men's 100 and the women's 100 metres. That is

a dip from Tori Bowie to take it. What a way to win it. Elaine

Thompson, you think she is going to pick up. But there was a bit of a

half wobble there from her. Yeah, it looked like she missed a stride,

missed a step and that was part of her acceleration and she was just

left completely left. What is interesting, she cruised through to

a time in the semi-final that was faster than what won that title

there. So she will be asking herself exactly what did go wrong. Marie

Josie Ta Lou may have thought she had it. But it gold for the United

States and Tori Bowie and you think of the dip from Miller in the 400 in

Rio to take gold from Felix. That was as much due to tired legs. But

that was a perfect dip. Gold for Bowie, silver for Ta Lou. And it was

Daphne Schippers who sneaks in to take bronze. Would that have been

the first three, would you have said that would be the first three? Well

Elaine Thompson not in the medals and she is talking to Phil. A great

surprise for us, what about you? I'm feeling great. I mean, I have to

give the three girls a lot of credit. I tried to ex-cute. I

planned it too. But I'm healthy. Was there anything in particular that

didn't go right for you? Well I tried to get a start. The first run,

I got a start, but I don't know what happened. I will have the look back

and watch. I had a good race. In terms of quality of field, you know,

you run with these girls on the Diamond League circuit and you beat

them all the time. So... Can you quite put it into context? Well as I

said, it was a strong field I have competed with these girls all

season. I have to give Tori and Ta Lou credit. Thank you for talking to

us. You're welcome. She is remaining very sanguine about it. But that was

everyone saying who can beat Elaine Thompson. Just there, she falls

back. She seemed to lose a stride. It is whether when she was extending

one bit and one bit went shorter. But whatever happened, it completely

confused us all. Let's see if there is any specific. She gets out well.

You don't expect her to fly out of the block. Just something gives to

Elaine and stops her. Ta Lou is driving hard. Bowie is running hard

to the line. Knowing she has that opportunity. The camera goes to Ta

Lou, she thinks she has got it. But by 100th of a second. How close that

is. But the gold goes to the United States. Ta Lou almost celebrating

and not dipping for the line. That cost her. Silver for Ta Lou, which

she still celebrated. A great bronze for Schippers.

STUDIO: Tori turning silver into gold in another dramatic 100-metre

final. Two nights running, Michael Johnson, a Jamaican has been

overturned by an athlete by the United States. That was a fantastic

race to watch. Beside the fact of who is winning the races and the

personalities and all of that, this is fantastic to see. This is what

people should want to see with athletics, competition, there is

nothing better and nothing gets people on their feet like a race and

a finish like this where you don't know who is going to win. Tori Bowie

a great race. Kalou, we said she would be in it. She is going to

regret she didn't have it a bit of a better lean and an ability to get

across that line before Bowie. But fantastic race. I think that Elaine

Thomson, she held her drive phase a long time. And then when she

realised that, she had to come out of it quick, as opposed to being

patient and when you bring your head up, it throws all of that forward

momentum back and we saw her stop making momentum and making a gain on

the field and going back. I think she will be able to see that as she

said, just not sure what happened. But she will look at the race and

will be able to see what happened when she reviews it and will know

that was a mistake. We will look back and see if there is that

defining moment. There did seem to be a recognition almost in her face

that happened. But it is the heptathlon medal ceremony. Jessica

Ennis-Hill has been around this and Denise. Many times. Two days of

hard, hard graft and work and it is great they get their medals tonight.

Steve Cram? Yes there is nobody happier that Anouk vetter, a new

national record for the Netherlands. A gutsy 800 at the end. She didn't

get a personal best in that. She was passed by Carolin Schafer. What a

developing athlete she is. What a year she has had. Not as many points

as she scored before. But solid all the way through. A good 800 metres

to finish. A good javelin. Never really challenging the Olympic

champion. Nowhere near 7000 points this year pitch she didn't need to

be. Belgium's first ever world title. Nafi Thiam. 6784 points. What

a talent she is. Her high jump, 1.95, not as high as she achieved in

Rio last year, but didn't need to. She was able to stroll the 800

little bit. For the first time in the World Championships, the

national anthem of Belgium. You get the feeling we're going to

hear that jaunty little tune a few times over the next few years

because she is still developing, still improving. She didn't need to

be at her absolute best that these World Championships. A word again

about Katarina Johnson-Thompson, surely her time will come one day.

