Diamond League - Oslo Athletics

Good evening and welcome to light Diamond League athletics on BBC

Three. Last week we were at trackside in Rome. Highlight this

evening is not over a mile, it is over 100 metres. The appearance of

Usain Bolt and again he is up against Asafa Powell. Plenty of

British interests, including a world champion who Dick not make it

to the start line a week ago. He had a cold, but he is here tonight.

My name is Dai Greene, the 400- metre hurdles world champion. I am

looking forward to the Olympics, in particular competing in front of a

home crowd. We do not get to do it very often. I am sure the

atmosphere will be fantastic. I am cutting use my diet a little bit,

enjoy myself and hopefully I can get a gold medal. If I were not an

athlete, I would be involved in sport in some way, it may be

coaching are playing football. That would be great. The best thing

about being an athlete is due train for a living, I love waking up

every day and going to the track and the gymnasium. The worst thing

is having to relocate away from friends and family and not being

able to go out and enjoy myself as much as everyone else seems to. And

being on a strict regime for many months of the year. The first race

is the men's 400 metres hurdles. You can see Dai Greene getting

stripped off and ready to go. It is a big race for him tonight, he did

not compete in Rome and was advised on doctor's orders. It is going to

be pretty tough for him. Yes, a very tough race indeed. He is an

experienced athlete. He will relish this opportunity to go out there.

But this is a really tough race. This is not a stroll in the part

poi Dai Greene. Fredericks from South Africa and this is the man

that everybody is watching out for, Javier Culson. He is a world leader.

It is at have lain for Dai Greene, he knows Javier Culson will be

passing him pretty quickly. Yes, but he has got a cool head. He

experienced that at the World Championships in Supp. He worked

hard all the way into the line and he was rewarded with a great title.

He has enough experience, he knows what he is doing. Gordon from

Trinidad is one of the best up and coming 400-metre hurdler has.

Yates is in one and Jack Green is into. We are talking about a

Diamond League event and we have three Brits running. That is an

incredible thing for us to achieve. They are very talented as well. I'm

medallist. Cornel Fredericks in lane three will go off pretty

first heard of. Dai Greene's strength is in the final stages.

The two Britons on the inside finding it very difficult indeed.

Cornel Fredericks has not gone off as quickly as I thought he would.

Javier Culson is probably leading the race. Jehue Gordon is also

going quite strongly. Outside Dai Greene is cordon. He has got a lot

of work to do. He has not done a lot of speed training at the moment.

Javier Culson is coming away with this one. In second place is Jehue

Gordon. Dai Greene is third. That is the fastest time in the world

this year. Javier Culson has promised much. In the championship

he still has to deliver, but that was a pretty emphatic run. Dai

Greene said, do not worry about me. Frankly, Colin he blew the field a

wave. It was very much expected. He came here with that intention and

he delivered it. He was far more cautious over the early part of the

race and I think he paced this excellently. It is the fastest time

in the world. 47.82. In terms of Dai Greene, he was struggling down

the home straight. Yes, I think he will be disappointed with that. He

said he has been very strong or year, but he has not got his speed

at the moment. There is still time for him to come through before the

Games and proof that he can beat this man. He will be disappointed

with his position, but it is his second race of the Year and he is

into 49 seconds and he can breathe and focus on his training again.

guess that will be the focus. His coach wanted to get his race out of

the way and start the build-up to the trials, most importantly to the

games themselves. We have counted down the days to the Games and to

an athlete it is a very long time. Dai Greene has worked hard to be in

the position he is in and he is just about getting there. Slowly

but surely he is clawing his way back. As far as I am concerned, it

is a relatively good performance, but he will be disappointed with

that. Jack Green hobbled past us there. He ran very well a couple of

days ago in Paris. 49.74 Jack, he will be disappointed with that. It

is a very strange situation for them. It will be interesting when

he comes in and tells us what the wind conditions are like. A bit

disappointing to be honest, but given how things were last week, it

was a lot to ask me to up my game. Javier Culson went off a bit too

fast for my fitness level at the moment. A little bit disappointed,

but hopefully I can drop back down in the next few weeks. It was a

tough lane draw having Javier Culson inside you. He talked about

him going off fast, and you wanted to get away well. Yes, I think I

went maybe a bit too fast today, but I want to reduce that time in a

few weeks of training. In a sense it is not the race you want it

after having a virus. Not really, I would have probably liked an easier

one. But I'm quite happy to mix with these guys. We your next race

be the trials or anything else in between? Yes, I'm just training up

to the trials and hopefully I can form a bit better. I'm sure you

will, we know you can produce your best. A little bit of

disappointment, but equally philosophical. Absolutely, a really

sensible hat. He is still quite inexperience at this event, I know

that sounds ridiculous, but you have got to get into the groove of

400-metre hurdling and he is still testing the waters a bit, but he

has got time, trust me. Let's see what's coming up over the next

The men's hundred metres, Usain Bolt against Asafa Powell. In Rome

Usain Bolt was back to his very best. It is Sally Pearson, the

world athlete of the year and Jessica Ennis as well. Then, the

men's 5000 metres. It is that test of his fitness. It will be a battle

royal for the Olympics against Mo This is the men's javelin. He is

always a showman. And we have also got the women's long jump. We have

got Shara Proctor. We do not have any control over the field events

pictures, so fingers crossed we will see as much of Shara Proctor

as possible. Let's wind the clock back to Rome and that world-leading

He gets enough in the end and pulls the weight. 9.76, he is back! As

befits the great man he made a rather grand entrance to the

stadium to be introduced to the crowd. A mix between Chitty Chitty

Bang Bang and the back Mobile. A kind of work. The crowd absolutely

loved it. Wherever he goes he has a following. For him it is a nice

occasion. They are great memories as a young man to take back home

with you when you retire. He will be thinking, I can remember that

crowd in Oslo. He will come here with a little bit more confidence.

