Diamond League - Rome

:00:49. > :00:53.Good evening and welcome to live dominate athletics on BBC Three, R

:00:53. > :01:03.first coverage of an Olympic year which we have been waiting a long

:01:03. > :01:04.

:01:04. > :01:11.time for. Colin Jackson is with me at Rome's Stadio Olimpcio. More

:01:12. > :01:20.shortly. We will get strides on for the live action. The women are out

:01:20. > :01:25.before me for the 400m hurdles. Unfortunately the British athletes

:01:25. > :01:29.have Perri Shakes-Drayton has had to pull out with injury. Yes. It is

:01:29. > :01:34.the right decision. There is a lot at stake at the Olympic Games and

:01:34. > :01:39.she needs to be in tip-top shape. That is right. There is a great

:01:39. > :01:48.contingent out here. Maybe she had that bit of distress she might not

:01:48. > :01:52.have been if she was not on her own. -- was on her own. Yes, it is not

:01:52. > :01:59.worth stressing yourself too much. You have bigger fish to fry later

:01:59. > :02:03.on. She has taken a wise decision. She will be in her hotel or event

:02:03. > :02:07.at this stadium, though, wishing she could be at their. If there is

:02:07. > :02:12.nothing wrong with that. It is great for her to sit it out and

:02:12. > :02:17.watch these women take on each other and just wonder, where would

:02:17. > :02:23.I be in this field? Let's talk about who is in there. Kelly's

:02:23. > :02:27.Spencer is a great favourite. It didn't happen last year at the

:02:27. > :02:32.World Championships? No, she got injured. She really struggled with

:02:32. > :02:38.her performance at those championships. She left with a

:02:38. > :02:41.really strong performance, under 53 seconds. This is the track where I

:02:41. > :02:51.first saw how break through. I thought, this young lady has a lot

:02:51. > :02:59.to offer. And there is Melaine Walker, and she is the Diamond

:02:59. > :03:09.League winner. Les hand over to our commentary team of Steve Cram and

:03:09. > :03:09.

:03:09. > :04:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:04:23. > :04:33.see how this one goes. They have a straight into that hurdles. 54.

:04:33. > :04:48.

:04:48. > :04:55.an Achilles Spencer. -- superb performance from Kelly's Spencer. I

:04:55. > :04:59.apologise to the views -- viewers for the quality of the ordeal on

:04:59. > :05:03.the commentary. She came through on the field just at the crucial time

:05:03. > :05:09.and what started working down this Hailsham -- working down this home

:05:09. > :05:15.straight. She's very strong and powerful. Just outside her,

:05:15. > :05:21.Lashinda Demus, who has also got a 53 seconds in her career. In terms

:05:21. > :05:25.of times, though, 54.3, it is early season but backs on a night like

:05:25. > :05:31.this, very warm, very little win, baps expected something a bit

:05:32. > :05:37.quicker? Yes, I perhaps expected it to be a bit more electric because

:05:37. > :05:43.there are so many young women who can run very very quickly indeed. I

:05:44. > :05:48.I am surprised we have not seen more what trains below 54 seconds.

:05:48. > :05:53.So Perri Shakes-Drayton does not have too much to be worried about.

:05:53. > :06:00.Not at the moment. She is not much further behind them. She needs to

:06:00. > :06:04.A slight pause from the action on let's take a look forward to what

:06:04. > :06:07.is coming up over the next couple of hours. I the fastest man in the

:06:07. > :06:12.world has something to prove tonight after a disappointing run

:06:12. > :06:22.recently and he will need to be much better if he wants to beat

:06:22. > :06:28.

:06:28. > :06:36.aside, Tiffany Porter is now a bona fide medal threat for London and

:06:36. > :06:42.faces a world-class field in the sprint hurdles. Here is the

:06:42. > :06:51.timetable for this evening. Certainly do not miss the women's

:06:51. > :06:59.800m at 7:30pm. You will see a countdown clock on your screen and

:06:59. > :07:06.that is counting down to the men's 100 metres, at 8:38pm. Asafa Powell

:07:06. > :07:12.against Usain Bolt. Next on track, the men's 400 metres hurdles. We

:07:12. > :07:15.had been hoping to see Britain's world champion Dai Greene but

:07:15. > :07:23.unfortunately he is also a late withdrawal. He spoke to us

:07:23. > :07:31.One or two Americans have had a pop saying the time you ran recently

:07:31. > :07:36.would not be enough in the Olympics. They were enticed into that. They

:07:36. > :07:42.decided somewhere in America that I was calling them overrated, which

:07:42. > :07:45.is not true. I have always had a lot of respect for the Americans

:07:45. > :07:48.because they are so good. I did not need to respond because I will

:07:48. > :07:55.bring my best performance to the Olympics and we will see what

:07:55. > :08:00.happens. What about the situation in the calling of these guys? If

:08:00. > :08:09.anyone stairs you down, boxing style? Things like that to happen,

:08:09. > :08:15.but I am not that bothered. I feel quite calm and collected. Nothing

:08:15. > :08:19.like that can phase may and I will stand strong. Hopefully, I will

:08:19. > :08:24.upset the others more than myself. And as the world champion, you have

:08:24. > :08:28.the target on your back. You almost had to expect this kind of thing?

:08:28. > :08:32.Yes, I did expect it and I know that if I am not a winning a race

:08:32. > :08:38.people will be worrying -- wondering why not, scrutinising it.

:08:38. > :08:44.I put all that to one side. What matters to me is a London, it is

:08:44. > :08:48.what I have been training for all year round. It is often said in

:08:48. > :08:52.boxing that when men and women world titles, get belts around

:08:52. > :09:02.their waist, they grow by in in definite percentage. Have you grown

:09:02. > :09:10.as an athlete in the last eight or nine months? I am confident in my

:09:10. > :09:14.ability. I am pleased I have come through the Flying colours and I am

:09:14. > :09:19.very happy with the person I am now. I'm very motivated to succeed this

:09:19. > :09:22.year as well. I was slightly worried I would come -- become

:09:22. > :09:26.complacent after such a peak but I have turned into a better person

:09:26. > :09:36.and I have trained really hard this yet and I look forward to the

:09:36. > :09:44.

:09:44. > :09:51.hurdles there, won by achilles Spencer. Perri Shakes-Drayton not

:09:51. > :09:55.taking part because of a slight One of the most interesting things

:09:55. > :10:01.about Dai Greene this year is we have seen a side to him that might

:10:01. > :10:06.have surprised some reviewers. He has got into it a bit of

:10:06. > :10:11.controversy with Bershawn Jackson, who is running this evening. It is

:10:11. > :10:15.always interesting when young men try to show their feathers, like

:10:15. > :10:20.proper peacocks. They are all proud of their performance and they love

:10:20. > :10:25.winding each other up. But sometimes you feel people are

:10:25. > :10:28.criticising you for a victory. Dai won the world title and beat

:10:28. > :10:33.everyone else in the field and that is the most important thing. So

:10:33. > :10:39.there is no need for him to worry himself. And he says it does not

:10:39. > :10:43.bother him. He trains hard. He has raised once this year already

:10:43. > :10:46.against a former Olympic champion, lost that narrowly. A nice little

:10:46. > :10:51.marker for your Merlene this isn't to say, he might be world champion,

:10:52. > :10:56.but... Yes, what is important about that is the fact that Felix, who

:10:56. > :11:00.began see now in vision, he is an Olympic champion. You have to

:11:00. > :11:07.remember that. And he has had a very good wrens on the flat 400

:11:07. > :11:12.this year, which is a signal to us Aki is in great shape. He is a good

:11:12. > :11:17.hurdler. And this young chap, the meeting organiser back him for

:11:17. > :11:23.taking blame one, not always a best draw, but a great opportunity for

:11:23. > :11:27.him? Yes, this is the best field that is in man has ever been in

:11:27. > :11:31.probably. A vast amount of experience. In lane one he can just

:11:31. > :11:36.concentrate on his own race. If he should not get embroiled in any

:11:36. > :11:42.body else's he knows what he's doing. He has run quickly before.

:11:42. > :11:46.This is a great chance for him to shine. And like the 110 at neater

:11:46. > :11:51.hurdles for the British team, the 400m hurdles will be very

:11:51. > :11:55.competitive. You have Dai, Jack Greene, he will be bringing in a

:11:55. > :12:00.moment and thought he was going to get in for a while when dry pulled

:12:00. > :12:04.out, and also Williams. Yes, the 400m hurdles is hotly-contested in

:12:04. > :12:07.the UK at the moment and I am looking forward to trials to see

:12:08. > :12:11.how all these athletes there. When an event is competitive it will

:12:11. > :12:15.push the level of the event up. Yes, have we have the world champion

:12:15. > :12:23.already but why can't we have the world champion, the silver-

:12:23. > :12:28.medallist and the bronze-medallist, to? Here is the current world No. 1,

:12:28. > :12:35.Javier Gorleston. He is faster than by has ever -- his time was faster

:12:35. > :12:42.than Dai has ever run before. I and Bershawn Jackson, the one he has

:12:42. > :12:46.had a few... He has been battling with. Bershawn Jackson won the

:12:46. > :12:50.World Championships in 2005 and we know he can run fast. For him, he

:12:50. > :12:53.is one of these frustrated athletes where he really has not delivered

:12:53. > :12:57.on what he is capable of consistently at the championship

:12:57. > :13:02.level. That is why he gets a little bit disappointed. You have to say,

:13:02. > :13:10.generally, and it is a bit like the women's 400m hurdles, the last

:13:10. > :13:14.couple of years, it has not come alive in the way you would trek.

:13:14. > :13:20.During the radio showed today that is going out on Five Live on

:13:20. > :13:27.Monday... At the moment some of the athletes are not quite at the right

:13:27. > :13:34.level. No, those guys used to go under 14 seconds on a very regular

:13:34. > :13:39.basis. It is also very competitive. There is no doubt today, this race

:13:39. > :13:49.will be competitive. Hopefully we will get a world lead because

:13:49. > :14:03.

:14:03. > :14:09.conditions are good. Let's join our in the world this year, by the man

:14:09. > :14:19.in lane four, the Cuban a late entrant, a semifinalist at the

:14:19. > :14:51.

:14:51. > :14:55.World Championships. Bershawn is the point at which they rarely

:14:55. > :15:05.have to go. Fredericks is going very strongly. Jackson recovering

:15:05. > :15:09.

:15:09. > :15:15.of it. Sanchez is closing down a little bit. Jackson is coming now...

:15:15. > :15:24.Sanchez has pulled a muscle and gone down! Jackson was second.

