:00:49. > :00:54.Her face shines out from a million billboards around the country. She
:00:54. > :01:04.is one of the faces of British athletics and the face of London
:01:04. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:15.2012. Between now and then, there This is brave! This is fast!
:01:15. > :01:24.Jessica Ennis heading for home! Nobody else can deliver the pace of
:01:24. > :01:34.Jessica Ennis. Jessica Ennis She just keeps going from strength
:01:34. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:51.She confirms her status as the very From Berlin and Barcelona, welcomed
:01:51. > :01:55.the Birmingham for the Aviva it UK Championships and World trials here
:01:55. > :02:01.at the Alexander Stadium. Jessica Ennis is the star turn on both days,
:02:01. > :02:04.but for all the athletes taking past -- taking part, goal is a
:02:04. > :02:08.place on the British team at the World Championships in Korea in a
:02:08. > :02:13.month's time. It is going to be a busy day for Jessica Ennis, five
:02:13. > :02:21.events, three of them today, as she honed her skills for the defence of
:02:21. > :02:26.her world heptathlon crown. She does not yet have a Olympic
:02:26. > :02:32.title, but Christine Ohuruogu does. She is on the comeback trail and is
:02:32. > :02:37.running into 400-metre form at just the right time.
:02:37. > :02:43.Somebody bang in form at the moment is Tiffany Ofili-Porter, a new
:02:43. > :02:48.British record in recently, and her showdown with Jessica Ennis will be
:02:48. > :02:52.one of the highlights. Two years after so nearly being
:02:52. > :02:56.world champion, Lisa Dobriskey is one of the familiar faces looking
:02:56. > :03:01.to stamped her authority on an extremely competitive 1500 metre
:03:01. > :03:05.race. While the very, very familiar face
:03:05. > :03:11.of Dwain Chambers is same catch me at -- catch me if you can to a
:03:11. > :03:21.mixture of young and old in the men's 100 metres.
:03:21. > :03:25.How do you qualify? If the athlete has and a standard qualifying mark
:03:25. > :03:29.and finishes in the top two, they automatically go to South Korea. If
:03:29. > :03:34.you finish in the top two but do not have the requisite mark, you
:03:34. > :03:37.can still be selected if you puts - - achieve it between now and the
:03:37. > :03:41.selection eight in 10 days. Each country can have three athlete in
:03:41. > :03:44.any discipline. There are actually loads of other
:03:44. > :03:49.qualification rules which I will not bore you with! The bottom line
:03:49. > :03:53.is, it is a big couple of days of competition. You can tell you that
:03:53. > :03:59.by it -- the fact that not only Denise is here, and Colin, a much
:03:59. > :04:05.Michael Johnson has flown in. It up like colophon you recently!
:04:05. > :04:10.still does not feel like Birmingham -- it felt like California. In 12
:04:10. > :04:16.months' time, we will be on the third day of the Olympics date in
:04:16. > :04:22.London, the athletics will not have started. This week we have been in
:04:22. > :04:27.London 2012 over-large -- overload. Do you think that everyone has
:04:27. > :04:30.cranked things up a notch this week? I think so. We were there
:04:30. > :04:34.celebrating at the aquatic Centre, there was a general bars and harm,
:04:34. > :04:41.it was very exciting. We saw the stadium, it was incredible. We have
:04:41. > :04:44.done very well to be talking about the positivity at this point.
:04:44. > :04:50.this was a perfect start for Tom Daley! Have you got the buzz in a
:04:50. > :04:54.big way? Yes, I have was very excited to be around the stadium. I
:04:54. > :04:59.was admiring all of the Olympic champions there. It was great to
:04:59. > :05:05.see Edwyn roses celebrating with us as well, appreciating what London
:05:05. > :05:11.has done so far. I am excited about their next year. Per world as a
:05:11. > :05:16.whole, Usain Bolt is going to be the face of London 2012. He was in
:05:16. > :05:24.action in Stockholm last night in the 200 metres. 20.03 was the time
:05:24. > :05:28.he ran. What was your take on how he ran? It was not vintage. He is
:05:28. > :05:31.always expected to break all records, we are not a to see it
:05:31. > :05:37.every time. The thing that disappoints me, his form has not
:05:37. > :05:41.improved, he has had some injuries and he has had to overcome them. He
:05:42. > :05:47.has not got into technical improvement over 2008 which is what
:05:47. > :05:50.I would have expected him to do in the interim between 2008 and 2012.
:05:50. > :05:53.I think there is a lack of motivation from him, that is going
:05:53. > :06:01.to cause him trouble if he does not focus more on practical
:06:01. > :06:07.improvements. I am sure a lot of layman watching him run, would say,
:06:07. > :06:12.in his pomp, he just lowered or glided. It seems at the moment it
:06:12. > :06:17.he is almost trying. Before, he did not need to try. Is that there?
:06:17. > :06:21.looks like a struggle for him versus 2008 or 2009, when he was in
:06:21. > :06:25.top form. He has had some injuries he has had to overcome. I do not
:06:25. > :06:28.think he is in the best of shape at that point. It is going to be a bit
:06:28. > :06:32.more difficult. Instead of technically beating the other
:06:32. > :06:39.people, he is now just grinding it out because he was just better.
:06:39. > :06:45.Colin, you were there in Stockholm, what was your take on the way that
:06:45. > :06:50.the Usain Bolt factor still up -- ignite an athletics crowd? You can
:06:50. > :06:54.see, as soon as he is announced, there is a definite buzz around him
:06:54. > :06:58.that definite superstars of the sport have. It is great to feel he
:06:58. > :07:04.still has that Paul. People just want to see him when. We will talk
:07:04. > :07:08.a great deal about you seen -- Usain Bolt this weekend. And next
:07:08. > :07:13.week, coverage from the Diamond League meeting at Crystal Palace.
:07:13. > :07:17.Jessica Ennis is the focal point of events hit in Birmingham. She is an
:07:17. > :07:21.extraordinary athlete. A very engaging, very determined. She has
:07:21. > :07:31.that indefinable winning streak in her, and she is loving the whole
:07:31. > :07:47.
:07:47. > :07:55.Best thing in my life would be, obviously, athletics. Wedding on
:07:55. > :08:00.the horizon, and the people around me, great the friends and family.
:08:00. > :08:06.Over time, I have learned that I do have to give her orders. Do this,
:08:06. > :08:10.do this, keep the message six-event. That is how it is best received. --
:08:10. > :08:17.keep the message succinct. That is so typical of you! We are working
:08:17. > :08:22.on something there, and you mark something over there. I said that
:08:22. > :08:27.it was all right. It is not way you finish, it is way you start.
:08:27. > :08:31.much do you know, at the start of the week, does Tony tell you the
:08:31. > :08:34.plan for the week or do you just turn up and he unveils the horror?
:08:34. > :08:39.I need to know exactly what I am doing every day weeks in advance,
:08:39. > :08:43.so I can get it right in my head. I have to know what session I am
:08:43. > :08:46.doing each day. If I just went down to the track and did not know what
:08:46. > :08:52.I was doing and he surprised me with a session, there would be
:08:52. > :08:58.uproar! I would absolutely hate it. Wait, hold that second, and then go.
:08:58. > :09:02.Not a second, even, it is a hundredth of a second. So block it.
