:00:14. > :00:18.Six July 2005 London was given the right to host the Olympic Games for
:00:19. > :00:25.the first time since 1948, seven years ahead, David Beckham and Steve
:00:26. > :00:32.Redgrave passed the Olympic torch. Opening ceremony only the start. The
:00:33. > :00:35.speeches which were taken to heart. Before we look to the future,
:00:36. > :00:39.reminisce to the past with a trip to the Olympic Park. Remembers super
:00:40. > :00:47.Saturday, when history was made and Team GB scored three goals? The
:00:48. > :00:53.field was levelled. 46 minutes collecting the treble. Just
:00:54. > :00:57.something about the city, one of the greatest on the globe, stories have
:00:58. > :01:03.been written, the stuff of visions, we make our visions live and replay
:01:04. > :01:08.with precision. Watch them as they relapse on the Olympic Park. Find a
:01:09. > :01:14.way to channel your energy, I know it's hard. Set to make the mark, the
:01:15. > :01:23.fastest athletes in the world. We've got Usain Bolt, the king on the
:01:24. > :01:30.throne, 11 times he's crossed the line, but him and Mo set to retire
:01:31. > :01:35.once the championship is over. Lexi cemented in place over the next ten
:01:36. > :01:40.days, this is the next-generation's phase. -- legacy cemented. London
:01:41. > :01:47.2017, the World Athletics Championships. The stuff of dreams
:01:48. > :01:48.until we make it a reality, London 2017, a World Athletics
:01:49. > :02:16.Championships. Michael Johnson storming away to
:02:17. > :02:21.another gold medal! Magnificent, Carl Lewis. That is history in the
:02:22. > :02:30.making. Jessica Ennis-Hill back on top of the world. It's massive. The
:02:31. > :02:42.champion of the world. Five years after the greatest show
:02:43. > :02:45.on earth, The London Stadium in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
:02:46. > :02:47.is the focal point of For the next 10 days,
:02:48. > :02:51.the best track and field athletes on the planet will go head-to-head
:02:52. > :02:54.in their quest to strive faster, higher and stronger - with precious
:02:55. > :02:58.medals all in their sights. We're in for a treat -
:02:59. > :03:02.and we'd love you to join us on the BBC in witnessing
:03:03. > :03:04.what we hope will be another special event
:03:05. > :03:15.which is hosted here in the UK. I'm delighted to say that one of the
:03:16. > :03:18.shining stars of that Olympic Games five years ago is with us on the
:03:19. > :03:24.sofa. Jessica Ennis-Hill, great to have you here alongside Denise Lewis
:03:25. > :03:27.and Michael, who are equally excited about remembering and looking
:03:28. > :03:32.forward. When you come here, and we've been here for a couple of
:03:33. > :03:37.hours, the crowds have been here in anticipation, is there a bit of you
:03:38. > :03:42.that wishes you were still back down there? In all honesty, no. I've had
:03:43. > :03:47.an amazing time on this track and it would be hard to top that. It's nice
:03:48. > :03:49.to be on this site now and experiencing the build-up, the
:03:50. > :03:54.crowd, the atmosphere in a different way. I don't find the need to be on
:03:55. > :04:02.the track. Physically perhaps at the moment, not the ideal time. You are
:04:03. > :04:06.a month away from giving birth to your second child I might struggle
:04:07. > :04:12.with the hurdles! The decision of when to call it a day and when to
:04:13. > :04:14.stop putting your body on the line constantly, sometimes it's made for
:04:15. > :04:18.you and sometimes you get the luxury of saying, as you did in Rio, enough
:04:19. > :04:23.is enough. There is always that feeling when you come into an event
:04:24. > :04:26.like this that you know what it's all about, how to do it. I think
:04:27. > :04:32.it's the first time you are watching from the sidelines, yes, you
:04:33. > :04:35.recognise that. Jess went out at the top of her game, but wait until the
:04:36. > :04:41.first gun goes and the excitement kicks in. There is a pang of, oh, I
:04:42. > :04:45.wish I was still there. But you have to move on, and Jess is doing that
:04:46. > :04:49.happily. She's got lovely things to look forward to. But it's hard
:04:50. > :04:54.watching the first championships you are not competing. We were here 24
:04:55. > :04:58.hours ago with an empty stadium and they were still painting things and
:04:59. > :05:02.getting ready. As you walk in today, do you get the sense that there is a
:05:03. > :05:05.feeling, from the knowledgeable sporting crowd, that they want to
:05:06. > :05:10.tap back into those great feelings of five years ago? Absolutely, the
:05:11. > :05:15.build-up and anticipation has been robust. People are wanting this,
:05:16. > :05:20.they want to come back in here and see a repeat of five years ago. They
:05:21. > :05:24.are not going to get quite that, because Jess is up here with us, but
:05:25. > :05:29.I think they will see some fantastic athletics. The World Championships
:05:30. > :05:32.following an Olympic year provides the opportunity to see which stars
:05:33. > :05:37.are truly going to emerge as the new stars of the sport, after having put
:05:38. > :05:41.themselves out there last year, having won the gold, are they going
:05:42. > :05:47.to do that more and will be able to see that over the next ten days.
