Diamond League - Zurich Athletics

Welcome to the ultimate one-night stand in track and field. The most

famous athlete ticks meeting over them all at the Weltklasse in

Zurich. Many thousands of people on these terraces. They have been here

for hours to get the best viewpoint to see 19 Gold medallists, all

competing in this meeting of the Diamond League summer. They have

staged this, Weltklasse - world class in German. This new stadium

is four years old. In the decade, one of the economic capitals of the

world has backed 25 world records. So many of the races are re-runs of

the Korea games last week. Just about anybody who is anybody

is here in Zurich tonight w the exception of Mr Bolt. He will be in

Brussels next week for the culmination of the diamond season.

Colin and Denise are here. They were commenting on events in Daegu

and we will talk about what is happening here tonight. They treat

the track and field stars here like movie stars. Before the meeting

began they were wheeled around the track. In a land of ski jumpers and

Roger Federer it is interesting to see the ped stalls on which they --

pedistalls on which they are placed. to be. One particular name to look

out for at 8pm, the new world 100 metre champion, Yohan Blake, up

against the man who lost in deg gue because of injury, -- Daegu because

happens in that relay. The runners are being introduced to the crowd.

Let's go up to cram cram cram n the commentary box. I suppose the key

thing is how tired are performers going to be so soon after winning a

world title? I was tird coming back. I did not have to -- tired coming

back. I did not have to compete out there. They are professional, they

travel the world. Hopefully in this first one here we are looking

forward to a cracking race. Seven of the finalists from the World

up an injury between Crystal Palace and Daegu.

Demus getting closer to the world record. Now they get to do it all

over again. 52.47. Just two tenths she won by

and just 13 hundredths of the world record.

For Spencer, she leads the Diamond race, actually. Pretty much

guaranteed winning it. Double points here for the final.

So, away they go. Our first Diamond race of the evening.

Demus started quickly. Walker is on the outside of her. The two rising

together. If anything Walker pulling her head a little bit.

Walker doing well. Now Demus starting to come in.

Hardly anything in it. Spencer is trying to get ahead of Walker and

Demus. Now Demus around the top bend, always leaning on that

outside leg, Demus. She's in such good form. She starts to forge

ahead. Walker trying to come back. Spencer starts to come away.

Kaliese Spencer half a length ahead. Walker second. Demus for third.

Well, some consolation for Kaliese Spencer. That injury she picked up

a after Crystal Palace pretty much put pay to her chances in Daegu.

Coming back to her best. Spencer has been in good form all year.

Tonight Demus was a little tired. agree with you. Demus may be jaded

after her success. She's been the bridesmaid on so many occasions in

this event. To take that world tiet -- title would make her happy. She

will be disappointed picking up that injury after London. Hopefully

she feels better after that. Out of the blocks, I was watching the

ladys from the off. Demus was a bit jaded. She was not as aggressive to

that first barrier. Although the technique was holding well and her

form strong, she didn't quite have it in her legs this time.

I heard Sally say that Demus, if she's going to break the world

record, needs to hurdle on alternative legs. What is your

thoughts on that? I agree with Sally in that sense.

She has been a world record holder. She knows how important that ninth

hurdle is. Hey, let's see what shortly. Here is an outline of some

of the big names you can see between now and 9pm this evening.

Several contenders, I would suggest for the outstanding performance in

Korea. Sally Pearson will top many lists.

The fourth fastest time in the women's hurdles.

After that disqualification, in the 100 metres, it was left for Yohan

Blake to win Gold for Jamaica. Tonight Asafa Powell is looking to

hunt him down. And Blake's counter part, jet jet -

- Jeter runs against Alison Fenix. In a World Championship of drama

one of the main beneficiaries was Andy Turner. It is one of the races

of the evening. One of the races of the World Championships was the

women's 800 metres. Jenny can exact D Cram cram cram, if we talk to you

about Mo Farrar's victory, the mental fortitude shown in that 500

metres, four days ago, was fantastic, wasn't it? -- Steve Cram.

He came back in the 1500 metres, when everybody thought he must find

it difficult to muster up his confidence again. Mo trusted on

what he's been doing, getting ahead and just timing it right this time.

He didn't time it right in the 100 metres.

That was the justification. He is the best distance runner the world

this year. It is only right he won the World Championships. Watching

as you were, during that last 400 metres, as they were massing behind

him and he fought them off, one after the other, were you thinking,

at some point someone will come past? I think he ran a different

race to the 10,000. I remember being on the edge of my seat for

both races. There was something commanding about how he approached

it. In that last straight he seemed to have the measure. He had the

legs, he ran, only what I can describe, as the perfect race.

must talk about Green. On the bipblgd he was not going to be the

-- bend he was not going to be the Gold medallist? I was confident in

what he could do. He was confident in what he could do in that

position. He knows, himself, that he's beaten everybody in the world

coming off this final turn. He believed he was strong and if he

had that heart of the Welsh dragon in him it would take him to the

finish. He saw the line. He got hungry. He wanted it more than

anything else. What a tremendous victory.

For every up there's a down. I am not sure how much of a down they

are. How much was a down was Jess Ennis not winning? It started early

on with her Hurdling. Her 12.79 she achieved going into the

championships were playing on her mind. The disappointment of her

high jump not over one metre 90. Which she is well capable of. It

was the fact she could not throw over 40 metres in the javelin.

Which I know she can do any day in the week. What happened for her

mentally, the fact she was not in the same pool as the eventual

winner, she was not allowed to be competitive. She had too much time

to think about what she needed to do. That was her downfall. The

question is; will she be back? I believe she will be. The danger now

is she does not train too hard. She has feet very susceptible to injury.

She has to be careful, but measured. I think she will be able to come

back. There is a three-pronged battle for Phil lip to get a medal.

He was beaten by a superb jump. That position of second behind

17.96 is not embrar racing for him at all -- embarrassing for him at

all. We know he can jump around that 17-18 mark. If he can do that,

I am sure one day that Olympic title may land on his lap. That

will be great. Here we go with the D anybody who is anybody is in this

field. We have the 5,000 metre world champion who leads the

Diamond League. She will start in this second group on the outside of

the track. Seven Kenyans all together. It was the Kenyans that

dominated the distance running in da gu. They were brilliant -- in

missed out. One of the athletes of the year is the reigning

championship of 10,000 metres and in cross-country too. She's been

absolutely unbeatable on the track this year. She is the Diamond

League leader. Two athletes on the outside are

likely to take the pace early on. It will be a fast one.

Away we go. 12-and-a-half laps. The pace which is being set here

tonight is more than likely going to bring us home in the world's

fastest time so far this year. As you can imagine, the conditions

here are far kind tore the athletes than of course they were in Daegu.

