Diamond League - Brussels Athletics

Good evening from Brussels. If looking out the window at home was

not confirmation enough, the knowledge this is the last big

athletics weekend of the summer, tells you this is all Tom. It is

one last chance for the great names to show us what they can do.

Barring some extraordinary events in New Zealand in the next month,

not words doubt about who the Welsh personality of the year is going to

be, Dai Greene. -- not much doubt. The world's 200 metres champion is

also running this evening over 100 metres. The last time he ran that

distance, you know what happened. Meanwhile, at the other end of the

flamboyance the scale, David rudder sat looking to add a Diamond League

title to the world crown he won in Phillips Idowu have lost his world

title but he wants to end the season on a high here in Belgium.

On a seemingly permanent high, Australia's Sally Pearson. If you

were watching last week in Zurich, you will know they do not mess

around in these meetings. This is Pistorius putting is blades against

the rest. -- his plate. Stay for the men's 10,000 metres it is a

If nothing else, this is about the Usain Bolt Shell Hiddink Belgium.

Fall off -- full-on Michael holding. A great atmosphere here, looking

forward to seeing the greatest name in world sport. He is coming to a

TV set new you in the next 20 minutes. Denise Lewis is here.

Without further ado, races come thick and fast. Us than at the

start for the women's 100 metres. - moves around the world and athletes

pick up points. Steve Cram will describe this.

Thank you, John. A very busy evening ahead. Carmelita Jeter,

pretty much as the Diamond League some up. She cannot be beaten. She

has got 14 points. Alongside her, Veronica Campbell-Brown. Kelly-Ann

Baptiste on the other side. They are the three big stars. Kwakye in

women's 100 metres. Set to start us off with a real bang. Jeter in lane

takes it! Campbell-Brown is in second. Look at the time. Really

good running. She was pushed all the way by Kabul Brown. Nice little

following breeze. -- Campbell-Brown. We were expecting some fireworks.

Colin Jackson, she went off at a fast pace? Brilliant. I was

wondering if she could lift her performance. The lift was certainly

needed. In lane six, Veronica Campbell-Brown was really

determined to get out of this race quickly. Running powerfully. Jeter

kept her head, kept her cool. To take this race in a cracking time

of 10.78, she will really be happy with that. For me, most probably

the best race I have seen her run all season. She did not get away

well. Perhaps the fact she is world champion has given her that extra

confidence and allowed her to get into her running, get nice and

strong, and believe what she can do. She drags herself through the field

to stop the clock at an amazing evening. Heading your way shortly,

from Europe 2000. Perhaps more significantly it is the rebuilt

Heysel Stadium. It is also in his new incarnation, where Serena

Williams played Kim Clijsters last year, the biggest crowd ever to

what's and and a tennis match. -- the season, the diamond lead race

had already been decided. The European and newly-crowned world

champion produced leaps of 14.67 in the opening and final round to take

for the diamond title in their discus, promised to be a good

competition. The event was won by the world champion from Daegu, with

a fifth-round effort of 66 metres, 27. Confirmation of the final

finish Yuriy you're? Yes. There are a couple of things I need to work

on for next year. Holiday time now? Indeed. I am on my way to England

tomorrow to run in the street race. Then I will be on holiday. I have

never done 150 an actual meat. It will be interesting. Many

Carmelita Jeter Jeter. On the track behind us is Dai Greene. What an

extraordinary year it has been for him, culminating in the world title

in Daegu, which has turned his work upside down. It does feel a bit

strange. I'm starting to be recognised a lot more in the

streets. I have a lot of people ringing the up. It is a bit strange.

Is it what you imagined? I did not actually think about how I would

feel afterwards. Obviously I feel an immense accomplishment. I did

not really look forward to this and think, what is it going to be like

when I am word champion? I was just so obsessed with trying to get

there. A you had a chance to look back at the do? - might have you? I

have not analysed them too much. coach has been taking a break since

then. I have not been on the track too much lately. I will say that

for when we start back. We will try to get some improvement in the

training and the prep for next year. There is the chance of an added

bonus at the end of the season. would be a shame for me to lose the

top spot in the diamond lead at this stage. I know what is needed

for me to come our way with the jackpot prize. I do not want to

lose. Last week was so much more important. I well remember what

happened in Daegu in a few years, not what happened in Brussels.

will find out in a few moments what in the Diamond League. -- Carmelita

fantastic form all season long. Cantwell, 5th in Daegu, produced a

massive season's best. He must have thought it was good enough for the

win. He did not count on a hot fat, who produced a season's best of his

own, 22.09. Good enough for the fourth, came into this with an

unassailable lead. He could not be two world champions here in Daegu.

Denise Lewis, this is not to sound a negative note, but a realistic

one. His time at the World Championships was the slowest time

the race has ever been run that. What does that say about him?

knows he needs to work on his speed. A lot of those American guys will

be coming after him will stop --. He needs to find better speed. But

World Championships about winning. And he has proved this year alone

at consistency and winning breeds confidence. This is an important

race for him for the money. know from personal experience, once

you have won your first global title, does that change how you

feel about yourself and how everybody else looks at you?

Absolutely. You expect more from yourself. You commit yourself more.

You have a desire to be better. Everybody around you expect. Dai

Greene has got big shoulders. He lungs this. This is what he has

and pretty much second place or better will guarantee him the win.

I don't think he is thinking about second. The world champion, Dai

Greene, his last race of what has been a wonderful season for him.

Away cleanly and Greene's got Culson to aim at. Sanchez rising

just first at the moment. Even down the back straight and Greene is

watching Culson all the time. Sanchez starting to fade, Greene

with his eyes on Culson. It is very even. It is when it comes into the

last bend that Greene comes into his end. Cullson has a metre

advantage. But this is where green can be strong. Culson wants to win.

Greene has to find something special. Culson will take the win.

Greene will hang on for second. Tight for third. Might have been

Fredericks. 48.3. Well he will be happy with his win tonight. But he

is the man with all the smiles still, because he is still the

world champion and cullson would have loved to have swapped places

this race with the one in Daegu. But Colin, you could tell he has

had a tough ten days or so to get used to being a world champion.

