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Hello, yes. He gets there. Robbie Grabarz, that is brilliant. Wins the

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gold medal. On top of the world again. Wins the title. Goal for the

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USA. -- gold. Welcome to highlight of the final day's action of the

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world indoor athletics Championships, in Portland, Oregon.

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Some fabulous performances so far, including three medals for the

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British team, and more to look forward to today. Laurence Clark's

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career has been blighted by injuries, but canny reach another

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final on the world stage, in the 60 metres hurdles? British outdoor

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world record-holder Isobel Pooley has had to wait until the final date

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in the high jump. The world record-holder Genzebe Dibaba is on

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track, she will not want to surrender her title. Exciting

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schedule ahead, joining me in the commentary box for the action are

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Andrew Cotter, Paula Radcliffe, Steve Backley, and Jessica

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Ennis-Hill's coach. Here we go for the first of the to

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macro semifinals. Men's 60 metres hurdles, the first

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semifinal. Jarret Eaton of the United States inside Martin

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Odegaard. Martin Odegaard easing himself over the line. Just outside

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a season's best for the American. There was a little bit of air

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between those to macro and the others. One for Tony to get injury.

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Looks like the box is a further apart. Both of these tall guys

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taking seven steps to the hurdle. Normally for a lot of guys, it will

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be eight steps. Why they are cramping up. So they can fit the

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seven strides into the 13 metre run in. Martin

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-- Omar McLeod, Dimitri Bascou amongst the favourites to take the

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medals. The second semifinal of the men's 60 metres hurdles. Their

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weight cleanly. Laurence Clark out strongly. Dimitri Bascou and Omar

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McLeod. McLeod pulling clear. Laurence Clark with the dip, might

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not be enough. Another strong run from Omar McLeod. Little stumble out

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of the blocks. Once he got into his running, finishing strongly. What

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you are trying to do coming out of the blocks trying to get your knees

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together, when you first foot goes down, you want the second knee to

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come through, popping off the blocks. To get a lot of speed. If

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you delay that, putting your foot down, don't stabilise, causing the

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stumble. Omar McLeod, no doubt he is very, Dimitri Bascou he knows it,

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Laurence Clark not going through to the final. Laurence Clarkin sixth

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place. -- Laurence Clarke. Dimitri Bascou not looking good in the

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semifinal. Not the sort of performance you want to go away, and

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to contemplate. Disappointed, the time I made the final was my

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season's best. Good start, did not hold it together for the last

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hurdle. Indoor season, the Olympics is what matters. Need to keep

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working. Isobel Pooley, Great Britain. She gave it a wobble. Just

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a little bit. Probably cold, standing about for 20 odd minutes.

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Just leading with the inside arm. Taking across the bar. For me,

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should go upwards, following the hand. Just pushing it towards the

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bar, that takes heaven. Big moment on home soil, the American Henderson

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is leading. Is that good enough? Difficult to see at that speed. It

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is beyond eight metres. Dendy not liking it. Retains his height well.

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Not a fan of the dip and drive. A good jump. He takes the lead, a jump

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of 8.2 six. America in one and to . No Mo Farah, loving talked about

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him, O'Farrell does giving this final. -- does go. Final of the

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men's 3000 metres. This will get cluttered. We wonder what the pace

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will be. There are some of these with a good kick finish. We saw a

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scorching last 100 metres from unit could

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. Right now we have Ryan Hill at the front. He is running with his

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training partner, they work day in, day out down the road. There are a

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lot of guys sitting in their fee would not fancy the kicks against

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the likes of Kejelcha. If he goes on to long at this pace, some of the

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patients is -- some of their patients may slip. At the back Ndiku

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thirsty strike. Gotten a bit of trouble he moved round. Why he was

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staying out of the back after what happened in the heat. Now there is a

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bit of shoving, did not want to relinquish the lead, Ndiku. But a

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bit of a shove in the back. Ryan Hill, then Kejelcha, the tall

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figure. Iguider making his move. Lee Emanuel

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losing place with the group. Ndiku saying first place is mine, I want

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to lead from the front. Ndiku has not quite go past. Look Ryan Hill,

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keeping himself in a really good position all the way through the