Very cool, not very much wind in this beautifully lowered stadium in

terms of where sea level is. It is lower than that. It is well

sheltered. Certainly the pace- makers have gone off quickly let by

win a World Championship double, I don't think she gets the credit she

probably deserves. They have asked for a steady pace. Vivian is a

class runner. She is dominating this year. She deserves all of the

accolades she is receiving. certainly has. She's back in

seventh place wearing a red vest. We've got Sally Kipyego in third

place. The athlete in fourth place there is Mercy Cherono. Valerie

Adams took the win in the women's shot putt and took the Diamond

League points standing. Valley Adams unbeaten since Zurich last

year. -- Valerie Adams unbeaten since Zurich last year. She's won

the Diamond League. After that we saw the men's competition. Dylan

Armstrong the outstanding world number one couldn't quite produce

it when it mattered in Daegu. He lost to David Storl of Germany.

Here, he threw 21.63m. You can see there, Central Station looking like

it's never looked before, I guess, still the pacemakers. They went

through the first kilometre in 2:56. The main protagonists and the tiny

woman in red just out of picture now is moving through the field.

Just have a look back for Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot. Quite happy not

to go with the pacemakers, Steve? That is her in the red. She is

moving up to get with one or two of her team-mates. Just at the back of

that group, something to keep an eye on tonight, Shalane Flanagan.

She will have her eye on the American record. She is in good

form. She's come close a couple of times to the American record. I am

sure she will be hoping she can hang on to this group. Perfect for

her. She is on the back of that group. This is nice and steady to

be honest for the likes of Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot. When you run

all those tough races and Daegu was not as hot as a lot of people were

expecting, Paul. It was bound to be draining and it was for Helen

Clitheroe. There she is. They are adrift of the leading group.

has raced a lot this year since winning that European Indoor Chaim

ship at 3,000m -- European Indoor Championship at 3,000m. Helen

Clitheroe looking very steady at the minute. But the leaders, the

leading group is spread out over 25 metres as the Polish athlete leads

them through with eight laps to go. The leaders are spread out over 25

metres and Helen Clitheroe is about Makusha. The only person to jump

over eight metres. The second kilometre looked as if it was a

little bit quicker. Certainly on course for a quick time here. Mercy

Cherono is going to try and take them through the next kilometre and

a bit, and there is the world's outstanding distance runner at the

moment - Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot. Still happy with the pace that is

being set. It is not that quick. They ran a 2:56 and a 2:58 - that

is easy running to be honest. I'm surprised that they are as

stretched out as this. They were asked for 5:50 at 2K and they were

four seconds off that. To be honest, if she gets that far, it will slow

down even more. Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot is such a good kicker.

She can outkick anybody. At the moment, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot

is the quickest. Ran 58 seconds on the last lap. The sort of sprinting

at the end of a distance race that no other woman is able to stick

with at the moment. There she is, running with Linet Chepkwemoi Masai,

just behind her. Masai the former champion and Cheruiyot the new

champion. The men's discus was better than the long jump. This is

Virgilijus Alekna. That was second place. He wins the Diamond race for

Alekna. 39 years old. Still in fabulous form. Was to be his best

throw. He had to give second place to this man, Robert Harting. Went

to Daegu and successfully defended his world title. A monster of a man.

That was 67.02cm in the second round. -- that was 67.02m in the

second round. He takes the competition here in Zurich. Just

coming up towards three-and-a-half laps to go. No change at all in the

order. Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot in exactly the same place, Masai has

has closed in. Now the -- Masai has closed in. It is still Mercy

Cherono as they come into the home straight. This time when they go

through the bell, or through the finish line rather, they've got

four laps to go. So Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Linet Chepkwemoi Masai,

and it is very steady. This is very slow running. I'm surprised there

aren't others there. Shalane Flanagan is miles off the pace.

Helen Clitheroe not looking as if she is going to get anywhere near a

fast time for her either. I guess what we are seeing is a lot of very

tired athletes. Not a all of them were in Daegu. They are just

gathering. No-one wants to take this on. Masai might fancy it a bit.

I suppose it is understandable, certainly for the likes of

Cheruiyot. It's being set up very nicely for Vivian Jepkemoi

Cheruiyot to show us how quick she is over the last 400. Her size

doesn't tell the whole story in what sort of devastating finish

she's got. When you look back at the time that Mercy Cherono was

supposed to take them through 3,000m, we were looking at

something round about 8:45. They are about seven or eight seconds

outside of that. Now, Linet Chepkwemoi Masai takes it on.

Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot goes with her. Now the pace may be beginning

to increase a little bit. Mercy Cherono has dropped out, the

pacemaker. Linet Chepkwemoi Masai leads. Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot,

certainly not just the world's outstanding distance runner this

year, one of the world's outstanding athletes. Just on her

shoulder, exactly where she should be. This time there will be two

laps to go. Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot looks very comfortable,

as does Linet Chepkwemoi Masai. It's being set up for Vivian

Jepkemoi Cheruiyot. Everybody that is in that group, she's outkicked

on two or three occasions this year. She knows what she is doing. She

normally likes to get them moving a little bit. Kenyan women have been

so much better than the Ethiopians this year. Really disappointing

performances from the Ethiopians. Kenya have had the upper hand this

year. With under 600m to go, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot is winding it up

nicely. This time they want to hear the bell. It's been a long, hard

season for all of them. Take into account Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot

is a World Champion on the track at 5,000m and 10,000m - and cross-

country as well. Those three are getting away. Vivian Jepkemoi

Cheruiyot leads, the World Champion. She's winding it up. That was a 65

lap, the previous one. Then she kicks on from there. Moves away

nicely and then it will get quicker and quicker. Sally Kipyego goes

past Linet Chepkwemoi Masai. This could be a repeat of what happened

in the World Championships, Sally Kipyego finished behind Vivian

Jepkemoi Cheruiyot. They are running away from Linet Chepkwemoi

Masai. It's one and two in the World Championships in Daegu, one

and two here. Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot going for an unbeaten

record on the track this season and of course the Diamond League

victory. Sally Kipyego is coming a little bit. Vivian Jepkemoi

Cheruiyot gets it. Kipyego in second. Masai in third. So 14:30.11,

a new meeting record here in Zurich. No doubt about the winner, Vivian

Jepkemoi Cheruiyot. Number one in the world, just about right across-

the-board. She's still good at doing that. She was a little tired

herself tonight. Only a 60 second last lap! She had 2:05 for the last

800m. That shows you what she can do. Even then she was a little

tired to be honest. She is capable of running somewhere down I think

in the 14:10s. Here is Helen Clitheroe coming in - 25, 26, 27 -

it's been a tough summer for Helen. She's hoping that she can build and

come back and make the team for 2012. She wants to run the distance

events in 2012. It has been a tough summer for her. There we have the

final result. 14:30.10 - a Weltklasse record for Vivian

man who won the title, only to have D a quick point from during the

course of that 5,000 metres, we saw the shot putts outside the railway

station. You wonder why we have the Diamond League meetings why certain

events like the shot putt and pole vault are not taken to the people,

as opposed to the people coming to them. You need to recognise the

sport towards the people. Here in Zurich it is one of the major

streets. We have seen it in Formula One, when they close off regent's

street to have the procession of the cars. Perhaps it is something...