There was a medal there. 6636 was a great performance from there to in

bronze but it was within reach for Johnson-Thompson. Nafi Thiam adding

to her Olympic gold by becoming world champion.

(STUDIO) thank you, Steve. Jessica Ennis-Hill is with me. We always say

it when we sit up here and watch the last event, there is real

camaraderie, this sisterhood in the heptathlon where you guys have to be

fierce rivals for two days, but we know what you've been through. It is

a unique experience and that's something I miss. You come together

and celebrate what you've achieved over the two days. There's genuine

respect for each other. To see those three girls on the podium, how hard

they've worked this year, particularly Thiam, Olympic champion

last year and coming back and backing it up this year and becoming

world champion isn't easy. We hope Rodriguez and Johnson-Thompson

pushing her, how much can she dominate? Have they got an

incentive? I think they will push and continue to improve. I don't see

anyone beating her at the moment, it she's got so much more to come and

she's so young. I see her dominating for a few years. Katarina

Johnson-Thompson spoke to fill afterwards and she was quite

philosophical and quite pleased with the fact she had managed to in her

head put to bed the disappointment of the high jump and get on with it.

What advice would you give her? What does she need to do? Her interview

was great and she was taking the positives. She's determined athlete.

She will go away and work hard and she will hopefully come stronger. I

would say, take what you've taken from these championships, like every

Championships, to learn from it and to continue working in France, which

is a new experience for her. It can take one or two years to make the

change. She's got to trust in what she's doing and come back and

believe she can perform and get on the podium. You've watched her from

a very different perspective. Have you seen a growth and an increasing

maturity from where you've watched here? It's a very different

viewpoint. I was competing alongside her and I didn't see much detail

like you do when you're sitting here. I definitely see a difference

in her. She's disappointed, but you can see she's taking the positives.

She's not being defeatist or thought, this is it, I've not jumped

the 905I'm used to jumping, I'm going to call it a day. She's

carried on fighting. Do you see the difference, Michael? Not so much.

Not as much as I would like to see. I'd like to see a bit more. Let's go

back to the 100 metres. We can have some analysis to look in particular

at Elaine Thompson. I don't know if we should be completely shocked. She

put down a 10.71 this year so she was the favourite. Tori Bowie and Ta

Lou are obviously great competitors and will challenge. I think she held

the drive phase to long. Each athlete is driving out of the

blocks. You will notice that Tori Bowie is starting to come up, but

Elaine Thompson is still down. She realises she's held it to long. She

jerked her head up and all the momentum goes backwards. Now she's

trying to catch up and the pressure is on. Like we saw with Usain Bolt

last night, now you're under pressure and that nice, relaxed,

easy form we typically see she's struggling to get back into it.

Against this field and with the sort of gap that Ta Lou and Chloe already

had, it was impossible to catch up. How pleased I you've Tori Bowie?

She's been working very hard, she was close last year and she's a

fantastic athlete over 100 and 200 and this was her time. She too good

vantage of the opportunity and ran a season 's best when it counted.

That's the difference between Bowie and Thompson. Elaine not even close

to her season 's best and Tori Bowie running a season 's best. Let's see

what that has done to the medal table. I think you'll be quite

pleased, I know you're not parochial, but it's looking good for

the United States of America already.

