31/07/2011 Athletics

Welcome to the second day of the UK Championships at the Alexander

Stadium in Birmingham. We spent much of yesterday talking about

just a cat owners who has had the world at her feet. Today, it is all

about Mo Farah. 2011 is the year when the world has taken notice of

our long-distance king. Mo Farah begins 2011 in a winning start

He find something extra! This is a superb performance from Mo Farah.

Mo Farah, defending his title. It is going to be gold for Great

Britain. A big win and a superb personal

best. He has moved to the top of the

Premier League and his our athlete of the year so far. For him and

everybody else, it is about becoming British champion but also

about securing their place at the 18 years since his arrival in this

country from Somalia, Mo Farah is the standard-bearer of men's

athletics. A British 5,000-metre record in Monaco the highlight of

his years so far. Another busy day for just Ennis. But then she

wouldn't have it any other way. She completes her events this weekend.

Jenny Meadows has never won his 800-metre crowd, but she could

break that duct a day and she is the only runner this summer to

break the two-minute barrier. After putting the 400-metre runners in a

place to become national champion, can Perri Shakes Drayton make it a

double when there is some hurdles in the way?

The women's javelin champion for the past seven years has been

Goldie Sayers, a 60-metre throw today should safely secured title

And, so, here is the timetable, and You have to reach as its standard

of performance to qualify, and if you finish in the top two, you are

automatically in. If you finish in the top two, the door will be open

for you. Each country can only have three athletes in any discipline,

which means that competition in some of these events is going to be

There are several other paragraphs are no regulations, one of which is

if you are reigning champion, you are exempt, which means that

Jessica Ennis is exempt. It also means that these feet are exempt.

As you follow the dancing feet upwards, you find at the top that

it is the triple jumper extraordinary, but not competing

here. It is a shame I cannot defend my title. But I have had a tough

couple of weeks. Training and competing really hard. I took a

downward spiral. It wasn't respectful to come here and do one

jump or perform below par, because people come here and pay their

money to watch the best athletes compete. I am not at my best right

now. Is that due to the weight load of your training? Yes. We are

starting to wind things up, get a little bit more intense with

preparation. I have had a good series of competitions. This one is

just... I didn't want to come here and do a bad performance. Some

people watching this might say, you want to be British champion, but I

guess you have to prioritise. People would prefer me to jump

better for my career than come here and jump. Is it difficult for

athletes sometimes being pulled in different directions? I think more

so than ever before. The Olympics around the corner. Sponsorship

commitments. He has to be the king of his own body. If he is not ready

to jump, he ought not to. We want to see him win medals as he does at

big championships. That is what he has to decide to do for himself.

the end of the day, it is about championships. When you become

world champion, there is only one place to go. Olympic champion. You

have got to maintain your form. Go into next year and have the

confidence of being a world champion. I want to go into the

championships, especially with Teddy not competing, I want to

perform that makes it a greater need. I don't want people to think,

he won the medal by default. I want to go in, jump well. I want to say,

I am defending my title and I am taking it seriously. Athletes

always say, I have got a few niggles. They are never won 100%

fit. For you, especially with the pressure on your joints. --

especially for you with the pressure on your joints. Every time

a stand-up out of the chair I feel it! That could be age. You know

your body isn't completely right. I didn't want to put in a bad

performance for people. I jumped last year with an illness and

barely jumped over 70 metres. It is not worth people paying money to

see me jump that badly. -- last year I barely jumped 17 metres. I

can sign autographs and things like that today. Let's hope you are as

close to 100% as you can before the Olympics. Is it a great sense of

disappointment that your French rival isn't going to be at the

World Championships? It is what it is, so for me at the moment, I

cannot do anything about it, he cannot. It would have been a great

competition. It brings up fireworks every time we have something like

that. I have got to change my goal. I wanted to win. I am going to win,

but now I have to put in a performance that stamps out that I

was going to win regardless. Does the expectation have any bearing on

you? People would have said, you never know, it is a 50-50 call, but

now people are saying it is yours for the taking. I don't want to

listen to that kind of talk because it could lead me to being a little

bit more relaxed. I don't want to do that. I want to go in, work hard,

put in an even better performance than I would have put in. Michael

has mentioned it already, we had all this hoopla about being you to

go and now it is a -- less than a year to go, and you, given the fact

you come from London, how much has this week made you think, it is

coming, very fast? It will come around quickly, but I have got to

try to keep composed, keep focused on the job at hand. Right now, my

focus is to win that world title. Take each day as it comes. Yes. I

don't want to get over-hyped with the Olympics. Have you got many

pairs of shoes like that? I have got a whole heap. Would you like

one? What size shoe are you? 12.5. You? 10. Every time I come on TV I

don't want to get a done by you. Best of luck to you. Behind us,

there are the finalists of the opportunity for a couple of the man

alongside him. The main issue for these men is they want to run fast

but there is a bit of a head wind in their face which has been

gusting somewhere between half a metre per second and well over two

metres per second, so let's hope it gives them an opportunity. Andrew

Pozzi will be on the inside. Nick Andrew Pozzi. -- he is a real

talent now. Nick Gale, the English defending champion, Commonwealth

He has set his new personal best. The Commonwealth bronze-medallist,

Lawrence Clarke. He kept a hundred of his personal best. -- he clipped

one hundredth off his personal best. Adeniran in, and British

universities champion. Hylton, 21- year-old. And then Edirin Okoro, 22

interested spectator, and as far as selection is concerned, top two.

Sharman has to come in the top two, guaranteeing him selection. Clark

and Frankis have a chance as well. Sharman right there. Clarke needing

to do some work. But coming well. It is between these two. Frankis

might have it. He cannot get it on the line. Clarke. 13.6. Frank is

comes second. The time is outside of the standard. But Lawrence

Clarke will be delighted to have taken that title. Conditions did

not help. A headwind. Clarke is capable of running 13.52. A great

performance by both of the lads. Very competitive race. It is

difficult to run when you are so close together but both of them

held their form well. It was a very aggressive raised by both athletes.

Frankis and Clarke got out very strong, powerfully indeed. By

halfway, Frankis seemed like he was going to take the title, but

Lawrence kept with him. He kept driving over the barriers. He held

it together and he drove hard into the line. He wanted this title. I

believe he has taken his first. Now this angle. Sharman, not in

contention. Not the best season for him. The two athletes out there.

This is great to see hurdling being done. I do believe it is Clarke.