We have it over two days too. We could have it that way. On the

malwould be fantastic. We do -- the Mall would be fantastic.

Perhaps in our own special way, we're the ones who gave the idea to

Zurich! Let's hear from Andy Turner now.

Obviously a bronze medallist in Daegu, albeit by default. I am

overjoyed. I think it takes away from it the fact that I didn't

cross the line in third. Had I done that, it would have been a

different kind of emotion. I've got a medal sitting at home. It's

brilliant. It is a dream come true. What do you think it will do for

you as an athlete - will it make a big difference? I don't think so. I

have my goals firmly set on winning medals legitimately.

You know, having stood on the rostrum again, my third consecutive

championship, that feeling is so addictive. That is why I'll go to

Florida to train. I want to come to London next year and challenge

those boys, you know I really want to get in the mix with them guys.

There is a gap to close. That's why I'm going out there. Hopefully, if

I can close that gap, I will be next year in London. He made the

point himself. He was on the podium at the World Championships. If you

hear the rest of the interview, he does not accept he accepts that

meddled and he does. You cannot be held accountable for anything that

goes on in the race. He was at the right place, at the right time.

He's had a great season. That is the reward for somebody who works

hard and is prepared to make changes. What do you make of the

disqualification? There was no intention from Robles to interrupt

the race. You know, I have to say, it seems to me that this is

something that you can't - the rules say this is something that

happens, and Robles was clear away, and he was being closed. You can

see that incident take place. That one looks like there was more

contact. However, when you are in full flow, would an athlete want to

jeopardise his race by colliding another person? Is the point here

intent? Did he intend to do that? There is never an intent to commit

those type of mistakes. He made the mistake prior to the incident

happening. He got too close to the barrier. He jumped it and let it go

too wide to get his balance back. If he had been a millimetre to the

right, the collision would not have happened. It would not have been

strong enough a hit to put him off. Many times that we've had battles,

you know, when things are going like that, it happens all the time.

I've had it happen to me on numerous occasions. Was that the

right call? If they want to play by the rules, the answer is yes. China

made a protest. They looked at images head-on. The answer was yes,

it is part of that rule. One thing we talked about, while we were away,

was the fact that he didn't gain anything from that decision from

that disqualification. What was the point? That was my argument as well.

An interesting point. Richardson and Turner benefited. Great for us!

There was another disqualification at Daegu. More of that later. I can

see the runners for the men's 110 hurdles.

Just a note, my first race was 30 Just a note, my first race was 30

years ago. A man on that race won 12.3 in the 110 hurdles. He was

presented with an award. This promises to be another exciting

instalment. A new world champion, you saw there, Jason Richardson n

the middle. He has got Oliver and Robles either side of him and

Andrew Turner is in lane three. League, it is normally four points

to win. It is eight points here. Oliver can be caught. Robles is

three points behind him. Kundert in lane one.

Andrew Turner telling me his achillies is sore. He feels a bit

beaten up. He will give it another throw of the dice. He's off to

train in Florida for the winter. And this will be one man who'll

have in his sight next year. What a disappointing championship for

David Oliver. His best race was back in June.

Whereas this man got better and better as the summer went on. Yes,

he was second theatrically until Robles was disqualified. It was a

great race nonetheless. This man, as we have heard, had that title

taken away from him. Will he make up for it here

tonight? Dayron Robles - world record holder and the Olympic

champion, don't forget. Aries Merritt, in seven.

A former world junior champion. Great Britain with two men in the

world final. I know William Sharman, afterwards, he would have after his

fourth place in the worlds would have looked with envy at the medal.

Joel Brown in lane nine. Coached by Johnson, who will spend time with

him this winter. So can Richardson show that that world title was

something he deserves? Can he run Robles close? Richardson, the new

man trying to join Robles. David Oliver, certainly something to

prove after his poor form in Daegu. How close can Andrew Turner get to

those three? The crowd goes silent.

Clearly away, Robles with the best start. Richardson going with him.

Oliver nowhere at the moment. Andrew Turner in third place. Look

at this, Robles is a yard ahead. Richardson trying to get back to

him. It's Robles all the way. Oliver, third. Then Merritt and

turner. -- and Turner. 13.02. He won't mind

about the time. Won it cleanly this time.

No doubt about it! Richardson ran him close. He's certainly next year,

I think Richardson will be up there contending. But, not the victory, I

am sure, he would have liked at the end of the season. He wanted the

world title, but settling here for, I think he'll also win the Diamond

race as well. No doubt about our winner. He will be happy with that.

He will be happy, Steve. He had a good, strong solid start. Once he

got into the lead he can hold his form. Make no mistakes he took this

victory and took it well indeed over the current world champion.

Out of the blocks, Dayron Robles takes seven strides into that first

hurbdle. He has a fluid leg. That - - hurdle. He has a fluid leg. That

makes him stand head and shoulders above anybody else. Nice and solid.

David Oliver, look at him, pounding his way, going past Andrew Turner

to sneak into that third position. Andy's had a great season. He will

not complain with what he's done. Of course, to take the Bronze Medal

this year has been a real solid performance of his.

Andy Turner, coming in fifth place there in around about 13.41. A

season's best for Robles, which is surprising. That win, by

Michaellation, means he will win the Diamond race as well. In fact

we can confirm that. Oliver started with a lead of three points. He

lost out because of the double points. Robles wins it from Oliver

and Richardson takes third spot. Andy, it's been a long old season.

It really has. My body's starting to fall apart again. My achillies

pain is coming back. I am trying to see out the end of the season. I

don't think it will get any worse. It's not going to be a long-term

thing. You know, I'll sit out the season, have a good rest and come

back next year, hopefully stronger. How much are you basking in the

glory of Daegu? I got on with things to be fair. I was training

the next day, because it wasn't - I didn't cross the line in third. I

could not celebrate as a medallist. So, you know, I kind of accepted

fourth. So to be handed bronze, obviously I will take the medal. I

could not fully celebrate that. Yeah, obviously I'm over the moon

to have the Bronze Medal. operate within this world, so

Robles is not the greatest English Speaker, probably no sense asking

him. Did you sense in the zone that he wanted to win tonight to make a

point? Definitely. As soon as he was disqualified I knew he would

come here and put down what he D he's a quality athlete. He's the

best hurdler in history. He wants to make a point. He was the best

and you know he did that tonight. Andy Turner. Now, what has been

happening in field events over the past few minutes?

D early stages. This is the Olympic champion and the world record

hand was breathtaking. The first round for the recordholder. Not

quite the right angle. As you can see it will be an early lead. For

the world record holder. Coached by the world record holder.

There's a record. Over 98 metresal, which I don't think we will --

metres tall, which I don't think we will see any time soon.