Yeah, sometimes you think to yourself, it is tough to get that

target on your back for the first time and to come out into a massive

competition and have the expectation of the whole, when I

say the whole, I mean the whole audience then. When they announced

him in the stadium, there was a huge noise. But he held himself

together well. But this was always going to be tough. Culson wanted to

turn him over here and he managed to do that. Dai Greene is still

positive and he will still have tried hard to take this. But it

wasn't his day. I'm sure when he looks back, he will be fine.

hope to speak to Dai Greene in a few moments. Let's move on and talk

about somebody else, the target that Britain set the team were

seven medal in the World Championships and we attained that

thanks largely to Hannah England. It was a perfect race for me, with

it being a bit, not a really fast pace, just a bit slowish. Just

plays into my running style. The final 200 I was relieved I was

having a good race. You see so many people underperform and I did that

last year. I remember thinking at 200 few, I have not mucked up. I

have had a good race. Maybe that carried me forward. I knew I could

spring past some of girls. But I didn't imagine I would get whatever,

five of them. Looking fear ward to -- forward to see Hannah in a

moment. A will for Culson there. Dai Greene in second. But second

was good enough by one point, so $40,000, a nice bonus for the

season. He is with John. Steve Cram said 40 thousand richer than you

were. That is all right. Question, that the whole point of coming here.

-- Yes that is the whole point of coming here. I put the hard work in

all year. This is my reward. you still feeling the glow of

Daegu? I train all year round for that, once it was over, I didn't

want to be training. And my coach was on holiday. So I have been on

my own. Have you felt mentally on holiday sna? Yes I have it has been

hard to drag myself on the track. I knew I should come here. A great

atmosphere here. It is my favourite stadium to run in. It is a shame I

wasn't in better condition. But I knew I had to finish in the top two

so, job done. Whrafrpblgts for you now? -- What fr you now? I will

have three weeks aw off and I will go on holiday and I will catch up

with my friends back home. So I want to catch up with them and yeah

get back on the track in or four weeks. And Wales to beat Samoa.

How bad was it last Sunday? It was hard to watch. But I think we will

play better next time. Frbgts your weeks off before getting Bahn

to -- down to hard stuff. On the track Hannah England, Silver

Medallist in the 1,500 metres. This is an spregs race. Steve. It is a

race with probably a few too many athletes in. There are 206789 that

is more than I would like to see. - - there rr 20. That is more than I

is the world leader. But for the first time, well since 1977, the

world lead in the 15hun metres is above four mince. A bits of a scrum

in the 1,500 metres in Daegu. Has she recovered enough to make a stab

at this race tonight? 20 athletes preparing for the call to walk

forward. That is the woman in the box seat. So three and three

quarter lengths of the track in the women's 1,500 metres. They go

through 800 metres in around 2.06 pace. Which of the athletes will go

with the leaders? They hope to get 1,000 metres in 2.39. They need a

fast place. The athlete in second is sell you'llly. She has been away

with a two-year ban. -- Selsouli. She is the one they will have to

beat. Jamal is there. We want Hannah England to get a fast time.

She said she had a great training session and went off to Canada for

a wedding after Daegu! But Morgan has something to prove. She fell in

the world Championship final. Sell youly is in second. -- Selsouli is

in second. The basis pretty quick. The field beginning to stretch out

as they approach the home straight. All still in contention. Still

relatively bunched as the pace maker carrying out her duties.

Hannah England is to back of the field. She had to go wide in the

final in Daegu. Moved up from seventh to second place in a matter

of metres around the last 50 metres. And a similar position on the

outside to the back of the field tonight. They're going through 2

hundred, that was a slow second lap. The ones at the back will be happy.

Now she has got to get herself in the race. This third lap is where

they will try to sort themselves out. There will be a push on the

last lap to get close o' the that four minute mark. Selsouli will be

a danger. Approaching the home straight for the second time. The

pace maker has done her duty and taking its on Jamal keeping close

order on the shoulder of the leader. Gez Hain in third. At the bell it

is 2. 58. Selsouli pushing on. You would assume if you have been at

the front and the others come at you, you will wilt. But not her.

You can make your own opinion about whether she should be in the

meeting. The organisers letting those who have had a drugs ban back

in. Jamal is pushing through on the inside. Uceny is pushing up. The

American who has been serene in many of her races is attacking

Selsouli and looks superb. You Uceny stretching away. Watch the

clock here. Will it be a word's fastest? There noise danger.

They're trailing behind her. Uceny wins, Hannah England is in fifth.

61.87 and again outside four mince. She won't mind, some -- four

minutes. She won't mind, some vindication. I spoke to her in

Zurich, she said, I still haven't got over it. She fell, or was

tripped up with 500 to go. She will be pleased to come back with a big

win. And Hannah England, another quick time around 4.3.

Consolidating the sort of form she has shown this year. She will run

again tomorrow in Newcastle as well. Watch Uceny here, she is so strong

in the last part of the race. Like Hannah. She is passing people. Just

doesn't quite have the strength that Uceny has. She has got plenty

of options. I feel sorry for her. That is what happens of course,

World Championships was full of disqualifications and people

falling and that is part of the drama of a major Championships. Was

no -- but no threat to her tonight. Hannah England, hanging on for

fifth place and a time will come through soon. Well how quick can

Bolt go tonight? He can go quite quick if he has a motorised vehicle

to carry him. That was the ovation and his usual performance about an

hour ago, as he was introduced to the crowd. As well as being the

last Diamond League of the summer, is the most significant day in the

Belgian athletics calendar and honours their greatest athlete, Ivo

Van Damme. There he is. He was second in the 1,500 metres behind

John Walker. Here we are in the 800, taking second place and that was a

golden era of middle distance runners. Tragically Van Damme died

in a car crash only a few months after that Silver Medal in Canada.

But we honour him here tonight. In those games Crawford from Trinidad

won the 100 metres beating don Quarry. The last in line of great

Jamaican sprinters is the man we will see. But here is Hannah

England. How did that go? It wiz fine. It went fast and a lot of

girls died on the last lap. I think I went too hard too early and paid

for that in the last 50. But I haven't had a chance to run many

races. That was the second fastest time you have run. Yes I wanted to

run fast. I made a big jump so it is noo I to back up the 4 lpbt 1.

You are an international athlete, when you look at Bolt, what do you

make of him? I want to stay and watch him run. I wish, I'm running

in Gateshead tomorrow so I haven't got time to stay. He won't be here

for long, it is nine seconds. Well done on Daegu. Great to see you.

See you next time. And Denise there he is betting ready for the big

fight. He does transend the sport. This is what people have come to

see. He looks in great form. Nothing less than a world leading

time would be disappointing for everyone. He has come here to run

E T. -- Harry Akines-Aryeetey. How much it bothers him that he was not

the fastest this season? A think it bothers him a lot. He wants that

recognition. He expects this from himself. He wants to be a legend.