:09:02. > :09:07.Sometimes she needs more convincing, as does anybody. What is that going
:09:07. > :09:12.to do for me? You come to understand, when she was 11, and
:09:12. > :09:18.you have got this 6 ft guy, it is just fierce, you do what you are
:09:18. > :09:26.told. Getting a bit older, you are coaching. Now, it is Jessica Ennis,
:09:26. > :09:29.businesswoman, world champion. think I will approach this world
:09:29. > :09:33.championships the same as I did in Berlin. I am going as favourite,
:09:33. > :09:38.but I will just go in and try and give it everything. Anything can
:09:38. > :09:41.happen, and with seven events, there are ups and downs. People had
:09:42. > :09:47.better performances going into Olympics, so I am expecting it to
:09:47. > :09:53.be pretty tough. A lot of the time when I am running, I tried to
:09:53. > :09:57.distract myself. Whether it is the last song I heard in my car, I have
:09:57. > :10:02.that going round in my head, so I just seen bit of that and that act
:10:02. > :10:12.as a distraction. What was the song today? I am not going to tell you
:10:12. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:21.because it is really embarrassing! It is of sex And The City. Come on,
:10:21. > :10:24.go. Come on, come on! It just makes me angry, it does not spur me on. I
:10:24. > :10:28.am thinking, why am I doing this, you are just up there blowing a
:10:28. > :10:33.whistle! When I started, I was one of the year -- youngest, there were
:10:33. > :10:37.all the goals there. Then people moved on and stopped training, and
:10:37. > :10:47.the group changed again. It has changed a lot over the years, but I
:10:47. > :10:48.
:10:48. > :10:54.am the last one standing. I deserve Plenty more of that interview with
:10:54. > :11:00.Jessica Ennis next Saturday. Denise, an interesting point made in that
:11:00. > :11:10.interview by her coach - he used a teacher, then he can attack and now
:11:10. > :11:10.
:11:10. > :11:15.she is an international business woman. -- then he could retire.
:11:15. > :11:19.haven't experienced anything like what she has. I have not competed
:11:19. > :11:23.in front of a crowd of this magnitude. She has to be an athlete
:11:23. > :11:33.and focus, and she has to find that quiet moment a way from the
:11:33. > :11:38.limelight where she can do her job. It has been talked about, the fact
:11:38. > :11:44.that athletes have to use the pressure on them, but it is a fine
:11:45. > :11:51.line. Her whole team are important in this, aren't they, Michael? They
:11:51. > :11:57.have to not be distracted? Yes, and that is easier said than done. You
:11:57. > :12:03.have to have your entire focus on one task in hand. There's a lot to
:12:03. > :12:07.be torn between now and the Olympic Games. You have to focus on the
:12:07. > :12:12.World Championships and then take some time off after this season is
:12:12. > :12:21.over. That will be important. It is important not to get ahead of
:12:21. > :12:25.yourself. Let's stop talking about this and see her in action. We have
:12:25. > :12:35.Tiffany Porter in the final and they both came through in the semi-
:12:35. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:52.finals. Here's what happened six, as well as Tiffany Porter.
:12:52. > :13:02.Louise Hazel has got a bit of work to do ahead of her. And Ofili-
:13:02. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:15.Hazel just yet said. Potter is through safely and Hazel will join
:13:15. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:33.her in the final. The world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis
:13:33. > :13:38.goes in this next heat. Sara McGreavy is in there as well. Ennis,
:13:38. > :13:44.not away too well, but soon get into her stride. Attacking those
:13:44. > :13:51.barriers. A good tussle between McGreavy and Helsby. It is going to
:13:51. > :13:58.be quick. Sara McGreavy just coming through into second place. That is
:13:58. > :14:05.the quality of a reigning world champion. Albeit in seven events.
:14:05. > :14:15.Jessica Ennis, just slightly slower than Porter. But what a final in
:14:15. > :14:24.
:14:24. > :14:29.prospect. Here's though a full list I absolutely love Ennis as a
:14:29. > :14:36.hurdler. I have always said that if she can Wii focus on that event,
:14:36. > :14:46.she can be world class. -- really focus. This final is going to be
:14:46. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:54.very exceptional indeed. The women have met twice and won one each.
:14:54. > :15:00.That is later denied. The main event comes later tonight at 7:15pm,
:15:00. > :15:04.the men's 100 metres final. You might be going out tonight, but
:15:04. > :15:10.whatever you do, hang around for that to see if Dwain Chambers can
:15:10. > :15:20.win that title. Or weather one of the up-and-coming guys can win
:15:20. > :15:32.
:15:32. > :15:37.fancying their chances. Tyrone Edgar poles up, but it is Devonish
:15:37. > :15:43.ahead of Pickering, and Devonish wins it. The wind keeps moving
:15:43. > :15:53.around. Devonish showing that at the age of 35, he has still got
:15:53. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :15:58.what it takes. These five are definitely through. Certainly a
:15:58. > :16:04.mouth-watering prospect in this next semi-final. Dwain Chambers and
:16:04. > :16:08.Mark Lewis-Francis drawn together in the middle. Both are way safely.
:16:08. > :16:14.Here comes Dwain Chambers! Turning on the afterburners! Lewis-Francis
:16:14. > :16:22.is tightening up now. Both of them have run faster than Marlon
:16:22. > :16:32.Devonish did in the first semi- final. A ten-point 20 clocking 4
:16:32. > :16:35.
:16:35. > :16:42.Chambers. -- for Chambers. Andy Turner finds himself here on a flat.
:16:42. > :16:52.And a cracking start. Malcolm is leading but here comes Aikines-
:16:52. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:00.Aryeetey. Look at the time! 10.16. Second place for Malcolm but that
:17:00. > :17:08.is a great standard and bases and's best. That last he'd was very quick
:17:08. > :17:18.indeed. Chambers, at 10. Twentyfour stop it is going to be a cracking
:17:18. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:31.It is so exciting. We know that Dwain Chambers is a man for the
:17:31. > :17:35.finals and he can raise his game. Those four guys have been at the
:17:35. > :17:40.top standard, so any one of them who crosses the line might prove a
:17:40. > :17:47.problem for the selectors. A Marlon Devonish said that this is the 15th
:17:47. > :17:50.year he has taken part in a World Championships. Is that credit to
:17:50. > :17:55.him or is it saying more people should have come to knock him off
:17:55. > :18:00.his perch? I think it is both. He has been around for a very long
:18:00. > :18:08.time. We have got some new guys are coming on, and that is what I am
:18:08. > :18:14.excited to see. So, the men's 100 metres final at 7:15pm. But now we
:18:14. > :18:19.have the men's hurdles. Somebody missing his Dai Greene. He decided
:18:19. > :18:25.to run on the flat. What is your take on that? It is nice to see
:18:25. > :18:35.athlete having fun. He might have wanted to squeeze a spot and it is
:18:35. > :18:40.
:18:40. > :18:45.great. He looks good and is very confident. He wins that race and is
:18:45. > :18:51.a sure thing to go forward for that title. He is a contender for a
:18:51. > :18:57.medal? Yes, I think it was a great decision to run this 400 metres
:18:57. > :19:05.because he ran a personal best. He has been an all of the great 100-
:19:05. > :19:12.metre hurdler has this year. -- he has beaten all of the great 100-
:19:12. > :19:15.metre hurdlers. Any of those guys could take the medal. This is
:19:15. > :19:19.possibly the best race of the evening in terms of who will make
:19:19. > :19:23.it to the world championship finals, because we have a lot of people out
:19:24. > :19:33.there will have a chance and it is going to rest on the next couple of
:19:34. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:53.mentioned Dai Greene. I will just apologise for talking over one or
:19:53. > :19:59.two of these athletes. Jack Green has tonsilitis, so we have two men
:19:59. > :20:03.not here, and Dai Greene comedy would assume he would get a slot.
:20:03. > :20:10.So the two men who came first and second, if they are the men at the
:20:10. > :20:18.top standard, then unfortunately, Jack Green will not qualify. Rhys
:20:18. > :20:25.Williams of Cardiff. A standard and needs to finish in the top two to
:20:25. > :20:31.guarantee his place. And here's Nathan Woodward. He just clipped
:20:31. > :20:37.the last hurdle in his last race, taking second place. But look good
:20:37. > :20:42.in qualification. He needs to come in the top two. Richard Yates, can
:20:42. > :20:52.become in the top two? Jack Green will be hoping that one of the
:20:52. > :20:53.
