British Grand Prix

:00:47. > :00:51.Welcome to the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham for the night of this

:00:51. > :00:56.year's Diamond League events, they finished in Brussels in September -

:00:56. > :00:59.- they finish. And it is the first meet in Birmingham, a massive new

:00:59. > :01:03.stand on the back straight which means we have a full house here

:01:03. > :01:13.this afternoon and this evening of nearly 13,000 people to see some of

:01:13. > :01:15.

:01:15. > :01:25.Mo Farah is firmly in the Premier League of athletes and he is

:01:25. > :01:25.

:01:25. > :01:31.looking to break the British 5,000- In just a few moments' time, we

:01:31. > :01:37.will see dyed green in what is and an intriguing at 400m hurdles,

:01:37. > :01:41.against two former world champions. -- Dai Greene.

:01:41. > :01:44.Torquay a former world champions, Phillips Idowu is one half of the

:01:44. > :01:49.most eagerly anticipated duel of the programme this evening. One of

:01:49. > :01:53.the most colourful athletes in the country, his rivalry with the

:01:53. > :02:03.Frenchman will engage fans all the way to the Olympic Games in 13

:02:03. > :02:04.

:02:04. > :02:11.months' time and Teddy Tamgho drums very far in form in Lausanne. The

:02:11. > :02:16.an Sanya Richards-Ross... But we will talk about are so for Powell

:02:16. > :02:22.in the 100 metres, the quickest man in the world this year. -- Asafa

:02:22. > :02:26.Powell. And there is Sanya Richards-Ross, she is yet to win

:02:26. > :02:32.any of the races she has been in, can she find her form in Birmingham

:02:32. > :02:38.this evening? Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson are here but no time

:02:38. > :02:48.for chat because Dai Greene is just a few metres away and that has

:02:48. > :02:48.

:02:48. > :02:52.COMMENTATOR: I am glad you are keeping out of the rain because it

:02:52. > :02:57.is coming down persistently. Hopefully it will not dampen the

:02:57. > :03:07.chances of what is an excellent 400m hurdles field and Dai Greene

:03:07. > :03:17.

:03:17. > :03:27.right up there in the top of the Javier Culson is in lane five, and

:03:27. > :03:27.

:03:27. > :03:37.a young talent in Jack Green in lane seven. Sanchez is back, former

:03:37. > :03:43.Olympic champion. He has been struggling with his form this year.

:03:43. > :03:53.Johnny Dutch missed out at the American trial and that is an event

:03:53. > :03:57.

:03:57. > :04:02.which they have such strength and American championships and he came

:04:02. > :04:11.out on top, Bershawn Jackson. He has got himself selected list was

:04:11. > :04:16.the main thing. European champion, he has been in superb form, readied

:04:16. > :04:26.to improve his personal best any day. Dai Greene. The Welshman

:04:26. > :04:34.getting great support from the weekend when Javier Culson won in

:04:34. > :04:43.New York and he beat Dai Greene and Jackson on that occasion. He is in

:04:43. > :04:51.lane five. Micheal Tinsley, 4th in the American championships, 48.45

:04:51. > :05:01.this year. What a talent for this young man is, the tall figure of

:05:01. > :05:02.

:05:02. > :05:07.Jack Green, just 19 years of age. He trains with a Dai Greene, 45.46,

:05:07. > :05:13.his new personal best this year. Another great talent, Gordon, Jehue

:05:13. > :05:20.Gordon, he was just outside the medals in Berlin. He is still just

:05:20. > :05:25.19, on the outside running for Trinidad & Tobago. No wind to speak

:05:25. > :05:31.of and the track is not that might yet. It has been nothing more than

:05:31. > :05:41.fine drizzle at the moment. But I suppose Dai Greene might argue that

:05:41. > :05:45.

:05:45. > :05:51.he is used to these conditions the circuit. Establishing himself

:05:51. > :06:01.in the world's top two or three and he has to beat the likes of Javier

:06:01. > :06:07.

:06:07. > :06:11.best take on the world? Jackson started well, he has taken one

:06:11. > :06:16.metre or so and then he eases back in the back straight and that gives

:06:16. > :06:22.Dai Greene the chance to chase down Javier Culson. It is very close.

:06:22. > :06:26.Jackson a couple of metres behind in lane three. Dai Greene taking

:06:26. > :06:31.the advantage. Probably by a metre or so. Jackson has got a lot of

:06:31. > :06:35.work to do if he has to get back in because it is Dai Greene, Gordon is

:06:35. > :06:41.going well on the outside, Javier Culson trying to hold on to second

:06:41. > :06:45.and here, Jackson on the inside. Jackson forcing his way through,

:06:45. > :06:55.Javier Culson coming back, Dai Greene has got strength, can he get

:06:55. > :06:56.

:06:56. > :07:00.there, he does! What a race! 48.20 seconds, that was sheer guts and

:07:00. > :07:08.determination and now he says, come on guys, show me your support. This

:07:08. > :07:12.man is establishing himself as the world's top 400m hurdler, or one of

:07:12. > :07:20.them. He is beating the people he needs to beat. He is putting

:07:20. > :07:27.himself in with a chance of things rather than just a medal. With all

:07:27. > :07:31.the time between now and handing medals round, but the conference he

:07:31. > :07:38.will get from this, these are the athletes who everybody is looking

:07:38. > :07:48.at, the likes of Jackson but I think Dai Greene now, a lot of

:07:48. > :07:53.

:07:53. > :07:59.the world something to think about, I am quite sure the South African

:07:59. > :08:03.will have been watching that. But he would have been impressed. Just

:08:03. > :08:09.inside of Bershawn Jackson, he always runs a very measured first

:08:09. > :08:15.300 metres and comes on strong down at home straight. But David Greene,

:08:15. > :08:19.he spotted the danger, Javier Culson coming on the inside but he

:08:19. > :08:24.responded and that was just guts and determination as Steve Cram

:08:25. > :08:32.said. He knew the danger was coming. The danger from Bershawn Jackson

:08:32. > :08:37.nearest the camera was inevitable. And he spotted it. Javier Culson

:08:37. > :08:43.also out of sight was coming as well but this fellow is not the

:08:43. > :08:53.champion for nothing, in the European and Commonwealth region.

:08:53. > :08:56.

:08:56. > :09:06.He is a calf athlete. -- a class A new lifetime best for him. That

:09:06. > :09:09.

:09:09. > :09:14.was a good win, a vital win, superb A richly deserved lap of honour, we

:09:14. > :09:18.will lead to get back to it, this crowd we can see you gesticulating

:09:18. > :09:23.to them. They got behind you even more, what a performance! I was

:09:23. > :09:27.very pleased to get a victory. The horrible weather, but I have had a

:09:27. > :09:31.great run, release made and I am so happy to win. We know you're right

:09:31. > :09:36.up there now but to beat the likes of Bershawn Jackson and do so on a

:09:36. > :09:40.regular basis, how important is that for you? The second time I

:09:40. > :09:44.have beaten Bershawn Jackson, I knew I was capable of doing it but

:09:44. > :09:50.do finally do it it is nice to stop how do you keep your nerve on the

:09:50. > :09:56.last couple of hurdles. Chasing down a couple of guys there. I was

:09:56. > :10:01.a bit surprised at the end of that, trying to maintain my form. I like

:10:01. > :10:05.to dig deep and I would not give up that easily. What about that

:10:05. > :10:10.reception? A taste of what you can expect this time next year. Yes, a

:10:10. > :10:15.mini-version of the Olympics. I felt pretty flat warming up and

:10:15. > :10:25.ended cheer of the crowd and I thought, wow! You have delivered

:10:25. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :10:47.for them, a fantastic performance. it is a great performers. But what

:10:47. > :10:51.about Jack Green. He is only going to get better. It now means that

:10:51. > :11:01.Dai Greene leads the Diamond race for this particular event, he has

:11:01. > :11:04.

:11:04. > :11:10.I am sure we will have become a session many times about how

:11:10. > :11:14.important the home crowd can be. Certainly over the last flight of

:11:14. > :11:20.hurdles, you almost felt that Birmingham crowd carried him

:11:20. > :11:25.through. His new his position very well. He knew how strong they can

:11:25. > :11:28.be over the final barrier and he just works so hard off it. He is a

:11:28. > :11:33.champion, you must remember. Commonwealth and European champion,

:11:33. > :11:37.he is always capable of winning these big races. He won the World

:11:37. > :11:41.Cup last year as well, and a 48 seconds, this was an important race

:11:41. > :11:47.for him and he came out shining in my opinion. You have been there

:11:47. > :11:52.yourself but not over 400m. You're desperate to get to the line there.

:11:52. > :11:59.You know you're in front and you just want to get to the line. It

:11:59. > :12:03.was great to see him dip, he rarely does that. Yes. The car for does

:12:03. > :12:06.that he has shown, because he has done the training, he has got it in

:12:06. > :12:11.the bank and he is using it and like you said, the crowd roared

:12:11. > :12:18.over the last barrier. It really does carry you. It will be so

:12:18. > :12:23.exciting, I am looking forward to the Games. A really great race for

:12:23. > :12:27.Dai Greene. People say he is on a winning run and that means you win

:12:27. > :12:33.again. He is very much continuing the momentum. Absolutely. Everybody

:12:33. > :12:38.is rooting for him. The most important thing is to take

:12:38. > :12:42.victories. Nobody asks you how fast you rung when you are the Olympic

:12:43. > :12:46.champion, they only want to know if you are the champion. Talking about

:12:46. > :12:50.running fast, nobody has broken the ten-second barrier for the 100

:12:50. > :12:54.metres on this particular track. After a Powell topping the line-up

:12:54. > :13:04.and we have had the two semi-finals in the past quarter of an hour.

:13:04. > :13:09.

:13:09. > :13:19.start but they got off safely and Rogers is coming up and he got

:13:19. > :13:20.

:13:20. > :13:25.the start and they do not know if he was put off, I thought maybe

:13:25. > :13:30.Christine had got a false start but it put Collins off. Collins

:13:30. > :13:36.completely left, Rogers did not get his usual good start but he got in

:13:36. > :13:40.the top three which is what counted. Certain it was, look at that, Kim

:13:40. > :13:47.Collins stumbling all over the place, the former world champion

:13:47. > :13:53.and all the action happening in the middle. I thought the tour of the

:13:53. > :14:03.two was coming through but there is Alfredo of Jamaica. Christian

:14:03. > :14:10.

:14:10. > :14:16.he has been chased by Richard Thompson. Coming on strong and

:14:16. > :14:26.looking so easy. That was brilliant, Asafa Powell stopped the clock at

:14:26. > :14:31.

:14:31. > :14:41.final, nobody will leave with him. Absolutely brilliant, he is down

:14:41. > :14:41.

:14:41. > :14:46.towards the end, he knew he was in control and once again, produces a

:14:46. > :14:49.sub 10 second clocking. Very impressive indeed. Good start. A

:14:49. > :14:59.couple of other good start has next to him, Mr Carter trailing in his

:14:59. > :15:08.wake. He is always a lovely looking sprinter. This form is so good.

:15:08. > :15:11.When he held it together, he looks The first man to break ten seconds

:15:12. > :15:16.on this track. It is hard to its toll with sprinters how fast they

:15:16. > :15:22.are going. Was that 95% Powell, do you think? There is a bit more for

:15:22. > :15:26.him to give, that is for sure. What is it, his 69th time under ten

:15:26. > :15:33.seconds. That is a world record on its own. He is a phenomenal athlete.

:15:33. > :15:38.The big question will be, how fast can he go here later on. We are

:15:38. > :15:43.expecting him to do another world lead, 9.78 at the moment. Tonight?