Here we go with I assume a very undemonstrative gesture to the

crowd and the camera. Steve Cram, what will we see? One thing I do

not want to see is a false start. He transcends the sport in a way

that nobody has before. In a good way as well. Nesta Carter got

pretty close to him before the World Championships in Monaco. Very

close indeed. I have got a funny feeling he may not get so close

tonight. Justin Gatlin. A former Olympic champion. Usain Bolt asked

for this race because the organiser really have to struggle to get

afield together, a good field. He wanted a good field to run against

Usain Bolt. With the wrong Clarke, the Commonwealth champion -- Lerone

He ran quickly in Zagreb the Olga like night. -- other night. Ascend

9.77. The world's fastest time of the year. Who would ever dated? --

doubt it? For 30 metres, you thought, hello, hello. Usain Bolt

on top where he belongs. On top in Brussels. On top of the world again

in 2011. It was fantastic to see. The whole stadium got on their feet.

I was wondering why there provided seats. There were intense. They

wanted to see a performance. Usain Bolt has delivered.=the time he set

in 2008. 9.7 seconds. -- he calls. He will be very pleased. A little

bit jaded out of the blocks. Drove out. The first 50, 60 metres...

When he put his foot down, he pulled away from Nesta Carter. He

was watching the clock all the time. Officially they have given him 9.76

seconds. A season's best. And, of course, a record at the meeting.

Well done, and Usain Bolt. Once again, he still has to work on his

start. I want to see him a more active and reactive. But he wanted

it this evening. Heaney did this time. He wanted to prove that once

again he was the top man over this distance. He proved it in Daegu

over 200 metres. And again, he needed to put all of those doubters

away. Make sure they realise that Usain Bolt is a serious athlete who

can put some serious performances at on the track when he puts his

mind to it. 9.76 seconds. I hate to not talk about your

performance, but when you're down at the start and Usain Bolt is

doing what he is doing, how do you keep your concentration? You have

to take it and use it. He is an amazing crowd. To hear that roar

when you hear his name... We are in such a stage with sprinting at the

moment, four of the fastest guys in the world ever running with us now.

The Olympics next year. I want to up my game. I am grabbing as many

T-shirts as I can. When you look across and he is four to five yards

away from you, you sometimes pinch herself? -- yourself. It is a case

of focusing on your own race. I would have liked to have gone

quicker. I cannot moan. Lane one, you do feel a bit distant. These

people Dragila to fast times. You have to use them. Great to be part

Who is to say that next season this will not be the man who on dollars

Usain Bolt? Yohan Blake out to show what he can do in the 200 metres.

Usain Bolt was sublime. He was putting it. He was really trying. I

would like to have seemed Yohan Blake with him at putting him all

the way. I think we still have not seen the Premier 100 metres race

this year. Even last year. He won the head to head. That is what

makes the diamond lead so special. Did you think 14 metres

turbocharged that to got past the others? I was worried. Carter got

off well. Usain Bolt did not have the best start. Not the most fluid

we have ever seen him. It does not matter. Great time. We hope to hear

from him shortly. At some point we will grab a word. Down at the start

for the men's 200 metres. A very race, we have just seen Usain Bolt

produce a world leading time in the 100 metres. Walter Dix has the

Diamond League Rapid up. -- wrapped championships in Daegu. Ainsley

Waugh, 29 years old. Season's best of 20.5. They are the two main

protagonists. Well to Dix, the Diamond League winner, in lane six.

your and Blake. Old characterises him as it beast. -- Usain Bolt. He

has grand designs on picking down Usain Bolt in the 100 metres and

the 200 metres. Testing himself on down the straight. He pulls away

from picks. 19.26 seconds. Yohan Blake! Absolutely sensational!

Taking victory over water picks in the quickest time in the world this

year. 19.26 seconds. That is the second fastest time of all time. He

moves ahead of Michael Johnson. That seemingly unassailable 19.32

from a plant that. -- Atlanta at. The only man ahead of him now is

Usain Bolt. The stadium on their feet. An absolutely sensational

performance. It is as though he can scarcely believe it. Unbelievable.

As far as I'm concerned, Yohan Blake ran easiest turn I have ever

seen. He ate up the stagger as quickly as he could. Biggs came off

the term with power. But Blake said, no, this is my race. He drove hard

towards the tape. 19.32. Unbelievable. Everybody in this

stadium gassed. It was a sensational performance.

Unbelievable. Power, determination, Great. Yohan Blake arrives in the

world of sprinting showing he is the complete sprinter. 100 metres

world champion, now the second fastest 200-metre runner in history.

There you see an embrace from the man who must be a bit concerned

about next year. He knows his training partner is no job. -- no

joke. Not often you see somebody takes not 0.5 seconds of their

personal best. Dix's time was 19.53. That 19.53 is the 4th fastest of

all time. He is the second fastest American ever, by passing Tyson Gay.

standings. -- the Diamond League standings. Dix takes the title for

2011. Blake with the second fastest time of all time.

All I can say is, if you're watching us tonight and you have

got that piece of paper that says you have got tickets for the 100

metres or the 200 metres final next year at the Olympics, you are lucky.

It will be one of the great showdowns ever? It could be the

greatest Olympics we have ever witnessed. I cannot believe it. I

looked to see at what his season's best was. It was 20.33. That was

just incredible. The crowd were literally speechless. Then there

was the raw. Incredible. Water kicks past cost after the race. He

marched off and he was not happy. What a fantastic evening. This is

like 2020 athletics. -- Twenty20. The men's 800 metres. David ready

share. He is the world champion. And he is the fastest man ever at

But it will be all about this man. I had a long chat with him

yesterday, which I enjoyed. He knows the history of the event, his

father was a Silver Medallist in 1968, he said he brought me up

respecting athletics and athletes. This man will try and take him

through the first 400 in 49 seconds. That is what sets Rudisha apart, he

has such good 4 hundred metre pace. Men's 800. Rudisha will start

quickly. The others will try and hang on to him if they can. The

world record just in case you're not sure is 1.41.01. He has run

under 1.42 four times in his life. He said this year was about the

World Championships and not the world record. But I think he will

want something quick tonight. Rudisha has got to get close. He is

trying to judge it right. In the crowd we know Cruise, the Olympic

champion will be here and looking forward to seeing a great 800 metre

runner. We will be enthralled by what Rudisha has done this year. We

have got Rudisha with what was that? Not a Superfast first lap.

Under pressure now, but he has been in this position so many times.

Kiprop will finish well. Rudisha is moving with pace, with strength,

but then he keeps going and will start to stretch out now. Kiprop

can't get on terms with Rudisha. Lewandowski trying to strike. But

watch Rudisha, the arms are going, the knees are coming up. He looks

tired. But it is good enough to win. Ayman is trying to aback. It is a

slow run, he is not happy, you see. He wanted to put a show on, maybe

just left a bit too much in his last race, last weekend. A pity.

