Day 6 Athletics: World Championships

Michael Johnson storming away to another gold medal. Magnificent.

Carl Lewis. That is history in the making. Jessica Ennis-Hill is back

on top of the world. It's massive. A new world record. Champion of the

world. Use sane Bolt. -- Usain. #1 One more time for Mo Farah. Time and

time again he's delivered. In front of his home crowd, in the city he

knows so well, the city that he loves. The track, that set him on

this brilliant journey over the last five years and Mo Farah comes to the

front. Mind games of the highest quality. He says, guys, it's been

good, it's been hard, it's been tough, but is this all you've got so

far? Because you need to find something else. Be careful, Mo, get

on to the outside. It's never been as quick as this or as hard as this.

Fancy chasing this? The British best with the heart pounding beneath it.

Mo Farah stretches away. He's a one-man world super-power. It's gold

for Farah. Incredible! Yep, it's been raining all day, cats

and dogs. I'm sure where you are too. Certainly London has not seen a

day this for quite a while. These championships haven't seen rain like

this. The track is sodden and so are the fans. Bring a hat, bring a

change of clothes, it's going to be a long night in this rain. Of course

we will update you if the schedule changes which is expected for

certain events. If you have a brolly and some toppers, then you can still

have a good night here. We've some great athletics in spite of this

great British summer we're experiencing right now. Welcome to

England, Michael Johnson! LAUGHTER We've been fooling you with these

clear skies for the last week or so I was like, where am I? Now I know

where I am. Now you've got your vest on. Den east, Paula, welcome this

wet evening. Exciting because Mo's back in town? He is. For the 5,000

metres. Should be a pretty easy night. Distance guys are used to

running in the rain. We get out and on with it. He has his heat and

followed by Marc Scott and Andrew Butchart. Throwing is tricky. Men's

hammer qualifying and three women in the long jump qualification. There's

talk of that moving to the pit that is the driest rather than having two

pits on the go. That's the sensible decision. We've high hopes for all

of our three British girls getting into that final. It will be tricky

out there. Slippy board. Very challenging indeed. And the 200m

semi-finals. Will they be bothered by these conditions? They may be

bothered but everybody has to run in the same conditions. It's raining in

every lane. The issue of warm-up is difficult when it's raining for

sprinters. You'd prefer cold over rain but you have to get on with it

like the distance runners do. Little bit of needle between the two there.

Love it! Last night was all about the men's 400m final. It was billed

throughout the championship and build-up that it would be one of the

great events of these championships with Neikerk going for the double.

But there was twists and turns because of the non-start he missed

200m heats and wasn't allowed to run in that 400m final. It was one of

the most eagerly anticipated events of these championships. A showdown

to save our. Neirerk against one lap wonder a bottoms Juan an intent on

halting any immediate Coronation. Only for a bug in the system to

create a right royal mess. Tonight at 6.00pm. Athletes at the World

Championships hit by norovirus. The spread of gastroent right Is at the

hotel saw Makwala fall ill. I had my 200 heats. They took me to the medal

room. I waited for about 30 minutes. There was nothing. Makwala was

forced to withdraw from the 200m heats denying him the chapel enon

Niekerk. There was still to's 200m final. He couldn't race in that

because of quarantine regulations. When he was told he had the illness

he tried to leave. One of my other senior members of the staff brought

him back in because we have an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the

hotels and it is highly infectious. The Botswana delegation insisted

Makwala was ready and fit to run. Had his heart rate which was 60 and

body temperatures. He's fit and very well. He's prepared to run and he's

being kept away from the IAAF. He turned up at the stadium last night

making a pock Errie of the quarantine restrictions and was

turned away. The IAAF put forward their case as to why Makwala could

not compete. My responsibility is to ensure the health care of all the

athletes. It is a virulent disease. The decision was based on public

health issues but it is the manner on which this decision arrived on

was disturbing. His absence was eventually issued at 9.45 when he

would have been preparing to take his position in the blocks. 400m

final. Wade van Niekerk with the empty lane already making up the

stagger. This is where van Niekerk starts to go away. Gardener trying

to come through. Van Niekerk looking for the line. Van Niekerk is the

world champion again. After I saw him crossing the line I was like,

there's something fishy they don't want to tell us here. Usain Bolt is

here. They want somebody to be the face of it. There are a lot of

fingers being pointed right now. I know he's ill. So much sympathy for

him. I really wish I could give him my medal. This is sports. These

things happen. Each and every one of us need to go out there and fight

for our opportunities. It could have been any one of us. The South

African will now chase 200m gold in a bid to emulate the great Michael

Johnson as champion of the double. Makwala is simply left feeling sick.

I feel disappointed for this. They broke my heart. That was Isaac

Makwala talking this after in into. As this story's been so incredibly

unbelievable and the twists and turns in the last 24 hours, you'd

expect there to be another. There is. It happened around an

hour-and-a-half ago when the IAAF issued this statement:

So, Isaac Makwala lives to fight another day. We'll see him on this

track tonight. It just feels it's 24 hours late in terms of all the

aggravation and unnecessary upset it caused the Botswana ns. If that

statement had been issued this time last night, it could have stopped

all that? Absolutely. If we had gotten this information yesterday

with this sort of detail, then, yeah, it would have saved a lot of

people a lot of anguish, frustration and confusion. I think the primary

beneficiaries of that would have been Isaac Makwala who showed up

here last night confused and the IAAF who've come under intense

scrutiny and criticism because of the way this was handled. It also

would have helped us to provide accurate information to our viewers

who were wondering why Isaac Makwala wasn't in the 200m heats the other

day and not here last night in the final. We would have been better

prepared to inform our viewers who are relying on us to let them know

what's going on. The delegations came up to the studio to try and put

their case to us. Clearly, a lot of people have been sick. They were the

ones most vocal in terms of trying to get some justice, as they felt

it, for their runner. Do you feel the right thing has been done? The

words of van Niekerk in his interview, the opportunity for all

athletes and Isaac Makwala will get an opportunity to show what he's

got. It's tough. I'm sure he's been through an emotional roller-coaster.

The speculations will continue. For eyes sack tonight, he gets a chance

to show what he's got. He's prepared so well for these championships.

Raced brill APTTly on the Diamond League championships. The guy's 30.

Hopefully tonight he gets the opportunity to take that. A lesson

learnt. Every permutation and avenue, something might happen, you

need to think ahead about these things. This is a big lesson learnt

for them? It is a big lesson learnt for everyone, to be honest. We

probably need to learn lessons from it. The IAAF needs to. The

organising committee. Paula, there's a lack of communication which led to

all of this? The lessons weren't learnt before now this needs to be

communicated. Athletes need to be sure. There are still lack of

communation and different stories. It was communicated to him, I think,

he was told his accreditation would be void if he came down and tried to

compete last night and tried to go into the warm-up area. All of those

errors and miscommunication, it was a really difficult swayings for

everyone to adapt to. The easiest way in that situation is to be as

open as possible, put as much communication and correspondent out

there to explain to the athletes. They are the ones who are losing

that chance. It could have been any one of them. In the statement it

says as according to our rules. This could have been given out as a

possible outcome yesterday if there is this possibility in existence?

You would think so. They are saying they cannot do anything at this

championships which doesn't fit within the IAAF rules. We've never

seen this situation before? It fits their rules. We've a spare lane in

the semifinal. We can advance him if he makes the time without penalising

any other athlete in there. It can be done. Not going against any of

the health advice given would have been an outcome that would have been

possible to relay yesterday, 24 hours ago? Absolutely. It would have

washed all the speculations. There were so many moving parts yesterday.

So many changes. Even as the evening went on. We sit here trying to

fathom it as we're working it all out. As I said, it's just about the

athlete. I would fight tooth and nail to run out there if that was

me. If I felt well, I would want to be on that track. They had aprobably

have to put me in cuffs to stop me. I also think as the President of the

bottoms Juan an federation articulated, they don't want to put

anyone at risk and do whatever needs to be done in the interest of public

health, it is the way it was communicated is what he had a

problem with and we all had a problem with. No-one wants to pub

public safety at health. The IAAF needed to do what they needed to

protect athletes and officials involved. But you have to explain

that to everyone clearly and up front and put all of the information

out there so everyone understands what they're dealing with how these

decisions have been made. At 6. 40, the gun will go. He'll run on his

own a time trial. He'll have to run quicker than 20:53. Lima's time of

Portugal. The slowest time. He can do that easily we know. He's a

sub-20 runner in these conditions. At least one incidence of being ill

and throwing up, do you expect him to be able to do that tonight? He

should be. We have to say, you see he's going to have to run in the

rain. It's a little bit cool. His conditions today are different to

the conditions two days ago during the qualifying process when it was

nice weather, warm and it wasn't raining. But, that's well within his

capability. He's run 19.74 this year. It is difficult to run by

yourself without the aid of competing against others. I'm sure

he'll have a tremendous amount of support from this crowd. But he's

going to have to also come back, provided he does make it, into the

semifinal. He'll have to come back about two hours later to line up and

run in the semifinal. I think that can happen. He will take this one

round at a time. Deal with this and get to that semifinal first. The two

hours later will have a bit of an effect on him. It will look a little

weird. Athlete out there running by himself. We saw this last year in

Rio during the Olympics with the US 4x100m team running for a qualifying

time because someone knocked the baton out of their hand. China got

disqualified. A fantastic start list there!

