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There is always talk about the future of the home of British

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athletics. One minute it will be redeveloped, then it will go to the

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knacker's yard, but there is still something magical about Crystal

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Palace, when it is full and the biggest names in track and field

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds

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This is effectively the final qualifying for the World

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Championships in Korea. Who is in the best shape? Which British stars

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are going to take on the world and beat it?

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And BAFTAs course is where Mo Farah comes in. Unbeaten this year and in

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commanding form at Birmingham last week. A 3,000-metre a warm-up

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tonight will hopefully put him in tip-top form for Korea. But on a

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global stage, there is no question about the outstanding athlete of

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the year: David Rudisha, world record holder at 800m, has won his

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last 27 races. David Oliver has been one of the pre-eminent figures

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of track and field for the last few years, but a major title still

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eludes him. This is a big warm up tonight for him.

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And then we will focus on two British Ladies, Perri Shakes

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Drayton, two titles in Birmingham last weekend, but how does she rate

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against the best in the world? And the same goes for teenage

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sprint sensation, Jodie Williams. European junior champion but can

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she swim with the bigger fish? Unless you live within walking

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distance, it is often a wonder that anybody makes it to Crystal Palace,

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especially on a Friday night, but they come still and with a capacity

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crowd of endless acres of parkland to go alongside the sports centre,

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world famous as well. The great thing about athletics is that it is

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but it is also part of the Diamond League series. These events, part

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of the Diamond League, are designated by a diamond on the

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right Tyneside. -- right hand side. There are also some domestic events

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to help for selection for Korea. Mo Farah will be on at 9:10pm. A

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couple of absentees, one of them is Jessica Ennis. After her five event

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heroics in Birmingham, she is taking the weekend off but she says

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she intends to have one more race perhaps in Loughborough before

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Korea, and also Asafa Powell is sadly missing. He pulled out a few

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hours ago because of injury. But we still have a blistering programme

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for the next three hours. Some of the names of the stars are

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augmented by Colin Jackson and Mo Faroe really have suddenly

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captured the public's imagination. The what a season! It has been

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incredible. We talk about the atmosphere here, he could have

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easily sat this one out. He does not need to race but the atmosphere

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is incredible, it is a chance for him to put his spring spikes on in

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the 3000m and celebrate with the crowd. -- sprinting spikes. So why

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does he come? Sometimes you think it is the right thing to do. If you

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had it been a preparation for the running year, there is no reason to

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change it. The 3000m is a crowd- pleasing event. It is not too long

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so as a long-distance runner, Mo Farah is going into middle-distance

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running there. It is pretty special. He would run 3000m in a training

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event so why not do it in front of the crowd, I suppose? This takes us

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to the other end of the Distin spectrum to Jodie Williams, who is

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our great hope to be a major star. She has said she will not compete

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in Korea in the world championships. What is the difference? This gives

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her an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the big guns. She is

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still only 17. The merest got his Bianca Knight, who is 22. She can

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use this to get out and feel what it is like to rub shoulders with

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the others. Jodie Williams is used to winning and that was why she

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does not want to go to Daegu. She has dominated her age group. Let's

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face it, she may not feature in those championships. Behind us we

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can see we have the men in the first semi-final of the men's 110-

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metre hurdles. This is almost an Olympic final in its own right!

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Fantastic line-up. They are in two quite a strong headwind. Without

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being too technical, how will that impact? It hampers your rhythm.

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This event is about strength, power and the rhythm. You need the

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marriage of all of those things do get the really fast times. Early on

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in the evening you do tend to have a headwind at Crystal Palace. Later

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in the evening, that will tend to drop so these guys who qualify will

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be happier when they return later for the final. And the key thing is

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that you have to hit the first flight because if the wind impacts

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on you there, you have problems with the subsequent ones.

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conditions are always very different indeed so they kind of

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drive into the first hurdle and people, look at Dayron Robles in

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the green, he is of course the world record holder and Olympic

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champion. He does a seven stride approach to the first hurdle and he

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will appreciate this headwind. He can drive into the barrier and get

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into his stride earlier. The where does Andy Turner fit in? A lot of

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pressure. He knows this is the field he will be up against in

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Daegu and it is the market of when he could possibly finish in the

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final so it is a difficult situation for him. He is clearly

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Britain's number one and I hope he can truly focused and raced to his

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best potential. You have to remember this is a run this of our

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domestic people. We have Lawrence Clarke in lane eight, William

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Sharman closest to us, who are going for the times. Gianni Frankis

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in the next heat. So this is a real race of, very exciting. It is a

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race within a race. The Great Britain's team for Daegu is

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announced next week and for a lot of these guys, this is a last

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chance to say to Charles van Commenee and the other selection

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people, you have got to take us. Andy Turner will be there and so

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will Paul Dickenson forced a thank indeed. Alexander John, former

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European finalist. That was a championship that was won by Andy

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Turner so he will know this man very well. Only 13.69 this year.

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That will not be fast enough, I suggest, to qualify for the final

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later. Will Sharman is recovering from injury. He finished third in

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the UK Championships last weekend. This is a real surprise package

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from the USA, Jason Richardson. He won the Diamond League in Stockholm

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last week. He beat David Oliver and everybody else but this time he is

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up against the world record holder and Olympic champion, Dayron Robles

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of Cuba. Brown from the USA, he finished 6th in the world

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championship final way back in 2005. This year he got his lifetime best

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of 13.2. Andy Turner! Great reception from the Crystal Palace

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crowd. He had a week of last week from hurdling anyway. He got to the

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semi-final in the 100 metres. Dominic Berger, 13.32 this year.

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His lifetime best. And finally Lawrence Clarke. The UK champion

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from last weekend. He twice equalled his lifetime best

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performance of 13.58. He will be disappointed if there is a strong

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headwind. But the object of the exercise for him is to make the

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final. The top three, plus the two fastest losers from both semi-

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finals, will go through. Lawrence Clarke did so well to win the UK

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Championships last week. Just 21 years old. A real prospect.

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Commonwealth bronze medallist at couple of years ago. But Dayron

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Robles will be the man everybody will be watching, and Andy Turner

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in lane six, and Will Sharman in A will have to wait and see whether

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he goes through as the fastest loser. 13.17. Slightly less was the

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head wind, 0.9 metres per second, but Andy Turner will not be happy

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with himself after that run. What is start to the meeting. What a

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surprise and what a guy this is, too. It is fantastic to see Dayron

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Robles running so well again. Aggressive into the first hurdle.

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You can see his seven stride approach, he gets very snappily

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into his stride and he eases away from the field. He is a born her

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lap, he has such fluid technique, they remain relaxed. He doesn't

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worry when he is under pressure, he just presses on. As they come

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through the line you can see Andy Turner was fourth place

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unfortunately. It is only the first three guaranteed. We have to see

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where he ends up. But yet again, the closest to us, you can see

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Dayron Robles, he throws his legs so neatly over the hurdles, pulls

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them down aggressively. He always seems to do enough. You also have

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to be careful of the guy very close to him indeed. Her on the right of

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our screens, Jason Richardson, who beat David Oliver in Stockholm. He

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is coached by John Smith, someone who has a vast experience in

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getting hurdlers into great shape at the right time, and I think this

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could be a danger man in Daegu. Even though Dayron Robles is making

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his lead, his left foot over the barrier, you can see how Jason is

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just sneaking back to him, slowly but surely. But you know what,

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Dayron Robles proves why he is the champion. He eases himself in front

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whether Andy Turner's time stands It is a waiting game as you say.

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Assess the race of star it was generally a bit sloppy. I made a

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few mistakes, I hit a few hurdles. It wasn't a particularly good race

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to be fair. I think I have got a lot of work to do now. Things have

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been going OK in training. It is one of those bad races I think.

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as the atmosphere changed when you are at an Diamond League meeting

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with a full house and you had the likes of Richardson and Dayron

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Robles running alongside you? love it. It would have been great

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if David Oliver and a few others were there because I love racing

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the best guys in the world. They are the pride I am trying to catch.

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I need to be racing them all the time. I hope it will be enough to

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make the final because I can improve a lot on that, 13.41 into

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the wind. That shows there is still a lot more there. Let's hope so.

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We know Andy Turner will be going to do what championships. If you

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were on the selection panel and deciding whether anybody would be

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going with him, on that evidence, Lawrence Clarke ran up really well

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last week, would you take them? Will Sharman has the standard from

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last year but he has been struggling with injury this year.

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Not quite in form. Lawrence Clarke has beaten him twice. It is a tough

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one. This is what you have to do as a selective. I like Lawrence. I

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think he is feisty. I saw him before the meat talking about

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technical advice, he is serious and I think he should have the

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opportunity. He is a geologist at Bristol University. He loves it and

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I loved him! I think he has done Let's move on to the second semi-

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final. David Oliver is just behind us, the great American. He talks

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just as well as he runs. Always quick to see you in the UK.

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I know London has a particular place in your heart, with 2012 a

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year away. I wonder how much the feeling of the Games and the

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excitement is hitting you. America, we are not really on the

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bandwagon yet, but when it turns into 2012, it will be dominating

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the coverage. When the season ends this year, you make a push, in

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training, all the way through to next year. I am excited to be back

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in London next year. The fans are so knowledgeable with athletics. It

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will be a great environment. I am really looking forward to it.

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is intensity, wherever you walk in the season, because of the people

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in it. This weekend, it is Dayron Robles. What do you read into these

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races? It is mainly about what I am trying to accomplish as a

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springboard to seeing where we need to go back and get right, ahead of

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the world championships. I am sure most of the athletes here are

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trying to make sure that they do not get injured, everything goes

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right, so they can go home with something to build on for the big

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dance later on this month. I assume he is under heavy training, were

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core of the other athletes. You want to win, of course, you want to

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give a great effort, the fans, they want to see that. I am going to

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give the fans what they want to see. I am hoping it will be good enough

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for the win. Nobody is going to go to Daegu and say, I won in London,

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that means I should be able to win here. It is always different, race

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to race. You try to stay technically efficient and get the

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here, hopefully. The massive shoulders. Andy Turner was training

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with him during the week. His children said, why are your

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shoulders not as big as his? Big man, big talent. He will be hoping

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Turner, 13.421. The two fastest performance in Budapest last

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weekend. He finished in second place. He is not too well known on

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the European circuit. The Jamaican is, though. It has run the 100

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metres in 10 seconds flat. He has made a good move up to the hurdles.

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He made the final in Berlin. Then, the former world junior champion.

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Second in the American championships. David Oliver, the

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American champion, beaten in his last two Diamond League outings.

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One of those defeats was to Dayron Robles. The former American

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collegiate champion. 13.30 this saga of Tiffany Ofili-Porter, this

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is her husband. He took the bronze at the American indoor

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championships last year. Gianni Frankis watched what happened with

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Lawrence Clarke and well Sharman. 13.57 is his best. If he can run

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13.52 here, he will guarantee athlete on the circuit. He is

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always happy to give his time. He is great with the media, and very

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popular with the other athletes. But he will want to re-establish

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himself here, not just in this heat, but in the final later on, against

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Dayron Robles and the new threat of for Andy Turner. I am pretty sure

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his 13.421 will be good enough. It was not the best of starts for

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David Oliver, but he always makes up for it. When you are built like

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David Oliver, the wind does not effective. -- does not affect you.

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He did not get out of the blocks as explosively as I thought. He is not

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first to the first hurdle. He is sandwiched between his two

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compatriots. It will come a long time to work his way through the

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field. But when he started moving it, he moved smoothly and cleanly.

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That is going to be crucial. Seven strides to the first barrier. He

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works really hard to make sure he is on top of the barrier, with as

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much speed and precision as he can muster. Then he gets into a very

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smooth, silky rhythm and timing, which is going to be very important.

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I am watching his face to see if there is any signs, but there is no

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problem. Making sure he qualifies. There was quite a strong headwind

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as well, so it was a good performance. It looks like he is

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A strong headwind, a decent time, what will you improve on in the

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final? Just to win more of the same. It was a decent time. And OK race.

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Just try to get into the top three. What is it like when you have a

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heat and a final? You cannot hold back. You can still run under

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control. That is what I tried to do. I think I did a pretty good job.

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Just try to improve the technical aspects in the final. You have got

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a head-to-head with Dayron Robles in the final. It will be a great

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final. We have a great competitors, and I would hope to come out on top.

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semi-final. About 0.1 seconds for will qualify for the final later on.

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Perri Shakes-Drayton became the first person to win the 400 flap

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and 400 hurdles national championships, but she is stepping

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She is up against the best two was fourth in Beijing. She will be

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looking to push towards the medals in Daegu. You look at the world

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rankings, the top three are ahead metres above her season's best to

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head this year. A couple of European Cups and European team

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championships. She was the European lead is over 66 metres. It has laid

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down the gauntlet. It certainly has. There are two athletes ahead of the

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British athlete who of the best in the world, but I think a medal is

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up for grabs by the time we get to the world championships. Goldie

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Sayers has got every chance of getting it. That was a good

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response. She needs more, though, if she is going to overtake the

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happened just before. There is no other forever that hits the javelin

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so hard. -- no other thrower. She creates the platform, then pours

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through very fast. We saw her fro over 70 metres in 2007. These two

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the world indoor champion. She jumped 15 metres and 25 centimetres

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in 2010. She has not been in that form so far this summer, but that

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round. Sorry, the first round. A We are still here at the start of

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the home stretch, but at the far end, they are getting ready for the

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400-metre hurdles. Amongst them, Perri Shakes-Drayton. She won the

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400 metres last weekend so emphatically. Is it because she is

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getting better or of the rest getting slower? I think we have got

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a real demonstration of how much potential this girl has. She is

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incredible. Her races last weekend were amazing. She. Against

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Christine are eroded, specialists in the event. But look, she moved

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away from the field. So much power and strength. I thought she was

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sensational. It is great to see her do that. I will be honest, this

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race tonight is going to be of a different level. Do not be

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surprised if she is 10 metres adrift of the women she is up

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against, she is up against the best in the world. Kaliese Spencer will

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win this race, and I think she will be the Olympic champion next year.