Let's have a real isolation of his technique. He clipped that first

hurdle. He pushed his heart into those hurdles. He is accurate,

doesn't want to make too many mistakes. If he accelerates too

quickly, you can make a mistake. When you make a mistake, it can

cost you dearly. He kept call, kept his head. He is working hard. Watch

his determination as he comes over the final barrier. Drive, drive,

and then he leans in. Well done, That was fantastic. Where does that

leave you for what championships? You did not get the standard, but

you could be taken as a discretion we pick. It is the third time I

have run it. I hope so. I hope they select me. I have been struggling

with injuries all year. This is the 4th meet. I am really pleased. I

don't think anybody was particularly quick out there, but I

am glad. I have to make a decision based on how I feel tomorrow

morning whether I run next week. My legs feel a little bit sore. I

don't know whether four days is enough to recover. All that

considered, you must be thrilled with this? Really pleased. Almost

every single race this year, it has been a head wind. It is better when

I get a pack wind. All the best William Sharman could only manage

third spot. JOHN INVERDALE: Mo Farah has to run

a considerable distance further than Lawrence Clark. He will be on

the track in a few minutes' time. In fact, Brean Down at the 5,000

metres start off stop Michael, we have had conversations over the

last two years, and Mo Farah has always been very good but not there.

How has he managed to make what has been a monumental jump to being top

of the world rankings? He has left nothing uncovered and has tried

everything he possibly can. He is now over in the United States with

the Oregon project group and I think that has a really helped him

a lot. He has become a very fast and tough competitor. His coach

takes a very different approach to distance runners. He works with all

of their strength and conditioning programmes with the athletes as

well as technique. That is something that is new for Mo and I

think he has got a lot of confidence right now. I do not know

how much physical advantage he has got yet from that programme because

he has only been there since the beginning of this year or the end

of last. But training in that environment and giving a new

approach has given him lot of confidence. Because when we talked

about Paula Radcliffe, and she took women's distance running so much

further, upping the ante all the time, it is not just about putting

in the miles, it is about everything else that goes with it?

It is that attention to detail. Stride length, nutrition and

environment has a lot to play in it how you feel. It is amazing to see

how Mo has progressed in what feels like a short space of time. Because

he has been around for a long time but it is only now that he is

getting it together. What is he? 27, 28 years old. Have you watched Mo's

progression this year with a certain amount of wonderment?

little bit. I think the signs were there last year. He got a step much

closer to the world level. But if you think about the British record

he ran in Ceric, when he ran 12.57, he was 5th in that race. -- in at

Zurich. How could he, with two laps to go, stay competitive with all

the others? That it is, in one year, how he has made that jump. It is

phenomenal. He is there now. We know that. His performances this

year have been phenomenal both in 10,005 1,000 metres. Others have

decided not to come this weekend. - - in the 10,000 metres and 5,000

metres. We hope he gets a fully fit and ready to go because he has a

great chance. I saw him two weeks ago at de Diamond League meeting. I

do not know if it is an immediate response to saying hello to

somebody, but he seems to be carrying himself so much more

confident lid, as though he feels he is a big dog these days. --

confidently. He was thought to be a bit arrogant when he was younger

and they had to rein back in. He lived with the Kenyans in

Teddington and then saw what was required. They did not knock is

confident. It actually made him realise he had a bit of a way to go.

Now, though, you are right. He got married last year and he has a

composure about him. I think that has had a big effect. He is very

settled and happy, especially with his new training set-up. Mo is said

to be a bit like a sponge. He is eager to learn and soak up the the

nation being fed to him. It is what we all want him to do. Win a medal,

a gold medal, at the World Championships next year and at the

Olympics. We will talk more about that after the race itself. You can

see him on screen at the moment. COMMENTATOR: Like everybody us, we

were chatting and bitter about Mo and how great it is for British

distance running. -- chatting a bit. Quite a few men have lined up for

this. That is Timmins. And we have Hay. And of course, for all of

these men, and for Vernon as well, who certainly has a chance of

getting the B Standard. He has only been a second outside it this year.

They will be delighted that Mo is here today. It gives the event a

bit of stature. He had the option and initially was thinking of

running the 1,500 metres here. That was after he ran back brie and

5,000 metres in Monaco last week. - - ran back to brilliant 5,000

expect to see Mo Farah running too hard here. Vernon has gone up near

the front. For Mo, this won't even be a training run. The sort of pace

this is likely to be run at would be a steady three mile affair with

the level of fitness Mo has at the moment. There he is, through the

first 200, just easing his way around. It will be interesting to

see what he feels like doing. It is funny, because when you come into a

race like this, there is a colder pace but running too slow does not

highlights here in the UK. This is Lawrence Okoye, the new British

world record holder. That was a bit short and a real challenge for the

young man. It certainly is a big challenge. We have four qualifiers

for Daegu, so this is possibly the most important domestic discus

competition we have had in years. Possibly ever. And Lawrence Okoye

is definitely a man for the future. World teenage record holder, and he

starts his campaign with a reasonable thrower, but I am sure

there is a lot more to come. If we look back at some of the early

stages of the men's high jump, this was Challenger going out.

Disappointing for him. Mason has had all sorts of problems since

that silver medal in Beijing. This was also too high Fort Mason. A

disappointment for him. A frustrating time he has had since

those heady days in Beijing. Such an easy language, with his style at

his best. He probably had the height to get over that. But when

you consider, his first competition in a couple of years and does two

surgeries, and that is what happened. And the women's long jump.

This is Proctor. She has now converted to Great Britain. Match

is well out over 6.5 metres. She also has the B Standard, so it

should she win here, she will have to wait for the selectors' decision.

This is just an individual jump so she should be fairly safe to go to

Daegu. So, Proctor, a good lead there, with 6.58. Next on the

runway, Amy Harris. And that looks good, very good. Nice to see her

jumping well. Certainly with the likes of Jessica Ennis in the

competition, she will be trying to be imposing her domestic number one

or number two position, as borrowers Proctor is concerned,

because she really is an outstanding athlete. -- as far as

Doctor Who is concerned. -- as far as Proctor is concerned. Here's

Jessica Ennis. Very tired overnight and would not have minded a day off.

She changed her take-off leg after the stress fracture of that caused

her to miss Beijing. It will be her first Olympic Games. We would like

to be hanging of the gold medal around her neck already but we

should not underestimate the challenge. She is indoor and

outdoor champion, European as well. But we forget that she was injured

in the run-up to Beijing, so her first Olympic competition, and

obviously the aim for hire, or team Ennis, will be that she will become

champion. -- the aim for her. men's 5,000 metres has finally got

going. Nobody wants to shake things up too much. Mo Farah had a little

nibble at the front but all of a sudden, Gillespie has taken off.