Seven, because I have been told it is the driest. It gets a tiny bit of

shelter from the roof. If anywhere, it is hardly even dry in here, the

atmosphere is so damp! That is at 6.40pm and hopefully by then, a few

more people will have come here because we have had some medal

ceremonies and they will want lots of support. We can look at that 400

metres final. Steve Cram called it. And where they go, the crowd rising

for the last event tonight. Wayde van Niekerk, already making up the

starter. Trying to get away from Gardner. He always goes through the

first 200 quickly and he has to map again. Curly from United States is

running well. Van Niekerk starting to go away. It is Wayde van Niekerk

at the moment! Gardner is charging. But Van Niekerk is starting to tire

out. But he is a world champion again! 43.9 eight. They did their

best but they could not hang onto his shirt-tails. Lane 7 because that

puzzling he was going to have originally, ironically the leg he

was going to be in, and seven is his lucky number! -- that was the lane.

We can hear from Van Niekerk after that

Congratulations on another gold medal. All this hard work, how does

this feel? It is very special, it is my third gold medal in three years

and I give thanks to the Lord for blessing me with my talent and I

thank God I took this opportunity. The warmth from the crowd was

incredible, you are known globally and the embrace was just so warm? It

was amazing, I had to put on a good show and it was tough but it might

well. What did you know about Isaac Makwala not being allowed to

compete? I am just as heartbroken as he is. And how hard he has been

working. And his form has come together and it is a pity. And I

wish himself and his running mate a speedy recovery. You must come back

for the 200 metres tomorrow! Michael Johnson in the studio, going for the

double, trying to copy him? Yes, it's not easy, lots of hard work,

let us take this one by one, and if all goes well, I have the final, and

I will give it more. We love seeing you running, congratulations, again.

Thank you for the support. Six races in six days for Wayde van Niekerk,

coming age of the end, semifinal tonight, did that take it out of him

last night? I don't think so, he is capable of running much faster than

last night, he was able to ease off at the end of the race, the issue in

the past is just fatigue with the 400 metres and if he is recovered

properly and has a good regeneration strategy then he should be fine. I

think 200 metres, given the level this year, without Usain Bolt, Andre

de Grasse is not in this race, that cleared a path for him. It will not

be as difficult as it had been. Isaac Makwala has the fastest time

in the world this year so depending on how he can recover from his

situation and get through tonight, he could still challenge in the

final. When you did this, it was eight races? Over seven days. Little

bit harder? I know you don't want to say thanks Mike if I say that, it is

a problem! How did you manage your own recovery? You have to train

knowing that I am going to be going through eight different races in

seven days and you have to train from that and it will take a great

deal of endurance, not just in the race but over that period so you

have to train for that. You train with short repetitions and recovery

and employee recovery and regeneration strategies for every

day after you finish those races, active recovery and massage and all

that sort of thing. It is a lot of work. Long days. Once you finish the

race, there is still a lot of work to do and that is how I was able to

do that in 95. Thank you. We are moving because last night was also

the men's 800 metres final. And Kyle Langford, who came here ranked 40th

in the world, had high hopes for himself. Steve Cram and Brendan

Foster... In middle distance running, tactics

are crucial, you have to get things right and have a plan and you watch

what others do and change if you have to. McBride will be thinking

about getting out. I know that Amos and his coach will be shoving to get

behind him, the Canadian is leading. And that is the pushing and shoving

they were worried about. Always in the opening 200 metres, it is

testing, you have to be very careful, you cannot go too quickly

unless it catches up with you later. Amos does not want any more of that

and begins to move close to take close order to the front running

Canadian, Kyle Langford in a very good position. That is too quick,

they are going to slow down and I think Kyle Langford coming from

behind will get some opportunities. He has been sensible through the

first 400 but he has to stay in touch because they are moving up.

Faster moving up on the outside, look at him and trying to attack,

Amos cannot get through. He can hold him off. Here they come, the

Frenchman has got to the front. Langford still at the back Amos does

not look like he has got much, here. Kyle Langford is coming! Bosse! In

front! Langford is still coming. Bosse gets the gold. Kyle

Langford... Almost... Almost got the bronze medal. I wish you had got it,

mate, but I don't think you are quite there. A couple of inches.

You can hear his voice, he has joined us in the studio. It was

really annoying! That is putting things mildly! Running out of track

like that. Another few metres and that was yours? It was a horrible

thing because give me another ten metres and I would have been going

for Gold! It is one of those things. How many times have you seen that

already? I watched a bad YouTube video in the evening with my

roommate, Elliot, it was very blurry and I watched it also a few times

earlier. The BBC iPlayer! I have been busy all day! I have been off

my feet! On Five Live you said you had not slept? And not today either.

Anything can happen in this interview! Not sleeping because you

were celebrating but stuff going through your mind? I were

celebrating just being in my bed! Please fall to sleep! It did not

happen. Adrenaline. Could I have done this or that? It was a mix of

things, I don't really know. I did not know how to feel about the whole

situation. I was feeling happy and privileged to be racing in the final

but I knew going into the race that I wanted to win a medal. I said from

the start of the season, something I really wanted to do and I felt like

I could do it and being so close, just falling a little bit short, it

is gutting. The cruellest of positions, the first time, so this

she thought he was going to do at! So close! The more times you watch

it, you think you are going to get their but that gives you the

confidence to build on, if somebody said at the beginning of the year,

you will be in the World Championship final in London and

will finish fourth and just that close to the bronze medal, you would

not have believed it but that will give you believe going forward? I

think my brain works in a very weird way. At times I would take that end

and sometimes, no way, I want to win. I don't know what it is, I am

quite a bad loser. I am respectful of losing to my opponents. But I

don't like to lose, I always want to win. I do not know if that is a good

mentality. That is a great mentality and we love hearing young athletes

staking their claim to what they want to be, you said you wanted to

take over the mantle of Mo Farah. We have you next to his cushion! I just

want to be the best I can be. I want to make a difference in athletics,

on and off the track. I really love this sport. I could be a big help to

Ed, hopefully. You have hopefully a very long and illustrious future.

Paula Radcliffe had a look at the race. Significant moments. You can

talk through from the way you were looking at this. You did not do

anything wrong. You wanted to run similarly to the semifinal and at

this point, it was well set up. What were you thinking? Had you noticed

that Bosse was going? I do that Kushot was going to go at some point

and I would have liked to have been further up, more boxed in. And I did

not see Bosse going. I switched off a little bit and did not like where

I was. Going back with 120 metres left, you are just one split second

later following Kushot, was that intentional or the crowd helping

you? It was a mixture of things. I could hear the crowd getting louder

every metre and I think it was that I could feel myself and it was

really good, I do not know if it was an experience in the way that I did

not really know what to do because I was going through at the right pace,

I did not know or expected was going to be so fast, it was cold and windy

but I did not want to be at the back. What shall I do? I cannot

believe so much is going through your mind! I was about to say that.

This is a new situation for you, it will take a few more races of this

calibre to work out where you sit, when do you attack, what is your

strategy? I am sure you had one but such a fantastic race! It is nice to

see an 800 metres runner having the place that you have, which is truly

staggering. What have you done in the last few weeks or months to

prepare yourself for this moment? It was a change from the heats to the

semifinal, something clicked in my mentality over the last 100, before

I always had an OK kick and I could carry that but it was not as good as

others and I went back after the heat and I have been doing Hurdles,

small Hurdles, driving my knees. We ended up looking at my races and

there was no driving from my knees, my legs were just flinging at the

back. I remember getting into the semifinal and the crowd was going

crazy and I just thought, Hurdles drills, left my knees. I was just

propelling forward. And I remember the last 15 metres, I was sinking, I

looked at the clock, I will not get a personal best, and then I felt, I

will have to qualify and I thought, I will have to recover for the

final! In my head I was thinking, I've made

this through. You need to store that up. You need to store where your

mind was for the races to come. Where your mind was in the semifinal

and the final was the right place. And the heats, maybe you put a

little pressure on yourself. There was pressure coming in. Coming into

the final you really had nothing to lose. Let's face it, two years ago

you were winning juniors. Now you're up on the senior stage. It's a big

jump. You've made a really strong jump. Now to consolidate there, the

winner last night raced out of his skin but was fourth last year. Those

progressions are within your reach now. The thing that gives me

confidence is not that I come from the world stage, it's more how far I

was away from actually winning. I watched the race back and think to

myself, I could have won that if I positioned myself a little further

up. I didn't feel any lactic going into the last 100. I don't know if

it was the adrenaline in the crowd. I felt I could have gone a bit

harder, got a bit more involved. These things I'll learn and take

into the Commonwealth and world indoors. Are you going to stay with

us? Yeah. Mo is back in the house tonight. Brendan Foster caught up

with him the morning after he won the 10,000 metres on Friday. Caught

up with him on Saturday morning. It was a bit drier then. They had a

good old chat. Legend. Hey, I tell you what!

COMMENTATOR: Time and time again, he's delivered. One more time for Mo

Farah. In front of his home crowd in the city he knows so well, the city

that he loves, the track that set him on this brilliant journey.

Congratulations that was a fantastic performance last night. It was a

pleasure to be there. Never nervous? Yesterday was different for me

knowing it would be the last 10K. I was quiet yesterday. People were

like, what's wrong, Mo? Yesterday, you were going pretty quickly. I was

pretty close this year. I knew something was going to happen. The

last ten years, they were saying how they'd beat me and what they were

going to do. They never follow. Fair play to them, they followed this

year. One of the toughest of my career.