But even the greatest have off nights. It has been a season in

which he wan the World Championships. That is what he

wanted. He wanted the Gold Medal. He wants another one next year.

Then he said will look to see how fast can I go. But not tonight.

He's class act and we have saw him run well. Strong when he is at his

best. He looks a bit jaded today. And he may be a bit disappointed. I

will be honest, that is the toughest 1.43 I have seen him run

all season. But you can't ever say. He is a great athlete and when he

may not have been David Rudisha's finest. Burr we saw an

extraordinary 200 metres and during that race, I grabbed a quick word.

When you crossed the line and you saw what your time was, could you

almost not believe it? Definitely, they tell me we must break records.

Today I was looking or the 19.5 and I got it. I was spect something

fast. The last 40 metres, it look like there was a rocket behind you.

Yes the last 40 metres I'm crazy. That is me. I'm like a beast.

must have seen Usain Bolt run, the world's quickest time, how much did

that think anything you can do I can do better. Usain Bolt has been

in training and we have been competing with each other and

beating each other. I know him. When I see that I know can I go

faster. I will wait my time and do nit Brussels. After what has

happened, how much are you looking forward to next year? Well I hear

he said in his interview I'm man next to him next year. Will be

looking to compete with him next year. We can't wait. Thank you. As

smooth as it get, now Sally Pearson with a final master class in

thousand hurdle. For her confidence, is everything. I knew I could win

the World Championships, it was a matter of what time I would run. I

never thought it would run that time. When I ran in the semi final,

I thought I think I have run my legs out. But my coach said, I have

been waiting for this year for a long time and I know you can go

faster. She has had more belief in me than I have. That is what makes

a good coach. Believing in the athlete and their ability. I felt

confident, of course I had nerves and I wanted to win. That is what

makes a good athlete. You have got to stay hungry and fighting for it.

You have got to train like you're No 2 in the world and not No 16789

when I crossed the --. Not no 1. When I crossed the line it was a

matter of relief. I knew I was going win. Well not many people

would bet against her tonight. She hit such peaks in Daegu. I wonder

how quick she can go tonight. Now here is the result of 800. A good

performance by the Ethiopian, Kiprop. No doubt about the result

of the 800. Rudisha the clear winner. Kiprop sneaking in for

second place. The men's triple jump with Phillips Idowu. He just runs

through. No mark for him on that second roun. 16.29 in the first

round. Still to come is Oscar Pistorius. And in the Belgian

publicity, Bolt and Oscar Pistorius have had equal billing and Sally

Pearson would be up there. What a year she has had. Yes a long year.

So goodness knows what is left in her legs after tonight. But she has

had a supreme year and she for me has been one of the athletes that

has stood out. She is looking very relaxed. I was talking to her last

week in Zurich, saying how conscious how she is representing

Australia. Usain will talk about representing Jay Jah may ka. But

Australia is proud of its record. But does not have much with track

and field. Yes I still think there is more to come from her. And I am

wondering if Usain is eyeing us, but she is talking to our Belgian

colleagues. Hang on here he is. Usain. Thank you for joining us.

Two things to talk about. One your race and two Yohan. How proud of

you that you have managed to post the fastest time in the world this

year in the 100? There was never a doubt that I would run fast. The

one in zag regular, a bad start and I was slouchy. But today I was

happy with myself. My dry pace wasn't very good. But over all it

was a good race. False starts are a thing of the past? Yes it is never

going to happen again. I'm a professional I made one mistake I

do not blan to make -- plan to make it again. Yohan ran the fastest 2

hundred of the year. I said I will never run the race again. That is

amazing for me. I'm shocked he did so well. I have seen him a couple

of 200 and he has ran them bad. Said, listen, you're not a very

good corner run e you have got to take it easy, run as smooth as

possible and then you're strong in the strait. He did that and run a

wild time. It promises to be a wild year next year. Thank you for all

the enjoyment and controversy you have giten us, Usain Bolt, thank

you. -- given us. Down on the blocks we're ready to go. The

women's 100 hurdles. Holder is on the inside. It has been a long year

for Pearson. She won three titles way back in March that. Set her up

for what has been a Stellar year. She will want to finish on a high

and look forward to 2012. It won't be easy. Kelly Wells who didn't

finish in that final is in good form. Danielle karurters is on the

other side. -- karurters is on the other side. Pearson gets a good

start. Karuthest is coming no,, that is a -- karurters wins the

race, it is -- that was a horrendous fall. But it is right in

front of us. And it is almost as though she lost her stride. And for

just a second, I thought that was a bad injury. Yes, she clipped the

barrier just before she collided. She extended her stride and got a

up close and went flats on the barrier and caused her to catch it.

You don't want to catch these hurdles, although they look low,

trust The Me, they are still heavy. -- tourist me, they are still heavy.

I think she just gets under there. She just brings her leg under her.

Her weight is wrong. And it makes her collapse, literally collapse

over the barrier. That is what caused her to fall. Remember, these

women are all running at flat out speed. So you can imagine the force

of that. But right here. She just collapses under the barrier. And

her lead leg gives way and wham. But Carruthers goes on to take the

race. That could have been so much worse. That one knocks her off

balance and that, that is what I was worry idea -- worried that the

knee was potched - epopped out. I think she is OK. I think the tears

is she is disappointed. Everyone is here to see the world champions do

a great job. She has seen so many of the champions do so well and

Sally herself wanted to finish the season on a real high. She will be

disappointed. But the most important thing this a she stays in

Group B. She got a shock there. That could have been a nasty injury.

Danielle Carruthers winning. It was close or the second. Lewis just

ahead of Wells. There are the top three here. And it will mean that

Danielle Carruthers wins the diepltd race for the hurdles. --

diamond race for the hurdles. But if main thing is Sally Pearson

seems to be OK. A big weekend for athletics we have to great City

games tomorrow. Great Britain against the United States. And a

competitive card with Mo Farah topping the bill. We have got

events, 150 race with Walter Dix who has run the fourth fastest time

ever in the 2 hundred. Anti-turner is running in the hurdles and --

Andy turner is running in the hurdles. That is the best of the

best tomorrow on BBC1. Of course on Sunday, it is your turn. Watches at

the ready. Count down begins. in step with the world's greatest

We loved sport because there are no certainties. Sally Pearce and

seemed untouchable. But you have got to do it? Absolutely. It is

full of drama. It really disappointing for Sally. She was so

upset. She is moving so quickly she catches the Barrier with her leg.