:20:53. > :21:03.other six athletes, either Richard Yates or Richard Davenport, can go
:21:03. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:08.in the top two. Niall Flannery, not too much faraway from that this
:21:08. > :21:15.year. An embarrassment of riches or Great Britain in the 400-metre
:21:15. > :21:19.hurdles this year. And Benjamin Sumner on the outside. Let's just
:21:19. > :21:26.clarify that for you. We are assuming Dai Greene will
:21:26. > :21:36.automatically be selected. So two spots are available. One man not
:21:36. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:08.good form and will have to go well box and has lost a couple of metres
:22:08. > :22:15.already. Woodward has gone out pretty hard, as above. Williams
:22:15. > :22:20.will have to hang on. Richard Yates has seen Woodward go right past him.
:22:20. > :22:26.It is all about Woodward at the moment. Around that top bend and
:22:26. > :22:36.now he needs to hold it together. Flannery has fallen. Rhys Williams,
:22:36. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:41.with a lot of work to do. Davenport, can he push on here? It is between
:22:41. > :22:51.Woodward and Davenport. Over the last hurdle, and Davenport has a
:22:51. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :22:56.chance. But Woodward is coming back yet again. He is going to Daegu.
:22:56. > :23:04.The question now is, with only the second best standard for Davenport,
:23:04. > :23:11.will he have a chance next week? Will he be able to show he is fit
:23:11. > :23:16.again and show he has got over his tonsilitis? You know what, now the
:23:16. > :23:21.selectors are certainly going to earn their wages. This is a tough
:23:21. > :23:28.decision and a tough call indeed. I was watching Woodward all the way
:23:28. > :23:34.around, and he is a tall and rangy run. He was doing 13 strides. He
:23:34. > :23:42.comes now, because he is so tall, he comes into this 7th, 8th hurdle,
:23:42. > :23:48.and can sometimes lose his footing. That is what caused him to hit the
:23:48. > :23:57.final hurdle in that last race. But here today, he was strong and hung
:23:57. > :24:04.on to take, I think, his first title. He will be pleased by that.
:24:04. > :24:11.So, Colin, he wins the race. What about Davenport and Jack Green?
:24:11. > :24:17.Rhys Williams did not do very well at all? Yes. Jack Green has gone
:24:17. > :24:22.under 49 seconds. He was there but not here today because of illness.
:24:22. > :24:28.Not because of injury. He will be looking at this race with a bit of
:24:28. > :24:31.a smile, thinking he has a bit of a chance. But that complete contrast
:24:31. > :24:41.with Rhys Williams. He will be bitterly disappointed with the bat
:24:41. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:50.Steve, I am sure a very happy man, but you came up with the goods,
:24:51. > :25:00.Nathan? Yes. The race was not as clean as I wanted it to be. I lost
:25:00. > :25:05.quite a lot of time on my three last hurdles, but pleased. In the
:25:05. > :25:10.European Under 23s, you came in over the last hurdle but lost. How
:25:10. > :25:17.were you able to get over that psychological hurdle? I just made
:25:17. > :25:22.sure I cleared it. It gets very fast. I played it a bit safer. So I
:25:22. > :25:26.lost a bit of time but made sure I came away with the win. Finally,
:25:26. > :25:31.what is it like to be looked at somebody who will not just
:25:31. > :25:35.contained in these races but win them? It feels good. Dai Greene is
:25:35. > :25:39.still away at the moment but hopefully, me and a few others,
:25:39. > :25:44.like Jack Green, who is unfortunately ill this weekend,
:25:44. > :25:54.hopefully the two of us and a few others can start pushing Dai Greene.
:25:54. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :26:05.All the best on today's performance. It was not the quickest of races,
:26:05. > :26:15.we might have expected them to go quicker. Richard Devonport will
:26:15. > :26:24.have another chance to get a She missed out on a world title two
:26:24. > :26:31.years ago by 0.01 of the second. Lisa Dobriskey's wrote to Korea
:26:31. > :26:37.start here in a few moments. -- road to Korea.
:26:37. > :26:41.We saw the shot put earlier this afternoon, this was the winner.
:26:41. > :26:51.Eden Francis, the defending UK champion. That was in the second
:26:51. > :26:57.round, measured at 60 metres and 73. -- 16 metres. Jess Ennis finished
:26:57. > :27:04.in 7th place, but with a season's best, 14 metres 25. A solid starts
:27:04. > :27:11.to her afternoon. This is one of the events that she has really
:27:12. > :27:16.improved over the years. She has an excellent high jump which we will
:27:16. > :27:26.see later on. She has improved her weaker events, along with the
:27:26. > :27:30.
:27:30. > :27:37.javelin, this, has come along a A personal best for Eden Francis.
:27:37. > :27:47.Rebecca Peake in 7th -- second, and Jess Ennis in 7th, that is not a PB,
:27:47. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:59.A bit of trouble in the high jump, at two failures at one-metre 83.
:27:59. > :28:03.
:28:03. > :28:07.She is the equal record holder for is one of her banker events. This
:28:07. > :28:13.is where she needs to get big points. She was pushed all of the
:28:13. > :28:20.way, by Emma Perkins. At one-metre 83, also her third and final
:28:20. > :28:30.attempt. She is in the Cambridge University athletics team. That was
:28:30. > :28:45.
:28:45. > :28:49.a personal best for Perkins. It or the pole, but over first time. That
:28:49. > :28:59.is the bare minimum that she would expect when it comes to Korea. It
:28:59. > :29:28.
:29:28. > :29:32.was a personal best of one-metre Next event on the track, a very
:29:32. > :29:36.competitive women's 1500 metre final. Some of the athletes to look
:29:36. > :29:38.out for, Lisa Dobriskey, silver medal in the last world
:29:38. > :29:42.championships and just out of the medals in the Olympic Games three
:29:42. > :29:46.years ago. Katrina Wootton, established international. Barbara
:29:46. > :29:51.Parker has been running well this year. Had a very good steeplechase
:29:51. > :29:54.the other day. And Hannah England, defending champion. She was voted
:29:54. > :29:59.the best woman athlete of the meeting with the performance of the
:29:59. > :30:05.championships last year. That is why she has got the red number on
:30:05. > :30:14.with her name are. The red beard, should I say. -- the red vest,
:30:14. > :30:22.should I say. We have not seen too much of Lisa Dobriskey, who has a
:30:22. > :30:28.new coach. No Charlene Thomas, incidentally, she injured herself
:30:28. > :30:31.after of the European team championships. She will be running
:30:31. > :30:41.at Christian -- Crystal Palace. There are some tickets left for the
:30:41. > :30:45.
:30:45. > :30:50.Friday evening where you can see under way. You can already see Lisa
:30:50. > :31:00.Dobriskey bouncing along, paying no attention to the early pace, Hannah
:31:00. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:12.England in third place. We have got to a qualifiers -- we have got two
:31:12. > :31:12.
:31:12. > :31:18.MSC Napoli qualifiers. The be qualifiers up... Would Stacy be
:31:18. > :31:28.prepared to run faster? The answer is yes. She is after the qualifying
:31:28. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :31:36.time, four. -- 45.9. She likes running in Birmingham in the winter.
:31:36. > :31:40.She is looking to see where everyone is. She would have laid --
:31:40. > :31:48.like Lisa Dobriskey and having done to come with her. They do not need
:31:48. > :31:54.two. They have got the a standard. She is setting the stall out to run
:31:54. > :31:58.this a standard on her own. She has settled into a gentle read them.
:31:58. > :32:05.She has got a big lead over Hannah England and the rest. She wants to
:32:05. > :32:12.be aware that she does not expend too much energy early on. The rest
:32:12. > :32:17.of the pack are not interested in chasing Stacey Smith. She reached
:32:17. > :32:22.the final of the junior championships 10 days ago. Looking
:32:22. > :32:27.through the pack, Hannah England, Lisa Dobriskey, Faye Fullerton,
:32:27. > :32:36.Barbara Parker coming round the outside. But still, Stacey Smith,
:32:36. > :32:39.English champion at 800 metres last year, UK indoor champion this year.