:15:24. > :15:32.Felix Sanchez has been plagued with injury. A former Olympic champion.

:15:32. > :15:37.You felt for him there. He went crashing to the DEC. 48.17 was the

:15:37. > :15:43.winning time. The incident in the last 30 metres, what a shame for

:15:43. > :15:47.Sanchez, he was closing down quite well in the final stages.

:15:47. > :15:51.Nevertheless, it looks as though he is all right although he pulled up

:15:51. > :15:58.and went down heavily. He doesn't seem to be limping. Obviously

:15:59. > :16:07.something went wrong. He is clutching his calf. Coulson is in

:16:07. > :16:11.great form. Just starting to tie up a little bit as that tall frame

:16:11. > :16:18.tightened. Sanchez build up and as he tried to pull up, he caught his

:16:18. > :16:23.spikes and fell on his face. He definitely pulled up. He was

:16:23. > :16:31.holding his calf afterwards. He had a big win over Dai Greene the other

:16:31. > :16:39.night. Let's watch this. Jackson finishing quickly, as ever. The

:16:39. > :16:49.Puerto Rican looks in superb form. He gets out so hard over the first

:16:49. > :16:49.

:16:49. > :16:54.200. Sanchez tripped up, he would have been very close indeed.

:16:54. > :16:59.Jackson just leaving things perhaps a little too late. A good

:16:59. > :17:03.performance from the pair of them, but the Puerto Rican, the man who

:17:03. > :17:12.but the Puerto Rican, the man who is setting the pace this season.

:17:12. > :17:18.Sanchez dropped out rather Felix Sanchez just tripped over.

:17:18. > :17:23.What happened? I came off 10, I brought the trail leg through and I

:17:23. > :17:29.felt a little tightness in my calf. I tried to run through it. I was

:17:29. > :17:36.pushing hard. I was trying to make my move. I felt a little cramped in

:17:36. > :17:41.my calf. I tried to not Peshawar for a leg and I missed it and fell.

:17:41. > :17:47.-- push off that leg. You must be happy with where you what in an

:17:47. > :17:53.Olympic year because you know what it takes. Absolutely. I ran 40.9 in

:17:53. > :17:58.the first race a few days ago. I felt really good today. -- 48.9. I

:17:58. > :18:05.did not quite put it together today. I should have had some more water

:18:05. > :18:08.or a electrolytes. I'm just glad it is not anything more serious.

:18:08. > :18:17.beat our own Dai Greene in that race you mentioned, that must have

:18:17. > :18:21.been satisfying. Yes. We were both a little rusty. We went out there.

:18:21. > :18:28.He wasn't expecting me to be there and I wasn't expecting him to be

:18:28. > :18:33.there, we were expecting a low key race. He made a mistake going into

:18:33. > :18:39.10, I made a mistake coming off 10 and we fought to the end. Thank you

:18:39. > :18:42.for speaking to us. Thank you. Good to see Felix back and running, one

:18:42. > :18:50.of the great characters on the circuit. It is great to see him

:18:50. > :18:55.back, and back in good shape. He broke down exactly what happened.

:18:55. > :19:00.He described how he got back out, how he tried to protect himself. He

:19:00. > :19:04.was a little bit disappointed, but also disappointed because he had an

:19:04. > :19:14.opportunity. He will be back. terms of the winner, the Puerto

:19:14. > :19:16.

:19:16. > :19:21.Rican went out hard. It was coming back to them. Yes. Dai Greene went

:19:21. > :19:28.past the Puerto Rican to take the title in day do. We know he is

:19:28. > :19:33.susceptible around 10. If the top racers can attack in at that stage,

:19:33. > :19:39.possibly the gold could stay with us in Britain. The countdown clock

:19:39. > :19:42.is still on your screen, counting down to the 100m. In case you are

:19:42. > :19:52.wondering what all of the fuss is about, this is a reminder of the

:19:52. > :20:04.

:20:04. > :20:11.moment Usain Bolt planted himself is a real character. Blasting

:20:11. > :20:20.around the top bend. Usain Bolt streaking away from the field. Gold

:20:20. > :20:25.for Usain Bolt. I do not believe it! A new world record! 9.69.

:20:25. > :20:32.has broken the world record. Jamaica have broken the world

:20:32. > :20:42.record. Three gold medals, three world records. A staggering

:20:42. > :20:43.

:20:43. > :20:49.We hadn't planned it like this, but in another example of synchronicity,

:20:49. > :20:59.Usain Bolt is being introduced to the crowd! A superstar. No doubt

:20:59. > :21:00.

:21:00. > :21:08.about it. Anywhere he goes, he is recognised. He has his own approach,

:21:08. > :21:13.it signifiers to the world Usain Bolt is still around. I was at the

:21:14. > :21:19.Champions League. As soon as he pulled his pose in the stadium, the

:21:19. > :21:22.whole crowd went bananas. It was incredible to see that. That is the

:21:22. > :21:25.resonance of this man. He now transcends athletics and every

:21:25. > :21:31.footballer wants to put their arm around him and take a picture with

:21:31. > :21:36.him, incredible. He comes off the back of a bad race and he still

:21:36. > :21:41.have to do all of the PR, his poster is everywhere around Rome.

:21:41. > :21:46.He just wants to concentrate on the race, he doesn't want to be going

:21:46. > :21:49.around on a golf buggy, smiling, 90 minutes before he runs. It is very

:21:50. > :21:53.tough for superstar athletes these days for top there's a lot of

:21:53. > :21:57.expectation on them. We expect them to give to the crowd and it is that

:21:57. > :22:02.timing that is crucial. Once you realise that is what it is all

:22:02. > :22:06.about for you, competing and being a superstar, you digest it, you

:22:06. > :22:10.work with it and for Usain Bolt at the moment, he is now living with

:22:10. > :22:20.it. He must be feeling the pressure to a certain degree. We see him

:22:20. > :22:21.

:22:21. > :22:28.laughing and smiling, but that bad race, Justin Gatlin is back.

:22:28. > :22:33.Absolutely. Justin has been in sensational shape. We know he did

:22:33. > :22:43.well at the World indoors. Outdoors, we are still wondering if he is

:22:43. > :22:45.

:22:45. > :22:50.capable of running quick times. Justin produced that performance to

:22:50. > :22:54.everybody's bewilderment. He is a real contender for a medal at the

:22:54. > :23:01.Olympics. What about Asafa Powell? He used to be the world record

:23:01. > :23:06.holder. He still has that tag of never producing it when it really

:23:06. > :23:10.matters. It must be awful for him to try to get that monkey off his

:23:10. > :23:18.back. He won the Commonwealth Games a few years ago and we thought that

:23:18. > :23:22.was a turning point. He then had a title. Unfortunately, he hasn't

:23:22. > :23:28.really delivered directly after that. It is a tough time for him.

:23:28. > :23:38.But he likes his victories. Just behind me, the winner of the 400m

:23:38. > :23:48.hurdles. I don't speak English. will speak slowly. A good winner,

:23:48. > :23:48.

:23:48. > :23:58.you must be pleased. Yes, I feel good. It was difficult to go over

:23:58. > :23:58.

:23:58. > :24:03.the hurdles. The next Diamond League Grace, -- race, I will get a

:24:03. > :24:07.better time. Good job, congratulations. Sorry for my

:24:07. > :24:13.English! At least he got the Diamond League bit right, I said

:24:13. > :24:17.Golden League. You are showing your age. We saw a hotly-contested

:24:17. > :24:27.women's javelin earlier, including Goldie Sayers. Let's catch up with

:24:27. > :24:34.

:24:34. > :24:38.In third place was Goldie Sayers. She held the lead for four grounds,

:24:38. > :24:47.but then the big guns started a fire. That put the pressure on

:24:47. > :24:57.everyone, including the world champion. This is Sunette Viljoen,

:24:57. > :25:01.

:25:01. > :25:04.world bronze medallist in 2011. She came from third to first. 67.95, a

:25:04. > :25:11.world leading performance. With just one throw were to go, there

:25:11. > :25:15.was the woman she took that record from. Barbora Spotakova, the world

:25:15. > :25:22.record holder. She proved why she is always difficult to beat in

:25:22. > :25:26.championships. She moved from 65.54-6 D A Points 65. A world best

:25:26. > :25:36.for 2011. She retained her meeting record and what a last round that

:25:36. > :25:37.

:25:37. > :25:47.was. It all changed in the 5th round and sixth-round. That was

:25:47. > :25:53.

:25:53. > :25:58.Third place in a world-class field, how do you assess that? I'm pretty

:25:58. > :26:03.happen -- happy with the position. The season's best. I knew I am had

:26:03. > :26:09.a couple of throws in May. I was going to make sure my first round

:26:09. > :26:14.was good, a little bit disappointed. I beat the world champion and

:26:14. > :26:21.Olympic bronze medallist so I am pretty happy. The competition came

:26:21. > :26:25.alive in the last few rounds. How do you feel your form is, looking

:26:25. > :26:32.at the distances they are throwing? It is one of the events at the

:26:32. > :26:39.moment that is getting better every year. Especially Spotakova, I knew

:26:39. > :26:43.I hadn't won the competition. There's a whole load of people who

:26:43. > :26:50.are capable of throwing close to 78 every competition. I know by London

:26:50. > :27:00.I will have to be on top form, but that is a season's best tonight.

:27:00. > :27:22.

:27:22. > :27:27.Let's bring you up to date with some early action. Yamile Aldama

:27:27. > :27:37.injured her shoulder. We don't have any control over the pictures, we

:27:37. > :27:47.are relying on the host broadcaster coverage. The next race is the

:27:47. > :27:52.

:27:52. > :28:01.women's 800m. We have Caster Semenya. This tip -- this is the

:28:01. > :28:06.hottest female field assembled for a long time. Jelimo was looking for

:28:06. > :28:11.a time under 56 seconds for the first 400m. She wants to run very

:28:12. > :28:16.quickly. Speed will be of the essence. The ladies that are

:28:16. > :28:22.breathing down her neck are all capable runners, former Olympic

:28:22. > :28:27.champions, world champions. This race is going to be super hot.

:28:27. > :28:31.can see Emma Jackson from Great Britain. We were chatting to her

:28:31. > :28:35.earlier. A little bit nervous about the quality of the field, but she

:28:35. > :28:41.has gone under two minutes this year, she has run a personal best.