That cuts into her momentum. Look at that. Awful. Completely on the

floor. Her race is over. Gutted. She was distraught. She decided she

could not face the media. It has been such an amazing year. It makes

coping with the disappoint and almost harder. She was almost

invincible. Absolutely. She knew it would be a difficult race. But it

is not the way you want to end of the season. Sports is all about

drama and personalities. About 15 yards from us is Costa -- Oscar

Pistorius. How many millions of columns of inches have been written

about this man? He is about to run the form hundred metres the right

way around. I am sure this has been exercising year for a years, why do

athletics tracks go that would win just about everything else goes

this way? It is said it was an arbitrary decision made at Circus

Maximus in the 6th century BC and we have stuck with it since then.

Experts in biomechanics think there may be some physiological benefits

because most people are ripe leg dominant and they use the left leg

for support. Running counter clockwise, you take longer strides

with the right leg which allows for greater proportion and speed.

Earlier tonight we had a race, 400 metres, going the other wave. This

is an experiment being conducted by a Belgian professor from the

University of Ghent. He wanted to see what actually happens when you

runners. 46 seconds or thereabouts. It looked a bit odd and it must

have felt a bit strange. I am not sure what it proved. It was odd to

look at. Just some a mad professor from again to! It does feel weird.

It feels out of sync. The body feels out of line. I do not know.

Support the athletes did not really like it. -- some of the athletes.

Even in training he hurt himself. A weird concept. I hope I do not see

it again. The second biggest cheer of the evening for Oscar Pistorius.

You can no longer say that you are running against the clock, because

you're running with the clock! Anyway, this is the you right way

metres. In lane six, European champion. Chris Clark going in lane

seven for Great Britain. The blade last year. Bronze-medallist from

Daegu a few weeks ago. There is Oscar Pistorius, a semi-finalist in

Daegu. Squad member of the medal winning four by four hundred metres

relay team as well. Got a silver medal even though he did not run in

the final. Watch for his trademark late surge. Let's see what Sir the

impact he can make on the rest of these 400 metres runners. -- what

of the blocks. Kevin Morley going out hard in lane number six. Chris

Clark going well. He looks to be in a comfortable position. As they

approached the bend. The Belgian twins beginning to make their move.

As we come into the home straight, it is a private duel between these

identical siblings. Jonathan moving away. He takes it! His brother,

Kevin, is second. 44.79 at the winning time. As sporting embrace

between the identical twins. It was Jonathan, the Belgian record holder,

who got the nod. Kevin maybe the third best in the world according

to Daegu, but tonight he is not the best in his family. That accolade

goes to Jonathan. This Belgian club absolutely adores these twins.

Every time they go around, there are photographs. They are on

billboards. The cameras clicking away. Jonathan just out doing Kevin.

At a major championships the roles seem to be reversed. From the

blocks he is very strong, very powerful, very aggressive. You can

imagine Jonathan will be chasing his brother, Kevin. He has Tim

early in his sights. He really worked it around this turn. Uses

the echelon of the bend. Using all of the sprint speed he has. A very

good 200 metres. Watch Kevin. He begins to claw back as it gets

closer to the line. He is not too far away. A great performance by

advantage, held his form superbly well. Just to hold off the European

champion and world bronze-medallist. Coming through on the inside, Oscar

Pistorius, who made the charge for the line. We are awaiting

confirmation. We have been told he got third. A super performance from

Oscar Pistorius. His personal best is now 45.07. Really making an

impact in able-bodied sport. The level of respect he earns continues

to increase from the athletics former world junior champion. He

will win the men's triple jump with his first effort. No coverage of

that. This is his final effort. He bailed out of that jump. Camp they

already winner. -- cam Pyrek. Phillips Idowu will past and his

last two Jones. A good scalp for Diamond League standings. Let's

Oscar, many congratulations. If it wasn't for her twin sons, you would

have won? Yes, they are unbelievable athlete. True

professionals. It is great to have an opportunity to run against them

in their home city. I am unbelievably happy with my

performance. The crowd was phenomenal. The second fastest time.

I was feeling a bit tired. I thought of I could just have one

more good race before the end of the year, I would be happy. I do

not want to rake over old Coles, but where you were coming round the

top bend, and you're a writer at the back, and yet in the home

stretch you come through with an amazing surge. Mentally even though

you're a long way back, what sort of reassurance do you have that you

will come through the field? It is a gamble. This is probably one of

the first races where I have gone back. I have always run a faster

200 and slower second 200. There is a lot of wind on the back straight.

Some of them hit it hard the on the final stretch. I was running

efficiently at the pace I was in. That is that to make a decision.

Have to move along the second corner. Felt good. I do not know if

you Sobhi publicity beforehand here which had you and Usain Bolt

alongside each other as the great figures to attract this crowd. How

do you cope with the sense of adulation and the way that you find

yourself always the centre of attention? A I think it sometimes

does get a bit difficult. Positive and negative influences. It is

great to be part of a sport like this, track-and-field is a hard

core sport. You see performance of like Yohan Blake tonight, many

people around the world will be talking about that tomorrow. It is

great to be among the athlete to have that opportunity. I have to

remember where my focus is and where my priorities lie. That is in

my training. It is great to have you as part of

85.06. This is round three for the newly crowned world champion. That

has sailed out! Way beyond 85 metres. He is in the ascendancy

tonight. Superb form from the German. That could well be an

improvement. He took the lead with his first round effort. It TA 0.36.

De Zordo has the lead and a new personal best.

Great performances all over this stadium tonight. We may see another

one here. The women's steeplechase. It is not Kenyans and Ethiopian to

dominate. It is Russia who have the best steeplechasers in the world,

including the newly crowned world champion. She is rumoured to be

going for a very quick time. The world record is held by a her

compatriot. Anything close up to nine minutes would be pretty good.

I have to say, they do not look as though they have started to quickly.

I have been told they will go through 1000 metres at about 3.2.

at one metre 96. The world champion has gone clear. She has got

clearance has always so far. Di Martino, third at the World

Championships in Daegu, to go with the European indoor title she won

earlier this year. Not to be. She crashes out. Goes out at 1.96. Last

it has another attempt at this height. The competition still

race again. How she would love to take victory ore her Russian rival

after coming in second place. -- over her Russian rival. After

coming in second place in Daegu. Asking for support from the crowd.

Just staying in her own little bubble, visualising what she may go

on to do next. Our focus remains on the Olympic Silver Medallist, now a

former world champion A third and final attempt at 1.96. Oh! Wasn't

really close. So no victory here, but she will be the diamond race

winner. Hasn't been the best of years for the Croatian. But what a

redoubtable competitor she is. She fights for everything. Even though

she had the Diamond race, she would have loved to have won tonight.

