Diamond League - Brussels Athletics

Welcome to Brussels for the final time in league meeting of the

season. What a glorious evening we have for it. What a season it has

been, dominated by a fabulous Olympic Games, and in particular,

two enigmatic sprinters from Always great to see them. They are

part of a star-studded line-up, 11 Olympic gold-medallists on show

here. Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson alongside me. This is the

final price for a lot of these athletes. Then that they can go and

have some are and are. What is it like, heading towards the final

race -- rest and relaxation. There will be a lot of tired legs out

there. But there is great incentive for these athletes, whether it is

their world record, but for sure, Diamond League is about points and

becoming a champion. There is money at stake. There is a lot of money

at stake. 40,000 US dollars and the chance to have the wild card into

the world championships next year. You did all right on this track,

didn't you? I ran it sub 13 seconds here at the end of the season. When

you are in great shape, you have got to use every opportunity. The

conditions are fantastic. You can feel it already, even compared to

Switzerland, the weather makes such a difference. We saw David Rudisha

going for a world record last week and the weather did not hurt that.

Tonight the sprinters are talking about finishing off the season with

a fast times. Last year we saw a Yohan Blake do something

sensational. The audience are waiting with bated breath.

drama is about to unfold. It is the women's 400m hurdles. The first big

race of the evening. Let us join Double points for the winner. That

will not help Perri Shakes-Drayton. Disappointment that she only made

the semi-finals at the Olympics false start outside her, the former

world champion. -- the semi-finals at the Olympics. Zuzana Hejnova won

the bronze medal at the Games. Elodie Ouedraogo has said she might

retire here. She is from Belgium. She receives a very nice round of

applause from a huge crowd here, 50,000 people. A great stadium.

Vera Barbosa of Portugal is in lane eight. We have nine lanes here in

Brussels. They are all being used in most of the events. This is

Elodie Ouedraogo of Jamaica. Another one of the big talents

Foster we are told -- big talents. We are told that one of the

athletes has had to switch lanes. Even if Kaliese Spencer were to

trip up, she would still be the Diamond League champion. It will be

interesting to see what Perri Shakes-Drayton can do here. In

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Lausanne, she ran well and was not always the best in terms of

technique, but she is looking good. The last hurdle was terrible for

Zuzana Hejnova. That was not far off the meeting record. It was not

one of Kaliese Spencer's best races of the year. Perri Shakes-Drayton

look like she had a chance but she was pretty tired. She went very

hard for through the first 200m. She is showing consistency now.

Despite the disappointment of the Olympic Games, I think as she moves

forward into next year, she will be happy with the way she has finished

off the season. Another sub 54 time for the London gold, having to

settle for second place. -- the Londoner. Perri Shakes-Drayton can

be pleased with that. She finished in third place in Lausanne false

start she ran 53.89 here. She was level with Kaliese Spencer coming

off hurdle No. 8. It was only the last two hurdles where Kaliese

Spencer managed to get ahead and put a couple of metres between hat

and Perri Shakes-Drayton. What a moment, Perri Shakes-Drayton look

like she might come back but she lost the momentum of the last

hurdle. Totally relaxed, totally focused. She may have been

disappointed with her performance in the Olympic Games, but believe

me, this woman has got talent, she really has. She can go faster.

Another a good run by Perri Shakes- warmed the crowd up. Perri Shakes-

Drayton with a good performance, second place. I am sure she will be

pretty pleased with that one. She is literally catching her

breath. That is her third fastest time of the season. Pleased with

that? Very pleased. I wanted to end on a high. Without sounding too

greedy, I would have liked to have done a personal best but I have

already done one this year so I should be happy. Finishing second

at the diamond lead, it's the first time ever I have actually continued

a competition before a major championship -- at the diamond lead.

Another progression for me again. What does it mean for you, taking

this into the winter break, giving you an added bit of impetus for

what is a hard few months ahead? No one looks forward to winter

training. But I have finished injury-free, I feel good. I am

looking forward to the winter training, indoors. I know I have

still got it in the fast but I did not do as well as I wanted at the

Olympics, so I am even more hungry than I have ever been before.

some time off, if you can. Thank you very much. That was a great

start to the evening. Plenty more to come. Is there a bigger name in

world sport, never mind athletics? It is your last chance to see Usain

Bolt this season. He will then home to Jamaica after that far sun well

and relaxation. Yohan Blake will also run his thigh not the 200m. He

loves this track -- his final 200m. What a year it has been for Aries

Merritt. A world record might be on the cards. There is a great women's

800m with world and Olympic champion going over two laps and a

strong field tonight. There was so much hope for Holly Bleasdale in

London, but she did not have the bid vault here. can she and her

season on a high? A busy night for you. At 7:25pm, there will be Aries

Merritt in the hurdles. Also, Great Britain's Lawrence Clarke will be

in it. At around 7:30pm, the 800m. Two British women featuring there.

At around 7:45pm, there will be the 100m and 200m. Usain Bolt going in

the 100m whip other Jamaicans. Yohan Blake will be in the 200m. At

around 80 5:00pm, the men's 400m with the Belgium twins here. Martyn

Rooney running for Great Britain, silver medallist from London. Let

us just reflect on Perri Shakes- Drayton. We were talking before on

what it means to take a good performance into your winter

training. To hear her say she is hungry and cannot wait for it. How

refreshing is that? It is brilliant. She has so much potential. She has

shown us a glimpse of what she is capable of doing. 53.77. Backing

that up again with another sub 50 time tonight. This goal, if she

could tidy up her hurdling a bit more, she is going to run low of

53s without a shadow of a doubt. agree with that. She also said she

is working on things like this. Because she had this desire to do

well, that is what will make her work harder. What do you think the

main aim will be this win to? The technique over the hurdles? That is

where she will work? -- this winter? Consistency is the most

important thing. Working on the stride pattern. That is when she

will really take off. Had she not had a little injury to her

hamstring, she would have been better. A lot to work on. Speed,

endurance, she could really fly. is time for the men's 1500m. They

really strong field. We have gold, silver and bronze in the line-up.

Steve Cram is saying that he can run -- Steve Cram, he is saying

that he can run 3.28. You ran fast times as well, didn't you?

COMMENTATOR: he is certainly capable of going fast and he will

be chased, maybe not by Asbel Kiprop, he has had an injury and

was not in the medals in the Olympic Games. The Kenyans thought

they could win one, two, three heading into the Olympic Games, but

it was not the pace. They were dominated. This will be different

tonight. As for a fast pace, it will be quick. 3.28. I am sure...