Absolutely, he will be very excited to be here. He knows he is running

well, so we look forward to that She is still struggling, and it is

very difficult when you come back after stress injuries. This is a

difficult race where you need to work hard to get your fitness

levels nice and tight. This is a tough race. This is another person

that Nicola knows very well indeed. Pure quality athletes we are seeing

everywhere. It is never going to be an easy one. But Nicola's place is

her best, but can she do it when it sun goes over the first bend. All

these athletes apart from Nicola Sanders Art in the shade. We have

all brought our coats in the knowledge of how could it can get

here in Oslo. Nicola Sanders is in OK. Debbie Dunn has gone off very

quickly, she is already up on Antyukh. In the middle of the

picture, that is Amantle Montsho, the world champion, moving nice and

steady. She leads at the halfway point, as they go into the second

bend. She is well above all the athlete outside her. A strong run

from Patricia Hall on the outside lane. Amantle Montsho comes into

the straight with a massive lead. Patricia Hall, I'm sure, will

suffer now. On the far side, Sanders is suffering. But look at

Amantle Montsho, the time is going to be pretty useful. Debbie Dunn

takes a distant third. That was a nicely judged race, you have to

give her credit. She really does have a good racing brain. Double

hundred metres is all about spreading your after it through the

different sections of the race -- the 400 metres. She gets it right

again and again. She came second in Eugene, but tonight, that was

impeccable. It was, it was a solid first 200 metres, but then she

began to show some real form. Coming off the bend, the transition

was good, and I must say that Patricia Hall on the outside hold

her form well in the last 150. When Amantle Montsho came through, she

may have thought, the others may as well, but Debbie Dunn in the second

lane, who got the world fastest time in. De 10, a lot of quality in

the race. I Matt Clay Munch show dominated much of last season, she

was second in Shanghai, but now she's back to her winning ways --

Amantle Montsho dominated much of last season. She won that by over

second from Patricia Hall. The Jamaican held on well, I did her

and a justice. -- an injustice. A great performance. Before we came

on air there were some great field events, including the women's

rounds. Barrios, the winner of the three global silvers and a bronze

in the world championships last round. -- best throw. She moved

ahead of Barrios. Tall, elegant, there is the series. But the winner,

the Croatian, the youngest ever European discus champion in 2010. A

fourth-round throw of 64.89. It was the only throw in the competition

over 64 metres. It was her third win in the diamond lead series, she

won in Shanghai and in Eugene. Shown in terrific form. Really

delivers off a well executed pork. in that race. Nicola Sanders, down

in 8th. She is alongside me now. Just as Sestak race for us. I am

really disappointed, I felt really good in warm-up, but I didn't feel

good out them that, that is a shocking time. Just wasn't good

enough. In terms of going back and looking at that, where do you think

you can go from here? I haven't got anything now until the trial, so I

have got a chance to get some training back in and get my body

back in one piece and go from it there. It has been frustrating,

these last five years, sorry to bring it up, but it must have been

pretty tough. It has, because I know what I can do when I am fit

and healthy and in good shape, but it is horrible going out and

running nearly 53 seconds when I know I can run 49. Thanks a

speaking to us, good luck for the trials. Real frustration for Nicola,

she is smiling but you could sense it. It is always disappointing when

you know you why in better shape than your performance shows. -- you

are in better shape. It is just frustrating, she says she believes

she can get under 50 seconds, so to run close to 53, you can see why

she is disheartened, but I'm sure she is going to bounce back.

countdown clock is ticking down to Usain Bolt, looking relaxed as

normal. That run in Rome will give him a bit of confidence. He knows

he is in great shape. Absolutely, a better conditions than last year, I

think he will be excited talk a good performance out there, because

the wind has predominantly been a tail wind. Has a Safed Powell do

something to prove? He was disappointed in Rome, said he

couldn't quite here begun, so it could be a closer race them in run

-- he couldn't quite here the gun. We saw a great meeting in Eugene it

at the weekend, lots of the highlights. Mo Farah, Reading a

brilliant time in the 5000, beating can and Lisa Bekele. But also a

big, big performance from at the Chinese athlete, he hadn't run

under 13 seconds for a couple of years. And now he has gone even

Wind assisted, but equal world record. Every time I see him run, I

think of the artistry that he demonstrate over the barriers. He

is so smooth, so fluent, it is a very well-drilled technique. You

can remember him, our way back in Beijing, when he was frustrated, I

couldn't even defend his title, now he has returned, faster than ever.

12.87, yes, wind assisted, but the reality is for someone like him,

ask the wind is no benefit at all. His legs are moving very quickly

already. I am waiting with bated breath to see what he will

ultimately produce. I think he has lived with the last four years of

what happened to him in Beijing, we were sitting in the stands,

watching that, and it was heartbreaking. It was, because he

was frustrated all season, you could see the build up, there was a

lot of pressure on him, but it was an Achilles tendon problem, and

when you have no Achilles tendon power, you are in big trouble. And

he tried and tried, he could feel the burden of the nation on his

shoulders, but this time, I didn't pay off, but he has returned.

up on the track, another hurdles race, a longer distance one. Chemos

except the one that really mattered, the world championship. She has a

best of just outside nine. Await. - something really quick. Chepkurui

of Kenya, if we can see her anywhere,... But there is McColgan,

the Scottish record holder. She is among, of course. She won bronze at

the World Cup cross-country, then won the world at 10,000 by a margin

of 20 seconds, so she comes from a it is very, good experience. --

very, very good experience. But if Chepkurui takes on the pace then it

is quite amazing, because she took on the pace in Shanghai, and came

third in the end. She is a tall figure, I expect that will be her

who is going straight into the lead. But it will be quick, this, I think

we will have a couple of races... Yes, Chepkurui is leading, with

Chemos in second and an Joura de in third. -- at Njoroge. Look how they

are stretching out now, as we go through the line for the very first

time. I must say, I would like to see Chemos, the calibre of athlete

she is, attack this race tonight. I have a feeling she will do. Chemos

did a very good job in Rome. She is winning races a fairly much at all

well, I suppose you could say it. - - at will. It is time she died out

there and try to get to watch the really quick territory -- she got

out there. Chemos has the calibre to get down to the fast times, but

all she ever does his run to win the race. There is nothing wrong

with that, but I think she can expand her repertoire. A couple of

the Russians were due to be here to enhance this race, but they have

pulled out, they have trials, along with other trials in the near

future. Lydia Rotich, moving up record holder, second in Shanghai

metres to give us some idea of the pace, looking at something around

three minutes four second. It would be nice to see Chemos cling on to

the coat-tails of her compatriot, and urged her on an stretch away

from the rest of the field. Sadly I know that some elements of the

media feel that this women's steeplechase, a relatively new

events, relatively underdeveloped, hasn't got great strength in depth.