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race, not easy, keeping up there, responding to the moves. The last

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couple hundred metres were both 20 seconds. That was the lifting of the

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pace. There is Kejelcha, rather ungainly running style. He is behind

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Ndiku. Bachir slipping away. Now Kejelcha

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strikes, making his move. They are trying to make Iguider hurt, taking

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turns. They will be testing him, in a way we may not have seen and

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tested so far this year. These four separating. Ryan Hill trying to hang

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on with the home support. It is Kejelcha, and Iguider. Iguider

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strikes. Around the outside. Kejelcha out in front. Can he hang

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on, the 18-year-old? Iguider trying to get back. Little that the from

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Kejelcha. Still driving hard. Choge round the outside. Kejelcha for the

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gold, Ryan Hill gets the silver ahead of Choge. It is gold for

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Kejelcha. Silver for Ryan Hill, what a net 30 made to take that. Brave

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move from the youngster. We question his tactics, how he ran in the

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heats. Still have the drive at the finish in the final. Hard earned

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gold medal for the man from Ethiopia. Pretty boring race early

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on, not a boring finish at all. 2.2 to in the last 1000, a lot of that

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in the last 600 metres or so. Kejelcha hitting the front, then

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coming away. Look where Ryan Hill came from. Still making ground on

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the last term from -- last turn. He really ran well to snatch that

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silver. Put himself in a good position. Choge did all the running,

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did not have the pace to stay with Kejelcha in those closings stages.

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We know Kejelcha is very quick, he will be a real danger for Mo Farah

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in Rio. Ryan Hill taking it on the line, the silver from Choge.

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Confirmation of the result. The final of the men's 3000 metres. Gold

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from the eight -- for the 18-year-old from Ethiopia. Ryan Hill

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taking the silver ahead of Choge. Lee Emanuel down in sixth place.

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Cunningham, of the United States. Exciting, precocious youngster, in

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terms of her physical talent. That is how to do it. The one piece of

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the jigsaw which was under pressure, what she would do in major

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championships? She has answered that, what she has done so far. No

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failures. In first place. Dominating the women's high jump final. Vashti

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Cunningham. Fabrice LaPierre, of Australia, no stranger to major

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championships. Silver behind Greg Rutherford last summer. Round three,

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big effort for him. Fabrice LaPierre, 7.78 in the second round,

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we are in round three. Very tidy. Good balance. Straight down the

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centre of the sandpit. Efficient use of force. Almost perfect on the

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board. Very tidy indeed. Fabrice LaPierre, a .2 five. New Australian

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indoor record, in second place. In doors, four laps of the track and

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if you are going to front run you have to be confident and get your

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pacing just right. Yes and you have to go like Wilson has, get to the

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front and be able to control the field. We wondered if it was too

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quick, we also saw Wilson in the first round go to the front and

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control the race and I think that is what she is more likely to do rather

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than go out at a suicidal pace. Solid but not too fast, nothing

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silly from Wilson, controlling it. Just jostling elbows, cannot decide

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what they want to do, decides to take it out, go quicker. Wilson has

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the ruling quashed the lead and then just moves out across the heels. She

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has some room. Finally has some space and moves on the shoulder of

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the Kenyan. She has moved right to the front and a big battle, did not

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want to let her get past but she had to allow her past and she is still

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moving away, she has put in a big surge on this lap. They have won and

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medal in this event in the past. But going for gold, Wilson looks as if

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she is spent. Has left it way too late coming from the back.

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Maintaining the pace. Wilson trying to lift herself, the crowd doing

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their best and closing in, still in front, Wilson starts to attack

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around the bend. Is there enough time? She's going to get there,

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Goldsboro Burundi. Then Wilson. -- gold for Burundi. Not superfast but

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I think for me she grabbed the race by the scruff of the neck and Wilson

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got caught in third and stayed too long behind, never got close enough

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to the front, tried to attack over the last 100 metres but there was

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too much to do. I think the damage was done in the

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third 200 metres. 29.22, the fastest lap of the race.

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Mark Rowland has now coached her, he will be delighted with her

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performance, tactically. Wilson will be disappointed with the silver

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medal, I am sure. The women's high jump, in sixth

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place, second attempt, that is better!