They will be looking at the last great Algerian record, the best

went a bit crazy on the first lap last time. Let's hope they get it

right tonight. Matthew Centrowitz is in third, the youngster from the

USA at the moment. You just got a glimpse of the fastest man in the

world in 2012, Asbel Kiprop. Peers not -- he is not with Taoufik

Makhloufi at the moment. Kiprop is in 7th arete place in the light

blue and orange fest at the moment. Taoufik Makhloufi looks like he

means business. Much more sensible pacemaking at the moment. It is at

de Taoufik Makhloufi, he has got to decide whether or not to commit

himself after about 1,000 metres also. Chepseba is right there.

Kiprop is hanging in there at the moment. He is moving up a couple of

places. That is good to see. A hamstring problem since the Olympic

Games has troubled him. They are approaching 800 metres. The time is

pretty good. It is up to Taoufik Makhloufi now. The rhythm is

slowing, you can tell. The rest of the field are starting to gather.

Gebremedhin is looking strong. He is moving up. The pacemaking was

or 9th place at the moment. They are coming up to the bell now.

Taoufik Makhloufi is ready to strike. Chepseba has got past. They

were rather slow at the bail. -- at the Bell. Chepseba is striking for

home. Gebremedhin is behind him. This is the part where Taoufik

Makhloufi has been so impressive. Look how relaxed he is. Kiprop is

moving up on the outside. Will he be able to get his Olympic revenge?

Gebremedhin is finding a bit extra. Kiprop is fading. Can he kick hard?

Gebremedhin and Centrowitz are looking for some room. Look at this.

Gebremedhin kicking hard. He will lose there. It is very tight on the

line. The time, not as quick as we would have liked. Kiplagat, as ever,

so, so strong. Taoufik Makhloufi, just, for once, not having that

strength and pace at the end. Just like in Monaco a couple of years

ago, he is there to pick them off. I thought Kiprop might have had it

down the back straight. He was looking good. From about five

places back, it was Kiplagat once more. So many of these men came to

the Olympic Games, Kiprop was another, Gebremedhin was another,

if it was this sort of race, you know it would be good but you do

not get this at the Olympic Games, you do not get the fast paces. They

realise when they get the games they have got to be able to run in

the slow, tactical races. Taoufik Makhloufi's last 200 metres were a

paltry 29.2. Normally with it -- expecting these guys to get closer

to 24 seconds. I must admit, I thought Kiprop would come through

but at the last minute, Silas Kiplagat ran one of the best races

of his season. A lot of tired men in that race.

Earlier on this evening, one of the all-time greats at discus throwing

step into the discus circle in the competition for the very last time.

He has won two Olympic titles, two world titles in the past, he is the

second longest throw our of all time. As far as his first round

throw was concerned, it stood the test. Looked young British try and

Lawrence Okoye stepped up for his second throw. -- be young British

giant Lawrence Okoye stepped up. He is still learning this event. He

really got hold of it. Just shy of the 65 metre line. For the time

being he was in 4th place. It was turning out to be a very high-class

competition indeed. He is looking very relaxed. He has tremendous

potential. Canter's season has been Olympic Games. He said that one out

at well over 66 metres. He has come to life after the Olympic Games. He

was second in the permanent Diamond League and he won in Lausanne. He

kept the crowd entertained. -- he was second in the Birmingham

Afterwards and a press conference he said, well, I finished in third

place but that is not a bad effort for an old man. He is not that old

but he is 40 years old, a real veteran in every sense. One of the

all-time greats and certainly he entertained the crowd here today.

Let's have a look at the overall future in the sport. We will hear

from him later on. Coming up soon is the men's 110 metres hurdles.

Aires Merritt is the gold medallist from London. He is closing in on a

world record here tonight. Steve Cram caught up with him yesterday.

Gold for merit, 12.94. Once again I knew I had to make some changes

in order to be great and I was not expecting the change to blow me up

the way it has so I am pretty excited with everything over the

last couple of months. Do you think the 110 metre hurdles is an event

you have to be patient with? Yes, I think so. As Alan Johnson proved,

you can the 35, and still second. It is a question of getting your

rhythm down. I think my technique has come a long way and I think I

have finally coming to myself as a hurdler. My dream Korea was pretty

good. I was world junior champion and I took a few years to find

myself and I finally have. The last one of the year, what can we

expect? Hopefully I will run another sub 13. I will have been

the first person in history to have run eight in this season. I'm

focusing on executing my race. There is nothing in your head which

says, it would be nice to go sub 12? It would be nice but you never

know. Conditions play a factor. I know this track is fast. Who knows

what the wind will be like, who knows what weather will be like

because it is forever changing. All I can do is put my best foot

forward and hope it will be under I would not bet against it. He has

really run well this year. He makes to have got the lane next Aires

Merritt. He has been running well and was 4th in the Olympic final.

What a performance from the youngster, just 20 years old. This

is about a rematch between Aires Merritt and Jason Richardson. The

two arch-rivals. Richardson won in Zagreb a couple of days ago. Aires

Merritt runs under 13 seconds on a regular basis. Everybody in the

stadium is just standing up, waiting to get a glimpse. This

He is tearing away here. This could be very quick indeed. Oh, my

goodness! 12.81. We said it would be quick, we did not realise it

would be that quick. It is a new world record! What a way to finish

the season. It is not all about Bolt and Blake, you know. Aires

Merritt has just emerged as the fastest 110 metre hurdler of all

time. A slight following wind, just a slight following wind, 0.3 metres

a second. Colin Jackson cannot wait to say something about this fellow.

You know, Paul, I was jumping out of my seat because I knew from the

way he got out of the blocks he meant business. He was in a class

field and he made it look so effortless indeed. It is so rare

summer has the opportunity to win the Olympic title and then go on to

break the world record. He drives very hard with his seven stride

approach. He makes it look so, so comfortable. By hurdle and five he

was edging away from the field. He knew he was on for a good quick

time. It was now or never, he dipped for the line and I bet when

he glanced across and he saw that time of 12.81, he could not believe

it. They have rounded it down now to 12.80, fantastic indeed!

Lawrence Clarke did not have his best race of the season but I am

sure he will have learnt from the experience of running with the

fastest man in history. What a season it has been. Olympic

champion and since then, there has just been a suggestion that he

could run this time if conditions were good and they do not get a lot

better than they are here tonight. We expected it in Lausanne but

unfortunately he had a false start. He has come here rested, ready,

aggressive, known what he could do and that last delivering that. Here,

in the Diamond League, Aires Merritt becomes the fastest high

hurdler in history. A phenomenal, phenomenal performance, 12.80

seconds. I'm sure the news will get back to Cuba very quickly and

Dayron Robles as well be wondering what he has to do to beat the

Lawrence Clarke has joined me in the studio. To see somebody get a

world record and smash it in the wake Aires did there. I came here

deliberately to run in a world record race. He said all season he

would do it. The last race I ran him had a head wind in Birmingham.