Look at that. That is, what, 20 metres or so? The young 20-year-old,

who has been having a good year. A little bit of youthful exuberance,

perhaps. He has gone really hard to get that lead. Mo has just joined

in a little bit. And now Mellor going with them as well. I am

trying to think, what year was it 5,000 metres? I think it was Peter

Riley, and he took off at the front and Mo ran at the back for ages and

did not realise... I do not think that will happen today, mind you.

just wonder, Steve, when you had a race like this, when Mo Farah on

paper his head and shoulders above everybody else, you go in with a

plan by what you are doing is watching Mo Farah, and certainly,

Gillespie has thought, no, I am going to run my own race. So if his

plan was to go at this praise and produce a 25-metre lead, up against

the best 5,000-metre runner in the world, that is what he is doing. --

to go at this pace. I saw Mike McLeod last night. He was here are

watching with Ryan's mum as well, and I said, what do you think of Mo

Farah? He said, oh, my goodness, she is also! But Gillespie Leeds at

the moment. -- he is also in. is another of the athletes that has

the A Standard. Just to remind you of the standards. A Standard is 65,

B Standard is 63. But the cannot see it from this angle, but

they are throwing up hill, which is a disadvantage. The centre of the

field is raised. It has been calculated that the disadvantage is

at least a couple of metres. But Abdul Buhari, first place, the

first man over 60 metres. And Tom Parsons is in the high jump now.

is the British number one this year... And that his wife. -- and

introduce a certain amount of error. He has looked very much in control

of that. A local lad, he looks very confident indeed. He is going to be

tough to beat. No failures so far, as you can see. We have Carl

Myerscough now. This is around three. At the lead held by Abdul

Buhari. Myerscough, that has put him in the lead, I think. This is

the shoot-out for selection. The first two, guaranteed to go to the

world Champs. We could have Carl Myerscough going third. Over 60

metres. That will certainly challenge Abdul Buhari. A lot of

people think this guy is a better discus thrower than a shot putter.

we might have expected, Mo Farah has regained the lead. The Scotsman,

who rather bravely decided to take things out, picked up the pace, and

now they are running at quite a pace. It has settled down.

Gillespie is an accrued. -- is in that group. MacLeod looks like he

wants to push on a little. Mo Farah will be running in London next week

over 3,000 metres. That will be a much harder race. He will go to

America to do some training. He will go with his training partner.

They will prepare him as well as they can. A looking ahead to the

World Championship finals, the likelihood, we are going to have

three Kenyans and a number of other Africans, and Mo Farah, more than

likely the only Briton in those races, do you think he is a marked

man? Andrew Vernon, going past Mo Farah. To answer your question, yes.

I think he is the man to beat. The question which Mo Farah has not

answered yet but we are assuming that doubling up is an option he is

prepared to take. 10,000 will be first, and then he will be taking

on the other Kenyans. Then he will come back to the 5,000 and do it

again. It is a daunting prospect. Hot and humid conditions. But he is

in the best shape of his light so far, and the focus first of all

will be 10, and then we will see what happens. There is no doubt

about it. We will be very excited watching this guy a. The prospect

of somebody taking on the long-time champions, those that have

dominated long-distance running on the track. He is British, three

went through. Coached by an American. Other coaches have said

that they haven't scraped the surface with Mo Farah's ability.

His training partner, he is doing far more advanced training than Mo

Farah, and the best of Mo Farah is yet to come. He has got to work a

little harder. Andy Vernon, he kept that 60 lap -- 62nd lap going. Now

we see what a different class Mo Farah is. A little bit of

acceleration, and away he goes. He could tablet that till much later.

He has been doing this to the best of the world. It is his ability

over the last 600 metres which has changed him as an athlete which

means he is competitive. Not only competitive but dormant -- dominant.

He is easing off now. He must be delighted. He didn't have to come

to the championships. We can give him a big send-off for the World

Championships. Andy Vernon had a bit of go. Well done to him. Mellor

takes third spot. Jonny Hay will be after him. It is just this

nervousness. Stay healthy, Mo Farah, and hopefully these last four weeks

will go really well. There is his little girl, joining in the

celebrations. Mo Farah has to keep himself under wraps. And put the

finishing touches into his preparations for the World

moment, but look at this. Class acceleration. There are a lot of

differences between Mo Farah and the rest, but that gives you an

indication as to how classy Mo Farah has begun -- has become. His

sights will be set at Crystal Palace next week. On the screen, he

saw the gap was not closing. He eased off, but that will not be the

case next weekend at Crystal Palace. The opposition will be a lot

tougher, and it will be at the World Championships, too. Mo Farah,

a national champion. Andy Vernon, he will not mind losing to this man.

He may be hoped his time would be quicker, but that is the nature of

the race. A class apart is Mo Farah. Paul Dickenson said that you are a

class apart. I just wonder, can you put it into words for us how it has

been for you? Things are going really well and last year was a

great year for Europeans, but this year is even better. I had to make

a lot of changes in my life. As an athlete, you have to make

sacrifices, and it is working. what about the reception from the

crowd? It is an acknowledgement of the Attlee to you have become.

Definitely. Massive support. That sheer I got here and in Birmingham,

it is amazing. Crystal Palace next. Definitely. I am going to do a

three kilometres there. Less than a week to go. Exciting. When it comes

to the world championships, we have talked about the potential of

doubling up. Can you explain how you see that? Where will you put

all your eggs? Bread baskets? Definitely in one basket. You have

to take one event at a time. I am going to take -- to do the 10,000

for sure, and then we will see how the legs are feeling. It is not

always as easy as it looks. But as long as they keep on doing what I

am doing, it will be great. We love seeing your list of winds. Well

done. Thank you for all the support. And good luck to everybody fasting

is in great shape and now he has another title to his name. The last

lap for Mo Farah was a 58. Jonny Mellor took the bronze medal in the

about Martyn Bernard? He has looked very good so far. Well, that is a

season's best by some way. Martyn Bernard, he has jumped very well,

come back from injury. He has been taking it slowly. This was an

important day. He has been an Olympic finalist, a world

Championship finalist. At his best, he can challenge the top jumpers in

the world. He needed a good performance today. To 0.28 will

probably put him on the plane to Not quite as impressive as Martyn

Bernard. But three athletes still fighting it out for this national

title. Parsons is the lead at the moment still. Parsons leads by

having no failure so far. But that is a good clearance from the

men are out for the next final of the track, the men's 1,500 metres.

Always one of the highlights of national championships.

Straightaway on the first page we see Andy Baddeley of Harrow. Twice

the champion already, going for a hat-trick. He looked very

comfortable in his heat yesterday. James Thie, still running quite

well. Chris Warburton, he could challenge, as good Nick McCormick,

and young James Shane, who did us proud indeed European Junior

Championships, where he picked up third place. Andy Baddeley,

possibly looking for a fast time. He has got Crystal Palace next week.

James Brewer, on the outside, he missed the World Championship final

a couple of years ago by one place. Steve Mitchell of Bristol and West.

There is the young man I was telling you about, James Shane.