First place. It was not quite the World

Championships in Daegu that she would have wanted on her return to

the top of the sport. This is 4.62, her first attempt at

this competition. Championship. A few days ago he

celebrated his 19th birthday. He is running in the same line as he did

in Daegu, when he became a 400 metre champion. There's Greg Nixon.

Finished sixth in his heat. Ran well in the relay.

at the moment. What a shock Lashawn Merritt got, this young man came

Merritt and Kirani James in the same lanes they were last week in

quickly, but this time so has Kirani James and Gonzales. Kirani

James now beginning to close down the Jamaican outside him. Lashawn

Merritt has not made his move yet. Perhaps Lashawn Merritt knows what

a finish Kirani James has got, so he may be is saving something for

the home straight. Kirani James and Lashawn Merritt, gold and silver

medallist from Daegu. Ahead as they come into the home straight. Can

Lashawn Merritt turn the tables? No, he can't! Look at Kirani James come

away. This is quick. 44.36. That is one-hundredth of a second outside

the time Lashawn Merritt set in Daegu. What a prospect this guy is.

A lifetime best at just 19 years old. What an athlete this youngster

is, Steve. Like you, Paul, I was watching that and thinking Merritt

is measuring this right. What we didn't realise is that Kirani James

was holding back as well. I think Merritt was thinking, "I've got you

now." Then this young kid kicks in and he's not three tenths off his

personal best. He is an unbelievable talent. He is a big

guy. I was chatting to him yesterday, he was very relaxed, he

is carrying this whole World Champion thing very lightly on his

shoulders. He is a huge talent. Watching him run, I am trying to

think who I would compare him to. He doesn't have the blistering pace

of some people we have seen in the past. Watch this man over the next

three or four years mature. He will be phenomenal. He is going to be a

massive star, just as Butch Reynolds was when he broke the

world record here back in 1988. Kirani James is a man for the

future. A new national record of 44.36, the second fastest time in

and the silver medallist from Korea. This should be a cracker.

I was really disappointed. I went there to hopefully win a medal. Not

qualifying for the final was a massive blow. I underperformed. I

think I have got to just really get on with this race now. When you say

you underperformed, what do you mean? I can't put my finger on it,

if I'm honest. My training six weeks prior to the Championships

was fantastic. I don't think I did anything wrong in the semifinal. I

made two decisions. I made two good moves. I walked off the track

thinking, "I couldn't have done any more." I had nothing to analyse. I

think I covered all the moves. Just the last 50 metres, you know, maybe

I tensed up a little bit. I knew I wouldn't qualify as a fastest loser.

I didn't deserve to make the final on the day. Steve, it's the same in

all sports, but you have to get it right on the day. There is always

the risk that you might be flat and it might just be the wrong day?

I don't think she ran badly. In the World Championships, the three

semifinal method is really tough. If we wind back to 2009, Jennie got

through her semifinal and the three ended up being the three medallists,

all coming from the same semifinal. Jennie didn't run as well as she

might have done. Had she got to the final, I think she would have had a

good chance of winning a medal there. It is unfortunate the way

that the semifinals work now. It is incredibly hard to get yourself in

the final. I don't think she was that much off. Tonight, she will

want to prove that, a fast race, all the big names are here. We are

looking forward to this. So the full line-up - the pacemaker will

might have won that race. Kenia Sinclair leads the Diamond race.

A real talent wherever you look in this field. Hachlaf had a

disappointing World Championships. Kenia Sinclair has been in great

form on the Diamond League circuit all year. Didn't find that form in

Daegu. Took it out hard. I was saying to Jenny, where do you think

you would have been? She said, "I can't say. All I know is I would

have raced hard in that final and I would have been fighting for a

medal in the home straight." Lobanova has been asked to go

through in 56 seconds flat. In Zurich, you expect to come here and

run fast. Jenny was in good form in Daegu, with some good training

sessions. There is Akkaoui. Two good runners there. Kostetskaya, I

thought she was unlucky. She was going to nick the bronze medal, I

thought. Montano was fighting hard. Had very tired legs. She went out

hard on the first lap. Jepkosgei. It was this woman, Mariya Savinova,

who Jenny Meadows knows so well. In the last 30 or 40 metres, she was

the strongest. That is saying something because Semenya kicked

hard with 200 to go. It was silver medal this time round. Rusanova.

She got to the final. Was a rather tired eighth. I mentioned Morgan

Uceny. So unlucky. That 1,500m final - Hannah England took the

silver medal. I think Uceny would have been very much involved had

she not fallen if that race. Kenia Sinclair, the Jamaican. Just losing

form as she headed into the World Championships. She shares a line

with Hachlaf. The women's 800m. 11 athletes. So Jenny Meadows hoping

to make up for that disappointment with a good performance here. How

fast will they go? The pacemaker has been given a really - well

maybe rather too quick. Has been asked to go through to 600m - that

would be some achievement if she did. They are already being

stretched out. Jenny Meadows is in third place there. It is very quick

through the first 200m. certainly is. 56 seconds would take

them through in the same sort of pace as the World Championship

Final. But all the main protagonists, including the

champion of course, and Caster Semenya not interested in this

early pace - there's been a faller! Halima Hachlaf went down. Got a

nudge from Caster Semenya. She was trying to go for a gap that wasn't

there. 56.83. A big gap here. Montano likes the fast pace and

Jenny Meadows has gone with it. Jenny Meadows can run a good 200

here. The others are miles behind and have not got going. They have

two very good athletes out there. Have they gone too quick? Or will

they come home with a quick time? Jenny looks really good. Montano

looking to tire. If Jenny Meadows knew what was happening, Savinova

gives chase. Kostetskaya in fourth. Montano leading. Savinova is

closing quickly. Jenny Meadows, has she anything left? The American in

the front. Meadows still looks good. Look at Savinova. The World

Champion trying to catch the American. Jenny Meadows will finish

strongly. Savinova coming away. The World Champion is going to win here

in Zurich. It will be pretty quick. 58.28, Montano, then Meadows, and

the others nowhere. 61.45 for the second lap. Not for Savinova, she

probably ran an even pace there. Clever running from the Russian.

Jenny Meadows, a fast first lap. Not able to finish through the last

200. She ended up with 1:59 I presume, off a fast first lap. She

will be happy with third but not with the time, Paul? We can have a

look at Hachlaf in the red. And Kostetskaya was behind her. Maybe

the American Uceny. Look at the distance Savinova made up there

from 600m to 700m. She took metres out of absolutely everybody. The

only athlete really that went with them, Semenya was nowhere, but she

finished quickly, the South African. Savinova, the World Champion.