Tonight was a bit as appointing for Great Britain in terms of potential

medal targets. -- a bit disappointing. You would have had

hopes for Holly Bradshaw, Thomson Johnson -- Johnson-Thompson. I think

this could have been a really great night and unfortunate to see how

Holly performed in the final. She could have got a bronze medal. Kat

could have got a bronze medal. But it's Championships. With athletics,

it's the process. You train for however long, all those hours and

those months, and it's these one-off moments we have and if it doesn't

come together, it doesn't come together and it's not happened for

us. We've loved having you here and seeing you tonight to pick up your

medal from day goo. What are you up to in the next month? I'm going to

kick back and relax! You're welcome back on the sofa any time you like.

We've loved having Jess here. It's been great having you here. Think of

us while you're kicking back! You'll be watching! I'll be watching. Thank

you. I think we should head outside and find out what's being discussed.

Lots to discuss and I want to thank Jess for being part of the coverage

and giving me tips for having children. Chaos was the word she

gave me so thanks for that. Interesting day. Denise and Colin

with me. Up and down day for the British athletes, unexpected results

and lost to discuss. We have our troop of supporters watching us on

the way out from the stadium. Either they really like ask or they just

don't want to go to work tomorrow. Either way it's lovely to have them.

Let's talk about British athletes and a little bit of disappointment.

We've seen Nafi Thiam take a world title, truly deserved, but Katarina

Johnson-Thompson should have been on one of our boards. She ended up in

fifth. Where would you like to start with today? The long jump for me was

a solid job. We know she can jump much further than she produced

today. But it was tired legs. That issue of two fouls from the last

World Championships. It was about getting a safe one in. You see her

reaction. Please, please, please let it be valid and it was. Nice to see

her trying to push that positivity. Nice to see the fighting spirit

because that's what she needed to display after such a disappointing

first. She said afterwards that she was really happy to throw over 40

metres in the javelin. She said she was really trying to change her

attitude. It's difficult for her after injuries and disappointments

at major events. It's the first time I saw her smile so much Gerry

McGarvey addition which was nice to see. Perhaps that's a starting

point. It could be a breakthrough in the way she feels about her

performance. She needs to get her mind right. It's seven events and

not one event and she is gelling them better. I'm hoping she's

finishing it with the right frame of mind. It may not be a medal, but if

the mind is coming together, it's a good start. It's the best starting

place. It doesn't matter what talent you have, you have to get physical

and mental in harmony. She's improving. Her coach said to her, I

want you to be free through the heptathlon. I think she has

displayed that despite the disappointment. She got involved

with the girls, this is always the lovely part of the heptathlon. She's

got a little rice smile. I know inside she'll be bitterly

disappointed. -- wry smile. She should be disappointed because we

want her to move on. It's not always easy to go to a new country, new

coaching, she's changed so much. For her to compete the way she did and

end up with a bit of a smile is a solid start. We were hoping she

might deliver for many a year. It doesn't just come like that and

hopefully she will come good in the end. Somebody full of consistency,

delivering time after time, let's talk about Nafi Thiam. So young, so

astute and so good. So good and so confident. I always wondered how she

would cope with the pressure and the expectation. She is now the poster

girl of Belgium. This was probably not a vintage hurdles race for her,

but it was solid and that was all she needed to do in the first event.

High jump, always guaranteed success for her because she has competed in

single in this event. She delivered. 1.95. As we were watching the high

jump, the commentators were talking about her taking on the heights.

Maybe that might affect her physically. If you are on a positive

role, it takes the momentum through for the other offence. Absolutely,

she displayed another good shot put. There are no weaknesses. That's what

you want from the champion. A Habitat light that can aways keep it

together. -- a heptathlete. Her 200 and hurdles speeds are coming on.

You do forget how young she is. She's doing all right. More than all

right. Bags of talent. What about the progress in just two years.

2015, 11 thin the World Championships. Olympic gold and

world gold in two years. We'd all like that but we haven't got that

talent. The three of us, I haven't got that talent! She's already hit

7000 points. She could really dominate for a long time.

People forget she was the European bronze-medallist and we have been

watching her for a while. It is not having those weaknesses. A big

50-metre throw. That kind of talent and she is just starting. She is

still learning. We have got many years of watching that Nafi Thiam.