:28:41. > :28:45.You have nailed it. What a year to run a personal best. 2012 in London,

:28:45. > :28:55.it is just fantastic for her. I don't think she will let herself

:28:55. > :28:59.down. Savinova is a very strong athlete. Very classy. This field is

:29:00. > :29:04.left -- littered with talent and medals. The expectation is for a

:29:05. > :29:09.very quick race. Jelimo has asked for a quick run. I presume all of

:29:09. > :29:12.the other ladies will just hang on. Caster Semenya is the reigning

:29:12. > :29:16.world champion amid controversy with various gender issues, but

:29:16. > :29:22.good to see her back. And getting back to something like her best.

:29:22. > :29:30.doubt about that. I saw her last week and she finished second. It

:29:30. > :29:35.was just a good, solid performance by her. Jelimo is the current

:29:35. > :29:41.Olympic champion. Very quick indeed. She destroyed the field in Beijing.

:29:41. > :29:45.She has had a couple of up and down years. But she is back. That is

:29:45. > :29:49.what Olympic year does. Nobody wants to give up an Olympic title

:29:49. > :29:59.very easily. You have worked hard to get them and boy oh boy you will

:29:59. > :30:08.

:30:09. > :30:14.Kostetskaya, Semenya. The women's 800 metres of. It will be so

:30:14. > :30:19.interesting to see whether this 52nd first lap it will really bear

:30:19. > :30:25.the fruits. Semenya looks as if she has got off very quickly indeed.

:30:25. > :30:30.Kostetskaya as well. And as though they break in all the principles of

:30:30. > :30:36.their right in that leading group, Pamela Jelimo is there. This looks

:30:36. > :30:44.as though it will build well, Steve. Well, this is not what was expected.

:30:44. > :30:48.Jelimo asked for a 52nd flat first 400 and she has not gone with it.

:30:48. > :30:51.Does four have won all of the major titles between them in the last

:30:51. > :30:56.five years and we were also excited about this race and this is what is

:30:56. > :31:01.happening. It is a cat and mouse. They do not want to give everything

:31:01. > :31:11.away. This is what will happen in the Olympic Games. There are no

:31:11. > :31:12.

:31:12. > :31:20.pacemakers. There are no pacemakers. Watch out for so many of. Jelimo

:31:20. > :31:30.now breaks as they go through 400m. Cars is right behind her, so is

:31:30. > :31:31.

:31:31. > :31:38.Magiso of Ethiopia. As they ran wide, here comes Savinova. We have

:31:38. > :31:46.not seen her outdoors this season. Jelimo now takes over with 200m to

:31:46. > :31:56.go, followed by the Ethiopian. Look at this, the Ethiopian versus

:31:56. > :31:59.

:31:59. > :32:06.Jelimo. This is an interesting Iran. -- an interesting run. Jelimo was

:32:06. > :32:15.under pressure from Safin over but she takes it. Second place, Jelimo,

:32:15. > :32:19.their players, Savinova. That was some race. What can you say about

:32:19. > :32:24.Jelimo it there? Asking for the pace, not going with it but then

:32:24. > :32:27.left wanting. Because really, this year and four men got absolutely in

:32:27. > :32:33.the right place at the right time. She was running a pretty well to

:32:33. > :32:38.form. That is a personal best. What happened to so many have what

:32:38. > :32:42.happened to the others? It did not go to the form book at all.

:32:42. > :32:48.could argue about the form but because Magiso gave warming --

:32:48. > :32:56.warning against Jelimo. Jelimo should have known better. That was

:32:56. > :33:04.a tactic that did not know -- work tonight. She can kick and she has a

:33:04. > :33:08.new national breath a lot -- national record. If Jelimo was not

:33:08. > :33:14.sure about Magiso, she certainly knows now. She cannot afford to sit

:33:14. > :33:21.around because Savinova or can kick and was not even anywhere near them.

:33:21. > :33:27.I do not even know what Semenya was doing. But Magiso was strong here.

:33:27. > :33:29.When you run a slower first place committed to the change to pick it

:33:29. > :33:34.up through the third 200 and then to be able to maintain it again

:33:34. > :33:38.through the last 200, that is a big skill and one does stands you in

:33:38. > :33:47.good stead in major championships. Whether or not they are going to

:33:47. > :33:57.allow her to do that, or will Jelimo allow this to happen again?

:33:57. > :33:59.

:33:59. > :34:06.This lady here, Magiso from A surprise that a very special

:34:06. > :34:10.performance from the Ethiopian. but a special performance.

:34:10. > :34:15.surprise but this is an Olympic year and surprises will be thrown

:34:15. > :34:19.out left, right and centre. That lady is 19. If you cannot leave a

:34:19. > :34:24.ladylike that waiting. If you put them in positions where they will

:34:24. > :34:29.attack establish athletes, they will do it. Remember, she has a

:34:29. > :34:33.200,000 a best of 23.9 0.0. It means she can fly and she certainly

:34:34. > :34:37.did that today. A Jelimo asked for a pacemaker and then did not follow

:34:37. > :34:41.it. Interesting tactic because every woman in the field would have

:34:41. > :34:45.known that was the praise that was going to be sacked and they would

:34:45. > :34:55.have been quite confused as to why duly noted not follow it. She tried

:34:55. > :34:57.

:34:57. > :35:04.another style of racing. -- Jelimo did not follow it. Semenya or?

:35:04. > :35:08.needs to get more consistency in her performances. It is a bit of a

:35:08. > :35:14.difficult time for her because there are many talented 800 metres

:35:14. > :35:19.run as I bet. There is one athlete who may not be here but you cannot

:35:19. > :35:27.ignore. Jessica Ennis. Last week she started her build up in perfect

:35:27. > :35:34.style with the British records in heptathlon.

:35:34. > :35:38.He told me through this weekend. was a brilliant event. -- talk me

:35:38. > :35:42.through this weekend. It was brilliant to start my season that

:35:42. > :35:46.way and to break the British record which I did not expect to do so

:35:46. > :35:50.early on in the season. A surprise. Is it nice to get out of your back,

:35:50. > :35:54.the British record, because so many people have been talking about it

:35:54. > :35:59.for such a long time? Definitely. Just because I was so close to it a

:35:59. > :36:03.lot of people were talking about it even after the first day of the

:36:03. > :36:08.heptathlon. The journalists were all like, oh, the British record. I

:36:08. > :36:13.was like, do not mention it. The best thing is to put it added your

:36:13. > :36:21.mind a bit and focus on the events. Sense at a bit of a message to your

:36:21. > :36:26.rivals? I hope so. -- sense act. training has gone well. I feel in

:36:26. > :36:31.great shape. I know that everyone is competing well. Some of the

:36:31. > :36:38.girls will go out and train harder and make sure they are ready for

:36:38. > :36:43.London but I am really looking forward to it. Do you think you

:36:43. > :36:46.need to go even higher come the Games? Possibly. Everyone is

:36:46. > :36:52.training hard. Everyone will be at their peak in London and that is

:36:52. > :36:55.where it matters. It will take a big score to win.

:36:56. > :37:00.If Jessica Ennis was writing the script for Olympic year, it

:37:00. > :37:05.probably would have looked a bit like that performance, wouldn't it?

:37:05. > :37:08.It was sensational. Especially coming off a disappointing

:37:08. > :37:13.situation for her in Manchester when it could have taken how right

:37:13. > :37:18.the way down. She bounced back in the best possible way. The new

:37:18. > :37:24.British record in her event. must feel relieved. She missed

:37:24. > :37:28.Beijing. She won the world title, the European title, she looks

:37:28. > :37:33.unbeatable, and then she started to get beach. A yes, and when you

:37:33. > :37:37.think to yourself, where have the wheels come off here? But she stuck

:37:37. > :37:41.to her game. She worked hard and has personal best time and time

:37:41. > :37:44.again. One thing you can always say about Jessica Ennis is that she

:37:44. > :37:48.believes in herself. When you have a belief and you do not let

:37:48. > :37:57.anything get you down then you can perform well and to come back with

:37:57. > :38:01.that performance in the heptathlon is very positive indeed.

:38:01. > :38:05.smashed a Denise Lewis's record. And perhaps the most encouraging

:38:05. > :38:10.thing was the two events which have previously let her down, long jump

:38:10. > :38:15.and javelin, were very strong. strong indeed. I can imagine

:38:15. > :38:19.heading those performances and thinking, yes, I am happy with that.

:38:19. > :38:27.Afterwards there was a quote from another athlete you said, at least

:38:27. > :38:32.I beat her at up -- 800m. But wet Jessica is performing like back,

:38:32. > :38:40.let's keep our fingers crossed that she stays healthy. -- when does do

:38:40. > :38:46.is performing like that. She has also been speaking about

:38:46. > :38:51.her weight. It is important. Young children look at athletes as role

:38:51. > :38:56.models and look up to them. I would not want any of the young kids

:38:56. > :39:00.looking at me thinking I Bude myself as overweight. I do not want

:39:00. > :39:05.them to look at themselves and say, if she is overweight then maybe I

:39:05. > :39:08.am. It is not a healthy way to look at yourself and you have to just be

:39:09. > :39:13.careful with some comments. Were you pretty surprised when you had

:39:13. > :39:20.that? Yes, I was quite surprised but I think it also got blown out

:39:20. > :39:28.of Prussian -- proportion with this year and the Olympics. But yes, I

:39:28. > :39:32.am just focusing on training. So just a bit of background to that

:39:32. > :39:37.story, it was alleged that a UK Athletics official had said that

:39:37. > :39:41.Jessica Ennis was fact. I am not sure that was actually said at all.

:39:41. > :39:44.Editor contested the story, at the end of every year, there is an

:39:44. > :39:49.evaluation of all athletes' performances who are lottery-funded.

:39:49. > :39:53.I guess part of that would be the physical condition of the athlete,

:39:53. > :39:56.so you could perhaps see how a misunderstanding could happen.

:39:56. > :40:02.Totally, but nobody in their right mind could look at Jessica Ennis

:40:02. > :40:12.and the she was overweight. Not at all. Every single muscle on dress

:40:12. > :40:14.

:40:14. > :40:18.ago has been honed specifically for her event,. -- Aunt Jessica Ennis.

:40:18. > :40:26.It's a strange comment but Jessica Ennis did it away as, like the kid

:40:26. > :40:29.was mention like, it is not really true... If you have won gold medals

:40:29. > :40:33.and then you go to winning silver medals, you are going to look at

:40:33. > :40:38.every possible avenue and if diet is part of the ban that is what you

:40:38. > :40:44.do. Yes, but the food for the heptathlon is there a specific

:40:45. > :40:51.indeed. They have to have slow carbohydrates due make then -- to

:40:51. > :40:56.see them through the day. She has to prepare for the biggest day of

:40:56. > :41:06.her life. I am sure she knows what she's doing. We are now going to

:41:06. > :41:17.