They are saying it has become a bit humdrum, they run around, Chemos

wins, and off they go. It is not doing enough for the sport in many

people's perspectives. The men, by contrast mat 10 to really attack

the barriers and the water jump. It was almost a world record in Eugene

last week. The women's attitude writ comes to this discipline --

when it comes to this discipline, not quite as positive yet. That is

quick at 1000 metres. That was under the time we were expecting,

if they can maintain this sort of pace, we are going to see the

fastest time in the world this year, and it is all down to Chepkurui, as

we said. I'm telling you, she will be competitive. It is extraordinary,

asked him has said, -- ASDA 10 has said, to regard herself as a racer

as well as taking on the pace. Chemos, twice world bronze

medallist. It was a surprise in 2009, and in 2011, very

disappointing, as she had been year already, Vasilevskis. He hits

that one very hard indeed. Doesn't get the angle of attack right, I

can tell you, but so far a Fatih Avan of Turkey Leeds. -- is in the

lead. His rent -- he is ranked 6th in the world, but that is a long

end. But they really are motoring down the back straight now in this

3000 metres steeplechase. Chepkurui, doing a brilliant job over the

first 1000, looks as though she is hanging on, and a big gap opening

up now has they get into this race, and Chepkurui is now in second

place, as it happens. Chemos has taken over the lead. Ayalew is

third, then the Sofia Assefa, and then tucked in behind her, just

trying to identify... Oh it is Njoroge. That first kilometre was

impressive. They must have been listening! Having said the women

steeplechase -- steeplechasers do not really attack the event, they

went out at the very close to nine minute place. If this medal, to his

anything near as quick, I would be even shocked -- if this middle

kilometre is anything near as quick, not for the great camerawork, it

would be a commentator's nightmare, because they are all in the same

cake. Lydia Chepkurui has done a brilliant job and she has dropped

away. We are looking for a time inside 6.0 8.83. It is well inside

the world best at the moment. Milcah Chemos is still there. So is

Sofia Assefa. It is down to three as they go through the line with a

couple of laps to go in this 3000 metres steeplechase. They will have

had a look at the clock, and the pace still being maintained. If

there is a sprint finish on the end, which one would expect from Milcah

Chemos. Milcah Chemos leaves. would like to see that the much

steeplechasers running on the flat more or without the barriers. That

makes you a more rounded athlete and a bettors deport desert.

Certainly their male counterparts do that. You see the men racing

over the flats and using the strength from the flat. If you

think about it anyway, 99% of this event is running between the

barriers. It's so Milcah Chemos switched to the steeplechase.

is leading. The pace looks to me to have been pushed up a little bit.

Milcah Chemos with about 300 metres to go is looking to put in a fast

time as we expect a. A good race in the end. Milcah Chemos is really

starting to go. What happens at the water jump? What happens at the

final barrier? Into the home straight and Milcah Chemos is in

full flight. Sofia Assefa back is in second place. Watched the clock.

9.13 is the fastest in the world this year. That is a terrific time,

it is the fastest time in the world this year by a long wait. It is a

personal best. That really sets her up. Number four in the all-time

list. Absolutely superb in the end. This was class. Fabulous to save.

The second kilometre was just inside 3.06. Take the credit of

Lydia Chepkurui, she took on the credit of leading. Milcah Chemos is

not aesthetic be pleasing, but she is a lovely, light run a. At the

water jumps she crosses them with her legs to one side. It makes her

the 4th fastest athlete in history. It is a national record for the

Kenyan. And the place times behind her were fabulous as well. We are

going to continue our catch up of the events that happens a little

earlier on. This contest was held in a swirling breeze. It took a

three. It was his first competition of the outdoor season. It gave him

third place. Christian Taylor is another of those world champions

referred to earlier. He beat Phillips Idowu well and the rest of

them in Eugene. That was the best he could muster. The wind proved

difficult for all eight competitors. The victory went to a Russian,

Adams. A fascinating character. He has a Russian mother and a Nigerian

father. He is a former medical student. It is good enough for

victory for the World Indoor Championship bronze medallist.

Things are shaping up well for the Russian. A great performance from

the Russian, a big surprise. You would have expected Cristian Tello

to win that one. You would to, but he is coming from the US and it

takes a couple of competitions to shake off the jet lag. But as you

know it is difficult to jump off a plane and perform with huge

expectations. Phillips will be looking at this result thinking, I

would have loved to have been here and taken them all out in one swoop.

But he may be suffering a little bit from injury at this moment in

time. You won't know how important it is to try and stay healthy it.

How important is it? It is important for every single event,

but triple jump is particularly hard. Maybe Phillips will take some

encouragement from seeing Christian Taylor. Just to update you Eilish

McColgan ran a personal best, so a great result from her. Another

couple of good performances from British athletes before we came on

air. Gareth Warburton, a fellow countryman from Wales, 1.4 4.98 in

the 800 metres. I would say his is a new Welsh record, so I am very

impressed with Gareth or Britain's performance. And he took it from

the lead and he won that race, he raced hard and delivered a great

personal best. It is wonderful to save. We have got the men's javelin

that is the pole vault that dominates the competition at the

moment. That was a very positive a good draw. The indoor silver

medallist at 60 metres last year. Muriel and hooray was a surprise

winner in Rome 10 days ago. Kerron Stewart shared that Olympic silver

medal in the 100 with Sherone Simpson. She is also in good form.

