Highlights - Day 3 Athletics: World Indoor Championships

Hello and welcome to highlights of the World Indoor Championships from

Portland in the USA. With less than five months until the Olympics,

plenty of athletes are looking to lay down a marker for the end of the

season. Lawrence Clarke gets his championship under way in the heats

of the men's 600 metres hurdles. Ashton Eaton is looking to retain

his world title, but can he beat his world record as well? The women's 60

metres is the main event today. We had the semifinals and final coming

up. Dafne Schippers is a world champion sprinter outdoors, can she

reached the top step of the indoor podium? An exciting schedule ahead

and joining me in the commentary box art our regular team of Paula

Radcliffe and Steve Backley and Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach Tony

Minch yellow. We begin with a 60-metre hurdles and this is how

they line up in the first heat. Qualification is not difficult. The

top three will go through. Quite a few Americans have disappeared off

to Caribbean islands and other places to find opportunities in an

Olympic year. Lovett has had a good year this year, but needs to

rediscover form of old. The Hungarian has run a very quick 7.55

personal best. Jarrod Eaton is the new American indoor champion. The

top three to go through. Ali won the women's title yesterday. There were

other precompetition favourites. They did not produce the form they

would have liked. As ever, drama in the hurdles.

Love it just got it on the day. 7.6 three. That is a seasoned's Best for

him. We have not seen too much of Jarrod eaten. We have been chatting

about starts and everybody else. I am going to bring in Tony. Look how

high his set position is. What did you think of that? If you look at

how close his feet are together, it is reminiscent to a bullet start

when his feet are very close together. A lot of people tend to

feel that gives them more power. It is 13.72 metres until the first

hurdle. Confirmation of the result. Lawrence Clarke is in lane seven.

MacLeod of Jamaica is one of the fastest in the world this year. This

is a tough heat. Plenty of talent here. 7.65 is Laurence's personal

best this season. He ran it a couple of times. He will need to be a bit

quicker to go through. The Brazilian is the slowest in the field. All of

the athlete get introduced when the finals are on. He is a bit of a

character. He had a great year last year outdoors and again indoors this

year. He continues to improve. The one thing you can say about Lawrence

Clarke is, when he gets to a championship he usually find a

little bit extra and performs above the season's form. He might have to

do that here. The Cuban is the former world junior champion. It

should not be too difficult to qualify at this stage. But indoors

in the 60-metre hurdles there is no room for error. With the likes of

McLeod in this it will be difficult. Lawrence will run his own race.

There is a good crowd again. The Americans have certainly taken to

these championships. They have had a pretty good one so far. I am not

sure they have a big contender in this event, though.

Did Clark get it? It is going to be very tight for the third spot on the

line. McLeod was clear away. The two wittiest men in the field were away.

Lawrence Clarke got a pretty good start, Tony. McLeod got away well.

What do you think, Tony? It is the first three and the four fastest. It

is very close. Do you know what? It is not good

news for Lawrence Clarke. They have been given the same time. That is

the official result. That will be an anxious wait to see

if that will be quick enough to go through as the fastest loser.

Apparently he is the fastest, but he has to wait and watch. This is the

third heat. The Chinese have already had a

pretty good Championships with some great sprinting in the 60 metres.

They are capable of getting in amongst the action. Lawrence Clarke

has joined the training group of this man. 7.41 is getting very close

to the world's all-time top ten. It is the new French record. The

fastest in the world for four years. That is an indication of how good

that time is. The Spaniard was a former Cuban, but he is now running

for Spain. Cleared to run for his new country last April. This race is

not quite as loaded. The Greek record-holder indoors and

outdoors. Another good start from the

Frenchman. The Spaniard takes second. That is a bit of a surprise.

Very tight for third on the line. The French man just underlining his

dominance at the moment, certainly at this level. We will see him in

the semifinal, but can he carry it right through to the final and

finished off with a gold medal? He is at the moment the best 60-metre

hurdler in the world. He is a nice hurdler as well. A little bit

crouched perhaps. His technique is nice and smooth. It is incredibly

smooth. He does looked crouched, he keeps his head down, but that keeps

him tight and compact. This is the final heat in the first

round. The Cubans set his personal best

this year indoors, 7.7 zero. I am not sure I have had an athlete from

French Polynesia yet to announce before.

Spencer Adams of the United States finished second in the US

Championships. A new name in terms of American hurdling.

7.58, a new personal best for this season. That puts him right in the

mix. Lagarde missed out in a medal in

Beijing last year. Fourth place, so frustrated. The European indoor

champion last year. That was a little weird. The triple

jumper was on the runway. I do not know if he affected things or not.

He caught my eye. I suspect we will not get a false start. There was a

twitch from Adams. Watch the triple jumper. I guess the athletes can't

see him. He caught my eye. It was that little slap down from his foot.

I wonder if that put them off. Alan Bell, very clear about the

behaviour of the athletes but very fair in terms of that. The green

card means that it is not a warning for any of the athletes in

particular said they are all starting with a clean slate. We were

explaining yesterday about the rule you are going to mention about not

being able to twitch, you have to be absolutely still as the gun goes.

You must beat still because of pressure pads on the block. The

officials used their discretion, they may have noticed something that

triggered them and gave them the benefit of the doubt which is nice

of them and away the should be. Safely away this time. Brathwaite

struggling a little bit. Adams came through late and Brathwaite, they

will be the three qualifiers. The Cuban athlete taking a tumble but

Martin Odegaard, a much better starter than he is given credit for.

A big man, yes he can get things wrong at times but he can start well

and he does here. Away and nicely into his stride, is very familiar

action, not always pretty but certainly very effective. That is a

good performance from him. He will be delighted to start like that.

7.48 is the winning time. Confirmation of the result of that

final heat, a very swift 7.4 eight. Spencer Adams finishing quickly and

through with Brathwaite also qualifying. Thomas, with 7.72, we'll

go through as a fastest loser. It has taken a while to clear up the

qualification because we had some close races. All of the men on the

first sheet qualified by right but the next part of it, the small Q is

for the fastest losers and there are three, not four, because in one

race, they could not be separated though they gave them equal third

spot. Finalists for the men's triple jump, 16 athletes in total, Nelson

Arroyo, the champion of 2008, the Olympics, may feature. Bin Dong of

China is the world leader possibly comes into this competition as

favourite. Early stages, a man who changed his allegiance to Nigeria,

good through the step phase and a good start. Looking at the jumps so

far, only a couple of athletes making a mark. This ban nude leads

the way but it is early on. He went off sideways, missing the parallel

lines denoting the runway. He is of Nigeria now, a best of 16.48, around

that, seasons best, 16.53, that takes the lead. Benjamin Kampl rate

of France, one of two Frenchman competing in this final. 16

athletes, we are still in the first round. He can certainly challenge

the lead and he has. That looks like a jump that might take the lead.