:41:17. > :41:24.importance is to drive the pole into the box. You have to

:41:24. > :41:30.accelerate. Anything up less and it becomes the very ineffective. That

:41:30. > :41:40.was good. Straight down the middle. Lovely technique. He is pleased

:41:40. > :41:53.

:41:53. > :42:03.You have to wait until they pass the 1000 metres mark, which they

:42:03. > :42:13.are approaching. They asked for something like 2.37. Pretty spot on.

:42:13. > :42:23.You cannot ask any better than that. Lagat Meares out and passes over be

:42:23. > :42:32.

:42:32. > :42:42.a pacemaker. -- moves out and to him with 500 or 600 to go. --

:42:42. > :43:06.

:43:06. > :43:16.pace. Yes, they are. The Ugandan is also up there. The 20-year-old. He

:43:16. > :43:21.is in the leading group. The conditions are perfect. It has

:43:21. > :43:31.dropped a little bit. It started off as 20 degrees earlier on. It is

:43:31. > :43:33.

:43:33. > :43:38.perfect now. There is little or no breeze. You will see in a moment,

:43:38. > :43:48.Araptany, who I have mentioned. Let's look at the pace. Remember,

:43:48. > :44:02.

:44:02. > :44:10.other 5.16 and hope they can then find something. We're only going to

:44:10. > :44:14.get it quick time if Kemboi can stay with Koech. Kemboi is dropping

:44:14. > :44:22.off the pace a little bit. Koech looks as though he wants to push on.

:44:22. > :44:26.Nganga has done his job, he drops out. I think Koech, when he's out

:44:26. > :44:31.in front, he is not that good a front runner. He responds to having

:44:31. > :44:36.people around him. Kemboi, down the back straight, and Mutai, are

:44:36. > :44:44.starting to close a little bit. Let's watch the clock. We are

:44:44. > :44:52.looking for 16, 17, 18. He will have to run something pretty

:44:52. > :44:59.special. 2.36 for the last kilometre. Kemboi is struggling.

:44:59. > :45:09.Mutai moving into contest second place. Let's take our hats off to

:45:09. > :45:16.Koech, he is having a right go. He has two laps to go. He won in Doha.

:45:16. > :45:22.Remember where his quickest was, Rome in 2005, in this stadium. This

:45:22. > :45:27.is the place he enjoys. Mutai giving chase, Kemboi trying to go

:45:27. > :45:33.with the pace and look at what it has done to him. Two time world

:45:33. > :45:38.champion. Koech is flying down the back straight. He doesn't need to

:45:38. > :45:44.look behind him, it is about him and the clock. 600 metres to go for

:45:44. > :45:47.Paul Koech of Kenya. So many times he has not been able to go to the

:45:48. > :45:52.major championships and he has watched his team mates come home

:45:52. > :46:02.with the medals. He gets the fast times, but at the trials, for

:46:02. > :46:06.

:46:06. > :46:10.whatever reason, he doesn't seem to home straight, he is looking at the

:46:10. > :46:16.clock and he must know, if he can muster something here, the world

:46:16. > :46:23.record is on. He has to run something like 62. He will have to

:46:23. > :46:30.pick up the pace. Koech can sprint at the end. It is less than 400m,

:46:30. > :46:37.but there's a barrier every 60 or 70 metres. He is on course for

:46:37. > :46:42.something incredibly quick. He has a lead of 40 metres at least. It is

:46:42. > :46:47.just about him now. He was so good in Doha, but then he had somebody

:46:47. > :46:52.with him. He had somebody pushing him all the way. He now has to

:46:52. > :47:01.summon up some energy, a big sprint, if he is to get close. The crowd

:47:01. > :47:07.are doing their best. This is where he is normally good. It is going to

:47:07. > :47:11.be close. He has to attack this last barrier and find something. He

:47:11. > :47:20.is watching the clock. I think he is going to be just outside the

:47:20. > :47:28.world record. The world record disappears. 7.54, a brilliant,

:47:28. > :47:34.brilliant run. Third fastest of all time. You have to feel sorry for

:47:34. > :47:42.him, you really have to feel sorry for him. That was a brilliant run

:47:42. > :47:48.by Paul Koech. A little more help, a little more... If Kemboi... If

:47:48. > :47:51.somebody could have stayed with him until the last lap. He did his best.

:47:51. > :47:56.Third fastest steeplechase of all time and I don't know where he is

:47:56. > :48:01.finding his form. He is a good performer, but all of a sudden in

:48:01. > :48:07.2012, Paul Koech, at the age of 30, is running better than ever.

:48:07. > :48:12.think a lot of credit to the pacemaking. Lagat ticket on first

:48:12. > :48:18.and then Nganga. If only they could have kept within a bit longer, but

:48:18. > :48:22.then Kemboi, if he could have stayed a bit longer. He had so much

:48:22. > :48:27.to do and to come so far out on your own, chasing the clock, that

:48:27. > :48:32.was a terrific run. In the final stages, he could see the clock in

:48:32. > :48:42.the home straight. He could see it was going to be very, very close.

:48:42. > :48:45.

:48:45. > :48:49.He was chasing 7.50 3.63. -- 7.53, 63. He was so very close. It was so

:48:50. > :48:56.disappointing for him. But let's not cast aside the fact that this

:48:56. > :49:02.was a brilliant, brilliant individual performance. 3,000

:49:02. > :49:12.metres of steeplechase. Lunging for that tape, desperate to get that

:49:12. > :49:22.

:49:22. > :49:30.extra second off. Not quite, but I echo those words, absolutely

:49:30. > :49:34.magnificent from Paul Koech. Poetry in motion. Olympic bronze medal in

:49:34. > :49:39.2004 in Athens and he could get the big one. Yes, I think with a

:49:39. > :49:46.performance like that, he will certainly be starting as the clear

:49:46. > :49:50.favourite for this event. Brussels is quite notorious for distance

:49:50. > :49:54.running and be in good conditions. To have come to Rome, where there

:49:55. > :50:03.have been a couple of World Records, but it is still very early in the

:50:03. > :50:08.season, it is May. The third fastest of all time. Sensational.

:50:08. > :50:12.There must be a factory in Kenya that produces distance runners!

:50:12. > :50:15.Especially steeplechasers. It is an event they feel like they own. When

:50:15. > :50:22.you have that confidence as a nation, you think it is yours. This

:50:22. > :50:29.is what can happen. His performance was just tremendous. We were

:50:29. > :50:37.talking about Jessica Ennis before the steeplechase. There must have

:50:37. > :50:42.been a Sef -- sense of relief for her with that relief. She put

:50:42. > :50:46.together seven consistent events, it was crucial. What was crucial

:50:46. > :50:52.about that were her weaker events shone. She didn't high jump very

:50:52. > :50:56.well. We expect her to clear over 1.84 on a regular basis, but she

:50:56. > :51:00.only did it during that championships. When you think about

:51:00. > :51:05.it, she has so much to improve. I was talking to Jackie joined a

:51:05. > :51:14.Kirsty, a phenomenal athlete when it comes to the athlete... --

:51:14. > :51:19.heptathlon. She was so impressed with Jessica and she said to me,

:51:19. > :51:24.she still has room for improvement, which is a great sign. A quick word

:51:24. > :51:27.on Kelly Sotherton, who has just retired. A difficult time for her

:51:27. > :51:31.because she won a bronze medal at the Olympics and then she went to

:51:31. > :51:36.400m hurdles and then came back to heptathlon and then injury got the

:51:36. > :51:41.better of her. She can now just rest up and perhaps enjoy it

:51:41. > :51:51.Jessica's performances. The men's discus has been a great event for

:51:51. > :52:02.

:52:02. > :52:08.Britain this year. There was a very finding some good form again. It is

:52:08. > :52:14.not the big froze we have seen in recent weeks, there have been some

:52:14. > :52:22.big discos competitions. Peppering in and around Andover the 70-metre

:52:22. > :52:25.mark. Conditions not the best tonight. But Alekna, 66.31, that

:52:25. > :52:33.was the lead he took in the fourth round and he held it through the

:52:33. > :52:40.5th round, but then this happened. Hadadi. We said he had the talent.

:52:40. > :52:45.My goodness me, he showed it. That was a big winning throw. It came

:52:46. > :52:52.out at 66.73. The very last round. That is what champions are made of.

:52:52. > :53:02.When the chips are down, you go for it. He transferred the weight from

:53:02. > :53:03.

:53:03. > :53:13.right to left and unleashed it. He belted it out. It is what you do in

:53:13. > :53:18.

:53:18. > :53:24.major competitions. One Frow will men's steeplechase and they are

:53:24. > :53:34.lining up as you look at the picture on the left-hand side.

:53:34. > :53:57.

:53:57. > :54:00.will update you on the result of Shanghai. 3.57. She has asked of

:54:00. > :54:04.the two women on the outside, Luchkina and Konovalova, to take

:54:04. > :54:14.her through in a very fast pace. Konovalova has been hoping to pick

:54:14. > :54:25.

:54:25. > :54:30.up after that first -- fast first let's hope they do chase it. -- a

:54:30. > :54:34.way they go. If you have a look at the last five or six major

:54:34. > :54:40.championships, between Kenya and Ethiopia, they have only won one

:54:40. > :54:47.medal. If you asked most people on the Street, they have only won one

:54:47. > :54:50.medal at the world's and Olympics since 2007. But in Dibaba, the

:54:50. > :54:57.Flipkens thing they have someone who can win the title. She will not

:54:57. > :55:01.hang around. She thinks the secret to winning is not to have the slow

:55:01. > :55:06.tactical races where the likes of Simpson and England can use their

:55:06. > :55:11.fast kick. She will want to make it hard. Don't be surprised to see

:55:11. > :55:17.Dibaba most of this season run hard races. If she gets to the Olympics,

:55:17. > :55:23.those will be her tactics. The pace is containing everybody. They are

:55:23. > :55:29.all close enough. Let's watch the clock through 400m. That is good

:55:29. > :55:35.pace. Very good pacemaking. Uceny impressed me right the way through

:55:35. > :55:39.last season. She was brought down by Helen Obiri of Kenya, also in

:55:39. > :55:43.this race, and didn't prevail in the World Championships. She did

:55:43. > :55:47.break four minutes last season, but she looked to be the tactician. She

:55:47. > :55:57.was always at the right place and at the right time and it was so

:55:57. > :55:59.

