Live - Day 2 Finals Athletics: World Indoor Championships

Hello and welcome to the World Indoor Athletics Championships from

Portland, Oregon. After the controversies of the past few

months, the athletes will have their say. Lots of great action in store

in the specially built track. It has been converted to a 7000 seat

capacity indoor arena. Hopefully the striking track will cut to

everyone's attention. Hopefully some medals for Great Britain. One medal

hope in the first event we will see, the 60 metre hurdles. We will be

giving you a timetable for the remainder of the evening very

shortly. So far, the crowds have been excellent. They have plenty to

cheer about. Alina Talay is certainly a medal contender. Tiffany

Porter is in it as well. Rhianna -- Brianna Rollins is number one in the

world, a number of women will be hoping to place in this event.

Solomon has to get in the top two if she is to make it through. The two

fastest from the three races will make the finals. Watch out for Alina

Talay closest to camera. Alina Talay has some work to do, Solomon is

right in it. Brianna Rollins as expected got away well, such good

form. Didn't have to be as quick as she usually is. Welcome and good

evening to 20 minute -- Tony Minicello. I think if you can get a

low eight seconds, it might be good enough to make the final. Sometimes

you come out to the first event of the evening, the atmosphere has been

good here. Certainly this event has been of very high quality this

year. I think Rollins is certainly capable

of the gold-medal. Two Ukrainians here tonight. This is the

penultimate event of the Penthouse Forum for the women. -- the

pentathlon for women. Morgan Lake, the junior champion of the high

jump. The first jump was over six metres. The best so far this year.

We have seen a similar reaction to everything she has done today. This

man's event is being dominated by the American -- men's.

Confirmation of the result of the first of the heats of the 60 metre

hurdles. It is run from Solomon, she has to hope that is quick enough --

a decent run. Quite a busy start already. Lots more to come.

Lots to look forward to. Now we can move on to seeing Tiffany Porter in

action in the second heat. We also have the surprise world champion of

last year, it Danny Williams -- Danielle Williams. America will have

three contestants in this important event.

It look like it could have been a great outdoor season for her, but it

did not really materialise. We have seen Rollins qualify, this track

seems to be pretty quick. It is not putting the athletes off. No room

for error. 60 hurdles. Try and be clean over the hurdles. Tiffany

Porter should be able to go through. Tiffany Porter had a very bad start.

Williams has gone out, the world champion has gone out. A bit of a

ropey start, I said Daniel Williams might struggle -- Danielle. I think

Tiffany Porter put her arm up to the air and went vertical straight away.

Williams had some problems, too. I think she would have expected to be

a Jamaican, but she would have been panicking a bit more. -- eat the

Jamaican. A good day for her so far, in third place.

6.37 in the first round. 6.42 is the season's best. She is still in third

place might be -- third place behind the two Ukrainians. This is her

husband. He has not had a great shot put so far. 13.39 in the second

round. A bit of pressure here. He will expect to go over 14 metres if

he gets it right. That is probably closer to 15 done 14. Just what he

would have wanted at this stage. -- than. He also had a huge long jump,

even by his own high standards. Kendal Williams, had a pretty solid

days -- Kendell. Jessica Ennis Hill is out. We do have Morgan Lake. Look

at that, way behind the board. No improvement for her. The Hungarian

had a marginal foul in the second attempt. Her third and final jump in

the pentathlon. The longest jump we have seen so far has been from the

Ukrainian. I can tell you at the minute that

things are looking good for Solomon in the women's 60 metre hurdles. She

is the fastest of the fastest losers in the only two spots them

available. Not looking too bad for her. Next her we have the Canadian

representative. Still going very, very quick. Has produced a season's

best in her heyday. When after the American Championships and got it by

Rollins. That event last year was decimated with people doing false

starts and not getting through the rounds they were expected to. But

here in doors, Olympic year. A great opportunity for Harrison. And again

just watch the Times because despite such a good start in the previous

semifinals, Solomon ran well in the first one. Let's hope we can get two

into the final. Another cracking start from Harrison away and look at

this. Just putting a bit of a gap between herself and others. 7.8,

matching her teammate. Her teammate Rollins. Just watching, we will wait

for the results to come through, but it may well be that the placed

athlete, I don't think anyone will race quicker than Solomon. Then this

track from last week, I think. The time in between the hurdles will be

a bit quicker. If you look at them, they are running exceptionally well.

This is an event that women are getting so much better at. We have

not got Sally Pearson here, wait for her to come back to full fitness.

You are right when you look at it. The competitiveness of the event,

both in and outdoors. Last year was a surprise podium. It didn't have

many of the top names getting through for the medals. That

certainly here, the Americans might be hoping for the one, the Americans

might be hoping for the one, two, three. Confirmation of that. The new

international record for the Croatian. Not sure that all be good

enough for her to go through. It might well be a tight, we'll see who

goes through the two fastest losers. Certainly Solomon will be

one of them. You do your training on your normal track, slip at home and

head down the road. There are the standings during the shot put in the

Hat South London -- epitaph on -- heptathlon. Might have just lost his

chance among the medals on home soil. No bricks involved in that

event that will conclude to borrow a group -- tomorrow evening. She

missed out unfortunately. The 6.03 has made a difference. Previously,

she would jump 5.89. ), great written's Morgan Lake. -- ), -- all

right then, Great Britain's Morgan Lake. It feels like and nearly day,

if I can call it that. 8.7 she started her day. Good lift on that,

decent leg shoot. Maybe get Tony to give his technical analysis of that.

What do you make of that long jump? Really slowed down and the broad --

into the board. Think of breaking and the speed and what you see as a

result of that is why she popped up in the air. No improvement for

Morgan Lake. The Ukrainian even leader with a huge effort, that

6.66, a lifetime best, what a time to do it. Might she be on her way to

taking her first ever global title? Just 25 years of age. Has really

attacked this pentathlon. She made great grounds in the shot put.

He/she goes, last round. Another good effort. Smack in between the

six on the seven metre marks. You can see behind her there. We will

wait for that to be measured. -- smack bang in between. A few of the

athletes are already out hitting ready for the semi-final of the

men's 60 metres. What a mouthwatering prospect we have in

the races coming up. Watch out for the former world youth champion from

Japan who ran very well in qualification. Rana from Barbados as

well. The competitive field with no room for error here. First two in

each of these semifinals and the two fastest losers to go through to the

semi-final. And one Adams from Saint Kitts and Nevis. -- Antoine. He is

27 years of age and has set a new personal best. He has had quite a

few races in door already this year, coming at the top form at the right

time. Haven't seen too much of him, really. 22 years of age. Huge

opportunity for him. He seems to have been around for ages now. Very

close to his personal best in qualification. Got off to a really

good start, if you does that again and he will do well. Had a great

World Championships last year, the American, won the bronze outdoors.

He has looked pretty Gerd so far in Dawson says he is getting back to

his best. This man ran a personal best in qualification, still just 20

years of age. Great Japanese talent. Next to him the race from Trinidad

Tobago. And outside him will be our man from the Ivory Coast. Lots to

come. The 60 metre final will be the last event tonight if you can hang

with us for long. Will James be able to deal with the challenge of the

American alongside him. And Kiryu, this great Japanese talent on the

right of James. Just a top two to go through.

Needs a really good start. Oh, James, is that a false start? Well

known to British viewers. That looked pretty clear to me. Watch

this, Tony. I don't think so. There is a new start rule now, this idea

that you can twitch on the set of vision but if you come back to still

before the gun, then it can be seen as just a warning. I had this

explained to me at the British trials, where the British athlete

who would have been here to defend his title was disqualified and

didn't make the British team and now, James, his World Championship

hopes disappear in a split second. A false start and he knows what an

opportunity goes down the drain there for him. He came do these

World Championships to set up his Olympic year, hoping in a real

positive manner and it has ended in failure. He is out, it is pretty

clear. I said he had to get a good start, he is always aware of that.

And there is that forward movement as the gun goes. If he held himself

a split-2nd before him I have been all right but he is gone. The

American way it nice and clean. Kiryu run out of it. What are run by

the man from Barbados. He gets the second spotlight the American and

Kiryu will have to try and wait and see what sort of time he gets

given. But would the talent to come in the next two semifinals, it might

not be quick enough. You can almost see a little twitch from the

American. The young Japanese athlete, a cooking himself very well

-- equipping. Just behind the other two. Drama in the first heat, not

the sort of drama the British fans would have hoped for. His coach will

be annoyed. As any coach would be. It was a photo finish. Let's have

another look at this, just to reiterate that point. He was on the

way, you could see him trying to hold his cell back that it was too

late. -- himself. He didn't have time to come back and settle. The

blocks, they have this measurement device on it that it can see it

gives them a trace. A bit like a heart trace and therefore they can

see when the person is moving. The Canadian in the last round of the

long jump. Looking to wrestle back into the lead that she held earlier

today. She watched her husband romped to what looks like a certain

victory in the men's version of the multi- events. Look at that, a big

foul for her. She is a silver-medallist in the indoors and

out. The Ukrainian looks like quite a handful. That is the confirmation

of the men's version of the multi- events. Ashton eaten way out in

front. -- Eaton. It is the American, Ashton Eaton a class above the rest.