I was in the lane next to him, I was watching him! I probably did

not have the right attitude. He should not be able to take that

much of the world record. Post Olympics he has been getting

quicker. You had an amazing Olympic Games and finishing your season in

a race like that, summit up for us. This season has been loads of

surprises. I never expected to make the Olympic semi-final, never mind

the final and I never expected to be in a world record race. These

guys are my heroes. They are pushing the boundaries so far.

have you learned from this season? I have learnt it is consistency.

Aires Merritt has proved that. He has run told 0.9 every race and

then he goes and drops the world record. I was 4th in the Olympic

Games, admittedly a long way behind him. Although sessions which are

coming up for you this winter, you will think about that. I have never

thought about someone in my race before and I was just watching him,

I completely forgot I was running. I could tell how quick he was. It

was unbelievable. Let's bring in a man who held the world record for

13 years, our very own Colin Jackson. Does it send tingles down

your spine watching that? It was so sensational to see. You know when

you have done that event yourself and he makes it look so effortless,

it is great to see you. There are very few things I could pull apart.

Even when you break a world record, you are looking for something you

can improve on to get a better performance but that was just sheer

We are all coming to terms with what we have just seen. We have

said that he is running quick and getting better and looking like he

is relaxed. What timing to do it on your last race of the season.

Athletes know, when you are in that kind of shape and you have proved

yourself to be so consistent, you know you have got a quick time in

your legs. He wanted the world record. That was an incredible race.

The determination on his face when he drove off the last hurdle, look

at that, he knew it was in sight. Fantastic. In the interview, he

said he had worked really hard on his technique and he knew that he

was coming into this having honed his performance. It just goes to

show what you can do. He has worked at his event. Absolutely. Athletes

know they are in shape. It does not happen very often in your life that

you know you are in that shape injury free. Aries Merritt,

outstanding. The boys spotted by his high school gym teacher leaping

over a fence. Just shows, you talent can be hidden but eventually

it will out and you can have glory like this man is achieving right

the world record for a long time. Jason one Richardson ran a very

quick time as well. A new African and continental record as well.

Lawrence Clarke in 9th place. A Brussels. Much more to come of

course. Still Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake. An intriguing 800m here. The

chance to win the diamond race here for Pamela Jelimo. Mariya Savinova

is the only one who can pass Pamela Jelimo here. Eight. Spot a win

tonight. -- 8 points for a win tonight. Expecting something pretty

quick. The other athletes will be hoping to pick up and -- and end of

season fast time. Jemma Simpson and Lynsey Sharp will be competing for

Great Britain. Watch out for the young Francine Niyonsaba. A big

talent. She is on the outside. It has been a troubled year for Jemma

Simpson. She did not make the team. Controversy over the selection of

Lynsey Sharp. Jemma Simpson will admit she has not done herself

justice this year. Brenda Martinez and Anna Pierce, the two Americans,

will shared lane three. -- will share lane three. Lynsey Sharp went

to the Olympics and has struggled to move on since then. She has been

running around the 2.1 mark. Halima Hachlaf of Morocco. She had a good

year last year but has not matched it this year. Maryna Arzamasava

will be pacemaking today. Lynsey Sharp Pasteur in the European Fine

not in the home straight. Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi. She is still

a bit of a raw talent. The other night in Berlin, she chased down

Pamela Jelimo who was only a tenth of a second behind her. Mariya

Savinova will be watching her as well, the Olympic, world and

European champion. They have asked for a pretty fast pace from the

Russian. Pamela Jelimo, we have been told she has asked for around

56.5. She wants her to do it fairly the former Olympic champion part in

this intriguing 800m. Pamela Jelimo as I said. I was talking to Jemma

Simpson last night and I said that Pamela Jelimo did would not go with

the pace. Why would she? It has been suggested that she wanted this

place. I was never convinced about that. She only has to finish in the

top two to win the big prize. The pacemaker has gone away.

As you said, an intriguing encounter. There is Pamela Jemma

Lowe together with Mariya Savinova or in third and 4th place at the

moment. Thinking back to Lausanne went Pamela Jelimo waited and

waited and did not go off quickly at all. When she really out kicked

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Francine Niyonsaba against Mariya towards the back. When she started

this year, she did not even know which lane to run in and she did

not know how to race. I think it was in Monaco, she was all over the

shop. But she is getting better and better. Pamela Jelimo wins the

Diamond League race but I think we have seen the emergence of a big

new talent in the 800m. They will have to be very careful about this

lady next year. Still only 19. A big win for her. It certainly was.

A massive advance in terms of her personal best and national record.

Second fastest time in the world this year by some margin. Pamela

Jelimo or find themselves lower down the rankings. Compared to

Francine Niyonsaba. What a race. You could have been forgiven for

thinking that Pamela Jelimo would have come back. The but look at the

8th grit and determination of the young Burundi athlete. She is still

a teenager and she is a great talent. I look forward to watching

her over the next couple of years - - look at the grit and

determination. Terrific time as well. Very strong. When she gets

better and works on her technique and so on, a big future ahead. A

new national record. Seconds faster us in the world this year. --

The atmosphere! Ever since the world record, it has gone up a

notch. The crowd are still buzzing after Aries Merritt who is right

here. Congratulates since. Amazing. I get a case! -- eight Kiss. I was

focused on running under the 13th. That was all I was focused on to

cap off a really good season. I obliterated it. I cannot believe

that I just run that fast. I am still in shock. When I saw the time,

I was like, what?! I am so in shock and so happy that finally I am

living up to my potential after all of these years and injuries and

hamstring problems and people tell me I should throw in the towel and

get a normal job. This season is the first season I have been able

to put it together finally. That is it. You have finished the season

with the world record. He won Olympic gold and a world record.

The greatest season ever! You know I hate seven strides but we will

not get into that now. I think he might have prove you wrong! For me,

when we always talk and you say, I have done this wrong, what made the

difference today? Was it the perfect race? I have no remembrance

of the race but I think it was almost perfect. I had a good

reaction and I just kept going. I was not as high over the hurdles as

Birmingham. I was floating in Birmingham. This time I was low.