16.73 so far for the Nigerian. A good jump, a season best of 16.88,

unusual landing there. 16.77 takes the lead for the Frenchman. Here is

an interesting athlete, the pre-event favoured, Bin Dong of

China, look at those personal best, 17.4 one, one of only two athletes

in the field to have gone beyond 17 metres and would love to take the

title here, only two Chinese athletes have ever won gold here in

a world indoor Championships. Bin Dong looks favourite to do that,

certainly on paper anyway, this is his opening jump, C what he has got.

Good through the phases, the best jump we have seen so far by some

margin. Just as the theory would have suggested beforehand looking at

his season, he has dominated, he looks pleased with it. Good balance

through this, the middle phase is crucial, kept the speed and chewed

up the ground and executed very well with the pressure of the first

round, it is beyond 17 metres that takes the lead. A great start for

him. That is exactly what you want, the first round, put something out

to make the other athletes think, put the pressure on them and take

the impetus. An interesting athlete, Omar Craddock, possibly the most

exuberant entrance to an athletic Stadium I have seen, half an hour

ago when they were introduced to the home crowd. He was whipped up into a

frenzy, not sure about the crowd but they are going along with it now,

looking to respond from that big effort of Bin Dong. 17.18, Craddock

looking to rally the support of the home crowd. Have to wait, all eyes

on the triple jump runway for his first attempt. Hit the ground hard,

forced himself in the air, not quite sure what that means, I don't think

it is a celebration, I think they are leaps frustration, he knows that

went wrong. Another final underway in the women's shot put. The welcome

return of a champion of the event, there she is, Valerie Adams of New

Zealand. Those are the two, it should be a two horse race, Michelle

Carter, the American champion from last week in this stadium and the

Hungarian athlete. First round of the shot put, that is a big throw

from her. Doesn't look too pleased with it. It looks to be around the

18-metre mark. Possibly the longest throw we have seen so far, 17.99.

Julianne Karina Williams. May have just taken the lead. Third in the US

indoor, 34 years of age, was an Olympic finalist in 2008. Our first

throw over 18 metres. A welcome return to international major

championship competition for Valerie Adams. Her first throw in this shot

put final. Five years unbeaten, unbeatable in many ways, the big

kiwi. Her fingers strapped up there but it was me and shoulder problems

that kept her out of the sport for a couple of years, 18.49 takes the

lead. I think that is Craddock getting a rub on his hamstring,

clearly has an issue there. I think they call it the kinesiology table,

it is clearly something classic for spring to is and jumpers alike. He

did react strangely to that first jump, I don't know if it was

frustration, we will find out soon. We move back to the track, three

very competitive semifinal races in the women's 60 metres. Only the top

two will go through. Dina Asher-Smith will go in the first of

the three races. There is the line-up, she has Barbara Pierre in

lane four, Pinto of Germany has been quick in lane three.

Given the way the women's 60 metres is going, we saw some very quick

sprinting which put one or two, who had not been in the frame beforehand

into it. Pinto came here with a new personal best of 7.07, the German

athlete running brilliantly this year. Look sluggish in qualification

but nonetheless she will be quite pleased to be alongside Barbara

Pierre. A new personal best, all-time top ten along with Dafne

Schippers this winter with the seven flat, former Haitian athlete now

running for the USA. Dina Asher-Smith, what a great talent,

everyone talking about her prospects this year. She is moving through the

ranks at a time when sprinting has an awful lot of talent around.

Samuel is definitely there, another one to run a personal best this

year. Was not far away from that in qualification. Kelly Ann Baptiste

back from a doping suspension, a season best of 7.20 in lane seven.

The Italian should have been in lane eight but not there. Dina

Asher-Smith with a big opportunity but a huge task at hand, the women

in lanes three and four have run quicker than she has ever run

before, she may have to run a personal best. It may well be Pinto

she has her eyes on, Dina Asher-Smith had a cracking start

this morning, reaction time of 0.105, which is right on the limit.

Needs a really good start, disappointing performance at the

British trials by her own high standards. Can she make it through

to the 60-metre final? Barbara Pierre, equal quickest in the world

of this year, the American in lane four. Pierre gets away well, Dina

Asher-Smith is with her, Pierre moving away, only the top two go

through and Dina Asher-Smith goes through to the final, 7.05 Pierre, a

cracking run from Dina Asher-Smith, all smiles, Pinto could not

rediscover the form she has been throwing this year -- showing this

year. Pierre very much a gold-medal contender here. Dafne Schippers will

have to be good to beat her, there are others to come in the other

semifinals, she is such a good starter, Pierre. Dina Asher-Smith

did not get fazed. She gets out very well come a high-frequency, high

cadence and turnover but if you look at the latter stages, there is a lot

of work coming out the back, she runs off a very bent leg, if she

stands up much taller she can get her hips over the top of her foot

and she will run much quicker. Confirmation of the result, 7.06,

Dina Asher-Smith with a season best 7.11, she needed to be good to make

it through to the final. Second semifinal lines up like this.

From the first semifinal, Samuel and Kelly and that is both ran 7.16 in

third and fourth, that gives you an idea that to be a fastest loser, you

probably have to be quicker than that. Tallow of Ivory Coast in

three. Only two will be guaranteed a place

in the final. Going grey well on the far side but

right through the middle, Bowie takes the second spot, 7.09, tallow,

who started well faded. Good starter, Bowie never as quick out of

the blocks as the athlete next to her but always finishes strongly. We

have already seen a Pierre with 7.06, they are consistently going

under 7.1. For a moment, I thought Bowie would tighten up but she

seemed to come through in the last ten metres or so.

When you look at Dafne Schippers later, she has by far the best front

side mechanics. What I mean by that is when her knee comes up you see

the right angle between her thigh and the shin and she is applying a

lot of force to the floor. If Fowey keeps improving, she will

get a chance amongst the medal. Just clarify the job for Asher

Villa, if she does not finish in the top two, she needs to run quicker

than 7.1 six. If she is for that she will have to be quicker than 7.1

five. Thomson is going to be a big threat in the final. She looked

really good running a personal best in the heats. A medallist last year

over 200 metres. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is her training

partner. Will she be good enough to beat Dafne Schippers. She must be

aware of Thompson's ability. But Dafne Schippers seems to carry on

all in front of her. Never fazed. There is the British team captain.