:15:43. > :15:47.Why not? When you see him run so effortlessly, as he did just then,

:15:47. > :15:51.you have to expect something good, something magical and I agree with

:15:51. > :15:55.Colin. We could see a very quick time tonight. Let's hope you are

:15:55. > :16:01.right, maybe somebody any weight run the fastest time this year and

:16:01. > :16:05.that final, 7:50pm here that the Alexander Stadium. Between now and

:16:05. > :16:09.then we hope to see an intriguing triple jump competition between

:16:09. > :16:14.Idowu and Tamgho of France. We don't hear from the Frenchman too

:16:14. > :16:24.often but he had a fantastic metre Lausanne last week, jumping 17

:16:24. > :16:29.

:16:29. > :16:34.wonder what we can expect this weekend? It is right, very good,

:16:34. > :16:42.but tomorrow is going to be very difficult because it will be at

:16:42. > :16:48.home by him, but I expect to win. It is going to be more difficult

:16:48. > :16:52.than Lausanne. When we have talked in the past you have said 80 metres

:16:52. > :16:58.was what it was going to take to win Olympic gold, but it seems like

:16:58. > :17:03.that is so within your reach right here and now, do you feel like 18

:17:03. > :17:13.metres is imminent, is close? think it is close since 2010,

:17:13. > :17:22.because I jumped 19.98 to, 17.98. Now I think I have to stay focused

:17:22. > :17:26.on my work and it is going to be easy. The wonderful thing about

:17:26. > :17:29.your event is you want Phillips Idowu don't try and avoid each

:17:29. > :17:33.other, you compete against each other throughout the season, you

:17:33. > :17:40.like the head-to-head battles? I like this because it is very

:17:40. > :17:45.exciting for me and I have more pressure because I know Phillips

:17:45. > :17:50.Idowu is very strong. He helps me to jump bar. Although you won

:17:50. > :17:56.rivals it seems there is a real camaraderie between you?

:17:56. > :18:05.rivalry is on the track, but after, we are human and he is a very good

:18:05. > :18:12.person. I have his phone number and I send him messages sometimes. He

:18:12. > :18:22.does the same for me. I think he is a good person, a good friend the

:18:22. > :18:24.

:18:24. > :18:28.triple junk is just a sport and it That competition is getting under

:18:28. > :18:32.way in about 25 minutes. It has stopped raining. There are four

:18:32. > :18:42.laps in the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase and let's join that

:18:42. > :18:42.

:18:42. > :18:45.now and say hello this evening to split times, it is difficult in the

:18:45. > :18:50.steeplechase because here in Birmingham of course the barriers

:18:50. > :18:56.on the outside, it is on the inside, but the pace, if the markers are in

:18:56. > :19:00.the right place for the kilometres split, is incredibly fast. The

:19:00. > :19:10.field have completed broken up. We have a decent pacemaker, some

:19:10. > :19:15.decent athletes. Chemos is the best in the world. I Aamer and had team-

:19:15. > :19:18.mate has tried to stay with this and Britton behind her, everybody

:19:19. > :19:24.left trailing in their wake. Barbara parkour of Great Britain,

:19:24. > :19:27.who we were expecting a to have a go at the British record, is a long

:19:27. > :19:30.way back and Brendan, and trying to work out these times because if

:19:30. > :19:35.they are right they are running under nine minutes, which as we all

:19:36. > :19:41.know would be a world record. I am more confused than you, Steve,

:19:41. > :19:46.because I was watching with three laps to go, the time was 5.30,

:19:47. > :19:50.which I'm not certain about. But we have a race here, some of the best

:19:50. > :19:53.young steeplechasers in the world and unfortunately the best

:19:53. > :19:57.steeplechaser in the world is not here tonight. A Kenyan athlete,

:19:57. > :20:00.Chemos, who has won the diamond lead races, she is getting ready

:20:01. > :20:06.for the big event for her, which is the Kenyan trials, happening this

:20:06. > :20:09.weekend. This meat itself has been a bit denuded of the top Kenyans

:20:09. > :20:13.because of the fact they are getting ready for a race which is

:20:13. > :20:19.extremely tough in Kenya. They are coming down the straight, this is

:20:19. > :20:27.number two in the world, a safer of Ethiopia and her team-mate, I Ana,

:20:27. > :20:33.from Ethiopia. The clock says 6.4 th, my maths has gone completely,

:20:33. > :20:38.because that looks like world- record pace and I don't think it is.

:20:38. > :20:45.There is another set of splits which has come upon our computer,

:20:45. > :20:50.saying 3.10, which is more sensible, and 6.19, which is more like 9.30

:20:50. > :20:57.pace, so something is not right out there in terms of the clock. They

:20:57. > :21:01.are running roughly the same pace, going out at a fairly quick pace,

:21:01. > :21:06.but running at something more closely to 9.30, which is what we

:21:06. > :21:09.would have expected. We were hoping for 9.20 for the winners and one or

:21:10. > :21:17.two were those were looking for the world qualifying time of nine

:21:18. > :21:26.points from three -- 9.43. Britton has already done that. The American

:21:26. > :21:30.in the lilac, looking for qualifying time. In terms of the

:21:31. > :21:37.race itself, we are looking back under the barrier, the race is

:21:37. > :21:44.hotting up for third and 4th place. As if there is looking strong.

:21:44. > :21:49.Britton running strongly in third place. Britton, opening -- over the

:21:49. > :21:55.barrier, there is the bell, eight minutes and ten seconds. I am not

:21:55. > :22:00.sure about the time but overall there is Britton and on the outside,

:22:00. > :22:08.the famous -- the famous athlete who had the song, Delilah, written

:22:08. > :22:12.about it. She was the inspiration for the song, in 2007. Two Grammy

:22:12. > :22:19.Award nominations for the song. You have probably heard of it. I am not

:22:19. > :22:23.going to sing it! Until she starts, she was third in the American trial,

:22:23. > :22:27.a great run from her, she came here looking for the qualifying time.

:22:27. > :22:29.Further back, we have made this out confusing but it certainly was if

:22:29. > :22:36.they were to believe the clock you were seeing on your screen

:22:36. > :22:41.initially. It was showing they had gone through 1000 metres in around

:22:41. > :22:51.2.50, when it was actually about 3.10, so she has got it together

:22:51. > :22:51.

:22:51. > :22:56.pretty well. A safer is expected to win this. It has got closer, and

:22:56. > :23:01.improving steeplechaser. Her team- mate his death -- stuttering. I

:23:01. > :23:11.think she has a really good chance of upsetting Chemos at the World

:23:11. > :23:16.Championships. 9.25 is the winning time. Barbara Parker, finishing

:23:16. > :23:21.very quickly, just fails to catch Britton, but will get a qualifying

:23:21. > :23:30.time. It is not a British record. She is probably close to ten

:23:30. > :23:34.seconds off the record, still held by Helen Clitheroe. It is a meeting

:23:34. > :23:38.record. Barbara Parker, they have been reports of her going really

:23:38. > :23:42.well in training, a new personal best in 5,000 metres in her last

:23:42. > :23:46.race before coming here to Birmingham and rewarded with a

:23:46. > :23:56.world championship qualifying time there. She was almost last, Barbara

:23:56. > :23:56.

:23:56. > :24:01.Parker, after about 1,200 metres. This lady has been a second best

:24:01. > :24:05.athlete in the world this year, there is nobody apart from the

:24:05. > :24:09.Kenyan Tamesue can Challenger. Her team mate in second place, when we

:24:09. > :24:14.look to rationalise the pace making there, we went off so, they went

:24:14. > :24:19.off so quickly, then slowed and tired. That is why the gaps are

:24:19. > :24:29.opening. I was confused, as was Steve, but that was a good

:24:29. > :24:32.

:24:32. > :24:39.British record holder in the pole vault, Bleasdale, 4.17 a few days

:24:39. > :24:44.ago. She struggled at 4.46 on her other attempt but she has got this

:24:44. > :24:54.on her first time. The conditions, wet, the rain still falling, it

:24:54. > :24:57.

:24:57. > :25:00.puts a into the lead. That could be scene in a big way in the last few

:25:00. > :25:05.weeks. She has got some very good pole vaulters in terms of

:25:05. > :25:15.opposition, but as the rain begins to fall she has taken a definite

:25:15. > :25:21.

:25:21. > :25:26.shot put, the conditions at its worst for the competition. It was

:25:26. > :25:30.world class, the man who took it was Armstrong, it is 4th round

:25:30. > :25:36.attempt to the 21 metres. He did it in the third round. This was even

:25:36. > :25:41.further, 21. Twenty-five, Olympic champion Majewski was in second

:25:41. > :25:51.place and the top Americans just behind. Dylan Armstrong is bossing

:25:51. > :26:02.

:26:02. > :26:12.the men's shot put this year. There Armstrong top of the treat in terms

:26:12. > :26:15.

:26:15. > :26:25.of Diamond League points. He is way winning with the first time

:26:25. > :26:32.

:26:32. > :26:38.Bleasdale still leading, with two athletes and the bar will go to

:26:38. > :26:48.4.66. The next event on the track is a very top-class women's 200-

:26:48. > :27:02.

:27:02. > :27:07.a winning it in the world youth championships today. The last day

:27:07. > :27:16.of those championships. Henry got the gold medal, 23. Twenty-five.

:27:16. > :27:20.Anderson, former US collegiate champion. Next to her, Hastings,

:27:20. > :27:27.another former world youth champion. We have two former world used

:27:27. > :27:34.champions in this race. Her best this year is 22.77. Another

:27:34. > :27:40.American, Myers, 5th in the Olympic final. -- in Beijing. She got a

:27:40. > :27:44.lifetime best on that occasion. 22.34. Second in the USA

:27:44. > :27:51.championships over 100 metres this year. Concentrating on the shorter

:27:52. > :27:55.sprint. Knight, her team-mate, holds the indoor best at to run of

:27:55. > :28:00.metres and she was the other former world youth champion and has

:28:00. > :28:04.talking about. Jeter, the second set -- second fastest athlete in

:28:04. > :28:09.history of 100 metres. She has been running very well over longer

:28:09. > :28:17.distance this year. She has her time down to 22.23, the second

:28:17. > :28:20.fastest in the world this year. Lalova of Bulgaria, 22.66 this

:28:20. > :28:27.season and recently finished 4th in the Paris Diamond League a couple

:28:27. > :28:31.of days ago. Ferguson-McKenzie, she has been around for ages, 35 years

:28:31. > :28:41.old now, officially a veteran or master sprinter. Still producing

:28:41. > :28:47.

:28:47. > :28:57.former medallist for the relay, got one in the European Championships

:28:57. > :29:01.

:29:02. > :29:05.as well. Her lifetime best is 23.13. fastest woman in it at the moment,

:29:05. > :29:14.Jeter. She really has come on strong at this long-distance this

:29:14. > :29:21.year. Remembering of course, she is at 10.64 100-metre runner. She has

:29:21. > :29:25.got stronger and is very, very quick indeed. They all comers

:29:25. > :29:33.record held by the former world champion, Allyson Felix, that was

:29:33. > :29:41.what, five seasons ago, 22.19. The fastest time in the world this year,

:29:41. > :29:51.22.15, in the Eugene Diamond League. But Jeter starts as favourite in

:29:51. > :29:55.

:29:55. > :30:03.inside had Knight is going well. On the shoulder of Jeter, she has gone

:30:03. > :30:09.past or. Jeter has a lot of work to do. It is Knight and Myers who are

:30:09. > :30:19.coming away. Here comes Jeter. Well her strength tell? It is so close

:30:19. > :30:30.

