World Trials and UK Championships Athletics

Her face shines out from a million billboards around the country. She

is one of the faces of British athletics and the face of London

2012. Between now and then, there This is brave! This is fast!

Jessica Ennis heading for home! Nobody else can deliver the pace of

Jessica Ennis. Jessica Ennis She just keeps going from strength

She confirms her status as the very From Berlin and Barcelona, welcomed

the Birmingham for the Aviva it UK Championships and World trials here

at the Alexander Stadium. Jessica Ennis is the star turn on both days,

but for all the athletes taking past -- taking part, goal is a

place on the British team at the World Championships in Korea in a

month's time. It is going to be a busy day for Jessica Ennis, five

events, three of them today, as she honed her skills for the defence of

her world heptathlon crown. She does not yet have a Olympic

title, but Christine Ohuruogu does. She is on the comeback trail and is

running into 400-metre form at just the right time.

Somebody bang in form at the moment is Tiffany Ofili-Porter, a new

British record in recently, and her showdown with Jessica Ennis will be

one of the highlights. Two years after so nearly being

world champion, Lisa Dobriskey is one of the familiar faces looking

to stamped her authority on an extremely competitive 1500 metre

race. While the very, very familiar face

of Dwain Chambers is same catch me at -- catch me if you can to a

mixture of young and old in the men's 100 metres.

How do you qualify? If the athlete has and a standard qualifying mark

and finishes in the top two, they automatically go to South Korea. If

you finish in the top two but do not have the requisite mark, you

can still be selected if you puts - - achieve it between now and the

selection eight in 10 days. Each country can have three athlete in

any discipline. There are actually loads of other

qualification rules which I will not bore you with! The bottom line

is, it is a big couple of days of competition. You can tell you that

by it -- the fact that not only Denise is here, and Colin, a much

Michael Johnson has flown in. It up like colophon you recently!

still does not feel like Birmingham -- it felt like California. In 12

months' time, we will be on the third day of the Olympics date in

London, the athletics will not have started. This week we have been in

London 2012 over-large -- overload. Do you think that everyone has

cranked things up a notch this week? I think so. We were there

celebrating at the aquatic Centre, there was a general bars and harm,

it was very exciting. We saw the stadium, it was incredible. We have

done very well to be talking about the positivity at this point.

this was a perfect start for Tom Daley! Have you got the buzz in a

big way? Yes, I have was very excited to be around the stadium. I

was admiring all of the Olympic champions there. It was great to

see Edwyn roses celebrating with us as well, appreciating what London

has done so far. I am excited about their next year. Per world as a

whole, Usain Bolt is going to be the face of London 2012. He was in

action in Stockholm last night in the 200 metres. 20.03 was the time

he ran. What was your take on how he ran? It was not vintage. He is

always expected to break all records, we are not a to see it

every time. The thing that disappoints me, his form has not

improved, he has had some injuries and he has had to overcome them. He

has not got into technical improvement over 2008 which is what

I would have expected him to do in the interim between 2008 and 2012.

I think there is a lack of motivation from him, that is going

to cause him trouble if he does not focus more on practical

improvements. I am sure a lot of layman watching him run, would say,

in his pomp, he just lowered or glided. It seems at the moment it

he is almost trying. Before, he did not need to try. Is that there?

looks like a struggle for him versus 2008 or 2009, when he was in

top form. He has had some injuries he has had to overcome. I do not

think he is in the best of shape at that point. It is going to be a bit

more difficult. Instead of technically beating the other

people, he is now just grinding it out because he was just better.

Colin, you were there in Stockholm, what was your take on the way that

the Usain Bolt factor still up -- ignite an athletics crowd? You can

see, as soon as he is announced, there is a definite buzz around him

that definite superstars of the sport have. It is great to feel he

still has that Paul. People just want to see him when. We will talk

a great deal about you seen -- Usain Bolt this weekend. And next

week, coverage from the Diamond League meeting at Crystal Palace.

Jessica Ennis is the focal point of events hit in Birmingham. She is an

extraordinary athlete. A very engaging, very determined. She has

that indefinable winning streak in her, and she is loving the whole

Best thing in my life would be, obviously, athletics. Wedding on

the horizon, and the people around me, great the friends and family.

Over time, I have learned that I do have to give her orders. Do this,

do this, keep the message six-event. That is how it is best received. --

keep the message succinct. That is so typical of you! We are working

on something there, and you mark something over there. I said that

it was all right. It is not way you finish, it is way you start.

much do you know, at the start of the week, does Tony tell you the

plan for the week or do you just turn up and he unveils the horror?

I need to know exactly what I am doing every day weeks in advance,

so I can get it right in my head. I have to know what session I am

doing each day. If I just went down to the track and did not know what

I was doing and he surprised me with a session, there would be

uproar! I would absolutely hate it. Wait, hold that second, and then go.

Not a second, even, it is a hundredth of a second. So block it.