Coming past Montano there and Jenny Meadows, I think she will be

pleased with third place. I hope she will be pleased with third

place. That was a very gutsy run indeed. There was about 15 metres

between Montano and Jenny Meadows who is a couple of metres back on

the American. When they went through with 200m to go, the

finishing pace of Mariya Savinova was absolutely phenomenal. Jenny

Meadows once again under two minutes - 1:58.92 - a very

respectable time for Jenny. Superb by the World Champion. Jenny

Meadows in third place - good run. Paul saying he hopes you are happy

with third. Are you? I would have took third before that race. It was

seven girls out of the top eight last week. Top three is fantastic.

I am hearing that you may have won the Diamond race? I think I have.

You have! I thought I had a chance of winning it. Everyone goes -

Caster Semenya is behind me, fantastic. That will pay a few

bills? Definitely! Last week I was devastated. Not to get in the final,

but that shows the consistency I have shown this year. I am growing

each year. I'm starting to believe in myself now as well. Last week

was a blip. I got to believe that. Fantastic! Well done. It was an

extraordinary race, with two of you clear of the field by miles. With

200m to go, did you think it was a two-horse race? I tried not to

think about it! Last week there was a screen and I really think I was

looking at the screen and that cost me a place in the final. I really

tried not to think about those behind me. If only I had done that

last week! Next year. Thank you very much. Well done. Jenny Meadows

who has won the Diamond race in the women's 800m. Steve can confirm the

tonight and that is enough to put her ahead by one point in the

Diamond race in the women's 800m so well done. The next event on the

track is the men's 100m. I have seen a little question go up on the

scoreboard here which is asking the crowd if they thought that Asafa

Powell could run under 10 seconds - 79% said "yes", but he has been

medals. Yohan Blake, the world champion.

There's Walter Dix. A late lane change. This means that Dix is in

four and Blake in three. The world champion, Yohan Blake

said, "You know, I feel cool about the whole thing." Asked if he was

feeling the pressure - aparently not!

Asafa Powell, he is still struggling with injury.

He is shaking his head. He doesn't look too up to this to me tonight.

He has won the Diamond League. He needs to compete here though, it

will tally turn up and run to take -- literally turn up and run to

take the prize money. Habit this man - Paul Collingwood? What a

out on a medal in the 200, finishing fourth. So no Bolt.

Expecting to see him in Brussels. M B there. She is a big athlete ticks

fan. Apparently singing -- athletics. Apparently singing later

I know the organisers here are disappointed that Bolt is not

running in this race. Powell is here.

So the new world champion, the silver medallist, and the man who

Away Powell got a good start. Dix goat got left in his blocks. It

will be close. Blake moving away. Blake wins it from Powell.

9.82. What a performance from the world

champion. If there's any doubt about this young man's ability as

well, false starts or no false starts at the World Championship,

he would have given Bolt something to think about! He's put pay to

Asafa Powell. Not 100% fit Asafa Powell - it has to be said. That a

new personal best for the world champion. He'll only get quicker.

No cobwebs for him. No tiredness in the legs. He is waving a -- riding

a wave of euphoria and has produced a superb run. 79% of the crowd were

right. Asafa Powell not at his best, we know that. Will he ever get back

on terms with this man? Yohan Blake, just 21 years of age.

Colin? An incredible start by Yohan Blake. We know what he's capable of

doing. He is the world champion, indeed. He is super strong in that

final part of the race. That is the important part of the race. That is

when the medals are won. I was watching him all season. I was

wondering when he was going to get the opportunity to run fast. Every

single race he's been in this year, he's been into a head-wind and

never had the opportunity to show what he's capable of doing. Tonight,

on a very still night in Zurich he managed to stop the clock at 9.82.

A new personal best. I know he'll be pleased with that. He'll be

hungry to go quicker again. Asafa Powell, to the left, you can see,

looks very comfortable himself there. Just happy to get through

and again never -- a performance from Powell. All he can do is look

at Blake. You can see he is glancing at the

clock. Hungry for that new personal best. He knows he's in great shape.

What I'm hoping, that he now believes he's world champion. He is

good enough to hold that crown. Obviously with his training partner,

Bolt being the main man, it is about time he can enjoy the fact

that he's world champion. Look at really impressive performance from

Yohan Blake. Powell looked relaxed in second place. Dix, taking third

ahead of Frater. Maybe Powell was relaxed because he knew the money

was in the bag. Blake, not on the Diamond League circuit as much as

him. Powell did all his work early in

the season and has won the Diamond race for the 100 metres.

The second round of this women's of purpose in her eyes, is there?

performance. Just a little bit short of that 70

metre line. The magical distance in javelin throwing. A record for the

German. Yohan Blake is coming down the media line here. We'll

hopefully talk to him in a second after that 9.82 time. Seeing him

run like that weths the appetite for Bolt against Blake, assuming

nobody is disqualified. If we look at that extraordinary moment in

Daegu a couple of Sundays away. You cannot believe such a

disqualification of such magnitude could happen. It has provoked a

huge argument, all the papers having their say about is the one

false start rule ridiculous, or should it be enforced? It tends to

divide. If you are involved in athletics you think it is a good

idea. If you are not involved in it, from a marketing point of view, you

think it is absurd that they might have missed the chance next year?

think the general audience feel they will be robbed of the

opportunity of seeing somebody like him perform. Athletics is about

rules and regulations. I can't see there's any problem with it.

Somebody like Bolt says himself, hands up, I'll be honest indeed

that, you know, I didn't settle in my block. If he is kind of happy

with it, then I cannot see any other reason why not. Let's face it,

those rules were set for TV. They were not for the benefit of the

athlete. What can you do? I don't necessarily think that the athletes,

and just because one man causes a situation that drops the jaw of the

entire nation, the entire world. Rules are there, they are there in

place. They are chasing the clock here. The men's 1500 metres

Nick Simmons, of the 800 metres will be the man to take them on

further, which is perhaps a little surprising. That really is the

measure of how quick they want to He might have well has a go at the

world chasm pi yob is back in -- champion is back in fourth place at

the mopltd. It will moment. It will be interesting to see the split

here. Simmons in third place. 1.52, they are not hanging about,

Steve. I am looking down there. I cannot

see Kaki at all. I am sure he's not there, after I have given him the

big build up. The pace will be fast. Simmons has been asked to be the

pace-maker. I know you have been asked to do a job, but you have to

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

watch what's happening. He has as it did in the World

Championships. Remarkable finish really, because

Kiprop did not make the move that everybody expected him to. Chepseba

a big surprise victory there. It will be interesting to see where

the Diamond League points end up. There he is at the finish. Dropped

back into fourth or fifth place. Kiplagat came through. Everybody

was behind Chepseba. Kenya, in first, second and third, but not

the victory everybody expected by the world champion.

The first Diamond League and watching Chepseba win.

By the time he got to the championships he did not represent

Kenya there. Look at the smile on Kiprop's face.

I don't understand why the last 200, once CHepseab had gone he packed up.

He must have been watching that race in the World Championships

been disappointing for Goldie Sayers.

Not over 60 metres thus far. Can you tell by the look on her face.