:30:30. > :30:36.at the finish. 22.59, that could never got into it, just slow away,

:30:36. > :30:43.did not really pick up a tall and before she knew what was going on,

:30:43. > :30:46.Bianca Knight was passed her. Myers tries to get a good bit into the

:30:47. > :30:51.home straight and then the half metre that Bianca Knight has, she

:30:51. > :30:55.has to fight and scrap all the way to the line to hold on to. Jeter is

:30:55. > :31:00.coming, she is holding out form and now she starts to tighten up, she

:31:00. > :31:06.thought I am going to get there. And Bianca Knight just has enough

:31:06. > :31:11.to hang on, does she or not? Very close. Myers looks like she will

:31:11. > :31:21.take a second, we're just getting confirmation. Same time by the top

:31:21. > :31:38.

:31:38. > :31:46.down into second place. You can see it is chilly there. A bit earlier

:31:46. > :31:56.we saw the women's long jump and it was won by Janay Deloach of the USA.

:31:56. > :31:57.

:31:57. > :32:02.Witney Rees was also in there. -- Brittney Reese. This jump, 6.70

:32:02. > :32:10.plus. It really was an incredibly mature performance from the young

:32:10. > :32:15.American. Confirmation of the winning distance, the World Number

:32:15. > :32:22.One Brittney Reese in the final attempt with 6.67, and a new

:32:22. > :32:30.British record, Shara Proctor down in 7th place with six metres and 42.

:32:30. > :32:40.In terms of Diamond League points, Brittney Reese is still in front.

:32:40. > :32:44.JOHN INVERDALE: Pundits and the media have spoken about what is

:32:44. > :32:47.going wrong with British events when it comes to hammer and javelin

:32:47. > :32:53.and pole vault Perhaps and we saw Holly Bleasdale breaking the

:32:53. > :32:57.British record and I am glad to say, welcome to the programme, a man who

:32:57. > :33:03.broke the British long jump record on Friday night, Chris Tomlinson.

:33:03. > :33:07.Well done. People can see you doing it now but when you jump further

:33:07. > :33:11.than you have jumped before, does it feel different or is it like any

:33:12. > :33:16.other jump? In the long jump you can jump furthered and you have

:33:16. > :33:23.ever jumped before. But you might hit off from behind the take-off

:33:23. > :33:27.board so it is nice to get the official mark of 8.35. But when you

:33:27. > :33:32.hit the Plasticine, do you think you have got it? As soon as I got

:33:32. > :33:40.up to the pit, I thought it is definitely a good jump. I thought

:33:40. > :33:44.it was originally about 8.4 to, but 8.35, I will take that. One of

:33:44. > :33:48.those situations, you have been involved for so long, and you often

:33:48. > :33:52.so close to landing the big one and it does not happen. The sense of

:33:52. > :33:56.satisfaction must be overwhelming? Yes, it is good and it is nice to

:33:56. > :34:00.get a decent job. What is more important for my own personal point

:34:00. > :34:06.of view is that I feel like it was not a perfect jump, I can still

:34:06. > :34:15.improve. I am looking forward to the Olympics and it is everybody's

:34:15. > :34:20.focal point, and I am hoping to improve on that distance. I believe

:34:20. > :34:27.it will take a bit more next season. This is obviously one of the most

:34:27. > :34:31.Supreme individual sports but you still compete as a team so went Dai

:34:31. > :34:38.Greene runs like he did, does it permeate through everybody else?

:34:38. > :34:46.Were out a doubt. Andrew Turner, and I have seen these guys get

:34:46. > :34:54.personal bests -- without a doubt. You keep saying to yourself, if

:34:54. > :34:58.they can do it, why can't I? And you think you can be that fast

:34:58. > :35:02.because you can be even better. are not competing tonight but we

:35:02. > :35:12.have got Phillips Edo against Tommy tango, how do you think that will

:35:12. > :35:13.

:35:13. > :35:20.Somebody said are you inspired and I said Phillips Idowu, I genuinely

:35:20. > :35:27.an inspired by him. He has turned his career around and I believe

:35:27. > :35:37.that Phil is the best in the world. Stand by to be inspired! Here's

:35:37. > :35:39.

:35:39. > :35:47.champion and European champion but very much the World Number Two this

:35:47. > :35:57.year behind Teddy Tamgho, this is Phillips Idowu. In his first round,

:35:57. > :36:03.

:36:03. > :36:10.laboured through the phases. Conditions, not ideal. They are

:36:10. > :36:14.probably jumping into a slight wind. That is what happens when the wind

:36:14. > :36:20.is in your face. You can see a little splash there. Still a big

:36:20. > :36:29.puddle before the board. Into another puddle on his hop. And then

:36:29. > :36:38.into the sand. It is over 17 metres, 17.06 metres. He is on the board.

:36:38. > :36:47.Teddy Tamgho finishes off. A bit of pressure for Holly Bleasdale in the

:36:47. > :36:53.pole vault. Third and final attempt at 4.66 metres. She is behind Silke

:36:54. > :36:59.Spiegelburg who played it on her first attempt. Come on, Holly! Not

:36:59. > :37:02.to be but I have to say, she posts the British record, one of the

:37:02. > :37:10.highest jobs in the world, that is a good performance from Holly

:37:10. > :37:20.Bleasdale, she has beaten some good athletes including Svetlana

:37:20. > :37:22.

:37:22. > :37:27.Feofanova,. She will be pleased hopefully some more British

:37:27. > :37:32.performances to look forward to here. In the men's 800m, a top-

:37:32. > :37:42.class field. Nick Willis on the inside and then walked out Mohammad

:37:42. > :37:44.

:37:44. > :37:50.-- Mohammed Mukhtar and then when Solomon and Gareth Warburton.

:37:50. > :37:56.Gareth Warburton came 4th in the Commonwealth Games. The Moroccan

:37:56. > :38:00.runner, big win in Paris the other night, coming back to the distance

:38:00. > :38:05.he used to run, Michael Rimmer between him and perhaps the

:38:05. > :38:12.favourite, Abubaker Kaki. He has had problems this year. And Matthew

:38:12. > :38:16.Scherer on the outside. Nick Willis was on the 1500m on Friday night,

:38:16. > :38:22.great season, the best for him. He came storming down the home

:38:22. > :38:29.straight to finish 4th. It will have been a boost for his

:38:29. > :38:34.confidence. A good run for James shame and our first look on

:38:34. > :38:44.television of Mohammed Mukhtar, making headlines over the last year

:38:44. > :38:59.

:38:59. > :39:05.or so. The European champion there the red there. And this man, he

:39:05. > :39:15.will be a big threat to Michael Rimmer and Abubaker Kaki, the

:39:15. > :39:20.

:39:20. > :39:26.Michael Rimmer had such a good start. A bit of a hamstring problem

:39:26. > :39:31.recently, he is hopefully over that. He will want something better here.

:39:31. > :39:37.And the last time we saw Abubaker Kaki, it was a cold wet day, he has

:39:37. > :39:44.had a few problems but has raced since New York in Sweden. And

:39:44. > :39:49.Matthew Scherer who will be doing pacemaking duties on the outside.

:39:49. > :39:57.Abubaker Kaki always wants a hard place and that will mean that the

:39:57. > :40:05.likes of the Moroccan, people can sit of and see if he is back to the

:40:05. > :40:10.sort of form which we saw him run about three weeks ago. A big race

:40:11. > :40:20.for Michael Rimmer to get amongst Abubaker Kaki and the Moroccan. And

:40:21. > :40:21.

:40:21. > :40:24.Matthew Scherer is barely in front of Abubaker Kaki. They have got a

:40:24. > :40:31.choice to face, how close to get in the first lap. We have got a

:40:31. > :40:35.pacemaker going so quickly, and very quick there, 23 seconds

:40:35. > :40:43.through first 200 metres, and Abubaker Kaki, has come with the

:40:43. > :40:46.pacemaker which means decisions need to been made in the field.

:40:46. > :40:55.When Matthew Scherer drops out, this figure for a fast time. He

:40:55. > :40:59.really is the number two in the world, but there they go with 49.4,

:40:59. > :41:06.and now Abubaker Kaki Leeds. Michael Rimmer third place, just

:41:06. > :41:09.off the shoulder of the Moroccan who will be a big danger. Now, how

:41:10. > :41:15.quickly can Abubaker Kaki run? This is why he had struck gold on

:41:15. > :41:25.occasion. At a very fast lap, I was talking to his coach and he is

:41:25. > :41:34.

:41:34. > :41:41.thought Abubaker Kaki could run one lead, he must be tired, the time is

:41:41. > :41:49.slipping away, the legs have turned to lead, and mustn't leaven of ski

:41:49. > :41:58.is not far behind. Watch the clock here, it is going to be Wormit 44

:41:58. > :42:08.and a bit. That is a tough way to run 800m. He is not in the best

:42:08. > :42:11.

:42:11. > :42:15.shape yet but coming one home in 1:44 point five. I don't think he

:42:15. > :42:19.needs to go that quick but some interesting performances by the

:42:19. > :42:23.young British athletes behind him. I noticed Mohammed Mukhtar coming

:42:23. > :42:31.through, he was the first British athlete across the line and also

:42:31. > :42:38.alongside him, the young James Shea so I think Michael Rimmer, I am not

:42:38. > :42:48.sure that is the best way to run the last 200 metres. It is not

:42:48. > :42:55.great 100-metre running. But look at the lead that Abubaker Kaki has

:42:55. > :42:57.got, he is tiring into the final straight and then the race between

:42:58. > :43:07.the British athletes for 4th place is quite fascinating. Michael

:43:08. > :43:10.

:43:10. > :43:13.Rimmer leads it and there is James Shane and more Mohammed Mukhtar and

:43:13. > :43:16.Abubaker Kaki, an outstanding runner but he will not win

:43:16. > :43:22.championships running like this and they do not think he will challenge

:43:22. > :43:29.David Rhodesia so I think he has got a bit to learn even though he

:43:29. > :43:34.has got an outstanding performers behind him. He will get overtaken

:43:34. > :43:42.by anyone who has the intention. Michael Rimmer on the inside and

:43:42. > :43:45.Marcin Lewandowski and Mohammed Mukhtar, running so strongly in the

:43:45. > :43:49.finishing straight, great experience for them, good

:43:49. > :43:59.performance by Abubaker Kaki but a good performance by the British

:43:59. > :44:19.

:44:19. > :44:29.jump, David Girat, he has improved Cubans, he is into the lead with

:44:29. > :44:40.

:44:40. > :44:47.17.08. Teddy Tamgho finishes of worse in New York, and Teddy Tamgho

:44:47. > :44:55.really struggled. Your guarantee that Phillips Idowu will produce a

:44:55. > :45:05.really solid performance and Teddy Tamgho, a bit more mercurial, he

:45:05. > :45:18.

:45:18. > :45:24.likes to jump further but only the third British asleep --

:45:24. > :45:31.athlete home there. JONATHAN EDWARDS: Phillips Idowu

:45:31. > :45:38.beginning his second round. He asked first to jump in the jumping

:45:38. > :45:48.order, to make a statement. Perhaps he will be encouraged by Tamgho's

:45:48. > :45:51.

:45:51. > :45:55.We saw a decent hop and step, but because he was off-balance he could

:45:55. > :46:02.not execute a good jump phase. A little bit of frustration on his

:46:02. > :46:07.face. It was a big loss in Lausanne, half a metre behind Tamgho. He did

:46:07. > :46:11.not want to come here to Birmingham, a Hometrack in many respects and

:46:11. > :46:15.really redress the balance going into the world championships. He

:46:15. > :46:19.desperately wants to defend his title, to give himself a

:46:20. > :46:29.psychological advantage going into 2012. He is in the lead again. He

:46:30. > :46:37.

:46:37. > :46:41.will be hoping for a lot further result. An outstanding performance

:46:41. > :46:45.by the new British record holder and afterwards, before that, we

:46:45. > :46:55.will speak to her in a minute, she has with Phil, but here is the

:46:55. > :46:58.