Sometimes she needs more convincing, as does anybody. What is that going

to do for me? You come to understand, when she was 11, and

you have got this 6 ft guy, it is just fierce, you do what you are

told. Getting a bit older, you are coaching. Now, it is Jessica Ennis,

businesswoman, world champion. think I will approach this world

championships the same as I did in Berlin. I am going as favourite,

but I will just go in and try and give it everything. Anything can

happen, and with seven events, there are ups and downs. People had

better performances going into Olympics, so I am expecting it to

be pretty tough. A lot of the time when I am running, I tried to

distract myself. Whether it is the last song I heard in my car, I have

that going round in my head, so I just seen bit of that and that act

as a distraction. What was the song today? I am not going to tell you

because it is really embarrassing! It is of sex And The City. Come on,

go. Come on, come on! It just makes me angry, it does not spur me on. I

am thinking, why am I doing this, you are just up there blowing a

whistle! When I started, I was one of the year -- youngest, there were

all the goals there. Then people moved on and stopped training, and

the group changed again. It has changed a lot over the years, but I

am the last one standing. I deserve Plenty more of that interview with

Jessica Ennis next Saturday. Denise, an interesting point made in that

interview by her coach - he used a teacher, then he can attack and now

she is an international business woman. -- then he could retire.

haven't experienced anything like what she has. I have not competed

in front of a crowd of this magnitude. She has to be an athlete

and focus, and she has to find that quiet moment a way from the

limelight where she can do her job. It has been talked about, the fact

that athletes have to use the pressure on them, but it is a fine

line. Her whole team are important in this, aren't they, Michael? They

have to not be distracted? Yes, and that is easier said than done. You

have to have your entire focus on one task in hand. There's a lot to

be torn between now and the Olympic Games. You have to focus on the

World Championships and then take some time off after this season is

over. That will be important. It is important not to get ahead of

yourself. Let's stop talking about this and see her in action. We have

Tiffany Porter in the final and they both came through in the semi-

finals. Here's what happened six, as well as Tiffany Porter.

Louise Hazel has got a bit of work to do ahead of her. And Ofili-

Hazel just yet said. Potter is through safely and Hazel will join

her in the final. The world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis

goes in this next heat. Sara McGreavy is in there as well. Ennis,

not away too well, but soon get into her stride. Attacking those

barriers. A good tussle between McGreavy and Helsby. It is going to

be quick. Sara McGreavy just coming through into second place. That is

the quality of a reigning world champion. Albeit in seven events.

Jessica Ennis, just slightly slower than Porter. But what a final in

prospect. Here's though a full list I absolutely love Ennis as a

hurdler. I have always said that if she can Wii focus on that event,

she can be world class. -- really focus. This final is going to be

very exceptional indeed. The women have met twice and won one each.

That is later denied. The main event comes later tonight at 7:15pm,

the men's 100 metres final. You might be going out tonight, but

whatever you do, hang around for that to see if Dwain Chambers can

win that title. Or weather one of the up-and-coming guys can win

fancying their chances. Tyrone Edgar poles up, but it is Devonish

ahead of Pickering, and Devonish wins it. The wind keeps moving

around. Devonish showing that at the age of 35, he has still got

what it takes. These five are definitely through. Certainly a

mouth-watering prospect in this next semi-final. Dwain Chambers and

Mark Lewis-Francis drawn together in the middle. Both are way safely.

Here comes Dwain Chambers! Turning on the afterburners! Lewis-Francis

is tightening up now. Both of them have run faster than Marlon

Devonish did in the first semi- final. A ten-point 20 clocking 4

Chambers. -- for Chambers. Andy Turner finds himself here on a flat.

And a cracking start. Malcolm is leading but here comes Aikines-

Aryeetey. Look at the time! 10.16. Second place for Malcolm but that

is a great standard and bases and's best. That last he'd was very quick

indeed. Chambers, at 10. Twentyfour stop it is going to be a cracking

It is so exciting. We know that Dwain Chambers is a man for the

finals and he can raise his game. Those four guys have been at the

top standard, so any one of them who crosses the line might prove a

problem for the selectors. A Marlon Devonish said that this is the 15th

year he has taken part in a World Championships. Is that credit to

him or is it saying more people should have come to knock him off

his perch? I think it is both. He has been around for a very long

time. We have got some new guys are coming on, and that is what I am

excited to see. So, the men's 100 metres final at 7:15pm. But now we

have the men's hurdles. Somebody missing his Dai Greene. He decided

to run on the flat. What is your take on that? It is nice to see

athlete having fun. He might have wanted to squeeze a spot and it is

great. He looks good and is very confident. He wins that race and is

a sure thing to go forward for that title. He is a contender for a

medal? Yes, I think it was a great decision to run this 400 metres

because he ran a personal best. He has been an all of the great 100-

metre hurdler has this year. -- he has beaten all of the great 100-

metre hurdlers. Any of those guys could take the medal. This is

possibly the best race of the evening in terms of who will make

it to the world championship finals, because we have a lot of people out

there will have a chance and it is going to rest on the next couple of

mentioned Dai Greene. I will just apologise for talking over one or

two of these athletes. Jack Green has tonsilitis, so we have two men

not here, and Dai Greene comedy would assume he would get a slot.

So the two men who came first and second, if they are the men at the

top standard, then unfortunately, Jack Green will not qualify. Rhys

Williams of Cardiff. A standard and needs to finish in the top two to

guarantee his place. And here's Nathan Woodward. He just clipped

the last hurdle in his last race, taking second place. But look good

in qualification. He needs to come in the top two. Richard Yates, can

become in the top two? Jack Green will be hoping that one of the

other six athletes, either Richard Yates or Richard Davenport, can go

in the top two. Niall Flannery, not too much faraway from that this

year. An embarrassment of riches or Great Britain in the 400-metre

hurdles this year. And Benjamin Sumner on the outside. Let's just

clarify that for you. We are assuming Dai Greene will

automatically be selected. So two spots are available. One man not

good form and will have to go well box and has lost a couple of metres

already. Woodward has gone out pretty hard, as above. Williams

will have to hang on. Richard Yates has seen Woodward go right past him.