:55:59. > :56:04.unlucky for her to get tripped in the final. But Dibaba, the younger

:56:04. > :56:11.sister, what a family that is. In the last 1,500m she ran up third

:56:11. > :56:16.lap very, very impressively and it really set her up. Off as I

:56:16. > :56:20.suspected, the second pacemaker can't even keep up. She has dropped

:56:20. > :56:26.back into 5th place. Dibaba will be left on her own when Luchkina

:56:26. > :56:32.dropped out, which I'm sure she will add 800m. This is really fast

:56:32. > :56:37.and the field is well stretched. Dibaba is going to be left with

:56:37. > :56:42.Aregawi for company. Obiri has tried to go with it and she is

:56:42. > :56:47.trying to get back to these two. A big gap after that. Uceny is

:56:47. > :56:51.starting to move through the field. These women in the second group are

:56:51. > :56:55.two to three seconds behind these two. Dibaba wanted more help, she

:56:55. > :57:05.wanted better pacemaking. I don't think Konovalova is good enough to

:57:05. > :57:11.

:57:11. > :57:15.ahead. There is actually nothing on the screen! She will not get any

:57:15. > :57:25.help from that. Obiri is just trying to hang on to these two.

:57:25. > :57:26.

:57:26. > :57:31.Look at the gap. Aregawi proved as of last season. She got injured and

:57:31. > :57:35.that curtailed her season. She had good performances indoors, but she

:57:35. > :57:41.looks very, very easy. I wonder if she can contain the finishing speed

:57:41. > :57:51.of Dibaba. Aaron Ghaly kicks hard down the back straight and Dibaba

:57:51. > :57:56.

:57:56. > :58:00.the 21-year-old. Everybody was thinking about Dibaba. The pace has

:58:00. > :58:05.slowed and that has allowed Aregawi to show the pace she has over the

:58:05. > :58:10.last 200m. Obiri moves into second place. They are strung out after

:58:10. > :58:15.that. This is impressive running from Aregawi. Look at the clock.

:58:15. > :58:25.She could be heading for another personal best. She ran through 0.59

:58:25. > :58:31.in Doha. That is a brilliant run. - - 3.59. Goodness me, they are

:58:31. > :58:36.coming in as quick as they can behind. Three or four will be

:58:36. > :58:40.rewarded with a good time, but this young lady was good in Shanghai.

:58:40. > :58:44.Everybody was surprised by Dibaba. She probably was overlooked a bit,

:58:44. > :58:49.but she has got better and better. Another three seconds off her

:58:49. > :58:53.personal best, that is remarkable. Fastest in the world this year. We

:58:53. > :58:58.said Dibaba wanted the pace, but she set it up for her team mate.

:58:58. > :59:05.When we were in Shanghai, she was second and brought her personal

:59:05. > :59:09.best down to 3.59. She has not three seconds off it. When she was

:59:09. > :59:13.down the back straight, she looked easy. Dibaba looked as though she

:59:13. > :59:19.was really at full pelt. When it came to the sprint finish, we

:59:19. > :59:24.wondered if she had won. The answer is yes. The end result, a very,

:59:24. > :59:34.very fine 1,500m. Last season, nobody under four minutes. This

:59:34. > :59:37.

:59:37. > :59:47.this season to equal the British long jump record. He is in good

:59:47. > :59:47.

:59:47. > :00:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:00:46. > :00:53.- very fast indeed. He controlled Greg Rutherford. Starting his

:00:53. > :00:56.season very well. Doha not so good. It is interesting because he is

:00:56. > :01:01.coming into this competition with the furthest jump. If you look down

:01:01. > :01:05.the field he has jumped further than anyone else in 2000 and child.

:01:05. > :01:13.So he has arrived here already with a target on his back. He is the

:01:13. > :01:18.person to beat. -- anyone else in 2012. Greg Rutherford has never

:01:18. > :01:21.done this before. His performances OK. It is a strong performance but

:01:22. > :01:27.there will be lots of people queuing up to do a bit better than

:01:27. > :01:32.that. Thomas as well. And Chris. They are joint British record

:01:32. > :01:38.holders. They both can go a long way. If he can hold his head up

:01:38. > :01:45.higher and deliver the performance it is a great start for his season.

:01:45. > :01:55.The canter into the 100m continues. Usain Bolt against Asafa Powell.

:01:55. > :02:12.

:02:13. > :02:18.Here is a reminder of some of Usain Shrinking away already. He is

:02:18. > :02:26.brilliant without compare. He is flying two metres Claire, three

:02:26. > :02:36.metres clear, five metres clear. He has done it again! Stunning.

:02:36. > :02:37.

:02:37. > :02:47.more. Don't forget. Five gold Some great memories there.

:02:47. > :02:52.

:02:52. > :02:59.Hopefully he can do something women's 1,500 metres. It is an

:02:59. > :03:05.amazing feeling when you see these younger Ethiopians, the one who ran

:03:06. > :03:15.the 800 metres, or 19, the one who ran the 1,500 metres, 21. It takes

:03:16. > :03:18.

:03:18. > :03:23.Steph Twell, just a brutal pace and she suffered from it. Yes. She is

:03:23. > :03:27.what we describe as in no-man's- land. She was a little bit detached

:03:27. > :03:32.from the main field but the people behind her were too far to assist

:03:32. > :03:36.as well. So very difficult for her. But she came through the lines. So

:03:36. > :03:41.I applaud her for that. But it is always going to be difficult

:03:41. > :03:45.running in that position. Next up on track, women's 100 metres. We

:03:45. > :03:55.talk about the men's as the highlight but the women's will be

:03:55. > :04:03.good as well. Fraser-Pryce, Olympic champion. But this event again,

:04:03. > :04:11.looking very open, are but say. are right. Extremely open. A many

:04:11. > :04:18.of them are rent very well but they keep losing to each other. Vitiate

:04:18. > :04:28.200 metres or a 400-metres specialists? And she beat them all

:04:28. > :04:32.

:04:32. > :04:40.It was a close finish but it was a finish that went in her favour.

:04:40. > :04:50.What a dilemma. You say to yourself, directed the 100m, the 200m or the

:04:50. > :04:54.

:04:54. > :04:59.is have been to have lost to Allyson Felix? Absolutely but this

:04:59. > :05:04.could be the unofficial Jamaican championships. It is a thing that

:05:04. > :05:09.we have got to look at and we have got to think two results, he will

:05:09. > :05:12.come out on top? Fraser-Pryce did not have good memories from here.

:05:12. > :05:19.Last year she was disqualified for a false start but this year there

:05:19. > :05:25.is more on offer. There is indeed. A summary of Nigeria in lane one.

:05:25. > :05:33.And here the first of the Jamaicans, Simpson. With a personal best of

:05:33. > :05:41.10.02. Season best 11.82. She has struggled to find form since the

:05:41. > :05:47.sensational year in 2006. Again though, a talented athlete. A new

:05:47. > :05:52.phase and a different hairstyle. Yes. Jamaica has a huge heritage in

:05:52. > :05:57.the sprinting and this young lady is the one to watch. The Jamaican

:05:57. > :06:02.record holder. She won the Olympic Games. She followed that a direct

:06:02. > :06:12.link in world title as well. She may be difficult to beat. Stuart

:06:12. > :06:21.there. Better known initially as a 200m runner but she is a strong 100

:06:21. > :06:25.metres run as well. In her time she has gone under 10.8 seconds. Ivory

:06:25. > :06:35.Coast, she has really does come onto the scene this year. For a

:06:35. > :06:42.

:06:42. > :06:47.strong opponent. Susan best 11.14. Barber there could be a contender.

:06:47. > :06:52.What are the strongest Europeans, Lalova from Bulgaria. She came back

:06:52. > :06:56.with a tremendous indoor season this year. She is a strong 100m

:06:56. > :07:04.runner. I am thinking she may pick up some of these athletes at the

:07:04. > :07:14.back end. The breath. Get ready. -- deep breath. It has joined the

:07:14. > :07:14.

:07:14. > :08:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:08:11. > :08:20.commentary team. -- let's join the 11 seconds. What about that, Ahoure

:08:20. > :08:25.from the sixth lane. Fraser-Pryce and Stewart, good run indeed. 11

:08:25. > :08:30.dead and that is a new personal best. She said 11.06 last season.

:08:30. > :08:37.She cannot believe it. It was such a powerful runner. Against two big

:08:37. > :08:40.names, really. You are right. There is probably a few other people who

:08:40. > :08:43.will not believe that WHISTLE BLOWS when they see it.

:08:43. > :08:48.For you can see why she is a silver-medallist in the world

:08:48. > :08:54.indoors. She was so good out of the blocks but this time maintaining it.

:08:54. > :08:59.The first four or five strikes, past the yellow marker. Stewart is

:08:59. > :09:03.a tall figure, but not really into her running. If you think they are

:09:03. > :09:07.going to run her down but no, she maintains all the way through. That

:09:07. > :09:11.is the biggest win of her career. She has never really won air at

:09:12. > :09:16.this level. If is she going to throw her hat into the ring for

:09:16. > :09:22.this summer? Her eyes are just so. Jamaicans are usually a fantastic

:09:22. > :09:27.benchmarks. You may even see Allyson Felix run the 100 yet, you

:09:27. > :09:33.never know. But this is a new name to through into it. 11 seconds dead.

:09:33. > :09:38.New national record. Good luck to have. If she can develop the second

:09:38. > :09:43.half are the race, because she had about 200m there and there was no

:09:43. > :09:46.way she was going to be caught. tell you what, we are always

:09:46. > :09:50.talking about predictions Olympic Games and major championships. This

:09:50. > :09:56.is one of the reasons why it is difficult to give it. Athletes in

:09:56. > :10:03.Olympic year come good from all over. It is not as the big names

:10:03. > :10:11.that always prevail. Fraser-Pryce chased hard. So did Stewart. But

:10:11. > :10:16.the damage was done in the first 30 or 40 metres by Ahoure of the Ivory

:10:16. > :10:21.Coast. Silver-medallist over the 60 and, my goodness me, as Steve said,

:10:21. > :10:28.if she can get from 60 to 100 and develop a real speed endurance over

:10:28. > :10:35.the final stages of this, there is a 10.8 in the tank. This woman, the

:10:35. > :10:39.tall figure of Stewart. It is early to say and early to predict

:10:39. > :10:49.anything but there is a very, very happy young woman. National record.

:10:49. > :11:16.

:11:16. > :11:22.problem at all for the tall Russian. because leading the competition,

:11:22. > :11:31.already clear his Robbie Grabarz of Great Britain, who has equalled his

:11:31. > :11:36.Basil best with a 2.28. -- a personal best. Quite a women's 100

:11:36. > :11:46.metres there, Colin. In all the women's events so far, the

:11:46. > :11:49.