James the Cardiff. -- James Thie of Cardiff. There they will all be

challenging this man, with the Red Number on, Andrew Baddeley, on his

day, not just Britain's best, but one of the world's best. He needs

but they have gone off at a brisk pace. McCormick, stretching the

doors out. It is good to see. There are two men it in good shape to run

well. That is Shane and McCormick. Baddeley is having a disappointing

season by his standards. Tom Lancashire, not going well. He has

been ill. Brooks, he had a good year last year, but not this year.

So, Nick McCormick, with will determination, has set out. You've

got to be careful if you do this. You don't want to set it up for

anybody else. I have a feeling that James Shane has an opportunity to

run very well here. That first lap is a bit quick, to be honest. The

first 200 was a bit swift and they are settling down now. They are

having go at least. James Shane sitting comfortably. Nick McCormick,

still in the lead. There are a lot of good distance runners from where

he comes. McCormick, always witty, forthright. Baddeley, sitting in

5th place. Shane, still in second. You were saying you like the look

of James Shane. We were saying that about a brew up a couple of years

ago. Yes, he has had a couple of problems. He is not as fit as he

would like to be. That is what I like about James Shane, he puts

himself in the right processes. -- in the right places. He has a good

tactical brain. Now, this is where they have to go for it. You've got

to push on in the third lap. Look how comfortable shame is feeling.

If they slowed too much, the rest of the field welcome back. Look at

Shane, he wants to push on, he knows that McCormick is struggling.

was stuck between De chasing group. Steve Mitchell in third place and

Andy Baddeley in 4th. There is going to be a real battle over this

last 400. Shane has a nice action and he just needs to get the rhythm

going. He is starting to turn the pressure on her and he is moving a

wear. Baddeley is struggling. -- he is moving away. I am not sure he

can get to the A Standard. Andy Baddeley is forlornly chasing for

that second place. Perhaps the merger has now of a real star of

the future, with Shane. He is winning despite an absolute mile.

He is going to be just outside the target but Shane wins it. Baddeley

in second place and then Nicky McCormick picks up third. What a

gutsy performance. A big personal best for James Shane, by almost

three seconds. And certainly a very solid B Standard. James Shane is

If he does the right thing and put himself in the right place. That is

a massive jump for him. He is destroying a Andy Baddeley and Nick

McCormick. He will get faster and is capable of A Standard. If they

only take one with the B Standard, it has to be this man. Well done.

Really good performance. That is a big step forward for him. He knows

how to win 1,500 metre races. He has got a good racing brain on him.

The bar is now up to 2.31 now. Parsons is capable of this. And he

was so, so close. He has got it in the bag, no question. And this is

Ugen. Since 14, the best in the last round. That is better. She has

been struggling a bit. The lead is still with Proctor. Jessica Ennis

has not improved. But Lorraine Ugen, quite tall, quite rangy, with a

very simple technique. That is out to her personal best, which is 6.46.

What has she done? She likes it. That looks like a personal best

A big personal best. Tell me what was going through your mind before

the race? I just wanted to cover everything. Nick ticket tout, which

was great for him, but I could not be happier. -- took it out.

have got a great racing brain and that bright future you have ahead

of you, what do you think of that? I don't know what to say! Thank you.

To have come up against one of the best in the world, thank you to...

That is all I can say. Where does this leave you in terms of the

World Championships? You have not quite got a A Standard, but you are

certainly out there? I am aiming for the European Under 23s. I will

come back and try to run as well as I can as long as possible and see

what happens. If I don't get it, I am so pleased with my season anyway,

so the really, really proud. Well of greater under 23 athletes. James

Shane is one of them. Great prospect.

JOHN INVERDALE: We have relocated to the start off the next woman's

race. That was basically a glorified training run for Mo Farah,

but what do you make of Jane Shane? I think he is in phenomenal shape.

For Mo, it is getting used to going into a championship as a favourite.

The Kenyans will all be targeting Mo Farah because he has the fastest

time and has been consistent this year. Now he has to get himself

used to that because he is the favourite. He will have to

understand how to deal with that pressure and deliver the same

performance as he has done the last few weeks. This was a training run.

I think the three kilometres next week in London will help them. They

will know what sort of a competitive he is. Who did James

Shane remind you of? I loved those long white socks. I had a poster on

my wall. Let's move on. Talking about young people, Jody Williams

is one of the best sprinters in this country. Her team are saying

they do not want her to run in the World Championships and it is that

great debate about whether you wait for the moment or the fact that you

have to be in it to win it. Where do you sit on this, Michael?

think her team is making the right decision. Right now, it is all

about her long-term development and that is what is at stake. It is

unfortunate that the timing is what it is and then you have the World

Championships right now, with no qualifiers except Williams, but the

fact is, she is 17 years-old. They have to do the best buy her a long

term development. They have to plan this out and stick to that plan,

and that is what they have done. you agree with Michael? I do. I

think she has set his sights on the European junior championships this

year, and yes, we can say, what if she misses this opportunity, but

her focus has always been these championships and her team has to

know what is better for her. We have had so many young girls come

through the sport that a talented and they get this burn-out. They

get injured and felt into significance. -- fade into

insignificance. You say it is a missed opportunity. But an

opportunity for what right now? To get into a final? She wants the

opportunities for medals. Well, to be continued. In her absence, we

have a pretty competitive race behind us. And she cannot see, but

Steve Cram is still wearing white socks in the commentary box!

You can see the main athletes are about these middle lanes. As we go

through the line-up. They look really good to be running on the

flat like that. The conditions have not been helpful. When wind on the

top bend has been into the face, so hopefully they can settle a little

bit and just give Oyepitan, in particular, a chance to get that

And she has run a superb first 70, 80 metres. Can she make the

transition into the home straight? Oyepitan is looking a bit tired,

but now it is Onuora who is going a way. She will win the title and it

is 23.27. Again into a headwind, so congratulations to her. A great

weekend for the Liverpudlian. A bit of a surprise because I would have

said that after the Leeds, Oyepitan looked good, but she looked as

though she ran out of juice there. COLIN JACKSON: We must remember

that Oyepitan has got the medal from those Games previously and she

has been susceptible. You have got to keep practising to get it right.

She has been a bit shy of racing. As you can see, just as we come

into the crucial part of the race, she has not got it quite enough.

And Gianni Frankis takes the title quite comfortably. As they come

round the turn, coming into the home straight, this is where they

are at their fastest. They are getting into the phase where they

just need to relax. They just want to maintain their form as long as

they possibly can. The fact is, everybody is slowing down. The key

is to keep it together and Onuora did it much better than Oyepitan

this time. What he great weekend it has been so far. Qualifying for the

100 metres and this great race in the 200. I think she will be very

could put him on the aeroplane to Korea. Not quite. A good

performance from him, though. He has the B Standard and he looked

good. Good clearance at that height. Very, very impressive but. You only

get through competition as the training is so important. And now

Robbie Grabarz. His final attempt at this height as well. That was

not close. He will finished down in third. The winner, though, Tom

Parsons. Confirmation of that. here's confirmation of that women's

After the tremendous performance in the 100, this backing it up, it

just illustrates what a fine season you are having? I am having a bit

of a good year for once! Last year was pretty much a washout, with

injury and Rehabilitation, and just questioning whether I was a... What

I was going to do in the sport after all the long work I had done.