1.93 her best at the third attempt. Three failures at 1.9. Just three

left. Back with this 3,000 metres and our intelligence, or my

intelligence was nonsense. 7.7 they went through the first 1,000. They

didn't push it on at all. Now she is in the lead and behind her

Njoroge and we have the top six from the World Championship. The

Russian won with a great piece of front running. Zaripova has spent

time learning the technique and using all her energy well and

crossing the barrier of all the athletes better than any. That is

what takes her head and shoulders marrys and couples that with great

endurance and great belief in that she is the Queen of this event and

all the runners behind her now if they are going to challenge her,

they will have to sort out that technique. Simple as that. It is an

vent that the Kenyans seem to take a while to find the athletes who

could start running the quick times. Now Thorkildsen. World Silver

Medallist from Daegu. Not going to trouble the leaders. Thorkildsen

remains in fourth place. Not been a happy two or three weeks for Mr

Thorkildsen. Zaripova stretching out. The athlete in second, Ghribi,

she ran really well. And Chemos looks as if she is struggling. She

is in sixth. It hasn't been a very fast place. But Ghribi ran well in

those Championships. But your right about her technique, the Russian

always takes a couple of yards over each barrier. Yes it is hard to say

with our middle distance runners, she looks a bit heavy, Chemos,

sometimes I wonder whether she is not interested. But she will claw

her way back. She is a good middle distance runner. We have seen her

win on many occasions. Tonight maybe a race a bit too much for her.

A bit too far. The quality athletes are in front of her and the race

will unfold very shortly. Chemos can't be beaten as far as the

Diamond race is concerned. She judged her season wrong, she was in

superb form in Doha in May. It is great the win the first three or

four Diamond Leagues sh but you need to judge your --, but you need

to judge your season well. Maybe she thinks she has the money in the

bag and can't be beat. But she looked as though she is struggling

in Daegu. Did well to come back and sneak a medal. At the front unjor

odge making up the - Njoroge making up the group. She never looks like

she is pushing it on, but it is a relentless pace. The last lap is

the most important lap of the lot. This is an event that is still

under a massive scope. We can can see that world record at 8 minutes

58.81. Still got room for improvement. A lot of talented

ladys can do this distance well. I think when they focus on it. An

accident there in the wort jump. Once they focus on it. We can see

this world record lowers to ta 8.50 -- to that �8.50 mark. -- to that

�.50 mark. 350 metres to go. The world champion leading. The Silver

Medallist behind her and Njoroge next. Zaripova with work to do. She

needs to take the barriers well. The Russian attacks the barrier.

Just gets a metre or so. The tuenisian has to come back and

Njoroge is still there. Will they hurdle it? No foot oopbt barrier.

Zaripova through round the top bend and gets two or three metres.

Ghribi trying to respond, but not able to find anything. The Russian

with just one more barrier. Makes it perfectly and kicks away. The

world champion wins the final Diamond League of the year.

Zaripova wins. Ghribi finishing second and Njoroge hanging on for

third. The women's high jump, the bar at 1.99. She continues her

perfect mark. A marvellous clearance. She now has the

advantage and the lead in this women's high jump competition. So

much daylight between her body and the bar. Looks as though there is

plenty more in the tank. She is the world leader this year. As well as

the world champion. A national record. She is the outright leader.

Several things need to be discussed, one you have won the Diamond League.

That is a few bob. That is a nice bonus. My hard work has paid off.

Stkpwhru it is a kind of tailed off kind of year. -- But it is a kind

of tailed off kind of year. Yes it is difficult to cock Bam at tend.

Most years I have competed in -- difficult to come back at the end.

But most years I have had to compete in Gateshead or Crystal

Palace. Coming here, there was no emotions. It was like my World

Championships finished. I didn't feel like I had anything to do

today. Is it still eating away at you that you wereen in Daegu?

was fine after the final. I said to the sponsors that Christian put

this a great jump, I put in a great series of jump and I'm pleased with

my performance. I can't fault it. I felt I had a bigger jump in my legs,

but it wasn't to be. It helps me to next year and takes some of the

pressure off for the Olympics. I have said since winning my European

title, that World Championships is a stepping stone. I have done that

now and can see from my performances that as long as I have

been saying I can jump 18 metres, I can see us there. I jumped 17

standing upright. It is in the legs. A lot of people who don't know much

about the sport, say it is a two- horse race. Now it is a lot more

than that. Does that change your focus? Not at all. Even going into

the World Championship, I said, although he pulled out, it wasn't

easy. There was always somebody who could pull out a big jump. I missed

the trial and trained through Crystal Palace, knowing I had a six

week block to get thins right and work hard. I did and I put in a

good, it was a good competition and unfortunately it wasn't going to be

a one-man show. There will always be people there that can snatch

that medal. I have to make sure that doesn't happen next year.

Marks out of ten for 2011? Ore I don't know. Request me that

question next year. Please, I'm content. I'm not going to complain.

Any other year coming out with a Silver Medal I would have been

distraught and you would have seen me crying. But a World Championship

this year was not the focus. Next year is what matters. In eleven

month you will be looking back and that won't matter. There will be

another world clamp ships so who cares? Thank you. -- championships.

We keep mentioning athletes with golden years. But rueg has been --

rueg has been queen Midas in -- Christine Ohurougu has been queen

Midas in reverse. There is a lot of other sport on the BBC this weekend.

Tomorrow British Olympic dreams. That is on BBC1 at 2.30 and

followed by the best moments from dramatic night of athletics for

many a year. One of the most dramatic saw Sally Pearson,

previously unbeatable in the women's high hurdles, crashing to

the deck when she hit the fifth hurdle and I chatted to her about

what has been a monumentally disappointing end to her year.

Sally, you have had so many triumphs this year, how are you

feel something Shattered. I wanted to win that race. But this is

sports hurdles and I'm gutted, but you take the highs and the lows.

But you brefr the -- prefer the highs. At the moment of impact, did

you think what on earth was that? You're so smooth normally. I felt

like what came up and bit me? I don't know what happened. I

remember hitting a hurdle and then I was on the ground. I blanked out

a bit. It will be interesting to see what happened. I think I was

going very fast and going about 12.4. But I fell over. And I just

have to learn from it and move on. Nobody in history will remember

what happened in Brussel, but they will know what happened in Daegu.

Yes I run 12.28, I'm the world champion. That was my goal for the

career. Well done. Sorry about tonight. Onwards and upwards.

you. The women's 400 on the track. of 44 kilometres an hour per night.