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She is taking on Melanie Walker as well, the Olympic champion. This is

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not easy! And a Zuzana Hejnova. It is a tall order. She needs to find

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a second to be in the next. But with improvements to her hurdling

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technique, which has not command, I think in the next couple of years,

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could what are the areas of her hurdling technique that she should

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She is a tall girl but she needs to get headlines down quickly and into

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her stride. She has clearly got good Flat speed but her hurdling

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technique is letting her down. needs a ribbon she can rely on

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every single time and if you can get that timing, when I talk about

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how many straights, when you change down as you approach, lots of

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things she can still learn which is always great. We can see there will

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be getting on their blocks very shortly. Paul Dickenson. Thank you.

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Everybody I am sure of in the Crystal Palace stadium will be

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looking forward to seeing Perri Shakes Drayton. She ran six races

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last week in? Not quite as many, five. She won the title on very

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tired legs and the 400-metre hurdles, an absolute bruiser of an

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fourth place, she has won every race since then -- ever since

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that is for sure. She won in Paris. Eilidh Child of Great Britain is in

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lane eight. She is chasing a what championship standard. -- a world

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championship standard. Melaine Walker, the Olympic champion from

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collegiate champion on 400m hurdles. She has made reasonable progress

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over the last couple of years. Tracey, Central American junior

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record holder, just 18 years old. 54.58, lifetime best. Then Perri

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Shakes Drayton, European bronze medallist last year in the 400m and

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the hurdle and she is in good shape. Personally I can't wait to see her

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race at the World Championships. This would be a nice stepping stone.

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Zuzana Hejnova, she will provide a fantastic target. Abating Olympic

:33:21.:33:25.

finalist and quite dominant in the Diamond League this year -- a

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Beijing Olympic finalist. She won in Oslo and Paris. Kaliese Spencer,

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finalist in the last world championships, where she finished

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fourth. She has a cracking time this year already off 53.45.

:33:39.:33:43.

Melaine Walker, the Olympic champion, world champion the year

:33:43.:33:51.

after, looking very relaxed indeed. Zuzana Hejnova, fastest woman in

:33:51.:33:57.

the world this year. Queen Harrison, she has been making progress, tit.

:33:58.:34:04.

54.78. Almost on equal terms -- she has been making progress, to.

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Eilidh Child finish second in the UK Championships last week. This is

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where she did her lifetime best last year of 55.16. If she can

:34:15.:34:21.

repeat that, she will also be on the plane to Daegu. Perri Shakes

:34:21.:34:26.

Drayton has a good lane draw. The bend is slightly tighter in lane

:34:26.:34:30.

three than it will be for Eilidh Child in lane eight but Eilidh

:34:30.:34:32.

Child is running blind and everybody will be running down on

:34:32.:34:42.
:34:42.:34:57.

on the outside lane. Safely over the first hurdle. Perri Shakes

:34:57.:35:01.

Drayton is running strongly but inside Tower is Tracy of Jamaica,

:35:01.:35:09.

who is running well, too -- inside her. Zuzana Hejnova is having a

:35:09.:35:17.

storming first 200 metres. Spencer Walker and Harmison have gone down

:35:17.:35:23.

Eilidh Child. This is a very competitive race. 150 metres to go

:35:23.:35:30.

into the home straight. Perri Shakes Drayton, about 5th place at

:35:30.:35:35.

the moment! Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica is way ahead of the Olympic

:35:35.:35:45.
:35:45.:35:48.

52.8! Absolutely massive in terms of times. That is one of the

:35:48.:35:54.

fastest times in history! Absolutely superb! She ran her

:35:54.:36:04.
:36:04.:36:06.

socks off! 52.8. 9th fastest time in history. Two places behind Sally

:36:06.:36:11.

Gunnell on the all-time list. I know that Sally is watching tonight.

:36:11.:36:15.

She must have been impressed with that. That is the sort of target

:36:15.:36:18.

that Perri Shakes Drayton and everybody else have to try to go

:36:18.:36:23.

for in the future. A real step forward for Kaliese Spencer. Of

:36:24.:36:32.

Jamaica. This was always on the cards. She has been in supreme form.

:36:32.:36:38.

I know that Colleen is a big fan of hers -- Colin. When she gets it

:36:38.:36:43.

right, she's superbly. She started quickly and must have taken six

:36:43.:36:49.

metres out of everybody else in the first 200 metres. She was format we

:36:49.:36:53.

meet is ahead in the first couple of hurdles, which is unusual -- she

:36:53.:37:00.

was a four metres ahead. She was not looking as tired as some of the

:37:00.:37:04.

others. Look at the distance she put between herself and Melaine

:37:04.:37:09.

Walker. Perri Shakes Drayton came in third place and this season's

:37:09.:37:18.

best, around 54.6. She is so full of running in the home straight...

:37:18.:37:26.

Spencer. It is a world lead, a meeting record, a personal best. It

:37:26.:37:30.

is not a national record, that is still held by Melaine Walker, but

:37:30.:37:40.
:37:40.:37:40.

Congratulations, up to do that so close to the world championships!

:37:40.:37:44.

am in great shape. I came here today wanting to get a personal

:37:44.:37:49.

best and added that. Three more weeks for the World Championships.

:37:49.:37:53.

Hopefully I will be running a faster time. How much more do you

:37:53.:37:59.

have? I hope lots. I have been training hard. A world record would

:37:59.:38:05.

be great but I am focused again when first. But to get such a huge

:38:05.:38:10.

personal best, half a second off, that must be amazing. I am very,

:38:10.:38:17.

very happy. I came here to do just that and I did so. Congratulations.

:38:17.:38:24.

Perri Shakes Drayton. What a finish. An amazing finish to take third.

:38:24.:38:30.

Yeah, very happy with that performance. A season's best over

:38:30.:38:35.

the hurdles this year. Hopefully more to come when it comes to the

:38:35.:38:41.

world championships. Some people there got personal-best so I think

:38:41.:38:47.

I have done very well actually! saw the article in the Telegraph

:38:47.:38:50.

for you, you are the poster girl for the East End going towards

:38:50.:38:55.

London. How does that fit? It is a nice feeling getting attention but

:38:55.:39:00.

I will not let that get to my head too much. I will let them running

:39:00.:39:04.

do the talking, that is my failings. Until I get the medals, you can

:39:05.:39:09.

save them type of things. I am chasing, trained to be number one

:39:09.:39:19.
:39:19.:39:26.

in the world. Enjoy the reception Spencer. It certainly was. In fact,

:39:27.:39:33.

equal now with Sandra Farmer- Patrick, we all remember that name.

:39:33.:39:38.

Melaine Walker, the Olympic champion from three years ago, in

:39:38.:39:42.

second place, and Perri Shakes Drayton, certainly in form, beating

:39:42.:39:47.

the former world No. 1 Zuzana Hejnova. Eilidh Child slightly

:39:47.:39:54.

outside what she requires. To get to the world championships. And

:39:54.:39:58.

there is the Diamond League situation. Kaliese Spencer his way

:39:58.:40:05.

up the top and Zuzana Hejnova will be disappointed with that. Perri

:40:05.:40:14.

Shakes Drayton, on the board, in All sport is full of teenage

:40:14.:40:19.

shooting Stars 24-worth but Jodie Williams could be our first female

:40:19.:40:23.

sprinting star for 30 years -- teenager shooting Stars, who fall

:40:23.:40:29.

down to worth. We will speak to her in a moment. That was an immense

:40:29.:40:35.

performance in the 400 of stock fantastic! I haven't seen times

:40:35.:40:40.

like that for a long time. I was particularly impressed with Perri

:40:40.:40:46.

Shakes Drayton. It was a very difficult race, she acquitted

:40:46.:40:51.

herself extremely well and it is great to see her doing so well.

:40:51.:40:57.

hard is it psychologically? On the bend, 200 to go and Perri Shakes

:40:57.:41:01.

Drayton was clearly several strides from the people up front. Mentally

:41:01.:41:05.

you have to keep your pattern and rhythm. You have to say you will

:41:05.:41:09.

close that gap rather than think you cannot possibly catch them and

:41:09.:41:14.

that is the find of somebody who can achieve a lot. Absolutely, and

:41:14.:41:20.

somebody who is mature ring. She did not panic. She knew those women

:41:20.:41:24.

could be tear. She kept her own mind and ended up with a season's

:41:24.:41:29.

best. -- she knew those women could beat her. As long as she learns on

:41:29.:41:33.

experience of what others have done a Roundhead, that is the most

:41:33.:41:42.

important. -- done around her. Jodie Williams, 17 years old, born

:41:42.:41:47.

in 1993. What do you say to her? for it. She has nothing to lose.

:41:47.:41:56.

She looks amazing. She has a brand new haircut. Crucial! She looks

:41:56.:42:06.
:42:06.:42:06.

great. She also could go for Kathy Cook's world junior record.

:42:06.:42:10.

looks to be in incredible shape. She has a very wise head as well.

:42:10.:42:15.

It will be interesting. If she runs really well, let's just say she

:42:15.:42:20.

comes third out of the blue, surely there has to be a rethink about the

:42:20.:42:28.

world championships Oster not necessarily because she has already

:42:28.:42:32.

had 10 per major championships this year. And she won them. It is about

:42:32.:42:37.

gaining experience. It is exciting for all of us because not many of

:42:37.:42:42.

us have seen her run at this level. Opportunity knocks for Jodie

:42:42.:42:52.
:42:52.:43:03.

decision that Jodie Williams should not go to the world championships.

:43:03.:43:07.

Jodie Williams is in lane three. Shalonda Solomon, a fast as in the

:43:07.:43:17.
:43:17.:43:18.

world this year, is in four. -- fastest in the world this year. If

:43:18.:43:22.

Stephanie gets around without being disqualified, she has done well.

:43:22.:43:30.

She have been disqualified twice this season and twice at Crystal

:43:30.:43:33.

Palace before! Aleen Bailey in A, fourth in the world championships,

:43:33.:43:41.

excuse me, the Olympics in 2004. She is 30 now. This brilliant

:43:41.:43:46.

talent. Wonderful European Championships and Junior

:43:46.:43:50.

Championships, running the 102 hundred. That junior record is held

:43:51.:43:59.

by Kathy Cook, 1979. -- the 100, and the 200. Solomon is the fastest

:43:59.:44:09.
:44:09.:44:09.

in the world this year. 22.15. Bianca Knight, she has run well on

:44:10.:44:16.

the European circuit. She won the Diamond League. Missed out on the

:44:16.:44:25.

American trials in fourth. Tiffany Townshend, she is a new name. She

:44:25.:44:31.

got 22.5 back in June, a season's best. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is

:44:31.:44:38.

just about exactly twice the age of Jodie Williams. Get your calculator

:44:38.:44:45.

out and work that out. Shimon Simpson of Jamaica, Olympic silver

:44:45.:44:52.

medallist at the 100 metres. Conditions are pretty good. It is

:44:52.:44:58.

still warm but a slight breeze in the home straight. Let's hope that

:44:58.:45:01.

can settle a bit and let the athletes really let rip in the home

:45:01.:45:07.

straight. For Jodie Williams, the nerves will be there but she is a

:45:07.:45:12.

great competitor as well as a huge talent. She is up against some top,

:45:12.:45:17.

top opposition. Solomon, fastest in the world, outside her and Bianca

:45:17.:45:27.
:45:27.:45:46.

Knight is in five. Williams is in looks ragged. Jodie Williams his

:45:46.:45:56.
:45:56.:46:03.

fifth or sixth. Bianca Knight wins better athletes, but Jodie Williams

:46:03.:46:09.

will have enjoyed the experience. Not far away from her 18th birthday,

:46:09.:46:14.

and her first taste of the Diamond League athletics. It will be

:46:14.:46:20.

interesting to see what her reaction was. Solomon was really

:46:20.:46:28.

disappointing. Bianca Knight wins her second Diamond League event.

:46:28.:46:33.

thought Jodie Williams got a solid start. Not spectacular. You can see

:46:33.:46:38.

daylight between her and Solomon. She was being pressured from the

:46:38.:46:48.
:46:48.:46:53.

beginning to stretch away, but she hung in there. She is not in the

:46:53.:46:58.

top five, but she started this race with the slowest time of any of the

:46:58.:47:08.
:47:08.:47:11.

competitors. I fear she may be the top two. Solomon came here as

:47:11.:47:19.

the fastest woman in the world. Disappointing. But Bianca Knight is

:47:19.:47:29.
:47:29.:47:31.

a true powerhouse. 22 pts 69. Jodie Williams, 22.95. Not bad. Into the

:47:31.:47:41.
:47:41.:47:45.

headwind. Let's see what she has A tremendous effort, you were so

:47:46.:47:52.

close to them. By Ben was appalling. Why was a bit fazed by everything.

:47:52.:47:59.

It was an incredible experience. I thought, well! I am quite happy

:47:59.:48:07.

with it. I cannot complain. 22.95. The conditions are not perfect.

:48:07.:48:11.

Plus, you said on Twitter that you were nervous. You acquitted

:48:11.:48:16.

yourself very well. I was hoping for a personal best, but it was not

:48:16.:48:22.

to be. There was a head wind. They are so fast. I just came here for

:48:22.:48:28.

the experience, I am really happy. Does this give perspective to the

:48:28.:48:35.

four will reap about you being at the World Championships, etc?

:48:35.:48:42.

proves I should not be there! I am not ready for it. This atmosphere

:48:42.:48:46.

was perfect. Just building me up gradually, rather than going

:48:46.:48:50.

straight into the world championships. That is what I am

:48:50.:48:55.

trying to do, gather experience, before I go to the Olympics.

:48:55.:48:59.

understand what has gone on around the selection process, because you

:48:59.:49:06.

are such a talent. I have had a good year. I am happy with how

:49:06.:49:11.

everything has gone. Thank you to everyone for believing in May. I am

:49:11.:49:21.
:49:21.:49:28.