COMMENTATOR: He orchestrates the race. I'm telling the people, I've

got the whole nation behind me. What do you have that can help me out?

Never been as quick or hard as this. 3,000 metres I was hurting and

tired. A lot of elbows. That race was crazy.

COMMENTATOR: This is phenomenal racing. 800 m out and I kneel got a

couple of trips. I thought, they're not going fast enough to beat me.

Try to control it where you feel good and have something left for the

last lap and go for it. That was my plan.

COMMENTATOR: The British best with the heart pounding beneath it. When

you crossed line, tell us? It was beautiful. Beautiful. I really

enjoyed it. That one moment which can't be forgotten. It won't be

forgotten, Mo, it was a great race. COMMENTATOR: Super power. Gold for

Farah. Are you excited about next weekend? Arsenal. Away to Leicester?

Right? Not Arsenal. Sorry. Mo Farah, 5000 metres. Physically OK? Few

scratches. Few bruises. Will have to take care of it. I have to rest up

now and think, whatever happens, happens. It is a new race. Heats

tonight for Mo although not much heat around here, let me tell you.

You said you want to emulate him, Kyle. That's what you have to do. A

lot of golds there. Easy! You better get started soon! I know. How can

you not be inspired by that? Just the way he is. I don't know, I envy

it. A wonderful person for you as a 21-year-old athlete to have to look

up to. He's moving on after these championships. There will be a void?

Middling distance in general's looking really, really good in

Britain. The 1500 this year has been amazing. The 8 stepped its game up.

There are a lot of youngsters coming through. I think we're on the verge

of breaking through something really special here. That was one question

I was going to ask you, how difficult has it been transitions

from the juniors? A few athletes have come through. Has it helped you

prepare for the stage? The futures helped me massively. When there was

a problem and I didn't know who to go for futures was there. It helped

sort out my injuries. Jo Jennings was the person behind it. She was

great. She helped. I was doing testing. I got out to Kenya. That

really got me from my junior stage, pushed me on. I remember 2015 and I

ended up running in Beijing, my first senior competition. That

really, really helped me. It is a really, really good programme for

these youngsters to help pursue their career. We saw your mum and

dad last night. Your family were so enthusiastic, so supportive of you

ahead of the race. They were going to give away free chips today if

there was a medal. Did they extend it to fourth? I don't know. I kind

of get to the point, like a couple of weeks before the competition, I

just don't speak to anyone. That looks lovely. Don't! If Kyle has

inspired you and, remember, it's not that long ago he was a young junior

runner, running out there in probably cross country, school

races, you fancy it and think you've talent go on to the BBC Sport

website and it will tell you where you can join a running club. My son

is a realing fan. You're lighting up lights across the country. Thank you

so much for coming in and joining us here. Continue the good work. Next

year, Commonwealths and European podium finishes for you? Definitely.

I will be very disappointed if I don't. That's what I'm striving to

do. Thank you for having me. Thank you. A pleasure. You're going to

Watford? No, I'm going to stay here. It's a little rainy. I'm bit of a

girl when it comes to that! Let's get out on the track. It is a little

bit rainy. How are these conditions going to affect eyes sack Makwala?

It was always the loneliness of the long distance runner but the

loneliness of the short distance sprinter tonight?

COMMENTATOR: He'll get a lot of support from the crowd. Most people

surely following his story. Been in touch with his camp over the last

half hour or so. They say he's feeling good. He's been a bit

stressed, understandably. He hasn't been told exactly what will happen.

He'll get lane 1 in the semi if he does run 24.53. He's been given lane

7 because that's what he was drawn in the heats. The fact he wasn't in

the heats meant the young junior Italian got through into the

semifinal. If it is semifinal 3 with Danny Talbot in, it is really tough,

van Niekerk's in that one as well, the normal protocol is you go into

the last of the semi-finals. They might look at that. The only time I

can remember this, we've talked about the relay. In 2002 in Munich,

Paul Brizzel ran into a camera, impeded, he came back in the

afternoon and ran on his own in lane 8 or 9. He didn't get through, I

remember. So, Makwala, much easier task for him. Lane 7. It's raining

heavily but it's dry where he starts. Dry around the bend. He'll

get wet about 50 metres from the line. I think... Well, as long as he

can concentrate on himself, that's all he can do. There's a start list.

A bit odd, lane 7, Isaac Makwala. Time trialling, athletes do that all

the time, run on their own. But it's still got to be difficult

psychologically? He has to pick himself up. He's had a tough couple

of days. For him, it will be refocusing on the job in hand. He

has a specific time, 20.53. He has to beat that. In lane 7. Pretty dry

most of the way. The crowd are just starting to cheer him now. They know

his story. Don't worry about the fact he has to return in a couple of

hours. He is that 400m runner. He has the endurance. He should be

fine, Steve. Might help him. A bit more warmed up than the others.

Isaac Makwala, denied the chance to run in the 400m final. All of the

story that's unfurled over the last 48 hours, just incredible. It boils

down to this. He has to run 20.53 seconds or quicker. Given that he's

run 19.77 this year, admittedly much better conditions than this that he

is facing this evening, he has a lot of room for error. Please don't make

a fallings start, Isaac. CHEERING

It's been a dramatic two days for the wrong reasons for Makwala

Botswana. He just needs to concentrate and then we'll see him a

bit later on, I'm pretty sure. The crowd will undoubtedly try to row

him home here. Safe start. Listen to the crowd.

They really are getting behind him. Don't run on the line either Isaac.

Don't run on the line. Here he comes around the bend. He's going well. In

fact, he's going very well indeed. What a sight this is. A lone athlete

on his own against the clock. Athletics at its best. 20.20! Had.

Ha, ha, ha. That is a message to the IAAF saying, I'm fit and healthy.

Well, well, well. How bizarre. I don't think there's anything other

than goodwill towards Isaac Makwala each from the IAAF. I saw the letter

sent to the bats Juan an team officials saying good luck to Isaac.

We want him to succeed. I think you're right. No hard feelings. It

was an unusual circumstances. Difficult situation. None of us had

seen it before. They were trying to create something that was right for

all. Actually seeing him on the track now and performing in this

way, I think he should be happy he's through and the IAAF will breathe a

sigh of relief feeling they've done the right thing. Which semifinal

does he go into? Michelle Blake is in the first semifinal. Van Niekerk

in the third. The third is very, very tough. Were he do go into that

one he'd meet Danny Talbot and van Niekerk. The British team must be

thinking, one of the big contenders not there. He is there now though.

He will be there. Perhaps semifinal 3. It will be interesting. Looks how

he proves he's fit, ready to go. Hitting those press-ups hard. Steve,

can you do press-ups like that? I can do loads more than that. Was it

three? I can do at least eight! The first time I've seen slow motion

action replays of press-ups. Some of those would be disallowed in a

Supperstars. He's just run 200ms. Remember that! I don't think we have

a result caption. I think we know what happened there. It was quick,

wasn't it? Well done Isaac Makwala. For a moment there on the bend, I

thought he'd go out of his lane. It must be hard not having another body

next to you? It is. You don't have that guide to go off of. It was

interesting listen to Crammy, it's going really well. How can you tell.

There's nothing to measure against the fantastic opportunity for him.

I'm so pleased he's been allowed to get himself back into this 200

metres. This is tough. To go out there and run alone by yourself, I

mean, to get out there, it's a strange situation. I'm sure he's

never done this before. Yeah, you just run. Athletes will run time

trials from time to time in training. You have to look at it

that way. He's a veteran. He knows what to do. He's very quick. You

just have to try to treat it like a time trial and practice. Work on,

it's all speed and it can kneeing at that point. Just executing the

strategy. There's no racing, no competition. Just some analysis of

that, I think, maybe there are five push-ups there, three of them maybe!

There's van Niekerk watching. I'm sure he would have wanted Makwala to

be in that race as well and will as he said in his press conference,

wishes he could give him his own medal. You want your top competition

there. We'll have that now at least in the semifinal. It will be

interesting to see how they determine which one he goes into.

Hopefully, it won't take too much out of him for the final. Should he

make it through the semifinal tonight. Thank you, Michael. Den

eyes, you're delighted he did it and got himself that time?

It what you want to see. You want to see them getting the chance. The

best who have all year been producing the goods, you want them

to be on the biggest stage. It is about medals and there is a medal

ceremony about to take place behind me. You might recognise that music.

It is the men's 3,000 metre steeplechase. Andrew Cotter.

So the winner on the podium. Kenyan born athlete. They have dominated

this event. 39 medals in the 3,000 metre steeplechase and 30 have been

won by Kenyanser or Kenyan born. It is Kenya's gold again and it is

Kipruto who will hear the National Anthem.

They don't have flags being raised. They are just there but the American

with the bronze. The Moroccan the silver. The gold for Kenya. Kipruto

the Olympic champion takes the world title now.

Aston Northern Irishing record they have in the steeplechase, Kenya, and

it continues here, in London. There is the result of what do you

call it, I don't know, the rerun, 20.2. The time trial for Isaac

Makwala, which I have been on the computer there, they have not yet

changed or added him to the semifinalist for this evening. Those

are the qualifier, as I said Mitchell-Blake is in the first of

the semifinals, he has been drawn in, Danny Talbot has van Niekerk

again, and he has Guliyev. Zharnel Hughes and Blake in there as well.