:05:48. > :05:52.Here you are in 2012, one of the great roars of the Olympic Games. A
:05:53. > :05:56.moment you've seen many times, I'm sure. I never get tired of that,
:05:57. > :06:00.that feeling you get when you've achieved all you wanted to achieve
:06:01. > :06:05.and done all the training and you get to stand on that podium. I think
:06:06. > :06:08.you have 13 World Championship medals between you, which is
:06:09. > :06:11.incredible. You'll get another one this weekend, with the reallocation
:06:12. > :06:16.of medals happening, and one of those is yours, on Sunday you'll get
:06:17. > :06:20.the gold from Daegu. But your second gold as it was at that time came in
:06:21. > :06:24.Beijing just a year after the birth of your child. Tell us a bit about
:06:25. > :06:30.World Championships and what it's like to get everything right on that
:06:31. > :06:36.day. Two days, with you. It's hard in our sport and you have injuries
:06:37. > :06:38.and setbacks along the way. I had my first World Championships ten years
:06:39. > :06:45.ago in Osaka. To think back to that time and compare it to 2015,
:06:46. > :06:48.standing on the podium after having my son, it takes a lot of drive, a
:06:49. > :06:53.lot of determination, but it's an incredible feeling. It's like
:06:54. > :07:00.nothing else. That's probably one of my proudest moments. Because you
:07:01. > :07:04.came back after Reggie. Because I knew how hard it was. It was a
:07:05. > :07:07.massive challenge. Before you become a parent, you don't know how your
:07:08. > :07:11.life is going to change, and it changes massively. To find my way
:07:12. > :07:16.back into training and back into the top of the stage, the world stage,
:07:17. > :07:21.that was the hardest thing I've ever done but the most rewarding. We will
:07:22. > :07:25.be tapping back into many of those memories and getting your take on
:07:26. > :07:29.this year's heptathlete line-up, which kicks off tomorrow. Katarina
:07:30. > :07:35.Johnson-Thompson of Great Britain is hoping to emulate the great work of
:07:36. > :07:38.Denise and Jess. Let's go back five years and remind you of the opening
:07:39. > :07:43.ceremony, incredible, back in the Olympic stadium. Thomas
:07:44. > :07:45.Heatherwick's flame was the centrepiece for the two weeks, and
:07:46. > :07:54.we were treated to the most magnificent physical, theatrical,
:07:55. > :07:58.firework show. It was The Aisles Of Wonder by Danny Boyle. I'm pretty
:07:59. > :08:02.sure we will not have fireworks like that today, and we will not see
:08:03. > :08:07.Steve Redgrave, but I'm sure we'll have a lovely opening ceremony. It
:08:08. > :08:11.is taking place at about 6:40pm. There was at least one reminder of
:08:12. > :08:21.2012, and Oreo goober is with some special participants. -- Ore Oduba.
:08:22. > :08:26.London 2012 would not have hit the right note if it wasn't for the
:08:27. > :08:31.Games Makers Choir, and some of them are robust. It is a pleasure to be
:08:32. > :08:38.with all of you. Victoria, it's down to you that this magnificent
:08:39. > :08:42.bemusedly Lily community came together. It's amazing, I was a
:08:43. > :08:48.volunteer in 2012, I had the idea of a choir and 200 people signed up.
:08:49. > :08:53.From there, you didn't just perform around London 2012, but he went on
:08:54. > :08:58.to perform as your own entity in loads of other stadiums. And here
:08:59. > :09:02.you are. I can't believe it. I'd never have thought that that group
:09:03. > :09:06.of volunteers five years ago would become the choir for sport. Over the
:09:07. > :09:10.last five years, we've performed at Wembley, Twickenham, he Olympic
:09:11. > :09:14.stadium, events like the Rugby World Cup, and it's the biggest privilege
:09:15. > :09:21.to be back here, five years later almost to the day. You are just six
:09:22. > :09:24.of 100 in your group. You are one of them, is on double stop you were
:09:25. > :09:29.also there in 2012. Tell us about the feeling and emotion. You were
:09:30. > :09:34.telling us about the smile on your face. It's incredible, the memories
:09:35. > :09:40.of London 2012. I volunteered at the Paralympics, and it was incredible.
:09:41. > :09:42.The unity that you feel with the other volunteers, and everybody is
:09:43. > :09:49.so friendly, it feels really good back and experience that again. Give
:09:50. > :09:53.us an idea of what it is like to sing amongst your friends. It's
:09:54. > :10:00.wonderful. We describe ourselves often as a family. We have a lot of
:10:01. > :10:04.fun, we have an amazing time, and it's wonderful to be back here and
:10:05. > :10:11.to relive that spirit. We very much have that spirit of London 2012
:10:12. > :10:16.living on, our legacy, I guess, from 2012. We have this choir. To keep
:10:17. > :10:22.those memories going. And he will have more memories tonight. It will
:10:23. > :10:25.be another special occasion. These guys just sing, because Margaret and
:10:26. > :10:34.I are going to have a little dance later. Don't you worry! Baxter come.
:10:35. > :10:38.Singing first, dancing later. They are already in full flow in what is
:10:39. > :10:43.the preshow to the opening ceremony. The Games Makers Choir.