It is all about Woodward at the moment. Around that top bend and

now he needs to hold it together. Flannery has fallen. Rhys Williams,

with a lot of work to do. Davenport, can he push on here? It is between

Woodward and Davenport. Over the last hurdle, and Davenport has a

chance. But Woodward is coming back yet again. He is going to Daegu.

The question now is, with only the second best standard for Davenport,

will he have a chance next week? Will he be able to show he is fit

again and show he has got over his tonsilitis? You know what, now the

selectors are certainly going to earn their wages. This is a tough

decision and a tough call indeed. I was watching Woodward all the way

around, and he is a tall and rangy run. He was doing 13 strides. He

comes now, because he is so tall, he comes into this 7th, 8th hurdle,

and can sometimes lose his footing. That is what caused him to hit the

final hurdle in that last race. But here today, he was strong and hung

on to take, I think, his first title. He will be pleased by that.

So, Colin, he wins the race. What about Davenport and Jack Green?

Rhys Williams did not do very well at all? Yes. Jack Green has gone

under 49 seconds. He was there but not here today because of illness.

Not because of injury. He will be looking at this race with a bit of

a smile, thinking he has a bit of a chance. But that complete contrast

with Rhys Williams. He will be bitterly disappointed with the bat

Steve, I am sure a very happy man, but you came up with the goods,

Nathan? Yes. The race was not as clean as I wanted it to be. I lost

quite a lot of time on my three last hurdles, but pleased. In the

European Under 23s, you came in over the last hurdle but lost. How

were you able to get over that psychological hurdle? I just made

sure I cleared it. It gets very fast. I played it a bit safer. So I

lost a bit of time but made sure I came away with the win. Finally,

what is it like to be looked at somebody who will not just

contained in these races but win them? It feels good. Dai Greene is

still away at the moment but hopefully, me and a few others,

like Jack Green, who is unfortunately ill this weekend,

hopefully the two of us and a few others can start pushing Dai Greene.

All the best on today's performance. It was not the quickest of races,

we might have expected them to go quicker. Richard Devonport will

have another chance to get a She missed out on a world title two

years ago by 0.01 of the second. Lisa Dobriskey's wrote to Korea

start here in a few moments. -- road to Korea.

We saw the shot put earlier this afternoon, this was the winner.

Eden Francis, the defending UK champion. That was in the second

round, measured at 60 metres and 73. -- 16 metres. Jess Ennis finished

in 7th place, but with a season's best, 14 metres 25. A solid starts

to her afternoon. This is one of the events that she has really

improved over the years. She has an excellent high jump which we will

see later on. She has improved her weaker events, along with the

javelin, this, has come along a A personal best for Eden Francis.

Rebecca Peake in 7th -- second, and Jess Ennis in 7th, that is not a PB,

A bit of trouble in the high jump, at two failures at one-metre 83.

She is the equal record holder for is one of her banker events. This

is where she needs to get big points. She was pushed all of the

way, by Emma Perkins. At one-metre 83, also her third and final

attempt. She is in the Cambridge University athletics team. That was

a personal best for Perkins. It or the pole, but over first time. That

is the bare minimum that she would expect when it comes to Korea. It

was a personal best of one-metre Next event on the track, a very

competitive women's 1500 metre final. Some of the athletes to look

out for, Lisa Dobriskey, silver medal in the last world

championships and just out of the medals in the Olympic Games three

years ago. Katrina Wootton, established international. Barbara

Parker has been running well this year. Had a very good steeplechase

the other day. And Hannah England, defending champion. She was voted

the best woman athlete of the meeting with the performance of the

championships last year. That is why she has got the red number on

with her name are. The red beard, should I say. -- the red vest,

should I say. We have not seen too much of Lisa Dobriskey, who has a

new coach. No Charlene Thomas, incidentally, she injured herself

after of the European team championships. She will be running

at Christian -- Crystal Palace. There are some tickets left for the

Friday evening where you can see under way. You can already see Lisa

Dobriskey bouncing along, paying no attention to the early pace, Hannah

England in third place. We have got to a qualifiers -- we have got two

MSC Napoli qualifiers. The be qualifiers up... Would Stacy be

prepared to run faster? The answer is yes. She is after the qualifying

time, four. -- 45.9. She likes running in Birmingham in the winter.

She is looking to see where everyone is. She would have laid --

like Lisa Dobriskey and having done to come with her. They do not need

two. They have got the a standard. She is setting the stall out to run

this a standard on her own. She has settled into a gentle read them.

She has got a big lead over Hannah England and the rest. She wants to

be aware that she does not expend too much energy early on. The rest

of the pack are not interested in chasing Stacey Smith. She reached

the final of the junior championships 10 days ago. Looking

through the pack, Hannah England, Lisa Dobriskey, Faye Fullerton,

Barbara Parker coming round the outside. But still, Stacey Smith,

English champion at 800 metres last year, UK indoor champion this year.