British athlete has run under 23 seconds this year. She is a big

:49:28.:49:38.
:49:38.:49:48.

A few minutes away from the major clash of the night, 800 metres. The

:49:48.:49:58.
:49:58.:50:03.

British all-comers record under javelin, this thriller is still in

:50:03.:50:11.

second place. -- this thrower. That is further. The Olympic champion,

:50:11.:50:21.
:50:21.:50:23.

the world record holder has fiddle on the Diamond League

:50:23.:50:33.
:50:33.:51:02.

attempt. Finishing off the fifth round. She is down in second place

:51:02.:51:09.

now. She screams. She keeps screaming! That is the beauty of

:51:09.:51:13.

the field events, the immediate chance to respond, the adrenalin

:51:13.:51:16.

flowing in the way that it has not been for the last three or four

:51:16.:51:26.
:51:26.:51:35.

aerodynamically. She leads the Diamond League rankings. Quite a

:51:35.:51:45.
:51:45.:51:52.

We are standing close to the javelin, and we hope to hear from

:51:52.:51:58.

Goldie Sayers soon. Let's focus on the men's 800 metres. He is a

:51:58.:52:03.

mouth-watering clash, falling to -- including David Rudisha, the most

:52:03.:52:08.

complete middle-distance runner of all time. He is not flamboyant off

:52:08.:52:13.

the track. I wonder, as an international

:52:13.:52:22.

athlete, where does the Olympics sit with you? Are you excited?

:52:22.:52:28.

Olympics is a special sport. Everybody, every athlete, is

:52:28.:52:37.

focused to see that he wins the Olympics. My father won a medal in

:52:37.:52:42.

1968. He is still remembered because of that. That is the thing

:52:42.:52:50.

for you now, to start winning medals. Yes, breaking the world

:52:50.:52:57.

record twice last year, it was a great achievement for me. It was a

:52:57.:53:06.

great feeling. But also, winning the world title and an Olympic

:53:06.:53:12.

medal, it is also some think that will boost my career. That is what

:53:12.:53:20.

I am focused on. Having the world record is like having one part of

:53:20.:53:26.

some think, but still missing two other things. The world title and

:53:26.:53:34.

the Olympics. That is why I am focused to see that. I want to make

:53:34.:53:38.

it balance. Here in London, you are racing against one of your great

:53:38.:53:43.

rivals, Abubaker Kaki. Where does this race fitting for you into the

:53:43.:53:50.

overall plan of winning the world title? Remained here, for the first

:53:50.:53:56.

time, meeting together this year, it will be geared to them together

:53:56.:54:03.

and to compete together. -- it will be good. He will give me a stiff

:54:03.:54:08.

competition in Korea. We are standing wide by the track,

:54:08.:54:14.

10 yards away from David Rudisha. He is so tall. When you think about

:54:14.:54:19.

Kenyan athletes, you think they will be short. He has got to be 6

:54:19.:54:27.

ft plus. He is hoping to take Steve Cram's recorder. To a selling job

:54:27.:54:32.

of him. He is still relatively unknown, yet he is a phenomenal

:54:32.:54:42.
:54:42.:54:46.

lovely running action. He has had a few problems with injuries. He is

:54:46.:54:52.

still not proving yet. We all know he can run fast, but he has not

:54:52.:54:58.

proven it in a major championships. He has not proven it across three

:54:58.:55:02.

rounds. He is an incredible talent, but he has to win the World

:55:02.:55:06.

Championships and perhaps the Olympics. Tonight, he has got a

:55:06.:55:11.

great athlete against him, Abubaker Kaki. We will see a fast race

:55:11.:55:21.
:55:21.:55:21.

tonight. The all-comers record should have gone years ago! 1:33.2

:55:21.:55:31.
:55:31.:55:43.

is well within their compass. Let's week. He went to Sweden and ran

:55:43.:55:53.
:55:53.:56:14.

back to the be standard. -- to the -- he has had an illness. He has

:56:14.:56:19.

been struggling this year. The Commonwealth champion, the Kenyan.

:56:19.:56:26.

He also won a silver medal at the world, not -- the Commonwealth

:56:26.:56:35.

championships. I am so pleased. I saw him in the hotel yesterday.

:56:35.:56:39.

After these huge disappointment of falling at the trials last week, he

:56:39.:56:49.
:56:49.:57:05.

picked himself up, and Ivan 1:45 1:45 point four. The American

:57:05.:57:15.
:57:15.:57:30.

that race. I will talk more about Abubaker Kaki. Three minutes 31 for

:57:30.:57:38.

1500. It will be fast, it will be a right scrap over the first few

:57:38.:57:45.

hundred metres. They both like to go out harder. The world record

:57:45.:57:50.

holder will probably want to control it from the front. This is

:57:50.:58:00.
:58:00.:58:01.

a pacemaker. 49.5. If he was not there, they would go that hard

:58:01.:58:08.

anyway, I am sure! Abubaker Kaki against David Rudisha, the 800

:58:08.:58:18.
:58:18.:58:25.

the pacemaker. I thought it would be a race for the first 200!

:58:25.:58:31.

Abubaker Kaki heads out as fast as he can. The pacemaker is sprinting

:58:31.:58:40.

to get to the front. I think that was inside 24 seconds. Yes, that is

:58:40.:58:45.

why the pacemaker had to sprint to get to the front. Le Cap David

:58:45.:58:55.
:58:55.:59:14.

Rudisha, the world record holder. - action. Can he be strong enough in

:59:14.:59:20.

the back straight? Abubaker Kaki is in a great place. The strength and

:59:20.:59:30.
:59:30.:59:39.

stamina will tell. Abubaker Kaki action. It never changes. There is

:59:40.:59:48.

a two-metre gap. David Rudisha has the advantage. Abubaker Kaki has

:59:48.:59:57.

defined a bit more. David Rudisha is handing on. -- hanging on. It is

:59:57.:00:04.

a new meeting record, and the British all-comers record. David

:00:04.:00:08.

Rudisha and Abubaker Kaki giving us a real display of 800 metres

:00:08.:00:14.

running it. Abubaker Kaki has got to get in front of him. You have

:00:14.:00:19.

got to have a plan to beat David Rudisha. At the moment, he can

:00:19.:00:23.

control it, and he has the speed and ability to run those times at

:00:23.:00:33.
:00:33.:00:39.

will. It is good to see them race David Rudisha. That is a UK records

:00:39.:00:46.

that Steve Cram set back at the Commonwealth Games in 1986. He is

:00:46.:00:55.

following the pacemaker, David Rudisha. To 26 seconds for their

:00:55.:01:02.

second so 200 metres. Then he sort for the third 200 metres. -- then

:01:02.:01:12.

he slowed down. At this point, Abubaker Kaki needed to be a couple

:01:12.:01:18.

of inches closer. Look at that stride and the power. His arms are

:01:18.:01:22.

driving and he is pumping away there. He is not giving Abubaker

:01:22.:01:28.

Kaki any chance. It is a narrow victory, but he has just run the

:01:28.:01:38.
:01:38.:01:39.

legs of Sport 8 mac. A fine performance by David Rudisha. A

:01:39.:01:48.

really good performance also for Andrew Osagie. There will be a very

:01:48.:01:52.

happy British athlete out there because Andrew Osagie has managed

:01:52.:02:00.

to just scrapped -- it's great inside the A Standard. He is in 5th

:02:00.:02:08.

place. Andrew Osagie will be over the moon. He ran so well last week,

:02:08.:02:16.

so he will qualify for the team in Daegu. Now we can speak to David

:02:16.:02:22.

Daegu. Now we can speak to David Rudisha. You have just taken the

:02:22.:02:29.

records from Steve Cram. How do you feel? I feel great. It was good. I

:02:29.:02:33.

was in good shape. I knew I was going to take that recurred.

:02:33.:02:39.

Yesterday, I said I would do it. You controlled the race from the

:02:39.:02:46.

front and you knew that Abubaker Kaki would be your greatest rival.

:02:46.:02:52.

I tried to control the race all the way. I knew that if I had a good

:02:52.:02:59.

finish at the last bend, then I would take the race. You want

:02:59.:03:03.

you're first world gold title, surely? That is my target this year.

:03:03.:03:08.

Good luck with that. Great to see you in Britain at last. Thank you

:03:08.:03:18.
:03:18.:03:21.

you in Britain at last. Thank you good performance from Abubaker Kaki.

:03:21.:03:30.

A personal best in 5th place for Andrew Osagie. Let's get his

:03:30.:03:36.

Andrew Osagie. Let's get his thoughts now. I am sure you are

:03:36.:03:40.

delighted. You take all the boxes that you needed to do make your way

:03:41.:03:48.

to Daegu. That was always the plan. I am pleased that I have ran the A

:03:48.:03:57.

Standard. Mycock has put in a lot of effort. -- my ego coach has put

:03:57.:04:07.
:04:07.:04:08.

You get caught up in the moment. You have to just go with that.

:04:08.:04:14.

Luckily, I did. At this early stage in your career, when you are racing

:04:14.:04:19.

against the likes of David Rudisha, is there an element of longing for

:04:19.:04:23.

you? At the back of my mind, I have always thought that I could get

:04:23.:04:31.

there. It is finally taking its toll and coming into shape.

:04:31.:04:41.
:04:41.:04:43.

Wonderful to see. Enjoy Daegu. is one happy man there. Can we have

:04:43.:04:51.

a quick thought on Andrew Osagie and sport and nine mac? -- and

:04:51.:04:58.

David Rudisha. Effort less -- effort Lewis is the way to describe

:04:58.:05:05.

that. At that level, he makes it look so simple. If you watch

:05:06.:05:10.

Abubaker Kaki, he was working like a horse, but it was not going to

:05:10.:05:19.

happen. 0 Dwain Chambers at this meeting. Is this not the hypocrisy

:05:19.:05:27.

of the worst sort, where some people who have been done for drugs

:05:27.:05:34.

are allowed to come back and others are not? Personally, I think it is

:05:34.:05:39.

a farce. The rules say that you are banned and you have to serve your

:05:39.:05:46.

time. He should be here. The promoters are so inconsistent. It

:05:46.:05:53.

infuriates me. It also confuses the audience's. The promoters decide

:05:53.:05:57.

who they're going to invite. Unfortunately, Dwain Chambers is

:05:58.:06:07.
:06:08.:06:21.

not flavour. This is a pretty hot who is in there. Craig Pickering of

:06:21.:06:31.
:06:31.:06:33.

Great Britain is on the outside. Remaldo Rose is another Jamaican.

:06:33.:06:37.

At the Commonwealth Games a couple of years ago, we saw him in the

:06:37.:06:46.

relay race. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. He is a long way of the very best

:06:46.:06:53.

in this heat and only three will go through to the final. Gerald Phiri

:06:53.:07:01.

is running for Zambia. Yohan Blake of Jamaica. He has developed

:07:01.:07:11.
:07:11.:07:21.

wonderfully. Sport 25 mac of Trinidad and Tobago. Trell Kimmons

:07:21.:07:31.
:07:31.:07:38.

of the United States. He is a very quick starter. Four Ana world

:07:38.:07:45.

champion Trell Kimmons. Craig Pickering did not start in the

:07:45.:07:52.

final last weekend, but is here tonight. There is a third spot in

:07:52.:08:02.
:08:02.:08:12.

athletes would desperately love to make what is going to be a top-

:08:12.:08:21.

class final later on. Despite the fact we do not have Asafa Powell

:08:21.:08:31.
:08:31.:08:54.

there. Yohan Blake is looking beautiful. It was very easy indeed.

:08:54.:09:01.

Yohan Blake was super us move there and made that look easy. -- was

:09:01.:09:09.

very smooth that there. It is a shame there is a slight breeze. It

:09:09.:09:19.
:09:19.:09:20.

has taken the edge off a little. Trell Kimmons not too far away. An

:09:20.:09:30.
:09:30.:09:31.

embarrassment of riches that the Jamaican team have. When you see

:09:31.:09:36.

Yohan Blake moving away and that middle section, the others were not

:09:36.:09:46.
:09:46.:09:47.

able to move through. Will wait to see what happens in the second race,

:09:47.:09:57.
:09:57.:09:58.

but Craig Pickering has done well. Yohan Blake is being nice and

:09:58.:10:08.
:10:08.:10:11.

relaxed. He looks pretty comfortable. Very relaxed indeed.

:10:11.:10:13.

comfortable. Very relaxed indeed. Hopefully he will get below 10

:10:13.:10:20.

seconds in the final. If the conditions are favourable for the

:10:20.:10:27.

final, pillow 10 is within your reach? I just want to keep focused

:10:27.:10:34.

in the final. Tell me about a 100 metres seen as you see it this year,

:10:34.:10:44.
:10:44.:10:51.

without Tyson Gay? Anything is possible. It will be an interesting

:10:51.:10:59.

one. Up at the final, much more to come from you? Definitely. I will

:10:59.:11:03.

call out there, keep focused and do my thing. All the best for that.

:11:04.:11:13.
:11:14.:11:14.

my thing. All the best for that. Thank you. Yohan Blake easing down

:11:14.:11:23.

at the end. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is the fastest loser so far. He

:11:23.:11:26.

will have to wait and see whether he will make it through to the

:11:26.:11:36.
:11:36.:11:42.

final later. Can Goldie Sayers improve on her previous attempt?

:11:42.:11:52.
:11:52.:11:52.

That is better. She needed something beyond 61 metres. That

:11:52.:12:00.

was a good competitive performance from her. Real model of technique.

:12:00.:12:08.

She is consistent and have a big throw. She hits it hard. It is not

:12:08.:12:18.
:12:18.:12:20.

in on the door of 63 metres. Good effort. Called Rose has finished in

:12:20.:12:30.
:12:30.:12:32.

third place. That is a good way to third place. That is a good way to

:12:32.:12:37.

go. After words, Goldie Sayers spoke to us.