That is a national record for Gittens. Watch out for the ratio

from -- racer from China. The Spanish athlete was not too sluggish

either. Another to have run a new personal best this year, although he

was a fair way off that in qualification. This track seems to

be pretty quick, a lot of personal bests and a few national records

kicking around already. Kemar from the Cayman Islands. Figures in

three. -- he goes. 6.47 last year and 6.51 this year,

he is pretty quick. Personal best to make it through to this stage.

Impressed with the Chinese athletes, this guy is just 22 years of age.

And from Zimbabwe, the former African junior champion. Kim Collins

never seems to be getting any slower, not losing any enthusiasm.

Collins has been pretty good out off the blocks this winter. If you are

watching in Glasgow, you might remember that he pulled a hamstring.

He has obviously recovered well, he is quite sharp this morning. The top

two will qualify for the final. Collins is coming through, takes it

from Rogers. 6.49. That is very close to his personal best. We had a

6-point fall for this morning, that was in the top times. Collins has

got a lovely action, he never changes it. Rogers glancing across,

it was not a glance of, oh, I'm letting you win this. Even running

at 6.49, he seems to be running within himself, it looks so smooth.

Here are the standings after four of them is of the pentathlon.

It looks like Ukraine versus kind of all the top spot. Just the 800

metres to come -- Ukraine versus Canada. Five events in one day, it's

a tough day, isn't it? Tiredness comes into it. They might have had a

little bit of a break now, maybe about an hour. They should have

about 45 minutes to warm up for the long jump. Just confirming the

result. He needed to get a good start, he has been in good form. I

think even with an average start, he might have done just as well. He

knew what he had done. There was no coming back from that. Our best

chance of a medal in the 60 metres, not able to get one because of the

false start. Of the keen or too nervous? -- over? For whatever

reason, he seems to slip off the back block a little bit. He hasn't

got enough time to resettle himself. There are a bit of nerves, but it

looks as though he slips of that back foot. You will probably see it

from the front view. If he was doing that... He is trying to settle and

sell. -- settle himself. A bit more reflects like a rubber band to try

and get off the blocks even faster. This is the start list for the third

semi-final. There's Andy Robertson. A good start this morning, he will

have to finish off well if he can maintain it. It is a very difficult

semi-final. 6-point for in qualification, didn't even get a

great start. When he flows, there is nobody better. Nobody flows as well

as Powell does. He received a personal best this year, 6.58. Andy

Robertson will have to run the race of his life here if he is going to

make it through. Robertson could run something like that, he could give

himself time to go through. A clean start. Powell gets off to a good

start. 6.43 this time! Getting quicker. He makes it look so easy.

Martin Bracey never really got going, he could not react to the

speed of Powell. Going backwards there. Trying to come back, but not

catching Su. Look how relaxed Powell looks. He does flows. Is confident,

he has his head in the right position. Hitting the positions

properly. He maintains the frequency of his stride. Not only is his

stride getting longer, he is still hitting the ground so quickly. Two

scintillating performances from Powell. 6-point for in the

semi-final. Brilliant performance. I think Martin Bracey will go through

as the fastest loser, not a good performance from him. Kim Collins

might be the only one to challenge Powell. He was the only one who

looked as relaxed. It will be interesting if someone can put

Powell under pressure. That will affect him. We've seen how he

doesn't quite get into the transition, doesn't get that flow.

If you could put him under pressure, and do it early, that is the best.

Su setting a new Asian indoor record, -- Marvin Bracy. He may well

go through as the fastest loser. Powell, I always go back to Osaka in

1997. He's never won a world title or a global title, outdoors or

indoors. When he is not under pressure, you make a very valid

point that it looks fantastic. When he is under pressure, he just

tightens up. He is now saying, I am as good as I've ever been. He may

well be right after what we've seen today. It's whether he's got the

confidence and that self assurance to take care of business. There

wasn't much self from James Dasaolu. The starting technique that

you are pointing out, he obviously hasn't started doing this now. He

has been working on this. But you get to a point where you think, OK,

the semi-final is not a time for risk-taking. I think he's got to be

confident in himself, and he has to understand that he is one of the

fastest people in this heat. If he can do stride out, hit his positions

and flow-through, it can be confident of finishing in the top

two. Here are the qualifiers. They will

be led by Asafa Powell. The women's 60 metre hurdles was tight.

Tiffany Porter will need to start better than she did in the first

race. Angela White took a little while to sort it out. Another chance

to have a look at Morgan Lake in the long jump. Her first-round jump.

6.03. That keeps the potential of a world indoor junior record alive.

Tony, you did some maths. 2.18 is the best? It's been a really good

day for Morgan Lake, you just sense there is more there. The backdrops

and is a little bit, reduces her speed into the final. If she doesn't

get across and take it into the pit, she drives out well. A good upright

position. Watch the head, leans back that little bit before the board. It

is normal, you think it will give you a bit more height. It is very

instinctive. But it just takes the speed of a little bit. That stops

are getting across-the-board. She was a junior last year, she is on

the verge. If she can run 2.17, she is a very young girl stopped that

would be incredible. He lives in Portland. Obviously

popping down to watch an event coming up shortly. He is going to

swap seats with Paul Radcliffe. -- Paula Radcliffe. You can see the

event he will take place in in Cardiff again live on the BBC. He

has only had one indoor race that Tom Lucas year which was in Glasgow.

His preparations for Rio for him, he wanted to have a good last out on

the roads next week and Paula Radcliffe is now joined me. -- has

now. It will be a tough race but I think it is one that he has spent a

lot of time getting prepared for. Really working towards this winter

and he wants to go out and try and run fast as well is trying to win in

Cardiff will stop if you want to come and take part, there is a mass

race there has well. You get a chance to run on the same course as

the athletes. That is next week and as I said the 1500 metre heats, I

should have said a bigger welcome to Paula, she has been sitting

patiently waiting to get started. These are two cracking heats and two

tough races, really. Britain represented. Charlie, he has been

training with Mo Farah in Ethiopia from January into February. They

will both have the run really, really well to make it through in

one of the highest quality events at these World Championships. Despite

the quality being high, there is only 15 entrants. Seven in this

race, hate in the next one. The seven men the lineup in the first

the two racers... -- eight. Of the two races, I would say this

one is probably the slightly easier one. But I suppose, they are only

getting rid of six people. The quality is high but they are only

getting rid of six people. They could have just gone around the back

and had a quick run around the car park and sorted it out then. In this

kind of event, you really have to run your heat as if it is the final

and just judge it and not by looking around until the last lap. The

British racer will be trying to get as much information as he can about

this first heat so he knows her to give himself the best chance of

coming through as a fastest loser as they should arise. He had a bit of a

tough time winning the US championships here last weekend. The

only just held off Robbie and Roos who will be going in the next heat.

Charlie Grice had a bit of a tough time at the British Championships as

well. He has been training well, preparing for these World

Championships. He is going to have his work cut out. I am pretty sure

that Charlie will be OK. The canyon is certainly someone you wouldn't

fear too much. -- Kenyan. I think if I were Charlie, his coach might well

have said just follow the American. Whatever he does, you will be pretty

close, certainly if you are there were two or three laps to go you

will be in a good spot. He has proven time and time again that,

championship, he can really time to perfection and run really well but I

think this year especially he is a lot further on in the indoor season

and he has been in previous years and seems to be racing very, very

well. He is an extremely good shape and is going to tactically run

really well. Charlie has cut himself in a good position. Monitor but stay

out of the bumping and barging. The danger always is that you are in a

small field, people have been invited to these World Championships

so there is a mixture of high quality. These guys wouldn't be here

as they couldn't finish fast. They have won the national championships

or run a qualifying time all but the -- or both. As I said, I think

Charlie can kick the Kenyan. He is taking some initiative as he moves

up. The Spaniard has gone, so that makes Charlie's your little easier.

He still leads to concentrate on the task at hand and the good thing for

him is that given the chance to go away with Mo Farah and get that

extra dangerous and strengthen them will have done his confidence a lot

of good but also mean that his insurance is strong and can give

them different ways of running the race and maybe taking it on earlier.