Names to watch out for. And then, tz fastest pleaser, the reason it was

20.53, you can see that qualifying time. He couldn't match that, then

there would have been a tie. So he has had to run 20.53. We will keep

an eye on the computer for the semifinals.

Just going to stay out for the medal ceremony of the men's 800 metres. We

have just been listening to Kyle, what a great race from him. Can't

believe he hasn't gone to seize his girlfriend race in Watford tonight,

a right soft clart! He thought he was ahead there. Had a chat earlier

on with Kszczot. He was still pleased to have got the Silver

Medal. This young man here, the junior

champion, we will hear more of him, didn't run a great race. An untidy

one for him. I was chatting to Nigel's coach and says there was a

bit of pushing with them. It is important, he knows how to do that

well. A great race. That is two Silver Medals in a row. He won the

silver in Beijing two years ago. Made it a European one-two. Nearly a

European one-two-three if Kyle had sneaked in.

The World Champion... From France. Was a bit of pushing with them. It

is important, he knows how to do that well. A great race. That is two

Silver Medals in a row. He won the silver in Beijing two years ago.

Made it a European one-two. Nearly a European one-two-three if Kyle had

sneaked in. The World Champion... From France.

Was a bit of pushing with them. It is important, he knows how to do

that well. A great race. That is two Silver Medals in a row. He won the

silver in Beijing two years ago. Made it a European one-two. Nearly a

European one-two-three if Kyle had sneaked in.

The World Champion... From France. "The Boss". I don't know if you had

a chance to look at his post race interview, not one with us but he

was entertaining, in some of his comments, he is a real character.

And he was at his best afterwards, and why not? What a Gold Medal, what

a performance from him. He sort of stole it. He was brilliant.

Brilliant. He sang every single word and each step, he said when I got to

the front I thought I might win this. He said I got to the home

straight and thought I can win this and so he did. He was cheered home

round the top end. Look at that. Gold Medal for France. Brilliant run

from Bosse. Well, the rain keeps on coming, the

rollers are out, trying to clear sections of the track, and the

runway for the long jump to make them a bit more safe, a little bit

faster. Matthew Hudson-Smith. 400 metre

runner, must be a bit of relay practise out there tonight Denise. I

assume so. Get the legs moving, but, it is wet out here, isn't it. It is

miserable. It is not nice for the athlete this is part of sport, they

have to get on with it. It is not affecting his fame, clearly.

Oh, the hedgehog is getting soaked as well.

So to the ceremony for the men's 400 metre final. We saw Wayde van

Niekerk sitting in the stands beneath, watching Isaac Makwala

qualify for the 200 semifinal, that is where we will see van Niekerk

later on of course. It wasn't a vintage run for him. He ran as well

as he needed to. He said he wanted to make sure he conserved energy

through all the round, he will be a busy man. Taken on the double here.

This was his main event. This is his number one event, which he was never

going to relinquish, even without Makwala. He was always the

favourite. There was a surprise for the bronze

medal. A former Sudanese athlete who finished quickly. He did in the

rounds on the outside. I think he was in Matthew Hudson-Smith's semi

and in the final, he finished quicker than anyone, he was last at

the top of the home straight and yaim away with the bronze. Of course

next World Championships they will be in his home country as it were.

In Doha, 2019. I am sure Steven gardener will be there, he is one of

the bright talents. Ran sub 44 in the semifinal. A good performance to

take the Silver Medal. Not as quick, looked as though the semi took a bit

out of him. He is a nice athlete to watch run as

well. The Olympic champion. And the two

time World Champion. Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa.

Collecting gold medals. Still young, still improving. This year, he has

run I think that is his third time under 44. Maybe fourth time. I would

have to check. But, more work for him to come but for now can enjoy

his Gold Medal. So he is the world champion again,

he has more work do, he will be back in two hours for the third semifinal

for the 200. He won't face Makwala because he has been drawn in lane

one of the first heat, which is Mitchell-Blake's heat, that is going

to make that one interesting as well. But for the time being van

Niekerk can go away and prepare, but it is Mitchell-Blake who will face

Makwala. And that is at 8.55 tonight. I have

looked and it doesn't appear to be any drier at nine to nine tonight.

The rain keeps on coming and the medals keep on coming for South

Africa. That is four for them now, their second gold, will there be

more for van Niekerk, you would think so, what colour will it be?

Be? America US still topping the table with 11 medals in total. A

slow start it has been for Great Britain, with all those fourths and

near misses, it is still just me of's gold.

-- Mo Farah's gold. Plenty to come this evening for you.

It is women's long jump qualification and there a twin

American threat with Brittney Reese and Bartoletta.

Late addition to the GB squad Shara Proctor will want to recreate her

World Championship silver. Also Jazmin Sawyers in this event. Mo

Farah returns to the track. It is 5000 metre heats time. He is joined

in his heat by a fellow Brit who finished sixth in Rio last summer.

Wayde van Niekerk and Danny Talbot get reacquainted in the 400 metres

semifinals. Kerron Clement is attempting to become the first in

history to win three world titles in his event. Alison Phillips is aiming

to make it ten world titles. We are kicking off at 7:05pm with

that 3000 women's steeplechase. Featuring Britain's Lennie Waite and

Rosie Clarke. Shara Proctor, Lorraine to get in and Jazmin

Sawyers are the home hopes in the long jump. Mo Farah has been

recovering in a cryo sauna since the 10,000 metres final last Friday.

Let's hope he is fully rested for tonight's Keyte. Michelle Carter is

the headline act in the women's shot put final. The newly qualified

Makwala is going to be in heat one of the 200 metres semifinals. Next

on track is the men's 400 metres hurdles final. And come patriot

Allyson Felix is in the women's 400 metres final to round off the night.

Lennie Waite is somewhere out there in the rain, getting ready to start

this 3000 metres steeplechase set of heats. I imagine it will be a little

bit tricky out there out there -- for them on the barriers. Is there

anything they can do? A massive towel! No, nothing you can do. A lot

of water is involved anywhere. All of the athletes heard all the

barriers, so they are not going to put their foot on it. It's just the

water jump where they do. The rest of them they will hope to negotiate.

It is just making it miserable and cold for everybody out there, the

conditions. The track is a bit wet. Especially the inside lanes. The

configuration of the roof here means that the outer part of the track,

round the top bend, is dry, but not the area they go through for the

steeplechase. They pretty much have a full lap with a wet track. Shara

Proctor, over on the far side there. The long jumpers are keeping dry,

thankfully. Just. You can see the rain coming under the lip of the

shelter. The two parallel runways for the long jump qualifying. Shara

Proctor and Jazmin Sawyers warning up there. It is 2.70 metres to

qualify. Pretty tough qualifying in this steeplechase. Plenty of names

in there. Jepkemoi of Kenya. Krause, medallist last time as well. Lots of

names I will talk about when we are getting going. Kirui. It will make

it hard for Lennie Waite. Lennie had to get an invite because she didn't

make the qualifying time. There are insights given to home country

athletes by the IAAF, so she was the recipient of one of those. Rosie

Clarke for Great Britain is going in the next heat. The defending

champion on the inside, Jepkemoi. She is in great form this year. And

Ruth Jebet, the Olympic champion, going in the next one. She has had

one or two problems. Just over 7.5 laps of the track. The water jump is

on the inside of the track here in the London Stadium. They don't take

the water jump first time round, so they will be dry for a short period

here. Just coming back to the point, while they are jogging off here. I

read overnight that the French athlete put in another protest in

the men's steeplechase final, that another athlete had put his feet on

the line. The referees said, yes he did, but it was on the straight part

of the steeplechase. I cannot believe they are looking at it again

to get another medal. It is disgusting to me that he would do

that. He completely missed the boat to be able to get a medal. Finished

very tidily and very fast, and then he is immediately looking at footage

to see if he could get a medal. If we did that every time, you wouldn't

feel like you had learnt a bronze medal if you took it away from

somebody else. For the second year in a row, they put a protest in.

They were successful in the Olympics, but not so this time. The

pace is not as quick as you would expect. I've mention Peru me. And

Krause, the German, who ran very well two years ago. The European

champ in has been building into form this year. She didn't start very

well. She is a big exponent of altitude training, and went to

Ethiopia for it. She has got herself into good form to get into these

championships. She did. She looked good winning the European team

championship, but she looked like she moved on a level from that race

in Rabatts. So peaking at the right time. Colleen Quigley sitting on her

shoulder there. She hasn't seen her compatriot get a medal, so she will

be looking to advance from these heats. Trying to drive the track

there! Tough qualifying conditions. The first three only to go through

in what is a hard heat. The problem with the slow pace is that you

cannot cite the barriers very well, particularly in the pack. So it is

good to move out. Getent of Bahrain moving out, the former Ethiopian.

Assefa absolutely sat in the water almost there, came to a complete and

utter stop. One of the most experienced athletes in this, in the

green and yellow of Ethiopia. Came to a complete stop in the water

jump. Quigley, a very good American. Coached by the same coach who also

coached Jager, who won the bronze yesterday. It might be the Moroccan

athletes there who has taken the lead, Madane. She has seen her

compatriot get a silver medal there. She was one of the athletes who

walked out and looked the least happy to compete in these

conditions. But she has opened up a gap behind her. They are not that

keen to go with her. The others need to take the challenge, because it's

better for the likes of Quigley and Krause to move with her. She's not

going to completely run away from them. Quigley looking for a bit of

room. The Kenyans are not bothered, because they will assume they can

move into the top three on the last lap anyway. But there's too many

good athletes here. Getent, Krause, Assefa. Madane has at least got this

moving a bit. Plenty still in with a chance. The second semifinal.