:32:39. > :32:43.This is brave running from Stacey Smith. The others are slowly
:32:43. > :32:52.closing down, but she is going to go through this 800. You would
:32:52. > :32:57.normally expect something around 2.12 would be fine. She has slowed
:32:57. > :33:01.a little in the last, but if she can maintain this pace and find
:33:01. > :33:06.something in the last 300, she will not be too far away and that would
:33:06. > :33:12.close the door on Charlene Thomas. If she finishes in the first two
:33:12. > :33:16.and runs and it A standard, this is an intriguing race. I am sure
:33:17. > :33:20.Shiley in Thomas will be looking at this very nervously. Our top three
:33:20. > :33:25.heading for a quick time. Will Stacey Smith have enough left on
:33:25. > :33:32.the last not -- last lap to repel the challenge of the big names?
:33:32. > :33:41.They have pulled away from see a Taylor in 4th place. -- Celia
:33:41. > :33:49.Taylor. What a brave run it has been from Stacey Smith. Lisa
:33:49. > :33:52.Dobriskey is ominous in third place. That was a slow 300 metres. It
:33:52. > :33:57.looks to me as though Stacey Smith will have a problem to pick up from
:33:58. > :34:02.that sort of place. -- pace. Now Lisa Dobriskey is just thinking, I
:34:02. > :34:06.wants to win this, beat Hannah England. Remember what Hannah did
:34:06. > :34:12.last year? Will it be the same? Hannah England is deceptively fast
:34:12. > :34:19.over the last lap. She absolutely destroyed the field and ran a 56
:34:19. > :34:25.second lap last year. A valiant effort from Stacey Smith to his
:34:25. > :34:29.fading badly. When is the kick going to come from Lisa Dobriskey?
:34:29. > :34:39.Can Hannah England respond? It is all about the two A standard
:34:39. > :34:42.qualifiers for they do. They have every -- they have so far for
:34:42. > :34:47.filled the commitments. Hannah England is not going to go grip --
:34:47. > :34:50.give up. Hannah England gets it, Lisa Dobriskey in second. Barbara
:34:50. > :34:58.Parker comes through into third place just ahead of Smith who set
:34:58. > :35:04.the early pace. 4.0 7.06. What a great last lap from both of those
:35:04. > :35:08.athletes. Great to see Hannah England and Lisa Dobriskey going
:35:08. > :35:13.toe-to-toe over that last 300 metres. Once again, Hannah England
:35:13. > :35:17.showing that in those type of races, she is always going to be a big
:35:17. > :35:22.danger. Lisa is getting back to slowly to the sort of form that has
:35:22. > :35:27.seen her win medals in major championships, and hats off to
:35:27. > :35:33.Stacey Smith having a go, I always like to see young athlete coming to
:35:33. > :35:40.a Championships and having a go. Lisa Dobriskey, determined, trying
:35:40. > :35:44.to take the number one England spot from Hannah England. Just one
:35:44. > :35:49.minute you think that hammer is not going to get it this time, but she
:35:49. > :35:54.just stretches, holding her form really well over the last 30 metres.
:35:54. > :35:58.Stretching out. It is great to see these two so close together. They
:35:58. > :36:04.are on the weight to East South Korea, the question is, can
:36:04. > :36:09.Charlene at Thomas or Stacey Smith joined them? They will have a
:36:09. > :36:18.chance next week to get a quick time. For the time being, our No. 1
:36:18. > :36:27.Great stuff from Hannah England. And while but -- well done to Lisa
:36:27. > :36:32.Dobriskey. A great tussle between those two. We hope they have got
:36:32. > :36:36.their breath back because they are talking.
:36:36. > :36:38.A tremendous race, tell me what it is like when you are going head to
:36:38. > :36:44.head down the home straight like that? You are good friend as well
:36:44. > :36:49.as rivals. It is scary. Of the track, we get on so well. It is
:36:50. > :36:54.quite hard trying to be, you have to have to people in yourself, that
:36:54. > :36:59.a pet -- the competitive you and you as a person. You just switch
:36:59. > :37:02.into you as a competitor adds it comes into the home straight.
:37:02. > :37:08.love this place, you had performance of the day last year.
:37:08. > :37:12.You are running into form at the perfect time. I am, I am really
:37:12. > :37:17.chuffed. I did not train at all in the start of June, because I was
:37:17. > :37:21.injured. I am in the shape of my life, it is such a surprise, it is
:37:21. > :37:26.brilliant. Do you feel you are getting into some kind of shape
:37:26. > :37:30.now? It is getting there. I am plugging away. I am much happier
:37:30. > :37:35.than when I raced here a few weeks ago, it was an absolute disaster. I
:37:35. > :37:45.am reasonably happy with today. tremendous race, give -- keep up
:37:45. > :37:58.
:37:58. > :38:04.form, season's best in third place. UK title in the back for Jess Ennis,
:38:04. > :38:09.the bar is up to 1.89 metres. Heptathlon is all about heights and
:38:09. > :38:13.points and every centimetre count. This is a try out ahead of the
:38:13. > :38:23.World Championships. She has got it. I think that is the bare minimum
:38:23. > :38:26.
:38:26. > :38:35.when she goes to Korea for the Perkins in second place with a
:38:35. > :38:39.The Olympics are coming to her doorstep in throw up -- 12 months'
:38:39. > :38:44.time, Christine Ohuruogu is searching for a plane to reignite
:38:44. > :38:51.her gold medal form from Beijing. - - a flame. We are going to talk
:38:51. > :38:55.about that now. What's the make of the head of UK Athletics saying
:38:55. > :39:00.that by and large, they have not to dinner to be said no, but athletes
:39:00. > :39:04.will not be encouraged all will always be banned from going to the
:39:04. > :39:09.opening ceremony? For people like Christine, when it is on her
:39:09. > :39:14.doorstep, it is a tough call. Personally, I do not think so, I do
:39:14. > :39:18.not -- I did not take part in any Olympic ceremonies. From his point
:39:18. > :39:22.of view, it is a performance thing. Why spend four years of meticulous
:39:22. > :39:30.preparation to then stand on your feet for what can be to three
:39:30. > :39:34.hours? -- have two or three hours? It could be away from your event,
:39:34. > :39:38.but it is a long drawn-out procedure. He just wants to get it
:39:38. > :39:43.into people's mind, it is the discipline, you are in your home
:39:43. > :39:47.games, but don't waste energy getting into the euphoria of the
:39:47. > :39:51.atmosphere. I saw Frankie Fredericks quoted in that paper
:39:51. > :39:58.saying that the opening ceremony was almost as important as the
:39:58. > :40:03.event itself, because it got him in the mood. He says that now that he
:40:03. > :40:08.is part of the IOC! The opening ceremonies up the week before the
:40:08. > :40:12.track and field even start, if you allow those athletes to make their
:40:12. > :40:17.own decision, get there and then get back focused. There is
:40:17. > :40:22.Christine Ohuruogu. Where is she on the road to full fitness and form?
:40:22. > :40:27.Her performance in Barcelona would have given her a massive boost. It
:40:28. > :40:32.is hard being injured, fighting your body, trying to search for
:40:32. > :40:35.fitness. That race in Barcelona, it was a definite thumbs up. It will
:40:35. > :40:40.be interesting to see how she is coping here this weekend. She is
:40:40. > :40:50.through to the final, she has the A standard, it is just getting race
:40:50. > :41:01.
:41:01. > :41:11.The likes of Kelly Sotherton don't even get Tim Minchin at the minute.
:41:11. > :41:16.
:41:16. > :41:25.Here we have Nadine Okyere, one of our great runners. -- don't even
:41:25. > :41:30.get a mention. There's the defending champion, who won this
:41:30. > :41:40.race last year, but has not yet run the top standard, has just been
:41:40. > :41:44.
:41:44. > :41:53.outside. Ohuruogu was just 100th outside of the time at this time
:41:53. > :42:00.last year. A pretty slow affair earlier today for Perri Shakes-
:42:00. > :42:06.Drayton, but she also has the top standard in the flat event. And
:42:06. > :42:10.Shana Cox, the former American, now running for Great Britain, but
:42:10. > :42:15.cannot compete in the World Championships. She is not eligible
:42:15. > :42:24.until late September. And nobody's talking too much about Nicola
:42:24. > :42:29.Sanders, but she is on an upward curve coming back, with a bit to do.