This is brave running from Stacey Smith. The others are slowly

closing down, but she is going to go through this 800. You would

normally expect something around 2.12 would be fine. She has slowed

a little in the last, but if she can maintain this pace and find

something in the last 300, she will not be too far away and that would

close the door on Charlene Thomas. If she finishes in the first two

and runs and it A standard, this is an intriguing race. I am sure

Shiley in Thomas will be looking at this very nervously. Our top three

heading for a quick time. Will Stacey Smith have enough left on

the last not -- last lap to repel the challenge of the big names?

They have pulled away from see a Taylor in 4th place. -- Celia

Taylor. What a brave run it has been from Stacey Smith. Lisa

Dobriskey is ominous in third place. That was a slow 300 metres. It

looks to me as though Stacey Smith will have a problem to pick up from

that sort of place. -- pace. Now Lisa Dobriskey is just thinking, I

wants to win this, beat Hannah England. Remember what Hannah did

last year? Will it be the same? Hannah England is deceptively fast

over the last lap. She absolutely destroyed the field and ran a 56

second lap last year. A valiant effort from Stacey Smith to his

fading badly. When is the kick going to come from Lisa Dobriskey?

Can Hannah England respond? It is all about the two A standard

qualifiers for they do. They have every -- they have so far for

filled the commitments. Hannah England is not going to go grip --

give up. Hannah England gets it, Lisa Dobriskey in second. Barbara

Parker comes through into third place just ahead of Smith who set

the early pace. 4.0 7.06. What a great last lap from both of those

athletes. Great to see Hannah England and Lisa Dobriskey going

toe-to-toe over that last 300 metres. Once again, Hannah England

showing that in those type of races, she is always going to be a big

danger. Lisa is getting back to slowly to the sort of form that has

seen her win medals in major championships, and hats off to

Stacey Smith having a go, I always like to see young athlete coming to

a Championships and having a go. Lisa Dobriskey, determined, trying

to take the number one England spot from Hannah England. Just one

minute you think that hammer is not going to get it this time, but she

just stretches, holding her form really well over the last 30 metres.

Stretching out. It is great to see these two so close together. They

are on the weight to East South Korea, the question is, can

Charlene at Thomas or Stacey Smith joined them? They will have a

chance next week to get a quick time. For the time being, our No. 1

Great stuff from Hannah England. And while but -- well done to Lisa

Dobriskey. A great tussle between those two. We hope they have got

their breath back because they are talking.

A tremendous race, tell me what it is like when you are going head to

head down the home straight like that? You are good friend as well

as rivals. It is scary. Of the track, we get on so well. It is

quite hard trying to be, you have to have to people in yourself, that

a pet -- the competitive you and you as a person. You just switch

into you as a competitor adds it comes into the home straight.

love this place, you had performance of the day last year.

You are running into form at the perfect time. I am, I am really

chuffed. I did not train at all in the start of June, because I was

injured. I am in the shape of my life, it is such a surprise, it is

brilliant. Do you feel you are getting into some kind of shape

now? It is getting there. I am plugging away. I am much happier

than when I raced here a few weeks ago, it was an absolute disaster. I

am reasonably happy with today. tremendous race, give -- keep up

form, season's best in third place. UK title in the back for Jess Ennis,

the bar is up to 1.89 metres. Heptathlon is all about heights and

points and every centimetre count. This is a try out ahead of the

World Championships. She has got it. I think that is the bare minimum

when she goes to Korea for the Perkins in second place with a

The Olympics are coming to her doorstep in throw up -- 12 months'

time, Christine Ohuruogu is searching for a plane to reignite

her gold medal form from Beijing. - - a flame. We are going to talk

about that now. What's the make of the head of UK Athletics saying

that by and large, they have not to dinner to be said no, but athletes

will not be encouraged all will always be banned from going to the

opening ceremony? For people like Christine, when it is on her

doorstep, it is a tough call. Personally, I do not think so, I do

not -- I did not take part in any Olympic ceremonies. From his point

of view, it is a performance thing. Why spend four years of meticulous

preparation to then stand on your feet for what can be to three

hours? -- have two or three hours? It could be away from your event,

but it is a long drawn-out procedure. He just wants to get it

into people's mind, it is the discipline, you are in your home

games, but don't waste energy getting into the euphoria of the

atmosphere. I saw Frankie Fredericks quoted in that paper

saying that the opening ceremony was almost as important as the

event itself, because it got him in the mood. He says that now that he

is part of the IOC! The opening ceremonies up the week before the

track and field even start, if you allow those athletes to make their

own decision, get there and then get back focused. There is

Christine Ohuruogu. Where is she on the road to full fitness and form?

Her performance in Barcelona would have given her a massive boost. It

is hard being injured, fighting your body, trying to search for

fitness. That race in Barcelona, it was a definite thumbs up. It will

be interesting to see how she is coping here this weekend. She is

through to the final, she has the A standard, it is just getting race

The likes of Kelly Sotherton don't even get Tim Minchin at the minute.