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A tremendous performance, finishing third in the javelin. A tiny taster

:12:41.:12:48.

of what is to come next year. was a promising performance,

:12:48.:12:52.

especially in the last round. Unfortunately, I am around at the

:12:52.:12:58.

same time as some of the best ever. It is tough competition. To come

:12:58.:13:06.

third in a medal position before the World Championships is good.

:13:06.:13:15.

Very promising. What about your overall feeling? I know you have

:13:15.:13:20.

had injury problems the four major championships before. Do you think

:13:20.:13:25.

you have more to do? There is a lot to do. And had an injury in April.

:13:25.:13:31.

My team are fantastic. It is nice to be healthy before or major

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:13:41.:13:41.

championships. It is quite exciting. It is nice to do well at Diamond

:13:41.:13:45.

League meetings. The crowd was fantastic and I gave me an idea of

:13:45.:13:53.

what it will be like next year. It comes down to September, though.

:13:53.:14:00.

are right behind you. All very best. are right behind you. All very best.

:14:00.:14:10.
:14:10.:14:14.

Thank you. Now let's look at that triple jump. This season best was

:14:14.:14:24.
:14:24.:14:26.

for the athlete in third place. Here are the diamond race standings.

:14:26.:14:35.

The finals from Zurich will be on the BBC. Now it, the men's long

:14:35.:14:45.
:14:45.:14:47.

jump. Nobody is over 8 mac metres so far. Greg Rutherford is, though.

:14:47.:14:55.

There is a battle between him and Chris Tomlinson. The last two

:14:55.:14:58.

British record holders are going head-to-head. Some pride is at

:14:58.:15:08.
:15:08.:15:09.

stake. Chris Tomlinson had a massive jump earlier this season.

:15:09.:15:14.

When you look at the likes of Irving Saladino and Mitchell Watt,

:15:14.:15:24.

great competition. Chris Tomlinson has a chance to respond immediately.

:15:24.:15:32.

The gauntlet has been laid down by his British rival. I tell you what,

:15:32.:15:42.
:15:42.:15:50.

it is blow for blow in the men's Rutherford or Tomlinson, if they

:15:50.:15:54.

get it right in Daegu, they could come back with a world championship

:15:54.:16:00.

mettle. 8.14 metres, just a few centimetres behind, and that set

:16:00.:16:10.
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the scene for a great long jump time of Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is

:16:25.:16:35.
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Championships, Mark Lewis-Francis disqualified for a false start.

:16:36.:16:46.

Just when he needed it most, or when he didn't need it most. Marlon

:16:46.:16:56.
:16:56.:17:02.

Devonish is in the best seat for Daniel Bailey. Nesta Carter, gold

:17:02.:17:09.

medal winning relay member. 19 men this year so far under 10 seconds

:17:09.:17:19.
:17:19.:17:26.

in the world, that is a lot. Thompson it is surprising in one of

:17:26.:17:31.

the few men coming to run in this Diamond League event you are not

:17:31.:17:35.

British who have not run under 10 seconds. Great performance Fort

:17:35.:17:41.

Marlon Devonish last week, 10.14. So many British sprinters running

:17:41.:17:50.

the A Standard, the top two got selected. He is in with his third

:17:50.:18:00.
:18:00.:18:27.

French record. Neston -- Nesta prove, could he have got in among

:18:27.:18:37.
:18:37.:18:53.

the top three last week other than start, and also Daniel Bailey. But

:18:53.:18:57.

in his head, Nesta Carter leading them, Richard Thompson finished

:18:58.:19:07.
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quickly. But the Brits behind these four, 10.03. The wind is zero. I

:19:10.:19:15.

suggest that Thompson will make it through as either the fastest loser,

:19:15.:19:20.

almost definitely well, and then they will have to fix it after that,

:19:20.:19:23.

Carter, not quite as fast as Michael Rodgers but pretty

:19:23.:19:27.

impressive once he got moving. A good time for a heat as well.

:19:28.:19:36.

it certainly was. 10.04. Certainly driving here. In lanes 3 and four,

:19:37.:19:40.

Mark Lewis-Francis being left a little bit as was Marlon Devonish.

:19:40.:19:44.

Was a final it will be but what about Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, or

:19:44.:19:47.

Marlon Devonish for that matter. Have they got a chance of making it

:19:47.:19:51.

through? We will know in a moment. Colin, what do you think about that

:19:52.:19:59.

An opportunity for new faces, but Nesta Carter is more than capable

:20:00.:20:05.

of taking his time. He has got a massive stride when he gets going,

:20:05.:20:11.

he goes down the track and in unusual fashion but he is running

:20:11.:20:15.

very close this year, he has run a Asafa Powell close this year. A

:20:15.:20:21.

real quality athlete. From the Jamaican school of sprinting, a

:20:21.:20:26.

powerful runner. Right in the centre of the field. Watch how late

:20:26.:20:30.

he takes it. Everybody else is looking ahead. Now Nesta Carter

:20:30.:20:37.

gets into his flow. He has a very, very unusual stride. Very long. And

:20:37.:20:41.

to the left of him, the contrast, Michael Rodgers from America, again

:20:41.:20:45.

under 10 seconds and more than capable of doing something special

:20:45.:20:55.
:20:55.:21:12.

in the final. My man may is on Not the best way to end the night's

:21:12.:21:16.

work, you are just one hundredth of a second away from making it.

:21:16.:21:20.

to hold back on my start. I got a false start last week and if you

:21:20.:21:24.

look at the race, I was one of the last out of the blocks. It is not

:21:24.:21:33.

an excuse but it is my 6th race of the season, I am walking away

:21:33.:21:37.

without injury. What has been in your mind this week bearing in mind

:21:37.:21:43.

what happened last week? I needed to be with a good time to get into

:21:43.:21:49.

the world championship team. I ran 10.03 today, not the world's best

:21:49.:21:53.

but I wish I had one more race to go to see if I could do better than

:21:53.:21:59.

what I just did. Individual out of the way now, relay all the way?

:21:59.:22:04.

their, man. I will fight all the way. I still think I can do it --

:22:04.:22:12.

no way, man. For I have only been fully fit for the past three weeks.

:22:12.:22:16.

It is progression. This is what you did last year at the championships.

:22:16.:22:21.

Exactly, I need to raise my game, I need an opportunity but we will see.

:22:21.:22:28.

I appreciate that. Thank you. We have more than Mo Farah in the

:22:28.:22:32.

distance events, Chris Thompson ran so well last year, but will have to

:22:32.:22:41.

run well this evening if he wants Interesting selection than the 100

:22:42.:22:48.

metres, what would you do Colin? is very tricky. Marlon has done

:22:48.:22:54.

himself to get through it. Someone for the relay as well, a 10th

:22:54.:22:58.

athlete to consideration. Hand on heart, most of us are looking at a

:22:58.:23:04.

relay medal. I think so. I think we need the strongest, most

:23:04.:23:08.

experienced people in the field. stock about the distance buzz.

:23:08.:23:14.

Brendan Foster is in our commentary position. How much can Mo Farah be

:23:14.:23:18.

a catalyst to what has been a fairly dormant sector of track-and-

:23:18.:23:22.

field over the years? To be honest, last year in the European

:23:22.:23:26.

Championships, he did galvanise it. They finished first and second in

:23:26.:23:30.

the 10,000 metres and Chris Thompson took it on from there. A

:23:30.:23:33.

really good performance and then earlier this year, he ran faster

:23:33.:23:39.

over 10,000 metres than Mo Farah had ever run. We look like we had

:23:39.:23:42.

two world-class distance runners, but sadly Chris Thompson got

:23:43.:23:51.

injured and is now struggling. Mo Farah has gone faster by second --

:23:51.:23:59.

by half a minute. We saw him challenging Haile Gebrselassie and

:23:59.:24:04.

now he is nervous, concerned, he may not even run fast enough to get

:24:04.:24:07.

on a plane to Daegu so it just shows you the contrast in the

:24:07.:24:11.

fortunes of two outstanding athletes actually. So in terms of

:24:11.:24:15.

tactics, what would you advise him to do? Run as hard as the can for

:24:15.:24:20.

as long as he can to be honest! Straight forward! A simple thing,

:24:20.:24:26.

this running! If it had not been a simple thing, me and Steve Cram

:24:26.:24:36.
:24:36.:24:47.

this man's 5,000 metres. Andy Vernon in there. He has got a

:24:48.:24:55.

chance of running a B Standard. Great Mottram in there, he is also

:24:55.:24:59.

in the 3,000 metres later on with Mo Farah. Chris Thompson has got a

:24:59.:25:06.

real job on his hands and Mo Farah in introduce any of this week he

:25:06.:25:10.

said maybe not as clear as he could have done, that 10,000 metres is a

:25:10.:25:14.

priority and if things go well in that he feels he will do the 5,000

:25:14.:25:19.

metres. You cannot therefore take somebody with eight B Standard if

:25:19.:25:28.

they have got a A Standard. Chris will want to run the A Standard

:25:28.:25:38.
:25:38.:25:46.

around and a reason why this 5,000 metres perhaps was included in this

:25:46.:25:51.

programme schedule, Chris Thompson is delighted it is here, but we

:25:51.:25:54.

were hearing rumours that Kenenisa Bekele might want to have a run out.

:25:54.:26:02.

It has not materialised. We will have to see if Kenenisa Bekele will

:26:02.:26:07.

be there to defend at least his 10,000 metres title, may be the

:26:07.:26:11.

5,000 metres title as well in Daegu. Andy Vernon there, former UK

:26:11.:26:21.
:26:21.:26:29.

the German team with that qualification time. Chris Thompson,

:26:29.:26:33.

his partner Gemma Simpson, will be running in the 800 metres later.

:26:33.:26:40.

She has had problems as well. But it is Chris's turn first in the

:26:40.:26:46.

5,000 metres. So lapse of about 54 seconds would give them an even

:26:46.:26:53.

paced run. I suppose Chris will be hoping he is not the anyone wanting

:26:53.:27:03.
:27:03.:27:04.

to at least wrong with the pace a little here. Our pacemaker will be

:27:04.:27:11.

Titus, the Kenyan. It is always easier said than done going through

:27:11.:27:14.

the first few laps. When you have got the likes of Craig Mottram in

:27:14.:27:19.

the race, he is in pretty good form, in Birmingham. He got the

:27:19.:27:29.

qualifying time under his belt. is lucky that Titus who is a good

:27:29.:27:34.

athlete in his own right finished just ahead of Chris in the

:27:34.:27:40.

Commonwealth Games last year. He was 4th in the 10,000 metres. He

:27:40.:27:48.

said a good pace, 61, 62 seconds for the first lap. And Craig

:27:48.:27:53.

Mottram and then Chris Thompson a bit further down the pack.

:27:53.:27:56.

Everybody has been in the position of Chris Thompson. You know you're

:27:56.:27:59.

fit and then you get an injury and the struggle for weeks and it does

:28:00.:28:04.

not go right. Eventually it almost comes right and then you have got

:28:04.:28:08.

out and test yourself in a race. A bit of a turmoil leading up to it

:28:08.:28:13.

but often if you get into the race, this is where you will want to be.

:28:13.:28:16.

You want to remember how it is done and this is a good field, it will

:28:16.:28:26.
:28:26.:28:40.

put together. -- it is well put my mate, Baxter. And a neat run by

:28:40.:28:50.
:28:50.:28:56.

the athlete in 5th place. Titus is The second round of the men's long

:28:56.:29:01.

jump. Rutherford leading, he went for it in the second round, he fell

:29:01.:29:06.

short. Chris Tomlinson is having his second round the 10th. And that

:29:06.:29:12.

is further... It is so simple. Takes off, hangs in the air and

:29:12.:29:16.

this season as you can see from that, a rather satisfied look. He

:29:16.:29:21.

has jumped incredibly well. couple of years ago when we saw

:29:21.:29:25.

Tomlinson in a grand prix event, I remember you guys were interviewing

:29:25.:29:30.

him afterwards and he said one day I think I will jump 8.50 metres and

:29:30.:29:34.

I think we had a chuckle from some people around the world thinking,

:29:34.:29:38.

Chris Tomlinson, aged pod 50 metres? But I tell you what, now

:29:38.:29:42.

that he has jumped 8.35 and his confidence is up, you have got to

:29:42.:29:48.

believe him. 8.25, that is a good lead for Chris Tomlinson. We have

:29:48.:29:52.

got the women's pole vault, the bar at four point 55 metres. The

:29:53.:30:00.

British world -- British record holder. Holly Bleasdale is becoming

:30:00.:30:08.

a world-class poll also. Easy as you like it. She may figure in the

:30:08.:30:13.

world championships. Mitchell what, second round, low running style but

:30:13.:30:19.

an explosion on the board. It looked pretty and pretty. At

:30:19.:30:23.

Stockholm in the Diamond League, he jumped and OCR that record. He beat

:30:23.:30:33.
:30:33.:30:43.

the lead. Here is the man to beat for the World Championships. Eight

:30:43.:30:53.

metres and 45. Back with the men's 5,000 metres. After a reasonable

:30:53.:31:03.
:31:03.:31:10.

first 600 metres, it has slowed a little. Titus Kipjumba Mbishei will

:31:10.:31:19.

be happy that it has picked up again. Chris Thompson is now trying

:31:19.:31:29.
:31:29.:31:29.

to keep up the pace. Ben True is in third place. He is beginning to

:31:29.:31:34.

pull away from Chris Thompson, so it is a difficult time for him.

:31:34.:31:44.
:31:44.:31:46.

Maybe he has lost some fair as, but he must stick to the task. Chris

:31:46.:31:50.

Thompson will be desperately keen to follow the position and get the

:31:50.:31:54.

chance to run in Daegu. He might not be as good tonight, but in a

:31:54.:31:59.

few weeks' time he will be better. He was fit earlier in the season.

:31:59.:32:05.

When I watched him run in Manchester, I was impressed. I know

:32:05.:32:15.
:32:15.:32:16.

that, having run over 10,000 metres, his basic strength is there. Other

:32:16.:32:21.