10.98 on 5th May. The Briton is a huge talent and goes in lane seven.

She has spent most of the winter in Florida. She has had so many back

problems. Sheri-Ann Brooks, a seconds this year. What whirlwind

tour here tonight? -- what will the in the world this year. It is a

personal best as well. The following wind deter cause no harm.

That augurs well for the remaining sprints this evening. Of course

Usain Bolt will close proceedings. I have to say she looked strong on

the bend. And watch the Briton on the second from the leg. I think

she got second place. Yes, she does get second. I can confirm that

22.42, a national record. It is a season's best for her. She has

beaten some people there, like Kerron Stewart. For she has beaten

Charonda Williams, Sheri-Ann Brooks. But this woman has two national

records in two Diamond League events, one in Rome. It was 11.0.

It was a strong field and she has done it again here. The Frenchman

well to pressure. The third time at 5.72. Now all the pressure is back

that one. Not really. Why not? I always want to win. I did not

execute as well as I would have liked. I could have gone harder. It

is an Olympic year and I want to win all my races. You are a tough

lady to please. But it is an a standard. There is still time to

prepare and get better. I have got the Europeans and hopefully if I am

picked for the Olympics, that is where I want to make my Mars.

great to come here against a world- class field and to come second and

show the shape that you are end. Yes, but I have to be better than

that. Some people are never satisfied, but well done and good

luck for the trial. She is funny, isn't she? That is

great to see that. Frustration and a little bit of anger and comparing

yourself with the best in the world, that is a positive step for her.

She is back and she is healthy and she is running well. She was an

Olympic finalist in 2004 per. She still maintains that mindset, even

though she has had years of injury. And that is wonderful to see, she

is hungry and has worked hard and is reaping the benefits from that.

I am looking forward to see her at the European Championships and the

Olympic Games. Let's continue our champion, with that gold medal in

Daegu last year. -- youngest ever. His best throw, 20.69. Very close

to the 21 metre line, but that was a third place throw in the end. In

second place with you -- was Dylan Armstrong of Canada. He increased

his lead in round two, and that throw proved to be his best overall.

Big man, using the rotation. But in first place the reigning Olympic

champion, Majewski of Poland. The Olympic champion is in great form

once again. This is a Olympic year. He has got that a very, very basic

but very powerful technique, but look at that for a series,

form of Kenenisa Bekele, he was 5th in Eugene against Mo Farah, we were

chatting to his coach and early on, it feels that when the Olympics

come around, this man will be ready. He gets into shape very quickly

indeed, and he is going to need to. As the distance runner, you need

both speed and endurance. Let's speed is building for Bekele. He

has now done three sessions, that is all, on his own track, back in

Addis Ababa, he has built a hotel with the track alongside it, and

managed to three sessions on it. He came back from Eugene it this week,

that meeting was last Saturday. He spent a few night in Holland before

coming on to Oslo. We believe the pace will be quick, we are looking

for 61, 62 per lap. If they were to maintain that, that is 12.40 pace.

His world record, by the way, culled 0.37. So Bekele is beginning

to i it territory he has it been to for a year or two, -- he hasn't

been too. The pacemaker, Vincent Rono, goes through now. It is about

58.5 seconds, that is too quick. Even with the Bekele back in 4th,

he has gone through in about 60 flat. They need to temper this

appears, or they will spoil it. Very difficult when you are

operating something that is aimed to be close to world record

schedule, if you go out quicker, the margins of error, as we talked

about just now, are very slight indeed. Vincent Rono needs to get

this right can he is way out in soon. First attempt for Lowe, she

has said three first time a clearances. She has had three first

time clearance is. And that is a good jump. She is absolutely superb.

That is the target at the moment in this high-jump competition. She is

best, and that is a great a vault, very well executed, he was positive,

accelerated the plant, wonderful ride on that Pole, straight down

the middle. Just clipped it slightly, not enough to take the

bar off of. It took him three attempts at 5.7-2, that was risky,

69 second lap, what a slowing down, that is dreadful pacemaking. They

are beginning to bunch, and you don't get really quick times, very

rarely, off pacemaking like that in the early stages. Dear oh dear.

Bekele has eased back off the throttle. We expected him to want

the pace to be fast. There are some big kickers in this race. As he is

building in fitness after that calf problem, we believe he has undone

all his speed work yet. When you think that Kipsiro, Sihine, they

are very big Deakes, I in this field. For that reason, Kenenisa

Bekele, in the grey strip, I think he wanted this to be pretty quick

from the word go. They are coming up to four laps. It is beginning to

get back on schedule, but it has gone all over the place. It has.

Just a word about Kenenisa Bekele, he pulled out of the world

championship 10,000 metres, he didn't finish the race, and talking

to his managers and coaches afterwards, they said that the

championships were two weeks too early for him. Three weeks later,

he ran the fastest 10,000 in the world. So they say he can get race

fit and get the speed work into him in a period of three weeks. Well,

we will see. Still leading at the moment is Vincent Rono. We go back

just. It has not really opened up pleased with it. His body language

is good. Look at that! Close to the 19 metre line. That has got to be

in excess of 87. He really walloped that, Vesely. He was 4th in the

world championships. Second in Eugene. This is an Olympic year,

and he is coming good. Now, what has he done? I think that will

challenge the best in the world this year. That is the best in the

to underline how poor this pacemaking has been, the second

kilometre or was 2.41. It has gone all over the place. Despite the

fact the field is strung out, a 62 second lap, something close to what

is being asked for, it is a rotted Still Kenenisa Bekele, at the

moment, back in the pack. Just watching proceedings unfold, trying

to stay clear of the pace, which is wondering what is happening here.