This was the last event, 800 metres. She had already done it. She run an

eight the way I would. She takes her time. It must be a pleasure to be

running the 800 thinking, I won't be that far behind and the title is

mine. Well, Catharina Johnson Thompson did everything she could to

stay in contention. Fifth wasn't too bad. The disappointment was easy to

see. But Nafi Thiam was the world champion. Congratulate wakeses to

her - congratulations to her. And Denise can put a second face on our

pretty thin gold medal board. It got these guys going, Denise doesn't

have to do much to get them going. Yesterday she showed us more than we

all thought. And they have come back. And pole vault and again

someone who we hoped might doing something special in Holly Bradshaw.

You come into the wormed Championships and she -- into the

World Championships and she had been making some strides. This was a

crucial final jump and we touched on the physicality of it. In the past

she has failed at the crucial moment. Here she did a good

clearance and I can see her thinking, why didn't I do that the

jump before? It was such a clean take. The jumps were going to count

her out. We will see. It was 4.75 she went for. That was telling in

the end. It is a height she should be able to do in her sleep. She is

more than capable of jumping this height and she was so close. Those

early failures at 4.65 cost her a medal and it is the decisions you

make in split moments that can take you out of the medals. But she will

learn from this. There is more to come from her. As it happened, Holly

was inconsolable, because it was that clearance at 4.65. On count

back, had she cleared it earlier she would have got bronze. This was her

reaction straight after knowing the result. But we were watching when

she was doing the jumps, her coach and they have a certain language. He

was making hand signals. The time was all counting down. We were

thinking, just jump. But they have their routine. Us as watchers can

get flustered with that. Ten seconds is a long time and we were watching

the clock and she was checking to make sure it was the right time to

move. In the end she would have made the call. She is the athlete. She is

going to make that call. I see a lot of her training in Cardiff. She

trains in the same gym I train in. She has improved so much physically

this year and her attitude has been spot on. Personally I'm a bit

disappointed. But it does set her up well for being a bit more hungry and

not making those mistakes again. So it is not the end for this year.

Still plenty to come. Catriona Stefanidi, is the Olympic champion

and showed everybody why. She has been in formidable form. Unbeaten in

the Diamond League. Today, she rose to the occasion again. Jumping 4.91.

A huge jump. With all the pressure. All the expectation. It was nice to

see it. I was around some of the Greeks, they were going ballistic

when they saw her going over. It is great to see good athletics, when

sports people are doing well. She is at the top of her game and

delivering. This is why I love athletics, because you know you

cannot predict which country is going to win, you have got a whole

host of different countries getting and vying for medals. It is an

international event. Congratulations to Catriona Stefanidi. Colin, it is

your moment. He is going to try and do what Denise did. Stefanidi on the

gold medal podium if you wouldn't mind! There is more! We like that.

I'm not the one to call it. But I think Colin won that one. We have

got three gold-medallist on our podium. Before we move on, shall we

hear from Holly Bradshaw. Oh, we haven't got her any more. She has

gone. But she was very disappointed. There was so much going on today.

And there was one competition that is hotting up, the men's 400 metres

is one to watch. Kerwin mustn't be fazed by Kerley.

Kerley beginning to make his move. Gardiner putting pressure on Allen.

Kerley and gardener. Look at the style as he fires down the home

straight. Allen coming through. Only two to go through automatically. The

Americans being run out of it. Gardiner and Allen and Kerley will

have to hope for the top. He has gone hard in the semi-final.

LaShawn merit outside. Who redrew the heats have given us a nice one.

There is challengers. Van Niekirk has started well. Gordon in the red

has gone quickly through 200. Smith going well on the the inside. Hudson

Smith is right in the mix. He is past van Niekirk. Can he keep that

going. Haroun finishing quickly. Van Niekirk wins. Hudson just loses out

to Haroun. He has the speed and great 200 metres speed. Robinson

started quickly, the USA athlete in lane 7. A big gap appearing. It may

well be the action is in the outside lane. Roberts will try and react.