:10:44. > :10:51.One of the legacies to that games was how many people volunteered and
:10:52. > :10:55.made such a success across a whole dream of activities. 1 million
:10:56. > :10:59.people contributed. I guess athletics, like many sports, is a
:11:00. > :11:05.sport that lives on its grassroots and volunteers, and it is still that
:11:06. > :11:11.way. Absolutely. The 70,000 plus volunteers at the Olympics were
:11:12. > :11:15.incredible. They were the eyes, the voice, setting the scene of the
:11:16. > :11:23.championships. It is a sport that relies heavily on volunteers. It has
:11:24. > :11:28.been the fabric for so long, since doing the grass, cutting the lawns,
:11:29. > :11:35.and knowing, and just delivering stadiums around the country, to make
:11:36. > :11:40.us better athletes. It's great. I know it isn't necessarily what you
:11:41. > :11:44.call a classic volunteer job, but it's amazing how many of the
:11:45. > :11:48.athletes who held baskets for athletes in 2012 on our elite
:11:49. > :12:00.athletes. It's incredible to see, and I know that one of them held my
:12:01. > :12:04.box. Did you notice that the time? Yes, Laviai Nielsen is definitely a
:12:05. > :12:07.talent for them so special that she had that experience, which very
:12:08. > :12:14.different to what she will have in the stadium now, and to see how she
:12:15. > :12:17.has developed. She will be in the relay. Being inspired to be around
:12:18. > :12:26.elite athletes and realise their dreams. Londoners had a difficult,
:12:27. > :12:30.tough 2017 so far, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, having to
:12:31. > :12:34.oversee many, many terrible moments, but he knows more than anyone else
:12:35. > :12:39.the optimism and hope that this city thrives on and will always dig deep
:12:40. > :12:42.into, and he sees this championship as an opportunity to show the world
:12:43. > :12:48.once again that London is alive and open for business. He was speaking
:12:49. > :12:51.to Phil Jones earlier. I think it's there to say that
:12:52. > :12:56.London knows how to put on a show. We saw at the Olympics and we are
:12:57. > :12:59.seeing it now on the back of the Para World Championships. It's been
:13:00. > :13:04.a great year for us as a sporting capital of the world and you know
:13:05. > :13:08.what? We haven't begun yet, but already records have been broken.
:13:09. > :13:12.The qualifying standards to compete in these World Championships are the
:13:13. > :13:15.highest ever. We have the largest number of athletes at any World
:13:16. > :13:19.Championships in history. And more tickets sold for London 2017 than
:13:20. > :13:25.any previous World Championships. I can't wait. Tonight, especially,
:13:26. > :13:29.Usain Bolt, Mo Farah going for gold. You are away from the politics and
:13:30. > :13:36.the build-up, so what's it like as a sports fan? I can't wait to see Mo
:13:37. > :13:41.Farah coming home. He is a London boy and he does us proud. Looking
:13:42. > :13:43.forward to seeing Usain Bolt, a legend. I've been speaking to so
:13:44. > :13:48.many Londoners. It's remarkable, everybody is claiming to have some
:13:49. > :13:54.Jamaican heritage! But it's also the next generation, hoping that Lauren
:13:55. > :13:57.yorked does well, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, can she finally
:13:58. > :14:04.follow in the shadows of Jessica Ennis. The summer we have had, we
:14:05. > :14:08.could do with this antidote. It's great to see record numbers queueing
:14:09. > :14:14.outside. Tonight you will see a fantastic atmosphere and we do this
:14:15. > :14:18.so well. Such a difficult year for the capital, with the terrorist
:14:19. > :14:21.attacks and the Grenfell Tower fire. But you must be proud of how London
:14:22. > :14:27.comes together in times of adversity and great celebration like this. All
:14:28. > :14:32.of you around the world, I thank you for the support our city over the
:14:33. > :14:35.summer. We've had a tragic fire, terrorist attacks on our city, and
:14:36. > :14:39.we've shown the world that we are not going to allow anybody to trying
:14:40. > :14:42.to divide us or to spread hatred, and what better way to show the
:14:43. > :14:49.world about what we are known for, our diversity, equality, resilience.
:14:50. > :14:55.You will see Jamaicans, Americans, Brits are those from all countries
:14:56. > :14:59.in Africa, those from countries in Asia, all around the world, coming,
:15:00. > :15:03.having a great time, being applauded irrespective of the colour flag they
:15:04. > :15:08.are representing, irrespective of ethnicity and faith. That's what we
:15:09. > :15:11.do so well. That's a great message on which to end. Thank you for
:15:12. > :15:14.joining us. Enjoyed the next ten days. It's going to be a great
:15:15. > :15:26.London 2017. He is definitely up for it! And he's
:15:27. > :15:32.taking part in the opening ceremony. The Union Jacks are out, the Irish
:15:33. > :15:39.flag, there are plenty of nations being represented. The main man, Mo
:15:40. > :15:44.Farah, that is who so many people are here to see. He goes off at 20
:15:45. > :15:50.past nine. Usain Bolt starts his assault on what will be his final
:15:51. > :15:53.individual gold, if he wins, that final will be tomorrow night, and he
:15:54. > :16:03.has qualifying heats later this evening, on BBC One. And there are
:16:04. > :16:07.48 sets of three medals to be presented in these World
:16:08. > :16:11.Championships, and this is what it looks like. The design is based on
:16:12. > :16:22.track. Were designed by a company based in Birmingham, and you will be
:16:23. > :16:25.pleased to know, Jess, that Tony Minichiello was on the creative
:16:26. > :16:31.panel that fed into the design of the medals! I can't tell you the
:16:32. > :16:35.surprise on Jess's face, ladies and gentlemen! I have told her something
:16:36. > :16:39.she didn't know! Which bit of the medal do you think he was putting
:16:40. > :16:43.his worth into? I don't know, maybe that little bit of there? You have
:16:44. > :16:49.had a close look at what you have got plenty of these over the years
:16:50. > :16:55.to get how do they compare? None of those, it's the bronze! These are
:16:56. > :17:02.nice, I want one. You will have to do something to get one. I'm not
:17:03. > :17:07.prepared to do that. You can't just sit up here and get one! You can
:17:08. > :17:09.touch it for about another 20 minutes, then it has got to go back
:17:10. > :17:14.downstairs. Medals also to be given
:17:15. > :17:16.out very shortly - there will be five ceremonies
:17:17. > :17:19.to reallocate the medals And receiving a silver
:17:20. > :17:22.and two bronze medals which she was originally cheated out
:17:23. > :17:24.of is a familiar face, and one of our great Olympic
:17:25. > :17:34.and world champions. STEVE CRAM: What can use a about
:17:35. > :17:41.Christine? Every time, she saves her best. Here comes Christine
:17:42. > :17:53.Ohuruogu...! Christine Ohuruogu takes the gold medal! Oh, my
:17:54. > :18:02.word...! Christine Ohuruogu will start to run her down... Will she
:18:03. > :18:07.get there? Christine is coming! Another gold medal! Christine
:18:08. > :18:15.Ohuruogu is the world champion again! Can she get there this time?