I got an amazing support team and my two coaches. They got me focused

everybody around and it is paying off. Was it always your idea to do

the 100 and the 200 at the World Championships? I ran a personal

best for the 100 of 11.18, and then I knew off my first race, I am

going to run a 22 eventually. I am in pretty good shape. In an ideal

world, looking at the worlds, I would definitely like to have a

word with my coaches and head coach to see what can come out of it. But

I am in good shape and it is good preparation for going into 2012. I

think I am pretty consistent as well. With conditions better than

today you will get that time over the next week or so? Yeah,

definitely. I have had one plus wind up going into minus, and it

has always been 23 into a plus wind. So give me a minus and I will be up

there. Well done today and all the 400 flat. Nobody has done the

double, so will she be the first? The high jump results. Tom Parsons,

definitely selected. He has the A Standard. Robbie Grabarz getting C

B Standard. -- getting the B Standard. Now, the women's pole

vault. Holly Bleasdale, the new British record. This, though, for

discus. Brett Morse was the early leader. That is pretty close.

He has been overshadowed this year by Lawrence Okoye. He was the under

23 champion. But he is a good thriller as well. He increased his

lifetime best this season. Very quick in the circle. Off balance at

the end, but not too bad. In second place with 61.57. More to come

later. Abdul Buhari was the first athlete to go over 60. He is now in

third place. Well, that is huge. The context of today's competition,

that is a massive throw. It is. I saw this man training at his club

quite recently. all of his throws were very long and technically very

good, so in this relatively his late stage of the season, I think

his confidence is increasing, and if he goes to the world

championships, anything can happen. We saw a Hungarian 369 metres plus.

I hope that will boost his confidence. We saw a Hungarian

throat 69 metres plus. Now, Terry Shakes Drayton. If she can win this

one over 400 metres hurdles, she will do the amazing record. A

punishing regime she has set herself in Birmingham. This is the

Times North of England champion. -- Tracey Duncan, the same club as the

Championship record holder, Sally Gunnell. Meghan Beesley, European

Under 23 bronze-medallist this year. She could challenge. She already

has the B Standard, she is going for the A Standard. That is the

same for a knee Child. -- Eilidh Child. The star of them all, one of

the stars of the British team, Perri Shakes Drayton, European

bronze-medallist last year. And, after a medal by the time she gets

to the world championships. Britain's number one junior,

Fitzpatrick. She has already increased her lifetime best this

year. Finally, Emily Parker, the new English champion. She finished

5th in the last two UK finals. Everybody will be looking at lane

number six. Shakes Drayton, she has already ran three rounds of the 400

metres flat. Her winning time yesterday, she ran 51.52. It was a

big win for her. She is a crucial member of Britain's 4x100 -- 4x4

relating. -- relay team. They get away. Shakes Drayton, absolutely

flying but Child is with her. Eilidh Child has moved ahead of

Beesley. They go through 200 metres. Meghan Beesley, in touch, but a

couple of metres behind Perri Shakes Drayton. This is where she

is very strong, in this 300 metres, the last 300 metres. They are

almost together. A little startled by Child. But Perri Shakes Drayton

has to get the gold. She is coming Birmingham. Child finishers in

second place. In the end, the time is not as impressive as we had

hoped. But she has had a very tough schedule. She has got to be tired.

Almost reproducing the rounds of a major Championship with the volume

of work she has put in, but it has paid off. She is a phenomenal

athlete. 400 metres is a tough event. Here, she approaches the 8th

hurdle, she is composed. It is great to see her. She is so

confident in what she can do. She pushes hard into this final barrier,

and takes it through very comfortably. I can assure you, she

will be very tired. It has been a tough weekend for her, but she has

got two gold medals so she will be very pleased. It will be a very

challenging world championships for her because all the competitors are

running very well. So for her to be truly competitive, she needs to get

under 53.8. But a wonderful young lady and congratulations on your

Ennis, down in 4th place. She will be looking for a little bit further.

She sits back at take off, but that looks better. She has had to change

legs at take-off. I think she could get a few more points here. Very,

very quick. Great jumping ability, and all of that. She takes off on

her left leg. She takes off on her right leg for high jumps. She was

lucky not to get a foul there. It has been a very busy weekend for

her. Has she improved? That is This has been an amazing weekend

for you. The first woman to do this double of 400 flat and hurdles. How

does that the will? I am happy. I have had a good day at the offers,

of or a weekend. To come to the championships, and it has been

quality both finals, I am happy, and I am sure my coach will be very

pleased with me and all the hard work I have put in. It is paying a

off. Tell me about the thinking between you and Chris to do that

double. Where did you think it would leave you? It would give me

the confidence that I am fit enough not to hold back, at not, like,

make it easy for the girls I am up against with. I am capable and I

will be able to put myself up against the best in the world. I am

fit enough. I tend to get quicker with each championships. I can move

on, and make myself better, and make Great Britain proud. And you

orach huge member of the 4x4 relay team. Yes. We put in a huge

performance yesterday. It is good. I will do my best. I will put in

100 and %. It has been brilliant seeing you this weekend. -- I will

Every time she has stepped up on the track, it has been a top

quality performance. She is the champion again. A unique double.

The 400 metres flat and hurdles. Sally Gunnell's Championship record

stays intact, though. Meghan Beesley, the local girl from

Birchfield, she gets the bronze The next race is the men's 800

metres. It should be really competitive as far as domestic

competition is concerned, but this is also a discipline where one man

has cast a Shadow over the competition. He looks unbeatable.

The supporting public at large have not taken on how unbelievable he is.

He has not had a huge amount of attention because none of the

athletes that have been competing in the event have been a Olympic

champions or world champions. None of them have been consistent. None

of them have been winning Championship after Championship. He

seems to be the first person in a very long time that has been

consistent. But he hasn't won that major Championship yet, but at this

point might, he is unbeatable because nobody can get close to

what he is run in. We are talking about 1.44? I don't think so. Not

even out of Rimmer. I don't think anybody else can run like that.

agree. But he is coming back from a very difficult season. Injured.

Also Andrew Osagie, he ran very well in the opening heats, then

losing in the final. This should be a competitive race. It should be a

very good head-to-head between those guys. We get obsessed by

times but it is also about competition. In the media we make

so much about records, but at the end of the day, what people really

appreciate, it doesn't matter whether it is six-year-old kits, it

is the competition. Everyone gets on their feet when we don't know

who is going to win. It is not anybody's race, but it is hard to

his hand to hold off of Saatchi. -- Berridge on the inside. Just

outside his personal best this year. Craig Stewart, from the Harrow club.