He has seen Vesely go over 88 metres, the best in the world this

year, very world-class -- very much world class. What can be double

Olympic champion do about that? There is no real finesse about him

at the moment. That is probably about 82 again. There is no rhythm

in it, no float in it. -- afloat. He is such a good technician at his

best. But it is not working for him here. He has got 82.30, in second

place, it is no better. Watch this, he doesn't... He is really having

to work very, very hard on that through 3000 metres. The Ugandan,

who was third in Doha nearly a month ago. He is in very good shape.

The third kilometre or, a 65 second lap just now. They are racing, I

suppose we should be pleased in a way that they are actually racing,

and we haven't got any metronomic pacemaking, but it is Kipsiro, up

from the younger Bekele brother, Tariku Bekele. Kipkemei in 5th.

Down the outside, looking very keen for it, is Alamirew. Not close to

winning this year, but produced fabulous form last year, with a big

win in Doha. But he didn't really mature from that point on. They are

beginning to bunch up, one feels this is going to become a tactical

affair. We will be interesting to see how Gebrhiwet does come he won

the Shanghai race, he is only 18, according to the records. He is up

in that leading pack. We will see whether he can assert his prowess

on this very, very erratic 5000 metres race. Bekele, the world

record holder, the man who looks to be building this summer to watch a

retention of his Olympic 10,000 metre title, it would make him a

historic character, only he and Haile Gebrselassie and lesser

Varenne have two consecutive wins at 10,000 metres. They almost

running out in lane three there. Ganesa Bekele, second from the back

of that group. -- Kenenisa Bekele. His finishing will be tested, no

doubt, because he is back in about 12th place at the moment. The

leader is Gebremeskel. It is a slow one again. Goodness me, nobody has

been prepared to commit. I have to say, disappointing job from the

pacemaking. Remember those hoping kilometres. -- opening kilometres.

You cannot get really quick times and runty optimum of the clock off

that. Bekele, still biding his time. A lot of movement of there. It is

still Gebrhiwet in front, the younger Bekele brother in second.

And they are all there. It is any his move, is he going to make his

move? He is back in about 10th place on the inside. He has got an

awful lot of work to do even from a lap and a half out. Still looking

for his first winner of the season. He was well beaten in a 3000, then

he ran at 13.01 at last week. Now he moves round the outside, back

into 5th place. They come to the bell. Bekele, running wild -- wide.

With 300 metres to run down the back straight, Kenenisa Bekele is

letting them go. The gap is developing. He is in 7th place and

not challenging. Gebrhiwet in third place. He is holding the inside,

that could matter. Coming round the outside, Gebremeskel, looking

strong. The bronze medallist at this distance last year, behind Mo

Farah. Gebremeskel punches the air with every stride, tries to stay in

front. It is going to be very tight! Gebremeskel takes it from

Gebrhiwet. In third place, in the was a good run from the German. No

wonder he has got an agonised smile on his face. But the Ethiopian has

dominated here tonight. He beat Mo Farah indoors last winter, or the

winter before last I should say. One of only two men to beat Mo

Farah in 2011. Eight men in that line-up have run under 13 minutes.

In the end the winning time was just under that mark. Yes, it was

an erratic race, but in the end it turned out to be a true rays. Hagos

Gebrhiwet was always in the right place at the right time. Now

receiving the accolade of the crowd. Was a bronze medallists at the

World Championships last year. He went to the world indoor

championships this year in 3000 metres. His first outdoor race of

the season. He won a road race in California. 54.3 was the final 400

metres, that is an Olympic medal- Again it is a season's best and he

is getting better shape, but it is not that but Keighley we are used

to seeing. No, we are used to seeing him at the front and

dictating to the front. He is missing his training and he is not

quite back in shape. We heard a secret about what was going on with

him in Ethiopia. He was struggling with the hard as of the track in

Addis Abu Bakr and he decided to build himself a track, so he could

train. It cost $800,000 so he could just get himself back in shape. He

built back with his own money, so he is serious about getting ready

for the Olympic Games. And great performance in Eugene, but some

question marks about his performance. You can imagine how

anxious Mo Farah is at this time. He knows how important victories

are like this. What he wants to do is get to that tape as quickly as

he possibly can. He has worked hard and crafted very well this winter

and it has paid dividends for him. The confidence is showing for Mo

Farah now. I think he really can focus on the

build up to London knowing he is in great shape and has the world lead

and has beaten the best athletes in the world. That is always key, to

get your self-confidence and put yourself in the best position you

can possibly be in and he has certainly done that. He has based

himself in the USA and he is focused. It paid dividends last

year, let's keep our fingers Asafa Powell is warming up, he is

an interesting character. I think he is trying to emulate Usain

Bolt's relaxed approach, but he does not quite carry it off. It is

a tough thing for you now, if you are the world record Hodder and the

main man and all of a sudden somebody has past year. That is

home. Good performances, but nothing that he should be scared up.

No, it is that magical 13 barrier. When you do is a few times, it

gives you a bit of confidence. is the women's 1500 metres. This

was a great race in Rome a couple of weeks ago. They are looking for

a 62 second collapse. The Russian because we did not have any below

four last year, yet there are several this year. This is Olympic

year and it is very easy to see why concentration is on the Olympic

Games. I am surprised how quick the races have been so far this year.

The fastest three and the world They need to be a quick -- a bit

quicker than that. The third lap is the crucial one. Dibaba, the world

indoor champion is there. The race still has to unfold. The pacemaker

is going strongly to the line to get the pace back up to scratch

with just two to go. They have not gone for it at all, it is

disappointing. They are going to beware of schedule. They are not

almost schoolgirl type running. It is a little bit like that 5000

are up there now behind the bit in the final stages. Look at

them wind up. The crowd her loving it in the Bislett Stadion. The two

big names are leading. In third place the Ukrainian came through

very strongly indeed. Once again, and very strange race. It was

erratic, but at the end of it all, we have got two athletes who have

both broken four minutes consistently this year. A good run

by the Norwegian, although she faded a little bit in the final

stages. The two really talented Ethiopian athletes took it over

when they wanted to. They ran it was no fluke. I must apologise for

the coverage of the field events. We have no control over that, but

we can catch up on the women's high She is a trained tap dancer, a

ballet dancer, jazz and hip-hop, she has done everything. She says

she works hard and she is not afraid of pain. She is enjoying

life again now and her family is thriving. The American record

attack the bar for a top athlete. She got back at the first attempt.