:42:29. > :42:33.Kelly Sotherton says she wants to be part of the relay teams, and if
:42:33. > :42:38.she is to gain a slot, there's lot of youngsters coming through as
:42:39. > :42:45.well. We have had the European Junior Championships with the
:42:45. > :42:55.women's fall by four squad winning a medal there. Nothing here. --
:42:55. > :43:15.
:43:15. > :43:24.of the blocks, leaving Lee McConnell a little bit. Not too
:43:24. > :43:32.much to choose between them. Leader, has got herself in the race now. --
:43:33. > :43:42.Lee McConnell. Kelly Sotherton, going well. Perri Shakes-Drayton as
:43:43. > :43:43.
:43:43. > :43:52.well. And Christine who Raghu has been passed. -- Christine Ohuruogu
:43:52. > :43:56.has been passed. But she is coming back but is going to be too late.
:43:56. > :44:04.It is Perri Shakes-Drayton! Shakes- Drayton, the former hurdler,
:44:04. > :44:08.stealing it from all the other runners. That is a shock. We know
:44:08. > :44:15.she is a great competitor. Not because she is a great talent, we
:44:15. > :44:20.know that as well. But should she really be beating our top 400-metre
:44:20. > :44:26.runners? I am not sure about that. They might be a bit embarrassed but
:44:26. > :44:35.we can all relish in her performance. That is her second
:44:35. > :44:44.race today as well, and she had to qualify yesterday. What a
:44:44. > :44:48.performance! If there was a time to spring a surprise at these
:44:48. > :44:52.championships it was certainly on the cards before this race that
:44:52. > :44:57.Perri Shakes-Drayton could be a danger to everybody. Let's not
:44:57. > :45:03.forget Shana Cox. She has been running extremely well. But Lee
:45:03. > :45:09.McConnell, so often, she goes hard over 200 metres but this is where
:45:09. > :45:13.we expect Ohuruogu to come back strongly. But by that time, Perri
:45:13. > :45:18.Shakes-Drayton was a wear. What an athlete! Just 22 years old and so
:45:18. > :45:25.much more to come. That is going to give the selectors a bit of a
:45:25. > :45:32.headache. Perri Shakes-Drayton, only three hundredths of a second
:45:32. > :45:36.outside of the time for the 400 metres. She will relish this one. I
:45:36. > :45:46.can see her down the track and she is looking at the giant scoreboard.
:45:46. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:54.You are just getting your breath back, but can you take it in that
:45:54. > :45:58.you have won this race? I cannot believe what has happened today.
:45:58. > :46:06.Especially that earlier one. I was asleep in the warm-up area and I
:46:06. > :46:11.had to wake myself up and be ready to do the 400. I have that extra
:46:11. > :46:15.boost at the end and that was for my 400-metre hurdles. Christine,
:46:15. > :46:21.what do you make of his talent alongside you? I think she is
:46:21. > :46:25.fantastic. We have been racing and training way back when. I feel so
:46:25. > :46:31.proud and pleased that she has come into her own. She is a great
:46:31. > :46:36.athlete. And what about you? The injuries earlier this season. Do
:46:36. > :46:41.you feel as though you are coming into some better shape? I do. Every
:46:41. > :46:46.training session and race I have are helping me get that much better.
:46:46. > :46:52.It was great to have these two back-to-back races because I am
:46:52. > :46:57.lacking in racing and training, so it is nice to come off the track
:46:57. > :47:01.with a decent, OK time. It is not what I wanted today but I am
:47:01. > :47:08.grateful to be in one piece and the tide can look to push through the
:47:08. > :47:13.season. You have a history of doing that so well and being right for
:47:13. > :47:17.the major championships? The way I see it, everything you do is
:47:17. > :47:24.progress. Every day, just a little bit, a little bit. I am hoping it
:47:24. > :47:30.will come together. In the initial stages of my workout I had a proper
:47:30. > :47:37.two months of rehabilitation, so, yeah, I want to go away this
:47:37. > :47:44.weekend having two 400s back to back in my legs. Perri still
:47:44. > :47:54.getting her breath back. Well done to you. Thank you. Tomorrow, in the
:47:54. > :48:03.
:48:03. > :48:09.evening, the 400 metres hurdles. Shakes-Drayton. -- 8 really
:48:09. > :48:19.impressively run. Hopefully over the next few weeks she can find
:48:19. > :48:26.We have relocated from the back straight to the home stretch and
:48:26. > :48:33.you can see behind us, here other women's finalists for the 400
:48:33. > :48:38.metres. Should a hurdler be winning that? Absolutely. I know you should
:48:38. > :48:43.not have favourites but I am a real fan of Perri. She has come such a
:48:43. > :48:48.long way in a short space of time. An incredibly talented athlete, and
:48:48. > :48:52.why not take it when you have got it? I think she is fantastic.
:48:52. > :48:57.great for UK Athletics that you have her, because it shows what
:48:57. > :49:02.type of athletes she is. She is so young. The 400-metre hurdles is
:49:02. > :49:06.obviously her main event but his big horribly for the 400-metre
:49:06. > :49:12.women because Ohuruogu is an Olympic champion and world champion
:49:12. > :49:15.and she should not be beaten by a 400-metre hurdler. She loves
:49:15. > :49:21.performing in championships, she has always said that. So she has a
:49:21. > :49:27.lot of work to do between now and next year. If we did what Christine
:49:27. > :49:32.go past 500 yards in front of us. What did you make of her former?
:49:32. > :49:38.She looks a bit heavy, honestly, to me, and she has been running heavy,
:49:38. > :49:41.so reform is not very fluid or streamlined. She is always a good
:49:41. > :49:45.finisher but we did not see the good finish we have seen from her
:49:45. > :49:51.in the past. So primarily, a little bit of a conditioning problem, and
:49:51. > :49:57.that is the worst thing to have before a major championship. I know
:49:57. > :50:03.she has been really hurt. You need to find your conference and rhythm
:50:03. > :50:07.and she obviously has not got it. Michael is right, she is heavy, but
:50:07. > :50:11.she has the right qualifications and she needs races. Otherwise
:50:11. > :50:15.Daegu could be upsetting for her. But she is back on the track and
:50:15. > :50:20.that is the main thing. And she will be back on the track next
:50:20. > :50:26.weekend at Crystal Palace on Friday and Saturday.
:50:26. > :50:36.These are the women's finals for the 100 metres and here's how it
:50:36. > :50:44.
:50:44. > :50:49.If she is just about going to hold that. She does so. Laura Turner
:50:49. > :50:59.looked as though she would not naked for a while, but she made it.
:50:59. > :51:13.
:51:13. > :51:23.Turner gets the victory. -- like moving away, this is good running
:51:23. > :51:25.
:51:25. > :51:29.from have. She is in really good form. A great start from her and
:51:29. > :51:39.she will get a lot of confidence from that. Well ahead of the rest
:51:39. > :51:52.
:51:52. > :51:57.of the field, Kwakye. The other qualifiers are Bloor and Onuora.
:51:57. > :52:07.the athletes are now out there for the final, and those two semi-
:52:07. > :52:17.
:52:17. > :52:27.finals showing that this is a very age, and she has made it through
:52:27. > :52:36.
:52:36. > :52:45.again, Joice Maduaka. It is good to see her in the final. And Torema
:52:45. > :52:50.Thompson, has been going well. Kwakye has the top standard and
:52:50. > :52:54.just needs to come in the top two here to make sure she is back in
:52:54. > :53:04.the World Championships. And Montell Douglas, the British world
:53:04. > :53:04.
:53:04. > :53:11.record holder three years ago now. She looked pretty good in the semis.
:53:11. > :53:16.Onuora has the top standard as well. Her next best time is 11.43. She
:53:16. > :53:25.needs to find that standard form here because Laura Turner, right
:53:25. > :53:29.next to her, the defending champion, with a clocking this year of 11.23.