200 metre laps indoors. It is slow throughout first 800. That won't

bother the American is up on the outside. Charlie got pushed into the

hole and got his elbows out that got himself out of the box. A bitter

rough-and-tumble as you often get indoors. The American finds himself

at the back again after all of that. Charlie Grice did a lot to get

himself out of trouble but didn't do the American any favours. Two laps

to go. The American lurking right on the outside. He will be superfast

into the last 300 metres and Charlie has good to stay on top of this

year. The Ethiopian trying to hold off the American who looks

comfortable. Charlie has some work to do on this last lap. They are all

still there. Every single one of them has a chance. Just the top

three don't forget to go through. Looks like he is tying up a little

bit and I don't think he has much left to give now. Charlie Grice is

having a real struggle here. At the front, the American. Pulling well

clear of the others. It will be a good finish, the American will hold

on for the win has expected. I think that is going to be a very

disappointed Charlie Grice, because he couldn't even get the fourth

spot. I didn't think he looked great in the trials. May be that food

poisoning or whatever he picked up overseas took a little too much out

of his system. That is not a true reflection of the talent that

Charlie Grice has but he will be able to go away from me and build on

it and hopefully come back much better ready for the summer. Big

year ahead, it will be tough to make the British team. At the centre of

it, the American knows what is like to global metals indoors and

outdoors. He ran a good session of four times 800 metres. They all

qualified very comfortably. Charlie Grice, he can only cross his fingers

and hope that for some reason in the second semi-final they crawl around

but that doesn't look good enough to make the final. It is a massive

convention centre that is just a blank space. Watching the indoor

warmup area, everything has had to be created for the specially if you

like. Kim: is just trying to relax as his agent walks with him. --: is

-- Collins. He has not managed to convert. There is the man from

Barbados. There has been some surprises. Particularly the Chinese

sprinters for me. The young Japanese athlete as well. Asian sprinting

going through indeed. Obviously the Olympics are such an important year

has ever. -- has ever -- has ever -- as ever.

For many athletes, indoors does not figure at all. Once I got pulled in

to run the Birmingham indoors because someone was attempting the

world record in the 5000 metres and they needed a enough people to be on

the start line for the qualifiers a world record. It drafted for a quick

speed trial indoors. The second semi-final. Nick Willis of New

Zealand, one of the big names. All taking on Chris O'Hare of great

Great Britain. Chris O'Hare knows that the season he has had sofa, and

has been a great season. Based in America, the Spanish sprinter. He

has watched this race from Djibouti this year. What about Willis finally

in up, after watching the American trials on television he said, was in

Robbie Andrews good? I hope he isn't in my heat in the world

championships. He is, standing right next to them. That was Robbie

Andrews. The reason he is worried about him is that he is a very quick

finish. Again, the Kenyan is not sending their best 1500 metre

runners here. Chris O'Hare and those that top three definitely go through

but all of these men know that the first heat was not particularly fast

and if they just run a fairly steady pace and pick it up through the last

406 men could go through from this race. That is what they should know

and that is what we hope they know. We will get an idea through the

first couple of laps and neither pace they are on. Hopefully they

will have ticked up on that because the quality in this field is such

that you do need to take advantage of that. You can't just rely on a

fast finish because all of these guys can finish fast. Robbie Andrews

is a huge danger if you let it go too slow.

Setting them up at a good pace. Andrews of the USA in third place.

Six of the top seven no bat at this pace they only have to get ahead of

one person. -- know that at this pace. Sitting in a good position,

you will be able to see who is getting in trouble as it continues.

Maybe they will decide to take turns at the front. You hate that it's not

all going to lose the work that they've done and people will be

reluctant to take first place. You don't win titles if you haven't got

some pace. Slowing a little bit here. Taking a wider track and an

invitation to go around. The pace picks up again. Was it an invitation

or some encouragement from Chris O'Hare to have somebody else go to

the front? Andrews gets a little Nougues. Chris O'Hare in a great

position -- a little nudge. Chris O'Hare running a very well judged

race. Got into a good position, held it well. I think he runs so well in

championship races, he knows where to put himself and he has that

little bit of speed to be able to ease himself out of any trouble. He

does, he has very good tactical decisions. He was frustrated in the

summer when he went to Beijing. He got into the training this winter

with a bit more fire. He controlled the race well. Chris O'Hare

definitely has the tougher heat of the two. He would as though he

belonged in one of the first three qualifying spots rather than just

scraping through. None of the man who got through, I think that they

knew they just had to get ahead -- men. A mouthwatering final, some

amazing finalist. Confirmation of the winning time.

What do you reckon? Has anything surprised you? I think Chris O'Hare

will be surprised that he finished ahead of Andrews, he knows he can go

away and raster to recover as quickly as possible for the final.

Qualifiers for the 1500 metre final. No fastest losers from the first

event, so sadly, Charlie Grace misses out on the final. This is

actually the second day of these championships. Quite a few new

innovations here. No medal ceremonies here at it in the venue.

The whole arena was given over to the pole vault. All eyes were on the

Olympic champion. However, the expectant fans would have to wait to

see him in action as he sat out of several early rounds. 5.75 at the

first attempt. The big surprise was Shaughnessy Barber. He only had one

chance at this, but it wasn't to be this evening. The first problem on

the otherwise flawless CV of Shawn Barber. Sam Hendrix was left to put

the pressure on. He has the confidence and belief. Now, the

Frenchman wants to underline his status as the world's number-1

falter. A huge sense of expectation. Oh yes! Oh my goodness! -- vaulter.

Kendricks claimed a commendable silver. The Frenchman continued to

push himself to the limit. Oh yes! Retaining the world indoor title,

and it's a championship record. He is in a class of his own. He raised

the bar again to a potential 6.17 metres. No! Has he hurt himself?

He's OK! It's good to try to jump really high. My first goal was to

get the six metre jump, to secure the championship record means a

lot. For the first time ever in a women's pole vaulting competition,

for competitors cleared 4.80 metres -- four competitors. This successful

clearance saw her go on to win bronze. The US pair battled it out

for the title. Can she get over 4.85? Yes! But could the US go one

better free championship record of 4.9? Called for the American, but

there wasn't to be another record attempt. To win on home soil means a

lot. To win it, I think it's a good builder for outdoor.

A good start to the women's championships for the USA. We saw

the Frenchman with a world record of six point 03. -- 6.03. He will be

looking to take the gold in Rio in less than five months time.

Everybody seemed to enjoy the pole vault, the whole stadium really

liked it. Yes, they did, but they have other events running

simultaneously. That is something in itself. It was entertaining and it

was high quality. I think that the sport has to try things. You can see

the introduction down the far end, you can see some of the shot put.

The women are jumping towards the pit, you can see three Brits

involved. In Beijing in the relays, there were a few good poses that

people had been practised. It would be nice to see them. This was one of

the big innovations of these championships, introducing that

through the finals and semifinals. The big-name end the shot put... --

in the shot put. Jacko Gill, a fantastic young star. Tom Walsh is a

brilliant competitor. It is sort of Europe versus the states. The final

athlete running across, Kurt Roberts. He might be the favourite

and might he be the man who keeps the title with the Americans on home

soil? A bit of extra pressure for him. The second best in the world, a

big man. 1.91 metres, 127 kilos. The men's shotput final. It is the

man from Congo to open the competition. Bang on 19 metres, or

just shy of it. Here's a 20 metre plaster. -- plus throw. It was a

foul for the opening throw. Are we going to see a bit of shot. You see

his personal best and his season best. Both over the 20 metre mark.

The big rotator. A massive shout. It is not a massive throw. You have got

the time it right. I was talking with you earlier Tony, the rotation

versus the glide. You have got to get it right. 18.50. A decent start

for the Brazilian who will take the lead. Rotation versus linear,

thoughts? It is one of those. I think when you are coaching the

multi- events, consistency and performance is what you are after.

The glide gives you that, but the rotation can give you more speed.

But you have to control that speed. You see the guys here finishing very

differently. It is being able to control that speed and catcher and

Dravid that little bit higher. Not able to control that speed as you

say. More things going on. The pressure is on the nerves are

flying. It just is possibly an unwanted extra bit of jeopardy that

can creep in. Adam Nelson, World champion in the past, a great

exponent of the rotation. As we watch the Argentinian. Possibly the

best grow so far. Was it a valid throw? I think it was. Finally we

see that throw that puts a marker out as a lead. Something of a 20

metres, you would expect. Just shy. I think the thing with the rotation

is that these are very big guys and it is only a seven Foot Circle. You

have got to rotate and get around. They cover the circle so quickly

that it is difficult to stay in if you miss time it. They are big men,

two metres tall is pretty typical. He is quick. Another throw, possibly

just shy of 20 metres for the 20-year-old Egyptian. Season's

best. Well, just shy. Second place so far. The big men yet to throw. It

seems like ascending order in terms of your ability. The best growers

will go last. In the final round, the top four only what's in the

sixth round. Huge shout. Just over 19 metres. 28-year-old German,

season's best at 20 point six. So, no one yet been over 20 metres.

There are some nerves, some jangling. You have some men who have

thrown over 21 metres, we will expect that. It is the heptathlon.

Curtis Beach goes clear. His opening height of 1.87. Early days. Just

looking to settle into this. Beach considered to be someone who might

give Ashton something to think about. Very short of the enormous

tally that he is accumulating on this first day. Back to the

shotput, the Luxembourg Thrower. Just down that right-hand sector. We

saw a wild shot earlier in the heptathlon. A photographer was hit

down the left-hand sector from a throw that one wild outside of that

cagey conceit protecting it from going out into the arena.