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She joins Cunningham at 1.9 six. That takes her second.

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36 years old, double the age of Cunningham. But still incredibly

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capable. She has jumped 1.98 this year, but she has eight foul at 1.96

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which we have seen coming and clear. Second attempt. That's better. Great

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jump. That keeps her hopes alive. The next height is 1.99. The

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Lithuanian has had to Maxwell years at 1.96, needs this to stay in the

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competition and perhaps get amongst the medals. Yes, the slightest of

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rattles but she goes clear. Isobel Pooley went out at the previous

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height so she will not feature any further.

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Next on the track the women's 3000 metres featuring this seemingly all

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conquering women. She looks strong! It is all about Dibaba! Dibaba gets

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the gold! That's a look at the line-up, number

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one does not start, the Polish athlete.

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Must have been interesting watching the rise while she was away starting

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a family but those two on the outside flanking Stephanie Twell

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will be the women to beat. Saina Out in front. This opening lap

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they are just jogging around. We will wait and see who's patients

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snaps first and who makes a move to the front, it might be Stephanie

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Twell because although she started her career as a world junior 1500

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metre champion she now knows she is probably a lot stronger at the

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longer distances and will want this to be a good, honest pace from the

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start. She moves into the front shadowed by Kudzelich who will also

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want the pace to keep ticking along. Making sure she is in a position to

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react to anything which goes on in the early stages of this race.

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Kudzelich looked like she wanted to raise the pace but was not keen to

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go to the front but eventually decided she had to.

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Waiting at the back, Genzebe Dibaba. It would have been interesting,

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Genzebe Dibaba just at the back just watching, biding her time as

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Kudzelich continues to take them around. Shannon robbery is theft at

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the moment -- Rowbury. Genzebe Dibaba just deciding to take

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control of the race, everybody suddenly picks up and is more alert

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and the pace has lifted. I don't know if Stephanie Twell caught sight

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of Genzebe Dibaba moving up, maybe she got a chance to look at the

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screen or maybe she decided enough was enough and needed to do

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something about picking up the pace but she has got herself into a good

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position. All the girls behind suddenly having to react, Stephanie

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Twell reacting the best at the moment. It stretches and it is the

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favourite to has opened up this race, Genzebe Dibaba has decided

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enough is enough. I was wondering if the championship record might go and

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because of the slow opening few laps it will not go, set way back in

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1989, Genzebe Dibaba could have had it if she wanted, but she could

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still threaten if she decides to turn it on but she has already blown

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away the field. Stephanie Twell in a good position. Genzebe Dibaba

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putting on a bit of an exhibition at the moment. The reason the field is

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strung out is that Genzebe Dibaba did inject a fast lap into the race.

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Increasing the pace that quickly will do damage, Stephanie Twell was

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in a good position but has reacted well to it and staying with it so

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far. Gap has not opened up any further,

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Stephanie Twell just ahead of Defar. The gap beginning to narrow a little

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bit, Defar hanging onto the back of Stephanie Twell. Genzebe Dibaba not

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moving any further away from the field at the moment. Just looking to

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see where she was placed. Rowbury still pretty well-placed. Rowbury

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took her time at moving through, she did not react quickly when Genzebe

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Dibaba went to the front, but now she has got herself into a good

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position so starting to think she was not feeling great out there but

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now she is looking as if she is raising more products over medal and

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not concerned with what Genzebe Dibaba does. Stephanie Twell just

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hanging on at the moment, beginning to lose some contact perhaps,

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Rowbury coming past her, Stephanie Twell has two dead in here. Genzebe

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Dibaba stretching out again. Defar with all her experience is battling

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for the silver medal at the moment. Genzebe Dibaba along weakly at the

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moment, another gold medal will surely be harassed, again lifting

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the knees and driving on, the gap opens again -- surely be hers.