:18:16. > :18:25.Christine Ohuruogu, a sterling effort to get the silver! And the
:18:26. > :18:32.first of those medals that Christine will receive tonight is the 4x400m
:18:33. > :18:41.relay squad, who have gone from fourth to bronze from 2009 and 2011.
:18:42. > :18:48.These were both due to a ban for one particular Russian athlete. She's
:18:49. > :18:57.there with her team-mates Lee McConnell, Vicky Barr, Nicholas
:18:58. > :19:01.Saunders, they make up the quartet. It is a moment that, it's not the
:19:02. > :19:05.day, it's not the time, it's not in the adrenaline of the moment, but to
:19:06. > :19:11.get it in a stadium like this is something that, it's a small
:19:12. > :19:17.consolation? It is, but I'm sure the girls are really, really delighted.
:19:18. > :19:20.Denise label listen to that reception, it is incredible.
:19:21. > :19:29.Delighted for them. They have been the backbone of the British team for
:19:30. > :19:34.many years, and Nicola in particular, due to injuries, I think
:19:35. > :19:39.did not reach her foal potential, despite that stunning silver medal
:19:40. > :19:44.in Osaka. The other thing with these athletes, Michael, some of them will
:19:45. > :19:48.have missed out on funding, which might have come with a medal, and
:19:49. > :19:54.also potentially, they would have had a confidence boost, belief in
:19:55. > :20:01.themselves, all of those things are in tangible? Yes, contracts are tied
:20:02. > :20:06.to medals and performance. Reductions in your contract are also
:20:07. > :20:12.tied to how you perform and the medals that you win or don't win.
:20:13. > :20:18.And so the impact on athletes when an athlete cheats is significant. We
:20:19. > :20:22.have always had spent time focusing on the cheetah, as opposed to the
:20:23. > :20:26.victims. But it is great but the victims are being recognised
:20:27. > :20:29.tonight. I think it should be a reminder and a wake-up call to the
:20:30. > :20:35.sport that you can't have this sort of situation, where athletes, when
:20:36. > :20:39.they retire from their sport, and years later, they are awarded a
:20:40. > :20:48.medal but they should have gotten in their career. The impact on those
:20:49. > :20:53.athletes is immense. It is great but the sport has started doing this,
:20:54. > :21:00.because there will be lots of athletes, as we watch Francena
:21:01. > :21:05.McCorory... GABBY LOGAN: This bronze moment,
:21:06. > :21:10.Michael, she missed her moment, she never got another one? I have said
:21:11. > :21:15.for years that one of the greatest examples of how devastating this can
:21:16. > :21:19.be to an athlete is a training part that I had, we sat down one day and
:21:20. > :21:22.just counted up the number of teams he would have made had it not been
:21:23. > :21:29.for people who subsequently tested positive. The impact on those
:21:30. > :21:31.athletes is tremendous. This is an athlete who, after getting that
:21:32. > :21:36.medal, would have got contract renewals, prize-money, funding, and
:21:37. > :21:40.would have got into races which she probably was not able to get into.
:21:41. > :21:44.It is a shame, it is fantastic that we are able to recognise them here,
:21:45. > :21:51.but the sport has to... We can't keep doing this, we have to avoid
:21:52. > :21:55.this. You're going to be experiencing this on Sunday - what
:21:56. > :21:59.are your thoughts? Again, obviously, it is a strange situation. I am
:22:00. > :22:03.grateful to be receiving it in the stadium in this way, now being
:22:04. > :22:07.retired. But on the same scale, of those moments are taken away from
:22:08. > :22:11.you. Thankfully, I was able to go on and achieve more medals in
:22:12. > :22:15.Championships, but like Michael says, for some athletes, that was
:22:16. > :22:20.their one moment to shine and to be on the top of the podium, and it's
:22:21. > :22:26.sad. And there they are back out again, this time it is for Daegu.
:22:27. > :22:31.Again, it's another bronze. And with the addition of Perri
:22:32. > :22:35.Shakes-Drayton, who has very excitedly joined the trio. Vicky
:22:36. > :22:41.Barr is the one who was not here, of course, in 2009. , but as I said,
:22:42. > :22:44.there have been so many athletes around the world who have never had
:22:45. > :22:51.this opportunity, who feel they have been robbed by the drug cheats. As
:22:52. > :22:55.Michael says, the sport is honouring them in some way, but we need to
:22:56. > :23:00.eradicate it. This is not what we want to see. It is great that the
:23:01. > :23:04.ladies are embracing the moment, but it's not what we want. But I think
:23:05. > :23:09.as well it's so nice for people like Nicola Sanders, I texted her the
:23:10. > :23:12.other day and said, I here you will be getting some blink in the stadium
:23:13. > :23:17.- and she was not aware that she would be getting it. She has gone on
:23:18. > :23:22.to have two children, and her life has gone on, so for here to be back
:23:23. > :23:27.in the stadium... To experience this incredible crowd, and actually, Iwan
:23:28. > :23:31.Thomas, who will be leading us to the ceremony later on, tweeted the
:23:32. > :23:36.other day that he got his upgraded medal in the car park, it was handed
:23:37. > :23:42.to him. That smacks of actually double indignity, doesn't it, to be
:23:43. > :23:47.given it like that? Yeah, and that's why it is nice to be given it in a
:23:48. > :23:52.stadium. The spectators know what it means to the athletes and it is
:23:53. > :23:55.fantastic. I was going to say that this is a much better scenario than
:23:56. > :24:00.most athletes in the past summer when they have got it in a room or
:24:01. > :24:07.something. It goes without saying that you don't want to perfect this
:24:08. > :24:12.- how do we give medals to athletes years after they should have won it?