She ran brilliantly in the trials, did not look quite so good in

qualification. She is at the height of her powers at the moment, but she

will need to run very close to her personal best, if not speak it here.

Santos of Brazil was in lane six. The Ecuadorian ran under 11 seconds

last year for the first time outdoors.

Dafne Schippers seems to keep getting better and better. When she

ran seven flat, that is when you realised this was not just a

heptathlete having a bit of a spread, that was serious running. In

the all-time top ten in this event. The top two only. Asha Philip is in

lane five. Watch out for Santos of Brazil. She will not be too far

away. Taking a little while to settle.

Thompson gets a good start, so does Asha Philip. Dafne Schippers is

away. A good run by Asha Philip. I think that third spot will be quick

enough. The winning time is 7.0 three. If they did not know that

Thompson was going to be a threat, they do now. That is another

personal best for the Jamaican. Much quicker out of the blocks than Dafne

Schippers. Normally we see her running them down, but she could not

do that there. Asha Philip got pulled through. We will check the

times in a second, Toni, but that was a good race from all three

athletes. Excellent race. Asha Philip does not get into her full

extension the way Dafne Schippers does. The Dutch Lady's running

stride length is two and a quarter. She hits the ground very hard. But

at the beginning she does not have that extension early on to take her

out. Good news for Asha Philip, the team captain. That will be good

enough to go through as a fastest loser. She makes it through to the

60 metres final. That is the full line-up. Four women running under

7.1 zero. To conclude the second round.

Michelle Carter of the United States had a foul in the first round. It is

down that left-hand sector. It is bang on the 90-metre line. No one

has gone beyond that yet. 18.49 is the lead. Now Carter takes the lead.

Dawn of China in the third round leads the way in this meant's triple

jump final. That looks better. A big jump from Dong. He took the lead in

the first round. He has settled, hasn't he? He has got his tail up

and he is going in pursuit of a bigger jump. He knows he has got

more in him. Relatively unchallenged it has to be said. Only one other

athlete on 17 metres exactly. He has extended his lead at the halfway

stage. The Hungarian is in a medal position, even though we are only in

the third round. She has thrown beyond 19 metres.

That is a big throw from her. I really big throw. She was quick off

her feet. Her right foot turns over quickly and she transfers the four

is up to her right hip. Look at that, she goes into first place.

That is a better effort for Valerie Adams. The last piece in the jigsaw

in her rehabilitation from surgery. It is a physical thing, but also an

emotional one. Valerie Adams takes the lead in the third round. A good

throw, Toni. She blocked the left shoulder and she got much more

purchase on the shot to throw it. The pursed lips of Michelle Carter

is a telling sign that she means business. She has just seen her main

competitor, Valerie Adams, go out to 19.25.

Another big throw, possibly beyond the 19-metre mark. The fireworks are

beginning to be lit. That ripple effect of one athlete dropping a

throw out and competitive instinct kicking in. 19.3 one. Carter takes

the lead. It is a good competition. Carter has gone from gold and two

bronze and back to gold. It is incredible.

We are now in the fourth round of this triple jump final. Dong has

just extended his lead. That is a good jump from Hesse. That is much

better from him. It looks as though he gone beyond 70

metres -- 17 metres. It is a personal best. What a time to do it.

He goes into second place. Another big throw. 19.31 is her best

so far. The home crowd are liking what they see. She beat Valerie

Adams three times last year. Maybe it has given her confidence that she

can beat the mighty Kiwi. No improvement, but a good series all

the same. Accent eat is ahead. We have seen Cradock with his hamstring

issues, but he is still in and the glasses are back on. He is in

seventh place. He needs something in excess of 16.89 or his competition

is over. He attacked that well. It is around

17 metres if it is a legal jump. He wanted so badly. I am guessing that

is a foul. He does not look happy. His feat came down underneath him. I

am interested to see why he has got that reaction because it looked like

a decent jump. It was all or nothing. He is way behind the board,

27 centimetres. That is a lot to lose. Plus the wood is a much better

surface to jump off. Fifth place, his competition is over.

16.89 in round four. He is guaranteed to go to the last round

because only four athletes remain. Another jump around the 17 metres

mark. An event that set the world alight last year.

Neither of the athletes who got 18 metres last year are here this year.

Jonathan Edwards is the outdoor world record-holder of 18.2 nine.

17.92 is the indoor record. 16.89, Nelson Evora stays in fourth place.

He is in the bronze medal position. But that is possibly an improvement

if that is valid. He looked angry. I quite liked it.

He did well to hold onto that. A slight improvement for him. Dong,

17.29 is his best so far. We are in the fifth round. He looks capable of

more. He has attacked every round with absolute vigour as he does

again. I think he likes it. A good jump for Dong. He is putting

together a pretty healthy series. It looks as though he has just added a

third longer jump, more than his lead of 17.2 nine. He is ahead of

the German youngster. But he knows they are clipping at his heels.

There is only one job remaining. He is trying to stamp his authority. He

has done that from the very start. He is inching away from the pack.

Dong of China might be on his way to an historic gold medal for China.

On no to the meant's 800 metres final. What a race we have in

prospect. Mohammed man is trying to make history. The defending champion

is trying to make it three in a row. He came to the championships as the

favourite, may still start as the favourite but this is one of the

more open races. A huge talent, the 27-year-old Qatari athlete. This

will be a tactical race. No natural front runners, Mohammed and man not

in the best shape. He has won it twice, watchful the Burundi athlete

on the inside, Burundi have only had one previous medal in the

championships before, back in 1993. A green card so no warning for any

of the athletes. Paula Radcliffe is alongside me, men's 800 metres

final. It is an open race, we said Duval will be the favourite, he had

a job on his hands to decide what to do here, he could try and take it

out, but Boris Berian decides he wants to take it on, a real scrap

going on but hind him. A lot of bumping and barging but he decided

he was better off at the front, running strongly and safely out of

trouble. That is a crazy pace, 23.92 and he is not slowing down, Boris

Berian, I wonder if the occasion is getting to him. Did not perform well

at the world outdoor Championships and this is a very quick pace being

set by the American. He is full of confidence. Look at the time, 49.73,

that is world-record pace. He has to be full of confidence to keep going

into the third and fourth lap, look at them coming down the back

straight, putting in a surge, similar to that he used in the heats

to such effect but it has not made any inroads yet on Boris Berian.