Here we have Nadine Okyere, one of our great runners. -- don't even

get a mention. There's the defending champion, who won this

race last year, but has not yet run the top standard, has just been

outside. Ohuruogu was just 100th outside of the time at this time

last year. A pretty slow affair earlier today for Perri Shakes-

Drayton, but she also has the top standard in the flat event. And

Shana Cox, the former American, now running for Great Britain, but

cannot compete in the World Championships. She is not eligible

until late September. And nobody's talking too much about Nicola

Sanders, but she is on an upward curve coming back, with a bit to do.

Kelly Sotherton says she wants to be part of the relay teams, and if

she is to gain a slot, there's lot of youngsters coming through as

well. We have had the European Junior Championships with the

women's fall by four squad winning a medal there. Nothing here. --

of the blocks, leaving Lee McConnell a little bit. Not too

much to choose between them. Leader, has got herself in the race now. --

Lee McConnell. Kelly Sotherton, going well. Perri Shakes-Drayton as

well. And Christine who Raghu has been passed. -- Christine Ohuruogu

has been passed. But she is coming back but is going to be too late.

It is Perri Shakes-Drayton! Shakes- Drayton, the former hurdler,

stealing it from all the other runners. That is a shock. We know

she is a great competitor. Not because she is a great talent, we

know that as well. But should she really be beating our top 400-metre

runners? I am not sure about that. They might be a bit embarrassed but

we can all relish in her performance. That is her second

race today as well, and she had to qualify yesterday. What a

performance! If there was a time to spring a surprise at these

championships it was certainly on the cards before this race that

Perri Shakes-Drayton could be a danger to everybody. Let's not

forget Shana Cox. She has been running extremely well. But Lee

McConnell, so often, she goes hard over 200 metres but this is where

we expect Ohuruogu to come back strongly. But by that time, Perri

Shakes-Drayton was a wear. What an athlete! Just 22 years old and so

much more to come. That is going to give the selectors a bit of a

headache. Perri Shakes-Drayton, only three hundredths of a second

outside of the time for the 400 metres. She will relish this one. I

can see her down the track and she is looking at the giant scoreboard.

You are just getting your breath back, but can you take it in that

you have won this race? I cannot believe what has happened today.

Especially that earlier one. I was asleep in the warm-up area and I

had to wake myself up and be ready to do the 400. I have that extra

boost at the end and that was for my 400-metre hurdles. Christine,

what do you make of his talent alongside you? I think she is

fantastic. We have been racing and training way back when. I feel so

proud and pleased that she has come into her own. She is a great

athlete. And what about you? The injuries earlier this season. Do

you feel as though you are coming into some better shape? I do. Every

training session and race I have are helping me get that much better.

It was great to have these two back-to-back races because I am

lacking in racing and training, so it is nice to come off the track

with a decent, OK time. It is not what I wanted today but I am

grateful to be in one piece and the tide can look to push through the

season. You have a history of doing that so well and being right for

the major championships? The way I see it, everything you do is

progress. Every day, just a little bit, a little bit. I am hoping it

will come together. In the initial stages of my workout I had a proper

two months of rehabilitation, so, yeah, I want to go away this

weekend having two 400s back to back in my legs. Perri still

getting her breath back. Well done to you. Thank you. Tomorrow, in the

evening, the 400 metres hurdles. Shakes-Drayton. -- 8 really

impressively run. Hopefully over the next few weeks she can find

We have relocated from the back straight to the home stretch and

you can see behind us, here other women's finalists for the 400

metres. Should a hurdler be winning that? Absolutely. I know you should

not have favourites but I am a real fan of Perri. She has come such a

long way in a short space of time. An incredibly talented athlete, and

why not take it when you have got it? I think she is fantastic.

great for UK Athletics that you have her, because it shows what

type of athletes she is. She is so young. The 400-metre hurdles is

obviously her main event but his big horribly for the 400-metre

women because Ohuruogu is an Olympic champion and world champion

and she should not be beaten by a 400-metre hurdler. She loves

performing in championships, she has always said that. So she has a

lot of work to do between now and next year. If we did what Christine

go past 500 yards in front of us. What did you make of her former?

She looks a bit heavy, honestly, to me, and she has been running heavy,

so reform is not very fluid or streamlined. She is always a good

finisher but we did not see the good finish we have seen from her

in the past. So primarily, a little bit of a conditioning problem, and

that is the worst thing to have before a major championship. I know

she has been really hurt. You need to find your conference and rhythm

and she obviously has not got it. Michael is right, she is heavy, but

she has the right qualifications and she needs races. Otherwise

Daegu could be upsetting for her. But she is back on the track and

that is the main thing. And she will be back on the track next

weekend at Crystal Palace on Friday and Saturday.

These are the women's finals for the 100 metres and here's how it

If she is just about going to hold that. She does so. Laura Turner

looked as though she would not naked for a while, but she made it.

Turner gets the victory. -- like moving away, this is good running

from have. She is in really good form. A great start from her and

she will get a lot of confidence from that. Well ahead of the rest

of the field, Kwakye. The other qualifiers are Bloor and Onuora.

the athletes are now out there for the final, and those two semi-

finals showing that this is a very age, and she has made it through

again, Joice Maduaka. It is good to see her in the final. And Torema

Thompson, has been going well. Kwakye has the top standard and

just needs to come in the top two here to make sure she is back in

the World Championships. And Montell Douglas, the British world

record holder three years ago now. She looked pretty good in the semis.