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Stephanie Twell coming through with three laps to go beginning to lose a

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bit of touch with the group of four athletes who are battling for sober

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and bronze. Defar beginning to separate herself a little bit. This

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place is doing some damage and it will do that if you put in a 64

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second any 400 metres in the middle and then settle back to 67 it is

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like you're slowing down but 67 is still a very quick pace. That is why

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these women are struggling to make any inroads on Genzebe Dibaba, Defar

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is the only one truly capable and it now looks like a battle for the

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bronze medal. Is Rowbury getting some daylight? She is. But Genzebe

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Dibaba with about 300 metres to go, long, long way clear of Defar,

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striding towards another gold medal, the bell sounds and another majestic

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performance from Genzebe Dibaba. She is going to lap the back of the

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field. Genzebe Dibaba, Defar in the silver medal position and Rowbury

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actually beginning to close on her. Genzebe Dibaba all the way around.

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Striding toward another gold medal. What an athlete this women is. It

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will be gold here at the world indoors. It will be silver for Defar

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and Rowbury takes the bronze. In contrast to the men's 3000 it was

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not such a close finish. Stephanie Twell coming through in about six.

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Genzebe Dibaba, what a performance, it was just the injection of pace

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she had, she took it on and killed them with that 32nd 200 metres in

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the middle of the race. -- 30, seconds. Genzebe Dibaba was so far

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ahead of the rest of the girls she was able to do that, able to put in

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a 31 second 200 metres in the middle of the race and blow it apart and

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then just go onto cruise control, did not have to use the final gear

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at the end because she had so much of a cushion. Let's wrap this up, it

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was a demonstration from Genzebe Dibaba.

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The road to Rio's Olympics is a long one. Watch Mo Farah put in the extra

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miles of the Cardiff half marathon World Championship on BBC One.

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Should be another great weekend in store next week. As the British

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record-holder, Mo Farah may take a special interest in the next event

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on the track, the men's 1500 metres final. Chris O'Hare goes for Great

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Britain. The home crowd will be hoping Matt Centrowitz will give

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them something to cheer. Robbie Andrews always dangerous in a slower

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race. It is always likely to be that way indoors. The 1500 gets under

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way. Some pushing and Jocelyn, as you might expect. Three and a half

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laps of the track indoors. Willis goes in front. The man who won the

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silver medal last time, Wote on the inside. Matthew Centrowitz up there.

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Chris O'Hare, for the time being happy to watch what is going on

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through the first 200. They go through that in 29 seconds. All of a

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sudden, it all slows down. The man who anticipate that was Nick Willis,

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running a very smooth and controlled first 200 metres. Letting everyone

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jostle for position. Now slotting into the place where he likes to

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sit. He can watch what is going on, and is poised to react. The question

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is, is he able to react as quickly and swiftly as he has in previous

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years? 32 seconds for the next 200 metres. Nick Willis is well aware of

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the ability of Centrowitz. The key is don't give people too much of a

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head start. When it kicks off, and it will do, you want to be close.

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Over the first 400 metres Willis uses his experience, saying it is

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not going to stay slow for too much longer, so is Chris O'Hare, good

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tactical brain, put himself in a good position. Even slower at 33.

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People wondering why Chris O'Hare was running so why, in lane three.

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1500 metres indoors, that extra distance running wife versus the

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ability to react and get to the front if someone inject some real

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change of pace is is worth it. The Americans have never won this title,

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some bronze medals, all the way back to Geoff Atkinson, for the first

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time the Americans heading for Centrowitz will stop Chris O'Hare.

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Centrowitz realising he needs to get in a better position, blocking Chris

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O'Hare. Wote on the inside, silver medallist last time. Chris O'Hare

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almost takes a tumble. Did well there, hurdling the back leg to get

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into a better position. Nick Willis comes round everybody.

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Souleiman going backwards. Chris O'Hare in sixth. It is Wolde. It is

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New Zealand from the USA. The crowd are on their feet in this Oregon

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Convention Centre. Hoping Centrowitz can deliver a gold medal. Willis

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striking for home. A couple of Ethiopians chasing. What can

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Centrowitz do on the last bend? Nick Willis in front. Here comes Matthew

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Centrowitz. He gets the gold. Nick Willis in bronze.