:11:49. > :11:55.favourites are not winning! That was sensational. I know Ahoure

:11:55. > :11:59.has a very quick start. I know she can really try for those first 30,

:11:59. > :12:05.40 metres. Never in my life did I think she would be able to hold off

:12:05. > :12:11.the charge of Stewart from Jamaica. Get out of the blocks quicker than

:12:11. > :12:14.Fraser-Pryce and crossed the line first. A new personal best for her.

:12:14. > :12:20.Again, someone to watch. She will be very dangerous especially in the

:12:20. > :12:25.early rounds of the Olympic Games. In MP it, it does throw up

:12:25. > :12:35.surprises. Athletes train the way they have never trained before. --

:12:35. > :12:35.

:12:36. > :12:41.in Olympic year. In 2008 this time no one was talking about Usain Bolt.

:12:41. > :12:46.They were all focused on Tyson Gay. He was reaching the 100m final and

:12:46. > :12:49.Backley everybody away. That is what made is a sensational and this

:12:49. > :12:53.young man, Greg Rutherford himself, he will be looking to be inspired

:12:54. > :13:03.by the Olympic Games. It is virtually on his home turf in

:13:04. > :13:05.

:13:05. > :13:08.London, and he will want to go a He could be in the mix for a medal.

:13:08. > :13:14.He has talked about changing his technique, jumping a little bit

:13:14. > :13:19.more like colleges. Greg is very fast as a long jumper and the key

:13:19. > :13:29.thing for him is translating that speed from off the wrong way down

:13:29. > :13:32.

:13:32. > :13:42.time to hold your technique. When he gets it right, it does work. But

:13:42. > :13:45.

:13:45. > :13:55.the key to the long jump is getting 8.07 there for Greg Rutherford. The

:13:55. > :13:56.

:13:56. > :14:00.two of them could really pushed competition. If you have people

:14:00. > :14:07.pushing each other consistently on your home turf, it makes you want

:14:07. > :14:17.to be the man in your home country. We go now to the women's 5,000

:14:17. > :14:29.

:14:30. > :14:35.Pearson's sensational performances at the World Championship, she

:14:35. > :14:41.would have been the athlete of the year. There is our up Jo Pavey,

:14:41. > :14:50.disappointing not to qualify for the marathon. In Manchester the day

:14:50. > :14:54.before the Manchester round, she ran a solo pace for the 800m. She

:14:54. > :15:04.was uncertain of whether to go for five or ten but what she did say

:15:04. > :15:08.

:15:08. > :15:14.she is in good shape, she feels confident in her ability. -- this

:15:14. > :15:19.race. That is Vivian Cheruiyot from Kenya, the world champion at

:15:19. > :15:29.10,000m and 5,000m. She has a blistering finish as well. Another

:15:29. > :15:56.

:15:56. > :16:03.to push the pace on a little. -- a standard. Let's see what happens.

:16:03. > :16:07.We will get a good indication early on. I don't expect them to be too

:16:07. > :16:11.far off the pace. It is what happens when the pacemakers dropped

:16:11. > :16:15.out and they start looking at each other and the pace drops and they

:16:15. > :16:18.end up with a big sprint finish and then we will get the inevitable

:16:18. > :16:27.result of Vivian Cheruiyot winning if it is to follow the script of

:16:27. > :16:32.recent times! Interestingly, Cheruiyot and Des far or towards

:16:32. > :16:36.the back, not really getting that interested in the early stages.

:16:36. > :16:44.Almost as if they are looking at each other. Meseret Defar looks at

:16:44. > :16:48.Cheruiyot and she says, why don't you go up and I will follow you. It

:16:48. > :16:58.is not that fast a pace. Already they look as if they are not

:16:58. > :17:09.

:17:09. > :17:14.particularly interested, the big Defar, former world record holder

:17:14. > :17:20.at this event, in Oslo, some superb performances, taking it well below

:17:20. > :17:26.the 15 minute mark. As Steve was saying, the world record is 14.11

:17:26. > :17:31.and the world best is 14.43 this season. They have asked for a 14.35,

:17:31. > :17:41.but they are looking at 2.55 per 1,000m if they are to achieve that,

:17:41. > :18:02.

:18:02. > :18:11.on an even pace. Ukhov in the high drifted through it. Ukhov, Russia

:18:11. > :18:16.and indoor record holder, at 2.40. This is Trevor Barry of the Bahamas,

:18:16. > :18:26.the world bronze medallist, Commonwealth Games silver medallist.

:18:26. > :18:38.

:18:38. > :18:44.Equal 5th in Doha in the first of there, tying for first place. He

:18:44. > :18:54.turns very, very quickly. He drives that inside Neil Hyett and get the

:18:54. > :19:05.

:19:05. > :19:10.arch. A season's best. Getting into by Jesse Williams. The shorter man

:19:10. > :19:18.really Motors in. The shorter men attack and turn very late. Some of

:19:18. > :19:28.the taller guys will run very wide. A good clearance for him. That is

:19:28. > :19:38.

:19:38. > :19:43.warming up. This 5,000m has got off at a pretty good pace. A couple of

:19:43. > :19:48.seconds quicker than they asked for. It looks as though it might have

:19:48. > :19:52.slowed slightly. Meseret Defar is reluctantly pulling the group up

:19:52. > :19:56.towards Burka. I don't think she will be that keen to allow Burka to

:19:56. > :20:05.get away, she will not want too many other Ethiopians running quick

:20:05. > :20:08.times. Although she has got a fantastic pedigree, there are new

:20:08. > :20:13.names coming through in the Ethiopian distance running.

:20:13. > :20:18.Tyrannous Dibaba is due to run in the next couple of weeks. It will

:20:18. > :20:22.be interesting who get the three places. In recent times, Meseret

:20:22. > :20:31.Defar has not been Dias for meat she was. Cheruiyot is moving closer

:20:31. > :20:39.on the far side. Lapping in just under 70 seconds. The pace they

:20:39. > :20:47.were looking for at 14.35 would take them through in about 5.50 so

:20:47. > :20:53.keep your eye on the clock. That is at 2,000m. One of the pacemakers

:20:53. > :21:03.has gone, Roman. They are left with Shmidt from Ukraine. Burka is on

:21:03. > :21:04.

:21:04. > :21:09.her tail. Cheruiyot is in about 5th place. 6th place. There's a big gap

:21:09. > :21:13.to Jo Pavey of Great Britain. Interesting decision of hers to

:21:13. > :21:19.come and run here. This is in the high jump and this is Robbie

:21:19. > :21:22.Grabarz. He has already cleared 2.31. He came here looking for a

:21:22. > :21:26.big competition and so far he has had the competition of his life.

:21:26. > :21:36.First-time clearances all the way through, he is leading the

:21:36. > :21:39.

:21:40. > :21:48.competition. This is a first territory for the man from Great

:21:48. > :21:53.Britain. Robbie Grabarz, two point 33. Well done to him. There's a

:21:53. > :21:57.look of determination on his face. A new confidence in demand. He

:21:57. > :22:06.really went for that. There's the evidence. Started at two. Twenty-

:22:06. > :22:10.five and now 2.33, what about that? Women's 5,000m, they went through

:22:10. > :22:15.in 5.50, that was the time they were looking for. But that was a

:22:15. > :22:23.slow 1,000m. I'm not sure Shmidt will be able to keep any real pace

:22:23. > :22:27.going. Jo Pavey has tailed off from this group. She might be ruing the

:22:27. > :22:31.fact that she has come to run here before the big 10,000m on Sunday,

:22:31. > :22:36.because she is in no man's land having to run her own time trial.

:22:36. > :22:45.We go back to the men's high jump. A great clearance from Robbie

:22:45. > :22:55.Grabarz. A new personal best. Now with Jesse Williams next to go.

:22:55. > :22:57.

:22:57. > :23:03.Let's see what he can do. Barry has had one failure at 2.33. Jesse

:23:03. > :23:13.Williams attempting to come through to equal Robbie Grabarz's

:23:13. > :23:24.

:23:24. > :23:31.looking at the world champion here. That is the level of competition

:23:31. > :23:37.that Robbie Grabarz is attempting. He was equal 6th in the world

:23:37. > :23:41.indoor championships. He is leading at the moment. The pacemaking

:23:41. > :23:47.duties are finally over with. Shmidt has dropped out and that has

:23:47. > :23:52.left Burka in the lead. Cheruiyot has moved a lot closer. Not

:23:52. > :23:57.surprisingly because she will know the danger of the two Ethiopian to

:23:58. > :24:02.head of her. Burka is the one trying to go for the time. Meseret

:24:02. > :24:12.Defar is not interested in too much work these days. She sees Cherry it

:24:12. > :24:25.

:24:25. > :24:33.to ignite a little bit. That lead grip -- group is running easily.

:24:33. > :24:39.Burka coming around. Five laps to go. We're just coming through to

:24:39. > :24:42.pass 3,000 metres. They had been looking for about 8.45. This third

:24:43. > :24:47.kilometre has flowed even more. This is disappointing, these are

:24:48. > :24:53.good athletes and at this time of the season, a little less cat and

:24:53. > :24:58.mouse, for those of us who want to see them reproducing the quick

:24:58. > :25:02.times, there's only one inevitable result if it stays this type of

:25:02. > :25:08.race and that will be Vivien Cherry at showing what she can do in the

:25:08. > :25:18.last 300 metres. -- Vivian Cheruiyot. Going back to this long

:25:18. > :25:20.

:25:20. > :25:30.jump. Mokoena. We are on the fourth round of this competition. What can

:25:30. > :25:31.

:25:31. > :25:37.he do? A man who has achieved 8.29 this season, at best of 8.50 in

:25:37. > :25:41.2009. He is always the man to watch, the world indoor champion in 2008,

:25:41. > :25:48.the Olympic and world silver medallist. He has a competitive

:25:48. > :25:56.brain. He has that sort of mechanism that enables him to come

:25:56. > :26:01.back. Lovely technique and that looks a bit longer. But he is not

:26:01. > :26:08.happy with it. He's as he probably went a bit forward in the landing.

:26:08. > :26:13.-- he says. Let's have a look and see what he has got. I can tell you

:26:13. > :26:21.now that Menkov has gone into the lead with 8.17. We may get a look

:26:21. > :26:31.at that in a moment. That means Greg Rutherford, with 8.11 in the

:26:31. > :26:35.fourth round, is back in third place. 8.13 for Mokoena. At that

:26:35. > :26:43.point he went into the lead. This is Menkov. This was the fourth

:26:43. > :26:51.round jump. Menkov is not yet beyond eight metres. Looking back

:26:51. > :27:01.at this competition. The world indoor champion has gone. Menkov,

:27:01. > :27:07.the world indoor bronze medallist, has to respond. That looked better.