Wilson kicked heater broke the world record in the world indoor

Championships all the way back in 1997 and Boris Berian set off with

that kind of pace, surely those legs have to start give way beneath him

now as the others come charging through. He is trying to last it

out, there is a shove and a push, can the American Hang on here, they

are all treading water, you might have just done enough. Boris Berian

is going to win the gold medal for the United States. What courage, you

might have said watching that that it was a crazy way to run but none

of the others could content with a 49 first 400 metres and then

something like 56 for his second 400 metres but let us hand it to Boris

Berian, what a piece of front running from the American. He is the

one who takes the 100th gold medal of the world indoors for his

country. He wanted that, it was definitely hurting around the last

lap and he knew he still had the lead. And possibly we will see going

into that lap, by the end, I think it was hard but the favour was done

as he came around there and clipped Balla as they go into this bend. And

put him off the rest of his race and he was not able to catch up, as they

came into the straight, Doris Beria knows he has got the lead and you

can see the determination on his face and he doesn't want to let the

gold medal goes. That was a war of attrition, he backed himself to do

that. You wanted to run the race out of everybody, the last 200 metres,

28.46, you don't often see that in the last 200 of a world title

800-metre race. Certainly not for the man who wins the race. The

judges may have a look at that but that is what the result says at the

moment. Boris Berian with the gold medal. Another silver medal for

Burundi. After being a top finisher at the

world indoors, I am so excited right now. It was a strong run, a last 228

seconds. I am so happy, I got the help from the crowd, it got me

excited. Yelling as loud as they can, helping me go. Your first major

international gold medal, you were in a different place a couple of

years ago. Two years ago I was working at McDonald's. I needed some

way of getting money, I used that, it was a plan to focus on getting

money and make this dream come true. We are in the fifth round. 17.91

coming up on the computer here, an improvement, she goes into sixth

place but is the end of her competition.

The coaches looking on, offering words of wisdom. It is too late now,

her competition is over. 17.67 is her best so far. It is

high, is it long? Maybe not, on the 17-metre mark. It looks as though

the medallists, the top four has been sealed, about to be sealed, no

improvement. Hass to settle for a place as we head towards the final

stages. You just sense that it is building up to be a showdown between

Carter and Adams. Look at Borrell, almost into a medal

position. Max Hess of Germany, very impressive

in the fourth round, 17.14, a lifetime best it was for the

19-year-old. Looking for support again. He is a fraction behind the

lead of Bin Dong. 19 centimetres, less than the length of his shoe

behind the Chinese athlete, a big jump, a foul in the fifth round, can

he repeat it? I think it is good. Will it challenge the lead of Bin

Dong, I think he knows it won't. It is his last chance, this is the

final round of the triple jump. An anxious wait to see if he has

improved on the silver medal. No, he hasn't. Another effort beyond 17

metres, matching his best, silver medal. As we stand, third-place,

courtesy of the 19.01 in the third round. But at the end of round five,

she will get her last throw in the final round, 19.08, no improvement

opposition but her best of the afternoon. Next up, the formidable

athlete, Valerie Adams. At times she thought she might have been done in

terms of competition. She has won this before. She is in second place

at the moment behind Carter and that doesn't look like it will make any

difference. Only one throw remaining for the big Kiwi. Six feet four, 120

kilos, 19.25 in the third round. Triple jump, the man in the bronze

medal position. Last jump of his world indoor Championships in

Portland. 17.04, I think he knows it is not going to be any better. Than

a bronze medal for him. 17.14 in silver. Hess has finished. Bin Dong

of China, 17.33, it looks as though China taken their third ever gold

medal. 17.09, a slight improvement but a bronze medal. Bin Dong has

been brilliant throughout this competition, 17.18 in the first

round would have been enough to win it anyway. Silver is 17.14, he has

jumped 17.29 and 17.3 three, three jumps that would have won. He has

the pleasure of a free jump, he knows he has won and has the gold.

No. Possibly not committed, already starting to celebrate inside. A

great performance, the pre-event favourite comes with pressure and he

handled it well. A great performance, 17.33, he has enjoyed

the competition, the smile on his face and start to finish. It is a

gold medal for China will. Confirmation of the triple jump.

The line-up for the women's 400 metres final, Ashley Spencer of the

USA in six, Oluwakemi Adekoya in five.

Spencer has the speed to win the race and has a good draw on the

outside in lane six because she performed so well in the semifinal,

winning has Simi final, as did Adekoya, who may well start as the

favourite here. But it is all about who is going to get to the front and

can you stay there and control it over the first 200 metres. Hayes had

a tussle with Adekoya but came out second best in the semifinal but she

is the quickest in the field but finds herself in lane four.

Stephanie and MacPherson of Jamaica is inside this young lady here from

Poland. She was fourth, two years ago.

Spencer will be very wary of the speed of Adekoya. Adekoya is a

former junior champion herself. The two Americans are in lanes four and

six. Adekoya is in lane five. Spencer really needs to attack this.

Adekoya already started quickly through the first 70 or 80 metres.

Hayes is very much trying to chase her down and she might hit the first

200 metres. Indeed the American has done so. McPherson is trying to get

involved. Adekoya comes back again and comes straight across. Can

Spencer work off those front two? Adekoya has stayed strong in each of

her rate is so far. This time she is coming under pressure from the

Americans. McPherson is closing. Adekoya is in the league. McPherson

is on the outside. Adekoya is going to take the gold medal. Spencer gets

the silver, and Hayes gets the bronze. That was all about getting

to the front through that first 200 metres and doing what she has done

in each of her raters, staying really strong. Spencer was a bit all

over the shop and did not start enough quickly for me. She came to

inside for the silver medal. But Adekoya, 51.45, that is a new Asian

indoor record. Toni, that is where it was one. She came back across and

got in front and controlled it again in the last 200? This is the

shortest distance between two points is a straight line. She went

diagonally into lane one, Hayes, but Adekoya took a long diagonal and ran

less distance and conserve energy and ended up at the front and ran

off it. You wouldn't call this a vintage race, but it was an open

race. There are a few British athletes who chose not to come here

probably thinking, it was that a title I could have one? But she is

the woman who perform well in each of her races and she is a

well-deserved gold-medallist. Silver and bronze for the USA. Confirmation

of the result. The road to real's Olympics is a

long way, so what Mo Farah put in the extra miles this Saturday on BBC

One. A great weekend in prospect at Cardiff and hopefully he will be in

gold medal form. He was a spectator yesterday and today's sell-out crowd

continues to enjoy a packed schedule and we can catch up now with more

action from the field. British interest in this meant's hijab

final. Robert Grabartz, the European champion from 2012. It is a good

start for him. I say start, but he has jumped already. It is a good

clearance, he looks pleased. He knocked the bar off on his first

jump at 2.2 zero. It was a bit scrappy. Failure is count in terms

of count back. Attention turns to Erik Kynard. That was also 2.2 five.