Onuora has the top standard as well. Her next best time is 11.43. She

needs to find that standard form here because Laura Turner, right

next to her, the defending champion, with a clocking this year of 11.23.

All three women have that top standard and only two can be

guaranteed selection here. Louise Bloor, a new personal best this

year. And then the youngest in the field, Asha Philip. A good run in

the semis to get here. So, just to remind you, three of the women have

they automatically qualify. A good start from Laura Turner and also at

Kwakye, who has got the advantage. She is well ahead. It is all

Kwakye! She wins it and Onuora takes the second spot. They will go

to Daegu. But no doubt about at all when. Kwakye is coming into very,

very good form. It all those years of injury, contending problems,

finally put behind her. She is only going to get better from here on in

it. Everybody will be very happy to see her in such good form. It is

great to see her a good return. She has had such hardship with injury

and now she is certainly Britain's number one female sprinter. She is

three from the right and takes the lead very quickly. She has great

timing and rhythm. So when she put her foot down, there is a lot of

power going through her feet and she covers the ground very swiftly.

It is great to see her return. And look at that second place. Again,

you can see how quickly she explodes out of the blocks and get

into her stride. Power, strength, aggression, all under control.

Drives hard out of the blocks, Kwakye. You can see her on the

forehead of the picture, gritting her teeth. There she is, and she

keeps going. Power, power, power. It will be interesting to see what

she thinks of this performance. To her right, Montell Douglas, the

British record holder, was left. And in third place at... Laura

Turner. But the second place goes to Onuora. She is on that aeroplane,

too. And now we have Kwakye talking They are just having a chat across

me! They are discussing times. It looked like you are back in

tremendous form. You are on the plane to Korea, brilliant. I feel

fantastic. It has been the longest journey to come back after two

years. I just want to thank my coach, he has done everything he

can to get me back and led a team which has been unavailable --

unbelievable. I have been faster here than I was two years ago.

did you deal with the pressure on the it blind? I took it all my

stride and remembered how much I wanted it. It is a lot, being out

for so long and seen people do so well is very painful. To have an

opportunity, I seized it. Congratulations for booking a place

on the plane.! Banks! You have had a great season, to come up with the

goods when you most need it, you us be thrilled. I am gutted I didn't

win, but it puts things into perspective. I have been fortunate

-- unfortunate, I was out last year, I did not know what was going to go

on. I ran to PB's -- to PBs over their hundred this year. I did not

get the time I wanted to today but I am back and running, I cannot

complain. What do you think of the state of British sprinting? It is

good for all of us. Jodi smacked it last year! She will give us a kick

up our backsides. For me, Jeanette Kwayke, the rest of the girls, we

are coming back. Over this year, in South Korea, and next year will be

solid. Four women's sprinting, or we are going to be good. We will

give the Americans and Jamaicans a Well done indeed. Good enough on

the day, those times. The top two automatically qualify. Laura Tiler

-- Lord Taylor might get the third spot, if JD Williams does not want

to go, it might be good enough for In a few moments, the specialist

gets the all rounder, can just Ennis beat Tiffany Ofili-Porter? --

of a disappointment, but it did not turn out the same. It was a big

personal bests. That put him into there lead. Julian Reid is a new

recruit to the British team. He will compete in the world

championships I would think for Britain. He responded with eight

metres and six in the 5th round. No Tomlinson and Rutherford, they

should be fine for next weekend in Lead Durham became the UK champion

over the 80-metre mark. There is the back straight. Steve Lewis, a

British No. 1, first attempt on five metres and 50. All sorts of

performance issues with injury, that is better. He has the Be

standard. The A-standard, five metres and 72. The be standard,

five metres and 60. Mex Eves and Luke Cutts also have the be

standard. That is a good clearance from Steve less. -- Steve Lewis. We

have all got high hopes for this young man. His career had stalled

slightly with injury. Perhaps a lack of confidence, changing his

technique. There we are, first place, five metres and 54 Steve

Lewis. -- five metres and 50, for British record holder, Sophie

Hitchon of Blackburn Harriers. Competed brilliantly so far this

year, she has set two British records. That looks as though it

could be her best so far in this final cost out towards 70 metres,

that is her aim this season and next year. Big smiles for Sophie.

Sophie Hitchon, four turns, her coach is at Loughborough University

and he has done a very good job but how. Her physical preparation for

this year was hard. But it certainly has been worth it. And

67.69, that is a long way ahead of already. She has won at the high

jump, finished 7th in the shot. After this final, she has got to be

ready stash get ready for two events tomorrow, such is the life

of a multi- inventor. Lifetime best for Sarita Solomon this year, 13.27.

Ashley Helsby, of Liverpool Harriers. English under 23 champion

last season. She has improved her best this year to 13.28. Angelita

Broadbelt-Blake, English champion this year. Another athlete who is

in form. Next to her, the British record holder, Tiffany Ofili-Porter.

Ever since she became eligible to whether British vest, this year,

she has performed well. She has recently set new figures of 12.60.

Jessica Ennis, world champion in heptathlon, European champion. As

we saw in the high jump, she is in terrific shape and she has beaten

Tiffany Ofili-Porter already this season. Gemma Bennett of so

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. She has got the qualifying standard for

Korea, she needs a bit extra here. UK indoor champion. Sara McGreevy

or ran well in the heats to qualify for this final. And Louise Hazell,

defending champion. Surprisingly won at this final last year.