He was second in the Scottish Joe Thomas. There's Michael Rimmer,

who has had a great start to this year. He has had quite a few

problems since the Diamond League, and I am not sure his confidence is

as high as it needs to be. If it were the old Michael Rimmer comedy

would say he will win. -- called Michael Rimmer, you would say.

Steve Fennell from Tonbridge. Just getting back to his previous form.

And Gareth Warburton, just losing out on a medal previously. Osagie

ground as well as ever on that stretch for track. The others are

going to have to dig deep to find a bit of confidence here. What sort

of tactics will be employed? Will anybody wants to front run it? I am

not sure they will. The big two in third and 4th place, Michael Rimmer

just a tracking Andrew Osagie at the moment. Rimmer is not going to

let Osagie out of his sight at all. Gareth Warburton and Joe Thomas are

heading towards the Bell, 400 metres to go. There seems to be a

bit of a coming together there. Michael Rimmer is trying to take

the short route and wants to make sure he is not going to give Osagie

a head start. This is where the danger is. This will be a real

tussle down by home straight. The two big names moving towards the

front. Rimmer is looking comfortable at the moment, but what

has he got left? Osagie his kicking from the front, though. Strong

running from Andrew Osagie. Can Michael Rimmer a fight back? Rimmer

is trying to get there. A brilliant run from Osagie. Rimmer is having

to bow to a man in form and a man full of confidence. Andrew Osagie,

no concern of his. He did what he had to do. A big, big victory for

him. He only has the B Standard at the moment, but if they are going

to take the young and up and coming at that standard, he certainly

qualifies at the moment. certainly does. Andrew Osagie, one

of the most exciting two-that runners off recent years. -- two

lap up runners. Andrew Osagie actually went away from Michael

Rimmer. Michael Rimmer, five times the UK champion, but the better man

got him on the day. Gareth Warburton was hanging on valiantly

there for the bronze. Osagie, a new Make sure you say well done to the

champion, Phil. The commentators are saying a big

well done on your performance. When you are going head-to-head with

somebody like Michael Rimmer, who has won so many times here, what is

going through your head? Don't let him win! No, it has been amazing.

To come here and win like that, it can only build my confidence for

the next race. I do not know where it has come from. I trained so hard

in the gym when I was injured. I have come back into form of really

quickly. It is good to be in some sort of shape. When you get

benefits like this, winning the championship, it is wonderful.

know you came with your sister, Kelly, as at home watching today.

When you deliver performances like this, is that somebody who would

contact you before and? Probably not as much as I would like, but

people like that, people like Steve Cram in the commentary box, giving

me nice, kind words. It is amazing. It is good to hear their voices.

lot of people will be watching you on YouTube. I am not sure about

of this woman's high jump. -- women's long jump. She could

compete in the Olympics because she has dual citizenship. She might

have been denied the possibility of competing in the Olympic Games but

has made that transition well. She has the B Standard and the A

Standard in mixed competition. It looks like she could win here. Will

she extend that lead? She does. She is bang on standard. She should be

on her way to Daegu. Jessica Ennis, a season's best at 6.44 in third. A

good performance for her. This is Kate Dennison, the former British

record holder, and her third and final attempt at 4.56. And it is

not to be. But she does have the A Standard. She will finish in second

and will be going to Daegu with Holly Bleasdale.

And well done to Andrew Osagie. We hope Michael Rimmer will get

himself back into form. He will admit that was his second best.

Gareth Warburton was third. Final chance for Lawrence Okoye in this

discus. That falls well short. The British record holder, they are not

going to measure that. He will have to rely on the decision of the

selectors as stop it is an interesting one. Lawrence Okoye

will be kicking himself at the chance he has missed today. Both

him and Brett Morse struggling for form. Carl Myerscough is chasing

the lead still. Not sure he has got it with that throw. I don't think

he has. Myerscough, in second place, and he is guaranteed selection.

Then, Brett Morse or Lawrence Okoye? The selectors will certainly

have to mull over that one. Here's confirmation of the result. That

decision as to will be the third person going to the World

Championships, that rests with the selectors.

JOHN INVERDALE: We still have several finals on the track and we

will have the men's 200 metres in just his second. A bit of an upset

in an earlier competition, where Marlon Devonish did not end up

qualifying for this 200 metres final. When it came down to the

fastest losers, Marlon Devonish was not fast enough. And then Aikines-

Aryeetey. Somebody said to me, does he have a real name? You could see

that stumble at the end and he had a slight hamstring pull, but even

though he qualified for the final, he has pulled out of the eight

lining up behind us. So, Devonish not going through, is that he

shock? Yes. Usually assume he is going to come out and do a good

performance in the 200. Maybe he misjudged it or just did not think

it that the other guys in the subsequent heats were going to run

so quickly. We do have Christian Malcolm behind us. He is here as

night follows day. Yes, he always has a solid performance. He has had

a great start so if he can duplicate that, he is one of the

best in the field. It is not a tough field so he should be

focusing on this. Let's see what happens now.

COMMENTATOR: It is interesting that he is picked as the favourite.

Here's the line-up. Aikines- Aryeetey will not run as he is

injured. There's Fagan, European junior and bronze medallist four

seasons ago. Then we have Richard Kilty, who sprung a surprise on

Marlon Devonish. His best time, 20.53 this year. He has been flying.

And then Leon Baptiste. James Ellington has been going quite well.

This guy is in good shape. And then Christian Malcolm, defending UK

champion, one of the fastest Britons ever, with a clucking of

20.08. -- with a clucking. This really is a competitive final. And

finally, Danny Talbot. They call him the Trowbridge Rocket. The

youngest man in the field. Four athletes who line up in this final

have already got the Daegu qualifying, so this, if anybody

wants to make it onto the aeroplane, they have got to finish in the top

two. Christian Malcolm, trying to Malcolm, just a bit sluggish.

Ellington is just leading at the moment but Malcolm now turning it

on. Almost three abreast here. Allington and Malcolm! Luke Fagan

coming in. And a big, big smile across the face of Christian

Malcolm. Well, they do say experience counts for a lot. And

when you are running in the final of any sort of championship, that

experience can mean the difference between success and failure. I hope

James Ellington does not see his defeat as a failure, though. He is

still a good athlete. But Christian Malcolm does it again.