The crowd enjoyed that. There you go, that is how to do it. Milking

the crowd and milking the support. The effort will not necessarily be

significant in terms of the medals judging by the standard of global

high jumping. This is the oldest athlete in the final, 36 years of

age. Fourth place. Can she improve it? No, she cannot. 18.38 is her

best throw. It came in the penultimate throw of the

competition. She looks pleased with that, though. Just three athletes

remaining, showcasing this last round, in reverse order of their

ranking. She is known as a championship

performer. . Valerie Adams is also in the mix.

Fourth in the World Championships last year. But she produces a

massive throw in the last round. Marton is not giving much away with

her celebration. It is an indoor record. A Hungarian indoor record.

More importantly it puts her out in front and a gold medal with two

throws remaining. This is the most experienced, possibly, in the world

in any event. Unbeaten for five years until last year. Just getting

ahead of herself with her top half, her legs not really involved. Work

to be done in terms of her comeback. So, Marton may have just taken the

gold. Adams has to settle for bronze. But one athlete stands

between Marton and a gold medal for Hungary.

Michelle Carter of the United States takes to the circle for the last

time. There is a huge roar from the home crowd here in Portland. They

have seen her lead taken from her. She has competed brilliantly. Can

she do it again? It is enormous! Absolutely huge from Michelle

Carter. What a brilliant throat. She saved her best for last. 20.2 one.

The longest throw in the world this year. Absolutely brilliant. She

needed that impetus of Marton taking the lead from her. What a

competitive effort. USA have their 101st gold medal. You have got to

hand it to her. She went into the lead, it was taken off her, she

responded. She had to wait for Valerie Adams to take her last round

before she had a chance to respond to the big throw of Marton. Marton

must have thought she may be had it when she saw Valerie Adams not go

beyond her throat. 20.20 one. The only athlete to go beyond 20 metres

this year. Gold for Michelle Carter of the United States. There has been

good support for the Americans on home soil. Erik Kynard is geeing up

the crowd. A surprise Olympic silver in 2012. That was in London. He

competed really well there. If athletes get a taste of a rostrum,

they tend to return to it. That was a great effort, a great performance

at 2.2 nine. Daylight between him and the buyer.

He has jumped 2.34 the past, his best from this year. A clean sheet

so far. His competition is unfolding nicely.

He makes it look incredibly easy. The Prince of high jump. Look at

that clearance. That is why he is the pre-event favourite. The second

highest jump in the world ever. That is better. He took off a long

way from that. Here we go... Yes... There you go.

Good celebrations from him. But a number of athletes are still

involved, seven or eight. He is one of them.

Also with a failure at his first attempt, running from the opposite

side. That was a great clearance. He kept his width on that and trusted

the angle of his approach and he did not cut the corner of.

He has jumped 2.30 this year. His lifetime best is 2.3 six.

This height has been interesting. It has asked questions of most of the

finalists. Some errors are starting to creep in as the bar has been

raised. A second time clearance for the Greek high jumper. Can Robert

Grabartz of Great Britain join them? Olympic bronze medal in 2012, the

European champion coming back from that surgery. That is better. That

is the celebration that we have seen before that we have missed for a

couple of years now. Great to see him back in action and getting in

amongst it. Chris Baker of Great Britain. His

last attempt. That is better. A huge jump earlier this year of 2.3 six.

Showing championship temperament as well as an ability to jump high. A

much deserved and enjoyable celebration. The next height is two

point 33. Chris Baker will be amongst the athletes to attempt it.

There are eight athlete still involved. We are yet to be at the

stage where medals will be decided. But here is an athlete who came into

this final with huge expectations. Unbeaten, has the highest jump in

the world this year of 2.3 eight. That he is carrying two files.

That was the last chance for Gianmarco Temberi to stay involved

and he does. That would have been a shock if he had gone out because he

has been talking the talk in the build-up to this high jump final. He

said, I am scared of no one. He said he is also not scared of 2.4 zero.

Judging by that performance he might be capable. That will be a huge sigh

of relief for him. Next is the 400 metres final.

Two athletes from Trinidad and Tobago. He is the second fastest in

the world this year, really difficult for him from lane one. How

Rune, I wonder what he will do. The Kenyan store this man could come

and get a medal but was not so good in the semifinal I am not sure he

will figure, at his best, he would have been the third qualifier in the

semifinals. Finds himself on the very difficult inside lane. This is

the man we haven't talked about, from grenade, -- grenade, can he

hold off Pavel Maslak, who will get to the front after the first 200

metres? The men's 400-metre final. Taplin gets the best start, Pavel

Maslak lost half a yard but inside, Lindores started well, Haroun with

work to do. Tying to run controlled and he may just the able to ease

himself into the lead here but Taplin is not having any of it. They

have got it to themselves at the moment, Haroun absolutely nowhere, a

big gap to the others chasing down for the bronze medal at this point,

Haroun trying to get going but a lot of ground to make upward. Pavel

Maslak trying to pounds but has the man from grenade got enough to hold

him off. He is finishing very quickly, just going backwards and

look at the finish, Pavel Maslak hands-on for the gold medal, Haroun

the silver, Pavel Maslak judged it perfectly, let Taplin run himself

out of gas in front of him and didn't try to get past when he knew

he was using way too much energy. What about Haroun? Could not get

going on the first lap, way too much left, didn't judge it as well as he

might have done but he was in the difficult lane three but you have to

hand it to Pavel Maslak, two European titles and two world

titles, superb indoor 400 metre running from the Czech Republic man.

Look how quickly Haroun finishes. He knows he almost had it. It is

incredible, Taplin got to the Bell first. He made the longer diagonal,

he did not get to the inside lane until after the finishing line but

20.89, paid the price, lactic acid build-up and Pavel Maslak was able

to come round in the last 60 metres. Congratulations to Pavel Maslak, he

uses his head as well, sometimes you have to accept you will not get to

the front. The result of the 400 metres final, Pavel Maslak winning

in 45.44 ahead of the fast finishing Haroun.