She really attacks of the bar in a manner that one would expect of

someone much shorter. The shorter athletes attack the bar much

quicker than that taller athletes. Just one failure at 1.95. This was

her first round jump. Sarratt Proctor has jumped 6.50 a. She is

struggling a little bit. She has been in great form, Colin. I am

always glancing over to see what is going on in the long jump. But the

big thing that is happening is that the temperature has dropped

drastically even from half-an-hour ago and that makes a big difference.

It could have an effect. But it is not a warm wind either, so you can

imagine they are not enjoying themselves, the long jumpers, they

are out there for a long time. case you cannot wait for your Usain

Bolt fakes, here is a montage, a gratuitous montage of some of his

biggest and best runs. Always good to look at what he is

doing. They never ceases to amaze you. If he does not run so well,

everybody is scratching their heads and they say, has he lost that

magic? He comes out and produces a phenomenal performance in Rome and

we are all back happy again. He is the real showman here. Everybody is

supporting Usain Bolt, they want to see him perform well. We are hoping

tonight will be another magical This is very much about sprints

denied. It is, the world athlete of the years, they are both sprinters,

we have got Sally Pearson and Usain Bolt. So you're looking at the

speed merchants in Oslo to be shining, and I am happy about that

as you can imagine! Jessica Ennis has made the final as well, Tiffany

Porter won her heat, we will hopefully have a little look back

at that later on. Both looking good. It has worked wonderfully well for

both those women. They have done a phenomenal job. But at last, more

field events, your territory! have seen the Czech athlete, a

protege of Jan Zelezny, a fantastic performance. Thorkildsen, going for

his third Olympic title in London. Watching that, he has his work cut

out. Absolutely. That was a Turkish record we just saw him for it. That

takes Thorkildsen down into third place, he is a little bit

disappointed. I think the crowd would be disappointed by that. If

it people are throwing out towards 88, we would expect Thorkildsen to

be there macro -- there or thereabouts. There is the main man,

talking to Mark Lewis-Francis. Hopefully he is giving him some

advice! They know each other quite well. All from the same stable. And

Poole, looking as cool and calm as above. -- as ever. Quite noisy here,

a few problems with the women's 100 metres hurdles start, Jessica put

her hand up. This crowd, and knowledgeable crowd. They love to

see the athletics, it is the home of distance running in Europe, I

can honestly say that. So it is very busy here, but soon, as the

men's 100 metres pick to their marks, there will be silence, don't

you worry! We have the women's coming up next, I said to Oyepitan,

good luck for the trials, but I think she is tutor run here. She is

indeed, so she will hopefully be excited about running a decent 100

metres. There is a nice tail wind behind them of. We just saw those

pictures earlier on of Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt joking, laughing,

enjoying themselves, but they will Sokolova. She is chasing 6.96. That

is a good bit of discipline, absolutely spot on the board. Very

basic technique, and unreasonable that first performance... 6.86!

Just a few centimetres short, she the 100 metres. Mariya Ryemyen is a

non-starter, she was 4th in the 200 metres. This race comes only 35

minutes after the 200 metres. metres. She is an 11 second run at

the 200. Tiffany Townsend, she withdrew from the 200, she comes to

this one fresh. We saw Oyepitan run so well for second place in the 200,

she goes in lane six hair. She is equally good at 102 hundred. Even

though she is 32, she has young legs, because she has so many

injuries. Charonda Williams goes in lane seven. I wonder if she will be

evenly matched with a Oyepitan, side by side. In lane eight, the

British record holder, Montell Douglas. She has been coached,

since last November, by Maurice Greene. Wonder if we will see any

10.81. That was in Kingston, lane five. It is going to be a

Norwegian victory! Into a tough headwind! She gives them something

to roar about here, a home win. A national record. Not as quick as

that, but they head wind will have at this stage, she was way ahead of

the rest of the field. Williams takes the second place, but have a

look at this, right from the blocks, a beautiful first 20 metres or so.

She really moated of. She held her form quite well. She went through

the line there, 11.31, into a headwind of 1.2 metres per second,

so that will give you some clue indeed. He doesn't get much better

than that, I won in front of your home crowd, all your mates watching.

winner and the second athlete. She came to away from Nigeria at the

but it doesn't matter, a Norwegian and also for Lavillenie in the pole

vault, we saw him go for 5.82, that was the winning jump, he looks like

a hot favourite. He has and put a foot wrong all year this year, he

is looking strong, confident, and it each wing is something that is

very important to every athlete now, it is a big build up towards 2012.

He is excited and so is all of France. Time for the final of the

women's 100 metres hurdles. This was one of the heats. Jessica Ennis,

making a rare outing in the diamond leak at an individual event. It was

great to see, because Pearce and exploded out of the blocks, but

Jessica kept a cool head. She is taking on people like Lolo Jones,

and a really solid performance, it is good to see her in this final,

deserved place. You know I always say she is a hurdler, and she has

proved it today. Sally Pearson got out like a bolt, and just go did

well to keep her composure. -- Jessica did well. In the second

heat, we had a British interest with Tiffany Porter, always

somebody your i think slightly struggles, but she doesn't really

focus and isn't aggressive, compared to Sally Pearson, but she

shows everybody a clean pair of heels here. As long as she keeps

reading all the way through, every single hurdler has their own style

and technique. It is hard to compare both techniques clearly.