Commonwealth Games heptathlon champion, she is right on the

outside. All of the action should happen in lanes 4 and 5. Tiffany

Ofili-Porter, and the multi- faster than Jessica Ennis has shown

in her form this season. But we know what a great competitor

Ofili-Porter, chased home hard by Jessica Ennis. Gemma Bennett came

in third place. 12.77. As you saw from the caption, that is a world

championship qualifying time, which she has beaten quality --

comfortably a number of times this season. And dress Ennis, it was

really after 50 metres, she began to get going. It will be

interesting to see what sort of time she ran. A comfortable victory

at -- victory of one of the world's best. A great race by both of the

women. Both of them have different reasons for running this

competition. Tiffany, she wants to prove that she is Britain's No. 1

and 8 contender for the World Championships in they do that she

has qualified so well today. She is making sure she is not making any

mistakes whatsoever, driving into that line. She knows she was

running very well. That was one of her fastest performances ever. A

great performance. In contrast, Jessica Ennis, she might be a

little bit tired. She has had a lot of competitions already today.

Focus is still important, she is still ran a good solid race here.

You can imagine when she set herself up to defend world

championships, this is a very important race for her. She needs

to keep their and big sure there she is very good and technically

solid. For me, a good race by both of the women. And I do believe they

are both talking right now with Colin it knows all about sprint

hurdling, she was -- he was praising your performance. Tiffany,

the form of your life, how you maintaining the level? I am just

staying focused and using every competition as motivation for the

next one. Tell me about booking your place on the plane thought

South Korea, we have seen you perform so well. Now a big outdoor

stage. I am thrilled, I am hoping to do very well and hate -- make he

TB proud. Jessica, you have been very busy today. Your whole

performance today was impressive, can you assess what you have done

today? You had an equal personal best in the shot put and a good

performance in the shot -- high jump. I am really tired! It was a

good day. Equal PB in the shot put but in my third round, it was

nerve-racking. I was just feeling a bit weak by the time the hurdles

came round. It was still a good race, especially having Tiffany.

Have much does that help you, someone driving -- dragging you

along to faster times? It is a massive help, having someone run

quickly is a good help to see if you can tag along. Not a bad time

for me, I feel like I am in good running for. I am hoping to improve.

A final word for the victor, she has got some action tomorrow, what

do you think of someone having someone like this as a British team

inspiration for all of us? She is definitely an inspiration, we feed

off her energy and hopefully the as well as she does. Congratulations

The last time they met in Manchester, Jessica Ennis took top

honours. There was certainly daylight between Tiffany Ofili-

Porter and everyone else in that race. Just in rub salt into the

wind, she beat Jessica Ennis's record. Gemma Bennett got the

bronze medal, just a 10th of a discus, her second round throw.

This flew out to 56 metres and 19 is centre metres. A comprehensive

victory for Jade Nicholls. She is crowned the UK champion at that

distance. Confirmation of that result. Eden Francis in second

This is getting to the climax of the evening, and there are the

finalists, they had just gone behind it all of the attendants.

Dwain Chambers, Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. The men's

100 metres final coming up. It promises to be a thriller. Let's

just reflect on that women's a hurdles event. You wanted to talk

about the he specifics of being heptathletes, it is not a random

order, the seven events. Absolutely, the order is for a reason. I know

that Jessica would not want to make excuses for any performances, but

coming into a hurdles race having done a very ballistic and tiring

event like high jump is not easy. I think she ran particularly well.

She was left out of the blocks by Tiffany, but she ran very well and

showed her strength coming in the latter part of that race. As a

heptathletes, -- heptathlete, preparation is so much different --

different from everyone else. You have gone up to go back into

conditioning and endurance work so does not have race preparation. Her

weekend is about getting race fit Onto these guys now, and can raises

be won and lost here and now? -- races? This is going to be so

interesting. It can happen. The old guys have been around forever.

Dwain Chambers is still on top, even after all these years. He is

still the number one British 100 metres runner. He had a good year

last year, with the European Championships, and came close to

having a phenomenal year. And Aikines-Aryeetey comedy has put on

a lot of bulk are now. -- Aikines- Aryeetey, he has put on. Nobody out

here is really in his class. He is finally starting to come into his

own and we have been talking about him for years. Craig Pickering is

another one to watch out for, but Marlon Devonish, I was surprised to

see him run so well, and everybody is pretty evenly matched outside of

the weight. Interestingly, Craig Pickering is not here. He has

pulled out of this just at the last minute. But what about if Aikines-

Aryeetey? Is this this time for him to go from there to there? He has

got the standard but at the end of the day, he is still the fastest

qualifier, but he needs to deliver. We have seen Dwain Chambers being

beaten before in a couple of championships. So we cannot be

complacent. But today, I quite like the look of hurried and if he can

keep his head and start well, because he did not look

particularly good in his semi-, it will be an interesting race. He has

an incredible drive and a lot of that is to do with the bulky has

put on. It is going to be in the finish for hurried because he is

going to have to catch him. It will be over in the blink of an eye. I

don't suspect we are going to get a 9. Nine here, but who will win?

am going to say Chambers. He is the pretty sure he will not be thinking

it is a safe bet. A shame that Craig Pickering is not there, but

we are left with the four men who have the top standard. And anybody

doing some, maths, four into three does not go. -- doing some simple

maths. Mark Lewis-Francis is going to be on his own here. This is

where Craig Pickering should have been, so he is going to have to

concentrate a lot. He was looking forward to the championships and

looked a bit sharper than he had Here are the contenders. They are

running for a place on the team, a top two place. That will guarantee

those four men a place in Daegu. Rikki Fifton, in lane number one. A

few years ago, that personal best would have been enough to qualify.