In the women's triple jump, it was the Venezuelan, Yulimar Rojas with

her only valid jump of the competition, a second-round effort

of 14.4 one. A season 's best that the German of

14.3 zero. There was disappointment for Britain

in the women's 800-metre heats with only the winners of each heat and

three fastest losers qualifying, Lynsey Sharp missed out after

finishing second in her heat while Adelle Tracey found the paste too

fast in her first senior World Championships, finishing in fourth

position. Next is the women's 1500 metres final with the fastest

qualifier being the European champion Sifan Hassan of the

Netherlands. She is grimacing into the home straight, she will take the

gold medal. Who is going to get the gold here? Hassan kicks away. She

wins the gold. It is a race where there is a standing favourite, the

Kenyan well versed in racing in America. The favourite is Sifan

Hassan but she has three good Ethiopians up against. The world

indoor silver-medallist two years ago, Duncan of Australia having a

good indoor season, a new personal best. This is the race favourite,

Sifan Hassan, former Ethiopian who moved to the Netherlands in 2008 on

winning this title or Webb back in 1985 with Elly van Holst, can she

make it another one for the Netherlands here. The Polish athlete

would do well to get among the medals because you would expect,

this world juniors of a medallist and her team-mates, the young woman

who beat her to that world junior title to compete. As they try, the

triumvirate, of Ethiopian athletes taking an Sifan Hassan. Hassan has

often had to content with racing at 1500 metres and 3000 metres on

occasion. She hasn't had interesting preparation, running good cross

country races at the season. I remember chatting to her in Glasgow

and she said this was always on the cards for her. Not all athletes when

they are planning an Olympic medal would take on a world indoor

Championships but she has decided it is a title she wants to win. The

only question about Hassan is that she always used to start slowly and

run at the back for a lap or two, I enjoyed listening to her chat

because she is an intelligent athlete, she does not use that

tactic quite as much these days. I wonder if part of the reason for

wanting to come here is to get more race Baptists so she wakes up and

gets to practice the tactical side of it. -- race practice. The

American champion, Martinez, probably could have gone in the 800

metres but chose the 1500. I think for her to get the medal here she

would have to be pretty brave because the pace of this race will

change, the Ethiopians may try and mess up Hassan's game plan. The two

of them just 19 years of age. Some really good Ethiopian young talent

there. The women's 1500 metres final. Seven and a half laps of the

track. Just to prove us wrong, Hassan goes straight to the back the

three Ethiopians watching her straightaway. Happy to gather around

her. There is Melissa Duncan, deciding, she has got to the World

Championship final, she is not going to trot round and let people out

kick her in the late stages. That is to be applauded I guess. It is good

for her, she knows there is no way she can live with the likes of the

others and certainly in the last couple of laps, she wants to run a

good honest race, walked off having done herself justice out there and

given herself a shot of running a good time. Brenda Martinez moving

into fourth place, she will no doubt have been inspired by Boris Berian

to win that men's 800 metres earlier. He is coached by her

husband and coach and that will have inspired her and the home crowd to

give it your best. I do feel that over 1500, when it goes fast, she is

maybe going to be at a disadvantage to the likes of Hassan. As soon as

Hassan made a move, Seyaum tried to cover it and almost ripped up her

team-mate. Hassan had the look is well and sentence something had

happened. After a 65 first lap, Melissa Duncan not going that fast

at the front. Hassan has decided enough is enough and is closing the

gap and the others stretched out a bit and Martinez running a canny

race at this point, it would have been better if it was a slower race

so she could use her 800-metre pace. Hassan gradually closing the gap to

Melissa Duncan. I think Hassan did get a bit clipped in that tumble but

she seems fine now and has closed the gap. I think she recognises the

danger in the 1500 metres, it is not often someone gets that kind of gap

but they can hold onto it and you do not want them to have that big a

lead in the world indoor final. Melissa Duncan finding everyone

budging on her shoulder with three laps to go. Sifan Hassan in second

place, Seyaum has tracked every single step, Brenda Martinez moving

on the outside. Now, Hassan moves to the front for the first time, Seyaum

follows as you would expect. Through 1000 metres in 2.46, Melissa Duncan,

almost getting a nudge over the curb. Seyaum clipping her a bit and

whooshing Melissa Duncan, now, Sifan Hassan controlling this race. I den

think she has made any huge effort yet but is trying to control it from

the front. Seyaum in second place, Tsegai in third, Brenda Martinez

making a move on the outside. Hassan with 300 metres to go, there to be

shot at, she doesn't mind being at the front, a good front runner but

the Ethiopians bind her have pace and they will know they can attack

in the last 200 metres. Martinez desperate to get involved. Seyaum

trying to go past but Hassan has nothing of it, these two battling it

out down the back straight. Tsegai being left, Seyaum goes again, she

knows she wants to get in front before the final bend but it will

not be the case, Hassan hangs on again, she is full of fighting

spirit. She opens up a metre or so, Seyaum trying to attack again but

Seyaum act-macro Hassan will hang on, she wins the title. Seyaum

second, Tsegai in third and a big up to fourth. That is a victory that

will be popular in the ranks of women's 1500 metre running, she is a

popular athlete on the circuit and she is rewarded with the gold medal

for her country. You can go all the way back to Elly van Holst in 1985

when they last won this title, a very long time ago. Sifan Hassan,

she will be watching her big rival go in the 3000 metres in these

indoor Championships and the two will rejoin battle in the Olympic

Games but here is the clip. She just wanted to make a move out and I

think they got a bit of a push but look at this battle on the last lap.

A really good last lap from all of the runners but particular Hassan,

29.8 in the last 200 metres, every time Seyaum tries to come past, she

picked it up a little bit more and held her. She tried again and when

she tried finally here with 50 metres to go, she knew there was

nothing more she could give an Hassan knew as well, a smile on her

face as she was moving away as they came over the line. Just really nice

to see. Last year, as you said, it did sting her to run as well as she

did in Monaco and to be blown away, and then to run a 1.57 in the 800

metres in Beijing and still not get close so it was good for her to come

out and win a major world title and to know the work she has put in over

the winter has her in a good place. A good one, we talk about Mo Farah

but Sifan Hassan has come through the Dutch system, it is not like she

like she transferred, she went there as a child refugee and was picked up

at school as a good runner and came into the Dutch system and they have

worked with her and helped her. She is very much a Dutch athlete. A gold

medal for the Netherlands which she will be very proud of and I am sure

they will be as well. This high jump final is getting

towards the business end and it is Robbie Grabarz at the new height of

2.3 three. Oh, yes. Robbie Grabarz has gone clear at a height that

might get him on the rostrum. That is brilliant.

It's high jump final is going in Britain's favour as we stand. Robert

Grabartz hit the lowest of the low after surgery in 2014. Can Erik

Kynard, silver-medallist in the Olympic Games, rally the home

support enough to taking clear at 2.33?

Yes, a good jump indeed. But it was the second time of asking.