:53:29. > :53:36.All three women have that top standard and only two can be
:53:36. > :53:46.guaranteed selection here. Louise Bloor, a new personal best this
:53:46. > :53:47.
:53:47. > :53:57.year. And then the youngest in the field, Asha Philip. A good run in
:53:57. > :53:58.
:53:58. > :54:08.the semis to get here. So, just to remind you, three of the women have
:54:08. > :54:26.
:54:26. > :54:33.they automatically qualify. A good start from Laura Turner and also at
:54:33. > :54:38.Kwakye, who has got the advantage. She is well ahead. It is all
:54:38. > :54:44.Kwakye! She wins it and Onuora takes the second spot. They will go
:54:44. > :54:50.to Daegu. But no doubt about at all when. Kwakye is coming into very,
:54:50. > :54:54.very good form. It all those years of injury, contending problems,
:54:54. > :55:01.finally put behind her. She is only going to get better from here on in
:55:01. > :55:05.it. Everybody will be very happy to see her in such good form. It is
:55:05. > :55:11.great to see her a good return. She has had such hardship with injury
:55:11. > :55:15.and now she is certainly Britain's number one female sprinter. She is
:55:15. > :55:21.three from the right and takes the lead very quickly. She has great
:55:21. > :55:24.timing and rhythm. So when she put her foot down, there is a lot of
:55:25. > :55:30.power going through her feet and she covers the ground very swiftly.
:55:30. > :55:34.It is great to see her return. And look at that second place. Again,
:55:34. > :55:42.you can see how quickly she explodes out of the blocks and get
:55:42. > :55:48.into her stride. Power, strength, aggression, all under control.
:55:48. > :55:54.Drives hard out of the blocks, Kwakye. You can see her on the
:55:54. > :55:58.forehead of the picture, gritting her teeth. There she is, and she
:55:58. > :56:03.keeps going. Power, power, power. It will be interesting to see what
:56:03. > :56:09.she thinks of this performance. To her right, Montell Douglas, the
:56:09. > :56:18.British record holder, was left. And in third place at... Laura
:56:18. > :56:28.Turner. But the second place goes to Onuora. She is on that aeroplane,
:56:28. > :56:29.
:56:29. > :56:33.too. And now we have Kwakye talking They are just having a chat across
:56:33. > :56:39.me! They are discussing times. It looked like you are back in
:56:39. > :56:42.tremendous form. You are on the plane to Korea, brilliant. I feel
:56:42. > :56:48.fantastic. It has been the longest journey to come back after two
:56:48. > :56:52.years. I just want to thank my coach, he has done everything he
:56:52. > :56:58.can to get me back and led a team which has been unavailable --
:56:58. > :57:02.unbelievable. I have been faster here than I was two years ago.
:57:02. > :57:07.did you deal with the pressure on the it blind? I took it all my
:57:07. > :57:11.stride and remembered how much I wanted it. It is a lot, being out
:57:11. > :57:16.for so long and seen people do so well is very painful. To have an
:57:16. > :57:26.opportunity, I seized it. Congratulations for booking a place
:57:26. > :57:29.on the plane.! Banks! You have had a great season, to come up with the
:57:29. > :57:35.goods when you most need it, you us be thrilled. I am gutted I didn't
:57:35. > :57:40.win, but it puts things into perspective. I have been fortunate
:57:40. > :57:48.-- unfortunate, I was out last year, I did not know what was going to go
:57:48. > :57:51.on. I ran to PB's -- to PBs over their hundred this year. I did not
:57:51. > :58:01.get the time I wanted to today but I am back and running, I cannot
:58:01. > :58:01.
:58:01. > :58:08.complain. What do you think of the state of British sprinting? It is
:58:08. > :58:12.good for all of us. Jodi smacked it last year! She will give us a kick
:58:12. > :58:18.up our backsides. For me, Jeanette Kwayke, the rest of the girls, we
:58:18. > :58:23.are coming back. Over this year, in South Korea, and next year will be
:58:23. > :58:33.solid. Four women's sprinting, or we are going to be good. We will
:58:33. > :58:40.give the Americans and Jamaicans a Well done indeed. Good enough on
:58:40. > :58:45.the day, those times. The top two automatically qualify. Laura Tiler
:58:45. > :58:55.-- Lord Taylor might get the third spot, if JD Williams does not want
:58:55. > :58:55.
:58:55. > :59:03.to go, it might be good enough for In a few moments, the specialist
:59:03. > :59:13.gets the all rounder, can just Ennis beat Tiffany Ofili-Porter? --
:59:13. > :59:18.
:59:18. > :59:25.of a disappointment, but it did not turn out the same. It was a big
:59:25. > :59:30.personal bests. That put him into there lead. Julian Reid is a new
:59:30. > :59:33.recruit to the British team. He will compete in the world
:59:33. > :59:38.championships I would think for Britain. He responded with eight
:59:38. > :59:48.metres and six in the 5th round. No Tomlinson and Rutherford, they
:59:48. > :00:03.
:00:03. > :00:13.should be fine for next weekend in Lead Durham became the UK champion
:00:13. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:46.over the 80-metre mark. There is the back straight. Steve Lewis, a
:00:46. > :00:52.British No. 1, first attempt on five metres and 50. All sorts of
:00:52. > :01:02.performance issues with injury, that is better. He has the Be
:01:02. > :01:07.standard. The A-standard, five metres and 72. The be standard,
:01:07. > :01:17.five metres and 60. Mex Eves and Luke Cutts also have the be
:01:17. > :01:22.standard. That is a good clearance from Steve less. -- Steve Lewis. We
:01:22. > :01:28.have all got high hopes for this young man. His career had stalled
:01:28. > :01:32.slightly with injury. Perhaps a lack of confidence, changing his
:01:32. > :01:42.technique. There we are, first place, five metres and 54 Steve
:01:42. > :01:52.
:01:52. > :01:57.Lewis. -- five metres and 50, for British record holder, Sophie
:01:57. > :02:01.Hitchon of Blackburn Harriers. Competed brilliantly so far this
:02:01. > :02:06.year, she has set two British records. That looks as though it
:02:06. > :02:15.could be her best so far in this final cost out towards 70 metres,
:02:15. > :02:21.that is her aim this season and next year. Big smiles for Sophie.
:02:21. > :02:26.Sophie Hitchon, four turns, her coach is at Loughborough University
:02:26. > :02:33.and he has done a very good job but how. Her physical preparation for
:02:33. > :02:43.this year was hard. But it certainly has been worth it. And
:02:43. > :03:03.
:03:03. > :03:11.67.69, that is a long way ahead of already. She has won at the high
:03:11. > :03:15.jump, finished 7th in the shot. After this final, she has got to be
:03:15. > :03:25.ready stash get ready for two events tomorrow, such is the life
:03:25. > :03:26.
:03:26. > :03:31.of a multi- inventor. Lifetime best for Sarita Solomon this year, 13.27.
:03:31. > :03:39.Ashley Helsby, of Liverpool Harriers. English under 23 champion
:03:39. > :03:44.last season. She has improved her best this year to 13.28. Angelita
:03:44. > :03:51.Broadbelt-Blake, English champion this year. Another athlete who is
:03:51. > :03:54.in form. Next to her, the British record holder, Tiffany Ofili-Porter.
:03:55. > :04:03.Ever since she became eligible to whether British vest, this year,
:04:03. > :04:10.she has performed well. She has recently set new figures of 12.60.
:04:10. > :04:15.Jessica Ennis, world champion in heptathlon, European champion. As
:04:15. > :04:20.we saw in the high jump, she is in terrific shape and she has beaten
:04:20. > :04:26.Tiffany Ofili-Porter already this season. Gemma Bennett of so
:04:26. > :04:36.Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. She has got the qualifying standard for
:04:36. > :04:42.Korea, she needs a bit extra here. UK indoor champion. Sara McGreevy
:04:43. > :04:48.or ran well in the heats to qualify for this final. And Louise Hazell,
:04:48. > :04:53.defending champion. Surprisingly won at this final last year.