That is around 28mph. And Yohan Blake x we will be maybe talking

about Christine Ohurougu's false start in Daegu. If blame had gone

out of blocks, we could have had a world record. Yes, he can be

quicker and that would take him past Usain Bolt's world record.

thought you might be interested in that. Christine had a good

performance last week. Let's hope she can can build on that. She is

finding form. That false start in Daegu that didn't give ther chance

to perform and she didn't look herself in the relay. But by all

accounts training will be going well and maybe getting some

encouragement for the defending Olympic champ yn as she heads

towards London next year of course. She will be looking for a good

to the United States. A very tired athlete after taking on the double

past Ohuruogu. It is my show leading. Williams-Mills also

setting the pace. -- Montsho. The world champion looking strong, has

she has done all season. Williams- Mills trying to stay with hair. But

Montsho has done this time and time again this year. Opera go finishing

pretty quickly. -- Christine Ohuruogo. But the world champion

miles ahead. Another victory consolidating her world No. 1 spot.

And the Diamond League title to boot. Christine Ohuruogu finished

strongly. No doubt about the winner. What do you make of Christine's

run? One of the problems when you miss so many races is getting into

the rhythm of the event. That is where she has suffered this year.

She spent a lot of time recovering from injury instead of being able

to improve on her technique, her running style. That those things

make a big difference to where she could be in this field. I am pretty

pleased. She is obviously showing that real sense of improvement.

Today 51.37. She will be a little bit disappointed. But she is back

on the track and she is running. That is the most important thing.

Let's hope she can knuckle down and stay injury-free. Hopefully we can

that one metre 99. The former Olympic champion. Her third and

final attempt. Not closed. There is your winner. The world champion. A

good second place for the 4th place athlete from Daegu. Not really

close. Glance did with her shoulder. -- glanced it. The result of the

women's 400. Business as usual for Montsho. No

doubt about the winner of the Diamond League. An insurmountable

lead. 28 points maybe the most points of anybody in the Diamond

League this year. Totally dominant. Christine Ohuruogu, what did she

make of it? She is what John. What beat Jamaica that? -- did you

make of it? It was quite a tough race. I am happy that I am here. I

enjoyed the race for once. I did not get the time at though. I was

hoping for a faster time. It did not happen. I am going to Askew,

injuries have blighted you're season, have and they? Yes. That is

how the sport does. You have to pick up as best you can and get on

with the job. You must have had some bar -- dark days? I have been

bad quite a bit for the last three years. This is what I do. This is

part of the sport. If it was that easy everybody would be doing it,

everybody would be winning. I just keep going. Do you feel like you

have turned a corner? I would rather turn a corner every day. It

is little things. The little challenge is you have to keep

trying to work herself up from. the winter are going to be very

hard because you have missed so much of the summer, or is it a case

of starting from scratch? winter is always difficult. That is

the basis of the summer season. It is the same. We do not change it

much. Let's hope four years on, the same result at the Olympics. Thank

Greek. Lavillenie, bronze-medallist in Daegu, cleared the same height.

But it was on the third attempt. He came in second place on countback.

It was only malt more who could catch him tonight. -- Malte Mohr.

He will be the Diamond League Diamond League race. Lavillenie, a

Earlier tonight, one of the great athletes of the last decade, Bekele,

fighting his way back after virtually two years of the track,

was in the 10,000 metres. What this as an example of great distance

running and a fantastic race. It running and a fantastic race. It

surprising everybody by virtue of the fact he is staying with this

very fast pace. It has been relentless the quick from the

beginning. There were some doubters yesterday when Bekele said

yesterday he could run 26.40. He is working hard. He is still very much

involved. They had been running about 26.50 pace. Each 1000 metres

around 2.40. The slowest one we have had has been to 0.44. We have

had a couple in the 239 region. -- 2.39. Kit Chalky, we do not often

see him. -- Kipchoge. He is probably -- he has probably got

have an eye on this distance for the Olympic Games next year. Four

was here six years ago in Brussels that the world record was set by

Bekele. Some of the quickest times ever happened set here. Eight of

the fastest top 10 times have been run on this track, in this stadium.

They loathe their distance running. -- they really love their distance

running. Kits again, unusual to see sure -- sure Mo farmer will be

watching this. His training partner having a great run. The crucial

last 1000 metres. He will have half an eye on Bekele. He said in the

press conference yesterday, I almost gave up after all of the

injury problems. But if I can just get an encouraging run here it will

give me something to work on going into an Olympic year. Galen Robbe

looking incredibly relaxed in third. Was not able to find any place in

that the 10,000 metres final in Daegu when it all kicked off. At

the moment the American and Bekele looking threatening. Two laps

remaining. The American goals past could today. Bekele still

responding. The greatest distance runner we have seen on the track.

For two years he has been struggling with injury. Can he come

across back with an amazing Victory? It would be incredible if

he was to pull it off. They have been dropping off one by one. Four

remaining. Kipchoge looks like he is struggling. 600 remaining. The

American is going to finish way inside the American record. Bekele

finding a little bit of pace. Has he still got the cake that we

always associated with them? The crowd responding to the Ethiopian.

Surely the American will finish third. Who will win this? That lap

was 61. That has got to hurt. The pace -- the pace increases. Bekele

in the position he has been in so many times. There he goes! He never

leaves it too late. Has he got enough this time? Rotates response.

Bekele has not got rid of them. He is still there. It is going to be a

superb run from the Kenyan. A massive personal best. What about

Bekele? Has he got another Deere? He has left a gap. Bekele kicks

again. This is an incredible comeback! Two years away, Bekele is

back! 26.43. As if it was not enough to win, he has just produced

the world's fastest time and has gone quicker and more fat did at

the beginning of the season. -- Mo a Bekele. He has got a lot of

people to thank, particularly his wife and his physio and his coach.

What does this mean for next year? Full of guts and determination. He

was hurting several laps out. They did their best to get rid of them.

But if you do not get rid of Bekele, this is what happens. The sprint is

still there. My goodness, that will send out a warning to everybody in

time. That time less relevant than his performance. A great

performance from the Kenyan. And a new American record. Some real

reward at the end of a hard season. The winner of the women's high jump.

The world champion from Daegu. She is the only athlete clear at 1.99.

This is her third and final attempt at two metres and two. She has done

it! Super response! It is as though she could not quite believe it. No

mistake. Consolidate her position as the world's best. It has been an

amazing night in Brussels. Some money highlight. The 10,000 metres.