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Holusa in second place. Many people would not have expected the African

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contingent left trailing by the two sprinters, Nick Willis, the age of

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32. You have to hand it to him, gave it a go. Maybe in the effort to get

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the gold, handing it to Centrowitz, smart enough to follow him. Hometown

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victory, just what the crowd wanted. A smile of relief from Matthew

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Centrowitz. Very nearly lost it, the way Nick Willis threw down the

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gauntlet from the front. Holusa comes from back in sixth position.

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So much to make up with 100 metres to go. Nick Willis was starting to

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tire, you sense. Centrowitz also signing up, have to be aware of

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Holusa, the crowd must have let him know. Holusa should've been asking

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the questions, not in position when Nick Willis took off. Matthew

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Centrowitz a bit slow, but not as far as Holusa. Robbie Andrews also

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close fast over the final lap. Matthew Centrowitz will not be

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bothered by the winning time. The important thing is getting the gold

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medal for the USA. Holusa finish so quickly. He will be delighted with

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the silver. Well done to Nick Willis, tried to win it. Chris

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O'Hare down in eighth place. It was a pretty good race, managed to keep

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myself out of trouble. Did not take too much as I running. 300 to go, I

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went for the last year, it was not there. Dan Bramble having a good

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competition for Great Britain. Season's best, the first time he has

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gone over eight metres indoors. He has two attack it now. Hitting the

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ball well. That is a good jump. He needs one in excess of 8.19 to get

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in the top four, to get a place in the last round. 8.14. His

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competition is over. We come back to the high jump, getting towards the

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business end. Bit of an anti-climax there. Thought we were going to

:37:29.:37:35.

something special, that is the end of her evening's jumping. The

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defending IAAF champion, she has to go clear. The time failure for.

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Third place. She had top place on the rostrum with the Russian

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athlete, of course no Russians competing here because of the ban.

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Third time effort, and a failure. That signals the end of the

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competition for her. The end of the medal situation for Cunningham, the

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young American. She has taken goal. I wonder if she has worked this out.

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She's so composed, for 18 years of age. Rarely do we see athletes

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coming into the sport but are so measured. Very impressive indeed.

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Not to be on this occasion, maybe some new talent Vashti Cunningham.

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She had a world leading mark last week. No small matter of the world

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junior record, such as her talent. Tall, rangy, fast and dynamic. She

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was a bit front on with that one. She's sprinting faster, when she

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does the shoulders are ahead, taking her into the bar. Goal for vastly

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Cunningham. -- gold for Vashti Cunningham. The gold rush for the

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United States continuing. You can see his best, 8.19. He is the first

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to jump of the four athletes that will get a jump in the last, sixth

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and final round. Chasing a .2 six. -- chasing 8.20 six.

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This may challenge the lead, he is saying second. Producing something

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very special in the last round. Drifting off to the left. Losing

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distance from that, I would suggest. How

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-- lifetime best takes him up to third place. There are your

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medallists, all over. Dendy dominated. There are your

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confirmations of the medallists. Another American gold medal. Good

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performance from Dan Bramble, of Great Britain. The women are ready

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for the final of the four by 400 metres relay. America are the strong

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favourites, of course things can happen in replays. There is the

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Jamaican quartet. Perhaps the strongest contenders for silver,

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behind the United States. The Nigerian quartet. They have

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Benjamin and George, in their four, part of the Commonwealth Games

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silver relay. No British quartet, bit of a shame. Would have certainly

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challenge from medal. The way they go, the United States with a great

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success in this one. Natasha Hastings taking it into the lead

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immediately. Our Pastor tries to reply. Patricia Hall

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tucking into fourth place. Natasha Hastings can a look at things. Down

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go Jamaica. Patricia Hall stumble in. Almost handing this to America.

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Definitely the strongest team by a long way. The lead is already

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opening up. Patricia Hall crashing to the ground. Hastings handing over

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to Hayes. She is away and clear. This will be a one country race.

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Gold medal, look at the lead that pays has. Close for silver and

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bronze. The Polish athlete took down the Jamaican. Patricia Hall. We may

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get the chance to look at it again. Look at the battle behind the

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American. A long way back. A victory march already for the Americans stop

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it is how far they choose to win by. A fierce battle developing behind,

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Nigeria, Poland and America. Very impressive performance from America.