:04:53. > :05:00.Commonwealth Games heptathlon champion, she is right on the
:05:00. > :05:10.outside. All of the action should happen in lanes 4 and 5. Tiffany
:05:10. > :05:16.
:05:16. > :05:20.Ofili-Porter, and the multi- faster than Jessica Ennis has shown
:05:20. > :05:30.in her form this season. But we know what a great competitor
:05:30. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:47.Ofili-Porter, chased home hard by Jessica Ennis. Gemma Bennett came
:05:47. > :05:51.in third place. 12.77. As you saw from the caption, that is a world
:05:51. > :05:54.championship qualifying time, which she has beaten quality --
:05:54. > :05:59.comfortably a number of times this season. And dress Ennis, it was
:05:59. > :06:03.really after 50 metres, she began to get going. It will be
:06:03. > :06:09.interesting to see what sort of time she ran. A comfortable victory
:06:09. > :06:14.at -- victory of one of the world's best. A great race by both of the
:06:14. > :06:21.women. Both of them have different reasons for running this
:06:21. > :06:25.competition. Tiffany, she wants to prove that she is Britain's No. 1
:06:25. > :06:30.and 8 contender for the World Championships in they do that she
:06:30. > :06:34.has qualified so well today. She is making sure she is not making any
:06:34. > :06:40.mistakes whatsoever, driving into that line. She knows she was
:06:40. > :06:44.running very well. That was one of her fastest performances ever. A
:06:44. > :06:50.great performance. In contrast, Jessica Ennis, she might be a
:06:50. > :06:54.little bit tired. She has had a lot of competitions already today.
:06:54. > :06:59.Focus is still important, she is still ran a good solid race here.
:06:59. > :07:02.You can imagine when she set herself up to defend world
:07:02. > :07:05.championships, this is a very important race for her. She needs
:07:05. > :07:11.to keep their and big sure there she is very good and technically
:07:11. > :07:19.solid. For me, a good race by both of the women. And I do believe they
:07:19. > :07:23.are both talking right now with Colin it knows all about sprint
:07:23. > :07:29.hurdling, she was -- he was praising your performance. Tiffany,
:07:29. > :07:33.the form of your life, how you maintaining the level? I am just
:07:33. > :07:36.staying focused and using every competition as motivation for the
:07:36. > :07:42.next one. Tell me about booking your place on the plane thought
:07:42. > :07:48.South Korea, we have seen you perform so well. Now a big outdoor
:07:48. > :07:55.stage. I am thrilled, I am hoping to do very well and hate -- make he
:07:56. > :07:59.TB proud. Jessica, you have been very busy today. Your whole
:07:59. > :08:04.performance today was impressive, can you assess what you have done
:08:04. > :08:08.today? You had an equal personal best in the shot put and a good
:08:08. > :08:14.performance in the shot -- high jump. I am really tired! It was a
:08:15. > :08:18.good day. Equal PB in the shot put but in my third round, it was
:08:18. > :08:24.nerve-racking. I was just feeling a bit weak by the time the hurdles
:08:24. > :08:28.came round. It was still a good race, especially having Tiffany.
:08:28. > :08:33.Have much does that help you, someone driving -- dragging you
:08:33. > :08:37.along to faster times? It is a massive help, having someone run
:08:37. > :08:42.quickly is a good help to see if you can tag along. Not a bad time
:08:42. > :08:47.for me, I feel like I am in good running for. I am hoping to improve.
:08:47. > :08:51.A final word for the victor, she has got some action tomorrow, what
:08:51. > :08:56.do you think of someone having someone like this as a British team
:08:56. > :09:00.inspiration for all of us? She is definitely an inspiration, we feed
:09:00. > :09:08.off her energy and hopefully the as well as she does. Congratulations
:09:08. > :09:13.The last time they met in Manchester, Jessica Ennis took top
:09:13. > :09:19.honours. There was certainly daylight between Tiffany Ofili-
:09:19. > :09:27.Porter and everyone else in that race. Just in rub salt into the
:09:28. > :09:37.wind, she beat Jessica Ennis's record. Gemma Bennett got the
:09:38. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:51.bronze medal, just a 10th of a discus, her second round throw.
:09:51. > :09:58.This flew out to 56 metres and 19 is centre metres. A comprehensive
:09:58. > :10:07.victory for Jade Nicholls. She is crowned the UK champion at that
:10:07. > :10:17.distance. Confirmation of that result. Eden Francis in second
:10:17. > :10:22.This is getting to the climax of the evening, and there are the
:10:22. > :10:26.finalists, they had just gone behind it all of the attendants.
:10:26. > :10:31.Dwain Chambers, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. The men's
:10:31. > :10:35.100 metres final coming up. It promises to be a thriller. Let's
:10:35. > :10:39.just reflect on that women's a hurdles event. You wanted to talk
:10:39. > :10:45.about the he specifics of being heptathletes, it is not a random
:10:45. > :10:49.order, the seven events. Absolutely, the order is for a reason. I know
:10:49. > :10:53.that Jessica would not want to make excuses for any performances, but
:10:53. > :10:59.coming into a hurdles race having done a very ballistic and tiring
:10:59. > :11:03.event like high jump is not easy. I think she ran particularly well.
:11:03. > :11:06.She was left out of the blocks by Tiffany, but she ran very well and
:11:06. > :11:11.showed her strength coming in the latter part of that race. As a
:11:11. > :11:15.heptathletes, -- heptathlete, preparation is so much different --
:11:16. > :11:20.different from everyone else. You have gone up to go back into
:11:20. > :11:30.conditioning and endurance work so does not have race preparation. Her
:11:30. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :11:41.weekend is about getting race fit Onto these guys now, and can raises
:11:41. > :11:47.be won and lost here and now? -- races? This is going to be so
:11:47. > :11:52.interesting. It can happen. The old guys have been around forever.
:11:52. > :12:01.Dwain Chambers is still on top, even after all these years. He is
:12:01. > :12:08.still the number one British 100 metres runner. He had a good year
:12:08. > :12:14.last year, with the European Championships, and came close to
:12:14. > :12:24.having a phenomenal year. And Aikines-Aryeetey comedy has put on
:12:24. > :12:25.
:12:25. > :12:32.a lot of bulk are now. -- Aikines- Aryeetey, he has put on. Nobody out
:12:32. > :12:37.here is really in his class. He is finally starting to come into his
:12:37. > :12:43.own and we have been talking about him for years. Craig Pickering is
:12:43. > :12:48.another one to watch out for, but Marlon Devonish, I was surprised to
:12:48. > :12:56.see him run so well, and everybody is pretty evenly matched outside of
:12:56. > :13:03.the weight. Interestingly, Craig Pickering is not here. He has
:13:03. > :13:09.pulled out of this just at the last minute. But what about if Aikines-
:13:10. > :13:13.Aryeetey? Is this this time for him to go from there to there? He has
:13:13. > :13:19.got the standard but at the end of the day, he is still the fastest
:13:19. > :13:23.qualifier, but he needs to deliver. We have seen Dwain Chambers being
:13:23. > :13:26.beaten before in a couple of championships. So we cannot be
:13:26. > :13:31.complacent. But today, I quite like the look of hurried and if he can
:13:31. > :13:41.keep his head and start well, because he did not look
:13:41. > :13:41.
:13:41. > :13:46.particularly good in his semi-, it will be an interesting race. He has
:13:46. > :13:52.an incredible drive and a lot of that is to do with the bulky has
:13:52. > :14:02.put on. It is going to be in the finish for hurried because he is
:14:02. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:10.going to have to catch him. It will be over in the blink of an eye. I
:14:10. > :14:20.don't suspect we are going to get a 9. Nine here, but who will win?
:14:20. > :14:24.