:46:58. > :47:01.diamond lead points. Spiegelburg It has been a fantastic week for

:47:01. > :47:05.Holly Bleasdale and it continues, another fine performance. The

:47:05. > :47:09.unfortunate thing was the rain came at the wrong time for you? Yes,

:47:09. > :47:13.just as I was attempting 61, the rain came down. Everyone was in the

:47:13. > :47:17.same position but I managed to get the right timing, just went to for

:47:17. > :47:20.the bar, so it was lucky in some respects but it was a good

:47:20. > :47:24.clearance and good in those conditions, so I am happy. Tell me

:47:24. > :47:29.what it was like competing in his brand you stand? It was amazing,

:47:29. > :47:34.the crowd, I've never been in front of the crowd and they were clapping,

:47:34. > :47:39.it was great. It was great, getting we rallied along, amazing.

:47:39. > :47:43.great thing is for you, this is your life and out? Yes. The success

:47:43. > :47:46.you are having, the crowd knowing You and getting behind you more.

:47:46. > :47:50.guess it is my life. It has not really hit me yet, this is my

:47:50. > :47:54.career, but to come out here and do that in these conditions with this

:47:54. > :47:57.crowd and the new track, it was a great performance. It is great to

:47:57. > :48:07.back up your performance with this one, so we wish you all the best as

:48:07. > :48:12.

:48:12. > :48:22.you build towards Daegu. He put the minutes ago. Knight just got the

:48:22. > :48:39.

:48:39. > :48:49.nod over my ears. They were given whip -- the women's 1,500 metres

:48:49. > :49:04.

:49:04. > :49:07.already to go. Quite a deep field, Good to see Dobriskey back. She has

:49:07. > :49:13.had one race in Rome, problems with her back, Hannah England only had

:49:13. > :49:16.one race and Shinkins will be given the job of trying to make this

:49:16. > :49:22.pretty quick. There is Lisa Dobriskey, she does have strapping

:49:22. > :49:29.on her back. Still plagued with injury problems. Hannah England,

:49:29. > :49:33.full of smiles as ever. Jamal, who would normally start as favourite,

:49:33. > :49:41.it had a shocking race just over a week ago in Lausanne. I'm sure she

:49:41. > :49:51.will improve from that. Useny is having a great season, the American

:49:51. > :50:02.

:50:02. > :50:06.Ethiopians here. -- Gezahegne. They are improving all the time. Smith,

:50:06. > :50:11.Gateshead Harrier, coached by Nick Woods. Helen Clitheroe, attempting

:50:11. > :50:21.to run 10,000 metres go but has got pedigree many years ago at 1,500

:50:21. > :50:40.

:50:40. > :50:43.qualification time incidentally for the American trials and came over

:50:43. > :50:53.him and won the Lausanne diamond lead, beating the likes of Jamal. I

:50:53. > :50:55.

:50:55. > :51:00.am not sure what happened to Jamal that day. British women's distance

:51:01. > :51:05.running, no Charlene Thomas, unfortunately she has picked up an

:51:05. > :51:10.injury. She was hoping to run in Lausanne, but was not there and is

:51:10. > :51:15.not here today. An intriguing race for the British athletes. A very

:51:15. > :51:20.interesting race overall but a lot of British interest, particularly

:51:20. > :51:23.in Lisa Dobriskey. She was only inches away from a gold medal in

:51:23. > :51:28.the World Championships. She is an athlete carrying a lot of Hope's in

:51:28. > :51:34.the green vest, a strange pink strapping on her legs there. That

:51:34. > :51:38.is something try to keep her balance together. 49 seconds for

:51:38. > :51:44.the first 300 metres, it will be interesting to see, good solid pace

:51:44. > :51:49.for this race. These athletes need qualifying times, for the Olympics

:51:49. > :51:55.next year. It will be nice to get it out of the way now because we

:51:55. > :52:02.are in the qualifying period. 64 seconds, 65 would be good, going

:52:02. > :52:09.through what about 2.10. Hoping the others will pick it up. When

:52:09. > :52:15.Shinkins drop out, will the likes of Belete one to push on? Goes

:52:15. > :52:25.ahead got tripped up one of the embraces and but is why she is

:52:25. > :52:36.

:52:36. > :52:44.is interesting. The world indoor champion, goes ahead, in the green

:52:44. > :52:48.vest, from Ethiopia, Jamal looks like she is struggling a bit. She

:52:48. > :52:52.is an outstanding athlete, you don't get to being double world

:52:52. > :52:56.champion by being ordinary but she looks likes she is struggling a bit.

:52:56. > :53:00.Maybe there is some other reason. Lisa Dobriskey is in a good

:53:00. > :53:05.position, tactically very aware. She will not be in the lead when

:53:05. > :53:09.the pacemaker dropped out but she is poised. I really slow second lap.

:53:09. > :53:16.They let Shinkins leave a gap, she kept looking behind and they were

:53:16. > :53:21.not really coming. It is up to, Belete is an affront. Gamal is

:53:21. > :53:25.rolling, she has to be smooth. She has run well enough on the circuit

:53:25. > :53:28.but that run in Lausanne was terrible. Isn't it good to see

:53:28. > :53:34.Dobriskey just on her shoulder? The American is looking threatening.

:53:34. > :53:41.Helen Clitheroe, Hannah England, a good last-lap kick if she is in

:53:41. > :53:48.good shape. They all have a chance, pushing and shoving for position.

:53:48. > :53:53.Makestad is moving through. They take the bell. A tactical race,

:53:53. > :53:57.they hit the bell and they will move up. Jamal, working hard for

:53:57. > :54:00.this, the American on the outside. It is great to see Helen Clitheroe

:54:00. > :54:05.having run 10,000 metres in Manchester and tried for a

:54:05. > :54:08.qualifying over 10,000 is now at Harold distance of 1,500 metres.

:54:08. > :54:12.Dobriskey drifting off, she has to weave her way down the back

:54:13. > :54:17.straight. She is not an a great place there. This is an interesting

:54:17. > :54:21.finish. It is Helen Clitheroe who is leading the British athletes at

:54:21. > :54:29.the moment. Has she got any pace in her legs? Useny looks comfortable

:54:29. > :54:33.on the inside, holding the position. Makestad is on the kerb. Stacey

:54:33. > :54:36.Smith in this, going well. Jim Allister just behind her. It is

:54:36. > :54:40.Useny who looks comfortable. Helen Clitheroe was looking for a gap on

:54:40. > :54:45.the inside, the American has done this on two or three occasions,

:54:45. > :54:50.kicks hard again. Very impressive running from Useny. She is going to

:54:50. > :54:59.run it -- win it. Jumun recovers for third. Clitheroe is in 4th,

:54:59. > :55:05.Stacy Smith gets ahead of Makestad. It is inside the world championship

:55:05. > :55:09.time. -- qualifying time. Useny already had that, a very good

:55:09. > :55:13.athlete, dominating the American trials, one in Lausanne, wins here

:55:13. > :55:18.in Birmingham. She is a real contender. She is a real racer, she

:55:18. > :55:22.knows exactly had position herself. That was a very good performance.

:55:22. > :55:26.Disappointment for Dobriskey. An amazing run by Helen Clitheroe.

:55:26. > :55:31.When you think about it, I wasn't going to mention her rage, but she

:55:31. > :55:34.is approaching 40 and she is our 10,000-metre champion, indoor

:55:34. > :55:38.champion as well. She is putting herself in place a bet she was

:55:38. > :55:42.surprised to find herself there. She was not expecting that. She saw

:55:42. > :55:47.these other athletes including the double world champion behind her.

:55:47. > :55:55.Useny comes into the finishing straight, the world indoor champion,

:55:55. > :55:59.goes ahead, and here comes Jamal, trying to rescue it, trying to

:55:59. > :56:06.rescue her position. Helen is in third place, but here comes Jamal,

:56:06. > :56:10.double world champion, nipping her on the line. Leading the Britons,

:56:10. > :56:13.Helen Clitheroe, a great performance by her. A good

:56:13. > :56:18.performance by Useny. She is a danger in the world championships

:56:18. > :56:22.because in the World Championships it will become a tactical race but

:56:22. > :56:32.at least -- but Lisa Dobriskey and Helen Clitheroe are both down there

:56:32. > :56:32.

:56:32. > :56:37.Lisa, Helen, Helen first of all. A fine performance in what has been a

:56:37. > :56:40.remarkable season for you, getting speed work in your legs were you?

:56:40. > :56:44.was a little bit nervous coming in which is ridiculous when you think

:56:44. > :56:49.how many 1500s I have done in my career. I felt like I was tripping

:56:49. > :56:56.over myself most of the race, but felt strong with 400 metres to go.

:56:56. > :57:00.Lacking a bit of race -- racing, really, because I have done the ten

:57:00. > :57:06.K, a five cake, now 1,500, so I am happy with that. There was thinking

:57:06. > :57:10.if I could run under 4.10, it was good news, so I am happy. He must

:57:10. > :57:16.be inspired by Helen Clitheroe when you see her perform? A fantastic

:57:16. > :57:20.run, well done. A really strong, gutsy performance as usual. You can

:57:20. > :57:26.counter -- count on her to produce the goods. How you feeling now?

:57:26. > :57:29.Where would you be as we head towards Daegu. I have had a few

:57:29. > :57:34.problems which is all that -- always the case with me. I am

:57:34. > :57:39.getting a bit better round things are taking steps forwards, I am

:57:39. > :57:44.race rusty. It is not the result I was hoping for. What do you hope to

:57:44. > :57:48.do between now and the trials? racing in Monaco on the 22nd and

:57:48. > :57:51.just getting my head down, getting some more training in and hopefully

:57:51. > :57:55.that will go better. Because of past experience of going through

:57:55. > :58:01.the mill with injuries before, where do you, what do you manage to

:58:01. > :58:05.learn from that? An awful lot, I have more confidence, a bit calm

:58:05. > :58:09.and cool her about things this year, rather than having a panic, I have

:58:09. > :58:16.faith in my ability and realise it will get them in its own time.

:58:16. > :58:26.the best and a pretty big talking to us. Thank you. -- thank you for

:58:26. > :58:33.

:58:33. > :58:36.A Gateshead Harrier, just behind Helen Clitheroe. Good to see Hannah

:58:37. > :58:46.England getting into form, the trials will be interesting and Lisa

:58:47. > :58:48.

:58:48. > :58:56.Dobriskey as she admitted, has work competition has yet to come alive.

:58:56. > :59:02.Phillips Idowu starts the third round, leading. That is better!

:59:02. > :59:08.That is way over 17 metres, out towards 17.5! Finally we see some

:59:08. > :59:14.action in this competition. Yes, it really has come alive and the

:59:14. > :59:20.spectators down in front of the pit have a fabulous view of this month.

:59:20. > :59:26.A long hop, better-balanced in the step phase and hung on for as long

:59:26. > :59:31.as possible in the jump. That was better. Tamgho jumped 16.74 in the

:59:31. > :59:37.second round, Phillips has gone 17.54, massive lead. Can the French

:59:37. > :59:43.man respond? JOHN INVERDALE: That was a great

:59:43. > :59:51.jump, it has raised the bar. Can Mo Farah break the British 5,000-metre

:59:51. > :59:54.record? He is in great form at the moment. Jenny Meadows, beaten by

:59:54. > :59:58.Caster Semenya in the Diamond League meeting on Friday night in

:59:58. > :00:03.Paris. The opposition tonight should not be quite as severe as

:00:03. > :00:05.that but it is great to see her in action on a British track. We

:00:06. > :00:09.mentioned Sanya Richards-Ross, one of the great figures of middle-

:00:09. > :00:17.distance running, not in the best form at the moment. She is looking

:00:17. > :00:21.to recapture her best in the next 30 minutes. And topping the bill,

:00:21. > :00:25.7:50pm this evening, he has broken the track record, the first man to

:00:25. > :00:28.run under ten seconds here, Asafa Powell and the men's 100-metre

:00:29. > :00:33.final. Talking about 100 metres, the women's 100-metre hurdles final

:00:33. > :00:43.is getting prepared behind us. The semi-finals took place about an

:00:43. > :00:45.