Before, I was so high. Then I ran 12.95 and it was amazing. It was

the wind. I thought, if I put it together cleanly, it will be a

world record. One thing left. Will you get the world indoor record?

have no idea. That is ridiculous false start I would have to get the

start of my life and run the race of my life. And 12.8 isn't?! I will

let these two chat a bit longer. We never tired of hearing the great

wine Usain Bolt. He has provided us with so much fantastic

entertainment -- the great man it Usain Bolt. Yesterday was his last

press conference of the season. I do not think it is necessary to

prove anything at the end of the season. We have already gone to the

Olympics and faced each other once. For me, you do not need to run

together all the time. You play the rivalry down if you always compete

against each other. I think top athletes should compete maybe three

times a season maximum because if you are always competing people get

bored and they will know who will win. If you give it time, long

periods, then when the clash comes, He makes it look so easy! This is a

fast track. I do not think it will be hard running a fast time. My

agent has pointed out something. The last two races, I have broken

major records. So it would be nice to end... It would be a good end to

the season. What has he got left? He looks a little tired, he looked

a little tired yesterday at a press more race, one more trip to the

wire. He has Kim Collins next to him. He was famously sent home by

his team at the Olympic Games. They would not have dared to do that to

Usain Bolt! Right in the middle is... Ryan Bailie has had a

cracking year. A big, powerful American. He makes a few hearts

flutter around the hotels of Europe. Nesta Carter of Jamaica, the man

they go to as they lead off in the relay. Nickel Ashmeade, he has

picked up a bit of an injury last week. But he is here and that is

good to see. Gerald Phiri in lane that is not a point. The crowd here

want to see something special. I do not think we are in the country

record -- record country. A fast track, slight following breeze,

nice and warm, a big crowd. Just best of starts. A bad day at the

office and he still does 9.87. It is a win. It is a crowd pleaser. It

will not go down on his list of all-time great races. I cannot

believe sometimes we look at him and see him run times like that and

say, that was not so good. It is still way better than most

sprinters can never dream of. Really slow out of the blocks.

Colin will pick up on this. He almost stood up and then started

running. I bet they were worried a little bit, the crowd. There was

not a huge roar and hilly got into the last 30 or 40. It is good that

he is here. He is the biggest star of the sport. He is such an

important part of these meats. What did you make of all of that? He was

rotten out of the blocks. I will happily go out and tell him. A

dreadful start. Apps Lilia precious. -- absolutely atrocious. That he

ran faster than most country's national record. That was job done

for this season. He has had a phenomenal year. He set himself a

tough task. He tried to win three gold medals up against classy

sprinters. He delivered that. He has got to be happy with his whole

season. When he sits back as a retired athlete and reflect on his

life in this sport, he will say boy, a boy, it was a great time. I

thoroughly enjoyed myself, I played to the crowd. They loved it. I

enjoyed performing. He always delivered when it counts and that

is important. There he is and that is what people

come to see. Barefoot. That is not something we often see. Whoever

caught those spikes in the crowd, they have got themselves a bargain

because some of them were worth Hopefully they will auction them

for charity. We were on the plane with him last week. He got a book

out and the number of people who came up, took the pictures, without

even saying hello to him. Rethink about the energy-sapping experience

he has, people want a piece of him all the time. I saw how good he was

at being famous. That is a tough thing. And it is the world over. It

does not matter where in the world, he is just laughed. There is a

celebration every time he comes to town. He is like, I am tired,

everyone is tired but I am still going to win. He also had the

world's biggest Tobermory own I have ever seen. He will be munching

on that back to Jamaica. His friend and team-mate Yohan Blake has had a

real season to remember. He has been living in Usain Bolt's shadow

but he has stepped out of it this season. Steve Cram caught up with

I am just getting started. I have trained for this. I have worked

really hard for this moment. When we work we do not just work for the

first tier of the season, we work for love it. Yohan Blake,

absolutely sensational! I just think I was just having fun with no

expectation, go there and do whatever I have to do. You talk

about surprises and I know you will probably not give me a definitive

answer but what sort of race are you expecting? I want the people do

have a good time. I will show them what I can do. I like to raise

eyebrows and that is what I want to keep on doing.

He is the other one we have got our eye on for world records. He ran

19.26 here last year and he is feted. They love him here for that.

He was out and about visiting local school children. Can he go quicker?

I think so. I really believe so. He is very popular. He probably has

more chance of playing for the local team here than Bolt house for

Manchester United! I was here last year. I could not believe the time

that he ran. I thought the clock had malfunctioned. But it was that

quick. I think he can rant that Darvis Patton is inside in on lane

eight. In lane at seven, Yohan and how quick can he go. Christophe

Lemaitre, the French man, who is the best in Europe. Inevitably, he

always gets overlooked by the strength of the Jamaicans. Another

youngster, Warren Weir, who came through in the Olympic Games. He is

a big Chelsea fan incidentally. He got a Chelsea shirt the other day.

Calesio Newman of the United States in lane four. We were expecting to

see Christian Malcolm in this race but he is a late withdrawal. There

are two empty lanes on the inside. Harry has been in his best form

this season. It is all about this man, how quick can Blake go? The

world record is 19.19. Lake, the second fastest ever, 19.26. Last

year, even Bolt was taken aback by how quick his training partner went.

Don't forget, Blake has run faster for the 100 metres this year

leading into this event than had Yohan Blake. It was fast but not

acquit, 19.54. -- it was fast but not that quick. You can breathe a

sigh of relief, Usain, he is not ready yet but one day, I am sure.

It was not the fireworks of last year. I think maybe he might have

overcooked the bend a little bit. Maybe he ran out of steam in the

home straight. It was a good performance. As I said about Bolt,

the sort of times most sprinters would only dream of. Only himself

and Bolt have gone quicker than that this year. Nonetheless, there

was a lot of talk around from his camp about how quickly he could go.

I'm sure there will be a tinge of disappointment from him but that

time was pretty good. It's certainly was. A man in second

place was miles behind. You have got to say his bend running is

getting better and better. We are going back to the high jump for a

real Belgian favourite here. She is the former Olympic champion. This

She is a massive heroic here in Belgium. The Borlee twins are

coming up since they expect to the volume to increase even more. Let's

talk that the 200 metres, did he overcook the bend? Last year, he

literally coasted round the bend and then he went into overdrive

down the home straight. This race was completely different, the

reverse. He was still quite naive last year over this distance. He

still produced a fantastic performance. He still has to learn

to run his race more and more and more. Once he nails the real

technique of running 200 metres, then boy, dare I say it to Usain

Bolt that his 200 metre record days are numbered, I don't know. He may

know it is coming that this guy could run a time quicker than his.

There was a bit of relief on his face. I think it is nice. A train

together, they know what each other's capabilities are. It was

quite sweet watching him thinking, do it, but do not one that quick!

We were with Michael Bolt -- Michael Johnson when Usain Bolt

took his record. He was not happy. Let's look back at the race. A

great start. He came out of the blocks really well with

determination and grit. This is a class field around him. He

absolutely NI Lake's them around the bend. -- he absolutely

annihilated them around the bend. He delivered a sensational

performance again. I love watching plague. But what has happened to

Christophe Lemaitre? -- I love watching Blake. Maybe the fact that

Blake has come on so much, he is overlooked. I was hoping that as

one of our best European athletes he would find his form again.

saw Lawrence Okoye area. He came 5th in the discus. I managed to

catch up with him after. Lawrence Okoye has joined us. 5th

tonight. Your season is over. I came into some good form so it is

a short ending to me but I have got to reflect it has been a successful

year for me. I progressed quickly. The future is looking bright for me.