British athletes are chasing him and tracking him. He is better than

:32:21.:32:26.

men, but they will be encouraged by the fact that they are close to him.

:32:26.:32:35.

Chris Thompson looks to be having a rough time. The time at 2,000

:32:35.:32:45.
:32:45.:32:47.

metres was spot on. But it was the fact that he had then thrown in 62.

:32:47.:32:51.

When you are not as fit, you do not want the peace to change. You can

:32:51.:33:01.
:33:01.:33:03.

cope with it when you are more fit. Chris Thompson is not miles away.

:33:03.:33:07.

Perhaps it could be a deliberate ploy to hang back, but you would

:33:07.:33:14.

want to be close to the top three. You would not want to deliberately

:33:14.:33:19.

have Lagat of that size. Be gap is now getting bigger. -- you would

:33:19.:33:24.

not want to have a space of that size. This space is now and getting

:33:24.:33:31.

bigger. Let's return to the long jump. Just to remind you, Mitchell

:33:31.:33:38.

Watt is in first place. Chris Tomlinson is in second. The

:33:38.:33:42.

conditions are beautiful for horizontal jumping. Warm with a

:33:42.:33:49.

slight breeze behind. Can Greg Rutherford take advantage? In will

:33:49.:33:56.

not be as far as Mitchell Watt, but will its challenge Chris Tomlinson

:33:56.:34:06.

in second? Both of them want to be British No. 1. Technically, I think

:34:06.:34:16.
:34:16.:34:16.

Greg Rutherford is more solid this year. Eight metres 17. No

:34:16.:34:26.
:34:26.:34:41.

a little. He looks more comfortable and the gap between the leaders and

:34:41.:34:51.
:34:51.:35:10.

the second group mac of two is the B Standard. If he can achieve

:35:10.:35:19.

that, he will improve within a few weeks. With Mo Farah already having

:35:19.:35:27.

reached the A Standard, we note that Chris Thompson will get better

:35:27.:35:35.

within a few weeks. He has struggled from coming back from

:35:35.:35:39.

injury and adversity and worked very hard. He enjoyed his moment of

:35:39.:35:45.

glory last summer in the European Championships. He is a very good

:35:45.:35:49.

athlete and is an inspiration to others. As he has done before, he

:35:49.:35:54.

will stick to his task now. I hope he is getting some information

:35:54.:36:00.

because this is an important race in his career. It looks as though

:36:00.:36:06.

he wants to go past the American. I suggest he should. He is slipping

:36:06.:36:16.
:36:16.:36:16.

off the pace. The leaders are also slowing down. Chris Thompson is not

:36:16.:36:21.

making any inroads into that. He is half a second slower than the

:36:21.:36:31.
:36:31.:36:32.

leaders are under each laugh. -- on each lap. The gap to the leaders is

:36:32.:36:37.

too much and he is too far away from the finishing line to really

:36:37.:36:42.

want to push up. People are coming behind and that could I urge him on.

:36:43.:36:51.

I think Titus Kipjumba Mbishei has done as much as he can. Craig

:36:51.:36:55.

Mottram does not have to worry about the time as he has been

:36:55.:37:00.

selected by the Australians. He ran very well in Birmingham. He is just

:37:00.:37:07.

having a bit of a ride at the moment. It is good to see sports

:37:07.:37:17.
:37:17.:37:19.

that -- Craig Mottram back false start -- back. More confidence as

:37:19.:37:24.

he is winning races. That is very important for distance running. You

:37:24.:37:31.

have to get confidence from winning races. Now, there is a big group

:37:31.:37:36.

around Chris Thompson. He is finding this difficult. Andy Vernon

:37:36.:37:43.

is running well, at the back of that group. Chris Thompson is going

:37:43.:37:50.

through a torrid time. This will be a test of his mettle and to deter -

:37:50.:38:00.
:38:00.:38:00.

- and determination. He has run out of fitness. Craig Mottram is doing

:38:00.:38:09.

well. He will appreciate the crowd here. Jonathan Mellor is having a

:38:09.:38:16.

great run and heading for a personal best. Chris Thompson is

:38:16.:38:19.

not having a great night and will not want to be beaten by any other

:38:19.:38:28.

British athletes. There is just under 600 metres to go. Chris

:38:28.:38:33.

Thompson has a real tussle on to be the best British athlete in this

:38:33.:38:43.
:38:43.:38:43.

race. Jonathan Mellor was third at the UK Championships. Andy Vernon

:38:43.:38:53.
:38:53.:38:58.

is trying to get on the back of that, as is James Walsh. Well

:38:58.:39:08.
:39:08.:39:11.

played, as we hear the bell false start -- bell. We are looking at

:39:11.:39:21.
:39:21.:39:26.

the chasing group are now. Chris Thompson will have ate. The

:39:26.:39:36.
:39:36.:39:45.

American is running strongly in second place. Chris Thompson with

:39:45.:39:55.

Jonathan Mellor just behind him. He will have to work for it all away.

:39:55.:39:58.

Strong performance from Craig Mottram. Another confidence-

:39:58.:40:04.

building run. He has been finding it harder over the last few years,

:40:04.:40:13.

but is coming into some good form. Ben True of America takes second

:40:13.:40:23.

place. Andy Vernon is the next British athlete after Chris

:40:23.:40:29.

Thompson. That was hard work for Chris Thompson. He set out with

:40:29.:40:37.

great intent. The lack of fitness when you have not put a training in

:40:38.:40:44.

our been able to race for three months really shows. No problems

:40:44.:40:50.

for Craig Mottram. Chris Thompson is a very good athlete and it is a

:40:50.:40:54.

shame to see him struggle to run a time he is normally capable of

:40:54.:41:04.

doing. They were at opposite ends of the scale. Craig Mottram was get

:41:04.:41:09.

out for two years through injury. Now he can go to Daegu confident

:41:09.:41:17.

that he has a chance and is in good form. Chris Thompson, who we were

:41:17.:41:23.

supporting, is getting ready to talk to us downstairs. We will

:41:23.:41:33.
:41:33.:41:34.

catch up with them eventually. It was a race for third and 4th. I

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think sport -- Chris Thompson will think sport -- Chris Thompson will

:41:38.:41:48.
:41:48.:41:48.

be disappointed. We can hear from It was a fine effort. We know you

:41:48.:41:55.

have had your problems with injury. At the great Manchester run, you

:41:55.:41:59.

are giving the winner from last year a run for his money.

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problem was that he was not here today, so I was not so determined!

:42:04.:42:08.

Things go up and down all the time. I am great to have a -- am lucky to

:42:08.:42:12.

have a great team around these. I cannot believe I am here and

:42:12.:42:21.

unhappy to be competing. I would like to thank my team for making me

:42:21.:42:31.

so strong that I can do this. I gave my all today. I wanted the B

:42:31.:42:35.

Standard to put myself on the table and they did not happen. This

:42:35.:42:41.

season continues and I will keep trying and smiling. As for every

:42:41.:42:46.

athlete, it is all right next year. I wanted to be M Daegu, but you

:42:46.:42:50.

have to face up to it. Tomorrow morning, I will start my training

:42:50.:43:00.
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for the next 5,000. I must find a nice meat that will accept me.

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Great to talk here. We wish you well as we head towards London 2012.

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Let's keep in touch. Don't forget Let's keep in touch. Don't forget

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:43:26.:43:31.

face. Way off what he would have wanted. If I were him, I would

:43:32.:43:35.

definitely not go to Daegu. He would be in a difficult situation

:43:35.:43:40.

and it would be a tough race. He would lose confidence. I think he

:43:40.:43:50.
:43:50.:43:51.

has made a wise decision. That will make him a great athlete. Where

:43:51.:43:56.

just past the halfway mark this evening. There is a lot still to

:43:56.:43:59.

come. Mo Farah is on the front cover of magazines these days. He

:43:59.:44:05.

is running a gentle 3,000 metres just after 9pm. They will be

:44:05.:44:09.

nothing gentle at all about the men's high hurdles because David

:44:09.:44:13.

Oliver is up against some of the best in the world. That could be a

:44:13.:44:23.
:44:23.:44:24.

real cracker. Come up very shortly, eminent we even, Jennifer Meadows

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will be up against some of the world's best here at Crystal Palace

:44:28.:44:37.

world's best here at Crystal Palace How do you keep smiling when you

:44:37.:44:42.

are disappointed? He is a lovely man. People warm to him because he

:44:42.:44:46.

is a great person. I feel sorry for him. He has had a tough year,

:44:46.:44:52.

having had such a high at the European Championships. He will be

:44:52.:44:57.

back and knows what he asked to do. You do not become a bad athlete

:44:57.:45:02.

overnight, but you cannot run will sort of distances with people

:45:02.:45:07.

trailing behind you. Wendy you see Jennifer Meadows now, compared to a

:45:07.:45:14.

couple of years ago? -- where do you see. Completely different. You

:45:14.:45:22.

expect her to win at major medals. It is always hard to take that

:45:22.:45:28.

responsibility on your shoulders. We just have to wait and see

:45:28.:45:38.
:45:38.:45:38.

Do you think she is as good as she was? She is fully capable. I think

:45:38.:45:42.

she is a better and far wiser athlete among the first knew her.

:45:42.:45:52.
:45:52.:46:15.

This is a really competitive race. form this year. After a lean time

:46:15.:46:20.

over last year's. I had just seen Chris Thompson race, her partner.

:46:21.:46:25.

As far as the trip to Daegu is concerned, it is wide open. Jenny

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Meadows is already there. There's the young Kenyan champion at 1,500

:46:31.:46:40.

metres. Two athletes outside in the next lane. We see on a clutch over,

:46:40.:46:45.

and Lynsey Sharp of Edinburgh and Great Britain, under 23 bronze

:46:46.:46:49.

medallist. And then Jenny Meadows. European bronze medallist last year

:46:49.:46:54.

as I was saying, world indoor silver medallist in 2010. Listen to

:46:55.:47:03.

the roar of the crowd. Kinnear Sinclair will be a danger here. 6th

:47:03.:47:13.
:47:13.:47:26.

in the world record bankings -- week in her performance. Irina

:47:26.:47:32.

Maracheva strong performance as well. Marilyn Okoro, world

:47:32.:47:37.

championship finalist. Along with Molly Beckwith of the United States

:47:37.:47:47.
:47:47.:47:56.

who has had a couple of Diamond fastest time ever by a British

:47:56.:48:02.

athlete in that field. Jenny Meadows is automatically

:48:02.:48:12.
:48:12.:48:17.

will take for the rest of them. Possibly the most competitive

:48:18.:48:21.

women's 800 metres race from a British point of view that we are

:48:21.:48:30.

bad for a long time. It certainly is. -- than we have had for a long

:48:30.:48:37.

time. Kinnear Sinclair of Jamaica is running fantastically well this

:48:37.:48:43.

year. She has gone with the pacemaker. It will be interesting

:48:43.:48:47.

to see if cents and can do a thing. I was impressed with Emma Jackson

:48:47.:48:56.

but they will all be battling it out, the pace is strong. Kenia

:48:56.:49:00.

Sinclair is close to the front. The pacemaker will go off the track

:49:00.:49:07.

fairly soon. A very quick open there. 56.5, I think the wise place

:49:07.:49:10.

to be in this race is just about where Jenny Meadows is, just off

:49:10.:49:15.

the pace. Running about 58 seconds and the rest of the British

:49:15.:49:21.

athletes led by a Emma Jackson leading towards Jenny Meadows.

:49:21.:49:29.

Marilyn Okoro might have got off a bit quickly. Just under 300 metres

:49:29.:49:34.

left. Has she got what it takes to finish it off? Marilyn Okoro knows

:49:34.:49:38.

this is a big race for. She is being challenged by Jenny Meadows.

:49:38.:49:43.

She is in a perfect position and she is striking now with just over

:49:43.:49:48.

200 metres to go. A very tall figure of Emma Jackson, she is not

:49:48.:49:57.

afraid. Sinclair is being challenged. Sinclair being

:49:57.:50:00.

overtaken by Jenny Meadows. Marilyn Okoro hanging on to third place but

:50:01.:50:05.

Emma Jackson is coming on strong. Jenny Meadows will win this one! A

:50:05.:50:15.

good run by Jenny Meadows, 1:58.61. Absolutely superb. Jenny Meadows,

:50:15.:50:18.

you can ever accuse her of doing anything less than her very, very

:50:18.:50:24.

best. It is one of her fastest times ever and certainly her

:50:24.:50:29.

fastest in 2011. An excellent performance by Jenny Meadows and a

:50:29.:50:33.

think she ran tactically brilliant tonight. She just laid off the pace,

:50:33.:50:38.

it was a bit quick, 27 seconds for the first 200 metres and then they

:50:38.:50:44.

slowed a bit. Here they are in the home straight. Kenny at Sinclair

:50:44.:50:49.

who has been outstanding this year, it looks like she will win this is

:50:49.:50:53.

leak. But then Jenny Meadows has just come quickly there through and

:50:54.:50:59.

Emma Jackson in 4th place with two of them battling it out, going for

:50:59.:51:03.

standard times. They will be close to those times and it will be

:51:03.:51:07.

interesting there but there, Jenny Meadows taking on Sinclair and in

:51:07.:51:12.

the finishing straight, Jenny Meadows driving and finding the

:51:12.:51:17.

extra gear. I am a big fan of Jenny Meadows but I have been a bit

:51:17.:51:21.

nervous on their behalf but I tell you what, that was an impressive

:51:21.:51:26.

performance. Tactically brilliant. Performance-wise, strong and

:51:26.:51:30.

determined. Driving and running on at the finish. That is the best

:51:30.:51:34.

site you can see for an 800 metres runner. You know they're going to

:51:34.:51:38.

be confident and Jenny Meadows can now go to Daegu excited about her

:51:38.:51:44.

race. Marilyn Okoro coming down the home straight working hard and

:51:44.:51:48.

looking at the Times here, we have had the information that Marilyn

:51:48.:51:53.