Barshim looks in trouble. It looks as though he has pulled a car.

Something snapped, he is saying. That might be the end of his

competition. That is not good. He is jumping from the right side. It is

his right leg. He is not giving any sign of what has happened, but

something clearly has. All he said was that he was going to pass his

third attempt. That was a second fail.

It was a star to restart, I do not like that, he got into his running

finally, that he never got going. What a mess from a man who really

got in the groove last summer. His competition comes to an end with two

fouls at 2.3 three. He was all over the place. Chris Baker of Great

Britain has one more chance at this height to stay in this high jump

final. He can't join his team-mate Robbie.

But that is a good performance for him. A breakthrough winter. 2.3 six.

2.29, he should be proud of that. Toni? I am going to be critical. He

should have passed his attempt and gone up higher. What have you got to

lose? The decision has been made and he has done what he has done. His

best was only enough for seventh place. Can this man stay in? Yes, he

can. Gianmarco Temberi, the pre-event favourite, the world's

leader, under pressure. His third and final attempt and he becomes the

third man to go clear. The medallists are confirmed. Robert

Grabartz is one of them. From where I am sitting it is likely to be

gold. It is the second day of the men's heptathlon and reigning

champion Ashton Eaton was once again leading the way. Ashton Eaton,

Olympic champion, world champion. Solid is how I would describe that.

It is a big lead. He just makes it look so easy. At the end of the

first day of competition he hold on first place. It is wonderful

jumping. He is certainly a contender. He absolutely nailed that

with it all to play for. Coming into day two of the heptathlon and Ashton

Eaton was feeling confident, just the event separating him and the

world title. Up first was the 60 metres hurdles.

It is a clean start. Felix got away quite well. This is a close race.

His personal best is 8.23, the German. It was as close as we

expected. No athlete under the eight second barrier. Start of day number

two for Ashton Eaton, the world record holder and outdoors and the

Olympic champion. There is nothing this man has not won. He am God. The

60 metres in the heptathlon. It was a good start and he hit one

very hard, but he stays on his feet. 7.78 seconds. He hit a couple of the

hurdles, especially the third one. But he got home safely and that is

all that matters in his quest for gold. After five events he remained

a clear leader, but it was all about who was going to take silver and

bronze. There was a cat fight for second, and who could forget Curtis

beat of the USA. And next was the pole vault.

You were getting near the lifetime best of Felix. It is three failures.

He has already dropped a couple of places. That is to be expected on

the second day of action. The number in the corner is their

overall standing in the competition. That was better.

This is his third attempt. He has already set a season's best. That

was good. He stayed in the hunt for a world indoor championship medal.

The second attempt at 5.1 zero. Oh, yes! There are more points in the

bag. Look what it means to the German, Matthias Bruguera. Lifetime

best has been surpassed. That is why it meant so much. That elevates him

into the bronze medal position. The music has gone.

Nobody wanted to breed, sneeze, move their chair. I held my breath in

case I made a noise. All you could hear were the feet of Ashton Eaton

in the convention centre ploughing down to potentially a lifetime best.

The seventh and final event, the 1000 metres. Although the gold medal

is all but hung around Ashton Eaton's neck, the next question was

whether Curtis beat could make the podium. He can run 2.23, and he

needs to win by 17 seconds and we have a 16 second gap. The difference

between Curtis Beach and the third placed German is only six seconds.

Yes, he has a good chance of the bronze medal, and if he runs well,

Curtis Beach could go into the silver medal position. The final

event in the men's heptathlon and Ashton Eaton heading for gold

surely. The world record is not within his sites. The real question

is whether his team-mate Curtis Beach can go hard enough, quick

enough for long enough and put some distance between himself and the

tall figure in the blue towards the back, the Ukrainian in the blue and

yellow, the familiar colours of his nation. 29.93 is not a particularly

fast 200 metres. If you split it up evenly, he needed 28.6 zero. With a

decathlon it is a rhythm event, get into that rhythm and pick it up as

you go. Look for 57.2 at 400. You are assuming he may be well picked

up the last 300 metres. But how fast are the others going? The big German

is having a good run and he is giving himself a great chance of

hanging onto a medal. Felix is in fourth place. Out in front is this

man Curtis Beach and he is going for it. He is running fairly even paced

laps. Brugger is in third place. Aston Eaton is leading. It is an

awkward and ungainly style, probably not what Paula is accustomed to

seeing. He is a bit off the pace and I think he is struggling. But what

is the time difference between him and the Ukrainian? That was his

quickest 200 metres. Curtis Beach is trying to win a bronze or even a

silver medal. But Brugger is running brilliantly. Ashton Eaton is

certainly guaranteed the gold medal. The crowd are on their feet and

cheering. Curtis Beach is going to win the final event. A great effort

from him. Brugger might have done enough to hang onto a medal. Ashton

Eaton will be the champion. It is very close and we are waiting to see

what the Ukrainian does to cross the line. There is no doubt about the

winner and the champion. He carries on with his imperious form, he is

top of the world again. The results are coming in and Curtis Beach has

not done enough, not quite. Brugger ran brilliantly to hang onto him.

The Ukrainian hung on for the second place. He was ten seconds behind

Curtis Beach. It will be gold for Ashton Eaton. Brugger of Germany,

running a personal best in that 1000 metres, does just enough to hang

onto the bronze medal. Yet another world title, but in Portland, your

hometown, does it feel different? It is a bit more special. I hope there

are young kids in the crowd and if they want to be a gold medallist,

that is cool. Your wife is a gold-medallist as well. What will

the celebrations be like? It is awesome. That is the highlight. I

did not care what happened to me, I was just here to cap it off for the

family, but she is the star. The final event is the women's 60 metres

with Dafne Schippers trying to add an indoor World Championship medal

to her growing list of titles. Dafne Schippers for the gold. The Dutch

athlete celebrates. It is going to be Dafne Schippers.

The last event on the track, two British athletes making the final of

the winnings 60 metres Tom Asha Philip will be in lane one, the

first to be introduced to the crowd, just missed out on a medal two years

ago at these same Championships. Dafne Schippers came here as the

favourite to win the gold medal but it is becoming an increasingly

difficult task for the world 200 metres champion. She shares the

fastest time in the world this year with Barbara Pierre of the United

States. Both of them running exactly seven seconds. Payet once again

looked supreme in the semifinal, Dave worshippers was beaten by

Thompson. -- Dafne Schippers was beaten by Thompson. Now, Dina

Asher-Smith has not been introduced to the crowd. We were expecting to

see her come down the ramp, she is not there, Bowie has come down in

lane eight. On my computer, I have not seen the start list come up yet,

it will not be made official until the last point. Elaine Thompson just

trying to work out whether Dina Asher-Smith is there. That will be a

real shame because she performed brilliantly in the semifinal. Was in

the first semifinal, chased Barbara Pierre home but a nonstarter. Dina

Asher-Smith does not start. The world junior champion of course, she

will be looking towards the Olympic Games, she looked so good in

qualification, that is a real shame. Britain with just one athlete in the

final, Asha Philip, the team captain.