Thankfully, no must too badly hurt by the looks of it. There was a

little sympathy I felt for him at the time from anyone. He smiled it

off and walked away. As we see the Croatian, 21 years of age. Looks

pleased with that. But his feet underneath him, crucial when you are

rotating to wait for your feet to get down before you drive up. He

does like it. Is it me as fastest shotput competition? They are

getting them in and out of the circle so quickly. Very little time.

I totally agree. The oldest man in the competition takes to the circle.

31 years of age. Quick measurements, is that new technology. --

technology? This American system that comes from the NCAA, the next

two throwers are ready to go. You are on deck and in the hold. As if

you are on the deck of a ship and then you are in the circle. They are

really getting them moving, which might be interesting later on

because if you are rushing these guys through, they do get tired. Big

throw for the Romanian. That was under a gag. Big throw from him. The

lead so far 20.64 from the Croatian. But a big season's best takes the

lead as we get towards the end of the first round. Jonathan Jones then

with a season's vest that could threaten. Weigh down on that. 19

athletes, a big field, maybe thou rattling them through to get this

competition over. Is it also to highlight the last round when only

so many are going to get to throw? They are working against the clock

to get these rounds through. We watched Jacco Gill, such

anticipation of this man coming of age. He is 21 now. Brilliant as a

junior. Became the youngest ever world junior champion at the age of

15. In the under 20 competition. Looking nervous, I would have to

say. Just shrunk in terms of a little bit. Didn't make the most of

his big levers. 189 centimetres tall. The top eight after three

rounds only will take further part in the competition. That is the

importance of these early marks that you have to get into the top eight

to remain in the competition. Then only the top four and the final

round, the sixth round. That is the innovation we referred to that we

will see unfolding not too long if they carry on at this pace will stop

the Nigerian. Well, a season's best of 21.11 and he needs all of that.

19.84 for the Nigerian. He gets a mark on the board in fourth place so

far. Right, Tom Walsh as we get towards the business end. Five left

the throw. Possibly the better of the two New Zealand throwers. The

surprise medal in Beijing. Throw short 21 metres. Around 20.5 or

something like that. It is a decent first Thrower. We flick across to

the long jump. No markers in the background there to give us any idea

of how far that is but that is the opening jump from the Swedish

jumper. Has the honour of starting the final of the women's long jump.

Look at that, way behind the board. It is back to the shot. Crikey, what

has he hit there? He has set something. I think that hit the

upright that holds the netting. That is wild. Thank goodness it was

there, could have ended up in the crowd. Field action, thick and fast.

Certainly a contender in the heptathlon. Goes clear. Shotput. We

are going to flip between these three field events, it would seem as

we get towards the end of the first round. The big Canadian.

25-year-old, fourth best in 2016. We will wait for that to be measured.

By the way, that was a no jump in the first round as we see the

Japanese jumper. Already composing herself. It is going to be jumps we

expect in the late sixes, possibly in the seven metres plus to get on

the roster in this women's long jump final. Well, that must be a foul for

sure otherwise is a huge jump. We will come back to that, it looked

enormous. Hopefully we will make some sense of that for you. Well,

gives you an idea of what is going on in the arena here as we jump

around these three field events will stop it is busy, it is hectic, but

you have got the focus as we watch macro Beach of the USA make light

work of his second height -- Beach. Final throw in the first round of

the men's shotput final. Kurt Roberts, chasing that lead. Another

while throw, that is out of the sector. I don't think I have seen so

many shot put Smith's -- shotput throws Miss. That was definitely no

jump. We watch the Romanian. There are 16 athletes, three Brit -- three

are Brits. The top four will take part in this showcase last round

where the rest of the arena will stop and jump in reverse order. Only

a right to be in that last round and see what you can do. -- burn your

right -- earn. They are coming thick and fast. We have only had one clean

jump. The lead of 6.8 metres. If it is a quick surface, you only get to

map warmup jumps see it to run your runway just twice. Maybe they are

struggling a little bit. We have seen three no jumps in a row so far.

Well, that is not even up to 6.5. Not a great start for her either.

The much vaunted women's long jump yet to really get going. It will be

tough to win a medal. Her German counterpart as well will have a say.

In the second round of the shotput. The Polish throw likes it. That

looks like an improvement for him, but it will be an improvement

because of no throw in the first round. He has got one in. 20.89 the

lead from the Romanian. In third place. Martins from

Brazil, can she continued her lead? Doing well here. Looked as though

she was well over on the board. No jump for her. Everybody may have to

make some adjustments. There we talked about the track and the

impact it has on the horizontal jumps. There was a marginal foul.

You said it was really hard to see, when you're down there in the heat

of the moment, but it's so obvious on the screen. It's just different

when you're down there, in the moment. It is just about making

those adjustments. For me when you work with an athlete, you set up the

runway. When they take up the tracks and the adrenaline starts to go, my

perspective is to move back in the shoe length because of that

adrenaline. Not sure that's going to challenge the lead. One of the

biggest man in the final here. -- men. An Olympic ROMs medallist in

the past. That's what I do, I'd slow it down -- bronze medallist. I would

take some time. First round looks like a foul. A big jump, around

seven metres. A marginal foul. Possibly alluding to the fact that

she has brought some form here. To a certain extent, it's mental game.

The ability not to let the environment affect you, slow

yourself down, do what you came to do and get the process right. The

long jump, the Australian. 30 years of age. Has a season's best of 6.76.

European indoor champion. Hit the board had. That is measured, going

to take the lead. Here we have the habitats on. 1.93, goes clear --

heptathlon. Round one of the long jump. Ugen has jumped brilliantly in

doors on the circuit this year. Very consistent. First round of the long

jump. That right foot just shot back on her. You see it so many times, it

is quite literally her Achilles heel. She reaches out with the right

and the left leg goes a little bit further ahead. We watched the event

leader Thoreau what won't be an improvement in his lead on that shot

-- throw. Back to Ugen, she takes the lead. Everyone will be watching

that closely. So, Ugen is kind of the benchmark. Jonathan Jones at the

shot put. One of two Americans. They are chasing the medals. Is it all

wrapped up. You would think so, but that shot put earlier was about one

metre down. He has lost some points, but he is the leader at the moment.

You would hope he continues. This is athletics, you never know what might

happen. Women's long jump. That's a good effort. No sight of a flag

yet. That has got to be close. You could see the two judges to the

right of the runway. Seven metres on the button, what an enormous lead

that is. But there is some talent queueing up behind her. Reese jumped

very well in the last few weeks. She will have seen that seven metre

jump, it should give her some inspiration. She is very capable. An

Olympic champion in 2012. A lifetime best of 7.23. It is her own

championship record. Reese, chasing the seven metre lead. What does that

mean? Two sugars? Maybe it means she is stirring it up. It is difficult,

she looks slightly ungainly when she is running. She doesn't look as if

she is in a great position. But the strength she elevates and gets out

for a bit of it, she does very well. Just three centimetres shy for

Reese. We can expect jumps well into the two metre mark from Eaton. A

world record? It's awkward, he was a metre down earlier. 1.93 should come

easy to him. This looked like it might have been crunched on the

plasticine. Did she crowd the board? A huge throw in the shot put. An

enormous Thoreau from Tom Walsh. Didn't really get a chance to set it

up. 21.6, an area indoor record for the New Zealander. 21.6, how about

that? It might be enough to take the gold. Back to be women's long jump

-- the. Fireworks have already been let in on this first round, seven

metres on the board. Sprinting as she approaches the takeoff board.

You get a sense that she mistimed that vary slightly. Looking down the

list, nearly a metre and a half ahead of the rest. Just shy of 20

metres. The last jumper. Stratton, she has only jumped outdoors in the

sunshine of Australia. 22 years of age. Good speed on the runway. She

didn't get her hands above her head, and her head tipped forward. You see

how quickly the arms come through and forward. If she can keep them

above her head, it will slow that forward rotation down. Let's see how

the Americans respond to, how they respond to Roberts. This is a much

stronger surface than they are used to. They are developing faster and

faster services. He is getting used to the indoor speed. It is a much

harder for many would have outside. Watching the competitor from Spain,

the last event of day one. Followed by a clearance that takes

him onto the next height, more work on legs, you don't need that is a

multi event performer. He will have two more chances to go clear of that

new height. The Brazilian, 18.50 in the first round. Eighth place at the

moment, if you want to get involved in the second half of the

competition, it is 19.92. Round one of the long jump, Jazmine Sawyers of

Great Britain. The season's rest of 6.67. Well, that is beyond six

metres. Sawyers, maybe just looking a little tight. That was

uncharacteristic for her. I think it was a very un- smooth start.

Gathering a bit of nerves, wanting to jump in. Apologies for really

jumping around here in terms of the performances that we are showing.

The youngster from Poland, a wild one down the right handset. That is

the danger of rotation. Getting it slyly mistimed, he knew it, didn't

he? -- slightly. We saw that massive jump, well, it looked like a massive

jump, it was a foul on the first round. Second attempt. Looking to

get a valid jump measured. To take the pressure off. She has done it

again. That has got to be way over the board. There looks around 7.5

metres. As we watch Curtis Beach. The bar 1.96. Beach joins the group.