:00:45. > :00:55.hour earlier and here is what twitch before, try to come back

:00:55. > :01:01.

:01:01. > :01:05.into but it is Pearce and all the way. 1257 with a 1.9 following win!

:01:05. > :01:15.This is only Pearce and's second race here in Europe. That was

:01:15. > :01:30.

:01:30. > :01:36.it is Carruthers and Wales possibly just ahead of Carruthers, pretty

:01:36. > :01:41.good times for the first two, 12.60 seconds, a slight following wind

:01:41. > :01:47.and a bit we are contemplating here a cracking final later on this

:01:47. > :01:57.evening with those two athletes clearly away from everybody. They

:01:57. > :01:57.

:01:57. > :02:05.have got Sally Pearce and to contend with, she goes in lane four,

:02:05. > :02:15.Christina Vukicevic in Lens seven. Five of the world's top 10 are in

:02:15. > :02:17.

:02:17. > :02:21.this race. Smith, one of the five Americans in this race. Tiffany

:02:21. > :02:27.Ofili-Porter formerly of the notice states and now of Great Britain,

:02:27. > :02:31.lots of people have a lot to say about the American imports and a

:02:31. > :02:35.lot of British supporters delighted to see her running. Danielle

:02:35. > :02:41.Carruthers of the USA, won in Manchester earlier this year and

:02:41. > :02:49.came second in the Lausanne Diamond League. Nobody ran as well as Salih,

:02:49. > :02:56.broke the stadium record and his six hundredths of a second outside

:02:56. > :03:02.the all-comers record which has stood for 25 years. Virginia

:03:02. > :03:12.Crawford, 12.57 this season. Kellie Wells, the fastest woman in the

:03:12. > :03:21.

:03:21. > :03:26.Christina Vukicevic, 12.79, her best time in 2011, the fastest

:03:26. > :03:31.woman in Europe. And the 5th American in this, Kristi Castlin,

:03:31. > :03:41.23 years old, second in the Oslo Diamond League behind Christina or

:03:41. > :03:46.

:03:46. > :03:51.because they pitch and those two quite late but boy, did she get off

:03:52. > :03:56.to a cracking start. She won in the Lausanne in the Diamond League

:03:56. > :04:06.meeting there and already quite damp and windy conditions, she

:04:06. > :04:32.

:04:32. > :04:42.broke the stadium record which had saw from the heats, what a great

:04:42. > :04:43.

:04:43. > :04:53.start Kellie Wells and Sally to-date what happened with binmen's

:04:53. > :04:55.

:04:55. > :05:05.javelin. Mrs Andreas Thorkildsen. Way over 80 metres, that was

:05:05. > :05:08.

:05:08. > :05:14.the world, she was worried by some been going on, perhaps in the crowd.

:05:14. > :05:18.The triple jump going strong and Teddy Tamgho is out on the runway

:05:18. > :05:26.but adding the crowd were really getting behind the Frenchman, there

:05:26. > :05:32.he is. This man is on the run, Teddy Tamgho, 17 were 54, a

:05:32. > :05:42.fantastic lead, conditions not critical. Real attack on the board.

:05:42. > :05:46.

:05:46. > :05:52.It is around 17.54, but it is a red women's 110 metres hurdles, Smith,

:05:52. > :05:59.Carruthers, Pearson Australia, Crawford, Kellie Wells, Christina

:05:59. > :06:04.Vukicevic and Kristi Castlin, five American athletes. But they want to

:06:04. > :06:07.beat Sally Pearson, Olympic silver medallist and a great, while the

:06:07. > :06:14.championship medallist as well. She absurdly stormed over the hurdles

:06:14. > :06:22.after a brilliant start in the heats, to 12.57, the second-fastest

:06:22. > :06:26.time we have seen anywhere on the planet this year. Still only 24,

:06:26. > :06:36.she has got a lot more to offer to the sport as she is getting faster

:06:36. > :06:43.

:06:43. > :06:50.and faster as time goes on. Started not much wind either, we will

:06:50. > :07:00.wonder if any of the athletes can get close to the British all-comers

:07:00. > :07:05.

:07:05. > :07:08.record. That was way back in 1986 record holder, Steve Cram was

:07:09. > :07:18.saying earlier that she has run faster but that was before she

:07:18. > :07:23.became eligible to run for Great Britain. There she is in Javier

:07:23. > :07:33.Culson, just inside Danielle Carruthers. -- there she is in lane

:07:33. > :07:43.

:07:43. > :07:46.and nothing Kellie Wells was going quite well, she got away well.

:07:46. > :07:49.Pearson is coming on strong, being chased by Danielle Carruthers,

:07:49. > :07:59.Sally Pearson is going to get it, Carruthers in second, look at the

:07:59. > :08:01.

:08:01. > :08:11.time! 12.48 seconds, absolutely fantastic. That is just outside of

:08:11. > :08:11.

:08:11. > :08:15.the Commonwealth record. That was set in 1999, that was brilliant.

:08:15. > :08:22.And that has bought a bricks piled to the Australian's face, the

:08:22. > :08:26.fastest time in the world this year and an Australasian record, an area

:08:26. > :08:31.record, the new Australian record, magic figures there for Sally

:08:31. > :08:35.Pearson and she is getting better and better. It is also an all-

:08:35. > :08:40.comers record, the fastest ever 100 metres hurdle race that has been

:08:40. > :08:43.run in Great Britain and given that it is quite cool, it just

:08:43. > :08:53.underlines what form Sally Pearson is in, Danielle Carruthers was

:08:53. > :09:14.

:09:14. > :09:18.technique and also great resolve as the top of the world rankings,

:09:18. > :09:23.Carruthers I thought run a good race as well. She was pipped by

:09:23. > :09:30.Kellie Wells and the American championships and Kellie Wells has

:09:30. > :09:36.been fairly dominant. For a little Wells, she probably thought she was

:09:36. > :09:44.going to get Pearson but looking at her going over the hurdles, it is

:09:44. > :09:54.smooth as silk. At any brilliant for the Australian. 12.48... A

:09:54. > :09:59.

:10:00. > :10:03.Some appear to have thrown down the gauntlet to anybody else coming

:10:03. > :10:08.into the world championships. Danielle Carruthers, a lifetime

:10:08. > :10:12.best in second, third fastest time in the world this year. Virginia

:10:12. > :10:19.Crawford in third place and Tiffany Ofili-Porter slightly slower than

:10:19. > :10:21.she was in the heats and off the pace there. This is the overall

:10:21. > :10:31.situation for the Diamond League, still Danielle Carruthers leading

:10:31. > :10:35.

:10:35. > :10:40.you a bad. -- a day you have had. You have broken the stadium record,

:10:40. > :10:45.all sorts of Racal's, can you put it into words? No! I need to find

:10:45. > :10:50.my coach. It is coming together finally, I am putting together a

:10:50. > :10:56.good race and because of the preparation I have had come into it

:10:56. > :11:04.since become more of Gomes, it has been amazing. That is all I can say,

:11:04. > :11:08.I have got my diet right and it is going together. We forget how young

:11:08. > :11:12.you are as well, you have got so many great years ahead of you, and

:11:12. > :11:17.you are doing this right here right now. I hope I can do it until I am

:11:17. > :11:25.30 and maybe if the Gold Coast get the, of games in 2018, that would

:11:25. > :11:29.be great. -- the Commonwealth Games. You say you enjoy this atmosphere,

:11:29. > :11:34.this is one taste of what we might get next year in London. Yes, the

:11:34. > :11:39.British crowd a fantastic. It was so noisy at the start. He tried to

:11:39. > :11:42.draw that into you, and try not to let it affect you, but I use the

:11:42. > :11:49.energy that is in the crowd to help me race fast. I am really enjoying

:11:49. > :11:57.it here. Great entertainment, congratulations. Thank you.

:11:57. > :12:05.JOHN INVERDALE: Stadium record? Tremendous, she is such an

:12:05. > :12:09.aggressive powerful athlete when she gets into her full stride. Just

:12:09. > :12:15.shy of the Commonwealth record, just an incredible athlete. She is

:12:15. > :12:18.a great sprinter, we have got to remember that. She crossed the line

:12:18. > :12:23.back in they come of games but she was disqualified, but she uses the

:12:23. > :12:26.speed to great effect when she is qualifying. And now one of the

:12:26. > :12:30.things that I would criticise solely about is the fact that she

:12:30. > :12:35.did not really hold her technique all the way through to the end of

:12:35. > :12:43.the race and it was because she was missing a couple of things but now

:12:43. > :12:53.it well. We must mention an absolutely fantastic thing, if you

:12:53. > :12:55.

:12:55. > :13:00.are a fan of hurdles, the race in Paris. Draw. He yes, a close race,

:13:00. > :13:05.the key been in the green and the man of May of the moment was David

:13:05. > :13:11.Oliver, it was a tight race but that dip made it special indeed. I

:13:11. > :13:16.would like to call her would be the champion this year, one of those

:13:16. > :13:22.two, it could be a tight race. still not sure who won watching

:13:22. > :13:32.that again! Back on the track down at the start line are the women's

:13:32. > :13:38.

:13:38. > :13:46.800m road and Steve Cram has the conditions. The Kenyan on the

:13:46. > :13:56.inside, Molly Beckwith and then Jenny Meadows, Emma Jackson in

:13:56. > :13:58.

:13:58. > :14:04.Denis Lemeunier, and Marilyn Okoro getting that to some form. Tamsyn

:14:04. > :14:14.Manou recently married, and Charlotte Best showing a lane with

:14:14. > :14:29.

:14:29. > :14:38.stars. The crowd hoping she can go Rajender Singh son. For Jenny, a

:14:38. > :14:40.pretty good season in Paris, a few frustrations, she had a good win in

:14:40. > :14:45.the Diamond League earlier in the season and has been pretty

:14:45. > :14:52.consistent. Emma Jackson, 4th in a Commonwealth Games last year, big

:14:52. > :14:56.jump forward for the Hull athlete. And now Marilyn Okoro has been

:14:56. > :15:06.having all sorts of injury problems again and it has been a while so

:15:06. > :15:19.

:15:19. > :15:25.European Championships last year, just missed a medal. Manou, a

:15:25. > :15:33.familiar figure to British fans, got married this year. The

:15:33. > :15:38.Australian wicketkeeper, fans will no. Best, in pretty good form,

:15:38. > :15:44.looking for a good 800-metre race was Lupu on the outside. No

:15:44. > :15:47.pacemakers. I was a little bit surprised. I think Jenny Meadows

:15:48. > :15:54.was expecting a pacemaker here but there isn't. I am not sure if she

:15:54. > :15:59.will take things on, it is not the sort of race. She may be wants to

:15:59. > :16:03.set herself up. A tactical race, get a good win, maybe look to work

:16:03. > :16:11.on her speed in the last 200, who knows. It will be interesting to

:16:11. > :16:17.see what happens here, no pacemaker no natural front one or -- runner.

:16:17. > :16:22.I don't think Okoro is in shape and Jenny Meadows has a wanted. That

:16:22. > :16:27.sums it well as they come down to the 200-metre point. 29 seconds

:16:27. > :16:30.through 200 metres, fairly steady. Okoro finds herself in the lead,

:16:30. > :16:34.sometimes she is a committed front runner, to date, I think she has

:16:34. > :16:39.just found herself their rent that is slightly different. This is a

:16:39. > :16:42.true race, an important race for Jenny Meadows. Seniors to show she

:16:42. > :16:46.can be in -- she needs to show she can be in races where she can win.