Thereof six fastest loser spots available. Rosie Clarke is in the

second heat. After stringing it out, Sidi Madane, she has let the pace

dropped now, and has relinquished the lead to Kirui. The pace does

need to be pushed a bit. When you are in the first heat, you are at a

distinct disadvantage if it goes slow, because in the second heat,

they will know what pace they need to go at and will have a better

chance of getting into the six fastest losers. In the top for

there, you have the Commonwealth champion in two roomy. You have the

defending world champion Jepkemoi in there. And you have the defending

world champion, Assefa, in there as well. There's plenty of ability

there. Assefa is not the quickest in the latter stages, so she might

start thinking that she needs to make this a bit of a longer run. It

is flowing again, Paula. They are queueing up. Look how wide they are

as they are moving out to get a good site on the barriers. Nobody is

happy being at the front of this race. More relevant in finals. If

you are at the front, you have to do something with it. Sidi Madane is

all too late in the pace of it, surging and then letting it drop.

Colleen Quigley on her inside looks relaxed. But she will be thinking,

there are too many people in this group, and if somebody does not make

a move soon, somebody like Assefa or Quigley needs to start pushing the

pace on. This is so slow. Plenty of athletes in here who are around 9.40

also. They will be looking round thinking, here I am. Lennie Waite

still in that group. This is where the sort of accidents can happen.

There's too many people just gathered and no pace on. Jepkemoi

looking behind and looking where Assefa is. On the inside, Quigley.

There is also Getent of Bahrain there. I think Bahrain have got

three athletes declared in this. Getent is looking very easy. She has

kept as dry as she can in this weather in this race. She has

covered any moves and starting to push that gap that has opened up

between Lennie Waite and Danois. Assefa looks like she might be

moving a bit. Sanchez of Spain in the red and yellow. The French

athlete, Danois, still hanging in a bit, but faltered a bit there.

Lennie Waite starting to struggle as the pace starts to pick up. 600

metres to go. The water jump for the penultimate time. Only three can

qualify. Lennie Waite the last through of that group. She will have

to finish as quickly as she can, but I suspect there will not be too many

fastest losers from this heat. She will need a long, hard run in.

Krause moved inside from a good position, but I

think it was to sites that barrier. Now she is in a position... Sidi

Madane has moved across. Kirui, the Commonwealth champion, now

struggling. Not looking very comfortable. The front five starting

to pull away. Kirui, the Commonwealth champion, really

struggling to hang onto this. Krause getting some room on the inside. Got

to the barrier properly. Hurdles it well. Kirui desperately trying to

get back into this. Assefa there. Krause looking for some room on the

inside. The water for the last time. Krause takes it well. There goes

Krause. She's so good at this. The last barriers. Started into it, but

took it OK. Krause is going to go through. Jepkemoi and Quigley

definitely. The time is 9.39. I think, as Lennie Waite comes in,

going to be around 9.52 by the time she gets to the line. I'm not sure

that anyone who is not in the top three here cannot even hope... They

can hope that the others go as slow as they have. Once you get as low as

9.40, the ones in the other race have a chance. What about

Krausestrong, out kicked of the defending world champion there.

She really had to work to guard her position as well. We will have a

look at them coming into the final water jump. Krause takes that one

well. Sees the space on the inside but had to fight to hold it. Quigley

follows through in the gap Krause opened end and got into third place.

Those three are clear there. It's the battle really behind for

Gabourey Sidibe. -- Sidi Madane. They know they needed to get into

that position. Krause, id it didn't matter, it was the first three that

would go through, Jepkemoi, and Krause.

And the rain keeps on pouring, but it continue affect the long jumpers.

Is a loaded field forethem and Mo Farah, it is the heats of the 5,000

metres in 45 minutes time. He is used to these conditions, he will

have had plenty of rain in London. This is nothing for Mo.

Two long jump run ups are being used this evening, and we are all over

this competition. We are on the dry side fortunately. Here comes Shara

Proctor. In the long jump qualification. He

is looking for support from the crowd. It is damp. Cool. Proctor

round one. That is just over six metres. It is

greasy, slippy, not great conditions, Tony. It will tough.

They are running into a head wind. It is wet, that makes you cold. You

are trying to sprint as best as you can, it would be better if you are

warm. On a pen ultimate, it needs to be active on the board. A bit too

much vertical so went too high. Needs to keep it flatter to

penetrate into the pit. 6.07. Shy of what she will need.

First round. Klishina. It's a lodger effort. Klishina, the only athlete

last year jumping in the Rio Olympics, came ninth.

Said she was bullied on instra gram and branded a traitor for competing

in a neutral vest as a Russian athlete.

In her interview before the World Championships, Klishina is a

contender. 7.05 at her very best. 6.51. Best jump so far.

Jazmin Sawyers then. Always a bright light, looking up to this as she

will need to be, her best this year, 6.55. She will need all of that and

some more. To go through to the final on Friday.

Good height. Maybe lacked a bit of speed. Probably too much height. It

is speed to carry her, every time she goes too high, you go up but you

fall, gravity brings you back down. It needs a flatter take off. Her

great ability is her ability to recoil, that strength, that tight

spring. Board, OK you can get a few more, in these wet conditions, half

op half off will give you a bit more grip.

So Kelly Sotherton coaching now, 6.17 for Jazmin Sawyers in the first

round. Possibly Britain's best chance of a

medallist in this long jump is Lorraine Ugen.

Her first jump, to try and make that final. Look at that big PB. That is

from last year. 6.97 when she gets it right. That is a big effort. The

blue line is that auto qualifying and that is close to it. That is

very good. That is a very good opener that. Just shortened up the

last stride so you quicken and elevate. Much better shin angle,

right on top. Just a sink and pull but that is active. Whirls the arms

round a bit. Comes in a bit premature, that may be good enough

to get through, I would have thought. 6.63. Bartoletta, one of

the favourites for the title here. Olympic champion last year. Reigning

World Champion in her first attempt. Oh way down on what we thought might

happen there but Bartoletta may be struggling in these condition,

doubting her foot position on the board maybe. It is is a tough

business getting your foot down on the board and not slipping. The

difference is she has more speed on the board than anybody else. You can

see how quickly the cadence, the way she comes in and quickens. It is

difficult out there, you are coming out, it is wet, you are cold. You

want to get qualifying done and dusted and back in doors as quickly

as possible. That is the idea. Get the qualifying and Lorraine Ugen,

good stuff from her. Here is the other American bit anyReese.

Champion of 2011 -- Brittney Reese. Expecting a ding-dong battle between

the two American, we would love Lorraine Ugen to get involved in

that. Brittney Reese getting in pursuit of 6.70 or better and is

also shy of it. So they are struggling. It underlines how good

that jump was of Lorraine Ugen. A centimetre behind Bartoletta. Reese

looks shy of that. Dropped her feet in a built early. Drives the knee, a

sink and step there, just drops her feet in bait early. Body gets

forwards, from that. They are running into a head wind as well, so

they haven't made it easy to get the 6 metres 706789 No qualifiers in the

first jumps. The news from the first semifinal is that was result and you

will probably notice the name of Quigley has been missed off. He did

finish in third place in the qualifying place. She has been

disqualified, which is, the infringement is for a lane

infringement, so she has stepped off the line, so she has been

disqualified. Second one to come now. Under way and as Steven and

Paula mentioned, you probably saw how slow that first heat was as

well. Immediately it seems to be a bit sharper here. Again the

advantage of going in the second heat or the third which is still to

come, and Rosie Clarke goes in the third heat. No British involvement

here. 9.54 would get you into the fastest of the losers here, because

there was no real pace about that first one. But the athletes to look

out for the Ken grand. Such a strong runner and alongside Fente. It is

easily within the compass of a few to go through if not automatically

as fastest losers. They have a distinct advantage. It is crazy

because the first heat was the toughest of the heat, you would

expect something to give it a go and to at least get the pace moving

along within that race. This by contrast has gone out quicker. Jebet

moving out to the front. Jebet ahead of Chepkoech two of the favourites

are. Beginning to Tring this out at a good pace. Pace: That is fent the

Ethopian, you see the dangers of what can happen in the water jump.

You can Coll a halt. The slope is angles up. The further you go the

shall we are the water but if you get it wrong you can come to a halt.

It is not just about your pace over 3,000 metres it is your technique

and Fente got it wrong. A brilliant performancer Spanovic.

We think about the chances for the British jumpers. Spanovic first

attempt. Slightlily dropped back there, in

her leg shoot. We put her put a series of jumps in the European

indoors that was quite incredible. Maybe hasn't quite transferred that

to the outdoors this summer, but Spanovic, one to watch. Shy of that

auto qualifying line. Still no-one beyond that 6.70 that would give

them the comfort of taking the spikes off. Going back in the dry.

Spanovic waiting for her measurement. It is 6.62. A

centimetre behind Lorraine Ugen, and Bartoletta. Shara Proctor, I think

that is. I think it is. That is our guess. When she turns round we will

know. So 6.02 the start. Jazmin Sawyers

will need more. The best of British so far is Lorraine Ugen with 6.63.