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Hayes handing over. Look at the leave they have. A bit of a shame

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that Britain when not in this. There was a medal for Great Britain. Seren

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Bundy-Davies and others concentrating on preparations for

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Rio. The teams get invited to come as a team, America office only going

:44:18.:44:24.

to be there. They are running quick, a lot of names in this America team

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that are not familiar. The men broke the world record of the last indoor

:44:30.:44:33.

Championships. Not going to be superfast here. Good running, they

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can run very relaxed. Poland is moving into second place. There is a

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scrap for silver and bronze between Poland and Nigeria. This is a

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procession for America. Spencer taking the bat on. I wonder how

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close they can get to the championship record. In terms of

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times they may be behind Russia are set in Budapest in 2008. It is a

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stroll for Ashley Spencer. Fierce battle behind.

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We shall see who shall take the silver and bronze medals but for the

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United States the gap continues to grow and the crowd continued to

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cheer for in other hole gold medal to come. It's scoring to be gold for

:45:29.:45:38.

the Quartet. Ashley Spencer bringing home the United States, outside the

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championship record but a long way clear and the celebrations begin,

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Paul and take the silver ahead of Romania for the bronze. -- Poland

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take the silver. Gold, as expected, Jamaica would have challenged,

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probably would have taken silver if they could stay on their feet but

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unfortunately did not. Another gold for the whole nation. That time is

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very respectable, Jamaica would not have beaten that, did not have

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enough ability in the rest of the team. Moving out and just caught by

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the Polish athlete, just catching her seals and she crashes to the

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ground, not much she can do about that. Left a very relaxed

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performance from the American team, this young lady, Ashley Spencer, is

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a very good talent for me, not sure if she is suited for indoor, takes

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the bend a little wide but I look forward to seeing more of her.

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Onto the lasts individual track event, the 60-metre hurdles.

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The world student games champion from a couple of years ago, had a

:47:30.:47:34.

good Championships, performed well to get into the final. This is the

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American champion, equalled his season 's best with 7.52 in the

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semifinal. The tall figure of Martinot-Lagarde, silver-medallist

:47:52.:47:57.

in these championship is two years ago, the European indoor champion.

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Omar McLeod ran under 13 seconds for the first time in the full event

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outdoors, the 110 metres. The Commonwealth bronze-medallist

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outdoors, Brathwaite. Martinot-Lagarde, on his day...

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Capable of beating anybody. But the man coming into these championships

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he thought would be his main contender Bascou. In between the

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Frenchman, Omar McLeod of Jamaica. The middle lanes.

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Eaton gets the best start but in the middle McLeod is going well for

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Jamaica, McLeod is going to get the gold! Martinot-Lagarde might have

:49:31.:49:35.

nicked the silver from his team-mates but it is Jamaica's first

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gold medal of these championships. Right at the time they needed it

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most, the others left trailing behind him. The Jamaican got out

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well, Eaton got a very good start but was not able to maintain it.

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Right in the middle, the French men either side of them, Omar McLeod

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focused and ran as a superb race. Equals the world lead. We said it

:50:07.:50:12.

would have to be well under 7.52 win and that is what he produced, what a

:50:13.:50:19.

performance. You have seen an athlete who managed to keep his

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rhythm together, make his three strides fit between the hurdles and

:50:26.:50:31.

maintain his foot speed. The quality finally came through, did not see

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much of it in the semifinal but all four men, even with a good start,

:50:35.:50:40.

Martinot-Lagarde had work to do, almost got there, but that is four

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very good performances. Omar is up bright and early and if you look at

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his foot speed, I appreciate you can see that on the slow motion but

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between the hurdles very quick feet, staying away from the hurdle which

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means he travels over much better. Great performance.

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It is surreal right now, never in a million years did I think I would be

:51:16.:51:21.

the champion at the age of 21 but it all comes with hard work, giving God

:51:22.:51:27.

thanks, act setting here I am and going into the event and going out

:51:28.:51:33.

there and having fun each time. The final event of the World

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Championships. That is how they line up, the United States will be so

:51:41.:51:43.

keen to finish with a gold medal in this final event of the

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Championships. Sad to see no British quartet again. Like the women, just

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a case of not enough athletes targeting the world indoors.