:24:13. > :24:14.Yeah, it is not something you want to feel you're getting absolutely
:24:15. > :24:19.right, because it shouldn't be happening. Perhaps it is as good a
:24:20. > :24:24.time as any to discuss the revelations from the Guardian
:24:25. > :24:31.newspaper today, in what is looking like a horrendous EPO problem in
:24:32. > :24:34.Ethiopia. It is an investigation which we will hope will be looked
:24:35. > :24:40.into by higher authorities, and there will be action on that. We do
:24:41. > :24:45.not have the full details, but it is a really distressing story, that you
:24:46. > :24:49.can literally going to the pharmacy in Ethiopia and buy EPO
:24:50. > :24:55.over-the-counter. It is one of those examples, where every time the
:24:56. > :24:58.conversation turns to doping and sport, I think there is this
:24:59. > :25:04.assumption that you can completely eradicate it - and cannot. I would
:25:05. > :25:11.liken it to eradicating crime from society. You always have to have law
:25:12. > :25:14.enforcement and a judicial system to catch those people who try to take
:25:15. > :25:19.the short cut. They are always in the minority, but they're always
:25:20. > :25:24.going to try to do that. The same thing in sport - you're always going
:25:25. > :25:30.to have a few people who try to cheat. I don't think there is enough
:25:31. > :25:34.funding. The US, the British, all of the national federations, there is
:25:35. > :25:38.not enough funding to stay ahead of the cheats. And that is the problem.
:25:39. > :25:43.That's the only you're going to win this, to get more funding into the
:25:44. > :25:49.efforts to catch those that are trying to cheat. And also, with a
:25:50. > :25:53.situation like Russia, and this Ethiopian story, that there is faith
:25:54. > :25:58.in national bodies. There are 200 countries represented at the these
:25:59. > :26:06.Championships. Not every country has the same ethics, but Sebastian Coe,
:26:07. > :26:12.as CEO of the IAAF, he says, we all have to trust each other. Well,
:26:13. > :26:17.trust can only go so far. You have to eliminate this idea that we are
:26:18. > :26:20.going to allow federations to police themselves with the doping
:26:21. > :26:24.situation, where they hand out the punishment and they are policing
:26:25. > :26:27.themselves - it just doesn't work, you have to take it out of the hands
:26:28. > :26:36.of the federations and make it independent, there is just no other
:26:37. > :26:41.way. The French team from the 4x4, two of them, have made it here to
:26:42. > :26:47.London to get their bronze! Because Russia won the event, it means
:26:48. > :26:50.everybody steps up one. Not sure what happened to the original
:26:51. > :26:57.bronze, do they have to give it back? Would they be allowed to keep
:26:58. > :27:08.it? But why would they want that? The original bronze? Yes. Well,
:27:09. > :27:13.you're no longer the bronze, I mean, it is a Messi situation. Because
:27:14. > :27:19.everybody moved up in this ceremony, it means we're going to have our
:27:20. > :27:23.first anthem of the Championships, because the United States of America
:27:24. > :27:26.have gone from silver up to gold, and Michael, you will be pleased to
:27:27. > :27:31.know, the anthem is going to be ringing out loud here in the London
:27:32. > :27:36.Stadium in a few moments' time. I don't know if we will be hearing it
:27:37. > :27:40.in these Championships as much as we have in the past. But suddenly, we
:27:41. > :27:46.will probably hear it more than we hear any other one, that's for sure.