Much to the pleasure of the Portland crowd. A clean sheet so far for

Curtis Beach. Together a fairly solid first day. As we wait for the

Romanian. The foul in the first round. It is always tricky, this. Do

you try and just what a safe one end or are you wasting an effort? Would

you tell her? I think you have to go for it. You have to be in the top

eight. We had seen to athletes, one go-to seven metres and 6.97. You

need a jump of at least 6.31 to stay the top eight now. So do you put a

safe one in? You don't have enough time. It is a gamble, you flip a

coin. Tony says go for it, what has run many and done here? I don't

suppose you have got much choice. 20.22 in sixth place. Will not

improve on that. That is going to be touch and go whether he makes the

top eight. Well, the cluttering of the bar for the Portuguese athlete.

His second failure at 1.96. He has shown he likes the pressure of the

last round. He could do it again. The German. 6.34. In eighth place so

far. So, right on the cusp. That cut is so important, the top rate only

will impress -- the top eight only will progress. She will need some

valuable centimetres to add to that 6.34. She lets loose on this fast

track in the Oregon Stadium. What has happened? That looked messy. It

is a foul. All right, 15th place. Needs to dig

deep in the third round. And it doesn't look like he has. So, he is

going home. No. That was three fouls for the Portuguese athlete. Day one

of the heptathlon is finished for him. We will up to you with the

standings as they come in as the rest of the athletes finished their

last performances in that high jump. The fourth event of the heptathlon.

That was like a session of speed dating. Not that I have ever been

speed dating. So, on to the semifinals of the women's 400

metres. Surely, the women first is the field events continue. The first

semi-final lines up like this. Qualification isn't too difficult.

The first three to go through. You might say, the women's 400 metres is

one of the easier events to win a medal here. It is wide open. Not too

many favourites. Good lane draw. Little bit inexperienced. The former

world junior champion, a lot of talent. The Slovak Republic, missed

out on a medal in Prague last year. This young lady here doesn't really

impressed that much when she races but she has had a great indoor

season. Samantha Edwards and Lane two. -- in lane two. Let's not

forget, in the first three through to the final tomorrow. No fastest

losers from the two semifinals. Winning is all important because

getting a good lane draw in the 400 metres is essential. For those who

have lanes five and six, they need to use it. Spencer still learning

her craft, particularly in doors for me. But the American Championships,

she came through in the latter stages the came past retiring

Natasha Hastings to book a spot in the American team. She has a

tendency to not go too hard on the first 200 but this time is going in

real intent will stop not using the advantage of the outside lane so

Spencer. Swift but not too fast through the first 200 and Spencer

just controlling things. Tends to one of it wide. Spencer controlling

it. Top three only go through. Spencer now starting to move away,

she is always strongly in the last 30 or 40 metres and showing her

talent here, the American. 52.41 for the American. That was a much better

executed race for me. Looking at seven metres on the board. Good

jump, got the thumbs up from Tony Minichiello. Must have been good.

Just a speech she carries across the board. Very simple. Holds arms above

her head, recalls the legs and you get the jump. 6.8. It puts her

third. The end of the second round. The bad news from a British

perspective is that drops Sawyers down to 10th place with her second

round of 6.31. She needs a jump of around about 6.41 or better really.

By the time we get to the end of the third round it will probably be

around this mark here. Athletes settle in and release some of the

nerves. Sawyers... The lead still at seven metres. 6.59 in the first

round. 6.57 that was in the second, no improvement.

Tom Walsh, to build on that enormous throw. An area record. Here we go in

the third. It is another big throw for the big Kiwi. Really coming of

age. New Zealand have featured in shot put over the years. Now maybe

it is the time of the man. It is Walsh leading the charge. 21.4.

Another enormous effort. 6.62 in the first round, looks similar for her.

We will up there you with that result. As soon as it is available.

6.64 it was, in fourth place. And they have Teflon -- heptathlon.

Might be a long shot at this stage. We watched the Belarus in

COMMENTATOR: Athlete. Next athlete up is the event leader. I bet she is

chomping at the bit to get out on the runway again, having jumped

seven metres in the first round. Puts a bit of optimism in you.

Second semi-final of the 400 metres. This, perhaps the more difficult of

the two semifinals. There really is an open race and anyone who really

wants to stamp their authority and Spencer did in the first one, give

them chat a good chance of a medal. -- themselves. Perhaps looked best

out of the qualifiers here. They looked fairly comfortable. The

former Nigeria now running for Bahrain. One silver medal at the

world student games last summer. Commonwealth Games champion,

MacPherson of Jamaica. She is in lane three here and will have two

really perform well and make sure she doesn't get left in lane three

in the final. Not the best judged race but managed to hold it

together. So McPherson needs to be on the

qualification. Hayes on the outside has ability. Not sure if she's

fulfilled her full pro-tenial, Hayes.

May want to dominate through the first 200m and hold on.

Top three through to tomorrow's final.

So hays to be shot at. And McPherson will have to make up ground. Lit be

hard from lane three. McPherson will have Hayes for

company. McPherson trying to get back. 23.91. Qiek through 200. And

has Adekoya gone too quick? And Hayes looks krtable.

McPherson struggling but Adekoya looks strong. McPherson trying to

challenge. Hayes wants to win this, but Adekoya gets it. 51.41. A quick

erase that one. Very quick through the first 200m. All three of them

were struggle in the last 50, but Adekoya was very strong. Managed to

hang on ahid of Hayes. And well, she never looked though

she was trying that hard. She's pretty tired. Gave it

everything, she knows how important it was to win the semifinal. Wasn't

able to do so. It will be the Bahrainian who will have a better

draw come the final. You can see there, Hayes just going

a little bit wide and Adekoya over by a metre which was telling in the

end. Watch this here. Hayes battles hard.

Not quite got enough. But they're treading water a little bit here.

Just hanging on, you're fighting for that lane draw and that position.

Event leader, world leader, Ivana Spanovic of Serbia, 7m exactly in

the first round. Round 2. She's earned the right to

really charge at this. See what she's capable of.

It's another big effort. Around that 7m mark.

We will bring that to you in a second as we go across to the

Heptahlon. Beech of the United States, big roar

from the home -- Beach from the United States, big roar from the

home crowd. Big jump. I'm determined to give you that

result of Spanovic. It was 6.88 no improvement for her.

We look to Brittaney Reec seshgs. -- Reece.

Big scream from her, that's unusual. Big foul, though.

So just 3cm separating the top two performers in the women's long jump

final. The Brits not amongst them yet.

After two rounds. Right then, possibly the greatest

athlete in the world at the moment, Ashton Eaton. Lovely rhythm, well u

cuted. Just makes it look so easy.

A new Asian indoor record for Adekoya.

McPherson will with be in the final but not with a good lane draw.

So full summary of the athletes who made it through to the final.

Men's 400, the two semifinals of the men's 400 next on the track.

Jonathan Jones of the yunts in 8th place. He gets the first throw of

round 4 as they reverse. 8th back to first. In the fourth

round. So the second half of the

competition continues. They've lost 11 of the 19 initial throwers. His

best of the comp so far takes him to 5th place. So good performance for

him. Round three of the long jump.

Jasmine Sawyers of Great Britain with 6.31 to her name so far, needs

a jump in excess of 6.55. And that won't be enough.

That won't be enough to take Sayyers through to the second half --

Sawyers through to the second half of the final. Disappointment for

young Jasmine Sawyers. Lauro saw himself pushed from 7th to

8th place. What can he do to respond in nothing.

He's in 8th place, he had four throws.

Under pressure, as is Kai of Japan, two no jumps. Same applies. 6. 55 or

better. Should she want to continue in this

long jump final. It's got to be another foul, surely?

By about a metre. I wonder what's going on there. Ten

out of ten for consistency. I think you're being a bit harsh. I think

she struggled on the runways, giving her the benefit of the doubt. She

went over the board by over a metre, not having the run-up she would want

this week. It's normally small margins, but,

yes, landing around 7.5m, she's probably at least a metre beyond the

board. Right then. This Heptahlon.

It is interesting. The leader, Ashton Eaton way out in front.

Second place is Felix of the third place.

We watch Brugger there look very happy with that as he should. That's

his third attempt to 1.99. He's in 6th place overall as you can

see there. I think Steve that was more of a

shout of relief. He's a 2.6 jumper and to take three attempts at 2m

that will be truss straiting and a waste of energy.

Yes, and energy so important, I'm guessing in the multievents to

conserve and big day tomorrow, right?

I think it takes it out of you. If you look within multievents or high

jumping you want to take between 9-15 jumps.

You want to try to put them in the right place so you have enough

energy for the last height. Bukowiecki then, of Poland. The

youngster. He's looking to take the Polish

leadership that we saw from the double Olympic champion, his

compatriate, who dominated for years this this event.

We have a new lad on the block. Iz apologise, we're getting pictures

direct interest Portland so not in control to show you the results as

they come in. 20.43 for the Pole, no improvement

for him. Flat, lacking height? I think it

gets into the leg chute a bit early. If she worked the vertical, that is

driving the free knee t knee that you see, no t the one on the board,

if she drives that, gets the height, then gets into the leg chute. I

think she went in early. That gives you that flat look.