-- so many highlight. Now in the 5,000, it looked as though they

were heading for a time that would use up the best in the world. Roars

everywhere. The pacemaker's job is done. It has slowed. Heading for

well under 13 minutes. Assuming they would speed up at the end, we

are looking for something quick. It has slowed a little. We will come

clearance for the world No 1. Cragg is showing good form. He is having

a good performance here in third place. Her ka is going past him, --

Merga is going past him. Longosiwa is there. Just saying to the

athlete behind him. He was unfortunate in the World

Championships. He well and you -- he fell and you never know. He may

have got a medal and Merga in that race, he is full of elbows, the

little Ethiopian.Less not a popular man for people to run with. He

often gets himself in difficult situations. In the World

Championships he ran, the race kicked off on the inside and had

the Bronze Medal came taken from him after actually being on the

rostrum. Chepkok still leading. A couple of new young Kenyans in this.

Merga is in third, look the elbows are there again. Cragg is behind.

Three laps to go. The time has slipped. But if they pick it up opt

last couple of laps, they will still p close to 13 minutes.

Longosiwa looks as though he is edging to move into the lead. The

basis dropping. Rop is on the inside. The jostling starts. 2.39

for that kilometre. How quick will we go at the end? They are outside

the 13 minute pace. But they will come back. Cragg of Ireland. Just

on the back of that leading group, trying to find something at the end

and what did I say about Merga? She just doesn't know where to put

himself. He is a dangerous athlete to have around. He was on the

inside, decides he wants to go outside, doesn't care who is in the

way. He is a nice guy, but just doesn't run that way. Merga hasn't

been so sharp on the track this summer. They are starting to gather.

Just over 600 to go. Longosiwa looking threatening. And this is a

race in which Alistair Cragg showing the form he showed a few

years ago. Back to the high jump. So attempting a new world record.

The bar set at 2.10. Not to be on the first attempt. But given the

way she is performing, how close can she go? Merga trying to push on,

those elbows are going as much as they can. Chepkok is still there.

Who will kick first? Around 12.03 at the bell. They will get under 13

with a big last lap. Four are in contention. Merga, normally would

have been able to kick on and win. On the outside, Chepkok goes first.

Merga responds. Longosiwa gets into it it. Still anybody's race with

200 to go. Merga has kicked hard. Longosiwa on his shoulder. Merga

trying with those hunched shoulders to find some speed. But Longosiwa

looks dangerous. Longosiwa trying to kick on. Merga fighting him. Can

the Ethiopian hang on? Half a metre, one metre, two metres now, Merga

will win, just inside 13 minutes. 55 for the last lap. He gets a bit

of conSolation for what has been a -- consolation for what has been a

disa I pointing summer for him. It is was not the 5,000 the organisers

wanted. They wanted Mo Farah. We will see him on the roads on

Tyneside tomorrow. But Merga getting the victory tonight. That

will mean not only the win in this race, but that he wins the Diamond

race for the 5,000. The sprint returns for Merga and Longosiwa has

to settle for second. That was a great race. It has been one of the

most extraordinary, it is like having an him pibs in a fantastic

night. These are some of the -- Olympics in a fantastic night. Here

are some of the highlights. What is topping the bill tonight? That is

the question? Is it Yohan Blake? The second fastest time ever in the

200 metres. I will tell you about other headlines. Usain Bolt the

fastest time in the world in the 1 hundred as we go for a world record

in the high jump. Here we go. Well I suspect you know she missed. She

didn't manage it. Bekele in the 10,000 was awesome after two years

off. Mo Farah will have watched that with considerable interest. He

is running in Newcastle tomorrowment and -- tomorrow and

for every up there is a down. Sally Pearson with this horror smash. But

it was just her pride that was dented. We didn't is a chance to

talk to you Colin about that Sally Pearson incident. But that is raulz

the fear. You get it wrong and bang. Yes Sally would have fallen some

times in training and would have been used to it. When you have been

so sensational you can imagine how dispiepbtd she is. I - Disappointed

she is. There will be a third attempt at the world high jump

record in a moment. Now Denise and Colin we thought we would talk of

your athletes of the year. It has been a fascinating year. Who stands

out? Vivienne from Kenya and that sensational double at Daegu.

Started with the 10,000 and then this 5,000 victory. A stunning

double. A fantastic year starting off at the world cross where she

won gold. Fantastic for the Kenyan women. For you Colin? For me the

young lady who had a disastrous night, Sally pear sovereign. She

was sensational all year. -- Pearson. How she has achieved what

she has achieved has been amazing. Worked hard on her technique and he

speed and it is has been married beautifully and ended up with a

world title. We saw her crying tonight, but that was her exulting

at being world champion. We will ask Steve cram in a moment. But now

back to the high jump. Will this crown the entire evening.

Sofrpblgts the competition winner, the -- So the competition winner,

the world champion. This would be a new world record. Now the crowd to

a person standing on their feet. This third and final attempt at a

world record height. Not to be. But a meeting record. A world champion

from Daegu, the crowd rise and give hear standing ovation for what has

been a superb demonstration of high jumping all night. A new meeting

record at 2.05. A second attempt at 2.10 was so close. She clipped it

with her calves. There is Steve Cram what is your athlete of

the year. Let me guess? No I won't let you guess. It gives me great

pleasure, I have had such, I don't know, fun is not the word, but

watching Mo Farah all season. When I saw him at the start of the year,

we had been watching Mo since he was about 17 or 18. And to watch an

athlete grow and maure and develop and -- mature and develop and what

ehas been able to do has been phenomenal. He has been on top of

the word. After the disappointment of 10,000 metres and to come back

in a top class 5,000 and win, he deserves all the accolades he will

get. We're going to see many in the two miles in the Great City games

tomorrow. And there is a great line up, with Carmelita Jeter and others.

It is a match between Great Britain and the United States. That is

about elite athletes on BBC1 two. But a lot of you watching are

thinking never mind that, I have got to get some pasta inside me,

because I'm doing something that matters to me on Sunday. Watches at

the ready. Count down begins. in step with the world's greatest

half marathon. The Great North Run 2011. That is this Sunday. The

Great North Run. And in a week's time, never mind running half a

marathon, why not double, the marathon, why not double, the

Berlin marathon, on Sunday 259. Running in that Paula Radcliffe and

we talked and Mo and Dai Greene and Paula's the forgotten hero of

British athletics. For so long she was the standard bear er. How

important is this to her? I think she needs it for her own

preparation and her mental attitude and how she will approach going

into an Olympic year, where she wants to run in that London

marathon. She will gate lot of information from it about her body

and her training. I hope she comes through and is unscathed. It is a

long road for h. And this is an important race. Wit be the right

time to test herself and give her long enough to prepare and I hope

she gets through it injury-free and can enjoy it. That is the important

thing. For her to work hard. everyone's talking about next year.

British athletics is in a pretty good place. I think it is good. I'm

not disa pointed with the championships, everyone had

different highs and lows, but I think their poised to use the

momentum of this year and do well in London. We need that. Thank you.