:27:47. > :27:59.Fighting talk, early days! You want to challenge me on that?! No, you're
:28:00. > :28:01.usually right! And in just a moment, we will hear the anthem of the
:28:02. > :29:34.United States of America. ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
:29:35. > :29:41.please acknowledge your IAAF medallists! And this was the last
:29:42. > :29:48.lap from Moscow 2013, Christine Ohuruogu bringing it home, as she
:29:49. > :29:51.always did for Great Britain. It was Russia who were in the lead and won
:29:52. > :29:55.gold on the day but have since had their gold medal taken away. That
:29:56. > :30:01.was why you just saw that reallocation of medals. It feels
:30:02. > :30:04.like we're going to be talking about the reallocation of medals are
:30:05. > :30:15.historically, but it was not that long ago, you know? Obviously,
:30:16. > :30:19.people rightly criticise the doping, but athletics is always, constantly
:30:20. > :30:22.trying to clean up its actor, to make sure that it is a clean sport,
:30:23. > :30:27.and this is an example of that? Athletes are always under the
:30:28. > :30:32.microscope, because we put ourselves maul we have been trying desperately
:30:33. > :30:35.to clean up the actor, and we need to do that, we need to protect the
:30:36. > :30:39.innocent ones, the ones who are training hard and making those
:30:40. > :30:45.sacrifices. And this is why we need to make sure that we clean up the
:30:46. > :30:48.sport for good. I think by Seb Coe's own admission, he said we cannot
:30:49. > :30:50.guarantee that these Championships are going to be clean, but we can do
:30:51. > :31:01.our very best. Tatyana Chernova, do you have any
:31:02. > :31:06.personal feelings towards her? Is it easy to separate the emotion of what
:31:07. > :31:12.she did? It's difficult, because for me personally there is a feeling of,
:31:13. > :31:16.why would you do it? Why would you compete? She was asked questions
:31:17. > :31:19.about it before and responded quite innocently that she's doing
:31:20. > :31:24.everything the right way and she'd trained hard. I find it hard to
:31:25. > :31:27.understand how athletes can go out, complete, talk in front of cameras
:31:28. > :31:35.and know that they are doping. It's understanding the psychology. Has
:31:36. > :31:39.she ever reached out to you and apologised? No, I don't think she
:31:40. > :31:44.would. A lot of the time, I think it's almost a denial. They convince
:31:45. > :31:48.themselves that everyone else is doing it, it's OK. I don't know if
:31:49. > :31:54.she regrets what she did or whether she regrets that she got caught but
:31:55. > :31:57.I don't know. Until there is that individual responsibility in
:31:58. > :32:05.somebody, it's hard to see progress, isn't it? Yeah, but I think, Denise,
:32:06. > :32:10.I agree. It's unfortunate that there are so many highlighted stories
:32:11. > :32:15.about doping, when this sport does everything it can. It's limited
:32:16. > :32:18.because of funds. It does everything it can to put yourself out there and
:32:19. > :32:26.say, we've got a zero tolerance policy. Those athletes have had
:32:27. > :32:30.their moments in this stadium, as we are getting ready for the opening
:32:31. > :32:34.ceremony at about 6:40pm and then, at 7pm, the first athletics will go
:32:35. > :32:36.off, the qualifying rounds of the men's 100 metres. The games will
:32:37. > :32:47.definitely have begun then. Over the years, we have seen some
:32:48. > :32:51.magnificent performances. Hopefully we will see some more but, to whet
:32:52. > :32:59.your appetite, let's relive some of the greats.
:33:00. > :33:13.And Johnson is going away, and the world record has gone.
:33:14. > :33:21.Jessica Ennis-Hill is back on top of the world.
:33:22. > :33:25.Christie comes through to become champion of the world.
:33:26. > :33:28.Christine Ohuruogu is the world champion.
:33:29. > :33:31.That was the greatest run in the history of
:33:32. > :34:06.There he is, the great man, warming up in only the way that he knows
:34:07. > :34:10.how. I don't know what he's listening to, but I wish I could
:34:11. > :34:18.hear it! This is what he does, isn't it? This is where the psychology
:34:19. > :34:23.starts for Bolt. You have to not watch him as a fellow competitor.
:34:24. > :34:29.You have to be in your own bed. If you indulge yourself in his antics,
:34:30. > :34:33.you are thinking, how? -- you have to be in your own head. Because of
:34:34. > :34:36.the timing of the heptathlon and the 100 metres, you must have been
:34:37. > :34:43.warming up over the years when he is. I feel like our careers have
:34:44. > :34:47.been parallel. I remember Burling 2009, in the heptathlon, doing a lap
:34:48. > :34:51.of honour, and then seeing him breaking the world record. Such a
:34:52. > :34:55.special moment, and to have gone along through the years and to the
:34:56. > :35:00.championship 's, witnessing what he has done for the sport... I saw you
:35:01. > :35:05.doing a great selfie together in Rio. You've had all those moments.
:35:06. > :35:11.Iron that's the thing, and it was Rio and he said, let's get a selfie!
:35:12. > :35:15.And I was like, we can't go on the track! We jumped over. It's the end
:35:16. > :35:19.of my career and it's been incredible, and what better way to
:35:20. > :35:22.end than with a selfie with the man himself. I think we are all coming
:35:23. > :35:26.to terms with the idea that will come to a championship in a couple
:35:27. > :35:31.of years and Usain Bolt would be there and somebody else will step in
:35:32. > :35:35.to dismantle. People always do. But he transcends this sport, doesn't
:35:36. > :35:42.he? When we talk about who is next, who is next for what? Who's going to
:35:43. > :35:46.fill the void as the best or the most popular track and field
:35:47. > :35:50.athlete? Yeah, somebody will always fill that role, but nobody is going
:35:51. > :35:54.to be the new Usain Bolt, who is going to have a presence outside of
:35:55. > :35:58.this sport and is going to be a global superstar. In order to do
:35:59. > :36:01.that, you've got to do something unique in the sport. You can't just
:36:02. > :36:08.be a gold-medallist, a world record holder or even both. He is unique.
:36:09. > :36:12.And you have to be unique and do something that brings people into
:36:13. > :36:15.the sport, and that's what he did. He's brought people into the sport
:36:16. > :36:20.and brought an audience into the sport that would otherwise be here.
:36:21. > :36:25.In order to do that, you got transcend the sport and be your own
:36:26. > :36:30.brand, and that is world-renowned for him. Everybody knows who he is.