:16:46. > :16:48.She has won medals in the World Championships, the European

:16:48. > :16:54.Championships and the world and ordered championships and she needs

:16:54. > :17:00.to win a big race. -- World Indoor Championships. 61 seconds, the

:17:00. > :17:05.second lap has to be faster than that. Okoro strikes out, starts

:17:05. > :17:09.striding out. Jenny Meadows is giving her a start. Jackson is

:17:09. > :17:13.running well on her shoulder but Jenny Meadows has word to do. She

:17:13. > :17:17.is beginning to do it now, as they go down the back straight. Marilyn

:17:17. > :17:22.is doing a good job here, I'm not sure she will be able to hold on to

:17:22. > :17:26.this but if she can it will be a big step forward. Lupu was a big

:17:26. > :17:30.danger on the outside. Jenny Meadows has done very well just to

:17:30. > :17:34.move nicely into the right position down the back straight and isn't

:17:34. > :17:40.this a familiar sight? It is good to see Marilyn Okoro, it does she

:17:40. > :17:45.have strength in the home straight? Marilyn is fighting hard, Jenny

:17:45. > :17:52.Meadows will just have enough to go past her and Okoro, a good return

:17:52. > :17:57.to form. Jenny Meadows has to finish this and hold off Klocova.

:17:57. > :18:07.Jackson finishing quickly, Meadows wins it. Klocova, then Jackson,

:18:07. > :18:09.

:18:09. > :18:12.well! The time is irrelevant, it was tactical, it was about a test,

:18:12. > :18:17.Marilyn Matt Cutt -- Marilyn Okoro surprised them with how long and

:18:17. > :18:22.hard she went to the front and they really picked it up. It was a 61.61

:18:22. > :18:28.race, but the last 200 might have been the quickest, they will work

:18:28. > :18:33.on the split. Jenny Meadows wins it, just, in the end. It was a good

:18:33. > :18:37.race, a real race and an athlete the cad it -- the calibre of Jenny

:18:37. > :18:42.Meadows, a big-time medallist had to win that one. Marilyn Okoro,

:18:42. > :18:45.good form, running well, but there goes Jenny Meadows, positioning

:18:45. > :18:51.herself beautifully in the finishing straight, driving on. You

:18:51. > :18:57.would have thought she would have gone away but it was so close.

:18:57. > :19:00.Klocova on the line, Okoro staying strong. Jenny Meadows needed to

:19:00. > :19:04.show more there, she should not have put herself under pressure

:19:05. > :19:09.again. She almost lost that race. She did win it, it was set up

:19:09. > :19:13.nicely, she ran tactically well, but there needs to be more from

:19:13. > :19:17.Jenny Meadows on the big occasion. It is worth saying she ran on

:19:17. > :19:21.Friday night, has come over from Paris, the only one of these

:19:21. > :19:25.athletes to run races back-to-back. It was to give her the chance to

:19:25. > :19:29.run in front of a home crowd and get the win. Job done as far as

:19:29. > :19:32.that is concerned. She has enjoyed the Birmingham crowd, they have

:19:32. > :19:37.responded to this event, the biggest event they have ever had in

:19:37. > :19:41.Birmingham on the outdoor track. Crowds of over tell -- 12,000 have

:19:41. > :19:45.responded that this Diamond League event. The new stand on the far

:19:45. > :19:55.side, the home of British athletics, looks great and here is one of the

:19:55. > :19:57.

:19:57. > :20:07.great athletes, Thorkildsen was -- JONATHAN EDWARDS: Leading

:20:07. > :20:15.

:20:15. > :20:23.throw in the world this year was 88. Ready to, that was special from the

:20:23. > :20:26.Norwegian, wasn't it? -- 88.22. Commentators talk about the javelin,

:20:27. > :20:31.how they can design the stiffness to the individual athlete, like

:20:31. > :20:35.they do with golf clubs. He was saying it is easier than when he

:20:35. > :20:40.was throwing the javelin and he got his world metres. -- his world

:20:40. > :20:45.record. They can do that, because the javelins are made out of carbon

:20:46. > :20:50.fibre, I am not saying it is easy to engineer but it it since these

:20:50. > :20:53.athletes. This guy has to be favoured for the world title. He

:20:53. > :20:59.has left his season late the but once again he has produced a

:20:59. > :21:09.massive throw, the best in the world this year. So, a win for

:21:09. > :21:10.

:21:10. > :21:12.Jenny Meadows and the 800 metres. She just hung on, and Phil Jones

:21:12. > :21:20.has sprinted to the top bend to interrupt Jenny Meadows' lap of

:21:20. > :21:25.You are having a lap of honour, you must have enjoyed the win?

:21:25. > :21:29.Definitely. A home crowd, it is great to get a victory. I felt a

:21:29. > :21:34.bit of pressure today, trying to win on home ground. The crowd are

:21:34. > :21:39.phenomenal, capacity crowd out here. They are really loud, and I was

:21:39. > :21:42.grateful to get the plaudits and come on. You were the only one to

:21:42. > :21:49.do the back to back race, in Paris and now here. Yes, I felt good

:21:49. > :21:54.warming up to hear today. -- warming up today. I was certain I

:21:55. > :21:59.could win the race, but it is not about going out and getting the

:21:59. > :22:04.times all time. It is hard for me to hold back, I get bumped and

:22:04. > :22:08.barged. It is about taking the victory and it was under unusual

:22:08. > :22:14.circumstances for me. I had to be patient and run in a way that I

:22:14. > :22:17.don't particularly like to run. It is really good to replicate it, and

:22:17. > :22:20.I will have a chance at the World Championships. Unusual

:22:20. > :22:26.circumstances, you were telling me you have celebrity mastermind

:22:26. > :22:30.coming up. Have you decided on your specialist subject? I have not. I

:22:30. > :22:37.think I'm going to have to narrow it down a bit. I don't think they

:22:37. > :22:41.will let me have British 800-metre female runners, it is more diverse

:22:41. > :22:45.than that. It is athletics related but time dreading the general

:22:45. > :22:52.knowledge. What do you call it when one player kicks the ball to

:22:52. > :22:56.another in football? Am I being stupid? A pass. OK, I better get

:22:56. > :23:01.practising! I thought I would get you in no mood for saying past a

:23:01. > :23:05.lot and the general knowledge! in case, I will say past, it would

:23:05. > :23:15.could be a word I use a lot. Congratulations on a great win.

:23:15. > :23:25.

:23:25. > :23:30.Thank you very much, it is more it?! You should never ask an

:23:30. > :23:33.athlete a hard question when they have had a race. Absolutely not.

:23:33. > :23:43.Here is some athletes that will have a hard race, the women's 400

:23:43. > :23:44.

:23:44. > :23:51.metres. Cox, Richards-Ross, Montsho, Whyte, Dunn, Shana Cox, the West

:23:52. > :23:55.collegiate champion. -- the US collegiate champion. She cannot

:23:55. > :24:01.compete for Britain because she does not have a British passport,

:24:02. > :24:06.but she will be eligible Sue. -- soon. Sanya Richards-Ross, couple

:24:06. > :24:12.of years ago, absolutely unbeatable when she became the world champion.

:24:12. > :24:16.She has lost five out of five this year. ONE Show of Botswana has been

:24:16. > :24:26.one of the culprits, she has beaten Richards-Ross a few times. --

:24:26. > :24:27.

:24:27. > :24:31.Montsho. She was superb in Lausanne. Williams-Mills, a world

:24:31. > :24:36.championship bronze-medallist in 2007, she has been under 50 seconds

:24:36. > :24:41.in her career. Whyte of Jamaica, Olympic finalist and Olympic

:24:41. > :24:51.bronze-medallist in the relay. Dunn, had the world's fastest time last

:24:51. > :24:53.

:24:53. > :24:57.year. 49.64 and 50.7 she has run this year. This is the European

:24:57. > :25:02.indoor champion, a very talented athlete. We saw her in Stockholm,

:25:02. > :25:07.when she got second in the European team championships. Richards-Ross

:25:07. > :25:15.is coming back into shape. She has been improving with every race, so

:25:15. > :25:19.she must be asking herself now, can she take another step forward? ONE

:25:19. > :25:29.Show, just outside her, familiar strip that she always wears --

:25:29. > :25:39.Montsho. Very, very strong in the home straight. Richards-Ross in

:25:39. > :25:45.

:25:45. > :25:51.exactly the right lane to keep her Richards-Ross, and in lane five,

:25:51. > :25:57.Dunn has gone off very quickly. Dunn leads at the moment, perhaps.

:25:57. > :26:01.Montsho is closing down already on Williams-Mills. Richards-Ross has

:26:01. > :26:09.work to do, she is going to running hard around the third 100 metres,

:26:09. > :26:15.that is for sure. Montsho leads at the moment, just inside her

:26:15. > :26:23.Richards-Ross is beginning to come, Williams-Mills is there too. But

:26:23. > :26:28.Montsho of Botswana, in the home straight, in lane to the competitor

:26:28. > :26:33.is coming on strong. Montsho is miles ahead of everybody. In second

:26:33. > :26:40.place, I think it was Dunn of the United States, who run the first

:26:41. > :26:45.100 metres absolutely superbly. 50.20 from Montsho, just one 10th

:26:45. > :26:50.of a second outside has season's best and in these conditions that

:26:50. > :26:55.is a very good run indeed. She pretty much established as one of

:26:55. > :27:01.the favourites to take the world title later on this year. Very

:27:01. > :27:08.quick through to run at metres, 23.5 for Montsho and Dunn had gone

:27:08. > :27:11.even quicker. A lot of athletes did not run a well judged race. Montsho

:27:11. > :27:17.had a look at the clocking but could not finish it off, she starts

:27:17. > :27:22.the attack. Watch lane two, terrible first 200, then ran out of

:27:22. > :27:28.legs completely. I don't think she was injured, she just staggered to

:27:28. > :27:33.the line. She lost three or four places. It has been a good season

:27:33. > :27:37.for Montsho, only Allyson Felix is the athlete she has trouble with.

:27:37. > :27:41.She has won a pretty much any of the race and showing here again how

:27:41. > :27:45.strong she can be. She needs to get and 50 seconds. She needs to start

:27:45. > :27:50.running about half a second quicker than this fairly consistently. She

:27:50. > :27:59.is capable of that, she has to judge it right. I a good win for

:27:59. > :28:04.Steve Cram was talking in commentary about you looking like

:28:04. > :28:08.the woman of the moment but there is Allyson Felix, who maybe can run

:28:08. > :28:14.that bit quicker. Where I going to find the extra second form -- from,

:28:14. > :28:18.do you think? The second what? need to find an extra second, to

:28:18. > :28:24.run under 50, where do you think that will come from? I think since

:28:24. > :28:29.the beginning of last year, I have been missing the speed but I am

:28:29. > :28:32.working on my speed. Yes. This kind of victory, when you are beating a

:28:32. > :28:39.world-class field, what kind of confidence did that instilling you?

:28:39. > :28:43.I am very happy to win my race and also I am competing with some

:28:43. > :28:49.strong athletes in the world, so that is helping me to run the best

:28:49. > :28:59.I can. A wonderful win, to keep up the good form, well done. Thank you

:28:59. > :29:09.

:29:09. > :29:12.continuing, but she will have to go faster to get towards them at the

:29:12. > :29:21.end of the season. If you were wondering where

:29:21. > :29:25.Christine Ohuruogu was in that line She is battling a long-standing

:29:25. > :29:29.quad injury, it is unfortunate. She wants to get fit, of course she

:29:29. > :29:33.does. The Olympics are around the corner but as with the injuries the

:29:33. > :29:37.confidence that you need to compete... It cut come back too

:29:38. > :29:42.soon, so does she write off this year? She is injury-free now, she

:29:42. > :29:47.is going to race in Barcelona, she is training. We will see her run-up

:29:47. > :29:51.the trials, so she is 100% fit, she is training, you will get a result

:29:51. > :29:55.from her in Barcelona. We will look forward to that. Somebody who is

:29:55. > :29:59.definitely fit is Mo Farah, one of the most popular figures in British

:29:59. > :30:03.athletics and he is unbeaten this year.