It was going to be a tough task for Britain to get a medal here and it

is left to Asha Philip to fly the flag. This is a very high-quality

field, if she could get down to 7.1, a personal best she set a couple of

years ago, something under 7.1 will be required to get a medal here.

Elaine Thompson, improving with every single race, what a season she

is likely to have this summer. Dafne Schippers, beaten by Thompson

in the semifinal but looked supreme in qualification in the heats. Is

she under pressure from Thompson but also the fast starting Barbara

Pierre of the United States? She looks calm and relaxed. We are being

told that Dina Asher-Smith has a slight hamstring, we hope it is

nothing too serious. The right could caution being taken not to risk that

hamstring problem. A real shame she is not here though, Bowie closest to

the camera in lane eight making up this final. Asha Philip on the far

side, Talou of the Ivory Coast, Johnson, Ahye, Barbara Pierre in six

and by we in lane eight. The women's 60 metres final.

Thompson gets the best start, Asha Philip flying out of the blocks but

look at Barbara Pierre and it is gold for the USA, Dafne Schippers

came through for the silver in the end. What a night for the American

team. Barbara Pierre came here, joint fastest in the world and she

takes the title of world champion, Dafne Schippers looking up at the

screen but no doubt who has won this race, superb starting as ever from

the air. Asha Philip got off to a great start but could not quite hold

the talent in this field. The air was away strongly, as was Thompson

and Dafne Schippers comes through the middle but left it too late, not

as quick out of the blocks, look at Barbara Pierre, a typical 60-metre

runner, flying out, compact, small, the type of athlete who often wins

this kind of title. Ethnic shippers by contrast would have liked another

15 or 20 metres but you don't get it indoors. Almost got there but not

quite. Dafne Schippers has been struggling with her start, little

bit too tall in those races, this one a bit better of a forward lean,

driving out better but Barbara Pierre got out but Dafne Schippers

was not going to capture even with the fast finish. What a night for

the USA. Make that therefore the gold medal. Barbara Pierre winning

the 60-metre title ahead of Dafne Schippers and Thompson. A really

good performance from Asha Philip in terms of the last few metres where

she couldn't hold this hugely talented field. But you have to hand

it to Pierre. The gold medal to the USA. Dafne Schippers with 7.0 four.

I said you would have the run under 7.1, to win a medal, Asha Philip

with a strong fifth-place, 7.1 four. I knew the competition was stiff but

I had to stay focused and do my race and that is what I did. That is what

you have to do in a field like this, do what you do in practice. I am

happy but it is bittersweet, I wanted a medal after coming forth a

couple of years ago, and then coming fifth, but as team captain I have to

be positive. I gave the team a positive message so I hope everyone

can hold onto that. Even though I was not at my best, I still

performed and fifth in the world. Gianmarco Tamberi with the new

height, 2.36, we have seen Robbie Grabarz fail along with Erik Kynard,

this to go in the lead, and he does. That is brilliant. From someone who

didn't quite look as in charge as he thought he might, as we thought he

might, he talked the talk. He has just walked it as well. Gianmarco

Tamberi has gone clear at the new height, which I am surprised to see

that this man is going to have a go at it as well, pulled up on his

previous attempt. Carrying two vows, one go, he cites the Barwell but no.

He is out. Robbie Grabarz looking for the support of the American

crowd. Their allegiance possibly in favour of Erik Kynard, with who he

is one place ahead of in the silver medal position. No, 2.36 enough but

2.33, a brilliant performance, equalling his season best.

Guaranteed a medal, silver as we stand. This jump stands between

Robbie Grabarz and a guaranteed silver medal, Erik Kynard, we'll

settle for bronze if he doesn't go clear, I thought he had but he

knocked it off. It is bronze for Erik Kynard. Robbie Grabarz has the

silver. Gianmarco Tamberi the gold. He has the gold medal already, this

is his last attempt at 2.4 zero. Possibly his best of the three, came

down on it. Gold it is for Italy, a great performance under pressure, it

looked at one point that it might be gold for Robbie Grabarz of Great

Britain but he has to settle for silver. Confirmation of the final

result of that wonderful men's high jump final, gold for Italy with

Gianmarco Tamberi. 2.36 after a scratchy start. A brilliant return

to form for the Olympic medallist, Robbie Grabarz, head of Erik Kynard

of the USA. Britain's bird medal of these world

indoor Championships, Robbie Grabarz, Olympic bronze four years

ago and the European gold and now in such an important year takes a

silver medal at the world indoor Championships ahead of the Rio

Olympic Games later this year. What a confidence boost it will be and a

well-deserved silver medal for Robbie Grabarz. I am ecstatic, I

can't believe it. If someone had said this would be the outcome, I

would be amazed. After the injury, you try to make two metres and

couldn't, how much work has it taken? It feels like six years

rather than the two it has taken, the reward feels much greater after

that uphill struggle. Compare how you are feeling now compare to at

this point before the London Olympics? I have achieved a greater

mark at world level, I have to take that confidence and use it in my

training for the outdoor season. What how does it feel to be a world

champion? It is amazing. It was a really hard competition. At the

beginning I had some problems, I could not feel the bounce of the

track and I had problems with the approach. I had to choose to give up

or fight like an animal. And the crowd helped me to understand I had

to fight and fight. It was really good to arrive today and to know I

did it. You look like you enjoyed competing. I like to have fun when

competing, it is the most important thing of my job. If I can't have

fun, I can't jump. What I like more, is people having fun with me. It was

great. A superb day for the United States, four more gold medals,

taking their total to 15 in all are miles ahead of everyone else, Italy

with their first gold in the high jump and the silver for Great

Britain means that total is three. Coverage of the world indoor

athletics Championships continues later today with the final days

events live on the red button from 7:30pm. We have highlights on BBC

One at 11:55pm, 12:50am in Scotland or tomorrow on BBC Two at 1:20pm.

Next Saturday, Mo Farah looking to add the world half marathon title to

his successes. A great day for the host nation with four gold medals

but Robbie Grabarz make sure that for the British team, the day

finished on a high, goodbye.