:36:31. > :36:34.He is extremely unique, not just as an athlete but as a person. And, you
:36:35. > :36:39.know, that doesn't automatically happen. Moving away from the
:36:40. > :36:43.international sphere and bringing it home a bit, as always, we luxe put
:36:44. > :36:49.our pundits and experts under the spot, and ask them to make
:36:50. > :36:54.predictions from a British perspective and how many medals they
:36:55. > :36:58.think Britain will win. Asking them to put names, we are not look in for
:36:59. > :37:03.to do that. They have set themselves, they think six to eight
:37:04. > :37:07.is their target and that is where most of our athletes that, apart
:37:08. > :37:14.from our experts, Michael Johnson, who has meanly gone for three. It's
:37:15. > :37:18.an international competition, they are ranked by gold I am ranked above
:37:19. > :37:26.Colin Jackson. I'm getting more golds and Colin. He's gone for six,
:37:27. > :37:32.Steve is at five, Steve Cram is down at six. Paula is up at seven.
:37:33. > :37:36.Denise, five is where you think it is bad. I think we can talk the
:37:37. > :37:42.Steve Cram now that his prediction. I'm not going to ask you to put any
:37:43. > :37:48.names to it. But you are airing on the side of caution, I feel. I think
:37:49. > :37:53.I've been generous. You asked us to make a prediction and I've tried to
:37:54. > :37:57.be accurate. I think I won it the world indoor championships, coming
:37:58. > :38:01.top of the team here. It's a game we are playing at the beginning. It's
:38:02. > :38:05.up to the athletes to go out there and to perform. I can't believe
:38:06. > :38:07.Colin Jackson just down here has taken a gold medal away from Mo
:38:08. > :38:14.Farah already and we haven't even started. We've got chances, haven't
:38:15. > :38:21.we, and it's those bronzes. I think the relay teams have got a chance,
:38:22. > :38:28.4x100, people like Laura Muir, Tom Bosworth in the walk. There are a
:38:29. > :38:31.lot of athletes in the zone but they want will deliver. Maybe we will
:38:32. > :38:37.have a surprise somewhere. I think Michael is being a bit harsh with
:38:38. > :38:44.three. Do you want to Colin. Colin, stand up here. One of those gold
:38:45. > :38:49.medals might be one from tonight. Have you decide which one Mo Farah
:38:50. > :38:54.isn't going to win? I think he will win tonight for draw, but I worry
:38:55. > :38:57.about the five. That's where my concern comes from. Accidents can
:38:58. > :39:04.happen, Steve. That's the only problem. I took you to be a
:39:05. > :39:08.positive, glass half full man. You are talking about accidents,
:39:09. > :39:14.tripping up... User to predict, and that's nearly impossible. -- you
:39:15. > :39:23.said it. There are so many variables. I'm going a bit for
:39:24. > :39:27.caution. And I thought Sunderland would get promoted, so it shows how
:39:28. > :39:31.good I am! I will be reminding you on Sunday the 14th of August how
:39:32. > :39:39.well you have done. Worryingly, Colin tends to do quite well.
:39:40. > :39:42.Usually, but get Michael to put a prediction in is a big deal. He has
:39:43. > :39:53.gone for Britain's worst tally ever. Tide. Which was the worst ever?
:39:54. > :40:00.Paris 2003. Is the nail on for a gold? Not nailed on. But you
:40:01. > :40:04.confident. There 48 teams 200 preparations, 87 British athletes.
:40:05. > :41:01.It's the 16th World Championships and it's about to begin.
:41:02. > :41:26.Ladies and gentlemen, the Games Makers Choir!
:41:27. > :43:37.# Yeah, kiss me when my lips are thin
:43:38. > :44:16.# One day like this a year'd see me right
:44:17. > :44:28.# One day like this a year'd see me right
:44:29. > :44:42.# One day like this a year'd see me right
:44:43. > :44:53.# One day like this a year'd see me right
:44:54. > :45:03.# One day like this a year'd see me right
:45:04. > :45:25.# One day like this a year'd see me right
:45:26. > :45:30.The Games Makers Choir, led by Victoria Verbi, with a tribute
:45:31. > :45:32.performance to the legacy of the Games Makers of 2012
:45:33. > :45:35.and to all the volunteers working on the IAAF World Championships
:45:36. > :45:57.Please welcome the wonderful Rebecca Ferguson to sing
:45:58. > :46:39.the national anthem of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
:46:40. > :47:47.please welcome His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York,
:47:48. > :48:05.IAAF President Lord Sebastian Coe, and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
:48:06. > :48:18.Ladies and gentlemen, my mother, the Queen, is sorry that she can't be
:48:19. > :48:20.here this evening. But I am honoured that Her Majesty has asked me to
:48:21. > :48:25.represent her on this special occasion, to extend the warmest
:48:26. > :48:31.possible welcome to you all on behalf of all the people of the
:48:32. > :48:39.United Kingdom. And the Queen has asked me to deliver the following
:48:40. > :48:44.message. I was delighted to open the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
:48:45. > :48:51.Games in this very stadium. And I know it holds extraordinary memories
:48:52. > :49:00.for competitors and spectators alike. Sport has a way of uniting
:49:01. > :49:04.the world and reminds us what amazing things can be achieved when
:49:05. > :49:13.people come together to celebrate the very best of human endeavour. I
:49:14. > :49:19.have no doubt that more wonderful memories will be created over the
:49:20. > :49:21.next ten days, and that the performances beginning tonight will
:49:22. > :49:32.serve as an inspiration to people across the world, to the athletes,
:49:33. > :49:35.the officials, the volunteers and supporters, and especially the
:49:36. > :49:43.spectators in the stadium, and indeed, the millions watching around
:49:44. > :49:51.the world, I send my sincere good wishes for a happy, exciting and
:49:52. > :49:53.hugely successful 2017 IAAF World Championships. Would look to you
:49:54. > :50:14.all. It seems barely credible that it was
:50:15. > :50:20.five years ago that we were all here celebrating the Olympic and
:50:21. > :50:28.Paralympic Games of 2012. I think I even recognise pretty much most of
:50:29. > :50:34.you in the stadium this evening. Of course, we have been back for the
:50:35. > :50:39.anniversary game. I definitely recognise all of the volunteers. But
:50:40. > :50:41.this is the IAAF World Championships, and London is where
:50:42. > :50:46.the best athletes of their generation are going to show us why
:50:47. > :50:51.athletics is the number one Olympic sport. I would like to salute the
:50:52. > :50:59.legion of people that stand behind the scenes that help them realise
:51:00. > :51:02.their dreams. The local organising committee, who have worked
:51:03. > :51:05.tirelessly to set the stage and run the show - thank you. Mayor of
:51:06. > :51:21.London... The Mayor of London and city
:51:22. > :51:35.partners who stand behind them delivering those crucial services -
:51:36. > :51:47.thank you. My own team at the IAAF, whose experience is crucial, and our
:51:48. > :51:52.partners - thank you. The volunteers, who are about to write
:51:53. > :51:53.yet another chapter in the book called generosity of spirit. Thank
:51:54. > :52:08.you. And of course, the 2000 athletes
:52:09. > :52:12.that will make their way to this stage over the next ten days, who
:52:13. > :52:18.will capture our hearts and take our breath away - thank you to each and
:52:19. > :52:21.every one of you that is joining us here in London.