Okoro has run a A-Standard by five hundredths of a second, it looks

:51:54.:52:01.

like she is booked on a place to... Let's look at that again, is it

:52:01.:52:05.

just outside? It is five hundredths of a second just outside the time,

:52:05.:52:10.

oh, my goodness! A brave race for Marilyn Okoro, what a pity on her

:52:10.:52:17.

behalf. Jenny Meadows, I bet she has never been more excited. Well

:52:17.:52:25.

done, Jenny, she is now talking to The perfect send-off macro for

:52:25.:52:30.

Daegu, a season's best for you. I'm just waiting for the World

:52:30.:52:39.

Championships for me. I am coming into form at the rhyme -- right

:52:39.:52:43.

time. Looking towards the championship, what will tell you

:52:44.:52:51.

when you are in contention when you get there? I think it is the first

:52:51.:52:54.

time Sinclair has been depicted this season so I knew it was a good

:52:54.:52:58.

test for me, really, up against her. I'm really pleased to get the

:52:58.:53:02.

victory. They crowd loved it as well, they were roaring all the way.

:53:02.:53:09.

As they will in Daegu. I am glad you are getting used to this. I saw

:53:09.:53:16.

all the cheers and we need the support, it has great to get around

:53:16.:53:20.

the stadium and I am glad we did not let anybody down. You most

:53:20.:53:23.

certainly did not. We wish you well for Daegu.

:53:23.:53:33.
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what a nice interview as well. Kenia Sinclair came here with a big

:53:38.:53:43.

reputation and she came second, Lucia Klocova came third. Marilyn

:53:43.:53:48.

Okoro only five hundredths of a second outside of the A-Standard

:53:48.:53:57.

A long road back to get back from Marilyn, and a tremendous row

:53:57.:54:03.

performance, a gutsy performance but in a speech the hill to see you

:54:03.:54:13.
:54:13.:54:13.

are so close to the A-Standard. Each race, receipt myself an end I

:54:13.:54:17.

had so much pressure, maybe what I put on myself but also for the

:54:17.:54:22.

country that knows me for how I used to be. I am just elated that I

:54:22.:54:30.

was able to finish off, I am so strong at the moment, I will be so

:54:30.:54:33.

confident in the next race. I am just running into shape in every

:54:33.:54:41.

race and I am so happy to be under two again. A few weeks ago the for

:54:41.:54:46.

Daegu, and you'll be running into shape at the right time. Exactly.

:54:46.:54:52.

God's timing is the best. I just know that I have got plenty of time

:54:52.:55:02.
:55:02.:55:04.

to put the last few tweaks in and also by might confidence to grow. I

:55:04.:55:09.

would just like to thank everybody to get him into this point, my

:55:09.:55:17.

coach, and the team, the Aviva team, McCain, everybody, Adidas, that is

:55:17.:55:20.

why am standing here today. All the best going forward. All the best,

:55:20.:55:28.

She is improving but it gives a stark choice for the selectors,

:55:28.:55:33.

only one B-Standard athlete. Marilyn Okoro or Emma Jackson. Emma

:55:33.:55:38.

Jackson ran a personal best behind Marilyn, and you must remember

:55:38.:55:42.

Charles van Commenee's words, plenty of people have had chances

:55:42.:55:45.

and people like her are getting better all the time. That is a

:55:45.:55:51.

tough choice for them. Holly Bleasdale, her third and

:55:51.:56:01.
:56:01.:56:08.

record earlier on, she was close but disappointment. It has been a

:56:08.:56:16.

great season and I am sure, come Daegu, she will be in good form.

:56:16.:56:25.

And this is the 4th round for Chris Tomlinson. That is the leading Mark

:56:25.:56:35.
:56:35.:56:44.

for Mitchell Watt. By that graphic, of height there from Tomlinson.

:56:44.:56:49.

Irving, the Olympic champion is down in 4th place. 8.30 metres,

:56:50.:56:59.
:57:00.:57:02.

still in second place but an cracking 400 metres now for you.

:57:02.:57:12.
:57:12.:57:23.

Tabarie Henry in the first line, Tabarie Henry just outside the

:57:23.:57:26.

medals, a forgotten man of the last world championships, finished 4th

:57:26.:57:32.

in Berlin. And then the new men, the new stars, Rondell Bartholomew

:57:32.:57:39.

from Grenada. The fastest in the world this year, 44 point 65 but he

:57:39.:57:44.

has been struggling to reproduce that form like that. Chris Brown,

:57:44.:57:53.

world indoor champion, 4th and 5th in the last Worlds. The last

:57:53.:57:56.

Diamond League victory went to this man, Jermaine Gonzales, the

:57:56.:58:06.
:58:06.:58:24.

champion at 400 metres hurdles -- This is the ekes -- exciting mind,

:58:24.:58:28.

his team-mate is quicker but this is where the talent is. We have not

:58:28.:58:34.

seen him race in Europe, and then Kevin Borlee on the outside,

:58:34.:58:40.

European champion. He will feel James chasing him down the straight.

:58:40.:58:47.

But Martyn Rooney, the comeback trail continues. Still no British

:58:47.:58:54.

athlete has run the A-Standard. 45.25 to guarantee his place. He

:58:54.:59:04.
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds

:59:04.:59:45.

won the trials but only with a B- on the outside, James has not got

:59:45.:59:55.
:59:55.:00:01.

Gonzalez is making up ground, Taylor outside him. And now James

:00:01.:00:06.

starts to move around the top and it will be Gonzales and James

:00:06.:00:12.

coming into the home straight. He will have the advantage? It is

:00:12.:00:15.

James with half a yard at the minute. Gonzalez is strong but look

:00:15.:00:19.

at this youngster, fighting his way to the front and staying there! Al-

:00:19.:00:27.

Din form, James wins it. 44 point 62. Fastest in the world so far. He

:00:27.:00:30.

takes it from his team-mate, Rondell Bartholomew is in Nisha

:00:30.:00:40.
:00:40.:00:49.

Desai, watch this man. -- is in Sunderland next year. They will

:00:49.:00:59.

surely give him a big welcome. Jeremy Wariner is out of the world

:00:59.:01:04.

championships because of injury. The way has been laid forwards for

:01:04.:01:11.

Kirani James. Fastest in the world now. He is still a junior athlete

:01:11.:01:19.

as well! What a performance. Third from the left. Martyn Rooney on the

:01:19.:01:25.

outside is struggling a little false start Jermaine Gonzales was

:01:25.:01:31.

looking good, but he was pressured by a Christopher Brown. In the end,

:01:31.:01:41.
:01:41.:01:41.

just one man in it. Kirani James. We always know that Christopher

:01:41.:01:50.

Brown finishes quickly, but he just turned off the gas after 50 metres.

:01:50.:01:54.

Jermaine Gonzales was the only man who stayed with him. Martyn Rooney,

:01:54.:02:00.

on that performance, he is just short of a little pace. But

:02:00.:02:08.

remember the name Kirani James from Grenada. Now he goes to the top of

:02:08.:02:18.
:02:18.:02:18.

You have a huge smile and are entitled to it. Tell me about that

:02:18.:02:28.

time. I am in good shape for the World Championships. You were a

:02:28.:02:35.

fantastic junior championships those. How or where are you of only

:02:35.:02:45.
:02:45.:02:46.

been 18 years old? Everybody back, is behind me. Everybody has been so

:02:46.:02:56.
:02:56.:02:58.

positive. What is the atmosphere like in Grenada does now? It is

:02:58.:03:08.
:03:08.:03:13.

great, having a two athletes in the 400 metres. I cannot believe you

:03:13.:03:18.

are only 18 years old. Fantastic effort. The future starts here with

:03:18.:03:28.
:03:28.:03:28.

effort. The future starts here with you. He will be a big name in the

:03:28.:03:38.

future. Jermaine Gonzales now has a new man to contend with. It was

:03:38.:03:48.
:03:48.:03:53.

tough for Martyn Rooney. Started quickly, but faded fast. Jermaine

:03:53.:03:59.

Gonzales still leading the diamond race for the men's 400 metres.

:03:59.:04:04.

have spent much of the evening talking about a David Oliver.

:04:04.:04:09.

Dayron Robles probably thinks that we should talk about him as well.

:04:09.:04:11.

we should talk about him as well. The showdown is coming your way

:04:11.:04:18.

short they. One these diamond lead evenings, the races come thick and

:04:18.:04:22.

fast. Jenny Meadows. Whoever could have thought that she was not as

:04:22.:04:30.

good as used to be!? She proved that she is in great shape. She did

:04:30.:04:40.
:04:40.:04:41.

not frighten -- she did not shy away. Kenia Sinclair was leading

:04:41.:04:50.

and is a competent athlete. But Jenny Meadows was bogus. She has

:04:50.:05:00.
:05:00.:05:01.

come into form at the right time. Marilyn Okoro was just outside the

:05:01.:05:06.

A Standard. Should she stay or go? She should definitely go. On that

:05:06.:05:11.

for -- on that performance alone, it shows she is going in the right

:05:11.:05:21.
:05:21.:05:21.

direction. I think she is abducts a athlete and deserves to go. -- she

:05:21.:05:27.

is full of guts and it deserves to is full of guts and it deserves to

:05:28.:05:37.
:05:38.:05:45.

go. Earlier, there were two semi- at the moment. He is in 4th place.

:05:45.:05:48.

He will have to see whether he will go through as one of the fastest

:05:48.:05:58.
:05:58.:06:01.

losers. All of a got a great start. Thomas is going well. -- David

:06:01.:06:11.
:06:11.:06:22.

Oliver got a great start. He comes first. There was a slight headwind.

:06:23.:06:27.

Andy Turner did get through and is on the start line just behind us.

:06:27.:06:33.

This is a technical events. But it is all shapes and sizes. David

:06:33.:06:40.

Oliver is a heavyweight. Then there are others who are much leaner. Is

:06:40.:06:50.
:06:50.:06:53.

the rub best shape for up a hurdler? -- is there a best shape?

:06:53.:07:00.

This sport allows everyone of all shapes and sizes to compete. You

:07:00.:07:08.

would think it was an advantage to have longer legs? If you have long

:07:08.:07:12.

legs, you end up shuffling and not getting into our real sprinting

:07:12.:07:17.

stride. Taller competitors suffer and it shorter people can get in

:07:17.:07:24.

and close -- sprint close to our top speed. Is there any room for

:07:24.:07:31.

her tactics in this? Noel, when you hear the gun, press as hard as you

:07:32.:07:41.
:07:42.:08:18.

can. Hang on in there. Who is your contest. Kevin Craddock he did well

:08:18.:08:27.

in previous races. And Dwight Thomas is now the national record

:08:27.:08:34.

holder for the her -- for the hurdles. Jason Richardson is full

:08:34.:08:44.
:08:44.:08:49.

of confidence. Now, the world record holder from Cuba are. Anmer

:08:49.:08:59.
:08:59.:09:09.

next to him, this American athlete, a former junior champion. David

:09:09.:09:18.

Oliver is the third fastest man in history. Brown from America is in

:09:18.:09:26.

the next lane. He will have to produce something special to last

:09:26.:09:30.

with the best of them. Andy Turner is through to the final as the

:09:30.:09:40.
:09:40.:09:41.

fastest loser. Let's hope he can do better. He has run a lifetime best

:09:41.:09:45.

earlier this year. He will need to be in good shape if he is going to

:09:46.:09:51.

challenge this year. The only man missing from a global perspective

:09:51.:10:01.
:10:01.:10:08.

is the former world record holder. Interestingly, Colin Jackson holds

:10:08.:10:12.

the British record. Is the BBC commentary team about to lose its

:10:12.:10:22.
:10:22.:10:43.

is knocking hurdles all the way. Colin Jackson's record is safe.

:10:43.:10:48.

Into a slight headwind, with nobody been eased 13 seconds. No doubt

:10:48.:10:57.

about the class of the winner in the end. 13.04 is a very classy

:10:57.:11:02.

indeed. David Oliver is going to have to go back to the drawing

:11:02.:11:07.

board. I think he got third place. Richardson has really put a marker

:11:07.:11:17.
:11:17.:11:20.

down. David Oliver will have to go back to the drawing board. The

:11:20.:11:28.

Cuban athlete was so close to breaking Colin Jackson's record.

:11:28.:11:36.

You said he was going to win and he did. Sensational. He drove a very

:11:36.:11:41.

hard and was aggressive. He got into that beautiful, fluid stride

:11:41.:11:47.

of his. He took days and with him. 85 as David Oliver, I would be

:11:47.:11:52.

pretty nervous because you must remember that the former champion

:11:52.:12:02.
:12:02.:12:10.

is missing from this field. Richardson from the USA is the

:12:10.:12:15.

major threat to come from the United States. From this angle, you

:12:15.:12:21.

can see them all. They all have different techniques and stride

:12:21.:12:27.

lengths in between. They want to take victory here. When you are

:12:27.:12:31.

against someone like the winner, who I think is born to hurdle, it

:12:31.:12:37.

is very difficult indeed. On the left, David Oliver is looking

:12:37.:12:42.

strong and powerful, but he is just not in this race today. When he

:12:42.:12:46.

gets back to the drawing board, I think he will watch these races and

:12:46.:12:51.

wonder what is going on. Great race wonder what is going on. Great race

:12:51.:13:01.
:13:01.:13:02.

Colin Jackson was talking about how well you ran. Fantastic performance

:13:02.:13:09.

and a stadium record. Sum up how you feel now. I feel very happy.

:13:10.:13:19.
:13:20.:13:20.

That is my best time this year. Today is very good for me. I am

:13:20.:13:28.

very happy. This is a very important race before the World

:13:28.:13:37.

Championships. Going into the world championships, you have the likes

:13:37.:13:44.

of Richardson and David Oliver. Two you think you are in good form?

:13:44.:13:54.