Makwala continues to go away. And that lovely action of his holding it

together. Makwala has time to look around. 44.30. Roberts third. 43.89,

a new national record. . Allen with a personal best. Maybe those four

with Gardiner, I don't know. I won't say. Van Niekirk is the favourite.

But it will be a brilliant race. Everybody here is looking forward to

the 400 metres final on Tuesday. It will be a hot ticket, of course van

Niekirk is the man to beat, but he won't have it all his own way? No,

remember, he doesn't have a day off. He has the 200 metres, but Makwala

is doing the 200. So they're battling for the double. Who will

win. Will bit from the Bahamas? Gutting for Matt Hudson Smith, who,

one place oud, out, or he would have been in the final. Before you joined

us, we talked of women's 100 metres and another shock, another Jamaican

we were expecting to win. Still trying to work out what happened.

She was the favourite and I have never seen her run like this. We

have to question is something wrong. But a great victory from Ta Lou.

Look at that reaction. But this was the winner in the end. What... It

was a perfect dip from Tori Bowie. If there was an great timing of a

dip that was it. She will have to recover from that to run the 200.

Sometimes when you pitch like that, you can knock yourself out. There is

a bit of strachs on the should -- scratches on the shoulder as well.

But she doesn't care. Well done on a wonderful performance. A gold medal.

What is it like to be world champion? Thank you so much. I mean

it is a wonderful feeling like... I'm so happy and... You know I feel

like the hard work has finally paid off. I couldn't be more happy. The

night is perfect. It is like it is still trying to sink in, seep in

maybe? Yes, I'm sure once I leave the track I will go, am I really the

world champion. It hasn't sunk in. But I'm so grateful and thankful and

tonight is one of best nights of my life. What a dip as well! What a

night, most of things I have won have been with with a dip. So now

the dip's the night. Are you, you are in one piece. You have had some

treatment and you're OK. I haven't had treatment, I'm a bit sore, but

nothing major, just bruises. We want you to celebrate pain-free. That

won't happen, but I will be fine tomorrow. Enjoy it. Thank you. She

went from exhausted to disbelief to hysterical to feeling the pain,

Denise, but she is holding the stars and stripes proudly. It was a

surprise win, but you have got to deliver on the day. It was a

surprise. It was close. But Bowie was the bridesmaid last year at the

Olympics, golden girl tonight. Well done to her. Next an event close to

Colin's heart, the 110 hurdles. Harris got left. Darien leading. And

Shubenkov coming back into it. Darien holds on to second behind the

Olympic champion. Left a bit and Allen going through. Pozzi hits the

front. Ove it is so close. He has been run out of it I think of

automatic qualifying and only 13.28. Four to the line just about together

and Pozzi was leading the way with a barrier to go. But he may have been

edged out of that. A good start by Baji. He is so pure over the

barriers. Baji, in the middle, running well. And it is Baji taking

it. A look across. Not as impressive from Merritt as it was in the first

round. Tomorrow's final, McLeod will start as favourite. Shubenkov is

going through as one of the fastest losers.

Colin, before the Championships, the Jamaicans would have had probably

lists of guaranteed gold-medallist, all sprinters, two haven't

delivered. Omagh McLeod has more pressure on him now? Yes he is the

No 1 sprinter. So he is looking better technically and much more Sol

Sid and consistent. -- solid and consistent. So much disappointment

for Andrew Pozzi, who in his semi-final was that close from

getting his place and leading before he clipped a hurdle. He was just

that, it was just that ninth hurdle. He hit it with his lead and trail

leg and he probably lost 400th of a second and he is out of final. And

unfortunately for Andrew, another British disappointment. But so much

to look forward to on day four. They're also hanging out. Have you

all had a good day? CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. If they say so ewe have to

take it as read. Join us again tomorrow.