She is into the final, and this is where it all happens. What we have

seen from Tiffany Porter is the ability to really get ready for

major competitions when it matters, she can run those at fast times,

but she sharpens up beautifully for a championship. She does it a very

well indeed, when she could still a major championships, she will be in

the best shape she will possibly be in. Last year, she made a mistake

at the crucial time, in that final, and I can assure you, her time

would have been under 12.5, so she is a talented athlete. Who would

have thought that a diamond leak final, you would see two British

sprint hurdlers in it. -- Diamond this young lady, she is in the

first lane. Hopefully she can run a personal best, because she is in

the shape to do that. Her coach has really taken her two here, a lot of

kudos to him. This is a -- an opportunity she will really relish.

There is Lolo Jones. If we go back to the Olympics in Beijing,

remember, she had the lead, all the way to the final barrier, and

crashed out, unfortunately for her. There is Carruthers, silver

medallist at the World Championships. But all eyes are on

this Australian lady, Sally Pearson, really bouncing onto this hurdles

are seen. She ran a great semi- final last year at 12.34 and then

launched itself into something incredible, 12.28 in the final to

win. Tiffany Porter, feeling more confident, more settled in the UK.

These US athletes still have to qualify, it is not easy. It was

good to see Priscilla Bakken she has had a baby, she said to me she

wanted to be in the Olympics, I think she will make it for Canada.

Lot of operations for the Swiss athlete, she has had a tough year,

it is good to see her here. Let's but remember she fell in Brussels -

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start, as you can see, the crowd is a very, very close to these

athletes. It is a wonderful opportunity for them to get so

close to these athletes. Tiffany Porter, has done very well for

Great Britain. It was the US athlete is said she was not ready.

There has to be a reason for not Carruthers, Tiffany Porter, Kristi

Castlin. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep. The crowd are involved in a field

event. They are desperately trying to concentrate. Sally Pearson is in

the 4th lane. It is a very good lane for Tiffany Porter. The

women's 100-metre hurdles. Let's was looking across. If that were to

happen in the heptathlon, that would be a major problem. And she

has gone. That is a great shame. She ran well in her heat. She set

herself up nicely for this. This is reversed -- her best event. I fear

she is going to get the red card. Unless there was a green card

situation. If there is a red card, we are in trouble. She is in

trouble, it is a red card, she has gone. Remember this is the first

event of the heptathlon. That will qualification. She must sit and

watch. Spy cannot remember having seen that before from Jessica Ennis,

I have to say. The women's 100- is away from this field already.

Kristi Castlin gets the second place. 12.49. That is very quick.

Sally Pearson. The wind is now with them. That was a very, very good

run indeed. That was an incredible performance by Sally Pearson. But,

Jonathan, she had a race. She had a really strong rays. I said earlier

on that Kristi Castlin has had a cracking season. She has set her

personal best this year. It's you can see it every need just got

third place. She looked to be going well until halfway and she seemed

to be losing her rhythm. Hopefully she can explain it to us afterwards.

She lost her momentum. Yes, there is no doubt about it. She is a much

stronger finish it. I think Sally will be relieved with that and she

may even be surprised when she sees how fast she ran and how there was

somebody breathing right down her neck. It was a great race and the

champion came through on top and we can understand why she is the world

That is her first race in Europe, and that is going to bode well.

Absolutely, no doubt about it. She did very well to run under 12.50 at.

We have got Tiffany. You got out very well, you were in contention

and you lost your momentum. Yes, what is my time? 12.7. Yes, it was

not the best execution. I had a good start and I have to go home

and think about a couple of things, but it will be OK. No it's too

Sally Pearson, she always gets out well and puts you under pressure

right from the gun. Yes, I knew it was going to be a good race.

Unfortunately it what it was not my best performance. You win some and

you lose some, so I'm on to the next. And that will be? The trials.

You want to cement your selection. Yes, I am looking to do well there.

The thing to remember is there are 50 days to go until the opening

ceremony of the Olympic Games and she has got lots of time to get

that right. Absolutely and it is a little bit about the timing issue

as well. She made the top three. Sally Pearson is still on top of

her game. Look at Kristi Castlin. 12.56. What an incredible

performance. She came here with a mild personal best. Serious times

for women's hurdling. We nearly Mr Finney, I am trying to see a Sally

is coming. The men's javelin is going on. That cheering that was

going on was for Andreas It is not enough and he knows it.

It is just not happening yet, is it? He said he was struggling with

tiring in the latter passed -- part of last season. Maybe it is not

there just yet. Over six metres down. Back to the drawing board. He

has got a few weeks in hand, but it is a little worrying. I think you

are right and he is nowhere near the form he needs to be end.

Andreas Thorkildsen is the double Olympic champion, so never discount

him when it comes to the major championship. We can take a look at

the women's long jump. This is the many times has a Brit run this

event? 8, 9, Stephen Crabb and Steve Ovett, Steve Cram, Sebastian

Coe. Sebastian Coe is watching in the stands. He will be very one

metres. The Qatari his 17 years old and he is in third place. Diplock

is back in about six the place at the moment. We are looking for a

laps of around 55 seconds. This raised his nine yards further than

a mile. -- this race. That is just quick like this is it tidies up the

race. Everybody is running freely with good space around them. They

are not worried about clipping elbows and clipping heels. Just

about perfect tempo at this stage. flowed a little bit. But it is

quick enough. The lad in second place is only 17 years old. It has

experienced of all of them is at the front. They really slowed on

that one. That was about a 61 second lap. Look at who is at the

front. As Bell kept proper show and at 200 metres. 3.49 last week,

surely quicker here tonight? He never looks overly flustered 90

strides away to a four-metre victory. Time to wave. It looked

rather casual and rather easy. Only marginally quicker here tonight

best at the moment. It is his third track race of the evening, the

men's 100 metres. Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and the two principles.

There is a sprinkling of British athletes in there as well, and they

will find it tough indeed. But they or 100 metres. A couple of good

British athlete, Mark Lewis-Francis and Marlon Devonish. This is a good

race, a good opportunity for our boys to go out there, they are all

building up, trying to be a little bit calm and cool your nerves. It

is a bit Kallur tonight than it was in Rome. When we were off the air,

there was a very competitive relay featuring a British quartet with

one making too much headway, pretty even going into the back straight.