The fact I am disappointed with Fifth today shows you how far I

have come on. Let's talk about the future. You deferred your place at

Oxford, will you de ferret again? Is rugby calling, I hear the NFL is

on the radar. There are lots of things going on. I will not get a

holiday because I have got to sort my life out. Not many people are

the world have as many opportunities as I did. I am very

lucky. I will keep going and hopefully make the right decision.

Will you give athletics a go? have got to chat to Oxford when I

get back. That will dominate my time off, to be honest. I have got

to sort that stuff out. athletics is winning at the moment?

It is undoubted that if I carry on I could be the best. I would target

gold at the World Championships in Moscow next year. I think it is in

my grasp. I'm competing with the best guys in the world. Like I said,

there are a lot of things going on and a lot of options. I have got to

make the right decision. They say it is an older man's sport, you

have got loads of time. We will see you in the world championships next

shares the record in the long jump with Greg Rutherford. He needs

something big in the third round. He needs to go about eight metres

and well over if possible. Good conditions for long jumping. Just

short of the lead at the moment. The lead is held by the Russian,

8.03. But certainly could be an improvement on Chris's best jump so

far. 7.9 secs Top Chris Tomlinson. I have been joined by it Usain Bolt.

What are you doing?! Just give a us two seconds before you are in party

mode. The relief, the season is over. I am happy to have gotten

through the season. I wanted to get through injury free. I am happy.

Used will ran 9.86. Your start. Let's talk about that -- you still.

I said to my coach yesterday, I am so tired. I feel drained. I just

went through the motions, pretty much. It was at an OK race. I

didn't lose! That was the most important thing. The fans are here

to see you get a victory. You set yourself a target of winning the

three Olympic gold medals and you did that. To come out time and time

again to try to perform sensationally, it must be wearing?

Defra Na Li. Do go to the Olympics and pressure staff, it to brain see

mentally. -- definitely. Pressure yourself, it drains you mentally.

It is par teatime now. You are DJ- ing tonight. -- it is party time

now. When you go home, they are going to be baiting you far ages?

When I go home, I do not go out. There is not much problem there.

Over time, it will calm down. I will be all right. OK. I think you

can handle yourself. You can hear the cheers, it is the 400m. Let us

get back to the commentary team. COMMENTATOR: this will be a

cracking race. Kevin Borlee and Jonathan Borlee. Let us not

forget... Kevin Borlee used to be the record holder. Then a Jonathan

Borlee broker it. Kevin Borlee finished 5th in the Olympics and

the Jonathan Borlee finished 6th. Borlee and Jonathan Borlee. Martyn

Rooney is keeping pace with all of them. But has he gone off too

quickly? Angelo Taylor is in the perfect place to strike if he has

got anything left. Kevin Borlee has the better of everybody. Jonathan

Borlee second. What a finish! 44.75. The crowd have gone ballistic. That

is as though Belgium have scored the winning goal in a World Cup

final, I tell you. Kevin Borlee time it absolutely perfectly.

Revenge on his brother. Revenge on a man who won a silver medal, he is

only 18 years old. A good result for Boldon athletics there. A great

race. The reverse of last year. -- Belgium athletics. Almost the same

time as last year. The twins liked to repeat was that I was just

looking at last year's result, Oscar Pistorius was third. A great

race from the two of them. When they came into the home straight,

they were almost five abreast. Lalonde Gordon had won a great race.

He was chasing Martyn Rooney go down. I think that helped Lalonde

Gordon. Kevin Borlee and Jonathan Borlee with the huge crowd behind

them, pumping the arms, rocking and rolling. It was Kevin Borlee who

came through. They really good race and a good victory with Lalonde

Gordon hanging on for third spot. An added bonus could be that he has

beaten Luguelin Santos for the diamond race with that when.

quick word about a performance in London today. Jason Smith broke the

world record and won a second gold medal in one of the visually

impaired events in the Paralympic She does not look her old self, I

must admit. She got it at the second attempt. Still in there. She

finished equal 6th in the Olympic Games. The best result we have ever

had for a woman pole vaulter of. You say it she has not been in

great form. That was the best she managed. Not a great night far have.

She looked out of sorts event at 4.15. I cannot quite put my finger

on it but it has been a poor end of the moment in the long jump final.

He needed something special there to get maximum points. He finished

11th in the Olympic Games. That is long! That is an absolutely

cracking jump. Chris Tomlinson in the background. He will finish no

higher than 4th. He could not improve on his 7.96 in the 4th

round. But for the Russian has flown out to an extraordinary

distance there. Road Rutherford was supposed to be competing here but

he had an injury -- Greg Rutherford. It is a lifetime best for the

Russians. That is certainly good enough for first place. Kevin

Borlee and Jonathan Borlee dominated the 400 metres. Lalonde

Gordon beat Luguelin Santos. Martyn Rooney finished in 5th place so not

a bad end to the season for him. Kevin Borlee is ahead of Luguelin

Santos in the diamond race. The big Paula Radcliffe is here. She has

crutches. We all know and we devastated for you when you had to

pull out of the Olympic Games. What happened next? First of all, it was

finding out what my options were her. Some people told me before the

Olympics I would not be able to run ever again. I did not want to

accept that. I met with different people and got different stance and

neck with a surgeon who had done it surgery on my other for it in 2009

and that went well. He said, I think we can do something. I had

surgery two weeks ago in California. He was able to remove a lot of the

debris and bone... The EU put a picture on Twitter. Anybody who saw

it knows that it was pretty gruesome -- you put a picture on

Twitter. How quickly will you be back running? It in going to be a

long and tedious road back. Hopefully a positive outcome. I

have got another two-and-a-half weeks on crutches. Pins are holding

the Bonaparte of the cartilage repairs. The prince will come out

and there will be another month in a boot -- the pins. Then I will

start back with some training. By December, I will be running. So,

London? That is in my mind but... We will have to see. I will have to

take it steadily. I am very grateful I will get a chance to run

again because that is important for me aside from competitions. I do

not want to finish with what happened in the Olympics, on a down.

We miss you massively. Did you watch and enjoy it or was it

bittersweet? It was great. I was glad I had the courage to go to

London and be there because it was hard watching my race especially

and not being able to take part and seeing how great the atmosphere was

at wanting to be a part of that. But I was very proud to be British

because I think we did an amazing job. From the especially to see Mo

Farah do so well... What were you highlights? The Mo Farah is

definitely might -- Meyer highlight. To see him deliver and get the 5000

metres, that was really special. I have seen her mature. What a lot of

people did not mention at the time that the track was supposed to beat

what sprinters. For a distance athlete to do what he did is

ordinarily remarkable but under the conditions and with that track...