:27:07. > :27:13.8.13 was Mokoena's distance. He went into the lead. This was the

:27:13. > :27:18.distance that better do it by just four centimetres. -- bettered.

:27:18. > :27:28.Menkov leads from Mokoena and Rutherford, with Chris Tomlinson in

:27:28. > :27:39.

:27:39. > :27:47.Burka looks around and sees the familiar figure, the diminutive

:27:47. > :27:57.figure, of Vivian Cheruiyot lurking. You can see the killer metre, three

:27:57. > :28:09.

:28:09. > :28:14.minutes, Burka has been out in got good 1,500m pace, but Cheruiyot

:28:14. > :28:18.has got such a good finishing kick these days. Just two laps to go,

:28:18. > :28:22.somebody has to try to do something. Meseret Defar she has been out

:28:22. > :28:32.kicked by Cheruiyot, she knows it is likely to be the same here on

:28:32. > :28:32.

:28:32. > :30:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:30:08. > :30:15.first as Defar. Has Defar got anything different this time? These

:30:15. > :30:25.two has told -- done this on so many occasions. Has she got some

:30:25. > :30:25.

:30:25. > :30:35.the extra this time? Cheruiyot is biting hard. This is going close.

:30:35. > :30:35.

:30:35. > :30:42.It is Cheruiyot! Cheruiyot wins again. And Defar tried and tried as

:30:42. > :30:50.she might. Could not get past the little Kenyan. And once again, she

:30:50. > :31:00.comes second best, though she has got her hand up. I am not sure she

:31:00. > :31:00.

:31:00. > :31:05.won that. I think Cheruiyot got that on the inside. Cheruiyot won

:31:05. > :31:11.it for my money. And Cheruiyot has come up on the caption so did those

:31:12. > :31:18.flowers back, young lady! They are not yours. I remember in Oslo a few

:31:18. > :31:24.years ago when they break the record and there was a marvellous

:31:24. > :31:29.occasion and then on the final bend, Defar, the Olympic champion back in

:31:29. > :31:34.2004, taking on the Olympic champion, the reigning Olympic

:31:34. > :31:44.champion, 2008 of course, and this looked as though Cheruiyot had gone

:31:44. > :31:53.and then all of us doesn't -- all of a sudden, watch this. That is

:31:53. > :31:58.the Cheruiyot. How can do far think she has won that? When you get to

:31:58. > :32:03.the line, you know where you has come first or second. She is not a

:32:03. > :32:09.clear winner. You might have thought, did I win it, did I not?

:32:10. > :32:17.How can she think she has won that? She wanted the flowers. There it is.

:32:17. > :32:23.They started off so -- saying they wanted pace but because of what

:32:23. > :32:30.happened in the last 1000 metres also, they got very close to it. An

:32:30. > :32:35.interesting race. I just would like to see either of them, they are

:32:35. > :32:41.great athletes, in great shape, obviously, that was a very good

:32:41. > :32:46.time but they are capable of a lot faster and we have seen this are

:32:46. > :32:55.three or four times that. Let's try to find a difference. I am maybe

:32:55. > :33:01.being a bit harsh. So the win for Cheruiyot for by the smallest of

:33:01. > :33:11.margins, 300s of a second. Back to the high jump situation. Trevor

:33:11. > :33:14.

:33:14. > :33:21.Barry, an attempt... I think it is at 2.35. That is a failure. I think

:33:21. > :33:26.that is his third failure in a row. He took two at 2.33 and one at 2.35.

:33:26. > :33:36.He passed his third attempt at 2.33 and his third and final consecutive

:33:36. > :33:40.Dalya came at 2.35. Brabants has had one failure but he leads the

:33:40. > :33:50.competition ahead of the world champion. He has beaten a lot of

:33:50. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :34:01.A great performance there from Robert Grabarz. If he does win, the

:34:01. > :34:06.biggest win of his competition. When we travelled -- travelled down

:34:06. > :34:10.he was very relaxed and chatty. He said he was in shape. A solid

:34:10. > :34:15.performance. At the end of the day, you are talking about the world's

:34:15. > :34:19.best and he is showing them what he's made of. The volume is ramping

:34:19. > :34:26.up. Colin and I were just commenting on the huge crowd here

:34:26. > :34:32.in Rome. Maybe 60,000 people. Pretty much here to see one man.

:34:32. > :34:38.Yes, and that man is approaching his blocks. He is setting himself

:34:38. > :34:46.up like Sally. He is getting himself prepared. -- he is setting

:34:46. > :34:54.himself up nicely. There is no messing about when it comes to the

:34:54. > :35:00.men's 100m. This is his biggest race of the season. He had the

:35:00. > :35:04.world lead in a relatively low-key meet in Jamaica. Today the world

:35:04. > :35:14.there are much is watching. Absolutely. It is all about head-

:35:14. > :35:14.

:35:14. > :35:23.to-head competition. Athletics... The European fans are yet to see if

:35:23. > :35:28.either of them perform well. They have huge expectations. As he gets

:35:28. > :35:35.down the track now, doing his warm- up, flags are waiting, people are

:35:35. > :35:42.cheering. He is a very clever man indeed. It works wonders. He is a

:35:42. > :35:52.real professional. He knows what athletics is all about. He will

:35:52. > :35:56.

:35:56. > :36:00.want to come here to run very quickly indeed. How much do you

:36:00. > :36:06.think the previous incident plays on his mind when he goes down to

:36:06. > :36:13.the blocks? I think he got that out of his system quickly. His

:36:13. > :36:23.confidence was restored. There is more pressure on the start in the

:36:23. > :36:26.

:36:26. > :36:36.200m, isn't there? Yes, you're still anxious. Any time you go to

:36:36. > :36:37.

:36:37. > :36:47.those blocks you know any movement can trigger a false start. We have

:36:47. > :36:55.

:36:55. > :37:05.Kim Collins next to Bolt. Kim had year. He and Asafa Powell, I would

:37:05. > :37:21.

:37:21. > :37:26.say, will take the early lead in this field. An interesting thing

:37:26. > :37:34.that has been happening is the Gatlin talking a little bit at

:37:34. > :37:44.about his allergy to Bolt. Does he get inside his headache it? When

:37:44. > :37:44.

:37:44. > :37:50.you have a personal best of 9.58, taking someone who has rent 9.77 at

:37:50. > :37:55.their personal best, that is a massive difference on the track. He

:37:56. > :38:03.will be looking forward to just running on this race. He said he

:38:03. > :38:13.would run around 9.7. There's hand over to Steve Cram and Stuart

:38:13. > :38:16.

:38:16. > :38:26.athlete now, showing he is the world number one, a force to be

:38:26. > :38:32.

:38:32. > :38:41.reckoned with. Lemaitre or has had a fairly quiet start to the season.

:38:41. > :38:46.A Collins has been in pretty good form this year already as well.

:38:46. > :38:51.watched Ainsley Waugh the other day run pretty well. He won the first

:38:51. > :38:55.round, if you like, and then finished third and the final.

:38:55. > :39:00.Wasn't the best sprinting conditions. A slight headwind

:39:00. > :39:06.against them. Roach is alongside him in lane two, and he was also

:39:06. > :39:11.there. So many Jamaicans, so much talent. Or perhaps hoping maybe

:39:11. > :39:18.they can get in the relay squad. He knows? There are a few in their

:39:18. > :39:28.head -- in the queue ahead of those two. Lemaitre. Great season last

:39:28. > :39:29.

:39:29. > :39:39.two years. Still improving. Just 21 years old. You can hear Hu for one

:39:39. > :39:43.

:39:43. > :39:51.man only. -- you can hear that cheering. Usain Bolt. Not sure he

:39:51. > :39:57.is shooting for the mean tonight but he wants something special. --

:39:57. > :40:06.GNU run. He wants to prove that his run in our Star Trek was a blip and

:40:06. > :40:12.nothing but a blip. Collins is still 36 and running well. In days

:40:12. > :40:22.gone by it was all about this man, Asafa Powell, what can he do? He

:40:22. > :40:26.

:40:26. > :40:32.ran well here a couple of years ago. In the absence are for his big-name

:40:32. > :40:42.team mates, at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010, Clark

:40:42. > :40:44.

:40:44. > :40:54.stepped up to the plate, clubs and all. -- Clarke. And Harvey, another

:40:54. > :40:58.

:40:58. > :41:02.Jamaican. And the South African. Ninth lane here in rent. It is not

:41:02. > :41:05.the strongest field in terms of overall depth but there is enough

:41:05. > :41:15.quality in here to make sure this man will have to be on his toes,

:41:15. > :41:20.

:41:20. > :41:24.literally. No flat fee tonight, no laziness. -- no flat feet. Box

:41:24. > :41:29.could not put his finger on what happened before. 10.05, the slowest

:41:30. > :41:39.he has ever run for 100m since he was a very young man. He needs to

:41:40. > :41:46.

:41:46. > :41:56.put that right here. Bowls is in four Pavel is in six. -- Bolt is in

:41:56. > :42:08.

:42:08. > :42:16.Bolt his back! Slight headwind. Asafa Powell basket. He was very

:42:16. > :42:24.good today. -- Asafa Powell was good at. A sigh of relief. Business

:42:24. > :42:31.as usual. Normal service is resumed. 9.76. The fastest in the world this

:42:31. > :42:39.year. A new meeting record. Another milestone for Bolt. His name

:42:39. > :42:44.written large on the back and Britain large in terms of who is

:42:44. > :42:50.the man to beat for the Olympic title again. That is a man who

:42:50. > :43:00.mystery relieved that his form is back. It was a magnificent Test --

:43:00. > :43:04.

:43:04. > :43:12.he is Trulli relieved. Asafa Powell ran at 9.91. That was a terrific

:43:12. > :43:17.race from 60 metres to 100m. He destroyed the field in the end as

:43:17. > :43:23.he is accustomed to do. What happened previously, who knows? And

:43:23. > :43:33.now, who cares? He is back and now the showman is back. That serious

:43:33. > :43:33.

:43:33. > :43:39.look, that look which made his fields. My goodness me did he break

:43:39. > :43:43.us all -- did he prove us all wrong to doubt him. I think he was not

:43:43. > :43:48.quite sure of himself tonight coming into these will stop but

:43:48. > :43:55.that is evidence enough that what seven happened last week is just a

:43:55. > :43:59.blip. -- I think he was not quite sure of himself coming in at

:43:59. > :44:09.tonight. But that is evidence enough that what happened last week

:44:09. > :44:16.

:44:16. > :44:22.is just a blip. The Italian flag is Asafa Powell is with me. How did

:44:22. > :44:27.you see that race? I did not hear the start. I could not hear the gun.