Two jumps remaining. A different heat here in the women's

steeplechase. The pace is really being set hard by Jebet and chip

coke. -- chip coke. Very close to sub nine minutes. They are, they are

doing it safely a stutter from Jebet. She has a side on technique a

few athletes favour. They are having a bit of race here, Paula. They are.

There is not really any need to do this. They went through in 3.02.

That is quicker than the first heat went. So as quick as they needed to

go. They only enjoyed to be in the first three, these two can relax,

keep that buffer and the real race is happening behind. The others need

to keep going because they are clearfully the qualifying positions

and will knock out the first six. She knows they raced well, these two

now may be can work together to try and make sure that if one goes

through, as the third automatic qualifier, the other has a good

chance of being the fastest loser. It is still Jebet and Chepkoech out

in front. They have separated themselves in third and fourth,

behind these two now, so we have the American and you have the Jamaican

brought. Jebet and Chepkoech, they only don't need to worry about them.

They are racing among themselves, they don't need to waste any energy

here, ahead of the final on Friday. They are well aware of how clear

they are. They are not opening the gap any further, but it's a good

race behind them. They are not opening the gap any further. They

have decided to look at the screen and take the foot off the gas a bit.

Now they have built up that cushion, the only danger comes from the not

too great hurdling technique. There is a battle further back. Trying to

get back, leading the group of four, trying to get back to the two in

third and fourth. They are the ones we want to look at. The American.

Also brought from Jamaica who has dope a lot of her racing in the US

college circuit. They will qualify. It is this group here, I say group,

a group of two if you can have such a thing. The group behind them, is

about 10, 15 metres and they are not losing contact. It is only three to

go through automatically. It's a good tussle behind the two out in

front. It is like two battles going on with two in front. They are going

to go through and qualify. The battle behind that is between

brought. It is significant but it is not impossible to close down in the

next two laps. A good race led by Fente. They are trying to get back

to those two in third and fourth but chase a time. This heat is much

quicker, at least from the top two, than the first heat was, and again,

a very sluggish first heat with the last of the fastest losers at the

moment, down 9.54. Three heats in total and Rosie Clarke goes in the

next. Jebet has a very ungainly stand. It

makes you wince as she comes down. If you contrast the style of Jebet

with others, it is evident they work on the barriers. Jebet represents

Bahrain, but she still trains in her native Kenya. Trains with Chespol,

who comes in the next heat. Three go through automatically. Frerichs, the

American, tries to lift the place. That Praught is still just behind

her, the Jamaican. At the moment, Aisha Praught is going to be clear,

but probably the next behind her are likely to go through as well. The

danger is the people coming out in the third heat. It is easy for these

two at the moment. The first two, Chepkoech and Jebet. And behind,

Courtney Frerichs of the United States, second in the US trials. A

gap opening out between her and Aisha Praught of Jamaica. The two

leaders, out in front, along way clear. Frerichs in the water for the

last time, and does it well. Aisha Praught with the chase now to try to

get that last automatic qualifying place. Out in front, Chepkoech and

Ruth Jebet, the Olympic champion. Chepkoech with a great record in

this event. As does Kenya. The time is much, much quicker than the first

heat. Frerichs over the line. Praught in about 9.25, which is a

good deal faster than the fastest leaders from the first heat. Fente,

and Kaya coming through. They are all fast. Perhaps even the Danish

athlete coming through there. It is going to be tight. But Jebet, the

Olympic champion, is off to have a chat with a few people. Chepkoech

has done her job as well. They are safely through, as is Courtney

Frerichs. With unrelenting rain, Shara Proctor

takes to the runway for her second attempt to try and reach the

qualifying mark of 6.70. Needs to find more. A better height. Slightly

better distance, maybe. Proctor is behind. It is terrible

conditions. Unlike Clichy will need the 6.70 that is automatic

qualifying. Somewhere in the 6.20s. She's going to need more than that.

Thinking on the penultimate and going out too high. Not going across

the board horizontally. There is an optimum angle. There is a vertical

element, and a horizontal. Look at that. 13th place. Only 12 make the

final. Lorraine Ugen, looked really good in the first round. The second

best jumper of this qualifying process so far. Behind Bartoletta.

She knew she had gone over on the plasticine. She looks good. Running

hard, running a bit rocky. Just over a extended there. 6.63. Second

place. That might be good enough to get through. Almost certainly, given

the conditions, but a foul for Lorraine Ugen. One more chance for

automatic qualifying. You can see the pitch just on the edge of the

shelter. Going well for Lorraine Ugen. Shara Proctor and Jazmin

Sawyers the wrong side of the cut. Only 12 athletes to go through.

Fifth place is likely to be enough to. It is tough there.? Is

underfoot. Just to retain contact with the ground. And that is better.

There is the white flag there. Just backs of the board there, Klishina.

Just citing the board and running a little bit. She had the room,

really. Got to run at the board and accelerate. But a lot tend to

decelerate towards the end, but that is where you want to have a quick

one, two rhythm of the board. Tough when it's raining. It puts an

element of doubt in your mind. It is the best we've seen so far. 6.66 for

Klishina. But still shy of automatic. A higher qualifying

standard here. Maybe the conditions playing a part, in the fact that no

athlete has gone beyond automatic qualifying. So Jazmin Sawyers. We

have seen her raise her game when she needs to in the past on so many

occasions. She is going to have to find half a metre here to improve

her round one distance. Decelerated and jammed her foot in there. Hips

back at the board, and slammed her foot in. That decelerated her at the

board. You need 6.35 to be in the top 12 as it stands at a moment.

Running in. It just blocks. You have to have a backward movement

underneath you to carry the speed. Another field event under way. Nick

Miller in the hammer. Another event that is going to be compromised in

these conditions. Down the left sector for Miller there. A good

start. Really good start. Bang on that auto qualifying line. Just in

the centre. Just held on to this. Trying to make sure with his feet,

maybe. In the conditions, that is a really good throw for Nick Miller.

24 years of age. The British record-holder. 75.52, auto

qualifying. A brilliant start for Nick Miller. Kept his arms really

long on the turns. You just have to let the hammerhead go. The hammer

releasing at around 60 miles an hour. He qualified so well at the

World Championships last time around. That is job done. Job done

indeed for Nick Miller. Books his place for Friday's final. Another

chance of a medal. We haven't managed to convert on so many

occasions. Just that one gold medal for Mo Farah, of course. Can Nick

Miller do what Sophie Hitchon did last year? His lifetime best is

going to be the kind of distance he needs. That is possibly one of his

best throws ever, for me. Possibly. The only concern is that it was down

the left-hand side. But in these wet conditions, job done. In you go. We

are now lining up for the third heat of the 3000 metres women's

steeplechase. All of those from Fente to Kaya are in qualifying

positions. Much faster than the first heat. Rosie Clarke. Not the

preparation she would have liked. She is new to the steeplechase.

Started last year. A good 1500 metre runner. Ran her personal best. Then

injury since then has affected her preparations. She is fit and healthy

now, but a tough qualification for her. Top three, or six fastest

losers. She's got Emma Coburn, the Olympic bronze medallist, against

her. Fabian Schar lamp from Switzerland. Rosie got a great

introduction. She's got some very good African runners, including this

18-year-old, Chespol. A new African record-holder as a junior and as a

senior. Phenomenal running earlier in the year. She won the Kenyan

trial as well. Emma Coburn as well. Another couple of very good

youngsters. Yavi, a Kenyan who now runs for Bahrain. We have Chemutai

of Uganda, 18 years old. Where ever you let, some bright talents in this

event. And Rosie Clarke. She picked up an injury back in May after the

run in Stamford. Had a curtailed preparation. But she has a chance

now and has to run. She were to finish fourth or fifth in this heat,

that would be an incredible achievement. To get to the final is

a tall order. It is. She missed a little bit of training, but then she

was back out with the group in France, and it was good training. I

saw some very good sessions from her that indicated she could go close to

her personal best. She's going to have to do that, and keep moving if

people don't keep the pace moving well. Something around 3.10 would be

helpful. 3.10 would give you nine point 30, which is a little bit

quicker than rosy's personal-best. She just needs to keep improving,

getting quicker. She is a very good runner. If she gets to grips with

the... O! She has fallen! I'm not quite sure what happened there.

Don't panic. Don't panic. She will have got a bit of a shock there. She

just needs to settle. Let's have another look. Let's see them coming

into the barriers. I think LaCaze just came across a bit. Did she

slipped? She lost all the Menton and went down onto her knees almost

there. I wonder if she hurt her ankle as she landed on it. As she

landed, you could see the pain on her face. She needs to not panic

now. She is running well, so it is clearly not too serious. She just

needs to get back in control of herself, stay in touch, and just to

try to get that surge of adrenaline she will have got as she stumbled

under control. She takes the barriers well, but she has been

stuttering into them a bit. Once a better site of them. Her pace is

pretty good. It's not really quick, but it is enough, if you like. A lot

of the youngsters in there. Still coming to a stop there. She has got

to stretch out off that barrier and pushed through. It is the energy you

waste. It is OK recovering in these early laps, but you will pay for it

in later laps. Chemutai and Yavi ahead of her. Yavi, the 17-year-old.

I saw her pacemaking in Oslo and she actually missed the water jump. I

think Assefa took her out. Rosie Clarke trying to hang on as the pace

picks up. Still in this at the moment. America's Brittney Reese,

champion in this stadium five years ago, lost out to Olympic gold last

year to her team-mate by just two centimetres. A very tentative start

to her world title campaign in the first round. Just shortened their

slightly maybe. That looks like no improvement.