And a great year for Andrew Roberts and. -- Andrew Roberts and. And Ben

Marlon Devonish, who only has the Be standard. But don't write him

off. Then we are into the top men. Aikines-Aryeetey, still just 22

years of age. He looked sharp in the semi-final. Will he be good

enough to take on Dwain Chambers? And Malcolm. A superb start against

Chambers. His quickest time for 10 years. And the defending champion,

Dwain Chambers. His season's best seems ages ago, back in Brazil.

Lane seven alongside him will be empty. And then Mark Lewis-Francis.

Commonwealth silver last year, the European silver as well. A great

season for him after his injury problems. He has had a few more

niggles this year to contend with here. -- some real giants of

British sprinting here. Looking to take the title away from the old

establishment. Aikines-Aryeetey is in lane four, Chambers in six. A

false start from Mark Lewis-Francis and I am just looking at Colin

Jackson, because he is going to pay me something out. I said there

would be a false start and he said, no way. Yes, you were right. It is

a shame for Mark Lewis-Francis, because it is he who reacted. A

already moving, so he will have to step aside. I know you should not

false start, but that empty lane next to him could not have helped?

Yes, it is distracting, because you are away from the rest of the field,

way you want to be. -- where you want to be. So he will not be able

to take place in that event in Daegu. Chambers, six, Aikines-

Aryeetey, four. Malcolm in five. Marlon Devonish in three. Just six

men out to contest this final. They just need to stay calm now, no more

false starts. A lot of experience here. They get a wear safely this

time. Chambers is a yard or slowdown. It is going to be close,

two, including the man who wins the title again, will be running in the

individual event. It will be Aikines-Aryeetey and Chambers.

Devonish's time must have been quick as well. Has he got the

proper standard? I would think, yes. And what a run by Marlon Devonish.

And by Aikines-Aryeetey. They both got good starts. Chambers did not

get the best but in the end, he was just too good. He is one of these

people who is used to run in these big, high pressured performances,

and he seems to deliver 90% of the time. Christian Malcolm next to him

had a much better start, for and Marlon Devonish, he absolutely

exploded out of the blocks. And at this stage, we were not even

looking at Aikines-Aryeetey was stopped now, Dwain Chambers takes

the lead and start striding towards the line. And Marlon Devonish for

that second place. A fantastic run. Indeed. You know, Colin, we're

going to need a photo-finish for that second place. My initial

reaction was that it was Harry Aikines-Aryeetey. But it is very

close indeed. I am sure we are not going to get a result immediately.

Marlon Devonish is wondering whether he did get second. We

cannot tell from this angle, of course. Looking at the screen,

Steve, it looks like Marlon Devonish was at his season's best.

A great performance by him. I cannot see any reason why the

selectors would not take the top three of. And all three men are

You just get better with age? Everybody keeps talking about my

age! I'm extremely happy, because I have been ill recently. So happy.

Well done on that. Well done to you as well. Delivering when you most

needed to? Definitely. Can I say hi to my mum and dad first, but it has

been a good year and I have started in shape. It was all about getting

top two and by just about squeeze did. But I wanted to be this guy.

It will come! I am excited. Definitely! Well done,

congratulations. And Dwain Chambers, who has delivered yet again! You on

the underside of the Fens and the- -- of the fence and these World

Championships are running away from you? Yes, tyre and having such a

great time. It was tough. -- I am having such a great time. The crowd

was greater and it is a privilege to perform here. Hopefully I will

get a spot in Korea. Well done. Who knows about Marlon Devonish,

JOHN INVERDALE: Apart from that men's 100 metres, the girls have

held centre stage today. That great 1,500 metres, in which England beat

Dobriskey. They will both be heading to Korea. But the beaver

performance goes to Perri Shakes- Drayton and, who took the 400

metres title. -- but the great And Kwakye, or take great

performance from her today. And in the race between Tiffany Porter,

the new British world record holder, and Jessica Ennis in the 100-metre

hurdles, it was the new British title-holder who came through at

the end of what has been a pretty tough day for Jessica Ennis, and

she will be in action again tomorrow. You both got it right,

first of all. He both said Chambers would win it. And what about

Aikines-Aryeetey, going into his first major championships? We know

he has got the talent and it has been a long time coming, but he is

still very young and he has a lot of improvement he can gain over

this coming year. We know what Chambers can do. He has got to be a

top, top sprinter. You have to be consistent, but Harry is the one

you can put your hopes on for the future. I assume that he will go in

the relay? I assume so, so that will not please Charles. You have

to use the opportunities. That was not great from Mark Lewis-Francis,

being disqualified. But I would expect to see him. We are back here

tomorrow. It is the third day, but the second day of these trials, and

you can see it at 6pm on BBC Two. It is also the final day of the

world's women, and just a sensational performance by Rebecca

Adlington, winning the 800 metres. That is at 5pm here on BBC Two