:30:03. > :30:07.Congratulations on an amazing year to this point. When you decided to

:30:07. > :30:17.make to move to the States, did you quite believe the results were

:30:17. > :30:17.

:30:17. > :30:23.I have a great coach but I did not think it would come this quick.

:30:23. > :30:27.is one thing to improve but then it is to improve by 40 seconds, a

:30:27. > :30:35.staggering performance in all. biggest thing was running a fast

:30:35. > :30:40.time was great but it was a good field. Some good guys behind me and

:30:40. > :30:45.I could not believe I run that fast. These guys said, that is what you

:30:45. > :30:50.need. It gives you good confidence. For me as I have always said, I

:30:50. > :30:56.like to do the best I can in my career and knowing you tick every

:30:56. > :31:01.box, doing everything you could do and you could not do any more. you

:31:01. > :31:05.have collected as many medals as possible, every athlete's dream.

:31:05. > :31:12.That belief, getting that belief that you belong in that company and

:31:12. > :31:18.now you do. Yes, and an important part is taking the race as a major

:31:18. > :31:23.championship and testing yourself out to see what everybody else can

:31:23. > :31:33.do and if I was to make any mistake, to make it here could be the worst!

:31:33. > :31:34.

:31:34. > :31:39.It is nice to see what other people can do and I can do. And you would

:31:39. > :31:44.expect to go for the five and the 10? I will give it 100% and if my

:31:44. > :31:49.body let me and I will. Sounds like a good plan. Finally let me ask you

:31:49. > :31:54.about life in general and have the move has worked for you with your

:31:54. > :31:59.family going over to the States because a big sacrifice for you.

:31:59. > :32:04.Yes and everybody is very supportive and it is nice to have a

:32:04. > :32:09.remit be happy as I am. It was not easy, starting a new school and a

:32:09. > :32:19.new life but everything is going well for the time being so it is

:32:19. > :32:21.

:32:21. > :32:25.good, great to have that. there he is looking concentrated

:32:25. > :32:30.which is what he will need to be because he's got good athletes,

:32:30. > :32:40.some top-class athletes against him in this 5,000 metres. The full

:32:40. > :32:42.

:32:42. > :32:48.line-up. Andy Vernon going for Birmingham as well. Good to see

:32:48. > :32:58.Craig Mottram back incidentally, the man with a diamond against his

:32:58. > :32:58.

:32:58. > :33:08.name, Imane Merga, leading the race. But he was beaten by Mo Farah and

:33:08. > :33:12.

:33:12. > :33:18.the new Ethiopian who will perhaps be a threat as well. It is a minor

:33:18. > :33:22.Naga who they think will be the big threat here, -- Imane Merga. Is the

:33:22. > :33:31.world cross country champion and he will know all about Mo Farah, he

:33:31. > :33:37.knows what he can do and I think they were taking a bit by surprise

:33:37. > :33:47.by the 1000m and the last race. It is great to see him become a real

:33:47. > :33:49.

:33:49. > :33:59.star of British athletics. His training partner, and Galen Rupp

:33:59. > :34:08.could be a threat as well. And there is the Spaniard, Jesus Espana.

:34:08. > :34:16.Then Andy Vernon as well on the outside. Conditions are nice and

:34:16. > :34:21.added in the seas and will unfold. For Mo Farah, this is a chance to

:34:21. > :34:31.try to underline the performance in the Eugene with another win here.

:34:31. > :34:34.

:34:34. > :34:40.people are too eager to get their toes on the line. The crowd looking

:34:40. > :34:44.forward to this, a good few years since the crowd have seen a British

:34:44. > :34:50.athlete competing against the best athletes in the world. No Kenyans

:34:50. > :35:00.today. A chance for Mo Farah to get another victory perhaps over imam

:35:00. > :35:12.

:35:12. > :35:20.whether the double is made as these races will influence that decision.

:35:20. > :35:25.I am sure the man sitting next to me, I don't know if he got to watch

:35:25. > :35:29.the race but your reaction to how well he run on that night, what we

:35:29. > :35:36.can expect today. I was delighted when Mo Farah ran that fantastic

:35:36. > :35:41.10,000 metres. A few weeks ago. Mo Farah has been the best distance

:35:41. > :35:47.runner for a long time, there he is settling down but in the past few

:35:47. > :35:54.years he has really proved it. I was despairing in 2008 when he did

:35:54. > :35:59.not get through his heats because I know how good he is. Since then he

:35:59. > :36:09.has set out an endurance programme and he has been persuaded to train

:36:09. > :36:15.in America who is probably the best distance coach. He is fitting in

:36:15. > :36:25.beautifully. Some fantastic new ideas out there he is improving

:36:25. > :36:29.every day. He is a long way behind the leader, the pacemaker and he

:36:29. > :36:32.tends to do this, settle down early and then start to work his way

:36:32. > :36:42.through. He wants to win this race today, not interested in a fast

:36:42. > :36:52.time. He wants to run a race and Imane Merga will give him a race.

:36:52. > :36:59.

:37:00. > :37:07.It will be a great race if he can the men's triple jump, Teddy Tamgho,

:37:07. > :37:12.disappointed for the World Number One, 16.74. Three big fouls and

:37:13. > :37:16.this was his final attempt, well short and a big win for Phillips

:37:16. > :37:26.Idowu here in Birmingham. Conditions are not good but Teddy

:37:26. > :37:31.

:37:31. > :37:36.women's high jump, Blanka Vlasic here, the number one in the world,

:37:36. > :37:41.not scaling the heights she has done in previous years but this was

:37:41. > :37:51.1.99 metres and good enough to win, pick up some very important Diamond

:37:51. > :37:55.

:37:55. > :38:05.he did this convincingly, 17.54 in the third round, very good and

:38:05. > :38:10.

:38:10. > :38:18.conditions finished off with 17.29 so Phillips Idowu has to come here

:38:18. > :38:24.and make a statement and he has certainly done that. He was very

:38:24. > :38:29.fast and very powerful indeed and he could go a lot further on better

:38:29. > :38:39.days with better conditions. It is going to be fascinating leading up

:38:39. > :38:41.

:38:41. > :38:51.to the next championship. But same for British hopes. We are

:38:51. > :38:54.

:38:54. > :39:04.talking about how it is good to sit he was too far away from a man of

:39:04. > :39:05.

:39:05. > :39:15.lager and he realised that -- from Imane Merga. He has been running

:39:15. > :39:19.

:39:19. > :39:27.60-second laps. And the sort of pace that is around 13.5-13.10.

:39:27. > :39:31.That is it may just be the case that there is a bit of slowing.

:39:31. > :39:41.Imane Merga or won the world cross- country championships but he is not

:39:41. > :39:47.

:39:47. > :39:51.Africans who actually had not given him credit before that, he was the

:39:51. > :39:57.European champion but they did not pay attention to that but now he

:39:57. > :40:01.arrives as a world-class distance runner and Gebrselassie was saying

:40:01. > :40:11.that he would not be a bother to the Africans, and now he is saying

:40:11. > :40:20.

:40:20. > :40:30.that Mo Farah could be a danger to so he's in second place -- worked

:40:30. > :40:44.

:40:44. > :40:48.Craig Mottram, good to see him running well. Mo Farah for the

:40:48. > :40:55.first time goes alongside Imane Merga who is the fastest 5,000

:40:55. > :41:04.metres runner in the world last year. The Ethiopian leader in from

:41:04. > :41:14.his countryman and then Mo Farah... There are nearly all in green vests

:41:14. > :41:38.

:41:38. > :41:46.and black vests. At least they have potential and just 21 years of age,

:41:46. > :41:56.and Mo Farah with these three very good Ethiopians, the pace has been

:41:56. > :41:57.

:41:57. > :42:00.fairly consistent, around 64, and it is slipping a little bit. They

:42:00. > :42:08.will come back again in the last couple of laps. This is turning

:42:08. > :42:17.into a tactical race. You're looking at Mo Farah who is as quick

:42:17. > :42:26.as everybody. Imane Merga is quick and cried takes up the and then

:42:26. > :42:30.Craig Mottram. It is not at all what people talk about with a

:42:30. > :42:34.record, it was no intention for Mo Farah, he wanted to enjoy the

:42:34. > :42:37.atmosphere at this new Birmingham stadium, enjoyed the Diamond League

:42:37. > :42:42.and wants to run a few times in Britain before he goes off to the

:42:42. > :42:47.world championships and he also wants to run at Crystal Palace and

:42:47. > :42:50.in the trials. But he wants to double up and the World

:42:50. > :42:55.Championships and this is another race on the road to the world

:42:55. > :42:59.championships. It is an important one for my confidence point of view.

:42:59. > :43:07.You have got to be able to tackle the runners over 5,000 metres and I

:43:07. > :43:13.am sure he can do that. The slowest kilometres so far, and Mo Farah are

:43:13. > :43:18.not troubled by that. This is the test you have when you are at the

:43:18. > :43:25.World Championships, make sure you finish in the top five or six Cup.

:43:25. > :43:35.You have got to be prepared for anything. the pace can move around.

:43:35. > :43:37.

:43:37. > :43:44.Somebody can really inject fast laps and what Mo Farah must do, the

:43:44. > :43:52.slight weakness he has, if he is close enough when the big kick

:43:52. > :43:57.comes, it will be slow and when it gets to two laps to go, you have to

:43:57. > :44:06.see that other runners will go to the front but at least two are

:44:06. > :44:16.close and the gaps are small. Adrian Blincoe seems to have taken

:44:16. > :44:23.

:44:23. > :44:33.a bit of a heavy fall. Mo Farah world champion that we have not

:44:33. > :44:37.seen for a year and a half, that is Kenenisa Bekele a. And just

:44:37. > :44:47.wandering whether Galen Rupp, his training partner, is committed to

:44:47. > :44:57.this, and as they begin to stretch the race really is under way. It

:44:57. > :45:05.

:45:05. > :45:11.was late three laps to go, and then Galen Rupp wants to win this, he

:45:11. > :45:18.has to go now. I remember being told in Eugene, talking to Mo Farah,

:45:18. > :45:23.he said Galen Rupp can kick but he hasn't got Mo Farah's ability.

:45:23. > :45:27.Mottram, they are interested they will have a good chance. It is

:45:27. > :45:33.great to see the two Australians taking it on. Mo Farah has lost his

:45:33. > :45:39.position. Alamirew put in a hard 100 metres, look like he was making

:45:39. > :45:43.a long run for home, youthful exuberance getting to him. Now the

:45:43. > :45:47.race is really on. As they come round with two laps to go, I would

:45:47. > :45:51.like to see Mo Farah get as close to the front has he can. I know he

:45:51. > :45:56.will watch Merga, but there are others who are a threat. They are

:45:56. > :46:01.now, it is a tactical race. The two Australians, Mottram and Birmingham,

:46:01. > :46:06.leading. It is about being confident, testing yourself,

:46:06. > :46:09.staying there, realising you are not going to win the race,

:46:09. > :46:12.Birmingham is not going to win the race because he is not strong

:46:12. > :46:17.enough and quick enough. He should have done it earlier. Mottram,

:46:17. > :46:21.great to see him back in form. There is Merga on the inside, Mo

:46:21. > :46:26.Farah just poised on the outside. Galen Rupp, stretching, beginning

:46:26. > :46:30.to make a run for it. Mo Farah is going with it, and Galen Rupp is

:46:30. > :46:35.getting close to the front. It is about judging the pace, judging the

:46:35. > :46:40.time, judging the mood and also being confident -- confident in

:46:40. > :46:50.your own sprint finish. Mo Farah is in the perfect spent finishing

:46:50. > :46:56.position. He is coming back into good form, 13.20 is the qualifying

:46:56. > :47:00.time which is what the Australians are heading at. Mo Farah is in a

:47:00. > :47:05.good position, doesn't want to get boxed. Merga realise he is in

:47:05. > :47:11.trouble. They can't hold him off. There goes the bell! There goes Mo

:47:11. > :47:17.Farah. Followed by Merga, and Galen Rupp. He knows he can out sprint

:47:17. > :47:22.Galen Rupp, he has beaten Merga in a sprint finish before but Merga is

:47:22. > :47:24.in an advantageous position, on the shoulder of the leader. Now

:47:24. > :47:29.Birmingham roars down the back straight as Mo Farah attacks for

:47:29. > :47:34.the last time. He has to win it from here. He is stretching them

:47:34. > :47:41.down the back straight, 200 metres to go. The stretches away again, he

:47:41. > :47:45.kicks again. Mo Farah is showing that he is the best distance runner

:47:45. > :47:49.perhaps in the world at the moment, certainly in this type of race.