A little bit anningion maybe? I think so, at 6.34 she knows she

needs 6.355 to get the extra two jumps to stay in the competition.

Probably rushed it a bit. From a British perspective, Sawyers

6.31. We jump around the events. The silver medallist position.

A stutter and start. That's messy. Possibly the result of that.

The women's long jump that we flash to, we see Walsh for the Brits.

# # she will have to improve on that, Martins.

Proctor is on the cusp in 8th place. Back on the track, the men's 400m

semifinal. Two races.

And again first three, no fastest losers making it through to the

final. In someways it makes it nice and

clean and tidy. To be fair with, certainly the women's, you wouldn't

have argued about the final. But the men may look at the strength of the

two races. Taplin, the fastest man indoors is

in lane 6. Interesting field here, because the

Kenyan, let's go around the other way. Taplin first. Not sure about

Taplin. You see the talent that he has and Grenada of course amaszing a

good relay squad as well. Led by James.

Taplin has beaten him. Lendore, the team-mate of this man

here. They are the three quickest in the world. Taplin, Gordon and

Lendore, who have all run 45.5 and under.

I thought this man here, Mweresa looked good in qualitiation.

High expectations. He's got quicker every race he's run the Kenyans.

There is Brenes, in 2012, his year, he had a big race against the

emerging James back then. Got a good lane in the final.

And then two years ago Kyle Clemons won a bronze and then a gold in a

new world record in the 4 X4. So Mweresa of Kenya is in lane 4,

and then Lendore and Taplin. The fastest man in the world indoors

this year on the outside. Three men on the outside. So bright

young talents in, becoming a really competitive event, of course, great

event outdoors last year. Lendore may be standing up out of

the blocks with Taplin away quickly. Lendore trying to close him down.

The Kenyan, and Mweresa, trying to get on terms with the two through

the first 200m. Taplin likes to control this. He's run it hard

through the first 200. Right on the inside, Clemons, the American, is

trying to make up for this. His team-mate got disqualitied in the

heats. He's got work to do, Clemons. So top three don't forget. So Taplin

out there. Lendore moving, he wants to make the others run wide and

Clemons is trying to get around him. But out in front, Taplin all the

way, looking dominant. Looking strong. Moves away. Real strap on

for third. And Lendore hangs on and Mweresa then taking the third spot.

A tough semifinal there with Brenes and Clemons not going through. The

men in the outside three lane s if you don't get a draw on the outside

lanes it will make it tough. Now Mr Ashton Eaton in the high jump, the

Heptathlon. Ashton then the first athlete to

atrement the height beyond 2m. Oh no.

Not quite what we expected. He's been flawless so far pretty much.

Tom Walsh with the huge 21.60 in the fourth round. A big shout and a big

throw. Another throw beyond 21m, he put together an incredible series

here. He's fast, balanced, found his

rhythm and balance. He's building on that big throw.

It is an improvement to 21.64. No male Kiwi has ever taken a world

indoor title and Walsh looks on his way to doing that.

Back o the long jump. Deloach of the States.

Decent jump from her. Slightly untidy on landing. We're in

the third round, so same as we've seen already, oh, it's a foul.

Shame. That was a big jump.

Won't be measured. So then, just what, four athletes with another

jump. At the moment the Great Britain

athletes are in 5th and 8th. Proctor is in 8th but has one more jump

remaining as we move to the Heptahlon. We saw Eaton knock the

bar off. He's in the silver medal position.

Knocks it off. Felix went clear as did Brugger of

Germany. Very impressive running from Taplin.

That's quick. You can see how much distance there was between him and

Lendore and Mweresa, who makes it through to the season's best in the

finals, continuing to improve. It's Mironchyk-Ivanova of Belarus.

She was one centimetre shot in the third round. Looks almost identical

again. Bach, a lot of jumps this afternoon,

he nailed that, Beach. Spanovic, 7m event leader. That

looks better. Will it be a white flag? No.

A big jump, though. Be interesting to see how much this

encroaches the Plasticine. They were about to inspect that. Looks like

Spanovic has brought some fantastic form, giving everyone something to

think about going into an Olympic summer.

He had the lead at the early stages, that's very much in the hands of Tom

Walsh of New Zealand now, though. He's the Romanian, in second place.

A succession of fouls. Ahston Eaton, second attempt.

No! Surprising. What you making of that, Tony? Frnths just as he comes

off the curb, he's pulling his rite arm into his bowie and dropping the

right shoulder which is pulling him into the bar. He needs to stay away,

keep the Maslak, the defending champion from

Czech Republic, he goes in lane 6. Men's 400, much more competitive

than the women's event and lots of familiar names and Maslak the man to

beat. He has his arm bands back on, left them in the call-up room this

morning. His trademark arm bands in his national colours. He looks very

relaxed but he's going to have to be at his best here, because this young

man here, Haroun from Qatar, still in, still a teenager. Again, very

impressive. Taplin looks good, Maslak looks

good, but Haroun is certainly capable, I think, of causing, it

wouldn't be an unset because he's been running well all year. Gordon

of Trinidad Tobago who came to the championships as the second fastest

in the world. We will have to make sure he

performs well to get to the final here.

Can of Turkey, he's in lane three. Dunkley of Jamaica.

And then Alonzo Russell, won a silver in the Commonwealth Games in

Glasgow in the relay. He won for the Bahamas.

Well, there is Gordon, he won a good 300 and 200 this year, only beaten

by Taplin before these championships. I suspect that's

because he hasn't raced either of these two here, Haroun and Maslak,

and Maslak got the better lane, but Haroun is a quick starter as well.

He can get out there and control the two of them.

They race each other too much in the first 200.

Top three to go through, winning this semifinal so important. They

got a very, very good start. Quickest out of the blocks. A yard

on Haroun, Maslak started quickly on the outside. These three, already

pulling away from the rest. Gordon giving himself plenty of wide run-in

to that bend. This tall figure getting around. Not steep curves

here, but Haroun can't hold off Maslak, who cuts across, loses a

metre or so, loses a bit of momentum, that could be critical for

Haroun. Trying to get back on terms with Maslak, who's controlling this.

Gordon can't keep with these two. Maslak comes around the top bend

now, can he hold off Haroun? Gordon getting closer, top three, don't

forget. Maslak moves out. Make them run further, Haroun is coming up,

finishing strongly, Haroun just about. Well, I'm going to say get

there, did he get there? The chest of Maslak still protruding as they

crossed the line. He may have hung on. Be close to see, he thinks he

did it, he may well be right. Haroun, strong, but you've gt to

say, just lost a bit of momentum. He wanted to get in the front. You can

see why. And these two certainly gave Gordon

no chance of getting involved at the front.

Little handshake there, and Maslak knows if he's going to win the gold

medal, he's going to have to do something similar come the final. Yo

u have to get in front here and try to control it.

Great, Steve, you've seen both the semis, the first three are the

people in six, five and four t top lanes, that I are the faster lanes,

you have more speed, you have to get to the bell first. That's why these

guys are fighting hard. So I would suspect when it comes to seeding the

two winners would get six and five and then the seb onned it would be

an even draw for lanes four and three if you were in second place,

so that might be the difference between the medal f you got lane

three or four. Well, there wasn't any difference

between the two of them here in terms of times, they've been given

45. 71. A little slow, almost half a second slower than Taplin in the

first semifinal. Three good contenders.

Round five of the shot putt. Tom Walsh of noourz. Hung effort,

another big throw -- New Zealand, huge effort, another big throw from

him. His fourth throw beyond 21m. He's limping slightly, smiling

though, he's enjoying it. Tid he save it? He's done well

there. You see the red flag. Started a raise and he put it back

down. He looked like he was going over as we go back.

We're in the Heptahlon high jump. Kasyanov.

2m 02 looking like it's too much for him. It is. That's his third and

final failure at that height. 3,420 points on day one. Ashton

Eaton needs this to keep his world record dream alive. 2.02. Final

attempt for the world Olympic champion. No.

Oh, he knows. He was capable of that.

Best in the high jump, 1.99, his day's work is done, as we go to

Wester. This is significant in the long jump from a British perspective

as much as it is hers. Because Italy's a jump that mite not --

knock Proctor, the world silver medallist, out of the come pe

petition. That jump takes her to fifth place.

That means Proctor is in 8th place. She does survive.

That was the conclusion of the third round, so two Brits are in the

second half of the wum's long jump final.

Result of an extremely competitive second semifinal.

Qualifiers for the men's 400. Taplin looks like daylight between himself

and Maslak and Haroun, it will be about lane draw and who gets to the

front first in the, on the first 200m when that final is run

tomorrow. Adrei Gag, the penultimate throw of

the competition, the man to stop Walsh taking gold. It's not enough.

20.89 in the first round, Gag looks pleased with the silver medal.

Lifetime best indoors for him. Great performance.

Possibly against the form when you look at the season's best. So it's

this man then, Tom wall ssh. Four throws over 21. Let's have another!