Absolute you. That track, I am not sure of the specifics, but the

concrete layer underneath is close to the top for the sprinters. That

makes it hard on the distance runners legs. Coming out of the

Olympic Games, Mo Farah one had run so many laps of the track. It was

amazing. I a saw him mentioning the marathon for Rio de Janeiro, can

you see him put in in a good time? It does not follow. It does not

necessarily follow at of. marathon is definitely

unpredictable. So many people you see on paper beforehand and you

think they will run great and they do not. But Mo Farah has everything

to run well. He has shown that in the half-marathon. I have run

behind him in some half France in Kenya this year and he definitely

has the basic speed and stamina to perform. To run a fast marathon,

you have to be in fast 10 K shape. He is already there. He has two

babies now. You know what that is like. Getting no sleet. I think he

is doing most of the daytime and she is doing most of the night and

-- getting no sleep. But we know that kids give you so much back as

well in terms of happiness and the energy that gives you to perform

well. I think we will see a strong year for him next year. Behind you,

Yohan Blake has been taking his spikes off and putting his

tracksuit top on and making his wife the best. While you're busy

talking about Carl good the track was for splinters fast -- sprinters.

You know Paula Radcliffe? That was obviously a great race for you. At

one point for you today, we believed that a world record was on

the past. Last year, I was running really fast. Tonight when I came at

of the 10th, no one was beside me and I was not pushing. It was

possible for me tonight -- out of the turn. I want to focus next time

and get more out of it. Let us have a look at the race. You had a

fantastic start. Death and that leave. I have been working on it

all season. -- definitely. I still feel great. I am feeling great.

the turn, the bend, did you feel you might have overcook it

slightly? I think I was running too close to the line and I really took

it a bit of course. It has been a great season for the year. We have

enjoyed your performances. Come back fighting next season. I will

come back strong. I have finished the season and I keep on getting

better. Next year, they will have to watch make because we are going

to run very fast because I am from space, I am not from here. I and

the Beast. The beast from space, full of surprises. I like your

catchphrases. Colin Jackson Tommy that he knows what I need to do.

They are great was a we are glad you enjoy that. Thank you very much.

You have enjoyed the Jamaicans as well this season? It is great to

see the stadium come alive like this. It had been an amazing night.

Fantastic to see with a big smile on your face was that I hope you

can run soon. Maybe London. Let us go now to the 3000 metres

quickest men of all time. We have Brimin Kipruto and Paul Kipsiele

Koech. They have set off at a reasonable pace. They it look as if

they are not quite as keen as perhaps they might be. They set off

on the first 600 metres pretty quickly. If you are a bit of fun of

Ricciardo of the steeplechase, you know the names of Koech and Kipruto.

But there is another Kipruto now. - - if you are an aficionado of the

off the pace a little bit. The first kilometre was an eight-minute

pace. You might have expected it to be quicker than that. The guy you

were talking about, the youngster, the 17-year-old, might actually be

second. I think he has dropped back a little bit now. It is all about

the Kenyans. A very steady pace, and incessant pace, really. Jelimo

it has done a pretty good job -- Elijah Chelimo. They need to be

able to run to be able to take them out at the sort of pace that

Kipruto and Koech or want to be running at. Particularly Koech. He

is trying to push his way through. He does not enjoy having athletes

around him too much. He likes a good, hard place. He likes to push

on. At the moment he is having to accept with young world junior

he has always there or thereabouts. Such a solid performer. Above all,

he has been so consistent, no matter what the pace of the race.

Hurdling is not great from the first four. Koech is probably

technically the best of them. a pretty quick pace. If you run a

bat to 0.44 in each of the 3,000 metre segments, you will run eight

minutes -- if you run at 2.40. Brimin Kipruto is looking very

relaxed at the moment. Koech is not taking this on at all. I thought

maybe he would do that. He is maybe a bit tired. The two Kiprutos are

at the front. He said Kellet has not taking it out, he does not

really me too. In terms of his Diamond League points situation, he

has an 11 point lead in the race. He wants to put on a good display.

Brimin Kipruto, to start of the picture us some of the other can 10

ins -- as some of the other Kenyans go through, Brimin Kipruto is

is at not just about the pace. The 17-year-old Conselus Kipruto is on

the inside. Koech is going past him. Four of them are in contention here.

Koech is clear that as far as the Diamond League race is concerned.

The two youngsters take this on. Two of the all-time greats, Brimin

barrier. Koech will come under pressure from Conselus Kipruto. It

will be a Kipruto one, two perhaps. Brimin Kipruto wins it, Conselus

Kipruto second and Koech third. That will be enough for him to win

the diamond rates. The others come trailing in behind. Perhaps we are

starting to see the dominance of Brimin Kipruto. We have also had

Kemboi Oy, the Olympic champion who is not here tonight. Who knows,

that might be the last time that Brimin Kipruto gets the better of

the youngster. He is still only 17. It is incredible. He was back in

4th place. You could be forgiven for thinking, well, these guys are

pretty useful. Look at that clearance by Kipruto. The momentum

he gets off the bottom of that jump where he puts one for it, that is

not him. He virtually clears the whole of the water jump and he is

away. Not owe it -- not even Koech can catch him. The youngster at

just 17 years old, you have to admire the store of talent that

Kenya have. There is a name for the in the competition, it be Olympic

champion Anna Harkowska and Svetlana Shkolina, the bronze

medallist from the Olympics as well Kazakhstan. She has gone further

than anyone else in the competition so far. The first athlete from

Kazakhstan to win an Olympic medal, even before when they were

competing as part of Russia. There have been in superb form. She was

not so good in the first round but looking in great shape. It is

interesting that the 15 metre mark has suddenly become difficult as

well. She is not to blame for that but generally, the standard has

dropped a little. At 10 centimetre improvement for the Olympic

champion and she still leads. This is an important jump for Anna

Chicherova. She was being paraded around the stadium early on as the

Olympic champion. She is playing second fiddle at the moment. She

ball in terms of training. No doubt about the winner, Svetlana Shkolina.

Anna Chicherova, the Diamond League winner has been pretty dominant

over the course of the season. She beat Chaunte Lowe.

It has been a good season. All the Russian medallists were given a car

points, absolutely dominant in the end. Anna Chicherova has been

jumping well all season but Chaunte Lowe has been the most consistent

We had a hectic half-an-hour also. Time to take stock. The 100 metres

was amazing. It set the stadium alight. Aires Merritt was superb in

the hurdles. I was in the commentary position and I was so

excited. I was jumping up and down and Paul Dickenson was looking at

me going, all right, Colin, calm down. You could tell it would be a

superb performance. When he crossed the line and he glanced at the

clock and he saw the time of 12.81, he could not believe it. Then they

rounded it down to 12.80. A sensational performance.

distance between his body and the hurdle, he said in Birmingham he

was floating over it. There were too many inches. There was no

daylight there. He did everything in his power to get a world record

being crisp. If you go over a hurdle by an inch, it is too high.