COLIN JACKSON: A very wise decision from them. He pushed himself around

that turned and got himself into the running. Christian held his

head, relied on his form and fluency to claw his way back and

move just ahead to take this title. A great run by Christian Malcolm

indeed. As they fly off Bisterne, looking around and wondering, who

is the strongest? Have I got it? -- fly off at this at -- this turn. As

he edges to the front, relief comes across his shoulders and he relaxes

a little bit. He still has that Welt, this has been an incredibly

busy but hugely successful weekend for you. A great weekend. I am in

great shape. I've got to stay injury-free. This has given me the

edge to go to the championships. I am looking forward to it. With the

World Championships in mind, was it your aim to have that double?

it was always the 200. But it is good training going through to the

championships. It proved successful. Tell me about now and then. What

are your plans? What will you be fine-tuning? It is all about

preparing for the World Championships. We will get there,

and get ready. And you have delivered so many times before.

That is no reason why you cannot deliver a fine display. I am pretty

confident. I am in good shape at the moment. I am really looking

forward to the championships. the best going forward. Thank you

champion in 1997, that is how long he has been around. That race, they

were running into quite a stiff headwind. Luke Fagan, a surprising

bronze-medallist. Jenny Meadows is 30 years old, yet

she has never won the UK 800 metres. was a teenage world record holder.

Holly Bleasdale, she is the national champion. She will go to

Korea in good spirits. Kate Dennison also joins her with a

jump-off for 0.40. We had their next 5,000-metre walk.

-- we had a mixed 5,000-metre walk. A British record was broken. 90

minutes 29, and Bosworth won it. -- 19 minutes. Joanne Jackson, she won

this event for the 6th consecutive time. Outside of her British record

figures by almost a minute. Nevertheless, a season's best, and

she can now go to Korea, confident for the 20 kilometre walk. Season's

best. Heather Lewis in second place and Natasha Webster in third.

Looking back at the javelin. Goldie Sayers, she has thrown over 60

metres this year so far. And that throw measured over 60. This was

the third round for Jess and is. That was a season's best. -- Jess

Ennis. Not a bad performance. A pretty decent weekend's work for

the heptathlon world champion. Earlier on also, Myerscough, he was

the champion in the shot put. He dominated this from start to finish.

Well over 18 metres. His main focus has been the discus. He leaves

Birmingham with the title. There is confirmation of that. Scott Ryder

in second. Greg peered down in first senior outdoors championships,

as well. Here is the whole of the just Judd before, she is 16-year-

old. She is top of the under 17s. She is a real talent. She is a name

for the future very much. Charlotte Best of Crawley, she is having a

good season. She is coming into some good form. Lynsey Sharp,

bronze medal in the European Under 23 championships. Not far away from

the A Standard. Anna Jackson, 4th at the Commonwealth Games last year.

The only one under two minutes, Jenny Meadows. World indoor silver-

medallist. European bronze- medallist. Okoro is having a real

battle to come back into fitness, and she has come on leaps and

bounds in the last few weeks. Harewood is on lane to. Inside her,

from the Shaftesbury club, Philippa Aukett. She must be absolutely

delighted to have made this final against all these pigs names -- all

Okoro looks like she is a lot slower. She has to wait until next

week. She has to concentrate coming in the top two. Outside in the

Green, Jessica Judd. She comes across. She looks for the big names

inside her. Karen Harewood, reluctant to go to the front.

Nobody wants to take the front. There goes Jenny Meadows. A Marilyn

Okoro and Jenny Meadows know each other very well. Lynsey Sharp is

coming along the outside along with this marvellous talent, just a good

judge. Marilyn Okoro, as Steve was saying, as certain to be looking

for a top two finish. A fast time is not it. It is about the

Championship. Jenny Meadows leads them through 400 metres. Jessica

Judd in second place and Marilyn Okoro now. 400 metres to go.

Jackson taking closer orders, too. Meadow is trying to control it from

the inside. Okoro on her shoulder. Lynsey Sharp, taking closer order.

Jenny Meadows does not want to lose that position. Okoro might find

this sort of race difficult because she has been trying to get her

fitness back. She is not as race shop as the others. Here is Jackson.

Meadows's response. They pick it up. They pull away. Meadows on the

inside, Jackson on the outside, half a metre between them. Meadows

kicks in. Jackson tries to respond. No doubt about the winner now.

Jenny Meadows, her first senior title. Jackson keeps with a all the

way through. Marilyn Okoro up after them. Easy in the end, I guess, but

you have to hand it to emerge Jackson. She did not let up at all

-- you have to hand it to Jackson. Jenny Meadows had to put her foot

down. Finally, she has that senior title, and she can concentrate

about getting herself ready for is time he stepped up to the plate.

We want gold medals from now on. That is what Jenny Meadows will be

aiming for at the World Championships. She had to contend

with Emma Jackson, a great athlete. Jenny Meadows went over the line,

and Jackson was closing. Okoro, third place. Jenny Meadows, the

time wasn't fast, but she had a lot of competition, particularly over

jump, and it was left to this man to take the title. This was his

very first jump. He got the B Standard, and this was

tantalisingly short. That was 16.83. Julian Reid, recently transferred

For all the success Jenny Meadows has had, no UK titles until now.

You did it until -- you did it in style. I have always wanted to win

it. I make people aware of it. I felt a little bit of pressure. I

said to myself, you need to do this. It is great getting global medals,

but I want to be UK champion. And I have managed to do that. What about

having to do three races back-to- back? Has that set you in good

stead for what championships? Exactly. It is three rounds in 3.5

days. And I have done three in 48 hours! So, very strong. It was good

yesterday when Marilyn Okoro took it out in the semi-final,

replicated the strong pace, and to come back today with a more

tactical race, it is great. I feel like I have got all the skills at

the moment. I am getting very excited. That is great to hear.

Other people have not competed in this event and will be at the World

Championships. Do you think some people are taking it easy? In the

indoor championships, I did it again. I thought it would stand me

in better stead. If you are a household name, a global medallist,

I fully understand it could preparation is different. I am

assured Charles has supported them. For me, the pressure was on. I was

expected to go in, and it worked out well for me. We were shall all

the very best going forward to the Young Jessica Judd, a good

performance from her in 5th place. Earlier on this afternoon, we had

the prospect of three good distance finals. The first of them, the

3,000 metres steeplechase. It was a d I y four look gun. He led through

the race. -- it really was a do-it- Bleasdale in the women's 5,000

metres. She pushed on over the last three kilometres. There was a clear

leader from her. Judy Bleasdale, a long way from the required

qualification time. This was the winner from the women's

steeplechase. It was his Scottish one, two, three. -- it was a

Scottish one, two, three. She has yet to gain the A Standard, such is

the competition in this country. I do not think she is going to the

world championships, but she is here. That was a season's best for

for the 400 metres final, coming up for the 400 metres final, coming up

shortly. One last title to be decided.