It is better, it is over 60 metres. Mariya Abakumova the champion.

The gold has improved there. Could push her up to fifth place. Here's

Sunette Viljoen. In round five. better.

Viljoen, the Commonwealth and African record this year.

68 metres and 38ths. She would have to throe a personal best to

challenge Obergfoll. She may have extended her buffer.

Abakumova in second place there. She has, 67.46.

There was the victory for ChepseabA -- Chepseaba.

Kiprop finishing in seventh place. As far as the Diamond points are

concerned, well a big 12 points for Chepseba. A big surprise for Kiprop,

who started as favourite, down in second place. We saw a wonderful

100 metres new live time best from Yohan Blake. He is downstairs now

all? Anything is possible for me. This is the first time I have seen

the Zurich crowd respond to you like that. What is your thought to

being here in Zurich? Usain Bolt, you get a massive cheer. I have to

work hard. Usain Bolt give me tips on what it is like to be out here.

I love the crowd. Do you think you have silenced the critics about who

is the best, what you can do? You have proven you are a man who can

run quick in your own right? Definitely. A lot of people think I

can't run under pressure, but I have shown you tonight. I can do

anything. It is in my mind. Usain Bolt was watching, what do

you think he was thinking? I was in training, "You are going to run,

but don't run ten-flat." That's what I did. Many congratulations.

Thank you. It's the leader in the women's

javelin, Christina Obergfoll. She hit that very, very hard. Oh! It's

just short of that magical 70-metre line. There's a woman who has come

back from South Korea with something to prove. I don't think

there is a woman in the world who has got a faster arm than Christina

Obergfoll. APPLAUSE There we are, 69.57m. Sally Pearson is here

tonight in her new capacity as queen of the hurdling world. That

race is coming up shortly. We have the women's 200m coming up. And an

interesting relay at the end of the night.

So, Colin, a quick word about Sally Pearson who I know you are chairman

of her fan club! She is a great technician. That is what saw her to

become World Champion. She is a great hurdler. Let's see what she

can do. Here are the runners and riders: Yes, indeed, Phylicia

George is on the inside. Nine athletes, but all of them I am sure

- I'm not sure they must have all looked at Sally Pearson's

performance and perhaps it was the performance of the World

Championships in Daegu. Poetry in beaten up. She said she wants to

enjoy it. She is the World Champion and she has been unbeaten this year.

I am sure she doesn't want to let that unbeaten record go. Carruthers

and Harper, who crossed the line almost together for the silver and

the bronze, Kellie Wells missed out over in lane two.

A super start from Sally Pearson. A metre up already. Kellie Wells is

going well. Sally Pearson is showing them what it is about.

Watch this girl go! Pearson will win by a mile. 12.53. A good run

from George and Wells. But she is head and shoulders above everybody

else. Tired or not, she's still way too good for the rest. The Aussies

must be so proud of Sally Pearson. That's Lisa Urech, a local hero.

She was saying yesterday she can't wait to get home. She's got some

business to take care of. This of course not a Diamond race here.

That comes next week in Brussels. They wanted to have her here in

Zurich and she has delivered. Colin? If you are a young hurdler

watching somebody that you need to look up to to really hone your

technique, this young lady is the person to watch. If you are a male

hurdler, exactly the same thing. She is just poetry in motion when

it comes to hurdling. A great lead leg, aggressive, hitting the floor

positively and pulling through the trail leg. That is the most

important thing - pull your leg right the way through. Get it in

front of you. An explosive start from Sally. She is an amazing

sprinter. Her season's best is 11.2. She uses all of that speed in the

best way possible - keeping it well controlled but aggressive. Off each

and every hurdle, she makes sure she is meticulous, making sure that

she pulls her trail leg through strong, quick. Keeps it very

dynamic. Slightly clips that one. No worries, she can afford to make

these tiny mistakes. Every time I watch Sally Pearson run, I just

want to watch her run. She is just sensational. Someone like myself

who loves the technique of this event, I could seriously watch her

all day. A dip into that hurdle is accurate. Perfect. I love watching

her. She makes me so excited indeed. I am looking forward to next year

when she gets another winter under her belt, gets a bit stronger and

can last a bit longer those final two hurdles. Perhaps, she will be

the world record holder. How good would that be! She said, "If I win

and run under 12., I'll be happy." She gets it! Isinbayeva clear on

the first attempt. So third and final attempt now at 4.72m. What

can she do? Her form has been so patchy. You can see there, she

doesn't look too worried. She wants to defend her Olympic title in

London. Here is the World Champion, also her third and final attempt.

She thought she had it. She got it on the way down. Jenny Suhr clear.

Still to come: The fastest living woman over 100m, Carmelita Jeter

taking on a star-studded field in the 200m.

Sally Pearson's last few weeks have been so fantastic. I was thinking

about less than 12 months ago all the drama in Delhi about her losing

the title there and sport is about treating triumph and disaster the

same. Yet, she's come back so much She has. You talk about the sign of

a champion. That is what you have to do when you are met with

adversity, or things that really don't go your way. I just think her

season has been incredible. I remember saying to Colin, can she

sustain that kind of performance? She ran quickly in the semifinal in

Daegu. Yet, still managed to raise her game and run that incredible

12.28. Sensational! The flow over the hurdles was uninterrupted. That

is key? Absolutely. She is very quick out of the blocks. She gets

into her running very fast. That is the most important thing. You have

to have a sense of urgency. Sally manages to do that. She does that

so well. I could seriously watch tape after tape after tape of Sally

Pearson hurdling. She is so technically efficient. Every single

woman in this line-up will go home, will look at these tapes of Sally

Pearson and say, "I would love to hurdle like that." Talking about

the relationship with her coach as well, she knows her strengths and

weaknesses and they are the key things that some athletes have to

do - be patient and be patient that the performance will come. She has

always been a talented athlete. She has become a world beater and a

super athlete. I think it is incredible what she's done and I

personally had not seen a performance like that in such a

long time. She's walked past us. Hopefully, we will have a chat with

her. She is not very tall. So she hasn't got the advantage of

massively long legs, so it is all in the technique. That is the

delight of the event for you? what the event is all about. There

is a sense of artistry and Sally puts that in place, brings it to

the every day person. They can see instantly that she is a great

hurdler. That is the key. Hopefully, we will hear from her in a second.

Let's check what is happening with the women's long jump. Jonathan?

There's the World Champion, Brittney Reese. A great performance

in Daegu by Brittney Reese. 6.51m in the first round. The lead held

by Nastassia Mironchik-Ivanova of 6.67m. That is perfect. Brittney

Reese - 7.19m this year - outstanding. A little bit ragged in

terms of her technique. Just very natural. Especially strong and

6.72m, she moves into the lead. next event on the track is the

line-up is the World Champion. Carmelita Jeter so close to doing

the double in Daegu, finished second in the world championship

200m final. Certainly, Bianca Knight, who leads the Diamond

League, has got a lot to prove here. She only ran in the sprint relay in

Daegu where of course the Americans won that event. Debbie Ferguson-

McKenzie, sixth in the World Championship Final at the age of 35.