:14:24. > :14:28.am going to say Chambers. He is the pretty sure he will not be thinking
:14:28. > :14:34.it is a safe bet. A shame that Craig Pickering is not there, but
:14:34. > :14:44.we are left with the four men who have the top standard. And anybody
:14:44. > :14:52.doing some, maths, four into three does not go. -- doing some simple
:14:52. > :14:56.maths. Mark Lewis-Francis is going to be on his own here. This is
:14:56. > :15:01.where Craig Pickering should have been, so he is going to have to
:15:01. > :15:11.concentrate a lot. He was looking forward to the championships and
:15:11. > :15:18.
:15:18. > :15:25.looked a bit sharper than he had Here are the contenders. They are
:15:25. > :15:35.running for a place on the team, a top two place. That will guarantee
:15:35. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:43.those four men a place in Daegu. Rikki Fifton, in lane number one. A
:15:43. > :15:53.few years ago, that personal best would have been enough to qualify.
:15:53. > :16:01.And a great year for Andrew Roberts and. -- Andrew Roberts and. And Ben
:16:01. > :16:09.Marlon Devonish, who only has the Be standard. But don't write him
:16:09. > :16:15.off. Then we are into the top men. Aikines-Aryeetey, still just 22
:16:15. > :16:22.years of age. He looked sharp in the semi-final. Will he be good
:16:22. > :16:31.enough to take on Dwain Chambers? And Malcolm. A superb start against
:16:31. > :16:41.Chambers. His quickest time for 10 years. And the defending champion,
:16:41. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :16:51.Dwain Chambers. His season's best seems ages ago, back in Brazil.
:16:51. > :16:56.Lane seven alongside him will be empty. And then Mark Lewis-Francis.
:16:56. > :17:00.Commonwealth silver last year, the European silver as well. A great
:17:00. > :17:10.season for him after his injury problems. He has had a few more
:17:10. > :17:22.
:17:22. > :17:28.niggles this year to contend with here. -- some real giants of
:17:28. > :17:38.British sprinting here. Looking to take the title away from the old
:17:38. > :17:40.
:17:40. > :17:44.establishment. Aikines-Aryeetey is in lane four, Chambers in six. A
:17:44. > :17:48.false start from Mark Lewis-Francis and I am just looking at Colin
:17:48. > :17:56.Jackson, because he is going to pay me something out. I said there
:17:56. > :18:02.would be a false start and he said, no way. Yes, you were right. It is
:18:02. > :18:12.a shame for Mark Lewis-Francis, because it is he who reacted. A
:18:12. > :18:15.
:18:15. > :18:25.already moving, so he will have to step aside. I know you should not
:18:25. > :18:27.
:18:27. > :18:31.false start, but that empty lane next to him could not have helped?
:18:31. > :18:41.Yes, it is distracting, because you are away from the rest of the field,
:18:41. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:52.way you want to be. -- where you want to be. So he will not be able
:18:52. > :19:01.to take place in that event in Daegu. Chambers, six, Aikines-
:19:01. > :19:11.Aryeetey, four. Malcolm in five. Marlon Devonish in three. Just six
:19:11. > :19:13.
:19:13. > :19:23.men out to contest this final. They just need to stay calm now, no more
:19:23. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:34.false starts. A lot of experience here. They get a wear safely this
:19:34. > :19:44.time. Chambers is a yard or slowdown. It is going to be close,
:19:44. > :19:50.
:19:50. > :19:55.two, including the man who wins the title again, will be running in the
:19:55. > :20:00.individual event. It will be Aikines-Aryeetey and Chambers.
:20:00. > :20:07.Devonish's time must have been quick as well. Has he got the
:20:07. > :20:11.proper standard? I would think, yes. And what a run by Marlon Devonish.
:20:12. > :20:18.And by Aikines-Aryeetey. They both got good starts. Chambers did not
:20:18. > :20:22.get the best but in the end, he was just too good. He is one of these
:20:22. > :20:27.people who is used to run in these big, high pressured performances,
:20:27. > :20:31.and he seems to deliver 90% of the time. Christian Malcolm next to him
:20:31. > :20:37.had a much better start, for and Marlon Devonish, he absolutely
:20:37. > :20:40.exploded out of the blocks. And at this stage, we were not even
:20:40. > :20:50.looking at Aikines-Aryeetey was stopped now, Dwain Chambers takes
:20:50. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:04.the lead and start striding towards the line. And Marlon Devonish for
:21:04. > :21:09.that second place. A fantastic run. Indeed. You know, Colin, we're
:21:09. > :21:13.going to need a photo-finish for that second place. My initial
:21:13. > :21:19.reaction was that it was Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. But it is very
:21:19. > :21:23.close indeed. I am sure we are not going to get a result immediately.
:21:23. > :21:29.Marlon Devonish is wondering whether he did get second. We
:21:29. > :21:34.cannot tell from this angle, of course. Looking at the screen,
:21:34. > :21:39.Steve, it looks like Marlon Devonish was at his season's best.
:21:39. > :21:44.A great performance by him. I cannot see any reason why the
:21:44. > :21:54.selectors would not take the top three of. And all three men are
:21:54. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:08.You just get better with age? Everybody keeps talking about my
:22:08. > :22:13.age! I'm extremely happy, because I have been ill recently. So happy.
:22:13. > :22:21.Well done on that. Well done to you as well. Delivering when you most
:22:21. > :22:27.needed to? Definitely. Can I say hi to my mum and dad first, but it has
:22:27. > :22:33.been a good year and I have started in shape. It was all about getting
:22:33. > :22:38.top two and by just about squeeze did. But I wanted to be this guy.
:22:38. > :22:47.It will come! I am excited. Definitely! Well done,
:22:47. > :22:55.congratulations. And Dwain Chambers, who has delivered yet again! You on
:22:55. > :23:00.the underside of the Fens and the- -- of the fence and these World
:23:00. > :23:09.Championships are running away from you? Yes, tyre and having such a
:23:09. > :23:13.great time. It was tough. -- I am having such a great time. The crowd
:23:13. > :23:23.was greater and it is a privilege to perform here. Hopefully I will
:23:23. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:38.get a spot in Korea. Well done. Who knows about Marlon Devonish,
:23:38. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:44.JOHN INVERDALE: Apart from that men's 100 metres, the girls have
:23:44. > :23:50.held centre stage today. That great 1,500 metres, in which England beat
:23:50. > :23:53.Dobriskey. They will both be heading to Korea. But the beaver
:23:54. > :24:03.performance goes to Perri Shakes- Drayton and, who took the 400
:24:04. > :24:09.
:24:10. > :24:14.metres title. -- but the great And Kwakye, or take great
:24:14. > :24:19.performance from her today. And in the race between Tiffany Porter,
:24:19. > :24:23.the new British world record holder, and Jessica Ennis in the 100-metre
:24:23. > :24:27.hurdles, it was the new British title-holder who came through at
:24:27. > :24:33.the end of what has been a pretty tough day for Jessica Ennis, and
:24:33. > :24:38.she will be in action again tomorrow. You both got it right,
:24:38. > :24:44.first of all. He both said Chambers would win it. And what about
:24:44. > :24:48.Aikines-Aryeetey, going into his first major championships? We know
:24:48. > :24:52.he has got the talent and it has been a long time coming, but he is
:24:52. > :24:59.still very young and he has a lot of improvement he can gain over
:24:59. > :25:06.this coming year. We know what Chambers can do. He has got to be a
:25:06. > :25:14.top, top sprinter. You have to be consistent, but Harry is the one
:25:14. > :25:21.you can put your hopes on for the future. I assume that he will go in
:25:21. > :25:26.the relay? I assume so, so that will not please Charles. You have
:25:26. > :25:32.to use the opportunities. That was not great from Mark Lewis-Francis,
:25:32. > :25:40.being disqualified. But I would expect to see him. We are back here
:25:40. > :25:46.tomorrow. It is the third day, but the second day of these trials, and
:25:46. > :25:50.you can see it at 6pm on BBC Two. It is also the final day of the
:25:50. > :25:56.world's women, and just a sensational performance by Rebecca
:25:56. > :26:00.Adlington, winning the 800 metres. That is at 5pm here on BBC Two