Everybody is very good. Three years ago, I dreamt that everybody was

:13:54.:14:04.
:14:04.:14:06.

here. I am looking forward to Daegu. Congratulations. Now we can bring

:14:06.:14:14.

in Jason. We saw you when in Stockholm. Today, it was so close.

:14:14.:14:19.

You must feel like your peaking at the right time? Every very knows

:14:19.:14:28.

that America has two World Championships. It was a bit rocky

:14:28.:14:35.

coming off the back of USA. But I have the best coach in the world.

:14:35.:14:44.

Honestly, overall, I have worked on my face and worked at staying calm.

:14:44.:14:48.

When everything comes together, I can get a far as time. That was a

:14:48.:14:58.
:14:58.:15:01.

personal best for years. Is there more in the locker? The thing about

:15:01.:15:11.
:15:11.:15:16.

the hurdles is that we have very capable people in Daegu. I have

:15:16.:15:22.

gone through a lot of ups and downs. I will not give up. I do not have

:15:22.:15:26.

the best technique, but I have the best caught in the world and

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believe in God. I am the dark horse. You are on the up. Thank you for

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:15:40.:15:40.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds

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consistency. He is laying that tactical Foundation which means a

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great Rutherford and also Tomlinson will go next. -- great Rutherford.

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He finishes with eight centimetres over eight metres. I am sure Chris

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Thomas are more had to Daegu in good heart. Tomlinson with his

:16:58.:17:08.

final jump here. Eight bidders and 38 -- eight metres and 30

:17:08.:17:13.

centimetres. His final attempt... Again, over eight metres but I

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don't think it will be an improvement. If he wins this, he

:17:19.:17:27.

will head to Daegu as the favourite. The good thing for those is that

:17:27.:17:35.

they posh the Olympic champion down into 4th place. This gives us

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perhaps an indication of how competitive our two top Brits will

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be. He looks around, 8.02 metres for Thomas and to finish second

:17:47.:17:57.
:17:57.:18:00.

place. Mitchell Watt takes the top victory, the second Diamond League

:18:00.:18:08.

victory in a row. Thomas and and Rutherford in second and third

:18:08.:18:18.
:18:18.:18:29.

place. With Irving Saladin now in British Lung jumpers in a second

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and behind me because of the posturing 100 metres runners. This

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:18:44.:18:49.

is what happened in the semi-finals and Yohan Blake moving beautifully,

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he is coming through and looking very easy indeed along with Keston

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Bledman and the head wind is not 0.6 metres per second. But Yohan

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:19:12.:19:18.

Blake was super-smooth there. He start and so does Bailey. Nesta

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Carter is leading them, Thomson finished quickly but did not go

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JOHN INVERDALE: In lane one is Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, the only

:19:33.:19:37.

Briton into this final. Realistically he will not be on the

:19:37.:19:42.

podium here but what is the aiming for here, Colin? To be as

:19:42.:19:45.

competitive as he can possibly be. He has been through the learning

:19:45.:19:49.

process of what all these guys are capable of doing. He has been to

:19:49.:19:58.

the warm-up and seen what it is like to be at your best. Absolutely,

:19:58.:20:05.

he has got these opportunities, and that is the biggest problem with

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Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, he's got to find that. Stick around.

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Palace and the famous amateur started to build, generated over

:20:23.:20:27.

the years of floodlit meetings and the floodlights definitely on at

:20:27.:20:32.

the moment. These are the men in the spotlight. Nesta Carter,

:20:32.:20:42.
:20:42.:20:43.

Michael Rodgers, the quick starter. And a packed house looking forward

:20:43.:20:52.

to this final. Aikines-Aryeetey on the inside, and then the other

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:21:02.:21:15.

one of the British athletes, Mark Lewis-Francis was a one hundredth

:21:15.:21:20.

of a second so did not make it through -- was one hundredth of a

:21:20.:21:30.
:21:30.:21:31.

second slower. Keston Bledman, in a big competition because most of the

:21:31.:21:39.

world's great sprinters come from the Caribbean. Trell Kimmons, 4th

:21:39.:21:45.

in the world indoor championships last year. Yohan Blake, still just

:21:45.:21:54.

21 years of age, and Usain Bolt rate him very highly. Alongside him,

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Nesta Carter and these two Jamaicans, as good as they are, I

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only the best third and 4th, maybe not third and 4th best in the

:22:06.:22:10.

country. Michael Rodgers next to them, quick starter, really good 60

:22:10.:22:19.

metre runner. Silver medallist indoors. And then Richard Thompson,

:22:19.:22:22.

two Olympic silver medals, finished very quickly, looks like he is

:22:22.:22:32.
:22:32.:22:46.

coming into some good form on the coached by Glenn Mills -- there he

:22:46.:22:54.

is. No Asafa Powell who had to pull out due to injury. It is a mouth-

:22:54.:23:00.

watering race still unsettling one that is difficult to predict. A bit

:23:00.:23:10.
:23:10.:23:10.

of a shame that even in that men's 110 metres finals it wind was -0.6

:23:11.:23:20.
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also Trell Kimmons in lane three. Right in the middle, here comes

:23:36.:23:40.

bike and storming through to win this, he will take it, like when is

:23:40.:23:50.
:23:50.:23:51.

this, 1995, into a serious head wind as well. -- 9.95. Carter was

:23:51.:23:55.

better but from the mid-. He stormed his way into the lead and

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was never going to be taken. He was going away and the last 20 metres.

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The only man to get under 10 seconds in the race, and once more

:24:07.:24:11.

Jamaica comes on top of this time in the shape of Yohan Blake.

:24:11.:24:16.

Equalling his season's best. Into that headwind and that has got to

:24:16.:24:22.

be worth close to around one 10th of a second, really. Very strong,

:24:22.:24:32.
:24:32.:24:32.

quick performance. And a dominant one in the end. Colin? I am

:24:32.:24:36.

watching it from the start here and I tell you what, Nesta Carter

:24:37.:24:41.

exploded out of the blocks. But as soon as Yohan Blake caught up to

:24:41.:24:46.

him, he was not going to hang about. He pulled through this field

:24:46.:24:51.

remarkably well and with so much ease. That is what surprised me. He

:24:51.:25:00.

is one, possibly the contender in Daegu. Nesta Carter has run 9.78,

:25:00.:25:04.

the fastest Jamaican last year but he would never believe that today

:25:04.:25:10.

because Yohan Blake got up into his running, he is very elegant. Very

:25:10.:25:15.

powerful and of course, takes a nice victory today. Watch this here,

:25:15.:25:21.

out of the box, drives a strong and powerful performance. Does not

:25:21.:25:25.

worry what is going on to his side. Just concentrates on what he is

:25:25.:25:31.

capable of doing. He gets up, works hard, tries with his shoulders,

:25:31.:25:41.
:25:41.:25:42.

focuses right into the line. Paul's him away to take this great victory

:25:42.:25:46.

indeed and Asafa Powell was not running, but he would be run tough

:25:47.:25:55.

too. He is down with our Phil Jones He was looking down at the screen

:25:55.:25:59.

there and a tremendous performance, first of all. Well done. When you

:25:59.:26:03.

look at yourself back, do you expect that to be the way it would

:26:03.:26:09.

be? First and foremost, I have to give God thanks. My coach has been

:26:09.:26:15.

putting me me on the track and saying you can do it. Looking at

:26:15.:26:20.

the screen, it is wonderful. Going out there and doing all that I

:26:20.:26:26.

thank my coach and also got. losses and's best and so close to

:26:26.:26:34.

the world championship. -- this season's best. It is wonderful and

:26:34.:26:41.

I am feeling great. Usain Bolt have been doing such a positive word.

:26:41.:26:46.

And I give him my thanks. Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell have inspired

:26:47.:26:51.

you on the way, what does it feel like to be alongside them and

:26:51.:26:53.

possibly challenging them in the world championships? A wonderful

:26:53.:27:00.

feeling. Nesta Carter and all those guys, they are wonderful. You have

:27:00.:27:03.

entertained as thoroughly tonight, all the best for the World

:27:03.:27:13.
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Yohan Blake, into that head wind. Nesta Carter taking second place

:27:17.:27:23.

but to be honest, they were never close. A rather disappointing

:27:23.:27:29.

performance from Harry Aikines- JOHN INVERDALE: Interesting to talk

:27:29.:27:32.

about Harry in the context of what we were talking about earlier, in

:27:32.:27:36.

the hurdles, there are all shapes and sizes. No definitive right size

:27:36.:27:41.

to be as a 100 metres sprinter. But I know that you want to make a

:27:41.:27:44.

point about the training process. How much is it about the legs,

:27:45.:27:49.

upper-body strength? If you look at Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, he is very

:27:49.:27:52.

powerful in the upper body, do you think he has got too much focus on

:27:52.:27:58.

that? I think so. I have spoken with Michael Johnson about it, I

:27:58.:28:02.

think Colin tends to agree, he has just got too much bulk and he is

:28:02.:28:07.

not utilising it to his best ability, I think. We are talking

:28:07.:28:11.

about athletes and making the difference between finishing in

:28:11.:28:15.

finals, making semi-finals and I think Harry is limiting his ability,

:28:15.:28:20.

I really do. He is way too big. he is spending too much time in the

:28:20.:28:25.

gym, do you think it is as simple as that? It is his natural genetics

:28:25.:28:30.

as well. He is very big. When he was 16, he is mauled was already

:28:30.:28:34.

there. You have got to keep control of flat. - Mikey shape was already

:28:34.:28:44.
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I am not suggesting this in terms of harried but it is a crossed all

:28:45.:28:49.

sportsmen, the machismo of this and bench pressing and so on, if you

:28:49.:28:52.

are not careful you can get sidetracked into peripheral stuff

:28:52.:28:58.

but in his instance, it is about running fast. It is all about

:28:58.:29:02.

relative factors. I do not know whether he has been as effective as

:29:02.:29:07.

he could have been. He is a talented guy, looking towards under

:29:07.:29:13.

10 seconds, and you saw, he get out 260 metres but he has not got what

:29:13.:29:19.

it takes to get to the end. -- up to 60 metres. You realise how many

:29:19.:29:23.

people out there are ahead of you when you cannot get under 10

:29:23.:29:29.

seconds. They know that and they have just been slightly missing the

:29:29.:29:35.

boat. As he comes closer to home, people like Christophe Lemaitre

:29:35.:29:40.

running their times. They think and make people think how they approach

:29:40.:29:46.

have their training because in Christophe Lemaitre can run 9.90,

:29:46.:29:52.

then so can they. It is a difficult task, it really is. There's always

:29:52.:29:59.

time because the applause you can hear just behind me was for this

:29:59.:30:04.

lady, and this is an invitation, women's 4x100m relay and running

:30:04.:30:09.

for Slovenia, if you're watching at home and you are and if this --

:30:09.:30:12.

athletics fan, you may not know about this lady but she has been

:30:12.:30:19.

around since... Forever! And she is 51 years old. She ran in the Moscow

:30:19.:30:25.

Olympic Games in 1998, the famous ones and there she is. 31 years on

:30:25.:30:31.

and running whatever she will run. However you are, however old you

:30:31.:30:37.

are, sitting on the sofa and drinking a third glass of wine,

:30:37.:30:47.
:30:47.:30:55.

I asked her how it she felt. She said that she felt great.

:30:55.:31:00.

Unfortunately, the baton of only did two changes that time, so she

:31:00.:31:07.

did not go down the home straight. What are you doing, taking the soft

:31:07.:31:14.

option! She looks fantastic. There will be some 51-year-old women out

:31:14.:31:23.

there feeling depressed. She looks sensational. This is an invitation

:31:23.:31:30.

race. Mo Farah will be running in the next 10 minutes, but, before

:31:30.:31:40.
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the next 10 minutes, but, before have two teams. Their team for

:31:45.:31:54.

America is not official, hence the name. It is a good opportunity for

:31:54.:31:59.

some of the teams to stretch their legs. There is a qualifying

:31:59.:32:05.

standard for Daegu. If Slovenia not want to be there, they must get

:32:05.:32:15.
:32:15.:32:20.

within 44 seconds today. So read a Solomon is the lead runner for --

:32:20.:32:27.

Solomon is the lead runner for the second British team. Germany is

:32:27.:32:34.

always solid in the changeovers. Consistently one of the best teams

:32:34.:32:38.

in Europe. Stars and Stripes might not be an official team, but they

:32:38.:32:48.
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have a lot of talent. 98 is in Britain. We do not have much

:33:21.:33:30.

information about the All Stars, I am afraid. One of the famous twin

:33:30.:33:40.
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the race for the All Stars. Britain are in lanes two and six. Stars and

:34:15.:34:21.

Stripes have got off very quickly in lane four. The first British

:34:21.:34:29.

team is going well. Douglas has some chasing to do. She has been

:34:29.:34:39.
:34:39.:34:40.

closed down by Jamaica. There is a problem. The first British team are

:34:40.:34:47.

really messed up that changeover. We will look at that later. Germany

:34:47.:34:53.

in lane three are being run down by the Stars and Stripes and Jamaica.

:34:53.:34:58.

The first British team is nowhere to be seen. Quite a quick time, but

:34:58.:35:08.
:35:08.:35:11.

the opportunity for GBR one to get in a good practice. Their chance

:35:11.:35:15.

has been lost and that is disappointing just before the World

:35:15.:35:24.

Championships. I am sure we will have a close look at that, but it

:35:24.:35:34.
:35:34.:35:36.

was a big disappointment, the changeover to Douglas. Down the

:35:36.:35:44.

back straight, once Douglas took the baton, she lost ground. The

:35:44.:35:48.

athletes inside and outside are overtaking her. She looks as though

:35:48.:35:58.
:35:58.:36:01.

she is coming in tired. There was one attempt to pass the baton. The

:36:01.:36:11.
:36:11.:36:13.

second attempt, they were outside the box, so not good. We need to

:36:13.:36:19.

have a solid lead a team -- solid relay team that has good baton

:36:19.:36:24.

changes, so that we can progress in the rounds and hope to get to the

:36:24.:36:29.

final. I am 51 years old in a few months and this woman has inspired

:36:29.:36:34.

me. I am going out running tomorrow. The time is just outside the

:36:34.:36:44.
:36:44.:36:50.