The Canadians going well. The Swiss going well on the outside, and also

a Italy. Great Britain have the baton on their third leg. That is

adding 10, as they come into the third 100 metres. Canada versus

Great Britain as they come into the home straight. Justin Warner, it is

going to be Canada first, Britain's second, Switzerland third, Italy

4th. Chambers, not making too much headway on that first leg, I must

say, but the rest of the team, unable to hold off the Canadian at

the end. The first three are contenders, Dwain Chambers on the

first leg, although you could argue they might put him on the bend. He

would be your No. 1 sprinter is, Great Britain have got too many to

choose from, and I think the trials will sort it out. We have got to

get a well groomed team, if you have not got the four a fastest men

in the world could you need to have a well groomed team and I'm not

Pearson. Straight back in the groove. I just came back from where

I left off, it has been fantastic! I travelled 29 hours to get here,

so I am a bit jet-lagged, at but I did well. If it was a remarkable

season last year, maybe even took you by surprise, how tough has it

been training it through the winter with that sense of expectation?

think of myself in a position I like to be in, it keeps me on my

toes and keeps me hungry to be the best in the world, that is what I

look forward to doing, I don't really feel the pressure when I

have the confidence I have at the moment. You almost feel like you

are one of us Brits! How are you feeling about London? Almost a home

games, isn't it? Half a Home Games! I am really looking forward to it,

and I just can't wait to feel the buzz when I get over there, it is

going to be fantastic. Are you based in Europe all the way through

now? I have been in Germany for a couple of weeks, I will then head

to the UK. You will have to find a good home for that, you're not

going to take that across, are you?, that is for my Auntie! A great

ambassador for the sport, it was a real breath of fresh air last year.

It was fantastic to see. You talk about one leading athlete, onto

another, Usain Bolt, the man of the moment. Music blaring in the

background, it is all just to get the crowd up. Before we talk about

Usain Bolt and a Asafa Powell, let's do well again on British

performances. We have some youngsters doing well, it is great

to see, you have to think that it is under 10.1 at that we have seen

our young man go under. He is in good, safe hands. And he is with

Dedham and Redbridge non-League football team. -- Dagenham and

Redbridge. He is such a raw talent, so good to see. It is a dodgy time

for the young man, when you think about it, because when you are so

fast as a junior, Mark Lewis- Francis had that dilemma, does he

go to the juniors, in the end, he looked up to in the last few years.

Absolutely, experienced heads around you, when you're young and

hungry, what you want to do is topple these top players. When you

have this background under your belt, you think yourself, I am at

the fastest in the country, here is an opportunity for me to prove it.

Pressure on Mark Lewis-Francis and Marlon Devonish. It is a very

difficult time for these guys. They have been the people who have been

the trailblazers for sprinting for some time, so they must feel

frustrated that they haven't got the opportunities, haven't had the

correct conditions to run particularly fast. So if there has

ever a time, now is the time, because you have got the top

sprinters in the world alongside you. You have got the pressure of

leading a performance, so they know what the targets are. -- needing a

performance. What kind of number do you think Usain will have tonight?

I was just watching him do some dry runs out of the blocks, he looks a

bit more confident art of the blocks. You have but to think about

it. You can never think he is a bad starter when you can run 9.58. For

me, he looks in good shape. Here is how have I drawn this lane a? The

fastest two in the field, and the real showman himself, Usain Bolt,

playing to the crowd, loving it. Deep down, knowing that he hopes

there is a tail wind. A bitter disappointment for the Jamaican in

the world indoors. Unfortunately, he was disqualified. And the

Italian, he must be very nervous. Marlon Devonish, finishing the

line-up, again, looking for that 10.18 standard. So the race we have

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committed the most blatant of false starts, and that is a shame. There

was an opportunity for him to get back into some form of running, but

in his mind, he is thinking, Usain Bolt. Asafa Powell. "I need to get

away". There is this unforgiving rule, one false start, and you are

disqualified. I am sure he is not even going to stick around to be

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brilliant start, going well at the moment, here comes Usain Bolt, and

Usain Bolt get said, Powell in second place. And I tell you what...

Usain, he didn't have the best start I have seen him have, but

that is because Asafa Powell got out of the blocks tremendously well,

much better than he did in Rome. He pushed all the way, there was no

real time for Usain to be looking at the clock, he had to work and

work. Certainly, Asafa much better than he was in Rome. I am not sure

if we will get a chance to speak to him, but I think he will be a lot

happier with that if we do. There is his time, 9.79. Asafa Powell, a

season's best. Out of the blocks, you can see there, there is a Asafa

Powell, pushing his way, looking nice and bouncy, no problems.

Agricultural Wages Board is hauling himself through to just take the

victory. -- Usain is hauling himself through. It wasn't as

smooth, wasn't as fluid as we saw in Rome, was it? No, he had to work

a little bit harder, but when we see him, he was already looking

across at the clock at that point in Rome, now he has to work to the

tape. It is a great for him to me. -- a great thing. And you have got

to mention a particular world champion who has got to compete.

First three past the post, a brutal system. And no room for error in

the Jamaican championships. An abundance of great sprinters, you

can imagine. So these three gentle man, they know what it takes, and

they want to get one, two, three for Jamaica at the Olympics. We

shouldn't forget Marlon Devonish, he didn't do too badly. It is a

tough world to be in. Certainly, Blake will be watching that at home

and he will feel that maybe a bit of a witness. Maybe a step back Ms

-- a step backwards from what we saw at Rome. He proved that he can

win races, that is the most important thing. He came through

from the back to sneak the wind, in a fast time, we must remember that.

For Marlon, at disappointment at that his time... He will be a bit

disappointed, but he has got the trials as well. Indeed. I think the

luckiest girl was the girl who nearly got knocked over. Look at

that! Grab those flowers! With a big smile! Great stuff. The showman