Martyn Rooney behind us. Let's talk about the women's 800. Jenny

Meadows winning it, and looking good. She is looking fantastic. I

was impressed with Jackson. She is running on the B Standard, but she

is fantastic. This championships has delivered on a lot of levels. I

hope those girls get to run in the world championships. That is one of

the great debating points. Do you take people that have genuine

chances or people that needs the experience? You have got to think

about the financial side. Ultimately, the sport is about

athletes, and if they can gain experience, I don't see why they

shouldn't get on the plane. Yet again, medals have got to be won,

so we have to make a strong team. How strong his British 400-metre

running at the moment was mac not at all. It is a huge disappointment.

The fastest time hasn't been very fast this year. I wouldn't be

surprised if Dai Green wins it. He is the only one that is world class

at this point make. Martyn Rooney has got an incredible talent, but

he hasn't shown it. They have all good chances, but they are not very

good this year. Shakes Drayton, she won it, her track event. But the

men? Dai Green will take that to this event, he is a great runner.

five. It is a good quality field, outside with Robert Tobin. The

former European Under 23 champion just starting to get back into some

sort of form. But all these men are so evenly matched. The surprise has

been Chris Clarke name, who has missed a big chunk of the season

with injury. Strachan will go out hard. A great personal best this

year, and that will give Dai Greene something to chase. This man,

looking for a place in the British 4x4 squad as well, I am sure. And

then Rooney, the defending champion. Struggling again to get himself fit

with a niggling injury problems. He has to deliver here. Andrew Steele,

yet another trying to get back to some good form. And then on the

inside, Luke Lennon-Ford. Bronze medallist at the under 23

championships two, three weeks ago. So, Luke Lennon-Ford, Martyn Rooney,

Richard Strachan and Chris Clarke all have the B Standard standard.

The likes of Conrad Williams did not make it through and neither did

Michael Bingham. They will be a little bit. Dai Greene giving

chase to Strachan. It is young Chris Clarke to stop that the

quickest, as he did in the heats. He ran in lane eight in the heats

and he is doing the same again. He is giving everybody something to

chase down that back straight. Rooney now starting to come into

this, but it is Clarke still with the advantage. Dai Greene with some

work to do but it is going to be the outside youngster. Rooney is

starting to come into this. Clarke still has a metre or so. Rooney is

trying to get there! 8 really good tussle! Rooney takes the win, and a

season's best. That is more like it. Good run from Rooney, but how good

is it to see that young man, Chris Clarke, coming back? He has hardly

trained this year. Surely he is starting to run himself into

contention. I know UK Athletics have been looking to Chris Clarke

to come back and run well. A great run from him. His season only

started a month or so ago and he pushed Rooney all away. Much, much

better from Rooney. And he will be delighted to have run at that

standard. Not yet A Standard, but a great runner. He ran a measured and

calculated race. He did not go off too quickly. The more experienced

Martyn Rooney is defending his experienced title. And how many

times have we come to the final event where it has been the 400

metres and it has been a terrific race in terms of passion, intensity

and performance. And Martyn Rooney has done it once again. The

champion is downstairs talking to A tremendous performance. Your last

race and you delivered a great performance? It was not a bad run.

I was happy with the win. Like -- I did what I came to do. Not yet the

A Standard, but hopefully I will get involved with the big guys in

the future. Your standards are so much higher so you are assessing

things slightly differently? What is that really? I need to up

my game. I am sure Michael will be saying the same thing. How far off

are you? I just need to keep raising. I need to keep pushing it

and get out better. I well sorted out, hopefully. Thank you for

talking to us. All the best, Martyn. JOHN INVERDALE: It has been a

really interesting second day at these championships. You could say

Mo Farah gave a glorified training run but he put in a terrific kick

on the back stretch. He is the 5,000 metres champion.

The big a performance of the day goes to James Shane, and is this

the future of British middle- distance running? He took the 1,500

metre Crown. Perri Shakes-Drayton, the first

person, male or the -- or 3 no, to take both of 400 flat and 400-metre

hurdles. And here's Christian Malcolm coming

through to win the 200-metre men's title.

And also somebody coming through these championships. Jenny Meadows

- of -- often not coming up with the goods, she does so here today.

She will be in Daegu in a few weeks' time.

Somebody who has had a very busy weekend it is Jessica Ennis. She

has been competing in the long jump and javelin, and she is talking to

the Phil. Some fantastic performances from

you yesterday. You said you were tired. How did you feel this

morning? A bit achy but I feel good. A bit disappointed with the javelin,

of the mile-long jams Susan's best. That is what this weekend is about

for you. A bit of tweaking and doing events back to back? Yes. I

am disappointed with the javelin but it is good to come and no there

are a few changes I need to make so why can go away and work on those

before Daegu. Between now and then, what other plans for your

competition? It has gone very quiet! I just need to prepare for

the Worlds so I can get ready to compete. After this weekend, are

you feeling in the place you want to be? I think so. I am happy with

the way training has gone and with this week, so a few changes and I

think I am good to go. Always good to talk to you.

Thank you. JOHN INVERDALE: The athletics moves

on to the Diamond League meeting at Crystal Palace on Friday. It is a

sell-out on Saturday but there are a few tickets left on Friday night.

If you have call the ticket number, As far as other things happening,

the Rugby League Challenge Cup semi-finals on Saturday and another

on Sunday. On Saturday, we also have a Rugby Union International.

Highlights will be available on BBC Three erm and the football season

begins proper next weekend, with the championship beginning next

weekend, as well as Football Focus. It has been a good 48 hours, has it

not? Absolutely. There were some outstanding results in the field

events and some exciting races. Very enjoyable. And it has left you

with a few selection dilemmas in the discus and things like that. Do

you like that or would you rather it was cut and dry? No, it is good.

The more athletes that go into the final, it is always good. I like

that sort of headache all the time. And we were talking about this a

few moments ago. You will have to discuss how big the team you take

is going to be. How ruthless are you going to be? Were you be saying,

they are in young and promising so we will take them for the

experience, or, they are not a contender, so we will not take

them? I am never ruthless. I am always there. You can be ruthlessly

fair? We always look at it case-by- case. The ones who have had many

chances and not use them are subject to debate. They might not

go. Those decisions will be made on the 8th August. There are about 10

people in the room who make a collective decision. I bet you have

the final third eye? I have some input! Michael, it is the third

time you have come to the trials. What have you made of the level of

competition? What is important is that you look at this level of

competition against the rest of the world. I had seen athletes across

the board were the standard is much lower. His speaks well for the

chances of a lot of athletes here for this weekend. -- this speaks

well. I would not get so caught up in how we compete against the rest

of the world as opposed to focusing on what the best of these athletes

can achieve his. Focusing on individual accomplishments. Because

this is the year before the championships and everybody is

going to be upping their game from here one out, so you also want to

make sure you don't get ahead of yourself. There's been a lot of

talk about London 2012 and that is not what this is about. Thank you

to all of you. Lastly, what is the middle target for Daegu? We had six

in Berlin, the last World Championships. Our six is eight in