Steve Cram is close to your age and you have inspired him. Many people

:36:50.:36:58.

will be watching. How was it? are hoping to run fast, but we had

:36:58.:37:03.

problems with the exchanges. We did our best. We will try again for

:37:03.:37:13.
:37:13.:37:16.

next year Olympics. Your just outside the qualifying time. I want

:37:16.:37:22.

to thank the crowd for what they have done. I came here in 1980. I

:37:22.:37:27.

it like to thank all of the fans and all of the Jamaicans in the

:37:27.:37:35.

crowd. Wonderful to see you. You are and inspiration. I hate to say

:37:35.:37:38.

are and inspiration. I hate to say this, but neither of the British

:37:38.:37:46.

teams are finished the race. Stars and Stripes were the strongest on

:37:46.:37:52.

paper. They ran well. Jamaica was in second place. The All-Stars were

:37:53.:38:02.

brought home by Simpson of Jamaica. Now we can catch up with the

:38:02.:38:11.

women's pole vault. This was the first athlete to clear the latest

:38:11.:38:16.

height. Very nice clearance indeed. There are six athletes competing at

:38:16.:38:26.
:38:26.:38:31.

this height. Four of them were to go clear. This was this athlete's

:38:31.:38:41.

second attempt. That was a season best. There was a personal best for

:38:41.:38:51.
:38:51.:38:53.

the next athlete to go clear. The Greek record holder. This was her

:38:53.:39:03.
:39:03.:39:05.

third and final attempt. Great performance there from the Greek

:39:05.:39:13.

record holder, with a new Greek record. Third attempt for the world

:39:14.:39:23.
:39:24.:39:29.

leader as well. She has had injury problems over the years. Four

:39:29.:39:36.

athletes clear at that height of four metres and 71. Then, the bar

:39:36.:39:43.

moved up to four metres and 79. Only one athlete was to clear that

:39:43.:39:53.
:39:53.:39:55.

height. This was her second attempt. The big news in pole vaulting is

:39:55.:40:05.
:40:05.:40:21.

the battle between the top two events. We have won at track events

:40:21.:40:31.
:40:31.:40:50.

still to come for some Mo Farah performance from David Rudisha.

:40:50.:40:53.

Cons and it piece of tactical running from Jenny Meadows. Well

:40:53.:41:03.
:41:03.:41:14.

under two minutes. -- consider that the men's 100-metre final. The only

:41:14.:41:24.
:41:24.:41:29.

man to get under 10 seconds. Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt were not there,

:41:29.:41:35.

but Yohan Blake could be a strong but Yohan Blake could be a strong

:41:35.:41:43.

The reception you got in Birmingham was good. It almost seems like the

:41:43.:41:47.

fans have a greater awareness of what you are achieving. Two you get

:41:47.:41:53.

a sense of that? 100%. The crowd started cheering and it was nice to

:41:53.:41:59.

have. I could not believe it. You'll get the same here again no

:41:59.:42:05.

doubt. Tell me about were the 3,000 metres fit send to your overall

:42:05.:42:10.

plan in the build-up to Daegu. have to stay focused. This is where

:42:10.:42:19.

it matters. This race is very important. It could be my last race

:42:19.:42:26.

before Daegu. I need to keep doing what I am doing. When we spoke at

:42:26.:42:30.

the trials, you explain that you were going to do the 10,000 metres

:42:30.:42:36.

at Daegu and see how your body shape up for the 5,000. This week,

:42:36.:42:41.

there have been stories confusing that issue. Can you tell us you are

:42:41.:42:48.

plans? 100%. I am definitely going to concentrate on the 10,000. Once

:42:48.:42:54.

I get that out the way, I will see how I come after that race. It is

:42:54.:42:59.

25 laps round the track. I will have a bath and see the medical

:42:59.:43:04.

team. If I recover, I will come back for the 5,000. It just depends

:43:04.:43:11.

how I come off the 10,000. Let me ask you finally about London being

:43:11.:43:19.

so dear to your heart. One year to the Olympics. Is there an extra

:43:19.:43:26.

resonance around this event this year? Tomorrow, it will be one year

:43:26.:43:30.

until that race. The public is getting into the Olympics now. A

:43:30.:43:35.

lot of people are talking about this. We will have it right on our

:43:35.:43:43.

doorstep. I cannot get excited too much. I will have the World

:43:43.:43:53.

Championships first. We will all look forward, of course, with

:43:53.:43:57.

interest to those World Championships and what eventually

:43:57.:44:01.

transpires. For tonight, he is just going to concentrate on the shorter

:44:01.:44:06.

distance of 3,000 metres. It will be his last performance before

:44:06.:44:10.

returning to Salt Lake City to prepare for the World Championships.

:44:10.:44:20.
:44:20.:44:25.

He is an Arsenal fan. Or maybe it He is an Arsenal fan. Or maybe it

:44:25.:44:29.

is Sunderland United. Mo Farah has a decent field against him. One he

:44:29.:44:39.
:44:39.:44:42.

will expect, given his form. Some familiar names. Alistair Ian Cragg

:44:43.:44:52.

is not in great form this year. Has it is a small but select field.

:44:52.:45:02.
:45:02.:45:10.

There is David Krummenacker. This really is a race... Mo Farah is

:45:10.:45:15.

receiving a great reception. He can practise his tactics in the final

:45:15.:45:25.
:45:25.:45:51.

Cragg, a former European indoor indoors, still just 22 years of age.

:45:51.:46:01.
:46:01.:46:14.

And then Kosgei. And then the OCR of tonight's Diamond League meeting

:46:15.:46:24.
:46:25.:46:30.

here in Crystal Palace. Back again around Crystal Palace! And the man

:46:30.:46:37.

who will be looking to just come away with a nice victory here

:46:37.:46:40.

another confidence-boosting win. But no matter how good you are, it

:46:40.:46:46.

does not matter who you are, you have got to go out and do the

:46:46.:46:52.

business. And not sure we have had too much just to chat about Mo

:46:52.:46:56.

Farah but you must be over the moon with the way he has been running.

:46:56.:47:00.

Fantastic so far. He started the year with a cross-country win in

:47:00.:47:05.

Edinburgh. Almost invincible ever since. His 10,000 metres time,

:47:05.:47:12.

European record, taking 30 seconds off the British record time.

:47:12.:47:17.

Incidentally, he was 6th in the world championships in 2007. He was

:47:17.:47:20.

7th in the world championships in 2009 and he is definitely a better

:47:20.:47:25.

athlete. Clearly, Mo Farah he would have to say it has got to be one of

:47:25.:47:35.
:47:35.:47:35.

the favourites, certainly a medal expectation. I think he could win

:47:35.:47:41.

it. I would be surprised if we find Kenenisa Bekele challenging. He has

:47:41.:47:46.

not raced for about two years. Clearly the outstanding athlete of

:47:46.:47:49.

this generation but he has not run a race before the championship. We

:47:49.:47:53.

have seen him do that sort of thing before but I will be surprised if

:47:54.:47:59.

Kenenisa Bekele turned out in Daegu and ran the 10,000 metres. A pretty

:47:59.:48:07.

good pacemaking so far from David Krummenacker. Although Mo Farah

:48:07.:48:17.
:48:17.:48:30.

does not seem interested in closing reliable pacemaker. He is doing a

:48:30.:48:34.

pretty good job. And Collis Birmingham tracking the pacemaker

:48:34.:48:37.

but he has got a few yards and he will know that because he looks at

:48:37.:48:41.

the big screen and sees the fact that Mo Farah is leading the

:48:41.:48:47.

chasing group. And that he has a good athlete, is Collis Birmingham.

:48:47.:48:51.

You just wonder whether he would have a shot from here. Coming down

:48:51.:48:55.

the home straight, five laps to go, Collis Birmingham tracks David

:48:55.:48:59.

Krummenacker. Mo Farah has been in races with Collis Birmingham and

:48:59.:49:03.

knows how good he is. Not the biggest danger in the race but if

:49:03.:49:07.

he got away and got a gap, he could become a danger. But Mo Farah

:49:07.:49:13.

sensibly working his way gradually back and has really grown in

:49:13.:49:17.

confidence over this past year. The European double of 10,005 1,000

:49:18.:49:26.

metres. And now he is a much better after it -- a 10,000 and 5,000

:49:26.:49:33.

metre runner. We have not had a British athlete win those distances

:49:33.:49:41.

on a global competition. We had women win in 1991 in Turkey but it

:49:41.:49:45.

will be great to see Mo Farah see if he could get either a 5,000

:49:45.:49:51.

metres, 10,000 metres or may be even both. So the pacemaker stepped

:49:51.:50:01.
:50:01.:50:02.

off, Collis Birmingham left in the lead. Collis Birmingham looking for

:50:02.:50:11.

a good rock here. We will see him really put his foot down at later

:50:11.:50:21.
:50:21.:50:24.

on. He has been with his training partner, Galen Rupp. There are all

:50:24.:50:29.

heading back to the States earlier on and they will fly out to join

:50:29.:50:39.
:50:39.:50:39.

the British team and different conditions in Daegu. They have run

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in Monaco and Eugene, it will be perhaps more hot and more humid.

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But is definitely ride. When they go to altitude, it is not the

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greatest preparation for running in those difficult conditions -- that

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is definitely right. And Mo Farah looks altogether different now, so

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smooth and comfortable. He has progressed significantly this year.

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Under the tutelage of his coach, I have known he has always had the

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talent but now he has got the coach of the ability of Alberto, he has

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been prepared to do the work and the distance and stick at it, he

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has travelled the world and trained in Kenya and is now training in

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America. He has always wanted to do anything that will make him better.

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You can see him glancing at the screen, he has got Gideon Gathimba

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behind him. Collis Birmingham working hard there as well. It will

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be interesting to see what kind of time Mo Farah can run off that.

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Possibly a personal best but he will have to run quickly but that

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will be a good challenge. He wants to take something out of this. And

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that might be the fact he has got a strong 800 metres. I agree. That is

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something he has probably had in his head for the past two laps. It

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is where he is really finding himself now, getting into the last

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two laps and get into the front and he wind it up and still has enough

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pace. His personal best outdoors is only 7.38, but he has run 7.34 In

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doors. He will have to start picking up probably about now to

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get close to that. You cannot do everything on the last lap although

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it will be quick. I am looking at this, he will struggle but he wants

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the victory here. Collis Birmingham is working at it, Alistair Cragg

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has run a good time. We rarely see him run well at Crystal Palace but

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he certainly running well now. Mo Farah is aware of that. In are so

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quick Alistair Cragg is. He is looking at Gideon Gathimba, he has

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worked himself from a really good position into a really bad position,

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giving away a few yards but he has got the confidence and ability. Can

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he do what we have seen him do on a few occasions? Cried is trying to

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win it from here. And now the crowd at Crystal Palace is getting

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excited. We have a true world-class distance runner and he is showing

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them how good he is. Now he just needs to stretch and let it go. But

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see how quick he can run in the last 200 metres. He is off!

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Farah is just putting on a demonstration here, a show for this

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Crystal Palace crowd. Sprinting away almost like Usain Bolt down

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the home straight. Look at the distance he has put between himself

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and the others! In the last 200 metres. Mo Farah wins it, seven:

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40.15. That is very, very quick indeed. Impressive performers once

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again. All he had to do was win here but Brendan said he would be

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looking for something to take away and those last 200 metres has given

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him added confidence, if he did not have it before. The finishing pace

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is blistering. That is absolutely right. We knew he could win this

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race but he wanted to take something just when he is on the

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warm-up track in Daegu, to remember how good he is. And there he is.

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Look at him, Mo Farah is true champion, a fantastic sprint finish

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and now we can all go away excited, Mo Farah off to Daegu. He is

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You have excited many people and this crowd, you get better with

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each race, it seems. I was really confident, I wanted use a different

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tactic. Usually I want to get to the front and why did up. But I am

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really happy. Massive support from the crowd. Awesome. You were

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talking about the crowd having awareness of how well you are doing,

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and tonight was the biggest indication of that. I want to thank

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everyone coming out here tonight and giving good support. What do

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you do from here? Between now and Daegu? Take it out there. I am

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going to the US, to my coach and I will run with Galen Rupp and from

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there to Daegu. All the best for Daegu. When you come back here to

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Britain, you know what has on the agenda next? The Great North Run, I

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am not sure yet. It depends on how things go after this. We will see

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you in Daegu and the whole country four seconds from the athletes

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behind Mo Farah from the past 200 metres. And Alistair Cragg ending

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in 4th place. JOHN INVERDALE: What a fantastic

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finale to this night opening the Aviva Grand Prix. We are back on

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tomorrow at 1:30pm preceded by the dreams ahead of next year, and

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Jessica Ennis is a key element of And you know it is back, football

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Focus from poor 3:00pm. What a way to round things off. The nature of

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the beast, the atmosphere does not come through the ether some time

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but the noise was fantastic at the end! Spine-tingling, everybody was

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on their feet. When Mo took off, it was sensational. He is still

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talking to the crowd, they are still applauding him. This is the

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That is all for now, goodbye. That he is here for. The hearts and

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minds of everybody will be with him. And Jessica Ennis. Taking the

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pressure of her as well, two people and young Phillips in there as well.

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We have got more than one person as a poster boy or girl. You scum a

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crowd really bonded with these athletes. There are looking forward

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to their performances, and they see that and we are very happy to see

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that. And we gave her the Aviva performers of the evening, Jenny

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Meadows. We are used to seeing her front-running and she did it

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perfectly. Perfect race, great resource and again, she can do to

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Daegu full of confidence. The what I'm looking forward to tomorrow?

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Goodness gracious, the triple jump, possibly something as. I would like

:58:19.:58:23.

to see him do the triple jump in their shoes we saw him in! I will

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