For him, it is half the centre clearance. It has got the shock and

snappy and he did that and every single barrier. A rare parents.

Breathtaking. I loved it. I am still buzzing. It was fantastic to

see and feel his joy as well. He has had a incredible season. Let's

get the women's 200 metres now. are missing from this one including

an Olympic silver medal as part of the relay team. She ran in the

heats. Best athlete has surprised everybody this year. She was 7th in

youth champion some years ago. Part of the very strong, but world

record-breaking Olympic sprint find -- she might find the

opposition a bit hard here. Alessandro forever has run very

fast this year -- Aleksandra Fedoriva her. Charonda Williams

leads the Diamond League from Bianca Knight. Anneisha McLaughlin

of Jamaica is in third place. Really, it is head-to-head between

Bianca Knight and Charonda Williams 22.62. One of her best times this

year. A great finish to the season. The Olympic finalist, she finished

in 7th place. She said afterwards that she was desperately

disappointed. But when you consider that the winner ran a sub 22

seconds to hundred metres... But that was a good victory. It was a

very competitive race. Missing the big names, as you said. When they

came into the home straight, it was anybody's race. Vernicha McLaughlan

looked as though she might take it. It was probably Myriam Soumare's

best race since Barcelona when she surprised herself as well as others

when she took the gold medal. Finishing on a real high here.

Strong there, slowing down less than the others over the last 20

metres. Charonda Williams finishes in third place so she will get four

points for that. That means she one. Third round of the Joan --

javelin. Not the greatest approach and not fast but she really does

last the arm. Over 60 metres. Over the line which signifiers first

place at the moment. 61.71 is the leading throw at the moment. That

is by the South African. Enjoying the atmosphere and the support.

62.78, the first athlete over 62 metres. The European champion, I

wonder if she can respond? She has not poles a big one at yet. -- she

has not pulled a big one at yet. But that was good, very good! I

keep saying, we always forget to the European Championships, it

seems so long ago. They are now every two years. I guess whenever

it is an Olympic year, it undoubtedly will be forgotten. But

she will not be forgotten. They pretty good effort there. She goes

into the lead. Cannot the Czech competitor respond? -- can and the

Czech competitor? She has great competitive spirit. These two are

well ahead of everyone else. It sailed over the 65-metre line. The

pathos note is the French chalk they use far extra grip -- the puff

of smoke. She is probably thinking, why did I not do that a few rounds

to go? Barbora Spotakova is consistently the best in the world.

The former record holder had to pull out before the event started.

That has left at the way clear for Sunette Viljoen and Barbora

Spotakova. She liked that one false start still two more rounds to go.

Terrific throw -- she liked that one. One round to go now.

What a night here in Brussels. A beautiful night, in terms of

conditions. We have had that replicated here in the stadium. We

will finish with the women's 5000m. They couple missing. -- a couple.

The Great North Run is next week which is great for all of us who

will be there to see it. Five of course on BBC One on Sunday. We

will have the great City Games as well. A big weekend up in the

north-east. Distance fans can enjoy this 5000m because it will be a

chance for Vivian Cheruiyot to resurrect something here. But the

leader will be a rival for the pros. And probably for the victory here

tonight. Vivian Cheruiyot has 10 points. Gabby Logan was making the

point at the beginning and it almost pass me by in the excitement

this season, but if you win your event, you get a wild card into the

world championships. It has up to the discretion of the of federation

whether they cash the wild card in. But that there is an interesting

scenario about the 100m. Imagine if they can take a a wild card. Usain

Bolt says, I am the diamond race winner, I do not want to run the

trials, I want the wild card. I hope they are both their next year,

anyway. That is a long way off. Thoughts of next season, I am

pretty sure, are at the back of the minds of most athletes. They are

looking forward to a well earned rest. As you can probably gather,

the race has been delayed slightly. I think we might as well go and

have a little chat with the guys. . Plan to have a chat about the

news we are hearing that Holly Bleasdale has split with her coach,

have French coach. She will go with Greg Rutherford's coach. Her former

coach looks after Steve Lewis as well. He has a great stable. I am

surprised. But I do not know the story behind it. Maybe it is that

it is more convenient. People she knows and people she is happy with.

At the end of the day, it is the athlete's decision. Let us get back

great effect was Mo Farah. That was a couple of years ago. It might

work for Holly Bleasdale. She has not been competing well at all.

Julia Bleasdale had a cracking year. I was chatting to her yesterday.

She said she was thoroughly enjoying all of this. There's

chance far her to once again rub shoulders with the likes of Vivian

Cheruiyot. I think the 21-year-old will be a real handful here for

Vivian Cheruiyot. One thing we can say is that I would not say it has

been a disappointing event but when you look back at recent events and

all of the great races, when it came to the Olympics... Unlike Mo

Farah, a they were not able to recover from make 5000 metres. --

from the 5000m. It was a slow race in the Olympic Games. Vivian

Cheruiyot have been out kicked her arrival was not able to get past

the Ethiopian. She had to settle for the silver medal. What can she

do here? They have asked for a reasonable pace. We have not seen

too many quick 5000m races. We have seen a lot of people eyeing each

other up and pushing on in the latter stages. It may well be that

we are up for more of that tonight. This is an intriguing situation.

The German has elected to pass at her third and final attempt by far

going for the 4.75. She has got to play it. She has got it! -- she had

to clear it. Fantastic performance. She finished just outside of the

medals at the Olympics, in 4th place. That was a cracking jump. An

all-or-nothing jump.. The European silver medallist indoors and out.

German record holder as well. That is one of the best heights she has

ever cleared. The Brazilian finishes in second place. The

Russian finishes in third. Holly Bleasdale finishes in 9th place. Of

course, the German won that one and also wins quite a bit of money, you

would suspect, with the Diamond League points as well. The pace

here it is being set... Not particularly quick. They keep on

looking round to look where the rest of the field are. The two we

have been talking about are happy pace on when the whole of the pack

has not come with you. Vivian Cheruiyot will be happy to be in

the pack. They are all happy to go for the victory here, not bothered

at all about the time. It is a bit disappointed. Brussels is renowned

for its great distance races. We have the 10,000m earlier on tonight.

That... It was hoped it might be quicker. The men always seemed a

bit more interested in trying to get the fast times. Certainly this

year, I think the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres running for the women

has been rather disappointing. word about Julia Bleasdale. She has

not necessarily come from obscurity but she really has put herself on

the map. She enjoys her racing. A double Olympic finalist as well.