:47:49. > :47:54.Merga was one of the best kickers and is being destroyed by Farah

:47:54. > :48:01.over the last 200. Galen Rupp is going to take second. The crowd are

:48:01. > :48:06.on their feet! He is a true distance hero! Farah wins it, 13.60.

:48:06. > :48:13.A big last lap. Others are getting qualifying times behind them.

:48:13. > :48:19.Mottram will be delighted, well done. But Mo Farah continues his

:48:19. > :48:23.rise to the top. We expect to see him in the 10,000 metres in Daegu,

:48:23. > :48:29.will it be a 5,000 metres as well? It is probably too early to say,

:48:29. > :48:33.but he is not writing it off as an option for him in the five -- and

:48:33. > :48:38.after the fine performance here today, there are other contenders,

:48:38. > :48:41.no chronic -- no Kenyans here today, but he has the measure of Merga.

:48:41. > :48:45.certainly has, the measure of all of them. That was a very impressive

:48:45. > :48:50.performance by Mo Farah. He did everything he was expected to do,

:48:50. > :48:57.he drifted off the pace and hit the front again, he ran his last lap,

:48:57. > :49:03.there goes Farah. Here comes his team-mate, Galen Rupp. Merga and

:49:03. > :49:06.Alamirew is fading. Mo Farah, 54.03 for the last 400 metres, that is

:49:06. > :49:11.how he won the race. That is the ammunition he has got, the strength

:49:11. > :49:14.he has got, strength, speed and now confidence and this man really can

:49:14. > :49:17.look forward to the World Championships in Daegu in a few

:49:17. > :49:26.weeks' time and it is great for us to have a distance running hero

:49:26. > :49:30.Brendan Foster talking about you, Mo Farah, a long-distance hero, we

:49:30. > :49:34.have flop -- we have waited a long time and you are delivering. You

:49:34. > :49:38.are here with your training partner. We did really well as a team. Our

:49:38. > :49:43.training is going well, we help without coaching, we enjoy

:49:43. > :49:47.ourselves and we had fun today. unbelievable. This guy has been the

:49:47. > :49:52.best thing for those of us. For me especially having someone who is

:49:52. > :49:55.better than me is great to chase after, and we keep moving and

:49:55. > :49:59.hopefully there are good things to come. You are getting to a whole

:49:59. > :50:07.new level, both of you, a world- class field and coming out on top.

:50:07. > :50:10.A word on the crowd. The crowd were awesome, they kept cheering! This

:50:10. > :50:13.is just a taster of what you're going to get next year in London of

:50:13. > :50:17.course. Definitely really looking forward to it. The main thing is

:50:17. > :50:22.trying to stay healthy and do what we are doing. Something is working.

:50:22. > :50:28.What is your verdict on this man? He is unbelievable, man. The

:50:28. > :50:31.results speak for themselves. He has a great shot at going into the

:50:31. > :50:34.World Championships and at 2012, he will have the crowd behind him.

:50:34. > :50:44.will be there as well. Congratulations two U-boats. Thank

:50:44. > :50:50.

:50:50. > :50:59.settle for third place. There were personal bests for several runners.

:50:59. > :51:03.The action on these Diamond League occasions, it is non-stop. These

:51:03. > :51:06.are the fastest men in the world about to take part in the men's

:51:06. > :51:10.100-metre final. Asafa Powell became the first ever person in

:51:10. > :51:15.this stadium to break ten seconds earlier. How impressed were you buy

:51:15. > :51:19.that performers, Colin? It was sensational to see. One thing that

:51:19. > :51:23.I always think is unbelievable is the way that Asafa Powell gets out

:51:23. > :51:27.of the blocks. He is so powerful. He was electrifying out of the

:51:27. > :51:31.blocks. When he collect -- connect, his whole race, there are not many

:51:31. > :51:36.people who can touch him and definitely not in Birmingham today.

:51:36. > :51:40.We have had one world-best on the track already tonight, from Pierson,

:51:40. > :51:45.and fast times, is it asking too much for the fastest time in the

:51:45. > :51:48.world this year? I think both myself and Denise were watching the

:51:48. > :51:54.qualifying rounds and sorted is going to be a good race. It he

:51:54. > :51:58.should not be far off it. He has gone under 9.8 -- 9.98 before, and

:51:58. > :52:08.this year, so I hope he gets a cracking start. Steve Cram, it is

:52:08. > :52:25.

:52:25. > :52:34.with a season's best. The climax of the meeting, we have seen a great

:52:34. > :52:38.British victory in the 5,000 metres, now the big 100-metre clash. Frater,

:52:38. > :52:45.Powell and Carter in the middle lanes. Powell had a new stadium

:52:45. > :52:51.record, 9.95. He has run faster, when he ran in Gateshead, a similar

:52:51. > :52:55.data today. Who knows what we could get in this final. Ndure Saidy

:52:55. > :53:05.looked sharp as well. Devonish, a good performance from him in the

:53:05. > :53:07.

:53:07. > :53:13.broken ten seconds this year. Devonish has not. Richard Thompson

:53:13. > :53:23.has in the past but he has only done 10.01, I say only! It is

:53:23. > :53:23.

:53:23. > :53:29.called, but the rain has stopped. There is a stillness in the air. A

:53:29. > :53:37.quiet will descend on the crowd as they anticipate a big performance

:53:37. > :53:43.from Asafa Powell. Noble to worry about, no Gay to worry about. -- no

:53:43. > :53:53.Bolt to worry about. On the basis of what we saw in the heats, the

:53:53. > :54:03.

:54:03. > :54:06.way is clear for Powell. How fast Saidy. He might as well keep

:54:06. > :54:15.running down to the changing rooms, it is pointless going back, you are

:54:15. > :54:25.off, mate. Take the right and he will find his kit their. If you are

:54:25. > :54:34.

:54:34. > :54:39.not aware, well -- one false start start but he knows. This is a

:54:39. > :54:43.really interesting race for Powell. I really do enjoy watching him when

:54:43. > :54:48.he is in a position where he doesn't have to worry about his

:54:48. > :54:52.competitors. Mark Butler hour stutter Titian is pointing out

:54:52. > :54:56.something, it is the second time that Ndure Saidy has be

:54:56. > :55:00.disqualified. It is something he needs to be watching. Powell

:55:00. > :55:09.started very well in the heats, cruised through really and the

:55:09. > :55:16.conditions were much worse than. -- then. Eight became second -- eight

:55:16. > :55:20.became seven. If you soaring what - - if you sort happened in New York,

:55:20. > :55:26.we ended up with three false starts and it was the last event of the

:55:26. > :55:33.evening. Everyone was kept back. Let's hope that is the only

:55:33. > :55:40.transgression we see here. Mike Ross just, he could have saved

:55:40. > :55:50.himself that walk, Rodgers in the far side in late one. Pulp is in

:55:50. > :55:59.

:55:59. > :56:05.for. Six is empty. -- Asafa Powell race in New York and did the same

:56:05. > :56:10.thing there. He got away with it on that occasion. He said somebody

:56:10. > :56:14.else off in my opinion on that date. Actually he was set off by Devonish.

:56:14. > :56:17.I am going to be fair to him, that was actually Marlon Devonish. We

:56:17. > :56:20.were being critical of the American starters because if you move in the

:56:21. > :56:30.blocks like that you have to be disqualified. That is essentially

:56:31. > :56:31.

:56:31. > :56:36.Marlon Devonish, he is still there, and Bledman is the one who has gone.

:56:36. > :56:40.Marlon is a very experienced sprinter, the fastest masters

:56:40. > :56:47.athlete in the world at the moment, 35 years old. 10.19 to reach this

:56:47. > :56:55.final. One or two dirty looks from Asafa Powell down to the lads on

:56:55. > :56:59.the end there. A conduct warning to lane two. And then, this is what

:56:59. > :57:06.surprises me, the green card for everybody else. I the that was a

:57:06. > :57:16.false start it wasn't! -- either that was a false start or it

:57:16. > :57:25.

:57:25. > :57:30.wasn't! Rodgers is walking off now. He was in lane one. Whether that

:57:30. > :57:36.his injury or anything else, I am not sure. Anyway, Asafa Powell

:57:36. > :57:42.trying to stay. He is noticing that Rodgers has walked off. But at the

:57:42. > :57:48.moment, there he is, maybe a bit of cramp or something. He lined up, it

:57:48. > :57:53.looks like his hamstring it is what is holding, a bit of time was when

:57:53. > :58:00.he went into the blocks the second time. Bledman is still there,

:58:00. > :58:10.Devonish is still there but it looked to me has done it was a

:58:10. > :58:11.

:58:11. > :58:15.false start. But, hey! He is saying I am not competing. Now we just

:58:15. > :58:20.have six and I think one or two of them, Bledman and Devonish,

:58:20. > :58:28.slightly fortunate. Let's see if we can get it sorted this time. It is

:58:28. > :58:38.Thompson in lane two. Frater, three, Asafa Powell four, a gap in six,

:58:38. > :58:48.

:58:48. > :58:52.this time! Asafa Powell gets a great start, Frater is going well

:58:52. > :58:57.and Carter, but here comes Asafa Powell. Carter is pushing him all

:58:57. > :59:04.the way, it is close but Powell gets it. 9.91. Not the dominant

:59:04. > :59:10.performance we might have expected. His team-mate was right there, just

:59:10. > :59:14.beyond. He cantered the last three or four metres, but he looked so

:59:14. > :59:20.relaxed, Asafa Powell. He had to work hard all the way to win this

:59:20. > :59:25.and in the end may be a false start -- a starts took their toll. Carter

:59:25. > :59:32.got away to a cracking start. Both running away from Michael Frater.

:59:32. > :59:41.Asafa Powell, he is down there with Phil. The fastest man in the UK at

:59:41. > :59:48.Tell me about the for me worried. I used a man this year? Is it a

:59:48. > :59:53.message to Usain Bolt? I am very grateful, all false starts and in

:59:53. > :59:57.the cold, I am holding back a bit. Another victory to add to it your

:59:57. > :00:02.collection. Well done. Thank you for talking to us.

:00:02. > :00:04.A dramatic finale to what has been a fantastic evening of

:00:04. > :00:08.entertainment in the Alexander Stadium, a full house, great to see

:00:08. > :00:13.that. Our coverage of the Open Golf Championship begins on Thursday

:00:14. > :00:18.from Sandwich and on BBC One at 10:25pm, sorry, BBC Two, it is a

:00:18. > :00:21.fantastic documentary about the life of Seve Ballesteros. It has

:00:21. > :00:24.been a day of Grand Prix is generally in the Midlands Today,