She is putting the brakes on. Almost perfect, board, maybe she thought

she was going to bow. Crowded herself a bit on the line and lost

her leverage, take off. Tends to be slightly on top of herself when she

jumps. 6.46. No improvement. Still in sixth place.

Our new leader in this third heat is Emma Coburn. She is a bit of a hero

of American distance running Emma Coburn, a bit of a poster girl for

everything they have been doing over the last year, the medals they have

been winning. Jager won a medal in the men's vent. She knows what that

feels like. He will hope she can do better. The young African athlete,

Yavi just 17. Chespol, only 18, run under nine minutes. Lacaze is

committed. Rosie Clarke is still in. She is moving better now. Taking the

barriers better. She is passing athletes. The pace was good enough.

It is on her personal best, she would have to finish strongly, but

she is running well. That will give her confidence as she is catching

people. Taking the water jump better: I watched to see how she

took that. The barriers on the flat. She has been hurdling them well. She

is a good hurdler, but when he hit that water jump so badly, the NEC

couple of times she stuttered going into it and looked uncomfortable

landing. She looked better on that one, you can see the look of

determination on her face, she knows she needs to move up and get more in

contact with the group in front and pick off every one of those she can.

I reckon if she could get in the top six finishers, maybe second or third

fastest and run about 8.56 you would go through, but she will have to

pick it up. The pace is going well now. Emma Coburn just slotting on to

the back. Lacaze is in a great position, which is a long way back,

Rosie Clarke, that effort she made in the mid 8, you can see they have

picked up, the 3.9 kilometre and Rosie is struggling. She seems, she

really fell, because I thought she had been back on the shoulder. She

just didn't see that, that is a real shame. She had got back and now she

needs to really really fight hard, but it is a tough, tough ask of her

from here. I think that might be her World Championships over unless she

can really find something big, now, over just two laps. Apologise to

Rosie, I didn't see that down the back straight. Behind the hammer net

as we look across. The pictures were on the leaders and it happened out

our vision, that is why she had fallen away, you cannot pick up from

that. It was, she was moving so well at that time. And certainly was in

with an opportunity, as I said I was scanning to see what she needed to

do. Sadly that opportunity seems to have gone. So Lacaze in the fourth

qualifier or still in with a chance of coming in the top three here. The

one who has dropped off is Diro, the young Ethopian who was fifth in the

London Olympics is starting to go well. Chespol and Yavi, the two

teenagers with that terrible technique but which is standing her

in reasonable stead. Emma Coburn looks in control of this

one, although she is struggling to stay with that gap. She doesn't

enjoyed, she looks at the screen. We see Rosie Clarke looking down at the

track. It is a substantial distance she has 20 make up. You can see her

in the background entering into the home straight, and Chemutai is

fading badly. She could have got Health Service up into conten tiong

it is a shame. Most are chasing fastest loser spots but there is

four at the front. I think they are going to go through. Probably Diro,

so Lacaze probably doesn't need to worry. She is looking at the clock.

I don't know how aware she is of whether she needs to sprint and

chase them. These the three contenders. Chespol. Yavi, Coburn.

The American, but Lacaze has run very well here indeed. She recently

celebrated, think this week it was her birthday, turned 28 and running

a big race here, so these four look safe. Three of them will qualify by

rights. Lacaze will be pretty sure guaranteed a spot. She will be,

looking at the clock. She is going to try and outsprintawayy. Do they

take it safely? Yes. Chespol. Cow burn and Lacaze, the clock stopped

about 9.27. Yavi will go through, Diro will and behind them, it's a

scrap on, we will teaty that up. That is sad for Rosie Clarke,

without that fall, she wouldn't have been too far away. She, two

incidents for Rosie, the first time round in the water jump where she

pretty much stopped herself landing on two feet and a really bad clatter

into the hurdle on the back straight behind the hammer net. Put paid to

any chance she had. I think we are go, we will accept there will be

more opportunities for Rosie Clarke, she is just learning the event, and

well, for her chances, they disappeared there, so sad, all the

hard work she has put in, to get there, Paula. It is going to be

tough, we will come back to in in a second. Long jump first. Yes, Great

Britain's Shara Proctor is on the runway for the third time. She knows

exactly what she needs to qualify. At the moment, 6.43 is in 12th

place. You can see she is in... So this the final chance to get

involved. A final on Friday. Than is very

high. It is better. This is going to be close. This is a nervous wait at

this point. You want to see, it gets a white flag. That is the critical

thing. So better speed. Better commitment.

Reaching there, she was way more committed in this jump Had that knee

injury at the British champs. It is like a car accident that resulted in

damage to her knee, and hasn't competed since. It is 6.45 for Shara

Proctor. A nervous wait for her. Because she is in 12th place, that

may still not be enough, because there is lots of jumpers who can go

beyond that. At the moment she is in, but it is not guaranteed. It a

nervous wait. There are 15 people after you. Some are ahead, you have

that wait and Jazmin Sawyers as well, so can a Brit not knock a Brit

out? We saw Nick Miller qualify in his

first throw. Something this man couldn't do.

She fallible. Didn't qat -- qualify. This looked better for Fajdek. He is

such a resounding favourite. But has shown that he can get it wrong. 12

consecutive wins last year and then a loss and no qualification in the

Olympics. Doesn't like qualifying, I don't think. He will be happy with

that. Lead qualifier. They don't even have to collect

their own hammers. Look at that. When it gets back there there will

be somewhere with a towel that cleans it, hangs it back up. You

don't get them in training though. No. I will let the athletes fetch

their own. Did you fetch your own javelin

Steve? More of that in a second. Lorraine Ugen. She is taking her

third attempt here, surprisingly, I have to say because she is the third

best qualifier overall, maybe just wanted to check this run out. This

is fast on the approach. That is is a big jump. I think it's a foul

though. That was really committed. She looks good. I am optimistic

about her. The difficulty is when she runs faster her stride lengthens

and that will creep you into the board. Yes she committed but you can

see that lengthening and slight deceleration into the board, but,

fingers crossed 6.63 will be good enough. It is likely, well it is

almost assured to be good enough. Third best qualifier so far.

Lorraine Ugen looking really good. The rain has really been persistent

here this afternoon. Jazmin Sawyers, taking shelter, ahead of her third

attempt. Terrible condition, but something

for the athletes to try and make the best of. While we are waiting for

Jazmin Sawyers, this was Rosie Clarke, this was early on. Just came

to a bit of a stop then, a bit of a stumble, landed with two feet. And

then, a worse fall, much worse fall later, so she finished 9.69 this

ninth plate. Three fastest losers from that heat. Sadly Schlumpf of

Switzerland just missing out. Another foul. Look at the rain

running off the flag there, that was a solid jump from Klishina. He is

looking in good shape. And the main protagonist Reese, Bartoletta, two

previous World Champions, Klishina, way beyond the board there for

Klishina. She is the lead, that 6.66 on the

second round is the best. So we have got another medal ceremony and big

smile from the American sap Kendricks in what was a thrilling

final yesterday evening. So Kendricks stands on top of the

world, ahead of the Pole. Surprise silver. Another World Championships

has eluded hip. Bubka. He competed flawlessly last night.

And now he has his National Anthem to enjoy that gold medal.

The third time we have heard the American National Anthem. It was

Gatlin in the sprint and Kendricks now, another gold for the USA, the

world record holder. Great performance there, but the man of

the moment, is Sam Kendricks, he has been brilliant all summer and

managed to convert it here at the World Championships.

And as expected take that gold medal.

Watching on from the studio seeing his fellow Frenchman pick up the

bronze there, is Pierre Bosse who is the proud owner of a World

Championship medal. Congratulations. It doesn't fit me well. Sorry about

that. slightly maybe. That looks like no

improvement. The great thing about goals is that

it goes with anything. It looks better on you! It was an amazing

race, and for you to come from the fourth in Rio last year, and then

find yourself at the top of the podium... What has happened in the

last year? Many things. Nobody knows, but I had a very bad car

accident in October, so it was a very long trip to come back, after

all of the trouble that came back after that. I changed also my coach.

I've been in Australia two months, I've been everywhere, and I've

discovered many things. This is my face you see now. My hair is moving!

Never mind your hair! What about your race tactics? They came off,

didn't they? At this point, I knew, somehow, that I was going to win. A

feeling came over everything. I was dreaming at this point. What were

you dreaming? It was a good dreams. I was saying, you know this

nightmare where somebody is chasing you that never catches you? You know

about this nightmare. Everybody has it. Somebody is behind but never

catches you, and you wake up and you are sweating because he never catch

you. You are running and sweating, but it never happened. You were

having an anxiety dream as you were running? Yes! But when it was over,

I couldn't believe it. I'm learning a lot about 800 metre runners. Kyle

Langford was with us a few minutes ago, who came fourth. I love that

guy. He was describing what went through his head. For the two laps

of that race, you do think of a lot! I have known that guy for a long

time. I think we have the same age. He used to train in Paris a couple

of weeks ago. So I crossed him there in Paris where I train. We are

friends of the track, but we are enemies on the track. This guy, it

is like the power of the crowd. The crowd love this guy, Mo Farah. Of

course. But Kyle Langford is better! Kyle Langford wants to be the new Mo

Farah. I think so, of 800. But he needs to beat me before that. That's

true. But he will. Pretty soon. He's a talented guy. The way he overtook

everybody on the last line. He deserved a medal, actually. .