She is really getting involved in all of the Diamond League races. I

have thoroughly enjoyed watching her this year. I was chatting to

her yesterday and I was impressed by her attitude. They lot of people

would have thought great, I have come eight. She was talking about

how she does not finish the race as well. She was talking about working

on her speed. She feels she needs to work on her technique. I think

it is great because it shows that she is an athlete who says, yes, I

have done brilliantly to get this far, but now I am here, I need to

work on a bit of the race... At the European Championships, she looked

like she would win a medal but got run out. The pace is harder at the

Games and she probably would have finished in 7th but her team mate

out kicked her. She is thinking she has to get better at the latter

part of the race. She can get stronger and do more training and

she also wants to get quicker as well. I think it is a great

Nessie Cherono is running well. We have seen Defar and Dibaba destroy

fields on the last lap. The background that Cherono has with

her endurance ability, she is an African cross country champion and

combine that with great 1580 pace, well, you have a great future at

5,000 metres. She is affectingly -- she is effectively leading this at

front, she is still the pacemaker. And then Veronica Nyaruai about 10

metres back. I suspect the others will chase her down pretty quickly

once the pacemaker drops out. There are still seven laps to go. That

last lap, 71.53, it has been pretty consistent. Be the chasing pack

where Holly Bleasdale is at the back of that chasing group, not

really bothered about getting involved at the moment. You suspect

the winner will come from that is there as well just running

behind Julia Bleasdale. For the first time, Vivian Cheruiyot moves

to the front of that group. They are slowing down to outside a 15

minute pace. We are just going to go back to the pole vault. A third

attempt for Spiegelburg. She wants to set a new German national figure.

This would be an advance on her highest jumper in the world this

year. She is ranked number one in the world this year on height. What

a big anti-climax there for Spiegelburg. Nevertheless, it has

been a good competition. A long and little burst. You can see them

starting to push and shove. The pace is starting to pick up for the

main group. Veronica Nyaruai is about 20 metres ahead of them. That

gap will close. Cherono it is stretching her legs for the debate.

The pace has been disappointing for this crowd. There is a party

afterwards. We will have Usain Bolt doing a bit of DJ-ing and fireworks.

We have not seen any fireworks in this race. We could do with a few.

Somebody needs to light the touchpaper here. Brussels started

this off a year ago -- a few years ago. They got the dramas when

Kenenisa Bekele was running his race here. Sammy Wanjiru who died a

couple of years ago, he broke the world record. They got this

there. She went through 3,000 metres in almost spot-on 15 minute

pace. She has never broken 15 minutes, Julia, so this is perfect

place for her. Cherry it is just reeling in Veronica Nyaruai. They

do not want to leave it too long -- Cheruiyot. Every stride that gap

just getting a little bit shorter. I have just been told... She has

just taken a bit of a tumble. I did not see that. It looks like a

twisted ankle. She is about 100 metres behind the leader. They are

catching Veronica Nyaruai very quickly and it will not be long

before she gets swallowed up by this pack. No, the gap is down to

little over 10 metres at the moment. Julia Bleasdale is finding it a bit

difficult to hang onto the back of Julia Bleasdale as the athlete

leading just gets eaten up in terms of the distance their hind - match

between the chasers and the leader. Julia Bleasdale has to begin to

hang on to the great. To be what has been the one to drag them back.

Nobody wants to be out at the front to be shot at or cushion on too

much. She is saying, you have caught me up, either go past, I do

not want to lead any more, I will not lead any more. Cheruiyot

reluctantly, she will never be forced to the front when she does

not want to be. Viola Kibiwott is looking quite strong at the front.

They are banging out the rhythm. The days when they broke world

records over this distance, there was an incessant banging of the

drums and the action was sensational. The great days of

Haile Gebrselassie. 800 metres to go. Surely, someone from somewhere

has got to put in an injection of pace. Julia Bleasdale is being

overtaken at the back of the group by Molly Huddle of the United

comfortable, the diminutive Ethiopian. This is the first time

we have seen anyone make a big effort to win this race. It has

taken a while to get going and finally, someone is putting some

real pace into this. Viola Kibiwott is really working hard at the front.

Everybody else is queueing up behind her. Just 400 metres to go.

Will Viola Kibiwott give way or can she stay the distance? Cheruiyot

realise is the danger. Sally Kipyego had a brilliant Olympic

Games. She has been the leader all the way through this, she heard the

bell and she has got herself in a great position, sitting on the

shoulder of Cheruiyot. Cherono is looking for room on the inside.

Cherry it has the advantage. If she beats Cherono she will take the

Diamond League title. Cherono was in a bad position. Kipyego has

caught a spike and is limping in 4th place. This is more like the

old Kenyan champion, the champion from last year, dominating on the

last lap, Vivian Cherry it wins it. -- Vivian Cheruiyot wins it. Poor

Sally Kipyego, she must have got a really bad spiked with a couple of

hundred to go. I think it was when Cherono came through on the inside.

There was not really room. She was in a bad position. I think she

panicked and I think she spiked and her. We see Julia Bleasdale coming

through. I think pour Kipyego got affected badly. I do not think it

affected the result. It is Vivian Cheruiyot who wins the Diamond

Great drama. That is what the night is all about. Vivian Cheruiyot has

gone away with the wind. We will see all the winners later on but we

have plenty of sport coming up for you. Next week it is the Great

North city games. Are a few athletes here might be performing

and Mo Farah is going to be there. Then it is the Great North Run,

arguably the greatest half-marathon in the world. Then the athlete's

Parade on Monday on BBC One. Colin and I will be in the studio and all

the Olympians and paralympians on the streets of London. For all of

that it is Football Focus. Dan Walker will have that on BBC One

tomorrow. We come to the end of the Diamond League and it is time to

take stock and tap into your memories of the season which has

just gone by. I want your performance of the season. Oh, my

goodness, where do you start? It has been a vintage year. From a

British perspective, it has got to be Jess, it has got to be no, I

cannot decide! I am going Mo Farah. His performances were outstanding.

How I lost my voice screaming for the 10,000 metres. What about break

through British athletes? For me, I would say Robbie Grabarz. He had a

sensational indoor season. We were alerted by his achievements and at

the Olympic Games he got a bronze medal and equalled the British

record. For me, Katarina Johnson- Thompson. She was outstanding as a

world junior champion and then coming out to perform the way she

did in the Olympic arena was outstanding. What a fantastic

experience that Olympic Games will be for her going forward?

Absolutely. Jessica Ennis is a great role model for hire. She is

strong and has the talent. And your big moment of the year then,

outside of British athletes, where would you go? I am desperate to say

Aires Merritt in the hurdles. can have it. But I am going to say

it David Rudisha. That sensational eight and metres at the Olympic

Games, out standing. Denise? I have got to say Usain Bolt. An amazing

race, a new world record, it was the highlight for me. Thank you so

much for guiding me through these last two meets and have good winter

training! It has been great working alongside you. That is the end of