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Focusing their efforts elsewhere. Trinidad and Tobago in Lane 1.

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Our harsh inside the arena for the final event. -- a hush.

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Cleanly away, it is the knighted States who will take off the

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favourites on the opening leg, Abe bronze-medallist in the world

:52:43.:52:46.

indoors two years ago but it's barely even at the moment. The

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Bahamas coming through. He leads at the moment, just ahead of the United

:52:55.:53:01.

States. But the tall Belgian trying to get into position but he is

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shrugged out the way by the United States. The Bahamas still leading,

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the American will want to give his second man the lead going into the

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second leg. It is close at the minute. The United States pushing

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on, and Jamaica coming through, Belgium in fourth. Trinidad just

:53:21.:53:27.

trying to hold on. A lot of ground to make up, lost a few yards as did

:53:28.:53:37.

the Belgians. The USA leading, Smith with the bat and in his hand being

:53:38.:53:49.

chased down by Russell. Gordon coming around the outside, it's all

:53:50.:53:53.

beginning to tighten up, even Jamaica are in with an opportunity.

:53:54.:53:57.

Calvin Smith beginning to tie up a little bit at the front so they will

:53:58.:54:01.

bunch up, let's see what happens at the handoff. What a close race,

:54:02.:54:10.

Jamaica just beginning to lose touch, they have dropped the Batten!

:54:11.:54:19.

Belgium have dropped the baton! The United States and the Bahamas,

:54:20.:54:25.

Trinidad and Tobago trying to keep pace. United States moving a bit

:54:26.:54:32.

further clear, what a disappointment for Belgium and for the race. The

:54:33.:54:42.

Americans opening up a bit of a lead on the Bahamas. Trying to remain in

:54:43.:54:45.

touch to give Chris Brown something to chase down on the final leg. But

:54:46.:54:53.

the Americans will goal with a handsome lead. I cannot see them

:54:54.:54:59.

getting beaten now, the Bahamas will now have to try to hold off Trinidad

:55:00.:55:07.

and Tobago. The only thing now is how quickly can America go? Coming

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home and not just for the gold medal but a quick time as well. Has a huge

:55:16.:55:26.

lead. The Caribbean Battle for silver and bronze. It's a handsome

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victory for the United States. Another gold medal for the United

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States in Oregon. The United States once again going to the gold medal.

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The Bahamas silver. But the United States a long wait clear and asking

:55:53.:55:56.

for more celebrations from the crowd as well he might.

:55:57.:56:09.

The United States with another gold medal to celebrate and a quick time.

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It is when they cut over, just catches the arm. He steps inside the

:56:19.:56:26.

track to retrieve the baton which I don't think you're allowed to do, so

:56:27.:56:32.

might be disqualified anyway. But the last leg, 44.99 which is a

:56:33.:56:38.

cracking split. But it's much easier to run when you are relaxed, don't

:56:39.:56:43.

have to worry, the whole crowd cheering for you, you know you have

:56:44.:56:48.

the gold medal. And a fresh athlete who was disqualified in the main

:56:49.:56:56.

event for running on his line. Could have got the world record.

:56:57.:57:03.

The medal table looks very good for the United States.

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No gold medals for Great Britain, Silver medal for Robbie Grabaz. A

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special programme, I have been granted special access to follow

:57:43.:57:46.

Sebastian Coe at the headquarters in Monaco, I ask him about the

:57:47.:57:51.

controversy and we get his views on the future.

:57:52.:57:57.

Mo Farah will be headlining the British team. That is it for our

:57:58.:58:06.

coverage from the world indoor athletics, three medals for Great

:58:07.:58:10.

Britain, double play at the lower end of expectations but the nation

:58:11.:58:14.

certainly excelled in front of their home crowd. The exciting year of

:58:15.:58:24.

athletics on the BBC continues, goodbye.

:58:25.:58:29.

A true festival of running! Breaks world record! So many excited

:58:30.:58:55.

runners setting off. It's going to be close isn't it?! That is good! He

:58:56.:59:04.

has just done what he does best. What does it have in store for us

:59:05.:59:11.

this year? That is a huge jump! It's a perfect day!

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