CHEERING Maybe his best.

Maybe his best of the whole cop petition.

A bring yant series of throws. 21.60 in round 2, 21.40 in round 3,

21.64, a lifetime best, an area record in round 4.

21.49 in five. What is this in the last round? The last throw of the

competition, he's got the gold medal.

It's a world-leading throw. What a way to finish. 21.78. Tom Wa will,

sh for the first time ever, New Zealand have won a gold medal in the

men's Indoor World Championships. Great performance for Tom Walsh.

Congratulations from the rest of the guys. He's not the tallest, you can

see the big men around him. Shows you what a bit of balance,

poise and athleticism can do. Really impressive performance.

Not only in that world leading mark, the pressure, but also the series he

put in. Czech Republic.

Czech leader. Helcelet.

So Helcelet, first failure of the afternoon. 2.05.

Too much for him at the first attempt. All about points in the

Heptahlon accumulated over two days. What a wonderful scene. Tom Walsh

nearly made the rostrum in Beijing in the outdoor version of this, last

summer, came fourth. But this time good enough for gold.

The biggest smile so far of the world championships.

Proctor, third attempt. Well a big shout as she landed

there. It sounded like it knocked the wind out of her. No jump.

Mathias Brugger, back to the Heptahlon. 2.05. Took off a long way

away there. A foul for him.

Steve don't you think, going ba k to the men's shot put, the idea was

they would have the last four throws and focus, did that really happen?

I'm hoping it did in the stadium, whether we captured that in the

pictures we're being shown here. We're not in control of them.

It's hard to know how they feature that in the stadium. I heed like to

think the announcement you can hear there, the PA system, will have

showcased those four attempts, in particularly Tom Walsh, superb

performance. An incredible number of throws, five

over 21m. A great competitor. Last round.

In the record books there, it was his last throw in 2014 to take

bronze. That shows the metal of the man.

Great competitor. And also has the distances to match.

He's going to be a contender come Rio, too, the confidence that the

World Indoor Title will bring him, is considerable.

Undoubtedly as we watch Balta in the long jump.

So we started the fourth round. That foul of Proctor, so no

improvement. Proctor is in 8th place as we go to Beayh in the heptathlon.

Curtis Beach currently in 4th place. He knows if he can muster up another

season's best, he's got one already in 2.02. If he can go clear on the

third and final attempt, he may get in amongst the medals.

Got a decent second day. He's got a good endurance as well as speed,

unusually for a decathlete, or multieventer I should say.

Right then, Lorraine Uggen. Improved in the third round in the fourth

round. If it's going to happen, it's got to be happening very soon

indeed. I think that's a foul. Indeed, it

is. Lorraine Ugen, disappointing in the

fourth round. Two jumps remaining, if she can get

in the top four. Helcelet of Czech Republic.

I think that's fairly clear what he thought of that.

6.75 is the fourth place mark, that's what the girls are looking

for Proctor and Ugen, one more jump each. A jump of 6.76 for one more

jump for a medal. Yes, a medal looks a long way off.

Wester improved every round so far. 6.67.

Just sense that there may be more to come from Wester.

Starts gently on the approach, but then gets quick.

A good acceleration into the board. Quick inspection of the Plasticine.

She hit the board, we could hear that. Maybe an improvement for her.

Oh, decent, 14-plus centimetres to spare.

6.59. No improvement. Third and final attempt for Felix.

Oh, he's made that look easy. That's the height you were talking about

early. Get that upward drive, good example of it there from Felix.

Brugger looking to match that, yes, he does.

Do you think he's happy there? Eaton had to watch this. I think

he's pleased with that. Third and final attempt, pressure jump. His

personal best is 2.06, he's close there. Now he will get two more

attempts at a personal best at 2.808.

Con plach -- 2.08. Congratulations for Brugger of

Germany in 6th overall in the fourth event of the 7 in the heptathlon.

The men continue in the heptathlon. Final event of the women's

heptathlon, culminating in the 800m, a long day. Manufacture A tough day.

Came here are high expectations but every competition is about

experience. The 800m coming up shortly. This

women's long jump final coming to a climax.

We know this is a foul, the suggestion is it is a long one. It

is. It won't be measured. Doesn't matter.

The athletes are introduced for the 800m.

In the bronze medal position, you've seen Tyson.

She is in a dominant position for the

Nwaba coming out, stretching there. Leffler.

A good talent from Germany. There is Fo

Fodorova will be looking ahead. We would expect Eaton to be ahead of

her. And there's Ellenwood.

So here is Morgan Lake, maybe not the day she would have liked but if

she could muster a personal best, she could still look at the junior

record. Probably a tall ask to run a big PB

at the end of what's been obviously a day which, I think really at the

beginning it's been nearly there. Let's break up. Spanovic in the long

jump. 7m that jum np the first round out in front for Spanovic. Another

good effort from her. Looks like she will lead the competition from gun

to tape. We're in the fourth fourth round. She concludes the fourth

round. Going back to Morgan Lake quickly.

It was 8.70 in the hurdles. That was the one where high jump is a good

event. They asking her to run a seb onned

quicker, she seems to be in form. She seems to be in shape.

So it's a distinct possibility. My only concern is there's 12 ladies in

the race, lit be a bit crowded. Can you get past people when you want to

inject that pace. Don't be polite.

There is a question of whether or not she can really take out the

young American talent. Williams in 5th at the moment.

266 points behind the leader. ANNOUNCER: On your marks.

The final event of the women's pent at lon.

They're pushing at the beginning, trying to find a position.

Then settled down. Lake just having her elbows out,

moving around the outside. Nwaba goes to the front.

I think you know it's always about judgement and trying to be

ambitious, but not be silly in the 8 u00m as well. You can get it

horribly wrong if you go out a bit too hard. She's got to attack this

as much as she can. 30 seconds toer the leader. Tie son Eaton getting a

nice ride through that first 200m and a bit of a gap developing to the

pack. Yes, I think if you look at her

she's going for it. She's trying to run, Brianne as quick as she can, to

set up a 2.10 personal best, though that's outdoors sheshgs will be

looking to go through. Let's look at what the split time is as she comes

around. I will probably be much quicker than she should have based

it at. She is probably going to pay the price later.

So tie son probably closest to 65 seconds to the leader.

So, yes, she's going for it. It's a question of whether or not she can

hang on here. And at least put some decent distance for the two

Ukrainians, certainly in terms of the goad medal. Mokhnyuk looking

safe, but Fodorova and that three seconds or three-and-a-half seconds,

that tie son Eaton, if she could move to the silver, the one she held

before, outdoors and indoors. Not what she would have wanted coming

here, but she's going for it, 200m to two go.

The question is can she speed up, when you hear the bell you get

excitement. It's usually the third lap you see heptathletes slowing

down. But you see her picking up the pace.

Eaton will be running for the silver. Have to wait to see what's

happening behind, Fodorova a long way behind, good 4-5 seconds. So

Eaton hangs on for the win. 2.10, good performance. Nwaba says well

done. A real scrap on after that. Look at the clock there, there's ten

seconds, Lake crossing the line outside of the world record

required. She needed 2.17.8, I reckon she was probably around 2.20.

Still a pretty solid day for Morgan Lake. We start to tidy up the

positions. The question is, tie son Eaton, you've got to hand it to her,

certainly would have moved to the silver medal. Theisen Eaton. It was

a massive group. Look at Ashton Iaton, he's holding his hands on his

head, she's not sure. A bigger gap than she would have anticipated.

Maybe back o to 2.22 for the Ukrainian.

I think at that level you've got around 15 points a second. So ten

seconds, it's 150 points potentially. So let's see what she's

done. This is the agonising wait, just waiting for the scoreboard to

come up and give you that result. No other event has this tension. No

other event has that agonising wait as Tony put it. You cross the line,

you normally know what you've done. She must think she's won the gold.

Even she is not sure. And... Just waiting for Thiesen Eaton's score.

She's got for that 965 points. Total 4,881. The question is, as we scroll

and we're waiting on the computer to go further down in terms of time,

she's getting a thumbs up, but no-one can tell her, because it's

certainly not come up on the computer yet.

This is the confusing thing. They will add the points and you will see

a points out along the computer, based on where you finished in the

race. They check the time and allocate the points. The total then

comes up. So you're waiting, we're waiting to see what 2.20 is giving

the Ukrainian girl. So Fodorova we can fell you she was

the quickest of the two Ukrainians and her time coming up.

But who's won the gold medal here? What an anxious wait.

All of them watching, Ashton Eaton watching a cheer is going up, but

not for this. Who did it?

Is it me? Theisen Eaton will win the

heptathlon. She wins the gold. What a performance from her in the 800m.

She's snatched the gold from the Ukrainians. Her hauz band, the first

to come and congratulate her. What a moment.

For these two. He's had his gold medals.

In is her first. Her first global title.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Goodness me, does she deserve it for

that performance in the final event. It looked like it was a lead.

It looked like it was a lead that could not be witled away. Could

she... Create enough gap between herself and the Ukrainians? We're

waiting for confirmation. Thanks for helping me.