A phenomenal athlete. Allyson Felix must start as one of the favourites.

It will be interesting to see how the American gets on here. She's

got fresh legs. She ran so many races in Daegu. Still came away

with two golds from the relays, both relays. A bronze medal in this

event. Certainly interesting to see if Allyson Felix can make any head

way at all on Carmelita Jeter two lanes outside her.

Away we go. Solomon gets away quickly, but so does Carmelita

Jeter and Allyson Felix beginning to run them all day. Allyson Felix

comes into the home straight looking super smooth as always. But

Carmelita Jeter has the edge. In lane two, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

is going well. But Carmelita Jeter is going to win it, 22.27. She came

on very strong over the last 50 metres. A slight head wind there

but nothing to trouble the athletes. Carmelita Jeter. Allyson Felix

could do nothing about that. Carmelita Jeter ran well here,

Colin? Yes, she's been running well all year over 200m. Her coach is

very happy with her 100m running so he decided to focus on the 200m.

It's reaped the benefits. She is getting more confident and

confident at this event. Still a little ragged at the back end. This

is the strongest part of her race. She is a 100m specialist where she

goes a bit ragged and you can see compared to Allyson Felix, she does

struggle at the end. 22.27 is one of the best performances we have

seen for Carmelita Jeter this year. So it is great to see that she is

running this 200m event and running champion, the silver medalist of

the 200 metres. She is a complete sprinter. Allyson Felix has not had

a golden here in any shape or form. She might be disappointed and will

have to go back to the drawing board to decide what she does for

Carmelita Jeter, 22.27. One of the fastest times she has ever run.

Allyson Felix picked up second performance from Sally Pearson, not

only in the World Championships, but here again this evening.

Afterwards she spoke to John. an extraordinary year you've had?

You have nailed it there. It has been extraordinary. A lot of hard

work has gone into this. My training has focused ond staying

consistent, -- focused on staying consistent. I have been focused on

this race, coming from Korea two days ago. I felt tired tonight.

did not look tired to us? It was tiring. I was happy to back up. I

was nervous for that race. I was nervous coming in as the world

champion, proving myself after that massive race I had. I did it and

I'm really proud. We were talking on a couple of occasions about

different countries and their strengths and weaknesses. It has

not been a vintage time for Australian track and field. How is

it for you to be the standard- bearer? We have struggled in

athletics in Australia for a while now. I am glad to help it out and

for the Australian public who don't see it very often. It is nice to

know I can do it for our country. Is that it for the year? I am doing

100 metres on Saturday. Many congratulations. That was a

fantastic performance! Thanks a lot. The action keeps on coming. There

is a man who wished he was in Daegu. This is the man who danced his way

have their trials there. The man in his place is in this race and

there. They have been asked to go through in a swift pace.

Well, earlier on today, I was going to say a very swift pace. It has

been pegged back a little. They were going to go through 2,000

metres in 15.18. They have been asked for five 22. Let's see what

happens in these first laps. They have two pacemakers.

Langat one of the pacemakers. The pacemakers, really getting

along here and Ramolefi is going with them.

tonight. Six to go.

Six athletes left in this high jump. This is the third and final test

now in the polt vault. Jesse Williams. We have seen lots

of hangovers here in Zurich. What will it be for Jesse Williams? The

number one. A final attempt.

Not quite! The world champion goes out. The

first 1,000 metres, spot on, 2.40. It was amended to that today.

That is the way they like to run the steeple races. Not so fast for

the first four or five laps, then speeding up.

The pacemaker in the green, Ramolefi leading the race.

We have Kemboi. Kipyego, in the orange. Those five,

if you don't include the pacemaker are clear.

I wonder if Paul Kipsiele Koech will want to carry on. He is a

great pace-maker. He would not expect Kemboi,

goodness me, he would like the victory here tonight. There is some

class in those top six competitors there.

The pacemaker is doing a good job. Koech is a hard man indeed.

Kemboi, easing along behind him. Koech, a hard runner, when he needs

to B It is difficult to envisage why on

earth the Kenyans left him at home. He's certainly not past it. He is a

class competitor every time he steps on the track.

So, the former Olympic champion in second place and the current world

champion moving back into third. This is boiling up into a, I've got

a feel it will be Koech verses Kemboi.

Ndiku is an interesting character. It is so typical just to get in the

top three in the Kenyan team. If you do get into the Kenyan team you

are not guaranteed a medal. The Kenyans - these are the two, to

It is Koech, Kemboi and Kipyego. Kipsiele Koech keeps looking up at.

He can see the danger man. Ezekiel Kemboi is just behind him.

700 metres to run. Koech, lead from the front.

Kemboi, comfortable. Having to work hard, though. Kiplagat trying to

hang on to the two Kenyans ahead of him. The Ugandan running well here.

Koech, almost shuffling kind of style. He never gives up. He is

consistently good. Often gets kicked by his team-mates.

Into the water jump there. Comes out better than Kemboi. They have

500 metres to go. Still between the three.

Kiplagat in third place. He did not clear that water jump well. He lost

a couple of metres. Now the 400 metre mark and the bell, can the

hard man in front beat the world champion? He has a point to prove

has Koech. Paul Kipsiele Koech, has he got Kemboi and Kiplagat? Those

three are well ahead of everybody else.

When it gets to the last 200, that familiar style, the grim mace

starts to come across his face. Koech takes it better. Kemboi, just

stretches in the last stride over that one. Now to the water jump for

the last time. They need to negotiate this and then the stripbt

will start. Both over safely. A -- sprint will

start. Both over safely. The world

champion being tested by Koech. Now the last hurdle. Kemboi is clear.

Kemboi comes away again. The world champion wins in Zurich and wins

ahead of his team-mate, the consolation for Koech is he will

retain the Diamond race by one point from Kemboi. Smiles all

around. I do feel so sorry. It is a good win for Kemboi. I feel so

sorry for Koech. I think the Kenyans should have taken him. The

controversy has continued to rage on in Kenya. He had to watch them

run well there. Koech showing he would be close. He would not have

beaten Kemboi, but he would have been close. That was a phenomenal

last lap. Koech, just having a look across.

He punched the air when he punched the line, the man on the right-

hand-side of the screen. He must have known the Diamond League money

was safely in the bank. Kemboi, his stages, as the number

one in the world, when it comes to racing.

That is a brilliant jump from the Greek athlete. Hardly seen him on

the international circuit. Finished fifth in the World

Championships. Him and Trevor Barry have beaten some big names here

tonight in Zurich. Certainly a lovely technique.

Remember that name - I think he's saying. We have not heard it before.

We might hear a lot more about it with technique like that. This is

two metres and 34. So he fails this.