:44:27. > :44:34.That is how it goes. In terms of your shape? Are you pleased about

:44:34. > :44:39.it in Olympic year? Yes, Olympic year. I have to be ready. I will go

:44:39. > :44:43.home and come back ready for the next one. A lot of talk about Usain

:44:43. > :44:52.Bolt and how well he is running, do you sense any vulnerability?

:44:52. > :44:58.Definitely. I know I can do it. I just have to come back. Thank you

:44:58. > :44:59.for speaking to us. Good luck for the rest of the season. If there

:45:00. > :45:09.the rest of the season. If there were any questions about Usain

:45:09. > :45:13.Bolt's form, he answered them categorically. Yes. It did not go

:45:13. > :45:19.very well last week. He came here with a mission in mind. He knew he

:45:19. > :45:25.was in great shape and he demonstrated that. He is the

:45:25. > :45:29.defending champion and this is the reason why. He worked all the way

:45:29. > :45:36.through to the line and his reaction to everybody is, that's it,

:45:36. > :45:41.I am me and I have returned, never doubt me. Different from Asafa

:45:41. > :45:43.Powell about his performance. He Powell about his performance. He

:45:43. > :45:49.was not happy. He said he could not hear the gun and that can affect a

:45:49. > :45:52.sprinter. He was in the mix, he did not get out too badly. He is a much

:45:52. > :45:58.better starter than that. He was a little bit frustrated with his

:45:58. > :46:01.performance, but you can't take anything away from this man. He is

:46:01. > :46:08.super-strong, he is in great shape and he has demonstrated he will not

:46:09. > :46:14.give up his Olympic title easily. He is just behind us. Right on cue.

:46:14. > :46:20.It might be a little while before he gets to us. His pictures will be

:46:20. > :46:30.beamed around the world with headlines like Usain Bolt is back.

:46:30. > :46:34.The wind was minus 0.1. It was not very strong. It is incredible what

:46:34. > :46:38.somebody can do as a competitor. It is a competition for him and he

:46:38. > :46:43.came out here to compete. The European champion, the former world

:46:43. > :46:53.record holder and Usain Bolt thought, you know what, it is time

:46:53. > :47:00.I showed the world why I am the best of all time. He is going down

:47:00. > :47:04.with everyone. He is doing a lot of interviews. He is watching his race.

:47:04. > :47:11.It is great to see him return because he is a phenomenal athlete.

:47:11. > :47:18.He has had a very busy time in Rome. Countless interviews. He has come

:47:18. > :47:22.out and delivered at a very, very high level. Any sense of relief? Do

:47:22. > :47:26.you think he will be relieved? think he will say I know I'm in

:47:26. > :47:32.good shape and I'm expected to deliver that kind of performance.

:47:32. > :47:39.That is what we expect him to do. We will listen to what he says. He

:47:39. > :47:44.is enjoying it. There's been a lot lifted off his shoulders now. It is

:47:44. > :47:50.just great when you run fast and deliver what people expect. All of

:47:50. > :48:00.these people, they are his fans. They came here to see him.

:48:00. > :48:00.

:48:00. > :48:06.Thousands and thousands. He should milk this moment. He should enjoy a

:48:06. > :48:13.every bit of support he gets. He is the man who has turned this potter

:48:13. > :48:17.round single-handedly. The fans are pleased. Many more races to go. We

:48:17. > :48:23.have got Oslo and building up towards the Olympics. Yes. There's

:48:24. > :48:29.no doubt about that. This is one of the markers for him and he has put

:48:29. > :48:35.down a really strong market indeed. He has joins us now. Hello, young

:48:35. > :48:40.man. You like the Thai! First question, any sense of relief after

:48:40. > :48:44.that performance? I would say slightly. I knew I could do it, but

:48:44. > :48:50.since I've been in Europe, I have not been sleeping regularly. I

:48:50. > :48:55.decided that I would make sure I would go to bed earlier and I have

:48:55. > :48:59.done great today. You have a lot of fun when you run. How much pressure

:48:59. > :49:03.do you feel? Sometimes it looks like the whole sport is on your

:49:04. > :49:11.shoulders. How tough is that? Definitely. I want to do well at

:49:11. > :49:17.all times. I expect a lot for myself. I came out here not to

:49:17. > :49:21.prove anything to the world, but to show myself I still have it.

:49:21. > :49:29.think you have still got it! Fantastic performance. You have a

:49:29. > :49:34.long night ahead, talking to everybody. Thank you. He was a

:49:34. > :49:40.little bit relieved. Yes! It was great to see. He is a sportsman, an

:49:40. > :49:45.athlete. We own -- We all know who he can showboat, but he comes to an

:49:45. > :49:50.event to perform to the height of his ability. That is what really

:49:50. > :49:55.special about this man. He is a global superstar, no doubt about it.

:49:55. > :49:59.In his heart of hearts, he is a performer and he wants to deliver.

:49:59. > :50:05.He also recognises he wants to be a true legend of the sport. He needs

:50:05. > :50:12.to retain his Olympic title. It has been done very, very rarely. If you

:50:12. > :50:17.go back to the 100m, I don't think anybody... It is a really tough

:50:17. > :50:21.task. But he looks like he knows what he's doing. This man would

:50:21. > :50:23.have heard the hoo-ha from the crowd and hopefully would have felt

:50:23. > :50:33.crowd and hopefully would have felt the pressure. Indeed, Greg

:50:33. > :50:40.Rutherford. I think Mokoena is leading the competition. 8.35,

:50:40. > :50:50.equal the British record this year. What can he do here? That looks

:50:50. > :50:54.long! That solid blue line is the leading jump. He has tried to play

:50:54. > :51:02.it down a little bit. I think that is a very big jump. Close to his

:51:02. > :51:06.personal best. If he has managed to do that, that is a real turnaround.

:51:06. > :51:12.I tell you what he did very, very well there. He ran off the board

:51:12. > :51:18.well there. He ran off the board with real pace. 8.32. Three

:51:18. > :51:20.centimetres off his British record. centimetres off his British record.

:51:20. > :51:30.He is in first place. He won the competition by quite a handsome

:51:30. > :51:33.

:51:33. > :51:37.Robbie Grabarz winning the high jump and now Greg Rutherford. A

:51:37. > :51:41.good Diamond League meeting! It is a night for the jumpers when it

:51:41. > :51:47.comes to the UK. A great performance. Good performances as

:51:47. > :51:51.well. We can't say they have just won, they have jumped with

:51:51. > :52:00.excellent performances. Greg Rutherford was just shy of his

:52:00. > :52:10.personal best. They will go home hurdlers having just seen Usain

:52:10. > :52:12.

:52:12. > :52:17.this is the most open field. It will be very competitive. You will

:52:17. > :52:24.probably be able to throw a blanket over the top five performers. A lot

:52:24. > :52:30.of eyes will be looking at Brigitte Foster-Hylton. Out of the blue, she

:52:30. > :52:35.has returned to great form. She won in Doha. A time of 12.41 this year.

:52:35. > :52:39.She is looking very strong indeed. That is Lolo Jones, the woman who

:52:39. > :52:43.perhaps would have been Olympic champion if she had not hit the

:52:43. > :52:52.hurdles in 2000 and date. It must haunt her. Absolutely, no doubt

:52:52. > :52:56.about it. She has won world indoor titles after that. Michelle Perry

:52:56. > :53:00.was just introduced to the crowd. And Tiffany Porter from the United

:53:00. > :53:04.Kingdom. She must be very confident because her running has been so

:53:04. > :53:10.strong this season already. She has been through controversy over

:53:10. > :53:15.switching nationalities. She seems very, very comfortable with it now.

:53:15. > :53:22.She is a genuine medal contender. Sally Pearson is streets ahead, but

:53:22. > :53:29.after that... It is literally anyone. Dawn Harper, the current

:53:29. > :53:33.Olympic champion. A Lopes-Schliep from Canada, not long had a little

:53:33. > :53:40.baby. She is just returning. We don't expect great things from her

:53:40. > :53:50.yet, but when she is at her best, she can get down to 12.4. Let's go

:53:50. > :53:52.

:53:52. > :54:02.finalist in the world indoor championships. A nervous look on

:54:02. > :54:02.

:54:02. > :55:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:55:01. > :55:04.her face with the quality of concentration affected. She was

:55:04. > :55:11.closer to the crowd on this side. It was a very long hold in that

:55:11. > :55:17.position. It was also a whistle. It was very audible. That is what put

:55:17. > :55:24.her off. There's still a fair bars around the stadium because of Mr

:55:24. > :55:29.Bolt. -- bars. Carruthers has enough experience to ask for a

:55:29. > :55:34.starter to get them to approach again. Wanting to have a fair crack

:55:34. > :55:44.of the whip. It has been a great night so far, but the crowd need to

:55:44. > :55:44.

:55:44. > :56:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 74 seconds

:56:29. > :56:37.Sally Pearson, the Australian, second. On the far side, it looked

:56:37. > :56:46.as though Perry or Jones. The cat that, 12 win 65. -- Look at that.

:56:46. > :56:52.The American champion... Dawn Harper, the Olympic champion. That

:56:52. > :57:01.was a good race in the end. It was. Dawn Harper was beaten by Jessica

:57:01. > :57:04.Ennis in that race. Tonight Lolo Jones hit the first hurdle and went

:57:04. > :57:10.out straight away. Dawn Harper came through really well in the second

:57:10. > :57:14.half of the race. It wasn't the scintillating race you might have

:57:14. > :57:24.expected, but Kellie Wells has got a bit of a problem. Foster-Hylton

:57:24. > :57:24.

:57:24. > :57:28.came through in third. Lolo Jones hit the first hurdle. This is where

:57:28. > :57:38.Harper comes through, just off the last couple of hurdles. She just

:57:38. > :57:41.

:57:41. > :57:45.A nice result for Dawn Harper. Exceptional performance, I did not

:57:45. > :57:49.expect her to win. But she ran very well indeed. We've been talking

:57:49. > :57:52.about people not wanting to give up their Olympic titles, she is

:57:53. > :57:57.another athlete who will want -- not want to give up her Olympic

:57:57. > :58:03.title. We have just about finished our coverage on BBC Three, but we

:58:03. > :58:13.will carry on on the red button. A couple of relays, Dwain Chambers in

:58:13. > :58:30.

:58:30. > :58:35.the British team. And Diamond Usain Bolt very much back. Yes, it

:58:35. > :58:38.was great to see. He is the man everybody came to watch. But the

:58:38. > :58:43.under studies were pretty good as well. A little bit of relief for