4,847 points. That's for Mokhnyuk.

But winning the gold medal, this young lady here, scrapping and you

have to say, that Nwaba helped her, someone to chase, someone to fight.

She found that extra half a second or so, that has won her the gold

medal. Be honest, heptathletes Ly before this race, people talk to

each other, what are u yo going to do, this is what I need how are you

going to run. They know what they're going to run. There's a bit of

collusion. But not in a bad way, but you know what people are going to

run, she's hung on to her coat tails.

Well, Steve, you've been following this event all day. And Theisen

Eaton, you could tell she was doubting it. She said I've done my

bit, but surely they were close enough. There was a big, big gap.

There's confirmation. Great performance for Theisen Eaton,

that's heart for me, want. This is the desire, this is where she

nurtured her talent. A bit of pride in that run over 800m.

Gold for Canada. Great performance.

A worthy champion as we look back to this long jump finals, still some

action. Brittaney Reese. Spanovic in the

lead, and Reece likes that, her best so far, 6.97. She jumped 6.88 in the

previous round. This may threaten the lead of Spanovic.

Just as we wait to see the measurement, it looks as though

Reece has given Spanovic something to think about in the penultimate

round. Look at that, exactly the same. 7m exactly. Goes into the lead

on countback with her 6.97. Wow. What a great performance.

Lorraine Ugen. The 5th round.

That's better. That's very much better for Lorraine

Ugen. Struggled to maybe find her form in

the early rounds but has improved by a fraction of centimetres, a jump of

6.93 for Lorraine Ugen. She's gone right up into third place.

But this is Spanovic looking to respond, it's all kicking off in the

5th round of the long jump. Good atmosphere, maybe as a result of

Theisen Eaton's performance. Spanovic pushed into second.

She's gone back into the lead? Looks like she knows. 7.7.

That's a new world leading mark. Absolutely superb performance for

Spanovic. That jump or Lorraine Ugen matches the British record of 6.93

exactly the same mark of Johnson-Thompson, 6. 93 from last

year. Well, this showcase in the last

round, the top four athletes, will get one more jump and Lorraine Ugen

of Great Britain is one of them. She's currently in third place.

7cm behind the silver and 14cm behind that jump. The world leading

mark of Spanovic. There are the pentatheletes.

And Morgan Lake ended up with 36 points away from the indoor record

held since 2002. The good strong run from her in the 800m. Goodness me,

the Canadian flag being carried by a very, very proud Theisen Eaton. It's

a great thing to see, but it's also for me anyway it's what makes the

multievent so enthralling right until the very end and that

agonising wait as you try to find out, did I do enough? Did they

finish close enough to me? Did I muster enough points?

What a story. I think if you are the Ukrainian

girl you've got to be kicking yourself. To run 2.20, you have a PB

of around, let me check my notes, she's got a personal best of 2.16.

You only needed two seconds, 2.18 and you would have held on to your

gold. It may be they thought it was too big a margin for her to catch.

It looked like they came from the power end of the spectrum.

And that makes it hard to run. It shows you if you don't perform to

a level where you should in one of the five events, it will affect the

score overall. As we see, Felix go clear at 2.11.

Lorraine Ugen in third place. This is the last round of the long

jump. That was quick on the approach.

She's matched the British record. In the penultimate round.

This the last round, another long way into the sand pit.

Finally found her form. She struggled slightly in the earlier

rounds, it is a valid jump. Finally got her rhythm going.

6. 86. It's another good effort, may come away with a bronze medal.

It's De Loach -- Deloach who can deprive her of that, you can see 8cm

short of Lorraine Ugen. So Britain maybe has it first medal from these

world indoor championships. Deloach of the United States can

stop that happening with this very jump.

6.93 or better. Deloach quick on the approach. A

huge effort. An enormous jump.

We have no idea who that is on the board. If it's a valid jump it looks

like it's the end of the brondz medal chat around Ugen's jump. If

that was her foot, it's a valid jump.

Heptathlon 800m wait was here. Of the quickfire rounds, quick

measurements, they're double checking here for some reason. It

looked good on the board. Brilliant performance. If this is what it

looked like beyond 7m, let's remind you, 7.07 Spanovic, and 6.93 Ugen

and Reece as well. But this jump... As we wait anxiously, Ugen in the

background, packing up her stuff, she can do something nothing, her

fate is sealed. It's in hands of the officials to measure Janay DeLoach.

Well... Can't believe we've gone away from that anxious moments as we

watch Felix. We knock him -- we watch him knock the bar off.

Hopefully we go straight back. 6.89 it is for DeLoach, a season's

best but not enough to stop Lorraine Ugen take the bronze medal. Great

performance for Lorraine Ugen. 6.93 in the 5th round. Two athletes

remain, but they're already ahead of her.

Reese in the silver spot. Olympic champion from 2012. Went into the

lead in the fifth momentarily for seconds before it was pulled back in

favour of the Serbian, Spanovic. Only these two remain. Reese and

Spanovic, what's it to be? Reese you need to jump in excess of 7.7cm if

you want to upgrade your silver to a gold.

She is attacking this hard. Quick, that's enormous!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Reese looks like she saved her best

for the last round. She knows it. She doesn't need to

look back. Surely that goes into the lead.

But Spanovic has another jump and the chance to respond, perfect on

the board, with space. Big cheer from the crowd, they know.

Nothing on our scoreboard. 7.22, a new world-leading mark.

But it's not a gold medal yet. My word. What a jump.

What an enormous effort. Spanovic, then, has led for the

majority of this competition, responded well when she saw Reese

take the lead. She's seen a world-leading mark of

7.22, just one centimetre short of her own championship record she set

in winning this title. Four years ago.

Spanovic. 7.22.

Twiflted in the air, not going to be enough.

Ooh, that's agonising. Brilliant performance for Reese.

Gold for USA. Brilliant performance. Absolutely

superb effort. Last round, that showcase, it worked well, certainly

in favour of the home advantage for the Americans.

Huge effort. And Britain's first medal.

Superb from Lorraine Ugen. A great jump there at 6.93 to get the bronze

medal. A really superb jump. How Reese responded there, 7.22.

Exactly as she did four years ago, 7.23 in the last round in Istanbul

of the world indoors. A carbon copy here in Portland, 2016.

All of the excitement in the field and a couple of great events, like

women's long jump. Now we have two track finals

beginning, well, first up the women's 60m hurdles.

We've had one medal from Lorraine Ugen in the long jump, can Porter or

Solomon come away with a medal in the 60 hurdles final? Men's 60m

after that. That will be the conclusion of what's been an

exciting evening in Portland. Introductions now.

Solomon of Great Britain from Bromley.

White wiet got through as the fastest loser by a couple of

thousand sandzs of a second. Ivancevic made a new Croatian record

this year to make it to the final. The quickest woman in the world

indoors this year, will be introduced next, the Americans have

high hopes in this event. Brianna Rollins.

Only fourth last year, but she will hope for the gold here.

What about her team-mate, Kendra Harrison, only beaten by 100th of a

second. Less than that.

The defending champion, Ali, from the USA.

Only Jones has defended this title. Porter would like to win the gold,

she has a bronze. She will need to improve significantly.

A surprise brondz outdoors for Talay and she has brought that form here.

But she's in lane 8. USA so well represented here.

Rollins, Harrison, Ali, Porter and Solomon for Great Britain.

And then outdoor medallist Talay and there's Reese continuing her lap of

honour. Quite a formidable performance,

world leading mark, last round of a competition. That's the moment you

dream about when you're training. She kind of does it, I wouldn't say

regularly, but it's something that she looks very comfortable doing.

A great competitor, great speed on the runway and then shortened her

stride and got lift off. That coupled with the speed.

Ivancevic. Probably was watching the long jump

final maybe with Spanovic, pipped by Reese at the end.

A big surprise if Ivancevic were to pip the Americans here.

Rollins. I think she's the favourite. It's so

close to call here. It's about executing. It always is

in the hurdles. You've got to start well obviously.

But then staying calm, hurdles claterring around you.

Harrison of course has the ability to run 400 hurdles as well. 7.77, so

close to Rollins in the US championships last week.

It was less than a 100th of a second.

And Ali, she looked good in qualification. Maybe she's just

rounded nicely at the right time for the final.

I said that Tiff porter, she will have to improve a little bit. Only

ran eight flat in qualifying. Talay, she can start quickly.

European champion back in 2012. So no country has ever had a clean

sweep here. USA have had two in the top three, Canada two in the top

three, so, too, Jamaica but no country has had a clean sweep in the

women's 60m hurdles. So lane one, Solomon of Great

Britain, Whyte of Canada 2, Ivancevic Croatia 3, Rollins, United

States 5, and Ali United States and 6, Porter Great Britain, Talay,

Belarus, lane 8. Oh, look at that, right in the

middle f Harrison hits the first hurdle. Rollins leads this. Porter

trying to get there. Ali gets there. Ali, right at the end, came through

to the edefend her title. Porter ran a much better race.