:52:22. > :52:35.And of course, fans, all of you around the world watching this
:52:36. > :52:44.event, all of you in the stadium who will create the atmosphere and lead
:52:45. > :52:48.the world's applause - thank you. And thank you for choosing to do
:52:49. > :52:55.what you do in the sport of athletics - thank you for choosing
:52:56. > :52:57.to watch the sport of athletics. I'm now delighted to welcome the elected
:52:58. > :53:18.mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Good evening. It is a huge privilege
:53:19. > :53:22.to be with you all here today in this truly iconic stadium. Five
:53:23. > :53:30.years ago, the eyes of the world were on London, as we hosted the
:53:31. > :53:40.2012 Olympic Games. And now, once again, the world's gaze is fixed on
:53:41. > :53:43.our beautiful, diverse, open city. To every athlete, every official and
:53:44. > :53:48.every member of the global athletic community who has travelled to be
:53:49. > :53:53.here today, to the friends and family of those competing, who to
:53:54. > :53:59.the thousands of spectators in the stands and the millions of sports
:54:00. > :54:01.fans watching around the world, it is a great pleasure to be able to
:54:02. > :54:23.say, welcome to London. This city, our city, has just played
:54:24. > :54:37.host to the biggest and best World Para Athletics Championships ever.
:54:38. > :54:43.New personal bests were set, world records were smashed, and stigmas
:54:44. > :54:46.were shattered. And over the next ten days, I'm certain we will
:54:47. > :54:57.witness more history in the making at London 2017. For the first time
:54:58. > :55:00.ever - for the first time ever - the IAAF World Championships are taking
:55:01. > :55:04.place in our great capital. And it is fitting that this local event
:55:05. > :55:11.should take place in a city as global as ours, a city with an
:55:12. > :55:16.international heritage and an international outlook. Because for
:55:17. > :55:22.generations, people have flocked to London from every corner of our
:55:23. > :55:28.globe, enriching our society, our culture and our economy. And this
:55:29. > :55:35.evening, we honour that tradition, of welcoming talent, by hosting the
:55:36. > :55:41.finest athletes anywhere on the planet, right here in our city. In
:55:42. > :55:45.doing so, we show that London and will always be open to all, no
:55:46. > :55:48.matter the colour of your skin, the colour of your passport or the
:55:49. > :56:08.colours of your national flag. And as Seb Coe said, it is no
:56:09. > :56:12.coincidence that sport is what brings us here tonight, because
:56:13. > :56:16.sport has a unique and enduring power to bring people together
:56:17. > :56:23.huddled to break down barriers and to dissolve differences. Its
:56:24. > :56:27.universal appeal transcends faith, nationality and background. And the
:56:28. > :56:34.passion and emotion it evokes is felt by everyone, which and poor,
:56:35. > :56:41.old and young. Events like this also give us the chance to showcase
:56:42. > :56:45.London at his very best. I want to thank the London 2017 organising
:56:46. > :56:52.committee, and our partners in UK Athletics and UK sport for their
:56:53. > :56:55.part in making these Championships a reality. And of course to the
:56:56. > :57:11.thousands of volunteers who have given up their time in making these
:57:12. > :57:13.Championships happen - thank you. There's no escaping the fact that it
:57:14. > :57:22.has been a painful few months for London. With a tragic fire and
:57:23. > :57:27.terrorist attacks in our capital. And while our city heels, tonight,
:57:28. > :57:34.we show that in spite of everything, we remain united, that those who
:57:35. > :57:38.seek to divide us, try and destroy our way of life, will never succeed,
:57:39. > :57:45.and that it is impossible to suppress the spirit and soul of this
:57:46. > :57:46.amazing city. So, let me end by this...
:57:47. > :58:04.Let me end with this. Today, London stands as a beacon of equality and
:58:05. > :58:11.respect, a city admired across the globe for its tiger city and
:58:12. > :58:15.openness, and on this momentous occasion, it fills me with huge
:58:16. > :58:22.pride to join you all in reaffirming those values, as we declare London
:58:23. > :58:27.open - open to the world's athletes, open to the world's sports fans, and
:58:28. > :58:31.open to the IAAF World Championships. Welcome to London
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