Incredible. And hopefully you will experience that home crowd when the

Olympics come to Paris. Tell me about your friend who travelled for

13 hours to come to watch you. My friend? It actually wasn't my best

friend. He missed a date, a really bad date, so he called me before the

final, the night before, about midnight. He had a beer in his hand,

and he said, you need to get out here, man. You need to relax. You

need to party with me, I said. He said, no. Yes. And that was it. He

just came. He was on the train for hours later. A great friend. He will

probably want to follow you around the world now. You are world

champion. Enjoy it! I do, but I can't. Nobody told me how! Michael,

tell me how to do it! Michael Jonsson is in homework corner. it

fits you. You wear it well. I think it is sinking in. He is a great guy.

You should hang around here more often. We are enjoying having you.

Thanks. I appreciate it. You were next door on Japanese TV a moment

ago, but I'm glad you came in. To speak English is always good to try,

for French men. You are doing very well. Thanks to my girlfriend in

Australia right there. Because of her, I speak English. Glad she got a

mention! Lets get back on the track for the 5000 metre heats. Mo time!

Steve Cram. From one boss to another... I told

you that he was a character, Bosse. Mo Farah has one gold medal, like

him. We have to heats of the men's 5000 metres. The first five and the

five fastest will go through to the final. I think this heat is a bit

tougher. The other Brit is probably pleased that Mo is in this one. Mo

never worries about his heats. I saw him yesterday. Looked very relaxed.

Said he had recovered and was looking forward to it. He has plenty

of good opposition here, including Rop, the former Kenyan running for

Bahrain. The world indoor champion as well. I saw him run a very good

1500 metres. Here is Mo's training partner, Bashir Abdi. Wherever Mo

goes, he goes. Except in the races. Not quick enough. To Lang on the

inside. One or two to watch out for. Kiplangat. Address very good, the

Ethiopian. Some very good Ethiopians. We have Jacob Kiplimo of

Uganda as well. People have been getting

disqualified all over the place for standing on the line. One or two

tonight as well. A lot of young talent here. A bit of a Changing of

the Guard of 5000 metres. I don't think it will happen quickly enough

to challenge Mo Farah, but we might see a couple of the youngsters in

this race coming on and developing. For the time being, Mo Farah is

still the man to beat. He won't mind these very British conditions. Chile

and wet. There are 12 men in this heat to have run under 13.15 this

year. If they wanted to, they could make this a tough heat. Tire them

out a little bit more, because he's run the 10,000 metres. There is

another race to come, so why hang around. A bit of rain is not bad for

distance running. No surprise perhaps that Kifle has gone out

hard. These are great conditions for distance running. A cool, rainy

evening for the new and Essex Beagle. Mo Farah doing what he's

done many times in this part of London, running round the streets

round here. We are looking forward to him going through the motions

tonight, and then emerging in the top five, or one of the fastest

losers. This is a hard event to run, because every single lap of this

track tires you out, and all you get for it is the chance to run another

12.5 times around the tracks for the final. You have to keep your

concentration, because sometimes you think it is easy, but it isn't.

Kifle got them moving, and he has stepped aside. You wouldn't expect

to Lang to be able to push them on, but Kifle ran in the 10,000 metres.

He's decided to keep them going. The long jump qualifying is still going

on. Jazmin Sawyers knows she has a chance here. She will need a jump

further than the 6.45. The coach watching on. A purposeful look on

the face of Jazmin Sawyers. The last jump of qualifying. No. That's not

going to be enough. No, unfortunately. Again, gets very high

and drops. Hasn't worked out well this year. Last year, Jazmin Sawyers

worked with a different coach. Changed coach this year. Going up

too high and not carrying the speed across the board. Second in the

Commonwealth Games, eighth in the Olympics last year. She is a major

champs competitor. 6.34, not enough. 18th place. Her world champs is

over. The race is on here in the 5000

metre heats. Mo Farah having to keep moving. The crowd is responding to

it. Kejelcha, a very good Ethiopians. The pace has moved on.

Kifle picked it up. Fifa got things moving again. Kiplimo, the

cross-country champion, also. It was not that quick the first few hundred

metres. It was 600 before they got moving. They have moved it on a bit

now. That is the right thing to do. They are giving themselves extra

chances, because there are some very good athlete in this field. The

world Junior cross country champion, Kiplimo. He's only 16, half the age

of Mo Farah. We will see a lot of him in the future. Kifle from

Eritrea. They are making it a little bit hard for Mo. He knows what he

has to do. To Ethiopians ahead of him are talented athletes as well.

He's got to be on his game and apply himself. He's not got to resent the

fact that he's got to run 12.5 laps of the track to get into the final.

You've got to do it. Never too much to worry about for Mo, if he keeps

on his feet. He will keep an eye on where the qualifying positions are.

He will keep an eye on the ones he has to worry about. Ibrahimov just

behind him, who in years gone by, almost outkicked Mo Farah, but not

any more. Ibrahimov, sounds like a football name! Eric Jenkins is

having a good season, the American in the all blue in about six place.

Kip gel car will stop I saw him run a 1500 metres before. It was against

a very fast guy, and he almost out kicked him. Why do we not see that

in the 5000 metres from kip gel car? He has the pace. Mo never seems to

worry about him. On paper, you wonder if he could give Mo Farah

some problems. His 1500 metre pace is getting closer to Mo Farah's, but

I don't see him as anything to worry about. He is proving he can win

races, and tonight, he is latching on to Mo Farah and will just follow

him. You can see the Eritrean deciding to push it along. And Mo

Farah. Being tracked by those useful... More than useful,

actually! Two Ethiopians are extremely good runners. Mo Farah

doing what he needs to do. He loves the stadium. On a wet night in

Newham, he has been here many times before. Watching in the studio is

Paula. This is playing once more into Mo's hands. They have slowed

down. It's definitely is. He's doing absolutely what he needs to do and

nothing more than that. You can hear a roar. Is that for him? He is

controlling them, and not doing anything at all to test him. You

probably wouldn't expect them to. Good news for Andy Butchart. He will

be keeping an eye on this in the tunnel. They have slowed again.

Kiplimo, the youngster. There are three or four very good youngsters

in this. Mo Farah tucked in the middle with his training partner,

Abdi, on his right. The Ethiopian, Rop, getting closer on his outside.

Sometimes it takes a while to extricate himself, but once he gets

moving, he's pretty quick. Five to go.

Gisamoda leading on the inside. Ibrahimov, kej, Mo Farah, side

stepping there neatly, he has been tripped a few times in the final of

the 10,000 metres and if Rio, and during the heats of the 5,000 last

time. He has such strength, inner body strength, his core stability is

really strong, so when he does get off balance he can balance himself

up again. His speed is never in question, and it is going through

the motions here, but the pace, beginning to lift a little. The last

200 metres is beginning to lift. That lap of 66 is not doing any

damage to anybody. It is comfortable for the vast majority of this field.

A bit of pushing and shoving. The Canadian Knight got a bit of an

elbow from Edris, he is trying to follow Farah. Edris can get.

Kejelcha can kick, of course Mo Farah can kick, what about the

others though, they are lining up, four laps to go. Gisamoda, trying to

put a bit of pace on at the front. They are not interested in him. It

St these two Ethopians. Ibrahimov on the inside. Kiplimo coming out. The

young cross-country champion looking for some room. They are all still

there. They are bunched. They have a chance. There is too many of them.

Far too many here. Now, when you get in a group like this, you know there

is only five to qualify. The advantage goes to the second heat.

They can see what time you have to run and they can work it between

them. Now, some of these athletes are going to panic. Somebody is

going to try and make a run for it. Mow is in a good position. Edris,

and Kiplimo there, but really there is far too many for comfort here as

they come down the straight, three laps to go.

Kiplimo having a look across at Mo Farah. Rop has always been in a good

position. Kejelcha, dangerous. In more ways than one, the long legs of

his sometimes can be a danger. Mow likes to keep out of trouble, make

others come wide. Give himself room. Exactly the right thing do when you

are in a group like this. They are all lining up behind Mo Farah. Look

at McDonald, the Australian who has had a cracking year, he thinks we

need to get this moving. Jenkin, Edris,ed Ritz has been back and

forward and an elbow in the tummy from Rop. Some pushing and shoving.

A few words exchanged. 11 minutes through 4,000 metre, so that is not

very quick at all. Mo Farah knows, it is only first five to qualify.

Now he moves on the outside. He looks ahead. He has been watching

the screen all round and the screen has only been telling him one thing,

you can't relax, there is too many here for comfort. Here they go. Two

laps to go, ebbmove starts to make a move on the inside. Kejelcha goes

with him. Edris is loitering. Mo is in a good place. He drifts yards the

front. Put himself right and he will make sure that he will only do

enough on the last lap and three-quarters.

I get the feeling there will be one of the bigger names comes a cropper

here. I don't mean in terms of falling over or anything, I just

mean there is always someone when it is this slow who is quicker than you

think. Not expected to be able to sprint but can. Kejelcha and Farah.

Edris on the outside. Abdi on the inside. Kifle is there. The tannian

still getting a shove there and moves round the outside. Gisamoda.

So mow controlling it. He doesn't want to lose that position now,

there is still plenty in with a chance. He does this really well

though, when he gets near enough to the front and he starts to decide it

is time to take control, now you will watch him, he won't want to

concede any position here. He won't want to do anything that makes him