That man! I reckon before this competition began, as well as here

in Zurich, for Barry though, he has had a super season, culminating in

had another wonderful evening -- Zurich have had another wonderful

Jenny Suhr4.72 came first. It was none the less perhaps the most

exciting field event of this evening. Christina Obergfoll making

up for her disappointment in fourth place in Daegu. 69.57m - a meet

record. One more race to come. The 4 by 100

relay. The case of British sprinting is in the dock because we

have the British runners running in much faster race, it was won in

10.05. Three British athletes in. Harry, the best of the British

bunch, 10.31. None of those times would trouble the scorers at the

elite end. What do you think about the general state of British

sprinting? Well, we are void of that elite runner at this moment.

The question is why? Why haven't we got the talented person to go under

10 seconds on a regular basis. We saw Yohan Blake capable of doing

that. It is a big question for our sprint coaches, really, to wonder

what is going wrong. Of course, when we talk about relay racing,

you think about last Sunday and that 4x100m relay. There was this

fiasco at the final change-over. Perhaps, as well, Marlon throwing

the baton at him, that was possibly a medal that went abegging. I would

say so. The British had their chances having run a season's best

in the heats. I don't know who is to blame. Some say Harry Ai --

Harry Aitkens went off too early. Then the collision. Harry was in

his lane. It was an unfortunate accident. Still, we need to find

four consistent runners that can reproduce times year on year out.

At the moment, our guys are just having one great season and then

they are breaking down and not able to repeat the performances.

Consistency is the key in so many sports. They have a chance now to

get the baton from A to B. Can they do it?

We certainly hope so. There is Craig Pickering. Hands on to Marlon

Devonish. Runs that bottom bend beautifully. It is not Harry AA

bringing the baton home, it is Mark Lewis-Francis. Mark ran 10.36

earlier on tonight. There's the are concerned, they had a point to

prove, but they haven't brought any of the big guns here. No Walter Dix.

The Jamaicans being led off by wears gloves when he is racing. He

Carter, Ainsley Waugh and Michael Frater. No Powell, no Blake. The

two big guys have decided to pass this one. A little bit of room -

the Americans have left out Walter Dix. We expected to see Dix running

outside of the USA in lane six. Their team didn't finish in Daegu.

All these teams running in their national colours apart from the

Swiss and the Germans. This is the final track event.

Should be a good one. Great Britain in lane three.

James Ellington away well. So are the Jamaicans outside them. The

American high hurdler and the Jamaicans get the baton away. Craig

Pickering going for Great Britain. Jamaica is in the lead at the

minute through Nesta Carter. Nesta Carter hands over beautifully.

Marlon Devonish having a good leg for Great Britain. Mark Lewis-

Francis gets the baton in the lead. Lewis-Francis for Great Britain. He

is up against Michael Frater. Jamaica get it! Great Britain in

second place. Wow! 38.31 the winning time from a real scratch

side as far as Jamaica are concerned. That makes some amends

for Great Britain's failure in the World Championships. Different

composition in the team. Mark Lewis-Francis, 15 metres from the

line must have thought he had a real chance. Well, to be honest,

Mark in front of that point would have expected to stay in front. He

is down there with John. Mark, when you got the baton, I thought you

had won it? I got run down by a Jamaican! I can't complain. Yeah.

Not much breath left. That was a great leg you ran as well. If only

a week or four days earlier, you could have done the same thing?

know. That is when we need to do it. So soon after the champs, so little

sleep and jet lag, I'm quite happy with that. They had to run to catch

us. We were ahead. The team spirit was there. We felt it. It is good

to redeem ourselves after what happened in Daegu. When Mark got

the baton, did you think you can win this? I thought we had it. It

was unlucky. He had been running 9.98 all season. We done well.

Craig, the atmosphere standing here at the side of the track was

fantastic. Did you feel it out there? Phenomenal. Hopefully, it

will be like that at the Olympics next year. Many congratulations. We

are chasing the clock as well. quick thanks to Tim who has helped

me through the season, my mum and everyone back at home. Everyone who

knows you! Thank you very much. Here ends a really frantic evening

of entertainment with Jamaica winning in 38.31. A national record

for Switzerland which went down well here.

So an extraordinary evening. Talk about cramming a quart into a pint

pot. The headlines: You talk about Kirani James. He is

going to be a star way beyond track and field. A fantastic performance

tonight beating Lashawn Merritt. There's so much more to come from

him. Yohan Blake - 9.82 - a personal best in the 100m. Bolt has

to be worried. Well done Jenny Meadows. She wins the Diamond race

which is $40,000. And Sally Pearson just incomparable

when it comes to the hurdles. Just flowing effortless over those

hurdles to another victory. You could use the world "effortless" to

describe Carmelita Jeter who won the 200m, the quickest woman in the

world over 100m and she was flowing beautifully towards the finishing

line, dipping for victory. Rounding off a great evening for a series of

"great" athletes. When you get a night of athletics like this, it

takes a lot to beat it? A lot of people were wondering how the

athletes were going to perform. Every single one of them virtually

raised their game and did a good job for Zurich. They have invested

a lot of time and effort in getting these athletes from Daegu so they

can perform for this massive crowd. I suppose one of the great things

is, you respond to the environment you are performing in and the noise

that has been created here. It is a football ground, two clubs play

here and it is an athletics stadium so it can be done. The athletes

raised their game? The crowd understands the tradition and the

fantastic performances that this stadium can bring. They have turned

out in their droves. The atmosphere is incredible. There's been almost

like celebrity style screaming going on. It is exciting, brilliant

and it has been a thoroughly enjoyable night. You must remember

that in 2014, this is where the European Championships will take

place. So all of the atmosphere that we are feeling now, can you

imagine this then. Our athletes will love performing here. MelC is

about to perform in the middle for us. From a British perspective,

when you look at Andy Turner, he was a bit tired, Jenny Meadows

still had a lot going for her. It is hard to keep the momentum going

because you have built yourself for the World Championships and you

have eaten the main course but you still have another one to eat!

Jenny Meadows performed well. The guys have hopefully put to bed that

poor performance in the 4x100m. It is a good performance. We have to

be careful not to overexaggerate what happened in Daegu. There is

still time for them to do really well. Next week, Usain Bolt is in

action over the 200m. If Bolt peak form raced Blake in peak form, that

would be interesting? It would still be one-way traffic. You must

remember Usain is the main man in their training group. Thank you,

guys. We will see you next week in Brussels. We are on BBC Two at

7.00pm. That is the Bolt show whatever race he runs. That is

followed by the Mo show, which is on Saturday, Great Britain against

the USA from the Quayside in Gateshead at 1.00pm. We think Mo

Farah is going to run. Then Mo on Sunday, Mo starts the show because

he is going to be sending tens of thousands of you on your way in the

Great North Run. The last mile will feel like you are running to

Berwick-upon-Tweed! We have had a great night here. One